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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
BUDD AUTO MAD-HOUSE
Fingers, Arms Cut Off in Dizzy Speed

worker has to keep up with the
machine in order to make out.
Girls can average SIG a week in
the small presses and run the same
risks of losing a finger as the men.
Large presses are run by crew of
A men, who average so cents per
hundred pieces. They sometimes
swing 1000 day, and are usually
in danger of losing an arm or a
hand. Safety tools are provided, but
in the haste to make out a miss
trip on the part of the press often
takes its toll.
No means of ventilation is pro-
vided and the place is an oven in
the summer time. When the layoff
takes place (they have just laid off
10000 the employment office is de-
luged with begging letters from
wives and mothers of workers beg
ging another chance for their own
folk who have been slated to go.
The drivers are all Of the policemen
type.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
MARGERINE COMBINE

ROTTERDAM, Holland (Ly MaiD
The huge margarine combine of
Jurgens and Van Den Bergh, with
interests in 20 eastern European
and headquarters in Hol-
land, has taken over the Schicht
works with hundreds of factories IN
Holland and other countries. Thou
sands of workers may be laid off
due to the combine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
FOREMAN MADE
Steel WORKERS
PAY him CRAFT
Jones and Laughlin
Slaves Robbed
(Bu q Worker Correspondentl

ALIQUIPPA, Pa, (By MaiD. -
Edward K. Griffiths, a foreman in
the tube mill of the Jones and
Laughlin steel plant in Aliquippa for
a long time ran a systematic collec-
ton of money from the workers in
the department in which he was
foreman, forcing the workers to
come across to him, on pain of los
ing their jobs. Altho many workers
complained of this long time, Crit
fiths was only recently arrested, al
tho Jones and Laughlin surely knew
about this holdup.
Stole $4,000 of Workers.
Griftiths admitted that for a long
time he had carried the plan out,
and had stolen $4,000 or more from
the workers whom he terrorized.
The scheme was in operation for
years. The foreman collected sums
ranging from one dollar to as much
as $50 from workers. The workers
here were under the impression that
if they did not come across they
would be fired. They were sure that
Jones and Laughlin were in back of
the foreman.
Collecting the Graft.
Griffiths would come around,
stand near a worker, cough until he
had drawn the workers attention,
then stand with his hand behind
his back to receive the money the
workers were terrorized into giving.
Griffiths was formerly a labor
foreman, and was in solid and liked
by the Jones and Laughlin Co. of.
ficials. He gained several promo
lions thru speeding the workers up
and watching out for the company
interest against the workers. The
Jones and Laughlin officials said
they refused to believe the charges
of the workers that they had been
robbed by this foreman even after
Griffiths signed a confession.
The WORKERS in the Jones and
Laughlin mills work II hours a day.
They had to cough up this graft to
Griffith out of measly wage Of
from SIS to about $25 a week. The
Jones and Laughlin police are the
kings of this town and swagger
around showing the workers and
their families their authority"
j. L. STEEL SLAVE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
FIRE 5000 MEN
IN SIX Weeks IN
overland LIANT
Prices Being Cut in
Auto Company
by a Worker Correspondent


TOLEDO, Ohio, (By MaiD The
WilIys-Overland Co. here has laid
off about 5000 or 5000 auto workers
in the last six weeks. The bosses
also have been cutting prices, and
Tightening the inspection on all OPP
erations. This is just as bad as a
price cut.
The workers had prosperity" for
four months and now they are get
ting a vacation without pay. The
workers who are not married and are
highly skilled are leaving just as
soon as they can find other jobs.
The rest Of the WHY'S slaves are
working four or five days a week,
and sometimes, four, five CIR six
hours a day.
There has been no shop paper Is
sued here, but one will soon be es-
tablished. | have been working here
about six weeks, and | expect to be
laid off next week. l have been
preaching DolShSFloHl w oO1LAO VI
the workers and found some friend
ly elements.
Some of the mice" people here
in Toledo are complaining about the
hire and fire system of the Over
land bosses. They do not understand
that this hire and fire system will
be much worse in the near future.
While the workers are shaving
away, WHY'S is travelling around in
Europe, and his daughter is making
her debut" at the royal courts of
Europe. When the workers here get
wise, they will make their debut to
shorter work day and more pay.
M. J. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
PAYS The YOUNG
WORKERS IN HIS
shop S12 A week
Very Filthy Conditions
in the Place
(By a Worker CORRESPONDENT

by q " oFkeF CoFTeSpoHdeHtI
A week ago, Morris White, the
biggest and richest manufacturer OF
leather goods in America was listed
IN the capitalist papers as one OF
those who had contributed to the
Beth Israel Hospital Fund with
sum of $4,000.
What a contrast to the sanitary
conditions prevailing in the Morris
White plant, New York, where 600
workers young and old toll under
unbelievable conditions of slavery.
Filth Shop.
The general appearance of this
factory within is that OF huge pen
with workers crowded like sardines
between the machines and equip
ment. You have to wind your way
from one place to another to avoid
stumbling over boxes and all sorts
of things lying around in the So
called passage way. Not until some
rich visitor is expected is an attempc
made to clear the dust that has ac-
cumulated away.
The toilets are always Uttered and
filthy. The water in the lavatory
sink is shut off. In order that the
foreman can keep stronger watch
on the men, in not wasting too much
of the bosses time, by keeping their
hands clean, the workers have to
wash up in the factory sink which
Is always smeared with paste and
all kinds of dirt. Disease breeding
in his plant, a few thousand dol
lars to a hospital, this is the hypo.
crisy of White.
Terrorize Workers.
When the workers in his plant
read of White giving the hospital
$4,000 they also have in mind the
way of exploitation employed by this
firm. The host of stool pigeons and
so-called foremen, headed by Osip
Wolinsky, right winger and former
manager of the Pocketbook Makers
Union seek to terrorize the workers.
With this terrorism as a whip they
seek to drive the workers with
most vicious speedup system.
Wolinsky has his henchmen in the
administration who are always ready
to do his bidding. Thus the workers
have to fight both Wolinsky spies
in the shop and his spies in the
union.
Young Workers Slave.
The main victims of exploitation
in the Morris White plant are the
young workers. Boys and girls get
as little as $12 week. Altho these
workers called general helpers are
union members they have no union
protection, since the agreement does
not provide a minimum scale for
these helpers. They are forced to
accept any wage the firm offers
them.
Even the more skilled helpers,
whom the agreement does guarantee
a minimum wage, are working for
far less than the scale calls for.
The failure on the part of the
Pocketbook Workers Union to raise
and maintain their wage level is
greatly responsible for the miser-
able conditions of these young work
ers.
Workers of Morris White Co., I'M
less you fight these evils in your
shop conditions will get worse and
worse. Fight our enemies in our
own ranks as well as the boss and
his hirelings. Join the progressive
workers in the trade and support
them in fighting for a real workers
union. Join the Young Workers
Communist League and fight for
better conditions, adult workers join
the Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

TAKERS TURN UNION

o. X. of the union takers, on
charges of violating" the contract,
unless they slave to the limit. The
brotherhood of capital and labor"
is what the machinists' officials
say they stand for.
Well, the machinists themselves
don't stand for this. We are wax
ing up, and we will fight these
friends of the bosses, the officials.
LA FRANCE MACHINIST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

not wish - see them hurt or crippled
as the insurance company will not
make as much profit if too many of
them are hurt or killed. And then
it appears that the company is try
ing to make it easy for the insurance
company.
When many workers are unem-
ployed and are trying to get work,
does the company worry lest the
supply of human machines will be-
come exhausted? Then why all this
noise about safety? The workers
are still being injured, they are
being speeded up to greater activity.
Can anyone really observe safety
when they are compelled to work a.
topnotch speed? Do you take time
to see that everything is O. K. when
you are drir !?
A safety campaign has become
general in Chester. All t!.e factories
are talking it. Even the Bell Tele-
phone Company has put out a
special write up. All the open shop
joints are included in this.
This safety stuff is the bunk.
When you get hurt try to get it by
accident, as hernia rupture is
Damned" at the Sun Ship. You jus,
can't get it here. If you get hernia
from lifting heavy loads instead Of
using crane. Well, 'you juss
didn't get it here, you had it when
you came" If you want redress you
will have to bring suit against the
insurance company and prove that
you got it here. Then you may find
that your examination card will show
that you had it when you were hired
80 per cent of the workers have it,
it is said.
A worker hurt on the job at Pauls-
buro notified the Sun Ship Company
in less than the required "a hours.
But he was told that he would have
to bring suit against the insurance
company in New Jersey and prove
that he developed it on the job be-
fore he could get redress.
There is only one safe way to have
safety and that is to organize your
shop and form committees and pre-
sent demands to the boss that will
guarantee conditions under which
you can work with some degree OF
safety. Also hours of labor that
will be consistent with your good
health.
A crane at the Wetherill plant of
the Sun Ship with lifting capacity
of 20 tons is many times put to the
strain of $1,000 lbs exceeding its
registered strength by $4,000 lbs.
The chains have parted many times
under this additional strain. 1t has
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

ficials have been Boosting that
victory" has been won.
The strike was a fight for
union recognition. For a year the
American La France Co. said it
would never under any circum-
stances deal with the union. Then
suddenly the Machinists Union
takers entered into contract with
the company, which for class-col-
liberation can't be beaten. This
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
JOHN GOLDEN HAS TWO PLAYS
FOR BROADWAY

Now that the success of "Let Us
Be Cay" at the Little Theatre, is
assured, John Golden has turned to
the new plays planned for next fall.
These include "Salt Water" pre-
viously labeled Barracuda" by
Dan Jarrett, which goes into rehear-
sal this week for an Atlantic City
tryout, and "When In Rome" by
John Kirkpatrick, which will follow
two weeks later. The cast assem-
bled for "Salt Water" includes
Spencer Tracy, Patricia Barclay, Pa
tricia O'Hearn, Charles Latte, Will
liam Wadsworth, Carolyn Hum
phreys and Alan Goode.
Chamberlain Brown has accepted
for immediate production new light
comedy by Helen Lambert, entitled
Commencement Days." Charles
Lyman will be featured in the COM
edy which will open the middle of
June in Hartford, Conn. Brown has
engaged Alexander Leftwich to d.
rect Fright Off the Boat" the new
musical farce featuring FRITZ
Scheff, which went into rehearsal
yesterday. Mr.. Leftwich recently
directed "The Little Show"
Others in the cast of Fright Off
the Boat" includes Roy Darcy
Elizabeth Murray, Frank Beaston
Hugh O'Connell, Jerry Whyte and
Warren Pettinger. 1t opens at the
Vanderbilt Theatre on June A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

Accidents are getting more fire.
quent in the shop. If we refuse to
work under the speedup, we are
told the company will so to the
union takers, and they will see
that the speedup is obeyed by the
machinists. The Grand Lodge and
the local union have become slave
drivers for the American-La
France Co. The workers will be
fired by the company, with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

plant of this character can be OPP
Grated more efficiently under an
agreement with the union than it
can under an open shop basis"
In these words the A. f. of l.. and
the Machinists Union, both the
local and national officials. have
given their o. X. to the fiercest
speedup the company cares to put
over on us in the plant here.
The speedup has already begun.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
SELLOUT AGREEMENT

EDMONTON, Alberta (By Mail.)
Union carpenters must work an
other year at 81 an hour on a.
hour week schedule, continuing the
old agreement. The officials signed
this agreement although the men
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
TERMINAL STRIKE WON

LONDON (By Mai).-A light
ring strike by the workers of the
Gibson Terminal Co. at Ealing was
successful. The workers demanded
an increase of six pence per gross
and they struck so suddenly that the
company had to give in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

contract makes the Machinist
Union nothing but a company
union for the La France Co.
Under a clause in the contract,
the union is pledged to demon
strate the efficiency of the closed
shop over the open shop. The
union agrees to use its best eff
forts to promote the highest labor
efficiency in the plant and to dem
onstrate in every way that any
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

been found necessary to use cables
instead Of chains. What is likely to
happen some Of these days?
This is required Of an operator Of
this old crane.
/ can't see the logic Of talking
safety when the opposite is practised.
~ IS. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
by a Worker Correspondent

ELMIRA, N. Y, (By MaiD.-
After the machinist of the Amer
lean La France Fire Engine and
Fire Extinguisher Co. here were
on strike for over a year, the
strike was suddenly settled by the
takers in charge of the A. F. of
L. Machinists Union, and the Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

The lower middle class. the small
manufactures. the shOpkeeper, the
artisan, the peasant, all these fight
against the bOurEe 0isie, to save
from extinction their existence as
fractions of the middle class. They
are therefore not revolutionary, but
cOnscrvative.--Karl Marx (COmmu-
mist ManifestO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

For a Four Weeks Holiday for
Young Workers.!
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14

Society and in the Putnam Council Of
Catholic Women.
The funeral service and solemn high
mass of requiem were from St. Mary's
church Monday morning at 1918 o.
clock. The mass was sung by Rev.
Thomas McGarry of Ansonia. with Fa-
Their Bolieau as deacon and Father
Casey as sub-deacon. The music Tor
the mass was by a quartet from st.
Mary's choir with Miss Rose Metras at
the organ. The large number of floral
pieces and the many spiritual bouquets
denoted the affection and esteem in
which Miss Mason was held. Among
those at the funeral were cousins from
Webster and Providence. The burial
was in st. Mary's cemetery, the COM
initial service being conducted by Rev.
U. o. Bellerose. The bearers were
Thomas F. Ryan, Thomas F. Duffy,
William Reardon, John Billings, Ed
ward Mullan, John Duffy.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
LEGION TO OBSERVE
10TH ANNIVERSARY
Local Post Auxiliary Will Ban
quet Friday Evening.-ln-
formal Program
Legion's European Headquarters to
Be Dedicated July 4

The Anselm Mavotte Post. No. 49,,
Of this city. together with the auxil
larry. will hold a Joint meeting and
banquet at Arnold's Sea Grill. Friday
evening at seven o'clock The pro-
gram will be informal but will be in
eommemoration of the tenth ami
versary Of the organization Of the le-
gion.
One of the outstanding events Of
the national Observance Of the lie
gion's tenth anniversary viii be the
dedication. July 4th. by National
Commander Paul V. McNutt. of the
Legion's European Headquarters in
Paris On June 18th the National
Commander, accompanied by a Le-
gion delegation ia which each state
is expected to be represented viii
sail for France. On Independence
nav the Commander will dedicate
the building in Paris as the American
Legion's permanent war memorial.
Here will be the great outpost Of the
Legion, an international headquarters
for the Legion's educational and vel
fare activities throughout Europe.
The building will include a com
plete museum of war relics, library
and was records. histories and refer
ence books, collections relating TO
units. organizations and individuals
of the A. +. f. A gallery for the
perpetuation in sculpture and paint
inc of noted soldiers and patriots. A
number Of modern bedrooms for the
e 4 ufassi
holders at reasonable rates. School
rooms for the teaching Of English
grammar. American history. civics
and Americanism 70 children of
Americans living in Paris American
library with comfortable lounging
rooms, cafe buffet. sun garden and
patio. Meeting rooms for the Ameri-
can Legion and other natriotic organ
izations. A general information bu-
reau and many other features.
Preamble to Constitution
Al this time the preamble TO the
constitution of the American Legion
is recalled: For God and Country,
we associate ourselves together for
the following purposes: To uphold
and defend the constitution Of the
United States of America; to main
tain law and order; 10 foster and per-
petuate a one hundred per cent
Amerieanism; to preserve the memo
ries and incidents of our association
in the great war; TO inculcate a sense
of individual obligation TO the com
munity, state and nation. To COM
bat the autccracy Of both the classes
and the masses; TO make right master
Of might; to promote peace and good
will on earth; to safeguard and trans
init 20 posterity the principles Of
Justice, Freedom and Democracy;
and 70 consecrate and sanctify our
comradeship by devotion to mutual
helpfulness.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14

was seen to fall. Employees in the
mill ran to her assistance and she was
taken into her home and doctor sum
moned In a short while she was dead.
A heart attack caused death.
Miss Mason had not been i'll, in fact
was in her usual good health when she
left for work Saturday morning. The
sudden death was a shock to the en-
ployes in the mill and to her many
friends.
Miss Mason was born N Putnam De
cember 30, 1877. Her father, Michael
Mason, died many years ago. Her
mother, Catherine Morrison Mason,
died fourteen years ago, since which
time she and her sister, Miss Mary Ma
son. her only near surviving relative,
have kept the home. A brother, John
Mason, died about eighteen years ago.
After Miss Mason graduated from
St. Mary's school she entered the mill
where she worked until the time of her
death. She was born in the house
where she died. She was popular with
the employees in the mill and was
known for her many little acts of kind
ness and thoughtfulness. She had
many friends and acquaintance. She
was an active member in the Rosary
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
Unknown Driver Has
Very Narrow Escape

Edwin Duxbury. 20, Of Boston. ar
raigned in the city court Tuesday
morning. was acquitted Of a charge Of
taking an automobile owned by Mrs.
G. X. Glawson. Farrows street. without
permission.
Duxbury's arrest followed the dis
coverv of the ear perehed on a boulder
that projects two feet above the ground
at She top Of the railroad embankment
at the end Of Grove street near the
corner Of South Main street. Had Il
not been for the boulder the automobile
would have plunged down the twenty.
five-foot emhankment to the railroad
tracks below.
According to the police, witnesses In
the case told different story under
oath ON the witness stand than they
told before the case came TO trial. As
the matter now stands the driver of
the car is unknown. Whoever he was
he had a narrow escape from injury or
death. Tho accident happened Sunday
evening.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
Providence Young Men Quizzed
In Three States.-Returned
to Massachusetts,
Kelly Has Record as Clothing Thief.
DeRitta Also Bad

Raymond f. Kelly, %, and Peter
DeRitta, about the same age, both Civ
ing their addresses as Providence. r.
l., have been going the rounds Of the
local police stations and state police
barracks IN this corner Of Connecticut
and over in Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts borders since they we're tax
en- into custody By Rhode Island troop
ers az Chepachet, Saturday. In the
ear they were driving was a quantity
Of mems suits. They mentioned Put
nam among other places they had Wis
tied. and were brought here for queS-
tioning Saturday night.
lizard boiled" was the label put
upon the pair by Captain Jarvis and
other officers who came in contact with
the young men. They were not con-
nected with any crime IN this city and
there has been no theft Of mems cloth
ing IN Putnam, according 10 the police.
After being questioned in Putnam
the young men were turned over 70
Massachusetts state police and taken
10 Webster. but Sunday they were
again returned to Connecticut and TAX
en- To the state police barracks at Dan
ielson Grilling at the barracks dis
proved their stories that the clothing
was taken in Putnam and Moosup.
Their stories led the state police 10
made a check-up in Willimantie. but
as they were again turned over to
Massachusetts officers it IS probable
that nothing developed in the Thread
City.
Gave Fictitious Names
The arrest Of the pair followed
general alarm sent out by the Worees-
ter police department for their appre-
hension Both gave fictitious names.
When taken TO police headquarters in
Providence they were recognized as
Kelly and DeRitta. Kelly, it is said.
was released from states prison in
Rhode Island two or three weeks ago,
and DeRitta has served time in jail.
Twelve suits Of clothes we're found in
their automobile.
II was their operations in Oxford
that set the police on thar trail. They
appeared al store in that village and
while one Of the young men engaged a
clerk in conversation in the rear Of the
store the other took the suits. A pas
serby saw the pair bringing suits from
the store. Becoming suspicious he
took the number Of the cars registra-
ton and, when few minutes later
the theft was discovered, furnished
the police the number.
Bad Actors
f Kelly has police record dating back
three years and has been sentenced
both in Rhode Island and Massachuz
sets. In February. 1926, he was given
small fine fer petty larceny, and two
months later was sentenced tn Taun-
ton. for the theft of clothing, To two
months IN the house Of correction. In
October Of the same year he appealed
a fine Of $500 in the Sixth district
court on a charge Of larceny of cloth