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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
100000 JOBLESS
In BOSTON, MASS.
Must Build a Strong
Jobless Movement

Daily Worker:
The following incident will show
that there is q great need of an rn-
employed council in Boston which
will carry on the struggle for Social
Insurance.
On July a French Canadian
worker by the name of lie Blanc,
who lived next door to me at 81
East Springfield ST, Boston, had
starved until he could stand it no
longer so he took off his belt, looped
it around his neck and after tying
the end to the door knob he laid
down on the floor and choked him
self to death. He had been an auto
mobile painter but was unemployed
for the last year and a half and
owed six months rent. He was 46
years old, had a wife and two chill
dren the youngest of which was three
months old. Because he was not a
citizen he could get no relief from
the city and now according to the
law his wife is liable to be deported
for being a foreigner without means
Of livelihood.
Another thing that shows the need
of big unemployment campaign in
Boston is the fact that on July the
General Electric Company of Lynn
laid off 932 workers, all of whom had
been in the service of the company
for more than 10 years.
There are 100000 unemployed
workers in greater Boston who need
the leadership Of the unemployed
council in their struggle against star
walton SO that they will not give up
hope as fellow-worker LIE Blanc did.
jackson Wales.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18

the picket line. The company has
built fence about ten feet high so
that we can't talk to the scabs. What
did we do? We built platform
fifteen feet high and eight or ten
OF us go up on the platform and
talk to the ScabS. A Dai,,y Worker
was given to one of the scabs. A
woman shouted: Read it son and
learn something!'
Prepare for August LIST.
AftE we got through with the
scabs we held meeting in prepar-
alton for August LIST anI-war dem
onstration. When the speaker was
through talking he was asked many
questions like these: what is the
Five Year Plan?" IT'S there unem-
ployment in the Soviet Union?" do
workers get pay for wNkingp" These
questions were asked by young steel
and mine workers. They are all
fine class conscious workers and
want organization. They are join
ing the Young Communist League
and the Metal Workers Industrial
League. The miners sure love the
Daily Worker. They say it speaks
their language.
"A MINER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
ROAD WORKERS
GET WAGE CUT
prosperity" at $3.50
a Day
Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, Kan.
Daily Worker
In fake move to stimulate en-
ployment and bring back from
around the corner" some of the
prosperity which the big bosses have
been raving about, the Kansas City
(Kansas) city fathers decided to
pave 7th Street for few blocks.
The contractors in bidding for this
job figured labor at so cents an hour.
A Chicago contractor landed the
contract and after working a week
or so at the job he gave up after
having some difficulties with the
city authorities (most likely a fail
re to cut them in on. some Of the
graft.
A Kansas City contractor then
took over the project. So imrne-
diately in keeping with the Ten
Year Plan of the KC. bosses (Which
consists mostly Of blowing horns and
hiring clowns to blab about the re-
turn Of prosperity the wages of the
workers on this Job was cut down
to 80 cents an hour. Then so that
many workers could share in this
squirt Of munificence on the part Of
the bosses the job was put on a 12-
hour basis and the men split into
two shifts Of hours each. And now
most Of the workers who were I'M
employed and starving and facing
evictions, find themselves enjoying
prosperity ala stagger to the tune of
$1.80 day. A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18

nittee met July and elected two
spokesman and marched two blocks
to the alderman's office. The spokes-
man at the head of the march went
right up and asked for Mr.. Griffin.
The attendant informed our spokes-
man that Griffin was very busy, to
which We replied that we would
wait.
Refuse To See Committee
The committee all sat down oc-
cupying all the chairs, At the end
of two hours Griffin came out, sing
led out the children that we're on
the committee and asked what we
wanted. The spokesman arose and
informed the alderman that we were
here to demand relief for the starv-
ing families.
The alderman said, II am too busy
NV"
20 committee replied, Eve will
wa. = 1jttle longer"
The a,Gcrman then said, mo, no,
no, come back tomorrow. Come by
yourself Why did you bring your
whole organization? Leave the wo-
men and children at home"
The committee then marched back
to the Workers Center and held a
meeting to lay plans to stop two
evictions before going back to see
the alderman. One Of the families
moved, however, but We stopped the
constable from evicting the other
family.
Would Jail Spokesman
Then we got lot more workers
and marched back to see the alder
man. We told him that we were
back to see what he was going to
do for the starving workers in the
Fifth Ward and the alderman told
us all to get out of the office but
the spokesman. But instead of leav-
ing him the workers all gathered
around the spokesman, who the al
derman had singled out to have put
in Jail We then all marched out in
body telling the alderman that we
would tell all the workers in the Fifth
Ward that he proposed to do Moth
ing for the starving workers.
Intensity Work
We are going back to see him
again. The next time we will have
more workers than we had before.
We are planning to intensity our &C
tivities in unemployed work. We are
holding an Unemployed Convention
to be held at the Workers Center,
2157 Center Avenue, Sunday, July 26.
At all our open air meetings all
pledged to intensity the fight for IN
employment insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
KANSAS WORKERS
BOYCOTTRUSHTON
BAKING COMP ANY
u n employed Council
Brings Relief to
Workers
Kansas City, Kan.


Comrades:
The Rosedale Branch of the I'm
employed Council is showing mill
tant activity, which is resulting in a
very healthy growth. This branch
is only a little over month old,
and has a membership already over
100 members, and is still growing.
At our regular Monday night
meeting, four urgent cases of star
wing workers we're brought to the
attention Of the comrades, and the
relief committee was instructed to
go after relief the next morning at
10 o'clock. In one hour the commit
tee obtained sufficient relief to care
for all of these cases, and also were
threatened with arrest.
Boycott Bakery.
The Rushton Baking Co., a mil
lion-dollar organization, was visited
by the committee, and Rushton not
only refused any relief, but also
called the police, telling the COM
mittee that he knew all about the
work of the Council; but has since
learned that the unemployed are not
the kind to give up, for the commit
tee Immediately issued a leaflet ex-
posing his act, and already a boy
colt is spreading throughout the
city against his baked goods.
VIII keep you informed as to the
results Of the boycott.
Charles Coder.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
Must Stand By Natl
Miners Union to
Win Demands

years old on his next birthday. The
mother was cut Off from even that
measly support. She went crying to
the judge asking that they be re-
leased. This the judge refused to
do. They also had other people try
ing to get them released. One of
the boys was married and had one
child. His wife is sick and has the
ulcers of the stomach. When this
was brought to the attention of the
Trade Union Unity League and the
Unemployed Council committee
was Immediately elected to visit the
judge and demand release of these
two boys. When the committee APP
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
Mich. State Workers :.
to Get Cut in Wages

Saginaw, Mich.
Daily Worker
The Governor Of Michigan re-
Gently came forward advocating a
wage cut for the state employees
He stated that this cut would only
hit those who are getting big sala-
ries. So far we have noted that
none Of the big guns Of capitalism in
Michigan have suffered any cuts.
The governor is still getting his SAL
airy and it is rumored that the ones
who will get the cuts are those who
are on low wages already.
1t is time that all the workers or
ganize against these wage-cuts.
talk to the workers in the General
Motors where work l plan to join
the Communist Party soon,
A Daily Worker Supporter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
STARVE
IN NORTH WEST
Mother Kills Self and
Children
Fleetwood, Mont.

ACAAtHOONI ENAOAASs
Daily Worker:
Many on the farms, once fertile
wheat land are now deserts Of sand
dunes in easthern north Dakota. Most
Of the farmers have given up al
together this year, and are just wait
ing for something to happen. Stock
that could be sold is gone but big
part of it was so starved it brought
no price on the market and was shot
at home. Taxes are SO uncertain that
there is talk of many OF the rural
schools not being able to open next
fall. From Saskatchewan Games the
story that one mother unable to bear
the cries of her hungry children any
longer killed them and herself with
ar AK.
~ the last few days seven banks
have in eastern north Dakota, and
N. E. Montana, namely the banks at
Columbus, Noonan, Appam, Almo,
and Fortuna North Dakota and West
by, Mont. Several Others had been
closed in this section during the win
ter and early spring. Other banks
in this vicinity are laying off help,
and rumors of other bank closings
are rife.
Note: The farmers must organize
against these starvation conditions.
FERN committees of action under
the leadership of the United Far
mers League, Box 65, Superior,
Wis. Refuse to pay debts, taxes
and rent. Demand food for the
starving children, free seed and
drouth relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
TWO SALT LAKE CITY SHELTERS
CLOSE.
(By A Worker Correspondent.

(By A Worker Correspondent.)
The Murray Shelters were shut
down on the LIST Of July and the
Torele Shelters closed the 18th Of
July, throwing about TOO men out of
work The company said they had
the interests Of the employees at
heart and found 1t best to close now,
50 the men would have chance to
got q Job on the farm or road WORK.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. On
July 6, case was brought to the at
tention of the Unemployed Council
of this city, which exposes the miser-
able conditions under which the
workers have to i've. Eliza Howard,
1916 Avenue B, came and reported
at the meeting that her two sons by
her first husband Buddy and Alva
Kirkpatrick, were serving 30 days
in Jail because they had nothing to
eat and we're turned down by the
county. In order to get something
to eat and feed their mother they
went out to the Illinois Central Rail
road and took coal and sold it to
buy food. Because of this, they were
picked up by the police and sentenc-
ed to Jail by Judge Blanchard for
80 days.
The youngest boy will be eighteen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
PITT. JOBLESS DEMAND
RELIEF FOR STARVING
FIFTH WARD FAMILIES
Alderman Griffin Refuses to See Workers
Delegation; Would Jail Spokesman
Unemployed Council Calls All Workers to
Mobilize to Force Relief at Once
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Daily Worker:
Hunger, misery and starvation rapidly increasing
here since the complete stopping of the nationally heraded
Pittsburgh Plan Every day reports of starving families
coming into the Unemployed Council here
On Tuesday July T. the Hill Section Unemployed Coun-
Gil which is located in the heart of the Negro district called
special meeting to take up the question of getting relief
for the starving families. committee elected to to
Martin Griffin alderman Of the fifth ward The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
WORKERS FLOCK TO FAKE JOB

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The press
reported that the A. G. Gilbert Toy
Co. would open up full force work.
ing day and night. The result was
that crowds of workers flocked in
from all over the country. The only
ones that got any work, however,
were the cops who were sent to
chase the hungry workers away.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
METAL co. CUTS WAGES

JAMESTOWN, N. Y.-The James,
town Metal Equipment has just put
over rs per cent wage cut. Where
we formerly got 8 cents for testing
radiators, we now get 6 cents. For
soldering off the piece work rate was
cut from to 31a cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
FIVE PERCENT WAGE CUT FoR
PICTURE OPERATORS
fRY a Worker HorrasnnnAa.4A

A wage cut of per cent was an
nounced by the business agent OF
the Omaha Motion Picture Operators
Union for a period of u weeks. The
wage cut was not fought by the union
but the labor takers agreed that the
wage cut according to Mr.. jackson,
the business agent. Purpose of the
reduction is to bring relief to tbs
exhibitors" The wage cut effects all
theaters In ohama and the Fox,
Strand, and Broadway theaters in
Council Bluffs. The rates in moving
pictures have not been cut at all
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
MINE STRIKE YOUR STRIKE

PITTSBURGH, Pa.--Every work.
err must bear in mind that the
great strike now going on here in
the coal fields Is a struggle not
only of the miners, but of the en-
tire workingclass. Help win the
strike by sending relief to the
Penn Ohio Striking Miners Relief
Committee, Room 205, Gil Penn
Ave-, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
UNEMPLOYED REFUSE TO SCAB ON
PROVIDENCE TEXTILE STRIKERS
Providence, r. I.

Daily worker
just lines about I a whole Lot NJ
workers walking the streets looking can't get any
and not one Of them will take the strikers
out hundred
are striking against cut su> rcadinr
all New England This
load of prisoners in truck followed The
working with the pick and shovel city why not take
action this and make work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
STOP WORKERS COLLECTING
RETCCF

DAYTON, Ohio. - The boss poll
ticians here have just issued an ed
dict forbidding workers organizations
from collecting funds. The sky pilots
and all kinds of fake charity or
CARNATIONS, however, are allowed to
beg as much as they want.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
STEEL WORKERS JOIN
VERSAILLES MINERS
ON THE PICKET LINE
Prepare for Big August First Anti War
Demonstration
Young Workers Joining Metal Workers and
Young Communist League
Versailles, Pc.

Dear Friends:
The people in Versailles trying hard to win the miners
strike Not only do the miners picket the Hubburt Mine, but
young steel workers who work part time very active the
picket line Women and children every day the picket
line in mass
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
Women Militant

The women want action. They say, Let's march to
mines and chase the deputies OUT Deputies try to keep
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18

The war drums beat, by Joseph
North in the July Labor Defender.
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s5ruction job from Idington north
ward about 16 miles.
During this time the strikers, about
300 workers and farmers under the
leadership of the Trade Union Unity
League and the United Farmers
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-02
POKEGAMA

Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Holmstrom and
family visited at the Chas. Jewell
home Saturday evening.
G. w. Jewell was a Pine City caller
Saturday to have some dental work
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Hedin and son,
Robert, visited at the Walter Carlson
home Sunday evening.
Frank Pitka arrived home Satur-
day for his Easter vacation.
Ed Guiding visited at the Ole Berg
wick home Sunday evening.
Helen Bergwick and Mae Miller
visited at the Harold Ebert home
Monday evening.
John and Margaret Anderson came
home Friday for their Easter vaca-
ton.
Luella Holland returned to Mime
apOlis Sunday to resume her school
duties again after a weeks visit at
home.
Joe and Frank Pitka visited at the
Frank Blahnik home Sunday after
noon.
There will be an Easter program
Sunday afternoon at the North Star
school house.
Farm Bureau meeting at the North
Star school house Friday evening,
evening, April TO-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-02
FRIESLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Garner of St.
Paul, are visiting with Mr.. Gamers
parents.
The Misses Netha and Nora Berg
man of Duluth, are visiting friends
i'm this community this week.
Mrs. Ray Purity of Cloverdale, Wis
tied her parents from Monday until
Wednesday.
Carl Seabloom hauled potatoes to
Sandstone for Mr.. Lundblade Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Seabloom visited
the Peter Maygren home Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Johnson and
Irene and Gene visited Sam Sand
burg's home Sunday evening.
Miss Dorothy Kalk of Greedy, is
spending her Easter vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lundblade called at
the Seabloom. home Friday evening.
Miss Alice Sanburg is spending her
Easter vacation at her home.
Miss Bernice Koed and Miss O'Don-
aid are spending their Easter vacation
at Askov and Rush City, respectively.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-02
ABRIDGED NEWS
CLIPPINGS FROM
OTHER PAPERS

GrantSburg, Wis. -ReinhOld Engel
of St Paul, convicted last week of
completely in the robbery of the First
National Bank here was sentenced to
term of from Is to 40 years in the
state prison at Waupun. Max Hetke
who pleaded guilty to similar charge
was sentenced to from Is to 20 years.
Pine City-Mrs. I. A. Chmelik passed
away at her home north of Pine City
last Thursday following an attack of
pneumonia. She is survived by her
husband, four sons and two daughters
as follows: l. A. Chmelik, Jr., Harry,
Frank, Ed, Mrs. John Item and Minnie
Chmelik.
Pine City-Mrs Elizabeth Heining-
err, pioneer resident of Royalton town.
ship, passed away Tuesday, March "a,
at her farm home near here. She had
been in failing health during the past
three years due to complications of
old age. The funeral was held from
the Church of Immaculate Conception
in this village with the Father O'Ma-
honey officiating last Thursday. The
body was laid to rest in Calvary ceme-
terry. The deceased was born in Au-
stria on October "a, 1860 and came
to this community in 1881. She is
survived by four children, her hus-
band having passed on before her.
Moose Lake-Reports point out that
providers have been active here in
several of the summer cottages on the
lakes and the cottage most recently
being entered is that belonging to
Mrs. c. C. Chesser on Coffee lake.
A portable monograph and some fruit
have been taken and damage done to
the premises.
Sturgeon Lake-Gust Sjostrom, pio-
neer settler in Windemere township
passed away at Duluth hospital Fri
day, March 20. Mr.. Sjostrom was 55
years of age at the time of his death
and leaves no relatives here. Burial
was made in the Blomskog cemetery.
SandstOne-This village had an
other fire scare Sunday afternoon of
last week when a blaze was discOv-
cred on the roof of the Charles Pear
son home. The fire was extinguished
before much damage had been done
although a place was burned through
the shingles.
Pine City-The Pine City Bottling
Works, of which Albert Nelson is
owner, last week closed deal where
by that concern took possession of
the Cambridge plant April 1. The
Nelson's have built up large bottling
business and the aquisition of the
Cambridge property will give them
the bulk of the bottling business in
this section of the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-02
MCPHERSON

Andrew Anderson is visiting in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nelson are
the proud parents of a baby daughter
born last week. Mother and baby are
doing fine.
Miss Marie Casadont came home
Saturday from Minneapolis, where she
is attending school.
Bill Miner of Hinckley, was a sup
per guest of Edw. Beaudry Saturday
evening.
Orwell Douglas went to Deer River
Saturday for few days visit.
The Jean Du Luth farm is making
a shipment of record Holsteins to the
Midwest sale to be held at Albert
Lea on April 4. The stock will be
leaving Nickerson Tuesday night.
The Concordia Ladies' Aid will hold
it's monthly meeting in the church
basement April 9. All please come
and bring scissors and something for
lunch as we will cut carpet rags
that day to make rugs for our church
sale. All members come. Everyone
welcome.
Mrs. C. E. Nelson and son, James,
called on Mrs. ]. D. Johnson Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. John Edin called on Mrs. ]. D.
Johnson last Thursday afternoon.
The Lutheran League will meet at
the church. April 8 at 8 o'clock %. m.
Everybody welcome.
Miss Ruth Peterson called on Mrs.
j. d. johnson Saturday afternoon.
1t is understood that Mrs. Dickin-
son, who was visiting her mother,
Mrs. Chas. Fretland, last summer, is
very sick with heart trouble at Long
View, Wash. All her friends wish
her speedy recovery.
Andrew Anderson came back to the
Jean Du Luth farm Monday, after a
visit in Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-02

effect of making it more difficult for
cities, villages and states to engage
i'm industrial enterprises.
1t behooves the progressives of the
senate to fight house file No. TSP to
a finish. otherwise the progressives
will have to appeal to Governor Olson
to veto the bill.
Arens Speaks i'm ROseau.
C. B. Goodrich reports that the
meeting at Roseau on Saturday of
last week was a huge success. Lieu
tenant Governor Henry Arens was the
speaker at the meeting. I'VE had a
real good meeting" says Mr.. Good
rich. Lieutenant Governor Arens
went over big"
The Roseau county workers are
building up a fine organization and
are planning on replacing their pres
ent old-party house member with one
of the progressive variety at the next
election. In view of the fact that
Louis Enstrom represented ROseau
people for ~ years in the house and
gave them the finest representation
that any district could ask for, it
seems perfectly logical that Roseau
voters should now be preparing to re-
lieve themselves of the kind of repre-
sentation they have had since the
present session began.
Railroads Strike ut Buses.
The railroad companies are making
a grand drive to put through another
bill on the order of the bus measure
which was enacted in 1925. This time
the drive is against the truck lines
and if the bill becomes law it means
that the railroad companies will again
have a practical monopoly of the
freight business in Minnesota. Under
the provisions of the bill, truck lines
will be prevented from operating in
competition with the railroads over
parallel lines. Moreover, the truck
lines that are now operating will have
to charge the same rates for hauling
freight that are now eXacted by the
railroad companies wherever the lines
parallel each other.