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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07

The following statement on voting
in tomorrow's election was issued last
night by the New York district of
the Workers (Communist) Party to
the workers of New York:
"The election campaign draws to a
close. The democratic and republican
parties during the campaign have dis
regarded the vital interests of the
working class. AS tools Of Big Bust
ness, Tammany Hall and the republl-
can party have been agitating for
more reactionary legislation in favor
of the four-year term for governor
and in endorsement of the Baumes
law, they have ignored the miserable
housing conditions, the traction situa-
ton, the congestion in the schools,
the need for effective and adequate
labor legislation.
War Preparations.
"The republicans and democratic
parties in office and during the cleo
ton campaign have been participat-
ing in the preparation for new
world war, and in anticipation of the
coming depression have been prepar
ing for greater speed-up in industry,
reduction of wages, frightening of
hours and more intensive exploitation
and police brutality.
"Tammany Hall and the republican
party have been swindling the trac-
ton workers out of their rights to
organize and Tammany Hall especial
ly duped them in the last so-called
agreement which was to guarantee
the traction workers the right to or
ganize with no interference by the
PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit Company.
100000 Enjoined.
"The injunction applied for by the
PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit Company,
enjoining the three million workers of
the American Federation of Labor
from doing anything to organize the
traction workers exposes Tammany
Hall and the republican party and
shows that these parties are creatures
of the real estate, traction and bank
ing sharks of this city. Nothing can
be expected from these two parties
of the capitalists but greater exploita-
ton and oppression.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Greek Fur Workers
Vote Support for
N. Y. Joint Board

Altho denounced by the two re-
dictionary Greek newspapers published
here, the Greek fur workers recently
rallied at meeting at Bryant Hall,
Sixth Ave. and AID St., where they
voted to support the Joint Board, Fur
riers' Union, in it's move to rebuild
the Fur Workers Union. Among
those in attendance were many mem
bers Of Local 70, affiliated with the
right wing dual union.
A resolution adopted points out how
the Greek fur workers who were I'M
organized for IL years prior to 1925
were brought into the union by the
left wing administration of the Joint
Board. AS result their wages were
raised and their working hours re-
duced
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Socialist BETRAYAL
Is Told Over Radio

Alexander Trachtenberg, Workers
(Communist) Party candidate for
justice of the second district munich
pal court, spoke at an election SYM
postum over the Debs Memorial Radio
station yesterday. Other speakers
were Norman Thomas, speaking on
behalf Of Judge Panken, and Frank
P. Catinella, sthe republican candidate
for judge.
Trachtenberg opened his talk by
stating the aim of the Workers Com
munist) Party to be the ultimate for
nation of a workers and farmers
government. He briefly touched on
the Wall Street character of the
democratic and republican parties and
their imperialistic policies. Coming
to the socialist party, he character
lied it as "a socialist party in name
only"
"The socialist party" said the
Workers Party candidate, "has de-
parted from socialist principles. 1t
does not struggle for the overthrow
of capitalism and against labor bur-
eaucracy."
Trachtenberg said the socialist par
ty failed to recognize the class char
acter of the Sacco-Vanzetti murder
but relied on formal petitions to move
the capitalist judges. He also cited
the refusal of the socialist party to
unite with the Workers Party in a
labor party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Need Watchers at Polls
Election Day; Volunteers
Urged to Protect Ticket

Workers who can volunteer for
duty as watchers for the Workers
(Communist) Party at the polls
election day are requested by the
Party district office to report to-
day at any of the following Party
quarters: Manhattan, 10S E. 14th
St.; Harlem, 81 E. 10th ST.;
Brooklyn, 20 Graham Ave; Bronx,
2075 Clinton Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Iron Workers Meet Tomorrow

An important meeting of the Iron
and Bronze Workers Union will be
held tomorrow evening, 8 p. m. at the
Rand School, E. 18th St.
The question of re-affiliation with
the International will be thoroughly
discussed and a vote taken.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
LABOR AND FRATERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Minded Lectures Tonight.

The educational activities of the
Dressmakers' Section, Trade Union
Educational League, will start tonight
at o'clock with lecture on "Pres-
ent Tendencies of American Capital
ISM" at Manhattan Lyceum, Monday
at 8 p. M, by J. Minded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Local 80 Meets Tonight.

Proportional represention will be
discussed at the general membership
of Local SO, I. L. G. w. U. tonight
Immediately after work at Bryant
Hall, Sixth Ave. and 42nd st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
DANCE FOR REVOLUTION.

To celebrate the. 10th anniversary
of the Russian revolution, the Work
ers (Communist) Party will hold a
dance tomorrow night, at Webster
Hall, 1i9 East 18th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07

lists and for greater class-conscious-
ness, determination and better organ
ization of the orkers.
SaccO and Vanzetti.
I'm spite of the fact that we have
had the most brutal example of the
frame-up against workers and the
exposure of the so-called American
justice as being capitalist, anti-labor
justice in the case of Sacco and Van
zetti, and the capitalist courts and
capitalist judges as submissive tools
of Big Business, the socialist party
has not used it's campaign in the
Second Municipal District to show the
workers that they can expect nothing
from capitalist courts and capitalist
Judges, but has made a campaign in
favor of sO-called honest judges and
just courts.
Workers to Learn.
"The workers cannot expect from the
Pankens militant action for the work
ers, but defense of the fundamental
interests of capital and unfolding of
the capitalist state and capitalist in
situations. Nevertheless, since many
socialists-honest workers-have not
yet learned the true character of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Talk On Bolshevik Rule.

Sender Garlin, of The DAILY
WORKER staff, will lead a discussion
on "Some Achievements of Ten Years
of Soviet Rule" at meeting of Unit
2F, Subsection I'D, at 33 First ST.,
at $3.50 p. m. today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Night Workers!

Executive meeting will be held to-
morrow, at p. M, at 108 East 14th
st. Come on time. Very important.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07

A special meeting of Subsection
&c will be held at 6 p. m. tonight at
90 West 28th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07

insistence by the union on clearer and
more strict contracts in all offices,
without the attachment of any reli-
ance on an employers affiliation with
the socialist party or similar organ
lzatlon, according to union members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Brownsville Meeting Tonight.

The International Branch of Sub
section &C will meet tonight at its
new headquarters, 1889 Pitkin Ave-,
at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Mr.. Hillauit's Employees
Licked Out By Cable

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ported, moreover, that no reason for
their discharge was given.
An Organization Case.
This last fact in particular made
the case an organization case. Ernest
Bohm, business agent of the union,
was instructed to call or Mr.. Hillquit.
He did so.
"Oh, it would never do to let this
leak out" a member of the socialist
party said to Bohm and his union
associates. Gust think what it would
mean for Morris"
But it did leak out, although the
union did not picket Mr.. Hillquit's
office, as many union members urged.
Mr.. Hillquit is said to have Stalled
in the attempts to reach settlement
Of the lockout with ohm. A threat
was then made to take the case be-
fore the American Federation of La
Dor. This so quickened the pulses of
Mr.. Hillquit, his fellow socialists and
their legal-minded coterie that they
recommended arbitration through a
third party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Workers Party Activities
NEW YORK NEW JERSEY
Open Air Meeting Monday.

FirstaAve. and 51st st. p. M, J. Q.
Bentall chairman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07

BOOST THE DAILY WORKER!
G EFT A NEW READER!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07
Accepted Arbitration.

The union leadership concurred.
None other than Lovejoy Elliott was
agreed upon as arbitrator. Mr.. Elliott
heard Mr.. Hillquit in behalf of Mr..
Hillquit and heard Bohm and Leonard
Bright in behalf of the union and the
Hillquit office force.
The result of the arbitration was
interpreted as moral victory for the
union and financial victory for Mr..
Hillquit. He was not penalized for
the discharge of his employees without
explanation. And the union was given
full recognition, the present office
force, being protected by more strict
union contract.
Want Clearer Contract.
The union case was weakened bv
the fact that the locked-out office
workers did not have a photostatic
copy of the alleged cable from Eu-
rope. They were, moreover, given
two weeks pay in addition to two
weeks notice.
This experience will result in an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-07

ELECTION STATE Tor
New York Labor
MANHATTAN
For Assembly-8th Assembly District
WILLIAM w. WEINSTONE.
For AIderman-8th AIdermanic Dis
trict
REBECCA GRECHT.
HARLEM
For Assembly-17th Assembly Dis
trict
JULIET STUARTPOYNTZ.
For Alderman-17th Aldermanic Dis
trict
JULIUS CODKIND.
BRONX
Fer Assembly-4th Assembly Dis
trict
BEN GITLOW.
For AssembIy-5th Assembly District
MOISSAYE ]. OLGIN.
For Alderman-29th Aldermanic Dis
trict
BELLE ROBBINS.
BROOKLYN
County Ticket
For District Attorney
ANTONY BIMBA.
For Sheriff
ALFRED WAGENKNECHT.
For County Clerk
RAY RAGOZIN.
For Registrar
CARRIE KATE.
Williamsburgh
For Assembly-6th Assembly District
CHESTER w. BIXBY.
For Alderman-49th Aldermanic Dis
trict
GEORGE PRIIOFF.
Brownsville
For Assembly-23rd Assembly Dis
trict
BERTRAM ID. WOLFE.
For Alderman-50th Aldermanic Dis
trict
BEN LIFSHITZ.
Second District Municipal Court JUS
tice
JACOB MINDED.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
Bethlehem WN Re-Enact Tonight Me Story N He Savior;s Birth
Vast Crowds Will Travel the Same Paths the Wisemen Trod 2o00 Years Ago When They Followed the
 Star on That First Christmas Morn

Bethlehem, Judea. Dec. 24 Pl- The greatest Christmas story eyer told will be re-onacted tonight fin his little Palestine town of some 900 dullgIGy stone houses.
 On the eve Of the Nativity all who are Christians and many who are not come 10 Bethlehem to worship at the shrine of the Savior's birth. It is not far from Jerusalem.
 The roadway for days has been q congested mass Of traffic and will be until after Christmas. 1t requires q strong Imagination to realize that this is the same road traveled by the Three Wise Men from the east who came to welcome the Savior with gifts Of gold. trankinceuse and myrrh. The very road itself is diff terent. The dusty path trod 1927 years ago by the Wise Men is now a modern, asphalted highway.
 The surrounding fields, grazing ground for sheep and goats, havy changed too but in a lesser degree, q few villas, the homes ot Bcthlc- hemites who made small fortunes in the manufacture of soap in the United States, stud the surrounding
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
LlNDY ESTIMATED TO
 HAVE ABOUT $250,000
Noted Aviator Still Re fuses Easy Jobs-Wants
 Only What He Earns

New York, Dec 24 (P>-The New York Sun says today: Since his Paris flight, it is estimated that Col. Lindbergh has earned about sc5o.o00. The Orteig prize was s25.00O; the profit from his book We" and his newspaper articles was estimated at approximately s2OO.o00 and it was said that he received s25,000 from the Guggen- helm fund to finance his tour of the United States"
 The Sun also says director of one of the largest aircraft compan- les in the United States told of of- fering Lindbergh job at anything he wished at any salary and re- ceiving this reply: T don't want any more money than I am worth. won't take any job to capitalize my name. If I should decide to work for you I want to be paid what I can actually earn. Pm not worth much, except my name, and ] won't sell that"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
MRS. GRAYS0N FOUR HOURS u.. si;i ;;.> .'''
 ON FIRST LEG OF EUROPEAN FLIGHT: AUTHORITIES FEAR FOR HER SAFETY
His Face Slapped
 On Telephone, Man
 Barely Misses Duel

boulogEe-Sur- Mer. France. Dec. z tP-His face slapped through the medium Of the telephone, a citizen of Bouioene narrowly es- caped q duel with real pistols.
 "I don't want Boulogne- Sur Mer, I want Boulogne- Sur Seine, gat off the line" was the greet ing the citizen Of the town on the English Channel received when answering q call from Paris.
 Paris people are cNtremelv H. m"un"red." he coGutered.
 "l slap your face. Consider your face as having been slap ped." roared the Tarisian. a for m"r captain in the dragoons.
 The next day the man from Paris, accompanied by two sec oAds. called at Boulogne anl challenged the interlocutor. The seconds argued for some time but the matter was arranged without hlooJshed.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
2O5 NEEDY FAMILIES
 GET TURKEY DINNERS
Organizations Combine to Provide Christmas Hap
 pinesS Baskets

More than ad0 needy families will be made happy by gifts of Christ mas dinners, according to reports from the confidential exchange at g Center street. This exchange. oi which Miss Cora M Beale, execu- tive secretary of the Welfare asso- clation. is the manager. functions at this time 10 help people avoid du- plicating Christmas dinners. Each agency presenting these dinners check up through the exchange.
 The records there today show that the following dinners have been given: Salvation Army, So: Elk 66 (not counting others not report ed through the exchange): kiwanis club, 10; churches. IL; factories. 20; DeMolay. l; individuals, :. Money t. the extent Of s65 was received to wards the Christmas dinners. anu gifts Of trees were sent to . nun Der of homes.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
HICKMAN MAKES PLEA
 TO YOUTH OF NATION
Take My Example and Be Honest and Straight
 Alleged Slayer Advises

Pendleton, Ore. Dec. A LF --. Warning to the young men of Amer ica to avoid ways of crime was given hy William F. Hickman, in a signed statement given out at the city jail here today. The statement. as he dictated 1t to City Attorney C. z. Randall, follows:
 This affair has gained nation wide publicity and the great reward and search by the people of the west coast show opposition of the Ameri- can people to criminal tendencies. Kidnapping and savage murders are the worst of Americas crimes and everything should be done to pre- vent anyone from interfering in any way with the liberty and life of American citizenship.
 Young men and college students should consider the Parker case as a typical crime of the worst that can happen when young man gradu- ally loses interest in family, friends and his own honesty.
 The young men of this country can see that can pass as an ordi- nary young man as far as outward appearances go.
 Crime in It's simplest definition Is to have money without work and en- joy the same place in society as other people and still show no hon. est effort or intention to go right.
 Young men. when crime has once overcome your will power to be honest and straight, you are men, ace to society. Take my example to illustrate this. See how l tried to get what every young man wants, but in becoming criminal to do so I put my own life in a mess and the way out is dark.
 T hope I can do some good by giving you this warning. Think it over, see my mistake. Be honest and upright, respect the law. If you do these things you'll be happier in the end and you will have gained much more from life.
 (Signed
 "W. EDWARD HICKMAN"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

farms. Otherwise the fields are tn" same in which Rr.tn followed the gleaners 10 Wrest from them food and romance.
 Near Bethlehem on the rounded breast of great hill, there stands Q walled enclosure Of two or three acres, planted thickIy with olive trees and other luXuriaut growths in startling contrast to the harrenness of the surrounding hills. This is the field where the shepherds watched their flocks on the first Christmas EV".
 Rer"r-ntly the Christmas crovls cluster about tio three Christian patriarchs-Orthodox. Armenian O Latin-Whenever they appear on the streets in lheir slow moving cars and ir"ssed in their most sumptu- ously bejewolled l"stmants. They are followed by Iheil attcndan, archbishops, bishops or archiman- dr!teS also ioclcd o,u in tho;r brightest and best.
 From in" narrow. twisting lanes. the way leads into a great op"i: s4uar" before the Church of th"
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
CAPITAL GAY AT
 CHRISTMAS TIME
All Nations Join in Washington's
 Celebration
GIFTS FROM ALL LANDS
Mrs. Coolidge Makes Own Gifts President l., Light Community Christmas Trcc-Embassies Par,i- ctpate in Observance.

Washington, Dec. oi lP,-Wash inSton at Christmas time is ono of the gayest and most interesting places in the country. with it's ex change of gifts between foreigners and Americans and the contrast in modes Of living at the embassies and legations making of the capita. q miniature world.
 Gifts pour into the hands of th. fortunate members of society from many lands, telling the story O. the country or their origin as well as bearing the compliments Of the sea son. \ few days ago certain mem hers of society were thrilled by re- celvins as Christmas gifts from Madame Lipa, wife of Jaroslav Lipa, counselor of the Czechoslovakia le- gation, handsome dolls 1o and II inches tall, dressed In native cos tunes, real cabinet pieces To keep alive the folk lore and customs Of her home land, Madame Lipa donned the costume Of the Czecho- SloTaklan women 10 receive her friends at the legation.
 Makes Own Gifts
 Mrs. Coolidge's busy fingers have contrived most of the gifts for her
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
FINED SI50, ORDERED
 ID AY0ID BELL CITY
New Britain Man Arraien- ed in Bristol for Trans
 porting Liquor
Special 70 tho Helo.:J

Rtistol, Dee. 24 - Judge Joseph M, Donovan fined Silvio De Riza ol B"aVer street, New Britain. $150 and costs W hen he was arraigned in cjtv court this morning on q charge of illegally transporting liquor to this city \ 30 day jail sentence was suspended on the grounds that the New Britain man stay away from Bristol for a one year period.
 Pros acuCine Attorney James T. Mather explained that De Riga was captured yesterday by Sergeant Henry Jeglinski and Policeman Will liam Thompson as he was abou. to enter North Main street restau- rant.
 They cut of his escape and searched Q package which he car rled under his arm. They found a quantity Of liquor. which Attorney Anthony J. Rich, Dc Riza's lawyer described as aniSetta. a popular Jtal- fan drink.
 De Riza tried 10 bribe the officers the prosecutor said. with SS5 in bills. They took the money. but he decid- td not 70 press q bribery charge.
 Attorney Rich stated that De Riza Vas bringing the liquor to q brother in-laW who lives in this city. He had been unemployed for d consider able period. and had resorted to tho sale Of liquor in order to support a sick wife and several children. the lawyer asserted.
 De Riza was engaged in ;he boot lcgglng business for d long time. the prosecutor said. for the New Britain
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
MAYOR WELD EXTENDS
 CHRISTMAS GREETING
luletide Happiness and Prosperity His Wish
 for City

Mayor Weld today extended to the, public his wishes for merry Christmas and a successful new year, in the following message:
 With the Iuletide season at hand 1t IS in keeping with the spirit Of Christmas that all Of us exchange greetings, as We. look forward to the beglnning Of a new year.
 Here in New Britain. ue have much 10 be thankful for. We are living i'll an industrious and thriving community where peace among our tellow-men has always been pre- dominant and where the mutual feeling of fratcrnal friendship has been of the highest type. In har- mony and in unity, have the citizens o' the municipality carried on our civic affairs and all Of us look with pride upon our ever-growing city.
 Perhaps no more appropriate wish for the coming year could be made. than to earnestly hope that these lofty principles of Amnricanism will always continue to be observed in New Britain. We shall then be striving to carry on ideals that will help bring a still greater America.
 As mayor of the city, it is my pleasure to extend to all of the people of New Britain. my wishes for merry, merry Christmas and q bright and happy New Year.
 GARDNER C. WELD
 Mayor
 City hall employees presented Mayor Weld with a bouuuct af roses today and the mayor Ieu; mbcred the employees with gifts of cigars for the men and candy for the female employees.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
"Sound, BuSineSS-Like Enforce meut for 192S," Secretary
 bowman Declares
STRESSES GREAT NEED
 OF LOCAL ENFORCEMENT
states Having no Local Codes, such as New York, Maryland and Montana. PrescT Serious Prob- lens and Are Hntbcd for Boot leggcrs." Is AnnOuIhement-D Country Is Assured.

Washington, Dec. 24 (UP)--The governments prohibition enforce ment program for 1928 will be sound, business like law enforce ment without spectacular fire works, Assistant Secretary or Treasury Lowman announced today.
 Prohibition will De enforced next year by the same method now used -dlligent, conscientious work with out 'campaigns' or 'drives,'" Low man said. The present system of enforcing the law needs another year. at least. for a test before there are suggestions Of changing the methoG.'
 Summing up the prohibition situation for 1927, Lowman said that, in the last analysis, success or failure of enforcement operations was measured by public opinion.
 Cites \. Y. Difficulty
 States having no local law en- torcement codes. such as New York, Maryland and Montana, present se- rioua problems, and the federal ot- ticers had difficulty keeping ahead of bootleggers.
 Tn many districts, however, local officers were backing government authorities, and real progress had been made during the year. With local cooperation, the present dry machine could do an efficient job"
 bowman said the government de- sired 10 win public opinion to sup port of the prohibition law. for with only 5000 dry agents the country coudl not be made arid without public support
 He said the outstanding achieve ment of prohibition during 1927 was creation Of q prohibition bureau