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Evening star., 1925-03-10

Representative and Mrs Richard
Yates will entertain a company of 80
at a buffet supper this evening in
their apartment, at the Argonne
Mrs. Yates entertained at a bridge
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
LEWIS MEMS Big
FORTUNES EXCITE
INVESTIGATION
Millions of Relief Fund
MiShGndIed
lspeeIaI . The oaIIy Worker.l

Especial to The Daily Worker.)
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 25-How
the personal bank account of John o..
Leary, international board member
and personal representative of John
L. Lewis in the Fayette county coal
field, and Bill Feeney, organizer from
District in the Fayette field, sud.
denly sweIIed, is being investigated.
Their trusteeship of the relief fund
Of the 10000 miners in the Fayetta
field is now being brought out by the
investigation conducted by the inter
nal revenue department This depart
ment seems convinced that the income
tax of these gentlemen does not cor
respond with their heavy bank hold
ing. Where. did they get the money!
This coal field is the source of sup
ply Of the best grade of coke for all
of the mills around Pittsburgh, which
stretches for miles on both banks OF
the Ohio, Monogahela, and Allegheny
rivers. When the call for the 1927
coal strike was issued by the miners
organization with the appeal to the un.
organized miners for support OF the
strike, it was the coke region miners
that responded by the thousands.
Coke Region Struck to Aid Other
Fields.
ThN rallied to the support Of the or
ganized miners by Immediately going
on strike and coming into the union
The oficialdom promised in return moi
to make any agreement with the op
orators unless it would include the
coke field. This promise was broken
at the first available opportunity.
The signing of the Cleveland agree
ment on Aug. II, 1922 leaving out the
coke field meant the first step in the
long chain of betrayals by the official
dom. However, they promised relief
to these miners in order to enable
them to continue the strike in that
region.
The Huge Relief Fund.
An assessment was levied on each
miner of the organization of 50 per
month for two months, which is to-
tai of between s1,5OO,O00 and $4,000.
600. Besides this international assess
ment, the members of Sub-District 4 of
District 5 assessed themselves per
cent of their wages for at least five
pays, total of about $4,000. Also
an appeal for funds was issued by
O'Leary and Feeney from which the
(Conunued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
1000 CLOTHING
WORKERS STRIKE
AGAINST cuts
Baltimore Strike of A,
c. w. Growing

BALTIMORE, Md, March rs. (Bul-
letin. THE strike of the clothing
workers called by the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union is developing
hourly. Fully 1000 workers are out
Lithuanian locals are all out, with the
Polish, Bohemian, Italian and Jewish
locals supporting them.
The strike was called by the joint
board for coat makers. But the pants
and vest makers are joining the strike
in sympathy. 1t is disclosed that the
contractors have been forcing the
workers secretly to accept lower
prices and do more work. The union
scale is demanded by the strikers, who
organized secretly to combat this con.
dition
Two conferences between the union
and the contractors were held today.
Meetings show that the workers are
enthusiastic and militant, the strikers
wildly applauding Anthony jenkins,
organizer of the strike. More shops
are joining.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
SEAT SHORTAGE NOW
94,752 IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF CHICAGO

There was a shortage Of 1868
seats for chioasos public school
children on Jan. !, and this number
will be increased to 80, 100 next year,
an engineering company employed
by the department. Of education Of
flcIalIy reports.
The above figures are exclusive
of the shortage brought about by
increases in population. When the
growth Of the city is taken into
consideration, e4,752 school children
cannot find seets In chieago's pub
lie schools.
The finance committee of the
board Of education has postponed
indefinitely consideration Of salary
Increases for public school teachers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
MINE STRIKERS HELD
FOR GRAND JURY IN
MURDER FRAME UP

AZ FAlRMoNT, w. Va, March rs.
The preliminary hearings for IL
striking union miners arrested last
week by county officers and state
police on the framed-up charge Of
the murder of Ray TobIn, mine
guard and gunman at Grant Town,
were concluded this evening before
a commission composed Of three
Justices Of the county.
The men were all held for the
action Of the grand Jury without
bail. Those held for the murder
are: James Ryan, John Hogan, T.
c. Summers, Edward Rhodes, Joe
5urk, Irwin sohafer. Jim 6urk,
Cecil Harris, Victor Romalne, MIL
Cecil Taught, Julius kolkraI, VIM.
eeeklsk, Alias Yoka, Nick serdich,
the thirteenth men arrested, was
released because OF lack OF sufficient
evidence In the case.
Tobin was shot after he had fatal
ly wounded John keIlo, union
miner. Tobin was employed by the
New England Fuel company to help
break the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
MAKE SETTLEMENTS THIS WEEK FOR
"SUB" CARDS SOLD IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK CITY, March 25-Every DAILY WORKER reader
complete settlement THIS
the "vetehenka
1903 E. 18th street, Sunday evening, March 2s.
Settlement either with
ict office All branch collections
quickly possible bring list showing subscription
tickets member Of the
whole published Immediately
affair. "a 40 '
Before the entertainment dance will
be meeting OF all DAILY WORKER
branch must BIO represented there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
DAWES PLAN TO
END IN revolt,
SAYS THAELMANN
German Workers Will
Seize POwer

BERLIN, Germany, March 24.-The
German workers must walt for friend
Iy relations with America until the
class conscious workers of the United
States have gained power, Ernest Tina.
eImann, Communist Party candidate
for president Of Germany, said here.
"The United States is the strong
hold of world capitalism" Comrade
Thaelmann said. America is the chief
defender of the capitalistic net which
has been thrown over the German
workers by the Wall Street devised
Doves plan"
Friends Of German Workers.
Russia has the friendliest sympa-
thy of the German workers." Thael-
mann said. when Communists con-
troll the German state we shall form
the closest union with Soviet Russia
he added, 'For the exchange Of cult
ural and economic products in an eff
fort to hasten the coming Of the world
revolution"
Comrade ThaeImann declared the
league~of nations to be merely the
larger of two capitalistic gangs de
termined to exploit the workers OF
the world. The Communists oppose
German entrance into the league OF
nations, and oppose the security pact
which is an artifice for guarding the
Versailles treaty, and would rob the
weaker nations of some of their ter
ritory," he said.
Comrade. Thaelmann declared that
the experts reparation plan" could
not be carried out because the money
invested in Germany by Americans
cannot be recovered from the impover
ished German workers.
End the Reparation Plan
ITO pay reparations We must ex'
port and produce more cheaply. That
means longer hours and even lower
wages. The German workers have had
their patience exhausted and will not
tolerate such conditions. The repara
ton plan will be ended when the
German workers revolt and sieze
power for their own interests"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
UNIONS Give TO
STORM STRICKEN
MINING TOWNS
Red Aid Plea Brings
Big Response

Glass lines are showing in the ma.
tion-wide response to the needs Of the
tornado victims of southern Illinois
and adjoining states.
The United Brotherhood Of Carpen-
ters and Joiners announces from its
indianapolis headquarters that $780,
600 will be raised from its subordinate
unions so that no union carpenter in
the storm area need depend on
stranger charity to rebuild his home
The brotherhood takes pride in caring
for its own.
The Chicago carpenters council has
appropriated $1,000 from the district
treasury and is calling upon its af-
fliated local unions in Cook and Lake
counties for the remaining $4,000
fixed by the International as the local
quota. The Chicago district is expected
topraise 10 per cent OF the entire half
million.
Class Conscious Relief.
More outspoken in its GLASGOW
scious plans for storm relief is the
Chicago Council for Labor Defense and
Relief which is furthering a working
class relief fund thru the International
Workers Aid to be used particularly
in relieving the militant miners.
THE storm that has just visited in
expressible suffering on a large sec
ton of the union coal miners and other
workers in southern Illinois and the
adjacent fields the Labor Defense ap.
peal reads, us likely TO be seized upon
by the capitalist class to further beat
down the workers resistance and dc.
stroy their union organization"
The appeal therefore asks that labor
relief funds be sent to the Interna-
tional Workers Aid. 10 South
Lincoln street. Chicago, Illinois.
as a means OF counteracung attempts
TO use the capitalist charitable agencies
to discriminate against the more milf
tant workers"
Plutes Lose Interest.
Although the Illinois house OF rep
esentatives at Springfield passed the
Continued on page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27

The political power of the capitalist
class is becoming more and more
highly centralized. Raw force has be-
come the favored method of dealing
with working class opposition.
Seventeen States Under Martial Law
Seventeen states of the United
States now have armed troops of state
policemen. The bankers and business
men back of the Dunlap bill want
to add Illinois to the list and they
will succeed unless the workers and
poor farmers of the state take active
steps to prevent them.
Previous articles in this series have
exposed the consistent anti-labor tao
tics Of the Pennsylvania state consta-
bulary, the original and model force,
1t has been proved beyond the shadow
of doubt that in the 20 years of its
existence the Pennsylvania constabu-
larry has been purely and simply a
militant instrument for use against
the workers.
But perhaps Pennsylvania is an ex-
ception? How about the other states
in which constabularies have been
established? Is there a single in
stance in which the toilers are benefit
ed instead of regularly beaten up by
the state troopers? There is not. Not
withstanding all the flamboyant pro-
paganda paid for by chambers Of COM
merce and rotary clubs, the facts
prove that these state police have in
no sense been used to protect rural
communities" but merely to protect
the illgotten gains of the rich against
CONTINUE on Page y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
Japanese Peers, Sore
at Workers Visits,
Spurn Voting Bill

TOXIC, March 25.-Because of fail
ure to reach ap agreement with the
house of peers for the passage of the
suffrage bill, the government today de.
cided to prolong the diet two days
ending the session Saturday.
Refusal of the peers to take up the
suffrage bill followed visits by crowds
OF workers to the homes Of former
viscount Wanabe and Kusuziki. both
members of the house of peers, which
held the government responsible for
the raiding parties.
An explanation of the raids was de-
manded by the peers from the govern
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
AS WE SEE IT
BY 7. J. o'FLAHERTY

TIME mine operators of the northern
Il part of West Virginia are up to
their necks in frame-ups against the
union miners of that region. In Grant
Town, mining camp a few miles from
Fairmont, a mine guard was killed
outside the union hall. A union min
er also was shot dead. The aftermath
of the shooting ARRAY is, the indict-
ment of several union miners for the
mine guards death, while nothing has
been done by the state about the
dead union man. Indeed, the news
papers circulated the report that the
members of the miners union who al
so lost his life was hiding in the
mountains.
THIS section of West Virginia was
once a stronghold of unionism.
Now, the operators are out to crush
every vestige of trade unionism there.
A few miles from Grant Town an ex-
plosion took place in a mine that was
running open shop. 1t was a gas
mine and the operators failed to take
the. necessary precautions. Over thir-
ty lives were lost In order to cover
I'D the negligence of the operators,
several union miners were arrested
on a charge of having dropped dyna-
mite bomb into the pit.
THE state of West Virginia has long
i been a fortress OF reaction and it
looks as If the modifying influence
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, is now disappearing The CAPT
talist press and all other agencies Of
publicity are speaking with one voice
against the miners union and John
L. Lewis who should be on his toes
planning the fight of his life on the
operators is Willing away the mono
tony of his existence granting inter-
views to capitalist papers on the nee
essity of driving 100000 miners out
OF the coal industry.
THE coal barons in southern West
4 Virginia have liquidated their war
against the miners union, for the
good reason that there is no longer
union. Even the notorious Don Cha
fin parked his gat. There are no tar
gets. But in the northern part of
the state there is still some life left
in the once powerful United Mine
Workers of America. The bosses are
determined to kill every trace Of I'M
ionism and to kill those whom they
know from past experience will never
bend the Knee to the operators.
THIS does not look very much like
4 a section of that American republic
which the secretary of the socialist
labor party praises so highly in his
crawthumping whine for mercy in the
case Of Milos Vojovenic, member
of his little party who is threatened
with deportation because the govern
ment made the mistake of taking him
for Communist. After wading thru
the bulky bundle of appeals to the
CONTINUED on page 2.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
Unemployed Men Seize
Freight Train to Ride
to Capital for Aid

EDMONTON, Alta, March 25.-The
vanguard Of Calgary's unemployed
army" which started to walk to Ed
monitor, the capital of Alberta, on Sat
urday, arrived 100 strong travelling on
a freight train. A reception commit.
tee of city, provincial. and railway. 20.
lice met the men and arrested one on
charge of trespassing on railway
property.
The advance guard OF the army
Of 400 started to walk here from Cal
gary, distance of 1876 miles, but after
trek of twenty miles invaded the
freight train, the crew Of FIVE being
powerless to resist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
VIOLENT trade
WAR IMPENDING
BETWEEN RIVALS
Workers Suffer As Big
FLUTES Compete


WASHINGTON, D. c., March u.s.
A great trade Conflict" is impending
between the chief exporting nations
Of the world, but American business
men can look forward to II with con-
fIdenee.
This prediction was made by the
department of commerce today stimuli
taneously with the publication Of an
analysis of foreign trade, which show
ed that the exporters of the United
States are rapidly forging ahead in
the great competitive markets Of
South America and the far east.
julius Klein, director Of foreign
trade, called attention to an increase
of s4SO, 100000 in Americas foreign
trade last year, as compared to 1928,
and gains in the early months Of 1925.
These gains have.been Offset to a
certain extent by increasing doubts as
to the dangers, of competition from
our European rivals" Klein said. $50
much misinformation, however, has
been circulated on the subject. inspir-
cd in some cases by our rivals them
selves, that calm, dispassionate view
OF the actual facts should be taken"
FLUTES Will Gain.
Klein believes that manufacturers
of the country will reap ripe bene-
fit from increasing purchasing power
of the competitive markets of Latin
America, Asia, Oceania and Africa,
which took imports last year of $6,-
OO0,000,00O or more than double the
1913 figure.
THE significant feature of this stim-
ulated purchasing power is the fact
that requirements are in large meas
ure for the newer products OF Ameri-
can ingenuity" Klein declared. He
enumerated automobiles, electrical
specialties, motion picture films, labor
saving machinery, ready made clothes
and office equipment.
Analysing the South American trade
Klein said that the United States
and Great Britain lead, each holding
about twenty-four per cent Of the for
eign trade, with Germany 10 per cent,
since 1918, the United States has
doubled her relative strength in this
market.
Increased investments.
Among the factors contributing to
the greater volume Of Latin-American
trade with this country is our in
creased investment in commercial Sc
.urities that territory" according to
Klein Private investors of the Unit
ed States hold over s3,0O0,0 900 in
Latin-American industrials compared
to $1,000 900, 900 in 1913.
"In the far east a similar tran Storm
alton has taken place." Klein eontin-
ued. United States now holds rs
per cent of the Japanese trade; Great
Britain IL per cent and Germany six
per cent. Our share of the Chinese
trade is 16 per cent; Britain's Is per
cent and Germany per cent"
Klein believes that American ex-
porters have little to fear from further
price cutting in Europe which he said
is on the wane because of high inter-
est rates, accumulation of heavy taxes
with no relief in sight for years, and
removal Of monetary advantages en-.
joyed by competitors thru currency
sterilization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
DAVID foster,
SLUGGER VICTIM,
IS OUT ON Bail
Clothing Foreman Is
Frame-up Artist

David Foster, Workers Party nom
Der, who was arrested last Tuesday
morning at the corner Of Green and
Jackson, while distributing literature
was released yesterday afternoon a.
ter ball was raised and reduced In
see-saw fashion By judges and police
serGeants.
Harry Novak. foreman in the Ma
tiohal Tailoring company who claims
that Foster assaulted him with a dan.
gerous weapon, was reported to be
one OF the attackers. That Foster
did not have a knife or any other
weapon made no difference to Novak
and to his shyster lawyer who framed
the case against the young Com
munist.
Foster was booked yesterday af
ternoon on a charge OF assault and
disorderly conduct BY agreement
with David BentaIl, attorney for Eos
ter, the bail was sred at $500 by the
lieutenant. But when Bentall re
turned with the necessary cash there
was a new man in charge OF the sta
ton who insisted on holding him IL
81 900 bail A night court Judge, how
ever reduced it to $500, and Foster
was turned loose.
Up Again; Down Again.
Yesterday morning when the de
PENDANT appeared before police court
Judge Mccarthy and demanded jury
trial, which was granted, Novak's law
yer asked that the bail be increased
to $500. Attorney Bentail had left
for the federal building. The judge
granted the request. and Foster was
again trotted down to the can
When Bentall heard OF the latest de
velopment, he returned anu after he
explained the situation to Judge Nc
earthly, his honor reversed himself
and Foster again was at large.
The case will come up for trial
within a week or two. Valeria Meltz
who was arrested with Foster alst
demanded a jury trial. She was re-
leased yesterday afternoon.
Novak is reported to be member
of the Levin gang. The case against
Foster is bald frameup.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
The Strike is Called.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 23.-(By
Mail. AT the meeting Of the joint
board and the shop chairmen Of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers here
tonight, a motion was carried unani-
mously to call an immediate strike
effective tomorrow morning at 9:15
o'clock. The shop chairmen and dele
gates were instructed to have all work
stopped by 9:15 a. m. and to have
every clothing worker in the shops
present at the mass meeting to held
at 1000 a. m. promptly.
According to the official statement
Continued on page -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
RECORD OF STATL =. .l'::. li;;;s.; 4, =
OF BRUTALITY AND VIOLENCE
AGAINST LABOR ORGANIZATION
BY MANUEL GOMEZ.
(Article IV.)

"oganized strictly military basis (the cOnsbuary)
should
the United States Industrial Relations
mission
there
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
Texas Lynehins Expected.

SWEETWATER. Texas. March %.
One OF the biggest man hunts in
the history Of west Texas was being
carried on In Taylor and Nolan coun-
ties today for Juan Morales. wanted
in connection with the staying late
yesterday of Sheriff w. w. Satter-
white OF Howardocounty and Deputy
Sheriff Reeves of Taylor county. A
lynching Is expected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
FIRST SOVIET SHIP TO
ENTER AMERICAN PORT
STEAMS INTO MOBILE
tspseIaI % Ths DaIIy Worksrl


MOBILE, Ala, March 25.-- The
Soviet Russian steamer WatsIav
vorovsky, the frst Soviet ship to
enter a port Of the United States
since 1917, Is unloading a part Of
its cargo Of kalnlte here.
The Soviet ship will leave for St.
Andrews Bay, Fla, whom the kahn.
tie 10 unIoaded, and will there load
cargo Of lumber The ship came
to Mobile from Savannah.
The United States immigration
authorities refused to allow any Of
the crew Of so 70 land, eonfnIng
them to the ship, claiming that "lm-
migration restrictions" forbade a
landing Of the Grew.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27

WASHINGTON March 25.-oral
arguments on thsnegality OF the pro-
posed merger of tho Armour and Nor.
ris Packing companies will open be-
fore Secretary ot Agriculture. Jardine
on April 9, II was announced today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
DAILY WORKER BUILDERS MEET AT
NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS, MAR. 29

NEW YORK CITY, 25sunday
DAILY WORKER City will
m.
scrpOn connection with
4su
the meeting will fashioned
dancing refreshments
will prizes
twenty-five All New York DAILY WORKER builders
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
Seven Killed, Four
Missing in Hamburg
Harbor Explosion

HAMBURG, Germany, March 25.-
Seven persons were killed and FIVE
injured today when an oil explosion
in the Hamburg harbor hurled a small
freight vessel into. the air.
Another freighter' was sunk by the
explosion and fourn of its crew are
missing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
WahabIs Attack HusseIn.

CAIRO, March 25-Gunfire today In
dictated that the Wahabis were at
lacking Akaba, where King Hussein
lives. The Wahabi tribesmen were
recently driven from Mecca.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27
White succeeds HardIna's Kin.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-Luther
c. White OF Massachusetts,, today was
appointed superintendent OF federal
prisons under the department OF
justice. He succeeds II. II. votaw,
brother-in-law of the late President
Harding.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27

Operation Kills Copper Magnate.
NEW YORK, March 25.--Newman
Erb, millionaire railroad president and
copper magnate. died here today fol
lowing an operation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27

Get a sub-make another Com
munist!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-27

Whether or not there is a financial
arrangement between the Tribune and
the Levin machine, Levin himself may
explain to the workers who are anus
ed at the standing propaganda against
CONTINUED on page p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-17
WHEAT DROPS IN
''EVEN!NC Up"
Natural Week End Action Is
Cause of Irregular Mart

CHICAGO. Aug. h. By T. PD--
Irregular action featured todny'a
close ON tho Chicago board Of trade.
wheat dropped sharply. Corn FIN
ishod unchanged TO fractiunnlly
lower and onts were fraotlohally
lower,
General selling OF wheat was
mostly in tho nature OF week end
evening up. Longs were inspired
10 reduce liberal-slzei lines OF dip-
appointing cables and turn for tho
better IN growing conditions over
the entire spring belt.