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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
WEALTHY RIDE in JAPAN WHILE Low PAID LABOR
FUNCTIONS AS DRAFT HORSE FOR THEM

morning when they had the last
barge-load aboard. The crews of the
barges were paid by the ton-25c
American money for each ton that
they loaded.
A Japanese farmer hoes his turnips
in one of the narrow terraced fields
that run to the tops of the hills around
Nagasaki. Stripped to the waist and
barefoot he bends over small, heavy
mattock, with a blade weighing at
least pounds, and a short handle,
not over 2 feet long. He is wedding
and thinning.
The whole western shore of Kyou-
shu is lined with these terraces, ris-
ing tier above tier. The space along
the water is very narrow, and is al
most always reserved for living The
farming is done on the hills, which
are very steep.
This makes the terraces high. In
some places it is necessary to erect a
stone wall 10 feet high in order to
get terrace 10 feet wide. Miles and
LlA4So VI IIlSoE SLOllG W ans nave pGGll
built and are being maintained by the
Japanese peasants, who raise their
eggplant, sweet potatoes, carrots and
other vegetable and flower crops on
these terraces, exclusively by hand
labor, and with the aid of irrigation.
Japan has factories-many and
large ones. But many of her indus
tries are still in" the handcraft stage.
The wealth Of Japan is not great.
1t was rated at $4,000, 100000 in
1924. The productive efficiency of
Japan is not great, because of the
absence Of mechanical power from so
many of the productive activities of
the Japanese. Her 58,000,000 of peo-
pie live close to the margin, with on
ly small surplus. The Japanese are
not in position to be peril, eco
nomically, to any western power I'M
less they are attacked. They may
threaten the security of the imperial
pie-counter in Asia, but their economic
base for aggressive action is small
indeed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12

simultaneously with this there has been considerable
increase in the average mileage Of freight trains Thus
in 1913 the average 496 kilometres while in 192627
the average 612 kilometres The total freights
red by the railroads in 192627 represents 1890 and
in 1929 is estimated to represent 1850 of the
freghts carried in 1913 in the covered by the
U. S. S. r.
There has been considerable Improvement in the
reserves of locomotives. Powerful locomotives rep
resent 45g6 of the total freight locomotives in
whereas in 1913 the percentage u.
With regard to railroad construction it is pro-
posed within the next five years to lay down 124OO klo
metres of railroad Of which work 100 kilometres
has already commenced. By the end of the five years
is estimated that COPS kilometres of railroad will
be put into and in addition 1913 of railroad already
commenced will also be completed Of the most irnpor
ant enterprises reference should be made to the Tur
kestan- Siberian Railroad work which has already
commenced which is form part of the great line
between Shadrnsk and Kurgan which work will be
commenced in 1929.
The total amount OF funds appropriated for restora
ton, reconstruction and charging existing railroads
amounts to 3,920,000000 roubles
Trial of MOnarchist Terrorists
The trial has commenced in Leningrad of number of
mOnarchst terrorsts implicated in among other crimes
the explosion in the Busnessmen's Club in Lenngrad
In the of their examination the accused stated
that the terrorss visited the club the day before the
explosion occurred but learning that only few peo
pie present they postponed their until the fol-
lowing day On the day of the crime they asked the
assistant serving behind the buffet where the biggest
meeting taking place in the premises They
concerned mainly in destroying the largest possible
Der of people The group of teorsts received their in
structons from Russian monarchsts abroad and their
special task to assassnate responsible Soviet states
men and to blow up important buildings Simultaneous
y another section of the monarchists preparing
assassinate Soviet representatives abroad.
prominent part in the activities of this monarchis
group was played by the Finnish General Staff A
prominent official of the Finnish General Staff named
Rosenhom helped the accused to the frontier into
the U. S. S. r. and they conducted the
frontier by guides appointed by the General Staff Prior
their departure for Russia the accused went through
of instruction in mountaineering. The bombs
obtained from the Finnish General Staff. In
for these services the terrorsts supply the
Finnish General Staff with secret information of mil
tary character.
The monarchists found cruel disappointment awaiting
them in the U. S. S. R. They told that they would
meet with many sympathizers among the population but
the people turned away from them with contempt.
Another section of the errorists connected with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
ImDGriaIiStS Tell
$ Coolidge Mustn't
Cut Taxes Too Far

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - The
demand of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce that the coming
congress slash taxes by from $780,
100000 to $4OO,000,O0 creates some
embarrassment to President Coolidge,
it was indicated today at the White
House. A tax cut of such magnitude,
says Coolidge, most certainly would
involve a deficit.
Coolidge is understood to have a
great desire for a tax-cut, but the
interests of the greater financial
groups who have money invested
abroad and desire a large navy to
protect" it must take precedence, in
his opinion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Soviet Karelia Is Rich In
white Coal" Power Plants

finishes the last lap Of the construc-
ton work.
This is just one, although the prin-
cipal one, Of several industrialization
projects to be put through in Karelia.
With population Of a quarter million
and only about six thousand industrial
workers there is plenty Of room for
expansion. From year to year the
number of permanent industrial
workers is growing, in 1924 there
were only 1913; in 1925 even less; in
1926 it had already gone up to $3.50;
and now the figures are 1888. Not
so many, but mighty big progress
over what used to be. At the same
time the number Of farm homesteads
is also increasing: 81, G53 as compared
with 34,471 in 1917, with a gain in
cultivated area Of 5000 dessiatins.
Soviet Karelia is marching forward
as rapidly as her sister states in the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Gets Medal
For Strengthening
NiCaraguan Workers

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - Rear
admiral Latimer the naval agent of
the American imperialists during the
recent invasion of Nicaragua, is to
be rewarded by his masters for his
services in over-running that country.
The rear-admiral has been recon-
mended for the distinguished service
medal. Commenting on Latimer's ac-
tivities in Central America, Secretary
Of State Kellogg wrote, "His splendid
cooperation with the minister at Man.
aqua was thoroughly appreciated both
by Mr.. Eberhardt and by this depart
ment."
The splendid cooperation" men
toned by Kellogg includes the viola
ton Of Nicaraguan sovereignty, and
the murder of Nicaraguan workers
and peasants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
By SCOTT NEARING.


Down the street in Kobe, Japan
comes a long, two-wheeled cart piled
high with packing boxes. Two poles
/ extend out in front of the cart, like
shafts from wagon. Between these
shafts, bending forward till his back
was almost horizontal, man strained
at the load. He had come to a bad
place in the pavement. 1t proved too
much for him so he beckoned to a
passerby on the sidewalk, got the load
started again and was on his way.
1t was nearly midday. The sun
beat down mercilessly. The man drag
ging the loaded cart wore cap on his
head, cotton jacket, open all the way
to his belt, pair of cotton Japanese
trousers and pair of felt shoes. The
perspiration ran from his body in
streams. He was pulling at the cart
like an animal who is being constant
ly struck with the whip.
Plain Muscle.
This human beast Of burden was
not alone in Kobe. From one end of
the town to the other there were
other men-many of them-tugging
at their two-wheeled carts, piled high
with their heavy loads, and sweating
under the August sun.
A bell tinkles. The passengers
along the street step to one side. A
ricksha puller trots around the COR
ner, painting. Behind him, in the lit
tie, high-wheeled vehicle sits an Eng
lishman, clad in linen suit, with a
sun-helmet and goggles to ward off
the oppressive heat. The passenger
must weigh at least 200 pounds, but
he is in a hurry, and the ricksha
puller catches his breath as he begins
the ascent of difficult hill, trotting
all the time.
Rakes and Baskets.
The Empress of Asia needs coal, SO
she stops at Karatsu, where tug
brings off barge after barge of coal,
and with them small army of coal
passers. When the barges are along
side the ship steps are rugged with
plankS anu rope, MEN HlOuHC IHelu anu
the task Of loading begins. One man
bends over the coal, and with short
handled rake pulls about 40 pounds
of coal into small, flat reed basket.
He then picks up the basket and hands
it to the nearest man in line that
is waiting to do the passing. Once
in the line the basket goes rapidly
from hand to hand till it reaches the
side of the ship where it is dumped
into the coal-bunker.
Sometimes there are as many as a
dozen men (and women) in one Of
these lines, so that the little basket
of coal is handled at least a dozen
times before it reaches the coalchute.
By such means $500 tons of coal were
put into the bunkers of the steamer.
Piece Work.
The men began at about o'clock
in the afterpoon. 1t was 6 the next
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Women of Soviet Union
Will Fight Beside Men
If IInperialists Attack

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Oct. Ii
Declaring that if the Soviet Union
is invaded the imperialist troops
will find the women Of the Soviet
Republic fighting beside the men,
Commissar for War Voroshiliov,
told the Proletarian Women's Con-
gress at the Grand Theatre yester-
day, that in event of war, the wo-
m IL will mobilize and train beside
til ! men in the training camps.
The congress, which opened last
right, is meeting to consider re-
forms in the conditions Of the wo-
.r.n thruout the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Graft Investigated.

MINEOLA, N. Y, Oct. 10.-Grand
jury investigation into alleged graft
in water distribution at Long Beach
began here today. William J. Power
deputy commissioner of public works
who made the charges, and Norman
Hyatt, Long Beach water department
paymaster, were the first witnesses
called. The filing of the charges has
already resulted in the dismissal of
several minor officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
COsgrave Reelected as
Dali Head By Six Votes
As Government TOtters

DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 11.-Wil-
liam T. Cosgrave was elected presi-
dent of the executive council of the
Dali this evening, by a vote of rs
to 70.
President Cosgrave's majority is
so slight that his government faces
great uncertainty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Five Workers Have Mysterious
Disease.

ORANGE, N. j., Oct 10.-Five
women workers have become i'll dur
ing the last week from an industrial
disease contracted while they were
employed by the United States Ra-
dunn Corporation three years ago.
At that time seven employees of the
corporation died from this disease.
Physicians have diagnosed the infec-
ton as radium poisoning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Green's Policies Like
Bosses Says General
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ing responsible for keeping these labor
martyrs in prison on a framed-up
charge for the past eleven years, tho
innocent.
johnson represents the real estate
interests of Southern California, and
the California delegation, with its, al
lies on the convention floor, is doing
the work of the business men of Los
Angeles and vicinity in boosting for
the Boulder Dam bill endorsement.
Leading the opposition forces is H.
S. McCluskey. delegate from the Ari-
iona Federation of Labor and recog-
niZed as the spokesman for Governor
George W. P. Hunt of that state.
litter foe of the Swing johnson bill
because it might hurt the interests of
the electric power companies of his
state, which he represents.
Vol On Injunctions
Matthew Vol, president of the
A. F. of L. is leading the harmless and
noisy attack on the injunction power
of the courts, and President VIM.
Green is making a furious lunge at
the Coal and Iron Police of Pennsyl-
vania-whose power to prevent picket
ing neither he nor his successor in the
official family of the United Mine
Workers of America have ever actu-
ally challenged on the spot by leading
any mass picketing.
Review Stonecutters' Case.
The resolutions committee report in
Guided an attack on the use of the
Sherman antitrust law to break ND
strikes against companies whose prod
uct crosses a state line, as in the in
Junction granted the Pittsburgh Ter
minal Coal Co. against the striking
miners.
The committee took cognizance also
of the stonecutters' case in New York,
which involved the use of. scab stone,
and where the stonecutters were for
hidden to strike against its use, if it
crossed a state line.
Sees Freedom Gone.
Andrew Furuseth, of the Seamen's
Union declared this case to be "the
most direct challenge to the people,"
and a warning to recover and guard
their, freedom"
Let US call things by their right
Names" said Mr.. Furuseth. "Since
1890 | have seen you drifting from
bad to worse because you did not
have the courage to face the facts.
You have in the past blamed the
Judges. If you want to get relief
from the misuse of equity Ca beautiful
name for rotten thing), you want to
regulate and define the jurisdiction of
the Judge so that he may not overstep
it.
IF you want to get rid of the OBJ
stacles to mutual assistance, elect Leg
,slatures which will define the equity
powers, not Judges who will construe
them.
"The modern antitrust laws are
only Caesars anti-combination DEGREES
put into modern language. What you
want is an anti-monopoly law which
will be enforced by Saxon methods,
not a relic of Roman absolutism or of
the Napoleonic code"
Action on the resolution was de-
ferred until tomorrow because the
hour of adjournment arrived in the
midst of the debate.
''Boss-Ridden Pennsylvania.
Speaking on. the abuse of police
power in Pennsylvania, President
Green said:
II cannot understand how such a
condition can prevail in free America
except in the boss-ridden State Of
PENNSYLVANIA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Women Help Promote Shay Week.

Special supplementary articles on
the 5-day work week are being dis
tributed by the New York Women's
Trade Union League with its regular
monthly bulletin. Mrs. Maud Swartz
and Agnes Nestor are the contributors
Of the first two,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
New York Labor Broadcasts Label
Boosts.

Boosting the union label by radio
broadcasting is the new stunt of the
New York Central Union Label Coun-
Gil. Tuesday evenings at 6:45 the
waves from station WMAC carry the
labor message.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12

SELFRIDGE FIELD, Mich. Oct.
ll.-Jaek Stinson today is planning
a third attempt to take off Tuesday
in an effort to break the worlds en-
durance flight record.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12

The increase in the freights carried by the railways
the Soviet Union is indicated in the following table,
Freghts in 1000 tons Increase %
The Alaskan., 1927-09-23
0ldtimer Urges Action
 To Halt Fish Slaughter
Asserts Annual Waste of Herring
 and Halibut is Menace.

Asserts Annual Waste of Herring
 and Halibut is Menace.
 If the needless slaughter of her ring and halibut in Cook inlet is not halted soon, the time will come when the scarcity of these fish ill Alaska waters will take on the pro- portions of national calamity" ac- cording to Bert Johnson, oldtime Alaskan, who has spent several sea sons along the inlet, engaged in fishing, and who should be in Q position to know what he is talk ing about. He arrived in Anchorage several days ago from Kenai, in which locality he spent the sum mer.
 There is a tremendous waste of herring every season, he, declares, all fish being dumped which do not measure up to a certain size. Many of the herring packers make no attempt to utilize the smaller fish for any purpose whatever, with the result that hundreds of tons of perfectly good herring are absolute ly wasted every year, menacing the herring industry and depriving the American people of the chance to safeguard the future of an import ant item of food. ''We may not feel the drain," Johnson explained ''but our children may live to see the day when this wastage will work an actual hardship on them 7
 There is needless waste of hali- but also, the oldtimer declares, thru operation of the salmon traps. Ii he had his way, he would abolish all traps in Alaska waters, thus putting a stop to the ruthless slaughter of halibut which fnt their way into the traps only tc be cast aside by the salmon cannery operators. This wastage goes o1 every year, he says, with apparent ly no effort to curb it.
 Canneries Doing We'll
The Alaskan., 1927-09-23
Fifty Per Cent Escape
 ment

When two years ago Secretary Hoover's scheme to deliver the salm- on fisheries of Alaska over to the big packing companies by his reser- vation system was frustrated and Congress enacted a fishery law that in it's phraseology guarantees to all fishermen equal rights in the pursuit of their calling, we believed that those rights would be protect ed and felt that it was the intent of Congress that the burden of conser- vation of the fish supply should be borne equally by all who took fish from Alaskan waters. It was in- tended that Mr. Hoover, in formu :, lating restrictive regulations should have them apply proportionately to large and small operators of fishing dppllduCOS. It was surety Cu0 Iu- tent of Congress when it enacted the provision for a 50 per cent es- exponent of salmon to the spawn ing grounds that the individual or corporation operating trap capable of taking one million salmon dur ing a fishing season should permit an escapement in the same ratio as the individual whose portable ap- pliane is capable of taking only fifty thousand salmon in season, or one twentieth as much as the sta
 tionery appliance. The outstanding feature of MT. Hoover's regulations for this season is that almost the entire escapement of fish is to be
The Alaskan., 1927-09-23
Wilkins Sells Stinson Plane
 At Fairbanks
Biplane Used Last Winter In Arctic Exploration Work To Be Placed In Commercial Service.

The Detroit News No. 2, the Stinson Detroiter biplane that was used last winter by Captain George Hubert Wilkins in the Arctic, was sold recentl2y to Gene Miller and Noel and Ralph Wien of Fairbanks. Captain Wilkins disposal of the plane is taken to mean that he has abandoned plans for making further flights over the polar re- gions next winter With the sale of the Detroit News No. ? the ex- plorer has disposed of all his fly ing equipment, with the possible exception of the Fokker monoplane Alaskan, which was crated and to the States last spring. The Detroit News No. 1, 'the flying gas tank" was abandoned on the Arctic ocean when Wilkins and Lieutenant Ben Ellison were forced down on the ice while returning to Point w.-News-Miner.
The Alaskan., 1927-09-23
Commercial Club Shows Interest
 In Its Work

The local Commercial Club helG it's regular weekly dinner meeting in the private dining room of the Grand Cafe On Wednesday, Septem- Der 21st at D. m. Music during the meal was furnished by Mrs. Wm Dunkleberger.
 After the regular routine business the club took up the matter of sell ing copies of the Cordova Daily Times, Annual Alaska Issue. As there we'll be an article on Peters burg as well as all the other Alas kan towns and industries, a motion was carried to buy 100 copies which will be sold at 25f apiece.
 The Committee On Harbor Dredg ing reported that the City Council had secured the services of an en- gineer who with the 1help of oth CTS, would make soundings and compile detailed data which will be presented before the U. S. Congress sional Committee on Harbors at their meeting in December. The Committee also reported that the City Council had complied with the request of the Club and appropriat ed $500 towards the expenses of a representative who is to carry this data in person to the Committee in Washington, D. c. They also re- ported that a number of signatures had already been obtained on the prepared petitions and that a very manifest interest had been shown by captains of ships and the public in general relative to the matter
 The Club authorized the Com mittee to ascertain who of the mem- bers would be willing to make the trip to Washington and present the name or names of such person at the next meeting of the Club at which time a representative will be elected.
 The Committee on advertising re- ported progress made and that they hoped to present the subject mat ter of the copy in detail at an early meeting.
The Alaskan., 1927-09-23
Athletic Association Works
 for Gym. Location

The Petersburg Athletic Associ- ation met On Tuesday evening in the City Hall to consider matters rela- tive to the athletic hall which they are planning to build.
 The Committee on Location re- ported having canvassed the mat ter as to suitable location very thor oughly last spring. They had de- cided upon a place which would ne cessitate the securing of a permit to drive piling on the water front, but this had been rendered impos- sible because an adjoining property holder had filed protest Therefore the piling which had been purchased was resold.
 The Committee was instructed to proceed at once in the selection of one or more locations and ascer- tain the price for which they could be purchased. They will present this information at the next meet ing on Monday September 26th at which time the final selection will be made.
 All members of the Association are urgently requested to be present at the City Hall for this meeting.
 As it is now definitely known that basketball practices cannot be held in the Sons Of Norway Hall, it be- comes imperative that some place be provided. The Association hopes that the different organizations of the town and the general public will get back of this proposition to put up a gymnasium as it will be an added asset to the town.
The Alaskan., 1927-09-23
Business Transacted By
 City Council
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION

CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION The regular session of the City Council was held on Monday even ing with all members present ex- cept Councilman Gauf1n. SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORTS,
 The School Committee reported the work on the school building as progressing very rapidly and that 'he Oil-O-Matic burner was insrau- cd by the Fryer Machine Works and working satisfactorily.
 ON ROADS
 Hans Wick, City Marshal, report. ed that the road to the garbage dump had been resurfaced and was now in good shape
 J. s. MacKecknie, City Electrician reported that he had taken the balance of lumber necessary for building the new power house and next week would have carpenters on the job to construct the same.
 A petition signed by Jacob John son and Chester Johnson asking for the construction of a street between F and c streets on Fifth was read but after consideration it was the opinion that assessment according to ordinance would not be legal un- less agreed to by Forest Service.
 The petition of the Commercial Club for an appropriation of $500 to assist the Club in sending a dele gate to Washington, D. c. in the interest of the local harbor improve ment was granted.
 MT R. A. Treffers, lately employ ed by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Go. and the Engineers of fee, was employed to assist the marshal in the work of sounding the harbor.