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The daily worker., 1930-09-27
yellow union LEADERS IN France
SPEED BETRAYAL OF MASS STRIKE
Unite With Employers Against the Workers;
Communists Expose Sell-Out

ward by group of employers
the reformists even dared to talk
of a breach in the front of the
employers as the result of the
strike.
The fact however is that the pro-
posal is favorable to everybody, to
the employers, to the government,
and to the reformists, except the
workers. In order to throttle the
strike the reformists have caused
the proposal to be adopted by the
trade union officials although it
includes none of the demands of
the workers. 1t means a demago-
gic betrayal of the strikers. How
the strikers will take this peice of
treachery is not yet clear. In any
case the workers have realized the
necessity of a revolutionary strug-
gle against the bourgeoisie and
against the reformist leaders who
are the most loyal supporters of
the bougeoisie. The task of the
French Communist Party will be to
strengthen itself organizationally
as the result of this great wage
movement and to work in the fac
tories to see that the lessons of
the present defeat are utilized to
lead the proletariat to final vic
tory against the trinity of the
bourgeoisie, the bourgeois state
and the reformist leaders.
The daily worker., 1930-09-27
Continued.

A worker sums up the discussion
for the National Committee, and the
following demands and points in the
program of action are ANONYMOUSLY
agreed to:
Larger gangs, at least % men to
a gang; smaller drafts, size to be
set by dock committee; snaps up out
of union hall, insuring work for
every man; equal pay for equal
work for deep water and coastwise
men; increase in wages, 81 minimum
wage per hour; double time for all
work over 8 hours; special rates for
dangerous cargo; for unemployment
and old-age insurance.
1.-The mobilization, organization
and preparation of the longshoremen
for strike through the formation of
dock committees and committees of
action.
2.-Concentration and intensified
ton of our activities on docks where
the situation is ripe for struggle to
enforce our demands.
3.-In preparation for strike to
raise the $4,000 "Organize and Strike
Fund" of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union, as a part of the
100000 fighting fund of the Trade
Union Unity League.
4.-Preparation to broaden out
strike, to involve other docks and
ports and the developing of the
united front from below by drawing
in the rank and file of the reaction
ary unions.
5.-Expose the fascist role of the
I. L. A. and I, W. w. leadership.
6.-Secure the support of the
seamen and unions of the Trade
Union Unity League.
THE organization of the uong-
shoremen unemployed for months in
to the unemployed councils to sup
port strike and for a struggle for
unemployment relief.
8.-The establishment of Workers
Defense Corps.
9.-The utilization and support of
the workers press-Marine Work
ers' Voice, Labor Unity and the
Daily Worker-as Instruments for
mobilizing support of all workers.
Our Tasks.
This conference, although guilty
of many shortcomings was never
theless a genuine rank and file con-
ference. The opinion expressed
The daily worker., 1930-09-27

dens, and criminals was discontin-
ued. Far from it. But graft from
contracts was more "legal." And
there was much less of a scandal
when a disgruntled politician would
"squeap in revenge.
Today the "illegap graft that
Tammany exacts would amount to
no more than $100,000,000. And
Tammany Hall would starve to
death on that. Why bother with
tribute from 1000 brothels when
one contract such as the Equitable
Bus deal, can yield as much.
Al Smith has learned a good
deal from Croker, his political god
father. Today Al and a few of his
friends own the Court st. Building.
1t is filled with city and state
bureaus. They pay from three to
five times more for rent than the
other tenants. Croker likewise
owned a building occupied in large
part by city and state officials.
They also paid several times more
for the space than it was worth.
This is what Tammany calls de
gal" graft.
Again like the present occupants
of the Hall, Croker and his repub-
lican "enemies" carried out many
of their operations in common.
Croker had always opposed the
building of subway in New York
because he owned stock in the 81"
lines. Platt, republican boss of
New York State, wanted the sub
way because of the fat contracts it
would provide. Croker refused to
bulge from his position until Platt
promised him some of the con-
tracts. When Croker got them, the
subway was built.
Under Croker, cops paid $500 for
their jobs, sergeants paid $1,000
and captains $4,000. Criminals
often collected $4,000 and bought
The daily worker., 1930-09-27
DO AS GERMAN
WORKERS DID!
Appeal of Jailed Job
less Leaders
Continued From Page II

Continued From Page y
orship against the fascist dictator
ship!
The German elections are of world
wide Importance. They show not on
ly the rehabilitation Of the workers
and peasants, and the preparations
the capitalists are making for their
fascist dictatorship, but they also
sharpen the international conflicts
and the danger Of war against the
Soviet Union. A revision of the
Versailles Treaty is demanded, a re-
vision Of the reparation payments is
on the order Of the day. German
imperialism is determined to reestab-
lish itself; it is demanding colonies,
the wiping out of treaties, the clear
ing of the debts, so it can build it.
self again into mighty power by
retaining for itself the billions that
it must pay to the Allies and that it
takes out Of the hides and lives of
the workers. Italy, Hungary and
Lithuania are not satisfied. New
alignments are taking place and a
new imperialist war will soon break
out along the path of the overthrow
Of the Soviet Government the i'm
perialists will try to hold the booty
of the last war and grant new spoils
to the dissatisfied imperialists.
The German Communists declared
for repudiating Of all war debts, for
annulment Of all treaties. Leading
100000 revolutionary workers and
peasants, they are ready with their
lives to defend the Soviet Union
against all attacks and to set UP
their own Soviet Government.
American Workers! Follow the
path of the German workers! Unite
with them in smashing the Young
Plan, in annulling the war debts!
Do as they did on Sept. IA.
On November 4th zoe American
revolutionary t0orkerS, suffering
from unemployment, hunger, 1oqge-
cuts, Speed-up 10itb our STARRING chill
dren looking into our faces must
march to the polls and cost ComnuuY-
iSt UoteS. Pile up so many UoteS that
the capitalists and S0-cidItdSciSt So
cidHStS will bno10 that the american
aoorkers are beginning their march,
their hard struggle tol0drdS the goal
that the revolutionary 1Corbers and
peasants Of Germany are approach
ing-the establishment of q SoUiet-
q Workers and Farmers Government
Of the United States.
Vote Communist! Join the revolu-
tionary struggle of class against
class! Join the Communist Party!
VIM. z. FOSTER,
is. AMTER,
ROBERT MINER,
HARRY RAYMOND.
The daily worker., 1930-09-27
EAST COAST CONFER
ENCE SHOWS REVOLT
OF LONGSHOREMEN

there was the opinion Of the rank
and file. What did we learn from
it?
Too much agitation with very lit
tie organizational results. The
workers want no more leaflets;
they want action. Our immediate
steps must be to organize dock and
ship committees on the unorganized
coastwise docks and ships. A strike
to enforce these demands must be
called at very early date. The
workers want to strike. They are
ready to strike, they must strike.
Immediate preparations must be
made to call out the coastwise docks
on strike and spreading the strike
from pier to pier, involving also the
deep water men on the waterfront
of Philadelphia. A broad commits
tee of action must at once be set up
to prepare for this strike. No time
must be lost. 1t must be our task
now to seriously get down to work
on this basis or the result of the
conference will be nil. Prepara-
tions must be made by our union in
all the ports to prepare the long
shoremen employed by Moore and
MacCormick to strike with the
Philadelphia coastwise men.
Our union in the past has been
neglecting the seamen. This must
at once be rectified. Steps must be
taken to draw the seomen into the
union.
All available forces must be con-
centrated in Philadelphia, which is
the most favorable port in which to
strike the first blow. 1t would be
a grave mistake to now weaken our
forces in this port. The National
Bureau must consider this at once
and take the necessary steps. We
cannot now fool around. The or
ganization of these workers and
the strike must be the thing upper
most in our minds. Everything else
must be Of secondary Importance.
The preparation for strike and the
Philadelphia waterfront must come
forst despite everything else. If we
fail to realize this we fail in our
duty to our union and our mem
bers and on our shoulders restr
the responsibility.
All available forces to Phila-
delphia.
(THE END.)
The daily worker., 1930-09-27

captaincy for one of their friends.
Citizens who complained of being
robbed were given a beating in po-
lice stations for complaining. A
small group of Tammany leaders,
including State Senator Sullivan
and Chief of Police Devery, col
lected more than $3,OOO,OO0 from
gambling houses alone in a short
time.
During the period when Ameri-
can imperialism was beginning to
crush the life out of the Latin
American republics, Croker was
asked by reporter what he
thought of the new development.
Croker replied that he liked it and
that he was in favor of having
everyone shot who couldn't speak
English. Much like the Greens and
Wolls of the A. F. of L. Croker
was accustomed to blood. While he
was serving his apprenticeship as
gangster, the only man who ever
beat him in fight was found two
days later in railroad tunnel with
both legs cut off.
Croker finally died, and was sue
ceeded by Charles Murphy. There
is little to differentiate him from
the boss who preceded him. He
split graft with the republicans.
ran several reform" candidates
who turned crooked the moment
they were elected, and made mil
lions out of water, gas, railroads,
subways, schools, and garbage con-
tracts.
From Murphy on, Tammany Hall
has permitted more and more of the
petty" graft to be collected by it's
police force and has concentrated
on obeying the orders of finance
capital. But this "petty" graft is
not despiscd. Murphy himself
owned one of the most expensive
houses of prostitution in New York
and Tammany judges are not un-
acquainted with the 1880 variety,
which pay heavy tribute to police
The daily worker., 1930-09-27
TAMMANY BOSS
STEALS S15,OOO,00O
Continued From Page y

continued IOIu age
$4,000 bribe and later was proved
to be as crooked as his colleagues.
For $40 prisoner was allowed to
go to a theater. For SIS he could
bet clean sheets every night. The
right to leave a jail for an entire
day cost a little more, $100. For
leaving the prison from Friday to
the following Monday, the cost was
$1,000. A certain WINS, who spent
a week in the Ludlow st. Jail be-
cause of an unusually crooked busi-
ness deal, later admitted that his
week in Jail cost him $4,000.
Those workers who are today
throwing bricks through windows in
order that they may be sent to
jail and be certain of a lice-infested
bed and garbage-food, had better
reconsider. 1t takes money to live
decently in a capitalist Jail:
Legal Graft and $4,000 Bulldogs
In 1886, Richard Croker, Tam
many boss for 20 years, was pen
niless gangster. Seven years later
he had a $250,000 stock farm of
race horses, an $4,000 Fifth Ave.
house, a $4,000 bulldog, paid S12,-
900 yearly to one of his jockeys and
Travelled to California in a private
car. Among Croker's "clients" were
the New York Telephone Co., the
Flushing Gas Co. and numerous
million-dollar contracting COM
panies.
Contracting was just then becom-
ing the great source of Tammany
graft. Not that the plunder from
houses of prostitution, gambling
The daily worker., 1930-09-27

captains. But on the whole Tam
many has kept abreast of tie ex-
pansion of capitalist industry and
"puts over" deals today that would
have amazel the more uncouth rob-
bers of the Tweed era.
(The next article in this series
will deal with corruption in New
York at the present time.)
The daily worker., 1930-09-27
JURY APPROVES
GA. LYNCHING
LID. Investigator in
ThOmasville
Continued From Page II

Continued From Page u
even more conclusive evidence
against the bosses and their state,
came in a commentator by the cor
oner's jury Of the sheriff for not
defending the Negro prisoner.
1--WE wish to commend the sheriff
for the quiet and orderly manner in
which he handled the angry crowd at
the jail and stockade and for the
prevention of other bloodshed."
F Than this there could be no plain
er incitation to lynching, no clearer
instruction to prison officials that
they are not to interfere in the
bosses lynching terror against the
Negro workers! This notorious in
citement is in line with the official
sanction Of lynching by the govern
ment Of the State Of Arkansas which
recently offered $500 apiece, dead or
alive, for two Negro workers who
had escaped the mob that lynched
three members of the Robinson fam
lily on July and 6. It is in line with
the message of Governor Moody
to the Texas Rangers forbidding
them to shoot to protect George
Hughes who was roasted to death
in the Sherman jail, and with the
action of the officials in Marion,
Ind, of first melting the mob
against two Negro youths held in
prison, and then leaving wide open
the gate of the prison and the
doors of the cell in which the
victims were held.
LID. Issues Statement.
The national office of the Inter
national Labor Defense announces
that Jennie Cooper has left Atlanta
for Thomasville, Ca, to make a
full investigation of this latest
lynching. 1t also declares its full
support of the anti-lynching week
announced by the American Negro
Labor Congress for the week of
Sept. 27 to Oct. 5, and calls upon
all workers to rally to the struggle
against lynching. The statement
follows in part:
Negroes and white workers; Or
ganize self-defense corps against
the bosses lynch mobs! Defend the
Negro workers against the bosses
terror. Support the convention of
the American Negro Labor Con-
gress called for st. Louis, Mo-,
Nov. Is and 16 to mobilize the
working class for the struggle
against lynching! Support the local
anti-lynching conferences now be-
ing held by the AN.LC.! Rally
to the defense of the six Atlanta
defendants, two of whom go on
trial next Tuesday in an atmosphere
of lynching terror! Support the
struggle for full political, economic
and social equality and for the
right of the Negro masses in the
South to have their own form of
government! Vote against the boss
es and their lynching terror in the
coming state and municipal cleo
tions! Vote Communist!
The daily worker., 1930-09-27
1000 at Cuba
Meet Protest
" hite Terror

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 25 -
More than one thousand workers
OF mass-meeting against the
Machado bloody terror passed
resolution demanding that all
workingclass political prisoners
jailed by the Cuban Wall Street
government be released. 1t also
protested against deportations,
and demanded that the Cuban sec
tion of the Int1 Labor Defense
be permitted to function legally.
The resolution also denounced
Yankee imperialism and called
upon all workers and peasants
to unite in a struggle against the
Wall Street regime of Machado.
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Perhaps can reach the camp of the raiders be-
fore the knowledge Of Achmet zeks death reaches
those that are left and then we may bargain for an
escort northward 1t is our only hope Lady Grey
stoke, and you must place your entire faith In me
If we are to succeed" Unsuspicious of the mans
true character, Jane Clayton saw nothing peculiar
in his plans, nor did she give thought to his
friendship with the Arabs. So she grasped with
aacrity the seeming hope for safety which he prof
fered her
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She told him quickly of all that had befallen her
since he had departed from her home. AS she
spoke of the death Of her husband she wept softly.
Werper pretended to well-simuated sympathy.
That devil there, and he pointed toward the body
Of Achmet Eek, sis responsible for 1t ALL" Then
and said that the Arabs occupied the plain about
her former home so that there escape in
that direction Our only hope lies in travelling
northWard" he continued
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Though her clothes were rumpled and her hair
disheyeled Albert Werper realized that he never
before had looked upon such vision of loneliness
as that which Lady Greystoke presented In the re-
lief and JOY which she felt in coming SO unexpectedly
upon friend and rescuer when hope had seemed so
far away. If the Belgian had entertained any
doubt as to the womans knowledge of his past In
it quickly dssipaed by the genuine friendliness
of her greeting
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Before they set out Werper searched the Arabs
body To his CONSERVATION there was no sign Of
the pouch of jewels 1t. Then he searched all
along the trail but found nothing. Puzzled dis
appointed and angry, he at last returned to the
girl and together they set out toward the hostile
camp where she lately had been a prisoner. It
late in the afternoon Of the second day before
they reached their destination, and they paused
upon the edge of the clearing before the walled
gates, Werper turned and spoke to Lady Greystoke.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-03
Weekly Movie NeaVs
Duncan Sisters Put Over New
Song Hits

Duncan Sisters Put Over New
Song Hits
Because of their acknowledged
success at putting over new songs
and making them hits overnight,
much interest is being shown in
the stable bunch of new numbers
which the Duncan Sisters will l in
troduce in "It's a Great Life" their
talking, singing and dancing pic
ture, filmed in tchnicolor, which
Manager Mullen will present at the
Oxford Theatre Tuesday Wednes-
day and Thursday April 8. 9. 10.
Seven brand-new songs are
warbled in the production by the
two we'll known harmony blues
singers. The songs were written
specially for them by Ballard Mac
donald and Dave Dreyer, a song,
writing team of the highest repu'
tation. Macdonald has done scores
of big hits, but "The Trail OF the
Lonesome Pine" alone would en-
title him to Immortality in the
world of popular songs. Likewise
Dreyer has received thousands OF
dollars in royalties from and
My Shadow and Rainbow Rouno
NV Shoulder"
"Following YOU is a blues mum
Der of great effectiveness. 1t is
| "played straight" and with splen
did feeling by the two stars. 1t is
one of those numbers that viii
have everybody humming as they
leave the theatre. AS a foil to it
"Tell Me Dirty Maiden" is a very
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-03
Unity

Mrs. Henry Quade called at the
home of Mrs. VIM. Quade Wednes-
day afternoon.
Ben Ostendorf and son, Norbert,
were business callers at the Chris
Weithe home Wednesday afternoon.
Jim Graham, of Melrose and Art
Quade and c. Kennedy helped Sam
Graham with saving wood last
Wednesday afternoon.
Robert Betow was Sank Gen.
ire caller Friday.
Gregor Dold spent Sunday after
noon at the Charlie Goodpaster
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hummer
and son, Lester, and Mrs. John
Hummer were evening callers at
Frank Peschek's.
Raymond Goodpaster called at
Henry Quade's Sunday.
Miss Lillian Lietz spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Lietz.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Quade and
son Richard and Minnie visited at
the home of Charlie Hummer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-03

art spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Ole Halverson and fam
lily.
Steve, Frank, Geo. and Chas
Kortan Jr., spent Sunday afternoon
at Kruse's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Botz, Mrs.
Elgroth and Will Sieben, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pete Botz and son Jerold, of
Freeport, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Botz and family, of Holdingford,
spent Sunday at the c. F. Botz
home.
Mrs. Paul Wilcox received word
Monday that her mother Mrs.
Frank Weedeck had passed away.
Mrs. James Grundman and
daughter took dinner at the Geo.
Grundman home Friday.
James Grundman and G.. F. BotZ
bought several loads of hay from
Mr.. Austin last week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-03

night with Hazel Domke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bunson called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swirty Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs c.. Beidleman and
family spent Sunday at the Roy
Hamilton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schlief were
Brooten callers Thursday.
Alder Schlief and Glen Hamilton
spent Saturday evening with Lu-
vern White.
Mrs. Henry Karsten spent Friday
evening with Mrs Art Schwenke.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schlief called at
Roy Hamilton's Thursday evening.
Luvern White and Glen Hamilton
spent Sunday with Alder Schlief.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schlief called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Schwenke Sum
day afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-03

and Hazel and Miss Mathiasor
spent Friday evening at the Paul
lDomke home near Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith and
Geo Whitney returned Monday
from North Wood, Iowa, where
they visited Mrs. Smiths and Mr.
Whitney's mother who is very ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Gallagher and
two children were Sunday dinner
guests at the Win Cowlthorp home
Evelyn Nicholson and Violet
Erickson visited the Smith girls
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Barker, Ray
mond Morris and Doris Finch call
ed at the Frank Morris home
Saturday.
Alvin Petit has been doing
chores at the Whitney home during
Mr.. Whitney's absence.
| Ila and Eldoris Smith and Mike
Morris called at the Frank Swirty
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Judes at
tended church in Grove Lake Sun
day.
Loletta Smith visited the Erick-
son girls Sunday.
DR.. Vandesteeg, of Sank Centre,
called at the Frank Morris home
Saturday.
Marie Hoyt, who has been visit
ing at the Smith and Whitney
homes, returned to her home in
Hoboken Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krenger and child
rem, of Paynesville, called at the
Win Cowlthorp home Sunday after
noon.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lardy and Mr.
and Mrs. Alois Keeper visited at
the Peter Kohl home in Melrose
last Sunday.
Ed and Esther Morris motored to
Mason City last week to visit rela.
tives. They returned home Monday
evening.
Ralph Walters, of Westport, call.
ed at the Fay Beidleman and Win
Cowlthorp homes last week.
Estella Cook, who is attending
the University, returned to hel
school work Sunday after a weeks
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Domke ano
Elmer drove to Ponsford Saturday
to visit Mrs. Domke's sister, Mrs
Ralph Lent and family.
Mrs. Karsten and daughters anc
Hazel Domke visited at the Franh
Swirtz home Sunday.
Minnie Karsten spent Saturday