The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-05
many GROUPS ARE
TAKING PART IN
$4,000 CAMP PAIGN
May Day Demonstration
Heig'htens Activity

tual opening of the new Workers
Center at 1928 Union Square. With
the removal of the chief Workers
(Communist) Party institutions to
the center, remarkable advance in
all branches of activity is anticipated.
The gigantic May Day demonstra-
ton at Madison Square Garden has
heightened the tempo of the campaign
to raise the 100000 fund which is
needed for securing title to the new
building for alterations,
Eagerness is being shown by hun
dreds of active Party workers who
are looking forward to the time in
the very near future when the new
center will be the base for the prin-
cipal activities in this city.
Chinese, Japanese Workers Aid
Workers of all nationalities are
taking an active part in the cam
raign to raise the $4,000. Not only
in the Workers Party and in the
trade unions, but also in fraternal
ard cultural organizations are work
crs of every nationality active in the
collection of funds. The recent at
tacks on workers of foreign birth are
causing large sections of them to re-
alize the significance of the new
Workers Center as a source of
strength to them in their struggles.
Many workers organizations are
arranging affairs for the benefit of
the Workers Center. Tomorrow eve
ming at 8 O'Clock May Day celebra-
ton, entertainment and dance will be
held by the Downtown Jewish Work
ers Club at its clubrooms, 35 E. End
st. All the proceeds of this affair
will go to the Workers Center.
Chinese and Japanese workers, tho
small in numbers, are also taking an
active part in the campaign. G. Y,
Hoy, secretary of the Chinese Work
ers' Alliance, declared yesterday:
"A Mighty Fortress
"We Chinese have learned from the
Chinese Revolution the lesson that
only by the solidarity of all the work
ers of all nationalities can capitalism
and imperialism be overthrown. And
here IN this country, where SO many
different nationalitles are mingled, we
are learning that lesson even more
strongly. we who have been slaves
hnoW what it is to fight for freedom.
and that is why we want to Join
with the other workers OF new ork
TO build our Workers Center, because
we know 1t will be mighty fortress,
tlgntIng 10 free all the slaves, all the
eApioIted of all nationahties. | am
sure all calss-conscious Chinese work
ers Will support i'll every way this
great campaign for our Center
Ihls view was also supported by
Selya Oglno, secretary OF the Japan
ese Workers Association OF New
lork, who said:
10 us Japanese workers of New
York, VINO are under the double yoke
OF japanese and american imperial
Ism, the establishment OF the WORKERS
CenIer has greater significance tnan
we can express.
1--WE are certain that this Workers
Center will lot only be the center for
ivan NOlhSloJ DAb dloO DSNOliit
The rallylng center OF Japanese work
ers in new York, hand IN nand with
Chinese, Filipino, hindu and other
ORIENTAL worksrs, to free ourselves
from the siavish conditions we are
forced TO accept in this country and
also IN our home countries. / strong
~ urge all Japanese workers to
strike a blow against both Japanese
and American Imperialism by contri-
hutlng as much as possible 10 the
campaign for the Workers Center
Arrange Performance
/ he Modjacot marionette players,
under the direction of the revoiulion-
ary artists, Yossel Catler and Zuni
Maud, will give performance at the
Workers Center next Wednesday
evening, to be repeated Thursday and
Saturday evenings. The Modjacot
performances, which are of humor-
Gus and satirical nature, have gained
considerable fame during the last few
years, and large number of workers
is expected to. see them next week.
Tickets ar con sale at 1928 Union
Square.
Section l continues to lead in the
campaign to raise 100000 to estab-
lish the Workers Center, with Section
5, The Bronx, in second place With
May is, the last day of the drive,
only about 10 days away, all sections
and units must do everything pos
sible to raise their quotas. The slo-
gan $50 Member" has been adopted
in practically every unit, while many
workers are going beyond this mini
mum quota to make up for those
workers who are unemployed Large
numbers & unemployed workers,
however. ar contributing generously