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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
BIG LAY-OFFS GO
WITH CRISIS IN
8 INDUSTRIES S
25O,000 Jobless in NC,
5000 Cal. Rail Toilers
Are Laid Off

GASTONIA, NC, Dec. 30.-How
great prosperity" is for the work
ers of this mill and tobacco baron
controlled state which has railroaded
z Gastonia men to long prison terms,
is indicated by the fact that one
quarter of a million workers are
unemployed, out of total popula-
ton of two and half million in the
entire state.
This admission is an underestima-
ton, since it comes from the mouths
of the bosses themselves, through
their viciously anti-labor organ, the
Gastonia Gazette
Great overproductlon, by means
of the tletchout system in the tex
tile mills, has resulted in the daily
closing down of mills in the various
textiles centers of North Carolina
Each shutdown has brought lay
off of several hundred to several
thousand more mill workers.
The Gastonia Gazette got its fig
ures from Frank D. Grist, state
commissioner of labor.
The Gastonia Gazevs-- also declares
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
Shoe Strikers Prepare
Bigger Picket Lines;
Sixth Week of Fight

The strike executive committee of
the New York section of the locked
out shoe workers has arranged for
a joint meeting of all shoe workers
of the Dar Peter, La Vale and
Goldstein shop for next Friday
January 3, 1880, 1890 a. m. sharp
at the Irving Plaza Hall.
The strikers of the New York
Shops are entering into the sixth
week of the lockout and are pre-
pairing themselves for determined
struggle on the picket line.
On January 5th, the Independent
Shoe Workers are having a benefit
performance at the Central Opera
House, 9th st. and 3rd Ave. where
every shoe worker and friend of
the striker will be present.
On the appeal of shoe worker,
Alexander Evanoff, Sl07.50 was col
lected while being in Camp Nitge-
daiget. All workers are urged to
10 likewise.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31

ATTACK MEXICO
REvOLUTIONISTS
Long Series Of Arrests
and Murders Against
Militant Workers
Suppress Ell Machete
Wall st. and Mexican
Ruling Class United

MEXICO CITY, Dec. S0.-The ar
rest of the so Communists by the
Ortiz Rubio Wall Street Mexican
government follows long campaign
of suppression of the revolutionary
workers and peasants movement.
The arrested workers are being held
in iails scattered over the city, and
are being subject to new methods
of torture evolved by the Wall Street
lackeys.
An attempt is being made to
stamp out the only revolutionary
forces fighting against the unity Of
the Mexican etty-bourgeoisie and
the Hoover imperialist government.
After the Escobar rebellion, the
Portes Gil government suppressed
the official organ of the Communist
Party, Ell Machete. Later the ma
chinery in the printing plant was
dismantled, and all organs of the
Party and sympathetic revolution
ary union papers, suppressed. Mean
while, Gil, the predecessor of Ortiz
Rubio of Morgan and Co. fame, went
around making hypocritical talks
about freedom of the press.
Last spring, Guadeloupe Rod
riguez, Communist Party organizer
in Durango was murdered. Then
followed repeated terroristic acts
against revolutionists. Several weeks
ago, number of militant Cuban
trade union leaders were clapped
into Jail and tortured in a specially
devised electric chair. Barriero was
driven insane. Nearly all the men,
bers of his family were arrested. A
number of Cuban workers were de.
ported to Cuba where certain pun
Iisbment er death awaits them. There
seems to be a concerted drive on in
Cuba and Mexico against revolution
ary workers of all nationalities. This
undoubtedly is inspired by U. S.
imperialism.
Machado, governor of Cuba, de-
ported a number Of Chinese reYolu-
tionists into the hands of Chang
Kai-shek, where certain execution
awaits them.
Then followed the arrest of all
the members of the Central Com
mittee of the Communist Party and
the Young Communist League on
framed-up charges. The real reason
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
League and America
i'm Tilt for Control of
Naval Re-Grouping

Geneva and Paris reports show
that America, which feels consider
ably sore at Frances recent pro-
nouncement on its naval demands
and refusal to allow the London
naval conference to be the last word
on its demands, proposing that the
decisions of London should be ap-
proved by the League of Nations
or rejected by it, of course-is find
ing the League a hard obstacle to
get around in American imperial
ism's attempt to re-group the world
navies along lines of its own plans
for the coming world war.
The League is now unofficially
talking of how nice it would be to
be invited to send an unofficial OBJ
server" to London, and makes sew
eral specious arguments to the eff
feet that America should not resent
such action. However, America is
very much averse to such business,
and is doing all in it's power thru
Ambassador Edge in Paris to coax
France to reconsider its proposals
so as to bring France into the Lon
don conference, with the League
shut out.
With all imperialist powers few
erishly arming and intriguing on
all sides for re-grouping of forces,
the workers can plainly see that the
danger of war is a real and imme-
diate peril, hence the need to
strengthen all workers fighting or
ganizations in preparation to meet
it with action against all imperial
ist powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
Samoans Fight Against
Brutal Mandate Rule

New Zealand dispatches tell of
disturbances" in Samoa, which is
a mandate given to New Zealand
for its exploitation, A white con-
stable and two Samoans were killed,
while two constables and thirty ma
tives were wounded in the affair.
The Samoans, led by some natives
and some white leaders, have Bit
terly resented the oppression of the
New Zealand military force. Two
years ago, white man, A. G..
Smythe, was deported for criticizing
the Governor-General. 1t was upon
the celebration of his return that
the present conflict occurred.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
MINERS DIGGING
IN FOR A FIGHT
IN ILL. FIELDS
Rank and File Elect Pit
Committees to Lead
Struggle
Through With UMWA
Fighting Spirit High
Against Operators

WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,, Dec.
30.-With the guerilla warfare of
pit strikes raging throughout the
Southern Illinois coal fields, the
miners have dug in for a long battle
against the operators and their COM
pany union, the u. M. W. A.
In preparation to aid the struggle,
the Workers International Relief is
opening work where most needed in
the area of fighting, and the first
relief station has been opened in
Eldorado, with Rhodes Tierney in
charge. A second station is being
opened in Christopher, which will
be the center for Coello, Buckner,
Herrin, Ziegler, West Frankfort,
Benton, Orient and the rest Of
Frankin county.
A successful relief conference was
held in Eldorado, by the w. I. R.,
with Marcel Scherer, special field
representative in charge, and spe-
cial committees organized to collect
food from farmers and solicit funds
from the miners working. The farm
ers already visited are showing good
solidarity by contributing gener-
ously.
Build Rank and File Committees.
At the same time, the miners, fol-
lowing the lead of the National
Miners Union, are developing strike
action on a firm rank and file Pit
Committee basis against the opera
tors wherever the bosses attempt to
worsen conditions already unbe-
lieveably bad. Every mine has its
special method to speed up the
miners, reduce their wages and
worsen conditions. 1t is to meet this
Ipiece-meal eating away of sheir con-
ditions, that the miners under the
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
Imperialism Investigating
Itself

The House Of Representative has passed the Senate
Commission to investigate conditions in Haiti"
What essential condition about Haiti does Hoover know
that he already know? did his
mission, said
Obscure" But why should they be "obscure"?
Has the U. been occupying the country for IA years? Is
conditions Haiti should be Obscure"
Hoover than conditions in North Dakota? None whaeer Does
mean say conditions
trust the reports of hgh Brgader General
Russell?
Not at ALL This despoic ruler in
City the full confidence of Hoover shown by
Hoove ready response Rue call for
the slightest lack of faith Wall Streets other mnion Haiti Rus
sell numbering and obbg mperials interests demand why
should Hoover raise question against him?
why request Commission" investigate "condi
tons" already known?
The that Hoover wishes deceive the Haitian
believing
thing going to be done about freeing Haiti The Haitian masses
rising them taking freedom by
had pretend to be willing "grant" it voluntarily
But impeaist has will grant ndepen
people Hooves gesture designed placate
Haitian with false hopes while nsurng the continued
maintenance armed occupation of Haa gnatoy with the
of Kellogg "peace" pact!
The speaking about "what
by putting aside the humanitarian
bosh admitting the economic interests and coming out plainly
plain that United States needs Haiti subjected for 1t
scheme of mprst conquest and werfare
ing out OF such conquest and conflicts The wall St. journal
states:
It is geographical matter ignored
the map Virgin Islands, Domin-
Hot; nd ch. t.rd as sentinaIs no and northeast of the
Canal. Looking at the understand why
Secretary Knox when visit to Haiti in 1911 said in public
speech:
of the interest of all America and of the
creating highway international about
be realized impressed with the conviction that the
fullest success notable degree dependent
the peace and stability of our neghbors.' ~
Secretary spoke with marvellous foresight in
the United States invasion of Haiti four later To m
stability the Marines killed thousands of Haitian
people stability" fugitive things and
may stay Haiti kill all its inhabitants
Journal stating the question remaks
"shali withdraw from Haiti in 1886,
sha, it negotiate treaty for further occupaton?"
An interesting naivete in this the fact that the U
the whole Hais ideas don't To
appointing commission whose verdict
foregone of future independence
talk, and the Marines stay there
Street Journal" its ideas what kind of
perial Commission Investigate
should be 'udicay minded" and Impartial
which qualities that the commission must look at things
the "Wall Street Journal" does
The fake If the Haitian
fight it. With the help of the
oppressed America with the aid of the u S. poara
by their revolutionary action the Haitian
free themselves is the only they will be freed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31

Negro masses. When our Party
first came into the South we were
called the niger Party. We are
proud of that title" declared 81 Ger
son, speaking in the name of the
Communist Party.
"Lynching will never be stopped
by an act of Congress. Lynching will
be stopped only by the united eff
forts of the white and black work.
ers alike. We must organize united
committees of white and black
workers against lynching," stated
Sol Harper, district organizer of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
TAMMANY-THUC
TIES ARE SHOWN
d e p crate ly Try to
Whitewash Vitale

Tammany Hall, with Police Com
missioner Whalen actively super
vising the game, yesterday went
some steps further in making a
goat of Bronx Detective Arthur
johnson, in order to bring about a
whitewash of one of its magis-
trates, Vitale, whose close connec-
tions with thugs and gangsters
seems to have leaked out of the bag
through the holdup, by seven thugs,
of a testimonial dinner to Vitale
on December 8.
Vitale, part of the corrupt Tam
many ring and a notorious fascist
to boot, has been vicious in the past
to workers arrested on the picket
line and brought before him. He
is a fellow-politician pal of the fas-
cist Tammany magistrate, Sabba-
tino, who last Friday openly ex-
pressed his desire in court to beat
up David Weiss, 17-year-old mem
ber of the Young Communist
League, and his sister, who had
been arrested for collecting for
miners relief.
Revelations of Vitale's probable
connections with gangsters, offer
fitting commentary for workers
to make on the vaunted "Ameriacn
spirit" of the fascist Sabbatino, who
showed such a keen desire for beat
ing up militant young workers.
Memoranda found in the effects
of Louis Faccarona, dope peddler
and gangster, contained the tele-
Continued on Page TaOo)
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U. S. SCIENTISTS
HELP WAR MOVES
Prof. Millikan Spouts
Pacifist Phrases

DES MONIES, Iowa Dec. 3d.
Or. Robert A. Millikan, physicist,
delivered his presidential address
today before the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Science,
and had the gall to declare that
science would save mankind from
var.
Durng the world war, the scien-
lists in the capitalists countries
were the most rabid upholders of
the war and worked frantically for
the victory of their capitalist mas
ters. ri
Millikan forgot to mention that
under capitalism the scientists are
a part of the capitalist machine and
Just as willingly make more deadly
poison gas as they invent processes
to speed-up the workers to the last
notch.
The whole machinery Of science
in the capitalist countries are
owned outright by the capitalist
class, and IN spite OF tnelr pose VI
aloofness, the scientists are among
the most servile tools of their inn
perialist masters.
In the Soviet Union, science is
harnessed to the building OF social
ism. DIR. Growther, in an article on
science in the Soviet Union, which
appeared in the Sunday New York
Times tDec. 29), pointed out that
the Soviet Government was organ
izing and utilizing the scientific ap-
paratus of the country for the bet
terment of the conditions of the
workers and peasants.
Professor Millikan's speech was
just a part of the pacifist propa-
ganda which has the aim of cover
ing the war preparations of U. S.
imperialism. It was also a defense
Of the whole system Of capitalist
naturalization.
During the last war, Millikin and
his fellow scientists worked over
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31

Equality a Charlotte

Enthusiastically by the assembled
workers. The program of the Com
munist Party for full political, ra-
cial and social equality for the Ne
gro masses, and for united commit
tees of Negro and white workers
against lynching was put forward.
The meeting which was held in
the Negro workers section of the
city, had over 20 white workers
present.
"The Communist Party stands on
clear platform of full political,
social ard racial equality for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
RED SAILORS ON
GERMAN CRUISER
'EMDEN' MUT|NY
Fighting Against Bad
Food and Fl arsh
Treatment
Try to Belittle Rev0'f
German Sailors Hav>
History of Struggle
(WireLess BIZ I11precorrl

BERLIN, Dec. 30.-A mutiny
took place on board the German
cruiser Emden. The sailors pro-
tested and fought against the bad
food and harsh treatment. They
hauled down the German flag, re-
placing it with the Red flag.
Before the Emden entered Will
helmshaven Naval base, a number
of the mutineers were put in irons.
Naval authorities admit the sailors
sang the Internationale, but they
seek to minimize the incident.
The cruiser Emden was camou-
flaged by the German militarists
during the war and travelled the
seas as raider ON allied ships. 1t
became widely known for its ex-
ploits. Helmuth Won Muecke was
the captain of the Emden during the
war. In October, 1927, he toured
the U. S., lecturing on the raids of
the Emden and was heartily greeted
by the American capitalists and the
capitalist press. The German cap
italists always considered the crew
of the Emden as their most reliable
supporters, but the recent mutiny
threatened to make of the Emden
another Potemkin and Georgi Po-
byedonnosets.
When the German masses re-
volted, the sailors at the Kiel naval
base were among the best fighters
for the revolution and put up a
brilliant struggle for the establish
ment of workers government. The
German sailors have a revolution
ary tradition. The mutiny on the
I Emden is symptomatic of growing
revolutionary spirit among the Ger
man sailors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
Farm Wage Toilers of
Czecho- -Slovakia Will
Strike at Wage Cuts

Dispatches from Czecho-S -Slovakia
Monday state that general strike
of agricultural wage workers is ex-
pected on January /, in reply to. The
wage cut proposed by the farmers.
The wage workers, who are organ
lied, have refused to accept the
wage cut, which the farmers, most
ly large agrarian holders, propose
shall be Is per cent reduction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
Especial to the Daily Worker.)

Especial to the Daily Worker.)
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 3d.
Over one hundred Negro and white
workers met tonight under the aus
pices of the Communist Party,
Young Communist League, and the
American Negro Labor Congress, at
Royal Gardens here, to protest
American marine rule in Haiti, and
against the lynching of Willie Nc
Daniels, a Charlotte farm worker
lynched in June near Charlotte.
This meeting, the first of its kind
in Charlotte, was applauded en-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
LID. CONFERENCE
PRESSES FIG II T
Over 100000 Workers
Are Represented

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec, 3d.
The fourth National Conference of
the international Labor Defense
which opened yesterday is a great
mobilization point for leading the
militant forces in all parts of the
country in a fight against rising
reaction which is directed against
the increasing struggles of the
workers.
The central feature of the confer
ence is the Gastonia drive and the
terror throughout the country as the
workers fight against worsening
conditions.
There is large proletarian dele
cation including many Negro work
Continued on Page Ta0o)
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SOVIET RR HEAD
Goes TO HARBIN
Begin Work to Open
Traffic on c.. E. r.
(WireIess by Inprecorr)

MOSCOW, Dec. 3o.-The new
Soviet director of the Chinese East
ern Railway in Manchuria, left for
Harbin. He will work energeti-
cally to reopen passenger and
freight traffic between Manchuria
and Europe by way of the Soviet
Union.
A great deal of work is neces-
sary in order to restore the line to
the working level of the Peking-
Mukden Treaty of 1924.
Soviet military authorities are
already operating under the Chaba-
rovsk protocol. Advance guard
troops of the Red Army of Trans
baikal districts have already evacu-
ated territory occupied during the
fighting.
The settlement of the dispute
over the Chinese Eastern Railway,
between the Mukden authorities
and the Soviet Union is proceeding
rapidly in spite of the efforts Of
Stimson to enlist the aid of other
imperialist powers in a war threat
on the Soviet Union.
The war threat was a direct at
tempt to break the negotiations
which were under way for a peace
able settlement OF the Mukden rup-
ture when the railway was seized
in violation of 1924 treaty with this
Soviet Union.
U. S. imperialism has for Ion.
time extended itching palms toward
the Chinese Eastern Railway. The
revolutionary working class of the
world was mobilized against the
war threat. Further attacks against
the Soviet Union will be planned
by the imperialistic powers at the
London five-power naval conference
which meets on Jan. 21.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
Soviet Ship Stavropol
Helps i'm Search for
Eielson and Borland

NOME, Dec. 30.-The Soviet ship
Stavropol, which is icebound two
miles from the vessel Nanuk, is
helping the rescue expedition look
ing for Eielson and Borland, lost
American explorers.
The trading vessel Nanuk ran
out of supplies. The gasoline short
age on the Nanuk was temporarily
relieved by supplies from the soviet
steamer.
The search for the lost American
explorers is being extended to
Wrangle Island The Soviet Gov
ernment is mobilizing many forces
to find the missing aviators.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
ARMED FASCISTS FIRE ON
UNARMED COMMUNISTS

BERLIN, Dec. 30.-Sunday night,
armed fascists attacked unarmed
Communist workers who were leav-
ing a Party local meeting at Goer-
liter Bahnhof. The fascists fired
several shots seriously wounding
four workers. Four fascists were
arrested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31

Young Communist League.
Dewey Martin, district organizer
of the National Textile Workers
Union, spoke on the program of the
National Textile Workers Union,
and the organization of the Negro
and white textile workers.
Elbert Totherow concluded for
the youth section of the National
Textile Workers Union. Fred 10th
crow was chairman.
Negro workers who were at the
meeting declared that nothing like
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
Armed Sikhs Demand
Land; Indian Masses Cry
Long Live Revolution!"
Workers and Peasants Are RebelliOus Against
Bourgeois Hindu Leaders
Nehru. Ghandi, Bose & CO. Cooperate With
British Imperialism; 100 Sikhs Arrested

LAHORE, India, Dec. 3d.
Demanding land, and rebellious
against the pussyfooting tao
tics of the Indian Nationalist
Congress, which is meeting
here under the misleadership
of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehur,
10000 Sikhs marched into La
hore protesting against British
Imperialism and the petty
bourgeois heads of the Con-
gress.
More than $4,000 Sikhs are on
their way to Lahore, marching on
foot to press their demand for land.
The Sikhs have been very often
utilized by the British imperialists
in suppressing revolutionary move
ments in India and in other British
colonies. They are fierce fighters.
| When two regiments were sent
to China in 1927, mutiny occurred
in one regiment because they re-
fused to fight against the revolving
Chinese workers and peasants. The
! regiment that was landed in Shang-
hal, killed many of its officers, and
the British imperialists were forced
to withdraw them.
More than 100 of the Sikh leaders
in Lahore were arrested by the Bri-
tish authorities, with the help of
the petty bourgeois leaders of the
Congress.
| In contrast to the pacifist slop of
Ghandi, Nehru and Bose, the Sikhs
marched in battle array, with their
knives cleaning in the sun. The
main body consisted of Sikhs from
the Punjab. They donned their old
uniforms and paraded demanding
land -ea.-
| Their demand for land is con-
trary to the interests of the petty
bourgeois leaders of the Indian
Nationalist Congress who own large
sections of it. The British imper-
ialists favor the petty-bourgeois and
help them keep their thousands of
acres while the Sikhs are becoming
impoverished.
The leaders of the demonstration
were loaded into motor trucks by
British soldiers and shipped to ''un-
known destinations" In this way
do ~" British imperialists cooper
ate with the Hindu bourgeoisie in
attempting to get rid of fighting
elements against the British mas
ters.
In order to give their betrayal
the flavor of a left swing against
the British exploiters, the leaders
of the Nationalist Congress are
spouting phrases of Socialism, p
and the "end of the exploitation of
poor India"
The first session of the Congress
was stormed by a throng of work
ers and peasants, who rushed the
platform with the cry: "Long live
, the revolution!"
Realizing the growing revolution
ary temper of the masses, Nehru
said: eff the Congress or the Indian
nation comes to the conclusion that
violence will rid us of slavery, I
have no doubt it will be adopted.
Violence is bad, but slavery is
worse"
The demand for the violent over
throw of British imperialism comes
from the millions of enslaved peas.
ants and workers. The bourgeoisie
do not want any violence against
their best protectors, the British
capitalists, and do everything in
their power to weaken the upsurge
of the masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-31
SPEED-UP SLAUGHTERS
MINERS

CHARLESTON, w. Va, (By
MaiD There were more miners
killed due to greater naturalization
in the first l. months of 1929 than
in the first II months of 1928, state
department Of mines reports show.
The killings to Dec. 1 were 447
against 436. Falls of roofs and coal
and haulage accidents were the
chief cause.