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gang of his followers. 1t being after
work hours, there were a number Of
union men of various trades in the Of
fee, some needle workers among
them. The doors OF the Office were
open and Milstein came in as might
anyone having business there.
Left by Request.
He and his crowd were quite evil
IDENTIFY bent on being trough" But,
after seeing their reception, they
deemed that this might not be alto
gether profitable. They considered
discretion the better part of valor,
and withdrew by request. This is the
story of the secret" meeting. The
way Seskind twists and distorts 1t in
dictates the extent to which the
bureaucracy is hard put to find ar
guments against the left wing in the
Furriers' Union.
Seskind makes a number OF sheer
ing illusions that the left wing is in
juring the union in the coming strike.
OuNn oAel1OOAS AAOI II d uSJol1ACO
reply. Suffice to say that in the strug-
gle now before the union the left
wing does its duty to the utmost. 1t
is Milstein and his crowd, with their
stupid persecution of the left wing
and the denial to them of membership
in all Of the strike committees, who
are weakening the morale of the
union.
The strike of the New York Fur
riers shows how the left wing leads
a struggle. The left wing in Chicago
will make the same kind of fight, in
spite Of the opposition Of Milstein.
The latter should study carefully what
happened to Kaufman. Then he would
realize the natural result of his own
policies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
CARPENTERS OF
Phil ADELPHIA
SNOW PROGRESS
Members Lose Faith in
Conservatives
Especial to The Daily worl<srS

especial TO Inc OdlIy WoENerS
PHILADELPHIA, June 2S. = The
elections recently held for officers of
the district council, and especially the
elections in Local 1913 proved that
the progressive group in Philadelphia
was a powerful factor. In Local
1O73 in spite of the bitterly contested
election in which the present admin
istration, under the leadership OF
Sloan, made the widest accusations
against the progressives, the mem
bers of the local refused to be stam-
peded and again showed their con-
f1dence in the leadership Of the pro-
gressive group by voting it into
power.
For the progressive group this is a
comeback Barely a year ago the con-
servatives under Sloan's leadership
wrested control of the local from the
progressive administration by what
is commonly called Strong man
methods" This year these methods
were futile. In spite of every attempt
to eject the progressive tellers when
the votes were counted, they failed,
for the vote was overwhelming.
Brother Sam Leckerman was elected
chairman; Brother Gilman, vice-chair-
man; Brother Louis Captain, business
agent. Three delegates to the district
council and number of minor offices
were also captured.
Opposition Popular.
In the election of officers for the
district council every anti-administra-
ton candidate polled a heavy vote.
Brother Joe Baldessare, nominated by
the progressive Italian Local 1860,
running for business agent of the dis
trict council, polled almost 1000 votes.
This by the grace of the administrs,
ton tellers. The candidates for presi-
dent and other Offices of the council
received a much higher vote.
Most of the anti-admindstration can
didates are members of Local BIT,
which is being reorganized now by
one of Hutcheson's "reorganizers" for
being out of step with the rest Of the
machine.
OF the 5000 members of the Broth
erhood, about 5000 participated in
the election and of that number fully
80 per cent were recorded by the adj
ministratdon tellers as being in op-
position to the administration,
Need Organization.
The council election should be q
valuable lesson to the anti-administra,
ton forces in Philadelphia. Without
common program, without so much
as a verbal understanding, without
a campaign for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ticket, one-third of those who voted
expressed their disapproval with the
present leadership of the council.
What is needed in Philadelphia is a
broad progressive bloc, including
every genuine anti-administration ele-
ment. based on a program answering
the Immediate needs and demands Of
the thousands of carpenters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30

unions LOT WHO'LL OeShluu Is u 'SpOheS-
man.
Seskind, in his manufactured story,
carefully ignores the read state of
affairs in the local Furrlers' Union.
The business agent is Milstein. He is
typical reactionary. So much so
that even the present International
president Schachtman, who is him
self anything but progressive. was
compelled to support the organization
of the present progressive group in
the Chicago Furriers' Union a year
or so ago to GUST Milstein, whom he
at that time denounced.
Counting Trouble.
Now Milstein is standing before a
new election in the union. His plan
is to arbitrarily eliminate the opposi-
ton. He is proceeding TO do this with
methods popularized by Kaufman in
New York, to the latter's undoing. He
has set up a little reign of terror in
the union, marked with removals Of
left wingers from Office, the placing Of
others on probation" sluggings, etc.
He wants to so cripple the progress
sives that they cannot put up a
ticket against him in the coming cleo
ton. He worries little about the in
terests of the organization meanwhile.
The natural result Of Milstein's
tactics, further example of which
was to have an employer representing
the union in negotiation with other
employers, was to develop a militant
opposition. The membership are in
protest against Milstein's policy. Now
comes the secret" meeting, which
Seskind talks about. This did not hap
pen.
We, in the T. U. Ell. Office, one
day recently, were surprised at the
sudden appearance of Milstein and a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
Rousing Open Air
Meeting for Sacco
and Vanzetti Here

A rousing open air meeting in be-
half of Sacco and Vanzetti was held
Sunday afternoon by the Chicago In
ternational Labor Defense at Clark
and Newberry streets, with speakers
J. A. Holman, A. S. Embree, Stanley
j. Clark, John Loughman, and George
Maurer as chairman.
Hundreds of workers crowded about
the platform and heard the story of
the frame-up in Massachusetts. A
collection Of $50 was taken up after
John Loughman, who is a popular
speaker at that corner, made an APP
peal. The meeting was an excellent
demonstration against the continued
threat of death held over Sacco and
Vanzetti.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
GARMENT STRIKE
To FOLLOW MASS
MEETINGS IN N. Y.
Membership United in
Fighting Employers

NEW YORK CITY, June %. - Ma
Olson Square Garden is the mobiliza-
ton ground for 10000 members of the
international Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union in Tuesdays mass meet
ing which is to vote on a general
strike In the trade to enforce demands
ignored, for the most part, by the
mediation commission of Governor
Smith.
The speakers the union has invited
f-e: William Green, president of the
.merican Federation of Labor, Sidney
Tllman, president of the Amalga-
ated Clothing Workers, John F.
1ughlin OF the New York Central
Abor Council, Morris Sigman, presi-
int, and Louis Lyman, vice president
the /. L. G. W., and Ben Gold of
Furriers' Union.
4 Fight On Nine Demands.
The meeting begins at four o'clock
iesday and is expected to pack the
sat auditorium and still leave thous-
Is outside.
ffhe union joint board of New York,
rhich has rejected the recommends
ons of the governors commission
nd placed nine demands before the
Employers industrial council is pre-
airing for immediate strike action.
Leading these nine demands are the
40-hour week, the guarantee of SO
weeks work year, and the limitation
Of small manufacturers by making the
iobbers responsible. The entire union
membership is one in the demand that
numberless petty sweatshops be abol-
ished and decent standards maintain
ed.
Appeals For Unity In Action.
In q leading article appealing for
real unity in the fight against the
bosses, Pres. Sigman states:
'In order to win this fight it is
imperative that, without exception, we
should all-no matter what political
preferences we may have or what So
cial ideals and theories we may
cherish-in this general strike be
united intellectually and inspired by
one central objective, to secure as
speedily and as completely as possible
the winning of the vital demands for
which it is fought"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
Fireworks Cause
5000, 900 Fire in
Gary, Indiana
Especial to The Daily worksr)


GARY, Ind, June 2S.-Efforts under
way here to establish definitely the
cause Of Indiana's third and most dis
astrous fire originating in fireworks
stocks for independence Day celebra-
ton.
The fire here, starting in a $4,000
stock of fireworks in the basement of
the building, destroyed the famous
Tribe Of X" stationery store, entail
ing a total loss of 100000.
Two previous fires in Indiana result
ing from fireworks explosions were
at Clinton and NoblesviIle, both of
which were attributed to the suns
hot rays thru display windows explod-
ing firecrackers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
CHICAGO NEGRO
MEET DISCUSSES
ROLE OF P PRESS
Worker Shows Need to
Discuss Labor Problems

The conference of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People at the Pilgrim Baptist
church, 33rd and Indiana Ave, gave
considerable time to a discussion of
how to improve the "Crisis" and in
crease its circulation.
Need For Propaganda.
DR.. w. e. B. Dubois, editor of the
Crisis" delivered a short address,
pointing out the need for carrying on
propaganda and for getting the organ
of the association into the hands of
the greatest number of people pos
sible.
Following Dubois, Mrs. F. P. Brown
of Chicago, traced the history Of the
Crisis" from the time its circulation
was 10 to the 1000 of today.
Visit Trade Unions.
Mrs. Myrtle F. Cook of Kansas City
spoke on the distribution of the "Crisis"
and pointed out that it was necessary
not only to place copies OF the Crisis"
in the public Libraries, clubs and other
such places but that it was highly i'm
portant to get the organ before the
labor unions. She, as the Kansas
City agent of the monthly magazine,
pointed out the need to visit trade
unions and get them to subscribe for
the Crisis
James w. Ford, representative Of
7 Oh aces
gave a short and well-received talk,
pointing out that as the Negro workers
comprise 9S per cent of the Negro
population that it was necessary to
get the "Crisis" to these workers.
Deal with Workers. Life.
He pointed out that not only must
it be brought to the workers, but that
the Crisis" editorially and inarticles,
carry details and descriptions of the
conditions that the Negro workers
must work under in the stockyards,
the steel mills, the garment shops,
textile mills and other industries. He
pointed out that the conditions under
which the Negro workers are forced
to labor are of the worst and that If
the Crisis" dealt with the problems of
these workers the Crisis would find
ready and willing subscribers.
Mr.. Robert ]. Seligman, publicity
director of the Nationalr Association
for the Advancement of Golored Peo-
pie, then told of the needlto carry on
agitational work and oflthe tasks be-
fore the association to get their sto-
ries into the press. Ga
Dubois ended the session with a
summary of the various topics dis
cussed.
Oscar De Priest, well-knpwn Chicago
Negro broker and republican party
politician on Chicago's south side, adj
vocated the policy of non-partisan vot-
ing in elections at the Monday after
noon session. ,r
De Priest urged ths Negro to fol
low a policy similar to that of Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor. In his speech he made no
mention of the similarity between
what he called his idea and that Of
Gompers.
He then described the failure Of
the Dyer antilynching bill and de-
clared that no man that INSTRUCTED
its passage should receive single
black vote in the future elections.
His speech conveyed the idea that
the appointment of colored politicians
to Office would be a solution of the
Negro problem.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
PQSTOFFICE RULES
JULY ISSUE OF MASSES
| MAY GO THRU THE MAILS
Especial to The Daily Worker,

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
NEW YORK, June 20. - The July
Issue Of the New Masses has been
admitted to the mails and a new ap-
plieatlon for second class mailing
privilege accepted according to New
York postmaster J. J. kleIy.
Following announcement from the
postoffIee three weeks ago that the
May issue and the June number
which had already reached subserib-
ers was unavailable, the New Masses
was instructed that before it's July
issue could be placed In the mails
II must be passed upon by the Wash
lngton authorities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
CONFERENCE OF
STUDENTS ENDS;
RACE WAS TOPIC
Getting Ready for Next
Year
Especial to The Daily worker)

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, June 2S.- The
fourth annual student conference,
sponsored by number of liberal stu
dent organizations, has ended its four
day session held at the Bowen Coun-
try Club near here.
The conference was devoted to the
consideration of the problem of racial
antagonism and discrimination under
the formal title world Shibboleth
Race" The racial question was COW
cred from the standpoint of the ma
tives of India, Africa, China and the
American Negro. Reports were given
by members of the various races in
connection with their special prob
lens.
Groups Taking Part.
The organizations taking part in
the conference were The Liberal Club
of the University of Chicago, the In
terracial Discussion Group, the Chi
nese Student Club, the Interracisl
Students Association and the Fellow.
ship of the Youth for Peace Of the
University of Chicago.
The conference seemed to suffer
from lack Of competent organization
and this is to be regretted inasmuch
as such conferences can be Of great
aid in stimulating thot among college
students along lines differing radical
ly from orthodox educational meth
DDS.
A Field For Such Conferences.
The very perceptible resentment
against compulsory military training
in the colleges and schools, the skep-
ticism which is developing among
various elements of the student popu-
lation relative to the social value of
the tendency towards reorganization
of students, and indications that with
the proper preparation such confer
ences can be made to play an I'M
portant part in shaping college opin-
ion and promoting healthy spirit Of
inquiry.
Preparations for the fifth annual
conference were the subject Of dis
cussion at the last session after the
conclusion Of reports and discussion
under the general heading Of "Impe-
rialism and Race Exploitation" the
last item on the order Of business.
William #. Dunno spoke on "The
Communist Solution OF Race Prob
lens" on the last day Of the con-
ference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
Complete Recount Of
Republican Ballots
Star5s on July 7

County Judge Edmund X. Jarecki
announced a complete recount Of the
republican ballots cast at the April
10 primaries would be ordered to start
July z.
On that day, he said. ten teams
will start counting adj the ballots OF
the republican ticket
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4
4 have caused the Coolidge adj
ministration to enact some sort Of
farm relief legislation to alleviate
the grievous condition of land labor,
especially in the corn and cotton
belts. These are:
First: Fear that the failure to
pass such Legislation would react
against the republican party in the
fall elections and crush it in the
1928 presidential campaign.
Second: Realization that the bank
ruptcy Of the farmers would injure
the prosperity" of great industry
and high finance.
The refusal of the Coolidge adj
ministration to concede even to the
legislative demands Of the well-to-do
farmers, who had the support. Of
Vice-President Dawes, himself a
Chicago banker, indicates that the
politicians at the head of the gov
eminent in Washington fear for
neither the dominant power of the
republican party nor the ability of
the business interests they rep
resent to continue producing enorm-
GUS profits.
The national industrial conference
board of New York issued a state
ment March 6, 1926, declaring that
the farm failures had increased by
more than 1000 per cent from 1910
to 1924, while commercial failures
remained about the same.
Richard B. Mellon, the Pittsburgh
banker, brother of ANDY" Mellon,
secretary of the treasury, declared
that the existing higher prices for
steel and other commodities and
lower prices for agricultural pro-
ducts was as 1t should be.
Hearst's writer of financial Ques-
tions, George w. Hinman, declares
that general prosperity no longer
depends on agricultural prosperity
He holds up the general prosperity
of the last five years as against the
general agricultural depression.
Then there is Smith w. Brook
hart, who recently won the repub-
lican senatorial nomination in Iowa,
who concludes from the above that
Wall Street considers "a farmer
bankrupt of just as much value to
them as farmer prosperous"
adJ
The farmer prosperous means that
he is getting more for his products,
which means less profits for the
landlords, food spectators and bank
ers, while bankruptcies and mort
gage foreclosures give the profit
vultures something to feed on and
grow fat. No banker ever felt badly
in his pocketbook thru foreclosing
a mortgage on some rich farm. The
tenant farmer can always be secured
to take the place Of the bankrupt
farmer owner.
Brookhart claims that Iowa pro-
duces more from Mother Earth than
any other spot of like size in the
United States or in the world. He
therefore draws the conclusion that
''if the farmers got a fair exchange
in value from transportation serv-
ice and industrial products, her
wealth increase would be greater
than the average of the United
States. But Mr.. Hoover's (secretary
of commerce) bulletins show that
Iowa's wealth increase was only
about "a per cent at the time the
whole country was increasing at the
rate of 51a per cent"
Since Iowa is rich, she furnishes
an excellent spot Tor the proflteers
to feed on. The railroads, the
banks and the privately owned in
dustries are in business to make
profits for themselves and not to
enrich farm owners, or farm ten
ants. That is the reason that the
Coolidge administration, which is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
PROGRESSIVE CARPENTERS WILL
APPEAL JENSEN'S CLAIM TO BE
PRESIDENT; TO PROBE No. 1885

When the Chicago Carpenters Dis
trict Council met last Friday night,
the tabulation committees report
showed that Harry Jensen was re-
elected president of the council by
100 votes over Fred Bobzin, his pro-
gressive opponent. AS was expected
by the progressives, neither Local 1928
or 1856 we're counted in the returns.
If La Oranges 1928 had been counted,
Jensen would have lost by seven votes.
If Local 1885 had been counted, he
would have lost to Bobzin by $50 more
votes. Naturally, since Jensen con-
trolled the tabulation committee, these
locals were not counted.
Committee Will Investigate.
A motion was made to elect a COM
mittee to investigate the disappear
ance of the ballots from Local 1856.
This motion carried after stories were
told of a mysterious person who called
himself John McCormick, whom the
local secretary is reported to have
said came to his Office the day after
the election and asked for and obtained
the ballots.
President Novak OF Local 1886, de-
clared that he, personally, had told the
secretary to abide by the law and mail
the ballots in, but it appeared the sec
rotary had acted irregularly, and given
them to the mysterious stranger, who
disappeared with the ballots. The
other delegates were surprised at
President Novak, who voted to accept
the tabulation committees report,
which shut his locals vote out and
thus defeated its members wishes.
GaVeI Rule.
A motion was made by the pro-
gressives to hold up action on the re-
port until the committee to investi-
gate the vanishing votes of Local
1856 would report. But Jensen ruled
all such things out of order, and stated
that any appeal would have to be
taken to the general president, Hutche-
son. SO the machine carried the ac-
ceptance of the tabulation commit
tees report certifying Jensen's cleo
ton, Jensen winning in the council
on this by 65 to IS votes.
In the discussion of the election, af-
fidavits were presented by watchers
showing Irregularities in Locals So and
272. A recount was asked on that.
Jensen, Of course, had some counter
charges against Local 1884 and others.
John Steffen, Jensen's leader in the
tabulation committee, rather opened
the bag for the cat when he said they
ignored the irregularities in Local
1884 because they wouldn't change
the results OF the election"
Bobzin to Appeal.
The progressives pointed out many
places of peculiar election manage
ment. In Local 504, where last year
the vote went against Jensen by four
to one, the business agent had worked
so we'll that Jensen got 1t this year
by narrow but sufficient margin.
The council meeting was all pre-
pared to override the progressives and
Jensen worked HIS gavel TO uphold his
Office. He would not even hear an
appeal unless Gin writing" The pro-
gressives, however, are still organized
and as determined as ever. Their can.
didate against Jensen, Fred Bobzin,
notified Jensen OF an appeal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
Birmingham Union
Demands Freedom for
Sacco and Vanzetti

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 2s. -
Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders'
Local Union No. 4, at its last regular
meeting, adopted a resolution con-
demning the attempt to railroad
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzet-
Ii to the electric chair in Massachu-
sets and demanding the governor free
these two Italian workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
Chicago July 9Th
Picnic Committee
to Meet Tonight

The Chicago Workers (Communist)
Party July 9Th Picnic committee
meets in the district office headquar-
tiers, 10 South Lincoln ST., tonight at
5 o'clock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
CHICAGO TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
No. is AIDS PASSAIC STRIKERS

Chicago Typographical Union No.
sale strikers it's constitutional limit meeting
the meeting motion for $500 presented.
The Typographical Union
sale strike relief Thursday night July g.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
Rochester Will Hold
Sacco-Vanzetti Mass
Meeting on Wednesday

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, June 2S. -
Local No. 2O2, Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America, in conjunction
with Sacco and Vanzetti Conference
Committee, will hold big sacco-van.
zetti protest meeting Wednesday,
June 30. at 5 p. m, at the Amalgam-
ated Hall, 476 Clinton Avenue N.
WRITE AS you FlGHTI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30
FORWARD FOLLOWS MILSTEIN IN
DISCOVERING THAT THE I. u. Ell.
HAS AN OFFICE WITH A DOORWAY
BY WILLIAM z. FOSTER.

In the Forward of June a. certain Sesknd
secret" meeting
making wild the
self particular The whole Misrepresentation
bankruptcy needle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-30

Will share apartment. Modern.
SIS. 10 Forest E. Apt. c. 6.
Detroit, Mich.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Country Currency Demand Cables
Great Britain, pound
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WRITE AS you FIGHT