The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 22, 1927, Page 2

Page Two THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1927 S-4 Submarine Lost; Navy’s Disregard Costs Lives of Imprisoned Crew DIVERS FAlL TO FIND SIGN OF SUNKEN CRAFT = “Junk,” Victim H Said of Sub et ROVINCETOW hy —The sunken submarine S- veargo of dead and dyin$ has bt This official < made this afternoon by mander Ellsberg who re divers who descended in t sea this afternoon were find any trace of the shi * * BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dee. “After they lose a couple c they might fi yy Donald Georing, e! $-4, unknowingly fate, it appeared today, tence cf his last letter t< William Georing, ci Rrid the latter made public to His letter also gave a’ ht into the hardships suffered by submarine erews. He spoke of the cold said men were unable to worl enough clothes to keep wa Ballad on Dangers. Walter Bishop, radio man on $-4, it became known here today recently written a long ballad, s ing the dangers of life on the “ boats,” as the subs of this type are called. Some of his stanzas follow, with special allusion to the bonus, extra pay, given for this Lieut, led them u ac tri for wore “Tn the cankerous mind of the devi! There festered a fiendish sch ; He called his cohorts around And designed the submarine. “Most of us in the bat Are close to a lur! Y room death; With the storage cells giving off gas |< That smothers our every breath. “The torpedo room is a dea¢ But we have small choice know; you So some sleep there, next the cver-} head, With tons of TNT below. “Yes, daily we make a risky dive, While Uncle Sam, with his ming cup, Bets us a dollar, while we're alive, ~-«-t-dollar to nothing we don’t come | up.” Admiral W. H. Wiley, commander in chief of the U. S. navy is already assembling a corps of experts to de- vise arguments, in defense of the navy’s policy on submarines, which will certainly meet severe criti during the next three wee No Longer Grapples. Submarines used to be fitted with grapples with which to be raised when sunk in shallow water. These are no longer put on them. Ships of the S-4 class carry no outside vents through which oxygen can be pu ed from rescue ships. They have nc the collapsible floats which w earlier types, because these, opinion of non-seagoing ey: the navy department, s the safety of the men, less in war. The idea of broken down subs, recen on “trial trips” as a more careful inspection will cused by the experts now in con: ence. Remus Will Dedicate Life to Self and to Crusade on Dry Act ; CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 21.— George Remus, acquitted of the mur- der of his wife, Imogene, “on the sole grounds of insanity,” will dedicate the rest of his life, he says, “to stifle the insult known as the prohibition law.” Besides touring the country as lec- turer he plans to write a book, “The Life of George Remus.” This means that Remus will have to go before Judge William H. Leud- ers in probate court and prove that he is sane. If he is found to be in- sane, he will be sent to the Lima (0.) | hospital for the criminal insane. The general belicf is that Remus will be held sane, inasmuch as the three alienists appointed by Judge Shook to observe him in court found him to be sane. L ION IN ROY ALTIES. doll: ned for Vitaphone and Mov- rs ha’ been guaran- and $1,600,000 | igtone | teed for the for the second y: __| United States and its Mexican ambas- sador. ‘pie | brim- | ars in royalties for | _How running on the surface. repaired, and then sent out in a storm to make a dive, as a means of testing the repairs. sent with her to peep surface craft aw and one of them collided with her. Submarine S-4 Looked Before Disaster That Sti tiod Crew Many accidents have occurred scented to ships of her type. She was crippled, | No tender was The whole crew is lost. Government and Papers Where First Line Defence of Pauperism Holds Forth in Forg gery Mess (Continued from Page One) Calles to all the governors of Mexico ing a vicious attack upon the contai | Hiram Johnson of Cali- | d Murray who gave him | and he replied: “That ven to me by Arthur New York World.” | ked Cor fens) he got it he stated: “A man | of Avila gave it to me. document and checked it} n two independent sources. I nd that no document of this sort | had ever been issued.” | American Embassy in Market. “Had you heard anything of these} instruments, or of any instru- | that you have related or have en of in your testimony?” Sen- Johnson said. “In a general way I had been in- formed that documents had been sold | to the American embassy | and were | on of the State Depart- | h documents showed an| hostile attitude on the|t t of “the government of Mexico to- j government of the United dp: cularly to the Ameri- an Ambassador,” Murray replied. “Do you recall saying this morning | effield had all t had it?” “Oh, my information is that fora | this stuff before *\long time subsequent to my arrival in Mexico City on the 7th of Febru- y, the American embassy had been very generously in the market for this sort of material, and had ac- eumulated a great mass of it.” “Everybody Knew of It.” | “That is, that the American em- jbassy at Mexico City had been buy- ling documents relating to Mexican \affairs,” “It vas common street talk down \there. Everybody knew of it. The ‘air was full of documents that the people were peddling.” “Can you state where Mr. De Cour- cey is at the present time?” the wit- \ness was asked, “The last information I had of Mr. | De Courcey was to the effect that he i at San Antonio in close com- munication with Mr. Avila. That was about three weeks ago, I should say.” Avila a U. Agent. | “Do you know w hether or not Avila | employment of the ae | “OF my own knowledge, no. But | my information .was that he was.” 1 ASy it your belief that he was in loyment of the American and that the embassy was g everything he took to them?” | is my opinion, but if I were upon to prove it I probably d not do it.” that the general opinion of Americans there in Mexico “Yes, dir? nects Hearst and Coolidge. This evidence for the first time es- s the direct connections be- een the Hearst forgeries and the American state department and that the Coolidge-Kellogg ad- tration is as vile as Hearst and his array of forgers and fakers who concocted the documents published as “genuine” in order to provoke war against Mexico. ‘Sen. Reed, Missouri, To Seek Nomination WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21. — James A. Reed of Missouri will be a candidate for the 1928 presidency. He will not accept the renomination for the senate, in view of his desire |to figure in the presidential race. This statement was made public by | Samuel W. Fordyce, chairman of the Missouri democratic state committee, with the consent of the senator. Reed is chairman of the comrnittee which is investigating the “slush” fund at present, THE DAILY WORKER! \BUILD Keep This anuary 18th Day Open! | By EDWARD J. BRUEN. | Capitalism has enthroned at the |from the tariff on cheese to the rea- < as a matter of fact Ambassador | § north east corner of Fourth Avenue and Twenty-second Street, New York City, its most powerful agency in the spread of pauperism, The United Charities Building. This building houses organizations for the “relief” of everything from a disjointed social condition to indi- vidual growing pains, while the secre- taries, assistant secretaries and other important officials who receive sal- aries there can discuss with assump- tion of supreme knowledge everything sons why “Cal.” does not choose. Food Fer Thought. Y To a worker the directory of the building supplies considerable food for thought. Here are massed the Sharity Organization Society, the Association tor Improving the Condi. tion of the Poor, of which Dwight Morr w, House of Morgan partner and all the other social works so-called, hat card-index the unfortunate who applies to them for aid, and then sends him or her to some other place here the same card-indexing is re- | peated. Eventually, after one has been psychoanalyzed and frowned at mething is done to make the indi- vidual feel more miserable. wrinkled into such a condition that he dare not try to get a decent job of any -kind. Clothing Remarkable. This writer-saw the condition of the clothing, and to say te least about it—it was remarkable. In answer to my: question about turning men out lie “Municipal Lodging House in this deplorable condition the superin- tendent informed me that the clothes must. have been in that condition when placed in the fumigator of the Lodging House. The question oi veracity arises between the unfor- tunate and the city official—ana that’s that. The officials who represent capi- talism in the United Charities Build- ing know they are superior to anyone else. They specialize in luncheon talks where the graft forthcoming i: kely to be worth the trouble. They can reel off statistics at a rate thac amazes the man of ordinary intelli gence, and they all know that, basic- ally, the reason for so much misery in the world is the weakness in the make-up of the miserable. Bow to Capitalists. Because of their certainty of this knowledge they hold their jobs ana get their salaries. The greatest treason of which they could be guilty A man who happened into the of- fiee of the Association for Improving the condition of the poor the other day in search of aid was asked where he was born, what his father’s and mother’s name was, and a lot of other irrevelant and immaterial questions. The fellow was hungry. He had waited more than half an hour be- fore the questions were propounded to him, he informed the writer, and then lied deliberately. He was sent to the Municipal Lodging House where, by the way, he could have gone with- out being interviewed. There he was fed, got a bed and got his sieune| would be to place on the shoulders oi their capitalistic paymasters the re- sponsibility that belongs to them. In a measure they represent the first line ‘of resistance to all economic truths. They spread their propaganda six days in the week while th clergy take care of Sundays. And to think that the majority of the earnest officials in the “uplift” organizations in the United Charities Building are affiliated with, or have learned their stuff from the Russeli Sage Foundation—and Sage was cer- tainly some philanthropist during hi: lifetime? (Continued from Page One) } hemstitching industry to come to a! meeting where a referendum vote with | eference to the question of a general} strike would be submitted. In the| leaflet I state that the time has now come when the need for a general | rike in our industry has become an olute necessity. Accepts Responsibility. “T also state that the time has come when members of Local 41 must an- the injunction for the alleged olation of which I am now before ou in contempt proceedings, by leav- their shops until such time as the ses are compelled to recognize the union and grant union conditions to the workers of our industry. I do not deny that I prepared and distributed this leaflet. “These statements are charged by the bosses association, which brings this action, with being in violation of chat portion of the injunction which restrains me from giving notice, ver- bally or in writing, to any employe of the plaintiff or any employe of the plaintiff association to sever his re- lationship or employment or to cease working for them. Strike Right Absolute. “In my opinion this denies the workers in our industry the right to strike, and I firmly believe that the right to strike and the right of a union official to call upon members of his union to strike is an absolute right which siould not and cannot be abrogated. Indeed, the denial of such a right in my opinion constitutes com- pelling enforced servitude, which in simple language means slavery. “T believe that the injunction issued in this case, “as well as injunctions which are now being issued and ap- plied for throughout the United States, for example, the injunction wer America and the injunction applied for by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company of this city, constitutes a clear violation of Articles 5, 13 and 14 of Amendments to the Constitu- tion of the United States. And I am of the firm opinion that the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of hap- piness is denied me by the injunction issued in this proceeding. Constitutional Right. “If in the course of the exercise of my right as a worker to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which in this instance I understand to mean the right to organize, advocate or- ganization, and strike, if necessary, in order to better the conditions of work- ers in industry, I am found guilty of violating an injunction issued by this court, then I am ready for such pen- alty as may be meted out to me. against the United Mine Workers 91 | destroy Stal faba anAbarn and Garment Unionist Tells joaee That When Strike Is Needed, Unlawful Injunction Can’t Hold “The ht to organize and the right to strike must be maintained at all costs. I see no other recourse. J consider the injunction in this case tantamount to a prohibition of the | right to orgenize and e denial of the right to use methods ordinarily con- sidered legal to be used worker. in labor disputes for the j securing better wages, wor ditions, and greater econ ity. I consider this injunction an abro zation of my fundamental right, and cf the fundamen‘al rights of all work- section wae’ the necdi € where Local 41 has tion are such that a general necessary. i nless ee g ike fully, our union will be destroyed and sweatshop con- ditions restored, Cannot Keep Quiet. “T believe that if I kept quiet in such a. situation I would be neglect- ng my duty and would be failing to serve the interests of my fellow work- ers and of the lebor movement in general. “TY do not consider that I have vio- lated any legal or moral law. If or- ganizing unions, carrying on strikes when necessary, fighting at all times to the best of one’s ability to the in- verest of the ih movement in gen: oral, and for the interest of o: own union in perticular, is a crim then to such a crime I plead guilty. “In conclusion, I wish to state that in my opinion the time has cume when the whole Jabor movement in the United States and all who sym- pathize with it must organize for the purpose of combatting the injunction svil which threatens to strangle and and if lit becomes necessary in this strugrle to disregard unlawful and arbitrary ‘njunetions which place the uricns and he working class in genera! at the ercy of judge-made law. then there but one course left, and that is to disregard and to refuse to abide by these extraordinary and illegal man- dates.” Miners Get Supplies Despite Injunction INDIANA, Pa., Dec. 21 (FP). County Judge Langham’s fnaatiotios: forbidding distribution of relief to striking miners, is not being strictly enforced. The miners at Rossiter, the town named in the writ, are getting union supplies. _ VETERANS iT | Oklahoma Witnesses INJUNCTION USE CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (FP).—Vigor- ous condemnation of the use of the injunction in labor disputes is con- tained in a resolution just passed by the Chicago Post No. 1 of the United American Veterans. The resolution declares that the veterans “are con- | vinced that the promiscuous and ar- rogant manner with which the injunc- tion has been directed against organ- ized labor constitutes a most serious transgression upon the rights of la- ing strike.” ized labor to combat the injunction evil. Chicago Capmakers CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (FP).—“In- junction or no injunction the capmak- ers will continue the strike,” J. B. Salsberg, manager of the joint board of the Chicago Cap & Miliinery Work- ers’ union declared at the regular meeting of the Chicago Federation of Labor. This is Salsberg’s answer to the injunction issue@ by Judge Denis &. Sullivan last week restraining the union from doing virtually anything to conduct their strike. Not only does he injunction prohibit picketing or king to nonunion workerg but it also restrains the unionists from in- forming sympathizers or storekeepers that a strike is in progress. sxecutive board will take immediate action to combat the injunction, it was announced at the meeting after the eapmakers laid the situation be- fore the delegates. Displaying even more than his usu- al antagonism toward organized la- vor, Judge Sullivan denied a petition of the union atiorneys for a change of venue for a hearing on his order, In almost every other case Sullivan had allowed another judge to hear the petition for modification of an in- junction. House Votes Quarter Billion for War Loot WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21.— tore than $264,000,000 has been’ voted by the House of Representatives to reimburse aliens whose property was ‘onfiscated during the world war. 45,000,000 is accredited to Ger- mans, but Germany will be asked to seturn 247,7 to Americans for similar con: iseatio 3. This bill provides for ment for patents, s station taken ov by the United States as well as property seized un- ler the Trade with the Enemy Act, vhich was rather elastically applied. the settle- ips and a radio Textile Workers Score Ten Per Cent Wage Cut MANCHESTER, N. M., Dec. 20 (FP).—The workers’ congress, or ‘ompany union, at the Manufacturing Co. plants in Manches- ter, has formally accepted the 10% wage cut under protest. The cut was announced last week by Agent Straw. Ten thousand workers are affected. The company says that slight reduc- tions in the rents of company houses ill be made, but this saving will be less than 20% of the amount lost by the cut. Coolidge Wants Big Navy, Small Tax Cut WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. dent Coolidge is hopeful that the senate will restore the tax bill to’ the $225,000,000 maximum cut recom stated at the White House today. The president is now advocating huge nay- al expenditures. Senate Demo¢rats have demanded a slash of $400,000,000, but may be will- ing to compromise on $300,000,000. Mrs. Lilliendahl and Beach Begin L Long Term TRENTON, N. Ree Dec. 21.—Mrs. Margaret Jilliendahl and Willis Beach arrived at State Prison here at 10,80 a. m. today from the Atlan- tie County Jail in Mays Landing, to begin service of a sentence of ten years each at hard labor, They were convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the murder of the woman’s hug- band, Dr. William Lilliendahl, near Hammonton on September 15th last. FUNDAMENTALISTS AMAZED A resolution stating that the Cal- , vary Baptist Church was “amazed and distressed” because the | com- plaint of John Roach Stratton againsi Charles H. Smith, president of thg American Association for the Ad- vancement of Atheism, of “annoying” him with “blasphemous” literatur< through the mails was dismissed by the supreme court, was passed at u business meeting at that church last night, bor to engage in a peaceful, law-abid- The post adds it will support every effort made by organ- Won't Stop Strike The Chicago Federation of Labor} Amoskeag | -— Presi-' mended by the administration, it was’ “evidence men” of the Okla- They Two oma house of representatives. testified to six acts of the governor, |ranging from plain graft to merely being under the influence of a “Fe- male Rasputin.” The governor doesn’t argue much, he just sends the ; militia to disperse the legislature. Doctors’ Union Hit ie Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—When a num- ber of doctors in this city decided to unionize by forming a Physicians’ and Surgeons’ Economie League the Chicago Medical Society and the Chicago Employers’ Association got busy to break up the combination, and today they got out literature call- ing the members of the new body a “terrorist group” and a new kind of “racket.” The Medical Society has sent out letters to all its members pledging them not to affiliate with the League under pain of a penalty of a $250 fine. The letter refers to the new body as entirely unprofessional and The League was formed for the purpose of fixing standard prices for standard operations and treatments, and for the purpose of uniting to see that doctors’ bills cease to be just waste paper, Textile Mills Growing Textile expansion conttanae? in the non-union South. Trade jour- nals announce 48 new plants, to cost $9,926,000 in North and South Caro- lina, Virginia and Georgia. Thirty- seven of these are in the Carolinas. Meanwhile the South is beginning to suffer from overproduction. Holi- days of three days to a week—with- out pay—will be general during the | Christmas season. Futther curtailing is being discussed. CONSUL ATTACHE DIES. Jose Garza Zertuche, who was at- tached to the Mexican Consulate in New York since last July died yester- day morning of infections resulting from an operation of the ear and nose. promises its members protection against League intimidation and} picketing. MAURER. PRAISES USSR AT CHICAGO CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (FP).—1200 hundred Chicago workers gathered at Temple hall here to hear James H. Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, give his impres- sions of the Soviet Union. Statements that the Soviet Union was progress- ing, that conditions among the work- ers were good and that the Workers’ government was sound met with en- thusiastic applause. Maurer was chairman of the American Trade Un- ion delegation that toured the U, S. S. R. last summer. Maurer urged recognition of the Soviet Union by the United States government. “Recognition will be of mutual economic benefit to both na- tions,” he said, pointing out that the U. S. S. R. needs credit to purchase goods here and that such purchases will mean employment of American workers. ‘ German Militants Want Steal Strike BERLIN, Dec, 21.—While the left wing of the German metal trades un- fons is calling for a strike as a reply to the government’s declaration that it gonsiders the ministry of labor’s decision binding, the leaders of the unions, it is understood, will fight any attempt to oppose the govera- ment’s decree. The leaders of the three metal trades unions decided late last night to call general meetings for a discus- sion of the situation. The govern- ment terms permit industrialists to avoid the eight-hour day if they can provide “reasonable grounds” for do- ing so. The workers at general meetings have already declared against the gov- ernment’s arbitration decision. Valor Citation Late BOONTON, N. J., Dec. 21.—Charles F. Hopkins, 86 year old veteran of the Civil War, considers himself lucky to- day in the reception of a valor cita- tion made to him in 1892. The medal was granted for conspicuous valor under fire in December, 1862. Secre- tary of War Davis signed the cer- tificate and citation several years ago but the hero wouldn’t have them yet, if it had not been for special po- litical inquiries, as some of the over- © worked clerks in the department had been too tired to mail them. 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