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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
BIG MEMBERSHIP
MEET APPROVES
C.I. DECISIONS
Pledges Support to
Fight Imminent
War Danger
n. Y. Members in Vote
R esolu ton Presented
by Weinstone

The largest membership
meeting ever held by District
2, Workers (Communist) Par
ty at the Central Opera House,
9th st. and Third Ave, Tues
day night, adopted the follow
ing resolution endorsing the
decisions of the Sixth Congress
of the Communist Information
al and pledging it's support to
fight against the war danger.
The resolution, which was in
troduced by William w. Vein
stone, organizer of District 2,
was passed with only 20 votes alb
staining 1t follows:
"The membership meeting of the
New York District expresses its full
agreement with the work and de-
cisions of the Sixth World Congress
of the Communist International, and
pledges itself to carry out whole
heartedly the policies and instruc-
tions embodied in the decisions of
the Congress.
"The Sixth World Congress of
the C. I. means an historic turning
point in the life of the Communist
movement. The World Congress
gave a correct Marxian-Leninist an
alysis of the world situation and
solved the problems before the
proletarian revolutionary movement
The analysis of the Congress de-
stroyed the illusions about the per-
rnanent character of capitalist sta
bilization and showed how imper-
ialism, which in a number of coun-
tries is increasing its forces of pro-
duction, is developing by the very
fact of its technical and organiza-
tional progress tremendous unsur-
mountable contradictions. The World
Congress correctly estimated the
present Third Period of postwar
imperialism as a. period of catas-
trophies, new wars and revolution
arv crises. In this situation it was
inevitable that the Congress should
place in the foreground the most de-
Continued on Page TtCO
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STATE SPEEDS TO
FINISH CONNOLLY
CRAFT TESTIMONY
Sid e racks Important
Data; Tammany Is
Shielded
New Facts Go to jury
Contractors Evidence
Minimized

New indictments were promised
yesterday in the $30,000,000 Queens
sewer graft case in which Maurice
E. Connolly and Frederick Seely
are now on trial. "The grand jury
has not yet completed it's work by
far" was the reply made by Prose
cutor Buckner in answer to the
question as to new action to be
expected from the grand jury meet
ing.
1t is known that the testimony of
certain witnesses has been found
to be at variance with earlier sworn
statements made by them. This and
other minor points is being made to
appear as the big issues in the Tam
many graft case in which millions
of dollars have been stolen, scores
Continued on Page Two
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
Berlin Reports Big
Imperialist Plot to
Invade Soviet Union

BERLIN, Oct. 8 (UP).-The
Berliner Tageblatt, in an article
which the newspaper said was
from "the best informed sources"
charged tonight that negotiations
for military alliance between
Poland and Rumania are nearing
completion.
The article said the alliance was
for the purpose of promoting an
armed invasion to sever Ukraine
from Russia.
Connecting the visit of Marshal
Pilsudski of Poland to Bucharest
with the alleged negotiations, the
article. said the agreement pro-
vided that Northern Ukraine
should be annexed to Poland and
the southern part of the state
should be made an independent
buffer state between Russia and
Rumania. Pilsudski returned to
Warsaw today.
Tageblatt charged that France
was interested in the severance
of Ukraine and cited the recent
visit of General Lerond, former
right-hand man of General Foch,
to the Balkan states as sustaining
the allegations. France is inter-
ested in including Jugoslavia and
Czechoslovakia in the alliance, the
article charged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
PASSA|C MEET TO
Be HELD TONIGHT
Workers Will Endorse
Red Candidates

The workers Of Passaic will in
dorse the Communist candidates and
platform at conference to be- held
at the Workers Home, 25 Dayton
Ave, Passaic, tonight at s o'clock.
The Passaic workers, steeled
through their activities in the Pas
sale strike and educated during the
Passaic election campaign of 1927,
will be in a position to carry on an
extensive campaign. The Workers
fCommunist) Party received 1900
votes in the last city election.
The city conference will devise
ways and means of carrying on the
campaign in Passaic. All labor or
ganizations are invited to send three
delegates to the conference.
The capitalist organizations are
working hard in Passaaic to break
up the Communist stronghold estab-
lished in Passaic during the Passaic
strike and previous election cam
paigns.
The Workers Party of Passaic is
holding street corner meetings every
Wednesday night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
4R0TE FAHNE"I IS
AGAIN HELD UP
Vienna Workers Move
4 o-ainet Fascists
Wireless to the Dailu Workerl

(Wireless to the Daily Worker)
BERLIN. Oct. 2,-Today's issue
of the Vienna "Rote Fahne" was
again confiscated for demanding
the arming Of the workers. The
government obviously intends to
prevent tho publication of this slo-
gan against fascism until the 7th,
the day set for the parade of the
fascists.
The Austrian Communist Party is
taking measures to Illustrate the
social democrat government at
tempts at sabotage of the workers
efforts.
Renner, interrogated on the sub
ject of 'inner disarmament" (the
arming of the workers forces
against the fascist mobilizations)
declared that -the social-democrats
are ready to disband the Workers
Defense League if general "inner
disarmament follows.
The reply of Chancellor Seipel was
q fascist provocatory rejection of
the suggestion. Seipel defended
Fabst, who. as the former officer
under Noske, had taught him the
social-democratic method of fight
ing the workers.
Otto Bauer is indignant at Sci
peps speech. 1t will be impossible
to hold the workers down after this
provocation, Bauer declared openly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
CITY FATHERS I
Get CAB Cash
Chicago Officials in
New Racket

CHICAGO, Oct 3.-That nearly
every official of the Chicago city
government is a stockholder of the
open shop Yellow Cab Company and
that in most cases this stock came
into the possession of these officials
for value received" rather than
for cash, are revelations which have
come out of the war of extermina-
tion which is being waged by the
Inorganic controlled Yellow Cab Com
pany against it's rival, the Checker
Taxicab Company.
A raid was today carried out on
the offices of the Checker Com
pany and police carted off to the
state attorneys headquarters all
papers and records of the company.
Officials of the concern were or
dered to appear for questioning in
connection with the bombing of two
garages and the burning of the
Cary, ILL.,, barns of John Hertz, head
of the Yellow Cab Company, with
loss of eleven race horses valued at
more than 100000 Monday night.
Arthur F. Albert, attorney for
Checker Company, issued state
ment today in which he charged
that the subpoenas for the records
were not issued by court but by
Robert f. Grove, states attorney,
"a stockholder of the Yellow Cab
Company"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
PATERSON Mill
STRIKE LOOMS
Plans for Walkout to
Be Fixed Today

PATERSON, N. j., Oct. 8. U.p).
An impending strike of 10000
workers faced Paterson silk mill
owners today, the result of differ
ences over the eight-hour-day agree
ment and other union demands.
A date for the proposed walkout
will be fixed Thursday night by a
strike committee, appointed by the
silk workers union, Fred Hooel-
scher, secretary announced.
The demands of the union are for
strict adherence to the hour agree
ment, recognition of the union, and
a wage increase. The first already
has been agreed to by the manufac-
turers, but the final decision on the
latter two has not been announced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
MCDONALD CREW
FOR WAR PLANS
To Provide Finances
for Military

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. g.
The financial program of the
British Labor Party. to be fully
outlined at tomorrow's session, will
Include provisions for the army,
navy and air force, despite the an
lhouncement of George Lansbury
yesterday that he was in favor of
Soviet Russia's total disarmament
plan, This was indicated at today's
session by Philip Snowden, high in
the ranks of the Labor Party.
Pressure From Left.
At today's session the Labor
Party adopted its program for the
coming general elections after ver-
bal contortions participated in. by
adherants of the right and left fac
tions. On the domestic field the
Labor Party will attempt liberal
coalition on the protective tariff,
and in foreign relations it "prom-
ised" to work for resumption of
diplomatic relations with the Soviet
Union, on pressure from the left
headed by James Maxton.
AS previously outlined, in order
to appease the more radical of its
followers, the program declares it.
self in favor of disarmament and
abrogation of the Anglo French
naval pact.
Program Attacked.
In the discussion on the program
1.-THE left group claimed the program
Twas too moderate. A dramatic
climax was reached when Ramsay
Macdonald, former premier, shook
his finger in the face of James Max
ton, accusing Maxton of trying tc
queer the party"
II hope Maxton is not going to
clear his nest by giving me and my
colleagues difficulties in our consti-
tuencies," he said.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
BOSSES GREET "FAT
BOYS'' OF CARPENTERS

Especial to the Daily Worker
LAKELAND, Florida, (By MaiD q.
This small city is decorated as if
for a holiday in honor of the dele
gates to the carpenters convention
which opened here Saturday. Amer
lean flags, campaign posters, AL.
Smith and Hoover pictures look out
from gaudily dressed windows at
their staunch supporters among the
fat labor bureaucrats who are bus
lily engaged in exploring the best
speakeasies.
Bosses Taste Cash.
The little and big shopkeepers
are licking their chops in anticipa-
tion of the thousands of dollars,
mostly filched from the rank and
file, which the carpenter misleaders
will spend here. Why otherwise the
huge sign displayed before the Lake
land Chamber of Commerce: "Wel-
come Delegates To The Carpenters
Conventionl"
Yesterday the delegates were all
taken in buses to the old age home
of the Brotherhood, two miles from
the city. Here the credentials CON-
mittee sat in session and here. the
convention will be held.
Smiles and Scowls.
Glad smiles greeted the various
reactionary delegates as they made
their appearance before the Hutche-
son Credentials Committee. Ugly
scowls, foreshadowing trouble soon,
greeted the progressive delegates.
Events began to develop with the
appearance before the committee of
Morris Rosen, militant carpenter
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
Four Nicaraguans Are
Murdered in Elections;
Hand of u. S. Is Seen

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Oct. 8
tUP).-Four liberal party propa-
gandists, including DR.. Juan Carlos
Mendita, prominent Managua law
yer, were murdered on the night of
September 30 at San Marcos, Is
miles southwest of Jinotega, it was
reported here tonight.
The fact that the bodies were not
robbed led authorities to the con-
clusion that the men had been killed
by political opponents rather than
bandits.
There was no official report from
marine headquarters or the Ameri-
can electoral commission tonight be-
cause of poor communication facili-
ties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
FOSTER SPEAKS
TO BIC MEETINGS
Chicago WorkersFavor
Red Program

, CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 2 (Delayed).
Two mass demonstrations of Chi
cago workers greeted William z.
y Foster, candidate for president on
the Workers (Communist) Party
ticket here yesterday despite every
effort on the part of steel bosses
and local labor takers to prevent
the holding of the meetings by de-
priving the Party of hall.
Fifteen. hundred steel workers
punctuated Fosters talk with out
bursts of the greatest enthusiasm at
a meeting held in South Chicago in
the afternoon. In the evening over
two thousand workers assembled in
an overflow meeting at Schoenhofen
Hall to hear the Communist candi-
date expose the role of the reaction
ary old parties and that Of the mis-
leaders of labor who in practically
every case, Foster showed, are serv-
hg the boss partieA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
WOLFE STARTS
CAMP AICN TOUR
Communist Candidate
to Speak in Many Cities

.Bertram D. Wolfe, National
Agitprop Director of the Workers
(Communist) Party, left early yes
terday morning on campaign tour,
delivering his first speech in Cleve-
land last night.
Tonight he is scheduled TO speak
at Cleveland again, after which he
will continue his extensive itinerary
through the following cities!
Thursday, Oct. 4, Cleveland, o.
Friday, Oct. 5, Detroit, Mich.
Saturday, Oct. 6, Detroit, Mich.
Sunday, Oct. Z, Chicago, Mich.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, Duluth, MINI.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, Superior, Wis.
Thursday, Oct II, Minneapolis
MINI.
Friday, Oct. II, Minneapolis, MINI.
Monday, Oct. Is, Seattle, Wash,
Tuesday, Oct. Is, Seattle, Wash.
Friday, Oct. 10, San Francisco, Cal.
Saturday, Oct.20, San Francisco, Cal.
Sunday, Oct. 81, San Francisco, Cal.
Monday, Oct. %, Los Angeles, Cal.
Tuesday, Oct, %, Los Angeles, Cal.
Friday, Oct. 26, Denver, Colo.
Saturday, Oct. 81, Denver, Colo.
Monday Oct. 20, Omaha, Nebr.
Tuesday, Oct. 80, Kansas City, Mo.
Wednesday, Oct. 81, St. Louis, Mo.
Thursday, Nov. l, st. Louis, Mo.
Bertram D. Wolfe was born in
Brooklyn, N. Y, in 1895. He was
one of the founders of the Commun-
ist Party of America in 1919, and
editor of their first paper, the Com
munist World. He has been active
in the labor movmeent since 1920
when he became a member of the
San Francisco Cooks Union. Editor
of Labor Unity, left-wing union
paper, 1920-1922. From 1923 to
1925 he was in the left wing of the
Printing Trades Union in Mexico
City. Deported from Mexico in July
1925 for activities in the general
railways strike. He came to New
York and became a member of the
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
RAID COMMUNIST
PARTY QUARTERS
IN Melbourne
Australian Government
Moves to Break Dock
Workers Walk-out
400 Strikers Parade
Exports Tied Up at All
Ports

SIDNEY, Oct. 3.-The police
raided the offices of the Communist
Partv in Melbourne today and seized
all the documents and literature
they could find, in an attempt to
break the militant backbone of the
dock workers strike.
This action confirms the charge
of the strikers, gathered in mass
meeting yesterday, that the Aus
tralian government is cooperating
with the shipowners in an endeavor
to force the strikers back to work.
Today 400 waterfront strikers
paraded in the streets of Mel
bourne, and they were prevented
from holding demonstration by a
large force of police.
| The strike is beginning to have
FITS effect upon the business of the
country. With all the ports vir-
tually tied up, export is practically
curtailed. Nearly $5,000,000 worth
of wool for export was held up at
Adelaide.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
PLAN MANY RED
NIGHTS HERE
Torch Light Parades
to Follow Meets

A series of rallies -"Red Nights"
will take place tomorrow and Sat-
urday in Brownsville, Williamsburg
and the Bronx. Many open-air
meetings have been arranged by the
Workers (Communist) Party, to be
held at corners throughout these
three boroughs. Speakers will ad-
dress workers at these places for
a period of about 20 minutes, after
which all meetings will be stimuli
taneously adjourned, with all par
Elephants, speakers and workers
meeting at one central spot in Red
Torch parades.
A list of meetings that will be
held previous to the parades fol-
lows:
FRIDAY
Red Night in Brownsville, speak
ers report to 154 Watkins Ave-. 7:30
p. m.-Speakers: Benjamin, Rago-
zin, Liptzin, Richard Moore, Faster
max, Chernenko, julius Cohen. Geo.
Powers. Mania Reiss, T.. Zimmerman.
Edw. Wright, F. Shapiro, Williams,
Mrs. K. Gitlow, Hendin, Frank, l..
Sisselman, Suskin, Halfand, II. Cor
don.
SATURDAY
Red Night in Williamsburg, speak
ers report to 46 Ten Eyck St. at
1880 p. m.--Speakers: A. Bimba, A.
1rachtenberg, H. M Wicks, Ben
Lifshitz, Herbert Zam, George Pri-
moff, Morris Yusem, Edw. Welsh,
Magliacano, Vera Bush, P. Midola,
John Sherman, Grace Lamb, Vera
Smith, Gertrude Welsh. Pruseika,
Surba, Louis Sisselman, D. Davis,
Geltman, Frances Gordon.
Red Night in Bronx, speakers re-
port to 2075 Clinton Ave. at 7:30
y. m.-Speakers: Robert Minor.
William w. Weinstone, Ben Gold,
Sasch Zimmerman, Rebecca Grecht,
James P. Cannon, Rose Worries, A.
Markoff, Sam Nessin, Jack Stachel,
Continued on Page Tro
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% m
Freed;;
Got 80 DQvs
For Big Steal

ALBANY, Oct. 3 DUPLICATES of
IA the Albany county penitentiary
opened for Mrs. Florence e. s.
Knapp sometime between midnight
and five o'clock this morning and
New York states only woman sec
retary Of state, finishing a term of
20 days for larceny of state census
funds, was whisked quietly away in
an automobile, accompanied by rela-
tives. Her destination is believed
to be New Bedford, Mass.
BE Nice to the Lady"
ALBANY, Oct. 3.-Helpful and
solicitous to the very last, prison
officials released Mrs. Florence E.
S. Knapp early this morning instead
of at o'clock, the customary hour,
in order to enable the former secre-
tary of state, who stole thousands
Of dollars of state census funds, to
avoid the swarm of newspapermen,
photographers and other publicity
engineers who have been buzzing
around the prison for some time.
Mrs. Knapp completed sentence
of 30 days as the guest of the war
den's wife. The tedium Of her stay
was whiled away by flowers, candy,
special dishes and other little COM
forts to make her feel at home. In
return for the 30-day sentence the
former secretary of state eased
thousands of dollars into her own
pockets and looked after sundry
relatives by padding the state pay
roll with them.
Mrs. Knapp is reported to have
gone to New Bedford, Mass, where
10000 textile workers have been
striking for more than "a weeks
against efforts to reduce by ten per
cent wages averaging about SIT a
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04

one of the most interesting of the
many features that the Bazaar Com
mittee has arranged.
100000 Articles.
One million articles will be on
sale at the Bazaar. These will in
clude mems, women's and children's
clothing, furniture, jewelry, blank
cts, towels, linens, carpets, lamps,
sweaters, dresses, shoes, trunks,
umbrellas, pocketbooks, cigarettes,
candy, toys, etc. Among them will
be unique art items from China,
Japan, Czechoslovakia, Armenia,
Italy and Germany, as well as ciga-
rettes and candy from the Soviet
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04

Tonight Madison Square Garden
will present the appearance of a
huge department store. But it will
be department store which will be
distinguished by spirit of festivity
such as is never found in ordinary
department stores. 1t will, more
over, be a proletarian department
store, run for and by workers. sell
ing all articles at truly proletarian
prices.
For only four days will this de-
partment store be open. For only
four days will the workers of New
York have the opportunity Of Sc
curing unusual bargains for them
selves and Of aiding their revolu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
COMMUNISTS FILE
SIGNATURES FOR
MINNESOTA DRIVE
Election Petition Goes
Over the Top; Big
Red Victory
Candidates Are Listed
Devine Predicts Record
Communist Vote
Especial to the Daily Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worber)
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Oct. B.
Tho Workers (Communist) Party
todsv filed its petition containing
nearly one thousand signatures
above the number required to place
it on the ballot in Minnesota.
The candidates besides those of
the national campaign, William z.
Foster for president and Ben Gitlow
for vice president, are V. R. Dunno,
for U. S. Senator, j. o. Bentall for
governor, Maurice Powers, Tom
Foley, E. B. Ford and o. R. Votaw
as candidates for Congress.
Defeatist Propaganda.
For a long time the propaganda
issued by the business representa-
tives and labor misleaders in the
so-called farmer-labar party sought
to create the impression that the
Communist Party could not be
placed on the ballot. The socialists
contributed to this false propaganda.
The specially difficult election
laws of the state, making voters who
participate in the primary elections
ineligible to sign nominating petit
tions, was a very big handicap to
the Communist campaign. Over
10000 votes were cast for the Party
in the primary. This meant that
10000 of the followers and close
sypnpathizers of the Party were in
eligible to sign the nominating pc
tition.
Redouble Energy.
Realizing the magnitude of the
task, the Party in this district
buckled down to the job in true Boil
shevik spirit" Pat Devine, district
organizer, declared today. Not
only did we obtain the required
number but we filed nearly a thou
sand extra signatures.
The election campaign here is
well under way, Devine declared.
1.-The workers are beginning to un-
derstand who their real champions
are. The Communist ticket will re-
ceive the biggest vote on record. We
are confident that Minnesota will
go over the top for our Party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
Symposium of Working
Women to Be Held at
Cooper Union Oct. IL

The issues of the present election
campaign will be discussed at a
Political Symposium for Working
Women, arranged by the New York
Working Women's Federation. The
Symposium will be held Thursday,
Oct. IL, at Cooper Union, 9Th st.
and 4th Ave. The meeting will be-
gin promptly at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04

tionary press, the Daily Worker and
the Freiheit.
Famous Dancer to Perform.
Opening night promises to be a
memorable event. Michio Ito, world
famous Japanese dancer, will ap-
pear in series of unusual SYM
bolical dances. The dances will be
divided into three parts. Monarchy,
Fire-Bird and Revolution. The
music has been adapted by Michio
Ito and the musician, Robert Carr,
from Stravinsky's Military March"
and the "Fire-Bird. The Inter
national" will be played during the
last two parts.
The dancing of Ito promises to be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
1,O00,O 900 ARTICLES AT GREAT BAZAAR TONIGHT
Mo Ito to Appear Revolutionary Dances OPENING Huge 4Dy Event

Thousands will be there. Every
worker who isn't manned or in
capacitated in some fashion will
grab subway, taxi, airplane or
other mode of conveyance and make
dash for the vicinity of 50th St.
and Eighth Ave. tonight.
The great National Daily Worker
Freiheit Bazaar opens in Madison
Square Garden tonight. This is no
ordinary event. For more than "a
month feverish preparations have
been in progress, hundreds of work.
ers and working class organizations
have been toiling without letup.
with this opening night as their
goal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
"Misappropriated" 3
Pork Chops; Negro
Given 212 Jail Term

BOSTON, Oct. 3.-For misap-
propriating three pork chops,
John Flanagan. Negro chef, must
spend two and a half years in
Jail.
In court. Flanagan claimed that
the proprietor of the restaurant
where he was employed had agreed
to give him Sf3 week and the
left-overs. The defendant claimed
the pork chops were left-overs, but
failed TO convince the judge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
IMPERIALIST RESTS

BURLINGAME, CAL, Get. 3 (UP)
Chamberlain, foreign sec
retary of Great Britain, today
started what he said weruld be two
weeks of complete relaxation as
the guest of William ll. Crocker,
California financier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
HUDSON BOATS STOP

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 3 (UP).-
Operation of it's boats by the Hud-
son River Day Line will be discon-
tinued for the year on October Is,
it was announced today.