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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-15

Of fish which journey to temperate
waters al this tina.
The maIy signs Of spriag also
extend inland from the boardwalk
Nearly every man visitor carrieg
a Kit Of golf clubs and matches on
the several links here are nunefs
Gus. Touring motorists have also
resumed their places Of intere 4
and profit to the many in this
section who cater to that trs3
Big Easter Throng Expected
Iii the hotels there is great
hustle tor Easter and its holiday
throngs. which are expected TO Be
unusually large this year. A mum
Der OF the best known hoslelriey
have already announced that they
are booked up about to the LIMIT
for the two weeks before and
after the Easter holiday and
number OF the side avenue hotels.
opened their doors.
The crowds here far Easter wisi
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-15
Resident OF Albany Blvd.
Section Gets Half Million
Under VIII of Sugar King"-Interesng Events and Ac
tiyities Which Feature These Days in the
Worlds Playground

900 OF The estate which is valued
at S4,ooO,0o0.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-15

The crowds here far Easter will
fCentiaued on Page AL
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
MUSSOLINI And
FRANCE COMPETE
IN NAVAL POWER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Ttaly's
real reason for rejecting President
Coolidge's disarmament conference
proposal was due to the italian gov
ernment's unwillingness to engage in
any conference without assurance
that she would be accorded naval
equality with France, it developed
here today.
Reports that the Italian government
has made this plain in "secret note"
which accompanied the formal pub
lished communication were denied at
the state department today. The de-
partment admitted, however, that the
Italian ambassador in presenting his
governments reply, made certain
verbal explanations"
Diplomatic Move.
The state department said nothing
about the reports, also current, that
it knew all about the conflict between
Italy and France, and the hesitancy
Continued on Page T4oo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

Suhkiang appeared to be the
probable scene of the impending
battle, as the converging lines
will meet there.
The labor unions at 1 o'clock this
afternoon called off the strike which
has partially paralyzed Shanghai
since last Saturday. The cotton mills
and other factories Immediately re.
sumed full operation, and at the post
office partial resumption was eff
fected.
The agitation in Shanghai native
city was more rife today because Of
the Wholesale arrests by the military
authorities. approximately 200 per-
sons, including 81 labor leaders, have
Leen imprisoned. The labor leaders
we're abducted from the French con-
cession where they had taken refuge.
General Strike Called.
The labor unions have announced
that a general strike of one hour
duration, called for Monday from 10
TO IL o'clock throughout China, will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
SENATOR CALLS
REEDS PROBE
ONLY POLITICS

WASHINGTON. reo. 24. IN a
dramatic and heated cross fire Of
charges and counter charges, Senator
James A. Reed, chairman of the com
mittee investigating graft in the cleo
tions last year, requested additional
powers today. Specifically he wanted
to open the ballot boxes of the Penn
sylvania senatorial election in which
there is evidence of corruption. The
Reed committee has the boxes.
Senator Arthur r. Robinson of In
diana, one of those trifle implicated
by the revelations of khan super-poli-
tics in Indiana at about the time of
the Reed investigation, took the oc-
casion TO charge Reed with hunting
publicity.
she would need no campaign fund.
This would furnish him with plenty
Of publicity. But why should the
United States be forced to pay the
contribution necessary for the adj
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

The workers could not wait to hear
the resolution read to it's end. They
clapped enthusiastically as soon as
they heard the proposal that the fur
riers should officially join hands with
their comrades in the cloak and dress
industry to fight more effectively
against Matthew Woll, Hugh Frayne,
Morris Sigman, ozier Schachtman and
their assistant union-smasher, Abra-
ham Beckerman.
Last nights meeting at Cooper
Union was called by the Joint Board
to acquaint the workers with the sit
uation in the union, to express de-
fiance of the attempts of the Inter
national and A. r. of L. officials to
reorganize the Joint Board, and to
rouse the workers to the defense of
those fur strikers who were suddenly
called for trial this week.
Money ShOwered On Platform.
"These fur workers, who were ar
rested for their strike activities, shall
not be railroaded to prison as Sigman
had done to the cloakmakers," said
Ben Gold, manager of the Joint Board,
during mis- speech; and the furriers
not only shouted their approval, but
when Gold said money was needed
for the defense of these workers,
coins and bills came flying at him till
the platform looked like a bank tel
ler's window.
Not only was every seat in the hall
taken, and hundreds kept standing in
the aisles at the rear, but there were
dozens of seats filled on the platform,
and in the front row was Morris
Kessler, the 75-year-old fur worker
who at the fright wing" meeting in
Cooper Union, on Wednesday night,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

challenged the chairman and other
speakers to explain their tactics in
trying to destroy the New York union.
As soon as Kessler entered the hall
he was greeted with cheers, and he
was escorted to the platform by a
group Of his fellow-workers. An the
workers in the hall stood up and con-
tinued cheering for this man who has
been a union member for thirty years.
"Hurrah for Kessler"; "You told
'em, Kessler," were the cries from all
parts of the hall; and even after
Chairman Isadore Shapiro called the
meeting to order, applause broke out
again and Kessler had to rise and ac-
knowledge their appreciation.
Enthusiasm marked every step in
the meeting. Every speaker was well
coined noisily. Applause was fire.
qunet, and prolonged in spite of the
chairman's efforts to stop it. The
spirit of the whole mass of fur work
ers was such as to strike terror in
those who have planned to depose or
expel or reorganize them.
President Isidor Shapiro, of the
Furriers' Joint Board presiding, de-
clared; eve are going to deal with
the court cases, and also tell the
truth about the right wing meeting
held in here yesterday.
"The so-called Furriers' Trade
Union Committee said that all fur
riers would be welcome to their meet
ing and all who wanted to make liv-
ing should be present. Yet, when the
fUrriers came they were not admit
ted"
He referred to H. Shlissel a speak
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
British Labor
Protests Anti
Soviet Note
Britain Trying to Provoke a
World Offensive

LONDON, Feb. 24.-British labor
is extremely indignant over the pro-
vocative note sent by Chamberlain to
the government Of. the Soviet Union.
Left wing labor leaders fear that the
foreign office has had assurances from
other imperialist powers that the time
was ripe TO risk rupture of rela-
tons with Moscow.
If the British imperialists declare
war on the Soviet Union, the progress
sive laborites declare the Hands Off
China" committees that are now or
ganized will be asked to add to their
task the prevention of hostile action
against Russia.
While the public in general is some
what cold to the note as a result of
the numerous "red scares" fed to
them in recent years, there is real
danger that the extremists in the cab
met will force the government to
follow up the pote with more drastic
measures, hoping to provoke world
war against the Workers Republic,
Circulating False Reports.
Foreign office agencies are circu-
iating reports of heavy massing Of
Soviet troops on the Manchurian bor-
der with view to aiding a revolt
against Chang Tso-Lin. which is said
to be brewing. Changes police are re-
ported to be raiding Communist resi-
dences and Selling revolutionary lit
erature.
The Morning Post, die-hlrd organ
expressed the opinion that the Soviet
Union would not cease to promote the
interests of the Communist movement
regardless of notes.
The Daily Mail, tory organ be-
rated the government for net using
more insulting language.
The Daily Herald, labor organ mildly
criticized the government, stating
that the words of politicians and
journalists, referring to Buhkarin and
others, should not be taken too seri-
ously.
TIL. nrsI.. n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
CURRENT EVENTS
By T. ]. o'FLAHERTY

THE British note to the govern
4 ment of the Soviet Union is a
masterpiece Of hypocrisy. i Chamber
lain charges the officials of the So
Wet government with conducting hos
tile propaganda against the empire.
Now, it is a we'll known fact that all
capitalist governments are always at
war with each other, using whatever
means the times warrant. Only re-
Gently, the French government ar
rested, indicted and convicted Eng
lish subjects engaged in espionage
work in France. The bankers Of one
country make occasional attacks on
the currency of another country.
Yet no sharp notes are dispatched
because of such conduct. This kind
of thing is quite proper. 1t is the
way imperialist powers play the
game. Why did the British send the
provocative note? Simply because
the victims Of British oppression in
the Orient regard the Soviet Union
as their only friend in the world, be-
cause the workers republic is haven
for the hunted victims of imperialism
and because the headquarters of the
Communist International is in the
Soviet Union as the nucleus of the
World Republic of Labor and also
recognizes that between this strong
hold of the world labor government
of the future and Imperialism there
is fundamental conflict.
Soviet Union has undoubtedly been
giving moral support to the Chinese
revolution. Any Russian workers or
peasants who desire to risk their life
in behalf of the nationalist revolu-
ton has the permission of the So
Wet government. On the other hand,
Britain and the imperialist powers
have been supporting the militarists
secretly and openly, with arms, men
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
REGISTRY
BILL INTRODUCED
into CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. - Very
quietly, almost without notice by the
newspapers, the Brand bill for COM
pulsory registration of aliens was in
PRODUCED into the house of representa-
tives, and ordered printed. 1t will
come up for debate at the next ses-
sion of congress. 1t will have the
support of Secretary of Labor James
]. Davis, whose voluntary" finger
printing bills, and readiness to argue
for other spy systems to control the
lives of foreign born workers have
made him notorious.
Costly To Workers.
The Brand bill embodies most of
the vicious elements of its predeces-
sors. 1t requires that after a date
set by presidential proclamation.
every alien entering the United
States shall pay ten dollars to be re-
gistered, and five dollars a year after
that to be registered again. If he is
between the ages of sixteen and
twenty-one he pays only three dol
lars, if younger than sixteen he is
registered for nothing.
Residence Requirements.
The country is divided into dis
tricts, the center of each district to
be a postoffice.
Whenever any alien permanently
removes from the district in which
he is registered, Section of the
Brand bill requires that he report to
the post office of such district and
give such information in regard to
his movements as may be required
in regulation. He shall, moreover,
within two days after his arrival in
Continued on Page T1oo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
Troops
Dislike China
Service
British Try 10 Play Up
Religious Prejudice
(speciaI 10 The DaIIy Workerl. .

Especial to The Daily Worker).
HANGKOW, Feb. 24.-Among the
Indian troops landed in Shanghai by
England, great dissatisfaction is
spreading because Of the unwilling
ness of the Indians to be used against
national revolutionary movement.
The troops are particularly indignant
about the propaganda of the British
officers who attempt to incite the In
dian soldiers by making them believe
that the Chinese destroyed the Indian
sanctuaries in Shanghai. After the
soldiers convinced themselves on the
spot that all this propaganda was
made up of lies their mood was radi-
cally changed.
Profintern Greets Shanghai Workers.
MOSCOW, Feb. 24.-The Executive
Bureau of the Profintern sent a cable
to the Trade Union Council of Shang-
hal greeting the heroic action of the
Shanghai proletariat. The cable de-
clares that the Shanghai workers
have made themselves the vanguard
of the Chinese revelation against the
joint onslaught of the foreign imperi-
alists and the Chinese militarists.
BIames British Government.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-The political
bureau of the British Communist
Party issued a manifesto declaring
that the responsibility for the mass
executions in Shanghai rest entirely
with the British government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
By WILL DE KALR.

One community in the city we'll
known to social workers in Harlem.
Of all the respectable" communities,
its standard of living is the highest;
and yet its living conditions are the
most subject to criticism.
Several days ago, along with other
newspapermen, I was conducted
through the Harlem Black Belt by
James Middleton and William Battle,
both colored, president of the North
Harlem Improvement Association and
chairman Of the North Harlem Com
munity Council, respectively.
Babies wailing in dark, stuffy
rooms. Rickety steps leading to
dingy cellars where humans are her
ded with dogs and cats on level Of
insanitary living conditions. Railways
black and airless as cave. I'm
washed milk bottles.
This is the picture that filled my
eyes in Harlem's Black Belt. This
is the picture that Middleton and
Battle untiring civic workers, and The
DAILY WORKER want changed in
every detail And still majority Of
tenants we visited refused to express
dissatisfaction when we could see the
results of the landlords negligences,
so obvious were they.
Iron Hand Of Lardlordism.
"Don't want to get into trouble
with the landlord" was the invariable
response. A concrete example Of the
iron hand The landlords holds over the
tenant as a result of the housing
shoitmaci
The entire city should be ashamed
Of the living conditions in the Black
Belt. In the winter, ! learned, the
streets are never cleaned It is sore-
times q week before ashes and gar
bage are removed. After filling the
cellars with garbage, ianitors stop col
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

ers in that country, who desire to set
up a puppet government which will
be subservient to their wishes and
aid them in the exploitation of the
people of Nicaragua. This has be-
come even more plain since the vic
tories of the liberal forces represent
ing the people of Nicaragua has been
answered by sending Of new forces
of American marines and the virtual
taking over the country by the naval
forces of the American government.
Do you believe that because the Amer
lean government has recognized the
piaz government it has the right to
force this government upon the Mica
raguan people with American bayo-
Continued on Page Tbree)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
Marines NeutraIize All
Big Nicaraguan Cities
"And Others" For Diaz |

BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, Feb.
24.-Captain Woodward, chief of
the American naval forces in the
Pacific notified the Sacasa govern
ment today that no fighting would
be permitted within a radius of
1000 yards from Chinandega, Leon,
Managua, Granada, PascO CaballO,
COsmapa, Quezalgusgua, ChichigaI-
pa, POsOltega and other points
where marines are stationed.
Two thousand marines are ex-
pected to arrive here today. Most
of them, it is said, will replace
sailors, who are now ashore.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

Letting it, and it gathers in the rooms.
There it collects in the bathtubs.
The buildings in Harlem are among
the oldest in the city. No new ones
have been built. OF total of forty
five new houses erected in the past
few years in the entire section, only
five are renting at less than SIS per
room. The majority are renting for
$50 and over.
Is Harlem the Worst?
Mellow with age, the buildings are
in sad state of disrepair. Why l do
not know, but for some strang rea-
son the Harlem landlord seems to be
able to get away with a good deal
more. than the average rent-gouger.
In the basement apartment of 1898
Park Avenue, Mrs Eluf Banson. 81,
said it had been eighteen years since
her landlord had had the walls
washed down. She paid S22 a month
for four rooms, two Of them inner
bedrooms, badly ventilated.
All the buildings are firetraps. The
balconade fire-escape, long since con-
demned by fire underwriters. is in
use in the majority Of houses. Where
there arc four families on a floor,
these are worthless. The Railways
are wooden. And the houses were 80
haphazardly constructed, good fire
backed by 4 stro0~ wind could wipe
cut an entire b'ocki
East Harlem Bad Too.
In East Harlem. populated chiefly
by Italians. conditions are the same
IS they are in Little Italy, downtown.
Only rents are five dollars or more
9e7rer. In Harlem proper, rents are
fhe same as in Brownsville, Brook
lyn. Only living conditions are worse.
Tn the Black Belt. words to describe
he situation, if employed, would only
nauseatel The colored man is our
Continued on Page Five
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
British Note
On Nicaragua
Prearranged
May Help Coolidge in Fight
With Opponents

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. "a
The British note dispatched to Wash
ington relative to the alleged need
for protection of British nationals in
Nicaragua was the result of a pre-
arranged plan between the British
foreign office and the state depart
ment, it was unofficially reported
here today.
1t is said to be a part of the ar
rangement between the two govern
ments thru which the United States
agreed to look benevolently on the
British action in China while Britain
would aid the state department in its
policy in Central America in what
ever way it could.
Coolidge and Kellogg can now 90
to congress with the British note
and declare that its policy of landing
an army of marines in the little
country is proven justified.
The United States demanded that
Britain would not land any troops
and Great Britain is prepared to re-
spect it, according to information
here.
Relieved State Department.
Instead of viewing the presence of
the British warship in Nicaraguan
waters with alarm, state department
officials apparently welcomed it to-
day. 1t relieves this government of
the necessity of providing a "place
of refuge" for British subjects,
should conditions become serious, and
at the same time it strengthens the
state departments contention that
the Nicaraguan situation is serious.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

To the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor,
Washington, d. C.
You have thus far made no public
statement III regard to the policy Of
imperialist intervention in support Of
the investments and profits of the
great international banking houses of
Wall Street, which the American gov
ernment is pursuing in its interview
ton in Nicaragua, its threats against
Mexico, and its massing Of naval
forces in Chinese waters.
Wall Street Game.
1t was clear from the beginning Of
the intervention in Nicaragua that
Coolidge and Kellogg were playing
the game Of the Wall Street exploit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
CRUCIAL BATTLE is NEAR IN THE
FIGHTING FOR SHANGHAI, CHINA

SHANGHAI Feb. 24-Te most important battle in the his
tory of the Chinese Republic seemed impending today
Nationalist troops under General Chang KaShek from the
SOUTH and the Fengen troops of Marshal Chang Tson Man
huan lord from the north speeded their military
control of Shanghai, Chna's chief seaport.
The vanguard of the northern horde today had reached Wush
so miles from Shanghai while the Nationalist Cantonese occupied
Kashing, go miles to the southwest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
Unemployment Rife in
San Francisco Region;
Discharge Women First

San Francisco--(FP)-Over 12,.
900 men and women are out of
work in the San Francisco Bay re-
gion according to the u. S. depart
ment of labor. Women are the
chief sufferers, both in factories
and offices. Many railroad men
are being quietly dropped.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

in. Soviet foreign minister, that
Britain was organizing a hostile bloc
against the Soviet Union. This state
ment was given as one of the reasons
for the provocative British note.
Positive reports that Smetona and
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
Horace Dodge Candles
AT Games While His
American Workers Toll

CANNES, France, Feb. "a
Horace Dodge of Detroit was re-
ported a heavy winner at the
Cannes Casino today.
Dodge stated that his winnings
at the tables here now amount TO
100000. This is not a record but
it is a very heavy haul as winnings
go, even for Cannes which is now
surprising Monte Carlo in the size
of stakes won and lost.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
Cantonese Seize Citv.

LONDON, FEB. 24.-The Canton
ese forces captured Fengchun, 40
niles from Shanghai today accord.
ing to a Central News Dispatch from
shanghai. The loss Of this town is
considered as an almost irreparable
blow at the left flank Of General
Sun Chuan-Fang's army.
An Evening News dispatch from
ankow said that labor leaders have
called a general strike Of one day
FOR today as protest agaiass the
Shanghai executions by General SUMS
agents, and against the landing Of
British troops at Shanghai.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
United Front Of Furriiers
and CIoakIIlaEers to Fight
Reaction, Unionize Trade
Huge Enthusiastic Meeting Unanimously Adopts
Resolution for Joint Action

Shouts cheers applause and mighty of approval from
the thousands of urers who crowded Cooper Union night
marked the passage of resolution which brings
Joint Board of the uers union and the Joint Board
OF the cloak and dessmakers in solid battle line against the
rcacOnary labor forces which seeking destroy these unions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
Harlem's Babies Live in
Dingy Cellars But Rents
Climb Higher and Higher

Harlem quarter of the metropolis hides suffering and
probation beneath its caetee exterior VIII de Kab DAILY
WORKER housing expert careful surrey of every section
Harlem finds high and o housing conditions prevalent IN
the coored section Tomorrow de Kalb oU rite about housing
conditions IN the BrOnr
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25

News Of the conspiracy created a
shock in Berlin governmental circles
though it has been known for long
time that negotiations had been going
on. The development completely JUS
titles the statement delivered to the
press in Berlin by Georges Tchitcher-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-25
Demand AZ. I'll. State
Stand on Imperialism
Open Letter From Workers Party Reminds
Executive Council of China, Nicaragua

CHICAGO Feb 24-Over the signature of c. Ruhenberg,
general secretary the Central Committee of the Workers Com
munis) Party America has issued letter to the Execu
tive Council the American Federation of Labor demanding that
take stand for against the Wall Street mperast nvasiOns
of Nicaragua China and to also whether the Executive
Council for against the American workers and farmers in
their struggle against American imperialism and the threat of
mperialist
The Executive Council of the A. F. of L. is reminded in the
letter that has until not made such public decision
The letter of the Central Committee of the Workers Communis
Party follows in full: