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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16

mors are being gently set adrift: eff
you men would accept, let us say a
1919 per cent wage cut now, we be-
lieve the N.YCR.R., would come
across with an order for 100 locomo-
tives." One wage cut of 10 per cent
has already been put over, with very
great regrets" as usual. But this
bunk isn't going" any further. The
workers are feeling ugly about being
given 5 to 10 hours work week.
Want Organization.
The refornist 'felt9 is wearing
through. At the May Day meeting
here, the workers responded to the
call Of the Communist Party despite
warnings in the newspapers about
dicks being present to spy, in the
largest meeting held in Schenectady
in recent years. They want mora
than just meeting; they want CT
ganization. MI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 15.--A
short time ago the Cotton hoe Man
ufacturing Co. put the workers on
cheaper goods, and promised that if
they made no trouble about the cut
in wages from 5 cents a pair to 40
cents, they would have more work.
AS a result, they are working from
7.30 a. m. to 7.50 p. m. and can hardly
make living. TShey got twice as
much work. and 35 per cent wage.
cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
M any Organizations,
Churches Join
Campaign

boro protest mass meeting was held
last night in the Hope Chapel
Church, the leading Negro church in
Utica. The meeting was addressed by
B. Clark and J. D. Monica, represent
ing the l. L. D. The meeting unani-
mously supported the united front
defense policy of the I. L. D. The
minister of the church joined in en-
dorsing the I. L. D.
A resolution of protest was sent to
the governor of Alabama. A united
Front Committee was formed and
has arranged to push the work of
modifying the masses for the fight
to save the lives of the nine boys.
Sioux City Workers Send Protest.
SIOUX CITY, May IA Scots
boro protest mass meeting was held
here last night with many Negro and
white workers present. A telegram
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16

owen u. Young and SWopes'
things are not faring well with
our eminent business build
ers." Grumblings and rum
blings are to be heard in all
departn1 EMS, even up to the engin-
c7r5 and executives. Workers are re-
fnsing to be MIXED any further of
monthly contributions" to the Com
munity Chest. Mechanics are begin
ming to growl about the tricky piece
work schemes CT the efficiency ex-
perts. Engineers are muttering about
being "jangled down the line" to
where their salaries are politely cut.
cThe General Electric cut wages?
Just a SERIES of rcadjustments in
production costsl
r-ers-e New Cut.
In the American Locomotive.
where workers chains are covered
with refc.miot feit in the way OF
bonuses. vacations, pensions, etc, ru-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16

tCONttN ELL 4 NUN EAOE VNGb
the unemployed branch right at the
spot.
1,500 Miners Fight Police.
SWOYERSVILLE, Pa, May IA. -
Fifteen hundred jobless miners met
here yesterday on vacant lot which
they had permission to use. Though
no permit for such meeting is real
ly required, the burgess made an APP
pointment with the committee of the
unemployed to talk over granting it,
then was told by Captain Clark of the
state police not to allow any such
meeting, and found it convenient to
go fishing at the time he should have
seen the committee.
The police went to the women own
ing the lot and told her if she did
not order the jobless off they would
raise her taxes, deport her, etc. She
did not Know what to do, and the
meeting started.
The police then attacked the meet
ing, and the workers resisted for
long time. The police, in the course
of a general fight, dubbed several
women, and finally got two speakers,
Joe Viewer, and Steve Nelson. They
were taken to the state troopers bar
racks at Wyoming, Pa. Up to this
writing there are no charges and no
date set for hearing.
The workers demonstrated in front
of the burgess house, they then went
to the town hall to see the chief of
police, and found he had gone; he
hasn't come back yet.
Another smaller meeting was brok-
en- up by police, last Saturday on the
argument there was mo permit
granted"
The jobless here are preparing for
another meeting, they are determined
to hold their meetings and demand
relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
Denver, Col.

Denver, Col.
Daily Worker
How the bosses reward their he
roes was pretty well illustrated in
South Norwalk, Conn, February,
Wen that city's outstanding figure
Nthe World War Oscar Johnson,
won the Distinguished Service
rs and the Croix de Guerre in
ance. who was cited for bravery by
lie governments OF England and
slgium, starved to death in the barn
coal yard.
AS soon as they found out that he
lSvas dead. all the flags in the city
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
lBy a Worker Correspondent.l

by WORKER Correspondent
NEW YORK, N. Y.-Came to the
Hagen Club on 64th ST., last week, a
father and his son.
This father, while not exactly not
big shot" in politics, has quite some
drag with Tammany.
The object of his visit was to Sc
cure "jcb" for his son.
Not that this father is poor, or that
it is very necessary for his son to
work (under capitalism. No in
deed However, as the son is only a
young man and not married, it was
necessary at least for Tammany to
make bluff at showing the public
how they are helping (?) the unem-
ployed. So the fathers name and
age and particulars appear on the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEI


declares:
This statement made in Chat
tanOoga, Tennessee, May IL, 1881,
after a conference with the re.a-
tives of the nine boys hereinafter
named.
George w. Chamlee, of Tennes-
see, and associate counsel, Joseph
r.. Brodsky and Lowell Wakefield,
representative Of the International
Labor Defense, is to witness that
Bernice Norris, sister in-law of
Clarence Norris, Ida Norris, mother
of Clarence Norris, and Viola
Montgomery, mother Of DIN
Montgomery, Mamie Williams,
mother of Eugene Williams, Bea-
trice Maddox. sister Of Roy and
Andy Wright, Claude Patterson
and jamie Patterson. father and
mother of Haywood Paterson, and
Josephine Powell, mother CT Ozie
Powell, have this day ratified, APP
proved and confirmed the contract
and agreement heretofore made
with the counsel of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense to make
fight to save the nine boys con-
victed in Scottsboro, Alabama, and
now known as the Scostsboro Case,
and we give them full authority 10
do and perform any and all things
that they may deem necessary CT
proper in order TO provide legal de-
Tense for the nine boys above
mentioned.
Hit Attempts to Trick Children.
I'VE hope that outside organiza-
tons will not so to the jail or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
United Front Fight to SAGE 9 Negro
Boys Gains Nationwide SUPPORT

of protest was sent to Gov. B. NJ.
Miller of Alabama, at Montgomery,
Ala. kilograms from a number of
Negro churches and other organiza-
tons were sent last week. A United
Front Scottsboro Defense Confer
ence is being prepared.
Gary to Hold Defense Conference.
GARY, May 13-Preparations for
United Front Scottsboro Defense
conference are being pushed here,
with 1. L. D. and L. S. N. r. speak
ers visiting many organizations.
Block and neighborhood committees
are being organized in support Of the
conference and the nation wide
fight to save the nine Negro boys.
Lithuanian Women Voice Protest.
BOSTON. Mass, May 14.-Branch
Is, of the Lithuanian Working Wo-
mems Alliance, at a special member
ship meeting adopted a resolution
denouncing the attempt of the Ala
bama bosses to railroad the nine in
nocent Scottsboro children to the
electric chair, and pledged full sup
port to the fight to save the boys. A
telegram of protest was sent to the
governor of Alabama.
Mrs. Wright in Pittsburgh May 81.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 15.-Mrs.
Ada Wright, mother of two of the
Scottsboro boys, will speak here on
May 81 at the Pythian Temple, POLL
Center Ave. The meeting is called
to protest the Scottsboro outrage. 1t
will mobilize for the. United Front
Scottsboro Defense Conference in
this city on May q at the same hall.
Seattle Forum Condemns Frame up.
SEATTLE, Wash, May 13.-Hun-
dredS of members of the Sunday Fo-
rum held under the auspices of the
Communist Party at 14131a First
Ave, this city, unanimously adopted
a resolution condemning the Scots
boro frame-up and demanding a new
trial for the nine boys.
Philadelphia Italian Workers Wire
Protest.
PHILADELPHIA, May IA. The
members of the Philadelphia Italian
Progressive Institute last night sent
telegram to Gov. Miller energetic
ally protesting the murderous frame
up and planned legal lynching of the
nine innocent Scottsboro bows.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
Parents Of ScOttsbOrO Children Issue
Statement DenOuncing "MeddIerS"

prison to try to persuade our chill
dren TO disregard our advice in this
matter. We appreciate all friendly
cooperation but we condemn in
unme2sured terms efforts of inter-
meddlers who have heretofore been
interfering and sending out false
reports about this case.
Appeals for United Front Defense.
1--WE appeal 10 all organizations
throughout the world to cooperate
wish the international Labor De-
Tense and with the attorneys we
have selected jointly with the In
ternational Labor Defense in pro-
viding funds and assistance in
helping to save our innocent boys
from most cruel and unjust judg-
nent ever inflicted upon defend
ants in court in the civilized
world; and we want to thank CIR
friends and the organizations who
have been showing friendly and
financial interest in this case and
while we can't thank them in per-
son, we flank the organizatic.s
everywhere for their friendship,
loyalty, solidarity and cooperation.
We will see that our boys sign a
similar statement SO that once and
for ali the world may know that we
arc with tho TntarrafioY,aI Tator-
Defense and its present attorneys
in this fight and viii stay with
them 10 the end.
signed
"Clsude Patterson,
Jamie Paterson,
"Earricc Norris,
Beatrice Maddox,
Josephine Powell,
viola Montgomery.
Mamie Williams,
ida Norris"
ecs
NEW YORK. Mrs. Ada Wright
mother Of Haywood and Roy. who
has been in New York for several
days working with the international
Labor Defense to mobilize mass sup
port for the defense, was shown the
above statement signed by the other
parents. Mrs. Wright heartily en-
dorses the statement and added her
signature to it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16

The history of all hitherto ex-
isting society is the history Of class
struggle.--MARX.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
Hero In World War Dies of Starvation in
Denver COalyard Barn

were flown and he was given won
derful funeral which no doubt he en-
joyed very much.
A Comrade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
,JUSTIFIES STRIKES
But BREAKS THEM
,ooNr1NUrD rnoM PAGE ONE,

is necessary. with minimum of dis
turbance." And also, 1T is hoped
that wage rates viii not become
political issue"
The Communist Party is going to
make both wage rates and unenl-
ployment very much of an issue in
tn enext elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
Another Cut

PORTLAND, Ore, May l5.-On
May there was a general ten per
cent wage cut for all employees. Of
the Pacific Northwest Public Service
Co., the Portland General Electric
Co, and all subsidiaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
AM. LOCOMOTIVE AND
GEN. ELECTRIC MOVE
FOR NEW WAGE CUTS
Slash Pay of Engineers; Workers Refuse to
Contribute to Fake Community Chest
Wages Down 10 P. C. in American Locomotive
1912 PC. Cut Threatened
Schenectady, N. Y.


In this citadel of planned production and reformist CAPT
tasm where the General Electric and American Locomotive
trusts have in their service such eminent bourgeois brains
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
Ten Per Cent Cut

NEW YORK.-A ten per cent wage
cut was given all employees of the
United States Lines steamship lines)
yesterday, if they now earn more than
$3.50 month.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
Jobless Struggle
For r ellie f Us
Growing Bigger

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
New Plots

NEW YORK. -Annoncing a new
c,ump on the stock market the fin
cncial expert of q Hearst evening
Paper here yesterday stated that
throughout the day in Wall Street
circles where underground informa-
ton is usually best" all were inter
ested in washington meetings which,
it is understood, involve the most
important economic governmental de-
cisions since the now famous and
futile conferences of late 1929" And
There is no hiding, in important
banking quarters, the impression that
reaching decisions pertaining to
wages and corresponding subjects
must be reached in the near future"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-16
Legion Worried

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May IS
The national executive committee OF
the American Legion today pointed
out that 100000 of the Legion's mem
bers are jobless. and tried to dampen
down the flames of their discomfort
by an appel for "a non-political con-
ference to seek a solution for unem-
ployment and depression"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
OUR CHILDREN
A Child's Garden.
BIZ ANGELO PATRI.

Every child loves garden. There
is q close affinity between children ana
growing things. when there Is a patch
Of ground to be had for garden work
the children ought to to have their
piece.
"Of course" you will say, and then
give them the piece you do not want
The soil is sour, 1t Is wet, 1t is shaded,
1t Is stony, it has never been cultivated.
Now what good is that?
If the child makes any attempt to
garden In this unlikely spot he must
fail. That takes away any impulse to
grow things. He gets the wrong notion
about gardening. 1t means digging,
putting in a plant or some seed and
watching the death. Not q good way
to foster love for growing things.
This love for plants and trees. love
Of q garden. is one Of the most precious
Of life's offerings. 1t brings ease to
desolate places and hope to aching
hearts. Many a sorrow has been
worked into the rose beds to rise in
color and perfume and beauty to sing
o song of praise.
A garden completes o home. The
earth that is titled and fed and watered
responds with all the enthusiasm and
grace of that garden once planted
toward the east, the first home. Shell
ter and food and work are not enough.
There must be the feel Of the fruitful
poisoning earth in garden. 1t is in
the garden that the spirit Of home is
created and expressed. The children
must have a share in that surely.
know they cannot be allowed to
dig in the delphinium bed, nor to
float their boats in the lily pond, when
the lilies are blooming. I know they
cannot be allowed to dig holes in the
lawn and trample the beds. But they
can have piece Of garden that is
they are given half chance. I say
half a chance, because that is q fair
handicap for . child's garden.
Select q bit of ground that is screened
q little from your show garden. Dig
IL two spades deep; fertilize It; rake 1t
fine; let it settle. While this Is done
the children look on and help when
they can. Stones can be picked UP
and placed where they do the most
good. A little barrow and q broom. a
small rake. a light spade, will do eager
service under direction.
When the soil is settled and the
warmth Of It just right, help the chill
dren to plant it. It is better If they
have planned what they want in It
with you beforehand. Now plant care
fully, with every expectation Of success.
Give the children only as much gar
den ~ they can manage. Keep 1t
under the size their first enthusiasm
demands. Supervise, encourage, help,
now and then. Work with the children
in the garden. You are teaching them
an akeless art. You are bringing
creative power 30 the fore, you are
giving the children a chance to COM
plete their ideas OF home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
Everyday Psychology
BIZ DIR. JESSE W. srRowLs.
Migration.

A golden plover leaves its home In
the West Indies in early Spring and
proceeds to Alaska or Greenland OF
one Of the way-stations in the same
latitude. In the Fall 1t strikes out over
the open sea and returns TO the exact
spot In the West Indies from which II
originally started.
Twice year the fur seal makes the
trip between the Pribilof Islands and
the Santa Barbara Islands, distance
Of 5000 miles. It lands In the same
place each time.
Snakes have been known, TO find
their way back to their homes after
having been transported . hundred
miles in a carriage.
The robin that is building nest in
the applS tree in your back yard this
Spring IN more than likely the same
o1as that vas there last Spring. The be-
hAyior OF the homing pigeon Is ia
what does migration meana No one
picion among naturalists that fnigra-
ton ID q part OF the impulse to repro
duee the kind. AS you go UP the scale
Of animal life the ability to ind the
way back home Is less definite. Every one
win tell you that 1.-The cat comes back. I"
But the cat really doesn't come back
as often as they say. It Is . high-type
animal. With the loss of this ability
to find the way back home, reproduc-
ton is less certain and less regular
the migratory instinct is one of the
manifestations OF that universal tend
estey In ali living thines, which psy-
Biologists call the "Rfil to live"
(Copyrfgflt, 1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

We was eating supper, being lem.
min merrang pie for diSzert on ac-
count Of ma having made It special on
account Of me and pop both liking It
better than all the other kinds put to-
gether. Being one Of the SWEETEST LEM
min merrang pies she ever made. with
the lemmin part about intches thick
and the merrang part looking like .
back yard full Of snow, and pop took
O big hunk on his fork and ate It with
Q expression like going to heaven, say
give IL my oh kay. vouch for 1t ana
I'm highly in favor of It, he sed.
That's the way like to hear you
carry on about my cooking, Willyum,
ma sed. That's the sort Of praise that
makes baking pie seem an unAdulter.
ated pleEElre insted Of an unnitigated
duty. But look at Benny, my good
ness he's hardly taken his ferst bite
and he's eating as though he was afraid
every mouthful would be his last, she
sed.
I don't blame him, pop sed. If was
his age and I had q slice OF pie as mar
vellous as that Id try to make 1t last q
4week, he sed, and ma sed, know,
but there's no use drawing 1t out to
that extent, its paneful to watch. My
lands Benny 60 ahed and eat it and in
Joy It, Put some animation into your
appreciation, there's another slice walt
ing for you just as big as that one, she
sed.
I think I've got a stummick AXE,
sed.
Think, zee gods he thinks. pop sed,
and ma sed, How can you think when
1t comes to such subieck, you either
have or you haven't, haven't you?
It feels like it but don't wunt to
make up my mind till I eat my pie,
sed. Ill finish my End peece and then
Ill decide, sed, and ma sed, You crazy
thing you'll do nuthing Of the kind.
And she quick took the rest Of my
ferst peece and put 1t on top Of the
mantlepeece, saying, Now, when you're
all rite again you can eat your pie, the
ideer.
Me being glad of the relief Of not
having to eat 1t in my condition, and
I made ma put my 2nd peece up there
with 1t, and she gave me some mede-
cine and just before went to bed felt
almost all better so ate both peeces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
A Sermon for Today
NJ rev. ,osN n. GUMS.


az said In my haste. "-Ps., cxvi.11.
What David said in his haste was
that "all men are liars. He might
have meant this for the ears Of some
particular one who had lied to him, or
whom he thought had lied to him. But
whatever the occasion for his rash as
sertion, David did not believe what he
said. Afterward he regretted having
said 1t, and confessed with shame that
he had spoken in haste.
We are all the time saying and doing
in haste things which afterward we
regret. We speak and act on the I'M
pulse Of the moment to the disturbance
Of our peace and happiness, to say
nothing of the disturbance we cause
others. II we could wipe out the un-
timely speech and unseenly conduct Of
which we have been guilty because we
allowed our impulses to get the better
Of US, suspect we could all look back
on our past lives with q greater salts
faction and happier memory.
1t is well to be impulsive. As an
other says. can impulsive nature is a
moving, impellent one" We can only
pity q cold, frigid nature that Is never
stirred by a warm. impelling impulse.
Life must mean little to such natures.
Surely they mean little to anybody else.
Impulsiveness is indicative OF strong
nature. TO be impulsive means having
power to drive ahead and accomplish
things. But as all force Ia perilous un-
less properly regulated and safeguarded,
so of our impulses. They must be dis
ciplined, trained, controlled and di-
rected. Otherwise they will be forever
leading US to say and do the wrong
things and getting us into all sorts Of
trouble.
If we want to make sure that our
impulses shall be true and safe, we
should look TO the source from which
they spring. y"Out of the abundance of
the heart the mouth speaketh." "As
he thinketh in his heart. so Is he"
According to your heart and thoughts
will be your impulses. One who has all
the while been cultivating pure and
good thoughts and building in his heart
true and noble ideals is not likely to 20
off on tangent on the impulse of the
moment. While our human nature is
such that we shall always need to keep
a check on our passions and impulses.
yet We may so discipline our minds and
hearts until we reach the point where
almost automatically we will say and
do the proper thing at the proper time.
Look to this and you will have far less
trouble from rash impulses.