The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 6, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government § ; Sey Vol. III. No. 124. Sub wey Sy < p Lhep th 80x So (Copyright, 1926, by Upton Sinclair) WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. Dad and his young son, both dressed alike and richly, are motoring over the hills on a smooth and flawless concrete road. A barrier of purple mountains lays across the road in the distance. They approach the = 25 mountains at fifty miles an hour, Dad's regular road speed. The boy sits next to his father, jer-eyed, alert, His father Is his hero. They reach the mountains and climb higher and higher. They reach the top and continue their Journey having an experience with a speed cop in which, however, they are only the wit- nesses. Dad hates speed cops. They recall they had both been witnesses in court during a traffic accident case. As Dad drove be mused to him- sef, He used to be Jim Ross, teamster, then he was J. A. Ross and Co., general merchandise, at Queen Center, California, and now he is J. Arnold Ross, oil operator on his way to Beach City to sign a lease. Beside him sits “Bunny” thinking of altogether different things. The two motorists shoot by many quaint roadside inns with queer signs. * * » ° VI They were passing through a broad valley, miles upon miles of wheat fields, shining green in the sun; in the distance were trees, with glimpses of a house here and there. “Are you look- ing for a Home?” inquired a friendly sign. “Santa Ynez is a place for folks. Good water, cheap land, seven churches. See Sprouks and Knuckleson, Realtors.” And presently the road broadened out, with a line of trees in the middle, and there began to be houses on each side. “Drive slow and see our city; drive fast and see our jail,” proclaimed a big board—“By Order of the Municipal Council of Santa Ynez.” Dad slowed down to twenty-five miles; for it'was a favorite trick of town marshals and justices of the peace to set speed-traps for motorists coming from the country, with engines keyed up to country rates of speed; they would haul you up and soak you a big fine—and you had_a vision of these new-style highwaymen spending your dollars in riotous living. That was something else Dad was going to stop, he said—such fines ought to go to the state, and be used for road-repairs. “Business zone, 15 miles per hour.” The main street of Santa Ynez was a double avenue, with two lines of cars parked obliquely in the centre of it, and another line obliquely against each curb. You crept along through a lane, watching for a car that was backing out, and you dived into the vacant place, just missing the fender of the car at your right. Dad got out, and took off his overcoat, and folded.it.carefully, outside in, the sleeves inside; that was something he was particular about, hay- “tg'kept a> general ‘storé Which included “Gent’S Clothing.” He and Bunny laid their coats neatly in the rear compartment, locked safe, and then strolled down. the sidewalk, watching the ranchers of Santa Ynez valley, and the goods which the stores displayed for them. This was the United States and the things on sale were the things you would have seen in store-windows on any other Main Street, the things known as “nationally advertised-prod- ucts.” The ranchman drove to town in a nationally advertised auto, pressing the accelerator with a nationally advertised shoe; in front of the drug-store he‘found a display of nationally ad- vertised magazines, containing all the nationally advertised ad- vertisements of the nationally advertised articles he would take back to the ranch. There were a few details which set this apart as a Western town: the width of the street, the newness of the stores, the shininess of their white paint, and the net-work of electric lights hung over the centre of the street; also a man with a broad- brimmed hat, and a stunted old Indian mumbling his lips as he walked, and a solitary cowboy wearing “chaps.” “Elite Cafe,” said a white-painted sign, reading vertically; the word “Waffles” was painted on the window, and there was a menu tacked by the (Continued on page 4) U.S, LEGATION | { tHousanos St m woe |" SPOKANE, Wash., June 4.—Thou- * sands of workers walking the (Special to The Daily Worker) Streets in the cities of the north- MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay June 4.—| west seeking a chartee to get work. ‘89, by mall, $8.00 per year, @ Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. The United States legation was bomb- ed here today. The bomb, which had ‘been placed in the doorway of the legation, ex- ploded at eight o’clock. Small damage was done to the prop- erty and no one was injured, | The police have the case in -hapd. This is the second instance of bomb attacks upon American legations in South America within a few weeks, 83,000 Women Work in Mines of Japan GENBVA, June 4.--Japanese repre- sentatives to the international labor conference here reveal that there are 83,000 women working in the mines of Japan, 48,000 of them in the darkest depths and 700 were girls of less than 15 years of age, while great numbers are only a little above that age. The Japanese government delegates ex- pressed their regret at “the slowness” of the Japanese parliament. That seems to be the total of what is to be done about it. The capitalist press telis of great prosperity in the northwest and how industry is running at full capacity. These stories get the workers to come here. When the workers come here they find no work. They swell the ranks of the unemployed and aid the boss to further lower wages and worsen conditions, Brick Manufacturers Seek to Cut Wages. of Their Workers WASHINGTON, D, C., June 4,—Mil- lions of bricks made by low-paid Euro- pean labor are being imported into the United States, declares the Monthly Digest, issued by the Common Brick Manufacturers’ Association of Amer- ica, The Monthly Digest points out that European workers work for one-quar- ter of the wages paid American work- ers, This announcement in the em- ployers’ magazine may be followed by an attempt to slash wages of Ameri- can brick makers. LOD! POLICE CLUB PASSAIC STRIKE PICKETS Thugs * Arrest Seven Strikers PASSAIC, N, J., June 4—Seven strike pickets were arrested by Lodi police at the gates of Mili B of the United Piece Dye Works after they | were brutally clubbed by police thugs stationed at the mill. The 400 pickets’ at the gate were carrying on their picketing in an or- derly manner when one of the police thugs began to bully the pickets. The pickets told his hireling of the bosses that they were within their legal rights and refused to move. This patrolman then attacked one of the pickets. The strikers began to defend themselves. A number of other police then began to club the pickets. Seven pickets were arrested. Argument will be made for vacating the injunction restricting the number of pickets before the Forstmann and Huffmann mills to eight before Vite- Chancellor John Bentley, Monday morning. >t Union Lace Workers Aid Passaic Strikers NEW YORK CITY, June 6, — The workers of the B. Weinstien Shops, New York, have sent in their fourth contribution for the relief of the Passaic textile strikers. N. Gold- berg, their secretary, writes “we are sending you the small sum of $21.49 as our fourth weekly contribution.” INJUNCTION 1S GRANTED IN 2 MINUTES HERE Judge ‘Sullivan Gives Fast Writ The quickest injunction ever handed down against a trade union, was served on the International Associa- tion of Machinists, Wednesday, by the notorious, labor-pating Judge Dennis Sullivan, restraining the organization from picketing the American Oven Co., Harrison St. and California Ave. plant, where the machinist have been on strike for 6 weeks. The bosses become desperate when the strikers’ successful picketing made them fail to get scabs into the plant. They went to their willing tool, Judge Sullivan, who granted an injunction in less-than two minutes, not even giv- ing the representative of the machin- ists, J. J. Uhlman, an opportunity to secure an attorney to present the case of the workers on strike, INDICT KEHOE. IN NEW YORK MILK PROBE Former Health Dept. Of- ficials Implicated NEW YORK, June 4.— William H. Kehoe, an assistant corporation coun- sel during the early part of Hylan’s administration, was indicted as the master mind in the conspiracy of health department officials and milk combines to bring thousands of quarts of untested milk into New York City. Kehoe, when a member of the cor- poration counsel's staff, was assigned to aid in the health department. He was responsible for prosecution of violators of the health laws, In the three grand jury investiga- tions that are now on in the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan it was brought out that Kehoe, and a number of other health department officials, made ar- rangements with various milk com- bines by which untested milk could be brought into the city at the rate of $1 a can. A number of small dealers were also named in the indictments, Several prominent milk combines that are also implicated are allowed to hide behind “John Doe” and “Richard Roe" indict- ments, Entered at Second-class matter September ZI, 1928, at the Post Office at Cuicugy, illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1926 Prof. igni hown above, was elected resident after Pilsudski had declin@d the post. But he was not allowed to ‘the oath of office, he claims, bee: (Pilsudski disapproved of his dirty shitt. g — U.S. TO SPEND 268,000,000 ON AREXPANSION To Build 3,414 War Planes in 5 Years WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3. Ap propriations totaling $268,000,000 were made by the sefiate and the house for the constr in of a total of 3,414 combat planes within the next five years. } Naval Air Expansion. In the senate) the naval air expan- LEO 290 PILSUDSKI DEFI ACCLAIM SOVIET Demonstrate While New President Is Sworn BULLETTIN. (Special to The Daily Worker) POSEN, June 4.—General Haller, chief opponent of Marshal Pilsudski, today sent a letter to M. Rataj, presi- dent of the senate requesting the im- mediate release of generals cast into prison during the revoit. *@ © WARSAW, Poland, June 4.—A Com- munist demonstration in the Polish assembly today during the inaugura- tion of the new president, Prof. Mos cicki, filled the historic castle of the Polish kings with the slogans of the Polish proletariat. The president had just taken his oath when the assemblage was thrown into consternation by loud cries from the Communist benches and from the galleries, “We want political prison- ers released.” “Give us work for the unemployed.” Long Live Soviet. Acting President Rataj rapped in vain for order. “Long live the peas- ants and workers’ soviet government,” was the answer to the reactionaries’ “Long live Poland.” Marshal Pilsudski with the minis- ters of the cabinet ranged about him sat on the platform. He was plainly disturbed by the workers’ demonstra- tion. He had entered the hall with no acclaim greeting him from the assem- bly. Power Still Pilsudskis’. Mosciski repeated the oath after the acting president. He was finally officially installed and conducted out sion bili calling for $93,000,000 for the | of the chamber under the presiden- construction of 1,614 combat planes, | tial guard’s watch. It is no secret, two huge dirigibles of 6,000,000 cubic | however, that so far as power goes, feet capacity and one metal-clad dir- igible for experimental purposes, was Pilsudski still has what there is of it. But, the jeactionary national as- passed without an adverse yote. The| sembly will be long in forgetting the dill goes. minor Army. air Expansion. ittee to adjust | great Foice of the workers that echo- ed‘in old castle demanding release of their thousands of political prison- The House sent*to conference com-|ers and work for the starving unem- mittee the army air expansion Dill, | ployed. passed by both senate and house, which calls fore an appropriation of $175,000,000 forothe construction of 1,800 combat ‘planes and the building of aviation personnel of 17,000 officers and men. Seek Biggest Air Force. Senator Hiram Bingham, republican of Connecticut; in commenting on the passage of the appropriations declar- ed: “The United States within the next five years; will have a greater military air force in proportion to the size of the American army than any other country imthe world.” Commercial Aviation. Plans are being laid by Secretary of Commerce Hoover and President Coolidge for carrying into effect the bill @hat has already been signed by the president to establish a civil bureau of economics to chart air- planes, hangars and encourage com- mercial aviation. Monster Dirigibles. The two dirigibles that are provided for in the navy air bill, have a gas volume three times that of the Shenandoah and are capable of travel- ing 80 knots am hour. They will be 785 feet long ‘and 125 feet in diameter. In urging an appropriation for these two dirigibles the senate naval affairs committee declared: “Such an airship could cross the ‘Atlantic ocean at sixty knots, carrying! the full military load, and still have a considerable margin of fuel.” ILLINOIS UMIVERSITY PROFESSOR ASSAILS THE ASWELL ‘ANTI-ALIEN LAW SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 4.—Pro- fessor Chester “A. Graham of the University of tHinols, in an address before the Springfield Citizenship Committee at the Lincoln Library, denounced thesAswell anti-alien bill as “one of the most pernicious pleces of legislation of the last de- cade.” In describing the methods used to enforce the bill he pointed out that even the native-born would be ch: lenged on the streets. “It would be necessary to chal- lenge just about everyone on the street. Even our native born would be subjected to indignity and Incon- venience,” LLOYD GEORGE BEATS ASQUITH LIBERAL GROUP Wins Party Against Chief Opponent (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, June 4. — Lloyd George, former premier and veteran of many Political battles, has won a decisive victory in the liberal party over the Earl of Oxford and Asquith (former Premier Herbert Asquith and husband of the noisy Margot). Lloyd George refused to participate in the party conferences dominated by Asquith during the general strike be- cause he disapprove: of the attitude of that group and professed sympathy with the strike. Asquith assailed Lloyd George and tried to read him out of the liberal party and for a time rumor was rife that Lioyd George intended joining the labor party, Carries Fight to Asquith, Lioyd George is chairman of the parliamentary group of the liberal party and yesterday called a meeting of the members and made a strong speech defending his actions during the general strike and justified the split between himself and Asquith, with the result that practically every- one present expressed confidence in him. A vote of confidence would have been carried by an overwhelming majority but the Asquith supporters pleaded to be given a chance to ac- quaint their leader with the “con- sensus of opinion” in an effort to heal the breech in the party, As a political force, the liberals once so powerful in the affairs of Brit- ain, now constitute a puny third party, between the laborites and the tories. A sub a day will help to drive capital away. hundred general chairmen of the Bro- therhood of Locomotive Engineers ER. | Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, IL i called “bombing, the execution. death before the protest move- ment gains sufficient strength and momentum to put a stop to the legal assassination which is being planned. Wilbar has announced that he in- tends to enter court on or after June 12 and ask for a prompt passage of the death sentence at an early date. Protest Continues. Protests against the proposed execu- tion continue to pour in. A telegram to Governor Fuller of Massachusetts from Seattle, Wash. says: “Elected delegates representing one hundred thousand workers of Seattle in protest mass meeting assembled, passed res- olution urging you to use your power to stay execution of Sacco and Van- zetti permitting new evidence now in hands of defense counsel to be sub- mitted at a new trial.” The resolution drawn up at the meeting resolved that coples “be sent to the press of East may know that we in the West stand shoulder to shoulder with them in this great battle of liberation for the working class.” The statement is signed by thé resolution committee of the United Front Committee, Jake Miller, Frank Bostrom and George A. Harrison. The Rochester, Minn. Trades and Labor |Assembly has voted to send a telegraah Of ‘protest to the Massa chusetts governor and urged its dele- gates to work with the Rochester La- bor Defense Club im their local unions. The defense club has also wired a protest to Governor Fuller. Big Lawrence Meeting. In Lawrence, Massachusetts, over six hundred workers attended a pro- test meeting under the auspices of I, L. D. for Sacco and Vanzetti, despite the attempts of the local American Legion to prevent the holding of the meeting, Lawrence newspapers carried stories to the effect that the meting would be stopped by all means, in order to scare workers from attending it. The meeting, however, was held, well attended, a good collection taken and much literature sold. When Stan- ley Clark said, “The International La- bor Defense is stepping in and will help Sacco and Vanzetti to the ut- most,” the crowd stood up and cheer- ed loudly. With Clark spoke Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Albert Weisbord, and Joseph Salerno, Engineers Draw Up Demand for Raise at Cleveland Meet CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 4.—Three from both the United States and Canada have elected a sub-committee to determine the amount of wage in- crease to be asked of the railway lines, and to report their conclusions to the general body. None is discouraged by the report from New York that the eastern roads have refused the request for a 20 per cent wage increase to the conductors and trainmen, Sbanabay Clark Tours for Sacco, Vanzetti Stanley Clark, well-konwn labor orator, will tour the eastern Ohio mining section in behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti as follows: Neffs, June 13, 2 p. m. Tiltonsville, June 13, 7 p. m. Powhattan Point, June 14, 7 p. m. Bellaire, June 15, 7 p. m. Other Sacco-Vanzetti meetings to be held there are: Bradley, June 16, 7 p. m. Dillonvale, June 17, 7 p. m. This Issue Consists of Two Sections. SECTION ONE. Price 5 Cents Hurry Death for Sacco, Vanzetti | (Special to The Dally Worker) BOSTON, Mass., June $.—“The sooner the death penalty is exacted in the Sacco-Vanzetti case, the sooner the agitation we have seen will be abandoned,” declared District Attorney Winfield M. Wilbar today, in connection with the alleged “bombing” of the house of a relative of one of the minor witnesses for the prosecu- tion in the case. “I intend to go just as far and as fast as the law will allow to bring Sacco and Vanzetti to their ultimate justice.” This attempt to rush the two innocent Italian workers to an early death on the electric chair follows close on the heels of the nation-wide agitation of protest in their behalf, and of the so- which is being used as a reason for hurrying It is an indication that the protest movement which is grow- ing swiftly day by day is worrying the Massachusetts authorities. It is clear that they intend to try to railroad the two Italians to their REV. STRATON’S CRITICS KICKED OUT OF CHURCH Deacons Afraid to Give Them Full Hearing (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, June 4.— The Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton, funda- mentalist pastor of the Calvary Bap- tist Church, induced his- congregation our city and state, and also Eastern {to expe! from the church four trustees papers so that our workers in the} who disagreed with the pastor on his mania for staging hippodrome stunts by challenging to debate everyone who would dispute his fundamentalist iliu- sions. They also charged that he drew salaries while away from his New York church—one from the Calvary Baptist church and the other from a pastorate in Florida whence he had gone 40 jenjoy thé balmy climate ix winter and to preach to the rotarians and kiwanians who are getting in on the real estate graft of that state. Brought Charges Against Straton, The four members who resigned as trustees after bringing charges against Straton were kicked out of member- ship in the arstocratic spook shop for the sole crime of criticizing the men of god. The four men asked time to prove their charges against the pastor, but the board of deacons decided such procedure would be “against church policy” and recommended hasty ex- pulsion of the disturbers for fear they would prove so much against the eminent divine that he would have to change his occupation HARRIMAN AIDS LILLIAN GISH TO MOVIE STARDOM Railroad Magnate Owns Inspiration Pictures NEW YORK, June 3.—W. Avert)! Harriman, millionaire railroad mag- nate, was the dominant power behind the rise of Lillian Gish, movieactress, and the financial backer of the Imspi- ration Pictures, Inc., and aided to pro- duce the “White Sister,” in which Lil- lian Gish starred, These facts were brought out in the perjury trial of Charles--H. Duell, president of inspi- ration Pictures, Inc. by J. Boyce Smith, one of the former heads of the company. Smith declared that Harriman de- posited $250,000 in bonds in the cor- borate treasury when it was organ- ized and advanced $150,000 towards the production of the “White Sister” with Lillian Gish as the star. It was also brought out that Harriman was the holder of preferred stock of the corporation with a par value of $554,- 200 and held nearly 75 per cent of the common issue. Smith, Duell and Walter Camp, Jr., were the officials of the company. Smith declared that he believed Camp to have represented the Harriman in- terests in the corporation, WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! ' Beginning Monday, June.7th “THE STORY OF A PROLETARIAN LIFE” BY B. VANZETTI The life story of a worker, sentenced to death with Sacco, for his battles for his class.