The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 15, 1928, Page 1

— THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY THE | Vol. V. No. 141. wYublished daily except Sunday by The National Daily Worker Publishing Association, Inc., 33 First Street, New York, N. ¥. Baitered-ax: Adopud-clasu mative a NEW t the Post Office at New York, N. ¥., under the act of March 3, 1879. YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1928 iLyY WORKER. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. FINAL CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents CONVENTION CALL GOES OUT TO ALL MINE SECTIONS REPUBLICAN PARTY IGNORES NEEDS OF WORKERS, FARMERS Police Disperse Western Delegates as Bankers Ridicule Planks of Minority Reaction Firm in Saddle Rides Roughshod Over All Appeals of Voters (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) KANSAS CITY, June 14.—The nomination of Herbert Hoover, Wall Street favorite, as republican candidate for the presidency appeared certain late tonight with the withdrawal of ex-Governor Frank O. Lowden. KANSAS CITY, June 14.—With cynical disregard to the de- mands of millions of farmers verging on bankruptcy, with utter contempt for the crying needs of 5,000,000 industrial workers unemployed and a still larger total working at a wage below the minimum of subsistence, the leaders of the republican party, bankers, railroad magnates, corporation lawyers, under the leader- ship of the third richest man in® WAGE INTENSIVE ELECTION DRIVE * some which will be offered to the country in the coming election campaign. Self-Appointed Leaders. | Thirty minutes was allowed the self- | appointed “leaders” of the farmers | who have come to the convention to bargain away the spirit of revolt of the agricultural masses, to present their case. Cries.of “No,” “No,” arose | from banker representatives to the | allotment of so much time. While these so-called farmers’ representa- tives spoke, Mellon, sitting with the Pennsylvania delegation, drew a batch of letters from his brief case and busied himself with other busi- ness in an open show of contempt for the speaker. Other delegates left the -hall altogether and did not return until the speaker had concluded. Less than one third of the time al- lotted the farm speakers, it is ex- pected, will be allowed William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, when he appears with his so-called non-partisan political com- mittee to ..i at thegfeet of this capitalist pa._y convention to beg for crumbs for the labor bureaucrats. A minority report handed in by Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., which made certain gestures towards farm relief and concessions to labor i was voted down by the convention Visit Chief Cities While the puppet show at Kansas City decides on which mannikin shall be the presidential candidate of big business, William Z. Foster and Ben Gitlow, candidates for president and vice-president, respectively, of the Workers (Communist) Party are pre- paring to carry the banner of the workingelass thruout the country, An intensive campaign is being planned on a nation-wide scale, dur- ing which Foster and Gitlow will visit all the principal cities of the United States. The workers will be called upon to rally to the only party. that is fighting for their interests and against the finance capitalism that holds them in its grip. NANKING BOASTS LABOR BETRAYAL (Continued on Page Three) SHANGHAI, June 14.—The Kuo- mintang, in the person of General | FUR JOINT BOARD Pai Chung-hsi, yesterday demanded | recognition of the great powers. be- WINS IN STRIKE | cause it had undertaken the task of | jeradicating Communism from China. Taking possession of the Yang Tu | Ting’s palace in Peking, Pai Ghung- rebtak: | Foster and Gitlow Will While the dual Fight wing fur- riers Joint Council, established by the) American Federation of Labor of- ficials, is being torn by dissensions | workers have been beheaded while! marked by increased bitterness, the| left wing Joint Board Furriers Union | is successfully carrying on its cam-| hsi, self-styled “tertor of the Com- munists,” under whose administra- tion thousands of militant Chinese hundreds have been thrown into the Chinese dungeons, issued this appeal to~the western powers to recognize paign to improve~ conditions in the} and cooperate with the Nanking gov- shops. This has been atti by a'ernment in the further suppression general wage raise of $7) $8 and $9) of the Chinese eae. working cl class. won in a shop by 20 workers after a strike lasting three days. The strike in the shop had been STEWART, BIG OIL called after it was discovered that the employer, dazzled by the oppor- tunities gor greater exploitation which a shop of registered workers offered him, had ordered his workers to reg- ister in the fake right wing union. After three days of energetic picket-) ing the firm, The Mitchell Fur Co.,, 305 Seventh Ave., it was compélled| ©” to ask the Joint Board for a settle-| ment. In the meantime the right wing group in the Joint Council, which is completely dissatisfied with the open shop conditions in the trade, are mak- ing ‘sharper—and sharper attacks against the Stetsky-McGrady clique, for having broken the once powerful Furtiers’ Union . | ing the precedent set in the trials of oil grafters and jury tamperers, Rob- ert W, Stewart, chairman “of” the Standard Oii Company of Indiana was | today acquitted of contempt of court. Stewart was indicted following his refusal to answer questions put him by the senate oi] committee relative to Liberty Bond, oil property of the | jy. Continental Trading Company. The latter was a fraudulent concern or- ganized for the purpose of financing the republican campaign of 1924, “GETTING AWAY WITH IT”! Power Trust Man Tells of “Publicity” t WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Additional details of the high-handed pro- before the federal trade commission’s utility investigation. Hugh M. Blain testified regarding his organization, the “touisian Mississippi committce on public utility information” had been sending his blication, the Public Service Magazine to legislators since 1924. ~ Especially illuminating was a letter introduced in evidence today which) t was received by Blain fromm Charles W. Person, secretary of the baad of the American Gas Association. Congratulating Blaii ication of his publicity organ, “Miss Lou’s Review,” Person at uldn’t dare to attempt any such thing in the schools h + Tao an how go gt tway with MAN, ACQUITTED ==: WASHINGTON, June 14.—Follow-|N¥C paganda methods of the power trust were revealed here at today’s heating COMRADES :— workers, today (Friday), funds as quickly as possible only $670.40 being received. To complete the absolutely 000, there is still to be raised AID NECESSARY © AS DANGER NEARS Pace to Save Paper The outlooks once more looks black for The DAILY WORKER, with only paper from suspending publication. This brings the total of contributions to $6,864.86, more than $38,000 short of the $10,000 that must be raised by Saturday. Workers, do not slacken your pace now. Redouble your efforts, make every sacrifice to keep the only fight- ing workingclass newspaper in the English language from going under, The following contributions were received yesterday: Yarmolinitz Podoler, Br. 91 W. |N. Y., $15; S. Brener, Detroit, Mich. }Committee for Support of Workers and Peasants’ Revolution in America, San Francisco, Calif., Workers (Communist) Party, more, Md., $25;.E. Fitch, Newark, N. Conn., $5; Mildred Gaims, Dever, ’ Lundquist, Rockford, Ill., Wallin, Rockford, Til, $1; Elis Carl- son, Rockford, Il., $1; Augruhs: Rockford, Ill., $1; Hd. Tanron, Roc ford, Tll., $1; Emil Pedbeck, Rockford, Il, $1; 1. Anderson, Rockford, Il. Gust Johnson, Rockford, $1 Lindgren, Rockford, Ill, $1; P. C: kford, Ill, $1; Fred Johnson, ;' United Council of uneil 12, Bronx, | ic, Leipsic, O Sah ae: Milgrom, Nyc. He ; Chobnick, oe 1 i. man, MYC ‘$1; Mraz, ings ae Hantas City, Mo, $5 Margarete Hela der, Outlook, Mont. $5; Leonard berger, East Liverpool, 0., McLennan, Seattle, Wash., $ Cookerby, Los Angeles, Lithuanian Workers’ Lit Branch 25, Baltimore, Md., $10; ter Branch Workers Party, Chester, Pa., $5; Martha Jurva, New Castle, P: $10; F. Ackley, Philadelphia, Pa. § ‘Zimmerman, Baltimore, Md. § Ferdinand 'W. Reed, Cambridge, Mas M. Kochkowskt, Cleveland, O, John Wild, Globersville, Rate ae Morris L. Landerman, McKees Rocks, Pa. Mg 8. = Philadelphia, $3; Ja“Vv. Sti kes Barre, Wielachowski, Newark, N. Homatas, Baltimore, | aoa Bea ‘Gat Bort in, nea, | Newpor'! Plymow Plymouth, Eimour Plymouth, Ni 5 J, Kazlanskas, $5; G. Saskovic'! 3 J. Samokait! ; A. . Melask Karson, | mouth, Ma: Krutulis, Ply- 285. « Chelick, Plymouth, Chadnick, Plymouth, F. Kolmkevicia, Plymouth, aed Unit 1F, Long Island Sec- I » $16; Street Nucleus 5, trol, Mich, $1; Street Nuclous 9, De- trott, Mich fae: pitreet, Nucleus 1, the Detroit, Mich. pe Gis SN Se a troit, h. ‘efi Mats Nue. Bo Ae ee Appeal to Labor Organizations to Save Daily Worker in Crisis To the Readers of The DAILY WORKER, The DAILY WORKER calls upon you to concentrate your.efforts upon organizations of (Saturday), to obtain donations, and to rush Yesterday’s receipts of the campaign to save The DAILY WORKER fell very low — more than $1,200 for each of the remaining days of this week.should have been the rate of receipts to meet the ultimatum of credit- ors, by which we are requir total of $10,000 by tomorrow night. Thus far the drive has raised $6,864.86. The receipts of the campaign up to last Workers Must Increase | $670.49 received yesterday tc save the |” this still be raised before tomorrow night? This is a question of perilous meaning to The DAILY WORKER. The Managament Committee is of the opin- ion that all efforts should be concentrated upon securing big contributions from workers organizations today and tomorrow. We ask you to do so. We are encouraged to expect some good results by such letters as the fol- lowing: and tomorrow to this office. An average of GARY, Indiana, June 12, 1928. COMRADES :— Realizing the danger of the only laboring paper publishing in English .in U. S. of A., our society in the last membership meeting donated $100.00 (one hundred dollars), which you will find enclosed. GARY WORKERS’ COOPERATIVE SOCIETY. ed to secure a night are: Such contributions count heavily in the Last week: Monday ........-$ 161.99’ total. For instance, organized Cigar Work- Tuesday ........ 464.55 ers of Tampa, Florida, recently telegraphed Wednesday ..-.. 556.30 to this office $290.00 for the campaign to Thursday .... 576.60 same The DAILY WORKER. Comrades, a Priday:. 6 oo se < “685.00 few quick and enthusiastic efforts such as Saturday ..... 705.77 these will save the revolutionary daily of our This week: Monday ....... - 1,660.40 class. Tuesday sess 661.20 Please rush all possible contributions by Wednesday 712.65 telegraph, airmail or special deliverf TODAY Thursday - 670.40 and Saturday. Try to get as large a total as you can into this office before the ulti- Total to last night .... . $6,864.86 matum of our creditors expires Saturday We are confident that you will. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. necessary $10,- pan $3,135.14. Can { Leaders Active in Pesjnation of New Mine Union| the. new miners’ burgh, September 9- sent out to every or-) ganized and umor- ganized section the country. John Watt (right) | union which is call-| ing a@ national con- vention for Pitts-| 6. A call has been in HISTORIC MESSAGE BRINGS NEW HOPE TO COAL DIGGERS | |Districts Take Up Tasks of ; Tasks of Building New Union | As Officers Return Home Mine Relief Assumes First Importance With Need Everywhere Growing Acute (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) PITTSBURGH, June 14.—Sent broadcast to every organized and unor- | ganized mine district the call, issued yesterday by the Pittsburgh confer- lence of mine executives, appeals to the nearly one million coal diggers jin the country to muster their forces for the formation of a new mine | union, In the long document which is destined to make history for the Amer- |ican labor movement there is traced the record of struggles and achieve- ment of the miners during a whole generation, ending with the treachery land wreck of the organization by the corrupt Lewis machine and the |plans for the formation of a new union at the coming convention in | September. | The call follows: Pittsburgh, June 12, 1928, To all members of the United Mine Workers of America. | Miners in the unorganized districts: Greeting: The time is now ripe for the rank and file miners to put a jdefinite end to the domination of the corrupt and reactionary | Lewis machine which has wrecked the once powerful United Mine {Workers of America. To get rid of these false leaders and to | establish an organization capable of uniting thé great masses of | unorganized miners and of protecting the interests of all the work- ‘ers in the industry, are the purposes of the great national miners’ convention which will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., September 9-16. The United Mine Workers of America was built by rank and | file miners through a whole generation of struggle. Its history is full of heroic efforts of the miners to build it into a real union in |the face of starvation, suffering, bloody assaults from company |gunmen, organized attacks by the police, troops, injunctions, and {courts of the government in the service of th@coal operators, and s officia) leaders. Lattimer, \all-too-often betrayals by the union’s and Pat Toohey, two: 4.155 Greek, Ludlow, are only a few of the glorious names in the leading militants of | early battles to establish the union. Nor were these struggles without suctess. With unbreak-®- Tad Wig tenctlon Ande Soneceaieen able solidarity and unconquer- i Meanwhile Ahe improvements in wag- able fighting spirit, the miners j es and working conditions won in slowly built the union. Gradual-| sa figs ea ic 3 have Den gradually taken away from us by the ly the ee repro a4 | operators. The UMWA is now prac- |influence into almost every coal| tically ruined. When Lewis took hold |district and it brought about) of it only a few years ago it was a far-reaching improvements in| flourishing, growing, fighting union. the conditions of the miners. | Powerful, progressive and mili |tant, it stood at the head of the} MINE CONFERENCE CONCLUDES TASK PITTSBURGH, Pa., June TE eitecutive.' officers of the Keorganized ‘\districts of the United Mine Workers of America and leaders of the insur- gent movement from other states, adjourned their conference late yesterday afternoon in Walton Hall, Stanwix St., to return to their districts. They National Conference in Pittsburgh, September 9, Nebies will oreeties a new miners’ union. An arrangement com’© pA TES"; mittee fér the National Conference will meet today to make provisions | for carrying out the decisions of the} conference. | Ope representative from each dis-} triet in the miners’ union and the un- organized territories together with} will continue the campaign to take control of the locals and districts for the whole trade union movement. But since the reactionary Lewis clique came into power the advance of the union has; |been stopped and the organiza-| ‘tion has gone rapidly downhill.) Because of the criminally wrong] policies of Lewis and his crowd, the union has lost heavily in membership, it has lost its one-time control of the industry, its former fighting spirit and progressivism have been swamp- | Now.it is a wreck. Lewis’ reactionary - | policies have broken it and disorgan- |ized the miners in the face of the | enemy. Lewis’ crimes against the miners, his wrong policies that have ruined our union and destroyed union condi- tions in the mines, are innumerable. It is a black record of betrayal of the | workers and subservience to the em- | ployers. Merely to cite a few of them jis to prove the Lewis regime the | worst that has ever cursed any body jof organized miners in the world’s |labor movement. Among the many |union-wrecking, condition-destroying | policies of the Lewis machine are the following: _ HERE TOMORROW 1. ALLEGIANCE WITH THE COAL OPERATORS. The Lewis léaders, the Fagans, joffice. Often they are on the payroll Cappelinis, Murrays, Kennedys, of the employers and the union at Mitchels, Mattys, Macks, Halls, Fish- |the same time. Always they are the wicks, etc., are the tools and agents |lick-spittles of the bosses. The Lewis of the coal operators. They belong to jregime is the very symbol as well as | the entire progressive leadership or | chairman, will comprise the commit. j discussed the situation in each dis-| “© STUDENT FIRED; +} (Communist) League,ywill be held on Ch.| the campus of the college, 138th St. * |} leaflet has been prepared and will be district five, and John J. Watt as! tee. In the afternoon, session, delegates trict, telling how locals in Ohio, Illi- nois, Kansas, Indiana, etc., refused to (Continued on Pons: Three) PROTEST TODAY A meeting in protest against the expulsion of Simon W. Gerson, presi- dent of the Social Problems Club of | the College of the City of New York and member of the Young Workers | and Convent Ave. this afternoon. A distributed among the students still attending school calling on them tc protest against this underhand expul- sion. Because of this protest, the faculty did nothing at the time but waited until yesterday, when most of the students had left the college for the summen vacation. The speakers at to/lay’s meeting will be Gerson, H, Rosner, vice-presi- dent of the Social Problems Club seyoral Hunter College students, and a member of the Young ioc (Communist) League, : | steamers, the Clearmont and the On- jto Atlantic City. the same political organizations as the operators, which make up the gov- ernment that attacks the miners. They usually go directly into the service of the coal operators after leaving union 2. To unite the great masses of unor- the first Two Tomorrow will witness Freiheit excursion ever held. tario, will leave their docks at 2 p. m. on a long trip on the Atlantic Ocean} There the workers who join the excursion will.be able} to go swimming and take in the many) ganized miners is a life and death | features of what is considered Amer-|problem for us. But Lewis has stub- ica’s most famous bathing resort. jbornly refused to solve this great There will be bathing, rowing,! \problem, and has sabotaged every at- dancing; refreshments, and many tempt of the rank and file miners to other novelties to keep the tempo of accomplish it themselves, His agent the members of the Freiheit Army ™ West Virginia, Van Bittner, tool in good humor. Workers intending to of ne hoses a Rives - the cat go should procure their tickets as/°T@t0rS In. pei © ae pil a soon as possible, because the supply | not organize their men. wis be- has been almost completely sold out,’ it was announced last i peerlanibeten: i ADD PIECE WORK (Lewis, to gain favor with his ‘entends the coal operators, has never hesitated to break strikes. Thus he pened strikes in Kansas and Nova the product of comp: control of the union. It is this alliance with the op- srators which is the source of the re: onary policies that have wrecked the union. REFUSAL TO ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED. trayed the big strike of the unorgan- ized in Pennsylvania during the 1922 national struggle, and he sabotaged the 1928 strike in the unorganized fields, Lewis’ policy is to surrender the unorganized districts to the oper- ators. As a result, the power of the union has steadily weakened, until now the whole organization is in @ state of collapse. : 8. STRIKE BETRAYALS. Scotia, ruining the union in those dis- tricts. Lewis’ betrayal of the Fayette- Somerset-Westmoreland miners in (Continued on Page Two) TO GRAFT IN ACW SHOOT GREEK STRIKERS In face of the recent exposures of graft in the New York Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing Work- ers’ Union, Sidney Hillman, president has refused not only to halt the sell- outs for graft, but is preparing an- other betrayal of the union member- | ship by taking the first steps to bring into all the New York shops the sweat shop system of piece-work. This he is doing by calling together a meeting of the executive boards of the New York men’s clothing makers’ locals and proposing a series of meas- 10 Tobacco Workers ATHENS, Greece, violence the quickly spreading strike The attack took place at Xanthi many cities. A large number of meetings are (Continued. on Page Three) _ against the continued mass murders. June 14.—Determined to Killed, 40 Wounded crush by terror and of tobaceo workers, police and troops today shot into a demonstration, killing six workers and wounding over 40. — and was entirely unprovoked, Bitter- ness at the slaughter of the workers is causing the strike to spread in Yesterday cavalry charged the strikers at Drama, wounding ten The striking workers are employed for the most part by American tobacco firms, and principally by the American Tobacco Company. being held thruout Greece i pees i & 4 “A