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DAILY WORKER, 'W YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929 Page Five _ Open Gold Plate Casino for Rich in Central Park; Police ‘Protect the - Parasites While the Casino for the wealthy parasites of New York was | being opened in Central Park supposedly the “people’s park”, work- ers were driven back from the vicinity of the Casino by Tammany police, in order not to “contaminate” the parasites. Workers and daily driven off the Central Park grass while the their families are ‘ h Left, Tammany police keeping the “common” wor rich-play croquet. ts Drm! beri, ers from too clos or LEATHER UNION TO MEET TODAY Workers ‘to Press for General Strike (Continued from Poae One) have recently broken- off ali rela- tions with the union. Administration 5 The present conditions, oegainst which the progressives in the union have repeatedly warned, has come about because of the action of the Shiplacoff administration in dilly- dallying with the manufacturers | since the agreement expired re- entiy, thus providing them with an gy tC) unity to take the of- t the worke In spite of the fact that at two | separate and enthusiastic meetings | the workers resolved to establish ike machinery at once, nothing as thus been done about it. At the meeting today, which, iaci- 'To Mobilize Women for Fur Strike at a Social. Evening TomorrowNite The Women’s Committee of the union, together with the Working Cc Housewives, has arranged a gathering cf the Women’s Battalion for the furriers’ strike at the Na- | tional Office, 16 W. 2ist St. to mobilize the women for the fur strike, tomorrow night. Ben Gold, secretary-treasurer of the will speak, There will also be the following isusical and literary program: union, Philip. Ray will sing, Miss Ray Binder will render selections on the | piano, the Greck Mandolin Orches- tra will sing and play and two reci- tations will be rendered by mem- bers of the Jewish Dramatic Club. This will be followed by a discus- sion on how to mobilize the thou- |sands of working class women into | a Women’s Battalion for the fur- riers’ strike. All women of the needle trades, | ARREST N, T. W. MEN IN TENN, Kelley Leads Deputies to Their Rooms (Continued from Page One) Workers’ International Relief leaf- lets taken from him, While the deputies had Dunne in| custody, the landlady of the board-|to do their share in mobilizing all | ing house he lived in sent a tele-| gram for him to the office of the International Labor Defense, an- nouncing his arrest. When the Elizabethton deputy found this out, he tried to have the message held in the Western Union office in Johnson City. He was too late, and then tried by threats to force Dunne and Harvey to sign an- other message saying they were not arrested. They refused to send any} such message. Calls All Picketing “Crime.” Chancellor S. F. Miller, before whom the 52 rayon strikers were lentally is being held in a hall far | wives and women folk of the union | tried for violation of the injunction | ommodate the great kers who are deter- oo smali to a umber of w nined to be present, sharp demands | will be made by workers for immedi- yte general strike action. Forward Pleads for Bosses. Why such a small hall? Is it be- | rause the administration fears the emper of the rank and file? These rs, In this connection, they are dis- ‘vssing a “mysterious” letter which 1as appeared in the yellow strike- wreaking sheet, “The Forward,” in yhich the writer squawks about the maginery fabulously high wages re- eiyed by the fancy leather goods vorkers, and wants to know “why yl the complaints?” Though the ctter is signed “A Leather Work- r,” some of the workers are impu- Fraternal Organizations MANHATLAN | ew York Drug Clerks As' A new executive will be ¢ eting at Stuyvesant ond Ave, at Ds * w hers’ Unio eting will be held] ‘and Park Ave. at Primoff and feim will real, A root garden é3 will be held | ¢ the Hecksher on, Fifth} ve, and 104th St. Wednesday, June) at 8.30 Dm. é Trad mines Workers. ra ‘ng of the Youth Sec- rades Worke e held tonight id mobiliza- 28th St, t 131 WW, ion for the coming fur strike. Gotdenx Bridge Saiouy: An outing to the colony will be eld every Sunday, beginning Sunday £ 9:30 a, m, from 125th St. Grand entral Station. A committee will wait sravellers on arrival. 1 Labor Defense. ‘ International Labor Defense. “te will aset at's pom. today at 3 Union Square, Bon hed * y ene Champton—Seamen Entertain- me Negro ontertainets, will appear, at aq fanee to be given at the Sea- tone Cinh at 8 Routh Ht oceeds will aid the n of the Amer! Congress. Tickets | a Union Square, or pt the emookshop. or Labor Genter, 53 W. 120th, St. 4 bth: aeetion: Nom We f Meet at 181 W. 23th St, 9 vegro. Lab, om 202. corkers v. a m, ——aNaTEAN 1 c. ¥. L, Iron Strike Benefit A garden party and dance for the inefit of the iron strike will be held 143 BH, 103d St. at 8:30 p, m. Sat pay. * * * Section Organization Conference Postponed, Comrades will be notified by mail the new date of the Section Or- nization Conference, which was to ve been held today but was post- ned, Ae Sikes Unit 128, meetine will be hae at 6 p.m, day: at 101 “ne amt th St Rt Unit meeting, will Py wea at 6 p. m. aap at 101, Ww. gith § St Section 4 Hounestivest Members, \ meeting will be nea at 8 p.m. day at 143 B 108 rd St 'D. ait mi Keeton ih ve nm oair eeting wi ‘saat dng Lut ave, ak add pm, ns are being raised by work-} Communist Activities members, all women of the councils | ere invited to attend this gathering. | |dent enough to suggest that it is \not outside the realm of possibility |that an official of the union might | ‘have written the letter. Pity the “Poor Boss!” The letter continues: “It is easy to tell the workers to demand a bet- | ter standard of living, but after all it must not be forgotten that the jemployers must reckon ‘ket-price and the state of com- petition.” Thus the “socialist” sheet appears | as en apologist and press agent for the exploiters against the fancy |leather goods workers—the same ex- |ploiters who have just broken off all relations with the union. | Sunday, for the hire and sinning} party to Alpine Woods. Die refreunde. Meet . 180th St. subway s: tion 2 for the hike to t swimming, given by t n, Sunday, ~BROORLY? EYN |e Council 5, United Couneil Working | Class Women. M. J. Olgin will lecture on the class struggle and literature at 2901 Mer- | maid Ave, at 8:30 p. m, tomorrow. te aes Cleaners and Dyers. A report on the Metropolitan Area {Trade Union Unity Conference will be delivered by one delegate at the ecting at the Jewish Workers Uni- versity, 108 EH, 14th St., tomorrow, Discussion follows report. We ag International Labor Defense. L, Nelson, Kappel, Gordon and Weitenbaum’ will speak at the open forum to be held at Graham Ave. and Verat St. tomorrow night, Progressive Group, Local 38, An open fortim | be held at 8 p, m. tomorrow. at the Non-Partisan Ciub’ Workers, 1472 Boston Road, to discuss the situation in the trade. pore lee! Qube bali le SMa tema Textile Strike Dance. A social and dance in aid of the Gastonia strikers will be held at 3 Governor St. Paturday night Newark Hike. Meet, at 93 Mercer St. corner Springfield Ave. for the hike to Okeechobie at 9 a. m. Sunday. Itonight, with Robin and Braverman ras speakers, * * “ Downtown Unit 2, Communist Youth rors A speakers’ bureau Will be held at p.m, today at the Workers Cen- ter, 26°Union, Square. = Upper Harlem ‘Une 2. ee be The unit meets at 8:3 soy a ey 1 cu Labor conten, 235 Hast N.Y. “Tatts, s Cerasazitat Party, League, pen air meeting will be held at Ap 0p. Mm. tomorrow aL the corner of Pennsylvania and Sutter Aves, Open Air Meetings Thursday, Second Ave. and 10th St., Taft, Gottlieb. 137th St. and Seventh Ave., Moore, M, Adams, Begun. Friday, Fifth Ave. and 110th St. Poyntz, Bhrlich, Baum. Wilkins and In eaten Primoff, Ress, réay, 62nd St, and Amsterdam, | granted in a previous strike yester- day sentenced three ‘to ten days in} | jail and $50 fine (the limit) and |fined 42 others for amounts rang- ing from $10 to $25. Seven were dismissed for lack of evidence. Miller, in a 36 page “opinion” at- | tempts to set a precedent in injunc- | tion cases that can be used in every | strike in every industry in the coun-| (Big Anti- Imperialiat | Meet Mobilizes for June 15 Conference very successful anti-imperial- | ee meeti} was held last night at Irving Plaza Hall under the auspices of the New York branch of the All- {America Anti-Imperialist League, for the purpose of mobilizing its members for active work to ensure the success of the anti-imperialist jeonference on June 15, All members lof the League were strongly urged |" organizations and individuals op- posed to imperialism for participa- jtion in‘the June 15th conference. |Trade unions, fraternal organiza- |tions, Workmen C€ Sireles and organi- jzations of colonial groups in the U. S. are invited to send a delegation to the June 15 conference which in turn will elect delegates to the Sec- ond Anti-Imperialist World Congress at Paris, July 26 to 31, | Various speakers ei |necessity of the part: ation in the World Congress of a strong U. S. idelegation; the need for enlarging and activizing the anti-imperialist movements in the U. S, and mobili- |zation of all forces for the anti-im-| |perialist conference on June 15. Gibarti announced that the A. A.| JA. I. L., U, S. section, has designated | {June 15 to 22 as an anti-imperialist week and made a strong appeal for co-operation of all opponents of im- perialism to make this week a turn- ling point in the histor: jimperialist movement in the U. S. phasized the | of the anti-| ‘SPIRIT IS HIGH AMONG FURRIERS AS THEY AWAIT GALL FOR STRIKE | (Continued from Page One) |Maneuvers of the Company Unio 1 in breaking this strike|He will also continue the heate liscussion of last week and pay his respects to the so-called “peace s ers.” | will succeed of the furriers, they declared. | Instruct Workers. | _Meanwhila the final mobilization of the workers for the general strike is being intensified. All fur work-| ers have received instructions and final measures which they are urged to carry thru in preparation for the $e Fur Pointers Tonight. Tonight also there will be meeting of the Fur Point office of the union, 131 W a mass strike. These workers have never be . | A call has been issued to the) ganized before, and the N. T. W. workers by Joseph Boruchowitz,| I. U. is now taking steps to or * ize a local and to include them in the strike call of the furriers. oe general manager and Aaron Gross, manager of the fur department, which after giving specific instruc- tions regarding the plans for the strike, concludes as follows: Fur Workers! The final strike preparations are being completed. | The strike settlement of the work- | | ers is very promising. All fur Youth Meet Tonight. ing struggle will be greater than ever. They will fight side by side with the adult workers on the picket lines and carry equally the brunt workers feel that thru the general | of the struggle. To mobilize the | strike they will finally liberate | youth for the strike, an unusually themselves from the terrorism and | important meeting has been called slavery of the bosses and the com- | pany union, Be ready! A successful strike will free you from your suffer- ing, from your slavery. The Joint Council scabs, their strong arm squad and police will not and can- not make fur coats. Answer the | strike call of your union and your victory will be assured. Build up a mighty union. You | can and will win back your union for tonight, right after work, at the office of the union, 131 W. 28th St. |Ben Gold and other leaders of the union will speak. Lava Cuts Into Town; Man Dies in Despair TERIZICNO, Tialy, June A great molten stream of lava from | of The role of the youth in the com- | idreds Pay Last Tribute to Dr. Caspe, Veteran Communist} LY) i i held from the y Union Sq. The body of Dr. Capse had lain in state on the fourth floor of the Center. The District Executive Committee District 2 York) of the Communist Party of America has sued the following statement on the h of Comrade Cas The death of Comrade Caspe es from the ranks of the Com- y of the United States Section of the Commun- x the cause of Communi: and for the oppressed working of ‘the United “Comrade Ca: as been one of the pioneers of the revolutionary movement in this country; from the ear of the movement he has worked for spreading the ideas of revolution among the proletariat and has helped in the establishment of the trade unions. He was a front nk fighter in the struggle against reformism, against the degenerate renegades and for the es- tablishment of a powerful Bolshevik Section of the Communist Inte it da tional in the United States of Amer- His spirit of support devotion, of tire- to the revolutionary rved as an example for i of Com- ica, less sf ‘The Communist Party in Distrie with the! conditions that you have secured | thru struggle in 1926. You will defeat your bosses and wipe out | the union-smashing, treacherous gang, w. ch is maintaining the scab company union. Unite your ranks! Organize! Mobilize! Begin organizing in your shops and be ready for the general strike, for the historic struggle to free the fur workers! Thru struggle you will win your |the boiling crater of Mount Vesu- vius rolled deeper into this small mountain town this afternoon, de- es ‘stroying four more houses, and re- | Workers and all truly proletarian laplting: in the fest ‘ceauaity. ganizations to express their solidar | Aapee ouetet gat pt eet a caste (ts the oceasion of the passing : bes of a good valiant fighter of the felt the strength of the lava river | working class.” | which has divided and turned in its aoe {path, but continues to move toward the main part of the town, The first casualty was an aged |farmer who lived in the hamlet of C The 70-year-old man died Two of which Comrade Caspe was a| member, calls upon all revolutionary “For Any Kind of Insurance” |try. He describes all forms of | criminal; he tries to cite constitu.| tional authority for use of the state) fed | troops by the mill companies in their Ps oe ase | workers, “There can be no such thing as peaceful picketing,” the judge said. vulgarity, peaceful mobbing or law- (Continued from Page One) ful lynching. To constitute intimi-| their counter-demands to the de- dation it is not necessary that there|mands of the workers. The bosses’ any PRs uae rs tes counted when figuring the repre- sentation in the house for any state. This hit the northern states. Somebody, apparently in retalia-| tion, proposed that the same provi- sions be extended to Negroes who picketing as essentially illegal and |fight to break the strike of the FACING HATTERS “No more than there can be chaste should be any direct threat, still Tess | demands would result in consider- (Continued from Page One) Not To Count Negroes. are denied the right to vote, and this mobilized against it. Today there was such an uproar| end without taking up any busi- ness. * ferees surrendered, as had been ex- pected. the senate conferees were 3 to 2 in favor of abandoning the plan which the senate had tacked on the bill by a 47 to 44 vote three weeks ago. Few other changes were made in the bill. Its title was revised to be “the agricultural marketing act.” MeNary’s position is that the senate conferees did all they could. “They just put it up to us cold that we would have to take this and get a bill signed by the president, or get nothing,” McNary said. “We took what we could get.” SEEK TO SHIELD GENESIS. AUSTIN, Tex., June 5.—The so- called Texas “Monkey” bill was of- fered in the house of representatives here today by Rep, J. W. Harper, minister member from Mount Pleas- ant. The bill is the same as the anti-voting bill offered at the regu- lar session of the legislature except that it also prohibits teaching that the Genesis account of creation is untrue, Tel.: DRYdock 8880 FRED SEITZ, Inc. LORIST NOW AT BA SECOND AVENUE (Bet. 1st & 2nd Sts.) Flowers for Occasions 18% REDUCTION TO READERS OF THE DAILY_ WORKER atu Willams, Glassford, went through before the pono that the session was brought to an| Finding the house adamant to the} tariff bounty plan, the senate con-| When a vote was taken, | able wage-cuts and for the displace- | ment of a large number of workers. The principal demand of the lpceeve, and the most dangerous, is that on such machine operations as brim ironing, crown pouncing, ma- chine blocking and also slicking, packing, and pressing usually done \ky union—that these operations be |open-shop conditions. | This move on the part of the| hosses is an example of the offen- sive now being planned by the bosses, and progressives are now |warning the hatters that they must be on the watch and not permit a situation like this to arise in the | trade. Cooperators! PATRONIZE BERGMAN BROS. Your Nearest Stationery Store Cigars, Cigarettes, Candy, Toys 649 Allerton Ave. BRONX, N. ¥. Telephone: Olinville 9681-2—0791-2 Unity Co-operators Patronize SAM LESSER Ladies’ and Gents’ Tailor 1818 - 7th Ave. New York Between 110th and 111th Sts. Next to Unity Co-operative House ‘done by non-union workers ial freedom and your rights! Be ready to answer the strike call! |of heart failure as the steaming |river of fire submerged his little * |farm. | * * 7 East 42nd Street, | Telephone: Murray Ail. 555 CARL BRODSKY New York a oY. L guests parasites, e dinner, FREIREIT OUTING THIS SATURDAY ' Onteore 1 and C Claremont Leave at 2 pam: This eatiedes the Freiheit Tine ar’ 8, at 2 p.m, ion takes place. The two ste s “Claremont” and “Onteo: eave Pier A, Bat- tery Park for a trip on the Atlantic ocean, to land at Atlantic Beach. The ursion is the an- nual x of the work- ers of k and vicinity, T lyear’s excursion will be the jolliest and most beautiful outing that the Freiheit has yet arranged. There $| will be bands of music on each beat, the best of food and drinks. There will be dancing and singing. In all, a lively time is guaranteed. All kinds of games and sports on the beach are being prenared. Reserve your ticke in the Freiheit office, Tickets: \the Pier immediately Union Sa. 1.25 in advance, $1.50 at hildren 75e, Build shop committees and draw the more militant members into the Communist Party. Long Live the Revoiutionary Struggle of the Oppressed Colo- nial Peoples! Comrade Frances Pilat - MIDWIFE 351 E. 7th St., New York, N. Y. Tel. Rhinelander 3916 MEET YOUR FRIENDS at Messinger’s Vegetarian and Dairy Restaurant 1763 Southern Blvd., onx, N.Y. Right off 174th St. Subway Station Open Forum Today. The Joint Board has arranged an open forum today at 1 o’clock at Bryant Hall, where J. Boruchowitz, general manager of the Industrial Union will speak on “The New Fake ERON SCHOOL Moved! The Eron Preparatory School, which holds a Regents Charter as a private high school and which was located for a period of thirty years at 187 East Broadway, has now moved and is now located in larger and more commodious quarters at 853 Broadway, Corner 14th Street, facing Union Square. The Eron Preparatory School runs courses in: (1) Regents and College Entrance preparatory for all colleges and universities. (2) All Commercial and Secretarial Subjects. (3) Comptometry, Electric Book- keeping and Electric Billing, (4) All grades of English for intel- ligent foreigners, Registration for Our Summer Term Is Now Open. Lelephone: STUYVESANT 2387. J. E. Eron, Principal. Hotel and Restaurant Workers Branch of the Amalgamated Food Workers 133 W. Sist St,, Phone Circle 7336 Advertise your Union Meetings here, For information write to The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. 26-28 Union Sq., New York City Patronize No-Tip Barber Shops 26-28 UNION SQUARE (1 flight up) 2700 BRONX P/"K EAST (corner Allerton Ave.) Cooperators! Patronize SEROY CHEMIST 657 Allerton Avenue Estabrook 8215 Bronx, N. Y. DR. J. MINDEL SURGECN DENTIST 1 UNION SQUARE Room, 803—Phone: Algonquin 8183 Not connected with any other office CLAREMONT Dr. ABRAHAM MARKOFF SURGEON DENTIST 249 BAST 115th STREET Cor. Second Ave. New York Office hours: Mon., Neder Sat., 9.30 a.m. to 12; 2 to 6 M. Tues. Thurs. 940 8 m, to 12; Sunday, 10 a, m. to 1p, m. Please telephone for appointment. Telephone: Lehigh 6022 AT THE PIER.. Freiheit Excursion wanna A Trip On the Atlantic —a day at one of the most picturesque sea shores in Amcrica— Saturday Afternoon and Evening, JUNE 8th Boats Leave 2:00 p. m., Pier A, Battery —TWO BOATS— PRICE FOR TICKETS IN ADVANCE ....... $1.50; CHILDREN ONTEORA will glide along the ocean and stop at the very beautiful ATLANTIC BEACH where there will be BATHING, BALL GAMES, SOCCER GAMES, etc., and where we will spend a pleasant after- noon and evening together, Phone: Stuyvesant 3816 John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A place with atmosphere where all radicals meet 302 E.12th St. New York RATIONAL Vegetarian RESTAURANT 199 SECOND AVEl UE Bet. 12th and 13th Sts. Strictly Vegetarimn Food For a Real Oriental Cooked Meal VISIT THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRESSIVE CENTER 101 WEST 28TH STREET (Corner Gth Ave.) RESTAURANT, CAFETERIA RECREATION ROOM Open trum 2@*a m to 12 Meet your Friends at GREENBERG’S Bakery & Restaurant 939 E. 174th St., Cor. Hoe Ave. Right off 174th Street Subway Station, Bronx All Comrades Mect at BRONSTEIN’S VEGETARIAN HEALTH RESTAURANT 558 Claremont Parkway, Bronx MELROSE Dai VEGETARIAN airy RESTAURANT omrades Will Always Find It Pleasant to Dine at Our Place, 1787 SOUTHERN BLVD., Bronx (near 174th St, Station) ONE:— INTERVALE 9149, HEALTH FOOD Vegetarian RESTAURANT 1600 MADISON AVE. Phone: UNIversity 5865

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