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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
SavantS Fostering
Cultural Relations
Of Soviet and u. S.

A group Of men and women in
terested in Russian arts and sciences
met last night at 80 Park Ave. to
hear Leopold Stokowski, conductor of
the Philadelphia orchestra, talk on
Russian music, and to witness the
first presentation in this country of
Russian picture filmed in the eau
casus.
This was the first gathering held
under the auspices of the American
society for cultural relations with
Russia, in which large number Of
distinguished artists and scientists
are actively interested.
In addition TO Stokowski, who was
the principal speaker, there were
brief talks given by Elizabeth Farrell,
Lee SimOnson, Robert Flaherty and
Graham r. Taylor, Mrs. Norman
Hapgood presided.
The film which was the story Of
the exploits of Abrekzar, the Robin
Hood Of the Georgian peasantry,
showed some of the beautiful noun
tain scenery of southern Russia, and
was a revelation in the possibilities
of the screen.
The directors of the cultural rela-
tions society, many of whom were pre-
sent at last nights meeting, included
John Dewey, Stephen p. Duggan,
Horace Liveright, Dr.. w. A. Nelson,
James NJ. Rosenberg, Edgar Varese,
Lillian D. VALID, and Leopold Stokow-
ski, Lee Simonson and Graham X
Taylor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28

said they did not accuse the Joint
Board of bribing the police, because
they did not believe they had done
so. He was convinced "they had
pocketed money for themselves and
stated it was given to the police in
order to cover it up"
Of course Schachtman felt this
way about it too, but he, not having
been in the court room to hear Win
nick testify, stated that the Intena-
tiol ars charges were based on the re-
port of the Investigation Committee.
When told that Winnick had denied
this, he went into lengthy explana-
ton Of the origin of the investigation
for which he had asked during the
strikes, and to which he and his col
leagues had given all the assistance
possible.
Altho Schachtman claimed to have
inspired the formation of this COM
mittee, he denied that he was ever
told what the witnesses said at the
hearings, or anything that transpired
there.
"They kept the matter very secret.
The committee worked independently
and did not confer with me"
They did not even tell him the re-
suits, he claimed, and his first in
timation of what was contained in
the report were the stories told in
the press. In view of the fact that
most of the newspaper reporters had
information about details of this re-
port long before the Executive Coun-
Gil met in Florida, it is indeed strange
that Schachtman was kept in such
ignorance of the whole matter.
Asked by the judge on what he
based his opinion that the Joint
Board members had misappropriated
funds, Schachtman finally stated he
believed this after seeing the finan-
cial statement of the Investigating
Committee-which was based on the
incomplete audit of the socialist &C
countants. This was a contradiction
of his former statement that he had
not seen the committees report nor
been told anything of its contents ex-
cept what appeared in the press.
Morris Zeitlin, former chairman of
the Joint Board, was called for after
Schachtman had testified but he was
not in court. Abraham Verbit, head
bookkeeper Of the Joint Board, testi-
fled concerning records. The session
was then adjourned until this morn
ing at 1890. Assistant District At
torney Brothers could not say who
would be called to the stand today
but it is possible Frayne, Woll and
McGrady may be recalled to answer
the charges of the Joint Board mem
bers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
JeWeIy Workers
Have Chance to
Clean House Now

Election Of officers in the Jewelry
Workers Local 1, will be held today
after several postponements by the
right wing administration which re-
Gently expelled one of the leading
progressives from the union without
giving him a fair trial
The notice that the election would
take place came suddenly several days
ago. The regular time for the election
was the end of January, but the
Beardsley clique first wanted to make
sure that the opposition would be
weakened before that would give the
rank and file an opportunity to ex-
press themselves. AT the end of Feb
ruary, Sam Nesin who was slated by
the progressive group as their can
didate against Samuel +. Beardsley,
was ruthlessly expelled by the right
wing executive board without giving
the members an opportunity to vote.
No union meeting has been held since
February. The Beardsley clique are
staunch supporters of Morris Sehacht-
man and Morris Sigman in their fight
against the left wing in the needle
trades.
After the election ends tonight a
meeting of the local will take place
The progressive candidates are: for
president, Charles Schwartz; for vice
president, Abe Rubin; for recording
secretary, J. LANCER.
For executive board: A. Freedman,
P. Foreman. d. Tratllin, J. Kupritz,
l. Laiterman, NJ. Monskofsky and S.
Wiesblatt.
For district council: /. Laiterman
and Charles Schwartz.
AS delegates to the United Hebrew
Trades: /. Laiterman and D. Frat
kin. And as trustees: H. Berner and
S. Schwedock.
As Nesin, progressive candidate has
been expelled from the union, all pro-
eressives are urged not to vote for
Beardsley who is responsible for the
expulsion of his opponent from the
union.
Members working in shops uptown
will vote at headquarters of Local l.
room 607, 112-1S West 44th Street
Polls will be open from four to six
p. m.
Members working downtown and
east side win vote in room 625, World
Bldg, So Park Row. Polls will be
open from four to eight p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Brooklyn Labor
To Turn Out for
May Day Meeting

Brooklyn workers are determined
to celebrate May Day this year on a
large scale. Over Is workers organ
izations participated in a joint con-
ference and decided to hold three
mass meetings Sunday, May I, at 2
p. M, in order that all the workers
of Brooklyn can demonstrate against
capitalist exploitation and their soli-
darity with the exploited and oprres-
sed of the entire world.
Meetings will be held in Royal
Palace, 16 Manhattan Ave., Williams
burgh; Amalgamated Temple, I'LL
Arion Place. Williamsburgh; and
Hopkinson Mansion, 42s Hopkinson
Ave-, Brownsville.
In Royal Palace, Anton Bimba, edi-
tor of the Lithuanian paper, Laisve;
P. Cosgrove, former organizer Of the
Shoe Workers Protective Union; and
Margaret Cowl will be among the
speakers. P. Martorana will speak
in Italian and there will be speakers
in the Russian and Ukrainian langu-
ages. At the Amalgamated Temple,
benjamin Gitlow, well-known labor
leader in New York City, Roy Mizars
and L. GIigstas will be the main
speakers. At Hopkinson Mansion, P
! Cosgrove, Ben Lifshitz, secretary OF
the Jewish Section, Workers (Com-
munist) Party District 2, Ray Rago-
Yin, instructor at the Workers School,
and A. Stone will be the main speak
ers. There will be musical programs
at each meeting.
Among the organizations that par
ticipated in the Joint Conference that
has organized these meetings are:
Shoe Workers Protective Union,
Locals So. So and Sc; Amalgamated
Clothing Workers, Local 81; BARRIERS
Union, Local 913; Painters Union, Lo-
cal 917; All International Labor De-
Tense branches of Brooklyn; Browns
vile Workers Center; Alliance of
Lithuanian Workers Organizations;
Ukrainian Workers Club; Original
Russian Organization of America;
Workers Party. Section 6; Young
! workers League, Section o; jewish
Culture Club of Brownsville; Will
liamsburgh Jewish Workers Progress
sive Club; Women's Council of VIII
liamsburg; Women's Council OF
Brownsville.
Twenty thousand circulars for these
meetings have already been distribu-
ted in Brooklyn as we'll as several
thousand leaflets on Glands OFF
China" In order that workers OF
various nationalities might be reached
with the message of May Day, it is
, requested that all members of or
CARNATIONS participating in the cele-
bration report, on Thursday or Friday
nights, at p. M, at 20 Graham Ave.
or 46 Ten Eyck st., to secure circulars
for distribution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Doll Makers Meeting
Tonight; To Ask for
Increase in Wages

The manufacturers of the stuffed
toy and doll trade. who employ about
1000 workers are forcing the workers
thru their association to sign "yel-
low dog" contract, according to which
the workers pledge themselves not to
join any union, not to attend meet
ings called by a union.
AS a guarantee that the workers
viii live up to this contract the bosses
take off five per cent from their
wages, which they claim will be re-
turned to the workers at the end of
the year, provided the workers be-
lavior is satisfactory to the employer.
A Wage Cut.
The workers are considering this
as a wage cut, as none Of them are
sure of getting the five per cent back.
Nine of the shops have refused to
sign, whereupon they have been lock-
ed out. Some of the employers, how
ever, are weakening and now speak
of wanting their men back without
requiring them to sign this contract.
There is a union in the trade and
the organizers are using this resent
ment created thru this wage cut to
prepare for a struggle for shorter
hours and higher wages, as these
workers work under worse conditions
than in any other trade-working 81
hours per week and receiving as low
as S12 a week.
A mass meeting has been called by
the union in Manhattan Lyeeum, &C
East 4th Street, for tonight, right
after work, at which the executive
board will submit demands for the
approval of the workers to be sub
mitted to the employers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Judge Helps Bosses
With Injunction to
Stop Shoe Pickets

A temporary injunction against
the Shoe Workers Protective Union
was granted yesterday to Seymour,
Troy & Co., shoe manufacturers, rs
Front St., Brooklyn by Judge Gala
han in supreme court. The union is
instructed to appear on May 2 and
show cause why the injunction should
not be made permanent.
Under the temporary injunction,
the union and all of its officials are
forbidden to picket or carry out any
organization activities among the
workers of the Seymour, Troy G. Co.
factory, employing more than 140
workers.
Union officials informed The
DAILY WORKER yesterday, that
the Il. & w. Shoe Co., also located
in Brooklyn will soon attempt to
secure a similar injunction against
the union. Joseph r. Brodsky is the
attorney for the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Hosiery
Workers Gaining
Membership Fast

PASSAIC, N. j., April GA gain
of 1909 in membership is reported
by Carl Holderman, business repre-
sentative in this city Of the Full
Fashioned Hosiery Workers.
Holdeiman made public his annual
report for the New Jersey-New York
District Council Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Full-Fashioned Hosiery
Workers, and this showed that the
number of members has doubled dur
ing the past twelve months.
The report states that of the 1900
full-fashioned hosiery machines oper-
ated in the New York and New Jersey
district, 1,100 are handled by union
members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Khan Shouts For
EIOCtrOCutiOn Of
SaCCO, vanzetti
Especial to the Daily WORKER.


BOSTON, April 27.-The Ku Klux
Khan injected itself into the Sacco-
Vanzetti case today by asking Gov
ernor Fuller to send the two workers
to the electric chair on July 10.
Khan Kouncil No. u of New Bed
ford, Mass, sponsors the blood-thirs-
ty demand for the lives of two limo
cent men, framed up for the murder
of aSouth Braintree paymaster and
his guard seven years ago. Charles
A. Briggs, kligrapp Of kouncil ~ Of
the Invisible Empire of the Knights
Of the Ku KluX Khan, signed the APP
peal.
Felix Frankfurter of the Harvard
Law School today answered the at
tack on his legal examination Of the
Sacco-Vanzetti case made by Dean
WigmoEe Of Northwestern University,
Chicago The Frankfurter- Wigmore
controversy dealt with legal aspects
Of the case.
Dean Roscoe Pound of the Harvard
Law School and prominent lawyers
including Francis 3. Sayre, son-in-law
Of President Wilson Joined the hun
dreds of attorneys who have appealed
to Fuller for an entire review of the
case.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
The DAILY WORKER viii
Have Booth All Its Own
AT Defense Bazaar May Il

In connection with the Joint
Defense Bazaar arranged for the
defense of the imprisoned cloak
makers and furriers, beginning
May IL, The DAILY WORKER is
planning to have a booth of its
own.
All DAILY WORKER builders
are asked to collect Immediately
articles of value for The DAILY
WORKER booth. We are planning
to have a fine collection of articles
on sale and to make the DAILY
WORKER booth, one Of the most
outstanding of the entire bazaar.
Comrades are urged to bring
their articles to the office of The
DAILY WORKER, at 108 East
14th Street. 1t is suggested that
articles consist of art objects. an
tiques, pictures, etc. These ar
ticles should be brought in at once.
Volunteers are also needed to take
care Of the booth each evening.
Comrades should report to the
local office for this wrk.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Clothing Workers Fight
Return to Piece Work;
Protest Saturday at l:p.m.

A mass protest meeting against
the attempt of the officials Of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers TO
institute the piece-worll system in
the shop will be held at the Man
haitian Lyceum, &C East 4th ST.,
this Saturday at / o'clock.
Convinced that the establish
ment Of the piece-work method
would result eventually in the re-
turn to sweat shop conditions, the
frank and File Conference Com
mittee" which is organizing Satur-
days meeting will point out the
dangers of the present policy of
the Amalgamated officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Mutual Aid League
In May Day Gambol

Members and friends of the League
for Mutual Aid are to join in May
Gambol Costume Ball at Arlington
Hall, % st. Marks Place next Friday
evening.
The league promises sparkling en-
tertainment" in addition to first rate
music by Vernon Andrade's Harlem
Troubadours, and judging Sby the
green and yellow gayety of the an
nouncement it will be a gala affair.
Tickets are on sale at the office Of
the league, 20 Fifth Ave. and at the
Jimmie Higgins Bookshop for S1.50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
100000 Hands Off
China" Leaflets For
Big May Day Meetings

The struggle of the Chinese
masses for liberation viii be the
keynote Of the many mass meet
ings to be held on the international
labor holiday this year.
In preparation for the huge May
Day demonstrations to be held
throughout the city, 100000
Hands Off China" leaflets have
been printed for distribution by
units Of the Workers (Communist)
Party.
The district executive committee
has decided that each unit is to
purchase a minimum of 1000 leaf
let's. See that your units gets its
quota at once (s2 per 1,OO0). Call
at the district office 10s 4. 14th
St., Room %.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Stocks Break Again
On n. Y. Exchange

Industrial stocks suffered another
sinking spell on the Stock Exchange
yesterday under heavy selling orders.
Oil stocks led the procession down
ward.
The stock market is showing unus-
.ual Uneasiness and experienced opera
tors would not be surprised IL seri-
GUS break would occur. Brokers are
wiring their clients to cover margins
and prepare for a downward trend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
HUGH FRAYNE, AF.L. LIEUTENANT HERE
DISTRUSTED BY HIGH LABOR MOCULS
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| would have known. claim nothing
like that was done.'
"Do you think this material about
the police was put in to injure the
Joint Board?"
eyes, do"
why was this never used by the
committee?"
Row Among Probers.
"They meant to use it, but there
was split in the committee. Ryan
and Sullivan backed out. If you will
allow me, ! can tell a story told by
Frayne which win illustrate his at
titude in this matter"
Gold then told Of a mine where a
young engineer and an old foreman
were disputing over the repair of a
pipe. "Can you fix it," asked the
engineer. "Well," said the foreman,
"I'll do my best; but I'll warrant
when get thru with it no one else
will be able to fix it."
Gold told of the agreement made
with Abraham Goodman, the unions
lawyer, in which they had consulted
the expenses of the 1920 strike and
reckoned accordingly.
Hire No Sluggers.
AT that time (1920), when there
were 1000 members in the union,
they had four lawyers. We knew
we would need more. We agreed to
employ no sluggers. Unions had done
this in the past; those we are fight
ing in our union used sluggers. We
had been elected on pledge to our
members to clear out sluggers. On
this basis, Goodman took our case
"You did not employ gangsters ?"
''No, sir. 1t was shown in the
courts time and again that our peo-
pie arrested were union members and
had worked in the shops before the
strike"
"Where is your personal bank ac-
count, Mr.. Cold" the judge asked.
''In my pocket. I never had a bank
account in my life"
All the statements concerning pay
ments to the police, which are con-
tanned in the report of the Investigat-
ing Committee as made by Frayne's
stenographer, were found not to exist
in the minutes of Miss Elizabeth
Kesin, the stenographer who APP
peared for the Joint Board and took
notes of all sessions.
Notes Were "Fixed."
Assistant District Attorney Broth
ers stated, while Miss Kesin was
being questioned yesterday, that he
had had an expert stenographer &c
over her notes and that she had made
an accurate transcript of what she
had taken down at the hearings.
Not a single mention of police
graft is found in Miss Resins min
utes. Page after page, from the tes-
timony of one Joint Board member
after another was compared with the
notes of Frayne's stenographer Miss
Resins record would agree up to the
point where alleged statements Of
bribery were made. Such statements
appeared only in the committees re.
port.
Isadore Winnick, first vice presi
dent of the international Fur Work
ers' Union and Oizer Schachtman
the president, absolutely contradicteC
each other as to the basis for the of.
fetal charges made against Ben Cole
and the Furriers' Joint Board.
Winnick, who was the first witness
on the stand yesterday morning
stated that the charges of the Inter
national were not based on the report
of the A. F. of L. Investigating Com.
mittee; that they were based on com.
plants made to the International BY
various members of the union. HI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Varnishers Invite
NOn-UniOn Workers

A special meeting of the Furniture
Varnishers' Union, Local 697, will be
held on Monday, May End, at our new
headquarters, 151 Clinton street.
A representative of the Allied
Trades Council will be present at
this meeting. All non-union men,
bers are urged to be present as there
will be low initiation fee for that
night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Socialists Gain in Vienna.

VIENNA, April 27.-The Socialists
are reported to be gaining in the cleo
tions and may even succeed in gain
ing control Of the Nationalist Gov
eminent.
The Socialists claim to have gained
two additional seats in Vienna.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Bazaar Defense Night.

Tonight will be volunteer night"
for the purpose Of gathering articles
to be sold at the Joint Defense Ba-
zaar for the imprisoned eloakmakers
and furriers. All workers should re-
port to Harlem Center, 81 East 10th
Street at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28
Special Drawings in the
May Day Daily Worker
Volunteers Wanted
Articles Wanted

For The DAILY WORKER Booth
at the Joint Defense Bazaar. May
II TO l6. Art objects OF all kinds,
especially antiques, pictures. stat
ucs. vases, curios, etc. Report at
once TO the Local Office of The
DAILY WORKER, 10s East 18th
Street, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28

Cal Gets Lion Cubs.
Two pet lions consigned to presi-
dent Coolidge arrived here on board
the Steamship Asturias of the ROYAL
Mail Steam Packet Line yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-28

Of nations subject to attack, and ex- the masses Of people everywhere will encourage and support the leaders of governments in forging an anti war machine
 Repeated references were made fin the speeches to a movement among the American people to outlaw war by the extension Of arbitration, and many expressed the hope that the United States would participate not only in the disarmament prelimin- aries but in the security negotia- tions even If 1t were unable to be- come signatory to the resulting treaties.
 Any world movement to brand an aggressor state as an outlaw, 1t was asserted. would fail unless the United States would tacitly accept league decisions concerning the identity Of such an outlaw and, waiving certain neutrality rights, help the aggressor nation.
 Decision to remodel the leagues permanent economic committee, adding an American member who will be designated personally and not officially represent the Wash irgton government, means that Americans will sit on majority of the league bodies, including the dis armament, health. opium, white slave. economic and finance com missions
New Britain herald., 1927-09-28
Man With Seven Degrees
 Goes Back to School

New York, Sept. 2S R-Harvey W.Wiley, A. B., A. M.. M. D., B. S.. rh. D., LL. D.. and D. sc, has gone back to school, but this time it isn't going to get him any more letters after his name.
 Dr. Wiley, who Is perhaps most widely known for his magazine ar ticles on food and sanitation, today is enrolled for the students course at the eleventh annual chemical in dustrics exposition, and has been at- lending every lecture.
 The studenE' course is held in connection with the exposition each year, leaders in the chemical indus try acting as lecturers and the stu dent body consisting largely of stu dents at the chemical schools of various universities. This year Dr. Wiley is one Of some 200 students.