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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Bosses Ask Three
More InjunCtiOnS
Against Painters

Three applications to adjudge Of
fieials Of the Brooklyn District Coun-
ell Of the Brotherhood of Painters,
Paperhangers and Decorators guilty
Of contempt of court we're made yes
terday before Supreme Court Justice
Mitchell May in Brooklyn.
The applications were made by
Ernest T. Seelman on behalf Of three
bosses. Seelman charged violation Of
Justice Callaghan's recent injunction
restraining the District Council from
calling a strike in an effort to force
the master painters to pay union
members a wage Of $l4 day instead
Of $12.
One application was made in be-
half Of the Eisenberg Decorating
Company against A. Azlant, presi-
dent and acting business agent Of
Local GIT. 1t was charged that on
April 90 Azlant directed "a men to
leave a job which was being done by
the Eisenberg Company and go to the
union offices to register. The men
never returned to work, Seelman con-
tended.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Union Head Barred
From Job, Arrested
By Sigman Outfit

The activities of Sigman's new
Organization Committee" from his
reorganized Local 35 were clearly de-
fined on Monday morning, when its
members appeared at the shop Of
Finkleberg Brothers, at % West 9th
St., to attempt to obtain the discharge
of Henry Turk, an Executive Board
member of the real Local So.
From their actions on Monday it
appears that the new Organization
Committee will devote its time to
persuading the bosses to discharge
loyal union members, rather than in
organizing non-unon shops, The
Committee" attempted to intimidate
Turk, and failing in this, argued with
his boss until he agreed to send him
down. They then called the police
and had Turk arrested, declaring that
he was making a disturbance in the
shop, although he had been quietly
at work.
Barred From Job.
In jefferson Market Court, Turk
was released on a suspended sentence,
with the adjuration not to attempt to
go back to his shop for work.
Anna Lanfer, a dressmaker, who
protested against the arrest of Turk,
was also arrested, and was released
on the payment of So fine.
A large mass demonstration of
pickets before the shop which have
locked out furriers who have refused
to register with the "ten cent union,"
was held without any disturbance,
early Monday morning.
Anthony Zulas, a furrier, was ar
rested in the market later in the day
on the charge Of threatening to at
tack" favorite charge of the re-
dictionaries for frame-ups against the
workers loyal to the Joint Board. He
was released on payment of a $40
fine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
DIE-HARD STRIKE
BILL UNDER FIRE;
HOWL DOWN HOCC
Left Wing Favors New
General Strike

LONDON, May 2. - A storm Of
boos, eatcalls and Kisses greeted Sir
Douglas Hogg, encouragement in
the die-hard cabinet, when he moved
the second reading of the labor
smashing anti-strike measure in the
house of commons this afternoon.
Calls Hogg Liar.
Jack Jones, Of Silverton, was eject
ed for violent attack on the bill,
while five other laborites were threat
ened with a similar fate. William
Thorne, laborite from West Ham,
was reprimanded by the speaker for
calling Sir Douglas Hogg a liar.
Hogg's reading Of the vicious mea-
sure was interrupted by continual
stream of criticism from the labor
benches, particularly from represen-
tatiYes of the militant minority in the
labor party John Robert Clynes
opened the debate for the opposition
in the absence Of J. Ramsay Mac
Donald and moved that the bill be
tabled for reflection and consider
alton.
Favor General Strike.
The cabinets bill would not merely
outlaw general and sympathetic
strikes and the boycott, but makes
picketing virtually impossible.
Although the labor party is solid
in its opposition to the measure, some
Of its more far-sighted and militant
members see the futility Of parlia-
mentary action alone on this question,
and have been advocating a general
strike as a defense against the mea-
sure. The anti-strike bill would rob
the British labor movement of the
victories that it has gained in the
last hundred years, labor leaders say.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Boston Labor Union
To Investigate Lax
Enforcement of Law

BOSTON, May 2.-The Central La
Dor Union yesterday directed a thor
ough probe Of the enforcement Of
labor legislation by the state labor
department. Julia O'Connor Parker,
Of the Telephone Operators Union,
heads the special committee which
will probe the departments unwar-
ranted discharge of Mary Donovan
for her sympathy with the Saceo-
Vanzetti case.
The Central Labor Union and the
Women's Trade Union League will
cooperate in the investigation Of the
department, which is under the super
vision of General Sweetaer, who COM
manded the state militia during the
lawrence textile strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
SACCO, VANzETTI.
JUSTICE is ASKED
IN 800 MEETINGS
Workers in Every Nook
Of Country Protest

BOSTON, May 2.-The desk Of Gov
ernor Fuller was heaped higher today
than at any time in the past month
with protests from every section of
the country against the electrocution
Of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van
zetti July 10.
The holding of May Day meetings
in every city Of any size in the United
States and Canada was Immediately
responsible for the extraordinary de-
luge of kilograms. Particularly no
ticeable were the yellow telegram
sheets from sections of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense.
More than 500 May Day meetings
were held under International Labor
Defense auspices, Rose Barron, in
charge of the New York office, esti-
mated yesterday. Each section adopt
ed resolutions demanding a complete
review Of the case with the end of
absolute and unconditional freedom
for the two Italian workers.
Mexican Workers Speak Up
Five communications addressed to
President Coolidge asking that Sacco
and Vanzetti be set free were received
yesterday by Gov. Fuller from Frank
B. Kellogg, secretary of state. Trans
lations of the communications were
enclosed by Kellogg.
The letters were sent by Jesus Ram
os, Monterrey, Mexico, representing
unions of bakers and other workmen:
Florentino Rodriguez, Guerrero, Mexi-
co: ]. Aguilar, and Pedro Tapia, both
of Monterrey, Mexico: and from the
middle Rhine division of the Red Aid
of Germany.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Sam GOmpers Didn't Let
Union Label Interfere
In COnfabs With FLUTES

G. G. Norman, chairman of the
board Of governors of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association
and leader of the lockout of the
5000 union plumbers, knew Sam.
Gompers, former president Of the
A. +. of L. Norman has a good
story about Gompers, which he
tells to visiting newspapermen.
Gompers was in Norman's Of
flee. The building boss offered
cigar to Sam, saying apologetical-
ly:
II don't know whether the box
this cigar came in had a union
label or not, Mr.. Gompers."
ooh, that's all right" he replied,
II don't carry my policies into
friendly company"
Gompers was one of the found
ers Of the Cigar Makers Union
and held his A. F. Of L. job for
forty years on the basis Of his
card in that union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
CAP MAKERS IN
Grip or RIGHTS
AT CONVENTION
Left Wing Delegates
Unseated by Clique

The building decorated inside and
outside with scores of large American
flags, the 10th Convention Of the Cap
and Millinery Workers Union opened
yesterday morning at Beethoven Hall,
Fifth St., near Second Ave.
On the first test vote of the con-
vention held at 5 p. m. yesterday the
right wing candidate for permanent
chairman, Max Zaritsky was elected,
receiving As votes to Is for /. Fem
gold, the left wing nominee. Eighteen
delegates obstained from voting.
Won't Seat Sorin.
A. Sorin Of California was not
seated, the convention referring his
mandate back to the credentials COM
mittee with Recommendation that he
be seated as fraternal delegate. The
excuse given by the right wing steam
roller was that he was sent from
local he is not a member of.
Sorin is the Pacific coast organizer
of the union and member Of Local
8, San Francisco. That local not be-
ing in a financial condition to elect
a delegate he was selected by Local
as, Los Angeles.
Twice In Past.
On two occasions in the past, left
wing delegates told The DAILY
WORKER, conventions have seated
delegates who have represented locals
other than their own. They point to
Percy Ginsberg who was seated as
delegate at the 1921 convention, altho
he was not representing his own To-
cal. Ginsberg, a staunch supporter
Of the ruling clique and former vice.
president, is now labor manager for
one of the largest manufacturers in
Chicago.
Forwards Boy
Left wingers also point out that
Zaritsky, selected as chairman yester-
day, was elected president of the union
by the 1925 convention. Shortly after
taking office he resigned because it
meant that he would have to lead an
aggressive struggle against the boss
es. He then became an insurance
agent and latter was on the payroll
Of the Jewish Daily Forward. Now
he is brot back by the ruling clique
to preside at their convention.
The convention will reconvene this
morning at 10 a. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Reader Likes May Day
Edition of the Daily;
Sends in Contribution

Dear Daily Worker Comrades;
Three cheers for your May Day
Edition! Every article rings true.
Every cartoon shoots straight. In
deed every issue of our fighting
organ is a powerful and effective
weapon on all fronts Of the firing
line.
With such militant leadership
the revolutionary movement should
launch with redoubled energy a
mighty offensive against the bru-
tai tyranny and bloody schemes Of
American capitalist Imperialism.
All hands to the support Of The
DAILY W0RKERl Here's another
ten dollars to the sustaining fund.
j. NJ. A. SPENCE.
Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
FUR TRIMMERS BREAK ALLIANCE WITH
WOLL; CONFER WITH JOINT BOARD

agreement showing premeditated
effort on your part to usurp our
place in the industry.
We suffered the continuance Of
that condition, permitting our mem
bers to work with strict observance
of the conditions imposed upon them
under the agreement. The discrim-
nation praeticed by you against the
members Of our organization became
more and more intolerable and com
PEELED conferences between us looking
to the establishment Of the protection
you had promised. We offered to con-
tribute to the cost of maintaining the
impartial labor machinery, but after
very careful thought and preparation,
you presented to us a proposal de-
signed to establish such protection.
That astounding proposal required
all our members desiring the benefit
Of protection under the labor agree
ment to make application for menu
bership in special labor department
of your association, upon your own
application forms, with dues payable
directly to you. In short, that pro-
posal meant, absolute abdication of
our autonomy and independence. The
tenor of that proposal betrayed a
bold attempt on your part to legis-
late us out of existence by capt.
talizing the situation you had placed
us in by your abuse of our trust.
Trimmers Ignored.
You then concluded an agreement
with the special representatives of
the American Federation of Labor
under which arrangement you guard
ed against the distribution Of peace
full conditions in the factories of
your own members only. You ignored
US both in the adoption and in the
consequence Of that arrangement.
We conferred with officials of the
American Federation of Labor. We
explained the necessity for protecting
our membership by separate labor
agreement. They promised to confer
with you in an effort to conciliate
our differences. But the letter of
which. you enclose copy, sent to you
by Mr.. Vol some two weeks after
our conference with him, demanding
that we employ members Of his group
only, manifests an arbitrary rather
than an arbitrative spirit and ignores
the fundamental problem which he
knew existed.
Your present ultimatum asserting
that we are violating an agreement
which you so studiedly withheld from
us and the price for which you re-
quired the virtual destruction Of oul
organization comes as fitting con-
clusion to course Of action indicat-
ing the studied objective before re-
ferred to.
This association was organized to
promote the welfare Of the trimming
manufacturers and Of the fur indus
try as a whole. We intend to carry
forward these aims and to serve the
constituents of that industry. Under
the circumstances, we believe these
results can be best accomplished by
independent action. We therefore
wish to inform you that with regard
to the subject Of your letter and
other vital matters which concern us,
we intend to solve our own problems
in our own way.
Very truly yours,-Fur Trimming
Manufacturers Assn. Inc.-Pres. Nj.
L. Steinig.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
NOTICE TO All New York
DAILY WORKER Agents

There will be a meeting Of all
DAILY WORKER Agents on
Tuesday, May 8, at 8 P. NJ, at
10S East 14th Street. Every unit
organizer and every section and
subsection organizer is urged to
be personally responsible for the
presence of DAILY WORKER
Agents. 1t is necessary that every
unit be represented at this im-
portant meeting, in order that our
plans may be properly executed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Probe Seamanship of
Navy in Bleaching of
U.S.S. Colorado Here

All the ponderous machinery Of
naval investigation was turned on the
latest navy disaster yesterday as the
super-dreadnought Colorado swung at
anchor in the North River off Cort-
landt st. For 35 hours the huge
hell-belcher was hung on Diamond
Reef between the Battery and Gov
errors Island. Only an unusually
high tide enabled tugs to remove her.
Capt. f. D. Harms, the brilliant
navigator who managed to find Dia-
mond Reef although he had all New
York Bay to sail around in may face
a court martial. The Colorado was
following the Maryland, but yeered
over suddenly and managed to locate
one of the few bad spots in the har-
Dor.
Bad Record of Wrecks.
The cost to the government will be
at least 100000 although for time
it looked as though the entire $751;
100000 investment in imperialism
might be lost as a score of tugs
puffed away in vain.
Two years ago the West Virginia
found the beach near Hampton Roads.
The naval collier Orion recently
bumped so badly off the Virginia
Capes, due to poor navigation, that
she was sent to the scrap heap but
the outstanding record of the navy
departments own Drawn of seaman
ship was the smashing Of a whole
flotilla of destroyers on the rocky
California coast a few years ago. One
followed another until all but one
vessel had been hopelessly wrecked.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
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facturers' Assn. must confine the EN-
ployment of fur workers to such as
are members of the International Fur
Workers Union and who have proper
and authentic evidence of such mem
bership."
Negotiations have been pending be-
tween the Joint Board and the Fur
Trimmers, leading to the panic on
VOLTS part and the demand for inn
mediate discharge Of loyal Joint
Board workers. Conferences yester-
day afternoon brought officials of the
board and the Trimmers nearer an
agreement
The refusal of the Trimmers to
knuckle down to the association will
encourage scores of dissatisfied mem
Der of the association to break away.
Afraid to defy the central association
as individuals, they will willingly fol-
low the lead of the Trimmers.
The futility Of trying to run an
industry in which the best workers
refuse to work under any agreement
except one signed by their own union
is causing big employers tied up with
the association to look elsewhere for
a settlement Of their problems. Hav-
ing demonstrated that the loyalty Of
the Joint Board furriers cannot be
swerved by any amount of pressure,
they are following eagerly the Fur
T,;,,,v,,ars ,,ano%soA;aup apI NAV no
expected to climb on the band wagon
as soon as an agreement is reached.
Steinig's letter, authorized by the
board of the Fur Trimmers, reads:
May End, 1927.
Samuel N. Samuels, Esq, President,
Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc,
224 West Both Street, New York.
Dear Sir:
/ acknowledge receipt of your let
ter Of April 28th, demanding that the
membership of this association EN-
ploy workers in good standing Of the
international Fur Workers Union
only. Approaching the tone and sig
nificanee of your letter and in order
not to delay your reply to the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, meeting
of the board of directors of this as
ISOLATION was held today.
The mandatory spirit of your letter
makes necessary resume of the his
tory of the relations between our re-
spective organizations.
Act In Good Faith.
Shortly after our organization was
formed, the strike was declared in
February, 1926. In choice between
independent action and the delegation
to you of the trust to act on our
behalf, and upon your earnest solicit
tation, and spirited avowal Of good
faith representation of our interests,
we reposed our trust in you in the
interests of a united front, having
faith in your declarations and being
DESTROYS Of serving the industry first.
You promised that we would be
consulted as to the final terms of
settlement and that we would be a
party to the agreement as an indie
pendent unit in the trade.
How far were your promises full
filled?
You did not consult us before con-
Guiding the final agreement.
You did not keep your promise that
we be a signatory to the agreement
as one of the units in the trade.
Usurp Position.
Instead of that, you signed an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Tammany Police Boss
Names Four Helpers

Police Commissioner Joseph A.
Warren yesterday announced that
four of the five positions in his "eab-
met" have been definitely filled.
Appointment of fourth deputy
commissioner has not been decided
upon but the Tammany boss cop said
he was awaiting the decision of "a
friend of nine years standing" who
has been offered the job.
Members Of the new commission
are: Phillip D. Hoyt, first deputy;
Felix Muldoon, second; John A.
Leach, third and Joseph Boag, fifth.
Commissioner Boag is the only
one of the new cabinet retained in
the capacity he occupied under the
regime of former Commissioner
Mclaughlin who resigned to accept
a $4,000 year job with the Postal
Telegraph and Cable Co.
PATRONIZE DIR ADVFRTISERc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Dirigible Over Hudson.

The naval dirigible Los Angeles ar
rived over New York yesterday morn
ing from her hangar in Lakehurst,
and sailed up the Hudson. Flying
very low, the Los Angeles passed over
the long line Of fighting craft anchor
ed in the river.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Two Workers School !
Glasses Are Called
Off for This Evening

As the instructors are out Of town
William w. Weinstone's class in the
Problems of the Communist Move
ment and John j. Ballam's class in
Theory and Practice of Trade Union
ism viii not be held tonight at the
Workers School 1OS East 14th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Youth Dance This Saturday.

The Brownsville section of the
Young Workers (Communist) League
will hold a MayfDance Saturday eve
ming, May 7th a. So Liberty Ave,
Brooklyn. A real jazz band viii per-
form. Admission is 35 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
Trenton Workers Ask
Retrial in SaccO Case

TRENTON, n. j., May 2.-Groups
representing thousands Of New Jer-
sey workers met here yesterday in
May Day celebration at Arcadia Hall
and demanded a just retrial Of the
Sacc0-Vanzetti case.
Branch II of the Independent
WorlSmen's Circle, the Ukrainian
Workers Club, the International La
Dor Defense, the Workers Culture
Club, the Workers (Communist) Party
and the Anti-Fascist League joined
in the protest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03

a Tag Day in Detroit.
The Workers of Detroit have or
ganized conference for defense. At
their first meeting it was decided to
have a Tag Day to be held on May
lst, and May 9Th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03

WORKERS. STOP THE MURDER
OF SACC0 AND VANZETTI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03

PATRoNIzE OUR ADVERTISERS
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-19
Release Mexican
Locked Up For
Having Liquor

Jesus Regoso, aged 20, was locked
up at the county Jail this morning
but was later released. Regoso had
been caught in possession of sever
al bottles. alleged to be Tequila by
Deputy Sheriff William Ball at Dog
wood.
An investigation into the ease
showed that the aged man had
learned of lie uor cache located in
a canal near Dogwood. The author
tiles had learned of the cache
1T about the same time and when
Regoso went to the place and fish
ed out several bottles of the liquid
he was met by the deputy.
Due to the physical condition and
age of the prisoner and in view Of
the circumstances of his obtaining
possession of the liquid. no charge
was brought against him and he
was released.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-19
Gun Club Enters
Suit to Prevent
Flooding Land

Action seeking to restrain the
Delta Duck club, the Imperial Ir-
rigation District, Jack Lyall, Will
liam Burns, John Doe, Richard Doe
Mary Grabb, Susan Keep and tha
John Doe Company, from tresspass-
ing or allowing storm waters or
waters from bitches or canals own
ed by the defendants to flow upon
its properties, has been filed by
the New River Gun Club at the
county clerk s office.
In the complaint the plaintiff
charges that the defendants have
caused and are now causing to flow
over property of the plaintiff flood
waters from the recent storm. Also
waters from the canals and trans
portation systems of the Imperial
Irrigation District. That the de-
PENDANTS are trespassing and
threatening to trespass and use and
occupy the described properties
against the will and consent of the
plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-19
Given
Long Maximum

Due to a misunderstanding it was
announced yesterday by the district
attorneys office that Gordon
Swarthout, convicted of a charge
of statutory nature in superior
court, department two, had been
sentenced to two years in San Quen.
tin prison. The sentence as pro-
nounced by court was for term
not to exceed 80 years.
Swarthout pleaded guilty to i'm
proper relations with IA year old
girl. He had previously been con
victed on charge of passing q
check without having sufficient
funds in the bank to meet payment
and was sentenced to from one to
ii years on that charge. The two
sentences are to run concurrently.
\ stay of execution was granted
by Judge A. c. Finney in the first
sentence in order that the second
charge might be disposed of at this
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-19
Smith Admits
Violating Meat
Inspection Law

d. Smith. charged with having
slaughtered calves without first
having the animals inspected as
prescribed by law, entered plea of
guilty to the charge when arraign-
ed before Judge l. Mayfield this
morning. He was sentenced to 90
days in the county Jail but upon
recommendation of the district at
torney's office the sentence was
suspended during hlS good behavior.
According to information given
the court, Smith had shipped the
calves by truck, and was taking
them to San Diego to be slaugh-
tered. He claimed that the trucks
were unable to continue the jour
ney after reaching Jaacumha due to
the road conditions. The cattle
were slaughtered near Jacumba and
according to Smith he sent the
meat back to FL Centre with a
Mexican, informing his employe to
take them to an inspector here.
The meat, however was not taken
to the inspector, the court being in
formed that the official was not to
0e found here at the time. The en-
ploye is said to have attempted to
dispose of the meat without the
necessary inspection at a market in
Ell Centre. &c
In view of the circumstances the
defendant was freed but was warn
ed against such procedure in the
fu+nrp