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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
Oil Lats Plan Exploit Huge Petroleum Concession Eastern Peru
RIGA OFFICIALS
OUTLAW LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS
Militant Unions Rouse
Opposition

KOENIGSBERG (By MaiD The
civil department of the Riga court
has banned many more workers
organizations, among them being
the Central Bureau of the Riga
Unions, health organizations, work
mems circles, union of the trans
portation workers, union of the
chemical industry workers, union of
the metal workers, union of carpen-
tiers, lead workers union, building
workers union, textile workers
union, clothing industry union.
The reason given was "lawless
activity" The lawless activity con-
sists in the influx of Communists
into these unions. These unions
that have defended the rights of the
workers form a danger for the Let
fish government. A crime of the
unions, according to reports in a
Riga paper, consists in that these
organizations had organized strikes.
INT is the only charge that
cot y be brought against the unions
and is the ground for the mass ban
ming of legal organizations that or
ganize strikes and allow Commu-
nists into the union. The govern
ment writes, as it has learned from
Poland and other fascist countries,
that these organizations oppose the
state and wish to introduce a Soviet
government, from which it can be
concluded that at their last con-
gress these organizations decided to
stand upon the basis of the class
struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
MANY JAILED IN
PLOT AGAINST
ECUADOR REGIME
See GOVernm ent
Scheme in Arrests

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Aug. 20.
An alleged plot to prevent the
meeting of congress, which is
shortly to take place, by the decree
of the government, was reported tc
have been discovered by government
officials, and a number of liberal
leaders have been arrested.
The plot is said to involve leaders
Of the opposition party and army
officers. 1t is believed in certain
circles that the discovery is a part
of the plan to prevent the presence
of the opponents of the present gov
eminent when the congress con-
venes.
Those arrested include DR.. Jose
Maria Ayora, brother of the presi-
dent; Colonel Pedro Concha, Colonel
Nicholas Lopez, Colonel Bartolome
Vinelli, DR.. Roberto Posse, DR.. En-
dique Amador Baquerzo and Com
mandant Hector Cedro and others
whose names are not known.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
SIX DEAD IN CRASH

COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 20
(UP).-Six persons were killed to-
day and 30 injured in collision be-
tween . street car and sightseeing
buA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
bRITISH-FRENCH
PACT HITS USSR

Continued from Page One
ers feel in opposing a united front
of the Soviet Union, in their prepa-
rations for war on that country.
Nearly identical agreements with
the Marking government, joint &C
ton in warning the Bulgarian gov
eminent to refrain from abetting
the action of the Macedonian revo-
lutionaries, joint action in threaten
ing Premier Waldemaras of Lith-
uania, the growing understanding
between the government of Great
Britain and those of Poland and
Rumania, allies of the French, are
among the symptoms cited by ex-
perts to substantiate the existence
of the pact.
Alarmed by the possibility that
the English channel may again, as
in 1914, be transformed into a
British pool and the Mediterranean
into a French lake, with the con-
centration of British capital ships
in one end and of French submar-
ines and destroyers in the other,
the governments of Germany and
Italy are eagerly awaiting devel-
opments.
Against such an alliance the
only single power capable of cop
ing is the United States and it is
believed that the agreement is
aimed particularly on the part of
Great Britain at her most power
full competitor in the world mar
kets. France, too, it is pointed
out, is eager to form diplomatic
and financial front against the
United States, and besides has spe-
cial interests to protect in North
Africa. Both powers have parallel
interests in the Far and Near East
You're in the fight 10hen you
Write for The DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
MILL STRIKERS
CANVAS BOSTON
Raise Relief Funds as
Struggle Continues

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 20.
Further indications that the strike
of the 10000 textile workers will be
a long, drawn out affair, is the
closing this week of the gates of
five mills that were unable to obtain
scabs. Both the workers and the
mill owners are getting ready for
fight to the end.
The Workers International Relief,
in charge of the feeding of the
striking workers and their families,
is continuing its activities of raising
funds for the relief work. Yester-
day two strikers left for Boston
where they will visit trade unions
and labor fraternal organizations in
an appeal for funds. In the morn
ings they will make house to house
collections. They expect to stay in
Boston about two weeks.
The Workers International Relief
is also planning to open shortly two
special childrens kitchens, where
milk and rolls will be given to the
children of the striking textile
workers. They will be located in the
south and north of the city and will
supplement the two regular relief
kitchens that are now taxed to
capacity.
To establish the children kitchens,
as well as feed the strikers them
selves, takes a great deal of money.
All workers should do their share.
Send a donation at once to the
Workers international Relief, 40
William St., New Bedford, Mass.
Unable to have delegation pres
ent at the Workers International Re-
lief picnic held Sunday at Sylvan's
Grove, the Mothers League of Win
throp sent the w. l. R. check for
$40.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
PREP ARE FEUDAL
COLONY IN Wild
JUNGLE COUNTRY
Leguia, American Tool,
Approves Grant
(By United Press)

The Grace Line steamer Santa
Maria brought back to the United
Staes yesterday Bertrand Lee and
W. R. Davis, who have just com
pleted obtaining for American cap
italists the latest great major oil
field of South AMERICA conces-
sion of 12,500,000 acres in the east
ern part of the republic of Peru.
Aside from immense oil deposits
the land contains large and valuable
mineral deposits, containing gold,
silver, copper and lead.
President Leguia of Peru ap-
proved the grant, which is known
as the Lee concession. Lee, who has
lived and worked in Peru, making
his home in Lima, the capital, for
two years, obtained the concession
from M. L. Benedum and J. c. Trees,
Pittsburgh capitalists. Davis will
have charge of the colonization of
the concession.
The two men returned today to
coS1plete arrangements for the de-
velopment. Davis goes to Pitts
burgh tonight and within ten days
will sail for Europe to superintend
the work of getting the colonization
started. Fifty thousand immigrants
have already signified their desire
to go to the new development and
have been approved. A common
school education and at least three
years experience in the profession
they expect to follow is required by
the examiners for the colony.
Fifty engineers, headed by Chief
Engineer Hansell Of New York, will
return on the Santa Maria week
from Thursday to start the develop
ment of port at Yura Maragus on
the Amazon River and the 600-mile
railroad which the capitalists plan
tc build. Hospitals, packing plants.
saw mills, furniture factories and a
complete industrial unit is to be
ready for the colonists in April
when they begin to arrive.
In developing the concession g
new method is to be used, building
from the interior outward, rather
than from the seacoast inward. The
engineers will enter from the At.
lantic Coast, going up the Amazon
and build the railroad from the
Amazon port to Loretta, the present
railhead, which is TOO miles from
the Pacific Coast. 1t will take five
years to build the road.
The expenditure of $3.50, 100000 is
contemplated in the development
eventually, although the initial out
lay will be approximately $60,000,'
coo.
Colonists are to be taken to PERI
from Northern Europe, Germany
Switzerland. Holland, and some from
England. The speed with which thu
colonists are moved will depend
largely, Lee declares, on the guam
tity Of land that can be cleared b!
April and the number of houses
that can be made ready for use.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
Protest Meet Against
Murder of Madieros Is
Held at w. /. r. Camp
(By a Pioneer CORRESPONDENT.

(By a Pioneer CORRESPONDENT.
WINGDALE. N. Y. my MaiD =
Recently the Young Pioneer frac-
ton of the Workers International
Relief Camp held a protest demon
stration in front of the Unity Camp
dining room. The protest was
against the brutal murder of six
year-old Johnnie Madieros by the
police of Fall River There were
about $50 people at the demonstra-
ton. Harry Eiseman, the chair
man, opened the meeting with the
Pioneer pledge and the singing of
the International.
-tn first ereaker was Bernie
Bernard, Young Pioneer, ten
Years. He spoke about the death of
Johnnie Madieros and about the
strike in Massachusetts. The next
speaker was Joe Goldfield, who
spoke on the police brutalities in
Massachusetts,. He is ten years old
also. Gus Mikades, a Pioneer from
McKeesport, Pa, then spoke about
the conditions of the steel and coal
workers in Pennsylvania. Gus's
father is running for senator in
Pennsylvania on the Communist
ticket. Gus received much applause.
The next speaker was Raymond
Spector, from the Young Workers
(Communist) League, who spoke on
the youth conditions in the textile
regions. Frank Bailinson was the
next speaker. He told about the
conditions of the strikers and
concluded in asking for collection.
Quite a few dollars were collected
. this way. The last speaker was
Ruth Youkelson. She spoke on the
Importance Of the Young Pioneers
and concluded the meeting by ask
ing the comrades to give the Pledge
and the Internationale.
Some of the posters at the meet
ing read as follows:
"Avenge Johnny Madeiros-mur-
dered by the textile masters"
"You can never break the fight
ing spirit Of the workers children"
"Six-year-old Johnnie died for
the workers cav3e."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
HUNDREDS Greet
STRIKE LEADER
Murdoch, Mill Leader,
Released From Jail

Continued from Page One
plans are in formation to meet this
latest attack, which was expected
for some time.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 81.
A statement by Eli Keller, organ
izer, explains the organizational
forms the new picketing tactic of
the New Bedford Textile Workers
Union will take This new form of
strike organization was decided upon
in answer to boss maneuver of
shutting down 5 mills to brighten
the workers. The statement in part:
"Our new policy will be the for
nation of Block Committees. The
Block Committees will function
through every member of our strike
committee which numbers at the
present time at more than 100.
"The strike committee members
will be responsible for the registra-
ton of all workers on their block
and neighboring streets and see to it
that the workers in those blocks are
members of the union and partici-
pate in the work Of winning the
strike.
"The Block Committee will also
hold special meetings where every
striker will have an opportunity to
express themselves and make sug-
gestions for future activity for the
strengthening of the union. The
block committees will also take up
all grieviences of the workers and
act on them"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
MILL. Strikes I'M
GE:RNANy,FRANCE

LILLE, France, Aug. 20--That
workers in the wooden textile indus
try here are launching widespread
strike movement to resist the often
sive of the employers is supported
by the report that a general strike
has been ordered in Rouzaix, a big
French mill center. Mill workers in
Germany are also entering struggles
10 improve their miserable working
standards, reports show.
simultaneously another dispatch
to the effect that the textile opera
tives in Rhenish and Westphalian
plants have served notice on the
mill owners that they will not work
under the present terms after the
end of September.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21

LOWELL, Mass, Aug. 20 (FPl.-
Walter Novak, cotton mill worker,
died of injuries when his left arm
was torn from his body by eogs in
a feed box of cotton-picking ma
chine. He is survived by widow.
and three children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
WORKERS PARTY PUTS
Is STATES ON BALLOT

Continued from Page One
on the ballot in a minimum of 81
states this year. In addition to
that, the prospects in Oklahoma,
Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Flor
ida, Virginia, and Maine are also
good, and the Party has an even
chance of placing its candidates in
nomination in these states. Success
in these states would mean that the
Party would be on the ballot in a
total of al states. However, it is
anticipated that the difficulties be-
ing placed in the way of the Party
in various localities by state Off
Gals will tend to cut down the num-
Der, and unless the Party in all sec
tions intensifies it's efforts, the
prospect of only 80 states is all
that the National Election Cam
paign Committee will undertake to
guarantee.
Only IA in 1924.
In 1924, the complete Communist
vote totalled 33,361 in the fourteen
states in which the Party was on
the ballot. These votes were dis
tributed as follows: New jersey,
1860; Illinois, 1922; Iowa, 4,037;
Montana, 357; Massachusetts, 1887;
Rhode Island, 289; New York, 8,244 /;
Pennsylvania, 2,735; Indian, 987;
Wisconsin, 3,773; Minnesota, 4,427;
Colorado, 562; Washington, 761;
North Dakota, $40. This year, with
more than twice the number of
states expected to be on the ballot
than were on four years ago, the
total vote for the Communist ticket
/ is expected to exceed by far the
93,361 that the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party polled in 1924.
Names Texas Candidates.
The following candidates were
unanimously nominated at the
Houston, Texas, convention: j
| Stedham, of Ammonia, for governor
". L. Swami, of Wheeler, fol
Lieutenant Governor; John Rust, Of
Weatherford, for United States sen
ator; and twenty presidential cleo
tors.
There were strong delegation!
present from San Antonio, Hous
ton, Weatherford, and Breckenridge
in addition to numerous other points
in the state. Campaign literature
sold better than ever before in the
state.
Funds Needed Soon.
B. H. Lauderdale, as convention
chairman, reported considerable
support for the Communist program
throughout the. state, but in view
of the great distances between CT
ties in a state which is equal il
area to the whole of Europe out
side of the European territory o.
the Soviet Union, large sums o.
money are required to cover the en-
tire state with speakers and liter
ature.
The convention closed with ;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
SPAIN DICTATOR
ARRESTS 1,752
Charged Plot Against
King

PARIS, (By MaiD.-In order to
give substance to the news of plot
against the king, Primo de Rivera
has made LISP arrests in the vari-
Gus towns of Spain, and in Sara
gosse alone 300 arrests. The prisons
were overcrowded.
How empty the news of a plot
was is evident from the fact that
the greatest part Of the arrested
were released. But the prisoners
were kept behind the bars for Is
days, without allowing their rela-
tives to see them, which resulted in
demonstrations before the prisons.
great banquet, at which splendid
enthusiasm was demonstrated by
all, and at which the various speak
ers promised to go back to their To-
calities with determination to put
the message of Communism and
revolution before the working
masses in their sections of the state.
Plans are being made for a great
campaign meeting in Houston,
where the democratic party held its
national convention. This meeting
will be held in the City Auditorium
of Houston, which seats 1000 peo-
pie. The main speaker will be Ben
jamin Gitlow, vice presidential can
didate of the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21

MUNSTER, Germany, Aug. 20
In an effort to discourage fast de-
veloping mass strike sentiment, the
mill owners in the Duren district
have given notice that they will ter
inmate operations August 20.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-21
MORE PRISON LABOR SHIRTS

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Aug. 20
(FP).-Seven thousand seven hun
dred shirts were turned out last
month by Rhode Island prison labor
for the Robert lehman Co. of New
York, an increase of 800 dozen over
June. The state received about 20
cents a shirt for giving labor and
wont
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-20
MERCHANT WINS
DIVORCE

Aristides H. Chaconas, merchant
Of the 1900 block Seventh st. n.
W., was awarded degree Of abso'
lutte divorce from his wife. Mrs.
Dina Kalla Chaconas. by Justice
Jennings Bailey in Equity Court
yesterday.
This was the second suit for abb
soiute divorce filed by Chaconas: g
correspondent being named IN the
other action also. Both cases were
tried Jointly, but the wife ana CO
defendant in the first action Wers
exonerated.
Al counter-suit filed by the VIE
was dismissed. She based her az: y,
ton on allegations of cruelty ana
told the court that she married ne
defendant August 81, 1924, when
she was only IA years old, ana dld
not know the obligations and re-
sponsibilities Of marriage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-20
Troops To GIVE
EXHIBITION

weekly military exhibitions on
the north slope OF the Monument
Grounds viii be resumed tomorrow
at ESQ p. M. the War Department
announced today
The first phase Of the show will
BE the setting UP of a shelter tent
lamp, and a display of the
Individual equipment of the soldier.
The camp will be inspected by
Secretary Of War Dwight F.. Davis.
Following this, the camp will be
open to the general public. The
Army Band will play while the
camp is being inspected.
During the exhibition the Secre-
tary OF War will pin the Dis
tinguished Service Cross on Master
Sergeant Thomas Kelly, II. s
Army retired, as reward Tor
extraordinary heroism shown in
conflict with hostile Chippewa
Indians at Leech Lake, Mimi, is
1888, ct which time Sergeant Kelly
was serving as first sergeant o.
Company z, Of the Third Infantry.
Following the comforting Of the
medal to Sergeants Kelly and the
Inspection of the camp, "call 10
LA4AAS VIII 10 SOOAAQCQ anu CcltAl0
broken. The troops will then roll
their packs and make preparations
Tor q march.
The camp will be COMPOSED OF
the Third Battalion of the Twelfth
Infantry and Cavalry and Field Ar
tilIery troops from Fort Myer Va.
Major Cortland Parker. of the Six
teenth Field Artillery, will have
charge OF all troops participating
The second phrase Of the exhibi.
ton win be a night parade of the
Third Battalion OF the Twelfth In
fantry, from Fort Washington, Nd:
the second squadron Of the Third
Cavalry, the First Battalion OF the
Sixteenth Field Artillery, tile Third
Cavalry, the First Battalion Of the
Sixteenth Field Artillery, the Third
Cavalry Band. mounted, ana the
Army Band from the Army war
College.
The Secretary Of War viii review
the parade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-20
Episcopal Churchmen
Here Planning For
World Session

It won't be long now until
Washington becomes the RENDEZVOUS
OF the worlds Episcopalians.
with this thought in mind. the
Rt. Rev. James p. Freeman,
Bishop OF Washington, and his
associates are making all possible
advance preparations for the gen
eraI convention to be held here
October 10 to rs.
The natural amphitheater Oh
the washington Cathedral win be
the scene of four sessions at
which $4,000 persons are expected
to be seated. Among these gath
erings will be the opening meeting
Of the convention October 10, at
which the Rev. Charles P. Ander.
SON. Bishop of Chicago, will
preach. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-20

REGARDLESS OF the weather Won can
always locate furnished rooms and
@partments through the Classified
nental EoIumna
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-03
All Not Worth the Money

The American people pay $4,000.
600 a year for their music, including
about $15,OOO.0OO worth that isn't
Boston Transcript
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-03
XI-POtential Ore Values
BY JOHN STONE PARE

Back in 1890 when the law for
mineral leases had just gone into eff
feet, Auditor Braden ventured to pre-
dict that the revenues from that
source would in time equal that de-
rived from the sale Of all the school
lands in the southern halt of the state
How about it? The school lands
in the southern half of the state were
sold to the last acre years ago and
brought approximately $7,5OOyOO0 de-
pending on what you call the south
ern half. What is often called south
ern Minnesota is really one-third and
not one-half the area. Minnesota is
bigger than we sometimes think. St
Paul, the center of what was recog-
nized as the habitable portion" by the
early settlers, is nearer the Iowa line
than Duluth is to the Canadian bound
airy.
But call it s7,5O0,O0O for the school
lands in the southern half of the
state, out of total of S15,500,00 for
school lands Compared with that
the royalties on iron ore on state
lands have thus far reached a total
of 1872 900, of which S15,500,000 be-
longs to the school fund.
Braden's prediction was not so ven-
tureSome after all.
The measured tonnage on state
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-03
EzEl ORIGINAL WOODED AREA
EZzzzl cUTOvER COUNTIES
I A-vERMILloN RANGE
EWZllILl1 b-MESAhA RANGE
I c-cUYuNA RANCE
ENNNVNNM D-uNDEvElopED AND LOW cRu

lands now under lease came to 1851
100000 which, at the contract price
Of twenty-five cents ton, would yield
$40 900 900 to the trust funds.
Not all land in the known mineral
belt has been explored. There are,
no doubt, more deposits to be found
which may make large or small addi-
tons to the fund; maybe it will double
the high grade tonnages now in sight,
though most of the experts guess not.
Outside of the measured tonnage
Of merchantable ore, there is an i'm
menSe tonnage of ore below present
market grades. There is one body
Of ore on the eastern Mesaba in Lake
county which can be followed straight
across the school section by the out
crop. 1t adjoins the property at Bah
bitt which has been thoroughly drilled
and is the same formation. This ore
has to be ground and shaken and
sifted to separate the ore from the
droSs. Private enterprise has in
vested $5,000,000 in the plant at Bah
bitt for beneficiating the ore. 1t is
now lying idle, but there is no ques-
ton that the ore will eventually find
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-03

market.
Now in this one block OF state
owned ore, Superintendent Wildes
estimates there is 200,000,000 to $780,
600 900 tons And there are other like
deposits, some of them on state lands
in Lake and Cook counties. They are
worth today, nothing. They will be
worth in the future, something.
Call it five cents a ton, just to put
figure on it. There is ground on
which one may venture prediction
as they did in 1880, that the ores OF
no present value will one day con-
tribute to the trust funds as much as
all the sale of school lands in the
whole state.
In addition to the royalties from ore
on state lands, there is added to the
trust fund one-half the occupation tax
which is another name for the tonnage
tax so long debated in Minnesota and
finally adopted in 1924. That onehali
goes 40 per cent to the school fund
and 10 per cent to the university.
Receipts from this source had al
ready come to more than 100000 in
1926.
The state trust funds have there
fore a large stake in the future OF
the mining industry. Today there Is
no new development. There is nc