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Evening star., 1927-05-07
COTTON DECLINES
AFTER EARLY RISE
Profit Taking Sets in After
Advance on Weather and
Flood News.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK May THE cotton
market opened steady today AT an ad
vance of to points on overnight
buying orders brought in by the
weather and flood news Of Yesterday.
July sold up to 1897, and December
to 1915, but these prices met con
siderable realizing and n disposition
to take profits probably was increased
by the weakness which developed after
an early advance in the Liverpool
market.
Private cables said there had been
trade calling and covering there at
the start. but prices had eased later
under realizing. Business here was
moderately active, July working off
to 1887, and the general list showing
reactions of about to 10 points at
the end of the first hour.
The amount of cotton on shipboard
awaiting clearance at the end Of the
week was estimated at 10000 bales
against $4,000 last year.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS. May CP.-Cot-
ton prices with gains of to points
today, then lost s points on profit
taking before they again pointed up
ward. The decline carried July down
to 1885, and October to 1903, s points
down. Unsettled wea ther prospects
caused the recovery with to points,
The strong opening was due to the
high New York opening.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
Beef Tongues Sell Well.

Boiled beef tongues have become
good sellers to the local trade, being
in demand to much greater extent
during warm weather than during
Winter seasons. A fairly good de-
mand for pork and pork products
has been in evidence this week,
smoked shoulders, hams and beef
tongues selling in fairly large quanti-
ties because of the plentiful supply of
green vegetables.
North Carolina growers are supply
ing the local market large quantities
of stra wberries. and the past few days
some show fruit has been received. A
good demand for choicest berreis is re-
ported. todays receipts being only
moderate, making the market con-
tinue steady. Some berries also have
been received from the Norfolk, Va,
section, and brought prices slightly In
advance Of those from North Carolina.
In the fruit market. bananas con-
tinue to he the big seller. Local deal
ers are receiving large quantities of
the tropical fruit that finds ready sale
while rippening, prices depending
upon size and condition.
Oranges and grapefruit, also good
sellers, have been received in moderate
quantities. Dealers reported the mar
ket dull on oranges, while the grape
fruit market was reported steady.
Pineapples from Porto Rico are being
received in fairly large quantities. and
are selling as to size, from 1925 to
1918
Evening star., 1927-05-07

Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1927-05-07
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
MIsCELLANFnrs
pe,ho, l. D.. ~ o
PUBLIC UTILITY

Barber & Ross 8 617s.... OK os
Chestnut Farms Dairy 6hs 103H
Chevy Chase Club 5Ls..... IOOK
D. C.. Paper Co. Mfg 6s. "a p7
Pot. Joint Stock Id Blk 5s, 10l
Southern BLDG 6Ias.., QQL j0i
Wash. Mkt. Cold Storage 5s a4n a6
Wardman Park Hotel 5ns 91L 0St
Evening star., 1927-05-07
Apple Demand Limited.

A limited demand for apples, result
ing from the receipt of new fruits, has
made the market duh. Virginia apples,
212 inches up. We're quoted at $3.50
and 81, some poorer selling at lower
figures.
Poultry dealers are continuing to
receive some choice turkeys from
nearby Maryland and Virginia and
selling them at prices far below those
prevailing in Winter seasons Spring
chickens also are getting more plenti
full and larger, some being of baking
size. Cheaper prices are reported.
Egg prices continue low, dealers
quoting % cents for current receipts,
fresh selected and hennery eggs sell
ing a few cents higher. Receipts of
eggs have continued heavy through
out the week. receipts the past few
days being heavy enough to cause
a decrease in prices. Not much
change in butter prices was reported
this week.
North and South Carolina growers
are supplying the local market large
quantities of peas, some of them
exceptionally small, but the pods well
filled. Prices of bushel hampers were
quoted at from $3.50 to 81. More
liberal supplies of string and string
less beans from South Carolina and
Georgia has resulted in cheaper
prices.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
. Asparagus Supplies Moderate.

Moderate supplies of asparagus
from nearby and distant points met
a moderate demand throughout the
week, making the market steady.
Much of the supplies are coming
from the Eastern Shore OF Maryland,
! this mornings prices ranging from
$3.50 crate for small stock, to $3.50
for small quantities of the extra
fancy vegetable.
Included in the long list of vege-
tables found in the local market, in
addition TO those mentioned, are
beets, cabbage, carrots, caulif1ower,
celery, corn. cucumbers. lettuce peas.
radishes, rhubarb, peppers spinach
and potatoes.
Appearance in the local market of
Texas corn was one of the interesting
features of the vegetable market
Bushel baskets were quoted at from
$1.75 to 1925 for bushel hampers.
small quantities Of extra fancy stock
selling at slightly advanced prices.
Early morning buyers were on hand
this morning in fairly large numbers,
most of them for supplies of perish
able foodstuffs, having obtained their
supplies OF meats and other commodi-
ties yesterday. Today's prices were
practically the same as those reported
at the close of yesterdays market.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 52a
So tub. s1a52: store packed. 80.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. 26; hennery,
27a2s; current receipts, %.
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys, 2s; Spring
chickens, 40a42; fowls, 2Sa29; roosters
is; ducks, 20a25; keats, young, 65; old,
30a35.
Dressed turkeys. 30; old toms, 30;
Spring chickens, 45a50; capons, fancy,
heavy. Ssa40; smaller, 35; keats,
young. oOa70; old, 35a40; ducks, 2Sa30.
Meats-Beef, 18a19; veal, 20a22.
lamb, 32a33: fresh hams, 25a26,
shoulders, 1Sa20; loins, 2Sa30; smoked
hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders. 1Salg
Live stock-Calves, choice. 12; me
dunn, Sa1O; thin, 7aS; Spring lambs, II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
LABOR LEADERS
Jailed IN CUBA
BY u. S. PUPPET
New Attack on Unions
Launched by Machado

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct. IS. (By
Mail) A large number of labor
leaders have been arrested and a
number of labor journals suppressed
in a new wave Of terror by the Mac
hado, puppet of American sugar and
financial interests. The aim of the
new attack on the Cuban labor move
ment is to smash attempts to create
a strong labor federation.
The chairman and the secretary of
the Trades Council Of Havana, the
general secretary of the National
Trade Union Federation are among
the numerous trade union leaders who
have been thrown in jail. AS a result
Of the wholesale arrests the confer
ence of the trade unions of Havana
scheduled to have been held on July
31st could not take place.
Workers Boycott Fake Union
The mass arrests followed the fail
ure of the government scheme to
create a "trade union federation ad-
vocating class collaboration The
workers would have nothing to do
with the organization and it fell thru.
With falling off in the export of
cigars, thousands of workers in the
tobacco fields have been thrown out
of work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
fascist Celebrate
Rome March Fearing
Revolt Of Workers

ROME, Oct. 28.-"The elimination
f our work is completed with the
nassing of your armed legions. The
ONE gathering will be solemn
varning to whatsoever harbors the
oily of thinking to impede our pro-
yress," declared Mussolini today in a
message issued for the fifth ami
ersary of the Fascist march on
ONE.
The actual date of the anniversary
tomorrow, but Mussolini has or
I'd it postponed until Sunday SO
at workers might not leave the fac
.ories and halt production.
Fascist demonstrations will be held
on Sunday when detachments of
roops will be sent to working class
districts to guard against possible
outbreaks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
POinCare Financial
Coalition on Verge
OF Complete Smash

PARIS, Oct. 28.-The opening gun
was fired today in an effort to break
the national bloc Of cleft" and right
factions which united to support Pre-
mier Poincare's financial measures in
parliament.
Former Foreign Minister Camille
Chautemps, addressing the radical So
cialist congress, appealed to all mem
bers to give party support to the
cleft" instead of the right.
The atmosphere of the congress in
Dictated vote tonight upon the reso-
luton recommending that the party
cast its lot with the cleft wing" in
order to carry the next elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
6 NANKING WAR
SHIPS lombard
HANK0M TROOPS
Split in Reactionary
Camp Now Open War

HANKOW, Oct. 28.-Six gunboats,
under General Cheng Chen, recently
appointed Marking commander, bonn
barded the forces Of General Tang
Scng-Chi today The split between
the counter-revolutionary groups at
Wuhan and Marking has taken the
form Of open warfare.
The withdrawal Of Tang Seng-chi
from Hankow and Changsha is re-
gardod as likely in view Of the Nank-
ing attack.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 28.-Marshal
Chang Tso-lin claims to have again
defeated detachments of Shansi troops
in both Northern and Southern Chilli.
Chang also claims to have defeated
General Feng Yu-hsiang's troops in
the vicinity of Kaifeng.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
European Metal
Workers Meet to
Fight New Trust

BRUSSELS Oct. IA. (By MaiD.--
Delegates from French, German, Bel
gian, Czechoslavakian, Austrian and
Luxemburgian metal workers union
are meeting here this week to formu-
late plans for the Strengthening of the
international organization OF metal
workers in view of the formation of
the huge international steel trust.
The delegates from France, Ger
many, Belgian and Luxemberg con-
stitute the committee that will study
the problems of international organi-
cation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Demand Solidarity.

Inns serious state of affairs de-
mands a still greater display of solid
arity from the working class of
France with the u S. S. R. the great
est revolutionary power on which the
world pToletariat in its struggle with
the bourgeoisie can count.
IF the imperialist powers declare
war on the u. S. S. R., the workers
must come forward resoIutely on its
side and struggle for the defeat of its
own imperialism"
The Bourgeois Press.
Such is the resolution passed by the
Congress which naturally evoked
great dissatisfaction from the whole
Of the anti-Soviet press, The papers
poured forth the walls of their wrath
on the Congress, which in the very
moment of persecution dared to ex-
press the appalling" idea that the
French workers were ready to pro-
tect the U. S. S. R. against their own
bourgeoisie. The feelings of the
sworn foes of the Bolsheviks when
Herolet made, under thunders of APP
plause from all delegates, the follow
ing statement, may be better mag
med than described:
Pledge Defense of U. S. S. r.
''The U. S. S. r. must be defended
and we solemnly warn the imperial
lists that the workers of the whole
world will will be on the side of the
Red Army if it is attacked The dec
laration of war on the U. S. S. r. is
declaration of civil war against the
labor movement"
Our foes may say that there is
nothing much in these declarations
since their author belongs to an or
ganization affiliated to the R. 1. L. u.
We are certainly not astonished by
them, but we should like to know why
no such declarations emanated from
the French and German social demo-
Gratis with regard to England when
MacDonald's Government was in
power? For our part we know why
but we should like to hear the explain
ations of the leaders of the Second
and Amsterdam Intcrnationals. The
relations between the members of the
reformist InternatiOnals are based up
on the relations between their Gov
ernments and therefore such declara-
tions and resolutions could never have
emanated from those miserable and
debased regions bearing the proud
names of the Workers Socialist In
ternational and the International Fed
Grafton of Trade Unions.
Social-DemOcrati Piffle. e.,
If, however, the Social Democrats
among themselves are guided by the
principles of heRrgeois diplomacy and
the "Code of International Morals" of
the League of Nations, they are never
theless, warm defenders of the U. S.
S. r. If anyone disbelieves this, let
him read the Socialist Herald" This
organ is convinced that international
social democracy thinks of nothing but
defending the U, S. S. R. 1t points
out that the Mensheviks have always
defended the U. S. S. R. "The So
cialist Party, the British Labor Party,
and German social democracy have all
along defended and are still defending
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Rumor Clash in Bessarabia.

BERLIN, Oct. 28.-Advices from
Bucharest today indicated that the
Bratianu government had crushed the
plot to call former Crown Prince
Carol to the throne and that Premier
Bratinau's troops are masters of the
situation throughout the kingdom.
Minor clashes were reported from
Kishneff, Bessarabia, stronghold of
the National Peasant Party which led
the movement in behalf of Carol.
Bratianu is understood to be taking
strong military measures to prevent
Carolist uprising in Bessarabia.
1t is now reported that Bratianu is
at odds with the Regency Council
over the appointment Of General
Madarescu as Commander-in-C Chief of
the army.
PARIS, Oct. 28.-Prince Carols
villa at Neuilly has been burglarized
and number of the Princes private
letters stolen, the police reported to-
day.
Friends of the Prince attribute the
robbery to political enemies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
.USSR Defense Urged at Unitary
Confederation of Labor Congress-


Bolsheviks, who will keep laundering
in and spelling every thing, their de
fence would be still better. 1.-THE poll
ticians have done a lot" writes this
Soviet-loving Menshevik organ, but
they have been unable to make the
Socialist Parties give up their strug-
gle in the defence of Soviet Russia"
Socialist Herald, No. 10, September
IL, 1920. Apparently we haven't
known our own friends, whose address
is: co Second and Amsterdam Inter
nationals, and who are defending" us
in spite Of ourselves.
The German Social Democrats.
l will rot dwell here at any length
on the way in which international
reformism has defended and is defend
ing us. Two examples will suffice.
What is the French Socialist Party
now doing in the heat of the anti
soviet wave? 1t has come forward
with the lofty declaration: Don't
break off with Soviet Russia, she's
going to pay US our debts!" Such is
the defence" in the French reformist
camp. The defence of the German
colleagues Of the Russian Mensheviks
is still better.
In the very heat of the anti-Soviet
campaign "Vorwaerts" printed a SEN
sational communication as to a secret
treaty between Soviet Russia and Fas-
cist Italy, signed as long ago as 1924.
This secret agreement implies a mill
tary offensive and defensive alliance
between the Bolsheviks and the Fas-
cists. 1t is of small avail to ask
against whom, for the "Vorwaerts"
has already replied with full Eek
posture" The "Voerwaerts" which is
the enemy of all relationships except
ing Hindenburg's, has long ago lden-
titled Bolshevism with Fascism.
Hence this theory which is intended
to facilitate the French reaction in
making a break with the U. S. S. R.,
since any military alliance with Italy
must be directed first and foremost
against France. When this reasoning
of the defenders" of the U. S. S. r.
was exploded by TASS "The Social
Democratic Press Service" declared
that it was in possession of "the exact
text of the treaty" But if this is so,
my good sirs, why not publish it? Is
not the reason, that it was bought on
the cheap from a White Guards SLAM
refractory, turning out endless Eek
act documents" for the discrediting of
the U. S. S. R.?
Heroes of SANDER.
Such are the Menshevist defenders
of the U. S. S. R.-heroes of SANDER
and forgery.
The toilers of the U. S. S. r. have
nothing to hope for from information
al reformism which always has been
and always will be the foe of working
class power. On the other hand, they
have much to hope for from the rank
and file workers, especially those in
touch with the U. s. S. R. through the
Communist International and the
RILU. The Sovietwards tendency is
on the increase, the consciousness of
the necessity of defending the land of
socialism is ever growing among the
masses, who don't want war at all,
but especially don't want war against
the U. S. S. R.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
BY A. LOSOVSKY.

The Congress of the revolutionary
trade unions of France took place
when the French reactionary press
had been carrying on a terrific cam
paign of lies and insinuations' against
Soviet Russia, when all the sewers had
been burst open and filthy allegations
against the u. S. S. r. were pouring
out through the channels CT the Euro
pean press. The French workers know
their own press and its backstairs
leaders and they know that this fever
ish campaign Of Islander is being we'll
paid and that it is oil that is a be
bottom Of everything. The French
workers also know that anti-Boisne-
vism is at the bottom Of all discus
sions between the French and Eng
lish diplomats and that the secret
backstairs negotiations of the diplo-
mats may end in open intervention.
Defends Soviet Union.
The Congress of the Unitary Fed
Grafton could not, however, pass by in
silence the campaign of lies and SLAM
der going on all over the world, and
especially in England and France,
against the U. S. S. R.; they could not
do this because the French workers
know who are their friends and who
are their foes. 1t is stated in the res
oIution passed at the Congress that
the war against the U. S. S. R. being
prepared under the auspices of Great
Britain is a clear demonstration of the
class war between the international
bourgeoisie and the international
working class. The resolution assigns
the respective roles to the bourgeoisie
and the social democrats in the at
tack on the U. S. S. R. as follows:
"This class war against the U. S.
S. R. is dangerous owing to the nu-
merous and combined attacks of all
her foes and opponents, from the re-
dictionaries to the social democrats.
Each of these has his own part to
play, while the government, supported
by the social democrats, increases the
armed forces and ornaments of
France, the reactionaries urge for a
break in diplomatic relations with the
U. S. S. R. and the reformist leaders
wage a campaign of false demagogy
on the grounds of so-called "Red I'M
perialism" and "the Bolshevik Terror"
preparing public opinion for the ode
struction of Bolshevism."
The central point in the resolution,
however, is the characteristic role
played by the bourgeoisie in its or
gained persecution of the U. S. S. r.
If only for this point the resolution
of the Congress should be read with
keen attention by workers in the U. S.
S. R., for this is the voice of their
allies and class brothers. This is
what Congress said on behalf Of 525,-
900 organized workers of France:
French Imperialism has lately been
showing leanings to the anti-Soviet
policy of Great Britain. It's attacks
against the U. S. S. R., its organized
intrigue, by means of which it hoped
to compromise Soviet Russia, its sys-
tematic attacks on the U. S. S. R. rep
resentative in Paris, are all means for
influencing public opinion and to pave
the way for a break in diplomatic
relations, soon. to be followed by an
economic war and military attacks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Death Toll on Mafalda
May Be 500
lContinued from Paae One)

observers. Cold, frightened, and
hungry, they were massed on the
small deck space of the little freighter
which was never built to accom-
nodate so many. They spent the en-
tire trip from the scene of the NATAL
las sinking on the deck of the Athena
without places to rest or recuperate
from their terrible experiences.
Anxious to Talk.
Journalists were forbidden to in
ta,view arriving survivors, but along
side the ships it was still possible to
hear the means and cries of injured
and nerve-exhausted survivors. Some
If the survivors were anxious to de-
scribe the terrible scenes they mao
witnessed. They told of sea OF
floating humanity, some people flght-
no for their lives as they were tossed
about bv the waves, whereas others
had given up the battle and their
bodies. thrown hither and thither, I'M
peded the efforts of those still alive
Engineer Kills Himself.
One report that came from the
survivors was that the first engineer
had committed suicide as soon as ne
learned that the Mafalda was sink
ing. Reports of sharks attacking the
victims of the disaster, were repeated
today by some Of the passengers OF
the ship aboard the arriving rescue
boats.
One survivor, Senior Cassek, an Ar
gentine Banker, says that the ship
surgeon of the Mafalda lost his life
after he had been saved and picked
up by the Formoso. He states that
the surgeon, when he remembered ne
had left all of his money in his cabin
on the sinking ship, left the rescue
ship and returned to the Mafalda to
get his money and was never seen
again.
BIJY THE DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Packers End War
With Agreement on
World Meat Trade

LONDON, Oct. 28.-Representa-
tives of the meat packers of the Uni
ted States, England and the Argentine
have reached an agreement ending
the three years war over the per-
centage of Argentine meat exported
to the United States and Britain.
Vesteys & Smithfield and the Ar
gentine Meat Company, both British
firms and the Swifts, Armours and
Wilson's of America and the San
Sineba Company of the Argentine
signed the agreement, which amounts
to world combine for regulating the
sale of meat products.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Many dwellings, Being
Built Now in Moscow

MOSCOW, Oct. Is. (By MailD.-
The building season is coming to an
end. The building cooperatives built
ITO brick houses in Moscow. About
$4,000 people will move into the new
houses.
Next year the cooperatives will
build in Moscow 161 brick houses at
the beginning Of the season, and 1874
later.
Certain progress has been made also
by the municipal builders. The Mos
cow Soviet built this year $50 homes
which are given over to the workers.
eoopefatiges FOR exploitation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Prices in Soviet Union
Drop 7 Per Cent in Year

MOSCOW, Oct 28.-Retail prices
in the Soviet Union dropped per
cent in the fiscal year which closed
September 80, it was learned yester-
day.
Nearly two-thirds of the internal
loan of 20O,OOO,O0O rubles, opened
for subscription on October 1 has
been raised, it was also learned from
official sources.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
French Rush Troops
to Border as Revolt
In Spain Is Reported

PARIS, Oct. %. - Reinforce
ments of French soldiers and police
were rushed to the Spanish frontier
today to strengthen the border
9atrol as a result of reports of a
revolt against the Reviera regime
n Catalonia.
The rigid Spanish censorship
axes it difficult to get informa-
ton.
1s is known that the Madrid
,y crnment placed large force of
ops in Catalonia.