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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
LEGION head AT
A. F. |. MEETING
SOUNDS WAR CRY
"Work Hand in Hand"
With Federation,
He Declares
Is for Universal Draft
Shows Combined Move
Against Militants
Especial to the Dailu Worb.e

Especial to the Daily Worker)
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20.-The
war gong of the coming imperialist
conflict was today sounded with
startling emphasis at the American
Federation of Labor convention in
session here when Paul V. McNutt,
national commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, addressing the labor
delegates called upon them to en-
dorse legislation calling for a
Strengthening of the government
war resources.
The labor bureaucrats headed by
William Green, president of the
Federation, set the stage for the en-
trance of the fascist legionaire
whose organization and membership
has broken up labor meetings scores
of times in practically every section
of the country.
Concealing the full import of his
program under a camouflaged criti-
cism of war profiteering McNutt de-
clared: eve believe the united
strength of our nation instantly
ready to defend our homes and our
institutions will prevent any other
people or group of people from ever
giving us cause to use that
strength" McNutt then urged
plan for a universal draft in war
time. A moment earlier, McNutt
had declared that the A. F. of L.
and the American Legion "were
working hand in hand" In his en-
phasis, placed on the united task of
the labor takers and the legionists
to prevent any group of people,
from carrying out any challenge to
ss.aur institutions" is thus seen a
common agreement to fight any
form of militancy or radicalism.
No less significant was speech
made by John C. Ross, of the Pro-
curement Bureau of the U. S. Army
who spoke on Cooperation in ar
ranging to provide for the necessary
material in time of war" Ross con-
tinued with detailed report on the
role which the Federation would
have to play when hostilities again
broke out.
This is the first time any army
officer has spoken before the A. F.
of L. convention in peace time.
The invitation of the American
Legion Commander to address the
convention is considered of partic-
ular significance this year in view
of the increasing war danger and
the challenge which the militants
and the Communists are making to
the power of the labor takers. There
can be no doubt that the labor
bureaucrats plan to cooperate with
the legionists in an attempt to stem
the rising tide of organization among
unorganized sections of the working
class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
HOSIERY union
ACCEPTS SLASH
Officials Decker for
Further Betrayal

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-To
the demand Of the silk hose manu-
facturers here that the wage of
union knitters be radically reduced,
the officialdom of the American
Federation of Full Fashioned Ho-
siery Workers replied with an offer
to negotiate" making not even a
pretense of real resistance.
The bureaucracy of this skilled
craftsmens organization did not
even bother to criticize, let alone
condemn, the audacity of the mill
owners for making a demand so
vicious as that of 24-cent reduc
ton on a dozen pairs of stockings.
On the contrary, in employers
circles the highly satisfying report
goes the rounds that the union has
already agreed to ton cent slash
on the dozen. All that is now neces-
sary is for the negotiations" to
continue and the full 24-cent reduc-
ton will be VIGOROUSLY negotiated
flor the bosses). A knitter now re-
ceives $1.24 a dozen. A wage cut
several months ago reduced it to
that from SIPS dozen.
The American Federation of Full
Fashioned Hosiery Workers has in
the past made a pretense of posing
as progressive organization, but
its leadership now negotiates dras-
tic wage cuts with all the frankness
ana alacrity of its parent body, the
United Textile Workers Union of
the American Federation of LaHr.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
FLOOD CAUSES
IS more DEATHS
Hoover Never Acted
on Safety Measures

CHICAGO, Nov 20 (UP)-Six-
teen dead, several thousand homeless
and property damage running we'll
over $10,0O0,0OO were indicated today
in reports from the flooded areas of
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Ken
lucky.
Thirteen of the deaths occurred in
Kansas and three in Kentucky, where
tributaries were overlooking their
banks in the worst November floods
this region ever experienced.
Levees crumbled at Quincy, ILL.,,
releasing waters of the Mississippi
upon 10000 acres of rich bottom lands
on both the Missouri and Illinois
sides of the stream.
The Missouri River was out of its
banks at many points between Kan
sas City and st. Louis.
In Kentucky the Cumberland and
Kentuck rivers inundated parts OF
five counties in the eastern part OF
the State, drowning three men al
Terjay, where bridge was carried
away by driftwood.
During the last great flood of the
Mississippi River, Herbert Hoover
was in charge of the relief work
After the discrimination against the
Negro sufferers had been revealed,
Hoover announced that he would
bring the matter of the construction
of new and powerful levees and
breakwaters before the U. S. Govern
ment. No record of any such action
has ever been reported, and it is
pointed out that the loss of lives
and other damages resulting from
the present flood are directly due to
the negligence of Hoover and the
U. S. government in allowing the
faulty levees to remain unrepaired.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
vESTRIS MEET IN
HARLEM TONIGHT
Negro Heroes to Tell
Story of Sinking

A mass meeting to protest against
the capitalist press's SANDER of the
Negro heroes of the "Vestris" has
been called by the Harlem Council
of the American Negro Labor Con-
gress for tonight at 8 o'clock, at St
Luke's Hall, 125 w. 100 st. The
meeting also aims to mobilize the
Negro population of Harlem against
what the Congress sees as an effort
to use the Negro members of the
Vestris crew as scapegoats in the
investigation of the sea horror being
conducted by United States Attorney
General Charles H. futile.
Several Negro members of the
crew will be present, it was an
nounced at the headquarters of the
Congress at 461 Lenox Ave-, and
Harlemites are invited to turn out
en- masse to hear the real facts of
the Vestris horror from the lips of
the Negro heroes themselves and to
add their voices to the protest
against the SANDER of the prejudiced
press and take a stand against the
evident attempts to frame-up these
men in order to cover up the criminal
negligence of the steamship company
and it's officers.
Other speakers announced are
Richard B. Moore, national organizer
Of the American Negro Labor Con-
gress; Robert Minor, editor of the
Daily Worker, DR.. Chester Holder,
of Brooklyn, George Mink of the
Seamen's Progressive Union; and
Mrs. William Burroughs, of the
Teachers Union. Otto E. Huiswoud
will act as chairman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

fact that the issue of the fascist was
used by the newspaper only as a
pretext to explain the lockout of the
printers. The new facts show that
Micale had already left the paper
nearly week when all the printers
were called in by the editor and
manager of the paper, Vacirca, and
urged to take wage cut. The
strike followed the refusal of the
men to comply.
The letter sent to the Daily
Worker signed by Schettini and
Renzi which is self explanatory fol-
lows:
Denounce Scab Paper.
November 20, 1928.
Editor of the Daily Worker:
We do not know whether you
know anything about the contro-
versy between II Nuovo Monde and
the Italian Typographical Union
261. We believe that you are in
terested to know everything about
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
BY HARRISON GEORGE

y
"You can bet your sweet life that
the battleship Maryland has enough
lifeboats to save Heavy Herbie," said
a sailor to the Daily Worker reporter
at the International Seamen's Club,
% South ST., yesterday, when the
men who go down to the sea in ships
gathered around to tell their stories
of how the United States govern
ment has, during Efficiency Hoov-
er's" regime as secretary of COM
.merce, which is in charge of steamer
inspection, allowed hundreds of ships
to leave ports that were not safe or
seaworthy.
"Take the life-boats of the Vest
ris," says sailor who knows from
having sailed on her. Like all the
Lamport-Holt ships, these lifeboats
are made of wood. Now these ships
are subject to extremes of both heat
and cold, running thru the tropics
and out again, and the wooden life
boats simply cannot stand up under
the changing temperature. They get
leaky in no time, but the inspectors
don't care, and if the sailors complain
they are arrested for mutiny and
put in irons!"
"Look at that Muson liner, the
Munargo! She has bunch of fairly
good lifeboats, with air-tanks to keep
them right side up. But the inspect
ors never require that the boats be
swung free clear down to the water
Continued on Page Taco
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
GitlOw Speaks on War
Danger This Sunday

Benjamin Gitlow, of the Central
Executive Committee of the Work
ers (Communist) Party, will speak
at the Irving Plaza Hall, Irving Pl.
and 18th Street this Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock, on "The War
Danger"
Other speakers will be ". Mon
tana, Italian organizer of the Work
ers (Communist) Party and Es Os-
Waldo, organizer of the Dressmakers'
Union. The meeting has been ar
ranged by the Italian Bureau of the
Workers (Communist) Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
ROsfKA sCHwIMMER VS.. U. S.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 up
The federal government today was
granted U. S. Supreme&eurt re-
view of its unsuccessful attempt to
prevent Madame Rosika Schwimmer,
Hungarian pacifist leader and a
principal figure of the famous Ford
peace ship, from obtaining American
citizenship because of her pacifist
views.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
USSR Shifts Winter
Port to Murmansk

LENINGRAD, U.S.S,R. (By Mail
1t has been decided to turn all win
ter navigation from the port of
Leningrad to Murmansk port.
In connection with this decision
it was announced that the port of
Leningrad would be closed to incom-
ing vessels on December 10, and to
outgoing vessels on December 25.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
MEXICO CLAIMS BOARD MEETS

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20 (UP).-
The Anglo Mexican claims commits
sion will meet at Washington the
first week of December with the
following Mexican representatives
attending: Agent, Aquiles Ell Or
duy; assistant, Eduardo Suares;
secretary, Edouardo Villa Senior.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
MCCARRY SELLS
OUT Mine STRIKE
Cheer Minerich Speech
for New Union
Especial to the Daily Yorker

Especial to The Daily WOTEer)
PITTSTON, Nov. 20.-Revealing
the full lengths to which their
strikebreaking methods would go,
the McGarry group in the anthra-
cite yesterday openly advised the
Pittston miners to go back to work
and to join with the treacherous
Lewis-Boylan machine.
In a unanimous demonstration the
coal diggers, following a stirring
speech by Tony Minerich, repudi-
a>ed the McGarry suggestion and
voted to continue the fight.
This outcome of the McGarry mis-
leadership, frequently predicted in
Continued on Page Three
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$4,000 Per Day.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Figur-
ing it costs about $4,000 a day to
operate battleshp, navy authori-
ties estimated today the 4O-day
cruise o fthe Maryland and Utah
with President-elect Hoover aboard
would amount to about 100000.
Today's $4,000 carried Herbert
Hoover and his encourage a leg
nearer the first port of call of their
junket, Corinto, Nicaragua, where
1t is understood that the presidents
elect will be made the object of a
special reception from officials of
the Moncada government.
Corinto is the only western Mica
raguan harbor suitable for sea-go-
ing vessels of the draught of the
Maryland and plans are being made
for a number of Nicaraguan func-
tionaries to travel from Managua,.
the capital, to the port in order to
receive the president-elect.
Wireless dispatches from the bat
tleshlp Maryland, transporting the
president-elect on his southern tour
today announced a partial itinerary
for Hoover.
Announce Itinerary.
The Maryland's message, as re-
ported by the United Press News
Service, read
Arrive Amapala, Honduras,
early Nov. % to visit Amapala and
Launion (Salvador), arrive Corinto
Continued on Page Fine
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
UZbekistan Oil Wells
Increase Daily Yield

KOKAND, U.S.S.R., (By MaiD.-
Boring for oil in Uzbekistan, where
the yield of the first year and half
was over $500 tons, has now reached
the second oil-bearing strata.
Pumping in the sixth well has al
ready yielded Is tons of oil daily and
it will now become permanent well
The seventh boring will shortly be
finished, and the 9Th, 9th, 18th and
18th boring is soon to be started.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
HOOVER,S DEPARTMENT
'1NSPECTS" LLFEBOATS

(T'he following is the second of
series of articles on the Vestris dis
cster, the story of ships and the
seamep a0ho aoork on them, aOritten
by a member of the Daily Worker
staff. Look for them every day
this soeek.-Editor's note)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21
LATIN AMERICAN WORKERS
URGED TO RESIST JUNKET
OF HOOVER, IMPERIALIST
Yankee Emperor" Will Visit Terminus of the
Proposed Nicaragua Canal
Puppets at Managua Plan Royal Welcome to
Wall st, Envoy; Fear SANDING

MOSCOW, u S. S. r. Nov. 20-Leading articles in the
today that the presence in Latin
Hoover presdeneect of the United States will give
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

Organize the unorgnnized! Or
ganixe new unions In the morgan
lied Industries!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

strate against American I'M
perialism.
British-U. S. Rivalry.
The article asks the ques-
ton, "Why is Hoover spending
honeymoon in South America ?" and
answers that Latin America has
been the arena of economic inter
est between the United States and
Great Britain"
Hoover hopes to strengthen the
strategic position of the United
States, the article states, while at
the same time, using a warship as
an implied threat"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-21

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
For a WOrkers-Farmers Government
To Organize the Unorganized
For The 4O-Hour Week
For Labor Party
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
DUXBURY

A large crowd met at the hall Sat
urday evening when a Farm Bureau
unit was organized. Ray Lampson
was elected president; r. j. Shute,
vice president; and Lillian Anderson
secretary and treasurer. A very in
teresting program was staged and the
DuXbury orchestra, with A. M. An
derson as instructor, gave a few mus
ical selections. A lunch was served
and a social time was enjoyed. The
next meeting will be held at the hall
March Bird, and all are in hopes that
County Agent Hammargren will be
there, as he failed to make his APP.
pearance Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Rash of Kings,
dale, spent Sunday at the NelS Mat
son home.
Mrs. Lillian Anderson spent Sunday
with Mrs Isackson in Keene.
Mrs. Norman Matson spent Sunda!
with Mrs. r. Shute.
Francis Ludwig has been doing
carpenter work at the r. Shutt
place the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Lampson o.
Markville, are staying at the Ra!
Lampson home for several days. Ma,
is helping his father get up wood.
Albert Anderson came here ron
Markville, and spent Sunday at the
home of his parents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
SAND CREEK

Mrs. Emil Swanson and children
visited with Mrs. Gust Soderquist
Monday.
Emil Swanson went to Duluth Mon
day with a carload of honey to sell.
Mrs. Ole Roland called on Mrs.
August Hessler Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson and
son went to st. Paul Saturday to visit
her mother for some time. Mr.. Swan
son will soon return home.
Ole Roland went to Bear Greek to
visit with Ben Larson who is on the
sick list.
Miss Cora Soderquist who teaches
the Danforth school, spent the week
end at home.
The tramps that were at the August
Hessler home a week ago, were some
of the neighbor boys just out for a
lark, and to have some fun, which
they surely had.
Mike Durrstien will soon move tc
the Boyer farm he has rented neal
DuXbury.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
DANFORTH TOWNSHIP

| There was a large attendance at
the sliding party held Friday night
at the G. E. Hendricks home. There
will be another one this Friday night
and everyone, young and old, large or
small, is cordially invited.
Shirley and Merwin Moore spent
the week end at the home of Johnny
Matson.
Alva Minks visited in Danforth
Friday morning.
Enrol Holmes had the misfortune
to lose one of his horses last week.
Miss Cora Soderquist spent the week
end at her home at Sand Creek.
The tramps who were a menace to
the Sand Creek district last week
made several calls in Danforth also.
With plausible stories of burnt-out
brake bands, a starving and poorly
clothed family, and being on their
way to the woods to seek employment,
found ready help. With this and a
good disguise they went unquestioned.
The affair turned out to be some of
Danforth's local talent and they say
no one ever needs to go through this
country hungry. Ask Guy Hendricks.
The town board meeting was held
Monday evening at Clerk VIM. Swan
sons home.
Little Ralph Swanson of Sand
Greek, is visiting at the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. August Anderson,
while his mother is at st. Paul.
Sunday school which is being held
at the Gerda Wheeler home through
the cold weather, continues to have
good attendance. All are cordially
| invited to attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
HARLIS

Eva Hansen spent the week end
at her home in Hinckley.
Maurice and Roger Trester spent
the week end visiting with their sis
tiers, Mrs. ]. M. Brown at Superior,
and Mrs. Albin Hansen at South
Range.
Marion Lund was a visitor at the
Johnson home Sunday afternoon.
Edmund Trester was on the sick
list last week.
Mrs. Geo. Luni and daughter, Mar
ion, were visitors in Superior Monday
evening.
Mrs. Mike Fox and son, Leroy,
were visitors at the Trester home
Sunday.
Mr.. McGrath was a caller at the
Fox place Sunday.
Mrs. AL Sorensen visited with Lor-
ma Trester Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Culliton and
children were visitors at the johnson
home Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Lund visited with Mrs.
johnson recently.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
PARK TOWNSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. Nels Berg and family
and Miss Eva Swanson were enter
tanned at the H. J. Berg1und home
Sunday.
Hans Christensen was in the neigh
borhood a couple of days last week
testing cows.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Southerton at
tended the leap year dance in Kerrick
Saturday night.
Adolf Larson and Felix Kvasnicka
are taking in the auto show in the
Twin Cities this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Clewitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Thomson and Vera were
callers at the o. T. Rudd home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Emil Olson and Bobby
were callers at the w. ]. Clewitt home
Monday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
WINDEMERE TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Nyberg spent Monday with her
daughter, Mrs. David Anderson.
Mrs. Gerda Olson called at the
Pulling home one afternoon last
week.
Miss Myrtle Overland, who is at
tending the teachers training depart
ment at Sandstone, is having two
weeks practice teaching in school
&C.
Miss Marie Christensen of Moose
Lake, was a week end guest at the
Albert Anderson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene MOssberg and
daughter. Shirley, and Andrew John
son spent Sunday at Albert Ander-
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Anderson and
son, Victor. daughter, Ellen and
granddaughter. jeanette, were enter
tanned at the John L. Johnson home,
Sunday.
The Misses Mae Miller and Alice
kOckum were week end guests at the
Street home.
Mrs. J. w. Nystrom called on Mrs.
Clickner Monday afternoon.
Alvin Anderson, Roy Brandt, and
Gust and Jennie Anderson were re-
cent callers at the Peter Nelson
home.
Ernest Nelson spent Sunday at
Theodore Anderson's.
The Misses Jennie and Florence
Anderson, and Marie Christensen
called at the Palon home Sunday af-
ternoon.
Irene Anderson and Lucille Nelson
visited at J. Reilly's Sunday, and
Alphild and Elsa LidStrOm were en-
tertained at David Hammerquist's the
same day.
Alvin Anderson spent the week end
with his parents, at their home near
Sand Lake.
The lecture and stereopticon views
on The Life of Christ" given by
Lambert Pearson at the M. E. church
Saturday evening was much enjoyed
by the large crowd present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Clgren and daughters,
Alice and Mary, assisted with the
singing, which was a very enjoyable
feature of the entertainment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
STURGEON LAKE

County Engineer Harold V. Jorgen.
sen was in town on business Satur'
day.
The N. P. has increased its locaI
crew of section men and there are
now six men riding the speeder
whereas there has been only two.
AXel and Oscar Carlson attended
the st. Paul Auto Show Monday.
The section crew was called out
Sunday evening to repair a broker
rail near Willow River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cunningham
spent Sunday with relatives in Du
luth.
Otto Burkhardt and son loaded {
car of pulpwood Monday.
VIM. Pryor has purchased the
Thillman farm east of town and ar
rived Sunday to take possession.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-09
DUQUETTE

The Duquette Cooperative Cream
meeting at the Community hall, We'd
neSday, Feb. 1st. The following Off
GERS were reelected: H. E. Peterson,
president; Nj. A. Klein, vice president;
r. M. Lillebo, secretary-treasurer.
Directors were elected as follows:
John Edin. Joe Kvasnicka, and Victor
Swenson. The report for last years
business showed Il healthy condition
and some gain. Mr.. Wallick of Hinck-
ley, fieldman for the Land O'Lakes
association, gave very interesting
and instructive talk.
Miss Signe Edin and Mrs. A. E.
Johnson were Sandstone passengers
between trains Friday.
Mrs. John Ahlm made a trip to
Bruno Saturday between trains.
A surprise party was given on Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell at the hall, Friday
evening, the occasion being the 10th
anniversary of their wedding. A very
large crowd attended and everybody
enjoyed the evening immensely. A
mock wedding. performed by Mr.. Pei
ton, was part of the program, and was
greatly enjoyed by all. A gas lamp
was presented to them in memory
of the occasion.
Miss Matte Orbin made a trip to
Sandstone between trains Saturday.
A number of the people in this COM
munity attended the leap year dance
at the Kerrick town hall Saturday
night, and all report very good
time.
Mr.. Bielke and family from near
Lake Wilson, arrived with their
household goods and stock Saturday,
and took possession of the r. j. Cald-
well farm. The community extends
a hearty welcome to the newcomers
and wish them success in their new
home.
Juno Johnson and Mrs. A. c. John
son went to Pine City Monday to at
tend hearing in regard to the estate
of the late Andrew Johnson. They
both returned Tuesday. Mrs. Johnson
has been appointed administrators of
the estate and guardian of the minor
children.
Mrs. Fred Hedberg is reported sick
and confined to her bed. Her daugh-
ter, Alice, who is employed at Belden
was sent for Tuesday.
The Community Ladies' Aid held a
business meeting at Mrs. Lillebo's
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Pelton wants advice illegal or
otherwise) on the parking ordinance
of the town of Kerrick. He wants
to know if parking a white horse
after a. m. without lights is con-
trary to the statutes made and pro-
vided, and in case of accident, who is
to blame, the owner, the driver, or
the passenger?
Chas. Berger is unloading a car of
coal for the school.
John Ahlm finished hauling the
ice for the creamery Tuesday and will
start hauling for the store next.
Elmer Sprague was Bruno passen-
ger between trains Wednesday.
Please remember the Farm Bureau
meeting at the Community hall, Sat-
urday evening, Feb. 18th. There will
be a program and lunch.