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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01

SCOTTSBORO
CONF. TONIGHT
M a sses Rallying to
Fight to Free
Nine Boys

BROWNSVILLE-Through ca n
vassing homes of white and Negro
workers, sending speakers to Negro
churches and organizations, as well
as all the fraternal organizations
the International Labor Defense
and League of Struggle for Negro
Rights have been carrying on inten-
sive preparations for the United
Front Scottsboro Protest Conference,
to be held Wednesday, July l, at
Dunbar Center, Herkimer and Schen-
ectady SITS.
Several house and block COM
mittees have been set up in the
course of this house to house can
vasing. These house committees
have pledged themselves to spread
the work into other houses and
blocks in the neighborhood, in or
der to mobilize the workers of
Brownsville for the defense of the
nine innocent Negro boys.
The Negro and white workers of
Brownsville realize that the Scots
boro case is not, and will not, re-
main an isolated case, but will re-
peat itself time and again unless the
workers, white and Negro, organize
such mighty protest that will de-
feat the attempts of the bosses to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
Newark Plans Relief

NEWARK, N. J.-Under the aus
pieces of the Unemployed Council and
Labor Unity of the Trade Union
Unity League, the workers of New
ark and vicinity are modified to at
tend the huge picnic on Sunday
July 5, at Pocohantas Park, Hillside,
N. J. Receipts so for miners re-
lief.
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n. Y. Unity Council
Prepares Picnic on
Big Scale for Aug. 2

The New York Trade Union Unity
Council is calling on the officials of
all workers organizations to see that
their members come in mass to
Pleasant Bay Park on Sunday, Aug.
q for its ONE BIG PICNIC.
All organizations are requested to
reserve this date for picnic parties
of their own to the park. The picnic
committee is selling tickets in blocks
to organizations with the names
printed in at very cheap rates. Or
CARNATIONS can make some money
for their treasures by organizing
these ONE BIG PICNIC parties.
arrangements are being made for
a big day, crowded with sports, car
nival, concerts, singing and theat-
rical entertainment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01

its last meeting decided to place a
solidarity tax on every member Of
our union and to call upon all needle
trades workers who are not members
of the union to fulfill their obliga-
ton to the striking miners. We ap-
peal to you to pay your tax imme-
diately. The miners are in urgent
need of relief. The miners are in a
struggle against starvation wages;
they must be supported in their
struggle by every needle trades work
err.
We appeal to every member of our
union and to every needle trades
worker. Contribute as much as you
can in the form of money, food or
clothing. Bring your contributions to
the office of the Industrial Union,
131 w. 2Sth st. The General Exeru-
tive Board has appointed special
committee to take charge of this
fund. Every cent that you bring in
will be Immediately forwarded to teh
miners union. Fulfill your duty to
the striking minersl With our sup
port they will lead their heroic bat
tie to victory, and deliver powerful
blow to the bosses and their agents
in all industries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
FIGHT EVICTIONS
NEGRO WORKERS
Landlord Trying to Put
Up Race Bars

NEW YORK.-The eviction laws
are being used by landlords against
Negro tenants as a subterfuge to rid
them of a section and at the same
time enable the landlords to raise
rents on white workers who replace
them.
These facts were revealed in the
Third District Court on Monday,
when the case of Lyons VS.. the
Bahck Realty Sorporation was ar
gued.
Mrs. Ada Lyons of 527 w. 18th St.,
together with other tenants of the
house, we're given notices by the
landlord Balick Realty Corporation
of 553 w. 48th ST., to vacate. Some
of the tenants, including Mrs. Lyons,
were given diSpossess notices because
of arrears in payments of rents,
while others were given termination
of contract notices. While on the
surface the non-payment of rents
was given by the landlord as the
reason for wanting the lease con-
tract broken, the real purpose is to
get the Negroes out. This was sub
stantiated by one of the white neigh
bors who said the landlord told her
he simply wished to get the Negroes
out of the place.
The League of Struggle for Negro
Rights, in conjunction with the
Housing Committee of the Unen-
ployed Council, saw in the land
lords action an attempt to get Ne
gro workers out of the place SO that
he might be able to raise the rents
on white workers who move in.
These joint committees clearly ex-
pose the various methods of the
landlords to play one race against
the other to better exploit both the
white and Negro working class.
This systematic method of the land
lords to rob the workers is further
revealed in the fact that white
workers have been evicted at times
in order to rent to Negro workers at
higher rents.
Although Mrs. Lyons testified that
she had to support a sick husband
who had been confined to the hos
pital for several months out of her
meager starvation wages of Sc a
week, the Judge gave her only six
days in which to pay or get out. A
particular significance of this judges
decision is that of the score or more
eviction cases brought before him
Monday all were given the same six
days to pay, regardless of whether
or not the tenants have work, food
or clothing or whether they were
sick or well. The action of this judge
shows very clearly the futility of
workers ever hoping to get justice
in the capitalist courts.
Following several demonstrations
in front Of Mrs. Lyons house, under
the auspices of the League of Strug-
gle for Negro Rights and the I'm
employed Council the white and
Negro workers of the street have Or
ganized to fight to the bitter end
the attempt of the landlord to throw
out these Negro tenants and replace
them with whites at higher rentals.
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Perth Amboy Readers Meeting
At pm. at 308 Elm st. Movie.
prominent speakers. All readers
and friends of the Daily Worker are
urged TO try to come.
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Go To Strike Zone
To Help Miners Put
On Plays For Strike

NEW YORK.-Three members of
the Workers Laboratory Theatre will
leave for the strike zone today to
help the miners plan their mass rail-
lies and to help them prepare plays
on the strike. In Walkerstown the
miners have written a play dramatic
ing the strike and showing the role
of the yellow dogs" 1t goes over big
with the strikers. They are planning
to run it in other strike towns. The
Workers Laboratory Theatre will
help them.
It is hoped to make this cultural
activity a permanent phase of the
work among the miners and to help
them in this way develop their strug-
giles and forge a more powerful or
ganization
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01

In the mines, as in all industries,
the bosses force the Negro workers
to bear the sharpest brunt Of the
exploitation system called capitalism.
Miles Turner. Negro Pittsburgh
miner, here to raise funds and food
for the striking miners, when asked
how Negro miners are treated, said
THE bosses don't want to hire col
ored men, they only do it when they
need miner bad, and then they
fire them as soon as the jobs fin
ished I was the best loader of thir-
teen miners. The super picked out
the hardest mine, with five foot Of
rock to cut through. 7 cut through
the rock, and into a good bed of
coal, loading more than most of the
other men. One day the super put
large piece of slate into my wagon,
when 1 wasn't looking, Then he
said. Look at that slate-why don't
you clean your coal I cleaned out
the slate, and the very next morn
ing they fired me. The super put
one of his white pets in my place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
NEGRO MINER TELLS OF SLAVE
CONDITIONS IN MINES; APPEALS
FOR RELIEF TO HELP WIN VICTORY
Negro Miners Disseminated Against By
Bosses; Forced To Do Worst Work;
Cheated at Company Stores

"If you complain about anything
they always say, You colored fellows
always getting into lots of trouble.
Part Of that's right-we are always
in trouble, because the bosses make
trouble for US. We might Just as
well be living in slavery, as the way
we live in the mines.
I'm the company stores, it's just
the same old story. can be the
first one in, and if five kids come
in for a few sticks of candy. I'll
have to wait for them to get waited
on first. Sometimes a colored work
er will have to wait hours until the
store is entirely clear of the white
folks, before he can get his supplies.
"The United Mine Workers of
America is always with the bosses.
They will take a mans dues, but
they help the companies fire colored
men and keep them in the worst
jobs, where there's most water in the
mines, and the heaviest slate to cut
through. But-this won't last long.
The National Miners Union has a
different program-absolute race
equality for Negro and white work
ers. If we only get enough relief to
keep this strike going till we win,
things will be better for both black
and white workers"
Fellow workers! This is an appeal
from colored miner for solidarity
support of the miners struggles
against starvation. Help the miners
win Send them food and clothing
to the depot nearest your home.
Rush funds to: District Penn. Ohio
Striking Miners Relief Committee,
799 Broadway. New York City, Room
$50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
NEEDLE WORKERS
PLEDGE RELIEF
TO MINE STRIKE
Call For Immediate
Support

NEW YORK-Calling on all nee
die trades workers to do their utmost
to rush relief to the 10000 striking
miners, the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union has issued an ap-
peal, which, in part is as follows:
Forty thousand miners are on
strike under the leadership of the
National Miners Union affiliated
with the Trade Union Unity League.
The miners could no longer endure
the unbearable misery and the con-
tinuous wage cuts, the inhuman
treatment, the terrible conditions are
far worse than under chattel slavery.
The wages of the miners who are
fortunate enough to have jobs are as
low as $3.50 and 50 day. They must
rent the company houses which are
not fit for dogs. For these holes they
must pay the rent demanded by the
company. They must buy provisions
in the company stores and pay SO
per cent more for them there, than
in any other store.
The coal barons have their coal
and iron police recruited from the
worst elements of the underworld.
These uniformed gangster bands are
keeping the miners under continu-
Gus reign Of terror.
-Four miners have already been
killed, scores have been wounded,
and masses of them have been i'm
prisoned. The coal and iron police
with the aid of the state cossacks,
are numbering in cold blood the I'M
armed miners, their wives and chill
dren, with revolvers, machine guns
and tear gas bombs.
In this attempt to terrcrize the
miners, the Lewis machine of the
United Mine Workers, plays the
same role as Schlesinger and Hillrnan
in the needle trades; that is the role
of a scab agent. Despite the murder
GUS attacks and the treacherous &C
tivities of the Lewis machine of the
United Mine Workers, the spirit of
the workers remains firm and the
strike is spreading, embracing an
ever greater number of workers.
The answer of the miners, to
these attacks, and injunctions, is
bigger and more militant picket lines.
Sister and Brother Needle Trades
Workers: The fight of the miners is
our fight.
Our General Executive Board at
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terrorize the workers into meek SUBJ
mission and keep them divided.
Open-air meetings have been held
and leaflets distributed, calling upon
the workers in the factories and
homes to elect delegates. Many of
the Negro organizations and churches
visited have elected delegates al
ready.
The League of Struggle for Negro
Rights and the International Labor
Defense urge all workers organiza-
tons, all churches and house COM
mittees in Brownsville that have as
yet not elected delegates to do so.
All delegates that have been elected
should keep in mind the place and
time-Wednesday, July 1, Dunbar
Center, Herkimer and Schenectady
SITS.
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These stores have been rented for
a long period at very low rentals.
No fancy displays or beautiful fix
lures. BY eliminating all expensive
overhead C. J. PERRY can under
sell any retailer In the city. All
prices plainly marked.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
What's On

WEDNESDAY
ScOttsbOro United Front Conference
OF Brownsville and East New York
at pm. at Dunbar Center, Herki-
mer and Schenectady Ave.
Executive Committee workers'
EN-Servicemen's League
Meets at 8 pm. at 70 E. Tenth st.
Steve Katovfs Branch LID.
Holds an open-air meeting at 8
pm. at Tenth St, and Second Ave.
THURSDAY
Printing Workers Industrial League
VIII discuss the resolution of the
Red International of Labor Unions
at 1880 pm. at 16 W. 21st St All
printers and bookbinders are urged
to come.
Joe Hill Branch LID.
Meets $50 pm. at 100 w. 2sth st.
M&leton workers, Club
Meets " $40 at 1884 seth St,
Brooklyn.
and the Scottsboro Frame-up
VIII be held at $3.50 pm. at Hop
kinson and Pitkin AYES. under the
auspices of the Brownsville Branch
of the International Labor Defense
Branch 4OI Two. Youth Branch
Meets at 2o61 Bryant Ave, Bronx.
Talk on Health and Youth"
Downtown Youth Branch 1.-TWO. 405
Meets at 1874 E. Seventh st. at 8
pm. Discussion at the literary eve
ming viii be on New Russia's Primer.
Perth AmbOy Readers Meeting
At pm. at 308 Elm st. Movie.
prominent speakers. All readers
and friends of the Daily Worker are
urged TO try to come.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
Bk'LYNSOCIALISTS
BRANNLY REFUSE
TO HELP MINERS
Rank and Filers Did
Want to Give But
Officials Refused
BY Fl. FRIEDMAN.

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-On Monday
4 committee of the National Miners
Union who are at present in New
York to solicit financial support for
the struggling miners appeared be-
fore the Brownsville branch of the
socialist party in session at the
Brownsville Labor Lyceum. The ap-
pearance of fighting miners put the
weI-clad and self-satisfied phrase
mongers in CONSERVATION. It was
evident that the presence of these
undaunted fighters made the yellow
social-fascist betrayers feel uncom-
Portable.
After little haggling among
themselves, the committee were
given the floor The miners gave a
vivid picture OF the horrible condi-
tons prevailing in the battle area.
The stories of suffering, misery and
prlvation among the miners on one
hand and the tales of terror, chican-
cry and betrayal on the other, af-
fected the nisled rank and file
members to such an extent that
many came across with dollar bills
for a collection from the floor. But
the fascist chairman overruled the
motion for a collection. He stated
that help would be sent to the min
ers to a Pittsburgh office which, as
the miners committee officially
stated right there, would go to the
pockets of the Lewis gangster
machine
One socialist" brazenIy stated that
because the strike is led by Commu-
tlists no relief would be sent to the
starving and hunger-sWollen fam
lies of fighting miners. One mem
Der of the miners committee ap-
pealed to the socialists that the
miners did not come to discuss poll
tics with the socialists, they come to
ask for help to be able to carry on
the struggle against so many acts
, against them. Instead of taking I'D
tGe question of relief to the miners,
one fat-belly launched a vicious at
tack against the Communist Party
and the International Labor Defense
and-the miners we're turned out
with nothing.
After the experiences the same
committee had in appearing before
rank and file workers as the bakers
local, fathers and other working class
organizations which have responded
generously to their appeal, they were
sadly disappointed to be turned
down by an organization that pre-
tends to speak in the name of labor.
But after having been told of the
true role Of the socialists in action,
the miners realized that it was not
an unusual procedure on the part of
the socialist meeting to refuse any
help to the starving miners, rather
in keeping with their policy of help
ing the bosses to keep the workers
IN poverty and misery. The social
fascists are following a definite line.
the line of the Second International,
pursued by Macdonald, Abramowitz
and the entire coterie Of the third
capitalist party.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Soft Hearts, Softer Heads
A Dangerous Combination

Many good Americans and English pray that Gandh will
win freedom for the conference going in
London.
These and women--among whom is Rev. John
Haynes Holiness Gandhs companion in the British capital
have soft hearts
They have softer heads
Soft hearts plus soft heads dangerous combination
They much trouble for the world hard hearts and
hard heads
India has more than 100000 inhaban-most of them
feeble peaceabe It has minority Of strong fighting
stock If British power withdrawn the fighting
would 90 through the feeble like fingers through wet
tissue paper.
Religious wars disease famine would courge the country
may guess history is any guide that hundred million
natives removed by death few years after the
British departed.
That be advantage the white of the world
is amusing that humanitarian whites who preach
universal brotherhood and who would not hurt fly
working for the wholesale slaughter of population nearly
as great as that of the United States
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
All Honesty in Politics in
Hands of One Man

American people sometimes get tired of dishonesty and
crookedness in politics that they flock to the support of GER
tain who sensationay turn loose political grating
Gov Huey p Long, of Louisiana, is example Of this
he has to political power by freely ascrbng to his po
improper association with interests hostile to
those the people He made the voters Of his State believe
that he is of the few honest in the State He has
made them believe that most others either downright
dishonest inclined to trail with and combinations that
willing to get theirs the opportunity comes their
way.
Then the Louisiana Governor who is to the
United States Senate of his State to scatter
accusations of crookedness He meared nsinuatons over
the Texas legislature which he hoped to influence in the
adoption of his cotton prohibition plan The Texas State
has passed resolution terming him consummate
liar"
Crooked political gangs and leaders not be destroyed
except by methods Ordinary criticism not effective
Voters must aroused Even then they cou to their
interests.
The trouble, though that who undertakes to tgh
erookedne and crooked politicians too soon begins TO 1ee
that he is the only in public life who is honest He
ascribes dishonesty everybody es He bound to make
serious mistakes working that theory.
When Governor Lo7g to the Senate his influence
there will to something nothing according to his
policies If he undertakes demagogc methods he will be out
Of luck may play to his home following and hold tnat
he will not get far national figure.
The Senate is constructive body has no liking 1or
destructive tactics and propositions.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Powers of D. C.. Grand Jury
Under Attack

The sharp attack upon the legal rights of the District Grand
Jury make report and recommendations did in the
police framing may become court issue and possibly
bring judicial determination of how extensive are the
powers of a local Grand Jury
It is evident that grand uries quite powerful bodies
under the law that is the basis OF much OF the
codes of Maryland and the District of Columbia
legal here anquated that Justices OF
he Supreme Court nsrucng grand ues in their duties
dueng all other violations Of law over which the Supreme
Court has cognzance.
These instructions broad enough permit grand ure
here to investigate and presentment matter
that touches law enforcement in the District
organized after taking the prescribed oahs grand
uies about supreme in their as any legal body
be- Presumably their work confined to criminal in
guies that involve possible indictments but they want to
make recommendations they do So They do this regu
darby. They are not inhibited from free of words
The ordinary form of grand jury recommendations Is OF
general nature In the framing case the present jury was
specific direct sharp. It mentioned and sweeping
in its accusations against the police department some
matters
The wisdom of the in which these
made has been challenged The legal right also be
challenged, but probably not successfully.
So far precedents go grand jury is an alpowertul
body. not easily be controlled It turn against
Judges prosecuting attorneys, even indict them.
For the facaton of business the United States attorney
here his assistants advise grand ures to how they
should and this advice generally followed except in
extraordinary matters Occasionally however grand jury
may take the bit in its teeth and away from judges and
advisory attorneys
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

the next air wave, Andrew Nc
Campbell, prohibition admins
traitor for New York, announced
that we mustn't take Colonel
Woodcock's "tut-tuts" too Seri-
ously. And to prove it, al
lowed another young woman,
with an equally obliging thirst,
to assist his agents in raiding
the Surf Club. His explana-
tion deserves a place amongst
out Great American Classics.
1T is NECESSARY" says
Mr.. Nc mpb ell, FOR
AGENTS AT TIMES TO TAKE
GIRLS WITH THEM IN OR
DER TO GAIN ENTRANCE
TO SPEAKEASIES."
Must Be Nice Girls
But not just ANY girl. No,
indeedy! They must be NICE
girls. Certified NICE girls.
Never will your Uncle Samuel
permit his picked agents to
associate with, or his precious
evidence to be consumed by,
female rowdieS.
UNDER NO CIRCUM-
STANCES WILL I PERMIT
AN AGENT TO USE A WOMAN
OF ILL REPUTE. THEY HAVE
THE ORDERS ON THAT
SCORE"
Now amt that sumpin! The
grille must be good or Uncle
Sam won't pay her likker BILL,
But how long will the grille be
good AFTER she has consumed
four or five quarts Of evidence?
And who'll be responsible for
her damaged reputation when
she's carried off the field of
battle?
SHALL WE SHORTLY BE
GIVING SIONS TO
FEMMES WHO GET COCK
EYED FOR THE U. S. A.? A
SORT OF CROIX DE SOUSE?
Swell idea, isn't it? Looks so
nice in print. What a hit it will
make with our poSterity.
(Copyright. 1881, by King Features
6yn$beatss 4nc,)
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Canning Peas In Maryland

Maryland according Government statistics ranks third
in the States of the Union canning and of her
poets sing and write of her other wonders having
trouble about composing panegyrics peas.
Wisconsin and New York, many times larger than Mary
land the only States that do canning of this veg
table.
Figures available but Maryland likewise of
Che leading States of the Union in the canning of
The wonderfully rich Eastern Shore of Maryland does
produce all the good things for big part of the peas canned
are grown in the mountain and hill sections.
In the production of choice foods Maryland great State
with the Eastern Shore Just about the worlds Garden
Eden in the things that humanity likes best and have with
the least effort
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

was before England's pride and
faith was put in this branch
of the service.
At the time of the war with
the Dutch it was not SO much
a matter of small pay as Of no
pay. Most of us think Of
Pepys as the Man of the Diary,
who had trouble with his wife
and many escapades with men
about London and unsaVory
ladies.
Few realize that, more than
any other man, he laid the
foundation for the power of
the modern English navy.
When he could not ,iork be-
cause "of the horrible crowd
and lamentable moan of the
poor seamen that lie starving
in the streets for lack of
money; when he found him.
self "environed with multitudes