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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

years, and one closed four months
ago. Two of the remainder work full
time, and they are small mines, one
of $50 men and the other 300 men
Three other small mines work part
time. There are between 5000 and
5000 out of work. Sheriff sales of
workers homes are continuous. In
the hosiery mills, wage-cut of 80
per cent has taken place. Average
wages in the mills are SO a week for
a nine-hour day, and $40 to~$12 for
the l3-hour night shift.
The delegation of the Minersville
unemployed, which went on Feb. 10
to Pottsville, were sent by the COM
missioners to Richards. the big real
estate man appointed by Pinchot as
county head Of unemployment work
He asked for actual names of FAM
lilies In need.
The committee got up big list OF
families Of 8 to IL where there hasn't
been any work for seven or eight
months. They are living in shacks
which are falling to pieces and with
electricity and water shut off.
When the list was ready the county
commissioners and Richards were
too busy to look at it,"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Cuban Police Fire Into Workers
Meeting; RevOltS and Struggles
Increase Throughout Latin America
Workers Capture Paraguay Town of $4,000
Population; Say Communists" Lead;
Anglo-American Conflict in Peru

Tha police deliberately shot inc meeting of revoutonar
trade unonsts in Havana Saturday in attempt to smash
up the gathering is clear from cable to the New York
Times from Havana Cuba The workers present the
attack of the police by returning their fire wounding police
men, Many workers shot and seriously wounded How
many were killed not stated in the dispatch to the capitalist
press Sxfve workers arrested and are held in the
Cbanas Fortress where they face immediate death at the hands
of the butcher Machado president of Cuba and tool of Wall st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

The first raid was at $40 Grove
Street, where the posses arrested
Charles Young and Joe Price.
At the home of Mrs. Anna Rob-
bins, 2265 Eighty-first Avenue, police
arrested Joe Studevant, Matthew
Snyder, James Lacey, Mike McMullin,
William Silva, Joe burst and James
Reed.
Studevant is T.U.UL. organizer and
Lacey is Communist Party section or
ganizer.
They took all books and papers In
the house, and practically wrecked
the place, looking for evidence" The
local press publishes frantic stories
saying evidence was found of plans
to fight the police Feb. 25," and
giving Drew's official proclamation
threatening attack on the unemployed
If they dare to show themselves in
demonstration against starvation.
Drew declared "Foster win not speak
in Oakland" But he did, IN sni-o
OF all attempts by the police and
city authorities to stop the meeting.
Start To March.
On the 10th, police swarmed into
the central district. Hundreds OF
cops, motorcycle police, and the riot
squads flocked around Tenth and
Broadway. where the T.U.UL. opened
street meetings to announce the
changes in the address of the meet
ings.
The police were taken by surpris,
when Underwood, secretary OF tn,
Unemployed Councils, called out,
Come on, form q march and lets
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Oakland. Cal.

..,. Oakland, Cal.
Daily WORKER
\ q IA. F. Of L. Cooks, Walters and
Mattresses Local ! has finally solved
tYr employment problem by this
wctdp.ful method, just listen to this
orc: Twenty five dollars set aside for
the unemployed. Any member Of the
Local who is in need Of help can
borrow 81 q month from the Local
and pay back the debt next month.
80 now the members who are unem-
ployed and there are hundreds Of
them, don't have to worry about star
wing, don't have TO look for q Job,
but can sit by the fireside and live
happy On t2'a month. That is the
way our wonderful organizer johnson
Is helping the Local to solve the I'm
employment problem.
one more plan this CRATER brought
in At the meeting, was that We have
a nice little conference Of the bosses
and workers Of the restaurants, and
I'll them good hearted bosses that
tasese are many workers out q woeh
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Crisis Hits Belgian
Congo; Unemploy-
ment on the Increase

BRUESEIA Belgium. - The gen.
eral crisis u beginning 70 affect the
Belgian Congo and Unemployment b
growing there. F1ve-hundred unem-
ployed oolored workers are registered
In Kimkasa, although the real m-
employment figures ere many thou
sands. In Ieopoldville. elizabeth
vile and Mertadi there Is great I'M
employment. particularly In the
mines. The authorities fight against
unemployment BY hunting unemploy-
ed and homeless colored workers out
Of the towns. alIesedly In order Il
protect property ana maintain Law
ana 01oe3s 49, 4. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Bosses Give More Leeway to /. L. A. Fascist
Misleaders
Misleaders

Give More Leeway--8-- Ew
Seattle, Wash.
Daily Worker:
The present situation on the
Seattle waterfront presents changed
and TO some a puzzled outlook.
The employers association Fink
Hallo seems to contemplate going out
OF business and encouraged the LILA.
A few think the bosses have be-
come tired of paying the hall rent
and would wish it off ON the Il Lose
Agains."
War Preparation
A better reason the powers that
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CONTINUED FROM FACE oNE)
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town offered to ship the Arkansas
Red Gross one car OF beans ana three
carloads Of potatoes-.-"and pay ship.
ping charges" TO Arkansas. And the
Red Cross refused this! II demanded
$1,000 In cash--for the Red Cross,
instead! Though the food was worth
$4,000!
This Is nothing less than plain
racketeering on one hand, and plain
murder on the other handl The Red
Gross, like q vulture, sits on the scene
of distress, the only apparatus for re.
lief distribution! and croaks. ITO he'll
with feeding starving children, give
US money!"
Only Farmers Relief Councils, or
ganized and controlled By themselves,
by the poor and starving farmers, can
supplant these vultures Of the Red
Cross, who reject at Hoover's behest
s25, 100000 from the government on
the ground that they are adequate
~" meeting the situation"--by allow
ing and one-third cents Q week for
a child TO Live onl
Such hideous hypocrisy! And far
ners should challenge 1t BY forming
their own Relief Councils, to receive
such donations as that from idaho,
to demand all Red Gross funds for
their starving children. TO demand
the distribution Of the absolute total
of the $65 900 so-called farm re-
lief funds" appropriated by Congress:
to set their own terms against those
Of Secretary Hyde, 10 demand free
seed, and food for all who are poor
and starving toilers, regardless Of
security" and not as 'Ioans."
Organize against the murderous
Red Crossi Don't starve, fight
Workers. you Of the cities who are
starved and oppressed by the same
capitalist classl To whom "rehef" is
measured in crumbs and to whom
Unemployment Insurance is denied on
the Same, holy principle" OF defense
Of the richi You, too. should Use your
Unemployed Councils Tor direct re-
lief, and-Above Ill should rally to-
morrow under their banner In de-
monstration for immediate and ade-
quate relief. In demand upon the ca
pitalist pocketbooks for Unemploy-
rnent Insurance.!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
81. A Month Is A.F.L.Cooks Organizer Idea of
Relief
Relief

and we would like you to divide the
work-say 5 days week, so we all
could be working (Stagger poorly
paid workers.. This plan was so
rotten that it was voted down by the
workers.
We see more and more how organ
izer johnson and his bunch are
breaking the local. At the last meet
ing it was so hot for him, that any
body who got up to speak, especially
the girls, he answered back and In
suited them.
We cooks lost our temper many
times at his actions but said nothing.
The last few months the gifts sure
have stood their ground and fought
for their rights.
We ought to wake up completely
and take the insults thrown at Ills for
our Just criticism and protests. Be-
fore we know 1t the local will be
bankrupt, II we do not fight the rot.
ten leadership and expose their aims.
Let us stand together.
--.--....., .A.. "A Fed Weekss.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
PICKET TODAY
IN LAWRENCE
5000 Out of Mills; Or
ganize Relief
LAWRENCE PAGE i....s-- - =.
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mills came out, from ali departments.
Mass picketing after that on Friday
swept into and through the mills,
bringing out over 5000 more and clos
ing the mills. There are now $500
out at the Wood mill. ., 500 out Of
the washington min, and 1000 out
Of the Aver mill
The strike must spread 10 The other
mills In Lawrence. There are 10000
textile workers In Lawrence. Of which
$1,000 work La the woollen mills,
Against wage Cuts
The grievances Of the workers In al
departments are that the extra pay
for overtime was taken away, and
that the ten percent extra for night
work was taken away. In addition,
the American WOODEN Company has
declared 10 and q half TO 20 percent
wage cut In all Of Its mills outside OF
Lawrence, and only hesitated in Law
renee because Of the known existence
Of the National Textile Workers
Union there. II the union had sub
mitted to the other reductions, wage
cut would have followed
During the course Of the strike
there were $50 new members enrolled
in the union.
The employer tried to compromise
the strike by announcing a withdraw
al of the nine comb demand and q
return 10 February l6 conditions
Concrete Demands
But the strikers are now all stand
ing together for no speed-up, and
have set Of concrete demands on
that point for different departments.
They demand time ana half pay
for overtime, and ten percent extra
for night work, and recognition Of the
mill committees Of the National Tex
tile Workers Union.
Oreanizational measures have been
taken to speed-up relief and system.
atize the picketing.
A number Of national guardsinen
have come UP TO the union headquar-
tiers, asking what they should do II
the militia Is called out to attack the
strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
CZECH BOSSES IN
METAL INDUSTRY
WANT WAGE CUTS
Workers Show Fight
Against Slashes

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia. The
Czechoslovakian metal barons are
utilizing the international crisis in
order to attack wages and working
conditions in the rnetallurgieal in
dtstry. However, the workers are not
prepared to accept the dictates of
the employers without a struggle. The
workers of the Prague steel works
Kolben organized a strike under
Communist leadership against the
dismissal of Is workers, and Joint
demonstrations with the unemployed
workers have been organized. Yes
terday the workers of the Names
mann-K oburg works in Tyrnau in
Slovakia carried out demonstration
strike of one hour against threat
ened wage-cut Of from 90 to 80 per
cent. The reformist trade union lead
ers tried unsuccessfully to prevent
the strike. The strike was continued
until the management promised to
open up negotiations with the re-
personalities of the workers on Fri
day. Under the pressure of the
workers the police had to be removed
from the works, The strikers decided
that only the revolutionary trade un-
ion had the right to negotiate in their
names.
BY demonstrations and strikes the
600 workers of the Freistadt metal
works have succeeded in extracting
a promise from the employers that
the factory will not be closed down
as intended, but that the work will
be continued at least until July, when
further negotiations can take place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
IS On Trial Feb. rs.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 23.--
Workers and jobless workers demon
strating here Feb. Is will at the same
time demand the release of the is
arrested in the Feb. 10 demonstra-
tons.
Those arrested are: Abe Sompo-
linsky, Andrew Evanroff, Ben Faux
ner, Julius Lyman, Paul Porter, Will
liam Conn, j. Townsend, Raymond
Bascom, James Barkin, Andrew
zeigler, Gerald Sullivan, Fred Abel,
Virgil Keebaugh, Stanley De Graft.
The Feb. 10 demonstration was at
tackled by so police and the fire hose
was turned on the crowd. Local
papers published lying and jeering
accounts of it, clarifying in the at
tack on the jobless and claiming that
the huge crowd in the ldemonstra-
ton were "only curious bystanders. -
Not a lawyer in Grand Rapids
would take the defense Of these IA
workers. Their trial is slated for
Feb. Is and the International Labor
Defense has brought an attorney
from Detroit.
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb 23.--Denon-
STATIONS In the anthracite region
where unemployment is rife and part
time common, will include a hunger
march from Minersville to Pottsville
the county seat of Schuylkill County
The march will start at 9 a. m.
There will be demonstration al
IL noon at Mitchell's statue in Court
House Square, in Scranton, on Wed.
nesday.
Worker correspondents writin
from the Anthracite tell Of Brennan
United Mine Workers presid~.t q
District 9, charging into Higgins, Pa.
just after the unemployment meet
ing, and warning the miners against
Those Reds" The miners launched
storm Of criticism against Brennan
and the U. M. w. for its failure tc
do anything for the jobless and ex.
plotted miners here.
In Shamokin, out Of 10 mines, sever
have been shut down for over two
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

BY the time this goes to press, the
Primary election in Chicago will have
decided which of the gangsters' and
big capitalists representatives will
run on the republican ticket for May
or of Chicago-Big Bull Thompson or
Looney Lyle, jailer Of workers. The
primary campaign was one big raw,
rotten show, indicating the decayed
depths to which capitalists politics
has sunk. 1t was a scramble between
Thompson and Lyle as to who would
handle the Capone and insult pay
rolls, Thompson has the advantage
of being in power, controlling the
most nnachine-gun crews; while Lyle
had the discontented gangs behind
him. Both are for terror against the
workers, for suggings and falling of
militant unemployed workers who
fight for bread.
In his campaign speeches, Thomp-
son had as part of his paraphernalia
an elephant, cowboys, a jackass
(nlaking two, including thompson
and a halter. Lyle foamed at the
mouth as he waved a machine gun
claiming Capone supported Thomp-
son. Dozens of alienists (nut experts)
testified that both candidates were
just plain crazy. Al Capone took a
special trip to Chicago to see which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

reasons for action by the millions Of
starving jobless.
Come out tomorrow, in masses, in
every city in the world, in the In
ternational Fighting Day Against
Starvation! Demonstrate for urem-
ployment relief, for jobless insurance,
for no evictions of the unemployed,
for free gas, light and water, for
meals and clothing for the school
children! Show by a thunderous
mass protest movement that the an
swer of city, state and national gov
er11ments who say the law forb.ds
them to give these demands is nc
answer to men, women and children
who are starving to death in patches!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

A Weary Wait.
People who make three ~or four
mile trip have to stand or sit on the
concrete floor all day. waiting for
their turn No matter how far per-
son lives he has to carry home what
ever he gets. They will not deliver
The city feeds about 1000 people
besides the 1000 that the county and
soup line ION Fenton Road feeds.
The same day went to the New
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

be" expect war on the Pacific soon
and would like to clean up any small
differences between them and the
fascist officialdom Of the A. r. Of l..
When the marine workers OF Japan
were faced with 10 per cent wage
cut. they went out 100000 strong for
80 per cent increase Of wages and
for better working conditions.
The Longshoremen and sailors
should join the Marine Workers
League, affiliated with the Red IN
ternational of Labor Unions and put
up real fight.
"A Waterfront Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
COR.ErTTON:

Due to transposition Of two lines
in the composing room, the last SEN
tence of the first paragraph in yes
terday's page circulation box was
made to give a meaning not intended.
The sentence should read as follows:
ARTICLES will show Ruthenberg's role
in the STRUGGLE aTaInst imperialist
war and in building the Communist
Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Init Harvester in st. Paul Closes Down

are out and the poor company made
only 81 millions last year.
Irvine is Ia cents per pound and
the fiber they buy from Mexico is only
half price of former years and their
Irvine doesn't come down. hope you
will publish this so the farmers can
see what is done by this company.
am getting ready to join the G. P.
j. n.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Buffalo, N. Y.

Buffalo, N. Y.
Daily Worker:
I am a world war vet. l served
In the last war When I was taken
in the army I was well man but
when I came out I was no good. My
body was sick and / was not able to
get work. I got work for a few
weeks and was laid off. I went to
the bosses to get help and they re-
fused to give me any and 1 sent
my wife.
Sent 10 Jail
They told her to get a warrant
out for me and send me up for 6
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

and Washington would probably sue
ue for calling him the father of this
country"
Evictions, suicides, starvation fill
ing the potters' fields, Job sharks
levying toll on the last pennies Of
the unfortunates and sending them
to fake Jobs, floods Of sickening ora
tory from government officials,
breadlines being cut off continually
and the emergency work system be-
ing openly abandoned in many cities,
police clubs for those who protest,
business men taking advantage Of the
mass misery to cut wages on stead
lily widening scale--all these are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Unemployed, Vets Family Is Broken Up

months in the pen and they would
help her and she did and I went
down like man.
But when I got out I went to my
home and when I raped on the
door there was no wife. The damn
bosses broke my home up and took
my four children away from me.
But I belong to the Unemployed
Council now and I am going 10
fight the damn bosses till there Is
no blood left in my body. Let
us vets fight for our bonus and
down with the damn bosses.
A q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Arkansas Farmer Finds "DaiIy" and Likes
it Fine"
it Fine

Combs, Ark.
Editor Daily WORKER
came in possession Of one of
your papers few days ago and I
like 1t fine. would be glad to sub
scribe for the Worker if I had the
money but we are almost on star
yation down here. The Red Cross
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

The meeting was at first permit
ted. But when the speakers attacked
the imperialist role of Machado, the
police tried to dispersc the meeting
by beating the workers, and when
this did not succeed they commenced
shooting. The workers valiantly de-
Tended themselves.
A New York Times cable from
Asuncion, Paraguay, states that an
uprising Of workers and peasants, I'M
der Communist leadership resulted
in the capture Of the city Of Villa
Encarnacion, with a population of
$4,000.
The Times story says that "a group
of workmen" captured Villa Encar-
nacion taking temporary possession
Of the police barracks, custom house
and bank"
Both the American imperialists
and the Paraguayan ambassador in
Washington are trying to belittle the
revolt as 'of no political signific-
ance.' 1t Is very significant in that
1t shows the increasing independent
action of the workers and peasants
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Hundreds of Flint, Mich.
JObless Must Wait Hours
At City Hall for HandOut
Worker Correspondent Sees Jobless Auto
Worker Eating From Garbage
Daily Worker:--

Daily Worker:-- Flint, Mich.
would like to broadcast about the rotten conditions in the
General Motors, city of Flint
was down to the city hall Monday Feb 18th and want to
tell about of the terrible laid my eyes The
people wait down the basement which connected with
the toilet And the smell is terrible There about 800
people assembled there during the day. Men, children and
mothers with babes in their waiting for the measy $3.50
or $500 worth of groceries to live on all week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

Orleans Fruit House There met
a starving man eating frozen apples
and bananas from a garbage can. l
asked him whether he had job. He
said mo, l was laid off by the
Fisher Body bosses. They told me
! was too old. / have never worked
since September LIST.
This not only happens to one per
son but hundreds and thousands Of
Flint workers. M. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
STREET SALES IN
CLEVELAND, OHIO

Send me a bundle Of so copies
every day." writes Michael Petruska
NJ p. OF Cleveland, Ohio. 81 was
selling Daily Workers on the Public
Square every day since June Is, but
now I wish to have my own bundle
At first I was the only seller, but
now we have more. I will try to
get more unemployed to sell on street
corners"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Conditions Grow Worse i'm Chicago Heights, I'LL.

was held here under the auspices
of the TUUL. 1t was the first meet
ing of the kind ever held here.
The local paper here 1.-THE Chicago
Heights STAR came out with a fren-
zied editorial warning the workers to
beware of the reds and ending by
saying Remember you have the fin
est government in the world" Yes,
1t is the finest for the bosses. But
It's he'll for the workers.
A w
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24

has promised aid but SO far we have
not received any help yet.
If you have any funds for the
purpose would be glad IL you
would send copy of the Worker
TO the following persons. All Of
these fellows used to belong TO the
socialist party. S. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
Chicago Heights, III.

CtHCdSo f1eiStlVo, iu'
Daily Worker:
Conditions are growing worse here
daily Those that are still allowed
to slave for the bosses are working
part time and at reduced wages in
most shops.
A few unemployed workers with
families were given little food each
week for while. But that has just
about stopped.
A few weeks ago mass meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
DAILY SELLING
GOOD" JAMESTOWN

'The Daily Worker is selling good,
One salesman is selling from. SO to.
IS per day The unemployed workers
here are hungry for something they
haven't got, but are getting, and that
is organization for Unemployment
Insurance" B. T. Robinson, James
town Unemployed Council. ! 800 %
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MUST HAVE DAILY TO
REFUTE CAPITALIST LIES"

John L. S. of Dearborn, Mich,
writes:
81 have been out of work for some
months. Expect to stay here for the
next two months so I am sending
one dollar for months sub. I must
have my Daily Worker to help me re-
flute the lies of the capitalist papers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-24
KANSAS CITY
SENDS REPORT

From E. Evrard, Daily Worker re-
preventative of Kansas City, Mo, we
received a report that 296 copies
we're sold and 29O were distributed
during the week ending February IA.
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st. Paul, MINI

- st. Paul, MINI.
Daily Worker:--
I PHI reading the Daily Worker, it
II the best paper l know of. 1 am
rot working but I still have few
hennies to get the Daily Worker.
/ was working for the International
Harvester Company twine mill for IL
year and January II they closed up
here for coed. Three hundred people
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UNION CITY, N. ].
STARTS BUNDLE

please send to A. b. five Daily
Workers day and so for Febru-
AIRY rs. This is only a start. I'm
doubtedly we will develop greater
selling of the Daily in short
time" FEC, Unit Daily Worker
agent.