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The daily worker., 1929-01-21
SERAN CASTIGAD0S Los
AGITAD0RES QUE MANDA
JULIO ANTONIO MELLA
Ell Gobierno de Cuba ha Reel
bido lndicaciones en- tai
Sentido de NueStro Pals

HABANA, Cuba, Tnere. Z. fAsso-
ciated) ).-Unos mensajes enViados
al Secre tario de Estado, dan cuehta
de que cl Gobierno mexfcano que
preside el licenciado Emilio Portes
Gil, picnsa castigar los con1unts-
tas cubanos que han estado tratan-,
do de proyocar una. agitacion.. EN-
Mexico contra ell Gobierno cubano.
desde las columnas del peri0dico
"Cuba tibre".
Dfcese que las autorfdades me-
xicanas han iniciado una amplia
Investigation sobre el incidemte
ocurri6 a ultimas fechAs en- unas'
asambleas de propaganda, en- las
que los agitadores' cubanos desga-
rraron profanaron ell pahell6n. de
la estrella solitaria.
. El MiniSterio de Relaciones> Ex-
teriores de Mexico, ha 'expresado su
pesar por Ell asunto.
Dfcese que e1 jefe de los, agita-
dores cubanos ell Mexico es Julio
Antonio NIella, quien' figuro como
director de los estpdiantes u11iver-
sitarios dc la Habana, habiendo
sido sehalado como responsible de
varios motines ocurridos e1rs Cuba
Fue .aprehendido a. Tafz del aten-
tado, dina mitero cometido contrA la
vida del ex Presidente Alfredo. Ia:
vas. POGO despues hugo del pafs.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
Duncan Troupe to Be
Here Another Week
in Varied Program

Insistent demand has caused the
Isadora Duncan Dancers to again
postpone plans for a national tour.
The dancers will continue thruout
the entire week at Wallack's Theatre,
42nd St., west of Broadway, present
ing program of unusual interest.
Thousands of workers have al
ready seen these remarkable work
ing class children from the Soviet
Union and any more are expected
to see them this week-their last in
New York City. Under the direction
of Irma Duncan, head of the famous
Isadora Duncan School in Moscow,
this remarkable troupe is creating
an art filled with the spirit of the
first workers and peasants republic.
.Wallack's Theatre is a small in
innate theatre where everyone can
see the dancers at good advantage.
The program include numbers by
Gluck, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms and
Beethoven and conclude with the
famous series, Impressions Of Re-
volutionary Russia" which have
stirred thousands Of workers. The
performances are being given It
popular prices.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
Translation of Provocative Excelsior" Article
AGITATORs HEADED BY JULIoN ANTONIO MELLA WILL BE
PUNISHED. THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED
NOTICE TO THAT EFFECT FROM OUR COUNTRY.

HAVANA, Cuba, (AP)-Mesages to the secretary
that the Mexican headed by the
Emilio Gil intends punish the Cuban Communists who
agitation Mexico against the Cuban
government of the periodical Free Cuba
is authorities have begun wide nves
tgaton that recently in propaganda
meetings. which Cuban agors tore and poaned the Cuban flag
Minister Relations of Mexico has expressed his
regrets upon the subject.
that the chief of the Cuban agiators Mexico
figured director university students of
been pointed responsible for various mutnies
in Cuba.
connection with dynamite attack against the
Alfredo little later he fled from the
country"
the daily of Catholic fascist
reaction in Mexico City January days before Meas
sination
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
HIT MURDER OF
MEL.LA AT RALLY
AT U. S. BUILDING
500 Demand Release
of Porter; Score
War Danger
Police Attack the Meet
Fifteen Young Workers
Are Arrested
Police Attack the Meet
Especial to the Daily Worker

Especial to the Daily Worker)
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-Taking pos
session of the steps of the federal
building and repelling all efforts of
federal officers to oust them, 500
young workers demonstrated yes
terday in honor of Lenin Day, de-
manding the immediate and uncon-
ditional release of John Porter" "no
imperialist wars" and "defeuse of
the Soviet Union"
The demonstration, carried out in
the loop district, in the heart of
Chicago's crowded business section,
also vigorously denounced Wall
Streets murder of Julio Mella, Gu
ban Communist. The Young Work
ers (Communist) League arranged
che demonstration, which was pre-
ceded by parade.
Despite a brutal attack by the
Chicago police, and federal marshals
from inside the building, the crowd
Of young workers held it's own for
an hour, more and more workers at
tending. Banners carrying the above
slogans were carried up and down
Adams st. in front of the building.
Against Imperialism.
Speeches were made by Fred
Herzberg of the Young Workers
(Communist) League, and by others,
until speaking was made impossible
by the repeated charges of mounted
police. The speakers pointed out
the connection between the U. S.
financiers, who own the Cuban gov
ernment, and its sending Of two as
sassins to kill the Cuban Commu-
mist leader, Julio Antonio Mella, in
Mexico City few days ago. They
pointed to the U. S. army as the
agent of the mill owners, in its role
of prosecutor of John Porter, youth
full strike leader in New Bedford, who
was arrested and rushed to military
prison for taking part in the textile
Continued on Page Fi0e)
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
400 TAILORS IN
BOSTON WALK0UT
Strike Against Hillman
Speed Up System

BOSTON, Jan. 20.-Four hundred
tailors, members of the Amalgama-
ted Clothing Workers Union, work
ers in Boston's largest mems cloth
ing factory, are out on strike
against their bosses and against the
union officialdom.
Told to Turn Out More Work.
Events leading to the revolt
against the fremont Clothing Co.
and their agents in the union are
with the introduction of line OF
finer work, which takes longer to
produce, needing greater care, the
pressers were instructed to turn Out
more than they had made under the
standard set for cheaper work. With
the old standard already unbearably
high, the new demand met with the
refusal of the pressers. The bosses
then ordered them to halt work.
Knowing that they were being
backed by the union officialdom, the
employers also demanded that 1,5O(
garments be produced on the work.
ers' own time. Not one cent would
be received by the harrassed work.
ers for this work.
Hillman Comes to Bosses Aid.
The workers held shop meeting
The matter was argued. A decision
was there made to demand that the
union call a strike against the firm
and its subsidiaries, which them
selves employ 800 more tailors. The
Joint Council officials at their meet
ing after this received a telegram
from President Hillman's office, call.
ing them to New York. The local Of
ficials then announced that the halt
ing Of work against the firm was o
"stoppage" and not strike, mean
ing that they refused to tie up the
firm.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
Worker Prisoners Rise
in Revolt in Mexico as
Court Hears Mella Case

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20.-While a
formal investigation into the death
of Julio Mella, Communist leader
murdered by United States imperi-
alism thru the Wall Street govern
ment of Cuba, and with the conni-
vance of at least several Mexican
government officials, was going on
in court here, witnesses and worker
spectators could hear the roar of
worker prisoners in Bellem Prison
adjoining, defying police and fire
men with hoses. They were protest
ing the imposition of fresh tyranni-
cal rules for the prison, decreed by
the new governor, Brigadier General
Luciano Peralta.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
MELLA BRANDED
ARTICLE FALSE
Excelsior Story Shield
for Political Crimes

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20.-A let
ter sharply characterizing the ar
ticle in the Excelsior" that he had
torn up Cuban flag, as provocative
and false, was written by Julio
Mella just before his assassination
and Immediately after he saw the
article. 1t points out that the mo-
tives for the publication of the ar.
tiele are to aid the Cuban govern
ment in its campaign against the
Cuban revolutionary exiles in Mex
leo, to suppress their paper and
wreck vengeance upon them. Mella
was the organizer of the Commu-
mist Party in Cuba and was a mem
Der of the executive of the Mexican
Communist Party after his exile
from Cuba. He was leader of the
other Cuban worker exiles. His let
ter is as follows:
Mexico City, Jan. s, 1929.
Editor of Excelsior:
"Dear Sir: I again take the
trouble to call your attention to the
Cuban flag incident because the dis
patches published in this mornings
papers, coming from Havana, where
it is announced that the secretary
Of foreign affairs of Mexico has ex-
pressed his regrets for the supposed
incident and that the Mexican au-
thorities will punish the Cuban i'm
migrants.
Article False
Il again declare, in the name of
the Association of New Revolution
airy Cuban Emigrees, that there was
no affront whatever to the Cuban
flag at the celebration "A Cuban
Night as those who were present
in the hall can testify.
81 do not know what is the inves-
tigation that has been made, as no
Cuban immigrant has asked for
such before competent judicial or
political authority. We suppose that
the foreign secretary has not sent
any regrets to the Cuban govern
ment, and, if he has done so, GER
tainly he has expressed regret for
something that has not taken place.
Il repeat my previous declarations,
where l attribute this ignoble cam
paign to the political vengeance Of
the members of the present Cuban
government, who prevent us immi-
grants from publishing anything in
the Havana press, now that the only
existing press is that of the gov
crnment and this suppresses our let
ters.
"The author of this campaign is
Mr.. Amarall, who was employed by
the legal department of the Cuban
government, who came to this coun-
try and has returned to Cuba in a
most mysterious manner, with no
one knowing the causes of his sus-
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
TO BUILD DRESS
STRIKE MACHINE:
Active Unionists Meet
Tomorrow at 8

Nominations and strike district
meetings last week made of it one
of the most intense for the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union.
The meeting of its active members,
the general elections and the confer
ence of shop representatives, will
make of this week one of construc-
tion of the strike machinery for the
big struggle just ahead.
Of tremendous Importance, ac-
cording to the appeal of the union,
is the meeting tomorrow night at
8 o'clock in Webster Hall of all ac-
tive members from all sections of
the union.
Cloakmakers, dressmakers and
furriers are called upon to lay aside
all other arrangements and come
to the meeting of active members
tomorrow night. The meeting will
occupy itself largely with the es-
tablishment of the strike machinery.
In issuing it's call to this meet
ing the union asks all active work
selves to the strike organization and
to demonstrate this by coming to
the picket lines in the morning to
the two dress shops that are now
out on strike, the S. & w. Dress
Co., 307 w. 38th St. and the Fore
most Dress Co., $40 W. 35th st.
Elections for all officers to the
United Joint Board and all officers
and other functionaries of the var
ious locals are to be held this Thurs
day. Polling hours are to be from
g a. m. to p. m. The election
places will probably be in 16 w.
21st st. and in % E. 22nd st. Ad-
ditional polling booths are expected
to be arranged for in other places.
Announcement of these locations
will be made later.
From two Joint Boards, one in
the fur trades and one in the la
dies garment manufacturing indus
try, the new union intends to make
one, to function for the whole in
dustry. Both Joint Boards are
meeting weekly in joint session.
On the day of elections, Thurs
day, all shops representatives will
meet in shop delegates conference
to take up various questions. Prom
inently on the days order will be
placed the question of the delegate
councils position and tasks in the
machinery which is to call and con-
duct the dressmakers' general
strike.
The other chief problem facing
the conference, which will be held
Immediately after. work in Manhat-
tan Lyceum, sc f. 4th St., will be
the problem of choosing from
among themselves their Joint Board
delegation. The Council is to fur
nish one-third of the total delegates
in the new united Joint Board.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
SPREADS
IN GUATEMALA
U. S. Warships May
Intervene

GUATEMALA CITY, Jan. 90
Insurgents in three western prov
inces of Guatemala were reported to
be fighting for their lives today
against superior federal forces. The
government troops are reported to
have captured the towns of Maza-
tenango and Salama while the in
surgents were stubbornly disputing
every inch of ground around Quet-
zaltenango.
The government used planes to
bomb the cities. The insurgents
have no planes.
1t is believed that troops of in
surgents withdrew from Mazaten-
ango in the direction of the noun
tains where they can keep up an
indefinitely long struggle against
the federal forces.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
Thousands in Rally
at Riga; Police Jail
WOrkers;U hips

RIGA, Jan. 20.--Twenty-five
Communists and other workers
including a member of Parlia-
ment, were arrested by police here
today during the governments
attack on meeting Of nearly
5000 persons protesting against
unemployment conditions. Police
welded "nagaikas," Cossack
whips, to disperse the crowd.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
GAS TRUST FIGHTS RIVAL.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-An
attempt by the retail gasoline trust
here, the San Francisco Garage and
Property Owners Association to ruin
rivals who have been selling under
the trusts prices, is on. The trust
will engage in a price cutting cam
2aign, and drive what it calls the
pirates" out Of business. A large
fleet Of trucks has been chartered
by the trust to carry the extra gas
it expects to sell
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
Kills Negro Worker,
Gets 3 Years, ParOled

MIAMI, by MaiD Robert Ma
lone, convicted of second degree
murder for killing a Negro worker
in construction gang, was SEN
fenced to three years prison. He
was not sent to prison, however, but
was paroled to his brother, sgd
Malone, who defended him during
the trial. G. w. Bowers was sem
tenced t4 80 days for trying to bribe
one Of the jurors for the xslsasss ss.s
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
Passengers, Baggage
Taken From Grounded
Liner Pres. Garfield

ABOARD S. S. PAN-AMERICA,
Jan. 20 (By Radio to the U. P.)-
Passengers, baggage and mail are
being transferred aboard this ship
from the S. S. President Garfield,
which is hard and fast aground on
Matanilla Shoal.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
1 KILLED IN BLAST.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, (By Mail).
One man was killed and six in.
jured, some fatally, in an explosion
caused by escaping gas in a six-story
building. The building had been con-
demned by the state fire-martial.
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
U. S. Warships.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 90
American authorities here denied
that war vessels had already been
dispatched to Guatemala, but ad-
mitted that there were United States
battleships off the Guatemalan
coast. Real Admiral David F. Sell
lers, commander of the American
special squadron in Central Ameri-
can waters, is known to be at hand
and is armed with extraordinary
powers, both from the state and
navy departments, for intervention
in any Latin-American nation under
pretext of protecting American lives
and property.
The seizure Of the railroad by the
insurgents will undoubtedly give the
United States just the pretext it
needs to intervene in Guatemala.
The United Fruit Company has a
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker., 1929-01-21
DOCUMENTS IN NEWSPAPER
OF REACTION IN MEXICO
SHOW MURDER CONSPIRACY
Imperialist Agents Defend Crime in Advance;
Police Chief Gave Killers Sanctuary
witnesses" Confess Secret Service Compelled
Them to Give False, Romantic Version
Especial to the DaiIy Worker)

MEXICO CITY, JAM 20.-Documents made public here
show that deliberate attempt made thru the reacona
press two days before the assassination of Julio ea Cuban
The daily worker., 1929-01-21

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
For Workers-Farmers Government
To Organize tbe Unorganized
L For The 4O-H0nr Week
~ For Labor Party
New Britain herald., 1929-10-12
CLUB EVENTS
Woman's Club Announces New Program For the 1929-l930 Season.

The Woman's club Of New Britain will open its year of activity with a luncheon to be held at one o'clock, on Tuesday. October 18th. Invitations all acceptances must reach Mrs. William II. Judd by Saturday eye hing. The luncheon, like all other club meetings, will be held in the New Masonic Building. A special musical program has been arranged for entertainment. A large attend ance is expected for this social oc- Casion, since it is inc first oppor- tunity the membership has had 10 meet new members and talk with the new officers.
 Tho moro serious part Of the years calendar begins on October gath at 2:30 o'clock with a lecture On Current Events" by Miss Eunicc Harriet Avery. who has just re turned from her ninth year Of trav- el. Miss Ayery's last trip took her through London and Paris to India. where she studied social and political problems from the viewpoint of the British Viccroy and humle mud hut Niilagcr az we'll The lecture will bo a particularly Interesting sequel 10 those who heard Stanley High last February.
 Mrs. John IT Kirkham has charge of the Literary Contest to be held on November 12th. Generous prizes have been offered to club members contributing the best or iginal short stories and one-act plays. Interest has been go widely spread that many members have either sent in a manuscript or else
New Britain herald., 1929-10-12

There are many taking the con- tract bridge lessons every Monday night at the Shuttle Meadow club under the instruction Of Mrs. Boy den. Those signed up to date are MT. and Mrs. L. M. Knnuse, MT. and Mrs. J. C. Looms, MT. and Mrs. A. L. Mackay. MT. and Mrs. R. C. Mcr- win, Miss Margaret Mlddlemass, John Minor. Mir. and Mrs l.. w. Young, Robert Middlemass, Miss Mary Whittlesey, MT. and Mira. c. ". Nichols, Mir. and Mrs, g. R. Par sons, MT. and Mrs. F.. ". Pelton, Mir. and Mrs F. J. Porter, Mir. and Mrs. P. C. Hickey, MT. and Mrs. r. A. Searle. Mir. and Mrs. F. M. Smith, Curtis Sheldon, Mrs. A. J. Slopcr. MT. and Mrs. C. W. Epson. Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance. Mir. and Mrs. r. q. Nibberts Mr. and MrA 1T. M. Eates, Mir. and Mrs. W. F. Bentley, Mir. and Mrs. J. ". Campbell, Mss Cornelia and Miss Bertha Cham berlaiu. Mir and Mrs. J. F. Cooper, Harry Co., nolan. Mrs. Charles c. Corbin, Mir. and Mrs, F. r. Frisbic, Mir. and Mrs. & T. Goss, Mrs. Hall, Mir. and Mrs. D. k. Hart, MT. and Mrs. 'Georg" P. Hart. MT. and Mrs. J, T. Hart Mir. and Mrs. Walter Hart, NIT. and Mrs. W. l.. Hatch. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hemonway. Mra, Eunice II. Hide brandt. Mr. and MrH A c. kimbali and Mir. and Mrs. ]. II. Kirkham. Many others were present as guests Of those who belong 10 the class.
 Mrs. Luther Parker will entertain si1tccn members Of her bridge club on Forest street.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-12

At the bridge given on Friday by inc Woman's club In Hartford, Mrs. Fharies Corbin. Mrs. William H. Warner and Mrs. Ernest N. Hum Phroy were the guests Of Mrs. Will ham F. Beers. Mrs. Corbin was lwarded the prize.
 Miss Katherine Clark Of Prospect ttroot will entertain at a bridge this evening In honor Of her sister, dlss Charlotte Clark, Of New York tity, who Is visiting her sister this tcek end.
 Mrs. Stlrman Dyson Of Corbin Eonuc held the first meeting Of the contract bridge club on Tuesday 'tc noon at her home. Mrs. Hubert Williams is the instructor for the two tables.
 Miss Gladys Nickerson Of Hart dreet will entertain number Of he high school faculty members a''' NN'<'i'i'H hh Shpp'i hbi bIl fter the high school football game. Mrs. Ora Granger Of Bristol was lhe guest Of honor at a kitcher and lantry shower given at tt.e home f Mrs. Harry Granger ct plainville. lhout 30 guests Wcr3 present Miss Granger will marry Verne Wyman n October 2c.
 Tho Sigma chapter Of the Theta ,gma fraternity held It's annual iarly fall dance last night at the 4. Snow and Miss Ernn F. Vest iaber. members Of the Senior High rhool faculty were the patron- sees The committee in charge in- udcd Charles Pagan, chairman: baul Clanci and William Mangan.
 Mrs. Raymond nabcock of Vine freet entertained her bridge club at Ter home Tuesday evening. Prizes Fere won by Mrs. Walter Maier and Hiss Helen Bromley.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Corbin Of huttle Meadow road will entertain sith small dinner party at their lome this evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Maurice Johnson Of Brighton street are giving a house Iarty this weekend at the summer tome of Mrs. Johnson's parents. ir. and Mrs. Dugald McMillan, at
New Britain herald., 1929-10-12

coln street went 10 New York city on Frlday to meet her daughter. Mrs. Stanley Converse. the former Miss Priscilla Crabtree. Mrs. Converse will be here for a month before she will return to her home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
 Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Babcock of Vine street have as their guests this week, MT. and Mrs Cecil Henry and their two daughters, Miss Betty and Miss Phyllis, of Montreal, Can- ada.
 Russell W. Barrett of Boston is Spending the weekend with his father, Charles II. Barrett of East Main street.
 Samuel H. Gross of Boston is Visiting at his former home in New Britain.
 Mrs. William Dunn and son of New York city are spending few days with Mrs. Dunns father. Dr. J. K. Martin, of Vine street. i, Mrs. Theodore Monier of Rob- bins avenue, Maple Hill. is spending the month with her sister, Miss Elsie Mueller. in Newark, N. J.
 Miss Frances Talbot, Miss Anna Woods. William Schmidt and Philip Burns are the weekend guests of Mir. and Mrs. B. Moss of New Ro- thello. N. Y. Mrs. Moss was for merly Miss Grace Brown of this tity.
 Mrs. Manville Johnson Of Maple Hill avenue Is home after visiting friends in New Jersey
 Frank B. Rau of Robbins avenue has been in Cleveland, O.. for two weeks attending the machinists' convention.
 The Catholic University Law fchool, class of 1881, has elected Edward O'Brien, son of MT. and Mrs. James O'Brien of Hart street. as president,
 Mrs. Donald McMillan of Park place leaves for Pittsburgh, Penn hylvania. tomorrow to visit her par tnts MT. and Mrs Jerome Farquahr until next Saturday.
 Stanley Hart of Park place leaves on Sunday for Holland, Michigan, on h business trip.
 Harold Parsons of Russell street is In Washington, D. C., on business trip.
 Dr. Thaler and Miss Morgen Thaler of Daytona Beach. Florida. are the weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. A. r. Corbin of Shuttle Meadow road.
 Miss Ruby Andrews Of Lincoln ttreet. Miss Beatrice Reynal Of Lex hgton street and Mss Eurith Wach- Ter of Park Place, are driving to Madison to spend Saturday night It The Reynnl's cottage.
 Mrs. Louis Reynal and her daugh- Ter, Mrs. Hubert Williams of Lex inston street. were in New York Thursday of this week.
 Miss Marjorie Bull Of Black Rock Avenue, Miss Virginia Humphrey Of lincoln street and Miss Kathryn Finrk Of Garden street are attend ng the Amherst football game to- Bay.
 MT. and Mrs David Deloin Miss Fhea Belolh, David Beloin, Junior, Miss Ebba Elmgrcn. Miss Lnnca Ahlgrcn and Wesley Peterson are Attending the Tordham-N. Y, l.. football game today in New York sIty.
 Eldridgo Baecher Of Lincoln street in Philadelphia for 8 few days.
 Mrs Eldridge Beecher Of Lincoln street is in Stafford Springs today.