The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 1, 1932, Page 2

Page Two NAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932 - TUUL Recruiting Drive Starts Today; 10,000 New Members by the End of May Morgan, Thomas and the Block-Faker By I. AMTER IV Norman Thomas. socialfascist end crying that the capital redio speech, has sent a le Thomas, who now is one of Wlock-aid and fakery, states: pr F “To that extent I hope that the block-aid plan will raise funds dangers to which I called attention the dangers of misdirected zeal workers.” Is this not an open appeal to the workers not to| resort to demonstrations and actions that will force the government to provide relief and insurance? to the block fakers not to provoke the | not an appeal ‘wwnemployed starving workers, but to make promises, to give them a food check one week and | as they are doing today? Thomas and the socialfascists hav fighting—on the contrary, they are the shock troops in the unemployed and employed. | “the immediate need of socialism for | then let it pass by, the struggle against They talk about direct relief, for public works, etc.” “general strike” in Germany, aging and breaking all strikes. It is direct relief cannot be obtained except through social- | ism. The “socialism” of the socialist party is given as} of the socialist party. an excuse for no srtuggle, for sabotaging struggle. er to the I the chief to keep all relief work from stop- ping while more fundamental things are done!), and in raising the funds block-aiders will avoid the on the part of as a means only of sabot- “the only skypilot, whining as misquoted his w York Times. exponents of which is require | | | ‘This is speaki |were “fortunate” titution, | of i “reward in the in my speech— | the socialist party cialist party. Is this | be diplomatic, to | real socialfascists. |members are talk! e no intention of | | ers. They talk about a lie to say that possible compensation for the present crisis is th | function is the same. the misery of at out of it may come strength d to effect a new sort of world.” ing the language of Mary Pickford, |who told the so-called incorrigibles in prison that they in being able to learn from their des- It is speaking the language of the skypilots sky bye and bye.” It is the language | of the socialfascists, who are trying to keep the workers |from struggle TODAY |insurance—and this language and this position brand for unemployment relief and as openly socialfascist in action. The more Norman Thomas talks, the more openly jhe exposes the socialist party. This must certainly be Ja lesson for the workers still in the ranks of the so- It clearly shows not only the path but |also the role of the socialfascists. It is not a question of “purging” the ranks of the socialist party. Both Hill- quit, the counterrevolutioriist, and Norman Thomas, are Theri method is different—but the The socialist party, some of whose ing about “more revolutionary” pro- grams, discloses its role in all the struggles of the work- Workers who want to STRUGGLE for unemploy- ment relief and insurance, which can be obtained TO- | DAY, against wage cuts, which can be prevented TO- | Day, who want to struggle against the imperialist war |and for the defense of the Chinese masses and the Soviet Union, which must be conducted TODAY—these workers cannot, as sincere workers, remain in the ranks They must declare themselves To | and join the ranks of the COMMUNIST PARTY, the | project the need of socialism as the immediate need is party which fights TODAY, and by its very fight is to state that the struggle for relief is useless—to take | forcing the socialist party to manifest its real position [as ally of Morgan and finance capital in the struggle the side of the capitalists. Thomas decorates his whining letter with the words: Proletarian Writers To Hold 1st Annual Conference, April 104 The first annual conference of the Federation of Revolutionary writers hhas been called for Sunday, April 10, et 10 a. m. in the Cultural Center, 50 East 13th St. The Executive Com- mittee of the Federation, which has | now been organized and affiliated with the Workers’ Cultural Federa- tion, has sent out a call to all in- terested organizations and groups of writers and workers’ correspondence, requesting immediate election of del- egates to this conference. “Tt would help the committee in charge of the conference a great deal if erdentials could be forwarded to} the Federation now, listing the names | and addresses of the elected del- egates,” Emery Balint, Provisional secretary stated. | The writers’ conference, which} will include individual writers as well | as delegates of organizations and) publications, will take up problems of further organization, the: bettering | and spreading of the monthly lit- | erary service which is to serve the | revolutionary press with literary | material, and the problems of the proposed Book Guild. Workers Join Photo League to See Film NEW YORK.—Mass recruiting of workers into the Film and Photo League of the Workers International | Relief is beingn brought about by | the sale of membership-tickets to the | premier showing of Cannons and Tractors, the Sovkino-Weltfilm mo- | tion picture which is being released by the W. Iv R. at the Fifth Avenue | Theatre, Broadway and 28th Street, | April 24. The recruiting of 55 members by a Member of the Young Revolutionary Dancers, Tamar Hannon, indicates the broad interest that is being,shown in this anti-war film document. “SHANGHAI EXPRESS” AT HIPPODROME SATURDAY Lester Cole, radio tenor and his} * Singing Soldiers of Forunte, head this week's vaudeville program at the Hippodrome. Other acts include Harry Savoy; Harry Webb and Pat Lane, w Vi Maye; Lya and Wolf; Lorraine and Digby; Williams Cryor; the Honey lermo's dogs. The screen feature Marlene Dietrich in “Shanghai Ex- | press” with Clive rook, Warner | Oland and Anna May Nos | and Family and Pa- is What have you done in the half- dollar Senile fel ATTENTION! Avery important meeting of the | Dress fraction will be held this Friday, April 1, at S p.m. at the| | Workers Center. All comrades | must be present, portant problems will be sed. some very im-| discus- | -The Harlem Pro hold a very mr 1 Madison Ave tas: ttend ive Youth Gtub vesting at Workers Ex- will hold an c Street xt workers are { nue, Brook boro case. ot Chorus will be he A rehearsal the w: English i er ybody wil be ‘The meeting of the ‘Steve Kat will consist of a short business to be followed by a Packac2 Purity Uast 10th Street, at @ p All comi and friends are invited. Admission free is Comrade Ble “will speak on the war danger at the x Workers Club, 1610 Boston Road, at 8 p. m Branch 521, 1."w. 0. will have a regular meeting at Parad nor, i1 West Mt Eden Avenue, at 8.30 p.m, Every: body is welcome. 4 \ 7 | ers. ‘against the working class, (Urge Cloakmakers To Vote for Left Wing Delegates. Boerum to Speak on Struggle of Needle Workers Sunday NEW YORK.—The left wing group of the cloakmakers is now carrying on a campaign to elect left wing delegates who will go to the conven- tio nto fight against the fake strike and class collaboration policy of the leadership of the International, sup- ported by the fake Lovestone—“Pro- gressive” administration of the local. Elections will take place Monday all day at Bryant Hall. ‘The left wing group of the dress- makers local which carried on a fight against the fake strike of the Inter- national has now once more taken up the struggle to unmask the fake anarchise — Lovestone “progressive” administration, which ,together with Schlessinger and Hochman has helped to prepare and carry through a fake strike and sell-out of the dressmak- As a@ result of the activities of this group the candidate afor chair- man of this fake progressive group were defeated, and some of the left wing candidates polled as many as 142 votes. At the meeting on Sunday, Samuel | | Boerum, one of the leading mem- bers of the group will thoroughly | | analy: ze the role of the fake progres- sive administration and point out to the dressmakers why they must de- featthese fake progressives as well as the Schlessinger supporters, and elect left wing rank and file workers who believe in a union based on the class struggle and who will organize and mobilize the dressmakers to fight | against the wage cut and miserable | conditions in the dress trade. The open forum will take place on | Sunday, April 3rd, 11 o'clock in the morning, at the Middle Bronx Work- ers Club, 3882 Third Ave. All dress- makers are called upon to attend this forum, The were relasd in Jfferson Market Court. APRIL ISSUE LABOR UNITY All Labor Unity agents should re- port immediately for their bundle of Labor Unitys to the District Office, 5 East 19th Street, Third Floor, The attention of all revolutionary workers, unions and is called to the fact that this issue contains the “R. I. L. on factory work. The especially appealed to order large twelve dressmakers arrested | in connection with some dress strikes | TUUL groups, | U. directives | following organizations are | s Read This Worker’s ‘Appeal ! Send Your our Half | Dollars! . ORKERS, read macine following: letter from Chi- cago. Then say to pourself: “Tf this work- er, who has had no work since February, whose pay for last week, when he just began to work, was $5.60, if this worker sends two dollars to help his paper, then I, who agree with this worker that the Daily Worker is the fights for the workers, only nationwide paper that can send at least 50 cents and can take a little time and effort to make my fellow workers contribute their 50 cents.” Then turn to page three, cut out the coupon, wrap it around your fifty cent piece, and send it to the Daily Worker, 50 East 18th St. “T had no work since family to support. My ganize. ing class., to work. My last week’s pay is $5.60. Here is part of the letter: I just started I have a boy was crying for milk, February. but their was not a drop of tear in my eyes. “The small amount which I am sending is noth- ing comparing to the duty I have ... I do not want to talk too muchabout myself... One thing I want to tell my fellow workers: “Our Daily Worker must live, in order to fight. “Our Daily Worker must work, in order to or- “Our Daily Worker must play the role, the his- torical role, in the class struggle of this country. “Our Daily Worker is the banner of the work- Lathers A.F.L. Local Endorses Unemploy- ment Insurance Bill KANSAS CITY, Mo—Another || A. F. of L, local union has en- dorsed the Workers Unemploy- ment Insurance Bill. It is Local 113 of the Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers International Union, whceih at its last regular meeting endorsed the Workers’ Unemploy- ment Insurance Bill, and decided to issue a call to all A. F. of L. unions and Railroad Brotherhood locals in Sioux City to come to a | | conference on April 24th, at the Carpenters’ Hall, for the purpose of discussing further action in promoting the Workers’ Unem- ployment Insurance Bill. It is expected that a majority of the A. F. of L. local unions in Sioux City will be lined up for this con- ference. Besides a call that has been issued to the various locals, committees from the Lathers Union are also visiting the locals, urging them to send represen- tatives. Campaign for Food Workers Council NEW YORK.—The Sixth Ave Un- drive to organize the ‘unemployed food workers. |been arranged as part of the cam- | paign to raise funds to assist the | | work. The affair will be held Sat- | | | Street. An Program of jazz music, singing, drawing and music has been arranged. Prepared by the Food Workers In- dustrial Union. Hold Election Meet In Council Bluffs OMAHA, Neb.—The attempt of the | Police to stop the election campaign meeting in Council Bluff failed when the workers adjourned from the hall into a nearby park. | Mother Bloor, famous fighter for the working class and the Commun- ist candidate for mayor addressed while a large force of cops and de- tectives unsuccessfuly tried to ter- |Torize the workers by surrounding the meeting. “The labor movement will gain the apper hand and show the way to peace and socialism.” LENIN. bundles of Labor Unity, as there are articles concerning their trade and organizations. 1 at the trate DAZAAR We will celebrate the achievements of the DRESS STRIK and mobilize for further struggles in the Needle Industry TS 25¢ Sunday APRIL 10th Saturday 50e APRIL 9th Friday 25¢ APRIL 8th Collect Articles fer the Bazaar! BAZAAR OFFICE—131 West 28th St., N. Y. C. 20c COMBINATION TICKET (For All 4 Days) 75 CE APRIL 7th Thursday gv > < us ht oS a z eg S 43 7) s c S fi S Z — H st ~ a} < & Rh employed Council has announced a An entertainment and dance has urday, April 2nd at 106 East ae A buffet will serve food | Despite Terror | thte crowd of workers for two hours, | ‘BIG SEAMEN’S DANCE TONIGHT To Greet the World Marine Congress NEW YORK. — The Marine Work- ers Industrial Union calls upon all | workers to attend the International Shindig being held tonight at the Irving Plaza at 8 p. m. and greet the coming World Unity Congréss of sea- men and Longshoremen, being cal- |led by the I. S. H. in Hamburg on May 20th. Preparations for the affair are complete and although many work- ers do not+know what a “shindig is, the marine workers all are agreed jthat a “shindig” is the only ade- quate greeting that can be given the congress, and every one is invited. The marine delegates will be sent | from the U. S. to the congress where an international fighting front will | be formed against the bosses and the imperialist war plans. All out to the Irving Plaza at 8 p. |m., tonight! pear ah Rolled 1. L. D. VOLUNTEER CAALL. Clerical workers needed in the I. L. D. office. Give us a hand for at least an hour Call any time at 799 Broadway, Room 410, “ROAD TO LIFE” OPENS AT ACME SATURDA “Road to Lifé” an unusually in- | teresting and appealing film, which | caused a sensation wherever it was | shown here and in Europe, will open a@ week's engagement at the Acme Theatre, 14th St. and Union Square, Saturday, April 2nd. “Road to Life” tells the story of the homeless waifs of Russia who were orphaned by war and f and roamed the land in lawless bands, getting food and shelter by any means they could. Real “bezpri- | zornie,” who have traveled the “Road to Life” of regeneration through the children’s homes established for them by the Soviet government, are the actors of this picture, They were given back their old rags and tat- tered sheepskins for the opening | scenes of the picture. With marvel- lous dramatic instinct they act the dreadful rapacity and degeneration | of their early youth. When they are given tools and put on their own res- ponsibility by the director of the Children’s Collective, their curiosity and excitement seems too real to be acted. As ane German critic wrote of the film, “The epicture is not so much acted as lived on the screen.” The absorbing plot of the picture shows how the boys react to their new opportunities. Once or twice they revert to their old habits in daring scenes of rioting and wreck- age. But gradually they learn the Joy of useful labor and attain a real triumph in the building of their own railroad. The use of sound in the picture has been highly praised by critics. The musical score was writ- ten by Stolyar. The picture is ac- | companied by English titles. War Veterans to Give Anti-War Play, Sat. NEW YORK.—The Workers Ex- Servicemen’s League Post 1 will hold an entertainment Saturday, April 2, at their headquarters, 79 E. 10 St., at 8 pm. An anti-war play, entitled “Dug- Out Days” and movies will be shown. Admission is free. All workers are invited. Bring your war vet friends. FIFTY WORKER AMBASSADORS TO ‘Message They Will Bring Back Feared By Capitalism NEW YORK, N. Y¥.—The Soviet workers and peasants invited a dele- gation of 50 American workers to join them in celebrating May Ist. The Friends of the Soviet Union answered | the invitation by starting a campaign | for the election of these working class ambassadors to come from the basic industries, factories, mines and docks. will be among them. Miners from Kentucky will go and see with their life under Socialism and under capi- | talism. Steel workers who feel the dicta- torship of the steel trust will see their fellow steel workers freed from the chains of wage slavery and their living standard is rising. Unemployed workers elected in De- e |troit, Chicago, and other cities by masses of unemployed workers who are feeling the effects of the Hoover hunger government, who have seen their comrades shot down by ma- chine guns will be able to see a land where there is no unemployment and where the workers are protected by social nisurance, . The capitalist class, enemies of hte Workers’ Republic, fear to have this delegation of workers visit the Soviet Union, they are afraid of the message the workers will bring back with GO TO THE USSR: Negro workers and women workers | own eyes the difference of a miner's | 2 BRONX HOUSES DECLARE STRIKE Landlord Issued 30 Evictions NEW YORK. — One hundred fifty tenants in two houses at 1820-22 Bry- ant Avenue, Bronx, declared a rent strike last week, demanding 15 per- cent reduction in rent, recognition of the house committee, no eviction of tenants. The strike is led by the Tenants’ Committee and the Mid- Branch Unemployed Council. The landlords has issued 30 evic- tion notices in an effort to break the ‘strike. Nine tenants who appeared in court today were ordered to be put of the houses within five days by Judge Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald. is al- ready notorious for his support of the landlords against the strikers, In one cas against the Longfellow Avenue | strike he ordered 80 tenants evicted. It is significant to note that the Bryant Avenue houses are directly in back of the Longfellow Avenue houses where a strike has been going on for some time. There can be no doubt that the militant example set by the Longfellow Avenue tenants spured on the Bryant Avenue strike, The tenants have seen that with organization and spirit the attacks of the landlord can be resisted and the strike carried through. The Bryant Avenue tenants are de- termined to stick the strike out in face of the evictions and are mobiliz- ing for Wednesday of next week at which time the marshalls will at- tempt to carry out the landlord's orders, “MILK A LUXURY” RELIEF HEAD SAY To Demonstrate in Up- per Bronx on Monday NEW YORK. — “Milk is a luxury for children,” Mr. Hennessy, super- visor of the Home Relief Bureau at P. 8. 42 told unemployed workers who came to ask for milk for their ehil- dren. To force relief for the unemployed a demonstration will be held in front of the Bureau at Clairmont Park- way and Washington Avenue., Mon- day, April 4,at 2 p.m. The Home Relief Bureau has stop- ped paying any rent for unemployed workers. Mrs. Copeland, a Negro woman, has registered at the Bureau, but after repeated visits was told she could not get relief. She has five small children. ‘There are many others who are in the same position. The demonstration will demand im- mediate cash unemployment relief. BAKERS FORUM SATURDAY. NEW YORK. — Conditions of the | Bekers and the Struggle for Unity open forum conducted by the bakerv workers Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at 151 Clinton St., N. Y. C. them. Already police of the General Elec- tric in Schenectady, of the American Woolen in New Bedford, and of the Ford Company in Detroit have at- tempted to block meetings for the election of delegates. The FSU calls upon all workers and trade unions to endorse the Workers Ambassadors to the Work- ers Fatherland. “Stand behind this delegation” say the FSU, “and. let them speak for the hundreds fo thousands of friends of the Soviet Union, inspired by the glorious achievements of the Soviet workers let us build stronger the ties of in- ternational solidarity against the im- perialists’ plans to attack the USSR.” AMUSEMENTS THE THEATRE GUILD Presents HE MOON IN THE YELLOW RIVER By DENIS JOHNSTON GUILD THEA., 524 St., W. Eve. 8:40, Mats. Thars., The Theatre Galld Presents REUNION IN VIENNA A Comedy .By ROBERT EK. Gaen tous Martin Beck st. a's Ave. Ev 8:40. Mts Th., Sat. Tel. Pe 6-6100 COUNSELLOR- AT-LAW With ELMER RICE Bl MUNI '. 45 St. Ev, 8:20 Plymouth jac rmare: sae) 2:20 oCAME ZANE GREY (Himselt) in “SOUTH SEA ADVENTURES” Moy i} EAST SIDE STARTING TOMORROW (Sat.) FIRST RUSSIAN TALKIE Drama of Russia’s “Wild Children” ROAD te LIFE (Titles In English ACME THEATRE {s*,:",2 9 a. m. to 1p, m. Exe, Sat, ESC cn. “inidniet Show Saturday Mth ST. & will be the subject of a lecture at an | Needle Trades Union Calls on Workers to Rally Against War NEW YORK.—At the joint | meeting of the executive council |and the trade committee of the | Needle Trades Workers Union a | decision was made that endorses | the anti-war campaign and exerts every possible effort to mobilize the maximum number of Needle Trads workers to participat in the campaign and the Coliseum dem- | onstration on April 6th, The Needle Trades workers | recognize the immediate danger of | ® war, specially war against the | Soviet Union. The union calls on all the workers, regardless of whether they are members of the Industrial Union or not to take part in this campaign and line up with the revolutionary workers of other unions to make the anti-war demonstration a real mass dem- onstration of the working-class of New York against the war schemes | of the bosses. | A special call will be issued to the workers and a series of open air meetings will be arranged during the coming week in the various garment centers, Hl Fur Shops Strike At Card System Several Dress Shops Down Tools ‘NEW YORK.—Several dress and fur shops were declared on strike yesterday for better conditions. Among the fur workers, the resent- ment against the attempt of the |Kaufman racket to force the work- ing card system is taking on a mass character. Every effort of the bos- ses to force the workers to go to the Kaufman union is met with re- sistance. A characteristic instance is the shop of Weinstein Bros. known in the market as Weinstein and Coop- ersmith. When the boss instructed the workers to vote for working cards, they immediately came to the Industrial Union and answered with a strike. The workers are fighting this working card racket because they know that the bosses are sup- porting Kaufman because they want to révive the agency that has en- abled them to put through mreciless wage cuts, The fur workers are called upon to drive these agents who come to force money from them out of the shops, to fight against any attempt of the bosses to dictate to them what union, they should belong to, | ‘LINE UP PUPPET GOV'TS FOR WAR Anti-Imperialists Expose Moves NEW YORK. — American imper- jalism is lining up its lackey govern- ments in the colonies and sem{-colo- nies in Latin America, and in the Phillippine Islands, for the war on the Chinese masses and for the at- | tack upon the Soviet Union. The fascist government of Oritz Rubio-Calles in Mexico, has signed @ secret agreement with the Hoover- Wall Street government whereby Mexico agrees to supply oil, metals, and other raw materials, to theUnited States, as well as tens of thousands of soldiers. The ports and airfields of Mexico have been placed at the disposal of the Yankee warships and aeroplanes. The butcher government of Machado in Cuba is organizing a militia of 300,000 for support of Yankee imper- ialism. Similar arrangements are be- ing made in other countries under the heel of American imperialism. A successful struggle against Amer- ican imperialism requires the co- operation and joint struggles by us in the home country of American imperialism and by the toiing masses in tie coonies. We snould support wholeoeartedly the strikes, unem- ployed demonstrations and armed up- risings of the colonial masses. In order to acquaint the workers |of New York City more fully with |events in the colonies, the Anti-Im- |Perialist League is having a special play written on the “Chile Naval Re. | volt”, which will be performed on | “Colonial Night”, May 6th, 1932, at Manhattan Lycelm, 66 E. 4th St., N ¥. C. In addition to this there will be another play on “China”, Me: can selections by the “Tipica Mexi- cana” and the Red Dancers. The entertainment will be followed by a dance. Tickets can be had at 50c |each, at the office of the Anti-Imper- jalist Leagae, 799 Broadway, Room '536, N. ¥. C. i} ATTENTION! RED BUILDERS! A very special meeting of all the | Red Builders will be ‘held Sunday, | April 3rd, 2 p. m. at the Workers’ Center, 35 East 12th Street, 2nd floor. As per decision of our meeting Mar. 13th, only those actively participat- ‘ing in the work and educational ac- tivities of the Red Builders’ Club, at- tending the meetings regularly and accepting the decisions and discip- line of the Red Builders’ Club wil in the future be considered members of the Club. All Red Builders are therefore urg- ently requested to attend it! Defend the Soviet Union against the attack of the bosses: Workers’ Clubs Should Advertise in the “Daily” Save the Daily Worker! What is your Unit or Branch doing? HERE ARE SOME WAYS:— Concerts, dances, af- fairs to— SAVE THE DAILY WORKER Attend the one nearest you; spend an enjoyable evening! Help your fighting paper! Entertainment and Dance by the Russian Mutual Aid Society Branch 60 Saturday, April 2 at 8 P. M. at Russian Wotkers Home 53 BROOME ST. Newark, N. J. 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