The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 2, 1933, Page 2

Vvage Two Left Wing Wins Local Nine Election; Second Largest in I.L.G.W.U. Workers Defeat Both Lovestoneites and the “Forward” Gang; Elect All Officials New Officers Ran on Program of United Front Struggle for Better Conditions and Wages NEW YORK.—The Left Wing in Local 9, cloak finishers, the second largest local in the International Ladies Garment Workers, threw out the old officials and won all 1cal offices in the election just ended here. The Left Wing candidate for manager, Cooper, was elected, so was the Lett Wing candidate for chairman, Lauder. The Left Wing candidates for the three offices of business agent were elected, and although as this was written, the ballots for executive board members were still being counted, it was already assured that v4 Left Wing candidates are elec- The elected candidates ran on an open militant program, for struggle for improved conditions and wages in the trade, for workers’ control of the union, for unity with all workers in opén shops or in the Industrial Un-} ion in the struggle. Beat Both Cliques The campaign was very spirited Opposed to the workers’ candidates were two cliques. One bination of the Lovestor anarchists. The other and out “Forwards” was the out (socialist) clique. But the election of the Left Wing candidates was not due to a split in| the right wing forces. The majority for the Left Wing was greater than the votes of the two cliques put to- gether. This is the second big LL.G.W.U. local to swing overt to a policy of militancy and control by the rank} and file. ‘Two weeks ago, the full left wing | titket was elected in Local 1, cloak- maker operators. [300 FURNITURE. _ WORKERS STRIKE Fight Fourth Wage Cut in Single Year HOBOKEN, N. J., Dec. 31—Three | hundred furniture workers are on | strike in Hoboken, at Ferguson Bros. | Novelty Furniture Co. The strike is |100 per cent solid | when they got, in addition to |Per cent wage cut, the fourth this | Year, also a cut to five days a week | with proportionate reduction in pay. The strike started yesterday. To- |day the strikers held a mass meet+ ing, with nearly all present, and heard organizers of the Furniture | Workers Industrial Union. The or- |ganizers called for united struggle, and rank and file control of the strike and united front of all in the | shop. The strikers, although Musteite | spokesmen had come into their meet- jing, accepted the proposals of the NAT'L MARCHERS | REACH DENVER |Refused to Do Forced | Labor in Topeka DENVER, Colo., Dec. 31—The Na- | tional Hunger Marchers of Columns |2 and 3, from California and towns | between here and there, arrived in| Denver in two sections. As a big mass meeting and greeting had been prepared for the delegates in Denver on Dec. 22, a special group | was made up in Kansas City on Dec. 20, of the Denver truck, the Southern | Colorado truck, and the Buick from Oakland. These three machines car- ried 34 delegates, and drove on thru, | collecting gas arid oil at most of the} |towns on the way, from the city au-| | thorities. They got into Salina, Kansas at {10:30 P. M., and found the A. {hall open. ‘Those in charge tele- | phoned them, “Go ahead, make your- selves at home,” They arrived in Denver in good time and ‘were well taken care of by the workers there, | From Denver the Oakland, Cal., | delegates went to Salt Lake City. The | Southern Colorado and Southern Cal- lifornia delegates went to Pueblo, where it is planned for the Calffornia delegation to beat freights the rest of j the way home. i} Resist Forced Labor | The second detachment left Kan- All walked out|sas City, with two cars from San| a ten | Francisco and one from San Diego. | |They had a lot of car trouble, and |were held up in Topeka making re- | pairs. | The city authorities tried to grab | them and put them to work on the | municipal wood pile, but they flatly | refused to do any forced labor. All members of this party were near | physical exhaustion, and sick from lack of rest, food, and from exposure | enforced on them by police during | their thousands of miles of traveling. |The police finally gave them meal | tickets to the Provident Association. At Ellsworth, wnere they demanded |iood from the Red Cross, they were The winning of the office of these | Furniture Workers Union. They elec- | kicked out. Finally they collected $2 two largest locals of the IL.G.W.U./teq a strike committee of 15, on| Worth of groceries from the city au- | is a victory for the workers of the greatest importance, and w give strength to the continued drive to- wards a united front of all needle trades workers in the struggles loom- ing before them. Labor Sports Program in New York on Jan. 14 NEW YORK.—Six years of labor sports in the United States will be eblebrated January i4th at the Fin-| nish Progressive Hail, 15 West 126th Street, with a giant athletic porgram and affair. Featuring the program will be the well-known Kaytee tum- blets, wrestling, bar work, dance groups, drills, and music, besides a dance which will make up the even- ing’s entertainment. SOVIET FILM “MEN AND JOBS” OPENS SUNDAY AT CAMEO “Phe latest Soviet sound film, “Men and Jobs” which opens at the Cameo Theatre on Sunday, relates the ex- periences of an American engineer in charge of construction of a sec- tion of the giant power plant, Dnie- prostroi. The socialist competition between the Russian shock brigader and the American gives the spectator an excellent ‘ypportunity to grasp the psychology of the Soviet mind and the influence of the 5-Year Plan on the people. Heports from Moscow and Berlin idicate that in the new Soviet film, © Soyuskino studios have made their long awaited contribution to ‘he technique of the sound film. The ner Tageblatt in its review, “The Russians remain pioneers ‘Fhis film wiil no s the cinema. cubt attract a great deal of atten- ion in Germany, especially on the art of the scenario writers and the niotien picture directors.” ‘The “Tempo,” another Berlin news- paper, writes: “The rythmic con- struction of a film, which the Rus- sians have mastered to perfection in their silent films, is here, too, achiev- 24 by the aid of sound in a manner worthy of imitation.” - Workers Calendar ORE to reach 1S on Chicago: ae to ‘Jose Hernandez an; DANCE? Bpasiah Orchestre, saturday vn. 7, 1088, p.am., at 1815 West Divi- ‘Bk. Bed ‘Auspices YOL Unit 10. by Dr. John Haynes Holmes of ‘amunity Church, N. ¥. ©. on “Soviet ts the Future of our World” Fri- eaten é pm, at $9 E. Van Buren Auspiees: F. 8. U. Admission 35 cents. SAOMUSETTS Boston Axinte on “The Last Convention of the A.) of L.” at New International Fall, Roxhry, Sunday morning, Jan. 1, at 1! a.m. Arranged by John Reed Br. 28, 1.W.0. Minnesota © Minneapolis TR date for the Daily Workers Enter- thinmnt and Dance has deen changed to Saturry night, Jan. Tth, at the Mumbeld Hall (517 Glenwood Ayve., orth. 55.6 OHIO % Cleveland Bencort Party for David Gordon, ©. P. , Agit-prop and Director Workers’ | will be held at 920 E. 70th St., off ““Sflair, on Monday, Jan. 2, at 8 pm. Wited, HE a are on “Women of Two Worlds,” by rams gt Workers’ School Forum, on sNgvan. 1, at 7 pm. at 1245 Prospect gear e aie Fe HARD TIME DANCE given by 6 units of P. to help finance new place for 3 at 8126 Holton Ave. Adm. 100. 6 cents, Date: Jan. 7th. eres by David Gordon, Director School, on “The Second Hunger ‘and Its Achievements, Friday night ) oth at 8 p.m., at First Evangelical i enornnl ° Drive and Arlington Ave. PENNSYLVANIA tention all Phil 1a Working-clase omizations! The Lal Defender Com- ib Stic, together with the LUD. are ar- reaping 4 Concert and Dance on a city- wide scale, for Priday evening, Jan. 13 at Savoy Plat $35 N. Brosd St., and or- ganitations are asked for full support and co-operation, Keep that date open! ° \ Working-class organiaations! Please keep \the date of Jan. 14 for Liebknecht Memorial Meeting at Manor Bail, ““* Girerd Ave. | | which the Furniture Workers Indus- | trial Union organizer is a fraternal | member. | Hoboken is a town of considerable | police terror. Distribution of leaflets has many times been interfered with by the police. Already the author- jities are raising the cry of “Outside Agitators.” But the furniture worker strikers are determined to win. The strikers are now. trying to draw the foremen and chauffeurs into a sympathy strike. | thorities. Outside of town a poor |farmer donated wood and water, and | they cooked and ate. | At Cheyenne Mills, Colo., they |reached the city hall at 5:50 p. m., and found it open, warm, and no one jabout. They took it. over for the jnight, and moved on in the morn- ing at 7:30 a. m., before any city of- ficials had showed up. This group spent Christmas Day in Denver, repairing their cars, and be- ing well taken care of by local work- ers. | “BEAN GANG” STRIKES Fight Forced Labor in Great. Falls | a ete | GREAT FALLS, Mont., Dec., 31— The “Bean Gang” workers have struck, They have been doing forced labor for groceries, mostly beans. 250 workers, Unemployed Council led the members of the ‘Bean Gang quitting and joining in, to the Court house to demand a Christmas dinnet and $2 advanced to all unemployed for the holidays. The commissioners were thought- fully absent, but the following mor- ning a committee of ten found the commissioners meeting and presented the Christmas demands. The com- missioners answered that ail relief matters were placed in the hands of the chamber of commerce. They said that if it wasn’t for the big-hearted- ness of the Anaconda Copper Mines | the jobless would all starve to death. | Prove Themselves Liars But in answer to questions they | shoved over | the city was, and one of these papers | was evidently an accident, for it | proved that the commissioners were lying when they said they did not have jurisdiction over the relief funds and funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The document was signéd by governor Ericson. The result of this interview was a| continuation of the strike on the! “Bean Gang.” Picketing is going on, | and two pickets were arrested, but | released When a demonstration took | place before the county jail. ‘The unemployed Council is growing | rapidly and a Women’s Council has | been organized. British Plunder of Persia Exposed in Ultimatum Reply LONDON, Dec., 31—In its reply to the Etvitish ultimatum of December 3, in connection with the cancellation of the Anglo-Persian oil concession, the Persian government presented a series of charges against the Anglo- Persian Company which is dominated by British interests, ‘The reply includes in part charges when the company made “enormous profits” from the sale of Persian oil to the allied navies. | That the company concealed its | profits by ma‘sing grants to subsidi- aries and charzing these to expense. ‘The Persian government at the same [time, challanged the entire conces- sion on the grounds that it was ob- tained under conditions “tantamount to duress.” Further charges involved the dis- missal of 20,000 Persian laborers by |the Company, and truculent violation | of Persian laws and the terms of the concession. Two Charges Against Sam Weinstein Are Dismissed at Hearing NEW YORK.—Two charges placed against Sam Weinstein during the iMuskin Mfg. Co. strike came up Friday in the Bridge Plaza Court. One charge was malicious mischief and the other was disorderly con- duct. This second charge was not only placed against Sam Weinstein but also against six other workers. Both cases were dismissed for “lack of evidence.” ‘These two cases demonstrate what should be done in the manslaughter frame-up of Sam Weinstein that will come up in court on Thursday, Jan- uary 5. Workers are urged to read and popularize the pamphlet describ- ing the case, which can be obtained at the District I. L. D. office, 799 Broadway, Room 338. Send telegrams of protest, denoun- cing this frame-up and demanding the immediate and unconditional re- 1 of this innocent worker, to ‘les B. McLaughlin, District At- mipy, Bergen Bldg., Bronx, N. Y. ( to the effect that the company itself | invalidated the concession . by failing | to pay royalties during the world war | PROVES GEORGIA GOVERNOR A LIAR Chain Gang Victim Exposes Horrors CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Carl M. Clayton, telegraph operator living in this city, related the horrors he went through while serving four months on a Georgia chain gang. In the spring of 1929 Clayton was | arrested in Jacksonville, Fla., on the charge of being an escaped convict from Coffee County, Ga. “I was surprised, to be sure,” relates Clay- ton, “but knowing that I was inno- cent and it would be easier for me to go to Georgia and establish my innocence than to fight extradition, I agreed to go to Coffee Cotunty, “To my amazement, when T got there I was identified as one John H. Theus, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. Of- |fleials brought forth trusties to tes- tify that T was John Theus who had served four years on the gang and then escaped.” Clayton further relates how he finally succeeded in making contact with friends in spite of interference by the officials who knew him to be innocent. These friends finally se- cured his release, When he heard that the Georgia governor denied the charges of Rob- ert Burns against the state's chain- Bang system, Clayton decided to re- late his own experiences and the horrors he went through, Frequently a prisoner was held by two burly trustees while he was pum- meled in the face or clubbed over the head, Clayton said. Py “At the slightest infraction of the rules,” he related, “a man was or- dered out and thrashed or beaten, or he was ordered to the shovel gang, where he must keep swinging rhythmically and in unison with bigger and stronger men,” The bulk of the shovel gang is composed of Negro prisoners, who are subjected to the worst treatment. “The sanitation in the Coffee County camy was sickening, and the prisoners were compelled to sleep in their clothes and chains for weeks, to the unemployed a! About a week before Christmas, the | bunch of papers to show how broke | DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY PHILADELPHIA, — Sixty-five del- egates, representing various workers’ | organizations, attended a conference, held here at Girard Manor Hall, 806 Girard Ave., and formed plans for increasing the circulation and influ- ence of the Daily Worker in this city. H. M. Wicks, of the editorial staff of the “Daily,” was the chief speaker. He pointed out the role of the Daily Worker and the tasks that must be tackled if the paper is to be built if Li) fis: Mh MW) LID) DAILY BUILDER Phila. to Concentrate on the Waterfront in Building ‘Daily’ Z. 1938 into a powerful mass organ. This | was followed by spirited discussion, in which a number of workers par- ticipated. A committee of 15 was elected and it was decided to concentrate on the waterfront in spreading the Daily} Worker. Serious efforts will alo be made t© popularize the “Daily” in the shops and factories, and commit- tees will be set up in the mass or- | ganizations. CHICAGO.—The_ninth anniversary | of the Daily Worker will be celebrated by thousands of Chicago workers on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at a concert and dance in the People’s Auditorium, 2457 W. Chicago Ave. The chief speaker will be John Wil- liamson, organizational secretary of the Communist Party. Speeches of greetings will also be made by repre- ROCKFORD, Ill.—The workers of this city will rally Sunday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 pm., in Viking Hall, Sixth Ave., and Seventh St., at the celebra- tion of the ninth anniversary of the Minneapolis Celeb 4 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—The ninth | anniversary of our Daily Worker will be appropriately celebrated in Minne- apolis on Jan, 7 in Glenwood Hall, 1317 Glenwood Ave. The evening’s program will consist of an orches- tral concert, a program of speeches 10 Per Cent Wage Cut Rammed Thru For School Workers of Westfield WESTFIELD, N. J—A ten per cent deduction on sehool workers’ sal- | aries in the Town of Westfield, New CHICAGO WORKERS T0 RALLY AT 9th ‘DAILY’ ANNIVERSARY AFFAIR JAN. 7 “Daily” Affair in Rockford, Ill., Jan. 8th sentatives of mass organizations. An elaborate program is being ar- rangéd including the Freiheit Sing- ing Chorus, the Ukrainian String Or- chestra, the Artes Ballet, the Blue Blouses, chalk talks, the Slovenian Men’s Singing Ghorus and other numbers by organizations affiliated to the Midwest Workers Cultural Fed- eration. Admission is 26 cents in ad- vance, 35 cents at the door. Daily Worker. Speakers will point out the role of the “Daily” and a good entertainment program has been. arranged. Admission will be 15 cents. ration January 7th amd songs, followed by a dance. The mass organizations in the city and the Communist Party units have pledged their support to make this celebra- tion a big affair in recognition of the valuable service rendered to the working class by the Daily Worker. Jersey, is the final resuli of a “study” | |Demonstrate Over the |see that there was hereafter, one DEMAND JOBLESS HAVE DOCTORS Death of Four SIOUX CITY, Ia., Dec. 31—Work- ers from all parts of the city came down on the meeting of the county commissionérs last week and protest- ed the lack of medical care for un- employed workers here. Within the last month, Maud Hannon, and four other jobless workers have died with- out even one visit from a doctor. There is only one city physician available for the city and environs, ‘The demonstration at the commis- sioner’s office -lasted for two hours, and became very militant. Speakers directly charged the city and county wuthorities with responsibility for these deaths. Get Promise Finally the authorities promised to doctor available in Stoux City proper and also one each for Morningside, Leed, and Riverside. The workers left, saying that they had been lied to before by the au- thorities, and would watch to cee if this promise is kept. Delegates from Sioux City on the National Hunger March were given a welcotne home banquet and enter- tainment at the Workers Center here Dec. 27, and made their report to an enthusiastic crowd. Landlord Tries to : Evict Militant Worker to Evade Repairs NEW YORK.—A direct blow at the right of workers to organize for relief or for the imprevement of housing conditions, was delivered by the Tammany city government when William Urban of 606 E. 13th St. was given & dispossess notice and ordered by the landlord and the court to move out because he had been active on the E. 13th St. Block Committee. Another reason for the landlord's action was that Urban was begin- ning to be active among the tenants in the house at 606 E. 13th St., point- ing out to them that by organized action they could force the landlord to make improvements that were badly needed. The fire escapes had been so neglected that they were dangerous, and the water pipes were rusty. The landlord took out the dispossess notice against Urban ih an attempt to break up any move- ment to have these repairs made. The clerk of the court signed the notice at once, at the landlord's re- Hold Mass Protests in Chicago Against Pogroms in Poland CHICAGO, Ill.—Two large meetings are being arranged by the Chicago Teor, an association for the coloniza- tion of Jews in the Soviet Union, to protest against the Jewish pograms in Poland. These meetings will take place on Wednesday evening, Jan. 4, at Herzl Community Center, 1335 N. | California Ave., and Sunday evening Jan. 8, at Temple Judea 1227 Inde- pendence B'lv’d. ‘These meetings are indorsed by the Provisional committee to Protect the Jews of Poland Against Pogroms, consisting of Jewish unions, aid so- cieties, The International Workers Order, clubs and women’s counsels. The Polish pogroms against the Jews took plece beginning Nov., 7th in Lemberg, in Vilna, Warsaw and Chenstachow, where 399 Jews were BOY IS INNC Proves Negro Lg Frame-Up Vietim NEW YORK.—Further facts haye | been brought to Wght by the tional Labor ‘ense provi clusively that Edward Griffin, 17-year old Negro boy who is faced with be- ing railroaded to the electric chair, is absolutely innocent of the charge. Griffin's mother, when interviewed by an TI. L. D. representative at the boy's home, 183 McKibben St., Brook- lyn, stated that at the time the mur- der of Benjamin Selati, of 202 Varet St., Brooklyn, took place, Griffin was attending the wake of his aunt, who had just died. Griffin's mother Ts reported wounded. | stated she had four witnesses to According to the last cable of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency the Jew- ish Deputy Club of the Polish Parlia- ment openly accused the Polish gov- ernment of instigating the pogtoms and of helping the Polish hooligans and students. “FIGHTING SIXTH” WINS $30 RETURN Aids Worker to Get Fee from Shark NEW YORK.—The return of $30 is the latest victory to the credit of the Sixth Avenue Job Agency Griev- ance Committee, 58 W. 38th St. Tred Kress, of 667 232nd St., paid $45 to the job shark, Reilly Brothers, 1153 6th Ave., for a job as superin- at 78 West 182nd St. He worked on that job for six weéks, and then was fired by the boss because the fireman was drunk.» Fred Kress then returned to the job shark and demanded the money he had paid as a fee and which was legally his. The boss threw him out of the office, and he came for aid to the Job Ageney Grievance Commit- tee, . A delegation was sent up to the job shark by the committee, and the boss, after adopting a threatening attitude, was forced by the workers’ militancy to come across with $80. workers of the block, who have long known Urban as a fighter in their interests, see in this eviction attempt a blow at the rights of every worker, and plans are already being made quest, in spite of the fact that Urban was ready to pay the rent. Many (By a Worker Correspondent) CHICAGO, Dec., 31—Clara Osby is running for Alderman in the twen- tieth Ward, on the Communist ticket, against a republican. The workers chose her to run on the workers ticket because she is a mili- tant fighter for the working class. for a struggle when the landlord tries to throw Urban’s furniture out, SUPPORT CLARA OSBY! Running for Alderman on C.P. Ticket: She was on the Communist Party ticket on Nov. 8th, in the Pifth Can- gressional District, and is the kind of alderman the workers want. She went to the relief station and de- manded bread for the workers; so we want every worker to yote for her in the 20th ward on Feb. 25th. tendent at a salary of $75 a month, | | March Delegate Finds! Influenza, Preumonia Center Full of Tear Cases Increase; Many Gas, Protest Meet On Die From Exposure RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 1—The retum of the delegates of the Na-| NEW YORK, Dec. 31—Now cases of influenza and pneumonia and the of the financial situation of Public School Budgets. This “study” was start- ed in May, 1932, by the local Board ef Edueation and reported to the school workers of the system as follows: oe On Sept. 19 it was announced that no deductions in the Public School Employees’ salary would be called | for in school year 1932-33; that the | school workers were told that the recession of the “depression” would commence the first week on Novem- ber and that its effect would reach the country at large in January 1933. On Dec. 20, 1932, all employees of the school system were ordered to a meeting where they were told that in the State of New Jersey school workers’ salaries in many towns had been cut; teachers’ loads had been increased, in many cases beyond a | point of possible efficiency; 20 per cent of school warrants for salaries in the State were being exchanged for clothes, food, etc. instead of cash; and that in many towns in New Jer- sey wages had not been paid since February, 1932. The authorities then asked the employees to “contribute” 10 per cent of their salary for 1983-34 to the | town, | In return for this “contribution” the Board of Education promised to answer the Association of Boards of Education questionaires regarding the status of the Tenure of Office Act favorably. ‘When several workers arose to ask questions, they were told that the meeting had been adjourned. Dur- ing the course of the next half hour some 25 persons asked ‘what pro- portion of the 30 to 40 per cent of delinquent taxes was due from cor- porations; as chain stores, real estate | firms, banks and insurance compa- nies who have taken over large numbers of homes. Whether the Board will live up to Fruit Racketeer Gyps Unemployed Man NEW YORK—A worker, Sam Sei- denberg, went to John Rich Produce Co., 196 Reade Street and purchased some fruit to peddle. The fruit was condemned by the health inspectors and he brought the receipt to. Rieh who refused to redeem it. This is happening to a large number of workers who try to eke out a few cents in this manner and appareatly jis a racket of the health inspectays and the merchants. before being given an opportunity to bathe.” Many men were constantly ill with dysentery, but the only cure offered was “pills and oil.” its promise and support the Tenure | ef Office Act remains to be seen. I suggest that, before Jan. 10, 1933, when the state legislature convenes, parents and friends in New Jersey should exhort teachers and others to unite in sending demands that the Tenure of Office Act remain a law, to state representatives and senators and Governor Moore, as well as to local Boards of Education. —A Worker. BACKS REPORTS OF CHAIN GANGS Half Has Never Been) Told, Says Worker (By & Worker Correspondent.) Just now, the newspapers are tell- ing us that this man Burns has ex- aggerated his story of the Georgia ehain-gangs, and that conditions are not near 60 bad as théy have been painted. But, if you or any one else, believe that Burns or any other es- caped convict has exaggerated con- ditions, then you just disguise yourself as an able-bodied worker, and come on down, ‘You will not need to go far wrong to get yourself a few months or a few years on some of the gangs, and then in Just about three days after the iron shackles have been rivetted on your legs, you will decide that the half has never been told, All of the counties do not have chain-gangs, and the counties that havo no gangs, usually hire their prisoners out of the counties which do have gangs. Last week, I was over in one of the counties which has no chain-gang, I was talking to one of the arresting officers of the county and the conversation drifted to the hard times. This officer at once show- ed himself to be alive to the situation, “It's hell, I tell you, it’s hell.” “A few years ago I could get twelve dollars a month from the chain-gangs for every tramp, every good-for- nigger and every petty thief that I ‘nothing | cause, the letter’ tional Hunger March has put new life, into the Unemployed Council work here. Joe Williams of St. Louis | who had become separated from his | delegation spent several days here, and through his reports and those of tha two Richinond delegates, the March became a reality to the work- ers here. Since that time the Un- employed Council has been taking in new members at every meeting, and great enthusiasm is being shown. An amusing thing happened in connection with Williams’ visit. He requested a man whom he met to direct him to the Unemployed Coun- cil, and was sent to the County Court House. He remarked that the workers must have taken this town. That is not quite the truth, but at any rate he found plenty of members of the Unemployed Council in the céurt house, and they were not keep- ing still either. At that time the Workers’ Center was so full of tear gas, contributed by Night Captain Houseman of the Richmond police force, that the court house was deemed the best place to hold a pro- test mass meeting. ‘The workers in the Weyne County | Labor Association, of which Mayor Harris boasts he is a member, are beginning to see how they have been fooled and are turning to the Unem- ployed Council as the only organiza- tion which really fights for them. After the grocery orders ar> re- placed next week by 4 basket the Unemployed Council will grow still faster. Disabled Vet Denied Job on Fake Excuses NEW YORK—Plain violation of the Civil Service law by Tammany graft- ers, in order to reserve jobs for their henchmen only, is revealed in a letter sent to Athenaces Deliapostolo by the Civil Service C ion. Deliapos- tolo had applied for a job as a stone cutter, on the c! that he was a disabled veteran and was by law en- titled to preference for the job, The letter ariswering him stated that his claim was disapproved be- id, “you were not @ U. 8, citizen “when you enlisted, and you are npt a veteran of the State of New Yor! oners as a gift. If I pick them we have can not afford a feed them Tell Sou, can 5 ls you, it’s hell, and it's getting worse all the time.” Next tine I write, I will tll you about some of the boys that I have met. who have done time on the gang, resulting mortality continue to mount at an alarming rate. While the city continues to lay off nurses and other hospital employees, reducing at the same time appropriations for med- ical service, hundreds of homeless and unemployed fall victims to these deadly diseases, due to exposure, hunger and lack of medical care. For the week ending Dec. 24, 565 new cases of pneumonia and 220 deaths have been reported by the Health Commssicner of New York. ‘The number of pneumonia cases is 171 grenter than the week before. During the same period there were 177 new cases of influenza, an in- crease of 132 over the preceding week. During the first 3 and a half day period of this week, 256 new cases haye been reported, represent- 6, at 8 p. m. at the heit Singing Socie.., bers of workers, will compositions by th» of the CONCERT 2457 West Philadelphia NINTH “DAILY” ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION JANUARY 6, 1933 The Ninth Anniversary of the Daily Worker will be celebrated in Philadelphia on Friday eve, January Hans Eisler, will be on the program. CHICAGO ‘TH ANNIVERSARY DAILY WORKER “ate PEOPLES’ AUDITORIUM prove that the boy was present thru- out the wake, which lasted all night. Mr. Griffin also declared to the I. L. D. representative that her boy Edward was always a good and obedi- lent boy, and had never given her | trouble, He was unemployed, she | said, but he was always anxious to | work, if hé could get a job, to help | support her, The time set for the next step in the bosses’ attempt to frame up this innocent boy, is next Wednesday at 10 am., at the Homicide Court at | 35 Sneider Ave., Brooklyn. All work- | ers are urged to be present and show | their solidarity with this latest vic- tim of capitalist oppression. U.S. WORKER IS GVEN CHANCE ON STAGE IN U. 8... Workers Crowd Soviet Theatres MOSCOW, U.SS.R—In Ameri¢a T had wanted to go on the stage. I ‘was never given the chance, because are is not for the masses in capitalist countries. After working hard for nine hours a day I uséd to run to the studio and dance for two hours. Tired after a day's boring work, and hungry, the lesson was more pain than pleasure. This privilege cost me two dollars each lesson. When I arrived in the Soviet Un- ion I was very mych impresed with the conditions in the theatres. Workers hete do not content them- selves with a moving picture show once a week, as they do in America (as that is all that most of them can afford). The workers here crowd see and hear educational every day. The Soviet worker has a degire to see and learn because his body is not overtired to enjoy what he sees. I was so inspired by all that I hae seen that I decided to remain and work here. 7 laieaie I consider myself a very for I was aécepted by a pk theatre—Moscow’s ballet for tique arts under the direction ote na Bistrenina. The boys and girls in the group work here not because they do other things, but because love their work and they put up with many difficulties for the sake of it. se For instance, on the 15th of Sep- | tember there bhi see spell. in | Kharkov. We in @ summer theatre, and froze. But the audience | did not notice it. Our spirits were | not freezing because of the feeling | that although it was very cold in the theatre, still it was filled to capacity with appreciative workers and their children. We feel that we have to give the best that is in us. They, too are giving their best and most. It's a wonderful feeling to be work- ing for the benefit of other workers and not for parasites. I am in the Soviet’ Union only months, yet I see now that it take a great deal to drive me out, These hardships such as waiting for @ trolley car, waiting for a stamp, waiting for food in lines will be cor= rected. They must be. Efficiency. will be learned gradually. All the kinks will straighten out. “Nicheyo.” —Sylvia B. Hoffman, ing an enormous increase. Deaths from influenza for the week ending Dec. 24 totaled 29, an increase of 15 over the preceding week. Girard Manor Hall. The Frei- several youth branches of the be held at 806 Girard Avenue, I. W. O. and a new working class chorus, renderi German proletarian com) and DANCE Chicago Ave. euse to deny Joh lo shown by the SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1933 dost that ll Pimne HS Program of Many Features and by the further fact that Principal Speaker: JOHN WILLIAMSON fe. regen oi ae on Ausp. Dist. 8 DAILY WORKER COM: sident in New for 20 years, 3 -_ n a"