The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 22, 1928, Page 5

il DREISER LAUDS — SOVIET REGIME Sees Communism As World Influence (Continued from Page One) | ment and no poverty. The govern- ment, which is destroying conceptions of private property, is also destroying the conception that the good things i of life belong only to the rich.” Prefers Soviet System. Dreiser also commented on the Soviet institutions, which he had ob- served closely in the various sections | of the country that he visited. “The | uncontrolled grafting that we have in this country is unknown in Russia,” he said, “and as far as I’m concerned, { prefer the Russian system.” He also expressed approval of state- owned art collections such as prevail | in the Soviet Union. “Art treasures belong where every- | body can have the benefit of them} and not in private collections, and I} think it is better to have the govern- | ment control them.” Before he left for the Soviet Union last October, Dreiser declared that | “every nation has a right to move/ away from misery. If that is what | Russia is doing, I am for it, and I don’t, give a damn what methods it uses.” That he had not been disap- pointed and that the Soviet govern- | ment is actually working in the in- terests of the masses of the people | was evident from his remarks yes- terday. “The principles of Commun- ism, as éxemplified in the Soviet system, are going to influence ma- terially the social and economic life of the entire world,” Dreiser said. Met Soviet Leaders. During his stay in Russia Dreiser was everywhere treated with the ut- most consideration as one of the greatest of American novelists and the guest of the Workers’ Interna- tional Relief. He was in Moscow dur- ing the celebration of the tenth an- niversary of the November revolution, and subsequently visited various parts of the country, two secretaries being placed at his disposal, He met most of the Soviet leaders, all of whom discussed freely the social and cul- tural conditions in the Soviet ‘Union. He is at present at work on a book on prominent international personal- ities, and declared that when this was completed, he would probably write a book on Soviet Russia, N. Y. Cooperatives Meet to Aid Striking Miners Representatives of twelve New York cooperative organizations met last night at the Coopera‘ive League |’ of America, 167 W. 12th St., for the purpose of rendering aid to the striking miners of Pennsylvania and Ohio. in the form of clothes and money. Plans for a mass meeting were also laid. The conference was called by an “Action Committee” of three, con- sisting of Charles Nemeroff of the United Workers’ Cooperative, M. Rubinson, of the Cooperative Bak- eries of Brownsville, and A. Wirkula of the Cooperative Trade Association. Amedo Sabitini, a striking miner from Cheswick, Pa., told of the sirug- gle in Pennsylvania and of the ur- gency of relief. Cedric Long spoke on behalf of the Cooperative League. Represented at the meeting last night were the following organiza- tions: United Workers Cooperative Association, Cooperative Bakeries of Brownsville, Cooperative Trading As- sociation, Sunset Home, Russian Workers’ Stores Association, Unity Cooperative and Proletcult. Shoe Workers Call Mass Meeting for Thursday | An organization mass meeting for | all shoe and slipper workers of Great- | er New York is being called for} Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at Man- hattan Lyceum, 66 E. 4th St., by the | Associated Shoe and Slipper Work: | ers’ Union. The call for the meeting contain: | a warning to the workers that they | must act now if they would prevent wage cuts, increased hours and other | suffering due to growing unemploy- ! ment, Phone Stuyvesant 3816 %, John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A_ place with atmosphere where all radicair meet. 302 E. 12th St. "lew York. Health Food Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 Madison Ave. PHONE: UNIVERSITY’ 5865. FOR A_ FRBSH, a ReOMe VUGETAKIAN MEAL Come to Scientific Vegetarian : Restaurant 75 E. 107th Street. New York. [won 1 DO WE MERY TO DRINK] D EAT! At the WORKERS PARTY ACTIVITIES NEW YORK—NEW JERSEY Secretaries Attention! All announcements for this column must reach The DAPLY WORKER of- fice before 6 p. m. on the day before publication. tet baht 3 To Report on Plenum. Be ports on the recent plenum of. the Party will be given this week at spe- ections meetings at which mem- | of the Central Committee will) Thursday at 6 p. m. at 101 ection 4, Thursday at 8 103rd St. | -e Harlem Classen. The Harlem “Fundamentals of Com- munis: class and the English class will start tomorrow at 7 p. mat 143 E. 108rd St. Petia SO @oney Island Mecting. The Coney Island Branch 5 will meet tonight at 2901 Mermaid Ave. ‘at 8:30 pm ee Branch 5, Section 5. Branch 5, 5, will meet to- night at 207 * iF, Unit 3-E 1F wiN meet tonight at 15 p. m. at 101 . 27th St. i * * FbD2. | ect tonight at] st Ss SS 3-D Fb2 will 6:15. p. m. at 101 W. . * * Seetion 2 Functionaries Meet, A meeting of the funetionaries of | Section 2 will be held,tomorrow at 6:30 | p.m, at 101 W. All unit and subsection org: ust be present. ers} ra District Agitprop Conference. A district agitprop and speakers’ conference will be held Saturday at 3 Pp. m., at 108 EB. 14th St, Room 42. * All unit, sub-section and section prop directors must be present, | all district speakers. A roll cali Nl be taken. Robert Mitchell will speak on the traction question and Juliet Stuart Poyntz on “Winning Working Class Women for the Class Struggle.” Neier tae Branch 4, Section 7. Branch 4, Section 7, will meet to- night at 8:30 o'clock at 1940 Benson Ave., Brooklyn. . * * Section 2 Industrial Organizers. All unit and sub-section industrial organizers of Section 1 must attend a meetin tomorrow at 6 p, m. at 101 W. 27th St. * . Unit 2-D 3F, Unit 2-D 3F will meet tomorrow at 6 p..m, at 101, Ww. 27th St. Party Women's Meeting! A general'membership meeting of all women members of the Party’ will be held Saturday at 1:30 p. m. at Irving Plaza, Irving Place and 15th St. Ar- rangemen for the celebration of In- ternational Women’s Day on March 4 will be made at that time. * Y. W. ts Hike. The Young Nee td League of Bath Beach will hike to Silver Lake on Feb. . Starting point will be 1940 Ben- son Ave., Brooklyn. . > . Paris Commune Celebration. Sections 2 and 3 will celebrate the Paris Commune at an entertainment and dance, Saturday evening, March 17, New © Casino, 116th St. and Lenox Ave. Peer nines Downtown Dance. The Downtown Section of the Young Workers League will hold a dance to welcome thé 20 Pioneers who were Braduated from the Pioneers to -the League on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 60 St. Marks Place. aie ets Affair For Daily Worker. Section 5 will hold a concert and ball Saturday, March 3, at 2075 Clinton Ave. Proceeds will go to The DAILY WORKER, T. U. E. L. Meeting Will Be Held Next Tuesday A general membership meeting of the Trade Union Educational League | Local New York, will be held next | Tuesday at Irving Plaza, Irving Place! and 15th St., at 8 p.m. An announce- ment yesterday stated incorrectly that the ESHNS was held last night. Workers Are Joining Box Makers’ Union) The round box workers are lined | up in the Paper Box Makers’ Union 78 per cent, according to an announce- | ment by union officials reporting on the progress of the organization | drive now being conducted. Ninety per cent of the drivers have already signed up, the report con: | tinues. |the union’s exeeutive board after the AMALGAMATED FOOD WORKERS Bakers’ Lec. No. 164 Meets lst Saturday in the month at 3468 Third Avenue, Bronx, ¥. Ask for Union Label Bread. Aavertise your union meetings here. For information write to The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. 33 First St., New York City.. Union—Local 8 with the A, F. Window Cleaners’ Protective |, Affiliated of L. 15 E. 3rd St.. New York MeetS each Ist and 3rd Thursday of each month f. Manhattan infos Your Union} BUTCHERS’ UN ION Local 174, A. M, C, & B. W, of N. AL Office and Headquarters: peti ‘Temple, 243 E, 84 $t.. Room 121] | egular meetings every and 3rd Sunday, 10 A, M. imployment sea by open every day » M. Bonnaz tmbroiderers’ Union E. 15th St, Tel. Stuy. 437! Executive Boar? Meets Ever: day. Membership Meetings— last Thursday of Pg: George Triestmi % L, Freedm ‘Manag re President. irry Halebaky Secretary-Treasurer. ARBEITER BUND, Manhattan & Brot German Workers’ Club. vary, 4th Mitel hige et ly in the 1onth at Labor Temple, E. S4th | Street. New members ce and at regular tings. German and ibrar junday lec Bi THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 1928 Page Five CLEANERS’ OPEN- AIR MEET FIZZLES “Drive Out t the Chain) Stores,” Slogan | A mass meeting heralded by the Cleaners’ and Dyers’ Union yesterday as a joint meeting of the workers in| the wholesale plants, the drivers and the owners of the retail cleaners’ stores, who are all participating ina stoppage, was held in Union Square | yesterday afternoon. About 200 gath- | jered in the,north end of the square} union by them. Jand listened to their union officials at the meeting which lasted only 20; minutes, The meeting had been antounced | the day before at a meeting of the wholesale workers held ‘in Clinton) Hall. Not only wholesale workers but the retail store owners and driv- | ers, 12,000 in all, were to have taken | part in this meeting. After waiting. several hours in Union Square, the officials, who were sitting sadly in an automobile, decided to open the | | meeting. Not For Workers. The stoppage was called Monday | morning by the Allied Council of] Cleaners and Dyers, which is com- posed of three A, F. of L, unions. The | largest of these unions has a mem- bership of about 10,500 owners of! cleaning stores. Another consists of | about 1,000 workers in wholesale cleaning plants and the third has | about 500 delivery drivers, Jack Effert, head of the drivers’ union, opened the meeting and intro- | duced Alexander Marks, organizer for | the A. F. of L., and several others. | They all cautioned those assembled to ! keep on striking till they succeed in) putting out of business the chain | “dollar’store cleaners against whose | effective competition the stoppage | was called. The chairman also in- troduced several speakers among | whom was J. Bagley of the Engineers | | and Firemen’s Union, only to find out | that they were not present at the) meeting. The chairman stated that | they were probably “busy elsewhere” | and adjourned the meeting. “Strike” a Surprise. Among the few workers who at- tended (the majority being store own- ers) deep resentment was expressed atthe manner in which the strike was being conducted, They said that the [ refusal of the union officials to put | out wages and hours demands showed that the only reasons for the strike was to eliminate the wholesalers’ and | retailers’ competitors, | The strike, which came as a sur- prise to many members, not having | been discussed or decided upon at any membership meetings, was called by officials had expelled four of its most | militant members. In addition to the | four executive board members, three | progressive members of the finance | committee had been expelled by the A.| F. of L. officialdom in order that | there should be nobody to demand | that the strike be primarily for an} improvement in the workers’ condi tions, and not the bosses. tel. Lehigh 6022. Dr. ABRAIIAM MARKOFF SURGEON DENTIST Office Hour iZ A.M, 2-8 P.M, Daily Except Priday and Sunday. 249 EAST 116th STREST Cor. Second Ave, New York, Dr. J. Mindel Dr. L. Hendin Surgeon Dentists 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803 Phone Algonquin 8183 Monument 3519, {HARLEM HEALTH CENTER 1800 SEVENTH AVENUE Cor, 110 St. (Unity Co-op, Building) Dr. V. G. Burtan Dr. E. L.Kreinin Medical Director Dental Director OPEN ALL HOURS. | Health Examination The Newest and Most Success- ful Methods 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. ¢ Union Sa.) Daily 9-8 P. M, Sunday, 10-4 CO-OPERATIVE Dental Clinic * 2700 Bronx Park East Ap't C. 1. TEL. ESTABROOK 0568, DR. I. STAMLER Surgeon-Dentist DIRECTOR OPEN: — Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 8 P, tat tak hdres from ;among the most active union mem- 7 t= gary ‘Disassociated” | B.S.& A.U. Member Shows By B.S. & A. U. MEMBER, |told by. told by Pres. Steinberger that they | fat é had all been “disassociated” from the Officials of the .Bookkeepers’, i yone Stenographers’ and Accountants’ | 22!0"- He announced that anyone who asked such questions or in fact any questions relative to the execu- tive committee’s report, was a “dis- rupter.” When the member insisted | on having her question answered, he} called the sergeant-at-arms to throw | her out. Walter Cook, Vice-President Marsh, and other executive committee members shouted “Throw her out,” but this move was blocked by. the majority of the membership threatened to leave also. When members are éxpelled for their union activities; when worker: at membership meetings are refi the floor to ask questions, discuss nd | vote on matters vital to the organi- zation, it looks like “di sociation” | all right—“disassociation” -of the of- hoes from the rank and file Union went-the limit at the member- |ship meeting, Monday night, Febru- ary 20, in “disassociating” themselves from the rank and file membership. Outside the meeting hall, at-3. West 16th St., members of the executive committee were doing some heayy “associating” with cops to keep out 24 members of the union who had been arbitrarily expelled from! the The reason given was that “they are Communists or Communist sympathizers.” Active Members. Several of the expelled member: said they were not Communists. It is true, they said, that they had been hers and believed their expulsion was due to this fact. They had also been among those who had voted to stril at the last membership meeting, January 16, to reinstate one of their | fellow-members, Harry Rubin, who Is jhad heen fired, or “disassociated” | from the Amalgamated Bank. One! SHOP ON craic of the fsirls, Jean Wolfson, of 527 Greene Ave., Brooklyn, stated she had lost her job at Altman’s because | jof her union activities and had been unable to get work since. i No Discussion. ; While strong-arm methods’ were being used ou le the meeting, | President Emerich Steinberger, chai jman, did me heavy, work’ inside. After reading the report of the exe- cutive committee, which has always been taken up seriatim, Steinberger announced there would be no discus- sion or voting on the report. “Tf anyone does not like this rul- ing,” he said, “they know what they ean do. They can get out.” This an- gered the members who insisted on discussion and voting on the report. Among the executive board decisions |upon which Steinberger refused dis-| A large attendance is expected by cussion was the expulsion cf the 244 officials of the Joint Board at the members, the lame excuses of the| meeting of active members which | executive committee for not obeying | they have called for tomorrow night the decision of the rank and file for|at 8 o'clock in Webster Hall. Offi- 4 strike at the Amalgamated Bank to/cials of the Joint Board will attend reinstate Rubin, and the formation of|and give reports of the union situ- @ new organization committee. ation. This committee consisted solely of | —— the members of the executive board, | headed by Geneva Marsh, vice-presi- dent.. One of the members. who asked | what had happened to the former or- | ganization committee, which — the membership had elected, and which seemed to be active and efficient, was LAW OFFICE CHAS. “RECHT For the convenience of workers open unti: 6 P. M. and all day Saturday. 110 WEST 40th ST. Room 1604. Phone: PENN 4060--4061--4076. OKINS Drug. Store| White Plains cor. ‘Allerton. AV. BEST SERVICE TO CO-OPERATIVE DWELLERS, Meet Tomorrow against the Main Cloak Company, of Passaic, N. J., by the New Yor! Joint Board of the Cloak and Dress| Makers Union. The strike was called | when the employers suddenly decided to force their workers to register with the dual union established by the | right wing. When the forty workers employed there refused to comply with the bosses’ orders they were all locked out. * oe MARY WOLFE STUDENT OF THE DAMROSCH CONSERVATORY PIANO LESSONS at her studio 49 WADSWORTH TERRACE Telephone Lorraine 6888. WHI also cail at student's home. f- <== | | WANTED: ili | | | A Good Stenographer To start work immediately. Must jbe a Party or Youth member. [eddoess: D Daily Worker, Box X 10. HI cura eae” | Pants Sale” | 10,000 PAIR PANTS $3.95 and up Well hand tailored to match every coat and vest. The largest se- lection of Pants in N. Y. City. Also Pants to order from a selec- tion of 50,000 patterns of imported and do- mestic fabrics, at very reasonable prices. Quality and workiman- ship guaranteed. R. & G. 47-53 Delancey St., bet. Forsyth & Eldridge. Sts.—Open Sat. & Sunday. No Tip-Union Barber Shop| 77 FIFTH AVE. Bet, h_ and 16th Fpreste WwW YORK CIT’ Individual San service by Ex- ~ LAD R BOBBING LEARN PATTERNMARING Learn designing, copying, pattern- making, grading dresses, cloaks, fur garments, also children clothing. Complete courses eee OL t 14th StReer ‘Algonquin 3277, CONCERT and DANCE given by Bronx Section International Labor Dette WE Pe STUDIO OR OUTSIDE WORK Patronize Our Friend {| | i} Special: Rates for Labor Organiza. ||| at the ROSE GARDEN blished 1887.) 1347 Boston Rd., Bronx SPIESS STUDIO ANYTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHY ave) 54 Second Ave., cor. 3rd St. arranged by O-OPERATIVE Beran Stop! Yasha Friedman & Yasha Weissbord pat i Avenue, near 25th’St. |} musie ‘by. a double union hand, ‘oes Repaired Admission: matin se Pressed While U Wait In ut door 75 cents Stitch-Down & Slipper Workers! | he Time to Organize Has Come! The bosses are constantly cutting your wages, forcing you to work long hours, and pay for your jobs,-and at that you are not safe with the job. The old fighting lecal No. 61 has been revived. It is out now to organize the Stitch-down and Slipper workers of greater New Yorkin order:to stop these conditions from spreading. You are therefore called'to“attend a MASS MEETING which will be held on THURSDAY, Febraary. 23rd, 8 P. M., at MANHATTAN LYCEUM, 64 East 4th Street, New York City. P. P. COSGROVE and JULIET STUART POYNTZ will speak in English and CARLO TRESCA will speak. in Italian. BOOST THIS MEETING AMONG YOUR SHOPMATES. BUILD THE UNION in order to STOP THE DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS, ALL STITCH-DOWN AND SLIPPER WORKERS MUST AT- TEND THIS MASS MEETING. Stitch-down and Slipper Workers Local 61 ‘Associated Shoe & Slipper Workers of America 51 East 10th Street, New York City. || Labor and Fraternal who |“¥ jActive Cloakmakers to}, A strike was declared yesterday| ~ ‘CEC MEMBERS TO Organizations | DAILY WORKER of- | . m, on the day before | pu Slication, je Li Reports of the recent plenary méet- |ing of the Central Committee, Work- }ers (Communist) Party will be given w at special meetings of Sec Downtown L. L. D. I. ly. De . Second St, will meet at 7730 p. The tonight a m. * . . Lecture on Lindbergh. | tomorr 3 Carl Weisberg will lecture on “Lind- | tions 3 and 4, perety: Wall ptrest's: Age Gor set} Ben Gitlow will report at the meet at 8 p. m. Friday. ing of Section 3 which opens at 7 p. | 103rd St., | hi | Freeman Lectures Sunday. m. at 101 W. 27th St. Alex Bittel- Maeatie aater tae eet man will report to the meeting of Open’ Forum, ! Clinton | Section 4 at 143 EF. 403rd St, at 8 cha ere |p.m. n’s Council Meeting. | ad Council of Working Morning. 1 membership of the “ at Irving Sunday Bote ureon “Art in fe Cooperative Health Center, r will lecture in English , will talk Health,” on Dr. Han- Control “Birth Sunday, with starts Affair Saturday, ted Council gf Work- n will hold a party 5 Clinton Ave. the | Bronx instructor, of the ructor, United § starts es,” Jim | Thursday at Bronx po eee . D. Bazaar. aar of the Internation- se will be held for five gles of American La- Saposs, instructor, h 7, at New Star sag eal Worker nd 107th St. All _ The Brownsville putions should be Branch of the 99 Broadway, Room 422. itkin Aye. Broo is conducting eee asses in sh, elementary and in- | Pret ‘| , States and funda ali ‘ome he Bronx Section, Fretheit § inunism, ndamentals of Com-| society, will hold a concert and ball ge Stee |Saturday, Feb. 25 at Rose Garden, 1847 Bronx Concert and Ball. | Boston Road, i The International Labor Defense of |. Lower Bronx Concert. the Bronx will ¢ oncert and ball, {Class Women, Council 3. will hold « Vv concert and pack: party, Saturday, Feb 25 at 542 E. 145th St. to raise at the Z funds for the striking miners’ children, . * and Concert. | nd Section, Fretheit For Miners’ Relief. Singing Soc will hold a concert and.|_A_ benefit performance’ of Michael dance § March 3, at 2864 W.|Gold’s “Hoboken Blues" will be held at 21st St, B the New Playwrights’ Theatre this af- . ‘i ternoon under the auspices of the The of Working] Youth Conference for Miners’ Relief. NEW YORK DISTRICT COMMITTEE calling ‘Special Section Meetings to take up Plenum Decisions SECTION THREE will meet Thursday, Feb. 28rd, at 7 P. M., at 101 West 27th Street. SECTION FOUR will meet Thursday, Feb. 28rd, at 8 P. M., at 143 East 103rd Street. A MEMBER OF THE C. E. C. WILL REPORT ON THE PLENUM. Special Membership Meeting UN-AR-COOPERATIVE Thursday, Feb. 23rd at 8 P. M. PARK VIEW PALACE 110th St. and Fifth Ave. Very important for each member to attend. . BOARD OF DIRECTORS Un-Ar-Cooperative, Inc. Concert and ~ Dance Sat. Eve, Feb, 25th HUNGARIAN WORKERS HOME 850 East 81st Street. Mike Gold will speak on The Effects of the Machine Age Upon Literature. ADMISSION 50c. Auspices: Sub Section 8 B Workers (Communist) Party. PROCEEDS TO DAILY WORKER.