The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 13, 1926, Page 3

_* LAWRENCE AIDS RELIEF WORK IN “PASSAIC STRIKE United Front Committee Arranges Mass Meeting LAWRENCE, Mass., March 11.— The visit of Passaic strikers to Law- rence was a great event for the mill workers here. “Mother” Bloor went with them to the mill gates every day and while they distributed strike bulletins Bloor spoke to large crowds who listened eagerly to her message Qs conditions in Lawrence are as bad @s those in Passaic. Tag Day was organized with girls from Lawrence, some women from Mother Bloor's league of Boston and girls from Young Workers’ (Commun- ist) League. Mother Bloor spoke to largé street crowds, and in spite of the cold the workers stood for over ,#n_hour—while the girls collected. Clubs Aid Strikers. On the evening of the Tag Day at the. France-Belgian club, the costume dance was halted while Mother Bloor eppealed for a collection for the strik- ers. The Providence group won the first prize of $10, which they promptly donated, all the other groups followed mit and this with the collection amounted to over $80 from this club. At the German club the strikers re- Seived a large collection. The Italian co-operative association held a mass meeting with Giovanitti #8 their speaker to which Bloor was invited. The strikers collected $35 et this meeting and the society pledg- @d $25 for this week and $10 for every week until strike is won. A very interesting mass meeting was held the day following the Tag Day in Eagles Hall. Many new mem- bers were secured and a collection-of $90 was taken. The chairman of the meeting was Timothy McSheen, presi- dent of the Pacific mill unit of the United Front committee, one of the largest umits of united front. The speakers were Oliver Christian, presi- dent of the Loom Fixers’ Union, affi- Hated with the A. F. of L, O. and one of the units of united front; Alfred Colton, president of the United Front committee of textile workers; Joe Sa- lano of the Italian co-operative; “Mother” Ella Reeve Bloor and the Strikers’ committee from Passaic, Rose Hudnagy, Katherine Klein and Paul Miller. To Hold Organization Meetings. At a membership meeting of the united front committee held after the mass meeting, Mother Bloor was in- vited to return to -Lawrence for a Week of noon-day organization meet- ings at the shop gates and a number of hall meetings. A big mass meeting will be held Sunday, March 21, in Eagles Hall, with a special appeal to women weav- ers and other mill workers. In one of the large mills, the Pa- cific, one woman worker told of how when she had 16 to 20 looms to tend she received more than she receives now operating 32 looms. Altho a grandmother, she has to speed up more than ever to hold her position. The doubling up system brings forth loud protests from the women. Only by strongly banding together can they change this condition. If one girl protests aloge, she is told she had bet- ter look out or her “time” will be given her next pay day. Im order to change conditions they must unite! Telephone Lehigh 6022 DR. ABRAHAM MARKOFF Surgeon Dentist 249 East 115th St., Cor, Second Ave. NEW YORK CITY OfMce Hours: 9 to 12 A. M.; 2 to 8 P. M. Daily, except Friday; ‘Sunday 9 to 1 P. M- Special Rates to W. P. Members Read It! $2.00 a Year—$1.25 Six Months THE BATLY ‘/ SOVIETS PLACE HUGE .. ORDER FOR TRACTORS FOR RUSS PEASANTS MOSCOW, U.S. S. R., March 11— The reconstruction program of the Soviet Union has been given a big impetus by the government's deci- sion to order 14,000 more tractors. The order will be divided between the United States and Germany, In addition, 1,750 tractors of the American type will be constructed in factories in this country, The Putiloy workers at Leningrad will build 850 of the Fordson-Putilovsky model, an adaptation of the Ameri- ean Ford tractor to Russian condi- tions, EXPECT SENATE TO TRY FEDERAL JUDGE ENGLISH Ran Bankruptcy Ring, Is Charge (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 11. — A:spe- cial session of the senate will prob- ably be called to act as a high court of impeachment if the house sustains the charges against Federal Judge George W. English of the eastern dis- trict of Illinois, The judiciary committee of the house has recommended Judge Eng- lish’s trial by a vote of 14 to 6. The. house will probably approve the re- port within a week. ‘High misde- meanors in office’ is the formal charge. Specifically he is accused of manipulating a bankruptcy ring within his court, and with conduct unbecom- ing a judicial officer, The senate is a log-jam of legisla- tion that it cannot clear prior to reg- ular adjournment, which is planned for May 1 or 15. Consequently, lead- ers said today, a special session of the senate to sit as a court is the only way out if the house orders his trial. Judge English was appointed by President Wilson, Wireless Operators of England End Strike (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, March 11.—The strike of the marine wireless operators has been settled by the men going back to work at the reduced wagés offered by the companies. All matters ‘in dispute, including the wage question, are to be subject to negotiation’ be- tween the operators and their em- ployers. Upon the failure to reach a settlement the dispute will be arbi- trated. The strike began last November. The companies have been despatching then ships without wireless operators and this has been allowed by the Board of Trade in utter violation of law. But what is law to these huge corporations when it interferes with their profits and their chance of ‘beat: ing down their employes, Jardine Sees “Bright Future.” FORT WORTH, Tex., March 11.— Secretary of Agriculture Jardine in a speech before the Cattle Raisers’ As- sociation predicted a bright future for the farmers and cattle growers. He pointed out that there are 9,000,000 less cattle in the United States than in 1920. The cattle raisers merely shook their heads and declared that it would be a “bright year for the bankers, but not for the farmers and cattle raisers.” March Issue of the WORKERS MONTHLY SUBSCRIBE! FIFTEEN FUR ia SHOPS AGKEE TO UNION’S TERMS 135 Workers Return Vic- toriously NEW YORK, March 11.—A mass picket demonstration of the striking furriers opened the fourth week of their strike against the fur manufac- turers in this city. One hundred thirty-five workers went back to their jobs in the fifteen fur trimming shops which have sign- ed the agreement granting all the un- fon’s demands. Over 200 additional applications from manufacturers anxi- ous to settle will be investigated and disposed of as fast as the union’s set- tlement committee can handle them. There seems no prospect that this strike will duplicate the last one, in 1920, when the furriers were out for 32 weeks. Altho the union is fully prepared to continue the strike inde-| finitely to gain its demands, more and more of the manufacturers apparent- ly want to begin operating their shops before the opening of the sample sea- son March 15, More than 5,000 fur workers were out on the picket line ready to meet the manufacturers’ sluggers who are always on hand to interfere with the right of the fur workers to peacefully Picket the fur shops. The furriers have had no increase in wages since 1918, but the new agreement calls for a 25 per cent raise, with no division of the crafts} into high and low paid classes. The new agreement will also put into op- eration, for the first time, an unem- ployment insurance fund to which the employers contribute 3 per cent of their weekly salary budget. RETURN 1.0, EL, CONCERT TICKETS All those who have tickets for sale for the T. U. E. L. concert to be held this Saturday at the 8th St. Theater, must return money for same and left over tickets to the office of the T. U. E. L., Room 37, 156 W. Washington St., not later than Friday, March 12, All seats are reserved and all tickets not returned by the above mentioned time will be considered sold, as the seats cannot be sold when the tickets are out. Lawrence Workers Aid Passaic Strikers LAWRENCE, Mass., March 11—The committee of strikers from Passaic are creating much interest in Lawrence. They wear broad bands across their) breasts with “Passaic Strikers” printed in large letters and go from shop to shop collecting relief funds and answering questions as to the ter- rible conditions in the Passaic Mills and homes, about police brutality, the use of tear gas against the pickets and the drenching of the strikers with the fire hose while peacefully picketing. Every noon hour “Mother” Bloor speaks to large crowds at factory gates. Hundreds of workers stand in the cold applauding the speakers and ques- tioning the strikers as they go thru the crowd with the Textile Strikers’ Bulletin and leaflets about the big tag day to be the feature of Lawrence’s Relief Drive, The United Front Committee of Tex- tile Workers of Lawrence is on the job night and day collecting food, clothing and money for the strikers, ‘heir slogans are “If Passaic Loses “e Lose” and “Passaic Strikers Must vin.” Across the front of their office, which thousands of mill workers pass daily, is a huge oilcloth sign with large letters protesting against the doubling up and the speed-up system in Lawrence as well as Passaic— against the wage cuts, long hours, night work, etc. Plans are being made to hold mass meetings in Lowell, other textile centers, |Newark Labor Defense * : . Aids Passaic Strikers NEWARK, N. J., March 11—At a large meeting held here under the auspices of the International Labor Defense, $179 was collected for the re- Nef of the striking Passaic textile workers. At the beginning of the col- lection Bishop Brown, who spoke on Evolution and Revolution, announced that he would contribute dollar for | tions WORKER SHUT UP—LOOK AT THE FACTS! ~~ ai By William Gropper. The workers are disgusted with the slanderous campaign of the Daily Jewish Forward against a trade union delegation to Soviet Russia. YELLOW SOCIALIST FORWARDS AIDS BOSSES IN ATTEMPT TO BREAK FUR WORKERS’ STRIKE NEW, YORK CITY, March 11.—The Jewish Daily Forward has been caught instigating a conspiracy to break the furriers’ strike. It has as help- ers all the black forces of the Kaufman machine, which have turned agents for the boséés. The conspiracy was discovered by one of the strikers and reported to ‘the strike committee. A scant caucus for breaking the strike was held in the office of the Internationa! in Long Island City where the representative of the Forward submitted plans of breaking the militant fight that the furriers are carrying on to force-the demands of the strik-+ ers. i t The pla it of the strike-breaking Forward whiph were submitted to the Kaufman ine, who are now act- ing as agéfitg for the bosses are as follows: I 1. That ‘the Forward shall print in its striketbreaking sheet that the workers ar®- dissatisfied with the strike leadetwhip. 2. That the well known gang lead- er, Beckerman of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union, shall sup- ply the sluggers and gunmen to come to the mass ‘meetings of furriers, slug and beat the'strikers and blame it on the strike committee under the pre- tense that gangsters are slugging non- Communist. jstrikers. 3. That .the International shall take over “the leadership of the strike under the leadership of H. Sor- kin, the well known figure of the strike of 1920 whom the fur workers know has embezzled over forty thou- sand dollars for his private use. 4. That all the funds of the fur- riers’ strike committee shall be at- tached until an investigation would be made by the courts. Bosses to Pay Fancy Sum, 5. That the Fur Manufacturers’ Association shall contrbiute $100,000 for this conspiracy. The plans were to be submitted and approved by the bosses’ agents at a meeting held in Union Square hotel where’ fhe conspirators met the bosses’ agents. The meeting was held and the plang were approved by both ements. Acollection was made for immediate expenses, which amounted to $160. No sooner was the conspiracy dis- Maynard and|covered than;the strike committee took action and thru the Freiheit un- covered the , whole plot which the strike-breaking Forward and the black elements of the Kaufman ma- chine, the Sorkins, the Winigs, the Begoons and/a few others had con- cocted. “ Workers Dlsperse Yellow Forward. The wor! are enraged over the strike brea! Tole that the yellow Forward which calls itself a work- ing class paper is playing, Instead of helping the fur strikers, it tries to break the strike, and drive them back to work under the dangerous condi- that they are now fighting dollar to the relief of the textile work-| against. ers. Carpenters’ Local No, 782 con- tributed $26 at the meeting, Some of the strikers were so en- raged that they .went to the office of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Benja-|the Forward to protest, There they min Gitlow spoke at the meeting |found Sam Cohen and Stetsky, who showing the condition of the strikers |ate now out of the fur industry and and the need for relief, Gitlow brot | Who were seen confering with A. out the need for the workers to organ-| Weckstein & Son, holding a confer- ize the International Labor Defense |®nce with A. Cahn, editor in chief of and ended with an appeal for the|th@ Forward, working out further workers to join the International La- bor Defense. - . The Nowark International Labor De- fense is planning to canvass Essex county in order to aid the striki textile workers, my, See SEND INAS! a gers of plans for breaking the furriers’ strike, The plans:were to be carried out on Friday. There are many mass moetings on that day of the week, and all the gangsters of Beckerman were to be concentrated in Webster's Hall, where ‘the gangsters and slug- were to assault ‘THE SUFFRAGETTE? WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE WORKERS’ HOUSE, SUNDAY “The Suffragette,” a Russian play in 3 acts will be presented this Sun- day, March 14, at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Division St. The play is staged under the leadership of the well known Russian actor Anatoly Pokotilov. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission 50 cents. the striking fur workers and then blame it on the workers themselves. The Forward announced in its sheet that mass meetings were to be held on that day despite the fact that the strike committee called them off two days before. Gunmen Attack Fur Workers. On each corner gunmen were sta- tioned and many started into Web- ster’s Hall. When Manager Gold saw that they were there for “business” he asked them to go away in an or- derly way, whereupon they pulled out their guns and started shooting. When the workers heard shooting, all the workers rushed out to meet the gangsters who retreated into cellars and every where they might be able to hide, for if they would not have left they would have been trampled to death by the thousands of workers roused to fury against them, The shooting did not hurt anybody but the workers were busy grab- bing the guns and blackjacks away from the sluggers and gunmen of Beckerman. The next day the daily Forward stated in its Saturday issue that the bosses sent the gangsters to shoot at the workers when there is ampl proof that the gunmen were hired by Beckerman of the Amalgamated who is in the service of the yellow sheet the daily Forward, and that they wer. to be paid from the funds that, the Fur Manufacturers promised them i the strike-breaking plot was carried out. Strike Ranks Solid. The striking fur workers know well what the Forward is and that it is instigating the plot to break the militant strike that the fur workers are carrying on, No conspiracies of the Forward and other black’ elements of the labor movement can break the militant strike that the fur workers are car: rying on. Crews of 50 Trawlers Lost. VIENNA, Australia, March 11.— Fifty trawlers with their crews were sunk off the Dalmatian coast during 4 terrific gale. On shore a passenger train was overturned and many pas sengers seriously injured. The Ital jan freighter Seeno was shattered on the rocks of Spalato Harbor. Half its crew perished, Vy ‘WO NEW WORKER BOOKSHOPS OPEN IN U.S, CITIES Serve as Daily Worker Subscription Centers Two new Worker Book Shops have opened in Boston and Minneapolis, following the book shop recently opened in Los Angeles and adding to those already existing in practieally every large city from New York to San Francisco. + * The latest are the Workers’ Book Shop of Boston, Mass., at 36 Cause- way street, and the Workers’ Book Shop of Minneapolis, at 210 South Third street Each of these like the shops in other cities, are featuring Communist literature especially, but are handling literature of many phas- es of the labor movement ag well. The past year has: seen an expan- sion of the volume of sales in all of these, which are also serving as sub- scription centers for The DAILY WORKER and other American and foreign labor publications, The Jimmie Higgins Book Shop of New York, Workers’ Book Shop of Toledo, and the Auditorium Book Shop of Denver, established now for some years have pioneered in the field of Workers’ Book Shops that in the last few years are springing up in every important city, accompany- ing the growth of the Communist and left wing movements whose literature they feature. All with a modest some are now, small shops or even in the offices of beginning, as the local unit of the Workers (Com-/ munist) Party, moving to larger quar- ters with their growth. The Last Day of the Paris Com- mune. See it dramatized at the International Labor Defense com- memoration March 19 at Ashland Auditorium, ——$—— “Admission, 50 cents, 83 cents and $1.10 (Including war tax.) Tickets can be secured at 156 W. Washington St., wan Room 37; The DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washing- ton Bivd., and from all members of the T. U. E. hy have opened with) Page Three BACTERIOLOGIST CLAIMS SECRET OF GENERATION Ohio Scientist Says He Created Life ‘Special to The Daily Worker) LORAIN, Ohio, March 11—J. FP, Mazur, a young bateriologist here to- claimed he had discovered @ hod of producing living ceHs, ething most scientists contend t be done. azur announced he has not only been successful in pro- ducing life artificially by mixing chem- icals but has also created some of the higher plants and animals. If accepted as facts by the world of science, his discoveries will revolu- tionize the science of biology and up- set the theory of evolution, Masur said. He is now making arrange- ments to submit his claims to a body of biologists. According to Mazur, life is only a chemical and mechanical phenomenon and arises spontaneously out of the elements of the earth, Has Produced Living Snalis, In his home laboratory where he has been experimenting, making tests and working out formulas for five years, Mazur said he has produced 18 different forms of life, including snails, and an unidentified specie of weed, besides 16 varieties of living cells. Mazur asserted he has made 5,000 snails in three different expert- ments. “The snails” said Mazure, “are natural in every respect even to reproducing themselves.” zy Easy to Create Life, The process for the production of the artificial snails is comparatively easy, except that it takes three months to complete Mazur stated. To explain it in simple language, he said he treated synthetic albumin with cal- cium carbonate, allowing the mixture to absorb carbon dioxide gas from de- caying vegetable matter. U. S. Backs Catholle Priest. MEXICO CITY, March 11,—United States Ambassador Sheffield has ef- fected a “satisfactory” settlement with the Jalapa authorities over the threatened arrest of F. J. Krill, an American Catholic priest. The state department at Washington brought pressure to bear to keep the godo- logist on the job. Get your tickets now for the Inter- national concert of the T. U. E. L. Sat., March 13, at 8th St. Theater. ee Little Red Library NUMBER SEVEN. The Damned Agitator and Other Stories By MICHAEL GOLD 10 Cents THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1113 W. Washington Bivd, CHICAGO, ILL.