The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 8, 1928, Page 2

Page Two t THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1928 2 REVEAL HORRORS OF SLAVERY IN IMPERIALIST TIMBER CAMPS IN SOUTH AMERICA, SUMATRA RIO DE JANEIRO,. June 7:—Re- calling the horrors of the treatment of native workers in the rubber forests of the Amazon by their Br masters, as Sir Roger Casement the days before the world war slosed them by his i report on condition: in come Be cir sels Is their own countrymen, of whom die in the camps, y are enslaved to pretended can escape only to the is rich “Okineas ae slavery is main vir-| tional capital, | and huge serpents. ed Argentina i South Amerie of British capital, who wield the lash s. In Brazil the on the Indian to’ ‘ ‘ained by interna. admini: pf many nations, an@ it: likewise drawn by bri stories of opportunity from ed by men victims are zenly false their camps in Brazil, Argentina and Dutch jungle which is guarded by tigers homes in a dozen countries. it}. The much- discussed plan for a Pan- to connect New York with Buenos "Aires, 10,000 miles of new construction down the back- bone of two continents, is really de- signed to open up the tropical forests, oil-and rubber to quick exploitation, Lack of drinking water, of medical attention and decent housing even ac- cording to local standards is the first | indictment of conditions in the Ar- gentine lumber camps. Over 70 per cent of these people- are illiterate, marriage is virtually unknown, and workers die usually before the age of 45, due to ceaseless toil and diseases arising from conditions -of work. Government is corrupt and employers cheat the workers of a large part of their pay. When an “election” is held, the workers are taken in cattle- ears to the polls and are handed bal-| He lots marked for the government can- didates, who are backed by the tim- ber companies in return for protec- tion. The last trade union organizer to appear was promptly sent to prison for 25 years on a false charge of murder, Conditions in Brazil differ from those in Argentina by being worse. 2 85 per cent are illiterate, and th» government spends big sums in inducing forei, workers to come in, only to leave them unemployed until they sink to the depths of degrada- tion found in the timber camps. Labor unions. have been stamped out by soldiery and police with.violence. New Bedford City Government Is Dominated by Butler, Republican Head . , MAYOR ASHLEY IS| PAID BY TEXTILE FACTORY 0 OWNERS Voice Rais ed Avainst| Seabs Means Jail NEW B June 7} (FP).—Strik sing on! New Bedford’ . Bluecoats | have been giv “run in’ From McL ne newly ap-| Ts ) to arrest | g the re- le Mills Com- out -orders il cousins, oImates. * Who} singing and Police Chief pointed, the mil ne or lief stations Patrol from highe: friends and fo: inspires these orders? A. M. Donahue, for mer labor spy; | throws light on th ng#forces in} New Bedford in a recorded inte in 1924 with Fred Moore, then chief counsel for S and Vanzetti. Donahue from 19 was in} charge of a Sherman Service crew of 25 with orders to break the aoe deport radicals, 1 ee union leader and demoralize workers to we mills, mittee. ups to ze cuts in the textile! Butler Controlled Fund. William B. Butler, chairman of the} republican national committee, was} Donahue’s bo Butler supervised) expenditure 50,000 a year, detail-| . a | ing each r Buller even wanted} Donahue, expert stri! reaker, to be} chief of po in New Bedford. “T belie you mention that you ed the position of chief of} y Butler, Kerwin and Exter mill owners),” asked Moore. there any conversation with rv about it?” was stated by Kerwin,” Spy answered, “that any . ob- to, my taking the position uld be overcome because Butler| ould lave a special law passed in| Massachusetts legislature author-| e the city to have a safety com- missioner,” Ashley Still May~. were of police (other Q. You had a, con-exr ik wih Dexter and Kerwin about “cus, this] job? | A. Yes: They said Mayor | | Ashley (still New Bedford’s mayor) | would give me the position if he were | told so. That they wanted a man hold-| ing that position that they could de-| pend on. they. meant by “de- pend on” was that he would do what | he was told to d During the several | strikes—three in all—there was pick- eting, and the police were very active | in suppressing picketing. They| wouldn’t allow any picketing at all} and in several instances they beat up/ strikers. Had So Many Men. Q. Did you at any time come in contact with police officials? A. I was investigated when I came there because I had so many men seattered ound town and they all Said they were employed by me. Two inspectors came to my office and,ask-| ed me w s, and what | pposed ie be doir t away I d I was never the men and as in touc Dexte: bothered | Q. He much salary did Dexter of- fer you chief of police? A, $3,500 a year, and I refused to accept it at that figure because I was getting more where I was. He said that they- would see to it that I would} lose nothing by it. By “they” was meant the Manufacturers’ Assn. The Mayor Knew. Q. Did you come in contact with Mayor Ashley? . A. Yes. Q. He knew what you were doing? A. Yes. He is president of the Tex- tile Bank now. Q. You stated something about a conversation with Dexter of the Beacon Mills in which he made a statement to you relative to a gift made to Mayor Ashley by the mill men. What was said? A. It was said that the salary as mayor wasn’t sufficient to allow Ash- ley to continue as mayor because his) private interests were suffering and he was losing money by continuing as mayor. Ashley Gets $20,000 Check. Dexter told me that the mill men the previous year had induced Ash- ley again to become a candidate, promising that they would make up to him any monetary loss and at a banquet that the mill men had tend- ered him at the Wamsutta Club, they had presented Ashley with a $20,000 check. Q*Do you understand that that was done publicly or privately? »| corporation, ‘Texas Feller A. Privately. It was a very exclu- sive club where it was held. Nobody but mill men belonged to it. ‘Victim of Phone Co. When 5-year-old Thomas Miranda (above) reaches the age of 12 he will become totally blind, deaf and dumb, and his mind will be shattered. This was the testimony Yesterday of doc- tors in Brooklyn supreme court. The boy was run down by a car of the New York Telephone Company two years ago. His father is suing the Mistakes Toad for Coolidge ASHINGTON, D. C., June Reports that Col. Charles Lind- bergh’s recent flight to Texas had deep political implications are be- ing whispered in every blind-pig on Pennsylvania Avenue today. It is the “gentlemen” from Texas who tell the story. It all began, they say, when these two Texans dug up that horned toad which had lived without air and water inside a corner-stone for about twenty years. “The little horned feller was a public curiosity,” says the senior “gentlemen” with a drawl, “an’ so they brought it up hea’ to see its president, Calyin Coolidge.” “They took it up to the White House and went inside, and there was Coolidge. So the feller with the toad just put his hand in his pocket and brought out the toad and the president and the toad just stood and looked at each other. Neither of ’em said a word. So after a while the Texas feller just put it back in his pocket and went back home. “An’ do you know,” asks the gentlemen, “they’d got all the way to Houston before he put his hand in his pocket again and pulled out Calvin COE io SENDS LAST 82 T— TO THE DAILY" se (Continued from page one) paper in the English language that fights for their interests. * * * IOSEPH LOMBARDT, a worker of Easton, Pa., writes as follows: “Enclosed please find check for $2. ‘I ean’t afford to send any more because I work only three days a week and make only $12 a week. 't make enough to support my mn papers and ts ar for the Workers’ Party to help the workingclass.” The Save-the-Uuion Committee of Bicknell, Ill., has sent $5 with the following letter: “This small donation is sent by the Save-the-Union Committee of Bieknell.to help get the best paper LEWIS MACHINE THREATENS MINE STRIKER’S WIFE Pay Thugs $100 Per Day to Slug Militants (By a Worker Correspondent) SPRINGFIELD, Ill, (By Mail).— In a statement issued by the Peabody Coal Co. in the Illinois State Register of May 28, the company proposed wage cuts. They say that they have opened seven mines out of their 21 mines, The mines are only working one and two days a w and the men say that conditions are worse than ever before. The boss tells them to lay their track and clean falls for nothing or go home. The company is now .sending out notices of expulsions to all of the militant fighters. Lewis says we have 800,000 too many miners and he is taking means to decrease them. Now I am only a-rank and file miner and have never written a story before, but as I am now sub-district secretary of the Save-the-Union move- ment here, I feel it is my duty to let the working class know the diffi- culties that the miners are working under. And I will continue to write stories to The DAILY WORKER as long as the news comes in. We are hold a sub-district conven- tion on June 17 in Springfield, right under the nose of the district machine and we expect some trouble. I will write “you about what takes plate there. Please send me a bundle of DAILY WORKERS for the striking miners of this section and I will try to sell all I can. —R. Workets Must Send . mye 's notice, Pe has just completed Funds to Aid ‘Daily’ geass from page one) Mike eat 4, FD Oftner. bat, Bing- ttly, John- k, Johnson : \. |Héover’s candidacy,. is. being -touted hnavew. "Short, Suihkonen, N. Baltimore, Nd mour, Conn. in America out of the bad financial condition it is in. There is no work here or been larger.” Cai Bee “T am very sick and just home from the hospital,” writes K. Wynne, of Chicago. “I will not be able to work for many months. En- closed you will find $1 which I must spare to! save The DAILY WORKER,” These letters are only a few that have been received. Space limita- tions do not permit the publication of all that we should wish to print. Workers, keep up this spirit. No sacrifice is too great to save your fighting Daily. Boston Labor Refuses To Help Red Cross BOSTON, June 7.—Red Crossers won't get the Boston Central Labor Union’s endorsement in their next drive for money from workers’ pock- ets. The union approved unanimously the Kansas Federation of Labor reso- lution denouncing the Red Cross for its refusal to help thousands of strik- ing coal miners’ families, half starv- ing in Pennsylvania and Ohio. the donation would have’ |p, i W.. Reed, Louis Erucht, Ph L. Filetich, Pittsburgh, “Joseph Lombardt,’Baston, N. |setts, who represented that state in! 50 Pittsburgh mil Taratnski, Philadelphia, P; ther T. Sheinly, Me Cy Sl C.; F. A. Graca, Louis Mangus, Chas. F. Pryor, Bick- $1 nell, Ind., $5. Total $556.30, _|than the program of any previous ,|an emergency the important political {Chinese Militants Here Expose Kuomintang Manter=te At Demonstration { Thousands of leaflets exposing the murder of Cliath militants by the Kuomintang were distributed by left wing workers at a recent demonstration. Mayor Walker, who has extended welcomes to Italian and Hungarian fascists on previous occasions, greeted the supporters of the treacherous Kuomintang. 6.0.P, CONVENTION “Grand Oil Party” Is Ready,for Spoils (Conttnued from Page One) New Bedford strikers, is chairman of the republican national committee. Hoover, secretary of commerce and candidate for the republican nomina- tion, has thus far controlled the vot- ing strength of the national commit- tee in the pre-convention contests over the seating of delegates, Boss Mellon. Mellon, seeretary of the treasury, is the industrial and political boss of Pennsylvania. He controls its large delegation to the convention and can swing it to any candidate at a mo- forcing upon a subservient congress an appropriation, and taxation pro- gram more to the advantage of Wall Street and the heavy industrialists peace-time congress. President Cool- idge, who himself is_still a possible (aeaey so as to hold in reserve for * prestige of his position as White ; | House incumbent. In an emergency |on a.close ballot his word would carry he convention. . As a further indication of Hoover’s |strength as a machine republican, Feten: William E. Borah, chairman of the senate foreign relations commit- tee, was today reported chosen to second Hoover’s nomination “next week, Idaho’s eleven votes are {pledged to. Borah. Moreover, Sen. |George H. Moses of New Hampshire, the first senator openly to espouse for permanent chairman’ of the con- vention. ‘ | Hoover’s managers, through con- ‘trol of the national. committee, have n 65.out of 71 of the-contests over the seating of delegates, which ended today. f Ging Will Control. Whether Hoover is ultimately nom- inated, “it appears that the Mellon- \Héover-Coolidge-Butler combination | will in any event control the naming of the next presidential nominee of jthe anti-labor party of imperialism jnow in power—the party which is jusing the marine corps as a private police force in Nicaragua to shoot down the worker-opposition to Wall Street dictatorship in Latin America, ‘This combination appears to have the largest campaign chest. © Gov. Alvan T, Fuller, of Massachu- * the organization of the ‘frame-up | which ended in the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, is conspicuous among OLD GANG SWAYS * et yw “lla ILLARD MACK, who recently left these ae after appearing in “The Scarlet‘Fox,” which he had. au- thored, is plarming to present three other plays early the coming season. One of these, titled “Bad Debts,” goes into rehearsal soon. It will be done by the Shuberts. Another play writ- ten by Mack and his wife, Beatrice]. Bauyard, “Fancy Work,” will be brought out by John Nicholas, while the third, “We All Steal Something,” is ptomised by David Belasco for early production, “The Scarlet Fox,” which ‘was shown at the Masque a few weeks ago, will go on tour in September, re- opening in Washington about Labor Day. Mack. may continue inthe role of Sergeant Devlin. ~London, we hear, may also see the past the coming season. ocr “A Man with Red Hair,” a patie drama, was given ‘its first. presenta- >} tion last night at fhe Springdale The- atre, Stamford, Conn. under the super- vision of A. H. Woods. This is the dramatization of Hugh Walpole’s novel, by Benn W. Levy, which was produced originally at the Little The-| atre, London, early this season. After Sentence Militant New Bedford Textile Striker (Continued from page one) the Textile Mills Committee in’ re- eruiting membership among the work- ers hereby issuing orders restraining | Albert Weisbord, national leader of the T. M. C., William T. Murdoch and James P. Reid, both Mill Committee organizers, from holding the mass meeting scheduled here tonight. The local and national leaders of the Textile Mills. Committee have been working several weeks here, and have already succeeded in developing a powerful movement for a general strike. The tens of thousands of tex- tile workers.in Fall River were com- |pelled to suffer a 10 per cent wage | {slash a number of months.ago. officials of the Textile. Council had |} The at that time declared the result of a strike vote to be 11 votes short of a |two-thirds majority, and refused a recount despite the almost unanimous demand for it. —————————— The Vege-Tarry Inn “GRINE KRETCHME” BEST VEGETARIAN FOOD MODERN IMPROVEMENTS DIRECTIONS: Take ferries at 23rd St., Christopher St., Barclay St. or Hudson Tubes to Hoboken, Lacka- wanna TS Ree Berkeley pone itics for republican nomination | for vi ice-president, VIA LONDON COPENHAGEN HELSINGFORS 69 FIFTH Make May Be Paid in Monthly Installments. (FREE VISES—EXTENSIONS ARRANGED FOR TO VISIT ANY PART OF UL S. s. R. s » WORLD TOURISTS, INC. BERKELEY HEIGHTS NEW JERSEY. Phone, Fanwood 7463 R 1. AWorker’s Tour to Soviet Russia TO WITNESS THE CELEBRATION OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION NOVEMBER 7 (‘EVERY WORKER SHOULD PARTICIPATE") The Gian Sails Oct. 17th on the Ocean Greyhound Cunard S. S. “MAURETANIA” ; 7 DAYS of Interesting Sightseeing Trips LENINGRAD — MOSCOW $375.00. NEW YORK CITY - RETURN > WARSAW BERLIN / PARIS First Payment Is $25. 00 Telephone: ALGONQUIN 6900. Mack Has Three New — Plays Ready for Next Season LUN. a short tour the play goes on to Chi- cago for a run. “My Maryland” following a run of 38 weeks closes its engagement at the Casino Theatre this Saturday night. The operetta has been booked for Chi- cago this Fall. “Coquette,” in which Helen Hayes is starring at Maxine Elliott’s The- atre, plays its 250th performance to- night. BOSSES REFUSE TQ RECOGNIZE DENTAL UNION But 48 Owners Come to Terms Individually At a meeting held yesterday at the Labor Temple, 2nd Ave. and 14th St., the dental workers, who have been out on strike over three weeks, decided to adopt a policy of individual settlement with the different labora- tory owners who are willing to recog- nize their union and yield to their de- mands, This move was made after . the Dental Owners’ Association had repeatedly stated ‘that recognition on its part of the Dental Mechanics’ Union was “impossible.” Thus far, 43. laboratory owners have settled with the union, signing agreements whereby they recognize the-union, guarantee the installation of the closed shop, a 44-hour week, time and one-half pay for all over- time work, and double pay for work on holidays. They have also accepted the union’s~demands for a minimum scale of wages, which means a gen- eral increase in the standard of pay. Those who accepted the demands of the striking dental mechanics include bosses outside of the Dental Manufac- turers’ Association as well as within it, The meeting of the bosses’ associay tion last Saturday for the purpose of “considering” the strikers’ demands ended in a eomplete fizzle when the association decided to grant every de- mand except recognition of the Dental Workers’ Union. ‘ = THE RUSSIAN “Of all the motion pictures playi ~finest.""—Quinn Martin, The World. Nights $:40; 50¢ to $1.50. Mats. | BOOTH Tea, w. 45 st Exe 8:30 THE GRAND ST. FOLLIES OF 1928 CHANIN'S46th St.W. of Broadway 46) St Evenings at 8:25 Mats. Wed. & Sat. SCHWAB and MANDEL'S MUSICAL SMASH OOD NEW “With GEO. 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A full report of the activi ‘ion Committee as well as by the Committee. pe be giton mon enemy, in order to improve our COME TO DEMO POWERFUL UN ie Members of the Workers’ Union and Unorganized Bakery Workers Amalgamation Mass Mecting _ SATURDAY, JUNE 9th, 1928 at WEBSTER HALL 119 East 11th ‘St, N. Y. City. BROTHERS: This is a historic moment for the Bakery Workers. It is time that we meet with united strength our com- THE BREAD TRUST ing conditions. — RATE FOR ONE UNITED, IN THE BAKING INDUSTRY. - COMMITTEE OF BAKERY Workers Amalgamated Food the historic M. sharp of the Rank and File Amal- plans for future activities will