The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 29, 1934, Page 1

DAILY WORKER GREETS Greetings, delegaies to the Second U. S. Congress Against War and Fascism! You who have come from ail sections of the courtru, from mill, mine, dock and office, from picket lines and class rooms, Negro and white, men and women, young and old, Socialist, Communist and those of other political beliefs—the Daily Worker, central organ of the Communist Party, DAILY WORKER FUND DRIVE MUST BE SPEEDED! greets you. gram and the beast of of readers of the Paily Worker congress with the greatest attention. f ci, Tens of thousands will follow your Shit. Your congress meets at a most important moment, of Japanese imperialism cative in their attacks the Soviet Union, when the madm on the workers’ when the forces become ever more provo- tool of fatherlar Fitler, German landlord-capital, Nourishes more wildiy than before the torch powder magazine. ever War, w of war near the European hich means profits for the Daily .QWorker CENTRAL ORGAN COMMUNIST PARTY U.S.A. (SECTION OF COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL ) Vol. XI, No. 234 aap 26 Entered as second-class matter New York, N. ¥., under the Act of March 8, 1879. at the Post Office at NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1934 WEATHER: Showers. DELEGATES TO SECOND ANTI-WAR CONGRESS We are confident that out of your delib- erations will come a program arcurd which millions of American werkers, farmers and professionals wi rally in the struggle against Wall Street’s war pro- Wall Street wer makers, to the mans The menace be helied, by the organized action class thinks to use az cannon gle against war and fascism! war makers! Hail the Second U War and Fascism! means hunger the plans of the war makers can be defeated of those and death of imperialist war cen whom the ruling fodder, Hail the strug- Fight the plans of the . S. Congress Agetmat Needed- —$1,000 a Day Yesterday's Receipts Total to Date - Press Run Yesterday—i 900 — (Eight Pages) Price 3 Cemts WAR ARMS ON DEATH SHIP M.W. LU. ]. Demands | NRA RA Consult Delegates of All Seamen Measures Speeded For Strike Workers Prepare in All Ports to Enforce Their Demands NEW YORK.—Negotiations with the International Longshoremen’s Assaciation concerning a new agree- ment will not be continued, it was learned yesterday at the offices of the New York Shipping Associa- tion. The present contract with the I. L. A. expires tomorrow. After an all day conference at the ‘itime Association Building, 80 Broad Street, the shippers decided that the dockers w to remain at work until President’s Roosevelt's arbitration board on the West Coast submits its report. After the re- port is submitted, negotiations on the Atlantic Coast will be resumed with the understanding that what- its of such negotiations hall be retroactive to Officers of t the New York Shipping Association claimed the leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association have accepted the pro- posal of the shippers. Joseph Ryan, president of the I. L. A. could not be reached for confirmation or) denial of the shippers assertion. (Daily Worker Washington Bureau) WASHINGTON, D. C., Sepi. 28. —Assurance that any negoiiations on the scheduled marine strike will be held only with representa- tives of the Marine Workers In- dustrial Union present was given today by high N. R. A. officials to an M. W. I. U. delegation headed by Roy Hudson, national secretary. Six officials of the N. R. A. Shipping Section, topped by Deputy Administrator Leighton Peebles, re- ‘eived the union delegation and heard their declaration that they will not permit any back-door negotiations between Government and shipowner representatives and labor fakers to interfere with strike preparations, “We were assured that we will be notified of and invited to any con- ferences, negotiations, etc., in con- nection with the strike,” Hudson said after the conference. “But we will continue to watch out for private confabs. “We told the N. R. A. officials that the only question is, ‘Will the shipowners meet the demands of the Marine Workers before October 8” If they do not, the strike will take place; and we are intensifying strike preparations because we put no confidence in negotiations, con- ferences, etc.” With considerable glad-handling, the N. R. A. officials greeted the M.W.1.U. delegates warmly and made conciliatory inquiries con- cerning the strike ‘demands, then asked about the -/rtive strength of the M. W. I. U. and the Inter- netional Seamen’s Union (A. F. of L.) “We are not here to debate which union has the largest membership,” the Seamen replied to the officials. “and we don’t want it to appear that there is a fight between vnions or a struggle between them for power. The marine workers in both unions have voted to strike and the demands of both groups are basically the same. “It is our opinion that the M. W. T. U. has from 8,000 to 10,000 mem- bers on the Atlantic end Gulf Coasts. It has led more than 150 strikes in the past year, indicating mass influence beyond our own membership. “In our opinion the actual mem- bership of the I. S. U. on this coast is not over 2,000. If that many. However, we wish to make clear that we are here simply to (Continued on Page 2) TURN BACK CLOCKS SUNDAY NEW YORK.—Millions of people will turn their clocks back one hour at 2 a. m. Sunday morning when daylight saving time ends for the year in those states where % has been ‘in effect, v DAILY WORKER GIVES FIRST EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVES ON THE MORRO CASTLE EXPOSING LIES OF WARD LINE OFFICIALS Federal Laboratories, Arms Shipper, Linked To Strike Terror Federal Laboratories, Inc., whose munitions were stored in the hold of the Morro Castle on a trip from which the vessel—and 135 persons— were never to return, supplies tear gas and bullets for use against strikers in every section of the country. Besides their land-office business at home, these particular merchants of death do a flourish- ing business in supplying countries abroad with arms. War, the civil war waged by the employers against the working class at home and impcriallist wars be- tween nations, is the medium in which they operate; high-pressure lobbying and bribery are their | standard methods. Just as those who danced gaily on the moon-splashed decks of the Morro Castle as if nosed its way into Cuban waters were ignorant that below decks were stored cases upon cases of terrific explosives, so are millions of people generally un- aware of the tremendous traffic in arms shipments throughout the United States and to foreign coun- tries. Much of this transport on steamships is done illegally, without the proper precautions and with the facts that arms are being shipped carefully kept from the passengers. The Ward Line, which raised the cry to the high heavens that “reds” had set fire to the Morro Castle, studiously witheld these important facts of its arms-run- ning from the attention of the peeple which will force these criminals to confess the true ex- tent of their crimes—crimes which are fundamentally responsible for the recent holocaust at sea. Federal Laboratories, Inc., are fit- ting partners in crime with the Ward Line. While one manufac- tured the arms—and did everything under the sun to insure the sale of its products—the other shipped it. These people batten on death. “Unfortunately for us it looks as if the trouble will be settled amic- ably,” wrote Frank S. Jones, Latin- American representative of the Fed- eral Laboratories, Inc., in July, 1932, to one of his business associates, referring to the Bolivia-Paraguay war, Recently the Federal Laboratories Company sold tear gas to millown- ers and police in the textile strike for the purpose of smashing the picket lines of these heroic workers. San Francisco longshoremen may be interested to know that these same gentlemen whose products jeopardize the lives of thousands of marine workers handling explo- Sives at the docks and on the high seas sold tear gas to the San Fran- cismo police for use in the water- front strike, “We should impress upon pub- lic officials,” said Mr. John W. Young, President of the Federal Laboratories, Inc.. in a letter to one of his agents in March, “that they should spend money for the purchase of tear gas equipment even when they cannot afford to pay salaries,” This same man whose profits de- pends upon the manufacture and steady sale of military weapons for strike-breaking, was instrumental in defeating in the Pennsylvania legis- lature a bill which was unfavorable to tear gas. He lobbied intensively mong members against the meas- ure, because, he said, the bill “would virtually put us out of business.” “More Humane Than Shooting” But it is sheer humanity that drives these men to sell tear gas. “Mr. Young consistently contended that his company was not moved by any hostility to labor and that (Continued on Page 2) <*> shipver FEDERAL LABORATORIES, INC, | | erenionn 08 on METER tin nae HAVANA | cog MEAL ae F sarigne. Notify (I Coomaned to Shipper « Unter New York and Cubs Mail Fteanshiy Company wane ris By Thousands (Daily Worker Midwest Bureau) CHICAGO, Sept. 28—Thousands of workers crowded the great Col- iseum here tonight to open the 2nd U. S. Congress Against War and Fascism. The delegates represented the country totalling memberships of over three million, it is estimated. of the Communist Party, was cheered to the echo when he greeted the vast meeting. General Victor A. Yakhontoff, former Czarist offi- cer, “Mother’ Ella Reeve Bloor, vet- eran labor organizer and Mabel Byrd, Negro social worker, received tremendous applause when they spoke, Delegates are pouring into Chicago every hour. The first advance guard of the thousands expected here came from every section of the country, from Boston to California, from Alabama to Canada. The early arrivals in- cluded workers, intellectuals, farm- ers and youth, Michigan farmers were among the first to come in, Youth delegates from the West Coast and Kansas City. Workers from St. Louis, Bir- mingham, Canada, and Boston also registered, Prominent national and interna- tional figures are on hand. Roger Baldwin of the American Civil Liberties Union, Gen. Victor A. Yak- hontoff, former Czarist officer, and Kurt Rosenfeld, formerly the social- democratic minister of justice in Prussia, have arrived. Six groups of members of the Ill- inois National Guard, already have met and elected representatives. More are expected. Twelve Negro youth clubs have sent their dele- gates. Illinois young Socialists have al- ready elected two delegates. One is from the Y. P. S. L. of Gillespie, the other from a Reichslanner or- ganization in Chicago. Delegates are also coming from the Boys Brotherhood Republic and the in- dustrial department of a ¥Y. M. C. A. (Complete details of the Coliseum | Monday's Daily Worker.) Sell “Daily” at Factories organizations from every section of | a ee ee Secretary | revolutionary program, absolutely.” | meeting, which is still going on as) we go to press, will be published in| By Marcuscite W oan (Daily Worker Washington Bureau) WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 28.— The reorganization of the N.R.A. to conform more closely to plans of fascist-minded top industrialists of American capitalism began today with the installation of two new Roosevelt-appointed boards, and |with Donald R. Richberg, key man in the new set-up, again declaring publicly, “Yes, this is a counter- Rich@erg, former railway labor | lawyer and recently chief counsel of N.R.A. and the alter-ego of the Jate administrator, Generl Hugh S. Johnson, is one of five officials named as the new industrial policy committee. This group will be the “legislative” branch of the new deal under the reorganization. It will formulate policies concerning both the N.R.A. andother new deal by star-chamber procedure, as Rich- berg clearly indicated today when he declared that he would not hold regular press conferences, and the actions of the policy committee would become public “largely when they are executed by other agen- cies.” Other members of the Richberg cretary of Interior; Frances Perkins, agencies. It will work pretty much | Committee are Harold L. Ickes, Sec- | 3 Nem quer an i ail Se WE, CMB SEMS ot F i] | Shipper REMINGTON ARS Co 121, Tipocted te Mes SEPTUA/I 98. from 2%. Yas. Comsiqnee Onder of .GO"SZALEZ, MARINA Y. Gabhign: SHIPPERS DEXCRIFTION OF Coos. ~ canshige eae u eee A) | Pits os | VAN Notity (If Consigned to Shipper's Order) Sigeceery of L Labor in the Roosevelt | cabinet; Harry L. Hopkins, Federal |Emergency Relief Administrator; and Chester C. Davis, Agricultural | Adjustment Administrator. President Roosevelt named these | jand at the same time announced | |the board of five will take charge | of the administration of the N.R.A.| proper, in place of Administrator | jJohnson, These five—again dra- | matically indicating by their iden- tity the further openly anti-labor | trend of the new deal—are: Clay Williams, former president of the Reynolds Tobacco monopoly, who} served as industrialists’ representa- tive on the old National Labor Rela- tions Board; Arthur D. Whiteside, Dun & Bradstreet president who dominated the making of the $12- a-week cotton textile code; Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers and Labor Advisory Board member, who has |openly attacked labor organizations and who tried to quell unionism in the N.R.A. headquarters; Leon C. Marshall, former college professor and former member of the National | Labor Board that sold out and broke so many strikes that it was super- seded by a less-thoroughly discre- | dited agency; and Walter H. Hamil- ton, chairman of the Advisory Council of N.R.A. Casey and Spivak Speak Tomorrow on Capitalist And Revolutionary Press NEW YORK.—James Casey, man- aging editor of the Daily Worker, will reveal the class basis of the capitalist press at a symposium pre- sented by the Press League for the Support of the Revolutionary Press tomorrow evening at Irving Plaza, 15th Street and Irving Place. He will also discuss the way in which John Spivak, author of “Georgia Nigger,” will discuss his experiences aS a newspaper man on capitalist journals, and Heywood Broun of the | World Telegram will act as chair- man, a@ wozking-class newspaper is edited. | | Negro Delegate Named By Chicago Workers NEW YORK.—Chicago stockyard workers elected John Paris, Negro stockyard worker, to represent them Soviet Union, it was announced to- day by Herbert Goldfrank, National Secretary of the F. S. U, Other worker delegates have already been elected by Pittsburgh steel workers and coal miners, South | | Dakota farmers, and Pennsylvania | ; tion also reports that its semi-an- nual campaign to secure delegates from other basic industries through- out the United States is meeting with success on all fronts. For Trip to U.S.S.R. | in the Friends of the Soviet Union| Nov. 7 Workers’ Delegation to the | textile workers, and the organiza-| The Daily Worker herewith presents indisputable evidence that the ship which was burned with the loss of 125 lives carried muni- tions on its trip to Cuba. This proof is offered in the face of statements by Ward Line officials that munitions were not in the cargo. 2nd 5 oe W ar NRA Groups Speed Reaction, Aeten Urged Parley Hailed Richberg . Declares Bluntly In Chicago “Daily” Drive, By Bill Gebert (Organizer, District 8, Chicago) An indispensable weapon in the struggles of all workers, impover- | ished farmers, Negro people and | the unemployed, organized and un- | organized, throughout ‘he country. This aptly describes the Daily Worker, particularly in the states of Illinois and Indiana. In these states the Daily Worker pans been the only guide to isolated groups of workers and to individual workers, helping to develop their) struggles correctly. That is why, in the drive for the | $60,000 sustenance fund for the Daily Worker, we have full con-| fidence that the quota of $3,500, | for District 8, can be more easily | | reached than ever before. But if we are to secure it quickly, we must immediately begin to work more vigorously than at present! Thus far, with | a month of the drive gone, we | have contributed less than $1,000. Chicago must set itself to go over the top ahead of all other dis- | tricts. This can be done only if we work ceaselessly and properiy. The real problem in securing the queta here is not only to appeal to the closest organizations and sym- - |pathizers of our movement and the | Daily Worker, but, more, to organ- \ize our forces to reach thousands of workers for contributions. | In short, the drive for funds for the Daily Worker mus: be made as broad as possible among the masses | of workers—~in locals of the A. F. L., in shops, in fmternal, cultural and other organizations — who can be |convinced to gladly contribute, if we approach them. Without this bro2d outlook the $6,500 quota for our District will! cause us a long, drawn out cam- paign, which mus: be avoided. We must get rid of the idea that only | eta (Continued on Page 2) | JOBLESS MEET MONDAY Cc. P. NEW YORK.—A special meeting }of ali unemployed Communi: Party and Young Communi: | Lezgue members of Section 6 will! be held this Monday at 61 Gra-j| jham Ave., Brooklyn, | reference number the date of expected sai | Company: | (powder only) Lies of Company’s Heads on Siand the Ww: wreekaze and art of the r © Far East. ‘he oririnai evidence in the pos- | sesion of the Daily Worker mekes it <rar that the treffic in war| | me teriels has reached such im- |mense proportions that it new em- Yrnees practically — ev teovine American ports colonial poscesstons of : om and for th These original 1 contradict the testimony given |days ago by the Ward Line offic jat the Federal hearings on disaster. where Henrv Cahaud, vice- president of the Ward Company informed Government investigators that the Morro Castle carried mu- nitions “only in small amounts” and mainly as “sporting goods.” The “sporting goods” on the ill- |fated Morro Castle, the original bills of lading reveal, were war |shipments by the Remington Arms Company and the Federe! Labora- | tories, Inc., both leading manufec- turers of munitions and poison eas. Unknown to the passengers who were snending their nlessure cruise on the upver decks, the Morro Castle carried in her hold about three tons of exvlosives. From the Federal Laboratories: 10 cases of sub-machine guns weighing 880 pounds, and 2 cases of rifle magazines weiehin> 479 pounds.. The date of the bill of lading is N. Y. 8-9 The x 3% and ng is 9-1- 34, | This shipment was consiened for the | is \the Quartermaster General of the Cuban Constitutional Army at Havana. and marked for the hold of the Morro Castle, From the Remington Arms 60 cases of safety sholis weighing 2.593 wamber 445-594, 2 eases nf sho (leaded). number "95-506, weithir~ 405 pounds, 20 eas safet> cartridzes. number 5! 6, weieh- ing, 1,282 pounds, This shipment was corsiened to the Gonzalez, Marina Y C'a. Havana. Confirms Seamen’s Testimony This evidence confirms the testi- monv given bv fermer Mocro Castle seamen given at the recent cnen hearings 01 under the au Workers Indi York where these that the Ward Line sels were continually carrying shipments of | munitions in compartments where on test cuch cargo is specifically prohibited | \ by law. At one of these open hearings, William = O’Su'livan, keeper on the Viner, trs’ the Morro Castle frevucrtly earricd \2500 ot in |fiftr-poond cannisters in the stors- reom near the crew's quarters, in fod that norsas Git ST it (Continued on, Page 2) still “n ‘Mill Pockets Attacked By Police Pennsylvania Textile Workers Stay Out Against Blacklist nd dis joyers in the ree hiring of workers seized ‘0~ Guard and ored that thi The National Gu to d ves during the this terrorism, picket lines ue in many textile towns. Plan Permanent Bellet mee tee for e St More an 165 delegates en ing 108 organizations respoaded to the call of the Workers Inter- nati 1 Relief to take part in the conference, Reports indicating the continued resistance of the textile workers to the Gorman back-to-work order aroused the conference, and plans to get food and money to the strik- ers were made. Appeals from textile workers for relief were communicated to the conference. A special meeting of the Provi- sional Committee will be held in Newark today at 2 p. m., at 52 West St. All contributions should be sent o the Committee, in care of the W. I. R., 870 Broadway, New York. New Masses Shows the Intricate Web of Propaganda in the U. S. pres Nazi NEW YORK.—Revelations of “an almost incredible array of men end women plotting, ve the web of hate ag “Io hn L. x alist and author of "Georgia "Nine % vak undertakes to show that the propezanda “reaches into and emanates from high offices in the United States government, business houses, universities, city and state governmen Among sponsors agents and the of Nazi propaganda who are being given the active aid of American Fascist groups in laying the f to active rindations of a bloody Gictas ip in this country are Ralph head of the American Civi¢ ion, of which Matthew Woll, ican Fede George Sylvester ire: Colonel | Edward Emezson and Royal Scott | Gulden, the “mustart king.” NEEDLE FRACTION TO MEET NEW YORK.—All members of the ctore- | Communist Party in all branches of the necdle trades except men's clothing have been summoned ‘0 & specicl fraction meeting which will \be hold on Monday at 7:30 p. m, in the Spartacus Club, 269 W. 25th \St. Every Party member affected must attend without fail. oo mr