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Officials Sabotage Struggle.

1t is, therefore, not surprising
that in the last strike the officials
of the Central Labor Body of Flint,
Michigan, not only did not support
the strike, but actually did every
thing possible to binder the strug-
gle.
When mass meeting was ar
ranged in the Labor Temple, under
the auspices of the Auto Workers
Union, they found the door locked
and sign placed there by officials
of the organization reading that the
auto workers were not to meet there
that night. Even members of the
A. F. of L. were indignant at such
tactics, calculated to obstruct the
organization of automobile workers,
and they forced the custodians to
open up the hall for the workers.
1t is also no accident that the
Flint Federation of Labor issued a
pamphlet entitled "Americanism
] Versus Communism" in which they
give list of the business concerns
cooperating with the Flint Fedora
ton of Labor in their campaign
against Communism. The list in
cludes such open-shop concerns as
the DUPONT de Nemours and Co. and
the General Motors subsidiaries, A.
c. Spark Plug and the Buick Motor
Company.
Ruthless Open Shoppers.
The General Motors Corporation
is the most ruthless foe of organized
labor in Michigan, and, for that mat
ter, in the United States. Yet the
Flint Federation of Labor begs the
Buick Motor Company for few
tainted dollars to help fight the
Communists. General Motors has
declared that it will buy no more
Undermined coal. Yet they do not
hesitate to assist the labor takers
of Flint in their campaign against
Communism. They know that by
attacking the Communists they are
attacking the only group that is
making a determined effort to or
ganize the workers in the automo-
bile industry. Hence they do not
hesitate to help the leaders of the
Flint trade unions to stab the motor
workers in the back. The workers
are learning very fast about this
crew of labor misleaders. When the
Flint Federation of Labor called a
mass meeting of these strikers not
one of the strikers showed up at
the meeting.
1t is already almost two years
since the Detroit Convention Of the
A. F. of L. adopted resolution to
organize the automobile workers. 1t
is no surprise to us that practically
nothing was done toward organ
izing these workers. We may ex-
pect even greater betrayals by the
local and national leaders of the
A. F. of L. when greater and more
deep-going awakening takes place
among the automobile workers.
Against Mass Power.
The leaders of the A. F. of L. re-
alize what an organized movement
Of hundreds of thousands of auto
mobile workers would mean for them
and they are not so anxious to build
something that will turn against
them.
The leaders of the American in
dustries have already learned by
this time to take the statements Of
the American Federation of Labor
with . ton Of salt. We have no
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-25
By BEN LIFSCHITZ

j The National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce, an organization of
auto manufacturers, is the powerful
instrument in the hands of the
bosses to promote their interests.
On the other hand, we find the work
ers completely unorganized and alb
solutely helpless against such pow
erful combinations as Ford, Gen
era1 Motors Corporation and the
other giants in the industry. 1t is
true that the wages of the workers,
up to January, 1927, were relatively
high, but since then there has been
steady reduction in wages, a
lengthening of hours and ever-in-
creasing speed-up. This intense ex-
ploitation will affect the workers
much more in the future.
Who Will Organize the Auto
Industry?
The problem of organizing the
workers In the automobile industry
is very complicated. It requires a
thorough knowledge of the develop
ment of the industry, it's constant
changes. 1t requires close exam
, nation of each of these powerful
producing machines.
There are only few unions, and
all Of these, except one, are craft
unions. There is the automobile
aircraft, Vehicle Workers Union
the machinists, pattern makers
molders, electricians, polishers and
few others. All those unions
with the exception of the A. A. and
V. W. u, usually called the Auto
Workers Union) represent very
small groups. The machinists' To-
Gals include primarily automobile
mechanics working in garages ano
some tool and die makers from the
manufacturing plants.
The central labor bodies in the
auto center are made up chiefly OF
the building trade locals. Their
leaders are usually connected with
the city and state politicians col
either the democratic or republican
parties, depending upon which polit.
ical machine is in control. Some Of
these officials, as is the case Of
Frank Wade, president of the Michi
gan Federation of Labor, a prom.
4 inent republican, have such high re.
gard for organized labor that he
has built new home on Third Ave.
Flint, engaging the Modern Hous
ing Corporation, a General Motor.
subsidiary, to do the job. This
housing corporation employs only
non-unicn labor. Much to his sur
prise and indignation, he was re.
Gently called before the central labor
body of Flint by his union to answer
charges of misconduct in betrayine
union labor and the principles Of
union labor. He admitted these
charges and so heated discussion
arose in the meeting that steam
roller methods had to be used by
the chairman to prevent further ex.
posures of the actions Of this labor
fAksr. -
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Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
did not participate in the prelimin-
airy discussions - still leaves many
difficulties and renders more diff
cult considerations of the fundamen-
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
British Unemployed
Armies Grow; Baldwin
Government Concerned

LONDON, Nov. 18.-The Baldwin
government, faced by an increase
in unemployment instead of the de-
crease it expected on taking office,
is being forced by conditions to
amend the unemployment doles
law.
The law carried a provision that
after April 10, 1929, those workers
who could not show 80 consecutive
stamp payments made from wages
to the unemployment insurance fund
could not draw doles. AS the de-
preston has continued so that only
small per cent could find work,
the majority of the unemployed
would be cut off from doles next
April because they have not the
requisite 80 months stamps in their
books.
The government thought that by
next April unemployment would be
reduced to six per cent of those
paying insurance, but it has gained
instead of falling off.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
SILK MILL STRIKERS
RALLY TO MlLITANTS

settled shop reported that he had
failed to secure any attention by
appealing to Union Organizer va
nerelli Of the grievances in mis- So
called settled shop. The Strike
Committee Immediately ordered
Lena Chernenko and Blender to the
shop to take up the issues. These
organizers have been working ac-
lively to protect the strikers.
The Strike Committee appointed
a subcommittee, headed by Ger
trude Mueller, to meet with a COM
mittee of the Joint Board in the
question of unity Friday afternoon.
At this meeting A. J. Music, of the
Brookwood Labor College, was
again brought forth in the role of
Impartial arbitrator, but this time
the members of the committee, it
was learned, put this little meddler
in his proper place.
Scheme Exposed as Fraud.
The scheme of the Joint Board,
in which the impartial" Music no
doubt had hand, was unfolded to
include the proposal to form new
strike committee with five left
wingers represented. This tamper-
ing with the rank and file control
of the strike was denounced by the
regular strike committee members,
although they again expressed their
desire for unity on the basis of per-
hitting the union membership to
decide. AS a basis for real unity,
the Strike Committee Friday raised
the following test questions of the
honesty of the Joint Board and the
union officials: 1. Are you ready
to denounce gangster methods now
practiced in the union? 2. Will you
withdraw your order against the
regularly elected strike committee !?
Will you permit the regular strike
committee to function until the
membership meeting, the highest
body in the union, expresses its de-
cision? a. Will you honestly meet
the evidence that workers are being
sent back to work without a settle
ment?
Irregular methods in the distribu-
ton of relief by Louis Stein, who
was illegally appointed head CT the
new relief committee, was charged
by rank and file members, who de-
clared that Stein has been issuing
funds from "cash in his pocket"
without records now in possession
by the authorized secretary Of re-
lief, Sophie Sprechman. Relief
funds were supposed to be dis
tributed only by check, according to
the records, and only to those hold
ing picket cards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
British Labor Takers
Mimic Matty Vol in
SOLDERING Over Boss

LONDON (By MaiD.-A sicken
ing display of class collaboration is
given by "labor" leaders, Arthur
Henderson, J. R. Clynes and ]. H.
Thomas, at the opening of a new
factory building belonging to Bern
hard Baron, the millionaire chair
man Of the Carreras Company
cigarette manufacturers.
The workers were assembled Will
speeches of praise were made b,
Thomas, Clynes and Henderson, WI
escorted Baron to the platform
Thomas said Baron was "labo
capitalist" while T. P. O'Connor, {,
'labor" member of parliament, sa
Baron was "fine young fellow
the first great professor Of the pub
lie use of wealth."
Baron gave a $4,000 check to the
factory foreman and medal
nothing more--to the employees
5000 Of them, almost all girls, whc
will work in the new factory, the
largest reinforced concrete building
in England.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
P|TTSTON MINER
under $1,000 BAIL
Coal Digger Exposes
Boss Made Claw"
(Bg a Worker CORRESPONDENT

(By Worker CORRESPONDENT
PITTSTON (By Mail).- Ii
cata, striking miner of this town,
is out on $1,000 bail on a charge of
assault and battery" and has had
to post another bond of $500 for
"surety of the peace" although no
evidence was produced against him
and no real hearing was held.
A mine foreman of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company, against which
we are now striking, charged Lica-
ia with splitting in his face while
he was walking on the streets OF
the city.
Little Dictator Gillespie.
At the preliminary hearing be-
fore the little dictator of Pittston
Mayor Gillespie who is a tool Of the
coal barons, only one witness was
permitted to take the stand for the
defense although over a dozen min
ers who were with Licata were
present to testify. "There is no use
to let more men testify" this little
boss-tool said, "they will all say the
same thing" Neither the attorney
for Licatas nor the bondsmen were
allowed into the hearing room. Ii.
cata was then rushed off to jail al
Wilkes Barre.
The International Labor Defense
through its attorney, Shepirovich
instituted "habeas corpus" proceed
ings and secured a hearing before
a judge. The judge after hearing
the mine foreman and the assistant
mine foreman held Licata on $1,000
bail and demanded the posting OF
$500 bond for Surety Of the
peace"
Miners Expose the "Law."
The judge then made speech to
the miners, warning them to "obey
the law" Licata then asked: "What
about the sluggers of the Lewis
Boylan machine who beat me UP
with black jack? Why don't they
keep the peace?"
Another miner then rose in the
court room and said: "Your Honor
judge, / want to ask question
What about the state police who are
clubbing miners and driving them
off the streets? What kind of law
is this?"
The judge said: 81 do not advise
people, | only interpret the cases
after they are brought to my court .
That's picture of how the "law''
works in the mine fields.
COAL DIGGER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
JUSTICE Count
IN yUGOsLAvIA
Thousands of Workers
in Prison
(Red Aid Press Service)

titOU <1tU 1000 kocf OtCO/
BERLIN, (By MaiD.-The Zagreb
workers paper "Borba" publishes
the following statistics on political
persecution in Yugoslavia for Sep
TENDER:
During September Ala persons
were arrested, 100 workers still re-
manned in prison from August, SO
that on September 80, 514 workers
were in prison who still had total
time of Is years, l month and 19
days to serve. Many Of the workers
were sentenced to a total of a years
6 months and 10 days prison; 172
workers were sentenced to s years, 8
months and Is days. Forty-one work
ers were banished to their native
towns for a total period of 12C
years.
In September there were two pc.
litical murders, 10 cases of mistreat
merit in the jails, rs cases of brutal
ity by the police and 8 hunger
strikes for a period of Is days.
In The houses of correction at the
end of September there were FOG po-
li;ical prisoners with total sentence
of 1,4O9 years and / month.
These figures are not complete
The Macedonian prisoners, who num-
Der about 200, are not included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Frdian Committee Hit,
Native DespOt Rule

LONDON, Nov. 1S.-A deputa
ton from the peoples of the Indian
states is in London to agitate
against the British government
granting any extension Of power to
the Indian princes.
Professor Abhyankar, a member
of thel delegation, declares that the
pact between the British crown and
the Indian princes carries provi-
sion prohibiting the princes from
expressing their peoples, but that
in practice the princes are allowed
to conduct their regimes as abso-
lutte despots. No constitutions and
no representative systems are in
force, and the government revenues
are the private property of the
princes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
Gomez Of Venezuela
to Hear Protests of
Students Paris Meet

PARIS. Nov. 1S.-The association
of Latin-America students here held
a meeting of protest against the
president Of Venezuela, who has ar
bitrarily condemned the students of
Venezuela to hard labor.
Many students spoke vigorously
in attacks on General Gomez, the
tyrant president. Messages of soil
darity were adopted to send to the
prisoners and demands of protest
addressed to the president to the
end that those condemned be freed.
Senior Dominic, formerly of the
University of Caracas, told the
story of bloody attacks upon the
Venezuelan students. The Cuban
student, Chelala, compared the tyr
annies of Machado of Cuba with
those of Gomez of Venezuela. A
committee was formed to send a call
to all student organizations in be-
half of the Venezuelan students now
imprisoned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
REICHSTAC TRIES
TO BUY WORKERS
WITH S. WEEKLY
Communists Warn Of
Traitorous Tactic

BERLIN, Nov. 18.-The Reich
stag passed a decree yesterday aft
ernoon authorizing the government
to pay SIS weekly to every locked
out workers family, thus practically
conceding the industriaIs' right to
break the government arbitration
award and at the same time trying
to placate the workers by granting
them misery dole.
The Communist deputies voted
against the motion, declaring that
it was insincere and calculated to
deceive the men into trusting the
government.
There has as yet been no result
of the negotiations now going on
between the industrialists and the
refornist union leaders, which are
carried on behind closed doors
Only about half of the 100000
locked out workers belong to the
unions, and the unorganized have
been rallying more and more to
Communist leadership.
The rcfornist leaders, it is ex-
pected, will now utilize the dole to
further instill false hope in the
courts and in the government, and
will attempt to continue their daily
ing tactics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
socialists" Betray
National MinOrities
to Finland Cow

wireless to the Daily Worker)
HELSINGFORS, Nov. 16.-Swe-
dish speaking Finnish subjects
brought a motion in parliament to-
day and almost defeated the gov
eminent on the question of the ma
tional minorities.
The Swedish minority in Finland
represented strong opposition to the
national Finnish government. The
social-democrats saved the govern.
ment by declaring that although
they did not approve of the gov
eminent measure, still they did not
want to change the government.
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new OVERSEER
LEAVES ON TRIP
THRU DOMAINS
Hoover to Point Guns
at Trouble" Centers

Continued from Page One
countries which have given special
trouble to the United States and
with which there are standing dis
putes over matters pertaining
purely to commerce, industry and
trade.
His first step will be Corinto,
Nicaragua, from where he will pro-
coed to Managua, which, officials
admit. represents the most difficult
situation the Coolidge administra-
ton has had to face. His specific
duty there will be, it is pointed out,
to determine the pliability of the
Moncado regime in the matter of
the Nicaragua Canal, and if this is
favorable to the future president,
he will consider withdrawing some
of the 1000 marines and bluecoats,
it is said.
Panama Canal.
Hoover will next interview Off
Gals of the Panama government,
and in connection with this it is
pointed out that Panama has thus
far failed to approve the new treaty
drawn up by the United States in
1926 providing that the armed
forces of the United States shall
have free transit through that coun-
try in time of peace and that Pan
anna shall declare herself in state
of war in case Of any war which
the United States might declare.
It seems very probable that
Hoover will follow Coolidge's die
tum in his Armistice Day war talk,
when he declared that this country
is "bound by international treaty
to defend the Panama Canal
Nitrate, Copper, Tariffs.
When Hoover visits Peru, Chile
and Bolivia he will have in mind
the dispute over the nitrate fields
il Tacna and africa and will also
remember that the Chilean govern
ment is rather hesstant in granting
certain rights to American copper
interests.
With Argentina and Brazil there
is a standing quarrel over tariffs,
and business men of both countries
are opposed to the increase Of i'm
port duties on their chief products.
1t is believed that Hoover. trave'i~o'
in his battleship, will be able to win
the argument.
Hoover will also stop in Mexico
where, it is announced, he will take
up the good work" of Dwight Nor
row and try to obtain further con-
cessions for American oil interests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-19
RED ARMY STAR
DISCLOSED PLAN
AGAINST U. S. S. R.
French Govt Makes
Preparations

MOSCOW, Nov. 1S.-A detailed
exposure of the activities of the
French general staff in preparation
for war against the Soviet Union
was published today by the Red
Army newspaper, The Red Star.
The Red Star points out that this
plan calls for uniform ornaments
in France, Rumania and Poland,
where the armies are supervised by
French officers and financed by
French gold.
Rumania, Yugoslavia and Czecho-
sloyakia are to supply ammunition,
and the project includes plans for
the creation of new armament plants
in these countries.
At the same time the French
fleet, supported by the British, is
to operate in the Baltic and attack
the Soviet Union from the north.