The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 21, 1928, Page 4

Page Four Wo h PAINTER BREAKS BACK AT WORK, NO AID FOR HIM Pel Law Is Not Enforced Anyway (By a Worker Correspondent) LOS ANGELES, Calif. (By “Mail).—Every California employer within the provisions of the Work- men’s Compensation Act must carry insurance for the protection of his workers. The law is hard-boiled about it, too. It reads that any employer who violates it may be punished by ® $500 fine, six months in both. But, fine as it seems to be, the law might just as well not be in the Statute books, so far as E. Winfrey, ® local painter is concerned. As the result of a fall from a ladder, in which his back was broken three year ago, Winfrey is still dragging ground, a very sick man. But the fccident insurance that should be coming to him, $800, he will never be able to collect. Why? Because the law “slipped up,” the law was not enforced either by the state in- dustrial accident commission or any other agency. jail or Even one of the liberal papers here was driven to comment on the tase as follows: “If the law had been enforced, Joe Rose, painting contractor, who employed Winfrey, in 1925, would have been in a position to pay the award made by the industrial acci- dent commission. He would have been carrying insurance for Win- frey. As it was Rose paid $53 and quit.” “Winfrey says, Rose has no property at least in his own name and his contract jobs are so obscure that they cannot be traced. “Rose has told the authorities that he has six children to support, Win- frey said, and they take his word for it; but what about my children? I have three of them that the county is supporting.” Another painter, a friend of mine, became a victim of this same law a couple of years back. He was seriously injured for life, but unable to collect a cent, mainly because his boss did not carry insurance. —L. P. RINDAL. NORFOLK LABOR CHEERS NEARING Appeals for Support of Workers Party NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 19.—Scott Nearing, Communist candidate for governor of New Jersey, was re- ceived enthusiastically by the work- at his meeting Nearing pointed out that the campaign funds of the two major parties were enormous, since the big capitalists consider a contribution a good investment. “There is no difference in either the source of the funds or the plat- forms of these two old and corrupt political tools of the ruling class,” said Nearing. “The business man will vote for one or the other ac- cording to his personal prejudices, but it makes absolutely no differ- ence to the worker which one wins and the worker should support the only party of the working class the Workers (Communist) Party.” Appeals for Support. Nearing made an effective appeal for financial support to carry the message of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party to workers thruout the country, by means of the speakers who are on tour and the circulari- zation of the Communist platform to thousands of workers whose ideas of Communism are distorted by capitalist propaganda. Nearing spoke Saturday in Char- leston and today in Jacksonville, He will continue his tour to all the prin- cipal cities of the south during Sep- tember and October. The National Campaign Ccommit- tee is making a drive for the $100,- 000 campaign fund. Every class- conscious worker should be able to contribute one day’s pay to make this the biggest campaign ever con- ducted by a revolutignary party in the United States. Contributions should be sent to Alexander Trach- enberg, treasurer, 48 E. 125th St., New York City Dr. Liber to Conduct Health Classes; Talks to Be Given Sundays Commencing Sunday, Sept. 30,/ Dr. B. Liber will resume his work at the United Workers’ Co-opera- tive Apartments, where he will con- duct health classes and hold health consultations al! day on Sunday of every week, Taiks will be given at 11 a. m. every other Sunday for children, who will be addressed in English, and every other Sunday for | adults, who- will be addressed in English and Yiddish alternately. | Sunday, Sept. 30, at 11 a. m., Dr.| Liber will speak to adults in Yid-|of, the mysterious package in the Whitman, dish on “Current Health Questions | mails caused excitement end an of- died at his Brookline home toda: |He was 87 years old. Som the Workers’ Viewpoint 'y, ‘ rker Correspondent Tells A railroad worker saved the life of Paul Simson, sailor, when an 87-foot motor cruiser which he was operating was smashed against a tresle by the storm. Railroad Worker Siives Sailor As Sma THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928 _ How California : Di Ship Sinke Compensation Law OLD FARMER, 18, “Lucker Girl” at the Casino Theater Is Quite Amusing EVELYN HERBERT In Storm = Li ae 'HE Messrs, Shubert, old hands at getting an innocent laugh or two out of dainty and slightly risque spectacles are up to their usual tricks in “Luckee Girl” now at the Casino. The musical comedy known in French as “Un Bon Garcon” in| |honor of what is by all odds the| |star performer, the fat and cunning | | Hercules Richelieu, is done into Eng- Leavenworth, Kansas: lish by Gertrude Purcell, and played | (To the National Campaign Com-|under the cigarette advertisement | mittee) | title above mentioned. | |Dear Comrades: | Hercules (sung by Billy House) | Iam the lone man in this home to|is a waiter at “Coco’s” (you see the jagitate our ca’ I am hated by regular girl-show plot developing). |the would-be-politicians .of Hoover | He insists that he is a direct lineal jand Smith. One thing I am very descendent of the great cardinal, and “a | proud of is the way I put out about|explains the apparent discrepancy J 3 [200 feaileta in cate lac Sunday with the vows that accompany holy| Prima Donna of the new Sig- FOR DISTRIBUTION |Pledges Rest of Life for Working Class (By a Worker Correspondent) SOCIALISTS MAY HAND WORKER TO FASCISTS R. PETER ISKROFF had fled| from Bulgaria to Vienna because! he was sentenced to death in Bul-| garia for a political offense. Iskroff was a member of the executive committee of the Bulgarian Young| Communist League and a popular leader of the working class and peasant youth movement. The au-| thorities in Bulgaria had been on the! look-out for him since 1925. He re-| mained eighteen months in the coun- try, but was finally compelled to} flee. His trial took place in his ab-) sence in 1926. The indictment was based upon the notorious “Law for the Protection of the State” which punishes membership of prohibited! organizations with death. Iskroff was accused of meeting together with other sympathizers in a cafe to read the newspaper “Radical,” and with having wanted to strength- en the Young Communist League. Iskroff was found guilty of these “horrible” crimes and sentenced to} death. 7 | In Vienna Iskroff was arrested| were permitted to ask questions witk | by the Austrian police after having) conversed with a foreigner known to| answered toward the end of the ad- the police as a Communist. Iskroff had a false pass and in his room the police found, according to capital- ist newspapers, “a bag full of Com- munist literature.” Amongst other things he is alleged to have pub- lished a newspaper in a secret print- ing works, the newspaper aiming at] bringing about the overthrow of the) Bulgarian government. | His “Crimes.” When the “crimes” of which Isk-| roff is accused are examined, only one thing remains—the pass matter. This the Austrian police are per- fectly used to with all political fugi-/ tives. As has been said, the usual practice of the police was three|tience gave way to obstreperous ex- days’ imprisonment and then per-|citement. Shouts arose from the in- mission to stay. As far as the print-| ing of the journal “Communist Banner” is concerned, which is des- jcribed as a “violation of Austrian | cloal Press Law,” it cannot be so very| “ serious, for even the “Weiner Jour-|the workers?” were some of the| nal” which strives to make the most| War cries from the workers’ ranks out of the matter, has to admit that| Disorder threatened and it seemed i the publication was a theoretical|#8 if a melee was imminent. journal. All these things provide no| reason in Austrian law to detain Iskroff. The long detainment of Iskroff can only have one meaning, and that} is that the Austrian authorities are planning to hand him over to the Bulgarian government, although the Vienna police have officially an- nounced that the Bulgarian authori- ties have not filed a request for extradition. The official social democratic party newspaper “Ar- beiter Zeitung” makes no mention whatever of the danger of the*extra- dition of Iskroff, but contents itself, with reporting his “crimes” in Aus- tria. Extradition Possible. Had it not been for the Austrian| Red Aid the matter would not have been brought before the public. Only three weeks after Iskroff was ar- rested did the police consider it nec- essary to make any statement about the affair, and only now after seven weeks is the capitalist press trying to make it a state affair in order to stir up public opinion against him in Austria and pave the way) for his extradition. The case of Burcul must serve as a warning. Burcul was handed over in all secrecy to the Yugoslavian authorities, not even his defending lawyer being informed until after it was an accomplished fact. The Austrian government is preparing to do the same with Iskroff, and unless the workers of the world take action one day we shall be calmly informed that Iskroff has been sent over the border in al’) secrecy and haste. The extradition of Iskroff to the Bulgarian authorities would be noth- ing more than common murder, for Iskroff is sentenced to death in Bul- garia! The workers and the Red Aid or- ganizations in all countries must stir up the world workers on behalf of Iskroff. Our task is to save his life. ANOTHER “BOMB PLOT.” LONDON, Sept. 20 (U.P).—A “bomb” mailed to the king of Swe- den proved.ch examination to be a bundle of anarchi; pamphlets, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen said today. Discovery ficial inquiry, ee an i ‘ “ und Romberg mysical show “The " when a ball game was in progress. | orders by’ saying that the cardinal Naw Neen i fs Taapettal The. i AL | I need particularly at this time a| joined the Yanks one season.” Be- = Hee: few Packing House Workers’ leaf-| tween his harmless and kind hearted aiae lets, together with some of the 1928 | intrigue he sings twice, with enthusi- THOUSANDS 19 BE \speech and anybody who disagrees w ann, socianisy, Meet /S PLANNED CALLSPOLICE AID. Some Am well known at 207 East 14th | The costuming is, if not quite as Street, Kansas City, and know Oeh-jold as the noble Hercules’ monastic |ler, Cushing and Eastwood, too, I|ancestor, at least as ancient as the | went to see if I could see John Por-| Prince of Pilsen. But the songs and combined membership and ter. |the dances seem new, the tunes are mass meeting of the New York| I have got about fifteen here con-|S@PPY; the composers have forgot- Four Workers Arrested Branch of the All-America Anti-| verted to the Red Flag, though only ten that jazz is supposed to be go- ae z Imverialist League. which will be | three wear the button in public. Rush | ing out of fashion, and to the pres-| in ‘Melee; Released: “|netd at the Labor Temple, 242 1ith| an iterative “Hastns tech ace lent writer @beleant Mapped: ee aera |St., Room 42 and 44, Wednesday, | tioneer, I have a “stump” voice. added something to that species of (By a Worker Correspondent) | Sept. 26, at 8 p. m., will signal the, P.S.—Am awaiting outcome of the | music. carried on by the different sections At the intersection of Intervale|opening of a membershin drive of | meeting to oust Lewis at Pittsburgh.| “Facts of Life,” by Doris Vinton, | of the Party. and Wilkins Aves., recently, the so-|the New York Branch of the|Just heard a candidate for governor./as Camille, is a quaint little song,; A. the day of thé Red Rally cialists held an election campaign| League. All the friends and sym-|He said nothing but a lot of wind, | with a modernistic twist; some of| draws nearer every day reveals rally. When the meeting started a|pathizers of the All-America Anti-|and did not ask if there were any|the verses have to be slurred over fresh proof of the character of both good-sized crowd had gathered to| Imperialist League are invited to|questions the audience wanted to|a little on account of possible cen- I am a farmer 78 year old, and an astic zest the hit of the show, “Come old socialist soap-boxer. Am anxious | OM, let’s. make Whoopie.” So you to speak in Missouri and Arkansas, |See already what kind of. a show it) parts of which, I know very well. | is, and there is little more to be said. |Special “Daily” to Be Distributed Continued from Page One didates illustrated by their pictures, and stories of the election work as red |republican and democratic candi- hear Samuel Orr, the principal|be present. |ask. I was eager to ask his stand on|sorship. “Chiffon” is an appeal for dates. The eulogistic comment speaker, who is that party’s choice) The war danger, the signing of | Nicaragua. Neither did the Hoover | shorter and better step-ins, or what-| made by John L. Lewis, president of for assemblyman in that district the Kellogg Pact while preparations | outfit want any Red talk. They|ever it is that they wear nowadays. the largely non-existent United Mr. Orr, satisfied with his audience,| for the next war are being speeded|don’t mention imperialism or capi Doris Vinton and Irene Dunne (as|Mine Workers, on Hoover's fanciful began to discourse on prohibition) uy; the growing conflict between |talism. | Arletter, a Midinette) chant this|speech, aimed to befuddle workers, and labor. jthe United States and British im-) I have put out a lot of literature happy tune with considerable spirit.|is evidence of the sort of “labor Workers Jeer Speaker. |perialism; the necessity for organi- in Arkansas this summer, also) Like all musical shows, the danc-|leaders” who support the anti-labor Among the listeners were a good q zation among the working class to many furriers and cloakmakers who| struggle against wage-cuts, rational- |ization, and unemployment, intensi- fied by the rapid growth of Ameri- can imperialism; the necessity for among farmers. My future life is | ing js the life of it, and in this case for our cause. I want no salary, the technique followed is to make but when my necessary ‘expenses lovely girls act as much like jump- are assured, if the cause needs me ing frogs as possible. The incon- after careful investigation, I am at‘ oruity thus developed lays the | policies of the capitalist candidates. | That organized labor outside of New |York is not fooled by the annual wooing of labor in election cam- paigns by capitalist and petty-bour- the assurance that they would be dress. The hour grew late. The| solidarity between the wor f your service, \ ; | geois politicians i i 4 Sh Gascony ey pea pressed masses of colonial and semi- | critic is informed that no real thrill| Typographical Union of Orange, N. ate ._._ | colonial countries—these are some of ridicule the speaker, who, realizing the questions which will be taken up that nobody was listening, decided ‘ to conclude his lecture by announc-| °° ee mise Harriet Silverman, Secretary of ing the New Leader. At this junc-| ture one of the workers stepped from | the New York Branch of the League | will preside. Harry Gannes, acting in the audience is possible without|J., protesting the endorsement of |Grecht at S rs’ ‘ jorseme peake es the presence of an element of danger Smith by the _N. J. Federation of Conference Saturday |ana if this is so, the imminent pos-|!abor, the protest at the same time | sibility af dislocated joints provides Stating that Hoover, too, does not | sibil 5 2 the show with a good chance to get ePresent the~working man. Rebecca Grecht, election cam- |paign manager of the Workers Cheats Workers PLUMBER HELPER DESCRIBES MEET IN LABOR TEMPLE Helfand Stresses Need for Organization (By a Worker Correspondent) A mass meeting of the American Association of Plumbers’ Helpers was held on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at | the Labor Temvle. The president, Brother Helfand, opened the meet~ ing with a speech in which he pointed out the wonderful oppor- tunity for organization now facing the trade. He declared that at least 75 per cent of the union plumbers were working below the scale. Many workers, he said, are rebelling at the ill-treatment they receive from the bosses. He urged full participation in the coming youth conferences, Brother Singer then spoke on the |social and sports activities of the | organization. | The general discussion, opened by |the recording secretary, “Murphy” | dwelt at length on the lessons to be drawn from the recent struggles in | the Hebrew Butchers’ Union. Many | saw the possibility of a similar use * |of direct action by building trades |bosses and officialdom. Many | brothers participated in the discus- sion. Marie Duke, representing the Working Youth Conference, then spo'se on the aims and purposes of that body. The membership then decided to send five delegates to the confer- ence, naming Francis Doherty, F. M. Chaplar, Murray Singer, Max Helfand and Shapiro. + At the present time the United Association of Plumbers, Steam- fitters and Gasfitters are meeting in convention at Atlantic City. The Plumbers Helpers are waiting to learn whether their delegates were seated. ;fall on the date originally pi by the state republican com: ee for its campaign conference in this city. It has very recently been de- cided by the republicans to shift their conference to Syracuse. All of the state and most of the local candidates of the Workers | (Communist) Party will speak at In the last act two heroically) The Red Rally of Sept. 28 will the Centval Opera House Rally. among the crowd and began to fat . ™ ee ae cae 5 speak. Orr, beside himself with rage| Secretary of the United States Sec-| (Communist) Party in this district, modelled Paynims, swarthy of hue, | | will lead the discussion at the next at the reception given his impotent| tion of the League, and Robert) \do juggling with a slender whisp of Ny harangue, turned his back to the|Dunn, author of “American Foreign | Speakers’ conference to take place). "sit who has moe pgwder on her a NAL workers, muttering an implied im-| Investments, will be the principal | this Saturday, Sept. 22nd, at 2 p. m.,| VeIVeS than you could well imagine would i Ps | 2 it : |26-28 Union Square, on “Trade| “ precation as he did so. |speakers. Discussions from the |=0-4 f ig +. | stick there. Some day she will get) = Melee Threatens, floor will be in order. All the af-| Union Questions and the Election) Il, but while she lasts | Tarr. At this point of the evening’sfiliated organizations—labor unions, oe ee Spe oly speakert: aT rien mee oo Wed: and Sat) 2:40 ti ‘ , rag x p izations, f a i rs, ection cam- e His 5 ‘ 66 - a9 meeting the workers’ growing impa. Aiagies oe pti tals paign managers, workers active in| Well, it’s the usual thing, except | 01n ome i i d Her- i ‘ . |trade union work and all interested|for a couple of new tunes, and Her pig ba ptueaitatens ee ali the election campaign work of the cules and the dancing. But it’s important meeting. P | Party, should attend this conference,| pretty—and so far as I can see has ; ; “Vivid and unfailingly exciting. dignant crowd. Orr was angrily as- —Allson Smith, World. | sailed with a barrage of taunts and/| Ee | ive ji “ no political angle whatever, aside) CENTURY Thea.. Central Pk. W. | ie aa whee pahieeg toatl You're in the fight when you |from the reputed geneology of Her-| s & 62 St. prea: 8:30 injuncti ins ite for The DAILY WORKER, ‘cules Richelieu—V. S. bie heli pcs wa (0 put out injunctions against were eile . THE . = woe*MARY DUGAN OF LAST SIXTH and LAST GROUP for 1928 CALLe SENT BY WORLD TOURISTS, INC. SOVIET RUSSIA Leaving Wednesday, October 17 “S. S. MAURETANIA” Police Summoned. Orr, fearing for his persona’| safety, ordered somebody to call the} Pee pa ane, sate him.| Police Attacks on the en, finally, 1e af summon ne | . fi | Strikers Reported police to come to his rescue, the| workers ran onto the platform anc} threw him off, tearing the socialist} ROSARIO, Argentina, Sept. 20.— sign on the speakers’ dais at the| Police guards at the leading plants same time. Shortly after his un-| have heen strengthened and large ceremonious removal the police ar-| patrols are distributed throughout rived and arrested four workers/ the city, as the strikers remain out and all workers are ready to walk cut on the general strike today, who were later released. With the police guarding him, Orr called by the Federation of Trade Unions. again mounted the platform and be- Police attacks upon groups of gan to talk, saying, “This is not strikers are reported in various Russia where there is no free speech and theyright of assemblage. Ir parts of the city, as the public utili- ties service is at a standstill and this country, we have freedom of communications severed. CHANIN'S46th St.W. of Broadway | MUSICAL SMASH SCHWAB and MANDEL’'S SHUBERT Thea, 44,W.ofB'way.Ev. 8:30;Mats. Wed.,Sat.2.30 | ODETTE DE WOLF) MYRTIL HOOPER | in a musical romance of Chopin | WHITE LILACS) i iott’s Thea., W. 39th st.! | Maxine Elliott’s evenings 830 | a Mats. Wed. & Sat. “Mntelligent Entertainment, P| im | This 2s, Love A New Comedy Hit by Edwin Burke | To i | U | ROBERTSON ts. TO WITNESS THE CELEBRATION OF THE NOVEMBER REVOLUTION with me can get a soap box and Arthur Hopkins Presents ‘“MACHINAL’ A new play in .two parts and ten scenes by Sophie Treadwell st CAM ; ie ee | 66 SHIPS” WORLD PREMIERE AUTHENTIC! ACTUAL! Sensational Submarine Warfare! HAVE YOU THE DER SEEN N CORT Money Refunded if Not Satisfied With Play. ‘A Clean Hit’, Winchell, Graph. EVA THE with CLAIRBORNE FOSTER LITTLE _W.44thst.Bves.s. Mats. Wed.&8: ‘Thea.,438t.&8Av.E. Martin Beck sa ethos Golden presents a Comedy Drama NITE HOSTESS by Philip Dunning Staged by Winchell Smith | with Violet Heming & Minor Watson. | make his own meeting.” All workers here have decided to The meeting broke up in disorder with booing from the Young Pion- eers against the “Yellow Socialists.” VISA GUARANTERD— ANY PART OF THE SOVIET .UNION CAN maintain their demand for higher, wages and better working con tions and the hiring of only union $325.00 (Special Tour) workers. They also demand that biti Bbbs pwiclesquet fired Communists and anarchist workers be returned to their jobs. $375.00 (Complete Tour) Needle Trade Members of Werkers Party Meet Leading needle trades members of the Workers (Communist) Party | Co}. Roberto ~ierro, Mexican good- will meet today at 8 p. m. at) vill flier, landed at Valbuena Field the Workers ‘Center, 26-28 Urion| at 10:10 a, m. today, completing a Square, to discuss the activities of | tour of Central American republics. the Needle Trades Campaign Com- ‘ mittee among the workers in the trade, The importance of this meeting was stressed by Rebecca Grecht last | night, who emphasized the “splen- did opportun‘ties for the carrying on | of the Red Election campaign among the needle trades workers this year. | The complete divorce of needle trades workers from capitalist par- ties, occasioned by the ruthless in- | inctions of Tammany and repub- lican judges, is accompanied with | the realization of the anti-labor role | played by the socialist party in its LATIN-AME=ICAN FLIGHT MEXICO CITY, Sept. 20 (UP).— PACKAGE of | will be sent you WORLD TOURISTS, INC 69 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY, Tel.; ALGonquin: 6900. | mittee. Just send in y advertising campaign away. 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