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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Jersey Club Uses John Reeds Name; Jimcrow
Negroes
Negroes

chief tasks the struggle against
white chauvinism and race discrim-
ination. The John Reed Club has
refused to give this so-called John
Reed Club q charter.
IL is being dominated, we are in
formed, by a clique of petty bour-
geois, lily white. psuedo bohemian
inttelctuals whose chief function,
while fitting around the fringes of
the revolutionary movement like so
many Peter Pans, is to sip tea, at
tend swell parties in high-class
apartments and talk a vulgar hog
wash which they label radicalism,
while they Jim Grow Negroes.
This organization has no right 10
use the name of John Reed, who
was BOlshevik and a Communist
and fighter against all kinds of
Jim Crowism. There are, no doubt,
some real revolutionary workers in
this organization. If there are they
must at once expose and denounce
the degenerate elements who are
responsible for the Jim Growing of
Negroes and purge their ranks of
them. thus giving the club the
right TO hear the name Of the
fighter, John Reed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Farm Workers Get 1t
In the Neck Likewise

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 25.-
Farm wages are the lowest since
1916, says report in the May issue
of the Monthly Labor Review of the
U. 8. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For
the whole country, the average farm
wage in April last year was 1862 per
cent of the average for the five
year period, 1910-14 On April l of
this year it was only 1917 per cent
of the pre-war average. In January
this year it was 129 per cent.
For April, this year, the average
rate paid per month, with board,
by divisions of the country, was
North Atlantic States, 1886; North
Central, $31.28; South Atlantic,
$3.50; South Central, $1788; Far
Western, s43.O7.
Per day, without board, the av-
erage rate this April was: North At
lantic, $286; North Central, S219;
South Atlantic, S123; South Central,
$116; Far Western, $273.
Per day, with board, the averages
ran: North Atlantic. $2.11; North
Central, $161; South Atlantic 90
cents; South Central, SO cents; Far
Western, $l96.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
up decrease of % from District 9, MINI.
ass New Subs and Renewals for Week.

up decrease of 90 from District 9, MINI.
ASS New Subs and Renewals for Week
Two hundred thirty-nine new subs and 216
renewals were received during the last week
There were also Ill drops from the subscrp-
ton list.
Plan $35, 900 Drive.
District 7. Detroit, has appointed District
Committee to manage the Daily" Drive for
$4,000 plans have been made" writes S. c.
District D. W.. Rep. ito visit all organizations
subscribers and sympathizers throughout Dis
trict T."
We quote below from letter pertaining to the
Campaign sent to all the Units by the Daily
Worker Committee for District T. The points
listed are excellent directives and should be
studied carefully by other districts
"The Section Daily Worker Agent" reads the
letter, must see that each Unit has a func-
torling D. W. Agent that regular meetings are'
called and that check is made and reports re-
ceived on progress of each Unit during Drive
The Section D. w. Agent should accept full
responsibility and organize committees for Sec
ton socials picnics and open air meetings
Leading comrades in the Section should be as
signed to visit the mass organizations to take
up collections and draw them into the Drive
Serious efforts must be made to form Daily
Worker Clubs consisting of sympathizers and
regular readers of the Daily Worker. The
whole drive in the section should be conducted
on the basis of revolutionary competition with
other sections. Quotas should be worked out
for each Unit.
Every Unit member must have coupon book
and be active selling coupons. Street Units
should concentrate on building up neghborhood
routes and the Shop Units on getting workers
in the shop to become regular readers. Mem
bers Of Unemployed Councils and other frater-
nal organizations. also close sympathizers should
be drawn into the Drive to obtain subscriptions
and donations. Socials and picnics should be
arranged and also special open air meetings
held to sell and get contributions for the Daily
Worker. Unemployed workers should be APP
preached to sell the Daily from store to store,
house to house and at factory gates Special
concentration should be made in the proletar-
ian CNegro) neghborhoods to build the Daily
Worker by laying stress on the struggle against
unemployment and the role Of the Daily Work
er In the Scottsboro case 1890
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

Tables last week showed total circulation of
81 288 and a net circulation of 31,075 after spe-
cial orders of 213 we're deducted. This weeks
figures show total circulation of 1929 which
with special orders deducted amounting to 169
leaves solid circulation of 31,120 or a net
increase over last weeks figures of as The
figure in the tables shows increase of over
last week This is due to there being al fewer
temporary orders this week than last.
Chicago in Front Again With Increases.
After three successive losses District s, Chi
cago, energies with the outstanding gain Of Ill
Iyr the week. This showing is covered by
temporary order Of SO from Ziegler, ILL.,, an
increase of So from Chicago and a new order
from Indiana Harbor of rs; also including
decrease of so from Hammond, Ind
District g. Philadelphia, is next with increase
Of l01 due almost entirely to gain of 100 from
Wilkesbarre and slight increase of 10 from
Philadelphia, notwithstanding a decrease of Is
from Chester. District 10, California, follows
with gain Of SO due to temporary increases
of from Roswell, N. M, and other smaller
gains. An additional order of SO from Spo-
zane dn spite of an unexpected decrease from
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
LAWRENCE TAG
DAY IN BOSTON

BOSTON, May ga conference
of labor and fraternal organizations
was held at Ambassador Palace in
defense of the Lawrence strikers and
their leaders, who face 10 years Jail
and deportation.
The conference decided to hold
house to house collection of Greater
Boston on Sunday, June 7, 1881, at
10 a. M to IL, noon. All workers
organizations are asked to partici-
pate The following are the sta
tons: 90 Stamford St., Boston; In
ternational Hall, Roxbury; Morton
Hall, Mattapan; 376 Broadway, SO.
Boston; Russian Hall, SO Hawthorn
St., Chelsea; 141 Shirley Ave, Re-
we're.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
OHIO YOUTH DAY
in YOUNGSTOWN
Solidarity of Ne gro
and White Youth

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. - The Ma
tional Youth Day Committee thru
the local secretary Paul Ray issued
the following statement:
"The National Youth Day Demon
stration and all events will be a
great demonstration Of solidarity of
white and Negro workers and for
the release Of the Scottsboro boys.
Already over $50 young Negro work
ers are expected to come from all
over the state of Ohio among the
delegations for National Youth Day.
From Detroit the Young Liberators
are coming and bringing along their
band of 10 which will play at the
dance to be held Saturday evening
May 80 at the Central Auditorium.
From Cleveland the Crescent A. c..
is coming, a colored youth club of
so. From Akron a large group of
Negro youth is coming, most of them
members of the B.YPU. and the
Epworth League.
To Hold Big Meet
After the demonstration and par
ade on Saturday, a great Athletic
Meet will be held at Idoar Park Sta
dium on Sunday, open to all anat-
eurs. Negro athletes are especially
invited to participate on basis of full
equality. The meet in itself will be
demonstration against the jim
crow policy of the Amateur Athletic
Union which is run by the bosses.
The headquarters of the Commit
tee are at 1884 E. Federal Street and
entries can be sent there. All young
people who would like to get in
touch with the Committee can do
so by calling at any time,
Workers are asked to put up young
people coming from all over the state
for the night Of the 80, since it is
out of question to get hotel rooms,
Most of those coming are out of work
or have far too little funds for that.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Districts! Set Machinery IN Immediate
Motion IN Drive for $35, 900 for "Duiy'

Tacona) plus a special order of II from Port
land is responsible for gain of "a in District
IL, Seattle.
District /, Boston, has the biggest loss of the
week-124. This is caused by cancellation of
special order of $50 for Pawtucket for duration
of textile strike Settled Wednesday,, relieved
by gains of IS and Is from Providence and Wor-
ceSter respectively. District 6, Cleveland after
showing increase of SO last week, comes for
ward this time with a setback of 81 due to
cut of SO from Barberton, 20 from Akron, 50
from Cleveland; an increase of IS from Gin
cinnati is the only bright spot in District this
week. District 16, South is next with loss of
so from Charlotte. Cuts of Is from Duluth and
10 each from Superior and Minneapolis make
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

So month to families of 5, and
$40 to families of 8, nothing more.
This is just slow starvation.
We workers in Saginaw have filled
the warehouses to the brim, we have
worked like beavers to do it, now
all that the bosses will give a starv-
ing family of is $40 a month.
Children are being brought up in
life without any milk, while the
farmers around Saginaw get only
cent and half quart for milk
Workers and Farmers Must Organize
The farmers must organize with
the city workers and fight the cream
cries which are enslaving the farm
ers and robbing the workers. We
must organize and give battle against
these rotten conditions. Let's be free
TO do what ever we want with the
surplus of milk and butter,
M. A. 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

Altogether we got 80 applications for
membership into the council.
These meeting were very enthu-
siastic. Many Of those present asked
why we did not come before and
tell them that we we're organizing
the native citizens. They said that
they had never heard about the un-
employed council before and we're
Wild to organize.
Elect IL Delegates
In the last meeting we elected II
delegates to the Lansing hunger
march. All the workers are inter
ested in this march because condi-
tions are terrible here with all the
unemployment.
The people here in Saginaw are
really starving. The Welfare will
not give clothes, shoes, milk or rent
to the starving people. The only re-
lief" given out Is to a few families;
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
Union Unity League explaine dthe
purpose of the Illinois hunger
marches to the state capitol on June
IS and won the endorsement of the
conference.
Endorse l. L. d. Defense.
The Resolution Committee of IL,
which included two ministers and
President Morganpark of the Citizens
Association, presented a unanimous
report with a sharp resolution, en-
dorsing the International Labor De-
Tense and repudiating Walter White
Of the N. A. A. C. P. top leadership
and his Khan lawyer, Stephen r.
Roddy. The objection of one min
lister to the sharp wording of the
resolution was overwhelmingly re-
jected by the Negro rank and file
members of the Resolution Commit
tee.
Send Protest to Alabama Governor
The conference sent a protest tele-
gram to Governor B. M. Miller Of
Alabama and telegram of soEdar-
ity to ClaudeN Patterson, father OF
Roy and Andy.
One hundred and forty-four dol
lars was taken up in collections and
donations, with pledges for much
more. A committee Of 25 was elected
to meet this week TO plan a drive to
raise $1,000 for the defense within
one month. Another conference has
been called for June I'll. The work
Of building block and neighborhoood
committees, already showing great
progress, will be pushed with energy.
Mass Demonstration June 81.
The delegates present pledged their
organizations to support the mass
meeting at Forum Hall on June 5, at
which Richard B. Moore, national
Negro director of the 1. l.. D., now
on tour, will speak.
They also endorsed the plan for
huge mass demonstration and pa
rade on June 27 at Washington
Park
The sub committees on speakers
finance and publicity will open head
quarters on the South Side imme-
diately in order to push the work
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CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE)
thing they could. I've seen some
of the good they have done. If
it hadn't been for the LID. we
mothers wouldn't have been able to
see our boys, l guess, until judge
ment day. / hope we win this
fight. If we don't win this, they'll
do something else against the
workers"
One Of the white delegates exploded
the boss fiction of protecting white
womanhood." He told the confer
ence:
THE capitalists when talking
about the ScottSboro case claim
they are protecting white woman
hood. These same people killed
Ella May Virgins and lynch wom-
en-. It's not women they are pro-
tecting but capitalism. We must
fight for these framed-up boys.
Mrs. Williams is Gus sisted because
she is worker"
A colored woman delegate stated,
1--WE got boys myself and don't know
when they'll be railroaded to the cleo
trio chair We must work to free
these boys"
An 11-year-old Pioneer, little col
ored girl, pledged the children of the
working class to the fight to save
the condemned youths, themselves
children. only IA years old, the old
est just 20.
The conference elected five dele.
gates to the All-Southern Conference
this coming Sunday in Chattanooga
Tenn. A resolution of protest was
unanimously adopted and sent tC
Governor B. M Miller of Alabama
and Judge Hawkins at Scottsboro
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

Jersey City, N. J.
Dear Comrades:
would thank you for q small
space in your columns to say a few
words.
After receiving letter from the
John Reed Youth Club, inviting me
TO their meeting on Friday, May 8,
in Jersey City, / went there and was
told by the secretary that I could
not come in because the house was
too fine. He said that he did not
think it was such fine house and
was sorry, but I would not be allowed
to attend the meeting. Hoping this
will be printed.
"A Negro Comrade.
Editorial Note.-Beside this let
ter, the Daily Worker has been in
formed by comrades that the John
Reed Club of Jersey City has also
refused to sell tickets for their af-
fairs to Negroes. We wish to make
it clear that this organization is
not affiliated with the John Reed
Club of New York, an organization
Of revolutionary writer's and ar
lists, which has set as one Of its
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Save the DAILY Worker! Rush
Your NiCkelS, Dimes and Dollars

Contributions the savetheDsiy Worker campaign
S77246 But this still great
Get busy, comrades Don't
full send cent have
TODAY
printed yesterdays
in cedtg Cooperative House The
the cooperative
he new contributions follow:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Liberal Senator Does His Part
To Push War Preparation

that 100000 was being expended
for the air war maneuvres was I'M
true has himself been proved a liar
by an editorial in the New York
Times of May 25 that admits this
sum is being spent-but that it is
worth it because it puts the United
States on war footing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Pay Cuts Sweep On AS Doak
Praises US. Steel Co. Head

DENVER, Colo, May 26.-The
Great Western Sugar Co., which
dominates the beet industry in this
state, is putting through terrific
wage slashes. BY forcing whole
families to work on the contract
system it is able to avoid the Colo
RADIO compulsory school law, the chill
dren are nominally employed by
their parents who need their sup
port"
The Great Western has paid in
dividends more than $93,000,o00 since
1905 and has bought assets worth
$88000,000, making thus profit of
$181 100000 on capital of $13,O00,000,
DENVER. Colo, May 26.-Coal
dealers in Colorado cities are printing
advertisements: Colorado Fuel and
Iron Co. Prices Slashed to Lowest
Level In 20 Years" A number of
coal operators have filed notice with
the state industrial commission that
they intend to cut miners wages by
$2.52 day
WORCESTER, Mass, May 26.--
The GroSvenor Shoe Co. reduced
wages of hand cutters 43 per cent
last week. They struck, but the
State Board of Arbitration and Con-
citation is stepping in to persuade
them TO go back to work.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 26.--De-
spite the statement of Secretary of
Labor Doak that wage-cuts are not a
general occurrence, wages have been
slashed right and left.
The latest wage-cut was put over
at the Iowa building, at Fifth and
Pierce SITS. The workers were hired
at 40 cents an hour, but a few days
later they we're lined up and q wage
cut announced from 40 cents an hour
to % cents an hour.
Incidentally only eight men are
working, because if ten more are
employed compensation must be
carried on them.
Postal Grinds EN-.
NEW YORK.-The Postal Tele-
graph is helping along prosperity"
1t is firing old employees and hiring
youngsters at $1S to $40 per 1t is
assessing each employe a tenth Of a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Mother of Three Tolls IL Hours Daily for $3.50
A Week

take job as a cook, where ] must
work for IL hours a day at the rate
of $3.50 weekly.
Now, fellow workers, how can I
support my family on this amount
per week. If I don't accept this job
the charities would refuse to help me
anyway. since they would say that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
S m a S h Frame-Ups
Demand Amnesty

Ala A committee of 10 white and
Negro workers was set up as a Dis
trict United Front Scottsboro Defense
Committee.
Following the conference. Mrs. Will
liams addressed congregation of D.
900 at the House of Prayer of All
People, the largest Negro church in
Charlotte, where her plea for the
nine boys was warmly received.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

Baltimore, Nd.
Editor Daily Worker:
I am widow and I have three
children I also have a grand
mother sick in bed and I have to
support her since she is IS years old
and is unable to work. Just to show
you that the situation is growing
worse every day, forced myself to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

WASHINGTON, May 26. Sen
ator Brookhart, who claims he is
liberal" yesterday announced he
would introduce a bill drafting"
capital in the next war, but at a
good profit to the capitalists Brook
hart wants the next war conducted
efficiently and is doing his share to
prepare the masses for it by putting
over a fake bill to make it appear
that capital will bear the same
burdens as labor" in the next war.
-1-------
NEW YORK. Not satisfied with
one air war show, the 900 planes
which recently maneuvred over New
York City have returned from Bos-
ton to extend the war preparations.
In Boston thousands were hurt in
the crush of people who gathered to
see the air war show.
Assistant Secretary of war, Davi-
son, who declared that the charge
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
don't want to work.
Women Workers Organize!

Women Workers Organize!
I call upon all the workers of Bal
timore, Md. to get together and
fight, especially the women workers,
to help change these rotten condi-
tons. Join the Trade Union Unity
League, 9 S. Greene ST., Baltimore,
Maryland Domestic Slave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
ELECTS II
DELEGATES FOR BIG
HUNGER MARCH
Hold Enthusiastic Meetings: IS Join the Local
Branch of the Unemployed Council
Workers Calls Upon the Poor Farmers to Joir
Struggle Against Starvation Conditions
Saginaw, Mich.
Dear Comrade:

Dear COrnrade:
We just held two fine meetings of the Unemployed Coun
ellis at the Italian Hall at Hess and Their Streets The first
meeting held May 18th and the second May 21st
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
A New Name for Wage Cuts

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-On Monday
Col. Sostheenes Behn, chairman of
the International Telephone and Tel
egraph Corp. announced that a sys-
tenn of incentive bonus" would be
put INTO effect on June l, This is
an out-and-out wage cut under the
disguise of another name. The plan,
which amounts to a slash in, pay
of from 10 to 25 per cent, will af-
feet $4,000 workers in the 1. T. T.
Corporation.
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285 DELEGATES
AT CHICAGO CONF.
Block Committees Raj
ly Masses

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

per cent of his yearly salary. 1t has
put through a wage-cut of IS a
month. 1t allows no more vacations,
no more bonuses. 1t has installed
new speed-up Efficiency men are
combing more and more out of each
department, until those that are LETT
work like mad Girls working night
shift are speeded up by threats Of
firing Operators work like mad
men, never mind the quality of the
work, but turn out quantity Occa-
siona1 unemployment benefits are
deducted from the pay.
WASHINGTON, May 26 - Sec
rotary of Labor Doak issued a state
ment yesterday approving the policy
of the United States Steel Corpor.
announced through its president
James A. Farrell regarding keeping
up wages" The U. S. Steel Corp,
has been slashing wages through
speed-up and the stagger plan. But
VIM. Green and Vol of the A. F.
of L., and now Doak for the govern
ment approve this method of wage
slashing.
CHICOPEE, Mass.-A. G SpaId-
ing 81 Brothers, sporting goods man
ufacturers, on Monday announced
that 10 per cent wage cut would
be handed out to all its workers
Over 1000 workers are hit,
Tsrrytown, n. y. Wage Slash
TARRYTOWN, NJ Y. - Lord 81
Burnham Co., manufacturers of boil
ers and greenhouses at Irvington-on-
Hudson, announced 10 per cent
wage cut for all workers beginning
June /. Several hundred are en-
ployed by this company.
q NJ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Workers
Smash Race Bars:
Join the Fight

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Postal Grinds EN-.

NEW YORK-The Postal Tele-
graph is helping along prosperity"
1t is firing old employees and hiring
youngsters at $1S to $40 per 1t is
assessing each employe a tenth Of a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-17
College To
Open Summer Session
June |, Miles at Head

Mathematics II, High school II.
l.. Warren Will teach TypeEriting,
Him Commercial Law III and
Math III. High school.
Miss Sonora Ponder Will teach
home nursing. and Mrs. J. III. FRS
by Will teach public school music
lib and l23. college. George z.
Hurt viii direct band and orches-
ira. and Miss iona Peek viii have
charge Of the library
Visiting faculty members in
clUde s. ID. Hendrix, Mrs. Camp
bell and ". J. Van Cleve. Hen
dirk is superintendent al the Ia
basco Consolidated Independent
School district. and Is a former
Edinburg principal. He is holder
Of an MI A. degree from COlum-
bia University. Hendrix will teach
Civics w, High school and Edu-
cation I13. college.
Mrs. Campbell. on the Pharr
San Juan high school faculty will
teach English Nv and History III.
High school. Van Cleve. director
Of art i'm the Tulsa Oklahoma
schools will teach Art 113 and
Il3m. college