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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
CUT OUT WAGES
in RESTAURANT

(By a Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK. - Restaurant owner
hires help refusing to pay wages,
compelling those accepting job to
work for tips only claiming bad bust
ness. Employees having no means to
analyse the truth of this statement
not being organized.
Am married worker who worked
there some time before received
weekly wages, now only works on
Sunday receiving two dollars out of
courtesy because he refused to work
the rest of the week without former
wage which were refused by owner
of restaurant who is taking advantage
of the depressed times who could, no
doubt, pay wages and not compel
walters to depend upon small gratui-
ties, or doles only.
Can you investigate this state of
affairs, few blocks away from local
No. 2. The business establishment is
owned by Mr.. Bernstein at LAG Sum
ner Ave. Another place at Throop
and Lormier, Brooklyn.-B. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
SKY PILOT CALLS
POLICE; ARREST 2
Hand Out Stop and
Yell Salvation
(By a Worker Correspondent,


LOS ANGELES, Cal-Thousands
OF unemployed workers are looking
for food around the several missions
at Main Street. Preacher told the
jobless that if they have no room
for sleeping to go to the mission to
read the bible and get food, Zone
piece Of bread and Coffee.
Arrest Workers.
Last night at the front of the
downtown mission many people list
ened to Rev. Clarkson's speech, then
two young workers told him that he
was big liar. Rev. Clarkson
promptly called the police station
and five big policemen came and
arrested the two young workers as
rioters. Night court judge Miller
sentenced them ten days each for
disturbance of a religious street
meeting.
When workers hold street meet
ings the Chamber of Commerce or
ders the police to club and Jail the
workers. Every worker, fight against
police terror. Expose the mission
charities, we want real unemployment
insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
With the Shop Papers
The Wright Propeller
(Reviewed by A. PETERSON.)

paper of shop
paper"Shop
the life condition the shop
giving editorial telling
how they shall act certain event in the shop
Communists what the will be tell it
to the workers and read the first of this article
about accident the blind
they
making profits of this therefore
him. etc Now the thrown him the
said they would March of the Propeller"
This article concludes calling the
Metal Trade Industrial League by calling the workers fight
Social Insurance Bill and to vote Communist.
Further in the "Shop bottom
item such slogans Demand clean
must demand floors!"
instead of half an hour demand and call to fight for it,
grievance against the lousy of the foreman
on those who go to the tolet-and the slogans
like this paper, note unda-
mental defects in this
political
should vote Communist with the first
about the Communist Party para
graph is about the long hours peed-up shop
fourth paragraph about the failure
present for the abolition of the a
Ing of the working day the fifth
the workers that the Communist
the leadership of the Work
ers Insurance Bill.
And this paper who could digest
good full column article about the
call to the workers shop our Communist
election program Ga scent pamphleO.
The article "a
the role OF the A. F. of L. takers their
shop events-very well and good But this
OF paragraph two about the
the Legion convention with promise Qov)
there will be an article about this convention.
And really the next issue shall good article on
THESE conventions and the should
Boston and in Cleveland the
Hoover front which leads to
and war preparations in the United States
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
Pledges Support to
Daily for Fighting
for the Unemployed
(By a Worker CORRESPONDENT

CLEVELAND, OIL have been
reading the Daily for some time and
understand that it is fighting paper
for the liberation of the oppressed
and exploited nationalities, for the
abolition of all unequal treaties, for
the stamping out of corrupt officials
and false radicals, and for the COM
plete downfall of capitalism and i'm
perialism.
The Daily is also fighting against
unemployment. I am one of the
millions unemployed. So I pledge to
give you my full support. I will
work for the popularization of the
Daily among the Chinese workers.
I have been discussing many topics
in the Daily with my relatives and
friends, who come to realize the class
struggle more and more. I am glad
that your paper is such a good eff
ficient propaganda organ. With the
Daily, our revolutionary movement
will come to a victorious end.
A Chinese Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
Thousands Tampa,
Fla, Cigar Workers
Are Now JObless
BY A Worker Correspondent

BY A Worker Correspondent
TAMPA. Fla.-There are many
thousands of the $4,000 Spanish
speaking workers that are work.
ing in the tobacco industry, that
have been unemployed for years.
In order to get job in the
cigar factories in this city the
workers must belong to some of
the bosses organization, he must
spend his wages in the foreman's
restaurant and besides he must
have a pull"
We have all kinds of reptiles
that call themselves radicals" but
all they do among the workers is
to interfere with the few Com
munists that are starting to or
ganize here. We have another
group of leaders but shey are
well known for activity on behalf
of the bosses.
We are organizing the workers
into Communist organizations but
we cannot go out publicly until
we get a big number and then
gather in big parade, the first
of this type ever seen in this
capitalist town.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
Tells Why Speakers
Should Dress Neatly
AS Aid to Influence

(Bu Worker Correspondent
BUFFALO, N. Y. - sure hate to
hurt any ones feelings, but as 1 at
tend many of the mass meetings 1
noticed many people make remarks
about how the speakers dress so poor
ly and untidy. 1t is no sign if these
speakers are poor working men that
they should come and speak without
even being brushed up a little.
My idea, and many other Com
munist members is the same that if
the speakers would try at least to
dress themselves a little more decent
and neatly then more of the people
that are employed would attend, as
know that lots of people are judged
thru their neatness, especially in this
capitalist country.
OF course, we know that the Com
munist leaders are poor but it is nc
sign that if We are poor we must
dress untidy we could, especially those
that are addressing the people.
On my part, it does not bother me
hoy they dress, but for the benefit Of
our Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
LEARN STRIKE STRATEGY!
GET PAMPHLET FOR lOc.

NEW YORK.-"The economic
crisis, unemployment, wage reduc-
ton, the speed up. the attempt of
the bosses to place the burden Df the
crisis upon the shoulders of the
working class, necessitates an i'm
mediate counter-offensive by the
workers to resist this increasing ex-
ploitation, misery and poverty" says
the Trade Union Unity League.
"TThere will be many struggles and
strikes by unemployed and employed
workers this winter and spring.
Correct strike strategy and tactics,
organizational forms that must be
adhered to in order to fight against
the bosses upon class basis, about
this we must inform and educate
thousands Of workers. Therefore the
new TUUL pamphlet, Problems OF
Strike Strategy must be rushed into
the field, must be sold at all shop
gate and mass meetings, must be
sold in the shops, mines and mills
and in working class neighborhoods
everywhere"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
FORCE JOBLESS
THANK CHARITY
Fight On for Real job
less Relief
(By a Worker Correspondent


CHICAGO, Ill. Governor En-
merson's unemployment relief is
nothing but fake. Charity is all
he has for the unemployed workers
in Chicago. The governor hearing
about the five thousand workers that
sleep under the Wacker drive bridge
sent an unemployment agent to take
care" of them.
At 6 o'clock he had the city police
come and hit our feet to wake us
up. After that he made us stand
in line and if we dared to get out
of line the policemen came and
showed us back in line.
Charity Bunk.
He made a speech and told us that
the rich capitalists don't give damn
for us buns That their men only
were giving us charity for the sake
of humanity and that whenever the
charity women come and give us
something we should say thanks or
else they wouldn't give us a damn
thing. He also told us to keep away
from the Communist Party.
Unemployed workers, fight for un-
employment insurance, to hell with
charity!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15

Bigger breadlines and sloppier
slop, and charity for those needy"
This is the Democratic Party's post
election answer to the starving
jobless in New York.
The republicans, the democrats
and the Socialists" all have the
same solution" in the cities they
rule. Reams of fake promises and
breadIines.
Jobless! Swing into the fight of
the Unemployed Councils to get
a million signatures. to demon
strate, and force the bosses Con-
gress to provide relief as embodied
in the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill! Do not starve while
the bosses who have piled up their
fabulous wealth at the expense of
your sweat and blood, mock at your
miseries! Fight to tear down this
system of breadlines and Charity!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
SALMON SEINERS
GIVE BELLINGHAM
,JOBLESS CATCH
Business Men Grab for
the Fish
tBy a Worker Correspondent


RELLINGHAM, Wash.-Bellingham
jobless were given salmon by the
Purse seiners operating in Puget
Jcund waters,
The canneries cut the price of fish
50 low that the seiners, most Austria
lars held a meeting and decided to
rive an entire days catch away free
to the jobless before the fishing sea-
son Gloss November 5th.
Fish Menu Next Day.
Not only jobless got the fish how
ever, japanese and other restaurant
keepers went, or sent their help to
the dock where tn fish was being
given away. Fried salmon, fish
cakes and what not was on the bill
of fares for the next few days.
Doctors, lawyers, merchants, judges
the mayor, bankers police, justices OF
peace and preachers were at the dock
to receive the fish as they were being
given away, The probation Officer
and the manager of the city mission
was supposed to see that the unem-
ployed we're given fish. But in a gooc
many cases the business men who
we're in hurry did not have time tt
get into the human fish line which
formed on the gang plank leading
from the dock to the float, but vert
given special privilege to pass OF
down the narrow gang plank and ge
their fish. Some of the most laz,
of the business men or bankers pait
some boy dime to carry BIZ
salmon or two up to their big cars.
Does Not Solve Problem.
1t was sight to behold old ladies
young girls and boys, old men, a.
showing signs of poverty Juggling
big salmon up the gang plank an
across the dock with their tails drag
ging. In some cases dragging
gunny sack, coaster wagon, wheel
barrow or some other thing Of tn
kind to take the fish away in.
Ten thousand or more fish wer
given away altogether This canno
relieve the hunger of Bellingham'
unemployed, however, more than
day or two and the struggle must g
on.
Jobless must join the Unemploye,
Councils of the Trade Union Unit
League and fight for unemployment
insurance.
L. J. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15

"loss OF memory. EX-ray pictures and
medical reports prove that I have a
curved spine and fallen stomach.
Is Now Crippled.
1 was told by the Compensation
Bureau doctor to procure likht
work and not on elevations. Now
I have been sick again for a month
on account of the accident end not
able to do any lifting or heavy work
in the building trades line, where
wages were $500 per day, but I have
to work for pay on light work, which
means that I have lost so per cent
of my labor power and am crippled
for life.
I have been going to doctors, hos
pitfalls and clinics for medical treat
ment but nobody wants to have it
when they found out that this is
compensation case. Why are they
afraid of this institution? There must
be a reasonl
July l I received notice from New
York State Compensation Bureau to
appear on hearing on July 81, 1880,
to discuss the settlement between
claimant and Federal Mutual Insur-
ance Co. I was there that date but
the agent of the insurance company
did not show up and I lost another
workday and that time I was told
by Mr.. Reffery that I am not en-
listed for disability.
Law For Bosses Only.
I was informed by the attorney
that I can not sue the company for
the reason that he did not have any
watchmen to watch for accidents,
while the men were stripping and
dumping the forms down from above
and if he holds the insurance policy
then he is clear of all accident
troubles and you can't use the insur-
ance companies and state compensa-
ton, so where is the rights and law
for workingmen. leave to the read
ers to decide,
"A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
MORE SPFFnT1P AT
BETH. STFF'. 60.
Men Staggering On 2
Furnace Work
(By a Worker Correspondent

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-For Is years
have I been working in the blast fur
mace departments of the Bethlehem
Steel Company, and now instead of
finding work easier, I find that it is
getting worse all the time. In fact
it is going ahead at a killing pace.
Somewhere I read something about
the stagger system, well, I don't know
just what the stagger system is, but
the system under which the blast
furnace workers are forced to work
sure makes one stagger. just figure
this out
Less Men.
About year or two ago three men
were employed at every furnace to
haul coke from the ovens to the
furnaces. At the beginning of the
efficiency system one man was fired
from every furnace leaving the two
men to struggle along by themselves.
A few months later another man was
fired leaving only one man to do
the work that three men did before,
Still later Mr. Grace, who believes
in economizing in the manufacturing
of steel, decided that it was neces-
sary to get rid of another man in
each department, so he instructed his
interiors to change the hours from
eight to ten, in this way getting rid
of the men on the third shift. But
right on the heels of that came Hoo
ver's fake proposition of putting all
steel workers on an eight hour shift
so more workers could get job.
At the time of this notice I actually
though that it meant a gain for the
workers, but in about a month I
found this to be only trick to fool
the workers again. Immediately the
workers just put on an eight hour
shift but at the same time each work
er was forced to tend to two fur
naces, still excluding another worker.
And now a Just a few weeks later
we have again been put on the ten
hour shift but we still work on two
furnaces. This actually means that
each worker is doing the work of
six men.
And they call this relieving I'M
employment. I can see that this
simply points out to all workers no
matter how blind they are, the need
for organization into real militant
union, and under the leadership of
this union to struggle for better con-
ditions for all workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
81 FOR Is HOURS
Toll in SILK Mill
Organize to Fight Such
Miserable Conditions
(By a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
BETHLEHEM, Pal am employed
in the Bethlehem Silk Co. I work
Is hours night work and I could say
that I shaved here for the time I
have been here. With no time to
eat lunch, work all night long, and
the next day I come to work they
send me home and tell me to come
tomorrow so 1 went home and paid
another is cents and the third night
they told me not to come any more.
Must Organize.
Yesterday got the money coming
to me, what you could call a pay
for Is hours of work, received S2.08
and this is what I earned for the last
five months.
I wonder how much longer we are
going to stand for this rotten condi-
ton. We must fight and organize.
Join the Communist Party and the
revolutionary trade unions of the T.
U. U. l.. j. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
Worcorr Tells of Fear-Crazed JobIesS
Worker; Wife and Kids Are Starving

No he was not drunk though he
would try to but would not have
enough cash to buy drink. But
he was losing his mental balance.
started to question him.
A tall, greyhaired man Of about
so. he was still strong enough to
work as an ironworker This trade)
and he came from Passaic to New
York to look for work. He left a
wife and two kids home.
Now he Is wandering around in
the streets Of N. Y. and no job In
sight. He did not eat for two days.
He Is going crazy!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15

NEW York; was going down.
town in the subway when a man
stepped in at the Grand Central
station.
He Immediately attracted every
body's attention. His gesticulation
and talking to himself gave the
impression of a drunkard and a
calm smile on everybodys faces set
tied the matter.
But was he muttering? 1 moved
over. "A job, bread! My two chill
dren! Hungry"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By a worker Correspondent
CAMDEN, N. 1.-THE big layoffs
anticipated by the workers at the
Victor-RCA radio plant commenced
Friday with layoff Of 1000 work
ers for an indefinite period.
Lening's chemical plant put their
force on 3 days a week instead of
the previous full time.
Michel and Pierson. one Of the
largest tanneries in Philadelphia
are now working only part time
again, 8 days in most departments.
The big, enormously advertised
Buy Now" campaign Of the Phila-
delphia merchants has turned out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15

cause that was the number of work.
ers employed, but soon after turned
my back to distribute papers at an
other laundry, one of the officials OF
the Labor Temple ordered the janitor
to destroy the ones l left there.
The janitor was compelled to
wrinkle the papers and tear them and
throw them into the rubbish can. al
though he hated to do so. This is
sufficient for us, rank and fllers, to
realize that what the Daily Worker
says about these Labor Takers is alb
solutely correct. I am now more
convinced than ever and understand
the necessity of all rank and file
workers in the A. F. of L. to rid
themselves of such parasites.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
1000 RCA Radio Workers Are Laid
Off; Short Time Spreads in Phila.

to be fizzle, nothing much came
of 1t, people didn't buy despite the
allegedly lowest prices since 1913.
So early in November as II is,
Strawbridge and Clothier and other
large department stores have found
it necessary to discharge packers,
salesgirls and other employees.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. dis
charged workers long in the "sec-
vice." A few got their jobs back
or other jobs at lower wages. When
1t comes to business, business is
business with Rosenwald, Straw
bridge and other capitalist philan-
thropists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
BIG PROSPERITY
BLARE IS BUNK
More Unemployed Now
Than Ever Before
(By a Worker Correspondent

tBy worker correspondent
OAKLAND, Cal. - Last week the
capitalist press in Oakland became
real enthusiastic over the return of
prosperity" in this industrial city
of the West" Screaming headlines
announced the fact that unemploy-
ment would soon be a thing of the
past. They made a great hullaboo
over the reopening of the Fisher
Body Plant and mentioned that two
thousand workers had been hired
there.
Prediction Bunk.
But wait a minute, fellow workers.
Don't be making for the freightS,
highways or byways for this town.
This was only fake, put out by the
capitalist press to fool the workers.
The Communist Partys Unemployed
Insurance Bill is rallying thousands
of workers to the banner of the Com
munist Party and the bosses will
do anything to keep the workers
from supporting the Party of their
class, the Communist Party.
Two Thousand Men Hired?
Let us take the reopening of the
Fisher Body, True they did reopen
but did they hire two thousand men
as announced? Like hell Only few
of the old workers were taken back
and no new ones hired. Instead the
boss gave them the old army gag,
Come back tomorrow, Thursday,
next week, etc. Monday there were
about thousand men and boys look
ing for jobs. The same old story,
Nothing doing today" They herded
us out of the grounds and closed
the gates on us.
Gate Meeting Well Attended.
The Communist Party and the Y.
CT. Immediately started a factory
gate meeting exposing the damned
lies of the bosses and all their fake
cures for unemployment, such as the
Stagger system. The workers listen
ed attentively to the speakers and
bought many copies of the Daily
Worker. The bosses tried to break
up the meeting by reopening the
gates. The workers did not fall for
their game and stayed close to the
speakers.
Fisher Body Here Slave Shop.
The Fisher Body here is sure one
speed shop. Most of the workers are
young workers as only the youngest
and strongest can stand the strain.
Last year they went out on strike
under the leadership of the Com
munist Party and the Y.CL. Their
strike was marked by militant pick
citing and mass arrests. The local
A. F. of L. burocrat, Bill Spooner
came out openly against the strikers
and in favor of the General Motors
Metal Workers Industrial Union.
The Metal Workers Industrial Un-
ion is doing good work in organizing
these workers on the industrial field
The workers know the need of a
strong industrial union and are COM
ing in fast. They are standing fast
in support of the Communist Party
and the Unemployment Insurance
Bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
Force Salesgirls to
Pay Half Wages for
Boss Welfare Drive
(By a Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. The big
welfare drive to raise $3,500,OO0 for
charity" is still on.
Is it the rich that contribute this
money? Not at ALL
At the Lit Bros. department store
girls making $l2 per week were given
the suggestion to put half, or Sc into
the welfare fund. OF course, this is
voluntary" But then Christmas will
soon be here and girls that would
retain their jobs had better heed sug-
gestions. For after Christmas come
mass layoffs.
Mrs. Hoover, wife of the eminent
engineer and president of the United
States also contributed to the Phila-
delphia Welfare Fund.
She sent her best wishes for its
success.
C r
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-15
Increase in Hunger Pensions for
SpaniSh-American War Vets Slow in
Coming; Fight for Real Relief!
JobIess Ex-Soldiers Must Fight for Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill
Boss Govt Has No Money for Jobless Vets But
10 Billions for Next War
(By a Worker Correspondent

NIAGARA FALLS N. W filed my application for in
pension 28th But yet I've not received it,
There's thousands of veterans out
and of the small increase granted by Congress-
When pension automatically raised time
received increase Why four months now?
don't believe it's owing to shortage of manpower.
My full record is file at Washington, D. c.. and it
speaks for itself. Vets Get No Consideration