The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 7, 1931, Page 2

DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, DEC EMBER 7, 1931 LEADING WRITERS CALL FOR STRUGGLE ACAINST HARLAN TERROR SHERWOOD ANDERS WRITERS MUST ON SIDE cs Mlana Starvatis Report Says State Miners to Stop OF ™ NEW YORK.—‘“‘We the writers of \uthorities N.M.U need more « what th SAN ©, VS JOIN STRUGGLE ANT WORKERS « Ky. Coal Fields; Terrorize . Organization riminal syndicalists among e Dreiser Committee did can called criminal syndicalism,” said Sherwood Anderson, | famous novelist speaking at the New Star Casino Sunday after- 100n, Enthusiastic yplause greeted this expression of sup- port by writers t ng ’—— ~ class ba of Over Aunt Jackson, a miners’ 3,500 worker Ww Star | wife, who sed songs of the Casino t 7 srotest the Kentuc'ry } meeting d ‘self with a spe- c she had written for the oc- The purpose of t protest t Committ starvation i Boston Post editorial staff; Lester Cohen, author of “Sweepings’ and| Adelaide Walker. Jim Grace, a Ken- | because tue miner, and “Aunt” Molly | &@tering Jackson gave a first hand account o the life of the Kentucky miners their battles. ‘The ing about respect son, after rel: workers against capitalism up with labor in its str am here. I don't li I would rather be in my quiet little hole. But if there is any fight left in us we must come out now and an- swer the challenge of the Kentucky coal barons.” writ to be here. m, a member of the Otvil Liberties Union, who spent some months in the Harlan jail for his activities against the coal operators’ terror, told of the coal operator's ef the courts to smash the National Miners’ Union. “Harlan, along with the other centers of strike struggle,” he said, “show that the law is used by the capitalist class against the workers.” In a brief speech, John Dos Passos, one of the indicted writers, said that the fight agairist hunger and starva- tion has just begun. It must be car~ ried on to a successful finish. A letter from Professor John Dewey, urging other intellectuals to line up against ‘industrial feudal- ism,” such as rules in the southern coal fields, was read. Jim Grace, Kentucky coal miner, who spoke next, held the audience spellbound by his gripping descrip- tion of the life of the Kentucky miners. “The only qualification a coal miner should have,” he said, “from the coal operators point of view is a weak mind and 2 strong back. If he knows anything, if he knows enough to line up in the Na- tional Miners’ Union to fight hunger they would rather not have him.” “For 23 years I have been in the habit of going down into the bowels of the earth, earning my daily bread by the sweat of my brow. When I joined my fellow miners to strike against starvation, I was driven from my home, driven from my native state where my great grandfathers lived ,and died, and told to run for my life while over 50 volleys of shots and} | and degradation *’| dying of starvation, of a whole popu- given a big ovation She told of: the g blacklisted” because ighting for bread Robert, Minor, member of the Cen- tral Committee of the Communist | Party, the next speaker, greeted the ers in their united front g Kentucky “It historical importance, hen American capi- necessary to bring in- inst the flower of} ure and art. You will find there will be more of the same thing in the coming months, the American workers are mightier struggles against hunger, wage cuts and terror. “Mooney and Billing: Minor said, “are Harlan justice personified 15 years old.” Minor told of the new reign of te ror especially against the most op-| pressed section of the workers, the} Negro masses, who refuse to be driven to lower depths of starvation | miners bs they were with the | terror nsiderable Minor stated, talism finds i “The miners’ struggle in Kentucky is just begun,” he said. “On Decem- ber 13, there will be held a district convention of the National Miners’ Union which will rally thousands in a determined strike to end these hor- | rible conditions you have heard de- cribed here of hundreds of children | lation facing death from hunger.” Eugene Gordon, Negro writer, called on both black and white to} fight as workers against capitalist tyranny in order to end the oppres- sion of the black race in the South. The report of the Dreiser Commit- tee was then read by Lester Cohen, novelist. Resolutions demanding the right of the Kentucky miners to or- ganize into the National Miners’ Union and to strike against hunger; a resolution demanding immediate freedom for Mooney and Billings; and a resolution calling for a na- tional movement to wipe out the criminal syndicalist laws were unani- mously adopted. A collection of | more than $350 was made. Berg & Aranoff Dress Shop In Ninth. Week ‘The strike conducted by the Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union against the firm of Berg and Aranoff, 313 W. 35th St., is entering its ninth week. This shop was a union shop for many years, controlled by the In- dustrial Union. Nine weeks ago the firm locked out the workers. The workers answered with a strike and have been fighting every effort of the boss to have his work made un- der open shop conditions. The union calls on the dressmakers, particularly those working on 35th St., to assist | ways needed,” Call Needle Workers to Mid-Town 1,200 PLEDGED TO farch | The Necdle has isstied ¢ rade! mbers and other nee Workers lr Indus- ail to it IN CONEY ISLAND dle trades | Workers to support tHe mid-town nger march which will be held to-| Send P rotest Telegram y at ant Park, 4ist and} to Police Head and Sixth Ave. 2:30 p.m. for suppor betes of the tate Sine ainesh and | Denounce Terror to demand immediate relief of the| phot “the workers and housewives Charity Organization Societies for desperate cases of starvati town Manhattan LAUNDRY STRE IN SECOND WEEK The strike that the Laur ers’ Union, 260 B, 138th clared in the Active La Wales Ave., is developing the bosses attempts to strike in the first few day ers hay heir ground the gang: ciation. The bosses and police o dries are all hel the only with money, but by around and helping the bundles. The Laundry Workers |making all possible preparations in order to further develop the strike by going to organizations, hol meetings, demonstrations, | parades. “All working in carrying on the strike of the Union is open from early in the morning, and committ A mass meeting of a: workers is called for Thu cember 10, 8 p.m, Hall, Third Ave. and ‘6,000 WORKERS LEAVE FOR House Shortage Others from Going Over 6,000 American workers have left for the Soviet Union past three months, Thes a small part of the more tl applications which the Soviet trading ‘Active Strike as f the o class organizations should come to our help and assist. us | the union declares. in Ambassador of Coney Island are determined to win the strike.for 5 cent bread was proven at the big mass meeting held Friday, December 4, when more than 1,200 pledged to continue the until the price of bread would lion in mid- KK workers ¢ committee in their re- ed out that some of the owners were ready to settle but were forced to hold out by the tion. A letter was read that nt by the workers of West 22nd point jes dry Work- | St wh to strike on and has de-|¢alled vpon all other workers of undry, 608|Coney Island to bake their own in spite of | bread until the strike is won the} A delegation was ejected at the The work- 1 in face of the meeting to go with the demonstra- tion on Monday to the Boro Hall and otest against the police brutality. The following telegram was accepted 0- Active not | unanimously and is to be sent to the coming | Police Commissioner: “We, the resi- scabs get|dents of Coney Island, emphatically protest and condemn the brutal ac- Union is| tions of your police in mishandling and brutally beating up women who were picketing the bakeries for the purpose of reducing the price of| bread. We declare that neither your police nor the thugs of the profiteers will stop our fight.” The strike committee at its ‘meet- ing last night declared that they will continue mass picketing on Monday. All workers of Coney Island are asked to participate in mass picket- ing all day on Monday. A demon- ration will be staged in court on Monday morning when 10 workers come up for trial. All workers of Coney Island are asked to buy bread at the settled shop at 3308 Mermaid ve, ding stree and car The office ees are al- 1. laundry rsday. De- Claremont > USSR. Trial of Four Negro. Workers Up Today Suddenly calling their trial for Monday, Dec, , instead of Dec. 12, as originally postponed, the General Sessions Court will seek to quickly railroad four Negro workers, War- field, Campbell, Williams and Brown, on grame-up charges of robbery. The Stops within the e are only han 100,000 organization, Amtorg, has received during recent months. Although the |£0Ur workers were arrested several Amtorg has repeatedly announced |™onths ago upon the instigation of that it is unable to place any more ar due to the shortage workers thi: of housing facilities in the flood of applications So anxious are these workers from the mines, steel mills, buil and automobile factories t land of rising Socialism where there that is no unemployment. them pay their own fare Nearly all the workers Soviet rubles and are on any Russian worker, A representative of th stated that “there is plenty to be done in Russia but. housing problem and mu Garvey Torganization officials, who seek to break up the Harlem Unem- ployed Council and general revolu- tionary work among the Negro work- ers of Harlem. the USSR, continues. ding trades ‘0 go to the Im proportion that mass pressure and protest is brought to bear on the Tammany court will these work- ers be released, Section 4 of the Com- munist Party, of which the four de- fendants are members, yesterday de- clared in urging a mass turnout at the court today at 10 a.m, JOBLESS RAILROAD WORKER most of across. are paid in a par with he Amtorg of work K a 8 ibe a ILLS SELF uch of the George Richardson, 50, an unem- Council Prepares Resist An)Eviction BROOKLYN.—Ten workers the Williamsburg Unemployed Coun~ cil entered the court here on Dec. 3, and demanded that the judge halt worker. The worker was ordered to be thrown from his home next Wednesday. The Council is now can~ vassing the block to rally the workers to resist the eviction next week. SPEAR UNDERWR Need Help on Picket Line Today wear Shop located at 134 Spring St. has been on strike now for almost three weeks, This shop of about 40 young girl workers broke away from the company union and in a body joined the Needle Trades Workers In- dustrial Union some time ago. Good union conditions have been main- tained in the shop in spite of the miserable conditions prevailing in the trade generally. This was accom- plished by the workers in the shop and the union carefully watching everything that occurred in the shop and not permitting the’ boss to put through any schemes that would harm the interest of the workers. Lately a serious situation devel- oped in the shop. Spear sent his work out to contractors and laid his work- ers off. He then hired new girls and tried to pay them much less than the older girls in the shop, He refused to pay for holidays although he agreed to do so. The girls realizing that it was dangerous to permit such condi- tions go on, went out on strike deter- mined to win their old conditions back again. Picketing is going oh every day and the girls are militant on the picket line, but they need assistance. The union together with these workers, appeal to all workers, and especially in the morning at 7:30 and evening at 5:30 p.m. and help win this im- portant strike, What’s On— MONDAY Hungr March Mass Meet Will be held in Brownsville, to- night, by the Unemployed Council at Briston St. and Pitkin Ave, at 8 p.m. All workers are called upon to par- ticipate, Le Food Workers’ Industrial Union All cafeteria members of the F. W I. U. are requested to attend a meet- ing to be held tonight at 5 H, 19th St. at § pm. | $e Brownsville LL.D, Will hold an educational meeting at 118 Briston St. at 8 p.m, Admis- sion free. All workers tabs invited. ‘TUESDAY Needle Trades Workers Ind. Union Will give a farewell party for two comrades leaving for the Soviet Union in the Union Anditorium, 131 W. 28th St, at 8 p.m. All workers invited, 6 ee Nightworkers Open Foram A lecture will be given at 108 FE. 14th St., at 2 p.m. on the Manchurian Situation and the War Danger. Dis- cussion. Admission free. EAST SIDE—BRONE Brooklyn Unemployed| to} from } WORKERS STRIKE NEW YORK.—The Spear Under- NEIGHBORHOOD THEATEES | ARRIVE AT | feonvinve food was rancid The marchers will sleep on the floor in both shelters, They again and again compared the miserable | slop handed to them by the various | government officials with the meals provided by the Workers In- ternational Relief in those cities where the government did not supply the food. After eating, the marchers paraded to the gigantic Washington Auditor- ium owned by the government where | they held a mass meeting. The hall is two blocks from the White House |and the singing of the “Internation- al” must certainly have been heard by President Herbert Hoover. Four thousand workers were in the hall which holds 7,000 and more were constantly flowing in when the Daily Worker went to press, A tremendous ovation greeted the Red Front Band as they entered this hall which has never before housed a workers’ meeting. The workers cheered the band for five minutes. Hundreds of police and plain- clothesmen were in the auditorium and on the stage. An eight column double streamer in a special edition of the Washing- ton Herald last night read, 1,200 Hun- ger Marchers Arrive. Fed and Shel- tered by Armed Capitol.” The story continues as follows: “The army has all troops at Fort Myers including one squadron of cavalry and a bat~ talion of field artillery ready to be moved by truck plus 1,000 marines on duty at the Marine Barrack.” Police are-here from all over the country according to this newspaper. A particularly large delegation of po- licemen arrived from New York. The New York detectives have been housed in the barracks of the 20th Marines where the marchers are also housed. In an attempt to discredit the Hunger March, the newspaper's lead- ing story says, “Probably 25 per cent of the marchers were colored. When questioned during a halt in the pa- rade, they all said they had been hired to march,” On the same page another article by William Peake who rode with the delegation from Baltimore concludes his féature story on the first page with the following remark: “The marchers are sincere in their motive. They demand imme- diate relief in the sum of cash be- quests of $150 for each unemployed man and women and unemployed insurance from the government,” At the mass meeting, Herbert Ben- jamin reported on the Hunger March and its program in presenting the de- . |new supply of beans after admitting | the eviction of an unemployed Negro | that the hot | ALL COLUMNS OF HUNGER MARCH WASHINGTON mands for unemployment insurance to Congress. William Weinstone, member of the Central Committee of |the Communist Party, spoke in the name of the Party. William Z. Fos- ter spoke for the Trade Union Unity League, After a conference of the National Committee of the Hunger March, a committee consisting of Herbert Ben- jamin, Obermeier and Wagenknecht talked with Vice-President Curtin and Police Commissioner Glassford. They were compelled to yield to the demands of permitting a parade in the streets with banners and pla- cards. However, Curtis seid he re- |served the right to censor the ban- ners. The National Committee of the Hunger March appointed Bill Dunne to speak Monday over the radio about the objects of the Hunger March. Permission was given by the city authorities to speak on the city radio, over which Ham Fish spoke against: the Hunger March. Glassford announced that the route of the demonstration will be to start from Johns Place, then to proceed to C St., along Pennsylvania Ave.,down to the north side of the capitol, and will then go to the East End to 9th St., to the headquarters of the A. F. of L, SLIPPER STRIKERS Union Calls for a Solid Picket Line The Shoe and Leather Workers’ In- dustrial Union sent out a call for mass picketing for Monday morning, T a. m., at the Columbia Slipper Shop, 686 Broadway, now on strike for over a week. After failing in the attempt to se- cure a wage reduction, the boss locked out the workers with the ob- ject of forcing them to accept lower prices. Much to the surprise of the bosses they were immediately con- fronted with a picket line in the front of the shop. The union is ready to take similar action against any other firm that will attempt to throw workers out of the shops and will do all in its power to defend the workers. All shoe and slipper workers—em- ployed around that neighborhood are called upon to picket the Columbia Slipper Shop on Monday morning, at 7 a. m, DAILY WORKER SUBSCRIPTIONS HELP TO BUILD SHOP NUCLEI! | AMUSEMENTS | THe THEATRE EUGENE 0'N Mourning Becomes Electra Composed of 8 plays presented on I\day HOMECOMING, THE HUNTED TRE HAUNTED Commencing at 5:30 sharp. Dinner in- termission of one hour at 7. No Mats. GUILD THEA,, 52d St, W. of Bway UILD presents LL’s Trilogy EVERYBODY'S WELCOME with ‘The new musical comedy bit, FRANCES WILLIAMS, OSCAR SHA’ ANN PENNINGTON, HARRIETT LAKE SHUBERT Thes., 44th St, W. of A 4 © 8:20, Mats. Wed, & Sat. COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW TO PICKET TODAY; work must be done under conditions not dissimilar to those in the old pioneer West here. New houses are being put up rapidly and next spring thousands of foreign workers will be ployed yard railroad worker of Poca- tella, Idaho committed suicide by shoting himself through the head when he becomes of inability to get work and relief, RKO cy “dig, Srey The Theatre Guild Presents REUNION IN VIENNA A Comedy By wite. ELMER RICE PAUL MUNI Plymouth oat. Thors, & Sat. 2:20 able to be accommodated were fired at me.” the strikers on the picket line, USSR. in the | Richardson is survived by a widow and three daughters. SECRET KESTER REPORT ON NEGROES CALLS FOR WAR ON COMMUNISM (Part IL) (Conclusion) ‘The struggles of the Negro starvation and landlord robbery for unemployed relief, are met with the most murderous terror by the imperialists. At least 75 lynchings since August this year in Alabama alone! More than 100 in the United States as a whole! Truly an impressive record for the third year of the world capitalist crisis and further proof of the efforts of the capitalists to save heir vicious system at the expénse of the toiling masses, by increased oppression and murder of the Negro and colonia! masses, and of the white workers. In China and in the Belgian Congo, the murder of workers and peasants by the armies and gunboats of the imperialists! In the United States the murderous lynch terror against the Negro masses and the deliberate at~ tempts of the government to incite a fascist attack on the National Hunger March of white and Negro workers to Washington to demand unemployment relief and social insurance! What Is Behind the Kester Report. What is the purpose of the Kester report, made by a paid agent of an organization which at- tempts to hide its hostility to the Negro masses under the pretext of seeking to achieve a “recon- ciliation” between the conflicting interests of the oppressd Negro masses and the oppressing imperialists, and whose real aim is to reconcile the Negro masses to their lot? ‘The Kester report is a call for war against the Communist Party as a necessary part of the efforts of the white and Negro reformists to hold back the Negro masses from the nec- essary struggles against imperialist oppres- sion. “Negroes,” the report warns, “are be- coming increasingly aware of their precarious situation and are therefore considering every Ray out.” “Communists come masses against for equal rights, South and have succeeded in reaching, through direct and indirect methods, Jarge numbers of them. Their activity in connection with the Scottsboro case is well-known.” “They are winning adherents everywhere.” “This year will be a year of testing. It will test your secretaries and our membership at large. We are faced with a conflict situation the pro- portion of which One cannot imagine without being in it.” An Attack on the Revolutionary Movement. These are some of the warnings contajned in the Kester report, It would be incorrect to draw from these statements the conclusion that an insurrectionary situation exists in the South. The situation has no yet reached that stage. ‘These warnings are exaggerated for the purpose of (1) impressing the boss class with the danger to their rule in the growing resistance of the Negro masses; (2) the need of sharpening the attacks against the only force capable of unifying the Negro and white masses and giving them cor- rect leadership, the Communist Party; (3) to se- cure financial support for the Fellowship in its efforts to deceive the Negro masses and divert their militancy into reformist channels. An example of the demagogy by which the Fellowship intends to carry out its policy of mass deception is shown in the following section of the Kester report: “Tt is apparent to any that nothing very much can be done until the present economic system is drastically altered. It is altogether possible that it must be demolished before it can be altered to suit our needs.” So the Fellowship launches its campaign to convince the Negro masses of ‘the effectiveness of aggressive pacifism for social and economic revolution.” The report shows clearly the trait- arous role essayed by the Fellowship: “The conditions under which Negroes live in the South are so severe that it is ques- tionable whether they will continue to rely upon evolutionary methods in attempting to secure the rights and privileges guaranteed to them by the Constiution. It is clear that un- less Negroes are convineed in no uncertain way that the evolutionary method is best they will turn to violent methods. Tt is, therefore, of paramount importance that the Fellowship exer every ounce of strength it possesses in demonstrating the effectiveness of aggressive pacifism for social and economic revolution.” Who Are Behind the Fellowship? And who are behind this move to deceive the Negro masses, to divert their struggles back to the ancient, useless reformist channels. The Fellowship is financed by Harold Hatch, a no- torious open shop textile manufacturer. It has among its leading lights the labor betrayer, A. J. Muste, the Negro misleader, Robert W. Bagnall, a member of the N. A. A. ©. P. leadership of white imperialists ‘and Negro reformists—the same leadership which betrayed the Scottsboro boys and declared Orphan Jones guilty even be- fore he was indicted by the capitalist court on @ brazen frame-up. Negro and white workers! Repudiate the traitors! Defend and build the fighting alliance of white and Negro workers against imperialism! On with the struggle for unconditional equality for the Negro masses, including the right of self- determination for the Negro majorities in the Black Belt of the South, in the West Indies, in Atrica! Down with capitalist jim crowism and race hatred! Fight against imperialist war against the colonial masses and the Soviet Union! Defend the Chinese Revolution! Defend the colonial revolutionary movement! Defend the Soviet Union! Demand all war funds for the unemployed! ‘ ae RRO Acts | —on the sereen— Healy and Cross Dillon and Parker Sidney Paige Russell Mar- com & Jerry Joyce Revue Teddy Joyce 8 St. Joh ros RANKL 4 Fomin | VOICE iets witn and Co. Virwioin wat- Walter Huston Templeton Loretta Young "| Robt. E. Keane Oricotecie*| David Manners Pea’stne | John Halliday -By ROBERT E, SHERWOOD. } Martin Beck TBE4», #8 St. & 'S Ave. Eve. 8:40 Mats. Thurs.&Sat.2:40 Beg’s Thurs, Eve. Dee, 10th The GROUP THEA. Presents 1931— By CLAIRE & PAUL SUPTON Under Auspices of Thea, Guild ‘Thea. 47th St. MANSFIELD WYsiip'was. Hives 8:30 Mats. Thuré.ée Sat.2:30 PHILIP MERIVALE CYNARA with Henry Phoebe Adriane STEPHENSON FOSTER ALLEN MOROSCO THE. 45th W. of B’way, Eves,, 8:45, Ma Wed. & Sat., 2:30 ,;CAMEONOW “Battle of Gallipoli” Thrilling story of ill-fated offensive in the World War BIGGEST SHOW IN NEW YORK “OVER the HILL” With JAMES DUNN SINGER STREET Soviet “Forced Labor”—Bedchat’s series in pamphlet form at 10 cents per copy. Read it—Spread it! TENTH ANNUAL MERRIEST EVEN'T OF THE SEASON Biggest Gathering of New York’s Working Youth || MORNING FREIHEIT COLOR LIGHT COSTUME BALL Saturday, Dec. 12th 1931 New York Coliseum East 177th Street, Bronx Jaxx Band of 30 Musicians--ARTEF Players in extraordinary program Edith Segal with the Red Dancers will lead the crowd in especially prepared Dances Tickets in Advance, 65c—At the Door, 85c The Eighth Anniversary of The Daily Worker Will be held at The COLISUEM January 3rd, 1932 Working class organizations please keep this date clear! 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Dinner 5 to 10. 197 SECOND AVENUE Between 12th and 13th Patronize the Concoops Food Stores AnD Restaurant 2100 BRONX PARK EAST “Buy in the Co-operative Store and help the Left Wing Movement.” — AU Comrades Meet at BRONSTEIN’S 668 Claremont Parkway, Bron Vegetarian Restaurant . 1600 MADISON AVENUE Phone University 4-9061 Advertise Your Union Meetings Here, For Information Write to The DAILY WORKER 50 East 13th St New York City ..“We dre pronouncing in good faith the words ‘the dictatorship of the proletariat’ and we shall make them & reality.” LARGE ROOM—Privileges phone, couple or gentleman, Apartment 11-C, One way to help the Soviet Union is to spread among the workers “Soviet ‘Forced Labor,” — bey Max Bedacht, 10 cents per copy.