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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
DELEGATES FROM
SOVIET ARMENIA
WELCOMED HERE
Armenian Colony Turns
Out for Reports

The Chicago Armenian colony greet
ed the Soviet Armenia red cross and
the Armenian Relief Committee at a
mass meeting held on Sunday, July 4,
at Y. M. C. A. Auditorium, 10 S. La
Lalle st.
Representatives Report.
The Armenian audience listened to
report by DR.. C.. Kamsrakan, rep
resenting the red cross. Speeches
were made by L. Vartanjen and Caren
Mikadjan for the relief committee.
During the civil war that ragged thru
out Russia during the attempt Of the
counter-revolutionary armies to crush
the Soviets, Armenia had more than
its share. Many battles were fought
in Armenia and about three-fourths
of its industries were destroyed, the
speakers said.
Movie Of Soviet Progress.
A moving picture, showing the
achievements made in, Soviet Armenia
will be shown at the Central Theater,
"a E. Van Buren, St, at p. m. to.
might. Members of the delegation will
speak. Admission will be one dollar
The picture is shown under the
auspices of the American committee
to aid Armenia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
JOHN D. HEADS
DONORS TO DRY
SLUSH BARREL
Committee Fights Over
Name Publication

WASHINGTON July 6.-After. a
hectic session, in which the senate
slush fund committee reversed itself
several times about making public the
names of the Anti-Saloon Leagues
"angels" and the amounts of their
contributions, compromise was f.
nally reached this afternoon to make
public partial list of the dry dom
ors since 1925.
John D. Leads.
The largest contributors to the An
ti-Saloon League, in the list made pub.
lie, were the John D. Rockefellers,
father and son. They were credited
with $4,000 since 1925, altho it is
known that their contributions prior
to that year were considerably larger.
The list originally furnished by
Wayne B. Wheeler had included all
gifts since 1917 and dozens of names
were thus held secret by the commit
tee.
Gen. Andrews Resigns.
NEW YORK, July 6. - The New
AOA n GFO1IAu6 O6L ILLS dlISRAOOu CdlN
ried a dispatch from a staff corre-
spondent at Washington stating that
Gen. Lincoln G. Andrews resigned too
day as assistant secretary in charge
Of prohibition enforcement.
"At the urging of Secretary Mellon
however, General Andrews agreed ia
remain in Office until about Septemr
Der IL" the dispatch stated.
Favored Beer.
Before the senate committee invess
tigating prohibition, he created a SEM
sation by declaring that legalization
OF 2.75 per cent beer would make en-.
forcement easier.
Andrews proposed number of radi-
cal amendments to the Volstead act
which failed of passage in the last
congress.
Treasury officials declared Andrews
retirement does not mean that the
government will go back to the old
methods of prohibition enforcement.
Mellon plans to fight for enactment
of Andrews legislative program and
especially will seek a bill creating a
bureau of prohibition and bureau Of
customs in the treasury.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
1000 new YORK
CAP MAKERS PLAN
TO 60 ON STRIKE.
Local Union Prepares to
Walk Out

NEW YORK, July 6.--Two thousand
capmakers are preparing to strike II
the representatives OF the bosses dc
not agree to the forty-hour week, Sc
wage increase and that the shops are
not to send out their work to be done
by jobbers under sweat-shop condi
tions.
AT meeting of the union at the
Headgear Workers Lyceum the fol.
lowing resolution to strike until the
demands are granted was unanimously
adopted amid thunderous cheers and
applause:
Whereas, our conditions as cap
maker have become unbearable. dur
ing the last few years and our earn
ings have dropped to a degree which
makes 1t impossible for us to make a
living for our families and ourselves.
and
Whereas the jobhers have as yet
not started, any negotiations for the
granting Of our demands, therefore
be 1t
Resolved, that we, the New York
2apmakers assembled at the general
mass meeting on this Both day of June.
10 herewith authorize our general
strike committee to call a general
strike for the purpose of securing our
just demands, and be it further
Resolved, that we herewith SOL
emnlv nIadOa 0,,reoI,von - 49,. -
strike and fight tirelessly, however
great the sacrifices we may be called
upon to make, until the absolutely es-
sential reforms we demand have been
won"
The general strike committee which
is to call and manage the strike con-
sists of ]. Roberts, chairman; ]. M.
Budish, secretary, and the following
chairmen of the respective sub-com-
mittees: M. Zuckerman, committee
on finance; A. Weingarten, organiza-
ton committee; S. Hershkowitz, set
Element committee; M. Geller, relief
committee; H. SAFER, New Jersey COM
mittee; M. Pulver, picket committee;
NJ. Wartenberg, law committee; l..
Osatch, speakers committee; L. Baer,
hall committee; ]. M. Budish, press
committee; M. Kadish, out of town
committee; A. Gertler, control COM
mittee; A. Dolinko, grievance COM
mittee; Pearl Feller entertainment
committee, and S. Lifshitz, fund COM
mittee.
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-Four More Years of
Coolidge" Wall Streets
Campaign Cry for 1923
BY J. LOUIS ENopAHL.

him, then there are other candidates
just as serviceable in the interests
of great business. The most likely
substitute for Coolidge is Nicholas
Longworth, the speaker of the house
of representatives the son-in-law of
the late Theodore Roosevelt. Long
worth halls from Cincinnati, which
is located in Ohio, where Wall Street
goes hunting for presidents when
it cannot find them further east.
That is where Mark Hanna found
William Mckinley to turn back the
Bryan wave during the close of the
last century, and who sat in the
White house during the Spanish
American war when this country
entered upon its era of world i'm
perialist adventures, A score of years
later the same state provided Wall
Street with Warren G. Harding and
If necessary in 1928 it will furnish
the American plunderbund with
Longworth, of Cincinnati, who has
been one of its best henchmen in
the present congressional session. 1t
was Longworth who murdered the
Haugen Farm Relief Bill, stuck the
knife of death into the Longshore-
mems Accident Compensation Bill
intended to safeguard the lives of
tens of thousands or workers,
slaughtered the movement for fact
finding into profiteering in the coal
industry, put to sleep the move for
old age pensions and minimum sal
aries for federal employees, to cite
only few measures he led as heads
man to the executive block. Long
worth led the assault against all la
Dor and farm measures and this
makes him good timber for the re-
publican presidential nomination.
The Wall Street looters of the
people won't even go as far west as
Illinois to pick up a Colonel Frank
o. Lowden as a candidate to fool a
few farmers. 1t feels that it doesn't
have to.
The year 1923 is therefore des-
tined to see brazen reaction seeking
an endorsement of its crimes from
those it has looted and plundered.
The democrats will be no less re-
dictionary. 1t is the democratic vote
in congress that has stood Loyalty by
Cal Coolidge, especially in securing
endorsement of the world court to
protect Wall Streets investments in
Europe, and the passage Of legisla-
ton reducing taxes against the great
rich. The farm bloc" will continue
trying to play its "non-partisan"
politics within these two old parties.
This situation is a challenge to
the workers and farmers of the ma
ton. 1t is challenge to all labor
to develop its own independent pol
itical action. Will labor accept that
challenge. All the indications in the
eve of this fall congressional cleo
tions are that labor will be a grow
ing power for the 1928 presidential
struggle.
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CONTINUED from page u

THE second charge against the Com
munists is that they are fostering
dual movements. The executive
council of the A. F. of L. knows that
the Communists have set their face
resolutely against dual unions where
there are real unions fighting the
battles of the workers. If it were not
for the work of the Communists
against dual unionism the United
Mine Workers of America would long
ago have been split, because the work
ers, driven to desperations by the be-
trayals of Lewis and Co., have again
and again started movements for a
new union. 1t was the Communist
influence within the United Mine
Workers which prevented such dual
unions from actually being crystal
lied.
In charging the heroic strikers at
Passaic with dual unionism the exc
cutive council is playing sorry role
indeed The whole textile industry is
seething with revolt against the I'M
bearable oppression of the textile
bosses. The conditions of life of the
textile workers are such that they are
forced to fight against them. Also the
Passaic strikers have carried on con-
tinuous efforts and negotiations for
their entry into the A. F. of L.
What has the executive council Of
the A. F. of L. done to organize these
workers? Why has it not forced its
affiliated union, the United Textile
Workers, into action? It seems to
have no interest in the textile work
ers 1t leaves these workers, who are
hungry for organization so that they
can fight their battles, to shift for
themselves, and then cries dual
unionism" when they organize them
selves independently so that they can
carry on a united fight!
Does that express its leadership in
the labor movement? If so, the exc
cutive council seems to have some
other interest than organizing the
workers to secure better wages and
working conditions and a higher
standard of life.
THE situation in the textile industry
is not the only one which ex-
presses a crying need for organiza-
ton. The rubber industry, the steel
industry, the automobile industry all
are without any real labor unions.
Will it be dual unionism" for which
the Communists will be denounced if
they support the workers in these
industries in their efforts to create
labor unions which will fight their bat
| ties?
The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea is the backbone of the A. f. of L.
1t has record of militant struggle
! behind it With which no other union
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Workers Party ANSWERS A. F. of L.

can compare. Today the life of this
union is being sapped by the trans
ference Of the coal industry to the
non-union West Virginia and other
southern fields. Why does not the
executive council of the A. r. Of l..
take the leadership in the fight for
the United Mine Workers by aiding
in the organization of a drive to
unionize West Virginia?
THE Communists will not be stopped
4 from aiding the workers in all
these fields because the executive
council shouts denunciations and
dual unionists." The executive coun-
Gil would be able to win greater sup
port from American labor, If in place
of denouncing those who are fighting
labor's battles, it showed more in
terest in advancing the cause of labor
in this country.
The answer of the labor movement
to President Green's statement should
be to demand action by the executive
council of the A. F. of L.
Demand real support for the British
miners, financially and thru the
prevention of shipment of American
coal by trade union action to British
ports.
Demand financial and organization
support for the Passaic strikers and
for every other struggle of the work.
ers whether they are in or out of the
A. F. of L., and then pave the way
for organizing these workers in the
A. f. of L.
Demand that the A. F. of L. launch
real organizing campaign to organ
ize the textile industry, the steel in
dustry, the rubber industry, the auto
mobile industry, and demand that it
compel John L. Lewis to launch an
organization campaign in West
Virginia.
Demand that the executive council
cease playing with labor's interests
politically by supporting republicans
and democrats and that it issue a call
for a national convention of labor to
organize labor party.
MTHEN the A. F. of L. supports such
" program it will show that it is
fighting labor's battles.
The Communists are today support
ing that program and even a broader
program, and will continue to fight Tor
it in spite of all the denunciations
hurled at them.
The workers will judge them, not
by the denunciations of the executive
council but by their work in support
of the labor movement and the work
ers' struggle. Can the executive coun-
Gil of the A. F. of L. stand judgement
on the same basis?
Central Committee,
Workers (communlst) Party.
c. {. Ruthenberg,
General Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
MEETING BRANDS
BOSTON MAYOR
AS "TYRANT"

BOSTON, July 8. - Denouncing
Mayor Malcolm Nichols of Boston as
a greater tyrant than George Ill.,"
speakers at free speech meeting in
the Old South Meeting House opened
war on the mayors policy of banning
speakers and drawing the line in Bos-
ton regarding free speech"
Dr. Samuel M. Crothers, pastor of
the First Church, Cambridge, charged
the mayor with "bulldozing." Dean
Roscoe Pound of the Harvard Law
School scored city officials for lad
ministrative lawlessness." James P.
Monroe, manufacturer and educator,
said that "a greater tyrant than
George III is in the city hall today"
The controversy goes back to the
barring of Anthony Bimba, Lithuar
MAN editor charged with blasphemy
and convicted of sedition in Brockton,
Mass, from speaking in Boston halls
in February and March. A protest
signed by group of Massachusetts
citizens, including John S. Goldman,
Richard w. Hale, Samuel Crothers and
Lawrence G.. Brooks was ignored by
the mayor. In a later exchange of
letters between Mr. Hale and the
mayor the latter declared that "a GER
tain amount of repression was the
only course possible for any self-re-
speeding government" and that upon
the whole the enemies within our
gates suffered little and were treated
far better than they deserved"
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STEEL COMP ANY
COURT DECLARES
PAPCUN GUILTY
CONTINUED from page II

Continued from page IL
opinions, "seditious -ltterances," un
der the infamous Pennsylvania Anti
Sedition act, which has been met with
universal condemnation and opposi-
ton from the organized labor move
ment of the state.
Follows Other Convictions.
The conviction Of Papcun follows
closely after similar conviction in
the cases of the Pittsburgh Commu-
nists, headed by Edward Horacek. All
of these cases were defended by In
ternational Labor Defense which initi-
ated the conference held a short time
ago, In which organized labor express
ed its determination TO proceed in an
organized manner against the anti
labor Anti-Sedition act.
Altho the Horacek conviction was
based on mere membership In the
Workers Party. and Papcun was found
not guilty on that charge. the appeal
in the Horacek case will 10 a certain
extent influence the final disposition
Of the Papcun case.
Opposition TO the rough.shod domi.
nation of the steel trust in Western
Pennsylvania is growing stronger
here and the right OF free speech will
be fought out to the finish.
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Especial to The DAILY worker)
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WASHINGTON, D. C.,-(By Mail)
w Congress has adjourned and
the Washington Post, the court or
gan Of the Coolidge-Mellon regime is
satisfied, glorying in all of its
achievements" That is just another
reason, however, why workers and
farmers thruout the land should
realize that they have had another
batch of hostile legislation put over
ON them.
From what I can learn here the
Coolidge oover-Jardine outfit does
not fear for it's present power. 1t
feels safe and secure. BY all indica-
tions Coolidge is again to be can
didate for reelection in 1928. The
republican machine is satisfied that
it can put him over once more.
One Of big facts that gives the
republicans faith in their own con-
tinuity in governmental power is the
lack of unity in the democratic
party. The divisions as between the
East, South and West, that tore the
democratic convention to shreds in
Madison Square Garden, in New
York City, in 1924, still continue.
The forces of McAdoo and AL Smith
are still at each others threats. The
New York governor didn't help his
presidential aspiration very much
when he crouched before the papal
legate, Bonzano, to the recent Eu-
charistic Congress and kissed the
ring that felt the lips of so many
of the faithful. This will only ag-
gravate the religious schism that
plays havoc with democratic unity.
Lacking unity the democrats also
lack an outstanding leader of the
kind they had in Woodrow Wilson
in 1912.
On the other hand there is no com
siderable revolt within the repub-
lican party. Coolidge got practically
everything he wanted out OF the
congressional session that just died.
While the democrats lack leadership
so do the so-called progressive" re-
publicans. LaFollette is dead. Borah
is really not one of them. The small
fry have, on the other hand, spent
this congressional session trying to
make peace with the regulars. The
so-called farm bloc" has no real
virility. 1t is a loose coalition that
falls to pieces on sufficient pretext,
which does not need to be very
great.
The observation-disclosures
worth outfit can therefore feel Sc
cure as it witnesses cringing PRO
gressives" in its own ranks and
chaos playing havoc with any OPP
position the democrats might offer.
1t is with this outlook that the reg
ular republicans feel that they can
right now again raise the slogan of
-Four Years More of Coolidge"
But if there is the slightest indi-
cation that silent Car' won't do,
that "the dear people" are tired of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
LAWRENCE POLICE
ARREST WORK. RS
ON JULY fourth
Mill Town Tools Break
Up Workers Meet
tspeoTar to The Daily wOrI<sra


LAWRENCE, Mass, July 6.-While
the country was celebrating indepen-
dence day, the police and city authori-
ties Of the textile city Lawrence,
Mass, demonstrated the kind of in
dependence we have here by arresting
Fred Beal, chairman of the United
Front Textile Workers of Lawrence,
while he was reading the bill of rights
at an open air meeting held here yes
terday afternoon. Professor Harry
Dana, a grandson Of the great Ameri-
can poet, Longfellow, and Antony
Ramula, Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers' organizer, the other speakers at
, the meeting, were booked by the po-
lice officers and told to be ready to
go to court when summoned.
Free Speech Meet.
The meeting was arranged as a free
speech protest meeting. For the last
few months the city authorities re-
fused to grant permits to the United
Front Committee to hold open cir
meetings in the city. No reasons were
given for their action. The real rea,
son for it is this: The mill owners
have inaugurated a movement to
restore the fftyfour-hour as a means
to increase prosperity"
The conditions of the workers are
very bad The United Front Commit
tee of Textile Workers is urging the
workers to organize and fight the on
slaught of the mill owners and the
city authorities who, as true servants
Of the mill owners, refuse to grant
permits for this sort of protest.
Police Threats.
The United Front Committee in
sists on its right to talk to the work
ers and yesterdays meeting was held
despite the refused permit and the
warning of the police marshal that
he would arrest anyone who would
speak at the meeting. Fred Beal was
the first victim. He was locked up
and held in jail for half day and
then released on bail.
Dana Reads-Pinched.
Professor Dana was the second
speaker. He read the Declaration OF
Independence before the audience and
said that those who arrested Fred
Beal and are interfering with this
meeting are showing contempt to the
Declaration of Independence.
When Dana stepped off the plat
form, the police just booked him but
no arrest was made. Dana protested
and asked why Beal was not treated
the same way, but the police did not
heed him.
The case of Fred Beal, which is the
test case for free speech here, will
come up Wednesday morning in Law
renee court. The Boston local Labor
Defense has taken up the defense OF
the case and will HEP fight for the
right Of the workers to free speech in
Lawrence.
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NEW YORK LADIES' GARMENT
WORKERS AND CHICAGO POLISH
LOCAL so GREET JAILED PICKETS

of
International Ladies' Garment
den
Ladies' Garment Workers Union
strike pickets in the Cook
sympathy Of
union with the girls that jail
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
Smith Announces
Willingness to Be
Presidential Candidate

NEW YORK. July Elm a speech
It the Tammany Hall fourth of July
celebration here Coy Alfred E. Smith
expressed his willingness to run as the
democrat nominee for the presidency
4 the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08

NoGALES, Ariz.-FP)-The Santa
Cruz Council Onion Assn. is the new
set local cooperative to grow, har-
vest and market onions in Santa Cruz
and Pima counties. It is estimated
that the association will handle 200
carloads during the year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
new YORK DISTRICT,
WORKERS PARTY, HOLDS
CONFERENCE TO AY

All funetionaries of the New York
District of the Workers (commun-
ist) Party are meeting today in
Manhattan Lyceum to take up prob
lens arising out Of the reoraaniza-
ton of tn e party on a shop and
nucleus basis.
One of the chief topics of discus
sion. will be plans to further the
membership campaign the party
has undertaken.
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better conditions and for the com
plete organization of the Chicago
market.
Polish Local No. go of the Inter.
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union of Chicago sent the following
message = to the jailed 1924 strike
piekets-- many of whom are members
of this local:
Polish Local No. so OF the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union greets you, brothers and sisters
unjustly imprisoned in the Cook
County Jail, for defying the anti
picketing edict issued by Judge Denis
Sullivan during our strike OF 1924.
1--WE are struggling for your liberia
ton. We pledge ourselves to continue
these efforts until the last resort is
exhausted.
We also pledge ourselves to carry
on an open fight against injunctions
and to do all in our power to arouse
the Chicago labor movement to fight
for your liberation and against injunc-
TONS"
The Polish Local No. 60 OF the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers Union, the Polish local OF the
Machinists Union and the Polish
Workers Clubs have selected a COM
mittee and are planning to hold ban
quet for the released garment strike
pickets. Attempts are being made to
get the Polish local OF the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Union to
participate in the banquet.
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I. W. A. street Meetings in New..Yo

j. w. A. Street Meetings In New..York
The international Workers Aid open
air meetings for the benefit OF the
Passaic textile strikers and the strik-
ing British miners, at which commit.
tees OF Passaic strikers direct from
the picket line will be present and
speak, are as follows:
Tuesday, June 6. corner Of Tenth
street and Second avenue.
Wednesday, June Z. corner OF 7th
street and Avenue A.
Thursday, June s, Columbus Circle
and seth street.
Friday, June 0, corner OF 11ith
street and Fifth avenue.
Saturday, June 10. corner OF Aldus
street and South Boulevard.
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Demands of the
Capmakers to go
to Arbitration

Chicago capmakers have gone back
to work pending arbitration OF the
forty-hour week, 50 wage Increase
and a demand that the bosses pay
80 into the unemployment fund.
The bosses granted the demand OF
the union that no work is to sent TO
jobbers.
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YUMA, Ariz.-(FP)--Yuma cotton.
growers are forming n pool for the
sale OF the 1926 Acala cotton crop.
Owing TO the bumper crop produced
In 1925 and the prevailing low prices
1t rs the belief OF the local growers
that sales can be made at better fig.
ures where there Is a largo list of
uniform grade and staple cotton OF.
Tered than through privats sale OF
small lots.