The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 10, 1928, Page 1

¥ v ‘Strike Veterans to Meet at Mecca Temple Daily Worker Concert on Friday THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY Vol. V. No. 7. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. Entered as second-class matter at by mail, $5.00 per year. twe Pose Ulfice at New York, N.Y. w NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928 THE DAILY WORK! nder the act of March 3, 1879. 1-5 Published daily except Sunday by The National Daily Worker Publishing ‘Association, Inc., 33 First Street, New York, N. -INAL CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents 2 22 DEAD, MANY BURIED ALIVE IN BURNING MINE WORKERS PARTY. DISTRICT REPORT UNMASKS SMITH Unemployment Grows; Imperialism Cited The New York district executive committee of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party, in its plenum . meeting Sunday at the district headquarters, 108 E. 14th St., heard a report on the economic conditions in the district and on Gov. Smith’s annual message by W. W. Weinstone, district organizer of the Party. Weinstone character- ized Smith’s program as one of re- action, looking toward the further centralization of government and vio- lence against the working class. The Bosses’ Governor. The report was unanimously ap- proved by the district executive com- mittee. It pointed out that Governor Smith had become the champion of the concentration of state power in the hands of the capitalist class by the reiteration of his stand on the four-year term for governor, by his added proposals that there shall be no legislation every second year, and in his proposal for the establishment of a commission to pass sentences upon criminals. This last proposal is intended to give a veil of impartiality to violence against the working class and to con- (Continued on Page Five) 2 COLLECTORS OF MINE FUNDS FRE Four Other W Workers to Face Trial Two of the eight volunteer collec- tors of funds for the relief of the striking miners arrested in New York City during the week-end were given suspended sentences yesterday. |/ ‘They were participating in the tag days arranged by the Pennsylvania- hio-Colorado Miners’ Relief Com- mittee, 799 Broadway. Joe Biustein was given a suspend- ed sentence by Magistrate Earl Smith in the 54th St. Court. The same ac- tion was taken’ in reference to John. H. McCarthy when he was arraigned in the Jefferson Market Court yes- terday morning. Four of the other workers will ap- pear for trial in Jefferson Market Court tomorrow morning. They are Joe Ancher, Abraham Lefkowitz, Sara Novikoff and Ray Feinblatt. The other two were given suspended sentences in the Coney Island Magis- trate’s Court Sunday morning. Jacquest Buitenkant, retained by the International Labor Defense, is appearing as counsel in all cases. MANY MEETINGS FOR MINE RELIEF At the many mass meetings now being arranged by the Workers’ In- ternational Relief throughout the Eastern part of the country the ter- rifie struggle being waged by the Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania striking -coal miners will be told in a simple but forceful manner, by “Flaming” Milka Sablich, the nine- teen year old girl strike leader for the Colorado miners and by A. S, Em- bree, general organizer for the Colo- rado miners. Mother Reeves Bloor, the well-known American labor cham- pion, will expose the horrible condi- singers of the mine regions of Pennsyl- vania, where evictions are daily oc- (Continued on Page Five) Workers Party Meeting, ‘Thursday, Will Discuss. U. S. War on Nicaragua A general membership meeting of the Workers (Communist) Party will be held Thursday at 8 p. m. at Manhattan Lyceum, 66 E. Fourth St. The order of business will be the Nicaragua situation and the party membership drive. $ ® Immigrant a Suicide; Ellis Island Victim The body of Olga Condilof, who vanished from Ellis Island last November, was found in Ellis Island slip. trying to identify the remains. Picture shows friends It is generally believed that the woman was driven to desperation by the inhuman conditions prevail- ing at the American “reception home” at Ellis Island. First Soviet R. R. Delegation Reaches U.S. to Place Orders The first Russian railway delegation since the war has just arrived in the United States to place orders for over a million dollars worth of construction machinery to be used on built. The delegation includes A. A.° Lazarevsky, chief engineer of the new |lines department of the Soviet Com- missariat for Transportation, and S. M. Ivanov, vice president of the Turk- estan-Siberian Railway. Reconstructed System. “During the past few years we have reconstructed our railway sys- tem to a point considerably in ad- vance of its pre-war condition,” said Lazarevsky, in the offices of the Am- torg Trading Corporation. “In the course of the civil war in Russia thousands of locomotives and tens of thousands of cars were de- stroyed. Tracks were torn up and bridges demolished. From 1921 to 1927 we succeeded in increasing the number of locomotives in operation from 7,360 to 11,485 and the number of freight cars from 328,000 to 424,- 300 in rebuilding tracks and bridges and increasing operations to 15 per cent above the figure for 1918. The length of the present Soviet railway system is 17,700 kilometers greater than the mileage in the same terri- tory before the war. Need New Lines. “However, many new lines are needed and several are under con- struction. In the United States we will purchase steam shovels, pneu- matic drilis, dump cars and spare parts totaling more than a million dollars. At the same time we will study the latest improvements on American railways.” Greco-Carrillo Defense Needs Funds for Trial The Greco-Carrillo defence commit- tee, 70 Fifth Ave., has sent out an appeal for funds to cover the ex- penses of the recent trial of Calogero Greco and Donato Carrillo, anti-Fas- cists, acquitted in a Fascist murder frameup in the Bronx county court. “We borrowed money,” says the ap- peal, “from friends on short time loans without interest, that the case might be put into the hands of com- petent lawyers at once and the long and extensive investigations neces- sary should begin without delay.” Opposes Alien Law The determination of immigration quota through the national origin method was attacked by Benjamin M. Day, commissioner of immigration, in an address at the Park Ave. Baptist Church. He also advocated the ad- mission of minors under 21 and hus- bands or wives of American citizens regardless of quota reqiurements. Zober Verdict Today PASSAIC, N. J., Jan. 9.—Chief of Police Richard 0. Zober, active as a strikebreaker during the last textile strike, who was suspended from the force last October, will appear for sentence tomorrow before Commis- sioner of Public § “ty Benjamin F. Turner. Zober is “n..ged) with re- ceiving four stolen automobiles. aa the Turkestan- Siberian line now being PICKETS MARCH ON NAVY YARD. Philadelphia - Workers Against War PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9.—Phila- delphia workers have landed a Blow against Wall Street’s latest invasion of Nicaragua. A spirited demonstration before the Philadelphia Navy Yard by thirty- five workers and young workers de- manded the immediate withdrawal of all American armed forces from that country. The demonstration lasted almost an hour. It was held under the auspices of the Workers (Communist) Party and the Young Workers (Communist) League of Philadelphia and attracted the attention of marines and sailors in the Y. M. C. A. building and on, the outskirts of the yard. A battery of clicking cameras— representatives of all the movie news services-—faced the demonstrators as they marched around the vicinity of the Navy Yard. Carry Placards. Some of the placards that the marchers carried read as follows: “America 1776, Nicaragua 1927”; “American Workers and_ Soldiers, Don’t Murder Your Nicaraguan Brothers”; “Down With Wall Street Imperialist Injunction Government”; “Stop Wall Street War On Nica- ragua”; “We Want No Imperialist War”; “Withdraw American Armed Forces From Nicaragua”; “Why Don’t Coolidge show Concern for American Miners’ Lives”; “Mr. Wil- (Continued on Page Two) Return Concert Tickets Money for tickets sold for the Mec- ca Temple concert next Friday should unsold tickets should communicate with Harry Fox, The DAILY WORK- ER office, 108 East 14th St. be turned i nat once. Those having | MORE, MARINES RUSHED TO WAGE Maj. .Gen. Le Jeune Leaves U. S. for Front BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—That hundreds of Nicaraguan liberals are aiding General Sandino in his strug- gle against the occupation of Nica- rague by U. 8. marines was re- vealed in a formal. statement to- night by Dr. Alejandro Cesar, rep- resentative of the Diaz regime in the United States. This unexpected development, officials admitted, indicates that the marines now in Nicaragua and the 1,000 who sailed today to rein- force them face a serious problem. * * * The government of the Republic re- cently established by the Liberal lead- ers under General Sandino has issued ordinances confiscating the property of foreigners and cancelling all for- eign concessions, despatches from Managua state. The confiscatory order is the latest of several acts establishing the supre- macy of the new Republic, the des- patches report. Previous legislation 'dealt with the issuance of currency and the enforcement of strong meas- ures against the use of alcoholic liquors. Re nbc, Seal \ The nowt ottaial Ht of the new Republic is ldeaetibed ss as bale a Nic- araguan worker brandishing a ma- chete over the head of an American marine. The seal bears the motto, “Republic of Nicaragua,” and the words “Country and Liberty.” General Augustino Sandino was a former worker in a gold mine owned by the American Charles Butters. He left the mine to take a leading part in the revolution against the reaction- ary conservative regime under Diaz. Butters has admit.ed that Sandino was a “forceful character” and a good worker, * * Corinto Strike Unbroken The presence of several marine de- tachments and the arrival of re-en- forcements rushed from Managua has failed to intimidate the harbor work- (Continued on Page Four) * About 50 per cent. of the employers against whom strikes were called have been settled with the Kosher Butchers Union, it was stated yester- day. The butcher workers had gone out on a general strike last Sunday, and these settlements had come in on the first day of the strike. The demand of the kosher butchers is for a decrease of a half hour each day. Until the strike they were com- pelled to work from 6:30 in the morn- ing till 5 p. m., and on Thursdays they worked from 6:30 till 7 p. m. The determination of the workers seems to forecast an early victorious end for the strike. LAW BUSINESS GROWS. Of the 44,917 suits passed upon by the Manhattan Supreme Court in 1927, 1,200 divorce decrees were granted, 200 marriages annulled NICARAGUAN WAR KOSHER BUTCHERS: STRIKE SUCCESS: worry among the U. S. investors smooth sailing in their puppet, Diaz, country by Wall Street bankers. Nicaraguan Leader Defies U. S. imperialists General Augustino C. Sandino, mine worker, is causing great who thought that there would be aragua once they succeeded in establishing in the presidency. He is representing the Nica- raguan masses who are fighting against the domination of their principal complaint in the letters thus, far received is against discrimination among drivers by the police. Poor conditions, low wages, long hours and uncertain earnings are agnong out-} standing evils complained of. “S, L. M.,” an old time cab driver of the upper Bronx, writes of an ex- perience which is typical. His letter follows: The Driver’s Story. “One evening last week I picked up a fare at Grand Central and was. asked to take the party to a theater on Fordham Rd. in the Bronx, which \is a good run. The meter registered $3.20 and the man gave me an 80 cent tip. Also he asked me to come back for him at “showbreak” (11:30 p. m.). |He said then he would give me the even $4, “About 11:20 I began heading for the theater. I was hailed by another party. A taxi driver, you should un- derstand, is not allowed to refuse a fare. So I explained to the man and his family who were with him that I was already engaged. This was at Jerome Ave and 167th St. Cop Gives Orders. “You will have to take me,’ he or- dered. I protested, telling him about my other engagement. Then he turned back his coat and displayed his police shield and said that if I didn’t take! him and his family he would take me to the nearest police precinct. I then to the nearest police precinct. I then to get him another cab if he would let me off. Even his wife pleaded with him but it was no use. So I had to lose my other fare and take him. “When I got to his destination the meter registered 90 cents and he gave me $1. “T asked him why he didn’t let me (Continuec on Page Five) Daily ‘Worker Ann As the date of the celebration of the Fourth Anniversary of the birth of The DAILY WORKER approaches there are indications that Mecca Temple will be filled to overflowing on Friday evening. That the audience will be there not merely to hear the concert, excellent as it is, but to pay tribute to the indomitable spirit that has kept alive the paper in the face of the fiercest reaction, is evidenced by the fact that many workers are coming from all the cities surrounding New York. Many workers are arranging to {come in a group from Posen whtre 1, wersary Concert to during the great strike that lasted more than a year they learned that the one paper in the English language that consistently defended their in- terests was The DAILY WORKER. Special blocks of seats have been ob- tained by the former strikers. More Messages Come In Messages continue to pour in from all parts of the United States and of the world praising the achievements of the paper and encouraging us to continue the fight against all odds. Leaders of the world revolutionary movement vie with the militant left- wingers of the mine regions of Pennsl- STRIKE HEROES COME TO NEW YORK Fill Mecca Temple vania and Colorado, the textile work- ers of New England, while the needle trades workers of New York show that they fully appreciate the neces- sity for making the DAILY WORKER better and more powerful than it has ever been before. Call Tarasova Revolutionary As the concert itself, much interest is manifested in the appearance of Nina Tarasova, the Russian singer of folk songs who has captivated audi- ences in her New York City concerts and in all the metropolitan centers of the country. One of the critics, (Continued on Page Two) " Taxi Drivers Write “Worker;”’ A Cop Shows His Authority Many letters from taxicab ie dees ase als are being received by The DAILY WORKER citing the conditions under which the workers in this branch of the transportation industry are forced to work long hours for low pay. A REPORT ONE MORE ‘MINER MURDERED Columbine News Stir Colorado Strikers BULLETIN. DENVER, Colo., Jan. 9.—A_ re- port has just been received here that another striker has been killed by company thugs at the Columbine mine. The strikers are deeply stirred and resentment against the coal barons is intense. The militia deny the report, saying that they exchanged shots with men in an automobile at another mine near Louisville, but fear is expressed that this may be the cover for an- other murder. * * * Huge Demonstration. DENVER, Colo., Jan. 9.—The strik- despite efforts to break their ranks. demonstrations staged during the | strike following the funeral of a brother of a striker. The state police did not dare to carry out their threats | (Continued on Page on Page Two) 25 ASK FOR EACH JOB IN NEWARK By IRVING FREEMAN ployment is steadily rising in the large manufacturing cities of New Jersey. In Newark, the best indi- cator for the entire state, a 25 per cent decrease since 1926 in employ |ment is revealed by employers’ sta’ |ties, with 25 applicants for every jub. Unemployed workers crowd the streets |looking for the few ads appearing in \the papers, and employment ex- |changes have litle to offer them. Charity organizations on Christmas could not handle the immense number of poor and homeless seeking food and lodging. Passaic, the textile center, Elizabeth, where automobile machin- ery is produced and the brickmaking Amboys and the pottery manufactur- ers at Trenton are jusi as hard hit as Newark. A large construction pro- gram is planned by the State High- way Commission and the Port Author- ity, but does not start until spring. ers held solid lines over the week end | Walsenberg saw one of the biggest | NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 9.—Unem-} Report ort Sandino 0 Takes Imperialist Property ILLINOIS BLAST "PERILS LIVES OF SEVEN HUNDRED Bad Conditions After Separate Agreement | BULLETIN. WEST FRANKFORT, IIL, Jan. 9.—Twenty-two bodies, charred, torn, dismembered, were being lifted tonight from the main shaft of the Industrial Coal Company’s Mine No. 18, two miles out of this town. The twenty-two were killed in a gas explosion that occurred at 7:40 o'clock this morning, five hundred feet beneath the surface and at a chamber entryway, a mile north- east of the main shaft. Seven hun- dred men, all of whom had just gone on duty, were in the mine when the detonation came. One hundred | and thirty-six were in the blast area. The twenty-two whose bodies have been recovered, probably were | killed almost instantly, Two miners working near by were injured—one of them, Dallard Commeans, was only rescued. * * * WEST FRANKFORT, Ill, Jan. 9. — pe ives of the full shift of sey- en red men were imperiled anak a terrific ‘explosion / a tee wrecked the Industrial Coal Com- pany’s mine No. 18 here. Two are known to be dead and their bodies have been found, twenty-four are un- accounted for and are probably dead, one hundred and sixty escaped only after several hours below in the poi- sonous fumes, and the others got out immediately. Formerly union officials called out the men when gas was found in a mine, and permitted no work until the danger was passed. This was one of the things the operators have al- |ways fought and in the separate peace negotiated between the Illinois Miners Union and the Illinois Coal {Operators Association last fall, this was one of the tacit concessions, |along with worse working conditions and more unpaid labor, which the officials of District 12 of the United Mine Workers of America consented to. Numerous Accidents. Numerous accidents have taken | place since the separate truce but the | Frankfort disaster is the largest so far. | The bodies of Carl Jones and Dave | McPhail, the dead men, were brought |to the surface late this afternoon. | Rescue workers are attempting now to jveach the men still entombed and pos- |sibly asphyxiated by the dread after- damp. Many of the men rescued were overcome for a time by the gas. Rescue Crews in Mine. Rescue crews from Benton, Herrin and Valier are in the mine seeking to establish new air currents so that the |taine can be cleared of the poison | gases. | The rescuers were forced to don oxygen helmets before they could en- ter the mine. Those still in the mine are down |about 500 feet and are believed to be almost a mile deeds hae the mine shaft. . MINERS APPEAL TO WORLD LABOR /Reign of Terror, Cold, Hunger Described © or | PITTSBURGH, Jan. 9 jthat the defeat of the cae miners of Pennsylvania, Ohios other sections would not only deadly blow at the American union movement, weaken the thruout the world, the Pen | Ohio Miners’ Relief Commi headquarters at 611 Penn Pittsburgh, Pa., today issued an ap- peal to the international labor move- ment urging them to come 6 the aid (Continued on Page |