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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
CALL FIGHT ON
SYNDICAL LAW
Communists Call Jan.
Conference

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 25.-A
call for a united front conference
of all workingclass organizations
and groups for a fight on the cri-
minal syndicalist law of Ohio, under
which three workers, Tom johnson,
Charles Guynn and Lillian Andrews
were recently railroaded to five
years for their part in an anti-im-
perialist war demonstration, has
been issued by the Communist Party
of the U.S.A., District Six. The
call follows in part:
Fellow Workers:
an the state of Ohio three young
workers, members of the Commu-
mist Party, and the Young Commu-
mist League, have been recently
sentenced to long terms of impri-
sonment for distributing an anti
war leaflet in Martins Ferry on
August 1, and for attempting to
hold a mass meeting against the
war danger.
To-day the bosses are again at
lacking the working class. Again
we are face to face with wage cuts,
Continued on Page Three)
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Call Mass Meeting to
Fight w hite Terror
Against Cuban TOilers

The white terror of the Mexican
government, its attacks on the Mexi-
can and Cuban working-class lead
ers, the use of the electric chair as a
means of torture against the revo-
lutionary union leaders, and the de-
portation of II Communists to
bloody Machado in Cuba to face long
Imprisonment or death, will be the
subject of mass-protest meeting
today, at s p. M, at the New Har-
lem Casino, 10th st. and Lenox
Ave.
This demonstration against Wall
Streets Mexican government in
their fiendish terroristic acts on Gu
ban and Mexican workers is under
the auspices of the All-American
Anti-1mperialist League, New York
Branch.
Every lass-conscious worker
should attend this meeting and fight
the united front of Wall Street and
the Mexican government against
the revolutionary Latin-American
trade union leaders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26

Youngstown, Dec. 24.-The Young
town local of the Metal Workers In
dustrial League in a most enthU-
siastic membership meeting Satur-
day night, after listening to a re-
port of the National Secretary of
the League, Andrew Overgaard, de-
cided to take the initiative in or
ganizing an Unemployment Council
in the city of Youngstown, where
practically half of the steel workers
are turned out on the streets. The
local League further decided to set
itself quota of 200 members before
the April 5 National Conference and
challenged Pittsburgh to do like
wise.
The Youngstown League is one of
the most live sections of the Trade
Union Unity League, and has sue
ceeded in uniting Negro and white
workers together for common
struggle for the realization of the
program. Shop leagues are func-
tioning in the Republi Iron and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
LID Defends Japanese
Worker Facing Death

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Dec. rs.
to Japan, where
either death or life long imprison-
ment faces militant workers, threat
ems Kenmotsu, a Japanese worker
arrested for speaking at a demon
stration in San Francisco, Dec. IA.
The police wanted to know "what
was meant by the slogans on the
placards, The Hoover Conference is
a Declaration of War Against the
Working Class and Turn the I'M
perialist War into a Civil War
Against American Imperialism"
Kenmotsu entered this country in
1923, a year prior to the Congress
sional act that Orientals coming to
the U. S. A. must secure permission
from the immigration Bureau.
The international Labor Defense
secured the release of Kenmotsu
yesterday and will fight to save him
from deportation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
SOVIET REJECTS
RUMANIAN NOTE

Continued from Page One)
shirt dignitary of imperialist
France.
The French ambassador at Mos
cow is, in diplomatic rank, the
"dean" of the diplomatic corps of
foreign consuls. It happens, also,
that fascist Rumania is an outpost
of French imperialism in the war
front against the Soviet Union, it
being armed and advised by French
military. 1t also occurs that Ru
mania has Dragged by war seizure
and armed occupation, Bessarabia,
a section Of old Russia, whose peo-
pie fought to establish it as an in
dependent Soviet Republic, united
with the others in the Union of
Socialist Soviet Republics.
Moreover, even now, Rumanian
troops and police persecute the
Bessarabian people, hundreds being
ir prison for CHASTITY long sentences
and others in their graves for hav-
ing fought for freedom from the Ru-
manian robber agents of French
imperialism.
Thus when the French ambassa-
dor, Jean Herbette, visited the So
Wet foreign office and tried to de-
liver the note of Rumania to Litvi-
noff, the latter firmly told the i'm
perialist diplomat that the Soviet
government refused to receive such
an insulting document and consid-
cred Rumania's action as unfriendly.
Herbette then tried to read the
note, in loud and excited voice, but
Litvinoff cut Inn off. Then Herbette
angrily tried to throw the note on
a desk, but managed only to have
it land on the floor, whereupon he
rushed out in ruffled dignity.
The Soviet official organ, "Izves-
tia," promptly came out with a con-
donation of the cynical insolence of
the Rumania government, whose
troops and gendarmes still occupy
Bessarabia." All of which has con-
siderably Debated the ambassador
of French imperialism whose gov
eminent is Tightening the war front
against the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
7. u. u. L. Gets Word
on Painters Election

Continued from Page One)
Marara, was elected the progress
sives" Immediately turned around
and gave him their support. The
actions of the Laditzskys, VOLS and
Kossloffs in the council, who be-
came Eyes men" for everything that
McMarara proposed, proves that
without a shadow Of doubt.
Nov with naturalization in
every branch of the building indus
try and in the painting branch, the
spraying machines, ready-mixed
poisonous paints (sold by Zausner's
firm, the painting of trim, doors,
kitchen cabinets in out-of-town non
union shops, with the resultant I'M
employed and speed-up, the essential
task of the rank and file is to build
militant union.
"Due to the Vaccinations of the
tricksters in the various locals there
is no candidate in the field today,
for either day secretary or business
agent, worthy of the support Of any
rank and file painter. We call upon
the membership to concentrate all
their attention on electing local Off
GERS and delegates to the council to
stand for the following program:
IL. For the organization Of all
building trades workers, both skilled
and unskilled into one industrial
union.
"2. For a seven-hour day and a
five-day week.
"3. Equal distribution of work.
"a. For the right Of the workers
to the job; no hire and fire.
80. Abolish the speed-up system,
which causes increased unemploy-
ment.
IS. Unemployment and social in
surance funds paid by the bosses
and controlled by workers commit
tees.
az. For one district council of all
painters in Greater New York elect
ed directly by shop and job commit
tees delegates"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
Aim to Attack USSR
at Naval Conference
Continued from Page One

NCVHttHU6U IfUW fuu6 tJHCf
ring her closer to the other i'm
-0rialiet nowers in their drive
against the workers republic. The
aoIe sham of disarmament" is be-
coming so obvious in the face of the
open race for more naval forces for
the coming war, that the leading i'm
perialist powers are beginning to
spit their poison against the main
obstacle to their war preparations
the revolutionary vanguard of the
international working class.
For the workers the war prepare.
tions of the London conference and
the attacks on the Soviet Union are
not isolated and abstract matters. In
timately connected with the wage
cutting campaign in the United
States goes the threat against the
Soviet Union. Matthew Woll, who
is in the leading ranks of the i'm
perialists in their attacks on the
standard of living of the American
worker, is the most vicious enemy of
the workers republic. He prods the
willing capitalists in the U. S. ever
more ferocious attacks.
With capitalist economy in near
ly every country suffering severe
declines, with unemployment grow
ing and the contradictions of the
capitalist system driving toward war
Macdonald, Stimson, Tardieu and
Mussolini unite against the Soviet
Union-because the successes of the
Five-Year Plan and the spreading
of this fact among the masses ere
ates a living menace to the imper-
ialists in the war moves.
Speeding up of the workers, lower
ing of wages, are all part of the war
steps. American imperialism in it's
present crisis is pushing forward
for more markets and colonies, In
order to win these, it squeezes the
workers to the last inch.
The fight against wage-cuts, OPP
ressive laws, unemployment, and the
general attacks on the working class,
is intimately connected with the
struggle against the war danger.
All of the social-fascist agencies,
the socialist party, the American
Federation of Labor, the liberals, the
"peace" societies are lined up with
the imperialists in their pacifist
covering for their war preparations.
Especially in this period, the
master class requires the services
of the so-called cleft" elements in
order to mislead the masses in the
face of growing misery and with
the memory of the last world war
not entirely effected from the minds
of the workers.
Every worker must expose the
war maneuvers of Macdonald and
Hoover at the London conference.
Organize against the war danger.
Build the Communist Party as the
stalwart leader of the working class
in this period of growing struggles.
Defend the Soviet Union.
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to solve the mystery. He is not
very fat in his action, but within a
short time four people have con-
fessed to the murder When the
murder is cleared up lin the usual
stage fashion,, Kennedy shows that
he is "kind-hearted" fellow and
does not do anything about it, thus
the mystery officially stays I'M
solved.
In addition to Hodge and Herbert,
others in the cast include Valerie
Bergere, Margaret Mullen, Maurice
Burke and Abbott Adams.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
SACCO-VANZETTI PLAY
SATURDAY.

The reading Of two scenes from
Goods of the Lightning" the ia
nous Sacco-V anzetti play, will be
one Of the features of Red Art
Night Saturday evening at 8 o'clock
in Labor Temple, 18th st. and Sec
ond Ave. Local New York, Work
ers international Relief, and the
John Reed Club, an organization of
revolutionary artists and writers,
are arranging Red Art Night, the
proceeds of which will go for the
relief of the striking Illinois miners
and for the Soviet tractor fund.
Tickets at rs cents are on sale
at the WIR local office, 799 Broad
way, Room 221, and at the New
Masses, 112 E. 10Th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
Tenant Farmer in Ky.
Lynch ed for Killing
Attacking Ian dlOrd

JACKSON, KY, Dec. 25.-A ten
ant farmer, Chester Fugate, who
had killed his wealthy lawyer land
lord in fight when attacked be-
cause he asked for pay for work
done, was taken from the county
Jail by a mob Of wealthy business
men and landlords and riddled with
bullets. After a half dozen volleys
had been fired into his head, body
and limbs, Fugate was thrown over
cliff. Five hours later he was
found in the snow, still alive and
able to tell the story of the lynch
ing. 1t is thought that his death
is only matter of hours.
In spite of the danger Of lynching
by landlords no effort was made to
protect Fugate and according to the
jailer's story he was in bed asleep
when the mob came in and took his
keys. He made no effort to resist
the mob.
The fight between Fugate ard
the wealthy landlord, Watkins, was
due to Fugate's request for pay for
coal that he had dug for Watkins.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
METAL WORKERS LEAGUE DRIVES
FOR ORGANIZATION OF JOBLESS
Youngstown, Active Section of T. U. U. L.,
Pushes Plans for National Conference

Steel Co. and the Youngstown Sheet
& Tube Co. Preparations are made
for an extensive campaign to organ
re all of the steel workers in
Youngstown.
At the meeting Saturday night
two delegates were elected toi attend
The National Convention of the In
ternational Labor Defense in Pitts
burgh, December 1929.
Youth Conference Sunday.
A special conference of young
steel workers was held on Sunday,
also addressed by Overgaard. The
purpose of the meeting was to es-
lablish a Youth Section of the NJ. w.
/. L. About 20 young workers, Ne
gro and white, from Warren and
Youngstown, attended the confer
ence at which a special program for
the youth was adopted. After a
thorough discussion participated in
BY most of the young workers pres
ent, a majority of those present
Joined the league.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
New Years Eve Ball to
be PrOletarian Festival

The huge New Years Eve Work.
ers Costume Ball at Rockland Pal
ace, 155th st. and Eighth Ave-,
promises to be one of the greatest
proletarian festivals ever held. Sew
eral thousand workers, representing
all nationalities, are going to dance
in the New Year and dance out the
old at this ball, the proceeds of
which will go for the relief of the
striking Illinois miners. Local New
York, Workers International Relief,
and the Workers School are jointly
arranging the ball.
All sorts of novelties are on the
entertainment program, with the
leading revolutionary writer's and
artists participating. Tickets are
rs cents in advance and 81 at the
door. They are on sale at the WIR
office, 1893 Broadway, Room 221,
and at the Workers School, 26
Union Square.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
William Hodge Returns in
Conventional Mystery PIav

Milton Herbert Chopper, with the
cooperation of Edna Sherry, turned
out play called Inspector Ken
nedy," now on view at the Bijou
Theatre. William Hodge plays the
title role.
The story follows the usual con-
ventional lines of detective and muir
der plays, but has the advantage of
having Mr.. Hodge in the cast to add
flavor to the Characterization of In
spector Kennedy.
It's all about the murder of GER
tain MOREOVER, who it appears was
not very pleasant chap, and whose
death is not much of a loss.
In many ways the first act is the
best. Henry Herbert gives re-
markable performance and sharpens
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26

himself and throwing the blame on
the young man who is going to
marry his secretary. He succeeds
in giving the incident every appear
ance of murder committed by the
boy.
1t is quite unique, and in a way
undoubtedly will greatly appeal to
a certain type of theatregoer, that
is, the mystery-play fans.
Inspector Kennedy is called upon
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
THREE TRY ESCAPE FROM
SAN QUENTIN.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, CAL,
Dec. 25.-Three prisoners made a
desperate attempt to gain their
freedom from the jail last night.
hey were subdued after a bitter
struggle with the guards.
Tom Mooney is confined in San
Quentin on the most outrageous
frame-up in labor history. The par
ole board is studying" his case
after every living juror in it adj
mitted that the verdict was based
on framed evidence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
HIPPODROME

Fred Bradna; the Rieffenach
Family; the Great Wilenda Troupe;
Luisita Leers; Hills Baby Ele-
plants; Hippodrome Clown Band;
Madame Bradna, others. The screen
presents the first New York show
ing of William Boyd and Dorothy
Sebastian, in "His First Command"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
S1ST STREET

Ken Murray, with Helen and
Milton Charleston; amy Family;
Foster, Pagan and Cox, and the Emo
Troupe. Feature photoplay-"The
Painted Angel" starring Billie
Dove. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday-Estelle Taylor, appearing
in person, others. Feature photo
play-"Half Way to Heaven" star
ring Charles Buddy" Rogers, with
Jean Arthur and Paul Lukas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
AFFAIR FOR working
WOMEN"

Preparations are In full swing for
the Proletarian Cabaret Dance, a
very unusual affair to be held Sat-
urday, Dec. 2Sth, at 26 Union
Square.
The admission is only 30 cents
and the proceeds are for the Work
ing Woman--published by the Com
munist Party of U. S. A.
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the appetite of the audience for
thrilling evening. 1t must be regret
fully recorded that the rest of the
play does not live up to the promises
of the opening scene.
Herbert is the bent old rascal
who conceives the idea of killing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
Industrial Organizers,
Fraction Secretaries,
Meet Friday at s PM.

The Organization Department of
District 2, Communist Party, U.S.A.,
calls all section and unit industrial
organizers and secretaries of trade
union fractions to special meeting,
Friday, Dec. 81, at s p. M, at the
Workers Center, 1928 Union So.
All must be on time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
Communist Activities

Unit IL. Section ).
On Thursday, Dec. rs, at $50 p. m:
be held of Unit IL, Section in sec
ton headquarters. Every member
must be present and on time.
section 4 ID. w. Representatives.
Important meeting of all Daily
Worker representatives of Section
on Thursday. Dec. &c, at 235 w. 12Sth
St, p. m. sharp.
Section Meetings.
All units of Section 8 having meet
ing on Monday, Dec. 20. will meet on
Friday. Dec q. 6 p. m. at section
headquarters. Unit secretaries must
send special letters to all members
for this meeting.
Unit 6F, Section 2.
win meet on Thursday. Dec %, $50
D. m sharp. at Section headquarters
10 discuss section resolution and elect
delegates to section conventions
3riIig your membership books.
int IS. section 3.
Members m u attend meetina
thursday, Dec. 26. $50 sharp. to elect
VINO do not attend will be, called be
fore the Section Discipline Com
aittee.
An anti-religious dance will be helo
ct 1880 Wikins Ave. by the upper
Bronx unit No. i, Dec. rs, s p. m.
Good time in. store.
Unit I1F.
Unit 11F will meet Friday after
work at 1873 Broadway. All COM
rades of this Unit must come without
fail.
Unit 1, Section 4.
Meets Thursday $40 p. m. sharp
ut 235 w. 129th st. Election of dele
gates to section convention; election
of new Executive Committee of Unit;
check up of financial standing of all
Unit members before new books are
issued for year.
Food Workers Fraction Meet.
A general fraction meeting of food
and cafeteria workers THURSDAY, Dec.
&c. $50 p. m. at Workers Center. Very
important problems to be. acted on.
Every Party member must be present
knti-ReIigion Dance.
VIII be held Saturday. Dec. rs,
p. M. by Lower Bronx Unit. at lis
f. 13Sth ST. Good band; good pro
i5raIri.
Daily Worker representatives.
Of Section will meet Thursday.
$50 y. m. at 1873 Broadway. Every
unit in Section must be represented:
W
Section 6 will meet Thursday, p; n
1T Sc Manhattan Ave, BROOKLYN
Every unit must be represented.
workers school.
All students are advised that school
will terminate Tuesday, Dec: 81. eH-
cept the late-formed classes. To mark
the occasion I'll students are urged
to come with friends to the Costume
Ball arrnnPed for New Years Eve At
Roe6land Palace, 155th St. and 18th
Ave. Tickets rs cents in advance ana
81 at the DIOR: obtainable at school
office and Workers Bookshop,
Function.ries Meeting Section I.
A meeting of unit executives to
discuss the recruiting drive will be
held Thursday, Dec. &c. y. M, at u
f. 4th ST. All members of executive
must be present.
south Brooklyn, Unit. Y.C.L. .
Will hold open forum SUNDAY,
l5th st.
Lever Bronx vel. Forum.
Youth in. the Coming War will
he discussed by the Lower Bronx
vel. open forum sunday. Dec 20,
730 D. M, at us E. 13Sth st. CUES
tions and discussions.
District Literature Agents Meet.
An important meeting of all unit
md section literature agents of Dis
trict 2 will take place Friday. Dec.
27 Z p. m. at the Workers Center
2s-2S Union Square
role cali will be taken and non
attendance reported back to the units
Ia cking representation Comrades
Chorover, Darcy and Traehtenberg
will address this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
Vaudeville Theatres
PALACE

Ted Lewis remains for a second
week; Helen Ford; Sylvia Clark;
Richard Bennett and Co., in "a Box
of Cigars; Herb Williams; Glenn
and jenkins; the Rangers; Cheva-
lier Brothers, and Pallenberg's
Bears
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
HUrswOoD AT SUN FORUM.

The Workers School announces
the next lecture at its forum Sum-
day to be "The Negro In Industry"
Comrade Otto Huiswood, director of
the Negro Dept. Of the Communist
Party, will speak. The lecture will
be held at &c Union Square, Dec.
20 at 8 p. m.
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REMEMBER.

Not only Inns the bOurge0isie
forged the weapons thnt bring
death "a itself. II has also called
into existence the men who nre 10
WELD those weapOns--she modern
working cIass-the proletnrians.---
Karl Marx Comm unist MnnifestoI.
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labor and Fraternal
ORGANIZATIONS

The Lenin Memorial Pagent TO pc
presented by the Workers Dramatic
Council at Madison Square Garden.
ian. is is now in Rehearsal under di..
rection Of Comrade Edith Segal and
Enfoe Basshe. One hundred "orn-
rades are needed for important parts:
ro experience necessary Come to re-
hearsal Thursday. Dec. 26. 7.30 m.
- Workers Center. room 402
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26

Build the United Front of the
Working Class From the Bottom
Up--in the Industries!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
working Class wor,ens Council.

The educational directors and liter
ature agents of the local councils Of
.he United Council of Working Class
Women will meet on Friday. night,
nee. ". $40 y. IN. at the Workers
-anter. 26 Union SQUARE The mem.
ershi,, committee elected at the last
cNntral BODY meeting Of the U.C.Wc
sse.Ne- with the organization com
tittee VIII meet on Friday night
Nec. 81. $40 ~. m at the central OF
re. so. e. 18th ST.. voom $50,
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n.n,. Mcc,npis sneak.

Fred Beal and Bill McGlnnis. one
sentenced 70 20 years and the other
10 Is years, in the Gastonia case. will
speak tonight in the auditorium of
the Cooperative House. 27O0 Bronx
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26
working Women Conference.

Anti-war working woman's confer
ence will take place Saturday. Jan.
at 2 u. M. Irving Plaza Han. irving
Pl. and 18th ST.. under the. AUSPICES
~ the Communist Party. New York
District. All trade unions. shop rep
resentatives and progressive women's
organiza lions are requested to elee'
delegates.
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District Literature Agents Meet.

An important meeting of all unit
md section literature agents OF Dis
trict 2 will take place Friday. Dec
27 z p. m at the Workers Center
26-2S Union Square.
A role call will be taken and non
attendance reported back to the units
IL ckinv representation Comrades
Chorover, Darcy and Trachtenberg
will address this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-26

The Workers Theatre meets this
rridav. Dec. az. at Astoria Hall t2
James Phillips Will direct singing of
workers songs and mass recitation
t'whe First Year Of the Five Year
Plan" All interested can become