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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Krassin' Show Friday,
Saturday Night Will
Aid Needle Strikers

Proceeds from the midnight show
ing of the Soviet news reel "Kras-
SIM" which will be given under the
auspices of the New York Branch
of the Workers International Relief
at the Film Guild Cinema, So W. Sth
ST., Friday and Saturday nights, will
be donated to the Needle Trades
Strike.
"Krassin" will be shown for the
first time at the Carnegie Hall to-
morrow night, but workers unable to
attend this performance may secure
tickets for the Friday and Saturday
midnight performances from the
office of the New York Branch of
the Workers International Relief
799 Broadway, the Workers Book
shop, 26 Union Square, or the Pro-
letcos Restaurant, 1928 Union So.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
mo De Rivera May Step Ont ALLOW Continuation OF Rule Under other Fo
WORKERS SCHOOL
PLANS TO Open
IS new CLASSES
Will Make Total of 80
Spring Courses

Eighteen classes will begin this
week at the Workers School. 26
Union Square. Five are classes in
the English Dept. the rest are
courses in Economics, Politics, His
tory and MARKHAM Theory. Opening
sessions of English 3, with Freda
Serby as the instructor, English a,
Eda Fields, instructor, Fundamentals
of Communism, Principles of
Marxism IA. Markoff, instructor;
MARKHAM Economies III, J. Minded,
instructor, will be held tonight. Pub
lie speaking /, V. /. Jerome, instruc-
tor, English 8, E B Jacobson, in
structor, will start tonight.
On Wednesday the following
classes will open: English /, Sonya
Waldey, instructor; Women In His
tory, Pauline Rogers, Instructor;
Fundamentals of Communism, Ida
Dailes, instructor; Principles of
Marxism 2, A. Markoff, instructor;
MARKHAM Economics /, and Historical
Materialism, Will Herberg, instruc-
tor. On ThursGa. /, d. Benjar1in
will begin two classes in Elements
of feminist Tactics and Economic and
Political History of the U. S and
James Cork will also begin his class
in History of the U. S. Since the
Civil War. On Friday Alex Bittel-
man will teach MARKHAM Economics
I, and Rebecca Grecht will begin her
class in Fundamentals of Comnu-
nism.
These classes, with the IL which
Last weeks sessions were mainly in
Last weeks sessions were mainly in
troductory. 1t is therefore not too
late for workers to register for any
Of the 80 classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Revolt Against British
Agent, Sakao, Spreads

MOSCOW, Feb. II (UP).-Sev-
eral tribes in the Southeastern part
Of the country have declared their
independence, advices tonight from
Afghanistan said, and separatist
movement is spreading throughout
the country in opposition to the con-
troll of Bacha Sakao, who captured
the throne.
Inter-tribal fighting among the
Shinwari, Mohamands and Kugiani
tribes was reported, as well as
frontier clashes between Mohands
and Anglo-I Indian border patrols.
Kabul was described as dying
city, with a critical food shortage
and increasing banditry. Many sec
lions of Bacha Sakao's territory
around the capital were reported in
revolt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
RIGHT WING IN A
POCROM AT meet
Hot Fight at Work
mems Circle Confab

Continued from Page one)
Weinberg, president of the Work
mems Circle, who tried to avoid the
burning issues of the labor move
ment ana his promise of support to
Schlesinger.
The issue was put squarely right
st the beginning, however, when j.
Sultan made a motion that the ere
oentials committee should be COM
rcsed Of delegates of all opinions in
the Workmen's Circle and Delegates
Costrell, Sigel and Koppel should be
members of the committee.
Smuggling Starts.
Chairman Chanin ruled Sultan's
motion out Of order and Delegate
Lifshitz appe aled against the de-
cision of the chairman. The right
wing machine, however, did not give
Lifshitz any chance to make his APP
peal. When Lifshitz said, "1'he is.
sue is letween a workers union and
scab company union to which
Weinberg promised support" the
steering committee on the platform
ordered the pogrom to start. Many
eft wing delegates were beaten up
and elected from the conference by
the "City Cossacks" that CHARM, as
chairman, appointed to the Job, in
the shape of a committee of thirty
Lifshitz Sticks.
The right wing leadership of the
WorLmen's Circle wanted, under al
circumstances, 70 eject Lifshitz from
the convention. However, they
could not do that because cf the
strong fight that the left wing dele
gates made. The right wing had tc
withdraw their order to the sheriff
to eject Lifshitz.
In the objections that were after
wards made by The left wing dele
gates to the nominees for the ma
tional executive committee of the
Workmen's Circle, they brought Out
the political character of their fight
against the Workmen's Circle.
The left delegates, after the con
ference was over, held meeting tt
adopt declaration exposing thu
pogrom tactics of the right wing
machine in the Workmen's Circle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Julian Billiard Hall
Exploits 5 Negroes
Elects Negro Patron

Albert Patterson, "a, Negro work
er, was refused the use of table
at the Jualian Billiard Academy, 14th
st. and Irving Place, Friday night,
because, according to the managers
excuse, all tables were reserved.
Pressed for further explanation, the
manager declared the pool room did
not make a practice of accommodate
ing Negroes.
Patterson and his friend, Joe
Schandt, protested vigorously against
the managers decision. They point
ed out that while Negroes were
barred from the use of the tables.
the management was only too eager
to exploit racial prejudice and belief
in the white supremacy" by en-
ploying five Negro workers at low
wages
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Congressional Rush
to Cover Up Scandal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
legislative stampede, common to the
closing days Of every congressional
session, will start in the Senate to-
morrow and several bills are GER
tain to be killed in the rush.
A vote is expected late tomorrow
or early Tuesday on the Jones bill
to increase the maximum penalty
for violation of the prohibition law
to $4,000 fine, five years impris-
onment or both and then the fight
for precedence will be on.
Scandalous matters like the ap-
pointment Of Pat Neff Of Texas
virulently unfair to organized labor,
and the Ware election frauds, may
be pushed well to the background.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Will ORGANIZE A
WORLD CAMP Align
AGAINST FASCISM
N. Y. Conference Will
Elect Delegates

The call issued to labor organiza-
tions to support the Anti-Fascist
World Congress to be held in Berlin
in March announces the aims of the
Congress to be the launching of a
world wide, organized campaign
against fascism.
Delegates to the international con-
gress will be elected at confer
ence in New York on Feb. %. The
Provisional Committee, authorized
by the International Committee to
handle its affairs in the United
States, urges all workers to get
their organizations to elect dele
gates.
The International and the Ameri-
can Congresses aim to struggle
against exceptional laws as in Amer
lea against injunctions in labor dis
putes, struggle for the suppression
of special tribunals, for the liberia
ton of deportees;S and for amnesty
to all political prisoners Mooney
campaign, etc., in America).
The congress will also discuss the
struggle for freedom of the press,
freedom of association lin America
against the company unionizing of
the A.. F. of L. organizations,
against gangsterism in strikes), the
defense of racial minorities, the
struggle against the war prepare
tions of fascism, the struggle
against deportation of anti-fascists
from foreign countries, and the
struggle against fascist propaganda
in foreign countries.
Funds are urgently required to
finance the delegation. Communi-
cations and funds should be sent
Immediately to the offices of the
Provisional Committee, A. Markoff
Sec'y.-Treas., l Union Square, Room
GOA, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Herberg Gives Class i'm
Historical Materialism
at the Workers School

Historical Materialism will be
given at the Workers School, 1928
Union &c., this term by Will Her.
berg. district organizer of the Young
Workers (Communist) League. Will
Herberg, who has been frequent
contributor to the Communist" will
give his class on Monday night at
Z p. H.. and will teach second class
in the same subject on Wednesdays
at $3.50 p. m. The second class on
Wednesday will begin its session
this week.
In this class Bukharin's "Histor-
ical Materialism," Thalheimer's book
in "nialectic Materialisn," as well
as various works by Marx, Engels
and Lenin will be used as text.
Registration is going on at the
Workers School for all classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Question Mark Officer
Says Made War Worse

WASHINGTON, Feb. II W.H.--
Refuelling airplanes in mid-air is
not only safe and practicable but
also of distinct advantage in mill
tary and commercial air operations.
Major Carl Spatz, commanding Of
ficer of the army endurance air.
plane Question Mark, which recent
ly remained in the air almost seven
days, declared today.
Referring to refueling of planes
in military operations, Spatz said
that refueling can be applied sue
cessfully to pursuit, attack and OBJ
servation aircraft.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
MOVE TO BRING
CApPELLINI IN
Grievance Committee
Gives Him Car

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Feb. H.
Rinaldo Cappellini, ex-president Of
District l, U.M.W.A., was presented
with Cadillac car, worth $500
and a donation of $500 from the
General Grievance Committee of the
Pennsylvania Coal Co. Galleries in
Pittston. This gift. coming from
the same group Of reactionary of
ficials who less than one year ago
condemned Cappellini as a traitor
and supported the insurgent ticket,
headed by Frank McGarry, who
since that time sold out the miners
to the Lewis machine.
There are many disillusiorad min
ers who also have faith in the man
who got into office in 1924 through
the support of the progressives but
who resigned last summer all dis
credited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18

Continued from, Page Oae)
mands were not Immediately COM
piled with.
Bosses Cave In.
The bosses caved in quickly,
whining that they didn't know the
workers objected to "a plan of prog
ress whereby more work is produced
in the same~timeD
But in going back to work, the
men made the mistake of not or
gsnizing a union, and compelling its
recognition. The promise of recall
Of the speed-up efficiency system
was also hot unconditional, since the
employers insisted that the "prin-
cirle of efficiency will not be
dropped by the company" thus MAX
ing it certain that its installation
will he attempted again, as soon as
the leaders of the revolt are weaded
out for one cause or another.
The leaders of the strike, James
Lenny, Ray Taylor and Charles La
Monte, were all reinstated, but
again the boss spokesman issued the
reinstatement order with his torguo
IN his cheek. He declared: EVERY
man gees back. do not think, how
ev.rsthat any man can take excep-
ton to the discharge of an en-
rloye who does not do his work
conscieutiously.'
T.U.E.L. in Statement.
Tie Ira lie Union Educati,ral
League ISSUED a statement n cir
cular form which was distributed -
the workers. 1t declared in part:
"How can the workers of the
Proctor and Gamble Soap Company
be sure that this vicious speed-up
system will not be introduced? There
is only one way and that is through
the establishment of a powerful
union taking in all the workers in
the plant no matter what work they
do or what language they speak. The
union must have shop committee
based upon representatives elected
by the rank and file in each depart
ment. When such union is estab-
lished with the power to call strike
throughout the plant in case of any
violation of agreements, then and
then only have the men any guar
antee as to their conditions. Then
and then only have they weapon
with which to fight for better con-
ditions in the future, for the reduc-
ton of hours, for increased wages,
for job control, and against unsani-
harry conditions.
"The Trade Union Educational
League is anxious to help in every
possible way the workers of the
Proctor and Gamble Soap Company
and hopes that this word of advice
may be OF assistance in aiding you
10 establish once and for all an or
tanization to protect your interests
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Prison Strike Exposes
Cruelties of Warden;
Forces His Indictment

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. H.
Charles F. Sorber, resigned assis-
tant superintendent of Holmesburg
County Prison where a prisoners
strike occurred for three days last
month, will go on trial Tuesday on
charges of "wanton cruelty" Sor-
Der was indicted by grand jury
yesterday.
The strike took place because of
the impossible food served to the
prisoners. 1t was broken by a dis
play of machine guns, and the use
of tear gas bombs and hoses. The
facts became known about conditions
that led to the mutiny,. and the
grand jury was forced to act.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
London, Papers Jeer
at Marines Tin God

A
LONDON, Feb. II U.D-The
daily press commented today on
dispatches from Cannes, France.
reporting en- encounter between
Gene Tunney,, former heavyweight
champion, and photographers who
attempted to photograph him in a
hotel lobby
"Tunney made his fortune from
his fame as fighter" the news
paper said .That fame was made
for him with the assistance of pho
tographers and press agents. To
knock out one Of the men who helped
advance him from obscurity to the
American social register, makes one
wonder if he is not suffering from
swelled head
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Doheny, Jr., Killed
by His Private Sec'y

LOS ANGELES, Feb. It'd
ward L. Doheny, Jr., son and heir of
the oil millionaire Doheny and man
ager of some of his fathers affairs
which got MIN indicted along with
Fall and Sinclair in the Elk Hills
Naval oil lease scandal, was shot to-
day and killed by his confidential
secretary, who then committed
suicide.
The killing took place in Doheny's
bedroom. The cause for the murder
is not announced. The family say
that the secretary, Hugh Plunkett, 6
servant of Doheny for Is years, had
been nervous about something lately.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Poor Material IN Scafolds,;
Br1bed Inspectors, Kill Men

Of all the hazards faced by the
men who rear steel and concrete SO
stories into the air, or build the
hundreds of thousands of small
houses, scaffolding is undoubtedly
the worst. New York state labor
department figures indicate that at
least 10 per cent of all building ac-
cidents, including fatalities, result
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
II GARRISONS
NEARLY SUCCEED
IN MUTINY PLOT
Light Penalty for Army
Chiefs, Others Suffer

/ s MADRID, Feb. IA re-organi-
cation of the dictatorship which has
been maintained by General Primo
de Rivera in Spain for the last five
years seemed imminent tonight. 1t
will be disguised as a returr to con-
stitutioDal methods, but care will
be taken that the essential factors
in an arbitrary rule are rettired,
tho Rivera himself will step out be-
cause of the universal detestation
and hatred his repressive acts have
earned him. Twenty-seven garri-
sens were involved in the last I'M
successful revolt.
Punish Workers Only.
Meanwhile the prisoners taken
during the governments suppress
sion of the military mutiny in Bar
celona are still held on warships and
in government barracks. The dis
affection is so eep-seated in the
army and there is so much SYM
pathy with the revolters, that it. is
thot nc very severe punishment will
he meted out against them.
Former Premier Jose Sanchez
Guerra, who surrendered in Valen-
cia when the revolt failed, and who
takes all the blame for its organi-
cation is permitted to receive visi-
tors and Las not been tried yet.
The fate of striking workers in
the industrial cities who also fought
Rivera aiong with their employers,
is different. They face long prison
terms or death.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Office Workers Union
Webster Manor Thurs.

All roads will lead to New Web
ster Manor, 1876 E. 18th ST., this
Thursday evening, as workers from
all parts Of the city come out to
help the Offi1e Workers Union cele-
brate its first years existence at it's
first annual dance.
Tickets for the dance are on sale
at the union headquarters, l Union
Square, Room sos. The union holds
meetings every second and fourth
Mondays Of the month at the Labor
Temple, 242 Z. 18th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Vatican Treaty Makes
Switzerland Unneutral

GENEVA, Feb. 17.-Possibility
hat the status Of the papal Swiss
hercenary troops might be affected
" the Italo-V Vatican treaty devel-
bped into intricate question today.
The new Swiss military code pro-
libits citizens of Switzerland from
Elisting in foreign armed forces
Hthout the consent Of the Swiss
kderal council.
AnDo, the question is raised
vhe(her the presence of this Swiss
brYk, serving another state, consti-
hteS . violation Of Switzerland's
knIfsllt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
300 Cup Makers on
Strike for More Pay

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. II
(UP).-Workers in the cup making
industry announced a strike today,
demanding five per cent increase in
wages and alterations in working
conditions. About 3,700 persons
Joined the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18

The history or all hitherto cx-
listing society is the history of
class strHggles.--Karl Marx tCom-
munist Manifesto).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
30 HURT AT FOOTBALL GAME

DUBLIN, (By Maill. Thirty
spectators we're badly hurt at foot
ball game in Tolka Park, when a
wire netting construction collapsed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-18
Win SOAP STRIKE,
RECALL SPEE:D-Up
Reinstate Leaders, But
Bosses Plan Reprisal

Continued from Page One)
mands were not Immediately COM
piled with.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-06
mart PRICES DROP
AFTER BAD SCARE
Federal Reserve Board Will Is
sue Credit Statement
Late Today

New York, Feb. 6.-(N-Thc an
nouncenent that the federal reserve
board would issue q statement on
credit conditions after the close Of
the market threw q bad scare into
the stock market today, and prices
broke sharply after an opening in
terval Of strength. Early gains of /
to 8 points were cut down or wiped
lc't and long list Of issues. includ-
ing several Of the industrial favorites.
dropped to- 10 points. Wright
Aeronautical. which was strong yes
terday, broke Is points.
No information was forthcoming as
to the contents Of the federal reserve
statement. but In banking circles the
view was expressed that 1t would deal
with the boards attitude on the
domestic credit situation.
Local credit conditions were easier
Call money renewed at seven per cent
ana dropped to six.
At least ten copper stocks, inclua-
ing Anaconda, Chile. Cerro de Pasco
and CRANKY, moved into new high
ground In the early trading on predic-
tions Of another increase in the price
Of the red metal. The gains, which
ran from to 3 Ia points, were
practically wiped out in the early af-
ternoon reaction.
Curtiss. Radio. Advance Rumely
General Electric. Johns Manyille.
American Linseed, Dupont and Union
Carbide were hammered down five 70
nearly ten points, and international
Telephone. Montgomery Ward. u. S.
Steel common, Westinghouse Electric,
National Cash Register. Western I'm
ion. Mack Trucks and Chrysler sold
3 to I l-2 points lower.
Pools stepped aside in the late
trading when the offerings became
too abundant and bear traders used
the opportunity to hammer down
high grade rails. Atchison, Union
Pacific, Canadian Pacific, and Louis.
vile and Nashville were down to G..
Several of the metal shares broke
sharply. Joseph lead lost z points
and Federal Mining, 10. U. S. Steel
got down to 179 1-2 before it shared
in q late rally. The closing was
heavy. Sales appropriated 4,750,O0O
shares.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-06
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
TR07ZKY'S LOCATION

London, Feb. 6.-(R-A maze of
conflicting reports today had Leon
Trotzky In as many as six or seven
widely separated places.
The story that he was aboard the
soviet steamer Kransky Flott, arriv-
ing at Constantinople today was flat
ly denied by Moscow officials.
Dispatches from the soviet capital
Indicated an understanding in some
quarters there that the former war
commissar was still at Alma Aata,
Russian Turlzestan.
Berlin newspapers published reports
from Kovno. Lithuania, that he had
arrived at Moscow in the custody Of
the secret police and was held in q
suburb there. pending completion Of
arrangements for his exile.
Still another story said that he had
been aboard the Krasny Flott but
had been drowned during the Black
Sea storm.
A Jewish telegraph agency dispatch
from Moscow said 1t had been learned
from highly reliable sources that
Trotzky arrived in Constantinople on
Jan. 26. Dispatches from Constanti-
nople, however, reiterated statements
that no trace has been found there
Of the former red les.der.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-06
STIMSON ADMITS HE
WILL VISIT HOOVER

Manila. Feb. 6.-(R)-0overnot
General Henry L. Stimson. today is-
sued a statement In which he said:
1T is true that at the request of
the president-elect Of the United
States am about to leave the Phil
ippines in order to take up another
duty.
what the nature Of that duty q,
I prefer to leave to Mr.. Hoover to IN.
nounce," the statement added II a..
pect to sail In about two weeks"
Stimson. who accepted the cover.
nor generalshir Of the Philippines.
after the death of the late General
Leonard Wood, has been mentioned
letely as the possible secretary Of
state in the new presidents cabinet,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-06
AVERAGE MAN BUYS
LESS Than ONE SUIT
OF CLOTHES A YEAR
Purchases Five-Eighths Of an
overcoat, a Valley City
CIothier Tells Convention

Minneapolis, Feb. 6.-@-T The
average man buys only three fourths
Of one suit OF clothes every year at
cost OF 924.00, Herman Stern, VAL
ley City, N. D., president of the Min
nes0ta and North Dakota Retail
Clothiers and Furnishers association.
told delegates to the associations
18th annual convention here today.
Mot only does Mr.. Average Man
buy only three-fourths of suit each
year" Mr.. Stern said. but he pur-
chases but five-eighths of an over
coat at $4,000 per coat in the same
period. That situation. he declared.
makes the clothing field q wonder
fully fertile and undeveloped one"
Discussing the chain store situa-
ton, Mr.. Stern advised the clothiers
mot to worry" but to establish q
closer, better contact with the buy
ing public" and keep step with every
new development in retailing condi-
tionS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-06
Condition of Marshal
F0ch Reported Better

Paris, Feb. 6.-(R)-The condition
Of Marshal Foch was stationary this
morning after calm night In which
there was some Improvement Of thu
pulmonary symptoms. his doctors said
at the conclusion Of their consulte.
ton this morning.
The physicians were more optimis.
tic than yesterday morning although
DR.. Hutz-Boyer. upon leaving tho
house. said he could make no def.
mite announcement for several days.
The heartening thing. It was said,
was that the marshal continued to
take nourishment, and there were
some signs the kidneys were resumiug
their normal AUCTIONS,