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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
German Rail Workers
Protest Planned Layoff

(FP).-German railway unionists
are protesting the plans Of the man
agement Of the state railway system
to lay off $4,000 shopmen. says a
message from the International Trans
port Workers Federation headouar-
tiers. The 1927 operating program
would reduce the shopmen's force
from $4,000 to 100000. Latest word
says the management is offering to
compromise with a reduction Of only
$500.
Accidents on British railways have
greatly increased since the number
Of maintenance of way men have been
reduced, the federation learns. And
a railroad wreck in Holland where
several persons were killed recently
is attributed to defective roadbeds--
the result Of an insufficient mainten-
ance force.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

These figures indicate roughly the
extent of unemployment in the indus
trial centers of the state. Only in
Rockford do there appear to be
enough jobs to go round.
Glass Workers Hard Hit.
In January employment declined in
a major Illinois industrial groups as
follows: stone clay and glass products
7.l9S, metals machinery and convey
ances pc, wood products so and food
products 3% q. There were increases
in fur and leather goods, chemicals.
oils and paints, printing and paper
goods, textiles and clothing.
Outside the manufacturing groups
coal mining which had been showing
unusual activity started down hill
again. The department reports that
"one large mine employing over 800
men which was opened in October was
again closed in January. Present in
dications are. that other mines NAV
follow this example in the next few
weeks"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Our publicity director, Cyril v
Briggs, has called to the attention OF
both the union and the relief office
your issue of February 18th, in which
appears an edited news release re.
garding strike settlements in Passaic
1.-Two very serious errors have been
made in blue-penciling the news re-
lease we sent you. In the first place
you quote in full the speech by James
Starr, vice president of the United
Textile Workers, but blue-pencil the
speeches made by strike organizers
and union officials who have been in
this struggle from its very inception,
and whose speeches at the meeting
here should have been featured by
you rather than blue-penciled.
I'm the second place. you eliminat-
ed from the article all reference to
the continued need for relief of the
textile workers.
Many Still Out of Work.
"The exact situation in Passaic is
as follows.
First: strike settlement has taken
place in all mills except the United
Piece Dye works Of Lodi. However,
in all the mills, even in the first three
that settled, where the most favorable
terms were obtained, very few of the
strikers have been reemployed, due to
various circumstances.
This means that although the
strike is practically all over. we must
still face the serious question of un-
employment. As long as the textile
workers are unemployed, they must
be given relief, for we must tide these
workers over this unemployed period
if we are to be successful in building
a union in Pasgaic
Second: there have been nearly one
thousand strikers arrested during the
struggle. Some of these cases are Of
a very serious nature, and entail, if
conviction takes place, sentences of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

liOHd4 1dpOE O6IenSe.
Many Names Signed.
The protest message is signed by
Upton Sinclair, internationally known
novelist; Bishop William Montgomery
Brown; James H. Maurer, president
of the Pennsylvania State Federation
of Labor; Congressman Victor L. Ber-
ger of Milwaukee; Theodore Debs; DR.
John Lapp, Of the National Catholic
Welfare Council; Scott Nearing, au-
thor and lecturer; Duncan Mcdonald,
former president of the Illinois State
Federation Of Labor; David Starr
Jordan, the world famous educator;
II. w. L. Dana, of the Boston Trade
Union College; Robert Morse Lovett,
of the University of Chicago and edi-
tor of the New Republic; Carl Haess-
Ter, managing editor of the Federated
Press; David Rhys Williams of the
Unitarian Church of Chicago; Ralph
Chaplin, the I. w. w. poet; Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn, national chairman In
terna5onal Labor Defense; Robert w.
Dunn, of the A. c. L. u; Ellen Hayes.
of Wellesley College; Edward c..
Wentworth, and Alice Stone Black
well.
Anti-Radical Drive.
The results of the fascist coup in
Lithuania have been an intensification
of the drive against the radical and
labor movement. AS. soon as the
blackshirts took over the government,
four of the leading Communists in the
country were summarily executed
These were Karl Pojella, Kasis Gedris.
Josef Greifenberger and Rafael
Tchorny, one of whom had been active
in the labor movement in the United
States few years ago.
Fascists Torture.
News is now received that in Kovno.
eight Communists are being tried by
court martial, in Schaulen, another
eight, in Poneviesh, six Communists
and in Mcneil six more. All of these
are in danger of execution. In Kovno,
the faseists have begun torturing the
political prisoners. One, Glowatski,
who had already been tried in 1925
and 1926, had been tortured with espe-
cial cruelty and his life is feared for.
Scores Of others are in similar posi-
ton, although they have committed
no crime but that of belonging to a
political party and holding views in
opposition to those of the reigning
party.
Universal Protest.
The protest movement against the
regime of terror in Lithuania has
spread throughout the countries Of
Europe. In Germany, meetings have
taken place in all parts of the country,
especially in eastern Prussia near the
Lithuanian border All Lithuanian
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Philadelphia Members
To Consider Argument
In All-UniOn Party

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20. - On
Tuesday, Feb. %, 8 p. m, the party
membership Of Philadelphia will
gather at 521 York Avenue, to hear
a detailed report on the differences
Of opinion within the All-Union
Communist Party.
The reporter will be Comrade Will
liam Weinstone, general secretary Of
the New York District.
Discussion will follow the report.
Admission to the meeting will be
by membership only. Comrades fail
ing to bring membership cards will
not be admitted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

When Mind Doesn't Count
rags" Is a Jewish IdyII, Rich
in Poetry and Character

L OR the third time during the last
i few years I've seen rags" by
H. Leivick, now playing at the Yid-
dish Art Theatre. And for the third
time I've succumbed to its gracious
ness, its charm, its deep and playful
veracity. But now that my emotions
have proved such easy marks, that
portion of me known as my mind or
intellect grows a little distrustful
and suspicious.
But before / give my mind a
chance to strut / want to say, for the
edification of the general reader, that
Rags" is an early play by II. Lei
wick, author of "The Golem," pro-
duced by the Habima players, and of
SHOP" which recently completed a
long run at the Irving Place Theatre.
Leivick won his first reputation in
poetry, and both as poet and dramat-
list he is one of the most important
in the Yiddish tongue. The present
production Of rags" is the annual
revival, the play having become a
permanent part of the repertoire OF
the I'ddish Art Theatre.
Rags" my mind tells me, is not
play. 1t is story, an idyl. Its
dramatic core is the conflict between
the older generation and the younger,
a conflict viii N in the case of the
Jewish people in America, is given its
ultimate tragic twist by the TACT that
it is also clash between two alien
cultures, two mutually exclusive ways
Of life.
Mordecai Maze, admirably played
by Maurice Schwartz, is an aristl-
crat of the spirit, an old-world schol-
ar whose emotions cling to the an
cient Jewish traditions. 1ransplanted
to the United States, he becomes a
worker in rag factory. His chill
dren have grown up in spurious, APP
ing Jewish-American bastard cul-
ture. One of his daughters has mar
ried his own boss son and become an
elegant, vulgar lady, while his only
son is a well-meaning rowdy, mild
sort of LOoey dot ope, whose chief
passion is basepai.
All of which seems dreadfully seri-
Gus. But it isn't that way at all in
the play, In fact, much OF 1t IS
shamelessly funny. And that's Just
what this sour, obstreperous mind of
mine objects to. Rags" is tender and
idyllic rather than searching, and
what should be tragic is merely
poignant. The central conflict, more
over, undergoes no development. 1t
is practi ally the same in the last act
as in tie first. What is DEVELOPED is
the character Of Mordecal Maalr and
all those rich, odd, intimately Jewish
types that sprawl throughout the
play.
And having patiently listened to
my respectable, pedantic, humorless
mind hold forth SO tremendously, l |
leg to say that my mind is a solemn, !
long-eared ass and stalking through /
its hat or whatever it is minds wear
to preserve their dignity. l laughed /
too much at Reb Elyeh and the char
acters in the unforgettable rag shop
scene, was too much delighted by /
the plays fresh, salty humor, its /
poetry and gracious wisdom to be
able to swallow such super-intellec- |
tual bareback. Is rags" a good
play" Is it play at all? | don't |
know. | don't care. / urge every
body to see it.-A. lB. MAGIL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
FINANCIAL HELP IMPERATIVE need.
OF PASSAIC WORKERS. WAGENKNECHT.
Relief Leader Gives Authoritative Review of
Situation Resulting From Strike Settlements

Due unfortunate composing roon statements leaders
Of the Passac Local the United
article in the February Is concerning
mill
The DAILY worker publish following
Alfred Magenkecht relief chairman explaining carefully the ua
Passaic Although
editing daily newspaper WORKER always anxious to
make corrections Here is Wagenknechts
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
BROADWAY BRIEFS

Eva lie Gallienne and her group of
players will open this weeks roper
toire with Ibsen's Master Builders"
to be given tonight and repeated
again tomorrow afternoon. "Cradle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES.
PALACE.

Bert Lytell in "The Valiant" by
Holworthy Hall and Robert Middle
mas; Ned Wayburn's new "Buds of
1927; Robert Emmett Keane and
Claire Whitney in "The Faker" by
Edwin Burke; Tom Burke, with Royal
Bernard; The Four Camerons;
Charles Sargent and Bert Lewis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
HIPPODROME.

Alma Nelson, with Dan r. Ely
Billy Atkins, the Chalafont Sisters
and Burt Lynn; Dave Kramer and
Jack Boyle; Ruby Norton; Baltic
Naval Chorus Of twelve from "Po-
temkin"; Brems, Fitz and Murphy
Brothers; Fred and Hazel Gardeners
Champions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Clemenceau Sulks in
Hidden Village; Hopes
His Crimes Forgotten

PARIS, Feb. 2O.-Georges Clemen-
ceau, "The Tiger" the war maker,
the man responsible for the "cordon
sanitaire" by which the allies tried
to starve out the BolsheviS Revolu-
ticn, is in practical hiding, according
TO his statement to an American
newspaper correspondent.
Let the world forget me-" he said
with a sweep Of his hand as he re-
cognized the correspondent. cts all
the same to me. Since my letter 70
President Coolidge on debts / have
come out Of my retreat only to say
last farewell to my old friend, Gus
fave Geffrey, and TO accompany to
their final resting place the remains
Of Claude Monet. That is enough ac-
tivity for one season"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
Newark Electricians
Ask So a Day Increase

NEWARK, N. J. (FP)-Newarl
electrical workers Local 52) ask 50
day increase in pay when their
agreement expires May /. Three
months notice has been given the en-
ployers. The new scale would be $12
day minimum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
RIVERSIDE.

Nazimova; Mel Klee; Dollie and
Billie; William Bracls and Co.; Tillis
and LaRue; Cardini; Murdoch and
Mayo; The Brightons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
LITHUANIAN FASCIST ATROCITIES ROUSING WORLD
WIDE PROTEST; AUTHORS SEND CABLE

CHICAGO Feb reports
als by
government labor
Upton Sinclair Murer Theodore Db
bgram of protest to the Lithuanian president demanding
abolition punshments
according office Of nna
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Song" will be played Tuesday and
Friday nights, Wednesday and Satur-
day matinees. LA Locandiera,"
Wednesday night, "Three Sisters"
Thursday night, and "John Gabriel
Borl1man," Saturday night.
Johnny Dooley, Dorothy Knapp,
Irving Edwards, Harry Welch, and
Cooper and Redello will join the cast
of the "Vanities" tonight. A re-
,vised edition of the Earl Carroll re-
vue will be inaugurated this evening.
Four matinees of New York Ex-
change" will be given this week at
the Klaw's; Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday.
William Courtenay, will be starred
in the Chicago production Of the
might Hawk" which is booked to
open at the Blackstone Theatre Sun
day, March 6.
Bertha Kalich, who has been maxi
ing a tour of the Pacific Coast, will
return to New York in April, appear
ing in "Magda" and "The Riddle Wo-
man."
Five new productions will have
their premiere this evening: 'What
Anne Brought Home" at Wallacks;
ga Lady in Love" at the Lyceum;
window Panes" at the Mansfield;
"Polly of Hollywood at the Geo. NJ.
Cohan. and "Set Thief" at the En-
pire.
The Dramatists' Guild viii shortly
bring three playwrights TO trial on
charges of having violated the rules
by doing business with managers who
have not signed the basic agreement
with the producers. The council of
the Guild will act as Judge and jury
with Arthur Richman, president, as
chief justice.
Preparations are being made for a
revival of The Wild Duck" are being
made with Blanch Yurka and Tom
Powers in their old parts. Ibsen's
tragedy will be put on for special
matinees.
In the Springtime," musical
show by Eddie Dowing and James
Hanley, authors of Honeymoon
Lane" will be put into rehearsal by
Charles Dillingham;. Ray Dooley will
play an important role.
Walker Whiteside, who has been ON
tour in "The Arabian" will bring the
production to Broadway some time in
the spring.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

A defective gas tube leading to a
heater caused the death of Mrs. Mar
garet Mayer, AZ, of 2554 Summerfield
s.. Ridgewood, Queens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
On the Screen

The screen feature at the Capitol
Theatre this week is "The Scarlet
Letter" with Lillian Gish starring as
the tragic heroine of Nathaniel Haw-
thorne's classic tale.
John Barrymore in "Don Juan"
with its Vitaphone accompaniment
will be given for the 4O0th time at
the Warner Theatre this evening.
Irene Rich is featured in Don't
Tell The Wife," the current film at
the Hippodrome. Huntly Gordon,
Lilyan Eastman, William Damarest
and Otis Harlan, are the other prin-
cipals playing in Rex Taylor's story.
Wandering Girls" is being shown
on the Broadway Theatre screen.
Dorothy Revier, Mildred Harris and
Eugene Besserer are featured play
ers. Ralph Ince directed this produc-
ton from Dorothy Howell's story.
The official fight pictures: Jack De-
laney VS.. Jim Maloney, are also being
shown this week.
The Paramount Theatre is feature
Loves Greatest Mistake" this week,
This picture was directed by Edward
Sullivan and the cast includes Evelyn
Brent, James Hall, William Powell
and Josephine Dunn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

The applicants per 100 open jobs in
various cities in January compared
with December were:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21
UNEMPLOYMENT ON INCREASE In ILLINOIS AS
$4,000 FACTORY WORKERS LOSE THEIR JOBS
EMPLOYMENT DROPS 81 PER CENT SINCE 1923
BY LELAND OLDs Federated Press)

bv
limos department of labor The
T Jandy 1922 with unempOmen in Chicago approaching critical
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Four matinees of New York Elk
change" will be given this week at
the Klaw's; Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

William Courtenay, will be starred
in the Chicago production Of the
might Hawk" which is booked to
open at the Blackstone Theatre Sum
day, March 6.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Song" will be played Tuesday and
Friday nights, Wednesday and Satur-
day matinees. LA Locandiera,"
Wednesday night, "Three Sisters"
Thursday night, and "Johr Gabriel
Borkman," Saturday night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Johnny Dooley, Dorothy Knapp,
Irving Edwards, Harry Welch, and
Cooper and Redello will join the cast
of the "Vanities" tonight. A re-
,vised edition of the Earl Carroll re-
vue will be inaugurated this evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Bertha Kalich, who has been maxi
ing tour of the Pacific Coast, will
return to New York in April, appear
ing in "Magda" and "The Riddle Wo-
man."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Walker Whiteside, who has been on
tour in 1.-THE Arabian" will bring the
production to Broadway some time in
the spring.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

I'm the Springtime," a musical
show by Eddie Dowing and James
Hanley, authors of Honeymoon
Lane" will be put into rehearsal by
Charles Dillingham;. Ray Dooley will
play an important role.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-21

Preparations are being made for a
revival of The Wild Duck" are being
made with Blanch Yurka and Tom
Powers in their old parts. Ibsen's
tragedy will be put on for special
matinees.
The Western outlook., 1927-12-10
Last Slaves to
Given Freedom

In freeing the slaves Of
Leone next January. tn last
hold of slavery in he British
will be abolished. The bin |
ing slavery was passed re, pa
the leoi> ative council If
Leone, composed of briih5
and native Il hi T So e par.
cOlorful robes, feZes. a, G ,Io
others wearing massive gold
and tau shoes Indications i
the ctlet> will promptly II
thousands Of slaves. as tI,ev
with BalkOmDcr, a pafaToua
VI the central p'usln-e, vi
he will comply with the II,
and advise lls>er Chiefs tnal.
tioir to emancipation Mouid b
OH tile piottI tUidic lh tnc {
Clvii,Z..tiOil.
The Western outlook., 1927-12-10
Senator Reed On Mel
Columbian Press Bureau

Columbian Press Bureau
New York. Senator James
OF Missouri. dark horse Dem
Presidential candidate for 10{
IN this CITY recently, and spd
nationa! poii.i al problems.
and people. He said the W
drv Question, is a moral ore
tie States should be retuv
their original power: that COM
ton OF power at Washington
be arrested, and honest ell
should be promo.ed. Oc cou
smaking the last assertion he
reference to elections in the
where his party reigns SUI
Possibly he thinks that this i
moral question, in line Wit
logic OF all good Democrat
afdently believe in keeDr
Negro in his place. +"
The Western outlook., 1927-12-10
Memphis EIectio
Columbian Press Bureau

Columbian Press Bureau
More Negroes than ever !
participated in the recent Mtd
election, when S w. OvertOl
feated RoWlett Paine b, over! !!
votes. No disturbances occ
although a colored political M
a week before had been broke
Mavor Paine is said to !.avr ra
CIVIC rights to Negroes.
The Western outlook., 1927-12-10
WALKER DENIES STOI

New York.-Now that he is
nome, and among his coIored
porters again, Mayor Walker .
vigorous denial OF his reported
onstratlon Of prejudice against
o'eo man at a cafe in Rome, .
MS recent tour of Europe.
lle,' he said, in answer to ali
.t.'onlng on the subject.
The Western outlook., 1927-12-10

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Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-01
MUSICIANS ASKED ID
 REPORT BAND PRACTICE

Initial steps to organize brass band for Seward, to be ready for con- certs on or about July l, this year, have been taken under the direction of the commanding officer of Signal troops here Eight members, already in training have been enrolled and in- sturments are on han1 for a much larger number of mus; ;ians, and Lieut.. Holmer w. Jones, is in charge of organization; Pvt. Honeyman, band master.
 All persons, men or women who are real musicians, or are talented and desire to learn, are invited to re- port their names and choite of in strument to Lieut.. Jones, in person or by telephoning Adams 15O Taa main requirments at present is for cornet, bass horn, alto horn and trombone players. Regular rehears- als will be held beginning next week in the council chamber, City hall, the exact date to be made known later. Meanwhile local musicians are urged to record their names and choice of instruments without delay.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-01
PA|NT|NC|s
 PURCHASED BY FRANCE

PARIS, Feb. 1. (P)-Gale Turnbull, formally of Brooklyn, is another American artist honored by France. His painting, "Les Oliviers", painted on the Riviera, has been bought at auction by the French government and will be hung in the Luxemburg gallery.
 The picture was given by Turnbull to the Salon du Franc, to help the French treasury. The artist is secre- tary of a newly formed group of American painters and sculptors liv- ing in France.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-01
PREPARING TO SAIL

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1. (P)-Evi | dence that. the Fourth regiment of marines, recruited to full war strength will sail for the Orient within the next 72 hours on the naval transport Chaumont was given in the active preparations for authorization. Truck loads of equipment for the expedition ary force began movnig out of the ma rine base to the municipal dock, and continued to haul tentage, ammunition and field supplies throughout the night.
 PEKING, Feb. 1.(P)-The Northern and Southern governments are pre- pairing for the supreme struggle to de- termine the mastery of all China, and began alligning their forces for campaign in the basin of the Yangtse river, with Hankow as the local point. Marshal Wu Pei-Fu, considered one of the ablest generals in China, re- ceived into the Northern alliance of the warlords is expected to lead the North ern advance toward Hankow. The Cantonese, to meet the great force rolling upon them from the north, are concentrating their forces at Hankow.
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MORE 0|V CHINA

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 REFUSE COLLECT SURTAxES
 PEKING, Feb. 1. (P)-On the heels of the British announcement not to take the Chinese foreign minister's note seriously, the Picking authorities summarily dismissed Sir Francis Agle. British inspector general of Chinese maritime customs for refusal to col lect the surtaxes the Chinese govern ment decreed.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-01

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