The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18

pIdHuAru vi, Irleu again TO get back
his place in the senate, but could not
find sufficient support. Former back
ers of Foraker threw the republican
nomination to Warren G. Harding;
since Foraker was discredited by oil
exposures. Foraker, furious over the
exposure and the desercion of his
friends, insists on running against
Harding, but is defeated; he and
Harding remain friends.
Treaty was drawn up between u.
S. and Republic Of Columbia, but not
ratified. $25,000,000 to be paid to
Republic of Columbia.
Burns Agent For Germany.
March ga check of this date on
the Riggs National Bank of Washing
ton, D. c., for $500, issued by Cap
tain Franz Won Papen, chief Of the.
Imperial German government mill
tary spies in the United States, pay
able to Paul Koenig, revealed that the
Burns detective agency was engaged
by the German government in spy
service against the U. S. government
in the United States during the world
war. CASTOR B. Means, general SUI
perintendent of the William j. Burns
detective agency received money
from Paul Koenig for secret service
work in this country.
April (unless earlier)-The Will
lam j. Burns international Detective
Agency is employed by the Imperial
German government to conduct a spy
service within the United States.
CASTOR B. Means, general superin-
tendent of Burns agency in charge.
August 2O-Carranza b ecomes
president of Mexico.
Oct. 19-U. S. government recog-
nizes Carranza government of Mexi-
CO.
Doheny Buys Out Wilson,
1916-Wilson was elected again
on fund of $1,400,229 contributed
by EDWARD L. DOHENY, John D.
Ryan of the Copper Trust, Cleveland
H. Dodge of the 1915, 100000 Phelps
Dodge "copper" mining) Company,
who gave $4,000, and many others
Of the same school.
Charles Evans Hughes, republican
candidate against Wilson, was given
campaign fund of $2,012,535 by
Mr.. HARRY SINCLAIR, contributed
by HARRY SINCLAIR, ANDREW w.
MELLON, (present Secretary Of the
Treasury and many other industrial
magnates and bankers. This was the
only time in the history of the United
States when the candidate with the
biggest campaign fund did not win,
for Hughes was favored with $780,
600 more than Wilson got, and VIII
son was elected.
1917, Feb. 15-New constitution Of
Mexico promulgated, Article 81 Of
which makes petroleum and other
mineral resources under the soil Of
Mexico the property Of the Mexican
people.
American oil companies make oT-
ganized protest against the taxes lew
led upon them by the Mexican gov
eminent. Mr.. George Creel supports
their protest.
Sept. 17-"Complete reports Of SO
manufacturing plants turning out
munitions were found yesterday" ac-
cording to the N. Y. Tribune (Sept.
81, among the papers of Gastob B.
means, who was general superinten-
dent of the Burns detective agency
while that agency was doing secret
service work in the United States
for the Imperial German govern
ment.
Oil Demands War.
1918, Feb. 1O-President Carran-
"a of Mexico, issues decree imposing
heavy tax on oil companies doing
business in Mexico. Other DEGREES
and laws have aimed to put entire
petroleum industry Of Mexico under
government control.
American oil companies, Sinclair,
Doheny and Rockefeller interests de-
mand that u. S. government take ac-
ton to prevent application of these
laws to American companies.
1919, January-William G. Nc
Adoo resigns from Wilson's cabiret
and is employed by Doheny at $685.
900 a year.
First meeting on behalf of Woods
candidacy for presidency held at 16
East 72nd street, New York, the
home of Ambrose Mcneil of the Mid
vale Steel Co., the American Bank
note Co. and the international Nickel
Co. Robert X. Cassatt, son of the
late president of the Pennsylvania
r. R.. C. H. Duell, corporation attor-
new. Ambrose Mcneil and General
Leonard Wood were present. Mcneil
was "the quiet collector for Wood in
New York." as described by Duell to
senate committee on June 8, 1920,
and "Mr. Mcneil was the man who
suggested that the campaign should
be under-written for from 100000
to $1,000,000."
At another private meeting Of CAPT
'talist at the Plaza hotel, New York,
at which General Wood, Ambrose Mo-
nell, William Cooper, Proctor and
others were present, 100000 was
pledged by New York financial men,
and General Wood knew all about
the half million with which it was
planned to start the campaign"
testified Mr.. Duell
Wood Jr. Hamon's Hireling.
Jake Hamon. Oklahoma oil mag
nate, negotiated with General Leo
nard Wood, proposing that Woods
son could make more money with
uo,,,on,e al oornnanv than he was