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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Harlem Calls Vestris
Protect Meet; Negro
Crew Heroes to Speak

"The .Vestris Horror" will be the
subject of a protest mass meeting,
to be held Wednesday evening,
against the efforts of the capitalist
press and the U. S. Government Sin
vestigation" to frame up the real
heroes of the disaster, the Negro
members of the crew. The meeting
will be held at the st. Luke's Hall,
125 w. 130th ST., beginning at 8
p. m.
The real facts of the disaster will
be told by the Negro seamen them
selves. Besides the Negro heroes Of
the Vestris, the following will speak:
Richard B. Moore, national organi-
ger of the American Negro Labor
Congress; Robert Minor, editor Of
the Daily Worker; G. Mink of the
Seamen's Progressive League; Mrs.
William Burroughs, Of the Teachers
Union. Otto E. Huiswoud will act
as chairman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
"A. F. L. Metal Trades
Department Endorses
Navy War Cruiser Bill

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IS. - In
fragrant avowal of its role as agent
sof American imperialism, the Metal
Trades Department of the American
Federation of Labor in session here
yesterday endorsed the fifteen
cruiser program bill for the navy
advocated by the U. S. war mong-
crs in their militaristic aims against
British Imperialism.
The endorsement by the A. F. of
L. metal trades departments of the
government war aims is considered
clear indication of the stand which
the whole federation will take if not
openly at least in practice.
The resolution voted by the metal
trades department advocates max.
ing the navy "a more effective arm
Of the national defense"
Its most brazenly jingoistic reso-
luton on this subject urges the
government to manufacture it's own
arms and battleships and naval
equipment $50 as to take away the
ground from under the large group
of pacifists" who use the fact of
war profiteering as an argument
against war preparations.
Nothing previously advocated in
peace time by an A. F. of L. body
approximates the above action in
lining up with the L s. war ma
tlire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Wife. Children Need
Food: Man Steals Auto,
Judge Gives Him Year

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 18.-Judges
OF the courts of capitalist justice
have sense of humor as distorted
as the justice hey mete out. Judge
Lindley of this city who yesterday
gave William L. Fenker, charged
with stealing an automobile, year
on probation for his "offense. :"
against property.
"Why did you steal the carr" the
judge asked archly.
"My wife and children need, d
food" Fapker replied simply.
year ION probation said the
judge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
new WAGE CUT
IN MASS. MILLS
5 Per Cent Slash in
North Adams
Especial to the Daily Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worker
BOSTON, Nov. 1S.-In line with
the general campaign of the textile
bosses to worsen the conditions of
the mill workers in the New Eng
land states, the mill owners of
North Adams and vicinity, in Mas
sachusetts, have announced a wage
cut, amounting to 5 per cent, to take
effect on December 1. The notice
of the wage slash has been posted
by the Berkshire Mills of Adams,
the Hoosac Mills of North Adams,
and the Greylock Mills of Williams
town and North Pownal. The Berk-
shire and Greylock Mills, employing
over 5000 workers, are owned by
the Berkshire Cotton Manufacture
ing Co. of Adams, which claims to
be an independent company. The
Hoosac Mills are owned by William
M. Butler, friend of Calvin Coolidge,
head of the republican national
committee, and boss of the New
England Cotton Manufacturing AS
sociation. Butler was also influen-
tial in bringing about the nominal
ton of Herbert Hoover.
The cities. and towns affected by
the wage slash are all located near
each other in the extreme northeast
corner of Massachusetts, lying
along the Berkshire Hills, on the
border lines of New York and Ver-
mont. Over 60 per cent of the
workers in these mills are Polish.
The great majority of the workers
are unorganized, the only union in
the section being small indepen-
dent one with little influence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
HOOVER LEAVES TO
VIEW u. S. DOMAINS

PALO ALTO, Calf, Nov. 18.
To the boom of 81 guns, the
battleship Maryland will move
sloWly.from. San Pedro, portgof
Los Angeles, at noon today, bearing
President-elect Hoover on his tour
of investigation of the South Ameri-
can domains of the United States.
Before leaving Palo Alto, Hoover
drew the divine blessings of the
reverend of Stanford Chapel, who
prayed for blessings upon Hoover
con his journey across the sea" and
in his pilgrimage to the nations"
At the same time the United
States government is beginning its
campaign of camouflage and propa-
ganda and by means of inspired in
terviews and statements from Off
cial sources is trying to convince
everybody that it is tour of good
will and friendship"
Latest communiques have insisted
that the tour is looked upon as cal
culated to cement the cordial rela-
tions" between the South American
and United States governments
rather than "from the narrower as
pect of an opportunity to increase
trade"
To See Moncado.
The same official sources" point
out that the tentative plans of
Hoover's trip will carry him to all
Continued on Pags Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

essential fact, which trickled thru
at Saturdays hearing: namely, that
the line received wireless from
Captain Carey on Sunday announc-
ing, eve may need assistance" and
that the company had answered.
There has been ample opportunity
to hide this message, but it is be-
lieved that Captain Carey was told
to delay sending an S. O. S. call in
order to save salvage money.
Rumor Ammunition Aboard.
It has further been ascertained
that the vestris had been loaded for
an hour and a half after it's mani
fest had been signed by port au-
Continued en- Page Five
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Negro, Back From tho
Soviet Union, Talks at
Workers School Forum

Otto Hall, field organizer of the
American Negro Labor Congress,
spoke last night at the Workers
School Forum, 26 Union Square, on
"The Negro Question AS World
Problem" Over $50 persons headed
the lecture, which was followed by
questions and discussion.
Hall made interesting compari-
sons between the treatment of op-
pressed races in the Soviet Union
and the United States. He had been
in Moscow for three years as stu
dent at the Stain University of
Peoples of the East where over
5000 Students from n races live and
work together in perfect harmony.
He explained the basis for the alarm
expressed by the capitalist ess at
the work of the Communist Interna-
tional for the establishment If a
Negro republic in South frica,
where the oppressed Negroes form
five-sixths of the population.
The growing Importance of the
Negro problem was taken up, the
speaker reviewing the DEVELOPMENT
of the Negro race in the United
States, the role of the various Negro
organizations, the development of a
colored y-bourgeoisie, the etti-
tude toward the problem Of the So
cialist, anti-imperialist and Commu-
mist Internationals, and the decisions
of Sixth World Congress of the last
named organization on the Negro
and colonial questions. He closed
with an account of his visit to a
Negro colony in Aucausia, republic
in the Southern part of the Soviet
Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
ATTACKS FAIL TO
HALT new UNION
New Bedford Leader
Tells of Progress

The indictment of 25 leaders of
the New Bedford strike on charges
of conspiracy was characterized yes
terday by Ellen Dawson, women's
organizer in the strike, as brazen
attempt on the part of the mill
owners courts to railroad the lead
ers of the strike to long Jail terms.
In an interview with representa-
tive of the Daily Worker, Dawson,
who had just arrived from New
Bedford, pointed out the fact that
this is maneuver seeking to assure
punishment for those who took the
most active part in the strike. The
% workers cannot be tried
separately, thus greatly facilitating
the railroading of the strike leaders.
Only Police Testified.
"The first any of us in New Bed
4 ford knew about this indietment,i z
Dawson said, "was when we rea 4
about it Saturday in the New Bed
ford Evening Standard, one of the
most vicious of the boss organs. The
entire thing was done under cover
and the paper openly admits that
the indictments were returned only
upon the testimony of Chief of Police
Mcleod and several policemen.
"But the workers of New Bedford
cannot be intimidated by such at
tacks on their leaders. They have
shown repeatedly their determina-
tion to build a strong union, the New
Bedford Textile Workers Union,
Continued on Page Five
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
SOCIALIST PARTY
LEADERS BEHIND
.SCAB NEWSPAPER
Thomas, Hillquit and
.Cahan Own Shares in
I'll Nuovo Monde"
Back Fight on Union
S. P. Daily Imports
Strikebreakers

Leaders of the socialist party are
among the shareholders of al Nuovo
Mundo," Italian socialist daily,
which has locked out the members
of Italian Typographical Union,
261, and is operating with imported
scabs, it was revealed yesterday.
The leaders who own shares in
this scab Socialist" daily include
such respectable figures as the Rev.
Norman Thomas, Morris Hillquit,
former Judge Jacob Panken, Abra-
ham Cahan, editor, and B. C. Via
deck, manager of the Jewish Daily
Forward.
Socialists" Approve of Scabbing.
That this lockout of the union
printers and the operation of the
composing room with scabs are be-
ing done with the consent of these
socialist" worthless seems certain
in view of the fact that not one OF
them, so far as is known, has voiced
the slightest protest. Such conduct
is also in keeping with the individ.
ual records of these gentlemen ant
Of the party that they represent.
The lockout came as a step in {
long series of attempts on the par
Of I'll Nuovo Monde" to cut ths
wages of the printers below tn.
union scale. This after the workers
had for the past nine weeks loaned
the paper 20 per cent of theil
wages. The lockout was preceded
by the firing of worker on fake
charge of fascist sympathies.
No Reply From Socialists"
Thus far neither "Il Nuovc
Monde" nor its shareholders have
replied to the revelations published
in Saturdays Daily Worker con-
cerning the lockout against the
union printers. Both Cahan and
Vladeck are old hands at operating
newspapers with scabs. Their sheet,
the yellow Forward, once resorted
to the same methods when their
printers struck against the condi-
tions in the Forward plant.
That high officials of the social
list party are backing a scab or
ganization merely adds another
achievement" to the record of the
party that in many other Industries
is playing the role of an open
strjkebreakipg agency.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
USSR Demonstrates
Superiority of Control
of Industry by State

MOSCOW, Nov. IS. (UP).-The
former Hartman enterprise - in
Georgia which was taken over from
tho New York interest by the gov
ernment, has been greatly improved
under Soviet management, acsor d.
ing to the president of the Man
ganese trust. He said that 5000
workers would be employed within
the next two months. At present
there are 5000 workers, compared
to 400 employed formerly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

figures in the bitter strike of
10000 textile workers which
lasted six months, were in
dicted on the unheard of
charges of conspiracy to violate
the city's laws" and conspiracy to
disturb the peace"
Only Police Testimony.
The indictments were obtained, as
the frankly cynical announcement of
the Grand Jury declares, "solely on
the testimony of police" and in
clude not only local leaders of the
big struggle, but also nationally
known figures in labor's struggles
such as Albert Weisbord, secretary
treasurer of the National Textile
Workers Union; Fred Biedenkapp,
national secretary of the Workers
International Relief, and Paul
Crouch, famous soldier Communist
and secretary of the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League.
Chief of Police Mcleod also said
that he came before the Grand Jury
with much longer list for indict-
ments and that these will be gone
after, for the list of those indicted
do not include Murdoch and Beal,
two of the chief local leaders. They
were serving a Jail sentence at the
time the alleged Conspiracy" was.
being coWmitted-
Boss Conspiracy.
Although there are 662 of New
Bedford's textile strikers coming up
for trial next week, the charges
against these 25 are extremely sim
ister in portent. 1t is considered
obviously bald attempt on the part
of the New England textile manu-
facturers outlaw all strikes by send
ing the cream of the New England
working class to long prison terms
for leading these attempts to halt
the economic attacks against the
mill slaves.
Labor Defense Rallying.
The international Labor De-
fense, who has been handling all
these cases is now rallying all it's
forces to raise funds and to develop
tremendous movement of mass
protest against this new attack on
the working class by the murderers
of Sacco and Vanzetti. Mass meet
ings and tag days are already un-
der way thruout the nation.
The 662 cases including the 25
conspiracy" cases, are to come up
in the Superior Court next Monday.
Nearly all of these hundreds Of
strikers are appearing in an appeal
taken from sentences already levied.
Continued on Page Fivs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
SILK STRIKERS
FOLLOW LEAD OF
OWN COMMITTEE
Left Wing Cheered At
Big Meeting Held
Saturday
To Gust Fake Officials
Accept Aid of National
Textile Union
Special to the Dailv Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worker)
PATERSON, Nov. 18.-Fully a
dozen developments in the silk
workers strike here during the past
forty eight hours marked the rally
ing of the membership of the AS
sociated Silk Workers Union be-
hind the regularly elected Strike
Committee in its policy of a mill
tant fight and spelled the ousting
of the officials who in score of
ways have shown that they are
moving for a complete betrayal of
the struggle.
1. The strikers voiced their en-
thusiastic support of the left
wing strike leadership which
called and controlled the Saturday
morning strike meeting.
2. The strike committee voted
to accept the offer of cooperation
some time ago extended by the
National Textile Workers Union
to help win the strike. An or
ganizer from the N. T. w. has
been appointed and already re-
newed activities are under way.
3. A membership meeting of
the Broad Silk Department has
been called by the strike commit
| tee. now the real leadership of the
i fight, for Tuesday evening, Nov.
20, at Turn Hall at s o'clock.
a. The fake officials locked out
the striking silk workers from
their strike headquarters Friday
evening and when the strikers ar
rived for the meeting they found
the door locked and new locks
substituted.
5. The strike committee has be-
gun definitely the organization of
effective countrywide relie f
measures and has called in the
Workers international Relief Or
ganization to launch real cam
paign.
6. Negotiations between a COM
mittee of the strike. committee
and committee of the Joint
Board further disclosed the
(. treacherous and strikebreaking
conduct of the officials.
7. The strike committee took
over the "Silk Striker" official
paper of the union, and has be-
gun to issue it as daily mime
ographed sheet which sparkles
with militancy and life.
8. The strike committee issued
statement on the negotiations
for unity with the Joint Board in
which it called upon the officials
to reply to a number of important
questions and ISSUES.
9. Workers from shops work
ing under fake settlements have
begun to come to the strike COM
mittee to complain against the
steadily worsening conditions in
these shops. Definite action by
the strike committee has been
taken to fight these evils.
10. The giving out of relief
funds in a highly improper man.
ner by officials of the union Sat-
urday without records and the ap-
pointment of certain individuals
to head this work whose record
and methods are subject to SER
ious question and criticism, the
Withholding of funds from the
strike committee, etc.
These and many other equally i'm
port developments marked one of
the most active week ends since the
strike began.
Following the various efforts by
the union officials since their attack
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
AVIATION FIELD FIRE.

Z mitchell FIELD, N. Y. Nov. 10
tUP) More than 100000 damage
vas done by fire which swept
through two metal frame buildings
housing the engineering department
at the Mitchell Field aviation post
early today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Chinese Workers Clash
With Police on Shore
of IndOnesian Islands

Wireless to the Daily Worker).
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 18.-On the
occasion of Sun Vat Sens birthday
a conflict between the police and
Chinese workers at the Indonesian
Island banks followed the attempt
of the police to prevent a demop-
stration.
The police used weapons, killi3g
two Chinese workers and injuriAg
many.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Mine union TO
FIGHT" WAGE CUT
Kentucky Locals Get
Ready for Strike
Especial to The Daily Worker)

Especial to thu Daily Worker)
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 18. -
According to information which
came here today, a wage cut of
Is per cent has been announced
by coal operators of eastern
Kentucky to become effective
November 18.
John Watt, president and
Pat Toohey secretary of the
new National Miners Union
wired all locals in Kentucky
today to resist the wage. cut
and to prepare for a general
strike in the state.
President Watt is now en-
route to handle, the situation,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

ist," has again ex-
pressed his warm
admiration for the
murderer of thou
sands of Italian
W o r k ers a n d
peasants, Benito
Mussolini, and for
the bloody fascist
regime.
In an interview
with Siegfried Tre-
bitsch published in
the magazine Sec
tion of yesterdays
New York Times,
Shaw calls Mus
solini the man of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Is Workers Hurt When
Burning Wall Falls

MONTEvIDEO, Uruguay, Nov.
IS (UP).-Eighteen persons were
injured, several seriously, when
the wall of furniture factory col
'apsed as the building was burn
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
BRING CONSPIRACY CHARGE
TO OUTLAW UNION ACTIVITY.
LEADERS in FRAME-UP net
WeisbOrd, Biedenkapp, Crouch Among Group
Slated for Boss Trial in Mill Town
International Labor Defense to Wage Fight to
Defend 662 in Mass Trial Soon

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. Nov. 18.-Decadent Massachu-
ses bossdom again prepares for savage retaliation against
those who dare to lead the workers in struggles against
human industrial Suppression Twenty five miants leading
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Shaw Again Lauds
MussOlini; Jeers at
the Italian Workers

Bernard Shaw, millionaire play
wright, shareholder in coal mines,
classroom philosopher and social
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
New Union Wins Victory.

Especial to the Daily Workerjg
MERCER, KY, Nov. 1S.79Ihe
victory won here by the meupbers
of local 701 of the National Min
ers' Union three weeks ago in their
strike against the Pacific Coal Com
pany has not only raised the moral
and fighting spirit of the coal dig
Continued on Page Fivs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19

SCULPTOR COMMITS SUICIDE
AISE, France, Nov. 18 (UP).-
Eugene c. Iron, So, well-known
sculptor, hanged himself in his
studio today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS

For Workers-Farmers Government
To Organize the Unorganized
For The 4O-HOnr Week
For Labor Party
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Wife Awarded AlimOny
At Rate of $50 Month

Mrs. Margaret M. Payne, 1900
block A st. S. E., who sued her hus-
band. Arthur F. Payne. Bureau of
Engraving employe. for mainte.
nance, has been awarded alimony at
the rate of $50 a month, according
to an order signed by Justice Peyton
Gordon In Equity Court.
Mrs. Payne also has suit pending
against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, in which she
asks $4,000 damages for alleged
slander. The suit was filed August
"a, last, and is based on her accusa-
tions that conductor of the trac-
ton company unjustiy and in the
presence of other passengers, ac-
cused her of riding the car each day
without putting her money in the
fare box. Attorney H. c. kriz ap.
pears for her in both suits.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
"Other Wise Man" to Be
Given by Chapel Players

For the fourth consecutive season.
Dr.. Henry van Dykes world be-
loved Christmas legend, THE Story
OF the Other Wise Man." is to be
presented by the Chapel Players of
Luther Place Memorial Church in
Thomas Circle, performances being
booked for Thursday and Friday
nights, December 27 and 2S.
Since its first offering in 1925. DR..
van Dyke has completed his own
dramatic version of the story. but
the Bess Davis Schreiner version is
TO be shown here under her own
personal direction. with the as.
sistance of Denis E. Connell. one Of
Washinston's ablest actor-directors,
Conneu VIII play the leading part
of "Artaban." who sought the gIJid.
ing star. but did not arrive with
the three wise men at the manger
in Bethlehem"
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Army Blimp From
Langley Field Visits DC.

The Army blimp TC-5 came up
from Langley Field, Va, yesterday
and landed at Boiling Field to take
Major Rush Lincoln. Of the Army
stair, for training flight over the
city and make his four hours
monthly flying time.
Inc balloon, commanded by Lieut.
CZai ~ Ent, famous Army baIIoon-
lst, lelt Langley Field 1t 1:25 a. m,
arriving at Boiling Field at 6:a0
q: M ana began its cruise over the
city at 1885 a. m. 1t returned -,
Langley Field at 1850 a. m The
crew numbered seYon.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
/, 700 to Convene Here in
Interests of Boys Work

Fully 1000 business men and
professional workers among the
youth of America, representing at
least eleven different countries, will
attend the fifth annual conference
of the International Boys Work
Council at Wardman Park Hotel for
the first three days of the coming
week. In addition to the United
States, Great Britain, Mexico,
China, Holland, Canada, Italy,
Czecho Slovakia, Norway. Hungary
and Argentina will have delegates
present
The general theme of the con-
ference will be Meeting the Needs
of thu Bov." calling for discussion
by some of the greatest leaders in
the countries represented.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Woman, 35, Held After
Police Get Rum in Raid

Unsuccessful in efforts to swallow
the contents of a tiny vial, Mrs.
Anna Richmond, 35, of the 900 block
G st. n. W., today awaited trial on
charges of manufacturing and sell.
ing liquor.
Policemen of the Sixth precinct re-
ported they knocked the bottle away
from the woman's lips while raiding
her home. She then was taken to
the precinct
Mrs. Richmond was charged with
possessing 800 quarts of beer, 25
quarts of whisky and q large guam
tity of mash
The raid was conducted by Lieut..
]. A. Sullivan and j. F.. Boxwell and
NJ. J. Dowd. detectives.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Walter JOhnsOn's Birds
Win Cup at Poultry Show

Walter Johnson. manager of the
Washington Baseball Club, received
a silver loving cup when several
of his Buff Rocks walked off with
the honors for the best chickens of
that type al the annual Maryland
poultry show. which closed last
night at Frederick. Md. More than
1000 birds from II States and the
District of Columbia were entered.
Elisha Hanson, of Washington.
won silver cup for the best Rhode
Island Reds.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

neghorood who not the
subscribers of The Washington Times and Sunday to III
bring it the "Dol Contest Editor
Washington Times Washington D. Co. and doll will ready
for the orders have been verified