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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
(By worker Correspondence


LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. 2. - An
industrial commission was appointed
little over a year ago by Mayor
Rochefort of this city "for the pur-
pose of inducing new industries to
come to Lawrence Those appointed
on the commission were Charles E.
Bradley, real estate man; Irving
Southworth, agent of the Pacific
mills; James Z. Menzie, of the Cen
trail Labor union; Andrew B. Suther-
land, merchant; Albert l. Couch,
banker; Michael A. Sullivan, lawyer;
Edward J. Wade, city clerk and AL
derman Peter Carr, head of the police
department.
This commission met only once last
year and found there were $4,000 tex
tile workers unemployed and that
several thousand others were on part
time. They gave no report on how
the employed workers We're speeded
and doubled up in their work and the
low wages they were receiving. They
then went TO sleep and awaited the
call of their master.
Suddenly they awoke and on jan
uary 18th, this year held another
meeting. The merchant, banker, law
yer and the lonesome labor leader
seated themselves comfortably round
the table to discuss-what? The
bringing of new industries to Law
renee? The terrible speeding up of
the workers? The low wages the tex
tile workers are receiving? Not on
your tin-type. What do you think
this commission came into being for?
Do you think this is workers COM
mission? Well, / should say not.
Now who was to do the dirty work
for the bosses!
Have patience worker, while
candy" delivers the goods. "The Mas
sachusetts textile mills are laboring
under handicap in competition with
other states on account of the 48-hour
law, and that is why so many of our
northern cotton mill manufacturers
have acquired plants in the south.
There is also danger of losing the
wooden and worsted industries, as the
two other most important competing
states, New York and Pennsylvania,
are operating under 54-hour laws"
Now if this wasn't so serious it
would really be funny. Here is candy"
shouting for "a hours a week when
most of us textile workers have been
lucky to get 80 hours week for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
Hundred and Eighteen
Million Is Population
Now Estimated in us.

The population Of the United States
will be 118,62S,OOO by July 1927. ac-
cording to surveys made by the gov
ornment Census Bureau.
This is an increase Of ], 492,000 over
the estimate for July /, 1926, and an
increase Of 12,917,3SO over the esti-
mate Of Jan. j, 1920, when the last
census was actually taken.
New York State, with a population
of 10,365, 227 in 1920. is credited by
the new survey with a population Of
ll,423,O00. The population Of the
state in 1926 was estimated at
10000
The new survey is based on avail
able data regarding births, deaths.
immigration and immigration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
In and Around the Miners Convention

will receive election results only
when and if John L. Lewis cares to
give il to them. A resolution asked
the publication Of the tabulated vote
in the Miners journal. The steam
roller fattened il out.
The next convention will be held
the second Tuesday OF December,
1928.
In an effort to prevent the theft
Of elections. is was proposed that an
international elections committee be
created to relieve" the secretary Of
the job. This committee Of FIVE would
maintain it's own headquarters and
handle the entire business. just pic
ture to yourself how John l.. snorted
when he read that No, it didn't
pass.
The Lewis machine iinds very han
dy the constitutional provision al
lowinA any local, no matter how
small, to send delegate to the con-
vention. international officials few
months before conventions work
themselves up into frenzy in MORT
bund districts, organizing scores Of
petty locals. Zicgler; ILL.,. miners in
a resolution declared this system Of
packing the conventions with dele
gates who represent practically no
miners, is disrupting and destroying
cur miners union" Tkey asked that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
Must Have Markets.

A reading Of these two statements
shows Immediately the difference in
the attitude of capitalistists of the
two countries to the developments in
Germany. Apparently England is
deeply concerned about the matter,
the possibility for the development of
new markets "of sufficient absorbent
power to keep both British and Ger
man industry at work to their full
capacity, being rather slim at the
present time. Small wonder then
that the prospect of losing her mar
kets in China is causing the British
lion to roar with CONSERVATION.
The American statement is cooler in
its tone, and proposes neither direct
ly or Indirectly, any counter action in
the form of countervailing duties. 1t
is quite reasonable to assume there
fore that American capitalism is 50
deeply involved in the development of
German industry, that the prospect
Of competition with American plants
causes the big American interests far
less concern.
Leads To War.
For the workers, however, the fig
ures speak eloquently. They show
clearly how Britain is being forced
by her economic plight into desperate
efforts to extend her foreign markets,
efforts which can. only lead to a new
imperialist war. On the other hand
the figures show the workers of
America the eagerness with which
patriotic American capitalists are
ready to Utilize their growing domin-
ations over German industry and the
German proletariat to compete with
American industry and thus drive
down the wages and living standards
Of the American worker. Interpss
tional world trade union unity offers
the only hope Of meeting this menace.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
Policies and Programs
The Trade Union Press
Strikes-Injunctions
Labor and Imperialism
Miners Convention Ends
With BrOphy Fighting
CONTINUED from page -.

miners.
Want Short Term Contracts.
The progressives did not ask for
a five year agreement to cover the
bituminous fields, but for one year
agreements, so that at any time the
anthracite miners might strike over a
breach Of the agreement by the OPP
orators, or the unorganized be driven
on strike by the bad conditions in the
southern coal fields, the bituminous
miners would not long be prevented
from coming to their assistance.
The Wage Scale Committee Lewis
has appointed, and from which John
Brophy was carefully barred, brought
in a recommendation for a two year
contract.
Expose Lewis Again.
There was nothing in the Wage
Scale Committees report that would
appeal to the non-union men to come
out with the union in case there was
deadlock in negotiations with the
employers, and a strike forced upon
the workers. This was the point Of
attack by John Brophy Who declared
in a strong speech that this omission
was fatal to the success of the union
in its program of avoiding wage re-
auctions.
This again directed attention to
Lewis most outstanding failure as an
international president, his lack of
ability, or of willingness to organize
the unorganized.
@'The committees report should be
altered so as to appeal more to nom
union men to join the organization"
Brophy urged at is a sad fact but
fact nevertheless, that So per cent
Of the bituminous coal is mined by
non-union men. We should do some
thing to strengthen the union member
ship for the coming clash"
These words reused the most intense
ire on the part of Lewis and his sup
porters. In a terrifically bitter and
personal speech, Lewis rejected all
such advise and even after the mo-
ton to adopt the Wage Scale report
had been railroaded through Lewis
supporters howled down Brophy's re-
quest for chance to speak in answer
to Lewis villification.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
LAWRENCE BOOSTERS COMMISSION DISCOVERS
AN INCREASE In WORKERS HOURS WOULD ADD
TO PROSPERITY OF FAMOUS TEXTILE CENTER

past four years. Why is it that the
textile mills in New Hampshire and
Maine, where they work on the "a
hour week basis are closing down
as per the Salmon Falls mill for in
stance? They might as well ask for
the 60-hour week or better still have
the worker pack up his trunk and
move into the mill and live there all
the time
And then candy" goes on to say
"This year a bill has been introduced
to permit 81 hours work but the av-
erage of the year will not exceed AS
hours per week" Well, you sly old
foxl Do you think we are such dumb
bells as to fall for that? AS it is
now, when we work overtime, we get
time and half. This only happens
in the .dye-house and in the mills that
work nights.) Your plan would sim
ply mean another indirect wage cut.
As far as competition with other
states" is concerned the northern
manufacturers own the southern mills
anyway and the only ones they are in
competition with re-themseIves.
suggest that since they have such a
hard time competing with themselves
that they reduce the hours of work
of their southern slaves to at least
48 hours a week. Well. you tried
hard, candy" and even if the work
ers are boycotting your store you
have the satisfaction of at least being
loyal to your boss.
Central Labor Union to Hold
Mass Meeting.
The Central Labor union is under
the progressive leadership of Robert
j. Watt, a painter by trade. At its
last meeting it took up this 1854
monkey business and believe me there
was thunder. After Brother Menzie,
who is the labor member of the COM
mission, gave his report, the fire
works began. Every member emphat-
ically denounced all those who would
return the workers to 81 hours week.
1t instructed President Watt to call
upon the mayor and demand that the
Commission restrict its efforts to
reviving old industries and procuring
new ones instead of spending its time
trying to repeal the 4S-hour law. 1t
was also voted to hold a monster
meeting of textile workers in the near
future to protest and take action
against the bosses propaganda to
bring back the "a hours. Workers
watch for the date! Prepare now
against the bosses. Join a union.
And fight for more wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

INDIANAPOLIS (By mail -
Within 700 miles of the convention
hall, in the state of Indiana, can be
found ominous results of the Lewis
policy in allowing West Virginia to
slump back into non-unionism. Thou
sands of Indiana miners are again
working two TO four days a week af-
ter a burst of activity late last year.
The latest report Of the state bu-
reau of mines shows coal operations
at only 81 per cent capacity. Two
thirds Of this idleness is due to that
chronic disease of an overexpanded
industry which has slipped from the
grasp Of the union.
Production is back to 100000 tons
weekly. after a few months due to
an excited market stimulated by pre-
parations for the possible soft coal
strike next spring and the export de-
mands which led West Virginia coal
to England, rather than to markets
formerly possessed by Indiana Goals
After the needs of railroads and
industries laying up coal against the
possible April strike and the nor
NAL winter demands have been filed,
Indiana foresees the worst slump in
history. Nearly fifty mines are al
ready idle although January is u.s.
ually an active month in the coal re-
gions.
Membership Of the Miners Union
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Not Pacifists.
Police seProtection" Costly.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-AIIegations
Of the payment of huge sums for
protection" by police and govern
ment officials in the landing of a load
of rum at Edgewater. N. j., last APP
Ri were made in United States Court
here. The testimony was given by
Cecil N. Kinder, of Chicago, who
claimed to have paid the money in an
effort to safely land 10000 cases OF
liquor from the Eker, a boat seized
off Yonkers in the Hudson River
April %. last year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
Conservatives Make
Deal with Each Other
To Establish Cabinet

BERLIN. Feb. 1.-The right wing
nationalist have capitulated and the
Marx cabinet is now complete
The insistence Of the ultra nation
alists that Or. Walther Graef, the
friend OF Hitler and Ludendorf. be in
cluded in the cabinet, despite the OBJ
jections Of President Hindenburg, has
been withdrawn.
Oskar Hergt, nationalist. who was
unsuitable as minister Of interior, has
been named as minister Of justice.
Walter Won Keudcll has been
named as minister Of interior.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
She Got Caught.

NEWARK, n. j., Feb. Miss
Stella Bickness, 20-year-old author
ess of script, "The Girl Who Never
Was Caught" found herself in the
tolls of the police here today, charged
with robbery. She is alleged to have
confessed to thefts of $4,000 worth
of jewelry and clothing from wealthy
families in New York City, Newark
and Montclair,.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

Red Aid visited the Lithuanian am
bassador in Berlin. In the first in
stance the delegates spoke to the am
bassador personally while he refused
to appear when the second delega-
tion came. The delegation presented
the same demands as outlined in the
telegram Of the Central Committee
and received the promise that the de-
mands would be sent on to the Lithu-
anian government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

events in large mass meetings. In
Koenigsberg, "a workers delegation
saw the Lithuanian consul. Demon
strations in the open air will take
place in Koenigsberg. In many Ger
man towns all labor organizations
have addressed joint protests to the
Lithuanian legations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
BY JACK KENNEDY.
Especial to The Daily WOrker)

Especial to The Daily WOrker)
INDIANAPOLIS, Eeb. Rank
and file delegates, legitimately elect
ed from real unions, today voted to
send John W. Hindmarsh, militant
Illinois independent as United Mine
Workers delegate to the April con-
gress of the miners international.
But when administration tellers
finished counting the noses of the 500
to 600 machine delegates from dummy
districts and sky blue locals, Hind
marsh was declared beaten by Van
Bittner, marshal of West Virginia's
packed delegation.
Declare Capellini Also Elected.
President Rinaldo Capellini, of an
thracite districtc one, was declared
elected as second delegate over John
Brohpy, progressive leader.
Anthony Minerich, Western Penn
sylvania progressive. in ringing
speeches nominated Hindmarsh and
Brophy as the true representatives
Of rank and file sentiment in Amer
ica."
Mike Demshak, who single-handed
defied the slugger of District Nine,
anthracite, at this convention, COM
pletely exonerated himself this morn
ing of charges of scabbing.
Replying to savage character as
sassination by President Golden of
his district yesterday. Demshak told
the convention that President Turn
blazer Of Tennessee had ordered him
to work in a non-union mine for or
ganization purposes.
Demshak Given Ovation.
Later the machine used this TO
brand Demshank traitor to his un-
ion. Emperor Lewis was obliged to
admit the exoneration Of Demshak
who was given an ovation by the
delegates.
james Johnson, International Board
member from Washington, defended
himself against Lewis charges yes
terday that he had consented to wag-
er reductions in District Ten. He de-
fled Lewis to his face to prove it,
and read telegram to prove his in
nocence. Lewis replied weakly that
his information against Johnson was
from Authentic" but unnamed sour
cess
Scale Report Up Today.
The convention chose indianapolis
for the 1928 convention and adjourned
until Wednesday when the important
wage scale committee reports. II will
ask the convention to grant power
and ask no questions about the forth
coming negotiations with operators
on Feb. 18th. Continuance Of the
Jacksonville scale Of $3.50 will be the
machines program with quiet sacri-
flee Of important conditions which
will, however, effectively reduce the
miners wages far below present low
standards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

Brigadier General Andrews, assis-
tant secretary in charge of customs,
makes public the finding of Secretary
Mellon to the following effect: "Af-
ter due investigation | find that pig
iron from Germany is being sold and
is likely to be sold in the United
States at less than its fair value and
that the industry Of making pig iron
in the United States has been and is
likely to be injured by reason Of the
importation Of pig iron into the
United States from Germany" But
the statement goes on to say that
"the imposition of a countervailing
duty" is negligible factor in affording
protection to the domestic interests. /"
Much Worried.
The Midland Bank Of London in its
January bulletin remarks: "The out
look, however, is not too pleasing, at
least ON the surface, to the British
manufacturer, artisan and exporter,
for Britain's products compete to a
AeA ~ SsNltttb ullNNkAg WIFI 0ClludilN D
Undoubtedly person of severe COM
petition is in store for British indus
try and there is no more appropriate
hope for the new year than that the
purchasing power Of the world shall
be so far increased that markets are
available of sufficient absorbent pow
er to keep both British and German
industry at work to their full capac-
ity.
Earnest Thought.
During 1925 this country exported
s773, 100000 of British products; Ger
many e440,000,000 of German goods.
OF Britain's exports of British pro-
ducts 9616,OO0,OOO consisted of manu-
featured goods. Germany, apart alto
gether from reparation payments,
sent out 1891, 100000 of manufactured
goods. The figures, to say the least,
are provocative of earnest thought
and perhaps not little anxiety
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
Sew York Records Earthquake.

NEW YORK, Feb. Am earth
quake of moderate intensity early to-
day about 6,S00 miles southwest Of
New York, was recorded on the Ford
ham University seismograph. The
tremor began at 1:16 A. NJ, reached
it's maximum intensity at 1857, and
continued until 2:10.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

TRENTON, n. j., Feb. Perjury
indictments against the Ia troopers
now under $4,000 bail on charges in
connection with the Meaney farm
siege will be sought on the basis Of
the report Of the state police investi-
eating board, former Judge George
X. Large of Pennington announced
today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
BOSTON STRIKING
CAPMAKERS ASK
40 HOUR week
Also Demand $44 Wage
Were Getting .S35

BOSTON, Feb. 2.-The Capmakers
Local z, have declared a strike for a
40-hour, 5-day week, and minimum
wage of $4,000 a week.
J. Miller, reporting for the commit
tee which has been holding confer
ences with the employers, declared
that negotiations had been broken
off, the employers refusing to con
slider any Of the demands made by
the workers. The capmakers are 100
per cent organized and are prepared
for fight. Every speaker who took
the floor spoke in favor of striking
and showed a strong determination
to fight for a living wage.
Time For Raise.
Foh six years the capmakers have
received no increases. Nor have they
recovered the Is per cent cut they
suffered in 1919. Now at the expira-
ton of their agreement, they insist
that the employers face the RESPONSE
bility of providing a living wage for
the workers of the industry. The
average wage of the skilled worker is
$50 a week, far below the minimum
set by the United States Department
&C Labor statistics.
Organize To Strike.
As soon as the strike was declared,
the following machinery for carrying
it on was organized: General Strike
Committee of II, with J. Miller as
chairman; a picket committee of 50
with Weisman, chairman; Korsun,
chairman Of finance; Seligman, chair
man of the hall committees, and an
out-of-town committee. All members
were instructed to station themselve
at 7.30 a. m. in front of their shops
for picket duty. Twice day strikers
are to report at union headquarters,
to have their strike cards punched.
Not Pacifists.
1--WE do not feel that the Conference
Table is our only recourse" said one
Of the speakers, in praising the de-
cision Of the meeting. "Our union
stiIl believes in the strike. We have
not lost our fighting spirit, and our
employers will now see us in action"
The capmakers are known to be
good fighters. They showed their
solidarity in helping the other needle
trades unions when on. strike. They
have progressive leadership and are
sure to win.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
NIother and paughter Sian.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2.--Alternate-
~ welding an axe and Ratchet,
Mrs. Anna Lista, 3G, and her daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, 10, early today smashed
in the head Of Anthony Lista, hus-
band and father, as he lay sleeping
in bed here, according to the wo-
mans alleged statement made TO po-
lice sergeant Kosier
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
THE PROLETARIAN PROTEST
MOVEMENT AGAINST WHITE
TERROR IN LITHUANIA.

The Central Committee Of the Ger
man Red Aid sent telegram to- the
state president in Kovno, protesting
against the terror in Lithuania
against the arbitrary mass arrests
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

locals Of less than 100 members be
obliged to team with other small To-
calls in sending a delegate mo-
said the committee.
Article XIV, Section 2 is the ia
nous section which bars members of
the Workers Communist Party
from the United Mine Workers. This
section, after dealing with financial
requirements, proceeds to include
mine managers, top foremen, opera
tors commissioners, persons engaged
in the sale of Intoxicating liquors
and members Of the National Civic
Federation (page Matty WolD from
membership. The third paragraph
excludes members of the Industrial
Workers Of the World, the Working
Class Union, the One Big Union and
dual unions not affiliated with the
A.. +. of l.. as well as Workers Par
ty members. Members Of the Miners
Union accepting. office in these organ
izations are expelled forever unless
roinstated by the international exc
cutiye board.
John P. White, former president
of the United Mine Workers, putters
about The platform doing errands
for Lewis and Kennedy. The old fell
low is pensioned by the machine. His
one qualification for Lewis job, a
portly corporation (known also as a
did not prove enough.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

From all parts Of Germany news
arrive in Berlin on the indignation
among the workers against the fas-
cist rule in Lithuania. In Eastern
Prussia a number Of fugitives have
arrived who have reported about the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

Present population for various cit
les is: Moscow, 2,01S,2s6; lenin-
grad, 1,61t,1o3; Kiev, s9i ,S33; Baku,
433,933; Odessa, 41t,111; Kharkov,
407,57S; Rostov-on-Don, 302,416;
Tashkent, 294, $40, and Tiflis, 275,915.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
Postnone New Enumeration scheme.

WASHINGTON, (FP) BY unani-
nous vote tho senate committee on
immigration urged that congress post
pone for one year the application Of
the national origins" scheme Of fix
ing immigration quotas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
A GERMAN FLY IN THE CAPITALIST OINTMENT!
BRITAIN AND U. S. LOOK WITH SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES ON FORMER ENEMIES EXPORTS

The Germany making economic
of complaint England
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03

and the arrest Of ID to Is year old
children. 1t demands the Immediate
abolition Of the field courts and the
permission that delegation Of three
members investigate the conditions
in Lithuania on the spite. At two
occasions delegations of the German
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-03
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