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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-25
BOTH COOK AND PEARY
FAILED TO FIND POLE.
GEN. GREEDY BELIEVES

continued from First pageA
either succeeded. The fact that Nd
miral Pear had = SeNtant with which
; be could nave made sights for posi-
ton means nothing from a scientific
point of view, because we have only
his word as TO what positions he found.
Again. he carried compass which
had To be corrected for true north
every few miles. a thing for which we
have only Admiral Peary's word that
he did.
Emphasizing again that he held DR..
Cooks claim TO have Just as good
fOunda ton as that of Admiral Peary.
Gen. Greedy analyZeG the finding re-
ported by Peary. arguing that from
his own statements he could not have
reached the Pole
Statements Disproved.
First" Gen. Greedy asked. why
did Peary leave behind him the only
scientific man who could have cor
rohorated his statements and take
instead an ignorant negro and mum
Der of Eskimos?
He said he found Crockerla nd-a
! thing which has been disproved by
the explorations of Macmillan. Next,
I Pearv declared he discovered an inlet
separating Greenland from land north
of II. and this. TOO. was disproved by
explorers. who found ii to lie but a
ford. And, third. Peary Gle lined the
had completed discovery of the outline
! Of the coast northeast of Greenla nd
| and it has been proved since that he
was not within 100 miles of it,
The emphasis which Gen. Greedy
placed on Analysing the claims OF
Admiral Peary indicated his total re
lection Of that explorers claim to
finding the Pole. Public credibility'
has been attached TO Admiral Peary's
claim by the medal which was con.
. Geographic Society This medal was
not for his discovery of the North
! Pole. as many believe. but for his
worthy achievements in extensive eN.
ploration of the polar region
Questions Accuracy.
Il believe both Admiral Peary and
DIR. Cook were honestly convinced
they reached the Pole. but | question
their accuracy" Gen. Greedy declared.
Gen. Greedy learned much of the
polar region and the tremendous ODDS
that face one intrepid enough to ven
ture to seek the pole from a disas-
trous experience of his own. 45 years
ago, when he comma ded an Arctic
expedition which was organized TO
carry out the plan of estable}1fng cir
cumpolar stations, in ~accordance with
the recommendation of the Interna .
tional Geographic Congress, 1T Ham
burg in 1879.
The party of % reached latitude SO
degrees and "a seconds. and were
forced to dig in, when supplies We're
exhausted. All but seven of the party
had succumbed to cold and hunger
when they finally were rescued by an
expedition sent by Comdr. Winfield S.
Scnley, which found them at Cape Sa-
bine. One of the seven later died from
the experience.
Findings Substantiated.
There is one thing about our eN-
petition which makes me exceedingly
happy and proud said Gen. Greedy,
and that is every one of our findings
have been substantiated by the many
later explorers.
Only two are living of those who
made the attempt to reach the pore
at that time-Gen. Greedy and Brig
Gen. David l.. Brainard, who resides
at the Martinique here.
Gen. Greedy. who will be 81 years
&c a
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
A Matteotti Murder in Cuba

Alfredo Lopez left his home, wife and
Riddles at 8 o'clock on the 18th of
July and never will return. He never
will see again his dear wife and his
five loved children The fascist gov.
eminent got him, and although we do
not know how they got him, we do
know that they got him.
The Life Of the Press.
The day after Lopez disappearance
the prostitute capitalist press pub.
disappearance. All the papers. On
Guiding the Sun Gel solO which is
semi-oflcial organ Of the govern.
ment) published short stories about
Lopez case-such as that reporters
had interviews with Lopez wife and
that she blamed the kidnapping Of
Lopez on some workers who hated
her husband, etc. But Lopez wife
refuted all the Lies OF the press the
next day, stating that she never gave
any interview to the press and there
fore that she could not have made
such statements.
Scene at Secretary Of interiors Office.
Two days after Lopez disappear.
ance, Lopez wife went before the sec.
rotary Of the interior, Zayas Barzan,
with her five children, and asked
Zayes Barzan what had become of her
husband, or where he was. The sec
rotary (fascist) answered on an angry
manner, saying that he did not know
anything about Lopez and Furthermore
the secretary said:
What do you ask me for? Why do
you come to me when I have nothing
to do with the case? Do you think /
have your husband hidden in here?"
Mrs. Lopez answered Zayas Bar
zan In plain words-"You people
called him into this office-you told
him to guilt his activities, ETC., so
come to you, for you people are the
only ones who would assassinate
him."
Lopez was the right hand Of the
Havana labor movement, so that the
Havana workers must mourn his
death.
Inc dinerence between the ddnap-
ping OF Matteotti in Italy and the kid
mapping Of Lopez in Cuba is that the
body Of Matteotti was found after a
week OF searching, while the BODY of
Lopez never could be traced.
Now I have finished the description
OF the kidnapping of Lopez which was
my main objective, but / cannot re-
main silent without describing the re-
action, repression and victims of the
Cuban government. l will tell the
story Of that tomorrow.
J Ito Be contlnued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
Would Give Indicted
Florida Banker Life
of Ease in Hospital

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 1. = W. D
Manley, president of the Bankers
Trust Co. of this city, wrecking OF
which brought ruin to 10000 deposit
tors in SO banks forced to close, has
been declared sane by the special COM
mission in the Fulton Court Of Ordi-
nary.
Manley's wife sought guardianship
over him thru the court, in order, c.
N. Davie of the state banking depart
ment says, that she might place him in
sanitarium where he would be Sc
cure from prosecution for misusing
the trust company funds, and where
he would enjoy every luxury and COM
fort, while poor people whose life saw
ings have been swept away by his ac-
tons would not have even the necessi-
ties of life.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
PO|and-The Land Of Systematic White Terror

Proposals Of the Thuoutt Committee.
Thus despite all its endeavors the
committee did not succeed in hiding
the horrible facts. It found itself
compelled to make a number of propo-
sails the adoption Of which through
the parliament would give the ap-
pearance as il one endeavored to abol-
lsh the bad conditions. The commits
sion demanded:
1. Provision OF greater financial
means to the prisons for their i'm
provement, sufficient provision with
heating material, repairing of the
heatings, establishment of prison
hospitals, provision of the most i'm
portant equipment (plank beds,
straw sacks, blankets, etc.
2. Immediate liquidation OF the
Holy Cross Prison because It is not
At as a prison for reasons OF health.
3. With regard to the overcrowd-
ing OF the prisoners the prosecutors
should be advised to use imprison-
ment on reward more rarely. In
PRODUCTION OF probation. Deduction
of the Imprisonment on reward
from the sentence. .....
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

Extraordinary power is given the
executive committee of the federation,
including disciplinary measures for
failure to carry out decisions.
"All publication of religious matter
in the press shall be suspended during
the crisis, the Federation of Typo
graphical workers to be responsible
for any infringement of this decision.
"open Rebellion"
Foreign to any intention of raising
fundamental questions of creed" the
federation statement concludes, land
desiring more than ever to respect the
religious beliefs of its members, the
federation cannot, however, remain
indifferent in the face of the criminal
activities which the reaction is carry.
ing out, in open rebellion against the
laws of the nation, going so far as to
attempt to paralyze completely the
life of the republic by provoking an
economic crisis, so sharp as to throw
the country into a state of anarchy
IF what we have already seen is
not sufficient, it is enough to cast an
eye over Mexican history to convince
us that the Intervention OF the church
in administrative matters has been
disastrous for the people. In the
present epoch of social evolution it
would render futile the sacrifices of
those who have gone before. The sol
diers Of the revolution did not die so
that the people might fall again into
the clutches of the fanaticism which
capitalism and the clergy have ably
exploited during so many centuries. {"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
10y a cuban Trade Unionlst)
ARTICLE II


Yesterday we told Of the disappear
ance of Alfredo Lopez, secretary Of
the Havana Federation Of Labor, and
sketched some of the preliminaries
leading up to his vanishing, without
doubt by an assassination carried out
by the murder bands Of the fascist
Machado government of Cuba, a crea-
ture under the control Of U. S. imper-
ialism and directly under the orders
of General Crowder, who is unofficially
monarch over the Cuban people. The
present article continues with the
story Of Lopez arrest the day before
he disappeared"
Tracing Lopez Printing shop.
Next day, after Lopez arrest, the
policemen and detectives searched Lo-
pez' printing shop to see II they could
find the pamphlets original. Due to
persecution, Lopez moved his shop
every other month, or every time the
policemen discovered it, so the police
! men did not know where 1t was this
time. But after a few hours investi-
cation they found the place.
Armed Policemen Raid Print shop.
Nine policemen with revolvers in
their hands went into Lopez printing
shop, and in presence Of Lopez part
ner, because Lopez was not in there
at that time. searched in every cor
ner, shelf and box that was in the
shop.
The police told Lopez partner that
they had orders to kill the author OF
the pamphlet. A few minutes later
the policemen went into Lopez house
where they found Lopez and told him
again to quit his activities-otherwise
his head would smell of powder" Lo
PEI answered again that he had moth
ing to do with the pamphlet. Their
the police went away and left Lopez
until the next night when his myster
ious disappearance took place.
Some friends of Lopez told him tc
quit his position and hide himself IN
some place for few days, but Lopez
refused to do that, saying that if he
left Havana to be hidden somewhere
he would thereby act guilty of what
he was innocent Therefore he re
fused to hide, and instead remained
on his regular job.
The Kidnapping Of Lopez.
Next day, the evening OF July 20, al
8 o'clock, after his supper in company
with his wife and children, Lopez left
hshed a stream of lies about Lopez
home with the intention of going to
the Labor Temple. But Lopez never
got to the Labor Temple that night!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
Shoots Son Visiting
Soviet Union; Reports
Show Steady Progress

MOSCOW, Sept. 1. - Ernest W.
Smoot, son of the senator, is taking
away favorable impressions Of Rus
STA, where he has visited Moscow and
Leningrad, talked to number of i'm
portant officials and saw factories and
other state administrations.
Free 10 investigate.
He said that he found conditions
here much better than he expected
and was surprised at the frankness of
the officials and business executives,
ETC., and the complete freedom given
to visitors to conduct independent in
quiries.
He was fortunate IN having the com
pany of Louis Wulfsohn, who is here
on business and who speaks Russian
fuently.
Making Steady Progress.
Mr.. Smoot said that Russians read
lily admitted the weakness of their sys-
tenn and methods, but, considering the
difficulties they are facing and their
lack of experienced personnel they
seemed to be doing we'll and to be
making steady progress.
The people appeared to be cheerful
and happy, he said, and the authori-
ties generally trying to improve con-
ditions in general.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
Publishers President
Important Speaker at
Pressmen's Convention

PRESSMEN'S HOME, Tenn, Sept
1.-Praising Major Berry, who broke
the pressmen's strike in New York,
asking for greater production from the
workers in print shops, opposing the
shorter work day and bewailing the
great danger to the employer in that
the control of union labor may fall
into the hands of unwise leaders"
Fred A. Walker, chairman of the Pub
fishers Association of New York, was
a main speaker here at the annual
convention of the Pressmen's Union.
Smaller Crews.
He cited the driven labor Of the
South as proof that five men are
enough to put on the crew of an oc-
tuple press, instead OF the thirteen
used in Boston. He wants the num-
Der in the crew hereafter plainly stat
ed in contracts, and expects contracts
in the future to say little about wages
and much about production.
He heartily approves Of piece work,
tho he admits 1t is difficult to apply
its principles in the press room; he
thinks some progress in that direction
can be made.
Let Men Be Dutlful.
His opposition to the shorter work
day is because, on newspapers "the
proprietor cannot control events nor
assign the time for their happening.
He must be ready when the news
comes to pass 1t on expeditiously to
the rest of the world, and must there
fore be. ready with his equipment and
his fellow workmen expeditiously to
10 his duty" Walker did not discuss
he advisability of more and shorter
shifts to even better accomplish this
duty"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
Overbuilding in All
Lines Except Workers
Homes and Apartments
10y LELAND oLDs, Federated Press,

(sy LELAND oLDs, Federated Press,
Indication that the postwar building
boom with its full employment for
building trades workers is nearing an
end are found in the semi-annuaI sur.
vey Of the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards. Figures from 1s1
cities of the United States and Canada
point to a diminishing shortage of
buildings with an increasing number
OF cities reporting over-buflding.
Decline in real estate activity com
pared with 1925 is reported by 42g,
Of the local boards. $50 reported the
same as year ago and 30Go greater
activity. The largest cities report the
heaviest falling Off OF cities with
population over 100000, 67go reported
the market less active. 22go reported
it unchanged while only 11So reported
gains over last year.
Worker Pays Same Rent
The report says: There is little
change in the reports regarding resi-
dental rents. 119o of all the cities
indicate that residential rents are IN
creesing. $50 indicate stationary
rents, and 249o report the tendency
down. The figures for June 1926 were
liz up, stationary 700, down 1875.
Over building has been chiefly
Characteristic Of the northern and GEN.
trail states while in the south the de-
mand for homes has not been met.
More than 500 of all reports coming
from southeastern states and 500 OF
the reports from south central states
indicate a shortage of buildings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
NATION LICKED
IN WAR LICKS
VICTOR IN BIZ
Germany 3rd, U. s. End,
France Eating Dust
Especial to The Daily Worker

WASHINGTON, Sept. Germany,
altho defeated and almost bankrupt
in the world war, today stands third
among the leading nations of the
world in foreign trade, according to
the United States department of com.
merce.
SURPRISES France.
A comparative analysis of interna-
tional trade statistics by the depart
ment shows that Germany, since the
war, rapidly has been regaining her
former position in the commercial
world. She already has surpassed
France and now stands next to the
United States in foreign trade. The
United Kingdom leads.
From 1924 to 1925 Germany's for.
eign trade increased 35.5 per cent
while Frances trade decreased IA per
cent. At the same time the foreign
trade of the United States increased
only ia per cent and that of the
United Kingdom 1913 per cent.
Beats Pre-War Record.
In 1918 the value OF Germanys Tor
eign trade was s4,97O,O0O, 900, and in
1925 it reached s5,O52, 100000. Due to
the decreased value Of the dollar, how
ever, the 1925 figures do not actually
show an. increase over the total in
1918.
Frances foreign trade in 1925 was
valued at $4,262 100000 and in 1918 at
1888, 100000
Meanwhile, the United States, with
foreign trade valued at s9,1S6,00O,.
900 in 1925, is pressing the United
Kingdom, which in 1925 had a total
trade valued at $1O,S67, 100000.
The size OF The DAILY WORKER
depends on you. Send a sub.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

sal, however, was adopted to increase
the salaries of the higher prison Off.
cials and OF the prison clergymen.
lnhuman Tortures.
The police prisons OF Poland have
the fame OF torture chambers OF the
Middle ages. For weeks the prisoners
are subjected there to all kinds OF tor.
lures till they make satisfactory
statements. Many Of them are tor
tured to death. Il would be in vain
TO try to give a detailed picture OF the
tortures which are applied. usual
beating, beating OF the foot soles
squeezing OF the sexual organs,
squeezing OF the fingers between the
door or by means OF special instru-
ments, tearing OF the finger nails,
using of electricity till muscle convul.
sions take place. raping OF women,
torturing OF children in the presence
OF their parents, pumping OF water
and urine through the nose. etc, etc.
One does not exaggerate II one says
that there is no torture which the
Polish police has not applied against
its political prisoners.
Continued Tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
5000 Workers Jailed
By Pilsudski Regime
Conference Protests

NEW YORK, Sept. abolition OF
the reign OF white terror and general
amnesty for the 5000 political prison.
ers in Poland is demanded in a reso.
luton forwarded to Prime Minister
Bartell OF Poland and to the Polish
consul general by conference of In
ternational Labor Defense delegates
Of New York.
The meeting represented about
$4,000 workers. 1t is part Of ma.
tional campaign by the international
Labor Defense in answer TO a desper
ate appeal from the workers and peas
ants OF Poland who are being sub
jected to savage tortures and herded
into filthy dungeons for participation
In strikes and other working-class &C
tivities. Pilsudski is reported TO have
released all fascists, but no revolution
lists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
MusIoIans Man strIke.

SAN FRANCISCo-(FP)-A contro-
versy between the musicians union
and the San Francisco theater man
ayers may result in the Withdrawing
OF all theater orchestras. The discus
sion centers on whether musicians
should work 6 or Z days week in
houses that give performances day.
The theater managers claim that
other demands were presented by the
union, including extra pay for special
work, involving raise OF 10 to 40es.
This the union denies, saying that
It's members want the right to hire a
substitute once week SO as to have
a day on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
Passaic Relief Body
Organized in Cincy
by ''Mother" Bloor
Especial to Tho Daily worker)

CINCINNATI. o., Sept. 1.-"Mother
Bloor" came to Cincinnati bringing
the message of the Passaic textile
strike. Mother Bloor" made a COM
plete tour of all the unions in the city
with the plea for immediate aid in the
way Of funds to be sent to the relief
committee for textile strikers at Pas
sale. N. j. "Tess," girl striker from
the Passaic strike scene, accompanied
Mother Bloor" on these lectures, CIV
ing an actual account OF conditions
which she had to contend with while
an employe Of one of the mills.
Comrade Bloor arranged a relief
committee conference composed Of
delegates sent by unions and workers
organization. which met at the Labor
Temple August II. CHE following
unions and organiz~Eons sent dele
gates; Brass Workers Local No. 1909,
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks, No.
sos; Socialist Party, Covington, KY;
Workers Party, Newport, KY; Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Joint
Board; international Workers Aid; /.
w. B. W. A.; Plasterers' Union No. /;
Painters District Council No. 10;
United Garment Workers OF America,
Local No. SO; International Labor De-
tense; Young Workers League;
Workers Party, Cincinnati; Jewish
Culture Club; Boot and Shoe Work
ers' Union No. 210; American Civil
Liberties Union. After Mother Bloor"
lectured, election Of officers was had
and an executive committee formed.
The following were elected officers:
Chairman, Craft Duty. Plasterers
Union, Local No. /; secretary. Mary
d. Brite OF the American Civil Liber-
ties Union; treasurer. Frank Kappel,
OF the Boot and Shoe Workers Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY MEXICAN
LABOR SUPPORTS GALES POSITION

That organized labor Mexico with Mexican govern
ment its against the defiant organized
lie clergy has been the first
ance by the church law
has received important by
Regional Confederation of Labor CROB the
body of the GROIN Mexico City, Both appear
the official organ of the GROIN.
The statement City body contains dec
ons Endorsed by the national executive of
mission all affiliated bodies in part
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03


Organize Demonstration.
"The Mexico City Federation Of La.
Dor will organize a demonstration to
support the government in which all
members shall participate.
Similar demonstrations should be
held wherever there are affiliated or
CARNATIONS of the GROIN.
ITO wire support to the president
Of the republic.
ITO ask the national executive of
the GROIN to cable the principal la.
Dor organizations Of the world ex-
planning the origin and character of
the religious conflict. (The action of
the A. F. Of L. was to proclaim neu-
trality).
Fight Boycott.
ITO counterfeit the economic boy
colt proclaimed by the league of re.
ligious defense.
40 ask the president of the re-
public to purge his administration Of
all members Of the Knights of Colum.
bus and other reactionary elements
1.-THE Mexico City Federation Of La
Dor shall circularize all affiliated
unions and give them precise instruc,
tons on how to support the govern
ment.
ITO ask the national executive of
the GROIN to develop extensive writ
ten propaganda in all the military
barracks, as was done during the de
la Huerta affair. To ask authority for
presenting motion pictures in the bar
racks explaining to the soldiers the
character Of the situation.