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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-14
AID TEST|F|ES
UPHAM Kept
BONDS SECRET
Secretary to Late G. o. P.
Treasurer Not Told of
Sinclair Gift.
COMMITTEE IN RECESS
Hearing to Open Thursday
in Chicago; Hays Can
Not Be Prosecuted.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, March IA
Chairman Oldfleld, of the Demo-
cratic national congressional COM
mittee, renewed today his demand
that President Coolidge require
return Of contributions made to
the Republican national COM
mittee by Harry F. Sinclair in
bonds of the Continental Trading
Company.
Meantime, in the Senate, Will
Hays, former chairman of the
Republican national committee,
was charged by Senator Caraway
DEM, Ark, with having acted
as "a fence dispOSing of stolen
property" in handling the $780,
900 Harry Sinclair bond cOntribu-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-14
BY PAUL X. MALLON
limited Press STAFF CorreSpondent

WASHINGTON. March 14.-The
late Fred w. Upham, treasurer of
the Republican national committee,
did not even let his confidential
secretary, A. v. Leonard of Chicago
know about Harry Sinclair's bond
contribution to the Republican party
funds, Leonard told the Senate Tea
pot Dome committee today.
Leonard, who worked with Upham
from 1919 to 1925, said Upham had
no correspondence about the 100000
Of Sinclair Liberty bonds he received
from Will H. Hays, then chairman OF
the Republican national committee
All Upham's records were de-
stroyed in 1924. Leonard said.
II do not know anything about
any Liberty bonds which might have
been received from Hays" Leonard
added. "Upham did not discuss
that with me-"
Subcommittee to Chicago
Leonard also said he knew moth
ing about lease of the Teapot Dome
naval reserves TO Sinclair, and coulc
not recall that Upham wrote any
letter to the then Attorney General
Daugherty and Postmaster General
New protesting against lease Of the
dome.
Leonard could not recall that Col
Robert w. Stewart of the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana visited Up
hams Office. Nor could he remem-
Der any letter Upham wrote New
uring that the dome be given tc
Stewart.
Leonard also denied knowing any
thing about distribution of the
bonds among wealthy Chicago Re-
publicans.
The committee then adjourned.
A subcommittee composed OF
Chairman Nye and Senator Norbeck
Republican, South Dakota, will meet
Thursday in Chicago. Norbeck re-
places Senator Bratton Dem)
New Mexico. who is unable to go as
originally planned.
The committee can not consider
prosecution of any one involved in
the 100000 Sinclair contribution
because the statute of limitations
has expired, Senator Walsh of Mon
tana revealed today.
Can't Prosecute
mo indictments for conspiracy
could be sought because the statute
requires such proceedings to be in
stituted within three years after the
overt act" Walsh told the United
Press.
Likewise, no perjury proceedings
could be instituted against Will H
Hays for the same reason, If for nc
other.
Hays first testimony before the
committee was given in 1924. The
perjury statute does not permit pro-
ceedingS in cases where witnesses
merely fail to tell the whole truth
The only possible fact upon which
proceedings might be instituted In
this case is that Hays in 1924 said
Sinclair did not make the contribu-
ton to him personally. Now he says
Sinclair did"
The demand for prosecutions was
made recently by Senator Reed
Missouri, and Walsh'S announce
ment was made in answer to re-
quest for comment on Reeds state
ment.
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Woman Studies Aviation

b. Times Special
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, March a.
Miss Louise Berger, former resi-
dent here and a sister of Mrs. John
G. Murray and Mrs. Theodore Mas
sey Of this city is an aviation stu
dent at San Diego, Cal, the first
woman in that city to take up
flying.
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Peril in Landing
Ru United Press

By Cnttcd Press
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich,
March 14.-As word reached here
today that an army transport plane
would be sent to carry food to 60
persons in the snow isolated village
of Detour, telephone message from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-14
.NDIT CONFESSES

KelIar Coal Company HOldup
Solved.
A holdup six months ago at the
office of the j. M. Kellar Coal
Company, 1912 Hoyt Ave-, was
solved today with the arrest of
Willard Cottrell, %, of 1713 E.
Minnesota ST., held on robbery and
grand larceny charges. Cottrell is
said to have admitted to Detectives
PeatS and Schulz that he held up
Keller and took $28.
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B,y United Press

By United Press
RANTOUL. ILL.,, March 14-Lieut.
j. D. Hart left Chanute army flying
field here for Selfridge field, Mich,
at 7:15 a. m. today, flying a Douglas
transport plane which will be used
to carry supplies to Detour, Mich.
Hart will turn the plane over to
another pilot at Selfridge field, Of
ficers at Chanute field said. 1t will
be equipped with skis before flying
to Detour. where the food supply
was reported almost exhausted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-14
AUTO IN CREEK; 5 DIE

Car PIunges From Road When Fog
Blinds Driver.
By United Press
ALLENTOWN, Pa, March IA
Five persons were killed today when
an automobile, with its driver blind
ed by the dense fog, veered off the
road and plunged into the swollen
waters of Hokendauqua Greek, near
here.
The dead are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Meyer and daughter Olga of Eagle
Point, Pa; Mike Wolfe of Coplay,
Pa, and Mrs. Frank Ecker Of West
Coplay, Pa.
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STRUCK DOWN BY CAR

Fred J. Brooks Seriously Injured by
Pcliceman's Auto.
Fred J. Brooks, 40, of 634 N. Rural
St., is in a critical condition at st.
Vincents Hospital with fractured
skull received when he was struck
by an automobile at Rural and
Michigan SITS. Tuesday night.
Patrolman Harry w. Brooks, $50
Eastern Ave, en- route to work, was
driving the automobile.
Fred Brooks had alighted from a
street car and was walking around
the rear end of the car when struck.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
Hoover, Imperialist Drummer

TO- Increasing Imperialist Aggression. But the
most outstanding result of the election campaign is
to be noted in the fact that the government is
doubling its effort and is increasing fvefold its
of preparation for What else is the meaning
of Hoover's vacation" in Latin America? He is
going to visit nine countries He is going "mes-
senger of peace" the biggest battleship in the
American navy. Hoover, dove of peace, perching
on the turrets of the battleshp Maryland!
What is the meaning of this gracious pilgrimage
of friendship and good will?" The United States
has total commerce of about two billion dollars
annually and investment of about five billion dol
lars in Batn-Amerca. Hoover will appear as
salesman, drummer, booster of the products of
American northumberland well as
material This policy is very clearly stated by the
Magazine of Wall Street (Nov. II, 1929.
"The whole power of the government will be
put behind the expansion of foreign trade. AS
Secretary of Commerce, Hoover has built up
the greatest governmental organization for the
promotion of foreign trade that any nation has
ever had. With presidential initiative in his
hands, it may be confidently expected that our
foreign traders will find the government more
than ever the leader in opening channels for
American goods the world over"
From "The 1928 Elections" By jay Lovestone in the
December issue of "The Communist"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21

League, helped by the weekly" or
Qanized rebellion against the trait
crous leadership of the whole six
teen craft unions over the issues of
a united fight and amalgamation
into one railway union.
The takers held the fort, how
ever, and the shopmen lost out. But
in those days, as in these, rising
prosperity for capitalists, their at
lacks on labor as the open-shop
drive took form, and the defeat of
the masses in wage struggles, all
cannot stop Communist Party.
which has correct policies.
The attacks only gave the Party
and its paper, "The Weekly" more
ammunition against capitalism.
Capitalism may be wallowing in
cver-increasing wealth, but the
workers may at the same time be
existing in ever increasing poverty
The Weekly" pointed this out to
the workers when they were in a
receptive mood. The "A. F. of L..
bureaucracy were launching their
class collaboration schemes.
"B and O. Bill" Johnston had just
discovered new way to fool the
machinists, and the takers every
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21

about 100000. Wages are being
ruthlessly cut down. Except in
Warsaw, where still somewhat lower
wages are paid, no workers are paid
so badly as those ofeRome. The viii
lage is becoming more and more
proletarianized.
Workers Recognizing for Defense.
Fascism is striving to master the
difficulties by the bloodiest terrorist
methods. The death penalty has
been reintroduced as an instrument
of intimidation. But in spite of
prohibitions" and terror, the work
ers and poor peasantry are begin
ming to defend themselves.
Signs of activity may be observed
amongythem. This is proved by the
resistance offered to pacifism on the
part of the Communist Party in
1929. And by the fact that the
Communists and revolutionary work
ers have succeeded in defending
their class organization, the newly
~xganized Italian Trade Union Fed
esutssca, against the treachery of the
reformfst deserters.
These facts cannot be done away
with either by the new laws, or by
Mussolini's fine phrases on the sta
bility of the fascist regime.
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position in virtue of the importance
of their position as leaders Of fas-
cism and as opponents of the fas-
cist party, or as leading personali-
ties of cultural life, in great organ
izations and institutions" that is,
the head of the government, the
presidents of the senate and cham
Der, the ministers, the under-secre-
taries of state, and the like.
The Great Fascist Council is ac-
corded both advisory and deciding
powers. Its deciding powers relate
to the preparation of the lists of
candidates for the chamber election.
It's advisory rights relate chiefly to
constitutional questions; the law OBJ
serves on this point however that
"the opinion of the Great Fascist
Council is equally obligatory in
these questions"
Council Dominates Everywhere.
Should a new government be
formed, the Great Fascist Council
has the right to submit to the king
a list of persons from whom the new
premier is to be chosen. The COM
potency of the Great Fascist Coun-
Gil extends to every department of
the cooperative state: to the trade
unions, the corporations, the cul-
tural institutions, etc. The educa-
ton Of the youth also falls under
its competency. And finally, it is
the supreme organ of the fascist
party itself, determining its policy
and appointing all it's functionaries.
The new law on the competency
Of the Great Fascist Council, COM
bined with the franchise reform,
forms a worthy conclusion to that
process which began with the "cor-
rection" of the results of the first
election contested after the fascist
seizure of power when the oppo-
sition gained large number of
seats in parliament), and was since
continued by the murder of Mat
teotti. the gradual elimination of all
non-fascist deputies from parlia-
ment, and finally in November. 1926,
by the dissolution and prohibition
of all non-fascist parties and Of the
free trade unions.
Charter "Abolishes" Class War.
The Magma Charta of labor" with
which Mussolini blessed the italian
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
Fight the War-MOngers

The mass meeting to be held tonight at
Central Opera House undet the banner OF
the Workers (Communist) Party is among
the first of a series of nationwide demon
STATIONS against the ominous dangeryof an
other world war. Every worker here in the
very citadel of Imperialism, in the shadow of
Wall Street, who is conscious of his class in
terests, should attend this meeting. 1t is
the working class of the United States that
must lead the fight against the ravages of
American imperialism.
Not only is it essential to expose the inso-
lent war preparations of the United States
ruling class, the most vicious, the most
powerful, bloody and arrogant ruling class on
earth, but definite steps must be taken to
combat these war plans in every way. 10 IN
dulge in demands for partial or complete dis
armament or to yield to pacifist Illusions and
whine about peace on earth" while capt.
talism exists is effectively to aid the prepare
tons of the war-mongers.
The revolutionary demand the working
class demand. must be disarming of the CAPT.
talist class and arming of the proletariat, in
order to be in a position to crush completely
the rule of the capitalist class. To realize such
a demand whole series of determined revo-
lutionary acts are necessary-the drive to or
ganize the war industries in order to be in
position to cripple them, the penetration of
the armed forces of the nation and agitation
demanding refusal to fight against the work
ing class at home or engage in imperialist war
abroad; demanding that the soldiers and
sailors go over to the side of the working
class against their capitalist despoilers. In
a word, the one effective weapon against the
war threat is the revolutionary weapon.
With the war clouds lowering more and
more with the hand of Yankee imperialism
again revealed as the fomenter of war; this
time in the Bolivian-Paraguaya struggle, it
is imperative that not a moment be lost in
preparing for the greatest anti-imperialist
drive ever waged in the history of this
country
All working men and women and youth
cf Greater New York should come tonight to
Central Opera House and demonstrate under
the following slogans:
Fight against the danger of new i'm
perialist world war.
Prevent the dispatch of United States
troops, ships or munitions to the Bolivian
Paraguay war center.
Defeat Wall Streets war on Nicaragua
Demand the immediate withdrawal of the
marines. Stop the annexation plot Support
the revolutionary army and masses of Nicara-
qua.
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Besides in 1881, there will be another conference
on the limitation Of naval ornaments in Washington
This is continuation of the one Harding gave birth
to in 1921. At this forthcoming conference there
will be the sharpest clash between Great Britain
and the United States over naval supremacy, over
the mastery of the lanes.
If the Kellogg pact is to American imperial
SIN as instrument of imperialist aggression, adj
herence must be won for it in Latin America where
It has none today. Hoovers task will be to "sell"
the Kellogg pact to the Latin-American countries
The League of Nations and British influence will
have to be minimized; the Monroe Doctrine and
American influence will have to be enhanced through
the acceptance of the Kellogg pact Hoover will
engineer the job successfully in all probability Lloyd
George has already said: 81 am alarmed about the
situation. The nations sharpening their knives
on the very stones of the Temple of Peace"
From "The 1928 Elections" By jag Lovestone in the
December issue of "The Communist"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
Communist Spirit Wins Out for Only English
Language Workers Daily

where were leading retreat that
was to turn into. utter surrender and
make imperative the formation Of
new. trade unions which would fight.
"The Weekly" thrived on the in
crease of reaction, just as did the
Party.
Reaction? We Eat 1t.
Right in the middle. OF the shop
mems strike, the "Ohio gang" of
those politicians headed by Harding
and Dirty Daugherty, arrested the
whole Workers Party 1922 conven-
ton at Bridgeman, Michigan. Did
"The. Weekly" suspend or did the
Workers Party itself roll over and
die7 Decidedly notl Communist
Parties 5hrive or such attacks when
the masses recognize the Party and
it's paper as the tried and true voice
of their aspirations.
So the Party grew in membership
and "The Weekly" grew in influ
ence. The Party decided "The
Weekly" must become the Daily
and drive began to raise 100000
to start it.
Busy Baby.
Busy days and weeks and months
at the old Party headquarters. at
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Fight the imperialist jingoism of the trade
union bureaucracy-perfect agents of the
imperialist butchers!
Down with the treacherous pacifism of the
socialist party which serves as the cloak for
the bayonets of the master class!
In the coming war we will work to trans
form the imperialist slaughter into civil war
for the liberation of the working class and
colonial and oppressed peoples, for the over
throw of Imperialism.
Defend the Union of Socialist Soviet Re-
publics against which the imperialists will
direct their military forces!
Fight the war danger!
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working class OH April 81, 1927, the
anniversary Of the legendary found
ing of Rome, and which has now
been made law, has frequently been
dealt with in the labor press. This
cnarta aims at nothing more nor
less than the abolition of class
war;" the reconciliation of the an
tagonistic interests of employers and
employed, and their subordination to
the higher interests of national pro-
duction." Strikes are prohibited.
Labor disputes arc settled by au-
lucrative labor courts, "by means of
which the state intervenes for the
purpose of settling the conflicts"
1t is obvious that the "labor law"
pursues solely one aim and object:
the immediate suppression of the
slightest movement, the least pro-
test of the workers against exploit
tation. What the reconciliation of
the antagonistic interests of employ
ers and employed" really means
came to light at the last congress
of the fascist trade unions, at which
the pressure of the masses obliged
even a fascist trade union leader to
admit:
at would be a delusion to sup
pose that the reign of class war
has been finally abolished. 1t is
abolished for the workers. From
the other side class war is being
continued"
Before these two bills were laid
before the senate, Mussolini held a
"lapidary" speech proclaiming that
these laws:
twill give all Italians and the
whole world, feeling of the I'M
shakable stability and unlimited
duration of the fascist regime"
Economic Crisis Continues.
The facts in Italy speak differ
ent language. The industrial and
agricultural crisis in Italy continues.
The policy of currency sterilization
has brought with it the reduction
of production, the limitation of home
consumption as result of the i'm.
poverishment of the working classes,
and decline in the prices of agri-
cultural products.
The markets stagnate, both at
home and abroad. Unemployment
is rife; the figure already totals
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
BY HARRISON GEORGE

1t was early in January, 1924. At
the printshop up the narrow stair
way at 1910 North Halsted St., Chi
cago, linotype machines were rat
Ting, calls for copy" resounding in
the front office, and the presses be-
gan to roar as the first English
language Communist daily paper
came off the folding machine to be
grabbed by eager hands. On its
front page ran the announcement:
1.-THE Daily Worker is horn! 1t
comes to fight! 1t comes to inspire
and call the many to struggle! The
Daily Worker IS the voice Of the
whole working class!"
Communist Spirit Wins.
Ringing words stating an accom-
plishment. In every great city mass
meetings of celebration hailed the
new weapon of the American Work
ers Party. But behind the celebra-
ton lay a lot of hard work, sacri-
flee and Communist enthusiasm,
which always wins by hard work
and sacrifice.
Two years before a weekly paper,
"The Worker" had been established
at the merging Of "The Toiler' and
"The Workers Council" 1t had
fought well, but the Workers Party
was getting too big to be satisfied
with a weekly, which could not re-
spond fast enough to the needs of
the struggles in which the Party was
engaged. A four months average
in 1922 showed the Workers Party
had 1884 members; in 1925 the
figure had gone up to 1928.
Put Itself Out of Business.
"The Weekly" helped to bring
this growth about, of course, but
by so doing it. made itself incapable
Of handling further advances. On
it's staff were Engdahl, as managing
editor; Wicks, labor editor; Robert
Minor and Art Young were its car
toonists, and Nick Dozenberg, bust
ness manager.
These had a lively time on the
Weekly" trying to give every
struggle its deserved attention with
only six pages a week. After the
Sinking SPELL" in 1920-21, Ameri-
can capitalism took a shot of federal
reserve smelling salts and began
again to be prosperous" along in
March, 1922.
Strikes In 1922.
Boy! But the capitalists began
to feel their oats! Their Railroad
Labor Board started to slash wages
of the railwaymen. The big rail
way strike movement broke out, but
it, too, was "spotty," since it was
confined by the takers to seven
crafts while. the other nine went on
working. Not that all the men in
the scabbing unions liked to break
their fellow workers strike. A
storm of protest arose among them
and the Trade Union Educational
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Published by National Daily Worker Publishing
Assn, Inc, Daily, Except Sunday, at 26-2S
Union Square, New York, N. Y. Telephone,
Stuyvesant 1868. Cable Address "Daseotk"
ROBERT MINOR. .................EG Editor
VIM. F. DUNE. .At,i5tant Editor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
Listening, Waiting
By J. C. EDEN.

He abors in a thousand diverse places
This Moses with clear-seeng eyes,
Waiting to Stay Pharaohs
l have seen him building the ships
Broad boned and iron-sinewed, bittereyed;
l have him descend into mines
The flame his forehead paler
Than the flame within
He has called to from the dynamo
Laid his hand my shoulder on the rolling ship,
And whispered mid the of frenzed machines
The dynases of Egypt deep underground he murmured
With pyramids for gravestones
Tapering to the sky in eternal silence
The naughty kings whose curtest words
Bent the backs of million slaves n b
Are dried bones dogs won't eat
But the voice OF the rebel lives on.
Not engraved on clay tablets, but written
In the hearts of laborng d
The eloquent peasants words ring in the centuries
He has slipped me the word this 4
Knowing will not forget ,s.. .'F..''
And he has gone down in the mine,
Climbed down in the ship,
Btter-eyed
Waiting .-f..3,,r- ,3S .
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