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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
JOHNSTON HIMSELF.

president of the Railway Employees de-
partment, A. F. of L., and former mem
Der of the Railroad Labor Board, to
NIL the vacancy created by Mr.. John
ston's resignation. Mr. Wharton will
assume Office July 1, 1926"
Wharton in Hartman Strike.
Johnston was taken i'll last Sep
tember, and returned to his Office only
about a month ago. Wharton, who
first came into national prominence
thru the Hartman railroads shop
strike in 1911, is one of most vigorous
executives in the Machinists. Before
becoming labor member of the Rail-
road Labor Board his home was in St.
Louis.
Await Statement on Policy.
This change in leadership of the
largest of the shop crafts, comes at
the moment when the railroads are
planning the application of the ma
chinery authorized by the Watson
Parker rail labor act 1t gives to the
Machinists a general president who
was not party to the recent internal
difficulty in the organization.
The clearing away of this factional
controversy, leaders on both sides
have declared, would be Of the highest
value to the union since it would turn
the energies of the entire membership
toward recruiting new members, re-
covering old ones who dropped out
thru lack of faith, and galvanizing the
goodwill of all the members into a
determination to conquer new ground.
Wharton is expected to make an an
nouncement of policy when he takes
Office, July 1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
PEOPLES ARMY
OF CHINA IN A
new OFFENSIVE
Reactionaries Launch a
Counter Attack

PICKING, May 24-The Kuomin-
chun, or peoples army" which was
forced out of Picking into the country
westward, where spies from the reac-
tionary general of Chang Tso-lin and
WI Pei-fu report that the Kuominchun
army is short of rations, is again
taking the offensive.
There are about 100000 Kuomin-
chun troops and these would put the
troops of the reactionary governor of
Shansi province to rout if it were not
for aid being given by Manchurian
soldiers attacking the Kuominchun
from the north. Eighty thousand
Shansi troops are engaged trying to
stop the Kuominchun attack
Frantic kilograms calling for aid
from the north have brot reinforce
ments from Chang Tso-lin and WI Pei
fu which are concentrating at the
mouth of the Nankow pass and at Dol
onnor-ting.
Rail communication is cut off and all
telegraph wires are wrecked so little
communication is possible with the
scene Of battle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
PAY $4,000 And
GO FREE. OFFER
MADE TO SCOTT
Wife Bares Deal with
Parole "Fixers"

The appearance of Mrs. Russell
Scott, wife of the slayer of Joseph
Maurer, before the Carlstrom-C Grove
special grand jury, is expected follow
ing story she told her husbands at
torney, William Scott Stewart.
Mrs. Scott said her husband had
urged her to raise $4,000 so that he
could purchase his freedom from the
Chester State Hospital for the crimi-
nal insane.
Russell told me he was given to UNI
derstand that his escape could be ar
ranged if he could produce $5,000," she
said. 81 went to Michigan and tried
to raise the money, but l failed.
4 went to see him again and he told
me if I could save 800 month they
could pay the escape price in install
ments and when the $4,000 had been
thus paid he would get out.
"Once a man stopped me on the
street and asked me if had been
able to raise any money. When told
him it was all could do to support
myself and our three children he
walked away"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
URGES UNIONS
TO FIGHT PA.
SEDITION ACT
Pennsylvania Federation
Aids Repeal
BY ID. E. EARLY
Especial to The Daily Worker)

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May "a. - Sew
eral hundred workers and liberals at
tended the mass meeting last night at
the Harris theater to demand the
repeal of the FLYNN Sedition Act"
The meeting was arranged by the con-
ference for repeal of the Flynn sedi-
ton act, which was organized here sew
eral weeks ago by trade unions and
other workers organizations.
Law to Stop Strikes.
James Maurer and Robert Dunn
were the principal speakers with Bro.
Gordon of the Electrical Workers
presiding. Dunn pointed out that the
sedition laws of Pennsylvania and
other states are un-American and are
aimed not only against Communists
and 1. w. w, but against all workers,
and will be used largely during
strikes. 80
Dunn enumerated long list Of per
secutions underithe Pennsylvania sedi-
ton act for mere expression of opinion
or possession Of literature.
Maurer in lengthy and vivid
speech described how the sedition act
originated in Pennsylvania After the
war when agents Of the department Of
justice were on the verge of losing
their jobs and when some Of the gov
eminent officials were afraid that
some of their own crimes committed
during the war might be disclosed if
free speech would be allowed, the
"sedition act" was passed. 1t was in
tended to stop any one for talking and
as possible preventive Of strikes.
The bill, said Maurer, was drafted by
a republican and introduced by a
democrat and contained clauses which,
if passed by congress, would have
made it impossible for any labor organ
ization or minority political party to
hold meetings of any kind.
Urges Unions to Aid Repeal.
The Pennsylvania Federation of La
Dor succeeded after long and bitter
fight to eliminate some Of the worst
provisions of the act and will continue
its fight against the law to the very
end.
Maurer appealed to all trade unions
to unite in opposition to the act and
to support the movement for repeal.
He emphasized that if trade unions
permit the falling of Communists I'M
der the sedition act without protest,
they will be next to be prosecuted.
John Otis, secretary of the confer
ences, gave a brief outline of the acti-
vities of the conference and of its
future plans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
FRENCH IMPERIALISTS
REPORT CAPTURE OF A
STRONGHOLD OF KRIM

PARIS, May 24.-The French war
office announces that French coll
onlal troops supported by Moroccan
cavalry have entered TareuIst ADD
eI-Krim's capital since the Spanish
took AJdIr last autumn, almost With
out a fight, but found that krIT had
fled.
Il 10 said that the BENZ ouriashsl
tribe with about 5000 fighting men
has submitted to the French. Both
the French and Spanish ara now
preparing for drive on cheohaouen,
which 10 krlm's most Important
town remaining In his hands. ~
capturing this, the ImperialIsts hope
to capture krlm himself and end the
war for subIeotlon Of the Rim. The
Rlfflans, however, have q habit 81
retreatIng to mountain fastnesses
when hard pressed and waiting for
another chance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
SEEK INJUNCTION
AGAINST STRIKE
OF Ohio CARMEN
Canton and Akron Street
Carmen Hold Out
Especial to The Daily worker)

CANTON, o., May 24-The Northern
Ohio Light and Traction Company is
seeking an injunction against street
car men on strike against the com
pany. This is particularly directed
against international officers Of the
street carmen's union who are on the
scene directing the strike.
Provocateurs have been found in the
ranks of the strikers and many have
been weeded out. However, the usual
tales Of stopping mails and dynamit-
ing bridges are going the rounds.
Men Firm.
The men in Akron and Canton are
holding firm. In Canton the strikers
stopped cars yesterday as they left
the barns and at the public square a
group Of carmen joined the strike.
The men are out every day with ban
ners and lefets.
Low Wages.
The fight of the strikers is more
than justified. The wages paid them
range from 48 cents to 81 cents an
hour on two-man cars and So cents to
81 cents on one-man cars. There is no
possibility of rising above this scale
Duped.
The men remember that in Febru.
airy, 1924, they went from door to door
collecting signatures for a new fran.
chise for the company with the prom.
Use that if a raise in the fare price
was granted their wages would also be
raised. The franchise was granted
the fare raised from to 7 cents but
the men were given only a sop in the
form Of an insurance.
The police are on the job as usual
protecting the property" of the com
pany-which means they are doing
their duties as strikebreakers and are
clubbing the heads Of the strikers
whenever the company deems It neces.
sary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
Fight for Shorter WOrk-Week

WHEREAS the Furriers' Union is
conducting a heroic struggle for q
forty-hour week, and better working
conditions; and
WHEREAS we, knowing that their
demands are just ones, are entirely
in sympathy with our fellow workers
and wish to see them bring their
struggle to a successful end; there
fore be it
RESOLVED, that we, the employees
Of the Furriers' Union contribute $500
to the General Strike Fund of the joint
board Furriers' Union"
New Trial for Saeeo and Vanzetti
The meeting closed with the passing
Of the resolution for Sacco and Van
zetti which read:
WHEREAS Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Vanzetti-two champions Of
labor-have had their appeal for a
new trial from an unjust murder con
viction denied by the Massachusetts
supreme court, and these men will
automatically be sentenced to the cleo
trio chair unless this action is re
versed; and
WHEREAS, the Sacco-Vanzetti De
Tense Committee has asked the SUI
preme court for a rehearing of the
appeal, on the basis of still further
proof of frame-up in the murder con
viction; and
WHEREAS, the American Fedora
ton OF Labor at the Ell Paso conven
ton branded their conviction as 9
''ghastly miscarriage Of Justice; be II
RESOLVED, that this huge assem-
bly, of organized labor, gathered here
in Madison Square Garden in a great
campaign to shorten the hours and i'm
prove the conditions Of the workers
hereby demands that justice be grant
ed our two prosecuted fellow workers
Sacco and Vanzetti-whose life has
been dedicated to the same great
cause; and be II further
RESOLVED, that we demand that
these two workers be granted the new
trial which common justice demands
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
4O-HOUR week
IS DEMAND OF
FURRIERS HERE
VIII Ask for $500 Per
Week Raise

Chicago Fur Workers Union. Local
AZ, met on May % at Roosevelt Hall
to consider their new agreement with
Chicago fur manufacturers. The mem
bership approved an agreement than
contains the following demands:
l. A forty-hour work week Of hve
days.
2. Equal division of work in duh
season.
8. Wage increase of IS week.
After the adoption Of the agreement
a protest was made from the floor
against the action of the local man
ager, Levin, in taking member on
the Job because he failed to pay an
unjust fine. It was pointed out that
the action was unconstitutional; that
only by a vote of the local can a mem
Der be expelled or suspended.
Sam Levin, manager OF the Joint
Board Of the Chicago AmalgamRted
Clothing Workers Union, spoke 20
the members. His plea was for har-
mony and unity during the negozia-
tions for the new agreement. Just as
Levin was concluding his speech for
harmony between the right and left
wings of the union right-wi1g mem
Der jumped up and hit a brother Of
the left.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
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urged the fur strikers to remain firm
and continue their great fight until
the forty-hour week is won.
Victory In Sight
Ben Gold brought the meeting to a
pitch of highest enthusiasm by his
plea for a continuation of the strike,
with renewed vigor and determination.
1.-THE bosses now acknowledge" said
Gold, that If it had not been for the
treacherous promises of our Interna-
tional officials, the strike would have
been settled by this time. They are
still not quite convinced that the fur
strikers are firm in their determine
ton not to compromise. Some Of the
manufacturers realize this; some of
the others need further proof, and to-
days meeting with it's endorsement by
labor unionists all over the country
will be the last great blow. Victory
is ours II we but fight in the same
splendid fashion we have carried on
our struggle for the IA weeks. The
strike was never in better shape; we
are sure to win-and that very soon. 4"
other Unions Aid.
Among the dozens Of kilograms re-
ceived from state and city declarations
and labor unions was one from Local
20 OF the I. L. @. w. u. saying:
Greetings. Your fight for the 40
hour week and for two days rest
deserves the whole-hearted support of
all progressive workers. The Dress
makers Union has been watching your
brilliant battle against all the dark
forces who are trying to split your
solid ranks. Your wonderful fight is
writing new page in the history of
labor's struggle for freedom, and the
better things in life. We have already
secured the 40-hour week but we real
lie that your fight is our fight; your
victory is also our victory. We feel
sure that your brilliant struggle will
bring a full victory in the very near
future. Altho we have already render
ed financial aid, our members remain
ready at all times to give as much
more as well be necessary. Long live
the 40-hour week. Long live the fight
ing army OF Furriers. Long live one
needle trades union"
Office Workers Contribute.
The following resolution from the
ONCE workers Of the joint board was
read 10 the members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
Carpenters in San
Francisco Strike
Fight the Banks
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Exchange, AFFILIATED with the Indus
trial Association, calls at jobs and in
sists on placing at least two scabs on
each job and informs the contractor,
in event of refusal, that it will be i'm
possible for him to get the material
necessary for continuing operation.
The strike-breakers then start to
work, union men walk off, and mate
rial is delivered. Instead of a crew
of carpenters and no material, the con-
tractor now has two scabs and mate
rial, with the Industrial Associations
promise to ship him a consignment Of
strike-breakers.
Law and Order.
Prominent in the fight against labor
is ex-senator Boynton, chairman of the
Industrial Association, who assisted IN
the organization of a Law and Order
committee and informed the board
Of supervisors in San Francisco that
unless they enforced law and order
more to his liking, he would do so
with his committee. 1t was he who
insisted upon grand jury indictments
for the 102 men arrested in San Fran
CISCO in connection with the strike.
Another active in the fight against
the workers is bill George, leading
light in the fight against the workers
in 1921, who was recently brought up
sefore labor commissioner on charges
involving payments to the workers
laboring at the cement plant with
which he is connected.
Intensive Campaign.
The carpenters are planning a more
intensive campaign to unionize the
Jobs, and are beginning to see the
logic to the left wings program, which
calls for a strike of all building trades
workers. As It is at present, only
those carpenters working with non
union carpenters are called on strike.
Had the rest Of the building trades
workers supported II, the strike would
probably have lasted no longer than
two weeks at the most.
OAKLAND, Calf, May "a. - The
business agent of the Oakland Build
ers' Exchange, an afilliation of the In
dustrial Association, demanded OF
union foreman that at least two scabs
be placed on the Job and informed him
that no material would be delivered
until the scabs were employed. The
union foreman refused, saying as long
as he was there, It would be a strictly
union job.
When the business agent threatened
him with the blacklist with remarks
that It would be difficult for him 10
get another Job, the scab-herder was
instructed, in no polite terms, to de-
part. Later the foreman was fred and
the rest OF the union men walked OF.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
JOHNSTON QUITS:
WHARTON HEADS
THE MACHINISTS
Is Former Member of
Defunct Rail Board

WASHINGTON, D. c. (FP)-
Grand lodge headuarters Of the Inter-
national Association of Machinists, in
Washington, has issued this state
ment:
William Il. Johnston, president Of
the !. A. NJ, who has been In III
health for the past several months,
rendered his resignation to the ex-
eeutlve council of the Maehinists Fri
day, May ~, to become effective July
I, 1926.
when vacancy in an elective Of
fee in the l. A. M. occurs thru death
or resignation, the executive council is
authorized to fill the unexpired term
by appointment. Acting under the au-
thority so vested in it, the council has
appointed Arthur o. Wharton, former
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
MUCH CHAMP ACNE
USED AT { ARL
CAROLS PARTY
Witnesses Give Lie to
Producers Denial

NEW YORK, May 24.-The spigot
of testimony was turned on anew at
the wine bath" trial of Earl Carroll,
Broadway producer, charged with per-
jury.
Robert B. Coleman, Jr., dramatic
editor, testified to seeing Joyce Haw-
ley, pretty model, slip off her clothes
and step into bathtub of champagne,
from which a score of men drank
during CAROLS Washington birthday
party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
Many Speakers Aid
Growing Fight for
Sacco and Vanzetti
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TO speak at meetings under your aus.
pieces"
Definite arrangements for meetings
have already been made in many cities
where there are units of International
Labor Defense or other organizations
sympathetic to the cause Of Sacco and
Vanzetti. More are being heard from
every day.
Big Garden Meeting.
The huge mass meeting Of New York
workers in Madison Square Garden, in
demonstration for the 40-hour week
unanimously passed a resolution de-
manding new trial for Sacco and
vanzetti.
The meeting, initiated by the strik.
ing fur workers, was held with the Co
operation OF the State Federation o.
Labor and the Central Trades and La
Dor Assembly OF New York City, whose
secretary, John t. Coughlin, acted ar
chairman of the crowded meeting OF
$4,000 workers.
From Europe.
That workers in other countries will
not be found wanting in demonstrate
ing their solidarity with the two Jtal-
ian workers of Massachusetts is al
ready shown by the messages OF pro
test pouring into this country from Eu'
rope. In Paris, the radical workers
have already arranged a big demon
stration, in which they compared the
Haymarket hanging in Chicago, in the
last century, with the proposed cleo
trocution OF Sacco and Vanzetti
other European centers will be heard
from very soon, reports indicate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
Plans Made By Council
for Protection of the
Foreign-Born Workers
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bron, which was held in Washington,
was attended by many delegates rep
resenting trades unions, local councils
of the Protection of Foreign-born and
large benefit societies.
Among the unions represented by
delegates at this conference were the
New York joint board of the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, Carpenters Local 1000 of New
York, Amalgamated Food Workers of
New York. Local 230 of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Of America,
United Mine Workers Locals 1856,
1881, s75, Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Local 1855 OF Baltimore. Local
zoe Bakers Union Of Baltimore and
Upholsterers' Union Local No. 26 Of
Philadelphia.
Twenty-eight fraternal organiza-
tons, representing Bohemian, Bava-
tions, representing Bohemian, Bavar-
ian, Jewish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Lithu-
sent delegates to the conference. A
member of the fraternal organizations
represented were the Pennsylvania
Slavic Roman Catholic Union, First
Catholic Slavic Women's Organization
with $1,000 members, Croatian Frat
ernal Union of Pittsburgh with $4,000
members, Polish Roman Catholic
Union with 10000 members, and a
number of Workmen's Circles.
Local and District Councils for the
Protection Of Foreign-Born in Phila-
delphia, Detroit, Chicago, Boston,
Cleveland, Connersville, Pa, Western
Pennsylvania district New Haven,
Washington, Utica and New York had
delegates present. Many OF these
councils are supported by central Ia
Dor unions and local unions in their
respective districts.
The delegates regarded this con-
ference as a preliminary to a larger
conference to be held this coming fall
when congress reconvenes.
Attempts are being made by the big
business hackers of these anti-union
and anti-labor bills to bring them up
at the next session Of congress. The
national committee of the Council for
the Protection of Foreign-Born intends
TO call a conference about the time
that congress meets TO voice the pro-
test Of the organized workers against
these attempts on the part of the open
shop employers to enslave the for
eign-born workers and use them as
their pawns in the coming drives OF
the open shoppers on the wages and
working conditions Of the American
born workers.
The Council for the Protection Of
Foreign-Born was unable TO send a
delegation to testify before the sen.
ate immigration committee and to pro-
test against these vicious laws, pro.
posed by the servants OF the open
shoppers, as the immigration commit.
tee had abandoned its sessions.
The national conference adopted a
resolution in which Il urged the
American Federation OF Labor to con.
tinue its opposition to the proposed
measures pointing out that the Amer.
lean Federation OF Labor had taken
vigorous stand against these bills
and should continue their support OF
the campaign against these measures
so that these antiforeign-born, anti.
lapor measures will be defeated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
Kokomo Fire Loss s2bo.ooo.

KOKOMO. Ind, May 24.-Fire Of IN
known origin at the mine plant Of the
Kokonlo Steel and Wire Company to-
day totally destroyed two buildings
housing the nail mill, the nail clean
ing room and copper shop, with an es-
timated loss Of $25O,OOO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
browns In Gravel Pit.

ELKHART, Ind, May 24-William
Troup, 35. was drowned in a pool al
a gravel pit here today when he was
plunged into the water by the caving
in OF the bank after he had backed
his truck 10 the edge OF the pit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26
M. Kessler

Los ANGELES, May 24.-comrade
M. kessler, who was a member of the
Workers (communIst) Party since
Its organization and was also a mem
Der Of the LenIn Branch of the Work
mems Circle and the MachinIsts'
Union, died Of cancer. The movement
loses q very valuable oomrade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26

WASHINGTON, May 24-(Insl-
The supreme court of the United
States today held constitutional the
Wisconsin workingrnan's compensation
law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-26

1.-THE pen Is mlehtler than the
sword" provided you know how to use
II. Come down and learn how In tho
worker correspondence classes,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-16
Looking Over
Keith Acts

Frequent upsets in Legitimate
fields have induced a number of
well-known stars to try the more
dependable two-a-day. Among the
most recent recruits for Keith-Albee
is Helen Shipman, late of Kosher
Kitty Kelly" Her material will be
by Vincent Youmans, composer of
mo, No. Nanettte," and either Ted
Snyder or Werner JANSEN
+ l. + -
Reginald Denny, de,bonair hero of
numerous screen entertainment has
temporarily deserted the films to APP
pear in Keith-Albee vaudeville.
j. +
Edith Van Cleve,' who played for
some seasons with Jane Cowl and
was last seen in New York in "One
Of the Family" will shortly make
her debut in the two-a-day. She viii
be seen with Beverly Bayne, erst-
while picture star, in sketch pre-
pared for the Keith-Albee Circuit
+
In honor of James j. Walker, New
York's new mayor, the Hippodi'ome
last week featured as special at
traction Ernest r. Ball, the we'll
known composer who elaborated
with Mayor Walker on will You
Love Me In December AS You Do
In May?" During his Hippodrome
engagement, Ball was received at
city hall by the mayor who re-
newed their old friendship and gave
him the freedom Of the city. Ball
is a standard Keith-Albee headliner
and the composer Of Mother
Machre," It'll the Sands Of the
Desert Grow Cold" Love Me and
the World is Mine" and other popu-
lar numbers.