The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 29, 1934, Page 2

Page Two Vote for Militant HitNRAatWorkers’ Leaders and File S Work at 4 p. m. Today to Vote at Polls NEW YORK.—The militant nk and file of the United and Leather Workers’ tion em phasized the neces- fighting leadership and local officers of Shoe and Leather Work- the elections as mani- the con- There of Brownsville factories t Hinsdale Workers’ Club, Brooklyn; Workers shops will vote at ri Plaza Workers’ Club, 285 Rodney St workers will vote at 132 Myrtle Ave. Manhattan workers will vote at Plaza Hall, Irving Pl. and | h St Vote Militant Rank and File! “To assure progress in building our Amalgamated Union,” statement Rank and File Group to the mem- | bers of the union, “vote for those sistent and persistent fighters for the interests of the workers against the bosses. “Vote for Fred Biedenkapp as New York Candidate for National Organizer. Vote for Holmes as New York Candidate for National Secretary- Treasurer.” AmalgamatedCalls Workers to Assist: The Rank and File Conference of of Delegates | from Unions Meets April 2nd NEW YORK.—The hopes of B. J. Fields, ousted secretary of the Amalgamated Hotel and Restau- rant Workers’ Union, and his com- pany of renegade Lovestoneites, Trotskyites and Gitlowites that by absconding with the union’s money the union would be smashed has re- ceived a setback by the calling of a conference of all workers’ organ- izations to support the rank and file. "The conference will be held in union headquarters at 915 Eighth Ave., April 2, at 8 p.m. In addition to arate organization to split the ranks of the workers. Every workers’ organization is urged to smash the plans of the renegades and rally to the support to save the union by sending dele- | gates. The Food Workers’ Indus- trial Union, which from the begin- ning has pursued a united front policy, has already pledged its full- est support to haa Sele: AFL Group Tries to Deceive Rank, File Leather Workers NEW YORK— —Aiming to deceive the rank and file workers of the United Shoe and Leather Workers | Union, an opposition group called | the Progressive Shoe Workers of the United Shoe and Leather Workers Union has attempted to oust the leadership of the militant) members ofthe U.S.L.W.U. and to| turn over the control to the boss- controlled A. F. of L. An open statement from Max Selman, mili-| tant shoe worker whose name was falsely used on a leaflet showing the deception and falsifications of the “Progressives” is here disclosed: Open Statement “It was brought to my attention that I was endorsed on an elec- tioneering leaflet given out by shoe workers (?) who call themselves “Progressive Shoe Workers of the} United Shoe and Leather- Workers Union,” New York District. “I wish to say that after I’ve read} the leaflet, that I do not agree with} their statements: especially their | statement on page two, paragraph } two, that “Shop after shop, for-| merly connected with the Industrial | Union, has gone over to the Boot and Shoe Workers,” is not true. It is known, and it will be sworn to) by every honest worker that it was not the fault of the leadership of our Union that so many shops have turned to the Boot and Shoe Union but that the workers in the shops were forced by the bosses, with the help of the N.R.A. administration into the so-called union. “I also state that I always op- posed all kinds of factions regard- less whether the faction was for the administration or an opposi- tion. I, therefore, strongly protest against the faction of ‘Progressive Shoe Workers’ for putting my name on their electioneering leaflet which was done without my approval or knowledge. “I call upon the workers to vote only for those who have proven that they are fighting sincerely for the interest of the shoe workers and | for the building of our United Shoe and Leather Workers’ Union, free | this thievery, | Fields is attempting to form a sep-| Says Rank hoe Group N. Y. Shoe Workers Quit Cabmen Hit City’s Move in Revoking Seven Licenses. (Continued from Page 1) set up to arbitrate the Reject Strikebreaking Plans “Such a plan is designed to break the strike,” said Joseph Gilbert, or- ganizer of the union. “It would throw the whole question of our struggle against company unions to the hands of the fleet owners and company union officials. The company would always have a ma- jority vote in such a committee. We will never accept breaking proposal.” The second plan, which was in- troduced by the Regional Labor Board and was also turned down by the strikers, | commissions be set up; one for the Parmelee, one for the Terminal and Brooklyn; Borough Hall | one for the United Taxicab Board | |of Trade. The commission for the | Parmelee and Terminal systems were to consist of two members ap- | pointed by the Mayor, one repre- | sentative from the employers, one from the company union and one | Henry Shepard, of the Trade | Period. said a|from the Taxi Drivers Union. For! ynion Unity Council and Negro issued by the Militant | the United Taxicab Board of Trade, | workers of many organizations in| the fact that there was no discussion | the plan proposes that three mem- | thi |bers of the commission would be} who have proved themselves con- | appointed by the Mayor and that one would represent the operators and one the Taxi Drivers Union. Union leaders in commenting on| the second plan pointed out that the | second plan was not one iota better than the first. In both plans union | representation was in the minority. Irving Robbins, president of the Parmelee company union, sent a| telegram to Mayor LaGuardia yes- terday afternoon, stating that he would give the Mayor 38 hours to settle the strike, or he (Robbins) | | would take the situation in his own | | hands. | Students of the New York Uni- | versity declared their support of the li strike of the taxi drivers in a meet- ing which was held at the school yesterday afternoon, which was ad- dressed by Robert Gessner, an in- structor in the university, and strik- | ing hackmen. | Strengthen Mass Picketing The strikers exerted the utmost | energy throughout the day in | strengthening the mass picketing. The hackmen are picketing two abreast at both entrances to the| Parmelee, Terminal and Radio Cab | companies. The spirit and militancy of the men is as high now as at any time during the course of the | strike. Aiding the taxi drivers in the task | of picketing the garages, workers | from other industries, such as) transportation, metal, food and | other unions, are helping in the) | organization of the picket lines and are marching side by side with the hackmen at the garages. Taxi drivers are still flocking into the Taxi Drivers Union and taking | out books. | Hackmen Determined to Win Dark rings under the eyes of a majority of the strikers show that they have gone through many a long | sleepless night to maintain firm | picket lines. But the men do not show in any way that they are tired. | The strikers are holding together now more than ever before, deter- mined to win out despite all odds. | Relief continues to be distributed | at the 16th St. and Third Ave. strike hall by the Strikers Relief Commit- | tee and the Workers International | Relief. Warm meals are being given | to the strikers twice a day. Food| such as sandwiches and coffee can | always be had at the relief station | by the pickets when they return from duty. Following a check-up of all the/ East Side Manhattan garages yes-| terday, it was revealed that all ga-| rages in this section of the city are} | struck nearly 100 per cent. ‘Cabmen Hit City’s ‘Move in Revoking Strikers’ Licenses (Continued from Page 1) |; Campbell Soup Company today or tomorrow. Davis, the militant leader of the |Tool and Die Makers Industrial | Union, addressed the workers yes- | terday, warning them against the | National Labor Board, and against | arbitration. Bardo, the $50,000 a year president of the company, says \that he is willing to grant recog- nition to the union, but adds that the workers are getting enough pay, calling the strikers unfair and un- patriotic, Johnson’s Newest Racket Attempts are being made to get the men back to work, and turn the strike over to the Industrial Rela- tions Board, a new racket which Gen. Johnson pulled out of his sleeve last night. The workers flatly refused any arbitration and the in- terference of any “disinterested parties.” The newly created board is com- posed of such enemies of labor as Spear of the Electric Boat Com- pany of Groton, Conn., George Bates of the United Drydock Co. of New York, John Woodward of the | Newport News Shipbuilding Com- pany, and three A. F. of L, sell-out | artista. The Daily Worker has great pres- tige among the strikers as the only such a strike-/ suggested that three} Hearing Tonight in Irving Plaza Hall Dunne and Gilbert, Will Testify on Slave Conditions NEW YORK.—Concrete facts pre- sented by leaders of militant unions and organizations will be presented tonight at an open hearing on the N.R.A. at Irving Plaza, 15th St. and Irving Pl, to show to what extent | the “New Deal” has beaten down the living standards of the workers. | The hearing arranged by the Trade Union Unity League, A. F. of L. locals and independent unions will hear the testimony of many rank and file workers who will tell of the conditions of work under the N.RB.A. Bill Dunne, who recently flayed | the Wagner Bill at the hearing in Washington will act as prosecuting attorney. Joseph Gilbert, organizer of the Taxi Drivers Union, will tes- tify as to the conditions in the taxi strike, Kiss to Speak Others who will speak are Joe Kiss of the Furniture Workers In- dustrial Union who has just re- turned from Washington, D. C., where he spoke against the Wagner Bill; John J. Ballam of the National Textile Workers Union, who will |review the recent silk strikes and | the N.R.A.; George Beaumont, or- ganizer of the Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union of Buf-/| falo and Pittsburgh, who will ex- | pone. the nefarious role played by the N.R.A. in the recent Ambridge | | struggles. is city will also speak. ILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY. MARCH 29, 1934 THREE EASTERN C. P. DISTRICTS — SKF Strikers Hit MEET IN THEIR CONVENTIONS (Continued from Page 1) was also the fact that the district | has not developed struggles for the Negroes, against the reformists and Negro misleaders. In connection with the first point, it was stressed that tne present membership of 700 | was grossly insufficient, considering the fact that the Boston district | takes in the five states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode | { Island and Massachusetts, with at least a dozen big industrial cities. | Only seven shop nuclei were re- | ported to be functioning. Notwith- | standing this and other weaknesses | which were thoroughly discussed by | the delegates, the convention’s spirit | throughout was one of real enthu: siasm. The sharp self-criticism al failures and mistakes, as well as | the gains recorded wherever re: work and attention had been ces plied, proved to all the delegates | what could really be accomplished | within the next period, Philadelphia Discusses Shops, Mines. | In Philadelphia (District 3) the | concrete discussion centered about shop and mine problems and strug- gles. Sixty-four regular delegates, as well as 60 fraternal delegates | were in attendance throughout. Ten Negro workers and ten women were | among these delegates, the former | indicating a serious underestimation | of Negro work, since there are over | 300 Negro Party members in the} | district. At this convention the extremely | energetic and enthusiastic spirit pointed to a rapid increase in ac- | tivity and the overcoming of many | serious shortcomings of the past | Among these shortcomings was | jof union and organization prolems, | have been sent to General Johnson, | pletely neglected. The district, it was The verdict will be brought in| little discussion of youth and Negro by a jury elected at the hearing. | problems, unemployed work, etc. Announcements of the meeting | May First preparations were com- De Lamater and Mrs. Herrick, ad-| revealed, had had no concentration vising them to be present to hear | point and no specific plans on con- the workers’ case against the N.R.A.| centration work, but in the course of a thorough and excellent discussion Steel Workers Hit. tt lsne’and new perspectives Wagner Bill as Aid”. ToCompany Unions o — based on the failures of the (Continued from Page 1) rae Join Party Since Jan. 1 New recruits for the Communist Party, the convention disclosed, to- talled 369 since Jan. 1, 1934. Of these, 220 were native Americans, 87 | belonged to A. F. of L. unions, 81 were members of the Trade Union Unity League, 60 were Negroes and whom, the strike becomes even more | 69 women. (Some of these cate- clearly the one and only workers’ | gories overlap, it should be under- weapon that can win against com- | stood.) These figures were stressed pany unionism and other back- | as indication of the tremendous pos- breaking conditions. Powers graphically demonstrated this today when he told the com- mittee how the Bethlehem stecl workers repudiated the company union election in their plant recently, despite government as well as plant intimidation, but nevertheless, said Powers, “the company has imposed the com- pany union on us and refuses to recognize our own elected com- mittees.” “In one department, 76 out of! about 1,500 men participated in the | election,” Powers said, “but the company announced that 83 per cent approved of the company union.” A. F. of L. Officials The two A. F. of L. delegates. de- clined to give their names because the company already is listing union members to victimize and because | the Amalgamated Association (A. F. of L.) members who are fighting in united front with the SM.W.1.U. against the company union are do- ing so “unofficially” — against the orders of higher A. A. officials. Reporting how the company brought department of labor offi- cials into the plant before the elec- | tion and “they marched two by two through the departments’ checking up on everybody's citizenship—just plain intimidation”. . . tinued: “In the light of our ex- periences we considered the Wagner | Bill last against it.” “We believe that compulsory ar- bitration would automatically be in the interests of the company and | we see that in this bill. We are against discrimination, and we see that already being applied through the auto settlement. “Let me tell you, the automobile workers were tricked in that set- tlement, and our Bethlehem Steel workers realize it. As far as we steel workers are concerned, we know that Section 7-A did nothing to bring into effect your promises; on the contrary, company unions have been strengthened under the protection of 7-A and we know that the Wagner Bill will only strengthen the building of company unions even further.” Muzzle Militant Leaders Earlier the committee again re- fused to allow Joe Kiss of the Fur- niture Workers Industrial Union to testify. Kiss lodged a militant pro- test. Walsh frankly declared he was excluding Kiss because Bill Dunne of the Trade Union Unity League had already presented “that view- point.” The committee did not restrict company union representa- tives, however, nor employers. But it gave unlimited time today to Harry B, Ward, secretary of the budding Fascist priest and dema- gogue, Rev. Charles B. Coughlin of Michigan, Ward urged the com- mittee to carry out the last en- cyclical of the Pope. Walsh teamed with Ward in assuring that “there isn’t anyone in the United States who would not agree with the Pope if they understood,” but both had to admit, “we couldn’t find even two catholic employers who would agree” on what that encyclical means. Cush told the committee that his union had decreased from 20,000 to 12,000 members under the N.R.A. because “everywhere we went to or- ganize, the N.R.A. put a machine | gun muzzle in our face.” He de- |clared that under the N.R.A. code “for the first time” the hard won right of steel workers to make their from any influence of the bosses paper that exposed Mullin, former | own terms “has been handed over and A. F. of L. policies. “(Signed) MAX DELMAN.” | president of the union and a Dem- jocratic politician |bag and baggage to the Iron and ' Steel institute" Powers con-| y. J. Sunday. And we are} | sibilities which the district has for | growth if wholehearted attention is | paid to the recruiting of new mem- bers for the Party. The Daily Worker circulation has | made headway only in the city of | Philadelphia, where it rose from 800 to 2,100 circulation within the past period. In other parts of the dis: trict, such as Baltimore, Allentown | and the Anthracite, the absence of | concrete work and plans has re- | | sulted in a small and stagnant circu- lation. | Isolated from Miners In the major struggles in the dis- | trict, speakers revealed that the Party had played a slight and insuf- | ficient role. The Party's isolation from the miners in the Anthracite, the hosiery workers in Reading, the Ford workers in Chester, was cited. | Of the 110,000 workers who have been on strike in the district during the last period, the Party has led only 10,000 to 12,000, a smaller per- centage than in the country as a whole, A real gain was recorded by the Party's leadership of two strikes of | A. F. of L. unions, | Other weaknesses were discussion | of social-fascism and the fact that | no plans existed as yet for the pene- tration of social-fascist towns like | Reading, Allentown and Camden, The convention chose a district | committee of 21 on which were rep- | resented workers from marine, mine, metal, hosiery and knitgoods indus- | tries, as well as one farmer. AE aed Progress in Connecticut The New Haven (District 15, Con- | | Mecticut) convention, which was at- | tended “by 51 delegates of which eight were women, seven Negroes, and 19 directly from the factories, participated in an animated discus- sion which showed that the Party comrades are really involved in the unions, that they have taken leader- ship in unemployed and C.W.A. struggles. The outstanding struggle discussed was that in Bridgeport, against the Socialist Party administration. With an extremely healthy atmosphere characterizing the convention, it was Pointed out that since the Open Let- ter 12 shop nuclei have been estab- lished where there were none be- fore. A shop paper is being pub- lished regularly in the Winchester arms plant. , Delegates from War Industries Of great significance was the com- position of the delegates. Nineteen were from metal industries, with one each from hatters, textile and to- bacco. This is unusually important, since those who work in metal in this district are mainly employed in the war industries. The control tasks in this district, on which work has already begun, were stated as rooting the Party in the Winchester and Remington plants (war industries), in the Ship and Engine Co. (which manufac- tures submarines) and the Pratt and Whitney Corp., which produces bombing planes. Party membership gains were re- ported in the district, but not suf- ficiently large ones. The Daily Worker, too, has risen only slightly in circulation. Both in the composition of dele- gates and the new district commit- tee, proletarian elements predomi- nate. The convention closed with a spirit of confidence in its forthcom- ing struggles against fascism and war, resolved to make rapid head- way in its concentration tasks, and in gaining new recruits for the Com- oa Special Meet To Be | Held for All Party Members on Friday NEW YORK.—A special mem- bership meeting of all New York ae Party members will be held Friday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. All comrades are instructed to report to their respective sec- | tion headquarters. The prob- | lems of the taxi strike will be dis- cussed. | DIST. SECRETARIAT. Strike Today at 3, ‘Mass at City Hall, ‘Demand CWA Jobs (Continued from Page 1) the white collar workers. Wages are to be paid at the daily rate now given, but they will work only three} days a week, from $15 to $9 per week, in many cases. Several thousand who refused to sign the paupers’ oath questionnaire jand even those thousands who did not answer every question in it, will be immediately laid off, according to plans of the C. W. A. administra- tors already given orally to their of- fices. Forces will be cut so that |only a small force is working, the Daily Worker learned. Negro and White Unite. The United Front Committee of One Hundred in charge of the one hour protest strike at 3 o'clock to- | day, and the mass demonstration at City Hall, which begins at 3:30, de- clared that the C. W. A. workers, both laborer and “white collar,” must mass by the thousands at City Hall at 3:30 in order to forestall these drastic layoffs and pay cuts from going through. “The united front action of all the workers, unemployed and em- ployed, white and Negro, youth and women, is the only thing that will stop these pay-cuts and lay-offs,” said Herbert Benjamin, of the Com- mittee of One Hundred. “Workers! Strike today at 3 p.m., one hour before quitting time, and mass at City Hall Park at from 3:30 until 5:30. Defeat the C. W. A. lay- offs and wage cuts.” The Committee of One Hundred pointed to Mayor La Guardia’s re- fusal to see the C. W. A. workers tomorrow, which La Guardia an- nounced in the press, as proof of | La Guardia’s insincerity and dup- licity in dealing with the unem- ployed. They point out that La- Guardia speaks of favoring unem- | loyment insurance in general, but | | refuses to meet the C. W. A. work- | |ers face to face and give concrete | answers to their demands against | C. W. A. lay-offs and wage-cuts. La Guardia’s Duplicity. The Committee of One Hundred, | |through John Gaynor, chairman of its executive committee, wrote La- Guardia demanding that he see the committee today during the City Hall demonstration and answer yes or no to their four demands, 1) C. W. A. jobs after April 1; 2) cash relief for all unemployed at no less than C. W. A. wages; 3) that the city rescind the bankers’ agreement and remove any limitation on re- lief to the unemployed, declaring a@ moratorium on debt service pay- |ments to the bankers and adequately provide for the unemployed; 4) that La Guardia endorse the Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill (H. R. 7598). La Guardia, in a statement to the press, refused to take up these de- mands, and stated he will not see |the Committee of One Hundred. | However, the demonstration will de- mand that La Guardia see them and answer the demands. Jnions to Strike. The Joint Board of the Furniture | Workers’ Union has issued a call to all of its members to participate in the one hour protest strike today at 3 p.m. (an hour before quitting time), and to go direct to City Hall Park from work. The Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union, the United Shoe Workers’ Union, the Alteration Plumbers, the Trade Union Unity League, the A. F. of L. Committee for Unemployment Insurance and Relief, the Workers’ Ex-Servicemen’s League, the League of Struggle for Negro Rights, and many unemployed and workers’ or- ganizations have endorsed the strike at 3 p. m. today and the mass dem- onstration at City Hall at 3:30. Workers—employed and unem- ployed—participate in the one-hour protest strike today at 3 p, m. (one hour before quitting time)! Demonstrate at City Hall Square today at 3:30 p. m.! 14 AFL Locals to Join Chicago CWA March Thru Loop (Continued from Page 1) the C, W. A. workers, but also em- ployed workers, that police made no bones about granting a permit when visited by a delegation of workers yesterday. The whole city is plastered with placards, and pasters cover rows of lamp posts, calling workers to the march. The march will form at Union Park, Ogden and Randolph Sts., at 10 a.m, Saturday. The march will start promptly at 10:40, go past the City Hall and wind up at Liberty Square, Congress and Michigan, Send us names of those you know who are not readers of the Daily Worker but who would be } munist Party. interested in it. Address: Daily Worker, 50 E. 13th St, cutting their wages | ‘Bosses’ Scab Move. ‘By Mass Picketing Reject NRA Labor Board | Proposals for “Arbitration” (Special to the Daily Worker) | PHILADELPHIA, March 28.—Nine | | hundred SKF bearing workers, who | organized the Anti-friction Bearing | Workers Union (independent), an- | swered the company’s attempt to | break the strike today by mass) Picket lines. | Through strike last September, | | the workers won their grievance | |against the bosses’ methods of | | hiring and firing, and the right of | | the union business agent to settle | other grievances at any time. The company resents the rank} and file controlled union, and wants | to force the men either into a com- | | pany union, or failing this, into the | hands of the A. F. of L. misleaders. The strike has been on for almost | three weeks. Eighteen strikers were arrested the first week. Ten pickets | were arrested today. Reommendations of the labor | | board to go back to work and ar- bitrate afterwards, were overwhelm- | ingly defeated. The boss sent let- | ters to all workers pleading with | them to work today, or they would | be replaced with scabs. Only two went to work. One was a profes- sional scab, and the other used his religious beliefs as an excuse to scab. | | | | Need Volunteers for CWA Demonstration || NEW YORK.—Volunteers are needed for special and technical work in connection with today’s C. W. A. strike and demonstra- tion, All who can give a few hours’ time are asked to report to the Unemployment Councils of Greater New York, 29 E. 20th 3t., this morning. ‘Steel Trusts Aim To Save Company Union by Pay Rise: (Continued from Page 1) | sults, as the workers remember the | sell-out and treachery during the 1919 steel strike. In the Otis Steel plant, employing 6,000, the rank and file of the A. A. are demanding ac- | tion. The leaflets issued by the |rank and file and by the SM.W.LU. | | are meeting favorable response by} the workers, | Three hundred workers employed | at the Chandler-Price Co., makers |of printing equipment, today joined | the S. M. W. I. U. and received | their charter. On Friday the union | | committee will present demands for | |Tecognition of the union and a| | wage increase of 15 per cent, If this is not granted, strike action will | be taken on Saturday, About 30 workers of the Eber- | hard Co, employing about 300 workers, responded to the call of the A. F. of L. to a meeting. After the workers listened to the proposi- tions of the A. F. of L. leaders, and following a brilliant exposure of the A. F. of L. by an organizer of the } 8S, M. W. I. U., the workers asked the A. F. of L. organizers to leave the hall. They then took up the! organization of the S. M. W. I. U. | elected temporary officials and | made plans for another meeting. The workers even used the A. F. of L. officials’ receipt books and | cards to sign up the workers into the S. M. W. I. U. The A. F. of L. officials also paid the rent of the hall. The Eberhard Co. is part of the National Malleable Co., where the A. F, of L. also attempted to organize the workers last Sunday. Only a few workers came to the hall and these later joined about 30 workers | at a meeting called by the S. M. W.| I, U. of the same plant. Strike At National Waste | One hundred and twenty work- | ers are on strike at the National Waste Material Co., located at 37th | St. and Broadway Ave. They are organized into the National Textile Workers’ Union, They demand rec- ognition of their union, wage boost from 25 cents to 32%4 cents and reduction in working hours from 48 to _36 hours per week. The 300 workers of the Cleveland Furniture Co., led by the Furniture Workers’ Industrial Union, are now in their fourth day of the strike. The company offered a 10 per cent increase and recognition of the union—but the workers are stick- ing out for their original demand of a 25 per cent wage increase. Sn aR Strike Threat Brings 30 Per Cent Pay Boost CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 28,— Following two days of negotiations with the Eaton Manufacturing Co., |and a threat to strike on Monday, 500 workers gathered at the I. O. O. F. Hall, East 55th St. and Lex- ington Ave., to hear Brother Harris of the grievance committee report that the company granted a 30 per cent increase in wages—15 per cent to take effect at once and the sec- ond boost of 15 per cent to go into effect on July 1. The entire plant is organized into the Steel and Metal Workers’ In- dustrial Union. They won union recognition and a 15 per cent wage increase through strike action last August. The speech of Frank Rogers, union on the present strike organizer, wave met with enthusiastic res] by the workers. He pointed out how their victory will encourage work- ers of other plants to take action and join the S. M. W.I. U. An ap- peal for support and subs for the “Stel and Metal Worker” resulted in 93 subscriptions at the meeting. The S. M. W. I. U. has moved into new and larger quarters. The new address is the National Build- ing, 1404 E. Ninth St., Room 610, Cleveland, Ohio. Tonight All Roads Lead to St. Nicho las Arena ONIGHT all roads will be carrying sport-lovers and sym- | ‘o case down to the vicinity of pathizers of the Scottsbor 66th St. and Broadway, house some thousands of peo | teams of basketball players, w on a cage court. The Renaissance Club, t champions and rated by sport ¢ |reporters who know as the | greatest team ever to appear on the hardwood floor, will be romping out against a galaxy of All-Stars who, when taken from their cluster individually, are con-| sidered the best in the game. We'll'see a battle between a team | who've played together for years, | who've Shattered all time records} (that of the original Celtics, whose mark of 44 straight games won was} smashed when the Renaissance team crashed through with 88 consecu- tive wins) and that of stars who, as individuals are greater basketeers BILL YANCEY of the Renaissance Basketball Team, who will meet an All-Star aggregation for the Scottsboro Defense Fund at the St. Nicholas Arena tonight. than the Negro champions; but who have the shortcoming of not being a functioning team. For that reason, any way I look at it, I can’t see anything but a hard fought, close game. ag cca HO will be there? Not bank- ers or Senators or Jimmy | Walker or Mayors or racketeers, who are the usual ringside pat- ronizers of all the usual sport events, We'll have fans, some of whom can hardly afford to pay 49 cents to see these boys play. ‘We'll have people who will be con- tributing for the defense of the | Scottsboro Boys. The players will be running around the floor, | pivoting, shooting baskets, sweat- ing—all for the benefit of the Scottsboro Boys. Complementing this array of tal- ent, will be William L. Patterson, national secretary of the Interna- tional Labor Defense, who will de- j liver the feature talk of the eve- ning. Another added attraction will be the preliminary game be- tween the Harlem Y.M.C.A. and the Kay Tee A. C., metropolitan work- Senators Feel Whip Of Roosevelt on Vets’ Bonus Veto (Continued from Page 1) | throughout by chauvinism and by forthright cries for discrimination against and among veterans. Senator Robinson of Indiana, ar- suing for overriding the veto, made his entire plea on the theme that the veterans must be given a sop to render them willing to fight the imperialist battles of big business. He emphasized the war danger now growing daily: “We may need soldiers tomor- row, and no one need be sur- prised if we do. Clouds of war hang low this afternoon. I warn you, don’t make these soldiers too unpopular [by saying they are against government economy], don’t make it despicable to wear a uniform.” Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic Senate leader, made a desperate demand that the Senate “support the President.” At noon he confidently asserted the veto would be sustained, but within a few hours so many Senators had veered to supporting the bill that Robinson called in his arch-henchman, Sen- ator Harrison f Mississippi, to pa- trol the floor seeking votes for the administration. Meanwhile, James J. Farley, Post- master General and master of the Democratic machine, threw the full force of his power against the bill. The result was uncertain, however, for all of the House of Representa- tives and one-third of the Senate, facing the elections next fall, are where the St. Nicholas Arena will ple, who will be watching two hose like have never assembled he undisputed world’s Negro ers’ champions of last year. And following that, the spectators them- selves will become participants when they waltz out to the dance floor for their workout to the gay tunes of a 10-piece orchestra, ERE is the starting lineups of both teams: All Stars Renaissance Herb Cohen rf “Tarzan” Cooper Jack Rothenfeld it Johny Holt Harry Davis c ‘Big Boy” Smith Lou Spindel tg “Fat” Jenkins | Moe Spahn lg Bill Yancey Ricks and Eyre Saitch will be the two boys who will bolster the for- midable aggregation of Negro cham- pions, whose cagers, such as Fatty Jenkins, will do plenty to display the technique of basket shooting. In addition, the complete line-up will present: Harry Davis, from the Newark professionals; Joe Davidoff, former captain of C.C.N.Y. and now playing with the Bronx Americans; |Mac Posnak, who reached all- American honors while at St. John’s College and who is considered as one of the finest players to walk onto a basketball court; and Rube Gordon, a guard with brilliant shooting ability who made his repu- tation twice orm asa Uk tanned Hs ti the jen A champion~ ship team who have travelled all over the country, playing be- fore thousands from prices ranging one dollar to over two dollars. They have already the reputation of being the most skilled craftsmen in the game, Another group of individual champions, All-Stars, will be op- Posing the Negro boys to see which will be the winner—a team or individuals. But any way they come out—they’ll be donating their services for the Scottsboro boys, The Labor Sports Union, which is sponsoring this game, the com- |mittee of arrangements who have |made this game possible, should be | applauded. The players have given | their services. They will work hard, | Everyone should be out to see one of the finest games ever staged; everyone should buy one of those 49-cent tickets, T'll be seeing you at that game for the Scottsboro Defense Fund at | the St. Nicholas Arena tonight. DR. JULIUS LITTINSKY 107 BRISTOL STREET Bet. Pitkin and Sutter Aves., Brooklyn PHONE: DICKENS 2-3012 Office Hours: 8-10 A.M., 1-2, 6-3 P.M —WILLIAM BELL———_. OFFICIAL () ptometrist ven 106 EAST 14th STREET Near Fourth Ave., N. ¥. C. Phone: TOmpkins Square 6-8237 | DR. EMIL EICHEL DENTIST 150 E. 93rd St. New York City Cor. Lexington Ave, ATwater 9-8838 Fours: 9 a. m. to 8 p.m. Sun. 9 to 1 Member Workmen’s Sick and Death New Folding Chairs JOHN KALMUS CO. Inc. 35 W. 26th 8t. MUrray Hill 4-5447 School Equipment Spring Festival CampersReunion during Easter Week Special Pro- Tel. Beacon 731 Cars leave daily at 10:30 a. m. from Co- operative Restaurant, 2700 Bronx Park East. Make reservations for fearful of the rapidly rising mass campaign for full restoration of ben- efits and cash payments of the bonus, better quarters. Special schedule = Fri- TS Sher Saturday, 3 and RENNAJSSANCE World Negro Champions-Contenders World Caambipeahtp Sanaa = 3 All Star Aggregation Spindel, Posnack, Rothenfeld, Davidoff, Spahn, H, Cohen, H. Davis, R. Gordon Preliminary: Harlem Y. M. ©. A. vs. Kaytee A. ©. Admission: 49 Cents BASKETBALL GAME AND DANCE ——" 29th 4 Pie St. Nicholas Arena 66th Street. and Columbus Ave. for SCOTTSBORO DEFENSE FUND Auspices: Labor Sports ea sacbant gato. 2 IO MRR seratienicsss So 1s On the Renaissance team, Pappy h \