The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 9, 1926, Page 2

da Page Two = Here are members of the central executive committee of the Communist Party and the Young Communist League of Great Britain. Reading left to right: Murphy, first in top row; Cant, second in center row; Wintringham, third in center row; Campbell, first in bottom row; McManus, second in bottom row; Page Arnot, fourth in bottom row, and Thomas Bell, fifth in bottom row were released from Wandworth prison after serving their 6 months’ sentences. Since the strike, war- Shapurji Saklatvala, M. P. Shapurji Saklatvala in action. The fiery little Parsoe Com- munist, well known in this country for his exclusion from the Inter-Parliamentary Union last year, has been sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for alleged “seditious” utterances. Sak- latvala made a speech in which he declared that British soldiers and sailors should not allow themselves to be used to shoot down their brothers out on general strike. A. A. PURCELL, Vice-Chairman of the British Tarde Union Congress and President of the TOM MANN. Veteran labor leader of the British Warrants [Issued for These Seven of These | THE DAILY WORKER rants have been issued for their arrest. The other five, Galla- cher and Hannington, second and third in the top row re- spectively, Pollitt and Inkpin, first and last in the center row, and Rust, bottom row center, have six more months of their year’s sentence to serve. The twelve were convicted under a mutiny law, passed in 1797, for calling upon soldiers and sailors not to shoot down striking workers. In’ and out of prison they are playing important parts in the present strike. Opinions of the British Strike From Alex Howat Leader of Progressive Miners’ Committee in the United Minc Workers’ Union. DAILY WORKER, Chicago. ; Gigantic struggle of British miners demands the support df all miner and all workers of America, Not a pound of American coal should be allowe to go to England. All financlal ald possible should be given to the British workers In the fight they are making which commands the respect and ad- | miration of the workers of the entire world. | ALEX HOWAT, Pittsburgh, Kansas. | From Albert Weisbord Leader of the Striking Textile Workers of Passaic, N. J. | Workers’ Union. | DAILY WORKER, Chicago, The class nature of society and of Its product, the state, Is clearly re- | vealed by the titanic struggle between the capitalists and the working class ‘in England. This general strike is a triumphant monumentito the solidarity |and class consciousness which the militant trade unionism of the British | workers has been able to arouse, + | ALBERT WEISBORD, Passalo, N. J. From Norman Thomas Director of the League for Industrial Democracy. | DAILY WORKER, Chicago, Defeat of the British strike would be a tragedy for the workers, not only jof Britain but of the world. It would mean another victory for the bosses and owners in thelr effort to make the workers pay the costs of their greed and mismanagement. Without division we must baok British labor, NORMAN THOMAS, New York City, From Arthur Garfield Hays Attorney for the Civil Liberties Union. DAILY WORKER, SIX BRITISH MINE LEADERS a HERBERT SMEFTH A. J. COOK, General President, minent Radicat, Miners’ Federation S' I") Y of Great Britain, ners’ Federation. VERNON HART: SHORN the President Suth Wales Min- er’s Federation and WILLIAM ADAM- N Ueneral secretary of the Fife Miner's Association and West Fife. of th ana Lapor m from a mine cons stituency, memper Executiv ers’ Federation. — In Lieu of Trains { pONeE ASIA BEN TILLETT AND A. J. cook. | English train service Is at a > standstill. Above are motor lor rles on the move over an Eng- lish road transporting food sup- piles. The food shortage Is be- « coming very acute. To the right Is Ben ‘Tillett, veteran - head of the General Workers’ . Union, greeting A. J, Cook, the red-headed Welsh | r of the | miners, Both these labor men are in the forefront of the pres ent battle of the British workers for a better standard of living. SENTENCE SEVEN ZEIGLER MINERS TO PRISON TERMS New Trial Granted to One of Victims (Special to The Dally Worker) BPNTON, Ill, May 7. — Arguing a motion for a new trial for the eight miners convicted in the Zeigler frame- up, I. EB, Ferguson, attorney for Interna- tional Labor Defense succeeded in ob- taining a new trial for one of the de- fendants, Martin Simich, who, Judge Kern was satisfied, was not present during the time the shooting and fight- ing took place in the miners’ hall at Zeigler. The motion for a new trial was denied the other men, altho it was shown that the testimony on which seven of the fifteen originally placed on trial were released by the jury, was the same under which the eight others had been convicted. Labor Fakers Present. Del Cobb and Lon Fox, officers of the sub-district of the United Mine Workers, were present during the hear ing for a new trial altho there was no ground for their presence. The eight witnesses for the defense outlined the happenings at the Zeigler miners’ hall, and showed that the entire testimony against Frank Corbishley, for example, was based on Cobb's allegation that he Chicago, ? | believe in constitutional methods, they are the only alternative for violence. The trade unions are entitled to govern England only If they can get enough votes. Obviously the government cannot back down without re- linquishing Its powers. The general strike may have been wise If the Purpose was a show of strength, otherwise it was a blunder, ARTHUR GARFIELD HAYS, New York City, From Robert W. Dunn of the American Civil Liberties Union. DAILY WORKER, Chicago, III, mi British strike is one of the most heartening expressions of solidarity In labor history. Looks like a real united front of all groups with the miners, Credit for this goes chiefly to active minorlty movement developed in Britain during the past year. American labor and labor's friends should stand solidly behind British strikers in this magnificent fight, r ROBERT W. DUNN, ‘Black Jack’ Jerome Is Scores Night Work for Kids. NEW YORK—(FP)—“The employ- Fined $50 for Attack in Carpenters’ Strike SAN FRANCISCO— (FP) — Black Jack Jerome, herder of gunmen strike- breakers, was find $50 for battery for knocking down an imported worker who refused to work in the carpen- ters’ walkout when he discovered the situation, Ray McDermott, an ex-con- minority movement which is composed Federation of Trade! of more than 1,000,000 left wing mem Unions, bers of British unions, a International vict hired as a non-union guard, was given a similar fine, The strike con- tinues, ment of women and children for night work in the cotton mills of the state (North Carolina), is more than a mere social mistake; it is an economic crime, and the state ought to prevent it," says Robert Lassiter, big south- ern textile manufacturer, as reported by New York textile journals, The American Worker Correspond- ent Is out. Did you get your copy? Hurry up! In your sub! it's only 50 conte, had seen the print of @ gun hidden under the shirt of Frank on the night of the fight. The other story con- cocted by the tools of the frame-up, that one of the defendants had shout- ed to the miners: “Don’t let them out, kill them!” referring to Cobb and Fox, was also riddled by the argu. ments of the defense, During the hear- ing, the three witnesses for the prose- cution were thoroly discredited by their contradictory testimony, Boy Sentenced to Pontiac, Henry Corbishley, Frank Corbishley, Ignatz Simich, Steve Meanovich, Stan- ley Paurez, and Mike Karadich were remanded to Chester Penitentiary for ‘from one to fourteen years, they being bast 21 years of age. Eddie Maleski, delng under 19, was sent to the reform- atory at Ponti Released on Bail, The men were all released on the same bail under which they have been held until now pending application to the supreme court of the state of Illi. nois on a writ of supersedeas. The de- fense has some four months in which to present its plea and the case wil) probably come up again in the fall, ‘The decision on the men’s cages wa clearly inconsistent, since the sami testimony was given against all thos originally placed on trial while onl; half of them were convicted, Signifi cantly enuf, the men who were cor victed are the outstanding leaders o the miners in Zedgler, and Frankliy county, A. B. SWALES, Chairman of the General Council! of| centration points, the General Council of the British Trade Union Congress—the strike committee, NICARAGUAN REBELS SEIZE COAST TOWNS Reactionary Dictator Is- sues Manifesto WASHINGTON, May 7.—Revolution- ists of the liberal party in Nicaragua have gained control of the Atlantic coast and the important town of Las Cruz on the Rio Grande, the state de- partment was advised in a dispatch from the American minister. The dis- patch also declares the revolutionists have confiscated $161,000 in bills from the Bluefield branch of the National Bank, General Chamorro, reaction#ry dic- tator, announced that he would soon quell the rebellion, He has arrested 200 prominent liberals. The cruiser Cleveland has been sent to Blueficld, POLICE OF MARTINS FERRY THREATEN TO STOP MEET OF FOREIGN-BORN COUNCIL (Special to The Daily Worker) MARTIN'S FERRY, Ohio, May 7. —According to the Daily Times, the local capitalist sheet, the chief of police of this pla imagines him- self a ozar and innounced that he will prohibit a meeting for the protection of foreign-born workers advertised to be held here Sunday evening, May 9, at Steinberger Hall, at 7 o'clock, The Times says “The young Americans i upper end of the clty are bitter against the foreign- born.” This is a plain tie, without any foundation whatsoever In fact and the paper le only trying to pro- voke disordere hy euch INPERIALISTS REOPEN WAR ON RIFFIANS French Aviators Bom- bard Riff Villages OUJDA, French Morocco, May 7— French and Spanish Imperialist forces have started an offensive against the Riffs. French aviation forces have bombarded many Important Riffian con- French troops have established a Mason with the Spanish near Kert. General Boichut has arrived in Rabat to take command of the imperialist offensive against these HMberty-loving tribesmen. The French have 80,000 soldiers and Spain 30,000 lined up against the 30,000 tribesmen that have rallied around Abd-el-Krim. BISHOP BROWN AND TWO PASSAIC STRIKERS SPEAK IN PULLMAN ON SUNDAY Bishop WItilam Montgomery Brown, the “heretic” bishop, Nancy Sandowsky and Frank Bentlo, two Passaic strikers, will speak at the mass meeting arranged by the Coun- cil for the Protection of Foreign- Born of Pullman and South Chicago on Sunday afternoon, May 9, at 2 o'clock at Strumil’s Hall, 158 East 107th street. be an excelle musical program. Admission Is free. M. EVAN “The Bells of Corneville” (The Chimes of Normandy) A Comic Opera in 3 Acts - to bo presented by The Lithuanian Singing Society Sunday, May 9, 1926, 8:15 p.m. at HIGHTH STROPT THEATER Highth Street and Wabash Ave,