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The Washington times., 1928-10-26
RUKEYSER SAYS
SOUTH SOCIAL
LAWS LAC
By MERRYLE 5. RUKEYsER

BY MERRYLE s. RUKEYSER
NEW YORK, Oct 2s.-The cur
rent industrial, awakening below
the Mason and Dixon line finds
the South backward in social leg
aslation.
Accordingly. inasmuch as no
protective tariff protects Massa-
ehusetts from South Carolina,
which has lower wage standards,
the new competition of the South
with the North is likely to retard
social legislation and the improve
ment of labor conditions in the
North.
Education Needed
The great national need, there
fore, is educational work in the
South in favor of human legisla-
ton and employment standards
which experience in other highly
developed industrial sections has
demonstrated to be advantageous.
Already numerous chufchmen and
social workers in the South have
sensed the need, but they have
met opposition from short-sighted
employers who feel temporary
competitive advantage IN existing
differentials.
From a long-term stana2olnt,
however. the South itself will be
more prosperous when 1t sells Its
abor at high price instead OF
prevailing low levels. William
Green. president of the American
Federation of Labor. in taking
cognizance of these problems and
opportunities, reports definite ac-
tivity among trade unionists in
the South.
In referring to the backward
South, DIR. John B. Andrews, Sec
rotary of the American Associa-
ton for Labor Legislation. in a
statement prepared for this col
umn, said I'm my opinion the
most gIaring evidence of the fail
ure 10 keep pace with modern ex-
perience is the fact that five
States--all in the South-have not
as yet adopted workmen's COM
pensation. These States are Ar
kansas. Florida. Mississippi, North
and South Carolina. This prin-
ciple has heen demonstrated by
more than Is years experience in
this country to be for the best in
.ferests of the community as well
as employers and workers. The
evils and waste of the outgrown
damare-suit system. which still
prevails in those areas. are mat
ter of common knowledge. Why
these five States, which are stead
ily becoming increasingly impor-
4ant industrially, have failed to
provide workmen's compensation
protection is question which
many citizens. both in the South
and elsewhere, are asking.
DR. Andrews explained: Work
mems compensation-the modern
plan-provides adequate and cer-
tain payments on a weekly basis
at the time they are most needed
There is an additionaI-and a new
reason why the need for action
by the five non-compensation
States of the South at this time
is more than ever urgent. In
1927, Congress enacted a law ex-
tending Federal accident compen-
sation to local harbor workers
injured on board a vessel at the
dock. The harbor workers thus
covered include not only long
shoremen who load and unload
vessels but also ship repair men
and others-no less than % diff
ferent crafts.
(Copyright, 1878, by Universal service)
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
Meeting November 10

Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin are expected to
send representatives to a meeting
which will probably be held in In
dianapolis November 10 to project
plans for the events eliminating in
the formal dedication Of the me-
mortal at Vincennes.
Miss kellogg declares that the
1929 celebration will be discussed at
the meeting of the American Histori-
cal Society In indianapolis, Decem-
Der 1881, and at the meeting Of the
Mississippi Historical Association at
Vincennes in April OF next year.
The States Of Indiana and Illinois
have already made plans to replace
the condemned bridge across the
Wabash River at Vincennes with a
modern span and included in the
recommendations presented to- the
George Rogers Clark commission of
the Indiana Historical Society by H..
Van Buren, Magonigle. New York
architect, who Is planning the me-
mortal, is the suggestion that this
new bridge be made artistically a
part of the memorial. since 1t marks
the ford by which Clark crossed to
attack the city.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
Even if you do
know Europe

TyHERE are many times
when you want to
obtain definite and
first hand information,
about some route some
hotel, Of some trip you
have never made before.
II 50, visit the Hearst
Press information Bureau,
at No. 2 Rue de Ia PAX,
in Paris, where you can
get intimately accurate
information about travel
anywhere in
Europe.
You win also find there
your home town papers,
reading and writing
rooms, and q general mail
ing department that you
viii find very convenient.
No charges, Of course.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
loans.
MAY WORRY
CONGRESS-

Congress will have plenty to
worry about over The brokers' loan
situation when it goes into session
in December.
Speculative loans from the New
York Federal Reserve member
banks alone were nearly $4,000 ,000,.
900 today, while stock market loans
are considerably beyond that figure.
For three successive weeks new
records have been established, the
last jump reported by the Federal
Reserve Board having been about
sos, 600, 900
This tremendous Use of borrowed
money for speculative activities has
come in spite of action in the East.
ern reserve banks in establishing
the highest rediscount rates since
1921, and in the policy of the
board to avoid any open market
buying policies in relation to United
States bonds, which would add cash
to the credit market.
Probe Launched
At the last session of Congress,
when the member of bank brokers
loans passed the $500, 90. 900 mark
the banking and currency commit
tees were materially disturbed and
ordered an investigation. when pri'
Vate and experts testified.
Many members of Congress felt
that this large volume of money
going into speculative loans wcj de-
priving agricultural regions of nee
essary cash, although officials are
now inclined to discount this claim
They pointed out that 50 900, 900 ,000
of the brokers' loans reported from
member banks are from non.
banking sources, such as foreign
capital. surplus money of corpora
lions and other organizations and
who desire to take ad.
vantage of the high rates in New
York.
There is no doubt, however, but
that the speculative loans draw q
vast amount of money from banks
other than those in New York.
Loans frightened Up
It was indicated today that the
brokers' loan Investigations in Con.
gress would be resumed in Decem.
Der, although the fact that the
election will have been history by
that time may kill some of the
ardor of those who have attacked
the Federal Reserve Board and Ad'
ministration policy.
The board was attacked at the
last session for it's action in the
fall of 1927, in creating an artificial
easy-money situation, which pre-.
ceded the rapid advance in specu'
lativ@loans. After the big increase
in these loans the board frightened
up through it's open market policy
and rediscount rates, resulting in
new attacks from those who claimed
that the board was bringing about
usurious rates.
The treasury has been one of the
victims of tight money since 1t is
now paying more for its cash re
quirements than during the war
and with a few exceptions since
1914.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
Hall of History

The structure is to be a Hall Of
History" located at Vincennes, Ind.
near the scene of Fort Sackville, the
capture of which was the end of the
In the West and the cul-
mination of Clark's efforts.
The site Is very near other his
toric shrines, the home Of William
Henry Harrison. ninth President OF
the United States. and the old st.
Francis Xavier Church, Oldest Catfo.
lie church west of the Alleghenies.
President Coolidge has been in
yited to speak at the sesquicentefi-
NAL celebration and invitations to
participate have been sent to gov.
ernors and historical societies OF
the five other States which were
gained for the United States by
Clark's victories.
The Washington times., 1928-10-26
HISTORY H ALL
To HONOR
CLARK
By InternatIonaI Sew seryIee

MADISON, Wis.,, Oct. 26.--Several
States will participate in the celebra.
ton to be held in 1929 memoralizing
the winning of the Northwest by
George Rogers Clark from the Brit
ish $50 years ago. According to
Miss Louise kellogg. of the Wiscon.
sin Historical Library and the Wis
consin Historical Society. Wisconsin
will take part.
The event will be an educational
OF the capture Of
the various frontier British posts by
the revolutionary hero and his
hardy band of Virginians. and will
find permanent expression in a
S., 100000 memorial to be con-
strdcted by funds already voted by
Congress and the State of Indiana.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
atch Us!
Dance for Benefit of
U.S.S.R. Children's
Colony Tomorrow Eve

The annual concert and ball of the
Russky Golos Russian Children's
Fund will be held tomorrow night at
$3.50 at Webster Hall, Third Ave. and
18th st. The ball will be given for
the benefit of the John Reed Agricul-
tural Colony, at Alexeyecska-on-the-
Volga, in the U. S. S. R.
Russky Golos is the Russian lam
guage daily which sponsored the
cablegram of felicitation to Maxim
Gorky, Russian revolutionary novel
list, on his Goth birthday. Among
those signing the greeting to Gorky
were Theodore Dresser, Prof. Leo
Theremin, Edgar Lee Masters, Upton
Sinclair, Stuart Chase, Sherwood An
derson, Edward Arlington Robinson,
John Dos Passos, Michael Gold and
large number of other writer's.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
TEXTILE WORKERS
ARE LOCKED out
Refuse to Operate Four
Instead of 3 Looms

PAWTUCKET, R. l., April s.
After the workers refused to accept
the new schedule ordered by the own
ers of the Darlington Textile Mills.
by which weavers must operate in
stead of 3 looms, the mill owners de-
clared lockout. They announce
that hereafter they will refuse to
recognize the United Textile Work
ers' Union with whom they had an
agreement. Over 200 workers are
affected.
When the workers came to work
Monday morning the company Off
cials told them that they had decided
to shut down the plant until the new
working schedule had been arranged.
The sentiment of the workers was
s2ch that the union representatives
in conferences with the bosses which
followed refused to make any conces-
sions. The lockout order was then
issued.
Besides increasing the number of
looms to be operated by each worker,
the employers intend reducing wages
by revision Of the schedule of pay,
the union representative declared.
The workers intend to organize a
picket line to prevent the importation
of strikebreakers, it is understood.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
SUBS FOR Mine
LEADERS URGED
Save : Union Delegates
Want Daily Worker

Unusual interest was displayed by
the delegates at the historic Save
the Union Conference, which just
closed in Pittsburgh, in The DAILY
WORKER. Copies of the paper were
distributed to each of the 1164 repre-
sentatives of the rank-and-file miners
and eagerly read by them.
The fact that nearly all of these
delegates expressed a desire to re-
ceive the paper regularly, but have
no money to pay for subscriptions,
has started a movement to provide
each of these militant mine leaders
with a free subscription to The
DAILY WORKER. This is part of
the general campaign to give free
subscriptions to as many striking
miners as possible.
Need DAILY WORKER.
The Save the Union Conference
opens a new era in the history of
the United Mine Workers of America,
an era that will be fraught with
struggle and sacrifice At this criti-
cal time The DAILY WORKER, the
only newspaper in the English Ian
guage that is for the miners and
against the coal operators, for the
rank and file and against the union
bureaucracy, is absolutely indispensa-
Bile.
The elected representatives Of the
miners need the paper most of all.
The DAILY WORKER, which is at
present fighting bitter fight of its
own against enemies of the working
class who have stopped at nothing in
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
U. S. WON'T AID
IN CHICAGO POLL
Cops, Gangsters Have
Field to Themselves

CHICAGO, April s. With the
United States governments announced
policy of ''hands off" in Chicago's vol
canic political situation, shooting IN
primary elections next Tuesday will
proceed without the participation of
United States deputy marshals.
United States Marshal Palmer An
derson had asked permission to swear
in 500 deputy marshals to assist local
authorities in guarding the polls. This
was refused in an official communica-
ton from Attorney General Sargent
at Washington.
Police Commissioner Michael
Hughes announced i would be impos-
sible to station police officers at all
polling places. He pointed out that
he has only 1000 men, 1,70O of whom
are assigned to traffic and other spe-
cial duties.
There are more than $500 polling
places in the city. This will leave at
least 800 polls without single guard,
it was pointed out. On the other hand,
there are many faction-torn precincts
where two or more officers should be
posted at each voting place.
Many persons in Chicago, especially
women, are actually afraid to go to
the polls.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
Low WAGES PAID
in BELLAS SHOP
Expect Layoff f After
Easter Rush

(By Woman Worker Correspondent
Last weeks letter in The DAILY
WORKER relating to the bad condi-
tons of The National Bellas Hess
Clothing Co., has given me courage
to write you of few additional facts
ir reference to some more very bad
conditions to which all of us here are
subjected
When I started to work here I got
S14 week. Then l was given a
raise, a very little raise, believe me.
But know that az soon as the Easter
rush IS over I'll be laid off for an
indefinite time. So the little raise
will not help me at ALL
During the rush season we are
told that we'll have to work. overtime
five minutes before we are. supposed
to quit working. We don't get any
thing extra for the additional time
we put in. The foreman simply al
lowss us to take five to ten minutes
longer for lunch and that is the way
we are fooled.
This firm chiefly employs girls.
There are large number of men
workers also. And their conditions
are much worse than ours. In an
ether letter I'll let you know of their
conditions.
JENNY"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06

party office-holder.
"It is not improbable" the judge
said, "that someone has, without your
consent and against your wishes, at
tempted to influence your judgment. "
He told the jurors that they must
not be influenced "by the fact that
some other public official may have
committed a crime and escaped
prosecution"
"No one," he said, "must be pro-
tected,"-an admission that "protec-
ton" is to be expected in cases of this
kind.
Mrs. Knapp was charged last win
ter in Moreland Act commissioner
report with grand larceny, forgery
and other crimes in her administra-
ton of the $1,200,000 state census
fund while secretary of state in 1925.
She is a republican. Gov. AL. Smith
apparently intended simply to dis
credit the republican party in New
York by the issuance of the report
without going to the lengths of
criminal prosecution, which he prob
ably viewed as a bad precedent. But
the report went so far in it's ar
raignment of Ms. Knapp that Gov.
Smith was not able to let the case
drop. And the grand jury investiga-
tion is now at last getting under way.
There is considerable danger to the
Smith administration in this. The
testimony may involve Albany demo-
Gratis in a graft expose. Gov. Smith
was able to dictate the terms of the
original J = ort but it may not be so
easy to D ntrol testimony before a
jury.
FRAUDS are frequently committed
on a large scale by series of petty
pilferings," Justice Callahan said at
another point in his charge to the
jury.
Seldom will a democrat or republic
an in public office make such frank
admission as this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
WORKERS PARTY,
DAILY" TO HAVE
HOME IN union SO.
5-Floor Building To Be
Opened Soon

AS the first step towards acquaint-
ing the militant workers of this city
with the building which in the future
will serve as the center of their ac-
tivities, the new workers center at
1928 Union Square will be thrown
open for public inspection tomorrow
and Sunday from II a. m. until mid
night.
Hundreds of workers are expected
to visit the building on these two
days. All members of the Workers
(Communist) Party will also be urged
at a general membership meeting to-
night at Irving Plaza to inspect the
building, which consists of six stories
and basement.
The Workers New Home.
The Workers Center, which will be
the new home of the Communist and
left wing movements Of this city, will
be in the heart of these movements.
The organizations that will be housed
in the Workers Center will be Dis
trict 2, Workers (Communist) Party.
the Young Workers (Communist)
League and Pioneers of District 2.
The DAILY WORKER, the Workers
School, Vi Elore, Hungarian Com
munist daily, the Cooperative Res
taurant and the Workers Bookshop.
The Workers Party, including the
Industrial, organizational, women's
and Negro departments, as we'll as the
Young Workers League and th e
Pioneers, will occupy the major part
of the second floor of the building.
The Workers School.
The various departments of The
DAILY WORKER will be located on
three different floors. The editorial
and composing departments will be
on the third floor, the business and
circulation departments on the second
floor, and the press room will occupy
half of the basement.
The entire fifth floor will be oc-
cupied by the Workers School. 1t will
contain II classrooms and a. library
accommodating 40 people.
The Cooperative Restaurant, which
is conducted by Proletcos. will take
all of the ground floor This will in
crease the capacity of the restaurant,
which is now located at 80 Union
Square, two and a half times. Prole-
cos will also use one-half of the
basement as a storage and locker
room.
The Board of Directors of the
Workers Center consists of William
W. Weinstone, secretary; Alexander
Trachtenburg, chairman; Joseph
Brodsky, treasurer; Bert Miller, Jack
Stachel and Harry Blake, trustees;
and P. Amron, manager. A drive for
$4,000 to purchase the center is be-
ing launched.
"The campaign to secure $4,000
to provide the workers of this city
with center of their own," Vein
(Comtinued on Page Tuo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
DELEGATES LEAD
FIGHT ON RETURN
FROM MEETING
Anthracite and Illinois
Unions Win
Especial To The DAILY WORKERS

Especial To The DAILY WORKER.)
PITTSBURGH, April 5.-From a
dozen mine districts, in both organ
lied and unorganized territories, re-
ports have come in to the headquar-
ters of the National Save-the- Union
Committee of the enthusiasm with
which returning delegates to the
great conference just adjourned have
been met on their arrival home.
Enter Battle.
In some sections, in District 5, in
District 12, in District l, and in many
others, delegates arrived home only
to enter Immediately into the strug-
gle at hand.
In the Pittston district, in which
Local 1908, scene of the most dra-
matte and bloody incidents of recent
years, is located, delegates to the con-
ference, according to a report, today
took the lead in the fight against
the Lewis order that the miners en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Coal
Company return to the mines under
the vicious contracting system. Under
the leadership of the Save the Union
delegates unanimous vote repudiat-
ing the Lewis order was passed.
From the south Illinois district
came the report that a number of
locals have likewise repudiated Lewis.
Previous to the departure of the dele
gates to the conference the Fishwick
machine issued a warning that all
delegates attending the meeting
would be expelled. The first at
tempts to carry out the threat in at
least three cases thus far reported
have resulted in the defeat of the ma
chine attempts.
In District 5, picketing efforts are
being led by the returning delegates.
In the four counties, coke regions,
three delegates sent by the executive
committee report rapidly develop
ing situation.
Everywhere sentiment for the call
ing of special district conventions is
rising. The strike must be won;
draw in the unorganiDed; Lewis must
go, are the main watchwords of the
campaigns.
The miners are on the march.
Pittsburgh has been a milestone of
the greatest significance in the uphill
journey to victory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
MORE BARBER
BOSSES YIELD
Desert Organization AS
Strike Shuts Shops

With the organization of picket
committees which began to function
yesterday morning by visiting the
few non-union barber shops still open,
and convincing the men to join the
strike called recently by the Brook
lyn Barbers' Union, large number
Of employers sought settlements with
the union. Over $50 shops have al
ready been compelled to quit their as
sociation and sign individual agree
ments with the workers organizs-
tion.
Strike Curtails Business.
Due to the suddenness of the strike
call which completely paralyzed barb
er shops in the most populated sec
tions Of Brooklyn and Queens, and to
the Passover holidays, many employ
ers formerly strong supporters Of
their association which forced a So
week wage reduction on the men,
changed their minds and applied for
settlements. The union in issuing
the strike call announced that the en-
ployers' organization would not be
recognized.
1t is believed that the remainder of
the 1000 shops affected will apply
for agreements in day or two. The
settlements to date have been made
in the last two days, the strike being
only three days old.
Boss Association About Finished.
Several shops. stubbornly nom
union, are being regularly picketed
These shops are owned by the lead
ers of the defunct bosses association.
Even these are expected to capitulate
if the present rate of settlement keeps
I'D.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
DOESN'T EXPECT
TO SERVE | DAY,
SINCL AIR SAYS
Only Has S75,000,000
Now, He Walls

WASHINGTON, April 5.-While
boasting to his friends that he never
expects to serve day in prison for
his part in the Teapot Dome con-
spiracy, Harry F. Sinclair is causing
reports to circulate that he is being
"persecuted."
Much emphasis is being laid in
these reports on the money he has
been forced to spend for attorneys
and private detectives. The inten-
tion is to excite sympathy for him.
Poor Sinclair.
The fact is that the poor fellows
bank account has shriveled to about
S75,000,000. Sinclair is not the pow
er he was when he and allied newer
oil magnates were financing the re-
publican party campaigns of 1920 and
1924 and giving hundreds of thou
sands of dollars away to public of
ficials such as Albert B. Fall, former
secretary of the interior But he is
paying $3.50 day for his Washing
ton suite.
The conspiracy case against Fall is
as good as dropped and Sinclair ex-
rects to go free also. He and Fall
were to have been tried jointly in
Washington. When the Sinclair trial
opened this week he was granted a
postponement. His counsel is play
iDg for time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
GORDON TELLS OF VILE PRISON FOOD
Workers. Must Rush Funds for "Duly Fine and Court Costs

started against Gordon and the edi-
tors of The DAILY WORKER, cul-
minated the other day in the sentenc-
ing of the young author and the i'm
position of fine of $500 ON the Daily
which must be paid Immediately.
Throws Half of Food Away.
Discussing the food at the Tombs
iordon writes: "The 'mush' (it tastes
exactly like what the word 'mush
uggests and not like the farina it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-06
Brownsville Y. w. L. to
Hold Dance Tomorrow

The Young Workers (Communist)
League of Brownsville will hold a
dance tomorrow night at the Premier
Palace, Himsdale and Sutter Aves.,
Brooklyn. Proceeds of the affair will
go to "The Young Worker" the only
voice of the militant working youth,
which is threatened with extinction
for lack of funds. All League men,
bers are urged to come and bring
their friends.