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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
American Delegates
10 Soviet Union to
Report at MGoting

Members of the second American
Trade Union delegation to the Soviet
Union will report on their experience
at mass meeting Wednesday at $50
p. m. at Cooper Union.
William Watkins, chairman of the
delegation, president of Switchmen's
Union, Local 206, of Minneapolis, will
be the chief speaker.
William Mackenzie, of Carpenters
Union, Local 210, Stamford, Conn. {;
Edward Romese, United Mine Work
ers, Local 1888, of Nanticoke, Pa;
William G. Hearing, Moulders' Union,
Local 161, of Stamford, Conn; Ben
Thomas, Machinists' Union, Local
1859, and also member of the Central
Labor Union of Philadelphia, and E.
p. Cush, Amalgamated Iron, Tin and
Steel Workers, of Pittsburgh, will
also tell what they have seen and ex-
perienced in Russia.
Robert W. Dunn, member of the
first labor delegation to Russia, will
also speak. Henry T. Hunt, former
mayor of Cincinnati, will preside. The
meeting will be held under the aus
pices of the New York Committee of
the American Trade Union Delega-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
AMALGAMATED CT HING
WORK Fps

Here is how the class collaboration
policies of Sydney Hillman, president
of the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers' Union, work out.
In his attempt to install speed-up
production methods in the mems
clothing industry, Abraham Becker
man, Hillmans manager Of the New
York Joint Board, signed an agree
ment with the j. Friedman Co., firm
that employs $40 workers. This
agreement calls upon the firm to pay
a certain standard wage but requires
that the workers produce 1000 jack
cts day, this being the maximum
production required by the firm.
How the Specd-up Works.
After production under the new
agreement began, the workers, in fear
of losing their jobs if they fell be-
hind the standard, soon began to rush
each other so that production in this
factory began to climb daily until
1,200 coats day were being pro-
duced.
The rest was that the bosses went
to Beckerman to ask to be permitted
to discharge 35 workers.
Today Beckerman will insist again
as he did at the last meeting of the
Joint Board that the firm of j. Freed
man be permitted to discharge 35 of
its employees.
Thus the vicious cycle win begin
again among those who are left in
The ehnn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Weekly N. Y.Labor Review

Two main events during the past
week have directed attention to the
rising tide of militancy within the
masses of the labor movement. They
are the struggle within the Painters
Unions and the consultations of the
left wing forces in the needle trades.
In the case of the first, some indi-
cation of its power will be forthcom-
ing when the results Of the election
Saturday at Yorkville Casino are an
nounced. In the second case the
Wednesday night meeting of the
cloakmakers in observance of the an
niversary of the launching of the Sig
man attack in the needle trades was
an event of such significance as to
mark a probable turning point in the
needle trades struggles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
TRACTION AND THE STRUGGLE
AGAINST THE INJUNCTION.

The hearing on the Interborough
Rapid Transit Co. application for an
injunction against the American Ia
Dor movement has been postponed
until ian. %. Two months ago when
this application was filed James l..
Quackenbush, general counsel for the
Interborough, fought bitterly against
the request for postponement on
the part Of The Amalgamated trac-
tion union attorneys.
When the case appeared for the
second time before Supreme Court
Justice Wasservogel a second post
ponement was acceded to by Quacken-
bush without any opposition what
ever. At the time, attention was
called to this curious circumstance.
Now we have the attorneys of both
sides cooperating with the Tammany
judge in postponement under con-
ditions which a: bound to raise some
very pointed questions. l.o4- .....
mo Strike" Agreement.
The union officials agree to call no
strike. The officials have stated that
this agreement holds until the hear
ing Jan. %. Reports from the court
printed in the Saturday papers indi-
cate that the agreement holds until
the case is finally disposed Of" Union
officials reported that when "Quack-
enbash was finally pinned down he
agreed that the marlborough would
commit no overt act" in the interim.
No mention is made of this promise.
The policy of Organizing" the
traction workers in the courts con-
trolled by Tammany Hall, and con-
trolled therefore by the traction mas
tiers, was revealed as barren, if not
dishonest, during the negotiation"
and the victory of last July, when
really favorable situation was for
chilly liquidated.
Injunction Menace.
lnjunctions are being showered
upon the labor movement from every
direction. During the last week, in
at least two instances, contempt pro-
ceedings were instituted against nee
die trades leaders who are charged
with violating injunctions.
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor says,
I'VE will fight" Matthew Woll before
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
THE WINDOW CLEANERS.

The announcement that as a result
OF the strike the Window Cleaners
Protective Union, Local 8, had come
to virtual agreement with the EN-
ployers' Association has proved a bit
premature. At the last moment it
became apparent that in their insis-
tence on the condition that preference
be given to members of the COMPANY
union over those of the union itself
when workers returned to the lob the
employers were merely providing an
indirect methods for the maintenance
OF the company union itself.
Police Represent Bosses.
Although agreement had been
reached on practically all of the other
major issues in dispute, this insis-
tence on the company union broke up
the negotiations. That the union is
going strong was evidenced by the
large number of arrests for picketing
which Immediately followed. The po-
lice have no more love for the window
cleaners than for the needle trades
workers, or for the traction workers
or for any workers. And bosses in
this industry have apparently no
greater difficulty in having their in
terests represented by the police
force and industrial squad.
Laundry drivers of Local $40 of
Brooklyn are still on strike. An
nouncement was made by the bust
ness agent of the local that the men,
bers of the union, new element in
The labor movement, are showing sur
prising signs of solidarity. Laundry
drivers of New Jersey have recently
been winning both wage increases and
union recognition through series of
well timed strikes. The strike is the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Organize and Strike, .
Workers Party Urges

Continued from Page Oael
want to Keep wages low, hours long
and working conditions unbearable.
Should Not Compromise.
This arrogant traction trust can
not be defeated by delay and COM
promise and dickering with Mayor
Walker whose police helped to smash
the last strike. They cannot be beat
en- by fake conferences in which the
traction barons get everything and
the workers pay the price. The trac-
ton injunction cannoNbe defeated by
union officials who tell workers thai
they have won when actually they
have been tricked and fooled.
"Injunctions cannot be beaten and
real unions built by catering to the
political ambitions Of Governor Smith
and Mayor Walker. Let these poll
ticians look for help to their masters,
the fractional barons. The traction
workers have their own battle t.
fight.
Want Injunction.
"The traction trust has applied for
an injunction which seeks to outlaw
the labor movement forever and make
its company union supreme. The
traction officials want to make it i'm
possible for help to come to you from
any source. They want to set up in
the subways, the elevated and the sur
face lines, in the power houses and
repair stations an empire of their
own, with Hedley as car and Quack-
enbush as prime minister.
But injunctions cannot run cars.
lniunctions cannot prevent you from
organizing union if you will use
your mass power and aggressively
defy this injunction. Injunctions be-
come mere scraps of papers when
Labor is determined to organize.
Leaders Hesitate.
"The leaders Of the Amalgamated,
Coleman and Shea and the other lead
ers with their hesitating, dilly-dally-
ing policy and filtration with the
Tammany Hall officials will not or
ganize the traction workers. Only by
aggressive action and clear-cut pol
icy of fighting against these officials
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19

the open shop NATIONAL Civic Fedora
ton announces that the labor move
ment will launch a drive that will
shake the very foundations of the ex-
listing social order; Hugh Frayne at
the recent mass meeting of the trac-
ton workers declared, 1--WE will con-
tinue this battle against the injunc-
ton, come what may, come what
may"
These are their words. But the
acts are acts of compromise, delay
and indirect surrender. The choice in
the battle against the injunction and
for the organization of the traction
workers is: STRIKE OR SURREN-
DER!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Y. w. L. Dance.
THE BALANCE OF TRADE.

Charges that the socially elect"
were smuggling expensive liquors in
to the country through smuggling
ring which uses baggage stamps pass
ed by the customs inspectors, have
been denied in an unconvincing man
ner by the surveyor of the port. He
said he did not believe much liquor
could come off ships without detec-
ton.
Congressman La Guardia has told
congress that the headquarters of the
ring was at 80 Broadway and that
its traffic manager" received sal
arv of S12,500 annually.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19

~ youf ul4UA e444u coming uuG and
worRing for a strike will you be able
TO organize yourselves. Without a
strike you can get no organization.
Work for strike. Organize in
spite of the injunction. Demand that
The labor leaders come out for a clear
cut strike policy. This is the only
way you can defeat the traction bar
ems! Take the fight out OF the courts.
6ring the struggle into the traction
industry. Demand that the Central
Trades q Labor Council mobilize the
entire labor movement behind the
traction workers. Confront the trac-
ton trust and it's injunction with a
solid battlefront of traction workers
backed up by the entire labor move
ment. In this way you will organize
yourselves, destroy the Hedley COM
pany union, increase your wages and
establish decent working conditions
on the lines.
You are strong enough to win if
you will pull together and fight
shoulder to shoulder until victory is
yours.
Strike for Living Wage!
Fight For the Eight Hour Day.
Fight For Improved Conditions!
Smash the Reptile Company
Union!
Defy the Slave Owners Iniunc-
ton!
Workers (Commun:st) Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Krevmborg Recital.

Alfred Kreyraborg win CIV
troubadour recital Of his own poems
with music at the New School for
Social Research, 4G5 ". 23rd S.,
Wednesday at $40 p. m. This is the
last locture-recital of the term and
the program is by special request Of
the class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Daily Worker Freiheit
Ball Big Demonstration
'Comtinued from Paoe Jue)

(Continued from Page One)
were the feats of Alex Fox, profess
sional strong man." who, while the
orchestra played 1.-THE Internationale"
fashioned bars of iron into the fami-
liar form of the Hammer and Sickle,
emblem of the world revolutionary
movement.
All trades and all nationalities
were represented in the great demon
stration. And two striking coal min
ers dressed in their working clothes
and wearing the lamp of the coal
pits, spoke to the huge crowd thru an
amplifier. The New York workers
responded generously to the appeal
for aid for the courageous miners
battling for their very existence.
Communist leaders, organizers.
writers, speakers, aetors,-all were
present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19

Members of Local SO, International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union,
who have articles for the Joint De-
Tense Committee Bazaar, should take
them before Wednesday, to Il Union
Square, Room TIA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
CARELESS COP FREED.

A charge of homicide against Pa
trolman Martin Bowling of the Pros
pect Park Police Station was dis
missed yesterday by Magistrate Mil
Ter in Jamaica, Queens. On the night
OF Dec. a Dowling's loaded service re-
volver and holster fell to the floor.
The gun discharged and killed Mrs.
Elizabeth Gaines.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19

a large number of its members in
sisted that the left wing Joint Board
was a stabilizing influence in the
trade due to its successful campaigns
to drive out of business these sweat
shop contractors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
thing! Ask the New Jersey Local
178, Morris Kaufman, organizer.
NEEDLE TRADES NOTES.


The recent mass meetings Of the
cloakmakers which were held stimuli
taneously at Cooper Union and Man
haitian Lyceum, called by the Joint
Board of the Cloak and Dressmakers'
Union on the anniversary of Slgman's
attack in the union, show that the
turning point in the struggle of the
workers to rebuild their union, has
probably been reached.
The sentiment at the meetings,
where hundreds were turned away
due to lack of standing room, prove
that the workers are determined to
establish peace in the union and are
the signs of a growing revival OF
mass movement which will sweep the
Sigman machine from the needle
trades organizations.
The attorneys of the Joint Board of
the Cloakmakers' Union have an
nounced that an answer has been re-
ceived from the executive chamber at
Albany which states that Governor
Smith will investigate the cases of
Anthony Romarchuk and Joseph Perl
man, two garment workers who are
serving from 21s to years in Sing
Sing prison.
The case of the two cloakmakers
has been the subject of continued agi-
tation among the workers since the
labor hating Judge Otto Rosalsky
sentenced these two cloakmakers for
defending themselves. They were at
.acked by strikebreakers during the
1926 general strike in the cloak in
dustry.
At the union office it was an
nounced that an answer had been re-
ceived in reply to communications
sent to Albany pointing out the inno-
cence Of these workers.
After repeated statements in the
Jewish Forward by the right wing
McGrady clique that all the fur work
ers in the trade had registered with
their so-called union, there appears
an announcement in the Forward to
the effect that the right wing office
has reopened registration.
This apparent contradiction is
cleared up when one learns from the
discussion in the fur market that the
few workers who did register thru
compulsion from their bosses are
rapidly realigning themselves with
the left wing New York Joint Board.
Many bosses in the fur industry
who helped establish the fake union
of McGrady and Co., in their at
tempt to destroy the left wing Joint
Board, are regretting their adventure.
There is no doubt that when the
workers again begin their offensive
for the rebuilding of their union they
will find the militancy of their en-
ployers greatly decreased.
This may be explained by the fact |
that in the fur industry for the year
just coming to close there were 235 |
failures, with total liabilities of S8,-
l27,358.50.
some of the Oldest and largest firms. |
They could not remain in business due
to the competition of small contrac-
tors. These contractors were able to |,
undersell the large manufacturers be-
cause of the sweatshop conditions
they maintained.
Many meetings Of the bosses asso-
citation turned into near riots when |
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
China Protest Meet.

There will be a mass meeting at
the Central Opera House 9th st. &
Third Ave-, Dec. 26 at 2 p. m. to dis
cuss the most recent events in China
and to protest against the brutalities
against the workers. there. Nation
ally known speakers will be on the
program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19

The International Labor Defense of
Newark will hold an entertainment
and dance Christmas eve at the Work
ers Home, 81 Sixteenth Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
LABOR And FRATERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Bazaar Committee Meet.

All volunteers for the Joint De
Tense Committee bazaar will meet
tonight at G:30 p. m. at the Labor
Temple, 18th St. and Second Ave, to
complete final arrangements for the
9-day fair to be held at Grand Cen
trail Palace, beginning Dec. %.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19

A Road to Freedom group costume
ball will be held Christmas eve at
the Harlem Casino, 10th St. and
Lenox Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Workers Party Activities
NEW YORK NEW JERSEY

2F, I'D.
Unit Of, I'D, will hold an educa-
tional meeting tonight at 6:30 p. m.
at SO First st. A Gussakoff will lead
the discussion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Subsection lB.


Subsection 1B will discuss the i'm
portance of labor party at its meet
ing tomorrow at p. m. at Manhattan
Lyceum, &C E. Fourth st.
An anti-injunction meeting will be
held tomorrow at p. m. by Section
2, Workers (Communist) Party, at
Bryant Hall, Sixth Ave. and 41st st.
The speakers will be Jay Lovestone,
executive secretary of the Party, and
William F. Dunno, of The DAILY
WORKER. Juliet Stuart Poyntz will
preside.
y
Y. w. L. Dance.
The Young Workers League, Dis
trict 2, will hold dance Saturday,
Jan. Ia, 1928.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Soccer League Affair.

The Metropolitan Workers Soccer
League will hold an affair Jan. II, at
the Bronx Lyceum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Workers Theater Ball.

The Workers Theater will hold
costume ball Jan. at Stuyvesant
Casino, Ninth st. and Second Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Lecture On Iniunctions.

Harry Blake will lecture on anti
labor iniunctions at meeting Of Sub
section GA tonight at 6:30 pA m. at
IS Ten Eyck ST., Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-19
Night Workers to Continue Discus
sion on Russian Opposition.

"HVI' VIZ HNt1'5''HuIE DPPO9IVIo41
A special meeting to continue the
discussion from last week on the sub
ject of the Russian Opposition" will
take place tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock sharp, at the Party headquart-
ers, 108 East 14th St.
All members are requested to at
tend as a vote will be taken on the
C. E. C. resolution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
G|LL|OM FILES
STATE BRIEF IN
NEW STEVE CASE
Latest Action in Attempt to
Free Convict Serving
Life Term.

States brief in the D. C. Stephen
son habeas corpus case appealed
from the La Porte Superior Court
was filed in Supreme Court late Mon
day by Attorney General Arthur L.
Gilliom.
The case in the lower court was
instituted by Stephenson attorneys to
secure his release from Michigan
City penitentiary. where he is serv-
ing life sentence for murder. 1t was
oentended that the Hamilton Circuit
Court was without jurisdiction in pro-
nouncing sentence.
The Gilliom brief upholds jurisdic-
ton of the Hamilton Circuit Court.
points out that no waiver was asked
by defense attorneys because the
papers were not signed by the clerk
when change of venue was taken
from Marion County and that con-
flicting jurisdiction exists between
the La Porte Superior and Supreme
Courts because the question of
habeas corpus had already been sub
mitted in the appeal from the Hamil-
ton Circuit Court.
Stephenson attorneys are expecting
to ask the case advanced for i'm
mediate hearing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
MEAL REFUSED;
TRIES HANGING
Police Chase and Arrest
WouId-Be Suicide.

After demanding meal, then at
tempting to hang himself, and de-
MED both, James Alyea, 1861 n. Ala
bama ST., finally succeeded in getting
himself in Jail on a vagrancy charge
Monday night.
Aleva is alleged to have visited the
home of his wife at 40 S. fremont
Ave. When his wife objected to set
ting the demanded meal, Alyea ran
out to the garage with a small rope,
tied it around beam and then about
his neck. He stepped from the run
ming board of an auto.
A son, James 10, saw him and
called a son-in-law, Sam Via, SO S.
fremont Ave. Via cut Alyea down,
and when police were called, Alyea
left the scene before an emergency
squad arrived. They traced him to
his room and arrested him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
REMY SEES LONE
PROBE WITNESS
Prosecutor and Aids InveS-
tigate Further.

Prosecutor William H. Remy and
his aids are digging deeper" in the
probe into alleged political corrup
ton in Indiana, they said today.
1t was reported practically every
phase of the city administration and
some county departments are under
survey.
Charles Clark, deputy county
treasurer, was the only witness be
fore the group Monday afternoon
Six witnesses were called during the
morning session, but the prosecutors
refused to divulge their names.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
II TO GET DIPLOMAS
Exercises Tonight for Largest Clark
School Class.

Seventeen students, the largest
graduating class in the history of
the school, will receive George Rog-
ers Clark School diplomas tonight.
Those graduating are Lee Arga-
dine, Eunice Bell. Ernest Bandy,
Calvin Rhynearson. Johanna Mar
Gin. Elaine Parish, Savo Stoshitch,
Bonnie Nicholson, Louis Speake,
Marjorie Edward. Robert Behr, Roll
land Oberle, Edward Kappes, Eathel
Houston, James Policy, Keith Baker
and Frances Smith. The diplomas
will be presented by Lee e. Swails,
Oscar c. Ries is principal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
TORCH CLUBS ELECT
Harry s. Jordan Named President
of Group.

Election Of officers featured a
meeting Of the Indianapolis Chapter
of the International Association of
Torch Clubs Monday night at the
Spink-Arms Hotel. HarryS. Jordan
was chosen president.
Other officers elected were DIR.
Alva w. Taylor. first vice president;
president, and Warrick Wallace, sec
retary-treasurer. Edward Nell, the
Rev. Maurice F. O'Connor. A. NJ.
Mendenhall, the Rev. Frank S. C.
Wicks, the Rev. Floyd VanKeuren.
Judge Charles E. Remy and r. L.
Brakeman were chosen directors for
the first year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
FIRE FIGHT Is ENDED
City to Buy Equipment, Judge
Ruling FavorabIy.

City officials today prepared to
buy fire fighting equipment from the
American La France and the Mack
International Truck Companies after
Circuit Court Judge Harry o. Cham
berlin ruled in favor of the city and
dissolved a temporary restraining or
der against the board of safety and
City Controller William c. Buser in
the matter.
Suit was brought by William F.
Nussel, who alleged the board did
not advertise properly for the bids
and that bids of the Stutz Fire En-
CINE Company were $4,000 lower.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-24
Negro Stabbed

William. Bully Boy" Lyles, Ne
gro, 522 w. Thirteenth St, was
found at Ali w. North St. late Mon
day night suffering from stab
wounds on the face and side. He
said he had been cut by Ed McDan.
iels, Negro, 43S1a Rag Alley. Lyles
told police he had served a term
on the Indiana State Farm for liquor
law violations and while he was
there McDaniels was too attentive
to his wife. Police could not find
McDaniels.