The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 27, 1932, Page 2

erciiatoene gua _PAGE TWO Tag Days for Scottsboro F DEATH TERROR AND WAGE CUTS” ON WATERFRONT Unity a g & Trade Union Council Calls Special Meetin _NEW YORK.—A an named Saunder Line, lies in the hospit internal injuries. He die, as a resul the man-! speed and utter disregard of t 0! ‘afety of the men by the companies The representatives of the Interna-| tional Longshoremen’s Association | hg on a campaign of | he dock workers ‘ace Line trying to club them consent to the wage cut. Revolt Grows. e oremen of are in almost open revol cut, and intense dissa: st seaport in the largest in the world. The longshoremen’s agreement ex- pires Oct, 1, and the officials of the gtaft- and gangsterridden A, F. of L, organization on the waterfront; have already consented to a 10 cent! cut per hour on both straight and overtime. * Special Meeting Wednesday In view of the importance to the entire trade union movement of the impending struggle on the waterfront, the executive of the Trade Union Unity Council is calling a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:30. p.m., at Manhattan Lyceum, to which are invited all members of the xecutives and trade boards of the different unions and also the leading committee of the opposition groups, A Teport will be given on the situation on the waterfront, All unions are urged to get as large a representation trom their executive boards as pos- sible to be present at this very im- portant meeting. Credentials from the uhion must be presented at the door. untry, the second | “History of American Labor Movement” at the Workers School NEW YORK.—“The History of the American Labor Movement” will be one of the courses given at the Work- ers’ Schooi, which is now conducting registration of students. The course, to be given by Sender Garlin, of the Daily Worker staff, will be based largely on the question and discussion method. Visiting lec- turers, including Billi Dunne, Vern Smith and Anthony Bimba, will deal with specific aspects of the subject. The course will be a study of the immediate problems of the tasks of the new revolutionary labor move- ment in the light of the historical evolution of the American labor movement. It will contain a historic outline of the origin and develop- mént of trade unions, particularly of the A. F. of L. It will study the world war and its effects upon the American labor movement, the or- ation of the Trade Union Edu- nal League, and its development to the Trade Union Unity League, reeent developments in the working cless, the growth of fascism and ial-fascism in the labor movement, tie economic crisis, rationalization end the war danger. Misleaders of the Teachers’ Union Try to Expel Opposition NEW YORK.—Dr. Lfcowitz, So- cialist head of the Teachers’ Union, who works hand in hand with the corrupt Tammany machine, has asked the Superintendent of Schools to dismiss from the school system Isidoee Begun, one’ of the members of the Executive Board of the union. Begun is one of the 20 per cent of the union known as the Rank and File Committee which opposes the policies of the Lefkowitz~leadership and which advocates (1) organized mas saction of classroom teachers to Feplace the legislative lobbying in the present salary fight, (2) repeal of certain undemocratic procedures in the newly-revised constitution, (3) the active support by the Union of the thousands of unemployed teach- ers, To stem the growth of this minor- ity group, the Lefkowitz group is preparing for a mass expulsion of at least fiftagn leaders of the opposition, including such well-known figures as Scott Nearing, economist, Donald nderson, Columbia instructor and Begun. | What’s On— The Daily Worker, Morning Freiheit and Young Worker Bazaar will take place on October 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 at Madison Square Garden. Fraternal organizations and sympathizers are asked not to arrange any, affairs for these dates and help the Red press. ‘The Tom Mooney Brench of the 1LD will hold an open meeting at Union Square at| 8 pan. ‘A Sports meeting will be held at the| Union Workérs Center, 805 Prospect Ave., Bronx. All comrades interested in sports | arg seloomne. the Dramatic Section of the Harlem Pro- | pressive Youth Club will meet at 1538 Mad- | ison Ave., at 8:30. All comrades interested ar_einvited. The Vote Ford Club 1s ranning ® concert | and dace on Saturday, Act. Ist, at 304) Herkimer S8t., Brooklyn, N, Y. Admission free. WEDNESDAY The jen Negro Workers’ Club will have | an Entertainment and Dance at 143 West jacco-Vanzetti Branch of the ILD ite régular meeting, 8:30 p.m. at 92%, Tremont Ave., Bronx. CITY. ELECTION MEETINGS 14th $¢. and Ave. A, 7.80 p. m. Speakers; | Preston and Soha | LEG {ON LEADER THREA TENS PICKET UTS Che American Legion 4 mouth representat take euoh act warrant, ALLY WO. RKER; ‘N Ww im ORK . T ESD x ‘ighting F und, Sutanday, Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2 BY BOSS THREATS Disclaim Strike The ed YORK. the organiz: Amalgamation ank file and als of “Big 6” y while netices of the employ- apear in the shops announcing for sitting | ive: | “SERVICE FOR GOD AND COUNTRY" Here is proof that the American The boss Gentleman is a legionnare. conditions and are led by tte Furniture Workers Industrial Union. commander of the Legiog post writes of the picketing of Ge; Legion officers play a fascist role. His workers are striking for better The to the union, threatening it because lelman’s shop, and taking the usual employers’ point of view that such picketing is “disturbance and disorder.” Two More Locals Join Fight Against Wage- Cutting Zausner Gang Painters Conference Tonight Expects Repre-| sentatives From Many More Left Wing Calls for Repudiation of Agreement and New District Council NEW YORK.—Two more painters’ local unions, 261 and 905, have fol- lowed the lead of Local 499 and have declared against the Zausner-Ackerly Joint Council. They have endorsed the program of action worked out by delegates from eleven local unions at a meeting in Hunts Point Palace, Thursday, and have endorsed a new Force Landlord To Reduce Rent for Negro Workers BROOKLYN, N. Y.—On Saturday, at 79 Herzl Street, a landlord at- tempted to have a Negro family put out of the house because they de- manded a $2 reduction in rent. The Negro family here has been forced to pay higher rent for the same rooms than do the white workers, The Unemployed Council, led by Comrade Dolb, Communist candidate for Assembly in the 23rd District, or- ganized a meeting and demanded that the order to move be taken back, the rent for the Negroes reduced to the level of the white and all neces- sary repairing done. The white workers in the house showed their solidarity, ang at. the close of the meeting the landlord an- nounced her willingness to negotiate with a committee. All the demands were won, Call for Support to Nat'l Students League A call for the support of the Na- tional Students League has just been issued by prominent intellectuals and men of letters. “The new student movement,” says the statement, “has crystalized around the alert organization known as the National Student League. The League has affiliations now in more than 100 campuses. It has shown infecti- ous vitality; it has galvanized many inactive liberal clubs into new life and drawn them into its ranks. “The League organized the Ken- tucky expedition, its Columbia branch led the free speech fight, its groups at the city colleges led the fees fight. The League sent a delegate to the International Student Conference and the World Congress Against War, which took place at Amsterdam. The League publishes an excellent month- ly magazine, the Student Review. “So far the League has been sup- ported by the students themselves. But student purses are slim, and the rapid growth of the League and the manifold activities it has to carry on, have overwhelmed its resources. At the moment it needs money badly ir it is to consolidate the position it has won and realize its extraordinary promise. “So far the students have done all we older men and women off the campus could have expected and more. Let us now do our part.” (Signed) — Sherwood Anderson, Newton Arvin, Roger Baldwin, Mal- colm Cowley, H. W. L. Dana, Mark Van Doren, Theodore Dreiser, Max Eastman, Waldo Frank, Michael Gold, Oakley, Johnson, Corlis La- mont, Scott Nearing, Jon Dos Pas- sos. (Send all contributions to Nathan Solomon, treasurer of the National Student League, 13 West 17th St., N. Y. C.) VOTE COMMUNIST Against Imperialist War; for the defense of the Chinese people and of the Soviet Union, vt 4 conference to be held in the same Place today at 8 p.m, Meetings last night of other locals were expected to do likewise, Conference Program ‘The program adopted by the con- ference last week was for the mem- bership of all locals to: 1. Restrict the council delegates from participating in any way with the Ackerly-Zausner machine. 2, Conduct a referendum in the local unions to withdraw all power from Ackerly, 3. Arrange @ mass meeting and elect delegates to the conference today, Locals 261 and 905 at their regular meetings Friday refused to hear the minutes sent by Ackerly and also re jected the new wage cut) agreement. Both elected ‘delegations to the meeting today. Be Careful! ‘The left wing, which alone fought firmly against the wage cuts from the beginning, urges the membership to remember that many of the local union politicians were guilty of giving Ackerly power which he used to set up the notorious grater Zausner as dictator here, Some of Zausner’s friends who were double-crosseq by Ackerly are now in “opposition” to Zausner, but cannot be relied on to stay there. Be care- ful who your leaders are in this new fight that is developing. Nullify Agreement! The Rank and File, under the left wing leadership, must fight for the following: 1, Nullify and void the agreement made between the employers and Ackerly; 2, Abolish the alteration depart- ment; 3. One scale of wages for all paint- ers; 4, Reorganize the District Council; 5, Elect new delegates who are hon- est representatives of the rank and file; 6. Elect a new agreement commit- tee, which shall negotiate with the employers for a one-scale wage and conditions on the jobs; 7, All agreements must be ratified by the membership 2 a referendum vote before it is signdd. “GOLDEN MOUNTAINS” OPENS AT THE ACME THEATRE TODAY Maxim Gorky, the noted Russian writer, is responsible for the scenario of “Golden Mountains,” Soviet talkie, which will be shown at the Acme Theatre, 14th Street and Union Square, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Speaking to the workers of the Putilov machine shops, Gorky suggested that they write a motion Picture concerning the history ‘of their factory, In an amazingly short period, the story was ready, and it was declared so fine that Soyuskino immediately started production. Sergei Yutkevitch, young Soviet di- rector, produced “Golden Mountains.” The picture has an original music score composed by Dmitry Shostoko- vitch, Soviet Russia’s foremost musi- cian, “Golden Mountains,” which re- counts an actual incident in the Putilov factory in old Petrograd, has titles in English, — ‘ Stop the billion-dollar subsidies to the trusts and banks, Immediate unemployment insurance at the ex- pense of the government and em- jcen |of jobless | matter he abolition of priority and a wage cut from $1.35 to $1.12 and a half . 1, Abolition of pri- nm an international It means that the breaks w of the union. ity |foreman can hire and fire as they like, it establishes a kind of terror in the shops, it helps the union offi- to build a stronger machine. | ion of some of | e the number Instead of putting the workers on a strike basis, preparing for struggle, the officials of “Big 6” have sent a slavish, cringing letter to the em- ployers, assuring them that: “Those employers who fear a stoppage of their work without cause on their part can be reassured that no such jaction is contemplated by the union,” and begging that the wage scale go to “arbitration” as once agreed on and that International President Howard be asked first before priority is definitely abandoned. Howard is to be in New York to take up’ the during this week. Help Picket New York Merchandise Co.; Has Asked for Injunction NEW YORK.—The bosses of the New York Merchandize are’ terrorized by the strike of the workers of the “Ampex” department, are afraid that it will spread to the other depart- ments, and are trying to stop the spreading by applying for an injunc- tion. The strike was declared after the boss fired all the union men, who won a strike a month ago under the leadership of the Metal Workers In- dustrial Union. The strikers demand the reinstatement of all fired workers, a 20 per cent wage increase, recogni- tion of the shop committee, no forced overtime, and time and a half’ for those who are willing to work over- time. The Metal Workers Industrial Union is appealing to all workers to help in mass picketing, The shop is at 18 West 24th Street, 20 More Alteration Painters On Strike NEW YORK.—About 20 workers in two shops are on strike now under leadership of the Alteration Painters. They demand increase of wages, five day week, recognition of union and shop committee. The shops are: Wellworth Painting Co., 839 Bryant Ave., Brooklyn, and Mansion, 416 W. S|PRINTERS ROUSED But Offici ials Hurry to} | County. Forced Laber Mayor Mayor Hoan of Milwaukee, cam- paign manager of the Socialist Party, who has recently increased his clubbing of unemployed dem- onsfrating against forced labor. “SOCIALIST” HOAN LEADS IN TERROR) |Homes Raided, Arrest Many in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Sept. 26—The Mil- wauke section of the I. L, D, has issued the following account of the terror now raging in this “socialist” conroled town: “Relief is being cut. in Milwauke Both the old Pariy politi- cians and Socialistsare vying in their “economy” measures at the expense of the unemployed and part-time workes, “When, under the leadership of the Unemployed Council, thousands of workes gathered at a South Side re- lief station to win relief for starving families, the police clubbed the workers and jailed fourteen, Bail is refused upon every paltry excuse. Workers’ homes were raided in the night, and the women and %thildren knocked around by the police. This happened to the homes of Ben Fifer and Carl Lester, among others, Re- presentatives of the I, L, D. who went to the jail to see these workers, were fingerprinted anq mugged like criminals Known leaders of the unemployed are daily being picked off the streets and put through the Bu- reau of Identifcaion then released with no charges against them, every workes’ meetings, dozens of police, dicks and provocateurs are presnt. “When the Unemployed Council committees come with workers denied relief, they are subjected to intimi- dation and provocation upon an un- heard of scale. Attempts are being made to disfranchise workers on the relief list. Other workers are being shipped out of the city because they ask for relief, even though some of them have lived here for years. “At all of Hoan’s meetings during his present tour, he should be forced to answer why he is having the un- employed clubbed for demanding re- 179th St. lief.” At| |Needle Trades G.E.B. 159 ON STRIKE | AT MORAY MILLS |Kadison Mill: Workers Win Their Strike YORK.—One hundred ai s of the Moray Knitting , 41 King Streét, Brooklyn, went out on sirike yesterday for a shorter vork week, wage increase and against ny of the stri are young | workers and have been working way Past the 49-hour week. All came out {on call of the shop committee the Needle Trades Workers Indus: Union, 100 per cent, The bosses came to the strike imegting with police but were chased cut by the angered workers. The knitgcods department of the ‘ial union calls upon workers icket line to support y morning at 7 a.m. ‘The strike hall 1 is located at 99 Wilson Avenue, : |. Workers of the Kadison Knitting |Mills, 586 Hendrix Street, Brooklyn, after a long struggle won the follow- ing demands: 1, Recognition of the shop commit- tee and the industrial union, 2. No discharges. 3. Forty-four “hour week without recuction of pay, The shop worked 49 hours previously, > To Meet in Boston to Prepare Convention NEW YORK.—Sunday and Mon- day, Oct: 9 and 10, the final sessions of the General Executive Board of the Needle Trades Workers Industrial Unicn will be held in Boston, Mass. The G.E.B, will take up the final preparations and the arrangements for the third national convention and will review all the resolutions sub- mitted to them. The convention will be held on Oct. 14 at the New Star Casino, New York, and will continue to the 18th. The national bureau has decided thhat on the second day of the convention, after the general re- ports are given, trad conferences will be held. All communications, appeals, pro- posals should be forwarded immedi- ately to the National Office of the NTWIU, 131 W. 28th St., N. Y. Y. C. L. Scottsboro Mass Demonstration in Harlem, Oct. 5th NEW YORK.—The Young Commu- nist League of New York is calling a mass demonstration of young work- ers, both Negra and white, for the release of the Scottsboro boys, The demonstration will be held on Oct, 5 at 6:30 p.m. at 120th Street and Lenox Avenue. “The Neggo Reds of Chicago,” by Michael Gold, begins in the Daily Worker on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Be sure to order iyour copy in advance! DAILY WORKER MORNING FREIHEIT YOUNG WORKER one place Five Day Demonstration for the RED PRESS in Madison Square Garden BAZAAR Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday Largest selnetinn of merchandise ever concentrated i in LIVELY PROLETARIAN PROGRAM AND DANCING EVERY NIGHT “Contirades, « only TWO WEEKS are left to the opening of the KAZAAR. Your Press appeals to you to spare no energy of yours in these last few days to help us make the Bazaar a tremendous success. ployers. Bazaar Headquavters, 50 E. 13th St. Forming 113th Street Block Committee As Result of Evicticn NEW YORK.—Over 100 workers re- sponded to the call of the Lower Harlem Unemployed Council and put back the furniture of an unemployed work2r who was evicted from 17 E. 113th St. Saturday. The landlord procured the help of the police and took the furniture out for the second time. The workers came back and put the furniture in the house again. An open air’mzeting was held under the auspices of the Unemployed Council Committee. Yesterday the landlord took the furniture out again with the help of the police. It is understood that the cops have been trying to terrorize the evicted work- er. As a result of the struggle, over 40 workers attended a meeting called by the council at its headquarters and 2 provisional committee was elected to organize the 133th Street Block Committee, Local 38 Meets Today: Ge and Elect Rank and File Strike Leaders! NEW YORK.—Officials of Local 28, ladies tailors and dressmakers, of the International Ladies Garment Wor! ers, have called a mass meting for 3 pm. today at the Rard School, suoposedly for mobilization for a strike. Actually, the members of this union are beginning to realize, th> mass meeting is to try to get their consent tor and fool thom into, a fake strike Id by the same officials who sold out the 1930 strilkc. There is no doub; that stri gle is needed to improve cond'tions in this trade. The workers should go to this meting today at 3 p. m., and vote against the ~present lead- ership They should elect a broad rank and file strike committe2, for @ united front strugsle cf all in the trade for better condi VOTE COMMUNIST defense of the Chinese people and of the Soviet Union. Against Imperialist War; for the | ($5,000 MUST BE RAISED AT ONCE To Save Lives of Nine Innocent Negro Boys NEW YORK.—A statement yester- day by Fred Biedenkapp, in charge of the International Labor Defense special campaign for $5,000 for the Scottsboro defense points out that in spite of the most rigid economy there ig now only $50 on hand. The whole $5.000 must be raised by Oct. 8 for the Scottsboro case comes before the Supreme Court on Oct. 10. “Where one worker could collect $10 in former days, now, because of the industrial o , it takes ten workers to collect this sum. This means that in the tag days here Oct. 1 and 2, we must have ten times as many workers with collection boxes as we had during the national tag days.” Unemployed Council Ferees Payment of Rent in Eviction with three its rooms at 4 Brooklyn, My erated on revently, and is only seven wee'ss out of the hospi rnable to work. His wife is also v fainting For four weeks there hod been no gas in the house, end | the oniy mear 3 1 end coll '3 to hep tr to osher heus In presen of which The Worker's ACME THEA | seat Mth STREET & UNION SQUARE Annie aon oe + TS ting “Golzen was suggested commemorat: sary of the ierory activitiey ol the gen’ MAXI GORKI Starting Friday: Talkie “SNIPER TRE Midnite Show Sat. ‘GOON A-GOONA’ is utterly new and interesting” 3 ard Dix in “HELL’S HIGHWAY” Daily to 2 P. M. 5e—11 P. M. to close 55e C OUNSELOR-AT-LAW with BY PAUL MUNI ELMER RICE PLYMOUTH THEA. W. 43th. LA, Eves. 8:30. Mats. Thurs. & Sat, THE STORK IS DEAD A New Farce by Hans Hattoit” Adapted by Freterie & Fanny Hatton PRICES: NIGHTS, 50c to $2.60 MATS. WED. & SAT., 50c to $2.00 48TH ST. TdEATRE, East of Broadway Eves. 840. Mats. Wed. and Sat., 2:30 Intern’) Workers Order DENTAL DEPARTMENT 80 FIFTH AVENUE Lith FLOOR AU Work Done Under Persons! Care of PR. JOSEPHSON MANHATTAR OPTICAL CO. EYES EXAMINED OPT) White Gold Frames._._.$1. Shell Frames 122 HESTER STREET | (near Chrystie St.) Tel: Orchrrd 4-0230 COHEN’S CUT RATE OPTICIANS Eyes Examined by Registered Op- lometrists—White Gold Fiames $1.50—Shel Frames £1.00 117 ORCHARD ST., Near Detancey Classified APARTMENT TO LET—Six rooms, newly renovated. Suitable dentist, doctor ot private family. location. Fine corner 1181 58th St., Brooklyn, Garment Distvict Good Food Served Right Farragut Cafeteria 526 Seventh Ay., at © Bronx Field s Cafeteria 3824 THIRD AVE., BROD (Near Claremont Parkway) Comradely Atmosphere. Proictarian Prices | ATLE .TION COMRADES! ! Health Center Cafeteria WORKERS CENTER 50 EAST Lith STRULT }{ Patronize the Health Center Cxteteria and help the Revolutionary Movement BEST FOOD REASONABLE PRICES pce Sr ee geen aren aera i marae. se somererti eAT AT THE ROYAL CAFETERIA 827 BROADWAY Between I9th & 12th Stay Royal Dishes for the Preietariat OUR WORKERS MEMSERS OF F.W.1.U; ——————— International Barber Shop 181 AVE. C, COR. E. 11TH ST. Open to Downtown Comrades and Friends Waireutting for Ten, Women and Children MONROE, N. Lodging: $1 per CAMP WOCOLONA Y. ERIE RR. day,-$4 per week ALL INCOME TO THE DAILY WORKER \! "4 ae