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(coast, the Second Annual Conference of International Labor Defense which ended its two-days’ sessions yesterday listened to ‘reports of the growth of the strength and inf . the country for a vacation find their prison. ° The: DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ , 7 fi and Farmers’ Government Bntered as Second-class r Sik ick Cee Subscription Rates: Buchs 8c oPe: $8.00 per, year. Chicago, by’ mail, $6,00 per year. Vol. Ill. No. 202. a: September ai, 199%, at the West Odes at Chicago, LUlinels, under the Act of March & 1978, THURSDAY, , SEPTEMBER 9, 1926 NEW YORK EDITION Published Datly sxe af Runde; by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., ‘ashington Bivd., Chicago, Ii =” Price 3 Cents SEND $1,500,000 MORE TO MINERS Hold “Successful Labor Defense Conference ‘248 DELEGATES SET: 300,000 MEMBERS AS GOAL FOR SECOND YEAR OF ACTIVITY OF 1.L.D, With 248 delegates from 38 cities 38 cities reaching from coast to luence of the organ- ization which already contains 20,000; individual members and 100,000 affiliated collective members. / The numerous successful canvas initiated and led by the I. L. D. and the cases it has already defended in the year of its existence including Sacco and Vanzetti, the Michigan Communist cases, the Pittsburgh cases, the Zeigler miners, the Passaic ‘strik- MASS set RUD adi es RE CEO ST 8 mR bei and dozens of other large Currey Sten and small cases. By T. J. Resolutions. protesting against the white terror in Poland and demand- ing the grant of general amnesty. to the thousands: held in. prisons there, resojutions’on the three appeals now before the United States Supreme Cout in the cases ‘of Ruthenberg, Whitney and ‘Fiske, a statement pledging renewed support’ of. those class fighters still in prisons in the United States and the victims of American imperialism in Latin-Amer- ica were unanimously adopted by the conference, delegates to which were present from points so divergent as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle and Gal- veston, Texas. Adopt Program for New Year. With enthusiasm the conference adopted a program for the coming year for an intensive’ organization drive to-secure an individual member- ship “of 60,000 and ‘a collective mem- bership of 250,000,":wnder ‘the. ~direo- tion*of the new national executive committee which now includes such Well-known labor fighters and _pro- gressives as Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, aries Cline, Clary "and H. W. L. Dana, y The conference, opened by. the: séc- retary of the I. L. D.) James P. Can- non, eleoted -Edward C. Wenthworth as temporary: chairman, who - turned over the’ gavel, after the. credentials | of all the delegates had been actepted, to. the permanent. conference. 'chair- man, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, who had just come from the Passaic’ strike field. Wentworth and Ralph ‘Chaplin were chosen was vice-chairmen and George Maurer, Chicago secretary of I. L. D., was made secretary of the gathering. “INS vepdrt“t the xeeurve-commit- tee on the work of the past year was then given by James P. Cannon. He reviewed the growth of the organiza- tion in the past year, the difficulties it had to meet, the bad defense or- Sanizational traditions it had to over- come in the process of work, and tle doubts in the minds of many workers whith it had conquered. by making deeds out of the words of. the resolu- tions of the first conference a year before. ' With facts and figures he traced the campaigns conducted by the In- ternational Labor Defense, in its first year, indicating always the fact that {. L. D. constantly., maintained its standard of nonpartisan: and united labor defense. In the.defense of the Pittsburgh Commypnists, the Fall River anarchists, the Zeigler miners, the Passaic strikers, and its work for numerous members of the I. W. W., the American Federation of Labor, for, Sacco and Vanzetti, I. L. D. had lived up to the’aim"t>had set at the firgeveonterences °°. Maintains World. Solidarity, The organization: ‘had also main- tained the spirit» Of Anternational soli- darity to which it had pledged itself. The campaigns’ for class! war victims in Hungary, Luthdania; Poland, Brit- ain and other lands was a testimony to this, And the reciprocal aid-of the workers in other countries to: the cam- paign for Sacco and Vanzetti con- ducted here was adequate proof of the value of world-wide labor unity. Comrade Cannon then analyzed the growth of the organization, with: fig- ures: which showed that the member- ship in the last six months of the year had doubled over the figures for the first six months. Not only the sales of dues stamps, but the <i 4 O’FLAHERTY HE Morning Telegraph of Findlay, } Ohio, is entitled to the animated Piece of cheese for the most idiotic editorial published in these United States during the month of August. Under the title “Legion on Guard,” the writer thanks the American Legion for protesting against the existence of an alleged school somewhere in Arkan- sas which is run by a mythical or- ganization known as the International Workers of the World. No doubt the dumb scribbler had the I. W. W:some- where in his confused noodle, but he makes matters worse in the next sen- tence by deciaring that the Soviet gov- ernment was partly responsible with the wobblies for the financing of this institution. This suggested partner-' ship would make a hard-boiled an- archo-syndicalist OPE Mad as any legionary. s see HE nation ts fortundte..to be guarded by an bas Sa ft patriots like the Amefiéan” a - eS continues the Morning Republican. Let us stop here to observe: that the United States was once fortunate in having such patriots as, Harry Daugh- erty, Jess Smith and other Ohio: boys guarding its interests. Jess was so successful that he committed suicide when his “patriotism” was about to ba discovered and Daugherty ‘4s now facing trial in New York for helping a confederate to “guard’’ Uncle Sam's interests to the extent of separating the jolly old soul from something like $7,000,000. Sure we are lucky, and we know it! MUSICIANS ON STRIKE HERE 3,000 STRONG 400 Movies Run With- out Music in Chicago A lengthy. conference between James C. Petrillo, president of the Chicago. Federation of Musicians and former Judge George F. Barrett rep- resenting 400 moving picture theater owners, “broke up in a riot” as the former put it, and indicated that the 3,000 movie musicians on strike since Sunday morning will continue off the job... The union submitted wage demands for the ensuing year raising their pay from $82.50 to 86.00 per week. This the theater owners agreed to pay but when it came to'a settle- ment of working conditions and length of contract the union balked. President Petrillo told The DAILY WORKER that the owners have vio- lated their contract and that that alone was the cause of the strike, When asked if the owners were out to break the union, he said he thot so but that “they haven't got enough money to do it.” Want 3-Year Contract. The owners are demanding a three- year contract.’ The union insists on a one-year agreement, The owners ha violated their’ previous agreement by attempting to withdraw musicians from theaters in which the agreement calls for no less than four men, The union has no knowledge of scabs being us@d in any of the the- aters as yet. President Petrillo said he didn’t think the union would re- sort to picketing for a while. Con- cerning whether or not he would call upon other theatrical unions for as- sistance, he s@id it was not yet de- cided. oe gt EPR EST there may be some doubt in the minds of our readers that. Find- lay is not entitled to the cheese, we hereby rest the case on the people’s side by quoting the following excerpt from one of Calvin Coolidge’s master- pieces which adorns the masthead of the Morning Republican. “One news- paper is better than a volume of crim. inal laws. Oné schoolmaster is better then a legion of bailiffs. “ One’ clergy- man is better than an army with ban- ners, These are our guarantees -of in- ternational peace and progress.” -We hate to spoil the soup by adding more water, but if clergymen ‘are so ‘in- yineible why not release the standing army and allow the clergymen to take their place? ot eee ’ “TT is now a misdemeanor for an Italian citizen to leave Italy on a vacation,” according to-an article in the Chicago Daily News from)its) cor- respondent in Rome. Those who leave names published in the préss’ and branded as slackers. Mussolint’ will Soon have the once sunny ‘and gay land of Italy transformed into a’huge It is bad enough now, but it will bé worse before it gets Vetter, (Continued on page 3) May je in Sympathy. George BE. Brown, vice-president of the International Alliance of Theatri- cal Stage Employes, said that the stage hands uuld be called out, on sympathetic strike with the musicians if the latter require it. Thomas J. Reynolds, president: of the local union of moving picture op- erators said he had just returned trom his vacation and had not yet got into the full details of the musi- cians’ controversy, He said he was calling a board meeting of his union - | Tuesday afternoon. When asked about towards sympathetic Reynolds said, “As a good inion man,’ of eowrse, I am in favor of them ff théy: have to be -used.” revolutioniste on both coasts. News The Bill’ Poster’s Union announced of heavy fighting with thru their lo¢aPpresident that they gaining round in Nica a were not prepared to say as yet what by ‘telegraph from arg vxThe organization was {action they would take to help the Salvadn= (Continued on page 2) (ObutHHES on page 2) hae “+ eesti % « Send The DAILY° WORKER for one month to your shop-mate. REPORT THAT CHAMORRO HAS RESIGNED AND FLED (Special to The Daily Worker) XICO CITY, Sept. 7.—The Mexican consulate in Nicaragua has been closed, thus breaking off all relations between Mexico and Nic- aragua. There are unconfirmed re- ports here that President Chamorro h resigned to flee the intry be- oause of continued victories of the erature had. increased. decisiv careful compilation revealed an collective aMiated membership of be- tween 76,000 and 100,000 _ member State Troops Use} _ mated at aluoss $1,000,000 Here Is shown a barbed wire entanglement thrown about a textile mill at Manville, Rhode Island, near Provi- dence, after. state troopers had wounded five strikers’ by firing a volley into the ranks of a picket line. Tear bombs, | approximately $3,000,000, making in all about $4,500,000 sent to rifles and barbed wire, complete war-time equipment has been brought into play in behalf of the mill owners in the aid of the fighting miners of Great Britain from the Russian an attempt to break a strike of 3,000 workers. NEARING TO SPEAK ON BRITISH TRADE UNION GNSS. 1 NEW YORK, Sept. 7, —(FP)— Scott Nearing, who is covering the British Trades Union Congress ses- sions for Fedetated Press, will speak on the congress and the general strike at New Star.Casino upon his return, The meeting date is Sept. 19 in the afternoon and tickets are now selling. The New York Work- ers’ School is:arranging the affair. Nearing will give two lecture courses during the next term of the school. One course is of three lec- tures: The British Labor Movement Crisis in the British Empire, and Conflict Between Britain and Amer- ica, “The second course is of four lectures dealing with Russia, the present crisis in France, Italy and Fascism, Germany and the Dawes Plan. A free bulletin describing the term’s courses may be obtained from the Workers’ School, Bertram D. Wolfe, director, at 108°E. 14th St., New York City. FASCIST RULE IS VICTIM OF INNER STRIFE By G. ROSS! (Special to The Dally Worker) VIENNA, Austria, —(By Mail) — The most important event in the home politics of Italy in the last few months was the fall of Farinacci, the general secretary of the fascist party and his replacement ‘by Augusto Turati (not to be confused with the social-demo- cratic leader of the same name). Fa- rinacel'’s resignation, which of course was forced upon him, was the culmi- nating point.of the fights which have been taking piace in the corridors and antichambersrof the various pala In Rome, in which the ministry of the interior, the prime minister's offices and the offices of the fascist party are housed. After the Matteotti case came (Continued on page 6) Expose Higher Ups In Canton. CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 7, — Federal agents, working “under cover” in several large cities today were report- ed to be investigating a huge bootleg: ging ring with a view to exposing the “higher ups” in the murder of Don R, Mellett, Canton publisher. 4 Die In N. Y. Storm. NEW YORK, Sept, 7.—Four persons are dead aml scores are suffering from injuries) today as a result of the torrential rainstorm which ewept Now York and the vicinity yesterday. The damage caused by the storm is esti \ ar Methods on Strikers a Soviet Workers Increase Aid to British Strikers By JOHN PEPPER. (Special Cable to. The Dally Worker.) MOSCOW, Sept. 7.—At an extraordinary meeting of the Presidium of the Central Council of the Labor Unions of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, it was resolved to remit to the Executive Committee of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain the sum of 3,000,000 roubles ($1,500,- 000), comprising the total sum so far collected by the assessment levied by the trade unions on the salaries of the membership and also an advance on the future collections. The trade unions are responding unanimously to the invita- tion of the Central Council for a one per cent assessment for the aid of the British miners. The above sum of $1,500,000 adds to the sum previously sent, workers. MEXICAN LABOR | SENDING ENVOYS TOALF.L MEET Trade Union Congress Opens By EARL-R. BROWDER. (Special Cable to The Daily Worker) BOURNEMOUTH, Hingland,.. Sept.. 7.—-The, British Trade. Union Congress opened today with the General Council present- ing a united front to critics of its policies in the general strike and the miners’ strike. To avoid the censure due the General Council for its betrayal 5 of the general strike, it appears’no report is to be made on the council’s role in the strike except ‘to mention it and make a mild Delegates Will Defend defense of the general strike as¢——_—_____— 1 Calles’ Position a principle. that the miners should have accepted It is rumored that an agreement has |the Samuels memorandum last May, WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. — Three’) been reached with the ee ex- pee ig asap ae a beg ecutive to sw rt a compromise res- | afterwa: Was to celebrate is fr pec kenmeee etree arenas. Waueenes l olution on the lnteent i be moved .|Sunday by publishing in the capital- Confederati. f Labor will attend the convention TOFU Resccicun Federa- | y Herbert Smith, pledging support jist paper, the Sunday Express, a bit- ter attack on the Miners’ Federation tion of Labor in Detroit Oct. 416, and.|'0 the miners, but leaving all concrete will defend ‘the policies ofthe Calles | 4ction to the various unions and keep- | and particularly against Secretary A. government. They are Ricardo Tre- ing silent on the shameful role the | J. Cook. vino, general secretary of the Confed- |General Council has played in the past. Le ed eration; Juan Rico, secretary of the On the subject of international world | British Government Takes R 5 labor party, and Ezequiel Salcedo. trade union unity, the General Council | MOSCOW, U.S. S. R., Sept. In Trevino, as the actual leader of the will ask full powers, but no instruc- | connection with the refusal of visas to labor movement since Luis N, Mo-|tions. The council will ask that the |the delegation from the Central Coun- rones went into ‘the. Calles cabinet, }Consress reject resolutions for more |cfl of the labor unions of the U. S. S. will defend the» Mexican revolution | Power to the General Council. R. the British Trade Union Con- against the charge. that it has inter- The council has issued a protest |gress, Melnichansky of the Central fered with freedom of thought and |against the exclusion of Tomsky, and | Council declares that the English cap- worship. His reply will be that it is other members of the delegation of |italist class and its government is at- seeking to establish for all Mexicans |the Russian unions, by the Home Sec- | tempting by all means to isolate the { an equal liberty to think and to exer- |retary, William Joynson Hicks, but the | struggling miners of Britain from the cise religious freedom, and. that the | capitalist press remarks that the Gen- | outside world. He says: old clerical party ig resisting this | eral Council is secretly grateful to the | “The refusal of visas to our delega- democratic movement. British tory government for its action | tion is undoubtedly an act of political | The Mexican fraternal delegates will |in stopping the visit of the Russian | revenge against the Central Council urge that no step be taken to break |delegates. |of the labor unions of the U. 8. S. R. down the Pan-American Fedefation of | ~ ‘Miners For a Clean Sweep. for relief regularly sent the striking Labor, in which the Mexicans are af-| Rutiors are current that the miners’ | miners of England.” filiated with the A. F. of L. delégates will vote against all present At a meeting in Manchester it ts — members of the General Council for j}noted, John R. Clynes of the labor Editor Falls Off Ship. seats in the new council, party, has characterized the barring MANILA, Sept. 7.—Eric Young, edi- Hainilton Fyfe, editor of the London.| of the Russian delegation as petty and tor of the Koke, Jinan, Chronicle, en | Herald,’ labor organ, before whose of- | provocatory interference in the rights route from Hongkong to Manila, 1s | fice @’demonstration was staged last | of the toilers of England to establish believed to; have lost his life by fall- | Wéek In’ protest of an editorial saying |.connections on an international scale. ing off the. steamer Polk, according to |’ 200 advices received here. Young is re- ported missing from the ship. HALF NEW YORK Owners Refuse to Negotiate LONDON, Sept. 7. — The central committee of the Mining Association, the: ninecowners’ organization, has en- , dorsed the refusal of the owners’, ex- ecutive committee to negotiate a na tional: agreement with the striking coat miners. The owners insist on dis- UPHOLSTERERS’ NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—-About 50 per | special local requirements. The min- cent of the upholsterers’ shops struck |ers point out that this is merely a here on Wednesday nave already set-}method of breaking up the Miners’ tled with the union on the basis of the | Federation into sections and crushing 40-hour week, which was the main de-|them one at a Sans mand in the strike. This is the first strike here of the Upholsterers’ International Union since 1919. At the first meeting held after the walkout enthusiastic greet- ings were given the union officials, nh Snppherthag. ox gp tht ard (Special to The Daily Worker) proving conditions in the trade, BOURNEMOUTH, England, Sept. 7.—Renewed proposals for “one ble An organization committee of the | union,” to comprise all trai unions in Great Britain, brought forth an most active members was elected, and an energetic: appeal was made to all | %rmonious: debate Inithe Trades Union Congress here today. workers.in non-unionized shops to line A. J. Cook, secretary of the Miners’ Federation, made a harsh attack against leaders of other unions charging them with “abandoning” the striking. up in the union, coal miners. He declared an amalgamation of the unions into one unlow would etrengthon the laber movement, io ; ( The refusal of the owners took the form of a refusal of the mvitation of the government, made by Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, that the owners meet in a three-cor- nered session, with the government and the miners, to negotlate a national agreement, This throws the situatfon into a deadlock anew and renders futile the efforts of the Miners Federation, which © had moved for a settlement, with the sole reservation that a national agree- ment ere reached. ey A. J. COOK SPEAKS FOR UNITY AT T.U.C.; ACCUSES UNION LEADERS Get a copy of the American Worker Sorreseae nt, ite wiki 6 cents, ”

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