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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13

THIS report plainly shows that the Party, eX
eepting in few instances, did not mobilize
energeticaly for the Daily Worker campaign.
The campaign began April and was to end
June LIST. Up to May 10Th only 1000 new mail
subscribers were obtained, or ten per cent of
the quota. An increase of 1885 papers in
humble orders was achieved or 22fo of the
quota. From April / to May II only S45S70
had been contributed to the Emergency Fund
and only after the Daily Worker stressed the
need for immediate financial help did the Party
get into action. Up to May 20, S8,965.31, or
So per cent Of the quota was raised.
The Daily Worker campaign program did
succeed in placing before the Party members
Party, its value in securing contacts and lead
ership for the Party among the masses OF
workers the imperative need for immediate
mass circulation in this period of intenslfying
class struggles, new forms Of circulation and
the necessity of building our own distributing
apparatus However, acceptance of the pro-
gram was not followed generally, with an ap
plicaton to the tasks which would make it
living program, RESULT in concrete achieve
nents. Firstly, the program in most Party
districts was not concretely applied Secondly,
in instances where attempts were made to
apply it, these attempts were sporadic and not
methodical Thirdly, in the few instances
where the work or securing new readers and
consideration, practical application, achieve
ments were recorded beyond the expectations
of the comrades engaged in the work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
CASTOR Mill Workers Starving
Ont
NOW Worse
IN Rex Mil
(By q Worker Correspondent

NDD U w OFhOf SOIfCopOHUCHV/
GASTONIA, N. C.-The wage
cuts, speed-up and stretch-out in
the Rex Mill are still going on.
More now than ever. One hand in
the Rex mill runs four slubbers for
SIG per week of so hours; one hand
runs Is combers for $15,S5 per
week of 60 hours; one hand runs 16
draw frames for $3.50 per week of
60 hours.
What do you think of this for
speed-up, stretch-out and wage
cuts? Here, the Rex mill is known
to pay good, but 1 think it is damn
cheap, considering the acres of
frames you have to run and the
driving bosses we have to
work for here. They are terrible.
By printing this, maybe some of
the workers will wake up to the rot
ten conditions and low wages they
receive in the Rex mill.
REX MILL WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13

wy " N'NS'
PHILADELPHIA Shop COM
Haittees have been formed in the
Eonsolidated and the committee is
1ssuing leaflets regularly. exposing
the rotten conditions on the inside.
Young girls are shaving nine and
three quarter hours per day and
earning 9 to II dollars week for
high speed piece work. Many of
them are carried out unconscious
daily from the intense speed-up and
tobacco fumes. Young Negro girls
are forced to slave at even worse
ronditions. Last week, the time
workers received two dollar wage
cut, from 81 to 50 per week. A
leaflet was issued Immediately by
the shop committee calling for a
strong organization to resist these
,wAge-cuts of the bosses.
~ Another scheme has been intro
duced by the bosses. Each girl who
produces 5000 day, will. receive a
ssbox of candy" from the company
each week, in appreciation for the
enormous amount of labor. This
Ssally means another wage cut. as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13

~ Immediately preceding the Daily Worker
campaign, during the Party recruiting
drive, Detroit increased its shop, house
to house and street sales and distribu-
ton by nearly 1000 copies. 1t is still sec
ond to the New York district in amount
of papers sold and distributed every day.
During the period of the Daily Worker
campaign the increase in the Detroit
district was % copies, although in Detroit
city an actual drop occurred in the daily
bundle order.
The Party cannot pride itself with this in
crease of 1885 papers circulated daily at fac
tory gates, house to house, streets and meet
ings. The first question that arises is, how
many are being sold regularly? How many
are still being distributed free?
House to house carrier routes, although be-
ginnings in this form of paid circulation has
been made, have not yet actually been estab-
hshed. There is one route in Brooklyn, N. y
with more than 100 customers but it is not
being carried by newsboy as we advise. The
papers are being mailed from our office. There
is another in Oklahoma City, Okla, of 1903
customers that is being carried.
We must again stress steady sales in front
of factory gates. In front of factory of 5000
workers at least 500 papers should be sold
every day; a factory of 1000 workers should
result in minimum steady daily sale of 100
papers Carrier routes of 100 customers and
up must be established in all working class
neighborhoods. Party members must cen
tralize their forces to establish such routes,
and then employ comrade or an unemployed
worker to carry it as the source of his wages.
Outside of the achievements in the two
southern districts, Boston holds first place,
with Cleveland and California second and
third. Why Pittsburgh and Connecticut have
suffered decreases in this form of circulation
should be explained by the Party in these
districts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
Another Wave of Lay Offs
Hits Oakland, Cal. Hard

On Monday, June 8, seven men
were killed by being blown to pieces
in the Hetch Hetchy project at
Livermore. The bosses are so en-
crossed in making money that they
do not give a damn for the safety
of the workers. The dead are: G.
Paizes, sc, single, 1854 Leavenworth
St., San Francisco; Fred Flader, %,
single, of Colorado; P. j. Peck, Al,
single, 1882 Ellis St., San Francisco;
C. Brood, 80, single, 939 Mission ST.,
San Francisco; Carl Cook, single,
1919 Gamble St., Oakland; D. P.
Hampton, 80, married, 84S South
New Hampshire ST., Los Angeles;
c. G. Cloet, 43, single, 315 Fifth ST.,
San Francisco.
Workers, don't starve, but fight
back; only fools starve. The I'M
employed Council are going to send
delegates to the convention. Will
write more in few days.
ORGANIZER OF THE UNEM-
PLOYED COUNCILS.
Oakland, Cal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13

they may get will not pay them
more than $3.50 a day for three
days, totalling $3.50. Who could
live on such starvation wages?
Out of this money, besides cloth
ing and feeding themselves, they
must also pay rent, fuel bills, doc
tor bills and other miscellaneous
expenses. While the workers are
living on these inconceivable wages
the mill bosses are in Florida spen-
ding the money that the workers
have earned for them with their
life blood. Back home their mills
are run by underfed and badly
clothed workers. What the hell is the
matter with the workers of Castor
County? Will you ever realize the
awful conditions that you are living
in and start fighting the bosses ?
Don't let the damn capitalists make
you believe that the southern work
ers won't stick together and fight.
They don't believe it themselves.
We southern workers will whip
them in more ways that a country
man can ride a mule to town. Join
the N.T.W.U. Tell the boss to go to
hell. Fight for your own class not
for the boss. To hell with the bosses
they are starving US.
-GASTONIA WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
C a S tOnia Workers
Must Join the
N.T.W.U.

GASTONIA, n. C.-The bosses
of the Smyre mills are still on
the job as wage-cutters and are
just as good at speed-up and
stretch-out. They can always
find more work for you to do,
and they sure as hell know how
to pay the hands to keep them
starving. One hand here in the
Smyre mill runs two draw frames,
two hap machines and ten COM
bers. This is just only small
bit of the dirty bosses rebound
ing intrigue to fill their pockets
with profits by the sweat and
blood of the workers. 1t is
enough to make any worker want
to fight. | am asking every
worker in the Smyre mills to join
the n. T. w. U. Raise its BAN
ner high. Let's fight for better
conditions for our own class.
A FELLOW-WORKER IN
THE SMYRE MILLS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
"If Poison Fails, Try Briggs, Detroit Saying


The same conditions that resulted
in the Briggs fire several years ago,
where over 26 workers lost their
lives, still exists in the Briggs
plants. Laws that are supposed to
protect the spraying department
workers are constantly violated
when they interfere with more rapid
production. Neither the police, nor
fire departments, nor the "labor'
commissioner interfere except to
insure the bosses profits. Only
when the workers attempt to Or
ganize into the union to protect
themselves against the terrific
speed-up, increasing wage-cuts, rot
ten conditions, that the police are
on the job. Then they rush to (and)
club and arrest the speakers and or
ganizers Of the Auto Workers Union
who dare to call upon the Briggs
workers to do the only thing which
can improve their conditions-to or
ganize and fight back.
BRIGGS WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
Young Pioneer
Sees Homeless
Workers Misery

Dear Comrade Editor:-
The sun was gradually descend
ing in the west and whistles were
blowing, telling the slaves to
stop work and go to their homes,
if you could call them that, and
rest up for another days slav-
ing. On American ST., where the
railroad runs, mills and factories
crowd the space. Many children
play on the railroad banks, UNI
able to play elsewhere.
AS / was walking along this
street / came to an abrupt stop.
There, moi many feet away, lying
against the wall, / could distin-
gVish huddled figure, fast
asleep. As l stepped closer l
could see that he was we'll PCS.
as years of age, hair was turned
gray, his clothes were real work.
irg class in nature. His shoes
looked half worn, his trousers
were patched and his coat and
shirt worn.
stood intently watching him
and / noticed that he began to
stir. Suddenly he raised him
self up on an elbow, making an
effort to rise, but instead fell
back, perhaps from lack of food,
into another slumber. l quietly
stole away, thinking that when
the American working class arise
against their oppressors and
establish a system of their own
such things will be of the past.
JEAN GRALICK,
Young Pioneer.
Philadelphia, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
MILITANT
FOR SEEING DEAL
Takers Afraid of An
Exposure of Selves

by q Worker Correspondent
BOSTON.-Just recently in the
Painters District Council Al they
framed up a militant worker, James
Robinson of Local II.
The sin of James Robinson was
that in 1927 he caught two agents
of District Council Al by the clock"
They were given $500 check pres
ant for selling out union sign writ
ing to a non-union contractor who
employed non-union men when the
union sign writers were walking the
bricks. The officialdom, being afraid
Of further exposure, preferred
charges on Robinson that he de-
famed the business agents charac-
ters. They fined him $500, which
he could not pay, and then expelled
him. S. W.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
MISTREAT |. 4,
YOUNG WORKER
Only Crime To Be Job
les sand Homeless

by a Worker Correspondent)
NEW York; came from Los
Angeles, stayed here week, being
down and out. Went to a police
station for a place to stay, and they
put me in on vagrancy charge.
| went to the court and they put
me under a $500 bond. Couldn't pay
it because Pm broke. That goes to
show you the justice we workers get
nowadays.
Last night there were two boys
pulled in and because they came
from a rich and respectable family
they let them off.
I wrote this article to show folks
how things stand.
"A YOUNG WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
SPUR ELECTIONS TO
JOBLESS CONVENTION

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.--The final
stage of preparation for the Ma
tional Convention of Unemployed in
Chicago June 4 and 5 will start
Thursday, June ~, with a confer
ence to be held at 80 North Tenth
This will be followed up by a
larger conference to take place on
Thursday, June 26, at which all
delegates to the National Convention
will be present.
A city-wide drive for finances will
be instituted on June 27, % and 30,
part of which will take the form of
"tag days"
On Saturday, June rs, at IL noon
a mass demonstration of unem-
ployed will take place at the City
Hall Plaza.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
LONG HOURS ON
GOVERNMENT JOB.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINT h e
workers on the Ford dam, federal
job, work long hours. They work
from 8 to ID hours a day and many
times they work seven days a week.
Even though the government is
starting "Red Scare" by their Sin
vestigations" to hush up the unem-
ployment question, they have con-
tracts given to companies who
speed-up and make their workers
work long hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13

Income for $4,000 Daily Work
er Emergency Fund
April 1st to MAY 29th.

Listed below will be found all contributions
received from every district for the $4,000
Emergency Fund. 1t includes remittances that
came from Party units, sections and districts
as we'll as contributions made by Daily Worker
readers, sympathizers, workers organizations
in each district. The quota for each Party
district has been increased because the Central
Committee decided to increase the national
quota from $4,000 to $4,000 on the basis Of
the immediate needs of the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
YOUNG AND old BEGGING FOR WORK
AT LOWEST starvation WAGES
Misery So Great That Mill Workers Must Again
Rise in GastOnia

GASTONIA, N. CAgain wish to call your the
henou conditions of the workers the textile mills of
and also surrounding counties.
The mill workers working and three
Some the mills
picture of despair Young and old both crowd the highways
begging kind work knowing full well that kind
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
CONYICTS DEFY
PRISON OFFICIALS.

ISLAND OF OLERON, France
Because of the bad food and harsh
treatment, 40 military prisoners
barricaded themselves in their cells
and defied any attempt by the prison
officials to capture them. They
were finally starved into submis-
sion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
New Daily Worker Bundle
Orders
April 1st to May 2ist.

The following table indicates new circulation
obtained through factory gate sales, street
and news stand sales, house to house carrier
routes, meeting sales. This added circulation
is paid for by Party units, sections, districts,
but in many instances the papers are not yet
actually sold but are given away.
District P11dIn Per-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13
New Daily Worker Subscribers
Secured
April LIST to May 18th

The table below shows the number of new
mail subscribers secured in the Daily Worker
campaign 1t does not include renewals. All
new subscribers, whether monthly at SO cents,
or yearly at $500 are included.
District Quota Subs Per-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-13

Forward to Mass Conference
Against Unemployment, Chicago
July 4th.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-03

Sandwich course, avenue Of the Walker Cup matches, where the fairways are very narrow.
 The black haired, slim shot-maker failed to qualify for the amateur in 1927 when he suffered a bad break in the qualifying round, his ball striking that Of his playing partner. resulting in confusion which threw Noigt completely off his game.
 He came back in 1928 to lead the qualifying field and win the medal and went to the semi-fnal round where he fell before Phil Perkins, the British amateur champion. Perkins went on 10 lose the final to Bobby Jones in a rout.
 Last year Noigt met Harrison R. Johnston in the round before the semi finals and lost, but he forced the man who vas to win the cham pionship a little later 10 go g holes To beat him.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-03
TRADERS SCORE
 INITIAL VICTORY
Local Baseball Team Defeats
 Danbury Crew by t1.5 Count

The New Britain State Trade school opened the baseball season yesterday at Walnut Hil park by defeating the Danbury Trade school II to 5.
 Heavy hitting by the locals and bunch of bad errors and loose play ing by the visitors accounted for the high score. Bradbury, q new player on the New Britain team. and Carl Carlson, q veteran of last years out fit, both made home runs. The locals also hit for numb Der Of doubles and triples. De Corietto struck out II men while Ring, Of Danbury, retired 10 at the plate.
 The Traders looked like the best setup the New Britain school has had on the diamond in a number Of years. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1930-05-03
GOLF CONDITIONS BETTER
Gene Sara1en, Former National Open Champion, Says Profession als Haven't Gained.

Chicago, May Gene Sarazcn, former national open golf cham pion. believes golf conditions have become better in the last ten years for everyone except professionals.
 One of the principal money mak- ing mediums for the pro IS his shop" said Sarazen, who is in Chi cago playing in a vaudeville act with Johnny Farrell. another for mer open titleholder. but you'd be surprised at the number of golfers who know somebody who is able 10 ret them price on equipment.
 Exhibitions don't pay as well as they did" SaraZen added. The average persons interested in the game would a lot rather play 1t than watch 1t.
 The heayy-money tournaments seem to be our biggest hope, said the star who won the s25,ooo Agua Calientc open,
New Britain herald., 1930-05-03
MAKE ROWING DEBUT
Princeton's Four Crews to Meet Rep resentatiyes of Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology.

Princeton. x. J., May , (P) - Princeton's four crews make their seasons rowing debut today on Lake Carnegie against the rowing repre- sentatires Of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. who already have two races under their belts.
 So far as the varsity event goes, Princeton will be a slight favorite. Just what sort of an eight Coach Chuck Logg has turned out at Princeton remains to be seen but the experts have assumed that it will be a good one. NJ. I. T.'s varsity trailed Columbia and the Navy by four and a half lengths in it's first start, and was beaten by Harvard by good length at Cambridge last week.
 The Engineers may have better chance in the other three races Coach Bill Haines of Tech has de Veloped good junior varsity. fresh man and lightweight eights, good enough perhaps, to down the Tiger representatives in those divisions.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-03
KING FRANK SEES KINGDOM TOPPL|NG
Great Dam Spells End of Feudal
 Rule in 0zarkS

Damsite, Mo, May 3. (UP).-Ths swift waters of the Osage River rip pied against the island. A constant srishing sounded as the current sucked in near q small draw.
 A short way distant from the thickly vegitated island a bend in the river carried it out of sight.
 On a small lift in the island a saunt. big man stood. Hc peerod anxiously across the picturesque stream. He vas bareheaded an1 locks Of hair brushed acl oss hls face. His face urinkled and he turned. He again strained as If locking for something on the oth h- el bank; peering through the d. sccnding twilight which rapidly was falling on the island
 This man vas King Frank" A king not only in name but in rights.
 And the kingdom Of King Frank is crumbling. Crumbling not from lack Of faith Of his followers, but falling literally before the approach Of the age Of machinery an1 progress.
 Here on this island miles from civilization King Frank for years has ruled a band of . families.
 Years ago led by this gaunt man. Frank Brooks. the families cam7 to the little island located in the Osage in the heart Of the Ozark mountains. The families home stead the land. They created q world of their own, seldom 10 ven- tUlv from it.
 Brooks vas named king or tha colony. He settled disputes with an iron hand He administered punishments. He made laws, King Frank is the only member of th~ tribe who can read and write, Crops were planted Nirtualll all needed to sustain life vas pro. duced on the island.
 Occs sionally King Frank and 7 few followers ventured from tn, Kingdom to nearby village 10 "d> a little trading 1 Few knew of the Island c Peace" Visitors were not wei | come. Few came, They wer, greeted with silence and did no return.
 But King Frank and his follow CTS have been unable to stop tn, onslaught of the army of progres
 Work has started on the giganti Dagnell Dam. the largest projec O. it's kind in the world. Tn Osage river will be damed u and form lake covering thol sands Of acres.
 And in the path Of this hug project is the island Of Kin Frank It will be completely sub merged by the lake The islam will disappear some 4o feet unde water
 King Frank and his band mus mig
 That is the reason for the Ion walks the king takes to the edg Of his dominion. He does not hal
New Britain herald., 1930-05-03
EARL OF DERBY HERE
English Nobleman VIII Witness the Running of Kentucky Classic at Churchill Downs,

New York, May P-The Earl Of Derby, l7th to hold that title, has arrived in the United States to re- new his acquaintanCeship with America and see his first Kentucky derby.
 Lord Derby arrived aboard the Aquitania yesterday.
 After a round of social entertain nent in New York and Washington, the British noblcman will visit sey- eral famous breeding establishments in Kentucky and witness the run hing of the Kentucky derby at Churchill Downs May l7. He will present the gold trophy to the win ner and make a short speech which will be broadcast internationally.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-03
s pc king g
 of Sports

In order to accommodate many Of t1e lahS who will attend the Mer- ideh-NeW Britain basketball game TOT the state church championship in Middleto~n tonight, arrangements have been made to have a bus leave rom the First Lutheran church this evening at 6:45 o'clock Players and fans are asked to be on hand to take this bus for the trip.
 The Burritt A. C. baseball team will practice this afternoon at oI o'clock at Walnut Hill park. All members of last years team and all new candidates are asked 10 be pres ent.
 Through a misunderstanding. there was no meeting Of the Bur rltt A. C. last night. The club was to have met and officers were to have been elected. Another meeting date will be selected next week.
 New Britain basketball fans, as a unit, will be roofing for the First Lutherans to come through and win the church state championship again tonight. The local team meets the Central Baptists of Meriden in the deciding game.
 The tournament at the Shuttle Meadow Golf club today will be medal play against par with a three rto h ,1l is perfect for golf and there should be plenty Of entries.
 Local golf enthusiasts arc making almost daily trips to Goodwin Park in Hartford or to Rockledge in West Hartford. The green fees at the West Hartford course are attrac- tive. A number of New Britain golf CTS have become members at Rock ledge during the past few weeks.
 Bat Battalino fights Lew Massey in Philadelphia Monday night and local followers of the featherweight champion will watch the result of the bout with interest.
 The past week was tough one on sports writers because 1t was a week Of wrong names We had Bat talino fighting Earl Mastro instead Of Massey and yesterday we wrote all about Bill Hayes when we meant Johnny. Well, it all goes back to the old question, Whats in a name?"
 Baseball comes home 10 New Brit ain tomorrow when the Holy Cross A. C. plays the Manchester Comniun- ity team at the Washington diamond. This will be the only home game Of the day. The Sacred Hearts 20 to rnionville and the Senccas g. to Plalnville.
 Other teams in town will be stag ing practice sessions today at the various diamonds about the city. There is plenty of baseball in store this summer for local fans,