The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 15, 1927, Page 1

" \ STOP THE THREAT OF A NEW WAR! HANDS OFF CHINA! . THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THD UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as second-class ma'ter at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879, | FINAL CITY | EDITION Vol. IV. No. 130. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year. Ouvside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1927 Published Daily PUBLISHING CO,, 33 First Street, New York, N. ¥. except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER Price 3 Cents Current Events By T. J. O’Fuanerry. EON DAUDET, French royalist leader, after having barricaded himself for days in his editorial of- fices and protected by a small army of followers, successfully defied the French police to arrest him, finally, magnanimously allowed his person to be taken into custody, if such a term) can properly be applied to the deli- | cate manner in which the police ful- filled the requirements of the law.| . . * a a few days ago this column commented on the difference in treatment accorded Daudet, the Royalist, and Semard the Communist. The latter was uncermoniously seized, and rushed off to prison with-| out even being allowed the privilege | of saying goodbye to his family. The| former was serenaded by a prefect of police and permitted to make a speech from the balcony of his office, which exceeded in expressions of loy- alty to France the most fervid ora- torical efforts of the super-patriot Poincare. We presume the prefect would have kissed him on the ear if the law of gravity permitted him to ease himself up for the oscalutory effort. AUDET made terms with the “en- emy” and his troops evacuated the | building with drums beating, colors| flying and arms glistening in the sun. The New York Herald-Tribune | professes not to understand this} phenomenon. Tho not laying claim} to omniscience I can inform the} “doubting Thomas” of the Herald- Tribune editorial staff that the ex- planation of the leniency shown Dau- det in contradistinction to the sev- erity of the treatment accorded Se- mard, can be found, in the fact that Daudet is a bitter opponent of Com- munism and a_ supporter of the; MORE U, S. TANKS, MARINES, PLANES RUSHED 10 CHINA U.S. Officials Exposed as War Lords’ Aids SHANGHAI, June 14.—Despite the lamb-like utterances regarding China that have been emanating of late from the State Department at Washington, 1,150 American marines, twenty-five tanks and an aviation unit arrived here today on the trans- port Chaumont from Manila. The marines, under the command of Colonel Davis, will probably be sent to Tientsin where American forces are concentrating in prepara- tion for the advance of the National- ist troops. * * * Fessenden Aids War Lord. (Special to Daily Worker.) SHANGHAI, May-10 (By Mail).— That Stirling Fessenden, American lawyer who heads the Shanghai Municipal Council, and Leabord Husar, former United States District Attorney at Shanghai, acted as ad- visers to Chang Tsung-chang, notori- ous Shantungese war lord, is one of the startling revelations that has come out at the trial of Husar for accepting bribes and permitting the smuggling of arms and opium Into China. Husar admitted on the stand that he had been employed by the Shan- tung war lord since 1924, while he was_ still holding office as United Staf€s District Attorney. When asked by Judge Purdy whether any other “advisers” had been employed by Chang Tsung- chang, Husar admitted that Fessen-| den had been employed in a similar capitalist system while Semard is| capacity. Husar also admitted that just the opposite. * * ¢@ 'ENEVA is the proper place to hold! a conference. on the question of | over-crowding. Because. we believe, | if there is such a problem as over-| crowding, the league of nations can} dispose of it by setting the wheels of | its war machinery in motion. There! is no simpler or more direct way to} reduce the population than to wave half a dozen vari-colored flags in) front of the cannon fodder of half a dozen of the most thickly populated countries, serve them a hooker of| rum each and exhort them to gut each other in the name of country. * * * F course there are the usual draw- backs to this method and it is quite possible that the World Population Conference may reject this sug-| gestion. Soldiers have a habit of) cutting loose in an enemy country and tho temporarily there is a dent) in the population the slack is taken! up when the new recruits begin to ome in. There is also the danger at, owing to the effectiveness of our modern methods of conducting warfare, some practical joker in an airplane might circle over Geneva and drop a ton of high explosives on the gentlemen engaged in the busi- ness of solving the overcrowding problem from a safe vantage point. But there are hazards attached to every plan. * * * EVIDENTLY harkening back to the scriptural saying “A little child shall lead them,” the British govern- ment has refused passports to par- ties of British workingclass children who were invited to visit the U.S.S.R. with a view to seeing how the chil- dren were being treated in the Workers Republic. Great Britain will suffer her little children to starve in her slums, for such go vuickly to the kingdom of heaven. ° * * ", the children refused passports under 14 years of age. Evi- the government of the mighty empire fears that on the ‘s return the story of what wv in the Soviet Union would ‘isturbing effect on the waifs sh capitalism. But mighty empire is, the little children da way of getting to Russia. * ees | NE opportunity is presented to se who wish to visit the Soviet in the six weeks’ trip from York to Moscow via Leningrad ch is seheduled to leave here on rma 14th. Those who have suffered mm the nuisance connected with the European frontiers can visualize the superior comfort that can be enjoyed on a straight sea trip from New York to Leningrad without the necessity for spending money on visas. Should anybody who reads this column happen to be interested, we refer them to the World Tourists Inc., room 803, 41 Union Square, New York City. (Continued on Page Four) he had received a bribe of $37,000 for acting as a go-between in the shipment of $700,000 worth of arms ‘Continued. on Page Pwo) NEW YORK LABOR MEETS TO HONOR MARTYR VOIKOFF Victim of Capitalist Hate for Soviet Union New York workers held a Memor- ial meeting last night at New Star Casino, 107th St. and Park Ave., for M. Voikoff, Soviet Minister to Po- land who was assassinated last week by the hand of a young Russian mon- archist inflamed by British-inspired anti-Soviet propaganda. The hall was jammed with those who came to hear the reason for the; act which may precipitate another! world war. H. M. Wicks, editor of The DAILY WORKER, Alexander Trachtenberg, Joseph Freeman, John Ballam, Rebecca Grecht, Juliet Stu- art Poyntz, Melach Epstein, and Sgm Don were among the speakers. Dunne Still Jailea. William F. Dunne, editor of The DAILY WORKER and M. J. Olgin, announced as speakers, were unable to appear, Dunne not yet having been released from the workhouse on bonds pending a new trial, on the certificate of reasonable doubt which was obtained yesterday, and Olgin being ill. “Voigéff is a martyr to the Rus- sian Revolution,” declared Bert Mil- ler, brsiness manager of The DAILY WORKER, who acted as chairman of the meeting. “Tonight we not only mourn the death of our comrade, but unite in protest against the new world war which is now being hatch- ed by the imperialist powers.” Stand to Commemorate. Following his call to rise in mourn- ing for the death of the slain com- rade, the audience stood in commem- oration of Voikoff, and sang the Russian funeral march, “Behind the assassin of -Voikoff,” declared H. M. Wicks, the principal speaker, “stands the fascist monster, Pilsudski. Behind Pilsudski stands the British tory government of forg- ery and provocation in the role of the mad-dog of Europe, carrying on a world-wide campaign against the Soviet Union because the workers and peasants government in Russia raises high the hopes of all the op- pressed of the world. Britain is pre- paring for war, striving to set the world aflame, in a desperate effort to recover its rapidly declining pow- er. “The Soviet Union has steadfastly (Continued on Page Five) 1 i Another Step Forward Each day marks another advance made by The DAILY WORKER Army in its battle against organized reaction. William F. Dunne has been released on bail of $1,000. This has been accomplished as a result of the efforts of the thousands upon thousands of loyal work- ers, who, through their devoted support of The DAILY WORKER, have made this possible. But a taste of victory has made our Army hungry for more. Nothing will, satisfy us but a clean sweep. We must reverse the decision which now appears on the court records. We must appeal the Five Hundred Dollar Fine. We must appeal the conviction of Gordon. Send in your contributions with redoubled bers of the staff. Let us finish the job we have begun so well. We must appeal the conviction of the mem- force so that we may be able to push the fight with redoubled strength. HOW THEY HATE THE DAILY WORKER! By WM. GROPPER. ' CHORUS OF PATRIDIOTS: Horrible! It exposes us! Now if we can only find a cuss word in it, we'll suppress it. 30 LEFT WING DELEGATES BARRED AT FURRIERS UNION CONVENTION Boss in Open Shop Presides at the Opening Session; Thugs Play Active Role WASHINGTON, June 14.—The hand-picked right wing cre- dential committee at the convention of the furriers’ International here brought in a report today refusing to seat the 30 delegates representing the New York Joint Board. The first session was opened under the personal auspices of |the high priests of the reactionary officialdom of the A. F. of L., and a manager and foreman in an open shop in this city, named Shack, was the presiding officer. Lefts Barred From Hall. wing delegation from New York was barred from the hall. Up to this time they were allowed in the hall, they being considered by Oizer Schachtman and his lieutenants as “visitors.” According to the credentials com- mittee headed by H. Begoon, of New York, no action will be taken on the 80 unrecognized delegates until the right wing has officially counter- signed the expulsion policy of Schachtman, Woll and th eclique. Hold Conference. While the left wing delegates are barred from the convention they have by no means relinquished the battle for recognition. Tonight they are holding a conference with sympathetic delegates discussing a common pro- |gram to save the union from destruc- tion. Thugs A-Plenty. A large contingent of hired thugs and guerrillas, usually retained for the purpose of slugging fur work- ers who are affiliated with the Joint Board, were conspicuous in the con- | vention hall. This time they weren’t even dignified with the title of “ser- geant-at-arms,” and before the first day of the convention was over, they had beaten up two left wing delegates, When the delegates returned to the| in interfering in the internal affatrs hall for the afternoon session the left| Of the furriers’ organization, Green said that he would not permit the Communists to “inject their strange philosophy into the trade unions.” Left Wing Wins Strikes. The “strange philosophy” mene tioned by Green referred, apparently, to the process of winning strikes, whereas his “American philosophy” was represented by the present situa- tion in the mining and other indus- tries, where strikes which have the personal supervision of the present most prominent “red baiters” end with jloss of members working condi- jtions and wage rates. Punish Left Wing About a year ago, following the remarkable victory in winning the 17- weeks’ strike by the left wing, headed by Ben Gold, the A. F. of L., in order to save the reactionary officialdom from being completely discredited he- gan an “investigation.” The interference of the A. F. of L. was the culmination of a conflict be- tween the New York Joint Board, rep- resenting 10,000 to 12,000 members, and the International, yepresenting a negligible proportion the entire membership. As a result of this fight. the In- ternational officials summarily de- posed the Joint Board officers, “sus- Englander, an international vice- president of Toronto, and Stein: of Philadelphia. % * pended” four locals, four new ones created, and a general “reorganiz | tion” ordered to eliminate what the A. FP. of L. asserted was a “Conimli® | ist leadership, headed by Gold.” | Deny Floor to Gold. Immediately after Woll’s speech, Ben Gold arose and demanded the (Continued on Page Two) WASHINGTON, June 14.—(Spe- cial) With 64 delegates uncontested by executive council chamber of the American Federation of Labor, whi was taxed to its capacity, preci tated stormy debate and stormier fist fights before the first session was} half through. | William Green, president, Matthew Woll, vice-president of the A. F. of L., both made speeches that were re- markably similar. In attempts to jus- tify the procedure of the A. F. of L. Norwegian Labor Pays Tribute fo Voikoff; Scores Britain’s Part WOLL'S GANG NOT [ABLE TO DO MORE THAN SLUG 1 MAN Great Crusade Against | Furriers Fizzles | The gangster threat of Matthew) Woll failed to materialize yesterday | morning when the thugs and gunmen who were to infest the fur district | in the guise of trade unionists rode | by in automobiles, not daring to get out of their cars and face the right-| eous wrath of the thousands of strik- | ers. | While the gangsters were compara- | tively quiet, beating up only one} worker, the police were on the job arresting between 200 and 250 strik- ers, including those ex-service men) who were wearing tin army hats. They were gathered up in large groups and taken to Jefferson Market | Court for trial. | Judge Gives Warning When brought before Magistrate Rosenbluth 50 of the strikers were sentenced to one day in jail. The others were dismissed with a warn- ing that if they were brought before him again they would be sent to the workhouse. The judge’s ire was especially aroused by the signs the workers car- ried. The ex-soldiers had placards reading “Our Heads Are Not Safe.” The other strikers had signs with “Mc- Grady and Woll—Take Away Your Gangsters.” On their way to the court the strikers sang werkingclass songs in the patrol wagons. The most popular were “Solidarity Forever,” and “On the Picket Line,” which was published in yesterday’s issue of The DAILY WORKER. Hit With Bar. The assaulted worker, Samuel Barr, had left the Joint Board office, 22 East 22nd Street, 6.45 a. m., for the picket line. When he reached the cor- (Continued on Page Two) White Army Mercenaries Recruited in Balkans For Anti-Soviet Drive VIENNA, June 14.—Protests are pouring in on the Hungarian Government against the con- tinued recruitment, in the Bal- kans, of an army of forty thou- sand, ostensibly for agricultural labor, but believed to be, in real- ity, for military service in the Ukraine in a new drive against Soviet Russia. Some color is lent to this belief by the report that General Wrangel, of counter- revolutionary ill-fame, has been reviewing his White Guards in Macedonia. It is said that the recruiting is being carried on by agents of the French and Hungarian Govern- ments, with the greatest secrecy; that a condition of the “employ- ment” contract is that applicants be fit for military service, and agree to keep their destination a strict secret. Agricultural la- borers are reported to have been offered huge sums of money for a three-year engagement. 5 Big Miners’ Locals Back Progressives in Fight Against Fakers OLYPHANT, Pa., (FP) June 14.— The five big local unions of the Uni- ted Mine Workers at Olyphant, near Scranton, have jointly pledged their moral and tiuancial sypport to Stan- let Dzienglelewski, local progressive union leader who has been suspended from the union by the district exec- utive board. The constitution was violated in removing Dziengielwski without a hearing before his local union, says the resolution jointly adopted. Dziengielewski is a graduate of Brookwood Labor College. He took a prominent local part in the Save- the-Union campaign for John Brophy for president of the U.M.W. of A. last Fall. Ninaldo Cappellini, dis- trict president, is his active foe. BRITISH INDUSTRIALISTS HIT BY USSR BOYCOTT WANT TRADE AGAIN. Plan International Credit to Soviet Union; | Capture Spy in Employ of British Navy | | | | | t | BERLIN, June 14. ltain was digging its own grav | Soviet trade agreement and ruptured its diplomatic relations with | the Soviet Union seems to have | Hard hit by the boycott wh |on British goods and fearing th vantage of the breach, British unite German, French and Britis Swept into a breach with the Soviet Union by the extreme tories and find- | ing their lucrative trade going to) other countries, particularly Germany, | British industrialists are speaking) very gently to and about the Soviet! Union. | Not Love, But Necessity. The English manufacturers have |little more love for the workers’ and} peasants’ government in the Soviet Union than the bankers; but they need Soviet markets for their goods. Reports received from London in- dicate a severe slump in British in- |dustry. The iron and steel industries have been compelled to reduce their output, and the outlook for the tex- tile industry is anything but promis- ing. : iden the extreme tories sensed that the break with the Soviet Union would mean a loss of markets and a blow to British industry. But representing the financiers and not the industrial- ists, the extreme die-hards favored the break and an unofficial war against the Soviet Union. U. S. S. R. Boycott Effective. After he had announced the rup- ture of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, Stanley Baldwin, premier of the die-hard cabinet, ex- pressed the pious hope that the ac- tion of his government would in no way interfere with Anglo-Soviet trade. The Soviet Union punctured —The Sov: for the extension of credit to the Soviet Union. OSLO, June 14.—Leading mem- bers of the Norwegian Labor Par- ty attende memorial service to Hl Peter Voikoff, urdered Soviet minister to Poland, at the Soviet Legation here, on Saturday night. The parliamentary leader of that party voiced the sympathy of the Nomwegian workers with the Workers’ Republic of Russia, and their horror of the brutal murder of the Russian minister, instigated and planned by her capitalist ene- mies. Mr. M. Markar, Russian minister to Norway, charged Britain with being implicated in every recent murder of prominent Soviet of- . . P || ficials, and laid the murder of Mr, ich the Soviet Union has placed |} voi o¢¢ directly at her door. at other countries will take ad-| 2,000 Barbers May Me iet prediction that die-hard Bri- e when it smashed the Anglo-| come true. industrialists are struggling to h business interests in a project The conference of British and Ger-| 4 1 man industrial leaders, which began} il p OMOTTOWs at Berlin, has been transferred to the| Rhineland estate of Herr Duisberg,| the president of the German chemical | Ask Pa Increase trust. Represented at the conference) are the industrial leaders of both| pen Germany and Great Britain. 2,000 barbers employed in shops be- Industrialists Object. tween 59th street and upper Bronx, The abject position to which Bri-|on the West Side, will strike tomor- tish industry has been reduced by the| row unless the Master Barbers’ As- Soviet boycott was made startlingly | sociation accedes to their demands for clear by the following statement made | an increase in wages. by P. J. Hannon for the German In-| Numerous conferences with the em- dustrie und Handelszeitung. (P. J.| ployers have been held durimg the Hannon is leader of the British In-|past_week but they have repeatedly dustrial Fedetation.) |rfeused to grant the demands. “No one in England contemplates; A basic weekly wage of $35 is ask- war or any danger of war from the|ed by the men together with a propor- assassination at Warsaw,” Mr. Han-| tional commission over $50 income on non said, “I don’t doubt Russia will) each chair. fulfill her current obligations and| The present working hours of the don’t believe economic relations will] men are from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.,, and be ended.” | until 10 p. m, on Saturdays, Industrialists Worried. | -. British industfialists, he admitted .. ry $. in the course of the interview, wens Date Term in Sing Sing extremely concerned over the British) For Theft of Chickens break with the Soviet Union. e| pointed out that the proposed Midland! John Daly, 27, was sentenced yes- Bank loan to the Soviet Union for| terday in the Queens County court $50,000,000 really came from the in-|to serve 18 years in Sing Sing, and dustries, Joseph Brown, 67, a Negro, was sen- Although American financiers had) tenced by the same court to life im- held numerous conferences lately with | prisonment. 2 the object of extending credits to the} They were charged with havir Soviet Union, they have taken British| stolen six chickens and six due Baldwin’s little scheme by immediate- ly boycotting British goods, ‘ e ~ = 2 anti-Soviet propaganda a_ little too| Both had previously served jail (Continued on Page Five) on minor convictions.