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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-28

Mecca Temple demonstration,
stood guard without" Either an
unfortunate typographical error or
the Times was too shy to report
that at least a dozen kept the
workers moving with their night
sticks.
Stanley Clark of Oklahoma may
look like dageure type of Henry
Clay, but he talks the unmistakable
language of the revolutionary work.
ers.
Cheerleader Nessin, someone OBJ
served, ought to use his energy for
activities Of greater social useful
ness.
CAL COOLIDGE, Herb Hoover
v and Norman Thomas looked
rather shabby after Jay Lovestone
finished his report on the nomin-
ating convention platform.
a.--.
No contributions from Harry
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All Smith no less than Herbert
Hoover. Nor is the socialist party
any less the party of the capitalist
class. The record of the Socialist
party has been best seen in the events
that followed the world war in
Europe, capitalism would have been
destroyed"
Gitlow in accepting the nomination
as president declared:
at is indeed a great honor to be
nominated as one of the standard
bearers of the Workers (Communist)
Party of America. This convention
brings out a note of defiance and
challenge to the whole bloody capital
ist class of America. We here de-
clare to the Ohio gang which put in
10 power the Harding and Coolidge
administrations, to the pirates of
Tammany Hall, that the Communist
Party in the coming campaign will
expose in letters of crimson the lurid
record Of these parties of expolita-
sion."
Pointing to the danger of an i'm
perialist attack against the Soviet
Union, Gitlow declared:
eve understand the full meaning
Of events now being planned by the
american imperialist government in
cooperation with the imperialist gov
ernments of Europe:
THE so-called peace treaties which
are now being prepared are the sig
nails to us Of the coming war. 1t is
no accident that provision in these
treaties specifically excludes the So
Wet Union. The war danger involves
an attack on the Soviet Union.
"The capitalist press tomorrow will
| say that this is a Red convention.
We are proud of this fact, for there
is country over which the red flag
tiles which has captured for the
workers one-sixth of the globe. If
The capitalist government of the
United States persists in it's refusal
20 recognize the government of the
Soviet Union, a time will soon come
when a Soviet government in the
US. will recognize the Soviet Union
Political Prisoners.
Referring to the question of politi.
cal prisoners, Gitlow pointed out that
the coming campaign of the Workers
| (Communist) Party must be directed
towards freeing these workers. eve
have at this convention" Gitlow de.
clared, "the victims and the relatives
of victims beginning with Lucy Par.
sons-1886--and bring up to the pre-.
sent day when Mooney and Billings
are still in prison.
eve shall not forget that Saccc
and Vanzetti were murdered; we
must not forget the millions of vic.
tins of unemployment; our campaign
is also an industrial campaign"
In concluding, Gitlow stated:
1--WE declare that in the event OF
an attack on the Soviet Union we
will defend our own true country, the
| Soviet Union"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-28
FOSTER, GITLOW
CHOSEN BY BIG
COMMUNIST MEET
A Militant Platform Is
Adopted
(Continued from Page One)


municipal fixing of low rents and
other advances for the workers.
The thoro working class base of
the convention was clearly in evidence
thruout its sessions. Reports were
delivered by mine delegations from
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Illinois. Representatives from
the New Bedford textile mills, head
ed by Eulalia Mendez, from the Beth
lehem steel mills, from the Detroit
automobile factories and from Akron
rubber factories analysed the prob
lens Of workers in the basic indus
tries.
A good deal of the work of the
convention was carried out by the
following committees:
Press, Alexander Bittelman, chair
man; Ways and Means, Alexander
Frachtenburg, chairman; Resolutions,
James Cannon, chairman; Campaign
and Propaganda, Bertram D. Wolfe,
chairman; Platform, Jay Lovestone,
chairman, William w. Weinstone, sec
rotary; Credentials, Jack Stachel. Re-
becca Grecht was elected secretary
of the convention with Tom Foley as
an assistant.
In his acceptance speech Foster
& emphasized the necessity of mobiliz-
ing the masses for the overthrow of
capitalism thru the struggle for i'm
Mediate needs.
A Communist Government.
When a Communist heads the gov
eminent of the U. S., and that day
win come as sure as the sun rises,
sooner perhaps than any of us think
that government will be a Soviet
government and behind that govern
ment will be Red Army" he said
In the meantime we must organize
around immediate demands in prepa-
ration for the final revolutionary
struggle which will abolish capitalism
altogether.
Referring to the danger of CAPT
talist war, Foster declared that "we
are entering this political campaign
to wage battle on every front. We
must arouse the workers to the dan
ger of a world war, the antagonism
Of the capitalist powers, the attacks
on the Soviet Union, the camouflage
so-called peace treaties-all prove
conclusively that a capitalist war is
in preparation. In fact, it is here
now"
Attack on Unions.
Touching on the trade union situa-
tion, Foster declared that 'the trade
union movement thru the attack of
the capitalist class supported by the
labor misleaders is being destroyed.
The socialists have united with the
labor bureaucrats and are in many
cases leading this reaction. The cen
ter of the struggle against the at
tack against the trade union move
ment has been the miners union in
which the Communist Party has in
suired the leadership of the workers.
"The slogan Lewis must GO will
be written in red ink in the history
Of the American labor movement. Our
Party is not party of mere vote
getters.
Expose Capitalism.
I'VE wage the political struggle in
order to utilize this means to expose
the capitalist system on every field"
Foster also laid special emphasis
on the campaign for the rights of the
Negro workers. eve will go down
SOUTH" he said. "In the land of
lynchings and Jim-Crowism, we viii
fight against lynchings and Jim
Crowism."
"The democratic party he de-
clared, mo less than the republican
party, is the party of big business
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Only 10 years old, Eulaia is vice
president of the New Bedford Textile
Workers Union, which is affiliated
with the National Textile Mill Com
mittee. She is also a member of the
executive committee of the strike
committee.
She looked a little frightened as she
stood on the platform at Mecca
Temple last Friday night. Four thou
sand New York workers who came
to greet the opening Of the first Ma
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-28

tional Nominating Convention of the
Workers Party listened intently to
the dark-eyed young Portuguese girl,
"The workers of New Bedford sent
me here" she said, "to tell you of the
big fight we are carrying on against
the textile bosses. l understand Mr..
Butler is going to run for senator in
Massachusetts,. But many of the
workers think he is not good can
didate for them because he is friendly
to all the bosses and himself owns
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food and 81 week for ROOM"
"That doesn't leave her much for
other things, does it ?"
Eulalie explained that her friend
washed her own clothes and made her
own dresses.
eve are fighting for a 40-hour
week." she explained, "a 20 per cent
increase, no speed-up and the recog-
milton Of our union. We will fight
until we win no matter how long it
takes US"
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Sinclair, Edward l.. Doheny, ct al,
had been received from the Com
munist campaign when the nomin-
ating convention had adjourned, it
was officially reported.
T.
Alexander Trachtenberg rose
from sick bed to attend the con-
vention.
eve are grateful to Mr.. Wilbur
flor teaching the sons of the work
ers in the American imperialist
army and navy how to shoot. We,
however, shall tell them whom to
>shoot. From the speech to the
Convention by Herbert Fam, nation
al secretary of the Young Work
ers (Communist) League.
Many of the delegates were dis
inclined to take off their nice, red
badges when the convention adj
journed. Equally flattering were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-28

several big mills.
"We all think better candidate for
US would be Albert Weisbord," she
said as thunderous applause broke
over the huge auditorium. "The
Workers sent me here" she con-
Guided, because they are convinced
that the Workers Party is fighting
for them"
Eulalie was eager, alert and en-
thusiastic during the Saturday ses-
sion of the convention at Central
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Opera House. She was asked about
conditions in the New Bedford mills
before the strike.
more than half of the workers in
the mills are young girls and women"
she said in response to a question.
"How much do they earn, Well,
many get as little as $3.50 a week
for a 44-hour week. Thousands of
men earn about SIG week"
what is the highest pay anybody
gets?"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-28

"SlXteen dollars"
"Many of them have five or six
kids, don't they?" she was asked.
"Sure, some have nine, ten and
many of them have twelve children"
Eulalie spoke of her chum Diana
Susa, who is % years old. "She only
makes $9.4O a week for 44 hours"
Eulalie said.
Chow much does she pay for board
and room?"
"She has to pay 81 a week for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-28

EuLALIE MENDEs runs a speeder
= in the City Mill at New Bedford,
Mass. At least she did until six
weeks ago, when nearly 10000 textile
workers walked out of the mills in
reply to ten per cent wage cut.
Eulahe was in New York Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. She came to
the National Nominating Convention
Of the Workers Community Party
to tell of the fight in New Bedford.
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ternational of Trade Unions. Has
been active in numerous strikes and
labor struggles all over the United
States. Was delegate to plenary ses-
sion Of the Executive Committee of
the Communist International in Mos
cow in 1927 and to the World Con-
gress of the Red International of
Trade Unions in 1928.
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KILLED IN BOAT CRASH.

MADISON, Ind, May 27.-An as
sistant engineer was killed and two
others were injured when the tow
boat Belfont rammed the steamer Gin
cinnati in the Ohio River near Car
rollton, Ky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-28
FOSTER, GITLOW
. LABOR FIGHTERS
IN CLASS WAR
Standard Bearers for
Workers Party
(Continaed from page o1le)

y J
PEELED 1909. Joined I. W. w. Dele
gate to Budapest meeting of Trade
Union Secretariat, 1910. Took part
in Syndicalist League of North Amer
lea, 1911. Helped organize Interna-
tional Trade Union Educational
League, 1916. Was secretary of COM
mittee which organized 100000 pack
ing house workers in 1917. Secretary
of the committee which organized
100000 steel workers in 1918. Con-
Quoted the strike of 100000 steel
workers following organization drive.
Went to Soviet Russia in 1921, at
tending congresses of Communist In
ternational and Red international of
Labor Unions. Joined the Communist
Party same year. Communist candi-
date for president of U. S. in the
first national Communist campaign,
1924. Secretary of the
Trade Union Educational League.
Member Central Executive Commit
tee of the Workers (Communist) Par
ty; member Secretariat and Political
Committee of the Party; for several
years national chairman of the Par
ty.
Author of: "Syndicalism"; "Trade
Unionism-the Road to Freedom;
"The Revolutionary Crisis 19181920
in Germany, Italy, England, France;
"The Railroader's Next Step-Amal-
gamation'; "The Bankruptcy of the
American Labor Movement; "The
Russian Revolution; Russian Work
ers and Workshops; "The Great
Steel Strike of 1872; "Strike
Strategy; "Wrecking the Labor
Banks; "Misleaders of Labor"
BENJAMIN GITLOW.
Born Elizabethport, N. j., Dec. %,
1891. Father and mother both reyo-
lutionary socialists. Public school
education. High school 3 years. Has
worked in tin foil factory, clothing
shops, millinery factories and depart
ment stores.
Joined socialist party, 1907. Pres
ident of Retail Clerks Union of New
York, an organization of department
store workers, 1894. Blacklisted
/ by Department Store Retail Mer-
chants Association. Member of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America since 1918. Elected to New
York legislature on socialist ticket.
! Elected as socialist assemblyman to
the New York legislature on anti
war platform of 1917-the only one
Of the ten socialist assemblymen who
remained consistently anti-war. Ac-
lively fought against the last imper-
ialist war.
Manager of the New York Commu-
mist, Revolutionary Age, and Voice of
Labor, 1918-19. Member of the ma
tional council of the left wing of the
socialist party in 1918-19. Helped to
organize the Communist Labor Party
of America, 1919.
Convicted as a Communist under
the New York criminal syndicalist
law in 1919 and went to Sing Sing
prison to serve a term of five years.
While in Jail was candidate for
mayor of New York in 1921 on the
ticket of the Workers League and was
ruled off the ballot by the Board of
Elections. Viii still in prison be-
came vice pre- Iential candidate of
the Workers ty in 1924. Pardoned
by Gov. Smith / 1925.
Member Of ne Central Executive
Committee OF The Workers Party Of
America; member of its Political
Committee and Secretariat. Member
of the General Council of the Red In
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the neat portfolios distributed gra-
tbs by the arrangement committee.
1t was difficult to tell whether
julius Codkind was busy or just
generally unhappy.
7 AMTER brought his corduroy
outfit from Cleveland. His famous
pipe also never left him for min
unite. By the way, he delivered a
damn good speech.
Jim Cannon's Professionalism
ing spectacles didn't dampen his
fiery eloquence.
Bert Wolfe hiked at least 55
miles during the two and half
days of the convention.
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TOOHEY ACCOUNTS FOR
TWO CHICKEN DINNERS

delegates the National Nominal
night the mpovong and gathering
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THERE'S NOTHING DOING
FOR THE OLD MINERS
BY I'D FALKowsKI, (Federated Press.

HAZLEToN Pa May 27-Economy throwing the
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"Two policemen" said the New
York Times in its report of the
New Britain herald., 1928-03-27
MAY RUN TWO RACES
Lloyd Hahn and Ray Coneer CN- perted to Enter 500 and 300 Meter Events at Amsterdam.

New York, March 27 tP-Lloyd Hahn of the Boston X. A., and Ray Conger of the Illinois A. C., foremost runners of American Olympic middle distance candidates, will be expected to race in both 500 meters and ,5HO meters events at the Amsterdam games.
 Head Coach Lawson Robertson of the OlNm pic team has formally noti- fled the runners 10 train for these distances. While Hahn has been in favor of competing in both events. tonger questions bis own ability to race on five successive days Such will be the task for athletes entered in the 500 and 1,5oo meters dis tances which involve trial heats.
 Final Olympic tryouts Will be held at Boston July 6 and |. at this time Hahn and Tongcr will test out their ability for inc two races.
 Only four runners have scored the double triumph in the Olympic at the 500 and l 800 meters distances, F. H. Elach, Great Britain. in 1896; Jimmy Lighthody, United States, in 1904: Hcl sheppard. rnietd States. m 1908 and A. G. Hill, Great Brit ain, III 1920.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-27
GOOD SHOWING IN
 BALTIMORE GAMES
New Britain BoWlels Within Y Pins of FiYe-Man Team Mark

Rolling among the leading duck pin bowlers of the country. the New Britain Industrial league team. spon- sored by the New Britain Industrial council, made an excellent showing in the national competition being staged during the past few days at Baltimore. Md. Although the New Britain team failed to capture any capital prizes. the team came within 17 points of hitting high in the five man team matches.
 Nick Tronoski stands second in all events in the singles with a total of 1,111 for nine games. One pin more would have tied the mark of 1,11c rolled by Whalen of Washing ton, D. c. Joseph Murphy made a wonderful showing in the singles with a mark of 3sS for the three games. Clarence Myers was a close second with 369. Joe Gacek with 3s5 and Eddie Anderson with 321 made the best marks in the doubles.
 Tronoski was high man in the five-man team with 9 score of 407 for the three games.
 The local men were congratulated in Baltimore for the showing they made>and also for being the young est team in the tournament. The fact was that the Hardware City crew made the best showing of any team from Connecticut. The scores of the singles. doubles and live-man team are as follows:
New Britain herald., 1928-03-27
WORCESTER TEAM
 HERE 0N FRIDAY
Bay State Boxers to Meet Pick
 Of Connecticut Amateurs
Despite. reports to the contrary

Despite. reports to the contrary stated today that the scheduled amateur fight tournament would be staged at the Tabs hall Friday night of this week. The Worcester team of boxers, considered one of the best amateur fight clubs in this section of the country, will furnish the features by meeting some of the best men at the yisi- tors weights in this state.
 Five matches are assured from the entries already received, these lo he made at weights ranging From 1l5 pounds to the light heavy weight class of 17O pounds.
 Joe Howard. former state mid dleweight champion of the state, will make his first appearance in some time in this city when he stacks up against Hector Perry of Worcester Towards punching abil- fly is well known in this city and throughout the state while Perry is ''l'o NAoN II h9 SoAOl LII IE ilttl with a punch. This bout should prove to be one of the best mid dleweight encounters seen in this city in some time.
 James Sullivan of Worcester and Vic Carlson of Terryville will fur nish the thrills in the 170 pound class. Both of these men arc devas- 1ating hitters and it is hardly prob able that the bout will go the limit Of three rounds. Joe Prestero and Johnny Clinch will meet in the welterweight class Prestcro is con sidered to be one of the best 147 pounders in the Bay State and should give Clinch plenty of trou- ble.
 Milford Savague and Pancho Villa of Hartford are down for q battle at 15t pounds. Villa returned to New Britain ring last week and although beaten. showed great form againstt Gene Martin Of Ter either Sally Navarro of Hartford or Lon Taylor of Bristol will battle in the 115 pound class.
 Other New Britain entries for the tournament include Jake Tanks of this city, who scored a sensational knockout over Mike Cavalieri of Bristol last week; Frank Cugno James Walsh and Minty Walsh. Gene Martin of Terryville is also entered. Bristol is sending team composed of Frank Miller. Tony Saviero, Pete Garber, Gene Martin and Mike Cavalieri. Hartford will be represented by Bill Discolt and. Charles Romano.
 An excellent card of 10 bouts is slated for the weekly tournament here and from the list of entries some slashing matches may be ex- pected.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-27

Luke, forwards; Ben Paris and George Ha!lin, guards. Substitutes are Mills, Carlson. Rockwell, Heinz mann. Cabinet Lock will use O'Tool, center; Phil Walters and Fred Zehr- CT, forwards; "rhilf" Larson and Billy Yanhaskas, guards.
 Ruhbers Works >>. Curbin Screw.
 Aided by several days of rest, the 'orbin Screw team will come on the floor tonight in the very best of con- dltlon. It's opponents, Hartford Rubber Works, will be here with its strongest lineup, it being announced that 'Wardy" Waterman, stellar guard, will take his regular place at guard or forward.
 Last year the Hartford team elim- mated Russell X Erwin, New Brit aims champion and then went out and coppod the state title.
 Included in it's lineup are some of Hartford's best basketball talent:- Urban. Knights of lithuania, center; Hurley and Waterman. forwards; Getersloh and Madden, guards: No- Ian, kapinos. Rious and Provincial, reserves. Tn" torhin Screw team will line up with Luty, center: Mieczkowski and NakuhoWitz, for wards; Darrow and Arbour. guards. Gennette, Whitman, Zaleski, Mee- han and kildulf, reserves.
 Final Game
 The final game Of the night will be between the New Britain Machine and Landors teams. Landgrs realizes that q defeat for it tonight will put it out of the running, 4 win for New Britain Machine will put it in d position 10 advance to the middle of the league before the season closes. New Britain Machine will start with Hugo Anderson, center: Arena and Augustine, forwards; Eric Anderson and Flodon, guards. Lan- ders will have kaminski. center; Bucher and F. Marseli, forwards; Preisser and Nester. guards; and Litke, l.. Mlrseli, Charlow and TutleS. substitutes.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-27
Girls League Standing
TOnigl,t's Card


 Landers Ns. Stanley Rule {girls). Corbin Cabinet vs. r. X F, Corbins Corbin Screw vs Hartford Rubber Works, (state championship game). Landers vs. N. B. Machine. The best that Hartford and New Britain has to offer in basketball talent in the amateur and sim-pro- fessional class will be seen in action tonight at the Stanley Arena when the Hartford Rubber Works. cham pions of Hartford's industrial league, and the Corbin Screw team, New Britain league leaders. will fight it out In the second game of an elm- ination series for the state industrial 1 title.
 This will be the feature of three mems games and it will be preceded by a girls game that should be an attraction in itself. The girls game will involve the Landers and Stanley Rule teams and will be started at i7:15 o'clock.
 The time for the inter-city game, the third on the card. has been set for about o'clock.
 Post Season series
 The girls industrial league came 10 an official close last week when the P. Sl F. Corbin misses knocked eff the New Britain Machine team and thereby went into a tie for first place with the Stanley Rule and Landers' girls. The Universals and Rulers drew the assignment for the first of the post season series and the game will be played tonight.
 This will be the sixth time these teams have met this year and to date, Landers has not been able to put over single victory. The Rulers won three games and the other three resulted in ties. Coach Ralph Re cano has been perfecting his team in machine like play with the hope that they will break the jinX.
 Jimmy" Murphy feels more con- fdont than ever that his team will win He feels the girls on his team have the number of the others and the Rulers will completely baffle the wearers of the green.
 Lineups: Ianders. Jacobs, center; |Terwilliger and Sartinsky. forwards; Lynch and Drayer, guards: Rulers: Jarnot. center; Marley and Paul, for wards; Dashner and Spcck, guards. Corbin Rivalry. The P X F.-CabiEet Lock gam the second attraction ot the night will probablp start shortly after o'clock. Although Corbin Cabinet Lock is definitely out of the run ming for the p"nnant. much of its St ason's success will depend OH whether or not it wins over F. X F. Corbins. Both factories are on Or chard street and their riNaly in sports is always keen.
 P. & r. Corbins will be out 10 gain revenge for defeat handed it by Cabinet carlcr in the season. Harry Mills who last week jumped into the F. X F. lineup in fine style despite the fact he had not played with any of his teammates before will probably be used at either cen ter or forward tonight, He may not start the game, however. The regu- lar lineup consisting of Ray Hoist
 hero of the All-New Britain-Atlas game. center; Joe Jasper and Mickey