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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
union INVITES
BOSS TO SPEAK
TO FUR WORKERS
Strikers Give Lie to EN-
ployer Propaganda

NEW YORK, March = An oppof-
tunity to appear before the striking
furriers and present the manufacture
ers' reasons for opposing certain
terms of the new furriers' agreement,
was offered by Ben Gold, general man
ager of the Furriers' Joint Board to
Samuel N. Samuels, president Of the
Fur Manufacturers Association in
reply to an advertisement published
in the Jewish press in which Samuels
claimed that the union officers had re.
fused him the chance of speaking
direct to the strikers and explaining
in particular the manufacturers OPP
position to equal distribution Of work
in the shop.
Offer Boss Chance to Speak.
Spokesman for the strikers offer
to hire a hall and give the manufac-
turers full opportunity to state their
case. They ask Samuels to come and
speak not only on the question Of dis
tribution of work, but they ask him
to prove to the furriers that they do
not suffer from occupational diseases:
that they have IL months employ
ment every year; that there are no
sluggers hired by the manufacturers
to beat up the pickets. They also ask
Samuels to explain why he says there
is no contracting evil in the fur trade
and also to tell what he proposes to
do to make the members of his manu-
facturers' association live up to the
agreement with the union after they
have signed it.
The settlement committee of the
striking furriers has started to take
up the applications for settlement re-
ceived from the Fur Trimming Manu-
facturers.
Altho the mass picket demonstra-
ton was perfectly peaceful without a
single arrest, there were fourteen ar
rests the next morning, when the
regular picket squads returned to
duty on oath and 26th Streets. The
arrests were made by the police, on
charges of disorderly conduct, and the
cases came up in Jefferson Market
court and were postponed for further
hearing.
Arrest Many Strikers.
A number of strikers who were ar
rested last week were arraigned in
Jefferson Market court and were
given suspended sentences, while
others were postponed.
Three workers arrested were brot
up in Jefferson Market night court
before Judge Gordon. In spite of
lack of evidence each of them was
fined $40.
The strike committee has engaged
Royal Hall for the use of the design
ers and foremen. Designers and fore
men will meet on the first floor of this
hall regularly instead of their shops.
Isadore Cohen will be in charge of
Royal Hall.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Prombank Does Heavy
Foreign Remittance
Business for 1924-25

MOSCOW, U. S. S. r., March A.
During the past 1924-25 year the Prom
bank accepted 1880 foreign remit
tances amounting to 34,2000,O00 rubles
and transferred to foreign countries
1880 remittances totaling 10000, 900
rubles.
Small remittances (under 800 each)
comprise goodly portion of the re-
mittance operations and total $780,
900 rubles received and 100000 ru-
bles transferred.
The countries with which the re-
mittance operations were most active
are: England accepted 100000
rubles, transferred 12.100,00O), Ger
many accepted 11,500,000, transferred
11,4O0,000), United States accepted
100000, transferred 650,O00), France
accepted $4,000. transferred 10000
Considerable remittance business
was done with the eastern countries,
especially Persia, the latter totalling
more than 100000 rubles.
II must be pointed out that while
the remittance operations with Eng
land and Germany are Of CONNER
clal nature, 500 of those from the
United States cover services render
cd to individuals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Van Sweringen Merger
May Be Put Over in
Spite of Decision
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Continued from page u.
Erie, the Buffalo, Rochester G. Pitts
burgh, the Kansas City Southern, and
the Observation-Disclosures. Then
there is the Missouri Pacific Union
with the Denver & Rio Grande West
ern, the Western Pacific, the Texas
Pacific, the New Orleans, Texas &
Mexico, and some other lines. The
Hill plan would merge the Great
Northern, the Burlington, the Colorado
& Southern and the Northern Pacific
Every section of the country is eff
fected by the fact that the commits
sion, in refusing their approval to the
Van Sweringen merger because Of
its financial structure, has laid down
a rule applying to all merger PROPOSE
tons now partially before it or which
were expected to be placed before 1t in
the near future.
Congress to Exact Consolidation Law.
Administration leaders in congress
regard the interstate commerce com
missions refusal to approve the Van
Sweringen railroad merger as an in.
centive to speed up enactment Of a
new national railroad consolidation
bill.
Senator Cummins OF Iowa, who has
such bill pending, announced that he
will try TO get action on It within ten
days.
The progressive" bloc in the Sc
nate, which vigorously opposed the
merger greeted the decision ioyfully.
While surprised by the rejection they
pointed out that the commission had
confirmed their opposition to the fnan.
cial arrangements, proposed in the
merger, by which the Van Sweringens
would have controlled the gigantic
railroad system while owning but a
minority Of stock. As It Is the Van
Sweringens will lose 100000, 900
which, II is estimated by the counsel
for the Chesapeake & Ohio minority
stockholders would have been their
profit had the deal been approved. (
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
STOCK MARKET
SAVED FROM
TOTAL CRASH
Millions ThrOwn on
Sinking Market
Especial to The Daily Workerl

NEW YORK CITY, March 4 - Mil
lions Of dollars from the big guns Of
Wall street were thrown into the
ehasm created by the astonishing
downward plunge of stocks Tuesday
and continuing their downward trend
yesterday. The source Of the money
used to bolster up the Shattered mar
ket is not known at this time, but
everywhere it is attributed to the
House Of Morgan.
This is considered the most prob
able explanation because of the APP
preaching elections and Wall Street
dare not permit its faithful lackeys
at Washington, many of whom face
reelection this year, to have a fnan-
cial panic handicapping them with all
the other burdens they have to bear.
The recovery, however, cannot
avert the crisis, but only postpone it,
and will eventually break out anew,
bringing the economic structure
crushing about its head, and causing
widespread unemployment and misery
for the working class.
Not Out of Danger.
The danger point has not yet pass
ed and probably billion dollars will
be required to cover the losses al
ready accrued.
The market opened strong this
morning, which indicated that millions
were placed at the disposal of buyers
during the night. Stocks responded
to the aggressive buying movement
by rising from 10 to 10 points. Gen
eral Motors and Hudson, hit hard the
past few days, rose about 5 points,
with United States Steel starting with
112 gain and winding up with 4
point gain as the market closed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Mexicans Forbid All
Catholic Protests
tspeeIaI 70 rhe oaIIx workerl

MEXICO CITY, March 4.-The au-
thorities have forbidden demonstra-
tons Of any form by Roman catholics.
This includes professions and protest
parades. The Roman catholic authori-
ties have been varied that they will
be held strictly accountable for any
troubles arising over the enforcement
of the law.
The church Of the holy family, the
adjoining church building and house
Of the jesuit priests in charge Of the
church are being guarded by armed
police, and no one is allowed to enter
without police order. The chapel of
the old peoples home was closed
under protest. With the closing of the
Pedrito church, one of the most ex-
tensive modern sections Of the cap.
ital remains without Roman catholic
church.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Police Run Motor
cycles Over Women
and Children in Strike

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bestial assaults or the police, and de-
termined to fight until their demands
are granted
Federal Dicks on Job.
Mill owners have tried to raise the
Communist issue in the strike and
have appealed to the department of
justice at Washington, hence a group
of federal detectives are on hand
watching the strike and aiding the
mill owners in their scabby propa-
ganda against the strike. Enuf Of
them have evidently been released
from the business Of concealing the
graft and corruption that is about
ready to explode over the head of
Attorney General Sargent, as a result
of the Mellon aluminium trust scan
dals to aid the mill owners in their
desperate efforts to crush the mill
strike here.
Militia Threat.
Certain elements, at the behest OF
the mill owners, are urging that Gov.
A. Harry Moore send in the state
militia TO stop disorders" Moore, a
democrat and apostle of Tammany
Hail. is preparing to respond and is
trying to conceal his motive beneath
professed sympathy for the strikers.
So fragrant has been the action Of the
police that he dare not defend them.
In a public statement this morning he
severely criticized the assaults upon
defenseless women and children and
said his "sympathies are with the
strikers and he might find It neces-
sary to send In the troops. This is
only a pretext ts get the troops on
tho scene so that they can assist the
police crush the strike.
Lines Holding Firmly.
More determined than ever TO fight
thru to a finish and force recognition
of their demands, the strikers lines
are increasing from day TO day. Pub
lie sentiment is almost unanimously
with the strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Detain Hugger Who
Asks Victim to Pray
tspeeIaI 70 mac Daily workerl

NEW YORK, March 4.--Dorothy
Gates Herman, former chorus girl
and ex-wife of Philip Herman, son
Of a wealthy contractor, is under OBJ.
servation in the psychopathic ward at
Bellevue hospital after having thrown
crowded Broadway into uproar by
embracing pedestrians and exhort-
Nc them to pray
Twice before Mrs. Herman was
taken to Bellevue for obEervation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
ROBERT DUNN SPEAKS
ON COMPANY UNIONS
AT WORKERS FORUM

NEW YORK, March 4 - Robert
w. Dunn, famous labor Investigator,
publicist and author, has been
secured by the Workers School for
their forum this Sunday night, at
1903 East 18th St., 8 p. m. His sub
jeet will be one Of which he has
written various studies and on
which he Is an authority, 1.-THE
Union and the Labor Spy"
A phenomenon Of great import
ance in recent industrial develop
ment is the growth of the company
union. The company unions range
all the way from those which are
nominalIy controlled by the work.
ers, as is the case in the B. G. o.
plan, to unions whose officers are
superintendents, foremen and even
higher officials of big corporations.
This is one of the most effective
weapons that the large corporation
has so far found for fighting the
weak craft union. Another effective
weapon that the large corporation
employs in terrorizinu the worker
Is the labor spy. Company unions
are infested with them, buS what 10
less we'll known is that labor spies
often become high officials Of reg
ular trade unions and In strategic
positions as respected officers, be-
tray the workers for years at the
hchest Of their masters.
Dunn's talk will be an amazing
expose Of some Of these labor spies
and an explanation Of how the COM
pany unions actually work.
On Sunday, March "a, the lecturer
viii be Jack Stache and the topic
"class Collaboration" Get the sun
day night forum habit. Come 10 the
Workers School every Sunday
night at Q p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
"Progressives," Crushed
And Demoralized, Have
Quit the War in Congress
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

Wall Streets best bet in the senate.
The railroad brotherhood bankers
must have been looking thru their
window on Wall Street" when they
picked him to champion their cause
in Washington.
There is much method in Wat
sons scheming. He comes up for
reelection this November. Now he
can go thru the state of Indiana and
proclaim himself to all the rail-
readers as "a friend Of labor" He
can do this If the workers blindly
follow their traitor leaders.
A FTER thoro investigation, l can
"A find no one who will point out
that there is anything really new in
the Watson-Parker bill. I can find
no one who can point out to me
that it offers anything of advantage
to the workers on the railroads.
Perhaps this is the reason why
such "open shop" railroaders as
President Atterbury, of the huge
Pennsylvania system, where the
shopmen are still on strike, was
able to join the railroad brotherhood
chiefs in support of it. The indi-
cations are that the age-long crime
of the brotherhoods is again being
repeated; that they are again get
ting some little favors at the ex-
pense of their less fortunate and
more bitterly exploited brother
workers in the shops. In place Of
the militant shop workers unions on
the Pennsylvania railroad, for in
stance, we now have Atterburys
company unions" This was one of
many situations that the railroad
brotherhood chiefs had to stomach
in order to put thru the Watson
Parker bill. But their powers Of
digestion seem inexhaustible when
it comes to masticating class col,
liberation schemes.
THIS was, of course, another death
\ blow for the progressive group"
whose ambitions had been originally
financed by the railroad brother
hoods. The conservative grand
chiefs" who had been carried into
the radical camp on the wings of
the Plumb Plan" for the control Of
the railroads. are now back in the
home Of reaction. Whether they will
again even take up the cry of
"McAdoo for President" in 1928 re-
mains to be seen.
This must be very revealing to all
those millions who followed LaFol-
lette and the progressive group" in
1924, because they were promised a
third party that would be labor
party. 1t should teach the workers
and poor farmers that they cannot
expect middle class politicians to or
ganize their class labor party. The
"progressives" may be demoralized
and crushed. But the needs of the
masses demand satisfaction now
more than ever. The struggle for
the solution of labor's problems can
best be pushed and must be urged
under the banners Of the labor
party.
The "progressives" here in con-
gress are not fighting. They say
they are just waiting. They expect
the waves of protest to mount high
again, and that very soon, when
they will again be on the job to
exploit this dissatisfaction and coin
it to their own advantage. But the
workers have learned their lesson
from "the LaFollette movement"
They do not intend to run up blind
alleys that fake progressives pre-
pare for them. They will travel the
high road of the labor party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
"NRUSHED!"

VII SHE'D!
~ That is the word that one of the
so-called "progressives" in congress
used in depicting the plight of the
progressive bloc at the present time.
The speaker was f. H. LaGuardia,
progressive republican" from New
York City, who secured his re-elec-
ton on the Socialist" ticket.
LaGuardia claims he is still
breasting the reactionary tide, put
ting up a fight every day on the
floor of the house, as he says. He
claims all the others, who supported
LaFollette in the 1924 campaign,
have deserted the struggle. 1t looks
that way.
TT now leaks out that all the so
L called LaFollette "progressives,"
with their leader dead, crawled on
their bellies before Nicholas Long
worth, speaker of the house of rep
resentatives, in an effort to make
their peace with the republican par
ty. They were willing to disown
everything they had ever stood for,
if they would only be recognized as
regular republicans, and be allowed
to keep their places on their COM
mittees. They were down, and they
took this way of letting the "old
guard" Coolidge regime know it,
They got kicked in their faces for
their pains. They have never been
able to get onto their feet since
that time.
The result has been that this So
called progressive group has been
completely demoralized ever since.
1t does not meet as a group. 1t has
no program as group. 1t does not
function as a political entity. The
basis for third party" has been
completely lost.
The result is that the Coolidge
administration, with its loyal dem
ocratic supporters, has no difficulty
mastering handsome majorities at
all times in both houses of con-
gress.
THE extent to which the LaFol-
4 lette third party" movement has
collapsed may be seen in the man
ner in which the Watson-Parker
roilrood 10 bO, l;1I x.roc ,,,,4 tt,r,, 4I,o
house of representatives this week
and is scheduled for passage by the
senate. This piece of legislation
paraded before the last congress as
the Howell-Barkley bill, supported
by the railroad brotherhoods and the
progressive group" Senator How
ell, Of Nebraska, and Representative
Barley, of Kentucky, were sup
posed to be among the progress
sives." The aim OF this legislation
was to do away with the war relic
the railroad board.
1t is claimed that in bringing in
their legislation before this con-
gress, the railroad brotherhood
chiefs went direct to the Coolidge
crowd, pushing the progressive
group" that they had practically
themselves created into the dis
card. Their bill was made an adj
ministration measure. Coolidge gave
1t his support This was clearly evil
dent when administrative spokes-
men, Watson and Parker, spon-
sored this legislation in congress.
HERE is the picture! Instead Of
- the late LaF'ollette, the repub-
lican progressive, speaking for the
railroad brotherhoods in the senate,
the spokesman is now Senator
Jim" Watson, of Indiana, perhaps
the most hard-boiled reactionary in
the whole congress. Watson is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Rebels Press French
In Syrian Fighting

BEIRUT, Syria, March 4.-Damas-
Gus is enriched by barbed wire bar
riers. French artillery bombarded
rebel groups at Yalda-Yalla Sunday.
The rebels have cut the railroads
between Kesweh and Damascus.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05

You do the job ttoice as toeil--
,chcn you distribute a bundle OF
The DAILY WORKER Nth you
story IN II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
IMPEACH Police
Heads, DEMANDS
PASSAIC LABOR
Workers Angered a t
COSSack Brutality
BY }. o. BENTALL.
Especial to The Daily Worker)

PAsSAlc, N. j., March 4.-Angered
at the insolence and lawlessness Of
the Commissioner Of Safety, Abram
PreiskeI, who threatened the strikers
with 900 mounted police and had
horses on the streets and sidewalks
threatening TO trample the strikers,
workers Of Passaic have started a
petition for the removal of the mount
ed police and the impeachment of the
commissioner.
So strong is the feeling against the
brutal and lawless acts of this official
that citizens in every walk of life have
rushed to the United Front Committee
of Textile Workers Offering every
possible assistance in the present
struggle and especially in the fight
for the removal from Office of the ty-
rant who is serving the bosses by his
ruthless orders to the police to abuse
the strikers.
After a conference with the mayor
that brought no settlement agreeable
to the officials, Commissioner Preiskel
clustered up and declared:
Il have hired every available horse
in Passaic. These will be used by
special policemen. ! shall order these
men to warn the strikers to dispense.
If you fail to obey the orders | shall
see to it that they ride down all those
who occupy the public streets and
sidewalks"
The united front committee has
called on the workers to demand the
impeachment of this official. The petit
ton is out and thousands of names
have been affixed to the lists.
PASSAlC, NJ. J. March 4.-Fire hose
was used for the first time in the bat
tie between the strikers and the Off
Gals when the picket line drew up
along the Botany mill in the regular
daily routine of picketing.
This did not deter the pickets from
performing their duty, so the police
resorted to their clubs and billies.
Chief Zober drew his blackjack and
hit several Of the strikers and his
son who is police officer hit girl
striker on the jaw with such force
that she tainted and had to be taken
to a physician.
Another girl was beaten and her
head broken. She was taken in a
serious condition to the hospital where
the doctor found the injury so danger
Gus that she will be confined to the
sickbed for some time.
Motorcycle cop No. 81 rode into An
ma Pello, IS. and knocked her down.
She was taken to the hospital
-Four arrests were made and a gen.
eral attack was made on all others in
the picket line.
The strike now in it's sixth week,
has not been weakened by this, the
first use Of the fire department and
most brutal clubbing that has yet oc-
Cured. The strikers are determined
to fight the battle to the finish and
tomorrow morning the 1000 pickets
available will be out in force. Much
opposition has been engendered by
this brutal treatment of the strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
seek unIveraaI praft Law.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 4.-Declar-
ing that II would be both peace and
a preparedness measure. John II. Nc.
uigg. national commander of the
American legion urged congressional
enactment Of a universal draft law, IN
N address before The indianapolis
engineering society today. The legion,
40 said, favors such a law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
HELP WANTED.

Modern Grocery of Pitts
field, Mass, at 23S Column
bus Ave-, requires services
of a comrade living in or
near Pittsheld, Mass. Bring
good standing Communist
card.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Many Bosses Settle
with Garment Workers

BOSTON, March 4.-(FP)-Half the
manufacturers whose shops have been
struck week by workers demanding
uniform wage scales, 42-hour week
and improved working conditions have
signed with the international Ladies
Garment Workers Union representa-
tives. Workers will march back to
work after a mass meeting. Negotia-
tions for settlements are proceeding
with other dress and cloak manufac-
turers who refused to sign a group
agreement.
CO. vour 4ieke+s na,., for the Inter-
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Are you going to gireP Make
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Get your tickets now for the Inter
national concert Of the T. U. (. l.,
Sat, March 10, at 9Th st. Theater.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Brooklyn Fire
Recalls Mystery
Ross kidnapping

New York. March 29-(AP)-F'ire
today burned the roof from the tower
of a Brooklyn building which more
than so yeass ago figured prominent
ly in the Charlie Ross kidnapping
case which has never yet been solved.
Fire started from defective wiring
in the tower of the Crescent Athletic
club on the shore road overlooking
the water. This building. was for
merly the home of Junge Van Brunt
and was the scene of the fatal shoot
ing of Bill Mosher and Joe Douglas,
kidnappers of Charlie Ross, young
son of Christian K. Ross. wealthy
Philadelphia merchant in 1874. The
kidnappers had been sought in vain
for months when they attempted to
rob the Van Brunt home and were
caught red-handed by the judges
brother and son who shot them down.
Recognizing Douglas as one of the
nidnappers. as he lay dying at their
feet, the Van Brunts demanded what
he had done with the Ross boy. With
his last breath he told them to TASK
Moser," but when they went to the
other robber ne had already died
from his wounds.