The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 26, 1934, Page 3

Ohio Relief Strikers| Win Pay Rise, Relief; HoldingReferendum Pennsylv ania’ Jobless Mobilize for May 28 Harrisburg Meet By a Worker Correspondent HAMILTON, Ohio, May 25.—The Negotiations Committee of the| Workers Protective Union presented | the demands of the striking F. E. R.| A. workers of Butler County to| ° scabs who returned to work. For | his strikebreaking activities, two A. | F. of L. locals voted to expel him. Prior to the strike, Hosia made no attempts to organize the F. E. R. A. workers, but after the strike was called, he came forward with the proposition that the men return to work for 40 cents an hour, prom- ising a wage increase after the men returned to work. This obvious at- tempt to break the strike did not win any support from, the strikers. County Work Relief Director Brawn- |* ing. The wage rate will be 44 cents an hour; all committees of workers will be recognized; supplementary relief will be given; and immediate sere will be taken to replace all trikers on the job. Browning would | nk sign a written agre’ment, but gave his answer verbally. A referendum ballot is now being circulated among the strikers, and the concensus of opinion is that the} above terms will be accepted by the men. The 38 Middletown workers ar- rested on the picket line in Monroe, have been released on a writ of habeas corpus, mass protests of the workers. AF.L, Attempts Betrayal Soon after A, F. L. organizers moved in, re- cruited scabs, sought to set up a rump organization, and tried to get the men to first return to work and | reach a settlement afterwards. president of the Hamilton Trades Council (A. F. L.) attempted to set up an organization of the few Both principal and interest payments are based upon a fixed quantity of ing the investor with 1st loss resulting from pos- depreciation in the U.S. Circular D-12 xpon request SOVIET AMERICAN , SECURITIES CORP. 30 Broad Street, New York etebs ‘Mother- 1905" ec PUDOVKIN Coming ta, ACME THEATRE Tuesday, May 29 GAL A CONCERT and ANCE FRIDAY, JUNE 1 IRVING PLAZA 15th St. & Irving Pl. PROGRAM: 1, Negro Quartet (players of Stevedore) in a program of Spirituals and Rovalctionary Songs. . Workers Taborstory Theatre in prize innin~ play “NEWS BOY”. . Frethe!t M-ndolin Trio in classics. . Ukeainisn Dance Gronp in Russian and Uk ian Folk Dances. CLARENCE HATHAWAY Editcer of the Daily Worker ey will_speak DANCING AFTER CONCERT Proceeds go for the Communist Party concentration in General Electric, Schenectady, N. Y. Auspices: Followers of the Trail, Br. 600, [WO ADMISSION 25 Cents Philadelphia, | Pai OPENING ® NIGHT of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers ‘Ind. Union at Their New Headquarters 305 SOUTH 11th STREET Monday Eve., May 28th Dancing—Beverages—Eats granted after the | thé strike was called, | Pittsburgh Jobiens Foree esting With City Body * PITTSBURGH, Pa—A commit- tee of five workers from the Un- employed Councils presented to the City Council here Wednesday de- mands for an $800,000 appropriation for increased relief, shoes, clothing, ice and rent. The committee also demanded expenses for the delega- tion which will go to Harrisburg on May 28 on a state-wide delegation which will meet with Relief Director Biddle. Following the héaring, the City Council voted that a committee of five from the City Council will meet with a similar committee from the Unemployment Councils and the Unemployed Citizens League to take up the question of expending $1,- 600,000 still on hand. = 8 Phila. Delegates to State Meeting in Harrisburg PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Philadel- phia delegates to the state-wide un- employed delegation to Harrisburg will meet at the Unemplofment Councils, 49 N. Eighth St., m 206, Monday, May 28, at 2 a.m., and will leave shortly after in trucks. They will meet with other del- egations from the state, and the joint delegation will present the de- mands of the jobless to Eric H. Biddle. The demands are: . Cash relief of at least $2 a week for each member of every family of unem- ployed, $2.50 for each single worker; free rent, ice, medical and .dental aid, complete cessation of evictions and sheriff sales, and endorsement of the Workers Unemployment In- surance Bill (H.R. 7598), Sarat Sey Chicago Seamen Win F. E. R. A. Project CHICAGO, Ill, May 25.—Chi- cago seamen have begun moving into reoms and projects provided for them by the F, E. R. A. after a demonstration Tuesday at the 1319 S. Michigan headquarters of the E.R. A. Over 200 seamen are registered with the Seamen’s Relief Committee, rank and file committee, recognized by the relief officials. The S. R. C. is registering the men at 3064 E. 92nd St., South Chicago. The men have voted to continue their organization to improve their conditions. Next Monday, the committee and relief officials are to meet to discuss @ permanent project for the men. Though organized but one week, over 100 seamen marched to a meet- ing of the Steel and Metal Workers response to an invitation of the union, to show their solidarity. tee Win Relief; Call United Meet In East St. Louis EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill—One himn- dred and fifty workers, laid off from the Funsten Nut Factory and mem- bers of the Nut Pickers Union, forced the relief administration to grant immediate reliéf to all laid off workers. A committee of three from the union was refused the floor at a meeting of the Federal and State Aid Employes Association to call for a delegation to the united front con- ference of all workers against the forced labor and relief cuts plan of the relief administration. The Nut Pickers Union has called a united front conference for the de- feat of forced labor schemes, for workers’ control of relief, and for @ 50 per cent direct increase in re- lief. For Meetings, Dances, Banquets, Conventions, Ets. STUYVESANT ,CASINO 140-142 2nd Av. Near 9th St. Catering for All Occasions Admission 25 Cents JUNE 1° JAMBOREE at the Air-Cooled RENAISSANCE ‘8th Street & GROUCHO MARX—BILL ROBINSON Mara Tart ar and Other Broadway Stars WILL’ SEE YOU THERE! Nat’l Committee for Defense of Political Prisoners 156 Fifth Avenue (20th St.), Room 534. Chelsea 2-9593 F.| to all the workers in the vicinit DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1934 Grim class warfare on the Re Ohio, strike front is pictured here. A group of the Electric Auto-Lite plant flee tear gas bombs strike pickets at before exploding and killed two tional Guardsmen, called to reinforce the police, shot | tossed by police and deputies. Na- strikers and wounded several. Police Use Tear Gas on 3, 000 in in ¥ Olde Strike; Struggles Continue in Auto, Steel, Textiles | ° York Shirt Workers Walk Out YORK, Pa. (F.P.)—After refusal of the maangement of the Niren- berg shirt factory of York, Pa., to hear the demands of 150 shirt workers, members of the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers of Am- erica, the employes walked out. They demand back wages, ap- proximately $2,500 being owed them; recognition of their union and a closed shop; re-employment of per- sons fired for union activity and no discrimination; and a readjust- ment of the piece work rate, Cops Jail 40 In Ashtabula, Ohio, Strike By a Worke1 Correspondent CONNEAUT, Ohio.—On Monday Morning, May 14, about 75 strikers were picketing the Ashtabula Bow and Socket Co., yhen suddenly the sheriff and all of his deputies, Ash- tabula city police and 60 thugs from the McGrath Detective Agency, ap- | proached them. Sheriff Blanch shot tear gas at the pickets, who defended themselves against their attackers with clubs and bricks. At noon a city bus appeared with food for the scabs, escorted by city police. Each time the bus left, four or five pickets were arrested and taken to the city jail. This con-) tinued until 40 strikers were jailed. Immediately this was made known and in the evening 3,000 sympe- thizers assembled around the plant, where they were attacked with tear gas bombs. The 40 arrested strikers were taken to Jefferson (county seat), charged with rioting. Bail for each was set at $300. Warrants were issued fér 27 other strikers. pa ares Lovestoneites Seeks to Supply Scabs in Paterson Strike PATERSON, N. J., May 25.— An injunction has been taken out against the National Textile Work- ers Union and all strikers in the Al- bert Silk Mill, formerly the Roy Industrial Union, Monday night, inj Mill. In their petition for the in- junction, the bosses stated that they already had an agreement with the Associated Silk Workers. of which Fli Keller. Lovestoneite, is the head. to supvly members of the Associated for the mill. The in- junction, significantly, does net at- tack the A. S. W. Keller's scabbing activities were revealed. when it was made known that he and the Arbitration Beard | had an agreement with this silk) shop to supply weavers—to scab on the strik SMWIU Local Begins Action In Chicago Barrel Factory CHICAGO, May 24.—Speed-up in production, but “slow down” on the use of toilets is the rul@of the. Wil- sen 4&*Bennett Co., in Clearing. The workers, the majority of. them women, are only permitted to ure the toilet at two specified times dur- ing the day, and an eagle-ey-d stoolpigeon (dignified by the title “nurse”) reports anyone whose bow- els rebel at regimentation. The com- pany pays terribly low wages, 22 to 35 cents an hour for women, and 33 to 40 cents for men. Steel barrels are produced at’the plant. The ma- jority of workers are Negroes. A. newly-organized- local of the Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union in the shop has issued a leaf- let on the situation. . 8 * Boston Women Lead Strike Against High Bread Costs BOSTON, Mass.—The two and a half weeks’ strike of the workers of Greater Boston against the high cost of Jewish bread, which jumped suddenly from 7 cents a small loaf to 12 cents, and from 15 cents a Brownsville Comrades Ut at WINGS Chinese-American Restaurant LUNCH 2nd DINNER—25c GROUCHO General Admission (incl. tax): 75c. Box seats: $1.10 Seeing Bl . ——=— igi: OPENING collective Labor Temple Theatre 242 East 14th Street and Second Avenue MAY 3lst “MARION MODELS, Inc.” A collective play by O. Shapiro. J. E. Bonn, J. Shapiro On the Struggle of a New York Needle Trade Shop Only 3 Performances this season: May 31; June 1; June 2 Reserved Seats 30 and 50 Cents Tickets Sle: Workers. Book 12th PAL. on Box Office 9-1 or verit GR. Shop, 50 B. 13th St., Wit. 42 B, B Performance Call CAMP EQUIPMENT Lowest Prices in New York City SQUARE DEAL ARMY and NAVY STORE 131 Third Avenue (near 14th Street) THE WORKINGCEN’S STORE dozen rolls to 25 cents, has brought definite gains to the strikers. On May 15 the bakery bosses of Malden settled with the strikers and cut the | | prices down to 10 cents a small loaf, | and lowered the price of rolls to 20 | cents. On May 17 and 18 the bakery bosses of the West End section. of | Boston settled with the strikers on | the same terms. The strike is still going on other sections of Greater Boston, I. L. D. Frees Newsboys Held for Strike Work CLEVELAND, Ohio (By mail.)— Twelve newsb’ held for their ac- tivities in the strike for a fair wage, | have been released through the ef- | forts of the International Labor | Defense. Tony Dido, president of the Newsboys’ Union, and Steve No-| vak militant leader of the strike | In} were among those freed. The strike is continuing in the | |face of police brutality. Seventy: | five newsboys have been in and out | of jail since the s\ an. Police | and gangsters are guarding import- | ed scabs from the militant workers. | | Phila. Auto-Body Strikers | Confident of Victory PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Striking auto body: workers here are confi- | dent of a settlement, although the Bosses, driven to desperation by the militancy of tge strikers, have called {on the riot squads and the Labor Board for aid. Picketers at the Ker- stein shop, including George Gor- jdon, president of the Commercial | Auto Body Workers’ Union, Local | No. 2, which leads the strike, were arrested yesterday,. but the IL.D.| gained their immediate release. WHAT REMEMBER June 9. Daily Worker Day |and Moonlight Excursion to Hook Moun- tain, Glorious time. Get your ticket now | On sale at ell Workers Bookshops. Manhattan Saturday HOUSE PARTY FOR $1.000 drive of the | Workers School at 64 Horatio Greenwich St., 8:30 p.m. Dancing, g refreshments. Subscription 15c. DANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT at 12 F. 17th St. by National Student League Movies, Charlje Chanlin in “Carmen’— cast of Stevedore—refreshments. Subscrip- tion 25¢. DANCE at Porto Rico Workers Club, 1888-90 Third Ave. Music by WHN-Merry Makers. Good program. Admission 25c. ENTERTAINMENT and Dance at French Workers Club, 304 W. 58th St. Good or- chestra. 8:30 p. m. Coat room 25c DRINK deep the Sea Breeze—come and dance, bath, engage in sports. witness th best entertainment by attendipg the ex cursion with the American Youth Seil en the Hudson to Hook Mo ket in advanc> 5c at Workers Book and clubs. Boat leaves Pier A. Bat- tery Park. 1 p.m. INSTALLATION PARTY OF COUNCIL, 53 at 79 Old Broadway near 130th St. West Side. ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE at Vege- tarian Workers Club, 220 E. 14th St. Refreshments, dancing. Admission 15c. Proceeds for the Morning Freiheit. STUDIO PARTY BY ANN BURLAK BR. ToT De down to 26 E. 14th St.. BENEFIT ENTERTAL nes, for a reusing good time, come 8:30 p. m. MENT and dance Program. Prolet- Revolugjonary Singing for ¥. ©. L. of Germany. Dramatic Solo. Buhne group. German Choru:. Clvh- ot Yorkville, | Dhird Ave, near Sth St. Yorkville ¥ | SEGAL STAFF of the LL.D. Dance and Entertainment at writers’ club, 224 W. 4th |St. (Sheridan Square). Jazz band. Ad- mission 35¢ UNITED FRONT Supporters Present An other house party, “A Red Letter Nite.” | Jazz dance, orchestra, and other items | of interest. At U.P.& Hall, 11 W. 18th St. Subscription 25c. ENTERTAINMENT and Dance at Lower West Side Workers Center, 107 McDougal St. John Bovington, well known workers’ entertainer. Harlem Jazz Band AT W. 135th St. the Vanguard will hold its last social of the season. Dancing, refreshments FIESTA by Bronz Br. 22 Prospect SPRING 8. e., dancing, fiyint nos! reshments. Swbscrintion 25c. G2T-TO-GETHER DANCE refreshments. at 1401 170th St., 8:30 p.m. Ad pices Mt. Eden Br. F. 8. U. DANCE at 868 E. Tremont Ave. Excel- lent Jazz band. dancin¢ till dawn.*Tremont Progressive Club. 8:30 p.m. PARTY AT NEW YOUTH CLUB. 1418 Boston Road. Refrechment, dancing till dawn. entertainment. 8:30 p.m. ANTI-WAR DANCE and Entertainment. at 2401 White Plains Rd. Medes Youth Club. Het Jazz Band. 8:30 p. m. PACKAGE PARTY at home of Clara Dainoff, 725 Southern Blvd. Auspices Jacob Deineff Bz. 807, I.W.O. DANCE and Entert2inment Cooperative Ausitorium, 2700 Bronx Park East. Spot- ght Youth Club. Aém. 25c. Brooklyn PACKAGE PARTY, dance at 647 Wyona St. New Youth Club. Entertainment, May | 1st movie. BONUS BALL OF POST 52 W. E. 8, L. Varieties of entertainment. Hot Jazz band, All invited to Boro Park Cultural Center, 1280-36th St. EAST MEW YORK WORKERS CLUB 603 Cleveland St., Brocklyn, and evening in Mescow with 50 Russian a Gad on stage. Main attraction is “The Onblessed.” Russian Choir and Freiheit Man chestre. Admission 25¢, CHINESE CABARET—Gela concert and dance at Briehton Workers Center, 3200 Coney Island Ave, Auspices an Haywood Br. %, ¥, D._Chow-mein s: GRAND CONCERT by Werten's Council 21, at 251 Schenectady Ave. near Eastern Perkway. Refreshments served free, Ad- m‘ssion 25c. DANCE TO A REAL ORCHESTRA, En- terteinment and chelk t: Del. D2ily Werker Gartocnist. Refreshments, Benefit for Workers School, 3145 E., Fourth S Brighton Beech Sta.. BMT sudw2y. Sub, INSTALLATION of Women’s Auxili-ry ef Post 204. Entertainment. Dance. Re- freshments, Post He-dovarters, 579 Brcad- war. Subserintion 10c, : FOURTH ANNUAL Cherter Concert and Dance at Bero Park I.W.O. Center, 1373 43rd St. Adm. 25¢. Auspices Inwor Youth Br. Y4, I.W.0. WINE and Spaghetti Party, Bedfords Cente, Bergen and Nostrand, 1063 Bergen Sim © Broo%lyn Sect. LL.D. Italian Opera Singers, and chorus. Nigob Piano Recital, Plenty of wine. SATURDAY, June 2, Anti-War Rally and Track and Field Meet. Max Be- dacht, specker. Mevies, side show, mass games, dancing till dawn. Ulmer Park, Brocklyn. Tie'-*ts at all workers clubs and at gate 25c, mn Or- ty of W.E.SL. Band. 69 E. 3rd St. Subseri S ON Sunday JOHN REED CLUB Forum. psychologist Morris Col- nd writer will speak at Freud.” at John 8:30 p. m TUME BALL. | Art Exhibit. | 0179 wnite | Pelham | Rarhenathve. Be, (corner 170th Admission 0c. Ausptces Mt F. 8. U. THIRD ANNUAL EXCURSION to Hook Movntain by Prospect Workers Centre, 1157 So. Blvd. Boat leaves Pier A, Bat- 8:45 pm. sharp 8. Songs, program. Cooperative 790 Bronx Park F. 799 Breadway, in adv: $1.00. TAMIRIS AND HER GROUP in dence recital for benefit of New Masses, et City Colleve Auditorium, Lexington Ave, and 23rd St. m Eden Br. Cao ene DECORATION DAY OUTING on Long Island, May 30. Chinese dinner, music, games, sports, given by Professional Com- mittee to aid the Struggles of Waterfront Workers. Reservation $1. Children up to 10 years 50c. Meet the busses at Willia burg Savings Bank Building, Atlantic Ave. Brocklvn, 9:30 p. m. sharp. Reservations must be in by Sat.. 28th. Call Dr. Mil- berg. INgersol 2-1835. Sure lb, 13538 | vensselt | Clos rooms ep night trip $1.00. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE WORK- ERS CIRCULATING LIBRARY at Workers Bock Shop, 50 E.°13th St. Join today, the | fee is nominal. All books included. Also many specials new available. DR. LUTTINGER on Sex-Love-Marriage, sponsored by Office Workers Union, 114 W. 14th St., 8 p.m. Subscription 25c. GALA CONCERT, benefit . Musicians’ | Local 802. Autonomy group, well known artists. Trio, quartet, soloist. Dancing to follow. Pierre Degeyter Club, 5 E. 19th St. Adm. 35c, 8:15 p.m. PARTYY and Entertainment at Bronx rkers Club, 1610 Boston Rd. Unit 1504 ers Laboratory Theatre will enter- KINGSTON of the District C.P. Reformiem Amone the Nezro Peco! farlem Workers Cchocl Forum, 290 4 St, Atm ‘ TOCAL UNITED FRONT Cowprrenes cn Celtective Amie town Br. F.5.0. | Irvin Plaza, Irving Place and 13th St GALA Fntertainment end Dance benefit tion. 15c. Ladies free. DANCE GROUP cf Coney Island Wor ers Club presents social dance and recital et Club headquarters. 2874 W. 27th St. F=eserintion 20c, Members 15c. Monday ALABAMA Strike Protest. Sneakers Harel Ralston, John How-rd Lawson, John Howard Lewsen, Pat Toohey, Fala Gray. Allen Tanb, at Irving St. end Irvine Place. Joint A tional Committee Defense of P-litical P-iz- Gners. Nw Masses, John Reed’ Club. Ad- mission 15c. Philadelphia, Pa. PICNIC by Unit 308 C. P.. Sunda’, May 27, at 52 and Parkside. Regular dinners, vames and entertainment. ™ ese of rain dinne-s will be se-ved at 1137 N. dist St ERNZSTO SOTO. head of the Secre‘ariat, will lecture on “Ame periclisn in Venere! at & o'clock, 8. Eighth St tronare Com delpn'a I. L. D. LESSONS cf the Knit Gonds Strike. Com. Fienzeld Union I-ader will fen Workers Club, 2074 y 7. 8p. m. Club picnic Decvratien Day at Cumberland Feirmount | Park, | _DP. LUCY WILSON on Education in the m. 311 South Juniper o. Avsnices John P24 Cinb. resents Pierre: De- at T7hittier Holl. 149 N. 15 THR THTRY Annuel of West Philadelph's niles en Sune: Peorkside Ave., All nathetic crganizetiens in West Philadel- phia are requested to keep this date onen and heln us to carzy through this affair sticoersfully. * BEST PICNIC cf the Sesson will be held on Sunday, June 17, at Old Berties | Farm. Geod program arranze@ Plenty cf good focd. We ack all orzanizetions to Keep this date open ahd nct atrenge any other affairs on this throush this picnic su Daily Worker and I.W.O. Canton, Ohio SHOW AND LECTURE will the Canton Lebor Centgr, 1101 E. 7:20 p. m, 125 Slides on Roosevel —Cclumbus Relief Ma from Cleveland en the Soviet Usion. Good music and refreshments will be served. Unemployed admission 5c. Employed 10c. Sent. be held nat ‘1,000 Danbury IN, Y. Hatters Ready thousand fur cu rabbit fur for | hats, creases in pay. j the United Hatter | ica are prepa Holding Out In Kelso | longshoremen | good shape. It is just plain hell. 3,500 men are out of work. Page Three Fur Cutters on Strike to Strike on June 1 DANBURY, C struck here By a Worker Corre: KELSO, Wash. (B3 are “holding We are all activ to All the mills hav ut co Seab Who Killed 2 Strikers Freed By Philadelphia Court rooklyn Police. In & see her a | man, Jail Farm Leader On Vagrant Charge Vicious Law Invoked to Smash Farmers Fight SIOl Press Race Incitement Tew reported knocked 1 Annette Bartolino, saw n that the a You owe it to yourself to investigate CRAWFORD Pre-shrunk Imported LINEN TROUSERS N EW. OR ke ; S A 462. 7th AVENUE Cor. 35th Street NEW YORK . 179 BROADWAY . Neer Cortlandt St. 826 BROADWAY . Cor. 12th St. 141 BROADWAY . or. 13th St. CO Sth AVE. « Cor. 15th St. 963 8th AVE. Near £7th Sv. 208 WEST 42nd ST. 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