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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

From capitalist press dispatches
and from workers who we're in Co.
lumbus shortly after the state hunger
marchers made their demands on
the legislature and governor of Ohio,
May IL, it seems that there was
an excellent demonstration OF the
jobless and employed workers out
side the state house, while a delega-
ton of Is vigorously exposed the cap
ltalist starvation system and de-
manded unemployment insurance,
etc, in the legislature. A delegation
Of five also made the same demand
on Governor White. who gave only
evasive answers, and promised to
Investigate the merits Of unemploy-
ment insurance"
White tried to sott.soap the del
egation with the statement that he
had once been a pick and shovel
man himself, and they told him 1t
did not matter, he was an agent
Of the capitalists now
One of the demands Of the hunger
marchers was free transportation
back home again, and this they won
the state government providing
trucks and food to take them back
Cost $4,000
Capitalist spokesman are reported
to be bitterly complaining that the
food in Columbus and the gasoline
to take the hunger marchers back
amounted to $4,000. The state gov
eminent tried to save its face by
issuing an order to the police tc
ARREST any who remained in Cleve-
land" which is meaningless as the
delegates we're all under instructions
from those who sent them TO report
back.
No news on these events was re-
ceived by the Daily Worker directly
from the hunger march leaders.
The Cleveland Press reports the
incidents at the state house as fol-
,ows:
Ask 7-Hour Day
"Their demands included q com
orehensive system Of unemployment
insurance, a seven-hour day with nc
wage cut, cancellation of back taxe'
and a debt moratorium for poo
farmers and the utilization of un'
used land for the benefit Of the I'm
employed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

planned to them the work Of the
unions, labor laws, the abolition of
unemployment, the training of skilled
workers, etc.
In an interview with the Vice
Chairman Of the Council Of Peoples
Commissars and the Chairman of
the State Planning Commission.
Comrades Kuibichev and Kritzrnann,
the delegates informed themselves Of
the stand of the work for the carry
ing out of the first Five Years Plan,
The delegates also spent an eve
ming together with the veterans of
the revolution, the society of old
Bolshevists. Comrade Kalinin was
present and addressed the delegates,
The delegates described their first
impressions Of the Soviet Union and
promised to do their utmost to coun-
teract the lies of the bourgeois and
social democratic press on their re-
turn.
The delegates also visited the Mos
COW Soviet, where they were in
formed in detail concerning the work
of the municipal administration of
the red capital They inquired into
housing problems, public food sup
plies, the work of the militia, taxa
ton, etc.
Last night the delegations all left
Moscow for various destinations,
Caucasia, the Don Basin, the Urals,
the Volga district, Central Asia, the
Soviet textile districts. etc. They
will all visit Soviet and collective
! farms
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
ScottsbOrO Defense
Conferences

May %.
Erie, Pa.-Hall to be announced.
May %.
Buffalo, N. Y, at the Michigan
Avenue "Y."
May "a.
Chicago-Forum Hall, 723 E,
43rd st.
New Orleans, Lat Marine
Workers Hall, S0s Charles st.
Charlotte, N. G. Hall to be an
nounced.
Rockford, Ill. Hall 10 be an
nomced.
youngstown, o., at 3S4 E. Fed
eral ST., at 230 p. m.
Rockford. Ill, at Viking Hall
7O4-7th st at 2 p. m.
Milwaukee-At Labor Temple,
808 Walnut St., at 2:30 p. m.
May rs.
Philadelphia, Pa. At the knights
of Pythias Hall, 10Th and Lon-
bard SITS.
May 20.
Washington. D. c., Galilean
Fisherrnen's Hall, $40 F. ST. 8.
w. at $3.50 p. m.
May 81.
Pittsburg, pat the Pythian
Temple, 20f1 Center Ave.
So. Norwalk, Conn, at IL So,
Main st.
May %
Minneapolis, MINI. Hall to be
announced.
Boston, Mass. Hall to be an
bounced.
May 20.
Cleveland, Ohio, at Spiro Hall,
1904 Scoville Ave.
st. Paul, MINI. Hall to be an
nounced.
Duluth-superior, MINI. Hall to
be announced.
May 81.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Hall to be
announced.
Newark-At 90 Ferry st., at2:30
p. m.
Elizabeth, N. j. Hall to be an
nounced.
st Louis, Mo, at Hibernian Hall,
S619 Finney Ave, at 2 p. m.
June 2
Hartford, Conn, at q Albany
Ave.
June 4
Stamford, Conn, at 40 Pacific
st.
June s.
Springfield, Conn.
New Brunswick, N. J.--At the
Workers Home, II Plum St., at
2:3O p. m.
Indianapolis, Ind.-At Odd Eel
lows Hall, 53olz Indiana Ave, at
7:3O p. m.
Baltimore, Md.-At Gahlean
Fishermens Hall, Al w. Biddle
St, at 8 p. m.
Gary, Ind.-At 2 pm. Hall to be
announced.
June s
Chester, Pa. at Lithuanian
Hall, 4th and Upland Streets.
June !
Danbury, Conn, at IA Ives st.
Gary, Ind, at Croatian Hail,
23rd and Washington St., at 2 pm.
June IL
New Haven, Conn, at SO Howe
st.
June IL
New Britain, Conn.
June Is
Bridgeport, Conn, at 81 Cannon
st.
June II
Gary, Ind.--At Croatian Hall.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
ANGELES POLICE
RAID VOTE MEET
Smash the Communist
Election Rally

LOS ANGELES. Calf. May al
An election campaign rally at the
Workers Cooperative was broken up
by the police. The cops blocked the
entrance to the hall early in the
evening declaring that no more
meetings would be allowed.
This follows a whole series of
raids and acts of terror against the
revolutionary workers in Los An
geles.
The recent victory of the Commu-
mist Party here in the city primary
elections, when 1900 votes were
given to the Communist candidates,
has intensified the police terror and
persecution.
Other meetings, indoor and out
door, in the Negro section of the
city, in connection with the defense
of the nine Scottsboro boys facing
'egal lynching have been broken up
~ the police.
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CONTINUED FROM FACE oNEb
for the best; but should MIGHT
prevail over RIGHT. We feel that
the bloody sacrifice will but forge
the faster that thunderbolt which
must eventually destroy the cruel
reign Of the PRIVILEGED CLASS"
Pittsburgh Organizations support
Conference
PITTSBURGH, May 81. - Many
additional organizations are rally
ing to the support of the local Uni
ted Front Scottsboro Defense Con-
ference to be held at the Pythian
Temple, POLL Center Avenue, on
May 81.
Camp No. of the American
Woodmen last night elected two de-
legates to the conference and UNI
animously adopted resolution con-
demning the vicious frame-up of the
8 boys. Camp No. and the Brad
dock, Pa, camp had aready electeo
delegates.
The S. N. p. j. Lodge No 2l0 OF
McKees Rock elected two delegates
adopted a protest resolution. ano
took up a collection Of SAT- for the
defense. The Superior Athletes, s
Negro sport-social youth club. also
followed the same procedure, ano
made a donation of 50.
Detroit Churches Elect Delegates
DETROIT, Mich, May 81. - Two
mroe Negro churches here were wor
for the united front defense wher
the House OF Cod" and the United
Church Of America responded TO tn,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

Of wages. Not only this, but many
times I have seen girls with bleed
ing fingers, the skin rubbed off from
the rough trays forced to keep on
working, staining the cookies with
their blood which are covered up
with coating because they are placed
in conveyors.
Other dept's rush two days work
in one in order to lay off the work
ers on the second day.
Workers in the Bake Shop are
forced to work amidst choking coke
gas since the company has failed
to put in proper ventilation.
Natl Biscuit Workers Organize.
All National Biscuit Workers are
urged to organize into q revolution
airy trade union, the Food Workers
Industrial Union, so that they will be
able to fight against the attacks
made by the bosses.
A Biscuit Slave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
JAIL RUMANLAN
SOLDIER AS RED
Peasant Disturbances
in Greece

VIENNA soldier was arrested
in garrison town in Rumania and
charged with Communist activities. "
He was alleged to have written a let
ter to the newspaper Of the Young
Communist League, The Young
Worker" describing the conditions in
the garrison. The captain of his
company ordered him to run the
gauntlet, punishment which has
fallen into disuSe in all civilized
countries. The company was drawn
up in two lines and the alleged Com
munist was ordered to run between
them, the soldiers beng expected to
strike him and spit at him as he
passed. AS the culprit ran through
the ranks not a hand was raised
against him and not man spat at
him. The whole company was given
disciplinary punishment and the al
legged Communist will be tried by
court martial.
Peasant Disturbances In Greece.
On the fourth day mass meet
ing of about 1000 peasants took place
in Grevena, Greece. The peasants
streamed in from the surrounding
villages, bearing black flags. They
demanded measures from the gov
eminent against the economic dis
tress and in particular tax allevia-
ton and an end of the forced sales.
Collisions took place with the police
and cavalry was used against the
peasants. The peasants. who we're
driven off, threatened to come armed
the next time and to resist all at
tempts to disperse their meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONI

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONEl
worker will have to prove legal entry.
If he can not, he is just out Of luck.
Furthermore, in deporting any not
able to show legal entry, or any one
registered whom the authorities may
care to deport later because OF strike
leadership etc, there must be a
period of forced labor, according to
the interpretation of the law by the
Detroit News.
Forced Labor.
an order to pay for the deporta-
ton expenses" the worker will be
thrown in Jail, placed on a chain
gang and worked ON the county
roads, until, in the opinion Of the
authorities, he has made enough to
pay for his fare to the country he
is to be sent to.
In addition 10 this, blacklist
scheme is written right into the law.
The act prohibits the employment OF
aliens who do not possess o regis
tration card, and subjects firms vio-
lating this provision to a 500 fine
and their employment officers to a
90-day Jail term" OF course, the
companies will take care of black
listing militant foreign-born workers
who do not have cards, for the state
will provide them with the names,
description and finger prints on rec
ord.
The bill is passed, and waits only
the governors signature to become a
law.
Hunger Marchers Protest.
The hunger marchers, and all real
workers organizations, are protest.
ing against signing of this bill
The Metal Miners District Con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Sacramento, Cal.

sacramento, Cal.
Daily Worker;
L am enclosing IS money order for
Daily Worker bundles from the Sac
ramento Red Builders Club, which
was organized last Monday night
Some Of the police around the skid
road are trying to intimidate the
newsboys, threatening them with the
vag Law if they do not get out of
town.
There are not many jobs listed on
the employment office boards. Those
that are listed pay very small wages.
Here are some Of the samples Turkey
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Worker Sees AFL Treachery in Empire Steel
Strike
Strike

Cleveland, Ohio.
Dear Comrades:
Regarding the Empire Steel strike.
I am not thoroughly acquainted with
all the details, but this is the way
understand it. The Empire work
ers, along with the other workers in
the steel mills, received a 10 per
cent wage cut about two months ago.
Now there is another IS per cent
cut posted at the Empire around
which the trouble centers. Then
again I see where the workers con-
cerned have voted to join the old
Anslgsmated Of the A. F. of L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
High Pressure Efficiency Experts Speed the
Armour Workers
Cry 4 worker Correspondent

tEy 8 Worker Correspondent
CHICAGO. rll--Workers in the
Chicago stock yards and packing
houses are talking about organiza-
ton and strike because of the ter
rible conditions and speed-up.
1t is known all over the world
that the American high pressure
statesmen are the real skin game
artists. one of these high pressure
boys was appointed not long ago as
the president of the Armour Co. by
the bankers controlling the corpora
ton. He in turn is appointing all
Of his kind as officials to slick the
workers. The latest order of his
which appeared in the Armour
OVAL states that I'VE must earn our
pay
One would think from this that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

tie Armour Co, was giving away
free wages--that is. wages for no
work. Here they are firing workers
right and left, speeding us up be-
yond human endurance and cutting
wages. And then this high pressure
boss tells us we must go back to
the first principals (whatever that
means and earn our daily pay
within the starting and closing
hour"
"All our efforts belong to the
stockholders" he says, and it is not
permissible to use the stockholders
time for gossiping about our per-
sonal affairs.
Our answer to this, workers, is to
organize into the Food and Packing
house Workers Union and strike
against these conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
(By a Worker Correspondent

MARION, Ohio.-Tns bosses are
doing their best to keep the workers,
white and colored, from rallying to
the defense of the Scottsboro case.
This is a real Jim crow town. The
bosses agents are doing everything
possible to frighten the workers from
taking our papers. We need some
good organizers here to awaken the
white and Negro workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Collections in n J

NEWARK, N. j.. May 2l.-Work-
ers of New Jersey are being mobil-
lied by the International Labor De-
Tense for a General House to- House
collection and canvassing Saturday
and Sunday, May % and "a, for the
defense of the Paterson and Scots
boro prisoners.
Collections will take place in the
following cities and stations. Newark
80 Ferry St, Belmont Ave, 50
West st; EliSabeth-lo5 E. Jersey
st. New Hy9psMck-ll Plum sc,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Sacramento Jobless Worker Forced to Take
Job AS Sheep Herder i'm Exchange for Board

herders, SIS month. Choreman on
ranch SIS per month. Peach binning,
$1,25 and 81 with board. One of
these employment sharks called in a
jobless workers and offered him off
to sheep owner for the rotten sum
of SIS a month. The worker went
out to get his balloon" and when
he came back the sheep owner told
the worker that he wanted a younger
worker. However, the sheep owner
offered to take him as a sheep herd
er in exchange for board only.
"A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
United Front to Save Nine
Negro Boys Gains Support

address of Conrade Al Smith, new
active member in the l. L, ., by
unanimously adopting q resolution
condenning the legal lynching.
Another Big Negro Church Joins
United Front
ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 81, 49, The
campaign for the United Front
Scottsboro Defense Conference here
is gaining more and more support
Last night the congregation Of the
Lans Tabernacle G. M. E. Church
endorsed the campaign of the 1. L.
D. and the L.. S. N. r and elected
delegates to the conference which
will be held at the Hibernoan Hall,
36l9 Finney Avenue on May 81.
Gary Churches Endorse i. l.. ID.
GARY. Ind, May 21.-Several Gary
Churches have heartily endorsed the
united front campaign of the I. L. D.
and have elected delegates to the
local United Front Scottsboro De-
Tense conference to be held Sunday
June 7, at the Croatian Hall, 23rd
and Washington streets.
BUFFALO, May 81, - The YOUNG
Peoples Forum have elected ten de-
legates to the United Front Scots
boro Defense Conference to be helc
here May 90 at the Michigan Ave
"Y" A number of Negro and white
workers have Joined the l. l.. d. anc
the l.. S. N, r..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
New York, N. Y

Daily Worker:
Acting as fish-hooks to catch the
American workers the New York Eve
ming Post makes much ado about the
Knickerbocker series, which through
lies, tries to get workers to fight in
the interests of the rotten capitalists
The clergy, including the pope in
Italy Is the worst enemy of the
proletsriat. The cardinals, nuns, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Boss Trickery

Boss Trickery
That this is piece of trickery
along with the wage cut is obvious.
The A. r. of L. want to get a hold
on the workers so they can betray
them to the steel barons. And as
it was done in Cleveland, so the bosses
will try to do it in every sheet mill
in the country.
Now as 1 see it, all sheet mill work
ers should be posted in this treachery
and acquainted Of the policy OF the
Trade Union Unity League.
&C. e. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Green and Weh Hiding Facts
OF Bosses Big Wage Sashing Drive

Of L. officialdom, whose bluff about
striking" is intended to nislead the
workers, is admitted by the financial
editor Of the New York American,
who few days ago wrote:
While tremendous publicity sur
rounds the discussion of railroad
wages and wages in other great in
dustries, THE PROCESS OF
DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT PRO
CEEDs AT AN ACCELERATED
PACE BUT WITHOUT PUB
LICITY."
In other words, pay Is being siashsd
heavily. Hoover. Green and Mellon
know It, Green's talk about striking
is a deliberate lie to keep the work
ers from sstion at this moment when
the bosses admit wages are being
cut.
An example Of how heavily wages
are being cut and what It means 10
a wide section Of the American
working class is graphically shown in
the following letter sent to the New
York Times:
ITO the Editor of the N. Y. Times:
The article Washington Warns
Against Wage Cuts published in
the New York Times, prompts me
to place my case before the public.
1t probably is one of very many.
81 am an American citizen, father
Of eight children and have been in
the employ of large firm in New
York far the last seven and a half
years. have been compelled to
accept two important salary cuts,
from $50 week to S35 and now TO
SIS.
Under the circumstances 1t will
be well-nigh impossible for me to
maintain a decent home and a
good education for my children,
and to pay taxes besides interest on
mortgage against the premises In
which l place my life earnings for
the protection of my family.
What are We doing for the fu-
ture generation" GIG.
Brooklyn, May 10. 1881"
This worker, who suffered . 81
per cent wage-cut, still has faith in
capitalism and wonders what u will
do for the future generation" The
capitalists, in their drive for profits.
have starvation and war in store for
the present as well as the future gen
Grafton, unless it is overthroUn. The
immediate task is not 10 accept wage
cuts meekly, or to believe in the lying
talk of Green and VOL, but to unite
on the Job, and under revolutionary
leadership. for a militant battle TO
smash the wage-cutting drive.
Wages Cut In Wheeling.
WHEELING, w. Va, May 21.-The
Wheeling Sttel Corporation yesterday
announced another 10 per cent wage
cut, to affect all workers in their
plant.
Despite the brave talk Of Green,
nothing is being done about it by the
Metal Department Of the A, F. of L.
and nothing will be done. as this
wage-cut is put over with the APP
prevail of the A. F. OF L. leadership.
The 10 per cent cut Just handed
out is the second since December.
Last December all workers in the
Wheeling Steel Corporation were
given a 10 per cent cut.
This company is a subsidiary OF
the United states Steel Corporation.
which Green praised for keeping It's
wages up"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Marion Bosses Terrorize Negro Workers; Try
to Stop Daily Worker Distribution
NAACP Fool Workers

NhACT FUUt WOTktTS
The majority of the workers are
being hoodwinked by the NAACP. I
distribute all the Daily Workers that
I get here in spite of the fact that
the bosses in the shops do not allow
the workers to take the papers.
am very interested in this work
and am working hard and will still
work harder. I hope the workers
will soon get together here. I will
do the best I can with the papers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Worker Exposes Knickerbocker Trash

bishops and the holy fathers" are
alarmed and are showing their venom
against the good U.S.S.R But they
will find that they are mistaken, the
workers will quickly grasp the char
latans' aim and the corrupt Roman
machinery under the leadership Of
Raskob, Hearst, Morgan will burst
like swollen soap bubble.
M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

Workers Correspondents Is the
backbone Of the revolutionary press.
Build your press by writing for II
about your day 10 day struggles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
WORKER DELEGATIONS FROM MANY !,
CAPITALIST LANDS SEE SOCIALIST !
CONSTRUCTION SWEEP ON IN USSR
Make Complete Tour of Country and Talk to
Workers in Their Own Language; Inter-
view Soviet Heads -

MOSOOW.-The workers delegation from Germany
France, Great Britain, the United States Austria Czecho
Slovaka Norway Sweden Belgium and Bulgaria. who arrived
the Soviet Union to take part the May Day celebrations
have since studied wages and working conditions in number
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

Perth Amboy-308 Elm St. Paterson
POS Paterson St. Passsic-59 Mon
roe ST.
All branches of the LID. and
sympathetic organizations are urged
to mobilize their membership 100
per cent for this important occssioa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
NATIONAL BISCUIT co.
CUTS FORCE IN HALF;
USE STAGGER SYSTEM
Co. Reports S18S Million Asset; Yet Greedy
For More Profits They Slash Packing
Girls Wages in Half
Bakeshop Workers Slave in Choking Coal Gas;
Co. Refuses Ventilation
Omaha, Nebraska.

Daily worker:
The National Biscuit Company like a giant monster
stretching its tentaces the land and Canada
crushing all biscuit companies like does its workers. with
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Phone Switchboard
Dies After Tabby
Is GiUen Air

Business was bad this morn
ing and so a big black cat, who
couldn't find any rats to chase
at the Franklin Administration
School, picked himself a warm
spot in the switchboard and
lodged there.
The switchboard went dead
shortly after he was pulled out,
but it could not be determined
if the cats sojourn there had
had anything to do with the
mishap.
Mrs. Margaret Fultz Cannon,
a clerk in the office of DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
Of schools, failed to coax the
cat from his hiding with a
tempting menu of catnip.
He was finally evicted and
sent about his business.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
BUILDERS LOSE
On APPEAL

The complicated litigation in
Volving the foreclosure of the
trusts on the Washington Build
ing, which began nearly four
years ago, probably unwound its
last coil today when the Court Of
Appeals, in an opinion by Chief
Justice George E. Martin, af-
firmed the opinion of Justice
Peyton Gordon, of the District
Supreme Court, holding that the
mortgage on the building was
superior to the mechanics lien
filed by the building firm of
James Stewart & Co., of New
York, amounting to $4,000.
Although the Stewart Company
had a bond of $1,200,O00 when it
began it's work on the building,
the court held it was not entitled
to the protection of the bond be.
cause it was a bond conditioned
only on the completion of the
building. When the work was
completed the bond was dis
charged, the court ruled.
The company had failed to
avail itself of the remedies af,
forded in it's contract when the
company promoting the building
defaulted twice on it's contract,
but instead went about the work
of finishing the structure and
then filed a lien on November 80.
1927, the court found.