The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 23, 1933, Page 3

| PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE APPEALS 10 ORGANIZATIONS TO JOIN CONFERENCE Socialist Party Announces A Demonstration in Attempt to Divide Forces; Members Can Bring Abou! United Action of Workers (The following is an appeal issued to all unempleyed organizations, trade unions, workers’ political and fraternal bodies by the Provisional United Front Committee Against Kvictions and Relief Cuts, for a broad United Front Conference June 3rd.) “Fellow Workers: “A new attack has been launched upon the very lives of the toiling masses and un- employed of New York City which demands immediate organized resistance and struggle for the right to a decent living. The Home Relief Bureaus have ordered the stopping of rent ——$____—__—_—_—-——— payments for the jobless while tens¢— TAMMANY COURT JAILS ANOTHER JOBLESS WORKER Meet in Boro Park to, Defend Worker on | Trial Friday \ NEW YORK—Barron, of the Cam-)| breling Ave. Unemployed Council who wes held since Friday on $500 bail for| his participation in the Bronx unem- | Ployed demonstration was declared guilty and sentenced to three addi-| tional days by Magistrate Mogolesky | in the Morrisania Court yesterday) afternoon. Although the arresting officer) practically admitted that he makes; the same lying charges against all} workers arrested at the Home Relief | Bureau the magistrate did not hesi-) tate to find Barron guilty in line with | the avowed intention of Tammany) to railroad all militant unemployed) workers. | BG ese | PROTEST IN BORO PARK | NEW YORK.—A mass meeting to) pretest the attempt to railroad Anna Hell, an unemployed worker, for tak- ing part in a demonstration in Boro Park will be held Thursday, 8:30 p. m. at 4109 13th Ave., Brooklyn. Her trial on “second degree assault” comes up the next day, 9 a. m. at) the Snyder and Flatbush’ Ave. Court. | Thirteen other workers arrested with Hall were freed last week due to the mass defense campaign in Brooklyn. The court was filled to overflowing when they were tried. ‘The meeting which is called by the| Boro Park Ella May Branch of the International Labor Defense will also| protest the sentencing of Sam Gon- shak by Judge Aurilio to an indeterm- inate sentence of 6 months to two years in Blackwell Island on a “dis- orderly conduct” charge. Boro Park workers are showing other sections of the ¢ity how to fight the ‘Tammany frame-up. As in the trial last week they intend to fill the court room when Anna Hall is tried. TO FILE HABEAS CORPUS FOR GONSHAK | NEW YORK.—Habeas corpus pro-| ceedings will be started within the next few days for the release of Sam Gonshak, it was announced today by the’ N. Y. District, International Labor Defense. Gonshak was sentenced for taking a leading part in a Home Re- lief Bureau demonstration. Steps are also under way to appeal the case to higher courts and for a city-wide mass campaign for the immediate and unconditional release of Gonshak, for the immediate re- moval of the labor-hating Judge Aurelio, and for the anullment of the law which allows a judge to sentence a worker to 2 years on a “disorderly conduct” charge. RECEPTION FOR ARRESTED WORKER A mass reception will be held to- morrow, 8:30 p. m. at Union Workers Center, 810 Prospect Avenue, Bronx, for a number of unemployed who were jailed for daring to for relief at the Home Relief Bureau last Fri- day. Sentences from four months to " days were imposed on 16 by Magis- trate Burcek. Terms of a number ex- pire Wednesday. LABOR UNION MEETINGS Independent Carpenter's Union member- ship meeting Wednesday, May 24, at 8 P. M., at 818 Broadwa: | Committee, important matters will be Sjeoussad. Registration of the unemployed will take to establish a rotation list. ple of thousands of families are being | evicted from their homes by the City | Courts and marshals, although over | 200,000 apartments remain empty. In face of the rising cost of living, relied | is being slashed, thus increasing the mass misery and threatening the] wage standards of those still having | jobs. To present a United Front of all Labor in struggle against these con- ditions is our most urgent need. Ir-| respective of race, color, creed, nation- ality or political opinion, all forces} | mugt be rallied to secure an end to} evictions and relief-cutting and to campel an increase in relief and pay-| ment of rents by the City. To this end, the Provisional Committte calls upon all workers’ organizations to elect delegates to a Conference) Against Evictions and Relief Cuts to} be held Saturday, June 3 at 10 A. M.| at Irving Plaza Hall, Bast 15th Street | and Irving Plaza, N. Y. C Program for Unity The program of this conference will| be based upon: 1—Stopping evictions of unemployed | and part-time workers. 2—Payment of rents for u:rnloyed | by Home Relief Bureau. 3—Increasing relief to meet +. ng) cost of living. | 4—Ceasing of police and court attacks nad jobless. City-wide united demonstration for these demands. Such a conference will serve to ad- vance the further demands of the workers for abolition of discrimina- tion in relief to Negroes, foreign-born and single persons, for workers’ con- trol of relief admini:tration and fot Unemployment Insurance. In view of the urgency of the sit- uation, We urge action without delay. Elect your delegates now. See that every local of your orgenization does the same. If no regular meeting takes place before June 3rd, call a special mecting or have delegates se- lected by the Executive Committee or Officers. Yours for United Action, CARL WINTER, Secretary. 5 The Provisiong’.. Committee was formed at a preliminary meeiing May 18 between representatives of City Labor Bodies including A. F. L. Com- mittee for Unemployment Relief and Insurance, Conference for Progres- sive Labor Action, Trade Union Unity Council, Industrial Workers of the World, Communist Party, Workmen’s Sick and Death Benefit, Unemployed and the Unemployed Councils of New York. S. P. Ignores Appeal Although the Socialist Party and its fraternal organizations as well as the Workers Committee On Unem- ployment, The Workers Unemployed League, and the Association of the Unemployed, had been invited to join in forming the Provisional Commit- tee, they have thus far either refused or ignored the appeal for urgent united front action. Instead the cur- rent issue of the “New Leader” makes vague reference to the calling of a demonstration under the leadership of the Socialist Party and its sup- Porting organizations, without stating any definite time or other details. Splitting Move This move, made after the an- nounced plans of the Provisional United Front Committee in which the Socialist Party had been invited to participate, serves only to side-track the desire of the rank and file of the Workers. Unemployed League, the Workers Committee On Unemploy- ment, the Socialist Party, and other organizations for energetic united front action to secure rent and reliet by holding aut promise of organizing a little “united front” of its own. The effect can be only to split the ranks of the masses who need now more than ever before to be united in struggle. The Provisional United Front Com- mittee reiterate its appeal to the Socialist Party, the unemployed or- ganizations and all Ciiy Laber Bodies to join with all other workers’ or- ganizations in carrying thru one PITTSBURGH CASE AIMED TO MAKE YL. ILLEGAL Youth Faces 20 Years on Citizenship Charge PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 22.—An attempt to drive the Young Commu- nist League underground, at the same time extending the terror against foreign born workers, is un- der way in the trial here of B. C. (Jack) Thomas, on charges of “fal- sification.” The penalty which Frances Perkins’ | Department of Labor is trying to ob- tain, to set as a precedent in the case, is revocation of citizenship pa- | pers, twenty years imprisonment, and eventual deportation. The charges, on four counts, is that Thomas, in obtaining naturali- zation papers in 1927, falsely swore that he “was not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government and that he did not belong to any organization which teaches or advo- cates the overthrow of existing civil government in this country and that he was attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States.” It is charged that he was at the time of his application for citizenship a member of the Young Workers League, now the Young Communist League. Thomas, an unemployed worker, | was arrested late in April for mov- ing his furniture into a vacant apart- | ment, but this charge was dropped in | favor of the federal one as the De- partment seized the opportunity to try to make the Y.CLL. illegal in the United States. Trial of Thomas opened here today before Federal Judge F. P. Schoon- maker, with a jury made up for the most part of retired. business men: Irving Schwab and Jacob Selig- sohn, International Labor Defense at- | torneys, conducting the legal defense will fight for the right of citizens of the United States to belong to the | Young Communist League, and for | the legality of that organization. Workers and workers’ organizations | are urged by the I. L. D. to flood | Federal Judge Schoonmaker, Pitts- burgh, Pa., with protests by wire and by mail, demanding the immediate, unconditional release of Thomas. Workers Canip Opens ‘Summer Season May 30 | NEW YORK.—'the official opening }of Camp Nitgidaiget, weil known | workers camp near Beacon, New York, | for the summer season will take place May 30 (Decoration Day). | Preparations for a large influx of workers have been made. The large casino has been renovated for dances, concerts and theatrical performances. Facilities for tennis, basketball, soc- cer, and volley ball has been prepared in_a large athletic field. The program for the week-end is a Camp fire, Friday night, Concert Saturday, lecture by Louis Hyman of the Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union, Sunday, a Labor Sport Union Program Monday. Camp cars leave daily from 2700 Bronx Park East, Cooperative Colony. $2.00 return trip. Other information Pay be had by calling Eastabrook }-1400. united demonstration against the City's starvation relief policy. The mittee will be held tomorrow (Wed- nesday) at 1 P. M. at 128 East 16th Street and places are being reserved for the Socialist and other organiza- tions not yet participating to join in the leadership. next meeting-of the Provisional Com- | DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY Pay Revolutionary Tribute to Comrade McGuire Tomorrow NEW YORK.—Comrade Bridie Mc- Quire who died Sunday following sev- | | eral months of illness and neglect of | the Bellevue Hospital will lie in state | tomorrow from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. at | the Finnish Hall, 15 West 126 Street, | Harlem, A mass memorial meeting | and funeral will be held at 2 P. M. Comrades and sympathizers are urged to be present and pay revolutionary tribute to her. i Comrade McGuire a white worker joined the party several years ago} and was one of the most active work- | ers in the Harlem section, always in | the forefront of the fight for Negro rights. | Three years ago she was badly| beaten by police at a meeting called, | to protest the lynching of John Wil-| kins, pullman porter. She was sen-| tenced to 10 days. Comrade McGuire though never fully recovered from} | these injuries nevertheless continued | her party work, gradually undermin- | ing her health. Cars are needed for her funeral, all) sympathizers are asked to cooperate. | PLAYERS CLUB PERFORM IN | NEW YORK — The International | | Players Club, an organization of pro- i fessionals, is staging a cabaret show, | Saturday, May 27, at Manhattan) | Lyceum, 66 East 4th Street with part | of the proceeds going to the Interna- ! Page Three TO SHOW MOVIE OF SCOTTSBORO, First Time in N. Y. at | Mass Meet Wed. The Scottsboro case will be viewed and brought before the masses | of Negro and white workers in Har-| lem through movies and speeches at a huge mass meeting at the Park Palace, 3 West 110th Street on May 24th, 8 P. M. sharp. Josep Brodsky, léading lawyer of the International Labor Defense and attorney for the Scottsboro Boys, will be the main speaker. Other speakers will be William Patterson, national! secretary of the I, L. D., A. J. Muste of the Conference for Progressive Labor Action, Rev. Clayton A. Powell and others. | A feature of the meeting will be the | showing for the first time in New) York of movies taken in Decatur,| Alabama, during the trial. The meeting is under the auspices of the International Workers Order. SCOLTSBORO BENEFIT SATDAY | tional Labor Defense Scottsboro Fund. Well-known entertainers will per- form. The International Players Club orchestra will play dance music. Hayes Pryor will be master of ceremonies. There will also be refreshments. re- SEPARATE ‘DEFENSE’ GROUPS SCORED. BY LEIBOWITZ, SCOTTSBORO LAWYER. NEW YORK —In a signed state- | | ment issued to the press, Samuel} | kS. Leibowitz, chief Scottsboro trial] attorney for the International Labor) Defense, has denounced those who) haye tried to set up “separate de-/ rense committees” in the case, and) to use him in the promotion of attacks upon the I. L. D. His statement endorsed the Na-| tional Scottsboro Action Committee | set up by a conference of representa- | tives of nearly a hundred organi-| zations, to support the fight of the} I. L. D, for the Scottsboro boys, and called for the sending of all money collécted by outside organ- izations for Scottsboro to the Action Committee. Funds are urgently needed to carry on the defense of the Scottsboro boys, the I. L. D. pointéd out, and should be sent either directly to the national office of the organization, Room 430, 80 East llth Street, or to the National Scottsboro Action Committee, 119 W. 135th Streét, both} in New York City. No other organ- izations are authorized to receive any) money for the defense. In his statement Leibowitz said: | “As chief counsel in the Scotts- boro defense, I desire to make a situation clear in no uncertain terms. I have been and I am now acting as. chiéf_ counsel in the Scottsboro defenses Thé I. L, D. has prosecuted the appeals to the Alabama Supreme Court and to the Supreme Court of the U. 8. A. the latter a successful conclusion, winning for the Scotis- boro defendants a new trial. “I, in association with Messrs.| | Joseph R. Brodsky of New York, and| General George W. Chamlee of Chat-| tanooga, conducted the trial of Hay-/ wood Patterson in Decatur. i “Since the termination of the trial, various organizations and individuals | have presumed to announce to the} uublic that they were forming them-| Selves into independent bodies or} committee for the purpose of rais-! ing funds to defray the necessary) jegal expense that may be entailed; in the carrying of these cases to the higher courts of appeal. | Expenses Needed i “I have never received nor am I receiving nor shall I receive any! legal fees in connection with my work in these cases. However, there | are necessary expenses which must be incurred in the carrying ofthese! cases to the higher courts upon ap- peal such as printing of thé record in the lower courts, briefs, etc. “And I am informed that they | have employed my name as a s0- called “stalking horse” stating that they will set up such defense com- mittées with me at the head of them and work independently of the I. L. D. “I cannot make it too clear that I have never given anyone my auth- ority to take such action and that no one, either organization, committee, or individual is authorizéd by me} either directly or indirectly to make such representations. Relations Harmonious i “T am working in conjunction with the I. L. D, and the National Scotts- boro Action Committee in the con- tinuance of thé effort to liberate | these innocent Negro defendants. We have have been and are now worning together in thé closest harmony and it is the moral duty and obligation onthe part ofany one seeking to aid in this noble cause to make. what- ever..contributions they can directly to the non-partisan committee which has been organized—known as the National Scottsboro Action Commit- tee, of which Mr. Samuel C. Patter- son is chairman, tne Rey. J. W.) Brown of Moth.. Zion Church of] Néw York is treasurer, and Miss Louise Thompson is secretary. “All checks and money orders and currency for the defense of the Scot-| tsboro boys should be addressed to} thé National Scottsboro Action Com- | mittee in the name of Rev. J. W.) Brown, treasurer at No. 119 West! 135th St., New York City. (Signed) Samuel 8. Ltibowit: WESTERN UNION REPORTS INCREASED Worker Writes Exposu The Western Union Company re-} ported that its earnings for April were over $600,000 after taxes, depre- ciation, and fixed charges. The fixed charges are the interest payments that the company makes to its bond- holders. The report said that these earnings will be sufficient to wipe out the de- ficit run up during the first two | months, Last year the company reduced its) operating expenses, mainly at the ex- pense of the workers, by $46,743,000, | or a reduction of over 38,9 per cent | from the beginning of the crisis. ‘The report of Newcomb Carleton to the stockholders at the end of lasi year stated “The economy program started three years ago was con- The Champion Ns By PETER » AV. W. Waters, late “Commander” f the Bonus Army, and champion Mmiéleader of the veterans# has ‘titled down as a “private citizen” in Omaha He has a with a fill- : station in one the exclusive LAHAT districts of the town, and ‘ lately broken into print in the ‘Omaha World Herald (the Sunday jupplement, April 16) with an ar- ticle published under the fojlowing ‘ es:—"No More Marches Is ‘Plea of B. E. F. Leader” and “Waters ‘Bays It Is a Patriot's Duty To Help “Roosevelt.” |» Waters, in this article, goes into an Absolutely hysterical frenzy about the ‘great leader Roosevelt; no praise is i far-fetched for the New Moses ‘Who is to lead the people out of the Wilderness into the promised land. “Our nation, just prior to Change in administration in March, ‘Was in exactly. the condition of a pa- ent who has lost faith in himself and confidence in his doctor.” This fe. before the opening of the new ‘gra, before that famous Fourth of veh which saw the ina ition of velt (and the whol ib Soliapss the American banking system). “Roosevelt Saves” But noy things are different. has been restored, confidence |, and the great majority of now|eyen more out into the open when Misleader | of the Veterans in His --Waters in Article Praises Roosevelt for Robbing Veterans the populace is again hopeful.” Retired public citizen Waters, now the Cincinnatus of Omaha, comes he writes on the veteran's bonus. Hear what he says: ice! ine ident’s economy meas- ure, ich he lopped off some 500’ million dollars from veteran ; speaks volumes for his resentful of this legislation. The fact is par that Self-exposure could go no further, could be no more brazen than this. Inciting to Violence Not content with attacking what he calls the “abuses of veteran privileges and the payment of huge sums” to them, Waters is also interested in sabotaging any future actions of the veterans to secure their rights, and in giving Roosevelt advance support for further attacks, not only against the veterans, but against other sections of the toilers of the United States. ‘Waters writes: “The point of these remarks on yeterans affairs is merely to emphasize the fact that if our President displays the same brand of minorities, then the American people che really means the bankers and big businessmen) need have no qualms whatever as to the ultimate economic recovery of the nation.” Backs Forced Labor On the subject of the forced labor camps, Waters is on the way to be- coming quite radical. He thinks that the payment of a starvation wage of one dollar a day “may” be a mistake (though he’s not sure), but he does think that the labor camps will be of “dmmeasurable benefit” to those im- prisoned within them. In what Waters says about the new bonus march of the veterans, he is very instructive, since he Me Hae biurts out what 1s in the of Tiost of the members of the class with which Waters belongs. The last march, he says, was “a safety valve for dissatisfaction.” This is certainly what Waters tried his damndest to make it. Safety valves to ease the pressure of mass discontent and rising mili- tancy on the capitalist system, these are what the American ruling class urgently needs right now. ‘aters’ job on the bonus march was to kéep the safety valve “safe.”\ A new march would be-more dan- gerous than the last one, because in struggle the veterans have learnt courage in dealing with all organized much in the last year, that they did i True Side! not know twelve months ago. A new pres. ent administration, Your telling us, Mr, Waters! On the present march Waters de-| clares “It should be discouraged by CR ales veterans, citizens and of- ficials,” The Super Patriot The article finishes with a para- gtaph which could not be improved upon. “I am going to make my home in Omaha. As a resident of this city, aS @ veteran, as an American, I will fell it my duty to contribute in what- ever way I can to any patriotic worthy cause, municipal, state or national.” Waters has certainly done a good Job in this article, by coming out in his real colors in a way that every- body can understand. His actions last year very clearly showed him up 8S @ sabotager of the veterans strug- gles, but his role was made difficult | ic eae Vand by ed fee of dema- ve ge in which he enveloped himself. Now no possible doubts can remain, and the veterans, with his example in their minds, will now be better, able to see who are their real friends | and who their enemies, | a third cut. objecting to our getting the two other | PROFITS AS IT CUTS WAGES AGAIN | re of Third Wage Cut; | Messengers Get $7.50 a Week; 5,000 Laid Off) tinued: wages were substantially re-_ duced . .. spreading work was con-| tinued .. . vacations with pay were} generally abolished for 1933 ... wages were further reduced and other | changes in working conditions were inaugurated.” In these words New- comb Carleton, who recently resigned as president, boasts that the workers | of the Western Union have had to| pay out of their wages for the profits of the stockholders. By A Western Union Worker Correspondent The workers of this company have just taken their third cut of 10 per cent. The workers here think that Newcomb Carleton recently resigned because he objected to their getting But we didn’t see him cuts. In the last two years, over 5,000/ messengers have been laid off. Most! of these were older workers who had been working for the company for 20 to 30 years. These workers have! families, and now they are on a tem- Porary list for rush holiday work only, for which they get $3 a day. These workers actually get only a few days work a month. The Branch Managers have also been getting cuts. They are booked as getting $35 a week, but it is an open secret that many get only $27 a week, and the company thus pads its salary accounts in order to be able to pay less income taxes. The messengers get on the average $7.50 a week, They are supposed to work 8 hours a day. But they have to wait at least a half an hour be- tween shifts till the next shift goes on, There are three shifts a day, so the company really gets 142 hours of free work from the messengers. There is a so-called Union of clerks, local No, 77, but all it does is arrange picnics and dances once in a while. For instance, the next meeting of the Union is June 18, almost two months from now and we haye just taken another cut! Why don't they meet at once to see what we can do about the wage-cut? The oldest messengers, of about 50 years of age, most of them with fam- ilies, used to get $20.40 a week. Now) they get $17.40 a week. | Against Fascism, hunger and wet Demonstrate National Youth Day,, ‘May 30: I ; ho extra help is put on. (500 Young Workers 'Demonstrate in Bronx for Scottsboro Boys NEW YORK. — Over 500 yc workers joined in the demonstration held last Friday night at So. Boule- vard and Tremont Avenue Youth Committee for the r the Scottsboro boys, and for forcement of the 13th, 14th a amendments. The Young Communist L sec- tion 5, the Prospect Wor Club, the Intwor Branch of the I. W. O Youth, the International Labor De- fence the Concourse Workers Club the De Witt Clinton Discussion group, and the Hungarian Workers Club par- ticipated. Any organizations wishing speak- ers on the Scottsboro case can ad- dress the Youth Committee for the release of the Scottsboro Boys, at 569 Prospect Ave., Bronx, N. Y¥ Expel Scottsboro March Sabotagers NEW YORK. — Expulsion of all those members of the National Scotts- boro Action Committee who took part in the sabotaging delegation led by William H. Davis, publisher of the Amsterdam News, to Roosevelt, May 5, in an attempt to smash the Scotts- boro march, has been voted by the Committee, it was announced The Davis delegation spent $300 collected by the Harlem publisher ostensibly for the Scottsboro defense. to go down to Washington, without authority, to tell Roosevelt that they represented the Negro people, and ‘that the marchers did not. The move was obviously designed to sabotage the march, and to assist the enemies of the Negro people by creating the impression that the forces fighting for them were divided. The members of the Davis delega- tion were William H. Davis, Amsterdam News: D: Marks M. E Ralph ©. Gothard, executive sec- Harlem Business Mens’ Club; Lionel is, president, Universal Negro Im- Association, Inc.; Angelona New York State Deputy, I. B. P W.; J. Dalmus Steele, “mayor" of Seward L. Virgil, of the Negro Afro Protective League; A. Phillip Randolph, of the Pullman Porters Brotherhood; Samuel Westerfield, president Bethel Young People’s Lyceum; 8. R. Mitchell, New York State Grand ‘Organiser, I. B 0. E. of W.; Arthur A. Schomburg, president American Negro Academy; Gordon T. Groques, of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; C. D. King, of the Phi Beta Sigma Pra Bdwara W. Simons, Grand Lecturing Knight, I. B. P. ©. E. of W.; Jerome F. Ottley, of the Im- perial Elks Lodge; Aaron Smith, president Community Forum Abyssinian Church and Deputy collector of Intern E. Byrd Nixon, past daugiite teka Temple No. 23; Edgar T. writer of the Amsterdam News. Pittsburgh Workers Jailed 7 Days Despite Reversal of Decision PITTSBURGH, Pa. (By Mail). - Twelve workers were found guilty of “inciting to riot” last week in Rankin by the justice of peace for participating in a demonstration cal- led by the Unemployed Council. The demonstration was called in protest against the Rankin High School authorities’ refusal to let the council use it for a mass mecting. The International Labor Defense appealed the case and won a reyersal but the workers had already served their sentence of 7 days in jail U. 8S. BANK DEPOSITORS MEET Depositors of the defunct Bank of the United States are called to a meet- ing tomorrow, 8 P. M. at 1413 5 Ave- nue corner 116 Street. A report of the Committee of 25 will be made and plans discussed for a demonstration June 17 to force the reconstruction Finance Corporation to float a loan to the State Banking Department to pay the impoverished depositors. Lorenzo H. King. pastor, St Church; A DAY AROUND N.Y. H (Continued from Yesterday) By TED BARON—A Marine Worker (In yesterday's installment of this article, the reporter described an un- employed worker speaking to a crowd of towbogtmen. The story ended with the arrival of the aatomobile of the delegate of the Asociated Marine Workers, independent towboatmen’s union, controlled by Captain Maher.) Screeching brakes brought the dis- cussion to a sudden end. All hands turned round in time to see the “del- egate” climbing out of his new car. “Humph, more dues for more wage cuts,” said a muffled voice The automobile door slammed loudly. The delegate made his way rapidly—menacingly—straight for the man with the Bulletins under his arm. “Do you think I am afraid of you? You got my name in that paper. You got no right to do that, I ain't afraid of you nor none of your bunch.” His fists were clenched tightly, “What a bluff,” thought the un- employed, struggling with himself not to fall for the provocation. His was not a fight of individuals. De- fend himself? ~—Yes—— but this kind of provocation he knew very well was designed to becloud the real issue. “Let me ask you just one ques- tion first, something that concerns all of these men. His hand swished through the air in the direction of the group. He knew the men were harbor and not just you and me,” he with him, “Yes, every man in the continued. The boatmen grouped closer around the unemployed worker. “What has the Union done about the new agreement? What is Maher doing to stop the wage cut? This is what every man here wants to know.” “You're a Communist!” The best the Union delegate could offer was a clumsy attempt at eva~- sion. “You are just trying to break up our Union with those papers you are passing around. We got a damn good Union and you are not going to | break it. You are a Communist!’ “You can do all the talking you want but these men have already learned how much your words are | worth. Results count.” He turned to | the group of eager listeners for ap- | proval: “Right?” No answer was nec- | essary. He continued: “What did Ma- her do when Mathaissen cut the | wages in the middle of the agreement February 15? Answer that! Answer!” “Nothing, because Maher was sick.”} The expression which shot across the delegate’s face told unmistakably that his tongue had slipped. But it was already too late The Opposition member was quickly at him again: | “Nothing is right. And today no- | body in that company will pay any |More dues. Is that building the Union jor breaking the Union? You don’t | have to answer, these men know.” | The delegate was furious. “Get off | this boat.” “Get off yourself.” The delegate ran to the pilot-house |and reappeared again with the cap- tain. “You'll have to get off the bosh Johr said the Captain genially. offered no stiff resist- ance. He understood the Captain’s mild manner and his position in the nce of the company’s Union del- But he did say “What's the matter, Capt.” “Well, this man says you're creat- ing a disturbance “I was here for a half an hour and until this re was no disturbance gg’ came around.” Speech from a Barge To save the situation and further Wage-Increase Ballyhoo Exposed ARBOR the dues collector “John step! up on a barge laying alo: side the boat. And thus ‘Johnny’ had has audience and the delegate was disarmed. The next minute found the delegate sneaking off. In a voice whose tone was still cau- tious the captain said to “Johnny”: ‘Hey, ask him if his wages are cut when we get a wage cut.” “Johnny” saw this would give the crew a measure of vengeful satisfac- tion and also bring them closer to him for organizational talks, He yelled this question after the dele- gate to the satisfaction of everyone except the dues gatherer. The results were immediate. The Captain warmed to the young unem- ployed towboatman. In him he found for the first time after long years of graft and corruption in his Union a real, vigorous and determined oppo- ion to the fakers that had for years been preying on the Union spirit of the men in the harbor. “What do you fellows want to do —start a new Union, ‘Johnny’? It's | about time somebody did something.” “No, Cap. Here it is. How long haye you been in the Union?” “Since it started.” “Have you ever got a financial re= port?” “No.” “Do you think you should get a fin- ancial report regularly?” jure. Those sons @ ‘Well, that’s one of our demands.” “Hey, Ed,” the captain called to the antagonistic Mate. “These fel- lows are alright. They want to know where the money is going. Something we have been talking about for Ed mumbled something no- could understand “Ed was taken on the Committee the other day.” the captain continued. ” was looking him over. A young, clear cut guy. A good fighter, too, I'll bet. If I could only make him understand. “And about break- ling up the Union, Captain,” ‘Johnny’ continued for the benefit of Ed, “do you think there was many who drop- ped cut of the Union since the last wage cut?” ‘ “Plenty.” “Don't you think it would be bet- ter to stay in the Union and fight to throw the fakers out and then | through a large committee of Rank | and File leaders have a Union that | will fight against wage cuts and the conditions that are every day be- , coming worse? Its our Union, isn’t it? Mine and yours. Those who have been paying dues for all these years ‘Yea, Ed doesn’t know that. He thinks you are trying to start a new | Union. The deck hand was disconnecting the hose. The Captain turned to go to the wheel-house without a word The ring of a bell was heard from the engine room. ‘The lines were off The Tug —— moved slowly away from the dock. “See you again “Johnny, the Captain smiled, from Vie wheel-house “Hey, Cap. you talk to Ed.” “Sure I will,” and with a wave of hand he went into the pilot house (THE END.) LIBERAL CLUB NOT AFFILIATED TO NSL. A report made in the Daily Worker May 8 stated that the Liberal Club is affiliated with the National Stud- ent League. The club states although many of the members of their ganization are sympathetic to the N. S.L. they are not affiliated or- by Letters from Steel Workers “WAGE-CUT AT MeCORMICK WORK GIVES THE LIE T0 PROSPERITY PROPAGANDA Westinghouse Does Its Bit to Help to Solve Unemployment (By a Worker Correspondent) MANSFIELD, O.—In the Westing- house Electric Co. here, the men have to work day The men are supposed to work only from 7 am. to 3 p. m. Some men, for in- stance, to 5—7 p.m. in the Too) Room. Some- times they only have time for a quick supper and then have to work till midnight. This is heavy work. On Saturday's they are supposed to work only until noon, but they are forced many times to work till late in the evening. Fae A striking contrast is found between the dividends paid to stockholders of the Westinghouse Electric & Manu- facturing Co. and the wages offered to workers. In 1932 the Westinghouse Co. paid $2,542,089 in dividends, and in 1931 paid nearly $7,000,000, On January 1, 1933 the company’s sur- lus stood at the huge amount of 79f1050,324. This can be used for the future payment of dividends by the company. According to the Moody Investment Service there were 49,985 employees in this company in 1929. The number fell to 23,756 in 1932. This represented a decline of 52.49 per cent. During the same period the company’s payroll decreased from $88,303,365 to $36,- 532,031 or a drop of 58.4 per cent. —By L. R. A. . NO PROSPERITY IN PITTSBURGH (By a Worker Correspondent) McKEES ROCK, Pa.—Telk about returning prosperity. Two months ago a strike here in the Federal En- ameling & Stamping Co. was broken, and a settlement was forced. Ef- ficiency systems are being adopted more and more in Pittsburgh plants. NOTE: Letters from stee}, metal and auto workers are piiblishetl every Tues- day. bi them to us by the pre~ ceding BH and night and; have to work from 7 a.m. Doctors Refused Men Though They Docked for Insuranee; Worker Swears Are by “Daily” (By a Steel Worker Correspondent.) CHICAGO, UL—tI work for the International Harvester Co. McCormic) Works. Do the papers say “increase wages”? Well, we just got another 10 percent slash which was effective May 1 Injured Men Accidents in this plant are terrible. On May 3 a worker was practically burned to death. He was a moulder who used gasoline to chill casting. This worker had to use gasoline In an open bucket. When the gas gave out, he went to the tank for more {On the way back he stumbled and \fell, the gas ignited and he nearly | burned to death, They don’t ex- | pect him to live. And what did the bosses say about it? That lousy, clumsy fool.” Speedup Breeds Accidents. The bosses slap safety placards all over the factory. On floors, walls, and ceilings. But accidents go on forever. When a man cuts his finger, he is termed careless and under penalty of discharge. Every- body wears safety shoe and gogles, ) but accidents won't stop, because of the horrible speed-up. | The shoes cost $3.50 and lots of us | fellows can’t afford to buy them. But | we must buy them or get out. | Docked for Insurance But Denied Doctors. | The insurance rate is high, 45¢ a | week, But the bosses don’t mind, If | a worker is sick, he is told to get his {own doctor. The company does not furnish medicine. T know of one | worker, a friend of mine, whose wife | Was sick from pneumonia. He went | to the company for help, they re- fused. When he asked them what “he was paying insurance for, they told him to “get the hell out and mind your own business.”—A. R. i 1 “law Called Fools. The terrible speed-up is the camse, READING FOUNDRY (UTS WAGE OF TRON MOULDERS (By a Worker Correspondent) READING, Pa. — After Roosevelt made his famous speech calling on the manufacturers not to cut wages any further, the Reading Foundry é Supply Co. cut the wages of the iron molders 6}2 per cent. This company manufactures soil pipe and other plumber supplies. On Monday, May 15th, one of the | unemployed block groups held an out- | oor meeting. One year ago we held a meeting at this same corner with only 8 or 10 present. At this meet- ing Monday we had 100 workers present. After the meeting a worker in- formed me that he works in a broom factory from 6 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. | end Saturday till noon. For this he | receives the amount of $4.72. ‘This Was an adult worker and he in- formed me that was the average pay of the employees at this plant. _ About 85 workers work at this broom factory. The name of the factory is, Hoffman Broom Works, Hyde Park, Pa. Hyde Park is a suburb of Read~ tw