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

THE DAILY WORKER TIGHTS) FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THR UNOBGANIZED FOR THE 40-ROUR WEEK © OR A LABOR PARTY d-class mutter ut ¢he Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of Mareb 3, 1879. | FINAL CITY | EDITION Vol. IV. No. 209. SUBSCRIPTION RA’ In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year, Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 1927 RLS ished Daily except Sunday HING CO., 38 First Street, New The DAILY WORKER York, N. Y. Price 3 Cents By 7. J. O'F lakerty | STIMATES of the number of peas- ants slaughtered by general Feng of China, known as the “Christian general,” vary from 40,000 +o 80,000. No doubt the “christian” monster will find divine justification for this crime against the Chinese masses and should Current Events ee i N. J. LABOR HEAD TORY PRESIDENT TO OPEN-FASCIST IT CAN'T HIT THE OPEN SHOP PAYROLL STAR $190,000 PAID NEW NFFICIALS BY OPEN SHOP COMPANIES JERSEY LABOR he lack ingenuity in the quest of | moral justification the imperialist r * missionaries will come to his aid. Feng) CONFAR MONDEY DISCLOSED AT CAMDEN CONVENTION has betrayed every cause to wh’ he | } ion w Uriiv i g ever a Sor Ca wen ae an ——— | Sie ae ance in which he ever participated. “Black Shirt” Walker ieee: é ee DuPonts, U. S. Metals, Dur otors, Pitts- HE Chinese revolution led_by the| Praises Mussolini 9 i . teas als, Du ant Motor 9 Pitts bourgeoisie and supported hy the| pel burgh I late Glass, W right Aero, on List workers and peasants has surrendered to imperialism. But out of the wreck- age of this side-tracked revolt there is developing a mightier power, the power that is historically destined to free China from foreign imperia! and the native tools of the fore n- PARIS, Sept. 14.—The support vhich the die-hard government has given the American Legion conven- tion in the face of nation-wide pro- ;test of French labor reached its clim- | ax today when it was announced that Gaston Doumergue, president of France, would preside at the opening | Hilfers, Former Secretai | Is Charged Wit ‘y, Passaic Strike Enemy, h Embezzlement | By JOHN J. BALLAM. ers. Revolutionary armies of wor CAMDEN, N. J., Sept. 14.—One hundred 3 cece ‘ # aan Le Men. | AMDEN, » Sept. 14.— ndred thousand dol- ers and peasants are rising in south deve of the convention here Mon lars paid to officials of the New Jersey Federation of Labor ern China and they are sweeping to victory. Undoubtedly this move- ment will meet with reverses and its The protest agains; the convention has been considerably increased by | by the biggest open shop cor plained to delegates to the porations in the state has ex- convention here one of the progress may be slow at first, but it!the government’s decision yesterday metholls by which the leading labor body of one of the prem- is certain to succeed. The days of the'to foist a fascist parade on Cher- (asierh industrial states chaacbean conte led A i ee Fengs and Changs are numbered and|bourg. Cherbourg workers, it has raenacs f th oii ee daa one or years by the whether the heads of these mass-mur-|been learned, are planning huge enemies of the movement. derers may adorn lamp-posts or not, !counter-demonstrations for Friday! Q hea “ a Ce es Sh ane ‘ Verena thel Leviathan dockse sath The admission by fermer Secretary Hilfers that this depends on how soon the workers and peasants will be able to establish their hegemony over China. * * * Re of anti-Japanese demon- strations in Mukden, the capital of Manchuria reach us, This is Chang- Tso-Lin’s balliwick and Chang, at least until recently, was on the Jap- anese. payroll. As stated in this col- umn several months ago the over- throw of the liberal government in Tokio was due as much’ to differences over Chinese policy as because of the financial crisis which then shook the island empire. The Japanese govern- ment recently made certain demands on China which resembled the notori- | “Black Jack” Pershing and his leg- ionnaires. Black Shirt Walker. | Anti-legionnaire sentiment here is |rising as a result of the antics of the | American black shirts who in a chro- | jnic state of intoxication swagger} {about the streets of the city. | James J. Walker, New York’s but-| terfly Mayor, who has arrived here| on his “good-will tour” has intensi- | |fied the feeling of French workers against American fascists. Walker’s visit to Rome, where he fawned upon Mussolini and the Pepe and declared himself in favor of fascism was pro- |minently displayed by the radical and liberal papers. EM, 6. has shaken the New Jersey | tions and serves to exp and other federaticn officials } Hilfers has been expos crooked transactions, is u his exposure of the whole an effort to excuse himself other labor leaders. | MAKING UP T Sirfce 1909, the per capita s cent of the income, accordiz serted, was made up by sor in the hostile attitude ¢ scheme of corruptien + sum had passed thru his hands, paid by labor-hating bosses, labor movement to its founda- Hilfers to the great Passaic strike as well as the weakness of the unions. the leader in a number of ges of embezzlement and made in ty with and share respon iE DEFICIT. ment pr The rpor ded only fifty per? 1 balance, he as- ons in the j cus 21 eonditions of post-war days. et, stator inclidind the ‘United’ Statics Mi: ene ear f This indicated a return to an aggres- rkers to Demonstrate. —_—_ ee ee i TEAS ats is c Z ‘ 8 ke tice? States Me etining Co., Durant E sive Chinese policy on the part cf} Mayor Walker again sang the e hes ae co an | Mo or 0:5 ictor Ta. king } [ Trust Co., Du Ponts Tokio and the present anti-Japanesg| Praises of Mussolini at a luiche- | § THREATEN Ne Seat Ne Fare Is GARFIELD LABOR | Colgate’s, Chesborough Manufacturing Co., American Cable Co movement is the result. We ere in-|0n given today by the Anglo-Ameri- | W5 6 oe pee si i Dixon Crucible Co., Pittsburgh¢ - ee for good goverument in the world.” tae st “3 ORE Se . . ; te 1 * i x | The fascist convention) will be op- }and many others by means of sacc urder ‘ HERE are signs that the Chinese ened Monday. Left wing workers } Hangers on L. I R R. | |donations, complimentary ad bi ae Murder Ends U. 5. revolution is entering a new stage.jhave announced their intention of | be RE Sen aA Sante harle ‘ Tort ? ee: Since most of our best prophets in the holding mass counter-demonstrations 14 had a riggt to} | y Verbsemens in year. book and A ariff Experts Mission formed that the movement is as much against Chang as it is against Japan. last year or two missed out in the {ean Press Association. Mussolini, he| isaid, is “the greatest individual force in various parts of the city. Reform- FOREIGN BORN Ultimatuc: of Styap- ‘S$ On a land railroad train} -NOMINATES FOR |Plate Glass Co., United Le Co. Wright “Aeronautical Co., by space paid for in official Argentine Protest Of Be Chinese predictions I will refrain from |ist labor has announced its intention indulgence in this hazardous pastime | of boycotting the legion parade which except in a general way to prognos-|Will precede the opening of the con- filinois Conference for refused yes-| | te fares. | Former Strikers Rally | proceedings. | Hilfers said that ove received by him in thi 3 14, merican protest o-Vanzetti murder 100.600 w le he complained that ticate that when the present develup- | vention. Separate Peace Fails i 56 cudy! seneantea to Union Men |was secretary of the federation. Tariff Commis- ment, represented by the rising m DY aes CoP Soyee Sater. Semecure se | : ling or- Hey. Ghewek ofthe Workers ‘aur peal. r a CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 14. —| pa eta C _ the line ae | (Special To The DAILY WORKER.) | ae eevee to turn over the books ae wie 3 ssur fi idabl a ion : “The United States government is! } im 1e Crowe mg intoa ar tram | 3 CTR N ay and voucher: ys ihebaaiie ae est italic: t ayetaien i STRIKESREAKING j ed to take a hand in the astaer | the number of passengers ordinar-| | ere eitiest ae Sat ae pe iSeeretary Hugh V. Bet me ang B Pea ey lon mete ae accommodated by thirty cars, ||Workers of this town many of whom) siout an investi in the Armen China, all the imperialist buzzards will unite against it and furthermore ACTS OF LEGION coal field controversy if need oe in suport of the injunction grant- participated in the historic Passaic |textile strike have formed a united{ tive board of th g that the Ameri- ' unite against the Soviet Union, the od im federal court.” This is the) labor ticket for the coming election.| ~ Hilfers kept a secret fund in the was unwanted | only’country in the world that is giv- statement of U. S. Marshal Stanley if (0Secil e i one |The labor ticket has nominated a] Federal Trust Company after he was upon the state depart- ing encouragement to the Chinese < Borthwick of Cincinnati, who has candidate for mayor and three can-| instructed to trans the federat by the Argentine govern- masses in their struggle for freedom. HIT BY WORKERS gone to the eastern Ohio coal fields, | didates for members of the city coun-| funds to the Labor National Bank * Hf bd Perec § oer Seance eee ee Cutters Others for cil. Newark after the Wildwood conv ssador Pueyrredon served assisting the coal operators against | 3 tion which defeated him as secretary notice upon the tariff commission 'HERE is reason to believe the re- port that Charles G. Dawes stands a good chance of winning the G. 0. P. nomination for the presidency. As Condemning the strikebreaking ac- tivities of the American Legion and congratulating the French- working their former employer. | Borthwick has deputized 25 mar- shals who will assist in carrying out | Use of Vinton Label At a well attended meeting held at Belmont Park, famous as the meeting place of the workers during the tex- |til strike, the candidates announced It calls for legisla- treasurer, Writes Checks to Himself. zainst American nning so high in ns of the country that} ccept no responsibility | that sentiment capit i ome he wou may be noted, Charles has not uttered|class on its militant opposition to the orders of the federal court, which | Be RS their platform. : written for the gers that might it y many frightful oaths recently. He|the American fascist organization,|WeTe to the effect that “only Ameri-| pyo government’s case against the | 10" In ane Of the, Workers} ie nent N. J. Soman fave tigation aoe ‘Ana | t conveniently forgot his original en-|many trade union and other leaders |¢@" citizens who speak the English | Journeyman Stone Cutters’ Associ-|°f Workers to join trade unions, | himself, Balan ance i Ar upon ee thusiasm for defending the constitu-|in the* labor movement, have ex-|/@nguage will be permitted to serve| ation of America and other labor | @8#inst police being used to break | 9: $ 39 for | 1 tinian soil by the Americans, ~ tion by an extra-legal force. He has|pressed their opinion on this question |#° Union pickets around the proper-| unions, which was being tried before | strikes and representation of labor on/¢ ; Sept. ; also an| Insanity Plea For Bernstein. not slept at the switch for almost two'thru the columns of The DAILY | ties of coal companies in five eastern | Federal Judge Triber of Little Rock, | the board of education. undated check to Thomas F, McCue| Crying as his attorney entered years and in general his conduct has | WORKER. < Ohio counties.” Judge Benson W.!Ark., recently, but which was post- Candidates Speak. for $615, Nos 2938. There are no i poe ¥ s been such as to warrant the belief ' The following are some of the Hough of the United States District | poned owing to the illness of Judge The meeting was addressed by the vouchers for these and they were not |, plea of not guilty on the grounds of nity to the murder indict- that he was in training for a residence | statements received up to the present | Court of Steubenville, is the author | Triber, will be resumed next Monday labor candidates for the city council: |counter-signed by President Arthur ERD, in a more civilized community than | time: of this. monstrous injunction. No| here before Federal Judge Grubb of|Gus Deak, 2nd ward; Felix Panerisi,| A. Quinn, as required by the consti-| ments returned against him, Charles Evanston, Illinois. ‘An American Fascisti. more than three persons can occupy | Alabama, it was announced yesterday.|3rd ward and John Di Santo, 4th|tution. There is no accounting for M. Bernstein, Baltimore merchant, * * * |) bpabalss is popular with the patrons of smoking cars and with Wall Street. He is a big banker in his own right.* He has not made himself ob- noxious with the farmers, leaving Coolidge to carry the alfaifa and bear (Continued on Page Six) Charles B. Zimmerman, New York Joint Board, Cloak and Dressmakers Union. “The American Legion is a strikebreaking organization used by the capitalist class in every emerg- ency when the workers fight to im- prove their conditions. One of their | (Continued on Page Two) one picket post, the posts must be | 700 yards apart and no closer than 100 yards from any mining property. The judge also specified what modes | of addressing scabs would not be per- mitted. Would Terrorize. This decision follows a recent de-| cision to the effect that if foregin- | ‘Last Day of The Journeyman Stone Cutters are Voting in Capmakers Union The last day of balloting in the jward. They are all members of the cKarged with the crime of insisting; United Textile Workers’ Union. Deak on union label stone. lis president of the District Council of \the union. John Quinlivan, formerly a member of the Carpet Weavers’ Union, candidate for mayor, also |spoke. He is at present employed in the Hammersly ‘Mill of this city. To Hold Ward Rallies. 400 checks between numbers 2539 and 2938. Secretary Reilly is demanding to know where the vouchers, stubs of (Continued on Page (wo) was committed to Bellevue hospital’s hopathic ward fof observation by Sessions Judge Cornelius The Corruption of New Jersey Labor Officialdom Is No born miners commit acts of violence’ Capmakers’ Union will take place to- in violation of the injunction, they | day. Other speakers at the meeting were: James Starr, vice president of | UFHOLSTERERS CARRY ON VICTORIOUS STRIKE — emery ” represee IN SPITE OF BOSSES AND POLICE ATTACKS (By Worker Correspondent) may be deported. | It is obvious that the U. S. Govern- jment is coming openly to the aid of | Sgetting the rest of the workers to the coal operators in the Ohio fields. will be cast. The polling is taking walk out; the shop is now empty, the |The foreign-born workers are to be| place at Beethoven Hall, Fifth St.,| While no watchers are allowed to be the United Textile Workers’ Union,| present at the polls, it is believed that land Paul W. Fuller of the Workers’ | a big vote against the right wingers | Educational Bureau. George T. Tracy of the Machinists’ Union presided. A rally will take place in the 3rd Isolated By WILLIAM F. DUNNE. incident *federation of labor officials includes It is now over a week since the | : : \ "THE DAILY WORKER, alone of the| corporations whose heads i upholsterers of Baltimore went out/ only “worker” now remaining is the terrorized and prohibited from any | near Second Ave. (Continued on Page Five) eae te Sie sei .. ae finanee, ind ane poet on strike fighting for the rights of| foreman and he too will have to give 'participation in the fight to preserve REUSED Witatied Babes, publishes the amazing |the United Sta the workers in the trade, such ele- mental rights as the recognition of workers have felt the hand of the in. These workers see the strength in unity and are determined to win | who will have as their duty to see the miners’ union. John L. Lewis has not answered | ing the miners from organizing re- ARE YOU DOING YOUR SHARE TO Labor and fraternal organizations and Workers (Communist) | story of the corruption uncovered at the Camden convention of the New HE bitter hostility shown by Hil- fers, former secretary of the fede- i the union, 44 hour week when work-|.their battle; but they must. realize |the challenge, for he has been busy | Jersey Federation of Labor. pa es or 4 {\ ers have already been able, thru their that steady picketing of the shop aS- | trying to make a district agreement | Teraay, Gren table Kiverct in- rh ee ue ne ape Be in Ps 5 strong union organization, to demand signed is necessary in order to win. |, Ilinois—which means to split the | BUILD THE GIANT RED BAZAAR? , probably has the lowest per- Pir shea a Sonat ja a He the 40 hour week, “time and ‘half for} This. leads: us to “believe that what. nicn, ‘The district officials have-not | 1 |centage of union organization work-| manner in which these seouts of the overtime and ete, the union needs, now, is a good strong answered, for they are busy prevent- | ers in industry with the exception of open shoppers in official unic Already as described before, the| picketing committee of the strikers‘ , | eet AEE. ee Bicin Gaukinin teatoe pen shoppers in official union posi- wwns, gave value received for the r x ; “ a f - Newark, the biggest finish: Judas silver they iv ri ie af the| thee the work n the picket /lief cénferences, which alone will keep : . $5 ‘ bs irs Judas silver they received from cor- TS, more deiteed ba Sie hee jee daily and Pepaee "to ai enion them from starving. Party units thruowt the country are fighting to make The DAILY manufacturing center in { poration treasuries under various only done one thing and that is have | headquarters. a. WORKER and Freit Bazaar a record affair in the history of the | World, has no labor moveme guises. made the workers more determined to win their fight. When the Potomac Shop was called wat. about twenty of the ‘workers walked out and about ten remained in the shop. The strikers immediately began picketing the shop, speaking to those who had remained telling them to be loyal to the workers better than to the boss and that if they walked out they would help in the success of the fight to build the union. Two days later the strikety succeeded ‘in Boss Gets Lesson. in our last article on the strike we spoke of the shop of Levinson and Zeninta who have been determined to ihold the open shop and we have stated that*in this they will fail be- cause of the determination of the workers. And in this. we were cor- | rect--the boss has already been con- vinced differently, he knows already that he cannot always decide things without considering the workers for (Continued on Page Three) { | Sends the Militi | The governor of the state, Govern- ‘or Donahey, has shed some tears over the starving children in the Hocking Valley coal fields, while he sends Adj. Gen. Frank D. Henderson of the Ohio National Guard and 125 ex-service men who have been organized into a National Guard unit to guard the mines. ; Progressive miners here declare there is only one answer to these ser- (Continued on Page Two) movement. The job of making the bazaar a success rests principally upon left wing workers in New York and vicinity. Are you doing your | share? <= There are several jobs that you can do now. You can help gather names for the Red Honor Roll; you can get your organiza- jof the name. The state is : |for the open shoppers. |QNE of the principal reasons for this |Y condition now has been revealed: The officialdom of the state fede- ration of labor, the body whose dut it is to take the lead in ,organiza- |tion campaigns, has been on the pay- tion, or your nucleus to’ send in an ad to the headquarters of the | roll of some of the most powerful | National Bazaar Committee at 30 Union Square; you can gather | articles for the booths. Are you attending to your jobs? _ open shop corporations in the United States for years. . The partial list of contributors to the private treasury of former state OW weli the system worked! If, worried by the inability of the weak unions to furnish enough per capita tax to pay their salaries, | the federation officials desired to do ‘a little routine organization work, the open shop slush fund dispensers merely had to increase the bribes. On the other hand, the federation | officials could and did stage fake or- ganization campaigns in order to (Continued on Page Three)