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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Sinclair Jeers at
Attempt to Jail Him

WASHINGTON (FP).-Confident
that so long as he controls 100000
600 of oil properties he cannot be
jailed, Harry Sinclair has laughed, in
public at least, at his own conviction
by jury on charges Of contempt of
the Senate. He is liable to a SEN
tence Of from one to twelve months
in Jail. He is spending a fortune on
lawyers who will appeal the case to
the Federal Supreme Court. They
are confident of long delay.
Sinelair's appeal rests on his law
yers' claim that the Senate com
mittee investigating the oil lease
frauds in 1924 had no right to ques-
ton him as to his dealings in the
Teapot Dome affair. The Federal
Supreme Court recently decided that,
in the Nal Daugherty case, the SEN
ate must be presumed 60 be within
its legal rights in making any in
vestigation into the handling Of fed
eral business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Liberals in Europe
Organize to Combat
White Terrorism

VIENNA. March. tBy MaiD "A
new organization has been formed
here with the avowed purpose Of en-
listing the strength Of the interna-
tional proletariat to fight against the
encroachment of fascism in the Bal
kans and other countries, The new
committee is endeavoring TO institute
a news service to be sent to all prin-
cipal centers on this earth and thus
10 give excellent information and re-
search material TO newspapers and
organizations who are battling
against the white terror and fascism.
The new organization name is
Committee against the white terror
in the Balkans and other countries"
its secretary is DR.. Bruno Schonfeld.
Well known men, including Roman
ROLAND, Henry Barbusse, George
Bandsbury, Forel and Golscheid, have
enlisted their service with the COM
mittee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22

anything away at this stage OF It's
career.
Instead of looking to Washington
for emancipation the Philippine
movement would do we'll to cast its
eyes toward Revolutionary Canton,
only $40 miles away. And in the
United States trustworthy allies can
be found only by trying to make con
tact with the dynamic factors of the
American class struggle. 1t may be
more pleasant for Philippine leaders
to associate with "influentionalD poll
ticians and college professors Whose
influence, when il is a reality, is usu-
ally turned against the Filipino
cause) than with radicals, left wing
trade unionists and Communists. 1t
certainly allows one to keep on being
respectable. But responsibility for
representatives of a colonial country,
means submission to the standards,
conditions, conventions and legality
Of imperialism. 1t can be purchased
only at the price of effective ac-
eeptance Of imperialism. If any Of
the nationalist movements represent
ed here should become respectable in
the home country of imperialism it
viii be dead.
| think voice the spirit of this
congress when l say that our friends
are not to be sought among the
friends of imperialist capitalism. The
fundamental basis Of our strategy
must be, in the words of the present
point on our agenda: cooperation be-
tween the national liberation move
ment in oppressed countries and the
labor and anti-imperialist movements
in the imperialist countries. This is
true for the struggle against Ameri-
can imperialism and imperialism
everywhere. The End.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
SAXONY METAL
WORKERS DEFEAT
BOSSES IN STRIKE
Labor Turning Against
Law Socialists Favor
BY Bill ROSS. Federated Press.

by BILL ROSS, Federated freSs.
BERLIN-(FP)-The strike Of
the metal workers in SaXony for the
S-hour day and against the arbitra-
ton award, which for time threat
ened to involve the whole German
labor movement, ended in victory for
the workers. 5000 metal workers in
Ileipsic struck against the employers
demand for a 52-hour week. The en-
ployers locked out 10000 metal
workers in Saxony and called in a
government arbitrator who awarded
a 53-hour week. When the powerful
Metal Workers union and labor
throughout the country showed fight,
the employers backed down and
yielded the S-hour day.
Against Arbitration.
Aside from that question, the ar
filtration of labor disputes came in
for review again. In conformity with
the spirit Of social peace accepted
by the Social Democrats since the
war, law was passed in 1922 with
their approval, providing for arbitra-
ton which could be made compulsory
under certain conditions. Poorly or
ganized workers in small scale indus
tries benefited by the arbitration
which secured them higher wages.
But recent experience of the larger
organizations, notably the Metal
Workers union, has turned German
labor against arbitration.
Bosses Sue Unions.
Many of the awards have been de-
clared compulsory. Often the work
ers went on strike and their repre-
sentative was fined thousands of doll
lars, which had to be paid by the
unions. Employers are now trying
to get even larger sums by suing the
national unions directly.
Particularly disastrous was the
experience of the metal workers in
last years shipbuilding dispute. The
arbitrator raised the hours from 8 to
9 and his decision was declared bind
ing. The Metal Workers union did
not feel strong enough to carry on an
illegal strike at the time and gave in.
When the employers association
demanded that the minister of labor
declare the arbitration award in the
Leipsic case as binding, he refused.
Labor declared that its very exist
ence was challenged and it was evil
dent that it would not give in as in
the case of the shipyard workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Organize New Branch
Of Anti-Imperialists
In Boston Conference
(By Worker Correspondents


A Hands Off China, Mexico and
Nicaragua Committee was organ
lied in Boston, at conference of
workers from many nations, and will
become a branch Of the "All Amer
lea Anti-Imperialist League"
The meeting was called to order
by Justo f. de Lemos Of Spain, Or
ganizing Secretary, who sent out the
invitations and f. T. Douglas, mem
Der Of the Kuomintang party, out
lined the history and aggressions of
United States imperialism. Comrade
de Lemos who recently addressed a
large gathering at the new Inter
national Hall, on the subject, also
spoke on the."Growth and Spread Of
American Imperialism.
An executive committee was cleo
ted at the conference and the next
meeting set for March 49, at 80
Bolyston street, Boston.
Those present at the conference
We're Y. W. Wing, r. d. Huan, T. Z.
Lo, c. F. zee and L. C. King of
China, Manuel Lowang of the Phil
ippine Islands; Theodore G. Felt Of
England; A. Angeles Of Mexico, Lola
Rustin Of Brazil; A. Schlan of the
Workers Community Party, Sidney
Bloomfield Of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. f. de Lemos of Spain, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. D. Douglas Of the Kuomin-
tang party and VI. Gerloz, j. D.
Swartz, and Professor Dana Of Bos-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
GERMAN BOSSES SOCIAL BUDGET HITS LABOR

| at Sc marks year. At the same
time the pensions Of higher govern
ment officials and retired generals
ranges from 1900 to 1000 marks a
month.
Some idea of the social character
of the budget for 1927 as a whole
may be gained by comparing expen-
diture on the army and police with
the social expenditure of the state.
The state while expanding 100000, 900
marks on 100000 unemployed and
100000 incapacitated workers, wild
owns and orphans, intends to spend
about 900,000,0O0 marks in 1927 on
few hundred thousand soldiers and
police.
Bosses Feel Strong.
The German capitalists feel them
selves strong enough to proceed to
the cutting down even of those mini
mum social expenditures which they
were forced to make in the name of
"the preservation Of peace and quiet
in the country" The capitalists have
made a united front for the carrying
out of their programs, in the newly
formed government bourgeois bloc
Thanks to the reformists the workers
are not yet in a position to oppose
the capitalists with their own united
front but the increased influence Of
the opposition in the trade unions
shows that the united front of the
workers is not far distant
In the Building Industry.
The employers in the building IN
dustry, DESTROYS Of insuring unim-
peded "rationalised" exploitation of
the building workers, addressed the
central executive of the building
trades union with proposal to
open up negotiations on the estab-
lishment of civil peace" in the build
ing industry for 1927. As might
have been expected the reformist
leaders Of the unions who are ardent
supporters of business cooperation
with the employers Immediately
agreed to this proposal of the en-
ployers. The executive of the build
ers' union began to negotiate sec
reilly with the employers. Not only
the building masses knew very little
of the course Of these negotiations,
but even the majority Of local ex-
ecutives Of the union knew practically
OF them. Only quite re-
Gently fragmentary information has
began to leak out in the press. On
the 18th and 18th of January the So
called Small commission for con-
civil peace for the building
season Of 1927" met in Berlin. The
commission discussed questions of
wages hours, contract work, and APP
The employers de-
handed the Grafton of central ar
bitration court" TO deal with all ques-
tons Of wages. If such court Is
set up, open conflicts, strikes and I
Iockouts) ought not to occur The |
reformists, no doubt, win agree TO ac-
cept this proposal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
PHILA. WORKERS
HOLD HANDS Off
CHINA Meeting
To March Down Broad
Street Sunday

PHILADELPHIA. A huge meet
ing Of protest against imperialist in
tervention in China has been ar
ranged to take place in Philadelphia
Sunday afternoon March 9th. at ,
O'Clock. The meeting will be in the
Labor Institute Hall $40 Locust st.
Preceding this mass meeting the
Kuomintang, Workers Community
Party, and Young Workers Com
munist) League, under whose Joint
auspices the meeting is heing held,
will rally the Chinese and American
workers of Philadelphia in a demon
stration and parade which will march
from Race and Broad Streets to the
hall The parade takes place at
o'clock.
William Pickens. field secretary Of
the National Association for the Adj
vancement Of Colored Peoples, Albert
Weisbord, leader and organizer Of
the Passaic textile strike, P. T. Lau.
recently returned from Canton, Chi
ma, P. S. Ho, Of the Philadelphia
Kuomintang who will speak in Chi
nese, and Irving Green of the Young
Workers (Commynist) League COM
prise the list of speakers. Alex Bail
Of the Workers (Communist) Party
will preside
The meeting, IN combination with
the parade. is expected 20 be
mighty demonstration that the work
crs Of Philadelphia are vigorously
opposed to any interference in the
affairs of China All workers and
students are urged to attend. Adj
mission is free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
PART III.
ANTI-IMPERIALISM
IN AMERICA

Considering the difficulties Of the
present situation, our accomplish
ments in America are far from negli-
gible. We have established close
working contact with the most active
nationalist and national revolution
airy elements throughout Latin Amer
lea. The United States Section of
the All-American Anti-Imperialist
League is linked up with national sec
tions established in eleven Latin
American countries. In the United
States itself we have Systematically
raised the question Of imperialism in
the trade unions YET ETH EFT l.
On continental scale we have par
ticipated in rather long series of
activities, ranging from successful
demonstrations against sugar trust
prosecutions in Cuba to distribution
of leaflets among the u S. soldiers
invading the city of Panama.
Yet we are only at the beginning of
our work. Our program for the fu-
ture is synthesized in the resolutions
which the United States delegation,
jointly with the delegations from the
various Latin American countries, will
lay before this congress. It is a pro
gram not merely of organization, nor
even of organization and propaganda,
but of concrete actions against i'm
perialism.
The most powerful movements
which American Imperialism has thus
far raised against itself are in the
nations which it Expresses and men
aces with new expressions. Cooper
alton with these movements is the
supreme test of any anti-imperialist
movement in the United States.
| am sorry that the Philippine de
legate, who | know is on the way
here, has not vet arrived. In the
Philippine Islands where there is a
mighty, practically unanimous, move
ment for independence from the
United States, the leaders have a
tendency to base their policy on the
assumption that the U. S. govern
ment will grant them independence
voluntarily. That is a vain assump-
ton. The dollar empire is not giving
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Green and B. & 0. Prexy
Hit 1t Up Big; Swap
Kind Words at Dinner

Zone thing stands in the way Of
cooperation between capital and
labor" said Daniel F. Willard. pres
ident Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, in an address at the an
nual banquet of railroad labor edi-
tors in Washington. d. C., last Fri
day. "That is the militant atti-
tude of some labor leaders and
organizations
Turning with smile Of saiisfac-
ton in the direction Of William
Green, who was supping demi-
tasse at the speakers table, Mr..
Willard continued, And am
pleased to say that tie present
leader Of the American Federation
Of Labor is not Of that type"
Wizards remarks touched on the
new area of good feeling between
anagements and workers" He
declared that there must be unions
of employees, but not of the mill
tant type.
In reply TO Mr.. willard. speak
ing for the labor editors, Mr.. Ar
thur Keep of the Railway Telc-
graphers Journal, praised the
magnificent speech of Mr.. Will
ard" Mr.. Edward Heating OF Ia
bor" also praised Mr.. Wizards in
spirhtlonal address"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22

Y LONDON. March 21.-It is taken
for granted here that the Tory gov
eminent is engaged in another dan
gerous international intrigue, by
which England's new ally. Italy, is
10 be helped bully Serbia, and detach
Rumania from the influence of France.
Albania Powder Keg."
The Westminster Gazette. spokes-
man Of the liberals, calls Mussolini's
notification Of the powers Of her
charges against Jugo-Slavia CLEVER
trick" and contihIes to warn that Al
bania may prove the powder key
which again may explode INTO Euro
pean war was stressed in dispatches
from all sources tonight. The Jugo-
Slav government is known to have
moved Albanian political emigres from
the Albanian frontier into Bosnia
where they would be less likely to
make mischief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Ordinary Mechanic
Proves He Invented
Victor Enclosed Horn

WASHINGTON, Mar. p. - The
claims of John Bailey Browning, a
former mechanic. that he is the true
inventor of the modern enclosed horn
victrola cabinet, were upheld today
by the Supreme Court
Lower courts also held Browning
the true inventor, and the Victor
Talking Machine Company appealed.
It was the denial of this appeal by
the court today that establishes
Browning as the inventor
The Victor Co, like most big cor
porations, fails to pay for many Of
the inventions it makes use of.
Read The Daily Worker Every DAY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Profit DIV Overtime.

As regards the regulation of work
ing hours, the employers agreed to
take the Washington Agreement as
a basis, which, as is we'll known, pro-
vides the employers with full liberty
to profit by overtime to an unlimited
extent.
The reformists go still further to
meet the employers demands on the
question of contract work. The en-
ployers have recently been waging a
campaign for the raising of the
builders labor productivity. The
German builders. they claim, cannot
be compared with their American
colleagues, and work '1azily and neg
ligently" The chairman of the cen
trial executive, Peplov, was allowed to
confirm the employers opinion at a
meeting of the active union workers
in Hamburg, thus showing that on
this question also the reformists are
making complete concessions to the
employers demands.
Important Question.
The question of apprenticeship is
one Of great Importance for the
builders. According to the data of
the chief statistical department. more
than $1,000 apprentices are employed
in the building industry. In spite of
the resolution of the building work
ers' congress to struggle for the
better working conditions for Adde'S
cents, Peplov at the meeting in Ham
burg already referred to speaks in
favor of four years apprenticeship,
!. e., the prolongation of the period
of unpaid exploitation of Adde'S
cents.
The revolutionary opposition is
carrying on resolute struggle with
these methods Of class collabora-
ton the results of which are only
beneficient to the employers, The
reformists respond to this struggle
by numerous repressive measures
against the opponents Of the opposi-
tion and continue their negotiations
with the capitalists.
Taken together this is a character
istic example Of reformist practice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Bandit Gang RObs Train
In Mexico

MEXICO CITY, March 21.-Ban-
dts under the leadership of General
Gallegos held up and looted an inter
national train from Laredo in the
vicinity of Rincon, Guanajuato State,
according to dispatches to the War
Department today. The attack took
place Saturday night. Exaggerated
stories of the significance and impor-
lance of the robbery are being circu-
lated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Making Hero of Marine
Found Drowned

WASHINGTON. March 2l.-sergt.
James p. W. Montague, Of the marine
corps, died in Shanghai on March 18.
from concussion Of the brain as a
result Of blow Of sharp instru-
ment, Col. C.. s. Hill today informed
the navy department.. He died IN the
line Of duty and not as a result Of
bis own misconduct, Hill reported
Earlier reports stated Montague, who
lived in Richmond, Va, was found
drowned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Baldwin Gets Into England.

NEW YORK (FP) Roger Baldwin,
director Of the American Civil
Liberties Union, has been allowed to
enter England for a two weeks stay.
Baldwin was at first denied British
visa because he attended the Brus-
sells conference of oppressed peoples
where British and American imperi-
alism were attacked.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
SkPIRO ATTACKED
DURING FORD'S
RAID ON JEWS
Don't Smoker" Says Editor
Starting Campaign


Continued from Page One)
send it back. | imagine we can place
it.
Very truly yours,
"The Dearborn Publishing Com
pany.
II. W. Roland, Editorial Depart
ment."
Ford's Men Object.
With the letter in evidence and
read to the fifty-fifty jury Of men
and women, William H. Gallagher,
Sapiro's chief counsel, sought to
question Cameron. Instantly the Ford
attorneys loosened a flood of objec-
tions and Federal Judge Fred S. Ray
mond excluded the jury to hear their
arguments.
Il will prove that these articles
were inspired by malice in the heart
Of Henry Ford against Aaron Sa-
PRO-" said Gallagher Il viii fix re
sponsibility on him in that way
will prove malice against William j.
Cameron, editor Of the Dearborn In
dependent, by the very articles them
selves. NJ
Il will show there was a conspiracy
between Ford and his publication
and when there is a conspiracy,
every defendant is liable for all dam
age done by the conspiracy"
Discuss Damages.
Hanley contended that to obtain
punitive damages. malice must be
proved against the Ford publication.
you can't prove that malice by
the state Of mind shown in publica-
tons previous to the libels,' Hanley
added, punitive damages cannot be
assessed against a defendant where
no malice is shown"
Gallagher declared that wealth had
some influence in the libel case. He
said the jury would have to consider
Ford's wealth in rendering a verdict
Henry's Mouthpiece
"The Ford publication was simply
the mouthpiece of Henry Ford and
the instrument Of his private will"
Gallagher declared Everything he
is guilty Of, he is guilty Of. We have
right to prove he was actuated by
malice"
Gallagher got in a few shots at
Henry Ford's great wealth.
Clever legal maneuvering by
Ford's counsel, earlier in the day,
prevented at least temporarily, the
Introduction into the case Of the files
Of the Dearborn independent, to
show Ford's anti-semitic fanaticism.
Hide Files.
Attorneys for the auto king objec-
ted to placing in evidence the files
of the Dearborn Independent. They
declared the Ford publication code
PENDANT in the libel suit, would be
ieopardized if the files were admitted
to evidence.
A copy of every issue Of the Dear
born Independent was subpoenaed by
Sapiro to prove that Ford's attacks
on him were due to the auto kings
hatred for Jews. The issues sub
poenaed included copies of all Ford
attacks on the Jewish race.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Italy Is Secretly
Landing Her Troops
I'm Albania, Claimed

(ContiHaed from Page Oae)
autumn plot By Italian agents to
iVstirate conspiracy against the
Spanish government on French soil
and says that il is not at all impos-
sible that fascist tools should now
hc preparing an Albanian raid on
Jueo-Slavia in order to give Mussolini
chance to spize Albania.
Even the ever-cautious ''Germania"
calls attention to the warning which
THE London Times" delivered to Bel
grade and says that It is characterized
by one-sidedness and craftsmanship.
Italy viii Arm.
GENEVA, March 21.-The League
Of Nations preparatory disarmament
conference struck a snag today.
Italy inteiposed what appeared to
he a barrier
Because Of her geographical posi-
tion Italy's armaments can not be
inefrior to those Of any other con
tinental nation" declared General De
Marina, Italian delegate, who appar-
emily referred to France.
Duce Ready to Rob.
II is universally believed here that
Mussolini is determined 70 CONQUER
Albania, and tho the preesnt crisis
may be passed another will soon arise.
italy would have shadow of right to
invade the country if the government
Of Albania requested it, under the
treaty of Tirana.
Italy's obedient vassal, President
Ahment Zogu, of Albania. will request
such intervention whenever Mussohni
decides for him to do so. But if Jugo-
Slavia meekly permitted the estab-
lshment of an Italian outpost in Al
bania, she would be practically Civ
ing up her independence. and therein
lies the danger Of war Jugo-S lavia
has never consented to the treaty Of
Tirana.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
200 Killed by Autos In 60 DAYS.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 2f.-Auto-
mobiles snusfed out 210 lives in New
York state in the first Two months Of
the present year, the Motor Vehicle
Bureau announced today. This was an
increase Of 20 for The same period last
year.