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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
LOSOvSKY TALKS
AT MOSCOW Meet
For independent Labor
Struggle
(Wireless Ra "Inprecolunl

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Dec. 20
Losovsky, Secretary of the Red In
ternational of Labor Unions, speak
ing at Tuesdays session TO the Con-
gress of the Labor Unions of the
Soviet Union, pointed out that the
Congress was taking place at the
same time as the attempts of CAPT.
talism to encircle the Soviet Union,
while attacking its own workers.
"The past two years have seen
many important events in China,
Australia, Austria, Japan, Latin
America, France, Poland, Germany
and the Balkans" Losovsky. events
confirm the attitude of the Fourth
Congress of the R. I. L. U. and the
Sixth Congress of the Communist
international. The anti-reformist
struggle must be intensified. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
In the Shadows
By ]. C. EDEN.

By J. G. EDEN.
The watch towers are manned heavily.
The guards parade against the moon,
Listening to the creaking silence,
lingering their triggers.
Far down in the shadows, invisible,
They stir, these masses,
Softly, quietly,
Their eyes burning the messages.
The watch-towers are manned heavily
By sons of those in the shadows
Some know who hide in the shadows,
Some wait to greet them.
And one night, when the moon hides,
The walls will not be so high
The guard will not heed the scaling rustic
And swarming masses will rip the walls asundel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
British Jail Samoa
King; Natives Angry

LONDON, Dec. 20. (UP).-King
Tamases of Samoa has been arrested
and taken aboard the British steam
er Tofua to New Zealand to serve a
six months term on a charge of OBJ
structing police, an Evening News
dispatch from Suva, FIJI Islands,
said today.
The king refused to pay $12 taxes.
The western section of the islands is
under the administration of New
Zealand, but the population of
Samoa was deeply indignant that
their nominal king and high chief
should be treated as a common Grim
inal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21

Jed Harris WlU Produce
"1he Lady Of Mewgute"

TED HARRIS has two new plays
which he expects to present in
New York shortly after the new
year. On Jan. T he will bring here
"The Lady of Newgate," by Edwin
lustus Mayer, author of "The Fire
brand" Ina Claire will be starred
in this production and the cast will
include Arthur Byron, Richard Bird,
C. Henry Gordon and Edward Rigby.
The play opens next week at Wer-
ba's Brooklyn Theatre and then
plays in Newark for week. 2
The other play. now in rehearsal,
is Serena Blandish," dramatiza-
ton of the novel of that name, by
S. N. Behrman, author of ''The Sec
ond Man" Ruth Gordon and Con-
stance Collier will head the cast.
Serena Blandish" will play two
weeks at the Broad Street Theatre,
Philadelphia, and will be presented
in New York the week of Jan. 81.
Three experimental productions
will be presented by the Theatre
Arts Institute Of the Laboratory
Theatre to invited audiences this
month. The plays are Pirandello's
"Sicilian Lines" Cervantes' "The
Jealous Old Man" and scenes from
"Coriolanus," based on a study of
the Goya grotesques.
John Henry Mears has. postponed
the premiere of his new melodrama,
Herbert Ashton Jr's brothers"
starring Bert Lytell, from December
"a to December 25. The production
opens at the 4Sth st. Theatre on
Tuesday evening.
Joe Physioc will do the scenic eff
fects for Ozark Alley" by Margaret
Martin Medbury, that Mcbride and
Stoermer have in rehearsal now.
Peggy Allenby and George Probert
have been engaged for the leading
roles.
angela" the new musical COM
cdy at the Ambassador, will be
transferred on Monday evening, Dec.
"a, to the Century Theatre.
"Hot Water" the new comedy by
Helen Smith Dayton and Louise
Eascom Barratt, in which Lucille La
Verne will be starred when she pre-
sents it at her theatre in January,
went into rehearsal yesterday.
Jealousy" at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, will not be played on Mon
day evening christmas Eve). There
will. however, be an extra matinee
on Friday of that week. Inciden-
tally, the Wednesday matinee will
mark the 18th performance of this
interesting drama by Eugene Wal
! ter. from the French of Louis Vor-
neuil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
If NOT PLEASANT
TO BOSSES,PH ILA.
PAPERS HIDE IT
Not a Line About Anti
Imperial Pickets
(Ru q Worker Corresponaentl

by a Worker Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, (By MaiD.-
Every American worker knows only
too we'll how the prostitutes who
own, edit and write for the CAPT
talist press lick the boots of then
masters, the bosses. There are six
daily so-called newspapers" ii
Philadelphia, all with large circula'
tions. There cannot be any city III
which the venality of the capitalist
press is greater. Each day the
Record" Public Ledger" "Inquir-
err" ETC., show the workers how
they are for the bosses only.
A glaring example was furnished
Saturday and Sunday. A mass dem
onstration of over $50 pickets took
place at busy hour of the day in
front of the United Fruit Company
docks at Delaware Ave. and Arch
st. Thousands of workers saw this
demonstration, which was in SYM
pathy with the 10000 striking Col
ombia banana workers. The thou
sands of workers were interested IN
the picketing. :, ,
AS is customary, the police called
for a huge army of reinforcements,
and started to halt the demonstra-
ton. But the class conscious work
ers are not so easily sdissuaded
and continued to picket. The po-
lice charged the picket lines and ar
rested 43 pickets. Now, this is not
only news, but big news. But did
the papers here handle this news?
The reporters were on the job and
phoned in the news at once. Not a
word appeared in any of the capt.
talist papers in Philadelphia, ex-
cept in one local tabloid which Is
trying to increase its circulation.
And even this account was frag-
mentafy. And Sundays papers y?
There had been so-called trial
of the 43 pickets before Judge Viola
Fahnestock, the only woman judge
in the city. Judge Fahnestock is a
bear when it comes to not only
prosecuting but also prosecuting any
poor worker who has the ill-fortune
to fall into the laws clutches. She
is so vicious that even official
bodies have called her down for go
ing too far" on several occasions
Imagine what kind of trial the
A3 pickets had. 1t was farce
Cant you see that am woman;
don't say yes, sir, say, yes
ma'am'." 81 am not a woman,
am the law" Not a word however
in the papers about the trial, II
which 40 of the workers got so day
sentences.
However, on Monday, we had with
us in Philadelphia the account IL
the DAILY Worker" which is be-
coming daily better known to the
workers in Philadelphia as the only
paper available that prints news ane
does not hide it. The more the CAPT
talist press hides the news, the soon
er will the workers realize that they
are throwing money away in buying
the capitalist papers, and the soon.
er will they subscribe to the Daily
Worker to learn what is happening
in their own city.
&C. RABIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
(By a Worker Correspondent

l am refused everywhere. In one
big shop the boss, who can hardly
stand on his feet, is trying to tease
me. "What are you, a suit case
maker or trouble maker? III
give you a joe provided you pro-
mise to become a good boy"
"Nothing doin'w mixed in another
boss, 81 know these guys. First
they promise everything and after
they prove to be Bolsheviks again
We haven't got a job for you! &c
to your union for job" ne adj
ded after a pause.
That's the scheme Of the bosses
the system of blacklisting active
workers.
/ am trying my luck in small
lob where had worked years ago
The boss meets me with a great
welcome. "Well, so you are back
again. Remember when l told you
not to quit the job. You would
have gotten used to the shop by this
time. Well, take off your hat ano
cat and get to work"
The shop lis about the same as II
was when l left it three and a hall
years ago. A dark, narrow building
with the ceiling hanging low or
your head. Some window glasses
are broken, giving a free access to
the blowing wind and snow. The
mice in the shop have more liberty
than the workers. It's always cole
in the shop. One has to wear
sweater and warm clothes while
working. The idea of the boss is
the colder it is, the faster we'll worf
to warm up.
On my second day in the shop tbs
boss approached me with a big goot
morning. I knew that it means
,nMtalng. "Say, Jack, you wans
haven good time" he asked.
"Su\ Mr.. Mindell," l replied.
"ListN Jack, you see my eye:
re sthlN. Ny wife and me were
in the thNe yesterday. We see.
.ne play sinny Daughters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21

taken by the federation, which is
the sole financial support of the U
T. W., was to reach an agreement
with the hosiery mill owners in
PHILADELPHIA to reduce the rate of
pay of the knitters.
Now the manufacturers are pro-
nosing something new, which the
Kenosha strikers have been fighting
for almost year in bitter strike,
namely the. two-machine. system.
And the union officials, according to
trade journal press reports, are by
nc means presenting very strenu-
Gus opposition to this vicious speed
up system which would throw out of
work numbers n the industry.
One trade paper admits that a
suggestion that the mill owners put
10 per cent of their plant on the
two machine system each year is
being received with no disfavor by
the officials. In the two machine
system, one ,knitter is required to
operate two machines, whereas now
they run only one.
In reporting on this question, the
DAILY News Record" says, "This,
if adopted, would mean that some
of the large plants would require
ten years TO operate the whole fac
tory on the two machine plan" But
militant workers expose this as a
subterfuge to deceive the workers.
Ten per cent each year is a joke,
they say, the boss would, with the
collaboration of the union chiefs,
force the whole plant to go on the
two-machine system before one year
had passed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
CHUNKS OF A BIG
MACHINE HURLED
into WORKERS
Repair Man Blinded,
rom Wife Penniless
CBy a Worker Correspondent


A do DETROIT, (By MaiD,-The ire
Tremendous speed-up at the Ford Mo
lerewitor Co. plants is taking a huge toll
Comm of serious injuries among the slaves
he of the belt MSny lives have been
oany lost. In the Ford River Rouge plant
ndus the large Is inch emery wheels on
grinding machines in Department
1913 seriously wounded workers in
II single month. These emery
cab Ayhee1s are too big for the tremen-
ma dous speed Of HOO to 1900 revolu-
vas ions per minute at which they are
nm run. When the end shaft gets slight
10 ly worn the vibration causes crack
II in the wheel, and then pieces break
v eff, which are hurled with tremen-
dols speed and force.
On Oct. Il a worker on one of
these machines was hit by a large
chunk of one Of these machines, and
is still in hospital, probably Grip
pied for life. Three more of these
accidents occurred soon after, but
still no removal of the cause of the
accidents.
Tears Hole In Stomach.
~ On Nov. 10, Ford slave had his
81, stomach torn open, and was nearly
~ killed. Finally, after all these ac-
cidents, the wheel broke again, and
one of the pieces flew to another
machine and broke thru a metal
guard an eighth of an inch thick.
This was the last straw, and the
men in this department refused to
go on and threatened to quit work.
After this demonstration of resis-
tance by the workers the company
! was forced to replace the wheel with
others of smaller size.
Blinded, Wife Penniless.
Ellis Wann, machine repair man,
is now lying in the Ford Hospital,
in danger of losing his left eye after
an accident which occurred at the
Ford River Rouge pressed steel
department on Nov. Is. He was re-
pairing the automatic on an electric
spot welder when a piece flew in
his eye. He went to the hospital to
have the eye treated. Infection set
in. Altho he has shaved for Ford
for the last 6 years his wife was in
such Strengthened circumstances that
the boys in his department took up
a collection for her.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
No Jail Terms Given
to Border PatrOlmen
for Accepting Brides

DEROIT, Dec. 20 (UP).-Twenty
former customs border patrolmen
were indicted by federal grand
jury today on charges of accepting
brides from rum runners
Fourteen of those indicted are free
}on bonds and six others have been
unable to furnish bail. All were
discharged from government service
after the indictments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
Yugoslav Cabinet in
Crisis Due to CrOat
Autonomy Movement

BERLIN, Dec. 20. (UP).-King
Alexander of Yugoslavia conferred
with Premier Koroshetz at Belgrade
twice today, according to Telegraph
Union advices.
1t was said the conferences con-
cerned threats of the cabinet to re-
sign due to the critical situation in
the controversy between Serbs and
Croats over political privileges and
power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
FASCISTS HARRY
COAST WORKERS
Deportation Cases Still
Before Courts
by a Worker Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, (By Mai).-
Comrades Grossberg and Deveranos
have both been released from jail
on bail-reduced from $4,000 to
$1,000. The immigration authorities
are trying to deport the former to
fascist Poland and the latter to
Greece. Several other deportation
cases are before the courts also.
With the exception of one worker,
an Austrian, all OF them claim the
Soviet Union, the first workers re-
public, as their homeland. All these
comrades were arrested in raids by
the "Red" squad in October.
L. P. RINDAL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
British Imperialism
to Build AirpOrts
throughout China

HANKOW, China, (By Nail. -
The Wuhan Commercial Aviation
Co., under the control of British in
terests, has been formed here. Air
transport routes will be established,
and airports built, under British
control. British imperialism will
thus gain a further foothold in
China.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21

The program at the 5tb Ami
versary Celebration of the Daily
Worker at Manhattan Opera House
consists of the IsadOra Duncan
Dancers of Moscow u. :. 8. r.. I'm
special program of Revolution
nry Dances. symphony Orchestra.
Speakers. Tickets ST., S1.50. 50.
$3.50 new on sale mt Daily Work
err office. All seats reserved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
FIND WORKERS BODY.

SUPERIOR, Wis, (By MaiD.-
The unidentified body of work
ingman was found near Port
Wayne, on the shore of Lake SUI
perior.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21
Propose 5 Year Plan
for Oil Wells in USSR

MOSCOW, Dec. pa plan of
exploration and research for new
oil and gas fields during the next
five years has been proposed to the
Soviet geological committee.
This work will be concentrated in
the center of the Soviet Union ano
also along the seacoast at points
suitable for the export of oil The
Soviet oil trust has started boring
operations in the Kerch Ferinsuls
near Batum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21

right-wingers are afraid of the Lew
methods and the forms of the strug-
gle against the reformists.
"The revolutionary trade union
movement must strive to conduct
independent labor struggles thru
elected strike committees. The
right wingers are afraid of this"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-21

(By a member of the Worker
Correspondence Class in the n. Y.
Workers School)
, 1928-03-22

ia the present case than a knowledge OF
lne terms of the bond which we are now
being asked to transfer to the West In
dian Sugar Factory? This is a matter Of
vital inheritance ard therefore | consider
it necessary that the bond be produced.
3yd Appointed Member (AbrdmSOn) re
marked: Mi. Chairman, it seems as It
this thing was q sc ct and now burst
out. Ii this matter Was brought up in the
proper way we would De in accord with
1t. / cont think it far to rush this mat
lei on US.
An Appointed NJ mber (Robt. w.
SkeOctJ: Mr.. Chairman, is the question OF
me Usspusai ot the Factory uuder discus
slOa?
znd Member for Chrlstiansted Country
Distinct lJack8oR) remarked: Mr.. Chair
man, according TO the second paragraph
of Section Is OF tie Rules Of Business
you should ask those members " hO are in.
terested IN this matter to withdraw. 1t
cannot be doubted that certain members
here are interested in this transaction
one way or The Uthli and | don't think
they ought to be asked to retire, they
themselves should retire without the
Council asking them 10 do so. That starts
off my booming on this bIII.
4th Appointed Member (Ro6t. W.
Ske0ch): Mr.. Chairman, | have been
mentioned as on OF those who are per.
sonalIy interested in this matter.
would like to have the word interested
defined. If a person is interested in an
object does it mean that his presence will
further that object? For my part | don't
care whether the blIl goes through on not.
Tins is a proposition to lend this money
10 The West Indian Sugar Factory, 1t will
be an assistance to them, no doubt, but
TO hold up its passage 10 prevent the sale
Of the Factory to that concern IS not pos
sible.
The Chairman remarked: | will define
, 1928-03-22
RO
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
F , r S I. G z ok

Continued from g08t9rday's Avj8.)
2nd Member for Cnristiansted Town
(Ch bert: Ii reflects wisdom on the part
OF tn Council members wnen legi8lat;ng
on any question 10 provide themselves
with all the necessary lnforma ion relat-
ing to the matter under discussion and
what information can be of more value
, 1928-03-22

my attitude, In regard to these three
gentlemen, two of them as far as | know
are interested. in the Central Factory,
being the President and Secretary res
pcctiVcIy, of that corporation, and the
other is a director of the Bethlehem Con-
Germ. AS far as the matter goes | am
willing for them to remain during the
discussion as that would be the easiest
way to get calculations from them. |
have always considered the loan under
the terms of the bonds as a bad business.
/ feel that the Council acted a bit hasty
in 1922 owing to the fact that it was
considered vital 10 save the Factories at
any cost; | feel also at that time it passed
a bank resolution and all that could be
done now is to make the best of a bad
bargain. | know II the Factory at this
eud is closed down IL is going to be a loss
to the business OF this district. | quite
agree that we should exert every effort
possible to MAINTAIN the cane cultivation
at this end and if the immigration Fund
should be a means OF attaining 1t then l
think it would be the best thing for the
community that it should be invested in
this prOjcct rather than TeVertlng to the
treasury al practically no interest. !
see. too, that If this transfer is made 1t is
the only way for US to insure the cane
cultivation at this end and make it pos
slble for the small landowners to continue
cultivation; for if the West Indian Sugar
Factory feels that il doesn't pay 10 raise
canes on these outlying estates any more
they can at any time convert them into
cattle raising estates if there is 10 obIiga-
ton but il the amount is transferred
they are under obligation to keep the es-
tates in cane cultivation, and consequent
" we have a hold on them and some
provision that the small landowners and
sQuatters at this end will not have to
New Britain herald., 1928-01-30

Andrews. commander ee the sub marine base here.
 Navy officials hers stated today that in keeping with tho navy policy they would not give out any names of men believed to be on tho s-3. It was said that the navy was not in favor of contributing to reports which might unnecessarily cause worry among relatives of men sta- toned aboard the S-s.
 Springfield. Ill.. Ian. 30 N-Lisut. P. w. Warren. commander of the missing S-3, was for . time com. mander of tho ill-fated e-4. his rela- tivss said toiay when informed that the s-3 has been unheard of since Saturday.
 Lieut.. Warren's mother ig viaitlno in Florence, Italy. His father. P. Barton Warren, an attorney. died in February, 19ee. The lieutenant's wife, formerly Elistine foreman of C.isfield. Md, is at her mothers homo there, with the couples seve1 year old son. j
 Lieut.. Warren. is 33 years old. He has been in the submarine service about eight years.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-30
HARTFORD. FIREMEN
 ARE KEPT ACTIVE
Called to Alleged Incadiary
 Fire in Front Street

Hartford, Jan. 30 R>-A fire, be- lieved to be of incendiary origin, broke out in the music store owned by Salvatore Diele of 507 Front street early this morning driving Q score of families from their homes and necessitating number of quick rescues from the flames and smoke filled tenements by the flremen. The owners of the building were placed above suspicion by the police. when 1t was dixcovered that insurance amounted to but s2,bo0 was carried on tho building. The loss was esti- mated at over $5,0oO. t5.
 The flames from the blazing build ing hared across the street from the broken windows and the interior of the tenement was rapidly filled with smoke and fire due to the draft cre- ated by the driving wind.
 A man and 8 woman on the third floor, their escape cut off by the smoke -choked hallway, were on ths verge of leaping from the window ledge when rescued by Aremen whe ran a ladder up to them. ;
 Evidence that the fire probably was started by an enemy of the own. CTS or a burglar was obtained in the form of a large bag filled with mu- sical instruments outside the store According to a theory advanced by tho police. the thief was forced to abandon the heavy sack of stolen goods because of the exceedingly ra. pid headway gained by the fire aftef its inception. The case is being in. vestigated by detectives. tss.es
New Britain herald., 1928-01-30
TRADING IS ONLY
 MODERATELY HEAVY
Hudson Motor Stock Is Bid Up !. to KeT High Mark

!. New York. Jan. 90 R-6harp fractional reeessions were general at the opening of the Stock Market today involving such shares aA American Can. General Electric. and Chesapeake &> Ohio.
 A few stocks worked higher not ably Loose -Wilcs Biscuit which was up a point.
 Selling pressure in tho first half hour was most eftectual against such stohps as tue steels. merchandising. public utility and food shares. Traders again had wary eyes on the money situation with special consid- eration of the possible policy of tho federal reserve system, Recent uqui- dation of government securities by federal reserve banks and, the trend indicated by Increases in the Chica- go and Richmond re-discount rates continued to be important factors. Losses of point or more were quickly registered by U. .. Steel. General Motors, Woolworth. Bethle- hem Steel. Vanadium Steel and Abi- tibi Power, while sharper recessions were made by Peoples Gas, Brooklyn Union Gas and A. NJ. Byers. Mid- land Steel products preferred soon sold down 8 points. Missouri Paci- fife quickly dropped 2N, and Atchi- son was off about point but Northern Pacific had good early support. Beechnut Packing started down. but quickly snapped up again and attained new high around S:. The pool operating in Patino Mines resumed operations, pushing the price up F in the early dealings. to 23H. A few other stock had carly support, including Brooklyn Edison. Armour preferred and Ga briel Snubbers A. An over-Sunday drop of 7is points to 17.o6 cents in Spanish pesetaa featured the for eign exchange opening. Sterling cables were steady around 44.S6 7-S.