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trial to look through the accusation
and its supplements. It is to be ex-
pected that "Zinoviev letters" will
also appear in Roumania.
The character of this trial is quite
clear, it is nothing but an attack on
Communism in general.
The accusation is directed against the
following groups OF accused: against
the former central committee of the
c. p. of Roumania, Comrades Kristes-
ka, Pauker, Fabian, Stefanov, Dobro-
dgeanu, Koblos, Maria Ivanush, Kru-
tcheanu; against former leaders of
the Young Communist League, COM
rades Patrashkanu, Strominger, Elena
Filipovitch, Konstantinesku, etc.; and
against many other comrades who,
without evidence, are accused of IL
legal literary activity for the Com
munist Party and the Young Com
munist League.
Paper DISCONTINUED.
The central committee of the party
is accused of issuing the paper so
cialismus". This organ was up to
April 1924 the legal central organ Of
the legal c. p. and nobody dared at
that time to accuse this newspaper
because of its ideas. Today, however,
without consideration of the fact that
the legal c. P. does not exist any
more (only the social democrats pub
fish now a paper under the above
title), they are thrown into jail by the
government.
When the government prohibited
the appearance of the party organ, a
further issue appeared Con June 14th,
1924 and informed the readers of the
following:
1.-THE existence OF the c. C. was pre-
vented by means of violence. The
party leadership has been taken over
by a directing committee"
On June 23rd, 1924 General Holbau
issued a regulation in which he stated
that every kind of propaganda
against the existing order or participa-
ton in it :. T. will be punished with 5
to 10 years of Imprisonment"
General Attacks Party.
On the same day a second regula-
ton prohibited every meeting of more
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-22
Secret Organization
Approved by Meeting
of Commerce Chamber

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20
That the federal government trade
commission is merely the creature of
big business was we'll illustrated to-
day when the spokesman for the ma
jority group of that commission APP
peared and spoke before the conven-
ton of the United States chamber of
commerce and boosted that the COM
missions new policy of secrecy in
charges against monopolies was fine
arrangement for business.
Formerly, when charges were made,
usually upon complaint by one firm
against another on the ground of
monopoly in restraint of trade, UNI
fair trade practices, etc, the commits
sion, as a public body, gave out the
news of the filing of the charges.
Since Coolidge was elected and
managed to make additional appoint
ments of the blacklist reactionary
commissioners, the commission has
made rule barring 1re records OF
its actions from publicity in the news
papers, and making all charges a
close secret.
A small minority on the trade com
mission, feeling a responsibility to
small business as against the great
monopolies, has held that the secrecy
is sure to cover up fraudulent prac-
tees and criminal business men may
escape. punishment and even publicity
by simply promising to do better in
the future.
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SOLDIERS MUST
FIGHT DOPE OF
DOLLAR LACKEYS
Trumbull Tells of Lot of
u. S. Cannon Fodder
Continued from page ~

US to go back to work and told us
that we would go to hell If we didn't.
after church, we got together and
a few of us tried to make the rest
hold out but they were afraid Of what
the preacher said. We had proof that
the preacher had received money to
get them to go back to work but they
wouldn't listen to us. They went
back to their slavery at reduced
wage"
Could any expose be palmer? This
man is typical coal miner Of the
red-blooded American type. He was
fighting against superstitious dogma
inbred by the tools of capitalism-the
churches. Are you, comrades, going
to be thus baked in your fight for
freedom?
Merely because the preacher said
so these men went back to slavery at
a reduced wage. Too many of us take
a thing for granted just because our
mother, father, the school teacher or
the preacher says so. without ques-
tioning the veracity of the statement.
Think For Yourself
AS Comrade Crouch and have done
(aIong with millions Of Communists
turnout the world so must you. Our
motto is:
IF so, why? If not, why not?"
Think for yourselfl Don't let the
greed stained clergy sway your
thoughts with fluent language. Use
the brain that you were born with.
One of the first steps to break the
power of the green-headed monsters
the puppets of the church.
When the church openly opposes
the action of unionized labor and for
that opposition receives blood-money,
then It is time for all true proletarians
to expose and dethrone this vendor Of
ancient and impossible dogma!
How much longer is this curse
going to continue in America? How
much longer are we going to permit
the preacher-wolf to keep the masses
in ignorant slavery to the avaricious
hand of capitalism?
In our war against the monster of
class rule, we must not forget its
right hand representations dog
ma!
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The issue is difficult for the build
ing trades unions because the Weir
proposal is advanced ostensibly to
meet the housing shortage In 1919
England needed 100000 houses and
the shortage has increased to 100000
according to General Secretary Geo.
Hicks, Amalgamated Union of Build
ing Trades Workers.
In spite of increasing shortage,
building programs have been curtail-
ed while the union has paid $780,
900 unemployment benefit.
A Plain Open shop Drive
Hicks sees the Weir plan with its
rejection of the government fair-wage
clause as an attack on wage standards
by the federation of British industries.
This is supported by Weir's state
ment that he would not pay metal
trades wages on his houses II they
were higher than the building trade.
He admitted he had no wage agree
ment with any union and stated that
it would add about 1920 per house to
observe building trades conditions.
This clearcut attempt to take ad-
vantage of the widespread unemploy-
ment in the metal trades aims at in
Producing cheap labor into building.
President Thomas Barron OF the
Building Operatives Union refers to
it as backdoor method to lower
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have shown this pretty plainly When
the Georgian Menscheviki attempted
to raise an instruction. the league of
nations, In which the interests of
England and France are predomin-
ant, took up an Enthusiastically provo
catory attitude towards Soviet Rus.
STA. The negotiations concerning the
so-called guarantee pact also showed
definite hostility towards Soviet
Russia. The paragraphs of this pact
concerning common action of the
powers of the league Of nations
against a so-called "disturber of the
peace" were so formulated that any
one could see that it referred TO the
Soviet Union.
The negotiations between the en-
tente and Germany regarding Ger
many's entrance into the league Of
nations and signature TO the guar
antee pact also proved that here 1t
was mainly question of getting Ger
many into the ranks of the united
front against Soviet Russia, Germany
which, through the Dawes plan, had
been turned into a colony.
only Link In Chain
The Riga conference is not an event
by itself but one link OF one OF the
most important events OF the whole
chain OF imperialist preparations for
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year.
In Ukrainia the area seeded for
the winter crop was 10 per cent less
than last year; in Siberia, S.6 per
cent less; in Caucasia, 81 per cent
less, and in Kirgisia, 3 per cent. No
decrease in the seeded area was
noted. The INCREASE in the area seed
ed for the winter crop in the R. S. F..
S. r. is 40 per cent; in White Rus
STA, 8 per cent.
The increase in the area seeded for
spring crops in Ukrainia is IL per
cent; in Siberia, 1913 per cent; in
White Russia, S.4 per cent; North eau
casia, 3.6 per cent; Kirgisia, 1 per
cent.
Agricultural College in Siberia
The Siberian Agricultural Academy
celebrated its first graduation this
spring Diplomas were given to so
graduates, to 80 agricultural engi-
neers and to rs forresters. Among the
graduates were several women. All
of those who graduated have already
secured positions in the villages. In
the future the academy expects to
graduate $50 agricultural specialists
each year.
Progress Of Cotton Campaign
The Central Cotton Committee re-
ports that the cotton seeding camp
align started in the regions of Fergan
and Bukhara during the latter part of
March and in Sirdiria the first of
April. From the beginning Of the
campaign to the first of February
$1,000 dessiatins were seeded, or 32.4
per cent of the entire area planned
upon. In Bukhara 1900 dessiatins
were seeded in March with American
seeds, which makes So per cent of
this years program for cotton seed
ing. The results thus far indicate
that in Fergan 20 per cent more land
will be seeded for cotton than was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-22
S OVIET union
Halls RESULTS
OF UNITY DRIVE
Urges All Unions to Aid
Anglo-Russian Council
tspeelaI 70 La palIy Worksrl

MOSCOW, u. S. 8. r., May 20
The executive bureau of the Red In
ternational of Labor Unions, after
taking note OF the report Of Comrade
Melnitchansky of the Anglo-Russian
Trade Union conference IN London,
adopted the following resolution:
1.-THE executive bureau expresses its
greatest satisfaction at the results OF
the London Trade Union conference.
The approchement Of the trade
unions Of Great Britain and of the
Soviet Union means serious step
forward on the road to the restoration
of International trade union unity,
and practically demonstrates that
unity is not dream but thing which
can be realized.
1.-THE executive bureau of the r. /.
L. U. attaches the greatest import
ance to the coming together and CO.
operation of the English and Soviet
trade unions and calls upon the reyo-
lutionary trade unions of all countries
to render energetic, all-round and I'M
conditional support to the Joint Adj
visory Council set up by these trade
unions, and also to support all its
steps which are directed towards
bringing together the workers Of vari-
GUS tendencies and restoring the unity
of the national and international trade
union movement by creating united
trade union organization in every
country and a united fighting interna-
tional which would embrace the trade
unions of all tendencies in all parts
Of the world"
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man national Luther government
This membership of Germany woul
mean the incorporation of German
in the front against Soviet Russia
the German bourgeoisie hopes to r.
ceive as payment for its mercenar
service against the Soviet Union.
few crumbs from the table of enten'
Imperialism and to be given perm
sion to enlarge its army.
The Riga conference shows in
direction the entente imperialists
the states which are depender
them, are steering. 1t must
signal to the working class. The
ers must know that an Alta
Soviet Russia would now, more y.
ever, be an attack on them the
selves.
Soviet Russia is today the most 4
portant factor on the credit side
the international working class. T
economic development OF Soviet r.
STA guarantees to the workers OF
countries that they have, in the fe
against their oppressers, an ally
is steadily increasing in power.
Riga conference shows-up the cou
revolutionary Vaccinations OF IN
ternational bourgeoisie. These
be answered by the readiness
working class to defend Soviet +
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Sale of Pardons
by Ex-Governor
Goes to the Jury

TOPEKA, Kans., May 20.-Former
Governor Jonathan M. Davis today
was expected to know his fate by
night. The case against him charging
solicitation of bride in connection
with pardons will go to the jury about
six o'clock, it is expected. Evidence
was completed late yesterday after
noon in one of the most routine ways
Of the ten days trial.
Judge James A. McClure's charge is
brief and arguments have been limit
ed to three hours for each side.
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ROUMANIAN POLICE TO HOLD BACK
TRIAL AGAINST COMMUNIST PARTY

BUCHAREST January
workers and
MAN military 80 still while
them the whole
cen
The Roumanan police needed months collect
police purpose
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standards and eliminate skilled crafts
men from the industry.
Another impartial" Court Of
Capitalists
The recommendation of the court
of inquiry, which practically gives
the Weir plan a clean bill of health,
produced much protest. The report
discounts the fear that such plans will
unduly compete with the regular
building industry, holds that observ-
anee of the fair wages clause is
matter to be determined by the local
authorities and asserts that rates Of
pay on the work should be settled by
agreement between Weir and the
unions Of the men employed, which
means the metal rather than the
Building Trades Union. 1t then goes
out of its way to assert that:
Payments by results-a recognized
feature in the metal trades-is parti-
cularly appropriate to the methods
both of manufacture and assembly
followed by Messrs. Weir in house
construction"
This opens wide the door to Ford
izing the building industry in spite of
the assertion of General Secretary R.
Cappock Of the Federation of Build
ing Trades Operatives that British
workers are too intelligent to adopt
the idea Of Henry Ford as it is done
in America" The question is will they
be able to resist it.
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AS WE SEE 1T
BY Z. }. o'FLAHERTX.

Continued from page IL
bring about international unity Of the
unions affiliated to Moscow and Am
sterdam.
CCTTHEIR task is herculean, as one
l. writer in the May issue says:
The history of trade unionism is
strewn with the wreckage of unity
movements. The trade union move
ments in France, the Scandinavian
countries; in fact, in every country
are hoping that the British and Russ
ian unions will be successful in forg.
ing together an international move
ment that will mobilize the workers
for the struggle against the master
class. Such unity was never more
needed than now, when the capitalists
are signifying their intention to re-
tain their power even tho they have
to crush the opposition Of the wage
slaves with an iron heel and drown
their efforts at emancipation in sea
Of blood.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN is
w liable to get himself crucifed on
a cross made out of the bones OF
monkeys. The cross of gold made 9
name and much money for him, but
Darwin is liable to send him up
tree. That a man can be an ignor
anus and yet make money was be
lieved by few in the past. but by
the time Bryan gets thru making al
ass Of himself the theory will be al
popular as violating the Volstead law
DRYAN insists that those religion
- lists who don't take their Jehoval
straight are not good christians. How
Bryan can defend a god that mad,
Mayor Hylan and AL Smith, is some
what difficult to comprehend. Blu
there are others who praise god ano
damn Bryan. The latter are equal,
ncomprehensible. But the man VIII
starts new religion with the IN
tention Of appealing to reason an
not to emotion will find himself sell
ing shoe laces on the street corne
and paying for a wooden leg on tn
installment plan.
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Receive Big Concessions.

A big number of foresty, mining and
other concession propositions have
been received from the Japanese
since the signing of the treaty, and
ensuing negotiations are now under
way. Concession propositions have
likewise been received from British,
Belgian and German citizens, and
have been or are being considered
and negotiated. Meanwhile, the Pc
tulxhe tin mines have been leased on
the basis of concession contract to
the Bruner company, while the Ayan
Corporation, Ltd. an English firm has
obtained a concession in the Okhotsk
district.
Replying to questions as to the role
of private capital in the economic life
of the Far Eastern region and the
treatment that capital could expect to
receive at the hands of the authori-
ties, the Soviet high official declared
that there was absolutely no admin
istrative pressure" brought to bear
upon private capital in the Far East
ern region. On, the contrary, he said,
the greatest possible measure of initi-
alive is being accorded, in the in
terest Of the economic progress of the
Far Eastern region, to private CAPT
tai working on sound and solid
basis rel
In conclusion, Mr.. Gamarnik stated
that, in view of the general economic
and Industrial progress of the Soviet
Far East and, also, the growth of the
regional budget and with view to
encouraging the more rapid develop
ment Of agriculture, it was proposed
to lower the single agricultural tax
levied in the Far Eastern region with
corresponding raising of non-tax in
come, that is the revenue derived
from taxation of trade and industry.
Sterilization Of Political Situation.
The internal political situation of
the Far Eastern region, Mr.. Gamarnik
stated, was quite satisfactory, too;
the recent local congress of Soviets
had thoroly evidenced that the bonds
between the peasant masses and the
Soviet power, as we'll as between the
urban workers and the farmers, were
growing ever stronger. The same
may be aaid, too, about the ties unit
ing the rel army with the rest Of
the toiling masses.
Under such conditions, that is, TAX
Ing into consideration the general
sterilization Of the political situation
in the Far East, it was decided, at
lie last plenary session Of the revolu-
tionary committee at Khabarovsk
Supreme administrative organ of the
Soviet Far Eastern region), to am
nssty and allow TO come back on their
lands the peasants who had been de-
ported at the time by the Soviet adj
ministTation for participation in white
guardist actions instigated from
abroad. bE
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OPEN SHOP DRIVE GOING STRONG
IN THE ENGLISH BUILDING TRADES
AS UNEMPLOYMENT AIDS BOSSES

LONDON 2OThe
houses Ford production basis
slavery the machine British
presupposes
disregard
piecework
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LEATHER WORKERS. UNION FACES
OPEN SHOP MONOPOLY WITH BUT
ONE PER CENT ORGANIZATION
BY CARL HAEssLER
Federated Press Industrial Editor.

CHICAGO, 2OFPThough gradually pckingup strength and
the huge job organizing the
100000 100000 United States In edition the basic
tanning industry
Among the trades
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SOVIET UNION EXPORTS OVER IS
MILLION GOLD RUBLES WORTH OF
FARM PRODUCTS, NEXT CROP BIGGER

MOSCOW, 20Accordng
CATION by the department Of agriculture the
ncs excluding Turean the
following Winter 29135O0O
tins The total seeded 5s4O0O
with the Of last
SO
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FAR EAST SHOWS
GAINS In COAL
and COLD MINES
Forestry and Fisheries
Also in Good Shape
CONTINUED from page IL

chan coal mines have progressed es-
pecially well, while with regard to
gold, it is worth while noting that a
gold trust has been organized in the
region.
A question closely bound with
Manchurian interests, Mr.. Gamarnik
remarks, is the question of Egger-
sheld--the port OF vladivostok. The
transit part (free .harbor) of this port
is being opened just now, and num-
Der of vessels have already been char
tered for the new service In con-
.nection with the opening of the trans
it part Of the port, a Soviet Chinese
corn exchange is to be shortly estab-
lished at VladiYostok.
Speaking of Saghalien, Mr.. Gamar-
mix said that the first Soviet ship
bound for the northern port of the is
land had sailed from Vladivostok on
the eighth of this month, carrying on
board sowing material, detachment
of military guard and group of Off
Gals.
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i to look through the accusation
Evening star., 1925-03-06
HOOVER WANTS S125,000
FOR RESEARCH IN RADIO
Hopes to Get Money Asked From
Last Congress and Killed
in jam,

Secretary Hoover hopes to obtain
for the radio inspection service the
s125,000 asked by the Department of
Commerce at the last session of Con-
gress and killed in the legislative
jam of the dying days of Congress,
he said yesterday. Mr.. Hoover said a
mistaken impression has been con-
veyed that this money was to be used
to inspect radio receiving sets. This
impression is not correct, he said, as
the money is to be used in research
work, such as extent of radio waves,
their directional tendencies and other
scientific Investigations. The sum
asked, he added, would not be suffi-
cient to go very far in inspection of
the more than 100000 receiving sets
in use in the United States.
Mr.. Hoover, referred to the great
number of broadcasting stations using
the air and the dissatisfaction of some
station operators with the situation.
Division of time was mentioned by
Mr.. Hoover as one of the possible
solutions for the air jam. Letters
have been received from radio fans
complaining about the division of
time by stations giving good pro-
grams with stations giving poor
- ~ ~S"-s
Evening star., 1925-03-06
ELOPING BROTHER
AND SISTER ARRESTED
Pennsylvania Girl to Be Mother in
Two Months, She Tells
Authorities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
IOHNSTOWN, Pat, March Ste
phen Balogh, 1e, and Helen Balogh,
II, principals in a brother and sister
marriage that took place Monday at
Cumberland, Md. were arrested to-
night in a rooming house here and
held by authorities pending a hear
ing tomorrow.
The arrest of the couple followed a
search by police of several cities
since word of their marriage was re-
ceived by the father, Stephen BaIogh
of Johnstown.
Questioned by police following their
arrest the couple declared they had
posed as first cousins and had given
their names as stephen and Helen
Balough" The girl told Police Chief
C. E. Briney that she expected to give
birth to a child within two months.
With the arrest of the couple 1T was
learned by police that Stephen had
been born in Hungary and had first
seen his sister in September, 1923.
when he came to this country. The
mother of the two chilren had re-
turned to Hungary on visit at the
time Stephen was born, ii was de-
clared by the father. There are four
other children in the Balogh family
The bridegroom will be prosecuted
Ito the limit, but his Stster-wlfe
probably will be given her freedom,
the father of the couple said today
in arranging for postponement Of
their hearing. before an alderman
until tonight or tomorrow morning
The girl was in the detention home
and her brother in the county jail
today. Police said Helen had told
them she was sorry the marriage e
had been broken up, and that she
wanted to go on living with her
brother.
Evening star., 1925-03-06
RECITAL BY MRS. BEACH
AR0USES WIDE INTEREST
Mrs. Coolidge Among Notables in
Capital Who Will Attend
Musical Event Tomorrow.

Keen interest has been shown by
many people prominent in musical
and social circles of Washington in
the concert to be given tomorrow aft
ernoon by Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, dean
of American women composers. for
the benefit of the MacDowell Colony
for American artists and musicians.
The concert will be given at Rausch-
er's at pm. under the auspices of
the alumnae club of Mu Phi Epsilon
musical sorority.
Mrs. Coolidge has announced her in
tention of being present and stated to
Mrs. Beach that the movement has
her heartiest support. Secretary of
War and Mrs. Weeks. Secretary of
the Interior Hubert Work and many
members of diplomatic and senatorial
circles are patrons of this series of
concerts.
Mary Howe, known in private life
in Washington as Mrs. Walter Bruce
Howe, herself a composer of ability
and brilliant pianist, will play Mrs,
Beachs new two-piano suite with the
composer. Gretchen Hood, soprano
soloist with the United States Navy
Band, will sing two groups of Mrs
Beach's songs. All three artists are
donating their services.
Reservations for the concert may
be made through Mrs. Edward Hood
Watson, secretary of the club, 1T12
Fairmont street.