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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
you favor me-?
He Came Out in the Open.

you favor me-?
He Came Out in the Open.
What did Perlstein mean when he
said, Sooner or later. will have to
come out in the open? What were
the further Developments" which he
was then seekingH
The left wing and the 'Freiheit"
knew even then what Perlstein meant
by the intrigue, the sign Of those who
seek personal advance at the sake OF
the movement. So the left wing avoid
ed him as If he were a pestilence.
The Perlstein Flop.
As soon as he found this out, as
soon as he saw the left wing would
not allow itself to be used by him, he
switched around and began to In
trigue from the other side. He gave
up the split plan and sought TO in
gratiate himself with the machine. He
Joined with them and began attack
ing the left wing. In that way he
hopes to become chief Of the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers.
Then he can double cross the other
takers who are today fighting with
him against the revolt of the betray-
ed rank and file membership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
Soviet Films In orIsnt.

Nose W. The Russo-O Oriental
chamber of commerce proposes to or
ganize an industrial exhibition in
Hardin, in which the Soviet film in
dustry will be represented, about So
Soviet released films are to be sent.
The main object of this exhibition of
Soviet films is to take up relations
with the japanese and Chinese film
hiring firms, which up to this day
have been supplied with films by
American production only.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26

IDoMINIcK vENTURATO was at the
- meeting early. He heard that Ro-
bert Farmer was coming to the meet
ing and he got into a car driven by a
miner and met Farmer more than two
miles from the hall. He saw Farmer
talking to a number of men in autos.
Farmer was asking them not 70 work
in the scab mines under armed gun
men. Seeing that Farmer was busy,
Venturato turned around and went
back to the meeting.
1t was necessary for any one going
to the scab mine to pass the Miners
Hall. A large crowd had gathered
there, awaiting the opening OF the
meeting. AS the machines carrying
John |. Major and his party came up,
the men who we're striking asked
them not to scab on them. They told
them not 20 take their bread and but.
ter away, that their children were
starving and that IL they would not 20
to work the strike would be over in a
very short time.
AS they were talking someone fred
a shot and John !. Major passed out
OF existence. Besides, number Of
others who we're going to work in the
scab mine wounded.
NATURALLY as the shots we're fred
= every one scattered, among them
Dominick Venturato. He left in an
automobile, which he would not have
been able to reach so soon II he had
boon in the place from which the shot
was fred.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
DEATH LIST OF THOSE
KILLED IN DU POINTS
POISON LEAD FACTORY

The following is a list Of those
who are known to have died In the
Deep Water plant of the du Pont
company where tetraethy lead was
manufactured for high power gaso-
line. The du Points own one-third,
100000 shares, of the General
Motors company, a Morgan concern,
which together with the standard
Oil company had founded the Ethyl
Gasoline corporation to sell the poi
son gas.
Others are thot to have been
killed by the gas, as the du Points
went to great lengths to suppress
the news Of the deaths. Eighty
per cent Of all those working at the
du Pont plant went insane from
the tetraethyI lead poisoning.
The death list follows:
Sept 81, te23-Frank w. Durr,
81 years old, died at Penns Grove,
N. j. in straitIacket; attended by
Or. Raymond 3. Jarratt.
July 80, 1e24-Joseph cianci, "a
years old. died at Salem IN. J.) Me-
mortal Hospital; attended by Or.
Harry w. Lee.
Aug. IL, 1924-Frank HanIey, 20
years old, received at Salem Hos
pltaI with gastric ulcer and under
went operation, but went insane
subsequently from tetraetyI lead
poisoning; attended by DR.. r. H.
Church.
Oct. 20, 1924-sim Jones, AZ years
old, negro JanItor at plant; died in
Salem Hospital; attended by Dr.
Lee.
Feb. 10, 1e25-Frederick w. De-
Fiebre, Fl years old, died at Salem
Hospital; attended by Or. Lee.
Feb. is, 1925-Robert r. Hunt
ginger, IS years old, died at Cum
berIand County Hospital for the
Insane at 5rldeeton, N. j.. attended
by Or. E. c. Lyon.
Feb. %, 1e25-Loring NJ. Body,
So years old, carpenter; died at
carney's Point, N. j.; attended by
Or. Lee.
Mar 27, 1925-James conneli, 40
years old, miIIwrieht, died at home
In Wilmington, DEL; attended by
Or. James A. Draper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
The Case Of Dominick Venturato

sentence on the Ohio State Peniten-
tiary-a price which he is paying for
his loyalty to the workers.
John /. Major, part owner Of a scab
mine at Lafferty, Ohio was killed on
the morning of June 81, 1922. Shortly
after this, Venturato, Agosti, and IL
others among whom were Robert
Farmer at that time Vice President of
Sub-District of District OF the I'm
tied Mine Workers of America were
arrested and charged with murder.
ONO is the birth place of the United
~ Mine Workers. 1t ia natural that
when the men were out on strike that
they would urge the men in the scab
mines not to work until the strike was
settled. The miners use every peace
full means to have these men strike
with them. The answer OF the COM
panies was to import an army OF gun
men who did everything in their pow
er to terrorize the union miners. Men
who wanted to go to their homes had
to get passes from the company. While
walking to their homes these gang
sters and gunner thrust their revolv-
ers in the faces OF the strikers, at
tempting to intimidate them. The
miners grew indignant and reported
their grievances to their officials who
called a meeting of the men OF all the
miners locals to be held at the miners
Hall at New Lafferty, Ohio. At this
meeting the men were going 70 dis
cuss the situation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
PERLSTEIN LETTER EXPOSES HIM
AS INTRIGUER FOR SELFISH END
IN 1922 WHEN HE SOUGHT SPLIT

not publish Perlstein's article. II
knew Perlstein. 1t knew that to at
tain his end. to become president of
the cloakmakers, he was then plan
ming to split the western office from
the /. L. G. w. and make OF it sep
arate union. The "Freiheit" knew
Perlstein and did not print his article
in 1922.
BY reading Perlstein's letter. print
ed with this article in today's DAILY
WORKER. the Perlstein of 1922 can
be compared with the Perlstein of
1925. What did he mean by the let
ter? Let him explain to the mem
bership." SO demands the left wing
In the letter he covers up his plan
for splitting the /. L. G. w. with sane
titled words about accomplishing
something for the cloakmakers. But
what do those words mean in the let
ter. Not to make the impression that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26

7 OST in the whirlpool of events, has
IL been the case Of Dominick Ven
turato. The frame-ups workers who
have been active in the interests of
their class have not all been brought
10 light. Mooney and Billings, Sacco
and Vanzetti, and the cases of count
less others are we'll known to the
workers OF this country.
The case of Dominick venturato was
just bit different. Venturato is one
of the many valiant fighters for the
working class, who Is a prisoner in
the hands OF the enemy. He was ar
rested and charged with murder in
greatest strikes that this country has
ever known.
Venturato, was militant member
Of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. His record Of activity was one
that any worker could be proud OF. At
the time of his arrest he was for 3
years the President OF Local 1868, Of
the United Mine Workers of America
at Geo. Ohio.
ONE Of his duties as president was
~ to settle the grievances Of the men
in his local His determined stand for
the rights OF the men won him the
hatred Of the mine owners. A man
with record like that OF Dominick
venturato was a danger to the coal
operators, so venturato had to be
done away with
venturato, to-day is serving q life
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
many LOONEY GAS" VICTIMS ARE
insane, DIE IN STRAITJACKETS-
DU POINTS SUPPRESSED ALL NEWS

NEW YORK CITY, June 24.-FoIowng the disclosure
at least eight killed tetraethy poisoning
the du Pon plant Deep Water details disclosed which
reveal that the du Pont company the
and spirited insane workers to hospitals maintained by
Points.
The du Pont company the newspapers Wilmington
DEL and of injuries from the deadly poison kept out
of the papers There 800 injured plant
Deep Water most of whom by the ooney
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
WORKER URGES
UNITED FRONT IN
/. SHOP STRUGGLES
Relates Daily Grind in
Morey Company Plant

(This article is the first OF a series
that l will send weekly to the DAILY
WORKER. These articles will deal
exclusively with the workers employ
ed in Morey Company and conditions
under which they earn their daily
bread.)
ASTORIA, L. l., June 24.-Morey
company employs from 40 to so men,
most of whom are ex-socialists, ex-I.
W. W., ex-social revolutionaries, ex-
monarchists and all ex-members and
ex-leaders of some political activity
But at present outside of the daily
routine of eat, work and sleep, they
do little. The result Conditions in
this shop are worse than l have seen
them anywhere.
How They Work.
Hours of labor daily are and As
minutes. Starting at 7:45, we work
continuously until IL. Then comes
lunch. They eat their dry lunch in
30 minutes The shop tools, machin-
cry and surroundings are so dirty and
the washing facilities are so poor that
much of this 30 minutes is wasted in
washing up. For instance there is
one sink with six faucets for all the
men. The water comes in so slowly
that it is disgrace for the firm to
be so cheap. That half-hour lunch
time does not leave breath of space
in which workers could get together
to discuss shop matters or any other
matters.
Boss Keeps Constant Watch.
Then from 1890 to 5 the grind is
continued with Mr. Himoff, the boss,
keeping close watch of all of them.
What he misses-a few of his loyal
Slaves" some of them working for
as little as SO cents an hour, report
to him. lin this first article l will
not give their names, hoping they will
become real men. But if they do not
change, will not hesitate to expose
them in my next article.)
The grind is kept until p. m,
which is unjust because no time is
allowed for washing up and so much
must be wasted due to the washing
facilities l have already described.
In case Of injuries received on the
Job there is iodine and dirty band
ages, which is kept in a tool crib
where dirt and grease are plentiful
and workers. who at times injure
themselves, risk getting blood poison.
The system employed in this shop
makes every order rush order" and
as soon as orders are completed there
is alull in work and the men are
layed off. Sometimes they are not
sent for when the next order comes
in-that is the way our boss gets rid
of the undesirable" workers.
Rush One Day; Nothing Next.
Relations among the workers are to
a great extent unfriendly on account
of political differences. However,
they should realize that without unity
our boss will keep on getting richer
and we will keep on being driven-in
ignorance.
Let us for the present put aside po-
litical differences, and begin working
together to improve our shop condi-
tions. 1t will give us a chance to UNI
derstand our struggle and also solidi-
fly us for the future when the work
ing class will rule and there will be
no privileged few.
Greetings to all workers in the
Morey Company plant Let us stand
for unity of all workers in our plant.
Your Shop Correspondent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
CONTINUED from page u
Tended the left program in the unions
They Know Him.


They Know Him.
The "Freiheit" at that time was
already wise to Perlstein, however,
and did not print the article, 1t know
ing that the article was "favoring"
the left wing only just to the degree
Perlstein thought necessary to curry
favor with the cloakmakers.
Also, in the article Perlstein tried to
attack Schlessinger for the latter's
opposition to standards of production,
which Perlstein had advocated and
installed in Cleveland. Perlstein de-
Tended the standards of production,
and for such things the "Freiheit" had
no space.
Peristein Wanted a Split.
But there was still another reason
why the "Freiheit" the fighting paper
Of the Jewish workers in America, did
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26

gas HlgnJy per cent or all
workers at the tetraethyl man
ufacturing plant became hor-
ribly i'll.
That. others died Of the poison, the
cause of whose deaths were not re-
corded, is indicated by the facts re-
garding the, case of John Domesse, a
plumber, who died on September IL,
ct Delaware hospital, Wilmington,
after working at the plant. Altho
Domesse's death was recorded as
typhoid" DR.. Lowrenoe ]. Rigney,
who treated him admitted that the
patient had tetraethyl lead poisoning,
which did not help him much" he
added.
Records disappear"
The death certificate OF Domesse was
signed by DR.. John Russo, of the
hospital staff. 1t was claimed at the
Delaware hospital that mo records of
the symptoms of Domesse's case can
be found"
Harry A. Zanes, who contracted the
ROAoOAAh6 OA OOpLs $780, was SbuL
to the emergency hospital owned by
the du Points on their powder works,
six miles from Wilmington. He suf-
fered horrible nightmares, could not
eat or sleep, and on Sept. 10 because
violently insane.
After three months, Zanes was sent
back to work in the plant and on Sep
TENDER of last year was again poison
ed, for the third time, THE last time
he didn't know he was working with
lead" Mrs. Zanes declared.
Dies In straitjaeket
The death of Frank w. Durr, who
expired in a straitjacket on Sept. %,
1928, violently insane, illustrates to
what lengths the du Pont company
went to escape publicity of the deaths.
There was no story about Durr's death
in the PENIS Grove paper, his home,
at which he died, altho the PENIS
Grove Record displayed half column
account on the first page two days
afterward of the death by electricity
of Otto j. Barkdull.
Barkdull had worked for the COM
pany for twenty five years, since he
was twelve years old.
Kept from Papers
Thomas G. Summerill, editor of the
paper, said, "They suppress things at
the plant. Whatever we print we pick
up from the workmen."
All the men who died were CLASH
fed in the death certificates as dye
workers." altho that was not their
work.
The du Pont company made arran-
gements with the Salem Memorial
Hospital, to which the du Points give
annual contributions, to care for the
poisoned workers from the Deep Wa
ter plant. These cases have been the
hospitals chief source of revenue. An
executive of the "dye works" is on
the hospitals board of directors. All
the men who died were under treat
ment at this hospital. The du Points
supplied male nurses" to restrain the
violently insane workers.
Cancer Of Stomach
At the hospital it was reported that
Frank Hanley, 23 years old, who died
there on August ~, 1924, had died of
cancer of the stomach" but it later
leaked out that he had been killed of
the tetraethyl lead poisoning.
When asked If any inquest would be
held over the death of Robert Hunt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
Ban on Canadian Ranknotes.

MOSCOW-In connection with the
recent discovery of factory in Mon
treal, Canada, issuing considerable
quantities of forged banknotes, the
State Bank of the U. s. s. r. has or
dered its agencies and branches to
suspend all operations with Canadian
banknotes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26

When Venturato's case came to trial
chief witness against him was a II
year old boy named Stanley Kubiack
who it is reported now enlisted in the
marines shortly after the trials were
over.
Kubiack was a miner for Is months
At that time he had been released
from the Boys Industrial School at
Lancaster Ohio, where he had been
sent for stealing money. He is sup
posed to have been released on parole.
Kubiack was arrested on July s, 1922,
IL days after the shooting took place.
He was questioned in the office of the
Prosecuting Attorney. Here he stated
he had no knowledge of the affair.
After he insisted on this, he was taken
on the third floor OF the Jail and kept
there alone for two days until he
decided" to tell the truth" An in.
dication OF the extent 10 which he was
scared into testifying against ventur.
alto can be seen from the following
testimony Of Kublack given at the
trial.
"THERE is another thing I want to
say that / was locked up over
there By myself and was so scared
and everything, and begin to cry so
thought might as we'll tell the story
and might &c quicker out home and
that's why ] told the story too"
While Kubiack was in Jail he was
visited By his step-father, Mike Ku-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
Spirit Victim Away.

Your neighbor would like to read
this issue of the DAILY WORKER.
Be neighborly-giv it to him!
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q the statement In
AZ
essential
differences
situation.
have 1though
We to q Executive Board
a
articles printed TO to the Erhsat under
try oone-bask at
will give len a triumphant.
ersonwu1d really
realizes
and
suffering
The most1n quest n
It should bring tho desired rsuts
In print further
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26

singer, who was violently insane pre-
vious to his death, DR.. Lyon, who at
tended him, said, mo, it was not an
accident but an occupational disease,
and there is no occasion to call in the
coroner"
Spirit Victim Away.
When Harry Baker, who was taken
to the Salem hospital after the
poison made him insane, jumped from
his window and tried to escape, the
incident became public Baker was
Immediately spirited away, to a priv
ate sanitarium at Gladwyn, Pa, where
he is still under treatment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26
Letter Exposing PerIstein's DupIicity
NJ. Perlstein. Mgr.
P. J. Chaloupks. See'y Treas.
On. Kreindler. Business Agent
LOCALS

Cloak and Suit Tailors, No. rs
Skirt and Dress Makers, No. q
Women Garment Makers, No. %
Ladies Garment Pressers, No. 81
Ladies' Garment Cutters. No. AZ
Sample and Ladies Tailors. No. "a
Rainooat Makers. No. Ill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-26

Mr.. Geo. vi shnAk.
"Freihett"
AZ chryst1e St.
New York city.
Ny dear vi ahnak:
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
Boy Bandit Is
Shot by Police
ny United I'reaS Leased wir4

GLENDALE, Cal, April pa
boy bandit was shot and wounded,
another was captured and third
escaped during running gun battle
carly today with local police.
The trio led officers an exciting
chase after robbing IN oil station
Of $50. Two of them surrendered
after an exchange Of shots, but the
third boy escaped.
Francis Ciary, l9, was shot in the
head, but the wound is not danger
Gus, He and Richardson Willetts,
is, We're captured, aud according to
police. confessed. to the holdup of
the oil Stain.
They implicated John Robertson.
IS, who escaped after Officers ran
down the young bandits autono-
bile.
Police Chief Frazer declared he
had evidence tie baby bandits had
performed a dozen recent holdups
Of oil stations here.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
MEXICAN PROGRESS

Senator Suastegui, commercial attache to the MeX-
can embassy at Washington, draws interesting par
allel between Mexican and American development
from pioneer times.
"Cortez undertook the conquest Of Mexico in
1920, he remarks, "and the Pilgrim Fathers landed
at Plymouth in 1920 In 800 years the United States
has become the mghtiest power earth, through lib
eral and equal opportunity for all Mexico has long
history but it has just been born to equality Of op-
porunity Its path has been harder and its progress
slower tired pilgrim is just arriving at the dazz-
ling gates of the twentieth century Make him vel
come
1t is an eloquent ard proper plea. le&ie9s road
was made harder than b ae -2et that taa SPAN
ish pioneers came eI1 10 Got, es.ase ana destroy
return home laden with gold whereas ours came III
quest of freedom to their own homes IN the new
land But the curse left by the Spanish conquerors
has been lifted. Mexico at last has attained ndepend-
ence settled her religious problem, adopted liberal
constitution and abolished special privilege and
oppression-not SO extensively have, but to a
degree remarkable for Mexico That country should
have only the most friendly cooperation from its big
sister in working its way equal freedom and oppor
tunty.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
WHO An l.?

/ have scattered bread crusts, tin cans, Sunday
supplements and paper plates from the Caves IN
Southern Oregon to Mount Baker in Northern Wash
ington.
faave hacked forest trees and left campfires
burning from the California line to the Canadian
border.
l have hooked pears from Medford orchard and
nuts in the Willamette Valley, Rome Beauties
from beautiful Hood River and Delicious" apples
lo1IcA A1Io 1..lNlIia aIley.
have rolled rocks into the sapphire depths OF
Crater Lake and thrown tin into Lake Chean.
have all, heard ALL and III my weak way,
have managed to destroy much.
am the careless and thoughtIess American tour
isti
The lumber industry represent investments to-
falling S12 0000 1000, employs 100000 persons and in
directly about 100000 and its annual output has
value of more than $3,000,000,000 Annually through
destruction of forests by fires left by careless campers
or smokers it and the nation subj ected to timber
losses which aggregate millions OF dollars
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
More Trucks Are
Produced in 1925

WASHINGTON, April 23.-A dc.
cline in the number of motor We
hielcs manufactured in the United
States during the first three months
of tlis year as compared with the
first three months of last was an
nounced By the department Of com
nerce today.
During January, February and
March, usually the busiest months
in that industry. 957,167 passenger
ears were produced last year while
during the same months this year
7G5,108 passenger type cars were
turned out.
4 Slight increase, however, was
noted III the total production of
truck. during tho first three months
Of this year wien 107f45, were
manufactured, as compared with
1oo,o2l produced during the same
period last year
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23

pie in a basket Thm Mr.. Long
ears thought to himself: ~ wish |
had told Mrs. Twistytail to be
careful of the .ripper at my gate.
But | guess she will see it. y
After awh:e, finding no adven-
tpro, the bunny gentleman hopped
home. All the way he was think
ing of the treat in store for him.
Hello, Nurse Janet" he cried,
hoping into the bungalow. "Where
Is ,he pie Mrs. Twistytail brought
for ma3 | met her in the woods.
Where is the pie9'
Nurse Jane led the bunny to the
front gate. "Thcre is the pie!'
she squealed, and there it was, all
squashed, broken and scattered over
the ground Mrs. Twisty'tail caught
her foot in the tripper and fell,
spiliing the pie all over. She sat
on it, too, - sadly said tha musk
rat lady. There is no pie for
YOU! =
''Oh, dear!' cried Uncle Wiggi-
ly. why didn I l chop that trip
por before | went adventuring ! II
do it now but it is too late. " And
SO it was. Things happen that way
in this world, sometimes. But the
next day Mrs. Twistytaal brough.S
over another pie and she didn t
fall, for the tripper- vine was cut.
And if the angie worm will climb
the pineapple tree (Which he can t
do, for pineapplqs grow on the
groundD next you shall hear about
Gnele Wiggily and Red Wing.