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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
General Strike Of
Leather Workers
Grips Philadelphia

PHILA., Sept. 11.-Three hundred
suit case and bag-makers of Phila-
delphia this morning declared a gen
eral strike, tying up completely TWEEN
ty-three shops and almost entirely
paralyzing the industry. The general
strike was the answer of the workers
in the suit case and bag trade to the
refusal of the bosses. to even confer
with them on the demands which they
put forward
The workers had been working pre-
yiously under open shop conditions,
with outrageous hours and low wages
imposed upon them. They were sub
ject to being hired and fired at will
by the bosses. Unemployment peri
odically threw hundreds Of workers
out of work. AS result of the I'M
disputed sway enjoyed by the bosses,
unsanitary conditions in the shops
menaced the health of the workers,
and no demands. resulted in any i'm
provement.
After months of organizing work,
the Suit Case and Bag M kers Union
presented the following demands to
the bosses: a "A hour WEEK, 20 Der
cent increase in wages for week work
ers and 80 per cent for piece workers;
time and quarter for Overtime; no
discharge of workers without giving
good reason; equal division of work
in slack time and the recognition of
the union.
The bosses refused even to consider
these just demands of The workers
whereupon the strike call was issued
Three hundred out of the five hundred
workers in the industry al swered the
very first call, and attendR the strike
meeting. In very fewHdays every
worker of any kind in every shop in
the city will be out. The spirit of
the workers is enthusiastic. They are
determined to win the fight for the
right to organize, and for an improve
ment of conditions,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
CC0-VANEETTI CASE BLOW TO BOSSES COURTS
AS WORKERS SEE BRUTALITY OF CLASS JUSTICE

class and entirely devoted to that
class causes inequities in collisions
between the interests of classes or
even in comparison between their
treatment for similar offenses.
"If this feeling is so strong in law
abiding England with its high stand
ard of justice, it will obviously be far
stronger in continental countries.
There in fact it would not be too
strong to say that Sacco and Van
zetti are regarded as two of the first
casualties in an impending struggle
between liberty Of opinion and an OBJ
scurantist law. .,..--.
''The probable solution in England
will not be such a reconstruction of
the legal class and of law courts as
has taken place in Russia, so as to
make them more representative and
less rigid. 1t will lie rather in a rele-
cation of the existing courts to COM
mercial cases and in the establish
ment of new procedures and tri-
bunals for social and criminal mat
ters."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
(By Federated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.--Elec-
trocution of Sacco and Vanzetti by a
Massachusetts court has spread dis.
trust and contempt for courts, as
biased upper class institutions, in
England and through Europe, asserts
George Young, London correspondent
of the Bal timore Sun. "If in the
courts of New England under Eng
fish common law" he writes, work
ers could thus be condemned to death,
then British workers might expect
the same fate in England unless they
showed at once they were not going
to stand for it. That was the feeling
in the mind of the average trade
unionist when he marched to Grosven-
or Place to protest against the execu-
ton of two anarchist dagoes 5000
miles away.
"Of late years." Young continues,
sin one decision after another. Brit
ish courts have shown that the I'M
conscious bias in the minds of bench
and bar drawn entirely from one
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Delay Draft of New
Tenement. House Bill

With its investigation of wretched
housing conditions in New York City
completed, the Commission on Revi-
sion of the Tenement House Law is
beginning to draft a new housing
law. Conferences with this end in
view will start September 25th.
That any law materially affecting
housing conditions will be passed un-
der the Tammany administration is
regarded as extremely doubtful.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Ford Ready to Put
Out New Model, But
Yet Men Lack Work

DETROIT, Mich, Sept 11.-With
the "change-over" process for pro-
duction of new automobile practi-
cally completed, the Ford Motor Co,
today is employing approximately
$4,000 men in its Highland Park and
River Rouge plants, according to an
official of the company.
"The company's plants have been
operating on a five-day schedule
since last SPRING" he added. "This
does not mean that all employees have
been working full time. Some are
employed five or six days a week,
while others are on shorter sched-
ule."
Questioned about a report that the
company today had formally inaugu-
rated full five-day week for all en-
ployes, the official said he had not
received notification of such move.
Ford is abandoning the very cheap
car field because of competition from
General Motors, which has Morgan
and Du Pont backing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
REPORT REVOLT
ON IN LITHUANIAN;
WIRES CENSORED
Rebels Disarm Police
and Soldiers

RIGA, Sept. 11.-Altho a censor
ship has been imposed on the tele-
gram service meager reports of re-
volt in Lithuania have been received
here. The entire country is in the
throes of civil war.
1t is stated that the revolt has been
started by the opposition parties
against the ysldemaras government.
Fighting has been going on for the
last two days. The rebels have met
with considerable success. according
TO information here, in the town of
Taurogen, on the road from Riga to
Tilsit. Many other towns are under
the control of the revolutionists. In
every town, the first act of the
rebels has been to disarm the police
and occupy the police and military
barracks. They then march to the
next town and call upon the populace
to join the uprising.
The government has rushed troops
from Kovno, the capital and Memel
to crush the revolt. They claim they
have defeated the rebels, but there is
some doubt here as to the claim, as
the censorship is being continued in
force. A state of war has also been
proclaimed by the government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Levine PostpOnes His
Atlantic Flight For
Year; Weather Is Bad

LONDON, Sept. 11.-Charles A.
Levine won't fly.
He announced tonight that his At
lantic flight is off for at least year.
After following the weather closely,
Levine explained, he decided it would
be unwise to go ahead with his plans.
81 am always prepared to take
chance" said the intrepid aeroplane
passenger modestly, "but am not
mad cap"
Levine, after flying across the At
lantic with Clarence Chamberlin, has
been threatening to return by aero
plane for the past few weeks. He
had made arrangements with vari-
Gus pilots, but they had all deserted
him, declaring that his ideas about
aviation were fantastic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Museum Of Revolution
AT Leningrad Preserves
Famous Warming to Tsar

LENINGRAD, CBy MaiD.-An
interesting document received by
the Museum of Revolution - orig2
inal warning Of the Executive
Committee of "Narodnaia VOLTA"
sent to Alexander III, first days
after his ascension to the throne.
Together with the document is
the envelope in which this warning
was sent by mail to the ministry
Of war addressed to the former
Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevitch.
to be handed over to the car. The
stamp on the envelope bears the
date of March 4th, 1881.
This document was printed in
the secret printing shop of 'Naro-
OMAHA VOLTA" on March End, 1881.
i.e., second day after execution of
Alexander II by the members Of
''Narodnaia VOLTA"
"Narodnaia VOLTA" points out to
Alexander III, that Russia cannot
live under existing conditions and
warns the new car that "historica
justice exists for him as well a.
for everybody"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Women Workers Hold
| abOr Institute at
SWGGtbriar College

SWEETHEART, Va, Sept. II. 49,
Twenty-Five southern girls, all active
workers in industry, have just con-
cluded the first summer institute for
women in industry ever held in the
south. From textile and hosiery mills,
tobacco factories and other plants
they came to hear the message that
unionism is the only cure for the long
hours, low wages and wretched work
ing conditions that characterize the
South. Plans are already being made
for another institute next summer,
probably in North Carolina.
With an appropriation of $500
from the American Fund for Public
Service Garland fund.- and a like
amount raised in southern commune
ties, the institute rented quarters at
Sweetbriar College and engaged the
services Of Broadus Mitchell, profess
sor of economics at Johns Hopkins,
as director. Mitchell, author of the
authoritative study of the rise of cot
ton mills in the south, stressed the
history of industry and it's present
day problems in the rapidly develop
ing region from Virginia to Texas.
Southern students at the Bryn
Mawr institute for women in indus
try were the nucleus for the Sweet
briar institute. Because of the antas-
onism created by southern factory
owners against outside agitators"
from the north, southern liberals and
unionists had full charge of the
school. Atlanta trade unionists raised
so per cent of the funds for two
scholarships and the Virginia Fedora
ton Of Labor provided another Two
other declarations and local unions in
Richmond, Lynchburg and Norfolk
contributed generously.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Poverty, Lure of Stage
Draw 1000 Girls From
Chicago Homes In 1927

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-Two thou
sand girls have left homes in Chi
cago and the vicinity since the first
of the year, because of poverty and
the lure of the stage, according to
Lieut.. M. Mills, in charge of the
missing" bureau of the Chicago po-
lice today.
Of the 1000, 80 per cent have been
located, but 400 have never been
heard from.
"Fully 40 per cent of the runaways
hope to go on the stage. The most
common secondary cause for run
Always is love for some man frowned
upon by the parents. Then, poverty,
or home squalor, is factor"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
ku KIuXGrS Sends
Threatening Letter
tOCamp NitgedaigGt

Camp Nitgedaiget, camp for left
wing workers, has been the latest or
ganization to receive threatening let
ters from the abor-baiting Ku Klux
Khan.
The following communication,
signed K. X. K, has been received by
the camp which is situated near
Beacon, New York:
Camp Nitgedaiget,
Beacon, N. Y:
We. good American citizens take
the liberty to warn you that your
propaganda reached the climax and
we will not a;;ow it to go any fur
Their
You have monopolized this territory
for the past five years and brought
disgrace upon the people in this Vi
cinity.
You foreigners, Bolsheviks believe
in robbing, killing and terrorizing
good American citizens and when you
are punished for that action you want
to overthrow the American govern
ment for it's right decision towards
you Bolsheviks. You cannot succeed
in establishing Soveits in this part
of the country and neither in any
part of the United States-for this
is not the ignorant Russia. Our or
ganization pledged itself to root out
elements like you that want to de-
stroy the Liberty Of this country
therefore we demand that you with
draw from this territory or else we
will take severe measures against
you and you know the methods and
tactics that we apply. We close with
despise and hatred to you.
X K. K.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
D. Of ]. to Permit
Huge U, S, Steel, Du
POnt, G. M. Merger

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE
Department of Justice with its
proverbial partiality toward big cor
porations has virtually cleared" the
Du Pont and Steel Corporation in
terests Of any attempt to rear a mo-
tors-steel industrial colossus of a ma
ture which might have "contravened"
the antitrust laws it was learned to-
day.
Although details of its investiga-
ton remain to be completed the de-
partment's belief is that the finan-
cial relationship between the E. l. Du
Pont De Nemours Co., the General
Motors Co., and the United States
Steel Corporation affords no basis
for action under the Sherman and
Clayton act.
This conclusion is based upon the
relationship as determined to exist at
this time, as is customary, the de-
partment's right to investigate or
proceed in the event of future devel-
opments is considered to be unpreju-
diced.
Du POnt Writes TO ID. of J.
The departments attitude became
known today after Irenee Du Pont
organization, had written to Col.
William J. Donovan, assistant to At
torney-General Sargent, outlining the
financial and managerial status of
the three giant concerns. 1t is I'M
derstood to be founded in part upon
assurances given by Du Pont.
Department officials refused all
information.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Bus Owners Evade
Traffic Regulation
To Increase Profit

More than 700 buses are violating
local regulations with the knowledge
of the Tammany administration, ac-
cording to latest figures.
In most cases large and bulky, fire.
quently measuring more than 80 feet
long and requiring 10 feet of the
roadway for their safe passage, they
constitute a serious problem. In the
opinion of many well informed peo-
pie by next year their number will
be increased to about 1900.
10000 Passengers Daily.
It has been estimated that these
buses bring from $4,000 to 10000
passengers into the midtown district
every day, with every possibility of
this number being substantially aug
mented when the Holland Vehicular
Tunnel under the Hudson is ready for
traffic late in, the fall.
The immense cars may be found
parked in the most thickly crowded
streets for hours at a time. The side
walks are in most cases the plat
forms where the passengers are re-
ceived and discharged. Most of these
buses go where they want without
any schedule to be adhered to. They
often proclaim themselves sight
seeing buses when, it is said, their
business has little if any relation to
such activity.
Where Traffic Is Heaviest.
With respect to the genuine
sightseeing lines, of which there are
few, they operate almost wholly in
the heart of the city, where traffic is
heaviest and crowds thickest, where
elbow room at the most favorable
hours is at a premium, and where
accidents are most likely to occur.
The police department signs forbid
ding parking at these spots appear
not to apply to them.
They have been allowed to develop
their business not only with apparent
disregard Of the law but also with
apparent sanction of officialdom.
One Tammany Hall administration
after the other has allowed them to
continue. Being in a strategic posi-
ton they will not be dislodged with
out struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Complaint of Overtime
With No Wages Loses
Cambridge Mans Job

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. II. =
When a shipper in Lincoln Stores,
Cambridge, protested against having
to work long hours Of overtime for no
pay, he was fired. A fellow-worker
told the boss what he thought of that
incident and got his pay Immediately.
He also was fired.
Lincoln Stores. Cambridge, is one
Of chain of department stores spread
over New England. The Cambridge
Store alone showed a net profit of
$4,000 LAST year. The workers do
not share in this prosperity. The
men work eighty hours a week; the
salesgirls get $13 pay, whieh,is only
81 above the minimum wage law
limit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Detroit SaccO-Vanzetti
Committee Votes Funds
To Mrs. Nicola Sacco

DETROIT, Sept. 1.-THE balance
of funds collected by the Sacco-
Vanzetti Defense Committee here,
amounting to $434.79 was voted to
Mrs. Rose Sacco and her children last
Wednesday. The report Of the com
mittee, submitted by William Reese,
was submitted, subject to audit, to
the Detroit Federation of Labor.
The decision of the committee was
sanctioned by the federation which
discharged the members of the COM
mittee with a vote of thanks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Iron Workers Meet Tomorrow

An important meeting of the Iron
and Bronze Workers Union will be
held tomorrow at the Rand School
building, Z East 18th St., 8 p. m. The
question of rejoining the interna-
tional will be taken up. Reports
about the conditions in the trade, the
activities of the union and its finan-
cial standing will be given. Plans for
further activities will be proposed
and discussed.
There will also be given short
talk by a prominent labor leader on
the topic: Unemployment, It's Causes
and It's Solutions" 1t is very i'm
portant that every member shall be
present at this meeting without fail.
The union is also announcing that
during its present organization cam
paign, iron and bronze workers from
the open shops may join the union at
reduced initiation fee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Mellon Apparently
Backing Hughes for
Republican Choice

Andrew Mellon, just returned from
Europe, may be behind a Hughes
boom for presidency, if his remarks
when interviewed mean anything.
Although Mellon claims to have
been out of touch with politics dur
ing his two-month visit to Europe.
he told friends today that he intended
to take an active interest in the pres
idential preliminaries from now on.
He denied that he would be candi-
date, despite strong backing for him
in Pennsylvania and throughout the
country.
He expects shortly to confer here
with his nephew w. L. Mellon, and
other Pennsylvania leaders.
Has 10 Votes.
The support of Secretary Mellon
undoubtedly would be tremendous
boon to Hughes. Mellon unques-
tionably owns the Pennsylvania dele
cation, which has 70 votes in the
nominating convention. Pennsylvania
is expected to support Mellon as a
favorite son in the early balloting,
and Mellon will have the decision as
to where Pennsylvania votes shall
go in a decisive ballot for the nomin-
alton.
On shipboard coming home from
Europe, Mellon held conferences with
Hughes on the approaching presiden-
tial situation. Upon arriving in New
York, Hughes said he was for the re-
nomination of President Coolidge, and
expressed the belief that Mr.. Coolidge
would run if drafted by the party.
In his conversations today, Mellon
distinctly gave the impression that
Hughes himself would be receptive to
a convention call, and from this poll
ticians deducted that Mellon might
lead the move to secure the nomina-
tion for the former secretary of state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
(By Federated Pressl

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Sept.
11.-Southern textiles are not only
parasitic" but liability and not
an asset to the community" so long
as they do not pay a living wage to
workers, declared President T. A.
Wilson of the North Carolina Fedora
ton of Labor in his labor day mes
sage. In a triple attack on low
wages, child labor and feudal mill
villages, Wilson called for unioniza-
ton of the industry as the only eff
fective remedy for those evils.
Children Forceds.nto Mills.
"The industrialization of North
Carolina does not come up to the
standard of allowing workers a suf-
ficicnt wage to buy back some of the
things they produce" he asserted
Too much attention has been paid to
industries commonly known as secs
ondary employers Of labor, or that
type of industry which does not pay
a sufficient wage for the head of the
family. Therefore the father has to
bring the children in as assistant
braadwinners.
"Also,- North Carolina has too
many Industries which segregate
themselves, and thereby cause the
workers 70. live in company owned
homes. These workers cannot Fave
The same freedom, will power and
make as good citizens as the workers
who are not controlled by such-pater-
.nalism-that paternalism which the
American industries 50 greatly hate
when practiced by the government To-
ward industry. The worker is COM
PEELED through circumsta ices to sub
nit"
In support of high wages as a spur
to prosperity, Wilson adduced the
testimony of many business leaders.
yet it appears" he added, THAT
certain sections of the United States,
because of the low prevailing wages,
are parasites on other sections where
the wage is more commensurate with
service rendered.
Must Uni0nize.
"North Cardinals industries have
now passed the stage of infancy and
should be paying better wages. Many
financial statements of these -1rms
can be had and they show real profits
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
SOUTHERN TEXTILE CONDITIONS FRICHTFUL AS
STARVATION WAGES AND PATERNALISM PREVAIL

and excellent prospects for the future.
No community with low wages can
be prosperous. In fact, spiritual,
moral and intellectual rights are be-
ing sacrificed for property rights"
The Carolina labor chief called not
only for unionization but for active
political work to assure at least eight
months schooling year for children,
better labor laws, suitable child la
Dor legislation and athe regulation of
Objectionable hours of labor for
women.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12

CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Decision on
the petition of B. C. Clements to stop
the Tunney-Dempsey fight here Sept.
22 will be given Monday morning.
Judge Otto Kerner, before whom the
injunction proceedings were argued
today, recessed his court late today
until that time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12

LONDON, Sept. 11.-While I'M
favorable ocean weather reports to-
day prevented Charles A. Levine and
Capt. Hinchcliffe from hopping off
in the Miss Columbia on their west
ward flight, Levine again announced
his determination to make the trip,
in spite of the disasters which have
overtaken. other expeditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Du Point Writes To ID. of J.
Stagehands Do Not Strike.

Stagehands of Westchester County
did not go on strike yesterday but
remained at work. Negotiations be-
tween the union and the theatre man
ayers are now going on. The West
chester local of the stagehands'
union consists of 10 workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Progressive Upholsterers Meet
Tonight.

A special meeting of all Progress
siye Upholsterers is being held to-
night right after work at 80 Union
Square to discuss the question of pre-
pairing for an upholstery booth at the
National Press Bazaar being held in
Madison Square Garden on October
6, T, 8 and 9.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
FOnck May Fly.

CURTIS FIELD, L. L, Sept. H.
Whether or not Captain Rene Fonck,
French wartime aviation ace, shall
attempt flight from New York to
Paris rests on the decision of the
war minister Of France and the SEN
timent of the French nation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
German Militarist Maneuvers.

BERLIN, Sept 11.-More than
100000 persons this afternoon
watched SO German airplanes per-
form hair raising stunts over Tenn
pelhofer Field in celebration of the
first German air day" since the
war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
PARTY ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK NEW JERSEY
Satisfaction lac.

Membership meeting of S. S. lac
will be held tonight at Forsyth ST.,
room a. The order of business will
be; Report of S. S. Executive Com
mittee and election of S. S. Execu-
tive,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Morning international Branch.

The Morning International Branch
will hold an educational meeting in
Room 81, 108 East 14th street,
Wednesday,, 1890 a. m. All early
night workers are invited to be pres
ent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
Unit 2F-Sub-S ectiOn.
(CnctiOD ~

An important meeting for members
of'the above unit will be held tonight
at 7 p. M, at 81 East 10th St. All
members are urged to attend. o
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-12
LABOR And FRATERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Typo Union 6.

A regular meeting of book and job
chairmen of Typographical Union
No. 6 will be held tonight, 6 p.
M, at the employment bureau, %
West 10th st. All chairmen should
attend.