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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Workers Party Labor Demand

8. That all Negro papers be re-
quested to carry on an intensive pro-
paganda among the race for the join
ing of labor unions on the basis Of
equality.
4. In view of the fact that the
Negro in industry is as yet an I'M
skilled laborer as rule, and as the
industrial form of union and the
breaking down of craft aristocracy
in the unions are in the interests of
the Negro as an unskilled worker,
we therefore favor the transforma-
ton Of all craft unions into industrial
unions. However, we are opposed to
dual unionism, as we'll as "Jim-Crow"
unionism, and favor the Negro join
ing everywhere the main body of
labor organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Sanhedrin Capitalists Denature
Labor Report in Final Committee

How Dean Kelly Mlers machine took the starch out of
the labor at the ARace Convention is illustrated in
the three labor shown here The first the de-
mands submitted by the Negro workers in the Workers Party
delegation offers definite method Of campaigning for the
removal of distinctions in the American Federation Of
Labor.
The second is the labor adopted by the Labor
Committee This is modification of the Workers Party pro-
modification caused by the fact that Dean Miller had
packed nonabor and anunon elements into the committee
such Arnold T. HILL of the Urban League chamber OF
institution Yet this labor committee program re-
tans the basic idea of the appeal to the trade unions
The third and last program all that got thru the Com
mee for Permanent Results. 1t is Intentionally weak and
vague avoiding of the labor union Elimination of
the color line in labor unions is however implied the line
recognition of Negro workers in fields where labor organ
ized and radical Negroes will make issue this point
and will make campaigns in the trade unions this basis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
K Ian LEADER
PLANS TO RAISE
HELL IN HERRIN
Young to Return fol
More BIoodshed

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-"Helps going
to break loose" in bloody Williamson
county "as soon as the troops leave,
S. Glenn Young, deposed prohibition
car Of the Illinois badlands, pre-
dicted in an interview here today.
"I'm going back there next week
and as sure as there's a God in
heaven, someone's going to pay for
the murder Of Caesar Gayle" Young
declared with spirit.
The staying Of eagle, constable Of
Herrin, and chief assistant to Young
in his spectacular booze raids, pre-
cipitated conditions of near-riot in
Williamson county a week ago which
made it necessary for 1900 state
militiamen to take charge Of the sit.
uation. Most Of the troops are now
withdrawn and the remainder are ex.
pected to be recalled shortly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

g. That Sinclair bought off the
holders of these prior claims, agree
ing to pay $1,000,000 to the Pioneer
Oil Company; 100000 to F. G..
Bonfils and Leo Stack Of Denver, and
various other sums to other claimants,
to prevent interference with his
negotiations with Fall for Teapot
Dome.
Z. That Fall, making the Teapot
Dome lease, secretly ordered interior
department officials not to give out
any information regarding the lease.
8. That Fall thought it unnecessary
to ask Attorney-General Daugherty's
opinion regarding legality of the lease
and that Daugherty had expressed,
and verbally, belief that
the leases were valid.
8. That the whole question of the
legality of the leases was discussed at
least casually in the cabinet, tho in
dividual cabinet officers, in separate
statements, said they did not remem-
Der this and President Coolidge, who
as wce-president, attended cabinet
meetings could not recall it.
10. That Attorney-General Daugh-
erty and Fall, both knew the pro-
posed leasing plan had been held
invalid by government legal experts,
who advised his company not to bid
on those terms.
Development of these facts by the
committee has brought about this ac-
ton:
Adoption by the senate of a
resolution demanding DENLY resign,
which President Coolidge has served
notice he will ignore.
Adoption Of a resolution for APP
pointment of special counsel to
prosecute the matter civilly and
criminally.,
Appointment by Mr.. Coolidge Of
Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene
as counsel for this purpose.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

as this committee has. The
evidence thus far presented
makes a mountain of docu-
ments.
Even committee members
are a little confused at times
in trying to keep clear in their
minds just what the committee
has developed. In brief, here
is what has been shown the
sensational phases of the in
quiry opened:
What the Inquiry Has Opened.
/. That Albert B. Fail, former sec
rotary of the interior, obtained ST.
100000 from Edward L. Doheny,
lessee Of California Naval Reserves,
and $4,000 from j. w. Zevely, rep
resentative of Harry F. Sinclair,
lessee Of Teapot Dome.
2. That Fall and Secretary of the
Navy DENLY were the two men pri-
marily responsible for transfer from
the navy to the interior department
by President Harding of the naval oil
reserves.
3. That DENLY approved the terms
Of the leases and the contracts for
exchanging oil from tank storage,
over the vigorous protests Of naval
officers, who held the contracts illegal
under the law of 1920.
A. That Fall was negotiating with
Sinclair about Teapot Dome shortly
after he took Office in March, 1921,
altho the reserves were not trans
ferred to the interior department un-
til June, 1921.
5. That first Doheny and then Sim
clair had been trying for long time
to get Teapot Dome. Claims held
by the Pioneer Oil Company had been
held invalid by the government and
this apparently caused Doheny to
drop the matter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

I That the American Federation Of
L. Labor land all other bodies of
organized labor) make an intensive
drive in the immediate future to or
ganize Negro workers wherever
found, on basis Of equality in the
same unions with the whites.
2. That all such labor organiza-
tions be fraternally addressed by this
body, with the request that such
labor bodies shall Immediately con-
duct among their members an official
propaganda against discrimination Of
color and against racial snobbishnsss
in the labor unions and in favor Of
enrolling all Negro workers into the
unions. Further, that such campaign
be carried on in collaboration with
representatives of the Negro San
hedrin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
NEGROES BARRED
BY LABOR, JOINED
COMPANY union
Sanhedrin Delegate in
Talk on Topeka

Bar the Negro worker from the
regular unions and you are likely
to find him in a company union.
This is what happened at Topeka,
Kansas, according to Mr.. Frank w.
Kirk, delegate to the Negro Sanhed-
rim and member of the Sanhedrin's
labor commission.
Down in Topeka Mr.. Kirk is presi-
dent of the Negro lodge of the Sys-
tenn Garments Association of the
Sante Fe railroad. He organized the
local himself at the call of his en-
ployers and there are 1000 Negroes
in the lodge, 1,700 being in a sister
lodge of whites from the same shops.
Mr.. Kirk blames the closed door
policy of the regular labor unions
for the Negro company union. He
says he would welcome the right for
his people to unite with the white
workers in the recognized labor UNI
ions but says that the effort of the
white unions to bar the Negro from
employment in certain trades will
never succeed. The Negro insists on
his right to work and if he cannot
work as a regular union man he will
work anyhow.
Kirk has been asked by the Sante
Fe system TO go on an organizing
tour thru all their shop centers
where large numbers Of Negroes
are employed. These Negroes, for
the most part, were brought in dur
ing the shopmen's strike Of 1922.
Their excuse was that the white men
whose places they took had refused
them the right to work.
1t is company union, that the
Sante Fe supports in the belief that
strikes will be prevented. As such it
Is obviously no instrument the work
ers can use to wrest better conditions
from their employers.
Mr.. Kirk says he will fight for the
adoption Of a program by the San
hedrin that viii work towards the
elimination of the color line in the
old unions.
He prefers regular labor unioni<n
controlled by the workers, to COM
pany unionism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

4 The cessation of exploitation of
L. Negro labor as tool in the
hands of capital.
2. An appeal to the A. F. Of L. for
the fullest and equal recognition of
Negro workers in practice as well as
in theory.
8. Securing of the support and CO.
operation of the Negro press in ed
ucating Negro workers to the value
and need for organization and unity.
4. The promotion of an educational
program for the conservation of abili-
ties of Negro workers by aiding in
adjusting workers in work for which
they are best qualified.
5. A campaign for the increase Of
opportunities permitting Of advance
ment for Negro workers.
6. An appeal to the Government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
AS Modified By Labor Committee

for the removal of the determinations
and limitations placed upon Negro
workers turnout the Civil Service,
and for the securing of further recog-
milton and opportunities for advance
ment for qualified Negro workers.
7. A program for the relief of
Tenant Farmers and Share Farmers
of the South.
8. The promotion of nationwide
program of housing in industrial CEN
tiers adequate to the needs Of the in
creasing Negro population, in order
to maintain workers in the best
health and highest working eficien-
cy.
9. The creation of a sentiment
among white workers, both in and
out Of Trade Unions, for fuller APP
probation, recognition and support
of Negro workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Wall Street Rocks Under Heavy
BLows From Teapot Oil Scandal

emily he was approached with offers
of purchase Of his property.
Open Blackmail.
First came DR.. Barham of the Los
Angeles Herald, who admitted hav-
ing borrowed $250,000 from Doheny,
but said that he could give MCGEE
a high-salaried job with Hearst.
MCGEE concluded that Doheny was
the real bidder. Then came Tam
men and Bonfils Of the Denver Post,
who were preparing to squeeze. Sin
clair for their 81 100000 and there
after to stop their exposure Of Tea
pot Dome. Their agent told MCGEE
that if he would sell to them he
would make more money than you
ever heard Of" This was obviously
oil money to be furnished by Sin
clair. Finally McGee was induced
to sell to We'll, go-between for the
bank, who made him go to Chicago
"to avoid local gossip" and there
handle the deal thru the First Trust
and Savings Bank and the First
National Bank. This latt/r is the
bank of the Standard Oil Co. Of
Indiana.
Both Parties Guilty.
AS tho to bind up all the elements
with firm band of oil, it was shown
that one M. L. Fox, editor of this
paper under Fall, and who received
by mall long in advance of its going
to the president, Falls whitewash
report of June, z, 1922, on TEAPOT
Dome, has recently been one Of the
McAdoo headquarters staff in Chi
cago.
Edwin E. Brown, vice-president Of
the First National Bank of Chicago,
testified that Jim McNary, who was
nominated and rejected for comp
troller of the currency last summer,
was one Of the crowd who bought
McGee's paper-thru the First Ma
tional Bank of Albuquerque-in
competition with the bids from Los
Angeles and the Denver Post, when
MCGEE was beginning to show up the
oil lease frauds.
Well, the go-between, testified that
criticism Of Fall and the Fall poll
cies stopped when MCGEE was elm
mated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Rents in Working
Class Districts to
90 up on May LIST

Negroes on the south side are go
ing to be hsrdcst hit by rent increases
that will be made May 1. Rents in
all working class districts will be sent
soaring above the present outrageous
high levels, says the Tenants Protec-
tive League.
The League estimates that flats
renting for $50 a month in the near
south side colored districts will be
raised 1000 May /. Chicago as a
whole will be asked TO pay from So
TO lbes month more after the first
Of May.
Apartments renting from SIS to
500 month will be raised from $40
to SIS month. The highest rates
Of increase will be put over on the
south ride. Speculation in property
has been general in that district, be-
cnuse Of the proposal to build q sub
way on the south side.
Renting agencies refuse to discuss
the possibility Of rent increases.
Work Daily for ssThe psiIyr'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Strike Fear Brings Action.
Especial to The Daily WORKER

HERRIN, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE action
Of General Milton Foreman II
turning over Herrin to the American
Legion and the Rotary Club, which
means the big business elements. /,
attributed to the defeat Of s. Glenr
Young and the Khan by the militant
element in the miners. Fear Of the
strike compelled the militia q
those behind the militia to 20 thru
the farce of slapping Young on the
wrist and taking his guns away, al
If he were just hayward boy whe
conld not be trusted with firearms
But they had no intention of allowing
the miners to feel that they could
rule Herrin so the '.neutrals" were
called upon TO act.
If there are people who think that
the trouble here is over the illega
sale Of booze, they are poorly in
formed. During the height OF
Young's lawless raidings and burn
ings, hundreds of bootleggers pliee
their trade openly The foreign ven
doris of moonshine alone were in
terfered with.
1t is quite obvious that the bust
ness interests are only too willins
to make use of the elements thai
compose the Ku Klux Khan tho al
times the Nlan, due to its lack of in.
telligence, INDUCES in horse play
which brings odium on it and on it,
hackers.
What the capitalists are now doing
is to divert the lawless energies Of
the Klansmen into channels in thu
control of well disciplined organiza
tons that do not divert their ener
gies into many directions but con
centrate on the labor question in.
stead Of antagonizIng the Catholics
Jews and wealthy foreigners.
K. X. K. Warns Young Worker.
Barney Mass, an organizer for thu
Young Workers League, was mott
fed by the Khan to leave the towr
of West Frankfort or be severely
punished. The letter that accom-.
panied the threat contained the
words tx. K. K. will not permit
radical speakers in West Frankfort
But the T. w. L. organizer does moi
W bC W TIE n
X. X. He will carry on his organ.
izing campaign.
The Workers Party and the Youns
Workers League have taken steps t.
wage a fight for the protection Of
the foreign-born and civil liberties
They are seeking the cooperation OF
all workers regardless Of political
views.
The general belief here is that
should Young return to reopen hin
reign Of rape, murder and terrorism
a civil war would result.
A hero is usually manufactured
out of every affair of this kind. This
hero of this outbreak is DR.. ]. T.
Black, superintendent Of the Her
rim hospital. He has called for
business government and is applaud
ed by all the organs of Big Business
in Herrin and thruout the state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Workers Party Role
at Sanhedrin Related
in T0ni0rr0lU's Issue

The only recognition of labor at
the Negro All Race Congress or San
hedrin came from the representatives
Of the Workers Party and other
groups that worked in sympathy
with them.
The story Of the fight the Work
ers Party carried thru at the San
hedrin will be described in the next
issue Of The DAILY WORKER. The
story should be read by every class
conscious worker Of either race for
few things are more significant in
the American labor movement than
the role Of the colored race.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
(continued from page -

who hired out to Sinclair for the
purpose of "bulling" Mammoth Oil
Company Stock, the company that
leased the Teapot Dome.
The stock was placed on the market
at S26 and boosted it to $50 before
the transaction closed.
The British press sees far-reaching
effects, which eventually may become
international in their scope, growing
out of the oil leasing scandals UNI
covered in Washington.
Newspapers devoted much space to
what is declared as a "panic" in Wall
Street as a result of the revelations.
Typical of the comment is that OF
the London Daily News, which says:
"Deplorable affairs are shaking
American politics to its foundations.
Soon it will become difficult to find a
politician who the public does not be-
lieve in some way implicated. When
the facts are finally established, there
may be so great an upheaval in the
political parties that the reactions
will affect American relations in
Europe"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Berlin Throwing
City Employees
on the Stree I

BERLIN, Feb. 17-Over 1900 mum.
cipal employees have been dismissed
in Berlin alone as a result OF tht
general policy of the governments
authorities in federal, state and city
Offices to economic by throwing
workers upon the streets.
During the first two weeks OF Jan
uary $500 city workers were dismis
sed. II is next to impossible for then
to find work elsewhere. To mau
matters worse, Germany is hit by th'
severest winter in years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Advi,
Forget the Children.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-IIow to
gain attention in Congress for the
resolution proposing the child labor
to the federal constitu-
ton, is the chief topic under discus
sion at the quarterly meeting Of the
executive council Of the A. r. of l..
this week. 1t is anticipated, how
ever, that the usual denunciation Of
the Russian republic will be proposed
by President Gompers, and will be
accepted by the council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Murder nn Incrense

NEW YORZ.--Insuranc statistics,
compilation of which has just been
completed, reveals American civiliza-
ton as holding disease pretty much
at bay during the past year, while
the toll Of murder and Of industrial
accidents mounted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Sine Refused 70 Marry Him.

wESTvILLE, Ill, Feb. 17.--Joseph
Kline, garage man, today shot and
killed Anna Vedelsky, 20, drug store
clerk, because she refused TO marry
him. Kline then shot himself thru
the head and is In dying condition
in Danville hospital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Teapot Dome Investigators Halt
Probe to Examine Damage Done;
Million Dollar SLush Fund Next

WASHINGTON, Feb 17.--Teapot Dome investigators are
pausng today decide the reaction and scope of their future
inquiry into the leasing Of naval oil reserves.
Hearings have been adjourned until Feb U.s. when the
600 ush fund.- reported to have been used here will
be gone into.
Great Variety of Sensations.
No congressional investigating committee in many years
has produced variety Of sensations with such rapdy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
rirht for sl5. GOO .00o Rnck Paw.

NEW YORK, Feb. l7.--System
Federation 90, organization Of the
Pennsylvania railroads 10000 shop
men, has filed appeal from the de-
cision Of the United States district
court in Philadelphia dismissing the
workers suit for sl5,000.000 back
pay,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
By LAURENCE TODD.
(staff Correspondent of The Federated Press)
Coolidge Protects DENLY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has defied the senate,
and placed protecting arm around
Edwin DENLY, his secretary Of the
navy, who gave away the naval oil
reserves, in connivance with Albert
Fall. He says he has appointed spe-
cial counsel who will study the Tea
pot Dome situation and report the
facts to him. After he has their
report, he will act.
Coolidge Tempts Fate.
Mr.. Coolidge is faced with a re-
turn of the contemptuous remarks he
hurled at the senate when it voted
by decisive majority to demand
that he kick DENLY out. He has
FASTENED to verify LaFollette's pre-
diction that he would run the same
course that Taft ran in the Bal
linger affair. Possibly he has as
good a chance of a worthless nom
nation as Taft had, after he had
defended Ballinger in vain. Opinion
in Washington is almost unanimous
that DENLY and young Roosevelt will
20, and that Coolidge meanwhile
will have involved himself in the
sordid intrigue of oil-in-government
so completely as to leave no chance
that the voters will forgive him
next November.
The Flush" Brigade.
Just how sordid has been this
nationwide conspiracy to throttle the
truth about the oil graft was indi-
Gated when the purchase Of Carl
McGee's Morning Journal, at Albu-
querque, N. NJ, by the "First No.
tional Bank crowd was re-told be-
fore the senate committee on Feb.
IL. MCGEE bought the paper ia
1920 from Fall and his associates,
who included John w. Weeks and
William Coolidge Of Boston, the
Chino Copper Co., the FL Paso &
Southwestern Railway, and Price,
Kenny q Co., Of Cleveland. He was
liberal Democrat, and soon was
in conflict with the Fall crowd.
Then he started TO investigate the
Teapot Dome lease, and wired TO
the Denver Post TO learn who had
sent .blooded stock TO Falls ranch,
he discovered that a libel suit brought
against him by the bank on another
issue would become serious. Pres
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

POWERS, Mich, Feb. ia
head-on collision between a passen-
ger train and a freight on the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad near
here last night injured % persons
and blocked rail traffic for several
hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
What Finally Got Thru

1T is the sense Of the Negro SAM
4 hedrin that the exploitation Of
Negro labor in the conflict between
capital and organized labor is unfair
and detrimental and that the principle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Noted Aehi.ee. pie..

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--Henry
Bacon, 5S, noted architect, died in
the Post Graduate Hospital here to-
day. Bacon designed the $500, 900
Lincoln Memorial in Washington. He
was born in Watseka, ILL.,, and was a
graduate Of the University Of Illinois.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
Convict Burned 70 DEATH.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. IT,
Four convicts were burned to death
and damage estimated at from $780,
900 to 100000 was caused when fire
completely destroyed the main prison
building at Flat Top prison, about
forty miles from here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18

of equal pay, recognition Of Negro
workers in fields where labor is or
ganized, and community assistance to
Negro workers in industrial centers
and organized financial relief in farm
ing centers are all highly desirable
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
SEE JAPS NEXT
TO RECOGNIZE
SOVIET RUSSIA
Idaho Senator Regrets
u. S. Does Not Lead

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1T ex-
pect to see Japan shortly take up
final negotiations for the recognition
of Russia" said Senator Borah to
The Federated Press.
mot only am I led to this con-
clusion by what / see in the press,
but by private information. | deep
ly regret that we are not in the
lead, but am delighted nevertheless
that the great Russian problem is be-
ing slowly but effectively solved.
England, Italy, now Austria and
Norway, and Japan seem to be clos
ing up their affairs with Russia.
at is a great move for economic
rehabilitation, not only Of Europe,
but of the world.
81 should like very much if we were
leading, but I am not at all doubtful
as to what is finally going to be the
result and at no distant day."
NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Advices
reaching New York from Rome state
that the new Russo-Italian CONNER
cial treaty has met with enthusiastic
reception turnout Italy. Both official
comment and unofficial press opinion
refer to the favorable results which
will accrue to both countries.
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