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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Banks Close AS
Coolidge Cashiers
Meet in Chicago

WASHINGTON, u. Zine re-
newed and continuing crash of banks
in agricultural sections and the
frantic S. o. S. from panic-stricker
administration supporters in all
these districts has the White HOUSE
extremely worried.
From Sioux Falls, S. D., comes the
news of the failure of the Inter
national State Bank, following the
closing Of dozen banks in that state
since January 1. "This is no time
for dilly-dallying around Chicago
say representatives of the Boosters
Association of Sioux Falls, referring
to the eleventh hour attempts at re.
lief by a conference of bankers and
administration officials sponsored by
Coolidge.
Two Montana banks, one in Havre
and one in Fort Benton failed yester-
day; Little Rock, Arkansas, reports
the failure Of the Hazen, Prairie
county, bank; the Merchants bank Of
Hastings, Minnesota, closed its door:
shortly after the principal bank in
Grand Island, Nebraska, went in.
solvent. It is estimated that the
bank failures of the week tota
100000.
The Chicago conference of middle
western bankers, heads Of the fedora
reserve board and the war finance
corporation has so far resulted In
nothing.
Coolidge boosters had let it be
known that something like $50, 1000.
900 would be available for the emer-
gency.
The belief is expressed here by
congressman and senator's familiar
with the agricultural situation that
the renewal Of bank failures in the
farm regions when many Observers
thought the end Of the liquidation
period had been reached presages a
wave Of insolvency that will leave
few banks standing in the middle
west. west and south west.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
FIVE NATIONS IN
CENTRAL AMERICA
TO Get TOGETHER
Unity Blow to Aims Of
U. S. Imperialism
By BERTRAM d. WOLFr

hy DEN RAM -. WOLFE
tstan Correspondent Of the Federated Pressl
A union of the five Central-Ameri-
can countries into a United States
OF Central America has been on
eially proposed by Secretary of For
eign Relations Roberto LowenthaI Of
Guatemala.
AS steps in that direction he in
stances the new commercial treaty.
with FL Salvador for the abropation
OF commerce barriers, the growing
network of international roads be-
tween the FIVE countries and in
creased cooperation along economic
lines. AS principal obstacle he sees:
The Intervention direct or indi-
direct OF one country in the internal
politics of another or others (is he
thinking of the one country'-U. s.
A.-that has the guns of its battle
ships overlooking the principal sea-
port of Honduras just now?) has no
doubt been the principal cause Of the
antagOnisms which render diflcult
the fusion Of the five central Ameri-
can republics"
Chile has just adopted an income
tax bearing most heavily on real
estate spectators and almost not at
all on wage eaners. Profits from
real estate speculation are to pay
9Go; securities profits, 41k9o; profits
on industry and commerce, excepa
mining enterprises Git is said the u.
). state department had finger n
this), 3hSe, and all salaries exceed
ing 2,40O pesos yearly, go.
Latin-American papers want to
know why Lopez Gutierrez has been
told under the guns of an American
battleship that the U. S. state depart
ment will not permit him TO per-
petuate himself in the presidency Of
Honduras because the United States
views with concern, etc" The
power of the same state department
has been used ever since the fall Of
Castro to keep in power the odious
tyrant of Venezuela, Juaun Vicente
Gomez, who no longer takes the
trouble to hold elections. They ask
whether the oil concessions granted
by Gomez to the Standard Oil Co.
have anything to do with it.
by the determined boycott Of
American and British packers, the
law for the fixing of the price Of
cattle on the hoof in Argentina has
been suspended after a bitter strug-
gle. When the depression in the
price of beef has ruined so many
American farmers was felt in Argen-
tina, the cattle raising farmers there
forced thru price-dxinr law All
interested parties welc " participate
thru representatives in the price fix
ing commission. The American and
British packers refused to take part
in the conference, and then refused
to make any purchases of cattle until
the law was suspended. In Novem-
Der it was suspended for six months.
It is doubtful whether it will again
be put into force. The packers have
won.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

of the clash with the administration
forces this time.
When asked for the cause of their
apparent joyful outlook, they glee-
fully answer that 1--WE too" have a
machine this time, and while it is
not as well "oiled" perhaps. as the
Lewis machine, it is going to func-
ton in the interests Of the folks back
home, and that should be sufficient
to command a push from every hon
est delegate to substitute for the
lack Of "oil."
The convention committees were
on the job early last week, and it is
said that the "Red" elements were
also represented by an advance
guard. Who knows but that they
were finding a shop or some suitable
place to keep their machine" in
good working order? Sunday saw
the arrival of quite a number of
miners, and Monday the average cit
izen could tell that the city was
to be the scene of big convention,
for on every train from every direc-
ton they came. AS they pass on
the street one can hear, "Where're
you from, Buddy? Let's see, didn't
/ meet you at the last convention 2"
1t is interesting to hear the ex-
change Of greetings, also the express
sions Of hope for the outcome Of
the convention. Nearly all have a
pitiable tale of woe, apropos the
conditions that exist in the many
mining camps whence they came.
Ellis Searles, the chief dummy thru
whom the ventriloquists Of the Min
ers' union speak, is quoted in the
local press as saying, that the cuts
Of 20 per cent for the non-union
miners would have no effect on the
organized miners" but a statement
like that from him Is only In keeping
with his determination to prove TO
the world that he knows nothing
about mining conditions, but that at
the same time that he is a world
beater at keeping his lame before
the news-consuming public.
The delegates are very inter.
esting lot, for in addition to the
things back home, they talk about
the things that are Of interest "a
the organization, and II is with a
crowd of these boys that Searle'
should spend some time, 30 as TO IA.
miliarize himself with the conditions
that confront the miners Of the
American continent.
As they fit about looking for a
place to call home for the duration
Of the convention, they are discus
sing the things that will likely com,
before them, and many who hsv,
been kept in the dark as TO things
that are going on in the organizn
ton. upon hearing Of the man,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
new YORK BOSSES ARE
OUT TO GET SHIENTAG
FOR TRIANGLE PROBE

NEW YORK.-Why are the Asso-
ciated Industries out to scalp the
New York state department Of la
Dor? This question is likely to be
answered soon when Governor Smith
himself, acting as the Moreland COM
mission, will investigate charges pre-
ferred by the Associated Industries
against the labor department.
State Industrial Commissioner
Shientag is the 'labor department
man" against whom the employers
attack is directed. He first gained
the disapproval Of the bosses when
he led the investigation Of working
conditions in New York after the
Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, in
which $50 working girls lost their
lives.
Since then, Shientag has cham
pioned advanced labor legislation ut
Albany on every occasion, including
worlkingmen's compensation, insur-
ance, the 4S-hour week and the min
mum wage. II was Shientag who
re-codified the most important social
laws In New York under the present
administration.
When Governor Smith inquiries
into the accusations made by the
Associated Industries, he will also
investigate the reasons why that
body Of employers has retarded every
social welfare bill in the state, both
in enactment and administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

The bill carefully prescribes that
skilled labor needed in this country
is exempted from the percentage
provisions, which of course means
that the employers can bring in
skilled workers in case of strike in
the industries Of this country.
Bars Immigrants from UnreeoRnized
Countries.
A new provision which has not
previously appeared in immigration
laws is included in the Raker bill.
which declares that "No immigrant
shall be admitted to the United
States so long as the government or
foreign state of which he is a citizen
is not recognized by the United
States government" That Of course
means that no immigrant from
Soviet Russia can enter the United
States and if other unrecognized
Soviet governments were set up, the
same prohibition would apply.
One of the curious provisions of
the Raker bill is that it permits stu
dents to come to this country to en-
ter the schools, but should such a
student marry while in the United
States, he will be punished by i'm
mediate deportation.
The Raker bill is one of the mild
est of the twenty-five laws pending
before Congress. The provisions Of
other bills, both aimed against i'm
migrants and the foreign-born work
ers here, will be analysed in further
articles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

who are favorable to organized labor,
or those who have political views
antagonistic to the interests of the
employers.
The law further provides that each
immigrant must furnish two photo
graphs of himself with the applica-
ton for entry into the United States,
one OF which will be placed on file
IN Washington after he reaches this
country SO that the Government will
have a registration of all such for
eilgn-born workers together with their
pictures and can keep close tab on
them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
By c. E. RUTHENBERC

verab avalanche of bills directed
eO Mn to come this country and those who this
now pending before Congress- having been referred Committee
mmlg rahon and Naturalization
the United States particularly tendencies
with leaning toward Trade Unionim
foreignbon
tight for better and working conditions. ~ - -
For many years the great employers of this country only
anxious to have foregnorn here as thew od
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

things that will be considered, IN
GLIDING the Progressive Commit
tee, open their eyes and mouths in
amazement, and declare that from
all indications, it is the best thing
that has crept over the hollzon in
mary years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
British Labor Party Takes Office;
NeU Premier Kisses Kings Hand

LoNDoNGreat Britain greatest Of the remaining mOnarches
ministry under the premiership Ramsay Macdonald
Stanley Baldwin, leader of the Conservative
Macdonald called in
voted Of
OF lack of confidence
mentary labor government England has yet
This morning formte Of
in Great Britain thru Baldwin his
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Some University

SACRAMENTO, Cal. - Investtga-
tors Of fake medical mills" in Cali
fornia have accused another orgSni-
cation besides the Pacific Medical
college, already under fire. This is
the American university, the entire
campus" of which was a small room
in a Los Angeles suburb, and its en-
tire stair a "dean" who lived, ate
and worked in this room.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

NEW YORK-The Teachers Union
OF New York is arranging tour of
England and France for a small
group of teachers wishing to study
experimental educational institutions
under competent guidance. It is
proposed that the group shall reach
England about July l.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Two Years, WaIt AZ Res.

ALBANY, N. "a demand to
amend the state constitution to ena-
Bile the state and municipalities to
lend their credit for housing relief,
has been introduced in the senate
and assembly, in compliance with
Governor Smiths recommendation A
period Of at least two years must
elapse before the amendment can
become effective.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

SACRAMENTO, GAIA body blow
has been dealt to the criminal syndi-
calism law and the Busick anti-I. w.
W. injunction by the decision of the
third district court Of appeals in tho
case Of William Flanagan and Albert
Stangelsnd. This decision states that
no person can be convicted Of GRIM
inal syndicalism unless II can be
proved that when he joined the /.
w. w. he was aware that the organi-
cation was an unlawful one. Mani
testify Il is impossible to prove knowl-
edge or belief existing only in the
mind Of the defendant himself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Delegates Are on the Job for
Big Coal Miners Convention
fBy Our Stan Corrsspondent)

INDIANAPOLIS nd-"Hello Buddyp "Hows work Dis
h?" "Wi renae Howat this timer" other
tons the order of the day here with the opening of the Miners
Convention the talk sections the United
States and Canada.
There is big difference the facial expressions that being
the delegates to this convention and despite the adverse conditions
that prevails back home the boys who have taken the
venon fights themselves being hopeful
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23


estigating committee declared TODAY
N the light Of the sensational disclos-
ures that have begun to come to life.
More subpoenaes will be issued
immediately.
These may include a peremptory
summons to Albert B. Fall, former
secretary of the Interior, to come to
washington from New Orleans. to
submit to examination by the COM
mittee.
A search was begun today for
Harry Sinclair's books.
Sinclair may be brought back from
Europe, where he went last week. TO
disclose certain information to the
committee.
The assistance of department of
justice agents, United States mar
shals and the Federal courts will be
invoked if necessary, senators said
to force the truth from reluctant
witnesses.
Biggest Matter Before Congress-
The Teapot Dome scandal has be-
come the biggest matter before con-
gress and in political circles here has
dwarfed the issue of tax reductions
for the time being.
There is a general belief here that
the whole truth is coming out and
that all naval oil reserve leases will
be summarily cancelled by congress
as a result.
Developments came rapidly after
the sensational story of Archie Roos.
evelt, who told the committee late
yesterday that he resigned from the
Sinclair corporation because Of sus-
picion of Scandal" in connection
with Sinclair's lease Of Teapot Dome
from former Secretary of the In
terror Fall.
G. d. Wahlberg, confidential sec.
rotary to Sinclair, told the commit.
tee, after Roosevelt's testimony, that
Sinclair had ordered all his books
and personal effects sent out to his
home the night before he sailed fol
Europe. They were taken out by
Sinclair's attorney and not returned
so far as Wahlberg knew.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Voice Of British Workers!

The British workngcIass
yesterday but Ramsay Macdonald delivered
sage 1t Buchanan Clyde worker from Glasgow who
shyers down the spnes Of labor pariamenarans, liberals
tories.
IF the deal with unemployment
have to face threat Of force said Buchanan here virtue
in going to labor exchange signing book and making
about starvation the which the other side belongs
fered similarly, they would play hell It,"
Deadly silence except speakers allowed every
word Of the Scotch workers challenge distinctly by
house and gallery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Daily Worker Viii Show What
Congress Wants to do in War
Upon the Nations Foreign Born

(N0TEThis the first series of articles which the
DAiLI WORKER will publish the laws which are now
pending before Congress- directed against foregnborn work
- 'A-H ~O"AoAyD
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

Many versions Of the famous Zin-
oviev letter that was published in full
in yesterdays DAILY WORKER ap.
pesred in the capitalist presss. II
you want authentic news about Russia
look for II in the DAILY WORKER,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

INDUCE TO emlgrate TO the United
States. In fact, many great indus
trial organizations maintained agents
in Europe who advertised far and
wide for workers willing to come to
this country.
Now all this has been changed.
The foreign-born workers who was
urged to come here previously seems
no longer to be welcome. Those
foreign-born workers who are in the
United States are to have all kinds
of restrictions placed upon them to
safeguard the employers against a
danger which they seem to think
threatens them from these foreign
born workers.
The reason for this change Of
heart Is unquestionably to be found
in the general naturalization of the
workers in Europe. The triumph of
the workers and peasants of Russia
has left its impress on the workers
of every other European country.
The American employers fear the
foreign-born workers because they
fear that the same influence has af-
fected them and that these workers
will join in the struggle against the
industrial system thru which they
make their profits. They cannot get
along without at least some labor
from Europe. To cut off the supply
Of labor entirely would reduce the
labor available for further develop
ment of American industry which
has for over half century depended
upon the foreign-born workers for
the increase in its productive power.
The employers therefore are between
the evil and the deep blue sea so
far as this problem is concerned.
They must have foreign-born work.
ers, but they are afraid of the for
eign-born workers. Hence they are
casting about for all sorts Of re-
strictive legislation thru which they
can make these foreign-born work.
ers willing slaves Of American in
dustry.
Laws Before Congress.
House Bill No. 5, introduced by
Representative Raker, of California,
is good example Of the legislation
directed against the foreign-born
workers who wish to come to the
United States.
This law prescribes that only 29o
Of the number of foreign-born work.
ers of each nationality in this coun-
try in 1890 shall be admitted each
year, with an additional 196 made up
Of relatives Of foreign-born workers
already here; and then goes on to
say that each immigrant who desires
to enter the United States must fill
out an application blank giving "such
information as the Secretary shall,
by regulation, prescribe"
This bill leaves the door wide open
for an examination of each immi-
grant as to his political views and
his views in regard to trade union
organization before he is granted
permission to enter this country.
This will make it possible for the
government to carefully sift out all
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
Miners Unions! Order Bundles
of the Daily Worker Now and
Get Daily News of Convention

The miners convention Our STAFF Correspondent
is ending tho big the wire the DAILY WORKER
Every miners local in the United should touch
with developments this convention The capitalist will
not give the facts 1t Does The DAILY WORKER will
Order bundles Of Daily Workers today. Write wire
the Business Manager Tho DAILY WORKER, 1910 Hased
Street, Chicago Illinois,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

BERLIN official records show
that 5,106 German soldiers commit
ted suicide during the world war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

Let tell you how make your work for you.
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payments Exempt from National State Local Taxation
Based $3.50 demand Nine Of every bankers have
made similar investments
Write to BOX A. A. THE DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23
"ALIBI ARCHIE"
QUITS HIS PALS
IN BIG OIL STEAL
All Crooks But He,
Says Roosevelt Scion
CONTINUED from page y

pot Dome scandal but the appearances
Of Archie Roosevelt gave the capital
one of its biggest surprises and his
testimony, with speculation as to the
probable effect on the Coolidge adj
ministration is the sole topic Of dis
cussion.
Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy, took the stand
for few minutes before his brother
and told Of how Archie had consulted
with him last Saturday to the advis-
ability of appearing before the COM
mittee.
Archie Roosevelt stated in answer
to a question that as a responsible
officer Of a Sinclair corporation and
as one in close touch with the foreign
affairs Of the Sinclair concerns, he
knew of no business that would re-
qUire Harry F. Sinclair's presence
abroad at this time. His suspicious
had been aroused, he said, both by
recent revelations made by Senator
Walsh, following his interview with
Edward Mclean, publisher Of the
Washington Post and close friend of
the late President Harding, who is
now in Florida. He told of asking
Wahlberg if he thought Sinclair had
bribed Fall and Wahlberg replying
that he thought Somebody might
have left Mr.. Fall money"
Archie continued:
"Then I asked him why he thought
Mr.. Sinclair was leaving the country.
He shook his head, and he said.
'WelP-and he said that it must be,
Of course, on account of the finding
OF Senator Walsh's trip down at
Palm Beach, He then said to me that
ne was extremely worried-that leav-
ing him over here all alone, with Mr..
Sinclair away, he was afraid that he
would be forced to explain certain
things; that he would undoubtedIv he
expected to lie about certain things;
that one of the things that he was
worried about was a payment which
was made to foreman of Mr.. Falls.
That that payment was 5000. And
tnat he had cancelled the check. Now
THIS was the main reason"
This statement of Wahlberg's said
Archie left him GREATNESS and he
FASTENED to get in touch with his
brother who Immediately asked per-
mission of the committee for Archie
to appear before it.
Will Try to Get Truth
All the legal powers Of the row
eminent will be called on if neces-
sary to get the truth about the Tea
MT p~~ra Ins~e a-e---A---~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-23

Go, unity thru the Labor Party /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

WASHINGTON. July 29.-(By As sociated Press Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska "has drawn rather extraordinary inferences from what seems to be perfectly clear docu- ment," the war department declared today in q statement answering the governors criticism of the defense day" program for September 12.
 Governor Bryan's statement. that he does not faver any plan contemplating mobilization of the civil or industrial resources of the country or anything else that savers of a national holiday devoted to preparation for war drew the reply that such differences are a source of surprise to the war department"
 The statement asserted that the commanding officer of the seventh corp area on May 31 reported that Cover nor Bryan had expressed his desire ''to cooperate with the department to the fullest extent"
 President Coolidge earlier in the day made known that he probably would not reply to Governor Bryan. It was declared at the White House that the President considered his recent criti- eism of those condemning the govern ment's plans for defense day as ''un- fair" as sufficiently outlining his views.