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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
PREPARATION EXPERTS SPLIT
Reported Opinion Differs on Question
Of a German Moratorium.

Paris.-The departure for London
of the British members of the experts
committees, has given rise to reports
that Fundamental differences have
cropped out in the work of the experts
and that the British representatives
have gone to consult their government.
1t was stated officially that no SER
ious disagreement existed, and that
while different opinions have been e1-
pressed in the course of the discus
sions the report now being drafted will
be signed unanimously by both COM
mittees. The question Of a moratorium
is reported to be the point upon which
opinions diverge.
Officially, however, the correspond
ents are informed that "the work of
the experts is proceeding in complete
accord on fundamental points," and
that the joint report of the Dawes
and McKenna committees will be
ready the first week In April.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
Favorable Comment Received
on Fair Proposal

very pertinent questions very
timely one and | trust that the
answer will be so overwhelmingly
in the affirmative that many of
the VaShon Island farmers will
Immediately plan to be represent
ed in such an exhibit.
We had very fine lot of com
mmity exhibits last fall, but Va
shon was not among them. Our
space was so crowded, notwith-
standing that we had other eXhib-
its transferred to make room for
the Horticultural display, that
some late corners Were disappoint-
ed and we would advise you TO
get in touch as soon as possible
with Mr.. Henry Huff, whose add
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
WHEAT GROWERS ASK
TEST WEIGHTS CUT
Spokane Conference Recon-
mends Reduction From 60
to So Lbs. per BusheI.

Spokane, Wash-Reductio Of the
test weight on wheat from 60 to 5S
pounds per bushel was recommended
by meeting of growers, millers and
grain dealers at hearing held here
by DR.. Henry C. Taylor, head of the
federal bureau of agricultural econom-
les in Washington, d. c., and E. l..
French, head OF the state department
Of agriculture.
The vote, 23 to IS, came after con-
siderable opposition to the proposed
change had been voiced by millers
and grain dealers, who denied the con-
tention of the growers that such
change would be equivalent to an in
crease Of 2 cents bushel in the price
to the grower.
The meeting also went on record
as favoring an increase in the limi
tations percentage on mixed wheat
from 2 to 5 per cent, applying mainly
to white wheats mixed with Turkey
Red and Marquis varieties Of hard
wheat Millers and grain dealers also
opposed this proposal.
DR.. Taylor reported that growers at
hearings held in Pendleton, Walla
Walla and Pullman favored reduction
of the test weight from 60 to IS
pounds, while growers at the Portland
hearing opposed any change.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

dress is Sumner, and who is supt.
of the Horticultural dept, and
make application for suitable
space.
VaShon farmers ought to be alb
lie to send an exhibit which would
make farmers of other sections
blink their eyes. Skagit county
took the first prize on county ex-
hihits, and Oakville on community
exhibits last year; surely Vashon
has greater advantages than ell
Their of them.
Anything that we can do to as
siSt you, please feel at liberty to
call on us.
Very truly,
w. II. PAULHAMUS, Pres.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
A Bill to Make Department Secretaries Attend
Sessions of Congress
By SENATOR JAMES couzENs, of Michigan.

r IS my intention the opportunity itself to request
the senate by resolution call before the secretary Of thu
treasury and to introduce bill making mandatory upon tho
secretaries of several departments before congress under
rules and regulations and thereby avoid repetition
tions that have just been made public.
Nothing like this could have far has gone the cabinet
members had known they would be obliged before the respective
houses of congress two days week.
When the act of June 1920 1.-THE naval appropriation aw
passed. and the executive understood each other the
chase of the oil lands but in 1921 entirely administration
who give credit for the beat Intentions had
knowing what congress intended when passed the of 1920
All of this correspondence with the secretary the treasury
reduction would have been and the whole thing could have
been cleared up discussion of questions
Rules and regulations of congress could be drawn the
heads departments from answering questions that against the
public interest and prevent heng the floor either house
hope that the country large will compel bring before
them the administrators Of the governmental departments that those
departments closely brought before the public There
entirely social and other barriers between the cabinet officers
heads of boards and commissions and the general public.
The atmosphere Washington conducive keeping high pub
lie officials the ground that they have the interest Of the public
mind all the time rather than the interest special groups who
always represented by social connections or lobbyists.
hope that this trail of smin disclosed
Grafton of this government.
A GOOD TIME TO SUBSCRIBE FOR A GOOD NEWSPAPER!
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
,rn Washington Fair

Western Washington Fair
(Puyallup, Oct. l to Z, '23.)
March "a, 1924
w. Coy Meredith,
Secy-Treas. VashOn Is.
Commercial Club,
Burton, Washington.
Dear Mr.. Meredith:
/ have noted with both in
terest and pleasure the well dis
played advertisement of the Wash
on Island Commercial Club,
appearing in the Vashon Island
News-Record of March IA, in
which the question is asked:
What about Western Wash
ington Fair exhibit next fall. :"
1t seems to me that this is a
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

Pope Names Two American Cardinals.
Monsignor Patrick ]. Hayes,
archbishop of New Work, and Mon
signor George w. Mundelein, arch.
bishop of Chicago, were made car.
dinals OF the Roman Catholic church
ct secret consistory this morning
in the historic hall of consisory at the
vatican. The ceremony, carried out
in conformity with the centuries old
ritual, was performed in majestic
solemnty amid a setting of colorful
splendor.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

Would Raise Duty on Sodium Nitrate
Washington, d. C.-President Cool
idge was urged by the Washington
state delegation in the house to in.
crease the tariff duty on sodium nj.
trate under the authority conferred
upon him in the flexible provision of
the Fordney.McCumber tariff act.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

Canada Approves Rum Running Pact.
Ottawa, ont,-The house of com.
mons passed resolution, moved by
Premier King, approving the rum run
Ming treaty concluded between the
United States and Great Britain.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

General NiVelle, Verdun Hero, Dies.
Paris. - General Robert George
Nivelle, who commanded the French
troops at Verdun during the European
war, is dead. General Nivelle had been
i'll only few days. He contracted a
bad cold which developed into pneu
monia. He was g.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Vote Garment Chiefs Czarist Power
Communist international
Endorses Party Policy

Tho question whether Party following the
Communist policy supporting with all its strength the
of in the United States has Dee
raised by members of organization in this country
In order to settle question of whether the
United Front was policy Communist Party such as the
PARTY should put effect and in support OF which
ehod throw all it's strength Central Executive COMMITTEE
Of the Workers Party this question to the Communist
with affiliated as fraternal organza
ton. :,
The view Communist International on TINS question
expressed in the following cablegram
Communist international considers June 18th
Convention n1omentous Importance TOR workers
Party Urges c. E. c. not TO slacken activities pre-
marathon June nth Utilize every available force to
make ST. Paul Convention great representative
gathering labor and lett wing ,..,
Executive Committee, Communist international
The fact that the Communist International supports the
n which the Workers Party has been following IN relation 10
the lime 18th should inspire every Party epei "
more earnest support of the June 18th Convention
The Party throw all of its energy INTO famhlarhs Inc
workers and farmers of this country with the purpose VI INC
Jne nth Convention must endeavor TO nave oeesaes
n all labor and farmer organizations so that the June ln
will be great demonstration OF workers ana
in support of independent political action in the interests
these classes and against domination of the government
by the capitalists. III. "a ,una
The June nth Convention the first step toward realizing
Tho sogan of . Workers and Farmers Government
In supporting 18th Convention our Party rehue
ing the greatest the movement Oh the Workers ~
farmers this country.
Forward Farmer-l abor Party!
Forward to the Workers. and Farmers government
Central Executive Committee,
Workers Party OF America.
William H. Foster, Chairman
q E Ruthenberg Executive Secretary
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

DIAGNOSIS OF COOLIDGE
CABINET SHOWS IT is
IN VERY BAD HEALTH

Diagnosis of the political health
of Calvin cooIidge's cabinet shows
the patients case is hopeless.
Exposure of Secretary Of State
Charles Evans Hughes connection
With the Martha Washington ship
ping scandal and Secretary Of Com
merce Herbert Hoover's activities in
delivering the Alaskan salman in
dustry to the Fish Trust, is having a
fatal effect. The political standing
Of coolidge's aides, past and pres
ent, is as follows:
POLITICALLY DEAD.
Edwin DENLY, former secretary of
navy, who turned over the navy's
oil reserves to the oil robbers.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, all-around
crook and underworld shyster law
yer.
William j. Burns, arch labor franz
err and overpress-agented detective.
POLITICALLY DYING.
Charles Evans Hughes, agent Of
the Standard Oil company, in plot
with Samuel Gompers to prevent
recognition of Russia and to grab
oil fields in the near east. Now
exposed as using his office to put
money in the hands Of his former
clients.
Andrew w. Mellon, secretary of
the treasury, star actor in the mill
lion-doIlar booze scandal. He is a
big whisky distilIer and chief pro-
hibition enforcement officer. Arch
aid to multi-miIIionaire tax dodg-
ers.
John w. Weeks, secretary of war
and banker, who grated three mill
lions in Bosch Magnetic stock, a
German company. Now caught in
$5,ooo,ooo airpIane scandal.
POLITICALLY SICK.
Herbert Hoover, secretary of
commerce, who diverted one mil
lion dollars of American relief
funds to aid czarist war on Soviet
rule. Now uncovered as assisting
$6o,ooo,ooo salmon steal. The Hoo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
FRENCH TO
RECOGNIZE
SOVIET RULE
Catholic Church Suffers
Severe Defeat


PARIS, May 15.-Confusion
reigns in the ranks of the left
bloc that defeated Poincare in
the recent elections. It was
much easier to defeat Poincare
than agree on the spoils of of
flee.
The socialist party is running
around as usual with its head
in a sack not knowing what to
do. A combination of left par
ties is necessary to form a gov
eminent. No one party has
within one hundred seats of
having sufficient strength to
hold power for one day.
ParIiamentarism in Decay.
The French election again reveals
the rapid decay Of parliamentary gov
eminent The prediction is freely
made here that the big battle in the
near future will be between the Com
munists, who stand for the dictator
ship of the proletariat and the big
capitalists whose interests can no
longer be served by debating society
and therefore, want Fascist dicta-
torship. This so-called democracy is
CONTINUED on Page 20
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
.SECRE TARIES
OF STATE and
WAR ARE HIT
InUolUed in Delivery Of
Arms to KoLchak

WASHINGTON, May 15.-In
connection with the sale of S.
$4,000 worth of rifles and am
munition to KoIchak by the
American government in July,
1919, disclosed in Secretary of
War Weeks report on his sales
of arms to Mexico, another let
ter has turned up.
This is one from Secretary
Lansing to Secretary of War
Baker, dated July %, 1919, just
after the return of Lansing and
President Wilson from Paris. A
letter previously published by
The Federated Press and the
DAILY WORKER, from Acting
Secretary Frank Polk to Baker,
dated July II, stated that Presi-
dent Wilson had authorized
Polk and Baker to sell war sup
plies to Kolchak on a basis of 10
per cent cash payment.
Wilson specified that no formal rec
ignition should, however, be given
Kolchak's government, then located
at Omsk Polk urged Baker that
whatever was to be done, should be
done quickly.
Says Lansing, on July %:
my Dear Mr.. Secretary (Baker) +:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

yer case is about hopeless.
Henry c. Wallace, secretary OF
agriculture, Wall street tool and
enemy Of farmers, whose only claim
to health is his newspaper decision
over Maenus Johnson in milking
contest.
Hubert Work, secretary of the in
terror, VINO succeeded Albert B. Fall,
ano hid the criminal acts of his pre-
5ecessor.
James J. Davis, secretary OF labor
also Pittsburgh banker, author OF
the scheme of finger-printing the
foreian born workers. Repudiated
at this weeks session Of Pennsyl-
vania Federation of Labor.
Calvin Coolidge, president, cham
pion strikebreaker of America and
rinaIeader of the cabinet of crooks.
Just exposed in kilograms as trying
to "deliver" Muscle Shoals to Henry
Ford, great open shop capitalist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
SALE OF BOAT
PUTS HUGHES
in BAD HOLE
Used Office In Clients
Behalf, Say PrObers
Especial to The Daily Worker,

WASHINGTON, May 49,
Secretary of State Charles
Evans Hughes is busy hunting
affidavits to support his plea
that he didn't know his SUBJ
ordinates in the department. of
state were urging shipping
board officials to authorize the
transfer of the transport Martha
Washington to an italian firm
for price far below that offered
by an American firm.
The scandal arises from the
fact that Hughes acted as spe-
cial counsel for the interests
that his department later sought
to favor and that he has said to
have received payment from his
clients. Hughes assistants as
sert that the secretary had
severed all connections with his
clients before he entered the
cabinet but the House Commit
tee investigating the United
States shipping board is sceptic-
al of that assertion.
The scandal is further aggravated
by the fact that the shipping board
has no legal right to make the trans
fer of transport to a foreign con-
Germ. At least such is an opinion
once officially rendered by Hughes
himself
To Quiz Hughes.
Hughes statement that he was in
inocently ignorant of the activities Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
RIGHT TO REVOKE
CHARTERS GIVEN
SICMAN MACHINE
IL. C. w. Officials Jam
Amendment Thru
sy REREccA GREcHT.
lSneciaI 70 The Daily Worker(

BOSTON, May 15-By an amend
ment to the constitution vi the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers
union, adopted yesterday, 1853 to 90. an
iron heel dictatorship of the officials
is clamped upon the membership. The
administration, which is riding rough
shod over the convention, with the ana
of the delegates from the small locals
TANNED the amendment thru.
The general executive board OF the
union is given the right to suspend OF
revoke the charter of a local union Il
the local is guilty Of improper con
duct" the G. Il. B. to be the judge
Protest as to the definition OF the
loose term improper conduct was
offered by delegates, who charged
that the elasticity Of the term made
possible the abuse of power by fev
CONTINUED on Page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
CALL WALKER TO
PINCH hit FOR
REACTIONARIES
Renegade Socialist In
Anti-Communist Talk

Especial 10 The Daily Worker)
PEORIA, ILL.,, May 15.-John II.
Walker, president Of the state feder-
alton of labor and renegade socialist
and labor partyist is another pinch
hitter against Communism who was
scheduled to follow Victor Olander on
the floor Of the Illinois miners con-
vention.
Walker, the Harrington henchmen
are saving, will attack the Farmer
Labor convention coming on the 18TH
in Peoria. The former socialist VIII
also praise the policies Of rewarding
labor's friends" on the old party
tickets, especially, Len Small, who IS
keeping Katterfeld, Communist
tightly imprisoned in Joliet.
Walker, The Lobbyist.
AS Walker interpreted it in a
speech at the Portland convention OF
the A. f. of L., the function OF state
federation president consists largely
in his legislative activities, helping to
elect good" men to office and tnen
lobbying efficiently with these good
men so that they will do something
after they were elected.
The Farmer-Labor movement winch
permits the rank and file to do some
thing for themselves, is one of Walk
er's pet aversions.
Mccarty Kids Delegates.
Pinning all their hope on labor ie
v,s,ation via the capitalist route, thu
leaders of the convention have Jus
one fear-that they kid the workers
any longer. In order to make tnen
think that they actually are gettinl
some results, they brot in DENIM
McCarty of the Locomotive f1reme
and Enginemen to brag up the success
of the non-partisan system IN illinoi'
McCarty boasted that out of 80 car
didates recommended by the iapo
officialdom in the Illinois primarie
last April, "a were nominated and =
assured the delegates that the outioo
for legislation favorable to labor
the next state assembly, is highl
promising. All that is wanted, he sal
Il for the workers to support the ca
didates at the polls in November
Mine Unions Insurance.
Among the direct benefits of mel
bership in the United Mine Worker
d the $3.50 death benefit which
worth s14,6s per year, in fact no
surance company would insure mine
Of all ages for that sum at that RAJ
said secretary.treasurer Walter NJ
biz in his report. Nesbit recommend
amending the district constitution
that district officers be required
CONTINUED on Page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
June 18th Cheered
By Washington Co.
Farmer-Labor Party

McMURRAY, Wash, May 15.-The
Farmer-Labor party of Skagit county,
Wash, held it's initiatory campaign
meeting in Yeoman hall, Saturday
night. John c. Kennedy, state secre-
tary of the party, as speaker OF the
evening, pointed out that the dis
credited condition of the old parties
made the movement spontaneous
thruout the country toward an honest
government for producers in support
of a real platform to be promulgated
at st. Paul, June IL. Much enthusi
asm was shown A good number
Joined the game by taking out party
cards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
DAUGHERTY BROTHERS
BAG ALIEN FUNDS IN
MAILS OHIO BANK

WASHINGTON, May 15.-colonel
Thomas w. Miller, alien property
custodian, today told the senate
pauaherty investigating committee
that he deposited $4,000 Of alien
funds In Nal Dausherty's Washing
ton court house, ohio bank at the
request Of the former attorney gen.
eral and Jesse Smith.
Miller said, Jesse Smith first
came and asked him to deposit the
money In Nal Dausherty's bank and
then he (MlIler) went to see the at
torney general, to ask him y i was
his wish that he do so. and was told
that II wac
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

sensational exposures OF capitalist
crookedness and graft made In Wash
ington recently.
Delegates attending the miners
convention, now in session here, VIII
have an opportunity to hear why they
should support political party OF
their own and not allow themselves
to be dragged along at the tail OF
Governor Small's political chariot
merely because II suits Frank Far
rington and the betrayers of the work
votes for Their own selfish interests.
The speakers will be Duncan Mac
Donald, former president OF the Ill
nois State Federation OF Labor; Arnt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

Swabeck, delegate to the Chicago
Federation OF Labor; Freeman
Thompson. president Of Sub-district
No. 4, and Jack Johnston, assistant
secretary OF the Trade Union Educa'
tional league. The meeting will be
held az the Labor temple.
The eyes OF the workers and farm
ers of America are now turned on st
Paul as II becomes clearer every day
that the July 4 conference Of the
|c. p. p. A. has no intention OF organ
izing working class party or an,
kind OF a party. ION TO 81. Paul
will be the slogan of the meeting OF
Saturday evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

William Phillips, then undersecletary
of state will be probed by the house
committee, it is expected. The seere-
ltary himself is slated for an early ap-
lpearance before the committee, it was
Learned.
Phillips, who has been promoted to
the post of ambassador to Belgium. IS
also scheduled for a quizzing by the
committee, it was stated. Foes of the
administration on the committee say
that Phillips place in Belgium, where
he is said to be assisting in the put
ting thru Of a Morgan loan, can be
taken by under-dsplomats while he
testifes.
"For the Secretary"
The committee has copies of corre-
spondence from the shipping board
files showing that on September p,
1922 Phillips wrote Chairman Lasker
on the subject of the Martha Wash
ington transfer for the secretary Of
state" Another letter for the secre-
tary of State" is written to the board
and dated July 10, 1922.
A. A. Adee, second assistant secre-
tary of state, wrote to the board on
U the subject of the Martha Washing
ton on November 81, 1922. and signed
! himself "Your obedient servant, for
!, the secretary Of state, Alvey A. Adee. "
n A Weak Excuse.
" The secretary of states excuse that
e. he knew nothing Of this correspon-
lie dence carried on in his name is a
s. weak excuse. First Of all, this excuse
Is is made in a public statement and is
is not made to the committee that pre-.
st pared the charges. Secondly. it is
TT not regarded as credible that Hughes
ed would be uniformed about matter
ST. that he had been connected with SC
er intimately as special attorney.
y Exposing Hughes.
The matter of the Martha Washing
ton transfer for low price to favore,
foreign interests is being seized o
by foes Of the administration. Trifin
as il is, compared with Hughes lar
er activities as a Standard Oil Seer
NJ tary of State, II is considered as I
- entering wedge to bigger exposes.
French elections, defeating the !
litical interests that Hughes fave
ch and leading towards French recog
ers ton Of Russia. have weakened
hit, further the prestige Of the arch
he OF Soviet recognition in America
. side Of Samuel Gompers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

Referring to previous correspondence,
and more especially to an oral inquiry
made today by Colonel Pierson on be-
half of the director of sales, am writ
ing to say that the department OF
state recognizes Mr.. Boris Bakhme-
teff as ambassador of Russia and was
informed by Mr. Bakhmeteff that dur
ing his absence at Paris the Russian
embassy here would be in charge OF
Mr.. Serge Ughet, who would act as
charge d'affaires ad interim of Rus
STA.
This department has not ceased to
regard Russia legally as co-belliger-
emit Moreover, as you are already
aware, this department has favored
making aavilable to Russia such sup
plies as it may prove possible to ship.
Consequently | trust there may be no
difficulty in coming to some arrange
lment with Mr.. Serge Ughet, charge
ld'affiares ad interim of Russia, OF
with such other agencies as may seem
to you proper, for selling or otherwise
disposing of such surplus war mate
rails as may prove available.
II am, my dear Mr.. Baker, very SIN
; cerely yours,
ROBERT LANSING"
Five DAYS later the contract for de
, livery of 26S,OO0 rifles to Kolchak il
, Siberia, for his war against the Sovie
) republic, was signed.