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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06

pleted an intensive survey OF the rub
Der growing possibilities here. He
has interviewed native politicians and
the rubber committee of the insular
congress and personally visited some
of the islands. His plans include the
reaching of an agreement, if possible,
with the native leaders under which
American capital may be invested on
a large scale in the development Of
rubber plantations. Firestone states
that in his opinion the United States
should Immediately plant a million
acres here in selected tracts.
Tying to Put One Over.
The fact that he has agreed to CO.
operate with the rubber committee
of the insular congress in preparing
the draft ~ bill for introduction
into that body indicates that he hopes
to persuade the Filipino politicians to
back the repeal Of the law limiting
the size of plantations. Legislation
affecting the public domain must be
approved by the Washington authori-
ties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Senator Urges Probe of Philippines
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to be assured conditions there are
sufficiently stable to afford protec.
ton against difficulties such as have
been encountered, for instance, in
Mexico.
This was one Of the several reasons
advanced today in authoritative quar-
ters for the dispatch of Col Carmi
Thompson of Ohio, to the islands on
"a somewhat mysterious mission to
make a survey of the natural re-
sources" and the general conditions"
Of the country. General conditions,
Of course, cover everything, but speci-
fically political conditions, and even
more specifically the present state of
the Filipino independence movement
which has thrived on the opposition
furnished it by Gen. Leonard Wood.
Wood May Be "Relieved."
1t was emphasized today at the
White House and by Col. Thompson
that the investigation is to be purely
friendly" to Gen. Wood, but In some
quarters of the capital this was &C.
cepted with lifted eyebrows. II is no
secret in Washington that not all OF
General Woods policies have been
looked upon with whole-hearted an.
proval, either by the Coolidge admin.
istration, or by the Harding admins.
tration which preceded Il, and reports
persisted today that Colonel Thomp-
sons visit of investigation may be
the prelude to General Woods retire.
ment. He has been in the islands for
five years without once visiting the
United States for conference or re.
port. Meanwhile, his differences with
the Filipino legislature, and more
particularly with Manuel Quezon, who
has been described as the "Patricx
Henry OF the Islands" have Increased.
rather than diminished I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
FURRIERS' UNION
DEMANDS POLICE
CEASE TERRORISM
Boss Tools Raid Union
Meeting Halls
Especial to The Daily wOrker)

NEW YORK, April 4.-The Furriers'
Union is preparing formal protest
to Police Commissioner Mclaughlin
following the arrest Of IA fur strikers
who were taken into custody by de-
tectives at Beethoven Hall.
The police said that members Of
the union had been gambling in the
hall and they charged them with dis
orderly conduct. They were taken
to the Fifth street police station and
there released on $500 bail, each to
appear for hearing at Essex Market
court.
Start Terror Campaign.
Isidor Shapiro, chairman of the hall
committee, said this afternoon: ut
would appear that the police have be-
gun a deliberate campaign to annoy
the strikers. Their statement that
gambling has been going on in any
of our meeting halls is absolutely
untrue. 1t is a mere excuse for ar
resting workers and endeavoring to
embarrass the orderly conduct of the
strike.
During the past few days there
have been no regular strike meetings
because Of the Jewish holidays and
some of our members have been play
ing games in our meeting halls but
there has been absolutely no money
involved in these games and every
hall chairman can testify to this fact.
We are determined to bring this mat
ter to the attention of the police com
missioner and make certain that this
is not the beginning Of series of I'M
warranted arrests.
Release Fur Strikers.
In Jefferson Market court two
strikers, who had been charged with
disorderly conduct by two manufac-
turers, were dismissed when the manu-
facturers failed to appear to press
their charge.
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ing around the steel mills shall be-
come members of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers" the official leaders, McTighe,
Davis & Co. have done absolutely no
thing to carry out this form of organ
ization.
Craft Outlook.
AS a matter of fact, they have done
their utmost to maintain the craft
outlook and the craft form of organi-
cation. The history of the officials
during the steel strike is one of failure
to respond to the needs of the steel
workers. During the drive to organ
lie the steel industry in 1919 McTigue
& Co. made a separate bid for peace
with the steel corporation in letter
addressed to Judge Gary. When the
steel strike broke out the association
had contracts in certain mills covering
only the highly skilled members. The
officials ordered all workers from
those mills back to work, thus serious
ly effecting the strike.
When locals refused to obey this
ruling, charters were revoked right and
left all in the name of sanctity of con-
tract with the bosses. Nothing was
said Of the agreement with the nation
al committee of which the association
was part. The Amalgamated issued
10000 dues cards during the drive
and today there is only left handful.
Such is the history of these officials,
utterly incapable of leadership them
selves and branding all criticism as
destructive.
Task Of Progressive Members.
The organization which is supposed
to embrace all the workers in the steel
industry has not succeeded in bring
ing into it's fold two per cent of those
workers.
The progressive members of the
Amalgamated must remedy this de-
plorable condition by eliminating the
present bankrupt leadership, by in
stilling the union with more militant
spirit, by initiating effective methods
of organization, by being ready to fight
against the wage cutting and ruthless
exploitation of the steel trust. The
first task must be to initiate an in
tensive campaign of organization by
the Amalgamated until it embraces all
the workers within the steel industry.
LET Wing Proposals.
The left wing element within the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
.T.U.E.L. General Group
to Hear Three Speakers

The local general group OF the Chi
cago Trade Union Educational League
will hold its monthly meeting at
Northwest Hall, corner of North and
Western AYES, at $500 y. m, Wednes-
day, April 7. Three speakers are on
the program.
Manuel Gomez, secretary OF the ALL
America Anti-Imperialist League,
will speak on Labor and the Mexican
Crisis" Ida Rothstein, a delegate to
the Chicago Federation Of Labor, will
speak on Past and Future Struggles
Of Ladies' Garment Workers"
1.-THE Negro in the American Labor
Movement" will be the subject of a
talk by Arne Swabeck, also dele
gate to the c. f. OF L. Admission Is
free. All trade unionist are invited
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Steel Workers Convention Opens

/ Amalgamated, which constitutes the
most militant and conscious section
proposes the following program for
the progressive forces in the associa
ton:
1.-The Amalgamated Association
shall Immediately launch a national
organization drive covering the whole
industry, to take into the union all
workers employed In the steel mills,
regardless Of race, color or nationality.
2-The immediate establishment OF
an organization department with full
power to conduct the drive, establish
ment of district committees in all the
important steel centers. each to con-
duct the drive in their own districts.
9-National organizers shall be cleo
ted in the annual convention and dis
trict organizers by district member
ship.
"A uniform initiation fee shall be
established (s1.00) for associate mem
bers.
Measures to finance the drive to
be worked out by the organization de-
partment.
GA period Of intensive propaganda
to proceed the actual organization and
to cover the entire industry.
s-Hour Day.
THE complete establishment of
the S-hour day. Abolition of double
shifts.
S-No wage reductions, increase in
wages, abolition of speed-up system
standard scale of wages for workers
to expire at same time. Abolition of
company unions, abolition of the black
list, lnger-printing and physical exam
ination.
against deportation and registra-
ton of foreign-born workers.
10-For a labor party.
11-For International Trade Union
Unity.
100 per Cent Organization.
The slogan of the progressive forces
in the Amalgamated must be a hun
dred per cent organized industry. One
thing is essential and that is the COM
plete unity of all progressive forces
on common minimum program in
this convention. With this accomplish
ed no doubt hard blow can be deliv-
cred against the policies Of the pres
elt officialdom and the A. A. l. S. T. w.
will be able to develop into a real
fighting organization of the steel work
ers in this country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
LABORERS Still
OUT ON STRIKE
IN CLEVELAND
Clash With City Officials
Looms

CLEVELAND, o., April 4. The
strike Of the building laborers and Of
the painters in this city continues. A
few small independent painting con-
tractors have signed up with the paint
ers. but all the big jobs are still struck.
The strike of the laborers is now
reaching an acute stage. twenty-five
laborers working on the new Kirkland
pump station for supplying Cleveland
with water went out on strike with
the rest of the men. The contractors
now declare that II the strike is not
settled soon Cleveland will face a
water shortage during the coming
summer.
They refuse to pay the increase Of
wages from STA cents to 81 an hour
on the plea that increased costs will
mean higher building costs, higher
rents, and a possible abandonment OF
new building projects" This is bunk
but the American Plan Association
thinks the public is still gullible.
Becomes Critical
The Cleveland Chamber OF Com
merce and the American Plan Asso
citation issued their statement shortly
after city officials held conference
at the city hall on the question OF re
suming operations at the Kirkland
pump station. 1t is obvious that the
city will cooperate with the open
shoppers to get work started on the
statlon-which means that they viii
do everything in their power to break
the strike. That means that the strike
Ia now entering q critical stage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06

| the Lima Labor Federation (including
most Of the trade unions in the city,
and the Federation Of Textile Work
ers.
The Federation of Printing Trades
has decided that none Of its members
shall register for CONSUMPTION.
Danger OF imprisonment thus con-
fronts some if not all of the printers
who carry out the decision Of their
organization. President Leguia, back
ed by American Imperialism, will stop
at nothing to make his pact with the
Foundation company yield its golden
harvest of profits.
Appeal to Anti-Imperlalist League.
The workers Of Peru have called up
on the All-America AnttImperialist
League for help. We expect the
league to throw it's important support
behind the struggle being waged by
the Peruvian workers against impe-
rialist exploitation. We have request
ed the league to give the above in
formation to the people of Latin-Ame-
RIGA, as well as to the workers of the
United States. We have asked that
the national sections of the league in
the various countries be notified to
take up the fight, to arrange demon
STATIONS in front of Peruvian consul
ates and Legations in Latin-America-
and in the United States, to expose
the whole dastardly alliance of Ame-
rican Imperialism with one of the
most despicable petty tyrants of the
Woctaru uyor1d
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MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC,
REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON
GG d,5,s OF AUGUST q. 1912, Of The
1926
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and belief, a true statement Of the owner
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Crimes of U. S. Inflame Peru
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his people to the American interests
cannot be doubted for moment by
anyone familiar with the events that
led up to the present crisis in Peru
Leguia has long been looked upon as
an agent OF American imperialism
One of the most cynical dictators in
Latin-American history, his name is
hated from one end of Peru to the
other.
Some years ago the Peruvian gov
eminent entered into a contract with
the Foundation company whereby the
latter was to construct roads, bridges
and avenues in various parts of the
country. The terms Of the contract
provided for an extraordinarily fat
profit for the Foundation company.
They were in fact nothing short of
scandalous. A few deputies protested
in the Peruvian national legislature.
Leguia had them arrested and got
them out Of the way by deportation.
And all the while President Leguia
the U. S. state department.
A Stakeholder of Imperialism.
A little later Leguia and some OF
his friends became stockholders in
the Foundation company.
1t was now discovered that the COM
panys old contract was ridiculously
inadequate. The company needed to
be granted special facilities" befit-
ting its lofty place in Peruvian econo-
mic life. Among the new facilities
is Law No. Alb, which is drafted to
supply the Foundation company with
plenty of workers for uninterrupted
road building operations, and the best
part of it is that the workers don't
have to be paid. They are to be con-
scripts, in the service Of the state
even tho it is the company for which
they are actually working.
Arequipa Sheds it's Blood.
Wherever the government tried to
apply Law No. 4113, trouble has re-
suited. Recently it was announced
that labor for road building would be
conscripted thruout the department OF
Arequipa. The entire population OF
the department raised its voice in
protest. There were mighty demon
strations. From town to town the fire
Of rebellion ran. Peasant blood flow
ed, lives were lost, in the encounters
with the police But the application
of Law No. Alb TO the department
has been postponed to next June.
While the law is supposed to apply
to all Peruvians irrespective OF class
there is a clause providing that any
one may purchase his exemption by
turning over to the government suffi
Client money to pay the hire of a work
er for ~ days. The result is that In
practice only the workers and peas
ants are actually forced to toll on
the roads. The well-to-do classes mere
ly pay over what they look upon as
q small fine.
Lime Gets as Days TO Register.
II Is now planned to put the road
building CONSUMPTION law into effect
in Lima, the Peruvian capitol The
government has plastered all the wall.
Of the city with placards announcing
the edict and giving all inhabitants Az
days in which TO register for the draft
What the outcome will be II is too
early to predict. The workers, organ.
lied and unorganized, are preparing
for militant resistance. Manifestoes
denouncing the law have been issued
BY the General Workers Federation,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Seven Unions Issue
Los Angeles Call for
Foreign-Born Conference
Especial to The Daily wOrksr1

A~F~~Nt ~ NV SNs4 sHetANSA
LOS ANGELES, CAL, April six
Los Angeles local unions have joined
hands with Painters Local Union
134S in issuing call to all labor or
CARNATIONS to send delegates to
conference for the protection of for
eign-born workers to be held on April
z at Needle Trades Council Hall.
"This anti-labor legislation is moth
ing but an attempt on the part of big
business to write their open shop pol
icies into law" the call reads in refer
ence to the anti-alien bills now before
congress and against which the con-
ference is being formed
Three needle trades unions, the
painters, carpenters, bakers and cigar
makers compose the seven unions
signing the call. The temporary sec.
rotary is L. Feinstein.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
stokers Threaten Strike.

wESTF1ELD. Mass. April 4. -
Suckers at the gas plant Of the NUM-
cipal Light Works threaten TO strike
unless their wages are increased from
the present s32 weekly. The manage
ment claims that II can break the
strike II necessary and that wages are
faia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-24
new PARLEY TO
end DEBATE ON
COURT STARTED
Substitute Resolution
Offered as Senate is
Ready to Adopt Clo-
ture Rule Monday
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c. Jan. 23.-The
senate standing ready to adopt on Mon
day its drastic cloture rule, which would
practically cut off discussion, new ne
gotiations were begun tonight looking
to an agreement for limitation of de-
bate on the world court.
This new and eleventh hour effort to
stave off a vote on cloture was launch
ed after leaders Of the pro-court forces
had offered substitute resolution of
adherence which opponents said met
some of the most serious objections
they had raised in the debate that be-
gan last December IT.
The substitute was the result of a
long series of conferences among the
court advocates and was offered by SEN
ator Swanson, democrat Virginia, author
of the impending resolution. It's chief
feature is that recourse to the world
court for settlement of differences be-
tween United States and other nations
could be had only by agreement through
general or special treaties concluded
between the nations in dispute.
Opponents called attention Immediately
that the ultimate effect of this reserva-
Continued on Page Three.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-24
CHARGE SUGAR
REPORT HELDUP
Norris Attacks Admins.
tration in Speech on
Senate Floor
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. G. Jan. 23.-Ad-
ministration influence to delay the tar
iff commissions report on sugar until
after the 1924 election was charged in
the senate today by Senator Norris, re-
publican, Nebraska.
Both President Coolidge and Senator
Smoot, republican, Utah, were accused
of attempting to, persuads VIM. S. Gull
berson as member of the commission
to delay the report on the proposal to
increase the tariff on sugar.
The president was charged with hold
ing the threat Of prosecution for a
violation of the law over the head Of
the commissioner in an effort to get him
to postpone the report and with finally
appointing Mr.. Culbertson as minister
to Rumania to get him off the commits
sion.
Senator Smoot was accused of calling
the commissioner into a secret confer
ence with sugar men opposed to a re-
duction in the sugar duty" The confer
ence, Mr.. Norris said, was attended by
Senator Phipps, republican, Colorado,
and about fifteen members Of the house
OF representatives and spokesmen for
the sugar interests.
In reply Senator Smoot said nothing
occurred at the conference that he
would not be willing for the whole
world to know" and that Mr.. Culbert-
son was called because the sugar men
felt they should have further hearing.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, the repub-
lican leader, told the senate that it was
mot fair" to say that Mr.. Culbertson
had been given diplomatic appoint
ment to remove him from the commits
sion as he had asked for diplomatic
post year before he obtained one and
also had applied for a position on the
trade commission.