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The daily worker., 1931-11-27
BY 1. AMTER.

ANJ As AAAfA Il ASANs
Matthew Vol, chief fascist Of the
A. F. of L. leadership and General
Fries of the Chemical Warfare Divi-
sion have declared open war on the
Hunger March. They demand not
only that the United States govern
ment and the local governments and
fascists not allow the hunger march
ers to go to Washington to present
the bill of the Unemployed Councils
to the U. S. Congress, but that the
hunger marchers be attacked physic-
ally.
These fascist gentlement would not
say that the U. S. constitution has
been abrogated, although Al Smith is
in favor of a liberal Interpretation"
Of il. They would not say to the
American workers that the right of
petitioning the government of this
country has been abolished. On the
contrary, they would yell to the skies
that every worker has the right to
seek redress for his grieyances-and
the grievance that IL 100000 unem-
ployed workers in this country, to-
gether with millions of part time
workers have, is that they are star
wing with thei rfamiIies, They de-
mand that the U. S. government and
the bosses provide unemployment in
surance-surely justified demand,
even though Matthew Vol with his
$4,000 a year plus graft, and Gen
eral Fries AS a pet general of the
U. S. army, are well provided for.
These fascist gentlemen think they
will terrorize the 100000 men and
women, Negro and white, by an at
tack on the Communist Party. They
are only proving to the workers of
this country that the Communists
are the only ones who REALLY
FIGHT for the interests of the un-
employed and they only help to rally
the unemployed around the Commu-
mist Party. The attack has the pur-
pose of keeping the unemployed from
organizing and fighting for immedi-
ate relief and insurance, and the en-
plOyed from organizing and striking
against wage-cuts.
To cover up their fascist aims, the
bosses Of this country have initiated
their emergency relief committees"
community chest drives ETC., tax
ing the funds directly out of the pay
Of the workers, by check-off. The
Gibson Smith relief drive is one of
this character, and their only COM
plant is not that the money is not
coming in--for through direct check
off they are getting it, but that the
bosses are giving too much" and the
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
Police Attack Mehrige
Silk Strike Pickets;
Release 13 Arrested

NEW YORK. - The picket line
Monday before the Nehrige Silk Co.
shop which is on strike, was attacked
by police. Pickets were driven across
the street, but booed the scabs. The
police then chased them from across
the street. One girl, after the pick
citing, was arrested for refusing to
move away from in front of her own
home.
The strikers, and the National Tex
tile Workers Union, which Supports
them, call on all workers in the vicl..
nifty of 80 Street, Brooklyn, to come
help picket.
The 13 pickets arrested last weel
were released on suspended sentences
when they came up in court Wed-
nesday.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
Rank And File OF
Building Workers
Rally To Lathers
Plasterers, Carpenters
Promise Support To
Lathers Union

Despite the obstructionist tactics Of
their officials rank and file workers
CT many building traces unions in
Brooklyn have expressed sympathy
with the struggle Of the members OF
Lathers Union, local 2z4, who recent
ly ousted their corrupt officials and
are fighting to maintain their wage
and working standards. A commit
tee of the fathers is now touring the
building trades locals asking for sup
port i'll their struggles.
Local 80 Plasterers, in Brooklyn,
yesterday forced its officials to adj
NIT the lathers committee and per-
nit them to speak. When the Off
cials, trying to back out, sought to
cTcss examine the fathers and de-
manded why they hadn't struck with
the plaSterers in recent strike, the
fathers answered. Taking this oppor-
tunity of exposing the corruption of
the plasterers bureaucrats the lathers
then told that the plasterers strike
was in reality a lockout engineered
by the contractors and officials to
stage play for bigger contract fees.
The workers came out of the strike
with no gains but what the contrac-
tors and their accomplices the union
Officials managed to get from the
owners. t
"We didn't get anything from the
strike" a plasterer at the meeting
shouted in answer to the officials
cross examination of the fathers.
The plasterers after hearing the
fathers committee approved the pro-
posal to strike in sympathy with the
fathers on non-union jobs and to CO.
operate with the fathers on opera
tions,
A carpenters local In Brooklyn
showed a similar spirit when the
lathers visited it. When the officials
tried to demur and say that all pro-
posals made by the fathers must first
go to delegate meeting, the aroused
carpenters took hand and called for
immediate approval of the lathers'
request for cooperation and help.
The District Building Trades Coun-
Gil of New York City has refused to
recognize the new administration OF
the Lathers Local 244, contending
that the expelled officials should
have been first tried.
A contractor employer yesterday
caused the arrest of Johnnie Ladosio,
one OF the new officials of the un-
ion. on charges of extorting graft.
L&thers see in this move by the
contractors to break their militancy.
Spirited picketing is still going on
at all non-union operations, with
hundreds of workers taking part in
the voluntary picket line. Police are
interfering.
Contractors are showing definite
signs of weakening in their attempt
to break the day room system and
increase of non union fathers and
will soon be negotiating for a settle
ment with the union.
The lathers expect to get back
many jobs formerly non union thru
the tightening OF their day room
system.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
Stop Evictions in the
Youngstown Valley

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.-Immedi-
ately after two eviction were stopped
by the Unemployed Council of
Youngstown and during the meeting
held outside of those homes, noticewas
given that family on LoweIyille Rd.
Sturthers, was going to be evicted.
Immediately a committee was sent
there. But the workers in that Sec
ton were there on the job and when
the committee from the Youngstown
evictions arrived, the workers had
already moved the furniture back
in the home and were sitting on the
porch discussing unemployment, evic-
tions, and how to fight them.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
Bushelmen & Custom
Tailors Meet Monday

NEW YORK.-Monday, right after
work, in Bryant Hall, 1887 Si11h
Ave, there will be meeting of all
custom tailors and bushelmen Of
clothing and department stores 10
unite for a struggle against wage cuts
and bad conditions.
Speakers will be Ben Gold, general
secretary of the Needle Trades WORK
ers' Industrial Union; Oswaldo
Eusepi, italian organizer of the N. T.
w. I. u, and S. Conigliaro. chairman
OF ourneymen Tailors Local No. 1.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONY on
TOSCANINI PROGRAM

Arturo Toscanini will conduct the
Philharmonic Orchestra next Thurs
day night, Friday afternoon. Satur-
day evening, and Sunday afternoon
at Carnegie Hall in the following
program: Symphony in E flat major,
Johann Christian Bach; "Reforma-
ton" Symphony No. in D minor,
Mendelssohn; Suite die Flote Won
Sans Souce," Graener; and Concerto
dell Estate, Pizzetti.
This Sunday afternoon at the Me-
tropolitan Opera House the program
consists Of Wagner's overture to
"The Flying Dutchman," Schumann's
"Rhenish" Symphony, Brahms Vari-
ations on Theme of Haydn, Franck
Redemption" and Respighi's pines
of Rome"
Next Saturday Ernest Schelling
will offer another of the concerts for
Children and Young People. The
music, illustrating "the Suite" will
comprise the Bach Suite in D, the
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. I, the
Dirge and Indian War Dance from
MacDowells Second Suite, and the
Berceuse and Finale from Stravin-
sky's Fire Bird"
Robert Goldsand, Viennese pianist
will give his next recital at Carnegie
Hall on Monday Evening, November
80.
Ruggiero Ricci, youthful violinist,
offers in recital at Carnegie Hall on
Tuesday evening, December 1, at 8:15
o'clock.
Helen Wakefield will give her piano
recital at Steinway Hall, Tuesday
evening, December 1.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
CBy a Worker Correspondent


TROY, Ohio.-A wage cut of per
cent has just been put over in the
Gummers Converters Paper and
Cloth Co. of this city. Because of
this wage cut, many of the workers
felt that they could not afford to give
anything to the Community Fund
this year and refused to do so. All
the workers who refused to give have
been laid off. Conditions in this fac
tory are very bad Workers are forced
to labor 10 or IL hours a day and
they have no dinner hour. The COM
pany tells the workers they will res
tore the wage scale as soon as pos
sible, but that is a lie.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
What's On

FRIDAY
Downtown Branch F.S.U.
NJ. A. Stuart, recently returned
from a two-year stay in the Soviet
Union, where she taught at the Mos
cow Technicum, will speak on Rus
sia, Today and Yesterday" at Web
ster Manor, 11s e, 11th St, at pm.
Metal Workers Industrial League
VIII have its regular membership
meeting tonight at E. 18th st. at
3 pm. Members are requested to
attend.
Alteration Painters
The Painters Group of the Browns
Vile T.U.U.L. will have a meeting to-
night at 1913 Pitkin Ave. at pm.
Harlem Progressive Youth Club
Will have an important meeting at
1922 Madison Ave. at pm.
MapIeton workers Club
win have an important meeting to-
night at 1854 seth St. at s pm.
Prospect workers Center
Joshua Kunitz, recently returned
from the Soviet Union, will talk on
s"The Cultural Front in the Villages"
tonight at an affair to be held at 1857
Southern Blvd. at pm.
Red Hook Unit, Y.C.L.
Will hold a dance and entertain
2uent to celebrate the opening of the
first Workers Center in their sec
tion of Brooklyn on Nov. 28 at $50
Hicks st. Skits, dancing and sing
ing Admission 25 cents.
WiIIinmsburgh workers Club
4Will have a concert and dance at
7s5 Flushing Ave. Proceeds to go to
the National Hunger March. All
wtrkers invited
Attention, House Wreckers.
"A general membership meeting Of
tBe Brotherhood will be held Nov. 2S
at 1850 pm. An invited
srSpAy
Harlem Open Forum
will be held at 1892 Madison Ave.
at 1880 pm. Admission free!
Vetcherinka
win be held by Unit 5, Communist
Party, at. 792 fremont Ave Admis-
s On free!
fremont Workers. Club
VIII have a dance at 2075 Clinton
sc. (near 1S0th St) at s pm, All
orkers are invited.
Unemployment Insurance
w III Dt Tue ouDlttb VI u ItNAAlb ny
die Van Veen at 1922 Bathgate Ave.
-. 5 pm. Auspices C.P., Unit is.
Open Forum
On Unemployment Insurance and
the A. +. of L. at 61 Graham Ave. at
pm. Admission free.
Debate On scottsboro
VIII be held at the New Harlem
Casino, Lexington Ave. and 116th ST.,
at pm. Subject: Resolved that only
the policy Of the LID. can free the
Scottsboro boys. The Young Com
munist League will be on the affir-
mative while the Excelsior Literary
club win be negative.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27
new YORK CITY
WORKERS SCORE
CUBAN TERROR

NEW YORK.-The $4,000 workers
at the Nov 81 demonstration at
Union Ssuare against imperialist war
and for defense Of the Soviet Union
endorsed a special resolution protest
ing against the Machado terror di-
rected against the workers and pea
SAINTS of Cuba. The resolution al
ready sent to President Gerardo Ma
chado, Havana, Cuba, is as follows:
Fifteen thousand workers demon
strating at Union Square, New York,
this afternoon against inperialist
war and for defense of the Soviet
Union protest protest terror against
Cuban working class, demand right
of Communist Party and National
Workers Confederation of Labor to
carry on activities, also immediate
freedom of working-class and other
anti-imperialist prisoners.
II AMTER, Chairman"
This resolution was adopted the
day after 60 more Cuban workers,
among the most active in the mill
tant trade unions of the Confedera-
cion Nacional Obrera de Cuba, we're
arrested. On Nov. 6, % workers were
Jailed by the Cuban government,
agent Of Wall ST., but, despite this,
over 300 workers demonstrated on the
streets of Havana, and, when dis
persed in one section, united once
more in another section Of the city.
The Anti-Imperialist League of the
United States brands as false the
charge of the Cuban government that
the anti-imperialist forces in Cuba
are responsible for the individual ter
rorist acts. The reason for the per-
secution Of the workers and peasants
of Cuba is the increasing nlilitancy
and wider struggles of the workers
and peasants against wage-cutS,
against speed-up, against unemploy-
ment.
This was evidenced in the Aug.
mass political strike of $4,000 in Ha-
vana, and an additional $4,000 in the
rest of teh country, for release of
political prisoners, against wage
cuts, for support of the Havana street
carmens strike, by the street car
mems strike in Santiago de Cuba, the
truck drivers strike in Havana and
the rising movement of the rank and
file cigarmakers against the wage
cut which was put over by the man
ufacturers with the help of the union
leaders. Machado, the puppet of
Ambassador Guggenhein, keeps the
headquarters of the revolutionary
unions closed, jails more and more
workers, because he wishes to repress
the new wave of struggle of the work
ing masses against his government
and against Wall Street.
The Anti-Imperialist League of the
United States calls on all anti-im-
perialist organizations and individu-
ais to come to the aid of the masses
OF workers and peasants of Cuba.
Adopt resolutions of protest at your
mass meetings and at other meetings
Of your organization. Send them to
the Cuban government at Havana,
Cuba, and TO the United States gov
as well as to the labor press,
with a copy to the Anti-Imperialist
League. Organizations in New York
City wishing speaker on this sub
The daily worker., 1931-11-27

One way to help the Soviet
Union Is to spread among the
workers Soviet Forced Labor"
by Max Bedacht, 10 cents per copy.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27

Workers Corr 1onlercc IS the
backbone Of the Revolutionary press.
Build your press by writing for it
about your 6ay-1C-dGy struggle.
The daily worker., 1931-11-27

One way to help the Soviet Union
is to spread among the workers
Soviet Forced Labor" by Max
Bedacht, 10 cents per copy,
The daily worker., 1931-11-27

Soviet Forced LabOr"-Bedchat's
series in pamphlet form at 10 cents
aer copy. Read it-Spread IL!
The daily worker., 1931-11-27

ject should communicate with the
Anti-Imperialist League of the United
States, 100 Broadway, Room 535.
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boy IL being worked up by his vanity,
the furious opposition Of his father and
the guileless f1attery of some of his
women friends, to go forth on his
literary crusade, was pure delight.
Young Mr.. Harry Ellerbe, a newcomer
to Broadway, was quite right as Philip
and Cora Witherspoon as Mrs. Oliver,
prattling, many-times married friend
of the family who had herself written
many unpublished and unproduced
plays, . delightfully."- amusing assistant
in bringing the callow young man to
his decision.
In the later two acts Mr.. Kelly's
: argument Is pressed a bit, possibly in
evitably So but not so much so as
seriously to mar the exquisite perform
ance of Dorothy Stickney as the board
ing house poetess, Miss Krail. It SEEM
ed to US that Miss Krail herself was
best when we were supposed TO take
her. too. little satirically, and one
was little nonplussed when the second
curtain fell with her intoning an i'm
promptu poem which Mr.. Kelly appar-
emily wished US to accept as q fash
Of the genuine divine fire.
Marion Barney as the boarding house
landlady, who had been through the
artistic mill herself; That's Lawton, as
the boys mothering aunt, and Thurs
ton Hall, as his ferocious father, were
all excellent. Harry Gresham was well
cast and altogether amusing In the
brief part of Mr.. Shonk, the laxative
claSsmate Of Philips, who was largely
responsible for starting him on the
starlit path of dramaturgy.
Mr.. Kelly's Don't" may strike some
touchy temperamentS as q bit patron
izing, but he makes clear enough the
difference between those who "have it,
and those who are merely posing or
kidding themselves, and there are
enough of the latter to justify his lit
tie sermon, especially when 1t is fioated
on such true and amusing by-play.
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born In Claremore, Okla. The play
proper is concerned with o romance
and the hearty attitude which resi-
dents of the COW country had toward
1t. Into the story is woven q group
Of folk songs and ballads, dedicated to
various themes, among them "Weavilly
Wheat" Clusters, Last Charge, +"
When I Was Young and Single" u,
WAY Out in Idyho" and Green
Grow the Lnacs," from which the piece
takes its title.
Green Grow the Llacs" was staged
by Herbert J. Biberman, whose remarka-
bic direction of Roar Chinal" was re-
Gently applauded in New York. The
settings are the work Of Raymond
Sovey.
For the leading roles the Theater
Guild has chosen a cast including
June Walker, Helen Wesley, Richard
Hale, Franchot Tone, Lee Strasberg,
Ruth Chorpenning, Tex Cooper, Wood
ward Ritter and many others. Four
teen cowboys appear in the drama.
They were engaged for the play at the
close Of the rodeo season at Madison
Square Garden.
Matinees VIII be given on Wednesday
and Saturday.
BELASCO-'Tn the Best Of Families. -
THOMAS KILPATRICKS production
Of new comedy. I'm the Best OF
Families" with the distinguished actor,
Charles Richman, and Grace Filkins
featured, Is the current Offering at the
-Belasco Theater, where its ini-
tial performance will be given tomor-
row evening.
The new comedy, which the producer
declares is not at all slapstick in quality
notwithstanding its farcical purpose, Is
rather of the drawing room variety, its
action taking place in the home Of q
wealthy and exclusive Long Island fam
lily. 1t was written by Anita Hart and
Maurice Braddell and was staged by
10 Graham. Also 1t is destined fol-
presenta ton in New York later on.
Great stress is laid, however, on the
quality of the fine cast selected for Its
portrayal. Charles Richman is vouched
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In Capital Theaters

for as one Of the best leading men in
the country, and for months he has
been appearing in Strictly Dishon-
orable" and is not with it now because
he did not want to go to London with
the production. Grace Filkins Is known
to Washington as the widow OF
Rear Admiral Adolph Mark. Another
Washingtonian in the cast Is Leonore
Sorsby, whose father Is we'll known in
diplomatic circles. Johnny Brewer was
last seen here in "A Kiss Of 1mpor-
lance" Mary Arbenz recently played in
"Stepdaughters of War;" and others in
clude Florence Edney, David Morris
Marion Warning -Manley, Leonard Je-
rome and Dorothy Gillian.
GAYETY-Jimmy Lakes Show.
+" JIMMY LAKES OWN SHOW" is
y the attraction at the Gayety The
alter this week, and the actor-managel
himself in person Is the hub around
which the performance turns. Among
others in the cast are quite few who
have won theatrical acclaim in various
fields, including talented Lillian Dixon
who sings and dances and has the
feminine lead; Jack Kelly, Donna,
Tom Breen and Henry Dixon.
The vaudeville acts in Jimmy Lakes
Own Show" are declared worthy Of
special mention. Olga Perform spe-
cializes in blues" songs, and in the
case of the Martins, Rose does char
acter boob" as well as trick xylophone
playing, and Harry is the juggling act
Jimmy Lakes Own Show" will have
plenty of scenes wherein the spirited
chorus will be shown to advantage.
Added entertainment Is provided on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights
JANET RICHARDS, Tomorrow.
MISS JANET RICHARDS, in her
~ regular talk tomorrow morning on
History In the Making" will give q
general review of the outstanding
events in the worlds work, both at
home and abroad, for the past week
Among the subjects discussed will be
Final plan for dominion status In In
dia-with reservations" glance at
Venizelos and Mussolini in conference
the Hamilton Fish report on Com
munism; Secretary Stimson's rebuke to
Liberia for practicing human slavery
and the plan put forward by the League
of Nations for its relief; also, the part
the League has assigned to the Inter
national Bank In Basel to help In the
present crisis.
These talks are given every Monday
morning at 10:45 in the Masonic Tenn
pie. Thirteenth street and New York
avenue.
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in correct English is amply fitted for his
American talking debut. The little
German girl will be seen as an enter
tainer of the waterfront who has at
! tracted the attention of the big German
star because of the interest she has
aroused in his pupils. There will be
also Victor Herbert Idea" of the
Fanchon and Marco to accompany the
new picture as stage attraction.
The Palace of the Loew Theaters,
not to be outdone, counters with the
announcement of Marion Davies latest
picture, Bachelor Father" as the big
attraction for the final week of the
Loew January Festival. But the picture
which will follow Ruth Chatterton's fine
offering The Right to Love-" will be
hilarious comedy, Reducing" the lat
est offering of the twin stars Marie
Dressler and Polly Moran. 1t sounds
like good showmanship to follow up
blessed cry with roaring laugh. OF
course, Reducing is the funniest crea-
ton ever made by the DreSsler- Moran
firm of laugh producers. It's predeces-
sor, Caught Short" established
three weeks record when It was shown
at Loew's Columbia.
A romantic thriller Of railroad life,
"Other Mems Women" featuring Mary
Aston, Grant Withers and Regis Too
mey, is booked for Warmers Earle Thea
ter Saturday, and with it will come as
stage attraction, Lillian Shaw, well
known dialect comedienne, who tells
stories and sings and has been heralded
as the arch enemy of gloom" The
stage show will include also q number
of interesting personalities besides
Maxine Doyle, who is mistress of cere-
monies, maybe the only one, for Pop"
Cameron and his gang OF farceurs, with
1.-The Fourteen Bricktops," Americas
first girl band, it is called, with Bobby
Grice. who also is believed to be its
feminine director. There are Others
but these of themselves should be suf-
ficient notice that the Earle Is also in
the running
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Two ImportantNew Plays
BY Percy Hammond

~ r. TARKINGTON'S new play
M Colonel SATAN. Night in the
\" Life of Aaron Burr" takes us
back to the Paris Of 1911, dur
ing Burr's exile from his own
country after the duel with Hamilton,
and to "an obscure wineshop called
La Mouche' on q Winter evening"
The royalists are plotting to put
Napoleon Bonaparte out of the way and
bring back the King. Our reprehen-
sible compatriot listens from the depths
Of a big armchair, turned with its back
to the conspirators, and after he has
listened long enough for the latter to
compromise themselves, gets up and an
nounces that he is ready to join them.
The royalists are led by the lovely
Baroness de Bannalac and the dashing
Mr.. Burr promptly makes violent love
to her. There are plots and counter
plots and even a duel with pistols, at
10 PAGES, right on the stage, between
Mr.. Burr and a hotheaded young
American enamored of the baroness.
The young man wounds Burr slightly
and Mr.. Burr fires in the air, just as
Hamilton did in the fatal duel, and
Burr explains that he has been waiting
long for an opportunity to show TO one
Of Mr.. Hamiltons partisans that he
could be Just as chivalrous and ex-