The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 18, 1931, Page 2

TOP SUB DRIVE WITH DAILY WORKER JUBILEE ON JANUARY : 3RD Red Sunday to Open First Big Mass Effort in Drive for 5,000 12-Month Subs, | The xy MA « + campaign 5,000 subscriptions to the Daily Worker tart this coming Sunday at 10 a.m. Th 5 will be known as | RED SUNDAY. It has bee for a GENERAL MOBILIZATION of all Pa mbers and sympathizers to | i & first 1 the for nday ta, canvass workers homes to spread the Daily Worker, to tell the workers about the aims and activities of t y press, and to get sub- scriptions for the Daily Worker for Red Sunday. Come with your | The following are the statior friends to help one of these statio BROOKLYN 6 15th Bt., So. yn; 48 Bay , Boro Park; 2921 nd St, C ptune Ave., Brighton Beach; Pitkin 450 Hicks St sie St ‘on Road; 1310 Southern Blvd. HARLEM ast 3rd St.; Club, S & Club, 380 Grand S Id Ave. Bast Broadway NEWARK PATERSON: 205 Pat PERTH AMBOY: 308 JAMAICA: JERSEY CITY “Bring the Daily W: SIX AFFAIRS FOR WORKERS CENTER Funds to Comnlete the| Construction Work 60 Paterson PICKETS ASK FOR “DAILY WORKER” | Cop Fa tha. ‘to Stop Sales PATERSON, N. J., Dec. 17—There was a militant picket line at the Manhattan Shirt Co. yesterday morn- To complete construction and equipment of the New York Central Workers Center housing the C Committee of the Communist Party, 2 i the District Committee, the Daily|img ®t 7 am. A Daily Worker red Worker and Freiheit and other Party | builder went on the picket line and instiutions, six affairs will be featured | «old 16 Daiiy Workers in a few min- daily from December 24 to 31 A colorlite Dance will be held Christmas Eve, December 24th, at the Workers Center, 35 E. 12th St. ‘Anti-Religious Night” will be held Friday, December 25, with a perform- ance by the Workers Cultural Federa- tion and the Workers Anti-Religious League. A Red banquet in honor of the Central Committee will be held Sun- day, December 27, 7 p.m., with dele- gates from all revolutionary organiza- tions. A New Year's celebration will be held December 31. What’s On— “Daily” Sub Drive On!” Reach Goal By Jan. 18! 4. 48 utes. WLive the line was marching the police sergeant came over to him growling, “Get out of here before I pull you in, before I send you up the river, you.ain’t got no license to sell them papers.” “I have a discharge from the Marines,” said the Red Builder. “Get going now before I dis- charge you with this.” (Meaning his club) , s Another Red Builder who had just come with his Daily Workers was sell- ing them on the picket line. The po- lice tried to terrorize him too, but they were unsuccessful hecause the workers on the line were anxious to get the Daily Worker. Altogether 30 were sold to a group of workers about 50 who were mostly women. Banquet Tomorrow to Finance Building of Jobless Organization NEW YORK —The Downtown Branch of the Unemployed Council has reorganized its work and divided its membership into committees to build block committees. Block committees have already been established on Tenth St. and Thirteenth St. The Thirteenth St. committee has already forced charity institutions to give relief. Demands are made on the aldermen for a free milk station and hot lunches for school children. A drive is being made to create a block committee now on the East Side. To finance all this organization work, the Downtown Branch is giv- ing a concert and dance at 134 E. Seventh St. at 8 pm. tomorrow. There is a good program and admis- sion is only 25 cents. FRIDAY ‘American Youth Club ‘Will have a talk and discussion by Mac Weiss, editor of the Young Worker, on “Milltarism and Youth’ at 78 Thatford Ave., at 8 p.m. Young workers and students invited, “tateratare eee Revolution” Will be the topic of a lecture by Jos Pags of the John Reed Club at the Bronx Hungarian Workers Home, Westchester Ave, (near Prospect subway station) at 8 p.m. Ave. Bronx Park “youth Club Will held a social at 2800 Bronx Park East, in Sec. 5, Basement. Young workers invited, * ° Friends of the Soviet Union Newly organized branch to meet at the Workers’ Co-operative School, 2700 Bronx Park Bast, at § p.m. Jon Hill ay LL.D, Will meet tonight at -03 Lexington Ave, at 7 p.m. to discuss “Workers’ Self-Defense.” All workers invited. PE take Goldensbridge Women’s Council To hold a lecture by Dr. Harry Slatkin on “Hygiene in the'U, S. and Hygiene in the Soviet Union’ at 134 E. Seventh St, at 8 p.m. wate rs West Bronx F.S.U, Will hold a mass meetin, more Hall, 284 E. 170th S Grant Ave). Former. Moscow-U.8. Harlem Forum to Discuss Crisis Sunday at Elis- correspondent will speak. All work- ers invited, - —,: Sriussavecesl Oden, wartem Wat NEW YORK.—Comrade Burns of ean ination Oo anicn Hell, is W. | the Workers International Relief, will 2ist St, Room C, at 8 p.m, Members | be the speaker this Sunday at the eee ee Harlem Workers Forum, 165 West Inernational Workers’ Club 13ist St. His subject will be “Can ing hau tonight at 15D: Third Sc." | Capitalism Solve the Crisis.” be = In New York, the Harlem workers shide pice amd Youth pe neig |are the worst sufferers from unem- at 122 Second . under the aus-| ployment and the bosses’ denial of fees of the United Front Anti-War relief and social insurance. All work- ers of Harlem are urged to attend this discussion. ommittee. Admission free. Tremont Workers’ Club Will have a lecture at 2075 Clinton WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931_ CLEVELAND ISSUE DRIVE BULLETIN ’ Ch oilerha ep Sus. DAILY WOREER 400 12-MONTE SUBS RED SUB CAMPAIGER TO .PPEAR Section two hss lenge to Seotion three. ua heur from the out sections. fseued @ Chel- Now Let of town We have not heord from the unite about the challenge Sectalist Coup- Seotions tion, it {s op Cleveland 1 you ‘to put the Clevelend 2 Cleveien 3 units have received thoir list of res- Canton ders, ond aubs that —‘Youngstewn deen dropped; ‘Toledo that they are Erie aesigned to the Cincinnati members who live Columbus ologe dys Dey ton hans?ie14 Section two hes ar- —‘Maseillon renged. a Prees Springfield Readers Meoting for Monday Dec. 14th at OPM. at 920 E, 79th St. That about the ether sections? An cosy way to get 8 sube-take @ aub card und 6-11 of your net ghder. Maat adout asking that worker to subscribe to whom you gave your old copy? OH! and a siz-pege DAILT within eur grasp, eoding matq ter: for the WS walir sx P We get the suds, and the DAILY dees the reat. This wast be confidential. oniy The above is District Six con- tribution in its challenge to De- troit to beat them at revolution- ary competition in the Drive for 5,000 subs. Detroit and Clever Jand have started a fight in ec. ost Oetrajt rae qusk irr DBC. 5, cay DURING THE DRIVE 1981, 74 mobths, just a dit over 6 ye for the firs: x Not 80 good, cow atl ti for weeks big boost on the The Oepitaliet press prints hundreds of thou- Lf sends of hel anti any The Dolly Worker 50 en only 0 © thonsand Sa “0 HBIP SPREAD 40 DAILY NORER PRE- 80 IS! 40 . 25 DON’? PORE? THE %0 DAILY WORKER PRE= 10 xs 5 10 Now to seo ee 8 war danger. Bai 5 the tnesolezet sonnetie for the of class-war pris: j~eynsioa! protection of fareign bern, dy incressing the workers press, ‘THE DAILY WORKER. want the neme of the com getting the subs, to sp- peer on the sub cards, te that we ahsll heve a record of the comrade getting the most subs. This little spece te te ret you know thet you must elee write for the Ohio page. It appeers every Pridey. a‘cCRALIRNOR 18 Hor Bu00ce! WB MORK TO WISE earnest, to determine which Dis- trict can reach its quota first. Where are the other Districts in the competition? More Chal- lenges! More action! Hunger March Movie Shows Need of WIR Medical Organization NEW YORK.—The official moving picture of the great National Hunger March will be seen in premiere re- lease at the Star Casino, 107th St. and Park Ave., on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 1:30 p.m. reveals the tremendous necessity for the newly established Workers’ International Relief Med- ical Unit. Scores of Hunger Marchers whose low vitality and undernourished con- ditions are typical of the physical depletion of millions of unemployed workers received first aid from the Workers’ International Relief Med- ical Unit which accompanied the march. This valuable service is touched upon in the epic moving pic- ture of the great hunger trek. At least a dozen workers were so poisoned by the charity slop handed out by the “benevolent” rackets at Washington and Baltimore that they required further medical attention upon their arrival in New York. The ‘Workers’ International Relief has Placed several of them in hospitals for special care. “Road to Fascism” 1s Topic of Lecture at School Forum Sunday “The Road to Fascism in the United States” will be the topic of a lecture at Workers Forum this Sundav nicht. Dec. 20th, at 8 p. m, at 35 E. 12th St., second floor, by Harry Gannes, member of the editorial staff of the Daily Worker, The basic features and historical conditions of fascism, its development in Italy and other European coun- tries, the increasing fascist elements in the U. S., the role of the working class organizations and especially the Communist Party in combating fas- cism, etc., will be the main theses of the lecture. Workers should come to this important lecture and bring their friends along. STRIKE STOPS GERMAN SOCIALIST PAPER BAKERIES DUMP BREAD INTO BAY |Womens Counell Leads Bread id Strike NEW YORK. Pe iinen very little baking is done by the Coney Island bakeries, they dump the bread into the bay. In the fast few days many of the Coney Island workers qit- nessed such sceacs. The Women’s Councils of Brookiyr. are on the job to see that the strike against bread Lrices is strengthened. ss picketing «v2 tinues daity Bs- becially in the last few days the workers, especially the housewives. are showing more solidarity by join- ing the picket lines. Mitten Plan Brings Philadelphia Transit Workers 7% Wage Cut Twelve thousand workers of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit are re- ceiving the fruits of the Mitten com- pany union plan in the form of a 7 per cent wage cut. This cut will bring in a million dollars extra to the com- pany. Last year the net income of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit was $2,798,201.49. Besides this the com- pany was given back over $618.366 by the U. S. government on the excuse that the company had paid too much taxes. The Mitten company is under the control of Drexel Co. the Philadel phia branch of the house of Morgan. “KILLING TO LIVE” SOVIET NA- STUDY FILM AT CAMEO “Killing to Live”, the Soviet film at the Cameo Theatre for a second week. That every creature in the na- tural world—the animals, the plants, and man must struggle ruthlessly for their existence, is the theme of this BERLIN.—A strike of the printers of the socialist daily newspaper “Maerkische Volksstimme” has broken out against an attempt of the social democratic management to cut wages by three marks a weck. The news- Ave, (near 180th) by Harry Raymond on Sovietism vs. Capitalism, All Pores ere tnviteds “4 tonight at 16 W. 21st St, at $ p.m. Pid ithe W.LR. Chorus 4 a Reorganized rehearsal to be held Mail Subscriptions Early! paper is unable to appear. Most of the strikers are members of the So- Cialist Party. DEMONSTRATE Sth Anniversary of the Dail Bronx Sunday, January 3rd 2 P. M., 1932 ——PROGRAM—— Pageant:—“Trial of the Yellow Press,” orker Daw USA Coliseum East 177th Street International Chorus Red Dancers—and many other features ADMISSION 35c WITH THROW AWAY 25c unusual picture, produced in the U.S. Fur Conference of 2 Unions Elects United Leadership Declares for Broad Organization and Fight Against Present Evils; Warns Bosses Kauf- man Bargains Will Be Repudiated NEW YORK.—The Unity Confer- ence of fur workers, consisting of representatives of the Fur Depart- ment of the Needle Trades Workers’ Industrial Union and the elected Joint Council of the International Fur Workers, held last night at Web- ster Hall, adopted a definite plan as the basis for united action to estab- lish union conditions in the fur trade, The Unity Committee will imme- diately proceed to put into effect this unity of action and to mobilize the fur workers for real struggles at the expiration of the agreement. The plan is contained in a resolution which says: “We immediately proclaim unity in the ranks of all fur workers, regard- less of their political beliefs, and union affiliations, on the basis of the program adopted by the mass meet- ing of fur workers at Cooper Union, September 17, 1931. “A United Front Committee is to be elected by this mass conference to carry out in practice all decisions of the conference and the program adopted 't, Cooper Union. “The elected United Front Com- mittee will inform the employers’ as- sociations and individual employers that any contracts between the em- ployers and the Kaufman clique, which calls itself ‘Joint Council of the International Workers’ Union, af- fillated with the A. F. of L.” but which was not elected by, does not represent, and is repudiated by the fur workers, will not be recognized by the fur workers, members of the Joint Council and the Needle Trades Workers’ Industrial Union. “The only bodies suthorized to confer and negotiate with the em- ployers about the conditions of the fur workers, are either the workers themselves through the established shop unity committees, or the repre- sentatives of the United Front Com- mittee, of the Joint Council and the Needle Trades Workers’ Industrial Union, and that no agreement will and slavery, chronic mass unemploy- ment, dire need and starvation, gang- sterism, police and court persecutions and company unionism. For Wide Support. “The elected United Front Com- mittee will exert every effort to draw in the hundreds and thousands of active and class conscious fur work- ers to actively assist in carrying thru all the decisions of this unity mass conference and the program of Cooper Union, and through united action prepare the ground for a mass conference of shop unity committees to bring about the complete unifica- tion of the fur workers in one class struggle union based upon the rank and file leadership. “The Unity Committee is to take all necessary steps to bring the igsues of our struggle before the entire labor movement and to rally all labor and sympathetic organizations in active support of our struggles and prepare the ground for a mass labor con- ferenice.” HUNGER MARCH REPORTS TONIGHT All Invited to Meets In Bronx, Brownsville NEW ‘'YORK.—Two large mass meetings are called for tonight at 8 pm. to hear the report of the Hun- ger March. : ‘The Bronx meeting will be held at 569 Prospect Ave. Comrades Fine, Zelnick and Geis from the Women’s Council will report. ‘The Brooklyn meeting will be held by the Women’s Council in conjunc- tion with the Unemployed Branch of Brownsville at 1813 Pitkin Ave. Jack- son, Cohen and Carl Winter, secre- tary of the Unemployed Councils of New York, will report: Winter speaks on “The Next Steps.” All women workers especially are urged to come to these meetings. Hunger March Youth toSpeak, Perth Amboy PERTH AMBOY, N. J., Dec. 17.— The young hunger marchers of Perth Amboy will report on the Hunger March a ta youth meeting to be held tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is being called t obegin the organiza- tion among the young unemployed workers. It will also expose the dis- crimination by the city officials against young workers on the regis- tration lines and in the giving out of relief. The meeting will be held in the headquarters of the Unem- ployed Council at 101 Fayette St. All workers of Perth Amboy are in- vited to attend. ‘To Take Referendum. “The elected United Front Commit- tee stands instructed to submit this program all other decisions of this conference as the basis for united action to a referendum vote to the fur workers, and that all fur ‘workers, regardless of their union affiliations, have the right to participate in this referendum vote. “The elected United Front Com- mittee shall immediately proceed to organize shop unity committees and to mobilize all fur workers, regard- less of their union affiliations for struggles for union conditions, union wages, union contro] and jobs for the unemployed, in accordance with the program adopted by the Cooper Union meeting. “The elected United Front Com- New Series of Pay ae Hits Workers in New Bedford, Mass. NEW BEDFORD, *Mass., Dec. 17.— | It is nothing surprising here for tex- tile workers to come in to work and} find a new wage cut. Last week a general wage cut was given with the help of the labor fakers Batty- Beens & Co. A few days ago the weavers in the Hathaway mill started to work and found that another wage cut of 12 per cent was given to all the weavers. Over 10 weavers were affected by thir cut. The National Textile. Worke: Union is arranging a meeting of th Acton Committee in this mill to tak: up this cut. We call upon all work- ers, unorganized UTW members and NTWU members to unite into the action committee of this mill and prepare struggle against these wage cuts. STRIKING FISH WORKERS RESIST POLICE ASSAULT Boss Gangsters Ovenly Stab Workers, Women Rout the Gangsters Striking fish workers of the Bronx yesterday successfully resisted an at- tack by boss gangsters and the police with the assistance of members of the Women’s Council at 166th St. near Simpson St. station, from 1 to 4 pm. Fi The fish workers, striking the ma- jority of stores in the Bronx under the leadership of the Fish Workers Section of the Food Workers Indus- trial Union, are struggling for the 51 hour week, a minimum wage and against the petty tyranny of the bosses. Led by the bosses of the fish deal- ers association a group of gangsters commenced to attack the fish work- ers picketing the shop at Simpson St. together with members of the Wo- men’s Council. Resisting the attack the workers and women routed the bosses and gangsters, who immedi- MECHANISM T0 "PREPARE DRESS | STRIKE. BUILT Firm Unity . ‘Commit- tees in Shows; Go Over Heads.of LL.G. Chiefs NEW ‘YORK —The membership meeting of dressmakers held last ‘ight in Webster Hall adopted with nthusiasm the plan of the dress rade committee for building.a mass organization committee to immedi- ately start. work in preparation for strike against the present, merciless wage-cuts and. bad conditions. Concrete steps were taken to bring this committee into life...The fake Maneuvers -of the company - union agents, their struggle against the unity of the workers. in preparation for a real strike, were denounced by the workers and it was. decided to begin a mass -campaign among the members of the International to unite above the heads ofi tae: mis- leaders. All dressmakers are called upon to join the ranks of the organization committee and actively participate in the struggle, to form unity commit- tees in the shops to take up. the-fight against wage-cuts and to help: sol- idify the ranks of the workers. for an effective struggle against. the bosses and tHeir agents of teh. com- pany union. Dyessmakers working in open shops are called upon to bring in their complaints to the Industrial Union, so that steps can be taken-to help organize these shops. Dainty Dress Strike Won. ‘The strike against the DaintyDress Co., 2 W. 32nd St., which was. de- clared Wednesday, was settled. yes- terday afternoon. — The -workers-.won a raise in prices and all other union conditions. The following shops have neces de- clared on strike: W. R. Dress,..253 W. 26th St.; Lyon Dress Co. 145. W. 80th St., and the London Dress, 245 Seventh Ave? The strike against. the, London Dress is in the third week. and all aer called to the picket. line. this morning. Met ately put in a call for the police. As soon as the police arrived they charged the strikers and the women and sought to arrest one woman who was speaking. The Women’s Council members showed their fighting spirit by trouncing several cops rather se- verely and wrenching their speaker from the police. In the melee several of the fish bosses came out second best. Policé arrested Dave Ash and Wil- liam Ginsburg, fish workers, while re- fusing to arrest any of the gangstefs who were openly flourishing knives and making sudden lunges at the strikers. The Food Workers Industrial Union reported that two new settlements brought the total number to 26 since the strike-started, the workers win- ning their demands in these shops. MASS PAGEANT For Daily: Worker Affair FANE, ARY ord Rehearsal: FRIDAY, DEC. 18, 8 P.M. WORKERS CENTER, 35 E17 ST. We need hundreds of Players! Come and-heip!. Bring. your whole organization along! ro —See!— “IGDENBU” Sresate 2f_Gola!, Hanters tn)the mittee shall issue @ call to all the fur workers to unite and organize in the shops under the leadership of their elected unity committee for the struggles for better working and liv- ing conditions, for active resistance AMUSEMENTS Iberian Wilderness . .. inne Soviet Film, Friday, Dec. 18, 8 P.M. At Labor Temple against exploitation of ‘the bosses and their agents, against extortion and terror of the company union agents, and rally in support of the activities of the United Front Committee, mor- ally, financially, so that with united ranks to put an end to the brutal exploitation, speed-up, sub-contract- ing, wage cuts, piece work, long hours THE THEATRE GUILD presents EUGENE O'NEILL’S Trilogy Mourning Becomes Electra Composed of 3 plays presented on 1|day HOMECOMING, THE HUNTED THE HAUNTED Commencing at 5:30 sharp. Dinner in- termission of one hour at 7. No Mats. GUILD THEA., 524 St, W. of Bway Usity Concert — Ball will be held REUNION IN VIENNA FRIDAY EVE. DEMEBER 18th A Comeay MANHATTAN LYCEUM .By ROBERT E. SHERWOOD. 66 East 4th Street Martin Beck THEA, 45% St. & 8 Ave. Eve. 3:40 Mats.Thurs.&Sat.2:40 Following artists will participate:— Arteff in two plays, Comrade Kaplan S.R. by a “shock brigade” of Soyuz- kino, and released here by Amkino. Russian newsreels include a “camera interview” between Stalin and Gorky, which’ took place at the Physical Cul- ture celebration in Moscow. Stalin and the great’ writer sit on the edge of a sidewalk and talk and Isugh intimately. The Physical Culture cel- ebration itself is a splendid sight, as great masses of young workers march through the Red Square carrying their oars, their tennis racquets, etc, Thrilling motor cycle races are shown also. . jointly A PROLETARIAN MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENT THE FREIHEIT GEZANG FAREIN ‘FRETHEIT MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA IN A NEW SOVIET ORATORIA “KEIN EINTZIKN SHPAN” WORDS BY PERETZ MARKISH MUSIC BY JACOB SCHAEFER SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 19th CARNEGIE HALL ADIMISSION 50c, 150, ,$1.00 and $1.25 will sing revolutionary songs, Ukrain- ian Chorus of 40 singers, Music by Lerner. Arranged by Dogskin Fur Workers Executive of N.T.W.LU. Admission in advance 50 cents The Co-operative BARBER SHOP 433 East 9th Street, New York rgseer Ist Ave, and Ave, A) etion for Unemployed Comrades nwien ‘Unemployed Council Card) The Group Thea, Presents 1931— By CLAIRE & PAUL SIFTON Under Auspices of Thea, Guild MANSFIELD 722,232. t- W. of|B’way Eves $:30 Mats.Thurs.& Sat.2:30 COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW By with ELMER RICE PAUL MUNI Plymouth Siar Thare, 4 Sat, 220 PHILIP MERIVALE IN CYNARA WITH Henry Phoebe Adriane STEPHENSON FOSTER ALLEN MOROSCO THEA., 45th W. of B'way, Eves,, 3:45, Mats. Wed. & Sat., 2:30 with the 14th St. and Second | Proceeds: Kentucky Miners Sponsored: Workers Int'l Relief Back Number of Inprecorrs Comrade wishes Seite connpleee files of Inprecorrs. Will buy back numbers, or exchange for duplicates: Back numbers for exchange available as far back as 1921. See G. H., Daily Worker. EVERYBODY'S WELCOME The new wasical comedy hit, with. FRANCES WILLIAMS, OSCAR SHA ANN PEANING DON HARRIETT LAKE SHUBERT Thea,, 44th St., W. of Bw’y Eve, 8:30, Mats, Wed, & Sat. 2:30 A SENSATIONAL INNOVATION! A new type of nature film from U.S.S.R. ‘KILLING TO LIVE’ A drama of animals as they struggle for food and existence. SEROY CHEMIST ~~ Intern’| Workers Order- DENTAL DEPARTMENT 1. UNION SQUARE STH FLOOE.. AD Werk Done Under Persona! Care or UR JOREPHRON MELROSE. 6th Ave. HIPPODROM ‘@ 43rd st. BIGGEST SHOW IN NEW YORK ERO ichard Dix 8 xa: | Biches “DAIRY fearanay wi ant. | Secret Service Somer aie et 1187 SOUTHERN BLVD. Bronx (mear 114th Bt. Station) Given by the Rights Admission Negro and White Workers Invited to the First Annual Ball League of Struggle for Negro 50 Cents TELEPHONE INTERVALE efayi Rational ‘Vegetarian L. 8. N. Re 199. SECOND. a! Bet, 19th and 13th Ste. a Sat. Dec, 19, seu HARLEM CASINO 100 W. 116 St. Lenox Ave. Music by OK Rythm Kings —————— Advertise Your Union Meptings. Here. 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