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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

dues and assessments and remain In good
standing.
L. No discrimination against the union mem
bers and no favoritisn., The Jobs to be given out
through a notation system controlled by the ran
and file. a
5. The unions shall create an unemployment
relief fund at the expense of the employers.
g. Unions that have strong treasures shall
use them to help out the unemployed members.
7. The unions shall create mutual aid fund
on voluntary basis
Demands of Workers Ex- Seryicemen
1. Immediate payment of all back pay due
veterans since the war of 1917. (The misnained
"bonusD.
2. Right of veterans to hire their own doctor
at the expense OF the government.
8. Tubercular and 100 PER cent disabled ve--
Grams shall receive monthly pay of 500.
Demands of Unemployed Marine Workers
The marine workers, in addition to nlobiizing
the workers throughout unemployment insurance
and $3.50 winter relief, shall fight for the fol-
lowing demands in order to increase employment
/. Send delegates to the r. S. Shipping Board
and the Steam Board Inspector general, to
Hoover, and the Commissioner Of Navigation, tc
demand the enforcement Of the Manning Scale
the Three Watch System, and enforcement OF
safety TuiCS. \
g. Crews to be maintained when paid UP 81
ports.
3. All shipping out by the q. $. s r. to bel
done by ton
4. No discrimination in manning In regard tcI
nationality or race demands and S to be put
up also before the Commissioner of Navigation. y
5. To demand from the Public Health Serv.l
ice (Sargeant General free medical aid for sea u
men regardless how long on shore.
Organization To Win Demands
In order to carry out the above mentioned pro i
gram in the most effective manner, the organt \
rational structure must correspond to the needd
OF the unemployed masses
/. The building Of neighborhood branches Id
sections OF the city where our influences amonsI
the unemployed Is not very strong.
2. In the neighborhoods where we have al Il
ready conducted struggles and our influence ID
strong we shall form block committees that vii
conduct and direct the work on the particular
blocks.
g. We must form committees at flop ho,,s,
breadlines, employment and registration agenciesa
4. AS the work develops and our organizatie l,
grows, our task will be to form section unemE
ployed councils composed of representatives FROM
workers organizations, trad eunions, block COM
mittees, unemployed branches, which will direcS
the work in the particular section.
SUPPORT Unemployed Council
The New York LABOR Conference representa-
$40 labor unions and associations OF New Yer
City, endorses the Unemployed Council OF Great
er New York as the leading body In the str,lrrl
for immediate relief and unemployment insur
ance.
The conference calls upon all workers organ,
cations to support the Council and resolves q
carry on campaign for affiliations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

/. Over a million workers are walking the
streets Of New York looking in vain for Job.
The number of jobiess is being still further in
creased day by day. Especially hard hit are the
workers from the marine, building, textile, trans
portation needle trades industries and the office
workers. More than so per cent Of the building
trades workers are unemployed.
Some of the largest metal ana textile factories
are completely shut down and still others OPP
crate ON part time. The taxi owners and city
government in addition to the thousands of
workers that they have already fired, are now
contemplating permanently discharging more
than $4,000 taxi drivers. Even the post office
department is planning considerable reduc-
ton of the working force. Thousands of hungry
and homeless men sleep on the streets The
above is not peculiar to these industries only,
out is characteristic of all the industries, trades
ard professions in New York City.
Part Time and Wage Cuts.
These workers that are still employed work
mostly on the stagger system and under reduced
wages For the past several months we witness
in New York wave OF wage-cuts increased
speed-up and frightening Of hours In every sec
ton Of the industry. The so-caled high wage
policy Is a thing Of the past. The standard Of
living Of the workers in New York City, as well
as throughout the country, Is being fast reduced
70 starvation wages AS result OF this untold
misery, hunger and starvation wave OF suicide,
disease and crime has spread throughout the
working-class sections Of this city.
The conference records at the same time the
rnilitancy and readiness for struggle OF ever
larger masses of unemployed, their realization
of the mighty strength the unemployed army
possesses once it is organized under militant
leadership
Advances have been made in the struggle for
unemployment insurance and immediate relief,
TO be paid by the government and the bosses.
So much SO. that numerous capitalist politicians
began to form all kinds of Unemployment In
surance" schemes In order to fool and deceive
the workers in their struggle for real unem-
ployment insurance. Even some OF the most
notorious labor takers expressed themselves at
the last A. #. Of L. convention in favor" of I'M
employment insurance. This proves how deep
rooted and popular this demand already be-
came.
The continuous increase OF unemployment, due
10 replacement by machines and speed-up has
forced the employed and unemployed to begin
to realize now more than ever before that I'm
employment insurance is their most immediate
and burning demand The great task of this
conference u.s. therefore, TO lay the basis for the
organization of the unemployed and employed
around militant demands that can be obtained
through mass struggle,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

dirty look. He grills him and asks:
why all this?"
The next station is called the
unemployment room" Here one
meets a rather bored individual by
the name of SemenOv Rockwell.
You shouldn't be unemployed and
come and bother him. Go out and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

tary. The worker must tell why and
where he was born and why It Is
that he Is not working and making
good like every respectable Am
erican citizen. II the worker can't
explain this out on the street he
goes. But IL the secretary takes
liking TO the worker there is an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

body else TO 20 into q trance and
pray TO the good Lord to give them
Jobs.
Meal tickets are next. We pass
by the Official cafeteria to glance
at good food and somebody else
eating. Ento the slop joint we go to
wash our StOmachs with horrible
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
Negro Worker Given
20 Yrs. for Defending
Self Against Boss

GREENWOOD, Miss, Dec. H.
For defending himself against an at
tack by his employer, William Nell,
negro farm laborer has been SEN
fenced to 20 years to the penitentiary
by the bosses court here.
The worker approached his en-
ployer with demand for wages and
was attacked by the white planta-
ton manager r. w. Holly. In self
defense he shot and wounded Holly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

Now comes the holy ceremony.
The iobleSs are herded into room
where they must listen TO the
brayings Of the Rev. Palmero. a
socialist. Here we have a socialist
preacher telling us to have faith in
God CT an empty stomach. He then
goes into trance AIS asks every
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

get q job" he tells you.
Semenov Rockwell calls for
man to go to work. BY The time
you get to the desk the job is taken.
You See" says Semenov. IF you
were hustIipg like that fe ow who
got the job you wouldn't 3e here.
You go o. and get yourself a job"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

ETC.. which gpeculACed with FUNDS OF labor Or
ganizations It is high time to examine what
the bosses and the city government have done
SO far for the unemployed. Since October, 1880,
to October, 1881, the total relief given out In New
York City was $23,o00,00o
According even to the bosses social agencies,
the unemployed need 1926, 100000 "for the barest
standard of decency." II we deduct half of the
sum raised which went for graft and high sal
aries we have the fact that only number Of
the unemployed received q few crumbs. The
few crumbs that the unemployed did get were
due to the pressure OF the workers through the
numerous demonstrations under the leadership
OF the Unemployed Councils.
New York Resolution.
According to the press, both private and city
relief for the coming year will total $3O0o0,oo0
in New York City This is barely sufficient to
cover the needs of each unemployed worker for
a period of only two weeks At present Tam
manys Unemployment Relief Committee" is
carrying on campaign for S18,000,000. Lots of
noise has been created, every day sea of words
Is spread over hundreds of newspapers But II
we brush aside this noise and even assume that
all the $1S000,000 will go to the unemployed, 1t
will mean that each unemployed family in New
York will receive total Of $18 for the entire
WlIlIET, WHICH Ii T6fCS. IL 1Sp UucIclOIS, DhIS
statement Of facts, II the conference records that
the city government has done next to nothing
for the unemployed
BIackjscln Instead OF Bread.
For the past year, on numerous occasions,
elected delegates of unemployed, under the lead
ership Of the Unemployed Councils, presented de-
mands to the Board OF Estimate, for immediate
relief, but the answer they got was police clubs,
blackjacks, and their leaders Jailed.
Very little effort was made by the city and
state government to provide work at least for
some sections Of the unemployed. Nothing came
out Of the much advertised public works pro-
gram. Some Of those who did obtain Jobs from
the city work only two days week for mis-
cradle low wage.
The city employment agency has been already
exposed by rival capitalist politicians (Seabury)
seat OF graft and racketeering in the hands
OF Tammany Hail. The agency is used to dem
oralize and drive the workers into submission.
1t acts as strike breaking agency. Wherever
strikes take place In the city, 1t is the City En-
ployrnent Agency that supplies crews of scabs
protected by the police and gangsters:
In order to divide the native from the foreign
born workers and demoralize their struggle
against unemployment, the city government in
itated campaign OF terror through whole
sale deportation Of foreign-born workers Black
workers are divided from the white and dscrinn-
mated against. This, In brief, is the sunem-
ployment program" of Mayor Walker and the
Tamnany government.
Forced Contributions.
8. The bosses who have brought this misery
and unemployment on the workers and are
maintaining their fortunes by taking advantage
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
PAY SLASHED TWICE
IN THREE WEEKS IN
CROSBY IRON MINES
Average Miner Receives as Cents for Car of
Ore Weighing Tons
Employed and Unemployed Miners Urged to
Unite and Build Strong N. M. u.
(By a Worker Correspondent

CROSBY Minn.-Out of the forty-eight mines here only
three workng-and they working only two days a
week At Armour No and No @ two of the mines that
working but which employ only 80 men, the miners got their
wages slashed two times in three weeks The miners here
receive $3.50 day Common aborers get 1886 Contract
miners get 80 cents to $40 for four filled up
over the top.
The company says these hold three tons but when
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
By a Worker Correspondent

BY Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-The unemployed
in the Bowery Branch of the Y. M.
G. A., are surely getting their share
of rough handling. When a jObIeSs
worker goes there, he Is first inter
viewed by the interviewing secre-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
Very Little Relief.

q we have already entered the third year OF
the economic crisis. The workers last savings
have been exhausted in supporting themselves,
friends and families, or lost In bank crashes
y,ir,, ce tia park ~ IT S.. the Federation Bank,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

Build a workers correspondence
group in your factory, shop OF
neighborhood. Send regular letters
TO the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

soup. Three months of this and
the victim is ready for Potter's
Field,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
I. w. o. SENDS CLOTHES TO
MINERS

SEATTLE, Wash. - Recently the
International Workers Order Branch
here sent 900 pounds of clothes to the
miners and their families.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

''The labor movement will gain the
upper hand and show the way to
peace and socialism" LENIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
Forced Contributions.

8. The bosses who have brought this misery
and Unemployment on the workers and are
maintaining their fortunes by taking advantage
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
IGNORANT
BANK CHIEFS

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., May IS
U.sD Bank failures would be
fewer if more bank directors
realized their responsibilities and
had a better knowledge of the
banking business, F. G. Await,
deputy comptroller Of the cur
rency, told members Of the New
Jersey Bankers Association yester-
day. In advocating an educa-
tional program for bank directors,
he said:
II believe that the American
Bankers Association and the
State associations could do no
better thing to promote sound
bank management than to carry
out a plan of education Of bank
directors in their duies and re-
SpOnSibilitieS."
He said experience Of the comp
troller's office has shown conclu-
sively that many bank directors
have little conception Of their
duties and that some directors
even ignore their duties when
called to their attention,
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
COTTON CABLES
ARE EASIER

NEW YORK, May 16 G.N.SO.
The New York Cotton Market
was slightly lower during the
early trading today on slightly
easier Liverpool cables, a reaction
ary and dull market, and ideal
cotton crop weather. There was
no rain in the cotton belt and
fair and warmer weather was
officially Indicated
At the start of the final hour,
July sold at $50, off S; October
at 9.S6, off S; December at 1909,
off 4: January at 1913, off z,
and March at 1927, off S.
Sentiment continues bearish.
Stocks of cotton are big, trade is
slow, speculation is dull, the out
look for the crop is seemingly
Frightening and the stock r1ar-
ket keeps rubbing the sore. Stocks
were largely the pilot and cotton
obeyed its helm.
Yet cotton is low and the tech
nical position considered bullish.
The new low prices did not un-
earth many stop orders, which
caused considerable comment,
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
APRIL FOREIGN
TRADE DROPS

American foreign trade slEmped
sharply again in April, and showed
a drop for the first four months
of the year of approximately
$979, 100000 the Commerce De
partment announced today.
Exports during the four months
totaled $1,406, ,9S2, 900, a decrease
Of 1894, ,1O3, 900, while imports were
valued at $1,000. .O5o,OOo, a de-
crease of $445, ,6s0,Oe0
In April exports amounted to
$217, 100000, a drop of $114,000,-
900, while imports of $197. 900 900
showed a decrease of $102,000,-
600.
Department officials estimated
that the decline in the prices of
imports were off IS per cent, and
exports II per cent. indicating
the decline in the dollar value of
foreign trade is much greater
than in the volume of goods.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
PRICES ON CURB
ARE DOWN

NEW YORK. May 16 QN.SD.
Curb stocks gave indications of
having reached a temporary bot
tom in quiet weekend activity
today, with short-covering opera
tions on the part of the profes-
sionals proving sufficient to off
set the further backwash of dis
couraged liquidation which drib-
bled into the floor at intervals.
Utilities were usually dull, with
fractional changes for the most
part favoring the downside. Com
monwealth Edison proved an
exception to the rule, rising 1ss
points to 1924, but such favo-
rites as Electric Bond and Share,
American Superpower, Niagara
Hudson Power, United Gas, and
United Light and Power were
inclined to show a sluggish un-
dertone.
Cities service eased off frac-
tionally to again meet support
at it's low at 131a.
Oils were slightly lower, with
declines of minor proportions sus-
tanned in Standard of Indiana.
Standard of Kentucky, and
Vacuum.
Investment trusts backed and
filled narrowly, with a further
slight decline in United Found
ers proving sufficient to carry it
to a new bear market low at 6.
Parker Rustproof continued to
give an outstanding performance,
scoring a 2-point gain at 1929.
Singer Manufacturing pulled a
cropper, with a 101a-point plunge
at 275.
Curb bonds were under moder-
ate pressure with generally lower
levels prevailing.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Commissioners Notices

COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
GohuMB1AdNotiGe L s hereby given
an item authorizing changes in the perna:
nent system Of highways contained in D. @.
APPS ApprG0priation 4ia At t0g he fiscal ysaF
SIND Congressl approved March I, 1918.
1925 PUBLIC Act No 16s e9th Con:
Of Columbia viii give q pubIie hearing
In tie z Board Room Of said comn1Issioners
land within the territory affected By pro.
posed changes in the plan Of said permar
ew ySf Hs q In Ss nosthea
section located within the territory bounded
by Anacostia Park on the north. 42nd
on on tSs South R and Anacostia River on he
west. 2; Property In the northeast secs
Virginia Avenue and 18th Street on the
east. Florida Avenue on the south, and
e ff sortheast 81 seeon es me'f located aees th e
line of Michigan Avenue between 18th and
10Th Streets. crossing the tracks Of the
and also property along sth and Newton
Streets south of Michigan Avenue. 4;
Property in the northeast section located
avenue on the north. 18th Street on the
fsse ot, Street on the sSuth and l4Sn
seeon located Ttsin the ne T
north. American University grounds On
the the SCrn ssst GIenbPoek Roe Read on the sSuth
erty in the northwest section located
within the. territory bounded by Beech
Street on the north. Daniel Road on the
east. Worthington Street on the south.
and Barnaby Street on the west. z. Prop
erty. in the northwest section bounded BY
Garfield Street on the north 40th Street
on the east n Street on the south and
FOXhall Road on the west. 8. Property
in the northwest section located within
the territory bounded by Van Ness Street
on the north Reno Road on the east.
sedg.wick Street on the south. and Ne.
braska Avenue on the west. g. Property
in the southeast section located within the
territory bounded by Atlantic Street on
the north the District Boundary Line on
the southeast. and Nichols Avenue and
Giesboro Road on the west Plans show.
ing proposed changes in the highway plan
Surveyor Of the District Of Columbia.
Room 406. District Building. and may Be
examined by interested parties during
business hours prior to the hearing. Such
plans will also be displayed at the hear
ing. and the Commissioners will consider
any suggestions or protests concerning
the proposed changes as shown on above
snsIHRsd BERFEs n o'sn' crosby 5oHH SE!ca66F e. aa6F
walls, Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia
The Washington times., 1931-05-16

economic system. There are too
many millionaires to suit him.
Apparently his plan is to draft
everyone Gncluding writer's Of sex
novels) into an industrial army,
and to guarantee everyone work
at a reasonable" wage.
Presumably some all wise Marx,
Trotsky, or Stain in washington
would know just what q reason
able wage is. The little matter of
capital and business
leadership would doubtless be
easily arranged.
"SOap Box" Attack
Mr.. Dreiser's letter Is mostly
just the usual soap box attack on
wealth" But neither I nor any
thoughtful man denies that there
are many abuses and evils at
present. There is plenty of finan.
cial chicanery. Too many corpo-
ration managements have abused
their trusts.
That there is much dishonesty
and greed goes without saying.
Will Mr.. Dresser tell us just how
to get rid of these?
But we can't get very excited
about the thousands Of laborers"
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Haney Ridicules Dreiser's
Economic Theories

who are alleged to be charged so
exorbitantly for cigarettes that
they must go without smoking or
bread. I smoke a pipe and don't
know much about cigarettes, but
had supposed them to be cheap.
Anyhow, there are plenty Of Gig
aretteS made by companies which
do not pay bonuses to their presi-
dents. Are these any cheaper?
Points in Opposition
Did space allow a full discussion
I would make the following
points:
l. The system of individual ini-
tiative and competition, subject
to government regulation-which
Is what Mr.. Dresser attacks-has
worked. better than any other sys-
tenn.
It can be made to work better.
We can and should perfect it.
While there are many million
aires, there is less poverty and
many more prosperous laborers
than formerly. The average stand
ard Of living is much higher. CWe
must remember that the present
depression will paSs.)
2. The 'present system gives a
chance for the economically eff
clent to rise and attain leadership.
3. Though far from perfect, it,
on the whole, makes economic ef-
ficiency the test of success in
business. There may be a
tyranny Of the dollar" but this
may not be as bad as the
tyranny of the ballot" Cor other
political methods). Rated wages
in a drafted industrial army
would certainly reduce efficiency
Worth High Wages
While I seriously doubt the
Justification for million-dollar
salaries, there are very few such
cases. and think that salaries
of 5000 to 100000 can actually
be earned-by the right man.
4. We have made considerable
progress under the present sys.
tenn, and have improved the sys.
tenn itself. I am honestly of the
opinion that business ethics and
economic intelligence have i'm
proved and will improve further
S. Some of the worst economic
mistakes have been made by gov,
ernments and politicians under
democratic systems. Look at Aus
tralia and at our Farm Board
experiments.
6. What would Mr.. Dresser say
if. in the industrial draft, some
Mr.. Stain decided that he, Drei
ser, should be assigned to ditch
digging, and be given a mere
reasonable wage?
That wouldn't be so good!
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
N. Y. BOND PRICES

NE WYORK, May 1s G.N.sO.
With the exception of United
States Treasury bonds and a
small number of prime corpora
tion issues, prices in the week
end bond market were generally
lower with further reactions in
foreign government bonds and
specialties.
Treasury 4As moved ahead
fractionally to 1876 and fourth
liberty 414s were in good demand
at 10426. Only scattered selling
appeared in the balance of the
Government war bond list.
Belgian govern ment 61as
dropped off u to 11o1a, while
Serbian government 8s were firm
and moved ahead ~ to 81.
South American bonds were dull
but firm. Cuban SIS fell off
fractionally to 81. Virginia and
Southern Railway SIS of SO lost
points to so and Phillips Petro-
leum 514s were down "a at 1924.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Magnetism Rules Steel
By lump Process"

NEW YORK, May 16-Bullets
of magnetism in rapid succession
pass through substances and
change them internally.
This is a rough picture of a
new theory of magnetization, or
effect Of magnetism, upon metals
and such materials.
DR.. H. H. Sheldon, professor OF
physics at New York University
and president of the New York
Electrical Society, reveals that
"magnetization is a discontinuous
process"
The classic view of scientists
was that magnetization was a
continuous proceSa But Bar
hausen has discovered that the