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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
Injunction Hits NY
Walters Union

A new injunction of the most Sc
we're and drastic nature was yesterday
handed down by Supreme Court JUS
tice Thomas C. T. Grain, sitting in
Special Sessions. Part 1, against the
Cooks and Walters Union. Local /.
The order is elimination of the
Exchange Bakery case in which a
temporary injunction was handed
down last spring. In the present in
stance, making the order permanent,
the union is restrained from all pick
citing, appearing in the vicinity of the
restaurant affected, speaking to or
accosting the employees of the firm,
and in any way conducting itself as
if there were a strike at the place.
Decides No Strike.
The decision of Justice Grain was
based on the question if there is at
the moment any strike in effect at
the Exchange Bakery. In the argu-
ment of counsels to establish this
point. the Judge took hand by ask
ing the following question: "Are any
of the present employees of the firm
members of the union?" When it was
established that only scabs were now
employed, the Judge Immediately rem.
dered his decision stating that mas
much as the workers employed were
none of them members of the union
there could be no strike and inasmuch
as there is no strike there could be
no picketing. By this course Of rea-
soning, the judge arrived at one of
the most drastic injunction orders yet
handed down in the city.
Precedent Ignored.
In an earlier decision on this case,
the Appellate Division has held that
the declaration of the union was the
evidence of the existence of a strike,
further stating that "picketing with
out strike is just as legal as a
strike without picketing." This de-
eision was completely upset by JUS
tice Cr.in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22

Ginnis took his hat off and held it
while Policeman Young knocked him
unconscious with blows on the head.
When he recovered consciousness, he
was lying in front of the police sta
tion, drenched with blood, and another
policeman was kicking him and say
ing, "Get up, you little Jew"
Negro Good Witness.
Julia Brown, a Negro registered
nurse, was one of the best witnesses
for the defense. She testified that
she was on duty at the sick-bed of
Lillian Meltzer's baby. Meltzer's alibi
is that he was sitting up with the
child with his divorced sister, and this
the nurse corroborated in every de-
tail A vicious, hacking cross-exam-
V'npfinued or PG0e Fire)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
NY WORKERS HEAR
.USSR DELEGATES

All sections of the New York la
Dor movement we're represented at
the mass meeting at Cooper Union
last night when members of the rank
and file American trade union dele
cation to Russian reported on condi-
tions in the Workers and Peasants
Republic.
Speakers included William Mac
kenzie, Carpenters Union of Brook
lyn; Edward Romese, United Mine
Workers of Nanticoke, Pa; William
G. Hearing, Moulders' Union of SIAM
ford, Conn; Ben Thomas, Machinists'
Union Of Philadelphia; E. P Cush,
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Tin and Steel Workers of Pittsburgh,
all members of delegation; Robert w.
Dunn, members of the First Labor
Delegation to Russia and Henry T.
Hunt, former mayor of Cincinnati,
chairman.
Other members of the delegation
remained in the Soviet Union to con-
tinue their Investigations. They will
return in the near future, according
to Moscow reports.
A large crowd received the address
es enthusiastically.
The speakers told of conditions of
life which the workers of Russia have
created for themselves on the farms
and in the factories.
"a comprehensive report of the
meeting will be published in the
DAILY WORKER tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
WORKERS MUST
DEFY TYRANNY
OF CLASS EDICT
Strike Needed in N. Y.
Garment Shops

"The time has come when the whole
labor movement in the United States
must organize for the purpose of COM
batting the injunction evil, these
we're the words of NJ. E. Taft, man
ager of Local Al, 1. L. G. W. u, rung
forth in tones of working class de-
fiance late yesterday afternoon be-
fore Supreme Court Justice Thomas
C. T. Crane, in answer to the charge
of having violated an injunction is
sued against his union.
"If it becomes necessary in the
struggle of building the labor move
ment, to disregard unlawful and ar
bitrary injunctions, then there is but
one course left: to refuse to abide
by them" With these concluding
words, resounding throughout the
hushed court room, in voice charged
with the deepest emotion, the gray
haired veteran of a hundred working
class battles took up the challenge
to the life of the labor movement.
Before Jury Again.
On the day before he had been
brought up before the same Judge who
had issued the original temporary re-
straining order in a motion by the
Employers Association counsel to
make the order permanent. The mo-
| ton to be adjudged in contempt of
court followed on the heels of the
other.
"What have you to say?" inquired
the thin faced, time worn product of
the judicial mill, "that l should not
punish you for this violation of con-
stituted authority"
In reply Taft arose composedly
from his chair and addressing hfIss4
self not so much to the court as to
the people in attendance and to the
millions of workers who would hear
and read his words, read prepared
challenge to the bosses and their rep
resentatives on the bench. in the fac
tories and in the government
Judge Is Startled.
At the conclusion, the judge mani
festly startled by the ringing chal-
lenge, sought ineffectively for some
means as if to ward off the still re-
sonant call. Then regaining his COM
posure, he declared: "After consid-
ering the evidence, if / find that you
have. Haunted that respect for con-
stituted authority which is the foun-
dation stone of our government, then
assuredly I shall punish you for your
deeds"
Attorney Berger, appearing for the
employers endeavored to read into the
records quotations from a leaflet is
sued by the Workers Communist
Party calling upon the labor move
ment to defy and disregard injunc-
ton orders. After objections by Jo-
seph R. Brodsky, attorney for Taft,
the Judge decided for the time being
not to consider the leaflet relevant
to the issue.
Contempt Ruling Expected.
Justice Crane in reserving decision
made such a manifestly strong in
dictment of violations of Constituted
authority" that his words are being
interpreted that Taft will be punished
for contempt of court.
Taft's statement in full follows:
II am charged here with violating
an injunction of this court in that /
signed and caused to be distributed
certain leaflets calling upon my fellow
workers in the tucking, pleating and
Continued ON Page Tpo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
BIGGER FORTS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 21.-
Recommendation for improving mill
tary protection" by abandoning
Governors Island and establishing the
army post on a more elaborate scale
elsewhere, were made by Representa-
tive MacGregor in a letter to the
Chamber of Commerce of New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
GRECO CARRILL()
TRIAL NEAR END


Clarence Darrow viii this morning
make the closing speech for the de-
tense of Calogero Greco and Donate
Carrillo now on trial on a framed-up
charge of murder in Bronx County
court. Darrow is expected to con-
sumo two and one-half hours in his
talk to the jury which will determine
whether the attempt of the Fascist
League of North America to railroad
the two clothing workers to the cleo
trio chair shall be successful or not.
The case is expected to go to the
jury tonight after the summation by
the prosecutor and the judges charge.
The defense rested it's case yester-
day. Asst District Attorney Albert
H. Henderson then proceeded to call
rebuttal witnesses in an eleventh-hour
attempt to break down the testimony
which the defense had produced in
support of the alibi for the two Ital
ian clothing workers.
Several witnesses were called by
Henderson One of them, Joseph Cas-
uvolo, fascist, testified that he "saw
Carrillo in front of the Church of All
Nations on Broadway between 10th
and 18th SITS. on the night of May 28."
An anti-fascisti meeting was being
held there on that night, the witness
said. He said that he overheard Car
rillo say at that time, "the Fascist
shall not march Monday"
Nothing Else Remembered
Casuvolo was pitiful figure under
the cross-examination of Clarence
Darrow!
"Did you see anybody else besides
Carrillo at that time" Darrow asked.
mo, | did not"
"Did you hear any other talk in
front of the church?" Darrow contin-
ued.
The witness said he had not.
Don't you know" Darrow hurled
at the witness, "that the Church of
All Nations is located on End Ave-,
near 1st St.?"
The witness answered, 81 am not
sure"
Defense UnDr0ken.
All the witnesses called by the
prosecution yesterday afternoon were
questioned in an effort to discredit
the testimony of Ciavoma Caldora,
who was a witness for the defense.
Caldora, fascist, president of the
Fascist Alliance II Duce, testified he
was near the 1S3d st. 'L" station at
the time the two blackshirts were
killed.
While on the stand he declared that
he had resigned FROM the Fascist
League of North American because
Of its criminal" activities.
The prosecution witnesses yester-
day did not attempt to challenge the
defense alibis of Greco and Carrillo.
Attorneys Clash.
When Hays smiled conspicuously at
the obviously contradictory testimony
Of Joseph Casubalo, fascist. Samuel
Foley, who is assisting Henderson,
jumped to his feet and charged that
Hays was putting on demonstra-
ton"
Hays retorted that he always smiled
when something pleased him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
IU S. Government
IN HEARST MESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-Three of
the biggest capitalist newspapers in
the United States, the New York
Times, the New York World and the
Chicago Tribune, became suddenly in
volved in the forgery scandals yester-
day afternoon in the hearing before
the senate committee Of four charged
with probing the charges in the
Hearst publications that President
Gales of Mexico had ordered the sum
of $1,215,000 set aside to bribe four
other United States senators.
State Department Involved.
For the first time during the inves-
tigation the American state depart
ment was also involved and testimony
was given before the committee that
the American embassy had been very
generously in the market" for forged
documents that could be used in its
'campssgn of insult, forgery and pro-
vocation against the Gales govern
ment Of Mexico, in behalf of the
American oil land and mine thieves.
Testimony Startling.
The testimony involving the state
department and the three newspapers
came with startling suddenness and
took the committee by surprise. The
witness was Robert H. Murray of 55
West 44th street, New York City, rep
resentative of the bank of Mexico.
Murray testified that he had sued the
| New York Times for publishing Ii
belous article against him charging
him with trying to smuggle rare an
tiques out of Mexico into the United
States.
Involves Times Writer.
The New York Times sent one of
its Mexican writer's, one Joseph De
Courcy, to endeavor to get incriminat-
ing documents against Murray to be
used in court against him when the
libel case came to trial. Murray tes-
titled that he learned that the Times
had paid De Courcey the sum of $500
to purchase discriminating documents.
The notorious Miguel Avila,
Hearst's principal agent in the series
of forged and faxed documents being
run in the Hearst chain of papers, ap-
preached George Seldes of the Chi
cago Tribune and offered to sell him
documents purporting to show gov
ernment order directing that the sum
of $1,000 month be paid to Murray,
DR.. Ernest Geuening and "a third man
by the name of Butcher" for propa-
ganda against the United States.
De COurcey Faxed Document.
Murray learned of this offer and
interviewed Avila, who told him that
De Courcey forged document, made
| it up, fabricated it himself" accord
| ing to Murray's testimony. The OBJ
jective was to induce the Chicago
Tribune correspondent, Seldes, to pub
Ilish them in the Tribune so that
copies of the paper could be used by
the New York Times in defending it's
libel suit against Murray.
Later on, according to Murray, De
Courcey' "got cold feet" and was
afraid to publish the documents for
lear JHey WOulu De proved TO De
spurious.
Involve World Correspondent.
Involved also in the business Of
peddling forged documents around
Mexico was representative of the
New York World, one Arthur Con-
stantine. Murray testified that a
few days after his latest arrival in
Mexico he was given document pur-
porting to be letter from President
Continued on Page T1oo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
Fourth Anniversary of
DAILY WORKER To
Be Subject Of Talk

Talks on the fourth anniversary
Of the founding of The DAILY
WORKER, organ of the Workers
(CSmmunist) Party, will be made
by William F. Dunno and H. NJ.
Wicks, of The DAILY WORKER
staff, at a meeting of all section,
subsection and unit agents Of the
paper tonight. The meeting will
be held at Webster Hall, 119 East
11th St., at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
Must See Prince!

When Isabella Rittenhouse, thirty
six, of Whitestone, l.. l., said she came
to England to see the handsome Prince
of Wales, immigration officers re-
fused to admit her.
She threatens to take the matter
up with the state department in Wash
ington.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
DEFENSE BAZAAR
OPEN TOMORROW; /;
10000 EXPECTED
Unprecedented Affair
Promised

The most elaborate bazaar in the
history of the American labor move
ment will open tomorrow night for
nine days and evenings at Grand Cen
trail Palace, Lexington Ave. and 46th
St.
1t will be the gigantic Bazaar of
the Joint Defense Committee, Cloak-N
makers and Furriers' Unions. Moth
ing of this character on such a scale
has been attempted before. Fully
10000 are expected to visit the Ba-
zaar booths.
Everything is being done to make
the 1927 Bazaar" stand out as typi-
flying by it's ardor and Industrious
ness, after a year of terrific strug
gle, the tremendous energies and re-
sourcefulness of the militant work
ers of New York, according to the
labor movement is determined to
make the Bazaar a success, the COM
mittee says.
Dressmakers' Booth.
The Dressmakers' Union has an
nounced a fashion show as its con-
tribution Shops all over the city are
buzzing busily, turning out beautiful
styles that can be matched only in
the expensive stores. An entire shop,
the w. S. G. Dress Shop, at 100 w.
21st ST., has been turned over to the
workers to make garments which are
to be sold almost at cost.
The Downtown Workers Club has
been given concessions for the man
agement of the restaurants This or
ganization has been with the Joint
Defense Committee since its incep
tion. 1t has managed the restaurants
at all previous defense affairs.
Suggested Xmas Presents.
Two large fountain pen concerns
will have booths displaying their
wares.
The jewelry booth will show about
$4,000 worth of merchandise con-
sie+'-,r-zef Unmarried and domestic jew
elry. The jewelry workers have prom
ised that anything they offer will be
sold at 40 per cent below store prices.
A watch and jewelry repair depart
ment also will be found at this booth.
Bathrobes and slippers will fill two
more booths at the bazaar.
The children's toy department will
be very large and attractive. For
their further pleasure, children's day
has been arranged for Dec. "a. A
concert for and by children, will be
given on that afternoon, followed by
a tour of inspection of the children's
toyland.
The doors of the Grand Central
Palace will open daily at l p. m.
Defense Funds Needed.
A court referee recently found 18
leaders of the Cloakmakers' Union
guilty of contempt of court and rec
commended that they be imprisoned
and the union fined $4,000. Money
is needed for the defense of the union
and these 18 workers, according to
an appeal by the Defense Committee.
"There is still another task before
the progressive workers: to rebuild
the Cloakmakers' and Furriers'
Unions and bring them back to their
former strength" the appeal said,
"The Bazaar is being organized to
N1aise enough funds to cover all these
expenses and the Joint Defense Com
rittee therefore appeals to the work.
ars to come to the Bazaar and make
their purchases there. Attend also
The two Bazaar dances-the opening
dance Friday night and the New
Years Eve costume ball, Dec. 81"
\ III II
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
NY Building Workers
Want Allldlg@@.",..sss;'ss;"' @",.s's"

Charging that the Building Trades
Council was not actively pursuing the
program for a five day week and
wage increases for the building trades
workers and that it had failed utterly
to begin the vital task of organizing
the unorganized were made yesterday
by Joseph M. Taylor, secretary of
the Association of Progressive Build
ing Trades Workers, which has been
functioning for the improvement of
conditions in the building trades.
Accuses Council.
"The Building Trades Council Mr..
Taylor pointed out, "has for its pri-
mary purpose the task Of gaining
united action in labor disputes and
co-ordinating organizational policies.
But as every worker knows this coun-
Gil has failed completely to carry out
it's real duties. Instead, it is operat-
ing not in the interests of the work
ers but rather as a sort of club be-
tween the workers and the bosses, a
weapon which the bosses WELD in
order to hold their employees in line"
In answer to the inquiries of The
Continued or Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
TENDER HEARTED PILsUDsKI.

WARSAW, Dec. 81. = Hanging as
method of execution will be intro
duced in Poland to relieve the. army
of the painful duty of shooting Grim
inals," it was officially announced
yesterday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
Bloody Police Attack on
J Meltzer Told in Court

JERSEY CITY j. Dec 2It plainly proved in the trial here
of months
that the police framed his Identification by Henry Allan Dodge the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22
POWERS INCITED
ATTACK ON USSR
Especial to The Daily Worker


MOSCOW, Dec. 21.-Charges that
the imperialist powers instigated the
Chinese militarists' attacks on the
Soviet Union consulates in China are
made in an appeal issued by the
Executive Bureau of the Red Inter
national of Labor Unions yesterday
"The deliberate batting of the
Soviet Union clearly shows the hand
that is directing the actions Of the
Chinese militarists," the appeal says.
"Never did the rapacious nature Of
world imperialism manifest itself in
such terrible nakedness as in the re-
cent events in China"
The manifesto urges workers of all
countries to support the Chinese
workers and peasants in their strug-
gle against world Imperialism.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 21.-More than a
hundred persons suspected of being
Communists are being executed daily
in the reign of terror in Canton. Fear
ing that the Workers Red Guards,
who escaped from Canton may at
tempt to retake the city, Canton au-
thorities are ruthlessly carrying on
wholesale executions, which now total
we'll above two thousand.
1t has been definitely learned that
the Soviet Vice Consul Hassisi was
shot down in the attack on the Soviet
Union consulate in Canton. A num-
Der of consular attaches are also be-
lieved to have been killed.
A party of Soviet Union officials
will leave this city tomorrow, headed
by Koslovsky, U. S. S. R. Consul Gen
eral here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-22

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNORGANIZED
FOR THE zO-HOUR WEEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-06
FAKE SPARK
PLUGS Held
SeiZes
Lineof Bogus Plugs
In East

The practice Of several concerns in
New York and New Jersey of buying
up discarded spark plugs. cleaning
and rebuilding them and selling them
as new new was brought to a sudden
end when the United States District
Courts for the Southern District Of
New York and for New Jersey issued
restraining orders against four COM
panies and also ordered the seizure Of
more than $4,000 spark plugs which
had been fixed up for the market.
The concerns enjoined from con-
tinuance Of the practice were the
+. g. Manufacturing Co, the Lynd-
hurst Spark Plug Salvage Co., the
Newark Auto Accessory Co. and the
Spark Plug Products Corp.
The court actions were instituted
by the Champion Spark Plug Co.. Of
Toledo. o., and the AC Ignition Co..
Of Flint, Mich, the two largest max
eres OF spark plugs.
Investigation was started by these
two manufacturers several weeks ago,
following complaints that spark
plugs Of both makes, apparently
spurious, wee being offered for sale
~ genuine new Champion and AC
spark Plugs throughout the East.
The Federal Court action was i'm
mediately started by the two COM
panies to protect both trade and pub
Tie from the fraudulent plugs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-06
SPEED,SAFETY
CARFEATURES
LaSalle Man Declares
Modern Cars Fast
er and Safer

Comments upon recent improve
ments in motor car design and per-
Torrance have stressed the increase
in speed. II is the most spectacular
and the most easily measured OF all
improvements. Equally important in
the eyes Of automobile executives are
the many safety factors which have
been developed at the same time.
These include greater dependability
and greater ease of control.
The automobile industry as a whole
is behind every constructive move
nlent for greater safety of automo-
bile traffic. II makes a direct con-
tribution TO safety in the perfection
Of dependability and control in the
units produced.
William r. Strickland. assistant
chief engineer Of the Cadillac Motor
Car company, points out that in keep
ing with the high speed developed in
the LaSaile car, there has been an
equal advance in the driving me-
chanisms.
EN- fact" Mr.. Strickland states.
Athe development Of high speed in
the LaSalle was really Incidental 20
many improvements which we were
developing in the design OF the car
generally. Particular effort was Civ
en- 10 producing the best possible
steering mechanism and braking sys-
tenn
"On the steering wheel the diam
eter Is very large. The grip IL small
and easily held. the combination inn
parting a particularly graceful APP
pearance. The steering gear II OF
the worm and sector type, with q
reduction Of IL IL TO I, providing
practically nm ~irreversihle gear, elm
mating q "kick back" from the road
The result il also an ease Of parking
and ease Of steering which has i'm
pressed owners OF LaSalle cars.
"As a safety factor brakes are OF
ever greater importance than the
engine. The complete hraking system
az the LaSaIle consists Of three pairs
OF brakes external contracting
brakes on the rear wheels, internal
expanding brakes on the front wheels,
md = third independent pair Of in
sernal brakes on the rear wheels"
"The four-wheel braking system Is
Of the mechanical type and the exter-
nal rear brakes and the internal
front brakes are controlled by the
foot Dedal."