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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
BRITISH WORKERS
BURN EFF|CIES
Set Fire to Gastonia
Bosses Images
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for the Gastonia defense. The reso-
lutions from Germany were from
the mass meeting of workers of
Stardgard, and from the function
aries meeting of the International
Labor Defense of Germany, the
Greater Hamburg district.
The English resolution declared,
1.-THE workers have now before them
a typical instance of the brutal
methods which the capitalist class
of every country is using against
workers. In America, only two
years after the legal murder of
Sacco and Vanzetti a group of trade
unionists in Gastonia have been ar
rested and all the forces of capt.
talist class justice are being mar
shaled in an attempt to bring these
innocent working men and women
to the electric chair"
The British workers demanded
"the government of America at once
release the Gastonia prisoners, at
the same time reminding them that
the British workers have not for
gotten the legal murder of Sacco
and'Vanzetti two years ago, and the
continued Imprisonment of Tom
Mooney, Warren Billings and hun
dreds of other American working
class fighters serving long terms of
Imprisonment in American peniten-
tiaries."
The workers also declared ain
Britain and the colonies the same
persecution goes on undated. The
labor government stands indicted as
tool of British imperialism. 1t
stands self-condemned before the
working class for it's refusal to re-
lease the Cramlington miners, Stat
ford railwaymen and the Nine Mile
Point miners. 1t continues to keep
Irish political prisoners in British
jails and sanctions the ruthless ter
ror now proceeding in Ireland, con-
corning which its official organ, the
Daily Herald, keeps criminally
! silent.
One of the German cablegrams de-
clared 1--WE still remain under the
fearful impression which the exc
cution of the two American revolu.
tionaries, Sacco and Vanzetti, by
American justice left upon us. Now
again, America, the land of "classic
democracy" wants to murder revo.
lutionary proletarians who fought
for the prime necessities of life. We
pledge all in our power to stop the
repetition of the Sacco-V anzetti
case. The whole civilized world, and
especially the revolutionary prole-
tariat of all countries, raised their
united voice against the execution
of Sacco and Vanzetti and now the
protest must be increased tenfold
to save the sixteen Gastonia strik-
! ers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
OEHLER, D UNNE HAGUE And ARMS
co TO CLEvEL and Up At Geneva
League Torn Over
Clash on Submarines

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as between themselves, which should
have the most submarines, but both
want more than Britain, with its
larger surface navy, will permit
without a struggle.
Hague Displeases French.
The results so far of the Dawes
Macdonald conferences were semi
officially announced at the British
foreign office today. Aside from
declaring for parity of U. S. and
England, term which is interpreted
differently in each country, and adj
hitting that there is no decision on
the size of the cruisers, contained
mainly the significant statement
that both countries favored a limit
on the tonnage of submarines and
destroyers.
There is much dissatisfaction
heard from officials of all countries
involved in the Young plan, except
Britain. French publicists especially
are bitter at what they consider the
action of the French delegates in
tricking them, insisting that the
maximum had been yielded and then
making further surrenders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
lima WAR LORDS
new ATTACKS
liding Over Border
Different Points

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tarist leader, as a "a hour bat
at Jailnor, and a severe battle
Manchuli, with the Red Army
uring Kalun, near the border.
ny is using these stories as an
Use for more mobilization. An
r big army of mercenaries, COM
,ded by General Wang Chou
1g, has been sent suddenly from
,den to Suifen-ho, where there
READY concentration of Chang's
ps.
he Russian white guardists
sed into Soviet Union territory
Law and ATTACKED the village OF
bodne Luski, on the Amur river.
Workers Form Battalions.
,ther bands attacked villages in
Nerchinsk region, the same day,
Chinese troops fired on the So
steamer Karpenko.
The near future will show
Ter we are dealing with actual
a of Marking to liquidate the
net or a new provocational ma
.ver," said the newspaper Pravda.
patches published yesterday from
ingrad, Odessa and elsewhere,
of workers ' UNFAIRLY forming
alions to go into action on the
tchurian frontier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
DRIVE TO FREE
HARRY E|SMAN,
YOUNG PIONEER
Plan Campaign to Re
lease Jailed Youth

The district office Of the Young
Pioneers of America, District 2, an
nounces the opening of a joint cam
paign with the New York district
of the International Labor Defense
for the liberation of Harry Eisman
the militant member of the Young
Pioneers who was sentenced to six
months in a Jewish reformatory at
Hawthorne, N. Y, for his participa-
ton in a Pioneer demonstration
against the boy scouts who were
sailing for their international jam
boree in England.
The Young Pioneers, in a state
ment issued Yesterday, condemn the
action of Judge O'Keefe in sentenc-
ing the Young Pioneers as part of
the general frame-up system that is
used by the capitalist class in their
offensive against the workers.
"The failing of our comrade. Har-
ry Eisman. is in line with the at
tempted railroading of the % Gas
tonia strikers. In order to destroy
the militant working class organi-
cations, the bosses try to frame the
leaders of the workers. Harry Els
man was jailed because he was a
militant Pioneer, who was very ac-
tive in the fight against the bosses,
and for this reason, the courts, the
agents of the capitalists, sentenced
him to six months.
"But the Young Pioneers will not
be inundated by such tactics on
the part of the police and the courts.
They will continue their work of
organizing the workers children to
participated in the struggles of their
parents despite the prosecutions of
the authorities.
"The Young Pioneers call upon
all workers children to protest
against the imprisonment of our
courageous comrade, and to issue a
warning to the courts that there
had better not be any more such
cases, unless they would bring a
storm of working class protest down
upon their heads!"
The Pioneers, together with the
International Labor Defense, are
planning an intensive campaign to
acquaint the workers of the city
with the case, and to line up all
working class organizations in the
drive for the freeing of Harry Els
man.
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Defendants Also Go
With Leaders
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tCOHtUNeu from TuQe OHeJ
$3.50 bond. They will be tried in
Gastonia on October Is.
This makes a total of 16 delegates
sent to the 7. U. U. Convention
from this district. The others left
last week in autos to stop on the
way at various textile centers for
organizational work. There were
others elected to go but the pressure
of union work, the beginning of the
trial, the tremendously increased ac-
tivity of the N. T. w. U. in the
southern field, compels the union to
keep some of the best trained or
ganizers at work here. All will re-
turn as soon as the convention is
over to continue the organization of
more locals of the union in an ever
extending field, throughout five
states.
Organizers Also Go.
Hugo Oehler, Southern district or
ganizer of the N. T. W. u, replac-
ing Fred Beal who is on trial, and
William Dunno, representative of
the Central Executive Committee of
the Communist Party, left Charlotte
Friday by train, also to attend the
Convention. They are expected back
Tuesday or Wednesday.
An average of fifteen meetings
a week are now being held by the
National Textile Workers Union, at
various mills throughout the Caro-
linas, Tennessee, Alabama and Vir-
ginia. At most of these meetings,
representative of the international
Labor Defense appeals for the sup
port of the defense of the % Gas
tor.ia strikers whom the mill prose
cution is trying to convict of muir
der or assault.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
'YCL. GIRLS BEAT
military POLICE
Attacked in Anti-War
Meet, Defy Arrest

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are being trained by Wall Street to
kill other workers in the impending
imperialist war and to act as strike
breakers at home.
Over 500 guardsmen and civilian
visitors thronged around the speak
ers az the sinister character of the
boss army was laid bare. The uni
formed workers especially were so
struck by the message of the League
that they refused to disband despite
the snarls and threats of their supe-
riors. Finally, in desperation, and
fearing that the parade scheduled
for three o'clock, in which Spanish
and world war veterans were to take
part, would be held up unless the
young workers were got rid of, the
officers called out the military po-
lice.
Twenty armed NJ. P.'s charged the
platform, dragged the speaker down
and began to haul her off to the
guard house. The other eleven
League members rushed to her de-
tense, shoutin, eff you take one of
us, you'll have to take ALL" Infuri-
ated, the military police attacked
the girls, pulling hair, scratching,
and otherwise exhibiting their man.
illness, but the young workers gave
such a good account of themselves
that in the end, the attempt to ar
rest any of them had to be given up.
"You amt no ladies'" one of the
cowed M. P.'s snorted. The girls re-
torted, Were Communists and
proud of it,"
They were then herded together
and driven to the railroad station
at Roa Hook, below the camp, where
they were turned loose with buster
ing threats of three-month Jail
terms if they dared to return. In
an effort to start a riot, the Off
GERS backed truck onto the young
workers as they were being showed
along the tracks to the station.
Leaflets calling on the guards
men to demonstrate against the
coming imperialist war on Interna-
tional Youth Day, Sept. 6, and ex-
planning the strike breaking role of
the national guard, were widely dis
tributed before the meeting was
broken up. The eagerness with
which the guardsmen received them
contributed to the fury of the Off
GERS which eliminated in the raid.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
COURT IN N. c. 7.
Tells Defense
TO Limit QUIZ
Can't Ask Prospective
Jurors So Much MI

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sisted that a Northerner was more
likely to kill people than a citizen
of North Carolina, and for that
reason he was prejudiced against
those of the defendants who came
from outside the state.
However, Ralph L. Potts, cotton
mill shipping clerk declared he be-
Iieved none of the prisoners guilty.
He was excused by the judge. a.,,
Mass Meeting Held. #l5sn
A mass meeting called by the N.
T. w. U. and I. L. D. was held in
the New Union Hall, Belmont and
Caldwell SITS, in North Charlotte
Thursday. The meeting was attend
ed by Is workers, who though small
in number showed a determined
spirit and strong interest in the va
rious speeches. Ben Wells, Char
lotte organizer; Huber Carroll, for
mer Loray workers, and Mike Har-
ris, Youth organizer, spoke for the
N. T, W. U. They pointed out that
today it is more necessary for the
textile workers to rally together in
a mass organization for the sup
pert of their fellow union members
faced with the electric chair and
long prison terms and to end the
miserable conditions they have suf-
fered under for long years. They
urged the workers to definitely re-
pudiate the black sel1-out policy of
the U. T. w. and its kindred or
CARNATIONS under the leadership of
the corrupt officialdom of the A.
F. of L., company union de luxe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
W ELECTRIC
AhCHINERY is
LAY-OFF CAUSE
al Diggers Joining
National Union
BY ANN ROCHESTER.

BY ANN ROCHESTER.
nthracite miners will never see
liar of the $4,000,000 savings to
secured for stockholders IN the
erful Philadelphia and Reading
and Iron Corp, as a result of
meal changes and identification.
,. Morgan's long arm reached
to finance the coal company's
lges to the tune Of $30,800,000
capital, and now 'orms 81 new
,ric public utility companies to
der control of Reading Coal.
'ification { the Reading col
md the building Of two giant
Cnc-minute g hracite break
already under way, will displace
t numbers of colliery workers
considerably more than half the
; and older men now employed
he company's breakers. The re-
ling of an old breaker by an
= ccrrcny Immediately threw
so per cent of the workers. The
Der of attendants at that break
is now only % where formerly
as SO. Much of Readings ex-
ed saving of S4,000,000 will of
Sc come out of the payroll.
eading's power scheme includes
luction and sale of electric
er by a new $6,O0O,000 genera
plant at II cndon, Pa. This
t will supply power for the cleo
ed mine operations and for the
ic utility subsidiaries now apply
for charters. 1t will utilize the
,pest grades of anthracite from
Reading company's mines and
I banks. 1t is part of a far
hing policy aimed to satisfy
kholders' demands Tor dividends.
1T from the dividends which the
pany confidently expects to pay
n the reconstruction is com
ed, the interest paid on funded
has already been doubled by
sale through Morgan and Drex-
Of Ahe new bond issue.
It'll reserves calculated to last
200 years, Reading Coal owns
third of all unmined anthracite
Pennsylvania. 1t runs neck and
with Glen Alden Coal as lead
anthrac' producers. Claiming
return on capital tied up in
e vast reserves,-of course at
expense of mine workers.
ding stockholders pay no atten-
to senate committees and fed
commissions. Even the U. S.
Commission stated that
company should expect financial
m on capital invested in I'M
2loped reserves not to be mined
40 years. Reading claims a re-
| on coal lands probably not to
mined for over 200 years.
nthacrite operators are nibbling
ne edges of a contract with the
ted Mine Workers which expires
in 1880. Still nominally recog-
ng the A. F. of L. union, they
" it's present weakness and con-
n Y expect wages reductions and
II concession who the present
district agreement expires.
ore than 5000 anthracite mine
kers employed in 1926 are now
of work. Pennsylvania anthra-
employment has never regained
pre-wa~ level. Since the 1926
n work has been more and more
gular, and many operations have
/ permanently closed. In 1928,
! a small force employed, work
we're idle 81 days on the aver
aced with this unemployment
n changes in the industry and
n such electrification and ration
alton plans of these of Reading
anthracite mine workers have
/ of greater solidarity and more
,rmined resistance to the opera
offensive. Only the National
ers' Union can provide the mill
leadership for such resistance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
CALL FIGHT ON
CAR SELL-0UT
T.U.E,L. Expose N. J.
Fakers' Plans
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"Reds" and 'hot heads" and stoop-
ing to every undetermined trick at
their command. They are determin-
ed to defeat us. At the meeting of
the State Conference Board last
Wednesday, steps were already tax
en- to turn our demands over to the
company uncontrolled arbitratio on
board. This is being done in spite
of the overwhelming opposition of
the rank and file.
Lost by Arbitration.
Don't let them fool you with their
lying propaganda about the street
carmen in New Orleans and Chicago
getting wage inirc-ca by arbitra-
ton. The facts are: in the 1925
movement for a wage increase of
Division 1914 of the New Orleans car
men, which resulted in a winning
strike, the men were persuaded by
their reactionary union officials to
go back to work and Qike Wepner,
Jones, etc, are trying to do with
us) submit their demands to arbi-
tration. After months of arbitration
proceedings and an enormous ex-
pense to the union, the decision of
the arbitration board was "There is
no justification for an increase in
the wage scale at this time" The
New Orleans carmen have received
no increase since 1920. They were
working for 45 cents to 81 cents
per hour.
Our New Orleans brothers are at
present out on strike against star
vations wages, and they are again
being betrayed by the reactionary
policies of their union leaders with
the able assistance of the local cap
italist government. Likewise in
Chicago, in June 1927, the 10000
members of Div. PAL voted unani-
mously to strike if necessary to en-
force their demands for wage in
crese. Behind the back of the men,
bership las is being attempted
here) the officials submitted the
matter to an arbitration board
which granted them a "raise" of
1c. Again the men were defeated
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
Fascists to Send
Youth Here to Learn
Bank Grating Game

ROME, Sept. L. Seven young
Italians employed by large banks
will be sent to the United States
to study American banking methods,
it was announced here today. The
idea, suggested by Count Volpi,
president of the Italo-American
Society, has met with the approval
of Premier Mussolini.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02

on the part of the capitalist and
middle class is correct and Jho5 with
very few exceptions only the tenant
farmers and unskilled workers are
sympathetic to the defendants and
the union which is leading the re-
volt of the Southern mill workers
against the stretch-out system and
starvation wages.
3 Out of 400.
1t is remarkable that out of
nearly four hundred veniremen eX-
amined last week only three per
feet jurors" who have neither read
nor heard about the Gastonia case,
and who are, therefore, entirely free
from prejudice, appeared. These
three semi-illiterate farmers didn't
even know Aderholt was dead. The
defense eliminated them by peremp-
tory challenges.
Thus far the defense has used 81
of its 1853 peremptory challenges
and the state has used 81 of its
IS.
Many Exceptions.
The defense was forced to use a
number of peremptory challenges to
eliminate veniremen who admitted to
strong prejudice but who said they
would try to be impartial. The de-
tense has taken exception to the rul-
ing of Judge Barnhill on these and
other veniremen. This, added to the
exceptions taken by the defense to
the ruling of the judge on the bill
Of particulars, lays the basis for an
appeal should the state succeed in
conviction.
Successful meetings were held last
night and Saturday at Kings Noun
tain, where 300 workers heard Kirk
land, Drew, Phifer and Gerson APP
peal for support of the defense and
call for mobilization of southern
workers for general struggle against
the bosses; at Bessemer City where
Paul Shepherd, Mike Harris, Will
liams and Hubert Carol spoke; at
McAdenville where the second mass
meeting thus far was held with
Poyntz as the principal speaker; at
North Belmont and Mt. Holly where
the first mass meeting took place
at Homestead; at the w. l. R. tent
colony; at Dallas, and several other
textile centers.
At all meetings workers pledged
to support the defence and many
joined the /. L. d.
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Continue Mass Activity.

In the meanwhile the masses of
American workers rallied by the
Gastonia Joint Defense and Relief
Campaign Committee, 80 E. 18th St.,
room 402, New York City, continu-
ing tag days, collections, house to
house, shop and factory, to raise the
very urgent funds for the defense.
Word has been received at Char
lotte of great activity in the unions,
youth organizations, workers fra
ternal associations, United Front
conferences to continue the mobiliza-
ton to save the Gastonia strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
Arbitration is A Trap.

In the terms of arbitration, the
State Conference Board will agree
beforehand to abide by the decision
of the arbitrator and attempt to
bind us to it, no mater what the de-
cision is. Arbitration means sur
render to the Public Service. 1t
means the defeat of the hour day
and the $3.50 wages increase. 1t is
a scheme to hogtie US.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
Rank and File Action.

Theer is only one thing to be
done. We must take this situation
into our own hands. If we don't
we will be defeated The rank and
file must set up it's own leadership.
This can be done by organizing rank
and file committees in all car houses
and garages in every city and town
in the state where our members are
employed. Such committees have
already been ORGANIZED and others
are in the process of formation. A
New Jersey Rank and File State
Council must in turn be organized
by electing representatives from
each local committee. This will en-
able us to keep in touch with each
other all over the state and devel-
op our full strength in this fight.
This is the only way we can win!
Get in touch with the Traction
Workers Section of the Trade Union
Educational League at the following
halls: POS Paterson Street, Pater-
son, N. j., 90 Mercer Street. New
ark, % Dayton Ave-, Passa1c and
30S Elm Street, Perth Amboy. The
Traction Workers Section of the
Trade Union Educational League
will be the means of connecting up
our rank and file committees on a
state wide scale.
No arbitration! No removal OF
the old contract!
Fight the sell-out Of the union Of
ficials!
Organize Rank and File Commit
tees!
Prepare to Strike!
For the 8 hour day! For the $3.50
wage increase!
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The 'Icor" has arranged a concert
for Saturday, Sept. II, $50 p. m, in
Town Hall, for which Nicholas Kar-
lash, bass baritone, Victor Pecker
and Wolf Barrel Jewish actors, the
Russian trio composed of Victor
Kutchero, Basil Belaieff and Joseph
Maranz, and the Soviet pianist, va
seha Fisherman, have been engaged.
All proceeds go toward the rehabili-
tation of Jewish workers and peas
ants in the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02

The Office Workers Union VIII give
its first Fall dance on Saturday eve
ming, Sept. IA, at the Hecksher Foun-
dation Roof Garden, l E. 1O4th st,
Admission so cents.
Freiheit Singing Society Picnic.
The annual picnic of the Freiheit
Singing Society will be held on sun
day, Sept s, at Pleasant Bay Park,
Bronx. The Freiheit chorus. ed by
Jacob Schaefer, will appear in new
program of songs and instrumental
music. John c. Smiths Negro jazz
band will provide music for dancing.
w. ]. IL. store Volunteers.
The w. I. r. store, AIS Brook Ave,
needs volunteer help, including a
chauffeur, at once. Workers unem-
ployed, on vacation or with spare
time should phone Louis Baum. man
ager, Mott Haven 1854 between a
m. and I D. III,
Brownsville Branch. /. l.. ID.
All members and sympathizers can
obtain boxes for the ten-day collec-
tlon campaign, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, (Aug. 81, Sept. l and p at
1874 Watkins St, Brooklyn.
Williamsburg I. l.. ID.
A general membership meeting will
be held Wednesday, Sept. 4, $50 p. m,
at Sc Manhattan Ave. Comrade
Blumfield will speak on an impor-
tant subject.
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Communist Activities
Unit 3. Section 4.

VIII hold Il business meeting Tues
day, Sept. 8, 500 p. m, at 235 w.
129th st. A discussion will follow.
Init. Branch =, Section 6.
Meets Tuesday, Sept. 8, 500 p. M at
Sc Manhattan Ave. to discuss the the
sis of the Tenth Plenum.
Unit Of. Section 1.
Owing to Labor Day, the regular
unit meeting has been put off until
tomorrow, Tuesday, at 6.15 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
eadng Mine Company DSmsy Thousands Wage Cut Deal with UWA Sc
Fraternal Organizations

| Soviet Filters Reception Committee.
A meeting of all Workmen's Circle
delegates will be held on Wednesday,
Sept 4. 7.3O p. m, at 175 5th Ave,
Room 304.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-02
Boycott The Ballot! Prepare to
Strikei

Brothers: Under no circumstances
can we accept this miserable at
tempt to sell US out by the mis-
leaders at the head of unions. We
must stand solidly for our demands!
No compromise! We must insist on
direct negotiations with the COM
pany and use our economic power to
enforce them. Boycott the Ballot!
Prepare to strike!