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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04
MussoIini, Servant Not Master

The real shirt dictatorship of Italy big
them being Count Vop the gentleman who nego
the settlement with the United States Mussonl ls
fgurehead tho voluntary
and willing ,se1
The nsel stripped the personality of Musson in an
will appear Wednesday in The DAILY WORKER
written by man who knows Italy his Mussoini
rbbng the Of every vestge OF elective
Muson with startling rapidly are caused by
weakening the fascist is the inference to be
article The followers Of Ferinacc the depoed
general secretary the fascist party resortng violence
against uson cuthoats and exposing each other as bands
of embezzling experts. This is good >t
fascist dictatorship based the small group Of bankers
ndusras and exercised for their benefit Contrast
this with the and in the Soviet
Union the suffrage the great OF producers and
Won have the revolutionary form Of
with its face reaconary with its face
o the past l.
represents auocacy The Soviet form OF government
represents democracy Of the future
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04
WHY DOES GREEN INVESTIGATE?
Lett Wing leadership Wins SikSh
and Company Fails the BosesGen Orders Hostile PbUmon
Membership Left

bership and converting our union into
an agency serving their own selfish
interests. Every attempt made by us
to put an end to these grievous con-
dittons was met with the full force at
the disposal of the clique in power.
Leadership Change Good.
In order to wipe out the evils pre-
vailing in our organization, it required
an unselfish leadership prepared to
run the risk of personal physical in
jury to inspire and guide the discon-
tented membership. Such a leader.
ship was provided by the fur workers
whom we have chosen to occupy the
responsible positions Of our present
Joint Board and who served us on the
strike committee.
1t is well remembered and appre-
ciated by all fur workers that, in adj
dition to their own work, it was the
untiring efforts of our present leader
ship-eflOrts which on a number of oc-
casions they paid for with their very
blood-that enabled them to free
themselves and the organization from
the sinister control of the unprincipled
elements.
Successful Organizing.
During the brief period in which the
present leadership have been in con-
troll of the Joint Board they have sue
ceeded in arousing the real support of
the fur workers, spirit laid dormant
and discouraged They instilled into
our organization new life and fresh
vigor. They conducted several sue
cessful organizational drives which
brought into our organized ranks large
numbers of exploited workers thus
adding strength to our union and to
thd organized labor movement as
whole.
Their inspiration and education en-
abled us to recognize our rights and
to realize that we possess the ability
and the power to- safeguard these
rights. Utilizing our awakened spirit
to the fullest extent, they compelled
the manufacturers to respect the
terms of our agreement and thereby
enormously improved our living and
working conditions.
Victorious Strike.
And, finally, their leadership sue
cessfully conducted us thru our recent
17-week strike which enabled us TO
wrest from the manufacturers a 40
hour week and a number OF other sub
stantial concessions improving our
conditions and those OF our families.
Every one Of us feels proud OF our
union, of our fight, OF our devoted lead
ership and Of our victorious strike.
Is Winning Strike An EvlI7
Your instituted investigation, fol-
lowing our recent successful strike,
which will undeniabb encourage and
inspire the entire labor movement to
greater efforts, such an investigation
strikes US as though a victorious
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04

strike is being investigated as an evil
to be avoided in the future,
Why institute an Investigation with
out informing those to be investigated
of the charges preferred against them,
if such exists? Is not. this the only
and usual procedure before an investi-
cation. What emergency called for the
disregard Of this recognized elemen-
tary right of the accused?
We have always been loyal to the
American Federation of Labor and
desire to remain loyal. Furthermore
we declare unreservedly that we have
never found our present leadership of
the Joint Board wanting in loyalty to
the American Federation of Labor. On
the contrary such loyalty has been
preached by them to the fur workers
on numerous occasions.
However such loyalty does not and
must not deprive us of the sense of
right and fairness Of our duty to ex-
press our views. We state unhesita-
tingly that our numerous doubts cause
us to question the wisdom of your
action.
Methods Won Because Militant.
You vaguely intimate that the in
vestigation win extend to the methods
employed In the strike and to the ex-
listing friction in our organization. Our
methods are widely known? Mass
picketing, widest rank and file con-
troll Of every branch Of activity and
participation therein and widest con-
sultation OF shop chairmen and of
workers in general on all important
policies-these were the methods en-
ployed '"f
And those were the methods that
led to victory. If those methods are
not in accordance with the American
Federation of Labor practices then in
deed such practices are obsolete and II
is no crime to- supplant them with
new and better ones.
Full Confidence.
We have the fullest confidence in
our present leadership of the Joint
Board and in the strike committee,
and we know that they neither fear
nor desire to place any obstacles in
the way of an investigation. More
over, we fully agree with their policy
OF submitting under protest to your
investigation. But we ask whether
the internal differences existing with
in our international should be within
the province Of an investigation to be
conducted by the American Federation
Of Labor.
Are we not competent and intelli-
gent enough to adjust our internal diff.
ferences ourselves? Are we less en-
titled to the exercise Of this right
than any other organization In similar
circumstances? These questions com
pei us to feel that the investigation IS
uncalled for, unprecedented and I'M
justi1able. .sf,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04
Demand to Be Present.

In view of the role played by the
hop chairmen as individuals and as a
BODY, the chairmen instructed me to
:equest that delegation of shop
;hairmen be present at all hearings of
he investigation committee. The
ahairmen further request that all hear
ings be made public. and open to the
press.
We earnestly hope that the opinion
and requests of the shop chairmen will
be given due. consideration.
Fraternally yours,
Shop Chairmen Committee.
BY the Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04
MembershIp .Volees Protest.

Mempersnlp voices protest.
The following is resolution adopt
ed unanimously at a meeting OF fur
workers, members of the New York
Joint Board of the Furriers' Union.
The mass meeting was held on Wednes-
day, August Is, 1926, at Cooper Union
Hall, New York City. Over $500
workers filed the hall to capacity and
emphatically voiced their protest
against the investigation instituted by
the American Federation of Labor:
Whereas, the American Federation
Of Labor has instituted an investiga
ton. into the conduct Of our recent
strike and into the internal contro-
versies of our international, and
an Without Parallel.
Whereas, suoh an investigation is
not only without parallel in the his
tory Of the A. +. of L.. but also CON
stitutes an invasion OF the autonomy
of our union and violation OF the
constitution OF our international, and
Whereas, the general strike COM
mittee and the present leadership Of
the New York Joint Board success
fully conducted us thru our recent IT.
week strike. which resulted in great
gains for all fur workers and in vic
tory for the entire labor movement;
be It therefore
b, Official Intrigue. - -.
Resolved, that we, the fur workers
assembled at Cooper Union on August
1S, 1926, hereby emphatically protest
against this absolutely unjustifable in
vestigation and against this latest in
trigue Of our international officers, and
be It further
Resolved, that we express our full
est confidence in those who served us
on the general strike committee and In
our present militant leadership Of the
Joint Board, against whom this inves-
tigation is aiming. and we pledge to
support them against this latest at
tack on our union; be II also
Demand Public Hearings.
Resolved. that we demand the hear
ings of the investigation committee to
be public and above board, and that
they be open TO the press representa-
tives and to the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04

struggle on the part of the workers,
there is a growing wave OF struggle
for increased wages and better work
ing conditions. This is true in indus
tries other than those in which special
crises exist, such as textile and blum
nous coal, where the workers are re-
sisting by their struggles efforts to
lower their standards of life.
The conclusion to be drawn from
these facts, briefly presented, is that
there is no basis for the theory that
the workers will not struggle in times
Of prosperity. Quite the contrary, it
is exactly in such times of prosperity
that demands for higher wages and
better working conditions are made
and that movements for organization
of the unorganized workers to attain
these better wages and improved con
ditions are developed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04

The Party and the Present Situation.
THOSE party members who are max
4 ing. excuses for lack Of progress on
the grounds Of the existing economic
conditions and refusal Of the workers
to carry on fights, have not leg to
stand on. They are trying to excuse
their own pessimism and lack of en-
ergy in the struggle by theory which
has no basis in fact.
1t is true that the party must fit its
policies, thru which it seeks to move
the. workers into action, to the eco
nomic conditions existing in particu-
lar period. In period of prosperity
land general employment, the organ
ization of the unorganized workers,
demand for higher wages and better
working conditions must be the slo-
gan of the party for the workers strug-
gle. On the basis of such slogans and
such demands, the Party can, move
masses of workers into struggle. 1t
has shown this in those sections of
the country where il has put itself at
the head Of movements for organiza-
ton and demands for higher wages
and better conditions.
At the present time, altho the future
is somewhat in doubt, general employ
,ment and prosperity is still true of
American industry. We must base our
slogans upon this situation. If we
take up earnestly and energetically
the struggle for organization. of the
|unorganized, the fight for Increased
wages and better working conditions,
we will find that the workers will re-
spond and are ready to fight. Thru
such struggles we will build our party
in times of prosperity even as we
build it in times of Industrial crisis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04

How the mighty sometimes fal Harry Daughery once the
r ogu of the Harding injunction specialist and
red batter stand trial without confederate on
charge deraudng $00OO00 thru collision
with the alien property custodian The nost patriots
are usually the biggest crooks. l#sat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04

TN yesterdays issue The DAILY
L WORKER published the answer Of
the New York Joint Board of the Fur
riers' Union to the letter of William
Green, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor, who insists on hos
tile and star chamber Investigation"
of the conduct of the recent success
full strike of the New York union. ap-
parently because Green is angry that
strike was won.
This unprecedented action is being
forced upon the union against the will
not only of the Joint Board, but of the
membership, and in the following let
ter, also addressed to Green, the shop
chairmen voice the protest of the
membership against this extraordinary
attack upon their union and set forth
why the membership supports the left
wing leadership of the Joint Board.
Their letter says:
Mr.. William Green, President,
American Federation Of Labor,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir and Brother: At a meet
ing held Wednesday, August IL, 1926,
the shop chairmen representing the
shops employing union labor in the
fur industry of New York City, hav-
ing heard and considered the report
of the Joint Board representatives con-
corning the decision of the American
Federation of Labor Council to con
duct an investigation of our recent
strike, elected special committee Of
shop chairmen representing the New
York fur workers.
Hit at Kaufman Gang.
In order that you may understand
our feelings regarding your investi.
cation, we beg you to consider the
following brief sketch of the recent
history Of the New York Joint Board:
For a number of years prior to May.
1925, our union, contrary to the will Of
our membership, had been in the hands
Of an unprincipled, INSCRIPTIONS and
corrupt group OF Office holders. Dur
lug lutbt years uulOH JDHulllOHS III
our industry had sunk to the very
lowest level. Our trade. evils had
grown and multiplied.
Organization work was at stand
still and the fur workers had been
completely at the mercy of their en-
ployers who had taken full advantage
Of the criminal indifference and negli.
gence Of the Joint Board officials. The
agreement had been nagrantly VIC
lated by the manufacturers and the
rights of the fur workers had been
trampled upon by both employers and
union officials.
BY the use OF organized strong-arm
methods and Of people of notorious
and questionable characters, the Of.
hclals in control Of our Joint Board
had succeeded in terrorizing our mem
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-04
Victorious Strike.
Is Winning Strike An EvII7

Your instituted investigation, fol.
lowing our recent successful strike,
which will undenabk encourage and
inspire the entire labor movement to
greater efforts, such an investigation
strikes US as though a victorious
Evening star., 1926-02-01
MGR. MOONEY MADE
INDIA ARCHBISHOP
New Apostolic Delegate to East
Consecrated at Colorful
Rites in Rome.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. February Mgr. Edward
A. Mooney. new apostolic delegate to
India, was cons aCia.ed yesterday
titular archbishop of lrenopoliS by
Cardinal Van RoSsum in the chapel
of American College. of which Mgr.
Mooney was spiritual director.
The chapel was beautifully decor
ated with plants and flowers and the
ceremony itself, mystic and symbolic,
was carried out in the presence of
MgrS. Ma3chctti and Ser;ttii, prelateS
of the church, and Indian and Amer
lean students.
India was represented by Padikara
MuGiliyar OF Ceylon, Great Britain by
Theodore Russell, British minister to
Holy See. and America by Mgr. Daniel
Curley, bishop of Syracuse. n. V, ac-
companied by the Rev. Arthur Kenny.
Charles Fitzgerald and John Stanley,
all of New York City.
The Cleveland diocese. to which
Mgr. Mooney was once attached, was
represented by Rev. William A Soul
len. James NJ. MCDonough. Anthony
J. Dean and John NJ. Powers. The
Vatican sent Mgr. Joseph Pizzardo
and Prof. BorgonGini Duca.
Many representatives OF missionary
societies working in India and the
reCtorS of various English speaking
colleges, including Mgr. DIM, rector
of the propaganda college. attended
the ceremony.
Afterwards 4 dinner of 225 covers
was given.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
HOW CHICAGO GAVE
AWAY RICH LAND TOLD
Council Forced Unwilling Road to
Take Lake Shore Front.
Worth Millions.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February IA story OF
low a CITY Council. eager To shit eN-
peuseS. forced an unwilling railroad TO
accent Lake Shore property that IS
Today worth millions of dollars was
rold the Chicago Women'S Club by
g. II. Markham, president of the
Illinois Central! Saturday.
In 1851, when Chicago was Il city
Of 10000. the Illinois Central applied
Tor nrnnertv on which to build its
lines into the city. 1t wanted land
along the banks of the Chicago River,
now not nearly SO valuable as the
Lake shore. But the shrewd City
council saw in the proposed entrance
OF the railroad a chance TO relieve the
taxpayers of a heavy burden, said Mr..
Markham. At that time the fashion
able residence district was South
Michigan avenue, running directly
ulong the Lake Shore. 1t cost the
CITY Il pretty penny to keep the
waters from washing away its proud
est street.
The city fathers, figuring that by
rltting railroad between the avenue
and the lake they could force the rail
road for its own protection TO keep
up breakwaters. compelled the re-
luctant Illinois Central to take the
entire South Lake front. from Ran
dolnh to Fiftieth street. The break
waters and dikes We're built and main
1ained by the road. and the city was
relieved from all expense of that sort,
and
Only in comparatively recent years
has the city sensed a loss" said Mr..
Markham.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
CURTAINS OF SOLID IRON
French shopkeepers No Longer
Put Up" Shutters.

PARIS. February I P)-French
shopkeepers still talk of putting up
the shutters" at closing time, but actu-
ally they pun them down.
The quaint, many-paned shop win
doWs familiar in the old Illustrations
10 the Songs" of Beranger and the
'ruickshank and Phiz drawings for
Dickens works, have disappeared to
make way for great, solid iron cur
iains," which are hauled down with a
lever. The old windows. charming
cObWebhed and Easlit, remain in d
few out-of- -the-Way parts of Paris.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
}2O,0O0,0(lD TOTAL
IN OIL COMBINE
Manhattan of Delaware
Holding Corporation for Re-
fineries and Pipe Line.
1i> tho AsSoclalgd q Press

DIES MONIES. iowa. February l.
Details OF a $4,000 900 merger. by
" hich the Manhattan Oil co. of Della
ware becomes the holding company
for seven additional refining com
lanieS and another pipe line com
pany of the Middle West. were an
mpunced by II. f.. WOrmhoudt. a. di-
rector of the company and general
manager for Iowa. AS IL result of
he merger the Manhattan will be
come one of the major producing. re
timing ana marketing companies of
I,he midcontinent field. Companies in
c.uded in the merger. as announced
~ Mr.. Wormhoudt, are: The Kansas
city Refining Co. the Manhattan
Pipe Line Co. the Manhattan Oil
companies of Iowa, Kansas and Ne
hraska the Pyramid Oil CO., the
Greenland Oil Co. the Indiana Oil Co.
and the WeStgate Oil Co.
Under the consolidation new Off
GERS of the Manhattan Oil Co. of Del
aware will he: Albert l.. Jones, chair
man of the board II. w. Goebel pres
.dent: J. Il. Howe. vice president: +.
l.. Martin, treasurer, and James f.
t'ettN, secretary.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
LEGINSKA NEEDS REST.
Must Give UP Concerts for Year,
Physicians Declare.

BUFFALO. n. Y, February / (F).-
Physicians who examined Ethel Le-
Sinska, pianist, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George B. Mathews here yes
terday, advised that she must abandon
her planned concert tour and rest for
one year. The artist is suffering from
a severe nervous breakdown.
Miss Leginsla disappeared a week
ago just prior to her scheduled appear.
ance in a program at the Coliseum in
Evansville, Ind. II was her second
disappearance and collapse within a
wear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-17
quaker city Pastors Seek To Block Big Fight Sesqucentennia
Major Athletic
HOnOrs to RitOla
And Harold Osborne

New York, Feb. 16.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Major honors go to
Harold Osborne. all-around ace of the
Illinois Athletic Club, and Willie Ri
tola, crack Finnish-American distance
runner, in the selection of the all
America track and field team, based on
the past years performances.
-Four places go to Osborne and three
to Ritola in the 1925 all-star array. an
annual list compiled by Frederick w.
Ruben, secretary-treasurer of the
Amateur Athletic Union, for Spalding' S
Athletic Almanac and made public to-
night. Osborne Is rated the best per-
former in four Of his specialties, the
standing high and broad jumps, rum
ming high jump and decathlon. Ritola's
prominence among American runners
is recognized at two miles, 10 miles
and in cross-country running.
National champions are recognized
with few exceptions, the most not
able being the placing of Joie Ray as
all-American miller on the strength of
his consistently good performances in
doors and out. George Marsters of the
New York A. c. gets the half mile post
despite the fact that Alan Helffrich. a
clubmate, is the national champion. but
Helffrich is rewarded by selection as
the best 600-yard man. Glen Hart
ranft's displacement of Bud Houser
in the discus throw and Ritola's sub
stitution for Fred Wachsmuth in the
cross-country run are the only other
instances of the national titleholders
being dislodged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-17
Turn First Earth
For $3.50, 900 "Y"
Building at Portland

portland, Me-, Feb. 16 - While
most building operations in Maine
Yesterday lay beneath a four foot
blanket of snow the projected $780,
600 Y. M. C. A. building to be
erected at Forest avenue near Cum
Derland, was given it's first material
impetus toward construction in the
turning of the first shovel of sod,
The exercises in recognition of the
occasion We're simple yet a large
gathering of representative citizens
was on hand, to view the affair.
The first sod was turned by George
+. West, president of the Portland
l. NJ. c. A. Six more shoveIs were
turned In rapid succession, and the
seventh shovel was handled by Mrs,
George F. West, treasurer Of the Y.
w. {, A. In the absence of the Y. W
president, Mrs. John f. Thompson
Mrs. West represented her associa
ton and exemplified the friendly
spirit of cooperation existing between
the Y. M. and the Y. w. C. A.
Other prominent citizens of Port
land and South Portland to aid in
the sod breaking exercises included
City Councillor Neal w. Allen Civ
Manager Harry A. Brinkerhoff. Nav
Or William r.. HtcDonald of south
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-17
BOrOtra Defeats
Bowman in Hard
Tennis at New York

New York; Feb. 16.-(AP)-Jean
Borotra of France continued his quest
for his second national indoor tennis
championship today by defeating Her.
bert L. Bowman of New York in a
thrilling three-set duel, 4-6. 6-3, S6-3.
on the board courts of the Seventh
Regiment Armory.
Form prevailed in all other contests
in the second and third rounds. Out
side of Borotra and Erik Worm, the
Danish Davis cup star, all came
through in two sets. Worm playing
for a place in the quarter final bracket,
was forced to three sets to down Clio
~ Mangin of Montclair. n. j., but he
came from behind to win. &c, g.. g..
Vincent Richards of Yonkers, N Y,
olympic champion, defeated J. G. Hall
of New York, GA, 60, in second
round match, while Maurice Ferrera,
Swiss champion, eliminated f. Brandt
of New York, 6-3, Sc. Rene Lacoste
and Jacques Brugnon of France won
their matches, each losing six games
in the two sets to young New York as
pirants.
John Van Ryn of Princeton and DR..
William Rosenbaum of New York
turned in second round victories Van
Ryn winning from Allan Behr of New
York 6-3. 6-1. while DR.. Rosenbaun
eliminated I. Powell of Princeton o.,
g.. Frances T. Hunter of New Ro-
chelle was forced to extra games to
defeat Louis B. Daley of East Orange,
n J.. Hunter winning 7-5, GO.
William r. Tilden. End. of Philadel-
phia. national outdoor champion, came
through to the quarter finals, defeat
ing Edward w. jenkins, Jr., of New
York, 90. GA.