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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
"Mass Mobilization" Is Call
AtNeedle Executive Meeting
"We Are Ready for the Fur Struggle" Gold
Says; Final Cooper Union Rally June A

which, as Gold declared, "is now a
mere matter of days" A large
number participated in the discus
sion which followed.
After declaring that the Needle
Workers Industrial Union was pre-
pared to "wage a fight, no matter
how long it may last, until the scab
Joint Council is destroyed and the
furriers win the conditions they
want" Gold outlined the various
steps that are necessary to put the
finishing touches on the final work
before the strike.
Tells of Agitation.
He said that enthusiastic bunding
and shop meetings are being held
thruout the fur market, and urged
that these be continued and extend
ed. He also told of the work of
the propaganda committee in the
market, and of the great success in
mobilizing sentiment for the fur
strike thru the well-attended open
forums, in which thousands Of
workers have participated during the
past few weeks.
Calling attention to the open air
forum arranged by the Industrial
Union at Rutgers Square, fright in
the face Of the yellow Forward"
vtaiza Continued on Page Eigsl HI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
YOUNG TEXTILE
WORKERS UNITE
Join National Textile
Union in South
By CLARENCE MILLER.

The strike of the textile workers
in the South is a strike against the
most intensive exploitation resulting
from the terrific speed-up' system,
or the "stretch out" system as the
workers here call it. Of all the ex-
plotted workers in the South the
young workers are among the most
exploited. From the registration of
about 100 young strikers from the
Manville-Jencks Co. (Loray MILD
taken by the Youth Section of the
National Textile Workers Union
local we find the following wages
received by the young workers:
So per cent receive from Sc to $11
per week.
30 per cent receive from $11 to
SIS per week.
10 per cent receive from Is to
$40 per week.
2 per cent receive above 500 per
week.
The average wage for these young
workers is S1l.57 per week. The
standard week is 60 hours. Some
of the young workers worked more
than 60 hours week.
Many of these young workers who
have registered have been working
several years. The registration
showed that:
4S per cent started working on or
before their 18th birthday.
80 per cent started working on
their 18th birthday.
IA per cent started working on
their 18th birthday.
8 per cent started working after
their 10th birthday.
This is not an exact picture of
the child labor in this mill because
Continued on Page T1Uo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
Socialist Chief Attempted to
Swindle the JObless Musicians
Reveal How C. August Gerber Tried to Put
Over Slick Contract for Benefit Concerts

thousands of them have been thrown
out of their jobs, unfit to do any
other kind of work, thanks to the
introduction Of ,hanical music,
the Movietone and the Vitaphone.
Needless to say, the officials of the
union, particularly those in New
York who are appointed by the ma
tional executive instead of being
elected by the membership. have no
answer to the assaults of the big
corporations, who control the amuse-
ment industry.
Not getting any tangible assist
apce from the union, number of
more or less active musicians are
making attempt at cooperative en-
terprises, s-ch as symphonies with
Continued on Page Two) JMA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
TROOPS IN FUKIEN
PROVINCE REVOLT
1000 Men Gust Foreign
Exploiters

Annoy, Fukien, May PA DEM
onstration, led by revolutionary
troops, against imperialist penetra-
ton in China and the betrayal of
the revolution by Chang Kai-shek,
is reported to have taken place in
Lungyenschow, west of here.
Two thousand troops are said to
have ousted foreign missionaries
and other foreign exploiters from
the city.
Annoy is on the coast opposite
the island of Formosa, at the lower
end of the province of Fukien.
Body of Sun Starts for Nanking.
PERING, May 27.-With martial
law enforced, the streets lined with
soldiers with barred bayonets, ma
chine guns mounted at street inter
sections, and soldiers and artillery
on the roofs, the body of Sun Yat-
sen started on its transfer from the
Peking temple to the masoleum in
Marking, where it will be entombed
by Chang Kai-shek, who betrayed
the revolution that was first led by
Sun.
Representatives of the imperialist
governments are now gathering in
Marking to participate in the burial
of the body next Tuesday as token
of imperialist support to the Nank
ing regime. The railroad line be-
tween Peking and Marking is guard
ed by 10000 troops, and Marking is
in state of military siege.
In the meantime the troops of
Chang Kai-shek are being moved
to take up positions against the
threatened attack on Marking and
Peking by the forces of Feng Yu-
hsiang.
The car bearing the body of Sun
Yat-sen is preceded and followed by
heavily manned armored cars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
HARLEM PRESS
GAGS TENANTS
But They Will Protest
at City Hall Saturday

While Negro and white tenants
Of Harlem and other parts of the
city are preparing for mass dem
onstration before City Hall next
Saturday afternoon to protest the
repeal of the Emergency Rent Laws
and the even harsher rent raises
and dispossessions which are being
prepared, the bourgeois Negro press
of Harlem either remains silent on
the whole issue or openly takes the
side Of the landlords.
The New York Age, the organ of
Fred Moore, city republican alder
man, who is seeking reelection in
the coming municipal elections on
the basis of his ability to "repre-
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
10000 WORKERS
IN RAIL-. Y FOR
FOOD STRIKERS
Police Arrest Al; Club
Young Boy with Sign;
Jail 10 Pioneers
Machine Guns on Roofs
Irish Transport Union
Greets Strikers

The largest and most successful
mass picketing demonstration that
has yet been held by the cafeteria
strikers and sympathizers during
the seven weeks STRIKE. took place
yesterday in the garment district.
The demonstration centered around
two cafeterias in particular, attract
ing a crowd of about 5000 at each
place. Forty-four of the strikers
and workers from the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union and other
organizations participating, were
arrested. They were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate John Flood in JEFF
ferson Market Court charged with
disorderly conduct. Twenty were
arrested at the Princeton Cafeteria
at 9th st. and 9Th Ave. and twenty
four at the Consolidated, Both St.
and 7th Ave. Many strikers received
minor injuries.
Blackjack Young Boy.
Those arrested included about 10
young boys and girls, members of
the Young Pioneers, who were very
militant in the demonstration wav-
ing banners and placards, and sing
ing revolutionary songs. Several
were hit by the policemen, including
Joe Goldfield, 11-year-old boy of
1481 Washington Ave-, Bronx, who
was carrying placard calling for
the defeat of the injunction, and
who was hit over the wrist with
blackjack to make him drop the
placard.
There were fully 100 policemen
guarding the garment district when
the demonstration began and they
were reinforced by about so mount
ed and motorcycle policemen when
the trouble started. There were also
police on the roofs of the buildings
near the Consolidated Cafeteria,
with machine guns ready. The only
disorder was when the police charg-
ed the line to tear up the placards
and put an end to the demonstration.
At one point the crowd of onlookers
interfered to take a woman picket
away from a policeman who was
hitting her. Thereupon the police
all took out their blackjacks and
began slugging right and left in
discriminatory.
Greeted by Irish Union.
The Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe
terra Workers Union today received
a letter from the Irish Transport
Workers Union with headquarters in
Dublin, who sent their revolutionary
greetings, good wishes for a sue
cessful conclusion of the struggle
and contribution of $40.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
(By q Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
A brazen attempt on the part of
G. August Gerber to swindle several
hundred unemployed musicians who
arranged a benefit for relief pur-
poses, has just been revealed. Ger
ber was secretary of the Joint Ac-
tion Committee of the socialist party
and campaign manager for Norman
Thomas in the last election.
This story involves members of
Local 802, American Federation of
Musicians of New YNrk.
Thousands Jobless.
1t is well-known fact that the
most helpless victims Of all skilled
trades affected by the introduction
of new machinery and the rationale
zation process is the musician. Many
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
Troops Refuse to Act
as Strikebreakers i'm
Czech Farm Strike
Wireless by Inprecorr.)

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, May
27.-When the government attempt
ed yesterday to use the Seventh
Regiment of Infantry as strikebreak-
ers against the farm workers, the
soldiers refused to obey orders and
the regiment was withdrawn.
The strikers are distributing leaf
let's to the soldiers, calling upon
them to show solidarity with the
workers. The leaflets were distri-
buted throughout the barracks.
The military authorities are now
confining all troops to the barracks
and trying to stop the "demoraliza-
tion" amongst them.
Leaflets are also being distributed
to the gendarmes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
AMANULLAH IN INDIA.

BOMBAY, India, May PA huge
crowd of workers gathered here to
welcome Amanullah and his brother
Inayatullah, who had been displaced
from the Afghan throne by a Brit
ish-maneuvered revolt. The welcom-
ing workers gathered in front of
the station, but police barricades
kept them at a distance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
CHARGED
TO Lehman, FOE
OF FOOD STRIKE
Associate Says Walters
Union Officer Bribed

Three leading officials of the Lo-
cal 1, Walters and Mattresses, af-
filiated with the A. F. of L., were
openly accused of accepting a bribe
of $1,000 from the owner of Bronx
restaurant at the last meeting of
the organization. Rank and file
members of the organization are
now carefully Investigating the
charges.
The charge directed against Will
liam Lehman, secretary, Jack Lash
er, president and Motel Turtel, bust
ness agent, was made by another
business agent Of the local, Meyer
Orgel, who declared that he himself
was rendered 5000 of the graft
money, as he, together with the other
three, constituted the committee
that went to negotiate with the res
taurant owner.
Think It's Time.
Although the charge against Leh-
man was made by Orgel, lieuten-
ant of Louis Rubinfeld, the former
secretary, for obvious political pur-
poses, the rank and file of the or
ganization, judging the general an
ti-workingclass record of the Of
ficials, are inclined to give full cred
ence to the charge.
The bribe was given, according
to the accuser, to prevent a threat
ened strike in the restaurant from
Circumstantial evi-
dence for the charge is found in the
fact that the seven walters employ
ed in the restaurant had organized
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
Committee of 1907 of
Furriers Meet TOnite

The Committee of 100 of the
furriers, elected by the Trade
Conference, will hold an unusual
ly important meeting tonight,
Immediately after work, at the
office Of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, 131
w. 2Sth St., it was announced
last night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
"Mass mobilization"

Mass moblllzatlon!
This was the keynote of last
nights joint meeting of the Execu-
tive Committees of the cloak, fur
and dress locals of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union,
held at Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East
4th st.
Many Join Discussion.
Ben Gold, secretary-treasurer of
the union, sounded this keynote
early in the meeting, which was
called primarily for the purpose of
outlining the final organizational
steps for the coming general strike
in the fur industry, the calling of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
|. .ABOR DEFENSE
LAUNCHES DRIVE
TO Free WORKER
VIII Appeal to Supreme
Court on Basis of
Sacco Testimony
Climax of Farce Trial
Canter May Get 2-Year
Jail Term
Especial to the Daily Workcr)

Especial to the Daily Worker)
BOSTON, May 27.-Massa-
chusetts 'justice" today ran
true to form. Harry J. Can
ter, militant Boston worker,
was found guilty this morning of
criminal libeP' for having carried
a poster: "Fuller-Murdere of
Sacco and Vanzetti," at an election
campaign demonstration of the Com
munist Party last Nov. 8. The
sealed verdict of the jury, which was
reached Friday afternoon after less
than two hours of deliberation, was
opened before Judge Robert Ray
mond in Suffolk superior criminal
court.
Judge Raymond will impose SEN
tence on Canter on Wednesday. The
maximum penalty is two years in
jail and $1,000 fine.
l. l.. ID. To Appeal.
The International Labor Defense,
which is defending Canter, is tax
ing immediate steps for an appeal
to the state supreme court and will
ask time for filing exceptions. At
torneys Arthur Garfield Hays and
Harry Hoffman are representing the
I. L. D. Arrangements are also
being made to provide bonds to Sc
cure Canter's release after sentence
is imposed and while the appeal is
pending. He is scheduled to speak
Thursday Decoration Day. at an
LID. picnic at Caledonian Grove,
West Roxbury, Mass.
The conviction of Canter brings to
a climax the legal Vaccinations that
marked his Indictment and trial.
From the first it was evident that
behind the puppet grand jury that
brought in the Indictment of "crim-
inal libeI' were massed all the
forces of capitalist reaction in this
state with former Gov. Fuller as
the probable moving spirit.
Farce Trial.
The trial, which began Thursday
and ended Friday, was master
piece of legalistic chicanery and
evasion. All efforts of the defense
to reopen the Sacco-Vanzetti case in
order to prove that ex-Gov. Fuller
was morally responsible for the
murder of the two Italian workers
were quashed by the rulings of the
viciousIy biased judge. The testi-
mony of William G. Thompson, at
torney for Sacco and Vanzetti, and
other important defense witnesses
was given with the jury ordered out
of the room and was excluded from
the record. This testimony win
form the basis for the appeal.
Determined to shield Fuller st all
costs and prevent him from being
cross-examined, the court and the
prosecution connived to keep him
off the stand by illegal" trick
Continued on Page TlOo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
LEATHER GOODS
RIGHT WINCERS
HELP LOCK out
Let Boss Pick Men to
Finish Up Orders

The right wing administration of
the Fancy Leather Goods Union has
clearly demonstrated in the case of
the Margolin Leather Goods shop
that its plan is to sell out the work
ers, in the present negotiations with
the manufacturers.
The above mentioned firm, at Both
st. and 9Th Ave, under the pretense
that it is moving out of town, fired
its entire force of rs and drove
them from the shop with four de-
tectives.
The administration instead of de-
claring this shop on strike imme-
diately, complied with the request
of the firm for "a few mechanics
to finish out the orders"
General Policy.
This policy of non-resistance and
actual cooperation with the employ
ers on the part of the union ad-
ministration is a general practice.
Since the agreement with the
manufacturers has expired MAY y
the bosses have declared virtual
lockout.
All of the association shops such
as Morris White, Wolf Bros, Rob
bins & Prokesch, Blum & Mitten-
thai, Bernstein Bros, ETC., told their
workers to stay out of the shops
until further notice.
Assists Bosses.
The union administration instead
of fighting this lockout, permits
each firm to choose a few workers
SO as to keep the shops running.
Some 80 per cent of the workers in
the association shops are expected
to be locked out at the end of this
week.
The cry for action among the
workers is spreading thruout the en-
tire trade. Their fighting spirit is
in good shape.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
COMMUNIST ORGAN SUPPRESSED.

lWtreIess By "Inpreco4r")
BERLIN, May 27.-Whe the
Fahne prohibited by governmental order
because articles published attacking the police the
and the capitalist for the Berlin
munist Party Klassenkampf published IN Halle sup
C, a.t
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
Feng Supporters Thrown Out.
(Wireless by~ Inprecorr.)

SHANGHAI China, May S21-Not only is Feng Yuhsiang
PEELED from the Kuomntang but the
all his supporters and Chang Kashek authority
sible military against him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28

Join the American section of
the Communist International, the
Communist Party of the U. S. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-28
THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS

For a WOrkerS-Fa GoUernment
To Organize the Umorganized
Against Imberialist War
For the 4O-Hour Week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-19
WOMAN HIT BY CAR
D|ESFROM INJURIES
Miss Sarah LoWenstein, IS,
Will Be Buried Monday
in Mount 0Iivet.

Miss Sarah Lowenstein, IS, of 2140
N street, injured by the automobile of
Edward Wilson, 40. of 1920 Morse street
northeast, near Fifteenth and H streets
northeast. Monday night, died at Cas-
ualty Hospital yesterday afternoon.
Miss Lowenstein is said to have
stepped from the II street curb in the
path Of the car.
Wilson took Miss Lowenstein to Cas-
Ualty Hospital, where she was treated
for shock and possible fracture of the
skull. Wilson appeared at the ninth
precinct police station shortly after
Miss Lowenstein dieo and was paroled
to appear at an inquest at the Morgue
this morning.
Funeral Set for Monday.
Miss Lowenstein, native of this
city, resided with her mother, Mrs.
Mary A. Lowenstein, and a sister, Miss
Loretta Lowenstein, at the N street ad-
dress. Her body will rest at Gawler's
funeral parlorS, 1880 Pennsylvania
avenue, until Monday morning. when
funeral services will be conducted. In
terment will be in Mount olivet Gene
terry.
william Legrand, 50, of ait Eleventh
street. was knocked down at Tenth
and @ streets yesterday afternoon by
the automobile of Thaxter Smith, 1892
Illinois avenue. He was taken to
Freedmen's Hospital by Smith. treated
by DR.. ,Dodson and removed to his
home.
Robert Ginter, Al. of Harrisburg, Pa,
received a slight injury to his face last
night when he drove his automobile
against stanchion at the safety zone
at Connecticut avenue and l. streets.
His injury was dressed at Emergency
Hospital.
Patrick Mccarthy, SO, OF 1925 Morse
street northeast, was knocked down in
front of 800 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast last night by IN automobile
driven by Helen Singer, 100 Thirtieth
street southeast, and slightly injured.
He was treated at Providence Hospital
and taken home.
Miss May Farley, Is, and Miss Gather
inc Wurst, II, of Cornwell, Pa, were
passengers in taxicab that collided at
Seventh and H streets northeast last
night with the automobile of George
B. Ingles, It'll Lincoln road northeast.
Miss Wurst, slightly injured, was taken
to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-19
SIX SITES
FOR D. C. AIRPORT
Asst. Com'r Dawson and Mai.
Brown Visit Points Suggested
by Bingham Commission.


Assistant Engineer Commissioner Dom
aid A. Dawson and Maj. Carey Brown,
engineer of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. yesterday
investigated the possibilities as munic-
ipal airports of six sites which had been
suggested to Senator Bingham's Airport
Commission for selection by their re-
spective owners.
Mai. Dawson said today that,
although two of the sites appeared to
be available as auxiliary landing fields,
the rest of them seemed fitted only for
emergency landing places and that the
original selection OF the Commission
ers-Gravelly Point, Va.-was still the
best possible site. =
Mai. Dawson will report his findings
on the six fields to Senator Bingham's
committee at its meeting, 10 am.
Monday.
The fields investigated included one
at Oxon Hill, Md, about miles from
the city, containing 200 acres; one at
Silver Mill, Md, Of about 100 acres.
characterized as an excellent auxiliary
field; one on the Suitland, Md. road.
about 8 miles from the District: the
old Benning Race Track; site on the
flats adjoining Beltsville, Md, near the
United States Agriculture Departments
experimental farm. IS miles from the
District, and site at Landover. MO.
north of the Beaver Dam Country
Club, but so located as to provide but
one runway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-19
CHISHOLM is CONVICTED
OF THREATENING WIFE

Leonard Chisholm of the 400 block
Of Allison street, was convicted Of
threatening his wife by Judge Ralph
Given in Police Court today.
It was while responding to q tele-
phone call instituted by a member Of
Chisholm's family that Motor Cycle
Policeman william S. Buchanan was
killed when his motor cycle collided
with a machine operated by Fred l..
Lanoir OF the 900 block Of H street
northeast.
A member Of the family telephoned
for police aid After the death of
Buchanan, .Ofiicer Thorn O'Donnell re-
Sponded to the call and arrested CHS
holm. When the case was, brought to
trial this morning, Assistant United
states Attorney Irwin Goldstein at
tempted to introduce statement per-
tanning to the death OF Buchanan.
Judge Given ordered that it be stricken
out and contended the facts irrelevant
to the case on trial. According to the
testimony Of the wife, Mrs. Gertrude
Chisholm, and her two daughters, her
husband made the threats when intoxi-
Gated.
Convicted, Chisholm was ordered to
appear In court at the end Of week,
when Judge Given continued the case IN
order to determine whether the man
would repeat the offense after being
released on his personal bond. A fine
Of $40 for intoxication was imposed py
the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-19
FRATS WILL FIGHT
ACTION OF BALL0U
To Present United Front to
Attempt to Expel Two
Members.

The high school fraternities of Wash
ington will present united front to
the attempt of DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent of schools, to expel two
of their members on charges of making
false statements, 1t was indicated today
by p. S. Pearson, president Of the local
chapter Of the ri Phi Fraternity, who
has called meeting Of representatives
of the Greek letter organizations of the
high schools for Sunday night to take
up the matter.
Meanwhile he announced that sew
eral fraternities have stated that they
will back Pi Phi In its fight.
The two boys over whom the contro-
versy arose are Joseph Matthew Neale,
10 years old, of 1924 Emerson street,
and Joseph s. Cochran. II years old.
Of 2949 Newark street. Both are stu
dents at Central High School and men,
bers of Pi Phi.
A meeting of ri Phi was held last
night and the interfraternity session
decided upon. The following state
ment was issued:
We do not intend to commit our
selves until We receive the advice Of
our lawyer There will be an inter-
fraternity meeting at o'clock Sunday
night at 25l7 Fourteenth street to
which interested fraternities are in
vited to send two representatives with
full arbitrary powers and Introductory
credentials"
Neale and Cochran are alleged to
have signed cards, stating that they
were not members OF any approved or
ganization, while they belonged to ri
Phi Both boys admit the charge.
The fate Of the two students is now
in the hands Of the personnel commit
tee Of the Board of Education, to which
it was referred Wednesday afternoon
at . board meeting. The committee
has not yet met. DR.. Charles F. Ca
rusi, president Of the board, has an
nounced the case probably will come up
again for action at the next meeting Of
the board, May /.
Both DR.. Carusi and Henry Gilligan,
a board member, have expressed them
selves as opposed to expulsion OF the
boys. ~. :