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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
MURDER CHARGE
AGAINST GERMAN
FASCIST LEADERS
Officers of the Black
Reichswehr Arrested

BERLIN, Feb. S.-Two non-com-
missioned officers and two other Of
ficers of Germany's secret army, the
"Black Reichswehr," have been lodged
in death cells in the "murderers' tier"
of Ploetzensee Prison, near Berlin,
following the refusal Of the German
Supreme Court to overturn their con-
viction on the charge of killing fellow
soldiers 10 forestall betrayal of the
secrets of the fascist army, it was
learned today.
The "Black Reiehswehr" was or
ganized with the consent of the Ger
man government and the active sup
port of the Ministry of Defence, dur
ing the critical initiation years of 1922
ar 1923. During those years Ger
many feared workers revolt and did
not believe that the force of. 100000
men which the Versailles Treaty all
lowed the Reich would be strong
enough to meet an attack.
The "Black Reichswehr" was dis
solved in 1923. 1t turned against the
government and through open
counter-revolution tried to overturn
the republic and establish a fascist
dictatorship.
Through the "Black Reichswehr,"
labor divisions have written some of
the darkest chapters in Germany's
postwar history.
Because the Versailles Trea y
limited Germany's armed forces to
100000 men, the BLACK Reichswehr"
had to be kept secret. Any German
even mentioning the name of the or
ganization was put in Jail as traitor,
The penalty hanging over the mem
bers of the organization for betrayal
was swift and certain death.
Death penalties were imposed by a
secret, self-constituted Feme Court,
based upon the Medieval "Vehm-
gericHte" except that the accused
never knew of the charges against
him until it was too late.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Maxim G0rky Writes on
Terrorism IN Bulgaria

PARIS, (By MaiD-The "L'Human-
ite," official organ of the Commun-
list Party of France, published a let
ter from Maxim Gorky to one of his
Bulgarian friends. Here is the letter:
Dear Comrade Bakalov, I do not
know whether there is any sense ap-
pealing to the Bulgarian henchmen
and their humaneness. Endeavoring
to hold the toilers in slavery, these
people will not stop at any crime
"The -Vanzetti case has shown
how naive it was to think that such
appeals can have any effect and
arouse humanitarian feelings among
henchmen.
"The ruling classes often refer to
the humanitarianism of the gospel
and Christianity, etc. But that is all
hypocrisy and falsehood. They are
now more hypocritical than they ever
were before. This is particularly
clear if one recalls the savage hatred
of the bourgeoisie towards Russia, a
country where the workers elected
the parasites and want to be the
masters of their country.
Il never believed in the charitable
ity of the bourgeoisie and l believe
even still less now after the abomin-
able world war and after the ten
years of numberless crimes against
the toilers of the U. S. S. R.
"That is why will not appeal to
the Bulgarian government for am
nesty for political prisoners.
However, if you think that this
may be of some use, publish this
letter 80 that those who rouse hatred
by their action among the people may
read it.
MAXIM GORKY.
Sorrento, Dec. %, 1927"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
GEN, SANDING
ON move AGAIN
Rush Marines Against
Revolutionary Leader

Thousands of marines have been
withdrawn from the region around Ell
Chipote, according to a report re-
ceived in New York from Managua,
and are being concentrated against
Matagalpa in order to trap the forces
of General SANDING. The new action
ON the part of the Americans is an
admission that SANDING has eluded all
efforts of the Americans TO destroy
his troops or capture him and the
campaign further north is failure
Reports from the interior of the
country go to confirm the rumors that
General SANDING is advancing towards
the south and definitely end the
stories of his flight to Honduras
News which is brought in by natives
state that the army of independence
is securely hidden in the trackless
interior Jungles where they are pre-
pairing to renew their operations.
WASHINGTON, Feb. chairman
Borah Of the senate foreign relations
committee has .ffered for immediate
consideration, resolution asking
from the secretary of the navy all
information in his possession as to
the numbers of men and ships used
the cost and losses, in the interven-
ton in Nicaragua. Especially he de-
manded copies of reports by naval
officers as to the situation in Mica
ragua during this war. On objection
by Shortridge of California, the RESP.
luton went over for a day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

Arrest of Workers in
Shanghai Continues

MOSCOW, (By MaiD More than
72,000 people were executed by the
Chinese war lords in 1927, according
to figures made public by the Chi
nese Society for the Victims of the
Liberation Movement" The number
of those wounded total 37,628, while
the number of those arrested total
46.166, according to the society.
During the period of January
March, 3,460 people were executed
and murdered, 2,219 wounded and A.
633 arrested. In the period April
August, after the betrayal of Chang
kai-shek and other generals, 26,154
people were executed and murdered,
29,139 were wounded and 25,113 ar
rested. During the period September
October, the respective figures were
S,487, 2,270 and 1920.
Apart from that, at least 10000
peasants were killed in the Honan
province by Fin Yu-hsiang. Over T.
600 people were executed in Novem-
ber-December primarily in South
China; 1000 were wounded, and 5000
arrested.
Tens of thousands of revolutionary
workers and peasants are now on an
illegal footing as death sentences
await them. During the period of
March-August, $4,000 revolutionaries
were registered who were in need of
aid. The arrested are almost in all
cases considered as hostages and can
be killed at any moment without even
a trial. The prison conditions are
horrible. The cells are not heated in
the winter. Food is offered very
rarely and only in rotten state. The
death rate in the prisons is unusually
high.
All the imprisoned, executed, muir
dered, wounded, and those in hiding,
constituted the flower of the revolu-
tionary movement of China.
Especial Cable To DAILY wORKER.)
SHANGHAI, Feb. According to
reports from Marking, the plenum of
the Kuomintang which just closed,
annulled all former resolutions adopt
ed by the Kuomintang in regard TO
the policy of alliance with the Soviet
Union and the Chinese Communist
Party.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 8. - Scores II
workers have been arrested in series
of raids following the declaration q
martial law in the native section y
this city.
The Shanghai authorities are taking
measures to suppress the strikes
which have been sweeping the city.
The last few months have been marked
by rapid increase in the number Of
strikes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09


Among the cities making applica-
ton are: San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Oakland, California; Portland, Ore;
Seattle, Washington; Spokane, Wash
ington, Denver, Colorado, as we'll as
other cities in the Colorado strike
area.
Pittsburgh, Pa; Newark, N. j.,
Arnold, Pa; Detroit, Mich; Mesick,
Mich; Kansas City, Mo; Chicago, ILL.,. +;
South Bend, Ind; st. Paul, Mime
apolis, Minnesota, Toledo, Ohio;
Philadelphia, Pa; Boston, Mass;
Washington, D. c.; Milwaukee, Wise;
Martins Ferry, Ohio; Rochester, N.
r.; Utica, N. Y; Youngstown, Ohio,
Grand Rapids, Mich; Muskegon,
Mich; Gary, Ind; Southern Illinois
mining points; Superior, Wise; Du-
luth, Mimi; Passaic, N. j., and many
other points.
Starts in West.
The first section of Cannon's tour
will cover the entire western coast,
California. Oregon, Washington as
well as Montana, Utah, Colorado, the
city Of Chicago and vicinity, Detroit,
Cleveland, Pittsburgh, the Twin
Cities and Duluth and Superior. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

exact date of the routings will be an
|nounced soon.
While on the coast, Cannon viii
visit the political prisons at San
Quentin and Folsom where Tom
Mooney, Matt Schmidt, Warren Bill
ings, Mcnamara and others are corr
fined, and also the Centralia and
Walla Walla> prisoners, among whom
are John Lamb, Eugene Barnett and
others.
Those wishing to make an engage
ment for Comrade Cannon should
write to the national office of Inter-
national Labor Defense, 80 E. 18th
Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Society of Friends of
USSR Formed in France

PARIS, (By Mail)-A society of
the Friends of the U. S. S. R.. has
recently been organized in France.
The Society has now issued a mani
festo to the toilers Of France. which
contains the following: .... ........ ......
eve appeal to all those who I'M
derstand the magnificence of the eff
forts of people who overthrow their
former bourgeois order. We appeal
TO all those who hate war, to all those
who want to know the truth about
the U. S. S. R., and to spread it
among Others"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09


arose when he attempted to quiet the
protest.
A large number of police finally
quoted the audience. When Margaret
Bondfield, another Labor leader, at
tempted to speak, however, the uproar
was renewed.
A free-for-all-fight developed in the
hall when the stewards attempted to
eject a number of demonstrating
workers from the hall Order was
finally restored in the hall.
With the recent conferences be-
tween leaders of the Trade Union
Congress and the big British indus
trialists for the establishment of
class peace" and the wage cuts that
have gone into effect in large num-
Der of industries, the popularity of
Macdonald has waned considerably.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Chain Store Bakers Low
Wage Make BreadChea

CHICAGO, (FP) Feb. S.---Reduced
prices Of A. & P. chain store bread
are due to non-union conditions in
their bakeries. Bakers are paid only
$25 week and colored women work
ers get starvation wages in the bread
factories, members of the bakers
union assert. The Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor has put the A. G. P.
stores on the unfair list. The Illinois
State Federation of Labor has done
likewise.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Negligence Is Yelled
In Submarine Report

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 8.-A
voluminous report of the Sd disaster
which cost the lives Of 40 men has
been received by Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur. Gross negligence in
sending the submarine out in a storm
directly from the repair shop with
out an accompanying tender to ward
off surface vessels has been greatly
minimized in the report.
Although the findings warrant
court-martial in the opinion of many
navy officers, Wilbur is expected to
drop the entire affair to save the face
Of his department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
MEXICO OUTLAWS
DYNAMITE TRAIN

MEXICO CITY, Feb. S.-Five per-
sons were seriously injured yesterday
when counter-revolutionists dynamited
a passenger train in the state of Col
ina, according to reports received
here.
The destruction Of bridges, tracks
and telegraph lines disrupted train
service from Ell Paso. A large force
of federal troops was Immediately
sent in pursuit of the reactionaries,
who, it is expected, will be captured
before they can reach the hills.
Fourteen counter-revolutionist were
killed yesterday in skirmishes with
federal troops in the regions of Pihiia-
mo and Cerro del Aguacate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
JOBLEss, KILLS SELF.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Unable to
maintain his family of five children,
and with the birth of another i'm
pending. Alton Carricks, 35, truck
driver, living within a few blocks of
the capitol, turned on the gas in the
kitchen and died, the night of Feb. l..
The Carricks had struggled against
poverty for Is years together,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Rivera Foe Deported
From BuenOs Aires

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. s.-Charged
with entering the country without
authorization" Col. Macia, Catalon-
ian Separatist leader, has been ex-
PEELED from Argentina.
Macia, and his secretary, Gassol,
were put on ship for Montevideo.
Macia had been refused a visa by the
Argentina consul at Montevideo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
SIGNALMEN AWAIT ACTION.

CHICAGO, (FP) Feb. ST h e
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen,
which was slated for disciplinary ae-
aon by the A. F. of l.. executive
council at Miami for refusing to sur
render 5000 signalmen to the Brother
,ood Of Electrical Workers, as or
acred by the Los Angeles convention,
has not yet heard of any action taken
against it. Tb~ council has adjourned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

W. LdillollI, part
ner in J. P. Morgan
& Co. was received
this morning by
X n G Fuad 0 f
Egypt. He will
have lunch tomor-
row with Lord
Lloyd, British High
Commissioner.
Altho the pur-
pose of Lamont's
visit to Egypt has
not as yet been
made public, it is
believed to be of a
purely business ma
cure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Bills, Always Few,
Now to Be Smaller

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Smaler
sized paper currency will be placed
in circulation about the end of this
year, it has been announced by the
treasury department. The reduced
size is supposed to effect saving of
mora than &110n0nOn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

"
jeered by workers
last night when he
attempted to adj
dress a rally Of the
London Labor Par
ty at Albert Hall
last night. Work
ers in the gallery
mercilessly heckled
Macdonald and his
reference to the
demonstrators a s
+" insignificant crea-
lures" only pro-
voked more deris-
i've a u g h t e r.
Sho11+e If "traitoru
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
War Lords Murder More Than 1900 Workers IN 1927 Figures Reveal
THE POINCARE PROGRAM
Socialists Aid Tory Financial Measures
By GABRIEL PERI
(ForeiGn Editor, L'Humanite. }

PARIS JAN rs (By mai THE financial discussion
fanfare began days in the French Chamber
financial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Lament Visits Egypt
For House Of Morgan

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 8. - Thomas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
James z. Cannon to Tour
i. S. torLaboy Defense

s cities have sent requests for meeting Forthcoming
tour OF James Cannon national
on the American frameup system Yesterday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
WORKERS JEER
MACDONALD AT
LONDON RALLY
Police Guard Speaker
From Workers Protest

LONDON, Feb. 8-Ramsay Mac
Donald, leader of the Labor Party,
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
new Plan
ON STREET
CLOS|NGS

with a view to co-ordinating the
eleven agencies of the District of
Columbia which have authority to
close streets and make repairs, the
District Commissio. ..ers have named
a special committee to formulate
plans for public Improvement
board through which all such cases
will be cleared.
The action of the Commissioners
followed a recommendation of Capt.
H. C. Whitehurst. Assistant En-
gineer Commissioned in charge of
highway construction.
To serve with Captain Whitehurst
on the committee. the Commission
ers named Major Donald A. Dawson
and No4,r l.. e. Atkins. the other
assistants to the Engineer Com
missioner. Traffic Director William
Fl. Harland and Capt. r. q. Klotz,
engineer of the Utilities Commission.
The special committee will investi-
gate and report as early as practi-
cable on four major questions:
The coordination of public i'm
provement work and preparation of
estimates for such work prior to
submission to the Budget Bureau.
Regulation of cuts and closings
of public streets by any agency
whatsoever.
The use of the streets by motor
vehicles. weight of such vehicles,
etc.
Regulating Of issuance Of per-
mits for use of public roadways in
connection with building operations
or other occupation of highways for
private use
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
7 ANGUS AGE To
SPEAK HERE

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, famous
America ace of aces, will address
a meeting of the Board of Trade
in the Willard Hotel next Thurs
day night at s o'clock.
The distinguished aviator will be
brought here to help the board
in its drive to obtain sentiment in
Congress for establishment of the
worlds best airport in Washington.
He will tell of tho part aviation
will take in the future develop
ment OF the country.
Speeches also will be made by
Capt. Emory S. Land, of the Navy,
vice president of the Guggenheim
Dawson, Assistant Secretary of
War for Aviation.
Among the guests will be Edward
p. Warner, assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Aeronautics; Warren
Irving Glover ii, assistant Post.
master General in charge of air
mail; Maj. Gen. Georges ThenauIt.
French air attache and commander
OF the famous Lafayette Esca-
drille in France: Lieut.. Lseter Malt
land, United States Hawaii fIier;
Porter Adams, of the National
Aeronautics Associations; Lieut..
Comdr. ID. c. Watson, of the naval
Air Station; Major II. c. Davidson.
commander of Boiling Field and
the District of Columbia airport
committee OF the National Aeronau-
tical Associa ton.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
NAP POLEON " IN
ROSTAND PLAY
RAPED

PARIS. Nov. 17.-The Imperial
Prince, potentially Napoleon ".
died on the field of battle as his
predecessor. THE Man of Destiny
would have desired to die-"fighting
like a lion.
A thrilling account of how the
I last BonaDa made a lone stand
against 40 Zulus in 1879 cones
from the pen of an aged gentle
woman. the Countess of Garets.
who was Marie de Larminat. maid
lof honor to the Empress Eugene
This is flank attack on Ma
poleon ~" play in verse by long.
haired Maurice Rostand. already
criticized in Britain for alleged in
sinuation that Queen Victoria was
responsible for the death Of The
prince.
The last of Second Empire no.
bility objects to the play on the
ground it Portray the imperial
prince as pacifist. Baron Verify,
boyhood companion of Bonaparte
published a letter from his royal
friend showing that the prince join
| ed British troops in the Zulu cam.
paign to prove that he was worthy
of his name.
Describing how a detachment of
six British soldiers fled in dis
order leaving the prince alone as
the Hulus advanced. the Countess
of Garets gives this account of the
princes fight. drawn from what she
calls irrefutable documents
HE had only one revolver In his
belt. the other remaining in a sad
die holster on his horse His saber
had dropped out of its sheath. His
right arm disabled in a fall. he
Iclutched the revolver in his left and
turned to meet the enemy.
"A Zulu thrust a 'zagaie' at the
prince who managed to knock 1t
aside with his injured right arm.
The prince emptied revolver into
the advancing band but slipped into
hole. 'Zagaies' wese hurled at
the PROSTATE body. One pierced
the right eve, another sank into
the left side. The Zulus rushed up
and surrounded the body of their
victim. They were stupefied at his
bravery"
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Commerce Chamber
Accepts 20 Members

Twenty-nine applicants for mem.
breship in the Washington Cham
ber of Commerce have been given
the approval of the board of
directors.
They are: William M. Atchison.
Wilson w. Bailey, Helen e. Bell,
Grove Blackstone, John p. Bran
hall. Julius Brunscwig, w. l.. Bur.
dick, p. Calvert Cissell. l.. c..
Clements. Robert T. Creel, David
son and Weinberg, Gus Eichberg.
Forsythe Shoe Corporation, Frank
lin National Bank, Mrs. Mary Mar
tin Gleason, Wilbur l.. Gray, Gran
vile GUIDE, r. Frank Hem, d. f..
Jenkins. Arthur Lewey. M. Joseph
May. r. Lydia Martin, Harry s.
Morris. Meredith H. Pollen. Skin
ker Motor Co., L. w. SorrelI.
George o. Tenney. George Vogel
and George A. Wick.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
PLAN TO BOOST
ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va, Nov
1.-THE cornerstone Of the new
Lyon Park Christian Church at
Pershing Drive and Virginia Ave.
nue. will be laid tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Speakers will
be the Rev. Robert A. Voorus,
former pastor. and the Rev. Harvey
Baker Smith. of the Columbia
Heights Christian Church. of
Washington. There will be special
music by Mildred Barton and
Glynn Barton.
The first unit of the church will
cost $4,000 and the completed
building $50,000. Services are now
conducted by the Rev. c. w. Fuller
in the Lyon Park Community
House.
Tentative plans for the Arlington
County Chamber of Commerce
booster campaign win be discussed
by the special campaign commit
tee Monday afternoon with Daniel
E. Weigle, of Philadelphia, who will
be in charge.
"The prime purpose OF this. cam
paign." said p. p. Woodbridge,
executive secretary. 'is to sell the
idea and the need of a chamber of
commerce in Arlington county.
Funeral services for John c. Het-
erick, As, who was found dead in a
chicken house in the rear of his home
at Falls Church Wednesday night by
his son, Robert. will be conducted at
Luray, Va, his former home, tomor-
row. Burial will be in the Luray
Cemetery.
\ certificate of accidental death
was issued by the coroner, DIR. G. A.
Ransom.
The Children of the American
Revolution will give a play entitled,
Mrs. JarIey's Waxworks." at st.
Georges Parish Hall tonight at 8
o'clock. A minuet in Colonial cos.
tune will be featured. Mrs. J. A.
Van Orsdel, president Of the society.
will speak. Mrs. Hugh Clarkson is
in charge.
Delegates from the Woman's Club
OF Ashton Heights to the Arlington
County Civic Federation are Mes
DANES Hazel Davies. Eleanor Gary,
Emily Fenton and Bertha Kelly.
The executive committee of the
Arlington County Republican Club
will meet tonight in the Rucker
Building to plan for a Hoover vic
tory banquet during the first week
IN December The committee in
charge is r.. c. MACPHERSON. chair-
man: G. w. Clever. and C. w.
Harris.
The Girls Friendly Society Of st.
Georges Episcopal Church is hold
ing sale of home made cakes.
pies and candy todav from 2 to 5
at the Clarendon Motor Company
offices.
The November term of the cir
cult court of Fairfax county will
convene Monday morning at 10
O'Clock, with Judge Howard w.
Smith on, the bench. The docket
will be heavy.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
BIRTHS.

Ernest and Edith A. Nellie. girl.
George r. and Mary A. Simpson, girl
Jerry G.. and Sarah A. Cosby. girl.
Theodore and Mary c. Tolhert, boy.
George F. and Bessie A. Fugel boy.
William and Bertha y. Neal, boy.
Laurent p. and Margaret San Fellipo
boy.
Prev e. suzanne Savoy. boy.
Thomas and Marguerite Kirby, boy.
Robert and Hattie Clements girl.
Arthur and Ethel v. Holman, girl.
John and Inez Sumlin, boy.
Charles n. and Eleanor Wood. boy.
Theodore r. and Evalee Carter, hoy.
Chas. w. and Mabel Freeman, boy.
Robert and Hattie f.. Savage, boy.
George and Alberta Kebspe, boy.
Randolph and Sadie B. Jackson. boy.
John and Mabel Allen, boy.
Louise and Sadie Scoggips. boy.
Richard J. and Olga G.. Moore. boy.
Rudolph r. and Mary l.. Hall, boy.
Walter and Gladys Anderson, boy.
William j. and Mary Thompson, boy.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17

wILI.IAM aoHN McCLuRE. sR.

Funeral services for William joan
| Mcclure, sr., retired contractor. who
died at his residence, Isl Mt. Yer
non Blvd, Alexandria, Va, will be
held Monday at p. m.
Mr. Mcclure was born in Philadel-
phia, but had lived in Washington
for 80 years. He was well known
as the senior member of Mcclure x
Son, contractors, who have worked
on many of the largest buildings
in the District, including the Army
and Navy Club. the Red Cross Build
ing, Southern Railway Building and
the Harrington Hotel. He. retired
from business at the beginning OF
the World War. He was 72 years
old when he died Thursday of a
heart attack.
Mr.. Mcclure was active in Ma
sonic circles here, a member of
the Scottish Rite and Lafayette
Lodge.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Ida Virginia Gessford Mcclure: two
daughters. Mrs. Norman E. Bill
loves and Mrs Samuel r. Goodwin;
one son. William j., jr., and four
grandchildren.
Interment will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.