The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 1, 1928, Page 2

y g Page Two THE DAILY WORKER. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928 For three years the TOWNSHIP OF POC IR n SESS SSE £ The state of the battle this year can be judged from the above phot road in Wabash county which has practically made relief impossible, N i 7 Seenoiie SiS ia + 6 HARL ees ittle farm community of Crowleyville, Gibson county, Indiana, has been fighting the floods of the Wabash river and for three year Y WIPED OUT AS FLOODS DESTROY 3 YEARS CROPS rs the floods have been victorious. ..No crops have been raised, Thirteen floods in eighteen months have brought the destitution pictured, Left to right: the main street of Crowleyville; an abandoned farm; a flooded 500 New Subscribers by March Ist Is San Francisco ‘Daily’ Drive Slogan ; MILITANT MINERS CALL FOR ACTION IN SELF-DEFENSE ‘Smash Lewis. Machine,’ Is Slogan Raised (Continued from Page One) wages and finally to smash our union. “The murder of Alex Campbell, a miner of Scotch descent and Peter Riley, of Irish descent, destroys com- pletely the false theory, spread de- liberately by the agents of the mur- der machine, that the previous kill- ings were merely the result of Ital- ian feuds. “The brutal murder of Campbell and Riley in broad daylight shows that the terrorist agents are striking straight and openly at the rank and file opposition to the coal company control of the United Mine Workers We must choose now and for all time between honest unionism and the bloody rule of the Lewis-Cappelini- Operator machine. Aimed Against Defense. “The coal companies, the contrac- tors and their agents in our union are trying to make the defense of Sam Bonita impossible. The murder of Campbell and Riley was intended to terrorize the rank and file, to prevent the organization of a mass union de- fense movement to free Bonita and to make it easier to railroad him to his death. “The agents of the coal companies are using both assassination and lega! murder. Lillis, Campbell and Rilev were murdered in the most cowardly manner, Greco, they almost succeed- ed in killing. Bonita, Mendola and} Moleski ‘they intend “to railroad to the electric chair. Organization Urged. “The Save-the-Union Committee calls upon the members of the United Mine Workers of District 1 to organ- ize and take the control of our union from the bloody hands of the opera- tors, contractors and their officia! agents, “We call upon all miners in Dis- trict 7 and 9 likewise to take control of their local unions and support the rank and file of District 1 and the program of the Save-the-Union Com- mittee by all available means. “The Save-the-Union Committee calls for #1e organization of power- ful rank and file defense to free Bo- nita, Mendola and Moleski. “Rescue the United Mine Workers from the murder machine of the op- erators, the contractors and their agents. Meetings Are Called. i “Avenge Campbell, Riley, Lillis an? Greco by defeating bloody reactioy freeing Bonita and building the U ted Mine Workers into an unbeatab! weapon of the 800,000 coal miners o North America. “Come to the protest mass meet ings in Luzerne, March 1st, at Italia> Hall, 206 Oliver S Pittston, Su day, March 4th, at 2 p. m.; Wilkes Barre, Monday, March 5th, 7 p. m. “Meetings are also being arrance in the following places Jessup, Oliphant, Simp: dale. Dates and hours nounced later. “Smash the murder machine! “Free Bonita, Mendola and Moles- ski! “Save the union! fight! “Support the program of the Save- the-Union Committee! “Signed, S. Dziengelewsky, chair- man; George Papcun, secretary; Tri- District Save-the-Union Committee.” WORKERS HELP DAILY WORKER (Continued from Page One) readers to the appeal for funds, the gmount thus far obtained is only a | } | Carbon- be an- Organize the small proportion of what is actually | needed. The contributions and assurances of F support from DAILY WORKER readers thruout the United States is a paper will have a more difficult time throttling the labor press than | they anticipated when they set out their campaign. _ Money is needed at once! Rush your contributicn to The DAILY) : WORKER, 83 First St., New York City. Old Forge, |” conclusive proof that the enemies of | Wolfe Tells of Ruthenberg’s Part in Fighting Last War “With the growing war danger, it is important to remember the part C. E. Ruthenberg played in 1917, for he started a tradition next war,” Bertram D. Wolfe, national agitz c Workers, (Communist) Party, de-: cTared yesterday. Wolfe will be one of the speakers at the Ruthenberg memorial meeting to be held at the Central Opera House, 67th St. and Third Ave., March 11. Ruthenberg was the first nationally prominent socialist to be jailed in the! United States for opposing the World War. Eugene V. Debs was jailed for protesting the imprisonment of Ruth- enberg by making a speech in Canton, Ohio, where Ruthenberg was behind the bars. Forced Nationa! Convention. The first step of Ruthenberg in op- posing the imperialist war was t foree the socialist party national emergency convention in 1917 at St. Louis to adopt an anti-war manifesto proposed by the left wing and drafted mainly by himself. This convention was held in March, several weeks be- fore the United States had entered the World War. Socialist misleaders like John Spar- go, William English Russel and John Walling openly became the champions of American imperialism and demand- ed that the socialist party do what the socialist parties of other countries had already done—betray the work- ing class and support the capitalist government in the prosecution of the war. The right wing leaders like Morris Hillquit and Victor L. Berger refused to take a definite stand on the question until they could see which way the wind was blowing. Ruthenberg was a member of the Boxing Notes All eyes will be turned towards Madison Square Garden tonight when Jack Delaney meets Tom Heeney in| the first of a series of heavyweight elimination contests for the right of facing Gene Tunney in a champion- ship match, Delaney engaged in a light workout yesterday and is scheduled to arrive in this city at 11:30 this morning. Heeney rested yesterday satisfied that he is ready to enter the ring and give a good account of himself. While the betting at present places | Delaney the favorite, it is believed that when the men enter the ring to- night even money will prevail. A lively little scrimmage is expect- ed between Jim Mullen of Chicago |and Tex Rickard over the holding of the lightweight championship match between Sammy Mandell, titleholder and Jimmy McLarnin, challenger, The opening gun in the battle has seen fired by the Illinois State Ath- letie Commission which has pledged . Mullen their sup- port in his move to bring the fight to New York. If necessary the Illinois commission | will ask the National Boxing Associa- tion to use its authority to enforce the verbal promise given Mullen by | McLarnin’s manager before the Mc- Larnin-Terris match at the Garden last week. SPORT FANS, ATTENTION! All amateur sport clubs should send news of their organizations’ activities to the Sports Edivor, The DAILY WORKER. They must reach the office before 6 p. m. of the day before publication. SPORTS IN BRIEF to be imitated in the r of the committee on war and militarism that drew up the famous “St. Louis ‘Anti- War Manifesto.” He took an uncom- ig stand and declared that the war was an imperialist war on all sides and demanded that the Amer- ican workers not only not support the war, but use all the means in their power to fight against it. The left wing under his leadership swept the St. Louis convention and compelled the vacillating elements to limp along. Spargo, Russell and | Walling packed their grips and joined | | the official trade union leadership to become salesmen of war bonds, The | Hillquits and Bergers swam with the | stream at the convention, but later betrayed the working class covertly at first, and later openly. In this anti-war. work, Ruthenberg was in touch with the International Socialist Propaganda League of which | | N. Bukharin, now editor of the Prav- | da, was the leading spirit. After war was declared in April, |many spokesmen of the socialist par- ty faltered, under growing govern- mental prosecution. But Ruthenberg developed his attack on war in har- mony with the proclamation that had been issued, PERU SCRIBES WANT HOLIDAY. LIMA, Peru, Feb. 29.—Peruvian journalists want their Sunday’s off. A resolution has been introduced in the Peruvian congress calling for journalists to work only six days a week, Standing of the Metropolitan | Workers’ Soccer League Divisian “A.” Ae) atat PEN Hungarian Workers 12 2 26 Bronx Hungarian 10 3 23 Scandinavian Workers 9 2 22 Spartacus 4 7 13 Atlantic Park 3 6 12 | New York Eagle 4 8 12 Red Star 3 7 10 | Armenian 2 Boake Freiheit lo 9 Division “B.” V, og Hungarian Workers 12 | D. 2 5 4 5 6 4 4 3 5 D. L ae See 8 Prague F, C, ID Oo 28 |Red Star By Rs ME BR | Freiheit Ee ee | Spartacus ee StS Beet | Fordham F, C,, 5 Bee eRe FO German Hungarian 2. Bie Clarmont F. C. 2 t Bue ‘New York Rangers 1 2 6 8 Blue Star Pe Be Oe | Division “C.” Wi Dy OP: German-Hungarian > aes SE | a) | Prague Junior ee teat aa ‘Scandinavian Workers 2 0 0 4 ' Spartacus | Eats | ee | ree Trumeldors 5 Rig. | ira Wome Red Star ee Gee Re Co-operative ee CR adi: : |¥. M. H, J ey ee daa Results of Last Sunday. Division “A.” Scandinavian vs, Spartacus, 5:2. Freiheit vs. Atlantic, 6:0. Exhib. Divisian “B.” Hungarian Workers vs. Fordham, 2:1. Red Star vs, Claremont, 1:1. German Hungarian vs, Prague, 3:2. Freiheit vs. Blue Star, 2:0. ” Division “C,” Trumpeldors vs, Red Star, Spartacus vs. Co-operative, 3: hib. ’ Scandinavian vs. Y. M. H. A., 3:0, Ex- | Brooklyn, to nominate four delegates jd | tional commitceemen are to be elected | party or appointed by the national | heroes and martyrs who died in the German Hungarian vs. Prague Jun- ior, 1:1, Well! Well! Byrd Not Around When His New South Pole Plane Is Tested PROGRESSIVES IN 44erder of Mine Leaders Symbol of Union fight TYPO UNION NO 6 TO CAUCUS SUN. Will Nominate Slate for Charleston By ERMA L, LEE. The “Progressive Party” of Typo- graphical Union No. 6 will hold a caucus this Sunday at Shield’s Hall, Smith and Schermerhorn Streets, for the “prog” slate to the Interna- tional Typographical Union conven- tion to be held in Charleston, S. C. Two delegates will be from the job printing shops and two from the newspaper composing rooms, Considerable interest is manifested in the meeting because of a decision scheduled to be given by National Chairman Chas. Babb of Chicago on he question of democracy in the ranks of the “progressives.” The ecision will determine whether na- by the membership of the “prog” chairman, as has been the custom in the past. Opposition Developing. At the last “prog” party meeting a month ago a dispute arose when the George F, Beech and Jack Mahar group of the N. Y. World asked for the election of a national committee- man. President Medealf of the lo- eal “prog” machine, who was in the chair, ruled Beech out of order, siat- ing. that appointments of national committeemen only were legal, at least by precedent, and that local “progressive” clubs must be governed by the rules of the “progressive” party caucus held at national con- ventions of the union. A compromise finally was reached when Medcalf agreed to get a decision from Babb of Chicago, and report at the com- ing caucus meeting. Must Serve Membership, With the “prog” parvy now be- coming the governing body of the union it is essential to determine whether it is to be beneficial to the membership or a menace to the rank and file—a reactionary machine or a progressive instrument, itself gov- erned by the rank and file and re- sponsive to the demands for a shorter work-day, relief for the unemployed army now existent in the printing trades, and all the needs of the membership, PITTSTON SILENT WITH TWO DEAD (Continued from Page One) deserting their post. Fearlessly they carried: forward: the struggle against the agents of the coal operators with- in their union, Lillis, Campbell, Reilly,these names will be writen into Labor’s history as the names of effort to save their union. Their courage will and must inspire every miner in the Anthracite to renewed s'ruggle with greater vigor, thru im- proved organization of rank and file forces for the return of their union to the membership and its former role of defender of their interests and welfare,’ ng Movement to Rally. “The entire labor movement musi now rally in support of the rank and file of the miners’ union, must join in the defense of Bonita and his comrades, must deluge the officers of the A. F. L. with demands for the dismissal of Cappelini and Lewis and their henchmen from the ranks of the labor movement.” a ‘ Richard seat whose business is self advertisement and whose hobby is flying, was no- where to be seen when his new plane took the air revent- ly at Miller Field, L. I. At least he vis not inside. Now that his as- sistant has proved the machine air- worthy it has been turned over to the (Continued from Page One) deadly tired and worn but his eyes shooting sparks that belied the slow drawl of his voice, I had the feeling that I was gazing at a man already dead. Campbell spoke of the friendly at- titude of the Pittston authorities, It seems that he believed they were ac- tually trying to protect him. He had helped to elect the mayor—a republi- can, The police were trying to find the murderers of Lillis and the gunmen who shot Grecio, Campbell said. “We must force the Pennsylvania colliery to start work,” he went on. “They are trying to starve us out,” he said, “and now we need money to defend Bonita ‘and must get our men to work.” Marked for Death. He was marked for slaughter as he sat there in the dimly lighted room with three of his fellow-unionists—an old man and two young miners. They had to elect a president to take Bon- ita’s place, they said. They talked about the difficulty of getting a can- | didate and the risks he would run. All agreed that Bonita’s successor would be inviting death. “Well, if we can’t get anyone else I’ll take the job,” said the youngest miner. They all agreed to this. The little gathering broke up. I shook hands with Campbell and wish- ed him luck. We drove down the street: and the young miner who had nomin- ated himself for sudden death rode a little way with us. “Is anybody stay- ing with Campbell tonight?” I asked him. “No,” he said, “they won’t bother him.” A week later the same street echoed with the rattle of machine guns and the roar of shotguns. Alex Campbell and Pete Reilly died. Chicago methods, if not Chicago gunmen, had come to Pittston. The Line of Struggle. In European countries only civil war which shakes the foundations of capitalist government produces such open slaughter. In the United States the mere struggle against corruption in a union brings forth these ruthless assassinations of workers. It is not civil war in the anthra- cite. It is murder calmly planned and coldly executed—and paid for from the war chests of the coal operators, condoned by their creatures holding official positions in the United Mine Workers. Alex Campbell and Pete Reilly laid down their lives for honest and mili- tant unionism. The full implications of the fight they were waging were not understood by them. Neither did they estimate correctly the murderous reactionary character of the forces whose grip on the union they were breaking. But they fought as best they could, they died on the front of the class. struggle. The soil in which the mass move- ment of the coal miners for honest and effective unionism is growing has been rsoistened lavishly with the blood of murdered militants. No more was needed and the life stream of Camp- bell and Reilly will rise in a erimson tide which will drown their murder- ers. Responsibility Feared. For the first time in the history of the United Mine Workers in the an- thracite it will be impossible for the veactionary leadership of the union to eseape the responsibility for its murderous acts. Living, Campbell had the loyal support of dozens of militant miners. Murdered, with the responsibility of the Lewis-Cappelini coal company machine clear to every coal digger, Campbell’s death becomes a mighty weapon in the hands of union miners whose wrath has been slow to gather but who now know that Campbell was killed because he symbolized for the traitorous leader- ship and their masters, the coal bar- ons, the upsurge of the membership against the corruption in which the official leaders wallow. Militant Miners Organize. Under the leadership of the Save the Union Committee and its correct organizing to avenge Alex Campbell, Pete Reilly, Thomas Lillis, Samuel Grecio. The miners here are organiz-| ing to free Bonita, Mendola and Mo- leski and administer a crushing blo to fascist reaction, i + The miners are organizing to avenge their murdered brothers by driving from the union the officials whose hands are stained with the blood of murdered miners. . The workers who died for militant! unionism in the anthracite will be avenged by the defeat of reaction % commander, and the building of a union free from capitalist control. part of the struggle throughout the United Mine Workers and the coal mining industry. It is the biggest fight in the United States today and the Save the Union Committee faces the combined might of the Lewis ma- chine, the coal barons and their gov- ernment. It is a struggle to build a union that will be an unbeatable weapon of the 800,000 miners of this conti- nent, In the structure of such a union the bodies of Alex Campbell, Pete Reilly and Thomas Lillis are keystones. Their blood cements the battlements which will resist the attacks of our class enemies. Their very names are battle-cries, Their memories already are graven deep in the hearts of thousands, ‘The manner of their deaths will be recalled to steel the struggle against their murderers, Workingclass Justice. The Lewis-Cappelini machine will be brought before the workers’ tri- bunal and working class justice meted out. The coal barons and their agents jin the United Mine Workers will be faced by 300,000 prosecutors, The challenge Alex Campbell made to coal barons, contractors and their union agents will be taken up by a militant army of his fellow-workers. The cowardly volleys which took the lives of Campbell and Reilly did not kill the movement they symbolized. They laid down their lives for their class and their class will carry on the fight. They were honest union men but they did not see very far beyond the union itself. The manner and the cause of their death itself raises the whole struggle to a higher level. This is the meaning of the mass an- ger aroused in the anthracite by the brutal murder of Alex Campbell and Peter Reilly, two brave and honest rank and file leaders, . Laundry Combine Grows Wars on Unionization If present response to the high- power advertising campaign of the growing power laundry combine con- tinues, the budding trust expects to be known as a “household word in America” with a “healthy increase in its sales volumes and profits.” The power laundry campaign is spending $6,000,000-in the next 5 years on ad- vertising. Over a million letters were conttibuted to the state-wide contests held on “Why I Send My Washing to the Power Laundry.” NEW YORK BOX WORKERS STRIKE (Continued from Page One) were for: 1. Recognition of the union and none but union workers to be employed; 2. Time and a half for overtime and all legal holidays to be considered overtime; imum scale of wages. The minimum scale demanded by 3. A min- the workers is $32 for drivers, for chauffeurs, $46.50 for scorers CALIFORNIA IN HUGE RALLY FOR SUB CAMPAIGN Free Distribution of Pa- per in West Word has just come of the for- mation of a “Daily Worker Club” in San Francisco, Calif. “The slogan is: ‘200 new subscribers to The DAILY WORKER by March 18,” writes A. Brenner, “Daily” agent in the coast city. Accompanying Brenner’s lette is a check for $10.20 to cover two yearly subscriptions to the “Daily” to be sent to San Francisco. Competition Keen. Oakland and Los Angeles have al- so been contributing new subscribers to the campaign for 10,000 readers. Under the direction of Paul Reiss, “Daily” agent in Los Angeles and Tohn Taylor, agent in Oakland, the drive to obtain new subscribers in the California cities is progressing rapidly. Bundle orders are being requested vegularly from various cities thru- out the United States. These are be- ing distributed in the factories and shops in an effort to acquaint the workess there with the only national labor daily in the country. To Publish Standing. The standing of the various see- tions and cities in the national sub- scription campaign will be published in The DAILY WORKER next week. The report will show just what pro- gress has been made in increasing ‘he influence of the paper since the drive was organized as a counter- offansive to the campaign of the professional patriots and open-shop interests who aimed to destroy The DAILY WORKER. . + » MEETING. HERE ON WOMEN’S DAY To Hold Celebration at Central Opera House (Continued from Page One) struggle. Discussions will be held in every party unit on working women’s problems. Forum discussions, wom- en’s meetings and distribution of lit- erature will be carried on in various cities. Women’s Day March 8. International Women’s Day March 8 will mark the culmination of this drive. On this day American work- ing women all over the country will demonstrate their spirit of interna- tional solidarity with the women of other countries and their abhorrence of imperialist war and the designs of the war-makers against Soviet Rus- sia. New York will celebrate Women’s Day March 4 with a mass meeting in Central Opera House. This meet- ing will be held under the auspices of a committee of working women’s organizations and a large attendance $87.50 for glue table men and setters up, $86 for finishers, and $29 for tyers up, These are all men. For female program the anthracite miners are| workers $26 is demanded for strip- pers, $27 for tap labelers and fin- ishers and $18 for turners in, Two dollars increase for all work- ers getting the minimum is asked. Piece workers, such as pasters, block- ers and strippers, should have a 15% linerease. These are the highest paid workers in the trade, working on round hat boxes largely, but their work is so irregular that their earn- ings are cut down. A 46-hour week is sought now with the right of the union to arbitrate ‘or action of hours in six months from the signing of the agreement. There are about 8,000 paper box workers in greater New York but the union has never succeeded in organ- izing the total. Irving Freeman is manager of the union, which is af- filiated with the American Federa- tion of Labor, and Clarina Michelson is secretary. Over 200 teamsters and drivers en- gaged in delivering paper boxes are out with the box makers, Irving Free- man, manager of Paper Box Makers’ Union said. “The indications today ore the strike will be short and will ‘result in a speedy victory for the strikers. Altho the bosses are trying to hire strikebreakers thru scab agen- cies practically no deliveries of paper The struggle in the anthracite is boxes are being rewle.” is expected, New England Active, The New England Federation o® Workin; Semen ait hold its Inter- national Woniéh"s Day meeting March 11 in Payne Memorial Hall, with Eva Hoffman, Juliet Stuart Poyntz and others as speakers," The Detroit Federation of Working pone iad aria 3 with Ella ve Bloor, Vera Buch and others as-openkers, Chicago working wom- en have also organized a central fed- eration of working women and plan a celebration of Women’s Day. Bal- timore women’s organizations will hold a mass meeting on the after- noon of March 18 and a banquet in the evening. Other centers have sim- ilar plans for Women’s Day and Women’s Week, For Miners’ Relief. ‘Women’s Week will be marked by intensive work of women workers in the miners’ relief drive. Collections of clothing and money will be made all over the country during this week for the starving women and children of the mine districts. The DAILY WORKER will publish’ a special International Women’s Day edition Saturday with special fea+ tures on the international labor movement. A special edition of “The Working Woman,” monthly bulletin for women workers, is also available. for distribution through The DAILY WORKER office, rt — i PS \