The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 29, 1927, Page 5

THE DATLY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1927 SIGMAN AGENTS GO INTO HOMES TO SABOTAGE DEFENSE OF UNIONISTS The. defenseless cloakmakers who, ter’ Which Sigman | Magistrate McAdoo Not | | Saying Anything About | | Green’s Bribery Charge | No announcement was issued yes- has given out. | are behind prison bars are the latest victims to be attacked by Morris Sig- man, the reactionary right wing pre- | sident’ of the International’ Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, in his ruth- less, union-smashing campaign. Personal Calls. Sigman is endeavoring to hamper the raising of funds for the legal de- fense and the aid of the families of the cloak strikers who were so heav- ily sentenced by Judge Otto Rosalsky two months ago. His representatives have been making personal calls to try to prevent individuals from mak- ing contributions to the defense fund; and in yesterday’s capitalist papers he published a letter, purporting to come from four of the imprisoned cloakmakers, in which the defense fund is denounced and workérs are urged not to help with it, It is quite evident that this letter, with its well-known phrases of de- nunciation of the Joint Board, was drawn up in Sigman’s office and did not originate with the workers them- selves even tho they may have been induced to sign it, because they were promised a speedy release from jail. It is typical of the sort of statements which Sigman’s agents have repeat- edly tried to get the prisoners to sign, according to letters sent by them to the Joint Board of the cloak and dressmakers whose officials Morris Sigman is seeking to frame up. Sigman, The Jailer. In commenting upon Sigman’s ef- forts to prevent the raising of funds for defense of the cloakmakers and furriers, C. S. Zimmerman of the cloak and dressmakers’ Joint Board. said: “President Sigman of the Interna- tional Ladies’ Garment Workers’| Union is now making desperate at- tempts to prevent a successful cam-| Most of the prisoners have not fallen | linto this trap. | “In letters from prisoners to the Joint Board they have exposed this} conspiracy of Sigman to frame up the | jleaders. .Max Borenstein, Morris Turetsky, Charles Walfish, Paul| |Kalichman, Samuel Grossman, Ar- {thur Zinn, Harfy Friedman and An-| ton Kutzuk have written that they were visited by an agent of the Inter- | national who promised he would get} them free if they signed various| jweady made statements. They were told that they would get out of jail | | at once if they signed. Reject Proposition. “They refused to sign and wrote| us to reiterate their loyalty to the Jowht Board, and to call other cloak- makers. to resist the union-splitters {who are attempting to take advan- | tage of their unfortunate position in | this way. | “We shall secure affidavits from |the prisoners as to their full exper-/| iences with Sigman’s agents, and what intimidations they have suffer- led as “they have revealed them to us| Jin their letters.” Letter From Friedman. | These tactics of Sigman were ex- |posed in a letter from Harry Fried- DAILY WORKER published on March 17th. Friedman told them| that Sigman had sent him a telegram | | er. terday by Chief City Magistrate | | MeAdoo concerning his decision on the report of the investigation of the fur strike which was handed to him last Friday by Mayor Walk- It has been stated that the Chief Magistrate would inform the mayor yesterday what action he contem- plated in view of the alleged bribery of the police of fur workers. How- ever, the report was so long it took more time to read it than’Mr. Mc- Adoo had anticipated, so it is said. It is possible no announcement on this matter will be made for,several days. Meetings of all four locals—1, 5, 10, 15—affiliated with the New York Furriers Joint Board will be held on Thursday evening, March 31, at 8 P. M. The halls will be an- nounced later. Gold and Lawson Join In Workers’ Play Talk Several hundred people joined in a spirited discussion following the symposium at the New Playwrights’ Theatre, 52nd St., and 8th Ave., when eussed the subject, “What kind of play best reflects American life?” Gold, whose play “Fiesta,” opens ‘Hungarian Fascists Put | |'Blame For Blackshirt |“lovd Speaker,” is now being pre- 'Revolts on Communists |« paign among workers and labor sym- promising help if he would denounce |@t the theatre on Wednesday, April the Joint Board. Apparently all the | 6» declared that the New Playwrights prisoners have been subjected to this | Theatre was a “transitional theatre. form of persecution. \“We are now only creating the be- ginnings of a workers’ theatre; the process will be long and afduous.” John Howard Lawson, whose play, sented at the theatre, asserted that in the final analysis, the theatre must be ‘theatrical’,” and that “the VIENNA, March 28,—The eam-|elements of a good play must remain MARINES FIGHT IN. NIGARAGUA: PLANE SHOT AT Admiral Latimer Scolds Diaz for Incompetence WASHINGTON, March 28.—A minor engagement has been fought in the interior of Nicaragua between U. S. marines and residents of the country, whether actually incorpora- | Admiral Latimer in charge of the naval and marine forces invading the Latin American republic reports that members of the patrol exchanged shets with Nicaraguans at Leon, and that a marine airplane, flying be- tween Derio and Matagalpa, was struck by bullets fired from the ground by some one unknown They Don’t Like Marines Considerable dissatisfaction is ex- pressed at the navy department build- ing here because of the restrained hostility with which the population of Nicaragua regard the presence their midst of the swanking Ameri- can forces. It was not realized be- fore that the “natives” had a real |Michael Gold, Edith Ellis, Romney | ideal for the independence of their |man, one of the prisoners, which The | Brent, and John Howard Lawson dis- | country. Marines to Leave? | BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, March 28,—Liberal sources heard today that the United States, needing marines badly in other parts of the world, has threatened the American puppet general, Diaz, that it will cease main- taining an army here in his defense | unless he shows himself more capable on his own behalf. | These reports stated that Admiral | Latimer told President Diaz that he felt that the conservatives were lean- ing too heavily on the American ted in'any army or not is unknown. | in} Gov. Al Smith Signs | Seven Baumes Crime Bills; 27 Defeated | | ALBANY, N. Y., March 28— | Seven of the Baumes crime com- | mission bills were signed today by | Governor Smith. The legislature | passed 13 of the 40 bille urged by | the commission to curb crime. | Chief among the crime bills ap- | proved were: Providing a person | convicted of committing a fourth | felony, while armed, shall be sent | | to prison for life.» Under the old law such a person could be sen | tenced from 25 years to life. Permitting the prosecutor to ap- peal in évéry case where the de- fendant may appeal except in case of acquittal. | Proyiding applications for bail | must be accompanied by a state- | ment showing if previous applica- | | tions are denied- | Permitting the employment of | emergency stenographers to expe- | dite the disposition of criminal | cases. | Requiring judges before pro- nouncing sentence to have a.com- plete criminal record of the defend- | ant. J udge Cropsey Refuses |A Permanent Injunction ‘Against Shoe Workers Declaring that he “had been im- | posed upon,” Justice Cropsey, in the | supreme court, Brookl, has denied \the application of the Fisher-Gordon |Shoe Gp. to make permanent the in- | junction which was granted to them} |recently, which restrains their work- eTs now on strike from picketing. | The judge said that he had “been jimposéd upon,” as he has now dis- leovered that the affidavits of the company were drawn three days be- fore the corporation, which bought }out the shoe business from another Page Five NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHERS MEET DEMAND BOSSES RECOGNIZE UNION A conference which may possibly where they turn out 8 finished pic- result in a collective agreement b m the Photographic Workers |Union and the New York’ Photo- graphers League took place last nt at the Hotel McAlpin where the employers ation, representing jover 100 firms was holding a meet- | ing. This conference followed an organ- ization meeting of the Photographic | Workers’ Union Local 17830, held at |the Labor Temple 14th street and Second avenue early in the evening, ; Where president Henry Rossman, who | acted as chairman, announced that he | was to meet with the bosses at their |invitation and discuss the terms of a | possible reement, Demand Overtime Pay. The photographic workers are de- |manding recognition of the union; a | 48-hour wee week; and time {and a half for overtime. | “There could not be a more favor- |able time for organizing and putting forth these demand President | Rossman declared. “The union has displayed e y and spirit in the steps it 1 nm, and the bosses show an in ation to prefer union men. There certainly no discrim-} ination against the union so far.” Baum Speaks, Secretary-treasurer Louis A. Baum, | who was one of the speakers, pointed out to the photographic workers how imperative organization is in the face tures for a quarter; and as soon as the cost of these machines is reduced, their use ¥ pread, Individual Helpless. “Where will we be without an or- ganization then? The isolated worker will be @ powerless cog ih the indus- t We must do what Local 6 of the printers did when the Merganthaler linotype came in—organize to protect our jobs,” Bonchi Friedman of the papér box makers union, and Rose Sehneider- man of the Women's Trade Union League were also speakers at last night’s meeting which was attended by a good sized group of workers. 20,000,000 By 1965 Predicted .for New York By Committee Belief that the population of New York will reach 20,000,000 by 1965 was predicted by the Committee on Regional Plan of New York. In its report the committee claims that the greatest needs of this city at the present time is an improvement of living and working conditions and the preservation and development of the existing harbor. The report declares that there is |ample space to provide for any ex- pected increase of population with- out overcrowding, holding that con- of the rapid mechanization of the in-| gestion is due to wrong distribution dustry. and not to lack of space. No, men- “Look at the mechanical develop-jtion is made of how poor workers ing machine that has been invented | will be benefited by the building of to replace individual workers. Up on| new: houses if the rents continue te Broadway they have a show. room| be high, | concern against which the strike had forces and that the conservatives’|been declared, was actually incor- military forces should be brought into | porated. action to “re-establish peace.” Reports from Puerto Cabesas state | Paign in favor of a trial of the im-|the conflict of emotions.” | prisoned left socialists and Communist! “At the same time,” declared Law- | before a Special Court is increasing son, “should a good workers’ drama |continuously. The social democratic | be offered us we would take it with- | “Nepszawa” reports that the police | out hesitation.” that President Sacasa is still eonfi-| | will propose a trial before a Special| The New Playwrights Theatre| dent of eventual success of the lib-| Confesses Court on the basis of the “material | opened early in March with the ob-| erals. {of the examination,” because the | ject of providing young American plans for a “Communist Putch” must) playwrights an opportunity for ex- | be tried before a Special Court on|perimenting in the newer dramatic | the basis of the hangmen’s law III of | forms. | pathizers for sums with which to de- fend the cases of workers arrested for picketing during the last strike, and for the relief of their families. “His ‘letters received from prison- ers’, with which he is trying to bolst- er up these attempts are outrageous in view of the circumstances. Before these prisoners came to trial, officers of the International carried on propa- ganda to the effect that these men were sluggers, which greatly pre- | 1921. { ha | judiced their cases; and on the day At a conference of the Unity Party, | ALBANY, March 28.—At the close | of the trial their lawyer, H. Bushell, } Whi¢h is the government party, fascist | of the fiscal year June 30, 1926, there | | withdrew from the eases altogether,/ deputies spoke about alleged Com-|were 47,514 patients on the books The second mass meeting in the Uhopreiee <0 the theft of 3,00) be To Whip Them Into Line. |munist plots in the country, They) of the three classes of institutions | organizational campaign of the hotel|°f Sovernment money orders in New “The purpose evidently was to se-| mentioned as a proof for the organi-|caring for the mentally diseased in|and restaurant workers will be held| 7 OPK eure long terms for these men so| Sational activity of the Communists |New York, according to the report | tonight at 133 W. Bist St., when the ‘as to provoke them into implicating|in the whole of Hungary, the con-|today of the state hospital commis-|Greek workers will join in the effort | leaders of the Joint Board. | tinuous rebellions in the military. }to unionize the thousatids of workers | “Agents of the International have fascist’ organization” of the youth,! ‘in this city. been visiting all prisoners in jail, and; “Levente.” The fascists alarm the! George Arvanitis will be the prin-| with false promises of securing their! public on account of alleged meetings | |cipal speaker, and P., Pascal Cos-| freedom, they have attempted again|in the villages, arranged by the |grove, secretary-organizer of the | and again to secure from them just) Vagi Party, and demand energetic | union, will preside. | such statements as this so-called ‘let- measures from the government. | oe ‘Earl Carroll Will Not Surrender To Atlanta! Earl Carroll, Vanities producer, | | sentenced to serve a year and a day| | at Atlanta for the Joyce Hawley wine| pieiineniinnd a a | ae Lig yestemlay apparently |] changed his plans about “giving! i himself up to face the music.” q $c 0 s 4 1 N E A R ] N G It now appears Carroll will “hold || Ow pene League of Nations Or Soviet Union TONIGHT, MARCH 29th 8:30 P. M. Brownsville Labor Lyceum 219 Sackman Street. Auspices | Co-operative Educational Assn. The Sustaining Fund Will Bring More Cartoons Grandson of Governor Big Theft’ DETROIT, March 28—Lee Dela-| * housgaye, 40, who claims to be the! To Organize the Greek | crandson of former Governor John! | Duprey of Louisiana and a nephew of | Food Workers, Large {Garland H. Duprey, former United Mass Meeting Tonight Stes senator from Louisiana, today confessed, according to federal au- Tel. Lehigh 6022. Dr. ABRAHAM MARKOFF SURGEON DENTIST Fifth Freiheit Jubilee SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 2nd, 1927 Office Hours; 9:30-12 A. M. 2-8 P, M, Datly Except Friday and Sunday. 249 EAST 116th STREET Cor. Second Ave. New York, Cartoons are a direct and powerful means of appeal to the workers. The DAILY WORKER is planning to have more of them and to add to its staff the finest labor car- toonists-that can be found in the United States. Already a number of the most prom- inent artists in the country have indicated their willingness to lend a hand to build up The DAILY WORKER. The Ruthenberg Daily Worker Sustain- ing Fund has been organized in order that we may add to the paper, those special fea- tures which are attractive to workers, 1e., pictures and cartoons, Some of our friends in different parts of the country have even Dr. J. Mindel Surgeon Dentists 1 UNION SQUARE Dr. L. Hendin Room 803 Phone Stuyy. 10119 W. Darling To Be Chief | \Liquor Spy in New York | |_ WASHINGTON, March 28.—W | Darling, prohibition investigator an | former Department of Justice agent, || | will take charge of undercover work | |in New York April 1, when the resig- | | nation of A. Bruce Bielaski becomes | | effective, assistant secretary of the| “Fiesta” a play by | Comrade Michael Gold Arrangements have been made with the NEW PLAYWRIGHTS. THEATRE for a.DAILY WORKER BENEFIT WEEK —April ell to April ‘16—at Comrade Michael Gold’s Mexican play “FIESTA”. After the enthusia: our benefit week at the Guild’s produc- tion of “Pygmalion,” we don’t know what will happen now that we have an- nounced a benefit week at this play that | is written by a comrade and is so much closer to the hearts and lives of the \\ working class, We predict, howeve Wh there will not be a single vacant seat at the NEW | THEATRE, | Telephone Stuyvesant 6584 immediately and make your reservations, or call at The. DAILY WORKER Office, 108 East 14th Street. sm which attended 1, that for one solid PLAYWRIGHTS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 49th Street & Sth Averue Freiheit Gesangs Verein accompanied by New York Symphony Orchestra will present the poem of the Russian Revolution TWELVE written by Alexander Block. Music and Conducted by JACOB SCHAFER. JACOMO RIMINI and SERGEI RODOMSKY in a special program. OY eA . The well-known soprano ROSA RAISA in a special program. This will be her first recital in New York within the last 2 years. “ALL SEATS RESERVED. Tickets: $1, $1.50 and $2 at Freiheit, 30 Union Square, |treagury Andrews announced today. | Darling will be attached to the of- fice of administrator Chester P. Mills, Undercover work will be continued jin modified form after July 1, a3 a |result of the senate’s striking out of | the appropriation. 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Hidridge St. | DO YoU KNOW | WHERE TO BUY | YOUR TICKETS H | to the | Sth FREIHEIT JUBILEE SATURDAY, APRIL 2nd at Madison Square Garden | 48th St. and 8th Ave. pov a Sazer’s Dinewell Restaurant, Second Ave. noar 4th st. 3 ‘0’ i] “Fraiheit,” 29 n Sa || Lidsky’s.” Book Sto: { Broadway. |] United Workets’ Co-operative, Fifth Ave, cor, 141 || urrlors’ Joint Board, 2 29 Bt. Local 22 WU, 16 W. 2tnt St | Sollins Re: nt, $22 B, 14th St. ' } BROWNSVILLE Goldstein's Book Store, 265 Sutter Ave. WILLIA Katz Drug Store RG 78 Graham Ave. ACH k Store, 8 Molerman's 20th Aventis, Bor Snow's Drig bi neF 18th Ave, STATEN ISLAND Moss Dry Good Store, 1480 Cas- tleton Ave. W. New Brigicn, HARLEM Rational Restaurant, 1690 Madison Ave, cor. 107th St, Sooknutf* Drag Store, 1674 Madi- son Ave, BRONX Rapoport-Cutler ficok Store, 1310 Barhere Boulevard, cor. Wil- 8. in. Co-operative Colony, 2700 Bronx Raith feat. cor, Allerton Ave. Silmov! Cy fe tationery Store, 494 B. 167th . Hear Srd Ave, | | hinted at the desirability of a comic strip, | Of course we shall carry out our plans | along this line speedily and systematically, Meanwhile the best way of insuring that the DAILY WORKER will be supplied with the finest labor cartoons to be had, is by raising a substantial Ruthenberg Sustaining Fund, It might not be amiss to tell an inside secret that there is strong possibility of our securing regular artistic contributions from Hay Bales again as well as Fred Ellis, and others. There is no , ate oa reason why we cannot have the most spark- ling set of carioons in the entire country in our paper, if we will do our share io suppl | the necessary where- DAILY WORKER, | 83 First Street, | New York, N. Y. | } Inclosed is my contribution of dollars .... cents to the Ruthenberg Sustaining Fund for a stronger and better DAILY WORKER, I will pay the same amount regularly every . | | witha). ‘dhe (wstain- | Name ‘ ite i'umd will do the | ne | ent trick. . 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