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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
new YORK PAPERS LIES ABOUT
SOVIET UNION SMASHED AT ONCE
Duranty. Article Knocks Out starvation,
Queens" and limitation" Arguments
in Post" on Date They Appear

NEW YORK.-By a coincidence
the Evening Post here published the
second of its series of daily, lies by
H, r. Knickerbocker aginst the Sow
let Union on the same day, yesterday,
that the complete refutation was
made in an article published in the
New York Times by Walter Duranty,
wireless from Moscow.
The Post story is we'll summarized
in its enormous four-column, three
line headlines: "Famished Moscow
Short All Food Except Bread; Buy
ers In Line For Hours-Ration
Queues Waste 100000 Hours a Day
In Soviet"
The same issue of the Post con-
tains long interview with Ham Fish,
of the Fish committee, lauding
Knickerbocker as truthful (however
Fish could know of conditions in the
U. S. S. r. is not stated and repeat
ing the story about Soviet initiation
Va Ul1C CNA CLlSJ.
Not Initiating.
Duranty's article begins with flat
statement that the Soviet currency
issue shows a decrease of 400,000,000
rubles since Oct. l, and rise in the
percentage covered by gold from IS
to 27.4 during that time. This, as
Duranty himself points out, is IAN
adequate answer" to those who argue
that Soviet currency has "hit the
toboggan" or that real wages are
diminishing through decrease in the
ruble's purchasing power"
Duranty then tells of the great re-
cent improvement in fod supply as a
result of increase of the amounts Of
sugar, food, textiles, ETC., coming in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

MANCHESTER, N. H., Nov. IT,
The backwardness Of capitalism, and
it's reversion to primitive methods as
a means of solving" the crisis is
brought out here by the fact that
perfectly good and up-to-date snow
cleaning machinery is being ditched
in order to provide work for the I'M
employed.
While few hundred unemployed
will get perhaps dollar or two. the
fact that capitalism has to scrap its
labor-saving machinery, which under
Socialism is used to lessen the bur-
dens of the workers, shows the ex-
tremes the capitalists must go in the
present crisis. This shows the reac-
tionary character Of the capitalist
system. In the Soviet Union. where
the workers rule, every effort is made
to develop new machinery that will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
.JOBLESS START
SIGNATURE DRIVE
Council Enters Fight
Against Injunctions

NEW YORK.--The successful mass
meeting of unemployed addressed by
representatives of the Down Town
Council of Unemployed yesterday be-
fore the Tammany fake employment
agency on Lafayette st. was followed
by an indoor meeting at 81 East 4th
st.
The meetings resulted In hundreds
of the jobless signing demands for
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill, providing for the federal
government to turn over $4,000, 000,-
900 war funds and other money to
pay each jobless worker s25 week.
The Down Town Council challenges
all other workers organizations, say
ing that It will secure more sigma
lures than any other single organiza-
ton, council union, etc.
The council voted to participate in
body in the next demonstration to
smash the injunctions. The demon
stration will be at zelgreen Cafeteria,
| 257 West S4GA 81.
Today at $50 a. m. the Metal
Workers Industrial League OF the
Trade Union Unity League calls a
mass meeting OF jobless at Jay and
tombstone Streets, Brooklyn, and ev-
cry day there from now on. These
meetings will result in organization
of a Metal Workers Unemployed
Council.
On Dec, IL the Unemployed Coun-
ellis of Greater New York are run
ming an entertainment and dance at
Manhattan Lyceun. Unemployed
musicians will furnish the music. The
Workers Laboratory Theater will give
play on Solidarity, directed by
Edith Segal The Wonen's Councils
take care of the refreshments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

mailing, study circles, theatre groups.
radio, photography, military drill,
scouting and other clubs are already
started. All workers children are
invited to join.
The Workers International Relief
carries on tirelessly its most import
ant function of organizing the mass
es for solidarity and relief in all strike
struggles, and for the purpose of Or
ganizing theological and material sup
port for the working class in all of
its class battles All workers are urged
to Join the Workers International Re
lief. Local New York. and to partici-
pate actively in building strong and
permanent branches of this organ
ization in the New York district, to
carry on relief work, and proletarian
cultural activities.
Calling City Conference.
Local New York is now calling
a city-wide conference of delegates Of
mass organizations, workers clubs
and fraternal societies, to organize
relief and solidarity for the German
workers in their fight against the
sociaI-fascist and fascist traitors in
Germany, who are pressing the work
ing masses deeper and deeper into
the misery of unemployment, wage
cuts. naturalization and police terror.
Rally to the support of the German
proletariat in its death struggle
against fascist terror. Send dele
gates to the city-wide conference OF
the Workers International Relief. Lo-
cal New York, on December Z, 8 pm,
at the New York Labor Temple, 243
East 84th ST., New York. Send con-
tributions Immediately to the local
office, Workers International Relief,
13l West 18th ST.. New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

from the country, and improvements
in distribution. A sample of how this
is done is in the system initiated in
the "Electrozavod," by which 1t pro-
vides hot dinners of soup, meat or
fish, bread, vegetables and desert for
the Gay and night shifts of workers
at a total monthly cost Of IS, reckon
ing the ruble in gold value terms OF
So cents to the dollar.
No Waiting.
This system feeds thousands now
In other factories and is being ap-
piled to all, and it means that a
worker gets his meal finished within
IA minutes if he wants to, and has
three-quarters of his noon hour free
for other things. Duranty points out
that the example is copied in the
stores, shoe shops, etc., so that
Queues in Moscow streets have nota-
bly, diminished.
There is still shotage In some
commodities because larger amounts
than were expected had to be ex-
ported due to the fall in world prices.
The Soviet Government has to ex-
port to buy machinery for the Five
Year Plan. And that is all there is
to dumping" Shortage also results
from the fact that the workers and
peasants standard of living has i'm
measurably increased. and things
never expected in the old days are
now regarded as necessities. Further
more, the fact that this demand has
scattered over the country makes
heavy tasks for the Soviet Transport
tation system. All these difficulties
are being solved along with the Sue
cess OF the Five-Year Plan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
FAKERS TRY SELL
WINDOW WIPERS
Newark Strike Hur t
By ALL. Trickery

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 19.-The
striking window cleaners are faced
with a tricky sell-out plus charter
revocation by takers maneuvering to
have A. F. of L. window cleaners
Scab on them.
Krat (leave off the *" and you
have it,, the A. F. of L. faker, is
stalling workers here and maneuver-
ing to have the Newark local squeezed
out of their jobs and with cry of
Reds" and "Bolsheviks" revoke their
charter. If the local protests against
the sell-out, the scabs are to be fur
nished from the New York local.
AS the strike stands now, the in
ternational president from Chicago is
to decide whether it should be called
a strike. About forty are called out
and forty members of the local are
working.
Wood Carries Police Badge.
So far no picketing is going on.
Thus the up-to-date slogan Of the A..
F. of L. becomes mo strike" and mo
picketing" There has been a meet
ing of the local union and Krat's
lieutenant, Wood, parades around
with cane and a police badge, be-
sides some other ornaments, inform
ing the members that negotiations are
going on (they have been going on
for five or six weeks and so is the
work going on with scabs.
So this whatever he is has been
asking to be shown the red window
cleaners SO he gets cop to arrest
them or does the job himself, though
we don't disagree with the worker
VIII ocalled him everything, but we
insist that this Wood is something
else besides.
Like Daily Worker.
The strikers liked the Daily Worker
and agreed with the article written
in it on Nov IA. while Krat and COM
pany gritted their teeth and cursed
some, which is good sign. The
more the takers hate the Daily
Worker the better the rank and file
workers like it.
The Trade Union Unity League
wants to again remind the striking
window cleaners to:
spread the strike.
Elect rank and file strike COM
mittee.
3-Carry on mass picketing.
4-CIean out Krat, Woods and Their
iIk.
Build a strong industrial union
join the Building Maintenance Indus
trial Union; don't let your official
dom sell you out; fight and win your
strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

HOBOKEN, N. J.-Four children
were the victims of boss greed in
Hoboken Monday. A six foot section
of plaster dropped out of the center
of one of the class-rooms in the par
ochial school Of SITS. Peter and Paul,
Fourth and Hudson Streets. The
victims were Ann Podesta, 6 years
old, who got a fractured skull; Bea-
trice Murphy, 7; Sarah Loughlin, 6,
and Laura Tronells, 7, all of whom
are suffering decorations of the scalp.
The school, which was put up four
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

organizations who have already
elected their delegates are: Finnish.
Is; Scandinavian, 6; Jewish, 10: jap
anese I; Ukrainian, g. Italian, 8; Po-
fish, 8; American Negro Labor Con-
gress, 2; Chinese, /: Jugoslavonian,
5, and Lithuanian H. A mass meet
ing where the delegates for Washing
ton will assemble prior to their going
will be held Friday evening, Nov. %,
at Manhattan Lyceum, &c E. 4th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

by the worker members of this pro-
1etarian theatre. Mass plays pageants
will be worked out for the movement,
and blue-blouse squads of actors will
be organized to give short plays and
sketches at workers meetings and
affairs. Lectures and classes will be
held in connection with the theatre.
Workers Camera League
The Workers Camera League of the
w. I. R. has been organized and had
its first international exhibition and
dance on Saturday, Nov 18th. at Irv-
ing Plaza, Irving P1 and 18th st.
Workers Camera Leagues in Ger
many and U.S.S.R. have sent pictures
for this exhibition, and there was a
large and interesting exhibit of pic
lures taken in the U.S.A. The Work
ers' Camera League of the W.I,R. will
give weekly showing of motion pic
lures in the theatre of the New York
Local every week. All workers who
are interested in portraying the lives
of the workers in America through
pictures which will be distributed to
the labor press, and developed into
motion pictures are asked to join,
The Cultural Activities Department,
through it's Music Council, is organ
izing a symphony and mandolin or
chestra, mass singing and speaking
choruses in English, and music and
dancing classes for workers and their
children.
Children's Camp.
The W.IR. has a Childrens Scout
Section that is actively engaged in
organizing clubs for workers children
under competent working class lead
ership, for activities of interest to
children. Arts and crafts, mandolin
orchestras, fife, drum and bugle
corps, kitchen orchestras, sport, sig
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The New York
Central, which few weeks ago laid
off 5000 workers and few days ago
rehired 5000. making permanent
layoff of 1000, reports that it made
big gains in its profits the last two
years. The profit, taken out on the
hides Of the workers, increased by
over three million dollars over 1929,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

in the cast. Twelfth Night" will re-
turn to the repertory for Saturday
matinee and evening.
Schoolgirl" the new play by A.
W. Pozet and Carman Barnes, opens
at the Ritz Theatre tomorrow night.
The play is dramatization of Miss
Barnes's novel. Joanna Roos is the
featured player.
The New York premiere of Ethel
Barrymore in Scarlet Sister Mary"
will take place at the Ethel Barry
more Theatre Tuesday evening, Nov.
Is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
MOVES TO LARGER QUARTERS AND
START Big PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
Workers Theatre, Orchestra, Children's Camp,
Camera League Among Projects Planned

International Relief Local New
131 West 18th Street New York
fstfl Telephone Lackawanna 0640.
The convenient quarters
purpose cultural activities in the working
movement.
Laboratory Theatre the is having its
izan Wednesday November
$50 experimental built these quarters
accommodate seating
will written
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
Capitalism Goes Backward

really do the work for the masses
and give them freedom to enjoy the
fruits of their own industry. In the
United States at present industry is
owned by the bosses. Although the
machines are here to do the work,
the workers are forced to starve, or
machines belong to- the bosses and
cannot be used for the welfare of
the workers. 1t doesn't take much
to understand the superiority Of the
Soviet system over the capitalist
system.
Furthermore. instead of using the
money that could be saved by using
the snow cleaning machinery and us
ing it for unemployment relief. the
bosses in the municipal government
prefer to squeeze hours of work out
OF the unemployed at low wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

Red Cross. This organization, which
is part of the army and which has
shown its anti-working- class activity
in strikes and against the Negro
masses in the South, if it were given
the task of relief for the unem-
ployed would be a fascist autfit to
hound the jobless. This would fit in
perfectly with the wishes Of Vol and
Green Of the A. F. Of l..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
California Court Spurs Deportations

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.-That
membership in the Communist Party
is sufficient cause for deportation was
the ruling made by the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals In the case
Of Sadaichi Kenmotsu, a student ar
rested at Communist demonstration
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
Bosses Take 1t Out on Workers Kids

years ago, was constructed in the
same manner public schools are
built. Bids are made by the con-
tractors, who try to under bid each
other, and the lowest one is accepted.
Consequently, the cheapest material
is used; men are sped up to the de-
gree where faulty construction is in
evitable, and the result is what we
see here: the victims of this system
are the workers and the workers
kids.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
Vol and Green Back Grow Red Cross

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.--William
Green and Matthew Vol have en-
dorsed the drive for funds by the
American Red Cross, jim-crow and
nti-working- class organization.
At the present time efforts are I'M
der way to bring before congress the
plant to hand over all relief" work
for the unemployed 10 the American
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
Stagger Glass Workers in West Virginia

L. B. Darby, plant manager said:
Already we we're reduced to a mere
skeleton organization, but had we
continued the customary eight-hour
shifts, more men would have been
laid off"
Instead the company cut the shifts
down to six hours, with correspond
ing cut in pay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

FAIRMONT, w. Va Nov. IL
Though Hoover's hunger committee
has stopped talking about the stag
ger plan" for solving the unemploy-
ment situation, the bosses are putting
it into action. In the Monogah Glass
Co. plant here the workers are be-
ing put on part time basis with a
big wage cut permit the work to be
spread.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
ARTHUR HOPKINS TO OPEN
SHERWOOD PLAY NOV. %.

Arthur Hopkins will open his new
production This Is New York." a
comedy by Robert E. Sherwood, at
the Plymouth Theatre on Friday eve
ming, Nov. %, after preliminary
engagement out-of-town. The cast
includes Lois Moran, Godfrey Kerr,
Robert T. Haines, Virginia Howell,
Lota Bonner and Ruth Hammond.
The settings were designed by Henry
Dreyfuss and Hopkins staged the
production,
Jane Cowl opens her second play,
new comedy, art and Mrs. Bot
tle," by Benn w. Levy, at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre this evening. Leon
Quartermaine, Walter Kingsford
Joyce Carey and Lewis Martin are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
Labor and Fraternal
woMAN's COUNCIL. No. II

woMAN'S COUNCIL. No. IL
viii meet at s tonight at lao Nep-
tune Ave, Brighton Beach. Louis
A Baum will lecture on Facing
War" Admission free.
JOE HILL RR. i. L. D.
Mees Thursday, Nov. 90, at 1S2 f,
26th St, near Lexington. Ave. Room E.
"CHINA AS NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM
Will be the subject of the lecture
to be delivered by DIR. Gorwitt at the
Workers Club of Bronsvills. 1lS
Brisoi Ave, Friday. Nov. Fl, at pm.
JERSEY CITY WORKERS
CLASSES FORMED
The opening classes in Communism
and Workers English met with fine
response by the workers of Jersey
City. There is still time to begin
now. Workers. come to the Jersey
City Workers Center on Friday at
7:15 p. m. for the English class and
at sis for the class in Communism.
The fee is 50 for course az lessonsl,
unemployed workers free. The adj
dress is S37 Henredson st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
NEW SCREEN DRAMA AT GLOBE
THEATRE TONIGHT.

big Money new Pathe film,
opens at the Globe Theatre Thurs
day evening at 10 o'clock for its New
York premiere. Robert Armstrong,
Jimmie Gleason, Eddie Quillan and
Robert Checker play the leading
roles. The picture was produced by
E. B. Derr and directed by Russell
Mack.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
Railways Layoff Workers-Make Huge Profits

and by over fifteen million dollars
over 1928.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, another speed-up,
wage cutting company, also gained
three million dollars over last year
and close to fifteen million dollars
over the year before last.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

last December.
This action against the Japanese
workers shows the fascist develop
ment of American capitalism and the
drive against all foreign-born work.
ers in view Of the increasing fighting
spirit of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
Party Activities.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF ALL
PARTY MEMBERS WORKING IN

The needle trades in the downtown
district Oath St to South Ferry)
will be held this Wednesday. Nov. ~,
right after work. at D. M, at the
Section headquarters. 81 e. Fourth St.
This meeting is of utmost impor-
lance; all Party members must show
up on time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
RED UNEONSi

RED UNIONS!
Let workers know of your meeting
nights and activities. This column
is for this purpose and should be
taken advantage Of Write up your
notices as short S possible and mail
them in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
BRIGHTON UNIT OF
COMMUNIST PARTY

Has called conference of all SYM
pathetic organizations for Monday at
ter of signature collections will be
taken up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

The Daily Worker discloses the
complete circulation situation in
tables each Wednesday. Watch for
them. Study them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
A REGULAR
BUSINESS MEETING

Of the Workers Camera Lea- 1e
will take place Thursday at 1880 p.
IN. at 13t w. 2Sth St. first floor.
Comrades are urged to bring equip
ment for photo work, stills and NOV
ing pictures to the meeting or to the
office before Thursday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
THE WORKERS LABORATORY
THEATRE OF THE w, i, II,

Holds its organizational meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 10. y. m. at the
new headquarters of the Workers
International Relief. Local New York.
1S1 W. 2sth St, first floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
WORKERS. LAB. THEATRE

VIII hold a meeting tonight at s
O'clock at headquarters of Workers
International Relief. Local New York.
131 w. 28th st. Workers interested
IN this activity are invited to attend
this meeting and become members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20

DANCE TO BE HELD
By the Youth Progressive Club and
the Y. c. L.. Unit /, Saturday eve
ming, Nov. %. at $3.50 at $50 Pros
pect Ave. Admission 55 cents.
A SPECIAL MEETING
OF all /. L. d. and Literature agents
will be held Wednesday. Nov. 10. at
p. m. at the l. L. D. district office,
799 Broadway, Room 40. All agents
must attend.
BROWNSVILLE
BR.. I. l.. ID.
Will hold meeting on Wednesday.
Nov. 10, at lis Briston St. Brooklyn.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-16
IMPROVING" SUNSET ROCK

When in July, 1928, the Sunset Rock association of New Britain of- fered it's 13 1-2 acre park on the heights of Plainville to the state. and the state gladly accepted the offer. it was thought that the state would lose no time in improving this new state park.
 About the same time Larders. Frary & Clark, which owned ap- proximately four acres on the heights, also donated it's land to the state. Consequently the state receiv- ed approximately l s acres.
 A year ago we wrote an editorial complaining that nothing had been done to improve the shelter house at the top. It is regrettable that tho same complaint is justified this year.
 The shelter house is being left to fall apart, and is about tive-sixths gone.
 It was stated at the time the state took over the premises that the state park commission would begin work immediately, planting trees and de- ycloping the new state park along lines for the vast benefit of the public Winding paths were to be constructed, trees were to be plant cd, and water was 10 be piped there for the use of the public
 It is given to anyone to motor to the place 10 take note of all the im- provements that have not been made.
 The main thing that has happen cd is that the town Of Plainville inn proved the highway leading up to highest point,
New Britain herald., 1930-09-16
TRAVELLING BY AIR

The new air transport line between New York, Philadelphia and Wash ington, which inaugurated an hour ly service the first of the months. reports that 1857 paying passengers travelled on the planes during the first ten days of their operation.
 This, it is stated, is a worlds rec ord. While 11S persons a day fly across the English channel, 155 a day travelled between the three cities by air
 How great a proportion of thls newly created travelling public Is composed Of persons curious to take the trip at least once, and how great a ration is composed of persons will ing to substitute air travel for other means, is not known even 10 the company.
 
 passenger transportation stimulates travel among persons who otherwise would do less travelling, the rail- roads between the cities served will suffer. This has been a poor year for railroad travel. too; yet it seems to have been a good year for air pas scnger travel.
 Officials of the company, however, state that with the advent of bad flying weather in the winter it may be necessary to curtail or completely eliminate the service, In such an event travel would have to concen- trate on the railroads, or by other means.
 It happens to be a complaint of the trolley interests that with the advent of the private motor car tue trolley business is profitable only a few months of the year, when the weather IS too severe for the aver age person to use his automobile.
 Is the time coming, with the de- velopment of air transportation, that the railroad interests will be forced to make a somewhat similar complaint-that their trains are operated at a loss during good fly ing months and only showing a pro- fit during the winter when flying IS more or less precarious?