The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 16, 1928, Page 3

THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1928 Page Three Pan-Pacific Trade Unions Meet at Moscow; Plan Fight on War Danger SIMON OPPOSES ANY CHANGE IN INDIAN STATUS Has Support of Labor Party Reformists LONDON, April 15.— That the Indian Statutory Commission will recommend no fundamental change in the Status of India, was admitted by Sir John Simon, head of the Com- mission, ‘who ar- rived here yester- day. The commis- sion has received the support of the Labor as well as the Conservative and Liberal Par- ties. “The | Commis- sion will recom- mend no sweeping changes in the In- dian form of government,” Sir John Simon said: “The Indian people are not yet ready for a large measure of independence.” The Simon Commission was de- nounced as imperialist by Indian polit- ical and trade union, leaders who or- ganized a strike and a boycott to pro- test against the commission’s arrival. One Indian worker was killed and a number wounded when police opened fire on a demonstration against the commission at Madras. In spite of the criticism of a large section of the Labor Party, Ramsay MaeDorald and other leaders of the Party haye steadily supported the Simon Commission. A number of members of the Commission are mem- bers of the Labor a ee DEMAND M'MAHON FIGHT WAGE CUTS. Passaic Locals Issue Statement Sir J. Simon, Imperialist (Continued from Page One) cuts, speed-up systems and com- pulsory insurance schemes. MeMahaon Does Nothing. Although these complaints were made to President McMahon re- peatedly, he did notivng after state- ments -had been issued by the mill barons denying that they were worsening the working conditions. ‘While denying the unions’ charges in the press the bosses’ are forcing 20 per cent wage reductions by threats of hiring unemployed to re- place those objecting against wage euts. Denounce Wage Cuts. | ‘We, the organized textile workers, denounce the wage cutting policy of some of the mill owners, and, if things that are taking place in the mills in Passaic continue, no one can stop a repetition of 1926,” is the declaration made by the Council in a statement to the mill owners. A statement to McMahon made public Saturday by Deak, declares: “It is a fact the wage slashing policy of the New England tex-ile bosses has been adopted by some of the mills in Passaic, although the other day our daily papers stated that there will be no wage cutting in Passaic, the very same day, the Gera and N. J. Spin- ning Company cut the wages of its | declares, French Militarists Plan Propaganda dade PICKETS J AILED Sargeant DeTroyant, French Delage, right, may accompany him; of the Poincaré government to make France “ facilitate the development of a huge militarist air force. | army flyer, has been grooming a plane at Le Bourget ariport, Paris, for a flight to New York. Henri The flight is one of the attempta ‘air-conscious” in order to “Surplus” Workers (Continued from Puge' One) employment. “This suggests,” the Labor Bureau “that unless there is some marked error in production figures, technological advances are taking place at such a rapid rate as to per- petuate unemployment even during a period of industrial revival: It also suggests that we cannot rely upon unemployment problem.’ George Soule, one of the directors of the Labor Bureau, yesterday esti- mated that the permanent army of | the unemployed in the United States at the present time is about 2,000,000. “Industrial production during the last year has been only about 10 per cent below normal,” he said, “while unemployment has been far above normal and has reached a crisis. If we take 4,000,000 as the estimate of the number of unemployed at the present time, I should say that about one-half have been thrown out of work because of technological im- provements and belong to an. ap- parently permanent army of the un- employed.” Figures from all sources show the total number of unemployed is con- siderably greater than 4,000,000 now. The recognition of the Soviet Union would aid in decreasing unemploy- ment in this country by ‘increasing the demand for American goods, Soule declared. Statistics released by State In- dustrial Commissioner James A. Hamilton also showed the existence of large masses of unemployed ‘worx- ers. Despite the fact that March fs | generally the month when spring pro- fluction 1s at its highest, employment has increased but three-tenths of 1 jper cent between February and March, reports from 1,460 firms show. At the close of 1927, the commis- sioner reports, there were 65,000 fewer factory workers employed in New York than at the close of 1926, and during March of this year em- ployment in factories was 75,000 less than in March of last year. In addi.ion to technological provements, the “speed-up system, whereby millions of thousands of workers are exploited to the maxi- ment of hundreds of thousands. Un- der this method one man or woman does the work previously done by two workers 20 per cent. RESIST JAP MERCHANTS. | VANCOUVER, B: C., April 15— Declaring that The Daily People, of- fieial organ of the Japanese Camp & Mill Workers’ Union, “was in the habit of publishing articles which | were very radical and causing dis- | tirbances of the peace and order of the Japanese community here in th province,” Japanese merchants have | withdrawn their advertising and are | carrying on a campaign against the | The workers | have rallied to their paper, boycotted | AS paper and the union. the merchants and opened a co-opera- tive store. or more, with no increase in wages | and potter at jess Wares PERMANENT ARMY: OF UNEMPLOYED: Report Shows 2,000,000! mere business pick-up to solve the| im- | mum is responsible for the displace- | Faseist Troops Kill 200 Nativesin Africa ROME, April 1 More than two undred natives were killed in a bat- tle with Fascist troops about seventy- | five miles south of Cyrene, according |to reports received here. The Italian troops used bombing planes and tanks. ‘Two airplanes were damaged by the natives. OHIO MINERS ARE FOR GREAT FIGHT) Fall Behind Save-the- Union Committee (Continued from Pano Ono. men from doing ever since the mines started up. meeting passed the following resolu- tion: Condemns Lewis Machine. * “Whereas the miners of Ohio and western Pennsylvania have been on strike fcr over one vear and, whereas the criminal policies of John L. Lewis and our official leadership, in signing district and local agreements, in fail- ing to eall the anthracite on strike, in failing to organize the unorganized miners, in preventing a militant shike policy, in ing to provide adequate relief to the strikers while Grawing tremendous salaries them- selves. “Be it resolved, that we, the mem- bers of the. Harryette, Buckeye, Mur- ray, McFarlan and Little Kate locals, in mass meeting assembled, do hore- by condemn the criminal policies of our officials which are losing the strike and leading our union to com- plete destruction. Endorse Save-Union. “And be it further resolved. we hereby endorse the policies program of the Save-the-Union Com- | mittee, and call upon all members of | the United Mine Workers of America to rally to the support of the Save- the-Union Committee, in order we, the rank and file, may kick out the traitors and take the control of | jour union into our own hands, and ‘put | into effect the policies of the Save- the-Union Committee—the only poli- that mine workers which it once was.” |the International Labor Defense, and Without one dissenting vote the | and | | wuthorities have barred from the mail that | ‘cies which can win the present strike, | save our union, and build it once more |]} into the powerful protector of the! Several more mass meetings are be. ing called by the Cambridge sub-dis. this section this week. It is expected that the response of the other locals gressives will be excellent. Nov. 7, 1928, up to 21, 1928. Harry Blake, clo. SCOTT NEARING s available for lecture dates, beginning and including Nov. — For information write to Daily Worker, 33 First Street, New York City. The DAILY Every day thousands of limit has been reached. The Striking Miners call Thousands of Striking Miners are writing us to send them We can't afford it because it is costing us hundreds of dollars every week to send the paper to the strik- ing miners who can’t pay for it. the striking mine area FREE to the strikers. Thousands more WANT it, LIKE it, NEED it. The Daily Worker calls on you. Class consciousness DEMANDS front you. SEND A SUBSCRIPTION FOR A STRIKING MINER. WORKER papers are being sent to Our / on you, THE DAILY WORKER Enclosed find $ you send the Daily Worker to a strik- ing miner for .. RATES Name Address City. 33 FIRST STREET New York City . to help sees. months, $6.00 .. . 12 months $3.50 . 6 months $2.00 . 3 months $1.50 . 2 months $1.00 . 1 month Pe eee eater ese eeeweeeeeeenare trict Save-the-Union Committee for’ to the fighting program of the pro-| | Ly What Price ae FOR PROTESTING NICARAGUA WAR 107 Awaiting Trial for War Protest (Continued srom Page Oney States,” an official statement issued by the police said following the ar- rest. The prisoners were quizzed thruout the afternoon as to their birthplace. Women and girls among the demon- strators were-asked such questions as, “Are you a prostitute?” Three-fourths of the demonstrators were youths, Several children also took part inthe demonstration. The defendants are represented by Attorney John Hornback, retained by Clayton Spear, of the American Civil Liberties Union. The American Legion threatened to attack a protest meeting held here Saturday night, it was learned yes- terday, but thought better of it. “There’s the guy that said some- thing about Coolidge; let me get at him,” a legionnaire who holds a clerk- ship in the government said in a loud voice at the police station when | Gomez was being transferred. Nothing happened. Gomez and Shachtman were among the speakers at the Saturday night meeting, held in M ians’ Hall. Both told the audience that congress through passivity was a party with Coolidge and his cabinet to the Nic- araguan.invasion. Gomez pointed out that both Senators Borah and Ship- stead had refused to support a bill calling for a congressional investiga- tion of the invasion. i “Our demonstration is only the be- ginning of a militant campaign,” Gomez continued. “More demonstra- tions are already being planned and we are going to intensify our cam-| paign to collect bandages and other medical supplies.” Shachtman said army of liberation were deserving of the support of the American workers. Sandino and his! Benjamin Marsh, of the People’s Reconstruction League, speaker, charged that the Coolidge! administration had violated the con-|Thomas W. stitution.in sending the marine corps to Nicaragua. Among others arrested and_ held |tentiary for graft in his office. He is| jai for trial Monday were Elizabeth Helen |threatening to tell what he kno Richardson, Rose Lyons, Alex Stahler|about the oil graft unless the Cool-| and Benjamin Gross, all of New York. * * ‘ Stamp Decision Pending. The federal district court here Saturday decided to hold in reserve its decision in the ease in which the postoffice authorities barred the Anti- Imperialist League's Nicaraguan war protest stamps from the mails, The stamps, sold for use on envelopes and alt other mail, protest against tne In- vasion of Nicaragua by the United States marine corps. The postoffice all letters and packages bearing these stamps. The league is now protest- ing against this action. Aliens in panetee by Edith Rudquist An analysis of the sev- eral anti-alien bills; their vicious provisions, and the purposes of the law- makers in proposing them. Spread this timely pamphlet and fight the conspiracy against for- ~ eign-born workers! 10c WORKERS LIBRARY PUB a Fascists Are Carrying on New ‘Red | Raids’ Photo shows view of street in Milan, where a bomb planted by Mius- solini’s agents killed fourteen and wounded scores of others. was planted as @ basis for a new attack on the working class. oer workers have been arrested by the fascist police. Japanese Arrest Four Soldiers as Radicals) TOKIO, April 15.—Four workers in the Maizurau arsenal have been ar- rested on the charge of engaging in “Communistie activity.” In addition to the arrests in the ar- senal, two privates in a Fukuoka regi- ment were also placed under arrest. MORE EVIDENCE ON GIL AWAITED ; 'Harding ‘Property Man’ is Bargaining WASHINGTON, April 15.—Testi- | mony from new quarters is predicted for Tuesday when the senate public} {lands committee investigating the Teapot Dome lease calls two un- named witnesses. These witnesses are expected to igive evidence bearing on the ove night profits of the Continental Trad-| ing Co. and. other sources of the r \publican party’s oil slush fund in the! another |Harding-Coolidge campaig: The committee also has summoned Miller, Frarding’s alien| jof the Bank of France to confis | |the The bomb fan Hundreds | Th tion, SHIP USSR GOLD <=. Unii TO GERMAN PORT Frustrate Scheme of French Tories aga MOSCOW, SCORE AMERICAN “IMPERIALISM AT 5S SPECIAL SESSION ‘Latin Americans Pledge Co-operation Special to The Daily Worker) April 15.—The confer- of trade unions of Pan-Pacific intries which has been held in Mos- rowing aggres- perialism and rialist con- in view of t ess of Americd intensification of the Pacific, calls upon the of these ntries for a tru gle 2 age the danger of imperialist he confere heard the declara- _ | tion of the Latin A an delega- , Stating that every effort will made to get the trade union or- of their countries to af- the Pan Pacific Trade on » in Latin rvention in aie attacked by vho pointed out the necessity of a united labor struggle inst the menace of American im- N, April 15.—-The attempt | ite $5,000,000 of Soviet Gold which | ed for assay by the United | s frustrated when the gold as transferred from the steamer len to another German vessel in |mid-channel off Falmouth at mid-| jnight and shipped direct to Bremen. | |The Dresden will stop at the Frenzn| port of Cherbourg. Arrangements were made for the| {transfer of the gold when_it was | learned that the Bank of France had |made am application for attachment LONDON the |of the gold on its arrival in Cher- | bourg. |Try to Jail- Textile Striker in Pawtucket PAWTUC T R. L, April 15.— | With the failu of the attempt of the police authorities to halt the pick- et demonstrations of the strikers in \Property custodian,, now under 18|the Darlington plant, the mill own- | jmonths’ sentence to Atlanta peni- idge gu ‘vernment arranges probation for him. PLUMBERS’ WEEK 5 DAYS. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., April 15. —The Plumbers’ Union here has vot- ed.and effected a five-day week. s have decided on a campaign to the most active and militant! | strikers, A warrant was sworn out today at | the request. of. the .officialg of».the cdmpany for the arrest of one of the }active strikers, They charge him with having Ganticipated in adminis- tering a beating to a scab hired by the company. 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