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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
TAMAULIPAS OIL
FIELD STILL HELD
BY della HUERTA
Backbone of Fascist
Revolt Is Broken
By BERTRAM d. WOLFE
lBy The FedAratad pra.aN

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25.-Tbe
backbone Of the counter-revolt is
broken and the question Of punish
ment or amnesty has become tbe
order of the day.
The forces Of Enrique Estrada on
the western front, tho recently de-
feated In sensational battle won by
the heroism of Yaqui Indian regi-
ment which crossed a river under
hire, have not been demoralized or
scattered. Nor for that matter has
the eastern army Of the fascist ceas-
ed to exist tho it is disorganized.
Nevertheless the backbone of the
counter-revolution is broken and both
Vera Cruz and Guadalajara, the two
former fascist centers, have been
occupied and normal train service is
running to both.
Vera Cruz, Key Point.
The strategic Importance of Vera
Cruz as a custom center and conse-
quent source Of revenue, and as the
principal port Of the republic, can
not be overemphasized. The taking
OF Guadalajara is not important
strategcally, but the victory accom-
panying it, for the time, protected
the railways to the north.
One more strategic center remains
to the hazards Of combat-the oil
fields of Tamaulipas. when the fas-
clsti were beaten at Esperanto and
Cordoba, they withdrew in fair de-
gree of intactness toward Tuxpan,
the fascist military center in the oil
district. This is the next federal
objective and oil gives it tremen-
dous importance.
On the other hand, the objective
Of the fascist is Tampico. A success
full occupation of the region from
Tuxpan to Tampico would oil the
bearings of the fascist machinery
considerably. But it is not likely.
Ham Lewis After Concessions. Q
Even the friends Of the rebellion
here are beginning to admit that the
revolt will gradually be reduced to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES guerilla war
fare. The government has begun
paying its employees again, the Amer
lean concession hunters, headed this
time by ex-senator ]. Hamilton
Lewis, are back in the Hotel Regis,
the broken economic life of the coun-
try is slowly being repaired, and the
big conservative dailies in the capt.
tai are writing editorials in favor of
amnesty to the fascist and magnan-
unity in the treatment of their
leaders.
Amnesty is the topic of the day.
The pro-government organ, Ell Demo-
crata, has declared against it. eve
must set such an example," they de-
clare, chat military elements will
never again attempt coup d'etat"
The secretary of Gobernacion (secre-
tary of state) has issued a declara-
ton in similar vein.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Constitution, as 1t
Is, Suits Old Guard
DOICn to the Ground

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Norris resolution proposing a con-
stitutional amendment under which
the congress shall assemble and be-
gin work on the first Monday in jan
nary after its election, and that the
president and vicepresident Of the
United States shall take Office on the
third Monday in January following
their election, is promised an early
and favorable report from the judi
ciary committee Of the senate.
This report was due long ago, but
the old guard membership has insist
ed that the Wadsworth resolution
shall be first reported, thereby giving
it priority on the calendar.
This Wadsworth resolution pro-
poses a constitutional amendment
making more difficult the process of
changing the constitution. 1t pro-
vides that the members of at least
one house in each of the legislatures
that may ratify a proposed amend
ment must be elected after such
amendment has been proposed by
congress or the states; also, that any
state may require that ratification by
its legislature shall be subject TO
confirmation by popular vote. Still
more remarkable, 1t provides that
ratification may be withdrawn by any
state during the process of getting
the necessary SO states to ratify.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Philadelphia Mass
Meeting VIII Talk
About Teapot Dome

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 25.-
A huge mass meeting will be held
under the auspices of the Workers
Party, Friday, Feb. 29, at 8 D. m.
at the Machinists' Temple 1898
Spring Garden St., to tell the work
ers of Philadelphia who is who and
what is what in the notorious Tea
pot Dome scandal and how the work
ers can make new Teapot Domes
impossible. Speakers: William Vein.
stone of New York; S. Sklaroff Of
Philadelphia; r. Baker, member Ma
chinists' union; A. Jakira, district
organizer Workers Party.
Philadelphia labor still continues
to support the two capitalist parties
now in control Of the government.
The Teapot Dome scandal has shown
clearly that the republican party is
not alone responsible for the corrupt
methods practiced in Washington.
The democratic party is equally in
volved. It is high time for organ
lied labor Of Philadelphia to join
hands with organized labor Of the
country and organize a party Of its
own, a real class labor party.
All Philadelphia workers must
come TO the Oil Mass Meeting TO
hear what workers Of other cities
are doing to make Tsauce Domes in
the future impossible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
ROCHESTER HEARS
RINGING PROTEST
AT D AVIS LAWS
Party Leads Move for
Foreign-Born
lspeeIaI % Th, palIr worL.rl

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 25.-In
protest against the legislation pending
IN Congress against the foreign born
population Of this country a rousing
mass meeting was held in Lithuanian
Hall, under the auspices Of the
Ukranian branch of the Workers
Party.
A resolution denouncjng the Davis
laws was unanimously adopted and
forwarded to Congressman Meyer
Jaconstein of the district. A series
OF other protest meetings will be held
and plans are on foot for the for1na-
ton of an effective council for the
Protection Of the Foreign Born.
The meeting was addressed by
three speakers, one in English and
two in Hugarian. They pointed out
how the immigration policy of Amer
lea has changed.
In the early days Of the country
American capitalists by deceit, lying
and kidnapping colonized the coun-
try. They Kidnapped Negroes in
Africa and whites in England. Thus
1t was that the constantly increasing
tide Of immigrants that actually built
up American civilization were OBJ
tanned. While American industry
was expanding immigrants were well
come, the speakers explained
especially if they were not of a pro-
gressive or revolutionary character.
The attitude towards immigration
has changed now, declared the speak
ers. With European labor becoming
ever more revolutionary the capital
ist class is mastering its weapons to
guard against any progressive moves
by American labor.
Selected immigrants registered.
finger-printed and photographed, are
considered not only as an assurance
against radical movements by the
foreign born, but as a club with
which American workers can be
beaten into line. Thus the Davis
laws threaten the very existence of
organized labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Wages Rising In
Russia as They Are
Sinking Elsewhere

MOSCOW, Feb. 25.-The Council
Of Peoples Economy Of Moscow has
given out some statistics concerning
present salaries of Russian workers.
which show the great improvement
Of labor in Russia as compared to
other places. The average salary of
a Moscow worker is equivalent to
22.5 rubles of merchandise a week
(the same as before the war;. Work
ers in the book publishing trade earn
the highest salary, 80 rubles, and
textile workers the lowest, Is ru-
bles (this means standard rubles).
Compared to the pre-war salaries
the present salaries stand at so per
cent in Moscow, SAT- per cent at
Petrograd and 54.8 per cent in the
province, where the cost of living is
considerably lower.
While in other countries, under the
capitalist regime, there is a constant
decrease Of wages, as for instance
in Germany, where wages are 20 per
cent Of pre-war rates, there is a
continual increase in the workers
republic of Russia. What is more,
the purchase power of Russian
money is going up, while that of
other countries is going down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Mexican BOLsheUik
Tendencies Worry
ReactiOnary Papers
(By The Federated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25.-The re-
dictionary organ, Excelsior, is great
ly worried about the danger Of a
split between "such reactionaries and
respectables as Coolidge, Hughes and
Gompers, on the one hand, and such
radicals and Bolsheviks as Oregon,
Gales and Morones, on the other II
DR.. Siurob persists in his plan to
convoke a new constituent assembly
to modernize the Mexican constitu-
ton, already much too "Bolshevik"
for Excelsior, by bringing it into
harmony with modern social tenden-
cies."
Hughes, Coolidge and Gompers
will never let you do it," warns Ex-
celsior. at will mean withdrawal Of
recognition on the part Of the United
States, and severance Of connection
between the Mexican Federation Of
Labor and the American Federation
Labor. II will mean new rebellion
and new misery for Mexico"
AN of which is unusually frank for
the Excelsior, and nearer to the
truth than most Of its editorial ele-
ments, and rather quaint in its selec-
ton Of Hughes, Coolidge and Com
pers to form the trinity Of bugaboos
with which it tries to Brighten the
more radical elements here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Birth Control Is
Issue in Syracuse
Free Speech Fight

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Charging
that the ordinance passed by the
common council of Syracuse forbid
ding the discussion Of birth control
in that city violates constitutional
guar antees of free speech and would
cause more trouble than it would
prevent" the American Civil Liber-
ties Union here wired a protest to
Mayor Walrath urging him on ''be-
half Of many citizens Of New York
state" TO veto the ordinance.
The ordinance is designed particu-
larly to prevent the holding Of the
State Birth Control conference, ac-
cording to Mrs. Margaret Sanger's
secretary in the American Birth Con-
troll League. The conference is sched-
uIed for Feb. % and 20 in the Mu-
nicipal auditorium Of Syracuse. The
telegram Of protest sent to Mayor
Walrath Of Syracuse by the Civil
Liberties Union follows:
eve understand the council has
passed an ordinance forbidding dis
cussion Of birth control and that the
bill is now before you. May we urge
on behalf Of many citizens Of New
York state that you do not give the
bill your approval. II violates con-
stitutional guarantees of free speech
and would cause more trouble than
it would prevent"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Court Sides NTH
Union Cars Against
Expelled Pressmen

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.--The courts
have backed up the international
Pressmen's Union in It's refusal 90
reinstate David Simons. Simons
led the strike Of Web pressmen that
stopped the printing Of New York's
multitudinous daily newspapers last
October.
Upon the calling Of the strike the
charter of Local No. %. was re-
voked by the International. Simons
in bringing suit demanding reinstate-
ment declared that he had been I'M
able to get employment since. Judge
Delehanty held the Supreme Court
had not authority TO issue man
damus Of the kind asked for by
Simons, and pointed out that he could
still appeal his case at the next gen.
eral convention Of the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Famous Soviet
Medical Scientist
Talks in Chicago

Every one who understands Rus
sian should not fail to attend the
lectures given by Professor Tutysh-
kin, M. D., director Of Moscow Med
archaeological Institute, who a short
time ago arrived from Russia. The
following lectures in Chicago and
Milwaukee have been arranged by
the Russian district committee Of
District No. 8, Workers Party:
Monday evening, Feb. 20, 8 p. m.
at Northwestern Hall, corner Of
North and Western Avenues, Chi
cago; subject, "The New System
Of Education in Soviet Russia"
Wednesday evening, Feb. 81, 8
p. M, at Russian Technical School
Auditorium, 1902 w. Division St.,
Chicago; subject, Family and mar
riage Problems in Soviet Russia"
Thursday evening, Feb. %, 1880
p. M, at Liberty Hall, corner 9Th
and Walnut Sts., Milwaukee; sub
jet, "The New System Of Educa-
ton in Soviet Russia"
Sunday afternoon March 2, 2
p. M, at Russian Technical School
Auditorium, 1902 w. Division St.,
Chicago; subject, Regeneration Of
Humanity"
Professor Tutyshkin spoke last
night at Northwestern Hall Chicago
on 1.-THE New System Of Education
in Soviet Russia" Twenty-Five cents
admission is charged to all lectures
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Teapot Dome Scandal
Will Be Discussed at
Membership Meeting

The Teapot Dome scandal is stir
ring the country. It helps expose the
corruption Of the capitalist parties
and capitalist politics in general.
This is one more reason for our party
initiating powerful campaign FOR
genuine labor party.
Further plans of this campaign 10
be discussed at Chicago's General
Membership Meeting, Tuesday, Feb.
26. at Imperial Hall, 2409 N. Halsted
st.
Campaign for Protection Of Foreign
Born Workers and Daily Worler
Drive as we'll will be discussed.
All members must attend. Mem
bership card will admit you.--Arne
Swabeck, City Organizer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Booze Trial Set for March 3.

DANVILLE, H., Feb. 25-Lawrence
7. Allen, assistant United States dis
trict attorney, Danville, today was
appointed to prosecute the William
son county liquor law violation cases.
All the defendants will be arraigned
March 3, before federal Judge Walter
c. Lindley at Danville, Allen said fol-
lowing his appointment.
A special train will carry the de-
PENDANTS, their attorneys, bondsmen
and witnesses from Herrin to Dan
vile.
United States deputy marshals
were in Williamson county yesterday
to serve az temporary federal injunc-
tions on soft drink parlors and
saloons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Public ROtten-Egged
by Packers, Morris,
Armour, Cudahy
lBr The Federated Prss.l

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-How long
the people of this city have been fed
rotten eggs is not known. But three
large packing concerns and several
commission merchants have been
caught by pure food and drug in
spectors, who have been investigating
conditions locally. The Armour.
Cudahy, and Morris packing COM
panies, with a number of smaller
concerns, are charged with possession
and sale of eggs unfit for human con-
sumption. A large pie concern is
charged with having used bad eggs
in it's product.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Philadelphia Labor Movement Up
In Arms Against Disruption
Policy of YeLLowLL. G. W. u. Heads
By ABRAM JAKIRA.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The conference Of various Trade
Union and Fraterna Organizations of Philadelphia called
the of protesting against the wholesale expusons of
active and wenown members from the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union success Notwithstanding the
fact that the conference called short notice. %
zations represented The Jewish Wormens Circle
well represented despite the fact that the officials of that organ
zaon announced reprsas against all members who dared
participate in the conference
Brother B. Neinsen chairman the Joint Board of the
AmaIgamated Clothing Workers Union. presided Esther
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26

w elSSman ana MAX Levine,
former chairman Of the Joint
Board of the Cloak Makers
Union, made a very interesting
report on the controversy which
aroused the indignation of all
present against the reactionary
machine Of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers
Union.
Explosions Disrupt the Organization
With facts in their hands the two
expelled veterans of the labor move
ment brought to light several illum-
mating facts exposing the tactics
of the officialdom and the motives
behind the expulsions. It was no con-
Germ of the officials that the expul-
sions, which were made contrary to
the constitution Of the union, led to
complete breakdown of the organ
ization The total membership of
the union was reduced from 1900 to
but 900, even according to the official
reports. Since the explosions took
place the union completely lost its
control over the shops which took the
radical elements years Of hard strug-
gle to establish.
Against Dual Unions.
The expelled members were strong
enough and had a sufficient follow
ing to organize a union of their
own. The masses are with them. In
fact, the officials were making every
effort possible to provoke them to
start a new union. But the expelled
members are against dual unionism.
Their determination is to fight their
way back into the existing union
which they themselves organized and
built thru years of efforts and sacri-
fees.
League Not The Issue.
Membership in the Trade Union
Educational League was the official
reason for the wholesale explosions.
This was only blind to cover up the
real issues involved. The expelled
members offered to withdraw from
the League for the sake Of preserving
unity in the organization. But the
OillCldlS even IcluSSQ 10 llSlSH 10 ILLS
proposal and put up new conditions
to make it impossible for the expelled
members to return. Reinstated mem
bers are subject to monetary fines, in
many cases sufficiently high to make
payment impossible. No Office can be
held by the reinstated for a period Of
one or two years. They must not read
or support radical newspapers. They
must not attend meetings addressed
by radical speakers. They must not
attend affairs arranged by radical
One dress maker, who
was not a member of the League and
was in no way connected with it, was
fined ten dollars for attending a Frei-
heit ball. She refused to pay as a
matter of principle and was expelled
from the Union. She is compelled to
work in an Open Shop.
The Real Issue.
The expelled members were con-
stantly fighting for constructive
measures dealing with union affairs,
with conditions in the shops. 1t was
because Of this that they gained the
support of the rank and file of the
union. This the officials feared. The
radicals, for instance, were carrying
on bitter fight against the so-called
"fsh" elements in the union. There
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Chicago Meeting Thursday.

In protest against the proposed
oppressive laws to fnger-print and
register all foreign born workers, q
mass meeting has been arranged at
Pilsen Park Auditorium, 26th and
Albany Ave. Speakers Of various
nationalities will analyze these pro-
posed laws. The meeting will be
held Thursday, Feb. 2s, at 8 p. M,
and admission Is free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Negotiate WILMINGTON Scale.

SEATTLE, Feb. 25.-District No
10, United Mine Workers, will nego.
tiate separate scale with operators
in the state Of Washington. Nego-
tiations will begin March follow
ing the district convention. No wage
reduction will be taken.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Subscription Campaign to Start March Is
Complete Your Orpaniza alton at Once

HE big Subscription Drive will start March To- We know
that the campaign will be highly successful in those
places where organization effected Those cities and Work
Party branches where agents have yet been named
should to it that during the two weeks organization
is effected
Members of the Workers Party should find out if their
branch has DAILY WORKER representative If has not
elected they should demand that this be done at the
next meeting and the and address of the agent
named forwarded to THE DAILY WORKER. Delegates to
City Central Committees should demand report of THE
DAILY WORKER activities in their city and if person
put charge should to it that city agent
elected.
The campaign starts March Fifteenth.
Thoro organization a successful campaign.
successful campaign at least 10000 DAILY
WORKER readers by June Fifteenth.
Ten thousand readers a bigger and better
DAILY WORKER, a stronger and soldihed militant
another big towards the emancipation
the working class
Start organizing now!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
Join the II want 20 make THE
DAILY WORKER grow" club.
Indiana Governor Surrenders

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 25.--
Warren I. McCray, governor Of In
diana, voluntarily appeared at the
Office Of United States Marshal Mer-
edith today and surrendered To two
indictments returned by the federal
grand jury Saturday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26
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ScandinaUidns Are
Not So Keen About
Coming to America
tRr IN. r.asrntsd Pr...,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.--Nor-
way, Sweden, Denmark and France
are the only European countries hav-
ing more than 1000 of their immi-
grafton quota untitled, for the period
ending July /, next, when the count
was taken on Feb IS, at the ports Of
entry Great Britain and Germany,
for the first time in many years, have
used up their quota, Britain sending
1892 immigrants and Germany
67, 5S7 TO the United States.
Denmark can still send 1898,
Sweden, 1882, Norway. 1921,
France, 1870, Esthonia, 700, Aus
tria, 1874, Hungary, 1926 and Yugo-
slavia, 254.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26

Prepare for the Sub Campaign"

was announced in The Power Column last week, THE
A. DAILY WORKER will carry campaign for 10000
members Of the Misunderstanding DAILY WORKER grow
club increasing numbers and in organization will casy
on the campaign which destined to establish and for all
The DAILY WORKER as going institution in the life OF the
American wage-workers.
Briefly stated, the features of campaign will
offer OF special rates for trial subscriptions to readers
premiums in the shape of free subscriptions to leading militant
labor monthles to present readers Of THE DAILY WORKER
who sell years subscriptions fellow workers and
national competition between all industrial ceners determine
where the Invest DAILY WORKER boosters and the strong
est militant labor movement.
Branch and City Agents Needed Everywhere
ROM the basis of the degree of organization which
IL has been effected for THE DAILY WORKER it would be
in advance which cities will make the best record
in the coming campaign Those who have been making it
habit read The Power Column will know that wherever there
has been established working system OF branch and city
DAILY WORKER agents. there have been the places where
THE DAILY WORKER has had the most rapid and steady
growth
value of proper organization accomplish desired end The
desired end in the of THE DAILY WORKER is to
larger number of workers steady readers subscrb
for what commonly admitted to be the best labor daily
published in America The that end is the
zaon of the branch agency system by which THE DAILY
WORKER may have accredited representatives everywhere
who will make their business to increase the and in
uence of paper their locality by securing readers
There guessing about the matter at aonce THE DAILY
CENTER the steady continuous growth of THE DAILY WORKER
is permanently assured.
business office before published and series
of letters have been written every Workers Party branch
and every City Central committee, requesting that DAILY
WORKER representatives be named for Party unit Up
until not unit has complied with this request Even
of the larger cities city agent has been elected and
In Party branches there DAILY WORKER agent
We know that membership of the Workers Party all
realize the tremendous Importance of organization for the work
of THE DAILY WORKER that inside of two weeks there would
dous increase Of THE DAILY WORKER circulation every
where.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26

A thousand new members wanted
for the "I-want- o-make-THE DAILY
WORK Err grow club. Write for
DAILY WORKER grow" club.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-26

SEATTLE, Feb. 25.-Hundreds Of
labor men and women honored
Mother" Hattie w. Titus on her
65th anniversary here in an enter
tainment and dance in the Labor
Temple. Mrs. Titus was prominent
in the socialist movement Of pre-war
days.