The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 28, 1928, Page 1

| ee = TEE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY Vol. V. No. 101. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, Outside New York, by mail, 96.00 per year. e Extered as second-class matter at the Post Office at New York, N. ¥., under the act of March 3, 1579, by mail, $8.00 per year, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1928 Publishing RAI NA E BAILY WonkER Published daily except Sunday by The National Daily Worker Inc., 88 First Street, New York, N. ¥, Association, FI VAL CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents CITY'S UNEMPLOYED TO JOIN MAY 1 DEMONSTRATION WORK GALA OPENING IS CELEBRATED HERE German, British Parties ——Send Greetings | More than 600 workers filled the! second floor of the Workers Center 26-28 Uuion Square, last night at one of the most enthusiastic proletarian celebrations of recent years—the great “Red Banquet” of the militant workers of New York-and vicinity in honor of the establishment of the| workers Center as the new home of | the revolutionary movement. | All day workers kept streaming in- to the Workers Center in a last min-/ ute rush for tickets, and long before | the banquet actually started, many of the guests had already arrived and were busy inspecting and discussing the new Center. a Cables. of greeting received from the German and British Communist parties were enthusiastically applaud-| ed. They follow: | “The Communist Party of Ger-| many sends revolutionary greetings | to the Workers Party at the opening} of the new revolutionary headquarters | inthe stronghold cf world imperial- ism. ‘We see in this step of your Party an indication of the growth of | cur movement and express the hope! that the American working class will rally to the Workers Party in the fight against American imperialism and its agents in the ranks of labor. (Signed) “Central Committee, Communist Party of Germany.” “The British Communist Party sends heartiest congratulations at the opening of the new headquarters of the New ‘York Communists, , We:sin- cerely hope this event will mark its continuously increasing influence on the American workers, finally win- ning them to cause of International Communism. (Signed) Inkpin, Secretary, Communist Party of Great Britain.” * Telegrams of congratulations were | yead from workers and workers’ or- ganizations througout the country. Among them were telegrams from the district. office of the Workers Party in San Francisco, Gal., District 12, Workers Party, in Seattle, Wash., (Continued on Page Two) TEXTILE BARONS MAY OPEN MILLS Mass Picketing Will Be Strikers’ Reply NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Apr. 27.— Despite the mill owners’ announee- ments to the contrary, for the past few days there has been a well found- ed rumor that an attempt will be made Monday to reopen most ‘of the 58 plants shut down by the unanimous walkout of 30,000 textile workers. The operatives struck almost two weeks ago when a wage cut of 10 per cent was announced. The Textile Mill Committees, an or- ganization speaking for the 23,000 un- organized workers who joined the 7,000 members of the American Fed- eration of Textile Operatives in the fight against the wage cut, announced that they have issued a call to all the strikers to report near their respec- tive mills early Monday morning. Picket demonstrations are the most) effective means the strikers can use -to keep tightly shut the mill gates, closed by the strikers’ unanimous walkout, is the main point made in the Mill Committees’ appeal to the work- ers, union as well as non-union. Textile Council Silent The demand of the mill committees for organized picket demonstrations was also made upon the officials of the Textile Council of the A. F. T. O. Although the demand for picketing has been made with increasing vol- une by the members of the union themselves, the union heads consis- tently refused to sanction mass pick- ~eting. In face of the intimation that the mill owners will attempt to re- sume operations, the Textile Council chiefs still maintain complete ‘silence. The call for picketing issued yes- terday by the mill committees was therefore made over the heads of the union leaders, and directly, t: the or- * * CENTER Arrest Bela Kun Bela Kun, head of. the Hungar- ian Soviet Republic in 1919, has been arrested by the Viennese po- lice and faces deportation to Hun- WILLINERS FIGHT DISSOLUTION AIM of Zaritsky Even in a local so completely under the domination of the right wing ad- ministration of the International Cloth Cap and Millinery Workers Union, is Local 24 in. New York, a powerful vote of protast was re- gistered against.the attempt of In- ternational President Zaritsky dis- solve the progressive Millinery Local 43, because of its oppositign tq, his. reactionary policies. The A ing was held late Thursday night in Bryant Hall, 6th Ave. and 42nd St. Dissolve Militant Local. _ Armed with the decision to dissolve Local 48, the general executive board, Zavitsky came to Local 24 and In the name of “amalgamation” asked that it be endorsed. The machine easily railroaded the matter thru in the vote after the discussion took place. The general executive board ordered that Locals 24 and 23 be merged, thereby effectively removing all func- tionaries of the milliners’ union who are in active opposition to the right wing policy of bringing back the 44- hour week and the piece-work system. After announcing. to the members of the millinery local that their un- ion no longer existed, Zaritsky in- vited them to come to the meeting held Thursday night. When about 300 giris availed themselves of this opportunity to acquaint the Local 24 membership of their desire to retain their union, they were all barred from the hall. Not even a committee elected to speak to Local 24 was per- mitted an opportunity to do so. The committee was simply ordered out. One of the committee members, Frie- da Fraidis, had her back injured by one of the executive board members, when-she did not move fast enough. The arguments used by Zaritsky, (Comtinued on Page Five) MINERS’ BALL 10 Other Relief Affairs Thruout City Tonight at the New Harlem Casino, 116th St. and Lenox Ave., New York, workers will make merry and at the same time further the cause of miners’ relief at the International Spring Costume Ball, given by the Harlem Committee for Miners Relief. The Miners’ Troups will give a unique program of songs, dances and impersonations. The most bizarre costume of the evening will receive a prize, to be announced by the judges, George Lloyd and A, L. Fishman, of the: Harlem relief committee. “Dan- cing till Dawn,” is the slogan adopted. Tickets at fifty cents may be pur- chased at the door. attend the concert and dance given by the West Bronx Jewish Workers Club at the Claremont Mansion, 500 E, 172nd St., Bronx. Singers dan- cers, and violin and cello soloists will entertain. The Hungarian branch of the LL.D. is also conducting a dance for miners relief which will alsa include the “ganized and unorganized masses of Y “Another development in the strike situation here became known Yyester- Miners’ Troupe ‘at the Hungarian Workers Home, 350 East 81st Street. Many surpr'se events have been ar-|' ranged for this entertainment. = ¥/ Loeal 24 Opposes Plan | BE HELD TONIGHT Tonight, also, Bronx workers will} ee | Vienna Police Jail B Strike of 30,000 Ties Up All Textile Mills in New Bedford, Mass. ' MAY DEPORT HIM TO HUNGARY AND 3 PROBABLE DEATH Believe British Tories| Ordered Move VIENNA, April 27—Bela Hungarian Communist leader, who headed the Hungarian Soviet Repub-| | lic in 1919, was arrested by the Vien- | | nese police yesterday. Bela Kun is} believed to have gone to Vienna to} reorganize the Austrian Communist| Party and to aid the Hungarian Party| in its struggle for'legality. It is feared that the Seipel Gov- ernment, which has steadily swung to the right and which has maintained the most friendly relations with the | Horthy regime, may deport Bela Kun to Hungary. Lippai, another Hun- garian Communist leader, was ar- rested with Bela Kun. e * Bela Kun’s arrest is believed to have been dictated by the British Government, which has exercised a. | good deal of influence on the Austrian} |Government since its stabilization.) Tke Baldwin Government, observers} point out, is planning a complete econ-| omic boycott of the Soviet Union} and is taking steps to weld France and Germany into a military alliance| against the Soviet Union. The recent rvigit Of "Lord Birkenhead, Secretary} for Itidia, to Germany is regarded as having deep significance. * * * Bela Kun headed the Hungarian Soviet Republic from March, 1919, until August 1919 when it was over- thrown by the reactionaries with the aid of Herbert Hoover who headed the American “relief.” When the counter-revolutionists seized power, Bela Kun fled to Vienna where he was interned in the Karlstein fortress and later sent to the Soviet Union. Bela Kun: has since been active as a member of the Executive Committee of the Communist International. JOBLESS/ MEET IN RUTGERS SQUARE Unemployed Worker Collapses * Pay With the unemployment situation growing steadily worse, and with thousands of workers face to face with starvation, the New York Coun- cil of the Unemployed is continuing its"eamipar “6tanize the protest of the unemployed workers of this | city. | The latest casualty in the unem- |ployment crisis is Peter Valea, 43 years old, of 1773 Eighth Ave., Long Island City, who yesterday was found in a state of collapse on the Queens- boro Bridge Plaza, Long Island City. Valea had been out of work for some time and was without food for the past’three days. Valea is the latest vietim of Coolidge “prosperity.” Unemployed workers of this city will gather in Rutgers Square at 1 o'clock this afternoon to protest against this prosperity and to voice their demands. The meeting, which will be held under the auspices of the New York Council of the Unem- ployed, will also serve as a mobiliza- (Continued on Page Two) (Special Cable to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, April 27.—Mussolini is preparing a new Vanzetti case. The Milanese police who have vainly searched for those respon- sible for the Milan bombing have selected several Communists from the several hundred persons arrest- ed as their victims and declared them responsible. Among those who are being held is Romolo Paran- quilli, brother of the well-known Communist leader, i A secret trial of the arrested ela Kun, Hungarian Revolutionist « wee ri All the textile mills in New Bedford, Mass., were completely shut down two hours after the workers went out on strike against a 10 per cent wage cut. Of the 30,000 strikers, 23,000 are unorganized, and they are being leg by the militant Textile Mills Committee. Photo above shows a group of pickets outside the Sharpe | Mill. SLEEPY CITY AWAKES TO GIVE MINERS SUBS Dear Comrades: We are enclosing herewith a check for $40 from Workers Party Dis- trict No. 3, which represents a collection taken at the banquet of the Freiheit Singing Society on April 20 for the p YOUTH MEET FOR svat MINERS’ RELIEF Second Conference Here Tomorrow “Pat ‘Toohey, suthful leader -of the “Save-the-Union Committee” has sent his greetings to the second Youth Confefence for Miners Relief to be held tomorrow at 1 P. M., at Irving Plaza, 15th St. and Irving Pl. This.conference has already receiv- ed credentials from more than 70 delegates. Many more are expected to attend, however. Many Organizations Among the organizations that have already sent in the names of their delegates are the Social Problems Club of City College; the Liberal Club of City College, Evening Ses- sion; the Young Workers Communist League; the Left-Poale Zion Youth Club; the Bronx Young Workers Cul- ture Club; the Social Problems Club and others. The Conference will be addressed by Joe Vranesevich, a young coal miner who is here to help the Youth Conference in its work. He wil! bring a message from the young coai dig- gers to the working and student youth in New York who have done such good work in helping raise re- lief for the strikers. Full Program A complete statement of the activi- ties of the various affiliated organiza- tions will be distributed at the Con- ference. There will also be a complete financial statefhent of the Youth Con- ference for Miners Relief. The pur- pose of the Conference is to draw in many new organizations into this movement for miners relief; to acti- vize, increase, and intensify the work which the youth have carried on. GREAT NS 6 |Phe May Day ‘Worker’ | The DAILY WORKER will ‘publish a double-sized paper for May Day (Tuesday). There will be no national edi- tion of The DAILY WORKER [Monday. e Communists to be held before a spe- cial tribunal of fascist militia offi- cers has been officially announced and will take place within a few days. Death sentences are expect- 4 The innocent accused have been permitted no defense lawyers. * * * The International Red Aid has is- sued an appeal demanding that all forces be mobilized in all countries for the immediate release of the victims of the fascist terror. Mass protest meetings in all countries are urpose of sending DAILY WORKERS *to striking miners. Sam Bonita which you no doubt can use to good advantage. Leo P. Lemley, DAILY WORKER Agent. Again the pace is set by the Phila- dephia members of the Workers (Communist) Party. This $40 con- | tribution means that forty more strikers will receive The DAILY WORKER regularly for at least one month. making many friends amongst the striking miners). The DAILY WORKER is giving courage and de- termination to the strikers with it’s daily message of revolutionary class struggle. Send a free subscription to a striker. * Daily Worker, 35 First St., N. Y. City 1 year $12. 6 months $6. 3 months $2. * 8 Name Address City State PLAN SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WORKERS Conference Tomorrow To Open Drive A conference tomorrow at the Workers Center, 28 Union Sq., of workers organizations and fraternal societies interested in young work- ers’ education, will usher in the cam- paign for the Young Workers Train- ing School to be held this summer in New York City. It is intended to have a full time four-week Sum- mer School devoted to the training of young workers for leadership and activity in the class struggle. The school will be under the direction of the Young Workers Communist League and 1s part of an extensive pfegfam of the League that has in view a string of eight such schools thruout the. country. | The School in New York is planned Ito include young workers from the city, from a number of cities in New Jerseys from Philadelphia and sur- roundings, from Washington, D. Gs and Baltimore, and especially young miners from the anthracite fields. MUSSOLINI PLANS NEW VANZETTI CASE Protest Arrest of Communists After Framed Milan Bombing urged to demand the postponement of the trial and the admission of foreign lawyers. Meetings to protest against the ‘trials of the Communists have al- ready been sent to the Italian am- bassador in Germany. * * * The International Labor Defense is making plans for a campaign to protest against the arrest and sec- ret trial of innocent Communists in connection with the bombing in Milan. We are enclosing also a photo of} 6 are still hundre: Sf i thie: The Fog | | \Special to The Daily Worker) | “TO HELL WITH CONSTITUTION” St. Clairsville Increases (Special to The Daily Worker.) ST. CLAIRSVILLE, 0., April 27.— To hell with the constitution, if you| havs the power. Free speech and civil guarantees so far as the miners | are concerned are things which school | children may prate about but which no | grown person need believe in. { This was the frank announcement} of Paul V. Waddel, prosecutor of | Belmont County, in connection with) were nept in a vile-smelling, over-; crowded jail without charges and without bail. | When it was pointed out that these methods were ‘“unconstitutional,”| Waddel declared: “We have had to} forget what we learned in school} about the constitution, but in the last two days by so doing we have nipped in the bud the most menacing move- ment in the whole year of the mine strike, the Save-the-Union move- ment.” | Sheriff Clark Hardesty, working with Waddel, stated that he thought it regular and necessary to use “bombs to disperse the crowd.” Re Miners’ Movement Going Strong on 27.— ST. CLAIRSVILLE, April That the progressive miners move-| ment has not been “nipped in the! bud,” as Prosecutor Waddel declared, but is now going stronger than be- fore the arrests and persecutions of militant miners and their wives, is evident here in the spirit and deter- mination with which the miners are continuing their strike activities. Three mine leaders, Joe Webber, Andy Plechaty and Frank Sepich are still in jail and efforts are being made >y the International Labor Defense to seeure their release. BRONZE WORKERS SIGN AGREEMENT Bosses Accept Union’s| Demands The Iron and Bronze Workers’ Union will sign an agreement withi the next few days renewing its one year contracts with the Bronx and Manhattan Iron Trade Association, A. Rosenfeld, secretary of the union an- nounced last night. é After negotiating the Uuion and manufacturers agreed that the same ‘wages and hours should continue in force during the next year. Under the agreement the minimum wage} for helpers is $36 a week and $40 a) week for finishers. The 44-hour week | will also be continued. at Open| Pickens Tal Forum Sukday Evening William Pickens, field organizer of the National Association for the Ad- | vancement of Colored People, will) talk on “The Economic Foundation | of the Race Problem” at the open forum of the Workers School, 108 E. 14th St., tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. This will be the last forum talk conducted in the present quarters of the school. Shortly after May 1 the school will move to the new Workers | Center, 26-28 Union Square. Terror ' | All committees elected by the arrest of 75 women, 5h.of whom | WILL COME TO ‘GARDEN’ AFTER UNION SQ. MEET | Spectacular Program Is Arranged York Council of Unem=- 16 HHEStHE Of its "execu made militant plans for cele- The New and comprehens brating May Day. Unemployed To Meet, At 1 o’clock on May Day, a dem= onstration of unemployed will be held in Union Square as a preliminary meeting to the general united front meeting at Madison Square Garden, Speakers ‘well known to the workers of New York, and especially to the unemployed, will address the Union Square meeting, telling of the signi- ficance of May’ Day to the unem= ployed and of the demands the un- employed should put forward, John Di Santo, secretary of the NewYork’ Council of Unemployed, will speak at Union Square, as well is Cosgrove, Baum, Powers, Blake, Sherman and Taft, all of whom have HL e units to act as ushers and volun- teers at the Madison Square Gar- den meeting May Ist are to be pres- ent at a special meeting called for tomorrow at 12 a. m. at 108 E. 14th St., Room 42, been active in organizing the unem- ployed of New York City. From Union Square the rena o i}! march to Madison Garden with signs giving their de- mands, such as “Work or Mainten- ance,” “Unemployment Insurance,” “Food and Shelter,” as well as many May Day slogans denoting interna- tional solidarity of the working class. Membership Drive. Pe The plans for the Union Square f meeting are being carefully planned. Leaflets are being distributed among the unemployed in all parts of the: city, telling of the plans. tt _ Two features will mark this meet- ing, one being the beginning of membership drive forthe Couneil. (Continued/on Page Two) f STRIKING FRUIT CLERKS IN COURT 80 Are Framed Up On Petty Charges About 30 striking fruit clerks, ar- rested in the last few days for pick- eting and holding open air meetings, came up yeterday for trial in thé West Farms Magistrate Court under charges of disorderly conduct, dis- tributing cir without permits, blocking traffic, a: g 8 A ault and framed up charges, mee unem- Strike Leader Fired, Three were dismissed, secre’ 9 the strike committee, S. Linde fined and the rest were rele in the custody of their attorneys | they come up agai ‘, 3 gain f Wednesday, 7 While sentences in the gistrate’ Courts, to which scores = triki fruit clerks were brought to trial # the last week, were not severe, th strikers charge that the police thorities are frankly in league the retail fruit store owners tob the strike by exhausting union and terrorizing the strikers, Bosses Distribute False Ci . The employers have availed ¢ selves of a néw ruse. In the B gate Ave. district of the culars declaring the strike have been distributed by the o1 The leaflet is signed, “Fruit Vegetable Workers,” Tt states the demand of the workers for” day of rest in seven has been gi by the bosses. This is branded 1 the Grocery, Fruit and Dairy Union as merely another tempted by the bosses of Ave., who are the only group of ployers remaining open shop. The United Council of Wor Class Women and many other’ gressive working women’s orga} tions held a conference late Thu night to work out plans for the fruit clerks fighting for 4 tablishment of an organizati } a