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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
SENATOR URGES
!. SWEEPING PROBE
OF PHILIPPINES
Step Would Aid Killing
of Independence
tspeeIaI to The oaIIv worksrl

WASHINGTON, April A sweep
ing congressional investigation Of con
dltions IN the Philippine Islands was
proposed in the senate by Senator
Pat Harrison, democrat, of Mississippi
as a result Of the action Of Preside nj
Coolidge in sending carmi Thompson
of Ohio on special mission to the is
lands.
The proposed investigation would
be conducted by two senators and two
representatives, who would have au-
thority to visit the islands and in.
quire into:
Political, economic, educational
and financial conditions.
2--The possibilities of developing
the Philippine natural resources and
3-The relations of the United
States to the people and government
of the islands.
The appointment, in case the reso,
luton is passed, of such commission
would give the administration the op.
portunity to secure an investigation
that will justify Coolidge's scheme to
postpone definitely to the dim and
distant future any possibility of Phil
ippine independence. It's report
would be certainly against the separa-
ton OF the islands from the United
States but would give a pretense Of
impartiality to such decision by this
government.
Rubber Kings Back Move.
American capital is getting read to
go into the Philippines on a big scale
but before taking the plunge II wants
(Continyec on page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Hotel WORKERS
|. co NJ PL LAIN OF
BAD CONDITIONS
Workers Fight 12-Hour
Day; 7-Day Week
nx . Worker correspondent

NEW YORK, April 4.-The hotel
and restaurant workers of New York
have, for the last Is years, struggled
bitterly against the seven-day week
and the 12-hour day. The last general
strike of 1918 tho not successful,
brought to the cooks and walters a
reduction in hours.
Roomer-Dupont Workers Complain.
Among the big concerns where the
seven-day week and IL to 15-hour day
still prevails is the famous Boomer
Dupont, owners OF the Waldorf-Asto
ria, the Pennsylvania Savarins, etc. In
the latter restaurants the cooks and
walters, toiling in miserable, unhealthy
kitchens, do not know what day off
means.
Yet in the Staff News (called by the
workers Stiff News), a monthly mag
azine given out by the humanitarian
management, you can only read the
imaginary praises Of the workers for
the bosses who are so kind as to keep
their slaves on an "all year round
steady job"
Besides, contrary to the rules of
the board of health, every employe
has to pay so cents for his medical ex-
animation in order that the bankers,
millionaires and big merchants who
patronize these restaurants should
not be exposed to the communicable
diseases which the workers may con-
tract in the underground kitchens.
A cook rightly remarked to me the
other day: "Who is to guarantee us
against the blood diseases which we
workers are exposed to by eating the
remains Of bread and other food which
has been handled by the well-to-do
patrons?"
Such is the situation Of the food
workers OF the open-shop kitchens OF
New York. The exploitation in this
industry is barbarous and unless the
workers will respond to the calls OF
the Amalgamated Food Workers
Union no change OF the existing con-
ditions is expected.
Food workers join the union and be
active.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06

the conquiStddoreS OF old.
No wonder the Peruvian workers
and peasants are resisting! No won
der that they have dyed fields red
with their blood to prevent every To-
cal application of the law.
U. S. Diplomat Supervises.
They are meeting heavy blows from
Leguia's soldiers. In the. background
Is the us. diplomatic representative.
looking ON ~complacently with one
eye cooked on the nearby provinces
Of Tacna and Arica), while Leguia
does the dirty work. That Peruvian
workers are being deprived of liberty
is of small interest to his excellency,
the U. S. minister. His one concern
is to see that, as large a share of the
profits as possible go to Wall Street.
According to the consumption law
every Peruvian is obliged to donate
IL days of labor to the state each
year, without remuneration of any
kind. 1.-THE state" will not employ
all this labor power itself, but donates
1t, in turn, to a private contracting
concern, the Foundation Company. II
is one of the most barefaced bribery
schemes of recent times.
Secret Slave Pact With Leguia.
That a definite bargain exists,
Whereby President Leguia is to pro-
it personally by the enslavement of
CContinued on page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
CONDEMN TALK
OF CANCELLING
Wartime DEBTS
Senator Raps Churchill
for Stand
Especial TO The Daily wOrksrI


WASHINGTON, April - The gov
ernment's outstanding Indebtedness
has been reduced below the twenty
billion dollar mark for the first time
since the war, Senator David A. Reed,
(R) Of Pennsylvania, told the senate
this afternoon, in appealing for ratifi-
cation of the italian debt settlement.
Reed urged approval because the
terms were less lenient" than those
accorded to Germany and Austria. He
denounced movements in Europe for
cancellation of the debts, and particu-
larly criticized statements attributed
to Winston Churchill, British chancel-
lor Of the exchequer. Reed said, how
ever, that the United States must con-
tinue to pay interest on that twenty
billion dollars"
"Our allies should keep this in mind
when demanding cancellation Of their
debts to u.s." said Reed, "for no one
has suggested any cancellation of our
obligations or of the billions of dollars
in liberty bonds now held by the
American people.
Cancellation Too Near confiseation.
81 hope European spokesman will
desist from their practice" he added,
because It makes our task harder to
deal Justly with these debts. don't
(Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
DR.. SWEET trial
OPENS TODAY IN.
DETROIT Court
Victims of Race Hate to
Be Tried for Murder
sspeeIal . Ths paIIy w0rksrl


DETROIT, April 4.-The trial Of
Henry Sweet, younger brother of Or.
osslan II. Sweet, opens in Detroit to-
morrow morning. Henry Sweet along
with ten other Negroes is charged
with the murder Of white hoodlum
that was In a mob that stoned and
fired on the home Or. Sweet in an at
tempt to force him to move out Of
the house he had occupied back to the
"biaek belt" Of Detroit.
Ends in Disagreement.
The first trial Of DR.. Sweet and his
10 co-defendants ended in the jury
disagreement. A motion of the de-
ense that each of the accused be
;iven separate trials was then grant
ed. The state has chosen Henry Sweet
rs the first to be tried. The result Of
the trial of Henry Sweet, against
whom the state claims to have evil
dence to prove that he killed the
hoodlum, will determine the outcome
of the other trials
The best legal talent in the nation
has been employed to defend these
victims of race hatred in Detroit The
prosecution aided by by the ku klux
khan is determined on sending these
Negroes TO long terms in Jail for their
refusal to leave a so-called white dis
trict and move back into the 'black
belt"
Attract Nationwide Attention.
This case has attracted nationwide
attention and will assume great
Importance as Hlt will determine
whether the Negro has the legal right
to defend himself when his life il
threatened.
The mob in front Of the Sweet resi-
dence was determined to kill Sweet
and his 10 friends. They were out tc
teach" the damned niggers" a les
SON. The mob was armed with revol
vers and sticks. Those in the Sweet
residence realized the evil intentions
of the mob. They defended them
selves.
In the scrimmage that resulted one
of the assailants was killed, another
wounded.
Negro Must Flight Segregation!
This trial will determine whether
the Negro can live in districts where
he pleases in Detroit and be safe from
attacks by mobs of robed klansmen
and hoodlums or whether he is doomed
to live in the segregated district where
conditions are such that the death
rate is greater and the rate of disease
higher than in any other district.
Workers Rally 90 Sweet Defense.
The American Negro Labor Con
gress and other Negro and white work
ing class organizations are rallying to
the defense of these IL victims of race
hatred.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Organization Of Unoroanized.

ers In this gigantic industry, are un-
organized and working under the most
vicious system of exploitation. The
United States Steel corporation thru
its control of public officials in the
various steel centers and thru it's ex.
tensive spy system, have so far been
able to prevent the trade union move
ment from organizing the workers.
Leadership Of Union Bankrupt.
In spite Of the fact that the previous
conventions Of the union went on re-
cord for one Industrial union in the
steel industry and that the constitu-
ton reads, "All men and women work.
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Raise SIS, 724 for Passaic
Strikers in N. Y. Tag Day

NEW YORK, April A. s5,724 was
raised during the tag-day campaign
for the Passaic strikers conducted in
New York for three days beginning
March IL. reports the New York com
mlttee in charge. The Bronx section
turned In the highest amount, s1,362
with Brownsville close second at
s1,161. Local No. 20 of the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
gave $4,000. The money has been for
warded TO tho Passaic strike relief
committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Five Workers Killed
While Building Church

NEW YORK, April Alive workers
were killed by huge rock cliff which
crumbled upon them as they were
drilling and preparing blast holes. A
65-story Christian Missionary building
Is to be erected on the site to COM
memorate the recovery of the build
er's son from tetanus. Oscar Il. Kon-
kle, president Of Realty Sureties com
pany, is the builder who plans a
church, hotel, restaurant, bank for
missionaries, hospital and roof gar
dens in the structure. The five Ital-
ian workers killed by the gigantic rock
were Anthony AMEND, Frank Cioifl,
Joseph Como, Louis Toppi. Carlo MAJ
zulo. Three hurt are Louis Sareno.
Anthony Vangelis and Pietro viscardo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
strikers SHOW
CONDITIONS OF
textile MILLS
Labor Commissioner
Gets Slapped
tspeeIaI q rhe palIy workerl

PASSAic, N. j., April 4.-"The con-
dltions IN the mills are simply afro
elous." This statement, backed up by
hundredo Of affidavits of workers, is
the answer of the striking textile
workers Of Passalc to the published
statement Of Labor Commissioners A.
F. Mcbride that conditions in the Pas
saio mills were satisfactory,-th that
"no better places to work insofar as
sanitation and hygiene" exist in this
state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
LOOMS
IN HUDSON AUTO
PLANT. DETROIT
5000 Workers VIII Be
Affected
(6y a Worker Consequently

DETROIT. Mich1 April A report
IS current in the Hudson Motor Co. S
plant that 5000 employees will be laid
III this week. The order will effect
the Essex plant morning shift and the
Hudson evening shift. The produc-
ton schedule will be reduced to 400
Hudsons and 700 Essexes per day.
The present schedule calls for $40
Hudsons and 1850 Bssexes per day.
Thirty tool makers have been laid
Off in the tool room and two tool de-
signers in the engineering department
have been let go. This Is the tool
makers reward for working overtime
two and three hours several times a
week at rs cents extra per night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Company Unions in the Steel Industry.

IN view OF the convention Of the
Workers Union Pittsburgh The DAILY
WORKER has asked Robert W. authority company unions
TO special article unions Industry
The information contained this article will be
gates to this workers
dustr will organizing the
steel industry Robert w. Dunn than year making
special appear tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Call for Help Comes from Peru

LIMA, Peru, April 4s-Ths is call for help!
Wall Street mperas interests have made bargain
with President Leguia for the ensavement of the Peruvian
The result of this bargain the PRONUNCIATION of
peakabe Law No. 4113 the bodybuilding CONSUMPTION law viz
tua turning the Peruvian working class population
tured of American Imperialism The compares with
the vicious system of ia ma forced upon the native by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Amalgamated Food
Workers Plan Big
May Day Meeting
(speeIaI to The paIIy WOrkerl

NEW YORK, April 4-The Bakers
Agitation Committee OF the Amalga-
mated Food Workersin Greater New
York and vicinity are arranging for
1 gigantic May Day celebration. AS
his day falls on Saturday, the union
intends to have every one OF its mem
lers at the celebration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
FIRE TWELVE;
. 200 |. |. SHOE
WORKERS STRIKE
1920 More Ready to
Walk Out
BY SYLVAN A. PoLLAck.
Especial to The Daily Workerl

NEW YORK CITY, April An
spite Of the fact that l. Miller, shoe
manufacturer, who has a factory on
Long Island City employing over 1900
workers, had made a "gentlemens
agreement" with his workers that If
they voted for a clause in the agree
ment between the manufacturers as
ISOLATION and the American Shoe
Workers Protective Union, which
gives the bosses the right to lay off
workers during the slack season, thai
1t would not apply to the workers in
his factory due to its size and the
amount Of work II does, has fred
twelve workers in the fitting depart
ment, some Of whom have been work
ing in the factory for over a year
and half.
200 Walk Out.
The workers in the fitting depart
ment, indignant at this action on the
part Of Miller, have walked out of the
factory to man, $50 strong, and have
sent committee to the firm, notify
ing them that IL they will take the
~ workers back, they will return to
work. Otherwise they will stay out.
II the firm does not agree to this de-
mand Of the workers within a short
time, all Of the 1900 workers will walk
out to show their solidarity with the
IL filters.
Want open Shop.
1t is believed that the firing of the
~ workers is the beginning of an at
tempt TO change /. Miller Co. from a
1000 union shop to an open shop.
This action will be vigorously opposed
by the workers who request all other
shoe workers not to apply for work
at Millers at the present time for that
would strengthens the position OF the
bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Establish Another Kitchen.

The establishment of a relief kit
chen for the children of Botany mill
was an outstanding event of the week.
More than 200 children were fed a
generous lunch of lamb stew, bread
and butter, bananas and raisins and
milk, by the women of the Council of
Working-Class Housewives, who have
established the kitchen. A truck
load Of food and clothing from New
York started the supply of the kit
chen.
Even the feeding of hungry children
did not escape interference from po-
lice. Five detectivesinvaded the hall
soon after 1t opened to "look around
for papers" taking away several bun.
dies of newspapers after the women
who were serving the children had
protested against their disturbing the
children. Many of the children be-
came panic stricken, but were quieted
by the women.
Many large donations have been
received. From the Ukrainian Daily
News, S295.S5; Free Synagogue Child
Adoption committee, Mrs. Wise, $3.50;
Obrana, $22O70; Viewers Social Club,
$42 Zone Of several contributions from
this society; Society Cooperative
Publishing Association, $30675; f.
Feinberg, Brockton. Mass, weekly do
nation of 1926; Detroit Relief Con-
ference, 500; United Mine Workers
Local No. 1929, $40.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
PHYSICIANS DISCOVER
PNEUMONIA ANTITOMN

ALBANY, N. ", April Am anti.
toxin for pneumonia which pro-
duees excellent results II administer
ed within forty eight hours was re-
ported by Drs. 3. J. olsan, c. X. A.
Cloves and w. A. Jameson, all Of
Minneapolis, at meeting Of the
American Association Of lmmunolo-
Ioalsts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Postpone Passaic Strike Probe at
Request of Open-Shopper Davis

WASHINGTON April 4Aeton the LaFote resolution proposing
investigation into the textile strike Passaie
by the senate committee manufactures. 3fl
This posponement Secretary
Davis opportunity
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
Answer Mcbride

A statement by Albert Weisbord,
organizer, in answer to Mcbride is as
follows:
1--WE read in the papers that Labor
Commissioner Mcbride has given an
unqualified denial of unsanitary condi-
lions existing in the textile mills OF
Passaic and vicinity. During the past
week or 50 the United Front Commit
tee of Textile Workers has taken hun.
dreds of afidavits from the workers
testifying as to the actual conditions
In the mills.
I'VE believe that should Labor
Commissioner Mcbride, in spite of his
Anti-workers' record, gained during
The textile strike in Paterson in 1913,
look over these afidavits, that even he
would be forced to admit that the con.
ditions in the mill are simply afro
clous. We are showing several re
porters' copies of aftidavits which we
have made.
these affidavits were obtained by
Mr.. Dunlap, representative Of the
public legislation service of Washing
ton Mr.. Dunlop has expressed him
self again and again as being horri-
ned at the conditions inside the mills
as shown by the afIidavits. Should
Labor Commissioner Mcbride still be
sHeptical we would be glad to invite
him to the wash house of the Botany
Mill so that he may faint as strong
men and women have tainted from
the nauseous doors emanating from
the place"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
PITTSBURGH CONVENTION OF STEEL
WORKERS. UNION OPENS TOMORROW;
PROGRESSIVES PREPARED FOR FIGHT
BY ANDREW OVERHEARD


PITTSBURGH
Association of Tin city Tuesday
9Th at the national
this convention will turning point history
the forces
Organization Of Unorganzed.
OF the 100000 workers the
ber about 0O
Steel and Tin work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06

The DAILY WORKER Raises
the Standard for a Workers
and Farmers Government
The Washington times., 1926-11-20
BACKS SECOND
MORTGAGES

Al company organized for the ;plr.
pose OF accepting second smortgages
and reselIing them to the pablo
or institutions, with the concerns
guarantee, hastrecentIy been granted
charter by. the superintendent OF
insurance OF New York The new,
organization known as the Title and
Second Mortgage Guarantee Com.
pany OF New York Is the first OF
its kind ever granted charter In
that state. a
Henry J Simonson, Jr., president
OF the United States Bond and
Mortgage Company and head Of the
new concern has announced that
tl1e former company has bought
So, 900. 900 worth OF purchase money
or second mortgages from the new
concern and will continue to avail
Itself Of this form of Investment.
1.-THE new company Will move
millions OF frozen capital in cen.
struction." he states. a . with this
clearing house builders will be able
to recover their money which will
permit them to perpetuate opera
TONS
Mr.. Simonson points out that a
second mortgage need not be feared
]: il there Is proper equity IN q prop
erty and IL good Judgment has
been exercised in the financing Of
the project.
The Washington times., 1926-11-20
BUILDINGS last
$40 YEARS

The average life OF a downtown
buE1;ng in a rapidly growing city
is S4.5 years. according TO vital sta.
tistics on actual modern business
buildings. studied by Fl. Morton Bod.
fish. OF the College OF Commerce.
Ohio State University. End reported
In a recent issue OF the National
Real Estate Journal
The conclusions reached are
based on recQRds OF actual building
requirements IN the Chicago Loop
district. The study here quotes
statistics collected by Mr.. s. M
Boardman OF the Chicago Real Esa
state Index Company.
: Every generally speaking. the
buildings replaced have averaged a
life of less than % years. Mr.. Bod
fish states. This would indicate
that the useful and profitable life
of constructions in the past 55
years has been little over third
OF the probable physical existencs
OF. the buildings. assuming proper
maintenance"
Physical existence OF modern build
ings is usually estimated at IS
years. according TO recent testimony
before the United States Board Of
Tax Appeals. This, Of course. APP.
plies to steel. cassions and masonry.
Other portions Of the building such
as sheet metal, boilers, elevators,
floors. ETC., naturally nave varying
life expectancies.
The buildings studied were OF fire.
proof brick, stone and steel con-
struction.: a majority OF the sky.
scraper or curtain wall type.
The figure "a years Is undoubt.
edly longer than the economic Or
commercial life OF the buildings con-
The Washington times., 1926-11-20
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow


Today
Reunlon--Alumnae OF University Of
California and Stanford University,
Roosevelt Hotel Sixteenth ST. and Ela.
Ave. ". W.. D. m.
Concert--United states Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra. Stanley Hall. 6:4S
p. M
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. High School
students Business High school audi
Fall Revue--Centfai High School
students Central High school audi
address = "Personal salesmanshtp. :
by 81. D. Applehy League for the
Larger Life. 1898 X StssSN. w, SIS
p M.
Meeting Biological Society Of Wash
ington Cosmos CLUB ID. M
Interelub DihnerA- Federation OF Civic
clubs. Mayfl0wer Hotel.
Round-up-"Big Ten" OF the West
ern Conferences colleges Washington
Hotel. p. m.
cerned because r. placement is not
always made Immediately when
other uses OF the site Will be more
profitable. III Is pointed out.
The Washington times., 1926-11-20
BUILDING. FALLS
OFF SOME

Official building permit figures
from nearly 200 cities and towns
reported to s. w. Straus & Co. and
made public yesterday show that
fhe country as a whole Is between
4 and S per cent behind for the
first ten months of the year. p
The Is leading cities. where more
than half of the country's building
ACTIVITY is at present centered. show
:. loss of only about 2 per cent DUR
ing the first 10 months.
New York city shows a gain In
this period OF nearly 3 TEr mt.
Chicago and Detroit are also ahead
Of last year
The 10 months total for all the
cities and towns reporting to the
s. w. Stratus & Co. National Month
ly Building Survey was 1905, O00,-
900. The 25 leading cities, selected
on a basis OF volume reported. had
q 10 months total OF $2,232 900 900.
New York city's total was $751;.
DOC, 455. indicating that the Greater
City win surpass its 1925 record.
which was more than $1,000. 000, 600.
1.-THE building industry" says the
3. w. Straus & Co. survey. "as
the year closes, is reasonably we'll
stabilized.
''In October 54S cities and towns
had a total OF $4O9.710,994, a decline
OF about per cent from October
1895. The 49, places reporting com.
parable figures. for previous months,
showed an increase of nearly "a
per cent over September this year.
This was record gain for any
October over September and appears
90 reveal STRENGTHENING of the
winter building movement. In for
mer years October generally showed
q decrease in building permits from
September.
1.-THE October total in the 4s2
comparable cities and towns report
ing was $4O5. 299, 753. compared to
s422, 365. sS1 in October, 1925, and
$327,S61,S3 in September, this
year.
The twelve leading States in
October were New York, with a
total Of $134, 372,0SS. which brings
the Empire State for the ten
months well over the billion-dolIar
mark: Illinois second with an OctO.l