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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
WORKERS RALLY
TO CAUSE OF HAITI
Sunday Mass Meet To
Score Marine Rule

Freedom For Black Haiti" will be
the demand. of New York workers
at mass protest meeting this Sun
day, May 10, at p. M, at New
Harlem Casino, 80 West 10th St.,
against the enslavement of Haitian
workers and the American occupa-
ton of the island republic. The
meeting will be held under the joint
auspices Of the Haitian Patriotic
League and the All-America Anti
Imperialist League.
Among the speakers will be SEN
ator William H. King of Utah, an
opponent in the senate of marine in
tervention in Haiti; William Pickens,
of the National Association For the
Advancement of Colored People;
Robert Minor, editor of The DAILY
WORKER; ]. j. Adam, Haitian re-
preventative at the Geneva confer
ence; Henry Rosemond, of the Haiti
an Patriotic Union, and Manuel
Gomez, secretary Of the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
NEGRO MINER TO
ASSIST TAG DAY
Arrives For Week-E End
Relief Drive

George Hawkins, Negro militant
for 35 years miner, of Frederick
town, Pa, and lately returned from
tour of the National Miners Re-
lief Committee, 799 Broadway, to aid
in the Tag Day Drive to be held
here this Saturday and Sunday.
Hawkins, in describing the condi-
tons among the unorganized miners,
said, thousands of miners, their
wives and children, are absolutely
without shelter of any kind. Disease
is widespread. In many instances
when doctors were called, they re-
fused to respond, since they are COM
pany controlled"
The Miners Relief Committee
urges all New York workers and
sympathizers to support the striking
miners on the Tag Days of May 18th
and 18th by acting as collectors. The
committee also is making a special
plea to organizations of all kinds tc
enlist the aid of their full member
ships.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
MAURER ASSISTS
LEWIS MACHINE
Absents Self From State
Convention
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the credentials committee, it was cy-
planned by some delegates. This is il
line with Maurer's absence two days
ago from the Pennsylvania Labor
Party Convention. 1t was obvious that
quite a few delegates were disillusion-
ed by this action of Maurer.
Otis Leads Fight.
Next came the big fight of the pro-
gressives, led by John Oris, candidate
for the presidency of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor for the seating Of
the militant striking miners at the
convention. The credentials commit
tee, dominated by the Lewis-Cap-
pellini-Maurer combination, the re-
porter being McElroy, a Maurer man,
recommended the unseating of dele
gates Harvey and Munsey of Locals
1881 and 2210 respectively, which
were contested by Pagan, president
of District 5, U. M. w.
Delegate Tashinsky of Local 524, a
young progressive miner amended the
report Of the committee to investigate
the false claims of Pagan. He was
supported by Delegate Burt of the
Philadelphia fur workers, who pro-
tested against the action of the Gre
dentials' committee and demanded
that the credentials committee COM
ply with the constitution of the Penn
sylvania State Federation Of Labor
that calls for the investigation of all
contests of delegates.
Seeing that the progressives were
beginning to develop fight against
the Lewis-C appellini-M aurer combina-
ton, John Phillips, Msurer's candi-
date for the presidency, moved the
previous question.
Demands Seating.
At this point Delegate Otis, lead
er of the progressive forces at this
convention, demanded the floor on
point of order and attempted the ex-
posture of the Vaccinations of the
Lewis-Cappellini gang and demanded
the seating of the delegates. Despite
Bowers refusal to recognize Otis and
an attempt of the machine to over
ride the point of order and an appeal
to the chair, the progressives sue
ceeded in making their voices heard
on the matter. Finally a vote on the
previous question was taken with over
| 80 delegates voting against the shut
ting off of discussion and for the
seating Of the miners delegates. The
machine railroaded the decision thru
and exposed itself as tools of Lewis
Cappelini and the coal operators.
The progressive delegates at the
convention, it is reported, are plan
ming to reopen the miners question
and the strike situation in the discus
sion of the presidents report.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
ONE UNION, CRY
OF FUR WORKERS
Re fu ed Hearing By
Right Wing Council

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committees demand, was enough how
ever, to prevent the thugs at Nc
Grady's command from assaulting the
elderly union men and women COM
posing the committee.
Despite an immediate police call
sent in which was answered by large
squadron of police, the hundreds of
workers continued to picket the Of
fices of the union wreckers.
This did not prevent the scheduled
meeting of the council from wrang-
ling far into the morning on the ques-
ton the committee placed before it.
On the right wing Joint Council it
self there is large group of those
who publicly declare themselves to be
disgusted with the destruction of
unionism brought on by the struggle
against the joint board.
These council members fought BIT
terly to adopt the proposal of the fin
ishers committee that mass meeting
be called.
The committee of Is will now go
to the meeting of the other locals to
ask them to elect similar commit
tee. Should the council refuse to call
the mass meeting the combined com
mittees will call it under their own
auspices.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
GARMENT STRIKE
RESULTS IN MORE
PICKET ARRESTS
Milwaukee Workers for
Militant Struggle

MILWAUKEE,, May 9.-The third
arrest in the strike, conducted by the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union against the David Adler &
Sons Co., here, was made yesterday
when the bosses. ordered one of the
active picket leaders taken in by the
police. He was later fined $40 in the
district court.
This firm is conducting a bitter
struggle against the union in an at
tempt to establish the open-shop. The
union membership here is greatly dis
satisfied with the way the organiza-
ton is being nisled by the union
administration, blaming it for orga-
nization activity and laxness of trade
control, which did much to encourage
the Adler Co., to dare challenge the
union to life and death struggle.
Other Bosses Follow.
Being one of the largest firms in
the local industry, the example set
by it is being followed by the other
employers. Twenty-four firms having
a union contract, failed to renew their
agreement with the Amalgamated
The agreement expired April 80 The
manager of the Joint Board declared
that this is not important saying that
it will be signed later. The member
ship, however, is demanding that
steps be taken to compel immediate
signing of new agreements, under
standing that this is but a maneuver
of the bosses to await the outcome of
the struggle with the Adler Co.
Workers Demand Action.
Demands are being made that the
union be modified for a general
struggle to obtain not only renewal
Of the old contract but improvement
of conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
MILLINERS HOLD
PROTEST meet
Attack Union-Wrecking
of Zaritsky

One thousand cap and millinery
workers at meeting held, late
Thursday night, enthusiastically
pledged their support to the militant
and left wing members of the union
in their fight against the newly
launched campaign of reactionary
President Max Zaritsky, who is at
tempting to remove from the leader
ship of the union all those who OPP
pose his policy of giving more and
more concessions to the employers.
The principal speaker at the meet
ing, which was held at the Irving
Plaza Hall, 18th st. and Irving
Place, was j. B. Salzburg, until re-
Gently leader of the Chicago cap
makers strike, and removed from
leadership of the strike and from
the managership of the Chicago Joint
Board because he denounced the ac-
ton of the right wing general ex-
ecutive board for not supporting the
Chicago strike. He also accused
them of other descriptive measures.
Salzburg Gets Ovation.
Thunderous applause greeted Salz-
burg when he rose to address the
meeting. In a speech lasting two
hours he drew a picture of the union
wrecking betrayals of the clique-con-
trolled general executive board.
Salzburg is also a member of the
general executive board, altho recent
ly suspended. He told how Zaritsky
decided to again acquire presidency
of the union after his ventures into
the life insurance brokerships had
failed.
The other speakers, all greeted
with wild applause, were H. SAFER,
Juqowsky, and Gladys .Schechter,
leader of the Millinery Hand Work
ers Local %, which Zaritsky is try
Ting to destroy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
Hold 3 Open Air Meets
For The Unemployed

An open air meeting of unemployed
workers will be held tonight at 138th
St., and St. AIMS Ave-, Bronx, at 8
p. m. Speakers will be John Di Santo,
secretary of the New York Council of
the Unemployed, and Louis A. Baum,
OF the Photographers Union. A meet
ing for the unemployed will also be
held tomorrow night at 106th St. and
Second Ave. j. Pippan, editor of the
Italian Communist weekly Lavoratore
and John Di Santo will speak. An
open air unemployment mass meeting
will be held in Rutgers Square, Satur-
day at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
CHICAGO YOUTH
ORGANIZE RELIEF
Conference Plans to
Help Mine Strike
Especial To ~he DAILY WORKER

Especial To r'he DAILY WORKER)
CHICAGO, May 9.-At a special
conference called by the Provisional
Youth Committee for Miners Relief,
held Sunday, May 9Th, at the HuIIe
House, twenty-one delegates repre-
senting nine youth organizations dis
cussed ways and means Of aiding the
struggling miners. The conference
was addressed by Brother Smith, a
miner of Western Pennsylvania who
pointed out the need for relief for the
starving coal-miners and their depend
ents.
Following the speaker there was a
report of the Provisional committee
that had called the conference. Dur
ing the discussion it was pointed out
chat IN the past month the strike had
spread to other coal districts and even
unorganized miners had left the pits
in support of the strike in Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, and against the lock-
out in Illinois.
The brutal activities of the coal and
iron police, the local sheriffs,, and the
hired mine guards against the strikers
was condemned also the fact that the
senate investigation committee had not
proposed anything concrete, and had
merely white-washed the union-smash-
ing program of the coal operators.
The heroic part that the young min
ers have been playing in the fight was
brought out by enthusiastic young
speakers. The delegates pointed out
the great work that could be done by
the youth organizations Of Chicago to
raise steady and substantial relief for
the suffering women and children in
the strike regions. An executive com.
mittee of one representative from each
organization represented at the con-
ference was instructed to meet, or.
ganize itself, and lay down plans fol
active miners relief. The high spirit
prevailing in the conference was an
indication that the organizations rep
resented in the conference would dc
their utmost to help the miners in
their struggle to maintain their con-
ditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
MARIONE IN
SHOW AT CENTER
Art Exhibition to Start
Today

An enthusiastic crowd of workers
greeted the Modjacot Marionettes,
who last night gave their first per-
Torrance for the benefit of the Work
ers Center at the Center, 1928 Union
Square. The little wooden marionet-
ties presented varied program of
satirical sketches and representations,
which were warmly received. A new
program will be put on tonight at 8
o'clock and performances will also be
given Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Tickets are so cents for adults and %
cents for children and can be pro-
cured at 1928 Union Square.
Sunday evening, in addition to the
marionette performance, there will
also be musical concert given by
members of the International Morn
ing Branch of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party.
Sunday evening another social event
will also be given for the benefit of
the Workers Center. The Young
Workers Social Culture Club will give
a package party and dance at $50 at
its clubrooms, 11S Bristol ST., near
Pitkin Ave. A large crowd of work
ers is expected at this affair, the pro-
ceads of which will go to the Work
ers Center.
The Workers Center today will be-
come the scene of one of the most
important art exhibitions in the city.
The sixth floor of the building has
been transformed into an art gallery,
where a large number of modernistic
paintings and sculpture will be on view
every day from a to 9 p. m. and all
day on Saturdays and Sundays. The
admission to the exhibition, which will
continue for two weeks, is 25 cents,
the proceeds going to the Workers
Center. Lectures on art will be given
every evening and other interesting
features are included.
Only a few days remain until the
drive for $4,000 to establish the
Workers Center comes to an end on
May Is. The new collection lists of
Workers Center bricks" priced at
% cents, so cents and 81, have spur
red collection work greatly. Work
ers Party units throughout district 2
are working hard to raise their
quotas and are also bending their eff
forts toward winning the revolution
airy banner, which will be awarded to
the unit or workingclass organization
that makes the highest totals in the
drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
Clothing Workers Meet
To Be Held Saturday

A meeting of mems clothing work
ers is called for Saturday at II O'Clock
at Webster Hall, 100 East 18th St.
At this meeting report will be made
by committee recently chosen to pre-
pare plan of activities for unempioy-
ed clothing workers.
The committee which is to report
at the Saturday meeting was elected
at meeting of unemployed tailors
held at Manhattan Lyceum Monday at
which the members were instructed
to draw up a program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
Labor and Fraternal News

spresent play for miners relief Satur-
day, May 10, at p. m, at the Ukrainian
Theatre, 217 E. Sixth Ave.
Epstein on youth"
Comrade Epstein of the Y. w. l..
viii speak at the Harlem Progressive
Youth Club, at 143 E. 103rd ST., to-
morrow at $50 p. m, on "Unemploy-
ment and Youth"
Lecture ON Labor Party.
NJ. Shaffer of the Freiheit will lecture
on the Labor Party in America" to-
morrow at $50 p. m at the East Fiat
bush Culture Club, iii Rutland Road,
near Suffer Ave, Brooklyn.
Postpone Workers school Hike.
The Workers School Hike to Thirty
Sunday, May 49, to Sunday, May 90, due
to the Miners Relief Tag Day on the
original date.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
Brownsville Women To
Hold Mine Aid Meet

A mass meeting of working women
of Brownsville, for miners relief will
be held on Tuesday, May Is at 8 p.
m, at 1889 Pitkin Ave. The meeting
will be held under council z of the
United Council of Workingclass
Housewives. Ray Ragozin, of the
Teachers Union, will address the
meeting on "The Need in America of
Working Women's Org anizations. !"
M. Movchovitz will also speak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10

Housewives Organizers Meet.
A regular meeting of the central
body and organizers of the United
Council OF Workingclass Housewives
will be held today at $50 p. m. at Irv-
ing Plaza, Irving Place and 18TH st.
To Aid Miners.
The United Council of Workingclass
Women of the United Workers CO.
operative will hold a midnight show,
Theatre, White Plains Ave. and Burke
Ave, the Bronx The Proceeds will
go tor miners relief.
Young Workers Club.
The Young Workers Social Culture
Club will meet at its new headquart-
ers, 11S Bristol Street. Brooklyn, to-
day at $40 p. m. The executive com
mittee win render it's report.
Downtown L. L. ID.
A special meeting OF the Down
Town international Labor Defense Br.
will be held this evening at 35 E. End
St, Workers Club, at 8 o'clock sharp.
MarxIsm-LenInism Course.
The next session in Bertram D,
inism' win be held at the workers
School, 1oS E. 14th St., today at $50
p. m.
Friends OF Nature Meet.
The Junior Section of the Friends
Of Nature VIII hold its monthly bust
ness meeting tomorrow evening at
the A. f. W. hall, located at $50
East S5th St, New York City.
The Junior Section will hike Sunday
May 3 to Hartsdale with August Kuhn
as leader, The mixers win meet al
242d st. Van Courtlandt Park at SOC
a. m. Fares will amount to Soc.
Convention Report at the I'm. Ar. Coop
A report of the Eastern States Co
operative League Convention held al
tomorrow evening at $50 p. m. al
1900 7th ave-, Un. Ar. Coop. The del.
egates to the convention, Almazzof and
Sigel, will give their report.
Mobilize for Mine Tag Days!
Workers Organiza tions Trad,
Unions, etc, are asked to mobilize Their
membership for service during the Tae
| Days for Miners Relief, Saturday anC
Sunday, May IL and 10. Communicate
with the National Miners Relief Com.
mittee, 799 Broadway, Room 236. fol
particulars as to stations, supplies, etc
Telephone Stuyvesant 1881.
Nearing Lecture.
Scott Nearing will give the ninth
lecture in his two courses at the Work
ers School, 1903 Il. 14th ST., on Saturday
May IL Modern Imperialism" vii
/ be given at p. m, and the lecture OF
The Development of the American
Empire at p. m.
To Aid Miners.
The Brohichner Dramatic Club viii
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
Unit 1F. subsection "a.


Unit IF. Subsection IA will hold an
open educational meeting tomor-
row at $50 p, m. at lO8 e. 18th St,
Room "A. Lawrence Ross will lead
discussion 'on The Election Cam
paign.R
FD1 Section s.
A discussion on THE Election Cam
paign OF the Workers Party" will be
held at meeting of FD1 Section 8,
Monday evening, May IA. Members
must turn out for the Miners Tag Days
Saturday and Sunday, May IL and 10.
A roll viii be taken
Workers Party Hike.
The Workers Party Picnic will be
held on sunday, June cath, at Pleas
ant Bay-Park..
Unit IA.
Unit F4 will meet tomorrow at 1O1
w. 9th ST.
Sections 2 and 3.
All members of sections and are
required to attend a special member
ship meeting to be held today at
8 p. m. The meeting viii be at Bry-
ant Hall, Sixth Avenue, near 42nd St.
Comrade William u. Foster will make
an analytical report on the miners
strike. All members must have with
them their Party membership books
a special registration Will be taken
at the door No collection will be
taken
Section . AEitprops.
"A meeting of literature agents and
agitprops OF Section will be held on
saturday, May IL, at 101 w. 9th st.
Morning International Branch.
The Morning International Branch
will meet tomorrow at 1890 a. m. at
100 L. 14th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
BEGIN TO ERECT
A CLOAK union
Joint Board Delegates
Open Conference
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as yet known whether any of the del
egates in the convention responded to
the call, although it was delivered by
messenger to the convention hall.
With the opening of this conference
the offensive of the tens of thousands
of workers in the cloak and dress
manufacturing industry began. In
his opening speech Hyman and the
other leaders of the left wing delega-
ton declared that the work has be-
gun to rebuild the one powerful
union destroyed by the pogroms and
Iexpulsions of the Sigman clique, over
the heads of these takers. This con-
ference will inaugurate the movement
to organize the almost totally unor-
ganized industry, will rebuild the or
ganization so that complete control
rests in the hands of the rank and file
of the workers, were the main slogans
brought forth in the speeches of the
delegations leaders. The conference
will continue until all plans for re-
building the organization, destroyed by
the Sigman and Schlesinger henchmen,
have been completely elaborated and
prepared for execution, spokesman for
he conference declared later.
Artificial Ovation.
Meanwhile in the convention of the
union wreckers, very obviously arti-
ficial ovation had been arranged by
Sigman, for himself, in order to use
it as political maneuver to blast
the hopes of his opponent for the
presidency, Schlesinger. Sigman had
arranged that group of about 10
followers should prepare themselves
with expensive bouquets of flowers,
to bring in to him while he was MAX
ing aspeech. They did this. The Sig
man delegates, an easy majority over
the Schlesinger partisans, reared,
Stamped, and shouted themselves
hoarse as the flowers were brought in.
The reason for the demonstration was
explained a minute later in Sigman's
speech of acceptance.
In the speech he declared that the
flowers were a sign that all the To-
calls were opposed to the resolution
of Schlesinger to put thru referen-
dunn for the election of the president.
mat this was a prepared speech, and
prepared domo 4ation was shown
Ter when he gave releases to the
press con,ss...---o - ~..acG words ut
tered by him in regards to the refer
endum question. 1t was learnt how
ever, that despite Sigman's majority
of fake delegates, Schlesinger intends
to run against Sigman.
An active members meeting will
be held here tonight in Manhattan
Lyceum, &c Z. 4th St., according to
statement issued yesterday from
! the offices Of the Joint Board of the
Cloakmakers' Union.
| Very vital questions concerning the
convention OF the international in
Boston, and the conference of the
Joint Board delegation, will be taker
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
ONTARIO FLOOD GROWS.

SAULTE STE. MARIE, Ont, May
9.-Flood waters caused by the melt
ing ice and snow today had sent the
Mississippi River backing up into
Lake Pakowkami. The lake ordinar-
lily empties into the river.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
Workers Party Activities
Section 2 Agitprop CONCERNED.

) Section AgitprOp Conference.
Unit and subsection agitprop direc-
tors of section VIII meet at 101 w.
9th St, tomorrow at p. m.
Newark Meet.
A membership meeting in Newark
win be held Tuesday evening, May Is,
SO Mercer st. Comrade Ravitch Will
represent the DAILY WORKER at this
meeting.
Branch ., Section Dramas.
"A cast which Will include Kapele-
Yich Luganof and Esfir Lee of the New
York Dramatic Studio and of the First
Soviet Revolutionary Theatre, will pre-
sent three one-act plays, The Armored
Train" "Harbor," and The Bomb" on
Saturday, May IL, at the auditorium at
2O75 Clinton Ave. The plays will be
under the auspices of Branch 2, Sec
tion 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
Luncheon Of Daily
Worker Agents Friday

Daily Worker agents will hold a
meeting and luncheon tomorrow at
Z p. m. at the Cooperative Consumers
Cafeteria, 81 Irving Place, between
18th and 18th Streets. Among the
speakers will be Jay Lovestone, w. w.
Weinstone, Robert Minor and A. Bit
tleman. A roll call will be taken.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
New Gas Rates Hit
Small Users Most

1t was brought out at the hearing
before the public Service Commission
on the protest of the Brooklyn con-
sumers that on the basis of the new
81 rate the small users suffer the
most.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10
WORKERS SCHOOL HIKE OFF

The Workers School hike to Three
Ear Ridge has been postponed from
Sunday, May 10 to Sunday, May 20,
due to the Miners Relief Tag Day
to be held on the original date and
also this Saturday. E
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-10

The annual entertainment and dance
OF the Downtown international Labor
Defense Branch will be held on Satur-
day evening" May 10, at 35 q. Second
Street, corner Second Avenue,
FreIheIt GezanE Farein.
The Fifth Jubilee Concert OF the
Freiheit Gezang Farein OF New York
and Paterson win be held Saturday,
May 10, at Carnegie Hall.
Miners Relief Dance.
An entertainment and dance for min
ers' relief will be given on May 26, at
p. m, at Rose Gardens, 1347 Boston
Road, under the auspices of the Youth
Conference for Miners Relief, 799
Broadway Admission will be so cents.