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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06
WORKERS SCORE
HOOVER JUNKET
Anti i-Imperialist Meet
Pledges Fight

"We American workers are going
to fight shoulder to shoulder with
the Latin American workers and
peasants against United States i'm
perialism." This. was the keynote
struck by Harry M. Wicks, acting
editor of the Daily Horker and Paul
Crouch, National Secretary of the
United Section of the All-American
Anti-Imperialist League and
heartily responded to by meeting
OF from five to six hundred workers
held last night under the auspices
of the League at Irving Plaza Hall,
18th st. and Irving Pl.
The specific occasion for the meet
ing was the war trip of president
elect Hoover to the republics of
Latin America, which as Wicks
characterized it, represented turn
/ in American imperialism from
pacifist phrases to open jingoism"
and which was follow-up on Cool
idge's war talk on Armistice Day.
The ability of Hoover to be the
hard-headed tool for American i'm
perialism was brought out by Wicks
when he traced Hoover's personal
record as an apostle of rationaliza-
tion and accompanying exploitation
/ of workers and farmers at home
and abroad. That his trip to South
America, despite the able capitalist
reporters picture of pleasure and
beautiful scenery, was to consolidate
Wall Street investments and pave
the way for more, and clear the
path for the creation of a war base
in South America.
Announce Conference.
The outstanding spirit of the
meeting was the tone of determina-
tion demonstrated by the speakers
for the League and by the workers
present to organize solidly side by
side with their Latin American class
brothers in direct activity against
Yankee Imperialism. To this end
there will be in the near future a
conference of the New York district
of the League, to which all work.
ing class organizations are to be in
vited to send delegates. On an in
ternational scale this spirit will
find expression in organizational
steps when the International Anti
Imperialist League holds it's confer
ence in Paris next July.
Harriet Silverman, secretary of
the New York branch of the League,
reviewed the activities of the sec
tion since the last membership
meeting and pointed out the need
for continued mass organization
and funds to carry on the anti
imperialist work.
Paul Crouch, national secretary
of the League, stressed the need
for workers and peasants united
front of the Americas if the fight
against United States imperialism
is to be successful. From his ex-
perience in Latin American coun-
tries, where he had served as SOL
dier in the Yankee army, he de-
scribed the exploitation of the
workers by American capitalists.
Arthur C. Calhoun, author of "a
Worker Looks At Government"
urged intensive organizational work
among the workers in the Amer
icas and for immediate funds to the
pleas of the other speakers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06
PERU'S TYRANT
CREETS HOOVER
AS CONQUEROR
Wall Sire ct Puppet
Outdoes Himself in
Bootlicking Role
"MOnrOe Doctrine OK"
Strikebreaker Leguia
Halls Imperialism

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Today
the dispatches from Peru relate
how regal is the splendor with
which Hoover, sales agent extraor-
binary for United States imperial
ism, is being received by the tyrant,
President Leguia, who, as Wall
Streets puppet, rules the fascist
regime at Lima, where Pizarro con-
ouered the Incas in 1881, only to
fail in an assault on his palace made
by the adherents of Almagro in the
days of the Spanish conquest,
Leguia Fights Trade Unionists.
Leguia is thoroughly hated by
every class-conscicus worker and
peasant of Latin America. Acting
with the agents Of American i'm
perialism and in their interests, he
has crushed every open form of
trade unionism. The printers union
long held out against the tyrant,
but most of it's best elements were
murdered or exiled.
The native Indian population.
shaving on the great plantations of
land robbed from them, or toiling
in the mines Of Yankee concession
aires, are driven like beasts of bur-
den to extract profits for U. S. i'm
perialists. Leguia has been so de-
tested by the population that to
rally forces for strikebreaking he
had to call upon Mussolini to send
in fascist groups from Italy.
Leguia Licks Hoover's Boots.
Naturally, Hoover greets such a
monster as the warmest friend
Leguia and his foreign minister
We'd with each other in servile
phrases and ecomiums to Yankee
imperialism. Leguia said that the
Monroe Doctrine, which every ma
tive not lackey of Wall Street re-
CARDS with anger, should remain in
force because "its historic function
is not feared or combatted by any
one except those who regard it as
barrier too difficult or dangerous
to leap"
The dictator of Peruvian fascism
then added, 81 have not the slight
est fear that the invasion of South
America by United States capital
will occasion any conflicts"
However, Leguia wished no mis-.
taken notions to be had about with
which imperialism, American OF
British, he would stand in case Of
war: "The clamorous outcry OF
those who would contend with the
colossus of the north for his role
of leader, will not prevail against
this American union," he declared
referring to the Monroe Doctrine as
a "union."
We Prophesy An Appeal.
From Peru, Hoover will go to
Chile, receiving the homage of Bo-
livian lackeys at Antofogasta, or
the northern Chilean coast.
Early next week American work
ers can expect to be saluted by 9
message from Hoover asking aio
to the sufferers of Chile's recent
earthquake, as Hoover is suspected
of seizing the occasion to give his
"good will' camouflage more color
and himself more personal adver-
tising by "helping" Chile, since il
costs him nothing and will not helI
Chilean workers anyhow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06
By HARRISON GEORGE

A youthful married couple at
Cleveland, Ohio, has been sentenced
by judge to practice birth control
for three years, or face citation for
contempt of court. Otto Kourim,
%, and his wife, Helen, are the
couple. They have three children
end $24 week to live on for the
five.
Quarrels arose over the care of
the children and regarding the prob
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06
NEW CHRISTMAS IN USSR
Workers Wage War on Religious Dope

MOSCOW, Dec. 5.--Christmas in
the Soviet Union will not be one of
a Santa Claus bearing presents
from a god nor a pine-tree celebra-
tion of bible mysteries and religious
myths. The Russian Revolution has
ushered in a new way to celebrate
Christmas.
The workers have proclaimed that
there is no god, but instead II solid
years of mass endeavor and accom-
plishments which call for rejoicing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06

an, for a hop-off into more such
activities.
With the war cry "No more opium
for the people" the Comsomol
young Communist). Pravda calls
for IAN anti-religious campaign in
Moscow which will last until the
middle of January, during which it
will be necessary to sharpen our
fight against drunkenness and glut-
tony connected in bourgeois countries
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06
DAILY EXPOSES FORGERIES
OF YELLOW FORWARD

The Daily Worker will in few days publish an ex-
pose Of of the most scandalous forgeres per-
petrated against the American labor movement The
forgeres in question appeared recently in the Jewish
Daily Forward, socialist" organ, and were the work
of the henchmen of this notorious yellow sheet
Watch for this sensational expose
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06
DETROIT DRIVE
+. FOR THE "DAILY
District Is Modified
for Anniversary

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 5.-The
Detroit district of the Workers
(Communist) Party held a Daily
Worker Conference here, at which
the fifth anniversary of the Daily
Worker was taken up and plans
laid for the mobilization of the en-
tire membership in support of the
special anniversary campaign.
The conference decided to instruct
every unit in the district to take
up the campaign and Speed up i'm
mediately in soliciting subscriptions,
as well as greetings and. advertise
ments for the anniversary edition,
which will appear in 100000 copies
on Jan. 5
Plan Sub" Dr
1t was decided to startA subscrip-
ton drive at once in all units, with
close check-up on the records from
now until Jan. 10. Daily Worker
agents are instructed to get the
names of all subscribers in their
units, and to report back to the next
meeting of the conference how many
are or are not subscribers.
Mass Banquet VIII Be Held Jan. 6.
"Red Tea Parties" will be organ
lied by all nuclei for the celebra-
Continued on Page Five
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06
Daily Worker Agents
of Section 3 to Meet

Daily Worker agents of all units
in Section 3 are called to meet to-.
morrow night at $3.50 at 101 W..
9th st. They are to bring re-
port of the Ruthenberg Sustaining
Fund. Every agent of every unit
in the section must attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-06

We demand the abolition Of the
yight Of eviction ~ landlords against
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
PAY ROLLS SHOW
EXTRA AMOUNTS
FOR FIRE HELP

Clerks at the offices of the city
Yesterday were very busy until late
in the day making out the pay che TX
tor the five pay rolls OF the city
There is the water department, stree1
department, police department, health
department and fire department, to
receive pay twice monthly and this
time there we're large number Of
extra checks in several of the depart
ments due to the necessity of hiring
extra men for fire duty in connec' ion
with the burning OF the Gadsdell
hotel.
The police department placed spe-
cial patrolmen on guard over the fire
luins to protect the public from a
possible falling or the walls OF tie
hotel and to guard against locting
While it is supposed that anything OF
value which may have been in tie
ruins has been destroyed by lire,
water or falling masonry by this
time it is considered that many per-
sons would prowl about in the RUNS
il permitted to do SO and even # no
one carriedo if anything of value
some might be injured by a falling
prick or piece OF the walls taa5
still topple against the sky.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
OBSERVE THE 3OTH
ANNIVERSARY WITH
PARTY AND PROGRAM

Veterans of the Spanish American
war and their wives, families and a
few friends, observed the Both ami
versary Of the sinking of the u S.
battleship Maine in the harbor at
Havana, Cuba, last night at 1349 Ninth
street. There was musical program
followed by social hour and games.
The musical program included the
singing of America" by the entire
party; an address on Lincoln" by
Henry Elvey; piano solo by Mary
Laura Griffith; address, Sinking OF
the Maine" by w G. Hathaway; solo,
Mrs Griffith; address, George Wash
ington," Mrs. Ada Fl Brown; duet,
His Buttons Are Marked U. S." Mrs.
Griffith and daughter.
Refreshments were served following
the. games.
Those present included Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray McInerney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Elvey, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Green, Mr..
and Mrs E. E. Wheelock, DR.. and Mrs.
l.. r. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Harsell, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Douglass
Cooper, NTr. and Mrs. w. C. Hathaway,
Miss Mary Laura Griffith, and Roy
Siffy, G. E. Saylor, Charles Thierry
Master Thomas Harsell and Billie
Cooper. As
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
MEN BACKING
SCOUT TROOP
HOLD MEETING

The troop committee of the Amer
ican Legion Boy Scout troop met
last evening in the offices OF George.
A. Bergfield, principal of the gram
mar school, and outlined program
of scout activities for the next few
months. The big problem which was
taken up was that of adult leadership
The troop has adequate scout masters
but needs men who are specialists
in various activities to give the boys
their tests in the various subjects
which scouts are required to study
LegiOnnaireS who are expert in
different lines of work were drafted
for this work and were appointed at
the meeting last evening so that the
boys of the legion troop will be
able to take their examinations in
their subjects before men versed in
the work
It was planned that the legion
troop and possibly sCne OF .ne ether
troops here SHALL sometime later in
the spring, put on safety first day
on the city streets supervising traffic
and directing pedestrians so that they
will cross the streets in the proper
manner.
A hike to take place in April
and in which the troop and tbs;
legion committee will take part was
planned. This hike will start by
motor and go into the Chiricahuas
and end up at the Rustlers park
Boy Scout camp. 1t was ruled at
the meeting last evening that all
tenderfoot scouts must pass their
i
this hike and that second class scouts
must pass all their first class tests
except their swimming tests and the
IA mile hike test. This means that
every boy in the legion troop is going
to put in the next two months con-
centrating on his scout work.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
STILLMAN WRITES
HIS VIEWS ABOUT
LOSS OF GADSDEN

In a personal letter to James Logic,
manager of The Dispatch, received
Yesterday from H. c. Stillman, sec
retary of the Business Mems Pro-
tective association Mr.. Stillman ex-
pressed the following views concern
ing the fire that destroyed the Gads-
den hotel on Feb. T.
"It was with a feeling of sad regret
and sympathy for our beloved city
that 1 learned through The Dispatch
of the burning OF the Gadsden and
sincerely believe that the best in
terests OF Douglas would be subserved
by the abandonment of the Com
munity Hotel corporation at this time
and 1 hereby heartily endorse the
ideas of The Dispatch as published.
1.-The loss of the Gadsden to Doug
las is a severe blow but with earnest
of our citizens and es-
ptcially of those Interested In the
Community Hotel corpo1 alton there
will soon arise a monument to or
faith in the outcome of our feir city.
Mr.. Stillman, who has Eeen at Fre5-
no and vicinity since last November
states that he will not get back to
the city of Dc5%;las for some two
months. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Gtillman whose health has not been
good for several weeks.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
CARLSON TO LEAVE
FOR N. E. A. MEETING
AT BOSTON TODAY

Supt. j. E. Carlson, Jr, of the
Douglas city schools, will leave on
Friday for Boston to attend the
annual session OF the National Edu-
cational association convention. He
will be accompanied as far as San
Antonio by Supt. r. E. Souers, OF
the Bisbee city schools. they are
hoping to be able to pass one day
in San Antonio IN visiting schools
but there their course to Bosoon will
separate, Souers going thence to
Chicago and east while Carlson will
continue over the Southern Pacific
through New Orleans to Atlanta,
where he Will again make stop OF
one day to visit the schools OF
Atlanta. He will then take up his
Journey northward through RiC-H
mond, Washington, Philadelphia and
New York to Boston.
The annual meetings OF the Ma
tional Educational association bring
together the foremost educational
leaders Of the nation and are at
tended by educational workers from
every part OF the country, most Of the
cities sending their superintendents
that they may benefit by the ideas
in the various sessions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
LEGION WOMEN
START WORK OF
YEAR AT MEET

The American Legion auxiliary met
last evening at the Y. w. G. A. and
the various appointive offices were
announced by Mrs Douglas Cooper,
the president. This meeting was the
first OF the new year and program
Of activities to be engaged in was
outlined.
The auxiliary voted to thank the
Y. w. c. A. for the use of the rooms
for meetings and also vo1ed $40 as
a donation to 'Y' work Mrs. Cooper
as president OF the auxiliary, an
nounced that she will entertain the
members at her home Friday evening
at farewell party for Mrs. Carl
Swanson who has been an active
member of the organization for
several years past and who is leaving
for Phoenix to make her nome.
The next meeting of the auxiliary
will be at the home Of Mrs. A. B..
Prescott, 1888 Ninth street, on next
Tuesday evening. This will be a
social meeting and prospective mem
bers will be entertained.
A dainty luncheon was served at
the meeting last evening. Mrs. Clar-
ence Hinton and. Mrs. Conn acted
as IoStesses.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
PACKARD'S FINE
BULLS ARRIVE
IN GOOD SHAPE

Even with the tendency toward
cloudy day for this section of Ari-
zona, yesterday, there was sunshine
out at Forest station. 1t was the
sunshine of B. A. Packard's smile
induced by the fact that his regis
tered polled Hereford bulls which he
bought few days ago at Des Moines,
Iowa, arrived in fine shape and
when unloaded demonstrated that
they brought their appetites with
them. There were five owned by Mr..
Packard, and one for Charles White
head and they appear to be about
as classy young bulls as have been
brought to this section, according to
people who saw them after they were
unloaded.
The bulls were bought at the recent
national polled Hereford exhibition
and sale conducted by the Polled
Hereford association at Des Moines,
Iowa. Mr.. Packard, who is president
of the First National bank here, trav-
eled to Des Mo1nes and made per-
sonal selections of the animals which
arrived yesterday. He came within
about 500 bringing the prize bull of
the exhibition back to Arizona. 1t
sold in the ring for $3.50 and he
followed the bid up to SLIPS. He says
he secured some almost as good as
the first prize animal in the ones
that he brought back.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
Program Is Complete
For Father and Son
Boy Scout BANQUET

The boy scout father and son rally
and banquet will be staged at the
parish house on Saturday evening
at $50 and one of the features of
the entertainment program will be
q demonstration Of rescue from a
burning building which will be put
on by members of various troops.
1t was decided at the meeting of
the legion scout committee last eve
ming that there would be great
interest in such a demonstration just
at this time because of the fact that
q week ago many persons had a
narrow escape from death in tie
Gadsden hotel fire here.
The scout band is to play at the
banquet and there will be number
OF special features and talks by lead
ing scout boosters among the business
and professional men OF the city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
BOY CROSSES
COUNTY WITH
:,
RIDES IN CARS

Francis Christmas, youth of tender
years, was brought to the Douglas
police station yesterday by a man
who gave the lad ride from BiSbee
in his car. The boy relates that
his home is in Hartman, Tenn, and
that he, came west a month ago
riding all the way with tourists who
gave him lifts.
He said yesterday that he passed
through Douglas westward bound
scme days ago and go; as Tar as
Yuma when he suddenly decided to
turn back. He was very indignant
at being turned over to the author
tiles, saying that ne. could make his
way home with passing motorists
without any interference.
Deputy County Probation Officer
Mrs. G. H. Hirst has his case in
hand and has wired his parents
asking if they will send funds for
the lads return.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
CITY STREETS
BENEFIT FROM
UNUSUAL RAINS

John Bouldin, superintendent OF
streets for the city of Douglas re-
ports that the unusually large amount
of rain the past few weeks has been
of great assistance to him and his
men in their work of keeping the
unpaved streets of the city in good
condition.
During the past two months Third
street running down TO the Customs
house at the port mas been plougned
up and snoothed down SO that, with
the heavy rain which fell on it
last Saturday it has now been drag
ged into a delightful smoothness.
Without the rain the street would
have been dusty after the great
amount of work which was done
on it and would have needed large
amount of water from the city
sprinklers.
In this way Jupiter Pluvius has
aided the street department conSid-
erably. Other streets that, from
heavy traffic are prone to grow
ridges and corrugations are dragged
many of the unpaved streets of the
city are as smooth as the best paving.
The street department is Iilling in
some low places in A avenue and
making that very much travelled
street more serviceable. Much work
as been done in that section the past
few months Before the first of the
year the A avenue ditch which dikes
the city, off from flood waters from
the slopes east of the city was clean
ed and squared up SO that now the
street and the ditch are very at
tractive.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
Police Fear Walls
Will Fall in Wind
And Close. Street

A high wind coming up from the
south yesterday and threatening to
blow the north walls OF the Gadsden
fire ruins out into the street police
took immediate action and again
roped off Eleventh street from curb
to curb The police patrol has been
kept about the fire ruin steadily and
was continued yesterday and last
night.
The ropes about the burned hotel
were shortened several days ago so
that traffic could use one side OF
both G. avenue at the front CT the
hotel and Eleventh street at the side
but when the wind started TO blow
the officers feared that the wall
might crash outward and strike some
passing car.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
HOBO PROBLEM
CONFRONTS ALL
PEOPLE OF CITY


The local post of the American
Legion is preparing to take up
seriously the problem Of the floating
population. 1t has been estimated
that from $50 to 200 persons without
employment and without tunos pass
through Douglas every "a hours. Tho
situation is the same all over the
country to a greater or less extent
At this season OF the year there ere
more coming this way on account CT
the mild climate and more pass
through Douglas because it is a
border town and because it is on a
main highway and a main line rail-
way.
Among these travellers there are
many former service men and by
use OF a fund raised through the
sale of forget-me-ncts the local
legion committee has been giving
lodging and food to many OF these
men. The matter has been grcwint
more serious as time goes on for
two reasons. One is that there is
an increase in the number of persons
needing assistance and the ether is
that the fund for this assistance is
getting low.
Discussion OF the matter brings
out that there are number OF
organizations which assist in this re-
lief work. The Salvation Army, Red
Cross, legion and several ether or
ganizations aid and the police keep
many. travellers at the city hall and
even give them meals The view OF
many men in the legion is that their
organization is pledged to assist needy
service men but the question OF which
ones deserve help is also q pressing
one.
It has been brought to the atten-
ton OF the legion workers as to all
the other organizations having to
do with assisting the needy that the
majority of the men who are travel
ing about the country 60 not wish
to work and are quite content to be
fed and clothed and lodged by the
organizations in the different towns
they go through. GooG JOBS have
been offered many OF these men
here who have turned them down on
some flimsy excuse although they
were able bodied and were asking
for food and shelter.
1IllS QOCS 1lOO ctJpAy w oCA VIZ l'ANAt
but to all those who are travelling
about the country and it has been
suggested by the legion workers that
the problem is, a community problem
and that while the legion will at
all times extend every assistance to
every service man and especially to
disabled service men or those with
families, at the same time they have
expressed the belief that Tie whole
community should unite in an effort
to arrive at scme solution OF the
problem of the floating population.
Instances come up daily OF very
Young boys who are travelling abou.
some thousands of miles from their
homes, unwilling to work, fighting
the restraint of home ailc sc;looi and
steadily growing into professional
hobos. That the average man vito
is found travelling at the present time
without funds has no thought or
intention of working is the statement
both Of police and legion workers
here and that the public should be
burdened with the supper: OF such
people has been seriously CUES = ned .
within the past few Gays at several
local meetings. The legion is plan-t 7
ming to take the question up with |
other organizations looking to q
permanent plan for handling the
matter.