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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
STATEMENT ON THE ELECTIONS
IN THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
by the National Committee for AaIgamaton in the
Printing Trades.

president and James Simpson, who
supports the Canadian progressive
movement against Perry and William
Robinson.
We believe that these three candi-
dates are the only genuine pro-
gressiyes in the field.
Our general policy in the coming
election is to support the progressive
slate, with the exceptions noted above,
as against the Lynch ticket, in spite
Of the shortcomings in program and
Leadership that we have enumerated
above.
We come to this conclusion for the
reason that the Progressive Party has
certain militant tradition, and this
we cannot entirely disregard, in spite
OF the detection of its leadership.
We believe that the best elements
in the union are among the progress
ives and that they must form the basis
for any party which will free our
union from the evils of machine rule
and collaboration with the bosses.
We believe that there is taking place
in the International Typographical
Union a revolt against the unprinci-
pied manner in which the affairs of
our union are conducted, and we are
firmly determined, If the attempt to
make the Progressive Party a real in
strument of the rank and file fails, TO-
bring about a new alignment of hon
est, intelligent and militant elements
opposed to the old leadership of both
factions.
We believe that in addition to the
economic program given above that
the inclusion of: 1, A Labor Party
based on the trade unions; 2, Recogni-
ton of the Workers and Farmers
government of the Soviet Union, will
form a platform on which all genuine
progressives can agree.
In this election the genuine pro-
gressives should exert the utmost
pressure on the Howard faction and
its following to the end that they are
forced to fight for the full progressive
program or line up openly with the
reactionaries on the other slate.
We denounce the scurility and vile
personalities which both Progs and
Wahnetas are using as substitute
for discussion of fundamental trade
union issues and we call upon all true
progressives to conduct the campaign
in such a manner that the vital af-
fairs of our union will not be dis
cussed in the tone of a saloon brawl.
In this campaign we call upon all
true progressives to remember that,
as the best elements of the union,
the safety of the organization really
rests in their hands and to so conduct
themselves as to bring into being in
place Of influence in our union a
solid group which puts principle and
policy above the scramble for Office.
National Committee for AmaIgamation
of the Printing Trades.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
every Member Get
alMenber," Is the
= Party's Slogan

Continued from page y
most effective means of carrying out
the instructions.
Particular effort is being made to
win back into membership those com.
rades who failed to register during the
reorganization campaign last winter.
Committees of the different Party
units arctic be selected to visit the
homes of these comrades who dropped
out temporarily. All who register in
this drive and come back to the Party
Immediately will be re-admitted as old
members land be considered in good
standing, provided that they pay their
dues for the months during which they
failed to attend meetings of the Party
units and provided that they pledge
themselves to be active Party workers
from now on.
Use shop Papers.
1.-THE Party now has more than 25
factory papers. The circulation of
these shop nuclei papers runs into the
thousands 1t is the plan of the or
ganization department to have these
papers play a most prominent role as
recruiting agents for the Party in the
present membership campaign.
1.-THE various language fractions and
the trade union fractions will have
special tasks assigned to them in the
drive.
"There is also being prepared a Sc
ries of articles by leading active Party.
members in order to stimulate interest
and activity on the part of the entire
membership in the campaign. The
entire Party press will feature this
series. "a
Campaign Starts May 80.
"This campaign will be in full swing
thrueut the country beginning May 80.
From this date until July 4 the dis
tricts will arrange Red Recruiting
Weeks. For July every city com.
mittee will arrange special demon
stration or picnic. The present nation
wide campaign to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the signing Of the
Declaration OF Independence is to be
utilized especially in our propaganda
during this period for the purpose OF
winning over American workers for
Communism.
simultaneously, a thoroly organized
effort is to be made to bring new life
and energy TO the existing shop and
street nuclei and TO make each OF
these a vigorous, active Party unit"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
BANKRUPTCY OF
FRANCE NEARER
final DEBACLE
No Statement Since War,
Says Expert
,spscIaI 70 rhe oalIy workerl

PARIS, May 2O-Raoul Peret,
French finance minister is back from
London after failing in his effort to
patch up debt arrangement with
Great Britain.
Among the small circle which I'M
derstand the French financial situa-
ton it is felt that the nation is hang
ing over the edge of the abyss of
bankruptcy. A well-known expert who
admits that the straight truth Of the
terribly critical financial condition" is
concealed from the public says:
in all the years since the war we
have had not a single statement of
finance and no public examination
worth mentioning. And over all is
the silence of the grave
Point is given the remarks by the
fioundering Of the franc on the bourse.
Yesterday lit closed at 35 francs and
Is confines to the dollar after drop
ping to 8G17.
Meanwhile demands are current for
calling parliament and rumors are
heard Of the resignation of the cabi-
net. But the war against Syria, the
Druses and Morocco goes on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
CALL ASSEMBLY
TO CHOOSE new
POLE PRESIDENT
PilSudski Declines to
Set Up Dictatorship
Especial to The Daily Worker,


WARSAW, May 2o-lt is, rumored
In Warsaw that acting President RataJ
has sent out summonses to senators
and deputies in the name of the pro-
Visional government to prepare for
national assembly to choose presi-
dent of Poland. The date is set for
June % or 20 in the capital.
Much agitation is being staged by
both the extreme left and the extreme
right of the bourgeois and peasant
parties for Pilsudski to declare him
self dictator of Poland This he has
declined to do because he is for
democratic government"
Disturbances in Warsaw and vicin-
ity have come to an end, but the Pill
sudski supporters still feel uneasy
about the situation in Posen and along
the eastern frontier. Sentiment
against several deputies were beaten
in the street for urging pacification.
Wants Loans.
The new finance minister, Civic, to-
day issued a statement in which he
depicted Poland's economic condition
as being very much more rosy than
an observation of things would indi-
cate. He belittled the fall of the
zloty and declared Poland economic
ally sound. All Poland needs, accord
ing to the minister, is few more for
eign loans. They don't have to be
government loans. He suggests that
Wall Street bankers might extend
loans to private industry.
The socialists and radicals are COM
pleting their desertion of their old
idol, Pilsudski, who they claim has
no program for the reconstruction of
Poland, by charging him with having
precipitated bloody and useless civil
war.
So far, the only program that Pill
sudski has championed that differs in
any way from that of the last gov
eminent is in regard to graft and the
reorganization of the army. Whether
these can aid Poland's ills, which are
chiefly economic, is doubtful to say
the least.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
MEETING TONIGHT WILL
HEAR DISCUSSION ON
THE CRISIS IN POLAND

The Polish Workers. Educational
Club will hold mass meeting to-
night at Sehoenhoffen Hall, Ashland
and Milwaukee, to discuss the pres
ent situation In Poland. The speak
ers will be 3. X. Gebert, j.. kowaI-
ski and r. Zoltowski. The latest
reports from Poland will form the
basis of the discussion.
The Polish bureau Of the Work
ers' Party is arranging mass meet
ings turnout the country In all cen
ters having large Polish popuIa-
ton. 3. K. Gebert will speak in De-
trolt and vicinity J. kowalski will 90
to Cleveland and Buffalo. X. Nlemyj-
ski is holding meetings in New Eng
land and X. okraska will cover east
earn ohio, West Virginia and west
ern Pennsylvania.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
FRAME-UP IN
MASS. ECHOED
IN ARGENTINA
Imperialists Seek to Sup
press Protest

BUBNOS AIRES, Argentina, May
2O.-The police of the capital in a
series of raids upon workers organ
izations, chiefly those of the Commun-
list Party, have arrested fifty Of the
most active leaders of the labor move
ment in a so-called investigation" of
an explosion which took place at the
United States embassy the night of
May 16.
Among those arrested are Pedro
Romo, secretary of the Communist
Party, and Jose F. Penelon, secretary
of the South American bureau of the
Communist international.
"Bomb Plot" Of ImperiaIIsts.
Turnout the whole labor movement
the bomb plot is looked upon as a
plant" and frame-up to give public
excuse for suppressive measures
against the anti-imperialist and labor
movement in which Communists were
actively leading.
This view is borne out by the fact
that the explosion was practically
harmless, only breaking the panel in
one side Of a door, with the chief
damage being the wounding Of cafe
proprietor across the street. Also the
U. s. ambassador, Peter Augustus Jay,
was not at home, but arrived ten min.
utes afterward to tell the police he
thought the Communists had some.
thing to do with it. N.1
Sacco-Vanzetti Protest.
The only basis he could give for this
statement was the receipt by him Of
two formal letters of protest at the
Threatened execution of Sacco and
Vanzetti by the state of Massa-
chusetts. These were from labor and
united front organizations in which
Communists are active in behalf of
Sacco and Vanzetti. The labor organ
ization threatened to boycott Ameri-
can goods.
Following the incident a mass meet
ing against the Sacco-Vanzetti frame
up was broken up by the police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22

American Federation Of Labor in the
position OF a strike breaker because
of its support of shop whose work
ers are on strike. The labor takers
made the opposition that the United
Front Committee which is conducting
the Passaic strike is not affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor, and that therefore, the American
Federationist' has the right to pub.
lish the strdke-breaking ad.
The motion to ask the American
Federation of Labor to withdraw the
Observation-Disclosures ad was carried
after considerable discussion. 1t was
voted to have the Central Labor I'm
ion circularize all AFFILIATED unions
with call for relief for the Passaic
strikers.
It was further decided that COM
mittee from the Boston Central Labor
Union will request conference with
Mayor Nichols with the object Of get
ting definite answer to requests for
wage increases for members of three
unions employed by the city of Boston.
The mayor was scored for his eva
sive attitude to the request OF these
employees for an increase. The en-
ployes affected belong to the Women's
Municipal Employees, 1906, Station
airy Firemen's Union No. 3, and En-
gineers' Union No. $40. They have
been seeking an increase for more
than a year.
The attitude OF the mayor toward
the city employees is a striking ex-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
civ Laborer. GEE More.

BOSTON, -(FP)-Boston City la
borers are TO get So day after May
2S instead Of $3.50, Public Works De-
partment Employees Union Local 149
announces. Coal teamsters organized
in Local 6s have won 81 week wage
increase by the new two-year pact
signed by the union. AS result OF a
communication from the Passaic Cen
trail Labor Union, the Boston central
body is calling on all affiliated unions
to assist the textile workers strike in
New Jersey
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
Soviet Union Spends
395,OOO,OO0 for Public
Health During 1925-26

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., May 90
Three hundred and ninety-ive million
gold rubles for public health work dur
ing the current fiscal year is provided
for in the budget of the Union Of the
Soviet Socialist Republics and those
of the federated states, according to
the Isviestia.
This sum is twice as large as that
provided in 1924 Isviestia further
reports the establishment in Ukrainia
in 1925 of "a infant consultations in
cities, 1T in rural districts, 60 day
nurseries in cities, S24 in rural dis
tricts and is milk kitchens.
In Kharkov, Kiev, Odessa and Eka-
terinsolav day nurseries were estab-
lished for the care Of children OF uni
versity students.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
Waukegan Carpenters
Strike Dow Company;
Demand $1.20 an Hour
az a Worker corraspondent

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, May 20. Car
penters' Local No, 44S have struck the
job at the Dow Manufacturing com
pany, a small, wood framework plant
at 527 Julian street, Waukegan.
The carpenters demand recognition
of the union, a five cent an hour raise
and also that union material be used
in the plant. The previous scale was
$115 an hour. The workers are stand
ing pat on their demands, as this scale
has already been recognized in all
other shops in the district. Fifty work
ers are involved in the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
Bandits Take Gold Leaf.

Six masket bandits today raided the
plant of Price & Co., gold leaf manu-
facturers, and escaped with $4,000
worth of this product. While |. L..
Shaffrey, superintendent, was forced
to open the vault where the leaf was
stored, twenty men and six women
employees we're herded into another
room and forced to lie down upon the
floor with their hands over their
heads. The bandits escaped in an
automobile.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
Fascists Beat Up
Deputy Cont for
Criticising Them

ROME, May 2O-To give some point
to Mussolini's declaration that the
fascist state is just established with
the inauguration of the law against
strikes), Deputy Cont, Leader of the
republican party and editor of the
newspaper La Voce, was attacked by
black shirts in his editorial rooms yes
terday, dubbed and badly wounded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 20. = Senator
David A. Reed. republican of Penn
Bylvania, will urge the Pennsylvania
legislature to authorize a statewide
referendum on prohibition, he an
nounced this afternoon in a formal
statement, attributing the defeat Of
his colleague. George Wharton Pep
per, TO the prohibition question.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22

ample of the need in Boston of more
activity on the part Of labor to elect
its own representatives to public Of.
flee. This incident will serve as an
eloquent argument to the local labor
movement for the need Of a united la
Dor ticket in the coming election cam.
paign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22

1.-THE pen Is miahtIer than the
sword" provided you know how to use
Il. Come down and learn how In the
worker correspondents classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
Use Lethal Gas for
Executions in Nevada

CARSON CITY, Nevada, May TO-
Stanko Jukick and John Randolph are
to be executed in the lethal gas cham
Der of the state penitentiary here to-
morrow morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22
Boston Central Labor Union Demands
american FederationiSt" Refuse
Ads of the Struck PaSSaic Shops

2OAt meeting of
left delegates brought the matter advertisements
American Fedeanist
the American Federation of Labor.
the
strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-22

The Pioneers are also active on
strike lines. In the Passaic textile
strike and the strike of the New York
furriers the Pioneers have carried on
excellent work on the picket lines,
aiding the strikers in their fight for
better conditions. The Pioneers also
aid the Workers (Communist) Party
and the Young Workers (Communist)
League in their various campaigns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-09
Many Join Strike
of Window Washers,
Call Meeting Friday

A special meeting Of the Chicago
Window Washers Union, Local No.
40, which has been on strike since
last Monday has been called for Fri
day afternoon at 30 North Wells TO
discuss further steps in the strike.
Union officials report that since the
strike the membership OF the union
has been increased by so men, who
we're eager to join in the fight for
an increase in. wages which the UNI
ion is demanding
No further arrests we're made Of
the members Thursday, altho a con-
sistent campaign OF intimidation was
made on the union Wednesday by the
police.
The union is demanding a scale of
Sips an hour. The 40-hoar a week
guarantee will not be made major
ds@apd. II Kss assiasa, .a......u....
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-09
Fitzpatrick Promises
Union to Date Workers
After Strike Victory

John Fitzpatrick, president of the
Chicago Federation OF Labor, in ad.
dressing the 125 Negro women strik.
ers, who walked out OF the Maras
company date factory when a wage
reduction notice was posted last Fri.
day, declared that he would make
every effort to get them admitted in.
to the A. F. of L. as a union, III
they we're successful in their strike. y
Fitzpatrick suggested that they win
The strike before they become a union
declaring that would give them q
chance for fraternal success.
He promised that the G. F. OF L.
would give the strikers credentials to
solicit strike benefit contributions
from Chicago unions.
A mass meeting OF the strikers and
'ympathizers has been called for Sun.
day afternoon, o'clock, at Union
Trade hall. 1858 South Michigan Ay.
Those in charge OF the strike re-
port that many strike recruits are be-
ng obtained from girls applying Tor
work at the factory. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-09
Lynch is Opposed to
Frank Morrison for
A. F. of L. Secretary
Continued from page u

thew Vol, seemingly on his own in
itiative let loose a blast against Sen.
Borah. Similar developments have
taken place on other issues.
1t is not believed that Vol will
come out against Green at this con-
vention. The fact that he is head of
a small union is not held against him,
it is said. This may, in fact. be some
thing in his favor, resulting in less
friction between some Of the large
international unions that contend for
the direction of A. F. of L. policies.
Green Depends on Miners.
President Green is member of the
miners union, credited with being
the largest in the A. F. Of l.. II Green
can control the votes Of the miners
delegates, in case of vital division
on some issue, then he can practical
ly dictate the decisiea.-
No-ssch division has yet taken
place. It is not expected to arise at
this convention. But the cleavage
will no doubt develop Then It will
be to the interests of some OF the
other unions to have the head OF
small organization in the presidency
Of the A. F. of l..
Progresslves Invisible.
There was time when it was In
teresting to speculate to what COM
mittees the various so-called ''progres-
sives' in the convention would be as
signed. 1t is not necessary to waste
this effort in this convention. The
"progressives" here are of such a
slight tinge and they are go few that
they are completely lost in the gen.
eral shuttle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-09
DAILY WORKER
GIVES CONCERT
AT OPERA HOUSE
N. Y. Entertainment
This Sunday
Especial to The DaiIy Worker ?

Especial to The Daily Worker)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-The following
program has been arranged by George
KoukIy for the DAILY WORKER cam
palen concert to be given at two
O'Clock this Sunday afternoon, October
10, in Central Opera House, 9th St.
and Third Ave-, New York.
Part |.
L. The International Mandolin Or
chestra 'Lyra," P. Goldenstein, con-
ductor.
Q Trio for violin, cello and piano,
Arensky- Elfrieda Bose, violinist,
Naoum Benditzky, ceHst; E. Ben
ditzky. pianist
3. Andante. viniavsky - Elfrieda
Bose, violinist.
4. (a) Mediation, Massenet; OBJ
spinnlied, Papper-Naoum Benditzky,
celist
5 "The Daily worEer-The Voice
Of Labor. VIM. w. Weinstone.
Part II.
c. (a) Waltz in G Minor, Chopin;
tb' Sparks, Moskovsky; (c) Rigolleto
Paraphrase George Halp-
rim, pianist.
Tmpromptu, Porovlin - Elfrieda
Bose.
s. Serenade, Papper-Naoum Ben
di.zky
Q. Russian Dance-Edith Segal.
10. (a) Flying Wedge March; (b)
Broken Life. Waltz; (c) International
Mandolin Orchestra "Lyra".
Remember Last Year.
Those who attended The DAILY
WORKER concert last year will still
remember with what enthusiasm Ell
frieda Bose, virtuoso violinist, was re-
ceived on that occasion, and will be
sure to bring their friends to hear her
this time.
Admission is fifty cents. Tickets
may be secured In advance at The
DAILY WORKER Eastern Agency, al
10S 14th street
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-09
POLICE ATTACK
N. Y. STRIKERS
ON PICKET Line
Window Cleaners Find
Legality Don't Help

Especial to The Daily worker)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE first days
Of the strike of the New York window
cleaners already prove that the police
and the judges are on the side Of the
employers. Heavy bail was imposed
upon the arrested men ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Altho picketing is legal and lawful,
yet the peaceful pickets are rounded
up by the police and sentenced to Jail.
Many Strikers Jailed.
For speaking to scabs and attempt
ing to take on two strikebreakers,
A. Oleksi and J. Rulcheckl were SEN
fenced to 80 days in the workhouse.
Five other strikers for similar offence
were sentenced to five days each.
Frank Rocelko and William Schap
were fined $50 each for merely at
tempting to make two scabs join the
union. Others are still jailed and
awaiting trial,
Before the striking windoY clean
ers is now the problem Of Che right
of peaceful picketing. The bosses
alone are powerless, the army of gun
men they modified does not dis
courage the strikers in any way. The
enemy of the striking men is now
the police, who by unprovoked at
tacks are framing up the strikers and
the courts take the opportunity to
impose long Jail terms upon them.
Capitalist Press Aids Bosses.
The capitalist press is trying to in
fiuence public opion against the strik-
ing window cleaners. The prostitute
press with eight-colunm headlines is
popularizing the bravery OF the police
in beating and failing the peaceful
pickets.
But the Just cause the striking win
dow cleaners are fighting for is well
known to the working masses. To
risk human life for $44 a week is
not such great bargain. One of
the liberal judges had to admit that
the demands of the window cleaners
are just and the dangerous work they
perform deserves even a shorter
working week and larger wage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-09
BY J. LOUIS ENeDAHL.
Special to The DAILY WORKER


GRAYSTONE BALLROOM, Detroit,
Mich, Oct 7.-Dr. ]. c. Curran, of the
Near East Relief Committee, was the
first to mention the name of the late
Sam Gompers in the convention here.
He eulogized Gompers for his work
in connection with the relief Of christ
ian minorities in the Near East.
Kate Richards O'Hare, who is cam
paigning thruout the country against
prison-made goods, told the conyen-
ton that she had found that the De
troit stores were filled with the prod
ucts Of prison factories. She said
more money is being spent to punish
criminals than for educational pur-
poses.
Ben Gitlow, Communist candidate
for governor of New York, who is now
touring the country in the party's con-
gressional campaign, was a visitor at
the convention.
The catholic delegates in the con-
Yention are laughing up their sleeves
as the protestants are attacking one