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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
REORGANIZATION
IN CLOAK SHOPS
BIG UNION ISSUE
Chairmen Meet to Plan
Joint Board Action

The shop chairmen of the cloak and
dressmakers will meet tonight after
work at Cooper Union. Louis Hy-
man, manager cf 10 Foint Board, will
give a detailed report on the reor-
ganization plans that the manufac-
turers are now planning to put into
effect.
The question of unemployment in
surance and the contempt of court
proceedings brot against the Joint
Board officials will also be taken up.
In a statement issued yesterday,
Hyman discusses reorganization. He
points out how with the cooperation
of the right wing it is resulting in
thousands of workers walking the
streets jobless. The agreement is
being violated wholesale by the man.
ufacturers with Morris Sigman and
his clique fundamentally to blame,
he declared.
During the last strike our main
fight was against reorganization"
said Lyman. "Finally, due to the
sabotage and provocation of the Sig
man clique we had to concede the
clause on reorganization in the con-
tract signed with the manufacturers
belonging to the Industrial Council.
Reorganization, according to the
contract is to be put into effect only
in those shops employing a minimum
of 80 workers and guaranteeing at
least 80 weeks wages year. 1t also
has a clause forbidding the sending
out of any work to other shops.
"The bosses under the contract are
prohibited from discharging any
workers for union activities. Those
workers discharged under the reor-
ganization plan are supposed to re-
ceive a weeks wages. A labor bureau
was to be established to give the man
ufacturers workers to place those dis
charged.
"The contract has been taken adj
vantage of by the manufacturers with
the assistance of Sigman. The best
union members are being discharged,
especially those who have refused to
register with Sigman's union.
"This step at this time is the last
drive on the part of the bosses to
break up what is left of the union.
They have succeeded so far with the
help of Sigman to bring the union to
the state of Generalization.
"The results have been thousands
of unemployed workers walking the
streets with the only alternative of
working in non-union sweat shops.
The conditions grow worse daily. The
unemployed tramp the streets with
out any relief from Sigman.
"Last year at this time the Joint
Board paid out from the insurance
fund three-quarters Of million dol
lars. On the other hand we see Sig
man, with the aid of the bosses ap-
propriating half a million dollars of
the fund, belonging to the workers,
for his own use.
"The Joint Board has called meet
ing Of the shop chairmen for Thurs
day night where consideration will be
given to the question Of reoEganiza-
ton and the breaking Of the contract
on the part of the bosses. The meet
ing must furnish the means of action
to be taken against the bosses who
are collaborating with Sigman's
unior
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
Pere Marquette Cuts
200 Stock Dividend
But Can't Raise Pay

Directors Of the pere Marquette
Railroad Co. formally declared a stock
dividend of 20 per cent yesterday. the
project having already received the
approval Of the stockholders Of the
road. Payment Of the dividend is also
subject to the approval Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Six thousand Pere Marquette work
ers have taken a strike vote to force
consideration Of their demands for
changes in working conditions. The
company claimed chat it could not af-
ford the increased expense
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
BANKER PUT HAND in CITY'S POCKET
FOR MILLIONS OF TRANSIT PLUMBER
Big Wall Street Firm SKINNED Cream of Graft
in Floating Bond Issues
The Exposures Thus Far:

secret deal has been entered into betUeen Governor Al
Smith, Mayor Jimmie Walker the executive editor Of large
metropolitan newspaper and the traction trust to put the
10-cent fare.
The taxpayers of the city haze sunk $30000O00O IN
the subOay nearly S15OO00OOO IS the loss to date hch the
people sustained the Incorporated traction sDde
S11 100000 per gear charged the city budget to
the deficit for the citys part IN the sell
The present o-cGUed open transit hearings danny
proceeding up the real ISSUE In due time those o
apparently attacking the traction trust m to terms
0th the pInderers and put the increased fare steal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
ANTI-IMP ERIAL
/. LEAGUE SCORES
STIMSON PEACE
Calls Upon Latins to
Fight Imperialism

CHICAGO, May 25-Denouncing
the so-called peace in Nicaragua
which American newspapers are ac-
claiming, as a peace Of impeTialist
oppression, the All-American Anti
/ imperialism League has just issued a
statement calling upon the peoples
of Latin-America to join hands with
working class and progressive ele-
ments in the United States against
American Imperialism.
The statement urges the establish
ment of Federation Of Latin-Ameri-
can States and lays stress upon the
growing movement for Latin-Ameri-
can unity to protect common inter
ests. To its supporters in the United
States, it proposes a sustained cam
paign for the termination Of the U. s.
Intervention in Nicaragua.
Eleven secretaries heading the ma
tional sections of the All-American
Anti-Imperialist League in as many
countries signed the declaration as
follows:
Cuban secretary, Jorge A. Pivo;
Porto Rican secretary, Vincente G.
Polanco; Central American secretary,
Augustin F. Marti; Mexican secre-
tary, Salvador de la Plaza; Colombian
secretary, J. Espeleta; Venezuelan
secretary. Gustavo Machado; Peruvian
secretary, Octavio Vargas NJ. Equa-
dorian secretary, Juan +. Karolys;
Brazilian secretary. Sduardo Mattos;
United States secretary, Manuel Co
mez.
"The peace which the United
States government has just estab-
lished in Nicaragua marks another
brazen advance toward the conquest
Of Latin America by Wall Street and
Washington.
Peace of Slavery.
ct is a peace OF slavery, a peace
Of oppression, a peace resting on
imperial violence and the shining bay
onets of u. S. marines.
Or. Sacasa. the Liberal leader, Is
exiled from his country, in spite Of
the fact that he il constitutional Pres
ident of Nicaragua and is supported
by the overwhelming majority Of the
population The usurper Diaz, active
tool of American Imperialism since
1909, is maintained in the presidency
and receives a Wall Street loan to
finance his government U. s. mill
tary forces take over the police power
Of Nicaragua as a national constabu-
larry.
"Diaz seized the government Of
Nicaragua in the winter Of 1926, and
was at once recognized by President
Coolidge. Immediately the people rose
up against him. The Liberal forces
defeated him in battle after battle.
His overthrow was plainly only a
matter Of weeks, when without warn
ing or any declaration Of war, the
United States government began
landing marines in Nicaragua The
first contingent of marines landed
late in December, and on December
oath, 1926, Rear Admiral Latimer
gave Doctor Sacasa until p. m. Of
Continued on Page Tloo) VIZ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
CrOtOn Reservoir Is
Overlooking Basin

Swelled by heavy rains to heights
unprecedented at this time of the
year, the waters of the Croton reser-
voir are flowing over the dam at an
estimated rate of s0O,000,000 gallons
daily, and today had lifted the Croton
River four feet above its normal
level.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
TORIES DIGGING OWN CRAVE, THREAT
new IMPERIALIST WAR, SAYS MOSCOW
Cook, Mine Leader, Sees Alliance of Workers
of Both Countries to Fight Die-Hards
BULLETIN

LONDON May 25-Th Russian Soviet Embassy tonight issued
official dpong decision Of the British to break
off with
The governments to
deep decision reached such
limy pretexts."
MOSCOW May 25-Pointng out that the British abroga-
zion of the AngoSoviet agreement would be harder blow
to the totteng economic structure than rapidly
ing Soviet industry Moyan commissar of trade declared
today that his department would end all relations with Great
Britain The Soviet Union, said would liqudate all its
ves in Great Britain possible and completely boy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
InjunctiOns Helping
Cops Break Strike
of Builders Union

WORCESTER, Mass, May 25.--Po-
lice clubs and injunctions let the
building laborers and bricklayers
helpers on strike here today know
where the state stands in industrial
struggles. Twenty-Five workers were
arrested and jailed in connections with
licketing yesterday while injunctions
gere being produced today to legal
-ii~~ int --f>-n-~o.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
Workers Hurt Near
VehicuIar Tunnel

JERSEY CITY, N. j., May 20
-Four men were hurt, our seriously
late today when the scatfolding on
the viaduct under construction across
the approach to the new vehicular
tunnel connecting New Jersey with
New York, collapsed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26

Mrs. Marie Ulmer, 3s, Of 45O Dill
Place, Ridgewood, Queens, was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of vio-
lating the Volstead law, after a six
gallon still exploded in the bathroom
Of her home.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
By ROBERT MITCHELL.

The traction ring which put the billion dollar steal made
millions graft by exploiting the construction and excavation
which ring under another did for the city
gang put the dual contracts STEAL but this
was not by any means limit of their accomplishment
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
Especial To The DAILY woRKER)

PEKING, May % (delayed) In
formation received here about the
condition of the officials of the Soviet
Union arrested by Chang Tso-lin in
his raids on the embassy compound
is causing serious anxiety.
Only as the result of an eight days
hunger strike were the arrested Of
ficials allowed to interview a repre-
sentative of the embassy and only
then was the case transferred from
military to a civil court.
Beat Soviet Officials.
Even now, the semi-official organ
of the British imperialists, the Pek-
ing Tientsin Times, continues to in
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
BRITISH MOVE ON
HANKOW TO TAKE
CONCESSION BACK
Japan Foresees Fall of
Chang Tso-lin
BULLETIN.

LONDON, May %. - Shanghai
dispatches today said that a British
warship had left Shanghai for Han
kow taking twelve cons of barbed
wire and hundreds of thousands of
sacks for the making of sand barri-
cades. The action is taken as evil
dence that the British are preparing
forcibly to retake their HankOw con-
cessions from which they were ex-
PEELED by the Nationalists.
On the heels of this came a
Toxic dispatch saying that Japan
was alarmed by the impeding col
lapse of Chang TsO-lin's Picking gov
eminent, and was sending a brig
ade to Shantung province with the
purpose of taking over the Shan
tung railway.
PEKING, May 25.-vAnticipatint
the success of the Nationalist driv,
against Picking, the officers com
handing the imperialist forces her,
are planning to strengthen their gar
risons at Tientsin and Picking.
General Smedley B. Butler, com
handing the American marines il
China, is in Picking making an in
spection of the defence" force her
and it is regarded as likely that h,
will request the war department TO
the transfer of troops to northern CT
ties which are the object of the Ma
tionalist drive. There are 1000 mar
ines aboard transports in Shangha
harbor ready to leave for northern
ports.
At a celebration of Empire Day
Sir Miles Lampson, the British min
lister in China, declared that British
was misunderstood,
and that Imperialism was mot meant
to Cypress them" but has as it's Job.
ject the spread of civilization" The
powers are spreading civ.
in China with TIA war yes.
sells, it is estimated.
The conquest and exploitation OF
colonial peoples by Great Britain was
celebrated by British business mer
and soldiers both in Peking anc
Forty warships, of eight
nations, were decked with flags in
honor of Empire Day" at Shanghai
while thousands of Chinese silently
watched the parade of imperialist
troops and the military planes
circling over the city, reports from
Shanghai state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
CuyYentEUentS
By t. ]. o'FLAHERTY.

I INDBERGH, the young air hero,
II feted by the United States ambas-
sador in Paris and congratulated by
Coolidge and Kellogg among others,
for his remarkable achievement In
spanning the ocean without a stop,
no doubt experienced a different sort
Of public clamor a few years ago when
he accompanied his father to mass
meetings under the auspices Of the
Non-Partisan league, when that or
ganization was assailing the Wall
Street bankers, railroads and specu-
lators who were Fleeing the farmers.
The aviator's father was a man of
courage, because it took CUTS to stand
up against the raving and cowardly
lunatics that were aroused to fever
heat in those days by the propaganda
of the capitalists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26

IN those days the moderated by
l the militarists-was ready to tar
and feather Lindbergh's father. When
Oliver Cromwell, went thru Ireland
with fire and sword slaughtering
children in the interests of the ruling
classes of the sister island his motto
was: "Nits shall be lice" The child
would be the father of the future
Irish rebel. The canting hypocrites of
war days that hurled ripe tomatoes at
Lindbergh's father would not be op-
posed to giving his young son the
same medicine. Perhaps some day this
young lad would also fight the enc
mics of the masses, of workers and
farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26

NOW. the interests that prosecuted
~ his father are showering favors on
them. Overnight he has become the
most popular man in the United
States. How useful he can be to the
ruling classes if they succeed in
making him walk on the dotted line.
His feat is turned into a talking point
for American Imperialism and his per-
sonality an advertisement for Wall
Streets imperialist drummers. What
the Prince of Wales is to British inn
perialism Lindbergh can be trans
formed into for American imperial
ism. And in view of the infantile
development Of the American labor
movement and the present powerful
position of imperialism it is more
than likely that the young fellow
will take the air for the ruling
classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26

WE have already commented on the
WI nice things that have been said by
American delegates to the interna-
tional economic conference at Geneva
about the delegates from the Soviet
Union. The United States govern
ment does not recognize the govern
ment Of the Soviet Union, but bust
ness is business. Even while Will
liam Green, the servant Of the dom
inant classes in the United States is
hurting thunderbolts against Russia,
Soviet business agents are here talk
ing things over with Yankees who
have things to sell. This is strange
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26

60 there is very little said about
y Lindbergh's father but much about
his mother who is a sort of a 60
getter and has royal blood in her
veins. She is not the kind of woman
who sits by the Jordan LAYING her
hair in its waters, weeping while her
son braves the hazards of the vacant
spaces. She screws up her courage
and sticks to her job. Because she
has a mission to perform, and the
devil help those who have not a mis-
sion nowadays. In fact one would
think from reading the capitalist
papers that Lindbergh was conceived
by a holy ghost. 1t would not look
well for the two capitalist parties
to have biographical sketches of the
rebel of Minnesota running with an
account of the great achievement of
the conqueror of the air.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26

AND why? Because the old, proud
hand stately British imperialist edi-
flee is showing signs of needing 'the
attentions Of a repairman. Despite
the loud bowls of the sons and daugh-
tiers of the conference.-the and the
friendly sons of George Washington
Represented by the Sulgrave Institu-
Mon. The fact remains that those
who sell goods in the markets of the
world, whether they hail from the
United States or America are in each
others jugular veins. Competition is
the life of trade and the death OF
nations. Those who win can crow
while those who lose must whimper
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
GOv. SMITH AbH0RS
 PURPOSES 0F KHAN
Claims Hooded Organization SubVerSiYe to AmeriCanism

Albany. N. r.. Dec. 50 t4'-The purposes of the Ku Klux Kan are regarded with abhorrence by Gov ernor Smith, he was stated.
 This expression Of opinion vas contained in letter made public yesterday in which the governor de clined to investigate alleged police interference with participation by the klan in Memorial day parade in Queens last spring. In refusing 10 order an investigation or other wise take personal action In the matter, the governor pointed out 10 the complainant. Paul M. Winter. of Jamaica that the klan could seek redress in the courts, but not through him.
 T regard the purposes Of your organization with adherence and I consider them subversive 10 the fundamentals Of American democ- racy," ne wrote Winter. "Neverthe-t less, insofar as it lies within my mower under the law, would accord kD oH tAa'tiS tllS Sfilit tNNil- llt justice that I would give to anybody clse"
 The governor declared that the law does not place upon him the duty of seeking redress for differ ances of private individuals who claim to have been injured by local maladmnistration,
 As long as you invoke the power or the law. be prepared to abide by II as 1t exists" he advised,
 There Is no clause In existing state law that requires him to order "miscellaneous investigations Of happenings in any locality, the gov ernor said. Neither does the law hermit him to direct the actions of the mayor of New York city re- -arding an investigation of the all leged police interference. the gov ernor explained in answer to another of Winters requests. If Winter de- sites an opinion Of the attorney gen eral he should make direct applica- ton to the elected state official, having fully as much right to do this as the governor. was the executives answer to a third request of the Jamaica man.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
RICE OFF
 FOR PHILIPPINES
Paul KraVl, Also ill Army,
 Leaves for San Francisco

New York, Dec. S0.--Joseph ?. Rice, son os John Rice, lG6 Winter street. New Britain. Conn. who re- gently joined the regular army sail d today on the |. s. army trans port ''St. Mihiel" on q 1o,o0o mile trip to join tho American garrison in the Philippine Islands, The trans port cleared the Brooklyn army base at noon, carrying a full list of sol dier- passengers bound for foreign stations.
 Rice, who volunteered for duty in the Philippines. selected the coast artillery branch of the army for service and will join one of the regu- lar units stationed in the Islands. His trip. practically a world tour, will take nearly three months, and he will have the opportunity 10 sec at no personal expense some of the worlds great wonders.
 Special provisions have been made by the war department for the re- ception of young Rice and his com- rades at every port of call. The itinerary calls for stops at Panama, San Francisco. Honolulu and Guam. Upon his arrival in Manila, the great trade center of American in the Far East, he will report to Maior- Gener- al Fred w. Sladeu, commander of the Philippine department, for as- signment to a permanent organiza- tion.
 Before sailing today. Rice was member of the garrison at Fort Slocum, N. Y. historic army post on Long Island Sound. where he re- ceived instruction and training un- der the supervision of Colonel Charles F. Humphries, Jr., con- mander of the post.
 Paul krawl. son of George Krawl, of New Britain, Conn, who recently enlisted also sailed as a passenger on the "St. Mihiel' with 500 other newly joined regulars.
 Upon his arrival q San Francisco, Calf. krawl and his companions will be sent to Ft. Mcdowell, CalIf., where they will be assigned to per manent units. The assignments will be directed by the commanding gen eral from his headquarters at the Preside Of San Francisco, Calf. The ninth corps area comprises the states of Oregon. Washington. Idaho, Mon tana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
REMINGTON NEWS

NeHington, Dec. 30-A meeting of the judges in the essay contest ot he local branch of the League of Women Voters Will be held this eve ming at the home of Mrs. Leroy c. Pond on Frederick street. Maple IIil. The judges appointed by Mrs. F. E. Proudman. chairman of the committee in charge of the contest. are Mrs. Brown. E. LeRoy Pond of the Center. and Judge E. Stanley Weles. They will go over the es- sa.s turned in 10 them and thar final decision will be made.
 X meeting of the league will be hold Tuesday evening, January 3. in the parish house of the Newington Center Congregational church. No &nnouncement as 10 the winners of the contest will be made until Tues
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

drying up of the James river. Sponsors of tho diversion plan would run the water from the Chey- enne river into Devils Lake by Il dam which would cause the water 10 flow into the lake through q natural channel. Thence lt would travel through other natural chan nels into Stump Lake and back into the Cheyenne
 Another canal would enable di version of water from the Cheyenne 10 the James river. and q dam north of Jamestown in the latter stream would enable impounding Of the water to control floods.
 Relief Of the burden upon the Missouri river in flood season. We declares. would take part Of the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

from s1o. 1000, ,oo0 to s.o.ooo.ooo. and Senator Nye has told President Coolidge, in preaching the plan. that every engineer who has been consulted on the project has found 1t feasible.
 The control Of floods along the upper Missouri would be minor benefit. Wye points out. The water diverted into Devils Lake would replenish that rapidly drying basin and make it an excellent park site. he declares. and the increase of the flow in the Cheyenne and James rivers would solve water sup ply problems and furnish drainage 10 such cities as Jamestown. x. D.. and Aberdeen. Huron and Mitchell. $. D., which are affected by the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

flood waters from tho Mississippi riNor into which the Missouri flows.
 Nye holds that the federal government should make the i'm pFovement, lnasmuch as North Dakota furnished S13,oeo,oo0 when the federal reclamation fund was established and got but S..uo0.ooo return.
 South Dakota cities along the James river have long discussed possible diversion of the Missouri river waters 10 that stream. The project has been opposed by cities along the Missouri in south Dako- ta, partly because of the fear that diversion would lessen opportuni- ties for developing hydro electric
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

convey waters of the Missouri from point near Garrison, N. D., into the headWaters of the Chey- cnne river of North Dakota, % miles northeastward.
 From this point some of the wa ter would flow into Devils Lake and eventually into the Red River of the North and Hudson Bay. The into the James river, down through eastern South Dakota. and back in 10 the Missouri near Yankton, $. D.
 Rough estimates of the cost rauge
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

CooperstoWn, x. D., Dec. 90. 1Pt~- Diversion of water from the Mis- souri river in North Dakota 10 help control flools<to provide rccreation- al sites, 10 furnish power for devel- opmont of Ignite deposits and 10 re- pIenish the water supply of q dry ing Wa,cr-shed populated by half million inhabitants of the two Da- kotas. will be proposed 10 congress this winter by Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota.
 His plan contemplatcs series of 30-foot tunnels and canals to