The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 16, 1927, Page 1

ws THE DAILY WORKER riIGHT®: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THB UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-ROUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY THE DAILY Entered asx second-class matter at the Post Office at New York, N, Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. | FINAL CITY EDITION FR. Vol. IV. No. 210. Current Events By T. J. O'Flaherty is quite a relief to turn to things light, pleasant and genial, after wallowing in the scandal of trade union corruption featured in yester- ifs day’s DAILY WORKER. It makes the heart sick to contemplate the depths to which leaders can sink, when they accept money in return for the betrayal of the trusting workers they are sworn to serve. We do not believe that there is a living creature morally lower than he who accepts filthy lucre from the enemies of those who expressed their confidence in his integrity by electing him to a coveted office. * IOMPARED to treachery of this sort even the most gruesome murder takes on a haloed radiance. But we do not have to wade thru the details of the perfect crime or the most terrible crime as an antitode to the disgusting exposure of the New Jersey grafting labor fakers. The no- hard-feeling murder is here. When the defendant on trial for the slaying of a fellow human in Rockville, Con- necticut got off with a light prison sentence and a fine which will be paid by his publishers the relatives of the murdered man, male and female, showered congratulations and kisses on him. The killer is a novelist and evidently was seeking material for a book whén he pulled the fatal rigger. * NY deed, no matter how distressing or unpleasant it may be to its subject, assumes a high moral char- acter when hitched to a noble and exalted purpose. The Connecticut killer would probably hang or spend the rest of his life in prison had he bumped off his man for mercenary motives, but he needed material for a book and he wanted it, first hand. Should he be inspired to title his book “My First Murder” popular caption it should command a ready sale and in addition to re- munerating the author for his pioneering venture he would deserve the thanks of students of criminology. * (ieee this particular slayer for the sake of experience has further ambitions may be guessed from his cryptic remark to newspaper men after sentence was imposed. “I guess T’ll improve my technique at wielding the axe” he said. Perhaps his first big job was not done with a pistol. We hope that the relatives of the next sacrifice on the altar of literary am- bition will be as philosophical as the Connecticut yankees. ‘ * * INGS more so than other prominent citizens of the world never know when they are well off. The former king of Greece is credited with the intention of seeking “to regain the throne from which he was evicted by the revolutionists in 1923. The ex- king was left a fortune of $500,000 by the late king Ferdinand of Roumania and with the aid of this nest egg, he is about to start an aggressive cam- paign. Half a million dollars would be a mere bagatelle in an Illinois or Pénnsylvania primary contest, but it is a lot of money in Greece and should be enough to purchase a sizeable army and several cruisers. The main trouble with thrones regained in this way is, that they topple just as soon as the purchased patriots spend their last drachma on absinthe. * * * * * * * * HE ex-kaiser of Germany foresees a terrible War in 1937 that will be over in 48 hours because of its very destructiveness. He considers the league of nations a farce and be- lieves that the great powers have no desire for peace. He says: “I am very certain that many of those powers talking about disarmament do so in order to inspire gréater confi- dence, thus disguising their purposes.” Hock the ex-kaiser. It is a grand and glorious ‘feeling to agree for once with an old rascal like Wilhelm. Now that such an authority on carnage as the gentleman of “Me und Gott” * \fame has agreed with The DAILY WORKER, we expect that our words on)war danger will carry more weight in the future. * Ase industrialists, with com- mendable impartiality are pre- pay’ g their principal platforms for the. aeat conventions of the republi- can and democratic parties. They are meeting in the Waldorf hotel and the subjects under discussion cover a wide range. These are the boys who veally determine the policies of the United States which is supposed to represent all the people. The views of the manufacturers and bankers will be listened to with attention. what a howl goes up when militant labor demands that its interests be given consideration? * * Fascists Cheat In Horsepower. ROME, Sept. 15.—The Italian sea- plane entered in the Schneider cup yace at Venice is driven by a Fiat Motor whose horsepower is publicly said to be 700, but which is be- lieved to be nearer to 1,000 it was learned today. The wings are shorter than those on the last challenge plane. The plane weighs 900 pounds. _ -| United States to the U.S. S. R., thru or some such} But | SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, 88.00 per year. Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. LABOR DELEGATES TO SOVIET UNION LOUD IN PRAISE “Labor Really Building Socialist Economy” (Special to the Daily Worker). MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Sept. 15.— “The proletariat of the whole world is in duty bound to support the Sov- iet Union workers in their work, as the cause of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics is our own cause,” declares the labor delegation from the its chairman, James H. Maurer, presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor. The First American Labor Delega- tion, after staying over a month in |the Soviet Union has left for home by way of Minsk. James Maurer, chairman of the delegation, stated in lan interview with the press that the political and trade union leaders of the Union of Socialist Soviet Repub- lies have helped the delegation in their studying of those branches of econo- my and labor which interested the visitors. Included Specialists. The fact that the labor delegation included highly qualified specialists assured the possibility of a thoro study of various problems of the Sov- jiet Union situation. ! On the basis of materials in the possession of the labor delegation, |said Maurer, the latter has come to the | following conclusion: that.the work- jers in the Soviet Union are building {socialist economy; that the “prole- tariat of the whole world is in duty j bound to support the Soviet Union | workers in their work as the cause jof the Union of Socialist Soviet Re- NEW YORK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1927 ~ > Anti-Soviet documents are continuing to be “discovered” daily. It must keep the document fakers busy. | publics is our own cause”; that all attempts to interrupt peaceful work'| in the U.S. S, R. must be prevented | by concrete efforts on the part of | the working class of Western Europe | and America; that socialistic forms! of economy have proved their vitality | and their advantages of capitalistic | economy; that in spite of the post! war destruction and blockade and the backward technique of the U. S. S. R. the toilers there have been able to increase their welfare to dimensions surpassing the pre-war level. All this means, says Maurer, that under favorable conditions the U. S. S. R. will reveal to the world miracles of economic and cultural construc- tion. The mere existence of the U. S. S. R. is agitation, says the labor delegation, agitation by means of pow- egful facts which can inspire the toil- ing masses of the whole world. The Soviet workers who have de- fended their country with sword and hammer, who have defended its en- tity, and its proletarian freedom, have shown an example worth following. “These facts and examples,” states Maurer for the delegation, “we shall | lay down in our report tu the Amer- ican proletariat who sent us.” INDICT FIVE LATIN- AMERIGANSINNEW “BOMB” FRAME-UP The New -York Sacco-Vanzetti frame-up is going ahead at full speed. Yesterday afternoon the Kings County grand jury returned indict- ments against five of the young Latin- American workers arrested on Labor Day in connection with a bomb ex- plosion which occurred in the Brook- lyn court house early that morning. Held in $25,000 Bail. Immediately after the indictment was handed down the men were ar- raigned before Judge McLaughlin. He set bail at $25,000 for Julian de Hoyas, Jesus Silva, Eugenio Fernan- dez and Victor Fern. Bail, even in the same excessive amount, was de- nied Josa Roa, the excuse being given that his “record is being looked up.” The inclusion of Fernandez among those indicted came as a surprise, as district attorney had announced that he was “aiding the prosecution” as a material witness. Indictment Unexpected. | Up to the last moment it was not expected that indictments would be asked for in view of the obvious hol- lowness of the “evidence” concocted against the defendants. Early in the progress of the case it was ‘felt that a frame-up was be- ing deliberately put thru by the po- lice authorities. The explosion at the Brooklyn courthouse was of the same “mysterious” nature as those at the I, R, T. and B.-M. T. stations at 28th street, the origins of which some feel could best be explained by these zeal- ous individuals who are trying to “solve” it. After the defendants had been held incommunicado for several days, it (Continued on Page Five) USSR T0 U.S, STALIN OUTLINES POLICIES OF BLIS MAINTAINING DOCUMENT PRODUCTION YP, —By Wm. Gropper. LABOR DELEGATION (Special Cable To Th MOSCOW, U.S. S. R., Sept. and practical policies of the Sovi e DAILY WORKER.) 15.—Various points of Leninism et Union were outlinéd by Joseph Stalin to the first American labor ee ee which. has arrived here to study conditions in the the delegation a number of que movement. The twelve questions put to Stalin by the labor delegation were these: The Delegation’s Questions. * (1) What new principles did Lenin and the Communist Party contribute to Marxism? (2) What are the mu- tual relations between the Communist Party and the Soviet Government? (3) What are the possibilities for acquaintance with the sentiments of the masses since the Communist Party is the only legal party in the Soviet Union? (4) What is the possibility of the organization of a non-partisan group with a platform pledging support to the Soviet Government but standing for the abolition of the foreign trade monopoly? (5) What differences exist between Trotsky and tho majority of the Communist Party? (6) What are the incentives in the Soviet Union for the development of production? (7) What possibilities exist in the Soviet Union for cooperation with capitalist industry in other countries? (8) What are the national policies of the Soviet Union? (9) and (10) Regarding the Com- munist movement in the United States, what material aid is given to the American Communist Party? (11) Can the Communist Party re- main neutral on the question of re- ligion? (12) What is the nature of the future society which the Soviet Union is trying to create? Workers Want Trade ‘ionopoiy. Replying to the fourth question, Sta- lin declared that he could not pos- sibly imagine a group that would up- hold the Soviet Government and at the same time demand the repudi- ation of the foreign trade monopoly. The monopoly, he said, is one of the unshakable fundamentals of the platform of the Soviet Government. Any group demanding the aboli- tion of the foreign trade monopoly, he -declared, essentially opposed the whole Soviet order. . “If you ask about, the attitude of the workers and peasants”, Stalin declared, “I must say that a demand for the abolition of the foreign trade monopoly could evoke on their part nothing but derision and hostility.” U. S. S. R. Desires Peace. Regarding the differenceg of the majority of the Communist Party with the opposition, Stalin declared that he had nothing to add to the reports of Rykoff and Bukharin. In replying to the question con- cerning the relations between the (Continued on Page Two) WASHINGTON, Sept. 15,.—A special meeting of the Federal Parole Board has been called for October 8th to consider the case of Earl Carroll, New York theatrical producer, now serving a sentence in Atlanta peni- tentiary for perjury in connection with the celebrated “wine bath” party two years ago. U. S.S. Stalin in turn asked stions about the American labor ALMOST ALLILR,T. MEN HAVE JOINED UNION IS CLAIM Coleman Tells Central Trades of Progress “Almost every traction worker em= ployed by the I. R. T. has joined the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees since the time when we almost had a strike,” said J. H. Coleman, organizer of the union reporting to last nights meeting of the Central Trades and Labor Council that was held at Beethoven Hall, 210 East Fifth St. “We hope within a very short time to have all the B. M. T. workers also organized,” continued Coleman. ‘We have opened a headquarters in the Bronx for the I. R. T. men and will open a Brooklyn office shortly. The workers are joining so fast. that we cannot keep up with them. The only complaint I have to make is that there are always about 15 to 20 company spies outside of our office to note the names of those who join the union. We have hopes that this will be ended soon,” Coleman thanked the Central Trades officials for the help they gave him during the period when a | strike seemed possible. Mayor Walker was also congratulated. If it was not for the mayor,”’, said Coleman, “there surely ‘would have been a | strike.” Matthew Woll, president |Union Labor Life Insurance Com- | pany addressed the delegates and | presented the first policy issued in \this state to James A. Beha, state in- surance commissioner, | John Mullholland, vice-president of | the council gave a short report of the |recent state convention of the New York State Federation of Labor. He said that everything at the ,conven- |tion took place satisfactorily. | Joseph Ryan, president of the coun- ‘cil announced that the non-partisan | political committee would soon begin to investigate the program of the candidates for political office in the coming election. Joseph Coughlin, secretary, refused to give the floor to C. E. Miller, presi- dent of the American Association of of the they are not affiliated with the Amer- | ican Federation of Labor, Miller had a credential from his organization but that did not help. | Henry George Disciples Vote $50,000 to Prove | Sacco, Vanzetti Framed The raising of a $50,000 reward for the discovery of the real mur- derers of the South Braintree pay-} master and his guard for which Sacco and Vanzetti were electro- cuted was decided upon at the closing session of the convention} of single taxers held at the Penn- sylvania Hotel. Meeting under the name of the| Henry George Memorial Congress, the delegates heard speeches re- viewing the progress of land re- forms and passed a resolution con-| demning proposed’ legislation for| civic aid in housing. This referred | to the scheme offered by Mayor} Walker calling for condemnation! proceedings against east side| property thus unloading th ‘tes | upon the city at figures mghly! TO DEMONSTRATE AS LEGION MEETS Expect Cherbourg Clash As Fascists March PARIS, Sept. 15.—Huge counter- demonstrations will be held on the outskirts of Paris Monday when the American and French fascists parade thru the streets of the city proper. Announcing their intention of cora- pletely boycotting the activities of the American legionnaires, left workers are planning counter-parades and demonstrations for the same day. Despite the full support that is being ‘lished Daily except Sunday by The DAILY WORK Price 3 Cents N. ee HING CO., NEW JERSEY UNION HEADS PLAN T0 COVER UP CRAFT AND CORRUPTION 3% First Street, New York, REVEALED AT CAMDEN CONVENTION iSecret Bank Account, Donations From Big Open : Shop Concerns Feature Debate e Fifty Per Cent of Federation Official Income From None-Union Sources By JOHN J. BALLAM. CAMDEN, N. J., Sept. 15.—Henry F. Hilfers, former secre- tary of the New Jersey State Federation of Labor, who on the flocr of the convention just closed at the Walt Whitman Hotel showed that the federation received over $100,000 from open-shop corporations in the form of donations and complimentary adver- tisements, will not be compelled to turn over the missing stubs and cancelled checks said to amount to over $3,000 which he kept under a secret account in the Federal Trust Company of Newark. In order to forestall further revelations threatened by Hilfers, the Committee on Officers’ Reports decided to withdraw the charges against him. come from such anti-union firm as Du Ponts, U. S. Metals, Dur- ant Motors, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Wright Aero, and many others. * Books “Irregular.” In the report of Secretary Hugh V. Reilly, the following appeared: Upon assuming office, the retiring secretary, Henry F. Hilfers, refused to turn over to me all books, papers, etc., of the office. Following the January meeting * * fairs was reported, the retiring sec- retary did turn over some of the missing books, but others are yet to be received. executive board, at its April meeting, the president and secretary were in- structed to hire an expert accountant to go over our available books. Accountant Confirms Crookedness. At the board meeting of July 9 after the public accountant reported that in his opinion the books of the federation were very irregularly kept “Following a general statement of Public Accountant Braverman, sup- plementing his submitted report, it was moved and seconded that a com- view former Secretary Hilfers and 2 a last resort, ask him to turn over the missing boo! vouchers, etc., of the federation. Failing in that the secretary stands instructed to write to President Green asking his aid in recbvering the books and property of of L. further to make good on the former secretary’s bond. Carried.” Hilfers Tells of Funds. At the convention Secretary Hil- fers asked and was granted the floor on personal privilege. He made a fspeech of two hours and a half. It would be well if the workers of Amer- ica could have heard that speech. They wou? then understand what This committee, hc of the fact that the federation receives fi of the Executive « | Board, at which time this state of af- , Under instruction of the’ ,, by Hilfers the following motion ap-| mittee of four be appointed to inter-| the federation and asking ihe A. F.| ver, takes no notice Comr the Green an the capital | Hilfers |came secre jeration of L hen they say that rats, Woll, company are the agents of ts in the labor movement. jared that when he be- of the N. J. State Fed- bor it was a bankrupt ‘outfit and that less than fifty per 'cent of its expenses were met by the per capita paid by the organizations affiliated with it. How did Hilfers make up the balance? Did Hilfers as secretary call upon the organized wor! s to support their own organ- No. Hilfers and the offi- of the N. J. State Federation of Labor had a litthio:cheme of their own. They got out a book called the “Official Proceedings of Convention,” a year book. In order to understand the nature of this “book” it is well to reproduce in full the statement of |the New ey State Federation of Labor published in this volume under the title, “Greetings”: “In presenting our report for your consideration we desire to state that this publication is con- trolled, printed and published under the supervision of our, Executive Beird foy the ~benefit of our or- ganization. To those unfamiliar with our object in bringing togeth- er under head this vast number of wage earners, embracing as it does all the different branches of labor engaged in the state of New Jer: we would say that our chief has been to increase the tries of our state by placing bor under one parent body and co 1. By this means we aim to replace strikes and their attendant bitterness and pecuniary loss by arbitration and conciliation in the settlement of all disputes concerning s and conditions of employment. se “To educate as far as possible ftsmen of our organization to a better feeling in‘ the success rs, and to make feel that the employ- (Continued on Page Two) NEW YORK STRIKE | Between 2,000 and 2,500 strike. | The walkout comes on the the probability of a strike of 39, {demanding an increase in pay, OVER 2000 PRODUCE TEANSTERS IN FOR HIGHER WAGES Demand $7 Weekly Raise; Tie Up Marketing; Encouraged by Truckmen’s Victory produce teamsters are now on heels of the speedy victory of wing | 7,000 truckmen who won a $5 weekly wage increase last week and 000 longshoremen. The latter are and unless the steamship com- rendered to the American fascist pa-| panies accede, will call a strike at the end of this month, when | their present agreement expires, rade by the die-hard government, few workers are expected to witness the proceedings. Expect Clash At Cherbourg. A cl&sh between Cherbourg work- ers and the American fascists is ex- pected tomorrow when legionnaires, headed by “Black Jack” Pershing, will disembark from the Leviathan and parade in spite of the decision of the municipal council. The decision of the municipal council was reversed by the national government when French fas- cists urged Foreign Minister Briand to permit the fascist demonstration. General Pershing said Premier Poincare will head a fascist pilgrim- mage Wednesday to Verdun where 400,000 Frenchmen laid down their lives for imperialism. * * * Seek United Front. | PARIS, Sept. 2 (By Mail).—In an| Plumbers’ Helpers on the ground that |effort to secure a united front pro- |tinue on the same arrangement until | more, of Arlington, owner of a stolen test against the fascist demonstration of the American Legion, A. Costes, acting secretary of the French Com- A ACN on Page Two) Demand $7 Raise. The produce teamsters demand a {flat $7 a week increase over their {present average wage of $40, and a |powerful organization assures them of an early victory, strike leaders de- clare. The strike order was issued four ,o’clock yesterday after the final con- | ference between union representatives and the bosses in the offices of the Trade Association. The walkout was scheduled to take |;; place Wednesday noon, but union leaders consented to a 24-hour post- |ponement when some of the bosses indicated that they would concede the workers’ demands at the conference ‘ealled for yesterday morning. The union and the Trade Associ- lation, which is the bosses’ organiza- tion, have been concluding yearly |agreements. When the 1926 agree- | ment expired last May, however, the workers were prevailed upon to con- | a new one could be negotiated. The members of the union now on strike control the transportation of, (Continued on Page Five) Amsterdam Fur Bosses Sign With the Union The first break in the ranks of the open shop fur rabbit bosses took place y when the Amsterdam Fur g Co., of Newark, signed up h Local of the Fur Workers’ The union is carrying on a campaign to organize the open shops of New Jersey and Brooklyn. nion. Stolen Car Owner Dies of Shock. BOSTON, Sept. 15. — A thrilling chase of alleged automobile thieves, ,the second within two days in greater | Boston, ended dramatically in Med- ford today when Archibald Whitte- car, dropped dead as Medford police |dragged two Charleston youths from | the Mystic River. The’ boys were ac- jeused of taking the cass