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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
TELL HOW IT'S DONE At
WORLD PRISON CONGRESS

With the world record for crowd
ing, torturing and burning pris-
oners alive in medieval deaf traps,
capitalist America will send a dele
cation to the Tenth International
Prison Congress to be helu in
Prague, Czeckoslovakia from Au-
gust 25 to 30-no doubt, to instruct
the rest of the capitalist world on
chow to do it."
simultaneously with this an
nouncement of the State Depart
ment Saturday, reports from De-
troit announced the discovery" that
the Detroit House of Correction has
it all over the Ohio State Peniten-
tiary hell hole. Compared with the
Detroit House of Correction, the
Ohio prison was fireproof," Captain
Edward H. Denniston, its superin-
tendent, cynically admitted. at Is
the worst death trap among prisons
in the United States"
A capitalist press dispatch de-
scribes it as "a sagging shell of
bullying walls, filled with narrow,
winding passages, rickety catwalks
and wooden tunnels" Several hun
bred prisoners are lodged in this
house of correction"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Final Three Weeks at
ClUic Rebeyt0ry Theatre

With this evenings performance
of Shakespeare's Romeo and Ju-
liet," the Civic Repertory Theatre
will enter upon the last three weeks
of its fourth and most successful
season in Fourteenth Street. Dur
ing these three weeks, Eva LIE Gal
lienne, actress and director of the
theatre in Fourteenth St., will pre-
sent seven productions on her stage.
The five new productions added
to the repertory this season will
have several performances each
during the last weeks, with the eX-
ception of Claude Anet's mile.
Bourrat." Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet" recently added to the
theatres productions, will be seen
eleven times before the season
closes. 1.-THE Living Corpse" by
Tolstoy, will have three perform
ances, while an equal number are
scheduled for the double bill, "The
Open Door" and "The Women Have
Their Way" Ibsen's "The Sea
Gull" will be given twice. "Cradle
Song" which has been in the active
repertory for four seasons, will be
played at two performances; and
Barries "Peter Pan" and Glaspell's
"Inheritors," will each have a final
performance of the season on Sat
urday matinee and evening, respec
lively, of this week.
death Takes a Holiday" with
Philip Merivale in the leading role,
will give its 150th performance at
the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to-
morrow evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12

DISTRICT SEVEN has set itself
- the quota of 10000 readers for
the Daily Worker by August l. This
is not just empty talk, but a task
which we will aim to accomplish.
Already during the membership
drive, we have shown that the Daily
Worker can be built into a mass
organ, when we increased the cir
culation three times among the auto
workers.
We have begun our drive by dis
tributing 100000 copies of the
special Detroit May Day edition,
utilizing our central organ for the
mobilization of the workers for May
Day. This has established solid
basis for our campaign, as every
working class neighborhood in De-
troi5 has been covered by this dis
tributloa, which will be followed up
by Red Sunday drives, house-to-
house canvassing, Daily Worker
res - conferences, etc.
For this drive we have not only
modified the Party membership.
The United Front May Day Con-
ference has been formed into a per-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Celebrate 5-Year Plan
in Ulmer Park May 81

On Saturday, May 81, New York
workers will gather at Ulmer Park,
Brooklyn, in a demonstration the
like of which has never been seen
in New York City-a demonstration
of thousands to celebrate the magni-
ficent progress of the Five-Year
Plan of Socialist Construction
In order that the May 81 demon
stration may have a truly mass
character, the Friends of the Soviet
Union and the Workers information
al Relief, which are arranging the
event, are calling a conference of
representative of working class and
sympathetic organizations through
out Greater New York and New
Jersey, to be held Thursday, May
IS, at p. m. at Manhattan Lyceum
IS E. Fourth st. All organizations
are urged to send delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
U.S.WORKER DELEGATES
GET BIG WELCOME FROM
SOVIET UNION WORKERS
5000 on Collective Farm Land of the SOviets"
Greet the American Delegation
See Twelve Tractors Sent by American Work.
ers and Promise 40 More Soon

The delegation saw the Y tractors
working splendidly and noted the re-
markable progress made during the
first year Of the existence of the
farm. New houses have been built
for hundreds of workers and 1000
hectares Ga hectare is Eat acresl
have already been sown with the
help of the IL tractors, while 5000
more will be sown this year.
The members of the Strana So
vietov are helping the nearby COL
lective and state farms. They were
overjoyed when the American dele
cation informed them that the
American F.S.U., in cooperation
with the Workers International Re
lief, had started a campaign for 40
more tractors and trucks for Strana
Sovietov and other collective farms
in the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12

STALINGRAD, May 9.-Amidst
tremendous enthusiasm, 5000 people
living on the collective farm, Strana
Sovietov Gland of the Sovietsl,
which is under the patronage of the
Friends of the Soviet Union, yester-
day welcomed the American Workers
and Farmers Delegation which is
now visiting the Soviet Union. The
members of the collective reported
that the arrival of the II tractors,
and one harvester, sent by American
workers and farmers as the result
Of a campaign by the Friends of the
Soviet Union, United States Section,
has been triumphantly greeted by
them as the best means Of iquidat-
ing the kulal,s erich peasants).
The president of the farm, an old
revolutionary and Red Army leader
was so moved that he cried for JOY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Manhattan Drivers in
Black Beauty Strike

(Continued from Page UueJ
Wolff of the Amalgamated Food
Workers has entered the situation
and has been permitted to assume a
leading role. 1t is evident that a
sell-out is in process. He already
announced the intention to try and
get an A. F. of L. charter The
men, however, are not so keen on
joining the A. F. of L. They want
to h"ve an organization Of their own,
independent of the A. F. of L., over
which they can exercise better con-
troll.
The chief demand of the men is
for no cut in commission, but the
strike committee has put forward
no economic demands whatsoever.
The men have been making very
poor earnings in spite of long hours
and certainly want better conditions
But so far nothing has been said
about increased pay or shortening
Of hours. Unless some demands of
llIIS NATURE arr lIlCluuSu III any SCI
Element which will be made the men
will gain very little as a result OF
their struggle.
Gust Company Official
Larney, one of the ice-presidents
Of the Motor Cab Transport Com
pany, tried to gain entrance at the
strikers meeting Saturday, but was
unanimously rejected by the men,
bership, who informed the chair that
he should be turned over to the
strike committee for handling. The
result Of the conference has not been
disclosed.
The company yesterday started
r. ing cabs manned by shutters,
mechanics ard washers through the
streets of Brooklyn in an effort to
fool the strikers into the belief that
the strike was over.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
May 16, II and Is

In this Tag Day we must mobilize
not only the Party and Y. c. L..
units but also unions and fraternal
organizations, women organizations,
cooperatives, league organizations,
etc. May First and March Sixth
showed US that masses of workers
are ready to follow our call and
participate in our activities. They
will help the Daily Worker in the
present circulation and financial
campaign. Many organizations have
shown their willingness and desire
to participate in the Daily Worker
Tag Day.
Section Committees and Daily
Worker representatives must mob
ilize all sympathizers and their or
CARNATIONS to make this. Tag Day
a success.
Remember: Help build and main
tain the Daily Worker by partici-
pating in it's Tag Day Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, May 16, II, IS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Protest Meeting Held
on n. Y. Waterfront
(Continued from Page OHe)
and Japanese workers because Of
working class activity.
Just From Atlanta.

and Japanese workers because Of
working class activity.
Just From Atlanta.
The principal speech was deliv-
cred by J. Louis Engdahl, general
secretary, International Labor De-
tense. who returned Saturday from
Atlanta, where he visited Powers
and Carr in their cells. Engdahl
called upon the workers to demand
the liberation of the two workers.
He told of the economic conditions
in the South and the movement Of
the workers there fighting for bet
ter conditions.
1t was as a result of Powers and
Carr leading the Negro and white
workers that they were arrested and
will be tried under a state law
passed in 1861. If they are convict
ed they must die in the electric chair
unless the jury that convicts them
suggests ENERGY"
Other speakers at the demonstra-
ton included David German, 7. U.
U. L.; A. Takio, Japanese Workers
Alliance; Charles Alexander, Negro
organizer, l. L. D.; John Morgan,
Marine Workers Industrial Union;
T. H. Ii, Chinese Workers Alliance,
izer. /. L. D. Beatrice Siskind, New
York secretary, I. L. D., presided.
Free JobIess Leaders"
A resolution was adopted demand
ing the release of Powers and Carr
from the dungeons of Atlanta, call
ing for the release of the New York
committee of. the March 6 demon
strators, the release Of Harry Els
man, whose Imprisonment is de-
clared challenge to the entire
working class, and calling for
struggle against the lynch terror,
which is greatly increasing, and
against the police murder of work
ers and the new laws proposed
against the foreign-born workers.
The resolution characterized as muir
der the death sentences and life i'm
prisonment sentences against the
go Japanese workers leaders re-
Gently tried in Japan, with still more
to be tried, and 1900 arrested al
together there.
The meeting closed with the sing
ing of the international"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Schools Denote Toiler
Children for May Day

New York high and public schools
have adopted the rather inconsistent
policy of demoting students who
took part in the May Day demon
strations. Grades are supposed to
show scholarship, but that doesn't
seem to bother the authorities.
What did bother them, though,
was the fact that when they de-
NOTED Jyer Becker at Public School
100, Brooklyn, from the eighth
grade to IA, they found he couldn't
be wedged into the seat. So they
had to Immediately promote him a
little.
A third term student in Walton
High School was reduced to the sew
enth grade in the public school.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
keep FRAMING
SHOE WORKERS
Union Continues Its
Organizing Campaign

Tuesday in special sessions, III
Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, frame up
of assault was made upon three
active shoe workers, Alex Rafel,
Harry Kasseon, and Dan D'Avanzo.
acting president of the Independent
Shoe Workers Union, to send them
to jail, Notwithstanding the fact that
a scab and his brother were the only
ones who appeared to testify again@t
the strikers, and also contradicted
themselves several times.
The testimony Of witnesses for The
strikers had been disragarded, AMI
thus the scandalous frame-up was
put across. The capitalist judges
once more demonstrated class hatred
for the workers, and declared them
guilty. Sentence viii be pronounced
on these workers on May Is.
In the same court the case wes
also brought up of the three strikers
of the Colonial Shoe Co, also on
frame-up assault charge, on whicA
they were found guilty. Ihelr SEN
tence will be pronounced on May 16.
The names Of these strikers are,
Max Helm, Sal Trepani, and Cornese.
The Independent S hoe Workers
Union viii appeal all these cases.
An active shoe WORKER by the
name of Sam Sadownick was arrest
ed on Friday, and held on $50 bail
at special sessions for picketing and
defying temporary Injunction.
Another active striker, Minnie Dros-
min of the Dellman Shoe Co., 305 l.,
18th St., New York, was arrested
Friday on the picket line, and held
under $500 bail. The Dellman Shoe
Co. procured a temporary injunc-
ton, but the strikers are continuing
the picketing.
Intensive preparation for new
organizational campaign to organize
the unorganized shoe workers is GO
ing on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
NEEDLE TRADES FRACTION
MEETING.

Members of the Communist Party
who are needle trades workers must
be present at the Manhattan Ly-
ceum on Tuesday, May 10, $50 p.
M, at a very important meeting.
All members are excused from
attending any other meeting that
may be held on this night in order
that they may be present at this
meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Today in History of
the Workers

May IL, 19O2-fImdred and
forty-five thousand hard coal
miners in Pennsylvania struck for
eight-hour day. 1917-Lenin and
other Russian Socialists living in
Zurich, Switzerland, started home
to carry on revolution. 1913
Cheka (All-Russian Commission
for the Suppression of Corruption
and Counter-Revolution) organ
lied. 1920-British Trade Union
Delegation, first workers dele
CATION from abroad. arrived in
Soviet Russia. 1926-Massachu-
sets Supreme Court refused new
trial to Sacco and Vanzetti. 1927
ARGOS, Soviet Russian CONNER
cial agency in London, raided by
British secret service.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
EISENSTEIN is CREATIVE
GENIUS, SAYS BOARD
OF REVIEW

Greater than 'Potemkin'; great
er than Ten Days That Shook The
World"
This is the opinion of Wilton A..
Barrett, executive secretary of the
National Board of Review, regard
ing the latest Eisenstein film, "Old
and New" which is now in its sec
ond week at the Cameo Theatre.
He added: "This is Eisenstein's
greatest achievement. 1t is his
most human; his most moving
film"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Three Workers Burned

TRENTON, N, j., May 1.-THE
bosses took another big risk Satur-
day when three workers, John de
Marco, Edward Negren and Chris
ton Malinowski were burned
Slightly" by fire which broke out
in the brake-lining plant of the
Kelso Manufacturing Co.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
SECTION 3 HARLEM DANCE

Section has serious difficulties
can't pay their rent. To raise the
money necessary a get-together and
dance will be held this coming Fri
day in the Harlem Casino, at 10th
st. and Lenox Ave. John c. Smith
Negro Jazz Band will play the snap
by dance music. Admission is so
cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Labor and Fraternal
Organizations

:, Sports group, tonight 23S East
Broadway
-
Workers Laboratory Theatre.
General Membership Meeting, to-
night S p. m, at Center.
"Singing ,Iailbsrds.
Rehearsal for LID production to-
night at 10 w. 18th ST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Needle Trades Fraction

Tuesday. $50 p. m. Every Party
member in the needle trades must at
tend and stay away from all other
meetings By order of the District
Secretariat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12
Forward to Mass Conference
Against Unemployment, Chicago
July 4th.
Communist Activities
Section Three Get-Together.

Friday, May 1G, $3.50 p. m. at Har-
John c. Smith Negro Jazz Band. Ad-
John c. Smith egro Jazz and. Admis-
mission so cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-12

Unit u, Section 6, $50 D. M: Uni
g. Section 8, 8 p. m. 105 Thatfort
Aves; Unit A, Section 4. D. m, 1891
Seventh Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Dr. WI Tells Democratic Women Status in Chna-Natona
Education Association to Meet-Women Voters
to Plan Convention.

| on the National Platoon Association
work. Among the other members of
the bureau who will attend are DR.,
Mary Davis and the Misses Edith La
tnrop, Emeline F. Whitcomb, Rowna
Hansen and Florence Fox Miss BeSs
Goouykoontz Is expected to address the
convention, though her subject has not
yet been announced.
A large group of members and aSso-
cate members of the National Educa-
tlon Association from the Office Of the
Boaro OF Education. headed by DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent OF
schools, will attend the conclave, in
Guiding Stephen Kramer, first assist
ant superintendent of schools; Mrs.
Rose Lee Hardy and Miss Jessie La
sale. assistant superintendents; Miss
Elizabeth Hunter, Miss jeanette Mac
william and Seldom Ely, supervising
principals; Miss Katherine Watkins,
supervisor Of kindergartens; Miss Ida
Limo; supervisor. primary grades; Miss
Myrtle King. supervisor, primary in
structlon: Miss Florence Gore, princi-
pal OF Adams School, and Miss Grace
Lind. principal of the Bancroft-John-
son School.
Members of the headquarters staff
OF the National Education Association
are leaving Washington early this week
to assist in arranging for the conven-
ton activities, including Miss Charl o.
Williams, Miss Agnes VIM. Mrs. Helen
T. Hixon, Miss Callie Waldran and Mrs.
Elizabeth Hand.
THE question of nationality of women
is one of the chief topics to come
before the first meeting of the Inter-
American Commission of Women, which
opens tomorrow in Havana, Cuba, with
practically every country of the two
Americas represented The action taken
by the commission in this conference
will be reported to the Hague confer
ence on recodiflcation of international
law this Summer, and is being watched
closely by the feminist groups of all
countries concerned, especially the
American feministS, who have been con-
centrating upon the problems of women
in this connection.
Miss Doris Stevens of the National
Woman's Party is the commissioner
from the United States on the inter-
American commission, and headed our
delegation to Havana, which includes
Mrs. Maud Bradbury. Mrs Thelma
Snow and Miss Laura Berien of WASH
ington.
Special significance is attached to
this seSsion-which will continue
through February 22-in view of the
fact that 1t marks not only the FIRST
meeting of the commission since its
organization, but also the first gather
ing of the women of the Americas at
the suggestion of their governments, by
whom the commission was created for
the purpose of presenting facts concern
ing the status Of women, with q view to
eliminating sex determinations In legal
as we'll as political and social codes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

, woman clerks and subordinate officials
There is no limit to the possibilities
| for them, once they have gained the
experience and training that they nat.
urally lack after so many centuries OF
retirement"
The Minister also discussed the broad
democratic principles on which the
Chinese government is founded, declar-
ing that in reality his country is one
of the oldest democracies in the world
for even during the imperial reign, with
the exception of the immediate inn
perial family, no government official has
held office in the past / 1000 years ex-
cept through his own merit, as proven
in strict government tests, given i'm
partially to rich and poor alike.
4 \ y
pLANS for the approaching national
convention of the National League
Of Women Voters, to be held in Louis
chief topic of discussion at the annual
Midwinter meeting of the executive
board of the league, which will take
place at the headquarters here in
Washington Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday of this week
Miss Belle Sherwin, president of the
league, will preside over these sessions,
which will be attended by the follow
ing members: Miss Katharine Luding-
ton of Old Lyme. Conn. first vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Roscoe Anderson of st.
Louis. second vice president; Miss Ruth
Morgan of New York City, third vice
president: Miss Elizabeth j. Hauser of
Girard, Ohio, fourth vice president;
Mrs. W. w. Ramsey of Chicago, fifth
vice president. and Mrs. Henry Steffens,
jr., of Detroit. secretary. Mrs. Frank
P. Hixon of Lake City. Fla, the treas
urer. will not be here for the meetings.
Final plans for the convention pro-
gram will be outlined by the board.
x \
p REPRESENTATIVE RUTH BRYAN
~ OWEN of Florida will be among
the interesting speakers on the pro-
gram of the Winter meeting of the Ma
tional Education Association, to be
held in Atlantic City February 1927,
inclusive-a program which includes a
number of speakers from Washington
educational and political circles.
Mrs. Owens address will be on
Modern Politics"
Mrs. Katherine Cook of the Bureau
of Education is slated to make an ad-
dress at the Wednesday afternoon
session on Teachers Surplus and the
Increasing Responsibility of the State
Teachers Colleges for the Preparation
of Rural Teachers" She will speak
also at a sectional meeting of the Ma
tional Vocational Guidance group,
which will discuss guidance in rural
schools Sunday afternoon, February %.
Miss Alice Barrows Of the Bureau Of
Education will report upon the work of
the National Council on school build
ing problems. of which she is chair
man, also at the Wednesday meeting,
and will speak on Monday afternoon