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Favorable Report on
Mexican Unions Hidden
by A. F. L. Convention
Continued from page u

CONTINUED from page u
tact with the Amsterdam Interna.
tional.
In view of the fact that the next
meeting of the executive council will
not meet again until in January, at
st. Petersburgh, Florida, great inter
est centers about what the council
did not do, rather than what it did
at its meeting here.
No steps were taken to carry into
effect the demand for an investiga.
ton of the struggle between the Mex
lean church and government. This
will therefore be delayed for at least
three months. This question may al
so have had something to do with the
failure to send delegation to the
proposed conference at Mexico City.
Such a delegation would Of necessity
be compelled to report on the Mex
lean religious war
So far as could be learned no action
vas taken, nor even report received
on the so-called investigation of the
recent successful strike of the Fur
riers' Union in New York City. In a
letter mailed several months ago by
President William Green to Ben Gold,
head of the Joint Board of the New
York Furriers' Union, It was stated
that the investigation" was nearly
completed at that time.
There were indications that the
executive council would make some
recommendation to the convention
that has just adjourned here. But no
such report was made. The matter
did not come before the convention.
And now the members of the execu-
tive council have scattered for
another three months without even
considering this matter.
Similarly with the much advertised
organization drive in the automobile
industry, this matter was referred by
the Metal Trades Department to the
A. F. of L. convention, which In turn
sent it to the executive council,
WHICH in it's turn has made no plans
for immediate action.
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Passaic---A Challenge to the A. F. of L. Leadership

Lt has been compelled to take over
and give support to a strike which IL
has previously denounced. 1t has been
compelled to come to the support OF
the first great movement in several
years OF unorganized workers for
trade union organization and resist.
ance to the attacks OF the employers.
Who Organized the Passalc Workers?
THE A. F. OF L. is compelled to recog-
4 nize and take up the struggle Of
the Passaic workers, but at the same
time it denounces Communists as dis
rupters Of the labor movement.
VIII tho A. F. OF L., now that it
has declared that 1t stands behind the
Passaic strike and recognizes its i'm
portance, tell the American workers
who organized the Passaic workers,
who aided them in carrying on their
fight during the past eight months,
who organized the movement for re-
lief funds which has enabled them
to carry on their heroic struggle dur
ing all these months?
THE A. f. OF l.. knows that this con-
4 structive achievement for the
American labor movement was carried
thru by the initiative and support Of
the Workers (Communist) Party. It
knows that II was the Communists
who came to aid OF the bitterly OPP
pressed Passaic workers when the
bosses tried to make their exploita-
ton even greater thru enforcing a
wage cut. II was the Communists who
aided them to organize their strength
thru forming union. II was the Com
munists who aided IN lighting their
battles on every field.
A ND when after eight long months
4 a of rebuffs and donunciation of the
Passaic strikers by the A. +. Of j..
the way was found to have the Passaic
strikers enter the A. y. OF l.. thru
becoming a local OF the United Textile
Workers Union, the Communists
aided in bringing this about. The Com.
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munist even agreed 10 the sacrifice
OF Alfred Weisbord, who had for all
these months been the leader Of the
strike, and who had won the con-
fidence and loyalty of every striker in
Passaic by his devotion to the cause
Of the workers.
Because the Communists stood for a
united labor movement they exerted
all their influence to have the Passaic
strikers join the A. F. of L. The Com
munists are Tor all the workers of the
United States organizing in labor
unions and uniting their strength in
one all-inclusive American Federation
Of Labor. They are for International
unity of the labor movement. They
are fighting on every front 10 bring
about such a unity of labor for mil
liant class struggle in the interest OF
the workers and against the capitalist
bosses.
A Challenge to the A. r. Of /.
THE Passaic workers were organ
= lied with the aid OF the Workers
(Communist) Party. The Passaic
workers fight has been carried on thru
the past eight months because Of the
support OF the workers who gave re-
lief funds TO the Passaic workers, and
this relief was organized with the
aid Of the Workers (Communist) Par.
~. Thru the activities and efforts OF
the Workers tCommunist) Party TO-
600 formerly unorganized workers
have been added to the A. y. OF L.
WE challenge the leaders OF the A.
w f. OF L., who denounce the Com
munists as disrupters. to place a
similar achievement thru their effort
in building the American labor move
ment before the American workers.
Their own records show decline In
the membership of the A. Y. OF L.
Why has not the A. +. OF L. acted 20
organize the twenty million morgan
lied workers IN the great industries
OF this countryS Why pas It not
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shown by the workers thus far.
That the Passaic workers will do
their part, we know. They have
shown thru long months that they can
fight, that in spite OF sacrifices and
suffering demanded OF them, they will
not accept defeat.
The A. F. Of L. must not be permit
ted to alter this spirit and compro-
mise the struggle.
The A. f. of l.. bureaucracy is on
trial before the American workers.
Can 1t do what the Communists have
done at Passaic?
Every worker must watch closely
the actions of the A. F. of l.. bureau
Gratis in the 'Passaic situation. The
workers must demand the mobiliza-
ton of all the resources OF the labor
movement to win the Passaic strike.
THE workers at Passaic must not
4 permit any compromise of their
interests. Passaic must be victory
for the workers, victory for the
American labor movement.
The A. F. Of L. may denounce the
Communists, but the Communists
will continue their work to build the
labor movement. They will continue
their work in support OF those meas.
ures which win win victories for the
American workers In the struggle
against the capitalist employers.
The answer OF the Communists to
the denuneiation OF the A. +. OF l..
will be more work to build stronger,
more effective fighting organization OF
the workers thru
Organization. Of the unoruanlzed;
Arnaleamation Of tho trade unions;
Formation Of labor party;
A class struggle by the workers
against the capitalists.
Central COMMITTEES,
Workers (communlst) Party.
c. {. NUREMBERG,
General eeorvtssy.
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Ohioan Officials
Doubt Validity of
u. S. Constitution

AKRON. Ohio. CIV 17.-Accordine
to the Rubber Worker" official organ
of the Rubber Workers Union of this
city, the mayor of city in Ohio re-
Gently stated that he did not know
whether the constitution would hold
good in the courts today" According
to the Rubber Worker, evidently the
question Of free speech was under
discussion, when this mayor delivered
himself of this bit Of wisdom.
When one considers the various
other things transpiring in this town,
as for instance, that company police
use company ambulances at night to
search the homes Of the men without
a warrant, and are allowed to do this
because the company police at the
same time have city police authority,
then one cannot wonder that those
in authority do have doubts as to the
constitution of the United States.
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Cleveland Traction
Company Head, Who
Fought Labor, Dead

CLEVELAND, Oct. II. - John ].
Stanley, head of the Cleveland Street
Railway company, and well-known in
American traction circles, died here
last week. Stanley has been known
in recent times for the brutal refusal
to concede the street railway men a
decent wage. Several months ago the
street railway men demanded an in
crease in wages, but 1t was promptly
refused by Mr.. Stanley. The street
car men then proposed that as the
street railway company had to get
new charter, the so-called Taylor
grant, which granted them the char
ter, should be amended to include
clause providing that the street car
men might belong to a union affiliated
to the American Federation of Labor.
Officials of the Cleveland Fedora
ton of Labor and of the street car
men, lobbied in the municipal coun-
Gil, the assurance being given to the
delegates of the Cleveland Federation
VI hdDOT IHdJ the amendment WOulQ
pass. Just as everywhere, labor's in
fluenee is so great among its friends"
that the amendment was defeated by
a vote of IS to 6.
A few weeks ago it was announced.
that street car fares in Cleveland will
be raised from sc to &c. But there
has been no announcement that the
street car mems wages will be rails
ed In view Of these facts, it is there
fore astonishing to read in the Cleve-
land Citizen of October 9, a statement
by the street car men that: I'VE
know that many of our members will
feel that they have lost a friend"
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launched an aggressive campaign to
bring these workers into the A. f, OF
L.? These workers are waiting for
the A. F. OF L. to act. The Commun-
lists are doing their part toward or
ganiziug them. They will in the future
bring the A. F. OF L. more Passaics--
they will organize, the unorganized,
highly exploited workers wherever
possible.
The Communists, whom the A. F. Of
L. leaders denounce as the disrupters
of the labor movement are showing
by facts and action that they are the
builders of the labor movement.
THE A. F. OF L. leaders denounce
- the Communists because the Com.
munists insist upon action, upon
work. They insist upon policies which
will strengthen the labor movement.
They demand the organization of the
unorganized, they demand the ANAL
gamation OF the trade unions into in
dustrial unions in order to strengthen
the workers in their fights, they de
mand the organization OF a labor
party, they demand a militant fight
in labor's interest industrially and
politically. The Communists are
thorn in the side Of the reactionary
leaders OF the A. II. OF L. because
they insist the A. r. of L.. shall fight
for the workers interests. Their in.
sistence on a fight for the workers
interests disturbs the peace and com.
fort OF the jobholders at the head of
the A. II. OF L.
The A. =. Of L. and Passaic.
THE A. II. OF l.. Is now officially
4 committed 70 the support Of the
Passaic strikers. The workers at
Passaic and the members of the trade
unions over the country must see to
1t that II actually gives that support.
In order to be won the Passaic
strike must be fought with the same
with the same uncompro.
missing attitude. which has been
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BOSS FRAMEUP
is BOOMERANG,
STRIKE GAINS
Especial to The Daily Worker)
BY J. o. 5ENTALL.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. IL
The arrest of Richard Ward on a
trumped-up charge that he beat Helen
Fairbanks, scab in the Philadelphia
Carpet Company shop which is now
on strike. is reacting as a boomerang
against the bosses of the struck"
shop, t. workers in all the other
shops taking sides with Ward.
Not Even There.
Ward was working in the Cochran
shop and was not present at the
time the seab girl was supposed to,
have been beaten. She assused two
girl strikers, as well as Ward, of hav-
ing beaten her, but the girls we're
working in another shop at the very
time when the alleged beating was
said to have taken place.
Ward is held in $500 bail and the
girl strikers are also held for a hear
ing
The story is so thin that the Fair
banks woman, who is scabbing in the
Philadelphia shop, is now sought by
m officer with a warrant for her ar
rest on a charge of perjury.
Lies on Age.
When she first came as a scab she
claimed that she was Fl years old.
But in order to make a better i'm
preston on the court she says the
bosses told her to say she is only 16
The bosses are now quite uncertain
about the testimony Of this weak girl,
and if they cannot use her and if
she is later brought up for perjury
they will desert her and she may land
in jail for year or two.
The strike is still 100 per cent
strong and the picketing is kept up
every day. while the bosses find it.
more expensive to keep up appear
ances.
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Mooney Branch of
|. L. D. Meets Tues,
Workers Are Invited

The Mooney" branch Of the l. l..
d. will meet Tuesday evening, Got.
10, al 1908 W. Roosevelt Road, work
ers Of that neighborhood being in
vited. Fred Mann, of the National
Executive Committee viii, give a
short talk.
Wednesday evening, Oct. Goth, the
irving Park Branch will meet at
4021 N. Drake; the Cicero "Interna-
tionar' branch at Liberty Hall, 14th
and 49th Ct, and the Boosters and
Organization Committees at 76S W.
Van Buren, st.
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Lowden Against Reductions.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-Frank o.
LOwden, former governor OF Illinois,
and possible presidential timber, has
announced himself as opposed to a
competitive tariff" which would
lower the standard of prices Of manu-
featured goods to that Of farm goods.
lie believes the solution is in bring
ing the farm prices up.
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TeIl-Tale Records Are
Shrouded in Secrecy in
the Sacco- Vanzetti Case
BY J. LOUIS ENcDAHL.

TT is one full month today since
AJudge Webster Thayer, in the
Norfolk County Court at Dedham,
Massachusetts, took under advise
ment" the demand for new trial
for Nick Sacco and Bartolomeo
Vansetti. But still no decision.
The American Federation OF La
Dor has held its convention during
the last two weeks in Detroit, Mich,
and called for an investigation of
the activities of the department. of
justice in the Sacco-Vanzetti case.
But no desire was shown to really
fight the case and rouse all Amer
lean labor to the doom that threat
ems two courageous workers in the
dungeons of New England. These
are onimous developments.
The confession of the former de-
partment of justice agent Fred ].
Weyand, that no one believed Sac
co and Vanzetti guilty, has already
been reviewed in these columns.
The confession of Lawrence Leth-
erman, for rs years post Office
Inspector, and for three years To-
cal agent Of the department of
justice in Massachusetts, supports
the startling revelations made pub
lie by Weyand
Letherman says that while he
was post office inspector be collabo-
rated with the agents of the depart
ment of justice in matters Of joint
concern, including the Sacco-Van-
zetti case. The man under him in
direct charge of that case was Will
liam ]. West, who is still attached
to the department in Boston. Leth-
erman says that before, during and
after the trial, Mr.. West had num-
Der of "under-cover men" assigned
to this case, including Ruzzamenti
and Carbone; a number of men as
signed to watch the Sacco-Vanzetti
Defense Committee, all under-cover
men, and one or two Of them en-
ployed by the committee.
Letherman states that the depart
ment of justice was anxious to get
sufficient evidence against Sacco
and Vanzetti to deport them, but
never succeeded in getting the kind
and amount of evidence required.
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8 Die In Crossing Crash.

oWAToNNA, Mimi, Oct. 1.-TWO
persons are dead, a child is near
death with a fractured skull, and
three others are suffering from injur-
les, as a result of Milwaukee pas
senger train striking their car at a
grade crossing in the downtown Sec
ton here early today.
he dead: Mrs. S. s. Peters, Pepin,
Wis, Mrs. William Wend1andt, Owa-
tonna.
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Pardons Rich Murderer.

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. INA"
Ferguson has pardoned three prison
ers and granted furloughs to four
others. Among them was wealthy
son of Dallas manufacturer, who
killed a policeman in a Dallas post
Office robbery in 1921.
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had any actual knowledge of the
Sacco-Vanzetti case, that Sacco and
Vanzetti, altho anarchists and aul-
tators, were not highway robbers
and had nothing to do with the
South 5ralntree crime.
Letherman says there is or was
a great deal of correspondence on
file in the Boston office between
Mr.. West and Mr. Katzman, the
district attorney, and that these
letters and documents on file in the
Boston office would throw a great
deal Of light upon the preparation
Of the soceo-Vanzetti case for trial,
and upon the real opinion of the
Boston office Of the department Of
justice as to the guilt Of saeco and
VanzettI Of the particular crime
with which they were charged.
1t is pointed out that records still
held in secret, and which the pre-
sent attorney general, Sargent. in
Cooliage's cabinet, refuses to re-
veal, will show that the department
OF justice at no time considered
Sacco and Van1etti guilty of the
holdup and murders at South Brain
tree.
They will show, however, the ac-
tual collision between the depart
ment of justice at Washington, un-
der the thumb of the New England
? mill owner, Senator Butler, and the
local prosecutors in Massachusetts,
who owe their power and tenure in
Office to the multi.millionaire shoe
factory and textile mill owners.
This is the shoe-and-textile tyran-
ny that placed Anthony Bimba on
trial for blasphemy and sedition at
Brockton, Mass, that refuses per-
mission for workers meetings prac-
tically thruout its entire domain.
building every possible bulwark for
Its class rule against the rising
power Of the workers. Victory in
the Sacco-Vanzetti case for the mill
owners, will mean the strengthen.
ing Of this tyranny. Victory for the
workers thru the saving of the lives
Of Sacco and Vanzetti. will help
open the way for the organization
of the New England mill workers
into trade unions and the strength
ening of the political power Of la
Dor. The Sacco-vanzetti case is
crucial struggle for the whole Amer
lean labor movement.
Tomorrow:--Nick Sacco and his
lawyer, William G. Thompson, meet
Celestino Madeiros, who confessed
that he played a part in the South
Rraintrea crima face IN face in the
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KHARKOV, Ukraine, Oct. II. -
Fourteen counter revolutionists
charged with conspiracy to bring
about the restoration of the Grand
Duke Nikolai Nikolaievitch. went to
trial here today.
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CHICAGO RADIO
STATION OBTAINS
A. F. L. APPROVAL
Delegates Return from
Detroit Meet
BY CARL HAEssLER, Federated
Press.

Delegates to the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention, which
closed in Detroit, Oct, IA, have re-
turned to Chicago. Delegate John
Mangan, representing the Chicago
Federation of Labor, had his resolu-
tion for endorsement of VIGIL, the
labor-owned and Incorporated Chi
cago radio-station, unanimously car
ried, with instructions to the execu-
tive council to further study radio de-
velopments and their bearing on la
Dor. His resolution to force a
Strengthening out Of the snarl be.
tween the International Horeshoers'
union and the Chicago local did not
pass but it brought about negotiated
agreement.
Gets Resolution.
Delegate Christian Madsen of the
painters accomplished his purpose
also when his resolution to aid in see
ing justice done to small number of
Hindus long resident in this country
was referred to the executive council
for active support if it is found not
to violate the immigration policy OF
the federation.
Will Broadcast Passaic.
Wen tell the whole Chicago area
Of the need for Passaic relief and so
put our labor radio to good labor
USE" declared Charles F. Wills, a ma
chinist delegate and business man
ager of the Chicago Federation News,
to the convention at Detroit.
While he was uttering those words
another labor project was going out
over the ether from the municipal
pier broadcasting station VIGIL in
Chicago. This was the talk on the
comparatively grown and marketed
apples of the Wenatchee District Co
operative Association, the selling end
of the Washington State Farmers
Union. The Farmer-Labor exchange
of Chicago is handling 150,000,OOO ap-
pies for the cooperative farmers,
each case bearing the farmers union
trades council.
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emp LOYERS TRY
TO SPLIT PAPER
BOX STRIKERS
Spread Lies to Bring
About Dissension

NEW YORK, Oct. Employers in
the paper box industry yesterday TOOK
a new tack in their efforts to break
down the morale Of the 1000 strik
ing box workers. Anonymous circu
lars we're distributed to workers ear
ty in the morning, purporttng to come
from dissatisfied union workers and
crihcizing the leaders for their con
duct Of the strike.
Charge DlsIoyalty.
The familiar lies resorted to by
bosses who have their backs to the
wall were spread across the page
The leaders were charged with be.
ing IN the pay of the bosses. of sell
ing out and of disloyalty to the rank
and file OF the strikers.
Manager Fred CaioIa and other Off.
Gals Of the union were cheered at a
mass meeting Of workers when they
branded the circulars as trick of the
employers to break the strike. CATO
la declared that one manufacturer on
Wooster Street had been seen distri-
buting these circulars in person.
Anthony CaprarO, special organizer
for the union, praised the officials for
their fine work throughout the past
1s months. He maintained that the
former corrupt officials of the union
had connived with the manufacturers
TO get out the circulars.
Bosses Afraid.
Why didn't those responsible for
issuing these circulars have the nerve
to ssign them?" shouted Manager
Caiola. When the union makes ao-
cusations against anyone our off.
Gals always sign the statement. The
bosses are showing by their tactics
that their backs are to the wall. The
wall IS bound to fall very soon and
tne bosses will go down with it,"
William Pickens, field organizer
of the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People. prais-
ed the union for admitting Negroes
into its ranks on the same basis as
white workers. THE unity Of la
Dor is better than any consideration
OF race or language. The owners of
your factories hang together, but they
want to divide you. Every white man
who sets himself against a Negro
worker is playing into the hands Of
the bosses. Every black man who
sets himself against white worker
Is undermining his own chances Of
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The size of The DAILY WORK.
Err depends on you. Send O sab.
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Tomorrow:-Nick Sacco and his
lawyer, William G. Thompson, meet
Celestino Madeiros, who confessed
that he played a part in the South
Braintree crime, face to face in the
Dedham jail.
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Watch the Saturday Magasine
, 1926-04-07
CODY GOLF CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS

At a regular meeting of the Cody
Golf club held Friday evening at
the Library, the organization elect
ed officers as follows: Geo. T.
Beck. chairman; S. B. Freeman,
vice chairman; c. E. Parker, secre-
tary; R. w. Allen, treasurer; d. E.
HOLSTER, Paul Greever. Dr.. R. S.
Moody. e. v. Robertson and F. F.
MCGEE, with the chairman and vice
chairman will make up the board
of directors.
Hitherto the club has been OPP
Grating with temporary officers. and
the election followed the adoption
of a constitution and bylaws which
was presented by a committee head
ed by S. G. Parks, Jr. Under the
new constitution the initiation fee
has been raised from ten to twenty
five dollars for membership, and
the annual dues placed at ten dol
lars. Certain other provisions pro-
vide for junior membership where
a full membership is held by a
member of the family.
With about seventy members. and
several hundred dollars in the treas
ury, the club hopes to improve the
golf course, and in time make other
suitable improvements.