The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 12, 1928, Page 2

Page Two THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JU JNE 12, 1928 Young Work 7,000 APPLAUD HERMAN'S WORDS AT HUGE MEETING Steele, Reactionary, Fails to Halt Speech (By a Worker Correspondent) KENOSHA, Wis., (By Mail)—On Monday evening, June 4, there was scheduled outside of the city hall in| Kenosha a monster demonstration of | 1s workers. The great gathering of | 7,000 workers was organized by the| § “Committee of 1( trade unionists and symy occasion for the gather presentation of a pe the city council to pr Workers Thruout U.S.S.R. Write for the Press a ee ers League Representative Calls Kenosha Strikers to Mass Picket CANNERY SERFS $12 Per Week is Usual Pay At, Can Belts (By a Worker Correspondent) OAKLAND, Calif., (By Mail).—I wish to give other workers a few glimpses into the lives of us workers who slave every year in the canner- ies of California. Long Hours, Small Pay. long hours and the s: jas any other state regardless of all the advertisements to the contrar; | vy about our gold and sunshine. California to us means the same} ame small pay} An early announcement by the New Playwrights Theatre lists Upton Sin- clair’s “Singing Jailbirds” as one of the early productions for next season. The play was done in Berlin a short time ago by the Communist director Piscator, and received most excellent |reviews, | Of the other productions being con- |sidered by the group are: “Airways, \Inc.,” by John Dos Passos; “Picnic,” |by Francis Edwards Faragoh; “The |American Beauty,” by Paul Sifton, jand Dawn Powell’s “Women at Four O’clock.” There may be two or three other plays which are now being con- | sidered. “Her Unborn Child,” the play by |Howard McKent Barnes and ‘Grace | Heyward, which played at the Eltinge | Theatre some six weeks back, and re- town gunmen who a fr the Allen-A Co. make the mill the The petition also pulsion from the Huge Demonst Slowly the “Comr marched throt the ¢ vicinity of the striking hos ers’ headquarters, with flares lighting up the poste: by the marchers. Some of them r “The Gunmen Must Go!” “City Coun- cil Do Something For the W the Kenosha People,” and “R the Gunmen Menace From Our City At last the parade reached the square around the city hall, where the huge crowd of ten thousand w« had been patiently waiting. Ch greeted the arrival of the “Commit- tee of 1000.” The stri shout their enthu: m coi leeping q Ned £¢ mn. of 1000” y from the y work- d: the applause of all workers present. It was then that several and strikers began to urge the re’ sentative of the Young W League of America, Samuel A. Her- man, to mount a chair and say a few words. They had previously heatd him speak at open air meetings ar- ranged by the Young Workers League, Local Kenosha, in the center of the downtown section of the city. The league member mounted a chair and the monster crowd gathered close about. Fight Open Shop. The league speaker called upon all those present to help the strikers pic- ket the Allen-A Go. whenever they have the opportunity before work, dur- ing their lunch hour, or in the evening after through with work. He called upon the trade union workers to help the strikers financially and to help organize the hundreds of unorganized workers in the mill. When he finished speaking there was a deafening ap- plause. Many workers urged the league speaker to again mount the chair and continue speaking. He again addressed the workers briefly | and called upon them to give a pi ful-locomotive cheer for the stri “union workers. This done thousands of workers participating and the cheer could be heard for] blocks away. As the league member stepped off} the chair, the vice-president of the American Federation of Full Fash- ioned Hosiery Workers, Harold Steele, Jumped up and addressed the w ers. He told them t the prev speaker was not a st r and wa not called upon to speak in an officiz capacity. The crowd could not make head or tail out of his remarks, as the league speaker had announced when| us speaking that he was speaking in be- half of the Young Workers’ League. ed, the crowd s Sa ed si-| When Steele had fini of workers eve lent. They were e to the cause of S Samuel A. Herman to mount the chair, but Ste official of the carpent the chair and would not speaker get up. A the chair ensued in which the two of- ficials, seeing the crowd surging about and demanding that the league repre- sentative be allowed to speak, thought discretion the better part of valor and released their grip on the chair. Herman Shows Up Steele, Herman told the audience how Steele and Budenz would not allow him to} attend strike meetings and how they tried in every possible way to hinder the distribution of The DAILY WORKER, a real militant working- vlass paper. But though the leaders kept away League members and DAILY WORKER correspondents from the strike mectings, they could not keep them away from marching won the picket line together with the strikers. Herman pointed out how regretable it was to have a leader ef a union, at such a splendid occa- sion of working-class solidarity, at- tempt to cause dissention nouncing the League. In conclusion, the League speaker stated that his faith was in the workers present and that if the workers asked him as a member of the League to address Abem, he would listen to them and not to any individual who tries to go | mine w 1 to |kids away, but I told him they’d d by de-| in the Corr Soviet Union urging their Carts” Is New Graft Edict ETTY graft in the New York police d has just taken cn a s rent form, ds of East side o were ‘yester- e the size of r carts from seven and eight at to 54 inches. a meeting of resentful pedd- charged that the order S le so that officials of the department of public markets would have more pushceards on which to collect tribute. Market officials accept thousands of dollars yearly from illegally licensed East side pusheart peddlers and auction off licenses and desirable positions, the speakers said. Acting Markets Commissioner Neal “innocently” denied the exist- ance of graft in his department. “We had to make the change,” he said, “because of the new order forbidding pushcart vending within ten feet of a fire hydrant.” By Coal Police (Continued from page one) e she is now leading the strike, M: Calegari has kept board- ers for a living. Her one-story shack houses five roomers beside herself, her two youngsters and a large fam- ily of a striking miner which was re- cently evicted. The woman who is charged—with-neglect-.of her own two children feeds and prepares three meals daily for 65 children of strikers, “my little ts” as she calls them, In addition she prepares breakfast for every member of the picket line each morning. Sheriff—Snake. “They’ve tried _ everything know to keep me off the picket line, this miners’ Joan of Are confided to representative of the ~National Miners’ Relief Committee last week. “That snake Frank Muth (a deputy heriff), came to my house one night nd said he thought too much of me S me get into trouble on. the ket line without warning me.. He aid that they would try to take my they ” it only over my dead body. They said that I’d get in trouble and finish in the electric chair, trying to scare me. They think I’m green. I told them, good, that’s what I want, to die for the workers here, if I have to. They didn’t like that.” Two nights after Muth’s “warning” the widow was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, She was later discharged. Mrs. Calegari’s house was raided a month ago by six state policemen. The excuse was a search for liquor. Laura’s little shack, which is the center of workers’ activity in Triadel- phia, is now security for a $2000 bond which she signed last week to release Phil Schatz, publicity representative of the National Miners’ Relief Com- |mittee who was arrested while inter- viewing pickets last Monday, June 4. Needs Help, | The first news of the redoubled per- secution directed against the widow \strike leader was received Saturday, \June 9, in a letter sent by her to a member of the National Miners’ Re- lief Committee, 611 Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, “You see what they are trying to do. I only wish you jwere to help me.” The National Miners’ Relief Com- The picture shows young leade: “Shorten Push | MINE: WOMEN MAY LOSE CHILDREN © New Form of Terrorism |: rs among the workers and peasants fellow workers to become Worker pondents, and report the day-to-day events of their lives in the columns of their own working class pre: FUNDS HIGHER, BUT | | Another $5,000 Must Be Raised by Saturday (Continued from Page One) Malmstroin, rd Rosenbe De Santy nd, Pittsburgh, Detroit, C 3 ther 1, collected, , $1.00; John ; A, Saarman, Loupu- rg, Phila., +» $10; Conn, col- n Antonio, Yukon, Pa., fe Ylochin, loomfield, Paul, Minn.,’ $1.00 Detroit, $2.0 : ity, Mo., $1.00; E rn, N, Y., collected, $9.00. OUST PAPPELIN: \Collect Relief Despite Machine Opposition (By a Worker Correspondent) PITTSTON, Pa. (By mail).—At our meeting on June 4th, I want to re- {port that we were able to kick out the whole Cappelini crowd which was ‘headed by George Moleski, who was |working hand in hand with the con- jtractors, and who has continually jthru actual force had control of our union and who at times used thugs, state police and county police to keep eontrol. ; It is very important that this local union should kick out the whole Cap- pelini crowd. We elected the follow- ling officers; Tony Mancino, president; |Dan Cavanaugh, vice-president; Sam Latona, secretary. It is of great significance that Brother Sam Licata and Ray Walasky jwere elected on our grievance com- {mittee Not so very long ago when we were to overthrow our officials, jthe contractors beat up Brother Licata, splitting his head, ete. We are slowly but surely kicking out the |whole Cappelini machine and I want |to advise the brothers to clean out the jlocal officials no matter where they are and only to elect brothers who are for a program and will fight for the rank and file. Thomas Kennedy, secretary-treas- urer of the Mine Workers Union, has lagain issued a slanderous statement {against the local rank and file leader- ‘ship in the anthracite tri-district, who jare mobilizing their forces.to gather 'relief for the bituminous miners, He condemns the miners for gath- ering relief for the rank and file in |the bituminous coal fields and claims that no collection can be made unless | ifrom William Green. jthat the American Federation of La- bor has also condemned sending relief to the rank and file in the soft coal field. "GANG AT MEETING cently showing on the Subway cir- cuit, reopened last night at the 48th Street Theatre, Effie Shannon still heads the cast. There is some sunshine here, but} we only see the fruit which it blesses, except when we are out of a job, when we get plenty of sunshine but do not} enjoy it. There is asrumor to the effect that One of the basic industries here is|John Erskine’s “The Private Life of jagriculture, and many men and women|Helen of Troy,” will be made into a | and. cap from the company and what- | are engaged in the canneries during/musical comedy. Harry Wagstaff the summer months preparing fruit|Goribble will make the. adaptation, and vegetables to be shipped out all|and Eugene Berton and Edward over the world. \Eliscu will handle the score and lyrics. The conditions of these workers are the worst in the land. At present as-|c« paragus is being prepared and canned| on a piece work basis. minimum wage here, James G, Peede’s production of Gold and Dust,” a drama of modern \life by Alura Farrell, opened at Wer- We have a ha’s Brooklyn Theatre last night. The Gautiotaeeaee _but those Who icast is headed by Thais Lawton and last J ae ' on piece work don’t)Roger Gray. Broadway may sce’ the ‘ast Jong. Only the fastest are kept./new opus later this season. the hours are from eight to tinh SS a day, mostly over eight hours with| p> : regular pay for overtime. We only| Bituminous Coal make from $12 to $15 per week. The 1 work is very hard and must be graded Production Lower in about seven different varieties, with| WASHINGTON, June 11. — The foreladies constantly at our elbows. joutput of bituminous coal during. the Speed-Up. |week ended May 19 was lower than in Fruit salad is also being made at either the previous week or the cor- this-time and, altho this isnot -piece=|responding period of 1927, according work, everything is speeded-up as |to statistics of the Department of fast as possible with $18 a week pay. Commerce. Lumber production con- Tin cans run on belts from six to/|tinued to average lower than in either eight inches apart and girls put in a|the previous week or the same week certain number of pieces of fruit,/of 1927, while carloadings continued Girls next to the belts cut and grade to reflect declines from last year. the fruit. From the cutting tables to| Receipts of wheat at primary mar- the belts, girls carry pansful of fruit, kets were higher than in either the sometimes two pansful in each hand. |Previous week or the same week of as theyshave to keep the girls su ./hand, showed declines from both pe- plied. The girls on the belts cannye |tiods, but hog receipts registered in- even look-around from their places |‘Te@ses over both the previous week without missing a can. jand the same of last year. Nearly all of these workers have |= CC MOE eC DR just barely existed during the winter | Ve edd ry and are depending on ‘this work to} The ege ay. Inn catch up-awith payments. ~ ~ f “GRINE KRETCHMB” There is no limit to the hours of! Sones ape apn ee RA I the working day. | 10. Take ferries at 23rd will be an abundance of young women |]}wanna Railro ad to Berkeley to be_had easily. We are required to Helghts, NJ. buyoa‘uniform apron, a rubber apron BERKELEY’ HEIGHTS Phone, Fanwood 7463 R 1. ever working implements we need,) such as knives, peelers, corers, pitters| and also a numbered button, so that! one. slave can be distinguished from | another. These things, of course, are| paid for from our first pay no matter | how badly we may need it, The California state law also says that every woman shall sit whenever possible. The place where I work has an adjustable seat in each place that swings under the table. But no one is allowed to sit on these during work- ing hours. This proves that the law is no good without the organized power of those whom they were made to protect behind them. —M VILLAGES FALL TO NIGARAGUANS Army of Independence! Makes New Gains | - MANAGUA, June 11—Reports of fresh successes won by troops cooper- ersiing with the Nicaraguan army of independence, under General Augusto Sandino, are admitted by the Ameri- can authorities here. Unfamiliar with tho country, and hampered -by the rainy season which has virtually ended | - any organized American offensive, the United States marines are now totally any to make headway against the orces of General Sandino, Reports from the interior state that 89 Enst 125th St, New, York, N. Y. two villages have fallen to the army of -independence. [SRO elma NSE IO FIVE CENTS |they have a credential from him or tpléyment inthis state is being used Want Jobless to Help Them Rake in Shekels DES MOINES, Ia., June 11.—Iowa contractors are trying to use the un- employment situation to feather their own nests. The widespread unem- He points out 'as:a plea for the adoption of a $100,- yeNpan 000,000 bond issue for grading, drain- COPENHAGEN ing. and surfacing of the Iowa road HELSINGFORS system during the next 10 years. The propaganda factory of the altruistic These girls are constantly on the run |!ast year. Cattle receipts, on the other | ARMY Workers Library Publishers’ against the wishes of the rank and |,ittee will help Laura, But it costs file workers present. His remarks ‘money. The workers who cannot ac- were greeted by tremendous applause. ‘company Laura to court and on the ‘picket must get into the fight with {money, Send whatever you have, im- |mediately, to the National Miners’ Re- lief Committee, 611 Penn Ave., Pitts- burgh, Pa. Are you a “DAILY WORKER” worker daily ?- much effect on the anthracite miners |pouring out large quantities of liter- jas they are going ahead gathering re-Jattre professing great concern for |lief for their soft coal brothers. They |the:condition of the unemployed. No well know his strikebreaking activi-}méntion is made of the millions of ties. His district at this time is in!dollars, “legitimate” and illegitimate, open revolt against him and his|that.would accrue to the contractors lieutenants, A. Mattey and Yourishin, |and their flunkeys, The statement does not have very|backers of this project has begun | 69 FIFTH AVENUE IN “GRAND STREET FOLLIES.” . * Dorothy Sands, who lends life and color with her impersonations in the new “Grand Street Follies” now in its third week at the Booth Theatre. TROOPS 10 STAY IN NICARAGUA WASHINGTON (FP), June 11.— Becret conferences at the state de- partment regarding Nicaraguan fin- ances have been followed by announce- ment of the resignation of ‘customs collector Ham and high commissioner Hill, Americans. This step indicates that an Amer- ican receiver or financial adviser is to be named when the new loan is made PIECE-WORK AND \Sinclair’s “Singing Jailbirds” to KU KLUXERS ARE SPEED-UP DRIVE Open New Playwrights Season BOOSTING HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT Kansas City Is Full of Kleagles, Dragons (Continued from page one) nominated by both republican and democratic conventions. And the nomination of a dark horse shows as well as anything else that it is the determination on the part of a certain group of industrialists and financiers to dominate and not the pure per- sonality of an individual which swings conventions, over all being the idea of the perpetuation of the capitalist system at the expense of the work- ing class. Klan Is Non-Partisan, The two-party system of cap- italism and the Ku Klux Klan is shown by the career and the presence here of M. O. Dunning, capitalist and klansmdn. He was a democrat in 1924 and one of those who tried to norinate William Gibbs McAdoo, who was the favorite also of many labor officials at the democratic national convention of that year. After the re-election of Calvin Coolidge, how- ever, Dunning made a deal with the republican party and was given & job as snooper and raider by General lincoln C, Andrews in the prohibi- tion service. When Andrews quit his job the republican party continued to take care of Dunning and President Coolidge made him collector of cus- toms at Savannah, Ga. Dunning is every inch a republican now and is busy here for the administration fore- es. So far he has been working for Hoover on the theory that President Coolidge will not again be a candi- John Golden Thea., 58th, E. of B'way Evenings Only at 5:30. VOLPON ror G 7: By Dubose & Dorothy Heyward REPUBLIC jiats: Who. & Sat. | KEYTH-ALBER Anthony Asquith’s Daring Story— Behind the Scenes | Wena in a Movie Studio y “Shooting Stars” by American bankers, date, Rie Popes et ee eee BOOTH cae tie joe" Strange Interlude || Grand St. Follies Mats. Wednesday & Saturday 2:30. or 91. PETERSBURG OF in’s Thea., B'way & 53 St. Hammerstein's ‘Pigie? Cor $380. Twice Daily, 2:40-8:40. Prices, Mats., 50c to $1.00, Eves, 50c to $1.50. The Heart of Coney Island Battle of Chateau-Thierry MILE SKY CHASER TILT-A- | Free Circus, Con- WHIRL | certs and Dancing Luna’s Great Swimming Pool All Seats Reseryed. CHANIN'S46th St.W. of Broadway SCHWAB and MANDEL'S MUSICAL SMASH Ji Evs. 8:30. Mats. Winter Garden "ye. 3:4). Meu Greenwich Village Follies GREATEST OF ALL REVUES, Evenings at 8:25 Godb NEW \“Give Everybody a Chance to Mats. Wed. & Sat. with GEO. OLSE and His MUSIC Read Me!” —The Daily Worker. BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE DAILY WORKER ~ Moved | to 26-28 UNION SQUARE NEW YORK, N. ¥, H STUYVESANT 1696, Telephone: Address all mail to that address, AWorker’s Tour to Soviet Russia TO WITNESS THE CELEBRATION OF THE NOVEMBER REVOLUTION “EVERY WORKER SHOULD PARTICIPATE” The Group Sails October 17th on the Cunard Express Steamer “MAURETANIA” 7 DAYS of Interesting Sightseeing in LENINGRAD and MOSCOW $375.00 May Be Paid in Monthly Installments. (FREE VISES—EXTENSIONS ARRANGED FOR TO VISIT ANY PART OF U. 8. 8. 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