The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 12, 1928, Page 3

j PRAGUE, KLADNO. AO EARN DAR I BOE GOE THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1928 100,000 Czechoslovakian Metal Trades Workers May Strike onscreen Page for Increase DEMAND WALKOUT AT MEETINGS IN Red Labor Int'l Urges United Front (Special Cable to The Dafly Worker) PRAGUE, May 11 More than one hundred thousand metal trades workers in Czechoslovakia may go out in a nationwide strike within the next few days for a wage in- crease, A general strike has been urged by metal workers district confer- ences held in Kladno, Prague and Maehrischostrau. Rank and file sen- timent is overwhelmingly in favor of a strike. The Red International of Labor Unions has issued an appeal urging a united front in all industries to support the metal workers. The ap- peal points to the general attack on wages and hours in the metal in- dustries of all countries. TROOPS INJURE INDIA STRIKERS Frontie . Rifles Beat Down Pickets CALCUTTA, India, May 11.—An unknown number of strikers from the Liloosh workshop were injured and several British officers and men se- verely hurt, when a detachment of the Western Frontier Rifles, of the West Indian Railway ‘AuXiliary force and the local police attacked a crowd of strikers, according to a despatch from Howrah, z Following the removal of the wounded strikers to the hospital} scores more were arrested. The police attack. came as the re- sult*of an attempt of the strikers tc} prevent scab labor at the Liloosh shop. Crowds of strikers had gathered in. front of the factory aad were urg- ing the strikebreakers to come off the job. when the British troops and the Railroad Auxiliary shich had been stationed there some time pre-| vious, charged the workers. The men. | tho unarmed, res‘sted and were beaten down by the clubs, gun-butts and swords of the British forces. Resentment is strong among the strikers as a result of the attack and is reported to be inéensed against the British action. FORD'S RUBBER GRAB EXPOSED ‘Discover” Oil On Huge Concession RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 11. —Announcement of the discovery of petraleum on the lands of the huge rubber concession granted in the state of Para to Henry Ford, millionaire American automobile manufacturer was made yesterday by Senator Souza Castro in attacking the grant. Declaring that the state has virtu- ally abdicated in favor of Henry Ford on the concession, Castro asserted that the Ford grant violates the na- tional authority to select the class of immigrants entering Brazil. The senator further attacked the vast size of the concession and main- tains that the authorities knew of the existence of petroleum on the grant prior to the time it was made. “Investigations had fully indicated the existence of petroleum in the conces- sion,” Castro said. the whole population of the district l. Where Chiang Kai-Shek’s Policies Originate China. Minister John V. A. MacMw the so-called “Nanking incident.” influence of the American imperialis View, of the minister’s quarters in the American legation;, Peking, rray went to Nanking several weeks ago where he reached an agreement with the Nanking murderers about The Nanking regime is under the sts. RUMANIA TROOPS MURDERPEASANTS IN TRANSYLVANIA Peasant Party Betrayal; Peace With Bratianu VIENNA, May 11.—Several per- sons were killed and wounded in clashes between Rumanian peasants and troops in the Bihar district of Transylvania, said dispatches from the Rumania frontier today. Peas- ants returning from Alba Julia at- tacked and ousted reactionary offi- cials of several towns and villages SCORE GERMAN "LENIN LEAGUE” Even Oppositionists Condemn Bund (Special Cable to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, May 11. — The Pravda publishes a statement from Yuyo- vitch, Safarov, and Vardin, opposi- tionists, condemning the Lenin League and the setting up of special candi- idates to the Reichstag. Several days ago the Pravda pub- lished a statement from Karl Radek denouncing the Lenin League and urg- ing all German workers to support the Communist Party in the coming elec- tions in Germany. CALL IS ISSUED BY LABOR PARTY Pennsylvania Workers Urgedto Organize (Continued from Page One) Centennial of the first Labor Party organized in this country, in the self- same city in which this first attempt of the workers to develop a political party that would serye to unite all of Labor for political action on the basis of the class interests of those who toil, the delegates to this memor- able convention declared their deter- mination to henceforth make the Pennsylvania Labor Party a real ef- fective weapon for labor’s struggles. Former Fxecutive Lax. “The convention established the fact that the growth of the Labor Party has not been as rapid as the | conditions warranted. This was at-; i tributed to the failure of the former | Bxeceutive which did not respond vig- lorously enough to the favorable op- jportunities nor utilized the growing sentiment to develop the Party or- | panizationally and as a political force. Another error which in the opinion of the convention served to hamper the growth of the Labor Party, was the inconsistency of the former Executive under the direction of the former president, Mr. Kutz, in that politici- ans of the old parties which are con- trolled by the employers and which | the Labor Party has been organized to fight against, have been endorsed and placed on the Labor Party ballot. To Build Party. “The Philadelphia convention took decisive steps to alter the policies of the Party in such a manner as to pro- vide for a firm and consistent policy directed towards the building of the Labor Party into a real party of the workérs and as to make the Labor Party a vital and important factor and weapon in all the struggles which the workers of Pennsylvania are now | compelled to wage. The instructions of the convention provide for ener- getic campaigns by the Labor Party for support of the miners and other workers engaged in strikes; to estab- lish the right of workers to strike and} | picket without interference by: state authorities, police, injunctions, etc.; IN AUTO PLANTS Unorganized is taking some on.” Then the line will form in the street in front of the employment office. Two or three thousand may pass by in a day. They will be counted like cattle. Perhaps a score or two will be taken on—the youngest, freshest kids who say they can do anything for a low wage and who are not yet rundown at the heels looking for jobs. The others will come back the next morning to try | their luck. Ce ay ND those who have jobs, are they sure they will have them tomor- row? Ask them. A Ford worker told me that the favorite question the workers are asking now even during the busy season is: “Do you think it «ill last all day?” Always the fear of being fired with no ex- planation, no matter how long they may have worked for the company. } “One worker who has been with the company—on and off—for 14 years, expects to be fired for good any day. It has happened to others,” he tells me. | Especially is this true of those | who were lucky enough to be get- | ting, say, 90 cents an hour at Ford’s. They are being replaced. by others who will work for 62% cents. And they themselves will | work for 62% cents after they have “pressed brick” for a few weeks. They will be reltired—if they are lucky—at the “new rate.” That is one of the normal ways of cutting wages in the automobile plants. When they line up for jobs, as they did by the thousands during the peak period of unemployment in Detroit last summer, and as they do now sporadically, the workers are thoroughly cowed and subser- vient. Their voices are scarcely. audible. The employment boss looks them. over quickly and passes them on. Occasionally he hires a man of the sort he wants. The rest can re- turn the next morning. The bosses like plenty of surplus in the un- employment market, ee. 4 HIS surplus makes the workers who have jobs all the more meek and docile. For once you have land- ed a job, the assembly line may stop for a half hour or perhaps several hours. You can wait until it starts but no wages will be paid you dur- ing a waiting period. Or you may get to work at 7 in the morning. At 9 the line will stop and you are told to go home for the day. Next day you will be asked to stay over- time several hours—and no time and a half for overtime, either. And no time and a half for overtime on Saturday afternoon. These are the rewards of those in a unionless industry where the boss is supreme in the shop and where agitators are fired for talk- ing about the benefits of organiza- ‘tion. Industry Is Nearly All the telegrams added. Police inter- posed and made many arrests. peasant congress at Alba Julia re- veal that the Peasant Party leaders betrayed the expectations of the 200,000 workers and peasants who had marched to the capital of old Rumania. The workers and peasants who had marched to Alba Julia had done so in a desperate effort to overthrow the Bratianu regime. In the place of deeds, they were handed words: -by Juliu Maniu, Peasant Party leader. Twenty thousand miners from 'the Petrosoni district, who work long hours for miserable wages, had come to the conference armed with sticks of dynamite and other explosives used in the mines. The attempt of the workers and peasants to march t¢ Bucharest to demand the resignation of the Bratianu government was also frustrated hy Maniu. News from Bucharest is scanty be- cause of the rigid censorship main- tained by the government. Three more newspapér correspondents have been arrested for sending out dis- patches critical of the government. FLYERS LEAVE FOR OSLO OSLO, NORWAY, May 11.—Word was received today from Spitzbergen | that the trans-arctic flyers and ex-| plorers, Capt. George H. Wilkins and Carl B. Eilson, are on their way to Oslo on the steamship Hobby. PLANES WIL GO FOR BREMEN | WASHINGTON MAY 11.—The} army has made arrangements to send |Basin. two airplanes to Greenley' Island to bring back the trans-atlantic plane Imperialist Troops Pour Into Shantung Photo shows detachment of Japan- stationed in Tsingtao. Thousands of soldiers.are being rush- ese troops ed from Tsingtao to Tsinan, which was taken Thursday by the Japanese imperialists. Map shows region covet- ed by the Japanese imperialists. EXPERT TO HELP IN DONETZ TRIAL Union of Technicians Appoints Schein (Special Cable to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, May 11. — The Plenum of the Technicians Union of the Sov- iet Union-has instructed its chairman Professor Schein to appear at the trial of the accused in the Donetz Basin conspiracy as a prosecutor. The trial is expected to take place in the near future. bd The preliminary investigation of the accused revealed that they had received subsidies from foreign firms to sabotage the development of, the By unjustifiable wage cuts, the accused did everything in their ipower to stir up discontent among Bremen, it was learned today. 5th JUBILEE Con of the FRETHEIT Gesang New York-Paterson the workers. cert Farein vecow AS, HONDURAN JINGOES TALK. iss TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 11—Jingo appeals for the Honduran people to stand united against Guata- mala are being issued here by the Honduras Union, an organization of prominent politicians and business- men. The immediate cause of the statements is the boundary dispute with Guatamala, INDICT PERU OFFICIALS. LIMA, Peru, May 11.—Indictments against the treasurers of the Quiri struction companies have been found by the government. The amount of the defalcations is estimated at 100,- 000 soles. huac-Guiruvilca, north Peru road con- | POLICE MURDER WOMAN STRIKER IN ARGENTINE See Spread of Strike to All Ports Soon A YE i BUENOS May 11—At- tempts of th Argentine police to crush the s 1 of the stevedores’ ve resulted in the an and the injury of scores of other strikers, according to reports reaching here from Ro- sario where the strike is in progress. The woman was killed on the picket line. Spread of the strike to Villa Con- |stitucion and San Lorenzo has caused |belief tha ke will tie up the strike by fc death of one wo’ I the | whole seacoast within a few days, has led to savage action on the part of the police and constabulary, who have not hesitated to charge meetings and |demonstrations and even the picket lines which the workers have thrown | around the docks. The exact number of the injured to date is not known but it is certain |that it is very large. | It is believed’ that Buenos Ayres |port workers will join their fellow strikers in a general walk-out within the next few days. REACTIONARIES ELECT 7. WASHINGTON, May 11—Willtam Butterworth of Moline, Illinoise, to- United States Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Lewis E. Pierson of New York. BEACO the summer season. ZRRRREARRREPERREREE TRAN REPEL LUTE REPRO RER RRM, Register for the New Bungalows CAMP NITGEDAIGET 70 NEW BUNGALOWS ARE BEING COMPLETED Make reservations for a bungalow for any time during me: or ae oe be ot ae de ae IN, N. 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What is carry out these instructions. The regarded here as a complete backdown; members of the new Executive are all TO ALL OUR READERS: ceracnmemNE REET ACT PATRONIZE OUR ‘by the capitalists. Are Militant Fighters. “The Executive Committee which In an exclusive new program. } on the part of the government in the face of Italian aggression in the Bal- kans was made here yesterday when foreign minister Martinkovich speak- ing in parliament, announced that active and militant fighters in the Labor movement of this state with long records of loyal service to the Labor movement standing as best guarantee that they can be depended on to work ceaselessly to build and Philadelphia convention. and Benjamin Gitlow are in the opin Executive the only presidential candi. workers. They have proven to be con: William 2! ion of the convention and the State! dates entitled to the support of the! (12 NEW SONGS) Do not forget at all t ADVERTIZERS are a reader of The DAILY WORKER. 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Discussing the rumors of a cus- toms union between Italy and Albania, “Martinkovich said that the report must have been unfounded since such a union would be against the policy of the “open door.” The minister fur- ther declared that he wished to main- tain the most friendly relations with strengthen the Labor Party. “With the cooperation and support. of the members and affiliated organi- zations, we feel confident that the! forces of Labor in this state can be/{ united for effective political action that will advance the interests of Labor and make the workers the power on the political field which they properly should be as those who produce all wealth and constitute the majority of the population. ; Urged to Affiliate. “The, Stato Executive Committee calls upon all workers’ organizations in this state which are not yet affili- ated to the Labor Party to do so at once: We urge all workers who are sistent and’ aggressive leaders in the! many struggles of Labor during the, past and are active participants in) the struggle of the miners, the textile, workers and of all others who fight to organize and to maintain the or- ganizations of the workers. “All commynications, suggestions and requests addressed to the chair- man or secretary of our Executive will be assured prompt and careful consideration. 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