The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 2, 1934, Page 6

Page 6& DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1934 Letter in Daily Worker Forces Removal of Spraying Danger Quick Action Follow Ss Morris Park Expose Permanent Grievance Committee for Similar Conditions Is Lesson To Be Drawn By a Railroad Worker Corre- spondent JAMAICA, N. Y.—I sent in a letter to your paper exposing the| terrible conditions on track No. 5 where a paint job was being done and where the men were forced to work under a dangerous condition affecting their health. Well, do you know what hap- pened? Last Saturday the letter was in the Daily Worker. This Tuesday the men were already re- moved from their dangerous Posi- tion. As a matter of fact, the foreman was ordered to see that no spraying was done while men were working. At one o'clock when | the men returned from lunch the spraying was stopped. This is a great victory for us in the Morris Park Shops. We have the Daily Worker to thank for this improved condition, The company union and the American Federa- tion ,of Labor delegates knew of this condition for a long time. They knew of the complaints. Yet, did they do a thing about it? Never a word from them! I am for the Daily Worker for life. I appeal to every man in the shops to read and spread the Daily Worker. ‘We must learn some lessons from this: 1, We must organize a permanent grievance committee to be respon- sible for raising sharply every rot- ten condition that exists. 2. We must call the attention of the men to the inactivity of the company union and A. F. of L. del- egates. These worthies must be raade responsible for every rotten condition. They are responsible because they play hand in hand with the bosses in refusing to raise | these grievances, Long live the Daily Worker, the fighter for the improvement of con- ditions of the railroad workers! Dangerous Drop of $1,200 In Wednesday’s Receipts N ALARMING drop to $244 from the previous day’s total of $1,436 is recorded in Wednesday's contributions. The New York district, which should average $600 a day to save the 8-page paper, sent only $62. The Plainfield, N. J. Jack London Club follows a recent $4 con- tribution with another of $14.25... A John Reed Club student in New | Improvements Forced By ‘Longshore Unity” By arine Worker Corresponden‘ W YORK.—Since the Com- munists on Pier 7 N. R., United Fruit Doc, have put out “Long- shore Unity,” things are some- what better on the United Fruit Docks. The bosses don’t holler so much. Gangs that work only four or five hours get lunch. | Lots of men talk about strike. They say that the West Coast workers won their strike. They say we should do like that. They don’t trust Ryan and his gang. in the rank | | They believe more | and file. IRT Spies | | Never Quit Switchmen By a Subway Worker Correspondent NEW YORK.—The conditions the| switchmen contend with on the I. R. T. are almost unbearable. To start with, we got a 10 per cent! cut. At the same time we had a working time cut. As the news- papers truly admitted at the time, our pay cut in many cases ran up to 30 per cent. Then came the pen-/} sion fraud on top of that. | All this does not satisfy the | Keegan-Murray rule. The “beakies” make a venmous onslaught on us once in a while, stripping us of our pass if we are caught sitting in the shack when there is nothing to do. If we sit in a lay-up and play an innocent game of cards to while away the few minutes between re- York contributes 30c, but even this modest bit is better than what the llays, the “beakies” move in again. entire club has done thus far—nothi ‘There is no reason why the J. R. C., which holds regular symposiums | ing! and lectures, should ignore the importance of the Daily Worker financial campaign. We suggest that the membership prod their inert leaders $————- — into action! Received to October 31 $ 224.12 | Previously Received 29585.74 Total to date 29809.86 | DISTRICT 1 (Boston) | P J Powers 1.00 Total to October 31 1.00 Total to date ‘1757.89 | DISTRIST 2 (New York City) Sec. 1 Unit 31 Section 8 Section 8 Sec. 7 Unit 19, ¥.C.L. Sec. 3 Unit 1 Br. 63 LW.O. Gorlick Morris Feinbiatt H. Jacobs S. Recio & R. Deluna Burchan Wonders Sam Moness John Reed Club Student Bensonhurst Unit 1, ¥.C.L. Ww. L. Richard Warren Ex-members of Progress Club Hee Sone Bene See 3M. SRS8SssesRsnssesxsse Ukrainian Workers Org., Harlem Sympathizer Total October 31 62.82 Total to date 15415.60 DISTRICT 3 (Philadelphia) M, Evelie 1.09 A. Pappas, collection 6.00 Paul Bellon 2.00 ‘Total to October 31 9. | Total to date 3568.24 | DISTRICT 4 (Buffale) J. Galgoey, col. 11.45 | Morris J. Motz 4.95 | Total to October 31 16.40 | Total to date 312.54 DISTRICT 5 (Pittsburgh) Anonymous 1.00 | Total to October 31 1,00 Total to date 482.70 | DISTRICT 6 (Cleveland) | LL.D. Neffs Br. 3.00 | Barsky 3.00 Chas. Tangler 25 L. Stephol “10 Bill Hoka 125 | Jos. A. Johnson 1.00 | Total to October 31 7.60 | Total to date 1518.62 DISTRICT 7 (Detroit) Group of Detroit Chemists, Bio- ‘Chemists and Students 5.00 Driwoski 1.00 George Prioich 35 D. 8. Pantslich 10} Louis Yerkovich “05 J. Lathu 5 M. Bm. Bivich 10 Louis Tomich a5 F. Strobel 1.00 | Total to October 31 8.00 Total to date 969.00 DISTRICT & (Chicago) Davenport Unit 5.00 | ¥.C.L. Campus Unit of the University | of Chicago 11.15 Section 4—Freda Epstein 9.00 Total to October 31 25.15 Total to date 2698.07 DISTRICT 12 (Seattle) | Goldberg Paulson, Alaska 2.00 J. N. Wahl, Alaska 2.00 Total to October 31 4.00 Total to date 292.71 DISTRICT 13 (Califernia) John Hamilton 1.54 Unit 9 Boyle Heights 4.65 | Unit 2 Hollywood 6.18) Unit 2 Boyle Heights 3.80 Ukrainian Workers Org. 10.00 | Unit 10 Downtown L.A. 1.00 | Unit 7 Downtown L.A. 3.00 Women’s Councils § 15 Workers Press Conference 9.00 Total to October 31 40.00 Total to date 301.99 DISTRICT 14 (Newark) Plainfield Jack London Club 14.25 David Bessel 1.00 | ©. Burtson 1.00 Francis Desohlin 75 Henry Arpel 1.00 | Paul Van Coppenolle 1.00 | Anonymous 1.35 Mrs, & DeNeue 1.00 B. Johnson 2.00 John Bayer 1.00 ‘Total to October 31 24.25 Total to date 431.66 | DISTRICT 18 (Milwaukee) C. white 1.00 B. W. 50 | Total to October 31 1.50 | Total to date 416.28 | DISTRICT 26 (Houston) | R. H. Rushing 5.00 ‘Total to October 31 5.00 | Total to date 9.00 | | DISTRICT 1 Geo. Morphis 6.15 Total to October a Total to date DISTRICT 21 (St. Louis) 309.62 Here Is My Bit Toward the $60,000! NAME ADDRESS AMOUNT | $ Tear off and mail immediately to DAILY WORKER 5@ EAST 13th St. | Yet many station agents throughout | the line are robbed by gunmen who | know there is no protection for the | employee. We also have to idle an hour sometime between ® move, and never light a smoke. Then lunch | time is a horror, for we are not im- mune from the “beakies” mixing | with us in the restaurant to catch John Robson 5.00 |us drinking a bottle of beer with L. K. & Brother 4.0/our sandwich. If you're caught, | Total to October 31 9.00 | you're fired. Total to date 101.01 . DISTRICT 32 (W. Virgin‘) At last comes time to go home, Alex Conte, Ury 26 |and we must watch again. For a ee a Ury . 38 | five-minute move ahead of time we} jeorge Racatoras, Ury | are stripped of our pass and any- | i aoe 3g | thing from one to ten days suspen- Pete Daniels, Ury 10 |sion awaits us. We are nervous Pang Ermey roving rs | wrecks from these things alone, not ite beiaay °0'| counting the chances we take with § h Bott | een Gea fan our lives getting down to cut-in| Total to date 64.65 | trains, which creates an additional Individual donations previously listed neurotic condition. under districts: | Col by Ann Pick L Jackinowicr .25 | Amos Bassein .25 P Paezkowski .26 Mildred Bileuic .05 J Pawchayk = .25 Bi ad Wi t h’ Agnes Blecka 35 3 A Wolnock .25 M. Garlerd 7 F Berrtluiski 33 e atic Viadimir Olchai 5 A Morawski lt Joe Backor slo P Susczewics .50 ° Ann Pick 15 T Battagline .50 its V. Karozan 110 Collected by Jos * . = Anna Chestnuck .10 Gelgoey: Theo. Chestnuck .10 Jo Galgoey 1.00 B Lh R bb Col by M. Leibman GE Roger .25 M Liebman 25 J Dolezoe ‘so | e /y 0 er D Gordon 250M Zigar 35 | Dora Ariewits .25 FP Voricok —.15 | cate oe be H Durish .25| By a Marine Worker Correspondent ra Shapiro 25 M Twecel: 25 a 30 OR stanci. —30| _S. S. WASHINGTON.—Last trip, J —— be pnt Eo! | Oe sailing day from New York, two rs 5 jakery | fellows came aboard to put out the W Weinstein (25 Collected by B. Col by Leo Bathe Kucera: Red Watch, regular bulletin pub- Leo Bathe a S Kovarik 50 ae by the Young Communist ‘uytyel od M Varva 50 ague on this ship. One of the yer 3 5 easton 30 | fellows was put off by a Master at Leo Batha ho N Stanko “gs|Arms. Then the alarm went out. nicl é oH s —_ .50|Mr. Dooley, the chief officer, and e Kesclee A Cepolovich .50| Mr. Beverlander, Ist officer, came Chas Famkin .25 Collected by J. Yer: 1 5} 3 sinks 5 ‘J Sumpolta. 25 | GOWN the crews quarters looking for Col by Eva Panik | J Trenta 25 | Reds. pM las es e, -50| They finally spotted the other D Gowriluk 10 Collected by Jlii vers ‘38 Bileik: ‘| fellow and hauled him up on the g Lusnok “ - = .50| bridge into the mate’s room. There nan rezanck .25| they began to question him. Even P 8 Baltsich .25 M Fibs 5 “ ‘ Gordon Tee Sa meead Rling to sea. “A little over four Milk Man 210 A Paulovich .25| Years,” was the answer. “That's the Col by Annie Gasko —-H Polak 30 Gordon 05 J Frointo 50 Annie Gaskova 20 W Stanko 25 Gryins .9 = Shushkevich 1.25 | John Popovich .25 Berek 1:25 | Golub 05 J Stevens 35 G Kolumbus 05 J Brouwre 135 P Trepain .05 Collected by R. 8 Pabian 06 Miller: G Lusnak 10 A Worker 210} Joe Hostak ‘38 = Sympathizer ‘05 | Paul Gasko 30.» J. Delpech_=—1.00 Col by Elin APriend 1.00 Teppo 30 A Sympathizer .50 Mary Missi :35 Collected by Dis- H Dolk (25 trict 18: | | Collected hy LS Poling — 5.00| Frank Taback: Unit 5, Mlaston Sinberg a A 3.00 — Katz Bt U 9, Filmore 5.50 4 ‘4 Zimmerman 10 Markoft 5 Weiner 35 c. nit gu ‘in| trouble with you people,” said whee 3 ane ae Dooley, “there ain't a sailor amongst apen ¢ fackson 7 Caer is,” you. ‘Oh yes there is,” said the cae. pegniser 2-00 | the: skipper, Mr. Fried, ‘was called Babess = : Schneider .50| in for this, se fi oar -5| Mr, Fried expressed surprise at Levy 35 Unit 5, Missi 4 P - Fisher ‘s.. aes SsioP oo | seeing the Red Watch., He said he Taback -40 Collected Unit 7, thought it was published in Ham- Pl hepeermcaed A. oe —— Sec, Oal.: | fellow how long he had been go- nity 4 25 Gl wood ca mate ‘to| burg. Mr. Dooley then asked the National, a Collected Unit 1, an ‘we've got men in our out- Moisha Pump .' Marina Sec, Cal.: it that’s been going to sea longer White Rose JL Hawkins .50 ” ”, H Cake I ow “30 = Kreitzberg .30 Eiseell Magee .2%5 | the color of his hair. Meyer icho} M i Shefeldman .15 C Anderson .19|__ The skipper was sleepless day and Mr Cohen 26H Johnson «10 night worrying about the Reds, and iteve c Anglin -10| trying to catch the men putting out St Gursheft 10 8 Bedrosi 05 a Gunett 10 VMisluke yo | the circulars. He came down the Collected by Ida Ps ‘25 | Crews quarters several times at ——— i pete Wallace .25| night and snooped around. M joom ermaine 1.00 Kies SRR. 1] Del Rother Robinson, chic ohen 110 Joe Nelson 18 got a special te-up A Comrade 05 ——D Peters 25|in the Red Watch, was running —— oe —— rll around frantic. He went up to the ln, Pat 5 Wnaptvou a old man bawling that the circulars 8 Krupkowsht .25 3 Bageon 50 por ah him as a belly robber. J Suchacz 35 A Rosenfeld .25 e truth hurts, I guess. Nobody, A Albrecht — 25 P Farber 25) * as elaneeaicis iain 199 | 2Ot_even the officers, has any use for Robinson. He is about the most unpopular man on the ship, and we carry a crew of close to 600. Twenty-two men were laid off in the Stewards Dept. this trip in order to cut expenses for the com- pany. Belly Robber Robbie is try- ing to make a name for himself with the company as a great eco- nomizer. The only way he can | hold his joy down is by belly rob- bing and cutting the crew. All these birds might be frantic, | but the Red Watch is going to keep coming out, and the work of or- New York, N. ¥. | ganizing the men on the ship will keep on, Maries Workers Tell of Rising Disgusted With Way| Wage Scale Was Railroaded By a Marine Worker Correspondent NEW YORK.—As we all know the men on the West Coast would not put up with the working con- ditions, graft and rackets, that existed along their piers. When| they threatened to strike if these things were not stopped, Ryan did his best to kill the strike. When he saw he couldn’t fool the men, he was not long in getting back to New York. We, the longshoremen of New York, with the same grievances,| rackets, and working conditions, continued to work and be loyal to Ryan. We. have been made the goats. We are not getting the wage scale and conditions the men won) on the West Coast. We did not give our vote to} accept Ryan’s wage scale. It states) in Section 4, article 14 of the con- stitution of the I. L. A. that: “No agreements shall be made by any local, or number of locals, without giving all interested locals notice and sufficient time and voice in making the same.” ‘An outrage has been pulled by the Ryan mob! When there is something for a vote to be taken on, this is what happens. Four hours before they call a meeting they put 30 or 40 leaflets on the dock. That’s their alibi. We were supposed to be notified. How in hell are men living in Long Island, Brooklyn and other parts of New York going to atend a meeting without notice? ‘At least three days’ notice should be given. igen small percentage of Local 791 knew of a meeting on Saturday night where they put through a motion to accept a $1.50 increase in dues, Article 7, section 4 of the I. L. A. Constitution states: é “whenever the Executive Council finds it necessary to levy an assesS- ment, the International Secretary Treasurer shall notify all locals of the amount.” How many of you were notified? In 1929 when we were getting plenty of work, a higher rate of wages, and better working condi- tions our dues were $3. Now they are going to be $4.50, unless we kick like hell and stop it. How can we pay $4.50 in dues out of our miserable wages? Some of us don't even earn in two months what Sampson gets in one week, and as to Ryan’s salary. . . . WELL! One of the jobs he has pays him $8,000 a year plus expenses. ‘And, by the way, why is Samp- son not at the shape up in the morning? What's the matter? Can't we do without these fakirs, and do what the West Coast longshoremen did; build a rank and file controlled union which would increase gangs, cut down drafts, stop the speed- up, reduce the working day to six hours and put more men to work? That’s the most important thing! Seamen in Hospital Greet Strike News By a Marine Worker Corre- spondent STATEN ISLAND, N. Y.— The seamen in the U. S. Marine Hospital in Staten Island gave all the support they possibly could to the marine strike, An I. 8. U. delegate posted an 1.S.U,. bulletin, calling the strike off, on the door of the social room. Within half an hour some seamen had written in black ink “sell-out” on the bul- letin. Copies of the Marine Workers Voice and the United Front Daily Strike Bulletin circulated || throughout the hospital. Unable to picket, to fight for the strike, the men in the hos- pital read anything they could get about it. Those who could walk, gathered around some bed and held discussions. The fel- lows flat on their back, eagerly listening, called for dope about the strike. Ryan Now Gets After Dockers By a Marine Worker Correspondent NEW YORK —We longshoremen in Local 1258 of the I. L, A. don’t have to look at Joe Ryan’s fat beily to zee that our overstuffed pres- ident knows which side of his bread is buttered. Now that he has hung his deep- water men with a miserable little concession, he is preparing to per- form the same operation on the coast-wise longshoremen. The rank and file group in this local has been carrying on a hot campaign in exposing the fakers in the léadership of our union. We have shown the brothers that Ryan's announcement that he is going to organize the unorganized docks comes as a result of an agreement | with the ship owners. In return for the approval and help of the ship owners in this organization scheme, Ryan has agreed to settle separately for the coast-wise docks. It is clear to many of us that this is done for the purpose of ham- stringing the united struggle of the deep-water and coast-wise long- shoremen, Ryan expects us to accept without a fight an even smaller concession than the frightened ship owners) made to the deep-water men. The rank and file group in Local 1258 is rallying the longshoremen behind them in the fight for our original demands, the demands of CUNARD LINE LONGSHOREMAN the Baltimore Unity Conference. To Answer By a Railroad Worker Correspondent ERIE, Pa—Brothers, members of the Brotherhoods and the A. F. of L., once more we find the right of way to adequate retirement pen- sions blocked by capitalist obstruc- tions. This time it is the decision of | Justice Alfred A. Wheat of Oct. 24, that the Pension Bill enacted at the last session of Congress is uncon- stitutional. Brothers, only last week the ma- jority of us thought that at last the blocks were clear right to the end of the line. We thought we hhad reached the top of the last grade and could drift into the sta- tion of Old Age Security, and on Feb. Ist, those of us 65 years of age or more could retire and enjoy the few remaining years of our life at ease, Yes, brothers, we are on the side- track once more and many of us Letters from NEW SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE “DAILY” New York, N. Y. Dear Comrade Editor: I am running a little business in a strictly “Democratic” neighbor- hood, but I have been working and I am still working very hard for my living. I therefore consider my- self a worker. My views were al- ways radical and I read the revo- lutionary press and support it heart and soul. The “Daily,” like many other workers, I used to read irregularly. Recently, I subscribed to the “Daily” for two months. Now I enjoy read- ing it every day and hope to be a Daily Worker reader for many years to come. I have been trying to influence some youths for some time, with the result that two of them (good baseball players, their father a Re- publican captain) read the Daily Worker and find some interest in it. Today they greet me with “Hello, Comrade,” They are ready to join the Y. C. L. What did the trick? Careful approach, discussion of Railroad Men Urged With Communist Votes Wage Cuts will still look forward hopefully to the Chiefs in the Grand Lodges for further orders on how to proceed. Brothers, think of where the pre- vious orders of these same chiefs have led. A wage cut in 1921, an- other 10 per cent cut in 1931. Promises of more employment re- sulted in more unemployment. In one country in the world the railroad workers are securing one wage increase after another. In that country, railroad men as well as all workers, have old age security and complete social insurance. That country, brothers, is the Soviet Union, There the workers are on the track to a Communist society. Brothers, let us also get on the right track, the track to Commu- nism, to a Soviet U. S. A. Only the Communist Party program can bring us security in old age or in sickness. Vote for Unemployment end Social Insurance Bill H. R. 7598! Vote Communist! Our Reude — Daily Worker, New Masses, Moscow News, etc, The most difficult case was a Ne- gro worker who read the Daily News and followed the horses. I bought him two tickets to “Stevedore” and the play won him over to our side. I am proud to mail you with this letter a dollar for his subscription to the Daily Worker. Bois FASCISM IN THE UNIVERSITIES New York, N. Y. Dear Comrade Editor: ‘The following incident took place ' in my military science class last week. To illustrate the use of the rifle grenade, the instructor, Cap- tain Ridgeway P. Smith, gave the following example: “If there are people in Union Square saying things we do not like, we put the rifle at 17th Street, and with the grenade attachment it is easy to make a direct hit on Union Square.” | Incidents of this sort are typical of the Military Science Department of City College (C.C.N.Y.). The en- tire department is the acme of jin- goism. The professor, Col. George Revolt in East Against Ryan Longshoreman Exposes| Misleader at I. L. A. Meeting | ; By a Marine Worker Correspondent NEW YORK—iIn Local 1258 of the I. L, A. the fakers have put over a couple of phoney manouvers of the kind for which our “demo- cratic” President J. P. Ryan is famous. “Polly” Bakes, a well-known rat in the Philadelphia local of our union, was brought into New York to tell in five minutes everything he knew, mostly about the “Reds.” After Baker finished with his spiel, our delegate “Pal” Sullivan railroaded through a motion to expel any longshoremen in our Ht THE REDS— way ete RIENIDS oF YOURS FRO! 0 FI THEYRE local who is seen talking to or taking literature from a Commu- nist. In the following meeting one of the loyal Ryan gang made a mo- tion to fine those who don’t pay for their buttons on time. Because of the number of stools and gang- sters in the meeting at the time no one of the brothers opposed the motion. This is a new local, but there is already a growing disgust with Ryan's agents. None of the men have any illusions about Ryan any- way, At one of our first meetings Ryan came down to tell the men what he would do for them. A_ brother stood up to ask if it was true that Ryan had been kicked out of San Francisco. Ryan tried to tell us! that he wasn’t kicked out by our West Coast brothers, Then the brother who had asked the ques- Militant Delegates By a Marine Worker Correspondent NEW YORK.—A delegate of the Marine Workers Industrial Union and myself went aboard the Amer- ican Importer and we ran into “Bozo,” the I. S. U. delegate. We spotted him in one of the foc’sles, so in we went. He was telling the men that we were through. To which our dele- gate replied, “We're not through, Bozo, it’s your outfit that’s through, because you openly shipped scabs on | the Texas Ranger.” Bozo then said, “We were not on strike.” Right there our delegate pointed out that Bozo was exposing himself. We had Bozo in that room for} over an hour, and our delegates were doing~all the talking. When we would pause for breath, Bozo, would try to say something, andj the members of the crew would tell} him to shut up and let our delegates finish. So, fellow workers, keep clear of Bozo and the rest of his phoney outfit. Bozo started to say some- thing about our outfit being red, but one of the members of the crew stated that being red is better than being yellow. So, fellow workers, those of you who still believe in the I. S. U., make it a good union by ousting the phonies you have as officials, If you are unorganized, join the Marine Workers Industrial Union, he only rank and file organ- izgaion that fights for better condi- tions for the seamen. Contributions received to th credit of the Workers Correspond- ence Department in its Socialist competition with David Ramsey, Jacob Burck, Del, Harry Gannes, Mike Gold, Ann Barton, and the Medical Advisory Board, in the Daily Worker drive for $60,000. Quota—s500. M. Eveller seeeee 8 1.00 Paul Bellon . 2.00 F. Strobel . 1,00 David Bessel ... 1.00 C. White . 1.00 L. K, and Brother 4.00 Total to date . +++ $10.50 NOTE: We publish letters every Friday from workers in the transporta- tion and communications indus- tries—railroad, marine, surface lines, subway, elevated lines, ex- press companies, truck drivers, taxi drivers, etc., and post office, telephone, telegraph, etc. We urge workers from these industries to write us of their conditions of work and their struggles to organize. Please get these letters to us by Tuesday of each week, is a bitter red baiter. The depart- mental bulletin board would appear bare were it not for the Hearst papers. However, the cadets are awakening and the next war will not find us fighting our class broth- ers. For the abolition of the R.O.T.C, economic conditions, an occasional Chase Lewis, darling of the DAR. C.C.N.Y, CADET, Varicose Veins Comrade S. G., of New York, writes: “I am troubled with varicose veins jin the right leg. There is a very thick vein noticeable on the top suriace of the fi for about two inches between the toes and the ankle. Thereafter the varicosity ex- groin, “I am now wearing an “Ace” | bandage wound as far as the knee, but only occasionally do I feel any relief. I am a pharmacist. My age 34, “What treatment do you recom- mend? Are intra-veinous inocula- tions of Quinine Hydrochloride or Urethane or Inverted Sugar of any value? If so, which is preferable? i these inoculations? If so, how does it manifest itself? Is there any per- Injections Bring Relief The modern method of treatment of varicose veins is by injections. This method is painless and the patient can go about his business the same day. Intra-veinous injections of Qui- nine-Hydro-chloride and Urethane or inverted sugar, has been used and is an effective solution. The only objection to these solutions is that should any of the solution get out of the vein an ulcer may form. Recently a five per cent solution of Sodium-Morrhaute has been tried out in different parts of the world, particularly in England and in this country, and the reports are that it is a very effective drug and does not give rise to ulceration. We have used it on hundreds of patients with excellent results. There is no pain associated with it. The aim of the injection method of treatment is to obliterate the vein by causing a slight inflammation or sclerosis. Once the vein is obli- terated you get permanent relief. Detachment of Retina Comrade W. W., of Minneapolis, writes: tion shouted, “‘That’s a lie. You were kicked out. It says so in this paper.” He waved the Daily Worker in the faker's face. | pa eRe: el SY By ANN Crew Backs Poop pees 4 AT can I do?” a housewife asks the Working Women magazine. And the problem she wants the Working Woman to solve is so vital that the Working Woman has published her letter in the November issue of the magazine (which is off the press, and for sal today in the Workers’ Bookshop in New York, and will be in your city in a few days, providing the District, Literature Agent has ordered a bundle). It is the problem of a woman who wants to be active in the working class movement, but whose husband protests. Her letter reads: “To the Working Woman, “Dear Editor: “I am interested in the working class movement. I worked ten years in the two mills in our town. Now I would like to join a real working class organization and attend meetings. “BUT MY HUSBAND WON’T LET ME. I’ve been married five years and have two kids. When- ever I tell my husband (who has just gotten his third wage-cut) that I want to go to these meet- ings, we always quarrel. It’s no use quarreling all the time and I don’t know what to do. He has all kinds of interests outside work and goes to all kinds of meetings. But when it comes to me, that’s different. I read your magazine for women and wonder whether you could tell me what I can do. I would surely appreciate it if you would.” * * WHAT WOULD YOU DO? HE does not say whether her hus- * whether on the other hand he is a Party member—whether he protests because he thinks she must stay home every night to mind the chil- dren, or whether as a matter of principle, he thinks woman's place is in the home. The Working Woman has decided to give 16 prizes for the best an- |Swers to that question, based pre- ferably on personal experience, though this is not necessary, All re- plies must be sent direct to the WORKING WOMAN, 50 East 13th Street, New York, N. Y., before midnight, January 25, 1935. Our “IN THE HOME” Column will print some of the letters received by the Working Woman in the three months. And now, don’t you want to know the prizes? They are very hand- some. The writer of the best letter | will. receive a hamper of White Rose canned products. The second prize is a 660 watt, AC-DC current, Westinghouse electric iron, chromi- um plated, with adjustable heat regulator, If the winner of the of the third prize should wish to join the International Workers Or- ider, initiation and three months’ dues payment will be made. The fourth prize is a six months’ sub. to the Daily Worker. The fifth prize is a linen luncheon set donated by the Woman’s Council of New York. Sixth prize is Grace Hutchin’s book, “Wemen Who Work.” Seventh prize is Agnes Smedley’s “China’s Red Army Marches.” Eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth prizes are respec- tively: One year sub. to Freiheit; one year sub. to New Masses; one year sub. to Fight; one year sub. to Labor Defender; one year sub. to Negro Liberator; one year sub. to WORKERS’ HEALTH Conducted by the Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board tends through the foreleg (in front | of the skin-bone) up almost to the | Is there any reaction from any of | manent relief from this condition?” | band is a backward worker, or “The following is the case of a comrade who lost his eye-sight: He | turned blind the 1st of September, |He was nearsighted before (on the |left eye) and was unable to see at | all with the right eye. He was im- | mediately placed under a doctor's care, who kept him flat on his, back for two weeks, during which time Antropine was dropped into his eye very two hours. The doctors told j him the retina was too torn for a surgical operation. “He is now out of the hospital, but is taken care of by the city, seven dollars a week for room and board, He is unable to see, but can discer the outlines of objects situated be« tween the source of light and eyes, His light connection, he says, is bet- ter (stronger) in the morning, after a night’s sleep.” Our Reply From your letter, it is quite ap« parent that your friend is suffering | from a condition knows as “Detach jment of the Retina,” which means a separation or tearing away of the substance in the eye which is come parable to the film in a camera, This condition may occur in people | who have been “short-sighted.” If this condition only dates from the 1st of September, an attempt should be made to operate on his eye soon, because the success of the opera- tion (all other things being equal) depends upon how soon operation is performed. As to his question: A “torn” retina may at times heal by itself, although the chances are very meagre. The Mayo Clinic is a very good institu- tion for that sort of operative in- tervention. Contributions received to the credit of the Medical Advisory Board in its Socialist competition with Del, Mike Gold, Harry Gannes, Jacob Burck, David Ramsey and Ann Barton, in the Daily Worker drive for $60,000. Quota—$1,500. | Members of form. Prog. Cl.. .$1.00 Anonymous Previously receiv Total to date .... seneees $326.81 IN THE HOME BARTON Woman Do?” Pioneer; one year sub. to Working Woman. Fifteenth best letter re- ceives five posters from the U. 8S, S. R. showing Soviet life. The six- ;teenth prize is three large, glossy photos of Lenin, Stalin, Marx. | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? The | Working Woman invites you to | answer. Contributions received to the credit of Ann Barton, in her Social- ist competition with David Ramsey, Jacob Burck, Del, Harry Gannes, Mike Gold and the Medical Advis- ory Board, in the Daily Worker drive for $60,000. Quota—$500. Members of form. Prog. Cl....$1.00 Total to date ..............$19.70 Can You Make ’Em Yourself? Pattern 2026 is available in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 36 takes 3% yards 39 inch fabric | and % yard contrasting. Tilus- trated step-by-step sewing instruce tions included. Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in coints or stamps (coins pree ferred) for this Anne Adams pate tern. Write name, address and style number. BE SURE TO STATE SIZE. Address orders to Daily Worker Pattern Department, 243 West 17th Street, New York City.