The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 19, 1930, Page 2

»Che call to the con! __Pare Two FORD LAYS OFF 73, 000, STARVING JOB- al — MIGHT FOR INSURANCE nes € the jobless too s shockingly with made in the Senate sury depart- yest in the w halt oday, throw 5,000 work, The comp: isual talk about i” but in the past has postponed su ‘eopenings from week to week. puts lives of the jobless. he unemployed must fight for ves. Collect signatures for th¢ Unemployment Insurance to take the war funds of the NEW YORK we heard from % Workers erritories |... Bil, the organized Still mor in et national government and pay $25 ¢ re k councils of the unem- y trie to Bull councils of the unem: | Weak insurance to each of the uN- oyed, pile up a huge number of| .nloyed: force the: cities to grant fgnatures demanding the passage of lef, de: rate against evictions nilitant workers locally for demon- i hunger r cass sneer, mes SHOE WORKERS EXTEND ands THEIR OPEN FORUMS ‘The National Campaign Com e fer Unemployment Insurance yester- jay received news on the aign 1s follows The Philadelphia di 4,000 more signature blan rorts that two Joble: Sundays have be: 2ec. 31, and one NEW YORK great interest Independent forums in Broo “As a result of the in and success of the Shoe Workers’ open , the union has and re- nee Bill in various parts of Manhattan, klyn and Bronx. 4~both fro Oa,m. tol p during w in Workers’ Center, §1 Gra- obless and em Hf , Brooklyn, with Stev ye Al- mass signature collec g on “The Boot or the bill. They will Union Parades Un- subscriptions to the ‘ Inity League offi a meeting of Tnity. shoe workers on at 16 W. 2ist St. WRIGHT PLANE STRIKE Sneed-l Up; Must The secretary of the. Cou ha Unemployed in Balt: 3rodsky, states t ganized now a! hat on Dec. 14 a mployment ur vas held, with 1 ions sending 26 delegates. vill also hold a Si nass collection, Dec. AN Ta ream The preliminary cam; saa : z asin Chish Spread the Strike ng regular! a J, Dec. 18.—Four ampaign. a vade union and wder meetings, to sort for the united mechanics on strike t speed up at the Wright Aero- ne plant here. The firm is work- on war and navy department for the coming imperialist iauchter, and has enough work for two years. But it takes age of the uhemployment sit- ¥ ssued in Englis 3% and wing elected by a y organizatior On To a Mass Fight! “The new unemployment saused by the closing of the Ford; Nant, together with the admitted frowth of unemployment through many smaller lay-offs, indicated’ dn government fig as a 2.5 per nerease in the jcbless army du foyember,” says the National Com aittee, “contrasts with the official jes still issued about the crisis pass- mass ‘ough a speed upthat x man killing. @ group system, by whiagh* the pany sets a goal for each group of forkers and tries to thus make man a pusher for every one el Iso. is a direct cause of the walk out. The 400 on strike are led by the | Machinists’ Union. The speed up hits all workers in the plant, and ag. “The declaration of the Journal € Commerce that insurance woult under wage cuts and therefore thould be fought, and the declaration if Lee, of President Hoover's com- hittee on unemployment that New has conducted a drive against it for weeks. It calls on the striking me- chanics to take control of their own strike, to unite with the rest of the shop thyough Aroad strike’ vommit- tee, and spread the strike. | LABOR AND FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES bor Sports Union Tickets for field day on Christma | Brownsville Workers School Open | Forum. | 2p: m.. to be held at Dyckman Ova ford Ave dyckman St. . 1 block north PhAiord Anew Sand. n Broadway. where the laNor snorts | Q \gegergterm will play. can be bourht | ¥. 15th St.. Room 309. | ey ‘ HR 799 Broadway, toon 40. 1WO, ee ee ee Bicill 2 Union §a.. eee 603. and for the printing press has heen : 2 jauthorized by the Central Committee. | Inity Campers Rennion, Ball » | The drive will open with a bananct at the New Harlem Casino. 160 W jon the 11th of January and will con- ASth St. Sunday, Dec. 21. Meet then |tinue with a haznar for sever days. | Old aGng” and have a good time. tevelutionary Oratorio “October” at Carnegie Hall. The proletarian horus, The Freiheit Gesanz Verein | € N.Y. will perform for the first | ime this revoluitonary masterpiece | aturday, Dec. 20, 8:30 p. m. sharp. We urge all organizations net to range any affairs during this drive. Elizabeth, N, A Danes given Workers. Center, 3 Attention. ha ¥. C. 106 B. Jersey swday night, Band. 8p ple A Negro Jazz ‘tyst Apnual Entertainment and A Concert ‘na Refreshments in it. 1 and 2. ‘of the Ex-Servicemen’s Leacue will 28, 7 p.m, Concert ake place at Manhattan Lyceum, 66 | nents, at 1347-East 7th | i 4th St. Friday, Dec. 19th. at 730 | benefit of the Daily | im ANG ie a Admission 25 cents. Fast New York Open Forum. fo * ectare at the Tent Youth Sunday, Dec. 14, a6 & mm: Soaaher:| |, Mennek of L.W.0. Fae Oe bl Subject: Bankruptey of is Sunday. Rnganb) Subs B ptey rth oe cee the present si at 3p. m, at 134 B. re and discussien on uation in China. All Side Workers Fast Club. young workers invited. A lecture in English on Physical Cul-} . * . Gre in the Soviet Union will be held YY. €. L, Dance Given. iis Friday at § p.m. at the headquar-| By the Brownsville and B. N.Y. we at 196 B. Broadway. units for the Worker; on benefit of the Young come to 105 Thatford Ave., Saturday, Dec, 20. M. J. Olzin to Speak Sunday wi 8 the * ® Shoe Workers Onin Forum. Sunday, 11 2. m. ter, 61 Graham ject, “Brooklyn Shoe Workers’ Union Parades Under @ Mask” by Steve | | Alexandergon. Discussion. Admission ree. ined by Alfred le Sollanrity Dance ‘The Nat Turner Branch LL.D, will ¥, B Help Wanted! Comrade to join the. Red Builders Club selling the Daily Worker sev- | Ym Solidarity Dance and Social.|eral hours daily. Fer ful details »f0 at 8 p. m. Prominent speakers. |come to our jamboree Sunday, 25c. m at 27 E. 4th St. Hot dogs. Bus: bd be cussion. ating Workers Industrial League | ee ‘' of concentration group on Willlamebure Open Beram, 0 Pm 8 16 vy, 21st St. Sunday, 7 p. mat Workers Center. f 61 Graham Ave., Brooklyn, H. acer a Workers Industrial League |of Needle Tradess will talk on “T! omrades who can xet leaflets distribution Monday and Tuesday te come for them Friday between Needle Trades Workers’ Strike,” pi mission free. | Bm. at 16 W. 2let St, All . lable comrades. must see to Mt] priditt tem ‘Prog, Ro cams, be hese eaticts Agt cut Come up! |held. All comrade must come and also bring friends, ie og Bronx Workers Clad Nas joston Rd. Comrade ga) s eile aera ht A SETHE UE Ba a Sun ay, p.m, admise re ee “Clu on “Bs af aay ne fie. be Fat Norkers are ited Ta Madison Ave. " rghton Yorker BP kts fj lay, ka Laver Defense is meetings for release ef, the Imperial Valley 140 ebated $650,000 to , and that Mellon | nee his tenure the Metal Workers Industria] League | | year. b-| Ambassador Theatre, the Chicago | | Civic Shakespeare Society, will begin | This. will be a new and enlarged | Devos lpr EPA iY ERE NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 1930 By RYAN WALKER — Contrasts — - . + = 2 bse pry és nies avi , || AoPoverty Se ae ce \ by yy)! Ti A Eviction’ N© STARVATION cf S2 Cee ‘ H | ( Ao Se eatiall @ 5 a ag ; ( JAI i {TH Ae ExPvarextin li peice Ui Le Y No Pox.ice Brora 2 ~ wf Ad Rank Falcures “al No LANDLoRDISM Set ese aseee? S 4 BKLYN WORKERS Five: “Language Intern. ided to continue them every Sun- | STOP E Organize Tenants to man; Hungarian, Russian and Jewish} workers will participate in the five-! Pioneers to Exhibit Holy Freaks at Anti- Santi Circus Xmas Day NEW YORK.—Hear ye! Hear ye! We have the greatest conglomeration jof holy freaks and weird monstrosi- ORATORIO “OCTOBER” SAT. NITE AT CARNEGIE} NEW YORK.—The Freiheit Gezang } Verein of New York will perform to- morrow night, Dec. 20, for the first LL.D. PRISONERS | BIG OPPOSITION AID DANCE DEC. 27; VOTE IN HATTERS |As Part of Campaign Group Fighting Wage, Proletarian Cabaret Tomorrow Night Negro and white American, Ger- 9 ts | time the revolutionary Oratorio “Oc-/ ties ever captured alive, The Young P a \language International Proletarian ] Aid Cut Gives Gang Scare |tober,” at 8:30 sharp at Carnegie] pj R i Halt Landlords Pioneers have them locked up at Irv: g HAG |Cabaret presented by the “Prolet~ ft Hall. ing Plaza, at 15th St end frving BROOKLYN. N. ¥, Deo, 16— | >uehne” tomorrow, This is a reall New yORK.—For the support of] NEW YORK—The opposition, ap-| The oratorio symbolizes the revolu| Place, where they will be on exhibi- Workers and neighbors of Mrs, sil- | Collective affair and deals in a satit~| tne many class war prisoners who are | pearing as a single group, with a pro-| tions of 1905 to 1917. It is the great-| tion Christmas Day, at 2p. m. You've piel: as _ pe ical way with the latest political mntences for their gram of struggle, got a big vote, more|est, achievement of a proletarian| never see: mother who has ; 4 | now serving long se! | et never seen the like of it, and we hope . ig die vents. It is the first and only troop] @ costume ball than a third, in the elections held’ by the court to be evicted this Saturday, organized themselves into a Tenants’ League last night, at a mass meeting, held at 61 Graham Ave., in order to carry on the fight against evictions in the | territory. Tenants from 58 Moore St., the ‘yuilding where Silbert is facing evic- | ion, came to the meeting and or- }eanized themselves into a commit- tee for the organization of the ten-| f ents in this and other buildings of “he Detan Realty Co., in order to put “, stop to the vicious attacks against | working-class families. These tenants will put up demands | te the Detan Realty Co. this week that “unless the compgny withdraws the eviction proceedings against Sil- bert the tenants will go on a rent strike.” Worker Tenants Aroused. Against the action of the landlord end the court, the entire neighbor- hood has been aroused. A large force of cossacks of ‘the’; 85th precinct was mobilized to in-| timidate these workers, in order to} prevent them from coming to the meeting and organize into the Ten- ants’ League, 3 i action which ' were bite iia be mass picketing in these sub- Committees supporting the program 657 Allerton Avenue ioe ee a a | | edopted. strikes. of the Committee of Action To Fight Mgr, NBO, Artists Service (Steinway Piano) Estabrook 3215 —_Brons, N. ¥. E - Ld £ Workers’ Center and a number of| THe next phase of the preparatory |" call for active members ta give them came up the Center with an | effort to intimidate the werkers there. , However, all these attempts of the police failed. Esther Blinder, of 657 Bushwick | Ave., a mother with three children of the ages of 4, 6 and 10, is facing | evietion at any moment. Her hus- | band has been out of work for one Hundreds of working class families | are facing evictions daily. Jobless | workers from Cook Street, from Sei- porting that eviction been given to them, the same fate as the many hundreds | in this country, built up and working like the Russian similar proletarian theatre troops in} Germany. | cents Afterwards dance and refresh- ments, ACTIVISTS MEET Needle Workers Com- preparations strike here was reached with the mass meeting in Webster Hall Wed- |mesday of the active needle workers. | | Weissberg, chairman of the meeting, Louis Hyman and Irving Potash, The vote for the opposition was Cooperators! | spoke to a crowd of 700 on the neces- r of sub-strikes, single | S°lid, not many split ballots, except|Guinp THEATRE SUNDAX EVE. 8:30 sity of their increased activity in neces ouuks out, will lead to ns in the case of Mannes, who was dis-|@REAT RUSSIAN SSINGING ACTOR | preparing and conducting the strike. | general strike. The union already criminated against on account of his CHEMIST Potash made recommendations for youth, work is to get the workers of the |company union and open shops ready, with shop committees organ- ized in them. Propaganda work will be conducted in the market. | entire |cofstitute themselves into a propa~ | ganda committee, and this committee will | Monday at 6 p. m. centrated Mondays and Tuesdays gel, Morrell, and other streets, are re- | around 36th Street and Eighth Ave.; orders have, Wednesdays and Thursdays around | 38th Street and Eighth Avenua, on Negro families on Cook Street, on Fridays around 36th St, and Seventh the verge of starvation, are meeting | Avenue. militant activities, will be given by the New York Dis- | trict of the International Labor De- | ters of North America. They did not fense, on Saturday eve, Dec. 7th, at , Succeed, however, in electing any of the Stuyvesant Casino, 9th St. and ; the opposition candidates, and the 2nd Ave., in behalf of the Winter Committee of Action To Fight Wage | Relief campaign of the organization. | Cuts points out to the members that further organization is needed, and hae oe ae Eee a all should remember that the old most colorful events of the season SM returned to office by a cam- with many costumes depicting the | Paign of attacks on “Reds,” charges | lof disloyalty, etc. must not be al- | life of the worker !n the Soviet Union ‘ and his forward mareh in the de- lowed to take their slim Victory as a velopthent of 2 Communist society mandate to go ahead with cir sell- . out and wage cut program. and the struggle he is making an i against capitalist sebotage. Jerome Hope, opposition candidate for president, got 158 votes against There will be a good dance orches- 34g for R. M. Humphrey, of the ma- tra with many Russian numbers on chine. Harry Kah, opposition candi- the program, Edith Siegel, out- date for vice president, got 187 votes standing proletarian dancer will per- against 220 for H. Oldenburg, of the form, machine. Max Mannes, opposition Workers are asked by the district candidate for secretary-treasurer, got office of the ILD, to immediately 98 votes against 416 for L. J. Afric. | get tickets and sell them among Nathan Messner, opposition candidate | their felléw workers in the shops and for the finance committee, got 121 factories, votes against 187 for Emanuel Beskin. chorus. Members of the Manhattan Sym- phony Orchestra will assist the chorus, also a baritone soloist. The oratorio is composed and con- ducted by Jacob Schalfer. you never will—Amen! If, after you've seen this circus, you do not feel that you ave ready for the booby-hatch, we will cheerfully refund your admission price. We fee] certain that it will drive even Ham Fish crazier. So what do you say? The price of going crazy is only 25 cents for adults and 7 cents for a couple of kids (it’s cheaper to drive them crazy). This ts the cheapest we can make it, We drive you crazy at cost price. Don't forget—Xmas Day, 2 p. m., at Irving Plaza with the holy freaks, captured by the Pioneers! Wednesday in Local 8, United Hat- “Blue Blouses” and The Cabaret starts at 8 p. m. sharp, at 350. East 8lst St. Admission 50 Wage Cuts of the United Hatters of North America visiting the hat mak- ing establishments on the eve of the election found that many of them, right during the election period were cutting wages. They found also that in many of the smaller shops, espe- cially, sanitary conditions were as bad as one could imagine. In Holishutz shop, 206 Center St., the boss was on the day of election, cutting wages on flanging from 50 cents down to 40 cents a dozen. In the big Hitt & Wasserman shop, 584 Broadway, machinery has been introduced that will mean firing of some of the men, and a reduction in wages. One of the single shop strikes was won yesterday. TO PLAN STRIKE “For Al Kinds of Insurance” ((ARL =k Telephone: Murray Hill SS5t 7 East 42nd Street, New York bine Struggle NEW YORK.—A new stage in the for the great dress leads several of these. There will Victor Chenkin| three full day's activity brought an immediate and big response. On January 7 there will be a gen- eral membership meeting to further take up the organizational and pre- .paratory plans. On Jenuary 14 there will be a mass dress shop conference, the final con~ ference for the strike, with repre- sentatives of all shops including the gempany union and open shops. The Needle Trades Workers Indus- trial Union is leading a strike at the Dresswell Dress Co., where, with bad conditions, Negro girls work for $10 a week, and the best operators get only $25. All came out on strike yesterday. DIRECT FROM BROADWAY! | IGDENBL - (The Siberian Hunter) ‘The story of Love—of Struggle—of Conquest among Nomad tribes of Northern Borders of Soviet Onion. “One of the most satisfying of Soviet films . real picture of life in the Siberian wilderness —DAILY WORKER. The Daily News gives “IGDENBU” three stars.*##" SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION— DEWEY 9914 Pie ie Ne et sunday! 104 Bt %. u The active membership should DR. J. LEVIN SURGEON DENTIST 1801 AVENUE U Ave, U Sis., BMT. At East 15th St BROOKLYN, N. ¥. hold regular meetings every Concentrations, cae Work of organization will be con- DR. J. MINDEL SURGECN DENTIST 1 UNION SQUARE of workers who are daily being evict- | ed. | The Tenants League which was or- ganized last night, and the Williams- | burgh Unemployed Council decided | to hold another meeting of the ten- | ants in order to smash the attempts | of the Detan Realty Co., to evict the | Silbert's family. The meeting will be held Friday | Eve, Dec. 19th at 8 p,m, at the Workers Center, 61 Graham Avenue. | All tenants and neighbors are called | upon to come to this meeting and organize against evictions, FRITZ LEIBER IN SHAKES-| PEARE REPERTORY AT AMBASSADOR THEA. Opening Thursday night in the its second annual season here, pre- | senting Fritz Leiber in “King Lear.” version of Shakespeare's tragedy. | “Hamlt” will b playd Friday night, | and “The Merchant of Venice” at the | Saturday matinee; and “King Lear” will be repeated on Saturday night. Leiber's supporting company in- cludes: Virgina Bronson, Ingeborg Torrup, Mary Hone, Lawrence H. Cecil, Hart Jenks, Frank Peters, | Philip Quinn, Robert Strauss and | John Burke. * s ° On Friday evening, Dec. 26 at the Cort Theatre, A. H. Woods will prev sent his latest offering, “Five Star Final,” by Louis Weitzenkorn. Ar- thur Byron is starred in the produc- tion and all star supporting cast in- cludes Berton Churchill, Merle Mad- dern, Katherine Keyes, Sydney . onerg and ¢ e Pomagmon, digh SC laubinat *o tinecrencid nd workers killed inthe Bannana Versti onary he ment sine Widse lobia, he peptine Frit M4 ‘f i¢ Pobige hs Rugsien “eons ah Th ah ere Seitn Sune ‘ ne other ile ah, a at 98 hag bee Binnie? Hane (¢ letras ie R BETTER Sela 50 we 50 Si ts. an so 98 Avense A. Ym CLOTHING CO. VALUES IN ‘OUNG MEN'S Overcoats to 22° POPULAR PRICES—CONTINUOUS NOON TO MIDNIGHT "RED'S RESTAURANT 325 Bowery, Cor. Second St. The Last Two Showings this Season OF THE AUDICOTTS ———" Theatre Guild Productions GLOBE by a trea aed | Good Meals 15¢, 20, 25¢ (The ma Marinette Theatre iw the World) ELIZABETH, - Cohens & Kelleys ee paceman SUNDAY DECEMBER 21st THE QUEEN TOY | sumed 22... | RATIONAD Matinee. 9180 pug vente <at> €:00 GUILD Xf. Mats. Th.&Sat, 2:40 | ae Vegetarian a ta ROAR CHINA J |. CAMEO Same RESTAURANT ARTY BECK 7BFA ar St. ‘est of Broad’ ive. mise Mts. Th, t Sat 2:50 “Africa Speaks” With George Sidney & Charles Murray _ WORKERS CENTER 35 East 12th Street, (8th floor) for the benefit of the NEW YORK WORKERS CENTER Admission 50 cents, Children 25 cents ALL PROCEEDS FOR THE WORKERS CENTER 199 SECOND AVEi UB Bot. 12th and 13th Ste. Strictly Vegetarizn Food ARTHUR HOPKINS presents “THIS IS NEW YORK” ; 4 new comedy by Robert E. Sherwood with LOIS MORAN Plymouth tae ed va Bves 8:40 — Mata Thorn @ See 80 TODAY “AFRICA SPEAKS” MS OSS EVER 5th A Ave. Playhouse Son, 2 FM. to Midnight, Pope Prices ‘bale REPERTORY 1‘ § ' 50c, $1, $1.50. Mats. Th. & 8: VA LE GALLIENNE, Director ALISON'S HOUSE | PETER PAN [ROMEO & JULIET Off.&T'nHalhl13W.43 HEALTH FOOD Vegetarian RESTAURANT 1660 MADISON AVE. Phone: UNI versity 6865 “hone: Stuyvesant 3816 John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: fTALIAN DISHES 4 place with atmosphere where al) radicals meet EDGAR WALLACE’S PLAY ON HE SPOT with CRANE ag he and ANNA MAY epeAR he ctr mt | £9 EST THEA, 49 W, Evs 8°10 Mts W. & 8 2:80 NEWARK DAILY WORKER DANCE Saturday Evening, December 20th WORKERS CENTER j 302 E. 12th St. New York 93 MERCER STREET NEWARK, N. J. Sh SS ep } The Hungarian Working Class Organizations of Yorkville on Sunday, December 21, 1930 Will Present the Extraordinary Soviet Picture “CHINA EXPRESS” |. : IN THE HUNGARIAN WORKERS’ HOME Jazz Band AMISSION 35 Cents Advertise your Union Meetings here. For information write to The DAILY WORKER Advertising Dept. 50 East 13th St. New York Gity Concert and Dance to send NO-TIP quegd 350 EAST 81st STREET DOLORES GONZALES FOR THE BEISEFIT OF THE WORKERS PRESS "KOLeKTIV to a Sanatorium in the Soviet Union ADMISSION 35¢ Continuous performance from 2 p. m, to 11 p. m. "BARBER SHOP Saturday, December 20, 8 P. M. NEW HARLEM CASINO 100 W. 116th Street FINE FROGRAM~JAZZ BAND FOR DANCING ADMISSION 50 CENTS - 433 E. 9th Street, New York City ——— SATURDAY DECEMBER 20, 1930. | | Seventh Annual Caucasian | Dance Orchestra Conducted by Concert—Ball—Cabaret | A. NAFTA EXCELLENT PROGRAM |Dancing in 2 halls until 3 a.m. WINTERGARDEN WASHINGTON and TREMONT AVES. 177th St., BRONX Auspices: Workers International Relief, Local New York - 192 West 28th Street