The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 24, 1927, Page 1

——— The Daily Worker Fights: For the Organization of the Un- organized. For a Labor Party. For the 40-Hour Week. ogee Vol. IV. No. 60. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. NEW YORK’S LABOR DAILY THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at New York, N. ¥., under the act of March 3, 1879. $8.00 per year. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927 «Ga PUBISHING CO.,, 33 First Street, New. York, N. Y. Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER FINAL CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents FRANK P. WALSH TO DEFEND JAILED STRIKERS FORD The DEARBORN CALLED TO TESTIFY IN LIBEL SUIT The chief importance of the million dollar Sapiro suit against Ford lies in the fact that during the course of the quarrel, various little known facts about the business dealings of each of these wealthy men will be made public. »Reed, Ford’s attorney, has already stated that he can prove Sapiro wholesale, He claims that Frank Lowden, “friend of the farmers,” was associate in this business. looted farmer co-operatives by the Lowden’s name is important, for he is the logical next candidate for republican nomination to the presidency, as Reed is for the Democratic. On the other hand, the basis of Sapiro’s charge against Ford is that the latter accused the millionaire Sapiro of being a radical, of aiding the Communists and the I. W. W., besides which, accofding to‘ Ford, Sapiro was part of a Jewish conspiracy to dominate agriculture. The absurdity of these charges, and Henry Ford’s “Jewish complex,” are being brought out by Sapiro. Current Events Judge Frees 11 Furriers Beat By Police Se Conse hee Thel Arveat| Declaring that there was “abso- lutely no evidence warranting their being arrested,” Judge Brodsky, in Jefferson Market Court yesterday re- leased the 11 fur workers who were jailed after they had been beaten with clubs and dragged through the streets of the fur market by members of the! Industrial Squad of the police depart- ment who staged a brutal program on Tuesday. Without directly reprimanding the members of the police department! who are co-operating with the right wing of the International in their ef- forts to terrorize the workers, Brod-| sky stated that he was amazed at the} arrest of these men and women.| “Workers have a right to congregate | in the fur market,” he said, “because | hat is where they svck their employ- ment.” Those‘ released by Judge | By T. J. O’Fianerty. Feira March 28, the oil companies and the Knights of Columbus can smuggle arms to Mexican counter- revolutionists without interference from the United States government. The anti-smuggling caqnvention be- tween the two countries will be can- celled on that date by action of the state department. This is and their clerical agents that have the unofficial sanction of Cool- idge and Kellogg for hostile acts against the Calles administration, * * * ITH the relations between Mexico and the United States growing in seriousness, and with imminent dan- ger of a united front of imperialism in China and with United States in- tervention in Nicaragua the “demo- cratic ideals” of George Washington have a fair chance of becoming as popular as small pox among the in- dustrially undeveloped sections of the world. A little over eight years after the “war to end war” was called off there are forests of bayonets flashing over the glove. Eves the almost in- curable pacifists find their optimism failing them. hey Mare HILE a war cloud hangs over the! people of the United states, while any day may bring a mobilization of were Abe Berliner, Clara Meltzer, the manpower of the country for Shiffrin, Leon Lit- | campaigns xwgainst weaker peoples, » Panny Warshof- the reactionary leaders of the trade ‘la Gajdushek, unions and the socialists are making Epstein. war on the progressive trade union- ody. da brutal and| ists. When the next war breaks out, “Their ar owe the Greens, Wolls, Sigs and | unprovoh k upon hundreds of | Oneals will be on the govern nt pay-|fur w industrial squad amit when v f 8 or lunch workers in res- ating their lunch were taken | } roll or on the “dollar a ye t tees as the Gompers, Wolls, Ruégsells and Wallings were in the late world) taur war. out by the of: al thugs and beaten, land told to “get out of this section ME Prince of Wales has again) 2d never comp back.” van T toppled off his steed and all is welt) A Boneral. reign 4 hide bc Kes with the world. Should ihe British |Stituled by the squad, who went thru h tthe rather. commen | 4 fur market with men from the In- fate of most monarchies within che/ national Fur Workers’ Union of- lifetime of the prince, the columnists fice and as Jgint Board fort eh of the world (with a tew honorable Were Laselerrs antes per eliy vf toa tions) should share their salaries thom with their blackjacks. him and also bay him a tripping _ Green Started It. steed. But a prince without a pros-, The atiack on the fur workers came pect of sitting on u throne could fall on the heels of the challenge against and break his neck without exciting the left wing delivered by President the interest of a city editor. | William Green of the American Fed- " ‘eration of Labor on Monday night, at \the meeting of the Central Trades and Labor Council, and the boast of Spe- cial Organizer Edward F. McGrady that he had been promised the “full co-operation of the police department” in his work of smashing the Furriers’ Union. DAILY, WORKER WILL HAVE SPECIAL ARTICLES MM MOSCOW ON HOMELESS CHILDREN PROBLEM Pane Aah + 2 * C UNT SALM VON HOOGSTRA- ‘EN, the fellow who married an oil niillionairess, still manages to stay in print. Last week he was reported to have considered himself single and (Continued on Page Two) jocialist Soviet. Republics, The At the height of a new campaign of lies about conditions within the DAILY WORKER considers itself in being able to nail down at least one of the favorite legends “Russian experts” who have not qualified for the job, outside of t they possess imaginations of a prolific sort. is so useful to the reactionary propagandist in America as the fiction thatthe U. S. S. R., alone of modern countries, “has hordes of home- * Jess children, the result of blasted industry and ruined homes.” This canard is answered in a series of articles by The DAILY WORKER special correspondent in Moscow, WM. F, KRUSE. The articles will begin in an early issue, and will tell just what the problem of homeless children is, in , the Soviet Union and outside of it, its actual extent, and what is being done » to liquidate it. Watch for the first article! ' ‘ 4 piro Jim Reed, Attorney for Henry Ford, Is Noisy Advocate for Scabbirig KANSAS CITY (FP). — Sen. James A. Reed of Missouri, Ford attorney, an announced candidate | for the democratic nomination for president of the United States, is an uncompromising advocate of scabbing and of the open shop. He statement: “I deny the doctrine that any set 2,000,000 men, have the right to say to any other set of men that they cannot work at any ‘ime or at any place where they can find employ- ment and at any wage satisfactory to them.” His statement has been promi- nently displayed by the Natl. Assn. | of Manufacturers in its anti-union propaganda. ‘Radical’ Charge Gets Before Ford Jury Judge Rules Out Most of Sapiro’s Best Evidence DETROIT, March 23.—With Aaron Sapiro himself pleading his own case during the slight illness of his chief attorney, Wm. Gallagher, the plain- tiff in the million dollar suit against Henry Ford got one of the alleged libelous magazine articles into the record, Ford’s battery of attorneys objec- ted, but in vain. The article said “radicals, Communists and I, W. W.’s” assisted Sapiro in his formation of cooperatives in the northwest. This is one of the things over which the wheat king feels most grieved—and which is also denied by the accused “radicals, Communists and I. W. W.’s” Little Evidence Gets In. Aside from this, it was Ford’s day. The rulings of Judge Raymond were generally favorable to the great open shop auto king, and his equally open shop counsel, Jim Reed of Missouri. The court refused to admit as evi- dence a letter from a farmers’ orgari- zation, expressly warning Henry Ford that some of his papers’ statements about Sapiro were false. . Cherry Notified Ford. The warning was written America’s first billionaire by A. C. Cherry, gen- eral counsel of the Northwest Hay Association. The letter was discussed during debate over its admission as evidence, along with another warning letter sent the Dearborn Independent by Cherry. This development came after Sa- had participated for the first time (Continued on Page Two) Union Committee Meets to Plan Big Battle Events Prove Correctness of ye ’ . Militants’. Warnings WASHINGTON, March 23—Gov- ernment officials were advised today that John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, has called the Miners’ Policy Committee to meet in Indianapolis on March 28, four days before the expiration of the present wage contract in the bituminous fields. It will be an extraordinary session to map out the union’s campaign of attack during the suspension of min- ing operations in the central competi- |tive field of Mlinois, Indiana, Ohio {and western Pennsylvania. Admit Seriousness, | Lewis today refused to answer | questions concerning the prospects |for conferences with the operators |and concerning his call for a meeting \of the Miners’ policy Committee here on March 28, Unofficially at the union headquar- |ters it was aamitted that the union |faced the toughest fight of its his- tory in the impending shutdown of aa 4: ~ Long Strike. One mine official pointed out that | there would be approximately ten | million tons more of coal on the sur- | face when the mines shut down than jon any previous similar occasion in |the history of the union. This huge |supply of coal would prevent the |pinch of the strike from being felt | for 90 days or longer, it was pointed | out. x a3 hl Aid MEL yy Illinois Forsees Suspension. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (FP)—The Ill- \inois Mine Workers, Dist. 12 of the U. M. W. A., declares: | “Rumors that a new wage confer- lence of the central competitive field | will be called in the near future per- sist. It will be almost impossible however to prevent a suspension .of work now, as less than two weeks re- main before the contract expires.” The Ohio operators, according to | the Miner, have agreed to shut down their mines April 1. Lewis Changes View. Lewis has previously stated that his policy is based on a theory that there will be no strike this year, and (Continued on Page Two) Railroad Enginemen Protest Rank Fraud By Arbitrator Board BOSTON (FP)—Boston & Maine Railroad firemen and engineers are accepting the arbitration board rul- ing against them under protest. The workers submitted their griev- ance over the extension of passen- ger runs to a board of arbitration as provided by the federal rail act when direct negotiation and medi- ation fail to bring settlement. The arbitrators, except S. H. Huff, assistant grand chief of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin- eers, decided with the company that the Boston to Troy, N.-Y. run of 192 miles was not excessive for a single crew. The ran had pre- viously been split between two crews. ij THEIR SHA thru the Ruthenberg Recruiting mittee of the Workers (Commu significant remark, showing the “The courage and devotion of Com- rade Ruthenberg must serve as an |inois Miner, official organ of the Ill-| of men, whether they number 2 or | Workers and Soldiers Keep Peace in Shanghai White Guard Russians Executed by Nationalist Troops for Murder of Chinese Train Crew | The latest outstanding reports from the civil war in China to reach us before going to press are as follows: 1. The number of workers now on strike in Shanghai is es- timated at 200,000. 2. The Nationalist government troops in co-operation with the General Labor Union of Shanghai has gucceeded in restoring order. The provocative activities of the imperialist troops have | failed to incite the masses to disorganized action. | 3. Forty-two White Guard Russians, former members of the | defeated Shantung army, were executed by the Nationalist gov- | ernment for having blown up a train and killing the Chinese lerew after the train had been surrendered by the Shantungites. | 4. The imperialist propagandists under the leadership of Reuters, the British agency, are circulating, reports of a split in |the Kuomintang forces in Shanghai. Those rumors are laughed |to scorn by the Nationalist chiefs. | 5. Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler in command of the |United States marines is expected to arrive in Shanghai on |March 25 and the American imperialist flunkeys look forward ito “plenty of action” when Butler reaches his destination. | Butler commanded the marines that originally established Diaz |in power in Nicaragua. 6. The inevitable American “hero” was manufactured during the last two worid-shaking days in Shanghai. He is a bartender. He “saved” a convent full of nuns. 7. General Pai Ching-Hsi, commander of the Nationalist forces in Shanghai, issued a statement to the effect that the revo- | but against imperialism. Foreigners would not be insulted, he declared, or their property destroyed. 8. Secretary of State Kellogg declared that it would not be necessary for foreigners to evacuate Shanghai as danger to foreign lives and property has passed. ae es BULLETIN LONDON, March 23.—Dispatches received here state that | tomorrow the American marines and sailors will take over the entire front line defenses of the Shanghai international settlement. The U.S. marines will occupy the positions now | held by the British infantry. . BOMBAY, (By Mail)—After the war the British Government in India experienced great difficulties in con- SHANGHAT, March 23.—Order is being rapidly restored as | Nationalist troops continue to pour into the city and the old ad- | Kuomintang Party. | | Union is still in force. | wearing red armlets can be seen in every part of the city. They looters, and others bent on disturbing , ns ae mata the peace established by the National- BRITAIN RULING Almost endless processions march | thru the city, with banners denounc- capitalists of their respective coun- tries to crush the Chinese liberation General Pai Tsung-Hai, National- ist commander in Shanghai issued a alism but insisting that there existed no intention on the part of the re- _ P * WAS nection with an intensified worker- their property. ; “ iia Sas Shimnie whe’ have | Difficulties arose of a national-polit- b bi i f the Na- ‘ Hae hah Uionalist revolution ave, not. being borer. tribes) and religion-political character (sikh rising). they fall into the hands of the vic- aot involieRily (durgest lem i . of ist * Lites Reh abo ibn | selves, why was England able to deal train after its Shantung crew had } B surrendered it to the Nationalists. ™ovement in India, and unable to (Continued on Page Three) Shanghai Changing Officials. |ministration is being substituted by trained officials of the | The general strike under the leadership of the General Labor have powers of arrest and are not slow to exercise them against ist government. ing foreign imperialism and asking | ' the foreign soldiers not to help the INDIA WITH AlD a OF NATIVE RICH Foreigners Are Safe. | manifesto denouncing foreign imperi- | volutionists to injure foreigners or jical character (rising of north-west leniently treated by the Chinese when | Comparisotie with Ohine and. Indo- wero. fol drality, of dynaimstign: & with. the nationalist revolutionary (Continued on Page Three) PITTSBURGH AND CHICAGO FALL IN LINE TO DO RE IN RUTHENBERG RECRUITING DRIVE The Pittsburgh and Chicago districts are falling in line to do their share in building the Party Drive. In the official declaration of the Pittsburgh district Com- | nist) Party regarding the Ruthenberg enrollment, we find this basis of the intense interest in the drive: | movement of this country.” | Workers (Communist) Party in that | It js especially in the trade unions! district, but the Party members of \lution which is sweeping China is not directed against foreigners |, Pickets under trade union discipline and |< | peasant and. nationalist movement. | example to every one of us, espec-| of this aes in Pee than conene are on ag job to try to make ‘, ive|in any other section o! e country|up for the great loss. oie ae ohapi scale ab ike aaa ee to be found the basic industries,| The Party organization is prepar- and work under a coariat aie: OF the that the greatest appeal of the|ing to utilize the present elections, steel and coal barons. We must re-| Communists in the Ruthenberg En-|tho it is now too late to have an- double our efforts in: order to con-| rollment is being made. other Communist candidate for the tinue the work for which Comrade) Before his death, Comrade Ruth-| objectives for which Comrade Ruth- Ruthenberg spent years and years in| enberg was the Communist candi-|enberg would have fought if he had jail, and for which he gave his life.| date for mayor in the present Chi-| lived to participate in the campaign. Redouble the efforts to get our mem-| cago municipal elections, The death| All plans have been worked out for bers to join the unions and thus in-| of Comrade Rrthenberg is therefore}a vigorous Ruthenberg Recruiting crease our influence in the labor) an especially severe blow to the! Driye in Chicago District. Needle Workers Crowd Unity Meeting Masses Applaud Furriers’ Answer to Green The thousands of cloakmakers, dressmakers and fur workers who jammed Cooper Union—seats, aisles, platform and la night at the call of the Unit nittee of the two New York Joint Boards were in- formed by the chairman, C. S. Zim- merman, that Frank P_ Walsh, the noted atiorney, had yesterday decided to become the lawyer for the impris- oned cloakmakers and furriers. Mr. We had conferred with New York Joint Board leaders for the past six weeks this matter, and after a thoro investigation had decided the wide-spread charges made by the re- actionary officials of the Interna- tional Furriers’ Union and the Inter- national Ladies’ Garment Workers Union were just a bogey raised to frighten the general public. Walsh has decided that as soon as he finishes his present legal work, said Zimmerman, he will take up the task of defending the workers who were the victims of Judge Otto Rosalsky’s severe sentences. Teli of Aggressive Fight. The enthusiasm which greeted this announcement at the opening of the meeting mounted steadily as one eaker after another told of the ag- e fight bei on by y branch of the u ed needle ade forces There was ‘an ovation for Louis H manager pot the Ney rd of the cloak and n he rose |,to speak; there was an: : demon- “stration fer Ben Gold, gersralcman* ager of the furriers’ Board, when he arrived n the platf | peated applause, shoutg, and | | marked the various speeche announcements of contributions to the defense fund. Shop Chairmen Speak. | There were a number of shop jchairmen who spoke of conditions in the trade—S. Biro, chairman of the Fu ¢ Coune’ M. Seidenberg, rman of the Buchman shop ich sent 2 contribution of $66.60 |for defense; M. Bleiman, I. Brauner, | chair the Cloak ” Shop :; 8. ff, chair- onan o: iop; and B. Top- k, who came from the Main Cloak Suit Shop in Passaic, N. J., with a contribution of $180.28. | In a resolution which was unani- mously adopted by the shop chair- |men, they pledged once again ‘their whole-hearted support to the Joint Roards and urged all cloak and dress- raakers to give a half day’s pay—as | quickly as possible—for the Defense | Fund, and all fur workers to pay | their $25 tax which had been voted | several weeks ago to help carry on jthe fight against the union-smashing | forces of their International and the A. F. of L. Long Ways From Death, Louis Hyman in ridiculing the In- |ternational’s repeated charge that |the left wing is worn out, in fact really dead, pointed out that after 14 weeks of fighting the progressive |forces--stronger than ever—have |now engaged Frank Walsh to | strengthen their legal battle ranks, and they will begin today issuing |their new needle trade paper. Great excitement was caused hy the ap- } (Continued on Page Five) Traction Workers To Appeal Against Very Drastic Injunction The Amalgamated Association of | ployes, consisting of workers on the |Interborough Rapid Transit Com- pany who were restrained by a re- |cent injunction issued by Judge Crain from organizing the workers on that line will appeal the case. Senator Robert Wagner in associa- tion with Congressman Nathan D. Perlman will argue the case for the workers, This was decided at a conference in which James H, Coleman repre- sented the Amalgamated and William Green, the American Federation of Labor. While the suit primarily affects only the Amalgamated, President Green said it is of “immense import- ance to the entire labor movement, For that reason, the federation joins in the efforts to have the iniunetiqn set aside.” eat inne aeaiaioh |Street and Electric Railway Em- ©