The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 26, 1934, Page 2

ween tm ahd Paze Two New York Communists 9,000 at Madison | A. F. L. Heads Fear In Convention; Browder DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1924 Sq. Garden Endorse They Will Fail And Krumbein Report (Continued from Page 1) le time kind of c that we would to see, a crisis of growth.” Discuss Concentration aturday Charles Krumbein secretary of the Communist a report which lasted had dealt vigorous! problems 1 extended comings, ani which now He singled out for greatest a report which was completeness, of Negro problems > work of the Party; road, marine and trans of the metal industry he recruiting of 1,500 for the Party in the of the role which r had played in} in other achieve- | members 1 as He stated that the revolutionary inions had led 65,000 workers gle and that the Trade in s Union Unity Council had a mem- bership of 45,000, not counting 100,- 000 in independent unions. In stating that an opposition center had been established, thus greatly improving the work of existing op- | Position groups among the carpen- | ters, painters, needle trades, etc., Krumbein also pointed out that the | party’s work had been exceedingly | weak in several such groups in con- | centration industries—the Interna- | tional Longshoremen’s Association, | the International Machinists Asso- ciation, the railroad brotherhoods, | etc. In the company unions, which | have greatly increased in number since the N.R.A., Krumbein declared that there had beer practically no work done. | Rank and file delegates centered | their remarks around the new wave ikes which is arousing the ers in New York, parallel with throughout the country, into greater struggles and ever-increas-| militancy. Speaker after speaker | ess of the present ive action, led by the Communist Party, among the} Workers in New York and through- out the country. Delegates from a score of dif- ferent nationalities, — Negro and| white, native American and for- eign born, Puerto Rican and Ttallan| ‘CWA Protest Strike ry role of the Ne- of the NAACP. | connection with this impor- phase of the Communist activities, the convention to send a pro- test telegram to Governor Miller in Birmingham, where five of the Scottsboro boys have been placed in solitary confinement. An accurate view of the broad working class character of the convention can be gained from a glance at the official composition of the 194 delegates present. There were 154 men and 38 women; 134 employed workers and 58 jobless; 22 Negroes and 170 white work-| ers, with one Chinese worker, of- present. Seventy-two of ficially the delegates were native Amer- vhile 118 were foreign-born. three of the delegates were members of the Trade Union Unity League; 37 belonged to the American Federation of Labor; 151 were members of ma: izations. Of th total, it is significant that fully 55 were elected directly from shop units. Other delegates, although they were members of shop nuclei, were elected to be del- egates to the convention by their sections, etc. Growth of Shop Nuclei One delegate, in discussing the splendid advances in shop work, said: “It is only this type of Bol- shevik work carried on now, which can swell our chests with pride.” The announcement that shop nuclei in the New York district had increased during the last pe- riod from 39 to 85—more than a 100 per cent increase — brought forth loud applause and the real- ization of the delegates that this was but the beginning of con- tinued and consistent concentra- tion in the shops and factories. organ- | 8,000 Greet Opening NEW YORK. — Bight thousand workers greeted the opening of the | District 2 Convention of the Com- munist Party Friday night at the Bronx Coliseum and heard Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party; Charles Krum- bein, district organizer; James W. Ford and others, speak on the role of the Communist Party. Browder, reveiwing the tasks of the Communists in the anc many others—riveted their at- rapidly tention to the platform as speakers | Sharpening revolutionary struggles, reviewed the activities, both | Crpnasized that ‘the only way out achievements and failures, of the|°f the crisis for the toiling masses Party in recent struggles in the| 8 the revolutionary way out—the Metropolitan district. And this | Stablishment of a sociailst society engrossed attention, from eyery| through a workers’ and farmers’ (Continued fr Page 1) by the employer or those who hap- pen to be in government positions. It is to be made by the whole body of the workers, unemployed and employ She then laid down |three fundamental priniciples for | unemployment insurance, (1) it must cover all unemployed, (2) it shall last throughout the period of unemployment “and shall be suffi- cient to prevent the lowering of the basic standards of living of the workers.” (3) It must be admin- istered by commissions elected by the workers themselves. Mrs. Van Kleeck concluded her speech “this is not merely a problem of relief, it is a challenge to end unemployment. To do this requires the strongest organiza- tion of the unions and of all work- ers‘ organizations which have a sense of solidarity on the basis problem of work. This problem of work can be solved only by the workers.” Richard Sulivan, Secretary the Unemployment Council of Greater New York brought the great audience to its feet when he concluded, “this meeting is not the only answer to the warfare against our lives. The health of our children and our own right to live is involved; then let it be of we are going to take the struggle to all C. W. A. jobs this week; we are going to force LaGuardia to serap his bankers agreement which gives money to the bankers and we are going to force him to fulfill his obligation to the unem- ployed.” Sullivan said, “our strike on Thurs- day will show Roosevelt that he had better not try to take back from us what. we forced them to give us. It will be very expensive for them if they do. We can stop lay-offs and reverse the program of Roosevelt and defeat the paupers’ oath. We will not accept Roosevelt's principle that we will get relief only when destitute. It is an insult and a personal challenge to say that we are not entitled to eat when we are jobless and hungry. Veterans Pledge Support A high point of the meeting Washington for the repeal of the Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League pledged the audience that in its campaign for the unemployment insurance, payment of the bonus and against the Roosevelt Econ- omy Bill, the veterans will not split them from the rest of the working class. He said “we pledge you that in the carrying through of our mass movement back to of their needs. The problem is the | war; we are going to fight back, | _ In Stalling Strike (Continued from Page 1) the end of yesterday's futile con- ference that the “difference” re- maining between labor and owners’ representatives was only “damned | nonsense.” | Want Face-Saving Offer It is generally understood that | Green and Collins are pressing now |only for the face-saving agreement for “collective bargaining”—without union recognition and with pro- vision for “collective bargaining” by | representatives of company-union | minorities as well as by bona-fide| Corp. and the food market at 298| Tick, chairman of the Re-ional union representatives—and for |“mediation boards” to arbitrate cases of discrimination against union members. It is for these “concessions” that the manufacturers are demanding, in return, that the A. F. of L. hand over for reprisals the names of jevery union member. Green has | agreed to hand these names over to |@ “government agency,” but the | manufacturers want them direct. | Every major workers’ demand al- |ready had been surrendered by the | A. F. of L. leadership. They dropped demands for wage increases before entering upon the conferences, |Hardiy had they met President | Roosevelt when they dropped the |demand, voted for by their own |membership, for full union recog- \nition. Then Green said he only | wanted recognition of “collective |bargaining representatives,” and the establishment of “neutral |boards” to settle cases of discrim- ination. All yesterday the A. F. of L. lead- ership and the manufacturers | shadow-boxed around these points. | They didn’t even meet together. | Last night the local leaders were corralled in a room adjoining Gen- eral Johnson’s office, where the manufacturers were seated. The local leaders sat there for some |time after the manufacturers left— in fact, until poked his head in at the door and told them the owners had departed | quite a while before. “How do you |like this?” the reporter joshed |about the stalling. There was no | answer. It is generally agreed even among the 20 or so newspapermen follow- \ing the dickerings that should the auto workers obey the no-strike or- ders from Green while the open yond the next few days, the manu- facturers might promise an elec- tion, as was conducted in Budd and Weirton, with full assurance of get- | &@ newspaper man | strike-stalling continued here be- | Brooklyn Workers Hold Solid in Fruit Strike NEW YORK.—In spite of 57 ar- rests to date, eleven workers of the Karl Brothers Fruit Market, 2221 65th St., Brooklyn, are still holding their strike strong under the leader- trial They are striking for Union recog- nition, increased wages, decreased hours from 90 to 62, and no layoffs without consent of the Union. The strikers are receiving great support | from the neighborhood | An attempt by the A. F. of L., | local 338, to obtain an injunction | against the pickets and to terror- ize their’ families, has failed. The Food Workers Union is also | leading strikes in the Zion Grocery Albany Ave., where workers are | keeping picket lines solid. Rallies Auto Men | For Strike Action 32: (Continued from Page 1) } | strikers and stoppages; 4 setting up of united action committees in every | shop. In his report, Reno analyzed the | situation facing the auto workers, | showed how real wages had been | cut sixty-five per cent while speed- | up had increased 165 per cent since | 1929. | “The struggle of the auto workers against the employers’ attacks on living standards was started over a year ago in strikes led by the Auto Workers Union which had won bet- ter conditions and increased wages for thousands of auto workers.” | Reno pointed out the significance of the militant strike of the tool and diemakers organized in the Mech- anics Educational Society last fall, as well as the Ford, Chester and Edge- water strikes. He also referred to the strikes in Toledo and Wisconsin, and the wave of department strikes and stoppages in the Detroit area embracing practically all plants in- cluding Fords. He took up concretely the present | strike situation and showed how the | | treacherous A. F. of L. misleaders | | helped the manufacturers and the | government to halt strike action, ditching the demands of the work- ers. He exposed the Washington maneuvres as meaning no recogni- tion by putting the stamp of ap- proval on company unions and on Taxi Strikers Vote ‘Down La Guardia United Front Meet. Election Terms | (Continued from Page 1) | peal Seine -eenecee od | systems agreed thet’ a poll shal! be |held on city property while the | drivers are still on strike. | Company Union Head Protests | Irving Robbins, leader of the company union, protested against holding the plebiscite while the men are on strike. Terminal company union also | fought against the plebiscite. He | said his organization wanted no vote and asserted that Mrs. Elinore Her- | Labor Board, had approved of the | Terminal Association, the company union. Kamm then proceeded to heap in- sult on the leaders of the Taxi Driv- ers Union. “ ig we win,” he said. “How w e know we won't be attacked by these hoodlums and gangsters,” pointing at Orner. “Must we,” Orner shouted, “be in- this lickspittle of the Terminal Cab Company?” Must Boware of Trickery The Taxi Drivers Union of Great- er New York has enrolled in its books the majority of the hackmen in New York. They still have the strike weapon in their hands. The drivers must use this strike weapon to see to it that the company union is not put over on them through the trickery of the bosses and the city government, Auto Wrkrs. Union Spokesmen Puts Demands in Capital €Continued from Page 1) approval upon the slave code of the manufacturers for the automobile industry. Snecessive delays in calling for the strike which was voted for the au- tomobile workers resulted in the workers missing the opportunity to strike during peak production, when the strike is most likely to be suc- cessful. These delays were request- ed by the President and eagerly ac- ceded to by American Federation of Labor leaders subservient to the in- terests of the employers. Further delays enable the employers to pile up stock, supply their markets, and be fully prepared to crush the re- sistance of the workers at a time George E. Kamm, president of the} the contest. As I look once more over the galaxy of cagers that'll don uni- forms, I again become cage-drunk they'll put up. Pane LTHOUGH, on the whole, professionals present a more for- midable lineup of stars who've made their mark as stellar per- formers, they will be opposed by a team who have played together for years. smooth-running autfit who know each other perfectly, who run plays Ww Nf ave under lights as easy as in the dark, who know each other's very thought. That sort of bunch is hard to beat. But with names such as Mae Posnak, who leads the Jewel professional team and who was cheered to stardom while at St. John’s College; Lou Spindell, who is rated as one of the most valu- able players in the American pro- fessional league and who virtu- ally won the championship for the former collegians and present} allow the Roosevelt government to | ting through the peak production | the open shop auto code with its season and intensifying the Czar-| vicious merit clause. istic spy system to weed out mili- “What did we get from Washing- tant workers before any pretense of | ton?” Nothing but sellout in the a showdown must be met. | biggest capital letters! The A. F. Even in the shadow-boxing, | of 1. leaders may claim the A. F.| |Green and Collins are retreating corner of the hall, remained stead- | fast as new tasks, new perspectives for successful struggles, were enu- merated and discussed. Ready for Struggle The extension of the District’s Perspectives was in every case made | ifically. Earl Browder again made a vital and leading contribu- | tion to the discussion when he | Stated, in conneetion with the be-| ginnings that the Party has made | among the longshoremen, that: “From this point of view, the | development of the taxi drivers’ | struggles and the building of their | union has a larger significance | than merely the taxi section of | ths transportation industry. It | should serve to us as a sign that | what we have been able to do in a few short months among these thousands of taxi men, who a year ago did not know us from Adam, we can also do among the subway and elevated traction men.” The discussion of recent struggles in New York's industries during which much attention was paid to the militant strike of the taxi driv- ers and the struggles of the Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Un- ion to penetrate the heavy section of the metal industry, were greeted with loud and protracted applause. “The Party, now more than ever | before,” declared Rose Wortis, must prepare to take leadership in New York strike movements, since the desire to strike and to engage in struggle is growing. New York workers, in common with others throughout the U. S., no longer have the confidence in the N. R. A. which Roosevelt's cam- paign of demagogy instilled into their minds last year.” In describing the progress which | nas been made during the past | period, many delegates at the same | time criticiszed the party's work in| many fields and phases, pointing to weaknesses which must be over- | come by greater understanding of the Party’s problems and more con- | sistent work. As Browder expressed it: ! “Anybody that reports stagna- tion and no change today must at the same time explain why, because everywhere the conditions are favorable for progress. Wher- ever we have had serious work we have had progress. We have gotten away from the old method of what we used to call self-cri- ticism, which was in the nature of wailing about how little we had done and how weak we were. Now we understand a little bit more, and we see how self-criti- cism must be. We begin to learn how to overcome these weaknesses and to put achievements in their Fight for Negro Liberation dames W. Ford and Steve King- ston dealt with the question of Ne- gro liberation, pointing out the life and death necessity of strengthen- ing the struggle against white chauvinism, while at the same time fighting vigorously against any as- pect of petty bourgeois nationalism which crops up. Kingston stressed the importance of carrying on a consistent cam- paign in Harlem and other Negro neighborhoods to make known to the Negro workers the methods by which the oppression of national minorities has been forever abol- ished in the U.SS.R. He empha- sized, and other speakers, Negro and white, re-emphasized, the im- portance of showing up the split- 4 government.” At one point in Browder’s speech | ie was interrupted by the entrance of about 50 taxi strikers led by their organizer, Joseph Gilbert, preceded by a band. Wild cheers greeted their arrival. Workers stood up on their chairs and for several minutes nothing was heard except the cheering of the workers, who broke into the “International” as a sign of revolutionary solidarity with the delegation of taxi strikers. After Browder had finished speak- ing, Gilbert greeted the convention in the name of the taxi strikers. “The taxi drivers today realize that the Communist Party is the leader of the working class in all of Over 12,000 Ballots was when Emanuel Levin of the| E ! |step by step and the owners repre- Economy Bill, we will fully sup-| sented by Tautoraobile chamber of commerce officials are following them up with characteristic ar- rogance. When Green declared he wanted a “neutral board” to arbitrate dis- jeriminations, the manufacturers promptly demanded that these boards contain no representative of labor. Green made a play of Te- | jecting that last night. Johnson | vaguely acquiesced, but there was | no agreement of how the “labor” | representative should be chosen. And then the manufacturers made | their demand for the union lists, | and that “minority” representatives | also confer on wages and condi- tions questions, Shamelessly frank, A. F. of L. leaders now admit that their mem- bers are being fired for union ac- port the fight for C. W. A. jobs for the unemployed and for the workers now striking throughout the country against wage cuts, Acclaim Taxi Strikers Joseph Gilbert, organizer of the the enthusiastic workers as he rose to speak. Gilbert, told the story of the taxi drivers strike and its sig- nificance to the entire working- class. “We are demonstrating on the streets,” he said, “against being herded into company unions. To- day we taxi drivers have a militant organization, and we are not going to permit anyone to break it up.” Gilbert pointed out that only the militant organizations of the work- ers were supporting the strike. Amid great cheering the meeting Taxi Drivers Union, was cheered by) Cast in Local 2? } unanimously passed a resolution in lor | stating that the unemployed would | not in any case take scab jobs on the cabs, support of the taxi drivers strike, | Elections Thursday Left Wing Believed To Have Made Big Gain; 2,000 Ballots Void NEW YORK. — Despite the vicious Dress makers Union, Local 22, by Lovestonites, together with the right wing, the left wing can- didates polled 35 per cent of the workers votes, an increase over their vote in the last elections. Although none of the left wing candidates got into office, Krawetz polled 4.233 yotes against Gold- stein’s 7,155 for the executive board office. At the election for the manager's office, Stamper, left wing candidate polled 2,599 votes while the right wing candi- dates polled from 3,000 to 4,000 votes for each office. Sage Sear NEW YORK.—Over 12,000 dress- makers turned out at 12 different Polling places to cast their votes in the Local 22 (International Ladies Garment Workers Union) elections on Thursday, according to reports yesterday. In these elections, despite the systematic intimidation of the en- tire Joint Board, the Lovestoneites (who had their representatives from different trades on hand at the polling stations, the Left Wing op- Position was believed to have gained |@ substantial elections. Final results were not yet tab- ulated yesterday, The large num- ber of votes cast will probably take about three or four days before the final results will be available. Over 2,000 void ballots are among those which were cast, Local 22 members declared yesterday. This is due, they said, to the large slates and to the fact that many new- comers, voting for the first time in the dressmakers’ elections, were un- able to follow perfectly all the in- tricate directions of the ballot. ATTENTION! SEC, 15 MEMBERS! NEW YORK—All members of Section 15 are instructed to report to the Section Headquarters at 2075 Clinton Ave. on Monday, March 26, at 8 p.m. for very important work. To March from Jobs Thursday Michael Davidow, President of the Relief Workers League, empha- sized the work that must be carried out on the jobs this week to insure the success of the one-hour C.W.A. strike Thursday, and the demon- stration before the City Hall. Addressing the workers, Davidow said: “Tell the reporters if you are going to support the strike and demonstration on Thursday.” A mighty roar rose from the audito- rium as the workers shouted their approval of the strike. On March 31 delegations from C. W. A. jobs and from the demonstrations will present their demands for C. W. A. jobs to Roosevelt at Washington. T.U.U.L, To Support Strike Call Ben Gold, national secretary of the Needle Trades Workers Indus- trial Union, stated that the entire membership of the Trade Union Unity League supported the strike for the continuation of C.W.A. jobs, and will strike in unison with the workers on O0.W.A. “The workers in the T.U.U.L.” Gold said, “want unity with the workers in the A. F. of L. and So- cialist unions. This meeting is the beginning of a great united front of the employed and unemployed, Negro and white. Unity will be established in spite of the A. F. of L. and Socialist leaders.” Benjamin Outlines Struggles Herbert Benjamin, national or- ganizer of the Unemployment percentage of the | Yotes, as well as a considerable gain | over their total vote during the last several days more to count, and Councils, spoke on the $10,000,000,- 000 Roosevelt budget for war. “If Roosevelt can give ten billions for war,” Benjamin said, “the organ- ized pressure of the workers can force the passage of the Work- ers Unemployment Insurance Bill. This meeting is proof that the workers of America will not accept the April ist paupers’ relief and starvation plans of Roosevelt. This meeting and the organized nation- wide strike will show that the Roosevelt hunger government will not dare to liquidate the C.W.A. program. its struggles. We feel that we can turn at all times to the leadership and support of the Communist Party. Thirty-five thousand deter- mined drivers are batling not only against fleet owners but against La- Guardia’s police for a militant rank and file union, a union of their own choosing. |time the mously. They admit that the so- called “increase” in wages and “de- crease” in hours announced in De- troit last week is nothing but hood- winkery striking. Collins, the very official who with Green dropped the wage increase demands, declared last night the announced cut in average weekly hours from 48 to 36 with “compen- sating” increase in wages has not been carried out. Tt was a fake, Collins admitted in effect, made Possible by one of the jokers in the auto code which Green agreed to. “The Automobile Code, as original- ly drawn, contained a provision limiting the weekly hours to 48 per employe,” Collins said. “The em- Pployers have been working the men in the automobile industry a straight 48 hour week through the confident that the seasonal layoffs which already occurred last Fall, and those that will occur during this coming Summer, will be ample to reduce the average for each em- Ploye down to 40, 36 or even to much less... since this average extends over the entire year (bit- terly objected to by the auto work- ers’ union at the time it was put over—Ed.). The companies are un- der no obligation to reduce the pres- ent weekly schedules. Up to the Present time they have not done so... the ‘compensating wage in- crease’ cannot mean anything until there has been an actual shorten- ing of the present weekly hours.” Neither have the leaders here any answer to reports from Detroit that the auto factories have speeded up production during the conferences to the fastest rate since April, 1931, trucks have been turned out since the strike was set to start, last Wed- nesday. Big business issued a blast against the new strikebreaking Wagner bill in order to counter a recent White House statement that it would push through the Wagner bill if the auto strike is not prevented by these con- ferences. The manufacturers are opposed to the Wagner bill because it again raised the illusion that the Government is going to stand be- hind the right to organize and bar- gain collectively, independently. Al- though the Wagner bill specifically provides machinery to further stall strikes, the manufacturers dislike it because they have seen the work- ers fight for the translation of promises into reailty under the in- } famous Section 7-A. | such as Swope and Teagler—that is tivity in the factories at the very | strike-breaking confer- | ences are going on, and that pro- | duction has been speeded up enor- | to keep the men from | entire busy season. They have been | Approximately 54,500 autos and) |of L, is recognized but we know the manufacturers will bring economic pressure to bear to drive workers into company unions. The griev- ance board means representatives of the manufacturers, of the N. R. A. headed by open shop employers two representatives of the employers —and a so-called labor representa- tive. The agreement to hand over the names of the A. F. of L. mem- bers means a blacklist for militant) workers. “It is clear the cards are stacked against the workers. The only way to fight this sell-out is to unite all; auto workers for action now!” Reno exposed the role of Presi- | dent Roosevelt, who approved the | auto slave code, and did the work of the manufacturers in delaying the strike when the workers were ready to go out. | The conference elected Robert | Eicher of the Auto Workers’ Union | as chairman; Bernert of the Me-/| chanics Educational Society shop stewards as vice-chairman, and a worker of the A. F. of L. as secre- tary. The conference was stirred by a fiery speech calling for united ac- tion by John Anderson, delegate of the M. E. S. A., organizer of Local 7 of that organization and one of the rank and file leaders of the tool and diemakers’ strike. Steve An- derson, who was frequently inter- rupted by applause, supported the proposals that the A. W. U. and the M. E. 8. A. jointly organize action of the auto workers against the sell-out. “Workers want unity. Any in- dividual or group of individuals who stand in the way of unity are | enemies of the workers, and are all | tarred with the same brush. We of the M. E. 8. A. extend our hand to the A. W. U. as a fighting union. The A. W. U. led the auto workers of Detroit in the Briggs’ strike to better conditions, “The bosses have not only pol- ished our chains. They have silver- plated them. But they are chains just the same. Give me the fight- ing men and to hell with the bosses. Give me the fighting men of the working class and by god we will win!” A call for unity was also echoed by Bernert of the M. E. S. A., who pointed out the mistake made in the tool and diemakers’ strike in failing to unite with the production workers. Bernert called for a solid front of all workers to defeat the A. F. of L. leaders’ betrayal and win better conditions. Other M. E. S. A. delegates sup- ported the statement made that Smith, leader of the M. EF. 5. A. had wired the National Labor Board that a strike would be “a national calamity.” M. E. S, A. members on the reso- lutions committee have agreed to a resolution calling for united ac- tion, and declared their intention to go back to locals and to the executives of the M. E, 8. A. and fight for it. Another rousing speech for unity was made by Hoffman, delegate of the Association organized by the victimized Ford, Chester, strikers. Hoffman, a huge ex-sailor, told with biting sarcasm how the A. F. of L. leaders, together with the N. R. A. smashed the Chester and Edgewater strikes and how victim- | ican Federation of Labor, the Me- chosen by the automobile manu- facturers. ‘The Auto Workers’ Union, the old- est union in the industry organized in 1893, is bitterly opposed to this process and feels confident that the great mass of automobile workers will break away from all those who have thus shamefully betrayed them. We wish to inform you, Mr. Presi- dent, that we call upon all honest rank and file members of the Amer~- the Trenton Moose when in the last game he scored 21 points against the Bronx Americans to clinch the championship for them, we ought to see some real action. With them will be other stars who will provide the fans with views of how the game should be played. Moe Spahn, Harry Davis, Jack Rothenfeld, Joe Davidoff, Herb Cohen and Rube Gordon will complete the all-star line-up. chanics Educational Society of America, and all other unions in the automobile industry to unite with us in taking the only step that has proven effective in defending the interests of the workers—im- mediate strike action. Mr. President, we earnestly call to your attention the vital necessity of having the following demands of the automobile workers met im- mediately in order to remedy the unbearable conditions outlined in our statement before the National Labor Board during its recent hear- ing on the automobile situation: 1, $35 minimum wage for a 30- DR. JULIUS LITTINSKY 107 BRISTOL STREET Bet, Pitkin and Sutter Aves., Brooklyn PHONE: DICKENS 2-3019 Office Hours: 8-10 A.M., 1-2, 6-3 P.M 9.9 Goldin sn. OPTOMETRISTS(2Y (OPTICIANS It’s always hard to beat a| | A Basket for the Nine Scottsboro Boys HILE final preparations are being made for the Rena® sance—All-Star basketball game to be held at the § Nicholas Arena on March 29th, both teams of players ay slowly winding up their cage season—to be climaxed whe they play against each other for the Scottsboro Defense Funr According to all indications, the stars will be in fir shape despite the hard season that lays behind them. maxing the season ought to® push them in fine mettle for | Cc These boys are practicing enn cially for this game at the Y. H. A. on Lexington Ave. They wor be walking on the floor the 29t just a bunch of stars who will pla like individuals, who know nothir about each other. They're workin with the thoughts of what a game /| plays, functioning like a team ready. . ND opposing them will be th undisputed world’s Negro char. pions, who are considered as a tea; to be one of the finest to ever a pear on a cage court—the Renai sance Club. They'll have the ac vantage over the stars insofar : they've worked as a team for year On the whole, any way I try te dope it, it’s hard for me to decide a winner, Perhaps in the neat future, before the game starts, I go down in history as picking + winner—or loser; but, no matte which, V'll have my excuses. S: far as I can see now, there’s go: ing to be a bang up game wher these Negro and white stars ge together, and maybe William Pat- terson, national secretary of the I. L. D., will help them along wit), a few extra baskets for the sak: of the Scottsboro Boys, after hi: stirring talk in between halves 2 Gactris y Saked here I haye just received press release that the Gilber won the Midwest L. S. U. distri basketball tourney. The Superic “Sky Rockets” won the girls’ chan pionship. From a list of 36 entrie {these farmer lads fought their wa: to the top to vanquish their oppo. nents for the right to represent th Midwest district in the regiona, championship games in Chicago o1 March 21, \ This sort of news makes me kin\¢ of anxious to see the final play-ofi between all these district anc¢ regional champs when they buck up against the best the Eastern dis- trict has to offer on April 15. ‘ Till be there, too. I know Irn going to see some good perform- ances by these worker and farmer athletes. \ CORRECTION Due to technical errors the re- sults of last Sunday's preliminar? basketball games in the New Yo# District tournament need correctio” The correct scores are Young Wor! ers A. C. beat the Brownsville Y.C.. team, 28 to 26. Kay Tee secon team lost to Newark L.D.S., 21 to 2 COHEN’S 117 ORCHARD STREET Nr. Delancey Street, New York City EYES EXAMINED By Dr. Joseph Lax Wholesale Opticians Tel. ORchard 4-450 Factory on Premises hour week and a 30 per cent in- crease in the weekly wages of all workers receiving more than the minimum, 2, Abolition of the murderous speed-up system through the elec- tion of workers’ committees to regulate production. 3. Recognition of the right to organize into real trade unions of the workers’ own choice, abolition of servicemen and all spy sys- tems, and abolition of company unions. 4. Eliminations of discrimina- tions against youth and women workers doing the same work as men, particularly the abolition of discrimination against Negro workers, to guarantee them the right to be employed at all jobs in all departments, 5. Adequate cash relief to the unemployed to be paid by manu- facturers and city and state goy- ernments; cessation of discharges of C.W.A. workers; and enactment of the Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill (H. R. 7598.) The American Federation of La- bor leaders have dropped demand after demand voted for even by their own membership. They have dropped the demand for increased wages, They have dropped the demand for outright recognition of the workers’ own unions. They are ready to barter away the right to strike and are eager to shackle the workers in the meshes of compul- sory arbitration. These American Federation of Labor misleaders can not bind 250,000 workers in the 1378 ST.NICHOLAS AVE* 1690 LEXINGTON AVE, g at !79"ST.NY ab 106tB ST.NY, New Folding Chairs JOHN KALMUS CO, Inc, 35 W. 26th St. IN MEMORY OF MORRIS LANGER Organizer of the N.T.W.1.U. MEMORIAL MEETIN SUNDAY, APRIL 1, AT 2 P. M. CENTRAL OPERA HOUSE 67th Street and Third Avenue Speakers: Ben Gold, Max Bedacht, J, Winogradsky, Sam Burt, Charles Krumbein (Classified) FURNISHED room $2.50 per week. Private , hall and bathroom, 600 E. 83rd St., 2nd floor. SHARE apartment. Suitable girl or couple. Overlooking park, Solomon, 218 E, 15th Street. WANTED Remington Portable; good con- dition and cheap. Write Box 5 ¢/o Daily Worker, REASONABLE, comfortable room for man. All improvements. Call all week after 1 p.m., 240 E. 13th St. Apt. 13. automobile industry against taking MUrray Hill 4-5447 School Equipment Office and — NEW and USED ' GARMENT WORKERS WELCOME SHERIDAN VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT (Formerly Shildkrauts) 225 WEST 36th STREET Between 7th and 8th Avenues ALL COMRADES MEET AT | BRONSTEIN’S ( Vegetarian Health Restaurant 588 Claremont Bronx ) PATRONIZE SEVERN’S| CAFETERIA ft r ! 7th Avenue at 30th St. Best Food—W orkers Prices We Have Reopened JADE MOUNTAIN ‘American & Chinese Restaurant 1917 SECOND AVENUE (Bet. 12th and 13th St.) their destiny into their own hands and resorting to the only weapon they have to effectively defend their interests, namely, strike action. Phii Raymond, Nat’l Secretary Auto Workers Union PHILADELPHIA PA. MOVIE SHOWING “Ten Days That Shook the World” and “Bread” .TUES., MAR 27, 8 P. M. 312 So 2nd Street E Proceeds: “Daily Worker” Admission 15c, Comradely Atmosphere The Lychee Garden Chinese & American Restaurant Special Dinner 450 Special Lunch 300 ized workers were given the run- around in Washington, 48 East 10th Street, N. Y. €. Support the Only Chinese Revolutionary Organ in America! {th ANNIVERSARY CHINESE VANGUARD Prominent Chinese Speakers on the Latest Events in China—Chinese Sword Dance—Recital of Chinese Revolutionary Poems—Chinese Soviet Songs (By Daily Worker Chorus)—“Guard Duty,” a Play (By Workers Lab. Theatre)—Negro Orchestra—Concert SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 6:30 P.M. | MANHATTAN LYCEUM 66 EAST FOURTH STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. Ohinese Refreshments from 6:30 p. m.; Program 8 p. m. Sharp; Tickets in Advance 35c.—at the Box Office 48c.; on Sale at the Workers’ Book Shop, 50 East 18th Street (Bway and University Pines). } \ : \ ' f