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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
SOCIALISTS KICK
Out UNEMlPL- Dyed
Rank and File Fights
Machine Decision

NEW YORK.-A committee of
the Council of the Unemployed Wis
tied Local 261 of the Brotherhood
of Painters, Decorators and Paper
Hangers of America on Sept. 10 to
ask them to participate in the
Sept. % city conference on unem-
ployment. Large numbers of pain
tiers are unemployed and other
painters locals have joined in the
unemployed conferences.
But Local 261 has some social
ist party officers. The committees
credentials were taken by the war
den to the chairman, who said he
would not let the committee speak.
One of the rank and file was
disturbed by this high-handed pro
cedure, found out that it was an
unemployed delegation that wished
to address the local and called the
chairman's attention to the fact
that the local decides, not the chair
man, on whom they wish to hear.
The chairman took refuge in bu-
reaucratic decisions, and the fight
took As minutes on the floor be-
fore the machine finally closed de-
bate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
AFL UNIONS BACK
SOUTH DEFENSE
Defy Treacherous AFL
Leadership

The protest aroused among work
ers against the attempt to send six
of their fellows to the electric chair
in Atlanta. Georgia, was demon
strated again today in the receipt by
the International Labor Defense OF
500 and a resolution of solidarity
from the Operative Plasterers' and
Cement Finishers' International AS.
ISOLATION, Local Is, of Baltimore,
Maryland.
The resolution of the Operative
Plasterers' and Cement Finishers'
International Association, Local 1856,
states that boss elias tyranny now
seeks to send to the electric chair
at Atlanta, Georgia, six workers
Powers, Carr, Burlak, Story, New
ton and Dalton) including two Ne
gro and two women workers, whose
only crime is their unyielding 10y.
atty to the working class. Mass
meetings organized by these work.
ers we're broken up by the police
and they were charged under an old
pre-Civil War statute, originally d.
rected against the discomfort of
Negro slaves, but now amended to
all workers, with attempting to in
cite to insurrection" and with "dis-
tributing insurrectionary literature"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
funeral TODAY
FOR MURDERED
jOBLESS NEGRO
Put Forward Demand
for Social Insurance

CHICAGO, SPIT. 24.-The Negro
and white workers of Chicago will
answer the latest police murders
answer the latest police murder of
militant worker by a mass pro-
test Thursday morning, Sept. rs,
at the funeral of Mitchell Gray,
an unemployed Negro worker who
was mortally wounded last Satur-
day night by Negro policeman.
Gray died Sunday morning.
Following the funeral, the work
ers will march on City Hall to
protest against these increasing out
RACES against the working class
and to demand the payment by
the bosses and their state of social
insurance to the starving army of
the unemployed.
In the meantime, the coroner's
jury is trying the usual trick of
white washing the case, in the at
tempt to cover up t. police terror
against the working class
A statement issued by the Amer
lean Negro Labor Congress directly
links Congressman Oscar De Priest
with the growing police terror
against militant Negro workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
SILK WEAvERS
TIE UP MILL
Led By N.T.W. Fight
for Wage Raise

PATERSON, N. j., Sept. "a
The weavers of the Medal Silk
Company here struck yesterday
morning ur -er the leadership of
the National Tetile Wor,-ers'
Union after their demands for an
increase in wages of from II per
cent to 20 per cent and the g.
hour day were turned dawn by the
boss. A strike meeting was held
Immediately after the workers
walked out of the mill md picket
ing was organized so that the
mill will be picketed from 6'30 in
the morning to o'clock at night,
with everybody on the picket line,
in the morning up to 8 o'clock and
at noon IF l to / p. m.
The conditions under which the
weavers of the Medal Silk Com
pany have been forced to work
are typical throughout the whole
of the silk industry: A cents per
yard, on Al pic rayon to cents
per yard, on 60 pic crepe, working
four looms, under a killing speed
up, 10 hours a day, the average
wages earned are from SIS to S22
a week, actual starvation wages.
The weavers have completely
tied up the mill, forcing others,
who were too timid to join the
ranks of the strike, out into the
streets. This firm has another
mill in Dunmore, Pa, and the
boss lost no time in threatening
the workers that he would ship
his goods there to be finished. The
National Textile Workers Union,
has already set it's machinery in
motion to pull the mill in Dun
more, Pa, on strike, to tie up the
Medal Silk Company completely.
Other Mill Organization Com
mittees here are preparing their
fellow workers for struggle
against the miserable conditions
that prevail in the industry. The
workers in tn silk industry are
quickly recognizing that only by
organizing in the ranks of the
National Textile Workers Union
will they be able to put up an eff
fective struggle for better condi-
tions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
LAMONT tai X S
But FACTS SHOW
He IS 4 LIAR
Crisis Goes to Lower
Levels

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Sec-
rotary of Commerce Lamont is
now the official liar of the Hoover
regime. But he's doing very poor
job of it. Yesterday he issued a
statement saying that business on
the whole has ceased the marked
decline which was characteristic of
a number of earlier months"
History repeats itself. The last
time Hoover went through the rig
amarole the stock market crashed.
Lamont's hokum was greeted with
the same razzing by the stock
market, which hit new lows for
1880. There is more to show up
Lamont's lies than this good indi-
Gator of bosses and spectators on
the stock exchange. Every single
basic industry, not only has reach
ed the lowest level during the
present crisis, but is still continu-
ing the declinei
This entire issue of the Daily
Worker isn't large enough to con-
tain all the facts. We will quote
just few of the more outstand-
ing ones. The latest business in
dexes of Business Week" and the
"Annalist" show the lowest level
of the crisis, with no sign of up
turn. That's why the stock market
crashed again, in spite of Lamont's
blah. He wants the workers to be-
lieve it so they won't fight for
unemployment insurance.
Lamont's statement, which was
given support by the editors of
the business journals, is what
Jules I, Bogen, writing in the
Journal of Commerce, terms as
attempts to revive business i'm
mediately through a change of
psychology" Psychology" isn't
going to feed the 8,500,000 and will
revive business still less.
The same issue of the N. Y.
Times which featured Lamont's lies
over on page AZ gives this inter-
esting bit of news: automobile
Output Continues at Low Level
and Adjusted Index Drops in Week
lending Sept. 20) to 62.4."
This kind of cuts the ground out
from under Mr.. Lamont.
No worker will be able to clothe
or feed himself this winter with
Lamont's statements. We must
speed the fight for unemployment
insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25

judges who helped him by grant
ing citizenship to 1913 men in
fourteen days.
In the papers early this week. the
fact was recorded, in carefully re-
strained style, that Superintendent
O'Shea of the Board of Education is
making rake-off ON school text
books sold to the city. O'Shea has
the most respectable" precedenn.
Tweed also sold textbooks to the
city.
O'Shea, Patriot and Crater
1t is worth remarking here that
O'Shea is the same scoundrel who
appeared before the Fish Committee
as the upholder of patriotism" in
the schools, furnishing the fascist
Fish with evidence against the
Young Pioneers, and declaring that:
"If any teacher is found who shows
the slightest tolerance toward Com
munism, he or she will 3e dis
charged in ten minutes"
This Tammany patriot has writ
ten some fourteen textbooks for the
New York schools, giving the chill.
Continued On Page 3.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25

/ HIS DOeS SiLCNts "ltASi FtiL III Il
Vladeck, manager of the Jewish
Daily Forward, for It's unstinted
praise, at the same time boosts
the other two parties, the repub-
lican and democrat.
The American Business World"
praises the three boss parties, the
republican, democrat and socialists,
equally. 1t support republican
tour of the South, as we'll as urges
the bosses to exploit the cheap
labor in the South; it praises AL.
Smith, but it minces no words
about the exploiters' enthusiastic
backing of Vladeck, Norman
Thomas, Haywood Broun and every
other socialist" candidate.
The American Business World"
editorial, intellectually endorsing
the socialist party candidates, fol-
lows in full;
"Mr. B. Charney Vladeck, New
York City Alderman from 1918 to
1922 and the well-known manager
of the Jewish Daily Forward, the
worlds largest Jewish daily, had
Continued On Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
Boss Glass Feeds BeetSteaks to
Dogs While Unemployed Stayve
Workers Evicted; Rich
Build Expensive
Home for Dogs

Society notes should be inter-
esting to the unemployed workers.
Men, women and children scrape
around garbage cans for food.
Over 100000 unemployed don't
know where their next meal is
coming from. But the Society
Page of the Chicago Tribune of
Sept. 21st tells of the luxurious
animal home being built for the
dogs, cats and other pets of the
rich.
Men, women and children of the
working class by the millions die
by inches of starvation. Thou
sands of them get thrown out
onto the streets because they
can't pay rent. But amonL the
parasites who refuse to pay I'M
employment insurance, and who
use the A. F. of L. leaders to
fight against the Communist
Party demand for jobless insur-
dLCC, VIC 44IlO CIlcC Cllt SdIuSllS
are bright with late blooming
dahlias, marigolds, asters and
verona; shady lanes beckon the
energetic for walks or rides.
There's time for meditation. :"
There's time for meditation"
for the 100000 unemployed too
while t,!ey tramp tn streets des-
perately looking for work. They
can mediate over the fact that
in Lake Forest Miss Neyse Nc
Mein, who Hill be ker. in rich
sables and warm cloths this
winter beca thousands Of work.
ers shaved for her father is going
to build a new luxurious e for
her pet dogs to be called Cor
phans of the Storm" No wonder
even when employed ever sees a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
Brooklyn ANLC Starts
Anti-Lynch Week Sat.

The Brooklyn sub-district of the
American Negro Labor Congress
will inaugurate an anti-lynching
week beginning Saturday, September
27, with the following street meet
ings to mobilize the working-class
against the bosses lynching terror:
Saturday, Sept. 81, Bath Beach,
18th and Bath Beach Avenue, pm.
Sunday, Sept. 2S, house to house
canvassing for the Liberator.
Tuesday, Sept. 80, street meeting
at Classon and Dean Street, p. m.
Wednesday, Oct /, Liberator Day,
all members and sympathisers asked
to turn out to take part in drive
for the Liberator.
Thursday, Oct. 2, s p, NJ, Nevins
and Butler Streets.
Friday, Warren and Third, 2. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
SHOE WORKERS
FORUM SCORES
FAKE UNIONS

NEW YORK.-The first of a
series of open forums for shoe
workers was held at 122 Osborne
St. for all in the Brownsville Sec
ton last Sunday.
Joseph Magliacano, organizer of
the Independent Shoe Workers
Union was the principal speaker.
He analysed the present situation
of long hours and low wages, and
the history of unions in this in
dustry. He scored the scabby Boot
e. Shoe Workers Union, and the
similar new racket of Hutchinson
& Smith. He contrasted their class
collaboration policies with that of
the l. S. w. U. Hutchinson is
socialist party member and candi-
date last year for vice president
on the S. P. ticket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25

well known as measure leading
to war, and in fact, is regarded
by the League # Nations as one
of those hostile acts to be used
to injure countries against which
the league is being mobilized-a
powerful and deadly weapon, a
measure Gust short of war" and
usually leading to war.
Oddie, the Fish Committee, the
Hoover secretary of agriculture,
and other cabinet officers. have
proposed such embargoes as
means of Gripping the Five Year
Plan in the Soviet Union which
they know means the doom of
capitalism as it goes on to sue
cess, and stands as an example
before the oppressed and unem-
ployed masses in capitalist coun-
tries.
Uneven Advanc
A feature of the present at
tack, and of the whole series of
attacks on the first workers re-
public which cluster around the
Fish Committee investigation is
the uneven advance of the hosts
of imperialism. Those groups
directly hit by competition with
the now admittedly efficient
U.S.S.R. industry are far ahead
of the less mr.ediately concerned
groups. Manganese capitalists and
senators want embargo and war
at once; steel trust capitalists and
senators are willing to wait for
a period of preparation first.
The attack by Secretary of
Agriculture Hyde seems to be par
TALLY for domestic consumption
ian excuse for the injury to the
farmers done by Hoover's farm
board) and partly based on the
move of Roumanian and other big
land owning wheat lowers in
Europe to boycott not only Soviet
wheat but U. S., Canadian, Aus
tralian and South American wheat
as well. It is admitted that huge
sales of Russian wheat in Europe
are reducing the prices of bread
for the starving workers there.
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
BILL
TO BAN USSR
P PRODUCTS
Manganese Senator Oddie Seizes on Hyde Fake
Wheat Charge to Take War Measure
U.S.S.R. Wheat Continues to Cut Cost Of Bread
for European Masses; Landlords for War

WASHINGTON, D. c Sept. "a.
The strategy of the imperialist
war makers in tier attempt to
crystalize a united attack on the
Union of Socialist Soviet Repub-
lies took further form yesterday
with a declaration by Senator
Oddie of Nevada that he would
propose in congress a bill to pro-
hibit the sale in America of grain,
manganese, coal, lumber, pulp
wood, gelatine and glue from the
Soviet Union. Trade embargo is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
NEEDLE WORKERS
IN MASS Meeting
Celebrate Appearance
of "Massenkamf"

NEW YORK. - The Needle
Workers Industrial Union has
organized a mass meeting for
Friday nigh ., s p. m, at the Cen
trail Opera House, to celebrate the
appearance OF "Massenkamff' by
D. Manevich, outlining the strug-
giles of the needle workers.
The meeting will also serve as
demonstration for prepare
ton for the coming dress strike
and the drive for the organization
and strike fund of the T.U.U.L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
DAILY WORKERS NEW
OFFICE

The new address of the Daily
Worker is 1880 East 18th
Street, New York City. Tele-
phones: Business Office -
Algonquin 1856; Editorial Of
fice-Algonquin 1857.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
Bosses Praise Thomas,
Broun, Vladeck, As Good
Aids In Wage CIT Drive
Boss Sheet Also Supports Republican and
Democratic Parties

NEW YORK-Unquafied support from leading bankers and
socialist" candidates,
editorial in the September issue of American
Business World"
This boss sheet which rarticu ay singles out Mr. Charney
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25

greater interest in the special
trade union courses given by the
school this year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
For the Soviet Union!

A vote for the Communist
Ticket is a vote for the
PROLETARIAN FATHERLAND
Where the Five-Year Plan
Is being completed in four
Years and Socialism is
Growing stronger every day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25

by the -onderful spirit which
animates these rich parasites in
building this dog mansion; for it
is to have a tablet on it with the
Continued On Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
On With the Hammer and
Sickle!

Saturday evening, indoor meeting
watch paper for announcement OF
hall.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25

menu such as is put before these
dogs. Furthermore, the unem-
ployed who haven't a crust of
bread to eat or a place to lay
their heads can console themselves
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-25
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11
COTTON STEADY

NEW YORK, June 1l.5Pl-Cot-
ton opened steady at an advance Of
Z points TO a decline Of ? points.
There was some further realizing
or liquidation in new crop months
Of the favorable view Of crop pro-
gress, but it was absorbed by buy
ing promoted by relatively steady
late cables and a feeling that crop
progress to date had been discount
ed in the technical position.
July sold up TO 1920 after the
call. or ten points net higher, and
while bulgeS were not fully main
tanned. the market held fairly
steady at the end Of the first half
hour with new October selling
around 1893 and with the active
months showing net advances Of
about 4 to 8 points.
The weekly report OF the weather
bureau apparently proved rather
less favorable than expected and
was followed by a little more buy
ing which impaired a generally
steady tone to the market. After
selling off to 1910 under a renewal
of scattered liquidation, July rallied
to 1877. while the new October con-
tract advanced TO 1902. Prices were
within a point or two Of these fig
ures at midday with the general
market ruling about Z to Is points
net higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11
SOCIETY GIRL
TO We'd SEAMAN
Daughter of Coal Magnate
And Bremen Officer
Get License

NEW YORK, June 11.-lP)-An
international romance with a ma
rine setting was revealed today
when friends learned of the i'm
pending marriage of Miss Mary
Davis LandStreet. society girl. TO
Hermann PECK. fourth officer OF
the liner Bremen.
The couple visited the Munich
pal building yesterday to enquire
whether any complications would
arise from the marriage OF an
American girl to a German citizen
and while there obtained a license.
They said the wedding was plan
ned for July.
Miss Landstreet met her fiance
while on a trip TO Germany. and
ne has since been a caller at the
Landstreet home. 1921 Park i've
Eue, whenever he Bremen watts in
port here.
She IS the daughter Of Fairfax S.
Landstreet. president Of the Penn
sylvania Coal and Coke Corporation,
and is a graduate of VaSsar COL
lege.
In their application for a license
both gave their ages as q and Pieck
gave his occupation as seaman
AT the end Of his sea term PECK
plans 10 attend navigation school
to prepare himself for a masters
license and a ship Of his own.
Asked If he would aid PECK.
Landstreet said: Il made my own
way, and I want the boy to make
his own way, too. / am sure he
can do it."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11
DOCTOR TALKS
TO LIONS CLUB
Benefits Of Vegetables
Grown in Valley
Should Be Told

DR.. w. Z. Reynolds. Corpus
Christi, was the principle speaker
IN the Lions club program Tues
day during the regular weekly meet
ing at the H Jardin hotel at noon.
DR.. Reynolds spoke on dieting,
and stressed the necessity Of eating
more vegetables. and advertising
the benefits to be derived from VAL
'cv vegetables.
The Boca Chica committee e.
ported on the work done TO date
in obtaining life savers for the
beach, and In placing ropes at
regular intervals.
David Yost, formerly OF Laredo,
was named as a new member OF
the Brownsville club during the
meeting.
visitors were Byron Moore and
C.. w. Williams.
Routine business matters we're
discussed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11
Candidates File
For County Posts

County Judge o. G. Dancy filed
his candidacy for reelection We'd
resday with II. L. Yates, chairman
Of the county democratic ~organiza-
ton
Fl ID. Seago, county clerk, filed
his candidacy for reelection early
This week also.
j J. Bishop. who has been serv-
irg as county auditor. has filed for
he post OF district clerk. 1t was
:rsdvertently stated yesterday that
Mr.. Bishop was the only candidate
vtho had filed for the post.
John Seaman, who has held the
post over a long span Of years. also
has filed for reelection.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11
CHI PUSHES

CONTINUED from page ID
been heard. Coroner Bundesen
said he had important information
which he did not want revealed st
this time. Pat Roche, ace Of the
state attorneys staff, was hunting
a left handed gang gunner who he
believes is the man who Eillcd
Lingle. He would not name him.
but he emphasized the fact that
the glove discarded by the SLAYER
was for the left hand.
Grudge Is Sought
Police Commissioner William
Russell, close friend o. Lingle's for
many years, does not hold with the
theory that the murder was a
~gangland def to press and public.
Both he and his chief Of detectives,
John Siege, r conducting Their
investigation in the belief that a
personal grudge not connected with
gang activities motivated the muir
der. They do not believe that
Lingle was assassinated for know
ing too much" about Chicago gang
plots and p~lotters.
The resources Of the Secret Six"
committee, organized some time ago
70 drive organized crime from Chi
cago, were pledged to the murder
inquiry by Col. Robert Isham, presi-
dent of the Association Of Com
merce. The coroner's office was
making use Of its elaborate scien-
tific resources for criminal hunt
ing, including the crime laboratory
Of Northwestern University.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11
CHAMBERS BAN
FREE PROGRAM
Conventions Must Pay Own
Way, Secretaries OF
Texas Say

A battle-cry Of Down with the
bought conventions has been raised
BY chambers Of commerce OF Tex
&s, it was revealed today.
Chambers Of commerce in Texas
are making a concerted campaign
against free entertainment for con-
ventions, G.. c. Richardson, secre-
tary of the Brownsville chamber
sid Wednesday. The campaign Is
being led by the Texas Commercial
Executives association, and Is a
result OF the recent meeting held
az Plainview.
Free banquets, free dances, free
lGncheonS, free shows, are a thing
OF the past, ii was pointed out.
Cities which have convention de-
partments and which study con-
yention entertainment scientifically
no longer invite conventions which
do not pay their own way, it was
said
We could have a convention
every week if we wanted to-" Mr..
Richardson said, but We would
soon be broke"
The up-to-date host city viii
handle registrations, provide cleri-
ca help when needed and give a
sightseeing ride over the city, but
this is about all Of the free things
a convention may expect. he said.
The registration fee paid by dele
gates at a modern well-managed
convention covers banquets and
other entertainments.
The bought convention" is not
an asset to a city, 1t was decided
at the Plainview convention. and
Texas chambers will wage a war
sgainst them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-11

CONTINUED from page u
tire ship. 1t showered her sides and
dropped on the deck, splashing up
Or the passengers and sailors who
were outside at the time.
The explosion. according to the
passengers. tore the tanker TO
pieces. and whiting a few minutes
the last piece had sunk from sight
leaving a flaming sheet OF oil on
the surface OF the sea.
Apparently in panic and crazed
ky their burns. several persons leap
&c into the blazing sea. Among the
sever passengers who were missing
were four women. Eleven members
OF the crew disappeared.
There was no opportunity TO
rerder aid either to those who jump
Ell overheard or to those aboard
tn wrecked tanker. The flames and
the fog swept them from sight.
Passengers aboard the Fairfax
were In confusion.