The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 24, 1930, Page 2

Page Two = LUMBER WORKERS TELL OF SEVERE CRISIS IN NORTH-WkST INDUSTRY Co..ditions Worse Than ihe, Before; Bosses Talk Prosperity Bunk I xmber Industry Feels Growing World Com- petition; Rent-Hogs Feel Pinch Too | According to the statement of an executive of a steel trust, writing in the Seattle the United States now has a com- modity surplus which is equivalent to two production, 1 period of economic nentioned above refers onal conditions from a elative to the existing - surplus of commodities. The na- res that so |tional situation is much worse, the rosperity |situation in the Pacific Northwest 5 Nl worse. World compe- orthwest lumber dooms a nomic life here. Unless the industry is socialized the production of lumber in the United States will, vithin five years, become unprofit- able, In the cities of the Northwest all of the industries are related to the forests. Even the rent-hogs, re- mote as they are from the lumber agriculture, |industry, are already feeling the y industries |pinch of economic depression, and i - from the petit-bourgeoisie one hears y,\a plaintive bleat—like that of a ‘lamb being led to slaughter. the history of the unemploy- worse, nor have so woefully more than upon one indus- ustry collapses will find them- ie state of collapse. lumber. Only of any im- Northwest Wants Foreign Workers Fired WASHINGTON, July 22.—That| employed “at ridiculously low department immediately | W@8es, and, of course, it is out of ss CAS .| the question for the local supply gn born workers em: to compete.” don the construction of the] The war department’s answer was , was the demand con-| that it was only interested in get- ter sent to the war| ting the war preparations done at esterday by Congress-| the lowest figure, and that wher- he war all f ire Post-Intelligencer, | | | | Today in History of 1 the Workers | July 24, 1928—Nikolai Cher- nichevsky, Russian socialist, born in Saratov. 1848—Revolutionary movement of Paris workers sup- pressed by General Gaivaignac. | 1877 — Eastern railroad strike | spread to Gould lines at St. Louis. | 1920—Coa] mine laborers tied up 363 Illinois mines in strike for more pay. 1923 — Longshore- | men of Hoboken, N. J., struck under leadership of I. W. W. EX-SERVICEMEN "AGAINST WARS League Calls All to Join Protest Aug. 1 | NEW YORK, July 23.—The fact that most ex-service men are work- ers is something “overlooked” by the fascist demagogs who try to influence these workers against their class. But now that the Workers’ Ex-Servicemen’s League is organized with a program not only to fight for the interests of these workers as veterans but as workers with the rest of their class, these veterans are responding well to the League’s call for organization. Yesterday the League announced that it was: | “1. Mobilizing the worker ex- servicemen in New York for a junited struggle against imperialist wars and for defense of the Soviet Union. oa | Carrying on a united strug- gle with all other workers in shops and factories against wage-cuts, |for unemployment insurance. | | _ DATLY WORKER, NEW YORK, THU ILL, GUNMEN BEAT N.M.U SPEAKERS Kjar, Gray and Feich Taken for A Ride WEST FRANKFORT, Ill, July 2 Sheriff Pritchard and ten deputies broke up last night’s mass meeting of the National Miners’ Union at West Frankfort. Groves, secretary of the N. M. U., Nels jar, Ben Gray, and Feich, were led and brutally beaten. Kjar| and Gray were taken for a ride to| the outskirts of Franklin County | by Pritchard and his deputies, | They were beaten and shot at| when turned loose and later hunted | like rabbits in the fields for sev-} eral hours. Both escaped. Groves } was taken alone for a ride by state | cops and police. His safety is un- certain. The N. M. U. office was raided, leaflets, etc., were taken. Delegates elected are coming to the conference despite the terror. At the meeting in Johnson City, Mon-| day night, the speaker was ar-/ rested, PREPARE FOR INTL YOUTH DAY, SEPT. 8 | NEW YORK.—The District Com- | mittee of the Young Communist | League of New York asks all work- ers’ organizations to leave the dates of September 8th through 16th free. International Youth Day, this year, should be celebrated by tens of thousands of young workers. The | events since last year have proven! the working youth “ supports all | movements of the masses of work- | ers and will demonstrate in great- | er numbers this year than ever for its economic demands and against the capitalist system. RSDAY, JULY 24, 1930 FOOD PICKETS DEFIANT | TO COPS; CONTINUING: NEW YORK.—Despite injunc- tions the picketing of those strikes | in the Bronx and Brooklyn, con-!| An arrest | at 2200 65th St. corner Bay Park-} Brooklyn, wound up the ac-| tivities for the day. The police in| conjunction with the right wing angsters threatened our pickets who refused to desist and this ar- rest followed. All food workers are invited to the T.U.U.L. pienic which will be held on August 3, at Pleasant Bay Park. DEPORT GRAHAM Plot On Worker NORFOLK, Va. July 21.—The} Chambers of Commerce of Norfolk and Portsmouth, where Stephen Graham, now facing deport tried to organize work ogroes and whites together—have appro- priated $4,000 to investigate this activities. As a result of holding a meet-| ing of 150 Negro and 6 white | workers together, Graham now has | been recommended for deportation by the immigrant authorities of Virginia. ] The Negro workers, subjected to appalling working conditions and race persecution in Norfolk and | Portsmouth, as well as throughout | the entire South, were very eager | to listen to Graham, who pointed out to them that only by uniting together can all workers, Negro! This year the program for Inter-| 9nd white, hope to gain some genu-| BRITISH FIGHT FILM INVASION ductéd by the Food Workers Indus-| A Step In Preparing |trial Union continues. War Against U. S. SOVIET TALKIES TO BE | ZOERGIEBEL BAN DEVELOPED ON BIG SCALE AUG, FIRST MEET NEW YORK.—The Amkino Cor- German Workers to poration announced ‘the conclusion of a contract with Joe W. Coffman, Meet Despite Him president of Audio-Cinema, Inc., whereby he will become consultant in connection with the development |of sound films by the Soyuzkino, the LONDON, July A bill for | United Moving Picture Industry of | Inprecorr) the purpose of overcoming “the | the Soviet Union. Mr. Coffman ex-|, BERLIN, July 23.—The social- American stranglehold on the Brit: | pects to leave for the Soviet Union | fascist police chief, Zoergiebel, has troduced in the Commons. According to Mr. Mander, the author of the bill, the distribution |cf films in Britain is very largely in the hands of American interests This, of course, does not only con | stitute a real menace to the British | | film industry, but is of great danger | to the British bosses in case of war This bill, therefore, represents | one of the most important means of step for the protection of the Brit jish film bosses as well as a stenitry, At the same time cinema oc- |in the preparation for the imperial leupies a high place among the Siler ae Commerce Chamber in| ist war,, against which the workers | apts.” will protest on August 1. The bill is reported to have the | support of all parties. lmer Harris’ film industry” has just been in- | British House of prohibited the August 1 demonstra- | tion here at the Lustgarten, where- upon the Communist Party shifted the plans for the demonstration to the west end of the city, among the in about two weeks. Mr. L. Monosson, president of the Amkino Corporation, stated yester- day that the present contract is the first one providing for American : 0 1 aN | bourgeoisie, BUI jtechnical assistance in the Soviet! Zoergiebel also prohibited the hella jmoving picture industry. “The protest meetings for Thursday possibilities of sound motion pic-| against the refusal of the govern- tures are keenly realized in the | ment to permit the Soviet children’s Soviet Union,” said Mr. Monosson. | delegation from entering Germany. “The moving picture is regarded as | The Young Communists are ap- pealing to the workers to ignore the prohibition and to demonstrate under all circumstances, |educating the people of the coun- BERLIN, July 23.—The Reich- stag elections on September 14 will = Araceae be participated in by over thirty emonstrate August Ist! se : 4 Play “Ladies Party in Munich, breaking doors, cupboards, drawers, confiscating legal material and correspondence All’ Opens Next Mondav ™ wrecking the offices. Walter Woolf and Violet Heming PRAGUE, Checho-Slovakia, July .—-Two workers were arrested in WALTER WOOLF will appear in a new and sophisti- | |Knebel for distribution of illegal cated comedy, “Ladies All,” at the jleaflets. On Monday pdlice searched Morosco Theatre, opening next! {all meeting places of the Red unions Monday night. ris’ American version of “Laquelle,” | the comedy by Prince Bibesco which | proved popular in Paris and other | For | the first time Walter Woolf is seen Other players continental cities last season. in a straight play. in the cast includes, May Collins, William David, Germaine Giroux and Preston Foster. “Young Sinners,” the comedy by This is Elmer Har- in Bruen. Brazda, manager of the. Party daily at Pilsen, was arrested yes- terday. Communists arrested ten days ago, Pardubitz and Chrudin, are on a hunger strike to force their re- lease. parties. ory Monday the police raided the >rtu night offices of the Communist fp>rtur national Youth Week is as follows:|ine change from the present sys | Elmer Harris, following a month’s | Saturday and Sunday, Sept, 6 and|tem which takes such toll of them. | vacation, will reopen at the Masque |7, week end in camps Nitgedaiget Fear Union of Workers. awe oF ere 4. be susisal and Unity; Monday, Sept. 8, Youth £ " cast, headed by Dorothy Appleby | | Demonstration on Union Square;! . 1t was this threat to their con-| and Raymond Guioh, will be intact. | | Wednesday, Sept. 10, indoor meet. ‘ined position of privilege that} “Three Little Girls,” the Vien- | ings in Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem, | moved the entrenched interests of | nese operetta which closed on Sat- | Downtown, upstate and New Jer- Virginia to instigate the persecu-| urday owing to the need of Natalie sey; Friday, Sept. 13, indoor meet-| tion of Graham. 4 and Bettina Hall to take a long) ing in the Central Opera House;| AS a result of his first meeting, delayed vacation, will reopen at the Saturday, Sept. 14, picnic in Ulmer | Graham was charged with “inciting | Shubert Theatre in the early part Park. \the Negro population to insurrec-| of August with the same cast. More than 25 youth organizations | tion against the white population.” : | are expected to particnete in the| After two trials he was acquitted; | NEW SOVKINO DRAMA on of New York, ever possible it favored American) «ag Calling on all ex-servicemen » used a chauvinist appeal, | labor. ‘ |to join the United Front Commit- ng that ex-servicemen and} The whole scheme is an attempt|tees of all workers in every sity in citizens be employed on| to sidetrack the real issue of unem-|the United States for the demon- b. This is done to stir| ployment insurance for al] unem- |stration against imperialist war, to n among the workers and| ployed workers, and the realization | pe held on August 1 é o whip up the war spirit. In his| of the unity of the workers in their “4, The League ‘will publish a r Bacon said that workers were! fight for “Work or Wages.” bulletin and calls upon all ex-ser- vicemen to send in stories to the or- * = “| ganization of their experiences dur- Liar Says Only 5,000,000 Jobless in Europe — |gerizition of their experiences dur. WASHINGTON, July 28. — Ex-| underestimation of the number of | the war and their general conditions ert in lying about unemployment! jobless in Exrope. England alone|@* worker ex-servicemen.” | “For All Kinds of Insurance” ((ARL BRODSKY telephone, Murray iJ) 555 |i Hast 42nd Street, New York Who will have a leading part in the new Elmer Harris play, “La-| dies All,” opening at the Morosco |j~ on Monday. All Comrades Meet at BRONSTEIN’S Vegetarian Health Restaurant fact tale of the roof of the world | the simplicity of the native Taungus tribe, is the motif that carries the action of the piece. n the U. S., L. R. Stephenson of | °fficially accounts for 2,000,000, | ae statement continues: | organization of this International | but no sooner had he iaueor AT CAMEO: THEATRE| An tne exterior sence wore token. Claremont Parkway, B Be : Casa : | while Germany has well over 3,- orker ex-servicemen have! Youth Day. The adult workers as|than he was rearrested, charged) = rapes toa] i 4 . he Commerce Department takes a : , 4 ih] On ‘ 3 ‘The Law of the Siberian Taiga”)| in the far North, and were spon aga Soci Gaouk eee, hie Tinek bot souae 10h | ieee ea anaion y wee |well must assist in the carrying| with advocating theeviolent over-|;. t16 formidable title of the screen| sored by an expedition headed by || wer nand of misrepresenting e unem-' the millions in Poland, Rumania, general economic problems of a! tuation in Europe. There| Italy, Czecho-Slovakia and else- are above 5,000,000 jobless in Eu-| where. “Unemployment,” says Ste- rope, said Stephensen yesterday in| phensen, “is Europe’s most pressing a statement issued by the Depart: | concern.” He says nothing about the enslave millions. Only the organiza- tion of the workers under revolution- ary leadership will force lower hours without wage-cuts. Southern states which work women en hours a day. If passed the bill also provides Thomas Dodges, Lawyer Carries Torch ‘ \Vabor and Fraternal NEW YORK.—The National Of-| NEW YORK.—The anticlynch| “@ 2 i Goi i aed cere enn e anaes Ceoparaveral sade] ‘ice of the International Labor De- conference held about a josth agp N. Keep the Daily Worker ng and Growing —All Daily Worker Readers; fense sent the following cablegram has decided to cdll a Youth Con- Déwatdwa Wevkers: etek. WwW Sho S E R O Y o Warsaw, adding its voice to the ference against lynching. This con-| 4 carnival and dance for the bene. —All Workers from the Shops That We world protest against the death ference is to be composed of repre: | it be held duty 86 CBaturi vind Can Reach. CHEMIST nenalties given to three young Com- nunists for distributing appeals to Polish workers, urging them to par- icipate in March 6 demonstrations sentatives of young workers and also white. This conference is to be heid on workers, Send in stories, send in funds, so that the paper can be published in large quantities and distributed before August 1, © rendered. In the Bronx, picketing as usual covered the East 180th St. Bakery and the Rosland Cafeteria at 138th St. and Cypress Ave., also a cafe teria at Longwood Ave., Bronx. | ythian Hall, 2864 W. 21st St., island, students clubs, primarily Negro, but . 6 @ Seneen baa Of the U.C.W.W. will have a lec- ture on thé impottance of August 3 through this day of the working| throw of the government, and re- youth. All youth organizations and | young workers that wish to assist | in this work should write to the} Young Communist League, 26-28 | Demonstrate August Ist! UNITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. NEW YORK,—The Trade Union Unity Council meets today at 7 p. m. sharp in Manhattan Lyceum. | commendations for his deportation drawn up! The Negro workers of the United which is to sail on the Europa July 24, will visit the Jewish colonies in the Ukraine and Crimea, in ad- dition to visiting factories, clubs, schools, ete., in Moscow and other cities. GREAT ANNUAL BOAT , EXCURSION | with Jack Holt, Theatre Friday. Broadway|Dail & 46th LOBE 110:30 A.M “HELL'S ISLAND” attraction coming to the Cameo from Ralph Graves and V. I, Baranov, scientist for the So- | In this based-on- | viet government. RATIONAL Vegetarian RESTAURANT John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: (ITALIAN UISHES | ‘A Theatre Guild Production" THE NEW GARRICK GAIETIES atmosp! radicals meet New York REMEMBER THE DATE ) 657 Allertop Avenue Ketabrook 3215 Bronz, NY. States must rally to the defense of | ‘ yment of Commerce. This is a vast' 8,000,000 right at his front door. “The League calls on all worker | Union Square. ihe Caste worker, together 199 SECOND AVE. JE wh ex-servicemen to join the workers with their white comrades, eniyapey peated Fed a . in demonstration against imperial- Demonstrate August 1st! , sind Haba Jn. ad me Warehouses Lousy With Wheat; Many Starve [ist war and for unemployment in. abi bolelibe Lid Negro and White ihe send = eee _ 6 tn ee * : surance on August 1. Fight for the The International Labor Defense, a ' PR bCaet pee essa agpes sega aoc iE as eB OsL 300 backs af beste] Soneey il Dewi oe tensa | UR of the working class! Join in] 100 Workers at Street | which is. detoding the, ease of pre rae dna Te ean MELROSE—. }) :: age, according to an estimate of| —and more workers will face starv- mantles (Bernier poate’ Meet Vote for Aug. 1 | Siephen neal ae Ce ees REMARKABLE! AMAZING! REAL! OPENING TOMORROW: |] Dair YEGETARIAN an Department of Agriculture yes-| ation. Hoover knows how to dis-| ¢ a aca whit . i is “shi om Fay 1 Ad Find it 1} terday. This is left over of the| pose of wheat in war-time and Seer pese ents spe je NEW YORK.—Over a hundred Ss ae ee eee bie CTHE LAW OF THE | Pleasant co Dine at Ouy Place. ys 1929 crop. It is more than double | rushing preparations for war. The | qi. wy x quare, New York laundry, car shop, paint factory mutual struggle against industrial, || 1787 SOUTHERN BLVD. Bronx al average of bushels stored| workers will demand “Work or |“it¥ N- ¥- j and other workers gathered at a/ political, economie and race oppres- | 99 PROM epee tate) q ane oe year. all Wages,” on August First, and fight OMS CODE Peete Poe air| ‘gion? against legal and lawless | SIBERIAN I AIGA | a ae ee Wi » nearly 8,000,000 unemployed | against the imperialist war prepar- meeting ai est Birst an eeps- |) ahi and against all the forms pelts aie Boa a if 5 ‘ orkers face starvation, With har-| ations, FOOD PICKETS DEFEAT | head Bay Road in Coney Island last | *p edoain #4 which the working | OF THE TUNGUS TRIM TN TH FROZEN WASTES HEALTH FOOD Tb THUGS: COUNCIL MEETS ries cae musogt® cena class is being subjected now with OF SIBERIA ,., BATTLING FOR LIFE AND FOOD. Ji a Bosses Fight Eight Hour Day for Women : "'| their shops, bringing their shop| Mereasing pressure from the white Pacsicen hy Ie Ee Vegetarian hi ie 424 5 Pi BATON ROUGE.—The Louisiana children, between the ages of 14 and| , NEW YORK.—Two arrests in| mates, and demonstrate for the de. ee bs Phone gona RESTAURANT in Manufacturers’ Association is fight-| 16, with the eight-hour day. | Brighton Beach at the Open Kitchen | OO i wnerialist war at Union | CROUP TO THE SOVIET UNION ||} & Cocling pati now 1600 MADISON AVE. a ing the forty-eight hour bill which| Where profits are concerned the CAfeteria yesterday followed a re | Stine acai L. Sam Cogan of |, The World Tourists is now mak- pala eailey Phone: UNIversity 5868 th is now before the state senate here.|bosses have no regard for man, ‘¢W4l of picketing after an injunc- te YC cake ae pos ee ee ing final arrangements for sending SEEDaen \ | They claim that their business will|woman or child. To keep the few This ie Lacie issued to vue Past. Young Pioneers, were the speakers, | off the eighth group of visitors cal past “ONE MAD KISS” with, Jone, Maton, Antonto = my : ve hurt, making it a “hardship” for | members of the class fat they will | 8 !njunction was argued in cour! the Soviet Union since the begin- | | ‘one: Stuyvesant 3816 hem to compete with mills of other the other day but no decision was ning of this season, The group,| . : A; W. 524. Evs. 8:30 In Church Ave., Brooklyn, yes | The special order of business is: Dorothy Sebastian GUILD Mts.Th.&Sat.2:30 || SCHENECTADY, N. Y., July 22—|year. terday, at the bakery on strike, one, The August 1 Anti-War Demon- ir ABRAHAM MARKOFF Norman Thomas ducked out of the! Louis Waldman, a lawyer of | arrest made following a scuffle | stration, and the T.U.U.L. member- LOS an Amalgamated: bask Book: BAST 116th STREET socialist nomination for governor at Brooklyn, was nominated. A Ne-| with the bosses who attempted to| Ship drive, All delgates must be) Day Weruse itleg TT Cor, Gecond Ave. New York ais party’s convention here. Thomas |gro was nominated for Heutenant | prevent the establishment of a pick-| Present. i Sora seen : DAILY UXCEPI FRIDAY ' ras @ feeling that “it oneal esate: but was ruled out by the ne line. This worker, eares ananannmen nana Bi t d t W k ’ 0 ti f h Se t Vlease © for apputntmen: = ‘or him to run so soon after ing | leaders on a technicality. The chief | Sales, was immediately released. Bes’ re Lehigh 022 i tefeated im the last election” — | debate at the convention was not on|Picketing there is proceeding as D AILY WORKER 1gges! an orkers UU ng o t e aon. : deularly «s all signs point to a big| unemployment or the war danger, it | strongly as ever. rel. ORChard Sten stump tn social-fascist votes this' was about prohibition. The Manhattan Section of th: ae ie Nika diag eh Union DA NCE Our Build the cen agprenc t : will meet Monday, July at & f RGEON DEN" ! One Silver Mine In Nevada Open; Cut Wages | me ae ie headquarters, 16 Arranged by Section 4 Communist Party 3 a ace t o Strietly by ppvdiciess ; RENO. Nevada July 28.—Prac-|The Tonopah Extension mines have | ‘ ’ oy NE , je atead os omaree en: Y ‘eally ali of the silver mines of | cut wages sharply. Miners have | 40. era ee cies frre THIS SATURDAY, JULY 26 ar vy f NS or restr holsdc beak hontd aoe 2 i get alee sb an Caste pee Gi to $e id day and muckers to the United Front Conference on 308 Lenox Ave, (Bet, 125th and 126th Sts.) ; = ne ia I f je exception of ie onopa \ 0 OU, cording to announce- Jul: 24 at 7.30 p. m. at th tt Dp - / 2etension Thousands of workers | ments made by company officials, Lap Late. This is in ethaaaa GOOD ENTERTAINM ENT Picenic-Carnival DR. ne MINDEL fi aave been thrown on the streets. further wage cuts are in prospect for the August First demonstration. Jazz Band and Other Interesting Features ‘ SURGECN DENTIST I PROTEST POLISH DEATH | CALL ANTI-LYNCH MEET —:»nctst the Food Workers indus oe Hel wien Weber aieaeen vel i ° rs indus- = ante 3 trial Union will hold. ite regular Help the Daily Worker reach its quota eld in Co-operation with : Not sonnected with any THREAT AGAINST THREE OF YOUTH, AUGUST 15 ‘reting at 8 p. m., 16 West 2ist St. of $25,000 by August 1 by making this —All Revolutionary and Sympathetic |____ather office | ae dance a success. Bring your friends. Workers’ Organizations; ee ‘gains unemployment: August 15th at 308 Lenox Ave, The| (International Red Day), on Thurs: Mi Davee, Maral, Sejm, | Ameren, Negro Labor ‘Conforaes| iY TUhGW aw Bb al ged SUNDAY, AUG. 1 tore iaformaton rte Warsaw, Poland, has established a Youth Committee | Hast me 9 e diel aia hah sid "UJ ELORE” CONFERENCE Workers’ Societies and Organizations of New Yor and Vicinil, Sunday, July 27, 1930 Members of Councils 22 and the Fur Couneil urged to attend the lecture as wi ae the rest of the Bronx Councils ei LLD. ng will be held Ave., Thursday, “In the name of tens of thousand at workers of the United States we »mphatically protest against senten cing to death three Lemberg work ers, Israel] Hirsch, Samuel Jugen? and Nafta) Proper, for distributing and is actively participating in the valling of this conference, All organizations of young work- ers and students, Negro and white, shop committees, youth sections of unions are invited to send delegates The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. 26-28 Union S+ New York City PLEASANT BAY PARK = We Meet at the— to Hook Mountains on the S.S. ‘WARWICK’ An open air at Tend Bt. and First appeals to Polish workers to de to the conference. Send all creden- | '“"!* 4. Baum will speuk. for the benefit of the “UJ ELORE” | POO ENIUN OF ROW. TORE.” eisrment. ee Rigas by nie neatios Weamila Semaine te Communist Activities real ast salicaria vig lho COOPERATIVE CAFETERIA eeess aie a ea ere are | ame Ars, sun diicllin 0 FREE BEACH! DANCING! 26-28 UNION SQUARE || Aas NP Fi Pate ME Soviet Ukraine. We demand thei | Rally against imperialist. war | ee Football and other entertainments Be Su ky Be CANDIES et UA NHETES | MgB Ment te tWeat “aise Be ‘mmediate and unconditional rel- sf TICKETS: In advance, $1.25; at the pier, $1.50; Children 75 cents. oase and for the defense of the Soviet Union on August Ist! Section Four, meetinit of xection executives, #day, 7.30 p.m. at 308 Lenox Ave. Fresh Vegetables Our Specialty The Shop te Onit. A I rniur