The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 9, 1928, Page 2

Page Two “ITE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1928 PREPARATIONS 70 BEING APRANGED Sklar Promises Big Re- sults Soon “Preparations are g~ made to intensify the drive to 1 10,000 ne subseribers for The DAILY WORK ER,” Benjamin Sklar, DAILY WORK- ER agent in Milwaukee announces The closing date for the campaigr has been extended to May 1 and th Milwaukee t+ promises to d Milwaukee Plans to Forge Ahead in Daily Worker Subscription Campaig (GREEN, WOLL IN DEAL PUSH DRIVE ARE 2727 TAMMANY HALL its deal with the Tammany machine. The strike of the traction workers having beén prevented, Green re- mains siléit. Frayne insists that thére will be no strike. Ryan only two days ago announced: “We have confidence in thé mayor.” Mahon has left town: Officials of the Amal- gamated repeat significanily:; “It is up to the miatyor.” | (Continued fro:n Paye One) vould force at least a g vort from the Ameri of Labor. On the other hand Smith and his Néw Yori City hench- man, Mayor James J. Walker, tied up as they dre wi h the traction in terests of the city, would be forced 9 support the railroads with polite idlence and the other usual methods § WORKERS PARTY CANDIDATES RUN IN MILWAUKEE Sorialists Boast They Have Pleased Bosses LE | MINERS T. J. O'FLAHERTY |. WASHINGTON, D, C., March 8.—| | That the United Mine Workers of! | America would keep its wage con- | tracts with the operators despite the jcontract breaking policy of the coal barons, following thé lead given by the late John Mitchell, former presi- dent of the miners’ union who stated By WIS WOULD CHAIN ‘Though executive vice president of the company, he managed to be ig- norant of many important matters, read a list of stockholders and did not know how many shares of stock were held by the chairman of the board of directors, and he testified that he was never admitted to a board meeting. Lesher testified that the Pittsburg f government offic . Tammany] fall realizes that this would expose} ts true role and prove highly em- sarrassing if not fa.al to Al Smith’s vmbitions. Behind the Deal. Additional background for the deal veen Tammany Hall and the of- MITWATK RE, Wis. Mar. 8: The mayor is talking of “séeing the officials of the In-erborough,” but it is clear that he is merely stall- ing in the hope that the present mili- tant solidarity of the rank and file traction workers will be dissipated in ae ivity. The Interbérough in thé meantime the field in the coming municipal elec- tions in Milwantoe, The candidates picked by thé Werkers’ Party ate P. Ordano, 5th Ward; Charles Varga, 9th Ward: S. Brook, 10th Ward; M. {The Workers’ (Communist) Party has| placed five aldermonic candidates in| United Mine Workers of America operate open shop mines in West-| at an international convention, that Coal Company, while operating under “I care not if the Heavens fall, the Union agreement, was permitted to | must live up to its agreements,” was moreland County and in Eastern Ken- | the proud boast of John L. Lewis, tucky. ' made before the full committee of the| ing indictments of the Lewis policy this morning’s session of the coal, f Separate agreements made by the strike inquiry in the senate office | Progressives. This is one of the most damn- | moré than its,s sub getting by ficials of the A. F. of 4, is provided that time. fe pica § 3 a : é .. | by the application for an imjunction Spécial pre ns fr 8 FFe5. dis jby the Interborough against thc tribution of T WORKER | 4 malgamated ation and the among thousar kers in the} sineri¢an Federation of Labor, which factories and along Milwaukee | was pending at the time the deal was| wharves is being un mn. | made. | Steps are he ne | he menace of the injunction had| strengthening of T ached a point which forced the A. ER “Builders’ Clubs of L. to make some stand or give and it is expected t » aven its pretense of opposition to will take a basic par »|injunetionism. Veiled announcements the drive. were made by Green and Woll that “the American Federation of Labor vould fight to a finish, come what d since a previous injune- against the traction workers had handed down by a Tanimanyj{ and -since any injunction mted in the future would inevit-}| y be attributed to the policy of Al Smith machine, the danger to ith became a real one. NEED OF “DAILY” BRINGS RESPONSE en jim the lo Seores Contribute to |. Previous to that time Mayor er had been eulogized by ‘he Defend Press [Ai ate as “one of th Sa TPES t mayors New York has evei (Continued from Page One) létter accomy the workers. f the duration of the c unanimously adopted.” “Enclosed find one dollar for The DAILY WORKER defense runs a letter from San Jose, Calif. Barely able to keep up our end but will try to do more soon.” s has been “Bnclosed you will find a money-| order for $10 as a little contribution of the International Labor Defense | branch of this city,” write a group of New London, Conn. workers. “We couldn’t do any better now because times are very hard, but will try to do much better in the near future.” “ft am now sending you a few dol- lars for The DAILY WORKER de- fensé fund,’ says a Chieago worker. “J went over to the Carmen’s Hall and Robert Minor’s speech was so inspir- ing that I was ashamed of myself) that I could not give the five dollars ie was asking for The WORKER. So I have sent it because my conscience was bothering me. Good luck to The DAILY WORKER.” The Pressing Danger. Workers thruout the country are daily testifying with their contribu- tions that they understand the crisis thru which their paper is passing and the danger of suspension with which it is confronted. Donations vz to a single dollar bill show the de mination of the militant A workefs to rescue their “DAILY” from the conspiracy with which the For weeks the life The ,.DAILY American courts are threatening it. WORKER has been in the hand the American working cla: It h been their duty to decide whether theit press should live or die. And they have decided with a w of donations which have preve: immediate destruction of the paper. Only thé continued support of ail the | workers ¢an Keep their paper alive and powérful. The danger that threatens to w thé pape? is by no means over. American bo: will never give up the fight to destroy their militant enemy. Only the united effort of the militant workers can save The DAILY WORKER from the plots of its class enemies. Rush your contributions to The DAILY WORKER, 33 First St.,; New York City. MRS, KNAPP STILL BELIEVED GUILTY ALBANY, N. Y., Match 8—Ran- aall J. Leboeuf, Jr., youthful More Jand commissioner who charged Mrs. Florence E. S. Knapp, former Repub- Iiean secretary of state with forgory, gtand larceny and other felonies in connection with her administration of the $1,200,000 census fund of 1925, still believes Mrs. Knapp should be criminally prosecuted before the Albany County grand jury. District Attorney Charles J. Her- rick of Albany refused to present the Léboeuf charges to the grand jury on the ground that they were not suf- ficient to obtain an indictment. Opinion Unchanged. “Nothing has occurred to change my opinion as to the soundness of those recommendations” Leboeuf Said in a statement today in com- menting on Herrick’s action in drop- the charges against Mrs. . “What the district attorney is a matter between him and governor.” | fund,” | DAILY | ying from hundreds | S of | rush | ed the | jhad.” This in turn followed a “set tlement” of “clarification” of th strike si.uation in the summer 0i 27, by wh Walker and Tammany took credit for ‘using their r “in the interes: of union la- hone The Interborough in the meantime sought to force a seven-cent fare be | fore election instead of waiting until jafter election as Tammany desired. yy means of its in,w ion proceed- igs, it contmued with is program yainst the union: The straiegy of | the Interborough officials thus was to jabsthe ordinarily, immediately | obedient ‘Tammany tiger where it jhurt him most, in his labor-official- | dom belly. A Compomise. Tammany, however, was forced to conceae .o the iaver oiticiais’ de- |nvand for a temporary let-off on the | injuncton, According to information now re- vealed, Green, Woll, Hugh Frayne, New Yorx seate organizer for the | Federation, Joseph Mi. Ryan, presi- |dent of the New York City Centrai | irades and Labor Council, John Sul- livan, president of the New York State Federation of Labor, and offi-| ‘eials of the Amalgamated met with| .sammadny Hali and agreed that no | sttike’ would be catled on the trac- tion lines provided “something was 'done” about the injunction proceed- ings. | They Called It Victory. | It will be recalled that the bellig- erent atti ude of James L. Quacken- | bash, attorney fot the I. R. Y., sud- denly changed. Attention was called w His diteved atticude at the time. the ‘latimany judge, | rvogel; handed down fr 2” decision on he in- inetion. The decision was hailed by en as “a #reat victory.” Woll de- ared: “It looks as if Justi¢e Was-| zel has tied a tit can tothe dog,’ and Frank Morrison, ry of the A. F. of L., said: se of injunctions in labor dis- 3 sed its peak. New} be proud of thé fact courts are léading the Deal Is Carried Out. Several days later Green in a dis- patch from ami, where the execu- ive council Was meéeting, carried out the labor officials’ part, of the deal with thé afincuficemeéent that there would be no strike on the I. R. T. |When the growing pressure of the traetion workers later seemed about to forée the officials of the Amalga- mated to act, Green again an- |nouneed, March 6, that it was no time “to talk strike.” In the mean ime the Interboroug! had changed its tactics, due to the| city’s stand against any fare | erease before election. | It will be recalled that when the | | | | city obtained its injunction to pre- ont a fare increase, the Intetborougi: mmediately proceeded to attack th union. Twenty-one men were fired about ten days ago and since then ten more have been discharged. The fficials of the Amalgamated, in spie of their boast that “the Amal- gamated always protects its mem- bers,” made one retreat after an- ther until finally President Mahon even prevented the holding Tuesday night of a union meéting at waich a strike vote would have been forced. it was a regularly called monthly meeting. Malion called it off. On this very day the New York State Federation of Labor announced its endorsement of Al Smith as presi- dent, A. F. of L. to Follow. It is known that the executive council of the National Federation 1s merely waiting for the proper time | H announce the ‘ederation and thu 4 <F | of jthe delay, have become critics of the company agents, provocateurs.” Amalgamated have been reserved for | chine whose ends they are serving. jand dyers havé beet gfanted a wage upport of the whole |: hes complete in fulllidiate sieik. it whe ifidastty: has announced its intention to take its injunction application to a higher court, where it will undoubtedly be successful. TRACTION MEN STILL FISHTING Unite Ranks for Real. Battle Ahead | (Continued from Page One) which the officials of the American into with the Tammany Hall machine ained in another ¢olumnh). erald has gone even further | est form of opén bé rayai| perpetrated upon workers inh recent j vimes. Answering the rising clamor hundreds of traction workers against his treachery, this creature, snown by thosé who have worked with him in ofganizing campaigns to, be completely yellow, admits tha: “some of our members impatient at Amalgamated policy.” But without shame or blush this labor faker goes on to say: “Our local leaders know that the noisiest of thése criti¢s are Several days ago when the delib- erate treachedy of the Amalgamated officials came to a climax, they sought to give out the impression that (the workers themselves had called off the strike by indicating their refusal to go out. Theit whole scheme has now been exposed as in- dicated in another column. It is recalled that the most bitter invective and the most violent denun- ciations of these “leaders” of the! che ‘“Geakies,” the company spotters and spies, the “rats,” as the officials called them. But these “rats” low as they are have been known to fighe back when placed in a tight place. Not Beaten. The traction workers are not beat- en. There will arise both inside and outside of the traction workers or- ganizations those necessary and in- evitable forms of workérs’, bodies hich will take up the task of union- izing these workers whose cause is the immediate concern of the labor} arovemient. A strike movement must still be worked for courageously and without let up, The motormen and switch- men, leaders in past efforts must take up the fight. There must be a consolidation of all sections and all ranks of the traction lines. Every man must telephone, write; demand of these officials; no matter how much they have betrayed the work- ers ihat they call a strike. They aust be driven to the wall and ex- nosed. Along with them, but only in the fight there will be exposed he corrupt Tammany political ma- { Every worker who has been fired must report to thesé officials with demands that he be protected. No man must hold back. Put the fight up to them. Put the fight up to the deceptive and vicious T&m- many machine. No Let Down! Form your shop, terminal and barn committees. There must be no let down. The traction barons must be taught that you cannot be enslaved. You should take no stock in the hints of wage increases which ° are being thrown out by the com- { es. You will never get a tent ‘cept through organization and figh'. Don’t believe the Tammany promises ®f permitting organiza- tion when the lines are taken over by the city. Tammany Hall is ear- rying out thé policies of the open- shop traetion barons in this case. Keep up the fight. Form your shop groups. Talk with your fel- low workers. Agree to work to- gether. No divisions in ‘he rants. No illusions about seniority b:ing given back by th? company. You will get back your seniority only through a strike. A strike is still the order of the day, When. it comes Ist nd man Hold baé's: The | opportunity is still here. You must act. RAISE FOR GERMAN DYERS, BERLIN, Mar. 8—Fut dressers of 10 per cent by the employ- ociation. It is qnite certain, @ ‘6 well founded - opinion Berson 12th Ward; and H. Fricder- ichs. 22nd Werd: The campaien of the Workers’ Party is being based on thé anti-lahor policy of the socialist edministration of Mayor Hoan, who has, boasted that Milwaukee under socialist rule has been picked by the manufacturers as hest suited for their plants. z The platform of the Workers’ Party candidates calls for the organization of the unemployed with represent- natives of the Federated Trades Coun- cil on the Ccuncil of the Unemployed: introduction of the 5-day week and 6- hour day in industry here; municipal works for the unemployed with trade union wages and conditions; full mai tainance of the unemployed; munic- ipal kitchens for the uriemployed; pub- | Federation ef Labor have entered |}je ownership of public utilities. with he reht of the utility wor'ers to or- canize; a fight aeainst military pro- uvaganda and against race diserim- ination in public schools; police pro- tection against company gunmen and scabs; and municipal housing at cost for the workers’ families: The plat- form also calls for a fight on Wall street imperialisra and eails for the recognition of Soviet Russia. MEMORIAL KEET TO WARN OF WAR Sunday, Central Opera (Continued from Page One) demonstration, meetings will be ar- ranged in a large number of indus- trial cities thruout the United States. Several signifieant Ruthenberg, mem- orial meetings have already been held where pYominent leaders of the Work- ers (Communist) Party cited the rec- ord of service to the American work- ers. Great Example, Says Trachtenberg. “Ruthenberg, the propagandist, the teacher, and Ruthenberg, the local leader, the spokesman of the masses among whom he lived, are glorious examples for the youth of today to imitate,” Alexander Trachtenberg, member of the Central Executive Committee of the Workers: (Commun- ist) Party of America, declared yes- terday . —“Abways-when Ruthenberg spoke or wrote hé not only had the immediate things in view, but also the ultimate,” Trachtenberg said, “This side of Ruthenberg, together with the fact that he was a great local leader were his outstanding traits, I believe, and Isspeak from long years of associa- tionwith-him. “At thé tiie Ruthenberg joined the working class movement, America had produced very little in the line of revolutionary literature: Knowing German, Ruthenberg studied German revolutionary writers and became more cosmopolitan than other social- ists; who were interested only in American affairs. When questions like the world war arose, Ruthenberg accordingly had an international point of view. Compared With Debs. “Eugene V, Debs on the other hand, was just an agitator, although in his earlier yeats he was a great organ- izer: Debs never was allowed to de- velop theoretically as much as Ruth- enberg. He was in sympathy with the lefts; but the rights took advan- tage of his sentimental appeal and forced him to become merely an agi- tator.” Trachtenberg explained that be- cause the Workers (Communist) Par- ty is mainly a young party, many mémbers do not know Ruthenberg’s backgruorid: For this reason a col- lection of Ruthénberg’s writings and speeches has been included in the series of “Voices of Revolt” that In- ternational Publishers is bringing out:. The book will be ready for the memorial meeting. Drowning Feared JFRSEY CITY, N. J., Mat. 8= With no trace of John Hoey, worker on a DuPont powder boat, for 20 days, workers on the boat have ¢on- eluded that Hoey fell overboard while at work. The powder boat was an- chored off Liberty Island. HEIRESS IF SHE DIVORCES. Mrs. Mary N. McKee, wife of Pro- fessor Ralph MéKee, of the depart: thent of chemical engineering at Colidinhian was left $25,000 by her refusal to grant the in : old \. hava -ied to an eee mothér, with the condition thas she McKeé." it was learned today. { Ruthenbere “Meet Next} he “single of no longer the wifé of |ber of building. Lewis did not state that Mitchell was a heavy stockholder in coal com- panies and had a personal interest in their prosperity. Neither did the wit- ness inform the committee that his predecessor, Mitchell, left an estate of approximately $250,000, the great- er part of which was in coal com- pany stocks. Lewis denounced the Pittsburgh Coal Company for abrogating the Jacksonville agreement declaring that this contract-breaking policy justified every attack made on the coal opera- tors “by every soap boxer and com- munist thruout the length and breadth of the land.” Admits Anthracite Miners Want Strike. The president of the international union also stated that the anthracite {miners were anxious to strike in sym- jpathy with their bitumtinous brother ‘but they were warned by their offi- \cials that they must keep their agree- | ments. Lewis and counsel for the miners’ union ate trying to win the favor of | the big ¢apitalists on the Interstate Commerce Commission by attempting to show that the operators can make more profits by opérating with union than with non-union labor. Lewis finished his testimony this morning. Chairman W. G. Warden, of the board of directors of the Pitts- burgh Coal Company; was called for the witness stand but was absent in Philadelphia and G. E. Lesher, ex- ecutive vice president took his place. Lesher is of the new school of effi- ciency experts but he looks more like a counting house clerk out of a Dick- ens novel than one of those hard- boiled correspondence executives who make good in the success magazines. Lesher seemed thoroughly frightened and evaded important questions. GRECHT IS HELD FOR GRAND JURY Labor Organizer Gets Support of Miners (Contimied from Page One) 1 | ' | ! charge of inciting to, riot. It was not until Tuesday that the sedition charge was preferred. The ‘sergeant read excerpts from a stenogranhic report taken at the Canonsburg meeting several months ago in which Miss Grecht was quoted as saying that althouch President Coolidge claimed his hands were tied when asked to intercede cn behalf of the strikers, his hands were not tied when Wall Street asked him to inter- cede in Nicaragua by sending marines there. Pierce also declared that the in- junctions were termed “seraps of paper” by Miss Grecht who, he said, declared that injunctions are uncon- stitutional and not backed by laws made by any legislative body, but judge-made laws and therefore only “scraps of paper” legally. Supported by Workers. Many committees from mining camps around Burgettstown came to Houston to inquire whether they could testify for Miss Grecht. They told her that they wanted to hear what the “Save-the-Union Commit- tee” had to tell them, and asked whether she would speak at meetings they wish to arrange for her in their respective towns. 7 + Hangood free on Bord. WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Mar. 8.— Powers Hapgood, member of the “Save-the-Unisnh Committee” of the United Mine Workers and his wife’ were free today under, $5,000 bonds each by Judge Jones. They had been released from jail yesterday on a writ | of habeas corpus. Both were arrest- ed last Sunday when police prevent- ed several thousard miners holding a meeting to protest against | the Lewis-Cappelini murder rulé ia the union, co.orrtatOns To stem, BUOOM'NGTON,: Ill, March 8] (FP).—The second annual congress of the Central States Co-operative League opens at Bloomington May 27. VOTE ON ESCH NEXT WEEK. WASHINGTON, March 8,—A vote by the senate on «he question of can- firming the reappointment of John J. Esch, Jz., of Wisconsin, a3 a mém- the Interstate Commerce Com- mission will be taken next week, from } ILLINOIS MINERS FIGHT WAGE CUT District 12 Committee Issues Call (Continued jrom Page One) ficht is our fight. We must support them with relief. We condemn the district and local settlement policy It is contrary to Lewis’ own slogan. Ht is a fraitorous “backward sten.” We demand the reestablishment of the national agreement and a national «trike to save the union! The organized coal fields are grow- ‘tg smaller, the unorganized fields ate increasing. This is thé tesult of the bankrupt Lewis’ policy. Lewis must go! Fishwick must go! The rest of these bankrupt officials | must eo! Organize the unorganized to again build the union! At thé Savé-the-Union Corference held in Belleville February 12th, dele- gates from létals all over the state resolved to fight for these demands. They esolved to call a National Save-the-Union Conference to organ- ize nationally for the fight. They elected an Illinois “Save the-Union Commhittee” We call upon you, the sank and file coal miners of Hlinois; te prepare for a militant fight, to organize sub- district. and otal Save-the-Union Committees; to erpanse Mass meet- ings ighout the district in sup- port of this campaign! = = ish to clean the ‘ight is the only way out—no sur- Be Support the COAL DIGGER finan- cially and otherwise. Order copies for your locai union members. Send your orders to 526 Federal St., Pitts- burgh, Pa. 330 Kenosha Knitters Are Still on Strike; Strikébreakers Armed KENOSHA, Wis., March 8.— The strike of the 330 knitters of the Al- len A. Co. is continuing in spite of the terroristie action of the gang- sters in the employ of the company. The request of Louis Budenz,. edi- tor of Labor Age and union organ- izer, that the guns be taken from the strikebreakets has been refused by Chief of Police Logan. Dis:rict At- torney Powell merely said he would go to the plant to urge the strike- breakers not to carry guns. Six local preachers have offered to arbitrate between the workers ana company. The offer is being consid- eted by the union. The company has not taken any action on the sugges- ion. PROHIBITION AND EDUCATION. ALBANY, N. Y. Mar. 8.—A bill to prohibit the teaching of prohibition in the schools of the state today was in- troduced in t** legislature by Assém- blyman €u\ Jier, New York City democrat. eign countries started from SPORTS IN BRIEF More than 300 runners among them stars from for- —s "TECHNICAL MEN UNDER LAW qpnerey FROM N.Y. CITY HALL Mayor Walker Re- nounces Men and Union (Continued from Page One) | several hundréd more who were ¢ori- pelléd to wait in the corridor. After a Tammany politician had in- formed the mayor of the purpose of the demonstration, Walker interrupt- éd the regular proceedings to say sar- castically: “I understand that several city employees are here today. I un- derstand that a group of city engi- neers are distributing leaflets and pamphlets which call the mayor and the other members of the board of estimate politicians and manipulat- ors,” Walker Is Angry ’ He grew angrier as he spoke. “I have been further informed that this group of men issued a leaflet calling upon the city technical work- ers to storm today’s meeting of the board of estimate,” he continued. “If this is true there will soon be less city employees than they are now. “I do not advocate the policy of city employees appearing l<fore meetings of the board of estimate on questions relating to salary increases. Nor will I be stampeded by demon- strations such as has taken place to- day. I further disapprove of hun- dreds of people coming here in the mariner that you have, If there are any city employees present I request them to immediately go back to their depariment.” When the workers left the building and congregated in City Hall park several patrolmen were sent to dis- perse them. WORKERS THRONG | LD, BAZAAR (Continued from Page One) Singing ‘Society, Otto Suess, conduc- tor. Robert W. Dunn, member of the will make the introductory spéech, The chairman will be R. Ullrich, % Defense. Childten Programs. Tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock there will be a special Children’s Day Program, in which the Pioneers will play a prominent part. In the eve- ning the chief event of the bazaar will take place—the International Costume Ball. The program Sunday evening, when the bazaar will close, will consist of a concert by the Brooklyn Art Trio and an address on the work of the Inter- national Labor Defense by Martin Abern, assistant national secretary of the I. L. D. Is Defending Workers. It was announced yesterday that the I. L. D. has assumed the defense of Rebecca Grecht, Pat Toohey and John Brophy, who were beaten and arrested in Pennsylvania for thei ae- tivities in behalf of the progressive miners. The Last Plenum PITTSBURGH, March 8.—A mem- ber of the district executive commit- tee or agit-prop committee of the Workers (Communist) Party will lead a: discussion on the last plenum of the central executive committee of the Party at a mecting here of all Party units next Tuesday. VET BUREAU ATTACHED. BOSTON, March 8—Many wit- nesses were called before the federal grand jury today in connection charges made against members of the Veterans’ Bureau staff. the Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles bound for New York in the first continent foot race. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of $25,000. Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, former| Bronx favorite. The victory came world’s bantamweight champion, will| after six successive defeats, j return to the club whéte he won his first fight when he Negro at the Olympia Athletic Club Saturday night. Rosenberg won his first contest when he beat yesterday id tis Satta oa + ee . ares off] Johnny Risko, who is to meet Jac Agaitst "Hadry ‘Scott, Atlantic. City! Sharkey at Medison Square Garde jon Monday night, did ie around Verna, N. J national committee of the I. L. D.,. secretary of the German branch of the . ¢ | International coaenaen