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PREACHERS HELP
TEXTILE BARONS
}| IN NEW BEDFORD
Senator Butler Buys Up
Sky-Pilots
NEW BEDFORD, Maas. (FP),
July 4.—Former Senator William M.
Butler, through private detectives,
has ordered New Bedford preachers
to tell workers to return to the cot
ton mills under a 10 per cent wage
reduction. Indirectly he has prom
ised to “take care of” them if they
will help break the strike from their
pulpits.
At least a dozen ministers have
confirmed the story of the Rev. Lin
den H. White, pastor of St. Martin’s
Episcopal Church, who revealed ac
tivities of the Butler-bossed private
detectives. J. Aspin Reed, head of
a Boston detective agency, called on
•White and urged him to help call off
Jfhe strike. He was to call on manu
■ [acturers to open their mill gates to
yungry workers, although they had
Already published their intention of
opening July 9.
Bribe Preachers
“Will the manufacturers take
down the wage cut notices,” asked
Linden.
“No,” was the detective’s immedi
ate reply. Turned down, Reed came
hack the second time. The minister
stuck to his guns, and then Reed re
marked pointedly and cooly:
“Do jou mind, Mr. White, if I take
your answer back to Senator But
ler? You know he is interested in
the mills here.”
Reed also offered to “take care of”
the pastor. To some he offered auto
mobiles. Bribery unavailing, Reed
threatened White that he would call
up the mill treasurers and notify
them of the preacher’s refusal to
serve them.
| Linden’s public statement followed
L plea from Father Noon, Catholic
Clergyman, imploring the mill work
ers to stick it out. He asked the
bosses to rescind the cut, asserting
that even the previous wages had
been far too low.
Uses Private “Dicks”
Butler, former chairman of the
National Republican Party, former
U. S. Senator from Massachusetts
and confidante of President Coolidge
is a firm believer in the efficacy of
private detectives in breaking up
strikes and smashing unions. Be
tween 1918 and 1922 he paid $250,000
to the Sherman Service to disrupt the
union, corrupt leaders and tear down
resistance to wage cuts.
Tho attitude of the New Bedford
Council of Churches in urging arbi
tration of the dispute has been offi
cially commended by the State
Church Federation. The Federal
Council of Churches is understood to
be deeply interested in the New Bed
ford struggle and is making a pre
liminary study of the struggle to de-1
termine whether it should conduct a I
formal survey.
Imperialism and Fourth of July
By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press')
To millions of workers slaving’
throughout the world to provide the
tribute exacted by the American dollar
empire the 4th of July will loom as
anything but the birthday of liberty.
They will view it as the day set apart
by the world’s greatest exploiters to
glorify their rise to power. Gradually
it will be transformed into Empire
day, demanding worship of imperial
power, wherever the dollar has estab
lished its dominion.
The change in the character of the
4th has been in progress many years.
But it has proceeded most rapidly
since the world war enabled American
capitalism to declare its financial in
dependence. This transformation is
reflected in the recent expulsion from
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution of a member who protested the
blacklisting of scores of prominent
•persons for professing the principles
■ of the declaration of independence.
| Prior t< the world war the United
States was still in part an economic
colony of Europe. Its workers had
each year to produce the tribute re
quired by European capitalists on the
five to six billion dollars which they
had invested in America. The great
er part of this tribute went to Eng-
land which held about $4,000,000,000
of American sedulities.
War Profits for U. S.
Huge was profits shifted the balance
of power to American capitalists.
They bought back a large proportion
of the American securities held in Eu
rope. They bought the investments of
England and other European coun
tries in Central and South America.
They established New York as the
monnylending center of the world and
with the end of the war began to pour
dollars into all parts of the world, tak
ing mortgages on governments, buy-
I ing up industries, engrossing power
resources, building railroads and sac-
I tories.
The latest census of America’s in
vading dollars shows $5,200,000,00 in
vested in Latin America, $4,300,000,-
000 in Europe, $3,900,000,000 in Can
ada, $700,000,000 in China, Japan and
the Philippines and $400,000,000 in
other parts of the world. These dol
lars, which extend the domination of
American capitalists over the econo
mic activities of other peoples, are in
creasing more than $1,000,000,000 a
year.
Enslave Latin America.
The growth of imperial power over
Latin America is evident in the in
crease in dollar investments in Cuba
from $220,000,000 in 1912 to $1,400,-
Worker Killed, Forty Injured When Crowded Brooklyn Trolleys Crash
One worker was killed and b 0 injured, when a crowded Bergen Street trolley jumped a switch and crashed
into another trolley at St. John’s Place and Ralph Ave., Brooklyn. Negligence in failing to keep switch in
repair is said to be the cause of the crash. Photo shows the damaged cars after the wreck.
BOSS DISCOMFITS
HILLMAN MACHINE
Says 50,000 Garments a
Week for Scab Shops
Despite all the ballyhooing of the
Jewish Daily Forward, who together
with Sidney Hillman of the Amalga
mated Clothing Workers Union are
trying their utmost to convince the
world that workers in the trade are
prospering under the Hillman regime
several uncomfortable facts come to
light to expose the chaos in the trade
First it was the graft scandals that
were exposed, and now the almost
complete disorganization of the indus
try becomes known through the ad
mission of the bosses.
As many as 50,000 garments per
week are being sent to non-union
contracting shops from New York
manufacturers, is the announcement
made by the manager of the Chil
dren’s Clothing Contractors’ Asso
ciation.
Not only can this traffic be stopped
the workers bitterly complain, but
even if it couldn’t, the officialdom
should launch organization drives to
unionize the out of town open shops
To prove that it can be stopped, it is
then pointed out, all it is necessary
to know is that the material shipped
out is all cut goods, and a strict and
honest control of the cutting end of
the work would prevent this work
from going to scab shops. It will be
remembered, however, that the re
cent graft exposures showed the
union officialdom as aiding and help
ing to ship these orders out of town
for a cash consideration.
BERLIN, July 4.—Telephonic com
munication with Mexico was opened
yesterday at 267 marks for three
minutes of conversation—considered
a prohibitive price.
000,000 in 1918, by the increase in
dollar investments in Mexico from
$800,000,000 in 1912 to $1,288,000,000
in 1928, by increases in China from
$15,000,000 to $451,000,000, Bra
zil from $50,000,000 to $388,000,000,
Peru from $35,000,000 to $169,000,000,
Venezuela from $3,000,000 to $162,-
000,000 and so on all the way down to
ments increased from $3,000,000 to
$20,000,000.
U. S. Investments First.
In total foreign investments the
United States is still second to Great
Britain, if British investments in the
dominions are included. But Ameri
can foreign investments are increas
ing more rapidily and in economic
power there is no comparison. The
annual income of the United States
at $90,000,000,000 is nearly equal to
the entire national wealth of
Great Britain which is estimated
at $100,000,000,000. American wealth
is estimated as high as $550,000,000,000.
In productive power the United States
stands preeminent.
U. S. Dollar Controls World.
The dollar has stabilized capitalism
ir. Europe, blocking the spread of
bankruptcy and social revolution. It
is recognized even by British bankers
as the world standard of value. Am
erican bankers, bulwarked by the fed
eral reserve system, arc capitalizing
the situation. Under their direction
American dollars are boldiy storming
the economic defenses of other nations
or filtering in as the situation re
quires. And Dehind the dollars are
the American marines and the enor
mous potential war strength of the
American people.
All this is summed up in the cele
bration of 4th of July 1928. It marks
the development of empire worship.
To Work For Hoover
Following Resignation
CHICAGO. July 4. (UP) —Secretary
of the Interior Hubert Work arrived
here yesterday from Superior, Wis.
after submitting his resignation to
President Coolidge.
Work held conferences here with
republican leaders regarding a west
ern manager for the campaign of
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, re
publican presidential nominee.
There was no indication of “who
would be appointed. James W. Good,
who has been under consideration, is
understood to have refused the offer
because of press of “personal busi
ness.”
THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1928
Workers ’ Calendar
All announcements for this column
| must reach The DAILY WORKER sev
j eral days before the event in question
to make the announcement effective.
Many announcements arrive at the of
fice too iate for publication owing
to th* additional time needed for the
delivety of the paper.
• • •
Chicago D. E. C. Meet.
CHICAGO, 111. The District Exec
utive Committee of the Young Work
ers (Communist) League of Chicago
will hold an organizational conference
of shop nuclei on July 22. All func
tionaries of various units, and com
rades in different factories have been
urged to attend.
* * *
Martins Ferry Picnic.
MARTINS FERRY, Ohio.—The Young
Workers Club of Martins Ferry. Ohio,
has arranged a picnic and dance to be
held at the Volt’s Farm here on July
8, from 10 a. m. thruout the day and
night. All those wishing to attend
should meet at the Hungarian Hall,
Main and Central Sts. There will be
reireshments, games, speakers, etc.
Transportation to Volt’s Farm is free.
* * *
Philadelphia Y. W. L. Excursion.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. —An excursion
for the benefit of the Young Worker,
central organ of the Young Workers
(Communists League of America, will
take place Saturday, July 7. Boats
will leave the Chestnut St. pier at 10
a. m. and 2 p. m. Tickets are 50 cents;
chilaren, 25 cents. Tickets must be
bought in advance from the Young
Worker, at 1214 Spring Garden St.
Otherwise the proceeds will not go to
the Toung Worker.
* V *
Milwaukee Party Picnic.
MILWAUKEE, Wig. The second
summer picnic of the Milwaukee
Workers (Communist) Party and Frei
heit Workers’ Club will take place July
S, at the Pleasant Valley Park, Wood
lawn Ave.. West Allis, Wisconsin.
* * *
Pittsburgh District Picnic.
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—-The third annual
picnic of the Workers (Communist)
Party, District 5 has been postponed
from July 4 to July 8. It will be held
at Nicholson Farm, Swlssvale, Pa.
* * •
Philadelphia Miner’s Relief.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Philadelphia
Miners’ Relief Conference nere has ar
ranged a picnic for July 2? at Maple
Grove Park.
* • •
Highland Park, 111.
The Workers Party of Highland
Park, 111., will hold a picnic for Miners’
Relief on Sunday, July 8, at Zahnle
Grove. Refreshments games, dancing
POLISH AIRPLANE
PILOTS STRIKE
Pilsudski Government
May End Walk-out
BERLIN. July 4.—Pilots of the
Aerolot Company, a Polish commer
cial airplane concern, have walked
»ut on strike, according to dispatches
received here from Warsaw.
Repeated demands for increased
wages had been disregarded or re
fused by the company, the reports
state. The men finally lost all pa
tience and declared the strike.
The company made an immediate
appeal to the government and it is
believed that action will be taken to
force the men to resume work at
once.
Leaders cf the strike declare that
the men will not go back to work un
til the company complies with their
demands.
Mexican Troops Halt
Band of Reactionaries
MEXICO CITY, July 4.—ln the
course of four fights between Federal
soldiers and a reactionary catholic
band, 79 were killed. It is believed
that the band was led by four catholic
priests, two of whom were killed in
the encounter.
The fighting occurred near Santa
Isabel and Zapotlan Del Rey, the
Federal troops losing eleven.
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PHILLIPS, SEWER
GRAFT KING, DIES
Tammany Ring- Still in
Control
John M. Phillips, dictator of the
corrupt Tammany Hall political
machine in Queens and under indict
ment ir connection with the $29,000,-
000 sewer graft scandal, died at At
lantic City yesterday from acute kid
ney trouble.
Phillips was to have gone on trial
this summer in federal court charged
with failure to pay income taxes
amounting to nearly $1,000,000.
He also was to have appeared in
Supreme Court this month to answer
an indictment charging him and
Maurice E. Connolly, former Borough
President of Queens, with conspiring
to defraud the city of millions of dol
lars in the letting of contracts for
sew’er construction. Phillips had the
exclusive agency in Queens for a
special type of sewer pipe which was
sold to the city at exorbitant rates.
The Queens political ring, controlled
by Connolly and Phillips, was one of
the most powerful in any city borough.
Phillips dictated the city sewer con
tracts. An investigation which stalled
for many months recently was finally
force to return indictments.
Tammany Hall did some window
dressing in preparation for its na
tional nominating convention by forc
ing out the too brazen Connolly. It
was noted, however, that the same
machine is still in power as was
proven by the character of the com
mitteemen sent to the convention at
Houston all of whom were attached to
the string manipulated by Phillips.
STORMS IN WEST
KILL FIVE PERSONS
More Than 20 Hurt; Re
ports Incomplete
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 4 (UP). —
Hail, wind and rain storms over Min
nesota, Wisconsin and North and
South Dakota during the last two
days left five deaths in their wake
and property damage amounting to
more than $2,000,000, reports indi
cated today.
It is definitely known that five
persons have been killed and a score
or more injured. Communication still
was disrupted to parts of the states
and the complete toll probably will
not be known for several days.
Reports last night were that nine
persons had been killed, but with the j
establishment of more complete com- 1
munication, the death list was cut
down.
Amundsen Reported
Rescued By Yacht
TROMSOE, July 3 (UP).—An un
confirmed report received here to
night said the British yacht Albion
had rescued Raold Amundsen near
South Cape, Spitsbergen. The Albion
had reported early today that she j
heard faint radio signals which might
have been sent out from the seaplane
in which Amundsen and his compan
ions started on an expedition to the
relief of the crew of the dirigible
Italia.
The reports, which were without
other confirmation, said a Norwegian
sealing vessel assisted the Albion in J
the rescue and that both vessels were 1
proceeding to Tromsoe.
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
TO AID ALLTEXTILE
MILL STRIKERS
t
Forming- Tag- Days, Pic
nics in New England
BOSTON, Mass., July 4.—The New
England Textile and Miners Relief
Conference of the Workers Interna
tional Relief is planning huge under
takings for the relief and defense of
the striking textile workers of New
Bedford, Mass.
Some of the activities for the next
few weeks have already been mapped
out in detail and are presented here
Many other elaborate affairs are
now being outlined by the conference
functionaries.
On July 8 a house to house collec
tion will take place in Boston, Dor
chester, Cambridge, Roxbury, Malden
Mattapan, Winthrop, Revere and
Chelsea. Two hundred couples are
needed to participate in this canvas
Every sympathizer of the strug
| gles that these workers carry on at
this time are urged to report at one
of the above centers for duty, Sun
day, July 8, at 9 a. m. The head
quarters will be announced later.
A huge New England outing to
Camp Nitgedaiget, Franklin, Mass,
has been arranged for July 15. The
various conferences and relief com
mittees existing throughout New
England will organize truck and bus
excursions to Camp Nitgedaiget on
July 15. This day will open the Na
tional Park week drive for the relief
and defense of the New Bedford
I strikers. Busses will leave from
Snringfield, Worcester, Brockton
Haverhill. Chelsea. Lyr.n, Roxbury
and Boston at 10 a.m. The various
headquarters in these cities will be
announced later. Reserve this date
Every class-conscious worker should
come out on this day as an expres
sion of solidarity with the strikers
of New Bedford.
A lecture on “The Significance of
the New Bedford Strike and the Role
of Relief Strikes” will be given by
F. G. Biedenkapp, of the W. I. R., on
July 20. The purpose of this lecture
is to acquaint the broad masses of
workers with the real facts in the
New Bedford strike and rally them
to the active support of these strug
gles. The lecture will take place in
New International itall, July 20, at
8 p. m. The proceas will go for the
benefit of the New Bedford strikers
ASKS RHINELAND
FREE OF POWERS
Mueller Has Few Words
For Labor
BERLIN, July 4.—Renewing the
| demand for the liberation of the
Rhineland from the occupation of Al
lied troops under the world war
treaty, Chancellor Mueller yesterday
said: “Early restoration of the
sovereignty of the Rhineland is essen
tial if the barrier to international un
derstanding is to be removed.”
Mueller had only a few words to
give to the labor problem, stating that
Germany would “adhere” to the eight
hour day agreement. The rest of his j
declaration was taken up with pro
posals for keeping the army out of
politics.
MOSCOV/, July 4. Undeveloped
hydraulic resources in the Soviet
Union are estimated at 62,380,000 I
horse power.
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PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RECREATION
CO-OPERATIVE WORKERS
Nitgedaiget
BEACON, N. Y. Telephone: Beacon 731
Muss Pluys. Mass Singing, Sports—Such as Baseball, Soccer, Football, Tennis, etc7 T
oca ancing, Campfires, Amateur Nights, Lectures, Camp Magazine and Other
<> Recreations During the Entire Summer Season.
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Camp. j 'W ~~ Store.
View* mill IlungnliMva of MlarilnlicM.
Register now for the new spacious and airy bungalows at:
Office: 69 HFTH AVENUE Telephone: Algonauin 69ftfl
And at the Co-operative Workers’ Colony. 2700 Bronx Park E./
Rates: $17.00 per week.
Trains Iravr Grand Caalr.l SI .U.„ a,,,, hou ,. Baau „
Labor and Fraternal
Organizations
An outing will be held on Saturday,
July 21, at 12 noon, at Pleasant Bay
Park, Bronx, under the auspices of the
New York Section, International Labor
Defense. Take Bronx Park Subway
or "L" to l?7th St., then take Union
port car to end of line. Free busses
to park.
* • *
Brighton Beach I. L. D.
The Bill Haywood branch of the T.
L. D will meet Friday evening, July
6th at 227 Brighton Beach Ave., Brigh
ton Beach.
* • *
Bakers Connell 1.
Bakers Council 1. of the United i
Councils of Working Class Women, will
hold a lecture and tea party on the
evening of July 6, at 1387 Washington
Ave. near 169th St. at 8:30 p. m. The
lecture will deal with the situation in
the striking miners’ district.
* * *
Council 10.
..Council 10, of the United Councils
of Working Class Women will hold a
lecture July 10 at 1940 Benson Avr.,
Brooklyn, at 8:30 p. m. The subject of
the lecture will be “The New Stage of
the Women’s Movement in America To
day." Ray Ragozin will be the
speaker.
WORKERS PARTY
ACTIVITIES
WEW Y O R K— Ji E W JERSEY
Executive Meet Subsection 3C.
An executive meeting of subsection
3C of the Workers (Communist) Party
will be held today, 6:30 p. m., at
101 West 27th St. All comrades must
be present.
* * «
Section 7 Conference.
The section campaign conference of
section 7 of the Workers (Communist)
Party will be held Friday evening, at
1940 Benson Ave., Brooklyn. All peti
tions and instructions will be given to
members of the section at the meeting.
No one muse fail to be present.
Electrical Workers in
Newburgh Go on Strike
NEWBURGH, N. Y., July 4.—The
electrical workers in this city went on
strike today, after company offcials
refused to consider the demands of
the electrical workers union.
The striking workers are demand
ing sll a day and a five-day week,
wherens the employers say that they
will not raise the present standard of
wages and working hours, which are:
a five and one-half day week and ten
dollars a day wages.
Dr. ABRAHAM MARKOFF
SURGEON DENTIST
t Office Hours: 9:30-12 A. M., 2-8 P. M.
Daily Except Friday and Sunday
249 EAST 115th STREET
Cor. Second Ave. New York
Telephone Lehigh 6022
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Dr. J. Mindel Dr. L. Hendin
Surgeon Dentists
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Dr. J. C. HOFFER
Surgeon Dentist
287 South sth St., near Marcy Ave.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
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223 SECOND AVE. NEW YORK
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Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted
916 Prospect Ave. Cor. E. 162 St.
| BRONX, N. Y.
Telephone—Kilpatrick 84 4-8.
FLOODS DESTROY
CROPS OF MINE
STRIKERS IN OHIO
Situation Becomes Des
perate
(Special To The DAILY WORKER.)
RENDVILLE, Ohio, July 4.—The
| striking miners of Hocking Valley are
: standing by helplessly, watching the
i flood destroy their summer food sup
i ply. Thousands of coal diggers have
worked on little garden patches for
weeks, looking forward to the vege
tables to supplement their one-meal-a
day 'fare, only to see it all carried
away by the high waters.
Picket lines are active on every
road 'eading to the mines. The at
! tempts of the Ohio Collieries Coal Co.
| and the Sunday Creek Coal Co. to
| operate to their mines open-shop are
j meeting with complete failure. No
j matter how hungry they are, the coal
diggers are on the line morning and
evening.
Now (hat the gardens are gone, ap
! peals more poignant than ever before
i have come to the National Miners’ Re
lief Committee, urging that their lo
cals be included in the relief lists.
Conditions in this part of Ohio are
probably more desperate than in any
other section of the strike area. The
National Miners’ Relief Committee is
appealing for more funds, so that it
can expand its activities to take in
these camps. All fund” sent to 611
Penn Avenue, Pittsburg'.!, Pa., are im
mediately converted into food and send
into the strike camps.
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