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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05

Il. II. Lanier-R. II. Lanier &c years old
died at 7:45 o'clock Friday night at a
local infirmary. He is survived by
three daughters, Miss Jennie Lanier
Mrs. Leola Thompson and Mrs. B. Nc
Collough; two sons, J. D. Lanier of
Birmingham and b. d. Lanier of New
Orleans. Funeral services Will be an
nounced later by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05

Mrs. C. L. GOggans-NIrs. C. L. Goggans.
22 years old, died Friday night at the
residence 116l9 Seventy seventh street,
south. She is survived by her husband
and two small daughters; three sisters.
Mrs. II. j.. kirkland and Miss Ruby
and Miss Iona Jordon of Birmingham; q
brother, B. Coaker, of Leeds Funeral
arrangements will be announced later
by Vice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05

CHANGE PRESENTATION DATE
The Woman's sRelief corps will pre-
sent flags to the Alabama vocational
Sschool for girls, Sunday, instead of
Saturday, as previously arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
NEGROES NOT GUILTY

Isaac Perry and Tommie Fields, ne
groes, were found not guilty of the
theft of Cadillac automobile alleged
to have been stolen from Harry f.
Reese, in a jury verdict announced Fri
day,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05

Mrs. Fannie III. Reed-Funeral services for
Mrs; Fannie H. Reed, So years old. who
died Friday at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. II. w. Lovejoy, waddeII,
Ala, will be held at $3.50 O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon from the residence
Burial will be held in Union Hill
cemetery with Vice in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05

ID. w. Hawkins-Funeral services for D.
w. Hawkins, So years old, who died late
Thursday night at his residence. Thorn
as, Ala. will be held at 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning from the residence.
Burial will follow In Elmwood cemetery.
He is survived by his widow: three
daughters, Mrs. Harry Freeman of
Chattanooga and Mrs. B. Parsons and
Mrs. Lucian w. Brown of Birmingham !;
four sons, C. II. Hawkins of Norton
willie. KY, w. A. Hawkins OF Birming-
ham and c. L. and D. A. Hawkins of
Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05

Adam y. WeIdknbach-Adam N. weiden-
bach, 20 years old, died at $50 o'clock
Friday afternoon at the residence. 1855
First avenue, Boyles He is survived by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Weiden-
bach, and two brothers and four sis
ters
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
DEATHS

Essie RutherfOrd-The body of Essie
Rutherford, "a years old, who died Fri
day at a local infirmary, was sent to
Locusfaulk, Ala Friday afternoon by
Lige 10y for burial.
Andy WeaVer-Funeral services for Andy
Weaver, Ga years old, who died Friday
morning at local infirmary, will be
announced later by Lige 10y.
George A. Flemming-Funeral services for
George A. Flemming, So years old, who
died Thursday at local infirmary
were held Friday afternoon at his home
in Hackleburg, Ala, with Lige 10y in
charge
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09
.:ss,oS - WINS POINT on Russ rrH,rl,

LONDON SPremier Macdonald his
Of
cussion failed of a of 1871 H.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

st the have reache
shall declared
of
default
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09
sen. LODGE DICTATES WARNING FROM SICK BED
ANGL0 -RUSSIAN TREATY
TO Be NEGOTIATED.

LONDON 9Arthur Ponsonby, Under Secretary Of
of Commons
for
diploma
trade
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

LONDON, international
Board view Of the
the out o 90
tt ,oioed
of military
the railway n he dis Representa-
difficulty
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

LAKE CITY, A of he Trade
to
he for the
control valuable Important
prepared by
orna
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

OF
Oklahoma Howard
outrunnng
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

CHICAGO August 9-When Miss Lorraine Nathan took the
testify
perjury
h.. OF
So.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

LONDON, 3 has write the
Paris
the International Conference the
tied
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

CHICAGO August S-The poseeutou. ~ murde
trial
witnesses alienist judge blanket
the testimony
Loebs, who called
o
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09
SEN. LODGE DICTATES
WARNING FROM SICK BED

NAiANT Mass August 9-senator Henry Cabot
his bed Republicans against
calamity of Charles becoming
that this woad be probable President minority
Of the Electoral Votes
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

WASHINGTON. August 9I disclosed today
ecan Federation Labor aFolee
after William wilson President
suggested Samuel Gompr Secretary
fore permitting Federation position. Gompe
fatty 10
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09
II KILLED, 10 WOUNDED
BANDITS IN MEXICO

CITY. 9-seyeneen persons
fifty
yesterday
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09
MINNESOTA BANK ROBBERY

sAiN CENTER Mnr., August After a telephone
wires anu other communication blasted
vault of The Bank Willard
capped with securities valued
cash
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09
SMITH AND NELSON
TO REMAIN AWHILE

REYKJAvIK, August SLieutenants SIN o
Army
here uncertainty
presence of years
of An
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

WASHINGTON, Army adva orted
to the Service
the a of
Greenland kjavik
the two party
IONS Early Of the S nj antc
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

Moonlight Water will be shut off at O'Clock Tonight
and remain off until a. Sunday morning.
Signed Moonlight Water Company
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-08-09

DON'T FAN TO SEND COPIES OF inns ISSUE TO FRIENDS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
West Virginia Scab
Coal Bosses Fatten
on Navy Contracts

WHEELING. w. Va, Aug. TO-
Pocahontas coal operators who Sc
cured contracts to provide the U. S.
navy with coal at fixed price stand
to make mighty good profits at the
expense of the government as the re-
suit of a 3S per cent wage reduction
all Of which will go into profits.
The consolidation of the bituminous
coal industry into a small number OF
large combines is going steadily for
ward. The formation of mergers in
West Kentucky and Indiana has been
followed by similar action in the case
of so West Virginia companies. This
means a $25,OOO,000 corporation with
upwards Of 100000 acres of valuable
coal lands. 1t will center around the
Main Creek Coal Co., one of the larg-
est in West Virginia, with Fl mines
in can county.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
SOVIET oil
TRUST Head
REACHES N. Y.
Serebrousky Will Study
American Industry

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The
Azerbeijan Oil Trust, the Iarg-
est oil concern in Russia, oper-
ating in the rich Baku fields, is
at present represented in this
country by its president, Mr..
A. P. Serebrovsky, who arrived
here on the S. S. Olympic and
established his headquarters
with the Amtorg Trading Cor
poration at 1885 Liberty Street.
The main object of Mr.. Sere-
brovsky's visit to this country
is to famiIiarize himself with
the organization and technical
attachments of the oil industry
in America, as well as to super
wise the execution of orders
placed by the Azerbeijan Oil
Trust (Azneft) in this country
thru the Amtorg Trading Cor
poration. Mr.. Serebrovsky is
planning to make an exhaustive
personal study of the industry
and supply plants in America with a
view toward introducing higher efflci-
ency methods in the production of oil
in the, Soviet Union. Mr.. Serebrovsky
is acting here not only for his trust
but for other Soviet oil trusts as well.
Soviet Oil Gains.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Serebrov-
sky that the Soviet Oil industry has
made great strides in the last year
toward complete restoration and that
it now entered an era of intensified
reconstruction with the introduction
of improved efficient and scientific
methods of drilling, pumping, explora-
ton, and oil refining. In this connec-
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11

YOUNG WORKERS WILL
HOLD LOCAL LEAGUE
CONFERENCE AUG. IA

The first conference Of all the
branch officials of the Chicago
Young Workers League will be held
Thursday evening, 8 p. M, August
18th, at the Workers Lyceum, 2733
Hirsch Blvd.
This conference will discuss all
the major problems confronting the
local in Chicago. The various de-
partment heads will lead In the dis
cussion in their specific fields,
among them, shop nuclei, trade
union work, factory campaigns,
election campaigns literature dis
trbution, etc.
The purpose of these conferences
is to stimulate and direct the MEM
bership of the Chicago Young
Workers League into activities
which will result in making the
League strong organization.
AL. ScHAAP, ORGANIZER,
YOUNG WORKERS LEAGUE
LOCAL CHICAGO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
NO PROBE OF
FATAL BLAST
IN Steel CITY
Conspiracy to Suppress
Facts is Charged
BY KARL REEVE.
Staff Writer, Daily Worker.)


GARY, Indiana, Aug. 10.-
Mayor r. o. Johnson, of this
town, refused to take any ac-
ton on the charge of hundreds
of workers in the steel mills
here that there is a conspiracy
to- suppress the extent Of the
disastrous explosion which de-
molished an entire blast fur
mace.
The city officials of Gary and
the Post Tribune, the only local
newspaper, are in league with
the United States Steel Corpor-
alton to keep the true condi-
lions of the steel workers from
the public.
The Post-Tribune prints almost
daily front page articles attempting
to show that the mills are booming,
when in reality only one-third of the
force is working two and three days
a week. The newspaper and the city,
officials suppressed the news of the
disastrous explosion which killed sew
eral men, claiming only one man had
been killed.
Steel Cars "Private FIunkeys."
Mayor Johnson, however, refuses to
get excited about these conditions.
The police force, and all the public
officials of the town, including the
newspaper editors, are described by
the workers as private flunkeys" of
the Steel Corporation.
When asked what he was going to
do about it Mayor Johnson said:
Mayor Won't investigate.
"ff it transpires that more men
were killed in the recent blast than
the one the company mentions, we are
not going to investigate the connec-
tion of the Post Tribune and the Gary
Works. We are certainly not going
to close down the plant when they
keep back the news of accidents.
People get hurt in train and auto ac-
cidents. Why shouldn't they get hurt
in the industriesl".
The workers in the Gary Mills. how
ever, tell a different story. One Ne
gro steel worker declared he saw the
body of a colored man being carried
to his home the night of the accident
The large Negro population in Gary
is humming with the story that at
least two Negro laborers were killed
in the explosion, who were not re-
ported by the company.
Officials Could Check.
"The officials could definitely tell us
how many are missing" another steel
worker declared. "They could check
up the time cards and see who is
missing. But the public will never
know just how many were killed in
the explosion. The Post Tribune is
playing hand in glove with the steel
mills as It is practically owned by the
Gary company" Dozens OF steel
workers were questioned by the
DAILY WORKER and every one
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
''UNITY, (" SLOGAN
OF RED CONGRESS-
OF LABOR UNIONS
international Unity is
Proposed to Amsterdam
Especial to The Daily Worker


MOSCOW, July 22.-(By Mail. y
The Mandate commission, in report,
ing to the congress of the Red Inter-
national of Labor Unions (Profn-
term showed that 80 coutries were
represented. OF these, Europe has
25; Asia, 6; Africa, /; America, s;
and Australia, 1, represented by a
total delegation Of 81, 120 Of them
with decisive and 1873 with advisory
votes.
Losovsky then proposed the com
missions resolution on the report Of
Tomsh on the struggle for unity of
the international trade union move
ment.
The resolution reaffirms the previous
decisions of the Comintern's con-
gress for unity in the interest of the
common struggle against capitalism
and Fascism and towards the estab-
lishment of unity in the international
trade union movement.
The campaign to be undertaken
must mobilize the masses, and the
creation of a united international
trade union front must be put forth.
After the preparation of the masses,
the nexts step that can be taken is
the calling of an international unity
congress of the trade unions with
proportional representation for both
trade union internationals for the pur-
pose of working out the statutes and
the creation of executive organs Of
the new united trade union interna-
tional.
The congress believes that only in
this manner will the simultaneous
fusion of the parallel organizations be
completely successful.
The congress holds that it is time
ly to establish contact thru its rep
resentatives, with the Amsterdam In
ternational and with the Greek trade
unions which have lately come out
for this unifcation. National organ
izations, too, may negotiate with the
Amsterdam International or with its
affiliated organizations, under the
guidance and with the approval of
the Prohntern.
The congress hopes that thru the
preparation OF the masses the neces-
sary preliminaries for the unifcation
will be achieved. The decision of the
Continued on page 50
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
Unionists Appeal
Sentences Dealt by
Injunction Judge

ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, Aug. 10. - APP
peals from jail sentences for contempt
of antipicketing injunctions are being
made for two girls and two men in
volved in the strike against the Dan
iel Boone clothing factory in Rock
Island. The four employees, who are
members Of the AmAlgamated Cloth
ing Workers, received 80 to so days.
They are out on $1,000 bail each. Bet
ter working conditions, increased
wages and collective bargaining are
the demands in the strike which is in
its second month.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
FIFTY YEARS OF
failure BASIS
OF BOD'S dream
Wisconsin Senator Not
against Capitalism
introductory ArticIe.)
BY JAY LOVESTONE.

After nearly fifty years of
failure, Senator. Robert Marion
LaFoIIette has decided to at
tempt to get together into a
loose political alliance all the
"honest" business men, the nor
maIIy weII-to-do farmers, the
highly skilled Iaborers, and
great sections of the working
class and the dispossessed farm
ing masses for one grand often
sive, final rush, as it were,
against the moster of Special
Privilege"
What Is LaFoIIette After?
What is LaFollette driving at?
What does he want? Is he de-
serving of the leadership, of the
confidence and the trust of the
working and poor farming
masses of the country? Is his
program worthy of support by
the exploited worker and the
dispOssessed farmers.
Goplidge thu reacsonSry gennbli
can candidate, does not hide his in
tents and purposes. Cautious CAR
is out to strengthen and perpetuate
the capitalist system of the exploita-
ton of the workers and the poorest
farmers.
Davis, the democratic standard
bearer, proclaims his allegiance to
the present economic order with equal
devotion and as intense fervor.
LaFollette, at the head of the third
party movement, does not demand or
seek the abolition of the capitalist
system of production and exchange.
Mr.. LaFollette, the champion of the
little capitalist, differs with Coolidge
and Davis, the spokesman of the big
gest employing interests, primarily
as to the best method of perpetuating
the wage system. Coolidge and Davis
0OuA0 AAoiAedAA IhC plCoCnJ CLASS SyS-
tenn by concentrating even more the
political and economic power in the
hands of the most powerful financial
and industrial overlords. LaFollette,
on the other hand, would maintain
the same political and economic power
amongst the various social layers of
the property owning class.
But of the three candidates LaFol-
lette is the one who asserts his pro-
gressivism with the greatest force
and goes out of his way to lay claim
to the undivided political support Of
the working and farming masses in
the coming campaign. 1t is our task
to see whether Senator LaFollette's
claim to the confidence and trust of
the city and rural workers and the
appropriated farmers is warranted by
the record of his achievements in
his political career of nearly fifty
years.
Turning the Searchlight on
LaFolIette.
We viii scrutinize his record from
the time he became District Attorney
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
FOOD WORKERS. ORGAN
URGES SUPPORT FOR
FOSTER AND GITLOW |

NEW YORK, Aug. 1o.-The Free
Voice, organ Of the AmaIgamated
Food Workers, an industrial union,
indorses William z. Foster and Ben
GitIow, Workers party candidates
for president and vice president.
"They will gather round them all
those of the working class whose
heads have not been mudded and
confused by wouId-be radical and
hieh-sounding phrases" the Free
Voice asserts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11

for existence among the proletar
Europe or the United States" I
1t was reported the manifes-
to originated with the Third
Communist international and
called for Philippine indepen-
dence, overthrow of the present
ruling class and that all CAPT
talists be expelled.
Statement by the Central Executive
Committee of the Workers Party.
The above disaptch from Manila is
fair example of the kinds of news
which the capitalist press feeds to the
people of this country. The Workers
Party has not issued any manifesto
calling for the massacre of foreign
workers in the Philippines" It has is
sued a statement of its position in re-
lation to Philippine independence and
suggested program of struggle
against the American and Philippine
exploiters of the Filipino workers and
farmers.
The dispatch from the Philippines,
based upon a purported admission of
General Wood, is an attempt thru
charges of blood-curdling massacres,
to head off the organization of the Fill
Pine workers and farmers to carry on
struggle for their freedom from ex-
ploitation of every kind. The Work
ers Party will continue its co-opera-
ton with the Filipino workers and
farmers in this struggle in spite of the
provocative, untruthful statements
emanating from General Wood.
Following is the Workers Party
program for freedom for the Philip
pines, which was published in the
Daily Worker on June 2:
for the Philippines.
Y Program adopted by the Central
Executive Committee of the Workers
Party.
The Central Executive Committee
of the Workers Party adopted the fol-
lowing program for work in support
of Philippine independence and for
the struggle in the Philippines
against both the American and native
exploiters of the workers and farmers
of that country.
Philippine Program:
1. That we foster an intense nation
alist spirit and hatred of American
Imperialism in the Philippine Islands.
In this propaganda it is our task to
point out continually that the Amer
lean workers and farmers are the only
friends the Filipino people have in the
United States and that it is only the
American capitalists who are the enc
mics Of the Filipino people.
2. That we endorse the Philippine
boycott against goods of American
capitalists and that we recommend to
the Filipinos to organize their boycott
in such fashion as to hit American
business interests where it hurts them
most and is most effective, instead of
a general boycott which might tend to
dissipate the usefulness of this
weapon.
3. That we encourage the support
of the popular freedom loan to aid the
independence movement.
A. That we encourage the participa-
ton by the workers and tenant farm
ers in the movement for national free
dom as members of the working
classes. Here we must point out that
the workers participating in this
struggle are engaged in the conflict in
order TO enhance their own class in
terests and not for the sake Of promot-
ing the welfare of their native bour-
geosie as against the foreign Ameri-
can capitalists.
8. That we encourage the spread
and the strengthening of all mass or
carnations Of labor such as the three
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
sovIet oII eaIns.
whale-of-an Operation.

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 1O.--One OF
the worlds strangest operations was
on record here today. BY using
heavy knives, axes and saws, Captain
A. B. Hoonshall performed caesari-
an operation on a dead whale and a
baby whale weighing rs pounds was
born. NThe mother whale was har-
pooned off Santa Barbara Islands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-11
NEGROES TOLD HOW THEY ARE
Held IN SUDJECTIONBYU US.
And BRITISH IMPERIALIST RULE
BY ROBERT MINOR.
(Staff Writer, Daily Worker.)

NEW YORK, August 10-R. H. Bachelor, Negro delegate
from the Bishrued island of aca the international
vention of the Negro peoples of the world held
the convention spebound remarkable speech the
tees of British imperialism
The Negroes suffering Jamca said Mr. Bachelor sis the
the suffering of the Negro the British colonies of AT
rica the the suffering of the Negro Australia
where in the British Empire
Speaking of the in which the shrewd English
ns the spirit of slavery into the theology their black subjects