The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 23, 1928, Page 1

TAE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY | THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at New York, N, ¥., under the act of March 3, 1879, FINAL CITY, EDITION Vol. V. No. 70. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside New York, by mail, $6. 00 per year. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928 Published daily except Sunday by The National Daily Worker Publishing Axsociation, Inc., 33 First Street, New York, N. ¥. Price 3 Cents ILLINOIS COAL STRIKE TO DEFEAT LEWIS SELL-OUT LITVINOFF RAPS TORY DELEGATE AT GENEVA MEET Charges British Trying: to Shelve Plan GENEVA, March 22.—The im- perialist policies of Great Britain were bitterly attacked by Maxim Lit- vinoff, head of the Soviet Union’s delegation to the preparatory arms conference in his reply to Lord eee endon today. Answering Lord Cushendon’s charge that the U.S.S.R. was “inter- fering in the internal affairs of other nations, Litvinoff said: “Great Britain accuses us of med- ling in the afafirs of other nations, but Britain sent a squadron to bom- bard Chinese cities and she inter- fered with the affairs of Persia.” In reply to Lord Cushenson’s re- quest that Litvinoff explain whether the Soviet Union included “civil war” in the conflicts which it was trying to prevent, Litvinoff declared that the League was not concerned with the internal policies of its ‘members. Referring to the question of propa- anda abroad, raised by Cushendon, itvinoff brought up the notorious \\ noviev letter, which he declared Was a deliberate forgery. The charge that the Soviet Union’s proposal for complete and immediate disarmament was “incompatible with the League covenant” was branded as (Continzed on Page Three} LABOR PARTY IN. PENN NOMINATES Brophy Among Candi- _ dates on Ticket PITTSBURGH, Mar. 22.—Nomina- tion petitions have been filed with the Secretary of State by the Penn- sylvania Labor Party for U. S. sen- ate, state treasurer, auditor general, judge of. superior court and nimerous candidates for representative in Con- gress, State Senate and State Legis- lature. Charles Kutz, chairman of the state Labor Party, is running unopposed for the. office of U. S. senator and Sidney Miller, an attorney of Altoona, Pa., is the only candidate for judge ef Superior Court. Ben Thomas, a Philadelphia machinist, is being op- posed by Henrietta Additon of same city, for the office of state Treasurer. Erophy Running. John Brophy, of Pittsburgh, mili- tant leader in the Miners’ Union, is opposed by Charles Waters, a Phila- delphia republican politician, for the effice of auditor general. Waters is also the regular nominee of the Re- publican party. Brophy has the sup- (Continued on Page Two) MELLON LAUGHS AT OUSTER MOVE Couzens Resolution Cites Corruption WASHINGTON, March 22.-When an insurgent movement started in the senate today to force Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon out of the cabinet because of the oil disclos- | ures, Mellon merely leaned back, meta- phorically, against his banks and coal and iron companies, perched his feet on a distillery and smiled, “I have no intention of resigning,” he said. : Then to demonstrate further the power of the special interests and the economic class he represents,he added flippantly that he had even forgotten that Sen, James Couzens’ ouster reso- tution was on today’s senate schedule. Four Grounds Given. Couzens, ih speaking for his reso- lution, asked the senate to request Mellon’s resignation on four grounds. (Continued cn Page Two) _ ‘Party Functionaries i | Will Meet Tonight! A meeting of all Party func- __ |tonares will be held tonight at 8 'p. m. at 108 E. 14th St. All other} Party meetings which interfere are| to be postponed, The 7-Cent “Privilege” Crushed, crowded, crammed into milling masses of jammed human flesh, the tired workers who stream from the shops and offices at rush hour are herded into the New York subways as is shown in the above pictures. For this privilege of tak- ing your chance with death by maul- ing, suffocation or infection, the subway bosses are still demanding a seven cent fare and the politicians are_assisting them in this looting of the workers’ pockets. [.L.D.to Defend Anti- Horthyites The International Labor - Defense; which is conducting the defense of Hugo Gellert, Emery Balint, Paul Teles and Camilla Cinquegrana, ar- rested in Washington last Monday when picketing the White House, issued the following statement last night through Rose Baron, secretary of the New York local: “The Wall Street government, which has entered into a united front with the black Horthy-Bethlen re- gime, is determined to crush all pro- test against the murder torture of tuncoaud o? Hungarian workers and peasants. Whether the répre- isentatives of Wall Street happen to operate in Nes York or in Washing- ton makes litte difference. The re- sult is the same; pickets are beaten and arrested and the Hungarian dele- gahtion is received with open arms. “The International Labor. Defense, which has organized protests in the past against one of the most bar- barous despotisms in Europe, intends to continue to raise its voice against the bloody Horthy-Bethlen rule. - Ar- rests and the breaking up of demon- strations will not intimidate the workers of this country CHARGE MELLON Couzens Demands That | “Handy Andy” Resign) WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. — Hun- lost to the taxpayers through “legal tax settlements, favoring cdérpora- tions and big business men,-under the administration of Andrew W. Mellon as secretary of the treasury, Senator James Couzens, of Mich., charged in the senate this afternoon in launch- ing the debate on his resolution de- manding Mellon’s resignation. The senate debated the resolution for two hours pro and con~ without jreaching a vote. At 2 o'clock the resolution was placed on ‘he. calen- dar, where it will require a majority vote of the senate to force | sideration in the future. - - Couzens charged Mellon held his of- fice illegally because the secretary lowned steck in forty different cor- porations in violation of law. He said he could prove no personal wrong- doing by Mellon but that the senate’s iinquiry into the internal revenue bu- reau had shown huge tax losses un- der Mellon’s administration. ot athe treasury. “There were many unlawful or il- legal settlements,” said Couzens, “We jeven found memoranda on some set- tlements, saying ‘this is a Mellon company.” ”” : Tailors “Local Calls Special Meet Monday A special ‘meeting of Local 1 of the Journeymen Tailors’ Union of America has ben called by its ex~ ecutive board for Monday evening, March 26, at the union office, 202 E. 47th St. at 8 o’clock. JUGGLED TAXES dreds of millions of dollars have. been’ PUBLISH LE LETTERS | “AFTER DIAZ SLIP. BARES EXISTENCE Negotiated fo for Marine Rule of Nicaragua WASHINGTON, March 22.—Some of the official correspondence between President Coolidge and President Diaz of Nicaragua concluding a secret agreement supplementing the Stim- son accord of last May was made pub- lie today by the state department after the existence of the correspond- ence had been indiscreetly referred to by President Diaz. The. supplemental - understanding gives the United States government’s election representatives in Nicaragua absolute police powers to control the election machinery and “preserve or- der” throughout the country. (Say ae MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 22. —A decree granting the United States complete “supervision”. of the Nica- raguan.elections was issued by Presi- dent Diaz: yesterday afternoon. Tech- nically the decree places the elections in the hands of a national board of (Continued on Page Three) SEEK PASSAGE OF JOBLESS AID BILL Unemployed Council «Pushes Drive Plans for the presentation of a bill for the relief of the unemployed workers were outlined last night. at the executive meeting of the New York Council for the Unemployed at 60 St. Marks Place. The bill will be presented to the city, state and fed- eral governments with a demand for immediate consideration which will be backed by thousands of unemployed workers affilidted with the Council. New York hospitals reported public wards filled to overflowing and un- employed sick refused treatment through lack of facilities. But Nel- son Cook & Co., bankers, took a brighter view of unemployment. “Labor will be restored to sanity,” its research. department reported . “The situation is likely to grow worse before it gets better,” the bank \continued. “The one bright spot is the likelihocd that continued unem- ployment will impel many workers to returti to’ the farms, where they are | | | ‘and commerce has anything to fear from the present unemployment situ- Laan even though its extent is iarger ; than we care to believe.” Public: -utilities; shivering under | public attack, have grabbed for a favorable ‘limelight’ by describing de- velopment projects in the eight fig- ures. In Philadelphia, where 60,000- 100,000 are jobless, the utilities have spreadeagled over a $20,000,000 build- ing program. The Public Service | Corp. of New. Jersey hints of thou- sands of jobs—sometime. < +e ® The relicf kitchen conducted by the Workers International Relief, will epen today in new quarters at 27 E. 4th St. The first meal will be. served at noon. ~~ The opening of the new kitchen wil be accompanied by a demonstra- tion of the unemployed, Fred G. Bie- denkapp, secretary of the organizd- tion, said last night. Better facilities will be provided at the new quarters, which formerly was a Cece PITTSBURGH, March 22.—Fur-, ther details of the elaborate plan of| the fascist Horthy government of Hungary to bolster its wavering pow- er through its discredited “pilgrim” delegaticn to the United States were revealed here today. Four Hungarian-American societies have agreed to send a delegation of “nligrims” to Hungary as soon as the present propaganda tour of Premier Horthy’s fascists here has ended. The needed. We do not see that finance |' ; |ganizations. that have signified their HORTHY MEN PLAN WHITE-WASH TRIP. by an engine lows them to tricts. The Death: Avenue Where Smashed Truck Is Common Sight Accompanying photo shows a car smashed on “Death Avenue,” New York City. A franchise of the railroad bosses al- run locomotives down Eleventh Ave., in the heart of one of New York City’s most thickly populated working class dis- open tracks are practically un- guarded. Children of the poor, forced to play in the streets, are frequent victims. STARVING MINERS, RUSH DONATIONS TO ‘WORKER’ Scores of contributions received from workers thruout the United States are evidence of the fact that the militant American workers are aware of | the pressing danger which threatens their paper and are determined to de- feat the attempts of the United States® government to strangle the workers’ press. Contribute in Crisis. “I am sending one dollar for the Defense Fund,” writes a Kansas miner in a letter accompanying a sub- scription renewal and his donation, “I feel that you need the money urg- ently, particularly. during this. crisis you are in. Work is,scarce in this. district and the mines are closing down one eos one, so we haven’t got mueh money to aid in the defense for The DAILY WORKER. Money is what we need when our brothers are on the rocks. “When a man’s in a hole and can’t get out, it’s a pretty hard proposi- tion. On an average we've worked three months in one whole year. So you see we have to scamper to make both ends meet.” Destitute but Donates. “I gave a fellow worker a few cop- ies of The DAILY WORKER to read and he said it was a very good paper,” (Continued on Page Two) MINERS RALLY 10 BE HELD TONIGHT ‘The story of the Pennsylvania and Ohio, miners strike will be told at a mass meeting tonight at 8 o’clock at Miller’s Grand Assembly Hall, Grand and Havemeyer Sts., Brooklyn. The sepakers will be J. B. Camp- bell, ‘a striking miner from California, Pa.; Fred G. Biedenkapp, secretary, Workers International Relief, and B. Erasankos. A. Bimba will preside. A conference to organize a per- manent Williamsburg miners relief organization will be held Tuesday at 8 p. m. at Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, 949 Willoughby “Ave. The conference is called by A. Gordon of the Paper Box Makers’ Union. Among the or- intention of sending representatives are the Barbers’ Union, Independent Shoe Workers‘ Union and the Wil- liamsburg Progressive Club. WORKER HURT ON R. R. PIER. } JERSEY CITY, March 22. — Ber- nard R. McGrath, a worker on Pier $, Ere Railroad, had his right thumb crushed between his truck and a case when Pulling a hand truck yesterday. HAYS TO DEFEND BROPHY, TOOHEY Who Beat Miners PITTSBURGH, March 22—John Brophy and, Pat ‘Toohey, leaders of the bituminous miners’ Save-the- Union committee forces who were arrested recently at a meeting at Renton, have waived preliminary hearing at Pittsburgh and will face trial this spring on charges of incit- ing to riot. Arthur Garfield Hays, of New York, member of the exec- utive committee of the Civil Liberties Union and Jacob Roe of Pittsburgh, will defend them. Plans for action against the state police who made ,the arrests and slugged Toohey are being considered by the defense, according to Mr. Hays. Charges of inciting to riot may also be sought against the police who broke up the meeting in a union hall after it had proceeded quietly for more than an hour. A state trooper | assaulted Toohey on the platform at | the meeting when the latter criticized the. policy of the United States in Nicaragua. The breaking up of the meeting followed. * * * Colorado Case Before Judges. “DENVER, March 22.—The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will hear (Continued on Page Five) Nearing to Lecture on Danger of Another War The growing war danger and the lesson of the disarmament conference will be discussed by Scott Nearing, who recently. returned from Central Europe, China and the Soviet Union, at a lecture next Wednesday, March 26, at 8 p. m. at Irving Place, Irving Place and 15th St. Nearing will de- scribe the conditions he observed during his trip. The meeting is arranged by Sec- tions 2 and 8 of the Workers (Com- matiet) EASY. Fascists Arrange With 4 U. S. Societies for Return Visit purpose’ of this “pilgrimage” to Hun- gary wonld be to white-wash the white guard Hungarian terror, in which countless workers have been killed, exiled or imprisoned. The four societies who have entered into this conspiracy with Horthy's agents.are fostered or direetly controlled By. busi- ness and-church groups. Zs To Pave the Way.” Such a delegation would: be expect- ed to bring back to the United States a report which would make it easier for the Coolidge government and the J. P. Morgan Company to sponsor the floating of a huge loan in this coun- try for Horthy’s depleted treasury. The news of this plan was obtained from Baron Perenyi, former repre- sentative of the. house of Hapsburg TRANSIT STEAL Politicians -W Wait for a} Better Time ALBANY, March 22. — New York | City’s unification transit bills as pro- posed by the transit commission and Samuel Untermyer, went down to de- fe jfeat in the assembly yesterday after- | Will Act Against Police} noon by a vote of 85 to 62. Assemblyman Bloch, democratic floor leader, moved to have the tran- sit bills reported by the rules com- mittee only to have the republican as- semblymen to vote solidly against them. Another transit bill, which would have given New York City the right to own and operate bus lines, was de- feated by the same vote. Not Yet Time. IS POSTPONED Coolidge as Exposed in Secret Imperialist t Pact ILLINOIS MINERS START DRIVE TO CRUSH ENEMIES |‘Save-Union’ Committee Warns of Crisis BULLETIN STEUBENVILLE, 0., March 22. —Unable to break up the rising force of the mine picket lines, sheriff William T. Allison of Jeffer- son county today wired Governor Donahey for the Ohio National Guard. Mass picketing of between 400 and 1000 striking miners, their wives and children has taken place daily before the Dillyon No. 1 mine of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Rafl- road at Dillon Vale near here. Sheriff Allison complained that | he has been unable to handle the situation which he described as “threatening.” The Illinois miners | are on the march under the leader- ship of the District 12 Save-the- Union Committee. * Ps * SPRINGFIELD, 0., March 22.—A general strike call for the whole of District 12, is the response of the Ili- jnois miners to the last act of treach- lery by the Lewis- Fishwick machine. | Paving the way for his plan to defeat |the Pennsylvania-Ohio miners’ strike |through a further act of betrayal in the Illinois fields, John L. Lewis, | president of the United Mine Work- ers, has invited the Tilinois coal com- panies to continue their operations without an agreement after April 1, |The strike call for the whole district is the response of the miners! The present temporary agreement covering District 12 was made by the Lewis-Fishwick machine in the midst of the Pennsylvania-Ohio strike. Char- acterized at the time as a complete betrayal of the miners in the other sections, events have amply proven that the Illinois miners were likewise |sold out in the move. | The Illinois miners have had their The time is not yet ripe, it was| Wages depressed through a form of stated yesterday in certain informed | “adiustment” which Lewis made pro- quarters, when the transit “unifica- | Vision for under the ‘agreement, the tion” scheme can meet with the ap-|SPeed-up system has been introduced | proval of all parties. {and the wage scale flagrantly vio- \M. At the present moment, the Tam- | lated. many administration is holding up | the plan for political reasons. The approach of election with the con-| sequent need of maintaining the guise of “friend of the people” has forced Tammany Hall to hold back on certain essential demands of the trac- tion companies whom Tammany Hall ordinarily serves willingly. These companies, it is understood, | gave the order tc the republican | Icgislature to defeat the bills. | * * * Attacks Craig. + The following letter was sent Wed- | nesday to Mayor Walker by Cornelius | Sheehan, and attorney who was | formerly connected with the Hylan | administration. The telegram follows: Hon. James J. Walker, Hotel Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida. “The employment of Charles L. Craig to represent the people of the city in the fight agrinst the traction corporations increasing carfare is an insult to the intelligence of the peo- ple. In having him appointed you probably overlooked the fact that (Continued on Page Two) Labor Groups Purchase Tickets for “Freiheit” Jubilee on March 31st Numerous left wing labor and fra- ternal organizations have already purchased block tickets for the sixth anniversary of “The Freiheit” to be held at Madison Square Garden, 5ist St. and Eighth Ave., Saturday eve- ning, March 31. The afafir, origin- ally arranged for next Sunday, has been postponed in order to have the anniversery on the same evening that it has been held since the paper was established. One hundred dollars in tickets is being sold to these organizations for $80 in order to make possible the sending of large delegations from the organizations thruout the city. A mag labor pageant in which in Horthy’s cabinet. Baron Perenyi, wealthy landowner, is a leading mem- ber of the present Horthy delegation, (Continued on Page Five) y ® over 1,000 will participate, a sym- phony orchestra and a group of dis- tinguished artists are on the program being arranged. }in the long march of the Lewis’ In a statement by the District 12 Save-the-Union Committee, Joseph Angelo, secretary, the new move by Lewis is denounced asa further step ‘be- trayals. The statement follows: “To All Coal Miners in Illinois. “Greetings: “John L. Lewis has now completed one further step in his policy of selle (Continued on ee: Two) WORKERS. DEFEND INDICTED MINERS |Appeal Is Issued to the Labor Movement WILKES-BARRE, Pa., March 22— An appeal to the labor movement {s being sent out by the Bonita-Moleskl- Mendola Defense Committee in bee half of the three innocent progressive miners whom the Lewis-Cappelini ma- chine with the cooperation of the city officials are seeking to put out of the way. George Papcun, Powers Hape good and Stanley Dziengielewski are at the head of the committee. The Pittston mine districts and ip fact the whole labor movement has become aroused at the attempt to crush the Save-the-Union movement through the shooting down of mili- tants and finally through the attempt to intimidate the miners by threats of legal murder. The statement of the defense com- mittee follows: Defend Bonita-Moleski-Mendola. Dear Friends and Brothers: We are appealing to you in our ef- (Continued on Page Two) Warning to Readers jAnd Friends of ‘Daily’ | Readers of. The Daily Worker |are warned to disregard all agents jof the Martin-Rosenburg Corpora- | tion. This organization has no jauthority whatever to solicit sub- | scriptions or in any way represent {The Daily V Daily Worken $$$ nll