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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
MUST GUST LEWIS TO FIGHT BOSS

day 95 per cent of all the coal that
stokes Detroit's huge motor plants
and auxiliary industries, comes from
the non-union south.
Operators Aggressive.
This entire problem is summarized
in the action taken by the Toledo
conference Of union coal operators
January 10. Representing all union
tonnage in western Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, they
demanded a flexible sliding scale Of
wages to assure competition with
West Virginia" If the union scale
is not cut 20 per cent or more below
the Jacksonville scale of $3.50 a day,
they will shut down their mines on
April /, they threaten.
A union under resolute pro-union
leadership intent on organizing West
Virginia, could easily choke this
threat down the operators throats.
VIII Fight Hard.
Crippled as it is by the pro-oper-
ator leadership" of President John
/. Lewis, the United Mine Workers
will fight on bravely But the dele
gates realize the plight of the union,
precipitated by the thoroughly rotten
administration Of Emperor Lewis.
There will be, not one showdown, but
q series Of showdowns day after day
on the convention floor which will
leave Lewis exposed utterly to the
contempt of his rank and file and
the American labor movement as an
agent Of the non-union coal operators
of West Virginia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26

tomorrow as fast as the troops are
equipped and transportation made
ready.
A meeting of the cabinet has been
called for tomorrow to consider the
China situation.
Indulge In Mild Criticism.
Both liberals and laborites are in
dulging in mild criticism of the "man-
ner" in which the government is con-
Quoting the Chinese campaign. RAM
say Macdonald talks of the govern
ment making the state "the play
thing Of the military" rather than
the military being the tool of the
state. When Ramsay Macdonald
was premier, British naval flotilla
made hostile demonstration against
Canton. Macdonald was acting SIM
ply as tool Of the capitalist state
just as Stanley Baldwin now is, with
the difference that Baldwin is serv-
ing the interests of his own class
while Macdonald is not true to thu
workers he processes TO represent.
The left wing of the British lsbor
movement and the Communists par
ticularly are carrying on a vigorous
propaganda campaign against inter
vention in China.
Australian Workers Protest.
SYDNEY, n. S. W., Jan. 25.--The
workers Of Australia are emphatical-
ly opposed TO intervention in China.
A meeting Of the Seamens' union
held in Melbourne voted not to carry
soldiers, munitions or foodstuffs for
use against the Chinese. The Aus
tralian Workers union has begun q
Glands Off China" campaign.
The federal labor party declared it
would oppose any action seeking to
commit Australia to a foreign war.
Reports that the federal govern
ment through Premier Bruce had Of
fered troops and cruisers to the i'm
perial government for use in China
could not be confirmed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Independent Fist of Iron
FOreshadOwed
Continued from page u

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now control the danger area, to re-
move as best they can all possible
sources of friction.
Demand Cantonese Recognition.
Great pressure is being exerted in
congressional quarters and by private
citizens to have the government COM
nit itself to an independent and more
conciliatory attitude toward the Chin
ese.
These influences want the admins
tration TO make this move in all sim
cerity and not use it merely as GEES
trre with which TO smooth over the
present difficulties.
Coupled with this movement is a
demand for the recognition of the
Cantonese government. American
recognition at this time, it is con-
tended, would give the Cantonese the
moral support they need TO hasten the
day when they will gain complete con-
troll Of the country and carry out
their promise to restore peace and
order.
BRISTOL RUSHING TROOPS.
LONDON, Jan. 25.--Plans of the
British war office for despatching
troops to China matured rapidly to-
day,
The liner Minnesota arrived at
Portsmouth at eight o'clock this
morning TO take on a thousand mar
ines. A score of ships carpenters
Immediately boarded the liner to
make the necessary preparations for
the troops.
The troop ship is scheduled to sail
with the first tide tomorrow morn
ing for Shanghai, going via Hong
Kong.
The departure Of the troops for
Shanghai win proceed steadily from
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
SMITH, MELON
BATTLE RENE We'd
over POWER GRAB
New York Governor for
Campaign Contributor

ALBANY, Jan. 25,--The battle
between Andrew Mellon and the Cen
eral Electric Company over water
power was renewed in earnest yes
terday evening, when bills providing
for the creation Of state water pow
err authority were introduced in the
state legislature by Senator Downing
and Assemblyman Bloch, Democratic
floor leaders.
Governor Smith is not MS jealous
in his new effort to buck the re-
publican representatives Of Melons
aluminium, trust as he was last year,
when his bill was flatly rejected by
the republicans at Albany. Under
the terms Of the new bill, the state
power authority cannot exercise all
of its powers without the consent Of
the legislature.
A republican bill providing for a
commission to investigate the advis-
ability of state development was in
troduced by Assemblyman Sargent
several days ago. The fight between
Governor Smith and the republican
machine will center about these two
bills.
Governor Smiths real position is
revealed by his anxiety to have Owen
d. Young serve as chairman of the
proposed state authority. Owen d.
Young is vice-president of the Cen
eral Electric Company, which is an
active participant in the power grab.
He was a prominent contributor to
Governor Smiths campaign fund.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Gunman duplicates
Lewis in Assault
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iAOutllueu IIOul pdEc ~
the progressives for the first time
are fairly well organized. No one
has been more active in creating this
unity Of purpose and cooperation
among the nti-administration dele
gates than Powers Hapgood, which
explains the assault made upon him.
Patton duplicates Lewis.
He was shared into a hotel room by
three men, two Of whom are on the
organization payroll VIM. Patton,
vice president of District 5, Western
Pennsylvania, and Joe Angelo, an
international organizer stationed in
the union territory of 0hi,. They
had the assistance Of another thug.
Angelo had revolver, which he was
not able to hide when the police
broke in, attracted by the noise of
combat, after the affair had gone on
for twenty minutes and Hapgood was
at the point of exhaustion.
When all four were in the police
station, Hapgood overheard Patton
begging the officers to call up John
Lewis or Phil Murray, international
vice president, "as they had arranged
the job"
Although still under a physicians
care today, Hapgood is able to con-
tinue his duties as progressive dele
gate.
Discuss Wage Scale.
The reactionary officials continue
to talk in a guarded, non-committal
way, of revising the wage scale when
the contract expires April /. Rumors
from the operators camp are being
circulated. One is that the companies
will sign a three year contract with
the present scale for the first year,
and arbitration machinery for the
second and third year which shall
have power to change the scale.
President Coolidge in his message
TO Congress has advocated such an
agreement, and it is well known that
Lewis aspires to the office of secre-
tary Of labor, and with this purpose
in view supported the Coolidge cam
paign in the last elections. Some
thing happened, and he was double
crossed, but has never expressed any
resentment over it.
No Arbitration.
The "Save The Union" program on
which Brophy ran for president of the
union declares against long term con-
tracts as well as wage cuts and COM
pulsory arbitration.
Another rumor around town is to
the effect that the operators will ask
for sliding scale Of wages, based on
the price Of coal. The progressive
theory is that if a sliding scale is
consented to, it must vary in accord
ance with the cost Of living.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Senate Debates Arbitration
Of Mexican Crisis
Continued from page

O1HtAluSd ALOAi page
Of Diaz."
A warning to arbitrate or take
the road to war" was issued by Sena-
tor Robinson Cd Of Arkansas.
Two alternatives faced the Amer
lean government if arbitration is re-
jected. he said. One would be with
drawal Of recognition of the Gales
government and removal Of the arms
embargo, and the other would be
EARNED intervention to police areas
in Mexico, which means war"
Deneuncing "selfishness which as
serts itself in a time of crisis" Rob
inson added. "those who are quick to
stimulate international animosities
and those who are arrogant in the
assertion of arbitrary contentious,
rarely if ever, sacrifice themselves Or
their resources when their country
goes to war"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Lewis Does Not Serve
Miners Union in Role of
Tail Tip to COP. Kite
BY ]. LOUIS ENGDAHL.

D RESIDENT Coolidge has suf-
L fered another disastrous defeat
at the hands of the senate. By
vote of 40 to IS, or nearly two to
one, his efforts failed utterly to
carry out political bargain with
Senator Reed (Rep., Pal, to have
an agent of the railroads, Cyrus
+. Woods, of Pennsylvania, APP
pointed to the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The struggle over Woods APP
pointment revealed a clash between
the union and non-union coal fields,
with the senators from the four
leading "open shop" soft coal
States,-Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee--loading
the fight against the Coolidge-Mel-
lon-Reed selection from Pennsyl-
vania.
But there was added interest in
the fact that John l.. Lewis, presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
Union, thought he was serving the
interests Of the coal diggers by
joining with the Coolidge-Mellon
crowd, on the presumption that
Pennsylvania is a unionized state,
and the best way to protect the
interests of the miners union is
to side with the northern coal
barons.
This is merely reflection of the
policies carried out by John /.
Lewis, who is now fighting the
best elements in the coal miners
union. 1t is this policy of fawning
on the coal barons, instead Of de-
veloping the miners union as an in
dependent class power Of labor,
that has not only lost for the
miners union the organizations
that prevailed not only in Tonnes
see, Kentucky and West Virginia,
but is even gripping and destroy
ing the union in Pennsylvania.
John Lewis labors under the hal
Inclination that his friends, Cool
edge and Mellon, after getting the
favorable transportation rates they
desire for Pennsylvania coal, in
competition with the more south
ern fields, will in some mysterious
way that Lewis does not say, turn
a favorable eye on the miners
union. Of course, even now, Lewis
does not recognize the coal barons
as an enemy class, nor the capital
list government at Washington as
the bosses weapon for maintaining
the working class as an oppressed
class. He actually believed that he
executed a clever maneuver in sup
porting the Coolidge-Mellon effort
to put the hireling of coal and
steel capital in an important gov
ernmenral position.
:
In the meantime the coal and
steel capitalists, altho they have
lost out in the effort to place
Woods, may well chuckle up their
sleeves at having tied Lewis to the
tail of their kite, dangling him
about at their own sweet will.
There is some consolation here for
President Coolidge, in the hour that
he suffers what The New York
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26

Times calls "his worst defeat to
know that he has the head OF the
nations largest labor organization
sitting on his back doorstep ready
to take orders. That can only
weaken organized labor
1t is declared that Coolidge NOM
mated Wood in an effort to pay a
political debt" to Senator Reed,
OF Pennsylvania. This seems to be
the only method left for silent
Cal" to maintain some semblance
OF support. 1t was the way he
bought off Senator Nye, in North
Dakota, by permitting the western
senator TO appoint the United
States marshall. But this effort at
political backscratching is a big
indication Of the weak. hold that
Coolidge has, not only on the SEN
ate, but in congress generally and
the republican party machine as
whole.
1t is significant that the attack
against Woods was not directed so
much against his corporate connec-
tions. This was the case when the
senate twice turned down, In March
1925, Coolidge's nomination Of
Charles Beecher Warren for the at
torney generalship. At that time
WaTen's trust connections were
exploited to the limit, Woods has
been an obedient dollar diplomat"
in the past, notably TO Japan, and
it was announced that there would
be no objection to returning him TO
some important foreign post. 1t
isn't so great crime today, in the
eyes of congress, to be a lacAey
of great business.
1t can be taken for granted that
the Pennsylvania senator's and their
masters will not be worried very
much by this temporary defeat.
The big keystone state coal inter-
ests have already bought heasily
into the non-union West Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee fields. 1t
is here that the coal barons have
non-union coal mined to compete
with the union coal taken out of
their own mines in Pennsylvania.
Instead of tolerating officials
like John l.. Lewis, who feel COM
Portable in the company of these
coal barons, who are forced to ac-
cept the union IN Pennsylvania, but
are doing their best to undermine
it even there with the strength
they get thru their non-union mines,
the coal miners must develop the
strength OF organization thru bring
ing the unorganized into the union,
Instead OF playing with the union
operators in Pennsylvania, in the
hope of using them as a foil against
the non-union operators, the miners
union must organize the morgan
lied in every field and thus devel-
OPP a formidable front against all
coal capitalists. This is the major
activity Of the "Save the Uniony
union campaign that should re-
ceive considerable support at the
mine workers convention now be-
ing held in indianapolis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Reign Of Terror in Albania.

BELGRADE, Jan. 25,--Twelve
hundred workers were arrested and
thirty of them hanged, following the
recent revolution in Albania. II is
also reported from Scutar that more
death scntenaes win follow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Amcr
lean investments in Mexico totalled
si,3S9,O6l 900 on December Is. 1926,
the state department announced to-
day, basing its figures on the reports
OF consular agents in Mexico.
on and mining properties led the
investment field
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Roll in the Subs For The DAILY
WORKER.
Reactionaries Join at
indianapolis
Continued from page u
member Sneed, always representa-
tive in District II of Lewis.
Reaction Closes Ranks.

tive in District II of Lewis.
Reaction Closes Ranks.
But progressives here regard the
present open alliance between Lewis
and Fishwick as partly the result of
the menace TO them both through the
growing strength of the progressives,
Lewis regular presidential report
made the usual gesture against wage
reductions, the international presi-
dent saying, as he always in the
past has said before consenting tc
wage reductions, there must be nc
backward steps" He announced the
proposal of the Toledo conference of
coal operators for a sliding scale ten
percent higher than the wage in the
non-union fields, and said: '"The
standards of living of the miserable
coal camps of Southern West Vir-
ginia and Southwestern Kentucky, in
the non-union fields, shall not die
tate those Of the union miners Of
America"
West Virginia and Kentucky were
union fields but have been lost dur
ing the last three years of Lewis
rule.
Opposing ToOhey.
Contests over credentials have al
ready started-the machine Directing
to the seating Of Powers Hapgood
Pat Toohey, and nine others. The
chairman Of the credentials commit
tee has the first chance to object to
delegates. The protests will be ar
gued out during today and tomorrow
No Enthusiasm.
The convention meets in Tomlinson
Hail. and has about 1900 delegates
attending. The place is lavishly deco
rated with flags, a band is in use,
and the stage is crowded with local
preachers and labor officials.
Lewis supporters, shouting "Up-n
Up" tried to stage a demonstration
for Lewis when he took the chair,
but applause was meager.
Besides Fishwick for the wage
scale committee, Lewis appointed solid
reactionary leadership for the other
important committees: p. T. Pagan,
president Of District 5, and Percy Tet-
low, Of West Virginia are ON the reso-
lutions committee; VIM. Turnblazer
and G. W. Savage, secretary Of Ohio
district, are on the appeals and griev-
anees committee, and Pagan is also
with Fishwick on the scale committee.
Contrary to expectations neither
Secretary Of Labor Davis. nor VIM.
Green, President Of the A. r. l.. came.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Ready For Mexico?

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.--Marine
guards with the mails are being re-
duced and marine attachments are
being concentrated at the Quantico
and San Diego bases, it was learned
at marine headquarters today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
On Extrn.Territorial Rirhts.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The
United States would abolish extra
territorial courts in China under a
resolution introduced today by Rep.
Somers Cd New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Young Workers of
Brownsville to Give
Concert and Dance

a concert and dance will be given
by the Y. w. l.. Of Brownsville Jan.
20, 8 p. M, at SO Liberty Ave-, Brook
Ign. Admission 50 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Latimer's Mission To Diaz.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. Is
Admiral Julian L. Latimer, COM
manding the Special Service Squad
ron in Central American waters is
nearing Manaqua for a conference
with the puppet president Diaz who
was put in office by United States
MARINES. The overwhelming major
fly of the people are against him
and in favor Of his liberal opponent,
President Sacasa. There is ten
dency here to believe that the adj
ministration would like to locate
some other puppet rather than DiaE
who has been thoroly discredited in
the United States as we'll as in Mica
ragua.
Or. T. S. Vaca, Washington rep
resentative of the Liberal Govern
ment of Nicaragua declared that the
president of Salvador sold 1000
rifles and 100000 rounds of am
munition to Diaz. 1t is believed here
that the Salvador president was only
a middle man between the United
States Government and Diaz.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
MEXICAN MASS
MEETING SCORES
us. IMPERIALISM
Yaquis Ready to Quit
War on Government

NlENICO, Jan. 25--JOseph Gutierrez
speaking before a mass meeting OF
workers under the auspices of the
Regional Conference of Labor accused
the United States government of
seeking every pretext to invade Mex
leo and bring all Latin America under
the heel of American imperialism.
In opposing the march Of Ameri-
can imperialism, Gutierrez said that
Mexican labor would have the sup
port of the workers thruout the
world.
The uprisings which were featur-
ed with such prominence in the news
from the United States are flicker
ing out rapidly.
Blame L. 5. Imperialism.
The sense Of all the speeches at
the labor meeting was, that "MeXi-
cos present economic crisis and rebel
disturbances are caused by Ameri-
can politicians with the object of
extending their Imperialism to all the
weak peoples Of America"
Liberty, justice, democracy,
which the American imperialists
cackle about" the speaker declared,
"are empty phrases to disguise their
thirst for rapine and pillage."
The clergy and other traitors that
were acting as the tolls of American
Imperialism in Mexico were de-
nounced by the speakers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Urge Arbitration With Mexico.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 25.-Method-
ist ministers of Chicago adopted a
resolution urging arbitration of the
differences between the United
States and Mexico and expressing
hope that the dealings Of the govern
ment with Nicaragua would be
free from every appearance Of sell
fish interest"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
Hold Peace Conference.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 25.-Rebel-
lious Yaqui Indians today were
holding a peace council Of their own,
considering possible terms Of sur
render to the federals, according to
a message received by the war office
here from Sonora.
The council is being held under
the tribes traditional rules requir-
ing all the members of the tribe to
speak through one spokesman. 1t
may be three or four weeks before
an agreement is reached by the
council, il was said.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-16

me cash short in the amount of <4l65l0 is set out in dmn in our rnnt of the
examination of the County TrmNuerso nce in december 1926 the same being dine To the
county lreasurd'so office being robbed November S0h 1926
lhe current STenht tax books must be reonele each year at the end of the current tax aging
The l26 current tax books are low bng reoncned by the County Treasurer.
The bonds. warrants and trust receipts listed not found in the office of the County
ieasure are listed in detail in our report of the examination Of the County Treasurer office
IN december iso such bonds warrants and trust receipts lost during the hold up of the
COUNTY CLERK
The County, CLERK should check the fee book each month and be sure that the same is in
balance and no errors are made in additions
The statutes provide that the County Clerk must approve the ofmd bonds of the Justice
OF the Peace; such bonds were approved the County Ck duing the period of this er
When a warrant is lost and a bond filed as required by law the County Clerk must draw
= duplicate warrant the am being marked duplicate and signed by the Chairman Of the
Board Of County Commissioners, a new claim must be submitted. The County Jerk must
kep a dan list of the outstanding warrants each month.
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
The Clerk Of the District Court should check the registers md files against the fee book
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1t is the duty of the Board of County Commissioners to approve 1.-THE bonds and senl
ties held by the County Treasurer provided the anne meet the requirements of law such
must be- entered in full on the minute Of the Board and hy, mHtr approve same
approved by the Board
The Board of County Commissioner may hold Special feelings as provided by Section
1871 Of the Revised Codes, 1921. or Regular and Exra sessions as provided by section 442
call and none other must be transacted at such Meeting and five days nme must be
any member of the Bord not joining in the oa. The board is allowed a regular
not exceeding three days at each sesfon, exet the eenbes session. at which me
may sit not exceeding eight lays
There should be attached to all bonds and securities taken by the County Treasurer to
county funds a duly authenticated copy of the resolutions passed by the Board of
of the Bank authorizing the officers of the bank to execute such bonds or pledge
securities. Such rsouhonsh have not been furnished by all of the depository banks
The investment of the Sinking Funds of School District No. 20 in Town of Plmtywood
Improvement District No IS bonds is not a proper investment of such funds for the
that Special Improvement District bonds are not a general obligation against the town
These bonds should be sold and the funds invested in eI securities
COMPARATIVE INDEBTEDNESS