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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
Purifying Democracy

Our national election campaigns appear to the
careful observer as dress rehearsals of the sham
democracy with which we are blessed
On the eve of these campaigns the employers
whose class interests are served best by the
fraudulent parliamentary system tend to get busy
to purify democratic institutions in order to
make these dress rehearsals gala affairs. 1t was
this desire for political advantage that animated
John w. Davis to resign, temporarily at least, from
many of the corporation drectorships held by him.
OF course, Mr.. Davis refused to give up these
financial footholds before he was sure of getting
the democratic nomination.
Such dishonest and meaningless attempts at
purifying national politics are not the privilege
of the democrats alone All employing class parties
vie with each other in throwing sand into the eyes
of the workers by attempting to assume the hottest
of holy attitudes in the purest of pure democracy.
The constitution provides that "No person may
serve presidential elector who is holding an
office of trust profit under the United States "
Therefore, Colonel Francis T. Maxwell has given
up all his banking connections including the direc-
torship in the Hanover National Bank of New
York and the Hartford National Bank, and the
Rockville National Bank of Connecticut.
This is the second instance where republican
elector has resigned his business directorships in
order to avoid possible contest of eligibility in
the electoral college. Apparently, Coolidge and
his supporters are sure of sharp contest in the
electoral college and are not prepared to risk a
single vote. We wonder where the textile baron,
William Butler, who is now the republican big
boss will stop in such publication in order to
avoid possible conflicts over the election of the
Sphinx of the Potomac.
1t is, of course, the height of asininity to CON
slider these designations whether they be tenn
porary or permanent, as steps in the direction of
the publication of capitalist democracy. Germs
can't be purified. A cancer cannot be cleaned up,
but must be cut out if the patient is to stand the
slightest chance of living The illusory employ
ing class democracy, in reality terrorizing ex-
ploiters' dictatorship, holds out no hope to the
masses even at its purest. Surgery, and not the
quack patent medicines, offers the only road to
salvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
AmericGnizing Canada

The Dominion of Canada is planning to borrow
a hundred million dollars in the United States The
offering of an issue of short term notes for the
Canadian government is part and parcel Of plan
to refund the Dominion's debt of about two hun
bred million dollars.
The fotation of this loan in the United States
is another indication of the rapidity with which
American capitalist interests are assuming con
troll of the economic life of northern neighbor.
There are today invested more than two and a
half billion dollars of American capital in Canada
American investors hold nearly twenty per cent of
the Canadian government provincial and municipal
securities. twenty-five per cent of the Canadian
Pacific Railway shares are in the hands of Amer
lean capitalists. The situation involving the con
troll of Canadas mines, railways, motor car and ac-
cessories industries, meat, rubber, metals and re-
fined petroleum is essentially the same.
Momentarily there is a angle to this Cana
dian loan. 1t appears that the Chase Securities
Corporation is planning to compete with j. P.
Morgan Company for this loan. 1t had been as
sumed that the House of Morgan, which financed
the Dominion government during the war, would,
without question, be the sole financial institution
called upon in this instance. Besides recent years
have witnessed specialization on the part of the
Morgan firm to deal in government loans or serve
as direct agent of large corporations
This little brush between Morgan's concern,
which is principally an underwriting house, and
the Chase corporation which is primarily a COM
mercial bank is interesting in the sense that it
shows that the process of complete unifcation of
our biggest financial interests is not yet consum-
ated. However, it holds out no hope at all for
Canada. The connections and dealings between j.
P. Morgan & Company and the Chase Corporation,
are too numerous and too firmly rooted to be
disturbed by this temporary competition. The
two giants of finance will undoubtedly get
together to tighten their grip on Canadas resources
and to secure more complete "Americanization'
of our northern neighboring country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

1t has oft been said that the Balkans are the
curse of Europe. This is true if war plots, i'm
perialist Vaccinations, royal conspiracies, and
capitalist conflicts are to be accepted the basic
criterion of the curse on the continent.
More major wars have had their origin in the
Balkans than in perhaps any other section of the
world. The Balkans are the least industrialized
portion of Europe except for some great stretches
of Soviet Russia The Balkans abound in natural
resources. The Balkans are the threshold to the
near-East and the unlimited wealth of Asia. 1t
is precisely for these reasons that the capitalist
imperialists of Europe have promoted national
strife, political chaos, economic stagnation, and
wars in the Balkan peninsula.
Our American mperialists also have their Bal
kans The chronic chaos in Central America is
only a staging of Balkan politics on a smaller
scale. Geographically speaking, the political
instability and economic under-development of
South America are staging of sinister Balkan
maneuvers on larger scale.
Just now, there is going on a great race for
naval armament in South America. In March 1923
the United States instrumental in holding a
Pan-American Disarmament Conference in San
tiago, Chile. Thru the very efforts of the Yankee
imperialists this conference was fiat failure
Since then Peru has ordered feet of submarines,
the construction of which is being directed by an
Chile has opened the largest drydock in South
America in order to maintain its fleet at the max
imum efficiency In Brazil there is an American
naval mission planning the greatest naval develop
ment in South American history. Argentina is
considering a bond issue of about two hundred
million dollars for military and naval purposes
The leading Argentinian battleship Rivadava, is
now in the United States being thoroly modernized
This mad navalst race is the result of Americas
refusal to put halt to it at the Santiago con
ference. Apparently the American capitalists are
bent upon fostering national strife, group jeal
zsies, political turbulence, and economic instabil
ty in South America for their class purposes
The Yankee imperiaists do not desire to see a
unified LatinAmerican continent. Solidarity and
common purpose among the Latin American peo
pies would only hasten the end of Yankee i'm
perialst domination.
The capitalist class whose industrial throne is
in Wall Street and whose political seat is in Wash
ington, is deliberately Balkanizing South America
as the European imperialists have Balkanized
Southern Europe for their own sordid imperialist
purposes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
CITLOW MEETINGS
IN. PENNSYLVANIA
WELL ATTENDED
Communist Candidate is
Eloquent Speaker

ERIE, Pa, Sept. 21.-In view of the
splendid audiences that greeted com
rade Gitlow, candidate for vice presi-
dent on the Communist ticket, thru
out Pennsylvania, the Erie comrades
expect one of the best attended meet
ings in the history of the city on
Wednesday eve, Sept. "a. The CAPT
talist press thruout the great steel
and coal states have given much pub
licity to the Communist meetings adj
dressed by Gitlow.
The Smoky City.
In Pittsburgh, the city where the
air is black with the smoke from the
sweating steel bells, where the lives
of the workers are ground into gold
for the master class, and the anti-la-
Dor record of the government officials
is blacker than the smoke stacks of
Garys mills, comrade Gitlow spoke to
throng of steel workers during the
first week in September.
Aims Of Party.
Gitlow exposed Coolidge, Davis and
LaFollette as capitalist agents and
stated the aims Of Communism. "The
purpose OF our campaign" declared
Gitlow, lis not primarily to elect the
Workers Party candidate to office in
the government, but to spread the
message OF Communism in America
Comrade Gitlow is an eloquent
speaker and he held that Pittsburgh
audience spellbound.
Calvin Coolidge has to pay labor
takers to come and listen to him but
these exploited workers paid to hear
Gitlow expound the Communist mes
sage and then Clipped into the collec
tion basket.
The LaFollette, Davis and Coolidge
parties have their millionaire angels
like Spreckles, vanderlip, Morgan
Rockefeller and Gary but the Work
ers (Communist) Party must depend
on the loyalty and generosity Of the
workers in the industries and on the
land.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
TREATY WITH RUSSIA
BRINGS HOPE or new
PROGRESS TO CHINA
(Ry RosTA)

MOSCOW, Russia, Aug. 22-(by
maiI.)-In celebration Of the sign
ing Of the Russo-chinese Agreement
the Soviet Representative in the
IIyisk region, MIR. Petehatnlkoff,
held a reception at kuIdja, which
was attended by all the Soviet COM
munity and Chinese officials with
the Chinese Governor and Com
mander of the garrison at their
head, and also representative Chi
nese big and middle merchants.
In their speeches, the Chinese rep
resentatives expressed their firm be-
lief that now that the Soviet-chin-
csc treaty has been signed it will
be easy for the Chinese people to
shake off the yoke Of imperialism
and resoIuteIy follow the path of
economic and aII-round national
progress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
Cal Favors Couzens'
Plan to Quiz His
Pal Andrew Mellon

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81 Presi.
dent Coolidge approves the plan which
has been laid down for the senate in.
vestigation Of the internal revenue
bureau, Senator James Couzens, re.
publican, OF Michigan, chairman. an.
nounced today after a conference at
the White House.
when told the President OF the
general scope Of our inquiry, Mr.. Cool
idge declared he believed II was a
constructive program for Investigate
ing the bureau" Couzens said.
Couzens is listed as progressive
and has the support OF the Detroit la.
Dor leaders, who think they are fight
ing Coolidge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

neither party is doing a favor in
this matter, but that both are
fulfilling what is essentially in
their own interests, it is difficult
to achieve a common end.
Japan Wants Unmasked.
what are the points at variance
between US? Only in that Japan,
while she has no right save de-facto
illegal possessions, wishes to receive
under her control, on conditions which
only victors could dictate to van
pushed, the material resources of
Northern Sahalin. What we say is
that Japan cannot claim any monopoly
or exclusive rights in that part of the
island. But Japan can get concessions
on general basis in Northern Saba
lin as we'll as in other parts of the
Union.
ut is in this point, and not in the
question of the evacuation of North.
ern Sahalin, that lies the difference.
And yet this point is beyond question.
There could be no negotiations unless
Japan we're from the very outset
willing to evacuate the Northern port
of Sahalin at a definitely fixed date
Japan Must Evacuate.
"The draft of the article concerning
the evacuation of Sahalin, as pre-.
scented by myself and by Mr.. Yoshiz-
ava, contains one divergent point.
Namely, whereas we insist on evacua-
ton within a fortnight, considering
this term amply sufficient, the Japan
ese government agrees to evacuate
within a period of three months, ex-
planning the necessity thereof by
technical difficulties.
"As regards international faith and
obligations, upon which Viscount Kato
makes dependent the question Of rec
ognition and the settlement OF the
Russian problem, there are, as it
seems TO me, no special difficulties in
this matter. Mr.. Yoshizawa took with
him three propositions covering the
subject. 1t is up to Japan, demand
ing as she does the fulflment of in.
ternational obligations, to decide
whether she is herself ready to shout
der the International responsibility for
those material claims which exist on
the part of the Soviet Union.
Russia viii Make No Sacrifices.
"Our policy vis-a-vis Japan is based
on strict responsibility, and~we will
not recede from this principle. hope
that Mr.. Yoshizawa, to whom the de.
fnitive point OF view OF the Soviet
government on all questions is known,
will very well explain it at Tokyo. so
that | hope that II the Japanese gov
eminent is sincere, IL has, while send.
ing Mr.. Yoshizawa to Picking, done
everything so that it should not be
necessary to have Interruptions again.
| also believe that Mr.. Yoshizawa has
been able to give documentary proof
to his government that we are not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
JAPANPS WITHHOLDING Of
RELATIONS WITH SOVIET
RUSSIA HIT BY KARAKHAN
(Rv Rosta.l

PEKNG, China Sept 1oWth reference to vscount Kaos
interview transmitted by the Nippon Tempo Service, Mr..
Karakhan Soviet Ambassador to China the follow
ing views representatives of the Japanese press.
1.-THE interview given by the Japanese Premier vscount
goes explain why relations have not been
between the Union Soviet Socialist Republics
Even today the mistaken in its estimate
of the Importance of the question
Indeed thinks she is making big concession and
putting Union obligation recognizing
Until Japan realizes that both sides
the restoration of mutual relations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
PERSIAN MERCHANTS
DID GOOD BUSINESS
At RECENT BAKU FAIR

BY Hoeta.
MOSCOW, Russia, Aug. % (by
mail).-AeeordIng to information
received by the Russo Oriental
Chamber of Commerce, the Persian
merchants were able to sell nearly
all the stocks of goods they brought
to The recent Baku Fair, to an
amount Of over $4,000 pools and
value Of about two million gold rou-
bles while they purchased some
100000 roubIes' worth of goods.
These figures do notincIude the deals
transacted between the Persian mer-
chants and the mixed Russo-Persian
companies, the "centrosoyuz," or
the State Trading Department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
wotta sunni Wotta SUM !

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.--Mrs. Finley
J. Shepard, formerly Miss Heller
Gould, was instructed to appear mex
Wednesday in the ss2,OO0.0oO account
ing suit brought by the Jay Goult
estate against the trustees OF the late
George Gould, after brief and per
functory questioning today. She Il
one of the four Jay Gould estates
trustees.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

given to too much diplomacy" but
say frankly and openly what is pos.
sible and what is not.
I'VE want an agreement with ia.
pan, but can make no sacrifices, nor
do we demand any sacrifices on the
part of Japan. shall use all efforts
to bring the negotiations to a positive
result and in this l count on the
friendly and sincere cooperation OF
Mr.. Yoshizawa."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE OF
W.P. ON TICKET
Gordon Owens First to
Go Over in Chicago

Gordon Owens, the Negro,
who is the candidate of the
Workers Party for congressman
from the first congressional dis
trict, Chicago, is the first of the
congressional candidates. to OBJ,
tain the needed number of
signatures to go on the ballot in
the November election.
This is a worthy achievement
for the efforts of the Party and
Y. w. l.. branches in that dis
trict. There was presumably
difficult district, but the COM
rades have made good. The
Young Workers League, Engle-
wood branch, did exceptionally
well, the comrades obtaining
nearly two-thirds of the 1900
signatures wanted.
All viii Go On.
From now on we expect at least
one congressional district per day to
finish the job of obtaining signatures
Every Workers Party candidate must
go on the ballot When the results
of Sundays work by the comrades is
in, we shall have quite accurate
estimate of how soon every candidate
can go over. There is a race on be-
tween District 4, Joseph Podkulski,
candidate, and District 8, Jack John
stone, candidate, for the honors of
being the second candidate to go on
the ballot. However, the comrades in
these districts will have to hurry or
District s, George Maurer, candidate,
may slip by them and take the lead.
Farley Takes Charge Of Dist. s.
In an effort to get District 5, H. Ep-
stein, candidate. on the ballot, Delbert
Farley, who has been campaign man
ager for District g., has been placed In
charge of District by the City Cam
paign Committee. He replaces Com
rade w. S. Nilsson. Comrade H. Hen
derson, who has been aiding Com
rade Farley in District 8, will finish
the job in that district With the
change made, the City Campaign Com
mittee hopes to make sure of getting
District on the ballot. Comrades
in District were out Sunday and
early returns are good for a large
number of signatures. The same
with District 7, which is working very
hard to get the 1000 signatures want.
ed. Comrades have every reason to
feel encouraged with the results so
far and should spare no efforts the
remainder of this week in getting sig.
natures.
Every Signature In This Week.
Comrades must be sure to get in al,
their signatures this week. Their
can be no delay. Bring or send K
your signatures as fast as the petit
tons are filled out. Every comrade on
the job every day. Put the Workers
Party candidates on the ballot.
The results to date are:
Signatures
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

Wheeler's crime in trying to scuttle the Farmer
Labor Party in Montana is greater than Doheny's
steal of Teapot Dome. After all Doheny never
claimed to be anything but capitalist. Wheeler is
parading over the country as "a friend of labor,
but really stabbing it in the back at every OPP
portunity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

Capitalism must be in very bad way when it
invites the representatives of Soviet Russia to a
disarmament. conference. Well, that is what we
have been saying all the time, that capitalism is
on its last pins.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

ARE you OBTAINING YOUR BUN.
DIE OF THE DAILY WORKER and
CAMPAIGN LEAFLETS TO distribute
when you are out getting signatures
to petltions7
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

Workers and farmers are beginning to analyze
the LaFollette illusion and discovering there is
nothing in it for them. They casting their lot
with the Communist candidates, Foster and Git
low.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

Hands off Chinaw is the demand Of the Russian
workers and peasants upon the capitalist world,
that should be taken up by labor everywhere
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22

fall from the
The Communist organized by wishing for it. 1t
carries along road
Now the midst
election the time results
which before us? that really commun
Today another, the
fight principles and Party
US that that
Let US throw whole energy into the election
paign and work with enthusiasm to acheve
At least hundred thousand votes for candidates.
Ten thousand new Party members
Ten thousand new readers for the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
CONTINUED from page y

(Contnued
spirit Of WE HAVE MADE OUR CHANGE OF TACTICS WE ARE IN
COMMUNISTS STRENGTH
OF EVERY MEMBER AND EVERY PARTY UNIT MUST
TO THAT STRUGGLE.
Six spirit will
for candidates will thousand
will for the DAILY WORKER
Six
victories difficult the ProIetar
United
for Party, attain objective
the influence
Workers Party-the in that campaign
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
Help Mobilize 100000 Workers for Communism

in Membership Application COMMITTEES
function at meeting
Members Individually must enter Systematically into the work Of
member of the himself
him who should
Party systematically and then
to a member. One Of five will join
TEN THOUSAND NEW MEMBERS CAN BE ADDED TO THE
PARTY ELECTION DAY IF WE CARRY ON A MEMBERSHIP
CAMPAIGN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
THE DAILY WORKER.

should thousand
FOL DAILY WORKER.
campaign opportunity
will listen. Public
bring them together.
WORKER a for Communism II is
pairing add thousand
will foundation extend its influence
material for membership in the future
A NEW MEMBER AND DAILY WORKER SUBSCRIPTION FROM
EVERY PRESENT PARTY is OUR SLOGAN.
THAT is NOT TOO GREAT TASK TO PERFORM IN SIX WEEKS
IF WE WORK AT ALL WE WILL SURELY GET TEN THOUSAND
NEW MEMBERS AND TEN THOUSAND NEW READERS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-22
What We Can Do-The Election Campaign

what We Can Do--The EectIoh Campaign.
The of candidates
the polls with
literature and u
We million election
million
Of leaflets We
platforms
millions Capitalist Dictatorship
employment, which ri published
The Party is Issuing pamphlets These must be
sold by the thousands the thoro kno
edge of capitalism and Of Communist principles
The stckes should be the millions
meetings trebed
tive arranging meetings.
must the Party The of
the National Districts crippled
promptly
must sell STAMPS
shopmates and help intensity
THE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
All little not follow I
We workers join Party do not
We appeals members at all Of public
systematically solicited
solicit audiences collections
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-19

Der of visitors to Mt. Rainier Nation al Park at the close of the 1923 sea- son had grown to more than 12O,- GOO; this total including large num- bers from every state in the union and Canada ,and from practically all the foreign countries. This record was the result of only seven years endea- vor, and was accomplished by the in telligent and united efforts of those above mentioned.
 The real purpose of this letter Is to remind our agents of the fact that here in Alaska is situated one of Uncle Sam's most wondrous play grounds, Mt. Mckinley National Park. Possibly at no other spot on the North American continent may be found the great variety of sights and activities that are offered in this marvellous mountain-crowned region. Glorious wild flowers, in every color and form ;there are placid lakes, plunging cataracts and torrential mountain streams. Here the sports man may, in brief period, see more wild game, in greater variety, than may be found in many miles of travel elsewhere; in fact in Mt. Mckinley National Park may be found some thing to suit each and every tenn perament Here the artist may find
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-19
CIRCULAR LETTER TO
 AGENTS
The Alaska Railroad

During the past several years the National Parks of the United States have become 50 popular with sports men and travellers that there has been a marked annual decrease in the num- Der of Americans leaving their own soil to vacation in foreign lands and an equally marked increase in the number of visitors from foreign countries to our own National Parks.
 Explanation lies in the fact that our government, assisted admirably by the various communities directly interested in national park develop ment work. Here is an apt illustra- tion: As recently as 1915 the total number of persons from states east of the Mississippi river visiting Mt. Raineer National Park in the State of Washington was no more than 300; the total number of visitors for the season was no less than 12,O00. The number of visitors from foreign lands was nil. However through the efforts of Hon. Stephen T. Mather director of the National Park service, and the combined efforts of Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, the total num-