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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22
By PETE CHAPA.

THE recent developments in the metal indus
try have proven beyond a doubt the deep
going nature of the present economic crisis,
and its effects upon the workers employed in
this industry.
The steel barons, like other bosses, are try
ing to solve the present crisis by cutting wages,
intensifying the speed up and in general throw
ing the full burden the workers.
Especially is this obvious since the begin
ming of 1880, after the steel production has
fallen to so per cent of capacity and the
bosses became frantic to the extent of cutting
the already low wages of the workers, which
resulted in a number of spontaneous walk-outs.
Strikes-But Too Small.
In the year of 1880 alone dozens of depart
mental strikes have broken out against the
plans of the bosses to still further reduce the
standard of living of the workers. These walk
outs have brought up very sharply the ques-
ton of the failure of the Metal Workers In
dustrial League to broaden these small depart
mental strikes into struggles that would in
volve all the workers employed in those partic-
ular shops. The first point is that form
of organization in the M.WIL. is still not
the form that would make it possible, that is
we have not organized our league on the basic
form of struggle-shop committees.
The corrupt fake Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers cannot and
will not make the slightest attempts for strug-
gle. But it is absolutely necessary that be-
ginning be made in transforming or reorgan-
izing the present structure of our league.
Ignorance. Hesitation.
Strikes have broken out in numerous places
where locals or general leagues of the NV.
IL. are organized and the results can prove
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22
The M.W.I.L. Must Organize on
the Basis of Shop Committees
BY BURCK.

this point In Warren, Ohio, seventy workers
employed in the Warren Tool and Forge Co.
walked out against wage cut ranging from
20 to 40 per cent and the general league did
not know of this strike until one week later.
This not knowing the nature and sentiment of
the workers, coupled with a lack of understand
ing the first elementary tasks in situation
of this sort, resulted in no concrete organiza-
tional gain for the M.WI.L.
The second point to be noted is that where
shop committees are organized, and struggles
have broken out, there is entirely too long
period of hesitation, confusion and misunder-
standing on the part of the members of the
shop committee A concrete example can be
given in Baltimore, Nd, where the workers
of the Sheet Mill Department, Sparrows Poin
plant rebelled against the introduction of the
continuous mill, which process eliminated three
men from a crew of eight, increased exploita-
ton to the extent of increasing production by
200 per cent, etc. In this situation our COM
rades, instead of Immediately raising the ques-
ton Of bringing the entire plant out for strug-
gle, hesitated and let the situation cool down
to nothing.
Must Get Ready
The gradually worsenng conditions, the
lowering of wages, increasing Unemployment
is causing tremendous stir among the metal
and steel workers and the sporadic strikes oc-
curing now the signals for the approaching
and developing struggles that will involve
thousands of workers. All this makes it neces-
sary that we make a complete turn, that the
question of the building and strengthening of
shop committees in every large metal manufac-
turing plant be seriously considered and the
necessary concrete organizational steps be I'M
dertaken to fulfil this task.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22
BY JACK TOMBSTONE.

ONE year ago Sept. 1st in Cleveland the
v Trade Union Educational League was rec
ognized as a revolutionary trade union center.
This was combatted by Gitlow and Zimmerman
and other opportunist members of the National
Committee of the T Ell, on the grounds that
the U.S.A. was entering a new period of pros
perity that worlds capitalist crisis did not eff
rect America In one short year, history has
proven the correctness of the program outlined
at the Cleveland Convention
Sept. LIST, 1929 in Cleveland in mass cOnven-
ton, the T.U.E.L. in line with the decisions
of the Fourth Congress of the Red Interna-
tional of Labor Unions, reorganized from
propaganda organization to a revolutionary
trade union center. History itself has proved
the correctness of the line of the r.. L.U. to
develop the league from a propaganda organ
izstion to the leader of the economic struggle
of the workers.
Sept LIST, 1880, the Trade Union Unity
League will celebrate its first years anniver-
sary as a revolutionary center by organized
mass demonstration throughout the country
against unemployment, wage cuts, speed-up and
for workers social insurance.
Since the Cleveland Convention, hundreds
Of organizers of the T.U.U.L. and their af-
filiated organizations are either now in the
penitentiary or under Indictment which will
send them to the penitentiary for many years.
And in Georgia, along with Communist Party
organizers, the T.U.U.L. organizers face the
electric chair for their activities in carrying
out the decisions of the Cleveland Convention
to organize the workers to strike against wage
cuts speed-up and to build the unions every
where on the basis of social equality between
the Negroes and the whites to carry on a
struggle against jm-crowism and segregation
no matter in what form here.
r. U. U. L. Leadership.
Since the birth of the T.U.U.L. as a revo-
lutonary center on Sept. LIST, 1929, the T.U.
I'LL. has participated in and led many strike
struggles and participated in united front dem
onstrations against war and the March 9Th
demonstration against unemployment, and in
the May LIST demonstration throughout the
country. September list, 1880, on its first year
as a union, the T.U.U.L. organizations with its
own forces assisted by all the working class
organizations and especially by the Commu-
mist Party will lead a huge demonstration
against unemployment.
With light million unemployed workers in
the country, and unemployment growing, with
wage cuts taking place everywhere, with speed
up developed to an unheard-of degree, with
small farmers and agricultural workers starry
ing in the midst of raising foodstuffs, with the
fascist leaders of the A. F. of L. and the So
cial fascsts of the socialist party, more frank
ly than ever in united front with Hoover and
the employers to overcome crisis by making the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22
THE CRISIS AND THE REVOLI
IN CHINA

BY the Pan-Pacific Trade Union SecretariGt
(ShanghaD.
CHINA is undoubtedly ahead of the other
colonial countries in the revolutionary
struggle. China is living through an economic
and political crisis which is shaking it to its
very foundations. The crisis started even be-
fore the American crisis but the reaction of
the American crisis on China has been most
keenly felt.
The intensified struggle for the Chinese
market, the crisis in Japan and Korea, the
sharpened competition from foreign goods the
growing bankruptcy of the Chinese match and
tobacco and other industries, the paralysis of
the silk and textile industries the new wave
of bankruptcies and runs on the banks IN Can
ton and the North, the closing of many fac
tories, the drop in silver, the decline of for
eign trade and the widespread paralysis of
internal trade, the marked increase in unem-
ployment widespread famine conditions and
state of general panic-such are some charac-
terstics of the present situation in China.
At the same time China is more torn than
ever between the rival miltarist cliques
(Chiang Kai-shih, the northern generals, the
Observation-Disclosures" etc. and the imperialist
powers which are behind one or the other of
these, their running dogs"
The Marking Government has apparently
made such far-reaching concessions to Japan
that Japan does not openly come out against
Marking. Nevertheless both Yen Hsi-shan
and Feng Yu-hsiang are getting ammunition
and military advisors from Japan.
At the same time the United States supplies
Marking with guns, ammunition and bombing
planes. Germany-not without the consent of
the United States-supples Chang with whole
staffs of military experts.
The British Labor" Government and the
-Imperialists, while counteracting Amer
lean and German influence in Marking through
their political compradores Thu Han-mn &
Coz are simultaneously flirting with the IRE
organizationsts" and the Northern Coalition.
French imperialism is meanwhile very active
in Yunnan and Kwangs where in defending
Indo- China it directly helps to crush the revo-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22
The Election Campaign and
the Workers Children
BY HARRY EISMAN.
written in Jail.)

WITH the announcement of the Communist
" Party ticket for the next fall our cam
paign is now in full swing. Under the rotten
political machine of Tammany Hall and the
G. o. P. one of the main sufferers are the
children. In previous elections many workers
have thought that children have nothing in
common with politics. AS a result of this
thousands and thousands of children were
drawn into clubs, circles and other forms of
organizations by capitalist politicians during
etotion time to ROT for them. The capitalist
parties give these children all kinds OF novel
ties announcing their candidates such as but
tons, blotters, pins, outings and ride along In
trucks making as much noise possible.
Bosses Enlist Children.
Thus in this manner, workers children are
won over by these parties and have their minds
doped up with patriotic ami cheap capitalist
propaganda. In some schools, straw votes are
taken where children are asked to vote for
"their favorite" candidates. Still people say
that children have nothing to do with politics.
This is only one side, not mentioning how the
present political machine that brings about
starvation, unemployment and war affects the
workers children.
When a worker is unemployed isn't it the
fault of the capitalists and their government?
When worker because he is unemployed
comes home with the news of mo more money
TO buy Bread" doesn't that effect his children
more than himself? Therefore we see that
the workers child is as much if not more az
fected by politics as the adult, after all.
Pioneer Election Tasks.
During the last presidential election cam
paign for the first time on large scale. the
Y. P. of A. have organized children's meet
ings. parades and clubs for the support of
candidates. To some extent we entered the
schools. Before school even opens, the Pion-
GERS will have the form "Foster for Governor
Clubs" and "Vote Communist Clubs" With
the organization Of these clubs all our active
forces must be utilized. These clubs should
be formed wherever children are found. Espe-
cially in the schools and Fairgrounds must
this be done.
Special childrens parades, meetings, picnics,
gatherings, etc.. must be organize under the
logan of Workers children have no bread.
Working parents must vote Red Especially
row with the present economic crisis will this
logan be effective
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22

lutionary partisan movement. France, OF
course, is also involved in Manchuria. This
was distinctly shown in the conflict over the
Chinese Eastern Railway. Thus the militaristI
war in China is a concrete manifestation not
only of a deep crisis of leadership in the
Chinese counter-revolution but also of the
keenest ntensification of imperialist contra
dictions and conflicts of interest in the Pa
cific and of the growing danger of imperialist
war, particularly against the U.SS.R.
AT the same time the peasant war in south
China is growing in extent and intensity.
The Soviet flag is waving over ever wider ter
ritories. The Workers and Peasants Red
Armies in China broaden AMI strengthen the
territorial basis of the revolution in China.
In the Soviet districts and some other places
the main mass of the poor peasantry, the agri-
cultural workers and coolies, have already be-
gun the distribution of the land, thus carrying
out the agrarian revolution. They are carry
ing very serious struggle against the
landlords, the gentry and all those who ham
per the agrarian revolution.
Nothing can stop the forward march of the
Soviet movement in China. Neither punitive
expeditions nor imperialist blockades, not even
direct imperalist intervention by French, Bri-
fish, American and japanese warshps can
do it.
simultaneously with the peasant movement
in the provinces, steadily rising strike move
ment is recorded in the cities and industrial
centers, though the movement of the industrial
proletariat lags somewhat behind the revou-
tionary peasants movement.
The imperialists realize the world historical
significance of the Chinese Soviets. The First
Soviet Districts Conference, which was held re-
Gently, and the coming First Soviet Congress
of China will broaden and strengthen the So
Wet movement in China. This the imperial
lists can understand very well, hence their COM
bined efforts to crush the Sovets.
The International proletariat must rally I'd
the aid of the Chinese Soviets and form an inn
penetrable wall of international proletarian
solidarity, just as was the case with the Rus
sian Soyiets and the First Workers Republic,
the U. S. S. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22
Yankee Lackeys in Guatemala

rRLINDO SOLORZANO is the name of the
- chief of police of Guatemala City and for
ruthless brutality he would shine in Rumania
or Jugosavia. His favorte tactics when the
workers stage demonstration consist in turn
ing out all foot and mounted police, in con-
junction with regular army cavalry, artillery
and infantry soldiers, to drive small groups
up side streets, away from the street or place
where militant workers try to congregate.
The driving is done at the point of drawn
sabers and bayonets.
On May LIST, the imperialist lackey "Pres-
ident" Lazaro Chacon, sensing that the work
ers, under the leadership of the Communist
Party, would great demonstration, tried to
sabotage the legitimate expression of the ma
tive proletarians by staging an inauguration"
Of public works-a small dam-with his yellow
laborites and their mongrel unions
Whilst these festivities were in progress,
Satrap Solorzano placed his urban police, rural
police, mounted police, and detachment of
cavalry, all armed to the teeth, even to hand
grenades, where the Communicated masses
were TO congregate.
AS soon as the crowds began to gather, the
methods of dispersal already described were
put in practice. Several arrests were made
which included some Communist comrades, for
distributing mimeographed leaflets.
Slaves of Wall st.
Between the coffee crisis and the wholesale
looting of the national treasury by the Chacon
gang the country is practically bankrupt, with
the consequent acute suffering of the enslaved
Indian masses. AS a to prevent rebel
lion, and at the same time filling their pockets,
the Chacon bandits voted to contract loan
with Wall Street capitalists for twenty mil
lion dollars.
This, of course, calls for the delivery of the
seuntry's Custom Houses to the management
9 the money lenders and means the practical
sale Of the country to Yankee Imperialism,
in the same manner as Santo Domingo, Haiti,
Nicaragua and Salvador.
On May 10th, several thousand from all
classes gathered on Sexta Avenida (the Guate-
mala City Broadway, wearing small embems
as sign of protest against the sale of the
country and the consequent enslavement of the
population to Wall Street moneylenders.
Though most Of the protesters chose the
silent" method, the class conscious workers,
led by the Communist Party distributed leaf
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-22
Cuban nationalist"
COnfesses

THE so-called "nationalists" of Cuba, which
fish with demagogic phrases for popular
support much after the style of the Kuonlin-
tang in its early days, have been permitted
by the dictator Machado to organize as a po-
litical party to enter the coming elections
But they, with reason, distrust the "far-
ness" of Machado's mathematics in counting
votes. So their agents in the United tSates
are intriguing in Washington for U. S. inter-
vention to secure fair elections. And threaten
ing revolution" if something is not done about
it.
Forcing Intervention.
In the Spanish language paper LA Prenza,"
their agent in the United States, a scoundrel
by the name of Octavio Seigle, who has con-
tinualy tried to get working class support for
the nationalist" schemes-though the nation
alists" merely wish to get Machado's place as
exploters of the Cuban workers as lackeys of
the Yankee imperasts, gives a brilliant idea
of how they aim to force American interven-
ton if Hoover doesn't give it to them.
Questioned about the possibility of an armed
revolution in Cuba, Segle says it is not pos
sible But that bands of guerllas will, in diff
ferent parts of the island, destroy some Brit
ish property. This will make England which
Seigle slyly reckons has policy of making
things uncomfortable for Uncle Sam, to send
a cruiser and demand satisfaction, thus caus-
ing Hoover to resort to Intervention to stop
England from violating the Monroe Doctrine.
BY this means the "nationalsts" hope to COM
pei Yankee Imperialism to make Machado quit
and let them serve Wall Street.
Fake Talk.
The "Nationaists" thus expose the fact that
all their talk about revolution is fake that
no action, even armed action, is directed to
GUST Yankee Imperialism, but to get it to in
tervene in their favor.
Cuban workers should never forget this, and
when the fake "nationalists" start their "guer-
lila revolution" the workers must not follow
them, but start their own armed revolt opposed
to both Machado and the "nationalists," with
completely Independent bodies of ''guerillas
But attracting the whole mass of workers and
peasants into war for independence, for a
workers and peasants government
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
STANDARD OIL OF
INDIANA ENTERS
THE TIRE BUSINESS

The Standard Oil Co. of Indiana,
has entered the business of selling
and servicing automobile tires, ac-
cording to a report by the board of
directors.
The report says from about Oct.
Is, tires will be available at 1000
stations in $50 cities and towns in
the middle west. Further distribu-
tion will be arranged as rapidly as
possible. to be carried on through
all the $500 control service stations
and through the garages, stations, and
stores which are handling Standard
of Indiana products on reseller
basis.
The company has outlets in prac-
tically all the cities and towns in
Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illi-
nois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Kansas.
There are others not so thoroughly
blanketing the territory, but never
theless numerous in Oklahoma, Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, and Montana.
First quality tires made by expert
enced manufacturing concerns will be
handled by the company. Prices will
be adjusted to give them popular ap-
peal. The usual tire accessories will
be stocked along with castings and
tubes. Tires sold under the new plan
will be guaranteed for IL months for
passenger car service and six months
for commercial car service against
break downs, through accidents, blow
outs, cuts, bruises, rim cuts, under in
flation, wheels out of alignment,
faulty brakes, or any other road haz-
ard.
The attendants at the various sta
tions will be trained to install the
tire and service it. This service will
be available at all times when the
station is operating including Satur-
days, Sundays, and at night.
1t is announced that all repairs
made within the life of guarantee of
the castings on except punctures will be
free. For service after expiration of
guarantee and for service on tires of
other makes than those handled
through the Standard of Indiana mod
crate charges will be made on a uni
form scale and in conformity with a
posted schedule.
In connection with the announce
ment, the board of directors issue
statement to the effect that this evo-
lutfonary step in developing the COM
panies marketing policy was made be-
cause they felt that they were called
upon to meet the demand of the pub
lie for more service from the service
station, or in other words, their &C
ton was forced by the trend of the
times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
WILLOW RIVER HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES

Two new pupils enrolled this week;
they are Leonard Smiglewski, fresh
man, and Adelaide Isaacson, sophie
more.
The inititiation of the freshmen
has been postponed until Friday,
Sept. 26.
A new member has been added
to our high school faculty, Miss Min
nesota Bochek, who has been engaged
to teach American history.
The subscription campaign ended
Wednesday, Sept. II, with a total of
104 subscriptions. The REDS, led by
Maurice and Milton Anderson were
the winning team with SO subscrip-
tions. The "Blues," led by Donald
Macmillan and Kermit Lundgren, had
only AZ. The blues" are giving a
party in honor of the Reds" Friday,
Oct. 3.
The physical training classes are
meeting outside while the weather is
permissible. They play volley ball,
basket ball and baseball.
A travelling library has been ordered
from the state department.
Maxyne Taubman, Scribe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
DUCK HUNTERS TAKE
NOTE OF LAW CHANGES

Fins, Feathers and Fur: Because of
the new regulations adopted by the
United States department of Agricul-
ture, the duck hunters of Minnesota
are quite apt to become embarrassed
on the possession limit of migratory
water fowl.
We are permitted to have in our
possession according to our State laws
SO ducks. The new federal regulation
however, reduces this total number
in possession to 80, which regulation,
OF course, supersedes our state laws,
and we caution the hunters in order
that they may not run afoul of the
federal law.
An open season is provided for Ring
Neck Pheasants from October Is to
November 1. allowing three male
birds day, IL in possession and Is
for the total seasons kill. Not all
counties, however, will be open, nor
will such counties as are open in all
cases be open for the full allotted
time.
These regulations will be issued by
the middle of September, therefore,
we suggest that you watch the daily
papers and secure from your county
auditor such information as is neces-
sary in order that you may under
stand where and for what number of
days you may hunt.
An open season is also provided for
Quail from October 1 5 to November 20.
There will be exceptions made to
this law by regulations. This infor-
nation will also be furnished at the
time we issue our regulations on the
taking of Ring Neck Pheasants.
There is no open season provided
for Prairie Chicken. Grouse or Hun
garian Partridges.
The open season on big game which
includes Deer and Bear Only will be
from November Is to November 25
inclusive. This is also a change from
the last open season which was Nov
ember 10 to 25.
This advance information is given
you in order that you might have
this well fixed in your mind.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
KINGSDALE

Mrs. A. Sielitz and daughters, Es-
Their and Marion, visited at the Oman
home Friday evening.
Mrs. Anna Benson, Mrs. G, w.
Dickman, and son, Stanley, and Mr..
and Mrs. Einar Benson and son,
Douglas, visited at Anton Brogren's
at Pine City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Oman and daughter,
and Anna Widen motored to Denham
Sunday to visit at the Frank Barton
home.
Geo. Dickman and son, Stanley, and
Sam Lien motored to Superior Satur-
day.
The Robert Feigum family made
a business trip to Webster Monday
afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid will give Pie
social and surprise package sale at
the school house Saturday evening
Sept. p. Everybody welcome!
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Feigum and
children motored to Superior Satur-
day.
Miss Katy Young spent Monday eve
ming at the Oman home.