The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-07
MANY MAY DAY
Celebrations
IN new YORK
Ruthenberg Receives
Great OUation
BY SYLVAN A. POLLAcK.
Especial TO The Daily Worksr)

Especial TO The Daily Worksr)
NEW YORK cITY-(Hy MaID-
May Day fittlngIy celebrated In New
York City by thousands Of workers
who filled many halls to capacity.
The Workers (Communist) Party
which Is affiliated with the labor con-
ference for May Day celebration,
packed Cooper Union and had TO use
Manhattan Lyeeum for the overflow
crowd.
The International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union, also affiliated to the
May Day conference, filled Mecca
Temple. Many other indoor meeting
were held by language groups.
In the evening, open air meeting
were held thruout the city by the
Workers (Communist) Party, which
brot the message of May Day to thous-
ands Of workers.
Ruthenberg Speaks.
c. e. Ruthenberg, general secretary
Of the Workers (Communist) Party,
received a great ovation which con-
cluded with the singing of the Inter-
national when he arose to speak at
Cooper Union.
He pointed out that the executive
committee Of the Communist Interna-
tional, a year ago last March, recorded
the fact that capitalism had succeeded
in partially and temporarily stabilizing
itself.
But this year we may look for a
crisis in the near future for capital
ism, as 1t is being weakened in all the
countries of Europe.
He also dealt with the Scarborough
conference and the Minority Move
ment to show the advance Of English
labor, also that in Germany the Dawes
plan has failed to bring the blessings
that was promised.
The constant crises Of changing
cabinets in France, as well as it's
colonial war. were referred to.
Shows Soviet Contrast.
The contrast of the Union of Social
list Soviet Republics, where the work
ers are progressing with new triumphs
was given.
The United States was mentioned
as the country, which came out of
the war as the dominant power,
strengthened and growing constantly.
Ruthenberg also stated that Passaic,
N. j., will be followed by Lawrence,
Mass, Akron, Ohio, and other centers
where large masses are ruthlessly ex-
plotted, being organized.
"The downtrodden workers" con-
tinued Ruthenberg, under the leader
ship of the Communist Party will go
forward in the struggle"
May Day-Amerlcan.
Bertram d. Wolfe, director OF the
New York Workers School, pointed
out that May Day is an American holt
day, first celebrated in this country
in 1885 at the beginning of the nation
wide strike for the eight hour day.
Other speakers at Cooper Union
were, Walter M. Trumbull, soldier
Communist, Charles Krumbein, indus
trial organizer of the Workers CCom-
munist) Party, and Irving Shalelson of
the Young Pioneers. William w.
Weinstone, acted as chairman.
Musical numbers were rendered by
the Freiheit Singing Society.
Ruthenberg at !. L. G. w. U.
Ruthenberg also spoke at the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union May Day celebration at Mecca
Temple Other speakers there were:
Louis Lyman, manager of the New
York joint board of the union, Charles
S. Zimmerman, manager of the dress
department of the joint board, and
Juliet Stuart Poyntz. Members Of the
bomb squad and uniformed policemen
we're present at all indoor and outdoor
meetings.
Search School Children.
During the afternoon, the police, act
ing under instructions of Inspector
Leech, examined all suspicious look
ing packages" which the police feared
might contain leaflets or bombs. The
examination in the main, consisted of
looking in the brief cases of high
school children who were on their
way home from school, and much to
the disappointment of the eagle eyed
police. did not contain any "seditious
literature" nor bombs!
The American Worker Correspond.