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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
SHIPSTEAD is PUT
over FOR SENATE
Nomination Fought by
Militant Farmers
By BERTRAM D. WOLFE.

ST. PAUL, March 29.-Shipstead
was put across by the Sharkey-Mc-
Even machine Tuesday night as the
senatorial candidate for the Farmer
Labor Party, before the convention
closed, after an hour debate in which
he was exposed as traitor to the
Farmer-Labor Party" and after a
vote against him of more than one
third of the delegates present.
The decisive battle of the conven-
ton occurred after c. R. Hedlund, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, made the report of the min
ority committee recommending the
rejection of the Shipstead nomination
and proposing the nomination of
William F. Watkins, of the Switch
mems. Union, Local 206.
Charge Disloyalty.
The minority report charged Ship
stead with disloyalty, self-seeking,
aiding the republicans to organize q
senate betrayal of the platform of
the Farmer-Labor Party, betrayal of
the interests of the workers and poor
farmers, consistent efforts to sell the
Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party to
the republicans and complete unfit
ness to represent a class party of
workers and poor farmers.
The right wing machine which had
never lost control of the proceedings,
having previously carried all fights
Continued on Page TWo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
TENANTS IN N. Y.
BATTLE rent HOGS
Gov. Smiths Pretenses
Are Exposed

Especial To The DAILY WORKER.)
ALBANY, March 29.-The Emer-
gency Rent Law passed in 1920 to
prevent landlords from throwing ten
ants out on the streets again came
up for final hearing in the state leg
islature in Albany yesterday. Re-
publican leaders are making political
capital of the fact that the COVER
nor's State Housing Commission, ap-
pointed by him reports there is no
longer a shortage of apartments,
therefore no emergency exists.
The report, however, admits that
100000 families in the lowest wage
group would be affected if the law
is not passed and have put it up to
AL. Smith to decide whether some
thing should be done to prevent these
from being evicted at one time, a sit
uation that might cause some en-
barrassment even to the republican
and democratic parties during pres
idential year.
Smiths Maneuver.
Smiths grand stand play in call
ing the hearing was to fool the ten
ant voters of New York into believ-
ing he is not likely to be swayed by
the demands of the landlords, real
estate sharks and taxpayers associa-
tions, which the report favors.
The landlords are organized to wipe
Continued on Page TWo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
NEGRO PROTEST
MEETING TONIGHT

Clarence Darrow, William Picken&
field secretary of the National As
sociation for the Advancement of Col-
ored People, Robert Minor, editor of
The DAILY WORKER, and A. Phil
ips Randolph, will be the chief speak.
ers at the mass meeting to protese
the discrimination against six Negre
students at New York University, to-
night at s, at ST. Marks M. E. Church.
st. Nicholas Ave. and 13Sth st.
Richard B. Moore, secretary of the
American Negro Labor Congress, will
preside. Dr. w. j. Robinson, Oscar
Fisher, and Miss Neely of New YorA
University will ais speak.
"In view of the fact that repeated
attempts to induce the faculty of New
York University to rescind its action
against these students have failed of
any response, the Conference Against
Race Discrimination believes that on
ly with a mass movement against this
action, awakening both Negroes and
whites to the necessity of ridding this
country of race discrimination, viii
such action be effective" stated the
committee in charge.
The meeting is being held under the
auspices Of the Conference Against
Race Discrimination.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
PREP ARE DEFENSE
OF DAILY WORKER
IN $4,000 ACTION
Basis of Libel Suit Is
Revealed

Active preparations are now being
made for the defense of The DAILY
WORKER in the new $4,000 libel
suit filed it against it by Adolph Les
sig, accused of being labor spy at
the time he was presumably an "act-
i've" member of the Associated Silk
Workers Union of Paterson.
The facts upon this action is based
were contained in news story print
ed by the paper in its issue of March
81, 1927 In ,the summons that has
been served on The DAILY WORKER
the account is described by Lessig's
attorneys as "false and defamatory," !"
and the $4,000 is demanded IS balm
to soothe his outraged feelings.
The original expose of Lessig was
made by Col Casimir Pilenus Palmer,
a former Scotland Yard man, and
on the general staff of the U. S. naval
intelligence, who, for reasons of his
own, conducted in an investigation in
to Lessig's affairs.
The article published by The DAILY
WORKER to which Lessig objects is
as follows:
'LESSIG SPY ON PATERSON
LABOR, TURNS MERCHANT.
BOSSES STOOL-PIGEON FOR IA
YEARS.
PATTERSON, March 30.-Adolph
Lessig, former Paterson silk workers
union official, who for IA years serv-
cd as undercover informant of the
International Auxiliary Co., labor spy
corporation, has gone into business.
Continued on Page Tl0o)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
BIC PROFITS FOR
NATIONAL BISCUIT
Workers in Plant Slave
for S12 Wage

The last financial statement to the
stockholders Of the National Biscuit
Company, which in New York has
many plants throughout the city,
most of which are concentrated in sew
eral square blocks bounded by Ninth
Ave. and 10th and 17th sts., shows a
total investment of over 100000, 900,
while the net profits for 1927 alone
are over $16,00O,000, a profit of over
16 per cent.
The baking business is one of the
20 leading American industries. The
baking industry employees 100000
workers and the estimated investment
is $60O,000,000. The National Biscuit
Company is one of the largest in the
industry and is adding to its holdings
at a rapid rate so that it is one of the
few baking companies who monopol-
ize the baking industry.
In 1927 the National Biscuit Com
pany not inly provided additional ca
pacity in many of its plants and
bought more land upon which it erect
ed buildings, but also went more deep
ly into the bread baking business.
Through its subsidiary, the National
Biscuit Company added more than a
dozen bakeries in as many cities to
its holdings.
Workers Conditions the Same.
According to many of the workers
at the Ninth Ave. plant, the increased
Continued on Page 17a0o)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
PAY, SPEEDUP
IN CLOTHES SHOP
Women Worker Urges
UnioniZation
(By Woman Worker Correspondent

(By Woman Worker Correspondent
The National Bellas Hess Clothing
Co., formerly the National Suit and
Clothing Co., is a good example of
The way they exploit young girls and
men who are kept quiet with prom
ises and comparatively decent factory
conditions. In reality the pay and
the hours are frightful.
| am one Of lot of girls hired by
this company to get out orders for
the Easter rush. Every year at this
time they need bunch of new hands
to fill their big orders so they hire
young girls at low wages for few
weeks and then lay them off. This
particular company likes to hire young
American girls whom it thinks will
take whatever is given them and
won't make trouble by organizing or
complaining about the low wages in
the shop.
Pay Low Wages.
Fourteen dollars a week is what
they start you at here. Imagine it!
And you have to work from $50 in
the morning until o'clock at night
on week days. Saturday we work
from $50 a. m. until five p. m. Be-
sides these hours we are given the
privilege" of three quarters of an
hour to eat our lunches in the 23rd
street automat.
Most of the girls here earn little
more than s14 but as they are going
to be laid off soon it will all go dur
ing the idle months anyhow. And
they know it.
There are several hundred girls en-
(Comtinued on Page Tfoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
Labor Organizations
Endorse May / Meet

Militant labor organizations have
quickly responded to the May First
call sent out by District 2 of the
Workers (Communist) Party. endorse
ments for the Madison Square Garden
May First meeting have been sent by
the Joint Board of the Cloak and Suit
Makers Union; Locals 9 and Al of the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union; the United Workers CO.
operative; Photographers Union Local
1880, and the Workers School. These
organizations have assured the May
First committee of every support in
making the Madison Square Garden
meeting success.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
BRITISH POLICE
KILL 3 IN india
Shoot Into Meeting of
10000 Workers

LONDON, March 29.-Three stri ;.
ers were killed when British troops
fired into a demonstration of more
than 10000 striking workers at Ba-
mungami near Calcutta, according to
reports received here. Many were
wounded.
The shooting is reported to have
aroused storm of protest thruout
Calcutta and a sympathy strike is
reported likely.
Unrest has been spreading rapidly
thruout India since the arrival Of the
Simon commission, when one worker
was killed and number wounded
Continued on Page ThrsSJ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
DEMOCRAT PARTY
USED OFFICES TO
FURTHER CRAFT
Both Parties Exposed
in Senate

WASHINGTON, March 29.-While
the utmost secrecy was attending the
taking of an oil conspiracy statement
from former Secretary of the In
terror Albert B. Fall at his Ell Paso
home, Sen. Robinson was showing in
the senate here today that the demo-
cratic party is twin to the republican
party when it comes to using high
government positions for oil graft.
Robinson charges that the entire
oil graft conspiracy originated with
President Wilson's democratic cabinet
members and democratic party or
ganizers and supporters.
All members of the republican
party, including Sen. Nye, chairman
of the Teapot Dome investigating
committee, are afraid of what Fall,
reported dying, may say. His deposit
tion is to be used in the conspiracy
trial of Harry F Sinclair, oil mag
nate, scheduled to begin April A. No
reporters will be admitted to the sick
room when the statement is made
and no portion of it will be made
public until the trial. Precautions
against leak have been taken.
Details Suppressed
The trial. moreover, may never be
held. If it is begun it may never be
terminated. The case against Fall,
who was to have been tried jointly
Continued on Page Two)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
HORTHY PROTEST
BRINGS ARRESTS

MONTREAL, March 20. - The
secret visit to this city yesterday of
Baron Pereyni, head of the Horthy
white guard delegation now visiting
the United States, was discovered by
the workers here, who conducted a
hostile demonstration when he spoke
at the Hungarian Club.
Entering the city incognito, the
baron hurried to the. club yesterday
afternoon to deliver his address.
While he was speaking several hun
dred workers carrying banners voiced
their obiStion to his presanca-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30

III OIliO dlOuCs
Their Paper.
The drain which this Wholesale CIV
ing of free subscriptions has made
upon the resources of The DAILY
WORKER has greatly added to the
overwhelming burdens which the
United States government has already
forced upon the paper thru fines,
bail, and the heavy costs of litiga-
ton. But the striking miners had
to have their paper and The DAILY
has done it best to cope with the i'm
mediate need.
At last the burden has become too
excessive for the paper to shoulder
alone. The time has come when the
entire American working class must
form a united front to see that the
miners have The DAILY WORKER
to aid them in their struggle against
the coal barons.
The striking miners must not be
deprived of their militant English
daily organ. Time and time again
the miners have testified that The
DAILY WORKER is the only labor
daily, that it is the only paper which
has fought shoulder to shoulder with
them in their daily struggles thruout
The bitter year that their strike has
lasted.
United Front.
The time has come when all the
American workers must do their share
in ensuring the striking miners the
continuation of their free subscrip-
tions to their working class DAILY
It is time for all the American work
ers to participate in the struggle
which the miners have been courage
ously waging for long year.
Let every worker fill out the at
tached blank, and show his solidarity
with the miners cause by sending
them The DAILY WORKER.
The delegates from mine fields all
over the United States will be present
on April first at the Save-The- Union
Conference in Pittsburgh. Let the
miners delegates carry back to their
fellow strikers in the mines the STIR
ring slogan. "The American working
Continued on Page Tpoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
NEARING, THOMAS
DEBATE TONIGHT

Scott Nearing, writer and teacher,
and Norman Thomas, socialist, will
debate at 8:15 tonight on "Commun-
ism VS.. Socialism in America" at the
Community Church, Park Ave. and
34th st. The debate is under the aus
pices of the New Masses" Nearing
has recently returned from a world
tour, which included an extended stay
in China, Soviet Russia and western
Europe. Thomas has in the past been
a candidate for various offices on the
socialist ticket. Roger Baldwin of the
Civil Liberties Union will be chair
man.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
French Finance

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Sec-
retary of the Treasury Mellon ex'
poets France to restore the gold stan
dard soon after the coming French
elections, and France may request
heavy credits from the Federal Re.
serve Bank at the time Of the change
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
OPERATORS LAUNCH
new DRIVE; SOUTHERN COAL
BARONS JOIN NATIONAL WAR
100000 Miners Locked Out in District II; 10000
Barred in Other Fields
Save-The- Union Committees of Districts 13, IA,
25 Call for General Strike

SPRINGFIELD Ill., March 29-Preparations for the extern
sion of the nationwide lockout of the organized are
dcated here in the by the Illinois Operators
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30

the report that the southwestern coatS
operators have followed suit and will
cooperate in the campaign to de-
stroy the United Mine Workers of
America.
Illinois Locked out.
Coal mines of the entire state of
Illinois will be shut down for an in
definite period on Saturday at mid
night, according to the declaration of
the Illinois Coal Operators Associa-
ton. Meeting in an executive ses-
sion here, representatives of the
leading operators of the state adopt
ed resolution refusing to continue
operations under the terms of the
Jacksonville scale after that date.
At the same time all negotiations
with the union were called off.
Carrying out what is obviously a
common program, operators of the
southwestern field, according to a
statement made at Kansas City, Mo-,
by w. L. A. johnson, general execu-
tive for the South Western Interstate
Coal Operators Association, announc-
ed that after Saturday night the
terms of the Jacksonville agreement
will no longer apply. The states of
Kansas and Missouri are especially
involved. This section is unionized to
very small degree. The lockout, ac-
cording to the operators statements,
will involve only about 10000 miners.
1t is known, however, that there
has been worked out by the operators
concerted move to drive all union
ism from the coal fields. The aim is
to deliver a countrywide blow and
bring pressure against the miners
now on strike in. the Pennsylvania
and Ohio sections.
Result of Lewis Treachery.
The Illinois field has been operat-
ing under separate agreement which
expires April 1. This district was
taken out of the strike through the
treacherous policy adopted by the
Lewis Fishwick machine. The oper-
ators have used the Illinois coal fields
to help break the Pennsylvania strike.
After passing through the winter
months, the operators aim is now to
complete the task for which Lewis
has paved the way. The new attack
in the southern fields points to the
national character of the lockout. This
development was predicted by the
Save-the- Union Committee which to-
day issued statement at Pittsburgh
pointing the way out of the miners
difficulties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
MINERS NEED @DAHY';;
SEND THEM FREE SUB

The DAILY WORKER
fields where strikes
subscriptions the have been the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
Illinois Miners Rise.

SPRINGFIELD, H., March 29.-
Events in the mining regions of Hi
nois have been developing with re-
markable rapidity. All indications
point to a general walkout of Dis
lCoataancd on Page Taco)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30
Open Shop War Extends.
Special To The DAILY WORKER.)


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 29.-
Twenty thousand miners will down
tools here as a result of the refusal
of the Southwest coal operators as
sociation to renew agreements with
the United Mine Workers.
Notwithstanding the open declara-
ton of war by the coal kings, John l..
Lewis, president of the union, is
cringing before the attack of his mas
ters and has offered to sign up sepa-
rate agreements wherever possible.
Progressives Call Strike.
The Save-t the Union Committees of
Districts IS, ID and 25 in Arkansas
and Oklahoma are calling for a gen.
eral strike to withstand the national
drive of the coal operators. The
progressives are fighting the policy
of separate agreements. A number
of companies are planning to start
on an open shop basis Immediately.
A clash of pickets with forces of
the operators resulted in the arrest
of two union men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-30

THE DAILY WORKER EIGHTsi
FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNORGANIZED
FOR THE 4O-HOUR WEEK
FOR A LABOR PARTY
New Britain herald., 1928-10-17
Nationality
Of importance
These Laws Concern Fair
Sex Considerably.

Geneva, Oct. 16 LT-At the pres
ont time there is not only no uni
formity in the laws of the variou
countries on the nationality of mar
ried women and their children, bu
there is astonishing chaos.
A woman may find herself witt
several nationalities or none. Sh
may be literally without a country
Women are eager to correct som
of these existing evils. That is VIII
the Inter- American Commission d
Women has undertaken as its frs
juridical study, the question of ma
tionality. The commission thought
SO important to insure the presend
Of women among the delegates 4
the world condification conferend
at The Hague next year that it aske|
the League of Nations, when issuin|
invitations to this conference, d
recommend that women be included
The assembly agreed to this prd
posal.
1t is. after all. our nationalit
how alarmingly permanent law ma
be. especially If not a Just law.
therefore seems especially fittiul
that women representing the wishd
of women on the subject should b
present at The Hague conference.
is also clear that the chaotic cond|
ton now existing can only
remedied by international law.
Confusion results from the divet
laws on the following points: tn
effect upon nationality of marriad
to a foreigner; nationality insofa
as it is derived from parental
(more often from the fathers lid
only. except in the case of illegi1
mate children. when nationality
derived from the mother); effe
of marriage upon naturalization RI
quirements; effect Of naturalizatid
upon The nationality Of other mer{
beers of the family: whether natio
fality is based clearly on the prind
pie OF JUS soil or jus sanguinis.
whether it has elements of bot
principles.
1t is not surprising that the won
en- of the American continen
should lead In urging enfighten@
and progressive codification.
six countries of the western hem
sphered marriage does not chan
the nationality of either a man
woman under any circumstance
These countries are: Argentil'
Chile, Colombia. Panama, Paragu&
and Uruguay. Russia is the on
country in Europe which has sin
lar law.
My personal belief is that the nd
1 law must no longer impose an ali
nationality upon a woman agair.
her will. and that the principle
nationality for all children shou
follow unequivocally that of jus ID
as is set forth in the constitution
the United States. Under the prl
ciple OF JUS soil the CT, takes
nationality of the place where he
born).
Europe Is gradually abandoni
its preponderance of state la
which follow the other principle
right Of blood.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-17
The Heart Story
4 nVAe "a Vkl0ka nln0 &s
0VV~ 4A"0NN sS&ss6 Stoodeost Woman
BY Adele Garrison

Illltsn Reluctantly, but Happily
Permits NAdge 10 Take Over the
Motor Trip Preparations
Lillian sprang to her feet when
I told her that / would attend to
all Of the packing and preparations
for Marion's return to school, and
that l meant to ''shoo her out Of
the yard" for her longed-for trip
with her young daughter in two
days.
"What sort of Stacker do you
think | am?" she demanded indig-
nantly. Your hands are so full
they're splitting over as it is, and
then dump five people strangers
on you. Afterwards / calmly drive
off for a pleasure trip and leave you
with the preparations for them and
Marions' packing in the bargain"
l took her by the shoulders, put
her back into her chair and stood
over her threateningly.
will you be quiet or must ! gag
youo" | asked. I'm the first place,
/ haven't thing to look after of my
own. Katherine has all the care of
Junior, you know, my wardrobe is
all in order for staying in the city
this Winter, with the exception Of
buying some new things, and I'm
not even going to think of my work
with Philip Neritzen until go into
the city to stay. He's so absorbed
in his fatuous plan to marry Noel
off to Princess Dina that he hasn't
thought Of work for me or anybody
else"
HE never does in the Summer"
Lillian commented, "but--"
"'Neither but nor and" I ad-
monished her. Just keep on listen
ing. Oh. yes. Know" as she
grinned impishly at me, you can't
very we'll do anything else when l
start talking, and Just this minute
I'm the Liverpool packet, the wa
tiers at Lodore, and all the rest OF
the SMILES. Since l have nothing
in the world to do for myself. it
follows that l have a lot Of super
fluous energy which must be ex-
pended, and l intend to eXpend
what Is necessary-not much - on
your affairs. With you and Marion
gone on your trip and Dicky and
Harry absent in the city. the family
and the works materially re-
duced. Katie will be able to man.
age the preparations for the BriN-
tons beautifully-even to cleaning
under Mother Graham's diving,
and ! shan't have enough to do to