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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
CHARGE STIMSON
CAME OF
BIG BUSIN { S S
Will Face Fire of Pres.
Coolidge Critics
BY A Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 22-Presi-
dent Coolidge's "peace" emissary to
Nicaragua, Henry L. Stimson, may
not have had much trouble in per
suading" the revolving Nicaraguan
generals to disarm, but he will not
have quite as easy time Of it dis
arming criticism in congress.
Mr.. Stimson is going to have to
explain quite a number of things to
certain congressional quarters. 1t
was authoratively indicated by a
source very close to Senator Borah,
chairman of the senate foreign rela-
tions committee, and Senator Swan
son, ranking democrat on the COM
mittee, that they propose hailing
Mr.. Stimson before the committee
when congress convenes and giving
him the opportunity of "persuading"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
BY VIM. F. KRUSE.
(MoscOw Correspondent of The
DAILY WORKER.)

THE recent hectic orgy of fake news
stories and alarmist rumors that
traced the pages Of the capitalist
press in America gave unmistakable
proof CT a fact as cheering to labor's
vanguard as it is distasteful to the
bosses-that among the working class
there is a mounting interest in the
affairs and progress of the first
workers and peasants republic, the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
The big American dailies do not
waste their ink on such subjects I'M
less the workers are thinking about
them-and thinking favorably. When
this interest on the part of the rela-
lively backward American workers
reached the point of crystallizing into
trade union delegation to visit
Soviet Russia--what else was to be
expected than precipitate activity
from the lie-factories Of Riga, Buch-
Arrest and Chicago?
But this activity proves too much,
as we'll as too little. 1t does not
prove its original assertions of dis
cord and disintegration in the Soviet
Union-these yarns are so improb-
able that even considerable section
of the American capitalist press was
moved to remonstrate-it proves in
stead that the workers of America
are beginning to stir along the same
lines which their fellow-workers of
Britain, Germany, Austria, Belgium
and many other countries have long
since travelled, namely, to the inter
est in and the gathering of first hand
information, through workers dele
cation, about what is actually taking
place in Russia today. 1t is for
the purpose of helping to meet this
renewed interest that the following
data is submitted.
Where is Russia Going.
Every worker, in Russia or else
where throughout the world, is vitality
concerned with this question. What
is the line of Developments it up
ward or downward, is it toward the
increasing specialization of industry
or is it effectively strengthening the
position of the NEW Soviet bour-
geoisie"? Are the productive forces
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Capitalist
Justice

HARRY F. SINCLAIR, millionaire oil OPP
orator, cited for contempt of court to serve
three months in jail, is still at large, although
more than five years have passed since the
notorious lease was made, which robbed the
people of the United States of millions of dol
lars worth of oil lands. Even the capitalist
New York World is forced to admit that his
progress toward the cell, in which he so
rightly belongs, has not been swift, ''Or that
his arrival is near or even certain"
The DAILY WORKER and its staff will
not receive such polite or cOnsiderate treat
ment at the hands of the Court of Special
Sessions, when it comes to trial on May 9th.
1t will require the most determined struggle
to wrest even the slightest concession from
the capitalist courts. 1t is evident that the
reactiOnary forces seeking to secure the sus-
pension of The DAILY WORKER will leave
no stone unturned in order to secure the
swiftest possible action against our paper.
In fact the very elements which are protect
ing the hide of Harry f. Sinclair, the Martin
w. LittletOns and the like will be the very
ones to expedite the blow against our paper.
Only the most energetic efforts on the
part of the supporters
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

facture. Some increase in acreage
devoted to hemp and cotton is shown,
but this is offset by a decline in Tx
rainian acreage Of flax and sugar
beets. Great store is laid upon the
development of the technical crops as
an indispensable basis for the indus
trialization Of the country, and ex-
tensive irrigation and colonization
projects are under way to foster the
branches 1870, in the light 12.3Ge.
New capital sunk into industry this
year will amount to S45 million rubles,
as compared with $50 to 780 million
actually so invested last year. Reck-
oning on basis of total commodity
production at pre-war production
costs we get the following COMPARE
son with the 1928 situation: 1926
agriculture shows an increase Of
1919, and 1926 industry 1910. I'm
der the state budget the Department
for Planned Economy (Gosplan) will
put into industry this year $50 mil
lion rabies, as compared with 1913
million last year, an increase of
96.4fo. Last year, however, an adj
ditional lao million rubles was raised
in loans for these same industries
making the actual increase assured
from the budget alone AZ million. To-
tai money increased by $50 million
rubles or 119d; total bank resources
by 24et.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

them to lay aside their disapproval
Of his activities.
Hailed Coolidge Lie.
Mr.. Stimson's peaceful" pursuits
in Nicaragua did one thing as far as
the administration is concerned. It
ended for good the pious observa-
tions by President Coolidge that the
United States government was not
trying to NEEDLE in the affairs Of
the revolution. This was of course
a bald lie, but outside of few anti
administration journals, the myth
was supported. Anyone who was at
all informed knew that the admin
istration was solely responsible for
the elevation of Diaz to the presi-
dency and that he could not hold the
office twenty-four hours if the Amer
lean marines were withdrawn.
The expose of Stimson's activities
in Nicaragua, his threat to the revo-
lutionists. which has already mater
ialized in armed clashes between
marines and revolutionists, put an
end to the lying sham of Coolidge
and Kellogg's pretences of non-par-
tisanship.
So it has been with other matters
in the Nicaraguan affair. Through
out the months it has staggered from
one brutality and blunder to worse,
it has always been the case that every
assurance that either Kellogg or
Coolidge gave turned out to be ex-
actly the opposite and every denial
they uttered to have been a miser-
able lie.
Some Big Business.
American interference in Nicara-
qua throughout the quarter-century
Of such meddling has been imperial
istic, brutal vicious and mercenary.
1t was contrary to the law of the
United States and in violation of the
integrity Of Nicaragua and the SOW
ereign right of the Nicaraguans to
settle their own affairs. All this
was done solely at the
behest of American financial and
monopolists and where
they failed at first to obtain the
troops and warships needed by them
to enforce their looting they framed
a "killing episode" to compel armed
The state department, from Knox's
time down to the present maladmin-
istration under Kellogg has always
been the willing accomplish Of these
interests. 1t has not only supported
the activities of American buccaneers,
but actually participated in the fore
ing upon the helpless country Amer
lean loans and concessions that even
the reactionaries in Nicaragua OBJ
jected to. 1t may be too much to be
hoped for, but it is entirely pos
sible that. the next congress may
give the administration some grief
on its activities in Nicaragua.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
40 New Industrial
Enterprises Planned
By Georgian Republic

MoSCOW.-The Council of Nation
al Economy of Georgia has endorsed
the five-year industrial development
for the Republic. The plan provides
for the construction of ITO new enter
prises in Georgia including canning
factories, oil mills, starch works, ba-
con factories, etc. The foundation of
9 number of these factories have been
laid already and will be completed this
year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Knock Out One Miners
Eye; Shoot Another
Continued from PAGE OneJ

CONTINUED from Page One)
mine Of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. is
under arrest for knocking out the eye
of miner named Joseph and An
drew.
Starkey heard children shouting in
the house Of Andrew, and not liking
what they said, he invaded Andrews
home, met Andrew, who was stand
ing at the foot Of the stairs, calling
to his sons to quiet down, and struck
him a smashing blow on the left
side of his head, crushing the eye
socket, and so damaging the eye-ball
that an operation to remove it was
necessary.
State of Peonage.
Armed company guards hold any
scab miners who come into town to
their jobs at the Crescent Mine. Sew
eral miners who were enticed into the
company's power thru misunderstand-
ings, have been compelled at the
point of rifles and pistols to go to
work in the mine, and have been able
to escape only at the risk Of their
lives, and in the dead Of night.
Wages paid are very low, and men
are in debt to the company, which
practises, with the aid of Coal and
Iron Police sort of peonage.
In Company Jail.
Those owing money and attempting
to leave town are arrested for "beat-
ing their bills" and thrown into the
private jail of the Pittsburgh Co.,
which is a noisome cellar, in the
basement Of one of the buildings
owned by the company. The cells
are infested with vermin, and are
damp, dark and unhealthy in every
way.
The entire country around hates
the Pittsburgh company for its bru-
talities and exactions. Recently a
truck loaded with furniture for the
use of scabs started for Red Hill.
The truck was owned by the Detroit
Rapid Transit Co.
The driver was misdirected all
around the country by every one he
met, and after being in Coal Center
and Philipsburg, wound up on a rail
road track on the bank of a river.
A train came along and knocked it to
pieces. The driver, who was slightly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
WORKERS or SOVIET UNION NOT
WORRIED BY BARRACE OF LIES

growing, what is the tempo of growth
and how will this affect the develop
ment in the years Immediately be-
fore us?
The answers can be given immedi-
ately and unequivocally-the produc-
tive forces are growing, the socialist
elements on all fields of activity are
on the ascent, the position of the
working class, absolutely and with
respect to other social elements, is
becoming increasingly predominant
This does not mean that the millen-
ium has arrived-nor that everything
is to the complete satisfaction Of
those who bear on their shoulders
this greatest achievement in all the
life Of the working class. The short
comings and deficiencies are exposed
with frankness, a ruthlessness, that
absolutely flabbergasts the American
Babbitt--accustomed as he is to a
perpetual process of concealment of
all weaknesses in his little individ-
ualistic peanut-stand enterprise, and
inexplicable also to the trust mana
gers who for self-preservation keep
to themselves all information except
that which they think is good (propa-
ganda) for the workers to know
Only by this fearless exposure of
shortcomings are remedies found and
realistic programs mapped out in
workers economy.
There has been a most encourag-
ing raising of productive forces on
all fields. In agriculture, for in
stance, with total valuation of
crops Ton the basis of pre-war
prices) Of 10 billion rubles in 1925
we find this year valuation Of
10,700 million, or an increase of
7ct. There has been, Furthermore, an
increase of 1880 in village manu-
cultivation of more and other tech
nical cultures.
The Position of Industry.
In industry as a whole we find an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Begin Machine
Works in Armenian
Soviet Republic

ERVIAN, Armenia. Building has
commenced on the Dzerzhinsky Ma
chine Works. These works will pro-
vide machinery not only for Armenia,
but also for the neighboring republic
and will be one Of the largest in
Transcaucasia.
The Council of Peoples Commissar-
les of the Azerbadjan Republic has
set up committee to draw up plan
for industrialization Of the Dashkesan
district providing for the construction
of large metallurgical works with an
output capacity Of $500 tons. Dash
kesan viii be linked up with the city
of Candida by a railway line ITO
versts long .
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Two Killed In Train Crash.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May o.
Caught between two New York Cen
trail passenger trains when the driv-
er Of the automobile in which they
were riding tried to "beat" the trains
across a grade crossing here yester-
day afternoon, two persons were kill
ed, one is dying at a local hospital
and two others were seriously in
iured.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

DAILY WORKER
80 First Street,
New York, N. Y.
Inclosed is my contribution Of
... dollars .... cents to the
Ruthenberg Sustaining Fund
Lpr stronger and better
DAILY WORKER and for the
defense Of our paper. will pay
the same amount regularly
every '..............-...-..
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

pdIC Vi TIE supporters
of The DAILY WORK
Err will enable us to Sc
cure the necessary re-
sources for a vigorous
and effective legal re-
sistance against the on
slaught Of the Amer
lean Black Hundreds.
Contributions at this
time are the vital keys
to the situation. Our
case is before you. Give
us your verdict in dol
lars and rush them
along.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
Big Internal Loan Is
FlOated by Soviets

MOSCOW.-The internal loan of
100,O00,0OO roubles recently floated
by the government Of the USSR has
been entirely completed by the date
fixed. The loan was subscribed by one
and one half times. Applications for
bonds amounting to over 50,O00,0 900
roubles were turned down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23
PIGlunl
Starts Sessions
In MOmGntOuS Hour

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., May o.
The ordinary plenum Of the execu-
tive committee of the Communist IN
ternational was opened here WedBeS-
day with the problems created by the
threat Of war, and the struggle
against this danger. The plenum
had before it also at its first session
the problems Of the Chinese revolu-
ton. and the convocation Of the sixth
world congress Of the Communist In
ternational, as we'll as other ques-
tons.
Pravda Points Danger.
An article in Pravda on the open
ing of the plenum of the Communist
international points out that it comes
a most momentous and dangerous
historical hour. The onslaughts
against the workers of Europe,
against revolutionary China and
against the U. s. S. r. are three
links in the chain Of the struggle
Of Imperialism against revolution.
The danger Of war; says Pravda,
has immensely increased recently be-
cause of the sharpening Of political
and economic contradictions on a
world wide scale and the more in
tense reaction, eager to drown revo-
luton in streams Of blood.
But the union Of revolutionary re-
publics gains strength and the Chi
nese' revolution is growing. The
rallying of the Bolsheviks all over
the world is actually more necessary
than ever, and the Communist In
ternational will know how to reply
to the questions brought up by HIS
tory and point out the right way TO
proletarian parties thruout the world.
injured in the wreck, then produced
a union card in the carpenters union,
and claimed he had never heard of
the lockout in Red Hill. One of the
problems Of this struggle in the coal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

The Position Of Industry.
In industry as a whole we find an
increase of 15%-in the heavy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-23

To be continued
, 1927-01-03

President and Mrs. Coolidge were the
honored guests.
New York. William Il. CoweIl of the
University OF New Hampshire has been
elected president of the American foot
ball coaches association, succeeding Gil
more Dobie Of Cornell.
Berlin,-The sinking Of the steamship
"Asqorie," nationality not given. off
HaVarne. Roumania. in the Black Sea
with the loss of twenty-five passengers
and crew is reported in a Bucharest des-
patch.
Memphis. enn.-Improvements in the
southern flood situation is noted after a
respite from rain except from the valleys
of the C0mberIands and Tennessee Rlv-
ers and in certain localities Of the Mlssls-
sippi. =
Washington Recent orders despatch
ing Rear Admira! rates Itirling Jr. from
the Washington Navy Yard to take COM
mand Of the light cruiser division OF he
Scouting Flaethay4 bees revoked and in
stead viii become Chiei ct Staff for the
Commander in Chief Of the United States
Fleet.
Wasbincto~.-Ioo rapid drinking Of
the Iless5t dy lie j too much OF il
one time is the 4 9nclpai cause Of the
..ao .u4.0-. ~ go. 4y..o Qualities IN the
opinion of the government. Govern
ment scientists are now busy discover.
ing new adulterates to put in industrial
alcohol that may get into bootleg chan
nels.
, 1927-01-03
grg8 Debt Reconsideration.

New Yorw, Dec. 70. -FOrty-lwo pro-
fessors composing the political science
faculty of the Columbia University have
made known their united OppOsitIo n
to the policy of the United States regar d
ing war debt settlement and urge an in
ternatio9al conference to review the
whole problem. MISUNDERSTANDING may
be averted, they say by giving the poll
teal and moral issues their true superiori-
ty over the purely material interests in
vOlved.
The war debts settlements are unsOund
in principle and have created and are
fostering IA deep sense of grievance a
gainst US. We do not urge that the debts
, 1927-01-03
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CHRISIIANSTED. ST. CROIX.
BOTH DECEMBER 1926.
Courtesy of sthe Associated Pr68s.)

Washington, The trouble in Nicara.
qua aroused new reverberations ia Wash
ington, stirring the White House to make
public explanations of its policy and
bringing into sharper definition of the
points of controversy between the ad-
ministration and its causes, relying to
, 1927-01-03

there than that or protection OF AnefI-
can life and property and was taking no
hand as between the two rival. factions
c~0ntending for control Of the country,
Cresdo, Calf Hubert B Dutch Leo
nard denied here that he had sold to
American League officials the letters of Ty
Cobb AID iris Speaker which were made
public by base ball commissioner Lands
in connection with the latest base ball
scandal.
31st December 1926.
New York. The American football
coaches association has adopted a report
of its trustees committee recommending
the expulsion OF Il. g. Crourke Of ST.
Mary's College, kan. from the organiza-
ton for violation of the rules.
Washington Secretary Wilb1r has
turned down a r, quest Of the House Ma
val Committee fer " copy Of the report
on possible dangers in the Pacific Ocean
area made sever9l years ago by Admiral
Gleaves while in ~c0l.rsan. Ct The Lsla.
tic fleet.
New York. -Roceint of an sos ooliod
from the BRUSH steamer Oierlon"
which left Baltimore OF. December 26th
for Queenstown, Ireland, was reported
by the Independent Wireless Company
at 1898 last night.
New York.-Gene Tunney returned
yesterday to New York from a ten.day
vacation /. the Maine woods to find the
heavyweight pot boiling from industri-
Gus stirring by rival metropolitan pro-
motors Humb6rt Fugazy and Tex Rick
ards. Although the heavyweight cham
pion reiterated his statement that he is
open to all corners for the title match.
He was elated for a conference never
theless with Fugazy before leaving for
St. Louis to resume a vaudeville tour.
Washington Warning that the Uni
ted States should guard against being
trlckeG into Intervention in Nicaragua
was coupled by Chairman Borah Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
with a statement expressing his appar-
-eHt-eenvietieh that American efforts
in that country now were being con-
fined to the protection Of American life
and property,
New York. Europe has forgotten all
that America did during the World War
and sees the United States glutted with
gold and bent on holding every country
to ransom, Prime Minister Bruce Of
Australia told members of the Pilgrims
Club last night.
Trenton, N. J.-Escorted by detach-
ments from the Army, the Navy and
Marines, TIE militia of New Jersey, with
It's tanks -and-Quns cavalry, yesterday
paraded through Aag-decked streets Of
the old Colonial town 10 commem0ration
of the battles of Trenton and the world
famed 'crOssinC of the Delaware. The
, 1927-01-03
LOCAL

LOCAL
The cricket match played on Pa
rade Ground yesterday between the
st. Thomas club and hat of IT, is town re-
suited in a victory for the visiting team
by z ruDs and 3 men, the score being St.
GhOmas 100 runs for seven men, an6.
Christiansted 70 for IL.
The schooner Resolution had a long trip
returning from st. Thomas with the
clicketers. She sailed from oyer there
on the evening of the 31st and was toged
to port here yesterday morning, the crick.
eters having come in the evening before
in a tug.
The SIS. Catherine has run on a sche-
dule a day behind this trip, arriving here
yesterday moor and leaving from Freder-
iksted this forenoon. She brought mail
only from Porto RICO and ST. Thomas.
The s. S. Haiti" bound for New York
arrived at Frederiksted last night at
8 O'Clock.
Councilmen Andersen. Skeoch and
Armstrong, sailed on the Nova Scotia
last week to the States on the commits
sion recently elected and financed by the
st. Croix Council DR.. C~anegata, sails
or the same mission today. Member ID.
Hamilton Jackson is making the same
trip on his own account. Members w. H
Fleming who was also elected to go has
declined.
Passengers by s. s. catherine" Jan.
uary End and Bro: From San Juan
?. R.-Providence Rumberg, Gerald
Huston, Chester J. Ross, and Benhart
JOhansen, From st. Thomas Elizabeth
MeIIows. For San Juan Dir. D. c.
Canegata, Lawyer d. H. Jackson and
Mabel A. Edwards. For St. Thomas
Prof. Stewart Danforth, DIR. Peder Nor
Jensen, Luther Robes, Randolph Smith,
Bingley Richardson, Herbert Gibbs. All
Dire Rene, CeeiADaniel, Assem- Massoc5
Ralph Hendricks, Charles Nichols, IIene
Messer, Max Wallace, Vincent Wallace
and Viggo Wallace.
The sensational chapter play entitled
The Iron Man" will be continued to-
night in the Christiansted Theatre.
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(COuTtesu of tfhe AS9Oclnted PyeSs
, 1927-01-03
Abdicote RomanioQ Throne.
Spain Us: Hungarja.

Paris, Doc. 20. A high Rumanian
source says Ferdinand wishes to abdicate
the throne and restore Prince Carol in
the succession. He notified his ministers
accordingly at a secret council in Buchar-
est laSt-Wees,
, 1927-01-03

The sensational chapter play entitled
THE Iron Man" will be continued to-
night in the Christiansted Theatre,
, 1927-01-03

The SIS. Catherine has run on a sche-
dule a day behind this trip, arriving here
yesterday noon and leaving from Freder-
iksted this forenoon. She brought mail
only from Porto Rico and ST. Thomas.
, 1927-01-03

The S. s. Haiti" bound for New York
arrived at Frederiksted last night at
8 o'clock.