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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
Mussolini Monkeying
with Balkan Politics
May Ally to Roumania

ROME, Sept. 7.-Premier AvereScu
of Roumania is in conference with
Premier Mussolini this week over the
proposed treaty between the two coun-
tries guaranteeing the frontiers Of
Roumania.
Roumania emerged from the war IN
military control Of more than twice
as much territory as she had when
she entered it. Annexations of Bull
garian, Hungarian and Russian lands
were made. There is great unrest in
all these conquered districts because
the Roumanian land system is relic
of feudalism and probably the worst
in Europe.
Bessarabia, the portion of old Rus
STA now ruled by Roumania, is par.
ticularly mistreated, as the peasants
long for the freedom they observe
across the border and are continually
being dragooned by the large army
stationed among them.
Italy supports Roumania against
Jugo-Slavia and may bargain with her
to break the Balkan alliance. On the
other hand, some observers expect
Italy to guarantee the frontiers of
Roumania in such way she may de-
eide that Bessarabia is outside of
them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
They Do Sell Oil Stock,
Why Not Shares in God

NEW YORK, Sept IF you sur
vive capitalism until after Christmas
you will see on all of the bulletin
boards and car cards a real modern
up-to-date selling campaign, the com
modify offered the public being a rath-
ed elusive and evanescent stuff call
ed Salvation"
The International Advertising AS
sociation, composed of men with fertile
brains who make a living selling peo-
Pile what they don't want, can't use,
and have a hard time paying for, is
setting its members a stunt by guar
anteeing that they will sell religion
for three months beginning Dec. %
One hundred preachers will assist in
writing the slogans. Rev. Dr. Chas
Sickle has been appointed director
of the work. He says he will deal
not only with heaven and hell but
also 'ithe attitude of the church to-
ward present day problems"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
No Cancellation, Says
Presidents Friend;
Treasury Gets Witty

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Both from
Coolidge's summer fishing grounds in
New York and the officials of the
treasury, come cold and clammy COM
ments on the proposal of Newton D.
Baker, secretary of war in Wilson's
cabinet that the war debts be can
celled.
Coolidge, thru his usual friends"
says that loans made in good faith
should be repaid, not altogether an
original observation, but adds that II
the government has any money to
give away, it ought to be given to
Americans, not to foreigners.
Treasury officials sarcastically sug-
gest that the only way cancellation
can come about is for the holders Of
liberty bonds to donate them to the
foreign governments, tho they are
held against the United States govern
ment. This government, says the
treasury, is merely the trustee for
the bondholders, and apparently has
no other responsibility toward the
bondholders but to act as a collection
agency. The bondholders themselves
must do the cancellation, according to
this peculiar idea.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
BRITISH MINE
union LEADERS
TO NEGOTIATE
Confer ence Authorizes
National Agreement

LONDON, Sept. THE conference
of miners delegates has given
authorization to the executive to take
necessary steps to submit proposals
for setting up a national agreement
for the mining industry"
Executive May Compromise.
Just what this means seems to be
dependent on whether any reserva-
tions are made by the executive on
wages and hours. If the executive,
which has before shown signs of weak
ness, as in the churchman's proposals,
should negotiate an agreement, even
on national scale, retreating from the
standpoint Of sturdy opposition to the
longer work day and reduced wages,
there is certain revolt ahead from the
rank and file, which has voted against
compromise on both.
Some workers are warning against
the influence of the labor party lead
ers, the right wing MacDonald-Thomas
group, which is doing everything pos
sible to force the miners into a COM
promise that can be presented to the
Trade Union Congress which opens
Monday in the disguise of victory"
The Vote.
The card vote Of the delegates was
557 900 for authorizing negotiations on
the basis proposed, to 225,0O0 against.
OF the delegates, voting individually,
the vote was won by majority of $50
out Of 1000. The executive will ar
range a conference without delay,
with the government, prior to negotia-
tions with the mine owners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
ARTICLE III.
(By a Cuban Trade Unionist)

Yesterday we told Of the assassina-
ton of Alfredo Lopez, secretary Of the
Havana Federation Of Labor, at the
hands Of the Machado government,
whose fascist regime is engaging in
a campaign Of white terror against the
labor movement Of that island "repub-
lie" which has come under the des.
potic control of the National City
Bank and the Washington govern
ment, represented by General Crow
der of the U. S. army. The present
article tells Of the growth of fascist
white terror in Cuba.
Fascism in Cuba began with the re-
gime Of General Machado, who took
ONCE on the Goth Of May, 1925.
During the electoral campaign in
1924, Machado promised the Cuban
people that IL he got elected he would
do away with all fraud and would kick
out all the old crooks and corrupt
politicians who were robbing the peo-
pie for many years (this is the same
old story OF all new aspirants) and
that he would construct good high
ways, railroads, schools, etc, and that
he would give the people heaven on
this earth. The people we're tired Of
the old politicians and hoped in the
promises OF the new adventurer, and
so elected Machado in the November
elections.
maehado Pledged TO Wall Street.
After Machado was elected and be-
fore he took possession OF the presi.
dency. Machado was called before
the Wall Street magnates TO be ex.
smned The Wall Street magnates
questioned Machado on several mat
ters pertaining 70 Wall Street inter-
ests in cuba--such as, what action he
would take In regard to radical aetyi'
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and respect for all the great and good
American magnates who allow thous-
ands OF Cuban workers to work for
them, providing they do not belong to
union and keep their mouths shut
about such annoying occurrences as
the recent open ship drive.
A few days after the strike call. the
honorable fascists of Cuba appointed
las they always do-military super
visors for all the lines, stations and
shops OF the Cuban Railroad. Two
hundred men were railroaded to jails
and warrants for the arrest Of hun
dreds OF others have been issued by
the honorable secretary of the inter-
Tor. The president Of the Brother
hood OF Camaguey, and the whole exc
cutive committee were thrown into
the rotten and lousy jails. Their
friends have ben intimidated and even
their legal attorney, DR.. Gonzales del
Cristo, was arrested couple Of times.
Engineers, conductors, and firemen
we're taken from their beds at night
and placed on the engines, and were
made to work by the force and vio-
ence OF armed soldiers. After a
short, hard struggle the strike was
broken by the strikebreaking fascist
government OF Cuba. The halls of the
brotherhood we're closed, the union
was destroyed. but the interests OF the
Cuban Railroad company had been
saved by the fascist government of
been dubbed in this strike by the
fascist government OF Cuba.
Besides the many workers who have
been dubbed in this strike by the
agents OF the fascist government,
which cases are too many to describe
here, an American citizen was killed
after the strike. This was Thomas
Grant who was an engineer In the
Cuban Railroad company whore he
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
RAIL WAY UNIONS
PIED &c BRITISH
MINERS SUPPORT
Ben Tillett Declares Wall
Street Involved

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 7.-Ben
Tillett of the British miners relief
delegation announced on the eve OF
the delegations departure for England
that Fl standard railway unions in the
United States had pledged to the
strikers in the British coal fields
their full financial support.
The American unions made the de-
cision, which Tillett said means mil
lions of dollars for the British miners,
at recent conference in this city.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has issued thru it's grand Of
ficers strong appeal to the member
ship and to local unions to help the
British strike, said Tillett.
The British delegate stated in his
address that Wall Streets bankers
are getting frmer and firmer grip on
the British government and are back
ing the conservatives in their attempt
to smash the unions. He said that a
national election at this time would
put the Labor Party in power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
The First Repression.

Inc FIRST repression.
The first repression of Cuban fas-
cism began in August, 1925, and cul-
minated with the destruction Of the
Factory Union-the most radical un-
ion of Havana. II had shop control in
all the refreshment and beer factories
.of Havana and in some match and
soap manufacturing plants, as well.
This repression began when there
was a strike in some of the plants
where the union had shop control. At
that time, Senior Blanco Herrera. pres
ident of the New Ice Plant, Tropical,
and Palatino Beer Co.. and Senior Tor
rilla, superintendent Of the Interna-
tional Beer company, gave a few
thousand dollars to the fascist gov
eminent for the destruction of the
union. Zayas Barzan, the secretary
Of the interior, issued an order for
the closing of the Factory Unions
local and declared that the union was
Illegal. He issued, also an order for
the arrest Of SO Of its members (all
PAN"Nhb anu past ltuhtlhJ anu war
rants for 100 deportations OF foreign
born members OF the organization.
Troops and Police Destroy Unions.
President Machado appointed mill
tary supervisor over each plant and
the policemen threw a few bombs in
different places Of the city TO intimi-
date the workers and TO change pub
lie opinion. After a short struggle,
by the union against the magnates
and the bomb throwers of the fascist
government, the strike was lost and
the union was destroyed.
The order for the 50 arrests was not
accomplished because some of the
wanted ones went to Mexico and some
others were hidden in some parts of
the republic Neither we're all Of the
400 Aspirations carried owl beesaee
fi&Ht-& saaa... ..--... a. 49,.
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worked for many years. Thomas
Grant, due to his many years Of resi-
dence in Cuba, became familiar with
the Spanish language and the railroad
workers appreciated him very much,
and made him their leader.
The Murder Of Thomas Grant.
AS the fascist government always n
selecting the leaders to be their VIC
Tins, they selected Thomas Grant,
too. And so the American Citizen.
Thomas Grant, when he was coming
of the train in Ciego de Avila. small
country town, on the 18th of July,
1926, was shot to death and fell like
a hog in the slaughter house.
Were Thomas Grant an American
citizen of the exploiting class, the
Washington government soon would
raise hell about II, and no doubt the
Washington government would send a
few notes to the fascist government OF
Cuba, and even probably collect an IN
demnity from the fascist government.
But because Of the fact that Thomas
Grant was an American citizen OF the
working class, the Washington gov
eminent will remain Indifferent and
silent.
The Mussolnl Of the Antilles.
The dictatorship Of Machado Is
worse than the dictatorship Of Musso-
lini in Italy or OF Primo de Rivera in
Spain. Its atrocities do not fall short
Of those committed by other dictators
across the Atlantic Ocean. Their
strikebreaking agencies are as we'll
organized as those OF Mussollni OF
italy, Primo de Rivera in Spain. and
William J. Burns IN the United States.
The atrocities OF Cuban fasclsm are
too many TO be described here and
need a book to write them in. which
may do later when leave this
country. 49,. -,
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cism was the destruction OF the rail
road brotherhoods of Camaguiey, San
Ia Clara and Santiago de Cuba. This
organization was a branch of several
locals of the general railroad brother
hoods Of Cuba, and embraced all the
lines that the Cuban Railroads com
pany owned from Stana Clara to San
tiago.
During the first part OF 1926, the
Cuban Railroad company-an Ameri-
can outft--broke its agreement with
the employees and started an open
shop drive which the company sue.
ceeded in, thru the aid OF the fascist
government. on April IA, the rail-
road workers called a strike on all
the lines, stations and shops of the
Cuban Railroad company to force the
American magnates to comply with
their contracts.
Soon the fascist government of Gu
ba with all its forces of destruction,
went to the front to protect the Amer
lean interets. The honorable Presi-
dent General Gerardo Machado, Nor.
ales, and the Honorable Secretary Of
Interior Rogerio Zaya Barzan, started
their fascist atrocities against the Gu
ban workers in order to save the in
terests OF the no less honorable Amer
lean magnates, who own hundreds OF
miles OF Cuban railroads, and enslaye
thousands Of Cuban workers.
Labor Under imperialism.
But these fascist atrocities did not
surprise the Cuban workers any
longer. because we know the relation
ship of the fascist government OF Cuba
with the American magnates. Their
relationship is undoubtedly that Of
master and servant. The honorable
Mussolinis Of Cuba had put into prac'
toe their humble sentimspt Qf love
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
COURT PART OF
LEAGUE SHOWN
BY DISCUSSION
Powers Chew Over u. S.
Reservations

GENEVA, Sept. THE fifth reser-
walton, proposed by the United States
as a condition to its entry to the
world court, proved a difficult pill
to swallow for the representatives
of 81 powers. signatory to the world
court, in conference here to pass upon
the American reservations.
Wants Doodle, Not Burden.
Representatives Of France, Belgium
and Italy all attacked tnis reservation,
declaring that the United States is
seeking a special and privileged posi-
ton. Does America want all Of the
privileges of a member of the council
Of the league without having any of
the burdens of a member?" queried
Sir Cecil Hurst, British delegate.
The Belgian delegation suggested
that the world court be asked to de-
eide whether unanimity or majority
is required to accept the United States
reservations.
British Want obscurIty.
Sir Cecil Hurst suggested that it
would be better not to ask the court
for an opinion on this matter now,
but let the question remain obscure
for the time being, at the same time
giving the United States assurances
that it would have all the privileges
before the world court that would be
given to member of the league coun-
Gil, no more and no less.
Then we can see what the United
States really wants." said Sir Cecil.
"The fifth reservation is the most diff
feult Of many very serious difficulties,
but why not let the United States
come in on a basis of equality and
leave the details to the future?"
All Depends on What 1t Means.
There is great divergence be-
tween the wording of the fifth reser-
walton and what Senator Walsh says
it means" said the Czecho-Slovakian
delegate. IF Senator Walsh is right,
then the solution might be easier"
M. Fremageot, French delegate, OBJ
jected to the proposal of Sir Cecil
that details be left to the future.
Il think it is never wise to leave
anything obscure" he said.
Oh, Certainly NotI
"The United States has not seen fit
to join the league, yet the league is a
very potent machine and certainly the
United States won't want to hinder
the proper functioning Of this ma
chine" responded Sir Cecil.
The discussions were replete with
references to the league and continual
comparisons were made between the
United States position and that of
member of the council of the league,
which proves that the two institutions
are closely linked.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
Spanish Deport Worker
from Colony They Want
tspeeiaI 70 La oalIy WOrksrl

TANGIER, Sept. THE Spanish
representative here nearly precipi-
tated a general strike by arresting and
ordering deported to Spain member
of the Spanish Workers Union. The
union met at midnight and called out
all workers in the cafes. A process
sion marched to the Kursaal and only
by the trickery Of the representative,
who held the crowd in conversation
while the man was shipped aboard a
warship, was the deportation accom-
plished.
Warships of various powers are
flocking into the port here. There is
friction between the French and the
Italian-Spanish combination. The Ital-
ian consul has made a formal protest
against articles in the French paper,
Depeche Marocaine, which attacks
Mussolini's scheme to support the
Spanish annexation Of Tangier.
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most Of them fed and only 60 were
deported. The rest OF the deporta-
tions are still pending.
The IL members arrested. together
with Julio Antonio Mella and Alfredo
Lopez, were charged with the viola
ton of the explosives law. The two
latter ones-Mella and Lopez, as l
have already said above, were not
members of the union but they got ar
rested and were framed just the same
as the rest of the prisoners.
The Next Victim.
The next victim Of Cuban fascism
was Enrique Varona. Enrique Varona
has been very active in the labor
movement. He helped to organize the
railroad workers union Of the North
Of Cuba Railroad, OF which he became
the president later on. In the first
part of April, 1925, a strike was call
ed on this railroad (the North of Gu
ba r. R.) and Varona was railroaded
to Camguey county jail.
Imaginary charges we're placed
against varona and six months later
Varona was tried on these charges
and acquitted by the court Of Cana
guey. Varona returned to his home
town, Moron, to live in his proletar-
ian hut with his dear wife and his be-
loved children, but he lived there only
three days. On the third night after
his release from jail--at ten o'clock,
right in front OF his wife and chill
dren, with whom he was going TO the
theater-varona was shot to death on
the streets Of Moron, across the
street from the Soldiers Barracks.
The assassin fed this time. too. with
the support Of the co-partners of the
crime--the policemen and soldiers.
Tho Next Repression.
The next repression Of Cuban Jas
-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
POLISH CONSUL
RECEIVES CALL
FROM WORKERS
Lodge Protest Against
Polish Terror

A delegation consisting of VIM. H.
Holly, an attorney of the Chicago Lib
eral Club; Sam Cohen of the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, and George Maurer and B. K.
Gebert of the local branch of Inter-
national Labor Defense, visited the
Chicago consul of the Polish republic
to demand, in the name of their or
CARNATIONS, amnesty for the many po-
litical prisoners in Poland.
Admit Many Prisoners.
In conversation with the delegation
the counsel, Mr.. Kurnikowski, admit
ted there were many political prison
ers in Polish jails, saying, however,
that this was done because they were
"a danger to the state"
The chairman of the delegation,
George Maurer of the l. l.. D., invited
Mr.. Kurnikowski to speak at a mass
meeting at Ashland Auditorium on La
Dor Day to explain the status of po-
litical persecution in Poland. But the
consul excused himself by saying he
would be busily occupied that day.
Shoot Down Workers.
B. K. Gebert pointed out to the
consul the terrible conditions under
which class-war prisoners are held in
the jails of Poland and that workers
were on more than one occasion shot
down in the streets.
The consul's only explanation for
this was that economic conditions
are very bad"
Mr.. Kurnikowski promised the dele
cation that a resolution of protest
they gave him would be handed to the
Polish ambassador for forwarding to
the Polish government.
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tiles and strikes in Cuba. To this Ma
chado's answer was-'"No strike will
last over "a hours in Cuba, because l
will break them all" This is taken
from Machado's speech as quoted by
the New York press In view of the
satisfactory examination, the Wall
Street magnates passed him and
placed Machado in Glass A, and al
lowed Machado to become president of
Cuba. He took Office on the goth Of
May, 1925.
Three months after the goth OF
May, Machado and his co-partner Of
the dictatorship, zayas Barzan, started
their fascist work which Machado had
promised TO Wall Street.
The fascists Of Cuba not only kid
nap radicals and labor men, but they
shoot and kill their political oppon-
ents. tf
The First Victim.
The first victim of Cuban fascism
was Senior Armando Andres. Armando
Andrew, a commander OF the Army OF
the Independence Of the Republic, who
fought against the Spanish tyranny,
an ex-captain OF the Havana custom
house, and ex-representative to the
congress, political opponent OF Ma
chado, and the editor and founder Of
the daily paper "El Dia," was shot
at the front door OF his house on or
about the 18th OF July, 1925.
Twenty-seven bullets perforated the
body Of Armando Andres. Right
across the street from the house OF
Armando Andrews, was an empty
house. This house had been hired by
the government so that II could hide
the assassins in t. It was from this
house that all the shots came. The
assassins had an automobile ready TO
run--which they did, with the protec.
ton Of their co-partners. the police
men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
War Department Head
Guilty of Defraudine

NEW YORK, Sept. benjamin F.
Falter of Chicago, formerly head of
the textile branch OF the surplus
property division for the war depart.
ment, today was found guilty of con-
spiracy to defraud the government in
the filing of false claims of goods sold
to the Universal sales company OF
New York.
He will be sentenced Wednesday
the maximum penalty is two years i'm
prisonment and $4,000 fine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-09
DEMISE OF VALENTINO
CRACKS CHURCH BOYCOTT

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7.-VaIen-
tino's death has resulted In
vogue for his old pictures. The
Church's prohibition Of moving pic
lures as part Of the religious boy
colt against the state has failed to
prevent great crowds wherever the
sheik is on the screen. The gov
eminent itself is considering pro-
hlbitlng "The Four Horsemen" be-
cause Of gratutous insults to Ger
mans contained in II.
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SIP, 100000 Profits
Made by Big Railways
During Month of July

For the month of July the first rs
railway systems Of the "Class One"
lines report total net profit of S1O4,-
$4,000, compared with $S5,041 900 for
the corresponding month last year, an
increase of SIS, 100000. In June these
same roads had a net profit of $685.
$4,000.
On the basis Of the rs so far re-
ported, all the Glass One roads are
estimated to have received approx
mately S122,OOO,OOO net profit in July,
compared with 500, 462,735 last year in
July and $1O7SS5,654 for June this
year.
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Censorship Hides the
Fate of Hankow; Army
of Canton Presses on

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7.-As a despe-
rate measure to keep the victorious
Cantonese army from capturing Han
kow, famous river port Of China, mar
shall WI Pei-Fu, northern war lord,
is reported today to have opened the
dykes protecting the city from the
Yangtze river. Only meager advices
regarding the situation are reaching
Shanghai because of censorship i'm
posed by WI.
1t is claimed from Canton that the
Cantonese army has already captured
Hankow. If WI was winning, even
holding his position, he would be glad
to tell the news. That he is silent
and using censorship indicates he IA
losing.