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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
BRITISH COAL
MINERS STARvE;
ONE MILLION HIT
Unemployed Organize
March on London

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Unemployed
miners, numbering with their fami-
lies 100000 persons, are spending
their Christmas here in extreme
want and misery, in a condition be-
low the starvation level.
The British government and its
charity organizations have made q
great public noise about sending the
unemployed workers gifts and food,
but, as was expected, all this talk
has proven to be nothing but empty
phrases, and altogether the govern
ment fund amounts to $750,000,
representing the absolutely made
quate amount of $3.50 for each min
err and nothing for wives and chill
dren.
At the same time the South
Wales mine owners are cutting the
substinence wage of the workers
even more, thus leaving them al
most entirely penniless.
Organizers for the National I'm
employed Workers Co mites
Movement are now busy in the mine
sections organizing the unemployed
miners for the National March on
London. Not only Baldwin, but
also Macdonald and the General
Council of the Trade Union Con-
gress are doing all they can to
sabotage this march.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Viscount Cecil Thinks
All Over Again, '::War
WithU.S. Unthinkable"

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Viscount Ce-
Gil, who does not represent the gen
eral opinion of the Admiralty and
wa office here, today stretched him
self comfortably in his armchair,
and announced for publication that
"War between America and England
is unthinkable. See how well they
get along on the Canadian border"
said Cecil, who was the first British
delegate to the League Of Nations.
"All that is necessary now, is to ar
rarge some way in which they con
get along equally we'll at sea-" he
continued.
Cecil declared that Britain "a"-
cepts the kellogg treaties, which
would create another League Of Ma
tious, rival to the one that is now
controlled by England.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Mine MILITANT
FREED FROM JAIL
Corbishley Greets LID
Drive
Continued from Pare One

(C0ntlnNeG from rage one
fend himself against the ruling class
who are ready to imprison or execute
those who dare to question their
right to rob and exploit as they see
fit"
Victim of Frame-Up.
Corbishley was one of the 20
southern Illinois miners, a member
of Local 992 of the United Mine
Workers of America who were
framed up on charge of murder
after a meeting at Zeigler, which
was attacked by the Ku Klux Klan.
The local of which Corbishley was
president was conducting a struggle
against the corrupt, .reactionary
president of the Illinois Miners
Union, Frank Harrington, and his
supporters in Zeigler who belong to
the Khan. The Farrington-Fishwick
administration of District IL sent
their lawyer to help prosecute the
miners.
Those who have served a year
with Corbishley in the Southern H.
linois Penitentiary are Steve Menao-
yich, Ignatz Simich and Eddie Mali
Xxi. Today they are supporters of
Che National Miners Union, The 1.
u. D. conducted the defense of these
militant miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
TAXI GOLD RUSH
FAILS TO OCCUR
Instead Xmas Drunks
Vomit in Cabs
(By a Taxi Corresrondent)

tDy d AL COll
The "gold rush" for the taxi driv-
ers during Christmas did not mater
ialize. The "gold rush" was predict
ed by no other than Mr.. H. A. lines
Brown, editor of open shop Taxi
Weekly. The hundreds of thousands
of people who came into the city
from out of town did not use taxi
cabs, but the I. R. T. and the street
car lines, and many walked their
way.
Taxi drivers interviewed by a re-
porter of the Daily Worker had
many stories to tell that contradict
both Brown of the Taxi Weekly and
our new commish, Whalen of the
police department, who is trying to
stop the crime wave by arresting a
few down. nd-outers. Taxi drivers
report that there were at least so
taxi drivers held up by taxi bandits,
who make a speciality of holding up
taxi drivers and relieving the driv-
ers of their days bookings" and
in many cases the taxis. They also
report that many windows were
broken by drunken passengers who
in many instances also refused to
pay for rides. Many vomited in cabs.
1t is a violation of hack rules for
a driver to "refuse a CALL" 1t means
loss Of license.
Fleet owners We're expecting big
bookings from the drivers. They ex-
pected no less than three pounds
($15) from the day men and no
less than five pounds (S25) from the
night men. Instead, the day men,
who went out with their Para
mounts, Mogul, Checker and Pack
ard cabs brought in on the average
$11, and the night men SIT. In a
number of cases men were known
to be working "wooples," double
shifts, in order to keep their book
ings up for the week. "Unemploy-
ment is the cause of it all' is the
parting word of one taxi driver.
As Christmas present, hundreds
Of taxi drivers will be told this
morning to look for other jobs. Hun
dreds were already fired yesterday
Some "Gold Rush"
A PARAMOUNT DRIVER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
z PENN UNIONS
ELECT LEFT WING
Tailors, Bakers Union
Poll Big Votes
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
held in the Bakers Union, Local 44,
last Friday. Here, too, the left
wing made a clean sweep in elect
ing an entire militant administra-
ton.
Voting in this union went on all
during the day. At the vote count
the opposition was found to have
only ten votes of the total number
of ballots cast. Every member of
the union voted. Since the left
wing took control of the union the
organization is in fine condition. 1t
is now a workers union and not a
bosses union, as it once was.
The following were elected: FL
nance secretary, NJ. Swimmer; re-
cording secretary, L. Aronson;
treasurer, M. Snyder; union label
representative, N. Scherl; business
agent, D. Woolhandler; TRUSTEES, NJ.
Singer and S. Bernkranz. A full
left wing executive and delegates to
the Central Labor Union were also
elected. M. J.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
USSR INDUSTRY
LEADERS PLAN
CONSTRUCTION
Delegations Here for
Purchases

Nearly a score of Soviet engineers
and executives representing various
industries in the U. S. S. r. have
recently arrived in this country to
make purchases of equipment and to
study American technical achieve
ments in their respective fields. All
of the delegations have their head
quarters at the Amtorg Trading Cor
poration. The delegation from the
Sugar Trust (Sakharotrest), headed
by Mr.. U. Lubtchenko, director of
the Trust, and including five leading
engineers and managers, expects to
make arrangements with an Ameri-
can company to construct several
sugar factories in the Soviet Union.
According to Mr.. Lubtchenko, the
Soviet sugar industry plans to ex-
pend over $225,000,000 on capital
construction within the next five
years of which $32,O00,C00 will be
spent this year. A considerable share
of these sllotments will be used
abroad to purchase sugar factory
equipment.
Mr.. A. V. Popov, president, and
Mr.. K. Poroshin, construction man.
ager of the Crimean Canning Trust,
now visiting the United States, re-
port considerable expansion of the
Soviet canning industry which NV
has an output of canned fish and
vegetables of two and one half times
the pre-war volume. Mr.. Popov de-
clared that three cannery projects
will be prepared in the United States
for his firm.
The Precision Machinery Trust of
the Soviet Union is represented by
delegation of two including Mr. A.
Bodrov, president of the trust.
A delegation from the Soviet Agri-
cultural Import Company (Selkhoz-
import) expects to place orders for
agricultural machinery and imp,e-
ments.
The Soviet Grain Trust (Zernot-
rest), which has supervision over the
organization of large state farms,
has sent two more representatives to
this country to study American
methods of 1arge-scale farming and
also to order equipment for an ex-
perimental farm. Mr.. nyichev, vice
president of the Zernotrest, who ar
rived about month ago, reported
that the organization will require
10000 tractors within the next five
years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
men NARROWLY
MISS DEATH ON
The Third Rail
City Knew Danger of
Work Say Laborers

One laborer, an ironworker, was
critically injured and two others
were hurt yesterday morning when
an iron stairway in the center of
Queensborough Bridge, which was
being taken down by workers, broke
off at the base and fell twenty-five
feet to lodge across the Brooklyn
bound elevated tracks.
Thomas Davis, 1881 E. 34th St.,
Brooklyn, suffered fracture of the
skull and multiple bruises and
decorations. He was taken to City
Hospital.
Barely Miss Death.
U. Cox, 2109 Gleason Ave-, the
Bronx, was attended at Reception
Hospital and taken to City Hospital
with decorations Of the forehead and
severe body bruises. Joseph w. Es-
siger, $50 E. 32nd St., Brooklyn,
was treated for lacerated fore
head and then taken home.
The iron stairway just missed
landing on the third rail as it fell
to the tracks, and the workers mar
row1y escaped death by electrocu-
ton. Two trains, which were on
the bridge at the time, were stopped
near the center, and their occupants,
mostly workers on their way to fac
tories and shops, were forced to
walk back to the Manhattan side.
All traffic on the Brooklyn-b bound
track was tied up, but the Manhat-
tan-bound track was cleared of the
wreckage in twenty minutes, and
.rtraffic continued.
Old, Rusty Iron.
! Davis, the iron worker who was
. so critically injured when the stair
way fell, had to be lowered from
the bridge to the ambulance wait
ing on the vehicular level with
1opes.
After the accident, workers en-
ployed on other parts of the bridge
stated that the stairway had been
allowed to go unrepaired for so long
time that it was well-known fact
among them that the man who ven
tured to work on it was taking his
life in his own hands"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
MARTINS FERRY
WORKERS DEFY
POLICE Terror
Hold Meeting in Cold
When Hall Is Closed
Especial to the Daily Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worker
WASHINGTON, West Va, Dec.
26.-Defying police terrorism and
Drawing zero weather over two hun
bred workers stood for hours in the
streets just opposite the Hungarian
Hall in Martins Ferry and listened
to speakers denounce the action of
the city officials who intimidated
the owner of the hall so that he re-
fused to open the doors for an anti
war meeting arranged by the Work
ers Party and the Anti-Imperialist
League. The owner of the hall said
that the police told him that if he
allowed the Communists to meet in
the hall his place would be pad
locked for good.
The workers gathered around the
hall and the meeting was held on
the street. The police who were on
duty at the hall sent in call for
extra forces. When the chief of po-
lice and his squad arrived they
found George Pershing, cousin of
the lingo General Pershing, speak
ing from truck which was used as
platform for the speakers.
The chief was asked why he had
suppressed the meeting despite the
fact that the mayor had granted a
permit. He stated that "You for
eigners think you can run this city.
AS long as I am chief I'll see to it
that no city official, no state Off
Gals, nor the government is criti-
cized by anyone"
Have you prohibited the meet
ing" he was asked.
mo, but l want this understood.
If the owner of the hall opens the
doors for this meeting and any Of
the speakers cr.ticise any city, state
CT government officials, I'll paddock
his place up for good.'
Persk.rg spoke en- Americas
preparation for another world war,
and denounced Hoover's South
American tour of good will' as an
.n.paria!ss n ssion.
Following Pershing, Henderson Of
the Young Workers League spoke
and called on the workers to follow
the example of the workers Of Rus
sia during the last imperialist
slaughter and turn the next imper-
ialist war into a civil war against
the eXploiters and the capitalist gov
eminent. Joseph Weber, sub-district
organizer of the Workers Party
acted as chairmen and ended the
meeting with a fiery speech de-
nouncing the city officials for their
suppression Of meetings of the
Parry. Weber was warned several
times by tie police during his
speech. The crowd booed the of
ficers and cheered Weber during his
speech.
Weber was recently arrested in
Bella;re, Ohio, where the city Off
Gals prohibited a meeting of the
Anti-Imperialist League Weber's
arrest was due to "disorderly con-
duct" when he criticised the officials
for refusing permit for the meet
ing. His trial will be held next Fri
day and the Civil Liberties Union
is handling the case.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27

instead of today because of the Par
ty membership meeting today at the
New Star Casino at los E. 1o7th ST.
The Y. w. L. of Wrliamsburgh
win hold an open forum Sunday at
1880 p. m. at Sc Manhattan Ave.
Brooklyn. Max Saltzman, member of
the N. e. c. of the League, will speak
on "Our Latin American Neighbors"
The forum will be followed by dane
Ing. A good jazz band will supply
the music.
Brownsville Y. w. l..
Due to the Party membership
meeting. the unit meeting OF the
Brownsville Y. w. L. Is postponed
until Friday. All members of the
unit should attend the membership
meeting.
East New York, Y. w. L. Hike.
The East New York unit of the
Young workers (Communistl League
will hold it's second section hike to
Jamaica woods on Sunday, Dec 80.
Sports activities and plenty of fun
are expected and all young workers
on this tramp. All going meet as
our headquarters at 81 Fjndale st.
at 1880 Sunday morning.
"Dai1y" Agents, Sec. ,.
The Daily Workers agents meet
ing VIII take place this coming Fri
day at $50 p. M, at 101 w. 9th st.
Bring with you a complete report
of your activities also suggestions
and plans to make the Daily Worker
activities successful.
Y. w. l.. Postpone Meet.
The Young Workers (Communist)
League calls its meeting off on
Thursday because of the Party mem
bership meeting. Meeting will be
held on Friday at 1854 Watkins ST.,
at $3.50 p. m. All League members
are urged to attend the Party mem
bership meeting.
Unit IF, Section @.
The regular membership meeting
of Unit IF of Section is called off
for today. on account of the Party's
general meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
To Enslave More Jap
Entrants to Brazil

SAC PAULO, Brazil (Dy Maill,-
The japanese South American Plan
tt ton Company has advised the gov
ernor Ct the state of Para that a
large Japanese emigration group
will leave Japan next April to
colonize in Para. The japanese
workers are enslaved on their ar
rival here. They receive rleeger
wages and are forced to fall into
debt to the company for food and
shelter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Fraternal Organizations

hold an important meeting tomorrow
at p. m, at 10S E. 14th st. All
members should be present.
YOnkers Open Forum.
The Yonkers open Forum will be
held this Sunday at 8 p. m. at the
Workers Cooperative Center, 252
WaTburton Ave. The topic for dis
cussion will be World Imperialism. "
All are welcome.
Brownsville workers Center.
The Workers Center of Browns
Vile will hold a ball this Saturday
night at its clubhouse, 154 Watkin
St, Brooklyn. A good time is prom
Used to all.
Freiheit sport Club.
The Freiheit Sport Club has ar
ranged a dance for Sunday, Dec. 80,
at its club rooms, 23O E. 5th st.
Dancing will start at 8 p. m.
Ferrer School Festival,
The Ferrer Modern School will hold
It's January Festival on Jan. u, 1929
at the N. Y. Labor Temple, 243 E.
saith st. Dancing. The affair starts
SIS p. m.
Bronx Open Forum.
Otto Huiswood will speak at the
Bronx Open Forum, 1880 Wilkins
Ave, on Problems Of the Negro in
Industry" Sunday, Dec. 80 at 8 p. m.
Brownsville Workers Center.
The Brownsville Workers Center
ball will be held on Saturday. Dec.
49, at l54 watkins St, Brooklyn.
Wanted. Athletic Volunteers.
Volunteers are wanted to take part
in the gymnastic drill which will
take place at the Lenin Memorial
Meeting in Madison Square Garden
Sunday, Jan. 10. Comrades who are
qualified to take part in such drill
including the formation of pyramids,
should report promptly at 10 a. m.
Sunday at Manhattan Lyceum, 66 E.
4th St, and every Sunday thereafter.
Red Poets Night Dec. IS.
The third annual international
Red Poets Night will be held Friday
evening. Dec. 28, at o'clock at Man
on sale at Daily Worker office, 26
Union Square.
Dance in Harlem.
The New York Branch of the Anti
1mperialist League is arranging its
first annual dance for Friday night
Jan. II, at Laurel Gardens, 116th St
and Park Ave. Keep this date open
and come and have good time.
Freiheit Singing Society.
The Freiheit Singing Society Con-
cert will be held next Saturday eve
ming, Dec. 29, at Carnegie Hall.
Bronx Workers Center.
All Bronx comrades will meet at
The concert and dance of the Bronx
workers Center, Monday evening
Dec. 81. at 1880 wilkins Ave. Dane
ing till day break. Come and bring
your friends.
"Friehefte Sport Club.
The Freiheit Sport Club will have
dance Sunday. Dec. 30. 8 D. m. at
its club rooms, 230 East 5th Street,
n. Y. c. There will be a band for
dancing and a sport exhibition COM
posed of the best athletes. The club
invites all interested workers to at
tend the entertainment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
U. S..GERMAN SUIT ENDING.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UP).-
The suit of the United States gov
eminent against the republic of Ger
many for many millions Of dollars
damages resulting from the explo-
sion on Black Tom Island in New
York Harbor June 20, 1916 is draw
ing to a close before the. German
American claims commission here
and an aws-d is expected within the
next three or four months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Horthy Troops Halt
March of Hungarian
Coal Mine Strikers

BUDAPEST (By Mail).-The
march on Budapest of 1000 Hun
garian coal miners who have been
on strike in the district of Vorosvar
for over a month was stopped by
fascist troops and gendarmes and
dispersed. Delegates of the miners
who laid their grievances before the
Hungarian minister of social well
fare were told to return to work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Panicky Attempt to
Keep AL in Papers

ALBANY, Dec. 26 (UP).-A petit
kitn was circulated among state CAPT
oil employees today asking for con-
Hributions to a fund for installation
IF a bronze tablet in the new 49,
100000 state office building here
in honor Of Governor Alfred E.
Smith.
No description of the proposed
tablet was available.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Starving, Takes Milk,
Gets Jail in the City
Ruled by Socialists

MILWAUKEE, (By MaiD.-Wil-
liam Hickey, 20, starving and job
less worker from Minneapolis, was
given 5 days in prison when he was
caught stealing bottle of milk.
The socialist administration here
boasts of prosperity" for the work.
ers in this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Dry Leaders Attack
Dry Essay Program

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. = A
storm of criticism has greeted the
dry enforcement plan of Chester P.
Mills which won the $4,000 prize
offered by w. C. Durant, motor
manufacturer. This criticism has
been emitted with particular gener-
osity by dry leaders who would
starve to death if prohibition were
enforced and their fat brides elimin-
ated. As matter Of fact all dry
PLANS under capitalism are all wet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27

office Workers.
The Office workers Union has ar
ranged a dance for Washingtons
birthday eve, Feb. 81, at Webster
are asked not to arrange any affair
for that evening.
Women Theatre Party.
The New York Working Womens
Federation will have a theatre party
at the Provincetown Theatre, 1873
McDougal ST.. Saturday evening, Dec
20, presenting Upton Sinclalr's Sing
ing Jailbirds." All the proceeds will
go to, the building up of the Wo-
mems Federation. Tickets can be
obtained at 2s-sS Union Square.
Freiheit Singing Society.
For the first time in New York.
the Freiheit Singing Society will
present Mendelsohn's orntorio, wal
purgis Night" with a symphony or
chestra conducted by Lazar Weiner.
The concert will take place Satur-
day, Dec. 20, at Carnegie Hall. 57th
It. and 9TH Ave. Tickets can be got
ten at the Freiheit office, 80 Union
So.
Women Theatre Party.
good opportunity for Jewish
workers to see the regular weekend
18th st. and 3rd Ave, on Friday
evening, Feb. s, at reduced prices if
tickets are gotten in advance. The
full price will be charged on the
day of the performance. Tickets in
advance may be gotten at the central
office Of the United Council Of Work
Ing Women. so E. 18th St, Room
5SS, or phone stuyvesant O576.
Williamsburg i. L. ID. Dance.
The Williamsburg branch of the
l. L. d. win sponsor a dance and
concert on New Years Eve, Dec. 81.
at Sc Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, at
8 p. m. The funds collected at the
dance will be donated to the class
war prisoners. Admission will be rs
cents.
Negro Entertainment, Dance.
A Negro entertainment and dance
the Workers (Communist) Party at
Sc Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, for
Saturday, Jan. IL. An interesting
program is being prepared,
Negro Champion Dance.
The Negro Champion and the
American Negro Labor Congress will
ment Jan. % at Renaissance Casino
13Sth st. and 9TH Ave. other or
CARNATIONS are asked to observe
date.
Spanish Club Dance.
The Spanish Workers Center is ar
ranging dance for Monday eve
ming at s p. M: in its club rooms
55 w. 18th St; Latin American
music A good time is promised to
all. Start the new year right. Ad-
mission will be so cents. Girls are
admitted free. of charge.
DIR. Liber To Lecture.
DR.. Liber will lecture tomorrow at
Ave, on True and False Prevention"
This lecture is under the auspices of
Women's Council II.
Young Defenders Meet.
Young Defenders" are having a
lecture Sunday at p. M, at 400
Boston Road. The business meeting
will be at o'clock on the same
evening.
Labor Temple.
The Labor Temple will hold the
following lectures this Sunday eve
ming It 14th st. and Second Ave:
p. M, DR., G. f. Beck on THE
Book of the Month-'Elizabeth and
Essex, by Lytton Strachey."
7:15 p. M. Edmund B. Chaffee on
Some Thoughts for the New Year"
$50 p. M, Forum, Joseph Giber-
nau on From Cathedrals to Sky
scrapers."
Young Workers Social Culture Club.
The Young Workers Social Culture
Club will hold package party and
dance this Sunday evening at 11S
Bristol ST., near Pitkins Ave, Brook
lyn. All young workers are welcome.
Workers Esperanto Group.
The Workers Esperanto group will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Seven Rhine Miners
Suffocated by Gas

COLOGNE, Germany (By MaiD 9.
Seven miners were suffocated by
gas in a fire which broke out in a
mine at Rheinhaussen in the Rhine
land.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
WOrkerKill dBringing
Xmas Gifts to Wealthy

Walter Pokorny, 20, of 1853 New
ell St., Brooklyn, driver of a de-
livery truck for the Stern Brothers
Department Store in Manhattan,
was killed yesterday when his ma
chine collided with another car in
Queens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
FLOAT GROUNDED STEAMER.

ASTORIA, Ore, Dec. 20 (UP)--
The steamer Florence Luckenbach,
" hich went aground Oh Clatsop Spit
early Monday, was fioated at $3.50
a. M, and was reported proceeding
toward this port with two tugs
standing by.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
Dancing Instructions
DANCING NEWEST STEPS

poise, balance, lead, follow in conf
dence. quickly, finest teachers, guar
anteed to teach you correctly waltz,
fox trot, collegiate, Peabody, Ar
gentine tango. given in separate
rooms. without appointment; indi-
vidual lessons, 81; open 10 A. NJ. to
IL p. NJ; also Sundays. special course
for beginners. VALENCIA DANCING
STUDIOS, 10S wv. 74th Street. -
SUSquehanna 0629.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
AL is TAKEN CARE OF,

ALBANY, Dec. rs. = While un-
employed workers continue to be
thrown IN jail as Migrants, Cover
ror Smith today had not yet fin
ished opening all his Christmas gifts.