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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-01

To wear with the new sweat
ers. Handsome Scotch plaids -.
in harmonious shades.
Misses sizes.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
British Say Amanullah
Drops Reforms; Their
Spy Is Still at Work

NEW DELHI, India, Jan. ia
dispatch from British sources re-
ceived here today says that King
Amanullah of Afghanistan has is
sued proclamation withdrawing
his series of reform laws.
According to this dispatch the
girls sent to Turkey to be educated
are to be recalled, the purdah, or
seclusion of women system, is to be
restored, conscription is to be with
drawn, womens' associations are to
be closed and soldiers are permitted
to become followers of the holy men.
The question Of reforms has
served the British as a cloak under
which to incite the revolt against
the Afghanistan government so that
they could dominate the country and
use it as base against the Soviet
Union. Colonel Lawrence, the Brit
ish spy, on whose head Amanullah
has fixed price, is still at large in
Afghanistan.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
JOBLESS
AT 100000
Social-Democrats Are
in Betrayal

BERLIN, Jan. 13.-The number
cf unemployed workers in Germany,
which has been steadily increasing
with the naturalization of industry,
was approaching 100000 towards
the end of the year and will exceed
that number by the end of January,
according to an official statement
last night.
These figures only include those
receiving dcles from the govern
ment and it is believed that a large
number of unemployed have not
been registered and are therefore
not included in these figures.
Counting the dependents of the un-
employed the number directly affec-
ted would reach about 100000.
The increase during the last year
is about 43 per cent over the end of
1927. The betrayal tactics of the
reforms. trade union leaders to-
gether with the policy Of the social
democrats has played no small part
in increasing Che army Of unem-
rloyed.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
CAP Makers HIT
BOSTON CzARISM
No More Criticism Is
Edict of Fakers

BOSTON, Jan. 13.-Members of
Boston Capmakers' Local 7, at the
union membership meeting here dur
ing the latter part of last week,
denounced the officialdom of the
local for wrecking the union and
abolishing every vestige of democ-
racy in the organization.
Despite the "anti-criticism" de-
cision brought in by the right wing
Zaritsky appointees, who had re-
placed the popular legally elected
left wing administration, the men,
bership stood up and assailed the
gang that had destroyed union con-
ditions and ruined a once powerful
local.
This decision, made in desperate
effort to retain control of the union,
calls for the suspension for three
months of all critics of the official
dom and their policies. Another de-
cision a la Mussolini, which many
members declared they intend to de-
fly, is that henceforth no more shop
chairmen are to be elected by the
workers, but are to be appointed by
the zaritsky appointees.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
PHILA, WORKERS
Observe birth
OF THE DAILY"
Minor, Olgin Speak;
1000 Attend

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-Tn
one of the most enthusiastic demon
strations ever held in the city, over
1000 workers Friday night cele-
brated the fifth anniversary of the
Daily Worker at the Labor Institute,
EIGHTH and Locust SITS.
Following a selection of Russian
music from 1905 to 1917 by ]. Fisch-
erman, Robert Minor, editor of the
Daily Worker, addressed the meet
ing on the growth of the paper. M.
j. Olgin, editor of the Hammer,
Yiddish Communist magazine, greet
ed the Daily and pointed out it's
significant role as fighter in the
struggles of the working class dur
ing its five years existence.
Each speaker was greeted with
tremendous applause. One hundred
and sixty dollars was raised as
Philadelphia's contribution to the
only working class English daily
newspaper in the world.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
PILSUDSK| TRIES
TO AVOID PEACE
Highly Embarrassed at
Soviet Proposal
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fling" and "insincerity." In the
same way, the semi-official "Epoca"
sees in the present proposals for
outlawing war more bluffs in
this way again trying to evade the
disarmament proposals of the Soviet
Union.
1t is recalled that in his report
before the Central Executive Com
mittee of the Soviet Union last
month, Litvinoff had remarked that
if any government thinks that the
Soviet Union does not desire peace
and will not disarm together with
the other powers, why do they not
"call the bluff" by accepting the
proposals for disarmament and out
lawing war.
In the same way the recent reply
of the Pilsudski government to the
Litvinoff note is an evasion of the
Soviet proposal for outlawing war.
In stating that, while it would be
willing to enter into negotiations
with the Soviet Union it would re-
serve the right to make "amend-
ments," the Pilsudski note leaves
obvious loopholes open for with
drawing from the negotiations and
Automatically" refusing to outlaw
war with the Soviet Union.
1t will be recalled that ever
since August, 1925, the Soviet gov
ernment has proposed treaties of
non-aggression to Poland only to be
refused on some pretext or other.
A similar proposal has been ad-
dressed to Lithuania.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
HONDURAN MINES
HOLES OF DEATH

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Jan.
1.-The newspaper Gel Sol" pub
fishes a report upon the horrors suf-
fcred by the workers in the mines
of San Juancito, where the death
rate of miners from the terrible con-
ditions under which they work has
reached ghastly heights.
There are five hundred workers
in these mines, that is, there is
place for 500 to work, but so deadly
are the conditions that after six
months Of work, almost all miners
become victims Of tuberculosis, and
so fast do they die that new VIC
tins recruited from unemployed
workers in other sections take their
places.
The convention of labor unions
now in session are demanding
remedial action to enforce protective
legislation and there is a united
front Of labor generally to this end.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
Lenin Memorial Meet


A Lenln Memorial Meeting will be
held in Madison Square Garden Sat
urday evening, January 10. All Party
and sympathetic organizations please
take note.
You are requested not TO arrange
any conflicting dates. The Lenin
Memorial Meeting this year will be
the impeiiaiist war and for the de-
tense Of the. Soviet Union.
To All Units.
Tickets and posters for the Lenin
Memorial Meeting Saturday, Jan. 10,
are now ready at the district office.
Call for them at once.
wHIiamsburg Y. w. l..
A dance under the auspices of the
Y. w. L., Williamsburgh Unit 2, will
be given on Jan. 20 at $3.50 p. M, at
600 Myrtle Ave.
women's District Committee.
A special meeting of the Women's
District Committee is called for IL
a. M, Saturday Jan. l9
Negro Work Conference.
A Negro conference of the district
has been called by the District Exec
utiye Committee to be held on Jan.
25 at the Workers Center, 26-2S
Union Square, to establish the Party
apparatus for Negro work and to
discuss ways and means of increas-
ing our activity among the Negro
workers.
This is the first conference of the
district where Negro work will be
the only order of business. The con-
ference will have for Its task "a The
drawing in of Negro workers into
the Party. CD The building up of n
Party apparatus for Negro work. go
Mobilization Of the Negroes for the
task in fighting the war danger, for
the organization of the unorganized
and for connecting up our Negro
work with regard to the women and
youth workers. (4) Spreading OF
our press among the Negro workers
All units are urged to send dele.
gates to this conference. Failure tc
do so will show an underestimatior
of our Negro work on the part OF
the unit Select delegates and sec
that they attend the conference.
Branch 4, Section 4.
An important meeting Of the
branch will be held at 1880 wilkins
Ave, today at p. m.
Unit If, Sd.
An educational meeting will b.
held today at p. m, 101 w. 27tl
st.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
Organizations

ing Friday, Jan. IS, at 1os E. 14th
St, p. m.
Young Defenders.
The Young Defenders, as part of
their educational program, will or
ganize an Esperanto class. All inter-
nationalists are invited. Instruction
ls free. Registration Is now on. The
class VIII meet every Sunday from
4 to 6 p. m. at 1900 Boston Road
Jan. 20.
Harlem Progressive Youth.
me sport section of the club will
partlclpate in sport exhibit at the
Lenln Memorial meeting for Jan. 10.
comrades are urged to come for the
Iinal @ preparations, Tuesday and
Thursday at s p. m
Labor Temple Poetry,
The American Poetry Circle, six
to 10 newspaper and magazine poets,
viii give recital, Thursday, Jan. II,
at S:15 p. m., at the Labor Temple
242 E. 14th St. Public invited.
YorkvilIe i. L. ID,
The. monthly meeting of the York
vile branch of the I. l.. D. will be
neld tuesday, p. M, at the Czecho-
slavak Workers Home, 347 e. 72nd
st.
Freiheit symphony Orchestra.
Franz Schubert" will be the sub
Ject of the first musical talk of the
group on Friday evening, Rose Gar
den, l347 Boston Road, Bronx. The
tax VIII be illustrated by group
from the orchestra with Nathan AL
terman, director, as speaker Re
hearsal tomorrow evening at 1892
southern Boulevard, near Freeman
81. station. Any instrument player
is welcome to attend.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
25 YEARS IN JAIL
FOR COMMUNISTS
IN R0 NE TRIAL
8 Workers Given Long
Sentences
(Red Aid Press Seruicel

ITALIAN FRONTIER, (By Mail).
Three more trials of anti-fascist
workers took place before the spe-
cial tribunal at Rome on December
10.
In the first process two workers
of Schio, Vicenza province, were
tried for carrying on Communist
propaganda and distributing leaf
lets. The court called both workers
guilty" and sentenced Attilio Can
ova to 8, and Gastone Grotto to 2
years prison.
In the second case two workers
were charged with distributing anti
fascist leaflets. The special trib-
unal sentenced Rodolfo Busi to
years, 2 months and 7 days prison
and Giovanni Lombard to 2 years
and Is days.
In the third process, the most i'm
portant of the three, 3 workers of
Verona were tried for reorganizing
the Communist Party and carrying
on propaganda activities in their
home towns and in the surrounding
territory. The prosecution called all
workers dangerous Communists
and saw in Fortunate Pegoraro the
outstanding supporter of the Com.
munist Party in Verona province
The sentence of the court was az
follows:
Pegoraro, 8 1-2 years; Giuseppe
Bendini, 5 years; Giuseppe Prison
years; and Giovanni Facciotti,
years prison.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14

headed by their crowned murderer
Wilhelm, so the capitalists Of all
other countries are waging wnr
only for tho division OF the profits
Of the capitalists. for world rule.
Hundreds OF billion Of capital hive
been Invested in profitable con-
Germs, bringing to the peoples
death, hunger, disiIlusionment, bar
barism. and to capitalism, scandals
ousIy high. insnne profits" From
speech by Lenin I'm LenIngrnd.
Lenin memorial meeting, january
10, In Madison Square Garden.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
Workers Party Activities

Reports of delegates to the section
convention will be discussed.
Unit 2, Section Z.
The unit will meet tomorrow, 8
p. m, 764 40th st.
Section CT.
Section 6F will hold a regular
meeting, p. M. Tuesday, so st.
Marks Place.
International Branch, section I.
Branch meets Wednesday, 1880 p.
m, at GO st. Marks Place, for cleo
tton of new functionaries.
Branch 2, Section s.
The unit will meet tonight at 8
p. m, 313 Hinsdale st. Important
problems will be discussed, and the
report of delegates to the section
convention will be received.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
MEXICO MASSES
HONOR MEL.LA
Police Play Hoses on
Demonstration
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ers, but who were active enough in
attacking workers demonstrating
their protest before the Cuban en-
bassy, are accused of sheltering the
agents Of the Cuban government
who carried out their plans on Mex
lean soil of assassinating Mella.
While the press generally is filled
with news accounts of the case, only
one paper, LA Prensa," has demand
ed that the government of Gil take
action against the murderers. Gil's
government, however, which has
done nothing to apprehend the as
sassins, instead only offers the
Cuban ambassador, whom everyone
knows is implicated in the murder,
its protection from the Mexican
workers and has surrounded the
Cuban assassins' headquarters with
great forces of police. The ambas-
sador-assassin has even the effron-
try to vilify Mella in the press, from
behind the lines of police guards.
Moving Funeral Ceremony.
Before the great procession began
of workers who followed Mella to
his grave, his body rested in state
in the hall at the headquarters of
the Mexican Communist Party.
The hall was draped with red and
black, and for the last twenty-four
hours the body of the victim of
American imperialism was watched
over by guards of honor, changed
hourly, while a steady stream of
workers and peasants filed by, hour
after hour. On the faces were a
sorrow and an anger that bodies no
good to American imperialists and
their agents, both Mexican and
Cuban.
Absurd Charges by Police.
The police under President Portes
Gil, are trying to cover up their
assistance to the assassins, by hold
ing Mella's sweetheart and comrade,
Tina Modotti, under arrest and
charging that Mella was killed by
some rival lover. Comrade Modotti
when interviewed ridiculed the idea
and said:
"It is an infamy for the police to
try to make out that this was a
sentimental case. 1t is clearly case
of a political assassination by the
Cuban government which has sim
ilarly murdered hundreds of other
Cuban workers for the same reason
their opposition to its subservi-
ency to U. S. imperialism. Mella
was purely an idealistic boy who
fought for his principles and died
for them"
"Mella was potentially the great
est revolutionist in Latin America, !"
The daily worker., 1929-01-14

said Luis G. Monzon, a leader of the
Communists. "He was made vic
tim of world imperialism, definitely
of the imperialsts Of the United
States. President Machado of Cuba
is tyrant who deserves punishment
for governing his country in the
interest of Yankee imperialism"
Mella's body will be cremated and
his ashes later taken to Moscow, the
capital of the world proletariat, to
rest beside the revolutionary heroes
of many lands now buried near the
tomb of Lenin.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
Demonstrate at Vera Cruz.

VERA CRUZ, Jan. 13.-Hundreds
of workers and students demon
strated today over the assassina-
ton of Julio Mella at Mexico City.
They surrounded the Cuban and
U. S. consulates, singing the Inter
rationale and denouncing the mur-
der as a crime of Yankee imperial
ism. When they left, there remained
stationed before the U. S. consulate
huge banner reading: "Drive the
Yankees out of Latin America!"
The daily worker., 1929-01-14

at is childish to attempt to hold
individual persons guilty for the
inception OF the war, Ii is a mis-
take to accuse kings and cxars of
having created the present war.
The war was made by capital.
Capitalism had run into blind aI-
ley. This blind alley wns nothing
more nor less than the imperialism
which dictated war between
those competing for the owner
ship of the world" From speech
by Lenin. Lenin memorial meet
ing. January 10, in Madison Square
Garden,
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
STOCK PRICES RISING

Stocks on the New York exchange
advanced from one to more than
eight points in the first half of the
session yesterday, with dealings on
a moderate scale. Call money rose
from 6 per cent to Z per cent.
The Federal Reserve Board
weekly statement sets forth a de-
crease Of $l7,304,000 in brokerage
loans. There was tremendous rise
OF $238, 100000 last week.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
Sandino Victory.

PARIS, Jan. 13 (UP).-Police
prepared today for a heavy guard
for Governor Fuller of Massachu-
setts, who arrives tonight. He will
be escorted to his hotel to prevent
recurrence of the Communist de-
monstration which took place last
year during Fuller's visit here. Com
munists, however, said they were
no demonstration.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
DANCING NEWEST STEPS

polse. balance. lead, follow in confi-
dence,. quickly, finest teachers, guar
anteed to teach you correctly waltz,
fox trot. collegiate. Peabody, Ar
gentine tango, given In separate
rooms. without appointment; indi-
II p. M; also Sundays: special course
for beginners. VALENCIA DANCING
STUDIOS. los w. z4th Street. -
SUSquehanna o629.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
DoCKERs DEMAND INCREASE.

GLASGOW, (By Nail. D.-Dock
workers along the Clyde River have
demanded special wage rates for
work done betws en- 4 a. m. and 8 a.
m. They demsAd four shillings an
hour.
The daily worker., 1929-01-14
URGE RUSH ON
NICARAGUA WORK
Proposes S150,00O, 900
for Canal

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Be-
cause it was feared that to begin
Immediately on the construction of
the canal thru Nicaragua would
arouse too much antagonism in
Latin America, a resolution intro
duced in the senate yesterday rec
ommending that work on the i'm
perialist canal be begun, went over
until next week for consideration.
The introduction of the resolution,
however, makes it clear that the
Yankee imperialists intend to rush
their war preparations in Latin
America, plan which includes the
improvement of the Panama Canal
to permit larger and heavier war
traffic and the construction of the
canal thru Nicaragua.
The resolution, introduced by SEN
ator Edge, authorized the appropria-
tion of $3.50, 100000 for a survey by
army engineers of the Nicaragua
canal route and proposed an inves-
tigation of the possibility of enlarg-
ing the Panama Canal to meet fu-
ture war needs. The resolution
further contained a clause authoriz-
ing the government to give notice
to its puppets in Nicaragua of its
intention to begin the canal. Some
senators put up the feeble objection.
for the sake of form, that such a
resolution would expressly commit
the government to the construction
OF the Nicaragua Canal" which has
already been expressly done in the
treaty with Nicaragua.
The resolution, with few minor
amendments, will be brought before
the senate again next week.
Sandino Victory.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 13.
1t was learned here today that a
force of national guardsmen under
marine supervision were repelled by
Sandino forces in a fight north of
San Juan de Telpaneca on Jan. 10.
-Four of the guards were wounded
and they were forced to retreat.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-16
Cameraman Faints;
Airplane Thrill Lost

Oakland, Calif.-The fortunes of
make-believe war are sometimes as
harsh as those of actual combat.
For illustration, there is the expert
ence of a motion-picture company
which for months has been making
a war film at the Oakland airport.
A sudden gust of wind or an un-
expected twist damaged the wing of
a plane which was being 'shOt" few
thousand feet up. 1t started a tum-
bling descent, huge camera plane
larting after it like a falcon for its
prey.
The director on the ground below
removed his hands from his eyes and
ceased groaning in time to see the
pilot of the disabled craft get it in
on balance and make a fairly smooth
landing.
He rushed toward the camera plane
as II followed suit. shouting: what
a pictured Congratulations!
But one of the camera men had
tainted and the camera of the other
had damned"
Not a foot of film had been taken.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-16
Christian Science Churches

Sacrament was the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, January
13. Golden Text: "Let US keep the
feast, not with the old leaven, neither
with the leaven of malice and wicked
ness; but with the unleavened bread
of sincerity and truth" Il Corinthians
5:8). Among the citations which COM
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the fol-
lowing from the Bible: GAS they were
eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed
it and brake it, and gave it to the dis
ciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my
body, and he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them saying,
Drink We all of it" (Matthew 1926,
27). The Lesson-Sermon also inclue-
ed the following passages from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Baker Eddy: 'The
true sense is spiritually lost, if the
sacrament is confined to the use of
bread and wine. The disciples had
eaten, yet Jesus prayed and gave
them bread. This would have been
foolish in a literal sense; but in its
spiritual Specification, it was natural
and beautiful (p. 32).
Smyrna times., 1929-01-16

statements they subsequently issued
came to the conclusion that these
speculations and all irregularities
which had existed in the commission
had ben fully investigated. Mr.. Mack
all felt that since the Investigations
had been completed he was in a posi-
ton to resign in order to leave the
new commission free hand in reor-
ganizing the bodybuilding work OF
the State. In the formal announce
ment of his resignation, Mr.. MackaH
asserted that during his nine years
tenure as chairman and chief engineer
of the9 commission $70,000,O00 had
been expended under his direction IN
giving Maryland the most coordinated
and travelable system of highways IN
the country at cost lower than in any
other State. OF this he is proud, he
asserted. Mr.. Mackall expressed the
conviction that nothing further could
be revealed by Investigations, but he
offered to assist to the fullest extent
in any further inquiries that might be
made
Smyrna times., 1929-01-16
VIENNESE RENTS LOW, BUT
NO ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE
Peculiar Rent Laws Which Have
Prevailed in Austria Since the
War Are Responsible.

Vienna.-An ordinary moving van
is the only home which JOhan Bac,
coachman, has for himself, a wife and
six children. Bac recently was eject
ed from his former home. There be-
ing no other accommodations avail
able, he transformed his few belong
ings into the discarded body of a
moving van.
BAGS situation is attributed by
many Viennese to the peculiar rent
laws which have prevailed in Austria
since the war. When the Socialists
succeeded in overthrowing the Haps-
burgs and establishing a republic, they
simultaneously inaugurated an almost
pure MARKHAM regime based on the old
thesis that all property is theft.
Claiming that landlords had suffered
less than the rest of the population
in the deflation of the national cur
rency and the prewar state loans, the
Socialists passed laws which deprived
the landlords of their rents.
Viennese who were fortunate
enough to have an apartment at the
end of the war are today in the pc
culiarly fortunate position of living
almost rent free. A conservative gov
ernment has long since replaced the
Socialists in the national parliament,
but so strong is the pay no rent" idea
at present that the regime could not
be reelected on a platform which ad-
vocated even half honest rents. The
landlords are a minority, and the ten
ant vote is the important thing polit-
ically.
Austrian landlords receive approx
imately 10 cents per room per month.
They can collect nothing else except
the cost of cleaning and repairs. Ten
ants pay a slightly higher sum, but
this extra money goes to the city for
its municipal house building program.
During the last five years Vienna,
a Socialist city, has built 10000 apart
ments. Unless one is an organized
worker and faithful supporter of
the Socialist party, however, it is prac-
tically impossible to obtain one of
these new dwellings.
During the same time Vienna has
lost almost per cent of its popu-
lation. With more houses and less
inhabitants, one would expect that
there would be superfiuity of empty
rooms, but the exact opposite is the
case
Since they pay no rent for the
empty house, every Viennese who has
a room to let holds it for months on
end in the hope that some rich for
eigner will arrive and pay well for it.
Hundreds. possibly thousands, of
apartments in Vienna are occupied by
one or two people each. Other hun
dreds belong to people who have
moved TO other cities and are held
simply because it is cheaper for the
tenant TO pay the rent for whole
year than to pay a weeks hotel bill
when visiting the city.
Persons who have no dwelling must
pay some one who has such several
thousand dollars for the privilege of
moving in and obtaining the right to
pay the landlord no rent