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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
U.S.S.R. Nails Lie of
Japanese Imperialists
About Burning Vessel

TOXIC, June 5.-A group of Jap
anese capitalists who were defeated
in their attempts to seize the fish
ing waters adjacent to Soviet terri
tory circulated today rumors to the
effect that Japanese vessel, Ogu
Maru was helpless and afire off
the coast of Kamchatka. This was
done in an attempt to undermine the
increasing confidence that the
U.S.S.R., is well able to handle the
situation in these waters.
4
LONDON, June 5.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Toxic to-
night said Soviet official sources
there had denied reports of the
burning Of the vessel Ogu Maru,
charging that the report was pro-
paganda in behalf of interests which
were disappointed in controversy
over the fisheries.
The dispatch said that there were
700 persons-Japanese and Russians
aboard the vessel. About half of
the passengers were women, the
cargo included naphtha destined for
the Canaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
Three Construction
Workers Hurt in Crash
Laid to Co. Negligence

PITTSBURGH, June 5.-Three
workers were injured today when Q
portion of the -Roebuck build
ing under construction in the east
end section of Pittsburgh collapsed.
A number of men were caught in
the falling concrete and steel. The
injured are: j. E. Johnston, 20;
James Gore, %, Negro, and John
Fonman, 48, Negro.
Over 275 men were employed in
the construction of the building, but
only few were near the part of the
structure which collapsed. -.
A part of the third floor on which
concrete was being poured crashed
doing little property damage, the
construction company officials said.
Workers stated that the company's
negligence in its hurry to complete
the job fast was the cause of the
collapse. .a
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
City Wireless Station
Refused to Technical
Mems Union Statement

Commissioner Albert Goodman Of
the Department of Plant and Struc-
lures has refused to allow repre-
sentatives of the Union of Technical
Men to state their grievances over
Station WNYC. The union is trying
to secure a minimum salary of
$3,120 for all Grade C engineers in
the Board of Transportation.
Following the refusal of John H.
Delaney, commissioner of the Board
of Transportation to listen to the
grievances of the city engineers, the
men applied for the right to use the
city broadcasting station in an eff
fort to call public attention to their
demands.
When informed of the situation,
Marcel e. Sherer, the union organi-
ger said:
Commissioner Goldman's action
seems to indicate that there is con-
spiracy between the Board of Esti-
mate, the Board of Transportation
and the Department of Plant and
structure to gag the legitimate COM
plants of this union. We warn the
officials involved that gag tactics
will not prevent us from exposing
this act of high-handedness."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
Bigots Want to Form
New Party for Wall st.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June s.
Stating that "the people everywhere
recognize the corrupt character of
both the dominant parties" the pro-.
hibition state committee of Pennsyl-
vania called today for "all patriots
IN these corrupt parties to forsake
their bad company and band them
selves together into one great poEti-
cal party for the accomplishment of
governmental reform"
The committee passed resolutions
for political reform, revision of the
judicial code, more rigid censorship
Of motion pictures, enactment of
legislation making the buyer of
liquor equally guilty with the seller
in the eyes of the law, removal from
office of public officials who OBJ
struct measures necessary for the
defense of the United States consti-
tuition and the constitutions of their
respective states, and enactment of
legislation against the drug habit"
The clause about removal of Off
Gals who "obstruct measures neces-
sary for the defense of the Consti-
tuition" reveals those in back of this
plan as foes Of the workers as well
as bigots. 1t would mean the re-
moval of any workers representa-
tives should they be elected to office.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
new HAVEN WORKERS INVADE
CITY COUNCIL ; CHARGE MURDER

lack of safety and unhealthy con-
ditions, are the primary contributing
factors to this intolerable system of
killing and manning hundreds of
New Haven workers.
Communist Demands.
"OA the basis of these findings the
Communist Party demands the fol-
lowing immediate actions:
IA special investigation COM
mittee including the representatives
of the Communist Party to be ap-
pointed to investigate the existing
conditions in the plant of the Win
chester Repeating Arms Company;
"2.-Immediate provisions for alb
solute safety and improved health
conditions in the plant;
"3.-The employers be compelled
to abolish the speed-up, to intro
duce 40-hour week of labor, and to
increase the wages of the workers
in the Winchester plant;
"4.-Complete pension and COM
pensation for families of the in
jured and deceased to be provided
by a city and state fund to be es-
tablished by direct taxation of the
employers;
"5.-Guaranty of the workers
right to organize.
"In addition to the above we re-
quest the board of aldermen to ex-
tend the courtesy to the representa-
tives of the Communist Party at
your meeting and listen to their veE7
bal statements supplementing the
above demands"
Factory Meeting.
At the instructions of President
Kennedy the workers were finally
forcibly elected from the meeting.
A permit was granted on Wednes-
day by the board of education tc the
party to hold meeting in the school
on the explosion but was cancelled
late yesterday by R. B. Hail.. secre-
tary of the board of education, who
in letter to the party states "the
subject matter of the meeting is
highly controversial as appears by
the circular entitled Winchester
Worker" (This is the Communist
Nucleus shop paper.
A meeting addressed by Peter
Chaunt, district organizer of the
Communist Party was held at Win
chester gate at which circulars were
distributed to 500 listeners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
BIG LABOR SPORT
MEET ON SUNDAY
Noted Worker Athletes
to Participate

Elmo Heikkila, of Norwood Mass.
the winner of the Cathedral YcunI
Mems Association 10-mile run il
Boston, has filed his entry in the
5000 meter run to take place thi;
Sunday at College Point, L. I. The
meet is being run under the auspice:
of the Eastern District of the La
Dor Sports Union of America. Be
sides Heikkila there will be dozef
other workingclass athletes from
Massachusetts to take part in the
extensive program of track and field
events.
The Eastern District of the Labor
Sports Union, little active in tract
and field sports last year, has ar
extensive track and field program
this year. Besides this meet it is
arranging a track and field meet
for June Is to take place at Pelham
Bay Park, another meet on June 81
at College Point, an inter-districi
meet with the New England Dis.
trict at Norwood, Mass, a swimming
meet at Washington Baths, Coney
Island on July 20 and a track ant
field meet at Ulmer Park on Au.
gust 8.
The following is the program fol
this Sundays mems events: running
broad jump, running high jump, L
lb. shote put, discuss throw, IL lb
hammer throw, javelin throw, so.
meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 800
meter run, 5,000-meter run, 4x40o
relay.
Women's events: 60-meter run,
running high jump. s lb. shot put ed.
Junior events: 60-meter run, run
ming high jump, 8 lb. shot put,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
TENANTS LEAGUE
FIGHTS Takers
Socialist and Tammany
Vote Grabbing Exposed

Tremendous interest in the plat
form of the Harlem Tenants League
is expressedby the Negro workers of
Harlem following the successful pa.
rade against exorbitant rents and
against the expiration of the emer-
gency rent laws lead by the League
last Saturday.
Thomas Note Snatching.
Norman Thomas, of the socialist
party, Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvil-
leir and Alderman Charles McGil-
lick of Harlem are among those who
are issuing statements" to the local
press with obvious vote-snatching in
tentions. Cuvillier and McGilIick
both claim to have 10000 tenants
ready to march on City Hall next
Monday. A call for mass meeting
in Harlem was also issued by the
Central Republican Club through
the Amsterdam News, reactionary
Negro Paper.
The publicity of each group is de-
nounced by the Harlem Tenants
League, which has issued copies of
its official resolution on housing for
distribution at the meeting. The
League asks tenants anxious for
further information on its program
to communicate with it at the Har-
lem Workers Center, 235 w. 10th
St, or phone Bradhurst 1884.
The organization anticipates
tremendous growth as a result Of it's
successful agitation.
Walker Joins Thomas.
AS a sop to the rising mass pro-
test against housing conditions,
Mayor Walker is expected to present
bill to the board of estimates to-
the landlords. who are holding Or
ganization conferences throughout
the city and have established an ella
borate and reactionary "Tax Pay
ers Association. The methods of
this organization are being exposed
by experienced Investigators for the
Tenants League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
STRIKE WAVE IN
JAPAN TEXTILES
Second Largest Mill on
Strike; Other Yield

YOKOHOMA, Japan, June g.
The second largest spinning mill in
Japan is on strike. 1t is the Kan
saki mill of the Osaka Codo Spin
ming Co., running 10000 spindles.
Workers are demanding that there
be no wage cuts because of the
abolition of night work. Most of
the mills in Japan have stopped the
night work, because of a reduction
of the market. All except the Mis-
shin Spinning Co. have cut the wages
correspondingly.
Reports are that strike sentiment
is spreading so rapidly through the
other mills, that "some of them will
have to follow the policy of the Mis-
shin Co., although this means a re-
duction in dividends"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
INDUSTRIAL union
0RGAN|zED;FIGHT
AGAINST SPEEDUP
Workers Force Right
to Picket

ABERDEEN, Wash, June 5.-A
mass meeting in protest of police
brutality used against strikers of
the General Package Manufacturing
Company here will be held tomor-
row night at strike headquarters.
The wave of working class protest
which will be voiced at the meeting
follows the savage Matchmaking of
lumber workers who picketed the
company Wednesday in connection
with the strike to enforce the de-
mands of the new industrial Inter
national Woodworkers' Union form
ed in the heat of the struggle. In
the meantime, the strike is rapidly
spreading.
Form Industrial Union.
Fighting under the leadership of
the new union, the workers seek to
enforce a three dollar a day mini
mum for women and young workers,
a fifty cents per day increase all
round, clean lunch room, abolition
of the speed-up and union recogni-
ton.
Flimsy police evidence used
against the pickets on police charges
of blocking traffic" and "vagrancy"
caused the judge to release the ar
rested on their own recognition. In
the meantime, the judge and police
were forced to admit the strikers
right to picket.
The decision to organize lumber
workers in the camps and mills into
a militant, fighting industrial
union to include all workers en-
ployed in the lumber industry" had
been greeted enthusiastically BY
over 200 workers at Croatian Hall
here.
The aim of the new union, the
resolution carried unanimously de-
clared, should include a fight "to
combat the disastrous effects of ra-
tionalization which is fast displac-
ing workers with machinery, MAX
ing unemployment serious menace
to the welfare of the lumber work
ers." O.
The Cleveland Trade Union Unity
Congress was hailed by every
speaker at the meeting as a means
to centralize the fight against race
prejudice against Negro workers
and take advantage of the wave of
class struggles under the leadership
of the new industrial unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
NY. Workers to Honor
Matte0tti's Memory at
Webster Manor Sunday

Militant workers of this city will
gather Sunday at 2 p. M, at New
Webster Manor, 125 E. 18th St., to
do honor to the memory of Giacomo
Matteotti, who was murdered by the
Italian fascist regime on June 10,
1924.
Matteotti was a socialist member
of the chamber of deputies, but he
was one of the few socialists who
did not capitulate to fascism and for
this reason he was murdered.
The memorial meeting is being or
ganized by the Anti-Fascist Alliance
of North America, a united front or
ganization of revolutionary workers,
left wing unions, workers clubs and
fraternal organizations.
In an effort to split the forces
actively fighting fascism, an opposi-
ton meeting has been arranged by
the yellow socialist party which in
Italy, as we'll as in other countries,
is tool of fascism. The Anti-Fas-
cist Alliance of North America calls
on all workers not to be deceived by
this fake "anti-fascist" meeting and
to attend the real Matteotti memoir
ial meeting at New Webster Manor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
AIR COSSACKS
SMASH WINDOWS
Emperor H6over's Men
Sheer on Victim
By OSMORE EATON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June A.
The story Of how a poor woman
keeping boarders vainIX protested
because an airplane, pfacticing for
the next war, broke windows in her
house, was told with sardonic humor
the other Cay by an officer in the
Air Corps.
"The night before Hoover's in
auguration,' said the officer, "you
know we had several planes over the
Capitol, taking photographs to test
how well aerial photography at night
could be carried on during darkness.
''ln one instance something went
wrong when a pilot circling over
North Capitol and other streets near
the Capitol, made a miscue. He was
experimenting with bombs that vert
supposed to produce no noise and
not to jar anything. However, one
al them went off with an explosion
and shook a number of buildings so
much that the window panes were
broken.
Gets Evidence.
1--WE heard nothing about it and
very few were aware of what was
being tried out that night, anyway.
Some weeks later an officer here re-
ceived a telephone call from a
woman. She asked if this was the
Air Corps office. The officer said,
Yes She then asked if there We're
any planes over the Capitol the
night before the Inauguration. The
officer, not suspecting what was
coming, replied, oh yes, we had
some circling over the Capitol for
test purposes The woman then said
that she thought so and that she
wanted to file damage claim with
the proper government department
because a number of window panes
in her house were broken by the ex-
plosion caused by one of the planes.
Her boarders and roomers got mad,
she declared, and some of them
moved out"
The officer laughed heartily
"Of course, the man who answered
the telephone would never have ad-
mitted anything of the kind if he
had known what the woman was
seeking the information for" he
added.
And then he chuckled some more.
1t was a good joke, he thought.
Destruction Joke.
The attitude of the narrator Of
the incident is characteristic of the
attitude of military bureaucrats I'M
der capitalism.
What does it matter to imperial
ism under Emperor Hoover if the
window panes of a poor woman's
house are broken and She loses her
roomers and means of livelihood? To
them, it is all-important to prepare
for the next war. In the midst of
such preparations the rights OF poor
women cannot be bothered with.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
SAVE FISH But
STARVE WORKERS
Senate Has Nothing for
Jobless; Much for Sport
By OSMORE EATON

WASHINGTON, D. c., June g.
The profound question of when the
fish in the Great Lakes do most of
their spawning is now occupying the
attention of scientists from the
bureau of fisheries of the capitalist
government of the United States.
Thousands of dollars that might
relieve unemployment, poverty and
other evils of the present social or
der are being spent by well-salaried
officials who are cruising comfort
ably in the Great Lakes this summer.
The "Spearwater," after months
of repairs at Sardusky, Ohio, re-
Gently started out on trips to 10
towns and cities-three Of them in
Canada-to study all about fish.
Cleveland; sRondeaux Harbor, On
tario; Fairport, o.; Ashtabula, o.;
Fort Stanley, Ont; Erie, Pa; Port
Dover, Ont; Dunkirk and Buffalo,
N. Y, are the stopping places.
Scientists from the fisheries bureau
in Washington, the Buffalo museum
of science, Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey and the Ohio fish and game
commission are enjoying this we'll
financed junket.
Save the Fish's Babies.
The government in manifesting
keen solicitude over the spawning
season of fish so it can establish
uniform open and closed seasons in
the states bordering in Great Lakes
and so it can negotiate with Canada
to agree on the same period. All of
this will save trouble for wealthy
Rabbits who want to go fishing dur
ing the hot summer months while
the workers remain at their benches
in the factories. The Rabbits some
times have trouble with local con-
stables and sheriffs over the fact
that the closed season is at one time
in one state and at different time
in another. While they can usually
buy their way out of Jail and pay
fines or brides, still, they prefer to
avoid being disturbed.
VERY Important"
Before establishing uniform
closed season the government wants
to be quite sure that the season is
identical with the spawning season
of the fish. The fish will be able
to reproduce themselves in vast num-
bers while the fishermen leave them
alone. The sport of the Rabbits will,
therefore, not seriously reduce the
population of the fish in the lakes.
Plenty of fish for future pleasure
parties will thus be assured.
This is a matter of vast moment
to the executive committee of the
bourgeoisie. At great cost, the gov
eminent intends to find out all about
fish and to make the amusement of
the fishermen just as well-protected
as possible.
Slaves in the miners and mills are
of no consequence. The perpetuity
of the fish supply and the protection
of the recreation Of the parasites
take priority over the interests of
the masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06

Continued from Page One)
ton of the aldermen was undis-
turbed until the communication
from the District Executive Commit
tee of the Communist Party was re-
ported by City Clerk J. S. Blinn.
The word Communist" Immediately
awoke the 80 aldermen. Received"
said President H. B. Kennedy, as
Stunning that's the end of the Com
munists' demand.
"We demand the communication
be read and you comply with its
demands" commanded Peter Chaunt,
district organizer of the Communist
Party speaking from the crowd of
workers who attended the meeting
at the call of the Party, "the intol-
cradle condition of thousands of
Winchester workers needs immediate
remedy, and we workers are out to
get it." The meeting was thrown
into a panicky confusion of the al
dermen.
President Kennedy hammered the
table in vain as the workers present
applauded their speakers who in
sisted the demands to be complied
with. The aldermen jumped to their
feet scared stiff from the "revolu-
ton" They finally yielded and
moved the communication to be
read.
Communists Demand improvements.
The communication of the Commu-
mist Party to the board of alder
men stated:
"The recent explosion in the
powder house of the Winchester
Arms Co. resulting in the death of
Patrick Doherty, and serious injuries
of John W. Coogan and Fred Koe-
ger, employees, is by no means an
accident. The many similar explo-
sions, great number of injuries per-
manently or temporarily disabling
hundreds of workers in the plant,
are constituting a permanent men
ace. Neither the employers nor the
respective city or state officials
made any satisfactory attempt here
tofore to overcome these conditions.
can investigation conducted by
the Winchester Nucleus of the Com
munist Party clearly reveals the
following:
1.-The criminal negligence of
the employers and not carelessness
of the victims caused the recent
fatal explosion;
"2.-Similar deadly explosions
take place in the shop frequently
without any subsequent provisions
by the employers to prevent their
recurrence.
"3.-The powder house where
these explosions occurred, was Of
wooden structure with no air-proof
chambers essential for places where
gunpowder, fomite or other explo-
sives are mixed;
"4.-Explosions occur daily in the
cartridge, gun and loading depart
ments of the plant resulting in in
juries never made public;
"5.-After each major explosion
the employers order a hurried
cleanup in the entire factory re-
moving all evidence of their negli-
gence;,
Fake Investigations.
"6.-The Investigations conducted
by the company, city and state Of
ficials at all times. acquitted the en-
ployers, blaming the workers for
the accidents, and never resulted in
safety conditions;
"7.-The occasional inspections
conducted by the department of la
Dor are superficial;
"8.-Relatives of the deceased or
injured workers are inundated to
prevent any public information that
might convict the company officials;
decomposition and pension
provided by the company and the
state for the families Of the victims
are entirely insufficient;
"10.-Terrific speed-up, long hours
If labor, low wages and piece-work,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06

Photo Shows stage
being set for the
C o M 1 n g military
tournament at Coz
errors / s ! an d ,
4Uhere q Te-enGct-
ment of the battle of
Cantig1sy IN the last
in,periaIiSt ~ o r ] d
aOar qoilL be staged,
to stir up the in
tereSt of the public
IN Wall Street 1Oar
plans military SER
ViceS, as part of the
preparation for the
coming imperialist
a0ar. This is part of
q series of such
nldneuUers, among
1Uhich 70ere the re-
cent sham air battles
IN Various parts of
the country. :
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
Labor Takers Widow
Loses in Race to Get
Into Wall St. Congress

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. June 5 (U.
P).-Mrs. Sarah Casey, DEM, widow
of the late labor faker and president
Of the State Federation of Labor,
apparently had been defeated today
in her race to succeed her husband
The late John Casey, as representa-
tive in Congress from the 18th,
Luzerne County District of Pennsyl-
vania, on the face of practically
complete returns from yesterdays
special election.
With only two of the districts, 1896
precincts missing, G. Murray Turpin,
Rep, was leading Mrs. Casey by
more than 400 votes. Casey was
,ent to congress by the bosses whom
he had aided.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
"CristerO" Chieftain
in Mexico Is Killed

MEXICO CITY, June 5.-General
+. Goroztieta, chief of the Catholic
Church rebels in the state of ia
lisco, was killed yesterday by fed
cral troops after advising his fol-
lowers to dispense as the United
States had arranged for the church
to be, recognized again by the Mex
lean government. The troops evil
IDENTIFY had not been informed Of
high politics in Mexico City and
Washington, and shot at sight.
Another religious general, Bernar-
dino Tapia, has surrendered with
800 men, after airplanes had
bombed them, killing 70.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
Wall Street Gets the
Control of Telephone
Service in S. America

A nip and tuck struggle for com
municatiQns rights in Colombia and
Peru, between an American firm
and British companies, was won by
the Americans, when the Interna-
tional Telephone and Telegraph Cor
poration acquired wireless, telephone
and telegraph rights in those coun-
tries, it was revealed here by the
1. T. and T. concern. The American
capitalists will begin immediate ex-
ploitation of the workers here in
this industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-06
RESERVE BOARD JUGGLED
MARKET.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-sen-
ators Glass and Couzens today at
tackled on the floor of the senate the
federal reserve board for permitting
the funds of the banks to be used
for stock gambling on the New York
exchange, and for influencing the
market by sudden rulings on the dis
count rate.