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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

workers from the factories and the
masses increased. Leuschner also
called police reinforcements from
the neighboring Darmstadt, and they
arrived armed with machine guns
and hand grenades.
The police carried out a regular
military enlightenment vancouver and
opened fire on the masses with the
result that youth of 16 was killed
outright, a youth of Is seriously
injured and various other casualties.
The police reports take a leaf
from Zoergiebel's book and declare
that the police were fired on by
roof snipers. AS in Berlin, however,
not one single policeman was in
iured by bullets. Spontaneous pro-
test demonstrations of the workers
have taken place throughout Hessen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
SLAVE CONTRACT
IN HOSIERY MILL
Must Work 4 Years, Be
Jobless If Leave

NAZARETH, Pa, Feb. THE
Kraemer Hosiery Co. has forced it's
workers to sign a yellow dog con-
tract not to join any union, and to
stay with the company for four
years. They are ordered to keep the
terms of the contract secret.
Under this contract helpers are
bound to work in place of knitters
for low wages and cannot work for
other mills for one year after leav-
ing company, nor can they work
within 100 miles radius of Nazareth
after leaving company, nor can they
secure employment for any relative
in any other mill. Specific penalty
mentioned is injunction in case they
do any of these things.
Slave Contract.
The clause in the peonage contract
which promises punishment by in
junction reads: "In addition to any
other legal remedies for violations
or attempted threatened violations
or breach on the part Of employees
of paragraphs 1-2 and 3, or any of
them, the same shall be restrainable
by injunction at the suit of the en-
ployer, its successors and assigns"
The paragraphs enforceable by in
junction are not the ones in which
the company promises to pay $40 a
week for the first half-year, $3.50
for the second half-year, SIS for the
third, $40 or the fourth, etc, but the
ones binding the worker to obey all
orders promptly and diligently per-
form his duties; also to refrain from
working at similar employment
within one year after quitting the
Kraemer mill, or accepting such
work for anyone else.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Strike Wave Rising in Great Britain

LONDON, Jan. Is (By Inprecorr
Mail Service. The number of
strikes in single enterprises con-
tinues to increase. A. the moment
there are no less than 6 such strikes
taking place in London alone, the
most important of which is going
on in the docks. This last strike is
important on account of the fact
that it is many years since there
was any movement amongst the sea-
men who are held very short by TIE
National Seamen's Union in CO.
operation with the employers who
refuse to employ any seamen with
out union ticket.
There is also a strike proceeding
at the Union Geld Storage Company,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

and not only were the workers very
attentive, but they responded gladly
to the call for the organization of
a Council of Unemployed. The mes
sage was given them of how some
thing more than 100000 workers
are jobless and starving throughout
the world, together with their fam
lilies, with the misery and suffering
equally the catastrophy of war,
while the capitalist class lives in
luxury and tries to unload all the
burden of the business depression
and world crisis onto the working
class.
The workers here are determined
to join with the whole international
working class for daily struggle, to
demonstrate on February 26 in order
to widen their organized fight to
greater numbers, and to carry on
with the employed workers in a
joint fight for "Work or Wages" for
the jobless, and to fight against
wage cuts, the streteh-out and dis
missals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

CHICAGO, III. (By Mail) Over
200 Chicago workers, some 80 per
cent of them Negroes, heard James
w. Ford, head of the Negro Depart
ment Of the Trade Union Unity
League address local conference
of the T.U.U.L. Friday night and
report Saturday night on the Inter
national Negro Trade Union Con-
ference to be held in London in
July.
In addition to his main report
Ford, as we'll as the other speakers,
directed attention to the role of Alb
bot, Dubois and Phil. Randolph,
head of the Pullman Porters Union,
and the other Negro capitalists and
reformists. Ford pointed out that
with the active support of Wall
Streets Bill Green, Matty Vol, and
representative of the labor hating
U. S. Department of Labor these
betrayers Of their race are holding
a conference in Chicago this whole
week with the sole idea of tying the
Negro workers into a strait jacket
like, Jim Grow, company union
bound by the A. F. of L. bureau,
cracy's promise to big business that
it will not permit its members tc
strike for better wages, shorter
hours and improved working con.
ditions.
ALL. Jim Grow.
Speaker after speaker emphasize;
the fact that most of the unions
in the A. F. of l.. refuse absolutely
to take Negroes in. Countless exam
pies of degrading segregation anc
other determinations against the
Negro race were cited from the
floor as well as by the listed speak.
ers and delegates greeted with par.
ticular enthusiasm that section Of
the T.U.U.L. program which calls
for complete social, economic ant
political equality for all workers
regardless of color.
Interested visions at the Friday
night mass meeting were four D
of j. dicks who took notes on what
was said, and who later stopped sew.
eral of the workers and demanded
their names and addresses.
Saturday night no less than ter
plain clothes men were on hand but
the workers put them out of the hal
and after hanging around outside
in the corridor for several hours
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Paterson Silk Workers
Pre-Convention Rally

Continued from Page One)
mands, Kushinsky announced, and
make definite plans for struggle.
The Italian organizer is arranging
for mass meeting of Italian work
ers to be held February 16 in Car
penters' (Helvetia) Hall. Leaflets
in English, Italian, Jewish and
other languages are issued for mass
distribution. Another young work
er, Edward Swayfal, was arrested
for distributing the convention call.
Lithuanian workers will meet
February IA in Lafayette Hall, and
Spanish workers on February 16 in
Union Hall. On February Is the
National Textile Workers Union will
hold strike ball.
Associated Takes in Bosses.
In a vain attempt to oppose the
general strike plans, the Associated
is taking petty bosses and their
relatives to join their scab union in
order to pretend that the shop is
then union shop. Such strike
breakers will of course scab during
the coming silk strike. But Pater-
son workers are Disguised with these
misleaders and are joining the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union.
Other speakers at the pre-conven-
ton mass meeting tonight included
Clarence Miller, secretary of the
National Textile Workers Union,
now under sentence of 1920 years
in prison for activity in the Casio
MIA strike, Martin Russak, New Bed
ford organizer, Sophie Melvin, youth
organizer Of the union, and George
Siskind, district organizer of the
Trade Union Unity League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
NEEDLE WOMEN
MEET ON FEB. IS
START DRIVE
All Sections of Trade
To Be Organized

The Eastern Women Workers
Conference will meet Saturday and
Sunday, February 1916, in Irving
Plaza Hall, at the call of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union. 1t
IS to fight against the speed-up sys-
TEN, the sweat-shop conditions, the
starvation wages, the company
'unionism that curses women work
ers in the needle trades. 1t will
fight for the 40-hour five-day week,
equal pay for equal work, equal dis
tribution of work, for unemployment
insurance and accident insurance,
paid for by the bosses and for union
conditions and control.
The N.T.W.IU. addresses its call
to women dressmakers, furriers,
cloakmakers, milliners, shirtmakers,
underwear workers, children's dress
makers, cutom dressmakers, wrap
per and kimona workers, boys
blouse makers, handkerchief work
ers and all sections of the needle in
dustry. It points out that only by
organization can the bad conditions
in this industry be wiped out.
Organize Shop Committees.
1t says:
"You, as woman worker in the
needle industry, must take up this
call for the conference with the rest
of the workers of your shop, organ
ize a shop committee, elect delegates
to represent your shop at this con-
ference, and help build powerful
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union that will fight for the inter-
ests of all workers, men and wo-
men alike; for the 40-hour week,
guaranteed minimum wage scales
sanitary conditions, your right to
the job, equal pay for equal work,
unemployed insurance and all other
union conditions to which the wo-
men workers in the needle trades
are entitled.
"All needle trades shops of. New
York and vicinity, New Jersey,
Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and
all other eastern city shops employ
ing women workers are called upon
to elect delegates to this most inn
portant and historic conference"
Women workers are told to write
to Rose Wortis, secretary Of the
Women's Section of the N.T.W.I.U.,
for further information. Her adj
dress is 131 West 2Sth St., New
York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
S.P. MAYOR HAS
j0BLESS NIT
"Socialist" Answer to
Demand For Relief

CONTINUED from Page One)
telling them of the Council of I'm
employed, of the demands it raises
for both unemployed and employed
workers and the demonstrations to
be held on February 26, exploding
the Hoover lie about prosperity"
when the police again descended up
on the workers and broke up the
meeting.
In spite Of this brutal persecution
by the Socialists" in defense Of
capitalism, the Milwaukee unem-
ployed workers are organizing and
will continue to fight for Work OF
Wages" and will prepare for Inter
national Unemployment Day on
February. 26. and to push the strug-
gle forward after that date on a
broader scale than before. The UNI
employed win not starve! They will
fight! And they are learning that
the socialist" party is party OF
capitalism, that the only party of
the working class is the Communist
Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Form Steve Kat0vis
Branch Of the W.l.R.

A conference of workers organ
izations avs held last Sunday morn
ing at the Workers Center i'll Will
liamsburg, at which number OF
unions, workers clubs, and units
Of the Communist party were
present. 1t was decided at this con-
ference to form Steve Katovis
branch Of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief. A call was issued to
oil workers organizations to raise
81, 900 for the striking miners An
executive committed was elected to
meet on Feb. 9, Sunday,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

which is a member of the Wesley
Combine. Here the workers are on
strike against the victimization of
fellow worker.
The workers of five mills in the
wool trade area are still on strike
despite the sabotage of the union
leaders and the terrorism of the po-
lice who break up all attempts at
picketing.
In Durham the miners of the Dor
man Longs Middleham Colliery
struck work for a day in order to
attend the funeral of fellow worker
killed by a fall. The miners were
summoned for breaking their con-
tract, and last Saturday $50 of them
were fined los each.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
400 FIGHT LYNCH
LAW AT MEETING
IN The SOUTH
Winston Salem Negro,
White Workers Unite

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Feb. 6.
One lone cop observed with dis
favor the mass meeting of over 400
Negro and white workers who filled
a corner near the Reynolds Tobacco
Factory, No. a, here at noon today,
and cheered Communist and Trade
Union Unity League speakers who
denounced the lynching at DELLA,
Ga, of Jimmy Levine, a Negro ten
ant farmer. The speakers urged,
amidst applause, the organizing to-
gether of Negro and white workers,
and the building of united defense
committees to stop lynching.
This demonstration was the first
of it's kind here, and was prepared
for by the distribution of 5000 leaf
let's, Daily Workers and Young
Workers, with the slogan: Down
with lynch law" displayed. The
workers grabbed them eagerly, es-
pecially the Negro workers.
Negro Chairman.
Speakers at the meeting were Sol
Harper, Negro worker, chairman;
Binkley, local T.U.U.L. secretary;
M. H., Powers, District Organizer Of
the Communist Party; Joe Carr, dis
trict organizer of the Young Com
munist League, and ST Gerson, Of
the Trade, Union Unity League.
Signs were displayed, stating:
"Down With Lynch Law; Organ
iza United Committees Against
Lynching"; other signs called on
workers to join the Communist
Party, the Young Communist League
and the fighting trade unions of the
Trade Union Unity League.
The workers are eagerly awaiting
more of these meetings, and recog-
nize this as a real move for. organ
ization against the Reynolds To-
baceo Co. The Negro workers are
especially sympathetic to the pol
icies of the Communist Party, and
the T.U.U.L. and contrast them with
the ALL. program, which sold out
the workers here in 1921. .@.-
Unemployed meetings are sched-
uled to be held here soon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Isle De France Strike
Won; Grant Demands

The French Line steamer Isle De
France, came into port yesterday,
and not with French naval crew
after all. The French government
sent naval sailors to break the strike
which held the ship up,a day on it's
sailing from Havre, but before they
rot there, the strike was won. The
company yielded all along the line,
giving a raise in nay, clean sheets,
better bedding, and real dishes, de-
manded by the men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Burnham Speaks Feb.
9Th: Social Insurance"

The significance Of social insur-
anee and working class problems as
they are related to one another will
be the subject Of the Sunday forum
at the Workers School, Sunday, Feb.
8 at 8 F. M. at IS Union Square,
The speaker will lie Grace Busnham
who is an author and q labor re-
search worker. Comrade Burnham
will explain to her audience the
relative position that social insur-
ance has in European countries in
relation to the working class and
the lack of such social insurance in
the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Rob Workers to Keep Police to Rob Workers

BERLIN (By Inprecorr Mail
ervice).-The Town Fathers of
Berlin announced yesterday that a
deficit of 100000 marks remained
to be covered in the budget of the
Town Council. Ten million marks
of this sum were caused by subse-
quent demands of the police for
maintenance. The deficit is to be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
BAKERS LOCAL DONATES TO
LID.

Bakers Local, No. 8, of the Anal
gamated Food Workers today sent a
check of 1921 to the New York dis
trict Of the International Labor De-
Tense to keep up the excellent
work in defense of all militant work
ers."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Organize in South Carolina.

GREENV1LLE. S. c., Feb. IA
huge mass meeting on unemploy-
ment was held here on February 3,
as the first of a series of meetings
in the campaign to organize strug-
gle for immediate relief for the job
less workers.
With thousands Of workers walk
ing the streets of this city daily,
looking vainly for work, the mass
meeting had huge appeal to them.
here were about 400 workers pres
ent, and all were much enthused by
the meeting, which was called under
the auspices of the Trade Union
Unity League.
Ann Buriak addressed the meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

our own age. the bourGtoss aRe.
\. Iistinrutsbed ~ tbis--thnt u
has slyn pliei&u class sntaGOnosuhs'
f,u.r ana more. society r. splttttug
50 into tvvW great hostile ca0pn'
into tive great and directly coutra-
porea clasaess boufge0isle asd pro.
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covered by stopping all municipal
building operations, this will "save"
100000 marks. The land tax will
then be raised and this will result
in an increase of rents from 4
to per cent from February l on.
A little tightening of the screw
still here and there and the Berlin
working class masses will have to
foot the bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Is Dead and Z Missing
in Utah Mine Explosion

Continued from Page One)
the hope that others had been able
to seal themselves in small rooms
and escape the fate of those caught
in open slopes and drifts when the
deadly fumes spread.
Names of Victims,
Among the men rescued were v.
E. Olsen, A. L. Dougherty, G. S.
Elliott, R. Monroe, j. F. Pritchett,
William Mcclure, w. H. Clelland G.
Bunchky.
The company's list of those whose
fate was unknown included:
J. D. Duke, A. Duke, G. H. Brady,
Frank James, Leon Yamus, John
Hartman, William Watson, V.
Fowles, 0. FREDERICK, G. FREDERICK,
M. Bruno, Santiago Barry, w. Ish-
izui.
1t was believed that several of
these were included among the six
teen whose bodies were recovered.
The official list of identified dead,
as issued by the company, carried
eight names, the other eight bodies
not having been definitely. identified.
The identified dead are Angus Bar
ney. C. Smith, J. L. Jensen, R. E.
Springer, E. F. Reichert, Roy Briggs,
lobe Nimber, I. l.. Pritchett.
Lewis Responsibility.
Ever since the gigantic sell-out of
the miners strike of 1929 by In
ternational President Lewis of the
United Mine Workers Of America,
and his district presidents, includ-
ing Fishwick of Illinois district
whom he now quarrels with, the coal
operators everywhere have been dis
regarding safety regulations, and
forcing their men below in gas
filled mines. Scores were murdered
in this way in the Valley Camp ex-
plosion last year. {.
The Valley Camp Co. is owned by
the Paisley interests of Chicago,
and the N.M.U. has two of their
mines on strike now, near Mounds
vile, West Va. One of the principal
demands of the N.M.U. and the pres
ent strikers is for safety for under
ground workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Form Unemployed Council.

: GREENVILLE, S. c., Feb. g.
Over 400 workers held an unem-
ployed mass meeting here yesterday,
and an unemployed council was or
.ganized. Anna Burlak, Greenville
organizer of the National Textile
Workers Union was the main speak
er, and helped to organize the coun-
Gil.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
BAMBINO AND AL
= = \
LOSE GOLF GAME;
:, = =
TEAM BREAKS UP

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan lS-
F-Bea-cn I'D his first FLORIDA
match because the home run diet
OF Babe Ruth betrayed the BAN
bino, former Governor Alfred E.
Smith broke up the links team OF
Smith and Ruth today and set out
alone in quest Of golfing honors.
"A challenge TO former Governor
James NJ. Cox or Ohio vas prompt
IL answered, and the two. each 81
whom has been the democratic
party's standard bearer in a presi-
dental campaign, arranged an l3-
hole battle.
Soda water has always occupied
an important place en- the Babes
baseball menu. but when the BaH-
blno took to the fsirways yesterday
he forgot the usual complement OF
frankfurtters. The cooling bever-
age. imblbed by itself under a hot
sun. Immediately produced an at
tack OF cramps.
The result was a licking for Babe
and al at the hands OF Bob Shaw
KEY, new Yankee manager. and Bill
KLEIN. the umpire. The count was
8 and Z.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
Edinburg And Harlingen Quints Maintaining Lead
Fast English Jew To
Ready for Mandell

NEW YORK, Jan. l8-LR-Jack
(Kid) Berg, human perpetual mo-
ton machine from England. today
occupied a strategic position from
which TO fire a challenge &C the
king OF lghtweights, Sammy Man
dell OF Rockford, III.
Berg gained the finest triumph or
his American invasion In Madison
Square Garden last night when he
gave Tony Canzoneri, former feath-
erweight champion. a terrific beat
ing in q ten-round bout before 49,
800 spectators.
The English Jew nov needs only
to turn back al Singer. Bronx idol.
later In the indoor season 10 gain a
title shot" with Mandell ~ y
OF the big outdoor shows or the ear
That Is Madison Square Gardens
plan OF action.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
READY
FOR lands
Great One VIII Receive
Gentle Talk From
Commissioners

CHICAGO, Jan. 18-tP-Charles
Arthur CThe Great) Shires had a
date to tell all to Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, commissioner Of baseball.
He was ready to tell the commission
er he would forsake the boxing bus
mess and concentrate on the bus
mess Of playing first base II the
commissioner desired.
While Mr.. Lands was said TO be
willing TO believe the best about G.
Arthur's future. There stiu remained
incidents Of the past TO be ironed
out Shires is under suspension by
the Chicago White SoX for his in
formal bout with Lena Blackbourne.
Lou Barbour, travelling secretary Of
the White SoX. and q couple OF ho-
tel employees In Philadelphia last
summer, and 1t was indicated the
commissioner might wish to speak
seriously with the Great Man.
Shires said he has no contracts
for fights. but in case he should be
banned from baseball. had $4,000
worth Of fights IN sight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
TAFT DEFEATS
VALLEY TEAMS
Edinburg High Falls 26.25,
And McAiIen BY
24-13 Score

That the fast Taft high cagers,
district champions last year, still
possess plenty OF power was evi-
denced Friday when they defeated
Edinburg 1925, and later downed
McAllen 24-l3.
The Edinburg game was played IN
the afternoon and was a heated en-
counter throughout. Ramirez, Ed
inburg guard was high point man,
roping six baskets from the floor.
Wallace Taft center. was the visit
ors' best offensive shot. He sunk
four losses from the floor.
The Blackland Boys play a re-
turn engagement with Edinburg
BIS %. ~. Saturday.
The Taft boys won over McAllen
later In the evening by q strong
fourth quarter finish. AT the be-
ginning Of that period, the score
stood lilo in favor OF Taft. The
Greyhounds rapidly pulled away
from then on. Teel. Taft forward.
was the star Of this rally. He was
high point nan for the evening
with - points TO his credit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
ACK'SL0SSES
HEAVY IN CHI

CHICAGO, jar. 1S-tP-Pro-
motor Jack Dempsey, and Leo
Lom5li Aberdeen, Wash. light
heavyweight today we're almost
convinced that the boxing game !
Sonsthlng to stay out ct.
The former world heavyweight
champions sorrow was caused By
the fact that only 5.:32 spectators,
who paid Sl5,o53, vent % the chi.
cago Coliseum 70 Tee Lomsz., and
James J. B-addock. Jersey City
pulcher. fight
Lonlzki Will never believe he didn't
yet better than a draw with 5r5d-
dock. ard from their actions when
the sand0fl decision was announced.
most CT the witnesses agree with
the westerner.
Dempsey was reported 70 have
lost Sll 600 on the venture. bring
Ing hts total deficit since he started
Offering boxing entertainment IN
Chicago last October. to approx
mately $4,000.