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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
By JACK TOMBSTONE.

THE great teacher, experience, is driving
home to US the lesson that strike struggles
must be properly prepared. This, however,
must not be approached mechanically. 1t does
not mean merely that definite percentage
of the workers must be organized into shop
committees, the revolutionary unions and
leagues, ETC., although this is a prerequisite
for successful struggle. Are the conditions
favorable for strike? Is the mood of the
workers for strike struggle? Does the situa-
ton require or allow more time for further
preparations before the strike is called? Shall
we develop single shop or department strikes
as part of the preparations? These and many
other questions have to be asked and answered
in the preparations for strike struggles.
Rank and File Strike Committees.
Preparations for strike must be carried out
on the basis that the workers shall form broad
rank and file strike committees, not after the
strike has been called, but in preparation for
the struggle, and where the fascist company
unions making pretenses of strike struggle
or framing up with employers for lockout
the slogan Take the strike or lockout into
your own hands or else you will be defeated"
must be raised and put into effect. The ex-
posure of the fascist A. F. of L. and socialist
leadership is an essential part of strike prep
arations
One of the essentials in the preparatory per-
iod is the organization of shop committees on
the basis of the united front from below, the
holding of shop delegate conferences, and the
setting up of permanent shop delegate councils.
The United Front From Below.
The organizing of the workers on the basis
of the shop is a fundamental necessity This
does not mean, however, that only those who
ready to join the TUUL or a revolutionary
industrial union qualified for membership
in the shop committee. While all efforts must
tionary unions and must be the organizational
objective, the shop committee is the basic
form of the united front from below, the OBJ
jective being to organize the workers, unor-
gained, members of the A. F. of L. company
union, members of the T. U. u L. into a. shop
committee around the problems confronting
them in the factory to STRIKE for common de-
mands upon the factory owner, drawing the
workers under the leadership AMI finally into
membership of the revolutionary unions
Develop Rank and File Initiative,
The preparations for strike struggle should
be carrie out in a manner that will develop
rank and file initiative, the propaganda for
creation of broad rank and file strike commit
tees should be subject for discussion in the
shop and factory that the need for these
militant organs of struggle will emanate from
the ranks of the workers, and when they are
created they will not be a mere mechanical
elected committee but broad rank and file
committee that will give life and leadership TO
the strike.
The organizing of the unemployed into indus
trial councils of unemployed is central point
in the preparation for any strike at ALL In
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
WHITE TERROR IN CUBA

founding all its policy upon surrender to i'm,
peralism.
But all efforts made to obtain the stabiiza-
ton of fascism have completely failed. This
is why the prosecutions are now intensified
more and more against the workers and peas
ants. Fifty workers were arraigned before
the courts and many more were added to the
list before and after the March Goth demon
STATIONS.
The National Workers Confederation of La
Dor, the Workers Federation of Havana and
forty more working class trade unions were
declared illegal and their assemblage prohibit
ed. The Workers International Defense was
also declared illegal and its leaders prosecuted.
At the May Day demonstration in Havana
two militant workers, Montergo and Perez,
were killed by the police and more than forty
workers brutally slugged.
Deportations are taking place every day.
During the last days of June, forty Spanish
workers were deported to Spain. On Aug.
16, seven more Spanish workers were deported
from Cuba, jailed in the ship which passed by
New York. These seven workers were kept
in jail for four months without any trial.
Hundreds of workers are rotting in jail and
being tortured daily.
The protest meeting against the deportations
organized by the Workers International De-
Tense was attacked by the police and four
workers were seriously wounded. Eighty work
ers lie in the prison of Havana. The majority
of these workers will undoubtedly be condemn
ed to long prison terms and others deported.
On Sunday, Aug. II, Jose Wong militant
leader of the Chinese workers of Cuba was
killed in his prison cell. The outstanding lead
ers of the workers of Havana now in Jail are
daily threatened to be brutally assassinated in
their cells or tortured by inquisitatorial means
used by the fascist regime.
The working class of the United States must
not be indifferent to these crimes perpetrated
by American imperialism and its agents in
Cuba. This is the same imperialism that ex-
ploits and persecutes US here, that is respon-
sible for the wage cuts, unemployment and
speed up against workers in the United States.
Workers organizations throughout the United
teal or cultural, are asked to join by resolu-
ton in protest against the savage white terror
against the Cuban workers, to demand the re-
lease of all political prisoners, to express their
solidarity witt the Cuban workers. groaning
and bleeding in the chains of Butcher" Ma
chado, and to express that solidarity substan-
italy in contributions to their defense, to be
sent to the International Labor Defense, room
430, so E. 18th ST., New York City, for safe
dispatch to Cuba.
Help smash the white terror in Cuba De-
fend the Cuban workers!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
walker Denies"

This is getting to be a familiar headline.
Walker should hire an official "Denier." But
when he begins to denying that he would tell
the truth when caught in embarrassing circum-
stances, it sort of upsets all the fond trust
we had in his other denials. The story is this:
On Saturday, Aug. %, it seems that the Mon
tauk Casino, gambling resort which had for
gotten to pay the necessary "fee" to the sher-
IFS office as well as to our gentle and kind
hearted police, was raded by the sheriff as
tot about, a bit late to be true, in Wednesdays
NY Times. The Times began its story with
the usual words: mayor Walker denied last
night" and went on-"that he had been
guest in the Montauk Casino last Saturday
night when 1T was raided as a gambling resort.
out admitted that he had been in a restaurant
connected with the Casino at one time Satur-
day night" Sol He denied but he adj.
mi,ted." How come? Well, it seemed that
a deputy sheriff, with two others who also
identified N'York's sportive mayor, stopped
fellow he recognized as Jazzy Jim trying to
slip out of the gambling joint. "He called me
to one side,' says Deputy Sheriff Max Mitten-
letter Gust like blasted dutchman who never
goes TO masso land said he was Mayor
Walker. He asked me to let him 90. | did
So" And what does Mayor Jimmy saw to
that? He says: 81 was at a restaurant in
Montauk Saturday night But if l had been
at the casino and some one had asked me if
were Mayor Walker | would not have identi.
lied myself as the Mayor" &c. after such in
gratitude as to imply that the officer who let
nm escape was liar, Walker admits that if
ne had been asked" (Which is beside the point
SINCE nobody had asked" him) if he was
mayor Walker, he would have lied about it.
mus 1t appears that whether Walker "denies"
or admits he is liar either way-and is
proud of it,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
Page -Four

THE shadow of Siles of Bolivia, and now of
Leguia of Peru, both ruthless fascist die
tators, hangs over Machado, the bloody tyrant
of Cuba-all three the servile creatures of
Wall Street, the first two dislodged overnight
by military revolt Unanswered by British inn
perialism. When will Machado meet his doom,
and at the hand of what class?
While these are questions the future will
answer, the workers of the United States must
help answer them, must shield their Cuban
comrades, who for years have endured the
most savage repression Their unions be-
ing destroyed, the Communist Party attacked
to bolster up the rule of the same Wall
Street capitalists who exploit and Cypress us.
Year after year, the most outstanding lead
ers of the working class of Cuba are being
killed through various means. Bruzon and va
lob were thrown into the Bay of Havana to
become prey of the sharks; Alfredo Lopez,
Dumenigo, Nareno, Grant, Torres Diaz, San
tago Brooks were either shot in the streets, or
Disappeared" or were assassinated in the dun
geOn prison cells where hundreds of more vic
Tins, known and unknown, are still to be
found.
The economic crisis in the United States and
the New York Stock Exchange crash have
further deepened the sugar crisis in the island
resulting in the lowest price of sugar ever
recorded in the history, the consequences of
which are shown in the closing of the mills
the partial paralyzation of other industries and
the most barbarous system of naturalization.
Cuba, with a population of 100000 has
100000 unemployed. This unemployment has
of late greatly increased with a new wave of
the bosses offensive.
To the increasing misery and starvation
the oppressed masses have answered with more
revolutionary action thus sharpening the class
struggle. During the last six months more
than 200 strikes took place affecting every
branch of industry and thousands of workers
On January 10th of this year, memorial day
for Julio Antonio Mella, killed by agents of
Machado, the Cuban workers went on a gen
eral political strike in memory of their fallen
leader. March 90 saw in Cuba more than
100000 workers in demonstrations against un-
employment and in protest against the crimes
of fascism. More than 100000 workers laid
down their tools throughout the country on
May Day.
The increased militancy of the workers led
by the Communist Party and the National
Workers Confederation of Labor, accentuated
the instability of the imperialist regime of
tyranny headed by butcher Machado.
+ ascism in Cuba tried to broaden its social
bs lis by taking into its governmental bosom
dement's of the Nationalist Party, the Party
of Opposition" pretending to represent the
interests of the urban and agrarian petty
bourgeoisie appropriated by imperialism, but
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
Strike Strategy

this respect the question of bringing forward
certain demands become of major Importance.
The 7-hour, 5-day week is the major demand
in this period, while this important strike
struggle demand is economic in form, it is
highly political in content, and goes hand in
hand with the fight for unemployment insur-
ance around which both the employed and un-
employed worker can be organized for joint
struggle.
Strike Struggle Fund Essential.
In preparation for strike struggle the ques-
ton of a strike struggle fund must be raised
and ways and means found to make the fund
an impressive one. To wait until the strike
has been called before beginning to raise
strike fund is entirely wrong, to consider
such fund as basis of relief by which The
worker will win victory over the bosses is
wrong strike struggle fund is nee led for
strike preparations, and questions of relief
measures of course must be taken up as part
of the preparatory work, but strikes not
won on the basis of relief promises, on the
contrary this is the first wrong step that leads
to defeat. Strikes are won on the basis of
mass action, mass leadership, proper prepara-
ton of the strike, successful tying up of the
industry, participating fully in the strike of
the employed and unemployed.
The gathering of 100000 strike fund by the
Trade Union Unity League is only the begin
ming of strike preparation, it lays the basis
for proper propaganda and organization
through which strikes can be properly pre-
pared and properly led to a successful con-
clusiOn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
Bessener City Strike
and Boss Press
By J. COOPER.

EVER since the outbreak of the textile strike
in Bessemer City, the bosses newspapers
have been carrying stories to the effect that
the workers have "chased the N.T.WU. or
ganzers out of the city," That "a bunch of
Reds direct from Moscow have come here to
take part in the strike ETC." and chat the
workers have beaten up several of the Mt
W.U. organizers and chased them out of the
city,"
The National Textile Workers Union has
been in Bessemer City prior to the strike and
is in there now directing, meeting with the
workers, and constantly warning them against
the gang that has put itself at the head of the
strike misleading the workers, and eventually
will sell out the strike. mob of about "a
has been organized by the stools of Mr.. Gold
berg the purpose of this mob is to terrorize
the union workers, and to watch out for union
organizers.
On Monday, $3.50 p. M, this gang, led by
W. f. Gilippspe, fake preacher, and agent of
the bosses, followed j. Cooper for about two
blocks, when Cooper seeing this stopped and
faced them Mr.. Gilippspe suddenly started
after another worker who was standing and
looking to see what was going to happen, after
giving this worker few kicks, and telling
him to get the hell out of this city group
of strikers rushed over and started fight with
the gang for having beaten up the worker. The
result was that all We're arrested, and the
strikers had to pay SIS fine for beating up
the mob. Capitalist class justce?)
The workers Of Bessemer City, many of
whom are members of the union, are anxious
to have the union lead the strike, but have not
yet been able to kick the gang out of their
midst.
The workers are warned by the N.TW.U.
that these lawyers, stool pigeons of the bosses,
preachers, ETC., are not interested in winning
the strike or better conditions for the workers,
they are in this for what they will get out
of it,
The N.T.W.U. will continue to direct the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
&14~.~
Stewards"
By JORGE

The New York Telegram, as N'Yorkers will
know, though people in the provinces may not,
has more than one edition each day. And
thereby hangs tale. On Thursday, Aug. %,
we, who were still allowed at large under
capitalist regime growing ever more DESTROYS
of sending us to the electric chair for dis
tributing leaflets, i.e. becoming more fascist,
bought noon edition of the Telegram. We
were interested in seeing on the editorial page
under the space devoted to letters from readers,
the following letter (of which we thoroughly
approve) under the heading which said, ere
plies to Comment on Flight from Gastonia,
N. c." and bearing the signatures of some one
named Francis Sheehy, to wit:
When from the security of an editorial
chair, you presume to brand as towards
labor agtators fleeing from long terms in
prison, from the living death imposed by
the ruling class for the classic crime of
stirring up the people, it seems to me you
take an unworthy attitude.
The men of whom you write SO scorn-
July, demonstrated an abundant courage
when they invaded stronghold of reaction
provincial prejudices and quick violence, and
there raised up rebellion against the slave
driving Oligarchy of raw, unchastened indus
trialism.
Theirs was, in my view, an historic
achievement, a landmark in the toilsome
evolution of the American South from bar
barIsm to civilization. And now, if they are
unwilling to eXpiate their herOism by end
less years in inhuman cages and walled
yards, you point the contemptuous finger
and cry 'COward'!'
From Mr.. Sheehy's comment that the Tele-
grams attack on the Gastonia victims as cow
ards was unworthy" of that hypocritical CAPT.
tallst sheet, we gather that he is not Com
munlst, although his opinion as whole should
be held by every Communist. Calling the Gas.
tonla defendants action in escaping from a
fascist death sentence is entirely worthy"
of an editor of a capitalist newspaper and those
who agree with capitalist newspapers. But to
top it all, we started to show this healthy mass
response to correct policy to one of those
who thinks we are still living in the "demo
cratic" era of President Harding's rmalcy.
when we discovered that in the later a D. M
edition of the Telegram, all the other Letters
From Readers" were there, but the one bawl.
ing out the Telegram editor for being the one
that played cowardly role-was missing
Inc darn thing just vanished after the editor
looked over the first edition, and in its place
was-what do you think? A long item on
weather reports from Al different cities, in
GLIDING the time the moon rises and sets and
when it is high tide at He'll Gate and Sandy
Hook! So it appears that the Telegram editor
was not only cowardly in attacking the Gas
tonla victims, but was even so cowardly that
he suppressed readers letter resenting il.
But then when one recalls that the Telegram
supports Norman Thomas, one can understand
any depravity, can't one?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30

true in practically every European country.
The three capitalist parties have their dis
tinct function in the United States. The fifty
nine multi-mllionares, 'the power behind the
throne, pull the strings and republicans dem
ocrats and Socialists" act their part
The working class has its own par;y.-the
Communist party--and the Fish Committee
wants to drive it underground. 1--WE are not
here to investigate the socialists" said Fish at
the New York investigation. No, the fifty-nin
multi millionaires know the socialist party is
safe.
The workers must appreciate the significance
of the statements of Mr.. Gerard and rally
around their Party, whose slogan is "class
against class'-the Communist Party against
the republican, democratic and Socialist
parties"
-CWritten at Harris Island Penitcntary)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
The SO-Called socialists"

DO you play bridge? No? Then will you
play bridge or anybther card gamer" Thus
the paper of the alleged Socialist" party calls
the workers to rise in their might and over
throw capitalism at IAN evening of bridge" at
Brighton Beach, to "spend cool evening"
Meanwhile Norman Thomas, speaking at the
University of Virginia, warned the business
men that they had better hasten their own
conversion to humane industrial policy, lest
they be too late to avert desperate outbreak
of the workers resentment" Namely. thew had
better support the so-caled Socialist" party
against the Communists. Certainly, with
Brighton Beach Evenings at bridge" the $50
clalist' party is by no means rallying the work.
ers for desperate outbreaks"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
The "Soeialists"--the Last Reserve Of
Capitalism.

All this is,emphaszed by tho British labor
partys government acting to the satisfaction
of British mperialism; in India, Egypt, etc.
and with the workers at home; the German
capitalists using the social democratic party
to lead the government of Germany whenever
sharp turn has TO be made. The same hollis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30

workers, and warn them against this bunch
of hoodlums
The bosses press can gloat all its wants
about the organizers having been chased out
of this city" We will proceed to carry on
until the workers will have taken the situa-
ton over into their own hands, and carry on
struggle against the wage cut, for wage
increase, for the S-hour day, against the bosses
mob, and for 100 per cent union in the tex
tile industry in Bessemer City as well as
throughout the South.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30
Forward to the Detroit Auto
Youth Conference
Conference Must Take Up Special Youth
Issues


Issues.
However, we will not be able to organize
the young workers in the shops behind this
auto youth conference for September 9Th I'M
less make the young workers conscious of
their special youth issues and grievances, and
draw them into the general shop organization
committees together with the adult workers on
the basis of the following special youth de-
mands:
l. Abolition of speed-up, piece work, gang
and bonus systems.
q Six hour-da and five-day week for all
young workers.
g. Equal pay for equal work for young and
adult workers.
A. Complete doing away with child labor,
and state maintenance of all employed child
laborers under 16.
5. Unemployment insurance for all young
unemployed workers without any qualifications
or discrimination.
6. Against all race discrimination against
young Negro workers
7. Two Is minute rest periods every day
for all young workers.
8. months vacation with full pay every
year for young workers.
9. No dangerous occupations for young
workers under 81
10. No night wUk for women and girl
workers.
II. weekly pay of at least $25 for all
young workers.
IL. Vocational training for young workers
between IA and l8 on company-time for equal
pay under union control.
10. Right to organize, join the T. U. U. L.
and picket during strikes.
IA. Not one cent for bosses war; every dol
lar for unemployed.
The T. U. U. L. can only become an actual
leader of the American workers in all their
struggles against the bosses by proving itself
capable of uniting all sections of the workers
youth adults, white and Negro, native and
foreign-born, male and female etc. in head
on-collison with the fascist leadership of the
American Federation of Labor, sodfying its
root in the factories of basic industries, build
ing shop-committees an consciously preparing
ing class battles of the American workers
against the bosses and A. +. of l.,
Young workers. Organize your groups in
your departments and shops.
Get together and elect delegates to the Auto
Youth Conference in Detroit, Saturday, Sep
TENDER 9Th,
Equal pay for equal work!
Not cent for bosses war: every dollar to
the unemployed!
Workers-young and old! Organize together
to strike against wage-cuts and speed-up!
Join the Auto Workers Union affiliated
to the r. U. U. b.!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30

The Daily Worker is the Party's best in
strument to make contacts among the masses
OF workers. to build a mass Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-30

Strike against wage-cu;s; demand social
insurance.