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The daily worker., 1929-06-18
$40 A week is
SLAVE WAGE At
STICkLESS FAN
Forced Overtime for
the Same Pay
(Bu a Worker CorrespondensJ

(By a Worker Correspondens>
We young workers employed at
the Stickless Fan Co., New York,
work under the i ,ost miserable IN
dustrial and unsanitary conditions
possible. Long hours, low wages,
and an intensive spee:-up system is
the lot of the young workers en-
ployed here at the Stickless plant.
$40 a Week.
We work 48 hours a week, for
which we are paid $40, with a very
few exceptions of $11 and $12
week. The majority of US are young
boys still attending continuation
school, and working for the first
time. The boss takes advantage OF
this, and treats us very roughly.
Those of us attending school are
forced to work Saturday afternoons
without pay. We are also forced to
work practically every night until
10 p. m. Refusal to do so results in
instant dismissal.
For this forced overtime we are
only paid on a straight time basis.
We are also forced to work under
the most intensive speed-up. Our
work is continually being timed and
every worker tries to beat one an
other and work faster than the
machines in order to hold his job.
The bosses do not provide any ade-
quate safety devices for us young
workers, not being interested IN
what becomes of us should we lose
our life or be injured while at work.
Only recently one of the young
workers in our plant had three OF
his fingers cut to the bone while at
the machine and he was immedl-
ately fired, his services being no
longer of use to the boss. We are
also forced to work under the most
unsanitary condition. We are given
only one-half hour for lunch, with
no adequate lunch room being fur
nished US. The toilets are dirty and
no towels, soap or drinking cups are
provided. Side by side with these
rotten conditions that we are forced
to work under is the fat that we
are never sure of our job and can
be fired at any time and for any
reason whatever.
FELLOW, WORKERS.! Our task
must be the organization of a strong
shop committee of the workers en-
ployed here, t. will fight for the
following demands for all of US
young workers:
/. A 44-hour week for all young
workers!
2. Recognition of workers shop
committee!
8. A minimum wage Of SIS week
for all young workers!
a. Time and a half for all over
time!
5. No forced work without pay for
those workers attending school!
--STICKLESS FAN WORKER.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
FURNISH OWN PENCILS
That's What MelmQn Co. Tells SLAVES

one window. There are 25 girls
working in this room.
The ''rest room" is very filthy.
No paper, no towels, dirty wash
stands and dirty toilets are the
vogue in this dump. There is abso-
lutely no ventilation in this "rest
ROOM" What would suggest is a
gas mask.
Recently the boss told US to bring
our own pencils. What next?
suppose we will soon have to bring
typewriters, switchboards, station
cry, etc., so that the bosses will be
stuffed with more gold. I say to
ell workers, down with the bosses
We must organize militant union
and fight these parasites. Join the
Office Workers Union.
-.Ae.. AN OFFICE WORKER.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
Atheists IN the y. S. S. K.
Disbeyse old Ignorance

white Russia) decided to organize
public work for repairing a wooden
river-bridge. They choose for it
the day of Saint Nicholas 10Th May)
"a holiday honored by peasants and
usually followed by drunks. Most
of the peasants did not approve to
the atheists proposal, but some con-
sented to join this work. The bridge
was repaired and the atheists re-
ceived due gratitude from credent
peasants also.
The nucleus of atheists Of the vii
lage Pachemny, Of Pensa govern
ment, bought a corn-sorting mach
inc and after continuous propaganda
work arrived to frustrate religious
prejudices of the peasants who
thought that God alone could help
them in their farming.
Draw Others In.
Many examples like these could
be given, showing that anti-religious
propaganda work in the countryside
is closely connected with agricultural
propaganda. The atheists are try
ing to involve in their work the
country intelligentsia: teachers, ply
sicians, and agricultu--..istc.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
CA Letter From Moscow.)

Many generations of Russian pea
SAINTS lived for centuries in dreadful
misery and ignorance. Servitude,
with its horrible violence; oppres-
sion of the landlord; impossibilIty
for the peasant to fight with the
elements that every year whlrled
away from the fields many fruits OF
the farmers hard work: all these
made millions of peasants feel un-
certain of their own power.
The peasant had no good to see
here on earth. At the same time a
great army of priests and monks
worked to reconcile the peasant to
the landlords exploitation. They
said: "In Heaven wilst thou receive
due reward for thy earthly pains!"
The daring men who tried to ex-
plain to the illiterate and stupified
peasant the true sense of the priests
stories about heaven and paradise,
were cursed and prosecuted by the
royal government and by the church.
The church was a good support to
autocracy and lar''- Is. A great
many cases can be quoted when
images were painted from landlords
and the peasants were compelled to
pray to them.
Priests Still Active.
The modern village has acquired
as inheritance from the imperialistic
state hundreds of thousands of
priests and monks, and these men
are yet continuing to work to the
prejudice of young Soviet Russia
and her socialistic development.
The atheists have a hard work to
do in the countryside, as the pea
SAINTS religious contemplation of the
world, owing to his economic back
wardness and lack of culture, is
keeping its ground as before. It is
why our country-atheists are trying
to connect their propaganda and
agitation work with practical work
of new socialistic reconstruction OF
country life.
Atheists Build Bridge.
The atheists of the Novo-Limar-
lovka village of Starobelsky district
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
Shubeyts Plan Many NeU
Plays for Coming Season

DR.. Rockwell and Odette Myrtill,
opens this Sunday night in Cleve-
land and will be seen in New York
within four weeks. Others are new
version of ''The Greenwich Village
Follies," "Three Poor Little Girls,
"The Street Singer" and revival
of "The Passing Show" musical
version of Elinor Glyn's "Three
Weeks, "The Duchess of Chicago,
an operetta from abroad, "Star
Struck, new musical comedy; Will
liam Farnum in '"The IDOL" a new
play by Martin Brown; "Tempta-
tion", a play by Elmer Harris; and
Stripped" starring Lionel Atwill;
and others to be announced upon the
return of Lee Shubert from Europe,
The plans for Miss Ethel Barrymore
include a new play, next season, fol
lowing her tour in "The Love Duep.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
am writing to inform you of the
conditions which / work under in the
Melman Corporation, manufacturers
Of dresses, at 469 Seventh Ave-,
New York City.
l am an office worker and have
Jeen jobless for several months. l
vas "lucky" to get this job, which
rays me the handsome salary" of
s12 . week.
The boss docks me so cents for
icing late a few minutes. But
yhen quitting time comes at $50
\. m. we must stay and make up
COR lost time in the morning. The
sanitary conditions here are unbear-
sble. The office in which / work
IS Is by 100 feet. And there is only
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

an hour. Nearly all of their
workers have to get their jobs
through an employment agency,
because the company hardly ever
hires any one at the factory. The
employment agency charges $40
for the job. Several workers be-
sides myself paid this amount at
Popik's employment agency, 1872
fifth floor North Clark street.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

count of sickness. The other day
a wSrker had to stay home day
because of severe illness. Although
he notified the company by telc-
phone the reason of his absence,
Superintendent Wishon replied
that 1--WE are sorry, but We can't
use you any more as we have
ahired another man in your place"
This boss also has a habit of
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

The company offers to start a
worker at 35 cents an hour for
the first week, and if he stays for
the second week he is promised
IS cents an hour, after which the
pay goes back to so cents.
But many workers are fired or
quit before they even get their
second week in. The company fires
workers if they lose a day on ac-
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
"THE FALL OF EVE"
OPENS AT EMBASSY

"The Fall of Eve", Columbia's
latest all-talking picture, opened for
an extended engagement at the En-
bassy Theatre last night.
Patsy Ruth Miller and Arthur
Rankin have the leads. Other play
ers include: Ford Sterling, Gertrude
Astor, Jed Prouty, Fred Kelsey and
Hank Mann. Frank R. Strayer di-
rected the production. Frederick
and Fanny Hatton wrote the dia-
logue.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
A. F. OF |. FAKERS
r UIN The + 0 Cd
UNIONS ON COAST
Conditions Worse Than
Ever
(By O. Worker Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, (By Mail)-Los
Angeles, we'll known for its open
shop system, "red squad" and stool
pigeon army, is working hand in
hand with the A. F. of L. labor fax
ers to keep the workers under the
iron grip of its enemies.
l will speak about "my industry
the food industry. The food work
ers are the most exploited of all.
There are tens of tt usands of
workers Shaving ten and twelve
hours a day in the hotels, clubs,
restaurants and cafeterias for wages
as low as $500 a week. In many
instances they slave eighty-four
hours per week.
The A. F. L. Fakers Arrive.
What is the A. F. of L. doing to
organize these workers? The In
ternational sent Van Beber, who was
made international organizer as a
reward for his action at the last
L VI I1ekhN SOllN lNClIiOLs
Regarding the raise of salaries
amongst the International officers.
After six months of conferences
with managers, heads o. the "Chef
de Cuisine" and the spending of
$4,000, this organizer left the city
in a far worse condition than it had
ever been before. Of course he sue
ceeded in opening the eyes of the
thousands of food workers that this
faker, representing the A. F. of L.,
had no Intention of organizing them.
In Los Angeles we have three
locals of the International, one cooks
and miscellaneous local, one walters
and one mattresses and cafeteria
workers, numbering about 500 in
membership.
A. F. L. Causes Split.
AS usual, these th ee locals are
| fighting against one another. Each
one of these locals are in many in
stances unable to hold membership
meetings due to the lack of quorum
of twenty members.
What is this family of officials
doing to interest the members OF
make their membership an active one
and take part in the organization
Nothing else than to transfer their
headquarters into bootlcyging and
gambling Joints.
Progressives to the Front.
The progressive elements of these
locals and the thousands of unorgan,
lied food workers are more and
more losing faith in this job holding
gang and looking .erly forward
new militant industrial union. The
present strike of New York fooc
workers is followed with great in
terest by the food workers Of Los
Angeles-who are at present be.
tween two fires-the open shoppers
and the A. F. of L. betrayers.
The Cleveland convention will be
the starting point for the organiza.
tion of the tens of thousands of fooc
workers in the hotels, restaurants
cafeterias, bakeries, packing houses
canning houses, workers who realize
that only through an Industrial
Union, under the leadership of the
TUEL can the present situation il
our industry with its apparatus Of
labor takers, employment office!
and race and national discrimination
be abolished. Forward to a foot
workers Industrial Union local il
Los Angeles. --FRENCHY.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

sending workers back home if
they fail to punch their time cards
several minutes before starting
time.
1t is plain that the company
works in collaboration with the
employment agency to fleece the
last pennies out of the unemployed
workers.
The work is terribly unhealthy
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
EATON AXLE co.
STRIKERS MUST
SPREAD FIGHT
Shake Loose from the
A. F. L. Misleaders
By a Worker Correspondent.

CLEVELAND, (By MaiD = The
strike of the polishers and buffers of
the Eaton Axle Company is on, but
the rest of the workers have done
nothing to support the strike.
The polishers and buffers have
been cut-THEY WILL BE NEXT.
The press operators face a cut i'm
mediately. If the polishers and buff
fers are forced back to work on the
cut conditions, then the rest of the
Eaton workers will have wages
slashed.
How can they stop this?
The only way is for every man to
come out on strike!
We face speed-up and worse con-
ditions the same as the polishers
and buffers. We too are having the
life worked out of US. Do we wan
to improve our conditions-or do we
want the company to beat us down
still lower?
The only way to prevent any low
ering of conditions and to get bet
ter conditions is to strike.
Polishers and buffers have been
out for three days, and have not
made any progress.
Because they are not using the
right methods.
Every man must get on the picket
line with banners; pull out every
man in the plant; spread the strike
also to the main and 65th street
plants; elect a strike committee of
the rank and file.
They have not done any of these
things, which will help to spread the
strickland win!
They keep only a few men on the
picket line-and they don't talk to
the workers still on the job. They
have done nothing to pull out the
other men. They have done nothing
to get out the men in the main and
65th street plant. They have nc
strike committee.
Their union is doing nothing for
them. 1t will do nothing for them
Only big strike will help-and the
A. F. of L. officials want no strikes
They want peace with the bosses;
they want the workers to pay dues
and their salaries. This is not in
the interest of the workers-but the
A. F. of L. officials do not worry
about the workers.
The polishers and buffers must
win this strickland if the A. F. Of
L. officials will not help in the fight
and they will not-throw then
overheard!
The stool pigeons of the A. F. Of
L. say that the Trade Union Edu.
cational League is an organization
of the open-shoppers-the American
Plan. This is a contemplate lie.
The Trade Union Educationa
League is organizing new industria
unions in this country to put up &
fight for the workers. The Nationa
Miners Union, the National Textile
Workers Union and the Nationa
Needle Workers Industrial Unior
are unions of the Trade Union Edu
cational League. These are militant
unions that were built up out of {
fight.
The A. F. of l.. officials are work
ing hand in hand with the bosses
and are selling out the workers. D,
you want to win this strike?
If you do, then carry on the figh
in fighting manner.
The TUEL will help you in ever!
way, will send you speakers, organ
izers, will issue leaflets for you.
Every man on strike; every mai
on the picket line;
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
EIGHTY PERCENT
OF MEMBERS ARE
FOR 4 WALK-OUT
Low Wages in Stogie
Industry Factories
(BY a Worker Correspondent

(BY Worker Correspondent
WHEELING, w. Va. (By Mail) I.
The Marsh and Son Cigar Co. en-
ploys about 800 men stogie makers
and about $50 women workers as
strippers.
The stogie is one of the main in
dustries in Wheeling. The Marsh
Company has succeeded in putting
cut of business not only the smaller
shops, but is threatening the exist
cnce of the big plants of the Polack
Manufacturing Co., makers of the
Crown" cigars.
The Marsh Company developed
rom a small shop before the war
into big plant, and this growth in
he Marsh Company correspcnded to
the increasing misery and unbear-
able conditions of the stogie max
crs and the strippers.
Conditions Are Miserable.
Although the stogie makers in
Wheeling are organized in the Cigar
Takers International Union, affili-
ted with the A. F. of L., our lot
as miserable as that of the unor-
,anized.
The average wage of a stogie
maker is $3.50 day at a nerve
reaking work. We are paid $40
aar 1000 stogies, but in reality we
IRE getting only SO per 1000. We
ere paying 45 cents for box filler,
rnough only to make 1000 stogies.
We are forced to pack the stogies
where in other shops packers are
employed to pack the stogies.
The worst thing is the unwork-
BILE stock of which the stogies are
made. The work is piece-work and
he time lost due to bad wrappers
ard filters amounts to over 81 day.
Stogie Makers Militant.
The stogie makers have retained
their former militancy and fighting
mood; especially is this true of the
.men and women working in the
Marsh shop.
Recently committee was formed
Ito interview the bosses and demand
q 81 increase per 1000 stog1es and
better stock to work.
The company, sensing our unity
and determination, asked for a
weeks time to consider" the de.
lnands. Meanwhile, a special meet
ing was held and a strike vote taken
lin case the company refuses our
demands, be prepared to strike.
Over 80 per cent voted in favor of
"a strike. Although we are small in
number the strike, if it takes place,
will be very significant and an indi-
cation of conditions prevailing
widespread in the Wheeling indus
try at the present time.
Progressive Bunch.
The Wheeling Stogie Makers Lo-
cal SOL has always supported the
progressive wing of the American
labor movement. They supported
the Save-the- Union Committee of
the Miners and sent over $1,000 to
the Pennsylvania and Ohio miners
relief committee. They raised
money for the Gastonia textile
strikers and elected two delegates
to the Trade Unity Convention to
represent the left wing minority
movement of the Cigar Makers In
ternational Union.
Fakers Running Union.
During the Wcrld War the Cigar
Makers Union numbered 41,000
members, now they number less
than 10000, with only 10 per cent
Of the cigar workers organized. The
cigar workers are among the most
anderpaid in the country. The cam
paign to organize the unorganized
will never be realized by the reac-
4ionary officialdom, but only under
he lead of the left wing and the 7
II. Ell. STOGIE MAKER.
Among NIL the classes that con-
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

because of use of red lead, and
half of the workers that have
stayed there any length of time
are suffering lead poisoning.
The bosses are ruthless and ar
rogant and drive the workers like
slaves. Anyone who is seen a
minute idle, even if compelled to
wait for materials, is given he'll by
the bosses.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

But the Chicago capitalist news
papers are too busy boosting pros
perity to know that slave pens
like this exist; it is only The
Daily Worker and the Communist
Party that are exposing the rot
ten conditions and vicious exploit
alton that the workers suffer in
this period of capitalist prosper
ity.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

pie in the office tell me I look
slightly thin, but am extremely vig-
orous and full of energy. Not much
sunburnt but quite tanned.
(The End.)
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
IN" WRITES WORKER OF UNION BATTERY co. Il

/ hope my fellow workers will
learn more about our movement
and how to improve our conditions
by reading The Daily Worker and
visiting our party headquarters at
2021 w. Division st.
"A BATTERY WORKER.
For a Four Weeks Holiday for
Young Workers.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

(This is the fourth INSTALL ,
ment of a vivid account by a
worker in one of the govern
ment offices in Moscow of a
vacation trip he took last year
in the Caucasus.)
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
a. . WORKER Correspondentl

by a Worker Correspondent
5 !, CHICAGO, (By MaiD - The
Union Battery Co., 2750 S. Troy
St., Chicago, is the worst slave
pen I have worked in yet.
They employ nearly 200 work.
ers here making batteries; over
8 900 of them are common labor
ers getting an average of so cents
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

The working class cannot simply
lay hold of the ready-mnde state
machinery, and WELD it for its own
purpose. This ne,5 Commune (Paris
COmmune) breaks the modern state
pOvcr.-Mnrx.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

After every revolution marking n
progressive phase in the class strug-
gle. the purely repressive character
of the State power stands out In
boIdeF and holder relfef.--Marx.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

Among all the classes that con-
front the bourgeoisie today, the
proIetariat alone Is really revolu-
ti0nary-Mnrx.
The daily worker., 1929-06-18
Moscow, Aug. 21

MOSCOW, Aug. Il.
Back in dear old Moscow again.
Arrived 10:40 a. m. Have completed
$500 kilometers by rail, PIT kilo-
meters by bus, and PIP kilometers
on foot. / feel as fresh as an April
spring onion. Am ready for good
long swim in the Moscow river. Peo-
The daily worker., 1929-06-18

On Train to Moscow, Aug. 10.
I had the good luck to get ticket
on this train. People are waiting
for days. Terribly hot, hotter than
in the Caucasus. Now I am sure to
be in Moscow on the 21st.
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Cleveland Park Bus Now Runs to Kann's

Coaches in this service will pass the at Stl
and D Streets NV every 20 minutes from AM. Il
PM. every week day. Buses now routed EaS
from 10th and SITS. NV to 9Th ST., South to
ST, West to 18th St and North to ST., where regu
lar route is resumed