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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
AIM To PARALYzE
BIG CRAFT PROBE
Set Aside Subpoenas to
Vital Witnesses

That complete paralysis of the
scheduled investigation into the $685.
100000 Queens sewer graft is antici-
pated by Maurice Connolly, president
of the borough, and his cohorts has
became clear.
Justice Scudder, appointed by Gov.
Smith in an attempt to clear Tam
many Hall of responsibility in the
scandal, was Saturday served with
additional summonses aimed to ex-
cuse vital witnesses from testifying.
Some of these include sewer contrac-
tors and their employees. In addition
subpoenaes which Scudder had issued
for subordinates of Connolly have
been set aside. The subordinates are
Clifford B. Moore, consulting engi-
neer; William Bishop, in charge of
sewer construction; j. F. Perrine, in
charge of sewer design, and Paul v.
O'Dwyer, construction engineer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
PROTEST MEETING
CHEERS SANDING
Asks Aid of u. S. Labor
in Brothers Cause

More than 1000 cheering workers
greeted Socrates Sandino, brother of
General Sandino, Nicaraguan leader,
when he appeared on the platform
at Irving Plaza yesterday afternoon
to address a protest meeting against
the American intervention in Nicara-
qua.
The balcony and main floor of the
hall at Irving Place and 18th St.
were filled. Hundreds crowded the
aisles and rear of the meeting place.
Cheering and applause on the appear
ance of Sandino continued for over
five minutes until the youthful Cen
tral American rose to request silence.
Cameras Click.
Previous to the meeting a dozen
newspaper photographers flashed pic
lures of Sandino, who was appearing
before an audience for the first time.
The meeting was called under the
joint auspices of the United States
section of the All America Anti-Im-
perialist League and the National
Confederation of Latin America.
my country cannot be put down
by any Intervention by a foreign
power, even if it is a power as strong
as that of the United States" San
dino said in part. "The suppression
and enslavement of our small land
must not continue longer. 1t will
come to a speedy end if the American
workers will protest and support US.
We cannot win without your help.
1t is your duty to come to our as
sistance. We are oppressed by the
same forces which are exploiting you
at home. If these Wall Street powers
succeed in our country they will so
much more easily continue against
you here"
Applause greeted these words of
the thin-faced serious young worker.
"My brother will never give up
while he is alive" he continued. "For
every Nicaraguan who is slain hun
dreds will arise to take his place
until we have expelled the Wall
Street invaders"
William F. Dunno, of The DAILY
WORKER, pointed to the signific-
ance of the attack by the United
States at this particular time.
"This is but dress parade, train
ing skirmish for the larger and more
bloody battles and wars in which the
United States is about to engage"
he said. "It is intended to inform
the other Spanish American coun-
tries, especially Mexico, of what they
may expect at the hands of American
imperialism"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16

Fishers conduct seems ambiguous.
They practically try to justify Zinc
view and Kamenev. Their argument
is that they are not much worse than
others who are endeavoring to efface
the boundary between revolutionaries
and surrenderers.
Call Zinoviev Traitor"
GAS soon as the break occurred, the
Opposition contrary to the surrender
crs, handed in the declaration of
Smilga, Muralov, Rakovsky and Ra-
dck. After this, the failure to dis
tinguish between the Opposition and
surrenderers means. to consciously
support the surrenderers.
"'rhe declaration of the Opposition
leaders to the Executive Committee
Of the Communist International is
herewith enclosed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
BREAKING ITS WORD
I1oskist Letters Show NeuU Hostile Acuty Against USSR

Especial Gable To DAILY wORKER.)
MOSCOW, Jan. 15.-Pravda has
just published two letters containing
instructions from the Trotskyist cen
tire to Trotsky's foreign adherents.
The first letter said; "Zinoviey's and
Kamenev's treachery is historical
fact from which all necessary lessons
can be deducted We must ruthlessly
break with those who capitulate, and
separate openly from those who
waver and hesitate. (This refers to
the recent action of Zinoviev and
Kamenev who declared they would SUBJ
nit to the Communist Party's decision
against the Opposition. Trotsky de-
nounces them as "surrenderers.
Editor.)
" 'In this respect Maslov's and Ruth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
NY. POLICE CLUB
DEMONSTRATORS
AT NAVAL YARD
Communists Protest u.
S. War in Nicaragua

Reforming their lines six times
after they had been broken by police.
more than 500 members of the Young
Workers (Communist) League, as
sisted by members of the Workers
{Communist) Party, carried out a
picketing demonstration in front of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard Saturday
afternoon as protest against Amer
ica's war on the Nicaraguan army of
independence.
Altho the picket line was charged
time after time by mounted police,
foot patrolmen and detectives, 5000
leaflets were distributed appealing to
the marines, sailors and workers to
refuse to make war against the Mic
araguan workers.
Only one arresS was made, vflE
police tactic evidently being to use
physical violence instead of making
arrests.
S. William Gerson, was the work
er arrested. He was held in $500 bail
on charges of disorderly conduct and
melting to riot. After being taken
into custody he was held in the Navy
Yark for several hours before being
removed to the Classen Street Police
Station.
The picketing demonstration was
timed to begin at 4:45 p. m. when the
civilian workers in the Navy Yard
leave for home. At that time the
first large group of pickets marched
down Cumberland Street to Flushing
Avenue, where the main gate to the
yard is located.
Distributors Get Busy.
Several minutes later ano t. er
division of pickets arrived from an
adjoining street. With the appearance
of the pickets who carried banners
still another group with leaflets ar
rived. Many of them were members
of the Young Pioneers. Standing
directly outside the gate they passed
out leaflets to the workers who were
beginning to leave for home. A group
of sailors in the yard came out to
ask for leaflets. Many took them into
the yard or to their barracks. Sew
eral returned to request additional
leaflets.
Children Cheer.
When the demonstrators first ap-
peared scores of children ran to the
front of the line, cheering and in
many cases joining the line of march.
Many were Of Latin American ex-
traction. The neighborhood is in
habited by Negro, Italian and Latin
American workers.
Police Reserves Arrive
After the pickets had passed the
Navy Yard gate several times the
first group of reserves from the
Classen Street Police Station, under
Sergt. Morris, arrived. WELDING their
nightsticks they drove the workers
off Flushing Avenue into Cumber-
Continued on Page TWo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Fake Colleges In
America Flourish

Fake colleges, universities and cor
respondence schools, some issuing
diplomas for masters and doctors de-
grees for SIS and $40, are operating
extensively in this country, said w.
E. Humphrey, chairman of the Fed
eral Trade Commission yesterday in
ar address before the Association of
American Colleges. There are $50
private correspondence schools in
America, he said, with 100000 en-
rolled students paying over $7O,000,-
900 year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
CONGRESS- MOVES
FOR LARGER NAVY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 15.-By
unanimous consent, a program for
additional ships for the navy to in
volve an expenditure of $740,000,000
and which calls for a completed job
at the end of eight years, will be laid
before Congress by the House Naval
Affairs Committee.
The plan specifically states that the
president shall not have power to sus-
pend work even if the administration
should agree to do so at another naval
limitation conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
half MILLION TO
FIGHT AIR RIVAL

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 15.--
In addition to the huge appropriation
for naval and aeroplane building
program, Congress was asked for
$475,000 for commercial aviation, by
Calvin Coolidge yesterday. The presi-
dent would use the funds to illuminate
airways in addition to the $500 miles
of lit aerial routes taken care of under
the regular appropriation asked for
next year.
A huge air program, which is ex-
pected to force out German air opera
ton already developed in Latin Amer
ica, was inaugurated by Coolidge for
Wall Street interests. Charles A.
Lindbergh's Goodwill" flight to
furnish advance advertising" was
the first move.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16

(Pravda's note. According to
information received there IS no
such declaration in the Commun-
ist internationally
at can leave no room for doubt
and hesitation. If Maslov will ap-
proach us IN the future with Zinoviev
and Kamenev, we shall have to look
upon him as an avowed adversary.
We must expose the masquerade by
which this or that member of the OPP
position can endeavor under pretext
cf the struggle against Trotskyism to
join the surrenderers. On this line
ones attitude must now be deter
mined.
With French Renegades.
"The same criterion must be ap-
piled to the French group. If TRENT
and Suzanne Giraud will waver be-
. (Cot1inued on Page Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
LENIN MEMORIAL WILL
LAUNCH MAJOR DRlVL Is
The fourth enn Memorial Meeting be held Madison
Saturday which
will mark the national membership

Workers (Commdnist) Party which
will continue until the Ruthcnberg
memorial meeting six weeks later.
At the same time the entire Party
machinery will be organized in a con-
certed campaign for building the cir
culation of The DAILY WORKER, of
ficial organ of the Party. This cam
paign will be allied with the mem
bership drive, it is announced by the
organizational department of the
Party, of which Jack Stachel is ma
tional secretary.
To Extend Activity.
Five thousand new members for the
Farty and 10000 new readers for The
DAILY WORKER are the goals fixed.
On the Labor Front.
Closely allied also with this CAM
raign will be an intensification of
the campaign for the relief of the
striking miners OF Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Colorado, and for the preserva-
tion of the United Mine Workers of
America. The fight against the men
ace of arti-union injunctions will also
be accelerated. Legislation aimed at
fofeign-born workers will be attacked.
The fight against unemployment will
be strengthened.
The struggle against imperialist
war as well as the defense of the
Soviet Union will be intensified and
the entire Party will be modified to-
ward the formation of Labor Party
for 1928.
Remarkable Program.
The program at the Lenin memorial
meeting will be unique both from the
political and artistic viewpoints.
Prominent leaders of the militant la
Dor movement will speak briefly on
Lenin and his great service to the
working class. A revolutionary
pageant, written by Adolf Wolf and
directed by Edward Massey and John
Dos Passos, will depict scenes from
the Russian revolution. Announce
ment has also been made that the
New York Symphony Orchestra will
furnish music. The scenes in the
pageant and ballet will include por-
trayal of Russia under the car; a
ballet entitled Russia in Revolt" and
another entitled, "The Workers Take
Power" There will also be num-
Der of unusually colorful mass scenes
in the pageant.
Announce Methods.
According to plans announced last
night by Stachel, the drive will utilize
the following means in it's course:
/. Regular shop recruiting and Sc
curing of readers in the shops and
open educational meetings Of shop
nuclei.
2. Section and city mass meetings
arranged on the various issues in the
locality and on the Party campaigns
enumerated above. At these meet
(Continued ON Page TUo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
May Appeal to Alumni
In Class Suspensions

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 15.-As
a result of the suspension of three
students from Clark University, for
publishing an alleged obscene article
in the Clark College Monthly, many
students are threatening to appeal
to alumni bodies thruout the east
Such an appeal was made when Presi-
dent Atwood turned out the lights at
lecture by Scott Nearing in 1921.
Those suspended are Frank Pheland,
author of the article, Frank Sweitzer
and Bertrand Levesque, editors of the
paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Huge War Plane Arrives

MANAGUA, Jan. 15.-The huge,
tri-motor Fokker airplane, piloted by
Major Louis N. Bourne, has arrived
in Managua completing the first non
stop flight from the United States to
Nicaragua. The plane will be used
in transporting troops and ammuni-
ton from Managua and the United
States marines invading the Indepen-
dent Republic which has been pro-
claimed in the district of Neuva Sc
govia
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
By FRANK PALMER.

Especial To The DAILY WoRKER-)
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 15.-State po-
lice who killed two men at Walsen-
burg Thursday are making desperate
efforts to stem the tide of feeling
against them and the possibility of
murder charges by finding others re-
sponsible for their acts, though one
trooper, it is openly charged, has col
lected $1,000 To- killing Klementi
Chavez, miner, al the l. W. w. hall,
during the police attack ON it. 1t is
known that persons connected with
the operators passed around the word
before the miners parade started that
$1,000 would be paid any trooper who
killed miner or fired into the hall,
and this trooper claims to have done
both. Trooper Johnston also admits
he shot and wounded Pete Werlich
when Werlich tried to carry Chavez
body out of danger.
No Firing From Hall.
There was absolutely no firing from
the miners hall, as is charged in the
Continued on Page Four
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Only One Musician in
Blind Orchestra Blind

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 15.--Concerts
by the Blind Veterans Society of
Baltimore have been banned by Police
Chief McRell here, because he said
there was only one blind veteran in
the orchestra. The concerts are not
held for the benefit of blind veterans
as the orchestra has led the public to
think, stated the National Head
quarters of the Blind Veterans So
ciety-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Gov. JacksOn's Trial
to Start February

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 15.-
Trial of Governor Jackson of this
state on corruption charges will start
on Feb. 7 in Marion County Criminal
Court, defense and prosecuting at
torneys decided today. Robert Marsh
and G. v. Coffin, Republican leaders
here, also go on trial with Jackson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Hundreds Die in Bosnia

PARIS, Jan. 15.-Hundreds are dy-
ing monthly, according to reports
from Sarajevo, as the blessings" of
the Serb rule which was foisted upon
the Bosniaks and Montenegrans be-
gin to make themselves felt. Death
end starvation are stalking thru the
land, the report states, and all Mo-
hammedans are fleeing to Turkey for
safety as they fear the rising fury
Of the starving multitudes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
HOusemaids and Buffers
Chartered AS a Union

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-The Amer
ican Federation of Labor issued a
charter last month to a household
workers. union. It is to be known as
the Housemaids' and Buffers Union,
Local 1894. Ten hours has been
fixed as the days work, but the ques-
tion of wages and the days off are
yet to be decided.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Loses License for Joke

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 15.-Because
Leslie B. Sanders Of Newton objects
to having Goldfish on his license
plate and painted it green to match
the color of his car, his registration
was revoked by Frank A. Goodwin,
state register, who happened to notice
it on the street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 49,
While Edgar Boerger of Irwin, Ohio,
was operating an automatic clipper
on dairy COW in the barns of the
Ohio State University where he is
enrolled as student, short circuit
passed through the short handle and
cause his death through electrocution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Machado Fears Anti
Coolidge Protests;
Runor Many Arrests
Wall Streets Delegates to Fight Discussion of
Nicaragua at Conference Today
Expect Coolidge Will Evade Important Issues in
Address, and Talk Good WHIP Bunk

15.-Cooidge the American arrived
m o the United States Batleship
The crowd yielded good natudy the brusque orders of
sodiery that watched ALL the welcoming launch
from the pavilion President Machado the front with
committee
HAVANA, JAM 15-Accordng to widely ycrcuated rumors,
of workers and students have been arrested by the police
that demonstration held against United
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16

HOBOKEN, N. j., Jan. 15.-An-
drew jacobson, a 68 year old Erie
Railroad worker, yesterday fell over
board while at work on lighter here,
and was drowned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16

States delegation when it ar
fives.
The police and military a3l-
thorities are taking extraordinary
precautions to prevent an anti-Cool-
idge demonstration. Workers and
students, the Machado government
fears, may attempt an anti-imperial-
ist demonstration. Orders have been
issued providing that spectators stand
at least twelve feet from Gordon of
soldiers who will line the streets from
the dock to the presidential palace
where Coolidge will stay.
The United States delegation will
do everything in it's power to pre-
vent the discussion of the Nicarapuan
question at the Pan-American Con-
ference which opens tomorrow. Presi-
dent Coolidge, who will address the
conference tomorrow, is expected to
offer the delegates the customary ex-
pressions of "good WILL" while COM
,letely cvading the concrete differ
ences between Latin-America and the
United States.
Such criticism as the Latin-Amer-
lean delegates are expected to bring
against United States Intervention
in Latin-American countries will in
all probability be buried behind
closed doors, in committee conferen-
ces. The United States delegation, it
is expected, will encounter some diff
ficulty when the Commission of In
ternational Jurists appointed by the
Pan-American Conference at Santi-
ago five years ago delivers IT'S report.
One of the recommendation of the
commission is that "no state shall
intervne in the domestic difficulties
of another state.
Such opposition as the United
States will encounter is expected to
be feeble in view of the fact that a
vast majority of the delegates repre-
sent governments maintained or
strongly influenced by the United
States. Delegates of opposition
groups, such as DR.. Bellegarde and
DIR. Hundecourt of Haiti, have been
excluded.
Hit Coolidge Policy.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 15.-Excelsior,
large Mexican City daily, expects
very little from President Coolidge's
speech at the Havana Conference.
Referring to the "hymn of frater-
nifty" which Excelsior expects from
Coolidge the editorial says:
"This is not the remedy for Mica
ragua. SANDING and his heroic COM
panions will be annihilated. Violation
of Nicaraguan sovereignty will be
consummated Again it will be shown
that the colossus Of the North does
rot respect and does not wish to re-
spect the rights of little nations"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
Haiti Concern Crashes

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. Is.
The American financial guardian
ship of Haiti has been unable to pre-
vent the failure for several hundreds
Of thousands of dollars of the firm
of Oloffson, Lucas and Co., in what is
reported to be one of the worst
crashes in years. Walter Oloffson, the
senior member Of the concern, has
disappeared, and the main offices and
several branches of the firm thruout
the island have been seized and sealed
by the courts. Civil and criminal pro-
ceedings are being entered into.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
$1,000 Bounty Paid
For Shooting Miner;
Shut Ohio Scab Mine
Eye Witnesses Tell of Walsenburg Slaughter
When State Troopers Fired On Parade
Fatal Proclamation of Martial Law May Have
Been G Forgery

The against the coal miners in Colorado
state police trying to shift blame the killing
two men and woundng of two up some miners
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16
HICKMAN PROMISES SUICIDE.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. ia VOW
TO kill himself before the state can
10 so was made by William Hickman,
,hild slayer, before examining alien
SITS yesterday. Unusual police bru-
tality onAHickman has beesy=s~ief {5k' /,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-16

for murder, assault to kill and
incitement to strike, and also IN
the Pennsylvania and Ohio dis
tricts, where mass picleting is being
met by a mobilization of company
gunmen, sworn in as deputies and un-
der orders to kill unionists if neces-
sary to keep the mines running open
shop.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-09
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

and honors in the games were won
by Mrs. l.. II. Connolly.
A kitchen shower was given We'd
ncsday evening at the Salvation
Army hall in compliment to Miss
Mary Messler, whose marriage to
Melvin Thurston will take place
March 16. Mrs. Hans Peterson and
Mrs. Harold Johnson acted as hos
tesses. A mock wedding was fea.
tured during the evening, and re-
freshments were served at a late
hour.
c. B. McAllister returned to Man
dan Thursday after a two months
trip 20 California. Mrs. McAllister.
who accompanied him on the trip.
is spending a few days with friends
in jamestown before returning to
Mandan.
DR.. A. O. Henderson has returned
from jamestown, where he attended
the Republican state convention.
Mrs. George Brown entertained
members of her bridge club We'd
nesday afternoon. Dinner was
served at five o'clock, and later