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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-16
JOHN |. Lewis
BACKS MELLON
GANG CHOICE:
Supports Cyrus Woods
for |. c. c.

WASHJNGT TON, Jan. ~. - (FP) --
Confirmation Of Cyrus Woods of Penn
sylvania, millionaire paymaster Of the
millions spent by the Mellon machine
In the Pepper senatorial primary last
spring, to be member of the inter
state commerce commission, is back
ed by John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers Of America.
This disclosure was made before
the senate committee on interstate
commerce, Jan. IL, when Sen. Dan
Steck, democrat, and Senator-elect
Brookhart, progressive republican, of
Iowa faced each other on the issue
Of Stecks charge that Brookhart was
a paid lobbyist" for Woods conirma-
ton. Steck had not made the direct
charge he made public a statement
that it was ''rumored that" Brookhart
was so engaged. For a senator-elect
to take money for any such action
would subject him to expulsion, and
Steck was summoned to make good
his attack He withdrew it, after some
evasive answers to questions.
Lewis Supported.
Then a press dispatch and two tele-
grams from Iowa were read, showing
that John L. Lewis of the U. NJ. w.
of A. had urged Iowa labor men and
their friends to endorse Woods. j. c.
Lewis, president of the State Fedora
ton of Labor and a close friend of
Brookhart had taken action accord
ingly. He asserted that this was
done without consulting Brookhart.
The latter told the committee he had
not endorsed Woods and had not been
paid to work for any action of any
kind in washington.
Sen. Con Of West Virginia declared
that Some of the most prominent
coal operators of my state, in whose
interest and behalf | have taken tbs
stand | have in this matter asked me
to trace the source of these tele-
grams" which the Iowa labor leader
sent in support of Woods.
Lewis Backs Mellon.
John l.. Lewis action is explained
BY the fact that Woods is a Mellon
man. fighting the freight rate advant-
ages. given thus far to the West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Virginia coal
fields, which happen to be non-union.
western Pennsylvania is
mined, to a large extent, under union
conditions. Lewis seeks to maintain
the jobs of union coal diggers in
Pennsylvania by helping Mellon to re-
duce the freight rate handicap of
Pennsylvania as against West Vir-
ginia.
Sen. Wheeler Of Montana, pro-labor
democrat, is fighting Woods because
he represents the Mellon crowds at
tempt to increase the value of their !
properties-coal and railroad-thru
manipulation of the freight rates on ]
the interstate commerce commission. |
WASHINGTON Jan. IA. - Senator
David A., Reed Of PENNSYLVANIA, told
President Coolidge that he "had the
votes" to insure the confirmation of
Cyrus E. Woods as interstate COM
merce commissioner
Il have the votes on the floor" said |
Reed, despite the adverse vote in
committee"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-16
u. S. Airmen Bring the
Threat of the Dollar to
Latin American People
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

T1HE news dispatches from San
l. Salvador, Republic of Salvador,
state that the so-called United
States goodwill" Pan-American
lyers this morning (Jan. 13) hop
BED off for Amapala, Honduras, on
he next leg of their 2O,000-mile
flight.
They come just 16 years after the
armed forces of the United States
government lin 1910, with the
plumber of Santo Domingo as a pre-
cedent, first hoisted the stars and
stripes Of Wall Street over this
Central American republic ION be-
half of banking syndicate headed
by ]. P. Morgan & Co."
The quotation is from dollar
Diplomacy" by Scott Nearing. while
additional information on this sub
ject can be secured by scanning
Stuart, "Latin-America and the U.
S." p. 27S and U. S. Foreign Re-
lations," 1911, p. 573 #.
The good will" mask worn by
the American flyers hides the grin
ming skull of death to such liberties
as still remain to the peoples of
Latin-America.
Senator Borah, in his speech to
the United States senate on Thurs
day, telling of American efforts to
saddle the people of Nicaragua with
a loan, stated:
"The American minister (this
was in 1909 represented that the
loan negotiations were in danger
because the people opposed the
plan. THE MINISTER ASKED
FOR A WARSHIP."
Right now, when discomfort RACES
thru Latin-America, as a result of
the vicious aggressions against Mic
aragua and Mexico, the United
States sends feet of airplanes
thru Mexico, Central and South
America, not as message of good
will, but as threat of the power
of the Washington government that
rules at the will of Wall Street.
Senator Borah states further, in
regard to the pillaging of Nicaragua
against the will of her people, that:
1--WE made the loan treaty, and we
made the canal treaty WITH OUR
SELVES. We encamped upon the
White House grounds of Nicaragua
for 10 years. We will camp there
for a hundred years unless we go
back and secure the judgment Of
the Nicaraguan people.
After the canal treaty was rati-
fed, Costa RIGA and Honduras,
claiming that the treaty was in vio-
lation of treaty which they had
with Nicaragua, took the matter be-
fore the Central American court.
The Central American court had
been set up under the auspices of
this government. AND THAT
COURT, TO 1, DECIDED
AGAINST THE VALIDITY OF THE
TREATY. WE (THE UNITED
STATES) IGNORED THE DECI-
SION"
1t is to be hoped that there is
some spirit in Honduras today cour-
ageous enough to fiaunt in the faces
of Wall Streets airmen the fraud
ulent good will offering they claim
to bring, and to tell them to go back
to their masters in Washington and
ask about the treaty that was torn
to shreds like "scrap of paper"
and the court decision that was
kicked out the window because Il
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-16
Lenin Points Out Basic Meaning
of imperialism, Exploitation,
War and Relations to Workers

culed the
clarity questions
the working
faced with the Of fighting Imperialism
these
reliable
and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-16
Imperialism and Colonial Exploitation.

o privileged
living like parasites off the " Of humanity living like lords thru the
exploitation of the Hindu holding
subsection thru modern mlltarIsm.
capital capia press
the of colonies the driving competitors
strengthening Of the necessary connections" etc
Spheres interest
Of material interest finance capital But finance capital
terested in new possible sources Of raw material.
handful exploitation
Dimensions They receive millions billions suprprof
millions and hundreds Of millions Of people in the colonial and
backward" countries struggle themselves division
redivison Of the rich spois
Imperialism demands the continual division redvlsOn
backward" countries among the big imperiaI powers
Imperialism and War.
War accident preachers
liberals make out unavoidable in the development
talst miItaism.
capitalism imperial
ISM gives rise to imperlaist
is of regular policy Of
perialsm thru special
Imperialism no way Of finally settling controversies
over markets. investments etc.
Imperialism and the Working Class.
Imperialism tendency create privileged sections among the
bourgeosle capitalist power economically
few millions of the billions of superprofts
exploitation
The capitalists (thru industry
gives
especially attracting
taists and against the rest Of the workers.
understanding trusts the
financial ogarcy the increase of prices the ntencan
oppression torture
the misery of the " the prOar the semroetariat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-16

did not satisfy the desires and am
billions of American Imperialism.
Honduras lies next to Nicaragua
on the north. Amapala is on its
western coast, looking out ON the
Pacific Ocean.
1t was at the time OF the invasion
of Honduras by the Morgan bank
ing syndicate that Secretary of
State Knox, the Kellogg of that day,
who had developed dollar diplo-
macy" in China and Latin-America,
summed up the assistance given by
the Washington government to
American investors as follows:
During the course of a year It is
many times necessary for the U. S.
to send forces to the ports of some
of the Central American republics
in order to afford protection to for
eign life and property. This is done
at an enormous expense, an in
formal estimate from some of the
naval officers showing that the an
nual cost to this government
amounts to over $1,OOO,OO0."
But that cost is not borne by the
international bankers, not at all. It
is shouldered by American produ-
GERS, the workers and farmers, who
who must pay the bills incurred by
the "big navy" the "big army" and
now the "big air fleet"
The cost is also borne by the
peoples of Honduras, In common
with all other subjects within the
borders Of the Morgan empire.
In 1920 the American investment
in Honduras was estimated by
ingalls, in his Wealth and Income"
p Sc, at $1S,OOO,O0O. This was a
gain of $S,OOO,O0O since 1916, fruitful
war years in the fruit business. The
major investments are the United
Fruit Co. and the New York and
Honduras Rosario Mining Co. The
arrival Of the American airships this
week might be made the occasion
of the celebration of a total invest
ment of at least s4O,000,OOO at the
present time, since the plantations
and equipment alone of the United
Fruit Co., in 1928, were valued at
$24,232,275.
Business developed under the
guns of American warships has
been good in Honduras. That of the
United Fruit. Co., according to its
own annual report, has grown as
follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-16
Workers Picket the
Lithuanian Legation

BERLIN, Jan. IA. - Hundreds of
workers gathered before the Lithuan-
ian legation this evening to demon
strate against the action of the fas-
cist government Of Lithuania in put
ting four Communists to death.
In order to avoid the police the
workers approached the building on
all sides in small groups. The police
were soon called and clash followed.
"The pen Is mIghtser than the
sword," provided you know ROW to uss
4. Come down and learn now in the
worker correspondents classes
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20
ADULT EDUCATION

Once upon time the boy girl who left school,
either before after graduation and started upon the
activities of adult life considered of school
for good. The unusually ambitious person, if educat-
ed, kept reading and learning in desutory way.
The ambitious illiterate halfeducated person found
has way into night school or correspondence course
down instead of climbing up.
The original night school intended only for the
iliterae and the foreigner But strange say, after
the foreigner had learned read and write English,
he often wanted to go and learn some more. He
enjoyed his school and the educational process The
llterae American who cared enough about his plight
TO make the initial effort also wanted to go with
lis learning. When students stay in school long
enough finally some of them ready for college.
Meantime people who have had more educational
opportunities to start with hear about the night
schools and their possibilities. girl goes to take
cooking and remains to study French A child psychol
ogist speaks to mothers club and presently there
are parents clamoring for instruction in the best
methods of handling children
The wcmans club which started with papers
SWITCHED bodily from the encyclopedia has arrived at
the point where it hires regular teacher in its chosen
subject and takes what to college course
year
The process has been natural enough but it has been
going quietly that its present status is amazing
those who have not been watching it. 1t seems des-
tined to keep advancing, because it is based on the
fundamental human motive Of curiosity about life.
Most of those who engaged in it find the French
or psychology or economics class much fun as the
bridge club.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SILVER Tail

Once upon a time, rs Cncle N1g-
gily was hopping around in tie
woods looking fer an adventure to
make him laugh SO he could twin
hIe his pink nose easier. he heard
rustling noise in the bushes and
the rabbit gentleman jumped be
hind big rock to hide.
THAT rustling sound in tn
leaves and bushes makes ? noisc
like bad chap said Mr.. Long
ear to himself.
However, he need not have bee"
worried or frightened, for mo
n.ent later Maize Wogglciig, thu
little wooden girl who was light
Glue in color, scrambled out from
beneath spice bush and went
walking down the path on her
wooden legs.
"Hello there, Mazie!' called
Uncle Wiggily
''Oh, hello, Uncle Wiggily!' she
answered him. ''Wh"+ are you do
ing here in the woods''
. Looking Tor adventures. re.
pied the rabbit gentleman. And
may | ask what are you doing here.
out of the Hollow Stump School? /
nope YOU are not running away
from the Lady Mouse Teacher. -
"Oh, no, | wouldn t do anything
like that!''l exclaimed Maize.
Miss Mouse sent me out in the
woods to see what / can see and
then | am TO write little story
bout it and read it to the class. -
sob, that ; fine,' chuckled Mr..
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20
MORE RUBBER

Henry Ford is said to have bought 100000 acres
of land in the state of Para Brazil for vast rub
Der plantation, with options three million
more acres. Thus, if the report is true, Ford will
solve the rubber problem for his own company.
western Africa His rubber plantations in Liberia are
already producing a moderate scale.
Other manufacturers are looking for similar oppor-
tunltes, and Industrial scientists securing the
world for plants and climates capable of producing
this essential material. 1t the inevitable result
of the rubber scarcity which lately made automobile
tires expensive and threatened to limit the growth
of the motor industry Also resul of the monopoly
and price-fixing power gained temporarily by British
interests in the East Indies. America will soon 1e in
dependent far as rubber isconcerned.
There is satisfaction in this for all motorists not
to mention of rubber in its dozens of other forms
Tires cheap now, considering their excellence
and durability. They may become still cheaper
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

procession of little mud turtle boys
and girls marching along the forest
path.
ION, what cute, funny little tur-
tlcs!' cried Maize. II wonder
here they are marchirgl
Eve are going to play on the
cage of mud puddle, said one of
tt, turtle girls. She had red and
yellow spots on her she'll.
MAY | come with YOU and watch
YOU play - asked Maize -
think it would make something else
to write about in my comnoSitior
story,' she said to Uncle Wiggily.
''Y Yes, think it would, answer
ed the rabbit gentleman. skip a
long with the turtles, nv dear, and
will st on this messy log and wait
tor you. - II walk back 10 school
with you.
But when the little wooden, light
blue Wogglejig girl started to walk
along with the procession, one of
the larger boy turtles FLASHED his
beaky jaws together and said:
You can t come and play with
us unless you have a silver tail. -
"A silver tail?' exclaimed MAJ
it, taking out her light blue wooden
one and looking at it. Win,
what S the matter with my own
tail?'
1t isn't silver, that's what :
lie matter answered the big boy
turtle. 1--WE never let strange crca-
lures play with us unless they have
silver tails, and you haven t.
- No, she hash t - said all the
other turtles together. She can Z
play with us until she has a silver
tail. "
This made Maize feel bad, and
she said:
We'll, | think your own tail,
aren't any too pretty, turtles! They
are short and ugly and you can t
take them off ana put them on again
as | can. Pooh! l think its silly
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

sion which is goirg to Los Angelo
sunday to hear William Jenning
Hayaa talk have been sold. Messrs
Lien and Collins are in charge ID
the arrangements for tho Democrats
One Of the features of the excursion
viii be that no Intoxicating liquor
will be allowed upon it, and tho
fact has been announced to ever,
oolson buying, IL ket. People ?
III parties wll constitute the ex
rursion, but The majority will D
democrats. The party will mare
lnder the banner Of the Imperia
county Wilson Club. The commit
tee in charge has arranged that ic
cream will lie served to the ladie
on the train, and lemonade will b
had in abundance, but positively v
stronger drink will be permitted,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

Longcars. And have you seen
anything vet about which You can
make a story?
"Only YOU, answered Mazie.
Would you mind doing something
FUNNY so could make a Jolly, laugh
| ing story about it. I think funny
stories are much nicer.
$50 do L. said Uncle Wiggilv,
50 he stood on one leg and twitched
his ears at the same time twinkling
his pink nose.
He looked SO funny that Maize
lad 10 laugh and the little Woggle-
jig girl said
.'Oh, now shall b" able to write
u wonderful story to read to the
class. Thank you, Uncle Wiggily.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20
FARSHIPS AND TAXES

'BattlesnlpS quit Tor Lack of Funds reads
paper headline 1t takes money to make warships CO.
and there is no money to keep up the battleshps
Nevada and Oklahoma, because Congress tailed to
make the appropriation asked for to moderize them
So they will be withdrawn from service for indef
mite time, IN hope of getting the desired appropria
ton next winter
Perhaps the most interesting thing about this sit
uaon the fact that little indignation and
hardly any interest either among citizens IN genera
in Congress.
1t is easy recall time when indication that Con-
gress neglectng the navy would have been the sig
nal for general outburs patriotic criticism From
the Spanish American War to the World War that
spirit lasted The United States was building strong
navy and was proud OF it. and eager to pay whatever
required to make and keep it effective The same
spirit naturally lasted through the World War Since
then there has been remarkable lapse of popular en-
thusiasm about the navy
The people seem indifferent or hostile to new con
struction and tired of supporting ships already in
ice. They have seen without murmur sound and
costly battleshlps scrapped in accordance with the
Washington disarmament treaty They remain cold to
the protests OF admras and statesmen and publiciss
against letting the British build navy stronger than
Whatever feeling may exist in official government
quarters among professional navy men or private
ingoeg, the average citizen and taxpayer seems to be
fed up with warships" Thus every demand for more
money for naval construction is met with demand
for lower taxes.
1t is merely stingness, either AS srong as any
selfish feeling about the matter honest doubt as to
the value of warships hereafter, desire to seek
peace by avoiding naval competition.
|
It's great weather for the golf ball crop
--
The fashionable weekend generally has a weak
en0ing.
Sacco and Vanzetti may be executed for murder
but the old debate as to whether they're guilty
will 90 right
The English now have radio receiving sets hitched
to tobacco pipes. In America prefer to smoke in
peace.
Another foreign lure for American motor tourists
in Europe when an automobile collides with pedes
trian, the police arrest the pedestrian.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20
TIN YEARS AGO
Sep 20, 1917

Rapid headway is being made j
repairing the break in the Colorad
Yer weir ut Hanlon Heading, wit
The result that the volume OF waite
iurned into the Alamo canal wa
5000 feet, rs compared with 100
at two days ago. With the nres@"
demand for water it is eXpeete
that in Il few days the entire dis
Charge of the Colorado, which is =
hout G60O feet, viii be directed int
the Alamo.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

60 make me get a silver taill'
\ "siny or not, unless you have a
.i,vsr tail vau can t plav with us,
sid all the turtles. Poor Maize
IN Z know what to do until, all
of sudden. Uncle Wiggily whis-
D., rcd o. her:
"Quick! Let me have your tail!
IN silver IT, And with that the
. rabbit gentleman picked up a piece
! ~ silver tinfail he had found in the
woods. Quickly he wrapped this
silver foil around Mazic's wooden
tail, and right bravely it sparklcd
| IT, the sun.
How is that2 - asked the littlz
Woggleiig girl.
'sOh. now that v1u have a silver
tail YOU may play with us. said
the mud turtles And Maize weat
with them to the pond and had a
lot of fun with the crawling crea.
' tgrcs. And when she went back to
school she wrote this story compost
ton about il Just as have it print.
"a here. The Lady Mouse Teacher
said 1t was very good; and | hope
you liked it. Anyhow, if the tro!
'r- ear will play little tune on its
"hDa's when you pay il a nicklc to
| take YOU t. the movies, II tell YOU
newt about Uncle Wiggily and the
cold tail.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

He stood on che leg
and tuItcaad his ears.
Furfit is a bit early yet to go back
70 school, 50 may come adventur-
ing with YOU
Mir Longears kindly said yes, 81
he and Maize walked on together
until, AL Of sudden they saw a
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

sir Arthur Keith estimates
million years pissed between al
ana man. Sir Arthur, of eours
-nnlc tho outside figure.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

y Boston wedding. friends
tied To haadcuff the groom. Some
cng i always going around paint
nE tie lily.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

An alfalfa meal mill is to he built
in Douglas County. Nevada.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
ccnt % 1910

Percy G. Thacbcr, vine married
Miss Margaret Dorothy Eadic il
Fan Ecrnardiao a few days since
IN return soon with his bride to
.,Sidc here permanently Thaeker
IS n popular young man in the en-
r'oy of the lIolton Power Co.
All but rs tickets for the CXcur
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20
Looking Backward
what the presa Files Tell of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
SAINT. &c. 1927

T.. G. s. Lombard arrived in lac
valley to look over his property II
nests near Holtville. Orr Low
BARD is Il resident Of PeGlands.
$. Nj. Ri; by learned a lesson fron'
experience this year that may be q
value to others. BY irrigating his
apricot orchard one hot day, he
jlled 500 trees. though the water
was in the burrows and did not
touch the trees.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Mckey and
children have arrived from Santa
Ana to occupy their new home. Mr.
Dickev and children have arrived
from santa Ana to occupy their new
me. Mr.. Dickey announced H.
lie HIS wcrk enough on his ranch t.
last his for some time, but after
that is done, he is planning tc
build eight cottages.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

It's great weather for the golf ball crop
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

TIE fashionable weekend generally has weak
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

The English now have radio receiving sets hitched
tobacco pipes. In America prefer to smoke in
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-20

Sacco and Vanzetti may be executed for mul
but the same old debate as to whether they're &,
will 20 right on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-15
old Allegheny Bruods Ozvr 71ugedyin Chaos Setting

In the Of the tank twisted
flooded of the Baltimore been
found there under the water and there possibility
Piece by the clearing
Acetyene cutting
plant Dynamite dangerous the
already pile of
the street
moving picture settings designed to show the cape
comedy.
This building had been baroom and that had been
All these prior
day. Today they part of the general
but not they might out of
window shattered plate which had
canvas hospital Them
numbed BY the tragedy. stunned by the of