The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 25, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government NEW YORK EDITION ——— OO s Entered at Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 4, 1879. . « In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per . 90 Published Datly exce by THE DAILY WORKER . Vol. Ill. No. 1 ne iAP @S% Gutsias Chicago, by mall, $8.00 per year. TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1926 > * PUBLISHING CO> iis W. Washington-Bivd, Chicago, Ill Price 3 Cents U. S. Gove.“ment Aids Mussolini In Murderous Attack (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23-—Demands are reaching Washington for a sweeping investigation of the role of the state department and the department of labor in aidfng the secret agents of the vicious Mussolini ernme: Italy wa; ne ioe : . fib: batch eink = GB a ius ne of h : ‘3 agi — whole Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. ( workers, which refusal, said the resolution of the ‘ bs hi 7 + eh P ie pone i aye mansee Money collections are going forward, org: d | British railwaymen, did not express the real at- HC the wrath of the murderous fascist bands and get into!) the Communist Party, the Soviet trade w ions | titude of the working class of Great Britain. this country. : The British railwaymen’s delegation, said their Not only has the slimy, blood-streaked fist of fascism reached resolution, would give detailed information to the across the Atlantic to throttle the recent exiles, but every Italian, workers of England concerning the conditions of even of long residence in the United States, who dares criticise Soviet railway workers and refuting the false re- the fascist butcheries in Italy is being victimized by secret agents Metchout the Boriet Republic of Mussolin, operating illegally + int i ace it i n this country. ed States government on fake. evi- 3 iy prea eoripnesior Poviet Georgie. au Deportation Means Death. dence ‘furnished by known spies ahd Soviet Ukraine have proposed that the Centrosoyus proy » Many Italians opposed to the fascist | provocateurs of the Italian govern- appeal again to the International (Co-operative regime in Italy have already been ar-| ment, held under enormous bonds and Alliance for help to be given to the British miners ~ of the Italian workers Sacco and Vanzetti is still continued before the courts rested by the authorities of the Unit- (Continued on page 2) - of the United States.... The L’internationale des Anciens Combattante et CALCULATING CAL—THE HYPNOTIST STORM RISES European Labor Protests Sacco Vanzetti Trial By JOHN PEPPER (Special Cablegram to The Daily Worker) OSCOW, U. 8. 8S. R., May 28.—News from Bng- ——— land tells of the increasing hardships of the British miners who were already suffering t need in some regions. The heroic firmness of ithe British miners is contributing to the further puc- ce&s of the relief campaign going on thruout/the Ata sitting of the Leningrad Trade Union Coun- ceil, Oliver, chairman of the delegation of British | railwaymen now visiting the Soviet Union, de- | clared that the-delegation had unanimously adopt- |! ed a resolution blaming the British general council for its refusal to accept material aid from Soviet Protests from organizations and mass meetings in every part of Europe against the frame-up of Sacco and Vanzetti have just been received in messages to the national office of the Inter- national Labor Defense. “In the name of humanity we raise a decisive protest against | the conviction of the two innocent men and urge their immediate freedom,” says a letter sent from Berlin by’the International Alliance of Victims of the War and of Labor to the supreme court of Massachusetts. War Veterans Join Protest. The executive committee of L'Internationale des Anciens Combattante et Victimes de la Guerre (international of Former Fighters and Victims of the War), an organization covering all of Europe and including men who fought on both sides of the last war, writes to Senator Borah and to the supreme court of Massachusetts; “L’Internationale des Anciens Combattante et Victimes de la Guerre learns with surprise that the criminal persecution and the Soviet press, proceeding as successfullyas in the beginning of the strike. The Pravda hi ready collected over forty thousand rubles f of small sums given by Prayda workers and em- ployes. 7” A great mass meeting of solidarity with the a ish miners adopted resolutions establishing, ‘the shameful treason and betrayal of the general sttike by the reformist leaders. Victimes de la Guerre express the hope in the name of two million members, combatants in the world war, that Sacco and Vanzetti will be immediately liberated in consequence of the decisions of the supreme court of Massa- While he shouts “Economy,” “Disarmament” to put the work ers into a trance, the pre lent says nothing about millions given to increase the aircraft for more efficient slaughter of workers in the next war. HAUGEN BILL IS DEFEATED BY A 212 TO 167 VOTE Administration Forces Defeat Farm Aid Bill (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON,’ D. C;, May 23.—Ad- ministration republicans and conserv- ative democrats,. united, forces to de- feat the $175,000,000 Haugen farm sub- sidy bill. The bill was defeated by a vote of 212 to 167. Among those opposing the bill were iGeneral Council Under IN BRITISH LABOR RANKS Fire of Membership By CHARLES ASHLEIGH. (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, May 23.—Dissatisfaction and perturbation is evident among the! | members of the General Council of | the Trade Union Congress, which call- ed off the general strike and left the | miners to battle alone. Especially dis- | turbed are the left wing members of | the council'who are trying to justify | their action under a storm of rank and file criticism which is hourly growing thruout.the country. Undoubtedly as a response to this pressure the General Council is call- ing a meeting of the executives of ali the trade unions for the latter part of June to “discuss and explain the mat-| ter.” { Over a thousand workers who were | They Must Not Die! They Must Be Freed! By J. W. JOHNSTONE. .., THEY NEVER FORGET! THEY NEVER LET GO! In the clutch of labor-hating forces for six years, Sacco and Vanzetti’s only hope now lies in the mass protest of the working class. Nothing else can save.them. Caught in the vicious Palmer “red raids” of 1920, framed-up on a charge that no one now believes them guilty of, sentenced to die in the electrie chair in 1921—only labor’s protest, which rang thruout the world, stopped the vengeance of the labor-hating forces and halted the eager hands willing to 121 republicans, 89 democrats and La- Guardia of New York and Victor L. Berger of Wisconsin, Those favoring the bill were 98 republicans, 66 demo- crats and 3 farmer-laborites. With the defeat of this measure it is believed that all hope for the pass- age of any farm relief legislation at this session of congress has been killed, Freak Stunts of the Parasite: LONDON, May 23—Arbiters of fash- jon here today decreed that. milady's finger nails this season must be en- ameled to match the small bright hats, red, purple, green and blue, or whatever color is adopted, for head- wear, Win a Bust of ENIN press the button that would have seared the life out of these two working class rebels, A new trial has been denied—denied because they know full well that after six years of investigation and with no “red” hysteria as was a hecessary background for the frame-up, it is impossible to get a jury that would again bring in a conviction. -Again Sacco and Vanzetti have begun their slow march to the electric chair. Again‘the eager hands of the enemy wait to press the button that will take the life of two workers whose spirit cannot be conquered by persecution and imprisonment. Again the workers must protest. Must take the protest up in the trade unions, fraternal organizations, and all workers’ clubs, ...+ THEY NEVER FORGET! And THEY NEVER LET GO! unless compelled to do so by unified working class protest. Sacco and Vanzetti must not die! Sacco and Vanzetti must be freed! é 7 BRITISH MINERS ASK RAILROADERS 10 STOP GOAL; CINES CRIPPLED (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, May 23.—The miners’ federation has app: id to the rail- way workers, whose union leaders among them J. H, Thomas—calied off the general strike, to refuse to handle coal shipments. The railway service which has not recovered from the gene strike has been compelled to further reduce train service and many in- dustries are: seriously crippled. owe Baldwin:Goes on Week-End, LONDON, May 23.—Premier Bald- win left London today for the week- end, without making any announce- ment as to where he was going. It is declared that the premier intends to make no further efforts to settle the coal strike until after the Whit- suntide holidays. Altho there are some reports of suffering in the coal fields there is No indication of any weakening on the part of the miners. In the Monmouthshire Valley there have been demonstrations and a large crowd of miners attempted to march into a workhouse and make themselves inmates. Clk \ arrested during the strike need de- fense and the British section of the International Red Aid is appealing for help for the victims of the capitalist government. Funds are also needed for feeding the striking miners, whose delegate conference has flatly rejected the gov-| jsreesere terms which include a wage | cut. The mine owners also disapprove the government's terms, thus le ig an apparent triangle, but the owner: demands are probably strategy to force the miners to accept the terms of the government It is privately reported that the miners are prepar- ing for a three-month struggle. UNIFICATION OF TRACTION LINES IS URGENT NEED The Chicago council committee on loéal transportation decided that be-} fore elevated and surface lines would | be given franchises under the pro- posed traction and subway ordinance they must unify service on both sys- tems. Samuel Insull, chairman of the Rapid} ‘Transit Lines, brought out that the| securities of both of these lines do| not expire at the same time and thus unification of the two lines was not possible, The council committee then decided that unification of the two lines was possible without at least) having a consolidation of ownership. Under the proposed unification order | the streets car company would have the privilege of using seven-inch rails in place of the nine-inch rails used now. In return for the tremendous saving in construction costs, the sur- face line companies will have to pave the right-of-way 18 feet instead of the present 16 feet, Under the unification order car riders will be able to transfer between elevated and surface line in reaching their destination on one fare, Study chusetts.” ~ The Proletarian Esperanto Group nocent victims at the hands of a h political opponents.” “The whole membership of the F resolution passed by that body. + In the name of tens of thousands of workers in Thuringia, a resolution of solidarity with Sacco and Vanzetti| was drawn up and signed by the In- ternational Red Aid, the Communist | Party, the Communist Youth, and the | Red Front Fighters’ Alliance. German Union. Unconditional freedom is demanded for Sacco and Vanzetti by a half doz- | en of the most powerful unions,and | javor organizations in. Elbing, includ- ing the German Transport Union and th» Rajlwaymen’s organization. The Free Proletarian Youth Cartel! of Berlin “joins the protest of the: In- ternational working class against the treatment and verdict against our comrades, Sacco and Vanzetti, and re- quest in the name of the civilized peo- ple of the world that the verdict be withdrawn, The Free Sotialist Youth thru its strongest organization, Berlin-Brand- enburg, adopted a resolution demand- ing unconditional freedom for the two Italian workers. Dozens of other'resolutions and let- ters of protest are flooding the mails of the American ambassador in Berlin and in other capitals of Europe and Latin-America. I. L. D. Appeal. The appeal sent by International La- bor Defense to labor defense Organ- izations thruout the world has given the workers of other countries an op- portunity to show their mass protest against the sentencing and proposed execution of Sacco and Vanzetti and to relierate the solidarity they ha’ already expressed on numerous occa- sions by words and deeds, The unanimity of feeling among all sections of the labor movement, con- servative to revolutionary, is a sign of the universal horror with which workers everywhere ‘ook upon the trightful attempt of American ‘“just- ice” to railroad to the electric chair two innocent workers. et me Cleveland Meeting Wednesday. CLEVELAND, Ohio, — The Interna- tional Workers Aid, Local Cleveland will hold a mass meeting for the relief | of the striking textile workers of Pas- saic, N. J. Wednesday evening, May 26th, at the Hungarian Workers’ Hall, 4309 Lorain Ave,, Cleveland, Ohio at 8 p. m. The speakers will be F. G. Bieden- kapp, natiqnal secretary, of the Inter- national Workers’ Aid; Nancy San- dowski, the leading girl striker, better known as the Joan of Arc, who was five times arrested, but always came back to the picket line, and Dora Lohse, a well-known relief worker who has just visited the strike zone in Passaic. ° Stanfield Beaten in Oregon Primary PORTLAND, Ore., May 23. — Fred erick Steiwer, Pendleton, Oregon, has defeated Robert N, Stanfield, incum- test to the American embassy in Berlin, demanding the Building Trades Union raises the sharpest j caricature of justice in the case of Co | printers, . Demand Heard from Hamburg. of Hamburg-Altona forwarded its pro- ‘freedom of the in- ate-filled dangerous justice against Tanau-Main section of the German the unheard of mrades Sacco and Vanzetti,” reads a GARDEN PACKED BY WORKERS IN 40-HR. DEMAND Widespread Union Sup- port of Meeting - (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, May 23.—The greatest indoor labor mass meeting ever heid in this city crowded Madison Square Garden to capacity this afternoon when at the cali of the striking fur workers, union members from the cloak and dress makers, from the shoe workers, food workers, bookkeepers, teachers, building trades, waiters, typographers, gathered to join in the demand for a forty-hour week for all organized labor. Various delegations carried banners demanding the e-day work week, aud the fur workers wore buttons or rad placards in their hats with the same slogan—“A 40-hour, 5-day week for all workers.” protest against Coughlin Chairman. John Coughlin, secretary of the Cen- tral Trades and Labor Council of Ngw Yorx acted chairman and intro- duced as speakers Louis Hyman, gen- manager of the. New York joint board of the Cloak and Dressmakers; Ben Gold, general manager of the New York joint board of the Furriers; Abraham Lefkowitz of the Teachers’ Union and the speakers representing other large unions of the, city. Come Early. The doors opened at 1 p. m. and the workers had begun forming in line loug before that time fearful that they would not be able to get in. The hall filled by the time the meeting began at 2 p.m. and the thousands of workers greeted with wild enthusiasm the entrance of the speakers, especial- ly Gold and Hyman. 96 A. C. W. Helps. NOW YORK, May —The Amal gamated Clothing Workers of Ameri- ca, at & meeting of the general execu- tive board last night, voted to ad- vance to the furriers $25,000 in re- sponse to the appeal for financial help for the fur strike. The amalgamated is issuing a call to all its members, and expects this $25,000 to be only a first installment on a much larger do- nation to their fellow workers, the furriers, to help them win the 40-hour week, ay as Auto Association Meets, WASHINGTON, May 23.— The an- nual convention of the American Auto- bent, for the republican nomination of the 25,000 word draft of the pro- posed traction measure has been com- pleted by the council committee. BEGINS for United States senator from Ore- gon by a wide margin on the face of fairly complete returns, JUNE-T mobile Association will be held in Chi- cago, June 7 and 8, it was announced here today. Four hundred delegates will attend, Win a Book of RED CARTOONS