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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23

Miller reported on amend
ments to the union constitu-
ton, which were adopted. They
include the basing of the union
particularly on mill locals, with the
next aggregation by areas instead
of by cities. A council of Al is to
be the central body of the union,
and will choose all other national
officers. The dues system is SIM
plified, and made easier for the
workers to pay, and per cent of
dues is to go to the T. U. U. L. as
per capita.
The convention elected on the
council all seven of the convicted
Gastonia defendants, two Negro
workers, one Rayon worker and one
child laborer.
Hugo Oehler reported on reso-
buttons. Those adopted were the
general resolution on policies and
tactics (printed in Saturdays issue
of the Daily Worker), one on strike
strategy, one for the defense of the
Soviet Union and against imperial
ist war, resolutions on organiza-
tion Of Negro, women, child and
young workers. The w. I. r. was
endorsed, and resolutions demand,
ing the release of class war pris-
oners, and another on labor sports
were adopted.
At the industrial section confer
ences last night worker after work
er in the silk, cotton, knit goods,
woodland worsted industries got up
and gave reports of the miserable
conditions in all mills. Wage cuts
and unemployment are the general
rule. Side by side with these goes
on a terrific speed-up and stretch
out system. Plans for special or
ganization campaigns in each of
these industrial sections of the tex
tile mills were hammered out for
presentation to the convention
Reporting on the silk industries,
Martin Russak said that a survey
of the general situation showed
terrific naturalization schemes in
the industry which are impoverish.
ing and enslaving the workers
Strikes, spontaneous or organ
lied by the N.T.W.U., have been
taking place in Allentown, Wilkes
Barre, Scranton, etc. The imme-
diate perspective must be for a gen.
eral struggle in the silk industry
setting date for the general strike
around the end of February, or the
beginning of March, when the busy
season begins. Reorganization ir
the N.T.W.U. upon mill locals in
stead of general locals must be
done Immediately. Organization OF
mill committees and strike commit
tees, as well as the building of 8
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
"Fascist League" Here
"Dissolved";; Maneuver

Fascism in America, whether
Italian or otherwise, plans to parade
under other cloaks than the black
shirt in public in the immediate fu-
ture. The Fascist League of North
America yesterday was officially
dissolved"
The dissolution" of the league is
only a maneuver in view of the rap
idly growing anti-fascist movement
here among Italian and other work
ers, and instead of the official Fas-
cist League the agents Of Mussolini
will operate under various "patri-
otto" Italian organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
Daring to Send ,SimSon Note,
us Itself Makes WatON China
Hypocrisy of "Peace" Threat Against Soviet
Shown; Marking Fades; Kill Cuban Deportees

Shanghai dispatches telling of
firing upon Chinese by the "Amer-
lean Naval Guard of the steamer
Iping, failed to state where this
attack took place, other than men
tioning the upper Yangtze River"
but the fact that the steamer is def
initely assigned to the Yangstze
Rapids, would indicate that Amer
ican naval forces are engaged in
shooting Chinese at least thousand
miles from the coast and in the heart
of China.
Again, is American Imperialism.
which dared to hypocritically address
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
1000 Fired; Many Join
National Textile Union

The Alexander Smith and Sons
Carpet Co., of Yonkers, is getting
ready for wage cuts and speed-up.
The first step has been taken by
"laying off" 25 per cent of the
workers. This mill, the largest car
PIT company in the world, with two
huge plants in Yonkers, employs
1000 workers. Only 100 looms of
the 720 in the lower mill are oper-
ating. Workers are daily told there
is no more work for them.
The "Yonkers Statesman" has let
the cat out of the bag; it states
that new machinery is to be in
stalled. This means increased speed
up and wage cuts for the workers;
and more unemployment. They al
ready know what this means. A 5
per cent wage cut was recently
made in both mills. Many workers
are today earning less than half of
what they used to make. The
Alexander Smith is the only carpet
mill in Yonkers. Workers who have
been there 10 and Is years find
they are thrown out as readily as
sthers. One old woman working
there for so years, now finds her.
self out of job.
Cheap Trick.
The bosses stage quite an act of
being "philanthropists." One of the
owners, Mr.. Cochran, died recently
and in his will left $1,000 to any
Of his workers who had been en-
ployed over 20 years. The catch in
it was, that in those 20 years, if a
worker missed a couple of weeks
work, he was not entitled to the
$1,000. At practically the same
time that this $1,000 gift" was an
nounced in all the Yonkers papers
A. great deed OF philanthropy, the
Continued on Page Two/
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
BY MARTIN RUSSAK.

The Second National Convention
of the National Textile Workers
Union is much emore than a conven-
tion in the usual sense of the word.
The organization Of the conference
has been carried out on the basis Of
mass rallies of the textile workers,
organized and unorganized, en-
ployed. The convention has been
prepared by the establishment of i'm
portant new mill locals of the N. T.
w. u, north and south, by winning
fresh masses of textile workers for
the ranks of the revolutionary class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
More Than a Convention the
Textile Workers. Meet
Second National Convention of National Textile
Union Reports Progress and New Struggles

struggle, and by leading textile
workers in the ranks of the revo-
lutionary class struggle, and by
leading textile workers in strikes
against capitalist naturalization in
New England, Paterson, New York.
Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
The convention itself is a mass
gathering of primarily the most ex-
plotted sections of the textile work
ers around the central slogan of the
union: "Mobilize for STRUGGLED
This historic convention, that will
open in Paterson, the city of class
Continued on Page Three)
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opened yesterday.
James P. Reid, president of the
union, using weaver's shuttle as
gavel, opened the convention. The
delegates cheered and joined in the
singing Solidarity Forever, strike
song of class conscious workers.
The first action of the convention
was the unanimous election of a
convention council of thirteen to
handle the business of the conven-
tion. Those elected were:
Louis Telson, Paterson dye work
er; Arthur Barboza, Negro mill
worker of Fall River; Lloyd Green,
mill worker of Knoxville, Tenn;
Dewey Martin, mill worker of Char
lotte; N. c.; Eulalia Mendes, mill
worker of New Bedford, Mass;
Daisy Mcdonald, mill worker of
Charlotte, N. c.; John Nahorski,
mill worker of New Bedford, Mass;
Fred Beal, Gastonia, N. c.; ]. P.
Reid, New York; Albert Tetherow,
mill worker of Charlotte, N. c.; Joe
Harrison, Passaic, N. j.; Hugo
Oehler, Bessemer City, N. c.
A committee was appointed to
meet the strikers of the Paterson
Mutual Hosiery Co., who have been
on strike for five weeks, under the
misleadership of the United Textile
Workers Union. They were given q
statement to deliver from the con-
vention exposing the Music betray-
: Continued on Page Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23

war note in the name of the Kel-
logg Pact to the Soviet Union when
the latter defended its frontiers
against Chinese and Russian white
guard tools of Imperialism, exposed
in all its nakedness. The Litvinoff
memorandum in answer to the Slim
son war threat, specifically noted
that the imperialist powers who had
the audacity to address the Soviet
Union on the Manchurian affair,
themselves were occupying Chinese
soil with their armed forces.
1t is now shown that these i'm
Continued on Page Two)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
FOG Delegates Map Out
Campaign Of Struggle in
z Day Textile Convention
100000 Workers Represented; Change Consti-
tuition; Base Union on Mill Locals; Council of Al
Report Terrific Exploitation, Workers Ready;
Smash Renegades Attempt at Obstruction
BULLETIN.

PATERSON N. j. Dec 22-The N. T. W. convention today
strike against the conviction
of the Gastona defendants.
the executive council M James
Clarence Miller secretary Fred Bea Pta New
Bedford D. Martini South Rappapo n. Y; E. Mendez New
Bedord Russak Allentown; SOuth Burak Scranton;
E. Tetherow Leb Paterson; Saberg Paterson
board meets tomorrow in Paterson to take up
the strike silk industry the first order OF
business
PATTERSON, N. j. Dec. 22-Preceded by conference OF
the Young workers in the textile industry the second days
session the second annual national convention of the Ma
tona Textile Workers Union opened by Dewey Martin
of Charlotte n c. with Clarence Miller Gasona defendant
sentenced to 20 years. secretary of the convention
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
ILLINOIS MINERS RALLY
MORE FORCES TO BUILD
UNION AS They STRUGGLE
Terror Increases; Bosses, United Mine Worker
Gunmen Fail to Stop N.M.U. Growth
Anthracite Miners Vote to Support Strikers;
Many More Joining National Miners Union

WEST FRANKFORT Ill., Dec. 22.-Folowing the decisions
of the Illinois district board of the National Miners Union
arrived last week. the striking miners of Illinois muster
ing their whole strength this week to the local strikes now
going every part of the field and to spread the struggle
other mines in the vicinity All looking forward con-
fdenty to immediate gains of local demands also outlined by
the board All feel that the present terror which all forces
reaction cooperate the federal government the state mil
tia the Lewis and FishM gunmen the operators guards
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
Emergency!
Membership Meeting

This evening at s p. M, Cen
trail Opera House, 67th st. and
3rd Ave. An important develop
ment which involves the interests
of the entire Party will be re-
ported on and dealt with. All
members of District Two must
be present. All other Party
meetings are called off. Bring
your membership card.-Secre-
tariat Dist. 2, C.P. U.S.A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
Sixteen Communists of
Poland Sent to Prison

Warsaw dispatches Friday stated
that of 20 Communists on trial in
the Polish courts-on charges of Sub
versive" action, something like sedi-
tion, 16 were found guilt and SEN
fenced to prison. One got eight
years and is terms ranging from
two to six years each.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23
INTW CONVENTION
BUSY FIRST DAY
2O6 Delegates Organize
to Plan Struggles

PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 22.-ln
a spirit of struggle and enthusiasm
with the textile industry teeming
with strikes and growing resistance
of the workers, 220 delegates, in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23

the SherltfS and courts, ana
the |. w. w. at Collinsville has
cleared the air. The miners of
Illinois know now by practical
experience that the state is a
bosses state, that the United Mine
Workers of America represents the
bosses, and never the miners. The
organizational campaign of the Ma
tional Miners Union which accom-
panies this strike is gaining great
force. All are preparing for the
national general strike of bitumin-
Gus and anthracite miners next year.
Union Grows.
TAMAQUA, Pa, Dec. 22.-At
regular union meeting of Local 912,
National Miners Union Of Tamaqua,
Pa, the 400 miners present voted
unanimously for resolution OF
greetings and solidarity to the
striking Illinois miners.
Wednesday night, in Port Car
bon, Pa, a similar resolution was
adopted by the miners present a:
the mass meeting. There was an
attendance of rs at this meeting.
Other Important questions were
taken up by the Tamaqua local. IL
Mondays "Tamaqua Courier"
full page was devoted to a special
conference of the district U.M.W.A.
officials who gathered in Lansford
to discuss the situation in the
Panther Creek Valley, where the
miners are fighting the company
unionized U.M.W.A. This blast was
directed against the National Miners
Union, running the whole gamut of
slander and lies down to the point
where the officials threaten to drive
any N.M.U. member out of the
miners and out of the valley.
Fifty New Members.
The local voted on the question of
victimization for militant action to
meet the action of the operators and
the takers. He called for mass soli-
darity, up to the point of striking,
if any men are fired from the job.
AS result of the meeting in
Tamaqua so new members Joined
the National Miners Union.
The N.M.U. has decided to hold a
mass meeting on December % in
Tamaqua against the takers But
ton" day that was declared for
January 6. Leaflets are to be issued
in English, Italian, Lithuanian,
Russian and Ukranian, calling on
the miners to refuse to pay dues to
the UNIV. A. and not to get but
tons.
In Port Carbon, Frank and Zal-
dokas spoke to the assembled
miners. AS a result Is new men,
bers joined and local of the N.M.U.
will be formed there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-23

cluding the lar
gest delegation
of southern work
ers ever attend
ing a nationwide
textile u n j o n
gathering in the
United States,
the Second An
nual National
Convention of the
National Textile
Workers Union
The Indianapolis times., 1929-10-04

of being allowed to look in all books
and records which the government
has in its possession. He also re-
ceived permission to interrogate the
governments witnesses.
Attorney Tuttle, in addressing the
court, said the case was a very
simple one, but that he understands
a plea of some kind of kleptomania
is to be made. Tuttle said he also
understood a defense will be set up
that Waggoner suffered from form
of 'impulsive insanity"
Waggoner was brought into court
by two deputy United States mar
shals. He appeared in better health
than when he was first captured.
His wife. two nieces and other wit
nesses from the west were also
pr resent.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-10-04

CColo) banker, won temporary
delay in his case in federal court
here today.
When the case, charging use Of
the United States mails TO defraud,
came up before Judge Alfred Coke,
the delay was granted after a spir-
tied argument between United States
Attorney Charles Tuttle and Wag-
goner's attorney, Allan r. Camp
bell.
Campbell had asked for two weeks
adjournment, saying he would not
have time to interrogate the scores
Of witnesses the government ex-
poets TO have present early next
week in prosecuting the banker, who
took" New York banks for 100000
ride.
He won the concession, however,
The Indianapolis times., 1929-10-04
WAGGONER WINS
DELAY IN CASE
AT new YORK
Western Banker Is Allowed
Stay to Question
Witnesses.

~ Tinted Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Attorneys
or Charles D. Waggoner, Telluride
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Stove League Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH

a L COOPER, young Birmingham
"A catcher, and one Of the tallest
backstops in the profession, has
been purchased by the Phillies, He
crashed the sphere hard the past
season for a mark of .426, but was in
only sixteen games.
Joe Dugan, veteran third sacker,
will be given his release, on re-
quest, Braves officials state. Man
ager McKechnie has placed the
once famous George Sisler on the
market. What star he was in
his prime! We've got to replace
veterans with younger men,"
McKechnie declared.
q
Four players who shared in the
Athletics world series melon have
been sent on their way-Hale to the
Browns and French, Cronin and
Yerkes to the Coast League. Wallie
Schang gets break in escaping the
Browns and landing back with
Mack.
=
The Pittsburgh Pirates have re-
leased Claude Linton, one-time Uni
versity of wyoming star, to the
Baltimore Internationals in part
payment for Al Bool, Baltimore
catcher, who was sent to Pittsburgh.
Linton formerly was in the Three-I
League.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Three Unbeaten
in Cue Tourney

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, Dec. 12.-Three play
ers remained unbeaten today in the
worlds championship pocket billiard
tournament at the end of the first
seven games. Erwin Rudolph of
Chicago has won two and Ralph
Greenleaf of New York and Pas
quale Natalie Of Detroit one each.
Marcel Camp, 2f-year-old Detroit
cueist, suffered his first reverse
when he bowed to Onofrio Lauri of
Brooklyn, Wednesday night by 1875
to 101 in nine innings. Lauri turned
in the high run of the tournament
with an effort of 10. Rudolph de-
feated Joseph J. Mccain Wednes-
day, 125 to IA in five innings. He
ran 49 in the second inning and
ended the game with a run of 54.
Frank Taberski Of Schenectady, N.
Y, defending titleholder, scored his
first triumph in two starts when he
beat Spencer Livsey Of Los Angeles,
125 to 48 in twenty-four innings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
WalcOtt, Best Welter In
Ring History, Now Janitor
Pm Happy Says Joe After Getting Job at Garden, I've
Got Shoes, Clothes and Chops

Walcott explained he had been
looking at the posters in the lobby
and noted that pair of welter-
weights named McLarnin and Gold
stein were to fight at the Garden
Friday and he thought maybe the
Garden could find something for an
ex-welterweight champion to do.
They gave Joe an empty basket
and set him to work picking up
paper and rubbish. Long after Nc
Larnin and Goldstein finish fight
ing Friday night-for a purse of
nearly $50000-Joe will be shufling
up and down the aisles retrieving
crumpled programs to earn his $50
per week.
I'm happy" Joe explained today,
look here, shoes on my feet,
clothes on my back and pork
chops in my belly"
Walcott, who is 81 years old, held
the welte1weight title from 1901 I'M
til 1904 The barrel-chested Negro
frequently went out of his class to
meet and beat men outweighing him
by as much as forty pounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Situation In
Brooklyn Is
Real Tangle
Lands Fails in Efforts to
Bring Together Warning
Club Bosses.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY,
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The major
leagues ended three days of discus
sion OF basebalIs problems today
with the annual joint meeting of
the National and American Leagues.
Most of the problems which have
come before the Two leagues In
their separate sessions Tuesday and
Wednesday were expected to be set
tied at today's gathering.
The National League apparently
has settled the radio question by
deciding that broadcasting is a mat
ter for each individual club to de-
eide.
Remove Gloss Of Balls
There is not likely to be any big
change in the baseball used, except
The manufacturers probably will fol-
low the National Leagues recon-
mendation and take the gloss off
the ball to save the wmpires thaf
trouble.
New developments in the Brooklyn
situation, where two rival actions
are at war, were expected today.
Commissioner K. M. Lands and
President John Heydler of the Ma
t1onal League unsuccessfully at
tempted Wednesday to bring the
groups together.
Fifty-Fifty Battle
Wilbert Robinson, president and
manager of the Brooklyn club, whose
contract expires Jan. /, and Frank
York, representing the Ebbets in
terests, are aligned against Judge
Steve McKeever and Joseph Gilleau-
deau in the Brooklyn battle. Each
group represents so per cent of the
clubs stock.
AS for the American League, Pres
ident E. S. Barnard said his league
was in perfect harmony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
II. S. Honorable
Mention List

ENDS-Kurth and Massitti tHorace
Mann: Meeks North Side. FIT. Wayne;
Waldheier (Reitz. EVANSVILLE; E. Camp
bell (Gerstmeyer. Terre Hautel; Hinton
(Jasonville): Akin sullivan: Lind Win
cennesl: Harpold BRAZIL: Harris Kirk
I'M: Leiboy South Bend: Brown de-
catur); Snyder iElwood): Ford tCathe-
dral. Indianapolis); Casey CMarion); Green
fMunciel.
TACKLEs-Joe Yoder tGoshen) Moore
Sheridan: R. Kennels (Gerstmeyer,
Terre Haute): Gothard PERU Groscup
auburn: Fox (BicknelD; Ridge (Con-
nersville): Skinner (Shortridge. Indian
apolis'; Milan Washington. Indianapolisl;
Mcclure New Albany: Heidi (Bosse,
EVANSVILLE; Weaver (Greencastle).
GUARDS-Curtiss Sullivan; Schiralli
Emerson. Cary: Conway tMshawaka);
Gait (Vincennesl; Thomas Morton, Rich
mond): Bush (Jasonville); Hammond
Garfield Terre Haute): Nees (BraziD;
Brosnan Linton): Fullam catholic Cen
trail. Fit. Waynel Hupke Roosevelt. East
Chicago; Hood South Side. Fl Waynel;
Shirley Washington. Indianapolis.
CENTERs-Kraft (Hobart): Reed Mum
cie); Boyd ia Portel; Newman Technical.
Indianapolisl: Kelly (Bloomingtonl;
Hutchins wiley. Terre Haute): Conrad
(BicknelD; Hanna Carmel; Howard
(Greencastlel.
QUARTER BACKS-Flach Central,
Evansville; Mcdonald Clinton; Klenck
fReitz. Evansvillel; Frunass (Westfeldy;
J. Stewart (shortridge. Indianapolis) Rel
man tShelbyville).
HALF BACKS-Tully (Newcastlel; Meyer
New Albany: Daley Horace Mann,
Gary: Crawford michigan City,; Ron
zone (Elkhartl; Bugs Central Fl.
Wayne); Ieeper North Side FIT. Wayne)
Childers tSheridanl: Carter Washington,
Indianapolisl; Rose and Bullet Short
ridge. IndianapoliSl: Upton (VincennesI:
Pease LA Porte; Anderson emerson,
Gary: Earl Smith (Froebel, Gary;
Hunter auburn: Kutz fKirklinl; Rose
Hobart; Burch (Monticellol: De Bolt
Decatur: Gansert tConnersville): Bolyard
South Side. Fl. Waynel: George Goshen;
Quigley Morton. Richmond; Dodd
princeton
FULL BACKS-Thompson (Munciel;
Grose (Greencastlel: Minnett Clinton;
Heath (Monticellol: Robertson Ginton);
Woodruff Bloomington Fehring (Co-
lumbusi.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

THE spring training camp center
l. of Florida won't find the Bos-
ton Red Sox within the immediate
vicinity in 1880, the BeantoWn tail
enders having arranged to work out
at Pensacola, far away from the
other big league and minor clubs.
Maybe the Sox wish to hold secret
practice.
Grover Cleveland Alexander is
going back to Philly, the scene of
his big league chiIdhOOd-in his
second childhood. Cut off the lights
and engine-this is the place.
HARRY McCURDY, the catcher
IL sent with Alexander to the
Phillies, is the player with Toledo
the past season who shimmied when
batting. He used to give Washing
ton park fans big laugh. And now
he's going to be a shimmy- shaking
Quaker.
McCurdy showed a poor throwing
arm with the Hens, but managed to
hit 1921 despite slump. He was a
bearcat hitter in the early season
after being sent down from the
White SoX.
Johnny Kelleher, former Indian
apolis shortstOp back in the days of
Jack Hendricks, has been appointed
baseball coach at Brown university,
succeeding Jean Dubuc, the old
pitcher.
MEXICAN mother has sold her
Iva 2-year-old son for $50 because
her husband objected to the child.
She'll be sorry if the lad develops
into a $4,000 shortstop-or q hot
tamale king.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Reynolds Here
Monday in Mat
Bout at CadLe

Promoter McLemore is playing
Santa Claus to local wrestling fans
by presenting an attractive welter-
weight match at Cadle tabernacle
Monday night, with Jack Reynolds.
title claimant, meeting Joe Parelli,
italian prominent.
These two have met several times
and Parelli defeated Reynolds on
one occasion at catchweights. In
the other contests, which were I'M
der the welter limit, Reynolds was
victor. Parelli is eight or nine years
younger than the champion. AS a
result of wise investments in recent
years, Reynolds is well fixed flnan-
cially, having recently purchased
$4,000 apartment building in Gin
cinnati.
The Reynolds-Parelli match will
be for best two in three falls, with
a two-hour time limit.