The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 8, 1927, Page 5

THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JU: ADMISSION 0 INTERNATIONAL Ask Brooklyn Plumbers to Aid Efforts Plumbers’ Sialviees cpaiaed in the American Association yesterday asked Brooklyn Plumbers’ Local 1 to join in the request to the United Associa-| tion of Plumbers and Gas Fitters to take the helpers into the union. Brooklyn bosses are trying to use plumbers’ helpers to break the plumb- ers’ strike and have organized a dual union to further that purpose; the helpers declare through their presi-| dent, C. E, Miller. letter reads: “We have notifiell your Executive Board throtgh mail and also through a délegation which met with your The text of the Strike Board on May 27th that the! employers are doing everything in their power to hire plumbers’ helpers to seab on you. We have also in- formed them on those occasions that we are doing everything in our power| to stop the plumbers’ helpers from scabbing onthe journeymen. But you must understand that those plumbers’ | helpers are being hired as journey- men and that we cannot, without the active support of your local, do much to keep them from scabbing on the jobs. “At the same time an attempt is being made to organize those scabs into another plumbers’ union. The bosses are trying to induce the help- ers to join this organization. This is OUR COMMON PROBLEM, which we must meet with decisive joint ac- tion. “One of the arguments used to fool the men into scabbing is that the United Association will never recog- nize our plumbers’ helpers’ union and that the only way that_they can ever better their conditions is to join this new j4umbers helpers’ union. Of course, this argument is false. But it is up to the members of the United Association to prove it false. “On several occasions in the past we have gotten promises for the fu- ture. But this is not sufficient. The result is that today both you and we are faced with a serious crisis: The| plumbers’ helpers are being organized through the initiative of the employ- ers to scab on you. The time for promises is now passed. The way to stop this is by coming out and defi- nitely stating that your local is in favor of organizing the plumbers’ helpers into the United Association. “Brothers: We, both the journey- men and the helpers, cannot win while there is scab work being done on the jobs. The need for immediate ac- tion is urgent and pressing. Let us join hands for common action for a speedy common victory. “Please take it up at your local meeting. Invite a committee from our organization to present our case | to your local, Elect a committee that will meet jointly with our committee and work out ways and means of joint action during the strike. “Hoping that you will act upon this | at once, we remain, “Fraternally, “C, E, MILLER, “President. “American Assn. Plumbers’ Helpers.” Court Martial Hears Colorado Testimony Expert testimony yesterday at the court martial of Captain Frank D. Karns, commaner of the U. S. S. Dreadnaught Colorado when it grounded on Diamond Reef on the morning of April 80 while enroute from the Hudson River to Brooklyn Navy Yard, placed the damage to the vessel at $44,000, Clark Cottrel, civilian pilot on the warship when it grounded, testified that he did not know who issued the original orders that sent the ship through the dangerous Diamond Reef channel at a time when uncertain tides and currents made the passage most difficult. 3 ‘ Standard Oil Mixes Water in More Stock the proposed increase from $625,- 06y\800,000 to $750,000,000 in capital sti the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey approved by stockholders of the eM mpany at the annual meet- ing yes BPA ce {5 beer i Meeting Kooms Always Health Food Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 Madison Ave, PHONE: UNIVERSITY 6565, For a Rational Combined Vege- tarian Meal Come to Rachil’s Vegetarian Room 1st floor. ‘ 215 East Broad’ . ‘Mayor to be Told of Police Atrocities | (Continued from Page One) jin some instances permanent. We jwill also taken Max Klauberg, who wes beaten by members of the squad |several weeks ago and has been in |the country recuperating ever since. Stop Brutality. | “We are determined to stop the} | outrageous behavior of these officers. | |No matter what the offense of the| workers arrested might be, there! would be no excuse for’ such brutali- | | ties. Actually, in every case except jone, the charge against the workers | was merely disorderly conduct; and in| some instances they were dismissed | | without even a fine, Every possible | {legal measure will be taken to put an end to this reign of terror for which the ndustrial Squad is re-| sponsible.” | Hundreds of striking furriers staged | }a tremendous demonstration last) night when scabs working for Bloom and Gerber, 144 West 27th street were leaving to go hdme. Cops Rush In. {against the Brooklyn union. N tion W ichi Subway Workers Are * . a a Ing Ready for Big Drive) SETA \ H | (Continued from Page One) | win ers il ep they have hardly dared to call their} souls their own since last summer. — | With support apparently promised | For 5-Da Week in high quarters, they are ready fer) |another big push against the I. R, T.| jand B, M. T. in an effort to kick over; Building trades workers of the na- | the bogus company union and get the tion are directly involved in the 10- | real street car men’s union funétion- week strike of 8,000 Brooklyn union|ing fey them, plumbers for the five-day week anda} The injunction forbidding union of- $14 scale, declares the Hastern Bur- | ficials from organizing the men herd- eau of Federated Press in a release |ed into the “Brotherhood” is the main yesterday. legal factor in the way of a big cam- The issue involved is whether build- | paign, leaders of the recent strike ad- ing trades wages have reached their) mit. But there is a vigorous senti-) erest, and employers the country|ment springing up for mass resistance | over are following keenly the fight|to the injunction, | being directed by the New York Build- | I. R. T. In Hole. ing Trades Employers’ Association | The s subway traction trust may| i Efforts | have to abandon its vicious anti-union | of the International union to settle | policy, if the transit commission ac-| the strike have been fruitless with the} cedes to Untermyer’s request. In| bosees refusing to arbitrate, unless | hearings being conducted into the In- the men first go back to work. .__, |terborough Rapid Transit Co.’s finan- Contracts awarded in the New York oia} and labor policies, Untermyer has | district are nearly as high as last! uncovered an amazing story of strike- 8, 1927 Page Five Joint Board Gives Strike Instructions for Furrier Pickets A meeting of the general picket committee of the Furriers’ Union will be held today at 2 p.m. All those on the committee must be present on time. All unentployed furriers must re- port after picketing this morning to Manhattan Lyceum to receive their strike cards and special instructions. Strikers from Associated shops should report to Webster Hall for strike cards and instruction today im- mediately after picketing. The shop chairmen will meet after work Monday evening at Manhattan Lyceum. Large picketing demonstra- tions will be held this morning and tomorrow morning. A mass meeting of all strikers will be held Friday, 2 p. m. at Webster Furriers to Elect Delegates Thursday Flying Profiteer Wrote Lot of Letters to Self; All Addressed to Berlin WASHINGTO®S u 7 A re- port of postoff: ing their ing the American r headquarters at Commitee Meets. on objection committee of tonight t Board y objection gainst been nominated for rs to Ger- were ad Zerlin, the Seek Certificate of Board will meet at the « those who have delegates to the Washington conven- ion. Anyone having any objections to year, according to the official F. W.! Dodge reports. The Brooklyn plumb- | pi Mle Bg slg’ 1 pe ‘were We ers contend that higher wages may beset Gu pity * ibs they | casily be paid, with the contractors | PUB g their collea; kien Whe tele: hon, | making laces Lice O20 ny ek yee ay | | ea fob the BYP Short! i sistent that. buildings they are spon- | | delegation P polite eer pe bere erected practically without | : |regard to cost. jon foot, together with members of | ‘ ie | | the industrial squad arrived on the | — nee Hi Aneta <7 cha | bane 5 Saree, New perees ior ad pele dad . a similar issue wit e master| | The strikebreakers left the build-| ee) | ing completely aartoutded by oa Lapeer receiving support from} eos Nye as Ps etone spallding | vietory for the plumbers means a} ae re Ves sasiae ig scabs | bigher seale in all parts of New Jer- | sey. | joined the chotus of condemnation. ‘Brooki " had venetel yn plumbers are receiving mere eta ihe scabs, fF eit |e loyal support of their helpers, eral blocks, tne police apa gave It) organized in the independent Ameri- “who are seeking a seale an he jers and tell them plainly what they | five day week. Their strike is city- thought of strikebreakers, jwide, the helpers having gone out | cerige On eee Line. " | when all the plumbers of New York Hundreds of fur pickets carrie |were locked out recently. The lock- out a eorex pag picketing gh vag ba out failed but the helpers are still tion yesterday morning in the fur /out. |market. Arriving early in the mor-| Other building trades workers who ning the workers marched peacefully | quit on two big Brooklyn jobs in sup-| | until attacked by gangsters repre-|port of the plumbers, have been or- {senting the right wing and the bos-|dered back to work by building trades ses. In spite of all the provocation ‘council officials. Plasterers, carpen- | peed bee bait bag na flag re a perigee fread. gelica Zorkorika who was fin jmaible workers and other trades \by Magistrate McQuade in Jefferson | showed their solidarity in downing | Market Court. | tools. | The bosses’ gangsters used many | tricks to start disorder and in that) |way cause the beating and arrests | 4 m7 = jof the striking workers. On 30th, Fined for Picketing street near 7th avenue, several of the Psat gangsters started a fake fight among) Three garment workers were fined Latnig thar ieee cpus virco pee eeey ge picketing re Lion Cos- }mixed in ii aving faced si | tume Co. shop at 256 W. 38th St. |problems in the past, the fur work- | They were Fannie Losoff, fined $15; ies ho not fall in to the trap set) Lillian Dunn, $10; and Mina Rose- |for them. | man, $10. | _ All of the gangsters carried black-| Lena Goodman suffered a broker basi ee ee 4 by pony Peers ge nose when assaulted by gangsters. sly. ie police no} this open violation of the Sullivan certificate of reasonable doubt, had law but passed them by without say-| the conviction against him dismissed hing. iterd: hi i _ py Prt Zorkorika, fur picket, was | Seaaed y Hyimeely ee attacked by gangsters on 29th street, | Information has reached The | and then arrested. The right wingers| DAILY WORKER that the bosses of who beat her up where ignored by | several associated shops that are the police. only the left wing worker trying to keep open are complaining | being arrested, | that the scabs are not producing any- | Proved Innocent. thing. They give as their answer | John Visaritis, sentenced several | that they are shivering in anticipa- ‘months ago to 90 days in the work-| tion of what scabs get as their de- | house and recently released on a) serts. When the first of the scabs came Garment Workers breaking, compulsory company union- | Hall. Important problems will be ism and grafting initiated by I. R.| discussed. | T. officials. | a “The city is hovering on the edge | Globe Cafeteria Fails of a volcano,” Untermyer warned the| transit commission, “due to a policy| to Settle With Union; - . . @8 cruel as it is short-sighted. | : The ultimate effect of the repressive ‘Place Unfair to Labor tactics applied to labor that have tem-| 2 4 porarily prevailed in the Interborough| The cafeteria branch of the Amal- company, with no pecuniary or other | gamated Food Workers has been con- advantage and at great cost to the | terring with the management of the other contractors who declare that 4) company, cannot be ovérlooked either | Globe Cafeteria,, 14th St. and Irving in the interest of the city or the| Place for recognition of the union, traveling publig.” Ne Since the subway strike last sum-|¢Ts and the withdrawal of the yellow jmer, the I. R. T. has compelled its|dog contract, but without results so | 15,000 workers to belong to the so- | far. |ealled Brotherhood of I. R. T. Em-| ae my |ployes and has blacklisted scores of labor organizations around l nion \strikers affiliated with the Amalga-| Square were under the impression mated Association of Street Electric | that a settlement had been reached. | Railway Employes, the regular A. F. Negotiations have been cut off as lof L. union, Untermyer declares. He|the management insists on the yellow |demands that the workers be allowed| 40g contract. The union, at the next to join the street car men’s union) meeting of the executive board, will | without fear of penalty. . ‘consider further action against the Make Money Out of Strike, Globe, and the picketing of the place Frank Hedley, president and James | #8 @ struck job. Quackenbush, general counsel and advisor on labor problems for the I. R. T. are “self-constituted autocrats,” according to Untermyer. While re-! stricting the personal liberty of the pcomipaniy’s employes and imperilling | the city’s $300,000,000 investment in age z | the subways, they have profited hand-| JERSEY CITY, June 7. x | somely from the 1926 strike. | members of Furriers’ Local 4 will Both Hedley and Quackenbush, with | hold a mass meeting Thursday at other “loyal employes” during ¢he ® P- m. in the New Montgomery Hall, strike, received two weeks’ extra| 108 Montgomery St. to explain the salary as bonus. As Hedley and|Teasons behind their strike. Quackenbush receive about $150,000 | The meeting is held under the aus- | Striking @ year, the bonus was a substantial pices of the Jewish Progressive Work- gift to themselves. is r . " The strike cost the I. R. T. nearly} ingclass Housewives. Workers are in- $2,000,000, of which $42,000 was spent | vited to hear the truth about the In- for private detectives and labor spies| te™mational’s effort to disrupt the and $21,000 in payments to strike. | Rabbit: Workers’ Union and bring breaking agencies. Railroad fare for scabs into the northern New Jersey the scabs totalled $13,000. i Edward P. Lavin, a leader of the| 1926 strike, charges that_the I. R. T.| Furriers, Garment in 1919 in collusion with its “Brother- | . hood” called a general strike in an Workers Chairmen in Joint Meeting effort to raise fares. Lavin, now an| organizer for the street car men’s union, declares that he is forbidden by an injunction from asking members| of the company union to join bona the Cloak and Dress Makers and fide trade union. The I. R. T. got the | Furriers’ Unions will hold a special operative. |p. m. at 16 W. 2ist St. President | the reinstatement of discharged work-| Because of these negotiations, many | ers’ Club and the Council of Work-/| Shop chairmen’s council, of both, injunction late in 1926, and it is still| meeting today after work at 5:30) Reasonable Doubt to Release W. F. Dunne Whether William F, Dunne, editor of The DAILY WORKER, will be freed today on a certificate of rea- sonable doubt, will be decided when Joseph R. Brodsky, his counsel, ap- pears in court this morning. If the certificate is granted, Dunne will be released pending a review of the evidence in the case inst him. He is serving a 30-day sentence in the workhouse for pub mn of a poem which professic patriots used as an excuse to cripple The DAILY WORKER. David Gordon, author of the poem, now held in the Tombs, will be sen- tenced Friday. Klansmen in Court For Parade in Queens. Six members of the Ku Klux Klan,! arrested in connection with distur- bances during the Memorial Day pa- rade in Jamaica, Queens, were ar- raigned before Magistrate Giorgio in Jamaica yesterday on the charges made against them by police, but pereeee W. Herz, their attorney re- quested an adjournment until next Monday, and it was granted The courtroom was crowded when the cases were called. Paul M. Win- ters, field representative of the Klan in Queens announced that the ac- cused klansmen had retained Herz as their attorney. Herz thereupon said he was not prepared to proceed at this time and asked the adjournment. Two of the men, John Marcy of West Philadelphia and John F. Kipp of Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., are ac- cused of felonious assault and the four others are accused of disorderly conduct. An affidavit co ning sensational charges with regard to the alleged operation of an arson ring in Yon- kers, was read before Supreme Court | Justice Arthur S. Tompkins here yes- terday during hearing on a motion to set aside an agreement between the Yonkers Fur Dressing Co., Inc.,} any of the nominees should appear before the committee 0 tonight. The nominees are: al 1, I, Sha- piro, Brownstein, emeth, Sam Leibowitz, L. {ass, M. Pinchefsky, A. § elman, I. Cohen, Charles Reger, Ja chnei- der, R. Gelman, Ben Freiman, D, Zeckster, Charles Baffin, B. Gold, Diamond, Alex Cohen and S, Biro Loeal 10. Candidates in Local 10: Max Koch- insky, Louis Cohen, S. Resnick, L. | Yanowitz, K. Miller Fleiff, Mark | Spivak, B. Garf, W. Sternin, D. Yae- Max Gursky and A. Mos- Jacobson, Winick, #H, Stepan, Fannie Warshafsky, E. Polan- sky, Lena Greenberg, L. Rabinowitz, \C. Fiala, E. Gomberg, M. Tabach- |nick, M. Liebowitz, E. Weissberg, E. } Sirota, L. Kramer and J. Winograd- Local 5: Jack Skolnick, S. Mala- mud, A. Gross, B. Barac, H. Schiller, 'G. Steinberg, M. Intrator, H. Kravitiz, C. Mailman, L. Tellis, R. Glantzman, B. Colenberg, A. Trachtenberg, I. Gu- kofsky,- M. Metz, H. Cohen, J. Schwartz, E. Mehlfack, F. Brown stein, E. Pincus, W. Woliner, M. | Boerum, J. Wetsberg, C. Rubin, Geo. Weiss, D. Rothman, J. Blank, S. Men- cher, Max Lang, and F. Schwartz. Tresca’s Bail Raised On Assault Charge Carlo Tresca, editor of 1] Martello and head of the anti-Fascist Alliance, charged with felonious assault on what he charges is a fascist up, waived examination in court yes- terday and was released after court had raised his 1 to $2,500. Tresea is charged by the Fascist il Duce outfi sault and kidnapping. Tresc jclares he was lured into the fascist | headquarters and then trapped by | Giacoma Caldora, their leader. Patronize Our Advertisers. Window Cleaners’ Protective Union—Local 8 Affiliated 217 B. 6t St.. New York, Meets each 2nd 4th Thursday of each month at 7 P. M. ‘TOUR OF COMRADE GARAI IN BEHALF OF THE DEFENSE OF THE DAILY WORKER | Comrades Ethel and Thomas Garai, left New York on Saturday, May 21st, and reached Allentown about 4 p. m.} at the house of Comrade Hoffman.| After supper they went to the hall where Comrade Hanzlick presided at ja very enthusiastic meeting. Although | nine comrades were present the sum of $100 was raised which money was immediately wired to help the present difficult | situation The DAILY WORKER is in. Having left Allentown late at night they drove as far as Harrisburg, but the weather was against them and Comrade Garai had to jump on the Pennsylvania train which brought him to Pittsburgh where he got in touch with Comrade Jakira, district organ- izer. Realizing the difficulties The DAILY WORKER is in, he made an immediate effort to call a sub-district membership meeting in Homestead, Pa. Due to the lack of time to get the comrades together only 11 re- sponded to the call, however, they proved themselves capable of respond- OOD print- ing of all description at a fair price. Let us estimate on your work. ACTIVE PRE PR CLO KAN ROO Wale) 38 FIRST STREPT ~ CNS. Sai Rae NEW YORK ee } Wi ACTIVITIES, | | [PARTY NEW JERSEY | NEW YORK- ing to the appeal because $226 was turned over to Garai before he left town. Comrade Garei® then proceeded to go to Buffalo. The comrades in Buf- falo while under a heavy. burden re- sponded liberally to the appeal. The Finnish comrades headed by Laurie! Johnson turned over $50, Unit 103 headed by Comrade Cooper, pledged $100 and Niagara Falls responded with $56 on a moment's notice. From there Comrade Garai pro-| ceeded to Schenectady and reached Comrade Verhagen late in the eve- ning. Four comrades in this town re- sponded with $100 in cash, From - Schenectady, Albany and Troy was’ visited. The comrades al- The lower Bronx section of the) Workers (Communist) Party will hold an open air meeting Thursday evening at 138th St. and St. Ann’s| Ave. 0. Ginsberg, H. Glauverman | and Louis A. Baum will speak. Fridey Mite | a meeting will be held at 542 E. 145th St, to explain the reasons behind the Anglo-Soviet | break. Prominent speakers will dis-| cuss the significance of the Tory government’s decision in breaking off) trade and diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. | | Read The Daily Worker Every Day Brauner and _ Secretary called the meeting. Paper Box Makers Not Officially Represented Through a misapprehension, the name of the Paper Box Makers’ Union was included as officially Kleiman ‘represented at The DAILY WORK- Although | | members of that union were present, |the union was not officially repre- ER conference last week, sented. ANYTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO OR OUTSIDE WORK Patronize Our Friend . SPIESS STUDIO 54 Second Ave., cor. 3rd St. Special Rates for Labor Organiza- tlons (Established 1887.) though numerically small pledged $126 part of which was already paid. Due to the imprisonment of Com- rades Miller and Dunne, Garai was compelled to return to New York. He will visit several districts in the mid- dle west next week and the week after. , Phone Stuyvesant 3816 John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A place with atmosphere where all radicals meet. 302 BE. 12th St.. New York |) Te ‘clephone FOR A FRESE rere ORCHARD VEGETARIAN MEA Come to Scientifie Vegetarian Restaurant Good Com; 1) dy pany cool Bet. 2 & 8 Aves.| Btuyvesant 7661, \ Any Hour! REAL HOME 222 E. 14th st. Phot Nature Food Vegetarian] Restaurant 41 West 21st St. New York Bottreen bth and 6th Ave. Health Foods of the Highest Order. ss gD BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY FRLANDS OF ORGANIZED LABOR Tel. Lehigh 6022. De. ABRAHAM MARKOFF SURGEON DENTIST 80-12 A. M. 2-8 P.M. t Friday and Sunday EAST 116th 8STRENT jecond Ave. New York. Dr. J. Mindel Dr. L. Hendin Surgeon Dentists 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803 Phone Stuyv. 10119 Tel. Orchard 9783 Btrictly by Appointment 48-60 DELANCEY STREET Cor. Bidridge St. New York Telephone Mott Haven 0608. Dr. Morris Shain SURGEON DENTIST 592 Oak Terrace, Bronx, N. Y. 14ist St. and Crimmins Ave, and three large insurance companies.!| Wtndow Cleaners, Join Your Uniont Bonnaz Embroiderers” Union Sth St. Tel. Stuy. 4379-2057 ive Board Meets Every Tues- ay. Membership Meetings—2nd and last Thursday of Each Month, George Triestman Manager. Merry Hal y Secretary-Treasurer, AMALGAMATED FOOD WORKERS Bakers’ Loc. No. 164 | Meets 1st Saturdey in the month at 2468 Third Ave Bronx, N. Y, Ask for Union Label Bread. nue, ARBEITER BUND, Manhattan & Bronx; German Workers’ Club. Meets every 4th Thursday in the month at Labor Temple, 243 6. 84th Street. New members accepted at regular uisetin ga: German and Eng- lish library, Sunday lectures, _ So- clal entertainments. All German- are welcome, union meetings |. to Advertise your here. For information write The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. | 38 First: St., New York City. spenking workers 'RED POETS’ NITE THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9 LABOR TEMPLE (14th Street and 2nd Avenue) at the Among those present will be Floyd Dell Langston Hughes Arturo Giovinitti Countee Cullen Joseph Freeman Abr. Raisin \£ Main Laib Russian Poets Chinese Poets | ADMISSION b0c. Benefit of The DAILY WORKER. + os : (= Mike Gold \£ Adolph Wolf Simon Felshin Help the Plumbers’ Helpers Win Their Strike GRAND PICNIC SUNDAY, JULY 10th, 1927, from 10 A. M. to 12 P. M. : At PLEASANT BAY PARK UNIONPORT, BRONX, N. Y. Music by Plumbers’ Helpers Jazz Band. Sports and Gamex for Young and Old.—Added Attraction: Baseball Game Featuring Plumbers’ Helpers Team, Auspices; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBERS’ HELPERS. Proceeds for the Striking and Locked-out Plumbers’ Helpers. TICKETS, THIRTY-FIVE CENTS, For sale at Jimmie Higgins Book Shon, \ 106 University Place. DIRECTIONS-—West Side-—Take Broadway Subway 180th St. Crosstown Car to Unionport, Subway Bronx Train to 177th 8t., to 18ist St, then Hast Side—Take Lexington Ave. then 180th Crosstown to Unionport.