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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
By O. FALK.

WORKERS, owners and governments have long given
up feeling the faintest interest in the International
Labor Office of the League of Nations and it's meetings.
The eight years during which this institution on which
International reformism laid such glowing hopes have
proven beyond doubt its essential nsgnficance. Only
the reformst press the Amsterdam International and
its national sections and the Christian trade unions
tnue appeal to it and to consider that anything what
be achieved through its agency
What earth has the Office been doing for these
eight years? 1t adopted q Conventions the Importance
of which grew less and less every time The first Inter-
national Labor Conference adopted conventions on the
eighthour day. night work for and children the
minimum age at which children might be employed in
industry The two subsequent also passed resolu-
tons not entirely devoid of significance although con-
siderably less important than the foregoing ones.
The next four conferences failed to produce single
Convention, contending themselves with recon-
mendations involving obligations whatsoever and
triviates not worth mentioning Even the first-men
toned resolutions came to very sad end. That the
eight-hour day, which Albert Thomas the Director of
the Labor Office, called the tombstone of the nerna
tonal Labor Offices work, ratified only by coun
tries out of the Sc belonging the International Labor
Office three others ratfyng it conditionaly, while
those ratltylng It, the eight-hour day matter
OF fact not observed The fate attended all the
other conventions of the slightest significance.
Colorless and FeatureIess
The 35th and last session of the Administrative Coun
Gil OF the international Labor Office coloress
and featureess all it's foregoing meetings Its agenda
cuttered up with trivial insignificant questions
The only one of the slightest importance was the ques
ZION Oh the elghC-nour DAY Tor Seamen. The in
which the question presented in itself not very
promising The session had to decide whether the
ton should be placed before Special Labor Conference
in 1928 At the foregoing session this decided in
the affirmative, and this regarded by the reforms
trade unions great victory Final confirmation was
however, to be given at the 5th session. This time the
whole show went smash By the united efforts of en-
poers and government representatives the conference
postponed till 1929 Special efforts were made in
this case by the British government whose representa-
tive is the leader of the most reaconary group at the
session.
Had His Own Way.
For the British government and British shipoUners
the shortening of the seamens day is particularly dis
advantageous Remarkable to relate he got his own
way in spite of the fact that the united front between
the employers and the for once broken
by the Jealous efforts of the French employers repre-
senatves to get the eghthour day seamen accepted
as soon possible This benevoence is to be explained
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
Fifteenth Anniversary of the "Pravda" Central Organ
of the c. P. S. ID

THE history of the "Pravda" is the history of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union The "Pravda"
is mass Boshevk paper, which was created with the
rise OF the mass labor movement in Russia The year
1912 marked a turning point in the labor movement
The Russian proetariat began to raise head again
after the defeat suffered in the 1905 revolution This
turning point expressed primarily in the growth of
proetarlan struggles in the form of strikes The Lena
strike which ended with bloody of the work
ers served as signal for the working all over
the country. The task of the working class partv of
that time was to link up the economic struggle of the
workers with revolutionary political aims and to rouse
the proetarat to struggle for the overthrow of the
monarchy. The Pravda played an exceptional role in
the solution Of this work.
Fought Liqudators
Under conditions of police persecution the Boil
shev1k paper had to fight against Menshevk qudators
undermining the working class. 1t had to carry on
struggle for class education of the working masses for
revolutionary MARKHAM party, whose basis at that time
could have been only the revolutionary underground or
ganization scoffed at by the Menshevik houdators
The Pravda" could perform its gigantic revolutionary
work only with the support of the working masses The
working support their Pravda" with unflagpinp
devotion.
This is the only possible way explain the fact that
the Tsarst government although necessarily per-
scouting the paper, could not definitely make up its
mind to close it down and for ALL The autocracy
was afraid of the growing proletarian movement Only
the imperaist helped the monarchy to avenge it.
self. The war, which broke up the labor movement
which was approaching a revolutionary uprising killed
the Pravda we'll The party had go entirely I'M
foreground But the revolutionary spirit nculcated by
the Pravda into the of workers. continued to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
First Results Of the Fascist Labor B1-a 1919 Wage Cut

Glass cooperation Italy all practical purposes
does in the United States the difference being in its method
of application In the United States the official labor bureau
cacy with employers and budgeons
against the workers through the
coerve force the police the and other instruments of the
fascist terror.
per cent wage enforced upon all workers in Italian
industry the first Of ussons Charter labor
Gently promulgated The personal organ of the fascist tyran
the Popoo D Roma declares that representatives of the work
wills demonstrate their patriotism by consenng request
of their employers for cut These repre
entaves needless state part of the fascist state
paratus whose is to ste all attempts action
the part Of the Italian workers and deliver them bound and
gagged into the hands of the employers.
The the vicious slash in the already inadequate
of the Italian workers whose leaders have been bounded
imprisoned eed murdered by Mussons armed hoogans
is the desire of the Italian indura compete the world
world This motive is admitted by the fascist grand council
which that the ( permit bust
ample margin of time adjust itself to the financial
situation and the difficulties of international competition
Thus state-mpoed class collaboration Italy pre-
the the of collaboration enforced against
the workers in the United States by the Green's VOLS and other
apostles of mutual aid" capital labor In Italy the
regime could be imposed In the United States
gallant labor leaders the head of the official
themselves in the of fascsts thereby making
necessary open fascist government.
The wage cut in Italy only the beginning of SERIES
inevitably bring about such widespread misery the
workers that they will realise that revolution the only way
And just the workers in Italy fight ascism repre-
scented by the Musson regime there this country fight
against acsm present must be conducted for the part
within the of the labor against the woudbe
Musson who against the membership maintain
their Jobs agents of the capitalists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
Lawrence to Join
National Protest
Against Execution

LAWRENCE, Mass, May ia
mass meeting to protest the coming
executions Of Sacco and Vanzetti will
be held in the Winter Garden, Friday
evening, May 81.
The meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Lawrence Sacco and
Vanzetti Defense Committee, com.
posed Of these 81 organizations:
Workmen's Circle, Branch 742.
Lawrence United Front Committee of
Textile Workers; st. Alto Society:
Hebrew Ideal Association; Sons of
Italy Lodge; Yugland Club.
Three branches of the international
Labor Defense; Victor Emanuel So
ciety; Socialist Party (Ttalian):
Franco-Belgian Club; Union of Italy
Workers (Communist) Party; Ger
man Workmen's Society; Workers
Cooperative Union; Sans Sancis
Group; Trescastagne Society; Hebrew
Cooperative Bakery.
Italian La Basilicata Society; Ital-
ian Citizens Club; Garibaldi Society
and Ukrainian Workers Association.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
The Rough Road

"Well get him anyway, that Bra
SOW, if he hid in hell Wen get him.
the beast"
Out in the corridor the noise sub
sided. l decided that all must be
over with Lieutenant Brasov. l was
puzzled to see the sailors standing
by the left door begin whispered
conversation with the machinists,
who quickly ran off. Two sailors left
the remaining group and moved out
into the corridor Each sank down
on one knee, holding his rifle in po-
sition.
In short time a dirty stol1er
rushed into the mess-room and, gasp
ing for breath, called hurriedly to the
sailors,
"Everything's ready. Now the play
is going to begin"
A large number of sailors had
gathered at the left door. Their
noise ceased and they GRAINED their
neclp, peering into the corridor. I
did not know what it meant but there
was something in this strained wait
ing.
Suddenly the silence was shattered
by the sound of breaking glass. A
second later the corridor resounded
with human scream, mingled with
the kissing sound of escaping steam.
The sailors stirred, glanced about.
"BrasOv's getting it good and hot"
There's a steam bath for you'll"
From further bits of conversation
I gathered what was happening. 1t
appeared that it had been impossible
to get Lieutenant Brasov out of his
cabin. He kept up a continual firing
through the door and no member Of
the crew wished to risk his life
further. They led the hose through
from the machines, broke the skylight
of the cabin and let in the hot steam.
The screams changed into an ami
mal-like roar, so terrible that l felt
the hair rising on my scalp. 1
thought with horror of what was hap
pening in that fatal cabin. The steam
was rushing in with great force,
S ca ding the body unbearably.
Lieutenant Brasov Immediately lost
his head with the suddenness of it.
Perhaps his eyes had burst. Blind,
he was flinging himself from one end
of the tiny room to the other, Stun
bling against obstacles, falling and
rising again, beating his head against
the walls. Sometimes he was silent
for a moment, then again came that
inhuman believing. And the room
was becoming hotter. He was cooking
in it as meat boils in a pot. The skin
was coming off his face, his hands,
and still life throbbed painfully with
in him.
The prisoners crouched together,
pale and helpless.
When the last groan had died, the
sailors entered the cabin. Brasov
was boiled corpse. They carried
him to the upper deck and threw him
overheard.
The ship was now completely in
the hands Of the revolutionists.
Ito Be Continued).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
Needle Trade Defense

The bazaar has grown to such
large proportions that it occupies all
the attending Of every active worker
with the result that today's column
will be devoted solely to letters re-
ceived by the defense committee.
Any one who wishes to know what
is going on at the bazaar itself is
welcome to come this afternoon and
to the grand ball tonight.
Toronto, Canada.
Joint Defense Committee:
Friends: / am glad to send So TO
help free my fellow workers who
have been thrown into Jail for fight
ing for the union. / pledge myself
not to rest until the whole frameup
gang is destroyed.
! hope that my fellow workers will
soon be free and in the meantime /
expect to send you So shortly. If
necessary, I will do my duty even
with more enthusiasm and determine
ton until my brothers are all free.
Looking forward to a quick sue
Fraternally yours,
Sam Aushel.
A Letter From Detroit. Mich.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14

A Letter From Detroit, Mich.
Joint Defense Committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14

Dear Friends; l am enclosing a
check for 5000 and ] will send you
more as soon as get my accounts
up to date.
This money am enclosing is part
Of the proceeds Of the tag day.
also have other money that I am 60
ing to send either this afternoon or
tomorrow. The prospects are very
good and / think that we will be able
to raise quite bit of money.
Fraternally,
Lena Rosenberg.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
Ben Gold to Address
Hungarian Workers

Ben Gold will address a meeting
of the Hungarian Needle Trades
Club, Wednesday May 18th, at 8
o'clock at the Hungarian Workers
Home, $50 East 81st Street. Prom
inent Hungarian speakers will also
address the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
From a Food Worker.

From Food Worker.
Joint Defense Committee.
Dear Friends: Enclosed please find
a money order for So which is my
answer to your letter Of recent date.
] am. sorry that l didn't answer as
soon as I received your letter, but
ii was simply because my pocket was
not in a position to do so. Also I
want to tell you that your wonder
full struggle is giving us in other
trades inspiration to fight for better
conditions, as you are doing.
Yours very truly,
Manuel Gonzalez.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14


Mail this application to the Work
ers Party, 108 East 14th Street, New
York City; or if in other city to
Workers Party, lib w. Washington
BLY,, Chicago, Ill.
Distribute the Ruthenberg pam
phlet, "The Workers Communist
Party, What it Stands For and WHY
Workers Should Join" This Ruthen-
berg pamphlet will be the basic PAM
phlet turnout the Ruthenberg Drive.
Every Party Nucleus must collect
90 cents from every member and will
receive 20 pamphlets for every men,
Der to sell or distribute.
Nuclei in the New York District
will get their pamphlets from the Dis
trict office-10S East 14th st.
Nuclei outside of the New York
District write to The DAILY WORK
Err publishing Co., 33 East First
Street, New York City, or to the
National Office, Workers Party, 1113
W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-14
Let's Fight On! Join
The Workers Party!

In the loss of Comrade Ruthen-
berg the Workers (Communist) Par
ty has lost its foremost leader and
the American working class its
staunchest fighter. This loss can only
be overcome by many militant work.
ers joining the Party that he built.
Fill out the application below and
mail it. Become a member Of the
Workers (Communist) Party and
carry forward the work of Comrade
Ruthenberg.
/ want to become a member of the
Workers (Communist) Party.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
FIVE MEN INDICTED
IN DUAL KIDNAPPING
Grand Jury Acts in New York
Abduction, with One Suspect
Awaiting Trial
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. May 24.-F'ive men,
four of them still at large, were in
dicted yesterday by the grand jury,
charged with kidnapping James II.
Taylor and Abraham Scharlin last
month. Two indictments were re-
turned against each.
Police believe the kidnapping was
the work of seven men from Chicago s
underworld who came here to extend
their operations.
David Berman> one of the accused
who came from Chicago, is now in
prison awaiting trial on a charge of
first degree assault in attempting to
shoot a police detective when the lat
ter tried to arrest him and Jack
Red" Thompson of Chicago, who was
shot and killed by another officer dur
ing the scuf1le. Thompson also was
suspected by being one of the kid
napers.
Taylor and Scharlin were detained
in a house in Brooklyn for several
days, while demands for large sums
of money were made upon relatives.
They We're released soon after the
shooting of Thompson and the arrest
of Berman.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
ADJUSTMENTS
NATIONAL.-"Alias the Deacon.

Is Washington having it's regular
dramatic season now? The casual OBJ
server might have thought SO from
the appearance of the National Thea
ter last evening, where the NATIONAL
Theater Players opened in their third
production of their stock season,
Alias the Deacon" an amusing melo-
dramatic comedy by John Il. Hymer
and lie Roy Clemens. Not only was
there an overflow in audience that
filled the seats and even the boxes. and
an enthusiasm that goes with real en-
ioymont, but the work of the players
themselves made one feel as if Wash
ngton is now enjoying in regular
weekly succession theatrical entertain
mcnt that one isn't accustomed to eX-
pest except during the regular season
and from a road company of high
caliber.
While a large cast, including the
II strength of the regular company
strongly reinforced by local and inn
ported talent. had quite a task in
doing full justice to a play that has
recently made a hit with New York
audiences. it acquitted itself through
ont with real credit. the mary char
acterizations being we'll presented,
even if a bit exaggerated in spots.
The new leading man, Mr., MaCFar-
zane, as the bidlIl tdId Sitii u WIN
maSqueraded and trimmed his fellow
man and woman in the guise of
pious deacon of the church, and Ro-
maine Calender. as Bull" Moran.
tough prize fighter to the manner
born, had their innings last evening,
and each added considerably to his
laurels.
Leona Powers, the charming little
leading woman-they are calling her
cute" noW--was a very delightful lit
II, runaway member of a rather pro-
miscuous boX-car party, and Mrs. Ad9-
laide Hibhard as Jealous bfldge
player with a system; Dorothy TierneY
as her effuslve dumdora daughter,
Kathryn Givney as a LADY hotel keeper
and mother of a 16-yearold boy, the
makings of "A cavalier, Charles Hamp.
q N as q smooth but tough ana dis
honest promoter of Bull" MoNan's
aspirations. Billy Phelps as the young
chan who didn't care. but was ult-
mately made TO by Phyllis Halliday,
who was none other than Leona
Powers, and good Percy Winter as
base ball magnate, all-round sport ana
i poor poker player, all were essential
and pleasing elements of an enjoyable
dl amatic concoction.
Added to these We're Maurice jarvis
as Bri k McGoorty, Dennis Connell as
a sheriff that one liked to welcome
Evening star., 1927-05-24

when needed: Arthur Rhodes, George
Spelvin, Hamilton Phillips, who made
very good 16-year-old son for Miss
Givnev; Harriet Grahame. who has ap.
peared with the company before ana
always with credit, and Kari Neilsen
as a vigorous deputy sheriff, ant not
a single one of them left fault TO
fuss about.
Director Clifford Brooke has mount
ed tho play admirably, the effect OF
the. scenery fitting by as seen through
a gap in the door of the rapidly NOV
ins box car being especially notable.
The play is in three acts an pro-
logue. the latter staged in a freight
car eastbound from Denver. It's ro-
nance centers around Phyllis Halliday
anC John Adams. as more or less al
fected by the doings of the other mem
bers of the freight car party, consist
ing of Alias the Deacon. an Italian
murderer; John Adams and McGoortF.
There are no shocks or shivers to any
part of it, and last nights audience
both laughed and appiauded heartily
throughout the evening.
Evening star., 1927-05-24

Mrs. Jay r. Bancroft and her sis
ter, Mrs. Lafayette Bliss. have given
up their apartment at 1869 Columbia
road and have left the city for Vir-
ginia. Mimi, where they will remain
for the Summer.
Evening star., 1927-05-24

ditorium is located at Eleventh and
Harvard streets northwest. and the
plays. given under the auspices of the
Columbia Heights Community Center,
will be "The Unseen." by Alice Ger
stenberg, with Edwin Baukhages,
Lahuna Clinton and Louise Wood in
the cast; "On Vengeance Height" by
Allan Davis, with Elizabeth Dyer,
Hartman Ward, Harry Westcott and
Edwin Baukhages in the cast, and
The Weak Spot" by George Kelly,
with Harry Westcott, Sylvia Hall and
Irene Neikirk in the cast Music will
be furnished by the Community Or
chestra. under the direction of VIII
liam j. Oates. The settings and light
ing of the plays are provided by
Harold Snyder
Dancing. it is announced, will fol-
low the plays.
Evening star., 1927-05-24

Mrs. Julian c. Smith had as heT
guests for a week Mr.. and Mrs, f.
Roy James of Baltimore and Miss
Gertrude Smith of Elkton. Md.
Evening star., 1927-05-24

Mrs. William Macomb Whiting has
left Silver Spring, and is stopping
at 1857 Eighteenth street northwest.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
GALES WIFE ENTERS
AMERICAN HOSPITAL
Condition to Be Studied for Posi-
bic Operation in California
Institution.
~ the Assnriatnd Press.

By the Associated Press
Los ANGELES, Calf. May ga
Sonora Natalie Gales, wife of Presi
dent Gales of Mexico, entered the
California Lutheran Hospital here YES,
terday on instructions from her ply
sician, DR. a. Wallace. who will keep
her under observation to determine
whether an operation will be per
formed.
DR.. Wallace said his diagnosis would
not be completed until after Sonora
Gales had been under his observation
for a couple of days. but present indi-
cations were that the Presidents wife
was suffering from gall bladder
trouble. He said he would issue a
statement on the patients condition
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
BANDITS GET SEE, 900.
Rob Indiana Woman Bank Mes
senger and Escape.

HAMMOND, Ind, May "a RD.-
Three masked and armed bandits in
a large sedan forced the automobile of
a woman messenger for the haywood
Trust & Savings Bank to the curb
here at noone yesterday, grabbed a
satchel containing 5000 in currency
and 500 in silver and escaped.
Police were unable to obtain a
description of the men from the
messenger, Mrs. LAWNS Green, a
bookkeeper and teller at the bank.
The money was being transferred
from the Citizens National Bank to
the haywood institution.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
SOCIETY
CONTINUED from Eighteenth Page)

include Mr.. Harold Majors and DR..
!. Harold Hertford. -,
/ Mr., Newkirk and his bride VIII
leave Immediately after the ceremony
:. for a wedding trip TO Toronto, Canada'
.and after August / will be at home al
s6705 Forty.fourth street, Chevy Chase'
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. West are
at their Summer home at Narfagah-
sett Pier for short time. Later IN
, the season they will sail for Europe
for an extended stay
DR.. and Mrs. II. Wells Woodward
Of the Northumberland Apartments
are entertaining their sister, MRS. 9eS-
sie Outerbridge of Columbus, ONO.
Mrs Outerbridge's son. Mr.. Nliliam
w. outerbridge, is in the graduatinE
class nj the Naval Academy at An
napolis next week
Mrs. Powell Clayton Of Washington
"a nassing a few days at the Hotter
Lorraine,