The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 5, 1927, Page 1

THE ONLY ENGLISH LABOR DAILY IN NEW YORK The Daily Worker Fights: For the Organization of the Un- organized. For a Labor Party. For the 40-Hour Week. Vol. IV. No. 20. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year, Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Statement of the Central Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party of America HE American Government, continuing the imperialist pol- icy which it is following in Nicaragua, and in its threats against Mexico, is concentrating war vessels in Chinese wa- ters and hurrying marines. to China. While Secretary of State Kellogg has issued a statement containing “fair” words about the willingness of the Amer- ican government to negotiate new treaties surrendering some of the power it has usurped to dictate to China what its tariff laws shall be and the extra territorial rights under which American citizens are immune from Chinese law and trial in Chinese courts, this declaration remains only words and no action is taken to ‘abrogate the unequal treaties which are an insult to the Chinese people. ‘ This declaration of Secretary of State Kellogg, coupled with the massing of American war forces against China, is shallow hypocrisy used to coerce China into agreement to new treaties, which will make possible the continuation of the brutal exploitation of the Chinese people by the American capitalists. Capitalist Imperialism in China The Chinese people have for a half century been degraded NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1927 <i Withdraw the American Naval Forces from Chinese Waters! Recognize the Chinese Nationalist Government! Information on U. S. Secret Deal With a Foreign Power Asked WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. — De- mand for information as to whether the American government has a secret understanding with any for- eign power for military action in China was made in a resolution in- troduced today by Rep. Black (D) of New York. Black proposed that the foreign affairs committee be instructed to obtain the information from Secre- tary of State Kellogg. by the bitter exploitation of the imperialist powers. These powers have grabbed the national resources of China. es- tablished their factories in that country in which the Chinese work- ers have been compelled to labor for pitiable wages, they have thru their great banking houses made loans to the various Chinese war- lords who aided them in the exploitation of the Chinese. people, and then seized control of the Chinese tariff administration and collected the tariff to secure repayment of their loans, thereby placing new heavy burdens on the Chinese people. In order to make the representatives of this,imperialist system of exploitation immune from responsi ity under Chinese laws, the imperialist powers established the principle of extra-territoriality un- der which these representatives could not be tried in Chinese courts =(Continued on page 2.) CURRENT EVENTS By T. J. O°FLAHERTY O our friends the enemy have re- baptised hugene Chen,the Canton- vse toreign minister, the “Czar” of the Nationalist government. SHOP CHAIRMEN OF NEEDLE TRADES URGED 10 RALLY TO MEETING FOR SIXTEEN CLOAK STRIKERS SENTENCED BY ROSALSKY TO LONG JAIL TERMS! i In behalf of the sixteen cloakmak-| under which our union finds itself Chen is alers who, for their trade union activi-|today are such that we must have republican and has as much use for ajties, have been sentenced to long|the activ eco-operation of other labor king as a bull dog has for an Irish/terms in jail, the Shop Chairmen’s | terrier. When the british monarch-| Council of the Cloak and Dress unions istic cbal-owners wanved to aiscredit}has issued a call for aid. An urgent Cook in the eyes of the masses they]invitation has also been sent to all nicknamed him “kmperor” tho he 1s}shop chairmen of the needle industry painstakingiy obedient to the wishes|and all labor organizations, to at- ot the ranx and tile. succeeded in their designs on Cook.| Hall at 1 p. m. ‘they will be equally unsuccessful in First Appeal: thew attacks on Chen. ,INCLAIR Lewis has written an-|of the I. L. G. W. U. that such an ‘Lhey have not/tend a conference today in Webster vther book and it smells like a} appeal has gone out. “In the face of numainger. He has done to theclergy| such a critical situation, when our! what he previously did to the petty|ynion has been exhausted by five| bourgeois in Babbitt and to the medi-| months of civil war,’ says the Shop cal iraternity in Arrowsmith. Neither] Chairmen’s letter, “we are now con- of those two categories have been] fronted with a most trying and cri- put out of business and in all proba-| tical problem. vility they had’as good a laugh at) «“gixteen members of our un} , the then own pictures.as the rest.el US./ most active in our ranks, worlftrs who. botn are great works. We are anx-| were ready to sacrifice their lives in| organizations in order to secure their freedom.” Today’s meeting is to be the begin- ning of a vigorous campaign to rally the workers of all trades in a demand for the release of the cloakmakers who through Sigman’s tactics and Judge Rosalsky’s brutality have been sent to prison for such unprecedented This is the first time in the history | terms. Rosalsky Is Too Busy; Cloak Strikers Wait For Hearing in Jail Pressure of court business was the ious to read what Lewis has done toforder to improve the conditions of | 480m given for postponing the sen- the clergy. their fellow workers, have been placed | Oe art “Mushbrain” the artful}behind iron bars in prison for long | dodger of the Hearst press takes] terms. u sam at the author because he Must Free Victims. starts out to delouse ‘the clergy with] “These union men must be freed. a description of a soused divine. Art}Under normal circumstances our thinks Lewis is going too far. Poor} cloakmakers’ union could, through its Art is getting old and should be ex-/own efforts and with its own re- cused. A man with a salary of $100,-| sources, maintain their families and ovu a year and a large income from) work to bring about their release. iivestments should be put in a padded|/The trying circumstances however, cell for turning out a daily column. sinclair Lewis should get a move on und do most of his writing before he becomes a millionaire at the expense of doctors, preachers and real estate operators, We suggest that he tackles) newspaper business managers next and then take ‘a ship to Paris and stay there. He will have justified his existence. EVERAL readers of The DAILY WORKER, goaded into ungovern- able anger because of our jibes at christian scientists, holy rollers, bush baptists, seventh day adventists, chiropractors, sun-worshippers, vege- tarians, snake-oil peddlers and freud- ian fanatics, have threatened to com- mit hari kiri by choking themselves with raw. alfalfa uniess we turn around and charge the medical doc- tors with being engaged in the busi- ness of poisoning the human race. We suggest that our irate readers buy a copy of Rational Living, a magazine published by Dr. Liber, which is about the most rational bit of reading on the healing business (Continued on page 4). Jersey Bus Drivers . Strike Today Unless They Get Wage Raise Three hundred bus drivers of Jer- sey City and vicinity have ‘voted to strike at 8 p. m. today unless the bosses make a move for peace before then. | ‘The drivers voted to go on strike at a meeting held in the Orpheum The- ater, Jersey City, if their demands’ are not met. They demand a three | year contract calling for a raise in pay from $42.50 to $50 a week. Be- fore they took the strike vote they offered to.compromise on $45 a week, but the bosses refused. Edward Levy, business agent of to travel other than by bus in Jersey | §) City, Bayonne and North Hudson. If the strike materializes today, it will effect about 80,000 bus riders. | tional city and the French concession. Ask Your Newsdealer For The DAILY WORKER! Get Your F | All of China, to a’ large extent, is dependent upon Shanghai, for it not only is the chief port of China and the eighth largest port in the world, but it collects forty per cent of the Chinese customs. It is the center of large British interests. Its the union, said that ultimately all the | 1,539,000. Above is a photo of the Shi 1,800 drivers in the union might be| (in foreground), Nanking Road, scene of recent rioting. involved and 100,000 travelers obliged | in picture points to.a Sikh policeman of the “international city” of hanghai. Dressed like an English bobby, he is resented by the Chinese. Below is a map of Shanghai, showing both the interna- tencing of the two cloak strikers, Max | Neckwear Makers Faker Hates Forty-Hour Week “Communists Support” Opposition to the 40-hour week has originated in a mew quarter. Accord- ing to reports of members of the United Neckwear Maker's’ union, their manager, L. D. Berger, at the last meeting, stated that he was against the five-day week because the idea originated in the Communist move- ment. Mr. Berger in his excitement went so far as to say he would favor a 50-hour week if it originated in the Neckwear Makers’ union. Apparent- ly anything is better than a good idea if it comes from printers, carpenters, furriers, cloakmakers and automobile | workers, Several other original ideas were presented at the membership meeting of the neckwear workers this week. One, coming from Louis Fuchs, was that members be fined a dollar if they missed a 3 ting. On the sur- face this sounds business-like, and quite appropriate from a_ business- agent. But it followed a proposition “There are too many American ships and soldiers going to China,” said Black. “There have been re- ports from, Europe that the United States has a secret understanding with the British for possible mili- tary action.” Left Wing Wins Unprecedented Garment Vote Locals Re-elect Militant Officers in Heavy Poll An unusually heavy vote was polled at the elections in Locals 2, 9 and 35 of the I. L. G. W. U. which were car- ried on Thursday under the auspices of the Council of Shop Chairmen. The tellers turned in their complete count at noon yesterday, after they had spent all night at the polls which closed at ten o’clock. They announced that Joseph Boruchowitz was reelect- ed manager of Local 2 by a majority of 2,300 out of 2,500 votes cast; Abra- ham Zirlin was reelected manager of Local 9, by a majority of 1,344 votes out of 1,400 cast; and Joseph Goret- zky was reelected managed of Local 35 by a majority of 950 out of 1,100 votes cast. Manager Just Out. Arrangements’ for the eledtions ‘in {Local 35 had been delayed because | Manager Goretzky was only released Gorenstein and Oscar Newman, whoj that meetings of this local be held a few days ago after spending two were to have appeared before Judge Rosalsky in General Sessions yester- day. They were held in the Tombs over night and their cases are to be heard today. Jacob Goldstein, who attempted to commit suicide two days ago, was still to ill to appear for sentence. ulation is estimated at i Bund (at right) and Arrow regularly evrey two weeks, since there was growing criticism of the fact that the union rarely held any meetings at all. Apparently Mr. Fuch’s motion about a heavy fine was intended to defeat the move for regular meetings. Gave Sigman Cash. The absence of regulat meetings made it possible, a month ago, for the Executive Committee to present Sig- man with $5,000 without consulting the membership. Another $5,000 was voted this week, in spite of one speak- er’s objection that this union had given only $25 to the 16,000 Passaic strikers, and $300 to the 12,000 strik- ing furriers. There were no more speeches on the matter after this. The condition of this union may be | judged further from the fact that a shop chairmen’s meeting decreed that any member who failed to attend the armory meetings called by the right wing of the trade unions, January 20, should be fined ten dollars. A BRITISH CONCESSION rg OM Remarkable air view of the commercial and residential sections Kong, British crown colony on the coast of China. weeks in jail. He was one of seven men whose bail was unaccountably | raised from $1,000 to $25,000 by Judge | Otto Rosalsky some weeks ago, fol- |lowing their indictment during the ;cloakmakers’ strike. | Two prisoners, held because of }strike activities, participated in the jelection in Local 2. They sent their wives with proxy votes and letters to the judges of the election asking to be allowed to cast a vote in this way since they could not vote in per- son. Their request was granted. Joint Board leaders declared the vote was the largest polled in many years in these locals. Coal Gas Poisoning. ST. PAUL, Minn.—Eleven mem- bers of one family were found un- conscious from coal gas poisoning to-| day and at noon physicians were still working to save their lives. Those overcome are Mr. and Mrs, Joseph and their nine children. IN CHINA of Hong ‘ a THE DAILY WORKER. Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., FINAL CITY EDITION 3 First Street, New York, N. ¥. Price 5 Cents Cantonese Win Big Victory Over Fang Road Now Open for Revolutionary Army’s Drive To Capture Shanghai SHANGHAI, Feb. 4.—Sun Chuan Fang, so-called “defender” of Shanghai against the Cantonese, has suffered a staggering defeat in the neighborhood of Hangchow, according to reliable reports received here. The battle is reported to have been light in so far as casual- ties go, but the defeat of Sun Ch here as it is not likely now that uan Fang is regarded as ominous he can reorganize his forces and stem the Cantonese drive’ on Shanghai. eae LONDON, Feb. 4.—The British cabinet held a second lengthy session late this afternoon, The cabinet, it is understood, has now asked Eugene Chen for full in- formation regarding guarantees he will give for the protection of “life end property” in China, providing British troops enroute to Shanghai ere recalled. Chen has already give ample assurances that the Cantonese) government is capable of guarantee-| MARCHING BOX — STRIKERS UP IN COURT, BUT FREED ing the safety of all nationals in its| Employer Sentenced for territory. The cabinet has not yet made known its decision as to the diversion of the troops now enroute to China, but there is a general belief here that the troops will be maintained at points outside of Shanghai. This opinion appears to be backed up by a dispatch from Hong Kong to the ef- fect that the second Suffolk regiment has arrived there and is being held for further orders. The faction in the cabinet which has long sought the abrogation of the Anglo-Soviet agreement is again demanding a break with Russia. Sir William Joynsen-Hicks, home secretary, in a statement declared: “It is unfortunate and not a little peculiar that the Chinese nationalists’ anti-foreign bias should have been directed mainly against the British. For this it seems the Soviet govern- ment is largely responsible.” Chen Will Reply To U. 8. SHANGHAI, Feb. 4. —- Eugene Chen, in charge of the foreign affairs of the Chinese nationalist govern- ment announced today that he had been unable to reply to the United States statement regarding America’s Chinese policy because of the press of the negotiations with England. He added that he will reply in a few days. Bill to Bar Aged City Employes in New York ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 4..— New York City employes, who have passed the age of 80, would be permitted to continue to hold their positions, un- der a bill introduced in the legisla- ture today by Assemblyman Ricca, Kings republican. | Beating Girl Genett Lionetti, 18-year-old paper {box maker, appeared in Judge Cor- |rigan’s court yesterday and brought charges against Mr. Travin, a manu- | facturer at 191 Mercer St., for having beaten her while doing picket duty. Travin pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined by the judge to pay $25 damages. | The pickets who were arrested on Monday for marching through the |district also appeared in court, but ;were dismissed, as the judge recog- |nized the right of a striker to picket a shop where strikebreakers are em- ployed. The union welcomed this de- cision as it will strengthen their posi- tion considerably. Those involved in this case were Juliet Pointz, Joseph Mordkowitz, Joseph Familia, and James B. Wyker, a student of the- | ology. | One man, Edward Hersch, was fined ‘$25, fot having called a strive jer scab. Hersh was beaten “up by |@ policeman and thrown into jail. No one was in court to substantiate the charge against Hersh, nevertheless the judge recognized it and placed the fine. According to information from the strikers’ headquarters a meeting has been arranged by the mayor between William Karlin, attorney of the un- ion, and Samuel Wallenstein, legal representative of the employers, to arrange to adjudicate the strike. This meeting is to take place on Mon- day at the mayor’s office. Announcement was also given that the concert and ball to be staged at the New Star Casino, 07th St. and Park Ave., for the assistance of the strikers will be held on the 11th of February. ain, Photo shows detachment machine gun posts in Managua, Nicaragua. United States is carrying “democracy” to L Wall Street’s Mercenaries in Nicaragua of United States sailors setting up This is the way the in-America. tat