The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 27, 1927, Page 5

| _ Vious election steal accomplished by « completed. . ticism. The campaign failed to raise headquarters to handle it. (1/802 EB, 12th St. Progress and Forecast of Labor Events A Weekly Review and Estimate of the Outstanding Events in the Local Labor Movement (Continued from Page One) {gamation cf the building trades tions of workers largely unorganized. i * ; the injunction’s Day in Court. | vhere was no doubt as to what Justice Crain would have liked to do | with M, E, Taft, as he listened io the needle trades union leader. Here was tne defiance of millions of workers represented by one ot the ad guard of their class. ‘Une judge swering soft words expressing an ai together too reaay ad: “sincerity” of the gr hatred miti- | lant, were likewise intended for a jarge audience than was present in thac small court room. Those who expected an immediate decision on (he admitted viciauon of the Judge’s order tailed to take ac- count of the deeper connections of the alia. The A. ¥. of L. is, on paper at ieast, committed to the straggie against the injunction. Kven thougna ‘alt 1s a known leit Winger, the vi- ticialdom ot the Federatun wili not be able to escape the issue involved here, ‘ation ior tae Tammany Hall Responsibie. | The whole of Tammany Hall is ti up with the issue; moreover. Attcn- tion has aireaay been directed to ine iact that no junction 1s issued r no other important de mis in this city without the corisent the democrat macnine. Lammany Hau receiv Main voting support, of course, from the masses of workers. The danger that its true roie as the enemy of labor may be too sharp- ty exposed Will nul be viewed iupii- ly by Al. Smith’s henchmen. More than one person will be con- sulted before Tait is sent to jail. * * * n making the attack against the needle trades leader, Attorney Ber- ger ior the Employers’ Association brought out the iimer issues in- volved. Brandishing aloft an anii- injunction leafiet printed by the Workers (Communist) Party, in which workers are urged io dety the injunction, Lerger scught to show tnat the whole proceeding was an- Communist pr ere is a reporter for e DAILY WORKER in the court room at this minute taxing down every word which is said here,’ declarec the attorney. ‘Lhe purpose of this act is that tomorrow ‘he DAILY WORKER may carry on its front page the news of these proceeding: (a prophecy actually fulfilled R. M.). We know who is responsible for the whole thing. Yesterday, we believe, there was a meeting of William IF. Dunne, Jay Lovestoné and William Weinstone, who drew up this state- ment read in court.” * a THE PAINTERS’ { a The bureaucratic triet Council the Unions, has succeeded temporarily in putting through its sl; The ob- * NiON, the corrupt group in power, came somewhat as a surprise to the pro- gressives in charge of the inter-local } movement against the labor kers. That such an election steal would take place was a warning issued more than once by observers who were somewhat more realistic in their view of the situation. Failed to Raise Real Issues. | The progressive leadership of the painters which is an honest one and|si on the whole, competent will learn its lessons from the campaign just More especially it will indulge in some courageous self cri- clearly the vital and immediate issues before the membership, the fight to maintain union conditions on the job, the organization of the unorganized, the question of the expiring agree- ment, the relation to other building trades workers looking to the amal- ,Al Wants Coaxing ALBANY, N. Y., De j.-—Despite the pious assertion that he is “dis- couraging” efforts to place him on the 1928 presidential ballot, Gov. Smith is receiving so much campaign mail that friends are establishing temporary FOR A FRESH, WHOLESOME VEGETARIAN MEAL Come \to ‘ Scientific Vegetarian Restaurant 75 E. 107th Street New York. WHERE DO WE MEET 'TO DR AND EAT? At the New Sollixs Dining Room Good Feed Gooa vompany Any Hour Any Day BETTER SERVICE Phone Stuyvesant 3816 John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A place with atmosphere where all radicalr meet. Mew York. Health Food Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 Madison Ave, PHONE: UNIVERSITY 6865 etc. issue of eliminating corruption in the district council is too far re- | moved from the immediate life of the worker to remain for long a burning slogan, For all that the progressive have | laid the foundation’ for a later victory as will become apparent when after | the first of January it becomes nec- ssary for the reactionaries to adopt some kind of a fighting program against the increasing attack of the ding trades bosses. * * * PROGRESSIVES IN THE BUILD- ING TRADES. An announcement was made last week by a group of progressive build- g trades workers cailing for the amalgamation of the building trades unions and pointing to the need of an immediate program of struggle against the employers. The building trades bosses ave combintd into one militant class ‘organization. Activi- ties for instance, against the striking riumbers last spring were conducted not by the Master Plumbers but by ,|the Master Builders’ Association. The local building trades unions have a year of bitter struggle before them in 1928. The consoldation of the progressive forces which is tak- ing place will inevitably crystalize into a mass movement. Some of the most militant struggles in American jlabor history have been fought by building trades workers. * * * TRACTION. It must be stated without attempt to soften the charge that the Amal- gamated officials have permitted a recession to take place in the efforts to organize the traction workers. Thus far no attempt worthy of the naire has been made to muster the forces of labor in this inevitable task. The offers of various unions of aid have been left hanging in the air so It is clear, to the wort 1 as to the traction of. is no organization drive. is rapidly approaching when it may become necessary to analyze a little more eieariy and sharply the role that is being played by these fieials even though sich an open cri- icism may for the moment seem to affect the organization “drive” itse! * * * The window cleaners have not won a complete victory. In relation, how- ever, to the deepening industrial de- pression and the defeat being sus- tained by other unions, the strike set- Uement by Local $8 must be consid- <¥ed as a real victory ~ In the elim-|2 ination of the comipany ‘union, the window cleaners have brought about a victory fer the whole labor move- | ment. es * * The grocery clerks have twice avoided the snares of a carefully aimed injunction. Why Justice Mit- chell May failed to live up to the reputation of the bench in these two instances, is not yet clear. But the United Hebrew Trades did uphold the traditions for which it ‘s becoming noted. In both cases the ap- plication for an injunction was made not by the bosses but by the United Hebrew Trades. That the attorney, Louis Mareus, who appeared for this body, happens also to be +e attor- ney for the bosses will not be con- ered a pure accident. Not wishing to expose themselves as the aggressors in an injunction proceeding, the United Mebrew Tredes carefully avoided publishing any news in the “iorward.” Instead, accounts of its intentions have been carried regularly in the reactionary “Jewish Morning Journal.” The “For- ward.” you know sometimes “op- poses” iniunctions! 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When one considers the yards of pub- licity freely given to Tex Rick-| ards by newspapers with circulations that. reach millions, one €an begin to appreciate the difficulties that face those courageous enough to swing such an affair. | The great attandance at the fair in its opening days proves that the con- fidence of the left wing in the desire of the workers to rebuild the needle trades unions is more than vindicated. The Jewish “Forward,” which has inspired and led the reactionary labor bureaucracy of the needle trades, whose attacks with gangsters and in- junctions have resulted in the de- struction of the clothing workers’ unions, has however always posed as a labor paper. This illusion is still held by some workers. With news such as follows, how-| ever, the number of workers who read | this sheet are rapidly dwindling to} zero. Last spring, during a taxicab strike in Jersey City, a seab driver was killed. A young man, Harold Melt-| zer, was tried last week in a Jersey court for his murder. Last Wednes- day’s “Forward” contains a nicture of Meltzer entitled: “Harold Meltzer is now being tried in Jersey City Court on charge of killing a taxicab driver April last.” Even the capitalist press reminds its readers that Meltzer was accused of killing a strikebreaker. The fur workers have recently de- veloped a habit which the McGrady clique’s dual union finds very un- pleasant. The entire market where thousands of workers gather in the} hope of finding a few hours’ work has become divided off into numer- ous groups discussing the situation in the union. In the middle of these groups is invariably found some stray right winger being mercilessly ex- posed by the rank and file as a dis- \rupter and union -vrecker. McGrady himself has been caught | in the center of a discussion group, | jand had been booed out of the mar- | ket. | An open forum was called in the ight wing headquarters. Eighteen people were present. Even the right ringers who were there got up and demanded unity. Compare this with the successful meeting of the Opera- | tors’ Local called last Tuesday by the | Joint Board, at which over 300 regis- tered and unregistered members of Local 5 attended. The group forums in the market are as numerous as ever and far more aggressive. WORKERS’ SCHOOL HIKE. More than 100 students and friends of the Workers’ School, 108 E. 14th} St., participated in the Students’ | Council hike to Jamaica Woods, Long | Island, Sunday morning. More than | four hours were taken up by hiking, | the rest by games, such ass kating and tug of war. The assembled hik- | ers were addressed by Ray Ragozin, of the oly staff. | Wi ockers Theater Ball. The Workers Theater will hold 2! costume ball Jan. 6 at Stuyvesant | Casino, Ninth St. and Second Ave. BLIZZARD IN LONDON. LONDON, Dec. 26.—The worst! blizzard in years swept this reg.on today, demoralizing transportation, and disrupting railroad and _ inter- urban schedules. Two inches of s.aow fell during the height of the storm | and was converted almost immediate- ly ae almost impassable slush by | g temperature. ' Dr. N. Schwartz 124 East 81st Street Bladder, ,; SPECIALIST for Kidney, | Urology, Blood and Skin diseases | and Stomach Disorders, X-RAY Examinations for Stones, ‘Tumors and Internal disturbances. | Dr. Schwarta wiil be glad to give|}| you a free consultation. Charges) for examinations and treatment’ |) is moderate. Special X-RAY EXAMINATION $2. HOURS: Daily: 9 A. M. to 7 P.M. — Dr. J. Mindel Dr. L. Hendin Surgeon Dentists 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803 Phone Algonquin 8183 Dr. Zins Uses the Newest and Most Successful Meth- ods in the Treatment of Blood, Nerve, Skin and Stomach Diseases of Men and Women Consultation Free Charges are Reasonable Blood Tests X-Rays DR. ZINS Specialists--Est. 25 Yrs. 110 East 16th St., N. Y. (Between Irving Pl. & Unton Sa.) Daily 9-8 P.M, Sunday, 10-4 | ee jand their f: jeut-throats with whom he has been | CLARENCE DARROW | | Greco and Carrillo at; (Continued from Page One) |dence produced in court was obvious- ly perjured testimony by paid Fasc- | lists, it is significant to note that even then the jury was out for eight tor- turing hours, What the fate of Greco and Carrillo,would have been without the powerful defense machinery which rallied to their aid, we shudder to contemplate. “In this hour of victory, we think the workers of America should be told that the International Labor Defense was the firsty national organ- ization to rally to the defense of these framed-up comrades. Here in| New York we organized numerous maas protest meetings, engaged first | counsel, distributed tens of thousands | of leaflets and pamphlets and carried | on an enormous campaign of agita- tion on behalf of the two prisoners. Frame-Up System Hit | “The release of Greco and Carrillo | is a smashing blow ag: the | frame-up system and a warning to the workers of New York that only | the massed strength of the labor movement can save framed-up work- ers from the electric chair. “We extend to Greco and Carrillo | lies cur heartiest co: gratulations and trust that they will continue to work for the building up | of 2 more powerful labor defense or- } ion until some day the frame- up will be impossible here in Amer- ica,—and only m organization can do that.” A warning against any illusions resulting from the acquital of Greco and Carrillo was sounded yesterday by the Workers (Communist) Part: Dist. 2. In a statement issued yeste: day, the District Executive mittee pointed out that the present frustrated attempt against the lives of Greco and Carrillo is but an iso- | lated instance. Warning Given “This defeat,” the statement says, “will not stop them in their campaign | !for the prosecution of foreign- born | workers and the frame-up of cham-| pions of labor.” | The International Labor Defense is‘ given the credit for leading the fight in the defense of the two clothing | workers in the statement which de- clares that “Tammany Hall’s district | attorney in the Bronx and the fascist | in alliance have been defeated in the | Carrillo.” Continuing, the statement says: “This defeat is a victory for the working class of America. That it ||) was a frame-up was shown by the fact that the District Attorney did not have a shred of evidence upon which to base this case. Yet these fel. Lehigh 6022 1 Dr. ABRAIIAM MARKOFF ||} SURGEON DENTIST | Office Hours: 9:30-12 2-8 P.M. }| pt Fri and Sunday. AST 115th STREDT econd Ave, New York. | | THE AROHE v L IRON, BRON! rTURAL WORK- ERS _U. ever second and fourth at Nt: month, AMALGAMATED FOOD WORKERS Bakers’ Loc. No. 164 Meets Ist Saturday in the month at 3468 Third Avenue, Bronx, N. ¥. Ask for Union Label Bread. ~ Aavertise here. For The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. your union meetings | information write to 33 First St., New rork City. Chore IRATIVE Rr “PAIR Suop 4194, 6th Avenue, near 25th St. Siccs tepairea While U Wait MARY WOLFE STUDENT OF THE DAMROSCH CONSERVATORY PIANO LESSONS at her studio 49 WADSWORTH TERRACE Telephone Lorraine 6888. will call at student’s home, |was not due to any impartiality |the judge. Pittsburgh to five Masquerade Dance PITTSBURGH, Dec. 26.—Hunga in fraction is holding a grand mas- 1erade dance for the benefit of The PARTY ACTIVITIES | NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY Bronx Pioneers. AILY WORKER and District No. 5 | n Saturday evening, January 14, at he International So ist Lyceum, 15 James St., N. S. Pittsburgh, Pa. ‘ickets will be 50 cents, All are wel- ome, workers were compelled to suffer ive months in prison waiting until he District Attorney prepared all he details of his frame-up. | Capable Attorneys “The victory of th€ working class of | It was due to the fact | that Greco and Carrillo were furnish- | ed with capable attorneys from the | |very beginning by the International Liberty After 5 Months} |defendants at |therefore avoided the errors of the |, Labor Defense and that organization safeguarded the interests of the two every moment and early days of the Sacco-Vanzetti case. It was to the fact that the work- ers were wide awake to this frame- up and established a united front embracing all political opinions and that they showed determination that they would not allow Greco and Car- rillo to suffer the fate of Sacco and Vanzetti. “There must, however, be no lusions regarding this victory. il- | The | through with their frame-up. This defeat will not stop them in their | campaign for the prosecution of | foreign born workers and the frame- up of champions of Labor. The pro- r s of Secretary of Labor Davis, of man of Commission of Immigra- on Johnsen, the second class mailing privileges to the foreign-language press as a first step to remo g, these privileges from the Labor press generally, the read issuance of injunctions, eates that c S ry effort to roy the trade } junion movement by te zing mil-| ant Labor and the voice the m labor movement, Must Use Victory “The vi and Carrill termined all frame of Greco e case \tion of the ane war pr M y, Billings, the Centra! the tt it to it up rs in C k, Penns: ia; for the release of the Pas: against the imprisonment of eKdle trades work for the defense and aid of ennsylvania, and for all victims of | |class war oppression. “One more lessun is clear from this lease. The lackeys in office that try these crude frame-ups against Labor must be cleaned out of power and al Labor Party based on the trade! unions must be established as a first step in that direction.” District Executive Committee No. 2 Workers (Communist) Party. Work Daily for the Daily Worker! x |dastardly frame-up' of Greeo and |||TO RENT—Furnished room: heat, | bath, telephone, all conveniences, For one person, $5; two persons $7. | | Comrades only. NICK MARS, 54 E. ee St Apt.) 2. li LEARN E AKING |) Learn de: pattern- | making, cloaks, | fur garments, n ‘clothing. Comp low prices. 3NING AND ooL 14th Street eac ys tooo UTNE AVE eS" CUS. LAW OFFICE} CHAS. “RECHT 4} Yor the convenience of wo until 6 P.M. and all day qe West 40 St. p, rs open # turday. # Room 1604 hone Penn 406 Great Pacohenene o All Makes of Typewriters. Portables, New and Re- built. Ali Guaranteed. Moderate Prices. For Sale, Rental and Repairs. Open: 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. international Typewriter Co. 1643 2nd Avenue. Bet, 85-86th, NEW YORK Cr PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO OR OUTSIDE WORK Patronize Our Friend SPIESS STUDIO 54 Second Ave., cor. 3rd St. Special Rates for Labor Organiza- Patronize Our Advertisers tions, (Established 1887.) | Section 2 Meets Called Off. the bills to withdraw | is making | the miners of Colorado and | A regular meeting of the Upper | Bronx Young Pioneers will be held today at 2 p. m. sharp at 20 Clinton Ave. * * * has called off all m week. The mem Section 2 ings this are ba: r. * | YW. The Young We $ trict 2, will hold a dance Jan. 14, 1928; * * L. Dance. * * Miners’ Relief Meet. The Young Workers’ League is ar- ranging meetings for miners’ relief. A meeting will be held this evening 9 Graham Ave., Brooklyn, at which ers rep: nting the Young Peo- Socialist League will talk. at pl Lenin Memorial Meeting. A Lenin memorial meeting will be held at Madison Square Garden Sat- jurday, Jan. 21. | * | | China Protest Meet. * A China protest meeting will be | |held Thursday, Jan. 5, at 8 p. lIrving Place and 15th St., m,. at by the jlackeys of the capitalist class that | | Workers (Communist) Party. |murdered Sacco and Vanzetti are not | | Feb. 4 Affair. | Subsection 3A will hold a dance Saturday, Feb. 4, at Bohemian Hall, Woolsey and Second Ave., Astoria, L. uy to arrange contcEne aetalra | Spanish Fraction Meslins | All Spanish speaking members of | |the Party are urged to attend an im- portant meeting of the Spanish frac- |tion tomorrow at 81 E, 110th St. at |8:30 p. m. * H. Bourgin on the Opposition. H. Bourgin will lecture on the Op- position in the Communist Party of | t 9 o’clock | the Soviet Union tonight a’ jat the meeting of Branch 3, Section 5, at 2075 Clinton Ave. Members of | |other units will be admitted on pre- |senting membership books. Ravitch Speaks Tomorrow. A. Ravitch, circulation manager of | morrow at 8:30 p. m? at the meeting of Branch 6, Section 5, at the. Co- operative Colony, 2700 Bronx Park East. * «* IF ID. An educational meeting of IF, ID, | will be held Friday at 6:30 p. m. at |126 E. 16th St. * * * * | Branch 5, Section 5. | An important meeting of Branch 5,1 Section 5, will be held tonight at 8 lo o'clock, urged to assist at the defense | Other Party units are urged not | |The DAILY WORKER, will speak to- | w { | pas the local, embers cf din a raid p meéting. quad” union is con- | Greco and ‘Carrillo Will Attend Bazaar Page One) ill be announced each (Continued from entertainment day in the press. “Tf you have raffle tickets for. any of the numerous articles that are be+ ing raffled off at the bazaar, com- he numbers you have, with the which will appear ’ was advised by \the “committee yesterday, The fourth day of the Joint De- fense Committee bazaar, came to a close yesterday with thousands of | workers in attendance, ; All day yesterday the scores of booths were kept busy by thousands of working class purchasers. Many | workers who had delayed Christmas purchases were able to obtain what they desired without great difficulty, j}due to the great variety of articles on display. | Among the most popular seetions jof the fair are the regular restaurant on the main floor, conducted by the ae | Dontown Workers’ Club, and the Chi- | |nese restaurant on the balcony, con- i |ducted by the Cutters’ Welfare League of Local 10, International Ladies’ Garm Workers’ Union, +. § Crowds ent the Chinese res- | | taurant pass one of the most interest- ing booths in the building. tal booth, conducted by kinson and Da Oginio. Directly opposite the Chinese res- taurant is another interesting and al- ied section of the fair.” It rt Gallery, where pictures by many noted artists are on display. In the rear of the leony is a seee st the entire main floor is |filled with booths stocked with met- |chandise of every- use, such as | clothing and food. 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