Thugs Beat Harlan Defense Representative

...T i b b e t t will sing an a r i a from T a n n h a e u s e r , t h e s o n g t o the evening s t a r , as well a s t h e a r i a , "Eri Tu" f r om "Un Ballo In M a s c h e r a ." The rest of t h e p r o g r a m will include music by Verdi, Tschalkovsky, Thomas, Dellbes, M a s s e n t and o t h e r s . T i c k e t s for this r e m a r k a b l e conc e r t , priced a t f r om $1 t o | 3 , m ay s t i l l be had at the office of the Rand School, 7 E a s t 15th s t r e e t. AT THE LABOR TEMPLE Dr...

...Bridgeport Rally April 17 to Urge Freedom for Mooney ( •7 a Haw iMStr Oyr •«»••*«•>) B R I D G E P O R T , Conn.—A public maaa m e e t i n g t o d e m a n d freedom f o r T o m Mooney will b e h e l d here Sunday, A p r i l 17, a t 8 p . m., with Mayor E d w a r d T. Buckingham, J a s p e r McLevy, L e o n a r d C r a i g , McA b a t e r C o l e m a n of N e w Y o r k , John J . Egan, s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r of the S t a t e F e d e r a t i o n of Labor, and F r e d C e d e r h o lm aa t h e s p e a k e rs The r a l l y h a a b e e n a r r a n g e d by the S o c i a l i s t p a r t y. F o l l o w i n g y e a r s of a g i t a t i o n in behalf of Mooney b y t h e Socialist p a r t y , moat public officials have come o u t in favor of f r e e i n g the f r a m e - u p victim...

...U. S. Probing Income Of Engineers9 Heads The c o r r u p t i o n in Local No...

...The i n i t i a l s t a g e s of the c o n f e r e n c e ' s work would be fin a n c e d by t h e Central T r a d e s but t' e r e a f t e r the affiliated unions would s u b s c r i b e s t a t e d s u m s . An e x e c u t i v e committee c o n s i s t i n g ol t h e c h a i r m a n of the v a r i o u s comm i t t e e s and the c h a i r m a n of the c o n f e r e n c e would be s e t u p t o carr y out t h e work...

...Miners April 23 a n d 24 h a v e been design a t e d as H a r l a n - K e n t u c k y miners' t a g days by a coalition of young w o r k e r groups In N e w York City who I n t e n d t o s u r p a s s t h e magnificent s u c c e s s a c h i e v e d d u r i n g March In s i m i l a r a c t i v i t i e s . Young worke r a who are I n t e r e s t e d In aiding t h e d e f e n s e of t h e 48 K e n t u c k y coal m i n e r s f a c i n g t r i a l on f i r s t degree m u r d e r c h a r g e s a n d who wish to a i d in f u r n i s h i n g food and clothing relief t o t h e i r families will g e t in t o u c h w i t h the K e n t u c k y Miners' D e f e n s e a n d Relief Conference, N Vast T e n t o s t r e e t or wUh the Young People Socialist League, 7 East 15th street...

...D e l e g a t e A b r a h a m Lefkowitz ol t h e T e a c h e r s ' Union took the opp o r t u n i t y to a s - for more vigoro u s support of t h e La Follette C o s t i g a n u n e m p l o y m e n t relief oil w h i c h S e n a t o r W a g n e r was going t o revive t h r o u g h t h e introduction of a s u b s t i t u t e. S e c r e t a r y J a m e s C. Quinn res e n t e d the implied c r i t i c i sm of th t r a d e u n i o n movement, s a y i n g creel i t w a s not given when accomplish m e n t s w e r e made a s in t h e c a s e ol t h e a n t i - i n j u n c t i o n bill signed by t h e P r e s i d e n t . Delegate Emerich S t e l n b e r g e r of the Bookkeepers' Union s t a t e d t h a t a n t a g o n i sm to o r g a n i z e d labor w a s not Intended b u t r e i t e r a t e d t h a t a c t i v e h e l p was needed to p r o m o t e the unemployment relief measures...

...Then they t o ld him they would kill h im !f he r e t u r n e d to Pineville...

...3, which has gone to court t o s t o p p e r s e c u t i n g by t h e local officials, followers of I n t e r n a t i o n al P r e s i d e n t H. H. B r o a c h , a n d t o sec u r e a n a c c o u n t i n g of union funds, won a n o t h e r victory last week when J u s t i c e Schmuck refused to modify the t e m p o r a r y r e s t r a i n i ng o r d e r requested by the a t t o r n ey for the opposition, John Holley C l a r k , J r . Frank Walsh h a s taken t h e c a s e over for the officials The original o r d e r was opposed on the ground t h a t It was cont r a r y t o legal p r e c e d e n t t o r e q u i re t h e r e s t o r a t i o n of m e m b e r s h i p and t h e r e v o c a t i o n of flues and t h a t to r e a d the order a t a m e e t i n g of t h e union would "demoralize the m e m b e r s h i p . " Justice Schmuck who h a d a l r e a d y showed his Imp a t i e n c e with t h e alleged autoc r a c y In Local 3, a g r e e d t o all t he r e q u e s t s made by the opposition, i n c l u d i n g permission to add seven more n a m e s to t h e p r e s e n t l i s t of fifteen who a r e m a k i n g t h e accus a t i o n s . The case will come up for t r i a l on April 18 Two New York Tag Days for Ky...

...J u d g e Shackelford, it developed d u r i n g the hearing, was not so m u c h concerned about s a f e g u a r d i n g the I n t e r e s t s of t h e coal mine r s , AS h e WAS in s a v i n g t h e t a x - payers of Clark County the added burden of the trial...

...Big Six Demands Council Act on Relief for Jobless More Vigorous Support of Costigan-La Follette Bill Urged A CALL for action on unemployment by t h e l a r g e s t union in the United S t a t e s , T y p o g r a p h ical No...

...These include Governor Wilbur L. C r o s s , Mayor R a n k i n of H a r t f o r d , M a y o r Murphy of N e w Haven, M a y o r C o o k of An sonla, Mayor B u c k i n g h a m of B r i d g e p o r t , M a y o r H a y e s of W a t e r - b u r y a n d Mayor D u t t o n of Bristol...

...At eight o'clock, the String Quartette will give a n evening of music...

...Hightower, W. B. J o n e s , Bill B u r n e t t and t h e other H a r l a n County union m i n e r s , was w a l k i n g peacefully a l o n g t h e s t r e et w i t h i n a h u n d r e d feet of t h e local police s t a t i o n . A man a p p r o a c h ed a n d asked him where h e was going...

...Vice P r e s i d e n t J o h n J. Mulhol l a n d , who w a s presiding, a n d writ s c h a i r m a n of t h e Unemployment C o m m i t t e e of t h e Council, s u g g e st e d t h a t his c o m m i t t e e be requeatec' t o report on the Typographical p l a n . This was done...

...E. O Beck will speak on Eugene O'Neil'g "Mourning Becomes Electra", In the Labor Temple, 14th street and Second avenue, Sunday, at S p.m...

...T h i s proposal c o n t a i n e d a plan acc e p t e d by the m e m b e r s h i p of the local which s o u g h t t o mobilize the t r a d e union forces in New York C i t y for direct relief of t h e unemployed...

...La Boheme" Act To Be Sung at Met Hand School Concert L A W R E N C E T I B B E TT The p r o g r am for t h e R a n d School benefit concert t o be given a t t he M e t r o p o l i t a n Opera House this Sunday night, April 17th, will conclude w i t h the s i n g i n g of the last a c t of "La Boheme...

...B e a t e n By 8 T h u gs "To my rooms," said Price, w h e r e u p o n the m a n whom he recognized as Hayes P a g e told him t o e n t e r a n a u t o m o b i l e p a r k e d near by...

...6, was sounded b y t h e dele g a t e of t h a t o r g a n i z a t i o n at the l a s t m e e t i n g of t h e C e n t r a l T r a d e* a n d Labor Council of G r e a t e r New T o r k and Vicinity...

...Lecrezia Bori, Aida Doninelli, A r m a n d Toka t y a n , George Cehanovsky, Mlllo Plcco a n d Ezio Pinza, with the e n t i r e o r c h e s t r a of t h e o p e r a house, will t a k e p a r t . L a w r e n c . e T i b b e t t, and Glays S w a r t h o u t a r e also on t h e program...

...Just for a l i t t l e ride," Page s a i d when P r i c e asked t h e reason...

...Still r e f u s i n g to ride P r i c e was s e t upon by 3 other men in the c a r who s t r u c k him w i t h their fists...

...Decision In this s u i t comes at a t i m e when a number of suits a g a i n s t unions h a v e b e e n i n s t i t u t ed b y suspended members and rival o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h u n i f o rm a d v e r se r e s u l t s to the r e g u l a r organizat i o n s . In the case of Local 244, J u s t i c e F a w c e t t held t h a t t h e plaint i f f s bad not a v a i l e d t h e m s e l v e s of t h e i r remedies w i t h i n the o r g a n i z a t i o n before g o i n g to court...

...These were Ed Anher, Henr y J a c k s o n and a n o t h e r , coal comp a n y a g e n t s . Page also p a r t i c i p a t e d In the a s s a u l t a n d kidnapp i n g . He was d r i v e n r a p i d l y a w a y to Log Mountain, 2 miles distant, w h e r e he was t r a n s f e r r e d to ano t h e r c a r and d r i v e n in t h e direct i o n of H a r l a n . When a b o u t half w a y t h e r e t h e c a r was s t o p p e d and P r i c e w a s d r a g g e d in t h e r o a d and u p into the woods where the t h u g s used clubs and fists and m a d e t h e t h r e a t of d e a t h If h e did not leave the section...

...T h e suit a g a i n st t h e union was i n s t i t u t e d by app r o x i m a t e l y 100 suspended and fined m e m b e r s who s o u g h t t o res t r a i n t h e local from " I n t e r f e r i n g" w i t h t h em and t o compel t h e i r rei n s t a t e m e n t . Goldberg and Solomon r e p r e s e n t e d the union...

...Electricians' Union Loses Point in Court The opposition g r o u p in t h e New York Electrical Workers' Union No...

...Thugs Beat Harlan Defense Representative Price Remains I n Pineville Despite Threat Judge Sends Nine Cases Baek to Harlan (bounty for Trial •»QINEVILX?, K y . - H a r l a n gun J l tbuga waylaid and a t t a c k ed J a m e s Price, r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the General Defense Committee of Chicago, while he was h e r e in conference w i t h C a p t a i n Ben B. Golde n this week...

...Insurgent Lathers Denied Injunction J u s t i c e F a w c e t t , Kings County, N. Y., S u p r e m e C o u r t , has denied a n a p p l i c a t i o n for a t e m p o r a r y inj u n c t i o n a g a i n s t Local 244, of the Wood, W i r e a n d Metal L a t h e r s Int e r n a t i o n a l Union...

...Price, who h a s been r e p r e s e n t i n g the General Defense C o m m i t t e e in connection w i t h the t r i a l s of Wm...

...C h a r g e s of officers' a c c e p t i n g b r i b es f r om e m p l o y e r s for p e r m i t t i n g nonunion work a n d from w o r k e r s for t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to become memb e r s of t h e union a r e b e i n g examined...

...Comerford Is b e i n g t r i e d for c o n s p i r a c y in t r y i n g t o f o r c e a cont r a c t o r t o b u y c i n d e r s f r om a comp a n y in which he w a s I n t e r e s t ed b y calling a s t r i k e on a c o n s t r u c t i o n job...

...After t a k i n g him for a "ride" up along t h e mount a i n road leading to H a r l a n , they s t o p p e d t h e car and d r a g g e d him i n t o a woods a n d beat h im u p with c l u b s and their flats...

...N. Y. Dress Wage Rate Is Sought in Mass...

...The m a n u f a c t u r e r s declare that while t h e N e w York m a r k e t produces a h i g h e r g r a d e of g o o d s there is no j u s t i f i c a t i o n for t h e b i g diff e r e n t i a l between t h e w a g e s paid in the N e w York dress industry a n d t h o s e paid in t h e s m a l l e r Mass a c h u s e t t s cities...

...R e s i s t a n c e t o t h e o u t - o f - t o w n and r u n a w a y dress shop took on a n ew f o rm t h i s week w h e n t h e wage s c a l e r e c e n t l y a d o p t e d In t h e coll e c t i v e a g r e e m e n t in New York C i t y a f t e r , a d r a m a t i c s t r i k e was s u b m i t t e d to the M a s s a c h u s e t ts Minimum W a g e Commission by the A s s o c i a t e d Dress M a n u f a c t u r e r s. Needle t r a d e s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s have been s p r i n g i n g up in F a l ! River, N e w Bedford, L a w r e n c e and othe r M a s s a c h u s e t t s centers...

...T h e r e were a b o u t 8 men in the crowd, several of t h em being a r m e d w i t h pistols a n d evidently half d r a n k. Cases Back to H a r l an WINCHESTER, Ky.—The Harl a n County Coal O p e r a t o r prosecution of union miners received a t e m p o r a r y s e t - b a c k In the court of J u d g e W. R. Shackelford here t h i s week, w h e n he r e m a n d e d t he cases of nine of the " c o n s p i r a cy t o m u r d e r " d e f e n d a n t s b a c k t o t he H a r l a n Court...

...B. Snyder, t h e coal company special prosecut o r , made a s t r e n u o u s effort to p r e v e n t the r e t u r n of t h e defenda n t s to H a r l a n , but J u d g e Sbeckelford Ignored his plea...

...By this a c t i o n the five white a n d four colored s t r i k e r s are saved from the possibility of the electric chair a t the hands of a Clark County Blue Grass j u r y , with Its deep-seated prejudices a g a i n s t Negroes and mount a i n e e r s . But they a r e still In g r a v e danger from the Coal Barons themscrves...

...The Minimum Wage Commission has e x p r e s s e d concern a b o u t the new c o n d i t i o n s and has a s k e d for enl a r g e d p o w e r s from t h e l e g i s l a t u re t o cope w i t h the new situation...

...The Typographical proposition a s k e d t h a t a conference on unemployment be called by t h e Central T r a d e s and L a b o r Council and that t h i s body appoint a c o m m i t t e e of seven, one from each of the main g r o u p s of I n d u s t r i es in t h e city, to p r e p a r e plans along t h e following l i n e s : employment for the unemployed, a stipend for t h e jobless a n d supplying of food, clothing a n d housing...

...D e l e g a t e Larson of t h e P a i n t e rs complained t h a t t h e Police Department was sending out policemen t o paint fire h y d r a n t s despite the v a r i o u s c o m p l a i n t s a g a i n s t the invasion cf the c r a f t s m e n ' s field bypolicemen and firemen...

...The conference would appoint c o m m i t t e e s on finance, stipends, domicile, food, clothing, census, publicity...

...125 of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Union of Ope r a t i n g E n g i n e e r s c a m e into the open a g a i n t h i s week w i t h r e p o r ts t h a t t h e F e d e r a l D i s t r i c t A t t o r n ey h a d b e g u n a n I n v e s t i g a t i o n of the income of the officials of the union and with the commencement of t h e t r i a l in General Sessions of P a t r i c k Comerford, who had been m a d e s u p e r v i s o r of t h e local by t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n . Officials of t h e union a r e b e i n g ques t i o n e d a s t o t h e sources of their income and their t a x payments...

...In s p i t e of t h i s t h r e a t Price Is i n Pineville today in conference w i t h C a p t a i n Golden w i t h reference to what course to p u r s u e in connection with the a t t a c k. T h e kidnapping was in broad d a y l i g h t on one of the m a i n s t r e e ts of Pineville...

...He Inquired a s to what the Unemployment C o m m i t t e e s had done about the p r o p o s a l t h a t "Big S i x " had pres e n t e d to t h e Council a y e a r ago...

...S e c r e t a r y Quinn reported that t h e Governor had signed the Cil a n o bill d e s i g n e d t o c u r b dual unions by r e q u i r i n g labor organizat i o n s s e e k i n g c h a r t e r s as member, s h i p c o r p o r a t i o n s to o b t a i n t h e approval of the State Industrial Board and t h e Williams bill guara n t e e i n g wages on public works...