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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
PROTEST FRIDAY
AT union SQUARE
Minor To Speak Upon
Tombs Release
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gaali7ation consisting of several
Thousand women in New York and
other cities in the U. S.
81 and my organization are in
full agreement with the policies of
tha All-America Anti-Imperialist
League. We fully approve of the
action of the Anti-Imperialist
League in selecting the day before
F. Independence Day to remind the
workers that independence Day ie
the symbol of the day when tNo
i American people have, thru fight
& and revolution, freed themselve7
from the yoke of England. This is
Minor and the other seven workers
as a result of the anti-imperialist
demonstration in Wall Street or
July 8.
TMother" Gitlow was acquitted of
the charge although she took an ac-
tive part in the demonstration, and
her letter points out the inconsis-
tency of freeing her and convicting
Minor and the others. Her letter
follows.
Magistrate Gottlieb,
First District Court,
New York City.
Dear Sir:
81 am writing in reference to the
dismissal of my case, in connection
with the conviction of Robert Min
orr Robert Wolf, Rebecca Grecht
and the rest of my comrades, on
July 9th, in the First District Court
by Judge Gottlieb.
! was one of the participants in
the demonstration of the ALL
America Anti-Imperialist League on
Wall Street, July representing Che
United Council of Working Glass
Women. with offices at 80 E. 18th
st. The u. C. w. C. w. is an or
.Workingclass Women, protesting
against the conviction of Robert
10 let the workers know that Amer
Ca today like England at that time
. waging an imperialist war
against the smaller nations which
can exploit. The workers must
1now this and must demand that the
" s. government keep off Mica
aqua, Santo Domingo, etc.
TT was in this spirit that par
icipated in this peaceful demonstra-
ion with Robert Minor and the rest
off our comrades. The accusation
,gsinst me by the police officer was
hat I pushed the police. This ac-
usaticn is as false as the accusa-
ion against Robert Minor and the
,thers sentenced to days in the
courthouse, that they melted to riot
was arrested when | passed by
ust as an officer seized a young
girl and knocked her to the pave
nent | protested against such ac-
iop. and this resulted in my arrest
III and my organization protest
gsinst your decision of the convic-
ion of Robert Minor and the others
ia an abuse against the use Of free
peech. | protest against the dis
nissal Of my case. accept this
Ian insult If Robert Minor and
he others are guilty, then | am
uaty. If, however, am not gull
vi then, Of course, Minor and the
lest are not guilty. I therefore de-
hand that either convict me or that
lon dismiss the charges against
foksrt Minor and the rest.
(Sig,ed) KATE GITLOW."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
By PAUL CROUCH


NEW BEDFORD, Mass, ;uly II
The case Of John Porter is NOV
ing rapidly, and unless there are
mass protests of the workers i'm
mediately this brave soldier worker
may get far worse sentence than
Walter Trumbull and | received in
1925 (26 and 40 years, respectively.
According to military law, a pris-
oner must be brought to trial within
enc month after arrest and charges
made one week before trial. To
date, there has been no investiga-
ton or official charges made against
Porter, but there can be no longer
delay, and the case is coming to a
Will Never Bow to Masters
The prospect of militant fighter
before court martial IS not
pleasant to the authorities. They
are trying to break his spirit using
the most brutal treatment in their
efforts TO make him submissive, but
John Porter says that he will never.
never become a cringpg creature
on his knees before the masters and
the exploiters Of his class. On the
contrary, his spirit and determine
ton has become like steel since he
las been treated ike d slave and
thrown into solitary confinement
because Of his militant position.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
MINERS REFUSE
TO DO BIDDING OF
z LABOR TAKERS
10000 Lehigh Workers
Will Continue Strike
Especial To DAILY woRKER.)

Especial To DAILY WORKER.)
HAZLETON, Pa, July 1.-THE
order of District President Andrew
Mattey of District 7 of the United
Mine Workers Of America in be-
traying the 10000 striking workers
of the fourteen collieries of the Lee
high Coal and Navigation Company
by telling them to go back to work
today, even though the demands for
which the miners struck have not
been granted, was frustrated today
by the rank and file of the coal
workers.
The General Mine Committee has
refused to sanction the order of the
district president, Mattey, who is
serving the best interests of the
coal barons instead of the miners
whom he is supposed to represent
The coal barons for whom the cor
rupt Mattey is working recently
sent letter to all the local unions
demanding their members be pres
ent at meeting. At this meeting
it is understood that machine mer
will be present to try to force the
striking miners to return to work
Another Faker Joins.
Thomas Gallagher, president Of
the Panther Valley sub-district Of
District 7, joined Mattey in his at.
tempts to break the strike and is.
sued a similar order that the min.
ers return to work today. No re-
Spouse has thus far met the reac-
Itionary orders of the two corrupt
officials.
The miners working at the Lee
high Coal and Navigation Company
went on sympathy strike some
time ago with the mass of mine
workers now fighting for better
conditions in the various American
mining fields. Their strike closed
fourteen, collieries and the com
pany was forced to close down
mines Nos. a, 5 and 6. The sym
pathy strike was declared by the
workers against the "advice" of the
union bureaucrats who are at pres
ent trying to crush the strike and
force the miners into submission
But so far their orders have not
affected the 10000 miners who are
on strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
300 ALREADY ON
STRIKE AGAINST
BIG WAGE SLASH
New System Means Cut
of 35 to SO Per Cent

TROY, N. Y. July 1.-THE
strike of 900 workers employed at
the Cluett, Peabody and Company
Collar and Shirt Manufacturers, has
aroused such high feeling on the
part of the rest of the workers in
the city that the entire working
force of over 5000 are threatening
to walk out on a general sympathy
strike to come to the aid of their
fellow workers.
\ After the stoppage of work
caused by the strike of 900 workers
the company announced that it
would close one of it's local plants
in retaliation against the buttonhole
makers who walked out in protest
against the Inauguration of what
the company calls ga new method of
wage payments" This new method,
the workers claim, is actually a
crooked plan whereby the weekly
wages of those employed in the
plant will be greatly reduced.
Declare Solidarity.
When it became known to the rest
of the workers that the company
contemplated closing one of it's
plants the rest of the workers as
sured the strikers that if the action
is taken, they would march out
5000 strong, in a sympathy strike,
thus tying no the entire works.
Wages Reduced so Per Cent.
The new system which the COM
pany tried to install, and in protest
against which 900 workers went on
strike, calls for a plan whereby
workers. will be paid on an hourly
basis instead of on piece work. APP
proximately 1000 workers would be
affected by the new system" This
system, called by the officials of
the company the "Bedeaux system"
would result in a cut of from 35 to
80 per cent in the weekly earnings
Of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
By MOIssAYE ]. OLGIN.

Robert Minor, militant editor of
The DAILY WORKER, is serving a
sentence in Jail. Why is he there ?
He appeared in a certain street
of New York on July 8. He was in
company with a number of work
men and women who carried
placards. There were inscriptions
on the placards. The inscriptions
demanded the withdrawal of United
States marines from Nicaragua and
China.
Is this a crime? In which statute
book, in which code of laws is it
written that citizen of the United
States may not express his dissatis-
faction with the policies of the pow
ers that be? The marching work
ers did their duty before their fell
low workers, before the masses of
this country, when they voiced a
protest against the outrages of the
strongest republic in the world
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
FINANCE CAPITAL.
MODIFIES POLICY
Also Speeds Drive on
Workers Wages
By JOHN L. SHERMAN

Informed circles here are viewing
with considerable doubt the an
nopncement that the ChicagoSFed-
eral Reserve Bank has increased its
rediscount rate from ~ to per
cent primarily as further curb on
the speculative wave which has
flowed over the country particu-
larly on the New York stock market.
1t is admitted here that the at
tempt to decrease brokers' loans,
which form the basis for specula-
ton in securities may be one of the
factors in the present policy of the
Federal Reserve Bank. 1t is pointed
out, however, that previous to this
month these loans had decreased by
nearly a half billion from an earlier
peak. The reason for the present
policy must be looked for in another
direction, it is stated.
Aimed At prosperity"
The policy of the Federal Reserve
Bank which for over four years has
been to maintain "easy money" was
motivated, it is declared. by the de-
sire to maintain prosperity" Easy
money, free credit, extension of in
stallment buying, these it was be-
lieved would tend to maintain the
upward trend of business.
The general aim, it is understood,
is to restrict credit, force down
prices and hence wages and thus
solve" the critical price question
at the expense of the working class.
This is the meaning of the increased
discount rates. Other reserve banks
will follow the lead of the Chicago
branch which in the past has been
the first to put into operation any
changes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
SPAIN ARRESTS
40 MIL ITANTS

PERPIGNAN, France, July IL
Forty Communist and syndicalist
leaders have been arrested at Bar
celona, Spain, on. the Charge of
fomenting a revolutionary plot"
travellers arriving here reported to-
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
HIGH DEATH RATE.

ALBANY, July IL (UP)-A bull
letin on infant mortality issued by
the state department of health
showed Albany's record of 100 in
FAINT deaths for May was the highest
in the state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
HEAT-CRAzED, KILLS SELF.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 10.-Harry
Clement, 3s, crazed by the heat,
dived 35 feet from the roof of his
home to the brick pavement yester-
day and died.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12

TO sacrifice even my life for the
working class. l am now locked in
a solitary confinement cell and
am called rebel, but nothing can
make me turn my face from the
working -class. Hoping to hear
from you again, remain
"Comradely yours,
("Signed) JOHN PORTER"
The working-class must not per-
nit this brave fighter to remain in
prison. He must be released-free
to continue his fight for the cause
Of the workers.
Asks for Correspondence
An appeal was issued today by
the National Porter Defense Com
mittee to workers to write personal
letters to John Porter, assuring him
that he has not been forgotten and
that the working-c lass is with him
in the struggle. Letters should be
addressed to:
John Porter (Walerysiak), Guard
House, Fl. Adams, R. |.
Books and printed matter can not
be sent. Money or fruit, clothing
and personal needs can be sent to
the secretary of the National Por-
ter Defense Committee, Theresa
Valente, P 0. Box 27S, New Bed
ford, Mass, as these articles may be
cent to hin by mail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-12
WHITE GUARDISTS
ATTACK CHINESE
USSR MAIL TRAIN
A Killed in Assault
Aided by Japanese

MOSCOW, July 1.-THE attack
on the Chinese Eastern Railway
mail train near Hardin on July
has caused great indignation here.
Four passengers were killed and
seven seriously wounded, while 40
were kidnapped, including citizens
of the Soviet Union. The attack is
believed to have been carried out by
white guardists with japanese pro-
lection.
The Chinese Eastern Railway is
jointly owned by the Soviet Union
and the Chinese government. The
white guardist attack on mail
train of the railway, which is be-
lieved to have received the sanction
and protection of the Japanese gov
eminent, is looked upon in authori-
tative circles as an additional eff
fort to further Japanese imperialis-
tic ambitions in China and to strike
blow at the Soviet Union. The
Chinese Eastern Railway is
strategic connecting link, much
coveted by the imperialist powers,
who have made efforts in the past
to capture it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
STREET TO BE BALLROOM

Entertaining guests together and
using the street as the ballroom is the
plan being worked out by residents OF
one side of North street, London.
Under the shadow of Westminster the
neighborS of the small and ancient
street have become we'll acquainted,
and as their homes are too small for
entertaining on large, scale, they
propose to cover the pavement with
an awning and throw open their re-
spective houses, which will be used as
places for sitting out. Dinner will be
served in each house so that guests
will have the choice of at least a
dozen meals.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
BECK THREATENS
ACTION If SEAT.
Is DENIED HIM

WASHINGTON, Feb. up = Con-
cluding his defense in person, Repre-
sentative James M. Beck, a republican,
argued before a house elections COM
mittee today that if he were elected
from his seat on the ground of not
being legal resident of Pennsylvania,
the action would pave the way for a
general house cleaning in congress.
The former solicitor general of the
United States contended that the
democrats had no basis for charges
that he was not resident of Phila-
delphia at the time of his election last
fall and that, if owning a house in
Washington disqualified him to rep
resent the Pennsylvania city, half Of
the senate and a large number of his
colleagues in the house likewise would
be in line to lay aside their congress
sional togas.
Beck'S summing up Of his defense
concluded oral argument in the case,
the committee adjourning to meet at al
later date in executive session to con-
slider the matter.
Preceding his argument, Represen-
tative Kent, democrat, Pennsylvania,
concluded on behalf of the democrats,
who, the Gay congress convened, ini-
tiated move to unseat Beck. Kent
held that the former solicitorg general,
who is chief counsel for William S.
Ware in his fight for a senate seat, had
been grooned to fill the post left va
cant by Ware in the house He con-
tended that Beck had been resident
of Washington and had used his Phil
adelphia apartment solely as a place
from which to vote
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
GERMANY WANTS BABY FILM

German psychologists have requested
that the new film made in Vienna,
Austria, for use in baby training be
exhibited in Germany. The film ana
lyzeS baby's complexes from birth to
two years. It shows the little ones
reaction to toys. sounds and human
beings, and gives illustrations OF its
progress in love. anger, control over
the body and limbs, self defense, and
overcoming obstacles. The picture was
made at the Vienna Municipal Baby
Home under the direction of Prof.
Hildegarde Metzer, of the pSychologi-
al institute OF Vienna university.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07

bill, the export debenture farm relief
plan of the National Grange was
introduced today by Representative
Ketcham, republican, Michigan, q
member of the agriculture committee
Earlier in the day that committee
heard the equalization ice defended
by B. w. Kilgore, chairman of the
American Cotton Growers exchange
legislative committee in the face OF
opposition by Representative AsWen,
OF Louisiana, ranking democrat on
the committee. Kilgore said that the
cotton growers he represented favored
the fee clause SO strongly that it
would be preferable to wait longer
for legislation than to enact system
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
rot so widely understood.

Questioned by Representative Ket-
cham, Kilgore said he had studied
the export debenture plan and saw
some merit in it. His position re-
manned, however, that an effort
should be made to have tGle equal
ization fee approved by the admin
istration, or, il necessary. to pass
it over another presidential veto.
The Ketcham bill would set up a
national export debenture board COM
prising the secretaries OF agriculture,
commerce and the treasury. The
treasury member would be directed to
issue export debeuture certificates to
exporters OF wheat, corn, rice, fruit,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
ELECTION FIGHT
OF VARE-WMSON
TAKES ON LIFE.

Z
WASHINGTON, Feb. R.zFhe
Vare-W Wilson. senatorial election con-
test from Pennsylvania awoke to
sudden life today in a triple-headed
series of developments.
Chief among these was counter
charge by William S. Ware, republi-
can. senator-eIect, that William B.
Wilson, his democratic contestant
for the seat, had made a "cowardly
attack" upon him in charging a con-
spiraGy in the 1926 election.
While this counterattack was be-
ing delivered to the privileges and
elections committee, the special
slush fund committee of the senate
paved the way for further investi-
cation of that election by examin-
ing registration lists and other docu-
ments used in Philadelphia.
AL the same time a subcommittee
OF 1.-THE elections committee maneu-
vered to begin its exploration of the
ballot boxes used% in Allegheny
county, including the city of Pitts
burgh. The committee. did not
actually begin .talIying the votes,
however, as its, staff was frozen out
Of. the majority caucus room by
lack of heat. and no other suitable
quarters were available.
While. the Slush fund committee
was examining the records in the
first ward of Philadelphia, it had
official observers to look on at the
ballot recount by the elections sub
committee. This was in accord with
an agreement between Senator
Reed, democratic, Missouri, chair
man of the special committee, and
Senator Waterman, republican, Colo
rado, chairman of the elections sub
committee.
AS further complication of the
whole situation, Leon D. Ripley, of
New Hampshire, resigned as super
visor of the ballot recount by the
elections subcommittee. His success
sor has not yet been appointed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
tobacco, cotton, swine, cattle and

tobacco, cotton, swine, cattle and
poultry.
These certificates in turn could be
used in lieu OF tariff levies on imports
which method would allow exporting
farmers to cash in on them by sale
to importers. Surplus control would
be affected under the bill by q
provision for flexible debentureS, the
sliding scale ranging from a minimum
of almost nothing to maximum OF the
tariff on the commodity involved
"The bill aims" said Ketcham. "to
set debenture rates at approximately
one half the present tariff rates on
the various products and flat rate
OF two cents. per pound on cotton"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
DEBENTURE BILL
PLAN FOR FAR M
RELIEF APPEARS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 tH9-While
an apparently studied silence had
settled over the house farm bloc
concerning the disputed equalization
fee provision OF the McNary- Haugen
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07

The petition of the slush fund
committee, headed by Senator Reed,
democrat, Missouri, came as a sur
prise and is designed to bring
about a decision which will be bind
ing upon the federal courts in such
cases in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-24
WELCOMES DEATH
I FOLLOWING CRIME
Japanese Who Admitted
Staying Honolulu Bankers
Sen Heavily Guarded.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. September ga studi-
GUS young japanese, Miles YutaKa
Fukunaga, who has confessed TIE kid
paping and murder of 10-year-old CT!
Jameson and avowedly wishes to die
fer his crime, was under heavy guard IN
his Jail cell here today as he awaited
the legal proceedings by which he eX-
pccts to be put to death.
Fukunaga, who is ~ years old, and
who graduated from high school here
at the head of his class, confessed
Saturday night after officers had traced
him bv means of identified five dol
lar bills paid to the kidnaper by
Frederick w Jameson, banker, father
OF the slain bov.
Although feeling ran high among the
Julace when 1t was learned that The
SLAYER had been apprehended, posi-
bility of vigilant action seemingly
waned today.
Crowd Dispersed by Firer-cn.
Crowds gathered around the Oahu
iail Yesterday after details of Fuku-
naga's confession had been published
and firemen were called ur to play
streams of cold water on them when
the pleas of peace officers failed to
bring dispersal. The water was eff
fective
National Guardsmen and additional
deputy sheriffs patrolled the streets
last night. but there were no indica
tons of disorder.
Fukunaga seemed unconcerned about
the murmurings of the crowd, but adj
NED that for the frs time in his life
he feared the prospect of DEATH He
insisted, however, that he wanted to
Gle because my crime was awful.
cont want to live because I would hear
the screams of the child the rest of my
life"
VIII Plead Guilty.
Fukunaga said he would plead guilty
to a murder charge. A grand jury was
ordered to meet today to consider the
case and it was expected that an in
dictment would be forthcoming at once
The young kidnaper revealed that lie
had studied the crimes of Leopold and
Loeb, Chicago thrill slayers," and of
William Edward Hickman, killer of
Marian Parker of Los Angeles. The
Jameson kidnapping and Staying re-
sembled the Les Angeles case in many
respects
In an interview Fukunaga gave the
reason for his crime by saying he want
ed money to give his parents SO they
could return to Japan, but reluctantly
t1ohiAIICo lAldI lCNCIISC pLOAlpUcO IFS dCL.
He said the Hawaiian Trust Co., of
which Jameson is vice president, owned
his mothers home and had pressed her
for back rental.
Follows Hickman's Tactics.
In kidnapping his victim Fukunaga fol-
lowed the tactics of Hickman, getting
the youth away from school on the pre-
text that his mother had been injured
He told officers he had arranged the
crude cross over the body of young
Jameson because it ar~ealed to his
sense of the grotesque. He said he en-
braced none of the accepted religions,
but added:
Il have a religion 1 can see religion
in everything, in nature, in the trees
and flowers. think for myself. The
beautiful things of life are my religion"
The prisoner, who said he was net
insane, revealed that he sent flowers to
the funeral of his victim paying for
them with one of the identified SIS bills,
which was the first to come into the
hands of the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-24

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$500, 600 LOSS IN STORM.
Hurricane Sweeps Through State
in Mexico-Towns Inundated.

MEXICO CITY. September "a GP).-
FL Universal prints special dispatches
from La Cruz. state of Sinaloa, saying
that several houses collapsed during a
strong hurricane which swept that dis
trict early yesterday morning. DAM
ages were estimated at 100000, but
no casualties were reported.
Other dispatches from Mazatlan said
that the towns CT Villa Union, Los
Angeles. Pozole. Hurraca and Cana
ron had been inundated by the Preside
and Rosario Rivers. Railway COM
municaticns were cut off and the Ro-
ssrio Bridge was washed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-24

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