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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
LEGION Under
FIRE FOR GRAFT
In MICHIGAN
Vast Amounts Not Ac-
counted For

LANSING, Mich, May %. - A
legislative undertaking committee is
disclosing corruption in the Michigan
department Of the American Legion.
Petty politicians have squandered
thousands and thousands Of dollars of
the so-called American Legion "wel-
fare fund" Colo Star mothers do not
understand how such things can be-
in the American Legion.
Rotary Club members are saying it
is shockingly poor taste and poor
judgement for the legislative and
journalistic mutkrakers of the cap
italist press to give publicity to such
disclosures-about the American Le-
gion.
Members Of the legion and the army
and navy who belong to the working
class will someday open their eyes.
Glass conscious workers who have
already opened their eyes are reading
of these and similar disclosures and
are remembering Centralia.
By fortunate coincidence these
disclosures are being made at the con-
clusion Of most significant speaking
tour Walter Trambull, court-martialed
Communist soldier from far-off Hawaii,
in his speeches from coast to coast,
focused the attention of all workers
who heard him on the fascist-militar-
lists of the United States.
Received Large Fund.
Since the legion was organized it
has received $s9S,151.96 from the state
of Michigan, of which S29S,151.96 was
to be used for general welfare work
and 100000 for the legion hospital
at Battle Greek. the Children's Billet
CONTINUED on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
Report Green Has No
Intention of Issuing
Call for Miner Aid

Neutrality-suspicious. the
Federated Press correspondent has
been unable to see personally Presi-
dent Green of the American Fedora
ton of Labor as to what help for the
British miners he will recommend to
the A. F. of L. local and international
unions and councils, the correspond.
ent is informed that probably no aid
will be recommended The source of
this information is one Of Mr.. Green's
official staf, familiar with his policy
from day to day.
The suggestion is given that Mr..
Green does not now feel that the trade
unionists in the United States have
any spare funds TO be sent to the
striking miners in Britain, but that
every dollar is needed in America.
We need more news from the shops
and factories. Send II lnl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
New York Teamsters
Seek to Organize the
Laundry Driv er S

NEW YORK, May 2S-FP)-- Or
ganization of the 1900 drivers, chauf-
feurs and helpers employed by wet
wash laundries in New York, is pro
posed by the International Brother
mood OF Transfers locals. Two mass
meetings of laundry wagon drivers
are opening the drive Workers are
joining rapidly in East New York and
Brownsville and want union recog.
milton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
TEXTILE WEAvERS WALK
OUT IN JERSEY PLANT
FOR RAISE IN WAGES
Worker correspond entl

JERSEY CITY, May 2s.-The Lib
erty Wooden Mill Co.'s weavers went
on strike today In protest against
low wages and we're Joined by the
loom fixers, who walked out In SYM
pathy. The strike was called by
COMMITTEES that had been elected by
the workers in the mill.
At a meeting following the walk
out the textile workers Of the plant
decided 100 per cent not to return
to work until their wages are raised
and until the mill company reeog-
nlzes their committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
draw GUNS ON
FUR PICKETS
IN N. Y. STRIKE
Report Compromise
Offer of Bosses
Especial to The DAILY wOrlserl

NEW YORK, May 2s.--one hundred
fifty fur strikers crowded in front OF
fur factory in w. 29th street yes
terday where seab furriers were
known to be working. Theit attempt
to picket the shop was challenged by
two private detectives who stood at
the door with drawn pistols and
threatened the pickets.
Later the police industrial squad ar.
rived and drove the strikers away
with drawn club At the same time
four strikers were being indicted by
the grand jury for activity in a previ-
GUS picket line. Three were charged
with First degree assault" and the
fourth with malicious mischief, "
These are only a few of the many
strikers that have been framed-up by
the police during this strike.
Meet Bosses.
Representatives of the fur manufac-
turers met with Ben Gold and another
member of the strike committee OF
the furriers at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania. The exact terms of the offer
made by the bosses has not yet been
learned but it is understood that a
compromise was held out.
Compromise offer.
II Is understood thst the 42-hour
week, a previous offer 'of the bosses
that had been Withdrawn was again
offered to the strikers. The furriers
are out for forty-hour week. One
of the manufacturers said, There is
something to it" when asked about
the truth of the offer.
Strikes Strong.
This is an indication that the manu-
facturers are weakening. The fur
strikers have kept up a continuous
picketing activity and have almost
completely stopped operations in the
shops that have not signed up. In
their forty-hour week campaign they
are receiving good support from other
unions and funds have also been con-
tributed by labor organizations to help
them win their strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
PASSAIC STRIKE
COMMITTEE RAPS
COMP ANY UNIONS
Workers Reject Bosses
Proposals
Especial to The Daily worker,

PASSAIC, N. j., May 2S.-The Unit
ed Front Committee of Textile Work
ers of Passaic and Vicinity in state
ment to the mill owners raps the idea
of the workers going back to work un.
der the company union scheme and
shows in its statement how company
unions are used by the bosses to
further their own ends and better ex
ploit the workers.
The statement follows:
WHO SHALL CONTROL OUR
UNIoN7
"To the Mill Owners:
For seventeen weeks you refused
to recognize our right to organize. We
have now compelled you to say you
concede that the workers have the
right to form a union. We have form
ed our union, the United Front Com
mittee of Textile Workers of Pas
sale and Vicinity. But you still refuse
to deal with it on the protext that it
cannot cope with the problems of the
industry.
Rap Company Union.
you have always been the most
bitter enemies of unionism. What do
you care if the union can succeed or
not? You have done your very best
to crush unionism in every form. 1t
is ridiculous for you now to come
forward as experts on which form of
unionism is best calculated to serve
the interests of the workers. We do
not form union for your protection,
we form union for ours.
However. this union has proved
itself, to our satisfaction, capable OF
coping successfully with all Of the
large and complicated problems of the
strike. And we are sure that this
union can meet all Of the technical
problems that arise from the needs of
the workers in the industry.
Our union takes care of the prob
lens of every mill and every room
and division of the mill separately.
1t gives ample representation to the
workers of every craft and every
process. In short, it has the most
Continued on page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
CONGRESS- AFRAID
TO ADJOURN And
FACE SUPPORTERS
Election Year Raises
Serious Problems
Especial to The Daily WOrkerl

WASHINGTON, May 28.- Hung
high on the hooks of controversy, con-
gress is struggling but feebly to free
itself of the obstacles that stand in
the way of adjournment.
A. month ago there was a general
agreement among the leaders to adj
iourn by June l. Today the leaders
confessed they had no idea when con-
gress will get away. They are now
talking of June Is, July /, and even
August 1, but so involved has the po-
litlco-p parliamentary situation become
that they admit they do not know.
Afraid of Record.
Congress wants to go home to see
about getting itself reelected. Yet
the westerners, particularly those
from the corn belt, are chary of re-
turning to home firesides without pre-
tending to do something for the relief
Of the agricultural districts. They say
they won't.
President Coolidge wants congress
TO adjourn. Yet he does not want
the final gavel to fall until congress
has ratified the French debt settle
ment and cleaned up few odds and
ends of legislative detail.
Shy at French Debt.
Congress is in no hurry to ratify
the French debt There are many
members, perhaps a majority, who are
keenly anxious to avoid vote on the
settlement. prior to facing the voters
at the polls. Settling an obligation
for fifty cents on the dollar, with the
opposition charging robbery Of the
taxpayers" is an issue that does not
appeal to sorely harassed candidates.
worried by the fate that has
overtaken Mckinley in Illinois, Pep
per in Pennsylvania, Stanfield in Ore
gon and some OF the regular admins
tration supporters in the lower house
in those states.
WRITE AS YOU FIGHT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
WI And CHANG
SEEK TO- CRUSH
The KUOMINCHUN
Imperialist Tools Hold
Conference in Picking

PEKING, May 2S.--General WI Pei
Flu, Chill war lord, and Chang Tso-Lin,
Manchurian military dictator, are plan
ming to hold a conference at which
they will lay plans for a united attack
on the Kuominchun and for the lex
termination of other bolshevistic"
movements. These two imperialist
tools seek to root out all anti.imperial-
list movements in China.
About 10000 Kuominchun forces are
engaged in battle at Nankow Pass
in their drive on Picking.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30

lura, the Russian
counter revolutions
list, h i'd suffered
along with the rest
of his race in the
Ukraine while Pet
lura's white guard
troops ravaged viii
lage after village,
including Schartz-
bars, and murdered
thousands of the
J e wis h population
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
MORE SUPPORT
TO SACCO And
VANZETTI fight
Battle for Freedom
Gets Widespread Aid
Especial to The Daily wOrkerl


Three more united front conferences
for the support Of the cause Of saeco
and Vanzetti are being organized in
cities as widely apart as Los Angeles,
California, and Perth Amboy, NJ. J.
The other conference is to be held in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Grand Rapids confersnce. call
ed by international labor Defense Of
that city, will be held on June IS, at
1880 p. m. at 211 Monroe Ave. The
conference will take in all labor un.
ions, labor fraternal organizations, and
other working class bodies, for the
purpose of uniting the sentiment
against the threatened legal execu-
ton of the two innocent Italian work.
ers, Sacco and Vanzetti.
Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, holds It's
conference on June 6. Together with
the conference will take place mass
meeting of protest and solidarity
which viii be addressed by prominent
speakers. This conference will be of
the same nature as the others.
Los Angeles is u hold a conference
Thursday evening, June 3, at SOC Taio
Building, according to information re-
ceived from Manga Reiss, secretary
of International Labor Defense there.
Oakland Forum.
From the Oakland open forum
comes the news that at their meet
ing on May 20, the audience passed
unanimously a resolution, introduced
by Anita Whitney, pledging its aid
to International Labor Defense "in
whatever plans they may take to save
the lives of these two class conscious
workers" Sacco and Vanzetu.
Check.
From the same city in California
comes check for fifty dollars from
Charlotte Anita Whitney to help de-
fray the expenses Of the campaign Of
International Labor Defense. "I think
she writes. there is nothing in this
country today more important at this
iunctnre than to save Sacco and Van.
zetti. am, therefore, sending you
/ the enclosed check to help the work
you are doing and will help all
can out here
Carlo Tresca, the editor OF. the we'll
known Italian syndicalist weekly III
Martello" in New York, who has par
ticipated in numerous labor struggles.
wires James p Cannon, secretary of
the International Labor Defense. "WIl
do all can to speak in meetings ar
ranged by International Labor De
tense. Congratulations to you and
your organization for the good. enco-
miable work in defense of Sacco and
Vanzetti" The spirit of this message
from Carlo Tresca is another indica-
ton of the unity of action which the
Sacco and Vanzetti cases have in
spired.
Message From |. w. w.
From John l. Turner, General sec
retary-treasurer Of the Industrial
Workers of the World. comes the fol
lowing message: THE indifference Of
50 many American workers regarding
the case of Sacco and Vanzetti is dis
gushing to every red-blooded man and
Woman. Everything possible must be
done to save these victims OF class
persecution. from execution at the
hands OF the employing class hirehngs.
You may depend on the l. w. w now.
as in the past. to give its full support
in every way it can. while regrettlng
that their release cannot be immedia.
tely secured thru the power Of a gen
oral cfrfka nv an aroused uvorLfuy
Glass;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
SACCO AND VANZETTI AND
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
BY A. c. MILLER.
Farmer Member Of North oak0ta LeasIature.

Farmer Member North Dakota Legislature
The state Of Massachusetts behest Manuaeurers
Association all It trying
the electric
by Coolidge stands idly allows this daardy
the citizens this
United relocated justice
When those combat
ment they false
to the necessity Of falling numbering oppose
plain that living in the constitutional
that that
the needs and right Of the majority those reside
~ the eleetroeuon Of
will present social
the oblivion In which belongs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30

during 1918 and 1913. AFETlURA
Schartzbar is now under arrest. He
He will probably pay the penalty for
the deed. But Schartzbar is satisfied,
according to- his own. statement.
Petlura, the murderer of his people,
is no more.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS STAGE
SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATIONS
AGAINST POLISH GOVERNMENT
tspeolaI to The DAILY Worker,

WARSAW Poland 2SDemonstrations
frequent
monhaf
The half a
4oo6 Receive
oing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
Feels Avenged with
Death of Petlura

PARIS-Samuel Schartzbar, the
Ukrainian Jew who killed Simon Pet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
James M. Lynch
DEFEATED AS
|. 7. U. HEAD
ProgressiUes Claim a
HOward Victory

Reports received at the Chicago
headquarters Of the Howard progress
sive campaign committee, indicate
that Charles p. Howard Of Chicago
defeated James NJ. Lynch for presi-
dent of the international Typograph.
lcaI Union by a majority Of upward Of
5000.
A press dispatch that was received
at the Chicago Tribune, tho not pub
lished, reports that administration
headquarters at New York, concede
the election Of Howard.
Carries New York and Chicago.
New York gave Howard a tremen-
dous majority. The vote for the
heads of the ticket was:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30

-of the social-democratic party, Robot
mix, only AZ of the $50 registered un-
employed receive the dole
Impossible to Get Work.
It is impossible for these great
masses to get work In the agricul-
tural sections there are great mum
bers seeking work. The cities are fill
ed with unemployed It is impossible
for those that emigrate to Germany or
other border countries to get work as
the number of workers unemployed in
those border states are great.
Because of this situation the unem-
ployed workers are holding mass
demonstrations in the big industrial
centers demanding that the govern
ment take some steps to aid them.
Demonstrations within the past few
months have baen held in LODI, Dom
browo, Upper Silesia, Vloclavek,
Kalish, Lublin and many other smaller
towns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30

This gave him lead that he almost
maintained thruout the rest of the
United States and Canada, according
to reports given out by the progress
sive headquarters.
In Chicago the vote was, Howard,
265S; Lynch 1,511.
Boston, Washington, Albany, Kan
sas City, Denver, San Francisco and
Los Angeles all went progressive as
far as the head of the ticket is con-
cerned
Hays Probably Elected.
John w. Hays, for many years sec
retary-treasurer of the l. T. u. ran
ahead of the Lynch reaetionary Wah-
meta ticket and is probably reelected.
Oficial reports will not be available
until the complete tabulation of the
votes at Indianapolis, headquarters of
the International Typographical I'm
ion.
Howard Defeated Last Time.
Two years ago Charles P. Howard,
who became acting president of the
eunion after the sudden death of John
MacParland, the first progressive
president of the International Union,
.~ss defeated-fo president by Lynch
two years ago. While in Office he did
not uphold the measures of progress
siveism he was pledged to support
which accounted for his defeat at that
time.
Lynch was president of the union
from 1900 to 1914, when he resigned
to accept a political appointment at
York Losing his political job he
again managed to get back in Office
two years ago. His autocratic con-
duct of the union and his attacks upon
the record of the late President Mac
Parland had a great deal to do with
his present defeat.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 2S.-Of-
ficials of the International Typograph-
ical Union announce that the results
of Wednesdays election win not be
made public until after mail ballots
have been received from each local
and properly tabulated,
If the vote is close the ballots of
locals in Hawaii, Porto Rico and dis
tant parts of Canada may decide the
outcome. The Lynch administration
forces claim that the vote from the
smaller centers will overcome the
Howard lead in the big cities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
Rayonets Not Bread.

The government instead Of giving
these demonstrating workers bread
has given them bayonets At first the
demonstrations were a request for aid.
When the requests of the workers
were ignored they demanded i'm
mediate relief When relief was not
forthcoming. they began to break the
windows of municipal buildings and
in number of cities assailed the jails
demanding the release of the polit-
ical prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30
KaIish pemonstratlon.

A typical demonstration took place
in Kalish. 500 unemployed workers
marched to the municipal council
building demanding work or support
Nine workers were killed and sixty
injured and two policemen were killed
in the clash that took place during the
demonstration.
When the 500 unemployed workers
reached the council building they
elected a delegation to see the mayor
The mayor sneered at their requests
and refused to consider their de
mands. The delegation reported this
to the other workers. The unemployed
then began to shout for the mayor to
appear. When the mayor appeared on
the balcony they demanded that he
come down to them. The mayor then
called on the police to attack the
demonstrators with drawn sabers. The
unemployed then picked up stones and
Continued on page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-30

the Standard for a Workers
and Farmers Government
Evening star., 1926-05-30

Troop SO. Mrs. G.. s. Miller, jr.. cap
tain, met Saturday in the gymnasium
of the Potomac School. Miss Fitz-
hugh and Miss Weber were in charge.
The usual ceremonies were followed
by the girls making plans for a hike
for next Saturday. Srfbe, Mary
Maxon.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

inc Hammer. There were three new
members at the meeting, Anna Lee.
Gladys Murphy and Virginia Edge.
and two former members. Mae Thigh
man and Thelma Startling, who had
been unable to attend during the Win
ter. returned. Helen Earnshaw passed
the musician merit badge test on Sat-
urday. Scribe, Helen Earnshaw.
The Junior division Of the troop took
a hike on Monday afternoon. The
mixers were Mary Yahres. Clara Will
liams. Mary White, Lyree Ogle, Kath-
ryn Frazier. Dorothy Green. Anna
Brashers, Margaret Torney and Doris
Mead.
The meeting Of Troop SO was held at
Lyon Park Community House on
Tuesday. At the opening of the meet
ing Capt Bonell Of the Falls Church
troop was presented to the girls. She
taught them several songs, which will
be sung at the court of awards.
After that they practiced some Of the
dances for the dancers badge. On
Wednesday after school those pre-
pared for them went to Mrs. Tolford' 8
to take the test. The girls look for
ward to the. visit from Miss Gleaves,
Evening star., 1926-05-30

King Fuad did not accept this propo
sition with alacrity. but while waiting
around for a conclusive answer, Mr..
Belknap met Miss Lamont. After
that event, the young people became
most earnest archeologists and were
almost as active about King Tut's
tomb as the rival American and Brit
ish eXcavators. However. Miss La
mont's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Paterson Lamont, were not so eager
as to the outcome of Mr.. Rockefeller's s
proposition and they sailed for home
late in March, and Mr.. Belknap was
not long behind them. The engage.
ment was formally announced about a
week ago, but the date of the wed
ding remains to be fixed later, for
naturally the honeymoon will be spent
on the Nile where Mr.. Belknap will
resume his interrupted negotiations
with Egyptian royalty. He is a ma.
tive of Roselle, N. j.. and after gradu-
ating from Princeton in 1912, he was
law secretary to Associate Justice
Holmes of the Supreme Court until
he was called to adventure by the
World War. He served in France for
a year and Joined the American ex-
peditionary forces in 1917.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
DANE NOTES APPEAL.
Fight Promoter Seeks to Vacatt
Three-Year Sentence.

Frank Dane, alias Frank Ceccarelli,
yesterday Noted an appeal to the Dis
trict Court of Appeals after Justice
Wendell p. Stafford had refused To
vacate the sentence of three years
imposed last Saturday for aiding and
abetting a f1stic encounter at the
Arcade last January. The accused
claimed that one of the jurors that
convicted him is member Of the XII
Klux Khan and he was not given a
fair trial. He also pointed out that
the section of the District Code under
which he was indicted has been re-
pealed. Attorneys James A. O'Shea
and John Fl. Burnett represented the
fight promoter. while the prosecution
was conducted by Assistant United
States Attorneys O'Leary and Collins.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

sought shelter under trees. They ar
rived at the Geological Park about 4
o'clock, went through the various
buildings and then went to the tea.
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick and
Mr.. Foster, friends Of the troop. were
with the girls. A campfire was built
and supper enjoyed. The regular
meeting was then held. led by Miss
Clark. the captain. About 8 O'Clock
the girls were taken homo In cars.
Scribe, Frances Bierly.
Troop 80. Miss Mary Phelan, cap
tain, met at Christ Church Parish
Hall on Tuesday, May 18. Tho open
ing exercises were held. Then It was
announced that no meeting would be
held next week, but q hike would be
taken on Saturday. Several girls
passed parts Of the tenderfoot and
second class tests. Scribe. Florida
Hewitt.
Troop 81. Mrs. Shure, captain, held
it's meeting last Saturday week
Games and songs were enjoyed. The
troop plans to watch for all wild
birds. Scribe. Bernice Hendrick.