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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Bare Real Estate
Stealing by "Best"
Washington Folks
tay .The federated Pressl

WASHINGTON May 15.--Back of
the best families" who try to domi-
nate official society and work the So
cial lobby in Washington, always in
the interest Of special privilege, is
the real estate ring. Just now the
city is much disturbed by revelations
of the crooked financing of real es-
tate companies, resulting in extortion-
ate rents. Senator Ball. chairman of
the Senate committee on the District
of Columbia, has reported some Of
the facts.
He finds that there are mortgages
amounting to 100000 more than
the last sale price of 80 of the larg-
est apartment houses in the city; that
many of these houses are mortgaged
for more than s1,OOO,OOO above their
actual cost. This has been done by
making fake sales, transferring the
buildings from one dummy to another.
Ball named apartment after apart
ment with the figures of cost and
debts, proving this statement.
These disclosures came out during
struggle to renew the rent law, UNI
der which rent commission regu-
lates the charges which may be made
for housing. The real estate ring is
against it's renewal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

antees than other loans contracted
here on the English market"
The Soviet would not restore prop
erty to former owners. The sugges-
ton was disposed Of at the Genoa
conference. But practical business
offers would be made, one of which
might be to lease owners their for
mer businesses as concessions.
1.-THE reported view that the Soviet
government is not in favor of attract
ing foreign capital is absolutely false,
can categorically state that at the
present time more than ever before
the Soviet government will consider
with the greatest favor any serious
offer in this direction.
Coming back once more to the
question of the liquidation of pre-war
debts, must say that this question
could be solved satisfactorily only
subject to a consideration for our
counter-claim-that is to say, on con-
dition of real help being extended to
us and interested circles, taking into
account the ruin brought upon us by
Intervention and which we are now
warding off with so much pains"
The War Cloud.
Turning to the question Of disarma-
ment, Mr.. Rakovsky said that Rus
sia's pacifist policy was the best evil
dence that the loan would be used for
productive purposes. Every small in
weston was interested in seeing that
his money was not used to aid mill
tarism.
"Since the nations prepare for war,
it means that there will be war-if
not tomorrow, then the day after to-
morrow. And, in raising the question
of disarmament we do not serve the
will of the working masses of the
Soviet union alone, but firmly believe
that we meet the wishes of all ma
lions. And more particularly we are
convinced to meet the desire of the
working masses in Britain.
IAN agreement between Britain and
the Soviet to that purpose, an agree
ment which will be certainly Joined
by many other states, will become the
starting point of an active and decis-
i've policy of disarmament.
There are certainly many condi-
lions which must be taken into con-
sideration in the question Of disarma-
ment, such as the territorial extent of
the country, the volume of popula-
ton, etc. But these are questions of
detail. to be dealt with at a future
conference. Here we have only to set
forth the principle"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
ANOTHER GROVE
STRIKE BOMB IS
MERELY A DUD

When David Krause, one of the
striking garment workers, was ar
raigned in S. Clark st. police court
yesterday, he was charged with as
sault and battery. The charge was
placed against him after the states
attorneys Office had held him for
more than four hours Wednesday and
then released him without letting him
know the charge against him.
Groves men acted in such a serious
and secret fashion that everybody
who had heard about the case
thought that Krause was going to
be charged with murder, at least.
When the clerk of the court yester-
day read the charge against Krause,
r. J. Kicker, his attorney, burst out
with: Good Godl is that the charge?
thought that he was going to be
charged with train robbery, at least.
The states attorneys Office labors and
brings forth a misdemeanor charge.
We will take a jury trial"
Sixty strikers will be brought be-
fore the Honorable, the Solemn, the
Dignified Judge Donnie" Sullivan to-
day to answer to contempt charges.
1t has been some time since Judge
"Dennie" has tried any strikers for
contempt and it is felt that he will
be in his usual ugly form today. But
the strikers are not worrying. They
see that no one has yet lost a leg for
being in contempt of "Dennie."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
NEGRO BOURGEOIS
LEADER QUIzzED
ON SANHEDRIN
Miller Challenged By
Ignored Workers

RICHMOND, Va, May 15.-Dean
Kelly Miller, chairman of the recent
All-Race Sanhedrin held in Chicago,
spoke here on 1.-THE Meaning of the
Sanhedrin Movement" in Reformers'
hall, and made no mention whatso-
ever of the vast mass of Negro work
ers and farmers who were scarcely
recognized at Miller's Sanhedrin. =
The Negro leader" lauded the late
President Wilson as statesman, and
Gandhi as "the greatest spiritual lead
er since Jesus Christ" He suggested
that lesser Sanhedrin be held in
Richmond, and showed by the basis
of representation for the regular 1925
Sanhedrin that it would be packed
with his well-favored bourgeois ele-
ments.
Why No Workers Delegate?
When Miller concluded his soft
talk, Thomas J. Stone took the floor,
with permission to speak three min
utes, and briefly stated his great in
terest in the Sanhedrin as he read of
it from day to day in the DAILY
WORKER. He asked Miller two
questions: Why no representation of
the Negro farmers and workers was
ON the provisional executive commit
tee Of the Sanhedrin, when 80 per
cent Of the Race were of these
classes, and why the Sanhedrin had
not recognized the unqualified support
given to the Negro liberation move
ment by the Communist international.
Miller failed to answer Stones first
question, and to the second he re-
piled that he was in favor Of Social
list" ideals. but his Race was too weak
to cooperate with unpopular foreign
movements, and that the Negro must
unqualifiedly support standard
American institutions"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Telephone Trust
Probe Demanded By
Gouged Consumers
tHy The Federated Pressl

NEW YORK, May 15.-Congression-
al investigation of telephone rates and
service in the United States including
a probe of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company and the sub
salaries of that trust, is demanded in
a petition sent to congress and Presi-
dent Coolidge by the ity-sRsrliament-
of Community Councils of the City of
New York. The petition points out
that states and localities have not
been able to cope with the domination
of the A. T. and T. and its twin trust,
the Western Electric company. New
York City is contesting in the courts
the latest 10 per cent rate increase
by the local subsidiary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
LABOR FIGHTING
TAX0N WORKERS
IN YOUNGSTOWN
K. K. K. City Heads Put
Occupational Levy

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 15.-The
United Labor Congress went on rec
ord tonight opposing the occupational
tax passed by city council calling for
a tax ranging from $500 to $500 per
year to be placed on workers in the
different industries. The purpose of
this tax is to fill up the Golfers Of the
city treasury and keep the pork bar
rel politicians on Easy street. Labor
will fight the Ku Klux Khan admins
tration now ruling Youngstown and
contest the legality of the tax in court.
A month ago the pork barrel brigade
tried to put this tax on the employers
who raised such howl that the adj
ministration devised the present tax
of shaking down the workers.
City council passed the ordinance as
an emergency measure" and the
mayor signed it Immediately, so it's
now law.
The steel barons are having a mer-
ry time falling steel workers in Far
rell and passing laws compelling them
to pay for the right of working in
their" towns.
The big question now confronting
the politicians is HOW to collect the
tax. Labor leaders holly scored the
Kluxer administration and favored an
other Boston Tea Party.
Steel workers now pay a Garbage
Tax of $500 yearly to have their garb-
age collected (if they have any, this
coupled with the Occupational Tax,
makes their lot hard one that is
mighty near the breaking point.
The workers announce that they will
go to Jail before they pay the tax. A
storm is brewing in the Empire of
Steel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Labor Lines Up
For Peoria Meet
On This Sunday

Chicago labor unions will be well
represented at the Illinois Farmer-La-
Dor convention, which will open Sun
day at the Labor Temple in Peoria,
Ill. Three locals of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers have elected dele
gates and forwarded credentials to
the organization committee at Peoria.
Carpenters, moulders, boilermakers,
and other local unions have sent In
credentials for their delegates. Scores
of miners attending the convention OF
the Illinois mine workers will attend
the convention representing their To-
Gals from all over the state. The Belle
vile Central Labor Council and the
Winnona Labor legion have elected
delegates and forwarded credentials.
Many cooperative and fraternaI
bodies have responded to the call.
II is hoped that Immediately follow
ing the convention, the newly organ
lied Farmer-Labor political group will
start campaign all over the state
boosting the June II convention at
st. Paul.
The best efforts Of the reactionary
labor leaders in attempting to sabo-
tage the convention have proved un.
awaiting. The workers want a real
class party In the coming election and
are eager to take part in any move
that promises to help build one.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
N. Y. FARM-LA BOR
PARTY ENDORSED
BY MORE UNIONS
State Convention Comes
Next Sunday

NEW YORK, May 15.-The latest
group of organizations to send in
their credentials to the state sec
rotary of the Buffalo Labor Party
which are sending delegates to the
state convention of the Farmer-Labor
Party of New York state which is to
be held at Schenectady on Sunday
morning, May IS, are as follows:
Branch 585 of the Workmens
Circle, Branch "a of the Workmens
Circle, The Glove Workers Union,
Electricians Local 2. District 1 of the
of the Amalgamated Metal Workers.
Cutters Local 10 Of the Amalgamated
Shoe Workers, Local Bakers Sec
ton of the Amalgamated Food Work
ers, Brooklyn Local of the BARRIERS
Union and the Buffalo Central Trades
Council
There are many local unions and
other organizations which have elect
ed their delegates but have failed to
send in the names and the credentials
Of their delegates, while there are
other organizations sympathetic to the
Farmer Labor movement which have
not as yet elected their delegates even
tho they have been represented at
the City convention. The time is very
short for action and what is needed is
that every organization Immediately
elect their delegate.
This convention for the formation
of state Farmer Labor Party will
be success, if each organization
interested in Farmer Labor Party
in the state of New York act on this
call Immediately and elect it's del
egate. All credentials should be sent
to the state secretary, Mr.. Frank
Herzog, So Leroy Ave-, Buffalo, N. Y.
All contributions to carry on the
work and help defray the expenses
of the. convention and organization
work, should be made payable to w.
]. KELLY, 81 East 10th Street, N.
Y. c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

Sunday Not Yet In
Heaven; Don't Want
To Meet Jesus Now

ROCHESTER,, Mimi, May 15.-Still
strong enough to below, "The Lord
is my shepard, 1 should worry, "
BILLY" Sunday arrived here to go into
a sanitarium. Threatened with i'm
mediate entrance into heaven early
this week in Memphis, Tenn, Sunday
hired special train and rushed off
to the best doctors he knew of to
prevent his meeting his friend, Jesus,
before he was darn good and ready
to meet him. Sundays doctors said
that his condition was better and
more than they had hoped for, but
not more than he deserved. Sunday
thanked God for that.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Coolidge VIII Take
Parting Shot At
Jap Exclusion Bill

WASHINGTON, May ia Japan
ese exclusion, effective July /, this
year. was scheduled to come up in
the house today, for final vote. At
ter it's adoption by the house, it viii
go to the senate and then the COM
pleted bill goes to the president.
Yesterday the president called to
the white house leaders Of both par
ties in the house in what was under
stood to be a last and futile attempt
to secure postponement Of the exclu-
sion dates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Schenectady Ready
For N. Y. Farm-Labor
Convention Sunday

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, May 49,
Preparations for Sundays state con-
vention Of Farmer-Labor groups are
well under way. Hundreds Of dele
gates from labor unions, farm organ
izations and independent political
party crowds are expected to assem-
BILE here.
The local trades assembly held a
convention of hopeful groups on May
IL to help pave the way for the COM
ing Sundays meeting, which was
called by the Buffalo Trades and Labor
assembly and the New York Federated
Farmer-Labor party. A state Farm
er-Labor party will undoubtedly be
launched at Sundays convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Know of No Break.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 15.-Na-
tional headquarters of the brotherhood
of locomotive engineers here said to-
day no word had been received by Off
cials that negotiations of engineers
and firemen of western lines for 'the
New York Central increases had been
deadlocked.
Chairman of workers committees Of
the western lines have the brother
hoods approval to negotiate and will
report to officials here whatever action
they take finally, it was said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
FOLEY FOLLOWS MURPHY
AS TAMMANY SACHEM IN
14TH STREET WIGWAM

NEW YORK, May 15.-James A.
Foley, son-in-Iaw Of the late Charles
F. Murphy, is the new chief of Tam
many Hall.
The surrogate finally aceeded to
the demand of the organization that
he accept the mantle Of the fallen
leader and assumes his duties at
once. His resignation from his sur
rouateship is expected today.
Foley was virtually drafted, Tam
many leaders admitted, and only ac-
cepted the leadership after Gov. Al
fred &. Smith had visited him per-
sonaIly and asked him to accept.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

armies. One speaker was a.
political commissar of the Red
Army, who cares for the politi-
cal education of the new sol
diers. The second was Stewart,
delegate from Great Britain to
the Communist International.
The third was a rocky (himself
in person..
And from all the speeches the fol-
lowing impression comes: In the good
old czarist days, the raw recruits
were taken far from their home en-
vironment, beaten into disciplined
soldiers, taught nothing but blind ODE
dience, and kept ignorant.
Red Army Like a School.
The Red army, on the contrary, is
run like a school. The soldiers are
trained, but also taught why the train
ing is necessary. They are taught
by friendly teachers, who have sup
planted the tyrannical officer of the
army of autocracy. The soldiers min
gle with the civil population and are
kept in touch with their homes. They
are given careful political training,
which makes them realize what they
are being trained to defend.
Naturally, coming almost entirely
from peasant or proletarian stock, the
spirit of the Red soldier, conscripted
to fight for his own interests, is diff
ferent from the soldier in the capital
list armies, conscripted to fight for the
wealthy under the guise of national
patriotism and often driven into the
army by starvation.
Rookie Talks Internationalism
The recruit at the mixer spoke on
international affairs from the class
conscious proletarian point of view.
He hoped that the Macdonald gov
eminent in England will show the
workers that only by having their
own army can they gain release from
capitalist rule. He told how last Oc-
tober it seemed that Germany would
soon be free. but that afterward they
realized 1t was miscalculation.
Then came the lighter part of the
program, rollicking tunes played by
a string orchestra, the members Of
which were the workers and soldiers
of the Kremlin; plaintive folk songs
and brisk army marches, sung by
student soldiers; comic recitations
which made even those people laugh
who couldn't understand Russian.
And after, it all came the dancing
Russian formal steps, mixing with
the American fox-trot. II certainly
turned out to be a mixer--American
and English girls trying out Russian
folk dances, with the burly Russian
soldiers, in their uniforms, trying to-
fox-trot and one-step.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Ten Hours by Request.

OCEAN FALLS, B. C.-The lumber
bosses are taking advantage of the
present slump in the lumber industry
Of this province and are attempting to
re-introduce the ten-hour day in the
logging camps.
The Pacific Mills, Ltd, Of this place
has a clause in the employment con-
tract which reads: Il agree to work
ten (10) hours per day, if required by
the company" This clause would per-
haps protect the company if the pro-
posed eight-hour act passes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Germany To Sign
Booze Pact With
u. S. Next Week

WASHINGTON. May 15.-The Unit
ed States and Germany next week will
sign liquor treaty identical with that
which has been negotiated between
this country and Great Britain, it was
learned here today. Negotiations over
the pact have been brought to an end
and secretary Hughes and ambassador
Wiedfeldt are expected to sign the
document formally as soon as it is
put in shape.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
SOVIET ENVOY IN LONDON WARNS
BRITISH BANKERS TO KEEP HANDS
OFF REVOLUTIONARY INSTITUTIONS
Especial to The Daily worksr)

LONDON (By MaI)-M Rakovsty, the Soviet Charge DAT
aes delivered singing reply to the city bankers who pre-
sumed to dictate the which commercial arrangement
between the British and the Soviet republic would
be arrived Comrade Rakovsy backed his stand by
the great of British labor.
Russia needed money he SAID because Of the demand for
payment of prewar debts Soviet Russia would not tolerate
suggestion that loans would be purchased by the surrender Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
ROCKY IN SOVIET RED ARMY
TALKS INTERNATIONALISM TO
FOREIGNERS; HE LIKES HIS JOB
By GERTRUDR FTAFssLER

IFederated Press STAN COTTespOndentJ
MOSCOW, May 15-Americans and English in Moscow got
good idea recently of how rocky feels when he joins the Red
Army The AngoSaxon section Political Emigrant Club had
mixer where the foreigners Moscow mixed
thoroly with Red Army soldiers
Three speeches brought out the contrast between the
ment received by recruits in the Red Army and in capitalist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
WAN ED!!!

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
Aged 80 But Plans
To Lead Procession
And Has Hair Bobbed

SYRACUSE. N. ", May 15.-'T
don't propose to be tail-ender," Mrs.
Catherine Nichols, so, said when hav-
ing her hair shingled and curled in
the latest fashion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16
sxndIealIsm Terms To End

SAN QUENTIN, Cal. May 1.-two
criminal syndicalism prisoners who
have served their terms will be re-
leased in May. They are John Golden
and Harry Williams.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

one title of the freedom gained
by the Russian workers and
peasants thru their revolution.
Mr.. Rakovsky stated that he was
well satisfied with the progress of the
negotiations. To come to an agree
ment both sides must make conces-
sions, and there was no time so favor
able for them as the present.
He proceeded to deal with the
bankers memorandum, which, he
said, was obviously aimed at break
ing off the negotiations"
The memorandum, he observed, had
two parts. The first was an impor-
tant statement of facts about the Brit
ish money market. The second lis
an absolutely inadmissible attempt
to interfere in our internal politics"
Altho the memorandum demanded
non-interference in each others home
affairs, in paragraphs to it made
an attempt on the very foundations Of
the Soviet Socialist state.
"The memorandum demands the
re-establishment Of private prop
erty. The memorandum demands
the abolition of the monopoly of
foreign trade. The memorandum
demands change Of our code. Our
answer to such an attempt Is cat
eeoricaI 'NeverI'
Intervention has failed, altho it
was backed by coalition Of IA states.
The same fate inevitably awaits every
attempt at Intervention in new form
and that is the end for which the
memorandum is actually making prop
uganda"
Russia's Resources.
An attempt at such intervention
would deeply harm Russia, and could
not benefit Britain. Intervention in
the past had only increased British
taxes and unemployment and reduced
British trade.
was to destroy the chances of a loan
to Russia. Il must state in all
frankness that, should we not be re-
quired to pay of certain liabilities,
we would not ask for a loan" Russia
by herself had been able to restore
20 per cent of her pre-war agricul-
ture and So per cent of her pre-war
industry. But if they are faced with
the payment of pre-war debts, then
they must say in advance:
"You must help us to do it.
awe cannot act like certain other
states which have formally reeog-
nized their debts but never paid off
a penny"
Britain herself had no reason to
consider the present volume of Rus
sian trade sufficient.
LET me just point to. one example !:
You intend to carry out an enormous
program of housing for the working
class. Is it not quite plain that most
of the timber needed for the purpose
could not be obtained on profitable
terms from anywhere but our coun-
try?"
Capital Is Safe.
II was the intention of the Russian
government to leave the larger por-
ton of the loan in England. 1--WE
have a detailed plan made Of orders
referring to different branches of
British industry.
"our loan will be used, in fact,
for the increase of AngIo-Soviet
trade. ! also want to add that the
amount of the loan we are asking
for is much smaller than what had
been mentioned in the house OF
lords from private conlectures."
The bankers should consider wheth-
err they were prepared to help the
small investor and enable him to get
back part of his money invested in
pre-war LOAF
ut is not true that the loan invest
ed in Soviet Russia runs any risks. l
am able to say that these loans, far
from having less, will offer more guar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-16

NEW YORK. May 15.-"Nice, ripe
eggsl" shouted a truckman who de-
livered two dozen dinosaur pellets,
more than 100000 years old, to the
Museum Of Natural History.
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