The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 19, 1935, Page 3

DAILY W@PKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1935 METAL UNIONS MAP PROGRAM FOR UNITY AT NEW YORK PARLEY Representatives of Four Jersey Unions Meet and/ . Agree on Joint Organizational Drive and Joint Action in Several Plants NEW YORK. — Delegates representing thirty thou-|aldermanic sand workers organized in metal and allied industries assembled here Saturday at the independent unions in the Put Petitions Over the Top, Gebert Urges Organizer Urges Final Effort to Insure Place of Candidates CHICAGO, Ill. Feb. 18—In the | face of the arbitrary decision by the Democratic - controlled Board of Election Commissioners barring twenty-six of twenty-nine workers’ candidates from the ballot, the Communist Party today called for an intensified signature drive to prevent similar treatment first meeting of the National Council of Independent Metal|to candidates in the Mayoralty and Allied Unions. \fegistered, in the first month of its¢—— existence, considerable growth and influence in bringing about joint action of various unions for the or- ganization of the unorganized and | the improvement of the conditions | in the trade. The affiliation with the Council at its first meeting of the Connec- ticut State Council, composed of six independent unions, added 5,000 workers to the close to 25,000 repre- sented in the Jan. 19 conference. Many Organizations The following organizations were represented at the Jan. 19 confer- ence: Die Casting Workers’ League of America; locals of the Radio and Metal Workers’ Industrial Union from Camden, Harrison and New York; the Tool and Die Makers’ Local from Philadelphia; New York, Connecticut and New Jersey locals of the Industrial Union and its Na- tional Committee; Mechanics’ Edu- cational Society of America (two New York Locals); Tool and Die Makers’ Chib of Newark; Aircrafts- men Federation; Electrical Employ- ers’ Union of Schenectady, N. Y. Independent Sheet and Metal Work- ers’ Union, of New York, and the Federation of Architects, Engineers, | Chemists and Technicians. Under the influence of the Coun- cil, representatives of four unions met in Newark, N. J., and adopted a plan for a joint organizational drive, joint actions in numerous plants for improvement of the con- ditions of the workers and éven de- cided to establish joint headquar- ters. The organizations involved were: the Tool and Die Makers Club, the M.W.I.U., the Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists and Technicians, and the Radio and Metal Workers Industrial Union. Similar action has been under- taken by groups of unions in various localities. Reports made at ™e meeting of the National Council clearly indi- cated that the formation of the Council has already influenced con- siderable unification of workers in various independent unions together with the membership of unions affiliated with the A. F. of L. in a Struggle to beat back the attacks of the manufacturers on the stand- ard of living of the workers in the metal and allied industries. | For Joint Action By a majority vote the Council uso decided to urge the affiliated unions to do everything in their power to unite the workers of in- dent unions regardless of what industry they are from, in joint ac- tion in their localities against the nited front of the manufacturers. Outstanding was the unanimous adoption of the decision for the honoring and exchange of cards between all the unions affiliated vith the National Council. While all the Eastern locals of | the Metal Educational Society of America were already, either direct- ly or through the Connecticut Council, represented in the National Council, the meeting decided to call | on the National Committee of the S.A. to affiliate with the Coun- cil. The New York locals of the M.ES.A. have reported that they are petitioning their national office with a similar request. After four hours of discussion making amendments and additions, the council adopted By-Laws for ‘he council, introduced by the del- *gation of the M.W.LU. A program for the council, pre- sented by the M.W.I.U. delegation was adopted in principle and re- terred to the membership of all unions for a 30-day discussion. The next council meeting, in March, will take up its final adoption. Proposes Federation The program proposes the forma- |of Schenectady and to the aero- | aeronautical industry. | ject. to recall by the membership of | the organization they represent with | tion of a “federation or association consisting of affiliated autonomous unions in the different sections and K trades in the industry. “Only in this way,” the program states, “will the independent or- of L. to agree to give autonomy, rank and file control and trade union democracy to trade interna- tionals constructed on a similar basis, composed of all workers of independent and A. F, of L. unions in the given trade or section of the industry.” The program provides that the council work toward a national con- vention with delegates of all unions | whether or not in the council. | A uniform scale of wages to be| fought for by all unions in the council, will be finally worked out at the March meeting. The council passed a resolution to adopt, for the use of all affiliated unions, the method employed by the Radio and Metal Workers Indus- trial Union of Camden in the fight for the enactment of the Workers Unemployment and Social Insur- ance Bill H. R. 2827. The Camden union obtained votes of hundreds of citizens for the bill, which were at- tached to leaflets distributed by the union. The council also adopted resolu- tions in support of the N.B.C. strik- ers, elevator strikers in New York, against the introduction of piece work and health breaking efficiency in the General Electric plant in Schenectady and against the discri- mination practiced in the aeronau- tical industry against union mem- bers. Urges N.B.C. Boycott The council called on the mem- | bership, of all its affiliated unions to refrain from buying N.B.C. products and cooperate in every way possible with the N.B.C. and eleva- tor strikers. Letters of support will be sent by the council to the Elec- | trical Employees Industrial Union | nautical union, A letter of pro- test, will be sent to, the Regional Labor Board) of Boston in. connec- | tion with discrimination in the Officers of the Council are sub- the provision that the organization in question is to submit to the Council the reasons for such ac- tion. Officers of the Council represent as follows: Chairman, the Tool and Die Makers’ Club of Newark, N. J.; Vice-chairmen, Radio and Metal Workers Industrial Union of Cam- den, Electrical Employees’ Indus- trial Union of Schenectady and an aeronautical union; Secretary. Metal Workers Industrial Union; Finan- cial secretary and treasurer, Mecha- nics Educational Society of America; Trustees, Die Casting Workers’ League of America, Pratt and Whit- ney Workers Union and Bridgeport Brass Workers Union; Sergeant-of- arms, M.W.LU. At the conchision of the meeting all delegates rose in a vote of thanks to James Matles, national secretary of the M.W.LU., on the proposal of Baumgartner, chairman of the council, for the splendid work done by the M.W.LU. in preparation for the council. In a statement issued yesterday the National Board of the M.W. LU., called on the Chicago and Cleveland districts of the union to get on the job immediately in set- ting up local councils in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo and other important metal centers in i 00 Brings You — a Copy of Hunger and Revolt: Cartoons by BURCK SPECIAL OFFER “HUNGER AND REVOLT: Cartoons by Burek” is now available only with the following subscription offers: Year's sub and copy of book... 6 Months’ sub and copy of book 3 Months sub and copy of book. ‘Year's Sat. swh and copy of book Add 20 cents to Cover Postage (THESE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX) eee 87,00 + S50 $3.00 » $2.50 : Tear Out This Coupon DAILY WORKER 5@ East 13th Street New York, N. Y. Please enter my subscription or Please renew my subscription Daily Worker for Iam enclosing $ Name Organized on January 19 the Council | election. More than 40,000 signatures have already been collected on the may- oralty nominating petitions, William Gebert, Communist Party or- ganizer said, but the number, he said, must be doubled to prevent the candidates from being ruled out by ganizations be successful in com-|jegal technicalities. pelling the leadership of the A. F.| © ee “Because of the splendid work of thousands of workers, Gebert said, “We have almost the legally re- quired number of names, but we must gather our strength for one final effort to overwhelm the Elec- tion Commissioners with signa- tures.” Three Defeat Challenges The three workers’ candidates who defeated the challenges to their petitions in the Aldermanic elections which are to be held on Feb. 26, are David Young, Nine- teenth Ward; Hans W. Pfeiffer, Thirty-sixth Ward and James Huff- man, Fourth Ward. Young and Huffman are Negroes. Among the candidates who were barred are three who stood an ex- cellent chance of election. They are Russell Forbes, Thirty-fourth Ward; Brown Squire, Second Ward and George Racz, Eighth Ward. A writ of mandamus has been filed in the Illinois Supreme Court to compel the reinstatement of the candidates on the ballot, Mean- while an intensive write-in cam- paign will be conducted for Forbes and Racz. To Concentrate in One Ward ‘The workers’ campaign group will concentrate its regular Aldermanic fight in the Twenty-first Ward where Martin Miskerik, workers’ candidate, defeated challenges to his place on the ballot. A protest meeting is scheduled for tonight in the Eighth Ward in support of George Racz’s candidacy, at the Knights of Pythias Hall, 9231 Cottage Grove Avenue. All members of the Communist Party, Young Communist League, sympathetic organizations, and in- dividual workers have been urged to report daily at the city election campaign headquarters of the Com- munist Party, at 101 South Wells Street or to their neighborhood campaign headquarters for the col- lection of mayoralty nominating signatures. Giant Fort In Singapore SHANGHAI, Feb. 18.—Devoting a long article to the English imperial- ist war base at Singapore, at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, the Sydney “Church Times” boasts that it is the most powerful naval and air station in the world. First of all, it is protected by par- ticularly dangerous ocean currents, the Australian paper declares. The secret of navigating in its waters is jealously guarded by the British pilots, who alone have the right to pilot ships. The base is guarded by fortifications which have not their equal anywhere. Giant pieces of artillery are hid- den away, and exceptionally power- ful searchlights illuminate the earth as well as the sky. Fuel reserves amount to 1,250,000 tons and there are two airplane stations. The “Church Times” does not mention, however, that military journals have often commented on the ease with which British fleets could sail to the Soviet Siberian coast under the friendly direction of Japanese im- perialism. Instead of ordinary childish playthings, Soviet Russia gives its boys and girls parachutes and high towers off which to leap with them. Towers like this have been erected all over the U.S.S.R. and parachute jumping has become a favorite sport of the young workers. This picture was taken at the Park of Culture and Rest, Moscow. Feeling | Is High Aga Dubinsky’s Plant Union | night | Street | arranging | ready received the endorsement of | Trustee Board of the Colored Elks; | | Rev | between the local action committee | representing many labor groups and (Camden Labor ‘To Hold Rally ‘On Social Bill Congressman Wolverton | Promises Endorsement Under Presure CAMDEN, N. J., Feb. 18.—A mass | meeting to enlist greater support | | for the Workers Unemployment, Old | Age and Social Insurance Bill (H. R. | 2827), will be held here tomorrow | at 8 o'clock at 216 Federal Representatives from relig- ious, fraternal, professional, unem- | ployed organizations and trade unions will speak The local action committee unemployment insurance, which is the mass meeting, is planning a delegated conference on | March 10. This conference has al- | for Charles Hollspeter, president of the Centrg] Labor Union of Camden; | Matthew Jackson, member of the | Culbert G. Ruttenber of the Linden Baptist Church, and Frank J. Hartmen, of the Civic Associa- tion of Camden. A conference was held last week Congressman Wolverton of the First | Congressional District. Congressman Wolverton | that he considers the Roosevelt measure, the Wagner-Lewis bill, to- tally inadequate, and that the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill, H. R. 2827, is the only measure that provides genuine unemploy- stated inst agreement negotiated by meeting Board of the union. The motion, which followed the report on the settlement terms by Abe Katovsky, local manager, was however held in obeyance until the next meeting of the board. Mean- while the sentiment is running high against the arrangement made by Dubinsky over the heads of the local officials, which is unprece- dented in the history of the union. Forced Negotiations The union after many years of effort had succeeded in forcing the Prince-Biederman Company, which employs 600 workers, to negotiate with it. All the cutters, the key de- partment in the shop, and others had joined the union. The company, seeing that its company union faced destruction, appealed to Du- ‘binsky to save the situation for them. Disregarding the local Joint Board, and without even waiting for the arrival of Manager Katov- sky, who was on his way from New York by plane, Dubinsky signed an agreement, establishing the Prince- separate local of the LL.G.W.U., under the direct jurisdiction of the General Executive Board, to have nothing to do with the Cleveland Joint Board. In handing the Prince-Bieder- man company union a charter, Dubinsky issued a statement, de- claring that as far as conditions in the shop are concerned, the union has no quarrel with the company, and praised them as “ideal.” It turns out that outside of the cutting room, the conditions of the Prince-Biederman workers are worse than those of any union shop. Wages in the company’s con- tracting shovs run as low as $18.00 Biederman company union as a/ Cleveland Joint Board to Vote on Motion to Reject Deal Made by I.L.G.W.U. President With Company for Separate Union By Sandor Voros (Daily Worker Ohio Bureau) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 18.—A motion to reject the} David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers’| Union, with the Prince-Biederman Company, which in effect sanctions the company union, of the Cleveland Joint¢————-———— international was made at the Thursday’s a week, The agreement as signed by Du- binsky does not provide for any wage increases or other improvements. All such questions are left to be arbitrated by a certain Dr. Rubin whose recommendations and pro- posals are to be binding upon the company and the workers. It develops now that this Dr. Rubin has for years been an adviser of the company. The Prince-Biederman company is very much satisfied with the ar- rangement as its workers are kept away from the more militant mem- bers of the IL.G.W.U. As the A. F. of L. union has made an agree- ment that brings no advantage to them, the workers will now be easily convinced to drop it and stick to the company union, the company expects. The only change for the workers is that they must pay dues and assessments. However, there is a strong likeli- hood that the. company and Du- binsky will be disavpointed as the workers themselves may yet reject! it. Manager Abe Katovsky, sensing the sentiment of the union mem- bers against the Dubinsky betrayal, thus far says that he is opposed to it, and emphasize that it was ar- ranged over his head. He is giving the impression that Dubinsky, jealous of the progress made by the local officials towards an agreement, “beat them to it,” to get the “credit.” As his own record is not so clean on such matters, it remains to be seen if Katovsky will actually fol- low un his statements with action at the next Joint Board meeting when a motion to reject the com- pany union agreement will be put. Japanese Fortify Port SHANGHAI, Feb. 18. — Japanese naval and military authorities are fortifying the port of Huludao (Southern Manchuria). Several forts have been built. To be or not to be Negroes! Around this question, about as aimless as that of which came first, the chicken or the egg, cer- tain groups of upper class Negroes are conducting a widespread agita- tion, These people have spun the theory that the oppression of the Negro peopje arises out of the race designation, Negro. It is this desig- nation that degrades the Negro people, they contend—not the con- ditions imposed upon the Negroes by the lynch rulers. As “propf” of their contention they point to the chauvinist dis- tortion of Negro into “nigger’—a term correctly objectionable to the Negro people and to the revolu- tionary white and Negro workers. They trace the contemptuous “nig- ger” of the slave drivers to the Attention, Detroit Workers DETROIT, Feb. 18. — Dayton, Ohio workers are asked by the brother of Paul Protosienmiez to investigate his death in the Dayton, Ohio General Hospital. The body By CYRI live in idleness and luxury. They seriously maintain that by dropping the racial designation, Negro, the Negro people can escape or, at least, lighten their oppres- sion. Simply let Negroes stop call- ing themselves Negroes, and presto! their bonds will be broken! This is their magic formula, their slavish substitute for the national-revolu- tionary liberation struggle. This fantastic theory has pene- trated deeply into the ranks of the Negro masses. It has influenced even some class-conscious Negro workers. It has given rise to a confused babel of prcposed sub- stitutes for “Negro.” These range from Afro-Americans, Ethiopians, colored people, etc. to the vague designation of “race citizens,” “race men and women,” advocated by the Chicago Defender and used in its ¢ ( ) to the ) seb pdeceenccdec,) DIUS 81.20 fore copy of “HUNGER AND REVOLT: Cartoons by Burck.” Latin word “niger” (black) used by Portuguese explorers of the 15th century’ to designate the black people of West Africa. They Neglected They neglect to tell us, however, the source of “darkey,” “coons.” Surely these terms did hot derive from “niger,” but were exclusively the creation of the arrogant white | ruling class of the old slave empire of the South for the people whose columns to the exclusion of “Negro.” At least one Negro paper has adopted the still more vague des- ignation, “Our Group.” Outgrowth of Wrong Theory This theory is the outgrowth of formist leaders: that Negroes are oppressed and persecuted merely because of the color of their skin. In the same family is the reac- tionary myth (peddled by Dr. Du- of the worker, a World War veter- an, is reported to be in the under- taking establishment of Smith and Reisinger, 1900 Salem Ave., Dayton, Ohio, The dead man’s brother, John Protosimiez is located at 2130 Burnside, Detroit, Michigan. To Be or Not To Be—Negroes L BRIGGS world unitedly aligned against the Negro people, and the idea of a mythical, non-existent “colored |Tace” comprising all the darker | peoples (the pro-Javanese Pacific Movement of the Eastern World, which is also known in some sec- tions of the country as the Society for the Development of Our Own). These false and reactionary the- ories clearly give objective aid and support to the imperialist oppressors of the Negro people. The object of their creators is to head off the rising resistance of the Negro | masses to jim-crow oppression and | to divert their indignation into re- formist channels harmless to the j enemy. Another purpose of these | theoreticians is to smash the soli- darity of Negro and white workers which, under the bold, correct lead- ership of the Communist Party is developing in numerous joint struggles against their common op- pressors. Deny Class Struggle |class struggle by lumping together class and its exploiters, the ruling | class of bankers, industrialists and Tich landowners. They serve to ment insurance, He said, under pressure, that he would support the Workers’ Bill if it is favorably voted | out of committee and onto the floor | of Congress, or if necessary, he will | sign a petition to bring it out of | committee. Todd IsGiven Prison Term | SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. — | Louise Todd, Communist candidate for supervisor in the last elections, has been sentenced to one to fif- teen years on each of three indict- ments, the sentences to run con- currently. | She is the first Communist to be given a penitentiary sentence as an outcome of last summer's strikes and subsequent activity. Seven} other defendants will be tried later, | the cases based on a frame-up charge alleging false affidavits in connection with ballot petitions to | Place the Communist Party on the ballot. Circulators of petitions must | swear they saw each signature writ- ten, but it is a common practice to let signers take petitions and secure signatures. This is the first time the. technicality has ever been de- clared a perjury. The prosecution produced three witnesses whose signatures were on the petition for the Communist Party. Two of these witnesses read- ily identified their own signatures and said they knew they were sign- ing a petition to put the Communist candidates on the ballot. The third witness said he thought he was signing something else, but became confused on the witness stand. The International Labor Defense, which defended Todd, has filed no- tice of an appeal. Among the seven others facing similar indictments, is Anita Whitney, who polled 100,820 |the provisional Page JAMAICA BANANA BILL ROUSES RESENTMENT OF SMALL Sponsors of Bill to PLANTERS Subsidize Rich Growers Are Pulled From Platforms at Public Meetings by Infuri ted Farmers and Laborers By Special © KINGSTON, Jamaica, B. the history of the island colon there been such militant de ‘orrespondent W. I. (By Mail). —Never in y of British imperialism have smonstrations and struggles against the government’s hunger policy as are now occur ring around the present election campaign. Mass resent ae Bill State Parley Held in Oregon Delegates Put Demands Before Committee of Legislature SALEM, Ore., Feb. four-hour sion elected delegates from twenty-four organizations at the Oregon Unem- ployment and Social Insurance Congress moved to the State Capitol building to place its demands be- fore the committee on unemploy- ment. Workers from jobless grouns, A. F. of L. locals and farmers and veterans assembled at the Salem Labor Temple to face the problems daily confronting them and to or- ganize support for Oregon's Work- ers’ Unemployment Insurance Bill as well as the National Workers’ | Bill, H. R. 2827. Kenneth Fitzgerald, secretary of committee which called the Congress, made the key- | note address, slashing into the fake | “social security” measures being bally-hooed by the New Deal. Dirk de Jonge, whose appeal from a seven year criminal syndicalism sentence is pending, reported on | the National Unemployment and} Social Insurance Congress. Harry | Gross covered the legal phases of | the Oregon bill, while many of the phases of the need for unemploy- | ment and social insurance were | covered by reports of delegates. Moving to the committee chamber | at the State Capitol, the workers | carried their struggle for adequate | security before the legislative com- mittee. M. Holmes, delegate from the Salem Painters’ Local, A. F. of L., spoke in behalf of the rank and file of organized labor. A permanent state-wide Oregon Committee for Social Security was set up by the Congress, consisting of twenty members, representatives | of unemployed groups, farmers, or- ganized labor and veterans, with} Major L. A. Milner as chairman, and an executive committee of seven. Major Milner presided as chairman of the Congress and at the committee hearing. 18.—After a seventy-two Veterans Rap votes as candidate for State Con- troller last year. Militant Worker Dies In Austin, Minnesota Feb. 18.—E. B. Ford, 78, former Communist candi- | delegates to the Oregon Unemploy- | unanimous and thunderous “yes” to AUSTIN, Minn., date for Congress in the third dis- trict of Minnesota, has died here. Arrested 38 times for his activity in behalf of the working class, he was indicted five times and served one and a half years along, with his in prison for his anti-war ac- tivities during the world slaughter. Though Ford published a Socialist. | paper, the “Referendum,” he was a | devoted supporter of the Daily | Worker from its very inception. Save the coupons. Fifteen cou- pons and $1 will get you a copy of “Hunger and Revolt: Cartoons by Burck.” thereby hampering the national- revolutionary struggle for freedom, equality. They seek to hide from the Negro people the truth that they cannot achieve national liberation without helping and de- veloping the proletarian revolution, just as it is impossible for the rev- olutionary white and Negro work- ers to overthrow American im- perialism without the direct sup- port of the Negro people. These theories express the striv- ings of the upper class Negroes for a “solution” of the National Ques- tion within the frame-work of the oppressive capitalist system—a “‘so- lution” that would force the white capitalists to concede them a great- er share in the jim-crow exploita- land, | r) _ Forced Labo . SALEM, Ore., Feb. 18—“Commu- | |nism stalked into the governor's ‘office Wednesday afternoon—and | stalked out again—” begins a news item appearing in the Oregon Journal, in reporting the interview forced by a committee of veteran ment and Social Insurance Con- | gress, with Governor (Major Gen- | ey U. 8. Army, retired) Charles | |H. Martin, who ‘nanages to eke out j}an existence on a fat salary as gov- | ernor and $6,000 per year officer's retired pay. | “Communism” was in the person | of Richard Lovelace, who, according | to the report, “led four or five |others into the executive office to ‘demand’ that no veterans be sent | to the camp for transient and resi- | dent homeless men. ” The | “Journal” neglected to state that the “Communism” was also a dis- | abled overseas veteran who long ago | discovered the futility of cashing in on either war medals or promised | “bonuses.” Rapped Forced Labor The committee appeared before the governor to demand the aboli- ition of the forced labor camps, | referring to the thirty-hour work week as “healthful outdoor exer- cise,” for which the veterans re- ceive subsistence and one dollar per week. Governor Martin declared that the workers, veterans and others, should be grateful for what they were getting. He added that the County Judges, in session recently, complained that the taxpayers were paying all they would stand for re- lief. ig Adimts He’s a Communist Lovelace asked Martin what the Lovelace agreed that he was a Com- munist, and reminded the General tion of the Negro masses. Clearly such a “solution” would not meet | the basic needs of the Negro people |for land, bread, freedom, equality. |The class interests of the upper class Negroes men, (andords, etc.,) italists, they can devélop their en- | are terrorizing the unemployed with terprises only on the basis of the|the threat of the camp as one} jJim-crow isolation and segregation | measure of halting militancy. The | cover up the burning questions— the life and death struggles—con- unrequitted labor enabled them to Bois, Schuyler, etc.) of a solid white fronting the oppressed Negro people, of the Negro masses. (Tomerrow: Bourgeois Racial Theories) business are inextricably bound These theories deny in effect the |up with the jim-crow capitalist system. Unable to compete in the another theory spun by Negro re- | the opposing camps of the working- |open market with the white cap- that the other members of the com- mittee were not Communists—but | veterans determined to oppose a | system of forced labor. | Recently hundreds of single job- | less men, veterans and non-veter- ans, have been stricken from the | Oregon relief rolls and given no | choice about enrolling in the S. E. |R. A, camps. The relief officials Veterans’ Union has raised the | slogan of abolition of the camps, ‘one of the | capitulation which the Oregon Journal eulogized, | ment is high proposed designed to against a Banana Insurance Bill penefit the Jamaica Banana Pros As ruined the in at t pens@ of the small planters and the labore ers. At a meeting in St. Catherine, ors of the bill, 1 ducers’ Cawley, of the Banana Prod’ Association, s pulled from platform by his inf ted constitu ents. He was finally rescu 7 Police. Similar demonstrations have oce curred in many parts of the island. At Lorrimers, Trelawney, police bru- tally attacked a demonstration, read the Riot Act and threatened to in- stitute martial law. The action of the police has been highly praised by the Jamaica Gleaner,” a conservative paper, and by Marcus Garve' the latter declaring: “When I saw the attie tude of the mob (most of whom were members of his own organizae tion, the U. N. I, A.) I saw anew the scenes of the car ri I could see fixed bayonets and hear the sound of shots,” This attempt to induce his follow- ers to crawl before the violence of the imperialists and their local agents reflects clearly the complete of this self-styled “leader” of the Negro liberation struggle to the oppressors of the Negro people. With the rising militancy of the toiling masses, Jamaica is getting a taste of “left” demagogy from a number of candidates who are try- ing to ride into office on the crest of the mass discontent. One of the maneuvers of the “leftists” is a pro- posal for a minimum wage bill, which, however, would apply only to certain sections where discon- tent with starvation wages is high- est. In those sections wages are as low as nine pence (18 cents, U. S.) per day. One of the “left” .candi- dates, challenged by workers on the weakness of the proposed bill, re- plied vaguely that “it would be a lengthy bill and could not be gone into then.” Philadelphia Council Mass Meeting Assails Sales Taxation Scheme PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 18. — In carrying out the decisions of their fourth National convention which was held a month ago in Washing- ton, the Unemployment Council lo- cal at 346 Christian Street here took up the campaign against the pro- posed sales taxes, issued a neighbor hood leaflet, called the workers to a local meeting, and recruited fifteen new members into the Council local, Immediately that Governor Earle announced his proposed sale taxes, the Council local issued their leaflet exposing the gove:nor’s ‘“nine-point program” as one intended to drive the employed and the jobless into deeper misery. Seventy-five workers responded to the meeting. A motion was passed with an protest to Governor Earle and to demand that he takes steps to bring the Worke-s Bill before the State Legislature. Of the fifteen new members recruited into the Council local, six are white workers and nine are Negro workers. Newly Started Union May Close Factories In Biddeford, Maine | BIDDEFORD, Me., Feb. 18. Members of the United Shoe an Leather Workers Union, here have voted unanimously to strike. The High Shoe Company employes are already on strike. The Saco-Mar- conson Company has announced its | readiness to settle with the union, The Castle Shoe Company is ex- pected to strike tomorrow. This is a newly organized center The spirit of the workers is high. WHAT’S QO! | | Philadelphia, Pa. | Labor Defender Concert and Dance Friday, Feb. 22 at Ambassador Hall, 1704 N. Broad & Nadia Chilkovsky in a series of evolutionary dances; well known violinist: entire Fretheit Gesang Ferein chorus; _ excellent dance orchestra. Adm. at door, 50ct in advance through organizations 350 Room 20% Tickets at 49 N. 8th St. Grand Concert and Ba: “ungrateful” veterans were doing pices: Unemployment Cc while the wealthy taxpayers were Philadelphia, Friday ants eases piling up their wealth. Martin an- Brees Mee toa plana aan swered by thundering: “You're a Glamorous entertainment. Puppet Communist—I know you of old!” | Show, Play, Dancing, Music, Na- tional Speaker, Sergei Radamsky and Maria Radamsky. Proceeds for pud- lication of newspaper for the uneme ployed. Adm, 35¢ for both evenings, Fred H. Gunsser, just returned from Soviet Russia, member of the So- cialist Party, will speak on “The Latest Developments in Soviet Rus- sia." Also “Ten Days That Shook the World,” the powerful picture of the Russian Revolution. German Hall, 927 N. 8th St., Wed., Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Adm. 20c. Auspices: North City Central Br. F.8.U. Chicaao, Ill. Organizations Attention! The Inter. national Workers Order of Chicago is celebrating its 5th Anniversary at the Ashland Auditorium, Feb. 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. An excellent gram has been arranged. Kindly leading a struggle towar@ that end. this date open. 7