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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
ARTICLE
BY GORDON cAscAoEN.



NORFOLK, va, Aug. 15.-Norfolk
and Newport News, twin ports of
hampton Roads, and Portsmouth,
which adjoins them, with combined
population of nearly 100000, are ex-
periencing the greatest boom in their
history as a result Of the shipment of
American coal to break the British
miners strike.
Business interests Of Baltimore, with
four times the population of these
three Hampton Roads cities, told me
that BaltimOre's waterfront is more
active than ever before in its history.
The British strike, investigation
shows, is the cause.
Four Hundred Ships Chartered.
Nearly four hundred ships have al
ready been chartered to take coal from
Baltimore and Hampton Roads to
Europe and South America. At least
80 per cent of them sail for the Brit
ish Isles.
Ships flying the flags Of nearly all
the maritime nations of Europe are in
the list | saw two japanese steamers
sail from Baltimore for England with
coal in one afternoon.
Ships in ballast are racing to Balti-
more and Hampton Roads from ports
in North and South America, Europe
and South Africa. Several are also
due from Australia.
overtax Shipping Officials.
"A tremendous increase in the num-
Der of ships leaving Baltimore and in
exports Of coal have been caused by
the English coal strike, and the quar-
antine station at Baltimore has been
taxed to capacity by the rush Of ships
seeking. examination and fumigation. .
Assistant Surgeon General S. b.
Grubbs of the United States public
service told a Washington newspaper
correspondent.
This news item in the Baltimore
Sun is interesting:
"Baltimore's entire port situa-
tion has been stimulated by the
abnormal coal movement. The
terminal railroads, fuel-loading
piers. tOwage, pilotage and bunker
ing interests are working at high
speed and securing their reflected
benefits from the determination OF
the English miners to remain
idle"
Hampton Roads is dotted with ships
for every cline. 1t looks like naval
review. Ships come and go, 155 yes
sells clearing from Norfolk for foreign
destinations with coal cargoes in July,
and 80 more from Newport News. a
total of 245 vessels loaded with coal
for foreign ports leaving Hampton
Roads last month
War Prosperity
This Hampton Roads community
seems to prosper most when Europe's
people suffer most.
The world war brought a boom. The
navy repair yard, the naval training
station and the army navy and avia-
ton bases hummed with activity.
The finish of the world war found
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the fight for this vote between the two
old parties leads to no end of corrup
ton. The bulk of this vote comes
from. the, west and south part Of the
state, and was originally drawn from
the democrat party. II this vote swings
10 the republicans, the democrats are
defeated; If they return TO the party
from which they were drawn the
democrats are the victors.
bss0acg Opposition Corruption.
diWith the former corrupt leadership
OF the radicals, centered around the
Oklahoma Leader, It was a question
Of which of the dominant parties
could command the most cash.
Thru treachery to the working
masses the Oklahoma Leader has lost
much Of its former prestige. and its
cash value as a political asset Is far
below par. The workers and farmers
of the state are falling in line behind
the following ticket:
Governor, John Framing Of Norman;
Lleutenan4 Governor, M. shadid, Elk
City; Secretary Of State, w. r. vii
son, Enid; Auditor, Louis kluok, Tut
tile; Commissioner Of Charities and
Corrections, Lille Jackson, Oklahoma
City; President Of the Board Z Agri
culture, c. A. Stewart, Ripley; Cor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
rear ADMIRAL
SPILLS Beans
IN DISCUSSION
Big Powers Arning For
Next Showdown
tspeeIaI . The osIIy warkerl

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, Aug. 49,
Rear Admiral William L. Rodgers, re.
tired, of the y. S. navy, threw a bomb
shell into the Institute Of Politics here
last week when he charged that the
Washington conference was inspired
by England and that the pact re-
suIting from il which gave England
an advantage in the struggle for naval
supremacy was welcome to the repuh
liean party for reasons of home poll
tics as the G. o. p. desired to en-.
nance it's prestige by showing an ac-
eompIishment to set up against the
failure Of the democratic party to
make the league of nations stand up
in the United States.
Getting Around The Treaty.
Rodgers, a reactionary booster for
"the biggest navy in the world" de-
clared that the treaty destroyed the
threatened supremacy of the United
States on the seas and left England
eeesfze IL tie Ssits0R OF leading sea
power in merchant and naval vessels.
England is nowsdeveloping her cruiser
class which was unlimited by the
treaty in ships under 10000 tons. The
powers are living up to the provisions
of the treaty by building vessels not
over 1893 tons but not under.
The admiral also charged that Brit
ish commerce was aided at the ex-
pense of American business by ma
nipulated" messages. Mrs. Laura Puff
fer Morgen, associate secretary of the
National Council for the Prevention
of War, Indignantly challenged the sug-
gestion that British sympathies mott
waited those who favored a reduction
in ornaments.
Colonial Conference.
During the discussion it was de-
veloped that the conference of colon
ial premiers held at London in 1921
discussed the question of the continu-
ance of the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
Lloyd George together with the Aus
tralian and New Zealand premiers
favored its renewal but the Canadian
and South African premiers held
that Anglo-American friendship was
of more value to the empire than the
alliance. The latter position carried
and when England offered the United
States the abrogation OF the Japanese
British pact. it was already decided
that its renewal was not in the i'm
perial interest.
Ambitious Naval Program.
Admiral Rodgers revealed that in
1921 the United States had embarked
on an ambitious naval building pro-
gram while England could not afford
to do much building and most of
Japan's program was on paper. The
Hughes agreement to scrap a mum.
Der of ships enabled England to re
tain the One-power policy, which means
that British naval strength must be
more than equal to the combined ma
val strength that could possibly be
modified against the imperial fleets
in time of war by any combination
of powers
Challenge to Britain.
The British favored the Limitation
of submarine building on humanitar-
ian grounds, declared the admiral Blu.
the main reason for this position was
the challenge to British naval secur-
ity contained in the ambitious SUP.
marine program Of the French "who
were unwilling to give up submarines
because they intended by that means
Continued on page y
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BOTH SIDES IN
MEXICO Dig IN
FORLONG fight
Government Holds The
Upper Hand
Especial to The Daily Worker

NSpectai TO ne Oaliy WorkeVl
MEXICO CITY, August 49, There
are no new developments in the strug-
gle between the Catholic church and
the government Both camps seem to
be digging in for long struggle.
In Mexico the government holds the
upper hand and is not in the slightest
degree worried over the situation. In
fact it is so sure Of itself that it per
mits infractions of the law which
might not have gone unpublished were
the government at all jumpy.
U. S. Press Helps Church
Church propaganda in Mexico is
chiefly confined to the distribution of
circulars. The press of the United
States, however more than makes up
Tor the scarcity of catholic propagan-
da carried in the Mexican newspapers
That the government has no inten-
ton of backing down in the drive to
tame the hierarchy is shown by an or
der issued by the attorney general call
ing for the collective resignation of
department of justice officials thruout
the country. Those who have not
shown commendable energy in enforc-
ing the government DEGREES will be
given an opportunity to get out be-
fore they are kicked out.
Two society girls have been arrest
ed in Puebla charged with the dis
tribution of incendiary matter, pub
lished bv the National League of Re-
ligious Defense.
Daz is the Big Cheese.
The government has decided not to
prosecute Archbishop Mora Y. Del
Rio, head of the Mexican hierarchy
for statements made thru an American
newspaper. The main reason perhaps
for this action is due to the fact that
the leadership of the religious strug-
gle is assumed by Bishop Pascual Diaz
of Tabasco. This is the gentleman
the government is keeping its eye on.
The familiar propaganda of the oil
and mining interests against the Mex
lean government is not affecting the
governments determination to enforcS
its DEGREES. Correspondents of capitaa
I list papers, with an editorial policy ia
voring non-intervention are pushing
out the most obvious falsehoods about
the alleged failure of the Mexican gov
eminent to live up to the conditions
of the n-Payne-Obregon under
standing concerning American mining
and oil rights.
Ambassador Leaves.
Ambassador Sheffield has left for
that he is scheduled to return around
November. In all probability he has
seen Mexico for the last time in an
official capacity unless his policy of
"firmness" is adopted by the govern
ment. This means that the mail-fst
policy as against the more insidious
diplomacy of Coolidge.
Revolt Out Of Question.
So long as the embargo against
arms from the United States remains
in force a serious revolt is out of the
question. And there is no immediate
probability that the embargo will be
lifted.
The latest note from Washington
regarding the petroleum and land laws
is said to make a bulky document of
some 5000 words. 1t will not be pub
lished until the Mexican reply is
ready.
Before Sheffield left for the United
States he played game of golf with
General Amaro, Mexican secretary OF
war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
OKLAHOMA FARMER-LABOR PARTY
PUTS FULL STATE TICKET IN THE
FIELD; HAS PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM
BY STANLEY CLARK

OKLAHOMA CITY 10 Since the disruption socialist
Laundering
their this FarmerIab
commanding a large flowing
reaionay
Rtaux khan power
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
New Jersey Busmen Strike

PASSAIC, N. J.-FP)-The IS driv-
ers of busses between Passaic, Pater-
son and New York are striking against
the order to clean their cars after
their 12-hour work day. The men are
not asking more pay or shorter hours.
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Klan Goes to washington.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 15.-
The Ku Klux Khan plans to hold IT'S
third biennial slanvocation here Sept.
10, II and Is. Attempts TO hold the
national khan meeting In Philadelphia,
the scene of the sesquicentennial cele-
bration were fruttless. The last khan
vocation was heldlan 1924 in Kansas
City.
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New York l. w. A. VIII
Hold Street Meetings


NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The Interna.
tional Workers Aid will hold the fol.
lowing open air meetings the coming
week
Tuesday. August II, corner Of 7tt
st. and Ave. A.
Wednesday, August rs, corner OF
10th st. and Lenox Ave.
Thursday, August 10, corner of
Southern Boulevard and Aldus 81.
Friday August 20, corner OF 10th st
and Second Ave.
Saturday, Aug I corner of Col.
umbus Circle and J9tn ST.
Saturdays meetings at p. m. All
others $3.50 y. m. rf
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The Consul Replies.

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Replying to
statement of the Mexican bishops
that the church has never provoked a
single Mexican revolution, Arturo NJ.
Elias, consul general of Mexico in
New York City. cited an instance of
the Emperor Macmillan.
History on the Stand.
"A prince of the house Of Hapsburg.
who was placed on the throne Of Mex
leo by the hierarchy of the church in
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
WORKERS COMMUNIST PARTY
DEMANDS AMNESTY FOR ALL CLASS
\ WAR VICTIMS In POLISH PRISONS

The Party in
lowing cabegam
classwar prisoners in jails:
Warsaw
THE Workers Party
for freedom prisoners only Of
against expressions
rally
Of the political
central COMMITTEE,
WORKERS (coMMUNsT) PARTY
Ruthenbers Secretary"
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UNIONS CONTINUE HELP
%, r.o TO BRITISH MINERS; POINT OUT
NEED OF CRITICIZING COUNCIL
BY JOHN PEPPER.
Especial Cable TO The Daily Worker)

MOSCOW, o. S. l5The
Of the Labor Unions the Union Socialist Republics
anhnousy resolution
the refusal British delegation discuss
assistance the miners is incorrect both formally in
the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
STOP COAL TO 1
BRITAIN REAL
MINERS AID
American Coal Breaks
British Mine Strike

Editors Note.-The author OF
this article, trained investiga-
tor, has spent several weeks max
ing a special study of the export
Of coal from the United States to
break the British miners strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17
Usher BODY CO.
SEEKS TO BLOCK
union NEE TINGS
Speakers Arrested At
Open-Air Meetings
Especial to The Daily, worksr)


DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 15.-For the
second time In two days, Frank Brun-
ton, secretary Of Local No. 1877, and
Art Rohan, general organizer Of the
United Auto Aircraft and Vehicle
Workers Union, were arrested for
speaking at the Fisher plant 1s.
AS soon as the meeting started a
large crowd gathered to hear the re-
suit Of the arrests of the day before.
Rohan explained the amendment to
the constitution of the United States
which gives us the right to free speech
and added that meetings would be held
regardless of the action of the police.
Just as the subject of organization
was taken up police officer ordered
the meeting to stop. This was not
done, so march was made to ths
police call box near by. While this
was taking place Johnson, a member
of Local No. 1877 took the stand and
held q larger crowd than the first
speaker had.
The two arrested men were taken to
Scotch Ave station After a hot dis
cussion 1t was decided by Lieut.. Smith
that charge of interfering with traf-
fic would be lodged against them.
The officer in charge of the station
said the men must be released as the
arresting officer did not say traffic had
been interferred with. The officer said
his orders were to bring in anyone
who held meeting and would not
stop when ordered to do so.
At the police station it was said
complaints were received to the effect
that traffic was interferred with. 1t
is said the Fisher company made the
complaint.
Earlier in the day Mayor Smith as.
sured committee from the union that
the meetings could be held, and that
orders would be given to that effect.
Plant IS is the largest auto body
building plant in the world and it was
here that over a hundred molders who
were unorganized but with the aid OF
the Auto Workers Union succeeded in
preventing a cut in wages by a strike
that lasted one week.
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Police Disrupt Meetings.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 13.-While
speaking to a large crowd Of auto
workers at plant No. Is of the Fisher
Body Corp. Organizer Rohan was or
dered to stop by an officer who had
evidently been sent to stop the meet
ing. Upon refusing to do so, the
speaker was arrested, as was Frank
Brunton, secretary of Local 1877 of the
Auto Workers.
Crowd Hoots Arrest.
The crowd resented the action of
the police officer and it looked for a
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17

A LOUD wall has gone up to heaven,
"A or where heaven is supposed to
be, from the headquarters of the Anti
Cigarette League. Sleuths OF the
league discovered no less than ten Gig
aret butts on the bank OF stream
near where Calvin Coolidge. president
Of the United States and contributing
editor OF the Ladies' Home Journal,
angled for the finny tribe Not only
did the detectives produce the corpus
deficit but witnesses are willing to
testify that the chief executive was
actually seen lighting fresh cigaret
with the glowing end of another he
was about 20 discard. The next Of
Tense Cal IS liable TO commit is to al
low himself 10 be seen reading The
DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-17

THHE government is experimenting
4 with new and swift-acting poisons
on Industrial alcohol in an effort to de-
nature It so that its consumption will
punish the guilty offender against the
Yolstead law without putting the gov
eminent to the trouble of taking legal
action. We are of the opinion that
Mexico should intervene and help the
United States enforce its laws without
having to resort to assassination.
The Washington times., 1926-04-07
IRE TRUCK IN
COLLISION

While returning to the engine
house, after having responded to d
fire at 4415 Dean Ave. N. e., No. Z
truck became disabled at First Street
and South Carolina Avenue South
east. crashing into the automobile
OF Joseph L. Simpson. 2s2 Four
teenth st. S. E.
The force of the impact broke the
windshield in the automobile land
the flying glass cut Simpsons s.
year-old daughter, Mabel, about the
face. The child received treatment
at Casualty Hospital and then re.
turned to her home. The accident
was caused by the breaking Of the
tiiler Of the fire truck as it turned
the corner.
A speeding automobile last night
continued on its way after 1t struck
and knocked down Thomas George,
40 years old, of 48 FL st. n. W, as he
was walking across the Union Sta.
ton plaza. George received treat
ment at Casualty Hospital. Police
are seeking the driver Of the car.
Little 4-year-oId Ouldrico Terri.
$50 Twentieth St., N. w, was cross
ing the street at Twentieth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest,
last night when he was struck and
knocked down. by a bicycle ridden
by Garland Brown, colored, 16 years
old. 1928 Virginia Ave, N. w. The
child was injured slightly, the police
say.
The Washington times., 1926-04-07
DEGREES SOLD,
IS CHARGE

Nine washington schools. char
tered here, are selling degrees, dis
gracing American education at
home and abroad, William o. Tufts.
chairman of the schools and col
leges committee of the Chamber
Of Commerce, reported to the board
Of directors in the chamber rooms
at the Homer Building, last night.
The local schools, the names OF
which were not mentioned by Mr..
Tufts. are advertising widely ana
correspondence courses
throughout the world, the speaker
said.
While offering no remedy. Mr.:
Tufts stated that the names OF
The Washington times., 1926-04-07

these institutions will be omitted
from a list to be compiled by the
chamber on local educational facili-
ties. The board appropriated $500
for the publication of the list, which
will be distributed to Chambers or
Commerce throughout the country.
Martin A. Leese,5 president OF the
chs mhel. was directed to appoint
committee to prepare a greater
Washington pamphlet, to be widely
distributed as an advertisement or
the Capital.
The directors disapproved the
Loughborough Belt Line project
and the proposed abolition or
double-deck BUSES. Average at
tendance Of members at chamber
meetings was reported as 2O3.
The Washington times., 1926-04-07

a bazaar here for SIS, leading poiitt
cal opponents Of the premier to.
suggest III the House Of. Commons
that the practice Of auctioning
pipes was unsanitary and should be
prohibited by law.
The Washington times., 1926-04-07
Seeks U. S. Citizenship

RIVERHEAD, N. Y, April IT,
William Favershaln, the British
actor who came to this country IN
1886, has filed q declaration OF In
tention to become an American citi-
zen.
The Washington times., 1926-04-07

BaIdWin's Pipe Brings SIS
WALLASEY. England, April -
A pipe once smoked by Prenaiei
Stanley Baldwin sold at auction. al
The Washington times., 1926-04-07

That he has rediscovered the
secret of the quality OF old victims
and has successfully initiated them
is claimed by German scientist.
Evening star., 1926-04-16
MITCHELL IN GOLF
FINAL WITH DUNCAN

ROEHAMPTON. England. April l6
P).-Abe Mitchell and George Duncan
today reached the final of the Roe
hampton Golf Clubs annual G200 in
vitation professional golf tournament.
Mitchell beat w. B. Smith, and 8,
while Duncan defeated w. Robertson,
and 4.
II was great day for Mitchell
yesterday. He eliminated James
Ockenden of Hangerhill. 3 up and to
play. and then took the measure of
Archibald Compton, and 3.
II was a popular victory, for Comp
ton returned to England with just
trace of American accent and some
American language. But he did not
acquire any American hustle. for he
crawled through the morning round.
While he meditated and studied the
shots big George Gadd, the Roehamp-
ton Clubs professional, got wetter
and wetter and more and more irri
tated and ultimated lost, UP and A.
J. II. Taylor's age and experience
at So triumphed over the young ex-
champion. Arthur -'Havers. 3 and 2.
but the veteran Harry Vardon. al
though he donned rubber plus fours.
could not weather both the storm
and Jack Smiths driving.
Aubrey Boomer, the only foreigner
10 get into the qualifying 16 yester-
day, battled valiantly for place in
the semi finals, but he lost to George
Duncan on the last green.
Evening star., 1926-04-16
TENNIS FEDERATION
ASKS OLYMPIC SEAT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The general assembly of the Inter.
national Lawn Tennis Federation has
decided. after hearing A report of it's
delegates to the Olympic Congress at
Prague, that participation in the
Olympic games of the federations af-
filiated with the international fedora
ton was virtually impossible unless
the following conditions were salts.
fed:
First, that the International Lawn
Tennis Federation have at least one
seat on the international Olympic COM
mittee; second. that the international
federation be permitted to cooperate
in the technical and material organi-
cation of the lawn tennis events at
the Olympic games; third. that a def
milton of an amateur be adopted as
concerns tennis, and, fourth, that Off
cial championships and tournaments
be held in the usual Olympic games
years and that the title world cham
pionships be not accorded to Olympic
tennis events.
The assembly authorized the Irish
association to call its 1927 interna-
tional championships official that year,
Club, but rejected a similar applica.
ton for official championships from
Greece. The Egyptian and Portu.
gueSe federations were admitted to
membership in the international body.
The next assembly will he held in
Paris in March, 1927.
Evening star., 1926-04-16

Cross to four hits. two less than
his teammates could not get over
the counting block for even one run
to tie up the count and give him a
chance to battle beyond the legal
limit BurCh not only allowed but
hits, but struck out II. Graham,
first haseman for Georgetown, was
the only player of either team to get
more than one hit. and he connected
for two. incidentally, he also helded
well. handling Ii putouts.
Catholic University played poor
ball in the field. while the Marines
had good pitching and hard hitting,
a combination which would pro-
duce victory for any team. Conse-
quently the Brookla nders went down
before the Devil Dogs by 13 to 3.
Stole pitched good ball. allowing
Moran's ball charges just hits.
Freeney. first sacker for the Marines.
led the teams at hat with hits out
of times up.
MaryIand'S lacrosse team had
scheduled practice tilt with the
Mount Washington Club tomorrow.
hut the apparent attempt of the latter
in the Baltimore papers to make the
affair seem a regular game probab bly,
will result in calling off the meeting
altogether. Baltimore paper came
out with a story that Maryland was
scheduling it as practice game"
in order to get around its own rule
CainSt playing a club team.