The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 16, 1933, Page 3

{ ¥ FORGING CO. MEET; VOW TO KEEP UP STRIKE T0 VICTORY Wives Take Part in rt in Relief and Clerical Work to Help Win; A. F. of L. Officials Fail to Make Rift in Ranks INDIANA HARBOR, Ind,, Sept. 15.—Strikers of the Standard Forging Co. here are still out solid. Despite the heavy downpour of rain Wednesday night, over 500 attended a mass-meeting at Auditorium Hall to express solidarity with the strikers who are demanding higher pay. The strike is led by the Steel and Metal Work- ers Industrial Union. i 20 Arrested, 100 eel Ase z ee ae Threatened in Arkansas Terror were expected at the meeting held last night at the South Chicago Croa- DARDANELLE, Ark., Sept. 15. tian Hall, and tonight at the Gary, Indiana, Roumanian Hall, u Besides Weber and Clark, union leaders, strikers spoke urging the Twenty striking cotton-pickers have been arrested here on charges of “in- timidating labor,” 50 “John Doe” in- dictments have been handed down, and authorities state that they in- tend to arrest 100 more, in a reign of terror sweeping over this section of the country. Charges of criminal syndicalism have been laid against Harris Fred- ericks, James Curran and Tom Cir- cles, arrested last -week in Little Rock when, after organizing an In- ternational Labor Defense branch there, they held a street meeting to protest against the general terror Spreading over Arkansas as it is Workers Industrial Union. ‘There was an excellent response and volunteering for picket duty. Post-Tribune and the Chicago Tri- bune, both closely connected with U. S. Steel interests, attacked the strike call, and called the S&MWIU an “outlaw union.” Local NRA officials, Kyne, and Guthrdige of the A. F. of L. boiler- makers union, held a conference with superintendent Swanson trying to make a separate agreement for 20 A. F. of L. welders who joined the strike. The rank and file welders pledged to continue the strike until a settle- ment is made with the S&MWIU, leading all 500 strikera, The spirit, of the strikers is excel- lent, the wives of the strikers aiding in clerical and relief work, confident of victory ahead. Greetings were received from the striking steel workers in Greensburgh, Pa. Workers in the Chicago steel dis- trict are closely watching the strike, preparing for similar action, spreading over the entire country under the wings of the Blue Eagle of the NRA and the cotton plow- under program. COMRADE MAC HARRIS now touring the country for the Daily Worker will v the following citi MONDAY, SEPT. 18 Boulder, Colo. TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 Lafayette, Cole. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 Frederick. Colo. THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 Greeley, Cole. FRIDAY, SEPT, 22 Denver, Calo. CAMP FOLLOWERS OF THE TRAIL Will Continue to be Open During the Fall and Winter Season Winter House, Steam Heat, Showers. ‘Tennis and Other Sports. SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 Very Convenient Transportation. Colorado Springs, Cola. By Train: Peekskill, N: Y¥. SUNDAY, SEPT. BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR Rock Sprixgs, Colo ORGANIZATION MONDAY, SEPT. 25 Lyman, Colo. TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 Salt Lake City, Utah. Easy Terms Offered NOW Write to: P. O. Box 2, Buchanan, New York. ‘o T. U. U. L. Unions and Opposition Group Members: It is now about 2 weeks since the WORKERS SCHOOL sent cata- logues and scholarship credentials to your leading committees. There is only one week more time to regisier. Only the Office Work-. ers Union has sent one student so far. This is a disgraceful showing. Demand that your functionaries carry out the T. U. U. L, National Board Resolution on the Workers’ School and training cadres. Raise this question at your meetings. Compel ACTION, insist on immediate action before the school term starts. Help educate the rank and file. Registration is now on. Don’t Delay! Classes fill up quickly. WORKERS’ SCHOOL, Third Floor. 35 EAST 12th STREET, NEWARK, N. J. EARL BROWDER General Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.A. will be the principal speaker at the © GRAND CONCERT Celebrating the 14th Anniversary of Communist Party of U.S. Mae Globerman, Concert Pianist at the SATURDAY | Mendelsohn Trio, in a varied selec- | Y.M. & Y.W.H. 16 tion of classical compositions. AUDITORIUM SEPTEMBER Wee coe Cnr in revolu- W. Kinney 1983 The Workers Laboratory Theater | }]j, A 8:00 P. M. from New York, in revolutionary bs sketches. Newark, N. J. ADMISSION—EMPLOYED, 90 CENTS; UNEMPLOYED. 10 CENTS. Auspices: Communist Party, District No. 14, 7 Chariton St., Newark, N. J. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Communist Party Outing | for Support of Dist. School W. LR. CAMP, LUMBERVILLE, PA. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16th and 17th Program:. Price for Adults: Music — Chalk Talk (including Food and Sleeping Accommodations) Freiheit Gesangs Ferein $2.10 Interesting Lecture Children $1.25 TRUCKS LEAVE W. 1. R. OFFICE, 473 N. 4th STREET Saturday, September 16th, at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. Sunday, September 17th, at 10 a. m. ROUND TRIP FOR ADULTS g5c - CHILDREN: 50c for one; 75¢ for two COMMUNIST PARTY MONTH CAMP UNITY WINGDALE, N. Y. end Indian Summer, te. Bali t A Real Work Sree utiful Season of the Year <Swhaming, Rowing, Hereiball Amid the Berkshire eile” Hiking—Warm and Cold Showers VACATION RATE: $13.00 Per Week (incl. Tax) WEEK-END RATES: 1 Day - - $2.45 » 2 Days - - $4.65 (incl. Tax) Cars leave Lgl Rae from 2700 Bi: act evety ss * and Geturday 10 AM., 3 P.M, 7 P.! Lexington Ayenuo v7 Express. Stop at Allerton ‘Avenue 8tai Round Trip: To Nitgedaiget - - - To Unity - - - - building of the Steel and Metal! from the workers in food and relief | Local newspapers like the Gary-| DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1933 government. Photo shows section of 60,000 coal miners voted to remain away from the mines despite the at- as they | NRA Just Part of Alphabet to These Miners Fighting Coal Bosses 500 STRIKERS OF INDIANA’ gathered at Pricedale, near Belle Vernon, Pa., tacks upon them by the state militia and the federal | was asked Page Three as they | Dejeat Right Bloody Attack At | night and turned the meeting into a force the members into a fight, the right wingers led by Schwartz, an ex-cloak manufacturer, and assisted by their thugs gave the signal for the attack. Hurling chairs and mis- siles into & mass of workers they threw the meeting. into a turmoil. The workers, however, gave them no quarter and giving blow for defended themselves courageously, preventing a real blood bath. Police forced the meeting to disperse when their forces and continue the meet- ing: A number of workers were in- jured. The right wing gangster attack on Local 9 was for the avowed purpose of preparing the ground for the ouster of the left wing administration of Local 9 voted into office last year, by an overwhelming majority of the members. Since the‘left wing lead- ers took control of the local, the LL.G.W. officials of the Joint Board together with the group of former right wingers in the local have con- spired to oust the left administra- tion. They have barred the local ad- ministration from all negotiations in connection with the cloak code and with the recent settlement of the cloak stoppage. ‘The latest maneuver was planned to enable the I.L.G.W. officials to enter the situation and to put over an official ouster on the ground that they are unable to maintain order. The administration of Local 9 is- sued a leaflet yesterday, exposing the maneuver of the right wing clique and calling another membership meeting at Irving Plaza Tuesday night to take up the important ques- tions of maintaining union condi- tions in the shops, for which the Bryant Hall meeting had been called. Industrial Union Wins Detroit Food Workers Strike; Get Pay Rise DETROIT, Mich, Sept. Food Workers Industrial Union gained a prompt victory for the workers of the Frigid Foods Products Co. when it organized them around demands for higher wages and bet- ter working conditions. The company granted a wage in- crease from 15 cents to 25 cents an hour, agreed to recognize the union, to take up grievances with a shop committee, and to better sanitary conditions. All fruit workers’ aprons were to be cleaned by the company. 12.—The When provocative remarks failed to? blow | the membership attempted to rally | Cloakmakers of Local 9 Wing Attack Hired Thugs of I.L.G.W. Machine Provoke Bryant Hall Meet to Oust Left Wingers NEW YORK.—Aided by strong arm men, former right wing officials of Cloakmakers’ Local 9 of the International Ladies Garment Workers fol- lowing a pre-arranged plan provoked a bloody attack on the nearly 1,000 | members gathered at a membership meeting at Bryant Hall Thursday pitehed battle, Milk Strike Breaks Out Around Chicago ‘Against Gov't Code Pickets Fight Against Robbery By Huge | Dairy Monopolies CHICAGO, Sept. 15—Breaking out into a milk strike similar to the recent New York State strike, hundreds of milk farmers picketed the roads lead- ing to Chicago éoday. Several scab trucks were showed into ditches by the striking farmers, who are fighting against the starva- tion prices, paid them for their milk by the big milk monopolies, and against the government milk code policy of evaluating milk in two cate- gories, fluid and “surplus.” This sys- tem drives down the farmers income even lower than the published “mini- mum prices,” he is supposed to re- ceive, The Pure Milk Association, led by reactionary leaders, is trying to break the strike. Their solution is to raise the retail price of milk in the cities at the expense of the city workers. The striking farmers are against this. They want the big milk companies to bear the burden by cutting their huge profiets. Bars Industrial Union Meeting in Steel Town, HOMESTEAD, Pa., Sept. 12.—Al- though there is no law requiring 2 permit for a meeting in this steel town, when a committee of workers from the Steel and Metal Workers Union applied for such permission they were refused. “The Steel and Metal Workers Union can not hold a meeting in Homestead,” said Sheriff Cavanaugh, “we have a good union in Home- stead, the Amalgamated Association, and we don’t want any other unions, especially one that has Pat Cush connected with it.” Help improve the “Daily Worker.” send in your suggestions and criticism! Let us know what the workers in your shop think about the “Daily.” Sheriff Praises A.F.L. | | | | brought to a dead s Strike Ties Up Shoe’ Trade in Brockton;, 90 Per Cent Are Out Protest Firing Work-| ers for Non-Payment; | parasites and Wall St. of AFL Union Dues BROCKTON, M Shoe production in more than 90 per cent workers walked out in the firing of members of erhood of Shoe and Allied C: Attempts of NRA offici and the corrupt leadership of the A. F. of L. Boot and Shoe Workers Union to effect a settlement proved futile the face of the determination of the | strikers to continue the struggl¢ until all their demands are granted | One of the significant features of | ¢ this strike is the wholesale revolt of the rank and file from the no defunct Boot and Shoe Worke: Union, and the formation of an in dependent union which they are now fighting to maintain. The revolt started in 1923, when the A. F, of L. union revoked the, charters of a number of locals en-| gaged in an “outlaw” strike. Since| then, the union, working hand in glove with the bosses, put the entire membership under a dictatorship: with the result that the Brotherhood of Shoe and Allied Crafts was or- ganized with a program of militant action. When thousands of shoe workers | refused to pay dues to the A. F. of L, union, the bosses threatened them with lay-off, but were frightened by a strike action. On Sept. Ist, however, the bos again issued an ultimatum, that the| workers pay dues to the Boot and Shoe Union. When a number of men were fired, the entire industry walked | out. Erie Metal Plant Is_ | Closed by Strike for) « First Time in 13 Years |: ERIE, Pa., Sept. 13.—The Griffin ie Metal Manufacturing Co., here, for | the first time in 13 years, closed | ,: down when 400 workers walked out Tuesday against starvation wages of 161% to 22% cents an hour. The demands presented by a strike committee called for a mini~ mum rate of 40 cents an hour for | men and 30 cents for women. Five hundred workers are picket- ing the plant. 3 Injured When §S. A. Shower TankExplodes; BUTTE, Mont.—Three homeless men in the Salvataion Army were in- jured here when a shower tank ex- ploded here, The men injured are M. F. Lucas, 40, of Butte, R. J. Fink Cuba had an arm; was to terrorize workers admirals, The —" NEW MEXICO COAL BOSSES ce — IN-2 MINES MEET STRIKERS; ! By H. E. BRIGGS | HANDS OFF CUBA! cae The high spot in the news f 3 veterans this week is the situatior Cuba, It seems that once on a ti ee welt txt was: Operators Grant Some Demands; Militia Tries fveonary, dents, 6% o to Keep N. M. U. Organizers Out of soldiers > anil katioes “ aboat Meet Discussing Settlement called the Cl: ruggle. » short story shorter, when the = 2 aan 2a at a diers and sailors found out they too GALLUP, New Mexico, Sept. 15—Two of the five striking mines here were workers, strange thing hap-| were called in by the operators yesterday to discuss the demands presented pened. ‘The soldiers kicked out the them ten days ago by the members of the National Miners’ Union. ir ed out the generals, the sailors kicked out Mutual mine owners were forced to grant 14 out of 16 demands, the other rand Have where wescome in two still being under discussion. South Western mine granted all but one zh one of us m of t is presented. Thee sa Every one of us nd ‘4. and support the revc till di g the one| were “walking too Today's Sof Cuba, .We must join s anted. | strike bulletins announcing the’ pro- ation to fight our explo forem ,| posed settlement were ripped ' from ve must convince the con ed that board by troopers. Furniture he army and navy they too ar i anies are threatening to take orkers and exploited. We ust | ° furniture from those miners who j refuse to have made™ it lood Roosevelt with tele! z the conf that 1 wait for thi na ig ification of t ng the conf Pp! 2 hi 1 St, and ‘Hands Off oe I Shes ral Woo. Telling Rod 1 Ger When the a r but requ of the union | out and get his v sfused because he was in ¢' with NIRA, “the Queen of Hok When Roo: ‘You don't To | ¢ he said, ngerous."* “patht Havana harbor, call those bathtubs di which someone replied, fore wor in the mines. wey inch guns make a blood Neighbor gpeteazraree plash. Ganggtec Pe lo “any government of the people Moses, superintendent of Go-| they wort soft shoes and soft-boiled aintai ler will be rec who is largely respon- | C@PS- ‘ | ised” To the ee 1 Jaw,| | One inex erienced scab at Gomerco eae) se : ; | lost two fir 's at work yesterday. remarked |'The mines have been unable to haul Sages and|any coal. The miners are still out i used to protect “legal” But the workers will not by this evasive demagogy of protect- | ing “legal” contracts or American lives | ° and property. The only. “legal tracts, lives and property that w xe troops| solid. If ot fed they will un- rked. Two men|doubtedly bring the strike to a suc- mainpied y cav-| cessful termination. Rush relief funds » because- they to Box 218, Gallup, New Mexico. protected, are those helonging to the | William Patterson asked Howe why he _ in Soviet Russia there are Torgsin stores | in over 1,000 localities, Torgsin orders may be sent to anyone, in any quantity. homes are not pro- and vain prom- Ir reply to e the delegation left. the only way the Negro and ¥ workers and farmers of the Si can win protection ized mass action, barons and mill t in the arcund waiting ‘on Torgsin apply to your local bank, companies e listed below or their author- ized agents Amalgamated Bank, N. Y. Am-Derutra Transport Corp. American Express Co. Gdynia-America Line Hias Manufacturers Trust Co. To cities that have no TORG- SIN stores, Torgsin mails your order by parcel post. »wthe Vets \f Public Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. and the T R.C.A. Commun'cations, Inc. to set. th Union Tours, Inc. | piaer ver Hudson Co, National Bank, | Fight for | _payeniae, Ns Foo | E | he Pennsylvania Co. Phila | Staten top | agai this’ tnt Union Savings Bank. Pitts. | 7 Amalgamated Trust & Sav- president, .And Harold G Kelthline, | 6 e | ex-marine, the situation well in| ings Bank, Chicago is like a who's who] ATIVE in U.S.A his record reads lik in the war. It starts in Mexico with aoe the Punitive Expeditio 1914.| In 1918 we find him wi WORKERS STUDENTS! DEFEND THE “STUDENT REVIEW” 0. 8. Ratlway Pepe UNITE AGAINST BOURGEOIS BANKRUPTCY volunteer 01 rect i what fa ‘Moonlight Sail and Dance on the Hudson Muese SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 And he with the \ for the three-poi teamer Leaves Pier 6 E. R. at | UNITED FRONT WITH THE prog of $60 Battery at 8:15 P. M | MOON GUARANTEED month | MUSIC This Subscription: $1.00 | ENTERTAINMENT ‘Nuff sai - - “3 Kg x a Blow In case of rain Boatride Takes | CONCERT. ba : Place September 23, 1933 | REFRESHMENTS 'o join th The fight against Im Post 191, W.E.S.L. is new bugle and drum corps. TT, to join cdecbebebebeecbabe ebb tebe bE bE P EEE EEE ELE EEE EEL EEE EE EEE I ED will be up. Meet Your Comrades at the up ve ots for y has returnéd this wo from Atta boy, Tom. | _ armistice | | of the A. ea a te | New--Modern-- Up-To-Date rating them an average of a 12-year group who worked at “raising the of the soldiers with chorus girls, Y.M.C.A. pansies and tearful |) songs about home and mother. The next time the rank and file vets are asked to arms to fight for child will find the ex-servicemen . Nave learned a lot about war and the * tricks of capita since the last slaughter. Dr. Paynter heads the morale” BAR AND GRILL = 67, of Lewiston, Mcnt., and Tom Cos- grove, 60, of Duluth, Minn. t Wall St "ll raise hell with the phoney psychologists. 106 East 14th Street By H. nA 1. FARMER, ‘The wage agreement between the International Longshoremens Asso- ciation and the shipowners, affecting 45,000 longshoremen expires on Sepi. 30. The longshoremen on the At- lantic coast look forward this year to @ New agreement which will give them a chance. to live. They expect an agreement which will provide jobs for the 84 per cent of their number who are unemployed; an agreement which will mean an increase in the size of gangs and smaller drafts. They hoping for shorter hours and fwh- creased pay to cover the increased cost of living. Any agreement which does not provide these conditions will not improve the lot of the longshore- men but on the contrary will mean only that the workers will again have been delivered into the hands of the shipowners and stevedore bosses. Ryan Sets the Stage Joseph P. Ryan, President of the LL.A., in his annual Labor Day speech over the air called on the workers to work together with the bosses un- der the banner of the NIRA; that only by such cooperation would the workers gain the benefits of recovery. | shipowners are willing to give. Dockers Face New Wage-Cuts from Ryan Between Fourth Avenue and Irving Place ~ Tihs does Ryan mean by this co- operation? He means that the long- shoremen should accept whatever As aS is borne out by Ryan's record in previous agreements with the bosses. In 1931 he accepted a cut in overtime pay and again in 1932 the longshore- men had to take a cut of 10 cents in straight time as well as a further 10 cent cut in overtime. All this as a result of “getting together.” De- spite the fact that wages were cut, gangs cut, drafts increased and an inhuman speed-up introduced and workers on the dock “short-timed,” Ryan again calls for cooperation. The executive committee of the LLA., headed by Ryan, has always worked with the shipowners and bosses against the interest of the workers. Here are some facts. On Sept. 7, 1932, reporting on the wage confer- ence, the New York Times said, “Ryan told 100 delegates from seven ports that the LL.A. was willing to be reasonable.” The same paper quoted Ryan’s Labor Day speech in which he said, “Labor has taken about all the cuts it can afford.” But when asked about the longshoremen, he refused to say that he would in- sist on renewal of the 1931 agree- ment for 85 cents an hour; $1.20 over- time. Behind closed doors hand-picked delegates held council with the bosses and agreed to accept a cut in wages. Ryan himself proposed the 10 cent reduction compromise as the ship- owners demanded a larger cut. The Coming Agreement On Sept. 5, 1933, the Atlantic Wage Confereme of the I.L.A. was held at 164 11th Ave. Delegates from New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and other ports were present, most of whom are paid officials of the As- sociation. Only a few rank and file delegates participated. At the out- set, Ryan spoke for two and a half hours, telling of how the LL.A. was growing and attacking the opposition within the rank and file. He told the delegates to kick out of the or- ganization any one who was radical. He informed the meeting that he had met with President Roosevelt and had agreed to accept the 1929 wage scale. This was agreed to by the delegates and a committee eleci- ed to meet with the shipowners on Monday, Sept, 11, 1933. Ryan later conferred with Mr. Davis of the NRA, WHERE YOUR NICKELS AND DIMES. BUY THE MOST the “longshoremen.” The Rank and File Action Com- mittee has issued @ program and a sode covering the demands of the workers which will guarantee a liv- ing to all longshoremen. The follow- ing are the principal demands: A} six-hour day, $1 per hour. No over- m time work. Size of gangs and drafts to be determined by dock committees ot the workers. Unemployment In- surance at the expense of the ship- owners and state. ‘These demands alone will give jobs without wage cuts. The Rank and File Committee in a statement to the longshoremen declares that any move to sell out will be exposed to every man on the waterfront. An appeal is made to all longshoremen to form small groups on each dock to take up the question of backing the tor going demands. The committee sug- gests that all workers write to Ryan and General Johnson of the NRA, demanding that the rank and file code be adopted and the delegates from the docks be heard at all con- ferenses, ‘The committee office is at Room 238, 799 Broadway, New York City, where longshoremen may eommuni- AT PROLETARIAN PRICES KING’S BEER ON DRAUGHT who came from Washington to meet cate with the committee weorra:t w& mR © te ew ee eee emer