The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 7, 1934, Page 4

Page 4 DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1934 Railroad Brotherhood Chiefs Blocking Unemploymen Hoodlums and Meeting of Chicago Hackies By a Taxi Worker Correspondent CHICAGO, Ill. November 24, 1 0 the Food Workers Union office, at 107 W rorizing t g letters and i books of the Food tr The next day ers present at out by most ¢ i he meeting were fired hapiro, showing the n between the Check- oodlums and the The drivers are up in arms agains‘ the wheel tax of $50 a year (for the treets) which was passed by dinance on July 1, 1934 compulsory with the f the fiscal year, but the Cab Co. forced these pay- nmediately from the drivers. S wheel taz in addition to ate licenses, the vehicle tax, and licenses, etc When a di: igns with the com- pany, he has to sign a contract, and thereby licenses, the title, etc are signed r to the company. In addition to this, the driver is for to buy gas from the company! use of Jugoslav Bu an Chicago Police Attack at open market prices, which is very profitable. The biggest racket is on the stor- | age charge, which is $55 a month for single shift and $75 for double shift cars. The company finds this racket so profitable (because there is no in- vestment, but everything is clear profit) that they are preparing to smash any attempts of the drivers | to organize, The treasurer of this company is Mr. McMatt a former | officer of the U. S. Intelligence De- partment. But that is only a cover. His main job is to organize the stool-pigeon system, to spy on the drivers. But, in spite of the terror, the | drivers are determined to go ahead and organize. The boys in the Public Cab have already done some good work. Through joint action they have postponed the payment of this wheel tax. The boys in the Yellow Cab, are beginning to move, and we appeal to other drivers for assistance in this fight against the racketeers, and particularly to the Loo, |New York boys. Send in protests to the Vehicle Commission, at 1121 South State | Street, and States’ Attorney Court- | |mey at the City Hall, Chicago, Ill. A CHECKER DRIVER. | Sends $95 to the ‘Daily’ The Jugo Slav Buro, Chicago, s tions, Wednes the language organiz organizations, ent the highest contribution among day—$95. to finish the financial campaign by Dec. 15 must | trade unions, and units of the Com- Nearly $9,000 more are needed. | $1,814.38¢— _ 49,338.86) Club Scand. .82 Italian Buro 10.00 — | <rarquist Scand. Br, 738, I.W.0. 2.00 Total to date 153.24) W.S.W.C. 1.00 Als = ae ISTRI (Boston) Czech. LW.O., Br. vomen’s Counc! DISTRICT 1 (Boston ec ae art 5.00 | Worker $1.50 | onit 1007 10.30 Hirsch Leckert | nit, Bec. 1 Sec. 2 (204) 12.00 Club 10.00 | Lethonian Workman's Assn. | Lithuantan West Side Workers | Ashby, Sec. 6 13.43 Club 2.00 by in Edue Jewish Buro 7.50 Soc., Pullman 5.00 John Reed mists Bare Br. 131, I.W.O. 5.00 Club 3.00 Slovak, I.W.O. Workers School 2.50 2016 3.05 Workers School 2.50 Polish I. W.O., 3ection 6 3.50 a | Sk 10.00 Workers School, 1004 |Lettish Buro 5.00 J. McDonald 1.00 $2,326.36 | unit 915 5.00 Onit 911 1.50 D 2 (New York City) Freiheit Songing Daily Worker Bec. 3, Unit 1 $5.00 Collection —_1.50 | "“goc, 3.00 "Affair 53.42 | Sec. 1, Unit 18 13.10 Ukranian Workers | ws Scand. Wkrs. 4. Fabursky 3.00 Sec. 3, Unit 1 5.00 Orgs 13.04) club 10.00 *. Mykulak = 1.00 | Sec. 4, 421.5.00 Mrs. Ann Adel- 3ection 9 42.00 Jarl Freeman 25] Medical Bd. 5.00 1.00 | Total Dec. 5, 1934 $753.04 Medical Bd. 5.00 iso | Total to date $5,145.78 | 10 DISTRICT 9 (Minn.) Dail it in Vassar | L. B. Bortnick $1.00 College 1.00 | Total Dec. 5, 1984 $1.00 Coll. at house party | Total to date $323.13 of P. Yaris 2.50 DISTRICT 12 (Seattle) x ©. B. Strauss 1.00 | Daniel Horowits $2.00 RNMAS, Western Pa | Total Dee, 5, 1984 $2.00 Br. 65 15.00 Dentist 2.00 | Total to date $686.98 Mr, & Mrs, R. Morris 1.00 | DISTRICT 14 (Newark) | iilman 50 Workers of Amal- | Mrs. L. Haugg $12) Builders 1.00 gzamated shop5.00 | R. N. M. A. S, Br. 184 6.75 | k Party held at 415 | Soll & Yankull 2.00 | Clinton St. 3.71 | 1984 Pe | setauae reanizations | DISTRICT %™ (Houston) & Photo League 5.00 Br. 104, I. W. ©. $5.00 leton Workers Club 2.00 | AS Sis United Front Supporters 5.00 | Total Dec. 5, 1934 $5.00 Garl Liebknecht ILD 5.00 | Total to date $33.50 Lithuanian Workers Library Society 2.00 DISTRICT 21 (St. Louis) | Mrs Newhouse 8.50 | District $41.16 | Midtown Br ILD 1.00 | lle Youth Center 25.00 | Total Dec. 5, 1934 $41.16 Freiheit Gezang Farein 137.74 | Total Dec. 5, 1934 $182.27 Bridge Plaza Workers Club 7.00 | DISTRICT 22 (W. Virginia) Freiheit Mandolin Orch 50,00 | Geo. Casmer 1.00 New Utrecht Block Comm 5.00 | Total Dec. 5, 1934 $1.00 Followers of the Trail 10.00 | Total to date $119.40 Estonian Womens Circle 3.00 | Miscellaneous $394.70 Modern Thought Cent 6.00 | District No. 2 D. W. Banquet, Nov, 28, 1934 Chinese Anti-Imperialist League 2.00 | Mass Organizations (Continued) D 2.00 | Brownsville Workers Club $2.00 2.00 | Ukranian Workers Club 2.00 5.00 | Artet 5.00 | 75.00 | Greek Spartacus 3.00 30.00 | Sacco Vanzetti Br., I. L. D. 2.00 20.00 | Otto Korvin Br., I. L. D. 1.00 Press 25,00 | Prospect Workers Club 225,00 Editorial & Omce Staff of the |R.N. M.A. S, Br. 69 5.00 Morning Freiheit 25,00| I. W. ©. Schools 100.00 Workers Coop. Colony 25.00 | I. W. ©. School No. 9 $) Anonymous (28 | United Council Wk. Women 134.00 Ukrainian Ed. Womens Soe. 2.00 | Women’s Council No. 14 3.00 Nick Spardokis Br ILD 2.00| Film & Photo League 2.00 (N.¥.Banquet receipts continued tomorrow) | Bronx Workers Club 50.00 barat ‘Trade Unions Total Dec. 5, 1934 $437.41 | Suitcase & Pape Bag Union 2.00 Total to date $27,661.09 | Millinery United Front 5.00 DISTRICT 3 (Philadelphia) Left Wing Group Local 9 5.00 Frankie $1.00 | Capmakes Opposition 2.00 Total Dec. 5, 1934 $1.00 | Workers of Lilly Pair Dress 3.00 Total to date $3,718.92 | Knit Goods Wkrs, Ind. Union 5.00 DISTRICT 7 (Detroit) N. T. W. I. U, Laura Lane Dress 2.30 Sec. 8, Unit 1 $11.12 Sec. 1, Unit 18 .77 | Eldridge & Malon Dress Shop 3.05 Sec. 8, Unit 1 450 Murray Local 2.75 | Fur Dyers Ind. Union 10.00 | Unit @ 1.50 Finnish Workers | City Council Alteration Painters 10.00 8 5.00; Prog. Baker Workers, A. F. of L 2.00 1.00 Workers. | Food Wkrs. Ind. Union 1.00 1.50 3.60 | Dry Goods Wkrs. Union 16.00 Flint Unit 71s |T. U. U. L. Local 38 3.00 5.47 Finnish Workers | Tobacco Workers Union 2.00 4.50 Socf ‘4.28 | Cafeteria Wkrs, Union 5.00 2.00 Sec. 8, Nat. Office N. T. W. I. U. 25.00 271 Unit'1 | Shoe & Leather Wkrs. Union 1.00 Jackson 550 Unit 1 | Tobacco Wkrs., Br. 580, I. W. 0. 1.00 South Slay Club .75 Unit 2 5.50 | Furniture Wkrs. Ind. Union 25.00 Red Builders 55 © Unit 4 93 | Dressmakers I. U. 10.00 Sec. 9 2.00 Unit 9 1.34 | 1.W.0. BRANCHES Polish Chamber of Sec. 8 3.01 | Branch 2 50.00 Branch 127 15.00 Labor 2.00 Monroe Unit 6.00 | Branch 3 .00 Branch 132 2.00 Sec, 1, Unit 1 2.00 a Branch 4 10.00 Branch 133 14.55 Total Dec. 5, 1934 $92.32 | Branch 6 10.00 Branch 138 1.50 Total to date $2,467.90 | Branch 7 5.00 Branch 139 3.00 DISTRICT 8 (Chics ~~) Branch 9 20.00 Branch 140 5.00 ‘Ada Barnes $2.00 Br. 4254, I.W.O. 5.00| Branch 10 10.00 Branch 158 3.50 Section 4 $.00 Polish Buro 15.00| Branch 11 ‘11.25 Branch 154 10.00 Rock Island Section 9 1,00 | Branch 12 820 Branch 150 2.00 section. 1 Section 5 200| Branch 15 17.00 Branch 167 —_5.00 New Theatre Group [.W.O, Br. 59 7.00| Branch 19 35.00 Branch 179 — 10.00 of Rock Isl. 5.61 (LD. 10.00| Branch 20 20.00 ‘Branch 193 2.00 Pen & Hammer 5.00 ¥.C.L., Ind. 2.50 | Branch 22 2.00 Branch 198 2.00 it Section 6 6.19 | Branch 25 2.00 Branch 277 6.00 Italian Buro 3.10 | Branch 31 3.00 Branch 302 2.00 Jugo Slav | Branch 33 15.00 Branch 500 49.25 Buro 95.00} Branch 34 10.00 ‘Branch 501 —‘1.00 Red Builders | Branch 46 5.00 Branch 514 10.00 Oniumet Sec. 40.90 Olub 3.00| Branch 49 11.00 Branch 519 2.00 ©. F. Rocke 5.00 Section 9(906) 10.00 | Branch 53 10.00 Branch 521 5.00 Polish Buro 5.00 Pen & Hammer 5.00 | Branch 56 «35.00 Branch 572 3.00 North West Side Section 8 15.00| Branch 69 10.00 Branch 600 40.00 Whers. Club 10.09 Br. 1509, Ukr. | Branch 68 2.00 Branch 615 100.00 Br. 1035, 1.W.0. 7.50 1.W.0 2.00 | Branch 72 15.00 Branch 620 5.00 Scandinavian Szechoslovak Branch 74 25.00 Branch 705 2.00 Works Club, Buro 48.00 | Branch 75 8.00 Branch 799 2.00 Rockord 620 Unit 305 5.00 | Branch 82 5.09 Branch 807 2.00 Hildur Gidlund Section 5 13.50| Branch 87 11.09 _Branch 817 — 10.00 Scand. Women’s Section 6 4.20 Branch 91 3.00 Branch ¥1 5.00 Club 2 Section 7 26,30 | Branch 98 5.90 Branch 1520 2.00 3eand. Wkrs. Club, Section 9 7.00| Branch 196 13.00 Branch 2107 1.00 Roseland 6.00 Section 11 -31.00| Branch 112 10,00 Branch 2082 — 1.00 Grand Crossing, Section 12 23.00 | Branch 116 1.00 Branch 2508 2.00 W.C., Scand. 2.00 Theatre Coll. 10.10/ Branch 121 20.00 Dr. Littinsky 50.00 Englewood Wkrs. Armenian Buro 1.30 Individual Donations = Club Scand. .75 Greek Buro 1.25| Bva Marks 1.00 Alex Varga 2.00 Englewood Wkrs. Jewish Buro 3.00 H. Schwartz 1.00 G. Restine 35 NAME Here Is My Bit Toward the $60,000! ADDRESS AMOUNT 50 EAST 13th St. Tear off and mail immediately to DAILY WORKER Round-House Boss Intimidates By a R.R. Worker Correspondent MORRIS PARK, L. I—I have been reading all your literature and I am a steady reader of the Daily Worker. The company union rats are still at their old doings. One rat you have never mentioned is J. Crowley, round-house boss. He told some of the boys that if they wanted their jobs they had better join the Brotherhood of Railroad Shop Craftsmen of America. He said it would become one of the standard organizations. This rat should be chased the hell out of here. We should vote for the A. F. of L, in the coming elections. Back AFL Says Morris Pk. Worker Company Union Using | Threats to Swing Men’s Votes By a R.R. Worker Correspondent MORRIS PARK, L. I—The so- called Brotherhood of Railroad Shop | Craftmen of America, which was born after Eastman’s order dissolv- ing the company union, is nothing but the old outfit, manned by the same gang and having the same purpose. Since its officials claim that the company has nothing to do with it, | | can they explain how the various | 90 | membership salesmen carry on their work of intimidation and coercion without interference by the fore- men? Can the company explain the au- thority used by the clerks wien in- structing applicants to join the B. R. R. S. C. of A. when hired? These and many other under- handed methods are being used to defeat the workers in winning a vic- tory in the coming election. There are many old-timers in the shops who can remember the raw deals handed to us by the management through the company union, and} they will vote right. In the face of the past, the men are surely convinced that they must | vote for the A. F. of L. because it | is through this that we will be able | to build committees that will fight for us, committees that will clean out the Rattigans and Corrigans, and gain us the right to control our own organization in any way we see fit. Let us build the rank and file committees in every A. F. of L. local. Let us see that we shall win on | every front. Unity Move Supported By Porters By a R.R. Worker Correspondent CHICAGO, Ill.—After hearing the report of our President on the Con- vention of the A. F. of L., held in October in Frisco, and after having studied the proceedings of the fifth day, it seems that this day was set 00/aside to discuss the Negro and his relationship to the A. F. of L, And out of this discussion of the fifth day it seems to have reacted on the conductors to the extent that they (the conductors) decided to take us over. A sort of a stepcild, or something similar. And we also studied carefully the release in a number of weekly publications but all seem to carry the idea of divi- sion but we insist what we want is unity with the employes of the Pull- man Co. We five purloughed Pullman por- ters did read every word that was written in the report given out by the A. F. of L. of the fifth day's proceedings, and our attitude to- ward our problem is that it cannot be solved by conductors taking over maids and porters any more than by maids and porters taking over conductors. But we five furloughed porters, after much discussion of the problem that we are confronted with, are of the opinion that the most logical way to go about the affair is to call a conference with conductors, porters and maids and form a united front and work for the interest of all. Experience has taught us all that to struggle to- gether is more effective than being divided. We are proposing what we consider the necessary steps to es- tablish unification of our efforts in a movement in order to develop more effective actions against our employers. That is, we must have a powerful apparatus organized of conductors, porters and maids to fight against low wages and long hours, and to struggle together for better working conditions in general. FIVE PULLMAN PORTERS.. Read the facts about Father Coughlin, in the Daily Worker. Keep the Daily Worker alive to expose all demagogues and fas- cists and fight for the interests of the working class. Contribute. and get contributions today for the Daily Worker drive. Nine thousand dollars is still needed! BIRDS OF A FEATHER! The Workers Correspondence Department joins Lab. and Shop n attracting no contributions to- ward its credit. The Department s in worthy but poor company! Received Today ........8 .00 New York, N. Y. Total to date cee... $136.92 | zation of engineers | with | promoted a fake $500 loan bill to , REFUSE TO CARRY THROUGH CONVENTION DECISIONS iGag Law Applied To Stop Action by the Rank and File By a R. R. Worker Correspondent DURAND, Mich.—In the past few months, many of us have become thoroughly disgusted with the be- trayals of our brotherhood chiefs, and some of our local brotherhood officials who are petty politicians of the worst sort. We have reor- | ganized ourselves in a new organi- | and firemen | the hope that we possibly | might benefit ourselves as workers. Durand is strictly a railroad town | and the depression has hit us very hard. Our employment here is all from the Grand Trunk, a Canadian owned road. Every month, the G. T. W. makes over a hundred thou- sand dollars profit which is sent over to Canada while Michigan workers are starving. In connection witn this, I want to say that some of us are abso- lutely disgusted with the Brother- hoods because of their total neglect of the unemployed brothers. D, 8S. Robertson and crew at one time us and then conveniently forgot and they have done nothing for us, even so much as to raise their so-called organized voice in our behalf. I want to tell you of a special case. The Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers at its last conven- tion endorsed unemployment insur- anee to be paid for solely by the government and the industry. Al- vanely Johnston has refused to act on the resolution. Later, the Midwest Association of Engineers, of nine mid - western states, endorsed “H.R. 7598, for fed- eral unemployment insurance with- out deductions from the employed. | Still, the big shots refuse to act. Now then, before I quit the brotherhood, a brother in Detroit showed me some correspondence he had with Johnston. This brother is pretty well known on the G.T.W. as a good union man who has been fighting for the last two years for our unemployed brothers, I under- stand he still belongs to the brotherhood so I want to make it clear that when I got the following information that he and I both were members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, so that it was perfectly proper for him to show me what I now report. He wrote to Alvanely Johnston as follows: “In view of the fact that thou- sands of enginemen are unem- ployed at present, including hun- NOTE We pubiish letters every Friday from workers in the transporta- tion and communication industries —railroad, marine, traction, truck- ing, textile—and post office, tele- graph, telephone, etc. We urge workers from these in- dustries to write of their condi- tions of work and their efforts to organize. Please get these letters to us by Tuesday of each week. dreds of our own brothers, and in view of the fact that according to our constitution your authority is required, I would like author- ity from you to petition my brothers in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to enlist their support for the Lundeen Bill, H.R. 7598, which bill pro- vides unemployment insurance RR Men Aid Insurance Conference Call for the Washington Congress Warmly Received By a Worker Correspondent NEW YORK.—The A. F. of L. Committee on Social and Unem- ployment Insurance has intensified its drive for the securing of greater mass support for H.R. 7598 and the making of the Washington Congress on Jan. 5, 6, and 7 a real expres- sion of the American toilers on this subject. The Railroad Brotherhood Lodges are not being overlooked. A stand- ing committee is regularly visiting their meetings and addressing them. The response is everywhere unan- imously warm and enthusiastic, ex- cepting where some of the bureau- cratic officials succeed in throwing cold water on it, and then arguing only on technicalities. They can not entirely succeed in preventing the expression of the workers’ sen- timent. Local 666 of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employees unanimously endorsed the bill and voted a “rising vote of thanks” with tremendous applause to the com- mittee. The ‘same is true of Lodge 823 / of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Local 145 of the) Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers (Vanderbilt division) greeted the bill very warmly but were pre- vented from immediately endorsing it by some technicalities and red | tape raised by its reactionary lead- ership. This happened also in the track foremen’s local. These two organizations will be followed up. The committee has observed 9 definite expression of understand- ing of unity as a source of strength. The workers volunteered informa- tion as to the dates and places of meetings of other lodges and locals, evidently seeing that in united ef- fort of great masses of toilers pres- sure can be exerted that will result in the passing of H.R. 7598, which is the only unemployment insurance measure representing the interests of the toilers. | | | By a Telegraph Worker Corre- spondent NEW YORK —Nothing so indi- cates the utter bankruptcy, the senile mutterings of a company union officialdom, as that por- trayed by the material contained in the Telegraph World. This feeble excuse for a trade union medium is issued monthly by the Associa- tion of Western Union Telegraph Employees from its general head- quarters in Chicago. Take the recent issue. The front cover with some photos imitates the frontispiece of the News Week Magazine. Pictures that have no immediate interest to the telegraph worker who is working under ter- rifie pressure, The inside cover shows a picture of the General President Burton, arch faker, conferring with the president of one of the messenger locals. The text states that mes- sengers are being welcomed into the company union and that the mem- bership of the messengers’ locals is now 3,000. What it fails to say is that the messengers were “wel- comed” into the comapny union by force only after the terribly ex- ploited messengers had called strikes in several citiez, The threat of strike in New York City caused Czar Carroll to summon Vice- President Elsden and Louis Calao, who rushed to do his bidding. Only | Workers’ Problems Avoided By Company Union Magazine of the messengers threatened to win concessions and in many cases con- cessions were won, did the com- pany union welcome messengers in their ranks. Why was this welcome so tardy? The reason is obvious. Only to break the ranks of the mes- sengers as the company union serves the same purpose to keep the operators and clerks from better- ing their miserable conditions. Adding insult to injury. The main article, the “piece de resist- ance,” is an article on the company union as organized by the slave driving concern of General Motors. What more do we need to prove that birds of a feather flock to- gether to keep the employees in a docile mood. ‘The general officials of the com- pany union like Burton, Schmidt, Elsden, etc. draw their fat pays and what care they about the tele- graph workers. The Telegraph World is really a Telegraph Hell. It is merely a reflection, by its ab- sence of the workers’ problems; of the utter inadequacy of the com- pany union as a medium to fight for the workers’ rights. Words, mere empty words. And the day of the merger draws near. Thou- sands of telegraph workers will be thrown on the dump heap of un- employment by the connivance of the government and the financial powers who will profit by this in those spots where the militancy Because of the volume of let- ters received by the Department, we can only print those that are of general interest to Daily Worker readers. However, all let- ters received are carefully read by the editors, Suggestions and criti- cisms are welcome and w-enever possible are used for the improve- ment of the Daily Worker. * * * CALLS FASCIST PROPAGANDA ‘FREE LECTURES’ TO ‘MORONS’ New York, N. Y. Dear Comrade Editor: I am writing this letter with ref- erence to the lectures at Cooper Institute, located at 8th Street and 4th Avenue, There are three lectures a week, and the speakers are the most re- detionary and pro-Roosevelt that I move. Letters from Our Readers have ever heard. Of the lot, Dean Everett Martin is the most dan- gerous. The hall is always crowded, ‘and he is a very popular person, He takes every opportunity to knock the Party, and is wildly applauded. I don’t blame the audience, for they know not what they do, but some- thing should be done to let this per- son know that there is some kind of active opposition in the audience. His lecture last week was on “What Happens io Liberty in a Planned Economy?” He spoke about an hour and a half, and five minutes was devoted to the above subject. One of the comrades asked him who dictates the polices behind the radio and press. Our speaker informed him that “the 500,000 morons who send letters into the radio stations dictate these policies.” Quite a num- OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS Suggest Increase of Tax Burden Upon Workers with no deductions from the em- ployed. This bill is the only bill which embodies the principles of the resolution passed at our last Triennial Convention. And s0, according to our constitution, I ask your authority to petition other divisions as a member of the brotherhood.” Johnston replied to this brother: “We do not believe it would be advisable for you to take this action above outlined as matters of this kind should be handled by the National Legislative Rep- resentative, and in the event it is deemed necessary to call upon the individual members for such matters, the board could so ad- vise all concerned.” This correspondence certainly Opened my eyes to what our gag Jaws are, and it also brought home to me the fact that the top lead- ership absolutely refuses to take up the problems of the rank and file, or act on them even when so or- dered by convention action. Johnston, of course, doesn’t need to worry about his future eats as he can accept his sentence any time and thereby get fed by the state for thirty years. But when John- ston told this brother that our Na- tional Legislative Representative was handling all such things, I think he lied outright. I happen to know that on a recent trip out west the National Legislative Rep- resentative was asked questions concerning the Brotherhood stand on child labor laws and other legis- lation supposed to be backed by the Brotherhoods and he stated he had nothing to report.on those matters. Durand is a railroad town and welfare conditions here are really bad, but it seems that the grand chiefs don’t give a damn for us. I also note they are now support- ing an unemployment insurance proposal that will take more de- ductions from the employed brothers while those of us who are already unemployed will not be eligible. In Michigan we now have the gas tax, an old age head tax, a 3 per cent sales tax, a 2 per cent de- duction tax for our railroad pen- sions, the processing tax for the cotton, wheat, hogs and cattle de- stroyed. Now they propose a 5 per cent federal wage tax to help the unemployed. How much tax can a man really stand before he gets wise? BMT Schedule Change Brings Mass Layoff By a B.M.T. Worker Correspondent NEW YORK.—The train schedule on the Lefferts Ave. and Fulton St. line has been so changed as to throw out of employment 150 men. Men working for the B. M. T. for 11 to 12 years do not get more than three hours work a day. At a recent Brotherhood (com- pany union) meeting our so-called representative, Freddy Lutt, prom- ised to fight for a change in sched- ule so that more men would get \jobs. Up till now he has not done a thing. I am sure now, more than ever before, that any fighting Freddy Lutt will do will be against \our standard of living—fighting for \the B. M. T. against us. We cannot rely on the fight of Freddy Lutt or any individual, we must fight as an organized body, and that body is not the representatives of the com- pany union. We must fight these representatives just as we fight the bosses. B. M. T. workers, the way things are now we have nothing to lose, let us lift up our heads and fight for the betterment of our conditions. I am sending this to the Daily Worker, for I know that those B. M. T. workers that will fight against the B. M. T. do get the “Daily,” and my message to them will be heard. ber of people were very indignant at the idea of being classified as morons. It is not the fact that the man was lying which concerned them, but that their feelings were hurt. I have some suggestions to make, which I hope will meet with your approval: Since these lectures are free, every comrade and sympathizer who can should be urged to attend them. Come early and ask questions, and when a comrade asks a pertinent question, he should be applauded loudly. Letters of criticism should be sent in to Dean Martin, informing him that the “500,000 morons” resent being called such, and that he should make a public apology. These letters should be sent out immedi- ately. Also, I have seen many unem- ployed there, the real destitute who go in there to sleep, rest and be warm. These people should be handed copies of the Daily Worker free of charge, when they are leav- ing the building. They should also be urged to join the Unemployment Councils. This is all I can think of at pres- ent, except to urge that this should be an organized action. The Dean will speak again this coming Friday, and I hope to hear more comrades ask questions, and hope to see some Red Builders out- side the building, M. G. ? Addresses Wanted LL the following comrades \ please send in their addresses so that we can send out the reply to your letter: A. D., New York. M. N. S., Philadelphia. And W. C. It Makes a Difference Whose Cow Is Sick . R., New York City: In the past certain epidemics of very severe sore throat have been traced to milk from cows with acute mastitis. such cows but only of those more severely infected. The germ, a very virulent (poisonous) one, probably originally comes from a human source (the caretaker), and through this source the cow becomes in- fected. This being so, ideally speaking, probably all such cows should be eliminated. However, the danger to the consumer is for practical pur- poses eliminated by other factors: The dilution involved in pooling large quantities of milk; the fact that the germ is not thought to live long at low temperatures; and above all, the pasteurization of milk. On the other hand, you are quite correct in your suspicion as to the motive behind this sudden, drastic regulation. It is not primarily pub- lic health with which the authori- ties are concerned (there have been of infection from this source in New York State), but with the profits of the Milk Trust, in which, incidentally, Governor Lehman has ® financial interest. Lr. IS highly instructive to compare | this public health measure with | what was done about a typhoid epidemic in Decatur, Ala., as re- | WORKERS’ HEALTH Conducted by the Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board (The Doctors on the Medical Advisory Board do not Advertise) | This is by no means true of all| to our knowledge no recent reports | ago; or with the hushing up, with the connivance of the public health authorities, of last year’s epidemic of amebic dysentery in Chicago, till after the World’s Fair closing, which resulted in the further spread of the disease all over the | country, As in other aspects of our | present society, public health is pros tected or ignored according to the dictates of monopoly profits. . . . Moles + G, New York: It is true thay a mole can break down and be« ;come a cancer, but when one re- | members that hardly an individual | lives who has no moles, the relative infrequency of this change becomes evident. The ordinary brown mole does not frequently break down and even if it does the growth is likely to be very superficial and easily controlled early in its course. The especially dangerous mole is the black or blue mole. Becuase of ire ritation or other unknown causes, these may develop very rapidly into rapidly spreading cancers. The ordinary brown moles can be easily removed with the electric needle. The black or blue mole should not be tampered with unless it shows signs of growth and then it must be thoroughly removed as | quickly as possible. ONLY HALF-DONE! The doctors have finally handed in their report on the Medical Ad- visory affair, and the proceeds of $200 push them to 52 per cent of their $1,500 quota. Medical Board Affair ...,.$200.00 Med. Board P.B. & C.P. R.N.M.A.S. Br. 134 Daniel Horowitz . Previously received . ported in this column a few weeks By ANN Our Readers Sp OMEN all over the country have been writing “In the Home,” speaking their minds in no uncertain terms on subjects all the way from menus to revo- lution. I’ve been wanting to print parts of those letters for a long time. So today, we'll shove every- thing else aside, and turn the floor over te them. * |. H.— from Rochester, Minn.: “Even the housewives in this town feel the speed-up, as the fam- ily’s food supply depends to a great extent upon what the housewife can raise in her garden, and can for the winter. With relief workers re- ceiving eight dollars a week for a family of five, it is easy to see that the mother must make most of her children’s clothing over out of old things. Bakery bread is thirteen | cents a large loaf so we must make our own. We have been -just “get- ting by” until lately, but conditions are steadily growing worse. Many employed workers must borrow | money at a high rate of interest to buy coal in winter. Then it takes them most of the summer to get the debt paid to the bloodsucking finance companies. “What's the matter with the Daily Worker fund in the women’s column? Can it be we are just a giddy-headed bunch incapable of sticking together? I refuse to be- lieve it!” (Is there an Unemployed Council there, N. H.? What about getting the women together to fight for lower prices? And as to your last statement, I also refuse to be- lieve it.) * RS. OLGA R.—from Pleasant- ville, New Jersey: “I think your column very good, and wish you luck.” (Thanks, Mrs. R. It was modesty overcome that per- mitted us to print this letter.) Si TiAKe OCIAL WORKER — Chicago: “I am sickened by my work that attempts to tell workers how little they can get along on. I am eager to tell them hoy much, how much they ought to /xpect. But a class- conscious professional social worker who is alone, will work herself “out” rather than “up.” ua Same SUBSCRIBER — from Marin County, Calif.: “In this part of Marin County, it is really like the country, and being within such easy reach of San Francisco, will make an ideal location for Workers’ Rest Homes (after the revolution!) where the city people can take their short rest periods. When we go hiking in the hills about here, we trans- form all the large estates into such places as we go. Many are large enough, and already lovely enough, to be used “as is.” I think you will understand me, With all good wishes.” (As for me, Subscriber, not being in the country, I’ve picked the Empire State pent-house, selfishly enough, for the quarters of the “In the Home” staff after the revolu- tion.) ek 8 READER on Home Relief— from New York City: “I have read your paper for a long time, and I think it would be advisable if in your woman’s column you would print some recipes telling us how to make FOOD out of the Home Relief rations. I enclose a recipe which I think might vrove helpful. “CASSEROLE: Chop the meat with a knife into small chunks, throw a can of tomatoes over it, add some potatoes with onions, and stick it in the oven. Cook it IN THE HOME Total BARTON eak Their Mind about half an hour, or until the potatoes are done. You can eat this provided your palate hasn’t been ruined by that filet de sole marguery they serve up at the Waldorf. Come on, comrades, let’s hear what YOU do with the stuff.” ae Comrades, what do you want to find in this column? What sugges- tions or comment have you? Write, and we'll see what can be done. WE NEED YOU! “In the Home” today raised a few pennies more than Del, Burck and Gannes, each and has almost reached 30 per cent of its $500 quota. The race is much easier af- ter passing the half-way mark. Give us a hand! Mrs. Ann Adelman Party of P. Yaris Previously received . Total Can You Make ’Em Yourself? Pattern 1946 is available in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 16 takes 4 yards 36 inch fabric. Ilustrated step-by-step sewing instructions in- cluded. Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this Anne Adams pattern. Write plainly name, address and style number. BE SURE TO STATE SIZE. Address orders to Daily Worker Pattern Department, 243 West 17th Street, New York City,