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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
RESOLUTION
FOR FIVE-DAY
PLAN IS WEAK
Progressive Shorten
ing" Sole Demand
BY J. LOUIS ENGDAHL.
Especial TO The Daily Workerl

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 1o.-Vice
Presidents James Duncan and Mat
thew WolI are whipping together the
report of the resolutions committee
that goes to the American Federation
of Labor convention here today as a
special order Of business at the open
ing of the afternoons session.
Chief among the resolutions are
those demanding recognition Of the
Union Of Soviet Republics, opposing
the league Of nations, the world court
and the so-calIsd international labor
office attached to the league, seeking
an investigation Of the latest develop
ments In the Sacco-Vanxetti case, at
lacking race determination in the
unions, opposing cftizena' Military
Training Camps and rejecting the fas-
cist theory Of government.
I'VE expect our report to cover at
least two days" announced Chairman
Duncan, of the committee. "as there
are several very important matters
before it."
The convention adopted the report
of the committee on shorter workday,
which refused to take a definite stand
for the five-day week. instead favor
ing a progressive shortening of the
work-week."
Cap Makers Demand S-Dsy Week.
The demand for the hve-dsy week
came up in resolutions offered by the
Cloth Hat, Cap and Millinery Work
ers' delegation.
Delegate Max Zuckerman spoke IN
favor of the resolution and against
the report Of the committee. He
pointed out that the five-day week had
already been won in some of the
needle trades.
Delegate John P. Frey furnished
elaborate statistics to show the in
creased per capita production Of
workers in different industries. The
output per man in the General Mo-
tors Corporation, for instance, has
Continued on page a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
NEAR
APTURE; CANTON
ARMY SWEEPS IN
Britain Plans Armed
Intervention
Especial to The Daily workerl

SHANGHAI, Oct. 1O.-Chinese stu
dent and labor bodies are preparing a
gigantic celebration of the sweeping
victories of the Cantonese national
revolutionary armies which are adj
vancing toward Shanghai down the
Yangtse. The foreign settlements
where are concentrated the forces of
Imperialism, are alarmed at the pros
poets of the capture of Shanghai
which is feared may be made by local
Chinese even before the Cantonese
reach the city
Shanghai Chinese May Revolt.
The Shanghai Chinese are over
joyed at the reports that Wuchang
and K1ukiang, even a more important
point down the river from Hankow,
have fallen before the Cantonese, and
the imperialist powers in Shanghai
have called out all police reserves and
special armed forces in fear of a
united labor and student revolt. altho
this city is supposed to be controlled
by General Sun Chuan-fang, who has
been fighting the Alliance of the Can
ton troops.
Troops Go Over to Cantonese.
Reports are that Wuchang, where
WI Pei-fu's troops were besieged for
more than a month, fell TO the Can
tonese on terms whereby the troops
join the Canton armies Kiukiang al
so was evacuated by the troops of Sun
Chuan-fang, probably by troop deser-
tons. Sun has been unable to control
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
CALF. STEEL
WORKERS PULL
STRIKE ON CUT
Call on A. F. of L. for
Organization Drive
Especial to The Daily worker)

PITTSBURGH, Cal, Oct. 1O-When
the wire drawers at the Pittsburgh
plant of the Columbia Steel corpora
ton blew the whistle, all the men in
the department shut down the machin-
cry in protest against the wage cut
of from $3.50 to $500 per day the
company was trying to force upon
them.
Wire Drawers start Strike.
Forty wire drawers went out and
about 200 men were laid on.
The company at once began a cam
paign to break the strike, evicting
nine workers who lived in the com
pany-owned hotel when they refused
to report for work.
Ask A. z. of L. for Organization.
There are over 1900 men in the
plant. The other departments re-
ceived wage cuts. or wage adjust.
ments" recently.
The strikers are calling upon the
American Federation of Labor to or
ganize these metal workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12

Mobilize every Of the party. Let every member
purchase $500 book Of Keep The DAILY WORKER eert-
heates Sell the the ympathEes with the party
The campaign to Keep The DAILY WORKER really
The crisis Of The DAILY WORKER awakened the
party. Garry forward the work with greater energy
LET US WRITE VICTORY FOR OUR MOVEMENT
THRU THE RAISING THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS. LET US SHOW THAT OUR PARTY is ALIVE TO
ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND ABLE TO MEET THEM BY
PUSHING THE TOTAL TO $4,000 THIS WEEK
THEN WE CAN TAKE A NEW BREATH AND GO FOR
WARD TO THE COMPLETION THE $4,000 FUND WITH
THE CERTAINTY THAT WE WILL KEEP THE DAILY
WORKER.
WATCH THE REPORT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS As
THEY APPEAR IN THE DAILY WORKER FROM DAY TO
DAY. THEY WILL SHOW HOW HARD WE MUST PUSH
FORWARD TO COMPLETE THE FIRST $4,000 AND MAKE
SURE WE WILL KEEP THE DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
Forward the $4,000 Mark Goal Keep the Daily Worker

AND sYMPATHzERs TO SHOW THE NEED OF PUSHING
THE WORK OF COLLECTING THE KEEP THE DAILY
WORKER FUND WITH EVEN GREATER ENERGY.
The contributions the Keep The DAILY WORKER Fund
last week large for the previous
amount raised during this week large
previous weeks.
ON MONDAY, ocTosER is, AT THE LATEST WE
MUST REACH THE $4,000 MARK IN ORDER TO PULL
THROUGH.
That that the which collections
trlbutIons made increase during this
greater than during Those party
have not into action the In
Thus far 1929 party membership responded
The remaining 5000 Join the fight The DAILY
WORKER fund.
THE PARTY, WITH THE HELP OF ITS sYMPATHlzERs,
CAN MAKE THE $4,000 MARK BY OCTOBER 10, lF 1T
GOES TO WORK IN EARNEST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
JAILED CLOAKMAEERS
SEND LABOR MESSAGE
Thru DAILY WORKER
tspseIaI 70 Ths oaIIy workerl

NOPS~t0A ~ AHS NaAty NNOiRCIg
NEW YORK, Oct. 1o.-We, the
striking cloak makers, having being
committed to the Tombs prison for
our just fight against our oppres-
sors, the bosses, desire to express
thru our beloved paper, The DAILY
WORKER, our protest against the
brutality of the New York police
and also against the judges that
serve so we'll the interests of the
capitalists.
We want to tell them that they
will not succeed in their attempt to
'break our ranks and we will fight
until victory is with US. Long live
the solidarity Of the working classl
The committed cloak makers
In the Tombs prison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
PROPERTY
CUSTODIAN HAD
RIGHT TO NIP

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Upholding
the property Of Thomas W. Miller, for
mer alien property custodian, attend
ing the champagne dinner at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel Oct 30, 1921, at which
he returned checks for the $4,000
American Metals claim to Richard
Merton, German industr1alist, Colonel
William Rand. counsel for Miller de-
MED the conspiracy charge in continu.
alton today of his summation to the
jury at the trial of Miller and Harry
NJ. Daugherty, former attorney-gener-
al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12

Wilson, of the patternmakers, to
address audiences in churches.
Even two addresses by Albert F.
Coyle, of the Locomotive Engineers
Journal, before two churches were an
nounced to the A. F. of L., altho the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
is not affiliated to that body. The labor
addresses were arranged by the Fed
Grated Churches of Christ Of America,
a buffer institution between the class
conscious workers and mammonized
religion.
Free Speech. But Not Too Free!
While enjoying this semblance OF
Tree speech at the hands Of the en-
ployers' religion, the A. F. Of L. off,
Gals continue to let loose new at
lacks against Eddy's attempt to tell
the delegates a little of the truth
about the Soviet Union.
President Green still persists that
he merely invited Eddy to address the
convention on the CORNERS custer
from the Y. M. c. A. because 1t had
received huge sums Of money for its
building program from open shop in
terests and did not want to endanger
these sources OF. income.
Contributions to the Y. NJ. c. A.
building fund made public today in
clude the following. Henry Ford,
500, 900; Edsel Ford, S75O,OOO; Fisher
Brothers (auto body manufacturers) /,
$500 900; S. S. Kresge Is and 10 cent
story king), 100000; Mrs. Hannah
+ (Hannan Real Estate Exchange),
$500, 0OOl Other large employers, all
hostile to union labor, also contributed
huge sums.
Green's Allbl Weak.
That President Green, however, had
no reference to his clash with dollar
subsidized Y. M. c. A. is clearly
shown by the nature of his remarks
in presenting Eddy to the convention.
These remarks were fully reported
IN Saturdays issue of The DAILY
WORKER, and show that Green boast
I'd of the free speech privilege that he
vas according to DR.. Eddy Surely
Or Eddy needed the enjoyment of no
rec speech right to defend Green
against those who were attacking him.
Nevertheless, Green is rallying all his
friends to support him in his alibi
Dr. Eddy has wired his version of the
whole affair to Detroit as follows:
Eddys Statement.
81 was asked by certain labor lead
ers to go to Detroit and speak at the
American Federation of Labor conven-
ton on conditions in Russia. Mr.
Green, president of the federation
asked me before the meeting not to
refer to the question Of the present
government in Russia as 1t was con
troversial question before the conyen-
Continued on page 81
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=, TRIKE
h. >'BRITAIN,
SAY SAILORS
|. w. w. SeGmen Refuse
to Man ScQb Ships
BY GORDON cAscADEN.
Especial to Tine Daily Worler)

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 1o.-Mem-
hers of Marine Transport Workers In
dustrial Union No. $40 of the Indus
trial Workers of the World arriving
here on ships sailing from the British
lsles paint dark pictures of Industrial
conditions resulting from the deter
mination Of Brltain's Industrial czars
to starve the striking miners into sub
lection.
Many great industries are shut
down completely" a "wobbly" sailor
declared on his arrival here today on
United States shipping board steam
ship which carried general cargo to
and from an English port. "Other in
dustries are working a few days a
week only.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
GREEN SEEKS abb FOR GIVING
EDDY FLOOR AT A. F. OF |. meet
BY J. LOUIS ENGDAHL.
Especial TO The Daily Worker)

DETROIT Mch 10. - Five officials of the American
Labor addressing audiences local churches
today guests of doarsubsidzed religion while the bitter
controversy still ragged whether Dr. Sherwood Eddy inter-
secretary of the Young Mems Christian Association had
away alleged gag that President Green claims
imposed upon him here last Thursday before he allowed
the platform apd tell of his trip Europe which
included visit to the Union of Soviet Republics.
Open Shops Relent-A Little
Altho the local Y. M c. closed against President
Green hardboed capitalism locally reented sufficiently make
possible Green Frank L. Morrison secretary of the A
Walker president of the Illinois Federation of
Robert NJ Fchner of the Machnsts Union;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
Estimated for Monday, o.

s5,sssss
" Mondays estimate lie fulfilled we will still be short $1,000
$4,000 slow begin
ming the campaign, The DAILY WORKER Obliged
obligations which already long These
accumulated that the crisis for The DAILY
WORKER will during the present week.
We postpone meeting the pressing obligations OF
The DAILY WORKER any longer We have exhausted the
possibilities Of doing that.
THIS FRANK STATEMENT OF THE SITUATION OF
THE DAILY WORKER is MADE TO THE PARTY MEMBERS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
call Eor nMa,sn ReslanatIon.

AUSTIN. Tex, Oct. 1O.-The resolu-
ton introduced in the house of the
special session Of the Texas legisla-
ture late yesterday asking the imme-
date resignation of Mrs. Miriam A.
Ferguson, governor OF Texas was to
be taken up for consideration in the
house today. The resolution is in
tended as concurrent one for action
In both houses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
ANOTHER NEGRO FALLS VICTIM TO
ROPE AND BULLETS OF WHITE MOB


jail shortly after midnight sevenve
miles
Bell held charge murder following tho OF
ciarksV Yesterday
cakevle, Negro
In
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
PREPARING FOR WAR
ON TURKEY SAYS LONDON EXPRESS

LONDON Oct to"Pmier MussoIin preparing against
Daily =
article the italian dictator to sphere Of
Turkey promised Italy
1916 London which light In 1919 to
Versailles snstor
act Italy"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
Trade Losses Enormous.

Manufacturers are bewailing the
fact that foreign firms are getting
their orders. Great shipbuilding and
other plants are practically at a
standstill.
Despite the dismal, black, foggy
days of the beastly English climate
most places are going without fuel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
BY c. <. RUTHENBERc

General Secretary. Workers (communist) Party
As this appeal
raise 5000 Of the $4,000 Keep The DAILY WORKER Fund
during the week all The remances Monday
will nest the $1,000 contributions
We say however, that the made during
together with that reach DAILY
WORKER Monday have made possible the
debts due Monday situation another
But this has put The DAILY WORKER out danger
We told the party and the sympathzers it's
beginning campaign that $4,000 within
carry The DAILY WORKER thru. campaign
far az
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
Vol. iii. No. $50. Cpl
20 ~
ks...s,x Se.1
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY

~ hHAAI Ain uctA 4VNOANAg
VI pressing France to renew the
anti-Soviet intriguing which was part
of the foreign policy of that country
until Poincare was kicked out OF Of
nee a few years back. And now that
Poincare is again in office, it is oD-
vious that the British are meeting
with Success even tho BRAND is sup
posed to have free hand in running
che foreign Office The conclusion of
Franco-Roumanian treaty in which
France recognizes the theft OF Bess-
arabia by Roumania az legal is con-
sidered a decidedly unfrieDdly act by
the Soviet government.
ctTRANGE tho it may appear 70 peo-
- pie who are so naive that they as
sumo that reactionary will always
follow an effectively reactionary
policy, foreign minister Stresemann OF
Germany favors friendly relations with
the Soviet Union-for business rea-
sons. And it is reported that when
Stresemann had his famous CONVERSE
ton with BRAND at Thoiry, he re-
marked that in his opinion France had
less to fear from Russia than from
England, and that if any particular
country deserved isolation, that coun-
try was Great Britain. BRAND is said
to have listened and kept on chew
ing his moustache.
DRITAIN'S foreign policy In Europe
ID is very unsteady. Today she is
flirting with Italy; tomorrow with
France. Mussolini, who knows that
there is a stilletto in many an Italian
pocket, hanker1ng for a nice soft
spot in his anatomy talks like a
combination aesar-Napoleon, and de-
clares that the Mediterranean must
be an Italian lake. This kind OF
oratory gives England the shivers, SO
Chamberlain has a tete-atete with
BRAND. Mussolini turns loose another
vein and Chamberlain hastens to Rome
to convince Benito that he was only
plotting against Russia with his friend
BRAND.
rNHO the Rabbit bible tells US that
4 honesty is the best policy, and we
must admit that it has some merit,
dishonesty is the only policy for the
imperialsst powers. When two states
men, representing rival powers shower
compliments on each other, it is time
FOR the cannon-fodder OF the respective
countries to begin kissing their wives
and sweethearts goodbye and getting
their hides in trim for the trench
coolies. The chief reason why the cap
italist powers do not open fire on each
other today, is financial and moral
weakness. Another good war would
lFill them off, so they hold their
chariots.
WAR correspondents will soon. be
w docking into Chicago if predic-
tons bear fruit. Two rival gangs of
bootleggers have declared war on each
other and the ordinance departments
of both gangs have been stocking up
on machine guns. or course, the gooo
people OF the city don't want war.
Neither does the police department.
The latter make an honest dollar
now and then out OF the gangsters,
according to statements made by
federal sleuths.
DRRHAPS it is all jealousy They
L tell US that when a copper needs
money to buy a new dress for his
CONTINUED on uage 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
Government Offices Cold.

Even government offices are with
out it. The strike might cease today
but England would continue practical
Iy fuelless for weeks afterward.
81 was ill in an hospital where
hospital clothing was changed at least
once a week and often twice if visi-
tors called to see us. Soon we were
told that we must wear the same suit
for three and four weeks. These hos
pital had little coal to heat hot water
to wash clothes. At first we were per-
mitted to take bath every day but
before / left we considered ourselves
lucky if we got that privilege once in
two weeks"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12

NJ. T. w. Shows Solidarity.
True to It's principles, the M. T. w.
is doing all possible to keep men from
sailing out of the United States on
scab coal boats. In every section Of
the world its members are spreading
the word for all seamen to refuse to
man boats carrying coal to the British
Isles or to ports of other countries
which got their supply from Britain
before the strike.
An l. w. w. sailor was offered job
on the bridge of the Sudawsonco. the
first United States ship to carry a
full cargo of scab coal out Of Hamp-
ton Roads, the premier scab coal ship
ping port of the world
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
Nv. w. seamen Won't seab.

Altho this "wobbly" had been out
of job all summer he Indignantly
refused to scab when asked to go over
to Newark to join the crew that was
to man this transmarine liner.
Nine 1. w. WIS quit ship which
called at Baltimore yesterday follow
ing rumor that she was to carry
scab coal to England. This boat,
however sailed for Cuba with general
cargo, after several hours delay in
which she obtained another full crew
"Wobblies" are quitting many ships
both here and in Norfolk because they
refuse to scab on Britain's miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12

DRRHAPS it is all jealousy. They
L tell US that when copper needs
money to buy a new dress for his
CONTINUED on uage 81
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
CRIME is ORGANIZED

That crime in the United States is becoming
ures made in various parts of the country Oper-
atoms are carried on under the direction of keen
master minds whose plans are made and executed
with skill worthy of better purpose. typical
where several members of the gang are under ar
rest.
Operating an automobile agency Ashland
avenue, the head of the ring carries number of
new cars. Members of the gang steal nearly new
automobiles and bring them in to the chiefs garage
where they are polished up and a new number sub
stituted. Then they are shipped to towns in near
by states. where other members of the gang also
operate agencies and dispose of them. 1t is said
that the head of the theving organization has paid
more than $4,000 for lawyers to aid in squaring
matters with people to whom stolen cars have been
sold.
In other lines of bandtry and lawessness the
same sort of organization exists. Encouraged. no
doubt by the laxity of the law enforcement thous-
ands have deliberately embarked upon life of
crime lured by the financial gains to be secured at
a minimum risk of apprehension and punishment.
The individual criminal has always presented
a serious problem. Organized crime is an even
greater to society and will increase unless
means shall be devised to insure more certain, swift
and adequate punishment for the horde of Grim
inals operating throughout the land
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
SAFER AIRPLANEs

Continued research and experiments in the eff
fort to produce airplanes of greater stability and
safety appear to be meeting with excellent success
One Of the latest engineering triumphs is re-
ported from London, where CaptansG 7. R. Hill has
been engaged in construction and tests of tailless
machine, which has undergone several notifications
during the last three years.
In recent dispatch very flattering reports of
his success were given. The perfected arplane
proven lateraly stable at all Speeds if the control
sick were released when sde-slipping it immediate
ly returned to the center and the machine assumed
level keel. It would fly with feet off the rudder
bar and if this were kicked over and released it
returned to the central position and steady flight
resumed. In many other ways the perform
ance Of the machine was remarkable and landing
proved easy that it seemed impossible to make a
bad landing.
One Of the great problems of airplane
engineers is to greater safety and the steady
developments being made in this direction indicate
that the time is not far distant when aerial travel
may be made safe that on the water by
land.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
DOES SILENCE IMPLY AssENTa
Miami Daily News)

Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompea, main
tanning that those in high positions must be above
suspicion.
To no class of public servants does this apply
more aptly than to the Judiciary. The very foun-
dat;on of contentment and public well-being rests
not only on the justice and legality Of judicial de-
cisions, but in no less measure on general recogn
and unquestoned personal character of the men
who interpret the laws.
Judge Tom Norfleet of the criminal court of
record twice has been ;mpugned publicly during the
last few months by agencies of the highest repu.e
and has made no effort TO clear himself of the inn
putations against him.
On March IS. 1926. the Dade county grand
jury recommended that prosecution OF! IIialeah
graf, be taken out of Judge Eorfleet's court
Last Friday, Acting States attorney Abe
Aronovitz informed an assemblage of Dade county
enforcement officers that Inez Meredith had test-
fled under oath that the Florida Loan & Brokerage
Co. alleged to be doing an irregular bonding bus
mess here, has an arrangement with Judge Norflee
hy which estreated bonds are not collected accord
ing to the requirements of the law.
In Mr.. Aronovitz. Dade county has capable.
fearless and conseien ions official who has declared
his intention to hew out the rotten timber from the
governmental structure. let the CHIPS fan where
they may.
Dade county citizens are waiting for state
ment from Judge Tom Norflees. Either salts,
factory explanation or his resignation from the
bench.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
THE PERIL OF EXPLOSIVES

The terrible explosion in the government navy
and army ammunition depots al Lake Denmark
New Jersey. w;ll make some work for congress At
its next session Il should be obvious after such
disaster. that such vast stores Of dangerous mater
ial some of high explosive character. ought 10 be
cared for in some remote neiShborhood, away from
human habisation.
sIn spite Of all precautions that human wisdom
could suggest the forces Of nature proved too much
for the guardians Of these terrible agents Of de-.
structOn. and stroke Of lightning let loose this
frightful deyastatiOn. While it would seem as IL
this sad catastrophe occurred From causes beyond
human eOnlrol the question: needs study = u
whether anything more can BE done ID safeguard
--sueh stores in the future.