The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 19, 1931, Page 2

Page Two Biiacivers Part of Anti-So at Next Saturday 672 wat head. A treng macl nd Night YORK Pa of the U.S S carried this which of the nperialist Detro war Raid scheduled to take place over New The Air kK on May 22 cancelled. The otialist party, tool of the bosses’ gov't claiming some credit for this e of m in the interests of and the safety of New Po] on which might be in- when 36 heavy bombing planes ‘o action over the city, dropping andle flares. ck” on New York is the econd part of the yearly army air are Cer N. Y. Sat. viet War Move maneuver for which the bosses’ will spend three million dollar gov't ‘This rehearsal for war again gives the lie to Wall Street's declaratio: t 8 recent meeting of the Inter- of Commerce in| talked Washington “world peace” and reduction of arm- | where Hooyer aments. The bloodthirsty militarism of Wall St, imperialism is driving ahead for | war, against the Soviet Union which challenges its existences. Hoover | talks “peace” to befog the issue, and | the delegates of the imperialist na- | | tions are gathering at Geneva to} “talk” about the economic crisis. to} hide war preparations. | ‘NEEDLE WORKERS SMASH FRAME-UP! Defense Conference Thursday After Work YORK Needle rade Industrial Union has issued inting out the attempt NEW Workers of the emp! to hamstring the union by ng its active mem- bers and leaders on frame up and either keeping them in bankrupting the union with bail bond payments With depleted tre: because of the strikes in the recent past and Some still going on, there are 21 ac- tive wor facing t on serious charges, with bail amounting to $35,- 800. Among them are: Irving Potash, of the Industrial Union; | hneider; Isidor Weissberg Winogradsky, and Rubin | Jac Joser Berger The oth Two ¥ tion All all organizers of the union. are all ers are active workers. for deporta- the twenty-one were ause they were in the struggles for better h +. forefro: conditions In order to organize the fullest support and to establish a permanent Defense Fund, the Needle Trades | Workers Industrial Union is calling | a defense conference of all its shop | charimen, all connections in open| and company union shops, Trade | Depariment representatives, and All secretaries of opposition groups in company-unions locals. This confer- ence will be held on Thursday, May 21, right after work, in the Union Hall, 131 West 28 Street. Take up the question of the framed needle trades workers among the workers in your shop and in your trade go up! Rally to the workers who are being framed up because they fought for your interests! Come | to the Défense Conference! Bring | a financial contribution from the workers of your shop to this con- ference!” says the Industrial Unions | letter. RELIGIOUS MAN SEES THE LIGHT Mohel's Business Bad; Jobless Stop Eviction NEW YORK. — The Down Town Branch of the Lower Manhattan Un- employed Council was called on for help yesterday by Rev. A, Frimer- man, a 71 year old “Mohel” (cir- cumsizer) and “Performer of Mar- _ Tlages,” who has lived 17 years at! 116 East Fourth Street, and owes six months’ rent. He stated that the religious ceremonies are no longer so popular, and when performed, the poorly paid or unemployed workers cah not pay for them. His land- lyod had thrown him out. He stated dhat although a religious man, he ow realizes that only the action of the workers through their own or- Banizations can help them. “The council went down and put} his furniture back, held a mass meet- ig and explained the issues, and or- ganized the tenants in the house. Frimerman spoke at the meeting and pledged to support the jobless coun- oil. Collect Wages A member of the Bronx Boro Hall branch of the unemployed council was told by Mrs, J. Veteran, his | , jandlady at 661 East 222 Street, that “she would not pay him for services he had rendered. A committee went to see her and collected $10 for him, after a lengthy argument. | The landlady thought so well of the committee as collectors that she then offered to pay one of them a fee if he would collect some back rent for her from a tenant. They broke the news to her that they were on the other side of that quarrel. The history of all hitherto ex- isting society is the history of class struggle.-MARX. . TUESDAY Brighton Beach Center 110 Neptune Ave. with co-opera- of the Workers’ Laboratory Theatre has called a meeting to or- ganize a dramatic section at 8:20 p.m. tion All Brighton and Coney Island young and adult workers are invited to come. Bg Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League Open air meeting at 86th St, ani at 8p. my | Scheduled to take place at Belmont | sport organization, and justifies its WORKERS SCHOOL, STUDENT SENDOBF Big Graduation Affair| May 27 NEW YORK.—Studenis been through a rigorous t the class struggle will be from the National Training School Wednesday evening, May 27, with < mass meeting and concert to folloy for which preparations are now un-| der way to make this the most im- | pressive send-off the Workers Schoo! | has thus far arrnaged for a student body. Wm. Z. Foster will speak. The} program includes a String Ensemble, also the WIR chorus, and dancing | after the program. | The 57 students who were enrolled | this term have declared that they feel “far better equipped than before to enter the field of active partici- pation in the task of organizing the} masses Of workers of this country for | the revolutionary movement, and in| giving the workers the correct reyo- | lutionary leadership.” All workers and working class or- ganizations are urged to obtain tick- ets in advance for the affair on the | 27, which will be held at Manhattan | Lyceum, 66 East 4th Street, as the advance sale of tickets already in- dicates the hall will be. packed to! capacity. Tickets are 50c, obtainable at the Workers School and Bookshop 50 East 13th Street BOXING TOURNEL ON SAT., MAY 30th |LSU-~ Sports Meeting Despite AAU NEW YORK.—Final arrangements for the Spartakiad Championship Boxing Tournament have been made and the following resolutions regard- ing the meet have been adopted: ‘That the boxing tourney originally who have | Park, Garfield, N.,J., Sunday, May ,31, in conjunction with National Youth Day, has been changed to Sat- urday, May 30, at the same place at 7 p.m. That the boxing meet will be oy despite the fact that the A.A. ;, & bosses sport organization, has notified the L.S.U. that a boxxing license costing $50 must be obtained from them before they will allow the boxing matches to go on. The A.A. U. demands also that their officials supervise the meet. The Labor Sports Union as the only workrs sport organization rep- resenting thousands of worker ath- Jetes throughout the . S., will not be intimidated by any opponent boss stand in ignoring the demands of the AAU. The L.S.U. has its own competent referees. ‘The L.S.U. places no restrictions on anyone wishing to enter this boxxing tournament which will decide the delegate who will be eligibile to com- pete in the Spartakiad in Berlin next July. The L.8.U. harbors no color distinctions as is attested by the many negro athletes that have been won into its ranks. Entry blanks can be obtained in person or in writing to Labor Sports | Union, 2 W. 15th St., Room 309 New York City, and must be sent to the above office not later than May 26. PARTIAL VICTORY IN CIGAR STRIKE NEW YORK.—A partial but sub- stantial victory has been won by the workers in Anton Bock Cigar Fac- tory, Second Avenue and 55 Street. A wage cut was announced Friday to take place Saturday. A leaflet was issued calling a meeting on Monday (yesterday). After a four- hour strike, and a picket line, the boss agreed to rescind the cut. The workers then demanded recognition of the Tobacco Workers Industrial League of the T.U.U.L., but the boss would not agree. The workers, by & vote of 26 to 15, went back without winning this point, There is a 100 per cent strike, starting, yesterday, in the Mihogar Cigar factory, 320 East 63 Street, with 35 out. They demand better |Sendoff for ‘ DAIL Y WORKER, NTU RE iS OF BILL WORKER TH YEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931. SSS a E “DIFFERENCES IN Jo Cla. CONDITION DECREEM BY THe x root Your Eyes! By RYAN Wieke SIN THE HUMAN FAMILY WHIGH | WERE WISELY CREATOR, MUST NOT AND CANNOT EVER BE AEOLE Bua: BLA Spd hee oe - SAY. BILL || EVen_A KID HAS QUIT FALLING For SYCH PUNK, Eek REMIND. Training School Grads on May 27 The Training School which graduates 57 students on Wed- nesday evening, May 27, calls on all workers’ organizations to purchase tickets at once for the event and to prepare to participate in what prom- National | ises to be one of the most enthu- siastic send-offs to a body of Com- munist fighters who will be sent into the field for action. Wm. Z. Foster is scheduled as the main speaker with addition! fetures tht promise to pck Manhattan Ly- ceum to capacity. Tickets are on sale at the Workers Book Shop and the Workers School, 50 B. 13th St. Need Housing for | Young Workers May 30 At the coming First National Youth Day we expect to have in New York several hundred young workers. These workers are coming from other districts. The New England district, the Connecticut district and the Philadelphia district. The problem of housing these young workers that will come to participate in all the events that will be held in Passaic | and also in the Spartakiade (Sport) finals that will be held in the city (New York City) will be a big one. | We need the names and addresses of all comrades that can house some one immediately, Young Communist League, 35 E. 12th St. MEXICAN NATIVES HUNT FOR SHARK FINS The natives of Magdalena Bay off the coast of Lower California, a pos- session of Mexico, have one of the must unusual occupations ever heard of—that of catching sharks for the sole purpose of using their fins. The shark fins are removed by the Mexicans, dried in the sun and sold to the Chinese. This unusual dish was one of the amazing discoveries of the fishing expedition led by Har- old Austin into the Southern waters where “Monsters of the Deep” was filmed. It is now playing at the Ca- meo Theatre. ‘The Hippodrome bill this week in- cludes: King Brawn, Keller Sisters and Lynch, Milo ?, Franklin D'Amore and Company, Billy Wells and Four Fays, Bert Ford and Pauline Price, and Five Hot Shots. The screen feature is “Gun Smoke,” with Bill Boyd, Richard Arlen and Fay Wray. “Pinafore” Opens At the Erlanger Tonight Milton Abor will bring his second Gilbert and Sullivan production, “Pinafore” to Erlanger’s Theatre this evening. This operetta is now some fifty years old. Fay Templeton, who played in “Pinafore” many, many seasons back, will have the role of Buttercup. Other players include: Frank Moulan, Joseph Macaulay, Howard Marsh, William Danforth and Ruth Altman. “Old Man Murphy,” a comedy by Patrick Kearney and Harry Wag- staff Gribble is scheduled for this evening at the Royale Theatre. Tr- thur Sinclear and Marie O'Neill of Dublin head the cast. At the Vanderbilt Theatre tonight Mark Linder’s new melodrama “The Honor Code” will have its first show- ing. The chief players are: Betty Kashman, Jack Harwood, Valeria Bergere and Marian Mattista. Philip Merivale in “Death Takes a Holiday” returns this evening for a limited engagement at the Shubert Theatre. Others in the cast of Al- berto Casella’s fantastic comedy in- cludes Viva Birkett, Helen Vinson, Ralph Locke, Wallace Erskine and Olga Birkbeck. The play had a long run here last year. The opening of Billy Rose's revue, “Crazy Quilt,” starring Fannie Brice, Phil Baker and Ted Healy, scheduled for last Thursday, will be open at. the 44th St. Theatre tonight. The delayed opening is due to the failure of the costumers to function in time for the earlier date. Elmer Harris’ new comedy, “A Modern Virgin,” will be presented Wednesday evening at the Booth Theatre. The cast is headed by Roger conditions, recognition of the Tobac- co Workers Industrial League, and increased wages. The boss agreed to some of the demands, but refused recognition and the strikers are still They-ask all to support them. .Company's production « Pryor, Margaret Sullivan, Nicholas Joy, Lola Raine and Claudia Morgan. Stanley Logan directed the comedy. Lee Shubert will continue the en- gagement of the Civic Repertory Glate READY FOR NATL JOBLESS CUTTERS| Madison Sa; Jobless YOUTH DAY, N. Y. Yipsels Try to Break Up Conference NEW YORK. — Preparations for the first annual National Youth Day to be held in Passaic, N. J., on Sat- urday, May 30th and in New York on Sunday, May 31, were completed last Saturday at the final conference before the demonstration, One hundred and five delegates, repre- senting 25 youth and adult organi- zations of over 5,000 young and adult workers were present, Resolutions supporting the fight of the nine young Negro workers in Scottsboro, Ala., and the fight for the release of the 5 Paterson pris- oners were passed unanimously. The meeting was opened by Chair- man Lemberg of the Labor Sports Union and the main report was gly- en by Kaplan of the Young Com- munist League in the name of the Provisional United Front National Youth Day Committee, Representatives were present from many youth organizations which are participating for the first time in the fight against bosses’ wars and for the relief of the 9 Scottsboro vict- ims. Representatives from the Young Peoples’ Socialist League, to whom calls were sent for participation in the united front for National Youth Day, attempted to disrupt the meet~ ing by refusing to participate in any way in the work. Many organizations reported a great deal of preparatory work in preparation for this conference. Many donations and pledges were given in the conference. Arrange-~ ments have been made for a special train to take young workers to Pas- saic, N. J., tickets for this train can be gotten from the United Front Committee. The conference endorsed the hold- ing of button days on Saturday and Sunday to popularize National Youth Day and to collect funds for the preparatory work. Robeson Kowtows To Imperialism Negro Artist Praises Murderers Of Masses | LONDON, May 14. — Because a London Bobby tips hat to him and British imperialism sees in him a tool that can be used to delude its Negro colonial masses concerning its “justice, impartiality and demo- cracy” Paul Robeson, Negro baritone and actor now sings peons of praise to imperialism, Paul Robeson says he will live in London, “because here people are unprejudiced and fair.” In Africa and the British West Indies more than 85,000,000 Negroes groan under the iron heel of British imperialism. Negro women were last year shot down like dogs in the streets of Nigeria, West Aftica, by the armed forces of these “unprej- udiced and fair” people. In Batt- hurst, Gambia, West Africa, the Ne- gro strikers of the Lever Margerine Co,, @ concern owned and operated by these people who give “the Negro the fairest play” were bayonetted on the picket lines. Robeson has followed the route marked out by DuBois, Chas. S. John son, Kelly Miller, Walter White and the long list of Negro | reformist “leaders”, who lend their names to the intrigues of the imperialist pow- ers which only results in the enslave- ment and further exploitation of the Negro masses, pell’s Pulitzer Prize Play, House,” at the Ritz Theatre. Gale Sondergaard replaces Eva Le Gallienne in the cast this evening and Janet Young takes Josephine Hutchinson's role. “Alison's SOLLIN’S RESTAURANT 216 EAST 14TH STREET 6-Course Lunch 55 Cents Regular Dinner 65 Cents HIT PIECE WORK Expose Orlofsky; Put Up Real Relief Plan NEW YORK.—The Cutters Unem- ployed Committee, a rank and file organization of members of Local 4, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, has issued a le‘ter to the jobless and em- ployed alike, in their union, The letter denounces the referendum ballo issued by the Orlofsky clique in the local. This ballot proposes the 36- hour week with standard of produc- tion, and continuation of the ten per cent assessment supposed to be for unemployed relief, but most of which the jobless don’t get. ‘fhe unemployed cutters committee Points Out to other unemployed cut- ters that there is giaye danger that the jobless may vote for this sugar coated poison pill because it scems to give them a chance to work. But. the committee shows, the standard of production to make the cutters do a 44-hour day in 36 hours, with only 36 hours pay, will not help the un- employed. Another Froposition The committee calls on all cutters employed and unemployed, to be at the special meeting of the local to- motrow, and fight to have another proposition put on the ballot. ‘This would be for a real 40-hour week, and then for the cutters to work 36 hours, and let the jobless have the other eight hours. The assessment should be stopped, which would then leave the employed cutters getting the same as they have now, and the jobless getting some work. This prop- osition has already been adopted by the membership and approved by the executive of Local 4, but is ignored by the officials. Open Treachery The Cutters Unemployed Com- mittee points out in the letter: “St was announced in the ‘Daily News Record,’ that negotiations with the bosses will start on Monday, * May 18, and also that the bosses are demanding especiall yto reduce con- ditions of the outters, a standard of production, which would eventually establish piece work, as they ‘did ; among the tailors. Before even the officials of the Amalgamated had a chance to officially meet with the bosses, the question of a standard of production had already been raised at our local meetings and our of- ficials propagandized the cutters to vote for it. This action on the part of the officials will undoubtedly give aid an dcomfort to the bosses in their attempt to force the standard of production on the cutters (piece work).” Registration Open for Camp Kinderland NEW YORK.—Camp Kinderland (of the Jewish Children’s Schools of the International Workers’ Order), the only proletarian camp for chil- dren, has not only changed its pro- gram basing it now on the principle of proletarian class education, 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 children to camp. The price for children who go to the Jewish Children’s Schools of the LW.O., or for children whose parents are members of the Interna- tional Workers’ Order, is $20 for 2 weeks, $65 for 5 weeks and $130 for the whole season. Camp Kinderland is not only an ideal place for children, but also for adults. Fresh, wholesome food, bun- galows and rooms for individual ac- commodations, hot and cold water, rowing, swimming, various sports, concerts, etc, Registration has already started at the office of the camp, 143 East | Eves. 8:60. Matinees Wot, and Sat., 2:20 103rd Street, N. Y. Write, or call up Lehigh 4-2940. Special Prices fo Dally Worker e STOCKING go to P. WOLF & CO. INC.. 1499 Third Ave.) 70 Ayenue A Bet. RL & AS Sts, Bet. 4 & 5 Sts (ist Floor) Open Eves p. m.' Open Eves & p. m, NEW YORK cITy SPECIAL LADIES’ ATTENDANT Council Cough U 4 NEW YORK— Another gang job sharks were forced to give in to! the demands of the Madison Square Unemployed Council delegation tal refund money for a misleading job. An unemployed painter paid $5 to the Herald Square Agency. When he applied for the job at a paint shop he was told he would have to work 12 hours a day for $131 a month. The worker refused to take the job, and demanded his fee from the agency. Like all sharks the Herald! Agency refused. When the Madison Square Council] was informed of this the picked Squad of members acquainted with such; sharks set out. They brought back! the $5 and returned it to the painter. ROOD: HANGS: Jobless ¢ Suicides Increasing i NEW YORK. — Driven to despera- ; tion. because his wife was coming home from the hospital with a new baby daughter, Karl Karlsen, 35 yrs. old, an unemployed carpenter, who had been out of work for months | and unable to provide the bare ne- cessities for his wife and another child, hanged himself from the bath- room door. The Karlsens lived at 350 45th St. Brooklyn. The acute misery among! starving jobless workers who have | not yet come into the ranks of class , conscious workers, has brought a startling increase in the rate of sut- cides. In New York State alone during | 1930 a new high record has been reached. The Commissioner of Health at Albany, Dr. Thomas Par- ren, jr., reports “there were 2,345 suicides in the state last year, the highest number ever recorded, mak- ing a rate of 18.6 per thousand popu- lation, which was 22 percent above the average rate for the preceding | five years. Not suicide but a con- tinued fight for Unemployment In- surance is one way out. GIVE YOUR ANSWER TO HOO- VER'S PROGRAM OF HUNGER, WAGE CUTS AND PERSECUTION! i workers, Negro and white, must unite TAX! RACKETEERS G0 TO LAUNDRIES Bae “Tactics Get $2 Dues NEW YORK. eteers headed to The group of rack- by Larry Fay, who have been trying to form a fake or- ganization of taxi driv are turn- ing to the laundry workers as their next prey So far they have called only upon the drivers. Thursday night they called a meeting of laundry drivers in the Bronx, to which about 30 re- sponded. However the workers soon { found out that this is merely a swin- dle. One of the racketeer: a former vice-president of the Laundry Dri ers Local 810, A. F. of L. He ad- dressed the meeting and stated that the reason the drivers have not or- ganized until now, is because they didn’t use force. He added that now the laundry workers have a group of people who will back them up physically, build an organization for them, and as soon as they are or- ganized they will be able to work with the bosses in harmony. This means that gangsterism is to be used to force the workers into this fake organization. Another speaker by the name of Brooks, an executive member of local 810, further gave away the nature of this racket. He stated that drivers do not have to organize. In ‘fact, he said, they are already blessed with organization. They (the racketeers) have opened an office, and already they have a president and a secre- tary. All the workers have to do, is pay an initiation fee of $2 and $2 as the monthly dues, and get others to ; do the same. ‘The workers present responded coldly. The meeting was adjourned, and the workers were told to come to the meeting they will call some other time. ‘The Cleaners and Laundry Work- ers’ Industrial League of the Trade Union Unity League warns the laun- dry workers against this outfit as a mere racket working with>the bosses against the worke The laundry workers, both drivers and inside m the job, build grievance commit- tees to fight against their miserable conditions. Join the Cleaners and Laundry Workers’ Industrial League, at 16 W. 2st St., city. AMUSEMENTS HUNTING THE GIANT DEVIL FISH IN THE BAY OF MAGDALENA | | | N EPIC OF THE SEA! MONSTERS 2 «re SEA (CAMEO! 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TUUC TO HOLD SECTION MEETS Aid Jobless Councils 8 Hrs for Firemen NEW YORK. — = The Trade Union Unity Council discussed the question of unemployment at its meeting Thursday night and also gave special consideration to the recent strikes in N ew York. The decision was made to hold Section Conferences to butid up the Unemployed Councils, To support the Scottsboro defense campaign each Union and League will be required to assign a minimum of two members to visit organiza- tions and rally all to save the lives of the 8 young Negro workers. The T. U. U. C. also toolk up a communication received from the firemen of New York City request- ing the support of the T. U. U. ©. in their demand for the 8-hour day, The council decided to endorse the campaign while at the same time pointing out to the firemen’s organi- zation that this can be accomplished only through militant struggle and leadership. The Food Workers situation was discussed and proposals made for fighting injunctions and driving a wedge into the large trustified food factories to organize the workers. This discussion is to be continued at the next st ade acu of the T. U. U. C. -The Unemployed Council of Browngville meets daily at 11 a.m. at the Brownsville Youth Center, 129 Osborn Street, Brooklyn. Use your Red Shock Troop List every day om your job. The worker next to you will help save the sigs Worker. Intern’l Workers Order DENTAL DEPARTMENT 1 UNION SQUARE STH FLOOR All Work Done Under Personal Care of DR. JOSEPHSON 657 Allerton Avenue Estabrook 3214 BRONX, N.Y. MELROSE DAIRY VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT Comrades Will Always Find It Pleasant to Dine at Our Place. 1787 SOUTHERN BLVD. Bronx (near 114th Bt. Si YELEPHONE USTERVALE” Rational Vegetarian Restaurant 199 SECOND AVENUE Bet 15th and 13th Bte. 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