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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
MINERS TO QUIZ
GREEN ON TALK
TO VOL OUTFIT

Barred from membership in the Ma
tional Civic Federation through the
strict orders of his union, President
William Green of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor will undoubtedly be
challenged at the next convention of
the United Mine Workers concerning
his address before the anti-union Fed
Grafton here.
This development seemed a GER
tainty yesterday as dispatches TO the
mine fields carried the news Of
Green's appearance at a Federation
luncheon at the exclusive Bankers
Club here on the same platform with
Walter Gordon Merritt, legal author
ity on the open shop and counsel for
the League for Industrial Freedom.
The League is a union-smashing en-
ployers' concern which has repeatedly
published vicious attacks on the
American Federation Of Labor.
Also present at the luncheon in
New York's swankiest club were Mat
thew Woll, leader Of the union-dis-
rupting forces at work in the needle
trades here, Gilbert Fl. Montague of
the National Industrial Conference
Board, an economic research agency
kept by big employing interests; Mar
Gus M. Marks, wealthy merchant and
republican politician; and Arthur Will
liams, vice president Of the New York
Edison Co, probably one Of the most
bitter anti-union firms in the city.
Green criticized the recent supreme
court decision on the Bedford cut
stone case, forcing union men to work
on non-union cut stone against their
will. Merritt upheld the decision
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27

the running mate of AL. Smith in the
recent democratic landslide by which
this precious pair were hurdled into
office.
Did Senator Wagner get his reward
for the part he played in the deal !?
No doubt! Among other evidences,
there is the fact of his having adj
vanced in public favor and of his hav-
ing risen in public office-and no one,
let it be known, rises in the empire
state except through having come to
complete understanding" with the
traction czars. This is the writing on
the wall which the somewhat per-
picked AL. Smith is reading with no
little worry.
AL. Smith has already had one ex-
perience in attempting to buck the
transit powers that be. In 1920 AL.
was still the tried and true "friend"
of the gullible people. As such his
mission was to defend the fair public
and to contend with the dragon Of
traction even as other heroes had in
variably been called upon to do be-
fore him. What did AL. say then?
Brave Words!
1.-THE traction question must be
settled by municipal ownership. We
have tried every other means and
every other method but the time is
now at hand when it will be just as
ridiculous to think that private com
panies can operate transit facilities
sufficient for the people of the state
as it would be for us to believe thai
we could ever go back to the time
when the little private water com,
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
ATTACK ON DAILY
WORKER PART OF
DRIVE ON LABOR

CHICAGO, May 26.-In a state
ment issued today on the prosecution
of the editors and business manager
of The DAILY WORKER by various
patriotic societies, the international
Labor Defense, thru James P. Cannon,
secretary, says:
'This attack on the only national
labor daily, whose militant support Of
all progressive labor movements and
brilliant workingclass editorial policy
has won it a place in the hearts of
thousands Of American workers, is a
signal for all lovers Of liberty to
rally to its defense"
1.-THE same forces that are trying
to murder Sacoo and Nanzetti, crush
the left wing in the labor movement
as a preliminary to the destruction
of the unions, conquer Latin America
and make war upon China and the
Soviet Union, are behind this attempt
to throttle the DAILY WORKER and
Jail leading members of its staff
"This attack must not be allowed
to succeed. The international Labor
Defense considers that in this case
are involved all of the demands Of
the working class for which it fights
free speech, free press and assem-
blage, the right to organize"
ct calls upon all its members and
supporters to come to the assistance
Of The DAILY WORKER by means of
contributions to its defense fund and
letters and kilograms of protest to
Governor Smith of New York"
"The strangling of The DAILY
WORKER would be a terrific blow
to the whole American labor moves
ment." n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
British Criminal Freed.

(By Nationalist News Ageney.)
SHANGHAI, May 26.-The British
soldier who was charged with Grim
inally attacking a Chinese woman
servant on April %, after forcibly en-
tering a Chinese residence in this
city, was tried before civil and mill
tary judges at the Shanghai British
Supreme Court. The trial followed a
demand from Quo Tai-chi, Chang
Kai-shek's commissioner Of foreign
affairs" which was addressed to the
British consul-general. In the note
Commissioner Quo requested that the
soldier be court-martialed and that a
representative from his office be per-
mitted to attend the trial as an Of
fetal observer. According to John
Law, the accused soldier, was tried in
the presence Of a Chinese official sit
ting on the bench with the British
judges.
Although positively identified by
the attacked woman whose testimony
was corroborated by witnesses, the
Continued on Page Ttoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
USSR DELEGATE
CALLS BALDWIN
CHARGES FALSE
Right Wing Laborites
Yield in Commons

LONDON, May 26.-The sinister"
and much-advertised "Soviet docu-
ments" alleged by the British die
hard cabinet to have been taken in
their unprecedented raids on the Ar
cos offices were made public by the
government today and proved to con-
tain little but the names and adj
dresses of a number of members of
the American Workers (Communist)
Party. There is nothing in any Of the
documents published (even assuming
their authenticity, which is doubtful)
that would indicate that the Soviet
Union has carried on any propaganda
in Great Britain.
Deny Charges,
The Soviet charge M. Rosengoltz to
day issued statement denying all of
the charges made by Premier Bald
Continued on Page Tloo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
GOVERNOR FISHER
HIDES RECORD OF
COAL Mine THUGS
Shaft Caves; Injuries
Four Men at Kingston

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May &c.
Governor Fisher Of Pennsylvania in
effect is placing himself as shield
for murderers and thugs used by the
coal companies of his state. He has
refused to allow Oliver K. Eaton, an
attorney for the United Mine Work
ers of America, to see the official
records as to who is sworn in as coal
and iron police, and who vouches for
the new men added to the force.
Evidence is accommodating that the
Pittsburgh Coal Co. is importing gun
men and thugs from outside of the
state and having them sworn in as
Coal and Iron Police. The law OF
Pennsylvania provides that to become
member of this body, that is, a
company guard wearing state uni
form and with considerable power tc
make arrests, a man must be resi-
dent, and have the sworn statements
of two well reputed citizens who act
as guarantors. The Coal and Iron
Police of the Pittsburgh Coal Co.
which have been shooting ano
marauding thru the mining camps
are, many of them, the union dis
covers, hired gangsters, brot into the
state, and guaranteed by still other
gunner, previously in the company''
hire.
The man or men who shot james
Moore in the back few days age
were Coal and Iron Police of the
Pittsburgh Coal Co., stationed a
Crescent, near here. They may very
well, the present investigation shows
have been Chicago gangsters, o.
fresh from the bad-lands of Cicero.
The governor cites decision o.
the attorney general that the Goa
and Iron Police records are his pri
vate property. Legal action to com
pei an investigation is contemplated
Another Accident.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, May 26. =
Four miners were injured and between
300 and 400 others are believed t
Continued on Page Tico)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
BY ROBERT MITCHELL.

the traction swindle.
The chairman of the city Board of
Estimate who sanctioned the steal
was George McAneny, later appointed
to the new Transit Commission by
Governor Nathan l.. Miller. An
other who was on this board was
William A. Prendergast, later APP
pointed to the position of chairman
of the New York Public Service Com
mission by Miller. This position
Prendergast still holds. Now he is
being used as the mouthpiece of the
traction interests in their temporary
squabble with AL. Smith, who in 1925
was eating quite peacefully out of
their hands.
The part played by Leroy T. Hank
ness, assistant counsel, for the New
York Public Service Commission in
1918 has already been indicated. That
he was not alone in his betrayal of
his sworn trust is proved by the fact
that Travis H. Whitney, now vice
president of the BIN. T., was then
the chairman of the Public Service
Commission.
Legalize Steal.
To make the infamous 1918 steal
illegal" it was necessary to pass
legislation authorizing the plumber
bund. A bill was accordingly put
through the New York State legisla-
ture, known as the Wagner bill.
The author of this bill is Robert F.
Wagner, then state senator, later JUS
tice, now u. S. Senator Wagner, but
the same Tammany CRATER through
out these several transformations.
Wagner, 1t will be remembered. was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
u. S. Conference Demanded
to Help Sacco and Vanzetti
Especial to The Daily worker.)

BOSTON, May 26.-Sentiment is
growing among militant labor bodies
for national workers conference 70
save Sacco and Vanzetti from the
electric chair on July TO- This was
disclosed here today following the
failure of Governor Fuller to name
an open commission Of five to review
the evidence in the celebrated case in
public.
When Fuller refused the request of
the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Commit
tee for such commission in letter
made public today, he overturned at
one blow the whole elaborate strategy
followed by the committee for the past
several months.
For months the official defense
committee has tried to head off the
vigorous protest movements planned
by other labor bodies. This policy it
has justified by the plea that only
respectable middle class and upper
class elements would be able to swing
the governor over to the committee
plan of having commission appoint
ed to review the entire case in public
hearings.
For weeks now Fuller has been de-
luged by requests from liberals, lawy-
ers, clergymen and other spokesman
for respectable middle class opinion,
to name the commission. But yester-
day he informed the defense commit
tee that he had no intention of NAM
ing such body, but would continue
his secret star chamber investigation
of witnesses and evidence.
Halt Effective Protests.
In the meantime militant labor has
found countless obstacles placed in
its way by the defense committee,
composed for the most part Of per-
sonal friends Of Sacco and Vanzetti
earnest people who have little con-
ception of nationwide agitation and
organized propaganda because OF
their anarchist principles.
Efforts to hold a great national la
Dor conference in Boston or New
York were spiked last month by the
committee. Efforts to raise money
on a big scale have also been halted
by the committees policy that it alone
had the right to handle defense funds
despite its meagre organization anc
contacts.
Anxious not to jeopardize the case
labor organizations such as the In,
ternational Labor Defense deferred t
the committees practical command t
soft-pedal vigorous labor demonstra
tions against the impending execu
ton of workers champions. Now tha'
the committees long and tortuou'
policy has been proved futile, de
mands were pouring in today for tn,
calling Of national conference.
Reprimands Governor.
The defense committee itself, awar,
Of the serious predicament 1t has beer
Continued on Page Tioo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
.BROWDER BRANDS
WALL STREET AS
BIGGEST MENACE
Calls on Latin-America
to Fight Imperialism
I(By Nationalist News Agency.)

IL by Nationalist News Agency.l
HANKOW, May 26.-The sig
.nificance Of the Pacific coun-
tries on both sides of the ocean
in the forthcoming world war is
being pointed out in Hankow at
the Pan-Pacific Labor Confer
ence, representing eight coun-
tries: China, Japan, Russia,
England, France, United States, Java,
and Korea.
The working session OF the confer
ence opened on May 81. The position
of America in the coming struggle for
world domination and the coming war
in the Pacific was outlined by Earl
Browder, the American delegate, who
indicated that though the United
States is the strongest power in the
Pacific materially, it is country
which is temporarily at disadvan-
tage in its struggle in the Pacific be-
cause of Japan's strong geographic
position and of Britain's precedence in
the Pacific arena.
He stated that America is seeking
the most favorable moment to estab-
lish an Asian hegemony and is now
playing off Britain and Japan against
each other in order to usurp their
positions. The Far East, especially
China, will be the basis of the next
world war he assorted
Bargain Among Thieves.
America previously traded off Bri-
fish ambitions in the Far East for
Americas ambitions in Latin Amer
lea, Browder continued, so the idea
that America was motivated by pure
friendship is mistaken. American inn
perialism was characterized as the
most dangerous in all the world for
+ China. Americas usurpations in the
Philippines were cited as instances;
also her policy toward Latin Ameri-
can countries. The enormous signifi-
canoe of Latin America in the inn
perialist struggle in the Pacific was
pointed out together with the neces-
sity for close cooperation of OPP
pressed peoples against imperialism.
A resolution was adopted in which
the conference greets Latin America,
depressing regrets on account of the
Inability Of Latin American delegates
Ito attend, and calling on Latin Amer
A lean labor groups to cooperate in the
struggle against imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
Elect Delegates 10
Until. Convention

Nomination of delegates to the con-
vention of the international Fur
Workers Union to be held at Wash
ington, d. c., was on the order Of
business at four well attended meet
ings of the Furriers' Union held last
evening.
The meetings went on record in
favor Of the general strike to be
called soon by the Joint Board to adj
vance the working standard of the
furriers, that have been beaten down
to a low level as a result Of the
united front between the bosses and
the A. r. Of L. bureaucracy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
Every True Worker at
Great Reception Tonight
For 9 Released Furriers

A big reception and ball will be
given tonight at Star Casino in
honor Of the released furriers and
the helpers in the recent Joint De-
tense bazaar.
Louis Hyman, manager Of the
Cloak and Dress Makers Joint
Board will speak, preceding the
ball.
One of the biggest affairs of the
season with plenty of novelties is
planned for the reception to the
victims of the right wing-bosses'
alliance. The Casino is at 10th
St. and Park Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
700 Bakers Arrested
Since Strike Started

Seven hundred pickets have been
arrested since the beginning of the
strike of the bakers of the Pechter
and Messing concerns, it was an
nounced yesterday by Abe Baron,
leader Of the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27

East Side BARRIERS Strike Coming.
A general strike Of the BARRIERS Of
the East Side will be called next
week, according to Abe Greenwaid,
secretary, Local 752, BARRIERS Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
us. Death Rate for
Mothers is Highest

Maternal mortality is higher in the
United States than any other civil
lied country and twice as high as in
England, Sir George Newman de-
clared here yesterday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
AL SMITH PACKED TRANSIT BOARD
With FRIENDS OF TRACTION FIRMS
State Board Packed to Assure No Hostile Move
Against Plunderbund
we Erposures Thns An:

The billion dollar traction steal 0hick incorporated IN
1913 made its 0ay By hosa fraud and the corruption Of city
end state officials.
ver $30OO00 900 of the cs money sunk IN the sub
ayS nearly S150000000 IN addition has been the loss to date
result of the yearly deficit of S100O00O Which the tao
pagers bear a result of the sell out
On the top of this huge increased fare steal being
planned invoUed Al Smith Mayor Jimmie Walker
executive editor of large metropolitan newspaper and others
mentioned in the following article
BY ROBERT MITCHELL.
The Morgan banking dipped its long into the
pockets city taxpayers for millions in the form of bonuses
special percentages exaced by this for floating the
bonds of the traction companies The officials of the city, the
officers the companies and doubt others
hundreds thousands of dollars in brides to put through
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27
Current EUenk5
By T. J. o'FLAHERrY.

THE tory government Of Great
Britain is surely carrying the white
mans burden these days. Tho weary
and low in spirit from defending the
interests Of civilization against the
Chinese, the Hindoos and other
wicked people that insist on claiming
the right to live according to their
own standards, the British ruling
classes can afford to expend little
surplus energy looking after the IN
terests Of American imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-27

THE capitalist world is a house
divided against itself. 1t has no
morals and its god Is profit. Every
Continued on Page Three
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-05
COMMUNIST UNIVERSITY
RED PRISONERS SET UP

Berlin-(FP)-Kottbus near Rar
I'm, made famous by the landino "a
the aviatOrs Chamberlin and Levine
also claims the distinction of HAVING
a Communist university. Its prison
Tor political offenders always had 4
good sprinkling of Communists. 35
OF whom reside there now. Several
years ago the Communist inmates
started classes, which went ON wifi
out break although the inmates fro
quently changed. = :
The prisoners usually have an,ono,
their number well scbooIed rods '. ohI s
20 lead their comrades. If at anv
tlme this IS not the case, a visiting
tutor comes and spends some hours
Win his pupils giving them a start
d0r their studies. A Communist 10
Inc Federated Press that the news
OF ms possible conviction and wears
OF Imprisonment was greeted with
Joy by his friends in Kottbns VIII
hoped to secure him as their toooho,.
a, ouch privileges were gained bv
tnese prisoners only after a hard
struggle and hunger strikes. At tbe
same time to an American used 70
having IA poGllticals in his country treat
ed as ordinary criminals. the attitude
toward political prisoners in Ger
many and some other Euronean
countries seems very liberal
separate prisons and special privi-
I Ieges Tor political prisoners are
, nla OF tradition here" said a Ger
man man Communist who took the sit,1a-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-05
Navy Autocrat Gives
Proof In Person of
Danger to Freedom
By Harvey O'Connor

Washington - (FP)-Secretarv OF
the navy Curtis D. Wilbur PLAYED di-
rectly into the hands of the civil
rights conference of the Peoples Re
construction League, which opened in
Washington July 6, when he declared
1t was obviously opposed to the gov
eminent" He had been asked to ad-
dress the conference on the use of
the navy in furthering imperialism.
Government bureaucrats who place
themselves in the seats of the mighty
and brand citizens conferences on
public questions as hostile to the gov
eminent prove more eloquently than
we can hope to, the danger to civil
hbertie in America today" declared
Director Benjamin F. Marsh of the
league.
Responsibility for two years of civ
II war IN Nicaragua, with the loss of
hundreds of lives and millions in pro-
perty values was placed on the Shout
ders of the American government and
It's state department by DR.. T. c.. Va
ca, representative in Washington of
the recent Liberal Nicaraguan gov
eminent in an address July 7 before
the conference.
The state department, in uphold
ing banker domination of Nicaragua
since 1911, is responsible for Mica
1ragua's history in the past 16 years."
he declared. A sincere and straight
declaration of the departments poll
cy at the beginning of the 1926-27
revolution would have prevented the
resultant bloodshed and political cha
os.
"The activities of the American
government in Nicaragua have been
classified as Imperialism and dollar
Vaca continued. "a bet
ter term would be dollar imperialism.
for the delicacy of diplomacy was alb
sent"
Although the United States will
continue the imperialist race
until her navy and bankers dominate
the world, progressives will "play less
than a mans part if we do not stake
our lives and energies on the effort
to make America first in service
rather than in empire" Norman
Thomas told the conference.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-05
kelvin O'HICCINS.
VICE PRES. OF FREE
STATE, AINBUSHED

Dublin, July 10.-Kevin O'Hiooins
wee president of the Irish Free S3 fa1I.'
s'tie munster of justice and external
a LIARS died shortly before five
CLOCK this afternoon from wounds
received when he was ambushed and
shot 1our times by three men asr .iy,
this morning. -oH carly
y higgins was on his way to mass
accompanied by his wife. when '' tho
s.sSalants drove up in an autor,ob;1o
IlTed at him and ESCAPED. The O 1To,,-,J
ed man was taken to his homo Ou eouL-
tb; ,.Onel YARDS away, where he died
'iiI H,t evening after lingering all dav
O6lgglns had just returned From,
Inc Geneva Disarmament Conferen ool1
wnere ne stood by the ENGLISH r 1v1,oe
senIatlves on the big cruiser +o,,,,a.a..
Inc General staff of the Tv;sb ISIS Pe =
publican Army issued a sta+a,. "a
saying that none of their '' soId;ole
were Were responsible for the death 49, of az
Minister of Justice. '" u 'he
A. = higgins was chief supportar of
i Tne treaty entered into between Emo
t c4l and Ireland by which the i F'reo
ocaee was established. Ha MOS iee
munster IN a government sa+ M 10
~ minority of elected representot;, up Dy
1ne people-the majority raf,,si ses ~ ~
recognize the Dominion stains -, so, -
England. " the hng OF
l,ii II is believed that O'Higgins was
k x after being courtmaTfiaied u" b~
the Nihilists. 'i'''r 'ialed by