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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
BY PETER HAGELIAS.

All the internal schemes and efforts of the
counter revolutionary group of Lovestone q
Co. to split our Party and the National Textile
Workers Union in New Bedford have been met
with Bolshevik iron determination and have
been defeated pitilessly. The two counter
revolutionary agents, Dawson and Pires, who
were at the heal of new revolutionary
union and for sore tine were carrying on
their anti-worI;ing class activities against our
Party and the union, have been also exposed
and disgraced before the broad masses of the
textile v-ol efs as counter-revolutionists-
enemies of tire working class.
Lovestone the count9r-revoutionis leader
who n Cleveland, during the period Of The
T. u U. /. Convention gave instructions 70
his dcgenelgted agents on how to fight the
Par,y lesdsrah;p end to split away the union
from the revolutionary center is petty
bourgeois eiaraent who underestimate the
revolutionary strength and influence of the
Commrnet International ard Of our Party
among The tc~sie workers of New Bedford.
Nov. cor; ~u~~ his counter revolutionary
woik i,yo-@ll his sheet "The Revolutionary
Age, be writes ard spread all kinds Of eoun-
ter-rcvoiuicnary runloTs and destructive lies
about the organization in New Bedford. In
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27

Of &c Industries listed by the government
statements there were employment canvasses
in November for IL, but the slaughterng and
meat packing branch of the food group, where
employment increased 1.6 and wages 0.6; paper
and printing, where employment increased 0.6
but payros dropped 0.6; pottery, where the
number employed increased 13, but payrolls
were or less; stamped and enameled ware,
where 3.4 per cent more workers were employ
ed, but wages dropped 3.4 per cent; agricultural
implements, where there were 4.8 per cent
more workers with IL per cent less wages;
electric railway building and repairing,
with 0.3 per cent more workers and 08 per
cent less pay, and shipbuilding, where employ
ment was 39 per cent more and wages Al
per cent greater.
We see, therefore, that in only two cases
last month (saughtering and shipbuilding) did
both employment and wages increase, and in
the former case it was negligible. This shows
how universal was the dismissal of workers,
and the increase in part time and wage cuts.
The end of the harvesting season Indicated
by 1886 per cent drop in workers in can
neries), of roadbuilding (due to winter), the
let-up in building, and decreases in quarrying
and non-metallic mining public utilities and
hotels add greatly to the picture of unemploy-
ment shown by figures for manufacturing.
Unemployment in wholesale trade was practi-
cally stationary during the past month, and the
increase of 40 per cent in employment in re-
tail trade will come to end with the holidays.
The reports of the two government agencies
lie cold-bloodedy, as usual in their interpre-
tation of the statistics issued The U. S. En-
ployment Service says, movements now under
way will have an encouraging effect on indus
try which will mean an increase in the volume
of employment. All signs are encouraging and
better economic conditions should prevail in the
immediate future"
Any halfway accurate capitalist economic
journal, such ay the Aanalist, Journal of Com
mercc, COMMERCIAL and Financial Chronicle,
admits that with the intensifyinC depression,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
By ALEX. G. RICHMAN.
THE GIANT

FOR the mass of the workers there has been
no prosperity during the past few years
only low wages speed-up, unemployment and
part time insecurity of job, jobessness after
40, etc. Developments during the past few
months indicate that the number of unemploy-
ed will mount to the millions this winter AL
ready according to Senator Couzens, there are
over 100000 out of work, and the great in
crease in unemployment has by no means reach
ed full momentum as yet.
In November, unemployment increased 81
per cent, and payrolls decreased 6.S per cent
The latter are far more significant, since they
show that both wage slashes and part time are
far greater than the decrease in employment
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27

dustry at time when the head of his building
trades department admits that unemployment
is greater than at any time since bad years
before the world war, with the greatest in
crease to come in 1880.
Further unemployment may be expected
aside from that directly due to the economic
depression, to greatly increased naturalization
due to the stimulus Of the depression The
Business Week" states of the steel trust land
this applies to all industries) that at regards
the present as a good time for the industry to
modernize existing plants" Data on railroads
and other industries show the intensification
of this tendency toward naturalization, re-
sulting in great increase in unemployment,
part time, speed-up, etc.
word the general economic situation
will show the basis for expected growth in
unemployment. The Ahalist index of business
activity for December shows a decrease of
ten per cent from October (103.5 to 93.5)-
the largest monthly drop in eleven years, with
much more coming. Industries using iron and
steel, cotton, rubber, AMI automobiles, build
ing, railroad transportation, coal, zinc, copper,
lead, etc., ETC., show declines in November, and
these going to decline still more in the
future months. AS the depression develops
into crisis, unemployment will develop with
it, and to a greater degree
The Communist Party urges, in its program.
the seven-hour day and five-day week, govern.
ment relief controlled by the workers them
selves, unemployment and other social in
surance, fight against evictions for non
payment of rent, ETC. 1t fights for the aboli
ton of private employment exchanges the
abolition of the speed-up system, of vagrancy
laws, and of child labor.
By unity of employed ari unemployed, by
! organization of the unorganized by struggle
for higher wages, shorter hours and against
the speed-up, by the organization Of councils Of
unemployed and their unity into national
movement led by militant rank and filters. by
the intensified struggle against the A. F. of l..
traitors and their allies the socialists and
Musteites Cannonites, Lovestonites, the stiug-
gle against unemployment must be made. The
political irnE,.-Stions Of this strugglc--fight
against Hoovers "fascist council" against The
war danger and the offensive against the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and strug-
gle for the program Of the Trade Union Unity
League and the Communist Party are 10 be
brought out in the campaign against uncua-
ployment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
Mass Unemployment Develops

These percentages, which are based upon aver
five millions workers in manufacturing, min
ing, public utilities, trades and public service
are probably much below the actual figure
since the government bureaus reporting then
the u S. Employment Service and the Burea
of Employment Statistics, are known for theii
twisting and under-estmation of such data
(The figure of 100000 unemployed would be
nearer the truth.-Editorl.
This report admits a decrease of employed
workers in manufacturing alone of 10000 in
November, and the real movement is undoubt-
edy far greater
The indexes for the past two months in vari-
Gus branches of manufacturing were as fol-
lows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
T.Oyest0ne's True Character

the second issue of "The Revolutionary Age"
he writes:
I'm New Bedford, the very life of the or
ganization is threatened. At the meeting of
the union, only 400 instead of the usual
10000 turned out to hear Fosters report"
Listen to this: Fosters proposals were re-
jeeted overwhelmingly"
What are the facts? First of all, in spite
of our organzational weaknesses, and our
many mistakes in the different phases of our
work, since the expulsion of the Lovestoneites
from our Party and their removal from the
leadership of the union, our Party and the
N T. w. U. in New Bedford have grown
stronger The theological level of the Party
members has been raised considerably. The
local meetings of the union have been more
lively and more members attend their local
meetings now than ever before. In the last
four or five weeks more new members have
been coming into the union than in the pre-
vious two months. Our Party has gained con-
siderably in influence and prestige among the
textile workers in New Bedford since and be-
cause of our open fight against the right wing
and rotten elements.
The general membership meeting of the
union, which the first general member
ship meeting since the strike and was called
for special purposes Zone days notice only
was attended by 1,033 members. The enthus-
iasm of the workers reached the highest level
when the local secretary Of the union, Com
radc Mcndes. introduced Comrade Foster the
general secretary of the T. U. U. L., who spoke
on Gastonia and the general situation of the
workers. | gave report on the removal of
the Lovestoneites from the union and on the
Right danger. The vote endorsing the
moval Of Dawson and Pires was unanimous
1t is interesting to note that the renegade
Pires, who was present at the meeting, did
not have the CUTS to take the floor.
The above quoted paragraph of Lovestone
proves definitely the degenerated and true
character Of the Lovestoneites, who like the
capitalist writer's, are using the lowest dirty
methods in order to confuse AMI misead hon
est workers. Lovestone, who, under the mask
Of Communism" and "Leninism" chose to be-
come the agent of American Imperialism, is
exposing himself to the workers in his every
day activities. Our job is to make it easier
for him to expose himself, to bring before the
working class the real issues involved and to
mobilize them for a struggle against capital
I ism and all the enemies Of the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
"Giva Industry Well Trained
Youth
(To Be Comtims,ed)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (By Mail) Dorothy
Kahn, executive director of the Jewish We'll
fare Society here recently told group of "vo-
cational teachers" at the Mastbaum School
what every ndile-aged worker is finding out
for himself, that the dead line in industry is
around 40. Work them hard even if it kills
them while they are young, is the bosses
policy, she found, and when they get a little
too s1opwoln, turn them out on the street to
LIT for themselves.
What was this capitalist charity profession
ais remedy for this situation? Did she pro-
bose the shorter work day, to accommodate more
the workers young and old, or more wages
and less speed-up, they would not age so
rapidly Not according to the capitalist press
reports Of hei lecture. She proposed typically
capitalist rene ly.' She thinks that if capital
ism wants its fodder young, it is her duty to
see that it gets it young.
"We must equip our young people to meet
their new responsibilities" she is reported as
saying, and furthermore:
"'Fhe situation is particularly acute in the
poor families, Of course, when the breadwinner
is cast out Of the industrial system, labeled
as an old man years before he has actually
ceased to be Of value as worker
"Thc working life Of man in ina
getting Shorter. Moro and more n
ing put on. Ct their jobs. What is Z. 'lone?
Industry Is youth. Let US give hdgFay
well-traincd youth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27

Send IN your orders no1o for Southern CO..
ton Mills and Labor" With its riuid port1uyat
of the conditions of the Southern textile toork-
erS, Southern Cotton Mills and Labor" saouid
haze 1Vidc distribution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
Recruiting Women Workers
For the Party
BY OLGA GOLD.

THE membership drive of the Communist
Party is taking place amidst growing class
battles in this third period of postwar capt
talism. Intensification of the basic contradic-
tons of capitalist economy is demonstrated by
increased exploitation of the working class and
by the contraction of markets both within and
without the U. s. A. The race of imperialst
powers for the realization of profits, through
a redistribution of world markets brings a
new world war dangerously near. The Com
munist Party must mobilize all its forces to
struggle against naturalization and the war
danger
The rapid process of capitalist rationaliza-
ton, particularly the simplification of technc
of production forces women to become an ever
greater factor in industry, especially in the
munitions and potential war industries. As a
result of the naturalization process, the num-
Der of employed workers in general decreases
and the number of women workers increases.
The increase between 1910 and 1920 of 145
PEI cent in the number of women workers in
tn ron and steel industry and 408 per cent
in automobile industry, illustrates this.
Al Ugh the figures for the last nine years
Al 1t available VIC can safely state the in
during this time has been as great if
ne eater.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
Women In Next War.

'cn workers are the most underpaid sec
Il II the working class, working longest
he for lowest wages. The average wage
for working women is two-thirds that of the
men workers. In the coming imperialist war
women will more than in any previous wars
conStjtu the greatest part of the working
class at home
As result of intensified exploitation, the
American working class is becoming more and
more disconnected resulting in the broad radi-
calization of the Masses especially among the
semi-skilled and unskilled
Everywhere are to be seen sporadic strug-
giles against capitalist naturalization, speed
up, long hours. In all these struggles, women
are playing an important part, in some cases
even taking the lead. Ella May Virgins was
an outstandin~ example. The biscuit workers
in Kansas City, and needle trades in New
York, textile workers in Ludlow, Mass. In
general, the working women display great
militancy, and determination to fight against
naturalization.
The American ruling class is fully aware of
the part working class women will play in the
coming imperialist war, in the fierce class bat
tie of the working class. Therefore, the ac-
Invites of their bourgeois, patriotic, pacifist,
feminist, miltaristic, and social reformist,
womens organizations are being ,broadened to
deceive and win over many millions of work
ing women, aiming to divert the growing re-
sistance and rehabilitation of these workers
and to use them as willing tools in the next
imperialist war.
In the efforts of the ruling class to reach
and exercise influence over the working
women, they have the direct aid and assistance
of the A. F. Of L., the S. P, also the Womens
Trade Union League, the latter, which is
tool of the A. F. of L., being one of the most
reactionary of women's organizations.
Never VS. the activity of bourgeois wom-
ems organizations so intense and directly
aimed INTO the shops today. They are ap-
plying ali ,-. and mems of appealing to
capitalist inculcated feminine prejudice. In
New Jersey the reformist womens organza-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
PARTY RECRUITING DRIVE

lions are attempting movement for the de-
tense Of the 4S-hour law for women workers,
which is supposed to be an existing law, thus
trying to gain the confidence of working
women and posing friends of labor.
Against UnderestimatiOn of Task
The Party prior to the Communist Interna-
tional Address, pursuing the Lovestone oppor-
tunist line, seriously underestimated the i'm
portance of working women and winning them
for the revolutionary class struggle and for
our Party. WomenS work was usually dis
missed in a superficial manner The Party
had petty bourgeois rather than Commu-
mist conception of the organization of women.
In reviewing the social composition of our
women members in the New York District
even in comparison with the general unsatis-
factory composition we find it very bad espe-
cally in Sections 4, 5, z and 8, where it is
predomnantly housewives We scarcely find
a working woman in the above mentioned sec
tons, although there are numerous important
factories in these sections such as radio, laun-
dries and textile factories, and others which
employ predominantly women This only in
dicates the complete failure of these sections
to make any effort to reach the industrial
women workers.
Now in real earnest effort to carry out the
line laid down by the Sixth World Congress
and the Tenth Plenum Of the ECCI, with the
purging from ranks of all opportunst and
social democratic influences, the Party leader
ship and the Party as a whole is making SER
ious efforts to prepare for the struggles fac
ing us and to build the Party into a mass
Communist Party in America, capable of lead
ing the American workers under the banner
Of Communism to its final victory In this new
orientation of our Party, the winning of the
women workers becomes an important phase
of our daily activity The winning of masses
of women is part of our fight in winning the
majority of the working class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
Working Women Are Unorganized.
Against Undcrestimation of Task.

We must bear in mind that when we speak
of the organization of the unorganized as
being the major task of the Party that women
constitute the most exploited section of these
unorganized masses. Therefore in the present
recruiting membership drive, we must concen-
trate on factories to reach the fighting work.
ing women in the basic industries. We must
broaden out our sphere of fraternal womens
organizations. We must build the Working
Women and make its appearance possible
monthly, specially must we concentrate on
New Jersey, which was so shamefully ne
elected by our district. We must reach the
triply exploited Negro women, who enter
ing industry even to a greater extent than
even white women workers. Women's work
must not be considered as work only for the
women comrades or feminist job" but must
become the work and the Communist task of
every Party member. The politicalization of
the women members of our Party must be in
tensified as a major part of the task of rails
ing the general political level of our Party.
Our apparatus in the sections and units must
be strengthened Functioning women's work
directors must be elected. Closer coordination
between the various departments must be es-
tablished. Each section must select several
factories which predominantly employ women
for concentration. Wherever we have con-
facts to stimulate the building of women shop
circles and to draw them into Party nuclei.
The development of periodical womens
delegate conferences must be considered as an
integral part Of the Party membership drive.
Let us increase ten-fold the women men,
bership of the Party let this come from fac
tories, shops, mills, etc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-27
at! .To;F2 the Party of
Your Glass!

Communiet Party Y. s. A.
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New York City.
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y Mail this to the Central osfss Communist
Party. 43 East 125th St., New York, n. X.
The Washington times., 1929-12-10
Smoke Nuisance Drive
Started nv DIR. Fowler

DR.. william C. Fowler. District
health officer, today initiated a
drive against violators of the
smoke law following complaints
voiced Saturday night at a meet
ing of the Federation of Citizens
Associations that this ordinance
was not being enforced properly.
DR.. Fowler has taken three
Health Department inspectors
from other duties and assigned
them to the work.
II know that this law is not
being enforced properly" he said,
and that much black smoke Is
defiling the atmosphere. 1t is
impossible with our present force
Of two inspectors to keep track
of such violations in a city the
size of Washington"
The Washington times., 1929-12-10
City Club Almost Broke,
Faced With Dissolution

Whether or not the City Club
Of Washington is to continue its
existence will be considered at
Q meeting Of the membership
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock III
the blue room of the club.
Rudolph Jose, president OF the
club, in announcing the meeting,
says that efforts to place the
organization on a paying basis
by increase of membership has
proved Intellectual. and that
financial conditions of the cub
are now such that payment Of
the claims held by creditors Of
the club would be impossible
without sacrificing the real estate
owned by the organization. This,
he adds, is made inadvisable b.
present market conditions.
The Washington times., 1929-12-10
her LEG HEALED
AFTER 28 YEARS

Mrs. j. W. Berta. Doe Run, Mo-. who
was entirely healed OF leg sores after
suffering 2S years, urges all sufferers to
write Or. H. J. whittier, 1913 Wpstport
Bank Building, Kansas City, Mo- for his
new free copyrighted book which ex-
pIsins n home treatment for leg sores,
varicose ulcers. milk leg and varicose
veins that quickly stops the pain and
heals There Ia no cost or obligation.
The Washington times., 1929-12-10
AGED RESIDENT DEAD

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 10
William H. Hardy, one of the
oldest residents of Winchester,
died at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Benjamin F. Browning.
The Washington times., 1929-12-10
CLOTHES, GEMS STOLEN

Apparel and jewelry valued at
1912 yesterday was reported stolen
from the home of Irving Rosen-
berg in the HOO block of Allison
st. N. w
The Washington times., 1929-12-10

ADVERTISEMENT
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-16

Armand Lizotts is in Boston this week.
 Harold Robbins, Norwich, was in town Wednesday on business.
 Mrs. Maurice Pagan of Frsmont street, motored to Worcester Sunday
 Misses Rose and Lillian Beaud- reauit motored to Providence recent ly.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leon v. Peloquin Of Montreal, Canada, have removed to this city.
 Norman PeIoquin of Church street was the recent guest of friends in Providence.
 Mrs. Charles Darling of School street visited with Providence rela- tives Monday.
 Miss Laurests Magnan, has been confined to her home on Providence street by illness.
 Charles A. ThAyer was the recent guest of his son, Lt. Allen Thayer, stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, Yer mont.
 Benjamin Alderman of Richmond street, motored to Worcester Sunday to spend the day as the guest Of friends.
 Miss Ora chagnon of Hartford spent the weekend as the guest of her sister. Miss Cora Chagnon of Smith street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Albert cagne of Grove street were recent guests of their daughter, Miss Irene, a nurse, In Spencer. Mass
 Wendell Witter of Woodstock ave nne has been spending few days as the guest of Charles H. Potter at Groton Long Point
 The Ladies Union Of the Congre- gational church win meet at the home of Mrs. Luther M. Keith. on Tues day afternoon, May 2ist, at three o. clock.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Grimley of North Attleboro spent Sunday the guests of their niece and husband, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Gagnon, Main street.
 Francis Curran. a student at Har- yard University in Cambridge, was the recent guest cf his aunt and uncle. Mir. and Mrs. W. r. killian of Woodstock avenue.
 A. D. Baeusoleil and son Rosario Beausoleil of Van den Noort street, motored to Providence Wednesday evening to attend the Wildwood and Sen Banquet held at the Narragan- sett Hotel.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dalbert Mackenzie and family of Worcester and Mir. and Mrs. Eldon s. Johnson and family of Wiilimantic were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. l.. Adams, of South Main street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Simon Kaminsky, daughters, Misses Tillie, Celia and Evelyn, and sons, Arthur, Israel and Allen of Pleasant street, motored to Providence Sunday to spend the day with friends.
 Mrs. (. L. Adams entertained the East and West Bridge Club last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. William II. Richardson received the highest score for the afternoon. Refreshments were served. The next meeting of the club will be with Miss Dorothy Mowers at the home of Mrs. Andrew N Frost, Sunnysde avenue,