The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 8, 1934, Page 3

i Lewis Ready to Steal Election Again; Miners Organizing Opposition This question will cause one of the biggest fights at the coming conven- tions of the U.M.W.A. held in In-| dianapolis this month. The delegates | and miners against Lewis must be | warned. Lewis has many tricks in| the bag. He used various methods | in_ stealing elections. Lewis stole the election from George Voyzey. This Illinois miner was a candidate in 1924. Lewis re- fused to issue a tabulated vote on this election. This, despite the fact that the constitution says the tabu- lated vote of each local, must be 4s- sued by the International Executive Board before January 25 following the election. The tabulated vote was not issued up to this day, Lewis claimed that he had no money. een said he was glad the condition of the finances in the union were better than ever before. He was then secretary. In the 1926 election, John Brophy was the candidate against Lewis. ‘This time a greater majority of min- ers voted against Lewis. After the election a tabulated vote was given out. This time Lewis stole the votes of many districts and local unions. In districts like West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Ar- kansas, and Alabama, where the union was practically liquidated, Lewis received thousands of votes, receiving a greater number of votes than the REPORTED membership, and thousands above the actual mem- bership. This was a wholesale way of stealing votes. How Lewis Stole Votes He also had a retail way. In local after local the tabulated vote was different than the actual vote. In Lecal §11 (Renton, Pa.) the actual vote six for Lewis and 109 for Brop! What happened here? Someone put a 20 in front of the six for Lewis and cut the 9 off of Brophy’s 109. This then was 206 for Lewis and 10 for Brophy. This method wa used in stealing the vote of my local, Number 4238, of North Bessemer, Pa. Tt was also true of other locals in the Pittsburg, Ohio, Illinois, and In- diana districts. This was the second method of stealing the vote. In the election held a year ago a different method was used. The can- didate was Mike Demehak. He re- ceived the necessary number of local endorsements. When the ballots were LOS ANGELES, CAL. DAILY WORKER BANQUET SAT. JAN. 13, 8 P.M. AT SONS of HERMAN 120 Bast 25th Street Admission 25¢ CHICAGO Grand Icor Concert Two Great Soviet Singers Sergei and Marie RADAMSKY KEDZIE THEATRE Madison and Kedrle Avenues 2 received by the local unions—the mame Demchak was missing. Lewis did not want to have the majority of miners vote against him. He made sure that there were no opposition candidates. Lewis Must Ge In the Illinois referendum of the wage scale, another method was used. After the voting, Fox Hughes ran away with the ballots. Fox, like his nemesake, the chicken coup thief, is very cunning, but he did not get away with it this time. The miners formed a new union. The opposition delegates at the coming United Mine Workers of America convention must raise this question. A union with Lewis at the head means a union led by the coal operators. Lewis and his machine and policies must go. The miners must fight for an immediate election. In it the miners must make sure that they have guarantees that Lewis and his machine will not be able to again steal the votes, run away with the ballots or “forget” to give a tabulated account of the votes. ‘Demand Release Of Logan Circle Boys WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7—A delegation including Dr. Sterling Brown, professor at Howard Univer- sity, Attorney Lawson, C. Murphy of the Baltimore Afro-American, and many delegates from the Interna- tional Labor Defense, the League of Struggle for Negro Rights, and fra- ternal organizations, on Saturday, de- manded that President Roosevelt un- conditionally release Joseph Jackson, Irvin Murray, and Ralph Holmes, three Negro boys framed and sen- tenced to die Jan. 12, in the Logan Circle Case. The delegation was headed by James W. Watson, district secretary of the International Labor Defense, The three boys were sentenced to die for the death of Policeman Milo Kennedy, notorious for his terroriza~ tion of Negroes in Washington, who attacked them on Aug. 6, 1932, in Logan Circle Park. After threaten- ing and striking several Negroes, he tried to illegally arrest Jackson. The people of the neighborhood came to Jackson's assistance, and Kennedy was killed in the scuffle that followed. The I. L. D. has called on all work- ers and workers’ organizations, all in- dividuals and organizations who are against the terrorizing, persecution, framing, and lynching of Negroes, to raise the demand for the lives and freedom of the Logan Circle boys with President Roosevelt, in telegrams and resolutions of protest. Nasi Sneaks Active ‘In Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 4—Nazi agents in this city broke into the office of the Chicago Committee to Ald the Vic- tims of German Fascism, at 206 N. Wells 8t., last Friday night and left threatening notes, reading “The United States Government is watch- ing you, be careful” and “Hail Hitler, Down With the Dirty Jews.” MENTAL HEALTH How to stay healthy mentaliy—How t Prevent mental troubles—\What is Minc Disturbance? — Sex and Mind — Menta: Health and Marriage — Examples from Life—By a Mental Hygiene Specialist, MENTAL HEALTH: A new double book Nos. 4 and 5, published by Rational Living Library. Very practical. 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In the News Wealthy Farmer Shot in Forcing Eviction GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, Jan. 7.—R. A.| Hager, wealthy farmer and landown- | er was shot and killed when he at-/| tempted to force the eviction of his} cousin, one of his tenants, by threat- ening him with 2 pitch fork. Hager had ordered his cousin and the youth's sick mother out of the house, and attacked them. Skating from Town-te-Town in Minnesota HIBBING, Minn., Jan, 7.—Skaters whizzed from town to town here when the highways became covered with a smooth layer of glazed ice,| Extinguish One Week Blaze on Ships | HONOLULU, T. H., Jan. 7.—After fighting fires for a week at sea, the flames on the Sacramento Valley and the Brazil Maru had been extin- guished when the two freighters ar~ rived here today. The blaze on the Sacramento Val- ley broke out last Monday 600 miles from here, destroying 2,400 bales of cotton. The Brazil Maru lost lumber and 100 tons of coal in the fire which broke out Christmas day. Attempt To Smash! CWA Trade Union NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 7.—An at- tempt is being made here to smash the local union of the C. W. A. work- ers by injecting the issue of a “red scare.” The workers haye organized around their grievances of underpayment for work, failure of payrolls to be met when due, against discrimination against Negroes and foreign-born workers, and political favoritism in| giving out jobs. John Colt, state C. W. A. admin-| istrator, expressed his intention of smashing the union after he had heard that a group of C. W. A. work- ers had met Thursday evening, Jan. 4, at 289 Market St. Frank Chandler, organizer of the Newark Unemployed Councils, opened the meeting, which was attended by representatives of the majority of the Essex ©. W. A. workers. Colt issued statements to the press that he is “investigating the activity of the Reds.” Despite the threats to smash the union, the C. W. A. workers are con- tinuing to organize on the job, Negro CW. x Worker Killed; Others Fired As They Refuse Job CINCINNATI, ©., Jan. 7.—Joe Mitchell, Negro C.W.A. worker, was killed while digging at the foot of an embankment on 2 O.W. A. project at Bridgetown Pike. While on his knees digging at the bank, the bank began to slide, and Mitchell was crushed to death. One other worker was injured on the head, and others escaped in- jury. Two of the workers on the job were fired for refusing to do the work on which Mitchell was killed. Many workers on C.W.A. projects are facing this danger every day. Unless organizational steps are taken immediately, many more workers will be victims. The Relief Workers’ Union is organizing the men on the Cin- cinnati projects for trade union wages, for full payment of wages for ali time lost through illness, stormy weather, and for full com- pensation coverage for every worker. Conference Jan. 21 To Aid Foreign Born NEW YORK.—To inaugurate a powerful mass movement for the pro~ tection of foreign-born workers, the Committee for the Protection of For- eign Born has issued a call for a United Front Conference to take Place Sunday, Jan. 21, 11 a. m, at Manhattan Lyceum, The Committee calls upon all workers’ organizations to elect del- gations to this conference where a’ program to stop the deportation of Militant workers will be formulated. Action to stop discrimination on C, W. A. jobs and at the Relief Bu- reaus will also be planned. All or~ ganizations are asked to communi- cate immediately with the Committee at 80 East 11th St. NEW YORK.—Greetings to the Daily Worker from the Central Com- mittee of the Communist Pariy of France arrived too late to be pub- lished in the Tenth Anniversary edi- tion of the “Daily.” The Oct, 6 issue carried fraternal greetings from “Humanite,” central organ of the French Communist Party, The greetings from the Communist Party of France follows: “To the Daily Worker “New York “Dear Comrades: “The French Communist Party sends hearty greetings to the Amer- ican Communist Party on the oc- casion of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Daily Worker, its valiant central organ. At the present moment, under conditions of the growing strike movement and the development of mass action, the Daily Worker is confronted with a tremendous task in mobilizing the American workers for struggle against Yankee im- perialism which, under cover of Roosevelt demagogy, is gn. through its attack on the living conditions of the American workers. The Daily Worker is the only ‘aper which is carrying \Tuggle against the capitalist Under Militant Leadership They Force Federal | J ARY 8, 1934 How Baltimore Seamen Defeated Forced Labor’ Relief Under Control of Their Committee By H. BAXTER BALTIMORE, Md.—Seamen here have won an outstanding victory under the leadership of the Water- front Unemployed Council and the Marine Workers Industrial Union against forced labor instigated ay ¥.M.C.A, officials in the Anchorage taken over by the federal govern- ment. ‘The seamen won the following de- mands: “That a committee of seamen be elected at a meeting at the relief headquarters to function with two of the Relief Administration as a sub committee-te meet every two weeks and take up the problems that con- ront the seamen, The seamen through their committee having voice and representation in all matters pertaining to the relief station. “A house committee to handle all small grievances that arise in the building. “The right to free speech and reading or distribution of any kind of literature. The right te hold open forums. “The problem of work for meals to be applied only to caring for the building, a test to be made actually to determine the necessary work and hours to perferm it, All work con- sidered as construction work or repair work to be paid for. The cook to get full wages. “Financial reperts to be made out regularly. Al problems dealing with the personnel of the relief staff, to be taken up through the sub committee of seamon and relief board, and other problems that the seamen may have. “All grievances must be first pre- sented to the Relief Administrator on the station, and if no satisfaction is gotten it will be taken up through the seamen’s committee.” Resisted Forced Labor When the Y.M.C.A. officials at- tempted to inject forced labor (Y. M. C. A. style) into the part of the An- chorage that has been taken by the Federal government as an emergency relief station for seamen, the sea- men resisted it and under leadership of the Waterfront Unemployed Coun- cil and the Marine Workers Industrial Union, went out on strike. The seamen came to a decision that they would all go in at noon and demand their dinner without forced labor. They were refused flatly py P, T. Hardin, who stated, “This is not forced labor, but if you want to eat, you must work.” He was greeted with Bronx cheers, The seamen then held an open air meeting outside the Anchorage and beween 75 and a hundred marched up to the local federal relief station. The committee went inside and pre- sented their demands to a Mr. Kelly, another Y.M.C.A. flunky, who stated that he was “sick of seamen’s com- mittees.” He was told to look out the window and he would see about seventy-five or a hundred .seamen. who were damn sick of the Y.M.C.A, starvation policy and intended to fight for relief. He then threw out the old Y.M.C.A. line of bologny. Establish Picket Line A picket line was established around the Anchorage and only six- teen seamen showed up for supper, the majority of these being patients who had just gotten out of the hos- pital and did not have to work. This action was heard in Washing- ton when the committee was inter- viewing Mr. Morris Lewis, the na- tional head of the Transient Relief Bureau. He had called up the Bal- timore relief authorities and un- doubtedily was informed that the seamen were taking action, The committee talked to Mr. Lewis for two and one half hours and he admitted that the Y.M.C.A. was a racket. He said he would be in Bai- timore himself the following day and arranged a meeting where all the state and city relief administrators would be present and with the com- mittee of seamen would take up all problems and see if things couldn't be straightened out. When he was in- formed that the seamen were on strike and had no place to sleep or eat, in the presence of the committee he called up Mr. Greenstien, Federal Relief Administrator of Maryland and told him to see that the seamen were fed and housed without forced labor until the committee met and settled things. A telegram was scnt by the com- mittee to the sriking seamen elling them to go into the Anchorage and register for relief without forced la- bor and that the committees would of Roosevelt and against the treach- erous policy of the American Fed- eration of Labor and of the Amer- ican Socialist Party which, like the French Social-Fascists is deeceiving the workers about the real meaning of the Roosevelt policy. The Daily Worker is the only paper in the United States which is carrying on a real and united struggle to organize the workers, without distinction of nationality or Tace, on a class struggle basis, and which is vigorously combatting the efforts of the bourgeoisie to deprive the workers of their rights. It is the standard-bearer of the Amer- ican proletariat against imperialist war and the threat of anti-Soviet intervention. Long live the Daily Worker! Long live the Commmunist Party of America! Long live the Commmunist In- ternational! Central Committee, Communist Party of France, GREAT BRITAIN COMMUNIST PARTY GREETS “DAILY” The Communist Party of Great on a | Britain hails the tenth anniversary of policy |the Daily Worker in the following ; meet tomorrow in Baltimore. Upon going into the Anchorage and reading the telegram to P. T. Hardin he stated that he had received no word in regards to change in orders and would not issue anyone relief until he was told to by his superiors. In the meantime the committee arrived back from Washington and gave a report in the M.W.LU, hail. About 240 seamen were present. After the meeting everyone went into the Anchorage lobby and re- fused to leave until they got a place to sleep and something to eat. The Anchorage officials got bold when the police came in and ordered everyone out, but they were imme- diately told to get out themselves. The police seeing everyone stick- ing as one did not relish the idea of trying to run the seamen ont, having learned by painful experi- ence that seamen can fight. Finally after a meeting held in the Anchorage lobby, which was com- pletely taken over by the seamen, P. T. Hardin came in and agreed to give every one a bed and supper, pro- viding that they would work two hours the next dey and this would be subject to change pending the out- come of the committee meeting. The seamen discussed it and finally a vote was taken to accept Hardin’s proposal for the one day. At the meeting which was held in the Union Trust Building in Balti- more, the State Federal Relief heads and city heads were present. The sSeamen’s committee presented their demands, They were granted as listed above. Remove Police Another demand, the removal of police from federal property, was also won, Hardin can remain as long as he carries out the program, say the seamen. Steps have also been taken to start things moving to institute a Central- ized Shipping Bureau in the port of Baltimore. Also that seamen shall be entitled to a share of the C.W.A. jobs. Tt is thru the continuous militant fighting of the unemployed seamen under the leadership of the Water- front Unemployed Council and the Marine Workers Industrial Union that these concessions have been won and the seamen will organize themselves to maintain a relief system and carry on the fight for unemployment in- surance. Tag Days Arranged For the Washington Unemployed Meet NEW YORK.—Tag day stations have been established in New York during the week of Jan. 8th for the Taising of necessary money with which to carry out the National Con- vention Against Unemployment to be held in Washington Feb. 3, 4, and 5, All organizations should report for collection boxes at the nearest station listed below. For Manhattan: 269 W. 25th St.; Spartacus Club, Turkish Workers’ Club, 402 W. 40th St.; West Side Workers’ Club, 210 W. 68th St.; Downtown Council, 241 Henry St.; Lower Harlem Council, 63 W. 104th St.; Tenth St. Block Committee, 233 E. 10th St.; Upper Harlem Council, 109 W. 133rd St.; Washington Heights Council, 4046 Broadway. For Brooklyn: Boro Park Council, 4109 13th Ave.; Brownsville Coun- cil, 237 Powell St.; Williamsburgh Council, 61 Graham Ave.; Brighton Beach Council, 129 Brighton Beach Ave. Bath Beach Council, 2784 W. 27th St.; Crown Heights Council, 1777 AYantie Ave, For the Bronx: Middle Bronx Council, 1400 Boston Road, East Bronx Council, 2800 Bronx Park East, Lower Bronx Council, 603 E. 136th St, Woman Faints Waiting For Food Relief Check (By a C. W. A. Correspondent) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — They teil you to hitch yourself to a wheel- barrow and keen on the go for six But for those who can't get , they are getting awful tired One day last week there was a lady by the name of Mrs, Love, who went to the trustee to get her hus- band’s order, She found around 300 Harry Pollitt Sreeting which is signed by Harry Pollitt: “Daily Worker, “New York City. “Dear Comrades: “Hearty Communist greetings on behalf of the Communist Party of ‘Jobless Council Is Built In Fairmont; Expose CWA Graft | Unemployed Win Use Of Court House; To Send Delegate Feb. 3 FAIRMONT, W. Va. Jan. demonstration of jobless has taken place here before the P.W.A office during which the men threat- ened to “kick the walls up all the damn records.” The dem- onstration followed upon a week of Ted tape and delays in registration of unemployed for P.W.A, jobs. Several days in succession men came into the office to register, some of them hay- ing walked as far as 12 miles to get were no more blanks and they were to come in next day. This situation ‘was repeated every day for an entire week. The demonstration before the PWA office followed mass meetings under the auspices of the Unemployed Council a few days earlier held in the State Street school and in the Circuit Court room of the Court House. The increased activity of the Unemployed Council here not only forced the Board of Education to grant the use of the school for the meeting, but also forced the sheriff to grant the use of the court house. Political Favoritism Political and personal favoritism in the selection of men for P.W.A. jobs 4s widespread in Marion County, of which Fairmont is the county seat. Men who have been selected as fore- men—on the basis of their political and other connections—are given lists of 150 to 200 names of men registered for work with instruction to pick out their own crews of 15 to 40 men from the lists. The foremen pick out the ones they want and turn the lists back to the board. Cases are known where men have had applications in for as long as 60 days and have not yet been called, while others have been. called the day after they register. No effort has been made to call in heads of the most destitute families. In the Grant district, for example, a farmer who raised and sold a crop valued at hundreds of dollars, whose cellars are filled with vegetables and fruit, is working five days a week on a P.W.A, job. He is classified as a “handy man” and is paid at the rate of 56c an hour, while the rate for common labor is 45¢. Unemployed Council Growing On the other hand, a man with a large family who lives about a helf mile from this farmer and is de- pendent upon the charity of his neighbors for food, has been unable to get a single day's work. It is around discrimination like that that the Unemployed Council is rallying the struggle of Marion County jobless. Only about half the quota of men in the county have been put to work, but the county has reported to Charleston, the state capital, that their full quota are working. It is rumored that money to pay off the full quota is being received by the county but it is obviously not getting {into the pockets of the unemployed. The Unemployed Council is trying to check up these stories. At the recent meeting held in the Court House under the auspices of the Unemployed Council, Robert Roth, county relief administrator, spoke for about 40 minutes but failed to answer any of the questions which the Unemployed Council put to br When the speaker for the Council replied to Roth and pointed out the true role of the N.R.A. and the C.W. A. a large number of the workers present signed anvlication cards for the Unemployed Council The Fairmont Unemployed Council is now preparing a mass meeting in the Labor Temple with the objextive of making a special appeal to union men around the issues of the Work- ers Unemployment and Social Insur- ance Bill, election of relief commit- tees in union locals, and other points of common work with the Unem- ployed Council. The Council is en- deavoring to get a delegate sent to the national convention against un- employment which meets in Wash- ington, D. C., on Feb. 3, 4 and 5. getting their orders. While w Mrs. Love fainted in the Ine. had to take her home T am a single worker and refuse to help me because I staying with my brother. He has a family of four to feed. They said my brother is working and able to feed me too. alii Great Britain to the Daily Worker, the fighting leader of the American working class and poor farmers, on the occasion of its Tenth Anni- versary. “During its lifetime, the ‘Daily Worker’ has carried on an inces- sant struggle in defense of every action of the American workers, and a courageous battle against race hatred and American chau- vinism. It has played a great part in warning the masses of the dan- ger of war and in popularizing the revolutionary way out of the crisis, the only way out that can lead to the unity of the working class with- out regard to race or creed, and make them become conscious build- ers of their own Socialist society. “Now, as it enters its eleventh year, the tasks before the ‘Daily Worker’ become more urgent and serious, Against the Roosevelt New Deal policy, a policy that aims at consolidating the powers of monop- oly capital along fascist lines, and that has for its supreme aims the winning of world hegemony for American imperialism, ‘The Daily in and tear} to town, only to be told that there} th oy | | Program | Have Won NEW YORK—The Roosevelt gov- ernment, which for ten mo: been promising to “abolish” ployment, has not ev check it. Seventeen m: unemployed. Rooevelt issues 0 other, one new as the last reveal its “abolish” unemployment The N.R.A. decreed last June, was t put six million to work before fall, b; shortening hours. Roosev statement in the face of unemployment that this had accomplished. But with indus 25 per cent capacity and mass offs continuing, Roosevelt's “recovery” ballyhoo needed propping. P. W. A. and C. W. A. Roosevelt then concentra ballyhoo on the Public Work ministration, This, he claime put a few more million to work by supplying jobs. The jobs failed to materialize Roosevelt, by a decree, then started a new scheme, the Civil Works Ad- ministration. This also failed to keep the promises of four million more re- turned to work by Dec. 15, Now the “transient camps” have been set up on Jan, 1, and the C.C.C. camps are to be greatly extended. In all of these schemes of Roosevelt, the policy of finance capital has two main aspects. First, the “re-employ- ment” program is a part of the gen- eral mobilization of the ruling clas for war—a preparation to get out of the crisis by sending the unemployed into a new imperialist world war for foreign markets. 2) To place the bur- dens of the crisis on the destitute workers, to save the bankers and the government of finance capital from any responsibility for the security of the workers. Militarizing the Youth The mobilization for war is seen clearly in Roosevelt's unemployed program. The C.C.C, camps, set up by Roosevelt's decree, are according \to Assistant Secretary of War Harry Woodring, “the first real test of the army’s plans for war mobilization junder the National Defense Act as amended in 1920.... The C.C.C. mob- | ilization demonsrated that the army D e. oon to failure lay- the ring states that the C.C.C. has created a reserve army “recruited, conditioned, equipped and mobilized.” He proposed that these camps be widely extended, and Roosevelt has stated his intention of extending these camps to include at least a million young men. They receive at these camps army pay of $1.00 a day; $25.00 |a month of which goes i the families of the youth, who are then taken off | relief lists. Militarization of the un- lemployed at $1.00 a day—this was Roosevelt’s present to the youth. New Forced Labor Camp The new forced labor transient camps are also now being extended | and fit well into finance capital's war |plans. The rounding up of homeless unemployed has already begun. New |“transient” camps are being set up this month. The decree of federal relief director Hopkins is that all hitch-hikers, all freight riders, all homeless unemployed must go to these camps or go to jail. The pay is only a few cents a week. These “tran- | Sient camps” serve the purpose of forming a cheap forced labor supply and of giving another base for the militarization of the unemployed and the setting up of another large re- serve of soldiers for war. The home- Jess unemployed get the choice of jail or forced labor. The Public Works Admir also fitted supposed to give jobs to the unem- ployed, has given over a billion dol- lars for war purposes, for the army, coast, aviation, etc., and mil- nay} lions more to th roads. The >| C.W.A. has contin this policy, e ly regarding building of ion field 2 P.W.A. did not give jobs but built the war ma- chine of finance capital Opposes Jobless Insurance Roosevelt's decrees on unemploy- ment serve the purpose not only of enemies, but all the social-fascist leaders of the A, F. of L. and So- clalist Party, the “left” reformists of the Muste school, and the coun- ter-revoluticnary renegades, Cannon annd Loyestone, “I am confident that “The Daily Worker,” strengthened by its pre- vious experiences, and carrying out the line of a united Central Com- mittee of the Communist Party, will be able to fulfill its duty, ex- tend its circulation, win thousands of new recruits for the Communist Party of the United States of Am~ erica, and become that leader, or- ganizer and agitator, around which the mighty powers of the working class can be built up, that will not only successfully fight against fas- cism and war, but will lead the way for the overthrow of American im- Perialism, and the establishment of @ Soviet America. “Long Live the Daily Worker! “Long Live the Communist Party of the United States of America!” Worker’ alone can urge a real class |Communist Party of Great Britain fight, not only ageinst our open “Sy HARRY POLITT.”” By CARL REEVE at | |is ready to defend the nation.” Wood- | | conn \Militarize Youth, Add | to Starvation—Jobless of Roosevelt C.W.A. Has Not Checked Unemployment; Camps ; Are Increased; Workers’ Protests Concessions g in the buildiig of the »f nine, but primarily, of forciny | working class to bear all-of tbs ty | dens of the acute crisis. Roosevelt, nis decree launching the CWA? |spoke against unemployment imsur- ance, on the ground that the “dole” is bad the unemployed “mentally.” Later, ur pressure of the demands jof the unemployed, Roosevelt made. . gesture, “conferring” with several ‘o, bankers (Raskob, Deane, job insurance” bill. The of course, is to give ‘congress an “insurance” bill which forces the employed workers to sup- Morgan |ply most of the fund, which disbars most of the unemployed from benefits jand which relieves the government |and the employers from being taxed unemployment the | funds, insurance jhas been the cut \r ief lists. He stated in his speech jon the C.W.A. that only work relief | Was “good” for the workers, | The C.W.A. has set up an immense \ bureaucratic machine which gives |fat salaries to its officials, builds the | democratic party political machine, |reeks with graft, trickery against the |unemployed and corruption. The |demagogic promises in Roosevelt's |decrees and his lying figures thai |“four million have been pub-te-work,” |attempt to hide these facts—that the promises of the C.W.A. were not kept, {that non-union conditions prevail, |that discrimination against foreign | born and Negroes by the C.W.As is ; Widespread, and that the CWA. has | added scarcely half a million of the seventeen million unemployed to the | relief lists. | Reminiscent of Hither Roosevelt's methods are reminis- cent of the demagogic decrees of Hit~ 'ler on “war against starvation’ j Roosevelt's decrees alone are sufficient: to change the laws, the wages, work- ing conditions of the unemployed, and to place the entire relief apparatus of the country in the hands of one man—Hopkins. The workers of the United States have won concessions from the Roose~ velt government of finance capital through their mass struggle. The C.W.A. workers in many places ‘have won demands by protest and by or- ganization. Relief has been won in | many cities through the struggles led by the Communist Party and the Unemployed Councils. More conges= sions can be won, Unemployed In- surance can be won, by intensify 4 these struggles. Kut a4 sai Feb. 3 Convention | The attacks of the Roosevelt gov- \| }ernment on the unemployed workers, aim to force the unemployed into more misery and starvation, Unem- ployment in the U.S. has not even been checked, in spite of Rooseyelt’s false figures. The production in in- dustry continues gt a fraction of ca- pacity. These attacks on the unemployed must be answered. The preparations for the national convention against unemployment on Feb. 3 in Washing- ton can win further concessions, It is necessary to spread the or- ganization of the C.W.A, workers into job committees and unions; develop immediate struggles for local and partial demands of the unemployed, intensify the campaign for the Work- ers Unemployment Insurance Bill; build the trade unions and mass or- ganizations of the workers; fight against discrimination against the workers in any form, The Roosevelt government must be called to account ;|for its attempt to dictate over the lives of the unemployed workers, its attempt fo plunge them into further destitution, | 10 ANNIVERSARY Daily, qjorke: CELEBRATIONS DISTRIOT & ’ PHILADELPHIA—On Feb. 2 af 7 Manor Hall, 911 W. Girard Ave, program arranged. WASHINGTON, D. C.—On Jan, 10, DISTRICT 5 HILL SECTION, Pittsburgh—Jan. 18. SOUTH SIDE, Pittsburgh—Jan. 18, NORTH SIDE, Pittsburgh.—Jan. 14. YUKON, Pa.—Jan. 13. TURTLE CREEK, Pa.—Jan. 12. LIBRARY SECTION.—Jan. 13. NEW KENSINGTON, Pa.—Jan. 18. McKEESPORT, Pa.—Jan. 13. DISTRICT 6 WOOD, O.—On Jan. 15 at Slovenian Workingman Home, 15335 Waterloo Rd. at 8 P. M. Good speakers, very inter- esting program. DISTRICT ¥ ~ DETROIT, Mich—-On Jan. 14 at Finnish Hall, "5969—I4th St. A. W, . from New York, will be the main speaker. cal program arranged. OMAHA, Neb—On Jan. 8 at Ahom@ Hall, / DISTRICT 8 ‘ CHICAGO—On Jan. 14, auspices Section §, at Craftsman’s Masonic Temple, Harding and LeMoyne, at 6 p.m, Admission 25¢, co resegniene DISTRICT 10 Neb.—on Jan 8 at Ahoms Hell, St. and Cumming St, Neb.—On Jan. 8 in So, Omaha, DISTRICT 12 ABERDEEN, Wash—On Jan. 10 at Workers Hall, 713 E. First St., at 8 p.m, Good program. Admission 10c in advance; 18¢ at door. BILLINGHAM, Wash.-On Jan. 13, at Tulip Hall, Cornwall Ave. DISTRICT 16 NORFOLK, Va.—On Jan. 14 at Walte Dream Garden, Church St. near Brambleton Ave. at 2.P. M. Good OMAHA, ist OMAHA, Howard, Editor, Dally “Worker” will be | main speaker, ea