The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 10, 1931, Page 2

Page Two DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1931 PROFITS WERE HUGE—AND SO WERE WAGE CUTS, SPEAKERS’ FACTS SHOW Facts for Speakers | lon dollar incomes column is run for the benefit | s engaged in spreading | 1e Communist Party | those who are doin And Wages Sink Acording to statistics gathered by | the U. S. Bureau of Agriculture, farm activities. It con- | wages on April ist of this year were ts and . figures dealing | the lowest since 1916. In one year ases of working-class life. | they had dropped 35 points. simple form in which this ma- |same report stated this drop was l appears makes it advisable to |most unusual, as it happened in a all workers clip the column |period when farm wages ordinarily and keep it for reference | advanced-in the spring planting sea- ever needed. Workers who know |son. In previous years the wages wage-cuts in large factories in oe at this time from 4 to 7 points. erritory, of factories producing henever industry begins to shut war materials and other facts which Hem there are always wise econom- be used by speakers are urged | ists who urge the workers to go back d them to the Research Dept, /to the farm. These statistics is the Worker. If you have any sug- | answer to them. {on as to what material is necded | 9 oP. | send them in | William Green, president of the | Read, write and speak this column! | American Federation of Labor ad- Last to Be Fired, First to Be Fired | mitted at a meeting in Washington | The | FoR The BENEFIT OFsun | AY You St (Tene UBL A survey made last March showed }last March that in. 1929 American 20 per cent to 30 per cent | faci workers received only 16.5 | ne Negro workers in cities like | percent of the value of the goods | i, St produced. Mr. Green said that | York, Cincir Louis and | they 8 | this was considerably less than was Janta had been unemployed for ar or more. The percentage of|paid in 1899. The rest of course | Negro unemployed runs sometimes | went to all the parasites who live off | ur to six times the propor- | ihe workers’ backs amount of their population.| Bog ig ple 7 per cent of the Negro | ° | Chicago has a Negro population of € per cent | 295,000. Not less than 50,000 of these 9 per cent of the | are unemployed. Out of 1,000 eviction up 66 per cent of | orders issued in Chicago 80 per cent | or 18 per cent cf| were against Negroes. DRAWN specially for the ** PRODo, | none LORDS WE PRobore | LAB CABWET. FOR WORKERS CAPENSATION Hi CLu4n eee AND SERN ly Worker’ by RYAN WALKER, the famous American working-class osrtooniat. ENONs ory AGE Pension 5 es, » WIDOWS AyD cy Ay is 15 YHE FIRST ; Sean A WORKER “TRIMMED | HENRY DURG| UP TO SUIT ME = By RYAN WALKER IME TVE TF Tp Gomrade Walker has patsed through London on his way to the Soviet Union. REPRODUCED FROM THE i one “DAILY WORKER” getting 92 per cent of The highest dispropor- } hs Profits Versus Wages gures exist in the North- ustrial cities where Ne; | The decline of wages in the United | do unskilled labor. These | States in 1930 amounted to $12,000.- s that the Negro is the | 900.000. In the same year, Ernst & fired, and get the lowest | Ernst. big business accountants, re- | so must depend on charity |Ported that the country's leading | to a greater extent that others. industrial corporations made better han six per cent profit on their | is Si nae ae ae | al investments. They analyzed | New York City the total number | tno profits of 407 corporations whose | pplications relief made er, 1930 to | average profits were 6.49 per cent in snowed | 1930 and 1.39 per cent during the nt over 1929; |iast crisis year, 1921. The bad year | 1830 brought more profit than the | eased 300 per | sood year 1920. period 3 ee ae m tanks | Frances Perkins, State Industrial | thop-keepers have | Comissioner for New York recently | ared that the average industrial wages in the United States was $1,024 | or quite a while | of the crisis this reatly acceler-|in 1929. ‘This amounts to $19.69 per | state that in | id that was in a year of | 10,038 retail With the tremendous | businesses wer pt. At the | wage cu ting going on since then one 1 department and chain |can imay’3e the “high” standard of stores w enjoying comparative | living which American workers can prosperity. Department store busi- | boast of. ness for June was only 3 per cent | ————_——— than in the same months last | le chain ores did a little Review Activities per cont less business. "Taking > account lower prices the a f W Co il their busine: Celebrate “Ninth Year| At a Concert NEW YORK.—Preparing actively for its eighth anniversary concert, on | ‘ay, Nov. 20, at the Irving Plaza, e United Council of Working Class Women yesterday revealed its past activities and program for the ensu- | jin; yeas. The struggle against the high rates | | for electricity and gas, rent and food speed is one of the major campaigns now r of being undertaken by the Council. , 21 persons | Upon the basis of neighborhood or- s of million- ganizations a fight against the high S ov cost of living will be waged under | the leadership of the Council. | The United Council is also active jin building the Councils of Unem- y | ‘oyed Branches and in aiding the @ were nearly 40,000 | iviief movement for strikers. in this country in 1928. The outstanding struggle led by Grow ecoutly 1 inde- vad busi- that the Ford Motor $300,009,009 tal of ion of i the at vhie! $3,000,000 s of $5,000,000 or in 1928 and 36 in 1 statistics of the Treas ment the Depe, millis Of cyjurse most of these had their in- | the United Council the past year was Vest\ients salted away in such a way | that of bread strikes in Middle Vil- | thet the government couldn't collect | lage, Queens, the Bronx and in Pa- tax Four hundred ninety-si:: | terson. In all these places the price Persons paid taxes that year on mil-| of bread was forced down. «- RETURN TO WORK Shop Should Organize Committee NEW YORK.—The strike of the 45 cable operators of the All America Cable Co. against a 10 per cent wage cut was ended today by a vote of the strikers overriding the decision of the strike committee to carry on the strike to final victory. The strikers will return to work this: morning with the leaders facing the ‘possibility of discrimination. “The strike, which began a week ago when all the operators but one walked out, had crippled the cable service severely. The rank and file strike committee carried on a de- termined fivh* from the very start to force the » bosses to concede to the dem of the strikers, the committee, however, allowing too much of a gap to develop between the committee and the broad ranks of the ‘strikers, strikers. remaining inactive, thus al- | lowing the bosses’ agents to gain con- tact with them spreading the psy- chology of defeatism throughout the | ranks. No leaflets were distributed to the sympathetic operators in the other | companies who had also received slashes in pay until late in the strike, the first leaflet appearing after the strike was already a week old and the majority of the forces were de- | moralized. Picketing and the send- ing of a delegation of strikers’ wives and children to the company’s head- quarters to force the company to see | the delegation of strikers was de- after the poison o {the bosses was in- cided on by the strike committee only jected into the majority of the men on strike by one by the name of Foley, @ boss operator from the Western Union, who posed as a friend of the strikers. ‘The Daily Worker and the Trade Union Unity League points out that the strikers will have to stand solid against discrimination against the strike leaders. Unless the operators organize a strong shop committee the bosses will take the advantage to put over new wage cuts, Three Districts Most Active in Liberator Drive Weekly circulation figures of the CABLE OPERATORS) the majority of the| | Speed Preparations |-for the National Hunger March Defeat the Hoover Wall Street | Starvation conspiracy! Demand Unemployment Insur- ance! On with the preparations for the National Hunger March to Wash- ington December 7th! | Send committees to the AFL lo- cals to endorse the Workers’ Un- employment Insurance Bill! Prepare for the local Hunger Marches! Check up on the preparations for the United Front Conferences. Mobilize every sympathetic worker to participate in the Tag Days and in the mass collections for funds, food and clothing. Get trucks immediately, prepare sleeping accomodations! FRAME UP TRIAL OF GOLD BEGINS Artef to Give Play for the Furriers ‘The trial of Ben Gold, secretary of | the Needle Trades Workers’ Indus- trial Union, resulting from the joint | frame-up by the Joint Council Inter- national Fur Workers’ Union and the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers’ Union, will come up Tuesday, Nov. 10. ‘The needle trades workers will again have a chance to witness a sample of the frame-ups of the com- pany. union. The case will come up Dressmakers’ Committee Meets at Essex Market Court, 2nd Ave. and 2nd St. Today. The Dressmakers’ United Front | Committee is calling a meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 10th, at the Progres- | sive Garment Center, 68 W. 37th St. Cloakmakers of N. T. W. I. U. Meet Wednesday. Cloakmakers, members of the Nee- dle Trades Workers’ Industrial Union, will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 11th, at the office of the union, 131 West 28th St., right after work. Artef to Perform Play for NTWIU. This Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13th and 14th, the Artef will give two performances of the new play, “Draught,” by Whittaker Chambers, at the Hecksher Theatre, 1230 5th Ave., near 104th St. These performances are given in celebration of the victories of the furriers and as mobilization for fur- In Memoriam --- RONALD EDWARDS Ronald Edwards, 2 year old Negro worker and member of the ional Executive Committee of the Young Communist League, died in Cleveland last Friday after an operation had been performed upon him for an ulcerated stomach, Although Edwards had only been a member of the Young Com- munist League for little over a year, his sincerity, devotion and ability caused him to be elected a member of the National Executive Committee of the Young Communist League at its last Convention. His untimely death has removed one of the most ardent fighters in (he ranks of the Young Communist League. Born in the West Indies, Edwards had come to the United States an early age. Upon having been graduated from high school here, <iwards worked as an elevator boy in a New York apartment house. oon afterward he recognized the Young Communist League as the nly organization leading the fight for social, political, and economic quality for the Negro youth. He immediately took his place as a ighter for the working class and from that time on gave every ounce . of energy for the struggle to organize the young workers and farmers, Negro and white. i As @ result of the starvation conditions under which the Negro _ youth are forced to work and live, Edwards had developed an ulcer- ated stomach many years ago. Despite his condition, however, he immediately went to Cleveland when news came of the massacre of two unemployed Negro workers last month. During the course of his work there, an aggravated condition of his ulcer forced him to under- _@o the operation resulting in his death. ‘The death of this young, militant Negro fighter for the working class youth will be felt by all militant workers. Instead, however, of making his death an occasion for sorrowful mourning, it will become ihe signal for renewed activity and more intense struggle against the em of staryetino and oppression of the Negro youth. The capitalist class is as responsible for the death of Edwards as if it had killed him in the outright manner it did the two Negro workers in Cleveland who fought for unemployment relief. His passing must be made the oceasion for a pledge to struggle moss determinedly for the freedom of the 9 Scottsboro boys, against ings and against the entire capitalist program of starvation and oppression, NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEF, YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE, Liberator, official organ of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights will be published during the campaign for 10,000 new readers, Next week's fig-| See this new play dealing with the | ures will show increases or decreases | fe of the American farmers. H ‘ Tickets are to be gotten by the in bundles and subscriptions for the week ending Nov. 7. trade committees and in the office of the union, 13) W. 28th St. The The circulation department of The highest priced tickets are $1.25. Liberator reports that most activity i thus far is found in the Chicago, De- A \troit and New York districts. Start a Class in All LSNR groups should order spe- ; j cial bundles of The Liberator during Ne as the Nat Turner Centenary celebra- tions; get subscriptions; ask, unem- NEW YORK.-—Commencing Nov. 15 at 11 am. in the Finnish Hall, ployed workers to sell The Liberator on the streets, at mass meetings and 109-26 Union Hall 8t., Jamatea, L. L, a class will be conducted in a course before factory gates. Reports from other districts are wanted. Send them on the Fundamentals of Commun- ism. This will continue every Sun- into The Liberator, 50 E. 13th St., New York. day for about 12 weeks, 2-hours each lesson. The fee for the entire course ther struggles. All workers are urged ot come to Liberator Circulation Summary MISSOURI PACIFIC LAYS OFF MEN 10 PREPARE PAYCUT Swift & Co. Lays Off | and Cuts Wages At the Same Time ST. LOUIS, Mo.— Another layoff | has taken place this week at the Mis- souri Pacific Railroad. Thirty switch- men have been laid off. This action of the railroad magnates corresponds to the planned wage cut. The bosses at the Missouri Pacific shops are openly going around to workers and telling them that “wage cut is ne- cessary if you want to work.” This is an advance information to force | the railroad workers to accept the) wage cut. At the local meetings of the broth- | erhood union, the fakers are trying all their tricks to keep the member- | ship fro mdiscussing the wage -cut at their meetings. They youd say “tt is out of order.” . The Railroad Workers Industrial | League has distributed leaflets at’) several shops and is calling on the Railroad workers to organize for strike against the attack of the rail- | road bosses as well as the brother- hood leadership who are actually the | ones to blame for the disintegration of the railroad workers union. . 8 6 Wage Cut in Swift's ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Local packing plant of the Swift & Company has laid off 50 workers in the last ten days. Now the bosses are announcing another wage cut. Those workers who were getting 42 cents an hour, will be cut down to 37 cents, the same ratio of wage cut will be applied on butch- ers as well. The bosses plan to utilize those laid off as a weapon to force the rest to accept the wage cut. Youth Section in Furniture Workers Union Is Organized NEW YORK.—As a result of a suc- cessful strike of the furniture work- ers we find that half of the workers were young workers. A Youth Section has been organ- ized inf the Union, a Youth Center for all young workers has been open- ed at 48 Thatford Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. -A soccer and basketball team was organized, also boxing, indoor swim- ses are also carried on Trade Union- ism, A big ‘opening dance will be held Saturday, November 14, at 8 p.m. in the Center in order to get the Young Workers to know the Center and come around every day to enjoy ming, and wrestling lectures and clas- | themselves. Georgia Landowners ffer $1 a Week and Less to Farm Toilers ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. 9—The Georgia Farm Marketing Bulletin in the current issue carries the following three “Help Want Ads,” among about a dozen others of like nature: (1) “Want man, 18 to 40 years of age for work on farm $1 per week, board and laundry Don't write, come on, G. B. Ham, Cobbtown.” (2) “Want a smart, able-bodied white woman to live as one of family, etc. Board, room and $5 month, C. P. Pursley, Barnesville, Route No. 3” (3) “Want nice white boy or girl to live with us for a home, milk three cows and help with other light work; (sic) during crop time will pay $8 a month Must be right sort and of good character. Mrs. Martha Horton, Enigma, Rt. L” KENTUCKY MINERS NEED MORE HELP Will Need Relief When They Strike Again NEW YORK. — Three Kentucky miners, J. M. Grace, Clarence Brog- den, and Debs Moreland delegated to come to New York to meet with the National Office of the Workers International Relief, reported upon the struggles of the Harlan County and Straight Creek miners at a con- ference with the W.LR., held recently. ‘They reported that because of in- sufficient relief four of the five Har- lan County W.LR. relief stations had to be closed in order to open five relief stations for the Straight Creek striking miners. “The deman@ for a strike of the Harlan County miners is growing,” Debs Moreland stated, “and our relief organization will have to be organized in order to give food to the starving families the day the struggle begins. It was decided that the Workers International Relief shall at once es- tablish a relief collection center in | Lexington, Kentucky, with a capable W.LR. worker in charge. From this center, collection committees of min- ers shajl be sent into the field, cov- ering the territory from Norfolk, Richmond, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Southern Illinois, and St. Louis southward. Bill Duncan had already fixed up an old Ford car and is tour- ing Georgia and cities toward Tam- pa, Florida. ‘The W.LR. requests the full sup- port of all its city committees and branches in the territory in which Kentucky miners will carry on their relief campaign. Soviet “Forced Labor”—Bedchat’s series in pamphlet furm at 10 cents per copy. Read it—Spread it! AMUSEMENTS the American Theat: snapeosent: re At Ite ” Atkinaos, N. Y. Times THE LEFT BANK ,., By ELMER RICE Little Thea., W. 44th, Nights $1-83 ‘Wed. Mat. $1.00, Bt) $2.00 ‘The Group Thentre Presents The aoe of Connelly | _Dietetot- Bandle Gube Total! vin be cis. dollar, ‘The Workens | Oct. 31 Oct. 31 Oct. 31 | 3, Bostee....tes 100 19 209 School of New York has already pro- 2. New York ...1275 118 1393 | Vided ® good instructor. | 3. Phila. . 300 2 382 ‘This course will provide class con- | 4. Buffalo 100 199 | Scious- workers in and around Jam- 5. Pitts 680 680 aica with the opportunity of getting ‘ Cleves a 220 6 226 | # knowledge of the fundamentals of 1. Detroit ser 2 452 | the class struggle. More important a Chicag ae 505 5 510 | than this, the giving of this course re Minplis Cars, 125 125 | 25 Well as others planned for the ra Kanaad oy jd ‘77 | Winter will help to build and train 1. Bnd _. | leaders for the growing class con- 2 N 100 1 101 flicts, and for leadership of the mass 3 96 12 107 organizations, 5. 10 1 " . ‘267 2 269 y uu sa! | What’s On— 50 50 | weDNESDAY ahd MOVIN holden meeting at 108 Bath WE) 118) BOTA: | at, at 180 p.m. Bleane be on ti Brighton Reach ‘Women's Counetl Will hold an educational meeting p.m. Topic jon to be ‘As a." All work- Soviet “Forced Labor”—Bedacht’ series in pamphlet form at 10 cents per copy, Read 1! Spread it? Sat. $1.00 to §2. iy PAUL GREEN under one Auspices of the Theatre Guild Martin Beek 302", St. & 8 Ave. Mat. Thurs & Sat. Penn 6-6100 EVERYBODY'S WELCOME ‘The sew musical comedy hit, with vane aa Osc. AW ANN PENNINGTON, ALBERTINA RASCH GIRLS & BALLET; OTHERS SHUBERT Thea, 44th St., W. of Biw'y | & Sat, 2130 Eve. 8130, Mats. Wed. JULIAN WYLIB’S PRODUCTION From piabalad Mies ra a” rH ST, THEATRE, W. of Bea . 1 We o way ve. ieee Wed. & Sat, 2:40 THE THEATRE GUILD presents EUGENE O'NEILL'S Trilogy ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’ Composed of 8 plays “HOMECOMING,” “THE HUNTED,” “THE HAUNTED” All & pinys are presented on day, same. Bid ston matinee performances, GUILD THRA,, 524 St., W. of Bway commencing at PHILIP MERIVALE CYNARA Henry webe STEPHENSON vounen mononc 0 THEA, 4501 W & 4500 St, OW IN NEW YORK ideal sot AXTER Rat (The Cisco Kid CONKHE! With Namand Lowe had STUDENTS SCORE EXPULSION RULE | jis Hit Reactionism in the High Schools NEW YORK.—Over 150 Morris High School students pledged themselves to fight against the expulsion of Rose Tekulsky, .8-year old student who was ordered out of school because of her fight for better food and school conditions, at a meeting in Ambas- sador Hall, 3875 Third Ave., last night. The meeting was called by students of the High School and the International Labor Defense for or- ganizing a militant struggle against the action of school authorities. Speakers from the ILD and the New York Students League were enthu- siastically greeted by the students, who pledged solidarity with students of the New Utrecht High School in their fight against the expulsion of Milton Darashkin for reading the bulletin of the Students’ Council. Protest resolutions were passed to au- thorities of both schools.. .The Social Problems Club of City College and Utrecht High School pledged _soli- darity. Twenty students joined the ILD. A committee of nine students was ap- pointed to plan the fight for Rose’s reinstatement. Rose had been active, leading demands for bottled milk, 5 cent sandwiches and free supplies for students. Sam Strong, head of the Youth Department of the ILD de- clares that this meeting marks the opening of an ILD campaign against a new offense of school heads to expel all militant students. GREETINGS FOR WMTH ANNI- VERSARY OF THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION. MORRISTOWN, N. J. Samuel Tibor. NEW YORK CITY. Isaac Singer, David Singer, I. Singer, M. Simon. S. Leroy ae 8, Rice, $5, BROOKLYN, N. Y¥. Gabriele Unger, Fay Rogers, Fan- nie Rogers, H. Lolearavski. OZONE PARK, N. Y. Sophie Jellen. KIMSHAN COVE, ALASKA. G. D. Boroff, $5. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. W. Field, Mrs. Field, Miss Rand- sepp, A. Seppahammer, Wm, Wain, M. Walters, H. Lomps, A. 8. NEW YORK, N. Y. Section 5, $5.50; Red Builders’ Group, $5; Section 1, $3; Unit 404, Sec. 4, $3. Mrs. ©. Goodheart, Robert Heldl, “Comrade”, F. L. Figeac, L. Marks, F, Lagelbauer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lapinoja. Yugoslav Workers Club, $11.60 Celia Cooper, Ernest Bersin, Irving Flaumenbaum, William Reid, Flo- rence Werlin, Sarah Giliadi, Nat Bailin. Section 1, Unit No. 12, $2.50; Soci- ety Krestiann, $5.50. BROOKLYN, N. Centro Obrera $8; Russian Mutual Aid Soelety, $5. Mrs, H. Hilker, A. Finn, M. Stur- man, Comrade Wilgold, H. Tindler, I. Suger, S, Weit, Ethel Seligman, Do- rothy Seligman, Clara Delatizky, Henry L. Borini, Wilhimina Borini. BRONX, N. ¥. John Yoss, Jack Merchant, Fred C. Schmidt. TRUMENSBURG, N. Y. Trumansburg Farmers’ Club, $5. HUDSON, N. Y. i Kaas ee Mareley. ~~ HICKSYILT, Le Ukrainian Women’s ‘Auxiliary, $1. FREEHOLD, N, J. Alex Bissby, JAMAICA, L. I. Section, No. 9, Unit No. 2, $2.83. Jamaica Unit, Section 9, $2; Ja- maica Unit of the Young Communist. League, $1, ALBANY, N. Y. Albany Women's Council, 83. the. Students’ Council of the. New, Maintenance Workers To Hold a Meeting Tomorrow Night NEW YORK.—The Building Main- tenance Workers Union has issued an invitation to all workers in the trade to attend its regular member- ship meeting this Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, at Kreutzer Hall, 228 E. 86th St., third floor. ‘The call point@ out: ‘Wage cuts are taking place daily, more workers lose their jobs. There are now 10 million workers unem- ployed in the United States. You may lose your job next. Our task is to organize the employed and the unemployed workers to fight for so- cial insurance and unemployment re- lief. Our job is to elect delegates to the conference of the unemployed to be held on Nov. 22 in order to make preparations for the Hunger March to Washington, D. C. to demand im- mediate relief from the government for the unemployed and their de- pendents. Tel. Stuyvesant 9-5557 If no answer call Stu. 9-1500 + (24 hour service) CARL BRODSKY “ANY KIND OF INSURANCE” 799 Broadway # New York City SOLLIN’S RESTAURANT 216 EAST 14TH STREET 6-Course Lunch 55 Cents Regular Dinner 65 Cents Cooperators’ SEROY CHEMIST 657 Allerton Avenue O1-2-7584 BRONX, N. ¥. Dr. MORRIS LEVITT SURGEON DENTIST Southern Blvd. cor. 176th St., N. ¥. Phone: Tremont 3-1253 Special low prices for workers Phone Stuyvesant 3816 John’s Restaurant SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES A place with pi geet es 302 E, 12th St. pat York Rational Vegetarian Restaurant (99 SECOND AVENUE Got, 12th and 13th ste, Strictly Vegetarian food MELROSE D. AIRY VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT Comrades Will Always Find 3 Pleasant to Dine at Our Pinee, 1787 SOUTHERN BLVD. Bronx (near 174th St. Station) TELEPHONE INTEBVALE 00149 Advertise Your Union Meetings Bere. For information Write to Advertising Department The DAILY WORKER 50 East 13th St. New York Clty UNFURNISHED APT.—438 E. 13th St, 3 rooms, electricity, bath, het water, reasonable rent, Inquire Santo, Apt. 5. GREETINGS FOR 14TH ANNTIVER- SARY OF THE BOLSHEVIE. REVOLUTION, TANAVANDA, N, Y. Tanavanda Unit, Section 1, $1.20; Nicolas Nepokroff, J. Kucera, Stanley Wojtyna, Harry Komack, Max Dgu- gla, W. J. Parkhill, Chester Green- wach, Serge Nepokroff, John Pagus. SST eRe et fe me