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~ this work. ALL PARTY UNITS TOGANVAS HOMES CAMPAIGN March, Mass .Mecting, ? Announcemer for a Red § March 18, fornia city y Paul C. Agent in} n of 2,000 copies | R is only al demonstration | to bring the to Reiss asserted. “A house to house canvas will open} the Red Sunday The can-| | present. PAUL C. REISS vassers will begin their door to door visits early Sunday morning and their labors will not be finished until the sun goes down on one of the most im- portant days in the history of The DAILY WORKER in Los Angeles,” Reiss continued. Every unit of the Party apparatus in Los Angeles is being mobilized for All Party shop and stree: nuclei, The Young Workers League and Pioneers and the women’s organi- zations will participate in the work of bringing home to the workers of Los Angeles the necessity of subserib- ing to the only militant American la- bor daily. While the canvassers are making their rounds hundreds of worke anu! Party members will relly in a monster procession with automobiles, banners and placards. DAILY WORKER mass rally will wind up the day’s work. “There will be prominent speakers from many | sections,” said Reiss, ‘and the Lo: Angeles workers are going to hi some of the best addresses which have ever been made in southern California. “Rally to the Red Sunday subscrip-| tion drive and mass meeting,” Paul} Reiss urges, “and p District 18 at} the head of the big national of-| fensive.” HOSE STRIKERS THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDA RCH 13, 1928 aa “MELLON LINKED IN TEAPOT DOME | Weeks, Du Pont, Butler Also Involved (Continued from Page One) The senate committee sub- poenaed Hays to testify Tuesday about the facts that he withheld on his two previous appearances as a | witness.. The committee also invited | Butler to come forward and explain | why his name was pencilled on the | corner of Pratt’s mysterious memo- | Port that “the more suffering and distress” they found, the more | randum, | “Conceived in Fraud.” The Sinclair donations to the Re- publican Party were made in 1923, | n a’month after the senate be-| gan to investigate his lease of Tea- | pot Dome from the Hatding-Coolidge | government, in which Herbert Hoover was a leading cabinet member.. They eame chiefly from his “profits” in the Continental Trading Company’s deal, which the supreme court branded as “conceived in fraud.” Profits from this company went to James E. O’Neil and Harry M. Blackmer, both of | whom have fled to Europe and re-! frained from using their “shares” be | cause they feared criminal prosecu- tion. “Andy” et al. It was the inscription of the four | names—“Weeks, Andy, Butler, and Dupont”—on the: Pratt note that | smashed the secrecy surrounding Sin- clair’s gifts to the Republicans. The note was Pratt's personal record of | a deal by which he took $50,000 of | Sinclair bonds from Hays and sent a $50,000 check to Fred W. Upham, Re- publican national treasurer. Later, Hays said, Pratt returned the bonds | to him, so he could give them back} to Sinclair. Heretofore, both the late John W. Weeks, and Senator J. Cole- man Dupont (R.) of Delaware, whose names were on ihe memorandum, pre- viously were shown to have handled | Sinclair bonds for the Republicans. * * * s ST. LOUIS, Mar. 12.—“If federal authorities would apply the conspir- jacy statute to the prosecution of! guilty persons in this oil mess, as they do in the cases of smaller crim- inals, what would the harvest be?” asked Sen. James A. Reed today. | Rain Ends an Attempt at Another One of Those “Good Will” Flights The rain didn’t respect a couple of chief high militaristic muck-a- | mucks who were bound = on one of those “good- will” flights to Latin- America. So the air trip | to Panama of Assistant Secretary of War David- son and Major General Fechet, chief of the air service, came to an in- | glorious end when they rain not far from Wash- were forced down by the i ed. The “Slimy Trail” (Editorial) The striking miners of the Pennsylvania and Ohio regions | were warned by The DAILY WORKER that the senate commit- | tee “investigating” the struggle in those fields, is owned body and | soul by the coal operators. The warning has now keen shown to| be true with such ghastly emphasis that not a mine worker can! doubt it if he opens his eyes. The senate committee went to the mine region, “investi- |gated,” uttered a few empty complimentary phrases to establish jconfidence—and then denounced the organization which more than any other is making it possible for the mine workers to fight | —the Pennsylvania-Ohio Relief Committee! The agents of the coal operators on the senate committee re- sure they were to find the Pennsylvania-Ohio Relief Committee— “active, offering food and clothing to the distressed miners and at the same time its doctrine of disloyalty, the breaking of injunctions by mass picketing, and the destruction of the organization of the United Mine Workers of America, together with the destruction of the government itself.” Ms This—coming from enemies of the working class—is a state- ment which, when the ties in it are corrected, must be taken as the highest compliment to the splendid relief organization which the coal miners have with such great difficulty built, and which makes possible the continuation of the fight—yes, and makes pos- cage the mass picketing which the senators call “disloyal” because It wins. Indeed the Pennsylvania-Ohio Relief Committee is “offering food and clothing to the distressed miners” and indeed the effect of its help is to make it possible for them to resist the coal opera- tors—to be “disloyal” to the scab bosses! But the contemptible lie that it seeks the “destruction of the organization of the United Mine Workers” is put forward by these flunkeys only because the relief committee and the militant workers supporting it are doing more than all else to save the United Mine Workers’ Union from destruction! If the senate committee found anything “destroying se United Mine Workers,” it would praise and not condemn such a force, The workers need no advice from the enemy. To hell with these senatorial agents of the bosses! The “slimy trail’? which they speak of is the slimy trail of senators. Support the relief of the starving mine workers and their families! _. More mass picketing—if this be “disloyalty”! More mass picketing—if it angers the senators it will win the strike! Send relief to the Pennsylvania-Ohio Relief Committee, at |611 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.,—and make the victory possible. ; Save the United Mine Workers of America! Miners, take the o into your hands—out of the hands of the agents of the bosses ! : PARIS COMMUNE MEETS Irish Meeting Supports Republican Paper Fund; Religious Note Cited De Valera sympathizers to the num- ber of about 300 who gathered Sun- day night in New York city to formu- late plans for raising 0,000, this | raised Jor the establishment of a | Republican newspaper in Ireland. VIOLATE WRIT Friends of the Republican cause | whose presence was requested and who failed to put in an appearance city’s quota of the $500,000 to be| TOBE HELDTHRUOUT U.S. j Meetings in every part of the country have been arranged for the 57th anniversary of the Paris Commune, it is announced yesterday by the Na- tional Office of International Labor Defense, 80 E. 11th St. From Boston to Los Angeles workers will gather@- — ei to pay tribute to the memory of the OPEN SHOP DRIVE | fighters of 1871 and to pledge their BEGINS IN N. Y, support in the struggle against white ‘nd. Survey Commission | terror and for the support of the in heritor of the traditions of the Com- mune, the Russian revolution. Max Shachtman, editor of the La- bor Defender, will speak in Boston next Sunday, 3 p. m. at Paine Mem- orial Hall, 9 Appleton St. Fred “Lewis Will Go” Is the ‘Red Sunday Will Rouse Los Angeles in “Daily Worker” Subscription Drive Have Hazardous Work vee ee a Renee a | GUN PLAY RULES ILLINOIS MINERS? | SAVE-UNION MEET Prediction (Continued from Page One) slugged. John Watt another miner | was attacked by these officials while the police prevented any assistance from his friends. Sub-district President Fox, a Lew- | is-Fishwick henchman, then proceeded | to address the meeting of miners. The STARVING MINERS AID DEFENSE FUND OF DAILY WORKER Couple Fight for Paper With Their Union (Continued from Page One) the entire militant labor movement. And out of this militant conviction and in the midst of their dire need in the bitter winter, they have never failed to respond eagerly to the ap- peals their press has veen forced to make to them. The pennies of the workers as one man thereupon arose and walked out from the hall, leav- ing Fox speaking to empty chairs. | The Save-the- Union Committee adjourned the meeting and made ar- rangements to resume the conference at the City Public Park. Every mine worker went to the second meeting | place. Toohey Speaks. Pat Toohey, one of the members of | the Save-the-Union Committee who, together with John Brophy, well known mine leader, was recently i beaten up by the police at Renton, Pa. spoke at the new meeting place. Toohey laid special emphasis on the need of a mass attendance at the Pittsburgh national Save-the-Union Conference on April 1. A telegram was Alexander Howat, militant Kansas able to be with you at your confer- ence. fight for a clean union and wish your conference success.” Toohey’s speech was twice inter- rupted by fights staged by the repre- sentatives of the Lewis-Fishwick ma- chine. Finally these officials again called in their police accomplices and for a second time under a display of guns, together with threats to kill the leaders of the meeting, broke the con- ference, The meeting, however, accomplished its purpose in creating a wide-spread interest in the coming Pittsburgh conference and crystallizing the sen- timent against the Lewis machine. * * * Call For Strike April 1. BELLVILLE, Ill., March 12. —En- thusiasm of the highest degree ac- ‘companied a resolution by the local miners calling upon all miners of Illi- nois to come out on strike April 1. The meeting called by the enlarged Save-the-Union Committee urged the miners to fight against the wage cuts now being permitted by the Lewis machine; for a national settlement and for renewed efforts to save the union. Thunderous applause greeted the unanimous adoption of the reso- lution. Six delegates came from Indiana coal fields. They assured the Save- the-Union Committee tnat a strong movement had been organized there which will join with the Illinois min- ers in a finish fight. Another Demonstration. At a mass meeting held Sunday afternoon at Ofallon, 1,400 miners at- tended. The spirit of the miners for militancy and struggle is astounding even the members of the Save-the- Union Committee. Oe Ne “Lewis Will Go.” WEST FRANKFORT, IIl., March 12.—Heads of the “Save-the-Union” Committee of the Illinois coal miners announced here today they would hold additional meetings. Patrick Toohey, editor of the “Coal Digger,” official organ of the “Save- the-Union” miners’ committee, pre- sided over the meeting yesterday. He predicted Lewis would be ousted by received from | miner who wired: “Sorry I am un- | I am fully with you in your} Jeer Scabs Guarded by , Douglas and Carl Appel will also speak, F Bishop William Montgomery Brown will be the chief speaker at the Chicago meeting. Los Angeles Meet. {at the meeting are, it is said, nettled Armed Thugs |by the means taken by De Valera in | bringing the question of his manner (Continued from Page One) jof taking the oath of fealty to the for the violation of a town ordinance. | British crown before the Irish people. Louis F. Budenz, editor of the “La- Majority Predicted. the miners within six months. OU MT a Reports (Continued from Paye One) Stop Minerich. most of labor’s legislative program,| MIDWAY, Pa. March 12.—When the commission proposed an “im-j Anthony P, Minerich, progressive partial chairman” for the building| strike leader of the “Save the Union bor Age,” who is in charge of the local situation for the American Fed- eration of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers, is being severely criticized by the workers here for his state-. They feel that De Valera owed his explanation to the Irish people in Ire- land at the time he placed his signa- ture on the parliamentary roll—that in making his explanation to a Jesuit industry. The part of the report showing the commission’s stand on the openshop reads: “It (the commission) believes that The Los Angeles Commune meeting will be held Sunday at 8 p. m. at the Co-operative Auditorium, 2706 Brook- lyn Ave., with prominent speakers, Committee” mentioned the Labor Party in a speech before a meeting of the Midway local of the United Mine Workers of America, Sergeant and a concert program. San Jose, Calif., will hold a meet- ing Sunday at Druids Hall, San Car- ios St., with Anna Porter, secretary of the local International Labor De- fense as main speaker, Gomez Will Speak. In Philadelphia, Manuel Gomez, secretary of the All-America Anti- Imperialist League, will speak Satur- day, March 24, at 8 p. m., at Slovak Hall, 512 Fairmount Ave. The pro- gram includes an international con- cert orchestra, recitation of prison songs with stage settings, and tableau called the “Spirit of the Commune.” in New York for publication in a Catholic weekly newspaper he was \failing in his duty to his people, and |placing religion first in his political alliances. Funds Unquestioned. The meeting, which was presided over by Thomas Rock, chairman of the New York State executive com- mittee of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Re- , public, did not discuss lack of har- mony. ments to the strikers and to the press. He had declared that he had given orders to the strikers to “respect” the order of the court, pending a long drawn out legal battle concerning the injunction issue. The strikers, who insist on conduct- ing picket demonstrations, point to the fact that Budenz: had previously publicly stated and written articles in which he acknowledges that the only way to fight the vicious injunction evil is by open violation of its orders. pdieiteeteei dene ee They'll All Be at the “Red Revue” Friday numerous other cities, Tombs Prisoners Herded Together ALBANY, N. Y., March 12. — Tho state commission of correction charges that the law in respect to classification of prisoners is not be- ing observed in the Tombs Prison, New York. The report further states that prisoners are herded together, and recommends one cell for each prisoner. v Meetings are being arranged in |, the following proposition: | Jones and fourteen other state troon- mental: "There criss af hema ers broke up the meeting. Minerich right on the part of either an indj-| had talked about the internal union vidual worker or an individual em-| Situation for about half an hour, but ployer to join an association of other|28 800n as he mentioned the Tako workers or other employers, and as a| Party issue, an officer declared, “He corollary there exists also an equal | was trying to fool me, but I knew right to refrain from joining such an|What he was leading up to!” and the organization without penalty to him| speaker was ordered from the plat- of any nature. Unregulated monopoly | form and the hall cleared. can be, and has become, especially| _Adam Getto, striking miner of vicious in the building industry, Un-| Bentleyville, Pa,, and congressiona! doubtedly monopolistic tendencies, for | candidate from Washington county on which both employers’ organizations|the Labor Party ticket, Rebecca and labor unions are partly respon-|Grecht, Labor Party organizer, who sible, have unduly raised building|was similarly barred in Burgettstown costs, last Monday, and Charles Fulp, a Ne- James Gerard, former ambassador|.gro miner, were not permitted to to Germany and appointed to repre-| speak at all. sent the “public” on the commission, Fear Labor Party. was particularly inquisitive about} Sergeant Jones attempted to keep building union practices in the survey|the meeting from opening, but when group’s hearings. The commissioners|the Rev. S. A. Hite, recording secre- asked questions designed to force ad-| tary of the local, who was chairman missions of monopolistic practices,|of the meeting, pointed out that the such as limitation of membership,| speakers had been invited by the local from building union officials. to speak at their meeting and insisted That section of the commission’s re-| that no permit was required. The po- port which wails that New York's in-|liceman agreed to allow the meeting dustry is lagging a bit behind the rest | on condition that the Labor Party or- of the country is attributed chiefly to| ganizer, Rebecca Grecht, would not Merwin K. Hart, representative of the | speak, employers, The sergeant deraanded whether 1 These divers are risking their lives to retrieve a bag containing $50,000 in gold which fell from |the S. S. Roma in the Hudson River at 57th St. Needless to say, none of the gold will be given to the men who have risked their lives to recover it. Philip Murray or any other interna- tional officer of the union had sanc- tioned the meeting. The Rev, Hite replied that permission from interna- tional officers was unnecessary, de- claring “Tony Minerich is a miner, we know him, He’s a good fellow and we want to hear him.” Police With Machine, “Pat Fagan doesn’t think he is a good fellow, and Pat Fagan’s brother doesn’t think he is a good fellow, either,” was the response. This state- ment was considered a direct indica- tion of collusion between the John L. Lewis-Murray-Fagan group and the police to put an end to meetings of rank and file miners of the “Save the Union Committee” whih is calling a national conference April 1st to de- mand that the strike be spread to every mining camp in the country to force a quick settlement and a com~ plete change in the union policy. Lewis’ policy of allowins* certain union mines to work while others strike is sharply criticized by them. The Labor Party, according to Miss 4 Grecht, is a recognized party in Penn- sylvania and state and local candi- dates have been slated in various countries, * * Siren Drowns Appeal. ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio, March 12.—To prevent the striking miners from urging the non-union miners working at the Provident Mine near here to join the strike, a huge fire siren, whose deafening sound can be heard for miles around here has ‘been installed by the Clarkson Coal Com- pany. Whenever the strikers on the picket line attempt to speak to the strike- breaking miners, C. I. Breedlove turns on the siren which immediately drowns out anything said. But the pickets cannot be deterred. ‘Let’s bring signs; they can’t turn off the sunlight!” they cried. Lieut. Col. Wade Cristy and eight members of the National Guard to- gether with Captain Noble, U. S. deputy marshal with 10 aides were called out by the Y. and 0, Coal Com- pany who declared that crowds are “attacking” the mine. No reports of damage or injury have been heard from the district, however, Knit Goods Workers to Meet Thursday Night A general membership meeting of| the Knit Goods Workers Union will be held Thursday, March 15, at 8 p. m. at the headquarters of the Cloakmakers’ Joint Board, 16 W. 21st St., accord- ing to an announcement made yester- day by the executive board of the union, VES ie Unemployment BAYONNE, N. J., Mar. 12,—Stan- ly Boroski, 38 year-old homeless and unemployed worker, was almost burn: to death when fire destroyed a shack in which he had sought refuge from the cold. His condition is critical. k \ starving miners and of all other workers thruout the United States have checked the smashing drive the American bosses have directed against The DAILY WORKER, Workers Save Press. - The question of the life or death of the paper has been up to the workers to decide and they have made their militant decision. From mines and factories, ships and farms, from one coast of the United States to the other, the American working class has said, “Hands off!” to the capi- talist attempt against the life of the workers’ press. The attempt has been checked. But new forces of reaction are being pre- pared to crush the life out of The DAILY WORKER, The arrest of its editors, Dunne, Miller and Bittelman was the first blow. The murder and jailing of the progressives in the Pennsylvania coal fields was the next tho not the last. The starving Pennsylvania miners have raised a hand to intercept that blow. There must be 10,000. other hands to join with theirs. Every militant worker in this country must send every possible cent to the de- fense of the paper. Rush your con- tribution to The DAILY WORKER, 38 First St., New York City. COMMUNIST GAIN IN POLE SENATE WARSAW, March 12.—The Com- munists made large gains in Warsaw in the national elections for the Polish senate. The Pilsudski regime, largely thru a ruthless suppression of opposi- tion meetings and arrests of left wing leaders, has succeeded in winning forty out of 111 seats. The elections are generally regard- ed as indicative of a swing to the left in Polish politics. 2 R. R. Workers Killed TIPTON, Ind., Mar. 12.—Two work- ers were killed and two seriously in- jured early today in a erash of two sections of a Nickel Plate Railroad freight train. The dead workers are W. Walsh and George Howard, train- men. Fred Rosse, an engineer, and Guy Newton, a fireman, are expected to die as a result of their injuries. Fall. Mny Be Fatal WEEHAWKEN, N. J., Mar. 12.— John D’Estria, 21,.a longshorman of Brooklyn, is suffering from a frac- tured skull as a result of a fall thru an open hatchway on the S. S. Fort Armstrong, docked hére. The work- er may die as a result of the injury. spread Daily Worker and get a new newsstand Sympathizers and readers we ask you to speak to yopr nearest newsdealer. 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