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recently expired, but up to date Ne
gro Starks has not moved to resume
operations on his st. Clair st. lot.
State VS.. Negro Starks
In December the postponed case
involving the charges of Hackett
against Starks came before the Court.
Kindly note that in this case it was
State VS.. Turner Starks, on a charge
of "feloniously attempted to make
an assault in and upon, etc." It is
alleged that Assistant County Attor-
ney Kinkead wanted to change this
charge to "discharge Of firearms
within the city limits" but the de-
termination of Mr.. Hackett to get
justice prevented the change. With
the insistence of Mr.. Hackett to a
charge based on his original COM
plant, Negro Starks pleaded guilty
to an "attempted" assault in the
second degree. Judge O'Brien then
gave Turner Starks a sentence of one
year in the state penitentiary. We
call your attention to the fact that
this sentence was then suspended by
Judge O'Brien. It would seem strange
that the Negro porter who was in
Starks' barber shop at the time of
the alleged assault was not called
as witness for the defense. The
arresting officers were not called by
the state, nor the officer who took
the bullet from the automobile in
volved in the case. It is alleged that
Negro Starks told the Court that he
was using blank cartridges and at
tempted to brighten Fredrickson, ct
al. In his plea of guilt, Negro Starks
made various statements. The
Court, after the defendants plea,
turned to Assistant County Attorney
Kinkead and asked if he defendants
statements were correct. Kinkead
is alleged to have answered that the
statements were generally correct.
The word generally" would
seem to cover world of territory
and is so lacking in defniteness as to
be ridiculous. At this time it might
be we'll to note point that, if it is
not peculiar, is ridiculous. During a
call upon Assistant County Attorney
Kinkead, he remarked that Starks'
sentence was suspended at the time
of his plea of guilt on December 8
because Probation Officer Zolle, it is
alleged, was not yet ready with his
report, which, however, is alleged to
have been used in Starks' behalf. It
would appear that Probation Officer
Zolle was preparing his report for
the alleged defense of Starks, prior
to Starks' plea of guilt.
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WOULD DENOUNCEKLAN
IN PLATFORM

Members of the Republican Ma
tional. Committee in the national
capital have received a letter from
R. B. Creager, Texas member of that
committee, demanding a place on the
platform committee in the national
convention at Cleveland for the pur-
pose of writing into the platform a
plank denouncing the Ku Klux Khan.
Mr.. Creager was recently a guest
at the White House and rumor con-
meets his name with the diplomatic
mission to Mexico.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY
KLANSMEN MEET
xxx
Big Time for Everybody With Music,
the Fiery Cross and a Good
Speech on the Program

Baltimore, Md.-The Klansmen of
the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
shore staged a great ceremony at
Pocomoke city.
Pocomoke Klan had raised Fiery
Cross on the fair grounds, thirty-five
feet in height and at o'clock in the
evening the parade of several hun
dred Klansmen led by a large band
started and paraded the city. After
the parade the cross was lighted and
by its light DIR. Burke of Ocean City
Klan, Realm of Maryland, delivered
very forceful address on the prin-
ciples and purposes of the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan to several thou
sand people who received it with
great enthusiasm. He was applaud
ed to the echo.
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XXX
HAW! HAW! HAW!

The Kluckers put the X in Kansas,
the OK in Oklahoma, the Kayo on
John Parker, and now it's rumored
that Gov. Al(cohol) Smith is threat
ening to call the New York legisla-
ture together to remove the letter K
from the alphabet.-Arkansas travel
er.
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kLAN NOT GUILTY
XXX
MILITARY OFFICER EXPOSES
- WALTON FIASCO
Says Military Court at Tulsa Did
Not Develop One Single Case
Against Khan As Charged
By Gov. Walton

Against Khan. AS Charged
By Gov. Walton
XXX
Oklahoma City.-Former Gov. J. C.
Walton's spectacular military ac-
tlvity in Oklahoma was wholly un-
necessary, for there was nothing to
indicate the existence of "riot and in
surrection," which, in his various
proclamations of martial law by
which he attempted to combat these
conditions, the executive had attrib-
uted to mob violence, directed and
executed by the Ku Klux Klan.
Such is the substance of testi-
mony given to legislative investi-
eating committee by Adjutant Cen
eral Baird H. Markham who COM
manded Oklahoma National Guard
troops enforcing the governors mill
tary edicts. The testimony which
was made public by the committee
was direct expression from the ad-
jutant general, who recently was
warmly commended by the legisla-
ture for his conduct during the Pc
riod of martial law.
Didn't Involve Khan
Walton's oft-reiterated charges
that practically every act of violence
in Tulsa county could be traced to
the Khan were not supported by evil
dence, Adjutant General Markham
said, for out of the approximately
100 cases of flogging Investigated by
the military courts at Tulsa, the
Klan was found to have been direct
ly involved in only one, that one be-
ing at Broken Arrow, Okla. In that
instance the Klan's charter was i'm
mediately revoked.
Force of arms was never needed in
Tulsa county; only the power and
process to bring witnesses before the
military court were necessary in the
investigation there, according to Ad-
jutant General Markham. The same
was true in Okmulgee county, the
first section of the state to feel mill
tary rule. There, the adjutant gen.
eral declared, the militory found that
deputy sheriff had abused his au-
thority, but there was no trace of
the riot and instruction which Wal
ton declared held sway.
1t likewise was the case in Okla
homa county oklahoma City, where
the adjutant general said conditions
were entirely normal.
MuskOgee Spared
Walton, the witness told the COM
mittee, was determined to invoke alb
solute martial law in another county
at the same time the Oklahoma coun-
ty decree became effective, and at
first had decided on Muskogee coun-
Ity, but Markham said he informed
the executive his Investigations had
reported no occasion for such action
there and persuaded the governor to
alter his decision. Accordingly Wal
ton was said to have made the order
applicable to Creek instead of Mus
kogee county.
The adjutant general described
this act as an attempt by Walton to
"cover up" or justify martial law
here.
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xxx

Another cause of continued poverty
is the eager willingness to buy some
thing that will pay 40 per cent divi-
dends.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NOW
IS ORGANIZED

klOrerO Held in Columbia - Prob
lens of United States Discussed by
Doctor Evans-"What Is the Khan"
Fully Explained to Audience by
Imperial Wizard
XXX
Columbia, S. C.-Before an audi
ence of approximately three thou
sand people assembled at the Billy
Sunday tabernacle on lower Main
street, DR.. H. w. Evans, Imperial
Wizard of the Knights of the Ku
Klux Khan, delivered an address last
evening on "Americanism," his ad-
dress being devoted largely to a dis
cussion of some of the dangers which
the speaker said, faced the United
States and to outline of the princi-
rles of the Klan.
The presence of the Imperial Wiz
ard and his staff, was an occasion for
setting up state organization, which
will hereafter be in charge of Grand
Dragon A. E. Hill. At this Klorero
more than fifty chartered Klans were
represented by delegates.
The Klorero, or state convention
of Klan leaders, was held in the
morning. At this meeting it was
brought out that there has been a
large increase in the membership
throughout the state of South Caro-
lima during the last few months; the
Order was never more active or in a
more prosperous condition than now.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22
THE SOVIET AGENCY IN CANADA

In September the official agency Of
the u. s. 8. r. in Canada completed
its six months stay in Canada. Not
withstanding the friendly reception
given the agency by the Canadian
government and the official de jure
recognition Of the Soviet Republic by
Canada, the agency had to work under
very difficult conditions.
The black hundred and white guard
emigrant circles who had already long
settled in Canada, the extreme reac-
tionary elements in Canada, self-nam-
ed representatives of fallen Russian
governments, black hundred groups
among the Ukrainian population and
last the previous representative Of
Kerensky, Boris Bakhmetiey, who
came to Toronto with the purpose OF
arranging ounter-revolutionary meet
ings have done all they could I'm order
to force the agency out of Canada.
The agency was left without refer
ence books, without information, as
the library of the agency was confls-
Gated; also the books were held that
were sent by the Russian Academy
OF Science for the various Canadian
universities and scientific institutions.
The normal communication with Mos
COW was greatly hindered by detain-
ing and opening the ageney's mail.
Also mail was detained and opened
that was addressed to the agency
from the United States.
The white guards in Canada fur
nished all sorts Of nonsense for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-22

out that Russia is not a friend of the
Fascist government, but wants to be
a friend Of the Italian people; that
anti-Fascism has been very much TAX
en- up and spread IN Russia and that
the treaty between Italy and Russia
is not trcaty between Communists
and Fascists. Perhaps it would have
been better IL Serrati had not sent
this letter to the democratic newspa-
per, since the latter cannot in any
case admit the correctness Of the
fact which is opposed to its views
On the other hand, one must keep in
mind that the whole opposition Is
strengthening It's anti ommunist-Fas
cist campaign, in order to show the
petty bourgeois, which changed a
short time ago from Fascism to anti
Faseism, that the opposition parties
are for the true and effective return
to legality and normal conditions. It
is certain, that the moment the opposi-
ton parties were to take the place of
Fascism, cruel persecution Of the
Communists would set in; legal per-
secuti0n, but none the less fearful and
pitiless.
Under what conditions win the col
lision with Fascism take place? VIII
It take legal form, or will it be &C
companied by vi0lence7 The assump-
ton Of q conspiracy would sound
credible, it one keeps in mind that the
opposition parties feel above all the
necessity Of interesting the masses
directly against Fascism. But With
out the Intervention of the masses
there seems little prospect that the
opposition parties will be capable Of
defeating Fascigm, which has an arm
ed militia and many munitions stores
at its disposal. The opposition parties
are in very embarrassing position.
Musso Pleads and Threatens.
In the political sphere the cleavage
OF Fascism goes on uninterruptedly.
Those who have Withdrawn from the
Fascist party, like Torni and Sala,
have joined with the poet Sem BeneI-
Il, the author Of the Last Supper of
the M0ckers" in addressing an ap-
peal to the Italian people and found
ing .Isega Halica" italian Leagne)
The movement is purely intellectual
and initiates the forms Of the political
interTentions OF d'Annunzio, and only
those who know nothing of Italian af-
fairs would believe that it could be
capable Of evoking mass movement.
From Bologna comes the news Of the
founding of a radical socialist party
whose program is not known, but can
easily be guessed.
The indecision Of the anti-Fascist
parties opposes the indecision of the
Fascists. Fascism is trying to retain
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press regarding life in the U. s. S. r.
In the newspapers various personal
attacks on the members Of the agency
were continuously being published. as
well as all other nonsense about some
tens Of tons Of inhamatory propar
ganda literature that members of the
agency tried to bring in as wrapping
for their personal luggage" In spite
Of this the agency has continued its
work, striving towards the re-estab-
lishment Of trade and cultural rela-
tions between Canada and the U. s.
s. R., also being Of great assistance
to subjects Of the U. s. s. r. living
In Canada.
Not only the presence Of the agency
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The Crisis in Italy is Ripening

the Jesuits and the Osservatore Ro-
mano (Roman Observer), the organ OF
the Vatican, on the one side, ard the
press Of the (catholic) peoples party
and of the liberals on the
other side, are carrying on over the
common work Of the peoples party
and OF the socialists, is continued IN
a most interesting way. The fact
that the Vatican favors the view that
the Fascist government, with all it's
sins, is to be supported, instead Of an
attempt being made to overthrow it
by violence, is connected by many
people with the desire OF the Vatican,
that the year 1925 being a holy year.
shall pass without amy social upheav-
ais which might keep back the stream
of pilgrims, millions Of whom it is
reckoned viii come to Italy, as It is
feared that the failure of the catholic
festivals might cause a loss OF income
to the Vatican Golfers expected dur
ing such mystical occasions.
Parliamentary Opposition Tinid.
The polemics over the eventual col
Elaboration of the peoples party and
the socialists may be a threat to pre-
vent, or to increase the difRculty OF
the participation of the peoples par
ty in the expected violent attack
against Faseism. But it is quite un-
certain whether it viii come to this
attack. The program of the opposi-
ton, to which all antiFascist consti-
sutional parties belong lthe peoples
party, the republican party, the re-
formist party, the maximalist social
list party and few other less import
ant political groups) is of very vague
character. The opposition parties
continually repeat that they are
against any form of violence and do
not intend to adopt violent methods.
The question which the press Of the
Faseists and of the constitutional op-
position parties recur to again and
again, is the "Bolshevist danger" The
Fascists maintain that there is a
"Bolshevist danger" in Italy, which
hides behind the opposition. The oppo-
sition maintains and even proves"
that there can be no BolsheTist danger.
On the contrary, the opposition parties
maintain that the Italian Communists
in a certain sense work along with
the Fascists, in that they support the
policy Of Soviet Russia and therefore
must be on good terms with the Fas-
cist government, which is likewise on
friendly terms with the Russian gov
ernment.
Legal" Opposition Would Persecute
Communists.
Serrati sent letter a short time
ago to the democratic opposition pa
per II Monde (The WorId) pointing
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in Canada, but also the coming of all
other persons from Soviet Russia to
Canada was being utilized as propa-
ganda against the U. s. s. r. At the
last International Congress of Mathe-
maticians held at Toronto there were
present as delegates six Soviet profess
sors. Instead Of interviewing them
there was published in the Toronto
newspapers an interview with a white
guard. The Soviet scientists, resent
ing this, had to publish a protest
against such false and slanderous act
ions.
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BY RUecIERo GRECO.

Without having accepted any parti-
cular Dawes plan, Italy is also a
sphere OF financial influence of the
United States. With the entry Of the
United States into the war. Italy shell
tered the Y. M. G. A. which, provided
with great resources, made itself at
home in the war zone and in the most
important towns in Italy. The Y. M.
G. A., which is a sort of spiritual adj
vance guard of the American inan-
ciers, followed the tins of preserved
rabbit, frozen meat and the corn. To-
day the Sinclair company, the great
American petroleum trust, is coming
to the fore, whose most recent his
tory is linked up with the petroleum
scandals, in which the highest func-
tionaries Of the American state was
involved. Italy is therefore SUFFICIENT
1y-Dawesed.
The political Independence of Italy,
which is SO Wanted by our national
lists, is therefore nothing else but pure
rhetoric without any real significance.
Italy has 391 million dollars credits
abroad, as follows: 1874 million in
Great Britain, 81 in France, 6S in Ans
tria, 35 in Czecho-SIovalxia, 33 in Rou-
mania, Ia in Poland, 7 in Russia, in
Yugoslavia, in the United States, 2
in France (the figures are taken from
a publication Of the Bankers Trust
company in New York;. On the other
hand Italy has debts in other coun-
tries to the amount OF 4,T4S million
dollars, 1859 million of which are due
to Great Britain, 2,O15 million to the
United States and 1874 million to
France.
Fascist Foreign Policy Weak.
In foreign policy Fascism is follow
ing the same lines which the ministers
of the old regime followed, only that
it has developed greater oratorical
powers and trained more numerous
and noisy choirs One can even say
that the foreign policy of Italy has
never been so provincial as now. The
premier, Mussolini, avoids leaving
Italy to attend international confer
ences; his Imperialism is very dOmes-
tic in form, it has nothing Of the pin
ion of the Roman eagle, but rather
something of the flutter of a barn door
fowl. Since his journey to London in
November 1922, Mussolini has just
reused himself sufficiently to go to
Lausanne. but his journeys mean the
rise of crises at home.
In home policy the capitalization Of
the opposing parties and powers pro-
ceeds with painful slowness. The pol
emic which the Civilta Catholics
Catholic Community, the organ Of
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the cooperation OF the right liberals
who assure it the parliamentary ma
jority. and continues at the same time
its threats against the opposition.
Mussolini's speech to the miners of
Monte Anniaia. who we're compelled
to listen to him, reveals the nzivete
contained in the political outlook ct
MussoIini, who, at the same moment
in which in an interview with the edi-
tor of the Giornale dItalia he express
ed his desire for collaboration. in a
public speech threatened the constitu-
tional opposition parties in the COM
monest Of barrackroom expressions.
Currency Depreciating.
Meanwhile the exchange has deteri-
GRATED. While the average rate for
the first half year of 1922 was 20.1
lire to the dollar. the average in the
first half year Of 1924 amounted TO
|22.S5. In the last half year 442 paper
lire correspondent TO 100 gold hire
while in the first half year of 1922,
100 paper lire corresponded to 100
gold lire. Imports have increased
to Is milliards a year, that is about
miIliard more than in 1892. The In
crease Of prices corresponds to the
increase in the rate Of exchange. In
1922 the buying capacity OF the lire
was 1892. in 1924 it was 1857 in jan
uary. 1S.41 in February, 1920 in
March, 1916 in April, 1880 in May and
1928 on the average Of the first half
of 1924. In the first half of 1924 the
surplus of imports over exports
amounted to 2,7S3 million lire. The
price index figure set at 100 on the
average, amounted TO 54s.1 in Janu-
airy, 1924. 550.5 in April, 536.6 in June
and SAB last July. OF LIS different
classes of goods which were investi-
gated by a financial paper, only 80
have increased less than 200 per cent
in price, while II have increased from
200 per cent to 300 per cent, % from
800 to 400 per cent, 81 from 400 to
500 per cent, p from 500 to 900 per
cent, Is from 600 to 500 per cent and
from 800 to 1000 per cent.
The increase Of population is also
noticeable, which must be particular
ly considered In connection with the
results of the johnson bin (the new
American immigration law, which now
only permits the immigration OF very
few Italians--Ed). On the 31st Of
December, 1921. the figures of the
population of Italy ran to s7,171, 0sl.
at the end Of 1922 they had risen to
81. 6O7. 4S7, at the end Of 1923. to Se.-
044, AL.
All these elements are Of import
ance for the complete understanding
Of the importance and significance Of
the coming events in Italy.
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Next Sunday Night and Every Sun
day Night, the Open Forum.
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Stack Hit In Egypt.

Stack hit IN Egypt.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-Sir Lee Stack,
commander of the British forces in
Egypt, was wounded seriously when
bomb throwers made an attempt to
assassinate him today, according to a
news agency despatch from Cairo.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
The Michigan Primaries.

The results of the republican and
democratic preferential presidential
primaries are interesting as well as
significant. Take the Endorsement by
the democrats of Henry Ford as their
choice of the democratic candidate for
the presidency, in the face Of the fact
that Mr.. Ford has come out for the
nomination of President Coolidge on a
platform of t"Safe With Coolidge -
What are the Michigan delegates go.
ing to do when they get to the New
York convention? Present Mr.. Ford S
name as Michigan's choice? 1t is an
odd situation.
The real significance of the results
on the republican side lies, of course,
in the sweeping victory of President
Coolidge in what was called johnson
territory. Four years ago Senator
Hiram w. Johnson swept the state by
a plurality exceeding $4,000. Up to to-
day President Coolidge is $4,000 ahead
of him. This is remarkable change
Of sentiment and can have but one
meaning-that President Coolidge has
impressed himself upon the voters in
Michigan, as he has in other widely
separated states, as the choice of re-
publicans, and that Senator johnson
has failed to present a constructive
policy.
Evening star., 1924-04-08
Salvation Army Campaign.

The Salvation Army, or the District
OF Columbia division of that army, is
making an appeal for $1,000, which is
set down as the Districts quota, and
which is estimated to cover the needs
of the army of this division for evan
gelistic, social and relief work in the
District for the year. This money is
to be administered under direction of
the advisory board of Washington citi-
zens. The Salvation Army needs no
introduction nor any recommendation
to the people of Washington. 1t is one
of the effective agencies for good
among people who need spiritual and
physical relief. A large part of the
spent for the armys fresh-air summer
camp for children and mothers. The
camp, which has proved its useful
ness, is in great. need of repair and
new buildings must be built. The Sal
walton Army needs the small sum
solicited for practical Christian work,
and its statistics for last year of
Christmas dinners given to worthy
persons. poor children supplied with
Christmas presents, persons supplied
with work, meals given to men out Of
work, lodgings given to shelterless
men, persons given clothing and shoes
and grocery orders given are impress.
sive.