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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
N. Y. Cooperatives Meet
to Aid Striking Miners

Representative of twelve New
York cooperative organizations met
last night at the Coopera i've League
Of America, 167 w. 18th St., for the
purpose of rendering aid to the
striking miners of Pennsylvania and
Ohio in the form Of clothes and
money. Plans for a mass meeting
were also laid.
The conference was called by an
"Action Committee" of three, con-
sisting of Charles Nemeroff of the
United Workers Cooperative, M.
Rubinson, of the Cooperative Bak-
cries of Brownsville, and A. Wirkula
Of the Cooperative Trade Association.
Amedo Sabitini, a striking miner
from CheswiclS, Pa, told of the strug-
gle in Pennsylvania and of the ur-
gency of relief. Cedric Long spoke
on behalf of the Cooperative League
Represented at the meeting last
night were the following organiza-
tons: United Workers Cooperative
Association, Cooperative Bakeries of
Brownsville, Cooperative Trading As
ISOLATION, Sunset Home, Russian
Workers Stores Association, Unity
Cooperative and Proletcult.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
BY B. S. & A. U. MEMBER.

Officials of the Bookkeepers'
Stenographers' and Accountants
Union went the limit at the member
ship meeting, Monday night, Febru-
airy 20, in "disassociating" themselves
from the rank and file membership.
Outside the meeting hall, at 8 West
10th ST., members of the executive
committee were doing some heavy
"associating" with cops to keep out
"a members of the union who had
been arbitrarily expelled fromS the
union by them. The reason given
was that "they are Communists or
Communist sympathizers."
Active Members.
Several of the expelled members
said they were not Communists. 1t
is true, they said, that they had been
among the most active union mem
hers and believed their expulsion was
due to this fact. They had also been
among those who had voted to strike
at the last membership meeting,
January Is, to reinstate one of their
fellow-members, Harry Rubin, who
had been fired, or "disassociated"
from the Amalgamated Bank. One
of the girls, Jean Wolfson, of 527
Greene Ave-, Brooklyn, stated she
had lost her job at Altman's because
of her union activities and had been
unable to get work since.
No Discussion.
While strong-arm methods were
being used outside the meeting,
President Emerich Steinberger, chair
man, did some heavy work inside.
After reading the report of the exc
cutive committee, which has always
been taken up seriatim, Steinberger
announced there would be no discus
sion or voting on the report.
eff anyone does not like this rul-
ing" he said, "they know what they
can do. They can get out" This an
gered the members who insisted on
discussion and voting on the report.
Among the executive board decisions
upon which Steinberger refused dis
cussion was the expulsion Of the "a
members, the lame excuses of the
executive committee for not obeying
the decision of the rank and file for
Il strike at the Amalgamated Bank to
reinstate Rubin, and the formation of
a new organization committee.
This committee consisted solely of
the members Of the executive board,
headed by Geneva Marsh, vice -presi-
dent. One of the members who asked
what had happened to the former or
ganization committee, which the
membership had elected, and which
seemed to be active and efficient, was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
PASSAIC CLOAK
SHOP ON STRIKE
Active Cloakmakers to
Meet Tomorrow

A strike was declared yesterday
against the Main Cloak Company, Of
Passaic, N. j., by the New York
Joint Board of the Cloak and Dress
Makers Union. The strike was called
when the employers suddenly decided
to force their workers 10 register
with the dual union established by the
right wing. When the forty workers
employed there refused to comply
with the bosses orders they were
all locked out.
A large attendance is expected by
officials Of the Joint Board at the
meeting Of active members which
they have called for tomorrow night
at o'clock in Webster Hall. Off
Gals of the Joint Board will attend
and give reports of the union stu
alton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
WORKERS PARTY
ACTIVITIES
Secretaries Attention:
Ew Knew JERsE

secretaries AttenttOns
All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
nee before p. M on the day before
publication
To Report on PIenum.
Reports on the recent plenum of the
Party will be given this week at spe-
ctal sections meetings at which mem
bers Of the Central Committee will
speak
SECTION 9, Thursday at 6 p. m. at lO1
p. m, at 14s E; 1o8rd St.
Harlem Classes.
The Harlem fundamentals of Com
munism" class and the English class
VIII start tomorrow at p. m. at l43
Z. 10Srd st.
eoney Island Meeting.
The Coney Island Branch will meet
tonight at 29o1 Mermaid Ave. at $3.50
p. m.
Branch 5, Section 5.
Branch 5. Section 5, will meet to-
night at 2o75 Clinton Ave.
Unit BE 1T.
Unit 3-E IF win meet tonight at
6;l5 p. m. at 1o1 W. 9th St.
SIS BE FD2.
SIS BID FD2 will meet tonight at
6;l5. p. m. at 1Ol ". 27th ST
Section Functionaries Meet.
meeting of the functionaries of
Section will be held tomorrow at $50
p. m. at 101 w. 9th St. All unit and
subsection organizers must be present.
District Agitprop Conference.
A district agitprop and speakers
conference will be held Saturday at 8
p. m, at los e. 14th St, Room AZ.
init
agitprop directors must be present,
also all district speakers. A roll call
will be taken.
Robert Mitchell will speak on the
Poyntz on Winning Working Glass
Women for the Glass Struggle"
Branch 4, Section z.
Branch 4, Section Z, will meet to-
night at $3.50 o'clock at 1910 Benson
Ave, Brooklyn.
Section 2 Industrial Organizers.
All unit and subsection industrial
organizers of Section l must attend a
meeting tomorrow at 6 D. m. at 101
w. 9th ST.
Unit ed 3F.
Unit I'D 81 will meet tomorrow at
p. m. at 1o1 w. 9th st.
Party women's Meeting.
A general membership meeting of all
women members of the Party will be
held Saturday at 1880 p. IN. at Irving
Plaza, Irvine Place and 18th ST. Ar
engagements for the celebration of In
ternational Women's Day on March
will be made at that time.
Y. W. l.. Hike.
The Young Workers League of Bath
Beach will hike to Silver Lake on Feb.
26 Starting point will be 1910 Ben
son Ave, Brooklyn.
Paris Commune Celebration.
Sections 2 and will celebrate the
Paris Commune at an entertainment
and dance, Saturday evening, March II,
at New Star Casino, 116th ST. and
LenoX Ave.
Downtown Dance.
The Downtown Section OF the Young
workers League will hold a dance to
welcome the 20 Pioneers who were
graduated from the Pioneers to the
League on Saturday. Feb. rs, at so St
Marks Place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
CLEANERS OPEN
AIR MEET FIzzLES
"Drive Out the Chain
Stores" Slogan

A mass meeting heralded by the
Cleaners and Dyers' Union yesterday
as joint meeting of the workers in
the wholesale plants, the drivers and
the owners of the retail cleaners
stores, who are ali participating in a
stoppage, was held in Union Square
yesterday afternoon. About 200 gath
cred in the. north end of the square
and listened to their union officials
at the meeting which lasted only 20
minutes.
The meeting had been announced
the day before at meeting of the
wholesale workers held in Clinton
Hall. Not only wholesale workers
but the retail store owners and driv-
ers, 10000 in all, were to have taken
part in this meeting. After waiting
several hours in Union Square, the
officials, who were sitting sadly in
an automobile, decided to open the
meeting.
Not For Workers.
The stoppage was called Monday
morning by the Allied Council of
Cleaners and Dyers, which is COM
posed of three A. F. of L. unions. The
largest of these unions has a mem
bership of about 10000 owners of
cleaning stores. Another consists of
about LOCO workers in wholesale
cleaning plants and the third has
about 500 delivery drivers.
Jack Effert, head of the drivers
union, opened the meeting and intro
duced Alexander Marks, organizer for
the A. F. of L., and several others.
They all cautioned those assembled to
keep on striking till they succeed in
putting out of business the chain
"dollar"store cleaners against whose
effective competition the stoppage
was called. The chairman also in
troduced several speakers among
whom was J. Bagley of the Engineers
and Firemen's Union, only to find out
that they were not present at the
meeting. The chairman stated that
they were probably "busy elsewhere"
and adjourned the meeting.
Strike" a Surprise.
Among the few workers who at
tended (the majority being store own
'ers) deep resentment was expressed
at the manner in which the strike was
being conducted. They said that the
refusal of the union officials to put
out wages and hours demands showed
that the only reasons for the strike
was to eliminate the wholesalers and
retailers competitors.
The strike, which came as a sur
prise to many members, not having
been discussed or decided upon at any
membership meetings, was called by
the unions executive board after the
officials had expelled four of it's most
militant members. In addition to the
four executive board members, three
progressive members OF the finance
committee had been expelled by the A.
F. of L. officialdom in order that
there should be nobody to demand
that the strike be primarily for an
improvement in the workers condi-.
lions, and not the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
Officials 'DisQssociated"
B.S.&A.U u. Member Shows

told by Pres. Steinberger that they
had all been "disassociated" from the
union. He announced that anyone
who asked such questions or in fact
any questions relative to the execu-
tive committees report, was dis
rupter." When the member insisted
on having her question answered, he
called the sergeant-at-arms to throw
her out. Walter Cook, Vice-President
Marsh, and other executive committee
members shouted Throw her out"
but this move was blocked by the
majority of the membership who
threatened to leave also.
When members are expelled for
their union activities; when workers
at membership meetings are refused
the floor to ask questions, discuss and
vote on matters vital to the organi-
cation, it looks like DISSATISFACTION"
all right isassociation" of the Of
ficials from the rank and file
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
DRESSER LAUDS
SOVIET REGIME
Sees Com munis m AS
World Influence
lContinued from Pooe Onel

Continued from Page One)
ment and no poverty. The govern
ment, which is destroying conceptions
of private property, is also destroying
the conception that the good things
of life belong only to the rich"
Prefers Soviet System.
Dresser also commented on the
Soviet institutions, which he had OBJ
served closely in the various sections
of the country that he visited "The
uncontrolled grating that we have in
this country is unknown in Russia"
he said, "and as far as Pm concerned,
I prefer the Russian system" He
also expressed approval of state
owned art collections such as prevail
in the Soviet Union.
cart treasures belong where every
body can have the benefit of them
and not in private collections, and l
think it is better to have. the govern
ment control them"
Before he left for the Soviet Union
last October, Dresser declared that
every nation has right to move
away from misery. If that is what
Russia is doing, / am for it, and l
don't. give damn what methods it
uses" That he had not been disap-
pointed and that the Soviet govern
ment is actually working in the III
terests of the masses Of the people
was evident from his remarks yes
terday. "The principles of Commun-
ism, as exemplified in the Soviet
system, are going to influence ma
terially the social and economic life
of the entire world" Dresser said.
Met Soviet Leaders.
During his stay in Russia Dresser
was everywhere treated with the ut
most consideration as one of the
greatest of American novelists and
the guest of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief. He was in Moscow dur
ing the celebration of the tenth an
niversary of the November revolution,
and subsequently visited various parts
of the country, two secretaries being
placed at his disposal. He met most
of the Soviet leaders, all of whom
discussed freely the social and cul-
tural conditions in the Soviet Union.
He is at present at work on a book
on prominent international personal
tiles, and declared that when this was
completed, he would probably write a
book on Soviet Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
Shoe Workers Call Mass
Meeting for Thursday

An organization mass meeting for
all shoe and slipper workers of Great
er New York is being called for
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at Man
haitian Lyceum, &C E. 4th St., by the
Associated Shoe and Slipper Work
ers' Union.
The call for the meeting contains
warning to the workers that they
must act now if they would prevent
wage cuts, increased hours and other
suffering due to growing unemploy-
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
Hike sunday Morning.

Hike Sunday Morning.
The Junior Section of the Friends
of Nature" will hike Sunday. The
mixers will meet at the Botanical Gar
dens Station Of the Third Avenue Il"
at a. m. If the weather is suitable,
ice-skating will take the place of hik-
ing. Fares win amount to rs cents.
Cooperative Health Center.
DR.. 3. Liber will lecture in English
to the children of the Cooperative
Colony 200 Bronx Park, e; Sunday at
10 a. m. At II a. m. he will speak to
the adults in Yiddish.
L. D. Schmalhausen, Phi. D., will talk
in English on Mental Health" on
sunday March 4, at Il a m. Dr. Han;
Clinic will speak in English on Birth
Control and the Workers" Sunday,
March II, at II a, M
Bronx Affair Saturday.
Council -, United Council of Work
ing Class Women will hold a party
Saturday at 2O75 Clinton Ave, the
Bronx.
1. l.. ID. BAZAAR.
The annual bazaar of the Information
al Labor Defense will be held for five
days beginning March Z, at New Star
Casino, Park Ave. and 107th st. All
articles and contributions should be
sent to 799 Broadway. Room 422
Freiheit singers Dance.
The Bronx Section, Freiheit Singing
society, will hold a concert and ball
Saturday, Feb. rs at Rose Garden, 1347
Boston Road
Lower Bronx Concert.
Glass Women Council g. will hold q
concert and package party, Saturday.
Feb. rs at SAP E. 145th St. to raise
funds for the striking miners children.
For Miners Relief.
A benefit performance Of Michael
Colds "Hoboken Blues" will be held at
the New Playwrights Theatre this af-
ternoon under the auspices of the
Youth Conference for Miners Relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
Workers Are Joining
Box Makers Union

The round box workers are lined
up in the Paper Box Makers Union
rs per cent, according to an announce
ment by union officials reporting on
the progress of the organization
drive now being conducted.
Ninety per cent of the drivers have
already signed up, the report con-
tinues.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
Labor and FTateynaI
Organizations

All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
flee before 6 p. m. on the day before
publication.
Downtown /. l.. ID.
The Downtown /. l.. d. viii meet
tonight at S5 e. Second st, at 1880 p.
Lecture on Lindbergh.
Carl Weisberg Will lecture on Lind
bergh Wall Streets Ambassador" at
the. Harlem Forum, l43 E. 10Srd St,
at p. m. Friday.
Freeman Lectures sunday.
Joseph Freeman viii lecture on The
Russian Theatre" Sunday evening at
the Bronx Open Forum, 2075 Clinton
Ave.
Women's Council Meeting.
The United Council of Working
Class Women VIII hold membership
meeting Thursday at p. m. at Irving
Plaza Irving Place and 18th st.
Leon Samson will lecture on art in
the Ancient World" next Friday eve
ming, Feb. "a. at the International Cen
ter, l49 E. 23rd st.
Workers school Classes.
The following classes are beginning
at the Workers School, los L. 14th
Elements of MARKHAM Economics"
with Ray Ragozin, instructor, starts
tonight, at p. m.
Present Tactics of Employers" with
Robert W, Dunn, instructor starts
tonight at $3.50 p. m.
intermediate English "A" (Mon-
days and Wednesdays) Kenya Ryder,
starts on Wednesday, at $50 p. m.
fundamentals OF Communism" Ella
G. Wolfe, instructor, starts Thursday
at p. m.
History of the United States" Jim
Cork, instructor, starts Thursday at
$3.50 p m.
Historic Struggles of American La
Dor" David j. Saposs, instructor,
starts Friday at p. m
Brownsville Workers School,
The Brownsville and East New York
Branch of the Workers School, 1874
PltkIn Ave, Brooklyn. is conducting
classes in English, elementary and in
states and fundamentals of Com
munism.
Bronx Concert and Ball
The International Labor Defense of
the Bronx will give a concert and ball
tonight, Washingtons birthday, at the
Rose Garden, 1S47 Boston Road
Coney Island Concert.
The Coney Island Section, Freiheit
Singing Society, will hold a concert and
dance Saturday. March 8, at 1854 w.
2lst ST. coney. Island
The United Council of Working
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
Gee MEMBERS TO
REPORT AT UNITS

Reports of the recent plenary meet
ing of the Central Committee, Work
ers (Communist) Party will be given
tomorrow at special meetings of Sec
tons 8 and 4.
Ben Gitlow will report at the meet
ing of Section 8 which opens at z p.
m. at 101 w. 9th st. Alex Bittel-
man viii report to the meeting of
Section 4 at LAB E. 1O3rd st. at 8
D. N.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
Affair For Daily worker.

Section 5 will hold a concert and
ball Saturday, March 3, at 2075 Clinton
Ave; Proceeds will go to The DAILY
WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-22
I. U. e. L. Meeting Will
Be Held Next Tuesday

A general membership meeting of
the Trade Union Educational League
Local New York, will be held next
Tuesday at Irving Plaza, Irving Place
and 10Th ST., at p. m. An announce
ment yesterday stated incorrectly
that the meeting was held last night.
The Washington times., 1928-05-11
|lNHENFEA TURElS
|SAOWN0NSCREEN

EARLE Dorothy Mackaill ana
Jack Mulha1l. in Ladies' Night
in a Turkish Bath" At II,
1919, 2:49, Ass. 7;53 and 9:5s
COLUMBIA - Lon Clancy, in
Laugh, Clown. Laugh" at
1880. 1912. 2:09. 4:O6, $50. TAT
and 9:45 p. m.
j. RIALTOB Betty Bronson. in Zane
Gray1g ..Open Range" at 11:15.
i. 2:45, ABS, 6:15. 8 and 1905
b. m.
PALACE - william Haines. in
'sThe Smart Set" at 10:45, 1915,
!. 2:I5. 4:15. 5:45, 7:45 and $50
S o. m.
METROPOLITAN - Richard Bar.
thickness, in 1.-THE Moose" at
1885 q. M. 1875, s:35, 5:S5, 7:S5
and s9:35 p. m.
FOX Ted Mcnamara and
sammy Cohen in WHY Sailors
Go wrong" At 12:4O. 3:01. 5:12.
8:26 and 1O:37 b. m.
The Washington times., 1928-05-11

Should Florence Reed finally
say yes ian event that the A. III.
Woods office expects may hap
pen next Monday, her next dra.
matte vehicle will be Sidney How
ards adaptation OF Fernaud
Noziere's La Riposte."
This play appeared on the pro-
ducing schedules Of Gilbert Miller
early last season. and Is now
slated to run under the joint
MANAGEMENT Of Gilbert Miller
and A. H. Woods. It will be
called "'The Legacy"
LA Riposte" was produced In
Paris at the Theater de Paris in
May, 1926, with Vera Sergine in
the leading feminine role. It
registered considerable success in
the French capital.
Lawrence Schwab, who gets
back from Europe tomorrow on
the Berengeria, has just placed
Good News" for London with
Lee Ephraim. Ephraim IS one OF
London's younger and more active
producers who has been particu-
larly successful with. American
importations.
The Shuberts purchased a new
play by Lynn Riggs yesterday
for production next season. This
piece is said to be an old fashioned
melodranaa Of the gaming halls
which sprung up in Texas follow
ing the enactment Of the anti.
pool law, This will make Mr..
Riggs sixth play to be seen on
Broadway next season II an.
nounced plans are carried out.
The Washington times., 1928-05-11
Blind Musicians to
Give Willard Recital

The board Of directors of the
Polytechnic Institute for the Blind
wish to announce the annual
spring benefit for the institute at
the New Willard Monday night,
May IA.
The concert will be given by
Miss C. l.. Grady. Miss 8. I. Duffy
and J. F.. Germuiller. pianists; F.
8. Hufty. violinist, and r. w.
Swami, reader. who are sightless.
The guest artists will be Miss
Amy wilcox. soprano, and Fritz
Mueller, Violoncellist. The address
will he delivered by Senator
Thomas D. Schlll.
The Washington times., 1928-05-11
B. !, P. U. WILL
GIVE PLAY
TONIGHT

The Columbian Federation of
IS. Y. r. u. will give Mr..
Bob the well-knoWn two.act
comedy written by Rachael =.
Baker. tonight lin the auditorium
of the National Press Club Build
ing at s o'clock. The play is
being directed by Miss Lena
Parks. who is the director and
president OF the Wigs and
Queues, the dramatic club Of
the First Baptist Young Peoples
The Washington times., 1928-05-11

Some of the most remarkable
impressionistic photography ever
used in a motion picture prOduc.
ton figures in 1.-THE Moose" at
the Metropolitan Theater. This is
First Nationals film version Of
Willard Mack's powerful stage
drama. Richard Barthelness
enacts the stellar role.
The Washington times., 1928-05-11
Famed As. Dancer

Dorothy Mackaill, co-featured
with Jack Mulhall in the First
National picture. Ladies Night
in a Turkish Bath" which is
being presented at the Earle
Theater. was famous as a. dancer
in London. Paris. and New York
before she entered motion pic.
lures r
The Washington times., 1928-05-11

Perhaps the news Warner Brothers, producers of
'fThe jazz Singer, have just presented AL Jolson with
$4,000 Rolls Royce has stirred his younger brother
Emil envy. AT any Emil plans to try out his
wings stage star. He is the fourth Of Rabbi
NJ r. Yolesona Lanier Place neighbor Of oursto an
nounce ambitions public entertainer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15
BY the Associated Press.


STOCKHOLM. Sweden. July IA
The story Of the effort Of Capt. Sora
and two dog team leaders, Van Dongen
and Warming, to get provisions to the
Mobile survivors near Foyn Island.
their failure and the eventual rescue
of Capt. Sora and Van Dongen by
Swedish and Finnish aviators. came
out of the North today.
Warming. it developed. was left be-
hind near Cape Brun because of being
blinded by the reflection of the sun
from the Snowfields. But he has stores
in plenty and rescuers are en- route to
him.
The aviators who brought back Sora
and Van Dongen make light of their
feat. Lieut.. Lihr, pilot of the Finnish
flying boat Turku, said that the trip
to Foyn Island and back was easier
than his regular route with that plane
between Stockholm and Helsingfors.
Capt. Tornberg, leader of the Swedish
relief expedition, and Lieut.. Jacobsen,
another Swedish flyer. piloted the ma
chimes that accompanied the Turku.
The three machines started from the
relief ship Quest in the vicinity of
Virgo Bay Thursday evening. There
was dense fog. but after flying 80
minutes rift in the mist showed them
two men on the ice waving their arms.
A water lane appeared nearby and on
it the planes landed.
The men proved to be Sora and Van
Dongen They were bearded and dirty.
Their joy at their own safety be-