The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 14, 1927, Page 1

ATTEND VOIKOFF MEMORIAL MEETING TONIGHT LEARN WHY VOIKOFF WAS MURDERED ATO P.M, AT NEW STAR CASINO, EAST 107TH STREET AND PARK AVENUE, PROMINENT SPEAKERS WILL ADDRESS THE MEETING HE DAILY WORKER FIGR * = | FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THR UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY THE DAILY Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at New York. N.Y, under the act of March 3, 1879. FINAL CITY EDITION Vol. IV. No. 129. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1927 PUBLISHING Published Dally except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER co., 33 First Street, New York, N. ¥. Price 3 Cents Current Events By T. J. O’FLanerty. ALE sob sisters are telling us Z| the Lindbergh flight across the) ocean and his visit to England helped | to cement peaceful relations between | Burope and the United States. But} there is no noticeable peace char-, acter to the exercises that are being conducted thruout the United States | in honor of the intrepid airman. We/ton Koo, Minister of Foreign Affairs | see him in a picture on the front | page of the New York Times laying | a wreath on the grave of the “un- known soldier” while surrounded by soldiers with bayonets pointed to the| heavens. | _ planes, soldiers, guns, police, battleships—this is the back-! ground against which Lindbergh is cast. People resent being told that! another world war is inevitable after | reading the peace mush that fills the} columns of the capitalist press. Ac- customed tho we are to human gulli-| bility the way the reading public has! fallen for the hokum peddled by the| press about Lindbergh has amazed us. * * * HIS is the day of the rotarian. Here is a phenomenon he can under- No superior intellectual can tell him Lindbergh did not cross the ocean. He knows he did. And since three fourths of the news space in our dailies are occupied with recount- | ing the young man’s deeds and his) homely virtues what chance has the| intelligent mortal who understands | what the bunk is about to convince our rotarian that the object of all the} hullabuloo is not to honor Lindbergh | but to arouse the spirit of patriotism, | the spirit that makes a declaration | of war easy for our masters? i * * * HERE are other things to com-} ment on besides Lindbergh, Other- | wise we might develop-a single track | mind. There is the news that Chang-' Tso-Lin’s fifth concubine has arrived | in Peking from Mukden, which kills | the rumor that Chang was to leave immediately and which indicates that | he will stay about one more week.) Had the balance of the marshall’s visible means of entertainment ar- rived we would fear that he intended to stay forever. * stand. * * TRANGE that we hear no reflec-; tions cast on the marshall’s morals by his British, American and French allies. It is true that the average person does not expect the French to generate much indignation over| issues of this kind but the British | and their American “cousins” are particular and -Great Britain has sent more than one expedition to! some benighted eastern country to| blast the natives on to the road of true connubial morality. But Chang, bandit and polygamist is as free from criticism as if he were the head of the Salvation Army. . . *. HERE is a reason as the owner of |the military control. ) SCORE DISPATCH OF U.S, MARINES TO PEKING AREA iChiang’s 's Disciples In| Canton Ban Strikes PEKING, June 13—Dr. Welling- | of the “Peking Government,” has} made public a formal protest against |the occupation of Tientsin by Ameri- |can marines. Although the protest is merely for- | mal, it is regarded as extremely sig- nificant in that the Peking Govern- ment has been forced by public opin- ion to protest against the American | action. Sympathy for the Nationalist | cause is so strong in the north that| the corrupt Peking “Government” is | {compelled to make concessions to pub- | lie opinion. The dispatch of American marines to Tientsin is a violation of the spirit | of the Washington treaty as well as} \the Boxer protocol, the note states. Duncan Visits “Boy Emperor” LONDON, June 13.—General Chi- ang Kai-shek, renegade Nationalist, | is reported to have captured Haichow | and Skiyang in northern Kiangsu Province. Major General Duncan, commami-| it ing the British forces in China, is re- ported to have visited Hsuan Tung, (the “Boy Emperor” forced from Pek- ing by the Nationalist commander General Feng) at his residence in the Japanese ee in Tientsin. ore Right att Forbids Strikes SHANGHAI, May 3. (By Mail). — The right wing government in this city has issued an order forbidding workers to strike. The order signed by General Chien Ta-chun says: “According to the first section of the ninth martial law regulation the | Commander in charge of Martial Law | is .empowered to prohibit public gatherings, strikes by laborers or |merchants, and publications, such as/ newspapers, magazines, and cartoons, when considered to be detrimental to Now that peace has only been restored recently, the | peoples’ minds are still in a troubled, state, and the Martial Law headquar- ters has decided to suppress every kind of strike. The public is hereby notified that rash actions without the sanetion of the Martial Law authorities will be severely punished, so as to maintain peace and order in the pag . * Help the Nationalist Wounded. Readers of The DAILY WORKER are again urged to seni whatever they can spare to the Chinese Red Cross at Hankow to aid Nationalist troops wounded in the struggle for the liberation of China. The New York Times, thru its British-inspired correspondent, Fred- erick Moore, is fighting the Red Cross campaign. Don’t let the Times crush it. a nationally advertised and na- tionally devoured breakfast food used to say. * + * SOSsOLEsrs 'S popularity is increas- ing so rapidly in Italy that nobody can approach him now without being} DAILY WORKER readers - are searched for arms except his wife and children. Having crushed all the opposition parties in the country. says a writer in the New York World! (he ignored the existence of the Com- munist Party which is functioning even tho illegally) Mussolini has w on his hands a savage crew of! bape patriots looking for , offices and graft that are not le for them. So Benito must jhe stiletto and threaten to con- igo-Slavia, France and build xcond Roman empire to ap- e appetites of his followers. ° ° * duce” no longer appears at meetings and demonstrations. the last attempt was made on fe by a member of the Fascist ization, Benito has been living _ state of terror, The World spondent says that the Fascist nization is seething with dis- -isfaction. Unless Benito gives his) ambitious swashbucklers a war and the glory they expected they will have his scalp. There is no cementing influence in this organization except terror and the lust for gain and “glory.” > * T= Irish Labor Party is running a good third as the returns from the recent general election in the Irish Free State are coming in. With 66 (Continued on Page Four) urged to aid the Nationalist cause by sending contributions to Mme. Sun Yat-sen, care of the Chinese Red Cross, at Hankow, China. Trade Conditions Again Good in Wuhan Province As the Nationalists Gain (Special to the DAILY WORKER) WUHAN, June 13.—The plot of Shanghai merchants supporting Chiang Kai-shek to cause a finan- cial crisis here has evidently failed. Due to the victorious advance of Chinese Nationalist troops there has been a definite amelioration of business, Prices of foodstuffs are becom- ing stabilized and many Chinese and foreign business firms have been re-opened, A telegram. just received here from Shanghai declares that Chiang Kai-shek has driven Shan- tung troops from the last fortified position in Kiangsu province. The anti-Japanese movement is growing here and proposals for a boycott of goods from Japan are being seriously contemplated as a protest against the sending of Japanese troops through Shantung. 1 | i; Pee ACTION.) | Tg 1917 E | Th around our necks. books. work to do, comrades. | within th epurview of the statute.” “I want your sons!” “But—in 1917—?” FLAG DAY—1927 “That was only a rehearsal.” ~ Forced to Retreat In arguing the question of granting a certificate of reasonable doubt in the case of our editor, William F. Dunne, Judge Mullan was forced to admit that “the case does not come What does this mean? It means clearly that the entire case thus far, was, in the opinion of Judge Mullan, unjustifiable. It means that it is becoming more and more evident that the case was a frame-up against The DAILY WORKER. means that through the support and energy of the comrades behind The DAILY WORKER, we were able to put up such a vigorous fight for our paper, that we were able to wring from the mouth of the judge, this damaging admission. ' But we have only, begun. The five hundred dollar fine still remains as a heavy weight e sentence against the members of our staff still stands, don has been sent to the reformatory. We must wipe this dastardly verdict off the statute The black reactionaries must not be permitted to claim a victory. Your dollars have Send them in at once. It Dave Gor- ‘NEWARK FURRIERS WIN BIG VICTORY; DEFEATING RIGHTS All Scabs to Be Fired Immediately NEWARK, N. J., June 13—A smashing defeat for the Matthew Woll Oizer Schachtman combine in the Furriers’ Union is seen as a result of the decision of the Consolidated Fur- riers’ Association to employ only those workers who are members of Local same time to the fire the 12 scabs that have been working during the period of the strike. The bosses’ association also agreed not to interfere in the internal prob- lems of the union. local 25, local 58 of Brooklyn and the bosses. After a lively discussion the unanimous decision was that the pro- nized by the manufacturers, local 58 promising not to allow any of its members to work in Newark or in any way interfere with the activities of the New Jersey local. Ruin Right Wing Scabs. | The conference also decided that the use as a nucleus to break the strike are immediately to be thrown out of After the successful conclusion of | local 25 left for Washington to attend the convention of the Furriers union that opened up yesterday morning. Hold Big Celebration. The victorious furriers held a cele- bration meeting last night at Mont- gomery Hall. Headed by a brass band the workers marched from union headquarters, 194 Prince St., to the hall being cheered by hundreds of ) 25 bf the Furriers’ union and at the| The conference was held here Sat-| urday with representatives present of | gressive administration by Morris) Langer would be the only one recog-| 12 scabs that the machine hoped to| | Over 100,000 Lindbergh Leaflets Were Distributed At the Jingo Demonstration | Over 200 members of the Young Workers League and the Workers (Communist) Party joined in the distribution of 100,000 “Lindbergh Leaflets” during the city parade yesterday afternoon, A sharp warning that the young aviator’s courageous feat was be- ing utilized for militarist propa- ganda was contained in the leaflet which also detailed the career of the flyer’s father, the late Con- gressman Carl A, Lindbergh who was described by “patriots” in 1917 as “a sinister and dangerous influence” for his ceaseless activ- ity against the war aims of Amer- ican capitalists. “Follow in the footsteps of Lin- dy’s father!” the leaflet concluded. ‘Don’t allow the war jingoes to turn this demonstration into war propaganda.” Over 5,000 copies of the city edi- tion of The DAILY WORKER, which contained a number of spe- cial articles on Lindbergh, were Jso distributed. workers that lined up on the side- walks. At the meeting rank and file members of the organization spoke on the significance of the victory. . * 7 (Worker Correspondent). NEWARK, N. J., order to get a clear picture of the} strike of the furriers here and to the} |the shops and not allowed to return. | causes we must go to the roots of the! matter. Local 25 has been a thorn the conference, delegates representing |in the path of the officialdom of the International Fur Workers’ Union ever since the membership dared to \elect its officials from the rank and | file and ousted Milton Corbet, a slimy crook and a vice president of the In- ternational, who stole $40,000 of the union's treasury. Since then Luechi, Sorkin, Schacht- man, Hilfers and Co. have been busy (Continued on Page Two) LINDBERGH LONE CIVILIAN IN BIG MILITARY SPRAWL ‘Huge Crowds Trampled | By Mounted Cops | By Charles Yale Harrison. STRIKING FUR WORKERS TO WEAR _ ARMY HELMET “Tin” army hats are to be worn on the furriers’ this morning by a group of ex-service of the Joint Board of the Furriers’ This is part of the preparations bein Board to meet the squad of noto: told will appear to create disorde tense of being trade unionists Woll, chairman of the Furriers’ SOVIET OFFICIAL MURDERED IN NEW TERRORIST PLOT Labor Protests Against British Provocation BERLIN, June 13.—Reports re- ceived here state that the Soviet gov- ernment has announced the murder of a prominent Communist named Turoff in the vicinity of Moscow. Turoff’s murder is regarded as a part of the campaign of terrorism which White Guards are waging with the | approval and support of Great Bri- tain. Turoff is said to have had a long | revolutionary career. He is reported to have joined the Communist Party in. 1913.and.to have held the posi- ition of Deputy Chief of the Soviet Trade Mission in Berlin. * * * Special Trial for Assassin. WARSAW, June 13—The commis- sion that has been appointed to In- | quire into the brutal murder of Pe- ter Voikoff, Soviet minister to Po- land, has completed its investigation | and has decided that a special court be appointed to try the murderer. | * * * Bare More Plots. MOSCOW, June 13. — Numerous |secret organizations of the White Guardists are being uncovered by the Ogpu thruout the Soviet Union. ; Many of the White Guardist groups are said to have been organized by British spies sent to the Soviet Union | for that purpose. Workers thruout the Soviet Union }are demonstrating against the series! jof provocatory murders instigated by {Great Britain. The murder of Turoff coming on the heels of the assassina- re of Voikoff and two bomb explo- { |sions has created a furor among | | workers and peasants thruout the | Soviet Union. | Labor unions are contributing funds | to the Gas Research Institute, follow- | |ing the lead of the city of Moscow’s | | gangster answer to Chamberlain. marines and one lone civilian paraded | Soviet Policy Firmer. | up Fifth Ave. yesterday. The lone; Litvinoff's note dispatched to Po- civilian was Charles A. Lindbergh, land yesterday requesting Poland to} |the intrepid trans-Atlantic flyer.| take stern measures to disperse ter- | The thousands of soldiers, sailors and | rorist organizations in Poland, is re¢ | marines were supplied gratis to the | garded as an indication that the Sof- Ten thousand soldiers, sailors and | S ON PICKET LINE Ex-Service Men Will Lead Thousands in Mass | Demonstration Today vicket line men who are members Union. made by the Joint rious characters whom they are ar on the picket line, under pre- answering the call of Matthew Reorganization Committee. A x to I. Shapiro, chairman of t * Law ¢ ittee, the Joint h en reliably i ed that the Curley gang, Frenchy's gang, the Kid Dropper gang, led by Kid Archy; Lipky and Little Maxie, are to come into the fur market with instructions to attack the workers On the picket line. Threaten Workers. “Some of these people were in the fur market this morning,” says Shapiro, “and made open threats to the pickets about what they will do tomorrow when they have all their companions on hand. Mr. Woll and Mr. Edward F. McGrady have an- nounced that they are inviting union men to come to the picket line to- morrow; but we know the sort of characters who are really to be brought there under this pretense, and we are making every preparation for them. “We are engaging several camera men, including one operating a mo- tion picture machine, and we intend to take photographs of these gang- sters and of their attempts to as- sault workers. We will have such Boa photogfaphs' to” compare with regues=—* gallery pictures, and thus prove our statements about the sort of persons being employed by the right wing of- ficials to try to break the strike.” Workers who wear trench hats will carry signs reading, “Our heads are not safe. Gangsters are here.” Mat- thew Woll and McGrady take away the gangsters,” and a number of other slogans. Campaign Against Gangsters. “The Joint Board is determined,” says Shapiro, “to carry on a vigorous campaign against the gangsters and methods employed by the right wing. We are going to expose this whole matter, and try to force an investigation, either by police au- thorities or a committee of citizens. These attacks on fur workers, such as the nearly fatal assault on Aaron Gross, a Joint Board business agent jlast Thursday, must stop. We are not going to rest until this is accom- plished.” Aaron Gross, who was hit over the head with a bottle which severed an jartery in his neck, is still in a very critical condition, His assailants, | Meyer Friedman and Benjamin Cohen |are out on bail, and their case, which came up for hearing in Jefferson Market Court yesterday morning, is postponed for a week. Arrest 46 Workers. Apparently the fur workers’ right (Continued on Page Five) June 18.—In} people of New York by the obliging | secretaries of war and the navy. As was to be expected the Lind-| \bergh weleoming demonstration dé-| | generated into an orgy of war propa-| | ganda. Early in the day millions of New, | Yorkers turned out and lined the side- walks to catch a glimpse of the livest) bit of army and navy propaganda that, ever fell into the hands of the re-| \ cruiting gentlemen. Every window on| Fifth avenue was jammed with faces} eager to see the son of the pacifist, ex-Congressman Charles A. Lind- bergh, Sr. Plenty of Soldiers. What was actually seen. was bat- talion after battalion of marching U.| jup the avenue. | ridiculous in their starched pants, strutted along. known military airs. cheered. “Where's crowds, Lindy,” shouted Punch Women. Still more soldiers, more marines, more bands. Officers marching stiffly holding their swords at the salute. The air was white with impromptu (Continued on Page Three) Saceo and Vanzetti Shall Not Die! i “AMO” FIRST AUTO S. soldiers, who sweated and panted| The West Pointers,’ Bands played well The crowds, the, iet Union may adopt a firmer policy jin dealing with its enemies. Although the workers and peasants’ government of the Soviet Union wishes only peace and an opportunity |for construction, it is stated that it will not tolerate the open and flag=} |rant attacks which its enemies are openly making against it. Howling Missouri Mob Burns Negro Brothers In Huge Lynching Orgy LOUISVILLE, Miss., June 13.— Two brothers, Jim and Mark Fox, Negroes, were burned to a stake near here early today by a mob of at least 1,000 people, The Negroes were tater frony Deputy Sheriff Permenter. Clar} ence Nichols, sawmill superintend ent, notorious for his brutal treaty ment of men, was shot and killed.» The Negroes were accused of the crime. They were arrested a few hours after the slaying and were being rushed to Jackson, Miss., for safe keeping when the mob overpowered the officers and took their prison- || ers into a nearby wood. | “] (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) iyi ci PLANT OF U.S.S.R, SHOWS BIG GAINS | By J. Lou 1S E ENGDAHL, j MOSCOW, U. S. S. R. (By Mail) “Amo!”—a magic word in the Union of Soviet Republics—a blazing beacom of the New Russia. For “Amo” is the name of the first automobile plant within the borders of the Workers’ Republic, and since czarist rule made no effort to create an auto industry, this Soviet achieve. ment has established a new frontier in Russian industrial development, Has 1,400 Workers. The “Amo” (Moscow Automobile Association) Plant is located in the Simaskaya industrial district on the south side of Moscow. I visited the lant on a busy Saturday and watched its staff of 1,400 enthusiestic toilers building auto-trucks and auto-| that are being put to work in all of the Soviet Union, just as pe ag they can be turned out. 4 The thing that thrilled one the “Amo” plant was the d