The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 27, 1928, Page 1

\ Berry, Foremost Labor Traitor, Drafted by Raskob to Help Put Over Smith THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS TO ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT rker Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office ut New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. INAL CITY EDITION F ean ee Vol. V., No. 177. Published daily except Sunday by The National Dally Worker Publishing Association, Inc., 26-28 Union Sa.. New York, N. ¥. _ NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1928 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In New York, by mail, $8.00 per year Outside New York, by mail, $6.00 per year. 3 ‘Price 3 Cents SOVIET SHIP, KRASSIN, RESCUES 1,500 ON GERMAN LINER Directed Rescues Si ea re DISCUSSION ON WORKERS PARTY AT WORLD MEET Pepper States Ameri-| can Delegation’s Stand MOSCOW. U. S. S. R., July 26.— Chairman Jilek onened the seventh session of the World Congress of the Communist International yesterday. The session continued with the dis- | eussion of the theses of Nikolai Bukharin. » of the United States, | declared that Bukharin’s theses | need supplementing with regards to | the United States. He pointed out | that the internal contraditions in the | United States are growing sharper | and that the working masses are be- | coming increasingly radical. The right wing policy of the Cen- tral Committee must be corrected and work among the Negroes inten- sified, was the view expressed by the Speaker. Agitation for the forma- | ship Monte Cervantes, has again ‘tion of a labor party he character- | astonished the world. Above is ized as not permissible. The forma-| Prof. Samoilovich, director of the tion of a labor party is only'a propa- Krassin rescue expedition. The latest rescue feat of the So- viet ice-breaker Krassin, which answered an S. O. S.' call and ganda slogan. Various speeches and greetings were then presented. The chairman saved 1,500 people on the steam- | read a telegram from Max Hoeltz amidst applause. | Rasa, of India, next declared that the theses must concern themselves. more with agrarian policy of British | imperialism in India. The Indian| Communists must not repeat the mistakes of the Chinese Party. ay Ba‘kan Problems. REACTION MARKS TIME IN MEXICO Saenz, Pledges Support to Calles MEXICAN MASSES GIVE OVATION TO SANDINO OFFICIAL ‘Machado Reports That | Many Marines Killed | (Special to The DAILY WORKER) MEXICO CITY, (By Mail).— Declaring that the Nicaraguan masses will continue their struggle against American imperialism |spite of the false claims being spread by the United States govern- | ment officials that.the fight is end- | ing, Dr. Gustayo Machado, newly ap- | pointed representative. of,..Genera! | | Sandfno to Mey 20, yesterday made | public the details of his visit to the camp of the Nicaraguan rebel chief | and patriot. | Big Welcome. | Both Machado and Socrates San-| | ding, brother of the Nicaraguan gen- | | ral, arrived here jesterday and | were met at the railway station by a | very large crowd which enthusias- in} from.Newe¥ork where he had spent two years engaged in an extensive | propaganda work and from Gen. | Sandino’s headquarters at El Chipo- | ton, located in the very heart of the | | Nueva Segovia range. | | Machado was appointed to repre- | | sent Gen. Sandino following his per- | | sonal visit to the rebel chief’s camp after a hazardous trip, in order to) make delivery to Sandino the relie: fund raised in Mexico by the “Hands Mexican Militants Greet Representative of Nicaraguan General Lhe above photograph was taken on the return to Mexico of Licenciado Gustavo Machado, official tically cheered them. Sandino came| representative of Geneal Sandino, from a visit to the camp of the great Nicaraguan leader, now fighting the invading marines of United States imperialism. Machado’s trip, which was made under the greatest hardship and at the risk of his life, during the course of a score of adventures, was undertaken for the purpose of conveying medicines and funds— gathered by the “Hands Off Nicaragua” Committee in Mexico. In the photograph (left foregound, with mustache) is Machado; at his right is Diego Divera, celebrated Mexican painter, a memberdaf the Continental Committee of the All-America Anti-Imperialist League; Socrates Sandino, brother of the Nicaraguan general, well known in the United States for his propa- ganda activities in connection with the work done by the All-America Anti-Impeialist League. Standing left to right are Gomez, Mellan and Rivera Bertrand of the local “Hands Off Nicaragua” Committee and Fritz Bach of the International Workers Relief. ANSWERS HASTILY "TO S.0.S. CALL OF _ DAMAGED VESSEL Divers Descend to Repair Leak; Big Ovation As All Hands Are Saved HAMBURG, July 26 (UP).—The Russian Arctic relief ship Krassin, with a record of rescues of survivors of the dirigible Italia and lost rescuers, today had added one more achievement*to its notable list of operations since it steamed into the ice floes of the north. : Although damaged by ice, the Krassin, proceeding to har- bor for repairs, answered a distress call from the Hamburg South American excursion steamer, Monte Cervantes, with 1,500 tourists aboard, and by J § PLANES HIT its quick arrival calmed pas- Ly J sengers who were alarmed by a leak the Monte Cervantes had Marines Drop Tons of Bombs sprung after collision with an ice MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 26. floe. The storage room in the bow of —Marine airplanes yesterday car- ried out one of the most vicious the Monte Cervantes was filled with bombing attacks on the military and water. The Krassin arrived at midnight Wednesday, made ready civil forces of Nicaragua yet to be ‘conducted’ according to a report to take off the tourists if it were necessary, then sent down divers to which came here today. General Sandino’s troops returned the at- examine the damage to the vessel. tack from’ hiding, it is stated, and * * *€ MOSCOW, July 26 (UP).—Pro- | a number of the marine planes were \hit by the fire of the Nicaraguan \defenders of théir country. | The marine aviators dropped fessor Samoilovitch, Commander of the Krassin, sent a wireless message saying the ship was received with cheers from passengers and crew crowded on the deck of the Monte Cervantes when the Soviet vessel reachc | the crippled tourist liner. The Krassin was instructed to pro- ceed to Stavanger for repairs and then resume the search for lost ex- _ PORTER'S WRIST Sippel aoe aa MEXICO CITY, July 26.—Civil seventeen, eighte.n-puond demoli-| ployers and reseue workers. — war in Mexico hi the be “basen ania sal “dn - maintaining | : . fe th | Vital thrust against the Calles gov- ve Peetae te teital see Lae ernment and the forces of the la- the poor peasants are going to the per re Eis pare Sl left. This question demands the | f° ie ye es tes ie e b a <3 special attention of the Communist | "Th ehee Gee ec om a ce ‘ International, because the peasants lb Ske an eae ten: behie tepals! Continued on Page Three | by the reactionary forces is an an- nouncement of suppvort promised to President Calles order and national harmony until \'congress can untangle the confusing problem of the succession to the presidency.” ‘ ASSISTS’ JUDGE This pledge made in a statement by a former foreign minister, Aaron | Saenz, head of the Obregonistas, ex- Sears er pressed confidence in the police in- Markewich Gives Some vestigation of the assassination of : : Obregon. This was taken to be a Advice on Bail maneuver to indicate temporary support of Calles probably for the What appeared obvious to many | reason that Saenz, who is himself as a crude and yet a most brutally | seeking power, does not at this mo- frank frame-up was cynically per- ment feel certain of his ability to petrated by Magistrate Dryer in Jefferson Market Court yesterday | afternoon, when he set bail in the hearing of the four fur workers ar- | rested Wednesday in connection with the fight in the fur district pro- voked by right wing Joint Council | thugs. The workers had then de- | fended themselves against the slug- | gers by driving them out of the dis- | trict. ' ~After the four defendants ap-| peared in court yesterday, the at- torney of the Joint Board, Oberman, was surprised to see Sam Markewitz right-wing lawyer, in extremely chummy conversation with the judge. | Markewitz afterward brazenly stood | beside Assistant District Attorney | Volp to coach him in conducting the | hearing. Lawyer Prompts Judge. The first case to be called was | that of Meyer Fineman, who is) charged by one of the thugs with having “feloniously assaulted” him. | Fineman mounting the stand was | greeted by the judge with a sly re- mark to his pal Markewitz, “He makes himself useful Sam, doesn’t he?” And Sam remarked casually, “Oh, about $2,500 will do for him.” Then the prosecutor turned to Markewitz, and Markewitz said to him in a voice loud enough to be heard clearly, “You make it $5,000.” This was done. And only after the strenuous protests of the Joint Board did the judge agree to keep the bail at his pal’s original “bid.” $2,500 bail was asked for Fineman’s freedom. More “Justice.” This, however, by no means ended the performance. When the two women arrested, Celia Rabinowitz and Sadie Mondell, came to the stand, the right wing provocateur, Markewitz, boisterously proposed that prosecutor Volk ask the un- heard of bail of $2,500 for each. This despite the fact that the women were only charged with disorderly conduct, while Fineman’s charge was felon- force his demands. Yesterday Saenz made what was considered a bold declaration against Calles by announcing that he would himself accept appoint- ment.as provisional president after December 1, when President Calles’ term expires. At the same time the reactionary forces have expressed their opposition to the position taken by Calles in his’ speech to the army last night when he definitely blamed the Catholic party for the assassination and rejected the clerical charge that the labor for- Continued on Page Five POLICE FIRE ON CROWD IN INDIA TRICHINOPOLY, Madras, July 26.—Police, obeying the orders of the English officers, fired into a large crowd which had collected at the scene of a railroad crash, wounding four persons. The police, fenring the general sympathy felt all over India for the railroad strikers, fired on the crowd to vrevent, as they said, “any further disturbances.” _| ternal affairs will continue. WILL FIGHT FRAME-UP ‘f Nicaragua Committee.” ‘ Known to U. S. 1 have been killed by Gen. Sandino’s | | troops during the course of the oper- ations being conducted in Nicaragua by American imperialism,” Machado declared. “These facts are known to the’ American state, department,” | he asserted. The great crowd gave Socrates Sandino and Machado a wild wel- come. We were able to notice among the welcomers the delegates of “Ma- fuenic,” the All-American Anti-Im- perialist League, the Central Ameri- can and Antillian Union, the Pro- letarian Children and the Red Pioneers; also Messrs. J. A. Mella, Prof. R. Ramos Pedrueza, Dr*C. Leon, Don J. Hurwitz, Dr. P. J. Zepeda, S. del Mar, M. Vazquez Diaz, C. M. Coz, all of whom are prominent in the associations which in Mexico oppose North American imperialism. | We quote Mr. Sandino as saying: “The people of the United States agree that the action taken by their government is absurd and consider it as an abuse of power; on such people we rely to go on with our campaign against Wall Street.” | “What if the democrats succeed?” | | the correspondent asked. | “Both Alike. “It does not matter whichever party comes into control. in the American government,” Sandino re- plied. “The policy of interference with Latin-American countries’ in- The | ; democrats have declared they would | | rectify their opponents’ policy, but | | it is a certainty that the Canal will be held as a pretext to continue the | met our soil\” . The rrespondent “then inter- viewed Dr. Machada with the idea of | securing some of his experiences in his endeavor to reach Gen. Sandino’s | camp. “The soldiers of the govern- ment of Honduras, as well as the Yankees, were decidedly hostile to | me and tried their utmost to stop | me from joining the rebels. My trip lastd four months and was en- tirely fruitful,” he answered. “President Paz Barona of Hon-| duras, a vile servant of the Ameri- | Continued on Page Three ithe meeting, A. Wexier. ‘is manager of the left wing Joint New Evidence in the Centralia Case Elmer Smith, the Northwest de- fense attorney of the I. W. W. vic- tims of the Centralia frame-up, who had lost not only his law practice, but his health as well for his action tells of the history of the case and the new steps taken to free the frame-up victims in the new August issue of the “Labor Defender.” In a brief article, illustrated by photographs of some of the figures in ious assault. “ the case he writes: | “During more than three long years a mountain of evidence show- ing the unjust conviction of the Centralia defendants has been piled up before the governor and the Parole Board. Never was a matter) more thoroughly presented to any | governor or any Parole Board. They | have been told and retold of the, action of the trial jurors; of the paying of ex-service men $4.00 per Continued on Page Three w BERRY DRAFTED TO 2.000, FURRIERS AT UNION MEET Sorkin Bloe to Fight for New Union Approximately 2,000 registered fur workers came to the meeting held last night by the Progressive Bloc of the right wing Joint Coun- cil in Cooper Union. The bloc is a group of functionaries in the A. F. ef L. union, who have come out in an open fight against the McGrady |gang in control there, in order to |help the furriers fight their way through to the establishment of one union in the industry. Applaud Slogan. Enthusiastic applause greeted every mention any of the speakers made of the slogan, “One Union.” A long and sustained ovation greeted the casual mention of the name of Gold by the chairman, who opened Ben Gold Board. But when the spokesman of the bloc detlared that all the Joint Council functionaries in the bloc would join forces with all elements in the trade to build a new furriers’ union if the A. F. of L. refused to, heed their demand for a “unity con- ference,” the meeting burst out in a thunderous demonstration. The rea- son for this ‘s found in the resolu- tion unanimously passed later. Ridicules McGrady Clique. J. Winnick, one of the bloc lead- ers, spoke in the capacity of a vice- resident of the international union. He ridienled the action of the Mc- Grady clique in suspending him from his position as business agent of the council because of his activities in behalf of the one union campaign. He pointed ont that MeGradv’s fake peace negotiations with the bloc were merely a ruse to cut the ground from «ander the one union movement in the right wing union. Winnick showed that this maneuver failed completely when the bloc re- fused to sign a public statement condemring the Board. Hyman Sorkin, the other of the chief figures in the bloc leadership, exposed the betrayal of the work- ers’ interests, which were and still are being put through by Stetsky and McGrady. He cited instances of how the workers had been sold out in order to get the employer to recognize the right wing union. The resolution unanimously car- ried deciares: "Whereas, the union standards of the workers have been wiped out and the fur industry plunged into chaos and demoralization by the in- > left wing Joint | The country’s biggest open shop employer bas drafted the country’s bigger labor faker for the purpose of organizing the workers’ vote in the attempt to put over the coun- try’s biggest political hypocrite The three actors in the drama are John J. Raskob, Major George L Berry and Alfred F. Smith. Announcement was made public yesterday that Chairman Raskob of the Democratic National Committee has appointed Major Berry, presi- dent of the International Printing Pressmen’s Union, as director of the National Organization’s Labor Bur- eau. Berry will begin immediately it was announced, the work of or- anizing a campaign among the! r pasha tate Smith Martial, and that “even now it is trade unions in support of Al Smith Open Shop Boss. Raskob is now admitted]: the rul- ing figure in the open shop indus- trial world. He is said to have taken over the scab mantle laid down by Elbert H. Gary, late president of the United States Steel Corporation. In a hundred industries and in a score Continued on Page Five shops. contractors and section con- tractors and by the abnormal de- velopment of jobbing; and “Whereas, the forty-hour week, together with all other union con- ditions that were won through hard- fought struggles have been de- stroyed and the wages reduced to |the point of starvation and the fur workers subjected to the worst kind | |of explcitation, oppression and un- |employment; and | Strife Basis of Evils. | “Whereas, these trade evils and the suffering endured by the fur workers are directly the result of the bitter internal struggle in the Furriers Union and the division in the ranks of the workers which have weakened the union to the extent of reducing it to powerlessness and transforming the organization into a toy of the bosses; and “Whereas, the officers of the A. F. of L., through the chairman of the special furriers’ A. F. of L. com- mittee, Matthew Woll, have recog- nized the gravity of the present sit- vation to the extent of declaring that ‘if the present state of affairs continue the Furriers Union will be a thing of the past; and “Whereas, the A. F. of L. and the Joint Council have ignored the de- mands for one union that have been made by the mass of the fur work- lers in New York as weli as by the |fur workers of the out-of-town lo- (calities, and by the Furriers Pro- ' gressive Bloc; “Therefore, be it resolved, tHat we, the fur workers, assembled at | Cooper Union on Thursday, July 26, lunder the auspices of the Progres- | sive Bloc, which is composed of | good standing members of the Joint Council, the International Fur Work- ers Union and the A. F. of L., hereby call upon the A. F. of L., the Inter- ‘flux of hundreds of small non-union | national and the Joint Council to, 4 FOUND SLASHED |Officers Tey ‘to Break Spirit of Youth FORT ADAMS, R. I, July 25.— The greatest efforts are being made by the military authorities here to break down the militant attitude of John Porter, New Bedford strike leader, and to force him to repudi- ate the labor movement. Terms of Officers Army officers have given Porter the “confidential” information that he would have been released or given a short sentence if it had not been for his militant stand at the court- not too late” for release if he would accept the terms of the authorities, intimating that they would free him if he would repudiate his Commu- nist principle. The authorities have been trying to prevent Porter from communicating with the organiza- |tion bombs and eight fifty-pound | + *£ & bombs. They also fired 5,000 rounds| MOSCOW, July 26 (UP) —Jubik” from machine guns. | ant over its latest rescue feat, the The attac! the Portca er in northeastern Neuva Segovia, was reported to the state department at Washington by Minister Charles G. Eberhardt. The casualties are unknown. Es- timates of deaths of American ma- rines in the imperialist war which the United States is conducting in Nicaragua place the figure many hundreds over those reported by the U. S. State Department. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 26. --Further penetration of Nicaraguan industry by American investors, fol- lowing in the wake of the army of marines was revealed here today with the announcement that the Central American Power Corpora- tion has purchased the electric light, ice and water systems of this city. The Central American Power Cor- poration is organized for the pur- pose of Nicaraguan investment by the W. B. Foshay Co. of New York City. tions working for his release and to | make him believe that he is deserted | by the workers on the “outside.” Mysterious Circumstances Porter at present is in the hos- pital, with his wrists slashed under very mysterious circumstances. He writes that he woke up in the hos- pital and was told by the officers that he had cut his own wrists. It seems that this “explanation” is a part of the systematic attempt to remove Porter from the labor move- ment by all means. and to use every method of terror to break the spirit of this young worker, call together a conference of all sides involved in the internal strug- gle for the purpose of uniting all forces to build one union, to restore the union conditions and the union the fur workers; “Be it further resolved, that in the event the A. F. of L. will ignore this resolution, the Progressive Bloc of the Joint Council is hereby au- thorized to join forces with those elements that are striving for one union and jointly issue a call to all fur workers to build one union of all fur workers in the fur trade.” wreas tc TUNNEY VICTOR IN BLOODY BOUT Referee Stops Fight in 11th Round . Gene Tunney last night defended successfully his heavyweight championship of the world by scor- ing a technical knockout over Tom Heeney of New Zealand. Boxing experts tonight described the bout as one of the bloodiest in the history of the ring, with Hee- ney getting by far the worst of it. After two minutes and 52 seconds of fighting in the eleventh round of the scheduled 15-round bout, referee Eddie Forbes stepped between thé men and led Heeney, who was almost cut to pieces by the terrible mauling that Tunney had given him, to his corner. RED CROSS “CHARITY” which took place along | Scabbing, Price of Aid to Miner’s Child PORTAGE, Pa., July 26.—‘“Why don’t you go to work?” is the strike- breaking answer the Red Cross of Cambria County makes to striking miners who ask for medical aid. When an abscess developed on the leg of two-yera-old Rose-Marie, George Killinger appealed to doctor after doctor to take care of his daughter. But unless money is paid in advance, the striking miner was told, there would be no medical aid. Mrs. Killinger tried home remedies, but the festering only became worse. As a last resort, Killinger carried | the child to the Red Cross station in Portage, Pa. Again the question: “Why don’t you go to work?” was, asked. Killinger replied that al- though his six children were living on barely one meal a day, he would not become a scab, pointing out that the children would suffer far more in the long run if the strikers did not stick together. ice-breaker Krassin radioed today that passengers and crew of the steamship Monte Cervantes crowded the decks to welcome its prompt response to an S. O.°S. call today. The Krassin was cheered repeat- edly, the message said. It added that the Krassin immediately began rescue work. After completing its task of help- ing the Monte Cervantes, the ship’s Continued on Page Five 65 JAILED MILL PICKETS BAILED Great T. M. C.’Strike Parade Tomorrow (Special to the Daily Worker) | NEW BEDFORD, Mass., July 26. —Bail totaling $54,100 was ordered in District Court here today in the cases of the 85 men and women ar- rested last night when the combined forces of New Bedford and Fall River police, aided by deputy sheriffs who read the riot act, broke up the mass picketing demonstra- tions of the textile strikers at the Sharp Mill. Eighty-two were arrested last night when the mill barons’ police here continued their announced plans of completely prohibiting mass picketing on the grounds of a recent court ruling, which used the hypo- critical expedient of outlawing pick~ eting by terming it “parading with- out a permit.” The other three were arrested later on warrants sworn out by police. The “warrant” ma- noeuver provides the police with a weapon they use in arresting and rearresting leaders of the Textile Workers Union subsidiary of the Textile Mill Committees. Trial Tuesday. All defendants pleaded not guilty and after bail had been provided by many local volunteers, were ordered to come up for trial Tuesday. Augusto C. C. Pinto was in the prisoners dock again when the work- ers appeared before the judge. This in Pinto’s ninth arrest for strike ac- tivities, having so far collected five months in jail terms. Jacksqn Wales, Virginia Zidra and John Motta and Pinto are out on bonds | of from $1,100 to $1,500, bail for the others being set at $600 each. Most of Leaders Arrested. | Most of the leaders of the T.M.C. were arrested in last night’s arrests, Continued on Page Five PLAN WORLD FLIGHT CADIZ, Spain, July 26 (UP)— Commander Ramon Franco was pre pared to start at the first favorabl opportunity on a seaplane fli! sround the world, after the laun \ing of his big plane here today. 4 { ®