The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 2, 1933, Page 3

| | | { The picket line at the Gamerco | General Wood, who is in charge of troops in the strike area, Scabs are hauled \,, in trucks with military police as@— guards, Permits for mass meetings, labor lodge meetings, and even for dances are denied by the general. A meet~ ing of the National Miners Union was not permitted by the military officials. Novarro, one of the union leaders, is held in jail without any charges against him. > * HELPER, Utah, Oct. 1—Mass pres- sure forced the dismissal of charges against hundreds of strikers. Four strikers, however, are still held on riot charges. Cuynn, Crouch and Wether- bee are held on riot and criminal syndicalism charges. The authorities are concentrating all efforts to railroad the militant or- ganizers to long jail terms. A second riot charge has been placed against Paul Crouch, one of the strike leaders, Hearings will begin Thursday. Irv- ing Goodman, International Labor Defense Attorney from Portland, Oregon, will aid in the defense. It is reported that operators’ agents ‘re scheming to organize a sta union, to be called the American Min- ers’ Union. ‘These steps are being taken because the United Mine Work- ers’ Union is discredited. Da cbe tn, Ln dlr die, New York RED PRESS \BAZAAR —FOR— @ Morning Freshen @ Young Worker , ) a ADMISSION Friday and Sunday... .35c Saturday ....6........0e Total for Sat... . 3c Ticket "Prec Grvanintion 29 Gone Dow At Door. 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Two children "were arrested and held in the military bull pen. mine was dispersed on the order of Eye-Witness Tells About Attack on Anti-Nazi Meeting 24 Arrested, Scores; Slugged by Police in S. P. City How the Socialist police of Mil- waukee brutally attacked a workers’ demonstration against Hans Luther, Nazi ambassador to the U. 8. is vividly described in the following eye witness report by one of the participants: “On. Tuesday night Milwaukee workers heard that Hans - Luther, German ambassador, was coming to Milwaukee the following day to meet with bankers and financiers at the Milwaukee Club, a conservative mil- the new Hitier regime in Germany and lay plans for the organization of American Fascist organization. “The workers mobilized the follow- ing morning and applied for a permit to hold a demonstration in front of the club at 12.45 when Luther was to arrive by auto from Chicago. The permit) was applied for because the Socialist Jarty which runs Milwaukee with the aid of the bankers, has al- ways complained after a demonstra- tion which their police has attacked, that the Communists had failed to apply for permits—which, they claim, would have been granted. The ap- plication for this permit was refused by Mayor Hoan’s secretary, Otto Hauser on the ground that it was not within the province of the mayor's office to issue permits. Heretofore, the Communists and everyone else always applied there for permits! When they demanded to see the mayor, they were told, ‘he’s out of town.’ The committee reported back | NEWS BRIEFS | DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1933 Must Prove Aryan Birth to Wed. BERLIN.—Any Reich Nazi official who wishes to wed, must first prove with legal documents that his wife is of Aryan descent. A governmental decree issued these orders on Sept. 30. * * * To Teach Aryan Eugenics. BERLIN.—Bernard Rust, National Socialist minister of education for Prussia, decreed Saturday that schools in the interest of improving the race must devote two or three hours a} week to eugenic science, ei ee oe Explosion Ends Jersey State Fair. TRENTON, N. J.—The last day of the Jersey State Fair brought with it an explosion, when the exhibition speed whip gas tank exploded and flying hot metal cut and bruised spec- tators, and firemen. Twenty-eight persons were injured. ae Fe Three Ferryboat: Firemen Burned. NEW YORK, N. Y.—Three firemen in the boiler room of the Staten Is- land ferryboat Brooklyn were scalded | severely when a steam pipe burst at} 8:45 o'clock a.m. on Saturday, just after the ferryboat had discharged) 1,000 passengers and 48 vehicles at South Ferry. so Floods Recede in Tampico Area. TAMPICO. — Flood waters which have covered this section of Mexico since a hurrican struck last week were receding today. Catarino Burgos, caught looting property from houses destroyed by the hurrcane, was ex- ecuted yesterday. execution since martial law was de- clared. Regd * Find Mummified Dogs in ; Arizona. The remains of two mummified dogs were found in northeastern Arizona * recently buried beside the bodies of | ancient residents of that country. It is said that this civilization flourished between 2500 B. C. and 1500 B. C. which would indicate that dogs as pets or companions were known at that time. Dress Shop Chairmen Resist Violation by Officials of 5 Day Wk. NEW YORK.—Several thousand workers on children’s dresses came out on strike last week called by Local 91 of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers. Although the strike has been under way for sev- eral days the demands for which the workers are on strike have never been presented to the strikers. The strik- ers are up in arms against the secrecy surrounding the conferences being held by the officials and the bosses and against the insults hurled Fascism!” “Down with Luther, Repre- sentative of Bloody Hitler!” “Free Torgler and Thaelmann!” etc. Many of these slogans were in German— posed the Fascist terror in Germany, pointed out how the workers had been tricked into slaughtering each other in the World War to preserve “demo- cracy,” and bitterly attacking Hitler and Luther. While another speaker playing the same role as in Germany, the first police attack took place and clubbing of the workers began, The workers’ ranks held solidly around police reserves had been called, patrol wagons and squad cars with riot guns appeared in the scene and the second attack took place. The So- heads against the pavement before the cops were pulled off by other workers, Many women and | : H ie B : g g i g2E5 ae aEse uly cle ile E 7 : | 3 “Ed Royce, of the Daily Worker, who was in Milwaukee the previous night for the film showing of ‘1906’, stayed for the anticiated demonstra- tion and took 100 feet of action film of it. This film will be shown throughout the United States, an accurate, living proof of the terrorism and clubbing of Milwaukee workers at the hands of its Socialist adminis- tration and police, headed by Mayor Hoan, Biemueller, Raskin and Kent at workers who try to bring these issues out into tke open. A group of strikers have issued a statement to the strikers urging them to demand the right to know what are the exact minimum wage scales; they are fighting for the right to ask questions and voice opinions without being insulted, and the elec- tion of representatives from the shops to be present at,negotiations. A 35- hour week and a guaranteed mini- mum wage scale is demanded. Eagle Screams “Speed It Up” in the Detroit Automobile Factories DETROIT Mich. — Workers em- ployed for the Gounaw Corporation at the Briggs Meldrum Ave. plant report the folowing blessings as a re- sult of N.R.A. Before the Code went into effect they turned out 2,100 units per week and earned $24.00. Now they turn out 1,600 per week and earn $15.00. Before the Chrysler company went on the N.R.A., Band Wagon we pro- duced 1,180 sedans a week and re- ceived $33.00. Now we produce 1,400 sedans week and earn only $28.60. ‘We continually hear the nerve rack- It was the third} Page Three Demonstration for Slain Red Leader in Cuba Thousands of Cuban workers at the pier in Havana to meet the ship bearing the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban student Communist leader, who was slain by Machado gunmen in Mexico in 1919. army fired into the funeral demonstration Friday for Mella, killing seven and wounding scores. The Cuban (Omaha Unemployed in Hunger March Blue Eagle Is No Aid to Packinghouse Workers OMAHA, Neve Sept, 1—To secure. | winter relief for all unemployed | workers and to exterminate discrim~ ination towards Negroes by govern- ment relief agencies, a county hunger march will take place here October 6. It will be led by the Workers’ Un- employed Councils of Omaha, Despite the talk of improved con- ditions under the N. R. A, the un- employed are suffering here. A world war veterans, Hans J. Soe- gaard, was driven to suicide when he feared the loss of his home, as he was unable to meet payments. A Negro worker, father of six chil- dren, reported to the unemployed organization that colored workers were denied jobs on public works projects. Although officials in charge of em- ployment denied any discrimination, the committee found that not one Negro worker was employed on the utilities company project. The demands in the hunger march are $10 weekly, cash relief, abolition of forced labor and stopping of dis- crimination on relief jobs. ses have not improved in Armour’s meat packing plant, which flies the Blue Eagle. - Workers supporting the Indepen- dent Packinghouse Workers Union are discriminated against. The Amer- ican Federation of Labor officials are cooperating with the company to weed out militant workers. William Nick, president of the A. F. of L. butchers’ local, sends his agents to intimidate workers. Last week the beef kill department worked 45 hours. The hog-kill de- partment in Dolds packing company worked 54 hours last week. This is e first time they worked over forty jours since going under the code. ‘The Packers are now taking advan- tage of the loop holes provided in the code. Fr example: The code provides for 48 hours, a week for eight weeks of a year. partment received a wage increase under the N. R. A. from 33% cents to 40 cents an hour. The hours have been reduced from 40 to 34 hours per week, which leaves weekly pay prac- tically the same. A department strike was success- fully fought against discrimination in ing screech of the Eagle calling, “Step on it,” “Speed it up,” “More pro-' duction.” And now we face another! lay-off! \ the Dold Packing Co. The sheep-kill department in the Cudahy Packing plant struck against speed-up and won, for Winter Relief OMAHA, Neb.—Working conditions ; Laborers in the sweet pickle de- | |Green Speaks to Block | Conference of A. F. L. |Rank and File Oct. 2 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—Wil- \liam Green, president of the A. F. lof L. is attempting to block the holding of the rank and file con- ference here scheduled for simul- taneous opening with the 58rd A. F, of L. convention, Oct. 2nd. The rank and file conference was set to be held in Carpenters Hall, and Green. is. doing all he can to prevent it. The carpenters’ local has elected delegates to the conference. 1,000 Fur Hatters Ate Out on Strike DANBURY, Conn., Oct. 1.—About 1,000 fur hat workers of Danbury and Bethel went out on strike for higher wages and shorter hours. Child labor and the speed-up sys- tem has brought much unemploy- ment into the industry resulting in misery to a great number of families. The recent conference of the bosses of sixteen factories with the workers failed when the bosses’ NRA code has proved to be unsatisfactory to the workers, The workers have organized a@ picket line to prevent any scab work to be done in the factories. Jobless in Cabooses, With Houses Empty By a Worker Correspondent WATERLOO, Iowa, — The county here in Waterloo bought 20 railroad cabooses to house the unemployed in. |The unemployed here are talking about going out and firing these houses. The county strike that we had here lost out, because it was not properly led. The County Board of Supervisors bought a bull valued at $50 and be- fore they got around to look this bull over to send to thé.county farm it cost them $985—sonie “bull that was: Well, these seven county supervisors sure made a rake off. New Labor Board to Increase Whalen’s Anti-Strike Power Whalen NRA anti-strike board, ac- cording to a statement issued by Senator Robert F. Wagner, chair- man of the National Labor Board, will be hooked up with the regional or sectional labor board to be set up in New York in the next two weeks. 4 Whalen is scheduled to be chair- man of the new board which will WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—The | Hellwig Strikers ‘Clash With Scab ito Keep Mill Shut Five Arrested When Workers Rush Plant PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 1.— Cops were powerless to stop the onrush of strikers into the Helwig Dye Co. mill to prevent scabs who Were renegades from their ranks from running the plant yesterda; So indignant were. the striker at the 10 turncoat strikers who ha been influenced by the company to form a company union and scab on their fellow workers organized in the National Textile Union, that they rushed the gates of the mill in the face of the drawn guns of the police. Sweeping into the building they snatched clubs from the cops’ hands and gave the scabs the licking of their lives. Reinforcements were called and police in bandit chasers and on mo- toreycles arrived. They arrested 5 workers and rushed them off to jail. The workers immediately formed picket lines and marched around the plant singing strike songs in militant spirit. The clash occurred after a com- mittee of strikers called on the workers at their company union meeting to dissuade them from scabbing. The scabs showed great hatred for the rank and file work- ers and made for the factory gates. It was then that the rush started. The arrested workers who are being defended by the International Labor Defense are: George Spick, Vincent Sorge, Bob Domokes and Constandt LeWan. The following .are the names of scabs who are aiding the company to break the strike: Frank Perr, 164 Nedro Ave., John Warminski, 4545 Bermuda St., Bertha Rogers, Almond and Filmore St., Bill Buck- ner, 404 Fern St., Adolph Fox, 6017 Tulip St. Bill F. Wilbur, 2460 N. Bouvier St., O. Circucci, 615 So. Delphi St., and Steve Ritchie, 4539 | Bermuda St. |be givens more power against and will be directly conected with Washington National Labor Board and Senator Wagner. A similar board, Senator Wagner said, would be cet up in Buffalo. Help improve the “Daily Worker.” | Let us know what the workers in your shop think about the “Daily.” send in your suggestions and criticism! Steel Workers Hail Miners in Clairton Solidarity March City An Armed Camp; Andy Mellon Wants $1¢ Wage Under Blue Eagle; Strike . Movement Rising PITTSBURGH, Pa., / Oct. 1—Yesterday morning four thousand miners invaded Clairtor, the heart of the steel mills of this District, and picketed | the Carnegie Steel Co. mill. With a ‘Dye Strikers Refute | Magistrate’sCharge | Cleaners Struggle Now Enters Third Week | week with increased v A total of 17 work have been rested since the beginning of the strike, but, due to the activities of the International Labor Defense, pickets have been speedily released on bond. The courts of the city are, as usual, lined up on the side of the bosses. Magistrate Rudich, in the 10th District Court, Brooklyn, last week made a violent attack on the Cleaners’, Pressers’ and Dyers’ Union when two strikers, arrested for pick- jeting the B. & M. Shop, 106 New | Lots Ave., came up for sentence, “What right have you men to go |to a man’s place of business where his employees are unionized and a! tempt to order them out on strike?” \the judge shouted. “It’s about time |we stood up and said that capital and industry also have some rights. | What rights have these fly-by-night unions, probably organized on some street corner or in some saloon, to |picket a man’s place or business when he has no trouble there?” Refuting the statement by h strate Rudich, S. los, president of the Cleaners’, Dyers’ and Pressers’ Union, yesterday declared: “We wish to fefute the above statement. The Cleaners’, Dyers’ and Pressers’ Union of Greater New York is not a fly-by-night organization organized somewhere on the corner. It is the bona-fide organization of this industry, -in existence for the last 18 or 20 years; it counts over {1,000 members. “Last year the membership re- volted against the corrupt leadership and elected new officials. The old administration, unwilling to give up the soft jobs, got together some 50 to 75 unemployed and organized a new “union,” under the banner of the A, F. of L, Ever since, this so- called union has functioned as a scab agency for the bosses. Wherever a strike is called, the A. F. of L. local supplies scabs. The same is true of the present situation. In this gen- eral strike more than 2,000 workers | walked out and the union is making an attempt to organize all the shops in the metropolitan area. “We emphatically protest against such slanderous statements and maintain that we are within our rights in trying to organize any shop.” 2,000 Cotton Pickers in Arizona on Strike PHOENIX, Ariz, Oct. 1—A strike of cotton pickers which started here, already involves more than 8,000 workers. The strike is led by the Agricultural Workers Industrial Union, The decision to strike was reached when the state arbitration board refused to grant a wage scale of $1 for each 100 pounds of cotton instead of the prevailing rate of 60 cents. It is expected that 20,000 will be drawn in as the strike develops. ‘The NR A Acts in the'Shadow of Bayonets in New Mexico By PAT TOOHEY ‘ation up an apparatus for the settlement of sles. It is known as the National Labor Board. It has as mem! among others, John L. Lewis, arch traitor of the American miners; William Green, Walter Teagle of the Standard Oil, Gerard Swope of the General Ele trie, etc. Of course, with such distinguished and honorable person- nel it ‘must be taken for granted that the workers will get justice (7) in their ¢! The National Labor Board en- tered the strike of the New Mexico miners and in attempted a be- trayal and sell-out of the miners. But the miners of New Mexico, led Rs a fighting and militant union, ¢ National Miners Union, pre- vented the National Labor Board from achieving another betrayal.as was put over on the Pennsylvania miners by McGrady. Mr. Charles W. Grubbs, regional director of the N.R.A. for southern California, Arizona and New Mex- Pee to Gallup on instructions’ of tor Wagner to “settle the str’ After remaining three weeks in eek Bie bbs re- turned to Los s sore. He is sore because the New Mexico min ers. would not take the taffy and boloney he handed them and re- mained on strike. The strikers were given to understand that th should feel honored in having suc! Is Strikebreaking Role of the National Labor Board in the Coal Strike of New Mexico; But “Mediator” Unable to, Drive the Miners: Back to Work effort to see the strikers. He con- sulted all the local town officials and N.R.A. people, who had taken a violent anti-N.M.U. attitude. Then he conferred with the oper- ators and the handful of U.M.W. scabs. Then he saw the county offi- cials—all flunkies of the coal com- panies. After this, Mr. Grubbs came to a decision: He would tell the miners to go back to work and refer their grievances to the board of Mr. Lewis, Green, Swope, etc. Thereupon, the newspapers came out in headlines with the proposal Grubbs would make to the miners ren before Grubbs had seen any the miners. The newspapers, bosses and N.R.A. then whooped up a big campaign to confuse the min- ers, praising Grubbs and his solu- tion, urging “let the government handle it,” that now since the gov ernment was in the situation the strike was over, etc. As a salve to the miners, who were not buffaloed a bit and who viewed Grubbs com- ing very suspiciously and_distrust- fully, it was said the strike would be settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. The interest Grubbs had in set- tling the strike “for the satisfaction a distinguished mn as Mr. Grubbs become concerned with their strike. For doesn’t Mr. Grubbs parry, a satchel full of honorable jes i Immeditely upon his arrival Grubbs commenced his ‘efforts to break the strike. First, he made no of all concerned” is shown in the fact that he made no effort to in- vestigate the reasons for the strike, did not ask for a copy of the min- ers’ demands, did not bother him- if to come to the miners to find -out, but obtained all his in- 'formation’from the employers, the local editor, local N-R.A. people and city and county officials, all agents and flunkies of the coal companies. Then Grubbs @) pee before a meeting of the N.M.U. Executive Board. At this meeting 50 repre- sentatives of the strikers were pres- ent, meeting under’ military super- vision. In his speech, mostly soap and rot about what a friend of bor he was, that he’ desired to sell the miners their government, he then baldly proposed the strike be called off and the grievances re- ferred to Washington for settle- ment. When questioned: What about victimization? What about the N.M.U. arch-enemy Lewis on the National Labor Board? What about the demands and wage cut? Do you know if the strike is called off that when Washington gets around to the demands there will not be a union man left in the county? To which Grubbs petulantly replied: “You are too suspicious and have insufficient faith in the govern- ment.” But the miners believed a bird in the hand is worth a bag full in Washington. The executive, in Grubbs pres- ence (still thinking of the Pennsyl- vania sell-out) voted unanimously to continue the strike, reject Grubbs’ proposal and* reject arbi- tration of any kind. They demanded direct negotiations—in Gallup, not in ashing eon So insistent was Grubbs to refer the grievances to Washington that he offered representatives of the strikers the alluring plum of remov- hing Lewis from the National Labor Board and substituting one of the N.M.U. when this case was up for settlement. But this was also re~ fused. Then Grubbs followed another line—that of attempting to split off sections of the strikers. He sent out a call for, language groups to come see him. He invited groups of Slav- ish, Italian, Spanish and Greek miners to pay him a visit. His tac- tic was evident, to create division among different nationalities and split the strikers’ forces. But the strikers saw through this effort. To all groups approached by Grubbs they answered: “We have nothing to_discuss.” In the meantime, Grubbs was closely closeted daily with Brig.-Gen- eral Wood, commanding the troops in Gallup, and with all other enemies of the miners. Grubbs was too crude in his strikebreaking efforts, which were readily seen by the miners, and the effectiveness of Grubbs was lost. Grubbs then issued a blast in the newspapers against the strikers, that it is the miners’ fault, the miners refuse to settle, refuse to negotiate, refuse to consider returning. He de- clared the strike was a “freeze-out,” that the bosses had enough . men, anyway. : When Grubbs was attacked for this statement and palpable lie at a meeting of the strikers, at which he ‘was present, he denied making the ciate, statement. But correspondents of the Associated Press declared he did make it. Y Grubbs then received additional help. The Mexican Government of Rodriguez and Calles rushed to the scene Mr. Benito Rodriguez, Consul- General of El Paso. Rodriguez’ game was to run the Mexican miners back with being Communist, red, and threatened the Mexicans with de- portation to Mexico unless they re- turned to work. Grubbs and Rodri- guez worked hand in hand. Grubbs worked hand in hand with General ‘Wood and with Attorney General Neumann, who was serving as a Cap- tain in the militia throughout the strike. Neumann. was the legal ad- viser of Wood and Grubbs in their union smashing efforts. It was Neu~ mann who advised Wood to keep all strike leaders and N. M. U. leaders out of N. M. U. and miners’ meet- ings, which had to be revoked when the miners refused to meet without the leaders. The strikebreaking efforts of the Mexican Consul were rebuffed by the miners. Several days after he ar- rived,.General Wood had to assign a military bodyguard for Rodriguez because of the anger of the miners against him. The solidarity and unity of the strikers held ranks firm despite the arrests and terror. They followed the N. M. U. unquestioningly because they knew it to be sincere and correct leadership. When the afrests, terror, evictions and efforts of Grubbs and Rodriguez failed to shake the miners —then in disgust Mr. Grubbs and Rodriguez decided to go home—with 7 Shenson unsuccessful efforts behind them in attempting to break the New Mexico miners’ strike, to work. He charged the N. M. Us! eq remarkable ability for organization in | one day, the striking miners mobilized their forces at Waltersburgh, five | miles northwest of Uniontown, at 2 0’ —®autos began the march to Clairton. ‘clock this morning and in trucks and They carried out this march in spite of the threats to shoot down a attack on this steel center, and stormed the gates when the morn- ing shift began to approach the mill. The steel workers miners, hundreds mixing on the picket Hne and joyfully ing over their dinner pails to the strikers. Following that, the striking practically took over the , parading up and down a dozen blocks of the main thoroughfare, State St., tieing up traffic hopelessly and shouting their demands. An Armed Camp At least a hundred police, county detectives, mounted police, deputy sheriffs, company guards and Clair- ton police stood by, but did not dare interfere with this determined army of militant strikers. Sheriff Gollmar was forced to state: “Frankly, I don’t know, I don’t see how he we can break up the lines.” The atmosphere throughout the |Pittsburgh area seems filled with electricity, there 1s such a high ten- sion, with everybody expecting al- most anything to break loose. The Carnegie Steel Plant leoked like an armed camp. Barricades were set up in the plant with the use of sand »| bags; hose was attached to hydrants and steam pipes at one entrance; armed guards patrolled the bridge in full view and at another entrance steel cars were placed behind the gates by the armer guards, besides machine guns at strategic points. With over ten thousand steel work- jers striking at Weirton, West Vir- ginia, strike sentiment amongst the | steel workers is rising to a high pitch and the Steel and Metal Workers’ | Industrial Union is issuing leaflets |calling for mass meetings to prepare | for strikes at Duquesne, Ambridge, |Clairton, McKeesport, at the most |important mills, It is evident that there is a grow- ing sentiment for a joint struggle of the steel workers and coal miners, with the aim of closing down all | the mills and mines in this district | through the officials of the A. A. and | the U. M. W. A. The steel and coal | barons are speedily attempting to |Stem the spreading movement, fear sie maar’ of the consequences. Secret conferences were held early this morning by the A. A. Union officials, | Most likely with steel magnates and N. R. A. The A. F. of L. officials are holding back some other mills haa ae the strike, with the omise of a U. 8. media to oe strike area. ee “agreement™ has been by the coal operators and the eet cials of the U. M. W. A., which in- cluded Philip Murray, Fagan, Feeney and John O'Leary, all bitterly hated as strikebreakers by the miners. This “agreement” traded the right to the coal companies to check off rent, equipment, etc., f chec! 4 union dues. ey * ee It also includes the non- agreement and arbitration bok This agreement does not include the | captive mines socalled, excepting the | Bcacebhil po cizod of the Western Penn- sylvania wer and | Light Co, ee eae ‘This hurried agreement was reached | in order to break the strike and force | the miners back to work by Monday |when the code goes officially in effect. However, both the ‘operators and the U. M. W. A. officials refused to predict that the miners would go back to the pits Monday, It is definite with militancy rising to such high levels that miners will not return unless demands are granted and will demand a say in |the making of an agreement, The Picket lines in the Connellsville Coke Region expressed more militancy than at any time during the strike. At- tempts were made to keep strikers from getting food at the Frick owned company store and atthe Prick Coal picket lines the pickets were fired on by scabs and company thugs, Pittsburgh papers report pickets close Bethlehem mines in Indiana with two thousand on picket line. Andrew Mellon is demanding a 25 per cent reduction for the Workers in his aluminum mill, the largest in the world, at New Kensington, Pa, Under the Blue Eagle this would bring pay down to $10 a week. Tremendous resentment is expressed and if car- through, will, no doubt, result in strike. The march of the miners on the steel mills of Pittsburgh and the march of the Ford Workers of Ches- ter on Edgewater are tremendous expressions of the American working class to extend the already wide strike movement and show with what ability they can apply mass action to accomplish their aims. The grave danger that we will not be able to give guidance and consciousness to this movement must be overcome with an intensified speeding up of all our activities to place ourselves at the head of these movements, OUT OF TOWN AFFAIRS FOR THE Daily, Worker | Salt Lake City OCT. 4th: Film showing of “1008”. juire at 217 Ness Bldg. for place of thowine. San Francisco OCT. 7th: Film showing ot 1008" at Workers | eee