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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Broad Demand For
Complete Review Of
Vanzetti frame-Up

BOSTON, May 5.-Typical of the
great sheaf of mail placed on the
governors desk every day asking a
review of the Sacco-Vanzetti case is
the list of organizations and indivi-
duals tabulated herewith.
From all kinds and conditions of
people come the letters, kilograms
and cables, from ladies on Beacon
Hill and from cigar workers in
Tampa, from bronzed Montana farm
ers and hly-handed professors in
leading colleges. Here's the list for
one day:
Coruna Cigar Co.'S 800 workers,
Tampa, Fla; NJ. Vale & Co. 240
workers, Tampa; Several maiden
ladies with Beacon st. addresses here.
Gary Workers Cooperative Society.
Lynn Lasters Union of the Boot and
Shoe Workers. 3S1 students Of Mt.
Holyoke College. John NJ. Mcguire,
law faculty, Harvard University.
Workers School of Springfield, Mass.
Providence, r. l. tile and marble
workers. New York Brewers Local
1. Haverhill, Mass. Show Workers
Protective Local s. Brooklyn Heights,
N. Y. Public Forum. San Francisco
Central Labor Council. Slovak Work
ingmen's Society of Bellaire, 0. Ever
EFT, Wash. Central Labor Council. De-
troit Machinists Local 50. Regenburg
Cigar Co.'s 700 workers, West Tampa,
Fla. Libertarian Alliance of Argen-
tina. Liberal Club Of the University
of Chicago. Farmers and workers of
Plentywood, Mont. Garcia e. Gegas
cigar workers, Tampa, Fla. Arrange
v Arrange cigar workers, Tampa
Fla. Guerra Diaz cigar workers,
Tampa, Fla. La Traduccion, Tampa,
Fla. daily. La Integridad cigar fac
tory, 200 workers, Tampa, Fla. San
taella cigar factory, $50 workers,
Tampa, Fla. Toulon, France, Central
Labor Council. Belgian Federation
of Labor. Park Ave. Congregational
Church pastor. Labor Sports Union
of Detroit. Boston Carpenters Local
1b7.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
LITTLE ROCK MOB
KILLS NEGRO And
SHOOTS UP TOWN

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May g.
Armed troops patrolled the streets
here today to prevent a race riot fol-
lowing the lynching Of the one Negro,
the beating and threatened lynching
of a second and tho woundlng Of q
white boy by mobs that took control
Of Little Rock last night.
John Carter, SO, Negro, was
lynched and his body thrown on a
funeral pyre in the Negro section, and
a second Negro was found to be armed
and was severely beaten only 20 be
saved by a white man who pleaded
with the mob to let him put him In
Jail.
Reckless Firing
Robert Love, Is, white youth, was
accidently shot by the mob while par
aiding through the Negro section fir
ing unfortunately.
Found hiding in a tree, Carter was
tortured by the mob until he con-
fessed that he had earlier in the day
attacked Mrs. r. E. Stewart and her
daughter as they drove into Little
Rock.
Mrs. Stewart was taken from the
hospital by the mob and stood thirty
feet away while he was hanged to
tree and riddled with bullets.
Dragged and Burned
The Negroes body was tied behind
an automobile and dragged through
the main section Of the city and then
through the Negro district. The au-
tomobile was followed by more than
s thousand members Of the mob.
In the heart of the Negro section,
the body was placed on bonfire and
burned 10 a crisp.
Negroes fled as the mobs marched
through the streets for hours. It is
suspected other Negroes were killed
by the general fusilade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06

There is United Front Of the Special American Federation
Labor Committee headed by Vice President Wo and the Ma
iona Civic Federation dominated by the most powerful CAPT
aJists in the United States.
Matthew Vol is the connecting link in the conspiracy With
lin in the Civic Federation is:
NICHOLAS BRADY President York Edison Co, so Broadway
Director, Amsterdam Electric Light Heat and Power Co.
Director, Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
The Director, Astoria Light, Heat and Power Co.
Director, Atlantic and Gulf Petroleum Co.
Director, Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation.
Director, Bronx Gas Electric Co.
Chairman of the Directors Byn Edison
Director, Branch Electric Illuminating New
Director, New York;
Director, Chattanooga Estates Co.
Director Chill Copper Co.
Director, Chill Exploration Co.
Trustee of the Consolidated of York.
Director, Consolidated Telegraph and Electrical Subway Co.
The Director East River Gas Co. Of Long Island City,
Director, Edison Light and Power Installation Co.
Director, Electrical Storage Battery Co.
Director, Electrical Testing Laboratories, Inc.
Trustee, Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank.
Director, General Rubber Company
Director, General Rubber Company Of Brazil
Director Heidelberg Cement Co.
Co.
Director, Morristown Co.
Director and President of Municipal Gas Co.
The Director, National City Bank of N. Y.
Director, National City Company
Director National Surety Co.
Director, Amsterdam Co
Director, New York Queens Electric Light
Director New York and Queens Gas
Director New York Carbide and Acetylne Co.
Director, New York Edison Co. (and Presidency
Director New York Mutual Light Co.
Director, Northern Union Gas
Director, Northern Westcheser Lighting
Director, Peekskn Lighting Railroad Co.
Director, Prudential Oil Corporation.
Director, Rubber Regenerating
Director Thomson Houston Light Co. of Yonk
Director, Union Carbide and Carbon Co.
President and Director United Electric Light
Director U. S. Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co.
Director, U. s. Rubber Co.
Director, U. S. Rubber Export Co.,
Director, U s. Rubber Plantations,
Director, U. S. Tire
Director United Timber Corporation.
Director Westchester Lighting Co.
Director Yonkers Electric Light and Power
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Boston Unions Say
State Labor Office
In Bosses Control
BY PHYLLIS FENIGsToN.

BOSTON, May 5.--The Central La
Dor Union of Boston has appointed
committee of five to investigate the
Department Of Labor and Industries
Of Massachusetts. The evidence
brought out in the public hearing of
the case Of Mary Donovan, they felt,
showed Clearly that one Of the rea-
sons for dismissing this factory in
spector from her job was a too
conscientious attempt to protect the
workers Of the State by seeing that
employers observed the labor laws.
Much Evidence.
When these facts were presented at
the Central Labor Union, many dele
gates rose to give their evidence of
the methods employed by the Massa-
chusetts Department of Labor. They
charged the Department with an at
titude Of partiality toward employers,
and hostility toward workers in all
strikes and labor disputes.
Officers of the Department, it was
stated, take every opportunity to use
technicalities to protect employers
from living up to labor laws, instead
of protecting and safeguarding the
workers.
COnnivance.
One delegate told how the State
Attorney meets the attorney of the
employers before their cases come up
in Court; whereupon the cases of
violation of labor laws are nolle
pressed OF disposed of with signifi-
cant fines even below the minimum
demanded by law.
Incapable inspectors are retained
who gloss over violations and take
their reports from employers instead
of getting information from the work
ers who suffer under unsanitary con-
ditions, without proper safeguards
from machinery, or beyond the hours
permitted by statute. Nearly every
union represented in the Central La
Dor Union has cases of such violations
to report.
Committee Appointed.
A Committee of five was appointed
with full authority to investigate
these charges, to ask for public hear
ings, and to take whatever action
they deem necessary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
SCab Miller Shoe
Concern Discharges
WOOd-HGeI Chairman

The scab ooiz e1n Of l. Miller, man
ufacturers of ladies shoes on Long
Island, fights against organized labor
By maintaining so-called shop or
ganizaticn controlled by chairmen of
various departments who do the bid
ding of the company and play the
part of stool pigeons against any
worker who dares to talk for real
unionism.
The chairman Of the wood-heeling
department, Joseph Berg, was dis
charged from the l. Miller concern
last week because he was held re-
sponsible for unanimous sentiment in
that department against three-year
agreement that the concern proposed
to the men.
AS soon as the three year contract
was proposed, carrying with it, Of
course, the yellow dog provisions
maintained by such firms, the "chair-
men, of the departments got busy
and terrorized the men in their de-
partments to accept the thing.
Berg, in the wood-heeling depart
ment, employing 80 men, agitated
against the thing and exposed the
scab character of the shop organiza-
ton and the trick behind the three
year contract, which was designed TO
prevent the men organizing into
real union for three years. The men
in his department voted unanimously
against accepting the firms proposal.
Called Into Office
Because of the fight Berg put up
against the agreement, the men elect
ed him chairman Of the department.
When this happened he was called
into the office and one Of the part
ners of the concern, Mike Miller, who
handled the industrial" end Of the
business, demanded that another vote
be taken. The general shop chairman
was also present and backed up the /!
arguments of the boss, because he Isl
merely the chief pigeon stool for THE
firm.
At a second meeting Of the depalrt-
ment the vote again was against the
aBIttHicnl. linen Tue iOliOWlnB HOIH-
ing the superintendent Of the place
met Berg as he came TO work and i'm
formed him that he was discharged,
that his tools were packed and that
he could not even enter the shop. The
bosses feared he would tell the work
ers in the department about his treat
ment, which would result in walk
out.
So, in spite OF the fact that Berg
was chairman OF his department, he
was kicked out without even chance
to inform the men that they should
select another one in his place.
The only remedy for this sort Of
thing is organization in real labor
union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
DELEGATES
KEPT PRISONERS
AT PLUTE CONFAB
Protest Against Swiss
Police Measures

GENEVA, May 5.-The delegation
of the Soviet Union to the World
Economic Conference, has thru VAL
erian Ossinslli, lodged strong pro-
test against the Excessive and I'M
wanted" police protection given it by
the Swiss authorities.
Under the guise of protecting the
delegation from attack, the Swiss po-
lice have virtually kept the Soviet
Union delegates prisoners. Accom-
panied by several of his comrades, M.
0ssinsky told Sir Eric Drummond,
secretary general of the league of ma
tions, that the police measures were
ridiculous, an annoying and unac-
ceptable restriction Of their liberty.
The Japanese delegate, T. Shicachi,
addressing the conference, indirectly
referred to the American exclusion Of
japanese.
"The postwar protective policies
by different nations, monopolistic
control of raw materials and natural
resources and negotiable distribution
of population are undoubtedly the
three outstanding and unfortunate
tendencies of the world today, liable
to effect the peace Of the world" said
Shicachi. eve emphasize the abso.
lutte necessity fox countries to study
these three problems and search for
fundamental solutions. The deferen-
tial levy of customs and discrimina-
tory treatment of persons and goods
offer no small obstacles to COM
merce."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Asbury Park Suppresses Lewis.

ASBURY PARK, N. j., May 3d.
Following in the foot steps Of Boston,
Asbury Park has barred Sinclair
Lewis novel, "Elmer Gantry" from
the shelves Of the Public Library,
Miss Josephine Porter, librarian, an
nounced today.
The decision, Miss Porter said, was
reached By the directors of the
Library on the grounds that the
book might be harmful to young
readers" Miss Porter said that the
library had received many requests
for the book. The book fetrlessly
exposes a common type Of Protestant
minister.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Millionaire FLORIST Killed

RENSSELAER,. N. Y, May 8. -
Kryskos Psikoyius, 62, vice-president
and director Of the New York Florist
Supply Company, Of 1903 West 2Sth
street, New York City, was instantly
killed near here today when his auto
mobile turned turtle.
His daughter, whose stage name is
Alice Roberts, was badly bruised.
Theodore Zikos, Of New York. friend
of Miss Roberts was in serious con-
dition in st. Peters Hospital in Al
bany with possible fractured skull.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Justice for SaCCO
And vanzGtti Asked
By Richmond Labor

RICHMOND, Va, May 5.-Further
proof of the widespread nature of the
revulsion against the intended legal
assassination of Sacco and Vanzetti
was given when the local Central
Trades and Labor Council, at its last
meeting, passed a strong resolution,
reasserting its belief in the innocence
Of the two Italian workers-protest-
ing against the 'justice" given them,
and requesting the governor of Mas
sachusetts to grant a pardon.
NORWOOD, Mich, May 5.-The
Finnish Workingmen's Society with
international Labor Defense held a
meeting in the Finnish Hall. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted; it
reads in part as follows:
Resolved, that this meeting Of Fin
nish Workingmen's Association Of
Norwood, representing $50 members,
request the Governor of Massachusetts,
to intervene and give justice to our
two prosecuted fellow workers, who
have devoted their lives to the cause
of labor, by releasing them uncon-
ditionally from all penalties of this
unjust conviction. Be it further
Resolved. that copies of this reso-
luton be sent to Governor Alvan T..
Fuller, State House, Boston, Mass.
to VIM. Green, President, American
Federation Of Labor, Washington, d.
c., and to the press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
SaccO-Vanzetti Case at
Climax Now
lContinued froma Paqe ONel

Continued from Page One)
up anarchists. Now that tide has
drenched Governor Fuller and his
State House with a nearly unanimous
protest against the burning to death
Of the two men on July 10 in the
dark walls Of Charlestown State
Prison.
Only employers associations, pro-
fessional patriots and narrow legal
lists intent on upholding the courts,
whether right or wrong, have oppOs-
ed the mighty demand for justice.
Vanzetti's own appeal for justice, not
mercy, crests that tide of public OPP
inion and makes it imperative on Gov
ernor Fuller that he formally review
the case.
Freedom Not Assured.
1t was regarded as certain today
that Fuller will act, either through
appointing a commission or some
trusted individual, to investigate all
details of the case. While liberals
may rest on their cars after this
happens, the real battle to save Sacco
and Vanzetti will only have started,
and workers must guard carefully to
prevent the commissions report being
an excuse for the electrocution of the
workers.
Nicola Sacco is not insane.
Thoroughly disillusioned by his seven
years fight for freedom and the abb
solute class bias which has kept him
in Jail during that time, he has given
up as hopeless any effort to avert
the burning on July 10 for which
the professional patriots are clamor-
ing.
Flexibility Lost.
~ would not say that Sacco was on
the border line of insanity said
Abraham Myerson, alienist, who ex-
amined Sacco in his cell in Dedham
jail "But his mind has lost the
feasibility which enables a man to
adjust normally to situations"
Flexibility indeed! 1t would seem
that Sacco has adjusted his mind
perfectly to capitalist justice!
"There is no question the seven
years Of his incarceration maily with
out employment and entirely pre-oc-
cupied by his situation have helped
bring about an abnormal state in
which his fanaticism has been inten-
sified to an obsession," said the
alienist.
Attorney Explains
William &. Thompson, counsel for
the defense, explained that Sacco has
frequently stated that he was COM
pletely discouraged: that he had no
more hope in any efforts that might
be made in his behalf: that he felt
sure that every department Of the
government was determined upon his
death: and that he believed that if he
were dead and out Of the way II
might relieve the suffering Of his
wife.
Saceo agreed with every statement
in the petition to the governor-the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Bride Killed In Bed.

DETROIT, May 5. - Mrs. Ida
Glazer, 10, Of Cleveland, who was
found shot to death in bed was MUIR
dered, Cleveland authorities declared
today after they had exhumed the
girls body at Forest Lawn Cemetery
here and performed a searching
autopsy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Nationalist Take Towns

CANTON, May 5.-Sympathizers
Of the Hankow Nationalist govern
ment have taken control of a number
Of towns and villages in outlying dis
tricus. The right wing which has
seized control in the city sent troops
IN an attempt to suppress them.
r. The four Nationalist armies re-
Gently ordered by the Hankow Ma
tionalists against Canton are moving
rapidly through Human Province, ac-
cOrmng to reports received here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Waterman in River Six Months.

DETROIT, May 5.-The body Of a
man. bound with wire around the
neck, taken from the Rouge River,
was identified today as Abraham
Dearold, night Waterman for the
Hanna Furnace Company. Dearold
disappeared December 4. The body
had been in the water nearly six
months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Read The Daily Worker Every Day

petition being written by Vanzetti-
but held that as it was not addressed
to "the people" 1.-THE working class
and that therefore he would not be
consistent with his philosophical views
if he signed it. Both Sacco and Van
zetti declared that they are innocent
Of the crime Of murder.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
A Letter From Canada.

IuitOIs Inc rrelnclI.
Anything may be expected from
American Justice so | send you a
check for $40 for defense book No.
1902 for the cloakmakers and furriers
defense. AS am alone in the city
and was unable to sell the coupons, |
decided to send you this as my own
contribution. ] feel that / have done
very little, but | expect to do much
better in the near future.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Japanese Premier Says
Will Not Attack China

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lists drawn up by Chiang's agents.
The police are exercising a rigid CEN
sorship over all university publica-
lions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06

Who is Behind the Prosecution of the Militant
Needle Trades Workers?
They Are Leaders of the National Civic Fed
erationl
Vol is Acting President of the Labor Hating
Civic Federation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
Tell of Plot to Kidnap
WeiSbOrd
(Continned from Peae "a

tCOHDlWUeH from rage O~tJ
who directed the terrorism against
the strikers.
Turner disclosed how the plans were
laid to kidnap Weisbord, have him
biutally beaten, hoping in that man
ner to disorganize the workers forces.
Turner made a plea of his "being fair"
towards Weisbord.
After the meeting Weisbord issued
the following statement
Statement by WeisbOrd
"Last evening at Negro rally held
on Chestnut street, Captain Turner
made a very important statement.
Gle declared openly that during the
strike I was supposed to have been
kidnapped and he implied l was also to
have been severely beaten.
81 believe at this time when Captain
Turner and others who may have
known or even been involved in this
plot are running for political office,
that these facts be made public.
"The people of this city want to
know now and not after election from
Captain Turner:
Puts Five Questions
81. What does he know about this
outrageous plot? Who were involved
in it? Was Mr.. Van Week in it? Was
Mr.. Preiskel? Was Cabell? Was
Chief Zober? Was the Chamber of
Commerce or the American Legion?
SO. Who was to furnish the funds
and the men for this dirty job?
"3. When Captain Turner ordered
my arrest and the union papers seized
without any legal warrant or right
whatever, did Captain Turner do this
on his own initiative or was he or
dered by Mr.. Preiskel2
"a. Was Captain Turner ever or
derel to place a gun in my pocket,
cause my arrest and thus break the
strike?
Why Was He Quiet?
IS. Why did not Captain Turner, if
ne is as honest and fearless as he is
represented, speak up before and tell
the public about these crimes which
were being Matched with his knowl-
edge?
"Let the newspapers of this city
raise their voices also and demand
Captain Turner tell us the whole
truth.
"Albert Weisbord."
On Top of Ballot
According to a ruling by the New
Jersey courts, the names of Albert
Weisbord,. Simon Bambach and Simon
Smelkinson will top the list on the
ballots May 10. The judge said that
as the three labor men were running
with common slogans their names
should be bracketed together, and as
Bambach is the first name alpha
betically, Weisbord and Smelkinsor
! follow.
Hold Meetings
Tonight six open air meetings were
held in the working class sections Of
the city. They were addressed by the
candidates and by Emil Gadros
Workers Party organizer, Sylvan A
Pollack of the DAILY WORKER anC
other speakers. Open air meetings
will also be held Saturday evening
when 5000 copies Of The DAILY
/ WORKER will be distributed.
Indoor meetings arranged for this
week include a Jewish meeting Fri
day night at Kantor Hall and al
Italian meeting Sunday at Hold Car
riers Hall.
All campaign workers are urged t
report at 81 Dayton Ave-, Saturday
4 p. m. A conference will be helC
and arrangements for distributing the
/ DAILY WORKER will be acted upon
Return Lists At Once.
The campaign committee urged al
those having contribution lists to re
turn them at once with all none!
collected to date to q Dayton Ave.
Passaic, N. j.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
A Shop Collection.

We the girl workers Of N. Axels
Fur Shop, 1913 Seventh Avenue, con-
tribute $4,000 to the defense fund to
help free the prisoners in Mineola and
other jails, who were imprisoned as a
result of the frame-ups Of the Off
GERS Of the international and the A.
f. Of J..
We pledge our loyalty TO the Joint
Board and Imprisoned workers.
Lena Braycrman, for the committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06
The Red Army
Of Russia

Travels on its knowl-
edge as well. In the
Red Army there are
1900 permanent libra
ries and $500 travel
ling libraries. The Red
Army soldier reads and
studies to become a
better fighter for his
class.