The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 18, 1928, Page 1

— ie ‘AN WE SAVE THE DAILY WORKER? “WE WILL MEET THE TEST!’ SAYS LOVESTONE Yihe DAILY WORKER is today facing one of the severest crises in its history. As part of the drive to smash the organiza- tions of labor and in preparation for an imper- ialist war, the imperialists find silence the only English daily paper in the world that rouses the masses to struggle against the capitalist offensive and which shows the road towards emancipation from capitalist slavery . and towards the rule of the workers and op- pressed farmers. The DAILY WORKER is attacked because it carries on a struggle against imperialist war, because it unmasks the capitalist government before the masses, because it is the organ of it necessary to The DAILY struggle of the militant miners, shoe workers, needle trades, and textile workers, as well as all other workers who answer the offensive of the employers and the betrayal of the labor bureau- crats with struggle. ‘WORKER is being attacked be- cause it unmasks the bunk of capitalist pros- perity for the workers and organizes the strug- gle against unemployment. The DAILY WORK- ER is being attacked because it teaches the workers that the Soviet Union is the country of all the workers of the world, calls upon.them to defend it, and sets forth the Soviet Union as an achievement to be followed by the op- pressed masses of this country. These attacks tax the financial The DAILY WORKER beyond its capacity. The danger is particularly great because of the de- termination of the imperialists central organ. But they will not succeed. We will meet the test. The Party membership and the readers of The DAILY WORKER will protect its life. ° That is, perhaps But there exists one danger. many of us wi present crisis. wages or to for a moment much less, it is due to the fact existence of Th see resources of to destroy our confronted with the ill not realize the extent of the There is not one of us who, if alternative of giving a day’s 2 the “Daily” die, would hesitate to give it, and yet when asked often not forthcoming. This ig that we are too confident of the e DAILY WORKER. The danger is a real one. Will we meet It is a test for We will if we act promp all of us. the test? —JAY LOVESTONE. THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOK PARTY T Entered ar sccond-cuues marter at E DAILY Wo under the act of March 3, 1979. sue cone Ulfice at New Nork, N. ¥. FINAL CITY EDITION Vol. V. No. 41. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $5.00 per year. Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1928 Published datly except Sunday by The National Daily Worker Publishing Association, Inc., 33 First Street, y.Price 3 Cents New York, N. ANTI-STRIKE LAW HEARING DISCLOSES AIM TO BIND LABOR Counsel for Open ‘Siigppers Bt fais View of Green Supporting Enforcement Law Committee Refuses to Hear Foster; Fear Opposi- tion; He Will Try Again Hailing the enforcement principle of the American Bar As- sociation’s proposed anti-strike law as “the greatest step in the development of American industrial relations,” general counsel for the National Association of Manufacturers, at the hearing yesterday before the Bar Association committee an- nounced that his organization would welcome any legislation “which would compel those who enter agreements to carry them out.” Refuse To Hear Foster. While Wm. Z. Foster, national sec- retary ofethe Trade Union Education- al League was seeking unsuccessfully to secure the stand to testify in op- position to thé proposed measure, Emory was commending Wm. Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, for his “new and advanced stand which marks a new departure for the federation.” “I hail as an equal advance,” said Emory, “the announcement which I heard Mr. William Green make here this morning when he said that his too would welcome such Emory is counsel aifor the most pow- erful group of employers in the coun- try, whose organization has fought labor for over 20 years. It he been able to elect its own congr governors and even presidents almost at will, for imstance, ‘aft, in 1908. Emory was listened to with the great- est attention and respect when for ' (Continued on Page Five) LABOR RESPONDS TO “DAILY” CALL The rapid increase in subscriptions and newsstand sales of The DAILY WORKER during the past week re- veal that the American working class understands the purpose of the at- tack which the American capitalist: are making on the paper and its edit- ors and realize the gravity of the situation confronting the entire Am- erican labor movement and its only daily militant organ. Rush Contributions. Scores of contributions pouring every day into the office of The DAILY WORKER, are bringing the | © financial aid needed by the paper in the struggle which the American capitalists have forced on it. Dozens of letters accompanying the dona- tions with which the militant Amer- ican workers are showing their de- termination to defeat their class enemies, are an indication of the spirit with which the working class is meeting the latest attempt to smash its vanguard and to wreck its only daily organ. “I am sending you only five dol- lars,” writes a Massachusetts worker, “but work is no good up here and I am not working either.” Jobless Sends Dollar. “Enclosed please find one dollar, my donation to the fund,” another worker writes from Michigan. “}\.v- ing been out of work for some time, I regret that I cannot give more than one dollar.” A Chicago - worker writes, “En- closed find my check for ten dollars, the answer to Wall Street’s latest attack on The DAILY WORKER.” “The ‘Daily’ Must Be Saved.” “I am sending you a money order for twenty-five dollars,” another worker writes, “I’m very sorry I can’t send you any more at present. The DAILY WORKER must be saved.” The loyalty and generosity of these workers has been proved. But hun- dreds more of such contributions ar’ needed immediately to carry on the fight against the conspiracy whi the American capitalists have ores against the paper. Rush your co: .tributions to The DAILY WORKER, 28 First St., New York City. a smen, | > James A. Emory, Fi ehts for, Daily” ae Albert Weisbord, former leader “a the Passaic strikers, now leads etroit workers in a huge rally to “sive The DATLY WORKER trom the attacks which the capitalists and their militarist henchmen are plotting against it. $500 Rushed to ‘i Aid of “Daily” TELEGRAM Detroit, Mich., Feb. 17. DAILY WORKER, 33 First Street, New York. Five hundred dollars and same i rushed to Albert Weisbord Sarah Victor * * * Feb. 17, 1928 Albert Weisbord 1967 Grand River Ave., Detroit, Mich, Comradely thanks ‘to you and Comrade Sarah Victor. Such sup- | port makes fight worth while. Ad- | vise. any further developments. DAILY WORKER. GERMAN MINERS BERLIN, Feb. 17.-On the heels of the announcement that German League of Industrialists would lock- out a million metal workers on Feb- ruary 22nd, more than half a million coal miners have made it clear that they will strike for higher wages and shorter hours when their agreements expire at the end of April. More than 50,000 metal workers in Central Germany are already on strike for the eight hour day. The previous attempts of the ministry of labor to :“mediate” the dispute by permitting a working day of more than eight hours have been rejected by the metal workers. That the industrialists are equally (Continued on Page Three) N.Y. Carpenter Dies of Hunger After a long and fruitless search for a job, Vincent McShane, a car- penter, 53 years old, died of starva- tion at the Harlem hospital Thursday, having had no food for ®even days before being taken to the hospital. We collapsed on the street from weak- nb-s. {ident of the Phillippinean FACING LOCKOUT, AL. SMITH SIDE-STEPS JOBLESS ISSUE Bloody Conflict in tin Mine Union Result of Boss Control BLAME CAPPELINI TERROR RULE FOR UNION KILLINGS Meet Members’ Protest With Bullets WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Feb. 17.— The struggle of the rank and file in the local union of the United Mine Workers against the officialdom that is working hand in hand with the Pennsylvania coal company has re- sulted in death for Agati, one of of- ficialdom’s supporters. Thursday morning at 10 o'clock Bonito, of the rank and file opposition, called with other members of the grievance committee of Local 1703 at the Wilkes-Barre headquarters to in- sist that certain grievances be dealt with. The officials at the heataey ters office, however, attacked Boni and his fellow committee members. Bonito’s nose was broken in the as- sault. Bonito then shot in his own defense end Agati’s death resulted. Bonito knew the tactics of the ma- chine and took no chances. Moleski and Mendola, the other two committee members, gave themselves up and are being held by the police. Feeling is high among the rank and file against the officialdom, especially in the Pittston territory, and the min- Men ce O8 Snes on Paye Two) ip AGUA WAR ROTEST CALLED A New York conference of the All- America Anti-Imperialist League will be held tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. at the Labor Temple, 243 E. 84th St., to rally labor and anti-militarist forces for combined action against the United States war against Nica- ragua. The meeting will be addressed by | Socrates Sandino, brother of General Augusto Sandino, commander of the Nicaraguan army of independence; Lewis S. Gannet, associate editor of The Nation; Juan de G. Hesus, pr Club of New York; H. C. Wu, president of the Chinese Students Alliance, and a number of trade union leaders. L. J. de Bekker, of the American Com- mittee of Haiti wilf read a message from the Union fabri of Haiti. The provisional’ New York local executive committee of the All-Amer- ica Anti-Imperialist League which is cooperating with the national head- quarters of the league in calling the conference, will meet this __afvernoon at the Civic Club; to work out resolu- to’ fake final arrangements for proposals to be submitted to the conference. V4 A new issue of Nicaraguan war protest stamps will be on sale in the conference hall. Locomotive Driver Killed in Washington Freight Train Wreck This photograph shows the wreck of } a locomotive and part of the freight train it was haul- ing after the train had buckled across the tracks near Washington, D. C. The driver of the locomotive was killed in the wreck. The blame for such wrecks is usually placed on the en- gineer, who is not alive to defend himself, even tho the railroad is to blame, Miners’ Relief Conference Will Be Held Here Today The enlarged City Conference for Miners’ Relief will be held this after- noon at 4 p. m, at the Labor Temple, 244 E. 14th St., ‘lof the Pennsylvania-Ohio-Colorado Miners’ Relief Committee, 799 Broadway, which is cooperating with the Work- ers International Relief. Fifty work~- including trade CLEANERS, DYER STRIKE MONDAY Officials Expel Active Militant First The officials of the Allied Council of Cleaners and Dyers, representing the three unions in the industry, have declared that the members of the or- ganizations involved will not report to work on Monday morning. The stop- | age will result in a virtual shut-down of all the wholesale and retail clean- ing and dyeing establishments in Greater New York, Westchester and northern New Jersey. Of the three unions involved, two of thém have a membership, of bona fidé workers, while the other, which is the largest, is composed the owners of\smaih retail si New York. Theatter, howev a charter from tl SMnerican tion of Labor. e union i posed of drivers whg are mem the teamsters’ union. Shortly before the ‘wnion officials made public their intention of calling a strike they took action, however, which would prevent the general membership of the workers’ unions from presenting wages and hours de- mands in addition to the reorganizing plans, This they accomplished by ex- pelling seven active members who, they feared, would lead the member- ship in such demands. During the past week the officials expelled from membership of the executive board Jack Lifschitz, Nat Greenberg, J. Breen and Benny Lerner; and from membership in the conference com- and M. Hellerstein. under the auspices ers’ organizations, lent: said last night. the strike. ation, of injunctions, voicing the solidarity relief. Will Elect Committee. sion directly after the conference. jference. It is called committee, |the activities of women in the min- je strike. fering suggestions to organizations lon how bese to collect funds for re- y of the relief already donated By New York workers. will be published by the Miners Re- | fief Committee periodically, and cir- {culated among sprees organizations | thruout the city. The committee sicdenta that organ- izations which have not received con- \ ference calls send its delegates with | proper credentials to the conference. Worker’s Funeral Tomorrow. 66, member of Carpenters’ Local 2090, who died Wednesday, will St. DEMOCRATS PLAY WITH UNEMPLOYED But Workers orkers (Communist) Party Party Mobilizes Sor Effective fective Struggle Democratic politicians are attempti unemployment situation in order .o foist upon the Amer- ican masses the rule of their Party in the next presi- dential elections. Governor Smith of tending to be concerned over unemployment. unemploymen; relief is forthcoming. Senator Wagner, a Tammany Hall York, introduces a motion into the Senate to investigate unemployment. So we have another no unemploymen, relief. The workers must not be fooled by capitalist politicians. own strength of organization and mi the capi-alist class and the capitalist government to relieve the unemployment situation. \ The Lenin-Ruthenberg drive carried They must rely only upon their ng to exploit the the Workers States for a real New York is pre- But no politician of New investigation, but these gestures of ilitancy to compel (Communist) Party is struggle to help the unemployed. The Lenin-Ruthenberg drive has for its aim the bring- ing into the ranks of the Workers (Communist) Party | vhe class-conscious, militant workers of America, to build up the militant labor press, among them the DAILY WORKER, in order to strengthen the working class movement to resist the capitalist a.tack. | This drive will culminate in a series of memorial meet-| ings to commemorate the death of Comrade Ruthenberg. These meetings will be held during the firs. week of March throughout the country. They must be utilized by the unemployed as well as the employed workers for imposing demonstrations against unemployment and for on at present by employment relief. cielies and’ workers’ clubs have’ al-, ready sent in credentials, and many more will present credentials seating delegates at the conference it was It has been announced that a re- port of the activity of the committee will be given by Fannie Rudd, sec- retary; a striking miner will present the story of the strike, and a miner’s wife will tell of the women’s role in Several speakers will talk on special angles of the strike siiu- Resolutions will be adopted by the conference denouncing the use of labor and pledging the utmost for An enlarged executive committee will be elected from among the de- legates, which will hold its first ses- The relief commitiee will circulate jits first general bulletin at the con- “Relief Rays” |and will cover the activities of the the strike siiwation and It contains an article of- and a short description of the This bulletin The funeral of Henry Schwedler, Union be held tomorrow at 1:30 p. m, from mittee A. Naparsteck, N. Rosenberg, | Engel’s Funeral Home, 315 E. 83d calculated to} strengthen .he militant labor movement of the United | CALL 3 MEETINGS. FOR UNEMPLOYED Jobless Will Demand Prompt Action As an answer to the futile hear- es being conducted by Industrial fommissioner James A. Hamilton at the order of Gov. Smith, and to the attack upon the unemployed workers made at a meeting of the Central Trades and Labor Council on Thurs- day night at which the industrial squad was called in to beat up the workers, the New York Council of the Unemployed has issued a call for three mass meetings to rally the thou- sands of jobless for immediate action. The meetings will be held today, to- morrow and Monday, according to John Di Santo, secretary of the Coun- cil, 60 St. Marks Place. The first meeting will be held today at 2 0 "clock at 158 Carroll St., Brooklyn, A meeting will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at 60 St. Marks Place under the auspices of Section 1 of the Workers (Communist) Party, and | another meeting will be held Monday at 6:30 p. m. at 46 Ten Eyck Brooklyn, under the auspices of Sec- tion 6A of the Workers (Communist) Party. H. M. Wicks will speak for the Workers Party meetings, and John Di Santo will rep- Unemployed, ized at all three meetings and plans made for conerete action, according to Di Santo. all its Yelief work will be in charge of the Workers’ International Relief, 1 Union Square. At Dress League Meet A report on what she saw in the Soviet Union will be delivered by Fannie Golos, an official of the Dressmakers Union, at a meeting of the Trade Union Educationai League section of the Dressmakers Local 22. The meeting will be held Monday evening at Manhattan Lyceum, at 8 o'clock, Clarence Darrow, Arthur Garfield 'Hays and Isaac Shorr will speak at a banquet and concert given in honor of the defendants and counsel for Cal- ogero Greco and Donato Carrillo, to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at th Irving Plaza, corner of 15th St. and Irving Place. Need Volunteers for, Miners and Jobless Voluunteers eager tc aid in im- portant relief work for the strik- ing miners and the New York un employee are requested to call at the office of Workers International Relief, 1 Union Square. EA aA UREN eSATA IS eae at. both these | resent the New York Council of the | Unemployed workers will be organ-| It is announced by the council that | 1 Report on the Soviets, Greco-Carrillo Banquet “ONLY FLOATERS” IS EXPLANATION _ SURVEY OFFERS iBlames Warm Winter and Floods Feb. 17.—Attempting toe istics that there is no nent crisis in New York state, Dr, A. Hamilton, state | industrial commissioner, has attempt- jed to sidestep the question of relief }in a report prepared under the direc- tion of Gov. Smith. Evasion Expected. | “This report prepared for Gov, Smith came as no surprise to the unemployed workers who expected nothing from this superficial inves- tigation,” John Di Santo, secretary of the New York Council of the Un- employed, said last night. “The New York Council of the Un- employed predicted some time ago that this investigation would only try to explain away the growing unem~ ployment. The council demanded im- mediate action for relief for the thou- sands of unemployed instead of drawn-out investigations and confus- ing statistics.” Calling the huge number of job- less workers thruout the state “float- ers,” Commissioner Hamilton says in his report that the unemployment situation in this state is not due to (Continued on Page Two) COLO, STRIKERS ORDERED FREED |Court Reverses Moyer Decision | ALBANY, prove by sta serious unemplo: By WINIFRED R. MOOERS, | (Federated Press). | DENVER, Colo., Feb. 17.—A vite tual reversal of the old Moyer de~ cision v en in the federal court y when Judge J. Foster d that the four mine who were held from hout charges be im- w ody case in which me court ruled that authorities had a right | to hold men without charges has been sed nationally as a precedent in_ |e involving violations of civil lib- jerties by military authorities. Although the judge went unnec- essarily out of his way to denounce “agitators from outside our borders who never did an honest day’s work,” and to laud the state police for “brav- ery and patriotism” in staging the Columbine massacre, the judge’s de- cision condemns in unmistakable terms the denial of constitutional rights om strike prisoners. Held Since January. This case was brought to court here | by the American Civil Liberties Union after applications for writs of habeas | corpus were denied in both district and state supreme courts. frank Palmer and Walter Nesbit, who were held since January 20, Pav* idler and Mike Dal Soglio, w’ were held more than six ‘weeks wi! | out charges, were ordered released the milit | ,|the judge’s decision. |\Novy Mir Celebratio: To Be Held Tomori, Novy Mir, Russian Commun Weekly, will celebrate the 17th a: niversary of its founding at a sert and ball tomorrow, at 5 orel in the New Star Casino, 107th and Park Ave. a a i F