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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
Communist Prisoners
in Rumania Win Rights
After 14-Day Strike

(By Red Aid Press Seroice)
BUCHAREST, Rumania, (By
MaiD The IA days hunger strike
carried out by Stehanov and Aradi
has been successful. The two have
been released from the punishment
cells, the chains taken off them and
the prisoners transported back again
to their own cells, further, they will
receive the rights of political pris-
oners with an exercise time of two
hours day.
Despite these gains, the situation,
of the prisoners in Jilava is still ter
rible. The political prisoners have
to spend % hours out of the "a in
underground cells under terribly
filthy conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
Four-Day Fair Planned
by Shifrin Defense in
Brownsville on Nov. Is

A fair which will last four DAVIS.
beginning Nov. Is, has been ar
ranged by the Shifrin Defense Com
mittee to take place at 154 Watkins
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. The proceeds
will be used for the defense of Will
liam Shifrin, militant worker. who
successfully defended his life against
gang of right wing thugs, and is
now held on homicide charge.
The attempt to frame Shifrin is
likened by Sam Liptzen, manager of
the Shifrin defense, to the recent
Sacco and Vanzetti frame-up and
subsequent murder. "Shifrin is a
class-conscious worker" said Lipt-
Yin, "who has incurred the vengeful
wrath of the master class and re-
dictionaries, but although it is too
late to save Sacco and Vanzetti, we
can and must unite into a powerful
guard which will snatch Shifrin
from the bloody jaws of capitalist
Justice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
SOCIALISTS SOLD
OUT DEVIL LAKE
Their Rule Benefited
Bosses Only
by a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, (By MaiD A
number Of years ago, "the socialist
administration in Devils Lake, N.
OAK, sold everything but the city
hail." was the statement made to the
writer this morning by man con-
neeted with the motion picture in
dustry as prosperous" extra. If
his name was mentioned his part
time job would be almost as value
less to him as socialist" promises
are worthless to the working class.
S. P. Rule Benefited Bosses Only.
Anyhow, e. B. Curtin, an indus
trial king, was the republican boss
of the community. Conditions were
rotten, dissatisfaction among the
dear people" great, and the COM
mission form of government, "revo-
lutionary" measure advocated by
yellow socialists, was voted on and
adopted. The so-called socialist ad-
miristration, elected at the time,
swore, to make a tramp out of Mr..
Curtin and to run the republican
grafters into the lake (named after
the devil, | supposed in order to
cool off before landing in warmer
place below. But nothing of that
sort happened, according to my in
former, who used to be a store
keeper in Devils Lake.
Out. of the 9 commissioners elect
ed, 8 had farms and were heavily
in debt. The peoples business"
went from bad to worse, the movie
extra said, and the change of forms
and personnel of the government did
not seem to benefit anybody at all
except the city fathers, who, in spite
of their known poverty on election
day, few months later were rid
ing around in expensive automobiles
and smoking high class cigars, he
declared.
Lost Faith in S. P. Reformers.
An investigation was made, and
what did it disclose? The report
stated that the commissioners mort
cages had been paid shortly after
the drowning" of the capitalist
bosses. So, finally, the Socialist"
government of Devils Lake also
went to the devil--after nearly all
public property, except the city hall,
was sold to special interests.
j. DIT and others lost their faith
in the S. p, it was pointed out. In
former reading Daily Worker now.
L. P. RINDAL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
COLO. WORKERS
SCORE TERROR
Relative of Pershing
Shows Up Legion
(Bv a Worker CORRESPONDENT

I (By q w 0fber Correspondent
DENVER, Colo, (By Mail) A
meeting to protest the attempted
kidnapping of Benjamin Gitlow, Vice
Presidential Candidate of the Work
ers (Communist) Party was held
here Oct. 18. The meeting was a sue
cess and a committee of three were
elected to draw up a resolution of
protest to be sent to the governor of
Arizona and Texas.
John Harvey Steele, an ex-member
of the Ku Klux Khan ably discussed
the terroristic of that organization
from its date of organization to the
present time. Steele pointed out that
the organization claims that it has
achieved the apex of civilization and
that no order can go higher. The
lynchings and murders of the Khan
including the rape of stenographer
by Klain official in Indiana and
numerous other outrages committed
by the Kluxers were exposed.
Appeals For Prisoners.
Vim. DIETRICH, Secretary of the
Workers (Communist) Party of Dis
trict 10, appealed to the workers
present to give literally to the de-
Tense of the Kansas workers who
are awaiting trial as Criminal Syn
dicalists. The attempt to kidnap
Gitlow and the events preceding the
attempt were explained by Comrade
DIETRICH to an enthusiastic audience.
/ George Pershing, a relative of
General John j. Pershing, discussed
the American Legion and the other
Fascist organizations in the United
States including in his talk the
M inut tie Men, ORGANIZATIONS of
Deputy Sheriffs, Labor Takers and
Yanks of the World. The latter be-
ing a new organization in Denver,
Colorado, that was formde by split
Of the local American Legion of this
city. Pershing branded these fas-
cisti, super-patriotic organizations
as the willing dupes of Wall Streets
attempt to hold back the rising tide
of working class revolt and prohibit
the Workers (Communist) Party
from bringing its message to the
workers in the Southern states.
Exposes Legion.
Comrade Pershing quoted at
length the facts of the fascist Amer
lean Legionairs. He said: "There
are approximately 100000 men,
bers in the American Legion today,
but there are 100000 more of the
American Expeditionary Forces who
are eligible for membership. Where
are they? Why are they not in the
legion? They are workers who will
have nothing to do with an organi-
cation differed by the "dollar-a
year" profitters of the last world
slaughter"
Comrade Aubrey Lewis, Chairman
of the meeting, read extracts from
the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution of the United States
and explained that he was one of the
100000 eligible members of the
American Legion who was revolu-
tionary American and not a mem
Der of the terroristic, numbering, I'M
civilized horde that operated under
cover of 100 percentism.
The meeting was successful in all
respects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01

was sent back into the tunnel, and
ended the twelve hour shift by col
lapsing right in the tunnel and had
TO be helped to the bunkhouse. The
next day was put on derrick that
was operated by an inexperienced
man, thus endangering the lives of
the workers. I refused to work with
an inexperienced man who was en-
dangering our lives; I also had the
support of one other worker; the
rest were 100 per cent Americans
and kept on working. I also com
planned of still being sick SO they
put mo laying tracks. At noon |
was discharged. When they paid
me off l found that they had taken
out s1.50 from my pay for the Ma
tional Hospital Association although
/ had only worked 81 hours. Still
sick, I asked for an order to the
associations doctor but was told
that was not entitled TO any bene-
fits, because | was no longer in the
employ Of the company. ! pro-
tested and demanded my money back
but was run out Of the office. | am
making an attempt to get my money
back but don't expect it. These con-
ditions will prevail as long as the
american worker is unorganized.
~ ID. w. GOODWIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
Up IN Chester Textile NILS MAINS Workers. Heded Like Cattle Worker
Will Fly to Fascist Capital

1t is hardly likely
that Mussolini pDill
throw the t 10 o
gentleman s h o ~ n
e5JUe into one of has
torture holes or
stand them up IN
front of q firing
squad. They are
Roger @. Williams,
on. the. left, "a n d
Pierre Bonelli, on
the right, 7Uho are
maIrjng q transact
lantic flight ia their
plane C 0 ! 1t M b ia,
i0ith their destina-
ton T7tD1ored to be
Rome.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
GIRLS SLAVE FOR
WEALTHY Y.W.C.A.
S62 a Month for H.
Hour Day
(Bg a Worker Correspondent


OAKLAND, Cal, (By MaiD
Many people have been fooled into
thinking that the Young Women's
Christian Association is a wonderful
institution for the benefit Of girls
and women, especially of the work
ing class. This may be true for
girls whose position enables them to
enjoy a social life above that or the
working girl. For these girls the
Y. W. c. A. is pleasant home, but
to know the truth of the organiza-
ton it is necessary to get at the
base of the foundation on which it
is built.
Exploit Women Workers.
The wealthy women who make up
the board of directors in each city
are among the greatest exploiters
of labor. Their one object is to get
the hard and mental work done for
the lowest wage, and with the least
number Of workers possible, which
means long hours for tn Sc on the
job. In California, where there is
supposed to be an 8-hour day law
for women, the cooks, mattresses,
chambermaids and those who do the
general cleaning of halls, lavatories.
etc, work from 8 to II hours a day
in the Y. w. C. A.
The minimum wage for women
workers in this state is supposed to
be SIG per week by law. These wom-
en- in the Y. w. C. A. receive S62
per month. The mattresses are al
lowed sos a month provided that
they launder their own aprons. And
of course the girls must always ap-
pear spotlessly clean.
kindheartedness-WhO Pays?
A special feature of the kind
heartedness of the Y. W. C. A. is to
remember the girl boarders by pre-
senting to them cake on their
birthdays. Probably the cook has
to stay couple of hours overtime
to make it, but that is considered in
the bargain and if the cook were to
ask for overtime pay SHE would be
reminded there were plenty of cooks
waiting for a job in the Women's
Employment Office. | saw two girls
taken sick while working hard, and
when they tried to explain that the
cause was from overwork they were
told that this was not the reason.
The workers each get one day off
in z, but instead of the Y. w. C. A.
employing an extra girl, the other
workers are forced to do the extra
work besides their own work.
Exploit Old Men.
Old men are employed as engi-
neers, because they can be paid
much less wages, and can be worked
16 to Is hours a day if necessary.
The old men are also forced to do
the work of men of all trades, being
forced to do all the repair work in
the building. This saves the Y. w.
c. A. from hiring plumbers, cleo
tricians, carpenters, painters, etc.
Yet the Y. w. C. A. receives large
amounts each year from the Com
munity Chest, besides charging the
girls who lodge there the usual sum.
The race line between Negro and
white is drawn so sharply that the
Negro Y. w. C. A. girls are forced
to use a separate building where
they have their activities.
MARJORIE HUNTER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
HERE'S A new
BOSSES RACKET
Workers Are Forced to
Give to Hospital
(Bu q Worker Correspondentl


After the Salvation Army had
fired me for collecting funds for
miners relief, / packed my kiester
and hit the trail looking for work
and didn't strike anything till l ar
rived in Portland. There an employ
ment shark by the name of Hanley
grabbed me and signed me up as
a quarry laborer, for the Hauser
Construction Co., at Marshfield, Ore
gon- Cts a U. S. contract.) The
fare to this place is $3.50, if you
haven't got it they will advance it.
Board and bed cost s1.50 day.
Now comrades, the shark who
shipped US told us we we're to work
fcrty-eight hours week, at fifty
cents per hour. When we arrived
we were told we would have to work
four hours overtime each day, in
GLIDING Sundays, at straight time.
We were also told we must pay $3.50
a month to the National Hospital
Association of Portland, Oregon, and
if we should get hurt or fall sick
this same hospital association would
take care of u.s.
The straw-bosses on this job must
have had their training in the speed
up system at Henry Ford's plant.
Due to the speed-up system, and
twelve hours work in damp tun-
mel / contracted bad cold. l went
to the office and asked for medical
aid since was paying for It, but
all they gave me was three pills, not
by 1doctor but by the time-keeper.
1he|xt day though very sick I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
Oregon Assassin Will
Be Tried Next Monday

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 81 W.D.-
Selection Of a jury Of nine persons
from panel of 80 for the trial of
Jose De Leon Toral and Mother Su-
perior Conception for the murder
of General Aware Oregon, will
start tomorrow, Prosecutor iNieto
announced today. The trial prob
ably will begin next Thursday.
Niepo said the trial probably
would last no longer than a week
and that if Toral was condemned to
death he could either appeal to the
supreme court, ask writ of amparo
or appeal to President Gales for
clemency.
The prosecutor pointed out that
five jurymen could convict either of
the two. If the jury should sustain
the defense Contention that the as
sassinaticn was political Toral can
escape with life Imprisonment, IL
was pointed out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
CHAMBERLIN IN PARIS.

PARIS, Oct. 81 W.p).-Ciarence
Chamberlin arrived here today from
Berlin in his amphibian plane, after
one stop-over at Coulommier. He
will proceed later to Cherbourg
where he will fly out to meet the
Leviathan and return to the United
States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
Soviet Workers Want to
Hear from u. S. Comrades

The Daily Worker has received
the following letter, which is of in
terest to all workers:
"To the Editors of the Daily
Worker:
Dear Comrades:
"The workers of the Soviet Union
are watching with great interest
your heroic struggle to liberate the
working class from exploitation and
enslavement. The workers of 'Tula,
the Red blacksmith shop of the
U. S. S. R., are very much interested
to know the conditions under which
your workers, our class brothers,
are working. We want to establish
a more intimate contact between the
workers of the two countries thru
regular messages between the work
ers' correspondents of the U. S. S.
R. and the United States.
The editorial staff of the lula
newspaper, 'Conmunar' thinks that
it is exceedingly necessary and val
liable to establish this kind of con-
nection and organize the publication
of correspondence of your workers
correspondents in our newspaper,
and those of our workers CORE
rpondents in your newspaper.
This, in our opinion, will aid in
maintaining brotherly connections
between the workers of the U. S. S.
R. and the U. S. A. and eliminate
the lies and insinuations about the
Soviet Union, which our class en-
emies are spreading. We consider
it very important to receive COM
munications from your workers
correspondents in which the follow
ing questions would be discussed:
81. Conditions of work in your
industry, such as wages, hours,
etc.
80. Practise of naturalization.
its influence on wages, unemploy-
ment, ETC.
SO. The work of the trade
unions, how are they defending the
interests of the workers; do they
protest large scale discharging of
workers, etc.
ID. How are conflicts between
labor and capital settled.
IS. Forms of insurance of the
workers in case of sickness and
old age.
"6. What benefits do the unem-
ployed get.
I'VE have only pointed out some
main questions and will be very glad
to hear from our class brothers any
thing that would enlighten us on
your conditions of work and of life.
economic and legal conditions.
address all the messages from
your workers to our publication and
we will address our messages to your
publication.
We consider it necessary to in
form you that most of the readers
OF our newspaper are workers in
large factories or artisans. We have
here large metallurgical factories,
employing 10000 workers, some coal
mines employing 1000 workers, ard
10000 artisans, 35 per cent of whom
are in cooperatives.
Our newspaper 'Communar' has
2l,000 readers and is a daily paper.
Editorial Staff, 'Communar.'
We heartily urge workers to CO.
operate with US in starting an in
teresting foreign correspondence. It
can be made into one of the most in
teresting features of the Daily
Worker with the cooperation of our
readers. Address your correspond
ence to the Daily Worker and we
will forward it to the "Communar.
All correspondence received from
the Tula workers will be published
in our newspaper. If you receive a
correspondence directly we ask YOU
TO forward it to us for publication.
EDITORS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
XII KLUXERS OUT
FOR MEMBERS IN
JUNIOR BRANCH
Distribute Propaganda
in Sunday Schools

(BB O Worker Correspondent
The Ku Klux Khan is with us
again. 1t has initiated a campaign
to secure members for its "junior
branch" among Sunday school chill
dren.
An instance of this was furnished
by a young boy who said he was ap-
preached by his Sunday school teach
er in the Baptist Temple, Third Ave
and Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn
and an application blank and propa-
ganda leaflet were given him. The
name of the teacher is withheld be-
cause it would help to identify the
boy.
Boy Sounded Out"
The child relates that he was one
of few selected by the teacher as
promising material for a knights
of the Ku Klux Klan," and after be-
ing sounded out" was presented
with two documents. The first reads
as follows:
"HoNoR is THE GROWING
VIRTUE OF AMERICAN MAN
HOOD"
"Your friends state you are ma
tive-born American, having the best
interests of your community, city,
state and nation at heart, owing no
allegiance to any foreign govern
ment, sect, creed or ruler, and be-
lieve in:
white supremacy.
"The tenets of the Christian re-
ligion.
Protection of our pure woman
hood.
"The upholding of the constitution
of the United States.
"Just laws and liberty.
"Closer relationship of pure
Americanism.
"The separation of church and
state
Freedom of speech, press and
peaceful assembly.
"Closer relationship between CAPT.
tai and American labor.
Preventing the causes of mob
violence and lynchings.
Preventing unwarranted strikes
by foreign agitators.
Prevention of fires and destruc-
ton of property by the lawless ele-
ment.
"The prevention of foreign irlmi-
grafton.
much needed local reform.
"The strict enforcement of all
laws.
Boys whose honor and character
are above reproach are needed. Upon
these beliefs and the recommends
tons of your friends, you are given
an opportunity of becoming a mem
Der of the most powerful secret or
ganization in existence for the youth
of America, For God and Country,
Father and Mother"
The application for membership
is entitled, Application For Men,
bership, Junior Ku Klux Khan" and
besides containing spaces for name,
address, occupation, Sunday school,
names, parents religious
affiliations, and signature, it has
above, paragraph reading as fol-
lows: Il wish to state, on my honor,
that | am natiye-boI-n. white
protestant, gentle, American boy
and that | believe in the tenets of
and principles of the Knights of the
Ku Klux Khan, and that if elected to
membership l will strive to so live
that my life will be an example to
Americans everywhere; further
more that my parents and guardians
have consented to this application"
Lindbergh Belongs.
The lad reports that he was told
that Lindbergh is a member of the
Khan and that all boys who signed
up would be introduced to Dazzy
Vance, star pitcher of the Brooklyn
who was described as in
sympathy with the movement.
The Khan is determined in its fight
against the working class-the
Negro, Catholic, Jew and foreign
born, to utilize any means by which
their aims can be accomplished.
This is their latest stunt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
NEW TREATY SIGNED.

BERLIN, ct. 81 W.D.-Germany
and Lithuania, after more than two
years Of negotiation, have reached
an agreement for commercial
treaty, it was learned tonight. The
treaty will fix freight rates for
German transit through Lithuania
to Russia. y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01
FRENCH SCULPTOR DEAD.

PARIS, Oct. 81 WH.-Paul AL
bert Bartholme, 80, painter, sculp-
tor and honorary president of the
National Society of Beaux Arts, died
today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01

Complete and Immediate independ-
ence for the Philippines, Haiti, Porto
Rico and the other American colonte.
and semf-colOnies!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01

cooperative method Of distribution
in the clothing field
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-01

Fight American imperialism! FIeht
the bmperinIist war!
Evening star., 1928-03-10
The
National
Contest

The winner of the champion
ship of the territory of The Star
will compete on May rs with
six other contestants who have
been selected in other parts Of the
country. From these seven there
will be selected the national
champion, who will have special
recognition in the form of an em-
blem and who will represent this
country in the meetings abroad
and at the international finals.
All seven national 6nalists will
receive. as their awards. trips to
Europe this coming Summer,
with all expenses paid!
Evening star., 1928-03-10

There will be. therefore, eight
district and thirty-eisht sub-district
prizes. The winner in each one of
these eight districts will receive a
cash prize of $50. and the sub.dis-
trict prizes will be $40 each. In
addition. the winner of the cham
pionshir ;r The Evening Stars ter
ritory will receive cash prize of
$500. and a place in the national
finals. which automatically carries
with ii the privilege of making the
European tour. with all expenses
paid.
Evening star., 1928-03-10
The Trip to Europe

Sailing from New York on TIE s. S.
America, the eight national finalists and
chsperones will enjoy q superb il-week
tour of Europe, visiting England, France,
Italy. Switzerland, Germany, Holland
land the Olympic Cames) and Belgium,
and returning 10 New York on the s. S.
LapIsnd, September 10.
Evening star., 1928-03-10
The Orations

must be original, not more than
ten minutes long, and must deal
with the Constitution in one of the
following phases:
"The Development of the
Constitution"
"The Present Significance of
the Constitution"
Evening star., 1928-03-10
Dates

School Selections -. March 16
Champion of Metropoli-
tan Area of Washing
ton .............. May 10
National Finals at Wash
ington ........... May 26
Beginning of European
Tour ............ June 30
End of European Tour. Sept. 10
International Finals at
Washington .... Oct. 13
Evening star., 1928-03-10
Open to All
Students of
Secondary
Public
Private
Parochial
Schools
The Following
Embraces
The STARS Territory

The Central, Eastern, Business,
Mckinley and Western High
Schools will each count as a dis
trict, with twenty-five sub.district
prizes.
The private and parochial
schools within the District of Co
lumbia will be grouped into one
district, this district to be divided
into three subdivisions, with a
prize for each.
All the high schools, public,
private and parochial, in Prince
Georges, Montgomery, st. Marys
and Charles Counties. in Maryland,
will count as one district. this dis.
trict to have FIVE subdivisions, with
a prize for each.
All the high schools. public,
private and parochial, in Loudoun.
Arlington. Fairfax. Fauquier and
Prince William Counties. as well
as Alexandria. in Virginia. will
count as one district. this district to
have FIVE subdivisions. with a
prize for each.
Evening star., 1928-03-10
The
International
Contest

The final event of the 1928
competition will be the Interna-
tional Contest, which will be held
on October 13. AT least nine ma
tional groups will be represented
namely. England, France, Ger
many, Canada, Mexico, United
States, Cuba, Japan and Hol.
land. Each speaker will deal
with his own governmental insti-
tutions. All of the speakers. ex.
cept the Japanese champion, will
use their own language. The
Japanese orator will use English.