The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-07
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO HOLD SUCCESSFUL
CONFERENCES FOR THE DAILY WORKER;
BISHOP BROWN DELIVERS ELOQUENT ADDRESS

Two successful conferences in the
two largest cities, New York and
Chicago, in the United States have
given tremendous impetus to the
task of helping The DAILY WORK
Err.
In New York a conference of over
one hundred delegates, representing
Workers Party units. trade unions,
workmen's circles, clubs and other
frateTnal organizations, assembled in
Webster Hall last Friday to hear the
eloquent speech of Bishop William M.
Brown, who was introduced by the
chairman, H. NJ. Wicks.
The bishop devoted his time to an
excoriation of Ambassador Herrick
and his opposition to revolutionary
propaganda. He branded the old re-
dictionary as the Ambassador Of a
dead social order" Capitalism is
the exaltation of capital-of mere
things-above human life, and if life
is to go on, capitalism must give
way" And further, ct is the propa-
ganda Of life and we must accept it..
The howlings of the Herricks can
have no effect upon il" The address
was received with appreciative ap-
plause.
Miller Speaks.
The delegates then heard a report
from Comrade Miller, the business
manager, who has just been released
from the Tombs. The report showed
the urgent and immediate need Of
funds for defense purposes. This was
followed by a discussion of plans for
the big carnival and fair to be held
on July % and "a Various delegates
made suggestions as to what part
their organizations were going to play
in this unusual affair. Delegates
brought in about three hundred dol
lars from their organizations and
gave the conference many new ideas
of how money can be raised for The
DAILY WORKER. Another confer
ence will be held shortly to take up
the details Of the carnival.
Many Organizations.
Besides representatives of Workers
Party units there were representa-
tives of the following organizations;
Amalgamated Food Workers, Hotel
Branch of n. Y, 1873 w. 51st St., N
Y. c.: Paper Box Makers Union
Furriers, Br. 225 W. Circle, NJ. Vosk
1926 Feteley Ave, Bronx, n. Y; Br
All ". Circle, n. Dash, 9S4 Simpson
St., Bronx, N. Y; International Sea.
mems Club; Br. 375 W. Circle,
Schatzkamer Corr, Secy., % st
Marks Place, n. Y; Bakers Loca
164, 346S 3rd Ave, N. Y. c.; Br. 32l
W. Circle, Sol. Steinberg, Secy., 9O'
linton Ave, Bronx, n. Y; fuckers
Hemstitchers', Pleaters' and Novelty
Workers Union Al, 6 w. 21st St.
y. Y. C.
Chicago On the Job.
\ meeting Of the Chicago Daily
Worker Committee was held at /!
s. Lincoln Street on June 3 at 8 p. m.
with Comrade Simons in the chair
The meeting mapped out a compre
hensive campaign for The DAILY
WORKER, to start June 9TH and t,
end July 5. A Daily Wroker Defenst
Conference was arranged for Frida!
evening June nth to be held at 273'
Hirsch Street. It was also decided
to have a special July 4th issue of Thu
DAILY WORKER for Chicago AL
language and trade union fractions
are being invited to the conference
as well as Workers Party units. Every
comrade in the city was assigned I
quota Of subs, which he will be asked
TO secure before the closing date o
the drive.
The members Of the Chicago Dali!
Worker Committee are Ravich, Maur