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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
new YORK LABOR
SENDS PASSAIC
STRIKERS RELIEF
GarmentW orkers' Union
Donates $1,000

PASSAIC, N. j., March q Labor
and fraternal organizations all over
the country are coming to the sup
port of the strikers of six New Jer-
sey textile mills who are in the fifth
week Of their strike. The Dressmak-
ers' Joint Board of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers, New York,
voted a contribution of $1,000. An
other New York union is making ar
engagements to donate one days pay
which will bring in a large sum. Lo-
cal No. % Of the garment workers has
made contribution of $500. Many
other contributions have been receiv-
ed to swell the relief fund.
An initial donation of $3.50 has been
received from Mrs. Stephen L. Wise,
chairman OF the child adoption COM
mfttee of the Free Synagogue of New
York. Fannie Hurst, prominent novel
list, spent day visiting the strikers
homes and declared that "unbeliev-
able conditions absolutely justified
the strike, and that wage cuts under
the circumstances were an incredible
act" Rebecca West, well-known
English novelist, also visited the
strike district with view to report
ing conditions.
Arrangements are being made for a
permanent auditing committee of the
books of the relief organization. A
committee composed of Carl Holder
man of the American Federation of
Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers,
Branch (Paterson), L. Stein, of the
Associated Silk Workers Patterson,
and a representative of the American
Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery
Workers, Branch II, (Passaic) met in
conference early this week and went
over the books Of the general relief
committee and declared its intention
Of establishing a permanent auditing
committee to answer unfounded slurs
ON the disposition of relief funds.
The first issue Of the Textile Strike
Bulletin has appeared and is being
distributed. 1t will be issued regular
ly twice week in the future, and car
ry the strikers true story of condi.
lions and progress of the strike as
well as reports on relief.
Send all contributions to the Gener-
al Relief Committee of Textile Strik-
ers, TAB Main Ave-, Passaic, N. ].
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
ASWELL BOASTS THAT HIS VICIOUS
BILL AGAINST LABOR WILL BECOME
LAW; NO OPPOSITION IN WASHINGTON

in congress is disorganized, without
leadership and having no program. 1t
has no definite stand.
Labor Must Fight.
1t is very evident, therefore, that
the fight must come from the outside
1t can only originate with the coun.
ellis for the Protection OF the Foreign.
born that are now being organized in
all sections of the country. These
councils must not only develop senti-
ment against this legislation at home
but they must also provide for push
ing the war theoretically in Washing
ton.
Aswell says of his bill. 1T is going
to pass"
Labor over the country must say
of this and all similar legislation, al
will not pass"
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pearance sake" and Aswell smiled
quite contentedly.
Green Does Nothing.
l don't know how correctly the late
Gompers was quoted, but investiga-
ton showed that the Green regime
isn't even putting up the appearance
OF fight. Up to the present time
President Green has appeared before
no committee OF congress champion
ing any tabor measure" He has writ
ten no letters to any member of con-
gress demanding any sort OF action on
anything. The so.called 'labor lobby"
composed of three tried and true
henchmen of labor arlstocracy, have
shown no activity against this anti.
foreign-born legislation, altho the At.
lantic City convention last October
condemned II in energetic terms.
Bitter hostility to this legislation
was voiced at the Office OF Congress.
man Adolph j. Sabbath, OF Chicago
II was denounced as an effort to in.
troduce the deposed Russian czardom
In this country. But II was admitted
here that the opposition was not or.
ganized. Nothing had been heard here
OF Green's labor lobby.
Victor L. Berger, the socialist con
gresham, was back home In Milwau
kee. He opposed this legislation, OF
course, but he had organized no fight
against II.
The so-called progressive group
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04

BOSToN-(FP)-- The v era g Q
weekly wage Of Massachusetts, cotton
mill workers is actually less than that
of southern textile workers, Thomas
f. Mcmahon testified at the legisla-
lures labor committee hearings on
the proposed bill to break the 4S-hour
law for women. Massachusetts, cot
ton workers average only SIG per
week while southern mill workers
average $3.50 weekly, by McMahon's
statistics. Massachusetts, workers
have been on part-time employment
for over two years
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Fear a "Red" China.

LONDON, March 2.-The possibility
of China turning RED" in her strug-
gle against foreign shackles is en-
phasized in the report on China, COM
piled for the department Of overseas
trade by NJ Brett. THE growth of
the labor movement" he concludes
land the danger of it's diversion to
purely political ends, is one of the
most dangerous symptoms in the pres
ent state of China, and so long as
this threat continues to exist the in
vestment of foreign capital in indus
trial enterprises in this country will
be attended with grave risk"
The British have recently sent 49,
100000 to Hongkong for anti-Bolshe-
visit propaganda. The frequent arm
ed displays of British strength in that
city have the same object.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Russ Inventor Designs
New Wariometer

MOSCOW, u. S. S. r., March "A
new appliance for the measuring Of
deviations from normal gravitation
has been perfected by Prof Nikiforov
senior physicist of the Academy Of
Sciences. The advantages OF the new
appliance over the old types OF gravi.
tation variometers consist in that II
affords the possibility of registering
from 20 to 40 deviations per day,
whereas with the old instrument 1t
was only possible to take two records
daily. The appliance is quite port
able and convenient for field observa.
tons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
MINNESOTA CALLS
A FARMER LABOR
STATE GATHERING
County Conventions viii
Be Held First
(speeIaI to rhe oaIIy w0rkerl

MINNEAPOLIS, March 1.-THE call
for the state convention of the Farm
err Labor Association of Minnesota
has been issued. It will be held in
st. Paul, March 26 and q in the La
Dor Temple. Delegates to the state
convention will be apportioned accord
ing to the vote for governor on the
farmerlabor ticket in the last cleo
ton, each county to be entitled to one
delegate for each 1000 votes or major
fraction thereof.
HennepIn County Convention.
County conventions are already being
prepared Hennepin county, consist
ing of Minneapolis and vicinity, which
is entitled to 20 delegates to the state
conference, will hold it's convention
Thursday evening, March II. This
convention, according to article w,
section 1 of the state Farmer Labor
Association constitution, will be linn
tied to the election of delegates to
the state convention and to the adop-
ton of resolutions pertaining to the
present political situation and to the
aims and aspirations of the farmer
labor movement. The county conven-
ton will not nominate county or dis
trict candidates for office, but will
refer these nominations to a special
nominations convention to be held
later.
County Call Sent Out.
The call for the county convention
will be sent to all organizations form
erly affiliated to the Farmer Labor
Federation as we'll as to all organ
izations eligible to representation ac-
cording to the constitution of the as
socfation. Article Sfdof the constitu-
ton reads. q. It's (the F. L. Al
purpose shall be to unite all farmer,
labor and other kindred organizations.
and unorganized elements which sup
port independent political action by
economic groups, into a political as
ISOLATION :. :" Altho the call will be
sent out Immediately, all local organ
izations meeting before the call is re-
ceived are urged to affiliate (if unaf-
filiated) and to elect representatives
to the county convention.
Basis of Representation.
Each local organization, union or
ward club, with not less than 10 mem
bers, will be entitled to one delegate,
plus one for each 100 members or ma
jor fraction thereof, not to exceed
three delegates. This will be the ba-
sis Of representation at the county
convention. Representation to the
state convention will be as follows:
Article Nv, section 2. Delegates to
the state cnvention shall be based
upon the vote cast for governor on
the farmer labor party ticket at the
preceding state election. Each county
shall be entitled to one delegate for
each 1000 votes or major fraction
thereof cast for the farmer-labor can.
didate for governor in said county at
the preceding state election and one
or more delegates from county may
cast the full quota vote allotted tc
said county at any state convention
in case Of the absence of any dele
gates from said county"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Took Bible Literally.

HUNTINGTON. Ind, March 2--Be.
cause he built a huge blaze In the kit
chen stove with the announced inten.
ton OF offering his three children as
sacrifice TO the lord" Joe Randall
laborer OF near Huntington, vas en-.
route today to the eastern Indiana
insane hospital at Richmand for OBJ.
servation. II had a dream and god
told me to do it." Randall said when
Ulcers arrived.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
WOMEN MUST
Be DRAWN into
I.ABOR'S STRUGGLE
BY AMY scHEcTER.

The international Womens Day
mass meeting to be held March 6 at
Northwest Hall is to mark the open
ing of an intensive campaign to draw
the working class women of the city
into real participation in the struggles
of the working class.
Women in industry are the victims
of every type Of exploitation and OPP
preston to which men workers are
subject; as less organized section of
the working class the degree of ex-
ploitation is in their case even more
intense. The general ensIavement OF
the working class is their enslave-
ment: the general fight Of the working
class for Liberation must be their
fight.
Working class women fall broadly
into two ategories-women in indus
try and housewives; tho Of course inn
mense numbers OF women are saddled
with the double burden OF long hours
in the shops and care of their chill
dren, cooking, and cleaning to attend
to when they come home tired out at
night. Both men and women in the
shops who as union members are
already consciously taking part in the
daily struggle of the workers, must
unite in a systematic attempt to draw
all the women in the shops into the
union and into the struggle. They
must bring every woman in the shops
to realize that her interests as an in
dividual and as member of the work
ing class are inseparable from those
of the organized workers in her indus
try, that their union must be her union
and every struggle that 1t carries on
her struggle. The woman in indus
try must also be approached on issues
especially affecting her interests
equal pay for equal work, abolition OF
night work for women, etc.
The working class housewife has a
constant struggle to meet the problem
OF seeing to It that her family Is
housed and fed and clothed and her
children educated in the face Of high
rents, high prices, low wages, and in
efficient. overcrowded schools. Work.
ing class housewives must join the ex-
listing organizations, such as Mothers
Leagues, Renters Associations, Par
ents' Associations, ETC., and carry on
a united campaign against the exploit
tation with which the workers family
is met at every turn OF the road.
At the international Women's Day
meeting speakers will deal with the
problems OF the working class women
as sketched above, outlining demands
and methods of work for the future.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
chamOrr0 Accents IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGToN-(FP)-M g.
Agents OF Gen. Chamorro. unrecog-
nized dictator of Nicaragua, have had
talk with the chief OF the bureau of
Latin-American affairs in the state de-
partment. They have been refused
any interview with the secretary, and
have been reminded that the United
States will neither recognize Chamor-
70 nor encourage any Of his financial
moves in New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04

| tary forces. The United States con-
gress is even today strengthening the
power of Its Governor General Leon
ard Wood in the Philippines in pretty
much the same tyrannical way. The
British General Gage, began building
new Notifications in Boston.
Then came another threat from the
colonists in the holding of the Pro-
vincial Congress, that met at Con-
cord, westward from Boston, while
Brockton is to the southwark. At
Concord, Oct. IL, 1774, the spokesman
of the colonists took measures for
arming the whole province. Without
any arguments about the use of
force" the author says of the acts of
the Provincial Congress:
twelve thousand men were or
dered to be raised and to hold them
selves in readiness at moments
warning. They were called min
/ ute men,"
The writer then goes over carefully
the march of the British against Lex
ington and Concord and the success
full resistance of the colonists. He
writes in lauding these events the
following:
"At Lexington was the first blood
shed In defense Of the liberty of the
people, and Immediately on the de-
parture of the troops (Britlsh) from
that place, by an arrangement pre-
Viously made, the committees of
safety thruout the whole country
despatched messengers on horse in
every direction, so that by evening
every town within 100 miles was
informed THAT THE WAR HAD
COMMENCED.
"The news was scattered thruout
the towns by guns being fired, and
other signals being given, so that
the people in the remote sections of
a town were soon aware that they
were needed
1.-THE NEWS OF THIS BATTLE
ARRIVED IN BRiDGEWATER
NOW 5RocKToN). EARLY IN
THE DAY AND BEFORE SUNSET
THE COMPANY HAD COL
LEcTED AND WERE READY FOR
A MARCH"
That was on April 10, 1775. The
book then devotes numerous pages to
following the deeds Of Brockton's rev.
dictionary soldiers thru the seven
years of the War of the Revolution
Many pages are used up in recording
their names and the military units to
which they belonged.
Today, Of course the right of revolu
ton is outlawed, just as the British
tried to outlaw it $50 years ago.
New England, the richest center OF
American revolutionary traditions, is
today the stronghold of the. greatest
reaction.
New tyrannies, always new wage
cuts, ever worse conditions of labor
all these things are visited upon New
England labor of all nationalities by
a parasite class, largely native, 1.-THE
Sons and Daughters of the Revolu
tion," grown respectable thru the
passage Of a century and half OF
time.
Today it becomes seditious to even
talk about the miserable conditions
Of New England labor. Bimba is held
up in court as criminal for daring
to utter these things and calling upon
the workers to organize for the strug
gle to better their lowly standard OF
living.
The new revolutionary change faces
the same obstacles that were con
fronted by the old. But the struggle
grows and develops. The new OBJ
stacles to the new revolution will also
| be successfully overcome.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Check-Of Agreement
Ends Strike of the
Nova Scotia Miners
lspeeIaI q rhe paIIy Workerl

GLACE BAY N. s., March - 1t
is expected that two year wage
agreement will be signed this week
between the British Empire Steel cor
poration and the United Mine Work
ers Of America executives. The com
pany has agreed to restore the check
off. The contract is based on the re-
cent report of the royal commission
which was adverse to the miners
claims. For the last three months the
miners have been working under a
temporary agreement. This marks the
formal ending Of one of the most cost
ly and bitterly fought labor conflicts
in all Canadian history.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
KENTUCKY POLICE
TORTURE NEGRO
into CONFESSION
Sentenced to Be Hung
March S; Asks Re- rial

LEXINGTON, KY, March Ed
ward Harris, Negro. who was sentenc-
ed to hang on March 5, in the court
yard here following a trial that last
ed thirteen minutes for the alleged
raping Of white woman, denies that
he ever committed the crime and
calls upon his lawyers to appeal his
case
At the time Of the Harris trial sew
eral detachments Of troops armed
with riot guns and tear gas bombs
and armored tanks patrolled the
streets about the courthouse to keep
the mob that had gathered around
the court room from lynching Harris.
Railroad Negro to GaiIows.
The trial was cut and dried affair,
The sheriff was the only witness for
the state and he gave what was pur-
ported to be a confession" of Har-
ris admitting that he had raped the
woman. From the time that the trial
opened until sentence was passed and
Harris bundled into fast automobile
took Just thirteen minutes. From the
moment he was arrested up to the
passing Of his sentence, Harris was
not allowed to see any of his colored
friends.
Harris, unable to get in touch with
any Of his friends and unable to get
a lawyer was told that the judge
would appoint a lawyer. The judge
appointed three lawyers to defend"
Harris. No attempt was made on the
part of the lawyers to defend Har-
ris. Upon the judge asking whether
he had anything to say before the
sentence was passed, Harris realizing
that if the trial exonerated him, he
would still have to face the mob, de-
clared: give got nothing to fight
this case with. pleads guilty"
Denies Confession"
Shortly after, Confession" was
widely printed in which it was al
legged that Harris admitted his
Crime" Harris denies that he ever
made this confession and declares
many of the statements which the
sheriff made in purported confession
at the trial" were forced from him
thru torture that lasted for many
hours and the constant threat that
he would be released for the mob to
finish.
Harris denies that he raped Bry-
ants wife and declares If given an
opportunity, he viii force her to prove
her accusations. At the time of the
trial Mrs. Bryant did not attend the
trial as it was claimed she was "too
i'll" and too shocked" Harris is also
accused of killing Bryant, with whom
he was associated in bootlegging
white mule, and Bryant's two chill
dren. Bryant had been released from
prison but one day before the alleged
murder
Lawyers Refuse Harris Pleas.
The lawyers that Harris had ap-
pointed to represent him in the trial
by the judge refuse to appeal the
case. At the time of the trial despite
Harris plea they fight for a change
of venue, the lawyers refused to do
so. When they were approached as
to whether attempts would be made
TO stay the hanging and appeal to a
higher court, the lawyers showed
their disdain for the Negro and de-
clared that Harris had Committed
the crime" while crazed by wood al
cohol that Bryant had given him to
drink"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Brockton Is Proud of
the Revolution That Is
$50 Years in the Past
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

I'D EVOLUTION!" is today a hated
~ word by the ruling class in
the shoe town of Brockton, Mass.
But it was very different $50 years
ago.
Then the call to "Revolution!" rang
thru this neighborhocd, and every
able-bodied man was supposed to re-
spond to the call to arms. All who
did not were denounced as royalists-
traitors.
This year is the 150th since the
signing of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. 1t will be celebrated far
and wide as an event of the greatest
historical significance
The American revolutionists of $50
years ago will be lauded as great
heroes to be honored by all the peo-
pie.
But Anthony Bimba, the revolutions
list Of 1926, the Communist editor, has
been on trial here these past few days,
has forsaken the religion of his faith
ers to join the Unitarian church and
do the dirty work of the proft-seeking
New England capitalist class. He is
denounced as a seditionist in addition
to being charged as a blasphemer.
dropped in at the local library. A
young man was at the book counter.
| asked if they had history of
Brockton. He produced with pride a
bulky volume.
1t was with the tremendous words
of the court prosecutor, questioning
about force and violence" "over-
throw Of the government" "revolu.
ton" still ringing in my ears, that ]
turned the pages of this historic book
and came to whole chapter set apart
under the heading of "The Revolu-
tionary War" 1t starts out with this
proud claim:
"No period in the history of the
world is more interesting, or more
full OF moral and political instruc-
tlop than that of the American revo-
luton"
The author recites with pride the
growing resistance of the colonists to
the tyrannical rule of the British
king. The colonial legislatures passed
resolutions protesting the right of the
king to impose taxes without permit.
ting representation in his royal par.
! lament. This gave rise to the famous
slogan, mo Taxation without Repre-.
sentation!"
When the kings government passed
"The Sugar Act" April 5, 1854. i'm.
posing new taxes upon the necessities
of life, the waves of protest mounted
higher, so that British rule sent
10000 more soldiers to be quartered
among the colonists ito maintain law
and order" The flames of revolt
spread as the hated Stamp Act, OF
March %, 1865, was imposed. The
colonists placed a boycott on all
goods coming from Great Britain, and
the famous Tea Party" threw a car.
go of tea into Boston Harbor. All
these facts are proudly set forth in
this History of Brockton" with this
comment:
"AlI these measures did not intim-
idate the Americans, but served to
strengthen their firm purpose not
to submit to their oppression In any
form.
Societies In great numbers were
formed called Sons of Liberty de-
termlned to resist parliamentary OPP
preston (creat 6ritaIn)."
But the British made no retreat
Instead they strengthened their mill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Countess Asks That
Kellogg Tell Truth

WASHINGTON, March 2--Countess
Catherine Karoly Of Hungary. thru
her attorneys, asked Secretary Of
State Kellogg today to specify under
which OF 145 different subdivisions of
the immigration law, or the 46 sec
tions OF the same law, he excluded
her from this country.
The countess commended. in brief
filed In the district supreme court,
that Kellogg's explanation TO her
mandamus suit that he had merely
acted under the immigration law"
l%as evasiye. vague and non-con.
elusive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
1868 People Pump
Christian Dope Into
the Chinese Daily
lspeolaI to The pAIIy w0rkerl

NEW YORK, March Statistics
show that there are 1868 people, in
Guiding in that number the members
of their families, engaged in mission
airy work in TAO different cities Of
China. They are distributed as fol-
lows:
Shanghai, 554; Picking, 2S4; Canton,
265; Marking, 22O; Chengtu, 203; Foo
chow, 1888; Changsha, 1923; Hankow,
1853; Tsinanfu, 1873; Wuchang, 1903;
Tientsin, 80; Hangchow, 81; and
Hongkong, 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04
Shares Are Hard Hit.
Chamberlain, The Liar.

LONDON, March 2.-The hypocrisy
of British statesmen in dealing with
the imperialist policies of the empire
is revealed by the reassuring state
ment in the house of commons of Aus
ten Chamberlain that tthe attitude of
patience and Cancellation adopted by
the British government in the pres
ent situation in China is bearing fruit
in the slow but steady restoration of
friendship and good will between the
British and Chinese peoples" with the
actual fact that just a day before
his address the armed forces of the
British in Hongkong had paraded that
city from early morning until late at
night in an effort to intimidate the
Chinese. The forces included the
Punjabis, regiment of natives of In
dia brot here to support British i'm
perialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-04

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