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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Cutters League Vote
Is Unanimous for Big
Strike in Dress Trade

The imminent amalgamation of
the two left wing needle trades
unions, the Cloak and Dressmakers
Unipn with the FuIT;ers Union, was
the chief topic of discussion at a
membership meeting of the Cutters
Welfare League on Thursday night
at the headquarters Of the National
Organization Committee.
The meeting also heard a full re-
port Of the work done by the Elec-
ton and Objection Committee, in
testing the qualifications of NOM
inees for delegates to the coming
convention, Dec. 20, in New York.
After an interesting discussion the
report of this important committee
was endorsed unanimously.
Arousing the greatest enthusi-
asm, however, and calling forth the
most spirited participation, was the
need for immediate preparations
for a general strike in the dress
industry. The vote on this was
unanimous.
In discussing the amalgamation
question, which was finally endorsed
by an overwhelming majority, only
two voting against its immediate
application (no one is opposed to it
in principle), the workers argued
that just because the union needed
general strike in the dress trade
and a special struggle to regain
conditions in all crafts, the need for
amalgamation is imperative. An
amalgamated union will help us at
tain our ends, it was urged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
''ITALO BALBO,"
FASCIST, IN FEAR,
LANDS SECRETLY
Balbo Rushes Away to
Avoid Workers

General Italo Balbo, gangster
chief of the fascist, minister of
aviation in Mussolini's cabinet and
one of his right-hand men, on his
arrival here yesterday left the
steamer in special tug and after
landing at saith St., made immedi-
ately for the Pennsylvania Ter
minal, in fear of an anti-fascist
demonstration.
He was met on the steamer by
representatives of the fascist am
bassador and the Italian consul gen
eral, who Immediately escorted him
to the waiting tug. When he was
asked by a capitalist newspaper re-
porter whether, if Mussolini died,
the fascist government would fall,
he answered, in the typical swag-
gering manner of Mussolini "No,
not for two centuries at least"
Balbo is here as a delegate from
the Italian Aerial Association to the
conference of the International
Aeronautical Congress at Washing
ton, commencing next week. He has
aroused such wave of hatred
among the Italian workers by his
gangsterism and terrorization in
Italy that he was afraid of wasting
any time in catching his train. In
order to save his face he announced,
even before it was mentioned, that
his hurried trip to the railway sta
ton "was not due to fear Of anti
fascist demonstrations"
To protest the presence Of the fas-
cist gangster chief in America,
which they term an insult to work
ers, the Anti-Fascist League of
North America will hold mass
protest meeting tomorrow at the
Peoples House, 7 East 18th ST., at
2 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Plumbers HELPERS Decide to Form Fighting Union By Unanimous Vote OF Members
INCOMPETENCE
SUNK VESTRIS,
SAYS EXPERT
Never Knew So Much
on a Single Ship

1t was American imperialism
day for taking a crack at its British
rival by way of the so-called sin
vestigation" of the Vestris' sinking,
staged yesterday before U. S. Com
missioner Francis A. O'Neill.
Captain E. P. Jessop represented
the American government, which
was responsible for the criminal
lack Of inspection. This "inspec-
ton" or lack of it, is under the ad-
ministration of Herbert Hoover, re-
Gently elected president of the
American empire. Jessop brought
himself and his opinions over from
the closed investigation" run by
U. S. Attorney futile to the Com
nnissioner's seance, and made a
scathing indictment of everybody
hut the U. S. Steamboat Inspection
Service.
Overloaded With Incompetence.
Jessop said that he "did not think
so much incompetence could be
loaded aboard one ship" as was
shown when the Vestris' officers
bungled everything they laid their
hands to and left what they should
have done undone. Evidently Jes-
sop was making out case against
the tradition that Britain rules the
waves"
The two surviving officers singled
ont for special mention were Chief
Officer Johnson and Chief Engineer
Adams. 1t will be recalled that
these officers, at Tuttle's hearing,
tried to unload all their guilt on the
crow by claiming that the Negro
BLACK Gang" would not work the
fires.
No Storm.
An important phase of the testi-
mony vas that in which Jessop
stated, what the Daily Worker said
weeks ago, that the Vestris was not
sunk by a storm, but just sunk by
itself, with the enthusiastic assist
ance of it's officers. "Any attempt
to use the sea and weather as an
explanation of the disaster is fool
ish," said Jessop. Captain Carey
was censured for not sending out
S o S calls sooner, and for "incom-
prehensible incompetence"
Chief Officer Johnson was also
prize bungler, Jessop said, and Chief
Engineer Adams a criminal liar in
sending word to the captain that he
had the water under control when
he did not.
Fine Business.
"The Vestris sailed from this port
without either the owners, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Talk on Revolutionary
Literature at Workers
Forum, Bronx, Sunday

Michael Gold, editor of the New
Masses; Sender Garlin, of the Daily
Worker staff, and A. B. Magil, also
of the Daily Worker, will take part
in literary symposium, to be held
Sunday evening at s o'clock at the
Bronx Workers Forum, 1880 Will
kins Ave.
The drama, criticism and poetry
will be the subjects discussed by
the three speakers. Gold, who is
one of the directors Of the New
playwrights Theatre, will speak on
the social trends in the modern
drama. Garlin will discuss several
of the outstanding American liter
airy critics of today. Magil will talk
on revolutionary poetry and read
from the works of several poets, in
Guiding his own.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Freiheit Sport Club
Announces Its Soccer
Schedule for Sunday

The following schedule of soccer
games for this Sunday has been re-
leased by the Freiheit Sport Club:
The First Team VS.. Red Star A.
C., at Thomas jefferson Field,
Pennsylvania and Livonia AYES,
Brooklyn. The game will start at
noon sharp.
The Second Team VS.. Scandinavian
s. c., at Hudson Park, Hudson and
Leroy St., New York City. Kick
eff at 8 p. m. sharp. Directions to
Hudson field: Take I. R. T. Broad
way and Seventh Ave, subway to
Houston st. Walk west to Hudson.
Third Team VS.. Workers S. c., at
Van Cortlandt Park, 242nd St., N.
Y. c. Kickoff at noon sharp. Di-
rections to field: Take Seventh Ave.
subway uptown, get off last stop.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Youthful Miners Will
Attend School of the
Young Worker League

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. THE
Young Workers (Communist)
League of the Ohio district win con-
duct a 2-weeks training school in
the coal mining region Of Eastern
Ohio, beginning next week. A large
percentage of young miners is ex-
pected to attend.
An appeal is being made for fl
nancial aid for the school, since it
will otherwise be difficult, if not
impossible, to carry it through. Last
summer a 5-weeks school was run,
but most of the young miners who
had been expected to attend were
actively engaged in the miners
strike, and could not be withdrawn.
The agitprop department of the
district says in connection with the
school: "The Importance of train
ing and developing new forces for
the labor movement, forces that ac-
lively participate in and lead the
struggles of the workers, has long
been recognized by the left wing
and militant section of the labor
movement. But in order that these
new elements acquire the full con-
fidence and leadership of the work
ers, they must be given a theoreti-
cal background to understand the
problems that confront the work
ing class.
"The League has therefore sent
an appeal to all sympathetic or
CARNATIONS to support US financial
ly, and we are sure that these or
CARNATIONS will contribute literally
toward this end"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
MAKE PLANS FOR
ORGANIzATIONAL
drive AT ONCE
To Hold General Mass
j Meeting Soon

Without a dissenting voice, the
membership of the American Asso-
citation of Plumbers Helpers at the
Labor Temple, 14th St. and 2nd Ave,
adopted proposals for the formation
of an independent union which will
organize the helpers and lead them
in their struggles.
Immediately following the read
ing of the report by the president,
Max Helfand, which reviewed the
traitorous role Of the Officials of
the United Association Of Plumbers,
Steamfitters and Gasfitters and de-
clared for a strong union of the
helpers to win the support of the
rank and file plumbers, q general
discussion took place.
From the floor the membership
expressed their approval of the SEN
timents uttered by Helfand and
unanimously voted for the formation
of an Independent union,
After the discussion the election
Of officers was held. Max Helfand
was reelected president by acclama-
ton. Irving Spreiregen was elected
vice-president. Benjamin Intrator
was chosen secretary.
The newly elected executive board
of the union will consist of Martin
Chaplain, Ernest Polgar, Joe Martin,
James Walsh, Dan Knudler, Julius
Ginenthal and Wallace Binney.
Definite plans were adopte' y"
carrying on an intensive org"
t.onal campaign. Thousands of leaf
lets are to be distributed amongst
the helpers working on the various
buildings. A special leaflet will also
be distributed among the plumbers
appealing for support of the helpers
newly formed union. A general mass
meeting of all helpers will be held
within the next three weeks. Shop
chairmen will be established on
every job. Demands for recognition
and better conditions will be pre-
sented to every boss of strongly
organized shop.
President Helfand in his speech
stressed the vital necessity of every
plumbers helper joining the union
at once.
"The officials of the United AS
sociation of Plumbers, Steamfitters
and Gasfitters, are not interested in
organizing the helpers" Helfand
stated. ave have but to look back
to our past experience which we had
with these officials to find out this
is an absolute fact. They never took
concrete steps towards organizing
the helpers. When in April of last
year we succeeded in drawing four
thousand helpers into our organiza-
ton, we accomplished something
which these reactionaries never even
made an attempt to do.
"There is no doubt that we will
never gain recognition as long as
these officials rule the plumbers
locals.
"Our only salvation at the pres
ent time lies in the formation of a
strong independent union of the
helpers. However, this does not
mean that we will cease fighting
these bureaucrats and exposing them
at every turn"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Young Worker League
Industry Conferences
to Be Held Today at 3

The two industrial conferences
called by the Young Workers (Com-
munist) League for it's members
will take place today at p, m. The
address of the needle trades confer
ence has been changed. 1t will be
held at the Jewish Workers Univer-
sity, at 108 E. 18th st. The Build
ing Trades Conference will be held
in the Center, 2S Union Square.
The industrial conferences of the
League will be attended by all
League members working in the in
6ustries, and will discuss in detail
the conditions of the youth there.
1t is expected that youth programs
will be drawn up as result OF these
conferences, and that the League
members will be come more activized
than ever before in the struggles
of the workers in those industries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Begin Jersey City
English Course for
Workers Tomorrow

A course in English will give
workers of Jersey City an unusual
educational opportunity. The course
will open tomorrow at 10 a. M, at
the Ukra MAN Hall, 100 Mercer St.
S. Leroy, of the New York Workers
School will be the instructor. The
fee Will be an unusually low one.
The course will be given every Sun
day at 10 a. H., and the last half
hour of it will be devoted to the
A. B. C. of Communion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Soviet Union Coop
Bank Capital Grows

MOSCOW, Dec. Tn view of a
constant growth of operations of
the All-Union Cooperative Bank
the Peoples Commissariat for Fl
nance of the U. S. S. R. has allowed
it to issue an additional number of
shares for ten million rubles. Thus
the joint stock of the All-Union CO.
operative Bank has been increased
from 80 to 40 million rubles.
The Workers (C0mmunist1 Party In
the party of the class strugRle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08

steamboat inspection service or
LloyGs knowing what her stability
was"
Captain McConkey, British ex-
pert attending The hearings, tried
to defend British shipping against
this assault by its American rival,
but was worsted and took refuge in
Withholding judgment" probably
until British board will "investi-
gate"
The Workers tCOmmunistD Party
fights for the organization OF the
uuOraantyed workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Expect Arrival of
Vessel in Distress
(By United Press.)

The freighter Lena Luckenbach
of the Luckenbach Steamship Com
pany, was expected to arrive at Bal
boa, C. g., today in tow of a tug
which was sent out in answer to
the ships distress signals yesterday
Luckenbach ships are warehouses"
in which the crews face constant
danger.
Fight against company union
isml
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08

HELSINGFORS, Finland, (By
MaiD,-The strike of the Finnish
transport workers has now rounded
cut five r.onths, with no sign of
weakening on the workers part.
Militant workers th:uout Sweden,
Norway and Denmark, affiliated
with the Red International of Trade
Unions, are sending financial sup
po.s 70 the Finnish strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
NEW HISTORIANS HEAD

DR.. james Harvey Robinson, his
torian and author Of "The Mind IN
the Making has been elected presi-
dent of the American Historical As
ISOLATION for 1929, it was announced
yesterday after a meeting OF the
associations council
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
Machinery of Radio
Monopoly to Remain

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UP).-
A resolution to extend the life of
the radio commission which under
the law becomes an advisory body
March /, has been prepared by Rep,
White of Maine, chairman of the
hcu-o r..-chant marine committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08

LONDON (By MaiD.--The strike
Of the workers at the Rego clothing
factory continues, with the workers
showing no sign of relaxing their
solidarity. Workers throughout
England are supporting the strikers
with funds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08
( MORE sAUORs DROWN.

HULL, England, Dec. 7 U.D.-
The motorship Wander with a crew
Of five men, which left Yarmouth
for Hull November %, was believed
lost today. 1t was caught in the
wide storm which swept England
more than a week ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08

The program Mt the 5th ami
versary Celebration of the Daily
Worker at Manhattan Opera House
consists of the Isadorn Duncan
Dancers of Moscow. U. =. 5. r.. in
special program of Revolution
ary Dances. Symphony Orchestra.
Speakers. Tickets 81, Sl.oo. 81
$3.50 now on sale Mt Daily Work.
err office, All seats reserved,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08

We demand the immediate re-
movnl of nil restrictions in all
trade unionse ngninst the member
ship of Negro workers and eauni
pportunity for employment.
wages, hours and working condi-
lions for Negro and white workers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Detroit Faces Georgetown Nov. 20;
N. Y. u. to Meet Carnegie Saturday
Undefeated MdWestern Eleven to Test MettIe Thanks
giving Day; Violet, SkboS Tange at Pittsburgh.

cient manner in which 1t disposed
of Fordham, 10 to 0, Saturday.
Detroit has what appears to be a
good football. team, but no worthy
opponents against whom to prove its
strength. Its men have played
eight games and won them all, even
in shut-out fashion. but their record
is not exactly impressive because of
the caliber of the opposition.
Detroit will have a real chance
to test its mettle Nov. 20 when it is
host to Georgetown, conquerer of
New York university.
Yale and Harvard start prepara-
ton today for their annual classic
at New Haven next Saturday. Yale
must recover from the effect of its
1879 setback at the hands of Prince
ton while Harvard coaches discov-
cred many faults while their
charges played a scoreless tie with
Holy Cross.
New York university will throw it's
full strength against the red brick
wall of Carnegie Tech which
stopped Notre Dame, 27-7, Saturday
The New York eleven looked pow
erful in defeating Missouri, 81 to 6,
Saturday but anticipates one of its
toughest assignments in the Skibo
game at Pittsburgh.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Feature Bouts
on Mat Bill at
TonIinSon Hall

Two feature matches and an add
ed attraction are on the Tomlinson
hall wrestling card tonight. Jack
Reynolds and Martin zbyszko meet
in the main bout, while George Ro-
manof and Mike Reed clash in the
semi-windup. A prelin opens the
program at $3.50.
The appearance Of Reynolds, local
favorite, is expected to increase at
tendance. He has been meeting
some of the best welterweights the
past two years. Tonight he takes
in highly touted trick artist.
The APE man." as George Ro-
manof is known on stage and
screen, is expecting much opposi-
ton from Mike Reed, New York
amateur star, who recently joined
the professional ranks. A. G. Shell
ton will referee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Minnesota Lone Obstacle Path of Badgers Title Hopes
Coast Scrapper
Boasts of Fine
Winning Record

Johnny Burns, Italian middle
weight from the Pacific coast, who
meets Johnny Mason of Scranton,
Pa, at the Armory Tuesday night, is
just 81 years old, but in his two
years of fighting around San Fran
cisco, Portland, Los Angeles and
other far west f1stic centers, ran up
a string Of wins against strong OPP
position.
Early last summer Burns met
Walcot Langford at Portland and
gave the tough Negro beating. A
month later he whipped Bert Colima
who is considered one of the best in
the west.
Tom Walsh, Chicago fight man
ager, brought Burns to the middle
west a month ago and matched him
with Haakon Hansen, who had
knocked out Red Uhlan, and the
judges called the fight a. draw. They
were matched a second time and the
arbiters again decided it was even.
Johnny Mason has a decision over
Hansen to his credit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Wisconsin Must Defeat
Gophers to Take Big
Ten Title.
HAWKEYES TUMBLED
Conference Looks Forward
to Exciting Week End.
BY DIXON STEWART
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-That foot
ball is the most uncertain of sports
has been demonstrated by the Wis
consin university Badgers, now Big
Ten conference championship fav-
orites. The Badgers assumed this
ranking Saturday by defeating Burt
Ingwersen'S university of Iowa
Hawkeyes, IS to 0, in a muddy bat
tie at Iowa City.
Previous to this game the tall
corn eleven was the only undefeated
and united team in the conference.
Wisconsin now is the only one of
the ten teams which has no defeat
to mar its record.
Glenn ThiStlethwaite's Badgers
started the 1923 campaign as a
highly feared Ozark Horse" and a
victory over Notre Dame established
them as a conference favorite. Two
weeks later, in their first Big Ten
game, the Badgers were held to a
tie by Purdue and promptly counted
out.
Not Since 1912
AS a result of Saturdays triumph,
the Badgers have only to beat Min
neSota this week to take their I'M
disputed Big Ten championship, the
first since 1912.
The Badgers have become decided
favoriteS to beat Minnesota, but it
will be far from an easy task. Min
nesota, the preseason favorite to go
through the season undefeated, has
lost two big ten games by single
point.
Unless Wisconsin takes the meas
ure of Minnesota, the Big Ten race
is likely to end in hopeless muddle.
Little to Excite
Except for the Iowa Wisconsin
game the Big Ten offered little ex-
element Saturday. Indiana's 6-to-
0 victory over Northwestern was a
trifle surprising. Illinois had no
trouble running up a 4O-to-0 score
against Chicago.
The other four conference teams
met nonconference foes, except in
the case Of Michigan, which barely
nosed out 3-to-0 win over Michigan
State, had little trouble winning.
This weeks program, which in
cludes four clashes between confer
ence teams and an intersectional
game, is one of the best of the sea-
son. Wisconsin and Minnesota
head the chart in their tilt at Madi-
son, while the illinois, Ohio game at
Urbana and the Michigan
game also will have an important
bearing on the championship race.
Indiana and Purdue wage their
traditional rivalry battle at Lafay-
cite in the fourth conference game,
while Northwestern meets Dart
mouth, at Evanston in the intersec-
tional feature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Denver Site
of N ational
Track Events
200 Amateur Leaders Meet
at New York for An
nuaI Convention.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 19-More than
200 amateur athletic leaders from
all sections Of the country attended
the opening of the fortieth annual
convention of the Amateur Athletic
Union today at the Waldorf Astoria
hotel. The convention will close
Tuesday.
The award Of the national cham
pionships, proposed amendments to
the constitution and applications for
new records consumed the early at
tention OF the delegates.
Committees recommended that
the following championships be
held.
National senior and junior track
and field championships aG Den
yer, July 8, and 5.
National women's swimming
tournament at Chicago.
National marathon at Boston.
National cross-country, weight
lifting, wrestling and indoor track
and field championships at New
York.
No radical changes in the con-
stitutlon or bylaws was expected,
despite the fact thirty-one pro-
posed changes were scheduled for
discussions.
The track and field committee
disapproved the proposal of the
Central Association, Chicago, that
college athletes may not compete
for their college and also for an
amateur club.
The recommendation of Dan
Ferris, secretary Of the A. A. u, to
bar from amateur competition any
athlete who allows his name to be
used for advertising purposes either
for compensation or otherwise, was
expected to pass
Avery Brundage, Chicago, a vice.
president of the A. A. u, probably
will succeed Murray Hubert, New
York, as president Of the A. A. U.
when the election Of officers is held
Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
T. S. A. A. Silent
About Situation
at Evansville

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 10
Arthur L. Trester, secretary OF the
Indiana High School Athletic AS
ISOLATION, today refused to make
any comment on the Evansville
situation.
Bose high school, Evansville, was
suspended from the State assocta-
ton until Jan. /, 1929, for violating
an I. H. S. A. A. rule and other
teams in the association were
barred from competing with Bose.
Evansville business men obtained
a court injunction restraining the
I. H. S. A. A. from interfering with
scheduled games among rival Evans
Vile teams. Bose Saturday de-
feated Reitz, ID to 6, and both teams
are liable to expulsion from the state
body.