The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 12, 1927, Page 5

THE DAILY WORKER, N THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1927 Page Five DEFENSE BOARD CLOSES ROBBINS | INCIDENT HERE Cutters Welfare League | Expels, Him The Joint Defense Committee of the Cloak, Dressmakers and Furriers yes- | terday issued the following statement regarding Henry Robbins, former chairman: | In answer to. the statement in the | ypress with reference to the removal of | Henry Robbins as Chairman of the | Qefense Committee and from all par- | Ueipation in the defense work, the} Joint Defense Committee desires to state that the enemies of the defense | will not be able to make use of this | unfortunate Robbins incident to in- jure the defense work. The fact that | the Committee has taken this step| against its own chairman is the most conclusive proof that the defense coma! mittee has but one object, namely, to | Se ee eee Chinese Laundry Workers | Use Bundles as Medium | For Revolutionary Appeal BOSTON, ‘May. 11. tang members here have new way ‘to place the reyolutionary. China. before public, In every bundle gent out by Chinese laundrymen this week, a four page pamphlet entitled “An Appeal to the American Public from the Nationalist Government of China” is being inclosed. P. A: Chan, head of the Kuomin- tang executive committee here de- clared that the majority of the party’s membership of 709 work in laundries and had theréfore de- cided to reach the public quickly and effectively through their busi- ness mediums. “We appeal..to you,” reads the pamphlet, “to oppose armed inter- vention in China, to smash the united front of the British and American imperialists against their own people and the people of the world.” Kuomin- found a cause of the raise funds to defend the imprisoned |* cloakmakers and furriers and to maintain their families; not to de-| fend members of the committee who have been dishonest in handling de- fense funds. We are not surprised at the at- tempts that the opponents of the de- fense -work are making to use this/ incident. for their political purposes, | as we know that their policy in such mstances has always been to defend | people responsible for similar acts | and not to expose them as we have | done. Records Are Open’ | The defense committee considers | the question of the defense work more | ‘Brooklyn Unions In Vanzeiti Rally Pian Big C Campaign Sixty pees yea representing 21 unions and 60,000 members met yes- \terday evening at 56 Washington Ave., Brooklyn to plan steps to save Saceo-| and Vanzetti from the electric chair. Called under the auspices of the 'LEFT-WING-IN CAP_MAKERS’ UNIO} SHOW THEIR WORK IS CONSTRUCTIVE oS lane . tuted the backbone of. the -organ- The report ofr H. 1. Goldberg Yor! ization campaigns and made possible the general executive\board of the the achievements in whith we all’take Cap and Millinery Workers’ Unidn inj pride. convention here contained numerous! Condemnation .Unwarranted. attacks upon active left wing-orgin-|..‘We-believe the recommendation of izers and members of the Millinery! the: @eheral Executive Board to By NANCY MARKOFF jand Cap Makers’ Union, upon The) press condemnation’ of the left wing ephen O'Mara, trustees of ‘the DAILY .WORKER and upon the|in. our organization is in complete | funds, were not entitled to use the Trade Union Educational League. It} contradi¢tion to a policy of tolerance| money for further activities in fur- expressed the- threat that tho»*tweland not conducive towards the pres-|therance of the establishment of an| jhave practiced.tolerance towards|eryation of unity in our ranks.” Irish Re public. |them (the left wing) and even em-| Lifting her eyes from the report —_—— ployed them as organizers . - wWe|she added the following: “On the one liwonld reconimend that the con ention | hand to urge the G. E. B. to continue \should express itg condemnation in|its policy of tolerance and steer | the strongest possible terms of those|clear of factional fights and on ‘the elements in our vanks who interfere|other hand to ask the convention ;with and obstruct the constructive| condemn those who. have, accor | work that the general orgdnization|to the majority report’s own conten- is engaged in.” | tion, helped build the organization, is An outstanding feature, of this con-| impossible. You cannot do two |vention is the delegation representing | things. that are in direct eonflict to the left wing leadership. It’is com-| jeach other at the same time. posed of a comparatively small group| “We are in full accord with the In }of* capable and earnest’ men and | |ternational to steer ¢lear of f tional | | Women who have devoted their entire} fights and if we are to continue this lives to their union and to the labor | policy then, brother chairman, I urge |movement, But . most striking and | You to, accept, the.minority repo |outstanding is the delegation repre- | Inthe report of the General Execu- sénting’ the newly formed Millinery/tiva Board the left wing members Local 48, composed of young women | were attacked as “disrupters of the {millinery wotkers. And it was from) ypion.” | this group that came the voice of pre-| Left Wing Constructed. |test against the attack upon the left| Delegate Sorin of Local 48, an un- wing leadership in the industry. seated. left wing delegate from Los | Joan of Are. | Angeles, denied that the left wing on This protest was led by Gladys/the Pacific coast, where he comes {Investors in Ireland Get Some Cash Back Hands Off Union, Young Pioneers 10 s to bon as of the “ ’ will get what'is left of 060,000 raised in ‘this country un- decision handed town ~yester-, tipreme Court Justice Curtis Peter The court dismissed the suit of the Irish Free State for possession of the money, holding the state had failed to prove title to it, The court like- vise ‘ruled that Eamon DeValera and Lockout Follows Slipper Workers’ “No” to Wage Cut Riverside Felt Slipper Co., 48 er. St., locked out its crew yes- The terday. About two weeks ago Chester W. Bixby, business agent of Local 55, Shoe Werkers’ Protective Union, was called to the factory.at which he was informed that one of the members of the firm had been bought out, and that Meyer Kaufman, another mem- ber of the firm, was. to withdraw. They asked that the crew be allowed to finish the work which they had Shechter, a slender girl looking not|from, could be termed destructive,.started, so that they could take stock more than eighteen summers, -and| “Our loeal is of a constructive char-;@nd clean up for the purpose of mak- tipping the scales maybe at 100jacter. By condemning, these people|ing a settlement, and then Mitchell, pounds. But one look inte this little| you take away the courage of these the remaining member of the Riyer- person’s face tells you there is char-|earnest. fighters, but let me assure Side Company would start again. actér, courage determination, This is you that that is not possible. Last Saturday, Mitchell informed the “Joan of Arc” of the Millinery} “You claim that the left wingers the business’ agent that he wished to! important than the reputation of any | Seckoumastenal Labor Defense and Bar- individual and we have done what | hers’ Local 918, the conference decided | Workers’ Union. Delegate Shechter read the Minor-| | disregard fairness, but have you been fair? You have chosen only to point we consider our duty. The defense | committee hereby wishes to state that its books and the records of all its activities are open for investiga- | tion before any impartial committee who may be interested and desires to know the truth. The money raised by the defense |to hold a»series of meetings in every section of Brooklyn to, arouse senti- |ment. Enthusiasm wast a high pitch | jas delegates debated measures to| |awaken the workers of the big bor- |ough to the significance of the case. ‘ity report on Committee on Offfieial’s | out the mistakes of the left wingers. |Report. “We want to take issue with|I say there is nothing in the activi- the General Executive Board as well|ties of the left wingers in our union as with the majority of the commit-/to find fault with.” |tee, on the chapter dealing with fac-| Delegate Feingold from St. Louis, {tional fights in our union. We con-| upon whom has fallen tiie task to be tend that the developments in our|the spokesman for the left wing thru- union during the past two years since|out the’ convention, rose after much I. R. T. Payroll Car committee is used for one purpose only: to engage lawyers for the de-| ‘fense of the imprisoned workers and | for the maintenance of their fam-| ilies. This will -be very tinedy, shown thru an investigation of out books. | The only discrepency in ‘the matter of the defense funds that confronted | é the committee was the fact that Rob-|4y yesterday and escaped in » Zpsilads | bins could not aeeount for a hundred | of bullets with a payroll of $9,000. odd dollars. One of the bandits is believed to With this statement we close the | have been wounded in the battle dur-| entire incident. ing whieh, more than 20 shots were | fired. The Welfare League. of Cutters’ | Local 10 has expelled Henry Robbins | JIMMIE HIGGINS BOOK SHOP from membership, it was ee aged yesterday. Announces its juestions to the league’s satisfaction. | ma Charles Zimmerman pressed charges | removal to Robbins was subjected to a cross-| against him. | | 106 UNIVERSITY PL. | | In a bold day-light robbery which | | took less than a minute to execute, | | seven armed bandits held-up an as- | sistant paymaster and two guards of | the I, R. T., on | Union 1 Meetings. Yire of examination from a score of | members but was unable to answer! (One block south of former location) its Telephone: Stuyvesant 5015. “NATURAL FOODS” Sundried Fruits, Honey, Nuts, Brown Rice, Whole Wheat, Mac- Amalgamated Food Workers BAKERS’ LOCAL No. 1. 350 E. 85th St. Office hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Meeting on announcement of Executive Board. aroni, Spaghetti, Noodles, Nut Butters, Swedish Bread, Maple Syrup, Tea and Coffee Substi- tutes, Innerclean, Kneipp Teas. Books on Health, VITALITY FOOD & VIGOR FOOD vertise your union meeti Advertise y eetings Our Specialties. here. For information write to Robbed by Bandits | our last convention are in complete contradiction to the analysis and con-| clusions drawn by the General Execu-| \tive Board’s official report with ref-| erence to the activities of the left | wing in our union. A careful reading | of the report will prove most de-| ments not been a hindranee to -the | | work in our organization but on the jeontrary are the yery ones who are with the gains made by our union | during the past two years, i Progressives Got Gains. | “An analysis of the figures-on the | beyond a shadow of a doubt that | these increases came mainly in such | locals as are under the control of the} |progressive elements and in lotals where the progressives are a power- \ful factor. The best example of this jis Local 43 which, under a progres- ‘sive administration, has carried thru] i ‘a successful organization campaign | |inereasing the membership from 400 | ‘to that of 3,000. Similar have been| |the results in Boston as well as \Chieago and Los Angeles. In all these | teats it was the left wing that con- | struggle to gain the privilege of the floor for him, to defend himself and |? that work, with the statement, that/ | On N. Y. Bond Issue | the left wingers. He devoted the greater part of his speech in repudia- tion of the statement made by the G,. E. B. that the Trade Union Edu- cational League was a dual organiza- 72nd. St. near Avenue |Cisively that not only have these ele-| tion. T..U. E. L.-Fights For Union. “I am a member of the Workers Party. I have never failed on every responsible for and are to be credited | question where I considered it proper} to state my opinion. I will always fight for the right to hold my opin-| I am also a member of the Union *Bducational | ions. | Trade has not been and never will be an- other union. “You cannot'prove to me or to any way spoiled.or hurt our organization. You claim it brings in dissension. As long as there are differences of opin- ion there will be dissensions. “I would not belong to that organ- ization one half hour if I were under the impression thgt it is there to dis- rupt our union. You, know it is not true and it is ridiculous to make such an accusation against the T. ty Tel, Orchard 3783 Strictly by Appointment DR, L. KESSLER SURGEOY DENTIST 48-50 DELANCEY STREET Cor, Hldridge st. New York BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY FRI..sDS OF ORGANIZED LABOR Tel. Lehigh 6022. Dr. ABRAHAM MARKOFF SURGEON DENTIST Office Hours: 9:30-12 A, M. “3 P.M. Daily Except Friday and Sunday. 249 BAST 116th STRBET Cor. Becond Ave. New York. League. | growth of our membership will prove |The Trade Union Educational League| r |must make their goods if they are| |to have any to sell in the selling sea-} one where the T. U. E. L. has in any} change the cutters’ price from week work to piece work, giving as his reason that as there would not be any member of the firnr'to look after the factory, that he felt that he would get a greater production from a piece | work system. Wants Wage Cut. Monday, Mitchell handed an ulti- matum to the agent in the form of a proposed price list which is about % below the general prices for they would ,work under those condi- tions or not at all. When the agent Executive Board at their meeting} Tuesday night he was instructed to} notify the firm that the organization} would insist on the price list whi they have with the firm until its expiration September 1, 1¢ When Mitchell was notified of this, his an- swer was “Then we will ‘ The firm cahnot wait very long if they intend to stay in business as this is the time of the year when they son. Trick To Beat Workers. Since these events took place it has) been learned that Kaufman has not withdrawn from the firm and it looks \like a triek to beat the workers down, but there is no chance of that as the workers are standing solidly to- | gether, | The lockout will be considered and action taken in the local meeting of Local 55 at 98 Forsyth St. |The members of the crew have all been instructed to stay away from the} factory until instructed otherwise by| |the union. Your accusation is based upon preju- dice. “The co-operation for the building} of our union you have always had! |from us, the left wingers, and shall \always get it and I say to have this| | £0- operation. you must vote against! reported to the| tonight. | - Forriers’ Warning To Reactionaries “Hands Off Our -Union”,; is’ the slogan. raised by the Joint Board of the Furriers’ Union in a leaflet is- sued yesterday to the workers, and signed by Ben Gold, manager. Not only ate the employers who are collaborating with the reactio- nary leaders of the International and the A. F. of L.,warned to “watch their step”; but they are promised! that “the surprise given to the trai- tors with the Trimming Association | agreement will not be the last: sur- | prise for them. “The stoppage of the two thau- sand workers’ which lasted about | four weeks, is neither the only no the last weapon to force the manu- facturers to refrain from union politics. The struggle for the preservation of the union and union { |conditions is only just beginning.” All shops are urged to organize fn accordance with the instructions of the Joint Board which the workers were given on returning to work, Workers are urgéd to pay their dues and taxes “in accordance with the Joint Board Plan”, and all-registered as well as unregistered workers are called upon to help build the $100,- ; 900 union defense fund as quickly as possible. Furriers Locals Meet. | All four locals of the Joint Board | will hold meetings tonight at eight jo’clock, in Astoria Hall, Manhattan Lyceum, Webster Hall and Stuyve- sant Casino.. Very important ques- {tions will be taken up thére. A decision is expected either Satur- day or next Monday. regarditig the release of the nine fur workers” im- | prisoned in_ Minneola. Argument was heard yesterday by Judge Mit- che]l May in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, asking the release of the |men- on certificates of ~ reasonable doubt pending an appeal of the case. The judge now has the matter"under consideration Chase Gets 4 Per Cent The Chase National Bank group grabbed off a $60,000,000 New York | City 50 year 4 per cent bond offer- ing sterday, offering a premium} of 9,000. The bonds carry the lowest ld of any city offering since | 1909, reflecting the easy money mar- ket. (CLEARMONT BACK O playing | will take. 5,000° workers toBEARMOUNTAIN and . THE HURRO Hold Conference at ~ Labor Temple Here * A large a PR of delegate representing trade unions and other workingclass organizations is expect- ed at Monday’s conference of Young Pioneer camp, at the I Temple, 244 East 14th Street. An editorial] in the Jewish Daily Forward, tirade against Communism and the left wing of the labor move- ment, accuses the sponsors of the con- ference of stealing their name from the Pioneer Youth, a socialist organ; ization, headed by Joshua Lieberman; the sabor a member of the socialist party. The editorial is headed “Warning” and urges all trade unions to “boycott he conference.” It accuses the Young Pioneer Camp ‘of attempting to “ruin” the lahor movement. } Points to Committee. When interviewed at their office, {106 University Place, Martin M. Gott- fied, director, and David Lyons, sec- retary of fhe committee that is call- ing the conference, pointed out that it is a non-partison workingclass en- | terprise. It was shown ‘that the committee included Bishop Montgomery Brown, Arthur Calhéun, of Brookwood Labor College whe re. cently sévered his connection with the Pioneer Youth for its violent attacks against the left wir Robert W. Dunn of the American Civil erties Union; Scott Nearing, Dr. B. Liber, Capt. Paxton Hibben, Joseph Free- man, Agnes De Lima, Michael Gold, Freda Kirehmey, Clarina Michelson |and several others: The conference will start 7.30 p. m. Monday evening, and will discuss ways and means of accommodating 200 chil- dren during the summer-vacation pe- riod. advisory William Buffalo to Protest To Gov ernor Fuller BUFFALO, x. Y. May 11. A te Sacco-Vanzetti protest. demonstration | will be held here next Saturday at the McKinley Monument at 6:30 p. m. | The Buffalo | gency Committee is in charge. ¢<.¢ ‘es Sacco-Vanzetti Emer- Cal. here FORT BRAGG, At a: picnic held | was adopted urging Governor Alvin May 11. a resolution T. 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