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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-31

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Startling!
Progress!

Lightning changes in The DAILY
WORKER" one of our friends has called
them. This is what has taken place in the
paper during the course of the last few
weeks. This is but slight taste of what is
coming. With our removal to New York, The
DAILY WORKER has made bold leap for
ward in the field of labor journalism, so much
so that it has already aroused the deep ire Of
Green, Vol and the rest of the reactiOnary
gang.
1t is this ability to make lightning chang
es. when the situation demands it, that is a
necessary qualification of revolutionary or
ganizatiOn. 1t is this faculty which insures
our movement against the dead hand of tradi-
ton and conservatism. 1t is this ability which
was one of the outstanding qualities of Com
rade Ruthenberg. 1t is this tendency toward
rapid self-imprOvement in our paper which
must be encouraged in every possible way.
There is no better way of insuring the
introduction of new features and even more
interesting matter than by the building up
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-31

Executive Committee seated in the
Seyde Menukhe colony, will be made
up Of six Jewish village Soviets. The
remaining Jewish settlements are To-
Gated near the Noyo-Boroslav colony
and are administered by separate vii
lage sOviets.
The elections to these soviets in the
recent electoral campaign aroused a
great deal Of interest in the district.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-31

TIENTSIN, March 30.-Tientsin is
being terroized by the northern war
lords. A state of war has been de-
clared and the execution of labor lead
ers and Nationalist sympathizers is a
daily feature. Workers and merchants
are forced by the police TO accept
valueless notes issued by military
commanders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
City Rivers, Bays
Unfit for Bathing
Health Men Admit

Because the city and state refuse to
compel industries to regulate their
sewage, the waters Of the Hudson,
Harlem and East Rivers and on Pei
ham. Sheepshead and Jamaica Bay
are unfit for bathing. Health Com
missioner Harris yesterday issued a
strict warning against bathing in the
disease-laden rivers and bays.
1.-THE East River" he declared, ais
filled with disease-breeding stuff
from industrial establishments all the
way from Red Hook Point to Hell
Gate. The East River, as we'll as the
North (Hudson) is poisoned daily by
rotten stuff from the wharves and
from steamships and other boats.
"0ff the Palisades, where hundreds
of boys are accustomed to battle, we
have found death-dealing refuse and
acids dumped from factories which
line the North River shores.
pelham Bay is particularly dan
gerous spot. When the tide goes out,
we find the beaches strewn with the
most noXious smelling matter"
Harris refused to explain whether
any steps We're being planned against
the Industrial firms polluting New
York waters. Health authorities
point out that both rivers and all the
bays could be made fit for bathing if
plants were obliged to take care Of
their noxious refuse.
The Atlantic shore beaches are
relatively "clean" but after storms or
when heavy winds blow from the
ocean they are strewn with garbage
from city refuse scows.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Injunction Against Painter.

Supreme Court Justice Fawcett in
Brooklyn yesterday granted three
boss painters temporary injunction
to restrain District Council 9 Of Man
haitian, Of the Brotherhood Of Paint
ers, Decorators and Paperhangers,
from calling strike Of workers on
jobs Of the three boss painters.
The injunction was obtained by
Schwartz and Fuller, Elkin and Gold
man. and Forman and Minchowsky,
all of Manhattan. These three con
Germs were among the 27 which two
months ago obtained a similar injunc-
ton from Justice Callaghan restrain
ing District Council 20 of the same
union in Brooklyn from calling strikes
on their jobs.
The injunctions are effective until
June 10. The workers are demand
ing S14, a 50 increase.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Brooklyn Plumbers
Firm at Meeting on
Original Demands

Undaunted by the report that the
Master Plumbers Association had at
tempted to break the strike Of the
5000 Brooklyn union plumbers adver-
tizing for 1000 scabs, Local in regu-
lar meeting Tuesday evening voted to
stand firm by demands for a $14
scale and the five day week. They
have been out since April 1.
With International officials hosing
about town again, the Brooklyn
plumbers are meeting the fight on
two fronts, one against the bosses and
the other against their own higher
officials who want the workers to go
back on the job and arbitrate their
demands.
The union is protesting to Health
Commissioner Harris about disease
breeding plumbing being done in
Rosedale and other sections. Strike
breakers who know little about
plumbing are installing tubs and
basins without vents, as required by
law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
MOSkOWitz
From Jail Without
Giving Any Reason

After serving one month of six
months sentence, Herman Moskowitz.
active member of the Young Work
ers' League, was mysteriously re-
leased from Welfare Island yesterday
morning without any reason being
given by the authorities.
When informed of his release,
Charles NJ. Josephs, attorney of the
international Labor Defense who had
been conducting the case was amazed
at the procedure adopted. Josephs
has been appearing almost every
morning in the Court Of General SEES
sions asking for Moskowitz's release
on bail, pending an appeal. This plea
was always sidetracked. Josephs has
promised to investigate the question.
Moskowitz and Matthew Kushne1
were arrested April q, at Union
Square where they were distributing
Hands Off China leaflets issued by
the Workers (Communist) Party
April 20, Moskowitz was sentenced to
six months in the worlxhouse. Shortly
after Kushner was released with sus-
pended sentence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Protest Intervention in China Central Opera House Friday
JOINT BOARD SENDS ULTIMATUM
TOBOSSES DEMANDING RECOGNITION
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every local and. Joint Board Of the
International Fur Workers Union
plea that this problem be brought up
for discussion BY every Executive
Board.
Enclosed with the letter from the
Toronto Joint Board is resolution
which they have passed, deploring the
internal strife and calling upon all
locals TO "initiate unity campaign
even tho this may involve drastic acc
ton with regard to certain persons
who may stand in the way Of unity
and peace" The resolution also calls
upon all locals to Instruct delegates
to the coming convention to speak and
vote for immediate peace"
Arrest Five Workers.
Five workers, distributing leaflets
announcing tonight's mass meeting in
Cooper Union, we're arrested yester-
day by policeman who attempted to
destroy a whole bundle of the cir
culars snatched from Lena Greenberg.
She, together with Dora Halperin,
Ray Epstein and Moses Bergen were
taken into custody when they tried
to reclaim the leaflets and continued
handing them out to the workers
which is no violation of any law They
we're taken to 30th street police sta
ton and placed under $500 bail each,
until they appear in jefferson Mar
ket Court this morning.
Registration of unemployed fur
workers began yesterday and will
continue until the strike is declared.
This registration will ensure the
maintenance of perfect control of all
workers during the strike. The sys-
tenn will be carried even more effec-
lively than in previous strikes.
Independent and Fur Trimming
Manufacturers were notified by letter
yesterday of the Joint Boards deci-
sion to call a one day stoppage on
the opening day of the strike. This
will enable all workers in these shops
to get working cards, without which
they cannot return to their jobs. The
Joint Board in its letter to indepen-
dent manufacturers regrets the neces-
sity of such a stoppage, but states
that it is necessary in order to avoid
any further disturbances of produc-
ton.
Some Funny Voting.
Rumors were thick yesterday con-
corning the voting carried on by the
reactionary officials for delegates to
the coming convention of the Inter
national Fur Workers Union. Fig
ures vary. Some people declare there
were as many as 100 votes cast;
others sa-v the total was not over So.
However, all informants agree that
the lowest vote was polled by 1. Win
nick, one Of the presidents who
is said to have ambitions for the pres
idency. Of course he may still be a
delegate to the convention; but it
will not be because he received enough
votes even from the right wing gang.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
STANDARD OIL
USED KELLOGG
TO JAIL ENEMY
Long Arm of Octopus
Busy in Mexico

Standard Oil, Department of JUS
tice agents, Mexico and oil mix in
strange fantastic story which culmin-
ated yesterday in charges that Cecilio
Yelasco had been kidnapped. He is
the attorney for independent oil COM
panies in the Tampico field which are
fighting Standard Oil
r. Basil O'Connor, partner Of
Franklin d. Roosevelt, sponsored the
charges. which includes the flat state
ment that Standard Oil influenced
Secretary of State Kellogg to have
Department Of Justice agents go to
Mexico City to kidnap Velasco, whisk
him out of Mexico and place him in
Texas jail.
Independent exploiters are suing
Standard Oil in Mexico for S2S,000.-
600 over land titles, and Velasco had
been appointed by Mexican courts TO
see that Standard did not remove its
assets to that value pending the set
Element OF the suit.
Nevertheless Standard is moving
equipment from Tampico to Vanez-
uela, according to O'Connor and in adj
dition has had Nelasco kidnapped and.
Jailed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Sheffield, Ambassador
to Mexico, Loses Job
For Being 'Indiscrset"

MEXICO CITY, June III. S.
Ambassador Sheffield has submit
ted his resignation to the state de-
partment, and it is understood that
it has been accepted.
At first it was announced that
he was leaving for a "short Euro
pean tour" but officials later adj
mitted Sheffield was being relieved
of his post.
The reason for his resignation"
is found in the fact that letters to
him from Secretary Kellogg. or
dering him to start revolt in
Mexico and get President Gales
out, were taken from his office and
given to Gales.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Pittsburgh Coal, Iron
Police Arrest Official
OF Mine Workers Union

PITTSBURGH. June l.-P. T.
Pagan, president Of district No. 8,
United Mine Workers, was arrested
here today by Pittsburgh Terminal
Coal Corporation Police Charges
on which the arrest was made have
not been learned.
At the offices Of the United Mine
Workers it was stated that Pagan
was in the vicinity Of a building
from which men we're being sent
to the Coverdale mine Of the Coal
company, and that he had in
formed the men there was strike
on at the mine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
OlivisO Sentenced
to Penitentiary for
Possessing" Bomb

Michael Oliviso, "a, anti-Fascist,
was sentenced to one year in Sing
Sing Prison by County Judge William
f. Bleakley at White Plains yester-
day following his conviction two
weeks ago by jury on charges of
carrying and possessing a bomb dur
ing a Fascist riot in Portchester.
In his defense, Oliviso had claimed
that the bomb had been. handed to
him by Dante Bertini during meet
ing at Portchester some time ago
which resulted in a riot.
AT the time it convicted Oliviso. the
jury recommended leniency for him.
Judge Bleakley then announced he was
in possession Of evidence which had
not been introduced at the trial and
would investigate before passing SEN
teuce on 0liviso.
In sentencing Oliviso the Judge de-
clared he believed the case should be
reopened with Bertini as a defendant.
Berthii was recently fined $50 by
the same court.
5,O07 Columbia students got their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Italian Food Workers
Discuss Organization

The Amalgamated Food Workers
Union held successful organization
meeting Of Italian hotel and restaur-
ant workers at their headquarters, 1873
w. 51st Street, Tuesday evening.
Carlo Tresea, editor II Martello,
was the principal speaker. The meet
ing was also. addressed by P. Pascal
Cosgrove, organizer of the union and
Anthony Ragmulia. G.. Varillo pre-
sided
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Nearing Will Debate
Hays Friday Evening

Scott Nearing will take the mega
tive in the debate against Arthur
Garfield Hays on The subject, as
Democracy Suited For Modern Life 2"
It will be held Friday evening at the
Great Hall of the College of the City
of New York. DR.. Frederick B.
Robinson. president of the college,
will preside.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Lower Bronx Hold Two
Open Air Mass Meets

An open air meeting will be held
at 138th st. and st. AIMS Ave. tonight
by the lower Bronx branch of the
Workers (Communist) Party. Louis
A. Baum, secretary Of the Photo
graphers' Union viii speak.
A Hands off China open air meet
ing will be held Saturday evening at
14lst Sc. and st. AIMS Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Tarlnla1y is Sore al
Cal for Cumming Up
Plans for LindbGrgh

Indignation reached a boiling point
among Democratic politicians in New
York City yesterday when they
learned that Charles Lindbergh will
be brought to Washington before he
comes to New York, and they We're
quick to throw the whole blame on
the shoulders Of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, the former Republican as
sistant secretary Of the Navy.
Roosevelt, they charged. had sug-
gested to Influential Washington
friends, that Lindbergh be asked to
come to Washington. They charged
Roosevelt was piqued because Of GER
tain plans in connection with the
New York reception.
Grover Whalen. chairman Of Mayor
James J. Walkers committee for re-
ception Of distinguished quests. said
the change in Lindbergh's destina-
ton had disputed most Of New
Yorl;'s plans"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Mavor Is Snre.

Earlier in the day, Mayor Walker
had stated that President Coolidge's
invitation TO Lindbergh, extended by
a special committee of cabinet mem-
bers, TO come direct to Washington,
was Sin contra-distinction to every
tradition"
Lindbergh refused S1.00O.OOO Of
fered him for a years work in the
films and on the lecture platform.
Rene Nacover. theatrical producer.
revealed yesterday when he arrived
here. on the liner Paris. Recover at
tempted to open the negotiations with
Liudbergh in France and said the
flyer turned down his offer without
hesitation.
President Coolidge acted upon his
own initiative in inviting Lindbergh
to re-enter the United States via
Washington, it was said at the White
House yesterday anent reports from
New York that democratic city and
state officials there were incensed
over the qualification Of Gotbam's am
bilious plans for receiving the trans
ocean flier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
RIGHTS CAUSE
ARREST OF 81
DRESS PICKETS
Cops and Gangsters Set
Upon Strikers

Picketing continued again yesterday
morning at the Caron Brothers shop,
PAT West SSth St, in spite of the
wholesale arrests which took place
there on Tuesday morning.
Officials. Of the Joint Board of the
Cloak snd Dressinakers feel certain
that it was at the instigation c. right
wing leaders of the international that
Isidore Steinzor, chairman Of he Joint
Board, Isidore Weissberg, assistant
manager Of the Dress Department,
together with 20 other CLOAK and
dressnakers were taken into custody
when mass picketing was begun by
the workers.
When the boss Of the Cannon
Brothers shop (which is but partially
registered with the internationally
discharged one worker the entire shop
made a stoppage in sympathy with
the discharged worker and came down
to a meeting at the office of the In
ternational. The business agent who
took up the complaint made an ar
rangement with the firm to lock out
10 other non-registered workers in
addition to the one already dis
charged. This action on the part of
the International representative was
bitterly resented not only by the
workers in sympathy with the Joint
Board. but also by some of the work
ers who registered with the Interna-
tionel
But Few Sab.
The shop was declared on strike
by the Joint Board and only ten Of
the more than 40 workers employed
are scabbing today. The registered
chairman and ex-chairlady are among
those who refused to return to work.
Amongst the scabs working in the
shop at the present time is one Of
the former business agents, Green
berg, and Harry Kantor. member of
the present Executive Board of the
International local.
At 1880 this morning the first
grolp Of workers were arrested while
picketing in front of the shop. The
officers of the international together
with their committee of strong-arm
men pointed out individual workers
who were arrested by the II police
men and 2 sergeants who were on
hand, while the hired gangsters of the
International were permitted to re-
main near the shop. These unwar-
ranted arrests only served to increase
the number Of pickets. At s o'clock
another group of workers were ar
rested. This manoeuvre was repeated
at $3.50 again, but the picketing con-
tinued.
Names of Pickets.
Those arrested are: Alter Settler,
Barnet Schuchman, Alex Hartenstein,
Henry Turk, Harry Cohen, Isidore
Weissberg, Isidore Steinzor, Anna
Leibowitz, Mollie Karp, Anna Epstein,
Sonia Chaikin, Rose Markowitz. Lena
Klein, Lille Perlman, Celia Simirotin,
Sarah Gillis, Irving Sophisn, Rose
Alfslen, Morris Cohen, Hyman Tar
shin, Dave Aber, Alex Ritzen, Samuel
Cohen, Sam Huck, julius Miller. Sam
uel Chanker, Ray Feinblatt, Joseph
Cells, Charles Gibel, Sam Cohen, Max
Tuchman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

PATERSON, N. j.. June 1.-The
international Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union bureaucrats helped Pater-
son raise another $50 for the Joint
Defense for the imprisoned needle
workers by failing to show up at a
meeting called at Morris Sigman's
request to afford him an opportunity
of explaining. why the Workmen's
Circle branches should not support the
Defense Fund.
After extensive correspondence be-
tween Worl1men's Circle Branch 106
and Sigman's propaganda bureau,
May Is was fixed upon, and rights
and lefts both turned out and filled
the hall at Governor Street.
After waiting an hour and q half
for Sigman's agent to appear, the
chairman asked some champion of the
right wing to present the case Of the
International. Since no one volun-
teered, left winger gave an explana-
ton of the left wing position, and
challenged the rights to refute his
arguments. Again no right winger re-
sponded.
An excellent analysis of the situa-
ton, showing that the fight in the
1. L. G.. w. U. was not a fight be-
tween workers of two factions, but
between the entrenched bureaucrats
on the one hand and the rank and file
workers on the other, was made by
I. Geller, who ended his talk with an
appeal for the defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
FurriGrS
Jailed as Rights
Batter on Union

/. NEWARK, NJ J.,aJune AFTER
beating up members of the FurIiers
union here last Saturday, the right
wing group has served warrants on
five active members of the organiza-
ton. Among those served is Jerry
Carpentiere who was severely beaten
up by the right wing gangsters.
One Of the unionists was arrested
Monday night and held in Jail until
the next morning. Three others We're
arrested Tuesday. All are released
under $500 pail
At meeting of the general strike
committee Shapiro and Skolni k
pledge the moral and financial sup
port Of they New York joint board.
Morris hanger, manager of the
Newark local, outlined the situation
at present. He told the assembled
workers that the strike was one which
concerned the entire membership in
their struggle for freedom of ex-
preston within the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
L. L. D., Down Town Branch,
Meets Tonight.

A very important meeting of the
Down Town Branch, !. L. d., will be
held today, at the Ukrainian Labor
Hall II East Bird St, 5 p. m. sharp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

5,O07 Columbia students got their
degrees yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
SOJOURNERS' CLUB
TO HOLD BANQUET
Annual Affair to Be Marked
by Installation of Newly
Elected Officers.

The Sojourners' Club of Washing
ton, the local branch of the national
Masonic organiZati ton of officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, will
hold its annual banquet at the May
flower Hotel tomorrow night. The in
stallation of the newly elected officers
will be the feature of the evening.
In the morning. also at the May
flower, the committee of 33 of the ma
tional organization will meet to trans
act important business. They will be
the guests of the local chapter at the
banquet in the evening, together with
ranking officers of the Nations armed
forces.
Included with the guests of honor at
the banquet will be Maj. Gen. Charles
p. Summerall, chief of staff of the
Army; Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, presi-
dent of the National Sojourners' Club;
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune. com
mandant of the Marine Corps, and
Rear Admiral r. f. Coontz. The Of
ficers' wives also have been invited.
The local officers to be installed are:
President, Rear Admiral Luther e.
Gregory, L. S. N. secretary, Capt. r.
A. Dickson. L. S. A; treasurer, Capt.
l. V. Todd; chaplain. Lieut.. Col.
Thomas j. Dickson; sentinel, Maj.
Albert Ii. Dondero.
Vice presidents: Maj. Gen. NJ w.
Ireland, L. S. A; Rear Admiral T. J.
Cowie, u. S. N; Maj Gen. John A.
Lejeune. u. S. NJ. c.; Col. B. ]. Lloyd,
Public Health Service; Capt D. F. r.
de Otte, Coast Guard; Comdr. E. H.
Pagenhart, Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey.
Honorary board of governors: Mai.
Gen. Fries, president emeritus: Rear
Admiral Cowie. Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, L. S. N; Mai. Gen Mason
NJ. Patrick, L. s. A; Gen. John j.
Pershing. U. s. A; Brig. Gen. S. d.
Rockenbach, Maj Gen. Kenzie w
Hammond. U. S. A; Rear Admiral
master General New; Col. B. ]. Lloyd,
assistant surgeon general, United
States Public Health Service; Lieut.
Col. B. w. Black: Maj. Gen. Charles
Nick. Saltzman. L. S. A: Representa-.
tive Wainwright, New York, and Maj.
Charles F. Roberts.
Honorary board of trustees: Rear
Admiral Robert f. Coontz.. Assistan mt
Secretary of War NacNider. Dr.
Albert w. Evans, Veterans Bureau:
Capt. John Henry Cowles, Representa-
tive Ray G.. Fitzgerald of Ohio, Repre-
sentative Johnson of Washington,
Brig. Gen. Charles w. Hobbs, U. S.
A, retired: Representative letters of
Alabama, Representative McSwain of
South Carolina, Representative Hall
of North Dakota, Representative Fish
of New York, Maj. Gen. John l.. Glenn,
Col. Stirling Kerr. Col. Frank White
and Brig. Gen. Henry c. Smithers.