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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
'PECTER CALLS
POLICE; jAILS
Girl P|CKETS
Reactionary Local Got
35 Workers Fired

Sharply refuting the charges of
gangsterism made by Spector of
The right wing Local "a of the Cloth
Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers
Union, the 35 girls on strike at the
Princeton Hat Co. have issued the
following statement telling exactly
now the strike originated and how
Spector united with the police to
force their arrest.
"The Jewish daily paper called
he Day had statement published
Tuesday, April 20, by Spector,
.anager of Local "a, Cloth Hat,
Cap and Millinery Workers Inter
rational Union, referring to the
strike of the Princeton Hat Co.,
which was called by Local 43.
"In that statement the facts are
not true and we, the 35 strikers,
wish to have your paper publish the
ZEAL facts of the matter.
Fought for Better Conditions.
'The Princeton Hat Co. employed
IS girls, members of Local 43. Most
If us girls worked for the firm four
years, since the firm has been in
existence. Almost all of US have
10 parents in this country and we
we're making an honest living
through our work with this firm.
Conditions, thanks to our organi-
zers and the solidarity of our girls,
we're quite fair. We have always
.ried to improve our conditions and
,hared the work between the girls
dull periods.
Last Tuesday one of the organi-
:ers of Local "a came up and in
'ormed US that we could have one
lay to make up our minds to drop
lur affiliation with Local 43, but we
must join Local "a.
"The chairlady spoke in the name
# all of the girls and replied that
have a union and don't intend
change our affiliation.
Threatens Girls.
"The next day, on Wednesday, the
,oss called in the chairlady and the
ommittee and told them that they
must join Local "a or they would
ose their jobs.
"The chairlady replied that it is
lmost unbelievable that the opera
ors would stop on account of poll
les and deprive 35 girls of their
obs.
1.-THE firm agreed to permit us to
it down to work the next day.
"The next day at 1880 am, the
perators were stopped for an hour
I nd half, and then came back to
York.
you'll Lose Jobs"
"The boss and the organizer of
,ocal "a called in the chairlady and
ommittee informing US again that
Mess we join Local "a we would
Il lose our jobs. The girls should
ither register or get out of the
ace Immediately.
"The girls all refused to join and
used to leave place. Mendele-
'itz, the organizer of Local "a,
alled up policeman and demanded
lat we be removed by force. We
ere threatened with being taken
ito patrol wagon, but in spite of
lese threats we refused to go down
I'd refused to register in Local "a.
CAT 4.30 our organizer, Sylvia
lecher, came up to speak to the
)ss and the firm gave US good
1pe."
"The next morning, Friday, we all
me up to work but found our
aces were taken by scabs, which
ocal "a provided for the firm.
Call Strike.
"Wc declared strike, and con-
airy to the statement of Specter
35 girls went down, even sister
the boss, and began walking up
I'd down picketing the shop.
The alliance between the officers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
COAL BARON ~"
TRIES TO STOP
MOONEY MEETING
Radical Students Say
They Will Fight
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made their way to the steps of
Thaws Hall to hold their meeting
there, and Professor Whiting, who
was to act as chairman, opened the
meeting. Two of the leading stu
dents were taken to the deans Of
flee and held there until the meet
ing was over. AS DR.. Harry Elmer
Barnes started to speak, Dafaun-
baugh, one-time guard at Western
Penitentiary, told him that the meet
ing could not be held on university
property.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
WORKERS M A S S
FOR MAY | Meets
Socialists WillSabotage
Labor's Holiday

tC0ntlnueG from rage OHeJ
sabotage or to smash the May Day
demonstrations being prepared by
the militant workers and peasants
under the revolutionary leadership
of the Communist Parties.
To review some of these coun-
tries briefly: In Poland, hundreds of
workers have been arrested by the
Pilsudski police, and many prole-
tartan organizations raided, includ-
ing the printing plant where hun
dreds of thousands of Communist
Party May Day leaflets were being
printed, the headquarters of the left
wing Of the Polish socialist party,
and other centers. AS is usual the
yellow socialist organizations-so-
cialist party, Jewish Bund, Paole
Zion-are not only not observing
May Day as day of militant DEM
onstrations (they have announced
that they will hold no public meet
ings), but are sabotaging and try
ing to smash those of the Commu-
nists and left wing.
In the West Ukraine, the Polish
fascist government is observing May
Day by trials of dozens of members
of the West Ukrainian Communist
Party.
Police Prepare in France.
In France, the police are already
announcing their preparations for
attacks on May Day demonstrations,
likewise the police Of all capitalist
countries.
The Second Socialist Information
al, through its Zurich Bureau, has
issued its MAY Day" call as dis
armament call, asking that Wilson's
Ia fossilized points be carried out,
and 'that the solemn pledges to dis
arm shall be fulfilled" This hypo-
critical gesture continues to urge
the workers to fight for peace by
petitions to the militarist imperial
lists assembled in Geneva, begging
chat the will t. peace of the peo-
Piles of the world will at length be
expressed by the representative of
the governments in Geneva"
This appeal ends with the slogan,
Garry out the disarm m n t
pledges" Such is the way of the
yellow socialist traitors.
May Day in Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union is observing
May Day by demonstrations of mil
lions of workers and peasants and
national minorities all over the
country. The detectives of this
years May Day are two-fold: first,
to lower the working day to seven
hours in as many additional plants
as possible; secondly, to fight re-
ligion by nationwide propaganda
against the observance of the reli-
gious Easter holidays. Moscow will
again see 100000 to 100000 work
ers demonstrating on the streets and
in the Red Square from dawn to
dusk.
Socialist Counter-Attack in New
York.
Here in New York City the So
cialist party is arranging a counter
demonstration to the huge mobiliza- i
ton of the Communist Party on
May Day. The Communist Party
calls upon the workers to down tools
and demonstrate against imperialist
war, for the defense of the Soviet
Union, against colonial oppression,
for the shorter working day and
social insurance, for solid support of
the militant Southern textile strik-
ers and other strikers throughout
the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
REALTORS WAR IN
model" HOUSING
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lords. They would therefore like
to sell to the city at rs per cent
above the assessment value, and get
more than they ever expected.
The project is primarily for
widening the streets to the Brooklyn
Bridge in order to raise the value
of the property in the vicinity and
increase business. To give it hui
manitarian flavor they have added
the "model" housing scheme, which
proposes to build middle-class apart
ments on the remaining property to
rent at $3.50 per room. Even if
this works out---which is improb-
able, due to the city graft in CIV
ing out contracts-the rentals would
be far out of the reach of the mass
Of tenants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
MANHATTAN
Party Members, Notice!

Party Members, Notice!
Tickets for the May First demon
stration at the Bronx Coliseum may
be had at the District Office. Finan-
cial secretaries should secure their
quota through the section machinery
at once. Sections and units should
organize machinery accordingly.
Comrades are wanted for the
pageant rehearsal every Sunday, D.
M, at the Workers Center, rs Union
Square. Further information from
Di Santo at the District Office.
Unit ST, BID.
Arrangements for May l will be
discussed at the meeting of the unit,
6 p. m. Monday, April 20, at 101 w.
9th st.
Unit 2B, ST.
The unit meets today, D. m, at
101 w. 9th st.
Young Workers League jazz Band.
The first rehearsal will be held at
p. m. Sunday, at 149 e. 103rd ST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
Nearing Lectures on
USSR Tomorrow Night

"What is Happening in the So
Wet Union ?" will be the subject of
lecture by Scott Nearing at Hunts
Point Palace, 163rd st. and Southern
Boulevard, Bronx, at 8 o'clock to-
morrow night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25

On May Day--mobilize for the
struggle against colonial cypress
sion! Long live the revolutionary
struggle for the liberat ~ ct the
oppressed peoples.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
Communist Activities

May Day Discussion Outlines.
Units and unit agit-prop directors
are asked to notice that outlines on
May Day for unit discussion can be
secured from the District Agit-Prop
Department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
Labor and Fraternal
Organizations
BRONX
limited Council %.

United Council 20.
Ann Eaton will lecture on Chill
drens Books" at the Cooperative
Auditorium, 200 Bronx Park East,
at $40 p. m. today.
SAT- Club Hikes.
The club will row from City Island
to Hunters Island Sunday. Meet $50
a. m. at 177th st. West Far.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
CASTONIA STRIKE
P|CKETS ON DUTY
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yards, and register it as a standard
hank.
In 1924 the "hank-clocks" in the
Loray mill were found to measure
S66 yards as $40 yards.
A fraction of a "hank" is never
counted, and since it is almost i'm
possible to make the clock register
an even number of "hanks" the
parts of 'hanks" lost over a period
of week add to the profits of the
textile barons.
Many strikers state that they be-
lieve the "hank-clocks" cheat them
of about so yards on each "hank"
registered.
The mill barons here are so wor-
ried over the militant leadership of
the strikers here that they have
called in certain Joe Mitchell
Chapple, editor of "The National
Magazine" to lecture against them
in Gastonia, under general title
"Americanism versus Communism. /"
The very fact that this lecturer is
imported speaks of the fear the en-
ployers have of their strikers.
Tag Day for Relief.
The Workers International Relief
IS carrying on a campaign to aid the
striking textile workers and the
American and English miners. For
this purpose the w. I. R. has desig-
mated Thursday and Sunday, May 2,
through May IL, for the United
Council of Working Women to carry
on tag day. The U. c. of w. W.
states:
Every working woman should
make special efforts to act as a
volunteer during these tag days. Get
your friends to do the same. Sis
tiers: Join with us in making this
tag day success, and thereby help
the striking textile workers of the
South win their strike, and feed the
starving miners and their children
of the United States and Great Bri-
tain. This will help towards the
building of the new unions and will
make it possible to fight those who
are responsible for all the misery
forced upon the workers.
"All materials for the tag days
should be called for at the central
office of the U. C. of w. W., 80
East 18th St., Room 533. Office
open every day from 1890 morning
until evening. Saturday, 1 p. M"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
BROWNSVILLE
EngdahI talks On U.s.s.R.

Soviet Russia in 1929" will be
discussed by j. Louis Engdahl, act
ing editor of the Daily Worker, at
8 p. m. tomorrow, before Section 8 at
the Brownsville Workers Center, 154
watkins st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
NO PROTEST ON
BUILDING DEATHS
Takers Sanction Muir
ders by their Silence

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to which the dead man had be-
longed.
Live in Three Rooms.
Both Mrs. Ronning and Signe
Ronning, sister of the killed worker.
were interviewed yesterday at the
little three-room apartment of a two
story house in Brooklyn. Originally
intended to be two-family house,
each flat has been split in two to
accommodate four families. For
two reasons-the profits of the land
lord are bigger, and few families in
the neighborhood can afford an en-
tire flat.
The death of Otte Ronning left
his two young children, Otte, nine
years old, and Sven, four, without
any further means of support. Mrs.
Ronning, nearing old age, is left as
the sole breadwinner for the little
family. She was desperate when
asked what she would do. II don't
know what to do. | don't know
what l could do" she repeated over
and over again, greatly agitated.
Five Months Work Year.
Ronning, she said, had come to
Anac"i"' from Norway with her al
most fifteen years ago. A long and
miserable apprenticeship as la
borer and helper, and the union bu-
reaucrats had finally given him his
card as a full-fledged bricklayer.
The union scale was fine, Mrs. Rom
hing said, "$14 day; but he could
only work four or five months a
year"
The dead worker had been unem-
ployed for more than two months
before he got the job on the West
ern Union building. He started
work on the same day with Coiro,
his helper And the collapse of the
scaffold on which they were work
ing ended their lives the same
moment.
Still Mouths to Feed.
At the home of Mrs. Coiro, 1926 E.
l13th St., yesterday, deeper lines
had settled on the faces of the rela-
tives of the dead worker. Looking
at them, especially Mrs. Coiro, one
can read their thoughts: Antonio
Coiro is dead. That is ended. But
there are still mouths to feed, bod
les to clothe.
Only the wealthy can afford elab-
crate and long periods of mourning
to exhibit their grief. But the poor
must Immediately take up the added
burden and continue the struggle
for existence.
"They are trying she should not
get anything" the dead workers
brother said. "The union, it sleeps.
All his life it takes his dues every
month, but when he is dead, he no
longer can pay dues, so why should
they worry" There was a bitter
ness in his voice, but subdued bit
terness. He had known too many
other cases of the same kind to be
representative now.
In few days Mrs. Coiro and Mrs.
Ronning must go out to look for
Jobs. They may have to live in
only one room from now on instead
of the miserable three or four. The
reactionary takers who head the
Rricklayers Union and the Building
Trades know this, but no protest has
been made, no effort to obtain COM
pensation, no inkling have they
given of the fact that they even
know that these workers are dead,
killed by company greed and the
vicious speed-up which they sanction
by their silence.
Write to the Daily Worker.
Workers employed in the building
trades of New York City and
throughout the country are urged
to send stories describing the con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25
Chicago I. L. d. Protest.

CHICAGO, H. April 24.-The
following telegram of protest has
been sent by the Chicago district of
the international Labor Defense to
Governor Gardner of North Caro-
lima:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25

Down with discrimination against
the foreign-born, women and
youth workers. Demonstrate your
solidarity on May Day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-25

write 10 tne Ddlly Noihei'
Workers employed in the building
trades of New York City and
throughout the country are urged
to send stories describing the con-
ditions under which they work and
conditions in their locals to the Daily
Worker. A thorough expose of the
vicious speed-up system and a more
militant fight on the part of work
ers for social insurance against the
growing dangers confronting work.
ers in the industry must be the an
swer to this murder of four workers
and the manning of seventeen
others. By writing to the Daily
Worker all building trades workers
can participate in this denunciation
of and protest against the ever-in-
creasing perils that accompany capt.
talist naturalization in industry.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-11
ELKS

Iroquois Lodge No. go was hon
ored Sunday afternoon by having as
it's guest the Hon. Oscar De Priest,
ongressman-elect from the first con-
gressional district of the state of
Illinois. Brother Oscar De Priest is
member of the great order of Elks
and also a member of the grand
lodge, reception committee led by
Brother John A. Singleton, district
deputy, and Brother Paul S. Holli-
day, special grand organizer, and the
following members of the local Elks
lodge: Brothers c. N. Huey, Joseph
d. Lewis, Isaac Bailey, Nathan Hunt
er, j. H. Holmes, DIR. L. E. Britt, DIR.
D. w. Gooden and also the Rev. A. f.
Martin, DR.. A. M. Mcmillan, Fl. j.
Ford, Henry w. Black, Rev. Mr.. Har-
ris and Rev. d. Mcqueen, met the
distinguished Brother at IL o'clock
A. M, at the Union station.
An automobile procession was led
by Brother Joseph d. Lewis in his
flag draped Packard car, containing
the honored guest, and proceeded to
the Pilgrim Baptist church, leaving
the Rev. Mr.. Martin, from there the
procession proceeded to the Elks'
club rooms, where social hour was
spent and a jolly time had by all.
At 1870 p. m. a banquet was held
at the Pilgrim Baptist church by the
Rev. Mr.. Martin, in honor of the
congressman, and very delightful
dinner was served.
At 2:30 p. M, before an audience
of approximately 700 persons, the
Hon. John A. Singleton, former mem
Der of the Nebraska legislature, and
district deputy of the Elks, very elo-
quently gave the address of welcome
in behalf of tn ecolored citizens of
Omaha, after which the speaker was
introduced by Attorney H. J. Pinkett.
The highlights of Oscar De Priests
speech was to inspire the Negro
youth with the 1indomitable courage
and fighting spirit to achieve what he
has attained. He also stressed the
point that he was elected by the Ne
groes in his district, and stated that
the Negroes in Omaha would never
accomplish anything politically or
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-11
BRAVO, JUDGE WooDRoucH,

Judge Woodrongh of the Federal District Court in Omaha
dismissed liquor Wednesday the grounds dry
agent had paid too much for his drinks
charge by the Merchant from whom this agent bought his
Goods claimed that he paid $500 for six drinks This
the rate OF elghtythree and onehird gup.
Judge wisely admonished the buyer that paid
price for the brand of stuff he is able these days.
d 80 only N the hope OF bbng the most righteous for the
purpose of making
Bravo, Judge To this say Amen Evidence has been
produced that agents who employed the
everything in their to make others break
the intention of the law solely mprson public ANY
agent who would put such attractive to
body could hardly expect less than with
but when said agent takes half dozen such drinks
home IN limousine with cordial nvtatonto
" have sneaking suspicion that if six drinks
OF the stuff pamed him nowadays would have to be
carried home But commend the Judge wise act
It establishes principle.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-11

panies happen to know the prospects catered to.
So this thing obtains throughout business
pes here The habit has been fastened like
the drug end But be broken the habit
die prematurey We have again prescribed Even though
the dose swallowed with aversion think that the
not be reached like
of surgery Appendicitis those abnormales
that require abnormal treatment The patient put
operating table and not given the normal remedy pills
salts 1t of having abnormal remedy
abnormal out to be that 95 of
patients treated live while the percentage
the doctor resorted normal remedies This
This plain talk hurt But it is the remedy
Please take and stop this fooishness let's get
somewhere
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-11
Declaration of Policy

The of this paper will be slightly changed. 1t
will be the Omaha Monitor" instead of "The
Monitor formerly. In the main, the policy Of the
management will conform that of the preceding
The editorial policy of the Omaha Monitor shall be
1-Independent in thought and action.
liberal in attitude and interpretation
3-Honest in convictions and writings.
4-Militant in its fight for Justice
5-Non-sensationaI in composure.
6--Instructive in subject matter.
z-Conservative in viewpoint.
8-Decsve in Judgment
9-Broad in its interests and subjects.
1O-Free from political alliances.
C. w. H. BULLOCK, Editor.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-11
WALTER w. HEAD

Citizens of all and stations regret the
that Mr. Walter Head long time President Omaha
National Bank and foremost Citizen of the and
State leaving to take larger responsbiythe
idency Of the State Bank of Chicago
1t would be pleasing to if he go,
ing on to the Presidency of the S. A. in Washington
firmly believe he would make
OF the United States he has Of
undoubtedly will of the larger bank in Chicago Our very
best wishes follow him Chicago good luck
while deepest regrets remain with that he will
be in midst Mr. Head wizard finance and leader
ship as evidenced in the and widely distributed
tutions of which he S an official.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-11

To Those Who Wish to Have Writ
ten Articles Carried in Thi. Paper:
Such matter must be in this office
by Wednesday Of the week tissue.
Otherwise it win not appear until the
week following. The Editor reserves
the right to censor all articles to be
printed. THE EDITOR.
Omaha monitor., 1929-01-11
1.-THE MIDNIGHT ACEn

We call especial attention the carried in
this issue for the Ahamba Theater announcing the coming
The Midnight Age Thursday and Friday, January 16
and ~ an all star masterpiece of the is one of
the highest priced and most expensive productions the
screen an all star colored play and of most en-
teranlng plays in existence 1t has and hoes thousands
of repeaters to houses in which Not often do
we get these treats but this versatile Mr. Taylor
finally succeeded bringing to u.s. Let's all 90 Those
who cannot see Thursday go Friday The admission
lis 10 and 25 which with the class
Iof play the Midnight Age" is