The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 17, 1928, Page 5

? THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1928 Page Five Testimony of Lawyers Reveals Sinister Nature of Anti - Strike Proposal LEFT WINGERS ARE ATTACKED AT HEARING Admit Fear 0 of Militant Labor Leadership (Continued from Page One) in production which had _ resulted from the new system in the industry. Drexler testified at length to the great success which “arbitration” had met in the dealings between the employers whom he represented and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. After showing how success- ful this system of arbitration had been, Drexler said: “We haven’t had a general strike or major disturbance in four and a half years.” “Are you in favor of our Proposal that arbitraton agreements shall be enforced by law?” the lines of At- torney Cohen then read. “Entirely.” “Will you tell us why?” Attacks “Radicals.” “Our very satisfactory results have been secured in a period of good times. But we all fear that in the ---t-4 af inereasing depression we may have an entirely diltereny ca- perience.” At this point Drexler made an at- tack on the “radicals” and especially those represented in the Furriers’ Union who he said had fought for such “impossible” conditions as the five-day week, high wages and other demands. The hearing was called to order by Cohen who acted as chairman with a long speech in which he was most careful to point out that the Bar Association had not yet made ap its mind on the issue. “Stick By Woll!” In this atmosphere of cynical and polite “legality” such as made even the experienced lawyers smile, the information was revealed by one of the first witnesses, Gilbert H. Mon- tague, an attorney, that the surest way to get the law passed is to stick to the “simple formula as proposed to us by Mr. Matthew Woll.” Woll, aeting president of the open-shop National Civic Federation, and inci- dentally vice president of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, who was “among those present” sat in stoical and unmoved silence as the tribute was paid to his astutness. When asked to “come up on the platform and sit with us,” Woll. de- clined. In the interest of the game Woll is playing, it will not do to appear too friendly with the corpora- tion lawyers, an observer remarked. Charles L. Bernheimer who was presented as “the man who had done more than any other to put over the Federal Arbitration Law,” and who is chairman of the committee of ar- bitration of the New York State Chamber of Commerce, gave it as his opinion that the employers of the country would favor a law to enforce arbitration. Some Disagreement. A completely unexpected note of discord was struck by Mermin K. Hart, representative of the open shop Associated Manufacturers of New York State. The proposal, Hart stated would result in duress on both the employers and employes. It pre- supposes a state of organization of employes which does not actually exist, he pointed out. It will stimul- ate organization of the workers and as a member of the Bar Association, Hart insisted he was opposed to the Bar taking any sides in the issue be- tween the open and the closed shop. It became evident as Hart developed his point of view that certain sec- tions of the open shop employers were opposed to the proposal because they preferred naturally not to deal with unions at all. The hearings will continue today and tomorrow, SHOE WORKERS TO RECEIVE “DAILY” (By a Worker Correspondent.) When the workers of the I. Miller Shoe Co., Long Island City, arrived for work last Saturday~they found two policemen at the door. They were there because two militant workers had been distributing copies of The DAILY WORKER containing an ar- ticle relating to conditions in the shop. The paper will again be distributed today at the company gate. The workers in the shop ere ex- pected to work from 8 a, m. to 5 p. m. As they are working on a piece work system many of them start working as early as 6 a, m. The article in the “Daily” distrib- uted on Saturday pointed out that wages are much less than formerly. Although the men make the same rates that they used to, they are now required to put just double the amount of work on each pair of shoes, so that much less car be done in the same time, even if they work at a faster pace. ‘The men of the shop liked the “Daily” article because they knew what ye said was true. A number of Labor and Fraternal Organizations All announcements for this column must reach The DAILY. WORKER of- fice before ¢ p, m. on the da? before publication, e-. Lovestone Lectures Tonight. Jay Lovestone, executive s -cetary, {the Workers (Communist) arty of | America,. will speak tonignt at 8 p. m. at the Harlem Worke’ s* Forum, 143 BE, 103rd St. The subje-t of discussion | will be “ ‘Prosperous’ America; the | Meaning of ‘Coolidge Prosperity’ and How It Effects the Workers.” * * * Miners’ Relief Conference. The city conference for ‘miners’ lief will be held tomorrow the Labor Temple, 244 BE. 14th der the-auspices of the Penns: Ohio-Colorado Miners’ Relief Commit- tee, 799 Broadway, Room 233. All laber, fraternal and benevolent organ- izations are invited to send delegates. . . * Bronx Dance Satarday, The sports organization of the United Workers Cooperative will hold a dance Saturday night at 2700 Bronx Park, B. . * * Boro Park Club Concert. The Boro Park Workers’ Club will hold a_second jubilee concert Saturday evening at 1378 8ra St, , Brooklyn. L b D Bazaar. The annual bazaar of the Internation- al Labor Defense will be held for five days beginning March 7, at New Star Casino, Park Ave. and 107th St. All articles and contributions should be sent to 799 Broadway, Room 422. . un vania- Lecture in Lower Bronx. ©. Marmor will lecture on “The Change in Family Relations and the Role of the Woman in Industry,” to- night, at 715 E. 188th St. under the auspices of the United Council of Working Class Women, Council 3, Fretheit hee: Dance. The Bronx Section, Fretheit Singing Society, will hold a concert and ball Saturday, Feb. 25 at Rose Garden, 1347 Boston Road, eke The International Labor Defense of Williamsburg will hold a dance to- morrow evening at 76 Throop Ave, Brooklyn. . poets ‘Tonight. M, Roberts will talk on “Peasants in the French and Russian Revolu- tions” Sunday at & p. m. at the E./ Flatbush Workers Club, 1111 Rutland Road, near Sutter Pres, Brooklyn. Lectune Tenioriw: J, Levine of the Jewish Workmen’s Children’s School will lecture. to- night on children's education in the Soviet Union at the East Flatbush Workers’ Club, 1111 Rutland Road, Brooklyn, ae we Open Forums Sunday. Bertram D. Wolfe will speak at the Workers’ School Forum, 108 E. 14th St., Sunday at 8& o'clock on “What's Hap- pening in Mexico.” Leon Platt will speak at the Upper Bronx Forum, 2075 Clinton Ave., Bronx, Sunday at 8:30 o'clock, on “The Yuoth Movement in America.” Eli B. Jacobson will speak at the Lower Bronx Forum, 715 E. 138th St. Sunday at 8 o'clock, on "Modern Liter- ature as an Anti-Revolutionary Force Today.” George Powers will speak at the Williamsburg Workers’ Forum,: 29 Grahem Ave., Brooklyn, Sunday at 7:30 o'clock, on “The Traction Question.” Wicks.and John Di Santo will Speak at 60 St. Marks Place, Sunday, at 2:30 o'clock, on “The Unemployment Situation.” William F, Dunne Bert Miller and A. Markoff will speak at 1 W. 1265th St. Sunday at 2 o'clock on “The War Against Nicaragua.” P, Cosgrove and H. Blake will speak at 62 Dayton Ave., Passaic, N. J., Sun- day at 8 o'clock on “The Unemploy- ment Situation.” * . . Coney Island Concert. The Coney Island Section, Freiheit Singing Society, will hold a concert and dance Saturday, March 3, at 2864 W. 21st St., Coney, Island. eta Tonight. Ella G. Wolfe will speak at the Hun- | garian Workers Club, 780. Jackson | Ave., tonight at 8 o' kon “The Pan- American Conference ¥. . Geucert. tat Banauet. A concert and banquet will be held | Saturday at 8 p. m. at 1689 Pitkin Ave., Brooklyn. Pe eee | Hike Sunday. | The Junior Section of the Friends of | Nature will hike Sunday starting from | 242nd St. at 9 a. m. Fare will be 50| cents. If weather is suitable, there will be skating. | . Lawer Rbk Uelleert. The United Council of Working Class Women, Council 3, will hold a| concert and package party, Saturday, Feb. 25 at 642 EH. 145th St. to raise | tunds for the striking miners’ children. For Miners’ Rellef. A_ benefit performance of Michael | Gold's “Hoboken Blues” will be held at the New Playwrights’ ‘Theatre on | Washington's birthday, Feb, 22, mat-| inee under the auspices of the Youth | Conference for Miners’ Reliet, | Di dew Vectare. | Dr. Liber will lecture on “How to Prevent Tooth Decay” at 10 a. m. to- day to children at the Cooperative Colony, 2700 Bronx park, E. | Brighton Beach Women’s Gendell: | The Brighton Beach Council, United Council of Working Class Women will jcelebrate the installation of its offi- | |cials at a banquet tomorrow at 7:30 p. m, at 227 Brighton Beacu, | | WANTED: A Good Stenographer To start work immediately. Must be a Party or Youth member. [Addres : Daily Worker, Box X 1 ‘Monument 3519. HARLEM HEALTH CENTER 1800 SEVENTH AVENUE Cor, 110 St. (Unity Co-op, Building) Dr. V.G. Burtan ‘Dr. E. LKreinin Medical Director Dental Director OPEN ALL HOURS. MARY WOLFE STUDENT OF THE DAMROSCH CONSERVATORY PIANO LESSONS at her studto 49 WADSWORTH TERRACE Telephone Lorraine 6888. +} Blood Tests DAILY WORKER BUILDERS’ COLUMN! This column will appear more or less regularly in The DAILY WORK- ER. The regularity of its appear- | ance will depend largely upon the re- sponse from friends of the paper and DAILY WORKER agents. Its purpose is to suggest ways and means of increasing the influence of the Daily. It will be a sort of clear- ing-house where ideas on building the Daily will be exchanged. These will be printed as fast as they occur to us ox are received from our readers, We especially request all DAILY WORKER Agents to write to us of their experiences and methods they apply in getting the Daily into the hands of the workers in their shops and neighborhoods, and the methods they apply in lining up new news- stands to sell and display The DAILY WORKER. We will also print in this column the names of all individuals, workers’ organizations and Workers (Commun- ist) Party units that contribute to the Ruthenberg Sustaining Fund for The DAILY WORKER. In Midst of Campaign. We are now in the midst of a cam- paign of increasing the family of Daily readers by 10,000. We have undertaken to distribute 100,000 DAILY WORKERS free of charge as a means of reaching new groups of workers with the message of the Daily. The response to this campaign has been up to our expectations. We have already received orders for the ‘period of the campaign to the amount of 110,000 copies. Twenty thousand DAILY WORKERS are being distrib- uted weekly by our Party units and sympathetic organizations in front of shops and factories. Thus 20,000 new readers are reached weekly, Workers Party sections are answer- ing the new attacks of the Dollar Patriots in the right spirit. Section 8B is arranging an affair for The DAILY WORKER Feb. 25th, at the Hungarian Workers’ Hall. Section 5 is arranging a concert and dance for March 3 at 2075 Clinton Ave, Wednesday evening The DAILY WORKER will have a theatre party at the New Playwrights’ Theatre, where Mike Gold’s “Hoboken Blues,” is being shown. Tickets can be ob- tained at the local office, 108 E. 14th St., Room 35, Send all your suggestions and con- tributions to Harry Fox at the local office. . 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NIGARAGUA WAR MEET ON SUNDAY Announcement of the next step to Raseer to Aid Jailed Needle Trades Workers| The bazaar which the Internation- al Labor Defense will hold March || WORKERS PARTY ACTIVITIES NEW YORK—NEW JERSEY Secretaries Attention! | All announcements for this column } must reach The DAILY WORKER of- | fice before 6 p, m, on the day before | publication, and Park Ave., will help defend the imprisoned cloakmakers and furrie | be . . * taken in the “Sandino stamp” The decision to aid generously in Affair For Daily Worker, campaign of the All-America Anti-|the defense of the cloakmakers and rm Section § will hold a concert and Imperialist League, promised as series now in Jail or facing sen- WORKE R. York delegate conference of the eter from the Joint Defense sand] a ied a e P League, Sunday, 1:30 p.m. at t Relief Committee for Cloaxmakers Nicaragua Protest Meeti , : ‘ The | Ar r ‘A. Sigaradeae SUMRERE mene the ing Labor Temple, 243 E. 84th St. The}and Furriers, 41 Union Square, Will be held Sunday at 2 p. m 15 led “to con- oo W. 126th St, by the Harlem Section CoMference has been foe a 2 ia of the Party. ‘The speakers will be sider ways and 1 S$ 0 ing the} William F. Dunne, Bert Miller, Abra- ham Markoff and a Finnish speaker. Seer erect MEXICO,” TOPIC | permanent New York branch of the / Socrates Sandino, brother of Gen- eral Augusto C. Sandino, the Nica- raguan chieftain, w3ll be the guest of honor. Is Tilernatiangl Organization. The conference is unique in that invitation to send delegates are ex- tended not only to all American labor, liberal and anti-militarist or- \ganizations in New York but also to organizations of Latin Americans, Filipinos and Chinese. wi a ify Pe porns: . All-America Anti-Imperialist League | ie Young Workers League o Brownsville i hike to Jamaica (United States Section). Woods Sunda starting from i16sy y Pitkin Ave., Brooklyn, at 8 a, m, Membership Drive Leaflets, The membership drive leaflets’ will be placed on sale at $2 a thousand to it Party units Monday at 108 EH, 14th St. ments, the oil decision, the presiden- tial election, the Pan-American Con- ference, and the latest developments | in the changing Mexican situation, will be the subject of a lecture by Bertram D, Wolfe at the forum of the Workers’ School, 108 E. 14th St, Sunday night at 8. . . . Lecture on Traction. Harry Oncher will ‘ead a discussion on the traction situation tonight at 6:30 p. m. at the meeting of Unit 1F Section 2A at 108 E. 14th St. * * * Lecture on Lindbergh. Leon Platt will speak on Lind- bergh” at a mass meeting of the Upper Bronx Y. W. L. Sunday at 8:30 p. m.j to 11 at New Star Casino, 107th St.} Dwight Morrow, Charles A. Lind-! bergh, Will Rogers, the Hearst docu-| LEFT WING GROWS IN GRAND RAPIDS Training School Student | Tells of Jobless | =8 | great unemploy- netration of the “Because of the ment cri | speed-u papane , and the pe and piece wc Union is ant left Arnold fia of the Grand Rapid: , who is at- tending the National Training School lof the Worke in New York a The “model” city of Grand Rapids | boasted about by the chamber of com- j merce “where workers own their homes and cars” is a myth, Ziegler |said in an interview here yesterday. Unemployment and wage cuts forced the workers to take out mortgages. \“Now members of the chamber of jcommerce own the houses,” he said, s (Communist) Party at 2075 Clinton Ave. | The speaker, who is the director of | “and the jobless workers walk the the Workers’ School, was deported | streets. from Mexico in 1925 for his activities} A factory paper, “The Furniture in a railroad strike. He spent three | Worker” is published by the union un- = o'clock at 101 W. 27th St. All unit and Brooklyn Dance, subsection organizers must be present. The International Labor Defense of 5 Williamsburg will’ give an entertain-, Brooklyn, Workers L y to . Section 8 Enlarged Executive. The enlarged executive committee of League on ment and dance tomorrow at 76 Throop | Hi eae ae 2B. as |years in Mexico as an active partici-|der Ziegler’s editorship, and circulates ketal 6 ch . oeek oe ae wil mogt tonight at 6:30 | Dont in the labor movement asa mem-| |among the workers for a cent a copy. Section 2 Conference. H 7 . . ber of the executive board of his | The paper takes up the fight against i conterenss of, ms eaiterep ome) Paris Commune Celebration. union and a member of the expouuve | Mage cuts, unemployment, speed-up erature agents of Secticn 2 wi ) Sections 2 and 8 will celebrate the | committee of the Communist Party of! system and advocates rm ili- held tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. at 10t W-\ paris Commune at an entertainment Mt y nae and advocates a strong, mili 27th St. att and dance, Saturday evening, March 17, | Mexico. nt union i at New Star Casino, 116th St. and | ————, —___—_ —— Section 2 Functionaries Meet. Lenox Ave. A meeting of the functionaries of BS Pict Section 2 will be held Thursday at 6:30 Joint Executive Meeting. P. m. at 101 W. 27th St, All unit and| A joint executive committee meeting subsection organizers must be present. ,of all functionaries of A and the an * * . executive committee of ht be FDI, Subsection 6C. held Monday at 8 p. m, 27th | FD1, Subsection 6-C will meet Mon- [St Given by day at 8 p. m. at 1689 Pitkin Ave., | NG Sune Brooklyn, FD1 and 2 Tonight. * ta 3 Unit FD1 and FD2 will meet jointly ¥. W. L, Hike Sunday. tonight at 6:30 p. m, at 108 E. 14th St. The Young Worke ue of Bath | ide tar Beach will hike to Si Lake on Sun- Downtown Dance. . oar Paige) Polat willbe 1940 Ben= |_ The Downtown Section of the Young February 25th, 1928 at Irving Plaza will hold a lcome 15th Street and Irving Place duated Section 3 will m et Feature!—Unfurling of the New York Italian District Flag. Mérzora ASSETS EXCEEDING $28,000,000 Deposits made on or before the 3rd day of the month will draw interest from the int day of the month. 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LEARN PATTERNMAKING || PLAYWRIGHTS Learn designing, copying, pattern- THEATRE making, grading dresses, cloaks, i fur garments, also children clothing. i i ‘i | Complete courses at low prices For information write or call | STANDARD DESIGNING AND 585 CUTTING SCHOOL Walker 5851. 218 BA idth STREET Algonquin $277, 36 Commerce St. Unions and Sympathetic Delegations The following organizations have al- jready taken parties for “Hoboken Co-oprrative Repam Suop _ Blues,” by Mike Gold: 4191 6th Avenue, near 25th St. Feb. 20-——Jimmy Higgins Book Shop. hoes Repaired Feb. 21—Unity Arbeiter. sdiid Pe Whil U W it Feb. 22—Matinee—Youth Conference | Suits Pressed e al for Miners’ Relief. e Feb. 22—Evening—Daily Worker. . 23—City College group. . 24—Jewish Workers’ University. 27—Social Club, 28—Socia! Club. . 29—Workers Party Sec. 3—4 S. | 1—Int. Seaman’s Club, 2—-Workers Party Sec. 5. to the CITY CONFERENCE | ,— | ANYTHING IN PHOTOGRAVHY | STUDIO OR OUTSIDE: WORK j Patronize Our Friend { | SPIESS STUDIO 54 Second Ave., cor. 3rd St. (pele Rates for Labor Organ (established 1837.) =— d 3—Lower Bronx Labor Centre. Mar. 9—Educational Alliance, | ’ ite twat stet | MINERS’ RELIEF LAW OF FICE CHAS. RECHT For the gonyentence of workers open unti M.-and all day Saturday. 110 ‘WEST 40th ST. Room 1604, Phone: ’ENN 4060--4061--4076, Albert F. Coyle, Lectures ALBERT F. COYLE, the Executive Secretary of the ALL-AMERICAN COOPERATIVE COMMISSION who recently returned from an extensive tour abroad will lecture on “COOPERATIVES IN RUSSIA AND WESTERN EUROPE” FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 17 at IRVING PLAZA HALL 15th STREET and IRVING PLACE | Auspices “Proletcos” (Prolet Cooperative Stores, Inc.) ADMISSION FREE. ATTRACTIVE RATES! Act Fast to Get Good Date! Saturday, Feb. 18, 4 P. M. at the LABOR TEMPLE 244 East 14th Street. The striking miners expect a success- ful conference! Show your solidarity with the miners. Workers, see that your organization is represented, For credentials write or call Miners’ Relief Com- mittee, 799 Broadway, Room 233. Telephone: Stuyvesant 8881.