The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 15, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government. Vol. III, No. 80. ™ Subscription Rates: In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year, Outside Chieago, by mail, $6.00 per year, Entered at Second-class’ matter September “21, 1928, at the Post OMce at Chicago, llinois, under the Avt of March 3, 1879. The Prohibition Padlock Doesn’t Stop the Leak Disarmament Scheme to Fail—T chicherin (Special to The Daily Worker) GENEVA, April 13 — The Soviet Union has no confidence in the ability of the league of nations to solve in- ternational problems, declares an ag- @ressive note from M. Tchitcherin, So- ‘viet foreign minister, declining the in- vitation from the league to join in a preliminary disarmament conference. The note frankly declares that the “Soviet Union is inclined to believe that “the last session of the assembly of the league demonstrated that the etmosphere of Geneva is unfavorable for the solution of international ques- tions.” It also states that the assur-’ ances of Switzerland for’ protection to Soviet delegates is unsatisfactory. Tehitcherin's note: flactly predicts the faflure of the disarmament con- ference and quotes an.American di- plomat, who is not named in the note, as declaring that “a disarmament agreement is neither expected nor de- sired.” This reference is believed here to refer to the published reports of statements which “American ambas- sador Houghton is said to have made to. President Coolidge: on his recent return to. Washington, Effect Decision. The Soviet decision, while long ex- pected, just about puts the finishing touches to any ‘hope that the confer- ence will get anywhere even if it should be held. Tho the capitalist press of Europe has been trying to make it appear that the Soviets are responsible for the failure of the dis- armament scheme, they have not had much success. Tchitcherin’s note is to drawn that even the cleverest of (Continued on page 4.) “Go Get ’Em Marty” Blocks $1,000,000 ’. Robbery of Silk NEW YORK, April 13.—Martin Car- roll, customs guard, known as “go-get- em Marty” frustrated a-gigaptic rob- bery early today when he surprised a boatload of river pirates in the act of stealing part of a $1,000,000 cargo of silk and je tires from a pier on the North er and in a pistol “ an the band, And Government ee YOU CAN WIN — 4 A TRIP TO MOSCOW! See Thursday’s Issue of » The Daily Worker! LASTERS REFUSE TO WORK WITH SCABS AND JOIN SHOE STRIKERS NEW YORK, Aprit 13—The fit- ters of I, Miller and Sons, Inc.y.Long Island City Shoe Manufacturers, are still out, The tasters and, wood heelers, refusing to work with the scabs who took the places of some of the fitters, walked out yesterday. morning. All fasters and “wood heelers who have not been notified should report to the headquarters of the American Shoe Workers’ Pro- tectipe Union, 132 Cumberland St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 1, Miller and Sons .. The above notice was sent to The DAILY WORKER for publication from the strike committee of the shoe workers who are on strike at the above Brooklyn shoe works, Shop Committee. . Crude Rubber Imports Grow. NEW YORK, April 12—Imports of crude rubber in the United States in Officials Are Not ‘Afrald ‘to Handle ‘Wet Graft: ~~ SOVIET UNION SHOWS LEAGUE'S! BID 1S BLUFF By William Gropper pos LL G.W. OPENS: ORGANIZATION DRIVE THURSDAY Initiate Committee of 500 at Mass Meeting The Chicago joint board of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union will officially open its inten: organization campaign of the garment industry at a m: meeting that will be held in the Shoenhoffen Hall, Ash- land and Milwaukee Ave., on Thurs- day night, April 15. At this meeting the rank and file committee of 500 will be officially initiated and the real work of the union drive will start. This rank and file committee rep- resents every’ union shop in the city. Every shop was called on to elect workers who would be willing to car- yy on this most important work; The organization of this committee took the joint board six weeks, At. the initiation meeting Sascha 5, ."" “Negro Worker, 4immerman of New York, who has|#Sainst the Bosses.” led a number of rank and file com-| Be @ Union Mani” “The Negro Work- mittees in organization drives, will be one of the speakers. Anton Johannsen organizer of the Chicago Federation of Labor, and J. Levin, head of the Chicago joint board, will also speak. John, Fitzpatrick, “president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, has been invited to speak. MERCHANT FINED $600 FOR MURDER OF NEGRO YOUTH Boy Shot When He Asks for His Pay NEW YORK, April 13.—For killing an eleven-year-old Negro boy who asked for his pay for carrying in a toad of wood, Israel Banks, Norfolk, March aggregated 42,677 tons, against} Va., merchant, has to nay but a $600 $4,078 tons in February and 38,697 tons in) Japuary, theRubber Associa- tion of ‘indica ly summary today, This is the largest monthly, imiportation since the early part of 2024. Of the March imports this year, 40,177° were. plantations, The month's arrivals, at other ports were 2,371 tons, Bostom leading, with ; F ee fine. The merchant had offered the child 6 cents for his work and when reported in its month-|the boy asked for more he then shot The conviction was for “involun- altho evidence liberate action him. tary manslaughter,” strongly sup by the me; THURSDAY, APRIL15, 1926 oth 290 BOSTON LABOR ORGANIZATION CAMPAIGN ON 6000 Workers March in, Big Demonstration By HARRY J. CANTER. (Special to: The Daily Véorker) BOSTON, April 13.—As the first step in the orgahization campaign in Boston, 5,000 tratle unionists paraded to historic Faneuil! Hall, heads erect and banners flying, to participate in As Strike of the workers, have called upon their Bergen county. the biggest labor demonstration in this city of recent years. The paraders, representing organ- ized labor in all industries affiliated with the Central-Labor Union, formed at six assembly points and marched to the hall earrying slogans calling upon all workers to join the ranks of organized labor. To the tune of inspiring music, the paraders magsed in front of the hall, which was soon full to overflowitg, while thousands who could not: in, remained out- side for se’ ‘hours listening to speakers, 5 e Strikers Parade. Prominent in ‘the parade and on the platform was Cigarmakers’ Union Local 97, who at on strike in an ef- fort to recover part of the wage cut they received im 1923, and their ap- Dearance elicited much enthusiasm on the part of the workers. Slogans. The~ Long: fen and Freight Handlers’ Uni it Boston car- ried signs wi following slogans; wa. With, Shop American Pian,” “Organ Labor Must Havé Its Own Politieal Party,” “Organize Against Wage)Cuts.” Other signs seen in the parade carried by mem- bers of various unions and members of the Workers Party, were: “The Door of the Labor Movement is Open. Step In.” “One Shop—One Union.” “Solidarity Forever.” “Every Shop a Union Shop.” .“Wse Union-Made Pro- ducts.” “Fight: «the International Bankers With’ World Trade Union Unity.” “For a«Party of Organized AILY WORKER. Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., C! Breaker! STATEMENT OF THE WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY. HE desperate mill owners of Passaic and the neighboring towns seeing defeat before them in their attempt to force down the already low wages ally—the government—to try to break the strike thru a ferocious attack upon the strikers. This is the meaning of the raid on the headquarters of the United Front Committee and the arrest of Albert Weisbord, the leader of the strike and Efery form of terrorism is now being holding him under the prohibitive bail of $30,000. This is what the mill owners | applied to smash the strike, but In are trying to achieve thru having Sheriff Nimmo declare martial law in power, had been used openly and brutally in an effort to destroy the workers’ resistance against the wage cuts which the mill owners endeavored to force bitterly fought upon them, In spite of the brutal beating of men, women and children, in spite of arrests and fines and sentences of imprisonment, the Passaic strikers have stood firm determined to defeat the effort to compel them to acecpt a lower| 20d the fact that they could hold the standard of life and to win an increase in wages and shorter hours. THE MILL OWNERS SEE THE BIG PROFITS THEY HAVE BEEN the government officials to go a leader froth the struggle. with the prohibitive bail of $10,000, DISCOVER THAT SILK CAN BE MADE OUT OF HORNETS AND HOPPERS BERLIN, April 13—The silk worm is to have competition. Professor Harzog and Dr. Kunicke of the Kai- ser Whilhelm Institute for. fibrin chemistry announce the discovery of an animal substance known as a Labor Against a Party of Organized Wealth.” “Organize the Textile Work- ers.” “Help the Passaic Strikers.” “The Labor Movement is Big Enough For All—Negroes, Women, Youth, Foreigners.” Upholsterers’ No. 37, Capmakers’ Local 17 and Cigarmakers’ 97 had an exceptionally fine turnout. The Speakers. The speakers at the meetings were: James Duncan, Daniel F. Callahan, John Van Vaerenwyck, Thomas F. Greene, Frank H. McCarthy, Julia F. O'Connor, and a number of others who exhorted the workers to join the ranks of organized labor. Negro Workers, A large contingent of Negro work- ers, men and avomen, organized. in the American Negro Labor Congress, carried appropriate slogans: “Labor! The Negro Workers Are With You. Let Us In.” “Black and White Workers, ers Are Knocking at Labor’s Door.” An unfortunately discordant note was lent to the proceedings when John F. Kearny prevented the Amer- ican Negro Labor Congress from participating in «the line of march, after he himselfihad granted permis- sion previously. This did not prevent the Negro workers from participating (Continued on page 2.) THE BiG News COWwirs TOMORROW! Chitin, from which silk thread can be made, Chitin is made from horn- ets and grass-hoppers. The process is secret, Fundamentalist Pastor Is Charged with Hiding Outside Money Making (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, April 13.}—While trus- sees of his church scurried about bor- rowing money to meet his salary, the Rev, Dr. John Roach Straton, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, New York, was “making money” in a winter pas- torate in Florida, according to charges leveled today at him in a scathing pub- lic denouncement of his administra- tive methods and behavior in the pul- pit, accompany the resignation of four sf the trustees of his church, Altho the disagreement between the trustees and Straton is of long standing, this is the first time he has been attacked personally, The minister was also accused of ‘indulging in fultile challenges to de- bate and hippodrome stunts connected with everything on earth except the true work of Calvary Baptist church, Straton is one of the most promi- movement in the United States. He has been one of the loudest-monthed denouncers of the evolutionary theory, MAKING OUT OF LABOR OF THE HIGHLY EXPLOITED WORKERS SLIP- PING OUT OF THEIR HANDS. THEY ARE FACING THE LOSS OF A SEASON’S BUSINESS AND WITH IT STOPPAGE OF THE FLOW OF DOL- LARS INTO THEIR PROFIT ACCOUNTS. Up to this time they have been satisfied with the regular police brutality against the strikers as the means of breaking the strike. Faced by the work- ere standing like a stone wall in their determination to win the strike, they | are adopting new means to break their-resistance. They have called upon | step further in their attack upon the workers. | By arresting Albert Weisbord™and holding him on the unheard of bail | of $30,000 they hope to break the morale of the workers by removing their | The same motive Is behind the other arrests THE GOVERNMENT IN PASSAIC AND BERGEN COUNTY /S OUT IN | THE OPEN TO SHOW HOW IT SERVES THE BOSSES IN THE FIGHT IRFFIAN PEACE CONFERENCE TO BEHELD FRIDAY French Intrigue Against Abd-el Krim (Spécial to The Daily Worker) PARIS, Aprit 13 — After a tong series of conferences between Premier Briand, Count. Quinones de Leon, the Spanish ambassador to France, and the French and the Spanish general staff, the French foreign office announ- ced yesterday that a conference to dis- cuss terms of peace with the Riffians would be held April 16 at Outjda, on the Moroccan-Algerian border. Not only is Abd-el-Krim invited to send his representatives to the gather- ing but each of the warring tribes has |been directly communicated with and requested to send independent dele- gates, whose voice will have equal (Continued on page 2.) N. Y. FOREIGN-BORN CONFERENCE NEW YORK » EDITION ® Price 3 Cents Op Sp . ny 4 ‘i Py ote AP Ne &p sits t: - & be o me “Os, “y Op yt . ,__ Baile TE Ee Moraibeseutienoeeuneiioone i En nen eee ee, Passaic--The Government $30,000 BAIL FOR WEISBORD ON FRAME-UP Read Riot Act on the Picket Line (Special to The Daily Worker) PASSAIC, N. J., April 13—The de cisive moment in the strike is at hand. spite of it all the ranks are holding solidly, meeting the. sledge hammer From the beginning of the strike, the police court, all the governmental | !°ws with the same dogged de- termination that has carried them thru twelve weeks of one of the most industrial battles in the history of the textile industry. Monday was a day of intense activ- ity on the part of the strike leadership lines intact and continue the struggle with Albert Weisbord, the organizer of the strikers, in jail,drewthe con- centrated fire of all the forces of re- action from the drunken and depraved police thugs of Passaic, Cliftom and Garfield to William B. Davidson, the judge of the kangaroo court and Nim- mo, the sheriff of Bergen country. $30,000 Bail for Weisbord, Weisbord whom the police arrested Saturday after their craven assault upon the picket lines of children, was arraigned in the local police court. before Judge William B. Davidson, on three charges, “inciting to riot, intro- ducing Communist matter and ineit- ing against the government.” He was held under $10,000 bond on | each ‘of the charges, making the total $80,000.. It must be furnished within Passaic county, either in real estate double the amount of bail, or cash to | the amount of $30,000. The fact that he is violating both the law and the constitution does not concern the pup- pet judge whose job it is to endeavor to keep Weisbord and other strike leaders in jail in the hope of breaking the strike that thus far has succeeded in keeping the mills closed. Read Riot Act. Monday morning was the date an- nounced for the notorious scab con- }cern operating with a fake company union to resume operations, None except the usual group of foremen and company spies showed up, but in of der to prove to the owners the power of the workers and to show that even tho Weisbord were in jail the strike would continue a particularly heavy picket line was thrown around the Place. The picketing of yestérday morning so infuriated the mill owners | that their sheriff, George Nimmo of | Bergen county, went to the town of, ated and read that peculiar New Jer- |sey document, known as the “riot jact.” He stood upon an automobile and while police mercilessly assaulted the pickets with their clubs inaudibly read a sheet of paper. No one could understand what he said, but it was the signal for the most frightful out- burst of brutality yet witnessed dur- (Continvet om page 2) CALLS FOR NATIONAL GATHERING NEW YORK, April 13—The second conference for the Protectién of Foreign-Born Workers, held on Sunday, April 11, went on record in favor of the orghnization of @ national body for the protection of the foreign-born and the calling of a conference in Washington for this purpose to which all eéun- nent leaders of the fundamentalist | cis established in the United States shall be invited to send delegates. The executive committee was instructed to proceed immediately with all w€ces- with the western Pennsylvania ‘coun- cil in regard to the issuance of the call. The conference further adopted a resolution upon the report that the socialist party had again refused to send delegates, condemning this ac- tion as against the interest of the working class, at the same time leaving the door open for the partic- ipation of the socialist party should they at any time respond to the call for unity of the workers against this attack of the capitalist class. The conference, called by the New York Council for the Protection of Foreign-Born workers, demonstrated that the workers are resolved to carry on a determined fight against these vicious bills. Credentials were re- ceived from several bs a not represented at the first: conference, including Local 2000 of the Carpen- ters’ Union, Window Cleaners’ Pro- tective Union Local 8, Journeymen Tatlors’ Union Local 1, two branches sary arrangements and,to communicate¢— Italina Sick and Death Benefit Society, bringing the total number of organiza- tions affiliated with the council up, to 182, A report was heard from the secre- tary, Rebecca Grecht, who spoke om the present status of the allen regis- tration bills, and the need for active participation of the affiliated organiza- tions In the petition drive and general campaign the council is now conduct» ing. Among the measures taken to ine tensity the campaign was a decision that all organizations affillated with the council shall elect a committee to be responsible for carrying on the work of the council within their or? ganization, Petitions were distributed among the delegates resent, with the slogan, “A petition in the hands of every New York worker in the drive for 1,000,000 signatures.” This drive will be initiated at the mass meeting on Friday, April 16, at Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East 4th street. The next meeting of the conference will be held on the second Pie Mag i 1 shed |Garfield, in which the mills are situ-s