The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 30, 1934, Page 3

hol: aa Progressive Slate Wins In Elections of Chicago Victory in Three Big) Locals; Gangsters Used | in Local 637 | (Daily Worker Midwest Bureau) CHICAGO, Ill, June 29.—Pro-| gressive forces won a smashing over the reactionary old- ine leadershin in three locals of the Painters Union in Chicago in| the elections held this week. Two| of the three most important and largest locals elected almost com-| Plete progressive slates. In Local No. 637, which has a membership of 1,200, the rank and file slate, headed by Carl Gronquist for president, was swept into office except for one candidate. The old financial secretary was able to beat the progressive candidate by 32 votes, but all other offices went to progressives. Gangster tactics were used a few| weeks ago in Local No. 637 to pre- vent the victory of the rank and file. When nominations were held for business agent, a business agent, J. Dungan of Local 191, came in with a crew of armed thugs to smash the meeting. The workers, though unarmed, faced the guns of the gangsters and threw the/ whole lot into the street. | A progressive, William Flodin, was nominated for business agent by No. 637, and took office without opposition. Every progressive candidate in| local No. 275 was elected. Only the office of recording secretary, ‘or which no progressive ran, was won by the old guard. The local has 1,400 members. Another victory for the rank and file was won when the progressive slate triumphed in the elec‘ions of local No. 194. The three locals combined have in their membership over one third of the union painters in Chicago. In local 521, the corrupt officials are continuing their efforts to crush all militant sentiment. Charges of “creating dissension’” have been brought against M. Brier and F. Robins, who have put up a heroic battle against the racketeers that dominate the local. If the leadership is successful in expelling these two militants, they will undoubtedly go on to drive out anyone who opens his mouth against their ro‘ten administration. The rank and file of the local has called an open air protest meeting in front of the local union hall for July 17 to smash this at- tempt to drive out the best ele-, ments in the union. Numbers of workers organizations have pledged their support to the meeting. | Robins, Brier and three other progressive rank and filers were} slugged at a union meeting a few | weeks ago by gun thugs imported by Al Green, big boss of the local, who is a grafting paint store owner. The fight developed when the mem- bership of the union was denied the right even to nominate candi- dates for union offices. The rank and file group in the local is call- ing on the members to put up a determined fight for democratic rights in the union. ADVERTISEMENT The management of “Kykunkor,” the native African Folk drama at the Little Theatre, at 244 W. 44th St., wishes to cooperate with the circulation drive of the Daily Worker. It will, therefore, give to any person who brings to the box-office a clipping of this an- nouncement an orchestra seat ordinarily selling at $2.20 for 83c, and a balcony seat, ordinarily selling for between 55c and $1.10, for 40c. ter Police Attack Picket Lines of Columbus Packing Strikers COLUMBUS, O.—Police radio cruisers were used to escort strikebreakers through the picket lines surrounding the David Da- vies Packing Co. of Columbus, where 400 workers have been on } strike since June 23. One striker was arrested on charges of as- sault and battery when he jumped on the running board of a police car and prevented it from running down a girl picket. For the past six moths many workers in the plant have been fired for union membership. The strike was precipitated when 14 truckdrivers were suddenly dis- charged. The strikers demand recognition of their unions and reinstatement of all discharged union members. Hundreds of workers from other unions are | on the picket lines. Declare Martial Law at CCC Strike Boys Desert Tennessee C.C.C. Camps IVY, Tenn.—Out of the 200 young workers in the C.C.C. Camp 14, Company 1210 here, 100 have quit, and many are still grumbling over the rotten food. Forty were dis- charged when they led a strike in protest over the food which con- sisted in the main of potatoes and squash, and broke into the store room. . Martial law was declared when the 40 went on. strike. Captain Johnston ordered Lieutenant Lord to strap on the guns and to shoot to kill if further “uprisings” oc- curred. Other C. C. C. boys were armed with clubs to use against their fellow workers. All over Tennessee, C. C. C. boys are quitting the camps, being un- able to stand the food and condi- tions. Last month, 100 quit at the Turtle Town camp, and 58 deserted the Cocoa Creek camp. The 40 strikers were hustled North under guard as prisonres and were not allowed to get off at Washington, D. C. to place their grievances before the federal C. C. C. authorities. Put Demands To Pain | Rumanian Consul NEW YORK. — After running away Wednesday, the Rumanian Consul was forced to see a dele-| gation representing over 74,000 work- ers of New York City, Friday, June 22, and agreed to send copies of the protest resolution presented by the delegation, to the Rumanian Lega- tion in Washington, D. C., to Secre- tary of the Interior of Rumania, and to the Military Tribunal in Craiova who were forced by the workers of Rumania and other countries to re-open the trial of the seven railroad workers leaders con- demned a year ago to from five years to life imprisonment at hard labor. The Rumanan railroad workers over a year ago, unable to bear wage cuts and terror, barricaded themselves in the shops in different cities throughout Rumania and es- pecially in the Grivita shops in Bucharest. —— LEARN about - Communism and the Class Struggle Through the Teachings of Our Working-Class Leaders NOW TAKING PLACE——Summer Literature Sale WORKERS BOOK SHOP 1522 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, Ohio - 20 Per Cent Off Sale - - CHICAGO, ILL. RED ELECTION PICNIC and ANTI-WAR RALLY WEDNESDAY, July 4th —at BIRUTES GROVE Gates Open 10 A.M. Admission 10¢ 79th STREET and ARCHER AVE. BIG PROGRAM DANCING BAR-B-Q GAMES REFRESHMENTS Auspices: Communist Party, Dist. 8 101 8. WELLS STREET In case of rain an indoor rally will be held at PEOPLES AUDITGRIUM DIRECTIONS—Take any street car to Archer Ave. FREE truck transportation to Grove. Limits. — 2457 Chicago Ave. Archer West to City DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1934 The Fighting ets By H. E. BRIGGS Letters have been pouring in | from all parts of the country tell- | ing of the splendid work being done |by the rank and file veterans and jthe Worke rs’ Ex-Servicemen’s League. We have picked a few | Tepresentative letters which give some indication of the work being | carried on by the veterans. letter from Comrade Carreno, one of the leaders of the rank and file erans Convention in Washington. | He tells me that the Pittsburg vet- jerans are penetrating all ranks of the working class in and around his city, winning new veterans and working class organizations for the endorsement of the Three-Point Program. A committee of four has just been Fa Se to carry out the decisions of the Rank and File Convention by building the move- ment in Pittsburgh. MINNEAPOLIS.—Following letter has just been sent in revealing the methods used by the V. F. W. to keep the veterans in line and away from any mass action. David Lun- deen, the commander of the Fifth | District for Minneapolis is a brother |of Congressman Lundeen whose | bill, known as the Workers Un- employment and Social Insurance Bill is opposed by the Congressmen. |Chase (Rep.). David Lundeen |also director of the Veterans State Relief in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The set-up is perfect.. One brother backs unemployment insurance, the other campaigns for Congressman Chase who is opposed to unem- ployment insurance. There is no mention of the bonus or the repeal of the Economy Act, yet the V.F.W. in this letter goes on record as en- dorsing @ man whose record is a question mark without an answer on the most important bill before the American workers as wel! as the directly involved. In the mean- time, voting for one particular Congressman means nothing. For in the final say-so, it is the Party which dictates and Congressmen | who want to keep their job obey the Party whip. What is wanted jis a frank statement from every the Three-Point program. The let- | ter follows: | Dear Comrade: has come, when we are about to go over the top. The Fifth District of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Department | | Encampment of June 9th, 1934. Congressman Chase has a 1,000 | per cent record for the Veterans in Congress and has proved himself a real friend of the service man. He |is now up for nomination on the | Republican ticket on June 18th, | 1934. HE MUST BE NOMINATED. He is the only man among the Re- |publican candidates whom we can depend upon to carry on the fight for us. Do not think for a minute that the fight for the service man is over. It is only a lull in the battle. We will need our friends in Congress just as much and probabiy more so than ever in the next ses- sion. We have pleaded and begged and implored Congress to stand by us. Let us now stand by the one Congressman from this district who stood by us. If we are interested in the welfare of our buddies this is our plain duty. Remember in the primaries that you must confine your voting to ONE PARTY or your ballot is void. DO NOT FORGET THAT. Go to the poils. Take your wife with you, and get at least five of your friends who are not service men to go with you and vote for RAY P. CHASE FOR CONGRESS. Voting Monday beats letter writing after men are elected. Let us nom- inate men we can depend upon. We erans’ legislation. He has been tried and found to be our true and loyal friend. Let us not forget him. Let’s get out and fight for him and get every one of our friends to do like- wise. It is OUR DUTY. The battle is on and the zero hour has come when we are about to go over the top to meet the enemy. LET’S GO. Yours in comradeship, By command of David Lundeen Fifth Dist. Commander (Signed) R. E. FERRELL H. J. JACOBSON AL THOMPSON, District Adjutant Official * PORTLAND. Ore.—Post No. 45 of |the W.ES.L. reports the unem- ployed of this city are 100 per cent behind the striking longshoremen. Members of the post are participat- ing on the picket line. The local Red Cross tried to pull a fast one by setting up an _ employment agency to recruit veterans to act as special police and strikebreakers at $5 a day. A committee of the W. E. §. L. and rank and file vets called at the agency and made them take down the unemployment card. ae Os Supporters of the Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League For a long time the ex-service- men of New York have been called upon by working class organiza- tions for their physical and finan- cial support. The veterans have never failed to respond. It is gratifying to know that in this nour | PITTSBURGH—Just received a |group from Pittsburg at the Vet-| issues in which ex-servicemen are | political party and their stand on} The battle is on—the zero hour) of Minnesota, has endorsed Ray P.| Chase for Congress at the District | know where CHASE stands on Vet- | ; | | Left to right—Martin Russak, Winifred Chappell, John Howard Lawson, part of delegation which left yesterday to investigate condi- tions in Birmingham, Ala., and Atlanta, Ga. The delegation will visit Angelo Herndon, heroic young Negro organizer of Atlanta unemployed, who are faced with death on the Georgia chain gangs unless cash bail | of $15,000 is raised for him within the next two weeks. Delegation Leaves for South To Probe Terror, Frame-Ups | NEW YORK.—A delegation of southern field representative of the tellectuals organized by the Na-{ American Civil Liberties Union. tional Committee for the Defense) 4 thorough investigation into the of Political Prisoners left yesterday | cases of Angelo Herndon and the to investigate conditions in Bir-|«atjanta Six” will be made. The | delegation will visit Herndon, young The delegation _includes John | Negro Communist, and attempt to Howard Lawson, writer and drama- | arrange bail pending an appeal. tist; Winifred Chappel of the Com-| si out July 5 the delegation will monwealth College faculty; Martin | «9 to Birmingham to investigate the Russak, editor of “Textile Voice’; ‘ r aoe . 4, | Series of bombings and attacks on William Serber of the Philadelphia pibketssincaujunction with the-ore | Committee, and Herbert Abrons,) <i. there, ‘The Scottsboro boys | will be visited and Sheriff Hawkins New Wage Cuts as Site'sis ix Salts ‘2ntcnent LayofisContinue in ‘Detroit Auto Shops | mingham, Ala., and Atlanta, Ga. CLEVELAND C.P. TO HOLD PICNIC CLEVZLAND, Ohio, — The Communist Party will hold their ennual picnic July 4 at Haag’s Grove, 5822 Broadview Road. Three thousand tickets are being sold in advance. The picnic will be a gala oc- caricn, The program will include a T ledo Strikers’ Report, a ball game, a Soviet Film, and many other features Supper will be served. Tickets are 1Sc¢ in advance and 20c at the gete. To get to |the picnic, take the W. 25th St. car marked Broadview at the Public Square | Get off at Brook Rd. Speed-up Is Increased; Hours and Wages Are Cut | DETROIT, Mich.—Mass layoffs | and wage cuts are continuing in | checks, the auto worker has very |the auto industry, with the Hud-| little left. | son Company taking the lead, hav-| Leaflets calling upon the auto ing laid off 70 per cent of its| workers to join the Auto Workers 19,000 workers in the past few)| Union and fight against wage cuts, | weeks. Motor Products, with 65| speed-up and for adequate un- per cent of 5,600 workers, and| employment insurance are confis- Ternstedt, with 65 per cent of| cated by the police daily, and the 13,000, are next, closely followed | workers caught distributing them by Chrysler with 55 per cent,; are either arrested or given police | and Dodge with 50 per cent. All| tickets requesting them to visit the other plants have laid off their) Police VioloitaerunauB fiu P. fi$ employees proportionately, with| Police Violaton Bureau and pay the Ford Motor Company with a/a fine. | lay-off rate of approximately 40) per cent. | ‘The auto manufacturers are em- | t ploying many schemes in putting Uni over their wage cuts. The Chrys- | strikes ler Corporation is “retiming” jobs | abroad. and is forcing up the rate of pro-| uth about conditions in the Soviet m, the truth about workingciass in the United States and The Daily Worker gives you the | Textile Mills, After Lay-Off National Te: tile Union Urges United Fight Against Wage-Cut v., June 29.—The | National Textile Workers Union, | 222 Paterson St., has issued a state- |ment calling for a united struggle lof the membership of all textile junions against the wage cut which |the textile employers and the N. PATERSON, N |R. A. is preparing to put into effect |! in the textile industry. The manu- |facturers are closing down their plants as the first step toward the | wage cut. | The N. T. W. U. statement de- |clares: “Many manufacturers have | closed down their shops. They are | trying to starve the workers out, in| |order to put over a wage cut. They tell the workers that there is no work. At the same time, the bosses inform the workers that if they ac— cept a cut there is plenty of work for them. That is just what was |said when the workers were forced {to take a 3 per cent cut, with the \aid of the Arbitration Board and the United Textile Workers Asso- | ciation officials. What are these officials doi! prevent this cut? What are doing to mobilize the worker fight for the increase which | so-called survey calls for. cials of the Associated speak of “strike action” but they mobilizing the workers to take strike action to prevent the cut. ‘The membership in the Associated | Union are expressing great dis- | satisfaction with the leadership in the Associated. The leaders know this. They fear that the members might break away. In order to hold the members down, these leaders ;Want an Agreement with the bosses MORE BINDING THAN THE PRESENT ONE—‘“FULL RECOG- |NITION OF THE UNION.” This |means the Check-off! Forced dues and assessment collection by the bosses to be handed over to these leaders. All this at the expense of a wage cut! | Proposes Conference | “Senator Wagner of the National Labor Beard, thru the pressure of | the silk strikers was forced to agree |to the $25.0C minimum. It is be- |coming clearer to the silk workers |that the Arbitration Board set up by Roosevelt's N. R. A. was designed to prevent strikes and to reduce the wages down to the Cotton Code of $13.00 for 40 hours. McMahon, Gorman, Schweitzer, Keller, etc., with their support to-the N. have paved the way for this cut The National. Textile Workers Union propo: 1. A United | Struggle against the cut he {membership cf all Unions—Asso- ciated—Independent—and National. |2. That a Conference be called of to the delegates from each Union mobilize the wor! against cut. 3. That the workers call shoy cut an it. meetings to vote down t to strike unitediy against duction per man and cutting the} piece work and bonus rates. | WHAT The Budd Manufacturing Com- | | = “ON pany is laying off workers in the} finishing departments who get 90} cents to $1.10 per hour and is replacing them with newly hired men at 50 and 60 cents per hour.. The Briggs Manufacturing Co. is employing this method also, Thou- sands of workers who were laid | offices daily, and only a few hun- | off from other plants go through the Briggs and Budd Employment dred are hired each day at 50 j and 60 cents per hour, to replace men working in these plants who receive from 90 cents to $1.10 per hour. The Hudson Motor Car Co. is putting through its wage cuts on a stagger system, first by cutting as much as 8 cents per hour from the workers in departments which did not strike when the wave of department strikes took place in this plant last April, and is now cutting the wages slightly in the | departments which struck. Increased speed-up and decreased hours are the rule in all plants. Eight and ten-dollar weekly pay checks are very common. After the cost of carfare, gloves, lunches and aprons is deducted from these | PACKAGE PARTY and Dance at 1401 Jereme Ave., Bronx (cor. 170th St.) 8:30 p.m. Aém.—2ne package. Auspices Mt. Eden Br. F. BANQUET, Concert end Dance. 9 p.m. at 4109 18th Ave.. Brooklyn, N. ¥. Adm. 25c, Unemployed 10c. Proceeds for Center. All sympathizers urged to attend and help us save Center. PARTY and Midnight Revue by cast of and ‘“‘Stevedore,” at Irving Plaza, Ir Pl. & 15th St., 6:30 pm. Benefit workers and artists arrested in unemployed demenstration on May 26 Adm. 49¢, RED GRADUATION and Picnic at Van Cortlandt Park, 2 p.m. Auspices Washing- ton Heights Workers Ceater & Women's Council. Theatre, games, refreshments all afternoon. Committee will be at 242nd St. and Broadway subwey station to direct picnicers to picnic grounds. CONCERT AND FROLIC at 106 E. 14th St., 8:30 pm. Arranged by Freiheit Man- dolin Orchestra for benefit of Y¥.C.L. of Germany. GARDEN PARTY atranged by Support- ers of W.ES.1., at 69 E. 3rd St, 8 p.m. Subscription 15c. PARTY AND DANCE at 418 W. 53rd St., 8:30 p.m. Amspices ¥.C.L., LL.D. R.W.L. Subscription 25¢. THEATRE OF WORKERS SCHOOL Film Dance end Theatre Night at 47 E. 12th St., 8:30 p.m. EXTRAORDINARY MEETING ‘of all unit and section f#ance secretaries called by the District for Monday. July 2nd, 7:30 p.m, sharp, at Workers Center, 35 E 12th St., Room 205. Very important problem to be taken up. HOUSE AND ROOF PARTY at 10 E. 118th St., Harlem, 8:30 p.m. Auspices Joe York Ycuth Club. Fine program and dancing. PARTY et 1418 Boston Road, 8 p.m. Anspices New Youth Group. Dancing, re‘reshments free. Adm. 15c. GRAND CONCERT AND DANCE at land Workers Ciub, 2374 W. 27th rmaid Ave., 8:30 p.m. Brinton Dancing ctarts 8:30 p.m. Spbser #2 Iie. BARN ANCE. & p.m. at B.F.S. Club Barn, effilicted with Laber Sports Union, 764 40th €¢., Brooklyn, N. Y. Auspices Kay Tee A.C. BENEFIT-DANCE given by League of Struggle for Nezro Rights, 8 p.m. at Van- guard Studio (Basement), 255 W. 135th St. Good music, refreshments. Subserip- tions 15¢. Sunday PICNIC of Bronx Workers Clubs, Pleas- | | of need when the veterans are doing their utmost to put over their Three-Point Program and force the Federal government to pass the Uncmployment Insurance Bill which | will benefit every worker, that a} new group calling itself the “Sup- porters of the Workers Ex-Service- men’s League” has been formed. This group is holding their first affair, a garden party, to raise finances for the national headquar- ters of the W. E. S. L. on Saturday, June 30th at 69 East 3rd St. at 8 p. m. Dancing, entertainment and refreshments. Subscription 15c. All non-veterans who wish to support the fight of the veterans should do so by joining the “Supporters.” Tend. Information can be obtained at| ant Bay Park seach, mad ae Nees 7 vance 15c. At gete 25c. Tickets at Pros- Room 523, 199 Broadway, New York.| Tits" Bronx, Jerome, Allerton, Middle Bronx Clubs. Entertainment. Dancing. DO NOT FAIL Hear MAX BEDACHT—Gen. Sec’y., I. W. O. TO ATTEND Second Annual Picnic of the International Workers Order PLEASANT BAY PARK SUNDAY, JULY 8 | =: Sports, Refreshments. LECTURE by Norman Tallentire of American League Asainst War and Fas- et Coney Island Workers Club, cor, Mermaid Avs. Sub- : Preparations Under Guise of National Recover." Acm. 1 HIKE to Hunters Jcland. st Pelham Bay Station. suit. Lock for the D.W.C. chalk mark. Auspices Daily Worker Chorus. Take Pel- hem Bay Locel at 125th St. to last stop. PICNIC at Tibbets Brook Park, Field 13 at 10:30 a.m. Fine time promised. Re- freshments. entertainment. Adm. free. ‘Take Jerome Ave. Lex. Express to last stop. Auspices Tremont Proz. Club. MUSICAL" AND DANCE—Short telk on tie in Sovict Russia at 1401 Jerome Bronx (cor. 170th §t.) 8:30 7m. Vic. Avsnices Mt. Een Be. F. WIN A FREE TRIP TO THE SOVIET UNA TOON Meet 10 a.m. Bring bathing Acm, Came hewve daily, 10:30. Rates: $11 a week; $2.65 BIG DOINGS AT CAMP NITGEDAIGET! SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR JULY 4TH WEEK! WILL YOU BE THERE? Fridays and Saturdays at 10, 3 amd 7 P.M. July ard schedule also at 10, 3 and 7 P.M. first day; $2.40 second, etc. Coney Ielend A Ivly 4th, 1776 and October, 1917. SZMPOSIUM. “Rol2 of Necro in Art 2 Theatre.” at John Reed Club, 439 6th Ave. neer 10th St.. 8 p.m, sharp, . Paul Peters, Arthur Schomberg, Dr, Reuben 8. Young. Adm. 15. Phone: EStabrook 8-140, Philadeiphia, Pa. THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC of Communist Perty of West Phil a t at Sand & Parkside Ave. Fairmount Par! Ail sympathetic izations in West Phila. requested to keep this date open ani help. make affair suc JOINT PICNIC of League of Struggle for Negro Rights and International Labor Defense, Sunday, July 1, at Burnholme Park, FILM and Photo League of Phila. First ition Work” opening y, June 22 to July 9 at John Reed Club, 136 S. 8th St. Week days: 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. PICNIC cf South Sect. of Unemploy- ment Council at Burholme Park, July 1 Take car 50 on 54th St. and ride to Bur- holme Park, Phila GRAND PICNIC by Daily Worker and Trade Union Unity League, July 4, at Old Berkies Farm. Take Broad St. Subway or car 65 to end of line; transfer to car 6, | s “Men at west. JOINT PICNIC of A. F. of L. Trace Union Com. for Unemployment Insurance and Relief and Rank end File Group of LL.G.W.U. Sunday, July 15, at 52nd and Parkside Ave. All’ effiliated and sympe- thetic organizations requested to keep date open and assist us to carry affair through succeffssfully. ANTI-FASCIST Symposium at John Reed Club, 136 S. 8th St., Sunday, July 1, 8:15 p.m. Speakers: Eugene Clay, Morris Ginn, . H. Horowitz and Harry Wicks. ANNUAL PICNIC given by United Work- ers Organization of W. Phila., Sunday, July ist at Burholme Park. Plenty of fun and good food. Good program arranged. Directions: take car No. 50 going North PICNIC AND OPEN AIR BANQUET given by Section 6 Communist Party, Wednesday, July 4th, at Strawberry Mansion Perk, 33rd & Cumberland Sts. Excellent food and entertainment and fine com- ra irit. All Strawberry Maneion workers and their friends are urged to come, A FREE THAZLMANN PARADE and Demenstration will take pl in West Sct., June 30th, et 6 p.m. at the corner of 52nd é& Brown Sts. Will be preceded by auto parade starti 1137 W. 41st St. at 4pm. All workers and sympathizers asked to attend demonstra- tion. MEETING, Irish Workers Club, Sunday night, 8 p.m., at 419 Spruce &*. All work- ers in neishborhood invited to attend. Fs (More “What's On” on Page 5) Daily Worker Dance and Concert Tonight At the Bronx House Section 15 of the New York District, Communist Parity, will hold a concert end dance Saturday night, June 30th, on the roof garden at the Bronx House, (near 172nd St. and Washington Ave.) The pur- pose of this affair is to organ- ize a better distributing ap- paratus for the Daily Worker || in this section. Proceeds will || be used to open a Daily Worker Territorial Office, through which thousands of new workers can be reached. This will reduce the work of the di iciars from the DeGeyter Club will enteriain. A chalk talk will be given by Del and Harry Raymond of the “Daily” staff. Admission at the door will be 25c. (adv.) The offi-| are not| ride to Washington Lane, walk two blocks | from | Strikers Are Aided ~ By Valley Locals, Workers Vote Down Company Union in | Ice Machine Plant YORK, Pa—The York Ice Ma- c y Corporation, large method ref: ny in the 800 for organ- ized labor unions, 300 for com- pany unions, 300 not voting. Of- fice workers did not vote. Johnson Approves Aluminum Code For Large Trusts Code Has Southern and Sex Differentials; 30c. Hour Minimum WASHINGTON, June 2%—In approving the revised code for the aluminum industry for a | trial period of 90 days, General Hugh S. Johnson, N. R: A. ad- ministrator, proved once more | that the N. R. A. codes are writ- |ten by and for the great mon- | opoly trusts as charged a year | ago by the Communist Party and |confirmed by the quickly-squelched Darrow report. As against the minimum of 50 cents an hour proposed by the independent and the 27 1-2} cents minimum originally asked | by the Mellon-controlled Alumi- | num Co., the new code sets mini- |mum hourly wages at 30 cents, | |85 cents and 37 12 cents for various classes of workers. In each schedule there is a southern | differential and also a sex differ- ential, of 5 cents an hour in most cases “Exceptions.” | The code provides for many exceptions to the supposed 40- hour week and 8-hpur day. Aj 48-hour week is permitted for) |six weeks in. the. seasonal rush, | | during the first six months of j the year, and for clerical work- ers in one week each month. A/| | 48-hour weck is also specifically | |provided for many kinds of| workers, with 54 hours for | watchmen, : Buclid Mayor Helps, Frame Steel Men Organizer, Six Strikers | Found “Guilty” k; CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29.—A | jury, hand-picked by the notorious | |anti-labor Mayor Ely of Euclid, | Ohio, returned a verdict of guilty} this against Frank Rogers, Cleveland) istrict secretary of the Steel and | Metal Workers Industrial Union. | Rogers and six other strikers| | were framed on charges of “dis- | orderly conduct.” growing out of | mass picketing of the Euclid police | station from which scabs were re-/} | cruited and taken in police cars to | break the Chase Brass strike on | April 27th. | All local unions of the S.M.W.I.U. | | and other workers’ organizations | | i Cleveland are asked to send protest resolutions to Mayor Ely, City Hall, Euclid, Ohio and demand the re- lease of the arrested workers. PHILADELPHIA, PA. | | | | Third Annual Picnic |] of unttea “s Organizations | of We | At 52nd and Parkside Avenue | | 5 || On SUNDAY, July Ist In. case of rain, dinner will be served at 1137 N. 41st St t Philadelphie | | Leaves Workers Bookshop | Sharp Page Three rry Mine Unions Call Meeting To Support Strike of 600 Men PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 2.— After five weeks of striking, the 600 Logans Ferry miners of the Pit id Allegheny Coal Co. he West Penn Power out solid. The leaders ny . W. A. and the coal pany are busy trying to send the miners back. Members of the other locals in the Allegheny Vale ley held a meeting to discuss ways and means of helping the miners and of fighting against the District U. M. W. A. leaders. { The coal miners came out om strike demanding the dism%sal of C. E. Reynolds, superintendent of the mine. The company paid no attention to their dmeands. The miners decided to “go to work and not do any work.” After two days, he mine was shut down by the company. Fire Union Leaders After weeks of this, the company decided to open the mine and not allow the leaders of the local union to work in the mine. They tried to work the mine, but only a few miners went to work. A large | picket line stopped this. Mass picketing is now going on. The company is no longer trying to work the mine, as the pickets are too strong. Many deputies of Allegheny County are on guard duty. C. E. Reynolds, the superinten- dent of the mine, is out to break all records. Especially does he want to break the “safety record.” In order to do this, he demands that injured workers must report fo! work. Many miners hardly able ¢ y walk were told to report for work. “You have to be killed before you are excused from work,” the miners say. The U. M. W. A. district officials have delegated Murray, board member of the sub-district and relative of Phil Murray, the Inter- national vice-president; Tony Fed- eroff, an organizer with a very bad record, and Jack Hasson, who used to be organizer of the U. M. W. A. and later took a job as county detective. Now he is back o: the U. M. W. A. payroll. Strike May Spread These U. M. W. A. organizers are busy helping the company. They are especially vicious against the leaders of the local union. At the recent district convention the delegates of this local led the fight against the Lewis machine. The organizers are “out to get them.” Meetings were held with the rank and file leaders of the other | locals in the Allegheny Valley. All of the men are talking about coming out in support of the Logans Ferry miners. | Before, when all of the miners ™ jin the Valley were in the U: M, |W. A, only the Logans Ferry |miners did not have a union, Many attempts were made to or- ganize the mine, but the company patch is so far from the road that was impossible. many militant miners, the local leaders, got jobs there and did the job from the inside. i | The U. M. W. A. district leaders | have organized a meeting with the coal company. They do not want any of the rank and file leaders - this meeting. “Nothing is going be put over on us,” the rank — Ege file say. The picketing is going on morn+ ing and night, and all of the miners turn out. Every _ the miners from the other locals show up to see how things are going. A delegated conference is being held to see what help the, other Rav miners will give. 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