The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 8, 1928, Page 5

THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928 Page Five Traction Men Form Their Own Shop Groups to Forestall Company Attack VIN “WE MUST TAKE OFFENSIVE,” IS WORKERS’ CRY =: Men Not Discouraged by New Betrayal (Continued from Page One) they have anything to gain from Jim-| mie Walker, the Tammany Hail} mayor, The information can now be dis-j closed (of which greater detail will be given in later editions of The DAILY WORKER) that these offi- cials have had a rude awakening from their complacent belief that the tank and file was being deceived by | their corrupt Tammany Hali machine. Underestimate Militancy. The Amalgamated officials are not the oniy ones who haye underesti- mated the understanding and fising power of the workers. ‘Lhe intervoro gang of feudal masters is even more guilty of this mistake. The DAILY | WORKER can state definitely that} proof of this fact will be forthcoming | in a much shorter time han that group of bitter enders now believes. In the meantime the Interborough yesterday followed its open defiance of the Amalgamated ‘of the day be- fore by the summary discharge of at least five and of perhaps as many; as ten additional members of the} union. These discharges will con- tinue, it was intimated, until about 200 of the most’ active and militant | members of the union will have been fired. While this campaign to smash the anion and to stamp out all traces of | organization is being carried out the officials of the Amalgamated, their | advisors, Hugh Frayne, organizer for.| the American Federation of Labor } and the officials of ‘the Central | Trades and Labor Council who have promised “every support” are. stand- ing idly by unable even to give forth | one of their usual flowery and mean- | ingless ‘‘statements.” Stupidity, deception, cowardice and final betrayal have been. the order of developments since the officials of the Amalgamated took situation in the autumn of 1926. The climax came Tuesday when after numerous repeated boasts that “the Amalgamated is a militant organiza- m which protects its members,” these officials surrendered their whole. cause undér the cover of the deception that they would not-become a tool in the Interborough 7 cent fare game. A Subterfuge. That this. is manifestly a subter- fuge can be seen from the fact that thesé officials playing the game of Tammany Hall are part of the whole fare steal. The policy of Tammany Hall is, however, to prevent a fare increase until after election for poli- tical ‘reasons. The traction companies are seeking to secure the increase now in the fear “that something may come up to preyent the deal after election.” The DAILY WORKER wishes to 5 to the thousands of New York action workers; There must be no discourage- ment or let up of activities. It is true that another defeat has been suffered because of the treachery of your union officials. But this is the time for redoubled efforts .and the moment for the preparation for a real fight! A strike on the traction lines is inevi- table because the companies cannot go on enslaving its men under the yellow company union, under de- creasing wage levels, and under the growing speed-up which the com- pany is introducing, Ready For Action. The New York traction workers » ready for action and the trac- tion companies will learn this fact in spite of their present stupid ar- rogance. A strike is on the way, a strike must come! The union of the workers cannot be defeated! The reprisals and the attempted in- timidation by the company of its thousands of men will create the necessary militancy for the battle. Not weakness but power will come from these attempts. The traction workers: must un- derstand that an increase in fare will not result in the promised 15 per cent increase for them. The company will not carry out this promise. Only a child or fool would continue to believe such a thing. Even if the increase were granted at first in order to discourage or- ganization it will certainly be tak- en away later. Secondly, only a union ‘can pre- vent inevitable wage cuts and wors- ening conditions on the New York traction lines, Such wage cuts and Phone Stuyvesant 3816 y, John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A_ place with Resse @ where: all Satie 2 302 E. 12th St. Health Food Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 Madison Ave, treacherous dealings with the| charge of the | | WORKERS PARTY ‘Unemployment Lnpsitinie ACTIVITIES NEW YORK--NEW JERSEY ‘Thruout New York City) (Continued poh Page One) District Literature Conference, . |cil of the Unemployed. “Unemployed district conference of literature|workers: don’t be driven into the nts and members of the literature | . squad will be held tonight at 108 ¥.|@tmy as a result of hunger and cold 14th St. Room if2 at 8:10 es ee The |—fight for effective relief!” ‘This speakers will be’ William W. Wein- \y. tone seta stone, D. Benjamin and A. Gussakoft, {W48 one of the declarations contained * . . in the leaflet. Downtown Concert. | Meeti lanne: Unit 3, Section 1, will hold a’concert Meetings Planned. | March 17 at 80 St. Marks Place. Thetewesiona Te All Units, |. The membership drive leaflets and ; the unemployed leaflets are for sale to Party units at $2 i. 14th St. The Ruthenberg leaflets must be dis- tributed from Mareh 7 to 9, | be secured free of charge at the dis- | trict. office. Copies of. The DAILY | WORKE; R should be distributed at all traction ns and power houses by all C ‘arty unit Plenum | Meetings to disc: | Plenum will-be he New Jersey subdistrict. So far’the fol- lowing cities have arranged meetings! Newark, Friday, at 8 p. m., at the Progressive Workers’ Center, 93 eports. the last Party , Sunday at 2 p. m, eli » Wednesday, March 14, at the Labor Lyceum, $15 Court St, at |8 p. m Meetings in other cities, will be an- nounced later. Spea. at be re executive all these meetings “will ives of the Party central committee. | Sewage senadal Discussion, | The Queens sewer: scandal will‘ be discussed at a mass meeting arranged jat the Long Is Section at Bo- Ihemian Hall, “Woolsey and. ‘Sect | Astoria, L. I, Ave lat |W. $230 p.m. Weinstone, Vicks, peakers will ert Miller and se n Stickers Ready, ckers at $2 a thousand le at the district office. must come for ‘their be W. H. M. e Tracti | Traction jare now for All Party u at’ once: quota Sy ae he | Organizers Meeting Friday. |. A meeting of all uni subsection organizers w day at 8p. m. at 108 w il report on. their exper- © membership’ drive . be held Fri- 14th St. S fences in tl Youag Workers Aint: Zhe Young Work League, Upper Br will hold a § Dance Sat- urd March 24, at 1347 Boston Roaa. | . . . | Danee For Striking Box Workers. The Downtown Section, Y, W. Ly ae hoid a dance Saturday night at 60 St. Marks Place for the benefit of the | lowered standards are the rule thruout the country aniong the un- organized workers. You will get yours if you fail. to ‘fight for a union,’ Prepare in advance. Organ- ize your shop committees to include ; larger numbers. Exercise care, but act! The motormen must abandon their present attitude of partial in- | difference, They will ‘suffer with the others. They have been the leaders in the past. They must not be the last. Back to the mili- taney of 1926. Thirdly, prepare the fight against the corrupt and demoratiz- ing influences of Coleman, Fitzger- ald, Mahon, Frayne and the others by taking the power in your own hands. ‘hese men cannot hold you back. Do not believe that they are the union, A union is a good thing and you can get rid of these cow- ardly leaders and substitute honest and militant leaders of your own. | Organize! Organize a shop. committee. in every barn, power house and ter- minal. Fight. Take the offensive. That is the best defense against the attack of the company. Show that you are men and will not lay down. Talk strike. Demand action from your officials. Show the company that you mean business. Demand -support from the Jabor movement. Unite your ranks, no discrimination against any section of the workers. can hold back. inevitable strike! No sections which Prepare for the the units in the | Friday, March l6g vel, Lehigh 6022. || Dr. ABRAHAM MARKOFF | SURGEON DENTIST Office Hours: 9:30-12 A. M. 2-8 P, M, Daily Except iriday and Sunday. 449 HAST 115th STREET Sor, Second New York ————— || Dr. 4. Mindet Dr. L. Hendin i} Surgeon Dentists 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803 Phone Algonquin 8183 (SYBHAA TEYEBHMLA | DR. BROWN Dentistry in All Its Branches Rast 14th $t., cor. 2nd Ave, New York, Over the bank. Monument 3519. 1800 SEVENTH AVENUE cy Sor 110 Bt. (Unity Co-op. Bul Dr. V.G.Burtan Dr. Medica) Director Dental Director OPEN ALL HOVaE.. LEN- M LLER TAcCAL COMPANY Lor Several other unemployment meet- lings are being: called by the New a@ thousand at 108) They can | section and; | | | | |York Council of the Unemployed preparatory to this one, however. One will be held today, 2 p. m., at 60 St. Marks Place. Three meetings are announced for Friday: 10 a. m., 7 E.| | 15th St., for unemployed iron, work- lers; 2 p. m:, at 183 West 51st St., jfor unemployed food workers, and lanathie at 2 p. m., at Rutgers Square. While the Unemployed Council was active organizing, police beat up sev- eral unemployed workers who were waiting on the bread lines at the Holy Name Mission, 307 Bowery. The po- lice claimed that the workers had crowded around, and gotten out of line, and to keep order, they clubbed them and punched them. Many of the men: were. badly hurt . Another worker has committed |suieide as a result of unemployment. Brun Wagenfield, 50, a cook, was found dead in his room at 421 E. Ninth St. with gas flowing from a stove, it was reported yesterday. Dr. Liber Lectures Saturday. Dr. B. Liber will talk on “Youth and ational Living” Saturday at 49 E. 8th under the auspices of the World - i Youth Alliance. The talk will be pre~ ceeded by a dinner at 6:30 p. m. NOTICE TO NIGHT READERS Anyone desiring a copy of The DAILY WORKER between 11-12 p. m., can obtain it from Comrade Sol Berman at the Cooperative Restaur- ant, 30 Union Square. paper box makers, Admis- e free. * . striking sion will * Paris Commune Celebration: Sections 2 and 3 will celebrate the Parls Commune at an: entertainment and dance, Saturday evening, March 17 at New Harlem Casino, 116th St. and Lenox Ave. Section 4 Meeting, Units A, 1, 2 and 8 of Section 4 will meet Thursday at 8 p, m. at 143 E, 108rd St, to act on the traction situa- tion. . . Scott Nearing Lectures. Scott Nearing will lecture Wednes- day, March 28, at Bryant Hall, Sixth Ave. and 42nd St., under the auspices of Sections 2 and % * Open Forum Postponed. The Section 1 open forum will not be held Sunday due to the Beh ond) memorial meéting. for one or two. Front rooms. 1702 Clay Avenue, Apt. 23, Bronx, N. Y. the auspices of the New York Coun-|} | {stration follows TECHNICAL MEN WILL PROTEST To Demonstrate Before Estimate Board With their npgligtble salary © in reases still undisturbed after many | veeks, the Union of Technical Men | plans to make a demonstration at al }meeting of the city board of esti- | tlonaries Cours mate at noon today. | Both union and non-union technical | workers employed in the city en- gineering service are expected to| participate to the number of 1,000.) made at a recent meeting of the| union. | Committee Formed. A committee headed by N. B. Sparer, vice-president of Local 37, | will attempt to address the board of | estimate in the name of the mem-| bership. The decision to stage the demon- several protest mass meetings and months of futile cor respondence with Budget Director Charles K. Kohler and other Tam- many politicians. Farmer Wife Burned To Death in Explosion MILLVILLE, N: J., March 7.—A father and mother were killed and their two children were seriously "| burned today as the result of the ex- plosion of a can of gasoline which apparently had been placed too near the stove. Harry Erickson, 35, a farmer, and his wife, Myrtle, were killed. The two children were taken to the Mill- yille Hospital. The. accident occurred in their home. at Delmont, 15 miles south of here, ——— ANYTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO OR OUTSIDE. 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One) Workers School Glasses, veneral dancing every evening of the The following to begin this ~ School, 108 E European F ‘eatures. * Sun r tory For P tor, Sun of the Leon The the nt a oni noon will be Cc r at 1 o'clock z of special interest to put-on, with the Pior prominent part. In the ng t Internatic nal Costume “Ball will be Platt. week beginning students Young 2 members—Course for Problems of the and League t won an State Pioneer Youth Moveme ey ie ee d, he prizes will be given for the on the basis war aes Ont inal eigen 2 who. first jat Harlem close Sunday nigh d the jury | Tele e ‘jary 116th, Bt. pa ae with a concert by the Brooklyn Ar brought ‘ive Junior Friends of Nature. | Trio. pr cor Gs e chara The Junior Section of the Friends of | Labor and fraternal organizations, i tae sit vandiae t Nature will hold its, monthly m aprekanting nary} Ti nd re a verdict © Friday at & p. m. at the Bakers Pe ane ae : ch more serious charge. Hail, pho" e. abiwe et. cooperating in the bazaar which will : |nike Be of the Junior Se n Will|provide funds for the defense of ; bi hanae e Sunday to pent hercbili Hi | workers who are being victimized by a that the county judge had no a ' o ght to do so. Foreign Born Affair. the capita The New York tection of the Council for the Pro- Fereign Born. Worker: Literature Agents Meet will hold an affair Sunday, M at Manhattan Lyceum, 66'E * |st, night at Conference . . . will ~ co nduc ta To 1g) a Mohegan School Dance. ae 1 f | Mies <3 ents, anid literatane The Mohegan Modern : . hei | eee ae Se hola its fifth annual cone ay at age | squads are to meet tonight at 108 E. and dance Friday at } 3. Room 42. at 8-16. encoun Beethoven Hall, 210 B. - The pasth ty Soames 4e 2 . a a nein ceeds will’ be used for y schoo! | ya, Ny; PAROS eee building at Peekskill, N. 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