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

Jamestown City C } | } ieee Machinists Vote Down _N. Y. State Board| Heads of Pro . Vice Pres For Social Insurance Loeals in Boston, Cie.) einnati, Newark, Los Angeles Indorse Bill NEW YORK—The City Council |Ployment Insurance and Relief of | of Jamestown, New York, in addi- tion to 18 more local unions of the American Federation of Labor, en- dorsed the Workers’ Unemployment and Social Insurance Bill (H. R. '7898), it was reported to the Daily Worker yesterday. Since the Na-| tional Convention Against Unem-| ployment on Feb. 4 the Daily Worker has received reports of ap- | proximately 40 A. F. of L. local) unions endorsing the Workers’ Bill. | Of the 18 A. F. of L. locals which have just reported the endorsement of the Workers’ Bill, seven are in Boston, three in Los Angeles, five im Cincinnati and three in Newark. I. A. M. Faker Voted Down In Cincinnati, two local unions of the International Association of Machinists, Locals 162 and 729, en- dorsed the bill by a unanimous vote. Both locals went on record to send letters to William Green, Con- gressmen Hess and Hollister and Senator Bulkley, declaring their en- dorsement of the Workers’ Bill. ‘The action for the bill was taken in spite of the presence of Vice- President Harvey Brown of the In- ternational Association of Machin- ists at one of the local meetings, who tried hard to sidetrack the en- dorsement. Brown spoke of what the International is “planning” to do in the near future. He tried to eut down some of the speakers, claiming they “represent a small group that goes at all times against the judgment of the local.” Sam Hatcher, business agent of the I. A. M., was absent, claiming sickne: ident, Act @ the bill; endorsed the bill. Hold Conference The Rank and File A. F. of L. | Trade Union Committee for Unem- | | Boston is calling an A. F. of L. Rank and File Conference, to take | place Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m., in Bradford Hotel, Parlor C, Bos- ton, to intensify the campaign for the Workers’ Unemployment and | Social Insurance Bill (H. R. 7598). The National Unemployment | Councils, 30 E. 11th St., New York, which has launched a national cam- paign for the Workers’ Bill, urges all workers and organizations to se- cure copies of the bill (H.R. 7598) and postcards urging its endorse- ment from the National Office. The | postal cards are to be mailed to the Congressmen. The Unemployment Councils points out that the Workers’ Bill | (LR. 7598) is now before Congress, |in the House Labor Committee, of which Congressman Connery is |chairman. Only the mass pressure of the millions of workers will force Congress to enact this bill. The Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill is the only bill now before Con- | gress which applies to the 16,000,000 workers now totally unemployed. The fraudulent Wagner Bill is a “reserves” plan applying only to those who now have jobs. ‘Salem CWA Toilers Force Officials To ‘Rehire 43 Fired Men but the workers claimed he couldn't | face the music. Hatcher has made meny promises to the workers, but has ‘not kept any of them. The representatives of all A. F. of L.| locals in Cincinnati that have pre- viously endorsed the Workers’ Bill will hold «a meeting Thursday, March 8, st 6 p.m., in the Odd Fel- lows Temple, to form a permanent committee ‘Three local unions of the Painters and Paperhangers (A. F. of L.) in Cincinnati endorsed the Dill. Endorsements In Newark In Newark, New Jersey, the Painters’ Local, No. 777,, and Car- penters Local, No, 1782, and the Soft, Drink Local (all A. F. of L.) endorsed the Workers’ Bill (H. R. 898). The Carpenters’ and Paint- ers’ locals elected two delegates each to the A. F. of L. Conference Ar- rangements Committee. The A. F. of L. Rank and File Committee is calling a united front conference for the passage of the Workers’ Un- employment Insurance Bill, to take place in Newark, N. J., on April 7. In Los Angeles, 8 number of local unions have endorsed the Workers’ Bill, including Painters’ Union Lo- cals No. 1345 and No. 92, and the LL. G. W. U. Local No. 65. The Painters’ District Council of Los Angeles has also endorsed H.R. 7598. The A F. of \ local unions in Massachusetts endorsing the Work- ere Bill (H. R. 7598) include (1) Paperhangers’ Local 258, which sent copies of the endorsement to ‘William Green, Senator Walsh ant Congressman Connery; (2) Paint ere’ Local 68 of Chelsea, which noti- fied its executive board of the en- dorsement; (8) Boilermakers’ Local 81 of Readville, Mass, These rail- shopmen endorsed the bill a lengthy discussion and sent endorsement to Green, Senator Congressman Connery, passage of the bill; (4) Bakers’ Local endorsed endorsement eset atyi it and notify all their locals; (@ Carpenters’ Local 157 endorsed Rank and File Comm. Exposes Unemployed League Fakers (By a Worker Correspondent) SALEM, Ohio.—Recently 43 C. W. A. workers here were laid off at the “County Ditch” job. Fred Miller, | secretary of the Unemployed League, land Bill Finegan, also an officer in the Unemployed League, are the foremen on this job, their “rewards” \for carrying tales about militant | workers to the city relief officials. At the time of the lay-off Miller told the workers that there would be no work until further notice, add- ing that the workers should go to the city hall that night, and Fine- gan would speak for the men. He added: “Don’t go up town and talk about the C.W.A.; let Bill talk for us. If we do, Mrs. Hill (the relief head) won't be able to get as much money for relief as if we keep quiet.” Later, when the men were getting buro, these two men spread the word not to appear at the city hall that night. At 7 p.m. however, about ten men gathered at the city hall. that the county relief agent and the relief administrator were present at the meeting of the city council. Swetye, a worker who had advised the men to organize into rank and file unions, being absent, the work- ers went to his home to ask his advice. A meeting of the C.W.A. union was called; 17 workers im- mediately joining, and a committee of five elected to demand the rein- statement of the discharged men. The committee met with the Mayor. He asked them to return at 7:30 pm. When the committee returned again, the Mayor informed them that all the workers would be reinstated on the “disposal project” and would be given an opportunity to make up lost time. As a result of this victory, more workers are joining the union. JOHN WELLER, (Bignaiure Authorized), Muste ‘Workers’ Party Leader Rejects United | Ask JobsorRelief Front Against Fascism |P==4 City Endorse Opposes Slogan Of “All War Funds To Unemployed” By BEN CAREATHERS PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 5.— “any signs or placards carried in parade or displayed at the tion, mentioning unem- 5 was informed that the Unemployed Councils and other organizations which were to take part in the dem- ion were preparing slogans against the murdering of Austrian | developing fascism in America and as against developing fascism, and preparation for war in the United States, such as “All war funds for the unemployed.” ‘This McKinney said had nothing to do with the fight against war and facism, and as such he could not and would not take part in the parade and declined the nomination to speak at the demon- stration. What About the United States It is a known fact that we can not successfully struggle against war and fascism by engaging only in a word battle about fascism in far off Austria and not see the struggle against it. Coal orders to the unemployed in Against| Pittsburgh are being discontinued in the midst of a severe winter. Surplus food orders are being with- drawn from the unemployed. Thou- sands of workers are being fired off Federal surplus food at the relief | Bill Finegan appeared much later,| but backed out when he learned/| DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, 'THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1984 'Whitewashes Big Dairy Co. Profits |Monopolies Show 30 | Per Cent Profit; Rob Farmers, Consumers (Special to Daily Worker) WALLKILL, N. Y., March 7.— |—The statement just issued by the New York Milk Control Board that the “wide spread between prices | paid for milk by the consumers and the net price received by the farm- ers is due to high costs rather than to exorbitant profits” is misleading, said the New York State Farmers’ Committee For Action in a state- | ment yesterday. | ‘The State Committee pointed out that Dr. Leland Spencer’s report, on which the Milk Control Board’s statement was based, was very in- }complete; that Dr. Spencer admit- | tedly had figures for only the small | distributors who are losing money |because of competition with the | Dairymen’s League, Bordens and Sheffields, the subsidiary of the Na- tional Dairy Products Corp. Dr. Spencer himself, shows that while 22 of the 30 New York City dealers reporting showed a loss, only one of the five largest failed to make a profit and while nine upstate com- panies reported a loss, none of the five largest showed any losses. Thus, the big monopolies are showing big profits, = Monopolies Profit Assuming that Sheffields and Bor- dens were among those who re- ported, though it is possible that they refused to show their books to Spencer, neither company lost money since they would be among the four largest. Bordens ts both an upstate and metropolitan dealer. ‘These companies handle the great bulk of milk in the state. Dr. Spen- cer’s report and the Milk Board statement may be dismissed on this point alone as deliberately mislead- ing, as attempting to fool both ese ad workers into believing e dealers are to be and aided. nome It is interesting to cite here the A.A.A. figures, worked out for other milk sheds by Federal accountants who discounted bonuses, over capl- talization and high saldries. In Chicago, the companies which handled 90 per cent of the milk, made a net profit of 25.8 per cent in the years 1929-33; in Philadel- phia, the companies handling 85 per cent of the milk, made a net profit of 30.8 for the same years. Other big companies in other sheds outside of New York profited ac- cordingly. It is ridiculous to sup- pose that the New York milk shed, with a consuming population of over 10,000,000, was a losing market for the big companies during the same period of time. A survey made by the Farmers National Gommittee for Action showed that the profits of a big dealer in the average milk shed ranged from 80 to 88 per cent yearly net profit. These are re- Hable figures, based on govern- ment reports and first hand in- formation. Dr. Spencer and the New York Milk Board to the con- trary, the dealers are making money, the small farmers are not getting anywhere near cost of production while the workers are paying extortionate prices in the cities, The State Committee points out in conclusion, that the reason for the issuance of the Milk Control Board’s statement at the present time is the fact that the farmers have just been forced to take an- other cut. The State Committee’s program calls for five cents a quart for the farmer, f.0.b. the farm, and nine cents a quart for retail price. The State Board however would like to see the retail price even higher than the present eleven cents, doorstep delivery, and even lower than the net two to two and a half cents to the farmers, That is the difference between the two Programs, 300 Des Moines CWA and Jobless Workers’ Insurance Bill employed CWA workers, at a mass meeting held in the Municipal Court House here last week, pro- tested against mass firing of CWA workers, demanding their imme- ie ifemgid by relief rolls, and steps form a permanent organization. The City Council was forced to pal Building for meetings. The speakers at the meeting urged the necessity of militant or- ganization of unemployed and em- ployed to stop CWA firings, for cash relief, and the endorsement surance Bill by the City Council and the County Board. Many workers took the floor in O.W.A. weekly because of no funds,| the discussion, stressing the im- Yet millions of dollars are being|Portance for a clear program of spent in the preparation of war,| action. A committee of 15 was The building of aeroplanes and| elected at the meeting. cruisers continues. Thus the representative of the Send us names of those you Sic this Robt aonhed war aaa tan: know who are not readers of the e against war and fas- cism. Then how must we struggle Hep ge beet Rdg b tordled against the preparation for war interested in reading it. Address: and developing fascism in the| Daily Worker, 50 E. 13th St. New workers, Fascism in Austria, as well United States? York, N. ¥ ouncil, 18 A.F.L. Locals Endorse H.R.7 gressive ‘Miners Follow Lewis Policy of Betrayals |The History of Muste’s ce to get on the side of the as Lew So the Illinois $5 and Pearcy is recog- good scout” by the op- | Progressive | | | By TONY MINERICH | Progressive Miners of America was organized in the fight against the policies of the Lewis machine. The operators were trying to cut the wages from $6.10 to $5 a day.| The referendum against the wage- cut was stolen. The new union was organized. Since that time the poli- cies of Lewis were put over by Pearcy, Keck, Goett and other lead- ers of the P.M.A. There was no difference Policies of either Pearcy machines. There is none} today. There is only method. As| & matter of fact, the Lewis appointee, Joe Goett, became the Pearcy sup- porter. The leader of the Lewis fac- tion in Illinois, Walter Nesbit is now a@ defender of the Pearcy machine. And so goes mining history. After Lewis could not cut the s as the Lewis machine. That miners wages to $5 the operators| th and are reactionaries. No,| met the Pearcy executive. They of- | 00t they are turn coats. The} fered $5.70 a day. It was a com- | § -of-guns have changed colors. | promise but a wage cut. Pearcy re-} ‘They turned against Gerry Allard.| fused. He wanted a $5 scale, That’s| ph turned against Allard who | what the miners got. I ed them so well. These people ‘This was done under the following | are no good. They cannot be trusted. | theory. If we (Pearcy) accept more! They turn against their own friends,! | The writer this time. was in Illinois during We fought the policies chine for many} them when Lewis d_ also Some | Illinois and New of opposition to the ne. At the same time the birth of the Pearcy ithe | the Lewis or Muste Speaks “Labor Action,” organ of the ex- Reverend Muste, in its issue of De-| |cember 20, 1933, has an article en- | titled, “Turn Coats Oust Allard from the P. M. A.” The fight is not that Pe; Keck, Frett and Piecek have alv put into effect the same| |the Lewis thugs. jthe P. M. A. thugs? They had the/pamunson, who then became o! who help them put through their own polices. Some people will say, “But Allard was different.” Of course he was different. But he carried out the same deeds. Lets see about Mr. Allard. He was editor of the P. M. A. paper—the “Progessive Miner.” There was no fight against wage cuts in the paper.) There was no mention of wage cuts! in the leading editorial in the issue| of the paper prepared for the first convention. It was called at the} time the miners were fighting the 2 gps wage cut. This was to help put over Boy, Allard, in the we have as much of a|the Wage cut. Nothing else There was no fight against evic- tions. No one will say that during these years there were no evictions. There were many. Some were car- ried out by the leaders of the Pro- gressive miners. James Crorkin and family were evicted from their house in Gillespie. This was a block away from the office of Allard. It was carried on by Jack Taylor, head of the relief committee of the P. M. A. Not a thing appeared in the paper against this. Allard Always Mute about the fight against ‘There was a fight against But what about) What thugs? same kind of clubs and guns. The Lewis thugs beat up the Progressive | miners. The P. M. A. thugs were as head of the relief committee of |—— used to break up a hunger march | the United Mine Workers in Illinois. | of the miners. Most of the marchers were members of the P.M. A. P.M.) A clubs hurts as much as U. M. W. clubs. Not a thing appeared in the) “Progressive Miner” about it. | The P, M. A, leaders howled about | free speech in Franklin, Williamson | and Saline counties, But what about | free speech in Macoupin? Thousands of people in this coun- try know of the breaking up of meetings by the sheriffs in Franklin, Williamson, Rots STUDENTS’ SUITS and OVERCOATS Price goes up after March 10 Sizes up to 44—so that many eco- nomical fathers can be fitted with these great values too! o EXTRA SALESMEN ORK’S EXTRA FITTERS 826 BROADWAY~ 84) BROADWAY 100 5th AVE. 963 8th AVE. EXTRA TAILORS to Serve You 152 EAST Béth ST. MS WEST 125th ST. | 1991 ST. NICHOLAS AVE. Bet. 179th & 100th Sts. 179 BROADWAY—Near Cortland Street 1282 BROADWAY (McAlpin Hotel)—N. E. Cor. 33rd Street 467 FULTON STREET—Cor. Lewrence—Brooklyn SRONK TO EAST FORDHAM RD. . Near Jerome Ave. Cor Hoptleses Ame. (26 MANHATTAN AVE. . *. Meer Voret St. counties. But ao did Sheriff Frankie Fries of Macoupin County break up meetings. This is the headquarters county of the P. M.A. The writer and some others were arrested for winning 1 for the unem and part county. a hunge: march of e paper. No a word of protest in the paper about the sheriff and P.M. A. thugs breaking up the march and mass meetings ‘These, and many more like them, are the deeds and work of Mr. Al-! lard. This was done to help the | Pearcy machine get into power. And this is what the “turn coats” now fail to remember. One might even be tempted into going into the history of the same Gerry Allard. Space does not per- mit this. An individual that was a “Communist” then was expelled and went to the Trotskyites. Denounced them later and begged to come back to the Communist Party. Was ac- cepted and later again expelled. Then went back to those he de- nounced. Later was the chief ad- visor of Ray Edmunson and the so~-| called Rank and File movement in) Illinois. This was betrayed back into the U. M. W. A. by the same of the outstanding gunmen in linois. The same Allard got a “job’ Later joined the P. M. A., remained a Trotskyite, and is now in the respectable nationalistic firm of A. J. Muste, formerly called the Confer- ence for Progressive Labor Action and now called the “American Work- ers Party.” While this is the history of those who make noise of being editors of “the left wing paper of the miners,” it is not the history of the left wing. Swe Three 598 Reject NRA Board In Gardner Strike 200 Furniture Workess Out For Pay Raise GARDNER, Mess, March %. : |30 per cent increase in wages. picketing continues daily and shop is closed tight. The Board of Arbitration, with the New Engiané | Board, attempted to break the: jand herd the workers back |plant without gaining thetr |but the strikers rejected thetr The basic task HH strikers is to continue to | Arbitration Board as strikebreakers. bers of owner of { ge eh it i 5 the thi & ef i 3 j f i both the Lewis and Pearoy machines. Maloney and other machines, And out of this fight will come the unity of the miners of the U. M. W. the P, M. 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