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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05

owners of large estates. The leaders
Of the last mentioned party are
Smetona and Voldemaras, the present
leaders of the bloody fascist. There
were also national minority parties,
which took part in the elections, too.
The Communists could not take part
in the elections under their own name,
but they tried to take part under as
sumed names. This made 1t very diff
ficult job and they could take part
only to a very limited extent.
The clerical regime used the most
coercive measures to win the cleo
tions. The priests of the catholic
church told the faithful that II they
voted for the opposition parties, they
will go directly to hell. Nevertheless,
the clerical regime became so corrupt,
so oppressive, so bloody, that the work
ers, the peasants and the middle class
farmers were about ready to get rid
Of them and in spite of the terror they
cast their votes for the opposition par
ties. The results OF the elections were
as follows: The clerical bloc elected
80 representatives to the seimas out
of total number of So. The social
democratic party, 16 representatives;
the populist party, 90; the nationalist
party, 3. The national minorities sided
with the social-dmeocrats and pop
ulists. Also, the nationalist party
with Voldemaras and Smetona swung
to the side Of populists and social
democrats. Therefore, the opposition
parties. had a majority TO the newly
elected seimas and they formed CO.
alition government. The olericals be-
came the opposition party.
A. the time of the elections tnere
n was ; question whether the cisri-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05

rare also ready to smash the coalition
government BY the way. It is i'm
portant to note here that the right
wing of the populists also, especially
after the fascist demonstration OF
November 81, were openly sympathiz-
ing with the reactionaries. It seems
that they even had secret dealings
with the clericals on the question OF
the overthrow of the coalition govern
ment.
The discussion in the seimas drag
ged on all day with the ministers
pleading and apologizing against the
attack Of the reactionaries. Night came
and the session still dragged on. Three
o'clock in the morning and the seimas
was still in session. About this time
Voldemaras and Smetona appeared at
the door OF the hall with a group of
armed officers and declared that they
are the masters OF the situation. that
the coalition government exists no
more. that the seimas is dissolved and
the army Is taking over the reigns OF
the government. The work of the re-
dictionaries is completed and the
bloody fascist dictatorship Is estab-
lished. The labor movement 10
smashed. The revolutionary workers
are being jailed and shot down.
How long the Lithuanians win toler-
ate this bloody regime, we cannot say
this question. In the meantime. II is
the duty OF the labor movement OF
this country to intensity its fight
against fascism, which Is engulfns
one country after another in Europe.
Its poison is being spread in this coun-
try also among the workers, especial.
ly the foreign-born.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Fascist Italy Is Hard
Hit in Boosting Lira

ROME.-HaYing to choose between
initiation and the seizure of short
term treasury bonds, Mussolini COM
PEELED Count Yolpi to take the latter
course in boosting up the value of the
Ira. AS a result many manufacture
ers are short Of working capital, since
exports are falling off.
The big Fiat automobile concern
closed down for Is days at Christmas.
The 'Italia" works have closed indie
finitely. 1t issreported that when the
director of tne viscosa artificial silk
works threatened to close, Mussolini
told him he would be arrested if he
did. When he replied: "Then I'll be
arrested" Mussolini backed water and
sent him home with 0O,000,000 Ira to
carry on with.
Count volpiEis said to be virtually a
prisoner, since the Duce will not per-
NIT him to resign in disgust.
Predictions are that If there is no
initiation to keep the mills and fac
tories running, spring will see whole.
sale unemployment. In that event, ii
is expected that the government will
take over industry. The middle class
es are especially hard hit and have
been stripped as we'll of all civic re-
sponsibility. since the fascists now
rule where formerly the middle class
had charge of local government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
u. S. Refuses to Sell
Planes to Mexico, Will
Build Own AS Result
tspeeiaI 70 rhe paIIy WORKED

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 9.-Refusal Of
the United States government to al
low the Mexican government to pur-
chase airplanes made in that country
has prompted the Mexican govern
ment to negotiate with European
firms for machinery with which to
build its own planes.
Planes were wanted by the gov
eminent to be used to crush the re-
bellion of the Yaqui Indians, which
was started several months ago by
catholics. The Indians are holding
out in mountain passes, which make
attacks by ordinary means unavailing.
An airplane factory existed here
several years ago, but it was discon-
tinued because the government be-
lieved it could purchase United States
planes more cheaply. The United
States embargo caused it to decide to
reopen the factory with the latest
equipment-bought in Europe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05

England and America. 1t ruled the
country ruthlessly. A real bloody in.
QUESTION of the middle ages was
brought into life in that little coun-
try. With the exception of the op-
portunistic social-democratic party of
Lithuania, none of the labor organiza.
tons, sincerely. fighting for the In
terests of the working class, were al
lowed to exist legally. No working
class newspaper was allowed to be
published. Priests, bankers and kulaks
were the masters of the country. Hun.
dreds of workers were thrown into
prison and tortured s in the most
dastardly manner. Many Of the lead
ers Of the Communist movement were
murdered. Many of them went insane
from the tortures in the prisons.
Economically the country became
absolutely disorganized. Even those
industries that were in existence dur
ing the time when Lithuania was ruled
by the Russian czar were now ruined.
Thousands OF workers could not find
employment. Peasants were over
burdened with taxation, they could
not make the ends meet. Only the
masters were fattening.
THEN came the elections OF the new
parliament or seimas. Il was in
May, 1926. There were many different
parties participating in these elections.
On the side of the clericals there were
three main groups-the christian dem
ocratic party, the federation of labor"
and the farmers party composed Of
kalaks. Then followed the populist
party representing mainly the middle
class farmers, then the social-demo-
cratic party, and the nationalist party
composed Of avowed supporters OF the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
BY ANTHONY sIMeA.

r Asst Tuesday cable brought the
IL news from Moscow that four of
our comrades, leaders of the Commun-
list Party of Lithuania as well as lead
ers of the awakened labor movement
of the country, were shot down in cold
blood by the newly established fas-
cisti government of Lithuania. Their
names are X. Pozela, Greifenberg,
Chorny and X. Giedris. The news Of
the same day also informed us that
about 500 class conscious workers and
poor peasants were hunted down and
placed in dungeons. One hundred and
fifty Jews" that is Communists, are
being court-martialled and no doubt,
many of them will have to face the
firing squad. Every newspaper op-
posed to the bloody fascist has been
closed, their headquarters ransacked
and burned, trade unions have been
disbanded and their leaders arrested.
Working class and peasant cooper
atives have been destroyed, clubs and
societies closed.
These are some Of the deeds of the
new regime which has been established
only few days ago. to be concrete
on December II. 1926. Who are these
fascist? How did they come into
power?
Until May, 1926. the clerical regime
- has ruled the country almost
since the establishment OF the Lithu-
anian Republic, nine years ago. 1t
was the most reactionary, the most
bloody regime known in the history
of the human race. 1t was established
with the help of German machine guns
and with the financial assistance of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Germany Wants French
Soldiers Disarmed to
Stop Civilian Attacks

BERLIN, Jan. S.-The Rhineland
commission has been requested by the
German government to prevent
French soldiers who are stationed in
the occupied territory from carrying
guns while dressed in civilian clothes
and of duty. The request is one Of
those made in negotiations that have
started to obtain better relations be-
tween German citizens and the allies
soldiers.
A recent incident, when French
officer, who was of duty, killed one
German and wounded another, in a
brawl, prompted negotiations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
MAY co
into u. S. LATIN
AMERICA CRISIS
Treaty With Panama Is
Especially Under Fire

PARIS, Jan. Possibility that the
United States policies in Latin Amer
lea would be made the subject of dis
cussion at the league of nations, espe-
cially it's present invasion Of Nicars-
qua and the treaty with Panama, is
being voiced in diplomatic circles.
Members to Protest.
1t is highly probable, it is said, that
protests will be made by Latin-Ameri-
can members of the league. This
would definitely bring the United
States before the league of nations
bar" But even 4 no protest is
made the subject is likely to come up,
as Panama is a member Of the league.
Panama Under Fire.
The treaty that Panama signed with
the United States, by which she viz
tually surrenders her sovereignty and
makes herself a colony Of the United
States, violated number Of her obi
cations as a member of the league, II
is pointed out
There is perhaps more protest in
international law discussions against
the Panama treaty than the Niears-
guam affair.
Denounoes Imperialism.
Pertimax in the Echo de Paris says
that if the world accepted the arrange
ment between the United States and
Panama it will be difficult to say any
thing tomorrow if Germany makes
similar arrangement with Austria.
"The absorption of Panama proves,
not matter what one says" he writes,
that American Imperialism exists.
1t differs from European efforts at
hegemony only by the weakness OF
the obstacles that it meets"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
| new JAPANESE MIKAG0 10
| STRIVE FOR SAME GREAT |
AIMS AS ANCESTORS, SAYS |

TOXIC, Japan, Jan. 9Th new
emperor Of Japan, in a statement
to the people on his ascension to
the throne, has declared that he will
follow the same policies that his
"illustrious ancestors" laid out.
at is our resolve to observe the
fundamental rules of state, culti-
vate our Inherited virtue and main
tain Intact the glorious tradition
set by our ancestors" he said.
He said he would "unlte the ef-
forts OF the whole empire in pro-
noting the solidarity Of the nstlen.
in strengthening still further the
foundation of the national existence
and securing forever the prosperity
of our people to the end that the
brilliant work of the imperial resto-
ration may shed fresh luster."
T. The empire must progress and
Improve, he declared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
ENGLAND UNEASY
AT new FRENCH
GERMAN ENTENTE
Sees France Breaking
Away from Britain

LONDON, Jan. S.-What appears to
be great friendship now between the
French and German foreign depart.
ments is looked upon with disfavor
by Downing street That France is
growing farther away from Great Brit
ain and closer to Germany is exempli-
fed it is Indicated, by the present
Chinese situation, in which France re-
fused to agree with even a part of
Great Britain's memorandum.
France independent.
France is now feeling more indie
pendent from both England and the
United States, it is indicated here, as
the result of increasing friendship"
with Germany.
England had hoped to draw Ger
many into the British group in the
league of nations, since Germany's
admittance, but the exact opposite is
occurring, it is felt, and this is caus-
ing England some chagrin.
BRAND Makes Promises.
It is understood that M. BRAND,
French foreign minister, has promised
Stresemann that he will not invoke
the authority of the league on Ger
man disarmament within the next two
years, and as a further gesture Of
good feeling said that he would bring
up the matter Of complete evacuation
of the Rhine in six months, provided
there were no complications with Po-
land during that period.
Italy with England.
Italy's acceptance. of the British
Chinese proposals is said to be
prompted, not 80 much by Italy's
agreement with the British policy as
because Italy is anxious to ally with
Great Britain against France.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
BANK PRESIDENT DROPS
DEAD IN PLACE WHICH
HIS EMPLOYEES LOOTED

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. "a bank
president dropped head here after
most of his subordnates had looted
the institution.
First Rush Parke, bookkeeper, dis
appeared and was found to be
$to5,ooo short in his accounts. The
assistant cashier fired bullet into
his head, and an investigation dis
closed that he had taken about
$500, 900 of the banks money.
Two weeks ago the bank closed
what there was left TO close.
Then Harry cohn, the president
of the looted bank, the American
Savings Bank and Trust Co., while
in the building, dropped dead at the
age of 70.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
| FASCIST GOVERNMENT IN
LITHUANIA ATTACKS JEWS,
| GERMANS IN new TERRORS

Especial to The Daily Worker)
WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 3.-Fresh
terrors committed by the fascist
Lithuanian government, this time
against Jews and German nationals
in the country, are reported. More
than $50 Jews have been arrested
on orders of the new reactionary
government and csurt martlaled.
All Germans who are acting as Of
ficiaIs in the city Of Memel have
been ordered to leave the country
by Jan. 1.
Workers and peasant organiza-
tions have been ordered to disband
on the same date. Newspapers un-
favorable to the government have
been suppressed.
These actions followed the murder
of leaders of the Communist Party
in Lithuania last week and the gen.
eraI reign of terror against prole-
tartan leaders thruout the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
EVERYONE H Apply
and COMMENTED IN
PHILIPPINES, WOOD
General Doesn't Like
Thompson Report

WASHINGTON Jan. 3.-General
Wood, military governor of the Phil
ippine Islands, has attacked the
Thompson report on the situation in
the islands, in a statement made pub
lie here. Wood declared that the
Filipinos should not be given any
more autonomy than they now have,
hitting the Thompson statement that
the Filipinos should be given more
local government discretion, He also
declared that Thompson was "all
wrong" in reporting there was a uni
versal demand in the islands for indie
pendence.
"Have Enough Government"
Speaking on autonomy, Wood re-
marks: Indeed the autonomy grant
ed, as represented by Filipino partici-
patton in the government, is so great
that American participation in the
government has been reduced to the
lowest point consistent with the main
tenance of that decree of authority
that is necessary to discharge effect
lively the obligations and responsible
ties Of sovereignty" He did not ex-
plain just what obligations and re-
sponsibilities of sovereignty" en-
tailed.
"AIl Happy and contented."
1.-THE people are contented and
happy. l know of no people who are
more So" said Wood in answer to
Thompson's statement that there was
widespread demand for independence.
There has been little or no political
agitation outside of Manila" says the
governor in painting a rosy picture of
satisfied and contented Filipinos.
"UnseIfsh United States"
The unselfsh policy of the United
States government in the Philippines
is being better understood by the peo-
ple," Wood declared.
Wood blames the radicals" for the
impression that the Filipinos are dis
contented. "There have been no re-
sponses on the part of the people to
the efforts of the radicals" he said.
THAT they have not responded is
highly credltable TO their good sense
and loyalty and is indicative of their
contentment and satisfaction with the
existing government" he says. Had
they not been loyal and contented the
efforts OF these agitators might have
caused some trouble" the general
philosophical.
Wood waxed angry with the "radi-
Gals" who he says, attack the charac-
ter of the Filipinos who do not agree
with them, charge them with being
disloyal to their own people and at
tempt thus to destroy their standing
in the communities in which they
live"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Hamburg Port Bureau
Offers Its Facilities

HAMBURG.-"Stay away from all
missions, churches and such places,
and leave the capitalist press to ship
owners and their petty slaves" reads
a card, printed in English, which the
International port bureau Of this city
is issuing to English-speaking sea-
men. The card invites them to make
use of the bureaus reading and con-
versation rooms, where they are as
sured of finding working-class papers
and library in various languages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Pilsudski Would Put
Strong Gag on Press

WARSAW-Editors Of all shades Of
opinions and politics have united to
protest against a new press decree
more drastic that the recent one which
was killed in parliament. They charge
Pilsudsh himself of being the author
of the new repressive measure. This
he denies.
Under the new decree, which is not
yet in effect, any paper offending the
government may not only be sup
pressed but suspended, its printing
plant dismantled, and its editor barred
from editing any other paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
| U. S. CATHOLICS BACKING |
VILLISTAS IN new ATTACK |
| ON MEXICAN GOVERNMENT |

DURANGO, Mexica, Jan. 3e-Two
former Villa lIeutenants are attempt
ing to fement religious feeling here
against the Mexican government.
They are Juan Gallndo and Nicholas
Fernandez, who have joined hands
to lead proposed rebellion on
religious grounds. They are backed
by American and Mexican semi
religious organizations, reliable re-
ports assert.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
COOK, OF BRITISH MINERS, FAVORS
LTQUIDATING MINERS INTERNATIONAL
Especial to The Daily wOrksr)

AORSNAai " Doiy "pENNil
MOSCOW-The old Miners Inter
national is far too rotten ever to be
eorganized, in the opinion OF A. j.
Cook, the general secretary of the
Miners Federation of Great Britain,
who is here on visit. Cook favors
the liquidation OF the old International
and the formation Of an Anglo-Rus-
sian Miners Committee as the basis
Of a new international.
He again charges the General Coun-
ell of the British Trades Unions with
having liquidated the general strike.
During the strike, he said, the Brit
ish miners received financial support
Of 100000 rubles, of which over
100000 came from the workers in
the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Italy Tightens Grip,
by Pact, on Near East

GENEVA-It has leaked out here
thru an Arab paper published in this
city that treaty was signed on Sept.
2 between Italy and, Yemen, on the
Red Sea.
BY this treaty Italy will widen her
policy of penetration in the Near
East and encircle Abyssinia. The
move is watched with anxiety by both
France and England. Yemen has a
population of ten millions and could
easily put into the field an army of
100000 men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Davis Would Ratify
Yankee urkish Pact

NEW YoRK.-John w. Davis, who
ran as democratic nominee for presi-
dent in 1924 on a platform that OPP
posed the American-Turkish treaty ne
gotiated at Lausanne, now favors its
ratification.
He cites that at least q other ma
tons have made treaties with Turkey
on no more favorable terms than are
offered us, and says cit is not strength,
but vanity, to utterly ignore the con-
sidered judgment of other sovereign
powers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
By LELAND oLps, Federated Press.

BY LELAND OLDSI FEDERATED Press'
Corporation profits for 1926 may
reach $12,OO0,O0O,OOO William P. Helm
estimates in the Chicago Journal Of
Commerce. Out Of this, he figures
that the corporations have handed the
stockholders more than $6,000,000,000
in cash and stock dividends. Never be-
fore has there been such a jubilee
for the rich.
'1n addition to dividends" says
Helm, American corporations paid
out nearly $500, 100000 in interest,
mainly on their funded debt. Thus
the total payments to American stock
and bond holders in 1925 run to more
than So, 100000. No other year of
which there is record shows so large
distribution generally of the re-
wards of BUSINESS H4
The aggregate cash dividends dis
tributed in 1925 by the corporate
groups were:
Il. MiIIIo..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Polish Maanate Plans Trust.

WARSAW NJ. Keidron, the steel
magnate of Upper Silesia, is plan
ming a big merger. He is now tour
ing thru Austria, Hungary, and Gee
cho-Slovakia to complete negotiations
for a merger, which he hopes later to
unite to the great steel trust Of
France, Germany, Belgium, and Lux
emburg.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
France Imports From U. S.

PARASITIC chief source Of French
imports for the first nine months of
1925 was the United States. The
gain was chiefly in oils, copper, cot
ton, motors, fruits, and paint. There
was a falling off in cereals and to-
bacco
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Back to Ghandi.

GAUHATI, India. - Back to Chan
di" is the slogan of the recent ses-
sions Of the Indian National Confer
ence. 1t favors a return to the policy
of non-co-operation with England and
the boycott of foreign-made cloth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
Island People Starving

MANILA. - Several hundred per-
sons, the sole inhabitants of the Ba-
tanes islands, the most northern of
the Philippine group, are starving, as
practically no food is left them. So
far the authorities have failed to find
O ship to go to them with succor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
No Sole War Guilt.

BERLIE.--Senator Borah in a New
Years message to the German peo-
pie, which the Tageblatt printed,
says: There is no sole guilt for the
war" And adds: ut is to nobody's
advantage to maintain a false bene-
fis."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-05
In Millions

The largest stream Of dividends to
the owning class flows from transport
alton and public utilities, that is, from
railroads, telegraph and telephone
companies, rapid transit lighting and
power corporations. These furnish
nearly one-fourth of all the dividends.