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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
BOSSES THUGS
BEAT UP MANY
RED WATCHERS
Fe ar the
Growing Revolt
of Workers

The following instances Of gang
SteriSm with the aid of the Tam
many police, in addition to the open
fraud that is being perpetrated by
the boss politicians, are evidence of
the growing fear Of the bosses of this
city that the workers are supporting
the Communist Party more and more:
At 1928 Madison Avenue, Matthew,
Candidate of the Party and watch
er at the election place, was beaten
up by cops and gangsters and thrown
out.
Hammie Sripe, a Negro comrade,
sent as watcher, was elected from the
same place by the Tammany gang
sters inside the polling place with the
remark that they wanted mo mig
gers" there. A delegation Of workers
went down and wrongly compromised
upon white comrade acting as
watcher. AS soon as this was dis
covered by the section committee, an
other delegation went back with
Comrade Snipe. Snipe went in and
functioned and the gangsters and the
cops had to keep their hands off.
At ia West 18th ST., Campbell,
a Negro Communist watcher, re-
marked that each voter was told by
the boss politicians to vote Repub-
lican or Democrat. Campbell pro-
tested and was thrown out by the
cops and the gangsters. A delegation
of workers put Campbell back on the
Job as watcher.
At 1857 Fifth Ave, the curtain was
continually opened with the chair
man of the Election Board looking in.
The Communist watcher protested
and a policeman threw him out.
Some more Tammany cop gangster-
ism.
At 81 West 11lth ST, a Spanish
comrade acting as watcher was
thrown out by gangsters with the
police actively cooperating.
AT 90 East 1o4th st., the Party is
altogether off the ballot, although
there is a candidate for Borough
President, Assemblyman and Alder
man running in the District.
At 1T st. Nicholas Ave, Matthew,
a Communist candidate, is not on the
ballot.
In Brownsville at Saratoga Avenue,
Cor. Dover Street, and at P.S. 148,
Riverdale Ave, the Communist can
didates are off the ballot.
At lllth Street near East River,
1 West iI5th St, 113 East l01st ST.,
400 East Tooth st. CPS. go, the ma
chine doesn't work at the Commun-
list row, and all that the Tammany,
Republican and Socialist watchers
can recommend is vote for another
ticket" These are the maneuvers
that the boss politicians of this city
are carrying out in order to keep the
Negro and colonial workers Of Har-
lem from voting for their Party, the
Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
WORKER BEATEN
UNCONSCIOUS AT
CRUSADER STRIKE
Red Builder Dying in
Bellevue Hospital

At a spontaneous mass picket DEM
onstration on Sunday night, work
er who was selling Daily Workers was
SO severely beaten that he has been
unconscious for the past "a hours. He
lies in Bellevue Hospital with po-
liceman stationed at his bedside and
if he RECEIVERS the police will attempt
to frame him on charge which they
refuse to name. This is a duplica-
ton Of what happened last year when
Steve Katovis, was shot while picket
ing Bronx food market. The dem
onstration at which the worker was
beaten was the second of teh day. The
earlier one passed without any
trouble.
The Food Workers Industrial
Union which is leading the strike is
calling upon all workers organiza-
tons to demand that those RESPONSE
BILE for the brutality of the hired
gangsters and the police be called to
account. Since the beginning OF the
strike last week number Of workers
have been beaten. There is one gang
ster stationed at the door of the Cru
sader cafeteria on 14th ST., who is
well-known. He has been
used by the bosses in many strikes
and works hand in hand with the
police department. He is about 6
feet tall, heavy set weighing about
$50 lbs. and has very fat nose.
Another worker, John Russo, was
arrested at the demonstration and
tried yesterday morning even though
he didn't have a lawyer, When law
yer did arrive he forced a mistrial to
be declared and the case will be
brought up again in YorkYille Court
on November 10.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
9 Communist Leaders Tried;
Canadian Masses to Protest
Bennett Govt in Attempt to Crush Revolution
airy Movement to Put Thru Hunger Regime

TORONTO, Canada, Nov. mime
Canadian Communist Party leaders
faced trial today in the Ontario Su-
preme Court, charged with being
members and officers OF an unlaw-
full association and seditious con-
spiracy. The court rooms were
crowded and police and detectives in
large groups patrolied the city hall
court. Mounted police patrolled the
neighborhood. Norman Summerville
is counsel for the government and
Hugh Macdonald for the defense.
The motion of the defense to quash
the indictment was defeated. Par
ticulars of the indictment were de-
livered to the defense counsel for ex-
animation. The prisoners were re-
fused bail for the next "a hours to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
Ancestors Fought in 1776;
Faces Death by Starvation

ton & and to be thrown down by
the Providence e. the Welfare Of
ST. Louis / was out on a vacant
lot the first snow that fell last year
for three weeks & am cIost to 1t
again the rs my rent is up g. we,
have no way to get 1t. Have not
had only weeks work since March,
1929. went to the Provident for
aid. They told me to go to the DR..
& get blud test before they could
do aney thing for me. The DIR.
said It's food and work you people
want go home I got medison to
take after meals but 1 have no
meals so what am I to do now 1
have bad case of heart trouble
there are in my family"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

D., she was visited by group OF
white Klansmen and Negro reforms
lists who threatened her with lynch
ing if she did not at once turn over
the case to the lawyers of their
choice, Roach g. johnson.
Under pressure Of the terror, Mrs
Peterson notified the I. L. D. that
Roach g. johnson would handle the
case, even though she knew OF the
close connections of j. T. Roach with
the firm of Roderick Beddow, N. A.
A. g. p, attorney in the Scottsboro
case, who is defending Dent williams,
brother of one of the dead girls, and
who almost murdered Peterson in his
cell when officials permitted him to
smuggle a revolver into the prison
during an interview with Peterson.
The I. L. D. has answered this at
tempt OF the Khan and the Negro re-
formists to betray Peterson with an
intensified campaign among the
white and Negro workers In this city.
$4,000 leaflets have just been issued
exposing the frame-up from the time
OF Petersons arrest, to the attempt
to murder him in Jail, right up to the
present attempt to deprive him OF
militant defense in the lynch courts
of the bosses. The leaflet exposes
the traitorous role of the Negro re-
formists, and links UP their present
betrayal with their betrayal of the 9
Scottsboro boys, their attack on the
Camp Hill choppers whose union
meeting was murderously shot up by
Alabama land owners. The Ieaflet
calls for tremendous mass protest
against the efforts of the bosses and
their tools to push through the legal
lynching of Peterson under the pre-
text of defending" him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
5000 Workers Elect Delegates
To the NationdlH
Pledge Fight on Starvation; to Demonstrate
Today for Relief; Mass Hearing Nov. 5

ers filled out applications for the
East Side Unemployment Council.
The Down Town Unemployment
Council is organizing a big demon
stration today at IL noon in front of
the City Unemployment agency at
Leonard and Church streets. The
Unemployed who are waiting in line
there will put forward the following
demands:
/. Free carfare to the agency and
back.
2. Free lunches for the unemployed
waiting at the agency.
3. Opening up OF all public build
ings for all unemployed.
4. No discrimination against Negro
workers, foreign born workers and
young workers.
The demonstration will send a COM
mittee to invite officially the City
Commissioner of Welfare, Taylor. to
the Public Hearing by the unemploy-
ed Of downtown which will be held on
November 5 at Manhattan Lyceum.
Besides commissioner Taylor, all City
official and representatives of the
City charity organizations will be in
vited to come there. Dozens of work.
erS from the blocks, bread lines, flop
houses, registration lines and City
employment agencies have already
signified their willingness to testify
at the public exposing the entire sys-
tenn of driving unemployed workers to
mass starvation, disease and death
will be exposed at that mass hearing.
j. Louis Engdahl, National Secret
airy Of the International Labor De-
Tense will be judge and chairman Of
the meeting. The jury will consist
of representatives of the unions and
other workers organizations. Unem-
ployed will act as prosecutors. AL
workers are urged TO attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
SERIO AND GRACE AT MOHEGAN 18th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION NOV. 9Th

NEW YORK.-Guido Serio, mill
tant Italian worker who was re-
Gently saved from deportation to
fascist Italy, and Jim Grace, one Of
the outstanding leaders of the miners
struggles in Harlan county, KY, will
be the chief speakers at the celebra-
ton Of the 14th Anniversary of the
Russian Revolution, to be held in
Rlohegan Colony, N. Y, this Friday,
November s, at pm.
The celebration will also be fare
well to Serio, who is sailing shortly
for Soviet Russia. After fight Of a
year and half the International
Labor Defense with the support of
tens of thousands of workers, recently
forced reversal Of the original de-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
FURNITURE UNION
CALLS A MEETING
To Organize. Council
Of Unemployed

A membership meeting of the Fur
niture Workers Industrial Union will
be held at 108 East 14th st., Thurs
day, November S, at 8 p. m.
The question of the strike against
the lockout at the State Parlor Suit
Co., Brooklyn, will be discussed at
the meeting.
The union pointed out that the
outcome of the strike was important
to the growth of the organization and
urged all furniture workers to be
present at this meeting.
All unemployed furniture workers,
members and non-members of the
Furniture Workers Industrial Union,
are urged to come to the headquar-
tiers of the union at 795 Flushing
Ave, Brooklyn, Wednesday where an
unemployed council will be organized.
The meeting will start at p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 2.-Telling
how her ancestors fought in nearly
ell the American wars and helped
build up the United States while she
now faces starvation and dog-like
treatment from the charity takers,
Mrs. Joe Annakins of 1925 N. Ninth
ST. sent the following letter to the
Unemployed Council here:
Dear Sir I am riting to let you
know I am an american & on the
virc of starvation in my one land
OF my forfathers who fot to free
this country in 1T76 & lost too
grsndfathers & uncles in battle
&s they we're interpreters e. were
high officers In the War of 1872
also e. now there children and
grandchildren are left here to starve
and be throne out I'm the cold by
other nations In our old age.
am g. years old & have spent my
best days doing good for this ma
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
EXPEL COMMUNIST
GIRL FROM SCHOOL
Was Active in Leading
School Struggles

NEW YORK.-Rose Tekulsky, 18,
Young Communist, of 1924 st. John
Ave, the Bronx, has been expelled
from the Morris High School because
school officials discovered Young
Communist League book in her purse.
The expulsion is the result of her
leadership last year in the activity of
the students for better conditions in
the lunch room and class rooms.
Upon registering this year, Rose
was made to sign a pledge saying
that she would not enter any Com
munist activities in the school.
Merely having Y.C.L. book in her
purse, however, was considered
crime" enough to have her expelled.
Sam Strong, head of the youth de-
partment of the International Labor
Defense, is organizing Morris High
School students to defend the right
of Rose Tekulsky to attend the
schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
.FIjRRIERS TO VOTE
FOR JOINTCOUNCIL
Elections All Day on
Wednesday, Nov. 4

NEW YORK.-Registered furriers
were urged to take part in and elect
rank and file workers to the Joint
Council at elections to be held
Wednesday, 1877 West Goth ST., first
floor, the entire day until p. m. in
a leaflet issued by the Rank and File
Opposition of Registered Workers.
The leaflet says in part:
"Elect the most capable and class
conscious workers to the Joint Com-
Gil, who will be able to carry through
the program of unity above the heads
Of the traitors. This will help to
make an end to the program of ex-
ploitation, unemployment, hunger and
need, boss terror and clique DONNA
ton of the furriers."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

Five thousand workers assembled
yesterday afternoon at Union Square
at the call of the Unemployed Coun-
Gil.
After listening to the speakers from
the council, the workers accepted
with great enthusiasm the plans for
the National Hunger March to Con-
gress.
They selected 20 delegates to the
City Labor Conference which will be
held on the 22nd of November for
the final preparations of the Hunger
March A good proportion of the
delegates are Negro workers.
Resolutions protesting against dis
elimination against Negro workers,
foreign born workers and young
workers and for relief were passed
unanimously.
The splendid spirit Of the workers
found expression in their readiness to
support the activities for the National
Hunger March. Although all of them
have been unemployed for a long
time, they contributed to the fund for
the Hunger March. Thirty dollars
was collected at the demonstration
for the hunger march. The End de-
monstration was held at Rutgers So,
at o'clock in the afternoon. 20
delegates were elected to the tASc-
Conference for the 22nd of E5veTn-
Der. The workers booed the Socialist
sign at the Forward" building OPP
posite the square. They expressed
determination to carry on the fight
for immediate winter relief and for
unemployment insurance.
4 third demonstration was held at
pm. in the afternoon at jefferson
and Monroc streets in the heart of
the Negro section of the lower East
Side. The street was packed with
workers. Many women were leaning
out of the windows. About so work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

are known as Reds I didn't know
what a wonderful organization and
how you fight for us Negroes. 1 sure
ly learned a lot here In the North.
Last week we were up in Newark.
We we're going to speak in a church.
And the preacher he said that he
would not let us speak because we
were Reds. He says TO me, Sister,
say that the NA.A.C.P. is defending
the boys And I says, No, 1t is a
lie He wanted me to get up and
tell a lie that the NA.A.C.P. is de-
Tending the boys.
II used to pray a lot In the church.
All I knew was to pray. But they
didn't even let us speak on the steps
Of the church. They say Get off
those steps Yes, used to pray a
lot. One of the sisters says to me,
Sister Wright, pray for your boys!'
Yes, used to pray. I said, 'pray?'
And she says, Don't you know that
prayers are the keys to heaven and
I says, I don't know, sister, because
rshave never been there
Prayer won't help me or the boys.
They would have been dead in July
but they didn't die. Why? Only be-
cause of your wonderful organization.
And I want to thank you all for your
help and how wonderful you have
treated me. Just hate to go back
to the South.
Nov am going back to the South
and I am going after some Of those
old preachers. They used to say to
me, Sister, have you got a dollar for
the church? But when they ask me
for a dollar now maybe they'll hear
something they won't like.
80, comrades and friends, I'm
going back to the South, not to pray
I'm going back to Fight And I'm
going back to my girls, and especially
the boys I must see in the South.
"And I want to thank you all for
how wonderful you have all been to
me. And I'm going to tell all Of them
down in the South about your won
derful organization. The preachers
never told me anything-ney taught
me anything. You have taught me
lots. I used to believe in the church
but that is finished. I believe in you
And I'm going back to tell them
about you and not to sit down and
pray, but to fight"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

cision and secured the right Of vol
untary departure to the U.S.S.R. for
Serio.
Both Serio and Grace-the latter
one of the many Kentucky miners
indicted on charges of criminal syn
dicshsni--are now touring for the
New York District of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense. On Monday
November 9, at 7:so pm, a farewell
banquet will be given for Serio in
Newark at S Belmont Ave. This will
be under the joint auspices of the
LID and the United Councils Of
Working Glass Women. Other fare
wells are being arranged for Serio, to
wind up with a big banquet in New
York on November 90.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
Get Material for Red
Week Collection Now!

In connection with the call of the
Workers International Relief and
the Hunger March Committee of the
Unemployed Council, printed In the
press of November 3rd, the WIR calls
upon ALL organizations, workers
clubs, to Immediately send their rep
resentatiyes to the Workers Interna-
tional Relief to get their material,
instructions, collection boxes, and to
at once begin the Red Week, to Off
set the campaign of AL Smith in
forcing workers to pay the bosses
charity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
Millinery Workers to
Hold Membership Meet

A millinery membership meeting
will be held on Thursday right after
work at the office of the union. At
this meeting there will be discus
sion on the strike conducted by the
union at the present time against the
Robinhood Hat Co., IS w. seth ST.,
the mobilization to fight the injunc-
ton. and plans for organization work
during the coming season.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
Marine Workers Force
German Consul to Pay
Strikers Fare Home

PHILADELPHIA.-The seamen Of
the German ship, Holger, who struck
recently against wage-cut and were
replaced by scabs hired through the
Seamen's Church Institute of New
York, would have been left on the
Philadelphia beach to starve had 1t
not been for the mass pressure ex-
erted by the Marine Workers In
duStrial Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
What's On

"WEDNESDAY
Workers Ex-service mems League
Branch No. 1.
VIII hold an open-air meeting at
18th st. and Sth Ae., 8 p. m. Members
must attend. Speakers are requested
70 be on time,
Furniture Workers Industrial Union
VIII hold membership meeting
tonight at 1os E. I4th St, 1880 p. m.
THURSDAY
Tom Mooney Dr.. lid.
win have an indoor meeting to-
morrow night at l08 e. 14th ST., 1880
p. m. Important matters to be taken
up.
Metal Workers Industrial League.
will hold special meeting OF the
executive committee at s r. 10th st.
Members are requested to attend.
Drug Clerks Attention!
The Medical Workers Industrial
League will hold a meeting at 1os
e. 18th St. p M,
wemen's Council Lecture.
will be held in the auditorium OF
the Workers Cooperative, 2700 Bronx
Park East p. m. Juliet Poyntz will
War"
TWO Youth Meets.
will he held tomorrow night as fol-
Iows:-Intwor Br. 401 at POSI- Bryant
Ave. s p m. All invited to attend.
IntNor Br. 404 will meet $3.50 p. m.
at 1909 45th St, Brooklyn. Discussion
on the 18th Anniversary Of the Rus
stan Revolution to be held, All young
WORKERS and students invited,
Gensonhurst 400 at zoos roth St,
Brooklyn. All welcome. Spartacus
Youth Br. 403 at ! Fulton Ave, Mid
Ole Village, Long Island.
THURSDAY
Juliet Poyptx speaks
viii sneak on the woman on the
Coming War" in the auditorium OF
the workers Cooperative, 200 Bronx
Pnr's East at pm. Admission 10
cents.
workers Defense In Court
WIN be the tonic Of a lecture u
he held nj 1910 Boston Rid. at $3.50
nm. Comrade Taub of the LID will
speak All workers invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

viii speak on the woman on tine
Coming war" in the auditorium OF
the workers Cooperative, 200 Bronx
Pnris East at pm. Admission 10
cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

Wlli be the tonic or a Iecture y
he held Mt 1910 Boston Rid. at $3.50
nm. Comrade Taub of the LID will
speak, All workers invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04

will be held in the auditorium of
the Workers Cooperative, 2700 Bronx
Park East, 8 p. m. Juliet Poyntz will
speak on Women in the Coming
War"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-10
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1881
No Committee Changes

Latest reports in democratic circles through
our the state are to the effect that Labor
Commissioner Joseph M. Tone will not
ngn his post as secretary of the state central
committee. From the outset we have not be-
heved it necessary for Mr. Tone to forward his
resignation. His secretaryship is not one that
viii conflict with his duties as labor commits
sloner. at least not for some few months. If
IN the heat of state and national campai gn
IN 1882 it was felt that an executive was
needed who could give his full time to the
0ecretarial duties doubtless Mr. Tones resigna-
non might be forthcoming, but until that
occasion arises he can quite eapaby fill both
positions.
The same holds good for Mrs Fannie
Dixon WEIGH as acting chairman. There is no
real need of the democratic party replacing
her Immediately, if at all, as has been suggested
At times. Perhaps the party might be as we'll
off with Mrs WEIGH in the saddle as chairman.
However, that is matter that could we'll be
discussed early in 1882 when factonal diff
ferenees have disappeared and the sole thought
behind the democratic party of Connecticut is
keeping the state in the democratic column IN
the state election and swinging it over to the
democratic side in the national election.
"A contest now for positions the state
central committee would merely stir up such
differences as were ironed out in 1880 when
Governor Cross was nominated and pro-
ceeded to name his own chairman and secre-
tary. He did good job of it, SO why should
there be any need to undo the work that has
already won the party partial success. | he
democrats have the governorshlp, two con-
greeional districts one county shrievalty Of
flee. not to mention increased strength in both
houses of the Legislature. By dint of similar
tactics in 1882 we could certainly strengthen
our hold on the state government. Certainly
theSe were plenty of issues provided at the
last session of the Legislature by the republl-
cans. Anybody doubling that can refer to
the Hartford Courant for verlheation.
The democrats can go into the 1882 cam
paign better equipped than ever to win an
election. They have the governorship and
can run the incumbent. Wilbur l.. Cross, again
with the knowledge that he has good head
start over any candidate that the republicans
can bring forward. Then they can bring for
ward lot of damaging evidence that accum-
ulated during the course of the 1881 session
Of the General Assembly. There is such a
golden opportunity at hand in 1882 for the
democratic party of Connecticut that super
stitious ones will shake their heads sadly.
They would rather have more odds against
them. However. we can coast to a splendid
victory for democracy with fair show of
good judgment upon the part of party
I leaders-