The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 12, 1931, Page 2

Page Two Qe Amalgamated Forces Workers To Buy Stock Or Lose Their Jobs ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 11. conditions of the men’s clothing On March 5 the Amalgamated Cloth- | workers in Rochester. The Amalga- ing Workers’ officials in Rochester, | mated clique has just now concluded N. Y., called a meeting of the work-|an agreement with the Clothing ers in the Breiburn shop, at which Breiburn himself was present. Brei- burn and the officials of the Amal- | gamated informed the workers that | «hey would have to buy $400 worth ox shares if they wanted to remain at work. All those who refused to buy shares were threatened with loss of their jobs. erable conditions as they exist to- ‘The local papers represent this as|day. The signing of this agreement @ voluntary action of the employees | joy the Amalgamated officialdom now to save the company from bankrupt- jin the face of strikes of dressmakers cy. They do admit, however, that|in New York and Philadelphia, led “Professor Leo Wollman” of the|by the Needle Trades Workers’ In- Amalgamated, got them to do it. The | dustrial Union, for higher wages, workers take scrip for part of their | | shorter hours, against discrimination wages, the scrip ebing worthless ex- | of Negro workers and for equal pay cept for buying the stocks of the com- | | tor equal work, is direct knife-stab- the conditions of the workers, The same agreements are planned for all other United States. the 44-hour week and all other mis- Manufacturers’ Exchange of Roches- | ter, which is a complete sellout of clothing markets in the ‘The Rochester agreement calls for | pany. To foree workers to buy: shares out of their meager wages is part of the class collaboration policy of the | Amalgamated officialdom. They help | @ bosses to force wage-cuts upon the workers, to increase the speed-up | last strike of 2,500 workers in the| and, if necessary, to subsidize the boss with cash money out of the | prove that the Rochester tailors ‘vill | small earnings of the clothing work- ers. The attack in the Breiburn shop is part of a general attack upon the | bing to all militant workers in the | needle industry who are fighting for | better conditions. The clothing workers of Rochester are organizing to stop the onslaught of the bosses and their agents. The | Fashion Park Clothing Shop goes to no longer submit to the betrayals of Hillman and company, but will or- ganize and strike for better condi- tions under their own leadership. BOSSES CALL FOR BIG PAY SLASHES Nat’ City Bs Bank Head) Says “Cut Wages!” Wages must come down some more said George E. Roberts, ident of the National City Bank, a Morgan institution, in a speech Tues- day before 1,000 capitalists at a din- | ner of the Economic Club. At this gathering some of the leading capi- talist economists spoke on ‘The Fundamentals of Substained Pros- perity.” While the total result was a hodge-podge of contradictions, dis- | agreements and hopeless confusion, | they all agreed that prosperity for the bosss of the workers. Roberts was most clear on this and | Yvelt the greatest length of time on "ages. He did not mention to his| 000 fellow exploiters that wages last} Saturday evening, March 14 at 8.30) fear came down $9,000,000,000. They | 2.1 know that because they took part | in cutting them down, with the help vice pres-/ must come out of the hide} 'S.0.S. BALL FOR { “VIDA OBRERA”, Spanish Organ Needs | Money to Appear SOS Ball for—2— “Vida Obrera,” the fighting Span- ish organ of the Communist Party is not coming out this week for lack of funds. The attack of the United States Government through its Post Office Department against our Span- | ish paper has given it a hard blow | and its finances have been dwindling away since the burdens ‘Of reaching the workers in spite of the govern- ment have been brought about by this attack. “Vida Obrera” forts possible in order not to go out of existence and all revolutionary | workers must help it in its attempt. An S.OS. ball has been arranged in order to meet the emergency for p.m. at the Harlem Casino, 116th St. | and Lenox Ave. A good program has | been arranged. The Havana Royal | is doing all the ef- | 5 u HE ADV ENTU RES OF ‘BILL WORKER AT LAST We ARE, WORKING ONA JOB For The op MAN WHERE WE CAN Take our | TIME IT CERT SEEMS STRANGE _ DATLY W ORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, M ARCH 12, 1931 WE HIS WorRKING ere Have Beery ELECTED AS Pai eADers To Convey Oo His Fi Resting Peace, — Another a f— A a WAR ARMAMENTS BRON, ¥, councils ‘of the Bronx have arranged | |German Social-Fascists | Put Over War Funds (Cable By In Inprecorr) BERLIN, March 11.—The first in- | cralknent for the building of ar- moured cruiser “B” for the German capitalists was voted today by the | Reichstag. The Communists voted against the granting of the funds, but the socialists were able to put | the bill for expenditures for war | armaments over by refraining from voting. In this way the measure was passed. Had they also voted against it, it would have been defeated. To insure its passage, they regrained from yoting. Severing, the socialist minister of the, interior of Prussia, announced in the Diet today the coming attack on the Proletarian Freethinkers movement in accordance with the | been injured by atheist propaganda. | The German industrialists delega- | tion arrived today from the Soviet Union. On their return from Moscow they announced that the negotiations successfully strengthened trade rela- tions with the Union of Soviet So- cialist Republics. They said large or- of the American Federation of Labor | Orchestra of 10 people, which usually | ders were received particularly for officials. come down some more. As an im- perialist banker Roberts speaks for } Morgan nad Mellon. Morgan ts-di- rectly connected with the U. 8. Steel | Corporation. General Motors, ete., So when Roberts asks for wages to come down the workers can take it that they mean to slash them to where the bosses profits will go up, and right | in these big companies that employ.| hundreds of thousands. The big bosses are preparing for more wage cuts. The A. F. of L, Roberts insisted they must | plays.over t! he radio will furnish the | dancing music. Admission is 75 cents at the door, | 40 cents with reduction ticket. Re- duction. tickets are on sale at 10c. | at the Spanish Workers Center, 26 West 115th St., the Workers Book | Shop, 50 East 13th St., National Of- fice of the ILD, 799 Broadway, and the Vida Obrera office, 2446 Third | Ave. “MILK STRIKERS misleaders are helping them. Under; the leadership of the Trade Union | Unity League the workers must or- ganize to strike against wage cuts. Smash the boss offensive against the workers’ standard of living. What’s On— THURSDAY OF Ser 0 Pataters in the TUUL Mass meeting takes place at 8 p.m. at 1400 ‘Boston RO, Mass Meeting To celebrate the sixtieth anniver- sary of the Paris Commune will be held at 1373 43rd St, Bklyn, at 8 D. m, Admssion free. Council Pa Working Women Will hear a lecture on “Working Women in the Soviet Union and in the United States” at 8.30 p. m, at M8 Bristol St, Brooklyn, _ Joe Fill Branch LL,D. ee etts at 680 p. m. at 192 F, 21st ° Plombers and Hel; Meet at & p,m. at 1s 21st St. Couneti No. 16 Will head a lecture on women trade unions at 432 E, 96th St., Bulyn, at &30 p. m. FRIDAY— . Council of Working Clase Wome: Meet at the Workers Center, 35 Pp. 12th St. at 8.30 p. m. to hear a re- port on the conference. Interesting topic wil] be Aiscusees.. All Fi-Service: Are urged to attend s ing at 7.20 p, m. at 79 Important matters taken up. Hinsdale Workers Youk Club Meet at 8 p. m, at 813 Hinsdale St., Brooklyn to hear a lecture on “Epi- sodes in the American Labor Move- ment.” * 6© Brownsville ¥,W.0. Youth Club All youne workers and students are asked to attend a meeting to or 1 tg at 1844 Pitkin Ave. at eo ee First Festival Of Proletarian Culture will take place ~ Webster Hall, 119 BE, lith St. at p.m. Many groups will pertbeatel (New! aniseed) 149 jewly organ: Crotona Patie North at Sto pe ie to —. a lecture on “The Trial of the Col r-Revolutionary Wreckers in the’ Boviet Union.” Adm, Metal Workers 1 astrial Teague Meets at 8 p. m. at 16 W. 21st Bt. at Sin. m. Report the stee! siti tion by the National Secretary, free, Jerome Workers Clab Will hold @ lecure at 8 p. at 1645 Grand Concourse (Bntrance on Mt. Eden Ave.) SATURDAY . Downtown Sefisaod Cheb ea SL ie iW STILL FIGHT ON BROOKLYN, _s * ¥—while the | strikers were holding the meeting at the Borough Park Labor Lyceum, |42nd and i4th Ave. a hired by the McKay Milk Co. punc- tured all the tires of the five cars parked in front of the Boro Park Labor Lyceum. Scabs hired by the Milk Co. are spreading rumors to the very few customers. that they have for stealing funds from the company | which is a false statement. The strikers appeal to all workers, housewives in particular, to bear in mind that all other rumors are false. and therefore to cooperate with them by not accepting any milk until the regular drivers with union buttons will notify them otherwise. Hold Open Forum Sun. ers of the Bronx are all invited to a meeting at 1400 Boston Rd., called by the Painters Section of the Build- ing Trades Workers Industrial Leagus of the TUUL. More than 75 per cent of the 35,000 few gorillas | left that a few men were discharged | Painters Meet Today, | | especially the young workers and the | Fight Bad Conditions NEW YORK.—Thursday the paint- | | technical installments of electricity and engineering. The report of the }4industrialists strengthened the Ber- in exchange quotations. “ITAL WORKERS PLAN TO CONFER Affair Scheduled For) March 21st The Conference of the Metal Workers’ Industrial League, District | 8. will open with an affair on the 2lst of March at the Liberty Hall, 3420 W. Roosevelt Rd. The District Conference of the demand of the Catholic Center Party, | whose religious susceptibilities have | | |Three Jobless Council \Meets in Bronx, Friday} —_ Y.—The 3 open air meetings for this Friday, March 13th, at 10 a. m. where the Hunger Marchers to Albany will re-/| port to the unemployed workers of | this borough. Wilkins and Intervale Ave., Bergen and 14th St., Washington and Clare- mont Parkway. All unemployed workers in the Bronx should turn out in full force to these open air meetings. The | Bronx unemployed councils have | their headquarters in the following | unemployed | The meetings will take | place at the following street corners; | NEEDLE STRIKE Ask Workers to Settle for Tickets NEW YORK.—All the union mem- \bers have thrown themselves into bazaar work in addition to their ac- tivities in the dress strike. In re- sponse to the call of the union, they | | are now selling tickets, collecting ar- ticles, making up dresses, and men’s clothing, getting advertisements and honor roll greetings for the Bazaar places: 1622 Bathgate Ave., 1472 Bos- | Journal, ete. ton Road and 341 E. 149th St. SCHOOL LIBE LIBRARY ‘DRIVES FOR BOOKS Open to Workers for’ Study and Training | The Ruthenberg Library of the| Workers School is now launching a} campaign for books. All workers are | urged to cooperate. The Ruthenberg Library, in addi- | tion to the many valuable volumes | bequeathed by C. E. Ruthenberg, the | leader of the Communist movement tin«the United States, has increased its collection of books. The Library is open to the students of the Work- ers School as well as to all workers. as has helped tremendously the ideo- logical development and practical pepe of the workers. The Library Committee, in view of the increasing number of workers using the Library and the need of a larger and more complete collection, |has started the campaign for con- tribution of books, Practical plans The workers know that the Needle Trades Bazaar, to be held in Star Casino, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 19th to 22nd, will |e the biggest this year. Excellent | 7. | material, men’s, women’s and chil- \dren’s clothing will be sold at very low prices. Tickets are only 35 cents, Saturday 50 cents, and combination bre good for all 4 days, are sold | tt $1. This will make it possible for | Leribe to attend the bazaar.) Everybody in the movement will be there. What To Do. Settle for bazaar tickets that you have sold, and get additional tickets at the office of the union, 131 W. 28th St. Bring in advertisements and Honor Roll greetings for the Journal. | Organizations that have voted to put) an advertisement of greetings to the striking dressmakers, through the Bazaar Journal, are requested to send in their ad as soon as possible, before quests all organizations and individ- uals working for the Bazaar to im- lected for the bazaar. Money is needed to cover preliminary expenses in order to conclude all preparations ”| for the Bazaar. have been worked out. Workers are| urged to contribute books to the Li- | brary where they can be more ex-/| pictures as part of a legitmate stage | censively utilized. Books, periodicals, pamphlets regarding the class strug- gle are welcome. Books written by | Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Ruthen- | berg and other teyolutionary leaders Metal Workers’ Industrial League is | one of the most important confer- | ences to take place. Chicago metal shops are continuously cutting wages. Besides that one-third of the metal | | unemployed. nual dance of the Metal Workers’ | | Industrial League to greet the dele- | gates to the District Conference and | to rally the metal workers, young and adult, for the conference. This j conference will be held in order to organize the Metal Workers’ Indus- trial Union on a strong basis, as is being done all over the country to- day. The Metal Workers’ Industrial League urges all the workers and women who are employed in metal shops to a greater extent than ever who are working for cheaper wages | it a success morally and financially | | so that we can carry on our work on a@ bigger scale. In addition to that, in order to rally one of the biggest meta] plants in Chicago to this conference, the Crane Co., the Crane Shop organiza- tional committee is arranging for a special sports affair, in which the Labor Sports Union will co-operate, (or Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8 p. m., at the Workei's’ Home, 51st and Whip- ple Sts, We urge all workers to give ter A. Ps of ts at Openg 8 '° for we eres Zeca nc seven | WOODWIND ENSEMBLE tions, The trim, tw Seb ante ancene || AND SOLOIST pal ‘the spray machine is a local xf Deis Cee ale Conductoress ( Orchcestra ee hn eee eee will appear with the subject: “Unemployment ts |] SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 |, 8. ve-Year Plan in the Boviet Union.” AT 7:30 P. M. —AUSPICES— —_—_— hold an affair <4 we benefit of th Daily Worker ate i . *t ie rok Row Reed Club- Bt, at 9 promptly, Workers International Relief Cooperative Center at the Workers Cooperative 2700 BRONX PARK. EAST The affair will be the second an- | workers in the city of Chicago are | to support this affair and to make | | School as soon as possible. are especially needed. All books and pamphlets should be sent to the Library Committee, Work- ers School, 48-50 E. 13th St, New York City. Those wio have a large quantity of books to contribute should come into contact with the Workers The phone number of the Workers School is Alg. 4-1199. PROLET CULTURE FESTIVAL MAR. 13 The Workers International Relief Cultural Groups, which have partici- pated in various affairs for working Class organizations, will present their First Festival of Proletarian Culture, Friday evening, March 13th, at Web- | ster Hall, 119 East 11th St., for the benefit of the W. I. R. and the Un- employed Councils. The delegation of 200 Hunger Marchers to the State Capitol at Al- bany will be invited guests, and will describe themselves what took place there, On the program are included the Freiheit Mandolin Orchestra, the Red Dancers, Junior and Senior Dance Groups, the Symphony Orchestra, the W. I. R, Chorus, and the Workers |Leboratory Theatre, Admission is fifty cents. . “MIRACLE OF VERDUN.” ‘The first use of talking and sound | presentation of a dramatic work will | | be revealed at the premiere of the| Theatre Guild's “Miracle at Verdun” | | opening at the Martin Beck Theatre, | Monday, March 16. Three entire scenes in the play have been filmed as talking picture sequences. They | are exteriors and their cast is the | same as that in the play. Herbert | J. Biberman, director of Roar China,” staged the play, “Miracle at Verdun” is the esa | by the late Hans Chlumberg. The play was first produced in Leipzig. held this year at the Metropolitan Henry Sherwood in “Five Star Final.” This is the S. H. Woods production now playing at the Cort Theatre. Arthur Hopkins has acquired a new play, at present titled “The Road to Hell,” by Albert Bein, NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRES EAST SIDE—BRONX The Revolutionary Play “REVOLT” and Dance will be given by the Russian Communist Paper “NOVY MIR” SAT., MARCH 14 At 8:15 P. M. at the BAZAAR MAR.19 Monday night. The union also re-| mediately send in all moneys col-) ‘The Lambs Public Gambo!l will be) y Sw". 46 ‘FILIPINO MASS MEET SUNDAY Organize to to Aid Fight for Independence — ( ——_-% | 2ND WEEK; | |By Jorge’s Radio Seen} NEW YORK.—Rallying to By Jorge | |for a radio for the Daily Worker, | , Prospect Ave. The sale of tickets} has been reported to be good and By | | peasant uprisings and strikes are The affair bids to be a good one ® * aes and all workers are invited to be pres- | growing, and to rally the Filipino and | peasants for independence, a mass FED BY THE W. L R. | day, March 15th at 7:30 p. m., at 188 | League, a section of the Anti-Imper- has just-been organized to rally the Filipino and American workers in | this country to back up the struggles Between 600 and 700 striking| of their fellow workers in the island. Relief and the Women’s Councils, at | ants will lead the real fight against Bryant Hall, 41st Street and Sixth | American domination. For many of the militant workers | &'S- Filipino speakers will address | who stream into the halls, the meals | the Filipinos in their own language, o'clock, are the only food obtained of the Philippine ‘Anti-Imperialist | auring™ the day. | League. to the W.LR., to continue the relief | for the strikers. | ers, Chorus, Orchestra, etc., who have | onstrated at South Ferry, Pier 7. The entertained, and helped keep up the| demonstration was called by the Festival of Proletarian Culture, Fri-| ers assembled voted unanimously to day, March 13th, at Webster Hall,| carry on the struggle against depor- ==FIRST SOVIET SOUND NEWSREEL of the FIRST SOVIET SOUND NEWSREAL IN RUSSIAN EXPLANATORY TITLES IN ENGLISH fn Offing As Section 5) Throws Benefit Affair} | Section 5 has arranged a dance, Sat- |urday, March 14 at 8 p .m. at 569 NEW YORK. — y 1 Jorge already has visions of the radio | ORE Teishow their installed in the Daily Worker office | conditions in the Philippines, where ent Saturday night. | American workers in this city to sup- bart the struggle of the workers and NEEDLE STRIKERS meeting is being called by the Philip- pine Anti-Imperialist League, Sun- | Columbia Street, Brooklyn. The Philippine Anti-Imperialist Vunds Masded for the] ialist League of the United States, pet Hunger Marchers needle trades workers are being fed| The organization is based on the |daily by the Workers International) principle that the workers and peas- Ave. and at 795 Flushing Avenue, | At the mass meeting on Sunday Brooklyn. there will be some well known speak- of hot food, coffee, sandwiches, fish, | Tasalog; there will be representatives vegetables, served between 10 and 2 of the Anti-Imperialist League and Admission is free and all workers Food and money should be rushed | a6 inyited to attend. jand persecution of foreign-born The WIR Cultural Groups, Danc-| workers, 100 workers yesterday dem- spirit at the strikers, in their strike| Communist Party and the Interna- halls, daily will appear in the First | tional Labor Defense, and the work- 119 East 11th St. N. Y. C. Admis-| tation and to fight for the unity of sion will be 50 cents. foreign and native born toilers. SE) NI T i 1 =m=. Trial of Industrial sez asp near” Trial of Industria Party in Moscow “Testimonies of defendants. court procedure, speech of the Prosecutor, demon- strations in the streets of Moscaw and before the Court building | TH STREET PLAYHOUSE 52 WEST 8TH ST. Between Filth and Sixth Aves.—Spring 5095 POPULAR PRICES—CONTINUO S10 A, M, TO MIDNIGHT. WAR! ———"" Theatre Guild Presents =" LAST TWO WEEKS Ll Striki Dre- | | cram 8 oy the acs Nase scary Fr: Mts, Th. & Sat. 2:40 By the IC REPERTORY ?#*5 5t.. 6th av. Evenings J _ Boe, $1, $1.80. Mats, Th. & Sat. 2:30 EVA LE GALLIENNE, Director “COMRADI OF 19 Tonight ...... “ROMEO and JULIET” 3RD & Tomorrow Mi te and Fri. Eve. and Sat. Eve, “CAMILLE” FINAL WEEK | ‘Tor “THE WOULD-BE GENTLEMAN” i eats 4 weeks adv. at Box Office and Town Hall, 113 W. 43 Street i r) 42nd ST_& BWAY. 4. BH. WOODS Presents F ARTHUR BYRON IVE STAR FINAL HIPPODROME :*.': & 434 St vine Star Piast iv electria and. ail BIGGEST SHOW IN NEW YORK id RKO, Helen Twelvetrees | LOBT THEATRE. West of 48th Stree Livenings 8:80, Mate, Wed, and Sat, 2:30 ACIS atgietg fal “THE PAINTED DESERT” nding Smash the anti-labor laws of the i Cook bosses! First Festiva oF Prove arian Cuvrure given By ‘Tre Currurac. rn ctl of W.1-R. Fridey enn Moreh 18,1931 Wesster HALL NO. EB. St. \ Admission 50¢ —THE FOLLOWING GROUPS WILL PARTICIPATE— Freiheit Mandolin Branch of Newark, N. A. Kranis, Conductor W. I. R. Chorus ...... .Nigob, Conductor Jr. and Sr. Red Dancers -Edith Segal Protesting against the deportation | FIRE Five OF EM! Put THt Gon web eee By RYAN WALKER IN ON He British Unemployed Rose to 2,634,574 LONDON, March 10.—Official fig- |ures just issued showed unemploy- jment increasing in England. On March 2 the jobless numbered 2,- 634,574, which is 16,916 over the week before and 1,087,357 over the same time last year. ‘SHOE WORKERS’ MEET ON TONIGHT To Plan Fight on Pay Slashes; Organize NEW YORK.--All shoe, slipper stitch-down and leather workers are called to the mass meeting at the Irving Plaza Hall, 15th St. and Irv- ing Place tonight at 8 p.m. This is the first mass meeting arranged by the Independent Shoe Workers’ Union under its new name—Shoe and Leather Workers’ Industrial Union, Local N. Y. General Organizer Biedenkapp stated that the change of name had been under consideration ever since July, 1929, when the-constitution of the union was being drafted and was now being adopted in order to con- form with the principle of the union in name as well as in action. The change of name was voted at the general membership meeting in. February last and gives the union « correct handle, expressing more fully the policy of the union--which is— organize industrially, on the basis of the class struggle. Unite all work- ers under the leadership of the rev- olutionary trade union movement, the Trade Union Unity League. The meeting tonight will concern itself particularly with the question of how to effectively fight wage cuts and long hours and how to fight for wage increases and better shop con- ditions. Protection of foreign born. ALgonquin 4-7712 Office Hours: 9 A. M.-3 P. M. ri, and Sun. by Appointment Dr. J. 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