The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 12, 1933, Page 3

————E———————— SSS Sansa IMM REI eb CCA NO ANN TN A MURDER 6 PICKETS, WOUND 20 OTHERS IN ATTACK ON CALIF. COTTON STRIKERS Situation Tense / As Police Continue Terror Against 18,000 Striking Cotton. Pickers; Strikers Plan Mass March TULARE, Cal., Oct. 11.—The cotton pickers’ strike is tense today as six strikers have been murdered on the picket lines and twenty strikers wounded including two women. Two strikers were shot down in Porterville, three in Bakersfield and one in Arvin bythe large farm owners and their gun- men. The shooting occurred after ‘the strikers defied the tireats of the armed owners and their night riders by mass picketing and parades. Eighteen thousand striking San Joaquin Valley cotton pickers aré determined to win their demands. The slogan of the strikers is “not an ounce of cotton for less than a dollar a hun- dred pounds.” The pickers are now receiving starvation wages of sixt; cents a hundred pounds, . A mass march of three thousand striking cotton pickers to Bakersfield, the county seat of Kern County de- manded relief for the strikers from the county and immediate release of the prisoners. A mass march will take place today on Visalia, Tulare county seat, to demand the release of twenty strikers arrested and charged with first degree murder. The strike stands solid in the face of the dis- trict attorney openly calling for lynch law and calling on the large farm owners to take the law into their own hands. Relief is urgently needed for the strikers. : BOSTON MAMMOTH ANTI-WAR FESTIVAL q THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 PARADISE GARDENS 2 Central Square, Cambridge DANCING, ENTERTAINMENT Admission 25c. Auspices, Marine Workers Industrial Union OUT OF TOWN AFFAIRS FOR THE mh . : ily, Worker Da Ongar Ponty USA Pittsburgh OCT. 14: Dance given by the Fifth Ward Daily Worker Committee at Elks Rest, 2315 ‘Wylie Ave. Refreshments. Admis- sion 15¢. Gary, Ind. OcT. Vetcherinka given by. the Working Wom Progressive Organization and all Russian Branches at 224 W. 15th Ave. Los Angeles Section Comrade MacHarris, touring for the Daily Worker, with the great Soviet Film “Ten s That Shock The World” and aa”? will be showr in the following cities on the dater listed below for the benefit of the Daily Worker: : Oct. 14—Pasadena Oct. 15—San Bernadino Oct. 16—Alhambra Oct. 17—San Diego Oct. 18—Long Beach Oct. 21—Santa Barbara Oct. 22 to 26 inclusive— Monterey, Santa Cruz State Employees in Texas Get No Aid from Pay Cuts Special Session Votes Own Improvements; Workers Unaided AUSTIN, Tex.—Thousands of state workers who were looking to the state legislature for relief from the huge salary cuts which it forced upon them last spring are now undergoing severe hard- ships because of the disinterest of this body in regard to their wel- fare. When the measure was passed providing for these cuts, the desk of Goy. Miriam A. Fergu- son was flooded with letters and telegrams protesting against an act which would cause much suf- fering because of the high price of living and inflation. The work- ers were promised relief of some kind. The legislature convened almost three weeks ago, and it had two good weeks to take action on this matter before the slavery cuts be- came effective. But other “im- portant” issues were also to be considered. The governor’s man- sion must be repaired before the coming of winter; some means of taxing the people in order to make them pay for the “bread bonds” must be decided; the Senate, dur- ing the period mentioned, became dissatisfied with the furniture in the private offices of its members, so routine business had to'be set aside in order that it might spend $3,300 on new furniture. October 1st came, and the wor- tied state workers received war- rants which had been reduced from 15 to 25 per cent. Because of a state deficit, many were un- able to cash these warrants at all. tin cases where the banks did cash them, they charged an eight per cent discount. These workers turned homeward wondering how they could send their children to school, support dependent rela- tives, and run a household on these meagre earnings. Monday, October 2, an Austin member of the International La- bor Defense wrote a letter of pro- test, which was published in one of the local papers, demanding that the legislature take action to relieve the state workers. Workers in state institutions are continually preyed upon because they are eowed into submission through the fear of losing their and Watsonville ole at notable instance was of -jjlast fall when the Community Oct. 27—Carmel ‘}|Chest, in its annual graft drive, : PET wrote letters to state workers Cleveland threatening them with the loss of OCT. 14: their jobs unless they donated lib- Dance given by the McBride Block Committee at Probulow Hall, 528¢ Broadway, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. OCT. 14: House Party arranged by Unit 17 at 4389 W. 50th St. at 8 p.m. Goo¢ program, OCT. 14: Dance and Entertainment given by Unit 12 at the Finnish Workers Club, 4528 Detroit Ave. at 8 p.m. OCT. 15: : House Party arranged *” Unit 9-4¢ at the home of 8. Ha:.>", 377 E 154th St. at 8 pm. OCT. 15: Big Affair arranged by Section 1 at Workers Center, 3843 Woodland Ave., 3rd floor, at 8 p.m. Entertain- ment, Sterloptican slides on_ the Workers Press, Columbus Relief March and Views from the Soviet Tnion. Toledo OCT. 15: ‘Testimonial Banquet and for the readers and subscribers of the Daily Worker at the Jewish IW. O. Hall, 410 ¥. Bancroft Sst., at 7.30 p.m. Auspices, the Daily Worker Committee of Toledo Section. Ad- mission free. Chicago OCT. 14: . Finnish Workers Club, will give @ dance and entertainment at Im- perial Hall, 2409 No. Halsted Street at 8 pm. Admission 20 cents. OCT. 15: Concert and Dance. Auspices of M. Winchevsky Workers Club, at 4004 JW. Roosevelt Road. Excellent pro- gram. Admission 15 cents. OCT. 17: A city-wide meeting of Daily Worker readers will be held at People’s Au+ ditorium, 2457 W. Chicago Avenue. ‘The Volunteers Committee will be elected at this meeting to carry on the work for the benefit of the Daily ‘Worker. Argo, Til. OCT. 14: Dance given by all revolutionary or- ganizations in Argo at 6219 Archer Avenue. Admission 15 cents. . Philadelphia OCT. 14: Party and Dance given by the LL.D. at 1331 N. Franklin Street. Admis- sion 10 cents. This affair is for the benefit of the Daily Worker and the LL.D. Convention, OCT. 20th: 3 Gals Concert at Turngemeinde Hall, Broad and Columbus Ave. Robert Minor, candidate on the C. P. ticket in New York will the main speaker. Interesting program. Ad- mission 95 cents. erally to the campaign. The Aus- tin I. L. D. immediately protested, sending a committee to the chair- man, and a letter to the press, demanding that follow-up letters be sent to these workers telling them that contributions were vol- untary. The Community Chest stated that the threatening letters were a mistake, since they were worded incorrectly. Many a worker who was terrorized into making a pledge later refused to pay it. Now I. L. D. branches and Un- employed Councils all over the state are located in cities where there are one or more state in- stitutions. These organizations should take active steps to help out the state workers in the des- perate situation in which they find themselves. In making these demands, the following procedure should be adopted: Send resolutions to Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson, Austin, al to the Appropriations Committee, House of Representatives, Austin, and a carbon copy of resolutions to The Austin American, Austin, Texas. Bring pressure to bear upon the senators and representa- tives of your district and county through committees if possible, and letters at any rate. Send carbon of any letter to the local press, Steel Conference in Minneapolis on Sunday MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—A call for ‘@ District Conference of the Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union was issued to the steel and metal workers of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Gary, Minn. The conference will be held on Sunday afternon, October 15th, at the 1O.G.T. Hall, in this city. ‘The Steel and Metal Workers In- dustrial Union has been growing very rapidly in the Twin Cities, recruiting hundreds of members and organizing many shop locals in the metal in- dustry. The union has led some struggles and won importsni victories | to con e'-7n and m->t our demands | perding future strugeles or scales, for the workers in many shops, Longshoreman of Hampton Roads, Va. Urges Organization Wait All Day to Get a Few Hours Work on Docks NORFOLK, Va.—The time has come for the male sex of Hampton Roads to prove to our families and the City of Norfolk that we are real| men that God made, and not gen-| tlemen who man has made. How can we prove this? First, by organ- izing under the program of the Marine Workers Industrial Union. The situation in Norfolk is bad and especially with the unorganized docks, the Merchants and Miners Trans- portation Co. P, and N. Line, Old Bay Lines and Chesepeake Lines. ly at the Norfolk and Western piers, | especially Pier S$. Whenever there! is a change to be made that will af- | fect the men what will they do?) First, they will call all hook men to the front (those are men who have | been in service from 4 to 15 years) to| tell them of the change that is about to be made. They know that these mien will accept this change without asking any questions whatever, for fear of losing their jobs. In leaving home for work at the N. and W. the men sit around from 2 to 3 and some 4 hours before going to work. Would you be compelled to do that if you were organized? No, comrades, you would not, and not only that—organizing is no disgrace, you are only fighting for a right to live and unless you do organize and fight, suffer you must because the bosses don't cate if you die, their profits has got to be made. Last Saturday at the Merchant and Miners dock the car gangs stood by all day with only 3 hours made for a day’s work. Think it over and discuss it with your fellow workers. Read the Marine Workers Voice and Daily Worker and you will see that this is true. These papers are the ones that send mes- sages to our fellow workers all over the world to help us as unorganized workers and especially on the water- front of Hampton Roads. It brings us the program of the Marine Work- ers Industrial Union and shows us how to organize to get our rights. Once we start action and get or- ganized don’t be afraid, we will get support from our fellow workers all along the entire Atlantic Seaboard and you know this is not a back yard in a private home. Longshoremen (unorganized) Hampton Roads, Va. Racine Radiator Plant on Strike When Piece Work Rates Are Cut RACINE, Wis.—One hundred and seventy-four workers of the Young Radiator Co. of this city walked out on a strike against low wages and speed-up. Some jobs that formerly paid 25 cents per 100 are now paying 5 cents per 100. This is the first strike here and the police are well at hand. The night before the strike was called the police were notified by the leaders of the A. F. of L. to be at the plant to prevent any disorder. The plant is being picketed by a few. No mass picketing started su ar. The workers are demanding a 25 per cent increase in wages and the reinstatement of eight workers who were discharged for union activity. So far no broad strike committee has been elected, except a small commit- tee of four which directs activities. Doll Makers Continue Strike at Rosenberg’s NEW YORK —Striking doll and toy makers employed at Rosenberg’s shop have decided to continue their strike and refuse to go back on the terms of the sell-out agreement ar- ranged by the Cannon-Ferrula group in control of the Doll and Toy Makers Union. The recent attempt of the boss to split their ranks by address- ing telegrams to individual workers urging them to return has not affect- ed the decision of the strikers. They intend to hold out until their shop committee is recognized. "The strikers are appealing for funds and food to be sent to the Jugo Slav Club at 108 W. 24th St. Suppose we look around very close-| . Bread for These Children Is Demand of Silk Strike fhildren of the Paterson dye and silk strikers cam e out on the picket line with their parents. The biggest demonstration of workers so far in the strike has just rejected the attempt of the manufacturers and the DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1933 NIRA Labor Board to end the strike in a defeat for the workers. Potash Battles Code of Open Shop Fur Dyers at Hearing Attacks Trick to Lower Wages of Skilled NEW YORK.—A scathing attack on the attempt of the open shop fur dyers and dressers to establish a code under the N.R.A. fixing a starvation wage of $15 for skilled and unskilled workers in the trade and on their racketeering activities was made by Irving Potash, secretary of the Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union at the hearings in Washington on Mon- day. At the very outset of the hearings, Potash challenged the right of Pietro Lucchi, president of the defunct In- ternational Fur Workers Union (A. F, of L.) to represent the workers. Colonel Conklin, N.R.A. chairman of the hearings who had designated Lucchi as “spokesman for labor,” | overruled these protests and declared that if Lucchi had not been author- ized by the workers to represent them that he would give that authorization. Conklin openly showed his partiality to the employers by further ruling that Potash would not be given the floor. Despite this tactic, the rep- resentatives of the Fur Dyers and Dressers Industrial Union spoke sev- eral times and compelled Conklin to appoint Potash to one of the sub- committees, Represented as the hearings, with Potash were Samuel Burt, manager of the Fur Dressers and Dyers In- dustrial Union, affiliated with the Needle Trades Union; David Wiener, a shop chairman and Morris Joli active fur dresser. Five employe association and independent groups were also represented. The major discussion at the hear- ing centered around the attempt of A, Hollander and Sons, open shop employers, to dominate the industry through their association. They were aided by Conklin in this move. The proposal was made that Hollander’s association be recognized as the con- trolling association, but various rival groups of employers opposed this. Hollander, who was responsible for the murder of four strikers, pretended generosity in offering the workers a 35-hour week, but this was a cover in order to put over a $15 mini weekly wage for all the workers in the trade and for refusing to set any minimum scale for the skilled work- ers. "The proposal was seconded by Conklin, the open shop employers and by Lucchi, who, it was diszlosed, had concluded an agreement with the Alaska Fur Dressing and Dyeing Co. on a similar basis. Only the Indus- trial Union's delegates made a sharp fight on this proposal, showing how the union had established scales for | the skilled workers and demanding Vigilantes Murder Grape Str | 3,000 grape pickers struck under our wholesale. striker. was suicide, but the workers claim he was murdered. “Posses Trail Red | Killer” is the typical headline all papers screamed out as a statewide | man hunt was staged to whoop up anti-red hysteria. Fifteen thousand cotton pickers in San Joaquin Val-' ley are on strike under the leader- ship of our union and have tied up all picking. Big growers, with the open aid of local police, are forming vigilante mobs to evict workers and chase them out of towns. The workers are | solid isr one dollar per hundred! pounds. They were offered only sixty | cents. The strikers, including Span- ish, whites, Negroes and many from Oklahoma and other Southern States resisted vigilantes courageously. Even the N.R.A. mediator here, Reichert, | was compelled to send a letter to; Rolph demanding that he restrain the terror against strikers’ force. ‘The acceptance of “mediation” was already refused by the growers. Eight thousand are striking in Arizona cotton and lettuce fields also under the Cannery'and Agricultural Workers Union, | | One thousand and seven hundred fishermen are solid, most of them al- ready are in the union. All sardine | fishing is tied up. In the cotton situation, the work-| ers are demanding that the finance | companies increase the process to small farmers. Our union is recruit- | ing thousands. | their recognition in the code. | Potash made a sh attack on the rac! ; full recogn: charged them with resp: the murder of union headquar gan, When he demanded to know the N.R.A. was going to do about it, | Conklin declared that they would | have to wait on the action of the | Grand Jury. Luezhi and Marowitz. | notorious injunction lawye:, remained | silent, revealing their alliance with these racketeers, Lynch Law Reigns Among Cotton and Grape Pickers But Workers Refuse “Mediation” and Carry Out Heroic Resistance SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. L1- The partner of the striker was found dead. ikers and Form Terror Mobs Slanderous Attack - on Anti-War Meet, Lovestoneite Fails to Mention Defense of the Soviet Union or Anti-Fascist Fight in False! “Report’ on Anti-War Congress 8 d NEW YORK, N, ¥., Oct. 11—Charles Zimmerman, Lovestonite busitieg & manager of the local International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Uniomy 3_ made a slanderous attack on the great United States Congress Against W&% pn, in the last meeting of the executive board of the local union. Zi rs in “reporting” on the congress, omitted any mention of two ceatral pou ce —®in the anti-war congress, the struggle = for the defense of the Soviet Union ;d 23 22, Red County Official Organizes Fight on Foreclosure; Jailed |Arrest 5 Others Also;| | Use Fire Hose on Farmers BRANTWOOD, Wis. — Arvid Salonen, Communist County Su- | |pervisor of Tripoli, and member | jof the United Farmers League, was | arrested with five other farmers while leading a militant farmers’ |demonstration whic: succeeded in| istopping a foreclosure sale Mon-{ jday at Phillips, Wis., in spite of | |the fact that the sherriff, police | land American Legion were mob: lized to terrorize the farme | Lynch terror reigns in Lodi where leadership. During the whole week vigilantes, organized by growers, drove workers out of the District by the ;when he refused to consent to aj} Thursday, the foreman was killed, and authorities accused a |moratorium The authorities say it National Events CLEVELAND BANQUET CLEVELAND, Ohio—A mass ban- quet arranged by the Communist Party in Cl B, D. Amis, who was District Or- ganizer for 17 months, and to wel- come the new District Organizer, John Williams from Chicago, will take place tonight at 8 o' ‘k at Car- penters Hall, 13501 Kinsman Rd. Cleveland Y. C. L. Meeting CLEVELAND, O.— Tonight the Young Communist League, Unit 6, and the Rainbow Serenaders will hoid a report meeung for Earnie | Murdock, a Negro youth delegate to the Anti-War Congress held in New | York. A dance will follow. Admission 7 cents, the two cents goes for the Young Werker. eting is called at the Workers’ Neighborhood Center at 3843 Woodland Ave., 730 p.m. toe ae" Organize Workers’ Orchestra DETROIT.—All workers playing kind of instrument are asked to a Workers end. The first meet- at 2419 arp. John Reed Memorial ichigan Ave Admission 25 cents. and plenty the Daily Li of food. Procecds for | Worker, Silk. Strike NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 11—All atetmpts of the National Labor Ad- visory Board, with Senator Robert Wagner presiding, to break the front of the national silk strike were beaten back by the solidarity of the workers’ delegates at the session here in the New York State building, 30 Center St. It was a woman textile weaver from the bench, who at five o'clock this morning summed up the un- shakable unity of the workers in the face of a seemingly endless barrage of strikebreaking maneuvers. After these delegates had been up for two nights, with the Washington hear- ing, traveling to New York by auto and trucks, they were kept in con- tinuous session from two o'clock yes- terday afternoon until five o'clock this morning, Would Starve First “We are not scum,” this textile weaver told the manufacturers, She is a member elected to represent the United Textile Workers’ Union of Easton and Philli and a mem- ber of the left wing United National Strike Committee. “The offer that you make us—$2 for 100,000 picks, was offered by you five weks ago and unanimously rejected by the i strikers, You do not offer a decent living wage. You know in your hearts that none of you would work for $18 a week. Like Miss Burlak, we weavers say that it is a direct insult to make us this offer. This meeting is ending in squabble. We will starve before we will return to ; Work on this scale. You have got or we are through, We will settle rs Rejec Session Shows Only Wage Cuts Offered this on the picket line.” ‘There were several attempts by the N. R. A. Board to make a break in the ranks. Judge Jacob Panken, a Socialist Party leader, representing the A. F, of L., was obviously work- ing hand in glove with the stage play of Chairman Wagner, They continuously praised each other throughout the session, the terms “judge” and “senator” flying thick ‘and fast. Panken, put forward be- cause MacMahon is so discredited he could not appear himself, punctuated his maneuvers to approach a break in the ranks with militant sounding. words, Idle Promises The attempt to make a break in the strikers’ demands was put for- ward by Panken, Wagner and the em- | ployers. It was that a settlement might be reached which included the South, and a “small committee” was proposed to go to Washington to dis- cuss changing the code. The plan was to try to get the workers back to work under cover of talk of get- ting a settlement through on some future change in the code. ‘This was spiked when the delegates of the United National Strike Committee made it clear that the workers will not return to work until after a set- tlement and that a settlement will include those now on strike and will not accept any temporary agreement but will settle for those now on strike. The N. T. W. U. will see to it that the gains of the workers in this strike will be spread to the South and elsewhere, and that the) strike will now be spread. Panken Agrees to Spiit The second attempt to break the) ranks was the separation of the jac- quatd silk weavers and the agree- ment of Panken, for the U. T. W. leadership to enter into a small con- ference to try to send 6,000 jacquard} weavers back to work. Moe Brown of | the N. T. W. U. and other delegates declared that this is an attempt to break the ranks of the national silk strike, but Panken agreed to try to negotiate a sepazate settlement of jacquard workers. The rank and file must answer this attempt of Panken and the U. T. W. leaders to split the ranks of the silk strikers, Like Auction Sale Wagner and his aide, Jesse Miller, cleverly tried to maneuver the con- ference into position where the “of- fer” of the manufacturers which is really an offer of wage cuts, would be accepted. In this maneuver Pan- ken remained silent and did not pro- test. Miller, conducting the chair like an auction sale at this period, said to the employers, “Come on now, make any offer, which can be used as a basis.” After much dick- ering, the manufacturers finally “of- fered” $18 a week. Ann Burlak, on behalf of the United National Strike Committee, and other rank and file | help t | N.LR.A. Board Sell- Outs Maneuvers of Wagner, Panken and Bosses Fail to Break Unity of Workers After All Night | delegates demanded that the union demands shohld be the basis for dis- cussion, and not a wage cut offer of the bosses. Wagner ignored Burlak, The manufacturers then withdrew for a lengthy conference, and later reported that “because they want to Senator Wagner” they “in- crease” their offer to $2 per 100,000 picks, the same offer made five weks ago and rejected. The workers from all unions summarily rejected the manufacturers’ offers this morn- ing. Wagner Denies Floor to Militant It was obvious from the conduct of the proceedings that one important aim was to try to isolate the left wing leadership, representing 30,000 strikers, and clear the road for a U. T. W. national sell out. Ballam, leader of the left wing strike com- mittee, was repeatedly denied the floor by Wagner toward the end of the session, and throughout Panken was played up by Wagner in every way, given the floor constantly for lengthy speeches. At the end of the conference, when it was proposed to elect a committee of 10 to meet with the manufacturers, Wagner proposed one representative of the United Na- tional Strike Committee and nine of the A. F. of L. Finally, it be- came so obvious that the left wing represented large masses of strikers a committee of five and five was proposed. The refusal of the manu- facturers to make any further offer cut off negotiations and the con- ference ended with strikers of all unions standing firm to reject the manufacturers’ wage cut proposals. “We will settle this on the picket lines,” the ‘rons declared as the meeting broke uy eveland as a send-off by} While a free-for-all fight was go-| ling on, the fire department turned | the’ hose on the farmers. | ‘The agent of the Federal Land |Bank was used rather roughly | demanded by the| |farmers, and he left town in a |hurry, so the sale was indefinitely | | postponed. | The other five arrested were |George Maki, Senja Maki, Hugo |Henderson of Brantwood, Jim Bernard of Fifield and another |farmer whose name was not | known. A mass meeting was immedi- ately arranged in Brantwood, Tuesday night, to arrange for bond jand defense, and a demonstration was called in Eagle River for the following day. S. P. Uses Thugs to Silence Workers at Street Meetings) NEW YORK.—Organized g las are being used by the Socialist |Party at Street meetings to silence workers asking their speakers em- barrassing questions, it was charged yesterday by the Communist Elec- tion Campaign Committee of 799 Broadway. The Committee, through its manager, Carl Brodsky, cited many instances in which groups of thugs beat workers at these meetings. Brodsky said that Tuesday night a worker, George Chakin, received a possible fracture of the nose after jhe questioned a Socialist speaker at 18th St. and 2nd Avenue on the Socialist Party’s stand on the N. {R. A | On the same night, said Brod- ky, a woman distributing leaflets | ia dinary pro-|Was set upon and badly beaten at| John |a Socialist meeting on Second Avenue and 6th Street. A mem- of the Food Workers I who vashed | her de- jfense wa: Iso severely hurt | Brod urged the forming of |workers’ defense groups to war off the attacks of the Socialist hired thugs. Dance and Social | | CLEVELAND.—A dande and social affair will be held this Saturday |night at the Finnish Workers Club, 4528 Detroit Ave. by Unit 12, Ad- mission 10 cents, WILLIAM BELL Optometrist 106 EAST 14TH STREET Near Fourth Ave. Phone: Tompkins Squar DR. JULIUS LITTINSKY 107 BRISTOL STREET Bet. Pitkin and Sutter Aves., Brooklyn PHONE: DICKENS 2-3012 Office Hours: 8-10 A.M., 1-2, 6-8 P.M. Intern’! Workers Order DENTAL DEPARTMENT 80 FIFTH AVENUE 15TH FLOOR All Work Done Under Personal Care of Dr. C. Weissman | Garment Section Workers | Patronize Navarr Cafeteria 333 7th AVENUE Corner 2ath St. MEET YOUR COMRADES AT THE Cooperative Dining Club ALLERTON AVENUE Cor, Bronx Park East Pure Foods Proletarian Price |BEER TAVERN and the fight against Fascism. t, member of the left ing opposition in local 22, in answer= has left out an; lon of the defé the Soviet Union and the fight ag Fascism. merman no doubt reasons he did not give for lea 4 out any mention of the heart of conference.” oa The slanderous opposition of Zim=, merman against the anti-war confere war congress bout the que: ence, was expressed when Zimmerman: falsified from beginning to end. claimed that he “broke through y Communist wall” and was “cheered” when he spoke, Zimmerman, who Was, seated at the anti-war congress as @ delegate from local 22, in his sup+ posed “report,” tried to give the exec= utive board the impression that Communists were delegates, “It properly organized and did sent the workers,” he said. t is significant that Zimmerman did not mention in his ‘report’ the delegates to the anti-war conference. ‘om the armed forces,” Silverblatt id in refuting Zimmerman’s falsi- fications. “He ignores the fact that the bulk of the 2,500 delegates were rank and file representatives of strike ers and workers from the shops, uns ng Zimmerman’s falsifications sald. “Zimmerman, in speaking on the atithe nN employed delegates, students, i | women, farmers and many li including Muste followers and > alist Party members, No Mention of Barbusse. “Zimmerman who is supposed to be reporting on the anti-war congress lies about the delegation. But he does not even mention the fact that Henry Barbusse of the world committee against war was present,” Sitverblatt said. “This in itself proves that Zim- merman’s sole idea is to attack and destroy the work of the anti-war congress.” When executive board member Rosenberg, also of the left wing, tried to get the floor to answer Zimmer- man’s statements, he was ruled out of order, and when he insisted on the floor Nelson, another Lovestonite, took a hurried and confused vote, ruled Rosenberg was suspended for the session, and denied him the floor, although only 3 voted to suspend the left wing member. “We cannot dis- cuss the anti-war congress any fur- ther,” Zimmerman said. “We have more important things to discuss.” When Rosenberg then asked to know whether the anti-war congress would: be discussed at the next meeting she? was ruled out of order. Be | In his speech on the anti-war con+_ SS Silverblatt pointed out that the” mmunist Party policy of the united: front against war was chiefly re-! sponsible for the splendid success: off the anti-war congress. The Loves? stenites, he said, were the chief dis</ ruptive element. DOWNTOWN !Telephone STuyvesant 9-9254] | | UNIVERSITY GRILL, Inc. | BAR RESTAURANT 72 UNIVERSITY PL, N. Y. Cy yveen 10th and 1ith St. Be Affairs STUYVESANT GRILL AND OPEN AIR 137 Third Avenue Between ith and 15th Streets leny SANDWICH SOL N LUNCH 101 University Place (Just Around the ‘Jorner) Telephone Tompkins Square 6-9780-9781 (Brooklyn) FOR BROWNSVILLE PROLETARIANS SOKAL CAFETERIA 1689 PITKIN AVENUE Willlamsburgh Comrades Welcome De Luxe Cafeteria 94 Graham Ave. —_Cor. Siegel St EVERY BITE A DELIGHT " WORKERS—EAT AT THE Parkway Cafeteria 1638 PITKIN AVENUE Near Hopkinson Ave. Brooklyn, N. ¥ CLASSIFIED WANTED COMRADE to do writing in Ger- man, Must be experienced, Write 8, B. ¢/o Daily Worker. 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