The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 13, 1931, Page 2

at Stuyvesant Casino Page Two uf MILITANT PICKETING — GETS RESULTS FOR 150 FIGHTING A WAGE CUT Three Other Mines Still On Strike Against Twenty and Ten Per Cent Cuts | Tomajko Strikers Will Give Relief to Others) But More Is Needed; Rush Funds at Once WEST MORELAND, Pa., Feb. 12.—A victory has been won for the 150 miners on strike at the Tomajko mine. This one of four mines here struck against wage cuts. The strike is lead and the strikers are organized by the National Miners Union Saturday there was extremely active picketing by men, women and children, at the Tomajko*— Se * wi mine. In the other three| mines, Etna No. 1 and No. 2 of the Hillman Coal Co., and John Carr Coal Co. there are still) of the 1927-28 strike of the United over 600 men on strike. |Mine Workers not only with their Win Demands |strike sold out by Lewis and a big The terms agreed to for ending the | wage cut, but also with no food or Tomajko strike today are: ten per Since then they have been cent wage increase, recognition of the | § ing along on a few days a week mine committee, man trip, delivery |@nd with periods of no work at all f supply to work ace, payment | They were starving before this pres- for dead work on day man basis, no|ent strike started, their families are discrimination against any striker. | Starving, they are without fuel. In The strike was against a ten per|SPite of all this, they have to strike cent wage cut in Tomajko. In Hill-| against wage cuts that mean st man mines the cut is 20 per cent, and} Vation even though at work. They in John Carr, ten per cent are putting up a fine fight, and if Coal companies are always trying | they get relief will win to make the miners carry in their nae Caps own supplies, and are always trying| (Editor's Note—The Mine, Oil and to make them do the dead work | Smelter Workers Industrial Union (Cutting that does not yield/held a referendum recently, and de-{ coal, such as deepening the bottom | cided to change its name back to that | of the working place, or. cutting to | it had when formed, “National Miners and donations should be| rushed to the Workers International Relief, 611 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa The Pennsylvania miners came out reach coal, etc.) for nothing. Miners | Union.”) | are paid per ton for the coal they Bare By Rocket to the The co iy tried in every way Moon” in Second Week at Cameo to demo > the strike through stool pigeons but failed. Miners are re- turning to work today here in Tom- ajko mine Others Need Relief. The Tomajko “By Rocket to the Moon,” the UFA | oduction at the Cameo Theatre, is be held over for another week, be- cinning today. Directed by Fritz Lang, the producer of “Metropolis,” | “By Rocket to the Moon” is a fan- tastical picturization of space navi- gation. Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch, Fritz Rasp and Klaus Pohl fill the leading roles miners pledge fin- ancial support to the strikers in the But more relief to win, other three mines. is needed at once in order What’s On— The -Cameo Theatre announces FRIDAY— that it has booked the German film . “Westfront—1918.” for its first Amer- yet We trial Leagu ican-‘showing, in the near future. fae be This film has been very successful W. 21st S for the « in Europe and has had a continuous exec. board of the GANS “« Pt ain Puce Re | Tun vf’two years in Berlin. “West- present. | front—i918” is a product of Nero- hate . ' ‘ pena, Attention! Filnt of Berlin and has an entire ohn Re You Club_ meets at | German cast. 665 ewark ture, “Negro Pre blem in America.’ All invited, ad- |. EDDIE LEONARD AND BEN BLUE AT HIPPODROME At the Hippodrome, starting this | Saturday. the vaudeville show is| | headed by Eddie Leonard, the noted | minstrel, and his blackface ployers, and Ben Blue, the dancing comic, with Lynn Dore. Others on the bill | include: Spanish clown, Joe Weston |and Collette Lyons, Elyde Hager, | Barsoni and Kharum, Luster Bro- thers, and the Six Franklins. | mission free resented en 1 at §:30 p.m erson, Musical $e Daily Worker. program, m Prog. Youth Club ship meeting at 14 comrades Mad- are urged dustrial League. . at 16 W. 2ist Printing Workers’ 1 Meets at 7:30 p, Nat Turner Branch ¥, Ix D, “The Seas eneath,” with George oor yortant meeting at 8 p.m. at) ovprien, Marion Lessing, Warren Hy- is Branch I, L. D. jal meeting in prep- bazaar at 7:30 p. m. mer and William Collier, Sr., is the | film feature. ae | Philip Merivale, who begins a re- | turn engagement at the Ambassador | Theatre Monday evening in «Alberto | s- | Casella’s “Death Takes a Holiday,” 789 Broad- | will soon begin rehearsals in Arthur eae Last Meeting of Bazaar takes pla 7 p.m t office 1.1 nt of the J auenitee heat ele Wing Pinero's new play. | Worke menace we pe The 50th performance of “The | worse domes Abas St CU Rrainian | ruth Game” takes place this after- Fane * noon at the Ethel Barrymore The-.| SATURDAY— atre. Attention! Newark | iy | Daily Worker ce of a unit reps at gp. mat 9s-Mereer st | Amter Speaks at NTW| All units must be present and should | clect Daily Worker reps if they have| Forum Sunday, 3 p. m.} Concert for Benefit Dally Worker NEW YORK.—Israel Amter will rs s place at 1622 Bath te Ave, ae ‘ee eh te ORT et Gov: | speak at the open forum Sunday, ered tables and comradely atmos-| Reb, 15, at 3 p. m. at 181 West 28th PRET h: AGMIESIOR, aR conte |St. He will speak on Revolutionary Entertainment and Dance Given by the Czechoslavak Branch nd the Yorkville Branek 1. L. D. Czechoslavak Workers’ Home, 347 | Trade Unionism. These forums are organized by the Youth Department of the Needle Trades Workers’ Indus- 7znd St. Lecture: “Persecution of | 45 ; the Foreign Four reels. of | trial Union. ‘ film on the They also conduct a class in public h Admission 25 cents . ae i] No, 18 Horo Park pment and dance at Brooklyn, Admission Proceeds 1. L. D. * Sega’ Teele speaking, of which Tom De Fazio is dancing. instructor, at noon Sunday. STACHEL REPORT ON FLINT STRIKE. Jack Stachel, assistant secretary of the TUUL, will report on the lessons of the Flint strike, at the member- ship meeting of the Metal Workers League, at 16 W. 21st St. (top floor). A plan of work will also be presented at this meeting. All members must be present. Metal workers, who are not members of the League, are also invited. cents. » Attention! r from a club program, Hard Time Dance Given by Unit 9, Section 5, at the Co-operative Auditorium 2700 Bronx Park Hast, Admission 35 cents, . 8 8 Newark! Attention An International Concert and Dance has been arranged by the I, THE ADVENTURE EVEN SOUR APPLE TREE HOOVER CAn’r DO THis GOESZINTA PROBLEM IW COMILLION YEARS iv Wort | A seco (1/ @ Y 7 DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1931 S OF BILL WORKER THERE ARE MANY GODAWFUL ANSWERS | To THIS - AND HERE'S ONE OF "THEM Workers | STARVING ae Lesson In Addition — , A WORKER CAN Do “THIS IN CHINESE, GERMAN, Polish FRENCH, EYGLISH AND ALL OTHER LANGUAGES EVEN HE ONITED STAT ES, an ee , aril RA Co Ves USSR Tatsgeenabie SYATE & Cottecryg PASSAIC JOBLESS | PREE DELEGATES PASSAIC, more the P; Feb. 12.—Once + unemployed ‘and employed have shown their determi- on to fight for immediate relief pn three hundred of them merch- ed thru the streets with songs and placecards down to the city hall. There were about two thousand at the demonstration there, standing for two hours in a heavy snow storm. While the delegation of six headed by Robert Pace left for the City Hall to present the demands of the un-| employed to the city commissioners the workers stood listening to the speeches of Al Steele, chairman, L.| Goldberg, Evelyn Blacker, Pelkom, | Taft, J. Rubin, Lafiadis. The enthusiasm of the workers was | unknown since the 1926 strike in| Passaic. | The delegation did not appea: for two hours after they entered the hall. Therefore the demonstrators | elected a committee of three to go} and repart the cause for the delay. | But the special delegation was not | admitted by the Chief of police to} the City Hall. Then the workers | immediately started to shout, “We | want our delegation!” and in order to show their determination, immedi- | | ately moved on to the city hall in a} pushing the police against the weeping with them the plain} clothes dicks and demanded that a | least one delepate appeear and give them a report gf the happenings in- | side. | Get Results | When the chief of police caw this | militancy on the part of the workers, | he promised to the workers. to bring Dthe delegates back. | In two minutes the delegation was | let go and reported to the workers.| that the city commissioners heard the demands of the unemployed, but did not answer them since they were busy apportioning the graft to be | allotted to one or another de; art- | ment. Then 500 of the demonstrators marched again back to the Workers Center, at 387 Monroe St. and held a mass meeting at which 65 workers joined the unemployed council. Plans were made for the hunger march to ‘Trenton and for International Fight- ing Day on Unemployment, on Fel 25th. TORKERS SCHOOL IS NOW OPEN NEW .YORK.—The Workers’ School opened its Spring Term last Mon- day, with hundreds of Workers tak- ing many vital courses offered by the school. With the new facilities in the new school headquarters, 50 E. 13th St., second floor, the classes in the early period start promptly at 7 p.m. and those in the later period at 8:30 | p.m. Students must attend classes on time. While most of the classes are closed for registration, there are a few classes which still have vacancies for enrollment. These classes are Negro Work, Shop Paper Methods, Workers’ Correspondence, Social Insurance, Colonial Problems, Women’s Work, etc. Workers are advised to take ad- vantage of these vacancies. Registra- tion must take place this week. Due to the fact that Comrade R. Roberts is leaving New York, the course in Marxism-Leninism II will be conducted by Comrade A. Markoff. There are only a few vacancies for th eclass. Wrokers who want to take this important course must register before this Friday evening, when the first session of the class will be held. I. D. to take place at 8 p. m. at the Ukrainian Hell, 57 Beaeon St. Pro- ceeds to Winter Relief Campaign. Admission 50 cents, “hig: nee Bronx Unit 10 Veicherinka and Concert at 8 p.m. at 1645 Grand Concourse (enter on Mt, Eden Ave,), Pefreshmen . . ESTH Knelish-Spenking Seetion Bronx Workers’ Club, Entertain- ment and Danee. Good program and fine hand. Takes place at 8 p, m. at 1472 Boston Rd, | Between 107th and 108th 1. 1. Dy Dance, Nat Turner Branch 1, p.m, at B08 Lenox Ave. sedi Office Workers’ Union Third Annual Danee at New Harlem Casino, 160 B. iiith St. Negro jazz band and refreshments. Ten per cent of pro- ceeds to coming dress strike, Ad- mission 60 cents, | L. D, at 8 dD, Dance. 8 Lenox Ave. Caen} 1 at . At 8 p.m Medien! Workers Industrial League, Calls upon all members to come at 2p, m. to distribute leaflets until 5 p.m. for the pissring te take place ‘hureday, SCIENTIFIC VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 1606 MADISON AVENUE HAS DECIDED TO GIVE 15% OF THE WHOLE INCOME OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO THE DAILY WORKER ‘This restaurant is serving home made vegetarian meals for proletarian prices.—60 CENT MEAL SERVED IN FOUR DISHES—No Tip ER’S Street, New York, N. ¥. }and cohorts RUG MILL SHUTS DOWN ENGLISHTOWN, N. J.—The tooat | NEEDLE SHOPS rug mill, employing about 75 to 100 persons, was shut down and ma- chinery is being moved to Phila-| NOW ON STRIKE delphia. | (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) BEDACHT SPEAKS AT BRONX CLUB NEW YORK.—The intensive war preparations against the Soviet Union, the fight of world capitalism against the five year plan, has found an ally in the right wing renegades from Communism. The rapid indus- trialization of the Soviet Union, the building of socialism, is a challenge to world imperialism, The role of the embargo against the importation of pulpwood, of the recent trial of Ramsin & Co., the in- terventionist plots, and the role of the right wing renegades, Lovestone will be Comrade Be- dacht’s topic Friday night at the Bronx Workers Club at 1472 Boston Road. WIFE OF GONZALES GOES TO U.S.S.R, Fresh in our minds there lives the memory the loss of our Comrade Gonzales, shot to death last year by the murderous New York police dur- ing a Harlem demonstration. Com- rade Gonzales lives not only in the minds of the ranks of our Party, but of the class conscious workers of the | United States. A characteristic example of the solidarity of the Russian workers | with all victims of reaction is given | by the invitation sent by them to| Comrade Dolores Gonzales, widow of our martyred comrade, to go to the Soviet Union and recuperate her health in one of the sanitariums in the Crimea, The call to the workers of New York, issued by the Workers Interna- tional Relief, together with the Anti- Imperialist Association, of Porto Ricans and the Spanish Workers Cen- ter,-to participate in the farewell af- fair that will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 38 West 115th St., will cer- tainly be answered by masses of New York workers and in this way will} NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRES | unite with our Russian comrades in EAST SIDE—BRONX | the solidarity of defending the vic- S tims of the white terror, trades bosses sent three cops to the N, T. W. I. U. headquarters to get the strikers to go back to work, but the strikers laughed at them. Eight Shops Struck. Eight shops are now on strike un- der the leadership of the N. T. W. I. U. They are: Rosenthal and En- gel, 336 W, 37th St.; Atlas Dress, 306 W. 38th St.; Kahne and Sacks, 119 W. 24th St.; Nagler Dress, 27 W. 24th St.; Needleman and Brenner, 263 W. 40th St.; Tiljand Dress, 240 W. 37th St.; Rosen and Cohen and the G. and K. shops. At a meeting of the General Or- ganization Committee last night it was decided that every dressmaker was to be drawn into strike activity. Plans were also drawn up for mass picketing when the strike begins and | for engaging in an active drive among suburban dressmakers. ‘The Committee of 45 met last night to hear reports of the hall commit- tee, the finance committee, the law committee, the suburban committee and the entertainment committee. | Reports on the collection of the| $15,00 strike fund were also heard | and it was decided to form “Support- | the-Dress-Strike-Committees” in the | workers’ organizations throughout the city. Tour for Fund. | The collection of the strike fund! is such a vital matter in a successful) struggle against the wealthy needle trades bosses that the National Sup- port-the-Dress-Strike Committee has decided to send three dressmakers to tour the country for it. | Representatives of the N. T. W. I. U, will visit 26 branches of the In-| terriational Workers’ Order over the week-end to collect donations al- ready pledged to the strike fund and | to urge every member of the order to come to the active support of the dressmakers in their forthcoming strike. The City Council of Jewish, Work- ers’ Clubs has urged every member | in ‘the association to contribute at least $1 immediately to the strike FAREWELL Concert and Dance for Prospects i6i st. Comrade N. Amron Fad 2 alte: Hollywood to be held Freches Friday, February 13 at 2700 BRONX PARK EAST INTERESTING PROGRAM REFRESHMENTS Auspices:—Unit 22 with the eo- operation of Units 21 and 23, All Proceeds to the Daily Worker Reliable Butcher Stores have opened at 92 River Street 215 Graham Street Fresh Meat Products and Chickens of Best Quality Deliveries mude to your home TELWPHOND ARMORY 1—3624 Strictly Union Shop—F. W. I. U. Saul Shorr, Prop. EAT AT DUKE’S RESTAURANT GOOD HOME COOKING Fresh Vegetables and Quality Food at Low Prices 1228 PROSPECT AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO FS All Our Suits and Overcoats REDUCED PARK CLOTHING CO. Avenue A, Cor. Sixth St from $17.50 $22.50 $12.50 Dance and Concert SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH at 1400 Boston Road 6 p.m. Membership Meeting—8 p. m, Dance for the Labor Press Melody Musketeers Daily Worker Cartoonist—Ryan Walker—Musicians from “Prolet Symphony” ADMISSION 35 CENTS Support and Build the Dally Worker! Show your Solidarity and Attend this Affair Under the Auspices of the Young Defenders fund and is ar fairs, the proceeds go to the strik The council | has. set a minimum goal of $2,000 to be raised as its contribution to the strike fund. Strike Committee Meets. Tomorrow, at 2 p. m., th be a meeting of the Strike Cor tee, which now comprises : bers elected from the shor | meetings. This ke committee. | consisting as it, d of non-union members, N. T. W. I. U. members : members of the I. L. G. W., the com | pany union, is truly representative of | rank and file dressmakers and is the | first really united front nittee |in the history of the nedle trades. | A mass meeting of Bronx | maker 's will be held ton: WOMEN MEET TONIGHT Plan Working Women Conference fund. PATERSON, Feb. 12. — Working omen of Paterson and Passaic meet ight to plan a campaign for In- | ternational Women’s Day tonight at 8 o'clor Delegates from shops and organizations in- Paterson will meet in conference at 205 Market Street and 287 Monroe St., Passaic, to plan @ mass campaign for International Women’s Day. com) ;Monst Hall, 569 E. 184th | The conference will work out plans p.m. |for mobilizing the working women | Philadelphia Prepares. for the unemployment demonstration | A gigantic mass meeting was hela |" February 25th, and for Interna- last night in Philadelphia, where the | onal Women’s Day, March 8th, Vdpessiiakeby ait as. a ul-| Which will be celebrated for the first | | taneously with their fellow-worker me in these cities at an indoor dem- ons oA | ration. Working women from 1ops and factories, and’ from work- women’s organizations are urged in New York Negro and white dressmakers will | | parade in Harlem tomorrow night to ir mobilize all th: v-exploited dress- | '@ send delegates to the conferences | makers in tt t. One group of |in their respective ¢ to fight to wa! will meet at the | improve the conditions of the work- Spanish Center at 6 p.m. and march |i%g and unemployed women. “cd to 308 Leno: e., where they will the on unite forces with Negro dress- makers, and _ start their ma throughout. the working-cla eived and will be published as space dis- | Pex tricts. ‘There will be a-preparatory| Camp Trombenk, $12.50; Workers demo’ at Lenox Ave. and} 0f ritan Dre $7.15; Birnbaum | 120th St. tonight shop affair, ; Anna Lei- A meting of the Shop Delegates Workers of Puritan Council and of all active dressm (second donation), $7.10; A, ers has ben called for Monday | Colof, $2; Francis Schwarta for Edith p. m.’at Manhattan Lyceum. | Cohen, $2.55; Ida Schneider, $1.75; A meeting of men’s clothing work- | Bertha Greenberg list, $5.25; Workers | ers will be held in the union head- | of LenJay dress shop, $1.75; N. Cho- | Ja | quarters, 131 W. 28th St., tomorrow | lodny (Workers’ Colony Corp.), $100; at 1lp.m Worchoff, $1.50; , International The latest issue of the Needle} Workers’ Order, $300; Anna Kalin- Worker, just published, contains an | sky, $1; Workers of Malvin Dress’$7; appeal to all workers* nizations | P. Greenberg list, $1; I. W. O. Branch to come to the financial aid of the | 132, $5; Bronx Workers’ Club, $8; dressmakers in their forthcoming | Moses Davidoff, $10; Br. 45 I. W. W., strike. $11.41; Nanette Newmark list, $6,05; Following is a partial list of those! Birnbaum shop affair (again), $1,76; donating to the dress strike-fund.|S. Sollins, $5; Nicolo Perrote, $1; 1. Many more donations have been re- | W. O., Branch 75,, Zemochsky, $5. AMUSEMENTS | | 42nd ST. & BWAY. ” American Premiere ! “A breath-taking jaunt into the mysteries of interstellar communiecaton.”—-N.¥.TIMES 0 the Moon" decidedly HERALD TRIBUNE “By Rocket worth seein; 2nd BIG WEEK! Six miles ar: Madmen dren Science has prepared # fiery ehariot in whieh » will fly to the moon and here it is! nd through stellar space! itt Now it ix true! UFA presents Directed by Fritz who made “Metr ——— Theatre Guild Productions ™' Green Grow the Lilacs GUILD}, Byes, 8:50 , Elizabeth the Queen Lynn Pontanne Alfred Lunt ) EDGAK WALLACE’S PUAY ON THE SPOT with ORANE WILBUB and ANNA MAY WONG EDGAR WALLACE’S FORREST THE. 49th Street, West of Broadway Evenings 8: Mats. Thurs, and Sut. an. WOODS Presents KioriCahiovaky, Sounnn Room F ARTHUR BYRON * Martin Beck ™hen.49th st IVE STAR FINAL Cvs. 8:49. Mts. Th. & Sat. 2:40 “ive Star Pinal’ ts electric and alive, sl CORT THEATRE, West of 48th Street Evenings 8:50 Mate, Thors, and Sat, 2:30 pa ata dN tahini i Baw Ne ba Bille BURKE 8" tor NOVELLO in @ ronsing. rollicking riot of laughs THE TRUTH GAME Phoebe FOSTER #4 Yiols TREE ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE 47th Stre West of Broadway lith St., 6th Av, VIC REPERTORY *4‘). Sts oe ay, G0c, $1, $1.50. Mats, Th. & Sat, 2:30 EVA' LE GALLIEN irector Tonight . ‘Tom. M. Tom, Night si and “THE WOMEN 1 Seats 4 weeks adv. at Box Office and Town Hall, 118 W. 43 Street PATERSON THE NEW YORK BAKERY has opened at CORNER OF :— Governor and Paterson Sts. Branch Store: River and Washington Sts, Bread, rolls and au Special eakes made for all occasions STRICTLY UNION SHOP--F, W. 1. U, Deliveries made to your heme TELEPHONE ARMORY 4-~—4583 M, Pinchovsky, Prop, cakes of highest lity A demonstration of Proletarian Art FIFTH Anniversary Celebration by ARTEF Jewish Workers Revolutionary Theatre Saturday Evening February 14, 1931 MECCA TEMPLE] 55th St. bet. 6th and 7th Aves, PROGRAM:— Freiheit Singing Society Prejheit Mandolin Orchestra Artef Players Artef Studio Tickets 50c, 25¢, $1.00, $1.50 at the ARTEF OFFICE, 108 E. 14th 8T. Surgeon Dentist 1 UNION SQUARE Boom 803 Phone: Algonquin $189 Not connected with any other office Dr. J. 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