The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 13, 1934, Page 5

| the “Mirror” headline. CHANGE | WORLD! By SENDER GARLIN pom the newspaper reports on the Morro Castle tragedy and the investigations which have followed it one gets a distinct impression of contradictory statements which are calculated to serve one chief purpose. That purpose, no one can deny, is to shield the Ward Steamship Line. The New York Herald Tribune report of the Conboy igation provides us with conclusive evidence on this point. “Proof that the fire was of incendiary origin,” says the Tribune, “would re- lieve the Ward Line, it was said, of unlimited liability in the matter of Thus it is clear that, aside from the general political purpose which . the crude attempt to fasten responsibility for the Morro Casijie disaster on unnamed Communists seems to be the direct in- spirdtion of the Ward Line officials. Of this there can be no doubt, * * . TF} sflecting Mass Resentment a eee the Ward Line is in the first instance interested in blaming if .' the Reds from the viewpoint of preventing damage suits, the bour- geoisie and their agents—the press, the police, ete—are in the main interested in utilizing such disasters as a means of destroying the grow- ing prestige of the Communist Party. It is easy to understand that there is sorrow and bitterness in the face of the Morro Castle tragedy. By its hue and cry about “red in- cendiarism” the capitalist press seeks to shift this bitterness from the Ward Line, at the same time deflecting the bitterness in the direction of the Communists, and particularly the heroic workers who are lead- ing the struggle against American imperialism in Cuba. It must be admitted that in this connection the capitalist press of New York City is doing a faithful bit of work for the Ward Line and at the same time boosting its street sales with lurid tales of “Red in- cendiaries.” It is instructive, in this connection, to examine some of the samples of capitalist press “reporting”! Tuesday’s “Daily Miror” emerged with one of the most dastardly Pieces of provocation in the history of American capitalist journalism. In type an inch and a quarter deep, the “Mirror” blared forth the news: MORRO FIRE SET BY REDS. Directly underneath in type that was almost completely lost by contrast were the words, “Captain Tes- tifies at Horror Inquiry.” It is almost certain that a majority of the Mirror readers read only the main line and paid little or no attention to the secondary line. * . * . A Police Chief Comes to the Rescue 'HE simple fact is that nowhere in the testimony of Acting Captain Warms of the Morro Castle did he make the statement implied by The palpable cock-and-bull story about “Com- munist incendiaries” came, not from Captain Warms, but from Oscar Hernandez, chief of the Havana port police who came forward with not a Single scrap of evidence to back up his monstrous charge. Since proof that the Morro Castle fire was caused by incendiaries would relieve the Ward Line of ‘unlimited liability in the matter of Idamages, it is easy to understand why the ship's officers offered this theory at the investigation. But to the Daily Mirror and others of the New York capitalist press this flimsy defense by the Ward Line pro- vided an excellent opportunity for wild and sensational scare-heads abous “revolutionary plotters.” OFFICERS VOICE RED SUSPICION is one of the numerous headlines in the Mirror. This gutter sheet goes on to say: “Carrying out his own crazy plan for a ‘world revolution’ or, perhaps, the viciously sane one of the militant Third International of Moscow, a prowling firebug deliberately set the blaze which de- streyed the luxurious liner Morro Castle, and 172 human beings. “Following each other to the stand at the Federal inquiry Jaunched yesterday by the Department of Commerce here, three of- ficers of the ship swore this, their unanimous beliefs.” They swore nothing of the kind. The Daily Mirror lies, and it knovvs that it lies! A reading of the verbatim report of the witnesses at the investi- gation reveals unashamed distortion by the “Mirror.” To cite one instance, Acting First Mate Freeman took the stand and was asked: Q. What motive do you think any one would have had for setting the fire deliberately? A. God knows what the motive was. (Report in the New York Times). Here is the testimony as given in the Mirror: Q. What motive could there be? Had you had any labor trouble in Havana? A. There’s always trouble there. Notice the answer to the first question is omitted in the Mirror repor?! « Of Course They’re Not Proven! N editorial in the Daily News declares categorically that “The swift- ness with which the fire swept the ship suggests arson. There are rumors of time bombs placed in the ship at points calculated to turn the inside of the ship into a flaming hell in a few minutes.” The Daily News knows that it accomplished its purpose by pub- lishing these fantastic yarns with an air of certainty. With charac- teristic cunning, therefore, it proceeds to say: “We repeat, these reports are not proven up to. the time of this writing.” Obviously. the capitalist press is not concerned with determining the responsibility for the Morro Castle disaster. The “Mirror” doesn’t care which “theory” it puts forward as the “real” one, as long as it takes advantage of the opportunity to join in the wild brayings against “the Reds.” We find, for example, that the same issue of the “Mirror,” which screams so hysterically about Red plots, carries an illustrated feature entitled, “Don’t Toss Lighted Cigarettes Away.” The writer says: “KILL YOUR CIGARETTE!” “This should be the first law of every smoker, and so impressed | upon his mind that drunk or sober he never tosses aside a still burn- ing cigarette or cigar. “From accounts of survivors from the ship Morro Caste, the tragic fire that cost so many lives may have started from a lighted cigaret discarded by one of the late drinking parties observed in the ship's beautiful library, etc.” All the lying alibis about incendiarism will not explain away the fact that some drunken passengers on the Morro Castle were seen busily engaged in a game of throwing lighted cigarets into the waste- paper baskets of the writing room of the ship. It will not explain away the fact that the S.O.S. call was sent out more than an hour after the fire was discovered. . The Case of the “Vestris” F COURSE, there may have been valid reasons for this delay, but it is interesting to point out that in the case of the S. S. Vestris, which sunk with 149 passengers and crew on Noy. 11, 1928, it was alleged that the master “deferred the distress call under compulsion of company rules designed to save salvage fees charged by vessels called to a rescuc.” (World-Telegram.) Translated this means that ships who respond to S.O.S. calls have to be paid salvage fees by the company owning the ship in distress, This sounds like a sinistér thing. But it’s up to the officials of the Ward Line to explain the criminal delay in sending out the $.O.S. call, as well as a number of other things. | Pamphlet by Clarence A. Hathaway " Analyzes Forces in the Textile Strike Alexander Bittelman writes the introduction to “Communists in the Textile Strike—An Answer to German, Green & Co.,” a new pamphlet by C. A. Hathaway, editor of the Daily Worker. The pamphlet is a vigorous and clear-cut analysis of the present struggle cf the textile workers, the maneuvers of the leaders of the United Textile Werkers Union and the attempts of the Roosevelt gov- ernment to kili the strike by arbitration. A limited edition of this important pamphlet is being published. It 4s urgent that copies be placed in the hands of textile workers throuzh- out the strike zone. The price of the pamphlet is two cents a copy; $1.59 fer 190 copies; $3.50 for 250 copies; $6.50 for 500 copies, and $12 fo- 1,090 copies. Rush your orders at once to the Daily Worker, 50 E. 13th St., New York City, * * . DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TH LivelyHandling of Vital Problems in *WorkingWoman’ THE WORKING WOMAN, Sepiem- ber issue, published at 50 E. 13th St., New York City. 5¢. Reviewed by ESTHER LOWELL T gets the women? That's the problem of every magazine that sets out to capture women readers. Look through the run of women’s magazines, from the dime-store’s “Home” to the flossy “Ladies Home Journal.” Each aims to hit the woman's heart with love stories, offering some sort of escape enter- tainment from the bread-and-butter problems that fill a household. Each tries to touch the vanity of women, suggesting beauty hints and fashion frills. Each tells new trick with food for wemen to appeal to maniy appetites, These are the magazines that try to win the dollars of mid- dle-class housewives for their ad- vertisers. Workers’ and farmers’ wives read these magazines, too, when they can get hold of them. They copy pat- terns in the cheap materials they can afford or adapt recipes to their meager budgets. But a great many working class and farm women can- not pay 10 cents to 25 cents a month for these journals. Many working girls are caught by these journals but probably even more read “True Story,” “Screen- land” and “Love Story” magazines. They dream of themselves a8 Greta Garbos or Janet Gaynors and long for a John Gilbert to be their fairy prince. Now of course the modest little 16-page five-cent Working Woman Magazine cannot set itself up against these fat, picture-studded rivals in variety and attractiveness. And yet there is no reason why this paper cannot be made into a lively go-getter that will make working women and workers’ and farmers’ wives eager to see it. We understand that this is the in- tention of the reorganized staff, witn the aid of a fairly large and repre- sentative advisory council. While never losing its clear revolutionary direction, the Working Woman will aim to win the masses of women by brightly written working class fic- tion, fashion fhutters, household hints. It will aim to develop mili- tant action among working women, workers’ and farmers’ wives by printing inspiring heroic true sto- ries from their own ranks, CoN a 'HE September issue is a small be- ginning toward making the Working Woman hit the nail on the specific head. Such fine stories as “No More Helling”—of a successful strike by woman paper sorters, who cannot read or write—and Myra Page’s “Leave Them Meters Be!” are far more interesting than pages of generalizations on the struggle for higher wages and the fight of the unemployed. Sasha Small’s “Love Bows to the Dollar” tackles the movie interests, debunking the decency campaign. The caricature of Fanny Perkins, queen of the New Deal phoney deck, is good. However, we prefer pieces finished on the page, not chopped unnecessarily and carri over. Make-up elsewhere in the is- sue is uneven. We find two-col- umn pages, especially the wun- crowded and sprightly written “You're Telling Me!” feature of Grace Hutchins, easier to read than the very narrow three columns. For the Working Woman to be- come truly a mass paper, however, many women workers, farmers’ and workers’ wives, will have to pitch in with stories of their lives, their struggles, and how the magazine can help them make their organ- izations and fight more effective, Expose of DePriest Featured in ‘Workers Reference Bulletin’ CHICAGO, Ill.—The most com- Plete examination to date of the words and deeds of Oscar De Priest, Negro Congressman from Chicago, is a feature of the August issue of the Workers’ Reference Bulletin, pub- lished by the Labor Research Bur- eau of Chicago Pen & Hammer. In a well documented four-page article, it is shown that De Priest, who as- pires to leadership of ‘he Negro peo- ple, had made profitable his con- tempt for “vain notions of social equality.” Himself a wealthy land- lord, the only Negro Cong:essman has raised rents from $18 a month for whites to $30 and more when Negroes moved in. Another high spot of the latest Worker's Reference Bulletin is a two-page exposure of certain Hearst newspapers and the “Chicago Trib- une” by getting their anti-labor utterances in the San F-anciszo general strike. Speakers, writers and organizers, to whom the publication is addressed will make good use of this material on the capitalistic press. Articles on the Illinois coal miners, cuts in work relief standards for Illinois unemployed and their consequent reduction to starvation levels, serve to round out the issue. The Workers Reference Bulletin sells for 5 cet ts a copy and is pub- lished at 20 East Ontario St., Chi- cago, Ill. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE LOS ANGELES.—Workers’ organ- izations throughout Los Angeles County are called to an educational conference at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, by the Los Angeles Workers School at the Cultural Center, 230 S. Spring St. Each organization is asked to send two delegates, bringing reports on their educational activities, includ- ing bulletins, leaflets on vest and future educational work. Ths? bul- letins and leaflets are to be sont in advance to the Workers School to constitute an exhibition, one of the features of the conference. Dele- gates are asked to come prepared to discuss general educa‘ional poli- cies in the light of their particular problems. Discussion at the conference is expected to play an important part in the conduct of classes during the fall term of the Workers School, | which will open Sept. 24. SEPTEMBER 13, 1934 By ORRICK JOHNS “QTRIKERS who try to get the flocr in a mass meeting are act- ing the role of strikebreakers.” This in effect is the statement made by Jay Lovestone to this re- por after a mass meeting of silk strikers, which Lovestone addressed in Paterson fast Friday, had closed without permitting discussion from the floor. His full statement is quoted verbatim further on in the article. Amid a chorus of boos, the fol- lowing questions were fired at the chair by angry silk strikers at the same meeting, when Eli Keller, eneral manager of the Associated Silk Workers Local, spoke from the platform greced by Lovestone: is no strike committee “Who's the strike organizer?” “Why aren't the dye workers out?” “What are you doing about Pas- saic?” Thousands of workers were packed into two halls and over- flowed into Washington street morning they had gathered in heated knots criticizing the conduct of the strike, and waiting for Kel- ler and his little group of dictators to come out of a canned press con- ference. The whole atmosphere of the office was one of secrecy and Il underhand maneuvering. This writer, while circulating in the union club, and asking questions of rank and file union members before the meeting, was stopped by one of the many tchmen,” and told that all questions from the men were forbidden. “The cffice is the place to ask questions,” said the monitor. “These workers will only tell you hooey.” This is the theory of the present leaders in Paterson—that demo- cratic rank-and-file grievances are “hooey.” Keller says, “we don't need to make any motions or hold any discussions. You're to take in- structions, and that’s all.” But workers inthe streets wanted to know why their demands were not granted by the Executive Board of the U.T.W. They wanted to know why a former member of the Na- tional Textile Workers Union, elected as re entative on the Broadsilk Board, Moe Brown, was not seated. The demands they re- iterated in hundreds of open con- versations all over town, were the nop strike committees, give ntation on the general © committee. Organize militant mass pickcting areund all mills. Demand relief for all strikers and unemployed—unite the unemployed and the striking workers. No splitting of strike by ind ual settlements. No settlement by arbitration or otherwise untii all de} ids are granted and mass of strikers has voted to accept the settlement. eee 2 HE “red scare” issue was reised lecally in the beginning by United Textile officials. in spite of the agreement under which the Ex- Stirring scene from Dostoyevski's “Petersburg Nights,” a new Soviet STAGE AND SCREEN’ ecutive Board of the U.T.W. was to negotiate with the National Textile Workers. munist When Moe Brown, Com- candidate for Governor of y, and Valgo, were elected memby of the Broadsilk Executive Board, Keller announced that he would defend Brown's right to be seated. In the actual sessions of the board, however, he refused to admit him. ler further emphasized the anti-red drive of union officials by referring sarcastically to all ener- getic proposals, as “super-radical, super-militant,” etc. A group call- ing themselves the Vanguard Workers Club, organized by Albert Weishord, also joined in the attack on old and trusted Communist leaders. The spokesmen for this de- bating society, who was distribut- ing leaflets for a Weisbord meeting, proudly boasted to this reporter that he had been “expelled from six Communist-led organizations.” But the “Printer’s Voice,” organ of the Typographical Local, nov on strike against the scab’ ne papers, the Paterson Call and News, took a strong stand against the red scare and for just treatment of the Communists. It printed in full the statement of the Communist Party, containing the demands I have al- ready quoted. “This strike is being carried on without the elementary measures of @ successful strike,” a worker told me. “We have no say about picket lines, no relief committe We can’t call a membership meeting.” “We don’t want to be led by Kel- ler's picket cant: ” said another. “They have no fighting experience and are unknown to us. Why don't they let us elect our own picket capt: on A young worker said picket captain last ye: but they passed me up this time. They are afraid to take captains elected by workers, for fear they will become powerful.” Scores of complaints like these were echoed in Washington St., and the strikers who uttered them were on fire with incomparable fighting spirit, eager to pull out every re- maining shop and to organize mass picket lines to bring out the Pas- saic woolen mills. But they ad- mitted they were disconcerted, thei strike efforts were deliberat weakened by the board strategy. “I was a HE meeting Friday illustrated perfectly this gag-control set up by Keller and company. When Kel- ler appeared on the platform he was + by subdued booing, which grew in volume as the meeting went from one set speech to an- other. He had to drown out oppo- sition by roaring into the loud- speakers. Keller began by saying, “At the meeting of the Joint Executive Board last night we decided that we will not need a mass meeting until the strike is over.” That is, when it will be too late. This mem- bership mecting has been put off for weeks. This was Keller's an- swer to the demand of 5090 workers who signed a petition asking for the meeting. Keller stammered something about “facing difficulties * weave! talkie, now in its American premiere at the Cameo Theatre. “Pinafore” And “Trial By Jury” At Beck Tonight The D’Oyly Carte Opera Com- pany will offer a double bill of Gil- bert Sullivan, “Pinafore” and “Trial By Jury” at the Martin Beck Thea- tre beginning this evening. Both operas will run through Saturday night. Next week the London play- ers will present “The Mikado” and “The Yeoman of the Guard.” Ernest Cossart and Solly Ward are the latest additions to the cast of “The Great Waltz,” the European operctta, which Max Gordon will open at the Center Theatre on Sept. 22. Ruth Gordon, last seen here in “They Shall Not Dic,” and Helen Westley will play important roles in the new Theatre Guild produc- tion, “A Sleeping Ciergyman,” a new play by James Bridie which goss jin rehearsal this week for presenta- tion early next month. ‘The Bride of Torozko,’ by Ruth Langer, adapted from the Hun- garian of Otio Indig, will have its premiere on Thursday night at the Henry Miller Theatre. the players ‘include Sam Jaffe, Jean Arthur, Van Hefin and Francis Pierlot. “Strangers at Home,” a new play by Charles Divine, is schedul- ed for Fridzy evening at the Longacre Theatre. Principals in the cast include Katherine Emoy, Eleanor Hicks, W Clyde Franklin an “The Red Cat, 3 Lothar and Hans Adler, adapted from the continental play by *|presented at the Jessie Ernst, will be presented by A. H. Woods on Saturday night at the Broadhurst Theatre. Fran- cis Lister, Ruth Weston, Rex O’Malley and Florence Edney head the cast. “First Episode,” an English play by Terence Rattigan and Philip | Heiman, will be presented by the Shuberts at the Ritz Theatre on Sept. 17. Patrick Waddington, Leona Maricle, Max Adrian and John Holloran head the cast. Yost. “Small Miracle,” a melodrama by Norman Krasna, will be presented by Courtney Burr on Sept. 27 at a Broadway playhouse. Joseph Spur- in-Calleia, Ilka Chase, Robert Mid- delmass and Myron McCormick head. the cast. “Stevedore” to Re-Open “Stevedore,” the stirring drama of struggle on the New Orleans docks which audiences of black and white workers cheered for fifteen weeks, will re-open for # month’s engagement at the Civic Repertory Thea‘re on Monday, Oct. 1. The ‘Theatre Union is planning io send the production to other cities dur- g the late fall and winte: Many organizations that were un- eble to secure seats for benefit the- atre parties are ranging to a%- tend “Stevedore” in a body. Ar- rangements may be made with Syl- via Regan at the Civic Repertory Theatre, Watkins 9—2050. All Theatre Union plays will be Civic “Repertory Theatre this winter. Offices, ‘or- merly a’ 104 Fifth Avenue, have been moved into the theatre, Paterson Strikers Break Thru Renegades’ Gag-Rule over at Pa saic.” and then dropped the subject, when que: from the floor grew hot. He then put great stress on a meeting of the shop chairmen, at which “all shop chairmen’s cards will be changed.” This is another move to guarantee the Keller control. He had previously said, “We want you to be informed on everything, and all questions will be answered at the proper time.” The meeting as more than half over and no motion had been allowed from the floor. Instead Keller suddenly in troduced Jay Lovestone, secretar of the Communist Party Oppos tion. lLovestone’s presence was a complete surprise to the workers No announcement had been made that he would speak. He confined himsclf to generalities and ora- torical flights, but he did not touch on the vital question of local de- mands. The workers were not there to hear Lovestone talk, but to find out why the 5,000 throwsters and the 15,000 dyers were not yet out to the last man. They wanted to know v the family sweatshops were still working. Lovestone proposed that a tele- gram be sent to Pre Roose- 4 protesting against the mur- of 10 strikers in South Caro- lina and Georgia. After he had spoken, and while Keller was try- ing to bring about an adjourn- ment, Moe Brown and a group of strikers went to the platform and demanded that the telegram to Roosevelt, be read: or if it had not been drayn up, that a committee be elected from the floor to write one and take it from the meeting to the telegraph office. Brown was thrown off the platform and slugged. ASKED Jay Lovestone what he thought of that proceeding. It was then that he gave vent to the statement at the head of this ar- ticle. When he learned that this piece was to be for the Daily Work- er, he said, “Write this down, will you?” So I give his verbatim state- ment as follows: “The meeting was handled per- fectly perly and those people who tried to get the floor were act- ing a strike-breaking role. The ke is being handled properly. This meeting voted unanimously tc authorize the Joint Executive Board to send the resolution.” But there had been no unani- mous vote for a proposal worded in such terms. “Mass m is the story to be heard from one end of Paterson to another. Workers on the four-loom Stretch-out are threatened with an increase, of looms per worker. These workers cannot make $10 a week, and some workers get no more than four hours’ work a week. In the family sweatshops, no regulation exists. and these weavers are forced to submit to slavery or go under. Unemployed relief. in Pater- son is $1.20 a week for a famil with half rent and a few groceries. No steps haye been taken by the A. F. of L. officials to fight for strike relief. The mills in Paterson spread widely over the surrounding coun- try. It is a sprawling hig town, its residence districts following the mills and the Passaic river. For miles along the river are the dve works, still operating, and alongside of them the silent weaving mills. This situation arouses indignation among the big picket lines that go from mill to mill. The basic need for a successful strike is the con- scious solidarity of the dyers and George Balbanzi. nresident, of the American Federation of Silk and Rayon Dye! and Anthony Am- mirato. president of the Dyers’ Lo- cal 1733, have gone to Washington to confer with the high hats of the U.T.W. Thus at a critical time more delay is caused by eternal “conferences.” The strike manage- ment promises to call out the dyers this week. In spité of the two-timinz tac- tics of strike leaders. Paterson workers are putting the fight of their lives in the day-to-day con- duct of their own si The hi: tory of militancy in the “Silk City will’ be topped by the greatest, chapter of all. Werkers realize that they have the chance of their lives to win. With a general textile strike on, the bosses cannot defeat the strike as they have in the past, by moving the big mills out of town. S6 powerful is the solidarity among the masses of workers that not one mill owner hes. dared to import strikebreakers to Paterson. TUNING IN ——" 7:00-WEAF—Baseball Resume WOR—Sports Resume—Ford Frick WJZ—Stamp Club—Cept. Tim Healy WABC—Augustine Orch. 7:15-WEAF—Gene and Glenn—Sketch WOR—Comes ‘WsZ—United J gram; Walter Hi Benny, Comedian; ford, Soprano 7:30-WEAF—Irene Bordoni, Songs tudio Music ank Buck’s Adventures WABC—Boake Carter, Commentator Nanette Guil- Virginia Sale, Commedienne. and Others WOR —Little Symphony Orch., Philip James, Conductor; Violette Browne. Soprano WiZ—Grits and Gravy—Sketch WABC—Kate Smith, Songs 8:30-WJZ—Gale Page and Charles Sears, Sons WABC—Studio Concert 9:00-W2AN—Capt. Henry's Siow Boat WOR—Pauline Alpert, Piano WJZ—Death Valley Days—Sketch WABC—Bar X Days—Sketch 9:15-WOR—Larry Taylor, 9:30-WOR—Variety Musicale 10:00-WEAF—Whitemen Orch.; Helen Jep- n WJZ—Canadian Concert Minutes in Holly- Sketches H. E. Read 10:15-WOR—Cur: 10:30-WOR—Veriety Mi WJZ—To Be Announced 10:45-WABC—Playbors Piano Trio 11:00-WEAT—Talk—J. B. Kennedy WOR—Dantzie Orch. WJZ—Bestor Orch. WABC—Vern Van, 11.15-WEAT—Berger Orch WABO—Haymes Orch. 11:30-WEAT—Berrens Orch, WOR—Dance Ore ‘Ws2—Johnson Orch, Songs | | | | | XIX. ILIFF was lost. He tried to fi an answer. There was silence for a few minutes. “Yes, you say that there was no relief. That's true, but wt them fellows who were the ones to start c7ganizin' an’ were sacked one by one, eh? I don't give a damn about myself workin’ any more at the Macs, but look at Weber. He was wo! there for years. He was, thrown out bec he, was the first one to sta | goin’ “No, brothers, that ain't j ain't right. That ain't fair the fellows that ‘we sacked st get a dirty deal. I say let's stick it out an’ we'll make Barnes take us back and give in to everyihing. Let’s stick it out and we'll win There was a slight hand-clapping when he finished. Ne! helped him to sit down. Harris was again on his feet. He spcke about the dis- agreement with Cliff. He started out by praising the secretary for his earnestness and devction to the strike. “He has the interests of his fellow workers at heart.” Harris said, “and will make a real working cla leader, but brother Mulligan is not aware of the present difficulties in carrying on the fight. Let's all vot= to go back to work and pledge out- selves to carry on the struggle by building a strong union to fight for better conditions.” . . LIFF couldn't believe the men would vote to go back. When ali the hands went up for calling off the strike, he fell back into the ‘chair. His face became distorted. His lips stretched into a wide grim- ace and quivered. His heart beat violently. He closed his eyes and listened to the swelling noise of the men as they left the hall. Max came over and tapped him on the shoulder. Cliff opened his eyes. The electric bulbs trembled Thursday REGISTRATION for Fall Term now go- ing on at Wo. Ss School, 35 E. 12th St., Room 301 Register now. Ask for descrip- tive catalogue. JUST OUT! “United Action for Social Security.” formerly The Hunger Fighter. Agents wanted to sell the paper and get eds. Bi-weekly, 3¢ per copy. Liberal com mission. See Lou Douglas, 11 W. 18th St., 2nd floor, immediatel: OPEN Meeting Harry Sims Br. I. L. D. Boro Park Cultural Center, 1280 56th St L, E. Swift, noted composer just returned from Soviet Union, main speaker, 8:30 p.m. COME, Hear Report International Wo- men’s Congress Aga War and Fasism at Christ Churh House, 344 W. 36th St 5 p.m. Adm. 10c. Bring friends. Prominent spea SYMPOSIUM on Textile Strike at_ Web- ster Hall, 119 E. 11th St., 8:39 p.m, Speak- ers: Clarence Hathaway, John L. Spivak, Manning Johnson, Ella Reeve Bloor. Chair- man, Paul Peters, noted playwright. Aus- Pices, Southern Strike Relief Committce UNEMPLOYMENT Council], 234 BE. 2nd St. dence postponed from Sept. 8 to Sept 15. All tickets good for the 15th, Friday FILM and Photo will present first p mates and League, 12 E. 17th St. showing of three reel films, “Sheriffed,"" made by 2 member of the League, based on struggles of Amer- ican Farmer for equitable living condi- tions and against mortgage foreclosures. Followed by dancing, refreshments, drinks, ete., 8:30 p.m. SECOND Annual Banquet and Enter- tainment given by Resort Hotel Workers Union Br. 117 of Food Workers Ind. Union, Stuyvesant Casino, 140 Second Ave., Sep- tember 14, 8:30 p.m. Adm. 35¢ LECTURE on “American Literature 1934 at Utica Center, 1743 Union St., Brook- lyn, 8:45 p.m. Philip Rahvy, editor Par- tian Review contributor to New Masses and other revolutionary publica- tions, will be the speaker. WOMEN'S Ccuncils 11 and 22 holding joint lecture on Textile Strike Com: Yukelson, 8:30 p.m. terium, 2700 Bronx Park Erst. Adm. 10¢. DANCE and Entertainment. Auspices, Waterfront Anti-War Committee at Irving Plaza, 13th St. and Irving Place, 8 p.m Benefit Lengshore-ren Delegation to Anti- War Congress. Adm, 25¢. Saturday LECTURE by A. Markoff, Director Work- srs School at Friends of Workers School, 116 University Place, 8:30 p.m. Subject ‘Workers Education,” 8:30 p.m. j FIRST Anniversary Celebration of Soc! | Youth Culture Club at Brighton Work Center. Program includes Isank G: Jewish Street Singer; Mcvie ‘ That Shock the World"; 2 Pla: by Dencing and Refreshments, 8:30 p.m. Subscription 35¢. Chicago, Ill. MEETING of representatives of D., LW.O. and other mass organ! Section and Unit Daily Worker Friday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. st People: SEGDANIEL HORWITZ Figures w crowding around the exits. He felt sick. The | air was stifling and his head ached. He tried to stand up. Max wanted to help him, but Cliff pu 2 don’t ba | like this. It’s not a personal mate | ter. | Cliff looked at him. A cynical at aze you trying to do. make my friend He de- t care to listen. He kn and yet e against he platform, sta: ax ran after hi ew Max. He rushed down gered and fell. ed him forget about the meeting while. Let's go home,” Max He took him under the they walked out breeze met them. Clift Pbreath. His feet dragged, leaned on Max's should When they. Webez’s house, Cliff Said that he wouldn’t He They were both silent came near | stopped in, “I can't listen to groaning, eb h the job,” he said “All right, let quarters, we'll sta go up here toge' y | HE strike was over. The men were | back at work. A oomy stiliness reigned in the headquarters that had once bustled with a Only, at night small groups of men lek come to meet. Cliff found out from them that conditions in the shop were much better than before. The foremen weren't so tough and they didn’t drive so hard. Nelson got a job in the oilcloth factory. Cottilo was working some- where else. Weber was taken back and the way the men spoke the strike had sure brought a lot of gains. Well, Cliff got to thinking, it didn’t turn out bad after all Max had Bill Haywood’s auto- biography with him. Cliff got ab- sorbed reading. He read and read till his eyes ached. Then he'd lie there thinking of the struggles that Bill Haywood had gone through or- ganizing the miners; the trials, jails, troopers. Cliff reca the picket line and the battle. at the Macs. When he read about the militia his blood boiled. He wantéd to avenge the wi How could he? he asked (To be continued) Room 302. Meeting for pur mg up City-Wide Campaign C: mittee, also to ver 1 m pathetic organiz + sentatives to meeting. -§ readers invited to attend WELCAME Party and Dance given by Unit 515 C.P. Come and hear report of | comrade just returned from Soviet Union, Sunday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. at Albany Park Center, 4825 N. Kedzie Ave. Adm. 15¢, Benefit Daily Worker w and other rev Su Sept. 16, at serve, North Cicero and Sponsored by Street Nucle 2024 I.W.O. and other olla's Hall, 4956 Law Philadel phia, Pa. DAILY WORKER Affair. Auspices Br. 48 LW.O., Sund 16 at 1747 N. Wile ton St. Fine red, 8:30 p.m. CONFZRENCE Sept. 21, 8 p.m. at 49 N. 8th St 07 to prepare fof Scottsboro-Hern mann Meeting, Oct. 12. All organizations and unions urged to send delegates and to bring cons tributions to help prepare meeting. Aus pices I.L.D. and L.S.N.R. ‘WHITHER HOLLYWOOD,” A Cinema Symposium presented by the Film and Photo League of Philadelphia at Boslover Hell, 7th and Pine Sts., Saturday, Sep2 tember 15. 8:30 p.m. Speakers: Eric M. Knight, Film Editor, Ever Public Ledger; Leo T. Hu Theatre: Tom Bra and Photo League. ic z, Film Editor New . New York Film Adm. 35¢. AFFAIRS OF THE DAILY WORKER Friday MEETING and Entertainment by Talner Br. 8 I.W.O, at Stuyvesant Casino, 142 Second Ave. CULTURAL Evennig at Mansion Hall, | 61 St. Marks Place, 8:30. Auspices, Pinsker Br. L.W.O. Pioneer Group will present « Play, “Sacco-Vanzetti.’” Sunday ENTERTAINMENT, Dane at Icor Club, 2800 Bronx Park , Bronx, 7 p. ms Auspices, Unit & Sec. 14 Amusements ——— RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 30 St. & 6 Ave.—Show Place of tae Nation Doors Open 11:30 AM. GRACE MOORE in “One Night of Love” withTuilio Cerminati-A Columbia Picture also Walt Disney's “Peculiar Penguins” | plus a Music Hall Revue AMKINO’S LAST 2 DAYS! “SOVIETS GREET NEW TURKEY” the Leningrad Cinema Trust ‘ation with the Turkish Gov't. Talkie with English Titles —MOSCOW DERBY DAY |\———_____ ACME THEATRE, 1th s For SPECIAL REDUCED RATES fo Me for $1.50 seats; Me fe- Ce sorts; 302 fer bas CIVIC REPER I postovevs«is “PETER(BURG NIGHTS” SOVIET Super Telking Film Chang Titles) Union Atl. Loce/ 305 Gew CAMPO - 25 RE-OPENING OCTOBER Ist THEATRE UNION’S CUTSTANDING DRAMATIC HiT! STEVEDORE You Must See It At Least Twice Benefit Theatre Parties Call Ge for SI seats: a may have romr choice of ony TORY THEATRE, Ith St. & 6th Ave. PREMIERE! TILL 1 PLM. EXC. $87, SUN SHO. MEW MANAGEMENT STARTING SATURDAY t American Showin3! MASS STRUGGLE A Soviet Talsie in 4 Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish, Pelish Made in U . by First Odessa Comsomel Studies Iways Cool & Union Squar WAtkins 9-2050 rt Parties of More Than 50, are: 300 for Te seats; Be for Re seats S5e sents;