The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 21, 1928, Page 1

CONFERENCE OF WORKING WOMEN’S FEDERATION TONIGHT THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS: FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY Vol. V. No. 146. WYublished daily except Sunday by The National Daily Worker Publishing Association, Inc., 33 First Street, New York, N. Y, Entered as secund-class mative at the Post Office at New York, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928 MILL STRIKERS SLUGGED, JAILED IN POLICE ATTACK 1879. THE DAILY WORKER. N. ¥., under the act of March 3, FINAL CITY EDITION SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. Price 3 Cents New Gas Explosion i in Open Shop Coal Mine Kills Five and Injures Fifteen FOURTH ACCIDENT IN PIT OWNED BY FORMER SENATOR Failure to- Rockdust Is| Cause (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) | MORGANTOWN, W. Va., June 20. Five miners were killed, and fifteen injured, one probably fatally early to- day when a gas explosion rocked the National No. 1 mine of the National Fuel Company, open shop operators of National, near here, early today. Of the twenty-two men in the night shift of the mine only two escaped un- hurt when the blast let go, two miles from the pitmouth. The scab mine is owned by former U. S. Senator Davis Elkins, million- aire republican clubman of New York and Morgantown, and J. B. Hanford another open-shop capitalist. The gas explosion which occurred this morning as a result of the willful) failure to rockdust the mine is the fourth explosion which has occurred here during the last seven years, Explosions and rock falls in open shop mines during the past month have resulted in the death of nearly three hundred coal diggers, the largest toll being that of over two hundred in West Pennsylvania. Evidence is ac- cumulating that the open-shop opera- tors, increasingly indifferent to the lives of the miners, are violating every safety precaution. A so-called “in vestigation”. which was due to follow the Pennsylvania disaster has thus far failed to materialize. ALEX BAIL WILL TOUR 3 STATES Communist Organizer to Speak in Many Cities Alex Bail, organizer of the New England district, is at present en- gaged I an eXtensive tour for the mobilization of all Workers (Com- munist) Party resources in the elec- tion campaign, and for the support of the New Bedford Textile strikers. Organizers on Job. In addition to his tour, which covers the states of Rhode Island, Massa- chusetts and New Hampshire, special organizers have been placed in the field to concentrate on certain sec~ tions. Toive Mantyla has been as- signed to work in Maine, New Hamp- shire and Vermont; John Hurwitz has been placed in charge of the cam- paign in New Hampshire, Sam Wynn in Vermont, and James Kangas in Maine. Rhode Island is now being industriously canvassed to procure signatures for the petition which is expected to place the names of Wil- (Continued on Page Five) “RED ESSEX” 10 LEAVE ON TOUR Will Visit 14 Counties in Election Dripe This morning an old “Essex” auto- weehile will leave from the district office of the Workers (Communist) rarty at the Workers Center. Stocked with Communist literature, it will be driven thruout New York State by Donald Burke and George Perlman who will speak on the vital issues facing its workers in the fac- tories. This is part of the great Communist state election drive which was inau- ‘gurated with the New York nomina- ting convention held here on June 10. At that time William F. Dunne was chosen to be the state’s gubernatorial candidate, Robert Minor its candidate for U. S, senator and Juliet Stuart Poyntz, the candidate for attorney- general, with Lovet Fort-Whileman as candidate for state comptroller. Included among the cities to be visited are: Yonkers, Carmel, Putnam ted Dutchess “Scab” Senator. |. before. To the Readers of The DAILY Comrades: Last night marked the end DAILY WORKER in a crisis life. During the past sixteen come out. certain whether today’s paper do so because you, as we are BRENNAN PLANS — NEW TREACHERY May Try to Separate Miners (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) SCRANTON, Pa., June 20—The first step towards what is believed to bea plan for a separate anthracite miners’ union has been taken by the Brennan-McGary-Harris forces which yesterday issued a statement which they hope will be accepted as a de- fiance of Lewis. The statement is in reply to the recent letter of Lewis which declared that the recent re- actionary Brennan convention was “il- legal.” The Lewis reply is called “ sulting” by the Brennan gang. So far the Brennan-McGary-Harris misleaders who have been expelling rank and file miners from their meet- ing in approved Lewis style have been crawling on their knees before Lewis in the hope that they would be ac- cepted by the arch union-wrecker in the place of Cappelini. Now it is be- lieved, they may attempt to form a separate union of the anthracite but the rank and file miners, it is known, will refuse to follow any policy of separation from the bituminous miners. / = BARONDESS,LABOR BETRAYER, DEAD Joseph Barondess, labor renegade, in which to raise the fund of $10,000 to save The closing down the press faced us several times. Tues- day night at 10 o’clock it was uncertain whether Wednesday morning’s DAILY WORKER would Yesterday afternoon at 5:45 it was un- The DAILY WORKER is not dead. It lives and will continue to live and to fight better than ever It will grow bigger and stronger. support it, fight for it, build up its circulation and help it in all ways on all occasions. WORKER. of the time given us ment. which threatened its 22° US days the question of would appear. It will absolutely sure, will Slug Strike Leader Fred Beal, laborer, militant leader | of the New Bedford teatile mills strikers. Police beat up Beal yes- terday while he was leading the strikers on the picket line. FIGHTING STILL ON IN GREECE Official Censorship Is Concealing Facts ATHENS, June 20.—With clashes continuing between the workers and the police in many sections of Greece, the whole country is eagerly waiting for the declaration of a general strike. Estimates of the dead and injured during the fighting which is still go- ing on are-not yet available owing to and insurance at Mount Sinai He Zionist demagogue agent, died Tuesday Hospital following an operation. was 65 years old. A founder of the cloakmakers’ and actors’ union and once one of the , most popular and powerful labor 4 ieaders among the Jewish workers of 4 New York, Baron- dess systematically betrayed the work- ers and during the last 20 years of his life he openly went over to the bour- geoisie, where his demagoguery, his skill at flattery and obsequiousness before those in power soon’ made him a popular fig- ure in the ‘Zionist and Jewish welfare movements. Barondess’ official break with “so- cialism” came in 1907 when the pres- sure of competition made it less lucrative n it had formerly been. He resigned from the socialist party, declaring that the American Feder- ation of Labor could do more for the workers. His career since then has been one: of bitter. opposition to every progressive tendency in the la- bor movement and support of the ie praaning policies of the Jew- Baroadess * J know how to fight back.” the.extreme censorship which the gov- ernment is maintaining, but it is known that they are heavy, especially; in the north where pitched battles! have been anrounced in some cities. The Management Committee believes that con- stant appeals for money, when avoidable, are not healthful for the Party and the militant labor move- In the campaign we have very nearly raised the total sum needed. We needed $10,000. $9,639.36. Although this is $36 than the sum required by the ultimatum of creditors which precipitated the crisis, the Management Com- mittee has decided to make no more public appeals, but to manage, through loans and postponements of some payments, to await further receipts which we are sure many friends and comrades will contribute in the near future. At the same time it is absolutely necessary to re- duce expenses to the lowest minimum. We must not give way to undue optimism. summer months are ahead of us, and these are al- ways hard months. Our plans are now to reorganize the whole print- McGRADY GUSTS “BLOC” LEADERS | 4 Thugs Who Attackeal | Furrier Released | Isidor Winnick, business agent, and | J. Strauss, L. Elster and A, Abram-| owitz, delegates to the right wing ‘{Joint Council of the International Furriers’ Union, have been suspended | as officials by the McGrady clique in | control of the Joint Council for spon- | soring a “mass caucus” held Tuesday night in Webster Hall. At the mass, meeting the four had aligned them- selves with the masses of fur work- | Jers who are demanding the re-estab- | |lishment of one union in the trade. | To Ignore “Suspension.” The suspended officials had pre- dicted at the mass caucus meeting | that the “Forward” clique in power at | the Joint Council would in all proba- bility take steps to get rid of them because they brought into the open |the factional struggle they have been carrying on for many months. Win- nick is also a vice president of the international union. The belief prevalent fs that the sus- |pended functionaries of the McGrady union will refuse to recognize their suspension on the grounds of illegal- | i Chokes Self With Gas NEWARK, N. J. J., dune 20. — Mrs. Florence Wilson, of 252 Summer Ave., Newark, is in a critical condition at} the Newark City Hospital and her 8-year old son, Leonard, is dead today i a result of gas poisoning. | The boy died on the way to the |hospital. It is believed Mrs. Wilson becanie despondent because she was discharged yesterday from her posi- (Continued on Page Five) | Fired, Kills Son and) printing plant at the You 0.64 less nancial burden. Comrades, we ure spirit with which-you, Workers Center, 26-28 Union Square, and to change the size of the pages to the full standard newspaper size. oily a better newspaper for you, but also the oppor- tunity to obtain advertising which will ease the fi- This will mean not conscious of the magnificent the militant workers and sym- pathizers, have responded to the appeal to save the only daily organ of our class in the language of this country. We pledge ourselves to do all in our power to deserve your trust. The DAILY WORKER is quite sure that you will The stand by your revolutionary organ and will continue to help us overcome all the obstacles ahead. Fraternally yours, Leads Illinois Miners One of the leading militants in the growing plans for a new na- tional mine union is George Voyzey, new head of district 12. Voyzey was counted out in the 1924 elec- tion by the corrupt Lewis machine. SPORT PROGRAM AT RED PICNIC Held Sunday An army of athletes is preparing ‘for the big red sports carnival which will be one of the principal features of the Communist Election Campaign Picnic which to be held next Sunday, June 24, at Pleasant Bay Park. Among the contestants will be the team of the Metropolitan Sports the Hungarian Workers’ h is a champion of the sion of this league. Among the stars who will participate in the game will be the following who have gained reputation in this field tion as waitress in a Newark restau- | rant. i of sports: Vinze, Takacs and Ojelbam. (Continued on Page Five) WOMEN'S FEDERATION MEETS TONIGHT Delegate Tells How Miner’s Wife Lost 7 Children by I by Disease| |coo, Greetings from the striking miners’ wives of Bentleyville, Pa., will be brought by Mrs. Mary Nagel to the first delegate conference of the New York Working Women’s Federation tonight at 7:30 at the Labor Temple, 14th St. and Second Ave. Mrs, Nagel will express the soli- darity of the mine women with New York women workers, who have giv-, en such loyal support to the struggle of the miners. “We get up at half-past four to go on, the picket line,” said Mrs. Nagle, who arrived here yesterday. “The ‘yellow dogs’ can’t stop us. They hate to see us more than the men be- cause they are afraid to beat us up. But sometimes they knock down wom- en just the same. I saw a trooper knock down an old woman, Mrs. Mus- lem, 60 years old, and he kicked her skull open, And on May 1 the troop- ers threw tear bombs at us, But we | | MRS. MARY NAGEL. How. the miners’ wives have to fight not only on the picket lines, but in the flimsy barracks against dis- eases spreading among their children is told by Mrs. Nagel. One mother, Louise Sakolsky, lost all her seven children, who died within one week from diptheria. “It’s because of starvation they get so sick,” Mrs. Nagel explained. “The children are always crying for milk.” How to increase relief work and to prepare for Mass Collection Week, from Monday, June 25, to Sunday, July 1, will be the principal work of the conference. Women’s fraternal and other working class organizations will concentrate on house-to-house collections during the early part of the week, while union and shop dele- gates will distribute collection lists in their shops. Women will likewise participate in the joint tag days, Sat- urday and Sunday, for miners’ relief and for the defense of the framed up Mineola furriers. ks ce ne ta i al Communist st Event To Be! ASU A RCS RARE THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. SERB PREMIER With Fascists BERLIN, June 20.—It was reported’ from Belgrade late tonight that the Cabinet will resign tomorrow. * * * BERLIN, June 20.—Pavel Raditeh, one of the leaders of the Croatian pea- sant Party, is reported to have been shot to death, according to advices from Belgrade. Three others were seriously wounded. They are Stefan Raditch, another leader of the peasant party; Dr. Pernar and Dr. Basaritch, all mem- bers. of the Chamber of Deputies. Stefan Raditch had just made a fiery speech in which he accused deputies of the government party of urging ratification of the Nettuno treaty with Italy from personal mo- tives. Suddenly shots rang out from the gallery. Pavel Raditch jumped in front of Stefan to protect him. A second later he dropped with a bullet in his body. Buniza Racic, a government party deputy, who had fired the shots was immediately seized by the police and arrested. Leaders of the opposition party made formal demand that the cabinet resign to prevent further trouble, The Nettuno treaty has been hang- ing fire for two years. by representatives of the two powers but never ratified by the Jugoslav par- tion. It gives wide concessions Italians residing in Jugoslavia. WORKERS DONATE IN BIG DAILY DRIVE Additional Donations | Expected Yesterday, the last day of the time allowed by creditors for The DAILY WORKER to raise the sum of $10,- saw the fund reach the total of $9,639.36. There remains a shortage of $360.64 which was not received of the necessary funds. Further re- ceipts are expected from militant to workers for their revolutionary “Daily.” Contributions received yesterday totalled $335.25, leaving the fund $360.64 short of the $10,000 goal, The list of contributions follows: J. Holmin, Chicago, Ill., $2; Hungari- an Barber, So. Bend, Ind., $3.50; K. J. Malinstrom, So. Bend, In., H. Farrell, Detroit, Mich Harrington, Detroit, Mic B., NYC, $3; Harry Baral Ne J. $4; Finnish Workers, Club of ’W. Allis,’ Wise., $23.50; Saml. Goldberg Philadelphia, Pa. $3; Wm. Meyerson, (Continued on Page Three) EARTHQUAKE IN CANADA, VICTORIA, B, C., June 20.—Resi- dents of Victoria felt a slight earth tremor at 7:37 a. m. today while breakfasting. The center of the dis- turbance appeared to be in the Strait of San Juan De Fuca, close to Vic- Jtoria. SHOT TO DEATH Attacked Fascist Treaty | It was signed | liament owing to widespread opposi-| MILITANT WORKERS GAVE $9,639 TO “DAILY” TEXTILE PICKETS Revolutionary Organ of Working Class Will Live to Fight in the Class Struggle ing ‘arrangements of The DAILY WORKER, chang- ing the place of publication to the more economical PROTEST AT JAIL; ASSAULTED ANEW | Others Imprisoned and Heavily Fined NEW BEDFORD, Mass., June 20. Scores of workers were beaten and slugged, three women and six men were arrested, when a large squadron of imported police, led by Police Chief McLeed, charged a picket Tine of 700 striking textile workers, be- cause they voiced their protest at the brutal manhandling of thetr lead- ers, Fred E. Beal and A. Dawson, whom the police had previously singled out for arrest. This took place yesterday at the Wamsutta Mill gates. As the nine arrested pickets were carried to the station house after the police onslaught at the mill gates, the hundreds of textile strikers began to picket the police station in protest. Again a force of police charged the workers with drawn clubs, severely |injuring many. Three of the police were injured when the workers de- | fended themselves. | Ever since the textile mills com- mittee began to lead large picket Hines around the factories the police car- ried on a continual terror of numer- ous and repeated arrests of the pick- courage the workers from continuing their demonstrations. Directions given to the pickets in a louder voice, singing or strike songs, or merely whistling, was sufficient excuse for arrest, and for the vicious Massachu- setts judges to sentence. the strikers to long jail terms and heavy fines. In arresting Beal and Dawson to- ~|day, the police head McLeed began (Continued on Page Two) TAMMANY MOVES ON TO HOUSTON Hoover Prepares Money Squad (Special To The DAILY WORKER.) HOUSTON, Tex. June 20—The iron hand of the Wall Street powers that be, without which no capitalist candidate for the presidency can be nominated on either ticket, is seen here in the steady gathering in of elements behind the naming of AT Smith on an early ballot. “Without principles on the basis of which to rally any opposition te the big business candidacy of the Tam- |many Hall governor, the forces which appear to be seeking Smith’s defeat jare drifting helplessly. The nearest approach to a platform against Smith is that of the drys, who are as di- |vided among themselves as the ranks jot the petty business class itself. Sen- ator James A. Reed of Missouri, an- jother wet, has been losing ground in |the attempt to build an opposition without a platform and merely on the slogan, “Against Al Smith.” The result is that Tammany Hall (Continued on Page Three) TAILORS LOCKED Big »In the midst of the graft dis- closures now being laid bare in the New York Joint Board of the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers Union, two significant events have taken place in the last two days. One is a lockout of the childrens’ jacket makers; the other is the latest demand of the employers that piece work be permjtted even in the shops of the contractors. When the workers in the childrens’ jacket manufacturing industry came to work Tuesday morning, they were informed by their employers that they were locked out until the leaders of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union here gave them permission Page j r| 8 yet “leaders, hoping thereby to dis- | OUT, BETRAYED f