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Evening star., 1930-12-02

Thoroughbred horses valued ct e5,-
000.0 are produced in the vicinity
OF Lexington, KY, each year.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

VNWWVW N1HsH ~ - -
TWO of the best teams In the East
; win meel II New York on satur-
day, when Colgate and n. x. U.
play for the unemployment fund. 1t
may be that Colgate is one Of the best
teams IN the country. As q matter OF
fact Colgate Is. Andy Kerr has power
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
MINERS TOO ARE
RAIL co. SLAVES
Must Stand Together
Against Bosses
(By a Worker Correspondent

The railroads are also big
labor exploiters in the coal industry
which they monopolize. Under the
U. S. Govt. ruling, common carriers,
i.e., the railroads, are rot allowed
to transport products in whicl. they
have an interest but the railroad
bosses, get over this by incorporat-
ing their coal companies under diff
ferent name e.g the Lackawanna
under the name Of Glen Alden Coal
Co., the Erie R.R. under the name
of the Pittston Co. (newly organ
lied by rhe Van Sweringens) and
other railroads similarly.
Thus the coal industry of Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, and Ken
lucky is controlled by the Van
Sweringens and by Loree meyer
minded head of the Delaware *
Hudson and one Of Hoover's close
CO. operators business council, pro-
posed mergers, etc., The trust
bosses claim they cannot continue
operating at profit under the wage
and working agreements formed
after the 1925-26 strike.
They warn that after August,
1880, they will lower the wage rate
per ton, raise the limit of produc-
ton per day, use labor-saving ma
chinery on big veins and cut their
forces of men. Of course the rail-
road bosses have never lived I'd to
their agreements anyway but they
mean that they intend to exploit the
workers even more terribly than at
present.
Besides all this the conditions of
railway employees will be wors ened
as soon as Atterbury, Loree, the Van
Sweringens and their henchmer can
agree or their schemes and openly
trnstify to lay off hundreds of thou
sands Of workers and more thor
oughly exploit the remaining work.
ors under the system of trust "effi-
cheney"
The railroad workers and coal
miners have no alternative but to
organize into the Trade Union Unity
League for fight against the inc 'eas-
ing worsening Of their conditions of
work and living.
r. R. WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

At the Ford assembly plant the
bosses told the workers that they
were going to hire some men. In
little while over three thousand
workers came there to get "hired."
The bosses then picked four Of the
youngest and strongest men and
told the rest to go home, but the
workers did not do so as they eX-
pected to get a job. The rotten
bosses then called up police head
quarters, and had the riot squad
break up the unemployed. One
worker told me that he worked six
teen hours straight through and
was only paid for six.
The Fisher Body plant is laying
off lot of the workers they called
back month ago. The Hupn obile
plant is almost at standstill be-
cause they have no orders to make
automobiles. There is only one
way out for the workers and that
is to organize into strong indu 3trial
unions under the leadership Of the
Auto Workers Union. Also for the
unemployed to organize under the
Trade Union Unity League. And
demonstrate Feb. 26.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
CABLE STRINcERS
ON HUDSON River
BRIDGE S RIKE.
They Have No Union,
But Need One Bad
lBy q Worker Correspondent


FORT LEE, N. J.-They didn't
have no union, it is true, but the
cable stringers who struck last week
on the Ford Lee Bridge wouldn't
stand for no wage cut in their over
time all the same.
Half of the 800 stringers walked
off the job when the John A. Roeb-
ling Co., cable contractors on the
Fort Lee Bridge being built over
the Hudson from Manhattan to Jer-
sey cut the overtime.
These men are so militant that
the company got cops to guard the
bridge on the New Jersey side.
The men put up some fights in this
strike, too.
The cable stringers are not in
any union, because no attempt was
ever made to organize them. The
A. F. of L. never gave a hang about
them.
That shows that the men on the
bridge jobs would fight like hell if
they only had fighting bunch be-
hind them. The Trade Union Unity
League which I heard so much
about ought to come over to talk to
these men.
CABLE STRINGER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

"Prosperity." However, it l., UNI
known how many men were fired.
So the special Ford brand of 1890
prosperity" is in reality as non
existent Us all other brands.
The gigantic hoax and free pub
LEFTY given to Ford is now openly
exposed for what it is: thousands
Of unemployed, all old men laid off,
rev men to take their places at the
old wages.
And the new men will have to
take not only the low wage but will
be compelled to produce 1926 cars in
stead of 300 that the fired men pro-
duced during the first week, $50
cars the second week, 375 cars the
third week, and an increase of Is
cars each week until the new men
are making 500 cars a week instead
Of 300 that the laid off men made
The newly hired men will be max.
ing for S. per day 40 per cent add.
tional work.
No wonder Chester witnessed
"riots" las the capitalists call it)
The men who lost their Jobs are
highly incensed. and they are grow.
ing militantly defiant.
FIRED FORD SLAVE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

by q Worker Correspondent
OAKLAND, Calif.-Among badly
exploited workers the department
store comes first. They are entirely
unorganized. Store wages are prosti-
tuition wages. The great majority
of store workers get SO to $40 wages
weekly. In some stores, they are
entitled to certain percentage Of
sales.
Being out of work l filled out ap-
plications in many stores. | re-
ceived call from one of the large
plications in many stores. received
a call from one of the large depart
ment stores, Withrone & Swan, to
work as an "extra" for their dollar
day. On the card it said we must be
there at s a. m. the day before for
instruction. On getting there |
found great number, at least 500
extras" already gathered. All
were young girls, only few mid
Olc hSCu laws.
Soon the manager came out and
gave speech on the Importance of
work. He told US what to do and
what not to do. The most important
is: No matter what happens or how
you feel-smile. The one that
doesn't smile is no good for this
work. He spoke so much on the ques-
ton of smile that one felt like get
ting home ana putting ones lips in
plaster cast overnight in order to
freeze the smile on the lips.
One lanky looking girl, just at
that moment, veered and fell in
faint. Two men carried her out |
started to wonder if this girl will
be able to smile.
The meeting went on. He told us
that work will not be easy. for we
will have to rush. He pointed out in
figures what each department and
each girl was supposed to average
in sales if we wished to be called
again to work.
Most important is dig, sweat and
smile" When you get tired. there
will be free coffee in the cafeteria.
Eat your lunch at our cafeteria.
Thus he concluded his speech and
some one started Jazz tune at the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

ers Union and the International
ngle-Weavers' Union are cn the
job and have some of the workers
organized.
The N. L. w. U. ard the rank
and file of the I. S. U. will work
well together as there is no ami
mostly between them. 1t is to be
hoped that the two will finally be-
come one Union in the lumber in
dustry, thus Strengthening tie or
ganized power of the workers.
Some OF the workers in the
single mill are still out as the
wages are too small for these work.
ers to live on, the rest while work
ing realize that they cannot exit on
the wages they receive and arc
likely to revolt at any time. There
is much discomfort among these
workers and conditions as they are
cennot long be tolerated. A strug-
gle is coming and the working class
must he prepared to come to the
aid Of these workers.
LUMBER WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
SOVIET SEAMAN
SENDS GREETING
Go Into Mass Organ
izations"

Confined from Page Four
by every manner of means against
the fatherland of the world working
class the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics.
The proletarian duty Of all work
ers of the world is to heak the i'm
perialistic hands, which are
stretched to USSR, defend it and by
means of solidarity and moral sup
port help build the first Socialist
State.
Comrade Seamen and workers Of
u. s. A.. Go into the mass organ
jzations of the working class as
Communist Party of U. S. A., LID.
TUUL-fight capitalism, defend the
fighters Of your own class. Pro-
test militantly, organizationally
against Fascism and the terror OF
the capitalist state, the working
Class, break down the war prepare
lions against USSR!
We are convinced it will not be
long VIXEN a Red World October
arises all oyer the world and will
make the American Working Class
the owner and ruler Of Great Soviet
United States Of America.
Long live our brother American
seamen-s eamen of all the world
unite! Long live the fighters foy
the world revolution!
We are always with you COM
rades! The Revolution lives in the
heart of every owrker the cause of
heart of every worker, the cause of
every worker. Our cause is getting
stronger and stronger. We wei
come the world Red October.
Long live the world October!
With Comradely Greetings,
w, BOGARSHES.
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Iage Cuts for Montesano, Wash.
umbey Workers; HghtLoo,us

By d Worker Correspondent
MONTESANO, Wash.-A short
lie ago the Schafer Bros. mills in
ltesano cut the wages of thei.
loyees. The cut in the single
was from 8 to Sc per thousand
ssyYers and G to SC per thou
for packers. Unskilled labor
cut from SC to 100 per day.
{ amps have gone on a 10 hour
with 8 hours pay. This is
, worse than an ordinary wage
as it increases unemployment
results in an even quicker
king down Of the workers who
already overworked.
here are .hree mills in Monte
in which cuts went into effect.
mill owners did not cut all the
at the same time nor to the
o extent. This was a tactic on
part Of the bosses to keep the
kers from striking. So far no
struggle has developed. altho
workers in the single mill
n is partly organized walked
The National Lumber Work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
PREPARE ARMED
FORCES AGAINST
CAL..FIELD HANDS
Agricultural Workers
For Bigger Strike
(By a WorEer Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Cal.-The strike
of the agricultural workers in I'M
perial Valley which took place
short time ago, was betrayed by the
"Mutual Aid Association" a Mexi-
can reformist organization. 1t was
sta1 ting tc fray the nerves of mem
Eers Of the council of Governor
Young, who is still keeping Mooney
and Billings in jail.
The governors council met here
or Tuesday Jan. % for the purpose
OF bringing the government to the
people"
John r. Quinn. the reactionary
Les Angeles Times candidate for
mayor at the last municipal cleo
ton and now handling the governors
military and veterans affairs, spoke
at the council table in favor of send
ing military forces of the state into
the valley in order to protect the in
tcrests of the bosses of the pack
inghouses, etc.
The Filipino workers really took
leading part in the strike and ac-
eepted the leadership of the Trade
Union League, and will be heard
from again. A bigger and better
planned strike will take place in
the spring.
The military forces of this state
are broke, according to the press
Of the bosses, ard much efforts are
now being made to collect Ilood-
money to finance the sending of
two companies for the purpose of
shooting down workers who dars
to protest against starvation wages
and slave conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
RR MAINTENANCE
Rail. union MIS-
.LEADERSFORBOsS
Betrayed Men in 1922;
Doing It Ever Since

(By q Farmer Correspondent
BUTTE, Mont. (By MaiD.-The
misleaders of the Brotherhood Of
Maintenance of WAY EMPLOYEES
(railroad maintenance mem use all
sorts of lies to persuade the men,
bers of the union to be willing slaves
of the railroad bosses, and thus
maintain the takers in fat-salaried
offices.
Never have they made demand
that the bosses give the maintenance
men living and decent wages. The
maintenance of way misleaders
make the union a union only in
name, and masquerade as leaders,
but they know that they dance at
tendance on the railroad bosses.
Take for instance the strike vote
taken in 1922. The maintenance of
way men clearly were for the strike,
but the vote was fixed by the takers.
and there was no strike. Since then
conditions have gone down steady
and wages cut often.
Grabel was the chief faker then.
He succeeded in making our condi-
lions worse than ever. He COM
PEELED the maintenance men to scab
on their fellow workers in 1922.
The only way we maintenance of
way men can swim ashore is through
the Trade Union Unity League.
Railroad Maintenance Man.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
United Mine Workers
Local Defies Lewis,
Donates to Defense

A check of $500 was received at
the International Labor Defense ma
tional office in New York, from the
Underwood Local No. 975 of the
United Mine Workers of America.
This local is in Jessup, Pa. eve
may send some more money in the
future" j. V. Lepri, treasurer of
the local wrote. The miners of the
A. F. of L. are thus showing soli-
darity with their striking comrs DIES
in Southern Illinois, defying the or
ders Of the arch-faker, President
William Green, who has sent out
special orders against aiding the
workers in coal strikes, as formerly
he did in the Gastonia strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
'Rah Rah" StuH---$z a Dav
for Department Store Girls

piano. Old store force started sing
ing:
eve all bid you welcome
To our store today.
For we know you will
Help us on cur Dollar Day,
Always with a smile"
Then as this died away we were
ordered to sing to the tune of Cali
fornia Bear that "we will step with
pep, sweat and smile to make a rec
ord Dollar Day." After that we were
told to 60 to hall across the street,
where we received our instructions
which lasted until D. m. with the
exception Of one-hour noon interval
In the morning we reported for
work at $50. Doors opened at 9
a. m. and the crowds came in. What
a scramble and hustle! The crowds.
especially the women were in for
bargains" Some kept pulling the
goods, others stepped over each
other; some cried my child is lost"
or 81 have dropped my bundle"
Then the screams of children. Such
a boiling cauldron it seemed. The
air was sitting. Not moment did
we have to ourselves,
Noon hour, cafeteria full We gulp
our coffee and sandwich. which
costs 25 cents, while standing on
our feet. Then we rush to work
again. The bell rings Tor crow.::-
to get out, but by the time they
leave it's almost 6 D. m.
We got to get our clothes. They
are all mixed and strewn all about,
as there were not enough hooks to
hang them on in the first place.
Girls swear and grufnble until they
find their belongings. We ask each
other if they had time for free cof-
fee. None had any time for it. We
receive our pay--a grand total of
S4.T5 for two days we spent for
them.
California minimum wage scale is
SIG for women workers. We all
knew that this does not figure out
anywhere near it. Yet what can we
do? This has been a DOLLAR Dav"
for us, too.
ANNE ALDEN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Phila. Workers Send
Clothing to Striking
Miners in Illinois

The Philadelphia District of the
Workers International Relief has
sent a shipment of 1000 pounds of
clothing to the striking Illinois min
ers. In letter to Marcel Sherer,
secretary of the W,IR. in West
Frankfort. ILL.,, June Croll Of the
Philadelphia section, writes:
"Your splendid fighting spirit end
determination to battle against the
combined forces of the parasitic
trinity of the bosses, the govern
ment and the United Mine Workers
of America, is an inspiration to us
in our struggles in Philadelpl ia.
Your fight to organize the millions
of unorganized workers, black end
white, young and old, men and wo-
men, into solid front against our
common enemy, the bosses, is also
our fight in Philadelphia. Your
fight to expose the rottenest part
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
PIER Is DOCK
HANDS MILITANT
Went Out With Truck
Strikers
(By Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
l work at Pier 6 North River on
the Old Dominion Line as loader
for Thompson. We handle all goods
ard merchandise oil the dock, after
The longshoremen unload it off ,he
boats.
During the recent truckmen's
strike we also struck and went in
g body to the Drivers and Team
sters Union local So7 ALL. The
officials Of that union absolutely
refused to organize US, told us to
go back to work or try the long
shoreman's union. I may say also
that the longshoremen on this pier
ere also unorganized. We went back
tc work at noon that same day, the
trucknlen's strike being settled in
the morning and found the drivers
and helpers loading the trucks
themselves.
1t would take me too long to point
oct the many grievances we have to
put up with. will just give one,
we have TO start minutes ahead in
the morning, 5 or 7 minutes after
the whistle blows at noon, and
sometimes II or is minutes at night
without pay. We know the only
way We can change these deplor-
able conditions is to organize into
one militant industrial union. not
only on Pier 26 but along the whole
water front.
TT nr
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
Ut MAJESTIC
RADIO FORCES:
SPEED Up MEN
ming System, Long
Hours There

by q Worker Correspondent
'HICAGO.-The Majestic Radio
poration in Chicago employed at
time over $4,000 workers in
il plants operating three shifts.
until about October, the work
there thought that they were
lily in on a very good thing, be-
Sc they drew higher wages than
ar workers were getting. Almost
~ morning at the employment
dow there would be a line rang
from 500 to 1000 workers.
'arly in November the plant was
down almost completely, the
use being thar they were going
install a new model. When the
kers returned towards the end
December and January, they
nd that things were changed.
y found that, for instance, in
cable knotting department they
to stand all day with their
ds raised knottihg eight sets of
ss instead of four sets, and
re before if they worked hard.
would make out ten or eleven
IS a day. they were now per-
d to work only a half day and
ie about $1.25 or $3.50 for the
e amount of work they used 10
)efoie.
he workers in all the depart
is found that they were speeded
to such an extent, that they
Id reach home completely ex-
sted. In the cabinet sanding de-
ment. when The men returned,
found that the rates had been
from 15c to sc a thousand on the
yeyor. just as soon as they
,ded up on the work, in order
arm some semblance of a wage,
bosses cut the rate to SC a thou
l.
| other departments from three
five additional operations have
made for the same rates. And
ere is no work to do, the work
ire not permitted to leave the
l.
hen also the penalty system.
plant is located on the out
IS of tie city, work begins az Z
l. AMI ends at $50. In order to
on time many of the workers
to leave their homes as early
$50 in the morning. But the
es see TO it that they come in
tirne, for if they don't this is
{ happens. If you como two
utes late any morning during
week, even Monday morning
1t 80 per cent is cut from the
the worker is entitled to for
rest of The week. A worker re-
ing SOC hundred, for example,
lie comes two minutes late re-
ed only 25c hundred for as
~ hundreds as he makes for the
of the week, It certainly pays
boss to have the plant situated
out of town.
he Majestic workers must organ
urder The trade Union Unity
we. They must start shop
aittees.
RADIO WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

crews working and those only a part
Ct the time,
To prevent TIE workers from fully
realizing the seriousness of the sit
uation the discharged mer are
encouraged to stick around waiting
for the shipping rush which is long
overdue while there are many signs
which plainly tel! the few at work
that the rush" will be easily taken
care of without the help of those
workers who are so patiently wait
ing to be taken back.
1t is plainly apparent that the
warehouses will be far from empty
when the coming canning season
starts, which promises mighty little
for the hundreds of workers who
depend upon the cannery for q liv-
ing with corresponding disappoint-
ment for the berry raisers in this
locality whose only market is the
tannery. A. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
BIG FORD BOSS
Gets ENRACED
Fires Kearney Toilers
Right and Left
(By q Worker Correspondent

DB u w OThtT COfG Go pOHttCHtI
k5ARN5Y, N, J.-Mr Hoffman
who is now in the Ford Kearney
plant came from Detroit
This spread thru the plant at
noon yestei day. In the afternoon
all production was shut down, con-
veycrs stopped and the men sent
home. This happened between 1
and o'clock.
Today this Mr. Hoffman who
once said Henry Ford owns the
factories and | run them" went into
q rage. He hawled out laborer
for using clean rags instead o. dirty
ones. This is a fine point in Fords
economy. All rags are washed and
used over and over again.
Ford workers, organize into the
Auto Workers Union, % Mercer
ST.. Newark, n, j. End this slav-
cry!
A FORD KEARNEY
WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
NICE QUIET LYNCHING.

The Winston Salem, N. c., Jour-
nal and Sentinel carries these head
lines in its issue of January 20:
"Negro Accosts Spencer Girl;
Posse Seeks Him, Bloodhounds
Used; Chase Proceeds in Orderly
Manner"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
POOR BARRED FROM POLLS.
(Bu Yorker Correspondent)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (By MaiD.
because they have not paid their
poll taxes, 1900 workers and farm
ers in Birmingham and jefferson
County will be disenfranchised at
coming county and state elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08

of the trinity, the United Mine
Workers Of America is our fight
in Philadelphia against the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and the
socialist party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
AUTOMOBILE WORKERS TELL OF HUGE NEPL YNENT LAY OFFS
RIGGS AND FISHER BODY, FORD
PLANTS THROWING WORKERS ON
STREETS IN EXTENSIVE LAY-OFFS
Unemployed, Demonstrate on Feb .26, Writes
JObless Worker to Daily

(By q Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
IEFELANDThe other day at the Briggs Body
oil the truckers hauling
zee of them fell off These
sometimes they explode
IRE workers to help with these gas tanks
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
C0mneyy Workers
IN Washington
Suffer Lay-O6
Olympia Canning CO., One of Largest, Closes
Packing Six Weeks Earlier
Bosses Encourage Unemployed to Keep Wait
ing for Non EXistant Jobs
(By q Worker Correspondent

OLYMPIA WashThe Olympia second largest
the Washington with three million
of year. its annual packing fully weeks
earlier than last
at Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-08
BUT FIVE OUT OF TOTAL OF ONE
THOUSAND STORMINC Gates OF
FORD PLANT IN CHESTER HIRED
Capitalist Press Aids Company in HOaxing the
Unemployed Workers
(Bu q Worker CorreSpondent)

WOTEeT J0TTt6pOHueNIJ
of workers looking jobs
Monday the Ford plant showed Tuesday OF the more than O
line the Chester the Ford Company magnan
hired proving thereby that there consistency
Onh of the highly advertised Hoover
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