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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Meeting IN N, Y.
CREETS PORTER
IN ARMY PRISON
Telegraph Is Sent to
Jailed Strike Leader

At the reception Wednesday night
to the class war prisoners just re-
leased from Jail for demonstrating
in Washington for the release of
John Porter, framed up leader of
the New Bedford textile strikers
the following telegram was unani-
n,ously adopted and sent to rorter:
John Porter, United States Dis
ciplinary Barracks, Leavenworth,
Kas. Mass meeting in Manhattan
Lyceum demands your immediate,
unconditional release, and your re-
turn to your place as leader in the
labor movement. We protest against
brutal treatment and efforts of
prison authorities to break your
spirit. You are inspiration to work
ing masses in their struggles.
(Signed) Porter Protest Meeting,
Auspices international Labor De-
tense, All-America Anti-Imperialist
League, Young Workers (Commu-
nist) League. Karl Reeve, Chair
man."
A unanimous resolution was also
passed by the meeting supporting
the campaign of the I. L. D. for the
release of Porter. A collection was
taken up for the Christmas fund for
class war prisoners, whereby they
and their families will be given spe-
cial gifts for Christmas. The meet
ing urged all workers organizations
to support fully this splendid work
of class solidarity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Greek Fraction to Hold
ImportantMeetTon

The Greek fraction of the Work
ers (Communist) Party will meet
tonight at $3.50 o'clock at 10l w.
9th St. for a discussion on "Trot-
skyism and the Right Danger"
Speakers from the District Execu-
tive Committee will lead the discus
sion. All Greek members of the
Workers (Communist) Party are in
structed to attend this meeting with
out fail and to participate in the
discussion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
MANY PROMINENT
SPEAKERS TALK
AT BIG MILL MEET
Rally Will Be Held on
Sunday

Alfred Wagenknecht, national sec
rotary of the International Labor
Defense; Norman Tallentire, assist
ant national secretary, and Rose
Baron, secretary of the New York
District of the I. L. D., will be among
the speakers at conference of
working class organizations in r.
wing Plaza, 18th ST. and Irving Pl.,
Sunday, at 2 p. M, at which plans
will be made for the defense and
support Of the 662 textile strikers
Who are being tried in New Bed
ford.
The trial Of the 662 strikers is the
largest mass trial in the history Of
the American labor movement. In
addition, % of the outstanding lead
ers of the New Bedford strike have
been indicted on charges of con-
spiracy and are being threatened
with long Jail terms. These obvious
attempts of the mill barons' courts
to outlaw militant unionism and to
crush the National Textile Workers
Union have aroused intense resent
ment among large sections of the
American working class.
The conference Sunday will launch
united front movement in the New
York district under the leadership
of the I. L. D., which is defending
the strikers, that will rally all class
conscious workers behind the fight
to save the New Bedford textile
militants, All workers organiza-
tions are asked to send two dele
gates to the conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Bedacht to Speak at
Harlem Forum on S. Z.

Max Bedacht, national agitation
and propaganda director of the
Workers (Communist) Party, will
speak tonight at the Harlem Work
ers Forum, 143 E. 103rd St., on 1.-THE
Socialist Party Today" Questions
and discussion will follow the lee
ture.
He will take up the development
of the socialist movement in the
United States, the decay of the So
cialist party since the struggle of
the bureaucratic leadership against
the proletarian elements just before
the war, and it's present degeneration,
into a completely petty-bourgeois
organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
OTHER, NEARBY,
BADLY INJURED,
FAULTY BOILER
Police Tag Blame on
Dead Man

One worker was killed and an.
other probably fatally injured wher
storage tank under pressure in
srection exploded yesterday in the
yard at $40 Borden Ave, Long IS
land City, of the Cole Duncan Oil
Works, fuel oil refinery.
The worker who lost his life was
Thomas Eagan, 50 years old, of 60
Russell ST., Brooklyn. Employed as
an air tester, he was subjecting the
tank to compressed air pressure at
S:45 o'clock yesterday morning,
when it exploded. Eagan was
hurled 100 feet across Borden Ave.
by the force Of the blast, against a
wooden fence.
Instantly Killed.
He was killed instantly. The ham
mer with which he had been sound
ing the boiler was driven hard
against the fence and imbedded in
the wood.
The injured worker is Jane Benel-
lanca, % years old, of 2119 Goth St.,
Brooklyn. He was working as a
welder nearby and was hurled sew
eral feet to the ground by the force
of the explosion, and received nasty
decorations on his head, coupled
with probably serious internal in
juries.
Tanks Corroded.
Other workers employed by the
Cole Duncan Oil Works told after
the explosion of how all the tanks
were allowed to be handled even
after they had become corroded and
unsafe for use, and said that work
ers took their own lives into their
hands when they ventured, at the
orders of the bosses, to turn on in
creased pressure. From all indica-
tons yesterday, however, this matter
will not be brought out in the in
vestigation of the explosion, since
Detective Thomas Devery, of the
Hunts Point Police Precinct, who to-
gether with the police rescue
squad was summoned by one of the
bosses following the blast, imme-
diately tagged the blame on the dead
worker. Devery insisted that he
had concluded that Eagan had ap-
piled too great pressure to the
boiler" and that he was solely re-
sponsible for his own death. All
hints by the workers that the boiler
had been defective were not taken
into account.
Factories and buildings in the Vi
cinity were shaken by the blast, but
no windows were broken. Other
workers who did not see the ex
plosion said that it felt as if the
ground were shifting. AS they
poured out of their plants, one
turned in fire alarm, and other!
rushed to the aid of Eagan, who
was dead before they arrived.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
BALKAN to Lecture on
A. F. of L. Meet at
Bronx Forum Sunday

John J. BALKAN, industrial organ
izer of the New York District of the
Workers (Communist) Party, and a
member of the Central Executive
Committee, will speak on can An
alysis of the Last Convention of the
American Federation of Labor" at
the Lower Bronx Open Forum, 715
E. 138th St., this Sunday evening
at $3.50 o'clock.
All workers of the Bronx are in
vited to attend the forum. Admis-
sion will be free, and questions and
discussion will follow Ballam's an
alysis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Section s Unit Backs
Central Committee

In the report in the Daily Worker
of Dec. 3 the following error &C.
Cured: The returns for Interna-
tional Branch 2, Section 8, Browns
vile, as given in the paper, read:
"For section resolution supporting
C. E. C. and d. E. G. statement-l7,
for a minority rcsolution-5.' This
should have read: "For the state
ment OF the c. E. CT, opposed
~. No minority resolution was
introduced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Referees Wanted for
Labor Soccer Games

Referees are wanted by the Labor
Sports Union to officiate in soccer
games in the three workers soccer
leagues affiliated to the L. s. U.
All those who have had any ex-
perience in refereeing games and
would like to volunteer for such
work arc asked to send their names
and addresses to Emil Austin, 95l
Ave. st. John, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Jersey City Course
in English Will
Start on Sunday

A three months course in English
given by the Jersey City Branch of
the Workers School is having its
first lesson on Sunday morning, De-
cember Is at the Ukrainian Home
100 Mercer Street. S. Leroy, an in
structor at the Workers School in
New York City, will be the instruc-
tor. The fee for the entire course
will be an unusually small one. The
course will be held every Sunday
from 10 a. m. to IL o'clock noon.
The last half hour of it will be de-
voted to the A. B. C. of Communism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Lecture by Freeman
at Workers School
Tonight, Postponed

Joseph Freeman will not speak at
the Workers School tonight on $50
cial Aspects of American Litera-
ture," as scheduled, because Of i'll
ness, D. Benjamin, assistant direc-
tor of the Workers School, an
nounced late last night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
ANOTHER AUTO MERGER
(Bu United Pressl

Terms for acquisition by the Hup
Motor Car Corporation of Chandler
Cleveland Motors Corporation were
announced today. Holders of
Chandler stock are to receive one
share of Hup common for each two
shares of Chandler preferred.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
MORAN TO DIE IN CHAIR

-CSSINING, N. Y, Dec. 10 (UP).
Thomas "Red" Moran, scheduled
20 die in the electric chair at Sing
Sing prison at 1 a. m. tomorrow for
the murder of two Brooklyn police
men, was taken today to the pre-
execution cell, where he was dressed
in the specia, uniform ne will wear
to the chair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Funeral of Deceased
Carpenter Tomorrow

The funeral Of John Horvath, de-
ceased member of Local 2090 of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, will be held
Saturday, at 2 p. m. from the Engel
funeral Home, 315 E. S3rd St
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14

The Workers (CommuniSt) Party
demands unemployment insurance,
the amount of compensation t. be
full wages for the entire period of
unemployment. the administration
OF this insurance to he in the hands
OF the workers, the cost to be
borne by the state md the employ
ers,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14
Continued from Page One


laus Investment Company. Bolivia
got loan of S26,OOO,O0O and the
bankers got complete control of
Bolivia.
To guarantee the loan and its
interest" Bolivia signed to the bank
ers every possible source of revenue
and control of its National Bank,
and set up as real boss of the coun-
try commission composed CT two
Yankee agents of the bankers and
enc Bolivian, with one of these two
Wall Street agents the head of the
commission and inserted on the d.
lectory Of the National Bank, as the
final authority of that body in prac-
teal effect.
Since 1922, there has been two
more 'loans" to Bolivia by United
States imperialists, one for $685.
100000 and another one only few
months ago.
Standard Oil Busy.
Since 1922, then, it is clear that
Wall Street has been the boss of
Bolivia. This, it appears obvious,
has something to do with the fact
that Standard Oil has acquired no
less than 100000 acres of oil lands
in Bolivia, lying just north of the
disputed Gran Chaco region.
In the last year or so, test bor-
ings in the Gran Chaco region have
disclosed large oil deposits there
also. This, obviously, has some
thing to do with the sudden sharp
ening of the dispute over the Gran
Chaco, which has been sleeping for
decades; so long, indeed, that the
territory was taken for granted as
belonging to Paraguay. The maps
show this.
War Preparations.
For a year or more clashes have
been frequent between Bolivians
and Paragraphs in the Gran Chaco
region. 1t is big chunk of terri
tory, and each country kept ad-
vancing its line of small forts, until
these forts were all mixed up, with
each nations forts and troops pene-
trating through and beyond those
Of the other.
The situation, as diplomats say,
became "tense," and the more "con-
Citation" commissions and "arbitra-
ton" conferences, the "tenser" it
became. At this moment, besides
this fake Cancellation" conference
here in Washington, there is "per-
manent arbitration committee" at
Montevideo, Uruguay, set up under
what is known as the Gondra SAC
cord" And in addition Argentina
is "mediating." And still more,
Chile offers to mediate"
In spite of all this, or rather be-
cause of all this, plus the Pan
American Conference at Havana
last winter, the dispute deepens and
war is afoot.
Washington Conference on Job.
The Pan-American Conference at
Havana, to which the present Wash
ington conference on Cancellation
and arbitration" is sort of an ap-
pendage, took definite steps under
guidance and control of the United
States for this very Bolivian-Para-
guayan war.
For one thing, Bolivia proposed
that, in case of war, neutral coun-
tries having seaports, must be COM
PEELED to permit transport OF arms
through its territory to "land
locked" nations. Now while Bolivis
was not named as such, in the text
of the proposal, yet Bolivia itselt
is the one and only land-locked ma
ton having no seaport in all the
American hemisphere.
U. S. VS.. Britain.
This proposal was approved by
the conference, with Bolivia, PERI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-14

SEE NEW WORLD WAR
IN BOLIVIAN OIL FIGHT

and the United States leading the
fight for the proposal, and Argen-
tina and Paraguay leading the fight
against it.
Two. things must be noted here.
That Peru is equally a colony of
Wall Street with. Bolivia; and that
Paraguay is sort of append to
Argentina.
Two other facts of first import
ance are, that British imperialism
has large oil holdings in Argentina,
and that British oil interests of the
Royal Dutch Shell are at war in
all parts of the world against Stand
ard Oil for control of oil resources.
Alongside of these facts, a look
at the map will show that the sup
porters of Bolivia's proposal took
for granted that Paraguay would be
hostile and not a neutral" ma
ton, and consciously designed a le-
gal justification for Peru to ex-
pedite arms transport across it's ter
ritory to the ''land-locked" nation,
Bolivia.
moral" War.
So far so good for Yankee imper-
ialism. But in order to assure that
the war would be properly "moraT'
and Gust" nice covering of
peace" is given. While advertis-
ing the present Washington Con
ciliation and arbitration" conference
as great step toward peace" the
Havana conference by special reso-
luton made another one of those IA
nous reservation" we hear about,
and limited this wonderful "concilia-
ton and arbitration" to "juridical
matters only.
1t was especially excluded from
the matters which nations must
bring before such a commission for
Cancellation and arbitration" any
questions of Sovereignty, indie
pendence or national honor"
Which means that such peace
guarantees as are furnished by the
Pan-American, Union, with all its
conferences, are full of holes so big
that any nation can drive its war
chariots through them at all sec
tions.
Proof of Conspiracy.
Proof? Here follow the words of
the Bolivian government, owned
boots and breaches by Wall Street,
sent yesterday and received by the
Bolivian minister at Washington:
BOLIVIA denounces the inexplic-
able and insolent outrage perpe-
trated by Paraguayan troops against
The sovereignty and independence
and the national dignity of Bolivia"
Therefore, Bolivia, which means
Standard Oil, whose spokesman here
in the Washington conference is
Charles Evans Hughes, is moving
to war with Paraguay, which means
British imperialism.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
LAFOLLETTE SLATE
HOLDSSCANTLEAD
Wisconsin G. O. p. Regulars
Keep Delegate Contest
in Doubt.

Ry the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE. April 6.--The political
complexion of wisconsin's delegates to
the Kansas City Republican national
| convention remains in doubt. Virtually
complete returns last night showed
that the Republican regulars had, on
Tuesday, waged their most vigorous
battle in 30 years against the La Fol-
lette forces,
The La Toilette forces were holding
! their narrow margin by maintaining
/ the lead in IL of the 26 delegate, con-
/ tests. However. the race is Still so
! close in certain congressional districts
| that the delegation may remain in
doubt until complete returns have
been received.
Contests Close.
In several OF the La Toilette dis
tricts late returns show the regular Re-
publican candidates close seconds.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette. jr.:
Senator John j. Blaine, Walter Kohler
of Kofller and Andrew L. Kreutzer of
WauSau are leadinf for the four dele
gate-at-large seats. La Toilette and
Blaine are Norris supporters. Mr.,
Kohler and Mr. Kreutzer are regular
Republicans. Blaine. La Toilette and
Kohler appeared to have been elected.
KreutEer was tenaciously maintaining
his slight lead of 500 votes over Theo-
dore KronShage of Milwaukee. Norris
supporter.
Should the regular Republicans cap
ture a ma jority of the Wisconsin dele
CATION 1t will be the first time in 20
years that Wisconsin has gone to Re-
publican national convention with a
delegation that was not dominated by
La Toilette forces.
Reed Leading Smith.
Returns from 1924 OF the 2.746 pre-
cinctS in the State gave for Republican
delegates at large:
La Toilette (Norris1, l44 440: Blaine
tNorris), i2s.S69: Kohler (Republicanl.
49, 400: Kreutzer tRepublicanl. los, 5,3l1;
Kronshage tNorrisl. 104.S96: johnson
(NorriS), io4, ,5S4; weigle Republican,
100. .4S3, and McCauley Republican,,
97.359
Returns from 1855 precincts out of
2.746 in Republican presidential prefer
ence primary give:
Dawes, 1884; Hoover, l2.829; Lowden,
9. .967, and Norris, S5,43s.
Returns from 1912 precincts indicated
Senator James A. Reed would have a
2-to-l vote over Gov. Al Smith as the
preferential candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination of the Democrats.
Returns showed: Reed, 57,786; Smith,
l0,026, and Walsh. 249.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
HOOVER GETS29
VOTES IN KENTUCKY
State to Send Instructed DEL
eqation to Convention With
No Second Choice.
Rr The A..aeiatsd Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY. April s.-Ken-
lucky casts 90 votes for Hoover.
Republicans of the Blue Grass State
have no second choice for their party's
presidential nominee. Their delegates
to the national convention will go TO
Kansas City instructed TO vote for tn.
Secretary of Commerce. "and by all
means that are fair and honorable TO
work for his nomination so long as his
name may be before the convention" :"
Should Mr.. Hoover's name be- with
drawn from the race. Kentuckys dele
CATION would then be free TO vote for
whom they please.
Seven Delegates at Large.
In instructing for Hoover yesterday
the State Republican convention ex-
pressed itself. in resolution. as mind
ful OF the grave responsibilities and obii-
cations now resting upon us, and desir-
ing TO aid in bringing about the nomi-
nation of a candidate who possesses
both ability and availability: Of can
didate whose name viii be, TO the Amer
ican people. the synonym for unselfi5h
purpose and high honor. and whose
nomination In June will assure success
in November
In view OF the party's victory in the
last Rubernatorial contest. the conven-
ton was allowed to name seven instead
OF four delegates to the national gath
ering from the State at large Those
selected we're Gov. Flem y. Sampson,
United States Senator =. NJ. Sackett,
Representative j. NJ. Robson, Repre-
sentative katherine Langley. Mrs. A.
T. Hert, Mrs. Christine Bradley South,
and DR. A. T. Merchant, colored. With
the % representatives Of the ii con-
aresEional districts. these make mp the
29 votes in the Kentucky delegation.
Harmony on National Policy.
! The State convention yesterday vas
harmonious gathering so far as the
/ national policy was concerned, no name
other than Hooyer's even being men
| toned for the presidential nomination.
| The seven delegates At large. however.
as recommended In the report Of the
| resolutions committee, were selected
| only after bitter fight 10 substitute a
| minority report and have them nomi'
mated and elected from the floor
The convention named J. Matt Chill
| ton 10 succeed former Senator Ernst
as member Of the national committee
and retained Mrs. Hert as their woman
/ representative on that body.
In his keynote message, Senator
Eackett. temporary chairman OF the
convention, praised the Coolidge ad-
ministratio and iauded Secretary
Hoover. Coy Sampson presided as per.
manent chairman.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
Rv The Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April ga woman COM
plainant In Municipal Court yesterday
talked so long the Judge dismissed her
suit on the statute of limitations.
Mrs. Bessie Farhart had Marshall
Peters, tenant In the same fiat build
ing, arrested for disorderly conduct
when he complained about the noise
made by guests at her party.
Today she told her story to Judge
Frank M. Padden, Then she told 1t
again. At the third recital the Judge
ordered her to Stcp. Then he ordered
bailiffs to tell her to stop.
silence" thundered the court as the
woman drew a deep breath and started
Evening star., 1928-04-06
FREED IN DEATH OF BOY.
Motorist II Held BIamelsss in Fatal
Accident.

Donald Keir. "a years old Of Suit
land, Md, was sbsolyed by eoroner's
jury today of blame In the death OF
Paul Robertson, 0 years old, 732 Min
neSota avenue southeast The verdict
was accidental death.
The child died in Casualty Hospital
yesterday three hour after he was
struck al Pennsylvania avenue and
PFout street southeast, He was on his
way 10 school 1T the time Of the acci-
dent
A number 0f witnesses testified that
the tfafIle was very heavy at that point
ana that the child dsrted from behind
one automobile into the path 0f the
other
Evening star., 1928-04-06

NEW YORK. April (H9.--The body
of Sir Mortimer Davis. Canadian finan-
cier who died in France. arrived on the
Mauretania today for interment at Mon
treal. Lady Davis and A. C.. Hersey
long a business associate OF Sir Morti-
mer, were passengers on the ship.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
Woman Talks So Long Judge Drops
Case Under Statute of Limitations

! at the beginning. The oft-repeated tale
continued.
Dismissed" shouted Judge Padden:
before this complainant finishes her
recital the statute Of limitations will
have run Its course"
Evening star., 1928-03-02
CHIEF OF |. c.. G.. DIVISION
HAS SERVED FOR q DECADES
Came to Capital When Horse
Cars Were Still Being
Used.
Receives Huge Basket of
Flowers on Anniversary of
Starting on Job.

Washington was still town of horse
drawn street cars. Florida avenue was
the accepted northern boundary and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Seventh street
were the business thoroughfareS of the
city when Thomas jackson came to the
Capital MS clerk in the then newly
established Interstate Commerce Com
mission 40 years ago. Since that time
the crStwhile clerk. chief of the COM
missions passenger tariff division for
more than 80 years. has seen the COM
mission grow to q point where its staff
now numbers considerably more than a
thousand persons. has seen the city cX-
pand 10 municipality of more than
half million persons. and has seen rail-
road passenger tariffs move from the
% cent charge made when he came
to WASHINGTON to the 3 Clio per mile
charge now III force by edict of the
commission.
Yesterday Mr.. Jackson celebrated his
fortieth year Of service with the Gov
ernmcnt. all with one bureau, receiving
the fluctuations of his fellow employees.
a huge basket of flowers and numerous
other tokens He is Ct years old and
will be eligible for retirement two years
from next May, when he reaches the
age Of 20.
Five i'm Division Then.
Five men were employed III the pas
Senccr tariff division of the commission
when he came to Washington from New
York in 1898 Now the entire division
has more than 300 employees. handling
the involved mass Of passenger tariffs