The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 4, 1928, Page 2

Page Two —" ‘ on | THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. ANUARY 4, 1928 : ‘ Governor Adams of Colorado Leads Terror Campaign Against Strikers | REWARDED! VICIOUS TOOL OF OPERATORS GIVEN OFFICE BY LABOR Mum as Str fies Are Jailed By MORTON ARVADA, C eaders orado coal ver and through the liber very cunr to exoner from crit Colorado, for the part he in the brutal and outr ment accorded the miners of 2 state. Truth Should Be Known. The public, olorad entitled to know the truth— truth—aboui this new striki outside of C 18 the whole | ten ae ter in Colorado’s di eLul record. And the truth is ernor Adams, elected larg votes of misguided labo the beginning of the st the role of the Artful Dodger, b ing first hot and then with the miners, while retly con- niving with the coal corporations on the most effective plan to break the strike and drive the strikers back to work. Long a Tool. Adams for ad Governor has been a willing tool of the great corpo state, and especially of t Colorado Buel & iron Co., the Nockefe poration, which has been tie many years dependable ons of the er co leading factor in the sent disturbance. For } nearly forty y $ r to his elec- tion as Governor, Ad s Was a mem-| ber of the staie s nd duri all of these years show that he never in opposition to t corporations or in wishes, The Official Labor Policy. wi For several years p. the policy of ce leaders, mostiy ofticiais ot Cai rederaiiva vi Lapor, the votes of Uo.oradu Bur over to tue Ver aula vo deliv organized i. my €ucn eieciion. ic ¢ Uese labor leaders ii with certain peiiy awenever the dgmigeyats were compensate ther Syeve sewerued sla to thus New ecnor their jobs, ti Smeid Adams wrath of the wor trayed. Hence Stories sent out to the lapor press. | The Facts, What are the facis about the Gov- ernor? | At the ernor Adam to 1. nouncing breakers their strike as “ he appointed mamept the strike: Gov Ww. and illegal. private gunmen, iormer armed them to the strike stop picke ‘Strike. Acting under the Gover orders and with his knowledge, company of these gunmen precipita- ted the massacre of strikers at the Columbine mi where six miners were slaughtered and a sc ot |= others wounded. The Terror Campaign. Acting under and with his know these state gunmen bh Govern order ve gone camp to camp in the strike zone ar resting strike leaders id throwing them in r charges to tri and in their right to their day th deprived of | in court a denied the the opportunity to just hearing of their ca vouchsafed by the Constitution every American citizen. Despicable Tactics. This outrage upon the _ strik -leaders, this open invasion of the fundamental rights, been going? on for weeks, under approval and) connivance of Governor Adams, and the brazen attempt of unfaithful la- bor leaders to cover up the guilt and shield from criticism the oily, corpora- tion-owned Governor, is as stupid a. it is despicable. Disastrous Policy. ay! Colorado situation is another vivid Allustration of the disaster and disappointment that will continue to confront the labor movement so long as it listens to the advice of leaders, who, to advance their selfish purposes, dicker and traffic and co-habit with the corrupt politicians of the two old capitalist parties, COOLIDGE WASHINGTON, D. C,, Jan. 3.— Diplomats from 58 countries in full uniform attended the New Year’s re- ception at the White House. About 8,300 were present. Work Daily for the Daily Worker! vy a right to TERTA INS | BROWNSVILLE, Pa., WHERE THE MINERS LIVE—IN DISMAL HOVELS 4 bleak and dismal miners’ camp in the winter-time. hazardous industries, and are not even permitted the right to organize. These workers are engaged in one of the ‘LEWIS GANG PAY STOP DEMANDED (By a Worker Correspondent.) Jan, 3.—A lution demanding that President wis of the United Mine Workers jot America immediately stop the sal- ies of all officers, including district ers and the money be added to ef of the striking miners, was t a recent meeting of local held at Daisytown. There no doubt that this reso- lution w ill go to the waste basket, and thus will never be printed in the Miner: Journal. Our president is not interested in the fact that, with the strike going into its ninth month, thousands of miners, | 1 wives and children are starving. hall we continue to believe in} Lewis and his machine? x Workers. rence calied by Sec- s, of coal opera- yj. of A. representa- no other purpose than | 1blican party dent Lewis, who the Wall Street 1 be able to go and to support whoever s to run for presi. presidential elec- f Urgent. General for the miners on strike now, is the big issue. The indirect refugal of Lewis and his machine to proVide relief for the miners is another proof of treachery and proves him unworthy to be a min- re ers’ leader, Cal Thrown $309,000,000 ‘To Levee Contractors, In Valley INGTON, Jan. 3.—The total the gevernment should spend rehabilitating and g the ¥ ippi will be approximately $300,000,- 000, President Coolidge estimated to- Mississippi ley ay. of this amount he said that ap- r tely $110,000,000 must be! for river improvements and file is in the future. Thi: the levee contract s¥ys- a fruitful source of | fit + grading companies but use- when really high water comes. treacherous | recon- | River Val- | $108,000,000 for construction work to | Nicaraguan Army In Heroie Defense (Continued from Page One) bombs prepared to drop on the vic- torious Sandino armies. An attempt | will also be made to drop supplies and }ammunition to the besieged Amer- | icans, Constant Bombing. Marine aviators have carried on constant bombing raids against the Liberals and believe they have inflict- jed heavy casualties, but General San- dino’s forces were heavily entrenched and many of his men‘have deserted mines to use for refuge, so that it is difficult for the aviators to carry out fully effective raids. The intensification of the rainy sea- son which will effectually halt all joperations against the Liberal army jis compelling the American troops to make desperate efforts to break the Liberal resistance while the mountain roads and jungles are still passable. General Sandino with the main | body of his troops is reported to have | taken up his position on El Chipote, ja large mountain near Quilali. San- pain has fortified his position and |declares that he will be able to hold lit against greatly superior forces. * * * Build U. S. Nicaraguan Force. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Re-en- jforcements of at least 2,000 marines will be sent immediately to partici- pate in the campaign against the Liberals. There are 1,500 Unitea States marines in Nicaragua at pres- ent, Seven American marines have been killed and thirty-odd ‘haye been wounded, in the last engagements in aragua, and General Sandino, the Liberal leader, who defied President Coolidge’s “pacification” policy, is still at large, leading a formidable |force of well-armed troops. The American officials have been peared by the reverses suffered by |the marines during the past week. They came at a time when the’ of- ficials had been congratulating them- selves ‘on the “pacification” of Nica- ragua under what amounts to an American protectorate. * * ! > | Will Control Elections. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—In spite of the severe casualties inflicted on the United States marines during the last week by the army of General |Sandino, the liberal leader, the State in an announcement from the State | Department this afternoon, | The statement reiterated the State Department’s determination to super- | vise the Nicaraguan national elections this year. The Daily Doris Niles to Appear at Worker Concert 6 ; in the fir. as blazed me, a new bright nent of concert da even in her omplete as that of Doris Niles, vho will appear at the Fourth An- NORITS NIT INS One of the most brilliant concert dancers of all time appears at the Fourth Anniversary Daily Worker Concert at Mecca Temple, Friday eve- ning, January 13th. Within the past few years a new, history of the thea-| s one of the stars| niversary Daily Worker concert at Mecca Temple, Friday evening, Janu- ary 13. Carnegie Hall Triumph, This radiant dancer at her Car- negie Hail concert of October 26, took by surprise a crowded C ie Hall audience with her mar- |velous performance and over night became recognized as of that rare }company that includes Pavlowa, Ruth t. Denis and the great classie dan- cers of all ages. Her dances cover |a wide range-—interpretative, classic- J, Russian and Spanish, | Dancer for the Masses. But Doris Niles is more than one of a few brilliant stars. She has done more to popularize the classic dance and the ballet than any other living artistt. For six years she appearea daily as the prima ballerina at the Capitol Theatre in the most dificult dances and won the acclaim of count- | less thousands who patronized the | place weekly just to see her perfor- mances. Now, however, she appears only in concert, and it was indeed for- tunate that she was engaged to ap- pear at the Fourth Anniversary Con- cert, Other Stars on Program. Miss Niles appears on a program in which ther ea retoerhs ru etaoin in which there are other stars, that \in their special fields will maintain the same high standard set by her. They are Nina Tarasova, singer of folk songs of many nations; Paul Althouse, the noted Metropolitan Opera tenor and Sascha Jacobsen, the violin virtuoso | | | Department persists in describing the | liberal forces as “ordinary bandits,” | + OHIO MINERS ASK | GENERAL STRIKE MARTINS FERRY, Ohio, Jan. 3.— {of Detroit solidly b: |raised for At its last meeting, Local 284 of the} United Mine Workers in this city; adopted a resolution demanding a gen- | eral strike of the miners in order that | the present strike of the bituminous miners may be won. The resolution was sent to the International office as a sign of the growing spirit of unrest among the miners who are not satisfied with the manner in which} the strike is being conducted. There is a growing spirit of resent- | ment against the International offi- cers. In the matter of relief, not only this local but locals all over the state are complaining about the fact that the American Federation of La- | bor promised much, but practically nothing is being done. Families have to get along on $8 in two weeks, and} that is totally impossible. As a re- sult deep disgust is growing with the International office. The miners know that the International and district of- ficials are getting their fat salaries, ; ile the miners have been out on} strike for nine months, «and many of | them and their families are literally starving. The ix have dee heart out of the strike. It is all very |j well for William Green to go to Wash- | mgton to get legislation taking ote the edge of the use of i i but in the meantime, the injunction | against the miners is in effect, and| unless the miners themselves disre- gard them, they will lose the strike. The following resolution indicates that the miners are not in agreement with the position of the officialdom | and wish the strike to be broadened. Resclution. WHEREAS, the employes in their determination to destroy the trade unions of the country do not stop at any stens; and WHEREAS, in this attack on the trade union movement they are open- ; ly assisted by the government, by means of injunctions, sheriffs, mar- shals and even troops; and WHEREAS, the use of injunctions has become so widespread that it con- stitutes one of the gravest dangers confronting the organized American working class; and government by in- junction, especially through the in- junctions issued in connection with the miners’ strike by the courts in Pittsburgh and Steubenville, is be- coming a serious menace and must be combatted by all organized labor, since otherwise the trade union move- ment will be completely destroyed; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this local No. 971 of the U. M. W. of A. goes on record in support of the recommendation of Brother Wm Green, president of the American Fed- eration of Labor, to “defy the in- junction,” and recommends that the | trade unions of the state of Ohio, where injunctions are becoming the daily rule. get together in conference, in order to devise ways and means / of fighting this menace to the or- ganized labor movement. and be it further. RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to William Green, the-Miners’ Journal and The DAILY WORKER. unctions which the officials | ed to obey, have taken thé! More Miners’ Relief Needed for Disease (Continued from Page One) if anything like a majority of the hundreds’ of camps in the three locked- out districts are to be covered in the future, relief contributions will have to be many times multiplied. Coffee Comes. A thousand dollars worth of coffee was shipped out—b5,000 pounds, a pound to a family. Today coffee is the only hot food that very many of | the strikers get, and for the moment at least it drives away the barracks’ cold; so the demand for it tops every- thing else. A carload of soups, spa- ghetti and other canned goods con- tributed by the Columbia Conserve} Company with which Powers Hap- | seating j waterfront by a sudden gust of a |gale that swept the city with the good’s father is associated, was also distributed; truckloads of potatoes, and soap—six bars to a family. Par- ticularly in families with a number of young children, and their clothes to keep clean, the soap shortage is be- coming a serious factor in the health problem. DETROIT WORKERS BACK RELIEF AID FOR COAL MINERS Plan Program of Mass Meetings, Concerts DETROIT, Mi Jan. 3,—The second meeting of the Detroit Con- ference for Relief of Striking Coal Miners since it organization on De- cember 9th, was held here recently at its headquarters, 274 E. Vinor High- At this meeting tangible re- sults have already begun to uhh in the work of getting the wor ind the striking iners in their struggle. Altho over $3,000 has already been this purpose in Detroit, much of this money was donated in lump sums by local labor unions and dispatched before the Detroit Con- |ference was organized. Plans Under Way. Many plans are under way for the holding of large affairs and concerts for the benefit of the miners. The committee is arranging for a large mass meeting to be held on Sunday afternoon, January 15th, at the Cass Technical High School Auditorium, about 4,000, providing a speaker can be secured in time to get out the advertising; otherwise it | will be held at a later date. Plans are also in preparation for the holding of a large language chorus concert sometime during the end of January. To date the conference is composed of over 150 delegates representing about 70 organizations. A special South Slavie Conference was organ- ized some time ago and is already affiliated to the Detroit Conference. A Polish Conference composed of all Polish speaking, organizations in De- troit was organized for the organi- zation of another auxiliary to the main Conferencé, composed of all women’s organizations in Detroit. Send Clothing. A large campaign has been started for clothing and already nine large ;boxes of serviceable clothing have been sent off and more are awaiting |the express man. Thru the courtesy of the Cleaners’ and Dyers’ Union of this city, all clothes needing it, will be cleaned before they are sent. Of the money donated thru the Conference, $200 will be sent to the Miners’ Relief Committee in Pitts- burgh. The Conference has also written to the striking area asking that a miner and his wife be sent to Detroit for several weeks to speak at various or- ganizations and give first hand in- formation of the conditions there and thus help stimulate the work. The address of the conference is Workers Suffer in | Cold; Fifty Dead, | Three in New York, (Continued from Page One County. He spent the night in an unheated deserted lodge onthe west- ern edge of the Allegheny Mountains about 14 miles from the mail route. Two trapners found him. They gave him matches and food. 50 to 60 Dead. The Bowery Mission and Hadley Rescue Hall in New York City were | filled to capacity early in the first evening of the cold wave. plicants for shelter were turned away. The Municipal Lodging Mouse reported caring for 890 that night. About 200, ranging in age from 20 to .75 years old, were given shelter in “Mr. Zero’s” Tub at 12 St. Mark’s Place. Estimates last night were that a total of between 50 and 60 died di- Many ap- rectly as a result of the cold wave | in all parts of the count: The | Chicago district alone rer 2 dead | in this manner. Almost all cities | within the widespread ported deaths. Sailors Feel It. Thirty degrees below zero were re- ported in many places along ee northorn tier of states. Havre, Mont., reported 20 below; Atlanta, Ga., Tee | rorted 1 below. The lowest tempera- | ture reported for New York City was 15 above Seamen were forced to rot out w axes on the treacherons decks of the Hamburg-American liner Reliance when she docked at New York, to ent away t! e ice to enable customs and ion agents to board her at quarantine. Freezing water was blown across her sides while she rod> at anchor off the Amrose lightship in an all-night gale Loneshoreman Dies. Two longshoremen were blown into the icy waters at the Erie Basin incoming cold. A patrolman helped William McAndrews, one of the long- shcremen, to a nearby bullchead. John Parkes, the second victim, ‘drowned. Asheville, N. C., reported 4 below; Louisville, Ky., 3 below; Philadelphia, 11 above; Boston, 15 above; North- field, Vt, 2 above; Plattsburgh, N. Y., 6 below; Bismarck, N. D., 34 below Three deaths were reported in Pittsburgh, where below zero weather has prevailed, zero zone re-| A miner’s hand after 25 years in the coal mines. This miner has nothing to show but this for his labors for the coal barons. PITTSBURGHCALLS FOR MINERS’ AID (Continued from Page One) the means by which the mine owners haye attempted to cow the workers into submission, said Minerich. Wife Died After Eviction. One of the most touching incidents of the meeting was the appearance of Joe Lebriski, a-miner of many years, whose wife died this week from ex- posure in the barracks where the fam- ily took refuge when evicted from the company houses. Grecht Speaks. The conditions in the mining camps were described by Rebecca Grecht, Workers’ Party organizer, of New York, who has spent several weeks recently in the mining district. .She described the privation and ‘suffering of the miners’ families and the hero- ie spirit that animated the women to stand behind their men in the strike, pointing out the important part that women have to play in the labor struggle side by side with the men. A miner’s wife, Mrs. Colby, secre- tary of the Women’s Auxiliary Relief Committee of Coverdale told the story of the mniers’ wives and their prob- lem of getting bread for their fam- ilies. Women in Strike. “The working women of other dis- tricts are awake to the dire need of the miners,” said Juliet Stuart Poyntz of New York, who brought a message of solidarity to the miners and their women and children from the Work- ing Women’s Relief Conference of New York City. She spoke of the need of cooperation among working women’s organizations everywhere for common participation in the class struggle. An appeal was made for assistance in organizing a wide women’s confer- ence for miners’ relief on January 22d, io be held here. Caroline Scolline, secretary of the Women’s Provisional Committee for Miners’ Relief, presided at the meet- ing. PHILA DISTRICT EXPELS 2 FROM WORKERS PARTY A. J. and Rose Carey Guilty of Sabotage PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.—The District Committee of District Three of the Workers (Communist) Party, deems it necessary to make known the fact that A. J. and Rose F. Carey have been unanimously expelled and are no longer members of the Work- ers (Communist) Party. “These two individuals have re- cently joined with a few other ex- pelled and discredited adventurers and some who were innocently misled, in issuing a call for the organization of a Labor Party,” says an announcement of the District Executive Committee, District 8, over the name of Herbert Benjamin, district organizer. “Since this call is being sent to in- dividuals of ail kinds, it is apparent that the sponsors have in mind not the organization of a Labor Party based upon the trade-unions, but of a sect that will serve as a base for future attacks against the Party. “A, J. Carey was under charges in the Party at the time the call vas issued for having refused without any apparent cause other than cowardice to participate in a demonstration which the Party erganized some time ago. Rose F. Carey was also antici- pating expulsion from the Party for sabotage of the Negro and Women’s work that she had been assigned to do. They are known to have made vicious and slanderous attacks upon the Party in a number of non-Party organizations in an effort to dis- credit the Party and thus escape the onus which must attach itself to the persons whom the revolutionary Party of the workers finds it neces- sary to expel and expose. “All honest workers and all work- ers’ organizations are warned against these two individuals whose conduct and especially efforts to confuse the movement for a Labor Party marks them as unprincipled adventurers,” the statement concludes. A Hoffman Statement On Representation to Meeting for Miners H. Hoffman, delegate to Children’s © Miners’ Conference states that the delegates at the children’s Conference for Miners Relief ‘represented the Kings County Committee of the Y. P. S. L. and the 4 suspended members of Circle 13 and not the Y P. S. L. asa whole. 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