The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 9, 1932, Page 4

Fage | Four DAIL Y WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1982 : tae U.S. Military Men Inspecti ing Mills Officers Go Thru u Jones-Laughlin Plant in Pre- paration for War Production Also Inspect Westing Conducts Dri ive PITTSBURGH, Pa—A School, Washington, officers from the the huge mills of "Jones and here la 1 placed with the investigation. With a few changes in certain machinery, the J. & L. Corporation can turn out hundreds of tons of shells and plate which they manufactured for the Allied governments during the lesz. imperialist war The J. & L. Corporation, noted for its brutal attacks cn the stcei workers, is preparing’ another wage- cut. The MWIL mill bianch is fighting aga’ mobilizing Prepare for War EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa.—While the MWIL was holding a noon-day)| shop gate meeting at the giant plant | of the Westinghouse Electric Com- pany. here, the Army group of war- preparations investigators toured) the mills. The MWIL speakers at- | tacked the group and exposed the meaning of this imperialist delega- tion, pointing out that the present | wage-cutting starvation policy of the Westinghouse company against the workers is being carried through as a| means of attempting to demoralize the workers and prepare them for) the coming war. plant are openly joining the MWIL,| and for the first time contributing to the collections without fear of their jobs. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Five hundred steel workers from the Bethlehem} and Larian steel mills jammed the | meeting here last ‘Thursday night to) hear the speakers of the Metal Work- | ers Industrial League on the coming The workers of this | ghouse Electric; Metal Among Workers the streets similar to the struggle carried on by the MWIL in McKees- port last winter where the company terror was defeated and 19,000 steel | workers demonstrated. Elections to the nationa! conven- tion to form th eel and Metal} Workers Industrial Union, to be held} in Pittsburgh, will take place in Weirton early in | International Notes THIS IMPERIALIST SERVANT DOESN'T LIKE “REDS” WASHINGTON.—In a note to the) Charge d’Affairs here, the Foreign Minister of Uruguay, proving himself |a puppet of the imperialist powers, | declared that his government is not jlenient towards the Communist | Party. Mert mcss hee CALL ARGENTINE COPS AGAINST} HARVESTERS BUENOS AIRES.—Charging that “subversive” activity is paralyzing the |corn harvesting in at least nine dis- | tricts near Rosario, the Stock Ex- | change requested the governor of the province to send police forces in that area. This is an attempt to prevent the | organization of the harvesters for| struggle against the miserable wages| | paid them. pce. le ADMITS OPPRESSION OF COLO- | NIAL PEOPLES | WASHINGTON. — Imperialist” ex-| ploitation by United States bankers is responsible for the doubly severe crisis hitting the Latin-American August 13 ,14 and 15,| National Convention to be held in|countries, Dr. Samuel Guy Inman of! Pittsburgh, Aug. 13, 14, and 15. Many Columbia University said before the joined the MWIL and a delegation | Conference on Hispanic-American Af-}| was elected at the meeting to go to|fairs of George Washington Univer- the Johnstown City Council and de- mand relief for the unemployed and | part-time workers. ‘The delegation will be a means of exposing the. demagogy of Mayor) McClosky, who has been carrying on a fake fight with the Johnstown City Council and posing as the miniature “Pather Cox” and ‘champ‘on of the workers of ‘this city. The delegation 'will-demand that McClosky takes the demands of the workers and fights for every single demand listed. ‘The mills in this steel city are practically closed down with only a Yew hundred workers still employed. 'The MWIL is organized and taking Ithe initiative in developing the {broad-united-frint unemployed Coun- | sity. Stating that in these countries the! toiling masses are exploited by the native landowners and capitalists, as well as. the foreign imperialists, he 'predicted revolutionary action will| soon lead to radical social changes in these countries. The exploited | masses are awakening, he said. BIG HARVEST CAMPAIGN IN J. S. S. KR. MOSCOW —A vigorous harvest campaign will be launched through- out the Soviet Union to reap the | biggest crop in the history of Russia. The campaign will be carried through by a powerful, collective, or- ganized struggle against grain loss, | for storage facilities and for increased; | placed over the electric light’ work committee con-| trolled. The navy was mad2 up of} ) cil.-movement, starting with the) jahor efficiency. ee OSs ae Ste ee Jobless.| “The struggle for increased labor productivity will be inaugurated by Hold Organization Meet the introduction of piece-work in the WEIRTON, W. Va.—Workers from | countryside. Every worker will be leven different departments of the! paiq according to what he produces. Weirton Steel Corporation walked| The purpose of piece-work in the five miles out of town to attend| soviet Union is not the same as in an organization meeting of the MWIL | the capitalist countries. Here it will whole country, and was one of the | Re dott iso bias RECRUIT DRIVE are carrying on good work in spite | here recently. The company town of | result in an increase in wages as well Weirton, W. V2., is one of the most! as an increase in productiveness. two cities that attacked the National Hunger Marsh to Washington last] police chief that takes his orders| from the steel company. The. work- | AaEES fal Get 40 New Members ot the terror. Mjll branch meetings are for the time being held secretly notorious thug ruled towns in the| December 7th. only a| ers here are joining the MWIL and} end plans are now going ahead to stage an open fight for the right of| Opposition Conference. NILES, Ohio—The militant work- fers in the A. A. here and throughout ithe valley are arranging an opposi~- tion conference of A. A. members who will meet on July 25th, to or- iganize a series of opposition groups iw@thin the A. A. to fight against the ‘Tighe clique and to take control of ‘the local themselves, About 50 del- tes, many of them “key-men” Rave promised to participate in the ‘conference. The leaders of the movement have stated that they will jtake steps to endorse the approach- tig convention of the MWIL which ywill officially form the new union, ‘when it convenes in Pittsburgh on ‘August 1, 14, 15. Opposition dele- gates will be elected from the oppo- sition conference. 4 Bosses Fear “Trouble” WARREN, Ohio.—The business ‘Agent of the Warren local of the *) Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers, who was re- - ently sent into the mills here, was told to leave the mill by company officials, who stated that his presence ‘would cause trouble, as the men are rapidly swinging over to the “radical union,” meaning the MWIL, and his efforts to “revive the A, A. might lcause trouble because the workers do want the fake union. The busi- ‘ness agent left. PE aE \ “Contradictions Among th> Im- perialists and Conflicts on the Paci- ‘fo Coast,” a briliant analytical ‘article’ by N. Terentyey in the special anti-war issue of “The Communist,” July number, 4) In Niles Ohio WARREN, Ohio—The recruiting drive of the Metal Workers Indus- trial League in preparation for the first national convention to be held in Pittsburgh on August 13, 14, 15, is proceeding here at a rapid pace. Thirtyfive new members from the Re- public mill were recruited during the week, with 45 new members scheduled as the quota for next week. The re- cruiting is being carried on on the basis of preparing for struggle against the lowering of the base rate for tonnage men which probably will take place during the month of July in the Republic Mills. . #* * Recruit 40 Members. NILES, Ohio.—After three days of intensive activity, the MWIL has re- cruited 40 new members in the mill in this town, establishing for the first time the new union in this im- portant Republic Mill. Two mass meetings in the open were held here on July 2nd, where the National Secretary, Meldon, and several local organizers spoke on | the recent national convention of the |Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, and the com- ing Convention of the new union which will found the Steel and Metal Workers Industrial League, ‘The new application cards of the union are scattered throughout the mills in this section and the workers are joining fast. The open sell-out character of the recent convention of the AAITW held in Follensbee, Ohio, where the officials of that company union did not take a single step to develop struggle against the wage cuts and general bad conditions in the industry, has disillusioned many steel. workers and demonstrated clearly to them the treacherous role of the A. AL penemy semen 5 Militant Members of Executive Committee of Famous Homestead Strike of 1892 One of the few photographs available on the personalities involved in the militant Homestead (Pa.) steel strike of 1892, whose 40th an- niversary is now being commemorated. Left to right (standing): John Durkin, Robert Morrow, George Hatfield, Tom Williamson, Richard Hartwell, Edward Richards and William Rose. man; William Gaches and Harry Bayne. Sitting: William McConegly, secretary of committee; David Lynch, Tom Crawford, chair- The Homestead Strike-- Epic in U.S. Labor History July 6th marked the 40th anniver- sary of the great battle of the He stead strike, a milestone in the tory of the American working class. It marks the close of a period of or- ganized struggle on the part of the | workers prior to the 20th century era of trustification anq rationalization. Strike Begins The strike began on June 29th, 1892 and on July 1 the mills were com- pletely shut down, An advisory com- mittee composed of five from each of the eight lodges of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers was elected with Hugh O'Donnell as chairman. This body, organized the 3,800 men into. an army and a nav Signal systems were arranged with flags, roman candles, and a steam whistle S which the advisory the Steamer Edna and 50 small row boats. gates, and along the highways lead- ing into the town. On the second day a little smoke was seen issuing from one of the] A written notice | was sent to the mill to the effect) stacks in the mill. that it caused considerable excitement among the men and unless it was stopped the advisory committee could not be responsible for what might happen. The company ordered the town sheriff to protect the mill prop- erty but when he arrived the union guards themselves asked to be sworn in as deputies. When he refused he was hustled out of town. When he returned on the following day with 12 deputies from Pittsburgh he was again forced to leave town. Prelude to Fight At this time the Amalgamated As-/ minimum rate below which the scale sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers was still controlled by rank and file workers instead of by reac-| In| tionary labor fakers as at present. the Homestead mill of the Carnegie | Co. there.were eight locals which ha‘! | considerable power in determining the | working conditions for thé 3,800 steel workers. In 1889 there had been a strike in which 125 deputy sheriffs were \f¢réed to leave towns and there had been A tonnage scale had been established based on the price of 4x4 steel billets with the understanding that if the price fell below $25 a ton the piece rate would not fall below this point. The scale was made until June 30, 1892 instead of until January giving the men the favorable season for re- newing the scale during the time when it would be harder for the com- pany to produce scabs and easier for the men to hold out. Every depart- ment in the mill had a workmen’s committee which had to be consulted regarding promotions, replacement of men leaving the employ of the com- pany, assigning the shifts, altering of machinery, the amount of scrap to be used in loading a furnace, and the definition of the labor of assistants. ‘The power of organized labor affected Andrew Carnegie’s thirst for profits so adversely that he recanted his pre- vious statements in favor of unions) and ordered a notice to be posted to the effect that since the majority of men were non-union, only non-union men would be employed in the future. Frick’s Ultimatum Meanwhile steps were being taken towards a consolidation of the various Carnegie mills under the chairman- ship of Henry Frick who had a no- torious reputation because of his hard | boiled and unprincipled treatment of workers in coal mines and coke ovens. With this merciless trusty in com- mand, Carnegie set sail for Europe to dabble in philanthropy. Frick was determined that the union and all self-government among the workers should be crushed at no matter what | delegates | Guards were placed by the} men on the water front, at the mill) jiness for a battle. ; The men knew Steel Workers Celebrate 40th Anniversary AS They Prepare for Present Struggles proposed drastic reductions of piece) sleeping and | cooking arrangements rates in the 119 “plate mill, the 32”| slabbing mill, and in the open hearth department. He demanded that the sliding scale go down to a minimum of $22 instead of $25 as formerly. He) wanted the next scale contract to close in January, 1894. In view of Frick’s claims that the company was operating at a loss it is interesting to note that he refused to give the government investigating committee following the strike, information on| the labor costs. At this time the Carnegie Company was capitalized at $25,000,000 and the profits in 1891 were $4,300,000 or 17.2 per cent. The proposed cuts in tonnage rates were to have involved the lower paid more than the higher paid men. For ex- ample the shearmen’s helpers were cut from $93 to $44 or 53 per cent | while 32 rollers in the slabbing mill were cut from $198 to $167 or only 16 per cent. But the real issue at the present time was the right to organize. Frick gave the men an ultimatum to accept the terms by June 24 or sign up on an individual basis. Warlike Preparations Frick began preparations for an armed struggle. A heavy board fence topped with barbed wired and pro- vided with loopholes was erected around the mills. As early as June 20 before the final break with the union Frick wrote to Robert Pinkerton for 300 armed thugs to be held in read- In the final con- ference on June 23 Frick made a con- cession of $23 instead of $22 as the should not fall. The men held out for $24 and there was a deadlock. Frick refused to compromise or give in so that he might crush the union. this was the main issue in the struggle. Were they to be ruled by the iron hand of wealthy interests or were they to have some say about their working and living conditions? The men were willing to die for their right to organize a union. | The strike broke out and the Pinker- a sweeping victory for the workers. | tons were called in. The Pinkertons Are Met The 300 Pinkerton detectives had been assembled in Ashtabula, O., and were rushed by train to Allegheny, O., on the Ohio River. Here they were loaded into two barges fitted with BOOK REVIEWS LAND WITHOUT UNEMPLOY- MENT, Edited By Ernst Glaeser and F, G. Weiskopf, Inter- national Publishers, New York, 200 pages .....0... sec ceeees $1.50 By JOSEPH NORTH 1 de Soviet world before your eyes— is the goal of this book which aims partially, at least, to fulfil the desire expressed by millions of workers “to see it myself.” The 230 photos chesen from more than 5,000 pictures of the Soviet scene are incomparable, giving; the home; in the school; the rest- you glimpses of “what is going on” in one-sixth of the world. The foreword by Ernst Glaeser, the famous German writer, declares, “This book approaches the question! literate workers eagerly toiling over ef what is being done in the Soviet Union in a new way as a commentary on the serious works on the subject, which have already been issued . . « the Five ear Plan, the name of which has become a byword, and whose nature . . . has set the minds of men aflame far beyond the frontiers in its main outlines as a planned of the Soviet Union, is here set out process of economic and cultural cost.. At the conferences for the new} development.” scale in Feb., 1892 Frick claimed that the mill was operating at a loss and The book carries you from “a wood- land scene in Siberia,” from aKirghiz | Plan. and loaded with supplies; arms, and} ammunition. packed in goods boxes. It was intended that they should be| smuggled into the mill early in the) morning of July . Fortunately they were recognized while passing under- neath one of the Pittsburgh bridges and the warning news was tele-| graphed to the Advisory Committee. | At the locks three miles below Home- Stead they were held up for some time. As they approached Homestead | every whistle in town gave lusty ex- pression to the protest of the men. The, Pinkertons had a most foul re- putation as unprincipled thugs who! used any and every possible means to break strikes. Thousands of workers awaited them along the bank of the Monangahela armed with every con- ceivable weapon. Some ‘had even snatcheq fence staves on their way. When the Pinkertons saw the large numbers of men they immediately broke open the cases of rifles and am- munition. When they reached the landing the leader of the Pinkertons said he was sent out to guard the mill property by force if necessary. The striker’ said that before they would enter the town they would have to ‘trample over the dead bodies of 3,000 honest workingmen.” There were angry words and a fusilade of rifle and pistol shots were exchanged. Sev- eral men were killed and many wounded. After more firing on both! | sides the men retreated behind piles of steel and the Pinkerton men re- tired into their cabins, The Battle on the River The barges were made fast to the landing while the tow steamer, Little Bill took the dead and wounded away to the hospital. When the tow steamer tried to return it was fired upon by the men from the shore. They had obtained an old civil war “cannon which was loaded with scrap iron and fired at the steamer. One or two on the boat were killed and it was forced to return to Pittsburgh. The offen- sive was then directed upon the barges. The’ fire engine was dragged down to the river front and. several barrels of oil were ‘pumped onto the river above the barges in an attempt to set fire to them but the wind was blowing from the wrong direction. The cannons could not be aimed low steppe to Magnitostroi, the Donetz, Leningrad, Moscow and scores of widely varied but characteristic sec- tions of the Soviet Union. The photos, arranged .in story- telling order, are eloquent in descrip- tion of the workers’ and farmers’ land. : You see “with your own eyes” awakened and liberated peoples— ranging from the border wastes of Poland to the fisheties of Vladivostok. The Russian worker on the job; in house, the cport-field, the street and theater, are all presented here. Gas masked woman workers, pro- tected against breathing dust: newly the wall-newspaper; the Red Soldier taking his oath, “to learn my mili- tary duties conscientiously and to protect the welfare of the working- people from destruction and robbery as the apple of my eye”; these scenes are before you for the first time. A valuable book for all and parti- cularly for the hosts of partly literate, and illiterate workers, eager to know. The book closes with a short post- seript by A. Kurella, leading Soviet writer, who explains the Five Year ehough to reach the barges: so ‘sticks of dynamite were lighted and thrown onto the barges, When a hole was blown open the men would fire at the detectives who were revealed within. Constant rifle fire was exchanged between the workers and the Pinker- tons which finally resulted in the} death of three thugs and seven work- ers besides a large number :of wounded. Pinkertens Surrender About 5 p. m. the terrfied Pinker- tons hoisted a white flag for sur- render. The men susp2cted a trick but finally accepted their victory. The thugs were allowed to retain their} clothing but everything else on the barge fell into the hands of the steel workers. After removing all arms and ammunition the barges were set on fire and burned. The Pinkertons were marched up town where they were imprisoned in the skating rink. On the way the townspeople gave them @ little of the treatment which the Pinkertons _ had. given strikers in many past struggles. They. were kicked, spat upon and: hissed. Ten Days of Workers Contrel The Advisory, Committee was in complete control of the town from July 2 to July 12. They required all newspaper reporters to show a card issued by the union. Enemies of the workers were tried and forced to leave town unceremoniously. Excel- lent order prevailed among the men and no damage was done to the mill property except that incidental to the battle -with -the -Pinkertons. Dele- gates were sent to Harrisburg to put the workers point of view before the governor. When he heard of the plight of the Carnegie interests he commanded 10 entire divisions of the National Guard, consisting of 8,000 men, to proceed to Homestead on July 12.. The men at first thought they would be friendly. but were sorely mistaken for the guards came to enforce the interests of, the mill owners and-not these of the men. Within three days 100 scabs were| working in the mill and in two weeks nearly 1000 men, New Battles Loom From all over the world came pro- tests against the high-handed man- ner in which Carnegie and Frick at- tempted to deny the workers the right to organize. In Little Rock,‘ Carnegi¢ was burned in effigy. Nevertheless Frick had 8,000 trained soldiers to advance his interests and allow bes scabs to enter the mills. ; On July 31 a special church avis was held for the scabs and. strike- breakers at which Chaplain Adams of the 16th Regiment preached a sefnon on Saul of Tarsus while the’ sunlight glistened on his epaulets. : From 1892 until 1929. there was not one major labor struggle in the steel industry although the ted Association was theoretically ‘still ‘in existence. Their policy of class \col- laboration and réformist leadership as well as the explusion of the. mili. tants has resulted in the stagnation of the labor movement in the steel industry. | Conditions of mass ‘uném- ployment, wage cuts and speed up‘in the steel industry point towards, the necessity of organizing a strong Steel and Metal Workers Industvial Union. The rallying cry, “Defense of the Soviet Union” fs rallying. thou- sands and millions of workers. Why? Because the Soviet Union, is making every effort to maintain’ peace in the world. Read Litvinov’s speech at Geneva: Union Stands for Peace” (one cent). RET Ba aL ue Th: workers cf the world are. rallying to the Scottsboro boys, and demanding “They Shall’ Not’ D‘e.” ‘The fight against terror. is one of the basic demands of the Com-, munist Party election program. Read and spread ‘They Shall Not Die,” the story» of Beeteimcre: in pictures, 2 cents, alt Prepare for Big Steel Struggles even Recent Strikes Against Wage Cuts; An Indication of Developing Movement 50% Cut in Living Standard in ‘Past 8 Months; Metal Workers Prepare for: Convention By J. M. The steel and metal workers of this} country did not Jet. the las* wage-cut go by unchallenged. To date, at least seven important strikes in steel and light metal establishments have taken place against the wage-cut. These strikes for the most part were of spontaneous nature, a sudden unpre- | }iterally hundreds..of new members dication and’ ddvance guard of the mass strikes that are rapidly coming to 2a head, especially in steel. Tre excellentrdyances now being made bythe Metal Workers Industrial j League in the Mehoning Valley ter- jritory, especially the mills of the Republic Stee! poration, where Similar movenients are fast deve- nevertheless, these strikes are the in- | who were so difficult to approach less intense enery,"thdicate that the the N, ¥. State Athletic Commission. | The successes 6f the M.W.LL. in the manager and is the boss of one of| ctrugsles, azainst’the wage-cuts, part Commission becaus2, despite all his qin workers offidlals who this weelk | WSs ops and the MW1It,, anticipating this years ago by Governor Smith...” \+ne aristocrats tf the mil!s—the “rol- TitaPhetisnsl Sverkets: Athletic Meet, [VO el? build the new union, ‘Ave, Brooklyn, An. open-air sport|o™ thicugh the steel centers of Room 229, 80 E. 11th St. feces L., in its MORE OF ate OLYMPIC GAMES .The captain of the English team here for the games is none other than Lord Burghley. This baby was an active lieutenant of Oswald Mosely, the English aristocrat who formed a fascist party. Burghley’s specialty was to collect a group of pared revolt against the starvation | are being recruiied. weekly, where the conditions in the mills and shops, but | American high-skilled steel workers than a year ago are coming into the M.W.LL. and are’ carrying forward Labor Sports | the campaign forthe new union with = union is on the’é¥e of mass struggles WHOIS FARLEY? and mass growth.” A word about Farley, the head of Preparihy Yat Struggle. He has just been elected as head ot | Mahoning Val due to the fact the Democratic National Committee. | that the recr jis being made on Farley is. also Roosevelt's .compaign |the basis of p ion for immediate the largest building material supply | time work: for retief, and azainst the companies in: New York. There must) crooked manvevéting of the Amalga- be plenty of jack in the State Boxing| ,\.teq Accociatiin of Iron Steel and other “duties,” he has no intention | agreed to lower thé base rate for ton- of. giving up his Boxing Commission | ,.¢6 men in th s by 15 per cent. | Job. Says.‘ the’ N.Y. American this is an’ oven, and direct sell-out, “... Farley indicates that he is : move. started preparing for struggle in’ no haste to hand back an a? |reverel months it advance. Especially pointment: tendered to him elght (tne american Hich-ckilled, including : Jers” were finally Shorn of their illu- JULY 16TH AT ULMER PARK | cons rege “tHe A. AL and manv Por New York workers who want |iev_men” have come into the MWIL to compete in the eliminations for the there's. still time to-rush your entry | 1 in, The meet comes off Saturday, | sa reg Caliinet area of Chi- July i6, at Ulmer Park, foor of 25th |? Sh the Pittsburzh district and dance will wind up the evening. Med- | Obie, and. West. Vitpinia. als and cups will be presented at the|7h® revolt of the steel and metal dance. Entries. can be gotten at/ Workers is fast taking on forms of preparations for the national Conven- tion to be held in Pittsburgh August 18, 14 15, mist Incwéase in its activity, | strengthen its activity in the field of! the unemployed and part-time work-} ers and on. the besis of @ series of planned dally locat s struggles, come to the fore as the only union of the steel and metal workers, proving this in action against’ the’ bosses and their ‘| letic Meet in Chicago there will be a young thugs and try to bust up workers’ meetings in England. Is known as a vicious anti-Soviet, anti-labor parasite. . ee wage-slashing,: their fascist Cox movements, and their preparations to drive the working class into a new world imperialist. yar. With the standard of living of the steel workers lowered almost 50 per cent in the last. eight months through wage-cuts, speedeup and lay-offs, the jconditions of the young steel workers become even more deplorable. The constant, wage-cuts and part-time work have especially affected the lowest paid sections of workers in , LOON LAKE MEET, DETROIT For athletes going through Detroit to the International Workers’ Ath- special invitation meet at the Finnish Workers’, Camp, Loon Lake, Michi- gan. The-meet. will beheld on July 23 at the’ camp:and will be under the joint. auspices of . the Detroit “The ' Soviet | Counter-Olympic Committee and the Finnish Workers’ \ Federation. For entries write to C. Jay, 5969 14th St., Detroit, Mich. a ey TO MEMBERS OF A. F. OF L. UNIONS The A. F, of L, members should get behind the campaign for a boy- cott. of the Los. Angeles Olympic Games and for the holding of the International _ Workers’ Athletic Meet, July 28 and 30, in Chicago. Adopt resolutions in your local on | this. AUTOMOBILES WANTED! One more’ we have to ask all work- ers who have cars end wish to take a group of athletes to the Interna- tional Workers’ Athletic Meet in Chi- cago to come to the nearest Labor Sports“ Union~ofice and™ report.” Gas New York workers may come to Room 229, 80 and food taken care of. E.lith St... RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPEAKERS speakers have. serious re- 5 who recognize in Party of discipline and seis of us that ‘the Party speak- and agitators meet. their require- '—Distric Secretariat, District 2 Communist Party of U. S. A. REJECT PORTRAIT OF ' POLITICIAN BECAUSE ... BOSTON, July. 7—A portrait of | former, Governor Frank G. Allen, to be ‘hung in the state house, has been ‘| rejected” by’ the ‘Massachusetts Art Commission because the artist de- Piets the; politician with his hands in his pockets. The artist has agreed to take the hands out of the pock- ets, but Allén -objects. - S Why should. ithe... workers vote it in. the Elec- tion ‘Platform ‘of the Communist Party, one cent. the mills including the young steel workers. The widespread policy in the mills !s to give less work to the single men. In the Jones, and Laughlin Steel Corporation, for,example, there is talk now of laying-off all single men. This has already been carried out in the mills of Johnstown, Youngstown and others. ‘When unemployed the situation of the youth becorkes even worse. No relief of any. Kind is given out to single men by. the Steel Co's. or chare ity organizations. In the J. & L. Co. Nacagte some of she part-time workers stale groceriés from the company, Sinele men can’t, get even that. This situation is genera], throughout the steel industry, Fight of Youth, In the recent. months the young workers have shown their readiness to struggle against the wage-cutting starvation policy of the Steel Trust. In the several Small spontaneous strikes against the’ May 15 fifteen per cent wage cut, many young work- ers took active, part showing great militancy and fighting spirit. Out- standing among. these, is the strike of the 100 Columbia “Stamping Co. work- ers there the majority of the strikers as well as some.legders of the strike were young girls, After a bitter strug- gle with the company, under the leadership of the M.W.ILL., the fol- lowing demands were won: recogni- tion of the sttop'+tommittee, rein- statement of the nine girls fired pre- vious to the strike, the firing of the efficiency expeffiidnd’ a slight in- crease on plecg,work for the, dippers. ‘The Cox movement involvihg thou- sands of young stéel workers, is an- other proof of thesfact that the young workers are now looking for a out of starvation: Through de: of fake promises; Father Cox suc- ceeded in” ’reerttting these young workers into tHé’fascist Blue Shirts. Because: we.weteviiot fast enough in exposing the demagogy of Father Cox and because: our union did not active- ly, participate’ a@lead the struggle for the demands of the young unem- ployed and part-time steel workers we are now face to face with a grow- ing army of wNelftployed youth under the fascist leader8htp: of Father Cox. J Prepare-Gonvention, In preparing fo?’the National Con+ vention to estatii8h the Steel and Metal Workers “Phdustrial Union on August 13, 14 atid 1, our Union must pay particular tothe organization of young ‘steel workers, both employed and urfémployed. The young workers are reddy to fight against starvation. Our Ufifon must consciously organize and ledd this fight for the everyday demand8of the young workers,