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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
UNEMp 0YMIENT
FOLLOWS CRASH
Banks, Factories Close
as Stocks Collapse
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but particularly the luxury trades,
will feel the baneful influence of the
Wall st. panic. Orders for million
dollar yachts, $4,000 motor cars,
100000 town apartments and coun-
try homes, are being cancelled in
disconcerting numbers.
Nerve-racking to A. F. L. union
treasurers, is the sudden shrinking
of stock values. Union officials, in
many instances, have been playing
Wall st. with union funds. Those
who did not know when or how to
get out Of the game in time are now
seriously questioning whether it
pays to gamble.
The illusion that the stock mar
ket has nothing whatever to do with
industry suffers rude shock. Ben
jamin Baker, economist for the An
nalist, financial weekly of the New
York Times, pricks that bubble. The
uSdNy lOSSSo, IlOSl SSfcIc lOI IHS
middle class but still serious enough
even for jmultimillionaires, mean an
"appreciable difference in consump-
ton Of goods for some months to
come," he insists. The stock defla-
ton, he concludes, is 'likely to be
succeeded by a considerable period
of business moderation, if not de-
preston"
The collapse of stock prices has
convinced many factory owners that
the signal has struck for an ''indus-
trial recession"
The working class, of course, is
the sufferer and faces unemploy-
nent and a drive to lower wages.
From Chicago comes news of the
failure Of one Of the largest banks
there. The state auditor Saturday
ordered closed the City Bank of
Chicago.
The bank is connected both with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
M. W. |. OFFICE
: IN new ORLEANS
Gulf Conference After
One in San Francisco
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received by the national secretary,
George Mink, show that very
large representation of seamcn and
longshoremen will participate.
A. F. L. Arrest.
News was received yesterday at
. the M. w. L. headquarters here of
the arrest of M. Murphy, in San
Francisco, for distributing the call
for the West Coast Conference, by
police directly appointed by the In
ternational Seamen's Union officials.
Seamen will understand, the League
members point out, that this is the
lway the 1. S. U. defends them
against the bosses and their black
slist office, by appointing the agents
Of the "Fink Hall" to be policemen,
then using these police to try and
stifle the conference.
1t is also a fact in San Francisco;
that the local central labor body, A.
F. L.; has representatives on it of
the "blue card" local of longshore-
men, the company union organized
by the bosses during the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Union strike
in 1920.
Active Organization.
In San Francisco, the port organ
ization committee of the M. w. L.,
with eight delegates, daily visits the
ships and docks of the Matson, Luck
enback, Pacific Coast, and other
companies.
The national secretary states that
ships delegates are coming in with
hundreds Of new members. On the
Leviathan's recent voyage, the
League delegate lined up sixteen
new members. Due to the growth
of the M. w. L., National Conven-
ton is not far off, at which the
launching of new fighting Marine
Workers Union viii take place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
Tremendous Wave OF Strikes and Mass Political Fights Rising Turnout Europe
Negro, White Laundry
Girls Are Exploited
Brutality in Brooklyn
(By a Woft9r Correspondent

(By q Wot:cr Corfespo3dent)
The last meeting held in front of
Independence Laundry was met with
great enthusiasm on the part of the
workers, who are mostly young Ne
gro girls. The workers expressed
their desire to organize into a shop
committee and into the Trade Union
Unity League.
At this meeting, just as at anoth-
er meeting held a short time ago
at the same place, the police Of
Brownsville tried to stop the meet
ing. However, they could not stop
the meeting because of the deter
mination of the young workers to
hear the speakers. The action of
the workers shows clearly the readi-
ness of the Negro young workers
to unite with the white workers n
order to defend and fight for the
right to organize and to speak in
the streets.
The A. F. of L. at one time start
ed to organize these young workers
but as soon as the young workers
went out on strike the A. F. Of L.
as is their usual practice betrayed
these young workers by running
away and leaving them at the mercy
of the bosses. AS result of the
betrayal of the A. F. of L. the work
ers have since been subjected to a
vicious campaign Of lowered wages
speed-up, and have today the most
miserable conditions. The condi-
tons Of the young workers in this
industry as in all other industries
are even worse than the conditions
of the adult workers. This is SC
because the bosses are taking adj
vantage of improved machinery tc
replace the adult workers with
young workers at much lower wages
and worse conditions. In this the
bosses are helped very actively by
the A. F. Of L. Who do not want tc
organize the young workers.
The girls of the Independent
Laundry have already learned thru
bitter experience what the A. F. of
L. is. They see that the A. F. of
L. refuses to organize the young
workers. The A. F. of L. splits the
ranks of the young workers by re-
fusing to organize the Negro and
white workers together. Wherever
the workers shows signs of mill
fancy, especially when Negro and
white workers are ready to organize
the A. F. of L. steps in and splits
their ranks.
The only organization the young
Negro workers are now turning to
is the Trade Union Unity League
because the T. U. u. l.. is the only
militant organization which organ
ICES all the workers, Negro and
white, young and old, to fight to-
gether against the bosses for better
conditions. The Trade Union Unity
League fights for a seven hour day
and a five day week for all young
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
(Wireless ba ImpyecorY.)

VIENNA, Nov. 3.-Serious con-
flict between workers and the fas-
Dist "Home Defense League" is
breaking out at Stokerar near
Vienna. The Haid machine works
engaged three fascists without con
sulting the factory council as pre-
scribed in the collective agreement.
The workers thus being sharply
provoked, refused to work with the
fascists, who refused to leave the
factory and were forcibly elected
These fascists informed their lead
ers and these leaders sent an ulti-
matun1 probably as agreed before
HANDY to the factory owners that
the fascists must be heinstated.
The workers stood firm for no
reinstatement and the Stokerau fas-
cists applied to their lower Austrian
national leaders, who modified all
the "Home Defense" The mobiliza-
ton was obviously prepared before
hand, fascists arriving from all
quarters, even from the Czech from
tier. The fascists occupied the town
and all roads leading to the Had
works.
Socialist Strikebreakers.
The socialist Republican Defense
League" refused to interfere, say
ing that it was the duty of the gov
eminent (Which is fascist) to keep
order. The social democrats even
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
4 DEAD, ; DYING
IN PRISON HE'LL
OF HORTHY RULE:
Berlin Stones Fly in
Protest at Hungry

BERLIN, Nov. 3.-Hundreds Of
demonstrators surrounded the Hun
garia1 legation here last night and
hurled stones through the windows,
number landing on the consuls
desk, in protest at the i'll treatment
of Communist workers on hunger
strike in the prisons of Hungary
under the fascist rule of Horthy.
Meanwhile reports from Budapest
state that four more of the hunger
strikers have died and three others
are dying; whether from the self
inflicted hunger or from the torture
practiced upon them by forcible feed
ing through the nose and other bru-
talities ordered by the government.
One Communist, Alexander Lowe,
died Oct. %. One of the four re-
ported dying since is said to be
Alexander Sztaron, sentenced to ~
years Imprisonment on fictitious
charge.
Another prisoner, Franz Litzmann,
held in the oedenburg Jail, is re-
ported fatally ill from pneumonia,
having been drenched with water in
the cold when he climbed to the top
of the spire in the prison and re-
fused to come down until the de-
mands of the political prisoners for
better food and treatment had been
granted. He held on all night
despite the drenching Until exhaust
ed by cold.
Although the fascist regime of
Horthy is thus given prominence
throughout the world, Hungarian
socialists are collaborating with
Horthy to advertise Hungary as be-
coming democratic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
CIVIL WAR SITUATION MpENINC
IN AUSTRIA AS WORKERS CLASH
WITH FkSCISTS IN BIG FACTORY
Fascists Mobilizing; Communists Call For
Workers Councils and Armed Defense
Socialists Advise Scabbing; Workers Don't
Obey and Eject Fascists from Shops

try to restrain the workers from
self defense, and tell the workers of
the Haid shops and other factories
not to stop work. But to the credit
Of the workers-they are not obey
ing this strike-breaking socialist"
instruction.
The situation is most grave. The
military garrison is in readiness for
action and police from the whole of
Austria are concentrating at Stok-
erau. The Communist Party is ap-
pealing to the workers for deter
mined resistance against this pre-
pared fascist attack, telling the
working to form workers councils to
lead the struggle.
Communists Call For Fight.
Later:-The police have confis-
Gated the Communist paper "Rote
Fahne," charging it with high trea-
son for appealing to the workers to
proclaim a political mass strike
against fascism, to disarm the fas-
cists, arm themselves and form
workers councils.
Fascists are threatening to occupy
the Haid factory. A conference of
workers of all factories is called to
decide whether to resume work or
call a general strike. Factory own
ers have i7sued an ultimatum that
either the three fascists be accepted
or the owners will close the fac
tory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
BRUTAL SPEEDUP
BRINGS REVOLT
IN R. H. MACY'S
Short Strike Is Sign
Of Militancy
(By d WorEer Correspondent

tBY o. w OTI.ET COFTeSpoHueHtt
The tremendous speed-up existing
in R. H. Mays department store IS
the worst speed-up imaginable. The
workers are forced to work under
the most terrible conditions in stock
rooms with hardly any ventilation
at all. There are at least ten bosses
to every department and everyone
bosses you around and orders you
what to do. You keep right at work
loading shelves without a minutes
rest even with all the fake schemes
that Macy has to make the workers
feel COMMENTED" L is Of no use
whatsoever.
They have the fake company as
ISOLATION known as the Mutual Aid
Society which is supposed to teach
you how to be content with your job
and how to be good and willing"
slaves for the company that made
ninety million dollars in 1928. We,
the workers of a certain department
employed in the handling of stock in
one of the departments of this COM
pany, revolted against the inhunian
speed-up that is existing and against
the intolerable conditions that we,
the stock clerks, have to work under.
The food that is handed to US is rot
ten.
We went out on strike but were
forced to go back on account of the
stool pigeons employed by Macy, but
we are organizing in the name of
the Trade Union Unity League, that
fights in the interests of the workers
and teaches how to fight the bosses.
Fellow workers, it's about time
that we, the workers in R. H.
Macy's, organized into one strong
union Under the leadership of the
Trade Union Unity League and
against company associations.
MACY SLAVE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
Czech0- SlOvakia Mine
Strike Spreads Over
Land Despite Police
wireless to Inprec corr. }

PRAGUE, Nov. 1.-More arrests
are being made in the North b.
henlia miners strike, including mem
bers of the strike committee. A
miners mass meeting at Lodovitz
has resolved on solidarity strike,
supporting the striking Bruex min
ers. The Emeran mine, the largest
in the Dux district is already Struck,
and others will follow.
Later:-The Briesen and Ladovitz
strikers continue. Many leaders are
under arrest. Red Trade Union
stewards are prohibited from ap-
preaching the mines. The manage
rient announces all miners striking
are discharged. Great forces of po-
lice are concentrated N the Dux and
Bilin districts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
(By d Worker Correspondent

ND3 ~ ~ " nv wv " f'Cf1uV'bt/
CHARLOTTE, N. C. (By MailJ -
l went to worl, in the lumber camps
when l was 10 years old, doing work
with men for half as much pay as
they received. | worked for four or
five years at this rate and all the
time | was thinking about the rest
of my salary. l have often Won
dered how the boss could pay me
rs cents day and man by my side
working for $500 a day for the same
work.
Then began to study for a better
job and in a few months | thought
| had my chance. l tried bossing for
while but found that boss can't
treat workers as he wants and quit
a $500 day job and went to the
farm.
On the farm / found out that a
man doesn't have anything to say
about what he will grow or buy. He
can sell his produce to the market
and he has to take just what they
want to give in return. When he
wants to buy anything he has to pay
just what they ask.
After being robbed for about a
year l let a man lie me into the tex
tile mills by the promise Of high
wages and light work. -. When
l started in the mills l never could
get enough ahead to leave the hell
holes of the textile mills. :. Per-
sonally l always had it pretty good,
but believe me | have seen people
sweat blood in the mill and receive
almost nothing in return, but dis
charge and notice to leave the COM
pany house.
The Loray mill is the worst place
l ever worked in. | worked there
for seven years, and we sure had a
hard time the first four years. We
had to work 60 hours regular time
and then go back at twelve on Sat
urday and work till II midnight
Then get up at midnight Sunday and
worked like hell all day Monday until
6 p. nj. If you did not work this
extra time you were laid off to
starve for a week.
Then for three years we sure did
have something to worry about with
the stretch-out plan and changing of
stock in the mills.
Every time the stock was changed
some one was cut off the payroll
and others had to run two and three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

market brokers cont nue. to issue
reports intended to stimulate buy
ing. Both state that considerable
number of small purchasers, skilled
workers and small business men
willing to gamble the life time saw
ings on a rise in the market, are
pouring in orders. A new crop of
investors" has been uneartked, in
preparation for the next crash, and
the brokers seem satisfied.
The New York stock exchange
and curb market held sessions yes
terday, Sunday, without buying or
selling, to catch up with the techni-
cal work. 1t was reported that in
the enthusiasm of the moment,
many brokers had sold out accounts
that should not have been sold out,
and retained many that should have
been slaughtered. All these latter
will be attended to by Monday,
brokers stated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

the Governor Small party machine,
and with socialist bureaucrats. It's
president is Colonel Cornelius R.
Miller, director of public works in
Smal's cabinet, and its vice presi-
dent and trust officer is Seymour
Stedman, socialist party candidate
for governor in 1916 and for vice
president in 1920.
The bank had evidently relied on
the Continuous prosperity" and
Hoover prosperity" myths, and
frozen up in unreachable fashion too
much Of its assets. Then came the
prices crash Of last week, and it
was caught. Now it has no cash
reserve.
A long line of poor depositors
will be on hand today, trying to
find out when, if Ger, they can get
part of their money back.
The New York and Chicago stock
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
RED HENDRIX CALLS ON WORKERS
TO RUSH DAILY 70 The SOUTH
Facing Long Prison Term, He Tells Of Neet
for Fighting Paper
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the whole world when they kept the Daily away
The Daily Worker the only which the
facts about
The prison authorities hold
Vel. had Struggled in We wouldn't be without
get it
They tried to keep the Daily from both in
lotte jais.
They didn't hold the papers They
took particular that papers,
charge.
Here were hungering for the Daily and getting the boss
which called for ynching.
so imagine how the mill
flooded with the boss and needing the Daily
II again ask militant to to
the Drive to Rush the Daily South"
Daily Worker
rs Union Square, New
Here's reply to Red Hendryxs appeal
ADDRESS
City State
! Amount s..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
OPENS UP BIG
STRIKE BATTLE
Reason for Pilsudski
Sabre Battling
(Wireless BH Inprecorrl

WARSAW, Nov. 3.-Poland is the
scene of continued industrial con-
flicts. At Kattovitz meeting of
1856 iron workers delegates rejected
the arbitration award on the wage
question. The employers are trying
to gain time and prevent joint action
of the metal workers and the miners.
The delegates proposed to join the
miners strike due to take place
November 5.
The textile trade union has de-
inanded wage increase, pensions
for aged workers and return to the
full working week. The employers
will refuse and a conflict is expected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

workers, no discrimination between
Negro and white workers, equal pay
for eaual work for all workers old
and young, Negro and white.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

Build Up the United Front of
the Working Class From the Bot
tom Up-at The Enterprises!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04
DEWEY MARTIN.

TIE working class carhot sim ply
lay hold Of the reudy-made state
nnd WELD II for Its own
This ne'- Com mune paris
Com muneI breaks the modern state
pot,rf.--Marx.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

The Five Year Plan of Soviet
Industry is n Weapon of the In
ternationaI Workingclass. Cele-
brute the 18th Anniversary at Madi-
son Square Garden!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

Every worker at Madison Square
Soviet Anniversary Meet Nov. at
b. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-04

soviet workers wages Going Up.
American Workers Wages Going
H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-25

made for advantage TO the thief and
the thug.
Just as these things have fiourished
more In the United States than i'm any
other country, so crime has flouriShed
more In the United States than In any
other nation" he said.
The inefhciency of our judicial sys-
tenn in the matter Of prompt and effec-
tive punishment" Ellis declared, has
given direct encouragement to lawless-
ness.
Finally. and more important than
all the other causes combined. has been
the fact that the great body of our citi-
zens, though honest and law-abiding,
have been so busy amasSing wealth,
manufacturing products and giving
their leisure time to frivolous enjoyment
that they have no inclination to Seri-
otlSly consider the dangers that threaten
their country. They have thOughtlessly
encouraged an attitude of disdain and
flippancy toward all the serious things
Of life They have encouraged the SNUG
habit of passing the responsibility for
good order in their communities, as
well as for the Government itself, to the
police authorities, the judges, the prose-
cutting attorneys and those whom they
have made their agents to keep the
peace"
Mr. Ellis deplored the sensationalizing
of criminal news In the press, declaring
that the very hawking of crime may
spread the disease"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-25
! MAN. RESCUED TWICE,
SAYS POOLS CRAMP STYLE
j. C. Fleet Tells Judge He Went to
Challenge Life Guard
RI Race


When James C. Fleet, colored, wishes
to live up to his name and participate
in swimming races he likes to have
plenty OF water in which to demon
strate his ability.
Fleet was arraigned before Judge Gus
A. Schuldt in Police Court yesterday
charged with intoxication and disor-
derly conduct. Policeman l.. N. Kelly
BIZ the seventh precinct testified that
Fleet went to the Francis Municipal
Swimming Pool in Georgetown Satur-
day. Different versions of the later
events were given.
Montague Cobb, superintendent of
the pool, said that Fleet was drunk and
disorderly, and th4t 1t was necessary
for Clarence Pendleton, life guard, to
rescue him from the water and resusci-
tate him on two occasions to prevent
him from drowning. Fleet says he went
there to challenge the life guard to q
swimming race, but wanted to swim in
the river, where there is plenty of
water. These pools cramp my style, y
Fleet declared.
Unable to pay SIS fine, he was
committed to jail for Is days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-25
.CHO|CE OF SCHOOL
HEAD PROTESTED
Trinidad Citizens Criticize
Selection of Central Princi-
pal From New Jersey.

Disapproval of the appointment of a
man from New Jersey as principal of
Central High School by the Board of
Education was expressed by the Trini-
dad Citizens Association, which met
in the Wheatley School. Montello ave-
nue. and Neal street northeast, last
night a.
A resolution was adopted requesting
that Gin the future when vacancies
occur in administrative branches of
Washington high schools, due consid-
Grafton be given to the merits of the
many capable and efficient teachers
now holding executive positions In our
schools"
The association voiced approval OF
site north of H street northeast for the
location of a Northeast branch OF the
Public Library Traff1c signal lights VIII
be erected on H street northeast from
Third to Fifteenth street and on K
street from Third to Twelfth street, ac-
cording to August Paland, chairman OF
the public utilities committee.
Opening of all school stadia 10 tne