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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
M0yeWageCmtS
Threatened tor
German TOiIexs

BERLIN.-The textile haronS are
preparing a wage offensive. The
Hanseatic Jute spinners and weavers
announce a wage-cut of from 10 to
IS per cent on fixed wages and cut
of from 10 to 80 per cent in piece
work rates. For piece work men
workers earned about 78 Pfennig an
hour and women workers about Sc
Pfennig an hour. The workers re-
jected the employers proposal and
the whole staff has now been given
notice. Those who are prepared to
accept the cut will be reinstated. The
action has been taken at the instance
of the Employers Federation.
Wage Cut for Bavarian Workers.
The wage negotiations between the
reformist union officials and the en-
ployers before the arbitration court
in Dresden have ended with an ar
bitration order of per cent wage
cut for the Bavarian metal workers.
The union will probably reject the
decision, but accept it should it be
made binding.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
FACTORY MEETS IN U.SS.R. DEMAND
DEATH PENALTY FOR SABOTAGERS
Clashes Between Reds
and Fascists Tn Peru;
CerrO Asks For Quiet

Gable reports from Lima, Peru, tell
of a sharp clash between Communists
and fascist supporters of dictator
Sanchez Cerro. Fifteen persons were
injured as the result of a pitched
battle between the workers and the
officers who were protesting" Cerros
changing of cabinets.
The Social Union, a petty bour-
geois fascist outfit, met in the plaza
at the same time a workers demon
stration had been announced. A
clash followed, the workers resenting
the attacks of the fascist group.
The clash forced Sanchez Cerro to
make a speech from his palace bal
cony, denying that he was connected
with the same group which supported
the dictator Leguia, which the Cerro
government was supposed to have re-
placed. He asked the people ito be
calm"
Meanwhile, great masses of work
ers and peasants are facing starva-
ton. The foreign exploiters insist on
wage cuts, and the mines in the
Andes are virtually closed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
NO TRAPPER BOYS
HARD ON MINERS
(By a Worker Correspondent,

HARRISBURG, I'LL am working
for the Harrisburg Coal Company,
Mine No. 8, and I want to tell you
about some of the conditions in this
mine
In order to save money the COM
pany does not employ any trapper
boys, but leaves the trap doors open
so that it is almost impossible for us
to be in this mine. In some places
the water is half way up to our
knees, and we must load coal all day
under those conditions.
The road to the mine is so muddy
that it is impossible for us to get to
work, so when we asked the company
to put gravel on the road, we were
told by them, that the company ex-
pected the men themselves to buy
gravel and fix the road. Also in the
mine we have to drag rails around
and the conditions generally are so
bad that all of us are kicking, and
have shown to the miners that the
only way out, is by joining the Mine,
Oil and Smelter Workers Industrial
Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
AUSTRO FASCISTS PLAN
SHARPER BATTLES SOON

VIENNA.--At the meeting in honor
of the returned putschist Major
Pabst, the Heimwehr leader Steidle
declared that the HeimWehr must
strengthen its forces. 1t was to be
hoped that the present government
which had the support of the Helm
wehr would not compromise with the
enemy, but would ruthlessly carry
out the measures necessary in the
interests of the state. Pabst himself
was much more outspoken. He de-
clared that the Heinwehr must seize
power in the State in the near future.
Only the green-white flag of the
Heimwehr should fly over Austria
and when this was achieved the i'm
pulse would affect also the great
German Fatherland.
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and after discussion 1880 was sub
stittued. The motive for the post
ponement was the anticipated great
difficulties of the second year of the
five-year plan, and the locking up
capital in large enterprises, the pos
sibility of sharpening the crisis
through the wreckers' activity, the
weakening of the defensive power of
the Soviet Union. Disability of pea
SAINT revolts was counted on. The
industrial party" undertook to es-
tablish connections with Chaianov's
party. Postponement allowed thor
ough diplomatic and military pre-
paration for Intervention.
In the second half of 1929, Ranzin
detailed. information was received
from abroad of the necessity for fur
Their postponement because of the re-
evolutionary activities of the workers
throughout the world. There was re-
ported lack of unity between the
powers. Insufficient success of the
activities of the industrial party" in
the Soviet Union was also brought
out. Failure of the provocation of the
Chinese Eastern Railway demon
strated thestrength of the Red Army.
Intervention was now proposed in
1881. This was declared to be the
latest possible date, Professor Ram
Yin emphasized, since the Soviet
Union was becoming too strong. Pro-
vocation was proposed by Ruman-
ian frontier conflict, and then in
tervention through Poland and the
Baltic States. The English feet was
to operate in the Black Sea cutting
off that area. A Cossack army was
to support the revolt in the Don
! Basin.
The objective was isolation of Mos
COW from coal and metal supplies.
! simultaneously an attack on Moscow
and Leningrad with the support of
the English fleet in Finnish waters.
The 1881 plan was calculated on
the smaller expectations of inter-
nal revolt. Hence preparation for
stronger sabotage activities of the
industrial party" was urged. Ram
Yin said that an economic blockade
was proposed. Compensation would
be demanded by the intervening
powers. Poland demanded the Tx
raine up to the Don. Britain de-
manded the petroleum concessions in
the Caucasus. The whole compensa-
ton plan, said Ramzin, implied the
division of Russia.
7-rgerstrong nnealmPfleetos
Professor Ramzin then proceeded
to description of the relations or
the industrial party" with the
French agents in Moscow First con-
rec.ions we're established through
'-~'-' ODD through Palshinski
At the end of 1927 Palshinski intro
ae agent known as Mr.. x.
Conversations took place in the Te-
clinical Institute. In the spring of
1928 a conversation took place in
Ramzin's house in the presence of
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Laritchev and Kalinnikov. The con-
versation, Ramzin said, concerned
the announcement of the arrival OF
representative of the industrial
party to the trade and industry
committee in Paris through the Agent
Mr.. K. They exchanged opinions on
the details of the intervention.
The second meeting, Professor
Ramzin went on to relate, was in the
beginning of 1929 at Laritchev's. The
conversation was on the results of
the Paris negotiations. Agent K al
ready was informed regarding the
necessity of the introduction of Agent
R to the industrial party" Agent K
demanded more exact reports on the
various branches of industry which
Ramzin later gave.
The first meeting with Agent r,
was in the presence of Otchkin and
Engineer Dordon. The discussion
was on the regulation of further con-
nections. The second conversation
was in the middle of 1929 at Kalini-
kov's house. 1t was chiefly concerned
with the preparation of acts of sabo-
tage for war preparation. Ramzin
explained the plans of sabotage by
stopping the electric power stations
and disturbing the war industries.
Agent r demanded detailed reports
on the situation in the aviation in
dustry in the Soviet Union. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
Bad COnditiOns
at the Republic
Enamel Works
tBy q Worker Correspondent


CANTON, Ohio-At the Republic
Stamping and Enameling Co.
One man was fired for whistling to
himself. 1t disturbed the boss. The
rag boy was fired for having sore eyes.
The lad got something in his eye and
went to the nurse to get it taken out
the nurse could not help him, so she
sent him to the company doctor. The
doctor called the boss and told him to
fire the boy for his eyes were too bad
to work.
$50 for Finger
One worker in the machine shop
had one of his fingers cut off. He was
given 80 dollars and told him not to
come back. They are firing the burn
ers if they do not buy the ware they
spoil. One burner was fired for no
reason at all.
One worker was forced to buy a per-
colator and he did not even get the
top for it and had to pay the full
price.
City buses are not allowed to stop
at the factory gates to take on or I'M
load workers.
Fire Girl Worker
In the grey enamel dept. one girl
was fired for playing. During lunch
time she joked with another girl in
fun. The boss saw her so she was
fired. She went to the boss and beg
ged for her job back. She said her
husband was in the navy and she had
small baby to support.
Lousy Drinking Water
Drinking water in the factory is rot
ten and it is not fit to wash in and
the workers have to drink it or do
without. There is no rest rooms for
the workers and the toilets are filthy
and they furnish no toilet paper for
weeks at time.
The workers here are not allowed to
use lights only when it is impossible
for the workers to see even and when
they strain their eyes.
Want to Organize.
Some of the girls were using enamel
cups to drink out of. The boss saw
them and charged them Csc apiece
for them. They will not leave the
workers go in and out the main gates
any more They have to use the side
gates and walk all the way around.the
shop.
Some of the workers here are ready
to organize but some of them still
cannot see the reason for organizing
There are about 359 workers en-
ployed here and around $50 girls.
There are several militant workers
here and some of the other workers
can see that they will have to fight to
change the rotten conditions.
Canton Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
Whole Nation Aroused
Against Enemies
Of Soviets

MOSCOW.--The publication of the
indictment against the members Of
the industrial Party" has caused a
tremendous wave of indignation
amongst the masses of the Soviet
Union. Meetings are taking place in
factories, workers, institutions, off,
ces, etc, all over the country and
resolutions are being adopted de-
manding stern punishment for the
criminals.
A resolution adopted by the $4,000
workers of the Red Putilov' works
in Leningrad demands that the Su-
preme Court should impose the cap
itaI sentence on the sabotagers
should they be found guilty. Similar
resolutions have been adopted in
Moscow Charkov, Tifis, etc. AS a
practical result Of the exposure OF
the criminals, many workers are
entering trade schools and technical
schools with view to training them
selves as specialists. The students oil
the technical high schools are adopt
ing resolutions pledging themselves
to supply soviet industry as quickly
as possible with skilled engineers anc
technicianS.
The employees of the State Plar
Economic Commission in which the
sabotagers have conducted their &C
tivities for years, demand the impo'
sition of capital punishment. At the
same time they appeal to all homes
engineers and specialists to rally tt
the cause of socialism.
Meetings of Moscow engineers anc
technicians called to discuss the &C
tivities of the industrial Party have
unanimously adopted resolutions call
ing for the execution of all the mer
in the dock found guilty of espionage
and sabotage. The resolutions de-
clare that the overwhelming majority
of the engineers are whole-heartedlJ
with the workers and are equally IN
dignant at the treachery OF a few II
their ranks. The Sabotagers are an
isolated group working in the inter
ests of capitalism. They merit the
contempt and hatred of all those
working with the proletariat Tor tine
building up of socialism. The Soviet
engineers stand should to shoulder
with the working class for socialism.
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! Ramzin, one of the accused, con-
tinued his statement Ramzin gave
an outline of his conversation in
/ Paris with members of the trade and
industrial committee, composed of
Czarist emigrees.
He said his representatives gave
him assurance that in order to avoid
the mistakes of the intervention of
1918 to 1920 the military powers and
their equipment would this time be
well organized.
Professor Ramzin stated that the
plan proposed the main attacks
| should be against Moscow and Lenin-
grad. The southern army would OPP
crate in the Ukraine. The total i'm
! perialist intervening forces would be
six to eight hundred thousand. In
reply to Ramzins inquiries, Dennisov,
former Russian capitalist, stated that
financial sources would be the oil in
dustry and the governments of France
! and England and the industry and
trade committee.
The next day, Ramzin went on to
relate, a conversation occurred be-
tween General Lukomski, one of the
Czarist generals who was supposed
! to lead the intervention, and Colonel
Joinville of the French General
Army Staff. Lukoski proposed the
creation ia military apparatus by
the industrial party" and close con-
nection between the French General
Staff They nominated for the pur-
poses of contact in Moscow the sec
ond French agent, known as Mr.. r.
Further conversation concerned de-
tails of the military operations. Two
days later meeting took place with
Colonel Richard, of the French Cen
eral Staff Noble, Russian oil mag
net, was present. Richard demanded
! information of the situation in the
chemical and war industries.
Professor Ramzin then went on to
London conversations with represen-
tatives of Vickers (Simon and Phi
lip); simultaneously Laritchev met
steel and munitions manufacturer.
Parker, representative of the oil IN
dustry.
The third conversation took place
with Colonel Lawrence in an auto
mobile club in London. All three
conversations produced information
of the English part in the interven-
ton plot, particularly that of Churc-
hill. The chief support for the pre-
paration of Intervention continued
from France.
Cooperation with the industrial
party from French circles gave con-
crete results for the formation of a
military commission under Janin, re-
lations with the General Staff, help
from French agents in Moscow
The attitue of Germany, Professor
Ramzin said, was indefinite, the only
information being from the Engineer
zaenker regarding the readiness OF
German circles cooperating in the in
PREVENTION and the possibility of
armed aid from the Stahlhelm
Armed intervention, Ramzin de-
clared, was flrse intended in 1928,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27

pretenSe of taking bath, stayed
on. Got up a. m, washed and left
I haven't met Mary since, though we
were to meet in front of my hotel
Wonder what became of her. I lived
for 2 nights in that hotel, then got
a job in laundry. Had to shift to
other hotels, because feared - be
caught and arrested. I woG sa''A #
from one trying to go up. Eating? I
ate what scraps could pick up OF
lunch left at Merritt Park. Stole a
loaf of bread from one door (only
+'7eft I ever ~~-.-.-o'+' y ond i've IN
that until my first pay.
eff I wanted to earn my food by
selling my body, perhaps could have
succeeded better, even in these times
But to keep clean and live it is next
to impossible" she said YEARLY.
To finish this actual narrative, /
want to say, that this once beautiful
girl, 10 years of age, though still
neat in appearance, has dark circles
around her eyes, looking as if she
lived ages and was fed up on life,
Weary of struggle-yes that is
what she looks like. Yet aroused
such workers will fight and fight sin
cerely for their rights to better life.
She has no understanding of class
struggle. Our duty to show her and
such like her what is a correct way
for workers to free themselves of this
rotten life and get better conditions.
Teaching them the meaning of Or
ganization is our first duty.
A. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
8 Reds Go On Trial In
Hungary for Activities

The Communists Czernath, Weiner
and companions were tried recently
here on charges of having made
Communist propaganda and organ.
lied illegal demonstrations. Weiner
was sentenced to 2 years hard labor
for having attempted to overthrow
the existing order Of society. Ger
nath was remanded for further IN
ouiries, whilst the other had to be
acquitted for want of evidence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
Pawn Shops Fleece the
Starving Unemployed

A worker without a coat walked into
the Daily Worker office yesterday and
told of having to pawn his overcoat to
get food. The pawn shops along
Third Ave. offered him $3.50 and such
like ridiculous sums for very good
coat. The first one didn't want to
take it at all. evidently hundreds of
workers lose their coats to the pawn
sharks these days.
Finally he found one at so Third
Ave. who gave him SO on it, but the
ticket is marked $3.50, and there is in
fine print an item, calling attention to
the fact that more will be charged
for extra care"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27


Could Not Find Work.
liked out to Los Angeles with SIT
between them. Started looking for
work Immediately. They tried every
where, the movies and the shops, but
found nothing. Week went by and
only $2.10 remained. Someone told
them of better possibilities in Oakland
because there are more factories here.
liked out here with 20 cents be-
tween them and starvation. 1--WE tried
hard to get a room in a boarding
house telling the landlady we will
pay when we get job, but were re-
fused. Went to YMCA. and they
told us they were filled All night
we walked main streets, always fear
ing to be picked up as solicitors"
Sleep in Park.
Next morning washed up in city
rest room and buying dough nuts
for 5 cents, went looking for work.
Walked all forenoon. Getting moth
ing to do, feeling dead tired md
hungry, went to Lake Merritt Park
and slept on the grass for the rest
of afternoon. Evening came and we
knew, that it was not safe anymore
to walk streets for officers would rec
ognize us and pull us in.
1--WE sat in Chabot Park until 1870
and then decided to go to hotels and
get to bathrooms, where we could lock
ourselves up overnight. We had to
separate and go to different hotels.
Slept in Bathroom.
SCI succeeded WELL" said Margaret.
"Slept on the floor mat all night.
Knocks came occasionally, but under
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to get a sub. One comrade volun-
teered for street sales.
"Ansonia unit ordered 4 copies to
start street sales and sent in one sub
stamford reports: We will take UP
the drive seriously and will elect q
responsible Daily Worker representa-
tive.
New Haven has made out list
of those comrades who should read
the Daily Worker and asked them
to subscribe. Cities not heard from:
Hartford, Bridgeport, New London,
New Britain, So. Norwalk."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-27
CONNECTICUT UNITS
COMMENCE ACTIVITY

This is from r. S. Killing, Daily
Worker representative in District Is
Connecticut:
"Our newest unit is the first to
become active in the drive. Dam
bury reports they are selling CO.
pies on the newsstand and expect
to increase the order.
Waterbury: Every member will try
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RANZTN TELLS ALL OF IMPERIALIST
WAR PLOT AGAINST SOVIET UNION
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
talist republic was chosen as the fu-
ture government. The economic pol
icy which we advocated contemplated
extended stock companies and new
industrial plants. Surplus capital
was to compensate the big land
lords"
Not Plato, But P0incare.
Ramzin pictured the alleged phil
oSophical principles underlying their
plans as based on the philosophy OF
Plato, of rule by engineers, which
would be demanded within the de-
veloped capitalist society.
Subsequent statements revealed the
real support was not Plato's phil
osophy, but French imperialism and
its vassals Not the engineers were
the contemplated heads of the pro-
posed capitalist republic, but the big
capitalist, Denissolv, president of the
commercial and industrial commit
tee in Paris.
The engineers party, lacking a
social basis, sought connection with
the other reactionary secret party OF
Chaianov, supported by rich farm
ers.
Following the picture of the de-
velopment of the sabotagers' tactics
there was shown a close link with
the imperialist military plans.
The first period was to be char
acterized by sabotage in industries
producing articles of mass consump-
ton. During the reconstruction, the
sabotagers concentrated on the metal
industry. With the approach of in
tervention, the sabotage was concen-
trated on the war industry, trans
port and electric power.
Professor Ramzin then detailed the
personal conversations he had in
Paris on Oct. % with members OF
the commercial and industrial COM
mittee. Now more than previously
he brought forward BRAND anc
Poincare's part in the war plot. Close
connection with the French general
staff of the army already existed
Professor Ramzin admitted. Per-
sonal conferences with Colonies join
vile and Richard. The chief gen.
eral of Denekin's staff, General Luz
komski, was to be the contemplated
leader in the militarist Intervention
General Janin, former French pleni-
potentiary in Kolchak's camp, was
the contemplated chief of the specia
commission Of the combined genera
staff of France, England and Poland
Professor Ramzin gave a detailed
picture Of the function of the leading
personalities in the French govern
ment, such as Poincare, BRAND, Lo'
cheur and the general staff in thu
war plot against the Soviet Union.
This caused a great commotion il
the audience. Likewise the state
ment of the role of the French gov.
eminent in transmitting enormous
sums of money caused on uproar
The session was then adjourned tc
10 p. IN.
(Special Cable TO Daily Worker)
MOSCOW, Nov. 26--The trial re.
opened today at 10 o'clock, Professor
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third conversation was at the end of
1929 at Otchkin's house. Agent R
explained the reasons for the post
ponement of intervention. He con-
firmed the demands of Poland and
Rumania as compensation. He pro-
posed closer connection with Colonel
Richard through Agent r.
Ramzin gave the report demanded
on aviation. Then Ramzin proceeded
to describe the wrecking activity of
the industrial party" within the
Soviet Union.
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tried to scare him
and make him
quit selling our
daily, Harry gave
him the following
BOlshevik answer
4 am going to
sell the paper be-
cause it fights for
the working man.
Hell itself can't
stop me selling
the Daily Worker.
Why don't you
stop the boys who
Bee? The cop
sell the Sacra-
mento Union and
kept on moving
and left our COM
ra de shouting
IN sIu "nrLor
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From Chattanooga, Tenn, we hear
from the district organizer: 81 am
convinced that our subscription
and bundle order list will show
considerable increase soon and that,
what is most important, the bills
will be paid"
81 just received my first check fol
compensation for my war time dis
ability so I will lose no time in sending
in a renewal to the Daily Worker
P. L., California.
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1--WE have just received 10 one
month subs to the Daily Worker
from Ely, MINI. The comrades on
the Mesaba range are getting busy
on the Daily Worker drive and we
expect to get many new readers
among the miners and Others" B.
B., Chisholm, Mimi.
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january I quota.
The total circulation of bundles
and subs in the Denver district in
September was 100. Today the total
is 231. The quota set the Denver
district was an increase of 100 in
subs and bundles by December /.
BY January l the quoat increase of
another 100 in subs and bundles.
James Allender, district organizer,
the quota not only will be reached
but surpassed.