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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-30
Woman Worker Chosen the Head of Cigarette Factory Union North Ca,
MANY SOL DIERS
WITH WORKERS
CAUSE" PORTER
F e ar K e eps TIL EN-
loyal" to Bosses

FORT ADAMS, R. l., July 29.-
"You have no idea how many SOL
diers realize that they are used
against the workers, but are afraid
to express their ideas publicly"
stated John Porter, sentenced to
two and half years at hard labor
after he told a court-martial that
the army is the tool of the bosses.
Porter's statement is supported
by the comments of the soldiers
here, many of them declaring that
they regard the militant young
worker as a hero and that he told
the court-martial Gust what we
would say if we only had the cour-
age"
Ready to Face ANY Sentence"
II know that my severe sentence
was on account of my stand" says
Porter, "but l am ready to face even
any sentence for the workers" The
officers have made every effort to
break Porter's spirit and force him
to repudiate his views, even giving
him to understand that he would be
released within a month if he would
take back his militant statements.
The authorities have refused to
deliver some of the mail for Porter
An official letter from the National
Executive Committee of the Young
Workers (Communist) League, con-
graduating Porter's splendid spirit,
was not deliveredfby the officers.
~
World Wide Drive for Porter.
The National Executive Commit
tee of the Young Workers (Com-
munist) League has announced that
the Porter case, instead of being
ended by his sentence, is just be-
ginning and that a worldwide drive
will be made to obtain his release
by the military authorities.
The International Labor Defense
also states that the organization
will continue it's efforts in Porter's
behalf.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-30
CORRESPOND WITH THE
u. s. S. r.

Letters are received almost daily
from the young workers organiza-
tons in the Soviet Union requesting
correspondence with young Ameri-
can workers.
Correspondence with the Soviet
Union will enable young workers to
get "first hand" information on con-
ditions and the achievements of the
workers Republic in detail. Those
who wish to correspond with the U.
s. S. R. should send their letters to
the Young Workers League, 43
East 125 Street, New York City, and
the letters will be translated and
forwarded to the Komsomol organi-
cations in the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-30
ADMITS Marines
DEFEND BANKERS
Teacher Tells Purpose
Of Intervention
ADMITS MARINES

ADMITS MARINES
BLUE RIDGE, N. c., July 49,
In a speech at student conference
here, DR.. w. C. Jackson, vice-presi-
dent Of North Carolina College for
Women, admitted that the purpose
of the American Marine forces in
Nicaragua and Santo Domingo is
to protect the investments of bank
crs.
DR.. Jackson declared that imper-
ialism gives a great field for the
banker, and that capital invested in
Nicaragua gives a return of 10 per
cent profit as contrasted with four
and half per cent in New York.
Four reasons, according to DR..
Jackson, had caused America to
"embark upon policy Of economic
imperialism" These were: Surplus
production, necessity of the finding
and holding of new fields, develop
ment of transportation facilities,
demanding an ever increasing vol
ume of goods to transport, need Of
the United States manufacturers for
raw products, such as rubber from
the tropics and the surplus of cap
ital in America despite the millions
of unemployed workers) seeking
new fields for Investment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-30

revolutionary struggles, and perse-
cution of the workers.
eve await your reply. We will
reply in detail to any questions you
may wish to ask.
with fraternal greetings,
"Komsomol Esperanto Section,
correspondence Department,
"Leningrad Committee, V. l.. X. S.
M. (Komsomols)."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-30

DETROIT, (FP) July 20. - A
union catering service, plain or fancy
according to the purse, is offered by
Cooks & Pastry Cooks Local 234.
Picnics, banquets and special gather
ings are served. Banquets up to
1000 plates are handled.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-30
YOUTH IN SOVIET UNION
HAS MANYADVANTAGES

CThs section
day News of Young Workers
League, 4S East 125th Street, New York;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
ADMIT DUNCAN TROUPE
ToAbbeayat Daily 'BiythdayFete Jan. 5

dora Duncan troupe will appear as
scheduled at the "Daily" anniver-
sary at Manhattan Opera House,
Eighth Ave. and 34th st. The troupe
consists Of Irma Duncan, adopted
daughter and favorite pupil of Isa-
dora, now director of the Duncan
School at Moscow, and % prize pu-
pills of the school.
The coming of the Isadora Duncan
dancers to this country has been
hailed as an event of unusual signi-
ficance by critics of the dance thru
out the country. They come here
trained in the great classic tradi-
tions of Isadora Duncan, and en-
bodying as well the dynamic, revolu-
tionary spirit which Isadora sought
for all her life and found at last in
the Soviet Union. Their program
on Jan. S will be appropriate to the
celebration of wsrkingclass insti-
tuition and will open with an inter-
probation of the International.
All seats at Manhattan Opera
House will be reserved. Tickets are
now on sale at the office of the
Daily Worker. g Union Square.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26

Realizing how flimsy was the pre-
text for detaining the four young
dancers of the Isadora Duncan
troupe who arrived here Sunday, the
immigration authorities have decid-
ed to allow the dancers to enter.
They are scheduled to be released
from Ellis Island today together
with their chaperone, Nine. Eliza
beth Missovsky. Each of the dancers
will be permitted to remain six
months upon the deposition of $500
bonds.
The immigration authorities orr
ginally claimed that the four dancers
were to young despite the fact that
minors of other dancing and theatri-
cal troupes have always been ad-
mitted. The action Of the immigra-
tion authorities is believed to have
been due to the fact that the dancers
are coming from the Isadora Dun
can School in Moscow and they have
come to this country to appear at
the fifth anniversary celebration of
the Daily Worker, Jan. 5.
The release of the four dancers
means that all Of the famous Isa-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
HOOVER HURRIES
TO WASHINGTON
/ TO BUILD NAVY
Row Over Patronage
in Congress Threatens
to Delay War Plan
To Push kellogg Pact
Refuses to Talk About
Farm Legislation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Pres-
ident-elect Hoover today wirelessed
from the Utah that he was not 60
ing to stop in Florida but would
come directly to Washington. He
wants to straighten out the patron
age squabble which threatens to in
terfere with the smooth passage of
the two administration war meas
ures, the Kellog pacts against Eng
land and against the U.S.S.R., and
the bill for fifteen more cruisers.
Change Patronage Plan
The announcement has been made
in Hoover's name that patronage
graft will hereafter be handled by
the Republican national committee
men instead of by the congressman.
The decision threw congressman in
to an uproar, and several powerful
senators are openly threatening to
tie up the important pro-war legis-
lation in retaliation Just what Hoo
ver's decision on arrival will be is
not known.
Several days ago the proponents
of the McNary- -Haugen bill radioed
Hoover, demanding that he state
whether he was in favor of it or
not. He has failed to answer, and
this adds to the tumult, as the plea
of leaving it up to Hoover has been
used in this congress to avoid ac-
tion on the fake farm relief bill,
which congressman from the ag-
ricultural sections are afraid to take
responsibility for.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
U n e m plo y!ed Confab
in Rochester Is Called
by Council for Jan. 2

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 25.-
To meet and combat the ever grow
ing unemployment in this city the
Unemployed Council of Rochester in
vites all working class organizations
to send two delegates to the Unem-
ployed Conference to be held We'd
nesday, Jan. 2, s p. M, in the Bap-
tist Temple, IA Franklyn ST., Room
2G, second floor.
In call addressed to all labor and
fraternal organizations the council
states that the conditions of the un-
employed workers are becoming
acute. Many of them are facing i'm
mediate want and hunger and the
city courts have served eviction no
tees upon unemployed workers who
are unable to meet their rent.
Stating that "unless the workers
of Rochester, both men and women,
now employed full or part time, or
organized into trade unions, take
immediate steps to organize the
mass of unorganized unemployed
workers and join with them in a
campaign for relief for the unem-
ployed workers, all the achievements
and standards now held by the work
ers are threatened" the council de-
mands that immediate steps be
taken for organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
JOBLESS READY;
SOON TO START
LONDON MARCH
National Unemployed
Workers Committees
Plan Parade
TUG. Sabotages Trip
South Wales Miners to
Come Strong
TUG. Sabotages Trip

LONDON, Dec. 25.-The arrange
ment for a national march of un-
employed workers upon London un-
der the auspices of the National I'm
employed Workers Committee Move
ment, is progressing with great
speed in spite of the persistent
sabotage on the part Of the Cen
eral Council of the Trade Union
Congress and of the officials of the
Labor Party.
AS the Christmas holidays begin,
andsbunk about thanksgiving for the
well-being of the king fill the news
papers, Wal. Harrington, who will
lead the march, told meeting of
workers here of his experience
among the South Wales miners,
where he had been busy arranging
march committees.
"Never before have l found such
terrible poverty existing as at pres
ent," he said. Thousands of men,
women and children in the mining
villages are sinking deeper and
deeper into the morass of destitu-
ton and actual starvation.
"The unemployed are waiting for
a fighting lead and are ready to
respond. Keen enthusiasm is shown
for the national march to London.
l had splendid meetings and nine
new branches of the National Unem-
ployed Workers Committees Move
ment were formed.
local marchers' organization
committees will be formed and a
District Marchers' Organization
Council will be set up to ensure the
men, representing South Wales, who
will be taking the road, shall be
properly equipped"
While the Baldwin reactionaries
are busy sending letters to charity
Continued On Page Seuen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
" VISIONS" FOR MINERS
Nlsleadeys GlUe Poems With Wage Cut

The book itself is collection of
biographies glorifying the late Sam
uel Gompers, and the misleaders of
the miners. 1t contains articles by
Ameringer, others by liberals like
Van Loon and Untermeyer, poems,
and has most inaccurate history
of the U. M. w. A. District IL, writ
ten for the Lewis secretary treas
urer here, Walter Nesbit, by some
one of the editorial staff of the Illi-
nois Miner.
The National Miners Union,
which is winning more and more of
the miners of Illinois into its own
militant ranks, has no intention of
distributing "visions" to the min
ers, but will deal with hard facts,
and a hard fight to win back the
union scale of wages and union con-
ditions in the mines
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
RED POETS HOLD
FORTH ON FRIDAY
Big Dance Bacchanal
After Readings

Not only will revolutionary poetry
be read at the third annual Inter
national Red Poets Night Friday
evening, but revolutionary songs
will also be on the program. The
songs, which will be one of the
unique features of the evening, will
be sung by Harrison George, of the
Daily Worker staff. George will
show his versatility by singing in
no less than four languages, Eng
lish, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
In case of emergency it is rumored
that he will have a few more langu-
ages up his sleeve.
The poetry reading will be pre-
ceded by talk on proletarian Itera-
ture by Moissaye j. Olgin, editor of
The Hammer, who will be chairman
of the evening. A list of the poets
includes Michael Gold, Joseph Free
man, Martin Russak, Henry Reich,
Jr., Robert Wolf, James Rorty, Lola
Ridge, David Gordon, A.. B. Magil,
Edwin Rolfe, Langston Hughes, Her.
man Spector, Martin Feinstein,
Moishe Nadir, H. Leivick, Aron
Kurtz, A. Pomcrantz, ID. Burliuf.
1-l ~ nnerg, II. r. l&..
J. Sigzorich.
Get your tickets now and avoid
the rush at the door. You can get
them at the business Office Of the
Daily Worker, 26 Union So. 4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 25.-
Miners children who will so on short
rations and be forced into industry
before their time because of the
Lewis Fishwick-Nesbit leadership in
this district of the United Mine
Workers of America, were given a
BOBBY prize this week in the shape
of book called Visions" distribu-
ted as Christmas present by the
U. M. W. A. to families of miners
still forced by the check-off to re-
tain their cards in this company
unioszed organization.
"Ssions" is edited by Freda Ho-
gan, private secretary Of Oscar
Ameringer, who is a member of the
socialist party, and editor of the Of
ficial organ Of the Lewis machine
in this district, a weekly paper call
ed "The Illinois Miner
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
PARTY MEMBERS
Will MEET HERE
Dist. 2 at Star Casino
Tomorrow Eve

The District Executive Commit
tee, under instructions of the Gen.
tral Executive Committee, has de-
cided to call a membership meeting
for tomorrow evening, Dec. 27, as
part of the pre-convention discus
sion. This meeting will be held at
the New Star Casino, 105 E. 10Th
ST., near Park Ave. (Take East Side
subway to 10th or 103rd St., or
Bird Ave. L to 106th ST.
The Central Executive Committee
has selected Jay Lovestone as its
representative. Alexander Bittelman
will speak for the Minority.
Admission will be by membership
card only.
Doors will be open at $3.50 p. m.
Members should be on time, so that
the meeting can begin promptly at
8 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
ENSLAvE
CHINA WORKERS
Coolie Traffic With the
Colonies Exposed

SHANGHAI, Dec. 25.-That vir-
tual enslavement Of Chinese coolies
by foreign capitalists and a slave
trade with colonies are actually in
existence today under the Marking
regime was revealed when two Chi
nese gunboats were ordered to stop
Spanish ship bearing Chinese
workers for service on the Spanish
island of Fernando Po.
The Spanish ship is expected to
come down the Yang-tse River and
make for the colony of Spanish Gui-
nea on the West African Coast. The
ship arrived at Tientsin some time
ago, where an effort was made to
conscript coolies for work in the
tropics, but the attempt was unsuc-
cessful. The ship then went to
Tsing-tao, where because of the
Japanese occupation and the corrup-
tion of the Kuomintang officials,
British firm managed to conscript
5000 Chinese workers, either by
force or lying. They were assembled
at barracks at Tsine-tao.
The drafting Of the workers y
permitted to continue by the Cyst
officials who received large nc
Conditions in Fernando Pei, Of
the enslaved workers are IS;
taken, are So VIGOROUSLY fbaean
the colonies of other powers ,es
rica, although they pa, icir
the Chinese traffic, wilh United
Negro workers to go t sAs
the Spanish are compe SIR
hinese by force.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
CLOAK,DRESS,FUR
WORKER GROUPS
WILL COME HERE
To Attend Convention
cf New Needle Trades
Union
Gigantic Rally Sunday
Proletarian Banquet on
Sunday Night

DuIludy INISllG
Not only are delegates chosen by
cloak, dress and fur workers out OF
town on their way into New York
City to attend the conventions of
both these uniona ct the end of the
week, but word has been received
by the central office Of National Or
gan'zation Committee of The cloak
aHt dressnlaizi $, and the Natior al
Eve utive '',mq. tee of the Fur
riers, that rank and file members
frcr: Boston end Philadelphia a:e
organizing to at:sId the c7.vcn.
tion in a body.
Giant Rally.
These workers are eager to come
and see their respective conventions
take up the question of amalgama-
tion, which both bodies will have
to ratify formally before the big
mass meeting on Sunday. Arrange
ments for giant rally in the Lin
coin Arena, at Goth and Broadway
on Sunday afternoon at 1870 o'clock
are already completed. The arena,
seating $4,000, is expected to be
crowded by cloak, dress and fur
workers.
The cloak and dressmaker' union
vii. open their convention in the
New Star Casino, 107th st. and
Park Ave, this Friday night, Dec.
2S, while the furriers' organization
begins its sessions Saturday morn
ing, Dec. 20, in Irving Plaza Hall,
18th st. and Irving Pl.
A banquet, which will be attended
by the delegates from all over the
U. S. and Canada, is to be held
Sunday evening, soon after the Close
OF the mass meeting. The rank anc
file are called upon to come to what
will undoubtedly be one of the most
brilliant affairs in the history OF
needle trades unionism.
After the two conventions endorse
the amalgamation of both unions
they will go into united session al
New Star Casino on Monday, and il
is believed that business before then,
Will require a session on Tuesday.
Resolutions on all the numerous
problems attendant on the establish.
ment of such a national organization
will come up for discussion and de.
cision.
To Hold Mass Meet.
The huge mass meeting in Lin
coin Arena will hear official reports
on the action of the delegates on
the question Of amalgamation. The
thousands of workers will then set
down their own attitude on this vital
question.
The conventions mark a turning
point in the last two years history
OF bitter struggle against over
whelming odds to fight for the ex-
istence of their unions. On the ruins
OF the unions smashed by the at
tacks of the bosses and the social
ist traitors, the workers will at this
convention begin building a power
FIJI union which will regain their
lost union conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
Red Cross Christmas
Stunt Indicates 5000
Marines in Nicaragua

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Pre-
parations for giving a Red Cross
package to each marine stationed in
Nicaragua as Christmas present,
has brot to mind the fact that there
are still 5000 marines stationed
about the country, holding it for ex-
ploitation by the United Fruit Co.,
and other American firms. There is
one marine for every hundred man,
woman or child.
The Red Cross package is intended
to save the lives and sanity of men,
buried in the jungle, watching lonely
river fords, etc, trying to interfere
with activities of the Nicaraguan
army of independence under general
Augustine Sandino.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
Miners LEADER
SCORES SELL0UT
Myerscough Says Mark
Uses Scab Contract

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 25.-Thomas
Myerscough, secretary treasurer OF
the Western Pennsylvania district of
the National Miners Union today
stated that in his opinion the Lewis
Mark-coal operator contract which
the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca is trying to force upon the $4,000
miners of Central Pennsylvania GU
M. w. A. District p qualities Lewis
District president, James Mark, for
the status of professional beggar.
"Mark failed to get even the oper-
ators' association to take his con-
tract seriously" said Myerscough
"They know the U. M. w. A. hardly
exists in this district any longer.
All union miners are joining the
N. M. U. Mark can not deliver his
men into the slavery which this con-
tract provides.
''But Mark is now running around
to one operator after another, beg
ging them to accept the contract in
dividually."
''The contract" said Myerscough,
(which Mark is asking the Central
Penna. coal operators to sign, calls
for the usual big reductions, gives
them the privilege of doing as they
please while it lasts and as they
are doing now if they want to, just
so Mark and Gilbert get the old
check off.
Frankly | can't see why should
enumerate any more of the features
of the so-called contract, because l
am convinced that Mark sneaked
around some scab mine during the
night and took one of the wage cut
notices posted up by soap operator
to inform his slaves how much they
would get from certain date on,
and then copied same, signed his
name to it and then wrote a letter
to each individual operator asking
that he be allowed in on the pick
ings to the extent of the check off
at least.
There are real reasons for this
gesture at saving the face (or the
carcass) of the U. M. w. A., on
the part of Mark, and the chief
reason is the fear of the new Ma
tional Miners Union which is spread
ing in Central Penna. under the
leadership of Charles Killenger and
Thomas Rodgers Portage, Pa"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
CALL STRIKE IN
BRAZIL BREWERY
Comes After Hoover
Visit

SAC PAULO, Brazil, Dec. 25.-On
Christmas eve all the workers of
Brahma Brewery, one of the largest
in the world, walked out on strike.
The strikers are demanding better
working conditions and higher wages.
The Brazilian government has de-
clared that it is fortunate that the
strike occurred after Hoover had
left the country. However, the
workers chose an opportune time to
strike since the hot weather and
Christmas creates a greater beer
need.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26
Call Textile Workers to
Send Greetings to Daily

Pointing out the important role
played by the Daily Worker in the
struggles of the textile workers of
this country, the National Textile
Workers Union last night issued an
appeal to all mill workers to back
the campaign for greetings to the
fifth anniversary edition of the
daily" The appeal, signed by AL
bert Weisbord, national secretary
treasurer, states:
mo workers know better than
the textile workers what the Daily
Worker has meant in their strug-
giles. We know the part the Daily
played in the New Bedford strike.
1t was not for nothing that the sew
eral hundred copies Of the paper
that were distributed free every day
were so eagerly read by the strik-
ers. The Daily Worker was an in
exhaustible source of strength,
spurring us on, exposing the Tex
tile Council takers, keeping our
fighting spirit alive all the time.
Paterson Strike.
'In the Paterson strike it is again
the Daily Worker that has become
the organ of all militant workers,
the real voice of our struggle
against the bosses and their allies
of the Associated SILK Workers.
"In New England the mill own
ers are now launching a drive to
grind down still further the already
miserable wages of the workers.
The Daily Worker fights against
this drive of the bosses, the Daily
Worker exposes their dirty lackeys
within the ranks of labor, the Daily
Worker helps defend the 662 textile
strikers whom the mill owners
courts are now attempting to join
in a general campaign to crush the
National Textile Workers Union.
Hail "Daily" Anniversary.
"Textile workers, your Daily is
to celebrate its fifth ami
versary. The National Textile
Workers Union halls this great oc-
casion. 1t is the celebration of a
paper that is as poor, as oppressed,
as uncertain of it's economic footing
as the workers for whom it fights.
Are the textile workers going to be
in this celebration?
They most certainly are.
"The National Textile Workers
Union calls upon every textile
worker to show his or her appre-
citation for our fighting proletarian
Daily by sending a birthday greet
ing and donation, no matter how
small, for the special anniversary
edition, Jan. 5. And every textile
worker should solicit his shopmates
and friends for similar greetings
and donations. The time is short;
we must show the way to workers
cf other industries by acting at
once"