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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23

NJ OCAIAN, peninsula situated on
1 the extreme south of Mexico, in
habited by $4,000 Maya Indians,
has been a thorn in the flesh of the
reactionaries and capitalists of the
world for the last ten years. It is
not surprising, therefore, that they
are unable to hide their satisfaction
over the news that Yucatan has been
conquered and subdued by the coun-
ter-revolutionary army of Adolfo de
la Huerta. Its Governor, Felipe Ca
rillo, was taken prisoner with thir-
teen Of his friends and according to
the latest fashion of all the reaction
airy powers all over the world, was
shot when "trying to escape"
The Maya People.
With the murder of Filipe Garlic
an important chapter of little nation
was closed,-of a whole people, be-
cause Yucatan is historically, racially,
linguistically and geographically
completely different and separated
from the rest of Mexico. While the
Indian population of the rest of Mex
leo descend from Aztecs, Yaquis,
Zapotecas, ETC., and crossing Of these
Indians with the whites, the inhabi-
tants of Yucatan are, almost exclu-
sively, pure Mayas, of whom very
few understand Spanish. They speak
a language which is quite different
from the languages spoken by the
other Mexican Indians. Their civili-
cation seems to have been much older
and higher than that Of the other
Mexican aborigines.
Geographically, Yucatan is sepa-
rated from the rest of Mexico by inn
passable jungles and swamps, so that
it can only be reached by sea.
Slavery LOCALIZED.
Here, the landed aristocracy SUI
ceeded in establishing complete slav-
cry and perpetuating it legally. In
spite of all DEGREES OF the various
older constitutions, which awarded
land to the peasants and in spite of
the former quite extensive communal
lands (the "ejidas" which corre-
spends to the Russian "Mir') which
were worked by the peasants in CON-
mon, the whole land was up to ten
years ago in the hands of a few
families.
Even the Spanish Conquistadores
confirmed by Royal Decree the title
of the peasants to these communal
lands. But under the rule of the
landed aristocracy under the pcrpct-
ual president" Diaz, particularly
it was declared illegal to hold land
in common ownership and the author
tiles proceeded to distribute the land
to the peasants, out of these "ejidas.'
This "distribution," of course, was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23

By ARNOLD ROLLER

With the victory of the revolution,
Alvarado became also president oI
the "Comision Reguladora," when
was then organized on cooperative
basis and administered in the inter-
ests Of the whole people.
Garlic Becomes President.
After the eliminating Of Carran a
in 1920, who, up to his very death.
was fighting against -rebelliOus Iucn-
tan, Felipe GARLIC was elected Gov
ernor in 1921 with Che enormous ma
jority Of 60,765 votes against 4,00s
| for the reactionary candidate. he
continued the social legislation start
ed by Alvarado and proved himself
an excellent administrator in every
field. Rent laws promulgated by him
| limited the rent to per cent OF the
declared value of the property. The
taxes were such that the owner OF
enc house, living in it, paid practi-
eally no taxes, the owner OF five
houses felt already the sting OF the
taxation, while the owners of more
| than twenty houses had to pay such
taxes that they were in the greatest
hurry to dispose of them at almOAt
any price, which, consequently, con
siderably reduced rentals. All land
kept out of use had also to pay taxes,
which is one Of the principal tenets
Il the single takers.
GARLIC the Financier.
When, by a capitalist conspiracy,
in erder to destroy Yucatan economi-
cally, the price Of sisal was depress-
efs from 18c per pound to &c per
pound, while the actual cost Of pro-
duction is &c, GARLIC borrowed from
the Federal Government in Mexico
enough money, to buy the floating
supply of 100000 bales Of sisal in
the United States, which was used
for depressing the price. By Limit
! ing production and by organization
Iof cooperative warehouses he sue
cceded in short time in raising the
price above the pre-war value. In
this way the "uneducated railroad
shop hand" Felipe Garlic, saved
Yucatan from economic ruin, while a
capitalist government did not succeed
lin a similar case-namely, at the time
of the sugar crisis in Cuba, which
sent Cuba into bankruptcy.
Il CarillO's Mistake.
Now Garlic and his work have
been destroyed, but Garlic himself
lis not without blame. His mistake,
for which he paid with his life, was
his pacifsm. In spite of the urgent
request of many of his friends he re-
fused to arm the Maya people
against a possible counter-revolution
and so he and his peacefully organ
tied people fell victims to the first
armed reactionary gang of muir
derers.
If Yucatan had had red army,
tho red flag would still be 1yins
from all trade union and government
buildings of the country. But this
reaction can only be temporary. The
people, who have tasted freedom and
the first beginnings Of economic i'm
provements, will not submit again
meelkly to the ancient slavery.
Tho all trade unions and co-opera-
tives have been destroyed, and tho
the land given to the poems is beirg
returned to the big landowners, this
viii not assure the continuation of
the old slavery but viii contribute ~
the success Of the next revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-23

|.WCAC OBCAANAf WAAlAC eAANAC WCAN ACA III
erly almost none, and the teachers,
mostly socialists, were imported
from all parts Of Mexico. Next
Alvarado undertook an energetic
struggle against the church. From
the few schools which formerly ex-
listed all priests were expelled and
instead Of the religious slogans he
placed everywhere revolutionary and
atheistic mottos, such as, "Flee from
religion as from the plague;
whether God wills it or not, the
revolution shall go on; without
God or without masters, here is the
supreme aspiration of free men,"
The former marriage laws we're
abolished and marriage declared
private contract, entered into by the
common wish of both parties and
dissolved by the will of one party,
after due provisions for the care Of
the children, if any.
Publishes Daily Paper.
One Of the first things which AL
varado did was to take over the larg-
est daily Of Merida, the capital of
Yuaatan, which was the organ Of
the blacklist reaction, renamed it the
Voice Of the Revolution" and handed
| it over to the labor unions.
1t is certainly tragic that this
same Alvarado now turned traitor to
the proletariat, as so many other ex-
socialists. Mussolini, Noske e. tutti
quaint and he is now one Of tho
generals fighting for De la Huerta.
During his administration, Felipe
GARLIC organized all over the coun-
try innumerable "Ligas de resis-
tencia," which were at the same time
combination of cooperative, trade
union, club, educational center and
socialist and political organization.
Labor Laws.
Among the laws promulgated I'M
ldsr Alvarado, for the protection Of
the workmen, article 70 provides TINT
women are not allowed to work thirty
days before and thirty days after con-
finement, but must receive their full
salary during the entire time, and
their jobs must be kept open for
them. According to article so, every
establishment, in which women were
employed, had to have a specially
reserved room, in perfect sanitary
condition, in which mothers could
nurse their children, every two hours
for fifteen minutes, without this tins
ibeing deducted from their wages or
rest periods. The cight-hour work.
ing day was introduced and whenever
a workman was dismissed, the en-
rloyer had to pay him three months
wages.
In the whole country, cooperative
stores and cooperative purchasing
organizations were established.
Cooperate For Markets.
In addition to the happy combina-
ton Of co-operatives and trade
unions, for the purpose of improving
the living conditions of the people.
another important economic institu-
ton must be mentioned, which was
originally founded in 1912 by the big
land owners. This is the "Comision
Reguladora de Henequen" 1.-THE sisAl
regulating commission), the purpose
% which was to prevent the under
Bidding of prices and to form unit
Cd front against American buyers.
In other words, it was the Sisal Turst
of Yucatan, formed to keep up the
Price Of sisal against the American
Harvester Corporation.
I
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
.PO|NCARE QUITS;
PRESIDENT ASKS
HIM 7 0 REMAIN
French Premier Resigns After
Defeat in Chamber
Called to Palace
SAYS HE IS THROUGH
Move Comes as Great Sur
priSe-MiIIerand Acts to
Form New Ministry
SAYS HE is THROUGH

PARIS, March 26. = Raymond
Poincare, whose ministry resigned
today after defeat in the c. .lbar,
was summoned to the palace late this
afternoon by President Millerand. 1t
was understood the president de-
sired to urge him to reconsider his
determination not 10 attempt the
formation of another ministry.
PARIS. March &c tBy The Asso-
ciated Press) ).-The Poincare min
istry fell today. Premier Raymond
Poincare, ater an adverse vote in
the Chamber of Deputies, handed the
resignation of his cabinet to Presi-
dent Millerand, who accepted it.
The premier announced he had de-
cided irrevocably to give up power.
Gentlemen" said NJ. Poincare to
the newspaper men as he left the
palace of the Elysee this afternoon
after the cabinet meeting with the
president at which the resignation
had been presented, my resignation
is final"
M. Poincare raised his hat, entered
his car and drove off homeward.
1t developed after the excitement
over the ministry's defeat had died
down somewhat and what had hap
pened could be recanvassed that not
more than eighty deputies were act
ually In the chamber when the vote
was taken. The votes of the abb
sentees were cast by their friends
and by the ushers who held proxies.
as permitted under the rules of the
chamber. Their votes against the
ministry naturally were cast in ac-
cordance with the instructions they
had given before hand.
When the chamber reassembled
at o'clock this afternoon 800
members were present but no min
listers were on the government's IS
bench. Several of the deputies de-
manded that the record of this
mornings vote be changed. Six of
of them. belonging to the national
bloc. supporters of the government,
declared they had voted for the
government and vet had been re-
corded as voting against it. An
other member said he had voted
against the government but re-
mained above everything as "Poin-
'carist."
A motion for vote of confidence
in the Poincare government was
ruled out OF order in the Chamber of
Deputies this afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
[EH|GH VALLEY
READY To ADD
MORE TRAINS
Metuchen Chamber of Com
merce and R. R. Officials
Hold Conference Here
GASOLINE CAR PRAISED
Workmen Urge More Trains
Make Better Time Than
Auto Buses or Trolley Cars

METUCHEN, March 26.-Initial
steps toward securing a more ade-
auate train service on the Lehigh
Valley railroad between Perth AM
boy and Metuchen were taken by
! representatives of the Chamber of
Commerce who were in conference
with Representatives of the railroad
company at Perth Amboy last Mon
day.
This subject has been given a
great deal of consideration by the
local civic body during the past year,
and the plan outlined Monday was
received favorably by the railroad
men who attended the conference.
While no decision was reached IN
the matter the members of the
chamber were assured that the mat
ter would be taken up with the Off
cials governing the policy of the
company at once.
At the present time the passenger
traffic over this road is very light.
but the civic bodies representatives.
who have made quite study of the
situation feel that a re-arrangement
of the present schedules to accom-
modate the working people would
prove an advantage to the railroad
company.
The gasoline propelled car which
has been in use between Perth AM
boy and South Plainfield for the past
few months, is considered the IDEAL
method of handling the traff1c on TINS
branch, as it is an easy riding con-
veyance and makes very good tune
on the run.
Under the plan suggested by the
Chamber of Commerce, several OIL
these vehicles run on an early morn
ing schedule to accommodate tne
workmen at the plants along tne
line as we'll as workmen going "
Perth Amboy at an early hour, win
later schedules to accommodate tne
Office forces at the various plants'
and provision for getting those peo-
nle to their home towns after the
days work was done, would be tne
means of opening up line OF trdL-
fic which would be well patronlzeu:
TIL movers of this project reel
that a convenient train service ar
ranged during the day would also
prove a boon to the people travelling
between the borough and the down
river city, and that 1t would soon
proye the most attractive means OF
transportation between the two
points. The running time with the
Z 'gas car" is declared to be less than
nthe trolleys and the buses and
this phase was pointed to as a sell
ing argument for the railroad in OBJ
taining a lucrative patronage on the
line.
Representatives OF the railroad
company were informed that many
of the workmen in this vicinity had
expressed a desire to use the train
service, but that they were prevent
ed from doing so by the existing
running schedules which prevent Of
their getting to work at the required
time.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
Governor SiIzer Emphatically
Denies He Requested Judge
DAILY to Enter Race
JUDO DAILY NOT TO RUN
Statements Made at Confer
enCe Yesterday in Variance
with Earlier Declarations

TRENTON, March 26.-For dele
gates to the Democratic national con-
vention from the third district-the
home territory of Governor Silzer-
County Chairman Edmund A. Hayes,
of Middlesex, and Congressman El-
mer II. Geran, of Monmouth For
alternates Gilbert Clayton, member
of the Democratic state committee
from Ocean and Mrs Adeline Yard
Lawrence, wife of Judge Ruff V.
Lawrence, of Monmouth. This is the
slate which it appeared to observers
here today that the Democracy OF
the district had united upon, ending
the snarl which the leaders of the
Middlesex organization yesterday al
ternoon carried to the presence OF
Governor Silzer- in the state house
here and settled in the seclusion OF
his private Office.
What transpired behind the closed
door of the executive sanctum did
not leak out in its entirety, put II
appears that it was made apparent
To Mr.. Silzer that his own Mlddlese2
Democratic organization wanted 10
send its county chairman as a dele
gate to the New York pow WOW this
summer and would take no suostl-
tute. 1t was also made plain TO the
governor that Mr.. Hayes is Slizer
booster for the Presidential nomlna-
tion.
The delegation which waited upon
the governor included the county
chairman, State Committeeman
Thomas H. Haggerty, OF Middlese1'
and CITY Commissioners Edward j.
Houghton and Frank A. Connolly OF
New Brunswick.
Earlier in the day, it is understooa
Democratic House Leader FRED W.
DeVoe. of Middlesex, who was oeau-
locked with Hayes over the question
of the delegate to go from tha1
comfy TO New York, talked Win
Mr.. Silzer over the phone ana Will
drew as a candidate. With TINS az,
tion the necessity of putting forward
Circuit Court Judge Peter f. Day,
also OF Middlesex, as compronlise
between Messrs. Hayes ana DeEoe
faded. .ta+ We
came down to inquire whether or no'
he had paid any attention 70 ~
r1p,ors that Congressman OIera :
and myself were opposed TO h,s
candidacy for President ana ne lsl sai9
mat he had positively not eApiaAiieu
Mr.. HAYES after the conference
CONTINUED on Page -
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
RUM RUNNER
LAST SEEN ON
FRIDAY, MAR. "A
Most Noted of Rum Craft in
CheeSequake Creek
at Morgan
MAY HAVE GONE DOWN
Violent Storm Took Place in
Local Waters at That
Time
MAY HAVE GONE DOWN

The Dauntless. one of the most
noted OF the alleged rum running
boats which make their headquar-
ters in the Cheescquake creek at
Morgan is missing. The last seen OF
the Dauntless, acc, riding to reports
along the water front of Morgan and
other points on Raritan bay, was on
the morning or night of Friday IA,
when she set out from Morgan with
several other boats their destination
probably being the rum fleet lying
off the Atlantic Coast.
According to reports which are
being spread about the water front,
the other boats put back into Nor
gan, as they found the waters of the
lower bay to be too rough for them
to navigate, but the Dauntless. true
to her name continued on her way.
The waves on the day which the
Dauntless disappeared were so high
that great property damage was
done all along the coast and even
the usual shipping was at stand
still.
Those of the alleged rum runner
who turned back, it is said, were of
the opinion that the Dauntless If it
succeeded in weathering the rough
weather in the lower bay, would
ounder before reaching the rum fleet
in the Atlantic, which had moved
further out than usual in order to
ride out the storm. Following the
storm and after the weather had
calmed down, lookout was kept for
the boat but 1t did not return.
The Dauntless was owned by
Campbell Strausholm, and when trips
were made, it was usually Strausholm
who stood at the wheel. Whether
StraushoIm was on this trip or not
the reports and rumors do not say,
but it is taken for granted that he
was. However, Strausholm has been
seen in the city since the storm and
this fact would lend strength to the
report heard today, that although
the Dauntless was lost those aboard
did not suffer a like fate.
According to the latest report the
Dauntless after battling with the
huge waves in the Atlantic, that at
times completely covered the boat.
finally reached the rum feet and was
tied up to a schooner on which the
crew took refuge. AS the storm be-
came worse, the hawser between the
two boats parted and the Dauntless,
an easy prey to the sea without her
pilot, soon went to the bottom.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
MRS. LUCY ACKER HURT
IN FALL AT SEWAREh

sEWAREN, March 26-Mrs. Lucy
Acker. of this place, is recuperating
today at her home from severe IN
iuries she received on Monday night
when she tripped over a sleeping cat
and fell headlong to the concrete
floor while on her way to look after
the furnace in the cellar. Mrs. Acker
sprained her left ankle, also her LEFT
hand. Her face is bruised. DR.. w.
B. Hoagland is the attending physi-
clan.
Mrs. Acker explained today how
the accident occurred. She did not
see the cat in her path, Mrs. Acker
said. The physician said that Mrs.
Acker will remain in bed for over
ten days.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
ANDERSON USES MOP

oSSINING. n. Y, March 26.-
Number 75745. who to the outside
world is known as William II. An
derson. resigned superintendent OF
the New York Anti-Saloon League
was an early riser in Sing sing
prison today. and after the usuai
nreIinoinaries including a meager
breakfast. was put to work with
mop and pail. Anderson is a mem
Der of the reception company. which
includes newcomers TO Sing Sing
who for ten davs clean up both in
side and outside the prison. War
den Lawes said the prisoner later
probably would be assigned to
clerical duty. During the DAYS he
is member of the reception COM
many Anderson will not be allowed
to receive visitors.
Anderson is the tallest prisoner
in Sing Sing
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
EDELSTEIN IS HOME;
SAYS FAMILY NOTIFIED

Albert Edelstein, twenty-one years
old. returned to his Kearny avenue
home this morning after an absence
of Just a week. He had been as far
west as Omaha, Neb.
Upon his return home the boy
told the members of his family that
asst Wednesday night he called his
home to inform his parents that he
vas going away for a short trip. His
arents were not home and the maid
aking the message evidently did not
AXE it correctly.
The car in which the boy left this
city last Wednesday was recovered
in New Brunswick on Monday after
noon and brought back to this city
bv Detective John Murray.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
ROX|E ST|NS0N
HINTS OIL DEAL
In Which Five Men Made
$33,0O0,000 in the
Fall of 1922

WASHINGTON, March ga hint
of an oil deal in which five men
made $33,O0O,OO0" in the fall of
1929, was brought before the Daugh-
erty investigating committee today
by Roxie stinson, divorced wife of
the attorney generals friend and
political lieutenant, Jess w. Smith.
The y itness said Smith had told
her of such a transa ction and that
she understood it had to do with
stock in the Sinclair interests which
on April Z, 1922, leased Teapot
Dome. She added that Smith had
said he and the attorney general
were sore because the men who
made the money were friends of
theirs, but had not let them in on
the deal she could not name them.
The fitting reference to the
S33,900,0o0 affair was made in the
midst of a session which otherwise
had lacked much of the momentum
of Miss Stinson's previous appear
ance as a star witness in the in
curry. Senator Wheeler of Montana.
the committee prosecutor, was kept
at home with a cold and the exami-
nation for the most part proceeded
quite peacefully.
Before the questioning of the Wit
ness began, Senator Ashurst, Demo-
crat, Arizona, read into the record
transcript of testimony put before
the oil committee, having to do with
stock purchases of Daugherty and
Smith The stock accounts were un-
der the name of ''W. w. Spaid," OF
the stock brokerage firm of Hixbs
& Co., and one of them was identi-
fed as a joint account of the attor-
ney general and Smith, which ac-
countants said. might have resulted
in a loss of $4,000 on oil stocks.
Miss Stinson began by declaring
that despite suggestions to the con-
trary, she believed Smith committed
suicide. She reaffirmed her belief
that Attorney General Daugherty
was morally responsible"
Smith had put his house in or
der" very carefully just before his
death. the witness said. and she bas-
ed her judgment that he took his
own life on that circumstance.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
MAJOR VICTIM
OF CAS- POISON
Overcome and Taken to Hos
pitaI--StiII Unconscious
at 2::30 O'clock

William Major. of 447 Mechanic
street, was found unconscious in his
room this morning, overcome by gas.
He was attended by DR.. Charles
Naulty and was taken to the hospi-
tai. His condition was said to be
serious. He had not gained con-
sciousness at $3.50. 1t is not known
how Major came to be overcome.
He returned to this city three or
four days ago from his annual trip
to the south.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-26
HAYES -CERAN CHOICE FOR S[zER DE[ECAT|
Crossing Elimination
Time Limit Extended

TRENTON, March 26:-The State
Public Utility Commission today is
sued an order extending from Janu-
airy / last until June /, 1925, the
time in which grade crossing elimi-
nation in Perth Amby by the Gen.
trail railroad and the Lehigh Valley
railroad must be completed.
On May IT, 1922, the board issued
an order compelling the companies
to eliminate certain Perth Amboy
grade crossings and to finish the
work by January 1, 1924.
The railroad companies petitioned
for a hearing to extend the time and
the commission declared that it was
shown the work could not be COM
pleted by the first of this year.
The, delay was not due to condi-