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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14

THE REHABILITATION of the masses of
Latin America, raised to the level of the
fight for the streets, was clearly shown on the
Goth of March in the unemployed demonstra-
tons, and those carried out on the first of May.
On the first of May, the jals of Salvador
were filled with the best trade-union leaders;
the government of Honduras had unclaimed a
violent reaction surrounding the houses of the
comrades active in the workers organizations;
in Guatemala the systematic reaction had been
growing parallel with the investments of the
United Fruit Company, and after the coup
detat of General Chacon-part of the trade
unions were destroyed and the Regional Work
ers' Federation was reduced to illegality. In
Mexico after series of crimes and deporta-
tons (along with pretentions of the govern
ment to be revolutionary, after a series of
shootings with a view to terrorize the trade
union leaders of that country, after the closing
of the offices of the Communist Party, the
Unitary Trade Union Confederation, after the
raid upon the print shop of the Party and the
confiscation of the Young Communist Press,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14
By JOHN SCHMIES.

THE building of the revolutionary trade
unions into real mass organs of struggle
is the major task of the Party on its road to
a mass political proletarian organization. The
increasingly favorable objective conditions for
building a revolutionary trade union center,
the TUU.L, offer to our Party now, more
than at any other time in it's history, this OPP
portunty to fulfill this great task, The APP
plication of the Party's trade union policy de-
ponds largely upon the proper functions and
activity of our Party fractions within the
trade unions. Because, only if our Party frac-
lions act as the revolutionary driving force
within the union, will the Party policy not
only be adopted but actively put into life
among the masses of unorganized workers as
we'll as among the rank and file within the
reformist unions. The Party fractions within
the trade unions are the sole political agencies
responsible to the Party organization for the
application of the Party's policy in the trade
union movement.
The experiences of our work within the
trade unions show:
l. That our Party fractions failed to cor
rectly and vigorously place the Party policy
before the membership in the respective
unions.
2. In most cases the fractions do not act as
the revolutionary driving force within the
unions and therefore fail to give life and class
consciousness to all the issues and problems
before the unions.
8. In most cases the bulk of our Party
members within the unions are not organized
into the Party fraction and therefore instead
of being the leader and the active organizer
of the unions they are merely part of the
inactive membership within the organization.
The T.U.U.L. membership drive may be taken
as an example. If this drive is to really ma
terialize in accordance with our program for
the union, then it is the Communist duty of
every Party member in the unions to see to
it that our Party fractions to work out
clear and simple program of action based upon
the immediate perspectives of the unions in
their everyday tasks: e. g., the building up OF
shop committees in the industries, the organ
ization of broad rank and file organizing COM
mittees, the activization of every member
within the union All this must be done with
the aim in view of organizing, modifying, and
actvizing the entire union membership and
developing out of this membership drive a
real leadership capable of leading the eco
nomc battles of the workers against the
bosses and their agencies.
Lack of Organization.
The present membership drive of the T. U.
u L. shows very clearly the lack of organiza-
ton and preparation by our Party fractions.
In fact, in some cases the Party fractions, like
those in the shoe and building trade in New
York, failed to even seriously consider this
drive at all, not to speak of using it as the
central task in establishing the TU.U.L.
movement in the shops.
Then again we find that where the Party
fractions do function somewhat, as in the
needle, food and marine trades, they do not
function as the responsible political body that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14

Perez, deporting more than thirty and arrest
ing the delegate of the National Confederation
in Manzanillo, comrade Cesar Vilar. The army
has arrested him and it is supposed that, as
is the custom of Machado, he has been as
sassinated
In spite of all of the fascist terror that the
CUBAN government has inflicted upon the pro-
letarlat OF that country, in spite of all this
bloody wave that has spread from 1925 until
today, the Cuban proletariat is in motion, and
with the proletariat of all Latin America is
1lghting for the streets of American cities,
showing that the period of proletarian revolu-
tion, preceded by terror, has reached the whole
world proletariat, not excluding the most back
ward regions of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14

dream that some one is organizing zone in
dustrial union," Lately we got Whit of the
poison from the Finnish right wing, who, at
one of the large camps of the Jones & Laugh
lin, subsidiary of the Vest Coal Mine No. 4
under the leadership of typical right winger
Ahola refused to give the N.M.U. the Finnish
hall for a meeting, claiming that "some of
our club members have good jobs, and if we
let you meet in our hall they will lose their
jobs" At a meeting of the Finnish Workers
Club, Ahola led a fight against giving any
financial assistance to the N.M.U. organizer
who is working in that field. Ahola is step
father to the wife of one of the Finnish rene
gades in the cooperatives.
Miners Prepare for Struggle Against
Wage Cuts.
The National Miners Union, on the other
hand, is preparing the miners for struggles
against wage cuts everywhere. The Mine Com
mttee at the Duquesne Mine called an open
meeting for all the miners at which meeting
they will take up the wage cut. The N.M.U.
Mine Committee proposed a program of ac-
ton that will spread the struggle to many
other United Steel mines. In the Pittsburgh
Terminal, under the leadership of the district
committee and locals in mines No. and No.
the NMU. is issuing a special leaflet calling
upon all the miners of the Terminal to strike
in support of the 10 striking men at Mine
No. 10. In West Virginia leaflet was is
sued for the miners in Consolidation mines
primarily which, however, will be distributed
among other than Consolidation miners.
Committees to Fight Against Wage Cuts.
In all the mines the N. M. U. is electing
and establishing mine committees, whose task
is to carry on a persistent fight against the
wage cuts; fight for the establishment of
check-weight men on the tipples, dead work
scale, against penalties for "dirty COAL" which
is scheme of the coal companies and through
which they steal thousands of tons of coal
from the miners daily. N. M. U. Mine Com
mittees are carrying a fight against the
robbery through the company store, and also
against discrimination against Negro, and old
men or the young miners. The N. M. U. Com
mttees of Action counter the tactics of the
coal companies in the cutting of wages in only
one mine at time, and Immediately wage
cut takes place scatter into all the camps of
the same company to mobilize for support of
the men who are struggling against the wage
cut
Ranks Increasing Steadily.
The correctness of the program and tactics
of the N.M.U. is winning larger and larger
numbers of the miners for the NM U. ncreas-
ing it's ranks steadily by new members from
among the miners of all political beliefs, from
all coors and rreeds, and making it possible
for the N.M.UJso start a nationwide struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14

Demand the release of Eos
ter, Minor, Amter and Ray.
inond, in prison for fighting
for unemployment insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14

The Daily Worker is the Party's
best instrument to make contacts
among tie masses of workers, to
build mass Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14

published Sunday 1S TRia
anch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

OF fruit from the Valley last season.
The Southern Iron and Machin-
cry company manufactures irriga-
ton gates and other articles. The
Valley Concrete, Tile and Lumber
Company manufactures and hand
les building materials and q $50
COO canning plant has been in op-
Grafton here for years by r. G..
Schmidt who began with a small
hand outfit many years ago.
There is a loan and development
company operating here with a cap
ital stock of $1,000 00.
I'm Navigation District
San Benito is part Of the Port
Isabel-San Benito Navigation Dis
trict which plans 10 build a harbor
at Port Isabel. san Benito expects
trlbution point for the port with
the securing of direct rail connec-
tons which Is one of the detectives
towards which the city is working.
The chamber OF commerce has
been active In development OF an
airport here. securing a tariff on
foreign grown vegetables TO protect
the Valley product. establishing an
ice cream factory, and encouraging
poultry raising by placing several
thousand pure bred chicks in the
trade territory.
The chamber OF commerce has
had j. K. Bell as secretary and
manager for several years and J..
Scott Brown, formerly may1r. is
president.
Headquarters for one Of the larg-
est dredging concerns in Texas are
located here. Joe Ballenger. the
dirt contractor. has handled mil
lions OF cubic feet OF Texas earth.
much OF It in the Valley. In the
same way. Dodds and Wedegartner
have built many or the highways
and street pavements OF the Valley.
Railroad Center
San Benito Is a railroad center.
the SpIderweb reaching all yer the
Valley and concentrating fruits and
vegetables here. It's real name is tho
San Benito and Rio Grande VAL
lev Railway but 1t Is called the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

~Spiderweb because Of its many ram
ifications- It's initial purpose was
70 place every farm Iii the san
Benito tract within two miles o.
a railroad.
The goal Of the city within the
next few years will be additional
canning facilities. citrus Juice bot
Ting plants. a city plan. direct rail
connections With Port Isabel. estab-
liShment OF headquarters for i'm
porterS and exporters using water
transportation, an international
bridge across the Rio Grande Civ
ing both highway and rail connec-
tons into Mexico. a fully equipped
airport with ~ail-weather runways.
hangers, etc. resaca drive and other
park beautifications. s0lt course
creamery. etc.
Building Program
DIR. 9. M Cash Il mayor NJ san
Benito which has a commission
form Of government.
san Benito is tn the midst OF n
$320.o00 building program for its
schools. A combination gymnasium
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
Washington Builds
County's Projects

Cameron county. a~ChleNcrnfil
~ public construction activities duI
NJ the PAST ten wears. stand on
their OWE bottom ann shine their
own ..gi.t
srTflc.usai nfilestones were cStsb-
issl.el tl1a- ior generations ma
stand m Eni6H nc Footsteps oi the
rCRl.ng -arn Foundations were laid
~ monunrr's erected that may
IS landmarks 10 endure
ffltarhoui The century and beyond
Fublic buildings have been erected
hat are = civic pride Bridges have
heen built. broad highways con
siru~ted. drainage systems. flood
ccrtrol projects and other items of
Importance promoted and perfected
They have called for the expendi-
turc of many millions Of pubic
finds Yet every dollar l. c0rsio-
cgsc . chr hundred per cent sound
investment
Washington the Man
Back Of every constructive item
hes been the master hand Of a
tta:ned and highly rated engineer
H conceived the plans. laid ont
tn working srhencs and person
80, guided the s~ucccssful cOmp'f-
tom of practically every unit IA
the county's building programs
That man is w. O. Washington He
Is employed by the commissioners
and has been in charge OF the
comfy engineering department the
rast ten years.
Mr. Washington Is z native Of
Travis county He completed his
collegiate education at the Univers-
ity Of Texas In Austin. Previous to
coming here from San Antonio ten
years ago. he had been associated
With prominent engineering firms
IN both tie Alamo city and Hous-
tom during which time he was iden-
tiled with several extensive build
ing projects. Mr.. Washington Is
kGcd g specialist in road building.
f5od control and irrigation work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
LYFORD WELLS
HEALTH ASSET
Development AS Resort May
Increase Population
In Few Years

It's development as a health re-
sort following discovery OF mineral
properties in its city water supply
Is expected 10 give new impetus 10
tho growth CT Lyford whose popu-
latlcn doubled in the last decade.
according % M Mcleod. president
OF the chamber Of commerce.
Lyford grew from a mere village
u 800 population III 1920 10 a Town
Of 795 in 1890 and with develop
ment OF its resort possibilities Il
may see an even greater grown
during the nest decade.
The well had been supplying the
town with water and although IT
was known 10 have healthful prop
critics, there was no attempt 10 de-
velop it until recently.
The well waS sunk TO a depth OF
about 1900 feet about a decade ago
70 supply the city with water. IL
was not long before local residents
discovered is medicinal properties
but few outside CT the little city
Kew about II or were IN a position
70 secure IL.
II happened that 2 San Benito
kcr. George Ralston. heard about
" well and IT, wonderful water.
, -.ggeS-ed several times that the
ter be distributed over the VAL
,1v.
A mineral analysis Of the water
ows S67 9 Gins OF silica a gallon.
II g.2i-5 "a o-..Ces of iron and
MINIMUM. 4 [ acc D. carbonate Of
liTe. 1872 Grains o. sulphatc OF
lime. 4.742 grains Of carbonate OF
maenes.a. S9.l60 grains Of sodium
sand potassium phosphates. 66.640
grains Of sodium and potassium
chIorides. a loss. etc. Of 1872 grains
o. a total Of solids OF 1926 grains
a gallon.
Submission of this analysis u
physicians has secured their en-
Go-SCmcnt for various disorders.
Lyford enjoys a commission form
u government with &. z. Rediund
as mayor. Taxable values OF prop
ertv are $500 600.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
Medical College To
Get New Laboratory

GALVESTON. Dec. 26-oPl-A new
laboratory costing approximately
S4o0.G00 VIII be built at the state
medical school here. officials OF the
school announced. Bids are expect
cd TO be asked early next month
and the addition probably viii be
completed for the opening Of the fall
term Of 1891.
The addition VIII be a five-stOry
building and VIII join the present
laboratory structure. II will be con-
structed OF brick and Texas stone.
will contain two lecture rooms with
capacity or $50 students and viii
cover a space OF $50 feet by so feet.
A pencil eraser will polish a gold
piece and make II look fresh from
the mint.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
County Wide Road
Is Being Planned

BIG LAKE. Dec. 26-P-votera
Of this county Will vote Dec. I'll on NJ
S2T5-G 600 road bend issue. The nor
~. with state and federal aid. would
DC used TO pave Highway 90 straight
through the county. There are I'M
little more than 80 miles or highway
in this county
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

manual neutrality-suspicious. building
has already been finished and con-
structl0n Is now under way on sew
eral other structures including u
new senior high building. a new
unit at the Mexican ward school
and an auditorium at rhc South
Ward school.
A few years ago q new high
school building was erected
Several new churches have beer
built during the past few years. an
other Is under construction and still
another congregation is planning Nav
build within the near future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
ALAMO ALMOST
FREE OF DEBT
Fast Growing Town Pays
Its Way As Ii Goes
Along

In a decade the town Of Alamo
has grown from a village of 30 in
habitants, TO its present population
Of 1921.
II is u Of the new Valley cities.
created by the land developers. c. II.
Swallow and his associates having
been responsible largely for the cre-
alton and development OF this Hi
dalgo county city.
Alamo's taxable valuations IN 1920
were $4,000. They have jumped To
$500 az the present time.
The distinction of having practi-
cally no indebtedness belongs TO the
city Of Alamo. All Of the things
which the city buys are paid Ter
with cash. according TO George
Jones. mayor. the only thing that
Alamo owes for being the city paw
ing
Finances of the city have been
sc handled that the tax rate has
been cut ten cents this year.
Alamo is one Of the important
shipping points in the Valley. hav-
ing stood in third place in ship
Inents Of fruits ard vegetables dur
ing the past season
Many Industries
The city has two cotton gins. two
feed and seed stores. seven vcge-
table and fruit packing sheds. three
garages, dry goods store. four
grocery stores. a bank. drug store
two cafes. two nurseries, two lumber
yards, two hardware stores. one bar
beT shop. two newspapers. the Ala
mo Record and the Alamo News.
The city is preparing now to Sc
cure a canning factory, mems furn-
ishing store and any other COM
mercial and industrial improvements
mat a be secured.
Alamo Is in the Pharr-San Juan
Alamo school district. her children
using the fine high school building
located near these three cities.
The city Is also in the Alamo
Pbarr-San Juan irrigation district,
cNe OF the largest in the Valley and
which Is concreting its canals
snd making other extensive inn
provements al the present time.
A rich agricultural country sur
rounds the city. growing an abund-
ance Of vegetables and fruits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
County Clerk Seago
Now In Fourth Term

Reelected al the last general
election. without opposition. Mr.
Seago is now serving his fourth
term as county clerk Of Cameron
county. His ervices to this people
have been characterized o.
conscientious and faithful applica-
ton of highly efficient effort III
all matters pertaining 10 his duties.
His record as a public Official IS
concrete assurance to the people
that this department is IN charge
OF an able and accomplished e.
ecutiye. The office of county clerk
Is one OF the vitality important
units OF county movement, and its
affairs. with their widely diversli-
led angles. present It as handling
the greatest volume of items il
county business. But results as have
been obtained during Mr.. Seago 3
terms evidence tile gratifying fact
that no matter how c~onfoundlng OF
~irtricately complicated an item "a
hand may appear. 10 immediately
IS disposed OF in adequate satisfy
ing manner. The county clerk IS
ably assisted by a corps Of through
IN trained and industrious assist
ants.
I'm Valley 20 Years
II. ID. Seago has been associated
with county politics and various
public enterprises in the Valley for
more than twenty years. He takes
part IN things, and Il ways found
. willing and devoted worker IN ell
issues and activities Of community
interest. He is an un-iring Valley
boos er and no man drives more
satisfaction and pride in the mir
aculous DEVELOPMENT and great
achievement that progress ms
brought about in the Valley the
pas. ten years.
Politically he comes to his
constituents with open heart ana
clean hands. and has become SO
strongly established in public esteem
and good will that The people OF the
county back him 10 tho limit In his
political aspirations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
NOISE SPONGE

HARTFORD. Gonna noise ST.
lencer which filters harsh noises
from the air and prevents them
from entering a home. Is said M
have been perfected here by Hiram
Percy Maxim II is installed in All
open window and. tests have shown.
l. efficient IN filtcrinE ont the
nrfGr-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
BENITO IS
BICCOMMUNITY
United Effort Is Cause
OF Fast Growth In
Last Decade

Addition Of innumerabie new in
dustries and making Of many pub
lie improvements IL San Benito has
been accompanied By a large pop
ulation increase, the number Of res
identS more than doubling between
the census enumeration OF 1920 and
1880.
Where the population was 500
IN 1920. II was shown to be 1879
in 1880.
San Benito Is one OF those cities
where the residents put forth united
efforts when the situation demands
TO put over their projects. One
OF the community projects included
the Stonewall Jackson Hotel for
which S225,0O0 was raised in a
rousing campaign because the citi-
zens felt that San Benito needed a
modern hosiery.
Utility Headquarters
San Benito Is headquarters for
the Valley district OF the Central
Power and Light Company and the
principal generating plant Of the
utility is also located in this city.
There are two box and crate fac
tories in San Benito which supply
not only a big local demand but
also shippers Of the entire Valley
with containers.
In addition TO these. San Benit0
has IL shipping houses to handle
fruits and vegetables, from this
community which is one Of the
largest growing sections in the Val
ley. San Benito led in shipments
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

A French inventors device for
a dramatically timing racing au1o-
mobiles is operated By the light
rom an ordinary headlight falling
on 6 rhoto-c.cct-ic cell
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

An Italian has designed an air
pane supported bv a single disc
shaped wing that is rotated to
serve as a propeller and is filled
with gas 10 increase its lifting
power.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Another FurtIve Advance

But "a It he did. think he must
have been uncommonly hungry. And
As my own hunger had been given a
flip by the uncomfortable quarter
hour I had accorded him we made a
good breakfast.
please do not let me keep you,''
said when We had finished the
last OF our griddle cakes. I'm going
10 Sit here for a little while and make
a rough sketch Of this room. so that
/ car plan my decorations"
He rose abruptly.
Then I take Il. I am only IN your
way. he said. and there was childish
otfense in his tone.
"Please'" / said softly. smiling ur
az him. for ! was not yet ready 70
hurl O direct gage OF battle IN his
direction. You know ! did not mean
II Ia that way. But I know-no one
knows better-how very busy you
are. p | did not feel that | could
waste your time in just sitting by
while | studied this out"
Just sitting BY and watching you
study things out" he repeated softly,
putting out hts hand and touching
mine with furtive swiftness Il can,
not imagine anything more delight
full
c1gyhsnI. isse. w Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Helpful Advice to Girls

; brought before me when | see my
friends enjoying the company or
boys.
! can't give them "a line" as
conversation is called. Is there
anything you a say?
Who should speak first. the boy
or girl. when walking in street or
corridors OF q school?
q C.: There is no royal road TO
~ popularity and very often the
popular girl who is liked by every
one Is preferred by nobody. There
Il no need for a "line" II one IS able
70 intelligently and listen
alphabetically. Forget hat you
are an only child and do not expect
the attention from outsiders that is.
no doubt. accorded you by your
family. Take an interest In the
activities and hobbies OF others and.
above all. don't NOPE over your
fancied unpopularity. You are young
and intelligent. and can therefore
realize that at present o are wise
to enjoy pleasant friendships free OF
sentimental strings.