The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 17, 1926, Page 1

a We Must Make It Ten Thousand by Monday, October 18 By JAY LOVESTONE, We must have ten thousand dollars collected by Monday, October 18, Otherwise The DAILY WORKER—thls means you —will hear from those to whom it Is mortgaged. necessary additional three thousand dollars comes In over the week-end we will not have the paper to print on. The DAILY WORKER has been extremely lenient as a creditor to working class organizations. You cannot expect the capitallst organiza- tions to be as lenient with credit the workers, a — Sos Sige Whe DAILY ¥ the Standar. RA and Farmers’ ws," <a y Vol. Il. No..235, Suv. TO PROTEST BRUTALITY OF POLICE The Organized Labor of New York Acts NEW YORK, Oct, 15.—To perfect plans for the parade of organized labor to City Hall Saturday at noon to pro- test to Mayor Walker.agatnst the wholesale ‘arrests of striking cloak- ‘makers for peaceful picketing, the ex- ecutive committee of the Emergency Labor Conference, which is_also com- bating injunctions agalnst the garment and traction workers, met at 6:30 last night in the council room of the Inter- national Building, 3 West 16th street. The parade in which thousands of workers are expected to participate will start from Union Square, Relief Organization. Last night there was a series of mass meetings of organized workers seeking to raise funds, to help the cloakmakers in their. present strike. The Joint Council of Cap Makers met at 6 o’clock in Beethoven Hall, 210 East Fifth street. Shop chairmen in the dress industry met at the same time at Manhattan Lyceum:in Web- ster Hall, 119 Hast 11th street. The Furriers’ Joint Board held a meeting of shop chairmen at the same time in Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East. Fourth. street. Chairmen of settled cloak immediately after work at Stuyvesant Casino. The purpose of the meeting was to consider how to make more ef- fective their aid to the cloakmakers still on strike. . A special meeting of the Garage Workers’ Association will be held to- night to help the garment workers, The Protest Committee. The committee which will address the protest to Mayor Walker against police methods in the present strike consists of: John Coughlin, secretary of the Central Trades and Labor Coun- cil; Morris Sigman, president of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers’ Union; Louis Hyman, chairman of the cloakmakers’ general strike com- mittee; J. M, Budish of- the Capmak- ers’ Union and others. To Protest. I. Goretsky, chairman of the cloak- makers’ general picket committee, was held for the grand jury in $7,500 bail for alleged felonious assault. Union Jeaders call the charges against Go- retsky as being “trumped up” because of his committee's activity in prevent- ing non-union production by would-be strikebreakers who are persuaded not to take the jobs of those on strike. Arrest a Frame-Up, The activity against Goretsky, the union pointed out, follows hard upon the arrest of IL Moscowits, secretary of the picket committee, who received a five-day sentence for disorderly con- duct, and the arrest of. Bilas Marks, vice-chairman of the committee, on another charge. Goretsky declares that this move against hinfhd his--colleagues will fail to break the activity of his com- mittees. He pointed to the stoppage of six non-union shops Wednesday in the downtown district outside the gar- ment zone and the stoppage of a shop in Brooklyn as proof of his assertion. Strawn Sees Coolidge and Kellogg; Chinese Defeat Powers’ Plans|,. ‘WASHINGTON, Strawn, appointed by Coolidge as the American commissioner on the inter- national commission set up by the Washington conference to fix China’s customs duties for her and decide for her about the extraterritorial rights of foreign nations in Ohina, was re- ceived by Coolidge and Secretary of State Kellogg yesterday, ‘The report to the president is secret and Strawn refuses to comment on the conference, but it is known that the impertalist aims of foreign powers. in these matters were utterly destroyed by China's national revolutionary movement, einen] Send In @ sub today! Oct.-15, — Silas} Unless the to us as we have been with ton Rates: Sucids Siceso, DETROIT ELECTRICAL WORKERS SEND $550 FOR. PASSAIC RELIEF PASSAIC, N. J., Oct. 15,—This General Retief Committee of Tex- tlle Strikers, 743 Main Avenue, an- nounced fast night the receipt of a check for $550. from the’ Inter- national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 58, Detroit, Mich., as the first result of a fifty cents ment that urlon has levied Its membership for Passale on strike relief. EX-DRAGON HAS LOOSED TONGUE IS NEW REPORT “Stevie Has Talked” Is Hoosier State Rumor (Special to The Daily Worker) INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 15.— “Stevie has talked! Stevie is back jin the fold!” This was the message brought back today to re-kindle the dying embers of Indiana’s ‘Independent political house cleaning. It was brought here from behind the grim walls of ‘the state’ peniten- || tary at Michigan City where “Stevie” : 5 who it said pulled the wires which actiated: Indiana’s alleged puppets of state and municipal officialdom—is in “solitary” serving a life sentence for the death of Madge Oberholtzer al- | most @ year ago. And the man who brought the new life blood to the emaciated investi- gation was a public official of high standing—grand jury deputy, William H. Schaeffer. " Schaeffer Takes Trip. Schaeffer, Klinck, former ally of and~ co-defendant with him in the Oberholtzer trial, left Indianapolis two days ago, shortly after Stephen- son’s dramatic appearance befére the grand / jury, empanneled to probe chargés of corruption in Indiana poli- ties, and his equally sensational re- fusal to talk before a,civil court be- fore which he was summoned to give a statement of his assets In a damage suit. * The trip was @ compromise _ar- rangement. Court Asher was not sat- isfled with Stephenson’s attitude. And Asher, devoted pal of “Stevie,’ could not believe the street gossip that his idol had-turned him down— had “sold out” to the very men he had said he would expose in return for alleged promises of freedom. They were with Stephenson for three hours. He Talks. Both indicated that Stephenson had gone over all the vast maze of -eharges that have emanated from him. He discussed and reiterated all of ‘them, verbally, it is belfeved, but ft is known that he did not reveal the location of the documentary evidence which supports his allegations. This, he maintained, as he has in the past, will be produced “when the circum- stances warrant,” Both stood ready to give an ac count of the conference to the grand jury during the day. Barly indica- tions were that they would be sum- State to Pieces. Thomas R. Adams today said that he had had no official word from Senator Reed concerning the com- mittee meeting but he was vehement in declaring that he would be on hand to be heard by them. There will be others there with him, to cor- roborate his charges and all members of the party will leave here with the expressed determination to “tear the state into little pieces.” NEW ORLBANS--(FP) — Approxi- mately 500 Orleanians with an esti mated pay roll of $100,000 a month will be affected by the proposed re- moval of the ‘headquarters of the Southern Pacific Railway trom clty to Houston, Texas, ao dew can't keep up the pace. In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. So far, the workers—our readers and boosters—have us the sum of $6,778.62. This Is a fine start. There is no reason on earth There Is every reason why we S$! In fact, WE MUST DOUBLE OUR PACE IN GETTING FUNDS, or all the splendid efforts put up to date will go to waste, The week-end Is a good time to contribute to the KEEP THE DAILY WORKER FUND. Saturday and Sunday are the best days to see friends and sympathizers and to get them to do thelr bit to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER, The workers In the glant Ford factories have shown their hundreds of dollars. The DAILY WORKER and are speeding up to ; we Id. DAILY WORKER, Boston, New York City, Entered at Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Llinols, under the Act of March 8, 1879. by mail, $6.00 per year. SUNDAY, OCTOBER’ 17, 1926 - e* After D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana ku klux leader, now serving a life term for murder, had startled the lon In indiana state and local politics, he revealed his attitude | nt his testimony In court. Upper photo shows Stephenson, |-,1.,, confronted with the kind of in- fending him during hie leave of absence from the Indiana state | phenson is going to “spill the beans," evidently by way of country with his threat to expose sensational corru and maintained a discreet silence when asked to pri seated at right, In court at Indianapolis. Guards Now another hase It that further pressure on his former satellites In an ¢ prison, are seen with him. G, 0, P, SENATOR STARTS WAR ON HIS OWN PARTY Norris Invades Penn. State Against Vare WASHINGTON, Oct, 15.—The eyes lof both major political parties were accompanied by Earl| Stephenson | Norris, insurgent republican leader of the senate, who will launch a “one-/| centered today on Senator George W. man” crusade tomorrow to overthrow the traditional landslide republican majority in Pennsylvania's pending senatorial election. Throwing his support to William B. Wilson, democratic nominee, Norris will take the stump with the hope of defeating Representative William 8S. Vare, republican “boss” of Philadel- 'phia, on the record revealed by the recent senate “slush fund” investiga- tion of the Keystone State’s primary. Norris will speak first in Altoona to- morrow night and thereafter devote the remainder of the campaign to “ad- dressing as many voters as can be reached.’ The action of the Nebraskan, who is a nominal republican, may be fraught with significance to a goof many po- litical fortunes outside of Pennsyl- vania, For one thing, political lead- ers here look upon the move as serv- ing notice the insurgents will fight to the bitter end every effort to seat Vare, should he be elected, and also as forecasting another contest to un- seat Frank L, Smith, republican nomi- nee in Ilinois, if the latter should be victorious in November. Causes G. O. P. Alarm. Aside from these two contests, the Norris crusade also caused republican leaders some alarm because it widens the breach between the so-called re- publican insurgent grou and the regu- lar administration ranks. Thus far in the present senatorial campaign the regular republican organization has constantly held out the “olive branch” to the insurgents, extending aid to the gandidacies of former Senator Smith W. Brookhart in Iowa and Senator Gerald P, Nye in North Dakota, both insurgents. K. K. K. DRAGON OPENS UP AGAIN to get out of the pen. BiG RUBBER COMPANIES GET MILLIONS. GOUGING WORKERS & CONSUMERS AKRON, Oflo, Oct. 15.—Accord- ing to the most recent statistics, the wages of the rubber workers of Akron in 1925, when an average of 43,000 workers ‘were. employed, amounted to $65,317,000. Net pro- fits In the year 1925, for the eleven tire companies in Akron, which produce "52% of all the rubber tires in the country, amounted to $54,- 000,000. im other words, the rub- ber companies; after paying all ex- penses and putting millions of dol- lars Into sinking and reserve funds, made a net profit of 83%. Unjustly Convicted, Man Freed, a Wreck JOLIET, Ill, Oct. 15.—Henry Schmidt, a nervous, brooding physical wreck was discharged from the State- ville prison today with a full pardon. He had served six years of a life sen- tence, unjustly imposed, according to the pardon board. Andy Berg and Mike Zallins, also sentenced forthe robbery—but for shorter terms—®wore at the trial, that Schmidt was not implicated in the robbery. However, the record shows, police who made the arrest said he was the leader. On this evidence he was con- victed. Wife of Police Head Rents Booze Palace CLEVELAND, Oct. 15.——-The wife of safety director Barry, who cannot rest when\ hunting down the booze places of: dther people, has let out a place on! St. Clair and Water- loo Road in this city, to people who are conducting an old-time barroom. This place is fitted with all the ap- purtenances of the old time bar, and yet the wif eofithe safety director pretends ignorancd as to the situa- tion, “Where ignorance is bliss,’ and the wife of the safety director gets away with it. GERMAN DIET ADOPTS COMPROMISE MEASURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION OF KAISER’S LAND DESPITE PROTESTS BERLIN, Oct. 15—The Prussian diet this afternoon adopted the oom. promise measure for the Indemnification of the Hohenzollerns for their property seized by the German republic, this The Communists attempted systematic obstruction by the introduction let many motions, |Women’s T.U. L. Starts | Chicago with the 150 women who are |the Women’s Trade Union League has | jend. illicit |” | PERMANENT BATE WORKERS UNION: WILL BE FORMED | | | | | Organization Program Steps toward the formation of a} permanent union of Negro women| employed in date stuffing factories in| now on strike against the Maras date factory as a nucleus are scheduled | with the announcement Friday that} started definite activity toward that | Agnes Nestor of the league confer- red with the strike leaders and of- ficials of the Chicago Federation of| Labor Friday to draw up a concerted | plan of procedure. The league will| co-operate with the federation in forming the union. Will Be Unionists. The strikers who are now entering | the third week of the walkout in pro- test against increases in wages and poor working conditions are deter- mined that they will not go back vag cept as trade unionists. | A telief campaign is under way to} provide financial assistance to the wo- men, and practically all of the Negro jabor unions are backing the strik- ers. The I. W. A. is directing relief | plans. On Sunday, the strikers will receive credentials from the C. F. of | L., it is announced, and a campaign | to soli¢it relief funds from all Chi- oago labor unions will be launched Monday. | } Electricians Aid. The Negro Wlectrical Workers’ union sent a delegation to the wo- men at their last meeting, proffering the co-operation of the union. The Blectrical Workers also contributed! money to the strike fund, and offered the assistance of an attorney to aid in legal affairs. The union also anhounced that it was considering plaws to call a con- ference of all Negro unions in the city with the idea of forming a Ne- gro labor council, which would rep- readiness to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER. They have given The Ford workers know that they need KEEP THE The anthracite coal miners have dug down deep to help KEEP THE DAILY WORKER, From the soft coal fields, from the steel mills and from the wheat fields, the response’ has been good, Stamford, Conn., Philadelphia, Norfolk, Va. Chicago, and Los Angeles—are all on the job answering our call to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER, Published Daily except PUBLISHING CO., BUT MUCH MORE CAN AND MUST BE DONE, AND DONE QUICKLY. REMEMBER—MONDAY IS THE TEN THOUSAND DOL- LAR DEADLINE! Show that you are a friend of The DAILY WORKER. Help The DAILY WORKER when It Is in need. Show your support by deeds, Rush the funds to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER, Make Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17, banner days in the drive, Make It ten thousand dollars by Monday, October 18, to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER! This Issue Consists of Two Sections. SECTION ONE. Y¥ WORKER Chicago, Ill. Sunday by THE DAIL 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Price 5 Cents CATHOLICS GET AF. OF L. 10 INVESTIGATE MEXICAN UNIONS; AND PROMISED TO U. S. STRIKES By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL (Special to The Dally Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 15.— Plans for financing the two Strikes being conducted under the banners of the American Fed- eration of Labor, in New York City and Passaic, N. J., were be- fore the meeting of the executive council here today. It is announced that $25,000 will soon be available for the Passaic textile strike as a result of action by officials of interna- tional unions. Altho details were not available, it is known that ten international unions have each pledged $1000 to Passaic*for immediate payment, while nearly a score more has promised to take the matter up with their executive boards as soon as they | spondence, return home, easily assuring $15,000 more. In addition an appeal will be *——-—— Sent out to all unions affiliated with the A. F. of L. to contri- bute not only to the Passaic | struggle but also the New York | strike, being conducted by the | International Ladies’ Garment | Workers’ Union. From present | indications the relief campaign/| in aid of the British coal miners | will be allowed to die out. | The executive council meeting is | vestigation it will conduct into the struggle between the Mexican govern- | men and the catholic church in that} country. The recommendation adopt-| ed does not specifically order that a mission be sent to Mexico, The‘coun- cir might tonclude that it canget all the necessary, information by corre- It is claimed. that the council al-} ready has large masses of information | on the religious struggle in Mexico. | It may adopt the attitude that it as-| sumes toward the Soviet Union, that} it knows enough, about the problem to | give any desired decision. The pres-| ent attitude, that the catholics in the federation are trying to change, is one of “hands off.” Catholics Split When the struggle of the Mexican! workers against the catholic church swept onto the floor of the American | that wide breaches existed in the ranks of the catholic delegates on this | Federation of Labor here it developed | (0°° question The catholic bloc was plit in twain, ; part of it finding a bitter spokesman | against Mexico in James W. Fitz-| patrick, member of the Actors’ Union, delegate of the Waterbury, Conn., Cen-| tral Labo Union, while Delegates) Daniel J. Tobin, teamsters; John C.} Harding, printers, and Matthew Woll, photo engravers, all professing them-) selves to be ardent and faithful cath-| olics, rallied to the defense ‘of the A.| F. of L, executive council. | To Probe Crom” and Calles Relations. | President Green, in closing the de-| bate, was the only non-catholic to take the floor on this question. The report | of the committee on international re-| lations on the Mexican question mere- ly repeated the position already taken | on this matter, with the addition that) an investigation be made into the rela-| tions between the Mexican Federation | of Labor and the present Mexican government, | It was thought for a time that all) discussion on this matter would be} hushed up. It, was freely predicted) that no one would speak on this mat-) fer. But it became evident as the) convention wore on that the died-in- the-wool papists were not to be com- pletely smothered. When Fitzpatrick entered the convention arena as the champion of Rome, there is no,doubt but that he had the sympathy and well-wishes of most of the catholic delegates in the convention. resent Negro workers in this and all other such contingencies. “Hands off China!’ Special “Hands off China” edition next Saturday. Pictures of and articles by noted Chinese ; than any attack that has been directed Attacks Mexican Federation, He launched into a most vicious and vulgar tirade not only against the Mexican government, but also against Mexican organized labor, worse even against the Soviet Union, No effort was made to stop him, not even when he turned upon the A, F. of L. offictaldom, charging that the “unsophisticated President Green and (Continued on page 2.) NO CHANGES — IN ALF. GFL OFFICIALDOM |Closer Relations With Amsterdam Approved By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. (Speolat to The Daily Worker) DETROJT, Mjch., Oct. 15.—The con- vention of the American Federation of Labor here made no changes in the personnel of the leading officialdom. There. were no contests in the ‘selec- tion of administrative officers for the ensuing year. The administration slate went thru without’a sign of op- position, President John L, Lewis started the annual parade by nominating Willlam Green for re-lection as president. Green is a member of the miners’ 9 and Lewis scattered oratorical owers galore around the convention hall in his effort to keep “the mantle that had fallen from the shoulders of the stricken Gompers” on the shoul- ders of the former secretary of the miners’ union, where they have rested Gompers died. The results of the annual election was as follows: The Officials of the A. F. of L. For President, William,Green, min- ers. First Vice-President, James Dun- can, granite cutters Second Vice-President, Frank Duffy, | carpenters. Third Vice-President, T, A. Rickert, | garment workers. Fourth Vice-President, Jacob Fisch | er, barbers Fifth Vice-President, photo engravers. Sixth Vice-President, Ryan, railway carmen. Seventh Vice-President, son, pattern makers. _Eighth Vice-President, Noonan, electrical workers. Treasurer, Daniel T, Tobin, | sters, Secretary, Frank Morrison, printers. All the vice-presidents are the preat- dents of their own organizations with the exception of Duffy, who is general secretary, Coefield and Berres to Britain. John Coefield, president of the plum- bers, and Albert J. Berres, secretary of the metal trades department, were selected as fraternal delegates to the British Trades Union Congress, while Thomas McQuade, Plate Printers’ Un- ion, was selected as fraternal dele- gate to the Canadian Trades and La- bor Congress. Delegate John Mangay, Chicago Federation of Labor, announced that Coefield Nad all the necessary diplo- matic qualifications of a fraternal delogate, that he also had the physical qualifications, being willing even to swim the British Channel, It ia de- clared that Coefield and Berres were selected to go to Great Britain as the result of a deal made last year re- sulting in the selection of Frank Far- rington and William Hutcheson, Far- rington never got to the British Con- gress, as the result of revelations in Ilinots. © (Continued on page A) Matthew Woll, Martin F. James Wi- a James team-