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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-12
WORKERS PAPER
NOT ALLOWED TO
WATCH INTRIGUE
ConferencePress Agent
Denies Secrecy But
F'Orgets Facts
One Session Is Public
Bolivia Leaves the Con-
ference
(Special to the Dailu Workerl

Especial to the Daily Worker
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL
Secretary of State Kellogg,
now chairman of the Pan
American Conference for Con-
citation and Arbitration, and
Charles Evans Hughes, another
representative of American imper-
ialism at this meeting of IS Latin
4 American states with the United
Z States, have ordered veil of Sc
4 crecy cast over all proceedings.
The representative of the Daily
Worker and correspondents of Latin
American papers were barred in the
important morning sessions and
only admitted in the afternoon.
Immediately after Hughes walked
into the meeting today, which is I'M
der the direction of American big
business taking measures to see that
the present war between Bolivia
and Paraguay turns out to the
greatest profit of U. S. oil and
mining companies in Bolivia, the
door was slammed in the face of all
newspaper representatives except
those strictly subservient to the die
tates and following the policies of
American Imperialism,
A certain McDermott, a press I'M
derling of the Pan-American union,
informed Harrison George, the
properly credentialed representative
of the Daily Worker, and the re-
q porters of the Latin-American news
D papers present, that they could not
D have cards. Harrison George was in
formed that his name would be taken
and his paper, The Daily Worker,
would be looked up"
Wire of Protest.
The following telegram has been
sent by Robert Minor, editor of the
Daily Worker, to McDermitt:
Harrison George is our press
representative at Pan-American
Conference for Cancellation and Ar
bitration. demand to know why
he is excluded from conference at
which other press representatives
admitted. Exclusion of Latin Ameri-
can press and Daily Worker is an
outrage against which we emphatic
ally protest and is further proof of
the character of the conference as
an imperialistic intrigue. Please
wire, at my expense whether you
will persist in exclusion"
ROBERT MINOR,
Editor of the Daily Worke:
To this answer, McDermott wired
back:
Editor Daily Worker: Statement
T that Latin-American press and Daily
Worker excluded from conference
, Continued on Page Fiye
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-12
THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS

For Workers-Farmers Government
To Organise the Unorganized
For the 4O-HOmr Week
For a Labor Party
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ELolSE HACHTEN 1889 Lanier nj. Ant.
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COOPERATIVE AFT. BUILT BY NJ & z
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Waterfront Farm, Speed Boat:
Overlooking Lovely Chesancake

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SALE-BUSINEsS PROPERTY

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be necessary to mobilize every resource of all
Latin-America, not corrupted to United States
imperialism, to fight that imperialism.
With the situation as tense as it already was,
the assassination of Obregon is bound to mark
new stage in the struggle, and all active
elements must and will move to strengthen
their positions.
One thing there cannot be: Peace between
United States imperialism and the Latin
American masses whom it regards as its slaves.
The nature of Imperialism is such that it is
impossible for a nation in the stage of eco
nomcal development of Mexico to exist in the
shadow of the big Wall Street imperialism
without struggling for it's very life. In the
earlier stages of United States Imperialism the
bloody tyrant Diaz for more than thirty years
bartered his country to the Wall Street pirates.
After Diaz was overthrow in 1911, Mexico
was kept in bloody turmoil by the deliberate in
trigues Of United States, British and other i'm
perialsts. It's location on the border of the
United States, together with its natural re-
sources, were the inescapable object of this
interference.
War and epidencs of assassination will be
visited upon Mexico by its Wall Street exploit
ers until the day when Mexico successfully full
fills its historic role as the leader of and
mobilizer of Latin-America to throw off the
yoke of United States imperialism. If cleri-
cal fanatic fired the shot that killed Obregon,
it was Dwight W. Morrow, Morgans man. that
loaded the gun
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Frame-up of Max Hoelz, German Communist
Leader by Class Courts

After the war had come to an
end Hoelz became a member of an
unemployed workers committee in
Falkenstein in Vogtland The i'm
poverishment of the unemployed
workers was terrible. A demonstra-
ton of these workers placed Max
Hoelz at their head and demanded
food and clothing. The refusal of
the bourgeoisie was answered by
Hoelz and small band of armed
men he had collected around him by
force. The authorities and the fac
tory workers had to give way and
do what Hoelz required of them
His activity and his name spread
like wildfire throughout the whole
of Germany. The bourgeoisie
trembled at his name. The Reichs-
wehr Germany army were mobil-
lied against him. Hoelz made his
escape against tremendous odds
Later on he appeared again under
a false name in Saxony agitating
amongst the workers of the famous
Leuna works for an instruction.
In March, 1920 reactionary mill
tarists attempted to overthrow the
German Republic TKapp Putch)
The government fled from Berlin
and all over Germany the workers
declared a general strike. In the
Ruhr district and in Vogtland armed
struggles took place between the
Knapp troops and the workers. The
news of the fighting in his own
home in Vogtland brought Max
Hoelz back to his own people where
he was welcomed with tremendous
enthusiasm. The mass will made
him their military leader. Under
the leadership of Hoelz the workers
became the masters of Vogtland
New terrors were in store for the
bourgeoisie, Hoelz forced them to
pay the costs of the struggle. The
mobilization and concentration of
10000 Reichswehr was necessary to
defeat Hoelz and his poorly armed
troops of workers. Hoelz and a
number Of other proletarian fight
ers escaped into Czechoslovakia. An
official request of the German gov
eminent for the extradition of Hoelz
was rejected by the Czechoslovakia
government on the ground that the
offenses committed by Hoelz and
his supporters were committed from
purely political motives.
March Instruction.
Then came the March instruction
in central Germany in 1921, a spon-
taneous rising of the workers OPP
pressed and provoked to an intoler-
able pitch. Hoelz hurried from his
exile to the scene of the struggle
ignoring the blood money the Ger
man government had. placed upon
his head. Once again he became the
indisputed leader Of the struggle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

Hoelz himself was always at the
hottest part of the fighting. He al
ways strived to avoid unnecessary
brutalities and to maintain a pro-
letarian military discipline. A mass
mobilization of military and armed
police and volunteers crushed the
rising. The vengeance of the police
students and volunteer bourgeois
was bloody. Blood lust and brutality
were allowed free rein amongst the
unarmed workers. Murder and vio-
lence took place everywhere. The
investigation committee instituted
by the Prussian Diet has masses
of proofs for this reign of terror,
murder and violence. The arm Of
the law makes no attempt to reach
the brutal murderers who brought
unspeakable suffering to thousands
of working class families. But as
long as Max Hoelz was still at lib
erty the blood lust of the bourgeoisie
was not stilled. The bourgeois
press howled for the head of Max
Hoelz. And an army of police and
spies finally delivered him up to
Justice" But there was not enough
evidence to please them. The Berlin
police presidium then publicly of
fered reward of $4,000 marks for
information which would lead to the
conviction Of Max Hoelz! Such a
thing was unparalleled in the his
tory of even bourgeois "5ustice. :"
But what did that matter? The
main thing is that it served its pur.
pose.
Frame-up Victim.
During the fighting, a well-known
monarchis& and rich landowner
named Hess had been shot dead by
the troops of Max Hoelz. A witness
came forward, attracted by the So
600 marks and declared that Max
Hoelz personally had fired the shot
which killed Hess. The widow of
Hess supported the testimony, but
only in the second examination after
she had been properly prepared and
influenced by the criminal police. In
her first examination Frau Hess de-
clared that she had seen no one actu-
ally shoot, she had only seen man
from behind who was carrying
rifle. That was no use to the repre-
sentatives of Justice" so the po-
lice took care of Frau Hess and she
was suddenly able to declare at the
second examination that Hoelz was
the man she had seen and that he
had not carried rifle but re-
volver! At the instructions of Hoelz
a number of shots were fired, she
declared. Since then, however, it
has been proved beyond shadow of
a doubt that Frau Hess was in the
house at the time and could not pos
sibly have seen the killing which
took place in the courtyard. It has
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

bears the slightest indication of a
workers organization Immediately
this is reported to the company. I
have visited workers homes, spoken
with various workers and find they
would be glad to read The DAILY
WORKER, but "How could I take
The DAILY WORKER" said one.
Just as soon a. receive it the
post office will notify the company
and will lose my job and will be
driven out of my home. What shall
! do? Here is my donation Of $500,
1t is hard for me to give this but
with my donation l desire to ex-
press my hearty feeling for the only
workers paper, but at the same
time | do not want my name men
toned"
Our Party is illegal" there but
our comrades are doing good work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
The Steel Trust Enslaves It's Workers

No hall can be rented for any en-
tertainment which bears a workers
name. No permit for hall can be
obtained unless vouched for by a
priest. At all times gentlemen's
agreement seems to exist between
the steel company's policemen and
the A. F. of L. bureaucrats. The fol-
lowing fact will serve as an ex-
ample.
For Relief.
An affair of certain Croatian
Church society was held. Due to
some progressive members in this
society they decided to have miners
appear at their affair and appeal
for funds. AS soon as these two
miners in their mine clothes APP
peared in the town the company po-
lice stopped them and asked them
If they endorsed the Reds or the
A. F. of L. When one miner said
he was against the John Lewis ma
chine these two miners we're arrest
ed, shipped out of town and were
not permitted to enter the hall and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
The Story Of a Legal Crime

also been proved that the other wit
ness, the man thirsty for the $4,000
marks, named Uebe could not pos
sibly have seen the killing of Hess
from the place where he Quebec was
admittedly standing at the time
Added to this, the exceptional court
declared that the killing had been
carried out by number of people
and not by Max Hoelz alone. The
defending lawyer of Max Hoelz de-
manded that a uniform trial take
place, as this would undoubtedly
have proved the innocence of Hoelz
in connection with the killing of
Hess. The exceptional court refused
this, however, and in another trial
before another court second work
er was tried and sentenced to 71a
years hard labor for the killing of
Hess. This worker was sentenced
upon the evidence of Frau Hess and
died afterwards in prison. Both he
and Max Hoelz both acknowledged
all their political activity proudly
but both denied energetically hav-
ing fired at Hess. All the other Of
lenses have long since been am
nestled. On the fragile basis of paid
evidence the sentence mentioned
was passed on Max Hoelz and he
has been excluded from all the am
nesties which have taken place
since.
Evidence" Withdrawn.
The injustice of the sentence on
Hoelz for the killing of Hess is
made still more clear by the follow
ing facts: About a year ago the
miner Freihe, a follower of Max
Hoel in 1921, came forward and de-
clared that he had killed Hess, des-
cribing the killing in convincing de-
tail. He had confessed to the kill
ing also shortly afterwards in prison
in the presence of number of
other people including the man
Uebe, who afterwards became the
star witness for the prosecution
against Hoelz. These others had ad-
vised him, Friehe, to keep quiet to
save himself as Hoelz would in any
case get life sentence, Friehe then
held his tongue and Uebe gave evi-
dence against Hoelz. In October the
widow of the killed man, Hess, with
drew her evidence against Hoelz an6
Friehe gave himself up to the police
for the killing of Hess. All to no
purpose. Max Hoelz remained in
prison, the examination of Friehe
was deliberately dragged out inter
minably. The Reichstag interfered
No use. And then in November
1927 the court announced like a
bombshell that the examination of
Friehe had revealed no cause for a
retrial of the Hoelz case! This was
the decision of the reactionary court
although everyone who has had
anything to do with the matter, poll
ticians, jurists, professors of jursi-
prudence, lawyers, etc., are con-
WINGED of the innocence of Max
Hoelz.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

appeal for funds.
Duquesne is not the only hell and
prison place for the steel slaves.
About every town in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia where the steel
trust has spread it's rule, has the
same conditions.
In Woodlawn, Pennsylvania, also
town of the steel trust, we had
trial against Pete Mesaline and
two other comrades who were SEN
fenced to five years in prison only
because Communist literature and
bust of Lenin was found in their
houses. The stool pigeon who in
formed against them was a priest
and the Tzvetkov gang, "the Slav-
ish Yellow Society" Their case is
pending in the supreme court. The
international Labor Defense is
fighting their case. Workers who
helped to raise their bail were fired
from their jobs and driven out of
Woodlawn.
This is sample of our "Amer-
lean democracy" The steel trust
stands only as an example of the
capitalist ruling power in the pres
ent system. Everything is built
upon blood and might, blood and
steel, blood and iron and blood and
coal. The restless spirit that exists
among the steel slaves shows that
the day is not far when they will
take up the fight and strike the
real blow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Men Work Under Guards Like Prisoners:
Poverty and Misery Prevail

mill. The priest, the Ku Klux Khan
rule the women and children. Thus
the rule Of the steel trust dominates
the slaves completely.
The only bank in town belongs to
the company. AS soon as the work
ers begin to save some money the
mill is Immediately shut off or
works only part time. The object
of this is to keep the workers al
ways on the level of dependence.
Company Detectives.
In every narrow street, in every
saloon, there can always be found
whole squad of company detec-
tives. Every new face coming into
town is Immediately hunted out and
watched.
The post office is directly con-
nected with the mill magnates. If
any worker receives mail which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
Gems OF Learning

w. Lawrence Saunders, End, Ma.
t1onal Aeronautic Association:-"I
seems to be the opinion of many
that these test flights are made for
the sole purpose of establishing new
records. This is not so. These alti-
tude flights are made to test the
fighting ability of seaplanes carry.
ing war load, which is equivalent
to a load of bombs and machine
guns. In time of war all fighting
between planes is done at high alti-
tudes and the plane that can attain
the greatest altitude, of course, has
the advantage over all Others"
Frank about it, isn't he?
M. Stephen Lausanne, in the Paris
Matin TN one word, M. Hoover
is the first business man in a coun-
try of the biggest business men IN
the world. Perhaps he may never
move crowds with his eloquence nor
the world with his declarations in
fourteen points. But it is certain
that, with him as President, Amer
lea will never suffer cold, nor hun
ger, nor privation." American cap
italists will not.
III. c. Normington, Insurance Nam
ager of London Auto Insurance
Firm:-"With regard to the Jews,
the subject is very difficult, but it
is better to put the matter frankly.
In great number of cases when
Jews hire a car they pack it with
families and children and drive off
for a joyous days outing in an IT.
responsible way, not caring straw
about the car, because it is insured.
They hire car for the day and get
the absolute maximum out of it,"
Those naughty Jewish pipple.
Samuel NJ. Vauclain, president of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works:
"The paramount issue of the presi-
Dental campaign is business and
the protective tariff to protect the
people of the eastern part of the
United States, where AZ per cent
of the population lives" And 2 per
cent benefited by the protective tar
lift
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
By W. D.

IN the history of legal injustice the
case of Max Hoelz must occupy a
special place. On the 22nd of June,
1921, an exceptional court" SEN
fenced Max Hoelz to hard labor for
life and to permanent loss of all
civil rights. The public prosecutor
had demanded the death sentence.
With the exception of that little
group of our contemporaries whose
aim is to justify under all circum-
stances all legal iniquities imposed
upon supporters of the left-wing
movement, no one in Germany now
believes that Max Hoelz is guilty of
murder. The Indictment charged
Max Hoelz with murder, the court
found him guilty of killing. Even
if the bona fides of the court are
granted, nevertheless there was
frivolous zealousness in preparing
the indictment. BY the fact that the
sentence of the court is in opera
tion down to the present day, the
case of Max Hoelz becomes a col
lective, subjective and political
crime. The preliminary to the trial
the accompanying circumstances, the
procedure of the trial and the OBJ
stinate prevention of any retrial, all
these things make the case of Max
Hoelz more than out of the ordin-
ary.
Story of His Life.
Max Hoelz was the son of peas
ant. He was brought up religiously
went to work as farm hand and
very early showed more than usual
intelligence. An engineer sent him
to England to work as sort of ap-
prentice in technical bureau. Re-
turning to Germany later on Hoelz
failed to find work as an engineer
and was compelled to go as man
servant. In his spare time he pre-
pared himself and saved up enough
liOIlSy W pcliHiC illIil W dLtSllu d
technical high school. But then the
war broke out and prevented him
Caught up in the wave of mad pa
triotism which swept over Germany
in 1914 as over all other countries
plunging into the mass-murder
Hoelz volunteered and joined a
Saxon cavalry regiment. During the
war he distinguished himself as a
despatch rider. His experiences dur
ing the war opened his eyes to the
terrible crime of capitalist society.
crushed his petty-bourgeois ideas
and made a rebel out of him. Ac-
cording to his own statements, how
ever, he only became a Marxist and
a Communist as a result of study
in prison after his sentence. "My
activity as rebel group leader, as
a putchist was wrong" admits
Hoelz, but his acts were great never
theless, and the proletariat needs
men of such courage, resource and
passionate enthusiasm for the cause
as Max Hoelz.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19
(Continued.)
Political Rule in the Town.


The whole town is ruled by a
triumvirate: the priest, the boot
logger and the foremen of the mill
All are Ku Klux Khan and are on
the payroll Of the steel magnates
The mayor himself is stakeholder
in the company, Klu Kluxer and
bootlegger. Likewise all the other
officials down to the lowest post.
There is no independent social in
stitution in town; everything is
under the control Of the company.
there is no meeting place or print
ing place that is not under the con-
troll of the Khan; every child must
belong to the Boy or Girl Scouts.
There is also a women's organiza-
ton. The president of all these chill
dren's and women's organization
is a woman, Mrs. Worton,
who is the wife of one of the board
Of directors Of the company. The
foremen, the policemen, the spy, and
saloon keepers rule the men In the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-19

Statement of Obregon's
murderer, who assumes the
name "Escapulario," a word
applied to a certain "holy
cloth" used in religious
ceremonies.