The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 14, 1931, Page 2

Sherhesentanitnnager Eo bicicereNecnte ite Conference Deleg Jobless’ Slogan | Is “On to the State Capitol” Takes Active Part in Mobilizing May First Demonstration; Plans Local Organization, Struggle ITTSBURGH, f the 1 starts from both ends and ¢ ce, al actu HARLEM FAKERS | IN MASS MEETING Try Exploit Misery Of Negro Unemployed —— | By CYRIL BRIGGS. than yed workers in Har-} | scores of white starvati ‘ormists of varior t Sunday in a to divert the ne mass revolu- the bos motion of fake es based on g of Negro business men t the expense of the in Abyssinia Bap- under the pre- ng up the question of the men in Harlem was e now familiar men and land- yment in Harlem d by the Negro workers last pennies to id Negro business. 's were the of iness men who stand o be benefited by the scheme at the expense of the workers, | ruce, wife of Roscoe Negro front in Har- Conkling Bruce, lem for the Rockefeller interests, and, with her husband resident man- of the Rockefeller Dunbar artments, told the meeting they must support Negro stores even if they y more. Put the to race loyalty, said Bruce, interpreting the selfish interests of the Negro landlords and business men as the interests of the Negro masses and meaning by race| loyalty mass loyalty to the Negro landlords and shopkeepers at what- | cost dow ?a., April 13.—“On to Har unemployed here. n April 18 here. burgh!” is the The hunger march on the of the state on April 17 from Marchers are going to de- yolition of the coal and iron po- ‘lice, and abolition of the state sedition act. The unemployed organizaions are taking a prom- inent part in the preparation of the May First demonstration here, and the hunger march itself will rally the masses for demonstrations | May Ist in all the cities it passes | through, A very successful conference of del- |egates representing workers’ organiza- tions to take up the struggle for un- employment relief was held here un- der the auspices of the Unemployed Council of Pittsburgh on April 8 There were 61 delegates representing 2 unemployed neighbor- hood branches in the “Hill ion, the McKees Rocks Unemployed Coun- cil, the group at the “Helping Hand,” the Jungles, Metal Workers Industrial League groups from West- inghouse and Byers Pipe Works, the Journeymen Tailors’ Union, Amalga- mated Clothing Workers Union, In- ternational Workers Order, Br. No. 160 and the W. I. R., among them were 24 Negro delegates. present The main reporter at the confer- ence was Joe Mankin, who served 30 days in jail as the result of the un- employed demonstration on February 25, and who is now, with 4 others, under charges of “inciting to riot,” and facing trial in a short time. The report brought out the situation of the jobless workers in the city, the trick- Tup re |STARVATIGN PLAN Praised Red Cross for Fighting Insurance WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13— President Hoover addressed the opening session of the annual con- jvention of the Red Cross here today |and praised that organization for re- \fusing and opposing government re- | lief to the starving Arkansas farmers. | Hoover, by implication, also praised | the Red Cross for its co-operation in | his program to starve the more than | 10,000,000 jobless workers to a point |where they can be used for wage- ~f ADVENTURES OF BILL Wi DICTATORSHIP oF Cap ACTORIES Part me ery being used by the Allegheny | cutting, increase of the working day 5 5 | County Emergency Association, an | 8d worsened working conditions. outfit sponsored by the steel and coal bosses of this country, which jim-crows and black-lists workers, and helps the city to cut off every cent of city re- lief. This association has handed out only 2,100 jobs on starvation wages in a county where at least 000 workers are jobless, and is now beginning to black-jack a day’s pay from those workers who are still on the job. The “Pittsburgh Plan” is also becoming a model for similar schemes throughout the country, and the con- ference recognized the necessity of a bitter struggle against this plan. The conference elected delegates to the May Day Conference to be held on April 19 at the International Ly- ceum, 805 James St., N. S., and also took up question of preparations for ever cost to the masses, The treach-| Hunger March to Harrisburgh from ery of her own group to the Negro| april 18-21. Elections of marchers masses was Clearly shown not only in| from the various organizations ar. the attempt to exploit their miseries | peing held this week. The conference or its selfish ends, but in the fact | decided to communicate with mayors that not one of the speakers made | and city councils of al towns to dc- the slightest reference to the eight | mand food and shelter for the Hun- Negro youths being railroaded to the | ger Marchers, Workers’ organizations electric chair by the Alabama bosses, | are urged to elect delegates to the of to the growing misery of the un-|next conference on April 29, and to employed Negro workers in Harlem. | support the send-off for the Marchers. Their attitude to the Negro masses | which will be in the form of a big was further shown by their refusal to| mass meeting on Friday, April 17 at permit anyone in the audience to|the Irene Kaufman Settlement, 1835 take the floor. By rotten maneuvers | Center Avenue, at 8 p. m. and by adjourning the meeting they | denied the workers present the right | to express themselves, so fearful were | they that the workers would expose them, | Besides Mrs. Bruce, the following other misleaders peddled their bunk: 1931 CALENDAR FREF , Quotations from Marz, Lenin, etc. in the first annual Daily Worker Calendar for 1931. Free with six Mrs. Lucille Randolph, wife of A. Philip Randolph, the jim-crow agent of the A. F. of L, who betrayed the struggles of the Pullman Porters, spent their money and caused the arrest and imprisonment of two workers who protested at his betrayal of the fight against the lynchers of | Wilkins, a pullman porter; Mrs. Ja-! cob Panken, member of the socialist party which jim crows Negroes in| its southern branches, and wife of | ex-Judge Panken who, when on the bench, evicted scores of unemployed | tenants. Mrs. Panken wanted the! workers to starve until next Fall and | then vote for more starvation by | Supporting the treacherous socialist | party. | Assemblyman Stephens, author of | a fake employment bill and one of | the boss lackies who clubbed the Hunger Marchers when they went to | Albany to present the demands of | the working class for unemployment relief and insurance, appealed for re- election. ‘The meeting was held under the] auspices of the Harlem Housewives | League, organized by the Urban League gang and supporting the Col- ored Merchants Association and the Harlem Business Men’s Club. Under the fake slogan of unem- ployment protest, the misleaders are planning a parade in Harlem this ‘Wednesday, Amter to Speak at Mass Meeting on Friday, April 24 NEW YORK—I. Amter, district organizer of the Communist Party, District 2, will speak on “The Sig- nificance of May Day” at a mass meeting Friday evening, April 24, at the East Side Workers’ Club, 196 E. Broadway. The meeting is one of a series be- Sng held in the district to mobilize the workers for the May Day demonstra- tion on Union Square, May 1, against starvation, wage-cuts, persecution of Negro and foreign-born workers, and Amperialist preparations for war on the Soviet Union, All workers are ‘prged to attend, t months subscription or renewal. Scenes from the Soviet film, “Cities and Years,” sketched by Ryan Walker at the Cameo Theatre ‘The president of the United States | (he is also nominally president of the |Red Cross) lauded the starvation policy of occasional soup line charity rather than government relief in |these words: |the more a problem for the children. “In problems of this kind we are dealing with the intangibles of life | and ideals. We are dealing a with the highest thing in our civ ization, that is, the sense of pe: sonal responsibility of neighbor f neighbor, the spirit of charity and benevolence in the individual, the holding alight the lamp of volun- tary action in American life. A vol- untary deed by a man impressed with the sense of responsibility and brotherhood of man is infinitely more precious to our national ideais and national spirit than a thov- sendfold poured from the treasu ef the government under the com- pulsion of law.” Iso ~-yth Amboy Jobless Build Baseball Team PERTH AMBOY, N. J.—The Un- employed Council here has elected a sports director to develop workers’ | sports among the unemployed young workers, A baseball team has already been organized and issues a challenge o the New York and New Jersey | Unemployed Council for a fame. A| few members have baseballs and gloves but the Unemployed Council asks all workers who have any base- | ball equipment they can spare to send | it to the Council Sport Director and Manager of the baseball team, Julius Matto, 308 Elm St, Ss anna where the film is now in its second week. of ORKER | TALISMAN To Work 13 s a Day, 7 Day k for Ten Dollars YORK.—After NEW ployed as stableman at $20 a week. being em- Michael Vartersheer for one week and a day Milstein, the boss. was given $10 by Isaac | Vartersheer was forced to work 13 hours a day and seven days a week nd then paid $10 when the $2) agreed upon was already far too |small, | The worker brought a suit against | the boss, and got a judgment when | the boss did not appear. However, | the boss had the court grant him a new trial on the grounds that April 2 was a holiday. The trial takes place today. MEET APRIL 19 | Fight Frame-Up Of | Paterson Strikers PASSAIC, April 13—Passaic work- 3 will protest against the frame-up of the five Paterson textile workers at a mass meeting Sunday, April 19, at 2:30 p. m., at the Russian National Home, 159 Fourth St. Workers in Passaic remember very well the various frame-up schemes used against active militant workers in the strike of 1926. More than once did the bosses attempt to break the strike by arresting workers on frame-up charges, by publishing al- leged documents and letters, etc. Knowing the danger our comrades | — Contrasts — \ 8y RYAN WALKER No~UNEmPioy No WAGE Cur 1$ RULE Ry CHILDREN TRAING)) AND iLCARED FoR axe REET PASSAIC PROTEST |MORE ATTACKS — Needle Trades Youth ON FOREIGN-BORN Stop Persecution! | Demonstrate May Day NEW YORK.—Discrimination against the foreign born and depor- tation have not slackened, on. the contrary, Mr. William Doak, secre- tary of the labor department, openly and emphatically states that depor- tation will be increased and regis- | tration of the foreign born will be | set up. The entire machinery is prepared for this task. Already, day | by day, Ellis Island receives new-| comers from various parts of the| country for deportation. Simul- | taneously, discrimination against the | jits activities and will carry ‘PIONEER COMES OUT APRIL 20 To Greet New Maga- zine April 26 Section Calls Meet- ing For Thursday NEW YORK.—The youth section of | the Needle Trades Workers’ Industrial | Union is calling a general member- | ship meeting on Thursday, April 16, | after work, in the union headquar- | ters, 131 W. 28th St, Room 24. At| yew YORK—The first issue of this meeting the problems of the | ine Pioneer, a magazine for workers’ young workers of the needle industry and farmers’ children published by will be taken up. |the Young Pioneers of America, will The youth section is reorganizing | appear on April 20th. on SyS-| An attractive magazine of 24 pages, tematic work mobilizing the young} with the cover in two colors, the workers for various concentration| pioneer will contain stories of the points in the different trades of the | jlives of working class children. industry, where we will approach the| among the contents of the first issue young workers to organize and fig! t | are stories and articles by Max Be- for better conditions in their shops. |dacht, Myra Page, and others, illus- Educational classes are being con-| trated by such well known reyolu- ducted with a very good attendance. | tionary artists as Hugo Gellert, J. Children’s Schools of the Interna- Camp Kinderland Open for Registration NEW YORK.—If the summer is a problem for the grown-ups, it is all | are facing we are now mobilizing all |organizations and individuals for | their defense. Camp Kinderland (of the Jewish ‘Off or R. G. Soto Latin-American Mem- ber of FSU Group | NEW YORK.—Under the auspices | of “Vida Obrera,” the Spanish Com- |munist weekly in the United States, {and the Spanish-speaking workers’ tional Workers’ Order) has not only nged its program, basing it on principle of proletarian class ed- ueation, but has also greatly reduced its prices and adjusted itself to the needs of the working masses, so that they will be able to send their chil- dren to camp, | | | | Boys and girls from 7 to 14 years ere taken into the camp for 2, 5 or 10 weeks. “Vida Obrera” Send | organizations of New York, a great) |mines and factories, There are big | campaigns in the A. F. of L. uunions against foreign born. The Negro| bourgeoisie is lined up in discrimin- atory campaigns against the foreign born. These attacks must be stopped. | And the workers can stop it, provided they organize strong movements for the protection of foreign born. TO HOLD YOUTH DAY IN PASSAIC Celebration This Year, For First Time | foreign born is growing in workshops, | We also have a baseball team that'| preyal, Bill Gropper, Lydia Gibson as its regular practice every Sunday. | ang Otto Soglow. Boys’ and girls’ gyms are being con-| The first issue is a special May ducted every Monday night. |Day issue and will mobilize the work- At the membership meeting on|erg children for the “Out of School Thursday we will discuss all these ac-|on May Day” campaign of the tivities and work out further plans | pioneers. ‘Thousands of copies will to broaden activities. ae be spread in the public schools be- All young workers are invited tol fore May Ast. come to this meeting and also par- , 5 ticipate in all above mentioned activ- it ae eee ities. For further information come| oc eet the ap near ia aoe to the union office after work, 131 W. | 7 ttine. «phe eating ih be aa 28th Street, Room 24, on Sunday afternoon, April 26th, at Ga al - Webster Hall, 119 E. 11th St. An ex- Tobless Reject Pie in (cellent progra mhas been arranged for this affair. the Sky: D eman d ‘or this affair. Admission is 25 cents Food: Refuse Bibles The price for children who go to he Jewish Children’s Schools of the I. W. ©., or for children whose pa- rents are members of the Interna- tional Workers’ Order, is $20 for two weeks, $65 for 5 weeks and $130 for | the whole season. Camp Kinderland 1s one of the mest picturesque, rich in scenic beauties and is best fitted for a chil- dren’s camp. A wonderful, clear lake, magnificent bungalows, a large theatre and divers other buildings and accommodations for the comfort of children, Registration has started at the of- fice of the camp, 143 E. 103rd St., N. Y. Write, call up Lehigh 4-2940, Use your Red Shock Troop List every day un your job. The worker | the name of his organization. affair is being arranged as a fare- well to the first Latin-American delegate attending the May First celebrations in the Soviet Union, with the delegation leaving the U. S. on April 15. This affair will be a rally in which all workers must participate in or- der to show their solidarity with the Latin-American workers in this coun- try and the workers in the Soviet Union. A_ representative of the Friends of the Soviet Union will greet Comrade R. Gonzales Soto in A delegate from Youngstown, Ohio, is coming personally to bring the greetings of the steel workers of that city to the first Latin-American dele- gate to the Soviet Union. A great ball has also been ar+ ranged, for which great preparations next to you will help save the Daily Worker. have been made. Harlem Casino (upper hall), 116th St. and Lenox Ave., will be crowded to the doors, according to expectations. The usual attractions, which are so much ap- preciated by the audiences in the Spanish affairs, will not lack at this one. The Havana Royal Orchestra, | one of the best Broadway bands, has been secured for the occasion, Tickets are 50 cents apiece in ad- vance and 65 cents at the door. On | sale at the Workers’ Bookshop, the j | national office of the I. L. D. and f | the offices of “Vida Obrera,” 2336 | Third Ave. BME SSSR Carpenters Needed For Workers Center NEW YORK.—Some of the work- | ers in the Building Trades group that _are leaving for the Soviet Union, as | their last greetings to the workers in 'the United States are speeding up | the completion of the Workers Cen- | ter, 35 E. 12th Street, by volunteer- | ing their help. | A few carpenters are needed to | help complete the 3rd floor. Volun- teers of the Building Trades group, or other carpenters, report to Milson on the third floor. weine 4 Fev & “Give Us A Job!” Yell Brooklyn Unemployed When Judge Bawls Out NEW YORK.—Two eviction cases were in court today in Brooklyn, with the court crowded with unemployed workers, One is that of Albert Ban- berger, 8 George St., who is ordered to vacate today, The other was given five days. The Borough Hall Unem- ployed Council is fighting the evic- tions. Judge Smedier in one of 20 cases to dispossess unemployed workers of Brooklyn told the defendant to go to the police for aid. When the man said the police wouldn't give him any the judge flew into a rage ad told him that the police were not supposed to help, “You are sup- ‘posed to get @ job end pay, your a oe f bills!” ‘The whole court room full of work- ers yelled, “Give us a job!” A tenants’ league is being formed in Williamsburg. The Borough Hall Council headquarters are at 73 Myrtle Ave. Olympic Strikers Firm, Good Picket Lines NEW YORK.—The striking work- ers of the Olympic Suitcase Co., on Bleeker St., are standing with ranks unbroken and the picket line is be- ing maintained, with others in the trade, both employed and unem- ployed, also helping out. | Some Negro workers in this shop were particularly exploited; one is known to have been getting $8 a See Them Off! GREET THE WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ DELEGATION TO THE SOVIET UNION THE FRIENDS OF THE SOVIET UNION Invites you to attend the Farewell Meeting IRVING PLAZA CORNER 15TH STREET AND IRVING PLAZA WEDNESDAY APRIL 15 AT 8 P. M. ——SPEAKERS—— WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. Secretary of the T. U. U. L. FRANK PALMER ..... o -ss..0f the Federated Press J, E. SNYDER—--—------——-San Francisco, Delegate Truck Drivers Union Local 417 R. GONZALES ...........+s0+20++++--California Agricultural Worker OTHER WOMEN, NEGRO, YOUTH DELEGATES WILL SPEAK CHAIRMAN:—JOHN J. BALLAM, National Secretary, F. S. U. Admission 25 Cents Meeting will start promptly at 8 p. m. uae PASSAIC, N. J., April 12—Na- tional Youth Day will be celebrated for the first time in Passaic this year. Many youth organizations are already planning to take part. A few of these are the Young Communist League, the Labor Sports Union, the Youth Section of the International Workers’ Order and the Young Pio- neers of America. National Youth Day will be celebrated on May 30 and 31. The plans call for field meets in the First Ward Park and a parade through the city on the aft- ernoon of Saturday, May 30. A parade will pass through the following streets: From the First | Ward Park through Sixth St. to Pas- saic St., up Passaic St. to Market, through Market to Monroe, up Mon- | roe to Dayton, down Dayton to Presi- |dent, down President to Hope, | through Hope to Monroe, up Monroe |to Lexington, through Lexington to |Passaic St. down Passaic St. and | back to the First Ward Park. lin advance and 35 cents at the door, | children: 5 cents. All workers should |come and bring their children along NEW YORK. squad of preach- ers from “Calvary Mission” in New rsey came to Union Square yester- | da; The crowd of unemployed | there, sickened by the stuff handed | out, jeered them and demanded, “food now instead of pie in the sky. The preachers appealed. to the police, and | announced they had a permit to} speak, “Sure, they give you permits | to fool the workers but they refuse | us permits to protest against hunger | and unemployment,” some one in the | crowd yelled. | The cop couldn't arrest anybody | because the whole crowd was yelling. The meeting ended with the preachers trying to give away bibles, and everybody refusing them and demanding food instead. The police finally drove the whole crowd away. to greet the new Pioneer Magazine, CITY CALENDAR TUESDAY Rehearsal for School Play At $:30 pm. All members must be Cee tae WEDNESDAY Exee. Com. Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League Meets at 8 p.m. at 79 E. 10th St Important that every member atend. jon time. 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