The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 4, 1927, Page 1

F ( Vol. IV. No. 225, DODGE MINERS’ STRIKE AT A. F. OF L. CONY! Vj aly rik " @ME DAILY WORKER TIGHTS: FOR THD ORGANIZATION OF THR UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY Qutside New York, by mail, $6.00 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year. HE DAILY Entered as secoud-class matter at per year. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, OCTOBE Post Office @t New York, N. ¥., under the act of March 3, 1878. 4, 1927 the | By T. J. O'Flaherty Current Events. OME time ago we commented -on the strange act of Elinor Dorrance in deserting society to take a job in her father’s soup factory at $30 a rich little soup girl took a trip to Paris to study the effect of soups on Parisians, we emitted a hefty guffaw that almost convinced our al readers that Miss Dorrance week. It is true that we injected a | does of sarcasm into our comment | and when a few weeks later the poor i ‘Search for Candidate) in Full Swing Now, | > regretfully the | a coaee: of WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. — That! gler. One ©: >| President Coolidge is definitely out of | ceremony Ss Odescalchi and another the ¥ presidential race was accepted | CONFERENCE OF — 6,0. P, LEADERS Henri de Compk working-class is ally today at a conference be- een Chairman William M. Butler | ‘Street, near 8th Avenue, in order to receive their assignments the world d more than a dozen members of me that Cie Tere one eel he Republican National Committee. producing surplus values. Both were, ate ‘é sucking soup which t conveyed to| The president’s famous “I do not . rky move-|¢noose to run” statement was accepted t : yj as fi i able by the influ- s of the hand. Lest a dro Id | 28 final and irrevoca’ 3 . spenite jential G. O. P. leaders after talking eo to waste they brought their x i ainiatt to the rim of the bowl. |with Butler, who spent last night at Rag- ged, wasted and wan, the jetsam of|the White House and earlier today capitalist society, ready for a pauper’s|conferred with Mr. Coolidge, his close burial when they look their last on/| personal and political friend. even a ten-cent bowl of rice p. Definitely Out. “Did you pay your bill?” asked While some administration leaders Armenian restauranteur of one of the}; congress still cling to the hope direlicts as he. ee Sn eg that Mr. Coolidge may yet permit was weet atndlate a “the funeral | himself to be drafted, the practical chnamonied of those two wasted wage | Politicians who will control the next slaves: No printe ‘will serve @s.hon-| Zepublican convention and shape the : ‘ | party policies had no delusions about | orary pall bearer. | Ps pra = AMONN DE VALERA, leader of | the president’s decision after their the Irish Republican party known as pea teeraen Entler. Fianna Fail will have to fish or cut bait when he enters the Dail shortly ever, were by no means unanimous regarding the next republican stan- | The old party wheel-horses, how- | \Coolidge Out of Race, Says Butler CONV Ne NS PETS PERFORMING RIRER. Published daily except Sunday by The DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. FINAL CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents Noe, NTION 33 First Street, New York, GREEN IN ADDRESS URGES SUPPORT GOVERNMENT OF INJUNCTION ISSUING ‘Mooney and Billings in Pr Visitors Include Capit Cinderella Roof Ball Room Gatheri | Angeles Like Rotary Club Me LOS ANGE Cal., Oct. 3—The Forty-seventh convention jof the American Federation of Labor opened today at the Cin- derella Roof Ball Room like a rotary club meeti All indication that it w € y a meeting of the representatives of orgz d labor, at a time when the unions are reeling under terrific blows from courts and employers, was absent. William Green, pr the critical situation of but not on ion, the get PY —wrawn by Fred to take the oath of allegiance to the king of England, De Valera opposed taking the oath for several years on the ground that his conscience would not permit him to take an oath which he could not conscientiously obey. His conscience however underwent. a change for the better and he ni de- clares that the oath is an “empty formula.” This is the kind of talk we like to hear from an Irish Repub- lican. But our friends the Irish bish- ops are not so pleased. * * dard bearer. In fact, many of them confessed that they were “feeling their way” and were extremely cagy about committing themselves to any of the candidates now in the field. Those from states with favorite sons or youRLuES Wiese ete tions make some particular candidate strong of course gave lip service to those candidacies. POR dase, Evicted Miners Cannot Have Bonds Is Ruling é PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3 (FP).— (Continued on Page Six) Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp., which obtained a drastic preliminary federal injunction against the United Mine Workers, is getting less than one-half the coal production from the |non-union miners than it got from lunion men. P. T. Fagan, president |U. M. W. District 5, claims the com- |pany is getting only one-quarter its | TRAIN TOMORROW | previous production but company of- ficials assert they get “nearly one- Hundreds of workers will gather at the Pennsylvania station at 6.10 to- half.” morrow:to greet Paul Crouch when he steps off the train from Washing- ton, D. C. Crouch was released a short time ago from Alcatraz prison where he had been confined for aid- ing in the organization of the over- worked pineapple slaves of Hawaii (Continued on Page Five) NOTICE TO ALL NEW YORK PARTY MEMBERS | ALL Party members are asked to report promptly at 8 P. M. on Wednesday, October 5th at Madison Square Garden, 49th * SpReee is an awful crime that) draws down the vengeance of god} upon the offender” reads a joint pas-| Refuse Right to Bonds. In addition to the miners’ union, the National Surety Co. is enjoined from giving bonds for the unions’ eviction cases. Hundreds of these cases—union miners fighting against eviction from company houses which the Terminal wants for scabs—are In the courts. Evict Miners’ Families. The familiar coal district scene of the strike time tent colony will again (Continued on Page Two) to posts at The DAILY WORKER-FREIHEIT Bazaar. Unit organizers are asked to see to it that every Party member re- ports and receives a definite assignment of duty. Comrades who are unemployed are asked to report at the Garden at 11 THOUSANDS. WILL ATTEND MAISON ‘SQUARE BAZAAR Opens Thursday With | Big Program | Thousands of New York workers | are expected to attend the three-day} DAILY WORKER -Freiheit bazaar which will open at the New Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening, with speeches, music and dancing as part of the colorful program. The bazaar, which will be an an- nual event, is being supported by workers thruout the country who have donated articles for sale during the three days. There will be scores of booths where clothing, furniture, jewelry and other articles will be on sale at the lowest prices.. Workers will be able Voices Heed at REPORT OF TRADE United Mine Workers of Americ district agree- ments, facing a r ion of ‘ ractically prohibited from by junction just granted in Pitt Green add d the delegates and “distin \from the labor-hating American Legion, the state keeps Mooney and Billings in Folsom prison and enforces the penalty on those convicted un- der the Criminal Syndicalism law, and the topic of his speech was “Labor’s Love of American Institutions.” He slandered the | progressives in the unions, at- jtacked “influences seeking to ‘control the unions,” and shout- led: | “America first! And the perpetua- j}tion of the principles of the declara- ‘tion of independence and the consti- jtution of the United States are defi-| |nitely established principles of the | American Federation of Labor. On the constructive side, Green's sd visitors” ernor who WINDOW CLEANER STRIKE GALL TO BE ISSUED SOON Jegotiations Fail When Bosses Attack Union Negotiations between Hugh Frayne, organizer for the American Federa- tion of Labor, and officials of the Window Cleaners’ Protective Union, | Local 8, and representatives of the Fx) Madison Seere Garden UNION DELEGATES. i | Employers’ Association. ended fruit. ~rumur ior” Bazaar i (arte ah theodexitecng wark- easly gesterday wher the bosses’as= ers for higher wages, better protec- | sociation demanded that all militant tion of women and children in indus- | ffi¢ials of Local 8 resign. The bosses { Volunteers are needed all day} tomorrow at Madison Square Gar-| den to help in the arrangements! for The DAILY WORKER-FREI- HEIT Bazaar that opens Thurs- day. A meeting will be held at 8 p. m. tomorrow at which all volun- teers should be present. WORKERS JEER AT SIGMAN ON STAND IN “LIBEL” GASE Laugh as He Denies He Smashed Union to save money by buying cheaply and at the same time will help two of labor’s leading newspapers raise funds for their support. The program for Friday will in- clude a story in pictures by William Gropper on the needle trades’ strug- gle; a performance by Westergrade’s European acrobats Trolley Delay Holds Many Brooklyn Toilers Hundreds of Brooklyn workers were delayed on their way to work yesterday morning when the Broad- way trolley service and the Grand St. ears, which run from Bridge Plaza, to the Debrosses street ferry, were WILLIAM W. WEINSTONE, District Organizer. | | A. M. on Wednesday. ’ 4 as |building at 463-465 Broadway. tied up almost an hour at 7 o’clock yesterday morning by a fire in a loft Morris. Sigman, right wing presi- dent of the International Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers, was on the witness) stand yesterday in the 57th Street Court in connection with his “case” against Ben Gold and Louis Hyman, militant needle-trade leaders; the edi- tors of the Freiheit, Jewish Commu-! nist daily, its staff cartoonist, Wil- liam Gropper, and the editors of ment workers. Hope to Jail Leaders. The present action is an attempt on the part of the right wing scab bu- reaucracy to jail not only the leaders of the left wing workers in this city, but also the courageous editors of the Freiheit who have waged an unceas- ing campaign against their treachery. Sigman was smiling and agreeable in answering the questions so kindly put to him by his lawyer, Samuel H. Markewitch, at one time an assistant (Continued on Page Five) TO APPEAR SOON Demand to Recognize U.S. S. R. Grows The complete report of the Ameri-| jean Trade Union delegation which re- turned with a very favorable impres- sion of the Soviet Union last Monday try and fewer injunctions, but no definite recommendations how to achieve them. ; The convention opened with a prayer by Monsignor John Cawley, and Green’s speech was in answer to jthe welcoming address of Governor | Young, of California. | Young thruout his talk dwelt on | also demanded that they have a ma- | jority on the arbitration board. ; These demands mean that the eme (Continued on Page Five) |Wuhan Army in Hupeh | Defeated By Peasants SHANGHAI, Oct. 3—The peasant | insurrection continues in many parts |will be published by the International| the “brotherhood which should exist |0f China, and revolutionary armies, Publishers and will be sold at news-| between capital and labor.” He laud-| Working in conjunction with the peas- stands thruout the city, it was|ed the A. F. of L. for being “the | 2nt bands are being built up of those learned yesterday. The report will be| strongest enemy of radicalism” there | WhO reject the present tendencies of published in pamphlet form. | Altho James W. Fitzpatrick will be the only member of the delegation to attend the American Federation of |Labor convention at Los Angeles, the jfindings of the delegation and its |staff of experts will be a direct chal- jlenge to the federation on the ques- |tion of the recognition of the Soviet | Union. Recognition Demand Grows. The fight for the recognition of the U. S. S. R. has been accelerated by the findings of the delegation, which have been made known in statements issued from time to time by James (Continued on Page Three) 1 Move Their Offices The District Council of the Shoe Workers’ Protective Union and Lo- cals 43, 54 and 68 moved their head- quarters yesterday from 313° Fulton Ave. to 331 Roebling Ave., Brooklyn. H. Levine is secretary of the district council. | The Event — The Red: Bazaar. The Time — October, 6-7-8-9, The Place—Madison Sq. Garden. ‘Shoe Workers Council | “Unity,” organ of the left wing gar- |was in America. | Hutcheson Attacks “Reds.” The convention gathered as the lo- cal press featured the statement of |W. L. Hutcheson, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters | and Joiners, that all “reds” would be | barred from the convention, likewise jall “Soviet and Communist propa- | ganda.” A 94-page report of the exe- | cutive council was handed to all dele- | gates prior to its being released for publication in the press. According to Secretary Frank Morrison’s fig- ures, the membership of the A. F. of (Continued on Page Two) |the Wuhan and Nanking rulers. The troops sent by the military au- |thorities in Wuhan to suppress the |insurrectionary movement in the Pu- | hi district to the south of Hupei, have |returned to Wuhan defeated. * * * Eighty Shot. On September 10th, 80 persons were executed in Canton accused of dis- tributing Communist literature in or- der allegedly to cause a panic in con- nection with the financial crisis. Of- ficially the number of persons exe euted is given at only 52. According to the Chinese press, the (Continued on Page Two) | | | (Communist) Party of America has | | 125th Street, New York City. | Street, New York City. Workers 19 NATIONAL OFFICE NOW IN NEW YORK All District Organizations, Language Fraction Bureaus, Party auxe iliaries, Party units and Party members, as well as all labor organiza- tions, are herewith notified that the National Office of The Workers removed its headquarters to 33 East All mail, telegrams and communications should hereafter be addressed as follows: National Office, Workers Party of America, 33 East 125th The Secretariat, (Communist) Party of America. x a e All Aboard for the Big Bazaar! Opens Thursday 2 P. M. BARGAINS: Clothing for Men, Women and Children, Hats, Caps, Dresses, Art Objects, Cameras, Raincoats, Overcoats, Furniture, Knitgoods, Books, Furs, Jewélry, Jewelry Repairing, Shirts, Articles of All Kinds at the Lowest Prices. Don’t Miss This Opportunity. ATTRACTIONS: THURSDAY—Official opening night. speeches by distinguished leaders; Dancing. FRIDAY—Westergarde’s European Acrobatic Sensation, first time in America. Poodles & Dotty, famous clowns, in their side splitting stunts. c SATURDAY—International Costume Ball. SUNDAY—Maria Montara’s ballet of Spanish- dancers, just completed engagement at Roxy Theatre. Grand finale and closing of Bazaar, 46Q oe eB, WARE y