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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
OpORTO OUTBREAK
SEEMS TO GATHER
POPULAR SUPPORT
Comedies With General
Railroad Strike

LISBON, Feb. 6. - An artillery
duel and heavy fighting took place
this afternoon between the rebels
and government forces at Opofto.
The rebels are still heavily en-
trenched in the place de Barthalha
and declare they will fight to death
rather than surrender.
The casualties are believed to be
heavy. The city is in panic. Many
houses have been damaged by the
shooting and several persons have
been wounded. Ton soldiers have
been killed.
LISBON, Feb. 6.-The armed re-
belliOn which broke out last Thursday
in the garrison barracks at OportO,
has spread turnout the country. On
account of the strict censorship estab-
lished by the government very little
news is being given out, but from all
accounts the fighting seems TO be
mostly around 0pOrtO, the commercial
center Of the country, where the re-
volt gains strength.
The rebellion is directed against
the president and minister of war
Carmorna, who thru a military coup
of last July seized power, broke up
the existing government and estab-
lished himself as dictator of Portugal.
He centered his troops around Oporto,
and has from this operation center
conducted a rigid control over the af-
fairs of the country, which has Of
late developed into 4 reign Of terror.
A Liberal Revolt.
The opposition, lead by Sousa Diaz,
has gathered sufficient troops ana
ammunition to challenge the regime OF
Carmona. Before engaging in an
open attack, Diaz sent a committee to
Carmona, demanding that constitu-
tional government be re-established.
General Sinel de Cordes, acting minis
ter of war, answered this demand BY
sending out his troops and surpres-
sing the rebels. The opposition
forces are very popular and have the
support Of the greatest part Of the
population.
Industries, which had considerably
broken down due to the military dis
turbence, is now completely tied-up
by general strike of the railway
workers. The strike was declared
last night
Constant Unrest.
Portugal has been in a constant
state of intermittent CONFUSION ever
since the assassination Of King
Carlos of, 1908. His son Manuel as
eended the throne, but was deposcd
after two years, foliowirg a series or
notorious scandals, in which Manrel
was charged with looting the treasury
to support his favorites in luxury.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Chief Consul Declares
Government Very. Eeasy
With Ward Bread Trust

WASHINGTON. Feb. Cover
the protest of its chief counsel,
A. Il. Brinkley, the federal trade
commission dismissed its antitrust
suit against the William b. Ward
baking interests. Brinkley declared
today before the senate committee
investigating the "bread trust.
Brinkley said he was convinced
the gigantic merger, later dissolved
by consent decree, was in violation
of the antitrust laws.
"The case was strong and should
have been prosecuted Brinkley
said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
.PONSONBY, M. P.
WARNS OF SCHEME:
TO ATTACK RUSSIA
Says Invasion of China
Saves Cash, Not Lives

A warning that western capitalist
nations plan war for selfish interests
on China and the Union of Socialists
Soviet Republics was given yesterday
afternoon by Arthur POnsonby, mem
Der OF parliament, who spoke at the
house of peace, 100 St. and Fifth Ave.
under the auspices of The WOmens
Peace Society.
Referring to the situation in the
Ear East the speaker said that the
Chinese are the most peace-loving
people in the world, and that the pre-
sent conflict is not caused by one
people doing an injury to another, but
that big commercial enterprises have
invested their finances in China and
call upon Civilized" white men to
protect their ill-gotten spoils.
Save PrOfits-NOt Lives
"The slogan Of protecting Ameri-
can lives, is just a subterfuge, Pom
sonby stated, "the real cause for in
tervention is to protect the property
and business of American capital
lists +" He continued by saying that
if anybody wants to invest in fol-
eign country that he must do so at his
cwn risk, and not at the risk OF
the lives of thousands of young men
who will be enlisted to fight war.
Want War on Russia.
The speaker said that he believed
that a Chinese war would lead to a
world conflagration, the ultimate OBJ
ject of which is to annihilate the
Soviet Union. He urged upon every
one not to fall victim to any war
propaganda, like that which was con-
Quoted in this country by the British
in 1916, to refuse to support any
steps taken by the government which
might lead to war, and to petition
both the president and congress,
warning them that the people do not
intend to fight another war against
a nation which has done no wrong.
How Armies Grow.
Ponsonby warned his hearers Of the
dangers of enlisting men into the
army. He showed that the misery OF
the worker, unemployment and low
wages, make him susceptible to an
invitation to end all his worries and
care by enlisting. He related the
fact that English working men had
been enlisted in London into the
Spanish army to fight against the
Riffs a thing only to be explained
by the fact of unemployment and
starvation.
The pledge circulated by the
Women's Peace Society is refusal 70
bear arms in war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Broke and Hungry;
Found Dead in Hall

An unidentified man died yester-
day as a result of exposure. He was
found in the hallway at 439 West
AZ st. Having no letters to identify
him he was taken to the morgue.
According to the police records he
was about As years of age. Appar-
emily out of work he had skunk into
the hallway to get out of the cold,
but being tired and hungry he was
not able to stand the gaff.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Nearing Sees Mexico
Leader of Revolt by
Latin-American Lands

American imperialism is develop
ing in the Caribbean situation just
ike China, so Scott Nearing declared
last night in his talk before the open
forum at the Community Church
Park Avenue and Bath Street.
Sooner or later, said Nearing
eve will have the same problems to
face as those now meeting the imper-
ialist powers in the East.
Mexico will be the leader and
ether Latin-American countries will
follow. Already they are building up
revolutionary movements, expropriat-
ing the property of foreigners and
liberating their own people for finan.
cial development.
Omitted States capitalists have four
billion dollars invested in Latin
America and of course they are not
interested in the right of native peo-
pies"
Touching on the Nicaraguan stu
alton, Nearing said,
"The present situation in Latin
America revolves about the Mexican
land laws. They are. the real bone
Of contention, as well as Mexico's ef-
fort, thru recognition Of the Socasa
government, to line up Latin-Ameri-
can sentiment against the United
States.
"fhe United States has not only
recognized Diaz, but has provided
him with munitions, military support
and assistance in many other forms
The auditorium Of the Community
Church was crowded for the Nearing
lecture, and an hour Of questions and
discussion followed his talk.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Reported Capture of
Coed Moro Princess
Who Led Island Revolt

MANILA. Feb. 6.-Princess Tara
hata Karin, who with her husband
Datu Tahil, are leading a Moro up
rising in Jolo, has been capture, ac-
oording to a report received here to-
day.
Details of the reported capture OF
the princess, niece of the Sultan OF
Sulu and University of Illinois
graduate, have not been received.
Philippine constabulary sent to
quell the disturbance have been held
at bay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Anti-Imperialistic
Meeting in Belfast
Puts Out Disrupters

BELFAST, Feb. GA meeting Of
protest against England's imperialist
policy in China ended in the election
Of several who tried to break it up.
The trouble began when a woman
in the gallery started. in a fit of pa
triotic fervor, to wave the Union
Jack. Her followers created a riot,
which was finally quelled.
The supporters Of Britain's policy
were compelled to express their feel
ings in a meeting held outside.
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spirit of the cloakmakers and smash
their union.
But such attacks cannot succeed,
and the furriers will join with the
members of the international Ladies
Garment Worker. Union to see that
they are defeated, and that Sigman
and his clique are driven from the
union"
GOretsky Speaks.
Among the other speakers who de-
nounced Sigman and protested the
sentencing of the 16 cloakmakers,
we're Joseph Goretzky Of Local 35,
who spent two weeks in jail this past
month and is at present out on $685.
200 bail, which was set by Judge Ro-
salsky; Sam Berg of Local SO of
Philadelphia; j. Sunshein of the Will
liamsburg Progress Club; s. Solomon
of Workmen's Circle No. 1856; A..
Glempner of the Shop Chairmen's
Council; G. S. Zimmerman head Of
the dress department of the Joint
Board.
Adopt Resolution.
The meeting unanimously adopted
the following resolution read by the
secretary of the Shop Chairmen's
Council, L. Kleinman:
WHEREAS, sixteen cloakmakers
who have been members of the cloak
makers union for many years have
been sent from their homes and fam
lilies by Judge Rosalsky to long terms
Of imprisonment for strike activities;
and
WHEREAS, these sentences have
been the result Of the vicious propa-
ganda and provocative tactics carried
on by the officials of the Interna-
tional and the Forward, who planned
to have these workers convicted, hop
ing thus to break the resistance Of
the cloak and dressmakers against
their attempt to impose their dis
credited leadership on the workers;
and
WHEREAS, these workers have
never been guilty of any offense and
have been placed behind prison bars
simply for the crime of fighting for
the defense of their union and for the
improvement of their working condi-
tions, and their unjust Imprisonment
is matter of concern not only to the
cloakmakers' union, but to the entire
labor movement, since the detention
of these workers would undoubtedly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
SHOP CHAIRMEN SCORE ROSALSKY

lead to further prosecutions against
workers for union activity;
THEREFORE,, BE 1T RESOLVED,
that we the shop chairmen and repre-
sentatives of labor organizations as
sembled in conference on Saturday,
February the 5th, at Webster Hall, at
the call of the Shop Chairmen's Coun-
Gil of the cloak industry, protest most
emphatically against the imprison-
ment of these loyal union workers.
we express our most vigorous con-
demnation against the activities Of
the Forward, Sigman and Beckerman,
who are directly responsible for their
imprisonment; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that we organize defense commit
tee of workers from various organi-
cations to undertake a widespread
campaign to arouse public opinion
against these unjust imprisonments
and to bring about the release Of our
fellow-workers and call on all work
ers to take part in the protest de-
monstrations arranged by the Joint
Cloakmakers Union for Wednesday.
February the 9th, at various halls in
this city.
Committee Named.
Delegates to the Saturday confer
euce who were named on a Commit
tee of Arrangements for the mass
meetings were: Sam Lipzin, A. G. w.
of A.; S. Sazar of the Cap e. Millin-
cry Workers; NJ. Sunshein, of the Will
Harrisburg Progress Club; p. Miller,
W. c. 54S; NJ. Finkelstein, w. C. 624;
A. Lefkowitz, Downtown Workers
Club; S. Zamsky, Bath Beach Work
ers Club; Silverstein, Workers Self
education Club; Rosenberg. w. c.
1856; Nevins, Women's Council; Trout
man. Lower-Bronx Workers Culture
Center; Goldfield, W. c. 225; FISHER,
a. c. W. of A.; Zwick. Cap Makers;
Zikowsky,. Millinery Workers; Sam
Gross. Bronx Young Workers Gull
ture Club; A. GImcher, Parquet Floor
Workers; NJ. Kaufer, w. c. GIL; Paul
Rroder, Boro Park Jewish Workers
Club; Max Delmore, Shoe Workers
Protective Union; Harry Grossberg,
BIZ. Ill, Jewish National Union Lo-
cal 55; Mutznik, w. C. 1Ss; Abe Nuor,
A. c. w. of A.; and from the Fur
riers' Shop Chairmen's Council, NJ.
Lang, Joseph Neisberg, Fl. Trachten-
berg, B. Alowitz and Paul Skolnik.
Ten members are to be added from
! the Cloak and Dress Shop Chairmen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Crushing Defeat for
Yaqui InsurrectiOn

MEXICO CITY, Feb. Ga sweep
ing federal victory over the rebeIlious
faqui Indians was officially con-
firmed today. The Yaquis have aban-
doned Bacatete and Sierra La Gloria
and nave fled to a new stronghold.
The federals are pursuing and another
major battle is expected today or to-
morrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Capitalists Now Using Radio.

The General Motors Export Com
pany has installed six short wave ra-
dio stations in its South American
branches, it was learned yesterday.
This is said TO be the first instance
in which company has used the
radio for commercial communication
between scattered units Of its organ
izction in another country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Power Maintenanee Men Mtet.

The Amalgamted Power Plant and
Building Service Workers, Local No. /
calls on all employees engaged in pow
er plant and building maintenance
work to meet in mass meeting to be
held tonight at s p. M, at the New
Labor Temple, 18th street corner o.
Second avenue, New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Charlie Still Free

Los ANGELES. Feb. 4. - Lita
Grey Chaplin's request that her hus-
band, Charles Chaplin, be arrested for
failure to support his two children
was refused by District Attorney Asa
Reyes here today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
GARMENT WORKERS JOINT BOARD ISSUES FIGURES
ON ELECTION or PROGRESSIVE LOCAL OFFICERS

The result last Thursdays elections for and executive
by
Chairmen's Council which supervised the voting
balong fourteen
in locals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE FURRIERS
CONCERT AND DANCE FEBRUARY IS

The fucr Of League
New York All needle workers are invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
ARE YOU INSPECTING THE NEWSSTANDS
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?

Fill this blank L. f. Katterfeld 10S East
18th street, New York City
The following newsdeaers receiving any copies of
The DAILY WORKER and desire to handle the paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07

Those elected in Local 35 were:
J. Goretzky, manager, 904 to 70.
Morris Goldstein, chairman, 500 to
SO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07

Those elected in Local were:
A. Zirlin, manager, 1874 to 20.
William Greenberg, chairman, PIT
to Is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07

The results in Local 2 were as fol-
lows:
Joseph Boruchowitz, manager
1916 to 81
Isadore Steinzor, chairman
1852 to 40
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-02
What Is the Fact?

Has the House Ways and Means Committee voted a
gift of about $18000000o to the corporations of the
country at the direct expense of consumers?
Democratic members of the committee contend
that the application of per cent reduction in the
Federal tax corporation incomes for the year 1927
amounts to just that
They say that the corporations have already COL
ected their 1927 taxes from the consumers and that
to cut those taxes 2 per cent simply turns about
$18O,OO0,O0O back into corporation treasures
Republican members of the committee argue that
since the first payment of taxes 1927 corporation
income won't be due until March l. 1928 the corpor-
atoms have not yet started to collect from
to pay these taxes and won't start until the first of
the year.
The validity of either of these arguments is purely
a question of fact.
It's well established that corporations compute
their taxes part of the cost of production, and
build up tax reserves to meet the payments when
they are due.
Do they build up these reserves during the year
the income is earned or during the year the taxes
it are to be paid9
If funds to pay taxes are set aside during the
year the income is earned then the Democrats are
clearly right. BY making 2 per cent cut in the
Federal tax on 1927 corporation income, the Ways
and Means Committee has simply declared $780,
100000 bonus for corporation stockholders.
If the corporations haven't yet started to build up
funds to pay taxes their 1927 income then there's
no compelling why the cut should not be made
effective next March.
What's needed to settle the argument between the
Democratic and Republican members of the House
Ways and Means Committee is a set of facts
If the committee has the facts it ought to produce
them If it hasn't it ought to waste no time in get
ting them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-02
That Pesky Grape Juice

Thirsty individuals who may be inclined
to rejoice that the Federal courts find the
sale of grape juice, sold under warning to
keep it cold if the purchaser does not wish it
to become Intoxicating, should delay their
period of cheer.
AL that has been decided is that it is no
crime to sell the grape juice.
1t is still a crime in Indiana to permit it to
ferment and become intoxicating.
OF course, the buyers and the sellers of
the grape juice both understand that the real
purpose of the buyer is to get something in
toxicating, or at least exhilarating. There
would be no sale if the juice had been so
treated as to prevent fermentation.
The State law Of Indiana makes possession
Of intoxicants crime, and provides jails and
fines as punishment.
So what happens as a result Of this new
decision is that the grape juice makers can
sell without any fear of the law, but the buy
ers will have to take chance on shoppers and
smellers and search warrants and the law if
they permit the stuff to change its character
after their buy it.
While the scheme may suggest the impossi-
bility Of enforcing the Volstead act and indi-
cate that there are very many citizens who will
go to any lengths to violate the law and who do
not believe in it, those who believe that it null
lilies prohibition in this State are very foolish.
What may be looked for is rush to pur-
chase this juice, which is sold under warning
that amounts to an advertisement of it's intoxi-
eating possibilities and a revival of search Of
homes wholesale prosecutions and new zeal
on the part Of the dry forces to invade homes
in their efforts to Jail any citizen who tries to
evade the law.
! What may be confidently expected is
demand for more shoppers and smellers with
badges to stand guard over the great Ameri-
can home.
If the law is to be enforced, there will now
be needed a guard in every block
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-02
(Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette)
fnamOcrutfrl

Charges more noisily than re-
sponsibly made by a Muncie resort
keeper reflect on the official pro-
bity of Joe H. Davis, prosecuting
attorney of Delaware County. 1t
is charged that the prosecutor has
taken large sums of money for di-
verting prosecution from accused
persons. The charges have in
yolved him with violations of the
Federal liquor laws and perhaps
other Federal statutes. Prosecutor
Davis now calls upon United
States District Attorney Ward to
place these matters before the
Federal grand jury IL Indianapolis
and to press the most thorough
inquiry into them.
The Delaware County prosecutor
is entitled to what he demands.
His personal and official integrity
are impugned and it is his right
to have hearing and, if innocent,
a clearing. There is an interest,"
ing phase of the Davis case which
harks back to. the trial and con-
viction of George H, Dale, Muncie
editor, for contempt of Judge
Clarence w. Dearth, incumbent
of the bench in the Delaware Cir
cult Court. After Dale had been
found guilty in those notorious
proceedings and had reiterated his
charges concerning the manner Of
impanelling juries in Judge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-02

Dearth's court, Prosecutor Davis
had the courage to say the
charges were true and that Dale
had been unjustly convicted and
to move that the whole case
against the editor be wiped off.
Whether or not Prosecutor
Davis interference in the Dale
case has had anything to do with
the charges now brought against
him we do not know. In view of
all that has preceded those accu-
sations and in consideration of
the fact that it takes place just
where it does, there is room for
suspicion that an effort is afoot
to take reprisals against that
official. Whether or not there be
anything of the sort, Davis is en-
titled to the inquiry he requests
the Federal district attorney and
grand jury to make.
Prosecutor Davis no doubt would
have more confidence in the Fed
eral inquiry than in any investi-
CATION by local authority in his
own bailiwick. The facts disclosed
by the impeachment trial of Judge
Dearth were not such as to make
him feel entirely confident of the
integrity of the authorities and
the good faith Of proceedings in
his own county.
(Rushville Republican,
The Marion County grand jury
has won the confidence of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-02
What Other Editors Think

people of Indiana. However,
whether it shall be retained
hinges on the grand jury's con-
duct between now and the end of
the year. 1t is reasonably GER
tain that there is much evidence
regarding men in public life in
Indiana which the people should
have. Even though the statute
of limitations has run out, those
guilty of misuSing their offices
should be punished. If they can't
be tried under the law, due to
the senseless statute of limitations,
they can be forever outlawed as
public Office holders in Indiana
if the grand jury will give the
people the facts.
There is nothing to prevent
impeachment proceedings if pub
lie officials are shown to be guilty
OF wrong doing by evidence in
the possession of the grand jury.
Perhaps the statute of limisa-
tons prevents punishment of the
men guilty of framing indict-
ments against the director, one
member and employees of the
State Highway Commission, but
the people of Indiana have a right
to know who was so anxious to
be rid of the men who were I'M
justly accused. They have a right
to know the men so that they can
determine what the motive was.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-02

But this be said of them: If true President Gales
stands revealed not as dangerous man, but as a
harmless lunatic who thinks he's Caesar or Napoleon.
1t was not difficult to believe that Mexico aided
the lNicaraguan liberals with arms and ammunition
The United States picked faction down there and
sent battleships and marines to aid it.
MFexico had an equal right to aid the faction she
believed deserved it.
But when poor, poverty-stricken Mexico is rep
resented as scattering millions of dollars In every
cline from Dan to Beersheba, including China Russia
and Great Britain; when President Gales is made
to address treaty to the Mexican chamber of dep
uties for ratification when in Mexico in the United
States, only the Senate has anything to do with
treaties; when weak Mexico is pictured as schemng
to block the plans of the mighty United States for
trans-oceanc canal across Nicaragua and conspirng
to COLOMBO Mexico and Nicaragua with Japanese re-
who would be used to fight the United States
in event Of war /.
Well, our money goes back into our jeans.