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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
oil INTERESTS
BOW TO LAWS OF
GALES REGIME
Situation Clears as Zero
Hour Nears


WASHINGTON Dec. %. - The
zero hour In Mexican-American rele.
tions, set for Jan. 1, when Mexicos
new land and petroleum laws become
effective seems destined to arrive
and pass without anything very seri-
GUS taking place, despite the State
Departments yelled threats a month
ago Of a break in diplomatic rela'
tions.
The rapidity with which foreign oil
concerns, whose holdings in Mexico
are worth many hundreds Of millions,
have been falling into line and COM
plying with the Mexican govern
ment's new regulations has served to
allay for the time being at least
some Of the tensity in the situation.
Oil Companies Fall In Line.
While the State Department re-
mains mistaken in its position that
the new laws are "Communistic" in
theory and "confiscatory" in practice,
the big oil companies are neverthe-
| less apparently willing to take
chance on them, and are complying
with the regulations in increasing
numbers.
More than fifty of the biggest oil
concerns doing business in Mexico,
which include. the principal Ameri-
can, British and Dutch corporations,
have already acted to protect their
| holdings under the new regulations,
/ n 10 he HavfOor nf,1hoGEK
The corporations apparently decided
it was better to play safe with the
Gales government than to trust to
the tortuous game of diplomacy.
Meanwhile, the State Department
continues to mark time and await
developments. 1t has no comment to
make on the Mexican situation, and
no new notes are planned, II was said
at the department today.
Congress Watches State Department.
The open hostility in congress to
any break with Mexico, and the no
less open criticism of the depart
ment's policy in intervening in Mica
ragua, has also served to promote
caution on the part of State Depart
ment officials.
The proposed senatorial investiga-
ton into the activities Of American
marines in Nicaragua seemed ii,
doubt today following a conference
between Senator Borah, chairman Of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, and Secretary Of STATE Kellogg.
A Handmade Revolution.
1.-THE Nicaraguan revolution was
planned and inspired by eight. or ten
men who are not even Nicaraguans,
and largely for business reasons"
said Borah. He refused to amplify
this remark, altho he said that "the
truth is that an effort is being made
to get us into cowardly little war
with Mexico.
"All this cry of Communism and
Bolshevism is an effort to justify
war with Mexico. They talk Commu.
nism, but what they mean is war.
The Idaho senator did not identify
they" 1t is a matter of record,
however, that many of the charges
of Communism and Bolshevism have
emanated from sources very close Ia
the State Department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
STANDARD OILBANK
CARRIES OLD GLORY IN
REVUE SPIRIT OF 1927

Especial to The Daily Worker)
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The Ma
tlonaI City Bank, which recently
became the worlds largest banking
institution by Increasing It's capital
to $4,000, 900, will now absorb the
principal branches Of the Interna-
tlonal Banking Corporation, which
has a capital, surplus and undivided
profits Of a paltry $15,ooo,ooo.
Wall Street halls It as a means
ITO carry the flag" Into all the
important financial corners Of the
world. The flag follows the dollar;
the marines follow the flag.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
"Ma" Ferguson's List
of Pardons Includes
Five Mexican Rebels
AUSTIN, Tex.,-Total 1853!

AUSTIN, Tex.,-Total 1853!
That's the score today in Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson's Office OF the
cases of executive clemency.
Issuance of pardons and paroles
marks the administration of Texas
first woman governor, who has only
fifteen more days to go before step
ping down and out for Dan Moody,
youthful attorney general.
A case which caused interest was
the recent pardon for General ]. M.
Rangel and four of his fellow-Mexican
revolutionists. Rangel had been given
life term in the Staying OF Deputy
Sheriff Ortiz, near Garlic. who was
killed when he attempted to arrest a
party Of revolutionists on this side Of
the Rio Grande.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
ASKURST STANDS
FIRM AGAINST
SEATING SMITH

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - Fresh
troubles arose for Senator-designate
Frank L. Smith, of Illinois, when SEN
ator Ashurst, of Arizona, announced
he intends, if Smith comes to Wash
ington, to press vigorously his resolu-
ton to close the senate doors in the
latter's face without even permitting
him to take the oath of Office.
Denies Compromise.
Ashurst branded as false reports
that he had agreed to a procedure
whereby Smith could sit a minimum
Of ten days as a United States SEN
ltor.
II intend personally to press my
resolution the minute Smith puts in
an appearance" he said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
COLLEGIATES TO
PROBE PROBLEMS
THAT FACE YOUTH
Students Try to Find
What's Wrong

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. 2S.-More
than 1000 youths from colleges and
universities in all sections Of the
country are here to answer the prob
lem: Where Is Youth Heading?
The first National Students Coun-
Gil, under the auspices of the Young
Mems and Young Women's Christian
associations. was called with the an
nounced intention of obtaining from
youth itself an explanation of it's con-
duct and prophecy as to the future
Discuss "Modern Youth"
From Maine to California and Texas
to the Dakotas the representatives of
university Y. M. and Y. w. G. AS
took UP the discussion of the so-called
modern youth" problem and because
Of the representative nature of the
gathering it was hoped to develop a
wide variety of solutions for the diff
ficulties now confronting young
America"
At the deliberations are scores of
leaders in theology, education and
science. including: Prof. Robert A.
Milliken, California scientist, the first
physicist to isolate the electron; the
Rev. Charles w. Gilkey of Chicago;
the Rev. G. Studdert Kennedy of Eng
land. more Familiarity known as
'Woodbine WILLIE" DR.. G. G. Kuhl-
man of Switzerland: DR.. Henry Sloane
Coffin. president Of Union Seminary,
New York; Mordecai Johnson, first
Negro president of Howard Univer-
sity, Washington.
Seek Freedom.
Young men and young women, par
ticularly college Students said Miss
Dorothy Richards, New York School
of Social Work and co-chairman OF
the conference, "are finding themselves
torn between the dogmatic teachings
of organized religion and the desire
to assert their Municipalities. Per.
haps that desire takes the form Of a
mad dash for freedom at the first op-
portunity; perhaps it takes the form
of scornful unbelief Whatever it is
it is proving more and more unsatis.
factory. r
youth knows what it wants
vaguely, and we are confident it's
wants are good. So now we are ask
ing youth to tell us just what that
thing is 1t is seeking"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Tories Pleased.
Landing of Troops
in Nicaragua by y. S.
Denounced as Crime

Observation-Disclosures Mail)
Landing of American troops in
Nicaragua, the news of which reach
ed the officials here last night, was
denounced in unmeasured terms as a
crime against that people, against the
American people, and uniusti1ed by
any Of the reasons assigned, by Sena-
tor Burton X. Wheeler, of Montana,
in a statement to the Federated
Press correspondent this morning.
"Our State Department would
never dare to do anything of that
kind if Nicaragua was first class
power" Senator Wheeler declared
at is unwarranted, and while done
under the pretext of protecting Amer
lean lives and property, in my hum
BILE judgment it is done for the sole
purpose of protecting the financial
interests of this country who seek to
exploit that country.
Should Withdraw Marines.
EFT can have no other effect than
to breed distrust in all Latin-Ameri
can countries as we'll as in all other
small nat ms. 1t is to be deplored
Ny own judgement is that we should
withdraw our marines from every
country"
News Of the landing Of our troops
reached Washington as most mem
bars Of congress. including many
senators who would have wanted tC
know the reasons for it, were or
their way home, and while the senate
was in recess over the holidays
Whether the action was timed to oc
cur when there would be no protest
in the senate, so that whatever har
pens may be an accomplished fact b.
the time the senate reconvenes, is
not known.
In the meantime Secretary Kel
logg, aware Of the protest that will
be raised, made it known that tho
United States does not feel it is in
terfering in the internal affairs Of
other governments. This was an in
direct reference to the statement con
tanned in a resolution offered in the
senate several days ago by Senator
Moses, Of New Hampshire, that the
United States Department Of State
furnish information as to what it il
doing to take sides in the dispute il
Nicaragua between the Diaz govern
ment, supported by the United States
and the revolutionaries.
Fear Mexican Developments.
The departments policy for the
next ten days will be its own. Will
both houses of congress in recess, It'll
decisions will be final, without ever
the possibility of a substantial pro
test.
In the meantime 1t is feared tina
the relations between the United
States and Mexico, which were OF
| the road to improvement as a result
Of the decision of many oil and othe
corporations operating in Mexico t
/ comply with the new laws, will TAX,
a turn for the worse. Nicaragua ma,
/ furnish the pretext, and 1t is evident
ly only a pretext that is being sough
by Kellogg, who has been drifting
about apparently not knowing wher'
his policies will lead him to.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Official Publications of
Organized City Labor
Ignore Farmer Problems
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

anti-labor propaganda, this issue Of
the Labor Review, official organ
OF the Minneapolis Central Labor
Union should have been full of
material on the forthcoming Min
nesota Farmer-Labor conference.
On this important event it has not
a word.
1t remained for the Minnesota
Union Advocate EST. Paul. to draw
attention to the Farmer-Labor con-
ference and to publish report on
the recent gathering in Minneapolis
that gave life to the progressive
farmers Of America. But even here
there is no discussion of the big
issue of farm relief altho there is
an encouraging tendency to direct
the attention Of its readers to issues
before congress vital to labor.
The worst that has been said of
the above publications can be re-
peated about The Colorado Labor
Advocate, official organ of the Colo
RADIO State Federation of Labor, the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly,
the Denver Building Trades Council
and the Federated Shop Crafts, GER
tainly an imposing array of aff1lia-
tons.
The Kern County California;
Union Labor Journal, uses a little
feature entitled, "More Cotton and
More Ignorance" that has been
going the rounds of the labor press,
clipped from the Progressive Farm
er. A full page of editorials covers
many subjects from the union label
to the advocacy of the constitutional
amendment to bring newly elected
congresses Immediately into office,
instead of forcing them to wait a
whole year. This latter is a reform
advocated by the old party lin
surgents" in congress. But this la
Dor journal makes no approach to
the farmers to join in class fight
for their own program.
The Labor Journal everett,
Wash.) is no different. 1t is the
official paper Of the Everett Central
Labor Council. This is the state in
which the Farmer-Labor Party at
one time became the second party,
securing a large mass following. 1t
is also the state that gave birth to
the Western Progressive Farmers.
II Is also the state, however, where
the Gompers' regime first launched
its attack on the militants, its most
vicious blows being against the pro-
gressives in the Seattle Central La
Dor Union.
Then there is the Railroad Train
man, official organ Of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, one of
the railroad brotherhoods that gives
much attention to congress and the
various state legislatures. The
closest this publication January,
1920 gets to the land is to publish
the picture of flock Of sheep illus
trating an article on sheep market
ing. Other issues may do better.
But this indicates the general trend.
1t was at the Farm Bureau meet
ing in Chicago that the farmers
themselves, without any urging
from organized labor, adopted res
olution to cooperate with the trade
unions as we'll as "all other organ
nations" The farmers are thus
making advances to the city work
ers, who are not even willing to
meet them half way. Instead ii
should be the city workers striving
for leadership over the farmers. The
first evidence of this must be great
or attention given to the farm crisis
by the official organs Of city labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30

Sigman's activities in the union. In
the cloakmaker's strike he did every
thing possible to prevent a settle
ment and now in the dress situation
DO Is doing everything possible 10
prevent a peaceful settlement ami l..
trying to foment needless strike.
AS far as the union is concerned
the dressmakers know to what ex-
tent he has tried to build a union.
This is not the first time he has
tried to break an organization. In
1921 he split the then strong local 20
into three locals, weakening tie or
ganization. The only reason for the
split was to divide and rule. But ne
did MOI succeed and he will not nov
1000 Shops Under Joint Board.
AS for the charges that the dress
division has been disrupted by the
present leadership, the Joint board
now controls nearly 1000 shops
whereas It controlled about $50 wher
we took over the joint board last year
The dressmakers know the 'estruc
& We activities OF Sigman and Hoch
man and their previous efforts to con
troll at any cos=. They have repeat
ediy defeated all attempts Of Sgmar
to rule them, and Nhey will fight
back now and not permit their or
ganization to be orrken."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Expose New Sigman
Attack on Union
CONTINUED from page u

CONTINUED from page u
that an agreement made with Sigman
would not be considered az binding
in their shops by the workers ther-
sci, es, who thus repudiated Sigman's
attempts to get control Of their .ocal.
Shop chairmen OF the cloak makerr
met Monday night and passed res J.
lutions demanding an impartial cleo
ton as the only means OF deciding
the workers choice OF leaders.
Abcut a thousand shops were repre-
scented, and the chairmen were ad-
dressed by Louis Hyman and other
joint board leaders.
Zimmerman's statement on Sig
mans "strike ISSUE" is as follows:
Zlmmerman's Statement.
1.-THE joint board has never intend.
ed to call strike OF the dressmak-
ers. Six weeks ago ! had a meeting
will the board OF directors OF the
Joint board and made recommends
tions for renewal OF the agreement.
stated at that time that the dress
makers should seek only renewal
OF the agreement and should not
make any drastic demands, so that a
strike might be avoided. My recon-.
mendations were approved by the
board, and when brought to the nom
bership were approved. Invita- inns
20 conference were sent TO the en-
ployers three weeks ago, and the eat
ployers accepted through the Dress
Manufacturers Association. The con
ferences have only been delayed by
the destructive activity OF Sigman.
"This Is only another example Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
FIFTY THOUSAND HAS BEEN REACHED!
SPEED UP-EVERY WORKER MUST
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Banker Discovers Cold

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 2s.-Dis.
covery of rich vein Of gold, 20 feet
wide. on the 300-foot level of the big
buzzard mine. nine miles northeast OF
Folsom. was announced today by Geo
Peltier. Sacramento banker and own.
or of property.
Ore already has been blocked out
Peltier said, to insure continuous
operation OF q flfty-stamp mill fol
four yearB.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Party Organizer at
Grand Rapids Dies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--Dec. 2s.--
Peter G. King, 80, local organizer for
the Workers (Communist) Party, for
many years active in the labor move
ment, died here yesterday Of hemor-
rhage of the stomach, after a brief
illness.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his residence, 1852 Scribner ave-
nue., Thursday. at 200 D. m, followed
by internment at Washington Gene
terry, Richmond Heights, Grand Rap
ids.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Croarkin Counsel to
Seek Delay In Trial
of Wealthy Criminal

The scheduled arraignment Of Har-
old ]. Croarkin, rs, confessed slayer
Of little Walter Schmith, was post
poned yesterday until today.
Counsel for Croarkin, son Of wealthy
Peter Croarkin, flour broker, an
nounced they would seek at least a
two months postponement of the trial
because of feeling against their client.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Durazzo, Albania, Is
Shaken by Earthquake

LONDON. Dec. 27.-The city Of Du-
razzo, Albania, has been partially de-
stroyed by an earthquake, according
to a Central News dispatch from
Rome tonight.
The dispatch stated that thousand
people we're homeless but that It is
not believed that there were many
casualties.
Dispatches last Thursday and Fri
day told OF earthquakes and strange
disturbances in Albania. one dispatch
stating that mountain lakes were boil
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Dance at Denver.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 2S. -. New
Years Eve will see ball at the Den
yer Lyceum, given by the Workers
Party for the fund to Save The
DAILY WORKER" There will be
unique features and a large attend
ance is anticipated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Aimee VIII Run Risk
of Being Kidnapped

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2s.-That she
might tour the United States and de-
liver series of lectures next month
was the announcement here today by
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, famous
woman evangelist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Deaths in Oil Blast
Now Amount to Four

VENTURA, Cal, Dec. 2s. - Four
dead was the toll today Of the oil blast
in gasoline absorption plant of the ge-
neral Petroleum company here. ]. B.
Dimmock, the latest victim, died in
a Ventura hospital today. Nearly a
score are under treatment for burns.
Property damage was estimated at
$200,00
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30

harm relief is admittedly the big
l. gest issue before the present
session of congress that gets down
to work again next week. This
problem may force an extra session
of the new congress that becomes
a reality after March 4. 1t may
dictate the presidential nominations
in 1928 and determine the election
results.
This situation calls for definite
action by the city workers, who
must develop the closest contact
with the workers on the land, de-
veloping joint struggle with them.
Industrial labor, that is in the
forefront of the war against the
capitalists, cannot permit its class
enemy to maintain leadership over
the farmer masses who should be
the natural ally of city labor.
1t is necessary only to glance thru
the official publications of the or
ganized trade union movement to
discover the complete lack OF In
terest and attention given to the
farm crisis.
The question did not even arise
at the last annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor at
Detroit. The political agents of
capitalism were asked to address
the gathering but no farmer repres-
entative was invited to appear.
The Federation News, the official
organ of the Chicago Federation of
Labor, is silent except that it pub
fishes an appeal from the Farmer
Labor Exchange to buy Jim Hill''
apples raised by union farmers.
Chicago is the great packing house,
farm implement manufacturing,
banking and grain trading center
of the middle west. But this has
not succeeded in drawing Chicago's
quarter of million trade unionists
closer to the farmer. 1t is the cap
italist, Frank o. Lowden, former
governor of Illinois, and Vice-Presi-
dent Charles G. Dawes, the La
Sale Street banker, who hold lead
ership over tie farming masses and
parade as the Messiah of the OPP
pressed on the land.
The Detroit Labor News, Friday,
Dec. "a, has nothing to say about
the farm crisis altho it is the home
of multitudes of fivvers and trac-
tors that find their way to the land.
In 1924, Henry Ford was able to
develop a tremendous sentiment
among the farmers in favor of his
nomination as presidential candi-
date. This Ford wave among the
farmers helped cripple the Farmer
Labor Party movement in some
middle western states. Ford pro-
paganda" parades the Ford idea"
as the friend of the farmer. 1t de-
clares trade unions unnecessary.
Let Detroit labor think this over.
The Minneapolis Labor Review,
Friday, Dec. "a, publishes an article
on the recent convention Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
in Chicago. But while Coolidge is
reported as finding little favor in
farmers eyes," the writer quotes
the multi-millionaire open shopper"
Lowden extensively. Lowden is des-
cribed as "the lion Of the occasion"
who received a tremendous ovation
as he entered the hall" These are
the exact words of the Chicago cap
italist press and indicates the origin
of the material of those writers who
are permitted space by the Interna-
tional Labor "a. F. of L. News
Service. Instead Of publishing such
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Seek eanasters as Murderers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The body of
Bella Stokes, a pretty 22-year-old
blonde, was discovered early today
crumpled in the snow in the rear OF
a building here. She was apparently
hurled to her death from a third
story window by assailants.
Police are searching for two Hell
Kitchen" gangsters as the murderers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Body Found In Coal comesny's Pond.

WEST FRANKFORT. ILL.,, Dec. %.
The body of an unidentified man
was found today under the ice In a
pond at the Indrstrial Coal company
mine No 10. Indications are the
body had been in the water for some
time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Litsinger for Mayor
to Have Deneen's Aid

Edward n. Litsinger will be can
didate for mayor at the republican
primary with the support OF Senator
Deneen. It was formally announced
at q luncheon of Deneen ward lead
ers. s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
COOLIDGE EJECTS some
VERBAL ALLOGUTION TO
ARMY, NAVY VETERANS

Especial 70 The Daily Worker)
WASHINGTON. - President Cool
ldge has sent Christmas greetings
to disabled veterans and the army
and navy.
To the latter he says: "The nation
continually gains in appreciation for
the peace time efforts Of our army
toward civic betterment."
1t is a cryptic message that may
possibly mean something, tho as an
example of English construction It
will hardly draw down prize from
the seventh grade.
marks that the incident indicates tina
war plans for American imperialism
against Mexico are Matching"
Tories Pleased.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Lord Rothe
mere's Evening News, tory spokesman
has endorsed Wall Streets interven
ton in Nicaragua in a lengthy edi
torial on the situation. 1t says tina
Intervention is necessary to "comba
Mexican influence in Central Amer
ica."