The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 25, 1933, Page 2

_PAGE TWO FRANKLIN SHOE WORKERS SMASH FAKE UNION LIES} Strike Is Not Over ; Workers Repudiate the ‘Boot and Shoe’ | By H. GLANLZOW {Member of the Strike Committee at the Franklin Shoe Co.) NEW YORK.—For the last two] and a half years the workers of the | Franklin Shoe Co. suffered discharges | after another, | the t four months it became unbearable. One-flifth of the | crew was thrown cut and on top of | all two wage cuts were given. When | We appealed to Mr. MacMarow, the | Geheral “Or of Boston and | Mr. Danne nizer” of the | ‘Or the g New York local “0” of the Boot and Shoe Wi s Union (AFL) to} which the bosses forced us to be-| long, we w received with one an- swer, “We. have an agreement for jobs only and not with workers. If | you don’t like it you don’t have to work; we will s cther workers to take your place.’ Last week the workers of the | Franklin Shoe Co. were faced with a | new wage-cut, the third in four| months, and here the open scabbing | and betrayal of the Boot and Shoe | was exposed to us. Mr. Danner and | the bosses, knowing there are some | Militant workers who will not allow & sell-out, decided to throw these workers out of the shop. When the shop chairman, instructed by the | crew, told Danner, Boot and Shoe | agent, that the crew would not ac- @ept any wage-cuts or discharges, he replied, “I will send the boss whom- ‘ever he wants and if necessary an entire new crew.” The chairman told Danner to call a meeting and tell this to the crew; Danner flatly re- fused. On Jan. 18 we were all standing around the shop and we the bosses leave the shop. We decided | to trace them and followed them to the headquarters of the Boot and Shoe Union. The bosses together| with Danner and his utenant, Ben Kaplan, locked themselves up on the | top floor unaware that we had traced | them. The crew could not be con-| trolled any longer and we broke into the-office and ke up the deal. | Datitier, the betrayer, escaped down | the back st and the angry work- | ers said th they would gi skunk Danner w betray selling Shouting “Down with the Boot and | Shoe Union, the Bi Union,” the | workers went to the and Le ther Workers Industrial Union an declared a strike under its leader- ship. “The Caroline Shoe Co. wor ers (formerly the Franklin) are y eting the shop determined to win | their just demands: no wage reduc- | control over the Bosses’ le us in the t! other shops where the Boot and Shoe Union rules by making the tatement that the crew of the forn Franklin Shoe Co. want to compromise and accept a reduction to get rid of the Boot and Shoe Union. We, the workers of the Caroline | Shoe Co. (formerly the Franklin | Shoe’Co.) repudiate this vicious lie. | We ask our press to make it known to all the wo that we fight against wage-cuts, arges andj} against the scab organization that | calls itself the Boot and Shoe Union, which betrays the workers for the benefit of the bosses and s WHAT'S ON- WEDNESDAY (Manhattan) MEETING of N. ¥. Branch of Workers’ Esperanto Association every Wednesday nite at 8 p.m. at Hungarian Workers Home, 350) ¥. Bist St., room 5. All interested are wel-| come. | HUGS MASS MEETING called by Rou- mantan Co:nmittee affiliated to Downtown Unemployed Councils of N. Y. tonight at 8 pm. at 108 E. {4th St., room 202. All Roumanian workers unemployed and em-/ floyed urged to attend. (Bronx) MEMBERSHIP MEETING of ple Friends of Sovict on at Ambas-| ee Third Ave. | sador Hall, Clairmont Parkway, at 8 ee tonight. Discussion on ‘‘Culture| in Soviet Union.” OPEN FORUM of Tremont Workers 2076 Clinton Ave., tonight at 8:30 p.m. invited. : ING and discussion at Sacco-Van-| gettt Branch ILD tonight at 8 p.m. at 792| ‘Tremont Ave LECTURE by A._ Bulski, worker delegate to Soviet Union on ditions of Workers in Soviet Union” t hight, at 8 p.m. at Polish National Home, 07 Cortland St., Bronx. All workers in-| vited. | REPORT of delegate just returned from Boviet Union tonight at Prospect Workers enter, 1157 Southern Bivd LECTURE by Pr. B. Liber tonight at the} Union Workers Club, 801 Prospect Ave. | Bubject: “Disease and the Class Struggle.” | Admission 10 cents tn Social Systems tonight at 8 ‘fat Concourse Workers Club, 1349 Jer- Ave. Club, | All Polish metal ‘Con ‘ (Brooklyn) _ MEETING and discussion tonight at the Scottsboro ILD Branch 261, Schenectady Ave., on the Dies Bill IN BOX at Flatbush Workers Club, 1207 Kings Highway, tonight at 8 p.m. FORUM of Shoe Workers Indus- trial jon tonight at "8 p.m. at 1109 45th St., © Park. All shoe workers of Boro! Park and Bensonhurst invited | G SECTION of Bath Beach Work-| ers Club meets tonight at 8 p. m. at 1618] 86tIr St. All welcome to join < rer ate THORSDAY E: TION of sculpture-painting and} drawing expressing social viewpoint in art at Jehn Reed Clu 450 Sixth Ave. be- git key innthg Thursday, Jan. 26th until Peb. 16th, open week days: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.| ys: 2 to 10 p.m. LE YE by Richard Moore at regular education meeting of Office Workers Union, Labof Temple, 242 East 14th St., Thursday, Jan. 26th at 8 p. m. Subject: “Workers i in Present Crisis.” ie by A. G. Morris, District Org. 26th at Williamsburg ursday, , 297 South Sth St., Brooklyn, Sub- ct: “Sino-Japanese War and the Soviet nion.”” Auspices Williamsburg Br, FSU, re : : SATURDAY greeting Sam Brown, militant worker jailed for demanding relief will be held Saturday, Jan. 28th pm. at 650 Lonox Ave. Auspices | 4, Communist Party. AL BALL of Followers of the Trail fer Manor, dith St. and Third Ave, ‘NEGRO ON TRIAL: | Guild Theatre. The Anderson opus, | whi DAILY WORKER, NEW YOR Teche Expose, Discomfit Sidney Hook and Overstreet By M. B. SCHNAPPER. i j |ers they are dishonest, Yet you are NEW YORK.—With a holier-than-| the most conspicuous example of dis- thou attitude, Professor Overstreet,| honesty in the entire teaching pro- head of the City College department! fession! When Oakley Johnson was of philosophy, called the teaching! dismissed from City College this sem- profession all sorts of naughty names.) ester you kept your mouth shut like Oh, he was so frank, he even hor-|a clam. Did you speak out in behalf rified two old ladées who had come| of intellectual honesty then? No, of all the way from Westchester to at-| course not! Only the other day 22 tend the Teachers Forum symposium ; students were suspended from your on the teachers role in bringing about | college for having dared to tell the| the new social order. Yes, the good| truth. But you remained unconcern- | professor minced no words. Teachers|ed. Yet you have nerve enough to} are dishonest. Teachers are intellec-| tell us what intellectual honesty is!” tual cowards. Teachers are overgrown Poor Defense bad boys and girls, The professor] Overstreet’s face was dark with em- made sure, of course, that he said|parrassment. He seemed to look} all this without really offending any-| about him for an exit through which | one in particular. His generalizations| he could escape. He stood there, were safe enough to invite even the|raging. The audience expected him approval of the Board of Higher) to defend himself. He tried to. He Seincaticn: ih aes he was S| hemmed and hawed. He was caught. charming as he could be. When ‘he finished, an indignant Bookie thes hescee teacher in the audience arose: “Pro-| Professor Sidney Hook, he of New fessor Overstreet, you tell the teach-| York University who took it upon se himself to revise Marx to his dear heart's content, decided he w "t go- ing to let a fellow teacher (and in- tellectual fakir) be maligned. Mat- ters were getting too hot. Next thing someone might pick on him! Hook took a dramatic opportunity. He suddenly jumped up and asked the audience if it wished to hear the Speakers exposed. The audience Repulsed Thug Attack; | Case i) Court Today | thundered its approval in no uncer- | | tain way. Hook's face fell. He had| NEW YORK—A strugele against | fallen into a trap of his own making. | white chauvinism will be waged by |Now he was in for it. | the New York District, International} Another teacher in the audience) Labor Defense, in its defense of Louis} Wo had the floor proceeded to ex-| Norman, unemployed Negro marine | Post the Great Professor Hook. What worker, who was arrested Monday | had he ever done besides talk and| morning on the waterfront when he | revise Marx? Nothing at all. He| objected to being called a “nigger | talked about the worker with beau- bastard” by a white truck driver, | tiful phrases, but when a worker told hiarkeds Brown: him a few things he didn’t like to When Norman objected to the in-| hear, Hook demanded that the work- sult, Brown threatened to slug him|er had no right in speaking at a with a crank handle then punched | teachers meeting. him in the face. While the Negro| By the time the meeting had end-| worker defended himself a marine/|ed. the teachers knew well enough! detective arrested him on a charge| what was their role in bringing about of felonfous assault. the new social order. It was up to! Brown failed to appear in court | them to shatter the illusions of those | against Norman on Tuesday, and the| who are deceived by the Hooks and | court hearing was postponed until| Overstreets. It was up to them to or-! this morning. It will be held in the | ganize themsel to work hand in 2nd District Magistrate’s Court at| hand with the workers, to fight for | 10th Street and 6th Avenue. | their demands. iba | Louis Norman, a marine fireman, pelea eta has vite id thre hild: i . re Baltimore, ‘whom he has been un-| Right Wing Framing-| ‘Up on Unemployed ‘Pocket Bock Workers NEW YORK.—The Pocket Boofl Workers U: @ general membership meeting Thursday right after work at Stuy- vesant High School, 15 Street, near Third Avenue. r from the unicn to all| rmen states that only mem-| % 1932 books and adiust- | nent cards will be admitted. Instruc- | jons are given in this letter to stop| | all working without these books | | and adjustment slips. The letter ‘ |“By disciplining our members we will| make good union me: The question ce ig at the | meeting is lower dues. The secretary ;of the right wing “Fraternal Club” has sent out from the union office The cast is not announced as yet. | Some 400 letters to members to come. nother Theatre Guild production| It is very evident that an organized will be “American Madness,” by | movement is on the way to “make a George O'Neil, which will be the| Job on” the members who have been| SELF DEFENSE able to support because of a long period of unemployment. Stage and Screen | International ion will hold i THEATRE GUILD TO PRESENT ANDERSON’S “BOTH YOUR HOUSES.” Latest news from the Theatre Guild is the announcement of Max-| well Anderson’s new play “Both Your | Houses,” which will be placed in re: hearsal this week as the next produc. tion to follow “Biography,” the Behr- man comedy now current at the th deals with politics and the legislative side of the government in Washington, will have an out-of- town tryout of one or two weeks be- fore coming to the Guild Theatre. fourth subscription play of this sea- son. The play deals with several gen- erations of a New England family, and is described as a cycle of three one-act plays. Philip Muller will stage much unemployed and can not keep | up their dues, | | The Rank and File Committee in| | the union calls all pocket book work. jers to come to the meeting and fight | Clark and McCullough in a new co- | Mouse cartoon; “The Yacht Party, | Fo: | (The Captain of Koepenick), a Ger- | traction at the Europa Theatre. Max} | niversary of Lenin's death. the Acme | Theatre, 14th Street and Union Sc..| me | man’s World.” the latest film released | this production. |for lower dues and for no suspension The Trans-Lux Newsreel Theatre | Of the unemployed for not paying short features this week include | @ues. medy, “The Icemen’s Ball,” a Micke: a musical screen comedy and news- | reel items from Universal, Paramount, and Pathe. Hauptman LABOR UNION MEETINGS | | | current at- | s von Koepenick” man screen satire is the HOUSE WRECKERS Independent Housewreckers Union invites all housewreckers to its regular meeting Jan, 26 at 8 pm. at 122 Second Ave, Adalbert, Kaethe Haack, Max Guel- | stroff and Herman Vallentin head the cast. | PICTURES OF LENIN’S FUNERAL | ON SAME PROGR*M WITH “WOMANS’ WORLD” In commeration of the ninth an- CARPENTERS | Independent Carpenters Union calls all store fixture carpenters and shop workers to a meeting cn unemployment and relief, Jan, 25 at 8 p.m. JEWELRY WORKERS Workers Industrial Union open ing for all employed or unemployed in industry, Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Temple 14th St. and Second Ave. | | | Jewelry is presenting as an anded feature | the complete authentic motion pictures |‘ of Lenin’s funeral and mass demon- stretion. This is being shown in con- nection with the American Premiere presentation of the Soviet film “Wo-| BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKERS Building Maintenance Workers Union gen- | eral Membership meeting open to unorgan- ‘zed workers also, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. at 15 West 126th St. DRESSMAKERS | Dress cutters meet Wednesday night right | Jatter work at 140 West 36th St. for in- stallation of officers. Irving Potash, speak- er. from the Soviet Union. “Woman’s World” vreents in a arsvbic grin- nine wav the statis of woman in the U.S. S. R., esr -ciallv in her the farm and her village ac ers OFFICE WORKERS Office workers Union invites office work- ers to an educational meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at 242 West 14th St., Richard Moore will speak on. ‘Workers’ Defense in the Present Crisis.”” * FIRST TIME "N AMERICA: CON- CERT AT CHAMRER MINSIC RY SAVITT TINTAN COMPnseRS, GIVEN RY FINE QUARTETTE The League of Comnosers Quart- * POCKETBOOK WORKERS ette, one of the finest in the world will give Saturday, January 28 at @29 p.m. at the New School. 68 West Rank and File Committee of Pocket Book Workers Union urges ail pocketbook workers to come to the union general membership Dally Wesker Edis meeting Thursday right after work in Stuy- vesant High School, 15th St. near First Ave, Question of lower dues will come up, gee a 12th treet, a concert of Soviet Union music. The first selection is Miaskowskv's Onus 33 No, 2 for String Quartette. Miackowsky, now teaching in U. S. S. R. is one of the older school of musicians. The other selections, two numbers, are by Mossolov, the youngest of the N.T.W.LU. PRESSERS Pressers of the Industrial Union meet to- night right after work at 131 West 28th St. NEEDLE TRADES FORUM Open forums at 2 p.m. today at 131 West 28th St. and at 140 West 36th St. CALL JOBLESS T0 DEMONSTRATE Protest Lay-Offs at Foltis-Fisher NEW YORK.—Members of all Un- employed Councils are called upon by the Unemployed Councils of Greater New York through their or- ganzer, Sam Weissman, to deman- strate with the Food Workers In- dustrial Union and Food Workers Unemployed Council at the ofices of | the Foltis-Fischer Co, at 530 West 27 Street, on Thursday, January 26 at 12 noon, in protest against the firing of workers in their 104th St. store. The demonstration is also against all the lay-offs this company is now putting over and the dis- crimination system against Union members. The demonstration has already been endorsed by the workers in the various stores of the chain and by the Needle Trades Industrial Union, The Needle Trades Unemployed Council, the Spartacus Club and many other workers’ organizations. The Foltis-Fischer stores are carry- ing on a wide-spread wage cutting campaign, Workeis already slaving for $15 and $18 a week are being transfered to other stores at $10 and $12 a week at longer hours. Sin US CORRECTION.-—Yesterday’s Dai- ly Worker referred to the “Shoe Workers Industrial Union Unem- ployed Council.” The correct name is | “Shoe Workers Uenmployed Council.” STONE MASONS OUST OFFICIAL |Had Stolen Election Defied Membership NEW YORK.—Around 200 mem- bers of Stone Masons Local 78, en- raged oyer the treacherous and strong arm methods of the officialdom, oust- ed business agent Matzolo and made provisions for a regular election which will reflect the will of the rank and file, Matzolo is openly accused by the members of stealing the election from the rank and file member, V. Morvil- lo. when the voting took place last December. The action of the mem- i bership was precipitated by a brutal | attack against Morvillo by the gang- ster Matzolo and his son. The aroused membership, which but a few days before staged a dem- onstration before a Rockefeller job over Matzolo’s refusal to carry out the decision for equal division of work, lost no time in ousting this of- ficial. Local 78 now appeals to all brick- layers locals with which they affil- iated, to support the action of the membership and defend the elections scheduled from possible interference by the International officials. Thugs Attack on Painter Members Machine’s Revenge for Mock Trial Exposure NEW YORK.—Seven members of painters Local 261 at 210 East 104th St., fell victims to a brutal attack by gangsters who, the members declare, carried out the orders of the District Council Secretary, Shapiro, The attack occurred around mid- night, Friday, the thugs biding their time until after the meeting had ad- journed. Then, without warning, the | doors were blocked by two of the | gangsters, and the vice-presidents’ stand was hurled straight into the face of A. Latker, called by the of- ficial machine a “left winger.” But the attack was not confined to members singled out as left wing- ers alone. Rank and file workers who became indignant at the out- rageous display of strong-arm meth- ods and came to the aid of the vic- tims, fared no better. This led to the beating of member Goldman and even of H. Markel who is regarded as a pronounced opponent of the left- wing. Meck-Trial Revenge I, Sacks, who suffered a fractured left hand and injuries over the head, recently acted as a witness in the ex- posures of the officials of District Council 9 before some 500 painters at the mock tria? held at Irving Plaza, The attack Friday was obviously an act of revenge flowing directly from the trial where the officialdom of the Council failed to defend itself against the charges and were hooted out of the hall. * The attack is, at the same time, part of the effort to intimidate the} membership now fighting against the expulsion of Weinstock and’ other rank and file leaders within the union. The four others injured as a re- sult of the attack are, Sam Rosenthal, N. Mazursky and B. Yagman. Rosen- thal was practically buried under the chairs hurled at him by the gang- sters. He lost a tooth and suffered injuries all over the body. Soviet composers. He is only 27 now, and he was only 20 when he wrote the music. Sergei Radamskv, tenor, appearing here for the last time before leaving for the Soviet Union, will sing six Russian songs and six more folk songs, then will sing Proletarian songs from the cycle “Ca-ira” by Bela Reinitz. ON THE APARTMENTS CULTURAL Saturday, Jan. 28th. Our camp open all year—Prekskill 2079, CONCERT-DANCE Saturday, Ja hat 569 Prospect Ave. Bronx. Joint affair of Bection 6, C. P, and Bronx Hungarian Work- ers Club. Splendid program. Admission in advance 35 cents. At door 40 cents, ANNOUNCEMENT LECTURE by Robert Dunn, Director La- bor Reserrch Association, Sunday, Feb. 26 at 8:30 p.m. at Workers Cooperative Colony ; Anditorium, 2800 Bronx Park East, Subject: “United States Imperialism in South and SEVERAL GOOD APARTMENTS Take Advantage of WorkersCooperative Cclony 2700-2800 BRONX PARK EAST (OPPOSITE BRONX PARK) has now REDUCED THE RENT Kindergarden; Classes for Adults and Children; Library; Gymnasium; Clubs and Other Privileges NO INVESTMENTS REQUIRED AND SINGLE ROOMS ACTIVITIES & SINGLE ROOMS AVAILABLE Central America" . Lecington Avenue train to White # a.m, to ® pm. 9 am, to5 pm. W am, to % p.m, the Opportunity. ‘Office open daily | * Plains Road. Stop at Allerton Avenue | Fricay & Saturday WANTED Station, Tel, Hstabrook 8-1400—1401! Sunday ACTIVE comrade in Party look! for a o ae Bee J. Ri, car at very reesonehle price, K, WEDNESDAY, z UARY 25, 1 ‘National Comnittee| | |Unemployed Councils i Needs Technical Aid || NEW YORK.—Volunteers for | | | seh technical help as typing, ete., | are urgently needed at the office |of the National Committee of the Unemployed Councils, 799 Broad- | way, Room 436. 6 BROWNSVILLE CASES DROPPED Workers Pack Court in Protest NEW YORK.—The six unemployed workers who were arrested and black. jacked last Wednesday while walking from the Unemployed Council hea quarters at 1964 Atlantic Ave., Brool lyn, towards the demonstration which was held at the Christopher and Bel- mont St. Home Relief Bureau, and held on a charge of disorderly con- duct had their case dismissed terday. The case, which was ably defended by Attorneys Tauber and Hauptman of the New York Section of the ILD, | 1 yes- | borne, a capitalist publisher and also | against a special session of the legis- 933 A.F.L. Chiefs Are Capitalists’ Tool AgainstUnemployed | (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) | publican speaker of the Assembly and} John Sullivan. (It is seen here that when action is believed necessary against the workers, the Democratic and Republican spokesmen of Wall} Street forget about Party lines and} work in perfect harmony). | The A.F.L. leader attended as a member of the State Temporary Re- jief Administration. With Sullivan, were Harry L. Hopkins, chairman of the relief body, and Charles A. Os- a membe: | s an Provided Argument | At th meeting, the politicians} fortified themselves with arguments lature. The chief alibi to smash the demands of the workers was provided by the A.F.L. leader, assisted by his two associates. The next day Roose- velt announced that following out the recommendations of the Sullivan group, he would take no action for relief. Sullivan, it developed, opposed a} Clubs and Women’s Councils Lauch Into |Anti-War Activities NEW YORK.—The English Work- ers’ Clubs and Womens’ Unemployed Councils will plan their anti-war activity at their executive meetings tonight. Through their central bodies they will take up the part they are to play in the Anti-War Campaign, and set quotas for the collection of signatures greeting the Latin American Anti- ‘War Congress, which will be held in Montevideo, on February 28, 1933. These greeting signature lists will be given out to representatives of all the clubs and councils with detailed instructions for the formation of Anti-War Committees and broaden- ing the Anti-War Campaign in the territories. The DAILY WORKER carries, to- day, a reproduction of the same sig- nature list. They ask all other workers’ or- ganizations, as well as individuals, to use this list for the collection of sig- natures from workers, their shops, and their organizations. Additional lists can be secured from the ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE, Room 536, 799 Broadway, New York City. ‘Demonstrate Feb. { March On Wall St. Against The War (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) after grabbing Manchuria, has begun another military offensive, proceed- ing with the Tanaka Memorandum pla: first Manchuria, then China, | Siberia, the rest of the Soviet Union. , The Japanese motorship Katsuragi left Hopewell, Va., on Jan. 18 with a cargo of nitrate of soda, to be used in manufacture of munitions. ‘The United States Navy has been in the Pacific for over a year and new naval manoeuvers on an enormous scale are being prepared on the Pacific Coast, with an eye to the situation in the Far East. With one hand, United States companies sell muni- tions’ material to Japan, with the other, the United States Government threatens to turn its own guns on Japan, 30,000 Killed and Wounded “In the war between Bolivia and Paraguay in South America, thirty thousand people have either been killed or wounded in the past six months. Colombia and Peru are rapidly approaching war in the Leti- | | i was a perfect example of how the | jesislative s (ae ae of workers at a trial | the voters were soon to ballot on a} which involves their rights will affect | ¢30,000,000 reli n 000, lef bond issue. The | the decision. The court was pioked | wrap “| treachery of his act was unwittingly | with sympathizers who showed their | exposed in a statement by one of resentment when Judge Fowler re-| sutlivan’s own feliow-flunkeys of the marked about “the grievances that | bankers. | these people think they have.” After | W. W. Pettit, Executive Director of | | | this sh i ve! | NE Volos. ier are navies lowered the State Relief Administration, had | |ffont rows found it altrioult; to hear | Sth tig cui be eeded deoteed | im. Droid * a | oth lief purposes. Clearly then, Sullivan 1€ one policeman who took the | knew that the $30,000,000 he talked} | Stand was evidently only an appren-| about was just one-fifth of the sum| | tice in the fine art of fabrication and | needed to prevent widespread starva- ssion on the grounds that introduced testimony that even the | judge had to throw out. j | The case was dropped. When the | | defendants left the room almost the {entire court rose as a body and left | with them. | RECOGNITION OF USSR, BROADCAST Army Officer Tells of Movement in Favor NEW YORK.—Colonel Lewis Lan- | | des, U. S. A. Reserves, speaking over | WCDA in its “International Hour” | Sunday night, argued for recognition of the Soviet Union on the grounds that it would immediately stimulate trade and “put 1,000,000 men to work here.” He stated that it was “ | prising” in these days when “ reign trade is practically at a | still,” that European countries are allowed largely through U. S. state department policy, to get all the Rus sian trade. Landes stated that thé argument | against recognition of Russia is based on “Russian repudiation of | | debts,” | As a matter of fact, the Soviet alone of all nations. has scrupulously | paid all debts contracted, but Landes | made his main argument the fact | Sue to which Sullivan referred, only | $15,000,000 thus far has been made | of the | Company, tion (even at the conservative estim- ates of his own auditor), Furthermore, of the $30,000,000 is-| available for relief. In the final an alysis, the A.F.L, leader had plotted | to cut down many times the act-/} ual amount required for relief of the) jobless and the hungry of New York} State. | With more than 3,000,000 jobless in the State and millions more fac- ing starvation, Sullivan stands in- dicted as having perpetrated one of | the blackest crimes against the work- ers in the history of the class strug- | gles in America. Sullivan's betrayal of the distressed millions paved the way for another conference—this time a conference to cut wages and fire workers through- out the State. On December 1, 1932, Lehman, then Acting-Governor, call- ed a meeting at the dictation of the bankers to inaugurate a “retrench- ment” program. Those present in- cluded Winthrop W. Aldrich, Presi- dent of the Chase National Bank, and Chaties E. Mitchell, Chairman National City Bank. These represented’ a _ syndicate allied with J. P. Morgan and Also in attendance were | Acting-Mayor Joseph V. McKee and Comptroller Charles W. Berry. Relief Inssue Barred The following day it was announced that “an extraordinary session” of the legislature would be convened on bankers BAZAAR TO RAISE DEFENSE FUNDS LL.D. Preparing Big Affair for Feb. 22-26 | NEW YORK.—A powerful drive to raise funds for defending workers ar- rested in their struggles against capitalist oppression will be waged by the New York District, Interna- | tional Labor Defense, in the form of | a giant “Defense Bazaar” at the cia region on the Amazon River. “The governments of Brazil, Ecua- dor and Argentina have sent troops to their frontiers—ready—for what? The entire continent of South Amer- ica is faced with the immediate dan- ger of being involved in war. “The whole world today is a pow- der barrel that may explode at any point, any time, and particularly in these two immediate danger areas. The existent and threatening wars are definitely driving towards world war, a part of the world rivalry of the United States and Great Britain for world supremacy, a part of the Manhattan Lyceum, 66 East 4th St., on February 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26th. Funds raised at the bazaar will be used to help free the Scottsboro Bays and other class-war prisoners, includ- ing Tom Mooney, Sam Weinstein, facing a frame-up charge of man- slaughter because of his fight for better conditions in the furniture trade, Sam Brown, the workers rail- roaded to prison for organizing the tobacco workers in Tampa, Florida, as well as the numerous other work- ers imprisoned by the bosses during demonstrations and rent-strikes. A varied program of entertainment has been arranged for the bazaar, in- cluding motion pictures, music by the Russian Chorus, Ukranian String Or- chestra, revolutionary songs by Jack Shoffran, songs by James Phillips, of the Grace Moore Dubarry Com- pany now playing at the George M. Cohan Theatre on Broadway, dances by the New Dance Group. A meeting of all delegates elected by their organizations to work for this bazaar wil be held in Room 338, 799 Broadway this Thursday, Feb- ruary 26 at 8 o'clock. All delegates are urged to attend this meeting. Mass and fraternal organizations which have not already elected their bazaar delegates are asked to do so immediately in time to enable them to attend the Thursday night meet- ing. Sheepshead Bay growing preparations for attack on the Soviet Union. “On the basis of the Amsterdam Manifesto, the American Committee for Struggle Against War calls on workers, farmers and intellectuals— on the workers of hand and brain— to support and participate in the movement against the present and imminent wars. We call upon the masses, the only real power existing in the tragic disorder of our times, to enter into this scene of disorder in closed and disciplined ranks and to raise their powerful voice. “The American Committee for Struggle Against War appeals to all sincere opponents of war, and par- ticularly to the toiling masses, to unite in the struggle against war, in the protest against the imperialist wars now raging, to stop the ship- ment of munitions to the war areas! Demonstrate Feb. 4. “We call the workers of hand and brain in New York City to rally to an Anti-War Demonstration to be held Saturday, Feb. 4, at twelve noon, This demonstration will protest against the role of American impe- rialists in the Far East and in Latin America, against the invasion of China by Japanese imperialists, and against the native governments in the warring countries of South Am- erica. “The demonstration will assemble at twelve noon on Wall Street, be- tween South and Front Streets, and that repudiation of debts by other | December 9th to deal with the “fin- countries does not result in U. S. | ancial’ status of New York City and severing diplomatic relations with | them, | | Col. Landes reported that among | | the prominent Americans favoring | recognition were Major General Wm. S. Graves, retired, commander of the A. E. F. in Russia during the World | War, Senator J. T. Robinson, Major- | ity leader, House of Representatives, | Henry T. Rainey, Gov. Pinchot of | Pennsylvania and Senator Borah, | | chairman of the foreign relations | committee. | Landes is a New York attorney as | other localities. On December ath, Roosevelt emphasized that the legis- lature would be restricted in its work and that consideration of the relief | issue would not be permitted. That was the signal to the Senate and Assembly to prepare for the rail- roading of anti-working class legisla- tion, Thereupon, senators and as- semblymen of the two major capital- ist parties began pushing through the orders of the bankers with smooth precision. Legislation was promptly assed to slash the wages of civil ser- Workers Form Club Thursday evening, Jan. 26, will see the organization of a Workers Cul- tural Club in the Ave. U_neighbor- hood along the Brighton Line. This then march along Wall Street to Broad Street, down Broad Street to South Street, where a huge protest meeting will be held. The demon- stration will pass through the heart of Wall Street and pass the Japane ese Consulate. All workers’ organte organization will fill a necessary gap for the cultural development of the workers in this immediate neighbor- hood. It is expected that the organiza- tion Thursday evening will bring a large attendance, All workers resid- ing in this section are requested to join. Please 'commimicate with or call at A. Brickman, 2369 East 23rd zations, peace organizations and in- dividuals opposed to war are urged. to participate. Against the Japanese invasion of China! Hands Off the Soviet Union! Against the Bloody Imperialist Wars in South America! well as a Reserve Officer. | vice employes. The dismissal of work- ers from state and city departments has just started anew. Workers to Pay | In the meantime, Governor Lehman Another New Song at Lenin Memorial Meet has stated that at least $100,000,000 NEW YORK.—An ommission was in taxes must be levied for state made, without intention, in listing Tevenue—taxes, every cent of which the new workers’ songs yesterday the workers will be made to pay! And that were sung at the Lenin Memoral the governor has also rewarded Sul- Meeting. In addition to those by, livan for his valuable work for the Szabo, Eisner and Adoumyahn, there , Wall Street interests. The AFL. was another by Jacob Schaeffer, con- , leader has been appointed a member ductor of the Freiheit Singing So- of the Licquor Control Commission. ciety. It is called “Red Brigader” and‘ Sullivan is now serving the bankers the first verse goes: jin two official posts. “Red Brigader, Bolshevist \ The anti-working class activities of “Leads against the militarist, ‘ether A.F.L. leaders will be discussed “Leads in battle, leads in battle | in tomorrow's issue. “Against bourgeois imperialist | “Leads in battle, leads in battle “Leads to victory.” Force Release of Griffin, Negro Toiler | PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 24, — Mass protest yesterday forced Judge Parry to release Jesse Griffin, unem- | ployed Negro worker and father of a | family, kept in jail although a jury |aequitted him of charges of “incit- ing to riot.” NEW SEC. 15 HEAD-QUARTERS NEW YORK.—Headquarters of Section 15, District 2 (New York) | |of the Communist Party are | | moved to 2075 Clinton Ave., near | |180th St., Room 10, top floor. We appeal to all fighters against St., Brooklyn, N. 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