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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
CALL FOR SUPPORT
IN Bull DING UP
OF STEEL union
White Is Pittsburgh
Nominating Delegate

The Importance to the exploited
steel workers of working class candi-
dates for president and vice-president
of the United States was voiced yes
terday by w. J. White, steel work
er and smember of the Central Com
of the Workers (Communist) Party
White will attend the National Nom
mating Convention of the Workers.
Party which will open with mass
meeting at Mecca Temple, Friday eve
ming, May 25. Delegates from almost
every state in the union will be pres
ent to select the Communist standard
bearers for the presidential campaign.
"The need of a party which will en-
ter the political field and build up a
political power which will be represen-
tative of and voice the interests Of
the workers in the steel field and in
the political life in the cities and
towns is at this time particular vim
perative," said White.
'In the years since the Homestead
strike and especially since the organi-
zation of the United States Steel Cor
poration, the towns and cities where
steel is made have been almost COM
pletely captured, politically and other
wise by the steel corporations" he
continued.
''The steel corporations while they
were wiring out and annihilating the
organization of the iron and steel
workers, learned the lesson very well
indeed how useful it was to them to
have control Of the political offices of
the Senators, Congressman, and also
the Burgesses, or Mayors in the towns
where a strike was threatened or was
being carried on. They very well
knew the use that they could make Of
the policeman's club and what values
lay in the power of breaking up the
meetings called for organization pur-
poses. This lesson they have learned
and they are ready to spend thous-
ands of dollars in order to hold their
power in the city councils where val
liable rights are to be given away and
which the steel corporations want
In many towns in and around Pitts
burgh there is no right of assembly
or of free speech for those who are
trying to organize the workers.
In the great steel strike of 1919
led by Bill Foster the policemen who
had beats in and around the steel
districts received from the Steel Cor
porations, such as the Jones and
Continued on Page TaUo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
AMALGAMATED TO
IGNORE 4O-HR. WK.
Keynote of Bienniel Is
"Help Bosses"

CINCINNATI, May 14.-With the
principal slogan summed up in the
sentence Bigger and Better Cooper
alton With the Bosses" the biennial
convention of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union of America
opened here yesterday morning in the
Emery Auditorium. After the cleo
tion of several temporary committees
the "most peaceful convention" as
it is termed, will adjourn to begin
the rounds of series of banquets,
receptions, etc., which are to con-
tinue thruout the week.
That cooperation with the manu-
facturers will be the main concern
and achievement of the convention
was learned when the details of the
report to be delivered by the general
executive board were made public.
''Will Review the Past"
With the betrayal of the demand
of the membership of the union for
the 40-hour week safely accomplished
by the recent signing of the new
agreements in the Chicago and Roch-
ester markets, the Hillman admins
tration announces that the convention
will be mainly occupied with review
ing the past, rather than to broach
new policies" The spreading evil of
the open shop, the continuous "reor-
ganizations" in all the big markets
(which means the regular dismissal
of workers not able to keep up with
the increasing demands of the speed
up system), the displacement of hun
dreds of workers by new machinery,
which can only be relieved by the 40
hour week, are to receive no consider
Continued on Page sFive)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
WORKING WOMEN
TO UNITE. FORCES
Shop, Office and Home
Workers To Meet

The struggle to maintain the Mil
linery Union Local 43 against the
combined attack of the bosses and the
right wing to destroy it, will be the
subject of report by Sylvia Bleecker
at the conference to unite the forces
of all working women, it was an
nounced last night by the New York
Working Women's Federation, which
has issued the call for the meeting
Saturday, May 10, at Irving Plaza,
Irving Place and 18th st. at 2 p. m.
The call urging women in shops,
factories, stores, offices, as well as
women who are housewives to act at
once and send representatives to the
conference, draws attention to the
great advance in the condition of girls
and women in the millinery trade who
have won this by their own staunch
struggle and effort. Five thousand
women and girls have been unionized
within the past three years. Unor-
ganized, they suffered from seasonal
work and nerve-racking speed-ups
followed by slack time and no work.
Sanitary conditions were outrageous
ly bad, rooms were overcrowded and
dirty, and wages among the lowest
paid of any industry in the city. The
5000 women now in the union have
wiped out the old conditions, used
their power to gain union standards
Of wages and hours, and are today
engaged in a determined struggle
against the new offensive of the
bosses
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
MILITANTS WORK
AS CONVENTION
FAKERS WRANGLE
Delegates Report Plans
at Rallies Tomorrow

A number Of mass meetings for the
cloak and dressmakers here mark the
first step taken by the left wing and
progressive delegates who arrived
from Boston after the National
Conference of the delegation locked
out by the Sigman-controlled conven-
ton of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union, was adjourned
The meetings which are to be held to-
morrow evening at Cooper Union and
other halls, are to be the first step in
the struggle to rebuild the organiza-
tion and regain union conditions over
the heads of the reactionary officials
who are still bitterly wrangling for
control of the International.
VIII Render Report.
The leaders of the delegation from
the progressive locals will report to
the workers in detail on the plans
and measures adopted by the Nation
al Conference Of the locked out dele
gates for nationwide campaign to
rebuild the union. All meetings are to
be held Immediately after work. The
other halls designated mass meet
ings will be anneupced in tomorrow's
issue of The DATEY WORKER.
The closing sessions of the progress
sive delegates conference held in the
Hotel Brewster while the right wing
ers were holding their fake convention
at the same time, was marked by the
greatest enthusiasm. Another series
of resolutions detailing the steps to be
taken by the National Organizing
Committee in again building up a
powerful cloakmakers' union were
adopted. One of the last of these
calls for special campaign among
Continued on Page TaUo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
HOLD z ARRESTED
IN Mine TAG DAYS
Collect Over $4,000 For
Strike Relief

The two workers still held follow
ing the arrest Of six volunteers who
were participating in the Mine Relief
Tag Days Saturday and Sunday, were
arraigned today and held for fur
ther hearing on $500 bail. The case
of Rose Markell was adjourned at
West Farms Court until Friday. Til
lie Lakuner, who was tried at the
Sixth Magistrate Court, 161st st. and
Brook Ave-, was held in $500 bail
until hearing May 21. Four other
workers arrested while aiding in the
miners tag day were given suspended
sentences,
At least $4,000 was collected in the
week end tag days in aid of striking
miners held under the auspices of the
Continued on Page Fiue)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
DELEGATES Will
ACT ON SERIOUS
CRISIS IN UNION
Meet At Bellaire, Ohio
May 22

Especial To The DAILY WORKER.)
BELLAIRE, Ohio, May 14.-De-
claring that serious crisis exists in
the United Mine Workers Union
which the officials of the union are
progressively refusing to deal with,
over forty locals of Sub-district of
District 6 in Ohio have united in a
call to a special sub-district conven-
tion to be held in Bellaire May %.
Steps will be taken to eliminate the
evils threatening the union and to
save the strike. A committee to ar
range for the special convention has
been appointed from among the To-
Gals issuing the call.
Second Demand
The demand sent out in accordance
with the provisions of the constitu-
ton of the Mine Workers Union fol-
lows the adoption by the various To-
Gals of previous call for such spe-
cial convention which the officials of
the sub-district have ignored.
Among the locals which signed the
message ars: 393, 43O, ITO, 3244,
2O59, 5714, 1882, 2591, 848, 1852,
1902, $3.50, 2159, 2138, 5122, 1897,
2183 and Pip; many others have join
ed in the movement for the conven-
ton.
Many factors contribute to the
need for the calling of such a conven-
tion," the circular declares. Among
those given are:
Cites Acts of Treachery.
"(1) The vicious expulsion policy
of the Lewis-H Hail. -Cinque machine
whereby wholesale expulsions of the
members is undertaken because these
members dare exercise their right to
differ with the machine.
"(2) The vicious policy now being
followed by the Lewis-Hall-C Cinque
machine of cutting thousands of loyal,
fighting strikers and their families
from the relief list because these
members refuse to sign the yellow
dog pledge of allegiance to the ma
chine.
"(3) The refusal of the Lewis
Hall-Cinque TO adopt the necessary
policies to win the strike.'
numerous oJnef abuses are cited
among which are the vicious signing
of separate agreements, the making
of settlements with companies in
some districts whose mines are on
strike in others, and many other
grievances.
A Call To Struggle.
Brothers, we must fight bitterly"
the call reads. eve must win the
strike. We must save the union. We
must maintain our scale and condi-
tions."
In conformity with the constitu-
tional provisions of Sub-District 5,
each local is entitled to one vote for
each so members. Local unions are
requested in the call to fill out an
attached credential and return the
fContinued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
.BALDW|N;pASSAIC
PICKETS WIN CASE

TRENTON, N. j., May 14.-Roger
N. Baldwin, secretary of the Civil
Liberties Union, and four Passaic tex
tile workers, were today freed by the
Court of Errors and Appeals of
charges Of unlawful assembly, grow
ing out Of the Passaic textile strike
in 1924 and 1925. Baldwin had been
sentenced to serve six months in
prison and the striker ined $50 each
for holding strike meeting on Oc-
tober 6, 1924. Besides Baldwin, the
others arrested were John Butter
worth, George Cabrizza, Basil Elisa,
and Davis Nitkin. They were con-
victed by the Common Pleas CoSrt
and the sentence upheld by the New
Jersey Supreme Court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
ARGUE 7c FARE IN
SUPREME COURT
Lawyers Swap Gentle
Words on Steal

Especial to The DAILY WORKER)
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Destin-
ed to strut and fret it's hour upon
the stage of the Supreme Court at
Washington after which, if the poll
ticians have their way, it is to be
heard no more, the New York nickel
fare, issue of dozen campaigns, OBJ
ject of passionately verbal allegiance
and final betrayal yesterday was
made to play in another eleventh
hour scene for the benefit of the
million voters of New York City.
Arguing before the highest court
of the land quite as if the issue had
not already been helplessly lost by
their own treachery, officials of the
city and state today held that the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
did not need the increased fare to
sustain it's profits.
Lawyers Spar.
Counsel for the city, Charles L.
Craig, himself a traction attorney,
and Samuel Untermyer, for the tran
sit commission, one of the large own
ers of Interborough stock and spokes-
men for the Morgan "unification"
plan by which the city would be loot
ed of hundreds of millions, argued
that Ito the great mass of the city's
inhabitants the sum to be taken by
the Interborough in excess of five
cents entails serious hardship"
James L. Quackenbush, general
counsel for the Interborough, in argu-
ing for the increase declared that
anything short of the suggested 8
per cent return on the three hundred
millions of watered Interborough
stock would be "confiscation." To the
Continued on Page Two)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
TO RALLY FOR
KUN'S RELEASE
Demonstration Called in
Union Square

Twenty-Five thousand leaflets are
being distributed among the workers
New York, calling upon them to rally
to the great demonstration in Union
Square on Saturday at p. M, which
will demand the immediate release of
Bella Kun, former leader of Soviet
Hungary. The leaflets are being dis
tributed thru the New York Section
of the International Labor Defense,
799 Broadway, which is arranging
the demonstration.
Prominent leaders of the working
class will address the mass meeting
in rotation from three platforms
Among those who will speak will be
Jay Lovestone, executive secretary
of the Workers (Communist) Party,
James p. Cannon, national secretary
of the International Labor Defense;
William w. Weinstone, organizer of
District 2, Workers (Coi.lmunist)
Party; Robert Minor, editor of The
DAILY WORKER; Carlo Tresca,
editor Of II Martello; Giovanni Pip
pan, editor of II Lavoratore; M. J.
0lgin, editor of The Hammer; Rich
ard B. Moore, organizer, American
Negro Labor Congress; Robert w.
Dunn; Louis Hyman, manager Joint
Board Cloak and Dressmakers Union;
S. Leibowitz, assistant manager Joint
Board Furriers Union; Anthony Bim-
ba, editor Of Laisve; Hugo Gellert,
president, and Emory Balint, secre-
tary of the Anti Horthy Leagua.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
FIGHT
TO SAVE union
Shops Strikes Reply to
Disruption Scheme

With the struggle for the existance
of their organization switching from
the necessary appeals to higher union
bodies, to a struggle on the picket
lines, the membership Of the Millin-
cry Local 43 is achieving results far
more substantial than it knew it
could be expected from the reaction
aries in control of the union machin-
cry.
The increasing number of employ
ers assisting President Zaritsky and
his clisue-c e-controlled general board in
smashing the militant local of the
women workers, is being met with a
determined series of shop strikes
which have already resulted IN sew
eral important employers retractihg
their demand that the Local 43 men,
bers register in the right wing con-
trolled Local ID. Registration was
demanded by the officialdom after
they announced that Local 43, with
a membership of 1900, is no longer
in existence, and that all it's members
must register in Local "a so that the
left wing leadership at the head of
sthe milliners' union be deposed.
Get Privileges.
Rothschild and Herschenson, 63 w.
36th ST., were granted in return for
their union-wrecking activities, per-
mission by the right wing union Of
ficaildom to install the piece-work
system. After being granted the pri-
vilege of speeding up the members
of all locals working in their shop,
Continued on Page Five)
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from Peking, the fall of the northern
capital is almost certain.
The Marking General Council has
sent an appeal to President Coolidge
calling his attention to Japanese in
tervention in Shantung. The United
States government has displayed
marked friendliness toward the Nank-
ing regime in the last few months.
(Pravda in an editorial several days
ago pointed out the conflicting inter-
ests of Japanese and American i'm
perialism in Shantung. Pravda
pointed out that if Japan persists in
her plans to annex Shantung, a clash
between Japanese and American CAPT
talism is likely. The Marking regime
is virtually under the domination of
American Imperialism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
100 WORKERS IN
BERLIN ARRESTED

BERLIN, May 14.-One hundred
workers, most of them Communists,
were arrested here yesterday as part
of the prediction terrorism of the
government in its fight against the
rising power of the German Com
munist Party.
The capitalist parties are showing
considerable anxiety over the general
apathy of the voters towards their
slogans and campaign activities. All
signs point toward a swing to the
Communist Party on the part of large
sections of the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
District Office Issues
Call for Volunteer Aid

The district office of the Workers
(Communist) Party issued call yes
terday for all members, especially
those now unemployed, to report for
special Party work at the district Of
flee, 108 E.. I4th St., tomorrow at
A p. m. Also those who volunteer
should apply to Bert Miller, organ
national secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15

President Charles Gates Dawes
looms as labor's bitterest and most
dangerous enemy in the field of re-
publican presidential probabilities.
In his Chicago bank, the Central
Trust Co., where the crooked Lor-
inner banking deal was put across
that cost many worker his
savings, the quiet wise talk is that
Dawes will nose out Hoover in the
Kansas City wirepullings next
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
MEET C. G. DAWES, OHIO GANG AGENT
Potgge OF Hanna and Morgan Dawes Looks at White House
Special to The DAILY WORKER)

Especial to The DAILY WORKER)
cHICAGO, May Ia (FP) Born in
Ohio in 1865 and agent of the
Ohio gang in Illinois since 1896,
early protege Of Mark Hanna and
Standard Oil, representative of ].
P. Morgan & Co. in Europe to put
over the Dawes reparations plan,
crony of Billy Lorimer and Sam In
sull and founder of the first fascist
organization in America, Vice
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
ARMY PLANES DOWN.

HALIFAX, N. s., May 14-The
two U. S. army planes, enroute to
Greenley Island to arrange for the
hop-off of the Bremen, transatlantic
plane, to New York, were forced to
land near Maitland, N. S., on the
Shubencadie River, about 40 miles
from Pictou this afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15

month. Editorial gossip, not for
publication, in the Chicago Tribune
offices is convinced of Dawes nom
ination. This gossip dates as far
back as last January.
CTRATEGIC G. 0. P. reasons point
y to Dawes rather than Hoover.
California is pretty well cinched for
the republicans, no matter who is
Continued on Page Tq0o)
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Is FIREMEN' OVERCOME.

Fifteen firemen were overcome and
$4,000 loss was caused by fire
which burned $50 feet Of the $3.50
foot pier of the New Point Comfort
Steamboat Co., at Keansburg, N. J.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
RANKS OF TEXTILE
WORKERS ARE SOLID

NEW BEDFORD Mass, May 4Despte the threat Of heavily
mills this
strikers parpaing the picket
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15
REACTION
TO GET AMERICAN AID

SHANGHAI May 4Wh the Kuomintang pushing their
established
Pekng If the Kuomnang troops take Tientsin which miles
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-15

HE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
Ft Il THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNORGAEIZED
FOR THE 4O-HoUR WEEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
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JACK SHARKEY AND STRIBLINC
 MEET FEB. 26

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The New York Times says Tex Rickard will announce from Miami, Florida, where he is now, that he has sign ed Jack Steg4ey to fight Young strlbling at Miami on February 26.
 The Times says it has learned that the differences between the promoter and Sharkey have been patched up.
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pr. Kearsley has been called to Tenakee and is leaving on the Margnita tonight. Dr. Kears- ley will return to Juneau on the next trip of the boat. adv.
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took part in 1G1 double plays. Lind had 505 assists and was in 116 double plays.
 Willie kamm of Chicago, was the leading third baseman among the regulars with an average CT SIT. During the campaign he went through "A consecutive games at one time without an error Myer of Boston was strong with ,969 and was in S5 double plays.
 The veteran Joe Sewell of 'Cleye- land led the shortstops with a fielding mark of 963, making 2S errors in 137 games. He took part in 103 double plays and the Cleveland team set a new Amsri- can League record of 1s7 double plays for the season.
 Among the regular outfielder5, West of the Washington club stood out with an average of .996 having made only one error in 116 games Manush of the Browns made only three in 154 games. Jalneison of Cleveland had 22 assists from the outfield and twice during the sea- son started triple plays. Combs of New York led in putouts with 424.
 The best fielding catcher was Woodall of Detroit who made only two errors in 62 games. Bengough of the Yankees also had only two errors in 5S games and Berg of Chicago had only three in 73 games.
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AMER. LEAGUE
 FIELDING DOPE
 IS GIVEN OUT
3 Washington and Bosto n Put Up Strong Defense
 During Season

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Although neither the Washington club nor , the Boston club got anywhere in the American League pennant race of 1928, they can well be proud of the defense they put up during the campaign. The fielding records show that Washington had the strongest defensive. club in the league and the Red Sox were sec ond. Washington's team average in fielding for the seaason was .972 while Boston's was .971. Phila- delphia and Chicago were tied for third with .970 each Each team was charged with IFS errors during the season but the Washington players accepted a few more chances.
 One of the reasons for the high averages of these two teams was the accurate performing of the first basemen for each club. Phil Todt, the Boston first sacker was the leading defensive player of them all with a seasons fielding average of .997 and Joe Judge of Washington was only one point below him. Todt made only five errors all year in IA games in which he had 1,4S6 putouts and 94 assists. Judge was charged with only six errors in 149 games in which he had 1,412 putouts and 92 assists. At one stage, Todt went without an error for 97 consecutive games.
 The leading second baseman was Bishop of Philadelphia with an average of .97S made in 125 games. Prominent in second base plays were the two youngsters, Lind of Cleveland and Gehringer of De- troit, each playing 154 games. The Detroit boy had 507 assists and
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BIKE TEAM AT ODDS;
 DON'T EVEN SPEAK

PARIS, Dec. 28.-" Enemy broth ers' is the title given by French bicycle fans to Constante Girard- engo and Alfredo Binda of Italy, a two-man team, who refuse to speak to one another and even refrain from exchanging a salute or a look when meeting in the street
 Participating in a four hour race at the Velodrome d'Hiver recently Girardengo and Binda reached Paris from Milan by different trains, n si s | e upon separate dressing rooms and after winning refused to make a complimentary tour of the track together.
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COACH REMAINS STUDENT
 BY GOING so MILES DAILY

BALDWIN, Kas., Dee. Baker university has committing coach for it's basketball team.
 He is Balfour Jeffrey. who was guard for the University of Kansas when it won the Missouri valley championship in 1926 and 1927 Although his playing days are over, he still attends the Kansas law school at Lawrence.
 It is 90 miles between the Baker and Kansas campuses. and Jeffrey travels that distance twice a day to train his Wildcats to throw the ball into the cage He usually makes the trip by motor car.