The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 26, 1928, Page 3

STEEL MEN SLAVE 13 HOURS A DAY Negroes Speeded Until They Sweat in Cold (Continued from page one) and steady the whole day loading box cars, doing two men’s work and get- ting two cents extra an hour. 87 Cents An Hour. The standard pay of laborers is thirty-seven cents an hour, work ‘ten hours and 99 days out of a 100, the foreman will come around and say, want to make some money for your- self. Work two hours overtime which is straight hourly rate. Extra pay for extra time is bygone history in Beth- lehem. Such irony. The poor Negro workers who have the worst danger- ous, unhealthy jobs in the mill and live under the most terrible condi- tions get ready to go to work at 5 a. m. and probably return home about 8 or 830 p. m. Their pay is $22.50, if they work a full six day week. Most of them work seven days bring- ing their pay up to about $25. Shylock had nothing on Bethlehem when he wanted a man to forfeit a}, pound of flesh for payment of six thousand ducats. Bethlehem demands from every worker, every day in the year not only his flesh and blood but also demands every drop of energy in payment for three dollars and seventy cents to possibly five and a half dollars. Quitting two minutes before the time subjects a worker to dismissal and probable blacklisting in every department. The superintend- ent has a cirsular letter posted on bulletin boards to the effect that men are warned about knocking off before whistle, laying special emphasis on the fact that men are paid from whistle to whistle. The steel worker has not only in- human working conditions to contend with, such as speed-up, extremely low pay, wet and cold working places. smoky, unhealthy and etc., but must also contend with the greed of the bosses. The bosses would much rather make a cheap grade of iron in the open hearth and have the men in the tin mill, sheet mill and other depart-! ments work on the iron and having half of it come out scrap for which the worker never gets paid for. The boss works out a lot of scrap this way at the expense of the workers’ time and trouble. Such things as under- paid mechanics to fix broken down machines cause loss of pay to work- ers who are working piece-work and have no comeback when they only make one or two dollars a day as a result of broken-down machine. At the beginning of the week, on warm- ing up turn of the furnaces, the work- ers can only produce about half pro- duction, but nevertheless, putting in full time does not entitle them to the average pay as they work piece-work. Stool-pigeons. Injustices’ abound right and left, above and below for the workers, and especially those that dare to rebel against the scheme of things. There are plenty of police assigned to each department, as if in preparedness for an outbreak of workers. There many low duties such as‘keeping a watch on early quitters, loafing, and snoop- ing around toilets. Steel mills have plenty of stool-pigeons and here in Sparrows Point, as a result of a small strike in 1919, has left a group of privileged scab jobholders and special concession holders on the Point. The company-controlled magistrate plays special cain with the workers and the pay of many a worker has been handed over by the company to the company court. The workers of Bethlehem are in despair as a result of the different wage cuts ranging from 5 to 40% have been imposed on them in the past three months. The cuts in wages pn the already underpaid workers was like putting salt on a flesh wound. Bread has been taken off their table and placed on the tables of those who have too many diamonds and throw away plenty of cake. We workers of the Bethlehem Steel DR. MORRIS LEVITT Surgeon Dentist 1919 So. Blvd., near Tremont Ave. BRONX, N, Y. Lower Prices for Workers, Tremont 1253. PYCCKHU 3YBHOM BPAY DR. JOSEPH B. WEXLER Surgeon Dentist ub years in practice, Moderate prices. 223 SECOND AVE, NEW YORK Temple Courts Bldg. Prospect Optical Institute Eyes Examined. Glasses Fitted. Oculist's Prescriptions Filled. I. STERNBERG 916 Prospect Ave, Optometrist oe a Telephone Kilpatrick 8448, AMALGAMATE! FOOD WORK Baker#’ Lee. No. 164 Meets lat Saturday in the month at 3468 Third Avenue, Bronx, N. ¥. Ask for Union Label Aavertise your union meetings here, For information write te * The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. 83 First St, New York City. Notables of Holy Mother Church met recently to consider ways and means for getting a little more punch into the word of “god.” Prominent journalists in the picture are, from left to right, cardinal Hayes, Simon d Charles S. Ridder, of the Catholic News. Baldus, Edward S. Dore, THE DAILY WORKER, Workers Party Activities Accommodations Wanted. © Accommodatiods are wanted for delegates to the National Nominating Convention. Please notify _ the Diss! trict Office at 108 B, 14th St. giving name, address and also the sex of the) rs delegate to be accommodated. * * Subsection ao ik Subsection 3E will hold an educa- meeting at 101 West 27th St., p.m, on Tuesday, May 29. The bject will be “The Election Cam- paign.” Comrade Wilkes will lead the discussion, * . The Subsection Election Campaign Committee will meet Monday, May 28, at 6:15 p, m. at 101 Ww. 2th St. * * The Subsection 3E Hiking Commit- tee will meet Monday, May 28, at 6:15 p.m, at 101 W. 27th St. * * Runkel’s Workers Meeting. A special meeting of members of the Organization Committee of the work- ers of the Runkel’s chocolate factory will be held today at 8 p. m. It is absolutely necessary that. every mem- ber be present as very important mat- ters must be decided. International Branch, Section 1D. International Branch Section 1D meets Wednesday, May 30, at 60 St. Marks Place at 7:30 p. m, * ® Subsection 3C Meet, A special subsection executive meet- ing of SS 3C will be held Wednesday at 101 W, 27th St. at 6 p. m. CLOAK WORKER CHOSE DELEGATES (Continued from Page One) from the leaders of that group. This meeting, called especially for the re- gistered workers, is to hear the rea- sons for the groups’ affiliation with the National Organizing Committee. * * * PHILADELPHIA, May 25.—Dis- cussion by the membership of the ac- complishments of the fake convention in Boston was prevented by Sigman’s vice-president, Reisberg, at a meet- ing of Local 5 here several days ago. After Reissberg’s report was de- livered, the membership demanded discussion, This was immediately met by Reisberg’s announcement that he would not allow a discussion from the floor, in spite of the protests of the entire attendance. Reisberg’s report consisted of statements that the fake convention had created 2 more vice- presidents and emphasizing the im- portance of the membership’s paying the 3 day tax also decided upon there. need a strong working class party that will fight for us against the few privileged class who hold us in slav- ery and impose on us hunger, want ignorance, wars and hatred merely to} satisfy their own ends and disregard the welfare of the millions of work- ers. We workers of Bethlehem Steel realize that the bosses can only do these things when they have control of the political machinery. We want a working class ballot to represent labor. BETHLEHEM STEEL WORKER. Tel. Lehigh 6023. Dr. ABRAHAM MARKOFF SURGEON DENTIST Office Hours: 9:30-12 A. M. 2-8 P, M. Daily Except Friday and Sunday. 349 EAST 115th STREET Cor. Second Ave, New York, 3YBHAA JIEYEBHULLA DR. BROWN Dentistry in All Its Branches 301 East 14th St. cor. 2nd Ave, Over theybank. New York. Dr. J, Mindel Dr. L, Hendin furgeon Dentists 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803 Phone Algonquin 8183 a |Pelephone Stagg 5356. Dr. J. C. HOFFER Surgeon Dentist e 287 South 5th St., near Marcy Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. Proletarian prices for proletarians, Phone Stuyvesant 3816 ’ John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A place with atmosph where all radicaln m 302 E. 12th St. Mew York. Health Food Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 Madison Ave. PHONE: UNIVERSITY 5865. All Comrades Meet at BRONSTEIN’S VEGETARIAN HEALTH RESTAURANT 558 Claremont P’kway Bronx. Subsection 3C, All members of Units 1S, 2S, 3S and 4S will meet Monday in the Workers Club rooms, 101 W. 27th St., at 6:30 p.m. Unit 1F, Subsection AC will have a jal meeting Tuesday at 101 W. t., at 6:30 p,m. Labor and Fraternal Organizations Miners’ Relief Dance. An entertainment and dance for min- ers’ relief will be given today at 8 p.m. at Rose Gardens, 1347 Boston Road, under the auspices of the Youth Conference for Miners’ Relief, 799 Broadway. poste To Aid Miners, The United Council of Workingclass Women of the United Workers Co- operative will hold a midnight show, June 2, at 11.30 p. m., at Burke's Theatre, White Plains Ave. and Burke Ave., the Bronx. The Proceeds will 0 tor miners relief, . * * Labor Sports Meet. A national track and field meet will be held tomorrow at a. om. at College Point, under the direction of the Finnish Sports Club, “Vesa,” 15 W. 126th St. which has invited all sports clubs connected with the Labor Sports Union to participate. All en- tries must be made before May 24. . * * Mine Relief Dance. Women's Council 8 of the Bronx will hold a vetcherinka for miners’ relief NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1928 MILL PIGKETS | DEFY POLICEMEN. Refuse To Stop Singing| Strike Song (Continued from page one) ing was lustier than before. No ar- rests were made. While picketing led by Fred E. Beal, organizer for the Textile Mill Committees was going on, relief cards were handed out, which the workers later exchanged for pro- visions supplied by the Workers’ In- ternational Relief. A delegation of Harvard students, members of the Harvard Liberal| Club, arrived here several days ago tu study the strike situation, and are reported to have frankly declared that they were definitely aligning them- selves with the Textile Mills Cor mittee, favoring their policic a con- ducting a strike to that of the bureau crats in control of the Textile Con They also participated in the p ing. Police Close Hall. The Police Department has again ordered the closing of the Northern Hall of the T. M. C. Their prev: attempts to deprive the Mills Commit- tee of hadquarters failed when a public hall permit was secured. The new attempt is made on the same hypocritical charges. The Interna- tional Labor Defense, who volunteered all legal and defense work for the strikers, announced that they will fight to obtain a permit. Failing this, a new hall in the north end will be secured. Workers Theatre To Meet During Summer During the summer the Workers Theatre will meet every Monday at 8:30 p. m., at 28 E. 14th St., top floor front. The summer work includes a chorus for the singing of American worker songs, to be directed by Charles Bur- today at 1387 Washington Ave., Bronx. * . . Plumbers’ Helpers’ Move. The office of the American Asso@a- tion of Plumbers’ Helpers will be lo- cated hereafter at 7 East 15th St. All communications should be sent to that. addresg, aie ea Friends of Nature. The Junior Section of the Friends of Nature will hike tomorrow. to Sleepy Hollow, Anton Keppel leading. The hikers will meet at Van Court- landt Park, 242nd St. at 7:30 a. m. Fares will amount to eighty cents. sae ideo Council 3 of lower Bronx will hold a@ parents’ meeting on Monday eve- ning, May 28, at 8 p. m., at 715 BE. 138th = St. Ray Ragozin, Pauline Rogers and G. Gordon will address the meeting. . . . Plumbers’ Helpers’ Hike. The American Association of Plumb- ers’ Helpers will hike to Jamaica Woods in conjunction with the Mil- linery Hand Workers’ Union tomorrow. All workers are invited to attend. Those residing in the vicinity of Man- hattan will meet at the office of the Millinery Union, 4 W. 37th St. at 9 a.m. Those residing in Brooklyn will meet at the end of the B.-M. T. Jam- aica line. * * . Yorkville Branch I. L. D. A special meeting of the Yorkville English Branch of the I. L. D, wili be held Sunday at 3:30 p. m. at 347 Bast 72nd St. Important business, Prompt and full attendance is urged. PARTY Are you a “DAILY WORKER” worker daily? Patronize the ITALIAN-AMERICAN RESTAURANT ANTONIO SCHIAVO, Prop. 86 East 4th Street Cor. 2nd Ave. NEW YORK. All Comrades meet at Eatwell Vegetarian Restaurant 78—2nd Ave., near 5th St., N. Y. We serve fresh ve. bles only. No animal fats used here, = = MESSINGER’S DAIRY and VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 1763 Southern Blvd. Bronx, N. Y. Branches: THIRD AVENUE at 149th STREET. 1000 LONGWOOD AVENUL. 1 WE ALL MEET | at the { NEW WAY CAFETERIA 101 WEST 27th STREET | NEW YORK | Meet Your Friends GOTTLIEB’S Avenue Dairy Restaurant 21 SECOND AVENUE NEW YORK, Phone: Dry Dock 4850. All Comrades and Friends Meet at GEORGE’S LITTLE HUNGARIAN DELICATESSEN STORE roughs, and a workers’ ballet, inter- pretive of the life of the worker in this machine age. Both groups meet the same night. All who are interested are welcome. The work begins this Monday, May 28, at 8:30 p. m. Exploiter is Fined GLOVE, Ariz., May 25.—The man- ager of the local Woolworth 5 and 10 cent store has been fined $25 for working the girls in his state over- time, in violation of the state women’s eight-hour law. LARGE ROOM, nicely furnished; all privileges. Good for couple. Address: Ossipoff, 118 West 120th St. Telephone University 8226. Airy, Large Meeting Rooms and Hall TO HIRE Suitable for Meetings, Lectures and Dances in the Czechoslovak Workers House, Inc. 347 E. 72nd St. New York Telephone: Rhinelander 6097. GIRLS Your chance to own lovely hand made smocked dresses for only $10. Made to your measure. Crepe, voile or linen. Silk at special rates. Blouses $5. Room 41, — 39 Union Rdg Ne. ke Phone Alg. 4445. | Cooperators, Workers M. SUROFF Invites you to visit the store of MEN'S, LADIES' and BOYS’ Pants, Sport Knickers, Sweaters, Socks and Belts at 735 Allerton Avenue Bronx, Prices reasonable. Pants to order match coats. No Tip-Ynion Barber Shop 77 #IFTH AVE. Bet. 15th and 16th Streets NEW YORK CITY Individual Sanitary Service by Bx. perts, — LADIES' HAIR BOBBING SPECIALISTS. Patronize a Comradely Barber Shop, to .J|counts of work by workers—a kind the bourgeoisie. The June issue, since the April number. The month of April produced a crop| of rumors to the effect that the New Masses had gone under. These ru- mors are best contradicted by the June number which shows that the New Masses is more alive than ever. But it is not the same New Masses. Many changes have occurred. Eg- and Michael Gold, one of the most] popular working class writers in this country, is now at the helm. The magazine is different in appearance and make-up—a change towards greater vividness. Change of Policy. There is also a change in the edi- torial policy. A statement of policy issued by Gold declares: “The magazine is to be more prole- tarian, We are going to dig up new worker-writers—also get unedited ac- of sublimated workers’ dence. “The magazine is to print almost no political articles. It will be, of course, definitely workingclass and revolutionary in its political loyalty, but will not attempt to discuss tac- tics, ete. “The New Masses can live only as the organ of the human and artistic revolt of the workers.” correspon- New Writers. In support of this policy the cur- rent New Masses contains an entire page of poems by Martin Russak, a Paterson silk weaver, which has never been published before, poetry by two other young writers, Edwin Rolfe and Herman Spector, a contribution from an inmate of a poorhouse and in- teresting letters from workers. Other contributors are John Dos Passos, Ezra Pound, Michael Gold, Dudley Nichols and Kenneth Fearings. The cover design is by Hugo Gellert. And most important of all: the new New Masses is 15 cents instead of 25 —a great difference to the workers for whom it is intended. CALIFORNIA POPULATION. The population of California on June 30, 927, was estimated at 5,398,- 457 by State Controller Ray L. Riley. This is an increase of 151,728 over 1926. Los Angeles leads the cities with 1,325,059. oS a arte cesta RTE 1 RR WANTED—Girl comrade to share 8-room modern apartment fur- nished. Call mornings, evenings: Lehigh 0626. “For Any Kind of Insurance” CARL BRODSKY 7 E. 42d St. New York City Telephone Murray Hill 5550. LAW Ort re CHAS. “RECHT For the convenience of workers open untti 6 P. M. and all day Saturday. 110 WEST 40th ST. Room 1604. Phone: PENN 4060--4061--4076. Patronize LERMAN BROS. Stationers & Printers 29 EAST 14th STREET N. Corner Union Square Tel. Algonquin 3356, 8843, ¥. MARY WOLFE STUDENT OF TH DAMROSCH CONSERVA®ORY PIANO LESSONS Moved to 2420 BRONX PARK EAST Near Co-operative Colony. Apt. 6H. Telehone ESTABROOK 2459. Special rates to students from the Co-operative House, a Workers Co-operative Clothiers, Inc. SUITS MADE TO ORDER, READY MADE SUITS. Quality—Full Value 872 BROADWAY, New York Cor. 18 St. Tel. Algonquin 2223, NO 1552 First Avenue, New York Workers Book Shop Temporary Headquarters: 26-28 UNION SQUARE 1 Flight Up Books, Pamphlets, Magazines, on all subjects. OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P. M. W OPEN f mont Arens has resigned as editor Vv : INTERESTING CHANGES IN JUNE NEW MASSES A new New Masses has appeared to wage its lone cultural fight against which has just come out, is the first FASCIST TERROR BRINGS OUTBREAK MUNICH, _ Bavaria, 25.— | Bayonets of the Austrian guard dis- persed a crowd of men and women demonstrating the consulate in Innsbruck, according to despatches from that city. The attack by the guards followed the trampling of the Italian flag at the Italian consulate building in Inns- bruck by Austrian students. Innsbruck authorities believed that the incident had been closed locally by the en- forced salute of the flag by members of the Austrian guard. May against Italian | Page Three PARTY SECTIONS IN BANNER RACE $30,000 Needed by June 2nd, for New Cent Sections 1 and 5 of the (Communist) Party are in for first place in the drive 000 to establish the Workers 26-28 Union Square. Up until now Section 1 ha: things its own way and far ou tanced all competitors, but withir last week Section 5 has sudc spurted in a way which seriously perils Section 1’s hold on first p tion. The units in these two sections also seem at present to have the best chance to win the red revolutionary, , banner that will be given to the unit / ng the highest totals in thé, drive. All the units in Section 1 are’ in the running for the The salute, however, brought on a| new outbreak when the crowd which | attempted to force its way into the| city hall where the mayor had posted | a bulletin stating that trampling of | the flag was “senseless.” Only the| bayonets of the soldiers kept the masses at bay. The outbreak {is the result of the terrorist policy pursued by agents of the Italian government in the Italian Tyrol. Civil Liberties Union| Quizzes College Heads In an effort to discover what cens- orship is exercised by college author- ities on students’ meetings and publi- cations, the American Civil Liberties Union has sent out questionnaires to several hundred college presidents. student papers and liberal organiza- tions all over the country. The union is seeking to get the facts of the situ- ation during the current college year) in order to be prepared for an active campaign next fall in institutions chance to win. The winner will, however, not be determined until the last day of the Saturday, June 2. In fact, com= petition is so keen that it probably will be impossible to decide the win= ning unit until the final contributions are made at the great concert which will be held that evening at the Center to wind up the drive. Many™ leaders of the revolutionary move-~ ment will speak at this affair, which will celebrate the actual acquisition of the Workers Center. There will be an interesting musteal and artistic program, which is now being arranged by George Cookley. Among those who will take part will be N. Nazaroff, famous Russian bari- * tone, his two children and L. Newell, harpist and soloist with the Capitol Theatre Symphony Orchestra, , Tickets for the affair should be se- * cured at once as seating accommoda- 7 tions are limited. They are 50 cents in advance and 75 cents at the door and are on sale at 26-28 Union Square. * Are you a “DAILY WORKER” where students are restricted in hear- ing speakers on public questions. 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HED 1872 NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. Fifty- Membership on Decem- Insurance in force, $53,000,000. e Insurance in the country. ‘awal from the Society. 0. (S) gage of the 2nd block the co-op. stores and SUBSCRIBE NOW. Invest your money in a Co-operative Finance In- stitution and build the Co-operative BUT DON’T BE LEFT OUT. ONS pont “HC % Dividends On gold bonds secured by the 2nd mort- of co-op. houses in the Co-op. Workers Colony and preferred stock shares for the purpose of financing other enterprises of the organization. A few bonds of the $250,000 Gold Bond Issue are still left. BE OF THE LAST several from Section 5 have a good ™ x * an banner and ©