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z0gum and Company Saddle Mexican Masses with Yearly Increasing Payments
MAY TURN over
RAILROADS TO
PRIVATE HANDS
De Oca to Confer With
Bankers in u. S.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Nov. 81.
The possibility of acceptance of
the recommendations of the Canad-
ian financier, Sir Henry Thornton,
putting the Mexican railway system
completely into private hands, was
discussed here today in connection
with the journey to the United
States of Luis Monies de Oca,
finance minister. Immediate re-
sentiment was expressed by the
railroad workers and by the Mexican
Communist Party against the priv
ate ownership plan of the experts.
They point out that it is obvious
that, under this plan, wholesale dis
charges of railroad workers, wage
cutting on national scale and
speed-up for the impoverished rem
nant of the employees, will result.
Morgan Partner Returns
De Oca will meet with the inter-
national bankers committee on Mex
leo, probably in New York City, and
it is believed that the return to the
United States of Dwight w. Morrow,
American ambassador to Mexico, is
connected with de Oca's trip. Nor
row is a former partner of ]. P.
Morgan and Co.
Payment by Mexico of $12,5O0,000
as first installment on the national
debt is contemplated in the plan the
bankers will consider.
According to the terms of tenta-
tive new program, the Mexican
people will be saddled with pay
ments on the debt gradually in
creasing year by year in proportion
to the bankers estimate of the
ability of the country to pay. Lead
ers of the Mexican Communist Party
point out that this means a type of
slavery gradually intensified and
accompanied by widespread suffer-
ing of the masses of Mexican peas
ants and workers.
Gil Takes Office
There is discussion as to whether
the Mexican president must pass
upon any debt compact involving
the Thornton plan for private own
ership of the railroads. Recent re-
ports state that president Gales, on
leaving office, is to become chair
man of the board of railroads, He
will turn over his office to Emilio
Portes Gil, the president-elect, this
Friday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
THUGS, POLICE
PREY ON The TAXI
CAB CHAUFFEURS
Drivers Defenseless;
Must Accept Fares
by a Worker Correspondent

by a Worker Correspondent
Holdups on taxi drivers have
reached such an alarming rate in
the past few weeks that they con- !
stitute a real menace for the work.
er behind the wheel. Conditions have
reached the point where the wives
Of the taxi drivers beg their hus-
bands to pull in" after midnight
for fear that they may be the next
victims of taxi bandits that are
preying on the drivers. Reports from
the drivers themselves show that
the drivers are subject to continued
harrassing by these taxi bandits,
who hire the drivers cab, order him
to drive to the outskirts of the city
and give him the works"
No means has been found where
by the driver will be able to cope
with the situation. He is required by
Law to carry any passenger who
wishes to hire the hack. Refusing
a call" means summons down to
the hack license bureau, trial be-
fore the Tammany police commits
sioDer and the revocation of the hack
license. So even if the driver knows
that he is about to be hired by
couple Of stick-up artists he still
mast take them.
Not all hoidups are reported to
the police. Drivers complain that re-
porting a holdup to the cops means
loss of time. After rc.:r.ng a:
the house" the driver is asked a
lot Of silly questions and told to go
home or TIE bulls" may ask the
driver to drive them around the dis
trict where the holdup took place.
After riding around for an hour
sometimes two and three) the driver
is told dat he is out of luck.
1t is a known ia, tn.,. in the
past few years, no less than five
drivers kave been dumped off" and
hundreds Of drivers held up and
robbed of their earnings. Another
practice of taxi bandits is to steal
the cabs of the drivers while they
are in restaurant having bite
to eat. After stealing The cab, it is
striped Of all valuable parts and
abandoned All in all, the majority
of the cats are found, but the cops
have few arrests to their credit.
The latest taxi bandit to be caught,
Rocert Preston, Hotel Hermitage,
had in his pocket a note among
which other things said, Before
dawn I'll be far away. Thanks to the
cap drivers and the New York
cops" L. L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
FRANCE, WALL ST.
CLASH ON TAXES
u. S. Sends Official
Investigators

PARIS, Nov. 27-Relations be-
tween the French and United States
governments, already at a tension
point due to the Anglo-F French
naval pact, may be stretched still
further in the near future due to
the sharpening of competition be-
tween American firms and native
concerns in France.
Business interests of both coun-
tries have clashed on a projected
IS per cent tax on foreign firms,
which has already been upheld by
two lower French courts and is now
before the supreme court. Pressure
has already been brought to bear
upon the American government, and
Investigators have been sent to
France to attempt to void the new
tax. AS soon as their report is re-
cc::5-cd, the United States will prob
ably send an official note to France.
The new tax will run into the mil
lions, being levied after Is per
cent tax on profits and an Is per
cent tax on dividends had already
been collected, and is directed chief
ly against branches of American
firms working in France. To date
many communications have been re-
ceived at Washington from the
firms concerned, advising that pres
sure should be brought to bear upon
the French government before the
supreme court decision is made
public.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
Y.W,L. CONDEMNS
RIGHT WING Line.
Support c. E. c. Fight
Against Trotskyism
Continued from Pooe One

Continued from Page One
gress of the Comintern that the
right danger is the main danger,
and that the sharpest struggle must
be conducted against it. In the
American Party at the present time,
the right danger is represented
sharply by the Trotskyists.
Must Unite Against Trotskyism.
a. The National Executive Com
mittee declares that it is necessary
to unite the Party and the League
in the struggle against Trotskyism.
We must rally the membership of
the Party and the League to the
defense of the Comintern against
the attacks of Trotskyism. The best
way of fighting Trotskyism is to
defend the entire line of the Com
intern, to support all the decisions
of the Comintern and to fight
against all deviations from that line.
5. Unity in the Party must be
achieved on the basis of the Com
intern decision and the struggle
against the danger of Trotskyism.
Any struggle against the Comintern
decision would hinder this unity and
the struggle against Trotskyism.
At the same time, any attempts to
label the Central Executive Com
mittee as the right wing, even as
the most dangerous right wing in
the Party, against whom it is nee
essary to struggle, is contrary to
the Comintern decision, and would
only render aid to the Trotskyites.
League Unity Against Enemies.
6. The National Executive Com
mittee calls upon the entire League
to unite in the struggle against the
enemies of the Comintern. On the
basis of the decisions of the Com
intern and the Communist Youth
International, the League will go
forward to unified action to rally
the masses of the toiling youth
against capitalism. The National
Executive Committee will do its ut
most to rally the League and the
young workers around the slogans
Defend the Comintern against Trot-
skyism," "Down With Trotskyism,
the enemy of the Proletarian Revo-
luton and the Soviet Union;
"Carry out all decisions of the Com
intern; Struggle against the Right
Wing"
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BY BORIS POCHVALINSKY
Courtesy Labor Defender")

AS the consular representative of
the Soviet Union in Canton it is
clear that l could only be a detached
observer of the atrocities which were
committed against the working class.
In consequence not all the facts and
episodes of this wave of atrocities
are known to me. But that which l
have seen with my own eyes is alone
sufficient to form a reliable picture
of the terror
Our consulate was not in the town
proper, but in one of its suburbs,
Tung Shang. My duties required
that | should drive into the town
almost daily, and on these journeys
l almost invariably met columns of
soldiers escorting groups of workers
to execution. These tragic process
sions became such a feature of life
in Canton that towards the end they
attracted almost no attention from
the passers-by. All these little pro-
cessions made their way to the West
Square on the outskirts of the town,
not far from Tung- Shang. On one
occasion when | was returning in
my car from a journey into the town
| came up with one such procession
which was just entering the West
Square. l caused my chauffeur to
halt and then left the car and Joined
the little group of passers-by who
gathered to watch the proceedings.
What l saw then l can see now just
as clearly. To Judge by the clothing
of the victims they were three work
ers and two intellectuals probably
students. With hands bound behind
their backs and with their eyes on
the ground they strobe slowly tow
ards the place of execution. From
time to time the accompanying SOL
diers drove the butts Of their rifles
into the backs of the prisoners caus-
ing them to stumble forward. The
prisoners were led to the edge of
the square where the ground was
slightly raised and forced DOM on
to their knees. Five soldiers placed
themselves behind the kneeling men
and without waiting for further in
structions, and seemingly without
any order they fired point blank into
the unfortunate men before them.
Two bodies fell without a sound and
lay still. Two others fell and
writhed on the ground. The fifth
victim screamed and attempted to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
TROOPS BATTLE
FOR SOFIA ROAD
Firing Heard Beyond
Jugo-Slav Frontier

VIENNA, Nov. PA Belgrade
dispatch this morning states that
open fighting is believed to have
broken out in Bulgaria.
Frontier guards near Strumnitza
report hearing prolonged firing in
the hills across the boundary. The
firing was reported as continuing
throughout the day.
The report has led to the assump-
ton that the Macedonian forces I'M
der Ivan Michailoff have begun
their advance against Sofia and met
cutposts along the road to the cap
ital.
1t is not believed probable that
the Sofia government, which is
divided on the Macedonian issue
has sent an army against the Mace
DOMAIN troops. The sympathy with
the Macedonian forces which per-
meates the government officials in
Sofia and the heads of the army is
known to be shared by the rank and
file troops and it is extremely i'm
probable that the government will
dispatch any considerable portion of
the shaky troops against the Mace
DOMAIN stronghold at :Petrich.
The government is known, how
ever, to have outposts along the
Sofia road and it is believed that
such a patrol may have encountered
the Macedonians and have been
forced to fight to cover their re-
treat.
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Will Leave
for South Pole Friday

WELLINGTON, N. e., Nov. 27
U.H.-The Bark City of New York,
carrying Commander Richard E.
Byrd and so members of his South
Pole expedition, will leave Dunedin
on Friday and proceed direct to the
Bay of Whales, if reports from
whalers show favorable ice condi-
tons in the Ross Sea.
The Elinor Boiling, supply ship,
will make two trips southwark with
supplies and will remain in Dune
din during the winter. She will
carry fresh provisions to the ice
party next summer.
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Ring City With Poison
to Prevent Entrance of
BubOnic Plague Rats

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
Nov. 81 UP).-Health authorities
have ringed the city with poison to
prevent the entry of an army of
rats infested with the bubonic
plague which has been marching
across the countryside towards the
city.
Poison gases and arsenic were
pumped into holes in a wide circle
around the city.
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FROM STOOL PIGEON

DULUTH, Minn.--Chauncey Pat
terson, who was exposed as spy Of
the Steel Trust, was elected in the
recent election as legislator on the
republican ticket. Patterson was a
stool pigeon among the electrical
workers Of the Oliver Iron Mining
Co.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 81
U,H.-The Cincinnati, Atlanta line
of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad may be blocked for 70
hours as the result of a freight
train wreck at Jones, KY, today.
A bridge over Clear Fork River
was wrecked and % cars were de-
molished. No one was hurt.
L. and N. trains were being
routed over the Southern through
Knoxville, with a delay of about two
hours.
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TOXIC, Nov. 81 W.H.-The en-
peror and empress returned to
Toxic today from the coronation
ceremonies at Kyoto. The capital
was deliberately decorated.
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Workers. fight an cinss-coiiabo-
ration schemes Of the bosses md
the union Bureaucracy. Fight bnck
miIitantly against the 0ffensives
Of the bosses.
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Auction. There would b. even more
reason for East's passing In Contract
than In Auction, because Of the Sc
we're penalties that attend sets In
Contract.
Tns first Contract difference like
" to occur In the hiding would be
when South's second turn TO declare
arrived. Knowing that his partner
had made a triple jump, and that
he had six Clubs Zone more than his
initial bid had shown, he doubtless
would risk a bid of five Clubs-a
gamc-going jump. lie would how
ever, make his bid with some trepidar
ton because its success, viewing only
his own hand plus the strength his
partner must have for the triple
jump, would be far from assured; but
the result could not be very disas-
trous and the possibility Of game
would be TO great TO cast ruthlessly
aside.
Vests double would be Us sound IN
Contract as his similar double IN
Auction Bridge. and the play I'm the
two games would be identical.
In Contract South would score 200
below the line. and above the line %
if not vulnerable, 100 II vulnerable
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double, Mr.. Buss believed that with
normal help from his partner be
could 20 game in Hearts, aud he pre-
ferred game 70 the small penalty he
might make by doubling and defeat.
ing the four Club bid.
Mr.. Work, North, and Mrs. Nc
Diarmid, East, both passed, and Mr..
Whitehead bid five Clubs. His part
ner's jump assist guaranteed great
help for the Club bid, and as he him.
self counted six tricks in his "
hand, he did not consider the five
Clubs a IN overbid.
Mr.. Buss doubled the five Clubs
for business, and all passed, Yiving
Mr.. Whitehead. Sontii, the contract
at five Clubs doubled.
Mr.. Buss, West, oucncd the King Of
Hearts, the correct lead from a King,
Queen, Ten. Mr.. Work spread his
hand for Dummy. and Mr.. white
head, Declarer, played from Il the
singleton 7 Of Hearts. Mr.. McDiar-
mid played the 2, and Dcciarcr Won
with the Ace.
Before leading 10 the next trick the
Dcclarer counted his possible losers.
His trump suit was solid. He need
lose no Hearts, as he could trump his
sole remaining Heart in Dummy. As
to Diamonds. the King. was almost
marked in Mr.. Buss'. Vests, strong
hand, SO that a finesse of the Queen
probably would win; in which case
Declarer would lose no Diamoud trick.
There remained three losing Spades
in his own hand. II he lost these, his
contract would be set one trick.
The only way he could obtain a dis
card Of ono or two of his losing
Spades would be TO establish Dun
my's Diamonds. This he saw he could
do. il the adverse Diamonds were di-
vidcd 3-3, by a successful fincsse of
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Radio Bridge Analysis
Being q Report of Bidding and Play Over
the Air from KWWG

Two Of 0hio's noted Bridge players,
Eugene r Buss and c. J. McDiarmid
o. Cincinnati, were the opponents of
Mf. Work and Mr.. Whitehead in the
sixth Of this seasons Radio Bridge
Sames. broadcast Tuesday from
kWWG.
Dealer, South: Spades. 10. s. q;
hearts. A. 5; Diamonds, 4, 3; Clubs,
\, @, ], 3, z. 3. Mr.. Buss, West:
Spades. A. Q, ], 8; Hearts, X. @. 10,
=. y Diamonds, X, J., 10; Clubs, 4.
Nr- Work, North; Spades, 2, 3, 7, A.;
Hearts, 2; Diamonds. A. @, 7, 8, q;
Clubs, A. 2, 2. Mr.. McDiarmid. East:
spades X. 8: Hearts. j., 2, s., 4, o;
Diamonds o. 2, g; Clubs, 10, 8. 5.
Mr.. Whitehead began the auction
with one Club. which Mr. Buss, West,
doubled informatively. thus inviting a
Major bid from his partner on four
or more cards Of a Major suit. in
preference 70 n stronger four or five
card Minor. This seemed the best
way 60 find out which Of the Major
suits, both Of them strong IN Mr..
Buss' own hand, suited his partner
better.
TO prevent. II possible. a response
TO this double from East. Mr.. Work.
North. at once bid four Clubs, giving
in one jump bid the full threc-assist
strength of his hand. His bid ac-
complishcd its purpose, as Mr.. Nc
Diarmid, East, passed. He felt that
his hand was to weak for a four
Heart bid. although he would have
declared three Hearts had Mr.. Works
bid been only three Clubs. He would
have bid one Heart if Mr.. Work had
passed.
Mr.. Whitehead. South. passed on
the second round, and Mr.. Russ, West.
bid four Heart. Though inclined 70
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the Queen, followed By tbs Of Dun
my's Ace and then BY the lead of 4
third Diamond, which he would
trump : trump. making the rest Of
third Diamond, which he would
trump. making the rest Of Dummy's
Diamonds good.
But to bring in Dummy's estab-
lished Diamonds, three trumps must
be left in Dummy's hand to provide
for the very possible holding of three
trumps by one Of the adversaries. De-
clarer could then win the third round
of trumps with Dummy's Ace, and Sc
cure two Spade discards on Dummy's
last two Diamonds, thus limiting his
lsos TO one Spade and one Heart trick.
II the adverse trumps were divided
%, only two rounds Of trumps would
be necessary; in which case Dummy's
third trump coaId be utilized in ruff
fling a Heart, thus giving Declarer a
small slam.
Since the Diamonds were the key
TO the success Of his plan. Mr.. White
head mt owe led his 4 Of Diamonds.
Mr.. Buss played the 10. Dummy the
Queen. and Mr.. McDiarmid the 8.
Dummy led the Ace Of Diamonds,
Mr.. McDiarmid played the s, De-
clsrcr the 3. and Mr.. Buss the Jack.
Dummy continued with the 2 OF Dia-
monds: Mr.. McDiarmid played the
q; Declarer trumped with the 3 OF
clubs; and Mr.. Buss dropped the
King. setting up the I'VE Diamonds in
Dummy.
Now Dcclarer saw he could make
game il the adverse Clubs were not
all in one hand. He led the King Of
Clubs; MI. Bus played the 4; Dummy
the 2: Mr.. McDiarmid the 5. Mr..
Whitehead continued with the Queen
Of Clubs; Mr.. Bus discarded the 2 Of
Hearts: Dummy played the = Of
Clubs: Mr.. McDiarmid the 6.
Since Mr.. McDiarmid still held a
Club. Declsrer was obliged TO lead
trumps again, instead of using Dunn
my's last trump 70 ruff his losing
Heart. Declarer therefore led the
7 Of Clubs; Mr.. Bus discarded the 6
or Hearts: Dummy playcd the Ace Of
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Clubs: and Mr.. McDiarmid played
the 10.
Dummy then led the 7 and 5 Of
Diamonds. permitting Declarer to dis
card the 2 and 6 Of Spades. Mr.. Nc
Diarmid discarded the 4 and s Of
Hearts; Mr.. Buss the 5 and Jack Of
Spades.
Dummy led the 4 Of Spades; Mr..
McDiarmid played the 8; Dcclarer
the 10; and Mr.. Buss, West, wcn with
the Queen.
Mr.. Buss led the Queen of Hearts;
Dummy discarded the Z of Spades;
Mr.. McDisrmid played the 0 of
Hearts; Declsrer the 5. The last two
tricks were won by Declarer's two
remaining trumps, giving Mr.. White
head his contract, five Clubs doubled.
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for which he scored 60 points in the
trick score, with 80 points in the
honor score for making his doubled
contract. and 40 points for four
hoonrs divided. AS these radio games
are bid and paiyed as the first hand
Of a rubber, no bonus for game Is al
lowed.
In discussing the handling Of this
deal at Contract Bridge. Mr.. Work
said the bidding would not differ
greatly from the Auction bidding.
The first round would be exactly the
same in both games Ga rather un-
usual ocourrencc.) South's Club.
Vests informatory double. and
North's jump to four Clubs would be
justified in Contract for the same
reasons that made them sound in
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Harbor Work to
Aid Agriculture

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Dec. l9.-
All important Earbors in western
Michigan. from which fruits, vege-
tables and produce are shipped by
water to consuming markets, will be
improved in 1929. according TO fed
eral rivers and harbors projects.
Major General Edward Jadwin es-
Inmates approximately $50. 900. 900
will be required to make necessary
improvements. Harbors listed for
improvement are at ST. Joseph, South
Haven, S~augatuck, Holland. Grand
Haven. Grand River, Muskegon and
Frankfort.
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NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO..
registers bought. sold and exchanged
w. T. Sanders Representative.
Phone 20 Hariingen Texas Boz Dos
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BURNETT IN
BROWNSVILLE
Sou. Tex. c. of {. Val
ley Head Returns
After Absence

William T. Burnett. Valley man
aTer for the South Texas Chamber
of Commerce. returned a. Browns
Vile Sunday night after an absence
Of several months.
Mr.. Burnett said that the South
Texas chamber Is much interested in
the road bond election scheduled 70
be held shortly IN Live Oak county.
This road bond election outcome
rs important 70 South Texas because
roads r. he built under ID will re-
duce the distance between the Val
lov and San Antonio about sixty
miles. Nr. Burnett said.
"it will he the most direct route
between the'two sections, and If Live
Oah county adopts the issue Jim
Wells county viii Immediately fall
into line"
4 biz barbecue will be held Tues
day at George West, ID Live Oak
county. and it Will Re attended M
Ray Leemlu. manager of the South
Texas chamber. Ralph Bradford.
manage Of tire Corpus Christi cham
Der. and several other South Texas
comnercial secretaries.
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HUNT
BODY OF ICRL
Found In Ravine; No
Cause Ascertained
BY Coroner

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 2S.-tRl-
The search for I0-year-old Beatrice
Rosenbaum, who disappeared from
her home here two weeks ago, was at
an end today with the finding Of the
girls body, but authorities still were
At q los TO explain the circumstances
Of her death.
Coroner NJ. Z. Hayes and his as
xistant Or. r. VI. Mcnamara, said
after an autopsy that the girl had
died from starvation and exposure
and probably had been dead four or
five days.
The body, found late yesterday in
. wooded ravine near Salem, o., rs
miles from Youngstown, was brought
here for the autopsy.
Coroner Hayes said there we're no
marks or violence or indications that
the girl had been assaulted. The girl
had been without food for days and
her feet were swollen am cracked
rs IL exposed 70 water, he said.
Police had inclined to the theory
the girl had been kidnapped and then
taken 10 the wooded place near the
farm Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lipiatt
where her body was found.
The coroner added, however. that
IN his opinion the girl could not
have wandered afoot the Is miles be
cause Of a foot ~deformity. He SAID
she must have been noticed and
probably taken I that vicinity by ?
motorist.