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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
WORKERS SCHOOL .
DEVELOPS NEGRO
Ev0LUTIONISTS
New Curriculum Has
Special Courses

The Workers School, which has
had a regular attendance of Negro
workers and students of both sexes
for the past few years, now offers
a group course to Negroes and with
workers active in Negro work.
A symposium course on Capital
ism and the American Negro, under
the leadership of Cyril Briggs and
Otto Huiswood, will deal with the,
backgrounds of the present problems
of the American Negro, the class
position of the Negro in America
and the relations of the various
class groups among the Negroes to
corresponding class groups of the
whites. The course will also include
a discussion of such phenomena
among the Negro masses as the
Carney Movement. the Negro "Im-
provement Association" etc.
This course will outline the pro-
gram which the Communist Party
of the United States of America Of
fers to the Negro masses for strug-
gle against their oppressors, thru
solidarity with the white workers in
the revolutionary class struggle.
Other Courses.
Other courses included in the
group courses for Negro and other
workers are Fundamentals of Com
munism and choice of History of
the American Labor Movement, His
tory of the Communist Party of the
United States of America or His
tory of the Communist International.
Registration for these courses and
others opens at the office of the
Workers School, 1928 Union So,
Room 1, fifth floor, on Sept. 2. Reg
ular classes begin on Monday eve
ming, Sept. 80.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
Gastonia Colony Is
In Need of Clothes;
W.I.R. Asks for Help

Clothes are badly needed in the
tent colony near Gastonia, accord
ing to Caroline Drew, relief rep
resentative in the South. The
Workers International R lie f
urges workers everywhere to send
bundles Of clothes of every de-
scription, and shoes to the W.T.R.
store at 418 Brook Ave-, New
York City, IN care of Louis Baum.
Baum, who manages the store,
announces that a truck will call
Cor bundles if they cannot be sent
direct. A cleaning establishment
is also operated under Baum's
supervision, which not only mends
and cleans garments before they
are sent South, but also does ex-
pert cleaning and dyeing for pa
irons, to cover the expenses of
operating the store.
All sympathizers are urged to
patronize the store. Garments are
| called for and delivered.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
RAISE CASTONIA CALL TUEL MEETS
DEFENSE FUNDS|0VER week END
Nationwide Collections
on Tag Days

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able labor lawyers, by the scores of
witnesses and general defense &C.
Invites at the trial.
Money is needed for the defense
at once. Although the masses have
responded to the call of the Gas
tonia strikers to date, not enough
has been received to insure the pay
ment of all the expenses.
These ten days are set aside for
that purpose. Every man, woman
and child must go into the streets,
go into the homes, factories, union
headquarters and collect, collect, col
lect.
We must win this case! We can
win it by mass pressure, by mass
contributions. We will not allow the
bosses to send these working class
leaders and fighters to the chair!
In order to save them you must
work-every spare hour must be
spent in appealing to your fellow
workers. We suggest the following
line of activities, not only throughout
the ten day drive but afterward, day
after day, until the % Gastonia
strikers are freed. City-wide tag
days, house to house collections on
Saturday, Sunday, Aug. "a and rs,
and on Saturday, Sunday, Monday,
Aug. 81, Sept. 1 and 2 as well. These
tag days must have the character
of mass movement.
Collections by means of the tag
day boxes and collection lists in ev-
cry shop and factory of your city
must continue throughout the whole
ten days. Every shop must be COW
cred by collectors. Labor unions,
all other workers organizations
must be reached during the ten
day drive. Speakers must be mobil-
lied for this work. If you are not
allowed the floor, then make col
lection when the workers leave the
meetings.
Send a collection committee to all
picnics and other workers affairs
to all mass meetings of workers.
Place a new collection list into
the hand of every sympathetic
worker in your city and request him
to secure contributions in his neigh
borhood, in his shop, factory, mill
and mine.
Secure adoptions of resolutions by
labor unions and other organiza-
tions! Have them make a gener-
Gus contribution for defense!
Hand in hand with the above must
go your mass meetings, street meet
ings, factory gate meetings, dis
tribution of leaflets, hanging of
posters.
Workers in every city of the ma
ton! Workers of all languages!
Mobilize in masses for the most
gigantic collection of funds we have
ever had. Only the mass power of
the millions of workers will free the
textile workers and organizers whose
lives are now in danger.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
ITO HOLD TAIL ORS
SHOP MEETING
hmalgamated Workers
to Formulate Plans

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wages that are a direct result of the
policies of the Sidney Hillman ma
chine, which is in control of the
union.
The conference will formulate
policies to fight for the 40-hour,
5-day week, week work instead of
piece-work, reinstatement of all ex-
PEELED workers, one union in the
needle industry, abolition of the
practice of hire and fire and unem-
ployment insurance to be paid i'm
mediately to all unemployed and
partially employed workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
POLICE, FASCISTS
ATTACK MEETING
Fail to Break Up Great
Anti = Fascist Rally
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two harness bulls whose strike
breaking chief, Grover Whalen, was
presented with medal by Musso-
lini when he was first indicted into
office as a tribute to Whalen's SER
vices to the reaction. The two anti
fascists were forcefully dragged off
the speakers platform, hauled off to
the night court and sentenced to one
day in jail, the magistrate ruling"
that the permit had been issued for
the northwest corner while the meet
ing was conducted on the south
west corner, which he claimed was
under the jurisdiction of another po-
lice district!
francesca Coco and Memo Sira-
cusa, business manager of II Lava
rotore, continued with the meeting,
defying the police and a handful of
black-shirt sympathizers who, too
cowardly to attack the workers in
the street, hurled potatoes and bags
filled with water from the roofs of
nearby houses. The workers pro-
tested furiously against these hood
lum tactics, shouting down with
Mussolini!" and Down with fas-
cism!" and heaping contempt on the
yellow fascists.
The attempts to disrupt the dem
onstration failed dismally as more
and more workers joined the ranks
of the anti-fascists, cheering the
speakers who denounced the Sons
of Italy pilgrimage" as a Grass ma
neuver to create in Italy the illusion
that the millions of Italo-American
support the bloody fascist rule. The
workers were also warned that
upon the return of the Sons of Italy
delegation an effort would be made
to penetrate and gain control of
the Mutual Aid Societies of the
United States in order to turn them
into so many agencies of fascist
propaganda.
T h Anti-Fascist Alliance an
nounces that another meeting will
be held at the same corner next
week to challenge the New York
lickspittles of fascismo and their al
lies, the police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
SCABS PICKET"
.UN|0N|zED SHOP
Cloakmakers Ignore
Company Union
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shops are members of the Indus
trial Union, sent "pickets" to the
shop, in preparation for another
bloody assault on the workers of
the shop, left wing cloakmakers said
yesterday. The cloakmakers, how
ever, will not be intimidated and
ignore the "pickets" but at the same
time will defend themselves if at
tackled by thugs of the right wing
Session Starts Today.
The General Executive Board Of
the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union will begin a two days
session at the national office Of the
union at 10 o'clock this morning.
Members Of the G. E. B. from all
sections Of the country will be pres
ent to take up questions Of major
Importance to the union, also to elect
delegates to the Trade Union Unity
Conference to be held in Cleveland,
Aug. 81 and to rally to the defense
Of the 16 Gastonia strikers and
strike leaders who go on trial for
murder in Charlotte. N. c. next Mon
day morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
TAMMANY LOWER
IN BANK M|RE.
City Trust Trial Points
to S5,000,000 Grab

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900 went" Assistant District At
torney Harold Hastings told news.
papermen.
Di Paolo's evidence was supported
by Genaro Delosso brother-in-law of
Francisco M. Ferrari, leader of the
Tammany-fascist looting clique
which brought about the banks fail
ure and the loss of the savings of
hundreds of working class deposit
tors. Graft in great amounts had
been paid from depositors' funds to
many, including public officials, he
said.
Part of the graft had gone to
support New York fascist organiza-
tions, the Moreland probe had dis
closed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
PREVENTION BY
PERIALISTS is
BELIEVED NEAR
Old Treaty is Used as
Latest PreteXt

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the treaty for pacific settlement of
international disputes and expresses
China's intention to abide by arti-
Gle two of that document. The treaty
was not identified at the state de-
partment until today and no COM
ment was made upon the significant
phraseology of the article mentioned
by WI. 1t is as follows;
"In cases of serious disagreement
or conflict, before an appeal to
arms, the signatory powers agree
to have recouse, as far as circum-
stances allow, to the good offices or
mediation of one or more friendly
powers"
The treaty is a dusty example of
the imperialist diplomacy Of the
10Th century. 1t was signed at the
first international peace conference
at The Hague in 1899 and strongly
suggests the Kellogg pact in some
of its clauses. The purpose of the
treaty is to "obHate as far as pos
sible recourse to force between
states" The United States, Russia,
Japan, China, Great Britain, France,
Germany and most other nations
are parties to the agreement.
WI did not explain his reference
to the old treaty in handing the
note to Stimson. Observers believe
however, that the paragraph will be
interpreted as pretext for inter
vention by one or more powers, as
suggested by Stimson last month,
which will be welcome to the Nan
king government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
JERSEY CAR MEN
REFUSE TO VOTE
80 Per Cent Abstain
Want Strike Action
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men at the City Hall tonight, make
ballots tell different stories.
Yell Reds"

ballots tell different stories.
Yell Reds"
Local President William Wepner
repeated the charge of "Red propa-
ganda," made by his associate, Har-
ry Jones, Paterson local president,
in explanation" of the utter failure
of the union leaders to lure the men
to arbitration.
81 didn't vote" shouted a union
bus driver to Wepner at the City
Hall last night. "Why should l.?
There wasn't anything about 80
cents an hour in it. How do we know
that you are not going to discuss
a wage increase and not a wage de-
crease if arbitrating the question
was decided on? It's 80 cents an
hour or strike, with me-" he added,
as he turned from Wepner in dis
gust.
Rank and file barn committees
to prepare for a 100 per cent strike
to gain the eight hour day and other
demands, is advocated by the New
Jersey section of the Trade Union
Educational League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24

Communist Activities

New Headquarters, See. . and 3.
Beginning Monday Aug. %. all
units of Sections and will meet at
the new headquarters, 1179 Broadway,
corner of 2Sth st.
Brooklyn Open Air Rally.
Section will hold an outdoor cleo
ton campaign rally tonight, 8 o'clock
at 25th st. and Mermaid Ave.
Greek Fraction.
A special meeting will be held
Monday. Aug. 26, $50 p. M, at the
Workers Center, 26 Union So.
Unit 3F, Section. 3.
VIII meet Tuesday, Aug. 81 at
1179 Broadway.
x
Unit 5, Section .,
A special meeting for the discussion
of the Tenth Plenum will be held
Monday. Aug. %, $40 p. M, at the
new Section headquarters, 1179
Broadway, corner of 2Sth St, and
not in the Workers Center as stated
in the letter sent out to members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24

E. L. said today, and by far the
greater percentage of delegates will
represent hitherto unorganized work
ers. The new industrial unions will
be adequately represented and many
A. F. Of L. locals are sending dele
gates directly. Minority groups in
Musteite and A. F. Of L. unions will
also send representatives to the con-
vention, to help organize o new trade
union center. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
Fraternal Organizations
Freiheit Mandolin Orchestra.

The orchestra, under the leadership
of Jacob Schaefer, is preparing for
its sixth annual concert to take place
in Town Hall next April, and invites
workers who play the mandolin to
join. Exceptional players will be in
Quoted into the orchestra; others will
receive instruction in the classes now
being conducted. The club rooms,
los e. 14th St, are open Mondays and
Thursdays at 500 D. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
WIN UNION CONDITIONS

CHICAGO (By Mail).-As the re-
suit of a strike, 270 printers of the
American Colortype Corporation
have won union conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
scandinavian workers Outing.

The scandinavian Workers Clubs
of Brooklyn and New York are ar
ranging an outing by bus to the big
summer festival in Bridgeport, Conn,
which the Scandinavian Workers
Club there is holding on Sunday,
Sept. l. Every worker who wishes
to go along should send his name and
address to Bert Carlson, 1877 E. Goth
St, New York. All welcome.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
brownsville Ii. d. Concert

The Brownsville Branch. l. /. D,
has arranged q concert and package
party for Saturday, Aug. "a, 500 p. m.
at 1874 Watkins st.
workers Laboratory Theatre.
Final meeting of the Summer Com
mittee takes place 730 p. m, Tues
day. Aug. 27, at the Workers Center
&c Union Sd, 9Th floor. Arrange
ments will be made for the opening
of the 1929-3O season on Sept. and
the presentation of our first play
white Trash" dealing with the Gas
tonia strike.
Unity Cooperative.
A membership meeting will be held
Monday, Aug. 26, s p. m, at 1900 9TH
Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
W.I.R. Brass Band.

The W.L.R. is organizing a brass
band and invites worker players to
register with Comrade Cohen at its
office, Union So. room sos, any day
between 4 and 6. or to send in appli-
cations by mail A meeting vii be
called as soon as a sufficient number
of players have signed up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
Union Wins Strike.

The Independent Shoe Workers
Union announced yesterday that
Morrison and Silver, "a w. 21st st.
signed an agreement recognizing the
union and establishing the Al hour
week and giving the workers & 10
per cent increase in wages.
Last November the workers went
on strike under the leadership of the
Shoe Workers Protective Union,
which however, did not conduct a
struggle except to keep two pickets
in front of the shop. Since then
50 per cent of the workers joined the
Independent Union, losing confidence
in the S. w. F. U. which officially
called off the strike on Aug. 3. The
Independent Union continued the
strike and on the demand Of the
workers, the boss was compelled to
grant the strikers demands.
The hearing on the application of
the Bernard Shoe Co., 200 Dillay St.,
Brooklyn, for a permanent injunc-
ton against the union was postponed
until Monday when it came before
Judge Callahan yesterday. The
judge issued temporary injunction
to prohibit picketing on Tuesday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
u. S. ATTACK ON
N. Y. SHOE union
Anti-Labor Questions
Asked Workers
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advised the workers not to sign, the
police said they would arrest him,
which, however, they did not do. In
the Schwarz and Benjamin factory,
139 Noel St., all the workers with
the exception of Mile Belcastro an
swered the questions.
The government operatives also
visited the hall the union is using
for the striking shoe workers of the
Byrns Shoe Co., located at 70 Third
Ave. Several strikers answered the
questions before they realized what
they were doing. The others re-
fused to answer, and the department
of labor agents left without accom-
plishing what they wanted.
The union last night sent letters
to all their shop chairmen advising
the workers not to answer the ques-
lions and pointing out that they were
within their legal right in refusing
10 answer.
All workers are warned not to an
swer any such questions in a state
ment issued last night by Rose
Baron, secretary of the New York
l. L. D. The statement declares:
at is significant to note in this
regard that Edward McGrady of the
American Federation of Labor, re-
Gently announced that the names of
all shops that sign agreements with
the left wing Needle Trades Work
ers' Industrial Union would be sent
to the departments of justice and la
Dor. Thus the A. F. of L. officials
are offering themselves as govern
ment stool-pigeons.
"The I. L. D. urges all workers
to refuse to answer questions or
even give their names to depart
ment of labor agents. This is within
their legal rights. If arrested, they
should refuse to answer questions
until an attorney sees them.
"All workers who want ADVICE on
this matter should come to the Of
flee of the New York I. L. D., 1893
Broadway, Room 422, daily, from
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
TAG DAY DRIVES
NATIONWIDE FOR
CASTOR DEFENSE
Trial Opens Monday;
No Workers on Jury

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diced against the defendants, their
union and the International Labor
Defense.
Yet the legend of IAN impartial
state handing out even-handed JUS
tice," the illusion of fair trial, is
assiduously spread by the capitalist
press and supported by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and the lib
erals, desperately attempting to OBJ
scure the sharply drawn class lines
and issues.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24

The Workers School needs volun-
teers to do work n the office in prep
aration for the fall term. All COM
rades who are unemployed, on YaCa-
whatsoever are asked to report at
the Workers Center, 5th floor. No
knowledge of office work is neces-
sary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-24
Harlem Dance.

The Harlem Progressive Club will
give it's fourth summer dance this
Saturday, Aug. "a, in its club rooms
at 1892 Madison Ave. A good jazz
band has been booked for the eve
ming. All workers welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17
EDUCATION BOARD
TO GIVE REPLY ON
BUILDING PROGRAM
Data Being Collected for Let.
ter Telling Status of Swear
Construction Plan.
SUPT. BALLOU
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT
Or. c. F, Carusi Instructed to Pre-.
pare Explanation of Delay
in New Schools,

School officials at the Franklin Adj
ministration Building today were await.
ing a request by DR.. Charles F. Carusi
president Of the Board of Education
ior reasons and explanations with which
10 augment a statement of the status OF
the nve-year school building program
WIN Wnlch ne proposes to reply to the
recent letter OF Senator Arthur Capper
OF Kansas, In which Mr. Capper sought
constructive and complete Inform stio,,
regarding the school building ACTIVITIES
OF the District
AT It's meeting yesterday the Board nj
education accepted from DR.. Frank w
bauou, superintendent of schools. that
omclats annual report, the fifth section
OF which outlined the exact stains nf
the nve-year program. The infornna.
ZION contained in this section of the 70
port was compiled by DIR. Ballou with
palnStaking care and sets forth exactly
Wnlch OF the authorized buildings had
oeen completed as well as those stilI
contemplated ''A'i
AT the suggestion of DR.. BaJJou tbs
BOARD agreed that this section of the
report should be forwarded to Senator
Capper IN response to his request for
e ene ouuolng program information
on1ce the report does not atteront IN
set forth the reasons for the delay in
any OF the buildings or for the faiIure
OF the program to be carried o,,t ar
coroing to the original schedule. and
IN view OF the fact that these reasons
constitute major part of the specific
GAIA requested by Mr.. Capper. the
BOARD authorized DR.. Carusi to compile
an explanatory statement to accompany
tne section Of the report for forward.
ing to the Senator
Dr. Carusi declared he would under
axe TO compile the additional inforrna-
ton Immediately" In consequence
Stepnen e. Kramer. first assistant SUPER
lntenoent, and Robert L. Haycock, first
assistant superintendent of the Whit
schools. and Garnet C. wilkinson. first
assistant superintendent in charge of
coiored schools, were preparing TO-DAY
to supply the School Board president
with the explanatory data he must OF
necessity receive from them. DR.. Carusi
himself was called out Of the CITY for
few days Unexpectedly this morning. 50
That the reply to Senator Capper can
not be completed before the FIRST of next
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17
HOSPITAL PROPOSAL
INTERESTS COPELAND
1nstallment Payments by Persons
of Moderate Means Seen
as Beneficial.

Senator Copeland. Democrat, of New
York. member of the District COM
mittee, expressed keen interest today
IN the suggestion advanced yesterday
for establishment of an installment
plan OF payment for hospital treatment
for persons OF moderate means. The
suggestion was put forward by DIR.
George C. Havenner of the Bureau of
Efficiency and also president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations. in
connection with study he made of Gal
linger Municipal Hospital.
Senator Copeland said that the cost
OF sickness is nearly always a hardship
70 the middle class of people and that
If some plan could be devised to make
it easier for such persons to pay for
hospital treatment 1t would be COM
mendable