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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
Sigman Blamed
For ROsaIsky
Savagery
Garment Workers President
Crippled Defense

Because the International officers
of the l. L. G. w. U. withdrew their
lawyers from the defense of the re-
Gently sentenced cl0akmakers at the
time of their trial, and because they
followed this action with a vicious
campaign of denunciation of the Joint
Board leaders for their conduct of the
strike, the fright wing" officials I'M
dOubtedly brought about the convic-
ton of these strikers who were given
such outrageous prison terms by
Judge Rosalsky.
Louis Hyman, general manager of
the Joint Board, lays the blame d.
rectly on President Sigman.
Tragedy Follows Sigman.
"The irresponsible actions of Nor
ris Sigman which have produced so
much tragedy n our union," says
Hyman, shave now been the cause of
a direct calamity in the savage SEN
fences melted out to the cloakmakers.
when the cases of these men came
up for trial, he caused his lawyers to
withdraw from the defense Of these
men, stating that they no longer
wished to have anything to do with
them, a circumstance which in itself
was a great hindrance to fair con-
sideration of the cases by the jury.
This was direct betrayal of these
old-time members.
Lies Influence Rosalsky.
"The bitter prejudice of Judge
Rosalsky against workers is plain to
all, yet it is doubtful if he would
have dared to exercise his spite to this
extent had it not been for the atmos-
shere which Signan, with his with
drawal of counsel, and with his hys-
terical charges in the capitalist press,
has been able to throw around the
cloakmakers' strike. Sigman and his
henchmen, with their falsehoods about
Communists" have tried to make the
general public believe that every hon
est cloakmaker who went on picket
line to defend the strike against the
scabbing which Sigman blandly ig-
nored, was potential criminal full
of criminal desire to destroy property
and inflict bodily injury. He has in
famed the bourgeois mind with
propaganda against the "reds" in the
garment unions, until he has created
just such an atmosphere as to en-
holden Rosalsky.
ut is Sigman that the workers
have to thank for sentences that send
honest workers to Jail for from two
and a half to five years, while the
gangsters of the employers and of the
international are free to roam the
streets and prey further upon work
ers who wish to defend their union
from destruction.
Sigman SneerS At Workers.
"'Most of the left wing seems to
be out on bail most of the time Sig
man declared recently in the capitalist
press, sneering at the plight of work.
ers who have been courageous enough
to carry on militant fight. Let the
Continued on page 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
LLOYD GEORGE is
REPORTED READY
FOR MOSCOW TRIP.
To Seek New Deal With
The Soviet Union

BERLIN, Jan. 30.-Former Prem.
Ter Lloyd George of Britain will starr
for Moscow in a few weeks with the
objective Of removing from the po-
litical stage Of the world the Anglo
Russian antagonism that is daily in
creasing in intensity.
This is the statement of Sir n.
Patterson Key, English industralist,
in an interview in the Neue Wiener
Journal Lloyd George, according to
Key, is going to Moscow with the in
tention of trying to bring an end to
the conflict between the BYIsh Lion
and the RassiasG lR.sss Bear. tstsie.s, Z.
raging from the Baltic to the Pacific.
Friendship For Asia.
Five years ago George Tchitcherin,
declared:
"Czaristic Russia was ever at war
with Asia, and exploited it for the
benefit of European Russia. Soviet
Russia will reverse this policy and
concentrate its energies upon awaken
ing Asia, and will cultivate its friend
ship intensively."
Key said:
Lloyd George is of the opinion
that a European alliance with a sea-
point against Russia, as the present
British government apparently de-
sires, is not attainable. It is unattain-
able because it is impossible for
France and still more so for Ger
many"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
Some Questions For President Lewis to Answe

ID $3Os764.5 expended for salaries and ex-
of officers and organizers from June to Dec l.
1926 according to the report submitted by Secretary
Treasurer Kennedy to this Convention.
His report also shows that from September to jan
uary of this year, the UMWA LOST 10000 members
when coal production at its high point due to the
British strike shortage.
IN VIEW OF THESE FACTS PRESIDENT LEWIS,
PLEASE TELL THE MEMBERSHIP WHAT YOUR
ORGANIZERS" WERE DOING THESE LAST SIX
MONTHS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31

CD 273,307-119,S54 in the anthracite. 15s453 in the
butimnous fieldss the total dues paying membership
Of the UMWA shown by the secretarys convention re-
port.
In 1924 the UMWA paid per capita tax to the Amer
lean Federation of Labor 402,700 members.
These figures show a net loss of 1888 members
since 1924.
From 1924 TO 1927 the secretarys report shows that
average of more than $500 900 per year has been
spent on salaries of officials and organizers, publicity,
etc.
CONTINUED PAge p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
Sell DAILY Worker Al
Miners Convention

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Natalie
Gomez is The DAILY WORKER
"newsboy" at the indianapolis Con-
vention of the United Mine Work
ers of America. Delegates coming
in or going out of the hall will
find her near the door. She will
also take subscriptions for The
DAILY WORKER and other publ
cations of the DAILY WORKER
Publishing Co.
The DAILY WORKER is sold
at all union conventions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
Communists Warn
International Labor
Urges Workers Not to Ship Troops, Arms, NUM-
tons; Sees Plan for War Against Soviet Union

BERLIN JAM 30Danger of world
general alarm the working
Communist
and the threatened blocking
maddened
The manifesto declares that the sword of Imperialism hangs China
and that military intervention being
furhes policy Engands friendly
liberation of robbery Nicaragua
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
CONDEMNS MOVIE CENSOR.

Movie censorship was vigorously
attacked by Prof. John Erskine yes.
terday in an address at the National
Board of Review of Motion Pictures
at the Waldorf. The trouble with
censorship of any kind, he said, Is
"that it tends to emphasize what is
bad and lays absolutely no emphasis
on what is good"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
Britain Caves In
On Chinese
ImbrogIiO
Compromise on Concessions,
TerritOriality and Tariff.

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Sir Austen
Chamberlain, foreign secretary an
nounced last right daring the course
of a speech delivered in Birmingham
that the British government had con-
ceded all the principal demands of the
Cantonese, but refused to recognize
the Nationalist government as the
government as the whole of China.
The foreign secretary declared that
the demand for treaty revision had
become so insistent that there was
nothing left for the government to do
but surrender to it.
The concessions" made by the
British government are substantially
as follows:
/. Abolition Of the extra-terri-
torial position thru which foreigners
could not be tried in Chinese courts
for violations of Chinese laws.
2. The Chinese to be allowed raise
tariff on foreign goods.
3. neutrality-suspicious. in the con-
cession areas.
Not Equal To Demands.
1t will be seen from the foregoing
that the much-touted generosity" of
the British government falls far short
Of the demands of the Cantonese.
The Nationalist government insists
that the foreign imperialists take
their institutions, courts and marines
out of China. This the British gov
eminent has not agreed to by any
means. Refusal to recognize the
Cantonese government on the ground
that it is only FACTION indicates the
dishonesty of Chanbertain's policy,
Outside of the bandit Chang Tso-Lin
and the weakened Fang,
all impartial observers admit that 80
per cent of the Chinese masses are
behind the Nationalist government.
While Chamberlain talked glibly of
Britain's pacific intentions in China,
warships continued to speed towards
Chinese waters and the Coldstream
Guards marched thru the streets of
London with drums beating and
colors flying" on the first lap of the
journey to Shanghai. Foreign office
attaches explained this contradiction
with the statement that the move
ment of troops was the best guaran-
tee of the pacific intentions of the
government since their presence in
Shanghai would only be precaution-
airy.
British Policy Failed.
Some political observers profess to
see in Britain's gesture towards
China diplomatic triumph for Wash
ington. 1t is true that the British
foreign office tried to organize an
imperialist united front against China
and failed. 1t is also believed to be
fact that Coolidge and Kellogg en-
tered into a secret deal with the Brit
ish foreign office las already publish
ed in The DAILY WORKER) thru
which Washington agreed to cooper
ate with England in China in return
for the benevolent neutrality of Great
Britain in Latin America.
1t appears however that the CO.
Continued on page 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
Fog Ties up Shipping.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30-shipping
along the Atlantic seaboard was tied
up today by dense fog, said by port
authorities to be the worst Of the
season, causing a collision between
the White Star liner, Celtic, and the
American Diamond freighter, Ana
conda.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31

Ready To Attack Russia.
The Communist International de-
clares that the attack on China is a
dress rehearsal for an attack on the
Soviet Union.
Transport, dock workers and sailors
are urged to refuse to transport sol
diers, arms and munitions for the i'm
perialist war.
"Do not transport single soldier,
not one cannon, shell or airplane" is
the demand.
Noted European radicals and intel
lectuals have issued a statement de-
claring that the world is trembling
under new clamor and announces that
evitable unless there is the quickest
war between Britain and China is in
action by workers turnout the world.
Hatred of Cantonese.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Bitter
hostility to the Cantonese revolution
aries is breathed thru every line of
state department and by the "presi-
the official statements issued by the
dents spokesman" alias Calvin Cool
idge.
Coolidge will not recognize the
Cantonese government in the near fu-
ture. That is made clear. Coolidge
will ignore mass opinion and the wish
of both houses Of congress expressed
thru resolutions.
Insists on "Open Door,
The hitherto silent Coolidge is
rather vocal nowadays. He insists
on the continuance of the "open door,
policy in China as one condition of
revamping the old unequal treaties"
He insists on protection for American
lives in China, something that the
United States government cannot
guarantee to American citizens in the
United States.
The United States will not with
draw its armed forces from China or
draft new treaties until the Chinese
can agree among themselves. This
policy, it is pointed out, is quite diff
ferent to that adopted by Coolidge in
Nicaragua where he recognized Diaz
who did not have twenty per cent of
the population on his side.
Mobilizing For War.
The opinion is growing here that
both Britain and the United States
are mobilizing their naval flotillas in
Chinese waters for war against the
Cantonese. 1t is said that Japan con-
siders the presence Of a joint U. S.
British fleet as a threat to it's own
safety. 1t is becoming clearer every
day that the imperialist powers be-
lieve they are striking at the Soviet
Union in fighting the Cantonese. 1t
is not outside the bounds of proba-
bility, in the opinion of competent
political observers that the imperial
list powers think the time is now
ripe to attempt to spring the trap on
the Soviet Union.
Generous Uncle Sam!
The United States has adopted the
same attitude towards China that it
has adopted towards the Fillipinos.
AS soon as China is able to exercise
the rights held by the United States
in that country Uncle Sam is willing
CONTINUED on page 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
THREATEN NEW WORLD WAR
CURRENT EVENTS
By t. J. o'FLAHERTY

INE VINO should be reader OF
~ The DAILY WORKER sent in a
spicy bit of information yesterday.
Undoubtedly he thought we would
scoop our competitors with the juicy
morsel. We were informed that
somebody or other discovered that
there was a secret deal between Eng
land and the United States on the
Chinese question, the essence Of the
agreement being that the United
States would cooperate with Great
Britain in China in return for the
benevolent neutrality of Great Brit
ain in Nicaragua and Mexico.
AS a matter of fact The DAILY
AWORKER carried this story two
weeks ago and harped on the obvious
deal between Coolidge and the Brit
ish foreign office so much that we
decided to give the story rest. II
is as plain as prominent nasal ap-
pendage that the state department is
completely ignoring congress and
mass opinion and following hard
boiled imperialist policy in China.
We would ask our friends to read
The DAILY WORKER little more
carefully for their daily information
and save themselves a lot Of I'M
necessary trouble.
TWO bricklayers are the first to
face Benito Mussolini's tribunal
for the enforcement of the new penal
laws. Anybody heard whispering the
slightest criticism against the bri-
gand dictator is candidate for this
dread tribunal. The two workers are.
alleged to have regretted that the
latest attempt against Mussolini's
life was a failure. A stoolpigeon
turned them in. The bricklayers hail
from Mussolini's native province. If
everybody in Italy who would like to
see Benito wrapped up in winding
sheet was sent to Jail ninety-five per
cent of the population would be in
carcerated.
yTNHE letter from William Feeney
4 of the United Mine Workers Of
America to William 2. Foster, which
is published today on the front page,
will make interesting reading at the
miners convention in Indianapolis.
Feeney is now a machine man. but
when this letter was written he was
militant organizer who was dis
gusted with the conduct of the Lewis
machine and says so in bold words.
The letter bears out all the charges
made against Lewis for letting down
the coke region miners in the 1922
settlement.
THERE is an old saying that only
i women and fools write letters.
William Feeney would rather than al
good many dollars that his right arm
was paralyzed on the fateful day he
penned this discriminating letter to-
Foster. The takers at the Indianap-
oils convention will not be able to
say that it is forgery. They might
try to bar The DAILY WORKER
from the mails on the ground that
this letter is "obscene matter" but,
the truth will out just like murder.
T Asst weeks New Magazine carried
La remarkable article by Robert W..
Dunn on the influence that was re-
CONTINUED on page a..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Address all mail for The
DAILY WORKER to 33
First Street. New York.
N. Y.
Gets Another Start.

PANAMA, Jan. 9O.-The army
plane st. Louis, which was yesterday
forced to turn back on the flight of
the five Pan-American planes to
Colombia, took off from France field
today at 1890.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
OPENS.

BUDAPEST, Jan. 30.-Dressed IN
gaudy medieval finery, produced by
the toll Of workers and peasants, the
reactionary Hungarian Parliament
was opened by Admiral Horthy, the
Hungarian strong man.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
HILLQUIT ADMITS
SICMAN CAN NOT
DISSOLVE BOARD
Lyman Gives Facts to
Impartial Chairman

The international Ladies Garment
Workers union, international officials
admit that expulsion of four locals
and the Joint Board of the cloak and
dressmakers was illegal! They even
60 further and declare that they have
made no expulsions at ALL
This fact was pointed out by Louis
Hyman, manager of the Joint Board,
in his formal answer to the argu-
ments of Morris Hillquit, counsel for
the international, to Impartial Chair
man Raymond v. Ingersoll, in which
Hillquit attempted to show that the
Industrial Council should be forced to
adjust complaints with Sigman's fake
Joint Board instead of with the regu-
lar body.
Not Dissolved.
Declaring that the frequent asser-
tions of the international that the
Joint Board has been suspended is
only propaganda intended to befog
the public mind, Hyman pointed out
in his answer, the admission of Hill
quit at the hearing, that "The Cen
eral Executive Board is without pow
er to expel members or suspend locals
without proper procedure. There is
no doubt about that at all. Up to this
time there has been no expulsion or
attempted expulsion, nor removal
from office, no suspension or expul-
sion of local or subordinate bodies"
Since it appears that the Joint
Board is not dissolved, even according
to the International, Hyman proceeds
to show that the Joint Board has al
ways been the regular machinery for
the handling Of complaints, but that
the international had attempted ito
set up a Joint Board in the back room
of 3 West 10th street" 1.-THE attempt
failed, and the so-called rival Joint
Board collapsed like house of cards,
so much so that Mr. Hillquit denies
that there ever was such thing, for
clearly there could not be a new Joint
Board if the old Joint Board has
never been suspended or expelled"
Lyman argues. He declared that "the
vast majority of the members of the
l. L. G. w. U. had considered the new
Joint Board a nullity," and that Sig
mans actions as temporary general
manager" are all illegal under the
constitution.
Challenged to Invoke Law.
Declaring that Sigman and Hill
quit are trying ito make the impair
tial chairman a pawn in their game"
and that this unprecedented case
"would never have been brought be-
fore the impartial chairman if it were
hot for the fact Of having failed in
everything else" Hyman directly
challenged the International to take
the issues in the struggle to court of
law.
"Mr. Hillquit says that he has no
doubt that any court would sustain
CONTINUED on page 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
LEWIS ExPUL SION POLICY RUSHED
THRU AGAINST ALL OPPOSITION
By JACK KENNEDY.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Bac reaction reached the climax of its
drive on the left wing of the Miners Union when Emperor Lewis
damned through amendment the constitution Saturday bar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31

The Daily Worker Fights:
For the Organization of the I'M
organized.
For a Labor Party.
For the 4O-Hour Week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
THE ONLY ENGLISH LABOR DAILY IN NEW YoR

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31

The United States has adopted the
same attitude towards China that it
has adopted towards the Fillipinos.
AS soon as China is able to exercise
the rights held by the United States
in that country Uncle Sam is willing
CONTINUED on page 81.
, 1927-11-09
Donation Day at Ebenezer
Orpbanage.

THE Ebenrzer Orphanaqe at Frederik-
sted will complete 10 years Of its
, charitable WORK next Thursday, Nov.
10th. That day has been set aside as a
Donation Day. Friends Of the institu-
ton are cordially invited to visit Ebene
zer on that day. Donations in the form
of money. fancy work, provisions, poul-
try. cakes, plants, etc. will be gratefully
received.
The doors will be open from 2 P. M.
to 8 p, W.
Refreshments will be served afternoon
and evening. and supper served from 5
to P. W. Useful articles will be on
sale.
An interesting program will be rem
dered at s +. NJ.
, 1927-11-09
KILOGRAMS
81. ChOIX STATION.

ST. LNUIA SI8IIUN.
London, Nov. 5.h-uticial advices
from China stat that an AntI-Br.tish
boycott has broken out al Canton. The
Observation-Disclosures with The return of
Wang Ching Wei, former Chairman of
me Canton Administration, under whose
auspices the last boycott OF the British
took place. Press messages ada that
unemployed aud professional strike eles.
ments are usIng this opportunity to ter.
aeh
, 1927-11-09

nj noon on FRIDAY. NOVEMBER
= = 18th, (Armistice Day. there will be
a short service in commemoration of the
day at Christiansted Wharf. An invita-
ton IS extended to everyone to attend
this short service. and those attending
should be present by 11.55 a, m. The
order Of the service will be as folIowsA
(a) Reading of the Governors PAo-
cIamation by the Despatching Sec
rotary.
(b) Prayers by Rev. DR.. Alfred Os-
from, Chaplain of The Colonial
Council.
(c) Firing Of three voIIeys by the
Marines.
Id Taps by bugler.
(e) Star Spangled Banner by Navy
Band.
The members of the Clergy, Members
Of the Colonial Council and the Judiciary
are invited to be seated in the band
stand.
Ghe Assistant Director Of Education
is requested to make arrangements to
have the school children Of Cbristiansted
attend in a body under the supervision
Of their teachers.
Captain 4. G, Hunter, u. S. Marine
Corps, will be Master of Ceremonies.
w EVANS,
Governor.
, 1927-11-09

d. ). NAVAL RADIO STATION
NOVEMBER 9TH, 1927.
Courtesy o. The Associated PreSs.)
New York.-An explosion that hurled
eleven persons from their beds and
wrecked an eight family dwelling house
was attributed by police to gang warfare
III connection with a house decorators
strike.
Washington. The home of Rear Ad-
milal Frank II. Schofeld was entered by
thieves ana every room ransacked be-
cause OF his absence from the city.
However, the extent Of the loss has not
been determined.
, 1927-11-09

The mail looked for by the Grebe yes
terday was delayed in reaching St. Tho
mas and, therefore. could not be for
warded by that ship. The motor boat
America from Faiardo was understood
probably held up by the heavy seas
which were running all Monday and yes
terday. The schooner Resolution should,
at this rate, bring all the mail but what
ever the reason she is not yet here.
, 1927-11-09

N0forlk.-With h~er.sails and head gear
carried away a four.masted schooner was
toWed into Hampton Roads by the coast
guard cutter 'Manning".
Chicago Plans are underway fCI two
rev skyscrapera. They would be built
at i cost Of twenty one million dollars.
CLicacO.- Mayor IItrIeof,s sIo2an
'Amenca first" has been a}yeD rev IN.
petus with the announcement Of . ten
tt ousand dollar prize efIsr for . new all
American history book to be used IN the
public schools.
Mexico City.-The body Of General
Gomez, a rebel leader who was captured
and killed by execution by federal troops
was brought back to Mexico City. Two
other rebel officers were also executed.
Washington.-lhe Government was
placed m|omentariy en- the defense TODAY
In the Sinclair rail- oil jury tamperlng IN
v~astigati0n when several sharp trusts
were delivered from the opposing camp.
Edward j. KidweIl, juror number seven,
accused OF Boosting that he expected an
automobile a block long at the end {" the
trial, went into court with q demand Tor
q hearing in which his name could be
cleared. William j. Burns. founder OF
the Buns Detective Agency. brought the
charge OF jury eating against The Low
eminent. He produced stiCaylts nom
two officer operatives intended to show
that he and Lamb, an Assistant Attorney
General. had followed Juror Norman
GGascock to the Potomac field and talked
with him. Lamb, who was called before
the grand jury later, denied The charges.
Douglas Calchim, The marine who served
with the Burns agency here and who has
been quoted as having SAID he eXt 2cted
great things for himself ii be could get
out OF the country was placed before the
grand jury also.
Concord, N. H. Observation fl hts
from the temporary Army All Base here
today over the greater part Of TIE Hood
districts oil southern NeimCnt and New
Hampshire disclosed RAPID recession If
the waters I'D every secuUn and httie ap'
parent suffering
Washington An army of l0od control
advocates u which Il teen Iuuored Chi
caeoaus .eaD,u ty Mayor thompson
ucie assl-Ltd as shock lsoups descended
upon Washington toby tor tie opening
before a house committee OF The hearing
on measures TO prevent iurther flood
disasters.