The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 27, 1934, Page 2

Page Two Workers Vote Strike: Demand Cash Wages Walk Out Despite Slight Concession Offers by Officials (Special to the Daily Worker) LY BUFFALO, April 26—Ten thousand relief workers, led by the Employed and Unemployed Pro- tective Lea voted today to go o fight for the budget hreatened to close when they heard red slight conces- sions in order to prevent the strike. But the strike will go on despite the officials’ offer for concession, until full demands are met Verdict inRaymond Hearing Postponed Till 3 P.M. Today ‘Nosovitsky Got Money, I Got Notoriety,’ Says Sherwoo” NEW YORK—Decision in the hearing of Harry Raymond, Daily Worker staff writer, on a charge | of criminal libel, will be rendered a¥ 3 pm. today in the Magis- trates’ Court, 10th St. and Sixth Ave. Magistrate Lindau had ad- journed to his chambers with | Edward Kuntz of the Interna- tional Labor Defense and the op- posing lawyer to discuss several points in the testimony after the trial ended late yesterday after- | | the Chinese Soviets, against which noon. George Williams, who brought the charges against Raymond, had been accused of being a strike-breaker and scab-herder and of having used forged docu- ments to solicit business. Yesterday Max Sherwood, self- styled saker, admitted that joh was to get contracts with business firms to break strikes, and to devise schemes for breaking them. Wil- liams had said he was a “me- and lecturer in chanical engine political econom In respect to an alleged tele- phone conversation _ between Sherwood and Raymond in which the former demanded to know where the Daily Worker tained the information, Vera Taft, Daily Worker stenographer, who had taken the conversation | down in shorthand, testified that Sherwood "had not even spoken to Raymorid but had talked to Si Gerson, city editor. Sherwood admitted having printed the Nosovitsky forged documents about a “red plot” in Mexico in 1925. “Nosovitsky got the money, $60,000,” he complained. “All I got was the notoriety.” CWA Pickets Win Weekly Pay Increase NEW YORE After a week of struggle, during which they set up mass picket lines Co-Ordination back Cc. W. A. Railway Project 177 won $3 weekly pay retroactive since Feb. 16, Facing mass arrests of their pickets, the workers, half of whom are in the militant Associated Of- fice and Professional Emergency Employes, reformed their picket lines, and called mass meetings on the project 3 Declaring their intention strike unless their demands were granted, the workers committee met with C. W. A. administrator Co. ‘W. A. DeLamater today. Tompkins Square 6-7697 Dr. S. A. Chernoff GENITO-URINARY 228 Second Ave., N. Y. C. W1- 7:30 P.M. gna ANN CELEBRATION Saturday Eve., April 28th MANHATTAN LYCEUM 68 East 4th Street Roxing-Wrestling-Dramatios val DANCE City Council Associated Workers Clubs Admission 490 in advance; Se at door Auspices: Kitchen Comradely Atmosphere Russian and Oriental VILLAGE BAR 221 SECOND AVENUE near 14th Street, New York City ob- | around the C.| W. A. offices the 500 workers on the | to| because of the fact that no clear = Benjamin To Speak on) "| Park East, at 8:30 p. m. tonight,| DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, PRIL 27, T.U.U.C, Delegates to Hold Meeting Tonight YORK Councii delegat meet t at 8 o'clock at Irving Plaza Fifteenth St. and Irving to re- port on the lessons of the re t taxi strike here and May Ist and Unemployment he council demands all dele- gates to attend, and invites all ac- tive union members to be present Smith Moves To Expel ‘Militants: (Continued from Page 1) Elect Delegates To ILGWU Convention in Local 38 Today NEW YORK. — Elections of delegates from Local 38 for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union Convention to be held next month in Chicago will be held today at the Imperial Lyceum, 55th St. and Third Ave. Members of the local are urged to vote for the following left wing candidates who stand for a militant class struggle program Ne. 1—A. Forman. No, 5—Alice Schwartz. No, 6—Joe Truici. case gave him an oppor- tunity to pack the meeting with new members who did not know Mack and could be easily influ- enced by this smooth-tongued dem- agogue. The entire District Executive was on hand to make sure that all oppo- sition would be effectively muzzled. As soon as the minutes of the Dis- | trict Executive were read Mack was asked to leave the hall, even before discussion started. Mack refused ith, however, waved all ob- jections aside. He and his faithful man Friday, Harry Harrison, took the floor and launched into a vicious attack on the Communist Party, the A. W. U. and Mack. Borrowing his ammunition from the arsenal of the corrupt A. F. of | L. officialdom, Smith declared: Communists either want to rule an organization or ruin it.” He said Roosevelt Plans a Retort to Japan’s | May Day parade here to the dem-| A.F.OF L. LOCAL DEFEATS OFFICERS’ PROPOSALS; VOTES TO MARCH IN UNITED FRONT PARADE (Continued from Page 1) tion and residents in Booker Wash- Re ington Heights here at a recent and defend every right that be- | mecting voted to send greetings to longs to the working class. the “Daily Worker,” ending with . * * the slogans “Long Live the ‘Daily | Worker’! Long Live the Communist Party of the U, S. A.!” Arrested C. W. A. men to Lead May Day March MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 26. —In a militant answer to Judge! t = o an attempt to keep Socialist a White, who postponed passing of| m of reve away tome ger sentence on C. W. A. workers .8T-\ United Front May Day demonstra- rested on Tear Ges Friday, April 6,/ tion in this city, the A. F. of L. and eaten, i Ay Ten tlenone | Socialist Party leaders, with the co- tion, these 37 workers will lead the|OPeration of the renegades from The| have decided to “celebrate” May ana|Day on May 12. ers . PATERSON, N. J., April 26.—In onstration in Gateway Park. 37 workers were arrested oe ; charged with leading the success- ae pretext they offer for sab- ful demonstration April 6, of 6,000 | aging the May Day demonstration fired C. W. A. workers, which| 28inst hunger, fascism and war, forced the city to vote additiona]|'S that “there isn't enough time to relief. fpronere: soo apne by rank and Most of the April 6 demonstrators le members of the Socialist Party, “+, ;Cchen, notorious mis! are expected to participate, with | Jewish masses in reseed ie thousands of workers from the “ ts Ear shops and workers’ organizations, sliteath ater sel pane abe te However. I promise you that next year we'll change our decision to | May Ist. The May May Committee at its| Many rank and file members of conference last night decided to| the Socialist Party and the A. F. engage the Arena Gardens, the cen-|f L. have declared their intention tral indoor gathering place, for a|t© Participate in the United Front celebration following the demon- |May Day demonstration at Sandy stration in Grand Circus Park. A Hill Park, at 12 noon Tuesday, in musical program has been ar-|efiance of the deliberate sabotage ranged, and prominent speakers will | Of the united front by their leaders. Workers Will Go Through with Demonstration (Keller & Company) | , 19384 ~ | CCC. Workers Want | o Wear Uniforms in May Day Parade NEW YORK.—A request that the Civil Conservation Corps contingent of demonstrators in || the May Day parade be per- mitted to march in their uni- | forms was made to the United Front May Day Arrangements || Committee yesterday by three KAYTEE GYM, April 26. |a maze of trunks, jersey bands, e : of play, “Swede” Hanson, captain of the Kaytee quintet, |} young C. C. C, workers. NR.A. Ship Code hurtled the ball through the f bt Weaving his way from out of and bodies in the last few weeks net for the winning point to capture from the Roseland Sparks the national Labor Sports | Union basketball championship last night, 24 to 23. Following Scored by Seamen his shot, D. Sella of the Sparks was fouled. The crowd rose | i }in unison, hysterically tense.e————— ie (Continued from P; 1 ae ¥ | es eg ee |D. Sella, heaved the balljsank a free throw and Hanson | There is every reason to believe that ‘i | pushed one in under the net from a the N. R. A. authorities, remember- | toward the hoop. It rolled | rebound to even the score again, 12 | ing the large M. W. I. U. delegations | Perilously round and round that attended previous hearings, de- | bounding into a mass of clutching cided to meet in a much smaller | hands. The whistle blew, announ- large militant delegation. Previous| ‘The Chicago and New York teams| Commerce Department auditorium.| fighting desperately, with Kaytee “Since January,” declared Hudson, | trying to wrest to crown from the} | “the seamen have already forced| defending champions. The excite- wages above the coolie scale called| ment during the* game rose to tre- | for by the code.” Hudson warned | mendous heights. The score swerved that the M. W. L. U. would not only;}up and down the board like a mobilize the seamen and longshore- | teeter-tawter in action. The honors/| men to strike against any attempt |of the contest were divided between | to enforce the code, but also would) Benson, rangy, rawboned pivot of give full support to the demands| the Sparks who sank half the team’s | and struggle of the Baltimore se: points, totalling 12 markers, and! men who marched fifty miles to, “Swede” Hanson, captain of the | | Washington last week to protest | Kaytee five, whose five points at} against the Roosevelt Administra-|the end of the game and his five| tion’s action in taking the relief| Markers during the game put his hall to keep out another expected | cing the end of the game. | meetings were held in the large| put up a lightning like exhibition, | 1? j all. | ‘Then the scorekeepers became i; busy and nervous about keeping the ®) tota! right as the markers jerked ~ from side to side, with first one team the lead, then another, then both teams tied. The playing be- came fast and hurried. Shots at the |net were wasted in the want of the | players to send their team into the | lead. Everybody rose to their feet, Every time the ball hurtled through the air and landed on the hoop, yells and jingling nerves ran through the hall. ENSON heaved a side shot through the net to put the Sparks in the lead again. Kane followed with a side shot to even the score. B. Sella sank the oval under the net. The conferred in Washington, Sir Ron- ald Lindsay, British ambassador, walled and conferred with Hull's under-secretary, William Phillips. Japan's recent declaration that its | imperialist rivals in China must| accept Japan's hegemony over China | was confirmed by Hirota in his talk| with the British ambassador. The original statement by the spokesman | of the Japanese foreign office specifi- | cally referred to American political loans and technical assistance to} the Nanking government, and was | aimed especially at American im- perialism. While Japan interested to see Roosevelt's assistance to China is aimed, destroyed, the Japanese im- perialists are not willing to see the U. 8, gain ground in China at the expense of Japan’s design to make China a part of a Japanese Asiatic | the betrayal tactics of the leader: half of the Communist Party lead- | ers are stool-pigeons, and all that | Communists are interested in is) “bloodshed and insurrection.” } Mack arose and demanded the | floor. He was immediately grabbed | by a gang of Smith’s henchmen, | dragged bodily out of the hall and) handed over to the police, who were | waiting evidently in accordance with instructions at the door. The |cops proceeded to beat him up. Your correspondent has learned | that James Bell, another militant | worker, was scheduled to come up} for expulsion last night in Local 1.| At the meeting tomorrow night the Smith machine will also attempt to kick out the outstanding leader of | the militant forces, John Anderson, | organizer of Local 7. It is clear that unless the membership acts at once more expulsions are coming and every worker who protests against | the city officials have acted in vio- | wxecutive Committee of the ‘Tarry- | intentionally vague, but. Griffen is {town Union has not yet presented | quoted as saying, “Operators of the | | demand against discrimination and| viewed and we expect to make the Jor hours to the company. empire. The tense rivalry of the two im- perialist governments reveals the| sharpening war danger beneath the recent exchange of polite notes between Hull anc Hirota. ‘ship will immediately be dubbed Communist and thrown out. 'To help put over these expulsions | and the sell-out policies Jay J. Grif- | fen, leader of the openly reaction- | ary group in the M, E. S. A., as} ~~ distinguished from the Smith clique, | which masks its deeds with radical | phrases, has been recalled from the 2,000 Tarrytown [Beant iat . . | To lay’s press carries an announce- Fisher Men Strike ment that coincident with the de- cision to expel Communists, that a | | new settlement plan in the tooland |die strike has been adopted, with | Griffen entrusted with carrying it} strike here has been very weak. The | out. Details of the plan are left (Continued from Page 1) any definite demands, except the| various job shops will be inter-| ‘The | best arrangement possible for a re- | strikers walked out principally be-|turn to work of the striking tool cause of their demand for higher |and die makers.” pay. A weakness is that the Exec-| It is clear that after narrowing | utive of the Union had failed so far | the strike down to stifling all mili- to formulate any demands on pay |tancy and demoralizing the ranks of | \the strikers the top leadership of | |the M. E. S. A. is preparing to put |over a shameless sell-out, with the |feactionary Griffen taking charge| \of secret negotiations with employ- | \ ers behind the back of the rank and | \file. Griffen has also been placed in charge of the Michigan Stove | owned by the same company and) .tixe where he will undoubtedly | dependent for its work on the try to put over a similar sell-out. sere in thereat baa cioweds | At the same time the M. E. 8. A. At noon today the shift walked | leadership has taken a further step} into work with practically no at-|in the direction of A. F. of L. poli-| tempt on the part of the union offi- for recognition of the union. The leadership of the union has thus far failed to effectively organ- ize the strike. This morning and at noon today there was no mass picketing. The Chevrolet Plant has not yet been closed down, although cies by stripping the shop stewards’ | cials to organize effective picketing | council, consisting of representa- to keep this shift out. Undoubtedly | tives from various shops, of its mass picketing would close down the Chevrolet Plant. Many of the strik- ers spoken to stated that they did not know what the strike was about, power and vesting all authority in| the District Executive. Tt becomes clearer each day that | | Smith, despite occasional slaps on | \the wrist he gives to A. F. of L.| company demands were formulated. | leaders, is leaving the way open for | The strikers individually are picket- | affiliating the M. E, S. A. with the ing very militantly. \A. F. of L. i |The rank and file of the M. E. 8. A., who have repeatedly shown their | desire for fighting policies, must | realize the danger threatening them | Bill Bx € T }and must : aa paleo the | Bill i: ay ite | strangling grip o! e treacherous eee si enenge Y one Smith clique, They must resolutely oppose the terroristic expulsion and sell-out policies of this double- dealing “Socialist” and organize their forces to defend tried fighters like Anderson, Mack Bell and oth- lon the Workers Unemployment In-|@rs and to defend militant unionism | surance Bill versus the Fake Wagner | #gainst the union-wrecking Policies |and Steingut Bills, jof Smith and Griffen that are | | playing into the hands of the em-| ployers and leading the M. E. S. A. along the path of A. F. of L. offi- cialdom. | |H.R. 7598 vs. Wagner | NEW YORK.—Herbert Benjamin, | national organizer of the Unem-}| ployment Councils will speak at the | Bronx Co-Operative, 2700 Bronx Ces, Departure Stoppage Wins Increases | (Special to the Daily Worker) | DETROIT, April 26. — Following | the distribution of the leaflet by the Automobile Workers Union| calling on workers to demand 68¢ an hour minimum wage, a stoppage {began yesterday morning in de- partment 42 of the Jenks and Muir plant, subsidiary of the Murray 1378 ST.NICHOLAS AVE * 1690 LEXINGTON AVE, at ITO ST.NY ab 1061m ST.NY. Williamshorg Comrades Welcome ASSEMBLY CAFETERIA 786 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. Summer Life In Full Swing, Join Our First Outdoor Camp Fire a Beacon, N.Y. Tel. Beacon 781 Cars leave daily at 10:30 a. m, frem Go- buy operative Restaurent, 2700 Bronx Park Bast. Private Quarters Again Available Ph,: Estabrook 8-1400. BRING YOUR SHORTS Body Corporation and spread to practically every department in the plant, winning substantial increases | for_the workers. : The stoppage was the most wide- spread that has occurred in any auto shop in the Detroit area this year. The Jenks and Muir employs about 2,000 workers, mostly women, Workers in Department 42 got together Tuesday and decided to stop work next morning and de- mand more pay. It was agreed that one woman should bring in an alarm clock and set it for five after nine which would be the signal for stopping work. When the clock rang everybody quit. Workers then went to Department 46 and to other departments and in a short time the stoppage had spread to prac-| tically all departments. | I. J. MORRIS, Inc. GENERAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS 296 SUTTER AVE. BROOKLYN Phone: Dickens 2-1273—4—5 Night Phone: Dickens 6-5369 For International Workers Order Allerton Avenue Comrades! The Modera Bakery was first to settle Bread Strike and first to sign with the Food Workers’ Industrial Union 691 ALLERTON AVE. GaN 40. aliaie. soon in aa can | A committee of two was elected Friday evening, Orchard 4-878! from each department to negotiate. WANSED, shock, vicinity Camp Unity: At, 11:30 the girls were granted in- creases and back to work but address the meeting. The delegation to Mayor Couzens | was elected at the conference of | 150 delegates held last night at the Finnish Hall, and consisted of Earl| Reno, Secretary of the May Day| Unity Committee, Jack Menuch, representative of Local 42 of the International Painters & Decorat- ors; Richard Kroon, Secretary of Locali 37 of the International Painters & Decorators, and An-)| thony Gerlach, District Organizer | of the International Labor Defense. | Gerlach pointed out that the] denial to the workers of Grand Circus Park and Cadillac Square was a violation of the State Su-| preme Court decision. He stated | “in denying Grand Circus Park} and Cadillac Square to the workers lation of @ decision !aid down by the State Supreme Court in a case| in Grand Rapids in 1903, similar to | this case. The Supreme Court) made the decision at that time that | the people have the right to the use of all streets and public places | at all times. The action of the city officials 1s contrary to this State decision.” The delegation challenged the decision of the Common Council on Tuesday night which barred all parks and public places to political meetings. The mayor pleaded “ignorance” of such a decision, ae ae | Columbia, S. C. To Have First May | Day Meeting COLUMBIA, S. C, April 26— Negro and white workers of this city will hold their first May Day meeting next Tuesday ‘ the St. John’s Baptist Church. Negro workers of the congrega- Brooklyn Workers To Hold Scottsboro. Protest Saturday Plan Three Parade to! Main Meeting at Fulton and Lewis Streets | NEW YORK. — The workers of Brownsville, East New York and| Crown Heights, Brooklyn, are hold- ing a Scottsboro protest parade this Saturday at 4 p. m. to demand | the release of the boys and a halt to their torture by the Alabama | jailers. The marchers will mobilize at the three following points, Penn. Ave. and Sutter Ave., Stone and Belmont, Ave.; and Franklin and Jefferson Ave. The three lines of march will converge on Fulton and Lewis St., where an outdoor meeting will be held. Organizations are urged to mobilize with their banners and slogans, The following protest telegrams were sent yesterday to Alabama authorities by the Penn and Hammer: Goy. W. L. Miller, Montgomery, Ala. Penn. and Hammer, national or- ganization of professionals, scien— tists, technicians, with branches in 15 cities, protest mistreatment of the Scottsboro boys in Birmingham jail. Demand you order Warden Erwin to allow I. L. D. attorneys right of visit. (Signed) Pen and Hammer, M, Vetch, National Sec- retary. A similar protest telegram was mingham, Ala, sitting down they stopped and struck until twelve when the com- pany was compelled to increase the men’s wages too. It is significant that throughout this stoppage the women played the leading role and were more mili- tant.than the men, The Automo- bile Workers Union which has mem- bers throughout the shop, was the driving force in the stoppage. The new wage scales, were won through militané action and raised wages of truckers, stock chasers and others doing non-production work 50 per cent, from 40¢ to 60c an hour. Girls who had been get- ting 23¢ to 32¢ an hour base rate, got a raise to 40c and 45¢ for those who have been working longer, while the piece rate was also in- creased 10 to 17 per cent. Men production workers got the base rate increased to 60c an hour and also an inerease in the piece rate. The Automobile Workers Union teday issued a leaflet to the Jenks and Muir workers hailing their splendid victory and calling on e men were still when they saw —— Box 3, ¢/o Daily Worker, sent to Jefferson County Jail, Bir- | The Communist Party has issued # call to all workers to support the May First demonstration, regardless of political or other affiliations, and help carry forward the fight against wage-cuts and lay-offs, for unem- ployment insurance and cash relief, and against the growing fascist ac- tivities and war preparations in this country, United May Day Demonstrations (Continued from Page 1) ——_$__$____ ALLENTOWN, Pa—City Center Square. HAMILTON, Ohio—Court House steps, 6 p.m. CINCINNATI, Ohio—At Washing- ton Park, 4:30 p.m. NEW BEDFORD, Masa. — Mass | meeting at Ashiey Park, Rivet and | Bolton Sts., at 7 p.m. y LAWRENCE, Mass—Mass meet- ing at Italy Grand Hall, 109 Oak St., at 7 p.m. HAVERHILL, Mass,—At G. A. P.| A, Hall, 60 Locust St., 8 p.m. STAMFORD, Conn.—Mass meet- ing at Atlantic Square. SOUTH NORWALK, Conn.—Mass meeting at Main and Ann Sts. BRIDGEPORT, Conn, — Mass meeting at Washington Park, 4 p.m., indoor meeting Sokol Hall, Hallet St., at 8 p.m. NEW HAVEN, Conn.— Central Green, 5 p.m. Indoor meeting, Little Art Cinema, 36 Howe St., 8 p.m. WATERBURY, Conn. — Soldiers and Sailors Monument, 6:30 p.m. NEW BRITAIN, Conn.—Main and East Main Sts. HARTFORD, Conn.— Main and Windsor, 5 p.m., Park and Lawrence, 6:30 p.m. Evening,. Odd Fellows Hall, 420 Main St., 8 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Conn.—Old Post Office, 3 p.m. Indoor Liberty Hall, 8 pm. CHICOPEE FALLS, Conn, — Polish National Home, 8 p.m. PLAINFIELD, Conn. — Brooklyn Town Hall, 8 p.m. CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — Court House Square, 10:30 a.m. FAIRMONT, W. Va.—Court House Square (Jefferson St. side) 6 p.m. Osage, W. Va.—T p.m. PORTLAND, Me.—At Lincoln Pk. LACKAWANNA, N. Y.—Friend- ship House, Ridge Road, 7 p.m. YONKERS, N. Y.—Larkin Plaza and Warburton Ave., 5 p.m. MT. VERNON, N. Y.—Bond St, and Mt. Vernon Ave., 6:30 p.m. WHITE PLAINS, N, Y.—64 Ora- waupum St., 8 p.m. PORTCHESTER, N. Y¥.—Abend- roth Ave, and Highland St., 6:30 . m. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.— Reyburn Plaza (opposite City Hall) 1 pm. March to Independence Square at 4 pm, Evening, Broadway Arena, Broad and Christian Sts. LANCASTER, Pa.— Court House steps, 2 p.m. EASTON, Pa.—Park, 12 noon, and parade to center of city. ALLENTOWN, Pa.—Center Sq., 3 p.m.* SCRANTON, Pa.—Y. M. C. A. Au- ditorium, 1 p.m. McKEESPORT, Pa.—At 9th and Water Sts., 6 p.m. CONCORD, N. H.— State House Plaza, 7 p.m. LANCASTER, Pa.—At the Court House steps, 7:30 p.m. VERONA, Pa.—Costa Hall, Front St., 7 p.m. PEABODY, Mass.—Main St., cor- ner Wallis, at 7:30 p.m. WORCESTER, Mass. — Commons (Salem Square), 2 p.m.; indoor meeting, 29 Endicott, & p.m. FITCHBURG, Mass.—Mass meet- ing at 9 Prichard St. McKEESPORT, Pa.—At 9th and Water Sts., 6 p.m. NEWARK, N. J.—Military Park, 5 pm. Evening celebration at Sokol Hall, 358 Morris, 8 p.m. PATERSON, N. J.— Sandy Hill Park, 12 noon. UNION CITY, N. J.—Stadium Grounds, 5 p.m. BAYONNE, N. J.—23rd St. and Avenue C, 1 p.m. Polish Hall, Eas! 28rd St., 8 p.m. ‘ PASSAIC, N. J.—5:30 p.m. ELIZABETH, N. J.—Union 8q., 5 pm. LINDEN, N. J.—Wood Ave. and 15th St, 4 p.m. TRENTON, N J.—4 pm. HILLSIDE, N. J. + Hungarian Hall, evening. PLAINFIELD, N. J.—234 West Front St,, evening. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.—-Ladies Aid Hall, 43 New St., evening. “OPINION” EDITOR TO SPEAK jon,” will speak on them to consolidate their gains by building a fighting union Jew” at Bronx House, 1687 Washington Ave. tonight, at 8:30 p.m. James Waterman Wise, editor of “Opin- “Nazism Faces the project out of the hands of the sea- men. Federal authorities are trying to go through with this, said Hud- the marchers that the project had been run by the Baltimore seamen efficiently and economically. “The M. W. I. U. warns that un- less a definite answer is given to the demands of the Baltimore sea- men, it will call for another and larger march on Washington May 1,” added Hudson, ‘The shipowner’s spokesmen, rep- domestic and foreign companies, devoted most of their remarks to appeals to chauvinism and to cross- accusations of underhand rate prac- tices. Included among the employ- ers’ lawyers was Newton D, Baker, former Secretary of War, now a leading open-shop industrial and utilities lawyer, who represented bulk carriers on the Great Lakes, The small companies opposed what they called the “rate-fixing” in the oode. Strike Against Ship Code “The M, W. I. U.,” Hudson told the Daily Worker, “is holding meet- ings in all parts and is issuing a call for a two-hour strike against the shipowners’ code and in support of the M. W. I. U. demands.” “Isn't it a fact that we should do everything we can to control the elements threatening the life of American Flag lines, that is from a national standpoint?” Weaver asked one of the employers. The proposed code’s wage pro- visions call for $50 a month for able-bodied seamen, The M. W. U. demands $62.50. The proposed code still makes no provision for overtime pay. The M. W. I. U. demands pay for overtime, 7 cents an hour for unlicensed and $1.25 for licensed men. Demand 8-Hour Day; Overtime Pay) The 8-hour day called for by the code does not apply to the steward’s department, while the question of | their working hours is referred to an employers’ committee for final recommendations to the Code Au- thority. Eight hours in all depart- ments, with overtime pay, is the M. W. I. U. demand. Concerning longshoremen, the M. W. I. U. charges, there are no pro- visions in the code for a minimum| wage of for working conditions. The | whole matter ts referred to a divi- sional code authority. This means (a) further delay and (b) no na- tional standard of wages, thereby) perpetuating sectional wage differ- ences, The M. W, I. U. demands a mini- mum wage of at least 85 cents an hour for longshoremen. The M. W. I. U. also points out that the National Shipping Board is still provided for in the code, with only a minor change. The only changes are that administration offi- cials, acting on the recommendations of the impotent International Sea- men’s Union and the International Longshoremen’s Association (both A, F. of L.) will appoint the labor representatives to this board, after consulting with the so-called labor. advisors of the N. R. A. In other words, Joseph P, Ryan, I. L. A. head and N. R. A advisor, and Victor Olander, I L. A. representa- tive on the N. R. A. Labor Advisory Board, both employers’ ‘spokesmen in the ranks of the seamen, will recommend themselves, their ap- pointees or their allies. The National Labor Shipping Board, according to the proposed code, will also consider the decasual- ization plan, the new scheme for centralizing and registering marine workers for the purpore of elimi- nating militant marine workers and driving the surplus marine workers off the waterfront, In emphasizing the necessity for subsidizing American ships in for- eign competition, several owners frankly declared the importance of strengthening the U. S. Mercantile Marine in preparing for another imperialist war. Henry Schutte, owner of the Gulf States Steamship Company, and fervent patrioteer, declared “Englard has been buying a lot of scrap iron.” This scrap iron is used for the making of munitions. A. F. of L. Supports Slave Code Ryan spoke for the code’s rate stabilization clause. He said it is one of the things in the code that would support “President Roosevelt's efforts for national recovery.” “Labor, and I say this though I've been criticized by my organization, has waived practically everything in the labor rate, in the interest of the steamship industry,” Ryan admitted. By “Labor,” Ryan, of course, meant himself and other A. F. of L. leaders. Ryan seid absolutely nothing resenting the big and little rival) | tered around the pivot man, Ben- {to set them in the running. I.) seconds after the teams took the Sparks surged ahead with a two point lead. Hanson sank a short to tie the score. He was quickly fol- Both| lowed with a shot from Kane from team in the win. Both teams displayed a power-| house offense and defense. son, despite their own admission to| played a different kind of game. the center of the court to put Kaytee The attack of the Sparks was cen-| in the lead, 18 to 16, as the whistle marking the end of the third quarter son, whereas the Kaytee maneuver | blew. was quick, fast passing game that . * . dizzied the fans and opposing team. FTER a minute rest, playing re- The game started off with the sumed and Benson was fouled. Sparks smashing into an early He made his charity throw good, lead, holding the Kaytee five to | and in the next play, he batted the only one point, which Hanson put | ball into the net from a rebound to in after he was fouled in the | put the Sparks in the lead, 19 to early minutes of play. Benson | 13. Hurley sank a freethrow to followed with two free throws. even the score. Benson swayed his D. Sella hooked a short in. Ben- | extended long arms from his pivot son swerved from his pivot posi- | position, swerved quickly around tion and swished the oval through | and sank another goal, giving the the net from the center, and Rey- | Sparks a two-point advantage. burn followed with a free-throw to | Hanson narrowed the lead down to put the Sparks into a comfortable one point when he sank a free- lead, 7 to 1. throw. He followed in the next * . * play from tip-off, to put the Kay- WN the second quarter, Kaytee broke| t¢ in the lead by one point. through the Sparks’ defense and| ?: Brea made his Sharity. Hicow barraged the net with a volley of| Sood to tle’ the score 23 to 22. Ben~ shots from all angles. Hoffman sank| 0m Sank another freethrow to put a neat little side shot, Kane fol-| ‘he Sparks in the lead. lowed with a short and Hoffman! As the seconds narrowed down came through again with a sinker | Marking the close of the game, Han- under the net before Reyburn of the | Son sank a short. D. Sella was fouled. Sparks sank a long one. Hurley| He toed the freethrow mark. He hurtled the ball through the air from|had to wait a minute before the almost the length of the floor to tie Crowd’s noise subsided. He missed. the score 9 all before half time was| The game ended, with the national over. trophy going to the Kaytee A, C. for this year. EFORE the third period started, the crowd became tense. Kaytee had pulled the acorns out of the fire A few . ents IEN the trophy was presented to the Kaytee at the end of the game, the manager of the Sparks, in his talk, said, “We played hard. y We lost our championship. We're» not sorry. Kaytee played a great game. We’re only sorry we didn’t defend successfully the champion- ship we won last year.” Both teams shook hands. They said they hoped they would meet each other next year when the na- tional championship would be played off again. Tt was one of the finest, most in- spiring games I’ve ever seen. Me for | looking forward to that next season’s floor, Reyburn one-handed the ball through the hoop to put the Sparks into the lead again. B. Sella made his charity throw good. Then Adams Madison Sq. Meet To Follow Parade in N. Y. May First *. \ THE LINEUPS: INN. Y. May First "rouse 2" Se ae ELEM, G. FT. G. wT. s B. Sella f, 1 2 W.Kanef, 3 © {Continued from Page 1) D. Sella f, 1 0 8 Hanson f,4 2 a R, Benson ¢, 4 4 1, Adams c, 0 the various organizations and un-| Revburn g, 2 1 A. Hurley g, 1 1 ‘ehiinted: warkers, A. Juklis 'g, 0 0 Hoffman g, 2 4 R, White g, 0 0 ‘Totals a Referee: J. Rothenfeld, Columbia 0. Umpire: Lou Peltz, American Profese sional League, Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 005 000 200 711-3 ‘Washington 530 000 20x 10—15—1 Wieland, H. Johnsen, Walberg, Pennock, and Ferrell; Weaver, Russell and Berg. Philadelphia 002 000 001 3-8-0 New York 000 020 000 2-9-1 Mahaffey, Cascarelia and Hayes; Allen, Uhle and Pickey. Red May Day Tag Days will be Totals 6104 held this Saturday, Sunday, Mon- day and Tuesday. Organizations should call for boxes at all section headquarters and offices of the Central Branches of the Trade Unions and the mass organization, also at 799 Broadway, Room 529—_ the office of the United Front May | Day Committee, which will be open all day Sunday for this purpose. A preliminary demonstration has been called by the Midtown Section of the Communist Party for this morning, 10 o'clock, in the Needle sea section at 36th St. and 8th ve, UPPER BRONX—Meetings Fri- day, 7 p.m. at (1) Williams and Intervale, and (2) Claremont Park- | Sticar? oo et if 2-6-1 way and Washington Ave. Parades | Gaston, wyatt and Shea, Ruel; Sorrel to culminate at Prospect Ave. and | and Cochrane. Tremont. MIDDLE BRONX—Meetings and Cleveland at St. Louis, postponed, cold, Sarai tis: ated r NATIONAL LEAGUE rade this urday, 2 p.m. at| Brook 000 os Wilkins and Intervale Aves., and at Boston 200 ono oom 26-1 150th and Morris Ave. BOROUGH PARK.—Mass meet- ings tonight at the Coney Island Workers Center, at 27th St. and Mermaid Ave.; at Brighton Workers Leonard nad Lopez; Zachary and Spoh- rer. New York 900 101 000 2-51 Philadelphia 100 101 00x 3-84 Fitzsimmons, Bell and Richards, Man- euso; Collins and Wilson. Center, Brighton Beach, corner of Stata ig a oa cy or Coney Island Ave.; at 87th Ave.| Hallahan and V. Davis: Birkofer, Chag- and Bay 25th St., Bath Beach; at| aon, Smith and Veltman. 2006 70th St., Bensonhurst; and INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 291 192 900 a1: Albany 00 000 100 1-16 Dudler and Stack; Coleman, Pipgras, Garithers and Lambert. Buffalo 051 000 000 1— 3-4 Baltimore 024 091 00x 16—20—) Lisenbee, Wineapple, Barnhart, Gordy and Crouse, Wasem; around Borough Park at 1230 56th St.; 1373 43rd St.. and 764 40th St. WILLIAMSBURG — Parade Mon- day night, 7 p.m., starting at Wood- bine and Myrtle; and also an open air mass meeting. The marchers will arrive at Grand Street Exten- Richmond and Asby, sion at 9:30 p.m. pMrapg te? 000 8—13—¢ TAG DAY STATIONS for South | “oan ka Peel ae Echott ; Brooklyn, Sec. 7, were assigned as|and Glen, Coins maadlen: Newkir follows: 132 Myrtle Ave., 5111 5th Ave., 723 5th Ave., 15 Fourth Ave., 240 Columbia St. QUEENS.—Tag day stations as follows, 114-2 Lefferts Blvd., Rich- mond Hill; 148-29 Liberty Aye., Jamaica, L. T., 80 Main St., Mineola, L. I, 57 Broadway, Hicksville, L. I. and 58 South St., Glen Cove, L, I. eae Doors of Garden Open 6 p. m. for Evening May Day Celebration NEW YORK.—Doors to the Madi- son Square May Day celebration in the evening of Tuesday, May first, will be opened at 5 o'clock, so that, workers can begin to enter at that hour. The band will begin to play at 7 p.m. and continue through until the beginning of the mecting at 7:30. Charles Krumbein, districs es Clarence A. Hathaway, editor the Daily Worker, Hake 8 to sat p. m., followed by the Scotisbore mothers, Choruses, and the Storm Bird, Arteff pageant. Reserved seats can still be ob- tained at the rate of $1, All work- ers able to reserve a seat at tha fee make it possible for the ge ; admission price to be fixed at 2 cents, Workers organizations art urged to immediately order thei reserved seats. DR. JULIUS LITTINSKY 107 BRISTOL STREET | Ret. Pitkin and Sutter Aven,, Brookiyn | about the exceedingly low wages the code offers seamen and longshore- men. organizer af the Communist Party, will speak from 7:30 to 7:40. Steve Kingston, from 7:45 to 7:55 p. m,, PHONE: DICKENS 2-2012 { OMee Homes: R19 AM. 1-2, 6.8 PM