The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 11, 1933, Page 1

Beginning Monday, August 14, the Daily Worker Will Have 6 Pages Daily, 8 on Saturday! Dail Central Organsyt (Section of the Communist International) orker ist Party U.S.A. First Installment of New Novel, “S. S. Utah” In the Six-Page “Daily” THE WEATHER—Today, probably showers; moder- ate temperature. Vol. X, No. 192 = Entered as second-Class New York, N. ¥., und iter at the Post Office at he Act of March 8 1878, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1933 CITY EDITION (Four Pages) Price 3 Cents INTERVENTION CUBA STRIKE STILL SPREADS; PREPARE ARMED INTERVENTIO LEHMAN REFUSES TO PUT JOBLESS AID BEFORE SPECIAL SESSION Will We Take a “Beating?” UNEMPLOYED CAN Dp, HAT is the perspective of the federai government to aid the unem- ployed this winter? Let us hear from the man appointed by Presidént Roosevelt to take charge of federal unemployment relief—Harry L. Hopkins, He estimates that the federal government will need a minimum of a billion dollars to aid the jobless next winter. And adds that unless the states and local governments will supply additional funds, “the unemployed are going to take an awful beating this winter.” Hopkins urges the appropriation of a billion dollars to supply the needs during the winter months—this to be matched by the pittance which will be added by the state and local governments. The meaning of this is made clear by the situation in New York City, where no appro- priations were yet made for August, though Hopkins estimates that the city needs from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 a month to care for the, unem- ployed. * OOSEVELT’S relief administrator has the whole problem solved. If in- * * Distribution of NMU Leaflets, Daily Worker, Meets With Great Response; Coal Barons Fear New Struggle of Miners PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 10.—The miners, sullen and bitter, but feel- ing unable with the present strength of the rank and file organization to resist successfully the tremendous pressure of the federal government, its battery of strikebreaking investigators and conciliators, Governor Pinchot’s aides working with them, U. M. W. A. officials, and the army of special Miners Return, Bitter At Sell-Out; Eye Washington WAIT UNTIL JANUARY HE SAYS Lehman Denies Needs | of Unemployed; Minor) on Workers Committee (Special to the Daily Worker) ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 10.—Governor | Lehman today refused point-blank to put up before the special session of | the Legislature the question pertain- | ing to immediate relief for the un- Machado Group Discusses Welles Plan for Change Cienfuegos Workers Fight —CQMMUNISTS Machado’s Armed Farees| BACK CUBAN (Special to the Daily Worker) HAVANA, Cuba, August 7 (Delayed).—The general strike continues, in- | tensifying each hour. Since our last despatches a number of new factories | “deputies and militia, are going back have stopped work. The most important events, however, are these con- sufficient funds are appropriated then let the jobless “take an awful beating this winter.” But a decision on this question will not be reached around the con- ference tables in Washington, the unemployed and employed workers in every city and town will determine whether they will “take a beating” this winter. They will develop a broad movement whereby the govern- ment will not be able to callously decide to starve the unemployed, but will be forced to grant unemployment insurance. This movement must be developed around the demand for the adop- tion of the Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill. A bill which pro- poses to provide “unemployment insurance equal to average wages pre- vailing in the respective industries and territories of the nation and state, but in no case less than $10 per week for every adult, plus $3 for each dependent.” ‘The Unemployed Councils of the U. S. initiated this campaign. It must now be carried into every city and town. It should be taken up by every trade union, unemployed organization, fraternal body, veterans’ post, etc. In all demonstrations and hunger marches before the city, county or state governments, the officials must be made to endorse and call upon congress to adopt the Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill. “We’re Walloped Together” NEW YORK milk farmer standing on one of the picket lines that are daily dumping scab milk trucks into the roads, spoke 2s follows: “The big dairy companies get the profits. The consumer takes a wallop. And we take a wallop. If we get together, nothing will stop us from squeezing those who squeeze both of us—the big dealers.” ‘That tells the story of the milk strike in a nutshell. It is no wonder that the fast-spreading milk strike, which none of the brutal terrorism of the so-called New York “liberal” Governor Lehman and his state police has been eble to stop, is beginning to frighten the big companies and their legislative servants at Albany. For the courageous strike of the milk farmers strikes right at the heart of the fat profits of the milk monopolies who bleed the farmers, and rob the workers in the cities. The big dairy companies, controlled directly by the banks in Wall Street, give the farmer 242 cents or less for his milk. In New York City they chisel from 12 to 15 cents per quart from the working class mothers who try to get milk for their children. It is obvious that the fight of the farmers is also the fight of the Workers against their common enemy—the giant dairy companies, Borden and Sheffield, controlled by Wall Street monopoly capital. It is in the interest of the workers in the cities to support the farmers in their fight to get more for their milk. At the same time they must demand that the retail price for milk in the cities be reduced. The striking farmers themselves are fighting for lower retail pricos for the workers! % * * (S solidarity between the workers and the farmers has already begun. Today’s “Daily” prints the letter from a worker which tells of striking farmers pledging free milk to striking fur workers, and of workers join- ing the fight of the farmers. This movement of solidarity must be immediately fanned into an enormous united front of the farmers and the city workers against the big monopolies! We have been too slow in arousing the working class in the cities to active co-operation with the New York milk strikers. T»> (ade unions, the Unemployed Councils, the groups in the factories, should immediately send messages of solidarity to the farmers. Demonstrations should be immediately organized in front of the plants of the big milk companies in the city. The mothers of the working class Women’s Councils should organize demonstrations in front of the Board of Health, which hypocritically is trying fo break the strike by talk about the “health of the babies.” Meeting the Red Scare A the Lewin Metal Co. strike of 300 Negro workers in St. Louis, the Communist Party members set an example in strike leadership and building the Communist Party. In leading the strike by correctly formulating the deman’g of the workers and organizing their forces for struggle to win these @ mands, the Communist Party entrenched itself among the Negro woz! ~ Working with A. F. of L, officials the bosses raised the “Red” scare, trying to drive the workers away from Commtmist leadership in the strike. The Communist Party members met the issue, and explained the reason for the “Red” cry. Instead of the “Red” cry having the effect of breaking the ranks of the strikers, the Party recruited ten new Party members from among the strikers, and formed a shop nucleus. The lessons of this strike point out two facts: a) When party mem- bers correctly formulate the workers’ demands and) the strike tactics, taking the lead in carrying on the struggle, they win the leadership of the workers; and b) When they meet the “Red” scare issue boldly, ex- Plaining the bosses’ tactics, the role of the Communist Party, and make conscious efforts to recruit members for the Party, new members are won for the Party, a nucleus is esteSlished and the strike is strengthened. . ‘es . . ,OUGHOUT the country, in the wave of strikes, whenever the Par- ty and the red trade unions win leadership of the strike, correctly formulate strike strategy, the bosses rush in with the cry of “Reds,” in an effort to smash the strike. This was done in Lawrence, Mass., it is being done in the coal strike. Our task is to increase our strike activities, explaining why the bosses bring in the “Red” scare to terrify the workers and make them over- look the issues of the strike. i ‘We should not evade the read issue but clearly explain the role of the Communist Party in relation to strikes. On this basis we should recruit among the strikers for membership in the Communist Party. ‘They will strengthen the backbone of the strike leadership and root the Party among the masses actively engaged in struggle in important in- dustries. We must boldly recruit members for the Communist Party in every mass struggle, especially in strike struggles. We must answer the “Red” scare by intensified recruiting, by winning wider masses into the ranks of the revolutionary party as a guarantee of broadening and strength- ening and winning the strike struggles. COAL OPERATORS, UMLW.A. IN PACT AT CODE HEARING Borich, “ Snear, Speak Today After Strong Demand of Miners (Special to the Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Altho representatives of the National Min- ers asked to participate in the dis- cussion today, they were not placed on the speakers’ list. When the whole miners’ delegation put up a demand for the right to speak, offi- cials consented to let Frank Borich, secretary of the N. M. U. A nes Snear, represert’ng the Wo: auxiliaries to take the floor at to- morrow’s session. At yesterday's sion all the open shop coal opera‘ presented their {codes in full. But at today’s meet- ing a so-called. general code was presented, sponsored jointly by the | union coal operators and the UMWA jleaders. In the discussion which |followed only coal operators recog- nizing the UMWA participated. Frank Taplin, one of the largest coal operators, made a strong ap- peal for the recognition of the UM WA, stating that unless the coal | operators recognize the UMWA they will be faced with the growth of the National Miners Union. He also praised the cooperation of the UM WA leaders with the companies. All the coal operators are expressing grave doubt whether the NRA will succeed, y The President of the Union Pa- cific Coal Company said, “We will maintain our relations with the UM WA and will help them in a desire that they will mot be replaced by some other rival organization,” mean- ing the NMU. John L. Lewis, UMWA, snoke for two hours, pledg- ing to the coal operators the fullest cooperation of the UMWA for the stabilization of the coal industry. The coal operators presented the following figures in regard to the operation of the mines: In 1922, over 9,500 mines were in operation, while at the present time only 5,000 are operating. They ad- mit that 43 ner cent of the miners are totally unemployed. Lewis, on the other hand, claims that the UMWA has 700,000 mem- bers, while according to the figures of the coal operators, a little over 400,000 miners \are now employed. Lewis also claims six thousand Iccal unions, while the coal operators in- sist that cnly five thousand miner are open. NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER FOR DAILY WORKER NEW YORK.—The phone num- ber of the editorial department of the Daily Worker, 50 East 13th Street, New York City, has been changed from ALgonquin 4-7956 to ALgonquin 4-7955, i President ofthe | to work. No one has convinced the miners that it was wrong to strike and that it is the right thing to do to re- turn to work and await the results of arbitration. For the time being miners are yielding to superior force. This is the situation as the third phase of |this hectic struggle comes to an end. Probably in no other struggle of this size have the- propaganda forces of the coal operators and the State and Federal Government been brought to bear so heavily upon workers. The “Post-Gazette,” a Frick company paper, has been distributing one hundred thousand copies daily in the strike area. Today gives an almost unprece- dented example of demagogy in an editorial entitled “Simvly an Appeal to Reason,” in which this steel trust sheet ‘argues for the right to strike by claiming that the right to strike is specifically guaranteed in the Na- tional Recovery Act. ‘There can be no question regard- ing the panicky feeling among coal operators, their press and authorities | as a result of the demonstrated fact that it has required practically the | unlimited use of force and persuasion to secure the return to work under conditions which, with the miners eyeing the hardboiled acts and ut- terances of the operators at the Washington hearings and drawing ocnelusions, lay the basis for another strike struggle. Reports from all sections of the field are that National Miners Union | leaflet with its six demands includ- ing recognition of mine committees, well as as distribution of Daily Wo , met with such great re- spon: Both were circulated openly in the heart of H. C. Frick Coke Co. territory by strikers with deputies and coal and iron police unable to prevent it. Frick Mines are already refusing to recognize elected check weighmen such as Martin Ryan who played a prominent part in the strike. It is already apparent that the clause regarding no discrimination toward strikers om return to work, which was the central talking point of McGrady, Pinchot agents and UMWA officials, is not worth a plugged dime. Blacklisting is already taking place. The Frick Company and other op- erators are so anxious to smash the rank and file movement that they are not even waiting until the full re- turn to work or the result of the Washington hearings. In this way they prove to the miners that the National Miners Union slogans of “Continue the Strike Until All De- mands Are Won,” and “The Union in the Hands of Rank and File Com- mittees,” was the only correct line of struggle. It must be emphasized that the strike of the Frick miners was the centre of the struggle and that many thousand miners in other fields were entirely conscious that their strike was in support of the Frick struggle. In this respect this strike is on a far bigher level than most of other mass battles, “Sixty-four leading American corporations showed net vrofits of over five billion dollars—$5,484,888,- 000—to be exact, during the war period.”—Labor Research Associa- tion * 0 Oi BOSTON, Aug. 10.—In an under- taking parlor in Boston lies the body of Harry Cushing Collins, 45, the first American to enlist in the World War. Collins died yesterday in a shabby South End lodging house, penniless and alone. The Boston pawnshop market, it seems, had hit the saturation point on medals, croix de guerre and other gruesome decorations—for this “war hero” died in poverty, Decorated by the French govern- ment for saving the life of a colonel, awarded a gold medal by King Peter of Serbia for “valorous service,” Col- lins had been unemployed for four years—and he died a pauper. First American to Enlist in War Dies in Poverty From 1908-12 Collins had breathed deeply of the putrescent culture of New England as he steeped himself in “traditions” of Harvard College Upon his graduation in 1912, he left the United States for a European tour. He finally settled in Rouen, France, where he opened a school and taught English and German. The day the imperialist war broke out, he volunteered for service, but was turned down because he was a foreigner. He then joined the French Foreign Legion. Collins saw service at the Darda- nelles, in Greece, Belgium, Alsace, Serbia and France, where he fought in the famous “big push” on the Somme. He was wounded twice and gassed once. Four years ago Collins lost his job in Lowell, and yesterday he died—in a shabby South End lodging house— Penniless and alone employed, and declared that it is ne- cessary for the unemployed to wait until the regular session in January to deal with the question of imme- diate relief. The committee* consisting of Ro- bert Minor, representing the Com- munist Party, and its mayorality candidate in New York; Carl Winter, representing the Unemployed Coun- cils of Greater New York; Merrill Wort, Negro representative of the In- ternational Workers’ Order; and Em- anuel Levin, representing the ex- seryicemen, saw the Governor in a long interview. The case was presented to the Governor by this committee, which | pointed out that all the makeshifts so far receiving official styyport en- tirely failed to meet the situation. Attempts to raise funds are always, as in the case of the Sales Tax, at- tempts to place the burden upon the working class and the farmers. The only means by which the funds can be raised is by taxation of the rich- est people in the world, who are) living in New York City. The committee made a strong ar- | gument for a sharvly increased and regulated inccme tax and for a high tax on stock transfers, for the taxa- tion of the now tax exemnt proper- ties and for a moratorium on debt service payment to banks. It asked for the removal of the exemptions which permit the mil- lionaires to avoid income tax pay- ments on the ground that. capital value has decreased. And also point- ed out the terrible suffering in the present situation and the desperation and determination of workers in New York City to obtain relief at any | cost now. The committee pointed out the (CONTINUED ON PAGE [Wwa) DEMONSTRATE TO PROTEST FASCIST TERROR SATDAY Protest Also Against Finnish Terror BERLIN, Aug. 10.—Ernst Torgler, Communist leader of the Reichstag fraction, George Dimitroff, Vassil Taneff, and Blagoi Ponoff, Bulgarian Communists, will go on trial on the trumped-up charge of setting fire the Reichstag early in Septem- er. They have been forbidden all for- eign defense counsel, and three Nazi lawyers have been appointed to “de- fend” them. The headman’s axe, already used on five German Communists, awaits them if they are conv'cted, Cat) NEW YORK.—An urgent call to make this Satyrday’s demonstration against German and Finnish Fas- cism the largest and most determin- ed expression of militant working class solidarity with the European comrades who are facing death was made today by the New York distric: leadership of the Communist Party. The demonstration will be held at 10 a. m., Saturday, August 12, at South and Whitehall Streets. A special protest will be made in be- ‘| half of the German workers who are in danger of execution, of the 400 Finnish Communists who are on hunger strike in prison, and of Fin- | nish seamen in New York who are denied relief by their consul. After the demonstration the work- ers will march to the German and Finnish consulates to present their demands. | Sports, Radio News, Among Features in Six-Page “Daily” Daily sport and radio news will be among the features of the six- page “Daily Worker” beginning this Monday, August 14. : Besides daily comment on sports, the column will carry complete inning-by-inning scores of the American, National and Interna- tional League ball game. The first installment of “ . Utah,” a proletarian novel by an nected with transport. The railroad workers struck Saturday at mid- night. All stations were occupied by military forces. Railroad telegraph- ers and after them all telegraphers struck. Railroad post offices struck. | Messengers and newsboys are on strike. Sunday at 12 noon, the Goy- | ernment silenced all radio stations and prohibited the announcements of | news. The papers are not appearing with the exception of the Com- munist Press and the organ. of the ke commiitee. All night Saturday and all day Sunday strikers commissions visited the small establishments asking them to join in the strike. All com- merce has stopped as a result of that. Police cars rushed thru the city shooting up the strike relief committees. In these battles a number of | people are reported, to have been killed. Many were wounded. The city | is without bread, ice, food supplies. | It is exceedingly difficult to get any definite reports on the situation in the interior. The last reliable reports have it that at Cienfuegos a real battle developed with the army. Masses of workers throw nitric and sulphuric acid at the soldiers who were entering the city. Many were wounded and some were killed. In Camaguey, rumor has it, that Policemen joined the workers in a nonstration at wi a big battle took place with the army divisit which took oyer the city. The same unchecked rumors have it the% last night a battle took place in Marianao | @ suburb of Hebana, which lasted nearly a whole night with many | wounded and killed. In Regla a strike breaker was killed. \ It is almost amusing to see commissions of police (4 or 6 together) | go to stores and f and immediately after they leave the stores closing aga‘ turday night, the ABC launched a manifesto supporting the strike but calling upon the strikers to be peaceful and rely'on the Mediation and Welles: This is a change of front and it is CONFERENCE War Vets Send Protest Against Terror in Cuba HAVANA, Aug. 10.— Bloody Machado declared late today to the United Press correspondent that he was ready to resign if the liberal party, which he controls, asked him to do so. * * * HAVANA, Aug. 10. — De- spite martial law and shoot- ings the general strike in Cuba is spreading, entering a stage of violent resistance to Mach- ado’s bloody rule. In this situation Wall Street Am- | bassador Welles has insisted on a meeting of the National Executive Committee of Machado's Liberal Par- | tyto consider Machado’s withdrawal. Ambassador Welles proposes that evident that thousands of ABC supporters have turned to the Communist | Machado, together with the landlord- Party as the only leader of mass struggle of the whole toiling population. In order not to loose their influence the ABC leaders had to make this manoeuver. Sunday night, at 7 pm. the Government declared: a state of emergency. The notices were posted in all streets and masses of people congregated to read them. These places were the only ones where people could come together in groups."of more than 3, elsewhere, they were subject to being shot without warning. Under the state of siege the army is entitled to take any and all action it pleases at any time, | all meetings and demonstrations are forbidden. Saturday at 5 pm. J: Cuban Working C! lief Committee. lease juin Ordogui one of the foremost leaders of | 88 wes arrested while doing work for the Strike Re- | The Am his immediate re- | In Marianao a member t'> YCL District Committee was ar- rested Sunday night. Arrests are going on all the time. ‘The leaders of the street car mens and telegraphers union are also imprisoned, There circulate rumors cai ig a very favorable effect, regarding mass actions of American workers in support of the strike. rican workers must dema of BROWDER SPEAKS JAIL WORKER IN _ AT CUBA MEETING SHIPYARD STRIKE NEW YORK. — Earl Browder, | ; iu seerctary of the Communist Party, | Pr oes of Leg rkers| rees Him will be one of the speakers at a mass meeting in support of the (By a Worker Correspondent) Cuban general strike and_politi- cal struggle against the Wall St.- CHESTER, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10.—| Machado rule in Cuba to be held| | Te strike of the metal workers in| the Sun Shipyards which began yes- | tenight at Park Palace Hall, 110th terday against the attempts of the St. and Fifth Ave., at 8:30 p. m.||Company to speed-up the workers The meeting is under the aus-| | "der the NRA code, is growing. One of the pickets at the Sun Pices of the Cuban Julio Mella} |yard was colar this” morning. Clab. This striker knew what he wanted, ‘ and did not hesitate to say so. One Other speakers will be James) | oz the town clowns (police, if you W. Ford, Leonardo Sanchez, Wil-||must) thought he would shut the liam Simons. worker up and nearly caused a riot among the other workers. J. E. McDonald who was recent- ly released with three other work- ers Mario Lopez, Enrique Bonilla and Felix Morrero from the Tampa. chain-gang and sweat box where they served 20 months on a framed 10-year sentence, will be one of the speakers. A committee elected by the work- ers vent to the Mayor and demanded his release. They. also demanded the right to picket the strike. The arrested worker was immediately released. More workers are expected out: to- day or tomorrow, Striking Farmers Give Free Milk to Striking Workers By A Worker Correspondent AMSTERDAM, N. Y.—Two hun- dred milk farmers, moat of whom are now on strike, met Tuesday night at the Perth High School, Perth, N. Y., to discuss the strike situation and setting up a real rank and file farm- ers’ organization in Fulton County The striking farmers decided they would stick until they win. So far all milk has been stopped from en- tering Amsterdam, and the pickets are patrolling the highways for scab milk. The efforts of the state-wide lead- ers and even of the county leaders to dampen the farmers’ militancy has not succeeded, Neither has the “ effect on the strikers. For they see posed the methods being used by the dairy trust and their henchmen, the politicians in the Albany Legislature, and called upon them to carry on as determinedly as they have up till now, and at the same time see that the leaders do not sell them out. Representatives from the Fur Workers’ Union of Fulton County, whose members recently went on strike, were present a expressed their solidarity with the farmers at the same time appealing for strike relief. The farmers are going to see that free milk is supplied the strikers. A contnittee was set up which will take up the question of establishing a Fulton County Farmers Organ- ization and also arrange for a meet- red scare” any American seaman will appear in Monday’s issue. It will be illus- trated by Walter Quirt, well-known [revolutionary artist, that those who are raising this bug- aboo are also howling for the Na- tional’ Guard. The speakers at the meeting, particularly D, Lurie, ex- ing in Johnstown, the county seat. pboue sane (For more news of the milk Strike see pare 2.) * bourgeois opposition, choose a pres- ident to succeed Machado in order to allay revolutionary struggles in Cuba. Meanwhile Roosevelt is preparing armed intervention to insure Wall Street's policy. and to smash the strike. Welles is attempting to split the forces in Machado’s ranks, drawing them over to the support of the op- position and setting up a president little different from Machado. With this accomplished, Yankee imperial- ism would then proceed to attempt to crush the general strike where Machado failed. Meanwhile, the few workers who still remained at work up until today are out. Several bombs exploded in Havana today. In Santiago the military au- thorities failed in their efforts to foree shopkeepers to reopen their stores, The general strike has cut off the city’s supply of food. Army trucks are beginning to bring in food, sup- plying only the supporter’s of Ma-~ chado and to feed Machado's gun- men, NEW YORK. — War vets, many who fought in Cuba in the Spanish- American war, today sent a protest to Machado and President Roosevelt against the slaughter of Cuban work- ers, and against Wall Street inter- vention. ‘ A letter signed by H. Hickerson, for the National Executive Commit- tee, of the Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League, addresse? to Machado and Roosevelt, readc, in part, as follows: “In the name of thousands of ex- servicemen in the United States, and especially in the name of the Span- ish-American War Veterans, who fought for the ‘freedom’ of Cuba from Spanish oppression, but who now see that Cuba is under an intensified op- pression of both the Cuban exploit- ing-class and the American impe- rialists, the Workers Ex-Seryicemen’s League strenuously protests the mas- sacre of scores of Cubans, who were celebrating the premature report of the resignation of President Ma- chado, thereby demonstrating thelr long-suppressed opposition to his brutal regime. sli Sabi 3 NEW YORK.—The New York Dis- trict Committee of the Communist Party has issued the following state- ment today in support of the Cuban Conference called by the Ant!-Im- perialist League for Webster Hall Wednesday, August 16, at 8 pm. “The general strike of the Cuban working class is of tremendous sig- nificance for the workers of the Un!- ted States and particularly for the workers of New York City. “We should help the revolution: ary movement in Cuba in their ate tempt to develop and deepen the present struggle. We call on all or- ganizations. @f workers, farmers students and intellectuals to be re- presented at the Cuban Conference on August 16. We invite individuals also. i ‘The national provisional commit- tee of Jewish Workers Clubs is- sued a call to all its me’ to participate in the conference, and for afl its affliated organizations to elect