The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 18, 1930, Page 1

RALLY AT MADISON 7 | SQUARE GARDEN OCT. 21 RIGHT AFTER WORK! { GREET THE JOBLESS LEADERS JUST OUT OF JAIL! THE COMMUNIST BUILD VOTE! N. Y. State Communist Ticket: For Governor:—WILLIAM Z. FOSTER For Lt. Governor:—J. LOUIS ENGDAHL For Att’y. General:—RICHARD B. MOORE For Comptroller:—FRANKLIN P, BRILL (Section of %, ™ > orker unist Party U.S.A. the Communist International) WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! < Vol. VII. No. 251 at New York, N. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office ¥., under the act of March 3, 1879 CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents NEW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18; 1930 WORKERS DEFY COSSACK TERROR; FIGHT GOES ON a Communist Conduct NoeMan THOMAS, “socialist” leader, yesterday issued a statement “severely” criticizing what he describes as the “positively revolting” spectacle which occurred Thursday before the Board of Estimate when Tammany’s uniformed thugs, upon instructions of Mayor Walker, mur- derously assaulted the unemployed workers and their spokesmen. He admits that “twoscore of ‘cops pounced upon one man (Nessin) and beat him mercilessly.” This is all very well. Thomas’ statement now helps to establish before the masses the murderous class hatred which the capitalists and their contemptible hirelings show toward the workers. ; But, Mr. Thomas, the workers demand to know why you remained silent when this “positively revolting” spectacle was taking place. The workers demand to know why you stood by with a smile on your face while workers, whom you pretend to represent, were being murderously beaten. The workers demand to know why you failed to raise your voice in protest, then and there, against the vicious, inhuman, revengeful attacks of Tammany’s thugs, directed by the fascist Mayor Walker, only because they” openly and truthfully branded this whole city hall gang as a bunch of Tammany grafters and crooks. Norman’ Thomas! You also ‘have charged that these Tammany officials were grafters! You also have charged that they were crooks! ‘You have even inferred such charges against Mayor Walker! But you make these statements, Mr. Thomas, when you are out on the stump soliciting votes. When you go to the council chambers or before the Board of Estimate, Mr. Thomas, you crawl on your belly. You then address the despicable fascist Walker, as the “Honorable Mayor,” or as “Your Honor, Mr. Walker,” etc. Now, Mr. Thomas, what is he? Is he the “Honorable Mayor” or is he a crooked, grafting, murderer of the workers? And when you, Mr. Thomas, stand by while workers are being beaten in a “positively revolting” manner or in any other manner, the workers are entitled to an explanation. The reason, of course, we know. In the first place, you were a contemptible, yellow coward. In the second place, as your approving ile proved, you were not opposed to these aggressive, fighting s being beaten up by the Tammany thugs. is further proven when you, Mr. Thomas, “severely criticized Th the conduct“of the Communists” in your statement of yesterday which actually justifies the beatings and only criticizes the thugs of the po- lice department for doing it in a “revolting” manner, it with a blackjack. You do it with a smile! \ And by what standard, Mr. Thomas, do you, a pacifist ex-preacher, presume to judge the conduct of the unemployed committee? You surely did not expect the militant working class fighters, pressed by hunger and starvation, regularly beaten by the cops, to greet the mur- derers of Steve Katovis, Alfred Levy, and Gonzale Gonzales with your sniveling “Honorable Sirs.” Ps No, Mr. Thomas! We say that they are crooks and grafters. We say they are beaters_and clubbers.of the workers, Yes, we even say they are the murderers of the workers. And we bay they are beatérs and clubbers of the workers. Yes, we even say ‘they are the murderers of the workers. And we say it to their face! This is Communist conduct, Mr. Thomas, not’’sniveling, yellow socialist hypocrisy. And you, by your actions, in this case, as. on March 6th, have shown yourself to be the defender of the murderous Tammany grafters headed by the one you prefer'to call the “Honor- able Mayor Walker.” A Soeialist “Remedy” 'HE “‘socialists” of the socialist party and the Conference for Pro- gressive Lahor Action have what they call an “unemployment in- surance bill.” This is’ only another method by which they hope to defeat the struggle of the jobless workers and to serve the bosses. Obviously they could not. maintain their pretensions of represent- ing the interests of the workers if they\only joined with Tammany bosses in fighting the Communists and approvingly smiled, as did noe Thomas, when unemployed workers were being murderously eaten. To offset these occasions when they are forced by unavoidable situations to openly show their hatred for workers who really fight capitalism, they make speeches mildly criticizing capitalism and even bring forth such fake measures as is their bill. They say to the workers: “When unemployed, you will receive 40 per cent of your weekly wages for a period of 26 weeks in each year.” It requires no argument to convince workers that they cannot live on the $8 or $10 which this 40 per cent would mean. Likewise, in a period of prolonged economié crisis and permanent unemployment the 26 weeks limitation clause can only mean starvation and death to many thousands of workers. But an even more vicious section of their “bill” is the section pro- viding for its administration. There they state: “The machinery of administration of the fund is\ placed in the hands of the State Department of Labor, assisted by an advisory board consisting of two employers’ representatives, two labor representatives and one representative of the public, all to be appointed by the~ governor.” This, of course, would mean more income for the Tammany grafters. First the governor’s appointments could be sold for a hand- some profit as have New York judgeships. Tammany could probably rake in sums as huge as those which the judges have paid (purported in some instances to have been as much as $800,000) from each of the five commission members. And then with an insurance fund, totalling millions, in their hands there should be no money shortage in. Broad- way cabarets, dance halls and gambling joints: It would bring a “re- turn of prosperity” for everyone but the workers. But even more serious, this. proposal would place the workers at the mercy of their class enemies, the bosses. Every unemployed work- er would have to register at agencies controlled by the bosses’ hire- lings of the republican, democratic or “socialist” parties. These agencies would be agencies.for “blacklisting” all fighting . workers. They would turn over names ‘Gnd addresses to the manufacturers just as did Chief Cossack Whalen following the March 6th:demonstrations. They would become the means of the most vicious persecution of the workets. Re ee, And these social fascists know' their “bill.” These provisions are shee bene it is their aim to insure the bosses against the workers’ attacks. The Unemployment Insurance Bill of the Communist Party, on the contrary provides for the payment of $25 weekly. to all workers unem- ployed for any reason beyond their control (lay-offs, sickness, injury, etc,) and the administration is held by the workers themselves. All workers, as these differences are explained, will join the fight for the unemployment insurance bill of the Communist Party. They « will vote for Communist candidates on November 4th. RECEPTION TOMORROW iret auall yr A. farewell reception for the |be ae v4 a ce ’ International Relief dele-|_ At 8 o'clock the Technical pbeiaen the Soviet, Union will be Bureau of the W.LR, will hold the held Sunday, Oct. 19, at 8 p. m,, at |banquet in the same hall. the Hungarian Workers’ Home, 350 Ee conan emeeunaTe E. 81st St. In the afternoon at 3 VOTE COMMUNIST! Walker does p.m. the Sovkino film “Arsenal” will be shown, It is a Ukrainian episode of the Rus Revolution. “Socialist” Judge Panken Evicted Thousands of Wor © 7 ; NEW YORK. — Workers of the| catried on a war against the work- Fourteenth Congressional District, Manhattan, have a clear example of the anti-working class nature of the fake “socialist” party in the way the| “socialist? judge, Jacob Panken, | evicted thousands. of penniless | workers and their families from) their homes during the ten years he served on the municipal bench. The Fourteenth Congressional District seat in Congress is being contested against Panken and the other capitalist political parties in this election, by Alexander Tracten- berg, candidate of the Communist Party. Panken, says Tractenberg, was, elected on the supposed “anti-war” | reputation of the “socialist” party during the war days of 1917. But like, the rest’ of the fake “socialsts,” Panken, instead of making war on the capitalists, bosses and landlords, Homes! ers the best’ he could as city judge. For War on the Workers One of the workers thrown into the street by this “socialist” judge, came to the Campaign Committee of the Communist Party, on the fifth floor, 35 East Twelfth Street, yesterday, and told the following story: His name is Harry Zlgt, a union carpenter of Local 185, who lived in May, 1921, at 358 Cherry Street, in a rickety tenement owned by -a landlord named Silverman. Pipes were leaking all over the house and when Silverman refused to repair them, the tenants declared a rent strike to force the landlord to fix the house so they could live in it. The landlord tried to get Tam- | many Judge Levy to evict them, but | he twice threw the case out of the | court. But he was a wise landlord. kers from The Eviction Jud fl { ye doe ~ He knew that the “socialist” judge, Jacob Panken, would do — perhaps | for certain considerations too lousy ' for a Tammany judge to look at — dirty work against the workers. Zlat, the carpenter, thought he could stop eviction by going to an- other “socialist” scoundrel, Vladeck, whose friend Goldowsky of the “tenants’ league” at the time. Vlad- eck gave Zlat a letter to take to Panken’s house and Zlat was sure that the “socialist” party was see ing that “justice’ was being done. Evicted by “Socialists” But, lo! On a Friday, during his absence and while his wife was alone everything was thrown out of the house by “socialist” Judge Panken’s order of eviction against Zlat. The furniture not even being allowed to stay on the sidewalk, but was carted away on a city truck to Chambers Street. Zlat still had faith in the “social- | ist” party. He went to Vladeck, who | told him: “Panken is a damn fool.” (Continued on Page Five) ately trying to hide the real issue of the demands for immediate relief, of the 800,000 New York unem- ployed workers, the real cause for thé beating of the Unemployed Council delegation before the Board of Estimates, the capitalist press of this city are forced’ to admit’ that COMMUNIST PARTY! FIFTH ON THE NEW YORK STATE BALLOT When you go to vote Novemher 4th, remem- | ber that the candidates | of the Communist Par-| ty on the ballot of New York State, are placed! in the fifth column. Disregard the first four columns. Vote Communist! Vote for Foster, Engdahl, Moore, Brill and the entire Communist ticket. Rally the workers of your shop for the Mad-! ison Square Garden coming Tuesday! _ Demand the relief for the unemployed! Greet Foster, Minor, Amter! Demand the release of Engdahl ‘Campaign Headquarters has issued | Admit Vicious Slugging of Nessin, But Leave Out. Reason Boss Press Tries to Cover Up Demands of Job- less, and Nessin’s Expose of Graft NEW _YORK.——Though — deliber-sthe committee’ of the jobless were given a teriffic beating at Walker’s orders. Friday’s World.say’s that Walker saw “the beating of Sam Nessin; secretary of the unemployed council’ : of the Trade Union Unity League, and three of his fellow members of the Communist delegation, by a group of twenty or thirty police- men.” There were closer to a hun- dred cops who jumped on them. Following the lead of the other capitalist papers, the World does |— not mention the reason Nessin was | slugged. that Nessin exposed Walker and his rotten crew as grafters, who were dividing millions among themselves while the unemployed starved. The World story, admitting the brutality, goes onto say: “Perhaps the bloodiest part of the’ day’s events’ occurred within the City Hall itself.” Walker said: “I feel (Continued on Page Five) RED CANVASSERS TO VISIT WORKERS’ HOMES With the slogan “Canvass the homes of the Workers for the Com- munist Ticket,” the Communist} a call to all members of the Party and to.all members of revolutionary fraternal organizations to call at the Communist Election Headquar- ters in the various districts Sunday morning, ‘in order to do some can- vassing for the Red campaign. important as well as interesting activity. “The tens of thousands of workers that have signed the peti- tions for placing the Communist Candidates on the ballot, must be visited, as well as the homes of workers. who for various technical and other reasons need not sign. Mobilize the workers of your shop to greet Foster, Minor and Amter They suppress the fact | BM Canvassing is one of the most jobs in the revolutionary campaign | * ‘ (This is the 28d in the series of articles on Tammany Hall.) * * * ~ By ALLAN JOHNSON | Inasmuch as Sam Nessin, the sec- retary of the unemployed council, was blackjacked into a mass of bleeding flesh before he could finish his description of Mayor Walker, this article on “our” gangster may- or will appear today instead of next week, as had originally been in- tended. . The basis of Mayor Walker's large fortune was laid in the state legistlature where Walker was for many years a senator and minority leader. Walker never turned down 8 bribe in his life, and it was well <- known at the time that he would have supported a bill for the expul- sion of the Irish if there had been enough money in it. b Although, huge globs of graft were almost a daily event in Walker's life, the two largest sources of loot were the Walker. boxing bill, for which hundreds of thousands of dollars were paid by the gangster elements who con- trol boxing in New York, and the moving picture industry, which paid Walker a yearly salary throughout his legislative career. This charge was made by a news- paper and Walker never denied it. Walker Takes $500,000 Graft One of the largest lumps of graft You’re Hungry? Eat the Stick! | iG 4 Engdahl, Red e | “Forward” crowd had a sort of fake | NESSIN HELD ON CHARGE OF “RIOT” Out on $2,000 Bail | Waiting Trial Bosses Plot Terror Red Rally Oct. 2lst to Continue Struggle NEW YORK.—The workers of |New York and the thousands of |unemployed carry along the fight for unemployment relief and insur- ance, and the fight to organize and strike against all wage cuts, to build the unemployed councils and the militant unions of the Trade Union Unity League. They are un- terrified by the brutal police assault at the City Hall Thursday on the 15,000 demanding bread or work. Candidate and Leader of Jobless Com., Baile Calls on Workers to Carry on Fight for Im- mediate Unemployment Relief BULLETIN NEW YORK.—Engdah! after being bailed out stated that from 8 a. m. yesterday until 2 p. im, when the case came up in court he was taken in the department of correction’s black maria all over town, to almost every police sta- | tion and jail in Manhattan, and even over to Welfare Island. The authorities evidently tried to pre- vent the International Labor De- fense from locating him. * * os J. Louis Engdahl, Communist can- didate for Lieutenant Governor of; New York state, and two women | workers, Freda Jackson and Anna | Pogribsky, arrested at the same time, were yesterday released on $300 bail each. They are charged ‘with “disorderly conduct.” Engdahl was leader of the dele- gation of the Unemployed Councils | which demanded the in- creased police funds, the $200,000,000 for bankers } on the Tammany budget, || and other sums, be used to pay the jobless work- ers $25 each per week. He was thrown out of the board of estimates room - Jobless worker, one of 15,000 demanding unemployment relief that has fallen into Walker’s lap in the last year or two was the $500,000 bribe he took from the Equitable Bus’ Co. for jamming through a franchise which was less favorable to the city than any other bid that had been submitted. . The circumstances are as follows. In July, 1927, a regular meeting of the Board of Estimate was called to award a franchise for the operation of buses in Brooklyn. The hearing room was crowded. It was generally believed that the mayor would grant the franchise illegally to, the Equit- able Bus Co., and representatives of more than twenty capitalist “civic reform” societies came to protest against the award. In ad- Nessin an d oth ! rag ptt tibaertuaear Square a fie Zameny city hall, gets his answer. Workers! Will you | Proof of Jobless Committee’s Graft Charges! - - Mayor Walker Takes $ 500,000 Bribe dition there were lawyers and sta- tisticians from rival bus companies who came prepared to show that they had better. offers to make to the city than the Equitable. “These persons had been coming to the Board of Estimate meetings for weeks waiting for the final--hear- ing. On this particular day in the last week of July, 1927, they waited util late in the afternoon in-an at- tempt to out-fox Walker, who was trying to tire them out and railroad the franchise through when they had left. They: came prepared to show that the Equitable offered on- ly 8 er cent, of gross proceeds to the city whereas rival companies (Continued on Page Five) by Mayor Walker’s orders when he tried to present these demands at an advertised open hearing on the gation was beaten up. Engdahl, outside, tried to speak to the crowd, and it was attacked by mounted po- lice. and. many injured.. He. was then arrested. \In the criminal court building yes- | terday, the case was continued to Oct. 21, on demand of International Labor Defense Attorney Brodsky, in (order to subpoena Mayor Walker ‘and the whole board of estimates. The three had been held without bail in night court by Magistrate Gottlieb, the judge who is so vin- dictive against food and needle strikers that he follows them around from court to court to be sure that they get jail for violation of injunc- tions, ete. Engdah! had told Gottlieb in open court: “I know you judges,” Engdahl. “I know how sincere you are. If you were sincere you’d have our gangster Mayor Jimmie Walker where I’m standing now—him and Gottlieb then ordered the police to drag him away, and as Engdahl left budget. Afterwards, the whole dele-| retorted | all the grafters, including judges.” | Preparations for the, Oct. 21 Madison “Square Garden election rally continue rapidly, with hun- | dreds selling tickets to their shop mates, and- unions preparing to |march in groups from the shops | directly to the meeting to carry on | the campaign there. They will ratify there the Com- munist candidates, and greet three of them who were jailed for lead- ing the jobless on March 6; Foster, Amter and Minor. The Red Rally | will demand.the release of Harry |Raymond, sentenced with Foster jand still jailed. Workers and job- less demand the release of Sam Nes- sin, spokesman of the delegation of the unemployed and Communist |candidate for Senator, who is now }on 2,000 bail charged with “inciting |to riot” (!) after the horrible beat- ing he was given in the board of |estimates room. In addition to blackjacking, slug- ging and kicking Nessin almost to | death, rendering him an unconscious jand bleeding mass, Tammany has | placed this charge agaist him and | will try to railroad him to a long jail term. The International Labor (Continued on Page Five) WORKERS | This Is Your Paper It fights for you Every Day You should read it Every Day |Read this copy then the room he called on the workers | ‘ to carry on the fight for work or | buy it every day in front of your factory, on the wages. The enthusiastic workers cheered so loudly that they could) sreet, at your news-stand | be heard in the street, and Gottlieb | at 3 cents a copy il hi t=) : A ‘1 sb eat and: ordets the ar | We will send this paper by mail to RED CAMPAIGN | owswsse nace NEEDS FUNDS Tag Days Called for'| Oct. 24, 35, 26 | aa | | October 24th, 25th and 26th, will be Tag Days for collecting funds for the Communist Campaign. The Red Campaign is greatly in| need of funds to spread out its ac- tivity, to hire halls, arrange dem- onstrations, distribute literature, | etc. The Communist campaign has | been greatly’ hampered by lack of | funds. Unemployment among the|! working masses has had its effect | ' on the flow of contributions for con- | | ducting the Communist campaign. But the working masses are the} only source to supply the means for conducting Communist campaign activity. The revolutionary work- ers of Greater New York are called | to participate in collecting money October 24th, 25th and 26th. Watch for the stations in your! district. Report to the stations in due time and go out among the workers to collect funds for the Communist campaign. Rally the workers of your shop for the Madison Square Garden coming Tuesday! Demand the relief for the unem- ployed Greet Foster, Minor, Amter! De- mand the reléase of Engdahl, Nesin and others. | | (Manhattan and Bronx, 75c for one month) The DAILY WORKER, 50 E. 13th St., New York, N. Y. Brisbunk On Jobless Battle Brisbunk, Arthur high- priced harlot of the Hearst | | papers, says: “Again the world wakes troubled by news rather de- pressing.” 15,000 workers storm city hall, gag the mannequin mayor with jobless demands, wage a terrific battle with cop thugs and proclaim to the world the 8,000,000 have every intention of fighting and_no intention of starving. No wonder Bris- bunk is. depressed. Depressed won't be the half of it this winter! Steamroller Brisbunk and the boss class! Vote Com- munist! 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