The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 27, 1928, Page 2

Page Two Hillman ‘Unio Fre FROM SELL - OUT TACTICS OF AG.W. Raps Guest Speaker of | Union, Fascist Judge PHILADELPHIA, July 26,—Ap- poim¥ed as organizer in the so-called erganization drive now being carried on shy the A Clothing Workers Union i s city, Dom- inick Flaiani, | of Italian work- ts-in this city, has sent an open letter to President Sidney Hillman, denouncing the methods used by him-and his machine in carrying on the drive. The reason for the let- ten, the writer states, is to announce to the workers that he disassociates himself completely th the Hill- man policy of convincing the open- shop bosses that they will have di- tect benefits frou: unionization, in- stead of conducting a militant strug- gle of the workers to force union | recognition. The Ictter follows, in ‘part: July 21, 1928. : | , Mr. Hillman, Mr. Blumberg and| to the General Executive Board,| “@sees ever recorded. Amalgamated Clothing Workers | Union: overhauling, after which it will still missing. Capt. Egge, commander of the Krassin, the Soviet ice-breaker that saved 16 men lost in the Arctic north in one of the most heroic The Krassin is now on its way to port for ae _-THE DAILY WORKER, NOW YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1920 nw’ Drive In Philadelphia A Great Rescue Made “DRIVE TAG DAYS -— AUGUST 18 - 28 Sell “Vote Communist” Buttons, Stamps Tag Days to raise funds for the Workers (Communist) Party Elec-} tion Campaign will be held in large cities thruout the United States from August 18 to August 26. Interest in the elections have now been stim- ulated to such an extent that all! affairs will be successful if properly organized. The “Vote Communist Stamp” and |the “Vote Communist Button” are| now selling in large quantities. | Candidates’ Photos. | The stamp is printed over a back-| ground formed by the Red Hammer and Sickle with the photographs of| Foster and Gitlow tastefully worked | in. These can be posted of envel-| opes, letters, programs, shop papers bulletins. The sale of stamps and buttons) will add materially to the $100,000 |Communist Campaign Fund in ad- | dition to being excellent propaganda. A book of eighty stamps sells for | |$1.00. They can be resold at 10 cents per page of eight stamps. In| quantity lots they can be secured at! renew its search for the 12 men “Prompted by a desire to help improve the conditions of the cloth- ing workers of Philadelphia and the hope that I would be better able to | wie Reet ‘LABOR PARTY IS | exert influence upon the organizing | FORMED IN OHIO staff in favor of the militant poli- | cies which are the sole means by | Miners Set Up Ticket and Platform which an organization capable of the ac- improving the conditions of workers can be established, I cepted some four weeks ago appoint-| (Special to the Daily Worker) ment to the organizing staff which MARTINS FERRY, 0., July is tonducting the campaign in this |The convention called by the city. | district convention of the held in Ballaire on May “As one who has worked for many| the formation of a Labor years in the industry and who has|was held in this city on Sunday, been an active member of my local | July 22, and was marked by won- union and joint board, I was fully |derful enthusiasm. aware of the miserable, intolerable} A full county slate and a real la- conditions under which the workers | bor platform was adopted; a pledge in this city are forced to work in| was given that all the power of the consequence of the absence of a/jdelegates and their organizations powerful, militant union that can | will be put at the service of the ex- effectively improve and defend|ecutive council elected to put wage standards and working condi- | through the ticket. tions. I also was acquainted with) ‘The convention was opened by the extent to which the G. E. B. of | Frank Sepich, vice-chairman of the the Amalgamated is responsible for | sub-district of the miners, the gavel this situation. I knew very -well|then being handed over to Robert that the absence of .a union in this | Sivert 2s permanent chairman, and city is to a very large extent the | Charles Guynn as secretary. fault of the G. E. B., which, time | Large Atiendumes and again (in 1928, 1924 and 1925), Andy Plechaty, secretary-treas- launched organizing campaigns, | yrer of the sub-district of the min- stirred up hope among the workers | ers, then made the opening speech that they would finally be organized | hefore the 53 delegates representing and then left the field without ac- complishing anything else than to further demoralize and depress the workers and to undermine their faith in unionism. 28 unions, fraternal lodges, women’s auxiliaries, ete. In a well-balanced speech, Plechaty said, among other things: “The republican party of Abra- ham For state assemblyman: Robert | 55 books for $50; 90 for $75; 125 for| Sivert, Lansing. $100. For county treasurer: Joe Truax, | Shadyside. For county clerk: Martin Span- ner, Bellaire, Designed by Ellis. On the “Vote Communist” button | jis a ‘beautiful arrangement of the photographs of Foster and Gitlow} sit | within a solid red shield. They can i For county commissioners: George | be sold anywhere for a dime. They Klamut, Maynard: Bruno Bitker,|can be secured in lots up to 100 for Lansing; John Barto, Lansing. |5 cents each to 2 cents each in lots| For probate judge: Roy Wallace, | of 5,000 or over. Dilles Bottom. The Stamp and the button were} For coroner: D. E. Deughty, Mar- designed by the noted proletarian tins Ferry, artist, Fred Ellis. | With unemployment severe, the| poor farmers being crucified by the bankers and muleted by the railroads | in excessive freight rates, the textile) workers receiving cuts in wages | and the miners’ strike betrayed by! The executive committee was em- powered to select candidates for | prosecuting attorney and surveyor. The executive committee consists of Robert Sivert, Charles Guynn, Frank Sepich, Joe Kosteshka, Dominic ‘ i: i Sambuco, Adolf Rattay and Robert | {M gp delaras ST meted azrak, A campaign and publicity never brighter. c tte i i: committee was elected. It will be simple matter to make The platform analyzes conditions |the workers understand that Al in the United States and the county Smith, backed by the House of Mor- and state, and puts forth the fol-| gan and the Du Pont Powder Com- lowing planks: | pany, as well as other great finan-| cial and industrial barons, cannot be| a friend of the working class. He! Unemployment insurance, old age | will serve the interests of those who| compensation, the right to organize provide his campaign funds. | | without interference, abolition of Thomas Straddling. } the yellow dog contract, the right | to strike-and picket without inter- ference, abolition of the vagrancy | laws, against court injunctions, full | guarantee of the right. of free speech Labor’s Demands. by the strikebreaker Mellon and the); slave-driver Ford as well as by an-| other big chunk: of the American, ‘ bourgeoisie. further provides for a maximum |Det'¥: Thomas is trying to straddle th ing i f Z 8-hour day, 5-day week, no night burning issues of the day. work for women, equal pay for equal | _, The only party in the field that stands for the workers is the Work- | work for women, 6-hour day for C fi P; I young workers, for protection of TS (Communist) Party. Its mes-| the foreign-born; equal rights for sage will fall on fertile soil during HOLD ELECTION | Likewise Hoover, who is backed) because of their “general interests ids Only Bosses, Says Italian Organizer Workers Have Narrow Escape From Death at Union Square % Subway workers had a narrow éscape from death yesterday when a big derrick used on the con- struction job at Union Square crashed thru the timbers of the roof. The accident happened across the square from the Daily Worker's offices. The wreck of the big crane is shown in the picture. ag [Big Freiheit Picni RECOGNITION OF Fd Be Held Hide cess Thousands of workers are ex- pected to be present at the annual Freiheit picnic, to be held tomorrow | at Ulmer Park, Brooklyn. Begin Negotiations for) 4 program of unusual interest Trade Treaty |has been arranged, including games and athletics of all sorts. The Habe ‘ heit Sport Club will have all its _ PEKING, Joly 26 (UP).—Amer-| 12. thtctes at the picnic and three ican Minister MacMurray. prepared| scoop teams will play against the today to begin negotiations immedi-| Hebrew American League, the Har- ately with the Nationalist Govern-|lem Progressive Soccer Club and ment for a new Chinese-American|the Co-operative Sport Club. BREAK RED MEET goods, as directed by Secretary ‘of State Kellogg. note sent yesterday by Kellogg to) (Special to the Daily Worker) the Nanking government, virtually! Police’ failed in their attempt to recognizing it as the responsible| break up an open-air meeting held Recognition of Nanking. WASHINGTON, July 26,—The belief here that de jure recognition|munist) Party at Second Ave. and will be forthcoming shortly. | 10th St. The note was very cordial in tone! At first one policeman tried to and is looked upon as clearing the! ston the mecting. As he could not, way for a separate agreement be-| and according to law he should not tween the United States and Nan-/ pave tried to stop it, more police- king which is now considered capa-| en were sent to the scene. Three ble of taking care of American in-| .aine, 3 adage sae ai Speakers from the platform spoke Secretary Kellogg made it clear) about these actions of the police. today that the United States wished | nyo showed that their actions to negotiate with Nanking, although | , Pace pie piss proved that the capitalists use the he intimated that their would be no | state aawes doc nre cei Wie owariing opposition to joint negotiations| State Power to prevent the w é fy gz from its op- a oe United: States had obtained pressed position in society. The ap- plause from the workers at the Copies of the note were also trans-| words of the speakers was so pro- mitted to the embassies of Belgium, | Jonged and enthusiastic that in the Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan. | face of it the police were helpless, the Netherlands, Portugal, Den-| The meeting then ‘went on until its mark, Norway, Sweden and Spain| originally intended close. in China.” RED BANQUET IN NEWARK PLANNED Will Usher In Jersey ARMED (By a Worker Correspondent) CALGARY, Alberta, (By Mail) —The warm cloudy weather of this summer has brought a bum- per crop of straw which is hell to stock and very hard on the backs of the workers. You will do well to stay away from this place and not allow yourself to be bunked ANSCHLUSS TOUR BRINGS THREATS Little Entente Talks Armed Opposition VIENNA, July 26.—Anschluss- ers, campaigning’ for a union of Germany and Austria, headed by Reichstag President Loebe, toured Austrian cities yesterday and today. Loebe declares that the movement is not engineered by the North Ger- mans. ico ae | PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, July 26 | —Tre project for the unification of |Germany and Austria is being met |hére with strong apposition and \threats of military occupation of | government of China, has led to the|Jast night by the. Workers (Com-| Austria. YOUTH TO MEET. SATURDAY TO AID” TEXTILE STRIKE ‘To Hold Tag Day for Miners, Mill Workers “ The Youth Conference for Miners’ | and“ Textile Relief will hold a one- | day Tag Day Saturday. The money collected will be sent to the striking textile workers and the miners. | “We have sent over $5,500 for the relief of the striking miners,” the « | statement of the Youth Conference reads, “but not yet enough for the textile workers. We are going out= big now in the drive to help the New~> Bedford. strikers.. We are going to~ help the rank and file workers or->~ ganized in the Textile Mill Commit- tees, and not the fakers: like Batty. and his socialistic crew who are ~ dividing and splitting up the work- ers there. We know that the textile | workers are putting up a stiff fight; .- they are struggling for militant, | unionism, against the speedup sys- |tem, aainst the wage cut—and at. the same time against the misleaders _ and betrayers of the workers, Batty__ and Manning.” 3 The statement concludes with:~~ “the Young Peoples Socialist League, which at one time was af- filiated with the Youth Conference, but later on sneaked out of affilia- tion and organized a dual youth. . relief body with some pacifist and . liberal clubs, has tried hard to pose - as the sole supporter of the textile — workers. The Youth Conference > has already: sent in as much as any ~ youth relief committee—and sent in this money to the real representa- * tives of the workers. a | | Order a Bundle! — “After the meeting of last Tues- day it became evident that not even the pretense of waging a determined straggle against the bosses would spin up. ‘The statements of Mr. Hillman in@the meeting which, it was be- Tiewid, would issue the call for a stifje, together with my experience asi member of the organizing staff dufing the past four weeks have con- virited me that the G. E. B. is pur- suite a policy which, if continued, will again result in preventing rather than achieving organization ené@ improved working conditions forthe clothing workers. I have at: tergnted to present my views to the staff, the local membership and to the! joint board. I find, however, that it is both impossible and use- less to present any proposals to the #. Your deliberate policy of préctically suspending the local and joint board during the period of the \ campaign in order to facilitate the one-man dictatorship which you have sct up in this city, prevents my appearance before the member- ship which has thas been excluded ) from all participation and jurisdic- tion over the campaign as well as all cther business of the organiza- tion. “Under the circumstances, it be- comes necessary for me to take this reans of recording my views in or- @er to warn the membership and the workers generally against a pol- lie which threatens to again blast ¢) hope of organizing the Philadel- phia market. “The workers would not approve the prlicies which are pursued by Mr. Plumberg with the consent of the ©, BE. B. Mr. Hillman voices pn? TM. Blumberg translates into ection a policy which leads to direct hetroval of the clothing workers. Mr. Tillman has made clear that he comes to Philadelphia not for the prenose of rallying the workers for struecle against the open-shop, but “to indnee the bosses to abandon the oper-chop policy. Mr. Hillman keens himself not upon the original porrer of the workers, but upon his persuasive power; upon his abilit) to convince the bosses that they show'd allow the Amalgamated to herome partners in their enterprises. Mr. Hillman does not inspire the workers to fight. for ‘their right > organize and wrest better condi- sons from the greedy bosses, but dies to convince them that strikes fA struggles are an uncivilized ‘ethod.” oa Lincoln is now the party of Andrew Mellon and other big indus- trial magnates.” The farmers went to the republican conventior and were thrown out; William Green was given five minutes to place the grievances ‘and demands of organ- ized labor before the platform com- mittee of the same convention. “There was so much democracy that was at the democratic convention a Negro at its very doors lynched. The A. F ‘reward your frie! ‘reward your enemi Workers Now Plechaty showed how the work are continually divided, endo: the candidates of the enemy par for instance, Lewis declari that Hoover was “highly satisfac- tory” to him, and Mellon, the worst enemy of organized labor, saying the same. He explained that there had been a good farmer-labor move- ment bef but it v com- pletely disrupted by Bob LaFollette, who refused to accept the platform of the, Farmer-Labor Party. “We are not going into the elec- tions order to protest against Sheriff Hardesty, who had jailed so many workers, or against the county —as, commissioners, who have bankrupted the county in supplying guards free going into the elections w intention of electing our men.” and Police. Scabs s brought presid. out by Matusek of the trict, that one of the candida sheriff on the repabl Thomas, was a scab insthe steel strike. Bill Knight isea guard at the Bellaire steel mills, and, if e to work under the U. S. Steel Corpora- elected, will h orders of the tion.” Joe Weber expl ined im- portance of the Labor Party in or- ganizing the unorganized workers in the country, and called upon the wol rs not to allow the employers further to employ prejudice against the Negro workers, not to allow the |hosses to divide m on religious, | racial or other lines | Sadie Van Veen emphasized the importance of the Labor Party for |the woman worker and housewife and called upon the delegation to | make a vigorous campaign to enlist the active support of the women in the county for the Labor Party. Labor Ticket. For sheriff: Frank Guynn, sing. For state senator: Lan- Robert Matu- (sek, Beilaire, > the Negroes, abolition of the crim- inal syndicalist law, immediate re- this election campaign, if the Na-| tional Election Campaign Commit- Election Campaign by transportation companies, as you will be obliged to compete Let The DAILY WORKER help you in your Election tee has the funds to tour speakers | and print tons of literature. | Workers and Farmers! Collect money from your associates in field| lease of all victims of the labor struggle. for free hospitals and free clinics, which is an issue in the county, for-there fis no help for) if factory” Sell “Vote Commu. workers In need; for factory and | jist» stamps and “Vote Communist” mining boards, to be composed in| hittons Participate in Tag Days part of trade unionists; better roads Make “thin, the greatest) fights40. for the farmers and lower taxes, im- dotead Caninusion pans EH eis mediate withdrawal of marines and |i? the the United States. ‘The work. warships from Nicaragua, Haiti and er. must be mobilized for the strug. China and immediate independence | o10 aeains€ capitalism | for the Philippines, against war and |8'° 982!nst cap! , y i a sedate | Help in this work by cqntributin; against military training of the |, this vChamuesnlee ainbalgn Fund | youth in the. schools, againat . the | a iraan all” couteibubane sto Alex: C. M. T. C., for a state and national .. _|ander Trachtenberg, Treasurer, 43 Labor Party, for a Labor govern- | ander 7 bras sak “scene STRIKE FILMS AT RELIEF AFFAIR Solidarity Parade Will Be Feature The Miners’ Solidarity Fair, which will take place on August 5 at Pleasant Bay Park, is expected to be one of the biggest relief affairs Earnest Debate. The resolutions, which were earn- + estly debated and brought out many incidents of the labor struggles in the county in recent years, com- prised organization of the unorgan- ized workers, the International La- bor Defense, importation of scabs into strike areas, against Sheriff Hardesty and Governor Donehy, rec- ognition of the Soviet Union, great stress being laid upon the heroic deed of the Russian aviators in saving: the fascist Arctic explorers, | for a real labor press, for the Young Piongers, state and national Labor Party. ever held in New York. The ar- The Workers (Communist) Party | rangement committee of the Na- esented at the convention | tional Miners’ Relief Conference Frank Sepich, who is a candi-| which has been continually at work iate for the U. S. congress on the | on the program for the past several party ticket from the 20th congres- | weeks, has announced a program of sional district. Sepich explained the excellent features, including many relation of the Communist Party to that have not been performed or) the Labor Party, the difference in| shown before the workers in Amer-| its organization and character, but ica before. uring the convention that in the Miners’ Strike Movies. present campaign the Communist) Foremost among the features that | ty will support the Labor Party will make up the program will be of Belmont County whole-heart-|/the Miners’ Strike Movies, which edly, pointing out its limitations, were taken on the strike areas dur- bi ing the struggles of the striking) TER eee workers, Scenes from strike con-| The convention was one of the | flicts, the home life of the miners. | most enthusiastic ever held in this|their parades and mass meetings— part of the state. Robert Sivert, | all will be shown on the screen. The in closing the convention, and each | five-ree! drama will be produced here for the first time. Other Features. Other features of the Solidarity| of the speakers, emphasized that the convention now has a big job before it, The delegates must each be-’ rai, will be the Solidarity Parade “campaign-manager.” In in which thousands of workers will) the union, fraternal lodge, on door- | participate, all carrying slogans and steps, in the pool room, the Labor | banners with the strikers’ sentiments Dgcidies:§\ a (engraved on them. Motion pictures cbashilsts eae ss ras iat otis will be taken of this parade, and f ~’ will afterward be added as part of the Labor Party will go across in the strike film, which will be routed | Belmont County. | nationally. come a must be discussed. with slavish conditions imposed upon thousands and thousands of poor middle Europe immigrants who have been shipped here and starving since last August. It is a well known fact, and will bear repeating, that at this time of the year English speaking migratory workers are in big de- mand in Western Canada pene- tentiaries where they gather the harvest in a radius of fifty miles of the jail, with insufficient food and under the nose of an armed guard, when a few days before Christmas they are turned loose to shift for themselves, and gen- To welcome the delegates to the New Jersey State Ratification Con- vention, a huge Red Proletarian Newark, N. J. The banquet will be the- largest affair of its kind ever held in New Jersey, and besides being an occa- sion for festivity, will serve a double purpose. The date of the Red Ban- quet is the 14th anniversary of the | opening of the last World War, in) which millions of workers were slaughtered in the redistribution of capitalist markets, and the banquet | will be turned into a tremendous. Campaign Work. Order a bundle to distribu |Special price on Daily Worker bi Enclosed find 4... Name Street te and sell at your open air meetings, in front of factories and at union meetings. undies during election campaign... $8.00 per thousand (regular price $10.00 per thousand). -for........Daily Workers demonstration against the danger of erally at 40 below zero. So be a new world war and against the wise and stay away. menace of American imperialism. M. B. B. Nearing, Weisbord to Speak. Among the speakers at the ban- quet will be Scott Nearing, noted au- | thority on American imperialism | and Communist candidate for Gov- ernor of New Jersey and Albert) Weisbord, leader of the Passaic | strike and Communist candidate for Senator. All delegates to the Ratification Convention which will be held the next day will be present at the Red Banquet, as well as many other workers, All workers’ clubs, labor and fraternal organizations are in- vited to send delegates to the Red Proletarian Banquet, as well as to the Ratification Convention. | There is no perturbation on the part of workers who will attend the | Red Banquet for fear of the day of the banquet turning out to be hot\ and sultry, for if the weather should be torrid, the banquet will be held on the roof garden of the Workers Progressive Center. All workers’ organizations which | have not yet elected delegates to the | banquet are urged to do so at once, Washington Heights Club Meets Monday The second meeting of the club which is being organized in Wash- | ington Heights will take place Mon- | day at 100 Northern Ave., corner of 181st St., apartment 33 at 8 p.m. Everybody interested in build- | ing up a strong’and active club in| Washington Heights, and all resid- | ing in that section of the. city are | invited to attend, takes part. THE FREIHEIT SPORT CLUB has prepared an excellent pro- gram in which the entire club Freiheit Picnic Saturday, July 28 ~ Imer Park, Brooklyn THE THREE SOCCER TEAMS * will play against the following organiza- tions: 1.—Hebrew American League; 2.— Harlem Progressive S. C.; 8.—Co-operas tive Sport Club, ot ADMISSION 35 CENTS AN THE PICNIC OF THE YEAR.