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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22

press which is protesting is manifestly
alarmed lest the masses, as a result
of the dissemination OF information
which can be shown to be false and
inspired by Wall Street-controlled gov
eminent agencies, lose all faith in the
capitalist press.
1t will be noticed that none of the
comment quoted defends the right Of
the Mexican government and the Mex
lean people to return all natural re-
sources to the nation and separate
church and state-the questions that
are at the base OF all the attacks on
Mexico.
Nevertheless, the comment itself,
and the volume Of 1t, indicate clear
division in the ranks Of the American
capitalist class on the Mexican ques.
ton.
THERE is no doubt that the state
4 department, headed by the ignor.
ant lingo, Kellogg, whose white top
knot is always stained with mud col
lected while licking Wall Street boots,
wants to start holy war against
Bolshevism and Communism in Mex
leo. The plan Is to gather In all
worthwhile loot while waging war
against Mexico in the name OF chris.
tianity and civilization.
II there was any doubt as to the
purpose Of the state department Il is
removed by such statements as those
Of the Washington Post, semhohlcial
organ OF the state department:
A full exposure OF the Russo-Mex-
lean Communist movement and It's
aims shouIddbe made by the admin
istratIon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
LIFELIKE APPEARANCE
OF LENIN'S BODY DUE
TO EMBALMER'S SKILL

MOSCOW, Dec. 2o.--of the more
than three million people who have
viewed the body of Lenni, lying
In its case of glass, many have
been puzzled. The supplemented
peasant has insisted that he still
lives. The sophisticated have laugh
ed at the innocence of the peasant
and have said that II was wax
figure, substituted for the body.
Both have been wrong. Prof.
Schilling, a German scientist, es-
pecially invited by the Soviet gov
eminent to pass on the matter, ex-
plains the phenomenon by assert
Ing that the lIfe-Iike appearance of
the body, three years after death, is
due entirely to wonderful job Of
embalming. 1t Is without doubt the
best known example Of the en-
balmer's art carried to perfection.
Prof. schIIIlng reported that even
the skin Of the face was still per-
fectIy elastic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22

A clash with Mexico itself is one
Of the Inevitable events of the In.
coming year as result of the cap
ture OF the government Of Mexico by
Communists.
THE refusal by Kellogg to grant a
4 visa permitting Alexandra Kollon-
tai, ambassador from the Soviet
Union, to enter Mexico via the United
States, the red scare" story sent out
thru the Associated Press, the state
ments of the administration organ,
the Washington Postal are a part
of the campaign Of the state depart.
ment TO create a hysterical atmos-
phere in America under cover OF
which Wall Street government would
have free hand for anything and
use anything from diplomatic pressure
to war to force obedience on the part
OF Mexico to American imperialism.
THE whole series OF incidents dealt
4 with above is a stern warning to
the American labor movement to be
on its guard. a warning that with a
leadership of the labor movement
which has refused to take up the
cudgels for the Mexican labor move.
ment in its struggle against American
imperialist domination there is ever
present the danger of the masses be.
ing deceived into supporting a war
against its Mexican brothers.
The trade union rank and file should
call upon It's officials to denounce the
conspiracy against the Mexican
masses and hold these officials respon.
sible for all failure to combat Wall
Street and the Wall street-state de.
partmant imperiaJtst nrnRTam-
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Tor itself and its press service:
The United Press, which serves this
newspaper, needless to say, did not
carry the Mexican "bolshevism" story
tho its representative was present at
the conference with Mr.. Olds.
Even II the state department can
get a news agency to lend itself to
misleading propaganda, responsible
officials Of that department realize
the follylef such procedure. The
press associations are the necessary,
even vital link between the Amerl-
can government and tho American
people, but the good thus accom-
plished will be much or little or
none, according to just what re-
lance the public feels Justified In
placing In news from this source.
TT is interesting to note the motives
4 behind this barrage against the
state department.
First, there Ia undoubtedly a large
section Of the middle class that is in
opposition to the policy OF the state
department and Wall Street in the
Mexican situation. This opposition,
composed Of persons and interests con.
nected with both the democratic and
republican parties, is similar in many
respects and, In fact, in most instances
is a duplication OF the forces which
are in revolt against the Coolidge ad.
ministration- farmers, small business
men and professional elements. II is
significant that no protest against the
state departments plot against Mexico
has come from the executive council
OF the American Federation OF Labor.
Second. the section OF the capitalist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22

to attack Mexico, it should do so
openly and hold itself accountable;
II an individual press association or
an individual newspaper proposes to
attack Mexico, 1t should act lndi-
Wdually on It's information and hold
Itself accountable. To have the
state department and the heads Of
press services connlving TO put out
weasel-worded attacks on Mexico
based upon "moral certalntles, Is to
Invite distortion Of public opinion,
and to destroy that direct, precise
responsibility which must be the
ultimate safeguard Of accuracy Of
information given to the people.
THE CLEVELAND PRESS Is rather
= cynical. IL says;
We very much fear Secretary Of
State Kellogg and President Dlaz
Of Nicaragua are playing a similar
game. In one breath Dlaz loudly
charges that the liberals who oppose
him are boIshevlks sleked on him by
Mexico, and In the next he extends
a most cordial invitation to them to
lay down their arms and accept i'm
portsnt Jobs In his, the Dlaz govern
ment. II we are going to In
terveno In any way, shape or form
In Mexico, let's know why.
The stars and stripes have never
laekad defeadaro ma 49,.
mothers son OF them is going TO
want to know what It's all about
before he offers HE body as target
for Ieaden pellets on foreign bat
tleheld.
THE LOS ANGELES RECORD takes
the opportunity to say a good word
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
Colombia Restores
Voiced Concession to
American Oil Interest

BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec. 20.-It is
reported that the controversy between
the government and American oil in
terests over the Barco concession is
1nded, and that the concession, which
was cancelled last February, will be
restored to the American interests.
1t will then run the full length of
its original time, to Oct. 81, 1865. The
territory includes 1000 square miles
rich in oil deposits
General Barco sold the concession
IN 1913 to American oil interests, re-
serving to himself 15 per cent royalty.
Hts estate has disposed of a part Of
abe shares in this royalty, 5 per cent
of 1t being held by the Roman Cath
olic church, which has always refused
90 sell its portion. Majorities, both
of the shares in the companies and
of the Barco royalties, are now held
by Americans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
BY WILLIAM =. DuNNE.

U,HE state department has beer con
l. spring secretly against Mexico.
n has eiso been conspiring against
the American people.
In particular has II been conspiring
against the lives of the largest section
OF the American peopie--the working
olass-which would be called upon to
Aght for Wall Streets interests in
MEXICO in case the activities OF the
state department should, ae they quite
easily might. result In war.
The evidence OF this conspiracy has
been obtained and It is OF such def
mite character that even certain capt.
eaiist papers hGve commenced upon Il
and denounced II.
IxYHAT the state department did was
w to use its power as a part OF the
national government to prevail upon
tie Associated Press to send out a
Stoyy concerning Mexico which had
not the slightest basis IL fact and
which was designed to arouse public
sentiment against that nation and Its
people.
Papers like tho ST. Louis Post.Dis-
patch. tho New York World, tho Halti.
more Sun, the Cleveland Press, and
the los Angeles Record hayo assalled
che state department for It's secret at
tempt TO stir up another red scare
by the false statement sent out thru
the Associated Press asserting that
Mexican bolshevism'' was threaten
t---fhA Panama Canal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
German and French in
Potash Combination

PARIS, Dec. 2O.-The tentative
agreement framed at Lugano last
April between the representatives of
the potash industries in France and
Germany was made definite for a pc
Rod of at least seven years at a meet
ing held in Paris this week.
The treaty will probably be signed
in Paris at the end OF December or
in the first days Of January. Neither
the French nor the German officials
show any desire to discuss the terms
of the agreement until the signatures
are affixed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
The State Departments Conspiracy Against the Mexican People

T,HE NEW YORK WORLD said:
This ls what happened on Tues
day, Nov. IS, when Assistant secre-
tary olds prevailed upon tho Asso-
clsted Press TO food the newspa-
pers Of this country with a mlschIev-
Gus, sensational and altogether IRE
sponslbe story (fof which Mr.. olds
himself admitted privately he had
no proof to the effect that Mexican
boishevlsm was reaching down thru
Nicaragua to threaten American de-
lenses Of the Panama Canal. In
this case the state department was
STOPPING to deception and intrigue;
the Associated Press was permit
ting itself TO be used as a semi
Official news agency, with all Of the
loss of lndcpe ndenee and integrity
which that policy involved.
Two things need locking into,
badly. One 10 the method by which
the state department distributes its
news; the other 10 the personnel Of
the state department. bureau Of the
Associated Press.
INTRODUCING its attack on the
4 state department, the World goe:
still further:
There Ia no way Of charaeterlzing
the efforts OF n state department
official 10 inspire an anonymous at
tack upon a friendly nation for an
nlterlor purpose In which the state
department dlsavows responsibility,
except 40 1dIshonorabIe.
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch con.
dennis the action OF the state depart
ment as, follows;
u the state department proposes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
Pray But Don't Pay.

LISBoN-The American Methodist
mission at Angola, Portuguese West
Africa, are accused by papers here OF
exploiting the natives. It is charged
that the missionaries hire them to
build roads and then fail to pay
them. Certain of the missionaries,
by name, are charged with abusing
the governments hospitality extend
ed to them in permitting them to
proelyte there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
German Statesman Says
War Could Have Been
Averted With League

GENEVA, Dec. 20.-"If the nations
had a league in 1914 the world war
could have been averted," is the claim
now being made by Foreign Minister
Stresemann of Germany following the
closing Of negotiations here on the
control of German military activities,
which apparently ended satisfactorily
10 the nations concerned.
IF the statesmen could have met
Cor four or five weeks in 1914, just as
ahe foreign ministers met at Locarno
and Geneva and discussed the situa-
kion frankly and unreservedly, am
convinced that the great war would
have been averted," he said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
Canadian Government
Asked to Act Against
Emigration to u. S,

OTTAWA, Can, Dec. 20. - The
steady trek of Canadians across the
border into the United States threat
ems to become an important issue of
the present session of parliament.
Opposition leaders intimated they
intend to ask the government why,
when millions of dollars are being
spent to bring immigrants to Canada
the country is facing a depopulation
of her native sons. They intend to
ask the government to formulate a
policy that will keep Canadian sons
on the northern side of the interna-
tional boundary line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
Develop Electric Eye"
to Penetrate Darkness
with New Television

LONDON, Dec. 20. - An electric
eye" which is able to penetrate dark.
ness, is a new development in tele.
vision which John Baird, inventor OF
the "televisor" has discovered, accord.
ing to the Daily Mail.
This Is accomplished by isolating
and then employing rays which are
outside the visible spectrum" ex-
planned Baird.
Baird explained that in military
aviation it might be possible to scour
the skies with this ray and the re-
suits Of its penetration would be
thrown on screen at the place of
operation Of the ray.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
LONDON SHOWS
u. S. Bull DING
RUBBER EMPIRE
Firestone Tells of New
Liberia
Especial to The Daily Worker

LONDON, Dec. 20.--Harvey Fire
stone, American rubber magnate, just
returned from Americas foothold in
Africa, Liberia, relates that the mil
lion-acre rubber development in which
he is the prime mover, is progressing
rapidly and will soon be in a position
to compete with the British East India
monopoly on the precious raw product.
U. s. "cecil Rhodes"
London papers refer to him as the
! American Cecil. Rhodes in Africa.
Firestone said that the Liberian gov
eminent was friendly" to the under
taking and had secured a loan from
the United States to develop harbor
facilities at Monrovia, presumably in
preparation for the future rubber in
dustry of the country.
Firestone also said: "We are hav-
ing no difficulty in securing a suf-
comment in London remarks that this
statement means plantation bondage
for thousands of Negroes in Liberia
and other portions of West Africa
from which they may be procured.
They can see no reason why American
imperialism should treat these natives
OF Africa any different than the Bel
CLANS, British and Dutch have done,
and there are no indications that this
Is so.
U. s. African Beginning.
Liberia is the only spot in the con-
tinent IN which the United States has
an actual hold. and It is seen here as
the beginning of United States expan-
sion IN a continent already divided up
among other powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
Mussolini Arrests
Group from France

MILAN = On their arrival from
France arrests were made Of former
socialist deputies Gonzales and Ziy-
ordi, Doctors Giordani and Pirri, and
the socialist leader, Turati, who had
been exiled. No announcement has
been made as to what charges are
preferred against them, other than
that they are not wanted on Italian
soil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
OUR AUSTRALIAN LETTER

lections, the following extract from
the columns OF the Sydney Morning
Herald will be interesting:
1.-THE May land board last evening
concluded q four days sitting, dur
ing which It examined 1927 applica-
tons for two original holdings near
Booligal Of 1900 and 1900 acres, re-
spectively. The board sent 272 ap-
plicants to ballot The farms were
drawn by Rupert Brain Of May and
George M. King Of Mimosa, Temora
Great interest was manifested in
the proceedings, applicants coming
from all parts Of this state and Vic
toria."
Hands of China"
On Sunday. Nov. Z, great Hands
on China" demonstration was held in
the Sydney domain. In the evening
the ninth anniversary Of the Russian
revolution was celebrated in one OF
the big picture theaters. A collection
for the British miners was appealed
for at both meetings and 40 pounds
was Melted. Up to date the British
miners aid committee have collected
over 10000 pounds for the miners.
QUEENSLAND.
A trade union congress is to open
at Brisbane. 1t has been convened
by the Brisbane Labor Council for the
purpose of recognizing the attitude of
the trade union movement to the po-
litical wing. The policy of the labor
government has been so anti-working
class that 1t has aroused the indigna-
ton Of even the moderate section of
the industrial movement. The latest
traitorous action of the government
has been to make a penalty of one
pound on every man who takes part
in stop-work meeting on the state
owned railways.
Stop-Work Meeting.
The Brisbane Labor Council called
upon all trade unionists to take part
in a gigantic stop-work meeting to
protest against the board of trades
decision not to raise the basic wage.
Trade union officials were not pre-
pared to go so far as that, and the
proposed meeting fell thru.
VICTORIA.
The case for the 44-hour week in
the common wealth arbitration court
is still dragging on. 1t seems to have
become more or less a permanent
affair.
The Ford company has established
an assembling works at Geelong. The
management decided to run it on the
open shop" plan, thing almost un-
known in this country. The union Of
ficials Of all unions are cooperating
in this matter and will soon have it in
hand Already the management is
complaining that they have been mis-
understood. If they had been success
full they would probably have been
strutting about telling the world how
to deal with unions.
On Sunday, Nov. z, the Russian rev.
olution was celebrated by the Commu-
mist Party, the Victorian socialist
party and the trades hall council.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
The free speech fight is not over
yet. Men and women are still being
jailed for speaking in the Botanc Park.
The timber workers employed on
the wharves are threatening to strike
if they are not paid at the same rate
as the wharf laborers. J. RYAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
Mikado Still Alive,
But Death Is Nearing

LONDON, Dec. 20.-A dispatch to
the Evening News from Toxic stated
the emperor's condition is most grave.
The Japanese foreign Office has re-
quested the British, American and
German embassies to cancel their
Christmas celebrations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-22
AmsrIea Immune 10 cuIturs.

PARIS Sherwood Anderson, the
American novelist, who is in this city
says: There is no danger OF Ameri-
cas- becoming cultured so long as the
craze for Standardization endures."
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CONTINUED from page Il

Continued from page u
desirable way out, but that again,
An the opinion of those who are close
70 the administration, might bring war
Appreciably nearer.
The activities of the catholics il
flavor Of war or anything that would
Hid them In their fight against the
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-16
COURT WILL DECIDE
Who Holds Right to Shore Front at Compo Beach?--Town and In- diyidual Both Claim It.

Bridgeport, April 16 R--Whether shore front property valued at s12.- 900 in the vicinity of Compo beach is to be held by the town of West port for free use of the general pub lie or is the private land of William A. Borden. New Haven. is a ques- ton that the supreme court of er- TOTS was asked to decide in argu- ments presented this morning.
 A suit to quit title instituted against the town of Westport and Attorney General Frank E. Healy as representative of the general public was brought in 1922 by Borden. who owns surrounding land. Judge Leonard J. Nickerson handed down a judgment on March 31, 1925. finding in faovr of the town of Westport and decreeing the prop erty open to the public and not to be held privately by Borden. Dur ing the course of the trial many aged residents of Fairfield county were called 10 the stand to tell of their boyhood days when they and others used the land in question as public property and there was a great mass of documentary evidence introduced.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-16

President, George Hayes of New Ha- ven: first vice-president. Paul Felt of Middletown; second vice-presi- dent, Ralph Paine of Waterbury; secretary Thomas sturgiss of New Haven; treasurer, Clarence wana. maker of New Haven: executive committee, Leon A. sprague of New Britain; F, r, Mason of Hartford and Dr. D, M. Trecarten of Bridgeport,
 President Hopkins spoke of the traditions and significance of colleg. es. He pointed out the difference in colleges of the present day and those of decade ago and drew a parallel with the changes in the home.
 People today would not live in a home that was built as 6 wholly desireable house for tho we'll to do, 25 years ago." he said.
 He concluded with tho statement: "The college does not educate a man. It cannot re-create a man; 1t simply supplies the faculties and advantages whereby man can create himself"