The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 10, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS TO ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED FOR THE 40-HOUR WEEK FOR A LABOR PARTY FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT aily =O Mig FS Eatered as second-class matter at the Post Office Vol. V., No. 214 Published datiy except Sunday by The Nations! Daily Worker Publishing Association, New York, N. Sg Oe en om — Lage at New Yo FINA EDITION EY CITY NEW YORK, Y. MO DAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1928 98.00 per ve $6.00 per eer SUBSCRIPTION, RATES: In New Outside New ¥ by Price 3 Cente POLICE AND LEWIS THUGS RAID MINE CONVENTION; SLUG, ARREST DELEGATES; CONVENTION PROCEEDS 35,000 in Textile Strikers’ Parade Demonstration Against the As # of L. Sell-Out RIVAL BATTY-CO, New Bedford Textile Strikers Fight On, Their ius U nbroken PARADE MUSTERS ONLY 1,000 MEN’; Textile Council Shown | Bankrupt, T. M. C. | Sole Leader Whole City Turns Out Great New England Labor Rally Held (Special to the Daily Worker) NEW BEDFORD, Mass. Sept. 9— E tablishing beyond all doubt, the funchallengabe leadership of the Textile Mill Committees in the great textile struggle here 20,000 striking textile workers, amid scenes of in- describable enthusiasm marched for three hours thru the main streets of jthis city, poured into the town Com- mons, and held a monster mass demonstration against ‘the strike sell-out now being prepared:by the American Federation of Labor offi- cialdom and the\mill owners. When the marchers at the head of. the huge parade swung into the Commons for the mass meeting. | they wére greeted by a roar of cheers by a mass of 15,000 strikers and sympathizers who were already packed into the huge square. “~~ ‘Re@ Banners. ~*~ Tae bands of thirty pieces each, 1 | 1 the line of marchers {vho, tho! | nmrching six abreast, stretched two _n@les long. Salvo on salvo of thun- ' djrous applause by the tightly’) | packed thousands overflowed from | the sidewalks, greeted the parade as | it passed thru the city. Red bait | ners, bunting scarves and ties gave | this normally quiet city a festive | and rebel air. While the tens of thousands demonstrating their solidarity with the Textile Mill Committees swung | Continued on Page Three MILL BOSS HEAD IS INTERVIEWED ‘Says Batty Begged for Chance to Sell Strike By CHARLES ; YALE HARRISON. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 9. /—“William M. Batty, secretary of) _thp New Bedford Textile Council, | e to me last week and pleaded | | tht if we took down our wage-cut | notices, he would agree to have his union accept the Frieder Standard- ization Plan,” said John Sullivan, president of the New Bedford Cot- ton Manufacturers’ Association, Sat- _ urday in an exclusive interview with the writer today. This news com- ling after the conference between ‘the diehard Sullivan and Batty is authoritative proof that the Ameri- can Federation of Labor officials are frantic at the growing strength of the Textile Mill Committees. When interviewed Batty declared that he would work to put thru the Frieder plan, Admitting the plan to be a speed-up system, Batty de- clared that it is the only way out of the situation. “We favor the Frieder Effi- ciency Plan, but it all depends on the workers. I fear that some workers view this plan as a speed- i) system, but if accepted pros- cts for a settlement would be ight,” said Batty to the question- er, Batty. manifested great ner- yousness at the continued spread of Textile Mill Committees influence, When questioned by the writer on} the duration of the strike Sullivan said, “Approaching winter and hun- ger will drive them back to the mills.” The workers here are mobilized to fight the sell-out, and when the tnis interview was an- nounced to them from the platform on the Commons after today’s par- ade, they greeted the reiteration of the Textile Mill Committee striko no surrender, with a migh- Ct S eh shroval. q j $ oo The New Bedford textile strikers concluded thew 21st week of héroie struggle with one of the greatest demonstrations of solidarity since the of the Textile Council. Above is a picture of a parade and demonstration Saturday that was at the same time a repudiation of the betrayal policy atrike started when 35,000 workers took part in a recent strike meeting addressed by leaders of the Tex- tile Mills Committee who are recognized by the workers as their real spokesmen. | C. E. C. OF WORKERS PARTY ENDORSES: UNRESERVEDLY THESES OF COMINTERN UMTS CTT ee s Approves Declaration of Lovestone for American Delegation Rejects Johnstone Statement in Behalf of Minority The Political Committee of the Central Executive Committee at its session on Sep- tember 5th, endorsed unreservedly the po- litical thesis of the Communist Internatio- nal on the report of Comrade Bukharin, as adopted by the Sixth World Congress. The Political Committee approved the declearation of Comrade Lovestone in be- half of the American Delegation to. the Congress. Comrade Lovestone had made the following declaration: “The majority of the Workers (Communist) Party Delegation approves unreservedly the political theses presented by the delegation of the Communist Party. of the Soviet Union. “The unanimous adoption of the theses dis- proves the accusations of the minority against the majority of the Workers (Communist) Party concerning the alleged right-wing policy, and means that the Communist International supports the present leadership. The best method to fight against the undoubtedly ex- isting right wing danger8 is for the minority completely to accept the theses, abandon frac- tionalism and subordinate itself to the major- ity.” The Political Committee rejected the stand of the minority of the American Delegation which took exception to sections of the theses and as expressed in the state- ment of Comrade Johnstone as follows: “The minority of the Workers Party Dele- gation agrees with the political theses except for the passage concerning the United States which fails to stress the Unjted States imper- ialist contradictions and the progressive radi- calization of the American workers and which also fails to condemn the right wing policy of the majority of the Central Committee of the Workers Party, particularly regarding the non-2pplication of the decisions of the Fourth Congress of the Red International of Labor Unions and Negro and anti-imperialist work.” The Political Committee of ‘the Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party is in complete agree- ment with the theses and the report of Comrade Bukharin, including the section of the theses dealing with the analysis of American imperialism and the estimation of the work of the Party. CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WeeeEES (COMMUNIST) PARTY. OBSERVE YOUTH DAY THRUOUT U.S, Young Worker League to Hold Many Meets the world are gathering their forces for a new imperialist war, the work- ing-class youth of this country is preparing to demonstrate against imperialist war in celebration of In- ternational Youth Day,¢which will be observed this year during the week of September 16. open-air meetings and demonstra- tions, as well as indoor meetings, will be held throughout the country during this week under the auspices of the Young Workers (Communist) League. | celebrated annually by the working- class youth of the world since Sep- tember 3, 1915, when the historic | White Tourists Shoot today after a riot in which several Europeans and natives were injured. terley, arriving last night from Aus- tralia, engaged in an argument with a native shopkeeper over the price of a shirt, A passenger shot and wounded the native and a coolie, friends stormed the jail to rescue him. The other arrests were made them Theatrical strike threat, yesterday. ment, stage ha! While the capitalist countries of $82.50 weekly. SOVIE Numerous | the Siberian International Youth Day has been | 18* The plane Stage Hands Here Win, {Large Wage Increase More than 1,200 members. of the | Protective Union won wage increases as the result of a Undér the terms of the new agree- a performance, a wage increase of 75 cents, while property men, elec- tricians and carpenters will receive SEARCH MISSING MOSCOW, Sept.,9.—All ships in August 19, going westward. Kras- against insky was on an experimental flight gangsters and all the forces of the across the Northern part of Siberia. | ‘SUPPORT URGED FOR ‘DAILY’ DRIVE Ballam Tells § Service of Workers’ Paper By JOHN J. BALLAM , The Daily Worker is now engaged it was announced nds will receive $6.75 (in conducting a vigorous drive for | 10,000 readers during the remain- ing months of the election campaign. The campaign in. New York is in ull swing. Dozens of meetings are held daily. Our comrades are ac- tive in getting signatures to place our Party on the ballot in New York state. This task is reaching comple- tion. The Daily Worker is the most T AVIATOR and Arctic regions | the Powerful instrument of our Party erenioe seene ania by | to make our Campaign a success. Krasinsky, which left Anadir Aug. New York City, the scene of the was reported last on needle trades struggle, the fight the right wing, police, Continued on Page Three Workers ‘Sentence on Tuesday| |Victory Seen CONVICT 2 STEEL CANTON STRIKERS FOR PICKETING Continue to} | Violate Boss Injunction as Mill Makes Overtures | (Special to the Daily Worker) CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 9.—Two strikers who violated the anti-pick- eting injunction obtained by the Central Alloy Steel Corporation in| its frenzied attempt to break the five-week walk-out of the 500 chip pers and grinders, will be sentenced here Tuesday, having been convicted. | Thirteen other pickets who were ar- raigned at the same time received suspended sentences. The court room was packed with strikers, inqgluding members of the mill committee and Joe Judson, militant picket leader. Conspicuous in the court were also a large num- ber of spies of the steel corporation and Superintendent Smith and W. H. Selden, chipper boss, whom the strikers insist be removed as one of their demands. Frame Strike Leader. | When Judson entered |room Smith was seen in whispered conversation with the chief of police | and prosecutor, and a few minutes | later he was arrested and held on a charge of spicion.” Judson was later released under $100 bond. Friday night’s meeting of the Continued on edi Three CONN. LEFT WING ACTIVE AT MEET Fight Reaction at State Federation Meet NEW LONDON, Sept. 9.—The Connecticut State Federation of La- bor Convention, held here, ad- journed yesterday with the re-elec- tion of office of the same old reac- tionary gang of misleaders. There were only three left wing delegates at the convention, who fought for the labor movement in the state. The left wing delegates, R. S. Kling from the machinist local of New Haven, Morris Rabinsky, of the painters of New Haven and Wm. F. Hearing of the Moulders Union of Stamford, introduced the following resolutions to the convention, three of which were adopted unanimously: (1) For the release of Tom Mooney and Billings; (2) Against Child Labor; (3) For the Organization of the Un-Organized; (4) For a Labor Party, and (5) For the Recognition Continued on Page Four INTERMARRIAGE IN USSR. MOSCOW, (By Mail).—According to instructions of the People’s Com- missariat for Home Affairs the in- ter-marriages of persons belonging to different citizenships if one of them is a Soviet citizen are valid only if marriages are registered ac- cording to legislation of the USSR in the registrary offices at the local Soviets. the court | Over 100 Delegates Are Arrested After Miners Drive Back Army of 200 Gangsters and Detectives |Freeman Thompson, Tony Minerich Among Scores Taken in Police Dragnet; All are Held Without Bail Frank Sepieh, Tony Calmari Severely Beaten Up; Delegates Carry on Convention Despite Fascist Terror PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9.—Evading the raiding parties of Pittsburgh police and an army of Lewis thugs and coal operator detectives, several hundred mine delegates from every section of the organi Communist — Candidate d and unorganized fields are holding a closed session in an- ®other hall, hastily secured for the purpose. By JACK LEE. well as for the establishment of of mine delegat here today to hold the second vention. MINE DELEGATES ‘SHOT BY LEWIS {GUNMAN MAY DIE Depiat Bonati, candidate for state) Attaake on Ba aeetits assemblyman in Ohio on the Work-| Bo- ers (Communist) Party ticket. Militants Rouses nati served in the war while carry- . ing on the struggle against mili- Convention tarism, at one time leading a strike of 4,000 military prisoners. (Special to the Daily Worker) URS PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9. — News of the shooting by a Lewis machine henchman of George Moran and Frank Ko- vac, two mine delegates from the Bentleyville local union to the Pittsburgh miners’ conven- tion spread like fire among the members of the various dele- gations. Today’s raids upon the convention and upon the hotel headquarters of the dele- FUR WORKERS IN GENERAL MEET To Decide Question of Registered Furriers What to do to facilitate the en- trance of fur workers who were reg- istered members of the rights wing Joint Council of t A. F. of L, into their newly applied for membership 2 in the left wing Joint Board, will 84tes by the combined forces be the chief point for discussion at Of the Lewis gangsters and the Pittsburgh police are seen here as the last act of desperation in the terror and murder cam- paign of the Lewis machine. ane the general membership meeting of the Joint Board, which is to be held tomorrow evening, immediately af- ter work in Irving Plaza Hall, 15th St. and Irving Place. The meeting was decided upon by the leaders of the Joint Board as the best method of settling this prob- PITTSBURGH, Sept. gunmen in Bentleyville rescued ahd carried off to safety Louis Carboni lem, which becomes more pressing | the Tewis spy who Filday ‘night each day due to the increasing in- Continued on Page Three flux of furriers working in the be pee shops of the Associated Fur Manu- facturers, Inc. These shops have “agreements” with the right wing union and refuse to recognize the Joint Board. The registered members ‘reapply- F ing for union admission owe large | amounts of money in dues. The Joint Board therefore wants to take up with the membership the ques- | tion of lessening their indebtedness. Watt to Tell of Mixers’ Convention Continued on Page Four. Down Ceylon Worker COLOMBO, Ceylon, Sept, 7 (UP). —Five Europeans were under arrest MOSCOW, Passengers from the Steamer Os- join {n- paying kshaw He was arrested but his 146,000,000 people, occupying one- sixth of thq world's surface, will greatest writers that Russia has produced, Leo Nicolaievich Tolstoy. Beginning tomorrow and lasting thruout the week, memorfl meet- ings, concerts, performances of Tol-| view at his home and in a number | stoy’s plays and various other cele- | of museums, brations: will take place, under the direction of the Soviet Government, | which is in direct charge of the Tol-|by the dedication of the three ngw | Sept. §.—Tomorrow er, The observances will center in tribute te one of the; Moscow and in Yasnaya Pblyana, of his life and where practically all of his great works were writ-| ten, Special exhibits will be on) The Commissariat of Education, SOVIET UNION CELEBRATES TOLSTOY CENTENARY Workers, Peasants Join 1 Honoring Great Writer in Observances Thruout Week in Pm of the 100th anniver- stoy centenary, has invited various memorial buildings built by the Sov- sary of the birth of the great writ- cultural organizations to participate iet Government, a high school, In the Moscow celebrations, These [include the Academy of Arts, the the village where Tolstoy spent most | Academy of Sciences, the Union of provement of peasant economy. | Literary Socleties, the Society of Former Political Prisoners, ‘conser- vatorles and all the fieatres, At Yasnaya Polyana thousands | wilk march in a procession to Tol- | stoy’s tomb, which will be followed A vivid, first-hand report of the historic National Miners’ Conven- tion, which opened yesterday in Pittsburgh for the purpose of launching a new Miners’ Union, will be given to the workers of New York by John Watt, chairman of the National Convention Arrangements Committee and one of the outstand- a an agricultural the im- large hospital and experimental station for ers’ movement, at a huge Solidarity Mass Meeting in Centtal Opera To Present Plays. House, 67th St. and Third Ave, The peasants of Yasnaya Poly- ‘Thursday evening, Sept. 20, at 8 jana and of the neighboring village| o'clock. of Telyatina, the home of Tolstoy's) The meeting, which has been ar- friend and chief disciple, Chertkov, ranged by the National Miners’ Re- together with their children will lief Committee, 799 Broadway, and Continued on Page Three | Continued en Page Two 9.—Lewis | ing leaders of the progressive min-| (Special to the Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9.—Fighting for their own lives as a new miners’ union, hundreds smashed through the combined attack of two hundred Lewis gangsters assisted by the Pittsburgh police session of their historic con- The first session was broken up this morning before it could begin in an exhibition of American fascism in action, the — equal of which has as yet not been ; Seen and which offers a grim fore- | taste to the American working class of what it must prepare for in the future. Planned In Advance. Pittsburgh city police, carrying out an evidently well-planned pro- gram and cooperating with over two hundred thugs recognized by min- ers as members of a permanent army of paid attaches of the Lewis administration, rode rough shod through the meeting of the mine delegates at the Labor Lyceum Hall, ‘swung clubs indiscriminately, laid numbers of coal diggers low, broke heads, knocked some unconscious and ended by arresting thirty-five of those present among whom are some of the best known leaders in the fight for a new mine union. “We want the leaders,” was the ery with which the fascist army led by the police drove into the attack. “Get the leaders,” tlc slogan was repeated, In the round-up, Freeman Thompson, Anthony Minerich, Frank Sepich and other prominent progres- sive mine leaders were included. Tony Calmari of Charleroi and Sepich were blackjacked. Calmari is now in Passavant Hospital still unconscious four hours after the vi- cious slugging. Severe lacerations of the head and serious abdominal injuries are casting his life in doubt. Police Refuse Bail. The police refuse to grant bail to those arrested because “it is Sun- day.” The cops spent the afternoon to- day in driving from one hotel to another arresting all delegates whom they could lay hands on. Their first act after the raid on the Labor Lyceum was to proceed to the Monongahela Hotel at three o'clock at which place they arrested all members of the delegation pres» ent. At the hotel at which the West Virginia delegation was regis- tered, Lewis gangsters made a wholesale attack on members who were outside of the entrance. Fol- lowing this the whole delegation was arrested. Another delegation of thirty-five members who arrived at the Labor Lyceum this afternoon, ignorant of the raid this morning, were immedi- ately pounced upon by the police and dragged off to jail. Information which came to the National Arrangements Committee for the new union of the Lewis plans to break up the convention caused the four hundred delegates ; who had already arrived last night to take possession of the meeting hall during the night in order to hold it. About nine o'clock this morning the Lewis gangsters, some of whom have come from as far as West Virginia, drove up in taxi- cabs. Among them were many rec- jognized as coal operator detectives. All wore red, white and blue badges | & Continued on Page Three S . Ee