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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
A. F. |. HEADS FOR
BORDER BARRIER
Attack Foreign Born;
No Unionizing Plan

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.-The
american Federation of Labor bu-
leaucrats, who make up its conven-
tion now in session in this non-in-
dustrial city of poverty-stricken Ne
groes, poor whites and rich men on
their fall vacations, spent the day
leisurely in opposing immigration
and listening to Vice-President Woll
boost his insurance scheme.
The convention yesterday and to-
day went on record in favor of re-
striction of immigration of Mex
lean, West Indian and Canadian la
Dor, offering the fact of such i'm
migration as an excuse for the low
wages now prevailing in Americas
largely unorganized industries.
Resolution against" Injunctions.
A weak resolution against in
functions, which contained no de-
cision for mass violations, was
adopted. The Wall Street bankers
and the government were requested
not to grant so many foreign loans,
but to try to have the money spent
in America. The resolution con-
tanned no provisions for bringing
pressure on the bankers or the gov
ernment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
TOOHEY'S TRIAL
ON FAKE "RIOT"
CHARGE DEC, IS
Try to Frame Official
of National Miners
Union
Beaten Up at Arrest
Dem ande ed Marines
Leave Nicaragua

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 81
Patrick Toohev. national secretary
treasurer of the National Miners
Union. will be placed on trial in the
criminal court here. Dec. 18, on the
formal charge of "rioting" and "in-
citing to riot" brought against him
by the March session of the grand
Jury. The real reason for the at
tempt to frame him up on these
charges is lust that he went along
with John Brophy and others to a
meeting in Renton, Pa, March 8.
where both delivered two-hour
speeches, and where the state troop
ers illegally invaded the hall, dis
persed the crowd, and beat Toohey
numerically, afterwards arresting
both speakers. Brophy will also go
on trial, on the same charges, at the
same time.
Local Union 811. left wing local
of the United Mine Workers of
America. invited Brophy and Too
hey as chairman and secretary of
the Save-the- Union Committee to
address them at mass meeting. The
speakers were stopped at the en-
trance to the hall by state constables
who told them at first that they
could not speak, but afterwards gave
way and permitted the meeting to
start. Sheriff Robert H. Braun of
County had issued a
sweeping proclamation forbidding
public meetings. He is tool of the
Mellon interests, and took this ac-
tion Immediately after the left wing
rebellion against Lewis corrupt
machine in the U. M. w. A. took
form. The Renton meeting was one
of the many held in preparation for
the great April l national confer
ence of progressives in the U. M. w.
A., which wsssone stensin the strug-
Continued on Page Fine
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
CLARITY MERCER
'AT FURRIER meet
EndorseAmalgamation
at Union Rally

After continuing in session al
most five hours, in a highly inter-
esting discussion of the problems
they are facing, over thousand
fur workers crowded Manhattan
Lyceum, 66 East 4th St., at men,
bership meeting of their union, and
came to an almost unanimous con-
clusion to endorse the convention
decisions of the Joint Board, the
most important of which was the
proposed amalgamation with the
left wing Cloak and Dressmakers'
Union.
That the discussion was free was
evidenced by the fact that number
of unionists expressed disagreement
with the plan to amalgamate so
quickly, proposing to wait, but when
Cne after another of the rank and
'ile and of the union leaders rose
land explained why it is an absolute
necessity to amalgamate as soon as
possible, many of the dissenters
frankly admitted their error, and
at the vote only a small handful reg
istered themselves against immedi-
ate amalgamation.
To the workers opposing immedi-
ate amalgamation, worker after
worker pointed out that the union,
Continued on Page Two
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
TERROR AGAINST
JAILED PORTER
PARADE VICTIMS
In tern ational Labor
Defense Protests to
Government
Slave in Work House
Many Sick But All Are
Determined

Terrorism surrounding the %
workers arrested in Washington on
Armistice Day after demonstrating
for the release of John Porter, mill
tant New Bedford strike leader, were
made public last night by Alfred
Wagenknecht, executive secretary of
the international Labor Defense.
Wagenknecht's statement is in the
form of a letter to John S. Horn
back, demanding that he Immediately
protest the maltreatment of the pris-
oners to the government. The work
ers are Jailed in the Occaquon, Va.
workhouse.
Weakened By Jail.
Weakened by their harsh treat
ment in the prison and the hunger
strike, which they were forced to
call Immediately after their jailing
in protest against mistreatment at
the hands of their jailers in Wash
ington, many of these class war
prisoners have become ill.
In spite of the terror practised
against them by their jailers all of
the prisoners are unanimous in their
determination to fight on for the
liberation of their fellow prisoner,
john Porter.
The international Labor Defense
is issuing its demand that the gov
ernment stop the brutal treatment
meted out to the prisoners who have
been slammed into the Occaquon
wcrkhouse on the charge of violating
a parade ordinance ordinarily en-
failing a five dollar fine.
Savage Beating,
Disclosure of the treatment of the
prisoners at Occaquon follows on the
heels of similar stories of savage
beatings given John Porter, the vic
tim of boss and lingo hatred in the
New Bedford strike, who is now
Continued en- Page Taoo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
ARREST MINERICH IN PITTSTON
ON FRAMED DYNAMITE CHARGE

PITTSTON, Pa, Nov. 27.-Anthony Mnerch National
Executive Board member of the National Miners Unon
arrested this afternoon framed up charge trying
to dynamite church, where the police claim they found
several sticks of dynamite.
Several detectives of the Pennsylvania police
the arrest just Mnerch leaving successful mass
meeting held by the National Miners Union Pittston it.
SELF the first meeting since Mayor Gillespie forbade all
semblage of miners several weeks ago.
Minerich is being held in Wyoming barracks of the
state police and the technical charge against him is
known.
Mnerich organized the strike committee which has
leading the strike of 5000 Ptston coal miners against the
contractor SYSTEM after Frank Mcarry leader an
dependent unon," tried to send the back work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
More Unemployment
for Canada Workers

MONTREAL, Nov. 27.-Produc-
tion on the basis Of 80 per cent of
capacity, decided on by the news
print manufacturers of Ontario and
Quebec, will throw more workers
into the ranks of the unemployed.
A. r. Graustien, president of the
Canadian International Paper Com
pany, has consented to the general
agreement, as laid down last week
when ne was not present. The
newsprint magnates met again to-
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
AGAIN DODCING
vESTRIS GUILT
Lamport-Holt Officers
Renew Lie on Crew

The studied attempt of the Lam
port-Holt Lines officers surviving
from the Vestris sinking, to turn the
blame from the company and them
selves to the Negro firemen, con-
tinued yesterday with the resump-
ton of the hearing before the U. S.
Attorney Tuttle.
The Sixth Engineer, Reginald NJ.
Dickson, repeated, parrot-like, his
testimony of the day before, to the
effect that Captain Carey had gone
to the firemen on deck and "asked"
them to go below and ''lend hand"
They went below, Dickson said, but
came up at once by another route.
1t has previously been established,
however, that when ordered below
some of the firemen were counter
ordered by other officers to go to
other duties, as it was useless to
throw coal into a fireboX full of
water. The officers testifying yes
terday apparently desired the fire
men stay below decks and to go
down with the ship.
Officers Attack Negro Worker
Dickson's fellow officers followed
him with similar stories, apparently
well-schooled by the company law
yers. One of them, Ernest Smith,
refrigerator engineer, tried to deny
that Lionel Licorish, Negro firemen
who saved 20 lives after leaping for
his life at the last moment before
the ship sunk, had saved anyone at
all. Smith finally retreated into
statement that he "didn't see."
Harry Wheeler, superintendent of
the Lamport- Holt Line, continued to
pretend complete mystification as
to why the boat sank. Later he
modified this by saying the "like-
liest" reason was the possible break
ing of sea connections of the sew
age outlet system which may have
let the sea in and kept the sewage
running inside the ship. He con-
tended that such breakage is mot
unknown" but failed to explain
why, if these connections were in
good order when inspected" they
were broken by small storm.
Where is the Vestris Log?
Wheeler admitted that the matches
might not have been covered, as
other witnesses have stated, and that
if not, then the ship was not sea-
worthy when she put to sea without
matches covered. There is no at
tempt by the Investigators to probe
the charge made by seamen thru
The Daily Worker, that the ships
log, record showing all happening
on board and all messages sent or
received, may be in the hands of
who are concealing
two brief-cases carried by surviving
officers when rescued.
The administrators of Isaac
Nahem, importer and exporter lost
with the ship, have entered suit in
federal court for S500,000 damages
for his death and $4,000 for his
baggage and jewelry. Meanwhile,
a maritime lawyer from a British
firm that insured the Yes
iris officers against loss of their
licenses thru negligence, has ar
rived on a German boat to protect
the Vestris officers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
UNIONS TO JOIN IN
CENTRALIA MEET
Organize to Release
Victims of Trust
Especial to the Daily Worker)

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 81
That the conference on the Cen
tralia case called by the Centraha
Liberation Committee with the In
tcrnational Labor Defense partici-
pating, for next Sunday in this city
will have large support by trade
unions and farmers organizations is
indicated by the response thus far.
according to Charlotte Todes, secre-
tary of the committee.
More than a score of local unions
have already sent in credentials for
delegates and it is known that a
number of unions have acted favor
qblv on the call, but have not yet
mailed in the name of delegates.
The conference, which will meet in
hall 201, Labor Temple, Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. will de-
velop plans for a statewide move
ment for the release of the eight
loggers who are serving long prison
sentences as the outcome of the at
tack by members of the American
Legion on the l. w. w. hall in Cen
tralia on Armistice Day, 1919. The
committee has large mass of testi-
mony and affidavits, including those
of seven of the trial Jury, proving
that the men were unjustlv con-
victed and should be released.
Many Unions To Participate.
A short program of speeches by
prominent members of organized la
Dor and farmers organizations will
Continued ON Pace Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
Seeking Noah s
Ark Keeps Sky
Pilot Employed

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-William j.
H. Strong, devout bible student, who
races his ancestry in America back
TO the landing of the Mayflower, and
his mental ancestry back to a Glib
eral" education in Harvard College.
Yesterday sprung upon the world
the plans for project the idiocy of
which has never been surpassed.
Strong plans an airplane expedi-
ton to Mt. Ararat, where Captain
Noah steered his ship onto the rocks
in the great Ark disaster of thou
sands of years ago, in order to bring
back the remains of said hypothet-
ical ark for the purpose of exhibit
ing it at the Chicago Worlds Fair
in 1888.
Noah's ark was built of gopher
wood, according to the bible, and
Strong, who believes implicitly in the
bible and DR.. Jesus's leper cure,
builds his argument for the survi-
val of the ark to this day as fol
lows:
Gopher wood" he reasons, lis
a species of cypress, which is not
subject to the attack of the fungus
Of decay. The ark was grounded
on mountain. where the rareness
of the air would check decay Ergo,
all l must do is find it."
Undaunted by the burst of ridicule
that has greeted this demented pro-
ject, Strong is going on with the
plans, with the sum total of his an
cestry and liberal education behind
him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
1ROTSKYISM IS SCORED
BY YOUNG COMMUNISTS

The National Executive Commit
tee of the Young Workers (Com-
munist) League, at it's last meeting,
adopted the following resolution
against the right wing danger and
Trotskyism in the American Com
munist movement:
l. The National Executive Com
mittee of the Young Workers (Com-
munist) League of America consid-
ers as very serious the recent dis
closures of the existence of Trot-
skyist sentiment among members
of the Central Executive Commit
tee of the Party and the effort to
crystalline a Trotskyist faction in
the Party, initiated by member of
the Political Committee.
TrOtskyism and Communism
Incompatible.
2. The National Executive Com
mittee declares that Trotskyism and
Communism are incompatible. Trot-
skyism has been characterized by
the Comintern as social-democra-
tic, counter-revolutionary, anti
Soviet theology. Any Party mem
Der adopting Trotskyist beliefs
places himself outside the ranks of
the Comintern and the American
Party. This is all the more serious
in leading Party members, and the
National Executive Committee re-
quests the Central Executive Com
mittee to take the most drastic ac-
tion against all comrades convicted
of holding Trotskyist views and of
endeavoring to spread Trotskyist
sentiment thru the Party, or of en-
deavoring to organize a Trotskyist
faction in the Party.
3. Trotskyism, especially be-
cause it found expression in men,
Der of the Political Committee of
the Party, presents at the present
time the greatest danger to the
Party and to the revolutionary
movement. The Trotskyist faction
becomes the rallying center for all
right wing elements in the Party.
The National Executive Committee
reiterates its complete agreement
with the decisions of the 9th Con-
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
Correction: u. S. Army
Has 114,824 Reservists

A typographical error occurred in
the article entitled "Adiutant Cen
erals Report Tries to Hide Enor-
nous U. s. Army" PUBLISHED on
page of the Daily Worker for
Tuesday, Nov. 81. AS printed the
article reads: "The reserve corps
has 14,824 enlisted men. >" 1t
should have read: "114,S24 enlisted
men,"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
ASKS SHELTER

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Because
Harry Johnson, 60-year-old unem-
ployed worker, asked police depart
ment officials in this socialist-con-
trolled city for aid in obtaining
shelter, he was given 60 days in jail
for "disorderly conduct"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
German Party Takes
Up Fight Against
Right Wing. Danger

BERLIN, Nov. 2T.-The plenary'
session of the Central Control
Commission of the Communist
Party of Germany agreed with
the Central Committee that the
chief danger was right-wing. 1t
was agreed that an theological
struggle must take place.
The Commission will clean out
degenerated bureaucratic ele-
ments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
BY HARRISON GEORGE

BY HARRISON GEORGE
want shot of booze? Or do
you want to be shanghaied in per-
fectly legal way, or just plain
shanghaied?' said sailor to me
in the International Seamen's Club,
% South St., down on the New
York waterfront. "Come with mel"
Down on the street, a few doors
north, we climbed narrow and rick
ETY. stairs at sign called "Quairs
Shipping Agency" On the second
floor left there is bootleg liquor for
the sailor to buy, and, when he
spends his wad, Mr.. Quail's employ
ment office on the floor above will
take him before the U. S. Shipping
Commissioner on any boat handy
and the sailor will wake up and
find that he has "signed on So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
MEXICAN COMMUNIST DEPUTY URGES
LATIN AMERICA TO STRUGGLE UPON
IMPERIALISM OF U. s., in CHAMBER
Representative of Workers Waves Flag, Taken
From Marines, in Mexican Congress-
Even Portes Gil Man Admits Nicaraguans'
Heroic Defense Shields All Latin America

MEXICO CITY, Nov, 27-Hernan Laborde, Communist
member in the Mexian Chamber of Deputies today issued
ringing call for solidarity of all Latin Americans with Sandno
in his fight against American Imperialism Amidst wild
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
FIGHT BETRAYAL.
OF SILK STRIKE
Broadsilk DEBT Backs
Left Wing
BULLETIN.

PATERSON, n. j., Nov. 21.-
Because the reactiOnary official
dom of the Associated Silk Work
ers' Union, thru an organized
campaign of terror against the
left wing Strike Committee, tried
to dissolve that body which has
the whOlehearted support of the
broad silk strikers and by whom
it was elected; and because the
demand for membership meet
ing of the broad silk department
was three times refused by the
officials who instead called a gen.
eral membership meeting where
dissolution of the left wing Strike
Committee was railroaded thru,
the leaders of the broad silk
workers strike decided to call
membership meeting of their own
department.
At this meeting, the date of
which is not yet announced by
the Strike Committee. the work
ers will pass final judgment on
the miserable conditions in the
broad silk trade, on the strike
situation and will take up the
question of adopting measures to
win the strike, control the shops,
and organize the unOrganized.
The meeting will also clarity its
stand toward accepting the direct
aid of the National Textile Work
ers' Union, it was learned.
In taking this step it was de-
clared that if the Strike Commit
tee had had an opportunity to
state its case before the general
membership meeting, the over
whelming majority of those pres
ent would have condemned the
strike breaking act of the Joint
Board.
Especial to the Daily W0r6er)
PATERSON, N. j., Nov. 81
Despite being outvoted at Monday
nights meeting of the Associated
silk Workers Union, which was
carefully packed by the officialdom
With their unquestioning support
,rs, the left wing scored decisive
5ictory when they showed they
,ould mobilize 395 members against
he CAB who endorsed the strike
breaking tactics of the Joint Board
n dissolving the left wing Strike
Committee.
With hundreds Of new union
recruited during the pres
mt strike of broad silk workers,
Unable to attend because the off
.ialdom refused to send them Off
.ial notification of the meeting, and
With all the highly skilled crafts
nen of other union branches mobil-
zed, the officialdom succeeded in
thru measure that de-
lies the right of the broad silk
workers to choose strike tactics that
will enable them to win their bitter
Demand Another Meet.
Defiant of the attempt of the Of
'icialdom to remove the Strike
Committee they have chosen and
oisted on them a committee that is
Incapable and which proposes strike
actics the workers consider fatal
o their struggle for decent condi-
ions, the broad silk workers raised
he demand that the union call to-
.ether a membership meeting Of
road silk workers only. This de-
nand they raise with the statement
hat highly skilled, non-striking
have no right to be allowed
he final say on a question that
leans the winning or the losing of
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28

PARIS (By Mai) ).-Agitation for
wage increase is growing among
French miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
SEA LIFE is A DOGS LIFE; SHIP AND SHORE!
SLAVES of the Sea Work. Suffer and Die Owners WalouOzg Wealth

(This is the last of series of ar
ticles on the Vestris and the life and
toll of marine workers.-EditOr'
NOte.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28
LIVING COST GROWS

PARIS (By MaiD The cost of
living index figures in France are
IA per cent above those of 1927.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-28

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
FOR Workers-FarmerS Government
To Organize the Unorgamized
For the 40-Honr Week
For a Labor Party
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-30
PRISON STARS
DOW N WILTON
Glenn and Dixon Engage In
Hurting Duel Decided In
Tenth Inning

Glenn, pitching for the All-Stars.
and Dixon, on the mound for Wilton,
engaged in twirlers' battle on the
state prison grounds Saturday after
noon, the Stars emerging from the
contest satisfactorily with q 4 to 3
score in the ten innings that were
played in / hour and Is minutes.
The Stars made three double
plays, and the Wilton boys kicked
through with two. A number Of
pop-flys hit by both teams showed
the effective work Of the pitchers.
It was the second straight game OF
extra innings played and won by the
Stars so far this season.
With Brudie playing first base!
Holland second, Carver short. and
Wylie third base, the prison team
had one of the best working infields
so far this season, and from all ap.
pearance Wylie looks the class Of
the field for the hot corner station
L.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-30
ABE ESPIN0SA
WESTERN KING

North Shore Golf Club, Chicago,
July 3O.-Two members of the Es-
pinosa family fought it out for the
Western Open golfing champion
ship here Saturday and the elder of
the two came out on top.
Abe Espinosa finished up his
score for the ~ holes with q pair
of 3Ss and a gross Of pol. AL Epsi-
nosa fought desperately to catch
him, but failed by four strokes and
was nosed out for second place by
Johnny Farrell, who won the ma
tional open championship title at
Olympia field. Johnny shot . 294
gross. The national champion
started to play today seven strokes
behind the leader, but turned in two
par ~ cards for the So holes played
today and finished just three strokes
to the bad.
After Farrell reported 81 for the
outgoing nine of his final rounds,
he was counted out Of the race and
it appeared that the Espinosas had
made the tournament strictly q
family affair. Four Of this Castil-
ian clan had entered the tourney
and at the start of the champion.
ship round Abe and AL were the
leaders with scores of lab and IA.
The new Western Open titlist shot
his poorest golf of the tournament
in the afternoon round today will
two 3Ss for a total of rs. On thu
morning round he pared the cours,
with a 37-35-72, giving him foul
strokes advantage over his closes
competitor when the final 10 hole
started.