The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 16, 1931, Page 2

_ Page Oe inetetennaiasenes of a onto atatat WORKER ORGANIZATIONS HOLD BIG DRESS STRIKE CONFERENCE JAN. 31 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) eration of Labor bureaucrats, who| have kept the workers divided and have turned the A. F. of L. unions into agencies for the employers. “The situation of the dressmakers | Make clear the significance of the | strike. Arouse interest in your) |brothers and sisters, going into the} front line of battle. Point out the| importanee of having a United Front | of the Workers. Send delegates to {the Webster Hall Conference, three |from each organization. Bring fin-| DAIL iY WORKER, N ADVENTURES OF BILL WORKER is one of misery, and ruthless eX-|anctal contributions from your organ- ploitation. Piece-work prevails. Piece- lization to the conference to help in work means a mad speed-up. It/the strike preparations, or mail them| means competition among the work-/ |directly to the Needle Trade Workers’ | cA Kod MORE UNI Dy Me fra Bat tee ce following: ttome: League as a leader of the unemployed Saturday Eve:, Jantor Section 401_1.W.0, $12,000,000 that ts to be paid on —— : 2 . Bronx, * Enlertainment Find dance (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Madison Square Garden rey Be dn SA ere ¥ TICKETS 75¢; IN ADVANCE 50 CENTS ie Bec ts The Only Complete Picture of at At 4312 New Utrecht Ave., B'klyn, MORNING FREIHEIT Good time, Tickets abc, HE RE. A Dance. T T ASON TRIAL 35 EAST TWELFTH STREET, NEW. YORK At Workers” a 2% Brooklyn, Auspices East ..ew IN MOSCOW rd Anniversary. Womens Council 16 AT THE CAMEO THEATRE a At 6p. m. at 241 FB. 94th Bt, Bhlyn, Proceeds to Daily Worker. ; Nerdle Trades Youth Frnetion Don’t Miss it! Meets at 2p. m. at 35 EB, 12th Bt. TEA AND PANCAKE PARTY : on sth too.” ™ Annual Concert and Ball Ball of the Harlem Prom, Youth Cleb Beawrpariite Workers ol Benetit of yen JC smith Band, Ade Benetit of the DAILY WORKER wil LAVORATORE rien! ce SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 17, 1931 of the Communint Party “Solty Mats amt | roenns o cprmes uty wer tugs bees oar |] SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931—8 P. M. reheat fs pure atch Gvanete |] apaernezoar 6 Come | ILEO TEMPLE | . 1-19 por, AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. ¥, ayer ey, eke club, |[~ Goon aust SURPRISE DANCING PmoeiA Ae Andalor -Planist A. Muzal,.. Tener G. Gard efit of the Daily’ Workgrs Adm. 2c. ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE apmatggautgpary Bubteete to form Ry nee i neniels Spectal Meeting of Al! Labor Defender Sunday Evening, January 18, at 7 p. m. DIRECTIONS take BX. 7,, Orover ot Const, siteets (Brondwey Dine At 5 p.m. at 139 Broadway, room 27 EAST 4th STREET 410, Editor, Labor Defender will speak. Spend @ Real Projeterian ing ond Help Bulld the DAILY WORKER eg a Don't mise it! Absenters will regret Arranged by Section 1 Unit 10 0% me VALUBS IN ore of the Ferereth en ‘ () views AND YOUNG MEN’s 50 ta % a roo ge, mea ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE — Suits ond Overcoata ‘top Canal Bt Change, for Saturday Evening, January 17, 8 p. m. ust: station,” Admission wée."' || MANHATTAN LYCEUM, 66 EAST 4th STREET ” pan CLOTHING C0. voit Mebhasche Memoris “I ADMIOSION 25 CENTS—REFRESHMENTS, DANCING, MUSIC, GOOD TIME 98 Avenue A, Cor. Sixth putea vor nite aeg the qolet. || Fer Bmerseney Drive of the DAILY WORKER—Arransed by Unit 4, Section 3 ers. Workers’ earnings, in conse- quence, have sunk to the starvation hour and 50-hour week s the rule, This stop. The 35,000 dressmakers in the City « will strike. Their main work. A fixed minimum The seven-hour day,5- ok Unemployment insurance. bosses ave organized. They money. ‘The have the police at their bidding. Ln order eet this front of the bosses, the ers of all trades must rally to he support of the dressmakers’ strike They must form an impregnable wall of labor support. They must make the strike a battle of class against order to organize the fullest support for the dress strike, the Trade Union Unity Council, in conjunction with the Needle Trades Workers’ In- dustrial Union, is calling a United Front Conference of delegates from all working-class organizations, trade unions, Trade Union Unity League groups, workers’ fraternal organiza- tions, workers’ clubs, women's coun- ceils, and all other workers’ organiza~ tions, to be held on Sat., Jan. 31, 2:00 P. m., at Webster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, New York City. “Take up the question of the dress- makers’ strike at your next meeting. Party Activities, FRIDAY— Workers Industrial Union dist St. at 7.80 p.m. the etiecutive committee Jan. 15, 7.30 at the same adress. © | Down Town Workers Club At 11 Clinton St. Lecture on “De- istration of foreign born ‘ommittee.” All work- 4 ers invited. . oe Ma Winter Interracial Ball Given by C.P. Section 4 at Finnish Rall room, . 126th St. at 8 p.m Admission ood program, oe Volunteers Are still needed in the mass scenes of the Lenin Memorial Pageant. Re- hearsals are held Wed. and Fri. at 8 P.m. All workers are ured to: come and participate. Executive meets on Thursday, 9 p.m. Membership ‘meets Friday at 8 p,m. at 131 W. 28th St. Comrade Amter Speaks | Industrial Union, 131 W. 28th St.) N, ¥.C. Make the conference a true) mass representation of the militant) workers.” ‘The demonstration for the dress strike yesterday took place in the |blocked-off street, 36th St., between | Eighth and Ninth Ave. The huge and enthusiastic crowd carried pla-/ cards: “Down with Piece Work,” | “Fight For Week Work,” “Strike For| the 7-hour Day and 5-day Week,” “Down with the LL.G.W., Agent of |the Bosses,” “Join the Needle Trades | Workers’ Industrial Union,” “Equal Pay For Equal Work—No Discrimina- tion Against Negro and Young Work- ers!” Six speaking stands were erected, from which Potash, Boruchowitz, Rose | Wortis, Weisberg, Fleiss, Passikoff, | Bassin, Levinson’ and others spoke! from 12 to 12:30 p.m. Then the vast | crowd paraded up Eighth Ave. to 37th| St., marched east on 37th St. to Sev- %KINGDOM OF CAPPTALISMA EW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931 THE SR NC sek oa Come at os Bede ecru ag) a URE: , - | * 30 od en ee eT es ve 2 ey ae Roses 2 ugar a» he mis Josie, nner Ub lO AND ian vite rad! y Orv, i 4D ~ 9 > ie R of p= EET Y ONEMPLOYED) TA “MP. snesion emer! —You Bet!— AND BE THE Sovier UNION’ vy A, MN diya» COUNTRIES : fia att ae NS aw eX: 3 eS aa ONE Aa at IN SOVIET UNION JOBLESS MASS IN) LAWRENCE TODAY Will Present Demands) on Mayor; Challenge enth Ave., down to 36th St, and back to Eighth, defying all efforts of the police to break it up. | The police ordered the marchers to | disperse, and tried to block the march, | but were brushed aside. The police| tried to tear up the signs, but the workers defended them, and raised more. The whole demonstration was extremely militant, and enthusiastic. There will be a banquet for the Him to Appear LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan. 15.—Law- rence unemployed and seret workers by the thousands will hav mass meeting tomorrow at 7 p. m., ne the Oliver School. Edith Berkman, District Organizer, | and Pat Devine, Acting Secretary of the Nationa) Textile Workers’ Union, and Samuel Bramhall of the Unem- | dress strike fund, Sunday afternoon, | ployed Council will speak on the need Banquet Sunday for Dress Strike Fund) NEW YORK.—The Brownsville | | Section of the Needle Trades Union | |has arranged a banquet for 2 p. m | | Sunday at 1844 Pitkin Ave., Brooklyn. Comrades Hyman, Potash and | Boruchowitz will speak at this ban-| quet, the entire income of which will | | |e to the Dress Strike Fund. JEWELRY WORKERS MEET > _ MONDAY, BRYANT HALL’ NEW YORK.—The committee on | unemployment of the Jewelry Work- \ers’ Industrial Union calls an unem- ployment meeting Monday, at 1 p. m. St. A report will be made by Sam jat 1844 Pitkin Ave, Brownsville. |Speakers will include Louis Hyman, |at Bryant Hall, Sixth Ave, near 42nd |for immediate local unemployed re- Nesin of the Unemployed Councils, | lief. Irving Potash and Boruchowitz. | Mayor Landers, of Lawrence, who {boasts of what he has done for the YOUTH FRACTION NEEDLE unemployed, has been challenged to TRADES MEETS SAT. appear and answer the demands of NEW YORK.—A very important/the workers as presented to the city youth fraction of the Needle Trades | council by the unemployed delegation and other reports will be given by unemployed jewelry workers. | Only 30 per cent of the jewelry trades workers here have jobs and they suffer wage cuts. Platinum workers who used to get $1.50 an hour now work for 85 cents or less.) |family went to the city administration | j will take place this Saturday, at 2 | o'clock, at the Workers Center, 35 E. 12th St. on the 4th floor. It is a} very important meeting due to the! | final preparations for a Youth Con- | | ference in preparing for the strike. | | Comrade Amter will speak. SUNDAY Meeting for the Purpose Of organizing a branch of the ILD in Long Island takes place at 2 p. m in Turn Hall, 44th St. and Broadway, Long Island ‘City. Adm. free to all. 5 Youthful_ Guardsmen Of the Young Poneers will give a foe oe ee Jewish ‘Workers | concert at 2 p.m. at 48 Bay 28th St Present, World Crisis andthe wWar| Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Lots of fun. Danger” at the Jewish Workers Club, 18 Bay 28th St., Brooklyn, ae met Harlem Prog. Youth Club Meets 8.30 p,m, at 1492 Madison Ave. Election of Committees for our . Ball will take place. Regular Indoor Meet Of the Ex-Servicemen ‘nites place ‘16 E, Third St.” ° Oratorto “octoner” Will_be the subject of discussion by I. Feder at 8 p, m. at 88 E. 10th Adm, 25c, Children 5c. Afternoon Banauet Arranged by the Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union, Brooklyn Section, at 2.30 p. m, at 844 Pitin Brownsville Workers School open Forw oe 105 Thattord’A Ave. »» Brooklyn, at & “Lenin and the Working ties Question, Cede oh a Adm. lic. Unit 10, Section 1, Entertainment Spend ‘2 real proletaran evening Ga ee and Bulla” the Dally Worker. Come ‘our’ al m. Good Norkville L1kD. Branch (Ema) | music. Surprise dancing. "Fine time- Meets at 8 p, m. at agzochoslovake Vorkers Home, 347 Ba a St. LL.D. ‘Soscae Comatiecs Meets at 991 Broadway, room 610, All branch reps and members of com- nittee must be present. Age er Open Forum of Bronx Hungarian ‘Workers Clab Arar et) East New York Open Forum “Leninism nad the Oppressed Mass- es” at 962 Sutter Ave., Brookiyn. Bring your fellow workers and shop- mates. ey yr: nite 18 and 19 Are holaine a@ literary evening at 8 p. m. at 1622 Batheate Ave, Adm. “At 785 Westchester Ave. at 8.80 P ne Subject: “Workers Self-Defense 35c, Eroneees | Day epee: n Court, ee Peay Ro eee ae Bronx Section. Y.C.L. olds a Red Youth Press Night for the benefit of the Young ‘Worker at 569 Prospect Ave. Admission B0c. at door, 25c, in advance. Dancing d complete entertainment have been ranged. « ere New Jersey Attention! Dance entertainment given by the YCL. of Elizabeth will ze held at Workers Center, 106 FE. Jersey St. tha orate program, Admission 25c. Tea and Pancake Party -Given by the Brownsville Workers Club, 118 Bristol St.. Brooklyn, for the benefit fo the Daily Worker. Good time assured ail fam ssion 25c, . Bath Bench, Council 10, ‘We are celebrating our fifth anni- versary with a splendid concert at 48 Bay 28th St. at 8.30 p,m. Come and bring your friends. iii sere! Hicksville Workers, Attention! Meeting, 8 p.m. at Ukrainian Home. All workers are urged to come. Meet- ing called by Metal Workers Indus- League for Struggle for Negro Rights Protest Meet against the brutal burning of Raymond Gunn in Mary ville by a mob of bosses and lan lords, will be held at 8 p. m. at 308 Lenox Ave. Angeles, Frisco Will Monday and Tuesday LOS ANGELES, Cal,, Jan. 15.—The | councils of the unemployed will lead | ‘Tuesday at 11 a.m. This town ‘s full of jobless workers, including many Mexicans. “Food, clothing and shel- ter for the unemployed, and fewer cops for the bosses” is their slogan. A special tax on the profits of Los Angeles industries, $20,000,000. $20,- lenthusiastic about the building o! Have Hunger Marches, a hunger march on the city hall here | 000,000 to be set aside from the pres- | ent city budget of $46,000,000 from the | jon Monday when 2,000 swarmed into | the chambers and listened to the de- Gold workers average for a full week's | work (when they can get it!) about mands being put forward. = The workers of Lawrence, with the bee piabased titled warns oe militant traditons of the big 1912 and peng eines rag Ma's ete 1919 textile strikes behind them are| sed to get $3 mptaier debe ¢ the piece work rates are being cut unemployed councils and have been) #24 wages are falling. | workhouse for 90 days, and the mother | |was told to look for a job. | MORE WAGE CUTS | IN PERTH AMBOY, AMUSEMENTS PERTH AMBOY.—Wage cuts and | fake relief schemes are the order of | the day here in this highly industrial- | ized city. The Raritan Copper Works j cut every worker's salary by three cents an hour and the National Fire- | proofing Company cyt the rate from | 45 to 40 cents an hour, By working at the National six days a week and | 9 hours a day, 4 worker can now earn | the munificent sum of $21.60 a week. Out of the 5,000 workers unem- | ployed in Perth Amboy, the “relief” societies have given work to 600 men | at $8 a week. This “relief” is nothing | else but an opportunity for the bosses to get work done for $8 that would | ordinarily cost them three or four | times as much. | In Rarflan, near here, a worker's for relief, Here is what was done. The children were sent to the poor- | house, the father was sent to the The Trade Union Unity League Unemployed Councils are on the job organizing the unemployed and pre- paring a Hunger March to the 'City Hall for immediate relief carrying on intensive leaflet distribu- tion and canvassing the working- (CONTINUED ON PAGER THREE) BATTLE COPS IN Presenting a vivid and interesting film of a strange and little known country, “Al-Yemen,” at the Cameo Theatre, will be held over for a sec- ond weefl, beginning today. The out- standing feature of the film is the rare views taken by a Soviet expedi- PITTS. MARCH City Council Refuses) the lit eand habits of the Jews and 5 | Arabs leading the same feudal and Food to Starving medieval lives of past generations. PITTSBURGH, Pa. Jan. As a special added feature for this 15—A | week the first complete picture of thousand workers and jobless same | the recent treason trial of the Rus- out yesterday to hunger march on | sian scientists will be shown in their the city hall, although the police had | entirety. These pictures, producey made an armed camp of the streets. under the direct supervision of the The entire police force, the fire de-| Soviet government, are the official partment, the county officials were! films, released in are by Amkino, mobilized to smash the heads of the} e “Al-Yemen” in Second Week at Cameo Hippodrome is showing “The Crim- | inal Code” for the week starting Sat- | urday, presenting Water Huston in | one of his important roles. This drama is the adaptation of the suc- cessful stage play of last season. Oth- ers in the cast are Phillips Holmes. Constance Cummings and spree Do- ran. ‘The diversified eight-act vaudeville bill includes the Lander Brothers, Harry and Willie, in a revue with their large company; the Lucky Strike Marimba Orchestra, accom- panied by Rio Rica, with Solya and Martinex; Serge Flash, Lou Kruge!| and Charles Robles, jesters; Ed Pressler and Blanche Klaiss, comics Beehee and Rubyatte, and Hope Ver- non, the musical comedy prima donna unemployed workers who,were de-! manding work or relief. | Motor cycle patrols fifty strong rode arrogantly through the working | class district terrorizing and menac- | ing men, women and children. They were headed by Police Superintend- | ent Walsh to make sure that they carried out their brutalities to the limit and give them morals. | Slugging | By sheer mass slugging and club- bing, the police broke up two hunger marches. The workers and jobless fought back militdntly, and seven | were arrested. Despite the display of armed force and the police terror that reigned in the streets, and despite the previous | refusal of the city counci] to hear the | representatives o: the jobless, the elected delegation of the unemployed forced its way into the city hall and into the council session and forced them to listen. ‘The workers and jobless are every- where discussing the demonstration nad recognize the Trade Union Unity | MORNING NOW PLAYING! LEO TOLSTOY’S DRAMATIC NOVEL “THE LIVING CORPSE” | With PUDOVKIN, DIRECTOR OF “STORM OVER ASIA,” IN THE LEADING ROLE PRODUCED BY MEJRABPOFILM OF MOSCOW TH STREET PLAYHOUSE 52 WEST 8TH ST., Between Fifth and Bixth Aves.—Spring 5095 POPULAR PRICES—CONTINUOUS NOON TO MIDNIGHT COSTUME BALL The Only Complete Pictures of The TREASON TRIAL in MOSCOW 2ND BIG WEEK — The Picture Different AL-YEMEN THE ONLY PICTURES EVER MADE OF THIS ARABIAN COUNTRY THE LIFE OF THE ARABS AND JEWS FILMED BY A SOVIET EXPIDITION Plymouth Evenings £:40—Mats. | | wie BURKE *"4 ter NOVELLO| Evenings Tonight ihe Vt. ae Night ..It is a wonderful pleture of | one last remaining oasis of old Feudalinm. Go and see it....”. —VERN SMITH, DAILY WORKER. ?CAMEO-:: Wi and BROADWAY | *..,.An absorbing record of life as lived teday—and twenty cen- turies ago—in a Southwestern cor- ner of Arab! . —N YORK AMERICAN. STREET |POPULAR | Now s. 1789 | PRICES ‘Theatre Guild Productions ——“"—"; MIDNIGHT | Elizabeth the Queen |, Lynn Fontanne Alfred Lunt Morris Carnovsky, Joanna Roos | and others é, | MARTIN BECK TFA 46th St West ot Broadway 8:40, Mts. Th, & Sat. 2:40 IF A. Fi. WOODS Presenta ARTHUR BYRON * E STAR FINAL ve Star Final’ ts electric and stv v5 ‘corr THEATRE, West of 48th Street | Eves, 8:5 ved. and Sat, N NA ROSA New Musical Romance, with GUY ROBERTSON, ETE! ARMIDA, LE 2330 44th, W of Broadway . Wed. & Sat, 2:30 ARTHUR HOPKINS presente “THIS IS NEW YORK” new comedy by Robert B. Sherwoos | with LOIS MORAN | THEA, 45th pone West of Thurs. Sat fms ronsing, rollicking riot of laughs THE TRUTH GAME | Phoebe FOSTER “and Viola TREE ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE 47th Street. West of Broadwa: Ino, Mata, Wed. & Sut, at 2:30 | IVIC REPERTORY "4:2 #t. #10 a» | Evenings 8:30 800, $1, $1.50. Mate, Th. & Sat., 2:30 EVA LE GALLIENNE, Director THE THR STERS Be “PETER PAN’ (First Studlo) | | | FREIHEIT January 24 th Ave. Playhouse 48 Fifth Avenue. Con. 2 P.M, to Midnight. Pop, Prices TODAY—LAST DAY “SWEDEN 1929-1930” TRAVEL FILM OF NORWAY AND SWEDEN ‘The Actor-Managers, Drarer in her 01 PROGR. COMEDY 1 Hist F. of By, Evenings (Including Sunday) at 8:30 Ine., present BUT! EDGAR WALLACE’S PLAY ON THE ott ith CRANE WILBUR ond NNA MAY WON WDGAR wi ALLACE’S FORREST THE, 49th Street, West of Broadway Eves. 8:50, Mats, Wed. & Sat, at 2:30 RKO Gen Brom 10:30 A. M HE MAN FROM Biway and 46th Street Always 2 CHICAGO” vice ENTEA ATTRACTION Rhey. NY RUBIN in ALKING TURKEY” 6th Ave. & 43d St. GEST SHOW IN NEW TORK RKO ACTS “Mothers Cry” with Dorothy Peter- son & Helen Chandler 8 LAST THREE DAYS OF THE New Yor k Center BAZAAR 35 EAST 12th STREET Articles Sold Below Value. Workers from the Shops ar Have lunch and dinner at DANCING FROM 8 P. M. ADMISSION: Free during Workers’ Organizations and ‘e urged to visit the Bazaar the Bazaar lunch counter the day—25. Cents in the evening. 10 Cents for the unemployed The Retreat of the Old HUNGARIAN WORKERS HOME 380 EAST 8ist STREET, NEW YORK CITY SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th 1931 Continuous from 2 to 11 p. m. pies manele —euntre—— inbcanaeymeinmesh ities atc Admission: In advance 35 Cents; At Door 45 Cents; Children 15 Cents Auspices Workers International Relief Cultural Department A Sovkino Film—An Epic of Cellectivization “OLD AND NEW” before the New Russia jot the Food Workers’ Union to plan the struggle against BAKERS MEET TODAY TO PLAN ORGANIZATION NEW YORK.—Today at 2 p,m. a¢ New Workers Club, 11 Clinton 8t,,. all bakers are invited to meet at the call Industrist the baker bosses schemes to speed up and cut wages. The two cliques, the AFL. and the Amalgamated Food Workers compete in trying to see which can do the bosses’ dirty work better. ‘Council C-15, UWCW 'Giving Lecture Jan. 19 NEW YORK.—The newly organized Council © 15 of the United Coyneil of Working Class Women is giving a lecture Jan, 19 at 322 8. Filth 8t., Brooklyn, on the Role of the Work- ing Women in the Present Eeonomic Crisis, The new council is also arranging | an installatioh party for the benefit of the working-class press. | ——— Fifth Annual Ball GIVEN BY THE Harlem Prog. Youth Club HARLEM CASINO 116th Street and Lenox Avenue Saturday Jan. 17, 1931 Music by Smith’s Jaze Orchestra TICKETS (Including Wardrobe) 50 CENTS Mid-Winter Inter-Racial Ball GIVEN BY COMMUNIST PARTY Sec. 4 Friday Jan. 16, 8 p.m: Finnish Ball Room 15 WEST 126th STREET, N. ¥. C. Music by Morgan’s Negro Jazz Band Selections by Jukka Abti, the Famous Finnish Tenor ADMISSION 50 CENTS gp NOTIP gees OLEKTIV “BARBER SHOP 483 E. 9th Street, New York City Cooperators! SEROY_ CHEMIST 657 Allerton Avenue Estabrook 3215 BRONX, ¥. ¥. Rational Vegetarian Restaurant 199 SECOND AVENUE Bet, 12th and 18th Sts, Strictly Vegetarian Food:..: HEALTH FOOD Vegetarian Restaurant 1600 MADISON AVENUE Phone University 5865 Phone Stuyvesant 8816 John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A place with atmosphere where all radicals meet 302 E. 12th Bt. New York DR. J. MINDEL Surgeon Dentist 1 UNION SQUARE Room 803 Phone: Algonquin A183 Not connected with any other office DEWEY 9914 ore. rx Sunday: tit AMe LPM R. J. LEVIN BURGEKON Lang hil 1501 AVENUE U, Ave. U Sta, B.M.T. At Fant 15th St. DHOOKLYN, MY Advertise Your Union Meetings Here, For Information Write to The DAILY WORKER Advertising Department . 50 East 3th St, New York City