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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
Outbreak Grows IN
Ven ozJrela; Power
OF Gomez TTenacad

BALBOA. Canal Zone Feb. "a.
A. passcr~er arrivin1 on a boat f~ol"
Maracaiho, Venezuela, declares that
the Cedenos outbreak has cscuweQ
proportions that greatly endenger-
the Dictator, Gomez, who has re-
sorted TO CONSUMPTION of civilians
into the army to meet Cedenos. The
latter, with two or three thousand
poorly armed followers. mostly
poems, is marching from the interior
through country which is without
roads.
Cedenos aims to reach the Pa
lenque ranch, belonging to Gomez,
On which Gomez hos imprisoned at
hard labor several hundred rebel
lious students. These prisoners were
forced to build the road by Gomez
from Maracay to his ranch. Ce-
demos hopes the students will join
him If he can take the ranch-prison.
The traveller reports that the Ce-
Geno revolt is financed by Colon
bian business houses interested in
the overthrow" Of the Gomez re-
ginae, though these Colombian"
business houses may turn out to be
British oil interests who are dis
pleased at the most valuable conces-
sicns being given to American COM
panies. Gomez, by CONSUMPTION, has
now $4,000 soldiers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
"Kibitzey" Is Weak in Logic
But Is Strong IN Amusement

pRoBABLY the most amusing
comedy Of the current season is
now playing at the Royale Theatre.
1t is titled "Kibitzer," and is the
product of 10 Swerling and Edward
G. Robinson.
Gales of laughter sweep through
The audience on West 45th st. And,
in our Judgment, the comedy will
continue to entertain audiences for
many, many nights to come. If
anyone has the blues and wants to
forget his or her troubles for sew
eral hours, nothing better than
"Kibitzer'' can be recommended.
And, when all is said and done, the
play is of no more Importance than
"Abie's Irish Rose" or the musical
comedies that bring in the shekels
for their producers year after year.
The play is first-class entertainment
and does not pretend to be anything
else.
/. Lazarus owns a cigar store on
Amsterdam Ave, New York City.
He is the kibitzer. Every night
crowd from the neighborhood visits
the. cigar store and plays pinochle,
bets on the races, prize fights and
bucks the stock market. Lazarus,
living up to the Jewish term of
kibitzer. gives advice, most of which
IS worthless. 1t he tells a friend to
bet on a horse, that is almost a
sure SIGN that it will not win. His
advice in the card games is equally
valuable"
Through certain odd turn of
fate, the pest Of Amsterdam Ave.
visits a millionaire and is able to
save mis- life by putting a waste
basket on the head of the man who
wants to kill him. OF course, it is
all stupid, but the amusing dialogue
rlafes ore forget now unreal it is.
That is worthy tribute to the play
wrights.
Edward G. Robinson, one of the
authors of the play, portrays the
part of the kibitzer. Whenever he
appears on the stage the audience
knows that they are going to be
amused, and they are never disap-
pointed.
The supporting cast is excellent
It includes Jacob Kaufman, Alexis
Poliarov, Jeanne Greene and Eu-
~sne Powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
ELECTRICIANS
TURN DOWN Low
WAGES ON JOB
Work for Sun Ship
building Co. Hazardous
by a Worker Correspondent

(By a w 0fker Correspondent
Another difference between the
electric welders and the Sun Ship
building and Dry Dock Company re-
suited in the discharge of six en-
ployes on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
The Sun Ship Company picked
seven men to leave the shop, which
is the boiler shop, and go to Pauls-
boro, N. j., on an outside job. These
men have been receiving 70 cents
per hour and were expected to work
for the same price.
The workers had found out that
the job mad been let to the Belmont
Iron Works. a local firm at Eddy
stone, adjoining the Baldwin Loco
motive Works to the north. l be-
lieve the Belmont also has offices in
New York City. Also the workers
had found out that the iron work
ers on the job would receive $1.35h
Ter hour.
The electric workers thought that
because of the extremely cold
weather and the extra hazard that
the job was worth more money. The
terms of the men were 81 per hour,
time to be from leaving until re-
turning; they were not to lose time
on account of delays not caused by
them.
After two conferences, which
were before the vice-president Of
the company, they met with no sue
cess, as the vice-president said that
his hands were tied in the matter
and he could do nothing.
The foreman gave the men. their
discharge slips. On the slip given
to the spokesman was written. "DO
NOT REHIRE." The spokesman Of
fered protest to this, citing his rec
ord of eight years of service and
stating that he did not think it fair
to blacklist him for being spokes-
man, as he had been chosen by the
men to represent them. In the aft
erroon the men were represented
by two others, and at three o'clock
IN the afternoon the men left the
yard with all their money.
Another one Of the men had been
IN the employ Of the company for
Ten wears.
The company says that they have
been good to the men" in the past,
and the men reminded them that
they were good TO the company. The
job is a 100-foot tank IT, stand up-
right in, which makes it difficult
job to weld the under-sealn Of buck
straps at joints.
The New York office of the Bel
mont has asked what Is tying up
the job. The clause in agreement
forfeit money to be paid if not con-
structed on time is conveniently over
come by the counter clause (unle5s
prevented by labor trouble).
Some remarks made by chairman
of company union: "The foreman is
partly to blame, because he hasn't
the proper dignity and command to
court the respect of the men and
allows them to develop an attitude
of independence. This has become
a habit with the men"
Employment man said: SIT would
have been better if they had been
fired two weeks ago. when they re-
fused to work overtime"
e M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
CO. ENDS
LUNCH HOUR IN
Great SPEEDUp
2 Wash Sinks for 400
Workers
(Bp q Worker CorrespondeMtl


TRENTON, N. J. by MaiO.-I
am writing to tell of the conditions
of those who work for the Keystone
Aircraft Co.
The whole factory has only two
wash sinks for the AGO men who
work there. There is no closet for
the men to keep their clothes and
lunches in, in the whole plant. There
are only six water closets for the
400 men.
The men used to have lunch from
10 to 1920 q. N. and in the after
noon from 8 to 500. Now they have
taken the lunch time away. alto
gether. The most sreeded IN de.
partnents are the tinshop ard the
covering and tube room.
The won;en workers get go cents
an hour. Those who slave there a
long time get IS cents an hour. The
men in the covering and the tube
room get 40 to SO cents an hour.
and the speed-up there has lately
been doubled.
The we~es in the tinshop are from
80 to so cents an hour. Most of
them get less than 70 cents an hour.
Recently, in the exampling de-
partment, they have begun to take
on men at only So cents an hour.
Three months ago, several Of the
men were badly burned when g pes-
senrer plane burned. These men
have not been able to resume work
yet. AT this time, the company tried
to do away with extra pay for over
time, but did not succeed. Since
then the company's straw-boss in
the covering department has tried
to do away with extra pay for over
time several times.
We work five days a week 471s
hours. In TIE wing department they
sent qcita few men home last
Monday ard ordered them to return
to work Saturday at straight time.
That is the start of the siy-day
week, or 81 hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
SPEEDUP GROWS
IN ADVERTISING
PLANT ON COAST
Work Less Than Half
the Time
(Bu a Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO (By MaiD.-
Several times lately when coming
out of the Foster and Kleiser slave
pens l have noticed several com.
rades distributing Daily Workers al
the workers entrance and also at the
office entrance.
The slaves of this outdoor adver-
Using plant, which has a virtual
monopoly of the whole Pacific Coast
from the British Columbia line tc
the Mexican border, are as yet un.
awakened to the class struggle.
We work at what is known as
scarcity trade. This is so-called
because work is scarce and few can
do it. Speedup and efficiency
methods have been adopted; we are
told to paint masterpieces" but
"bat" out the work, and are promptly
laid off. 1 work less than half the
time. Strangers looking for work
are given the "bum's rush."
I am not working but am sending
So to help the Daily Worker.
AWAKENED SLAVE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
Get MONEY OF
WORKERS WITH
PROMISE OF JOB
Held by Contract, Girls
Are Victims
(Bu q Worker Consequently

.
CHICAGO (By MaiD i'm Chi
cago there is a private telegraphy
school for the purpose of "educat-
ing" girls in the cart" of telegraph
operating. This so-called school at
tracts unemployed working girls by
a false ad stating that the prospec-
tive pupil will be given job and
a good salary while studying in the
evening.
When the unfortunate job-seeker
2pplies she is asked to sign con-
tract binding her to the payment of
S175 in weekly SANS until she COM
pletes the study Of the subject which,
according to their statement, re-
CURES a period of about 8 months
for the average student. At the end
of that time, if the student passes
the examination successfully, she is
given a diploma and promised a po-
sition as full-fledged capable tele-
graph operator. If she fails she is
entitled to study until she has mas
tered the subject.
However, the contract contains
nothing binding on the part of the
school or anything in the nature Of
a guarantee. The new pupil, dazzled
by the hope of the ong-sought-for
job, gladly gives her signature plus,
of course, down payment, and i'm
mediately becomes disillusioncd.
AS soon as the girl enters the
school she is confronted with the
sign that she has not been sold a
Job but a course in telegraphy.
However, they will help her find
employment, which they don't even
try to do! They take not the slight
est interest in her except to demand
their payments. The girl, har-
raised and worried over her lack of
unemployment, is thrust into class
where she learns practically moth
ing at all. Instruction is given in
a poor. unsatisfactory, hurried man.
ner. Not the least bit of desire or
interest is shown on the part of the
instructors to make the work more
comprehensive for the pupil or to
help in any way whatsoever.
She soon finds that according to
these methods of teaching it will
take her an endless time to COM
plete the study. The school does
not care whether the pupil is MAX
ing Roadway. how she struggles with
the subject, whether she is in class
too advanced for her capacity of
learning, whether she is employed,
whether she is prompt-,or slow, or
whether she exists at all!
But-she must pay her tuition.
After being slave to her employer
she must be a slave to them--pay
them her hard-earned money in re-
turn for "the privilege of being their
pupil and merely visiting the
school,"
And this is an example of your
fine American capitalism; this is
law! The government allows this
corruption of its social institutions
without lifting a hand to stop it.
Legitimate robbery, imperialist
style, and yet this is only one of the
many countless ways in which they
take advantage CT our working class
youth.
A WOMAN WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

policy, the 7 U. E. L. organization
ally remains as vague, as uncrystal-
liked, as indefinite, as it was in the
old days when it was purely pro-
paganda organization.
"Such a situation is intolerable.
1t calls for the most drastic and re-
lentless overhauling, review, and re-
formulation of the organizational
tasks Of the T. U. E. L. in prepare
ton for the coming National Con-
ference of our organization"
He proposes a change of name, to
"Trade Union Unity League" dues
paying, Capitalization of finances,
more Experimentation, more at
tention to Negro workers, more en-
phasis on the international aspects,
that the T. U. U. L. appear in the
organization of new unions in it's
own name, and that "the new unions
shall be known to the masses, from
their inception, as sections of the
broad national movement (the T. U.
U. L. which is in process of becom-
ing a new national trade union CEN
ter, and which is itself in turn a
section of the international class
trade union movement (the r. /.
L. w."
Other articles in the February is
sue are: Soviet Unions Guard
Workers Health, by Albert Coyle;
The Anthracite, by Pat Toohey;
Latin-American Workers Unite, by
Harrison George; Mella, Cuban
Communist, Murdered; Left Needle
Workers Union Prepares for Strug-
gle, by H. Koretz; The U. S. Pre-
pares for War, by George Pershing;
John j. Walker-Labor Faker, by
VIM. 2. Foster; The Machinists'
UNIONS Urge Struggle; w. N. Doak,
Election, by VIM. Simons; Soviet
Capitalist Agent, by Sidney Bloom
field; T. U. E. L. Greets Mexican
Workers; Smash the Terror of the
Jugo-Slavian Military Clique, and
Editorials.
The magazine is beautifully illus
trated with pictures showing indus
trial scenes and militant labor lead
e-->
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

every day, really threatening him,
"You don't have to give, but you
had better give at least SO cents, or
that amount will be taken from
your pay" And, sure enough, 80
cents was taken from the pay of
those who did not help give
banquet to Uppercu, the boss, who
is celebrating the 25th anniversary
of his business. If a man refused
to give to make feast for Uppercu,
the clerk would keep bothering him
and many gave because they feared
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
AUTOMOBILES and NeW Form
OF T.U.EL. IN Labor Unitv

"The automobile industry has pre-
sented an idyllic picture for the
capitalists. Tremendous profits, Con-
tented workers, no labor unions or
strikes, absolute autocracy by the
employers, an open shop paradise.
What more could the employers ask
on this earth? All over the world
they boasted that in the magic
formula of mass production and
high wages they had found the
solution of the labor problem. Not
Marx but Ford, they said, pointed
the way of progress for the workers.
And the social democrats of the
world, at heart agents of the CAPT
talists, re-echoed their slogans and
helped to squeeze the workers into
the speed-up programs of the en-
ployers," says VIM. z. Foster, ma
tional secretary of the Trade Union
Educational League, in the February
issue of the Leagues official organ,
the illustrated, monthly magazine.
Labor Unity.
''But now the whole situation
changes" says Foster. "Trouble is
brewing in the automobile industry"
Part of the trouble comes from
the steady reductions in the num-
Der Of jobs, thru naturalization and
flooding of the market. Part of it
is the battle between auto manu-
facturers, Foster explains:
"The workers need organization.
The beginning is made, with the con-
ference of delegates from 35 organi-
cations, representing $4,000 work.
ers, held in Detroit last month under
the auspices of the Auto Workers
Union"
"The organization of the auto
workers is the task of the Left
wing" says Foster. 1T can be ac-
complished only in the face of the
most powerful opposition of the
employers and the government, and
of, those agents Of American imperi-
alism, the A. F. of L. leaders,"
Earl Browder writes of the need
ed organization of the T. U. E. l..
He says:
Al spit~ of it~ elA~- and dafinita
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
G0GOL'S INSPECTOR GENERAL
AT YIDDISH ART THEATRE

The schedule of the week at the
Yiddish Art Theatre will include:
This evening, Gogol's comedy, "The
Inspector General" ("Revizor") :;
Tuesday. Peretz Hirshbein's "The
Blacksmith's Daughter; Wednes-
Gay evenings bill will include three
one-act plays; Thursday evening,
lisa Kramer, lyric singer, and per-
formance of Rolland's Evolves" On
Friday evening, twice on Saturday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
The Mew Progressive" in the
American Federation OF Labor
By EARL BROWDER.

Someone has defined a "progres
sive" as being one who, when elected
to office in the trade unions, would
not run off with the treasury. Thai
has hitherto been about the only
generally accepted criterion fol
judging who is a progressive. This
is. however, now to be all changed
The "progressives" are going tc
clarity their thinking. define theil
purpose, and organize their efforts.
At least so we are promised in g
manifesto published in Labor Age
February issue, in the name of the
editors of that magazine and their
friends in Brookwood Labor College
It became of some Importance tt
properly estimate this new effort o.
"progressivism," what it is, why il
appears at this time. what is its
role generally in the labor movement
and what attitude towards it must
be taken by revolutionary trade
unionists.
VIVA tbs the New ''Progressivism" !?
The new program for progressives
is summarized by Labor Age" in
list of sixteen points, as follows
81. Organize the masses of un-
skilled and semi-skilled. 2. APP
peal primarily to workers instead
of to EMPLOYERS in organizing eff
forts. 3. Fxnose and FIGHT Ma
tional Civil Federation influence
in the labor movement. a. Insist
that union membership shall not
be denied because of race. or nolit-
Gus views or affiliations. s.. Fipht
for the RIGHT of minority or on
position to exist in the movement
6. Fight iniunctions and yellow
dog contracts. 7. CAMPAIGN for
social insurance. s. ENCOURAGE CO.
operative enterprises. 9. EN-
phasize labor's goal as a social or
der controlled by workers. 10.
Work out effective methods of col
lective BARGAINING ard of union
control, without sacrificino the
unions INDEPENDENCE. II. Strug-
gle for the five-day week, higher
wages and better conditions. IL.
Advocate RECOGNITION of Soviet
Russia by the United States. 10.
Work to make the American labor
movement anti-imperialistic and
anti-militaristic. ID. Assert the
principle that labor must be in
ternational in its spirit and activ-
tiles. Is. Develop a labor party
based on mess organization of in
dustrial workers. 16. Support a
broad workers education move
ment based on progressive con-
cepts."
Here in each point is an echo of
the program of revolutionary union
ism, reduced to terms as abstract
as possible, but still recognizable. It
is heartfelt" and it is a PROGRAM
touching every field of working
class activity. In short, we have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

COMPEL CADILLAC AUTO SLAVES BANQUET TO THE BOSS

But they made us do all sorts of
dirty work in idle time-wash the
walls, paint, etc. Now they have
abolished the 35 cents an hour and
pay us nothing and make us do the
wall-washing and painting, anyway.
The men are unorganized. We
once had strike when piece-work
was introduced, but we lost after
one day. We appealed to the bust
ness agent of the Machinists Union
to organize us, but he did nothing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

given out to every worker at the
service and repair station of the Up
percu Cadillac Corporation at 70
Columbus Ave, New York City,
where 100 to $50 mechanics slave
and over 500 work all together. But
it is lie that the workers are not
compelled to give this "gift" to their
boss, Uppercu, the man who en-
slaves and Expresses them.
When a clerk came around with
this card he said to the workers:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

ltold to go to a certain place where
they could hire one. Besides giving
the contribution each worker had to
buy S. ticket to the banquet. The
contributions will also help to buy
Uppercu compass for his new
yacht.
The mechanics at the Cadillac
Uppercu work at piece-work, The
wages used to be $40 a week., but
now they are as low as $18 to $25 a
week. We used to be paid 35 cents
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

they might lose their jobs if they
did not.
The clerk told the workers who
gave contributions to the banquet:
"0f course, you can't come to the
banquet, at the Aston Hotel, dressed
in ordinary clothes. You will have
to buy dress suit"
When workers said they could not
afford a full dress suit, they were
an hour in idle time-that is, be-
tween jobs, when we were not idle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
Oh a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
"The employees are giving Mr..
Uppercu a present for his 25th an
piversary. Do you wish to contrib
ute to the fund? If you do, please
write on this card the amount you
wish to give and turn this card over
to Miss Manning. Remember, there
is nothing compulsory about this.
The giving is purely voluntary"
Thus reads a card which was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
Gas Mantle Plant Lays
Off Over 100 Workers

GLOUCESTER, N. J. (By Mail) !.
: Over 100 workers of the Welsbach
Gas Mcntle Co. were laid off re-
Gently. "A number Of the workers
laid off had been working in the
Welsback plant for 30 years or
more. The Welsback Co. has laid
off hundreds in the past year or so
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

and twice on Sunday, Maurice
Schwartz will give performances of
the theatres newest production.
"Major Noah," play of American
Jewish life a century ago, by Harry
Sackler.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25
Belrian Quarrymen
Win 19-Mcnth Strike

BRUSSELS, Belgium (By Mail).
After a strike of 10 months, the
quarrymen of the Ourthe and Am
bleve Valleys has won an increase
of 2 per cent. The strike was con-
Quoted with great militancy and
picket lines were maintained during
the entire 10 months. All workers
will be taken back.
Inoq ue rs eIsM usu qua 10 suIe,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

SHOVEL WORKERS STRIKE
WYOMING, Pa. (By MaiD.-
Shovel makers of the Wyoming
Shovel Co., $50 in number, have
struck against poor conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

Christian Socialism n but the holy
wnter with which the priest cOnse.
crates the henrtburninEs Of the Nris-
tocrnt.--Knrl Marx Communist Man.
lfcsto).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

The prOletnrian movement In
the sclf-c o > o q =. Independent
movement Of the Immense major-
ity.-Karl Marx (COnimunist Manu-
festO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

No sooner II the exploitation OF
the labOrer by the manufacturer.
80 far mt an end, that he receives
his wages in cash, then he II set
upon by the other portions Of the
bourgeOisie, the landlord, the shop
keeper. the pawnbroker, etc.-Karl
Marx CAsimunist Manifesto). 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-25

The mert instollment Of this ar
ticle to be published tomorrow, will
discuss the background of the "pro-
gressfUes," their attitude and &C.
lions totoard the new Left wing
unions, and in the recent strikes led
by the Left ming and Communists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
LAKELAND PITCHERS
PROMISE CHAMPIONS

J. w. C.. Mack, colored merchant
has been appointed chairman Of the
Lakeland, Md. horseshoe pitchers who
will compete in the colored section of
The Washington Stars tournament for
the Metropolitan District championship.
Mack claims his town has the cham
pion, both male and female" said
Arthur A. Greene. general chairman Of
the colored section. today. But" he
added, we hear the same from Felix
Brewer. who will direct at Muirkirk,
BeltSville and vicinity
The Muirkirk event will draw a large
entry from the Bureau of Animal In
dustry, where horseshoe pitching has
been popular for five years.
The Paramount Heights pitchers have
been organized with Henson Brooks as
chairman and he is busy routing out
the old-timers.
The Carlyle Field Club. which an
nounced its intention several days ago
Of cleaning up the colored barnyard
golfers of Washington, isn't so cocky
today following a defeat by the Rare
back Club. However, the Carlyles may
get even in match to be played this
afternoon on the Bareback courts.