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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
CONTRADICTIONS
OF SICMAN SHOWN
Up BY |. HYMAN
Exposes His Reply to
GrOssman

Early this week the president of
the cloak manufacturers group
known as the Industrial Council, L.
Grossman, made statement blaming
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union for the conditions in
Ehe industry and especially for the
prevalence of non-union shops.
In reply, Morris Sigman, president
of the International yesterday issued
a spirited denial of the facts stated
by Grossman and refused to accept
responsibility for, or even acknowl-
edge the existence Of many trade
evils.
Commenting on this published con-
troversy, Louis Hyman, manager Of
Sne New York Joint Board of the
Cloak and Dressmakers, said yester-
day:
president Sigmans' answer to the
statement by I. Grossman, president
of the Industrial Council, concerning
present conditions in the. cloak trade,
is filled with contradictions of his
previous admissions relating to the
evils now rife in the industry,
Many Open Shops.
"To Mr.. Grossman, Sigman indig-
nantly denies the spread of non
union shops; yet his own organ JUS
tice' this week contains Julius Hoch-
mans report to group of shop
chairmen stating that when he took
over the Joint Board there were
oh 000 rhaY1, no
industry. 1t is we'll known that this
number has increased since then, yet
HICKMAN has previously acknowl-
edged that his organization drive re-
suited in settling only so or 60 of
this whole group,
SIN this same issue of Justice it
is reported that Sigman told I'M
partial Chairman Ingersoll that the
problem of the non-union shop had
reached an alarming stage, and he
condemns the manufacturers for
feeding the scab shops and says that
they need not have agreements if
they intend to violate them.
''If Sigman and HOFFMAN make
these statements in the union organ,
how can they expect to deny the
facts when issuing statements to the
outside press. If Justice is talking
of the open shop menace week after
week, how can Sigman pretend there
is no open shop problem when he is
faced with it by the manufacturers :?
'And in the same way, if Sigman
creates committees to stop work on
Saturdays and Sundays, and all sorts
of hours, how can he expect TO be
listened to seriously when he states
that no such overtime work is going
on? He knows well that this over
time work is being done, and that
at the same time the trade is slow
because just this overtime work helps
to increase unemployment.
"But at the present time the nom
union shop is not the sole problem
with which we are confronted, even
though according to Mr.. Hochman's
admission that there are 1000 of
them. To my mind, the greater men,
ace is the shop where they have a
union agreement, yet conditions are
so bad that piecework, overtime and
all sorts of violations of contract
pass unchallenged and there are alb
solutely no union standards main
tanned. 1t is well known that in most
of the manufacturing shops they
have no union standards and the only
difference between them and non
union shops is that they compel the
workers to register
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
STRIKE OF FUR
RABBIT WORKERS
GAINS STRENGTH
n. 7. Locals Nominate
For All Officers

The fur rabbit workers of Brook
lyn and New Jersey, who went on
strike Wednesday morning to organ
lie the open shops, reported yester-
day that two shops have already ex-
pressed their willingness to settle
with the union.
According to Morris LANCER, man
ager of Local 25, Newark, the two
shops will be signed up by Monday.
He also stated that all the workers
of the Consolidated Rabbit Dressers'
Association are out and will soon be
joined by hundreds of other workers.
Denounces Statement.
LANCER denounced the statement
made by the Dressers' Association
that appeared in Wednesdays issue
of The Women's Wear Daily, a trade
paper, to the effect that the work.
ers would return to the shops any
time the bosses requested them to.
THAT is not true" asserted Lam
ger. eve are going to stay out I'M
til we have organized all of the scab
shops. No matter how long it takes,
we will stay out until we achieve
victory.
Stop Giving Work.
eve demand that the dealers stop
giving work to the open shops. Not
until we are sure that will be the
procedure in the future will we end
the struggle"
Local 25 "will hold a. special meet
ing tomorrow at Montgomery Hall,
l p. m, when the latest develop
ments of the stoppage will be dis
cussed.
The fight against the open shop
is being conducted jointly by a COM
mittee of 10 representing the two
locals. They are Local SO of Brook
lyn and Local 25 of Newark. Moe
Harris is business agent of the
Brooklyn local, while LANCER is head
of the New Jersey organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
Z Hurt In Brooklyn
Trolley Line Crash

Seven persons were injured yester-
day morning when two trolley cars
collided at Broadway and Arion
Place, Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10

NEWS AND COAA M ENT
Anon EDUCAT I0N
LABOR AND GOVERNMENT
TRADE UNION POLITICS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10


It is expected that Mussolini will
make special preparations for the
welcome of the American Legion
naires whose activities he has adj
mired at long distance and with whose
officials he will utilize this opportu-
nifty to confer.
Italian workers are already being
compelled to string gaily colored
lights along the station platforms at
Genoa and Milan, where the Legion
naires are coming to see the birth
place of Columbus, and at Florence
and Rome. Bunting is being draped
along the streets and on the principal
public buildings.
While the fury Of the Italian work
ers against the murderers of their
countrymen, Sacco and Vanzetti, sur
passes that of the French, they are
unable to protest against the Legion
outrage owing to the unheard of
atrocities with which the black shirts
pay the slightest complaint against
the fascist dictatorship. Excitement
among the workers in the huge indus
trial plants at Genoa and Milan,
where the Legion will first appear,
is at such a fever pitch, however,
that the police and fascist battalions
are being everywhere kept in readi-
ness and the number of spies operat-
ing in these works is said to have
been nearly doubled.
Welcome Is Only Official.
But the situation in Paris is only
temporarily eased by the departure
of the veterans" for Italy. The new
contingents will soon arrive and the
government is doing its utmost to
conceal the hostility of the French
workers under an array of bunting,
flags and electric signs and lights.
In an effort to prevent a repetition
of the mournful arrival of the first
detachments of the Legion on the
empty, wet platforms of the Care St.
Lazaire, the Paris terminal from the
west, electric lights are being slung
from under the high dark plat
form roofs and into the gloomy cen
trail station. The same preparations
are being carried out in the
smaller Care Montparnasse, while
long lines of flag-poles are being
erected along the boulevards and thru
the Elysees. All public buildings are
being draped.
Terrorism Rampant.
Meanwhile the terrorism against
the French workers, which was speed
ed up following the demonstrations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10

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vasion of France try to drown their
sorrows in perpetual absinthe orgies
while they try to forget that they are
in a perfectly strange land whose
language is utterly incomprehensible
to them and those people look upon
their khaki uniforms with the loath-
ing and contempt which they feel for
official murderers.
% Wonder Why They Came.
Most of the Legionnaires wish that
curiosity had never brought them to
French soil; a few who had been in
the country before and came back to
see former friends or relatives admit
that they have never seen anything
to equal the horror with which they
are regarded by the French workers
and poilus or the boycott which has
been declared against the Legion.
In an effort to divert the feeling
for stampede back to the United
States which is daily growing more
insistent among the Legionnaires in
Paris, and which would spell final ca
tastrophe for the Legion junket, the
Legion officials with the connivance
of the French and other foreign au-
thorities are planning to send off the
men who are at present lonely and
lost in the. French capital to see if
they cannot forget their inconsistencies
in fascist Italy or in Belgium. Con-
tingents are being formed for trips
to Brussels and Rome.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
CLOAK AND DRESSMAKERS HOLD BIG
GATHERING At Garden" TODAY
Gold Hyman and Others to Address Workers;
Launch Big Organization Drive

Thousands of cloak and drssmaker expected attend
the monster union demonstration at Madison Square Garden to-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10

Policies AND PROGRAMS
STRIKES - INJUNCTIoNs
THE TRADE UNION PRESS
LABOR AND IMPEnIALIsM
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
BY ROBERT II. BEST
United Press Staff Correspondent

VIENNA, oct. 25-King Michael
of Roumania celebrated his sixth
birthday today unconscious that
there rumblcd in the country a polit-
zeal volcano that threatened momcn-
tariv to break into active eruption.
While Michael was playing with
his birthday toys, heavy reinforce
mcnts of troops marched through
the streets of Bucharest to strength
on the guard around all government
buildings.
Former dcr-Secrctary of state
Manolescu was arrested yesterday
as he was crossing the frontier
toward Bucharest, carrying letters
from Michacl's father, former
Crown Prince Carol.
II was said one of the documents
Manoilescu carried was proclama-
ION from Carol to the Roumanian
people.
Other arrests followed through
the night and early today and more
were expected in what Roumanian
authorities feared was n widespread
plot to return Carol to Roumania
and either put him on the throne or
make him the power behind his baby
boy now ruling under regency.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
YOUNG NAMES
COMMITTEE TO
STUDY PENSIONS
Nv United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. 25-
Governor Young today appointed
the commission to study a pension
system for state Officers and en-
rloyes as authorized by the 1927
legislature.
The members are as follows:
w. A. Johnstone, San Dimas, eX-
ccutive officer of the state civil
service commission.
Mrs. o. Sheppard Barnum, Alham-
bra, former member of the state
board of education.
Ralph T. Fisher, Oakland banker
and director Of institutions for one
year under Governor stephens.
John F. Dalton, Los Angeles,
president of the state federation of
Labor.
Julian Whitman, San Francisco,
secretary of the San Francisco Stock
Exchange and Secretary of the Civil
Service commission during the John
son and Stephens administrations.
The act creating the commission
provides for study of the feasibil-
itv of a pension for veteran em-
ployes and appropriates $4,000 for
expenses. The commission is direct
cd to report by July, 1923, in time
to prepare legislation, if necessary.
for the 1929 session.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Theater Owners
Held Responsible
For Fatal Blaze
by United Press Leased Wire

MONTREAL, Que, Oct. pa
jury in less than half an hour this
afternoon returned verdict of
guilty in the manslaughter trial of
Ameen Lawand, Camil Bazzi and
Michael Arlie, owners of the Lau-
rier. Palace theater, in the burning
of which January 9 last, 10 children
lost their lives.
The theater was burned on a Sun
day afternoon when children were
attending cut rate matinee. 1t
was disclosed that almost all of the
children were in the theater without
adult companions.
When the fire broke out the
children ran for the exits, many of
the bodies examined showing the
children had been crushed to death
rather than suffocated. Today s
verdict climaxed many suits for
damages and inquiries to place the
guilt. y,A.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
BANKER SAYS AMERICA MUST
ENTER INTO FOREIGN AFFAIRS

the day may come when no small
fraction of our people not only
will be interested in what is
happening in other lands but
insistent upon our government
likewise taking cognizance of
such facts. -
Traylor said that during the
past three years nearly every
nation in the League of Nations
had borrowed money from the
United States. Germany alone
during that period borrowed
more than a billion dollars.
off we are as | believe we
are, the world s banker and the
custodians of the world s avail
able credit today, we must make
foreign loans both for the pres
ervation of our own economic
position and in justice and fair
ness to the rest of the world, -
said the president.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Doctor Declares
Loans We're Gifts
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25.-Be-
cause of her confidence in his in
! tcgrity Miss Jennie MeFadden, Of
Pasadena, demanded no security
from cdr - r. II. W. Albrexton-s
dare when she loaned him sums ag-
gregating $20,S00, she testified to.
DAY in her suit to recover the n
mount.
She was extremely grateful for
the health he helped her to recover
through his "bio chemical" treat
n.ents, she declared, and she thought
his promise to return the money was
sufficient.
She never considered any trouble
in recovering the money until She
asked him for it and he refused 70
return it, she said.
Albrextondarc testified the sums
he received from Miss MeFadden
were "gifts and chat he was sued
only when he refused to marry Miss
MeFadden.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
PLAN TO SETTLE
JULIAN MIDDLE
BEING FORMED
by United Press LEASED wire

los ANGELES. Oct. PA set
tlemcnt plan for the financial diff
ficulties of the Julian Petroleum
company involving bond issue of
$4,000, 900 and bank loan of So
500, 900 is in the making, it was
learned today from an authoritative
source.
Under the plan, it was said, the
bond issue will go to creditors in
payment of claims against the
company, while the $2,500,000 will
be used by the concern as work
ing capital.
Another outstanding point in
cluded is for holders of Julian stock
whether of the legitimate issue or
of the over issue, which prompted
the recent sensational fraud and
usury disclosures, to turn in their
stock ON a "dollar for dollar
basis.
1t is reported that the plan has
met the favorable approval of some
of the creditors and the receivers
Joseph Scott, one of the receivers,
said today the plan was being sub
mittcd to different interested
groups and definite action would
probably be taken soon.
One point still to be worked out
under the plan is the exact form
the reimbursement to stockholders
will take. There is possibility
that the entire Julian issue might
be wiped out and new stick issued
to the amount of the stockholders
equity.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Legion Auxiliary
Given Raw Deal

Somebody slipped-and Judge
Kendall B. Perkins, commander
of Boyce Aten Post, declares he
is not the guilty one.
The Press yesterday stated
the Legion Auxiliary would join
with Boyce Aten Post after
their respective meetings last
night, for refreshments, the in
formation coming from an auth
entic source.
While the Post members sat
around enjoying "navy chow
their better halves sat upstairs
in the courthouse, waiting for
the invitation to join in the
feed. The invitation never came.
The married Legionnaires, af
ter eating their fill, got more
hot tongue and cold shoulder on
their way home and the opinion
the Auxiliary has of the Post
today is unprintable.
That's what comes Of leav-
ing it to a bunch of gobs," say
the army veterans. A nice job
Of "squaring it, is ahead for
somebody.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Rain General
In Southland
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25.-The
first fall rain, in the form of a driz-
zle. fell over Los Angeles and
neighboring cities early today.
In downtown Los Angeles the
precipitation was just enough to
dampen pavements. Hollywood,
San Fernando, San Bernardino,
Santa Barbara also reported light
rainfall.
The weather forecast today said
that cloudy and unsettled weather
would prevail over Southern Cali
fornia today and tomorrow.
Occasional showers at scattered
points were predicted. Moderate
temperatures will continue.
Imperial Valley shared in the
rain, thunder and lightning storm
visiting Ell Centre at l:30 this
morning. The Imperial Irrigation
district S weather gage reports a
rainfall of .01 inch. Heavy clouds
throughout the day gave indication
of further rain throughout the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Soviet Discredits
Former Dictator
BY FREDERICK KUH
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, Oct. a6.-Leon Trotsky
former co-dictator of Russia s
40, 100000 people, went under to-
tai political eclipse today.
He was even threatened with loss
of his last connection with official
Soviet Russia-ordinary member
ship among hundreds of thousands
of people in the Communist party.
Shorn of ali power, dismissed
from the executive committee of
the Communist party as well as of
the government, Trotsky was hissed
and booed as he tried to make a
final speech at convention here
of the Communist executives.
= Trotskys loss of his last posi-
tion of prestige-membership on the
communist executive committee
came late Sunday night.
Hes and Gregory Zinovieff, form
CT dictator of the policies of the
communist party were reduced to
ordinary party membership. vi
225 votes recorded on the question
of their reduction, only II were for
them.
Lenin s widow, Krupskava, re.
Trained from voting, unwilling to
support Trotsky's opposition to th'
men in power, yet unable to bring
herself to vote against the man whl
with Lenin assumed command OF
Russia and ruled it alone.
1t is believed that a ban on Trot
sky and Zinovieff, even as ordinary
members, will follow soon.
In any event, they will be unable
to express their views at the big
rarty convention in December.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
UNITED STATES WINS POINT
IN REGULATION OF RADIO

WASHINGTON, Oct. %
The United States today won a
sweeping victory in its attempt
to protect its private communi-
cation systems from internation-
al regulation.
II won the consent Of the
principal nations represented ON
the international radio confer
cncc committee to frame all
rules into two groups, to only
one of which this country will
subscribe.
Under its proposals adopted by
the committee without a record
vote and virtually assured of
acceptance by tho conference,
a convention and annex will be
drawn up to be signed by ma
tions with private communica-
-tions systems (such as the Unit
ed States) and separate an
mex will be provided for sigma
ture of countries with govern
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25

mental communications systems.
The general regulations to
which the United States would
adhere include rules to prevent
interference; rules ON ALLEGATION
of frcquencics; rules designed to
promote efficiency and uni
formity in the mobile service,
both as to vessels and aircraft.
The United States presented
the proposals after the British
delegation had accused it of de-
laying conference progress by
failing to make its position
clear. The British were first to
accept the proposal, in prin-
ciple. Other nations quickly
fell in line.
The Americans were assured
that steps so far taken would
be submitted for United States
approval and placing in one or
the other of the two contractual
categories.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
FORMER ARMY
CHAPLAIN AGAIN
GETS in TROUBLE
Captain Clampitt Held
for Investigation Follow
ing Youths Arrest.
by United Press Leased Wire

CULVER CITY, Calf, Oct. 25.-
Captain OrVille |. Clampitt, the
chaplain Romeo who figured in
a sensational court martial scandal
in San Francisco year ago, was
held for investigation here today in
connection with the alleged confes-
sion of Spencer Farley, 10, to a
series of petty robberies.
Property stolen by the Farley
youth was found in Clampitt 8 pos
session and the young burglar had
used Ciampitt' s automobile on sev-
cral Of his nocturnal expeditions, po-
lice charged.
The former army captain was
first taken to Glendale where he
was questioned for more than four
hours. He was then turned over to
Culver City police.
Chief of Police Costigan said
Clampitt would not be freed until
police were positive he had nothing
to do with any of Farley's episodes.
In explaining his predicament
Farley well but had given the lad
permission to sleep in his automo-
bile. He denied any knowledge of
the robberies in Glendale, Los An
gclps aud Culver City to which Far
ley is said to have confessed.
Doubles for Gilbert
Although Farley was arrested
while driving car belonging to
Clampitt, the chaplain said Farley
had taken the machine without per
mission.
Police declared that a stolen wom-
ans silk scarf and a golf club w"rs
, found in Clampitt's home and that
Clampitt's daughter had accepted a
stolen watch from Farley.
Chaplain Clampitt came to na-
tional prominence last year whnn
Lucille Swallow, a beauty expert
of Leavcnworth. Kansas, brought
charges against him.
An army court martial acquitted
h;m but he immediately became en-
tangled in scandal with a promi-
rent San Francisco woman and he
was permitted to resign from the
army.
He came to Hollywood about "A
wear ago and has been playing in
motion pictures since that time. At
the present he is said TO be acting
rs a double for John Gilbert.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Long Beach Does
Have Queer Ones

LONG BEACH, Calf. Oct. 25.
Elmer Peck, Long Beach swim
mer, was aboard an aquaplane to-
day travelling monotonous
route between Long Beach and
San Pedro harbors.
At noon today, he and his
hackers said, he had been rioing
for 21 hours and 80 minutes
without rest and was intent on
continuing until $3.50 p. m. there
by establishing an all-time record
for consecutive aquaplaning.
He was towed by a 32foot
cruiser, had a comfortable chair
aboard his aquaplane and was
fed coffee and toast at inter.
walls. @S
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Troops Leave to
Rescue Captives
by United Press Leased Wire

CASA BLANCA. Morocco, Oct. 25.
A battalion of French Senegalese
troops left today to rescue by force
the six Europeans held captive by
hostile MoorS at Reni Mcllal.
French authorities were hopeful
that the abductors would be cap
tured within short time.
The European prisoners held by
the MoorS are Yves Steeg, nephew
o. Theodore Stceg, French resident
general in Morocco; Jean Maillet,
Baroness Steinheil, Nine. Prokorv,
hCr daughter, and the two daughters
of NJ, Arnaud, who with his wife
was killed recently by raiders.
Friendly natives reported to the
French military authorities that all
the prisoners were safe but that
Maillet and Stceg were chained and
under close guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-25
Dry Chief Accused
On Serious Charge
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Wil-
liam b. Robinson, so, chief of the
nat ions prohibition investigators,
today faced suspension pending out
come of charges that he committed
an offense against a nine year old
girl.
Robinson was free on $4,000 bail
on two warrants.
The child, it was said, was the
daughter of an army officer living
near Robinson at Tacoma Park, Nd.
Elmer Trey, lief investigator of
the Internal Revenue Bureau went
to Maryland today to investigate
the charges. 1t is customary to sus-
pend prohibition officers accused of
felony until the charges either can
be disproved or proved, it was said.
Robinson today offered his. resig
nation as the outgrowth of the
charges His resignation was ac-
cepted without comment.