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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
SENDS APPEAL TO
WORKERS PARTY
CONVENTION here
Asks Aid in Freeing
Workers

Bitter Remuneration of the United
States government policy in the Philip
pines and an appeal to the American
working class to aid in securing the
freedom of the workers in these is
lands was made by the Independence
Committee of the Philippine Associa-
ton of Chicago in a greeting to the
delegates to the nominating conven-
ton Of the Workers (Communist)
Party, which has just closed its ses-
sions here.
Deceives Philippines.
1.-THE leaders of both the republican
and the democratic parties, ever since
the imposition of American sover-
eighty on the Philippine workers.
have given us promises" the state
nent declares. "But still no independ-
ence has been given. President Cool
idge has placed Colonel Stimson in
the place vacated by the death of
Governor Wood And any sound
minded person who knows the con-
temptibIe and notorious activities of
Col Stimson in Nicaragua will inter-
pref Coolidge's action as a challenge
to the Philippine aspiration for indie
pendence. The vetoing of the Philip
pine phebicite, the conspiracy which
is now going on between the rubber,
oil, sugar, coal and power imperial
lists. and some of the officials at
Washington to grab all the natural
resources of the Philippines, all show
that the promises given us for free
dom by the American ruling class are
no more than damn lies.
"As long as the United States gov
eminent is in the hands of the re-
publican and democratic parties, the
Philippines will remain as subjects,
the statement declares further.
In greeting the convention of the
Workers Party, the Philippine indie
pendence Committee declares that it
was voicing the sentiments of "the
Philippines as a whole"
Only Party of Working Class.
"In closing" the statement reads,
1--WE wish and hope that your conven-
ton will succeed in selecting a man
as a candidate for the presidency OF
the United States who can bring the
American workers back to their right
party, the Workers (Communist)
Party of America.
Long live the Workers (Comnlun-
istl Party Of America, the party OF
the American working class, and the
friend of the oppressed masses
throughout the world"
The message is signed by Anacletc
Almenana, chairman, D. Samonte, H
Caipio, E. Lictawa, F. Soriben and
v. Sarmiento.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
The Milwaukee Leader
Aids Imperialists

BY supporting the "Airplane Model
League of America" the "Milwaukee
Leaders socialist organ, becomes
lackey of Wall Street imperialism.
Of the many organizations that
are preparing the youth for the next
capitalist hutchery the "Airplane
Model League" occupies prominent
place. They call for the organization
of the youth into clubs to study the
mechanics of airplanes. In this way
they become good material for the
vested interests.
Among its officers are Commander
Byrd, who has before acted as an in
strument for the militarism that is
sweeping the country.
The purpose of this movement Is
avowedly to train the youth for the
next inlperialist war. 1t is sponsored
by the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton" in conjunction with over so CAPT
talist newspapers. 1t is time that the
workers who still remain within the
socialist ranks know that the social
list party no longer represents the
workingclass, but lines itself beside
the most reactionary movements in
the country. -GADFLY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
SINGLE VIRGINIA LOCAL LOOKS AHEAD
247 Denvle Loomlxe1s Beat Wage Gut Talk OF A1iaton

DANVILLE, Va, May 20 (FP).-
= Existing side by side with the
company union in the big Danville
cotton mills is the sole Independent
labor union Of consequence in any
southern cotton manufacturing
plant. This is the Southern Loom
fixers' Association, whose one lodge
is in the Riverside and Dan River
Cotton Mills. It's 247 members in
clude 80 to 95 per cent Of the loom
fixers in the company's employ.
The loomfixers' local survived the
industrial democracy scheme that
wrecked the other unions after the
war, and this group of craftsmen is
proud Of it's organization.
"Our wages run SO to 81 over the
highest weavers," said Robert Nose
ly, president Of the local. "Ten
years ago when the weavers were
organized, their highest wages were
as much as ours"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

cept the last minute permit to hold a
memorial parade in Queens, in which
the Ku Klux Khan was to have par
ticipated. In refusing it, the associa-
ton also delivered a thinly disguised
political piece of bombast and declared
that Warren's action was ian insult
to the intelligence of this community
and an attempt to nullify and rend
asunder" the organizations.
The Memorial Association also
added a proviso to the resolution re-
fusing the permit calling for the dis
tribution of warnings to 'every civic
organization in the United States"
against "Tammany Hall or any of its
representatives"
If the Ku Klux Khan makes any at
tempt to parade in Queens today it
will be stopped by the police, Com
missioner Warren stated yesterday.
The arrest of all members of the
Khan who attempt to parade was also
ordered by the commissioner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
URGE Miners TO
SHUN BRENNAN
Kearny is Also Called
Cowardly, Useless
(By a Worker Corresoomdent.)

PITTSTON, Pa. (By maiI. - l
want to write to you as | am a mem
Der of Local Union 1903. The situa-
ton in District No. is getting worse
than at any time since our Local I'm
ion 1903 voted to go back to work
under the 30-day proposition OF the
Cancellation board. Most of our mem
bers were forced to go back as we
were starved out by the coal company.
The conditions are becoming worse in
Local Union 1903.
Local Union 1903 has a grievance
committee of our men and out Of the
four. two are the worst kind Of rats
Won ever saw. AS to one of the COM
mittee by the name Of James Kearney,
he is the worst kind of a fakir you
could find. He is supposed to be, or
he prides himself on being, an intel
lieent man. I would like to ask him
what his standing in union affairs Is.
For when a progressive miner APP
breaches him to take up a grievance,
he plays a hide and seek game and
does nothing for the miner and let's
the rest of the committee fight the
case. would like to know where he
gets money to sport around and get
drunk half of the time as nearly ev-
cry night in the week he is full of
inoonshine. He is absolutely coward
ly and yellow and does not do any
thing at all. At the present time he
is on the investigating committee.
He also sticks with McGarry.
think that the miners should see what
he is doing and kick him out of our
local. Especially kick him out Of the
place where he is now.
Conditions in District No. are get
ting worse. We are having at this
time a special convention to see if we
can clean out the murderous machine
Of Lewis and Cappellini. l would like
to advise the miners not to have any
thing. to do with the type Of men like
Brennan for Cappelini's place. Bren-
nan was in office at one time. He did
no good. Cappelini is absolutely a
fakir and a murderer. We must only
elect people into office who have a
program and who will fight for the
interests of the miners and not for
themselves as Brennan, Harris, Nc
Garry are doing at this time. IS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
MINERS ExPEL
LEWIS MACHINE
Will Name Own Leaders
Today
(Coutinated from paoe one)

Continued from page one)
the Citizens Military Training Camps
as training camps for uniformed
strikebreakers.
Affidavits exposing the election
steal by Lewis were exhibited to the
delegates.
kilograms from George Voyzey,
newly elected progressive president of
the Illinois district, from Davy Jones,
president of the Indiana district and
from Robert Matusek, president of
District in Ohio and George Pap
Gun, secretary of the anthracite Save
the Union Committee were read amid
thunderous applause.
Crows Nest mine, the largest Key
stone Coal Co. mine struck yesterday
one hundred per cent. The delegates
called for renewal of mass picketing
and the. spreading of the strike.
Roger Baldwin, director of the
American Civil Liberties Union,
promised the convention to prosecute
police for clubbings and assaults of
miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
: End of 1921-no report for 1922.

End of 1921-no report for 1922.
The Trades & Labor Congress of
Canada reports 140,195 affiliated
members. Its paidup membership at
the end of the year was 114,362, an
increase of 1925 over the previous
year. On March 16, 1927, unions not
affiliated with the international bodies
formed the All-Canadian Congress Of
Labor which reports an affiliated
membership of 46,279. The most i'm
portant units in this congress are the
o. B. U. and the Canadian Brother
hood of Railroad Employees.
X. r. Group Largest.
Railroad employees form the largest
group of organized workers in Canada
with 1882 or 2S.5 percent of the to-
tai. Public employees, personal service
and amusement trades rank second
with 32,700 or 11.3 percent of the to-
tai. Other groups are building trades
80, ISL; other transportation and navi-
cation trades 25,507; mining and
quarrying 25,O27; metal trades 22,237;
printing and paper making 1921 and
clothing, boots and shoes 11,908.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
Fascist Likes
Cal and Jimmy
Walker, Too

NAPLES, May 20. - Prince Lud-
~ ovico Potenziani, governor of
Rome, on his arrival here yesterday
commented very enthusiastically on
the reception he had received at the
White House by President Coolidge.
President Coolidge showed me
and my staff cordiality which
astonished even the servants at the
White House," the Prince said.
"They who are best acquainted with
his reserve and scantiness of words
and gestures were amazed. He
talktd to US for more than twent,
minutes, and asked US questions
about Italy and Mussolini, express
ing the best wishes toward both"
Mayor Walker, another of the re-
dictionary puppets of big business in
the United States, was referred to
as Every old friend" The prince
evidently knows who his and fas-
cism's friends are.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

southern loomfixers are unionized
and in a labor dispute the places of
the local men might be filled in a
few days from nearby North Caro-
lima mills. Within the Danville mill
the loomfixers are less than per
cent of the total employees.
THE rest Of the 5000, weavers,
spinners, etc, have nothing but
the company union. The loomfixers
also are nominally in the company
union but their real functioning is
outside.
Slack times bring weakness to an
isolated organization. There is
speeding up, called doubling up"
which is not being resisted. "Doub-
ling up" means fixing more looms,
for the loomfixers, and weaving at
more looms, for the weavers. There
is more individual production per
day, but the piece-rate is reduced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
FORCE PIECE-WORK
ON n. Y. TAILORS
Degrading System to Be
Granted By Beckerman

Continued from Page One)
bership is so great that Beckerman
has to face a powerful opposition in
this betrayal even on his own right
wing Joint Board
The method used by Beckerman in
coercing his machine lieutenants to
agree to the betrayal was learnt when
the details of the last few days events
were made public. Beckerman, after
receiving the demands of the bosses,
told his minor officials that he in
tended to grant them, and would
hand in his resignation, if they re-
fused to endorse his action. He actu-
ally stayed away from the Joint
Board office for three days. The
threatened loss Of their "little Mus
solini" was sufficient to COW them into
acquiescence.
Resentment Strong
The resentment by the workers to
this latest act of arrogant betrayal is
reaching fever pitch. The workers
point to the. fact that all policies of
the union have been steady submits
sion to every demand of the bosses.
Instead of discipline being used as an
answer to such a demand made by
bosses, the Hillman policy is more
than merely submitting to boss de-
mands. 1t is conscious policy of
making the industry more profitable
for the bosses at the expense of the
workers. This summarizes the opin-
ions of the workers.
The organization of progressive
workers in the union intends to call
mass meetings to mobilize the MEM
bership against this sell out, it was
learnt. Although Beckerman's job
holders agreed to grant piece work to
the IL bosses, the question still must
come for sanction to the Joint Board.
Attempts to obtain an official state
ment from Hillman on this question
failed yesterday. He was declared
to be conveniently "out of town."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

From another man comes the
story of the posting of 10 per
cent wage cut notice four years ago.
A committee of loomfixers waited
on the boss and said the sign must
come down or they would go out.
1t came down. Wages have fallen
somewhat since the war, but not in
proportion to the other workers.
put now the loomfixers are un-
- easy. Employment is slack.
Wage cuts are spreading elsewhere.
"That cut in New Bedford made US
mighty scarey," said one mechanic.
There is talk Of joining the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. Tentative
negotiations were conducted with
the machinists but there is a senti-
ment towards the United Textile
Workers.
Outside of Danville hardly any
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

new district organizer, Swanson,
every effort is being made to push
the work of the Party in the mines,
on the ships and the harbor front,
in the lumber camps and the fruit
fields and orchards.
'Not the least part of this or
ganization work is the spreading of
The DAILY WORKER" Griffin
continued. cit is the hope of the
workers in the Washington dis
trict to bring the DAILY WORK
Err to thousands of workers in in
dustries thruout the state who have
hitherto had no chance to read their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

NEGRO DELEGATE TO CONVENTION TO BUILD DAILY IN SEATTLE

DAILY WORKER subscription ac-
tivity in Seattle and thruout the
Northwest.
Before setting out for the West,
Griffin stopped at the office of the
DAILY WORKER to pledge his CO.
operation in intensifying the sub
scription drive in Washington. He
painted lively picture of condi-.
lions thruout his district.
"The Washington district is en-
tering one of the most important
periods in its history" Griffin
stated" Under the direction of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

militant class working class organ"
With this end in view, Griffin
assisted in working out special
plans for the distribution of The
DAILY WORKER in Seattle on the
basis of Worker Correspondence.
According to the arrangements
made yesterday, Griffin will urge
workers in various Washington in
dustries to write about conditions
on their jobs. Then several hun
bred copies of The DAILY WORK
Err in which the letter appears will
be distributed to other workers on
the same job. 1t is hoped in this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
military CAN'T
STOP MEMORIAL
To Hold Meeting for
William Haywood
CONTINUED from page one)


he jumped bail after he was convict
ed" Weinstone said, "Haywood's war
trial was one of the grossest exam
pies of the steam-roller injustice of
capitalism"
seven The Nation, merely liberal
publication, admits this" Weinstone
continued. "In recent editorial that
weekly states, in 1917 the war gave
the enemies of the /. w. w. their OPP
portunity. At farcical trial Hay
wood and 81 colleagues were convict
ed without a pretense of individual
trial. To Haywood it only proved
again the reality of the class war;"
Among the prominent leaders of the
Workers Party who will speak at the
Haywood memorial are Jay Love-
stone, national executive secretary of
the Party; Robert Minor, editor of
The DAILY WORKER; James p.
Cannon, executive secretary of the
international Labor Defense, and
Herbert Fam, secretary of the Young
Workers (Communist) League. Jack
Stachel, national organizational sec
rotary of the Party, will be chairman.
Martin Henderson who at the pres
ent time lives in Florida and was a
delegate to the National Nominating
Convention, and has been a long time
friend of Haywood and himself active
more than thirty years in the labor
movement and assisted with Haywood
Al. l. L. /, ot1
for the American labor movement will
be one of the leading speakers at the
memorial meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

way to interest hundreds of workers
in their militant daily.
Increasing the DAILY WORK
ER'S circulation is one of the most
important activities before the
Workers Party in the northwest"
Griffin asserted, "and l am going
back to take my full share in it."
"My coming to New York was
important, he said, "but the tasks
for which return to Seattle are no
less important. That of spreading
the circulation of The DAILY
WORKER is not the least among
them"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
Newark Workers viii
Hold Kun Protest Meet

Hundreds of militant workers in
Newark, N. j., will demonStrate at a
mass meeting at the Workers Pro-
gressive Center Hall, 90 Mercer St.,
on Friday, June 1, to protest against
the arrest of Bella Kun and to de-
mand the release Of the Hungarian
Communist leader. Prominent speak
ers will address the mass meeting,
which will be held under the auspices
of the International Labor Defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

After a valuable stay in New
York city where he arrived via the
rods to attend the National Nom
mating Convention of The Work
ers (Communistl Party, David A..
Griffin, Negro delegate from the
Washington district, is on his way
back to Seattle via the rods.
On his return to the northwest
ern city, Griffin will take an active
part in the organization Of The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
He's Still Cashing In

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 29.-Lind-
bergh, imperialist aviator, landed here
as the first stop on surveying trip
for the rans-Continental Anyways
Corporation, Lindbergh's new boss
The trip begins at New York and
will end at Los Angeles,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
TO HOLD STATE
CONVENTION OF
PARTY June 10
Will Choose Ticket at
Workers Center Meet

(Continued from page one)
have felt the heavy hand of the
government in their struggles: in
junction after injunction has been
issued against the furriers, the
cloakmakers; the police have been
used brutally against the traction
workers and capitalist terror has
struck heavy blows against the
workers of the entire state. Be
hind this terror stand the two po-
litical parties of capitalism and
their masters, the big industrial and
finance interests of the country.
The socialist party has been allied
with the union-wreckers Of the city
and state, with the misleaders of the
A. F. of 1.-the Greens, the Wolls,
in their class-collaboration policies
which have meant no organization
for the unorganized workers and
treachery and disorganization of
the organized workers. In New
York state, unemployment has
mounted steadily and no relief has
been given to the hundreds of thou
sands of workers that are jobless.
The State Nominating Conven-
ton, as part of the national cam
paign, will be the starting point for
the mobilization of the New York
workers for the 1928 elections. 1t
will organize the workers against
the Smith and Tammany Hall ma
chimes, against the republican and
socialist party. Open struggle
against the socialist party as the
party of the betrayers of labor
which has ceased to be proletarian
and has become definitely party
of the small businessmen. Against
Thomas and Maurer with their poll
cies of peace and surrender to the
bosses! For the struggle of the
working class against their exploit
ers! For the organization and
strengthening of the working class!
For their emancipation from CAPT
talism! For the establishment of
the rule of the workers through
workers and farmers government!
All units of the Party in New
York state are urged to elect dele
gates on the basis of one for every
twenty-five members or major por-
ton thereof. Every unit is entitled
to at least one delegate.
All working class organizations
sympathetic to the program Of the
class struggle are urged to elect at
least two fraternal delegates to this
convention and to participate jointly
with us in opening the campaign in
New York state.
To cover the expenses for the
State Nominating Convention which
includes the transporta ION of dele
gates from upstate New York,
every unit is to pay 81 per delegate.
A nominal fee of 50 is requested
from the organizations sending
fraternal delegates.
Yours for a campaign for the
working class.
District Executive Committee No. 2,
Workers (Communist) Party.
William w. Weinstone, organizer.
District Executive Committee No. 4,
Workers (Communist) Party.
M. Rankin, organizer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
LOBBYISTS MAKE TARIFFS

WASHINGTON, May 20. The
naming Of lobbyists" to the United
States tariff commission impaired the
confidence of the public in the agen-
cy, the Senate's special tariff inves-
tigating committee reported today.
The committee declared a partial
breakdown" occurred year ago in
the commissions activities due to dis
putes, sometimes personal" between
mcnbers of the commission
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30

IN G a n d t h e n
granting the mem
orial day permit to
hold a parade in
Queens was purely
political and an at
tempt to gain big
ger support for the
Smith campaign,
the Citizens Mem
orial Association
a n d Republican
Club of Queens
has refused to ac-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-30
textile STRIKE
LEADERS JAILED
Continued from, page Ome)

Continued from page ome)
strikers children in the picket demon
STATIONS has particularly aroused the
ire of the city authorities. At a
demonstration yesterday morning in
front of the Page mills, the police
pulled off the line all members of the
Strikers Childrens' Clubs, an organi-
cation being built by the Textile Mill
Committee. When Murdoch, again
leading the demonstration, invited the
children back into line the police took
him and a striker named Latern to
the police station. AS they were be-
ing taken away they were enthusiast
tically cheered.
Not Enough Police.
Asked why Murdoch and Beal and
only 5 others were arrested out of
the many hundreds participating in
the picketing of the Hathaway Mills,
Police Chief Sam Mcleod said: "All
persons were equally guilty, but
didn't have enough police to arrest
all of them"