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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
Poincare Cabinet in
Split, Kills Plan to
Ratify Debt Accords

PARIS, Aug. e. The sterilization
of the franc is still obscure and no
credits can be expected as a result
of the split in Poincare's cabinet
yesterday when he tried to get an
agreement to present measures for
ratification of the London and Wash
ington debt accords to the chamber.
Three cabinet members, Marin,
Herriot and Tardieu, revolted and
threatened to quit. Poincare, backed
by BRAND and Painleye, tried to whip
the rebels into line. Poincare pointed
out that sterilization without credits
was impossible, and that credits could
be obtained only by ratification.
The loan from Holland, Poincare
declared, was not enough to secure
sterilization without more from Lon
don. The ratification with reserva-
tions of the Mellon-Berenger pact
would have helped, Now this
is killed. The loan from Holland was,
moreover known to- have come in
directly from the United States, dodg-
ing the embargo by ffdirection.
In the chamber today, Poincare will
ask that the chamber muzzle itself
md give vote of confidence on every
measure, including. The authorization
to the Bank of FrancAs to issue unlimit-
ed notes supposedly Secured by pur-
chase of foreign currency, and ma
tional tobacco corporation.
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IS. (only one month after the con
clusion Of the general strike) said:
AS a consequence Of its whole
history, as result of the tremend-
Gus Importance of its Trade Union
organization, and on account Of its
historic traditions, the English prof.
etariat did not take up the question
of power by circumventing the
Trade Unions but thru the Trade
Unions themselves. -. When we
put the question, what are the spe-
ciflc and peculiar features Of the
Enplleh labor movement, then we
must draw the conclusions which at
the Same time constitute one Of the
greatest lessons Of the English gen.
eraI strike, I. e. THAT THE ENG
LlsH WORKING CLASS WILL APP
PRoAcH THE QUESTION OF
POWER. THRU THE TRADE uN-
IONS. Emphasis Mine).
WTHAT this means Is not that the
w English trade unions will take the
place Of Soviets but that THEY Be
COME SOVIETS during the course OF
the struggle for power.
The establishment OF this fact raises
Immediately practical question reIa.
tive TO the attitude Of the capitalists
toward the trade unions In advanced
Industrial countries like Britain and
America where the trade unions have
preceded powerful working class pol
ltical parties and where, therefore, the
trade unions either have more in,
duence over the working class than
the labor party has, as in Britain, or
where, as In America, they are the
only mass expression Of the working
class.
COMMUNISTS have pointed out
- constantly that the trade unions,
IN addition to being organs Of strug.
gle for the daily needs Of the workers,
become ral1ying centers for the whole
working class during the struggle for
power
In addition to this role Of the trade
unions we now have the concrete ex,
ample Of the British trade unions act
ing as ORGANS OBJ WORKING
CLASS STATE POWER, appearing as
the basic units of the revolutionary
state-the embryonic units Of the prof.
etarian dictatorship.
.TTTE may be sure that this aIl-fm-
w portant fact has not escaped the
attention Of the advisers Of capitalism
In America this will mean that in ad.
dition to their hostility to trade unions
as means Of raising the living stand
ards Of the workers and interfering
with the steady flow of their profits,
the capitalists have an additional
reason for trying to debauch and des-
troy the trade unions.
Just as the tremendous inspirational
influence of the Russian revolution
urged the capitalist class of America
to renewed efforts to discredit even
the idea Of social-revolution, so now
will the tremendous role of the Brit.
ish trade unions act as a spur for
renewed activity against trade unions
as organs of the class struggle.
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unions, for brief period, it is true,
and under the terrible handicap Of
conscious sabotage from within and
above. assuming the powers British
workers have been taught for genera
tons to believe could be exercised
only by CONSTITUTIONAL government"
thru parliament and officials elected
by all strata Of societys
british workers have seen the
~ king and his ministers able only
to publish one SINGLE miserable sland-
er sheet because workers refused to
get out the usual organs Of the cap
italist class. The trade unions them
selves had an organsof~ their own. In
this the unions werei at the worst on
an equal footing with the ruling class.
British workers have seen the trade
unions with hardly more than half
their full strength modified, paralyze
industry and the government appar-
atus.
THE trade union movement in Great
L Britain is broad movement.
1t has it's labor party and its CO.
operatives. The Committees Of Action
did not have to go outside these three
sections Of the organization to en-
brace Representatives of the whole
working class. Thus it was that the
British trade union movement made
its challenge to British capitalism
without new forms of working class
apparatus making their appearance.
TINE Committees of Action were
= never popular with the official
leadership. Their organization was
sabotaged but in spite of that trades
councils themselves became commit
tees of action. The slogan raised by
the Communists of "all power to the
general council" in its local applica-
ton became "all power to the trades
councils" or "all power. to the commit
tees of action" Nowhere does It APP
pear that any objection of these slo-
gans came from the masses and this
in spite Of the fact that the general
council did not use the power 1t had
and which the masses wanted It to
use.
ME- must conclude then that the
" British trade union movement is
capable of development as an organ
Of revolutionary struggle and that It
has already given concrete evidence
of this development IN it's splendid or
ganization and discipline and its as
Sumption of state power in opposition
to the state power Of the capitalist
class.
That this was done against the will
Of leadership part of which entered
the struggle with the deliberate in
tention of throttling it, another part
condoning and participating in this
betrayal in cowardly manner, Is still
stronger proof of the soundness of the
British trade union masses and of
their trade unions as a combination
OF combat and state organs.
NOMRADE Bukharin, speaking at a
- meeting of party workers of the
Moscow organization of the Commun-
st Party of the Soviet Union on June
=
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
Festive Conitadii
Cut the Hours.

e"orders following declaration OF
state Of siege by RoumanIa In a zone
10 miles Wide along the DobrudIa
frontier Of Bulgaria, forbid the In
habitants to leave their houses after
p. m. and before 8 a. m, thereby
hinderIng the gathering Of the har-
vest."-News Item.
The usual summer complaint OF
agricultural workers of hmitless
hours seems slightly reduced by
the comitadji epidemic, against
which the state of siege was
aimed. We gather that Bulgaria
may plead that over-worked har-
vest hands who aspire to the lux
Jury of reducing the hours to thir-
teen a day have been Disgusting
themselves as Macedonian conf
tadji and taking pot shots at
Illuminating Roumanian frontier
guards.
The king of HedjGS and the CONT
tGdji
/ Fare an argument corcerring
. Slistria,
Ind some murders on the frontier
of DobrttdjG,
80 the questton's clear as mud to
g you and mia.
Loob for the tcomGn," says the
Frenchmdn's data,
II for Gnstoer to mystery you
toll;
And zoe bet a cherUonetz to a
| pesetG,
That the comitadjps backed By
Standard Oil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
Hungarian Workers
Disillusioned with
League of Nations

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6. - The sec
rotary Of the Hungarian national trade
union center, s. Jaszai, writing in the
new service OF the International Fed.
Grafton Of Trade Unions, expresses
disillusion with the league Of nations
and its International Labor Office. He
says IN part:
"As to the Washington convention,
Hungary is a member of the league Of
nations, and as such, has submitted
TO her parliament the conventions OF
the international Labor Office; but
some Of the most important cf all,
including that Of the eight-hour diN,
was rejected at the proposal OF TN
government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
Scripture Made Easy
for Scissorbills.
CHAPTER x

CHAPTER x
(Wheretn, according to the gospel
OF St. Bruce, Jesus tells fem
all to 90 to hen and goes
on a SPREE,
All achieving characters have a.
sublime disregard of criticism.
Never explain; never retract;
never apologize; get it done and
let them howl" was the motto of
a great Englishman. 1t might.
well have been the motto of Jesus.
'No man can expect to accom-
plish anything if he stands in ter
ror Of public opinion" he said in
substance. "People will talk about,
you no matter how you live or.
what you do. Look at John the
Baptist He came neither eating
nor drinking and they said he had
a devil. / come both eating and
drinking and what do they call
me? A wine biber and a glut-
tonous manp'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
Detroit International
Labor Defense Picnic
on Sunday, Aug. Is

DETROIT. Aug. 6. The annual
Detroit International Labor Defense
picnic will be held at the Finnish
MARKHAM Club grounds, stop 81, East
Jefferson Ave. Sunday August 10. The
grounds over which sweep the sooth-
ing breezes OF Lake st. Clair, are the
best in Metropolitan Detroit, and any
body who owns Bathing suit can
very easily take dip in the lake
In addition TO the usual picnic fea-
lures, 2 te9ms OF tho Young Workers
Sport Alliance win battle for honors.
Ralph Chaplin, working class poet
and speaker. will speak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
The British Unions and State Power
sof the Generals

Owe eCoy Fake p Of Bb and
lass Forces ueky AdT h'
of G F w to Power OF HI
in seof Ieaa New maeo Role tn eTraeUn
Practical RI New ehpmnta
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
ANOTHER 1924
GARMENT STRIKE
PICKET is FREED

Meyer Barlin was released from
Cook county Jail yesterday afternoon
after serving a 50-day jail sentence for
defying Injunction" Judge Denis r.
sullivan's order against picketing by
The union.
Morris Krvetz will be released this
afternoon at o'clock Mrs. Eleanor
sadlowsh viii leave tho county jail
Monday afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07
ON TO A HALF MILLION!

Distribute half million copies of the pamphlet 1.-THE
Workers (communst) Party-What 1t Stands For, Why
Every Worker Should Join" by the end of this year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19
ARTHUR c. JAMES is
MADE BOARD CHAIRMAN
OF WESTERN PACIFIC

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18 P)--Ar-
, thur Curtiss James, of New York,
heaviest stockholder of the Northern
Pacific and Western PacificI railways
was elected chairman of the board of
directors of the Western Pacific Rail-
road company here today. He sue
ceeds a. w. Krech, also of New York.
Ne extensive improvements or extern
sions were taken under consideration.
1t was explained thai the meeting was
that of the operating company, the
Western Facific of California, and that
amy action as to big expenditures
must be made by the Western Pacific
Railroad Corporation of Delaware, the
holding company,
The Tidewater Fresno extension is
awaiting the approval of the inter-
state commerce commission, it was in
dicated. The present line runs 35
south from Stockton. The cost of the
project was placed at $4,000, ,000.
Faster freight and passenger service
between San Francisco, Denver and
Chicago, and construction OF a new
50, 100000 railroad line through the
Moffat tunnel in Colorado. to link the
Western Pacific to the Denver and
Rio Grande Western lines were also
under discussion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19
DRY ADMINISTRATOR
FOR THIS DISTRICT
WILL RESIGN PLACE

LOS, ANGELES, Nov. 1S (R-Robert
E. Firth, federal prohibition admin
istrator for southern California and
Arizona, announced today that he
has written his resignation and that
it will be forwarded to Washington
'wfthin the next few days" At the
same time, it was learned that Baltne
Andrew Dixon, assistant administrator
in charge of enforcement, also has
prepared his resignation and is ready
to quit office with his duty on
December 81.
Firth said that he is organizing a
road bond buying company which win
not permit him to continue his work
for the government. My action
positively is not due to any request
from Washington or from any other
source" he said.
DiNon's resignation was said to be
prompted by unwillingness to con-
tinue in the service after Firth sewers
his connection with it.
The assistant administrator in
charge of permissive work of the
district is Jesse L. Thompson, former
prohibition administrator for New
Jersey and but recently transferred
tc southern California.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19
ST. PAUL TO CHANGE NAME

NEW YORK, Nov 18 P)-The end
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Paul railway receivership, involving
the greatest reorganization ever at
tempted for an American railroad Is
at last in sight after a year and Il
half of effort to restore the road to
la financial basis. Unless unexpected
legal obstacles are encountered, the
road probably will be sold next week,
tc reorganization interests who Will
Immediately proceed to carry out
their program.
Early in 1927 it is expected that a
new company to be known as the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Pacific rail-
road, will begin to function, rep1ac-
ing the present Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway company. This
will mean the passing of the historic
est. Paul. name from Wall Street
and probably shift to the "Milwau,
kee."
Defeated in a last minute attempt
| to block the foreclosure sale at
Rdtte Mont, next Monday, the So
called bondholders defense commit
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19
TO SAIL AT ONCE

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1S Up
Queen Marie of Rumania virtually
concluded her American tour here to-
night and made ready for quick
run to New York whence she will
sail for home on the first ship avail
able.
Distressed by private a9Aices from
Bucharest concerning the condition
of King Ferdinand, she summoned
members of her suite and American
advisors today and directed that she
be taken as soon as possible to the
bedside of her husband Dispatches
from abroad have described the kings
illness as inflammation of the lower
intestine and as cancer. Some con-
fusion attended efforts of train or
ficials to outline new itinerary
for the royal party for the trip to
New York and tonight definite In
formation still was lacking.
Tentatively, the queen and Princess
Ileana will go direct to New YorR
while Prince Nicolas pays brief visits
to Detroit and Cleveland to see auto,
mobile plants and to greet Ruman.an
residents. Arrival and departure
dates have not been established,
although Marie is expected to sail on
November 81 on the Berengaria. 1t
was definitely announced however,
that the plan to have the royal chill
Gren see the Army-Navy footpan game
in Chicago is cancelled, as is the
trip from Washington
Atlantic City to Richmond.
Va.
AJtbou0b cha had wa:tad in vain
for further advices from Bucharest,
Queen Marie showed no traces OF
her anxiety today as she followed
Louisville's reception program. She
visited the birthplace of Abraham
Lincoln at Hodgensville and MY ola
Kentucky Home" at Bardstown, but
decided to omit civic banquet and
ball tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19
DEMOCRATSPLANA A
TAX CUT Fight IN
THE SHORT SESSION

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S R-Evi-
dence that the democrats are getting
ready for smashing tax reduction
| fight at the approaching short ses-
sion of congress was given today
when the ranking democratic menb
bers of the senate and house commits
tee which shape tax bills agreed on
a basic plan of action. Out Of a
meeting between Senator Furnifold
Simmons, of the senate finance com.
mittee and Representative John
Garner of the house ways ana means
committee, came a concrete proposal
for permanent tax reduction of
$S25, 0O00 which may be increased
to $40O,OOO,OOO. 1t would curtail the
corporation income tax from 13 IL
Per cent to II per cent or even less,
would wipe out the excise taxes and
perhaps slightly modify the tobacco
tax and lower the surtax on. incomes
between $4,000 and 100000.
Both Simmons and Garner have
steadfastly insisted that the treasury
surplus will run more than a hundred
million dollars above any figure
treasury experts have named and
that no plan such as that suggested
by President Coolidge for returning
taxes would be accepted. Permanent
revision is the demand of the minority
leaders.
Pronouncement of the democratic
agreement today had no visible er-
feet at the treasury except to bring
reiteration that no permanent tax
revision would be sanctioned by it al
this time. Secretary Mellon has In.
sisted that there is not sufficient
certainty as to tax returns next year
to warrant adoption of permanent
policy.
The treasury estimates that the main
features of the Garner-Simmons plan
would cost the government $780,
100000 in revenue annually.
Even should there be a surplus
CT $4OO, 100000 this year which Under
Secretary Winston would not admit, i;
IS argued that only comparatively
small margin of $5O,O0O,O00 would be
left. Basing his argument on the
estimate that a surplus of only
5000, ,O00,000 was in sight for the
next fiscal year, Winston insisted
the democratic plan would leave a
deficit OF $150,090,OOo.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19
WHISPERING GALLERY,
ENCLAND'S NEW BOOK,
DENOUNCED AS FAKE

LONDON, Nov 1SlP-The Whis-
perirg Gallery" book by an an
onymous author, which appeared to-
day. is likely to cause society
sensation. The author makes the
assertion: MY name is house,
hold word among European diplo-
mats" and he deals with the most
intimate incidents of the court and
the vrivate affairs OF noted person.
ages.
On the subject matter of the book,
the Westminster Gazette. says in it's
review: "The victims of this dip1o-
maths exceedingly outspoken gossip
include members of the royal family
and other whose names are held
lin high esteem throughout the Brit
ish empire
The author quotes King Edward
VIII. as having said to him: ''My
mother Queen Victoria)' whom
greatly admired, hated me because
she imagined l had hastened my
fathers death. I never in my life
had real heart-to heart talk with
her. Toward the end of her life
we were mutually obnoxious, and I
never Left her presence w thout 81
sigh of relief
| Others come uncer the authors
lash, az. ong them Field Marshal Kit
chener: who, says the writer. had
no sense whatever OF the value of
human life"
I The late Earl OF Ypres (Field Mar
shall French is described as "a lady s
man and in certain respects child
ish," General Charles Townsend, COM
mander of the British forces in Me-
sopotamia in the World war, as "a
/ born fool"
! Opprobious terms are used freely
by the author in describing the for
mer German emperor ard czar of all
the Russians.
The author asserts that Cecil
Rhodes, the South African magnate
told him that Joseph Chamberlain
was responsible for the jameson RAID
in 1895.
He says that Chamberlain Cat that
time colonial secretary finding that
the government of the day would noI
send an ultimatum to President
Kruger of South Africa, fearing tha;
the country would not stand for It
authorized the raid, but told Rhodes
candidly that If the raid failed he
would be compelled to disown the
Rhodes group, which he later did
Rhodes added that by threatening
revelation of the affair, he induced
Chamberlain to release and compen'
safe the participants in the raid.
In 1895 at the instigation of Ceci
4 Khodes and others, Leander Starr
jameson, Scottish physician, who
had practiced medicine in Kimberley
and became administrator Of the Brit.
Continued on Page Three)
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Intentions Of
U.S.REGARD|NG
MICA RAG UA
YET A SECRET

WASHINGTON, Nov. is (R-
Administration intentions as to
Mexican gun-ruEhing operations in
Nicaragua remained masked to-
night by official silence. Presi-
dent Diax' assurance that any
means the Washington government
might adopt to end hOstilities in
the central American country
would have his approval was be-
Ing closely studied and there. was
no evidence that new instructions
had yet been sent to Lawrence
Dennis, charge in Managua, or
Rear Admiral Julian L. Latimer.
commanding American naval pa
trolls i'm Nicaraguan and adjacent
water.
A hint that further efforts Nigh
be expected to bring peace in Near.
qua by diplomatic means, eliminating
the Mexican angle of the problem
was dropped at the state department
Despite the open invitation for force
full intervention to end invasion or
the part of the government of Mex
ico," implied in President Diaz' com.
munication, Secretary Kellogg was
as regarding that docu-
ment as request for further Anleri-
can good offices.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19

N. Y, Nov. 1S.-P)-Copper
dull; electrolytic spot and
futures 1917. Lead dull;
spot 500. Bar silver 55% /.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-19
OlExIco INTERESTED.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 1S tP-Intense
general interest, considerable feeling
that the situation contains possible
grave aspects, and not a little excite
ment has been caused by Washington
dispatches declaring that the United
States government views with con-
Germ outside Influence on Nicaraguan
affairs in connection with the direct
accusation by the Nicaraguan presi-
dent, Adolfo Diaz that Mexico has
invaded the sovereign rights of Mic
aragua. -,
The official attitude of the Mcxi-
can government is denial that it
has intnrfered in Nicaraguan politics
or revolutions, or has adopted any
Gi1ibustcring! expeditions 10 Nicara-
qua. Government officials, however,
have thus far declined to make any
direct official comment, because the
United States goyernme attitude
has not been brought officially to the
attention of this government. The in
dieation that Washington considers
the possibility of its Mexican relations
being complicated further by Mexi-
can boishevist influences ndanifesting
themselves in Central America, is
generally regarded here as one of the
most significant aspects of the situa-
ton II is believed that the govern
ment is giving careful thought to what
reply, if any, it viii! make tc this in
timation.
Mexican officials declare that their
country has precisely the same. inter-
ests in Central America as the Unit
Cd States has, and naturally desires
a sphere of influence.
Mexico, these officials say, has and
desires to continue close relationh
with the Central American countries,
and they contend thai the United
States has no right To criticize Mexico
for precisely the same desires as the
United States itself has.
Again emphasizing that the Mexican
government has not interfered in Mic
araguan affairs, the officials argue
that if individual Mexicans have been
enga ged in filibusteriEg or meddling'
in the affairs of Nicara qua, United
States citizens have fomentad, sup
ported and participated il, revolutions
in all the Central Anertcal countries,
as well as in Mexico. In addition to
the foregoing authoritative outline Of
the Mexican governments feelings the
newspaper Excelsior publishes an
editorial, pointing out what it terms
the Inconsistency of the United States
in complaining of Mexico's alleged in
reference in Nicaragua in view of
the long presence of United States
marines there. The United States ma
rines, it declares, maintained With
bayonets the Nicaraguan conserva :
tive government and controlle d the
Nicaraguan elections, and that now it
is merely an equivocation fer the
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