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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
BY BILL LAWRENCE.

A GENERAL strike of textile workers in Berks
n County, Pa, that will affect 26 large mills
and involve thousands of workers may break out
any day The strike movement began with an
other wage cut in the Berkshire Knitting Mills.
The struggle centers around Reading Pa. where
the socialist city administration promises the
bosses protection"
Part of the reduction is due to general I'M
employment situation which resulted in reduc-
ton in time. Another contributing factor is
cut in rates The most recent and drastic re-
duction suffered by the Berkshire workers was
imposed last week on "Bemberg" silk work. On
the job the knitters were reduced from 48h
cents to 80 cents per dozen. AS 80 dozen is the
usual output of knitter at present this one re-
duction takes approximately SIS week from
the income of each worker.
More Cuts Coming.
Some time ago the Berkshire abolished its
bonus system and further adjustments" Of
wages are to be made by the firm soon
In addition to losing their wages the workers
Of the Berkshire knitting mills are feeling the
effects of naturalization and efficiency more
keenly than ever before. The old spy system is
still in force, and expression Of independent
opinion is still cause for discharge. In addition
the workers there are now being pressed for pro-
duction more vigorously than ever before
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
PRE-PLENUM DISCUSSION
Young Communist League, U.S.A.
Chicago Polburo Resolution

THE Y G. L. PLENUM despite number of
shortcomings marked a step forward in the
work of the League. 1t showed that the League
is making the very first beginnings to carry out
in practice the turn outlined by the Y. c. L
The composition of the Plenum was as follows:
There were SO delegates without the Party dele
cation Cfve). The average age was 20. The dele
cation was nearly all American but had an en-
tirely too high percentage of Jews-48j5qo. There
were nine Negro delegates, but only one Mexican
and only one italian. The social composition
was good in so far as there were only three
students, the rest being workers, but was bad
from the viewpoint that only a few were there
from large factories, and that the majority we're
unemployed. The largest single group were metal
workers of which there we're nine. The second
largest group was food of which there were
four.
The main shortconling of the Plenum was the
low political level of the discussion At the same
time, the Plenum by its failure to discuss con-
cretely the question of nti-militarist work,
showed complete underestimation of the war
danger. The Plenum also failed to discuss ade-
quately the question of children's work, which
is still in crisis The T. U. U. L. was also
inadequatey discussed, showing failure to I'M
derstand the Importance of the T. U. U. L. and
the necessity to win the youth in the struggle
for partial demands in the shops, and among
the unemployed. The coal fields were also ne
elected plus the question of building the Young
Worker into mass youth organ.
The Plenum, however, discussed concretely the
unsatisfactory situation in the Y G. L., the
progress of the Shock Plan and showed an un-
derstanding of how to cope with its present
problems The spirit of the Plenum was very
good and marked by confidence that that
tL,o IF cno niY, SIC y,OOv
situation. The Plenum opened the fight especi-
ally against the left danger such as phrase
rnongering, and the entire sectarian outlook and
character of the League The Penun also hit
expressions of the right danger, which is the
main danger, such jas, equalization to difficulties,
underestimation of our membership and forces
(Chicago), white chauvinism, hiding the fact of
the League, ETC. The Plenum must be the be-
ginning of the mobilization of the entire League
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
BY BURCK

against the right and left danger, which must
be carried concretely to every unit and every
member of the League. The Plenm itself proved
the necessity of nercilessy combating left sec
tarianism and phrase mongering in the League,
which still remains the main obstacle to the
turn to mass work
The leadership of the Party was felt through
out the Penun, together, with the concrete lead
ership of the Y. c. L. Bureau At the same time
the Party core in the Plenum was very small,
and reflects the small Party core in the League
leadership and membership which must be
raised to at least is per cent Immediately. The
Plenum hit very sharply certain expressions of
vanguardism on the part of the League towards
the Party, 1t also pointed out certain tendencies
in the Party that fail to see any progress on the
part of the League. The, Plenum brought out
clearly that the Party in the last analysis is
responsible for the work of the League, and that
the Party from top to bottom aid the League in
making the turn.
Intensity Mass Work
The Y. c. L. Plenum laid out the tasks for
the next two months. These tasks are based
upon the situation in the League, plus the OBJ
jective conditions. The main tasks are the build
ing of shop committees of the T. U. U. L. and
shop nuclei for the League. The building of the
special youth forms such as the Young Liberator
and the Labor Sports Union is of utmost i'm
portance The turn of the Pioneer movement into
a broad children's movement is also of immediate
Importance. The tasks set by the Plenum must
be considered minimum step of the League
in carrying out the next steps in its turn to-
wards mass work. The Party Bureau in estiinat-
ing the results of the Y. G. L. Plenum points out
that the Party must feel itself responsible in
the carrying through of these tasks. Without
the aid of the Party and the closest working
together of League and Party rom top to bot
TOM these tasks cannot be accomplished. The
Party Bureau recognizes that the League today
is seriously engaged in changing its bad situation,
and must receive the everyday political, practical
guidance and help from the Party.
Note:--We quite certain that this resolu-
ton will be carried out. This is an example for
all other Party districts. ,., ,..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
Berkshire Textile Workers Deter
mined to Fight Wage Cuts

The textile workers Of Berkshire County are de-
ternined not to accept any wage cuts and stay
ready to fight it out. Sunday, Nov. 9, great
mass meeting was held where the workers rep
resenting 26 mills raised their voice against wage
reductions and for a fight against the BOSSES
The leaders of the Full Fashioned Workers."
Hoffman Galaghan and others are trying their
best to prevent the workers from a militant fight
against the BOSSES
Instead of encouraging the workers to organize
and fight against wage cuts, as the only means
through which the workers can force the bosses
to give them better conditions Mr.. Hoffman al
ready makes it clear where he is driving to by
telling the workers at the mass meeting, 1T is
impossible now to say whether the strike will
be necessary"
u. T. w. For Business"
In resolution adopted at the mass meeting
the misleaders of labor are worried to death,
not over the fact that another wage cut affects
the very existence Of thousands of workers and
their families but rather over the fact that these
reductions seriously affect the business and COM
munity life, and prevent bringing capitalist
economy back to sound and stable basis In
stead of calling upon the workers of other in
dustries to solidarize themselves with the work.
ers of the textile industry in their struggle
against the employers the resolution of the fax
ers calls upon persons in public life and busi-
ness, and patriotic social and civic and business
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18

This shows the real hypocrisy Of Ford, who
tries to pose as a humanitarian" 1t proves
that he is no different than the rest of the
parasites; in fact he is more brutal and I'M
scrupulous in his scientific, rationazed methods
of exploiting the working class.
Ford workers. as well as all auto workers, must
learn these important lessons and realize that
the only way out for them is to organize and
fight against this damnabe system which exists
only for the profits of the bosses, while workers
are kicked out of their houses with their FAM
lilies, Mrs Henry Ford has plenty of money
to spend $4,000 for a fur coat in New York,
but thousands of Ford workers children have
no clothes and shoes.
Ford Workers! Fight Against Wage-cuts and
Hunger
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
What the Captain Saws

One OF the staff, trying to get warm in the
public library was browsing over the Infantry
journal" which is practically the official Jour-
nal OF the army officers of infantry A column
list IN the Infantry Journal, Capt. M B. Driscoll,
ONO, contributes column called Modern
Maxims" In the November issue it gives the
following, which aren't so worse:
l. Many spy sneaks around for month
10 get what the Statesmen's Year Book would
give him in two minutes"
q Not to recognize another nation may be
moral, but it is foolish not to recognize another
nations army
8, When an enemy talks war; he may. be
oiuIllng' when ne talks peace, he always is"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
Ford Fires Married Men; Re-
hires Single Men at Lower
Wages


TWO months ago about 2oqo of the men were
l fired at Fords. Recently few of the men have
been re-hired, while other married old-timers
were fired. What was the reason behind this?
Was it because Ford wants to distribute jobs
equally for the benefit of the workers? No.
it was because these re-hired men were single
men who took the places of the married men
at much lower wages Every one of these single
re-hired men had to buy Ford car on the in
stallment plan. Most of these married men had
children to support They were working for
Ford's 10 and even is years But that makes
no difference to "big-hearted" Ford. He is pri-
marily interested in his profits; he is not inter
ested in the living conditions of the workers
Young single men can speed-up better and as
they are not married and have no families to
support, they can accept lower wages and still
take Ford car on the installment plan.
That's Your Own Hard Luck
Ford workers were divided into three classes
a few months ago by the foremen The third
class consisting of the older men around 400
were fired some time ago. Lately the attacks
were made on the workers of the first and
second class. Those that bought Ford cars on
the installment plan told the employment office
that they could not make their payments if they
we're fired The answer was that's your own
hard luck" In this way the Ford Motor Co.
firing married men while re-hiring single men
at much lower. wages After you are given a
job at Fords and buy Ford car "bn the INSTALL
nent plan-if you are fired and your car taken
away from you, that's your own hard luckl"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18

Fight against fingerprinting, registration,
deportation bills; demand asylum for the
working class political refugees; elect dele
gates to the National Conference for the
Protection Of Foreign Born. Nov. 30th, Dec.
LIST, Washington, d. c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18

organizations to interest themselves in this para
mount ISSUE"
The National Textile Workers Union is on the
job, preparingfeaflets and calling upon the work.
ers to organize and fight against the wage cuts
as we'll as proposing some real working class
demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18

HTHERE will come time when our silence will
be more powerful than the voices you are
strangling today"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
What About It, Boston?

Dear Comrade Jorge:-For purposes of re-
ference in case you send out any more Sparks
about Rhode Island, that state is NOT in the
Connecticut district. We have all the criticism
we can handle in Connecticut, without shoulder
ing the sins of Rhode Island as we'll Comradely
yours, VIM. Schneiderman, DO, Dist 49,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
TELEPHONES POLICE
HE MURDERED WIFE
Jealousy Blamed in Alleged Con.
fession of East Orange Realty
and Theater Man.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press ....
EAST ORANGE, N. j., April a.
Frank D. Crawford, IS, real estate
operator and theater owner, was In jail
today charged with murder, after he
called police and told them he had
strangled his wife, Louise.
Two policemen, who responded to Q
telephone call in which a mans voice
said there was plenty the matter" at
Harvard street, early yesterday, found
Crawford waiting for them In the hail.
way. .'...
He led them to a bed room In the
apartment, where they found Mrs. Craw-
ford's body lying across bed.
II choked her to DEATH" the officers
said he told them.
william ONeill, chief Of police, said
Crawford signed a confession in which
he blamed jealousy for his act. Craw.
ford told police the killing was the
climax Of q quarrel, which began at
dinner time Saturday. He said he taxed
his wife with rumors he had heard that
she was accepting the attentions Of
another man. Her replies Infatuated
him, he said, and so he choked her. A
19-year-old daughter slept throughout
the tragedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
SENATE CAMPAIGN
FUND PROBE BEGUN
Nye Calls Meeting Wednes.
day-McCormick- Deneen
Race to Be Reviewed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Accepting the Craftsmanship of the
Senate campaign funds investigating
committee, Senator Nye, Republican
North Dakota, today called a meeting
for Wednesday and announced he
meant to have the committee "go to
the very bottom" of cases coming be-
fore it.
Nye said the recent Illinois senatorial
primary contest between Mrs. Ruth Nc
Cormick and Senator Deneen "offers
the first invitation for the committee.
The Pennsylvania primary contest
next month between Senator, Grundy
and Secretary Davis for the Repub-
lican senatorial nomination will be one
of the campaigns the committee ap-
pears certain to investigate.
Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska,
author of the resolution ordering the
Senate inquiry, has stated he has re-
ceived complaints from Illinois, Penn
Sylvania and Nebraska. He is a can
didate himeslf for denomination in
Nebraska.
The North Dakotan, as chairman of
the lands committee, headed the in
quiry into the naval oil leases He Is
associated with the Western indie
pendent group in the Senate, thus max
ing the committee composed of two
regular Republicans, two Democrats,
and an Independent
Other members of the COY lmittee,
are Senator's Goldsborough, Maryland,
and Patterson, Missouri, Republicans,
and Pittman, Nevada, and Wagner, New
York, Democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
TWO DANDY BLAME
FOR YORK MURDER
CoIored Prisoners Charge
Each Other With Firing
Fatal Shot.

Following up the arrest of two colored
men captured yesterday, police today
we're grilling them and additional wit
nesses in an effort to fix the blame be-
tween the two for the actual shooting
Of Federal Prohibition Agent Lamar
Watson York early Saturday.
The two men were booked on murder
charges as John Borum, 10, $500 block
of Sixth street, and John Logan, "a, 400
block of First street. They accuse each
other, police say, Of having fired on
York after the agent refused to accept
bride to release a rum car he had
seized in an alley behind First and @
streets.
Police, however, said they are inclined
to believe Borum was the trigger man
because, they explained, it was Borum
who gave them explicit instructions az
might be found, In a secret compart-
ment beneath the floor Of Borum's bed
room.
Admit Running Liquor.
The men are said to have admitted
they were rum runners and that they
were returning from Baltimore with "a
cases of whisky in Logan's touring car
After disposing of the cargo the two
turned into the alley, Brooks court, and
there pulled up to detach the smoke
screen apparatus from the machine.
At this juncture, according to the
statement they made to police, they saw
York coming into the alley after them
CONTINUED on Page s, Column So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
CIVILIAN HONOR GUARD
WATCHES TAFT GRAVE

On orders Of the War Department, a
civilian guard of honor is being main
tanned throughout the day in Arlington
National Cemetery at the grave Of the
late Chief Justice William Howard Taft
As a mark of respect to the former
President the vigil has been kept since
the body was committed to its final
resting place. The guard is assigned
from the civilian staff attached to the
superintendent office. He keeps his
place at the grave from 2 am, when
the gates to the cemetery are opened
until 8 PM, an hour after the gates are
closed.
Spring has paid its call at the ceme-
terry. Bright green Is showing on the
great trees surrounding the eminence
upon which the grave Of Mr.. Taft Is
situated and In few weeks profusion
Of leaves will mark out the distant city,
now visible from the rolling hills. J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
AutOist, Stalled
On Rails, Saves 3
Sons, But Is Killed
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April IA freight
train was bearing down on a
suburban crossing yesterday when
the motor of the automobile of
Everett j. Dean stalled.
Dean kicked open the car door
and pushed his son Martin, z,
clear of the rails.
Then he threw his son George,
3, to safety.
Picking up his son John, 9,
Dean hurled him out Of the car
just as the crash came. John was
hurt, but slightly.
Death for Dean was inStan-
taneouS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
Pitts Taken Into Custody in Florida
on Endorsement charge.

Pitts Taken Into Custody in Florida
on EmbezZIement charge.
G. Bryan Pitts, former chairman OF
the board of directors of the F. H
Smith Co., who was indicted Friday
for the alleged embezzlement of 81 1885,
600 of the funds of the company, was
taken into custody yesterday at West
Palm Beach as he was about to board
train for Washington.
Assistant United States Attorney Nu-
gent Dodds stated today that he had
been informed of the arrest and de-
clared that the reservations which Pitts
had made on the train had been issued
in the name of his butler. United States
Attorney Rover said he had been ad-
vised of the arrest, but that the matter
was in the hands of Mr.. Dodds.
Attorney Wilton j. Lambert talked
over the long-distance phone with Pitts
and was advised of the arrest. Pitts
told his lawyer that he had purchased
his tickets and had his reservations to
come to Washington, according to the
purport of his telegram of Saturday
When he Arrived at the station at II
o'clock yesterday morning to board a
train which would have brought him
here at IL this morning in time to give
bail, he was not allowed to depart.
Pitts informed the lawyer that he had
been treated with courtesy by the
Florida officials, deputy marshal stay
ing at his home with him. He COM
planned to his lawyer that he was pre-
vented from carrying out his intention
to reach here today. ....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
80 PLANES HUNT STUDENT
MISSING IN HEAVY FOG
Fear Is Expressed Amateur Flyer
May Have Been Forced
Down in Atlantic.

BY the Associated Press.
VALLEY STREAM, N. Y, April IA
Thirty planes were ordered out from
Curtiss Field today to search for Ralph
j. White, 20, of New York City, student
flyer who disappeared in foggy sky
late yesterday.
White went up solo after only 10
hours flying experience, just before a
thick fog settled over Long Island.
Frank Ambrose, Curtis Field manager,
said he feared the student had come
down on the Atlantic or the woods of
Long Island. Whites plane was sup
piled with only enough gasoline to fly
for four hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14

Document Intended for Commits
sion on Russia Reported Stolen.
VATICAN CITY, April II R.-An
important document dealing with Soviet
anti-religiouS activities today was re-
ported to have been stolen either from
the Vatican or en- route.
The document was understood to have
been intended for commission on
Russia headed by Bishop DHerbigny
which Is under the direct supervision
Of the Pope with its seat at Vatican
CITY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
SOVIETS SEIZE BOATS

MOSCOW, April IA F.-under a
new order issued by the central execu..
tive committee Of the Soviet Union, all
privately owned seagoing vessels above
so tons, lake and river boats above Is
and motor boats above is horsepower
become the property of the state.
Thus almost the last remaining YES
tiges Of private property In Russia dis
appear and become the common prop.
erty Of the stata.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
NANCY BOWEN TO FACE
MARCHAND DEATH TRIAL
Indian Squaw, Accused Of Murder
ing Artists Wife, Will Not Plead
Guilty to Reduced Charge.
3y the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 14.-Nancy
Bowen, aged Indian woman under in
dictment for murder, first degree, in
connection with the Staying Of. Mrs.
Clothilde Marchand on March 6, will
not plead guilty to a reduced charge,
but will go on trial in the near future,
1t was announced today.
While the exact date of the trial
has not been set, it was expected that
trial of the case would be started
April 81.
Lila Emerson, Indian woman, who
pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Of
murder. second degree in connection
with the death of Mrs. Marchand, and
whose trial was halted suddenly by her
collapse through illness. still Is in
City Hospital suffering from tubercu-
loSiS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
$95o,0OO Gem Theft Reported.

BOGOTA, Colombia, April IA Dr.
Jewelry valued at more than 100000
pesos (about $3.50, 000) has been reported
lost by an American named Foster In
the town Of Analogous. Foster, who is
cashier for a platinum company, was
said to have been carrying the gems
in q valise. The police are investigating
the possibility Of Q robbery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
DIES SEEKING TRUCE
Man Falls to Death in Call on
Estranged Wife.

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA R-
Seeking a reconciliation with his es-
tranged wife, George owen, 30, rang
the doorbell of her apartment here yes
terday. Mrs. owen did not answer:
owen started to climb up the front of
the building to her quarters.
At the fifth floor he slipped and fell
TO his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
JAPAN IS GIVEN COPIES
OF EARLY U. S. TREATIES
American Envoy Presents National
Library With Facsimiles of Docu-
ments Lost in Catastrophies.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 14.-William r. Castle,
jr., special American Ambassador to
Japan, was the principal speaker today
at a ceremony at Toxic Imperial Uni
versity in which he presented on behalf
Of the American Government. copies Of
the earliest japanese American treaties
Japan's copies Of these treaties have
been destroyed in various catastrophies.
The treaties viii be placed In the Ma
tional Historical Library. The docu-
mentS formed Japan's earliest links to
the Occident and were the basis OF
subsequent Japanese-American rela.
tions. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
Vatican to Free Last Prisoner.

VATICAN CITY, April IA [P).-The
one remaining prisoner of the Vati-
can," Giuseppe de Paolis, condemned
by the Papal State tribunal to serve
three months in prison for sacrilegious
theft from a poor box in ST. Peters
BaSiHca, will be released tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14

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