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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
600 ON STRIKE
IN DANBURY;; 4
SHOPS NOW OUT
Broad Leadership; 500
On Picket Lines

DANBURY, Conn, Jan. About
600 Danbury fur workers are on
strike here; three shops were struck
Fridan and a fourth joined the
strike Saturday. Friday nights mass
meeting, called by the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, was at
tended by 500 strikers and workers
in shops which have not walked out
yet.
A broad rank and file strike COM
mittee of rs was elected, and an
other meeting called for Saturday.
The Saturday meeting unanimously
voted approval of the strike COM
mittees report, declaring the Ma
tional, Eastern, D. and B. and Hoyt
shops struck.
Five hundred we're in the mass
picket line which began Saturday
morning. 1t was this picket line
which brought the fourth shop out.
The strikers marched before the
other fur shops and workers in two
Of them pledged solidarity and
promised to quit next week if any
wage-cut is attempted in their
shops.
The strike committee will start
giving out relief next week. A drive
has been started to raise funds for
this and for defense. A strike relief
dance will be held next Saturday
night
One boss has retreated to the eX-
tent of offering to stop the wage-cut
on the men in his shop and to reduce
by half the cut on the women. The
strikers refuse and the shop is still
struck.
The movement will spread These
fur workers are connected with the
hat trade, the big thing in Danbury.
Hat shops are cutting wages and a
united strike of fur and hat workers
is in prospect.
The United Hatters Of North
America (AFL) is helping the boss
put over the cut. The Hatters group
formed in that union in New York,
to fight wage cuts, sends its greetings
to the Danbury hatters and pledges
solidarity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
Ruhr Strike Spreads; Two Killed;
Strike Situation in England Grows
German Police Fire on
M i | i t a n t
Strikers

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-The strike of the
Ruhr miners under revolutionary
has been EXTENDED in
spite of the efforts of the Social
democratic labor leaders to betray
the struggle. TiXty thousand miners
are now out, 10000 having come out
yesterday.
On the promise of the Social
Democrats to break the strike if suf-
ficient police are thrown around the
mine pits, police yesterday opened
fire on the strikers in the RecKing-
hansen, Bottrop and Gladden. dis-
tricts, killing two miners and seri-
ously wounding large numbels. The
police are trying to prevent mass
and have prohibited open
air meetings and demonstrations.
Today many pit meetings decided
to join the strike and tomorrow will
see the strike further extended.
Representatives of the mines man
agement appealed to miners TO con-
tinue work because the Welsh strike
offers possibility of full time work
and disposal of stocks.
The miners rejected this scab offer.
Over a thousand pit delegates con-
ferred in Bochum and decided to
continue the strike despite reformist
scabbing.
The meeting sent a solidarity tele-
gram to the Welsh miners appealing
that the latter trust only revolution
airy committee leadership.
Sabottka, Secretary of the Interna-
tional Miners Committee, addressed
the conference. Outside the hall
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
EVICTS
.JOBFESS FATHER

NEW YORK.-Homer Macdonald
of 419 w 56th ST., who has been out
of work for practically seven months
and who has wife and ten months
old baby to support, is now destitute
and in danger of being thrown into
the street in the dead of winter for
not paying the last two months rent.
This worker is a p1asterer by trade.
He has not only been out of work all
this winter, but when he was work
ing in the supposed busy season" he
worked for only or days.
MacDonald's case comes up today
at D. m. in the Tenants Count at
314 W. 54th st. on the fourth floor.
The tenants of the house when can
vassed by a committee from the IN
employed Council gave their full sup
port in the form of written protest
against this eviction
Every unemployed worker should be
present in court to support fellow
worker Macdonald.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
new VICTORY
IN NICARAGUA
independence Army In
Two More Battles

NEW YORK.-ReportS from Mica
ragua show that two more U. S. Ma
rines, serving as armed agents OF
American imperialism in depressing
the Nicaraguan masses, have been
wounded by independence fighters,
whom the imperialiSt press calls
bandits" while trying to take re-
venge for the victory of the Nicara-
guam liberation army in wiping out a
Marine detachment of ten last We'd
nesday.
AS in the previous clash, The report
shows that the supposedly wise Ma
rine officers, led the patrol, this time
of fifty Marines recruited to serve as
murderers for Imperialism, into an
ambush.
The Nicaraguan troops trapped the
imperialist forces by showing up at
Ocotal, one of the principal towns in
the province OF Nueva Segovia. and
when the imperialist forces called for
these were ambusheo by some $50
Nicaraguan soldiers outside Ocotal,
which was meanwhile cut off by cut
ting the telegraph lines.
The Marine officers admit as much
as two casualties, but we're so hard
pressed getting out of the ambush
they did not know if there were
casualties on the side of Nicaraguans.
The day before, another command
of Nicaraguan independence troops
said to number $50, trapped detach-
ment of ten native guards" differed
by Marine detachment at Cacao, in
Northwest Chaquitillo, and fought for
over an hour before heavy reinforce
ments to the imperialist side forced
them to retire. The Marines are
silent on their own losses in this
battle, but claim two Nicaraguans
we're killed.
The imperialist command estimates
that there are 900 Nicaraguan troops
in the field, saying that the increase
is due to "the influence of SANDING
propaganda and the lack of employ
ment in the Northern provinces 1t
is estimated that the independence
troops "endeavor TO exact tribute
from the large coffee growers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
CONSPIRAT0RS IN The
DOCK BY NOON, JAN. II

NEW YORK.--Hoover, Green, Wal
ker and Thomasl The Trade Union
Unity Council of New York is bring
ing these conspirators against the
lives of the American workers to the
Bar of Justice! They will have a
hearing on Sunday, Jan. II, at l p.
m. at Star Casino. 1o7th st. and
Park Ave!
Richard B. Moore, Negro worker,
admits he is little preiudiced
against the gang, will prosecute.
Joseph r. Brodsky is attorney for
the defense.
Witnesses will be Earl Browder,
Robert Minor, Max Bedacht. M. j.
Olgin, Israel Amter, Jack Stachel,
Sam Nesin, workers from the bread
lines, flop houses and evicted work
ers. --
Alfred Wagenkne siding
judge.
Admission to the trial Is 50 cents
and court opens Ut IL nooni
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
5000 Jobless Demand City
"Shelter" Give Real Feed

NEW YORK. A demonstration of
between 1000 and 5000 jobless be-
fore the City Welfare Departments
lodging house" on the old dock at
25th st. and Fourth Ave. threw a
scare into the police and the charity
racketeers. Robert Lealess, of the
Downtown Council of the Unen-
ployed opened the meeting as chair
man at lis, and police captain
came over to break it up.
Hearing the determined shout of
the thousands of jobless, Let him
speak," the cop contented himself by
ordering the speaker over to corner
closer to the shelter. Ross, Gardner,
William Faulke, Patrick O'Boyle for
the Workers Ex-Servicemen's League)
and others spoke, putting up the de-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

this in the steel centers. Production
generally in the steel industry has
dropped to 40 per cent of so-called
normal, or Is per cent of capacity.
But this does not indicate the full
extent of the unemployment, because
the tremendous naturalization is
enabling the production with ever
diminishing forces.
In the steel industry the "stagger"
plan is being widely applied, This
spreads the misery of unemployment
over the whole body of workers. In
the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
plant the system is typical. They
have what is called the double crew
That is, the full crew is present at
all times in the mill but only so per
cent works. While one-half works
the other half spells" But there is
no pay for spelling Which means
that for an eight hour day worker
gets four hours pay. 1t is by the APP
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

mands that Mrs: Constantine, the
pregnant woman evicted from the
shelter after the usual five or six
days be allowed back, that the lodg-
ing house be open every night instead
of five nights month for each job
less worker, that unemployed workers
admitted no longer be forced to
handle the dead bodies at the city
morgue without pay, that three nour-
ishing meals, well cooked and served
clean, be given instead of the present
slop, that red tape be cut out along
with discrimination against races and
nationalities, that clean beds and
some heat be provided. Also that the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TwOi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
WILL MARCH
IN BROOKLYN.
BRONX, THUR.
To Be Demonstrations
In Harlem and Other
Boroughs
Chicago March, Jan. IL
Commissioner Fefuses
Permit; Jobless Defy

NEW YORK.-Thursday will be a
day of hunger marches and demon
strations against the starvation of
the jobless in New York. Workers
and unemployed of Brooklyn and
Bronx will march on tie boro halls,
presenting demands for immediate
relief.
The jobless of Harlem will mobi-
lie at 1913 st. and LenoX Ave, and
march on the state employment
agency. There will probably be dem
onstrations down town in Manhat-
tan.
CHICAGO, Ill Jan. 4-Police Com
missioner Alcock, of Chicago, admit
ting there are 100000 jobless here
starving and desperate, states that he
fears to grant a permit for a hunger
march through the Loop to the city
hall.
A delegation consisting of Wan
germ, HammerSmark, Banks, and
Frankfeld visited Alcock and present.
ed a demand for permit to the
Unemployed Councils of the Trade
Union Unity League to hold hunger
march down Madison st. through the
Loop district to the City Hall in order
to present their demands and griev-
ances to the City Council and to
Mayor Thompson.
Alcock's first remarks we're:
"You will never receive a permit
for parade through the Loop. No
good will come of a hunger march at
the present time" Alcock went on
speaking and questioning. He stated
that: There re 100000 unemployed
in Chicago. We know that hunger
and misery exist. Why, Mayor
Thompson and myself are feeding six
families from our own pockets"
March Anyway!
Alcock told the committee that he
wants to think the matter over some
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
Some Support for 5 10000 Campaign
But Danger Still Threatens Daily


Philadelphia there O
Campaign Fund of
There activity
successful
avert the o Worker
BUT THERE SUPPORT And the support
that coming in has not the
Collections
EVERY SECTION RAISED
AND THE DAILY WORKER
LEGATIONS
that these collections
duty of Party member
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
WEI SH MINERS
STAND F IR NJ
Strike Of 175,OO0 Con-
tinueS

LONDON, Jan. Am the South
Wales coalfields the siren promises
of the mine owners and their labor
government tools failed utterly to
end the walkout of 145,000 miners
which began week ago. The own
ers refused to modify their insis-
tence on lower wages, and the min
ers with equal insistence refused to
starve.
The traitor, A. j. Cook, secretary
of the British Miners Federation,
is laying the base for further be-
trayals of the miners and is holler-
ing for the government to come in
and "arbitrate" the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

great This week the Daily Worker published
donations that in at the last
OF the obectyes the nnsng capitalist on the
workers WE MUST NOT ALLOW WORKER BE
CRUSHED II is OUR FIGHTING STRUGGLE
While the Daily
900
false friendship misleading the Music
ties, AND ORGANIZES THE WORKERS
list newspapers those frankly
bunk labor front describe hopeful" improving
ONLY THE WORKERS PAPER WORKERS TRUTH
TURN TO PAGE NOW Troop Coupon which
will find there
ORGANIZE SAVE
Send all funds to the Worker st, York
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they demanded food so threat
eningly that the frightened
merchants held a conference,
wired to the state Red Cross
headquarters here at Little
Rock, which authorized under this
pressure the distribution of stingy
amount to each family of SITS worth
of groceries.
Most of the farmers came armed
to demand food. Guns were bullying
from their pockets.
While this was going on local
shyster lawyer, George E. Morris,
called the demonstrating farmers to
a meeting in the street, where he
tried to "pacify" them with a speech.
But he was constantly hoWled down
with cries:
"Our children are crying for food
and we are going to get It'll We're
not going to let our children starvel
We want food and want it now!"
What little resources some farmers
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
BRITISH TEXTILE
STRIKE TOD Y
100000 to Fight Speed
Up

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 4.
Two hundred thousand textile
workers will go on strike tomorrow
against the proposed speed-up of the
bosses of allowing eight looms to
each weaver instead of four. Every
effort on the part of the labor gov
eminent to force the workers to &C
cept this plan proved unaVailing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
WHITE AND NEGRO FARMERS
Unite TO Save THEMSELVES
FROM HUNGER DEATH
Merchants and Red Cross Forced to Distribute
Groceries by Armed Farmers
Starving Farmers Refuse To Be Pacified by
Fine Phrases of Local Shyster Lawyer
Poor Farmers Followed Militant Policy of
United Farmers League

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, JAM 4-Exposing the lie of Hoover
that the Red Cross giving adeqate relief to the farmers
stricken by the drought than 500 farmers and their wives
ormed the business section of the town of England Arkansas
town of about 1000 population demanding food for their
starving families and threatening to take if denied While
most of the farmers white Negro farmers also took part
showing that the unity of the poor both black and white
fact and an aid in the struggle.
The mass action successful Crowdng into the stores
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
By VIM. T., FOSTER.

The meeting of the National Executive Board of the
Metal Workers Industrial League, held in Pittsburgh
Dec 1921 brought forth facts of heavy unemploy
ment in all metal centers. Particularly devastating is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05
ARMED FARMERS STORM ARKANSAS TOWN FOR FOOD
'Stagger" Plan and Gradual
Firing Steel Bosses Weapon

plan either by the double system by working
full two three days a week. they at the same
time develop body of totally unemployed by following
policy of gradually firing and never hiring. They
realize that the prospect is than remote of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

industry ever employing again the
full forces of former times, and they
slowly slough off the surplus into the
army of completely unemployed. 1t
is significant that in these discharge
or final lay-off cases it is the older
and the very young workers that
suffer most. Apparently the bosses
have it figured out that the most eff
ficient workers are those who have
had time to become acquainted with
the work and to harden their muscles
but have not yet lost their speed.
Despite the lies of the publicity
agents of the steel companies, every
steel town in the country has a large
and rapidly growing army of unem.
ployed. In Pittsburgh a conservative
estimate puts the number of jobless
at 10000. Other steel centers have
similar masses entirely without work,
not to speak of the great army of
impoverished one-half or one-third
Iy, although the steel companies are
wen larger dividends than last year,
tinued on Page Three)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

plication Of such slow starvation system that the
United States Steel Corporation lyngy boasts that there
is little or no unemployment in the steel towns.
But while the steel companies work their Stagger
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

Enthusiastically although the steel companies are
this year paying larger dividends than last year.
Continued Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

Speed the Signature Collection Campaigns
for the Unemployment Insurance Bill.
Unemployment Insurance Must
Be Won NOwi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-05

Admission to the trial Is 50 cents
and court opens ut II nooni
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
UTILITY BONDS
ARE PRAISED

BOSTON. Aug. 17.-Noting that
gilt-edge bonds are still in prefer
ence, while bonds of higher yield
continue sensitive to events of the
moment, Hornblower & Weeks, in
their August investment review,
point out that public utility bonds
are the bright feature of the pres
ent market.
The increasing spread between
representative rail and public ser
vice issues they interpret as re-
flecting considerable switching Of
funds from railroad bonds into
public utility bonds and they ex-
pect this movement to continue
until railroad earnings have evi.
denced material improvement.
The. stock market they find
dominated by day to day news de-
velopmentS, but believe that sea-
Sonal gains Of industry as the
month progresses should induce a
more cheerful frame Of mind with
a firmer undertone in security
prices,
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
PACT
NEARING END

The international aluminium
cartel is expected to expire with
agreements which run out on De.
cember 81 Of this year, according
to Department of Commerce ad-
vices from Berlin.
Important aluminium producers
of Germany, France, England,
Switzerland, Austria and Norway
form the combine.
One reason given for Difficult
ties confronting the cartel con-
tinuance is the expansion of
American aluminium interests.
Aluminium Co. Of America is
the sole producer of the metal
in the United States, and Alumni.
mum, Ltd, formed by segregation
Of the foreign properties Of Alum
mum Co., is the only other alumi-
num- producer in America.
There are only 10 nations of
the world which produce alumni
mum in commercial quantities. OF
these, the United States is by far
the largest producer, and last
year Canada was the second larg.
est producer, giving North Amer
ican producers approximately so
per cent Of the world output Of
the metal.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
A|RPLANE FIRM.
CUTS DEFICIT

Report of Curtiss-Wright Cor.
poration and subsidiaries for
quarter ended June 80, 1881,
shows net loss of $375,O30 after
depreciation, interest and other
charges, comparing with net loss
of $1,088,124 in the preceding
quarter and net loss of $3.50, TAO
in June quarter Of 1880.
For six months ended June 80,
1881, net loss was $1,463,154 after
above charges, comparing with
net loss of $5,351,66 in first
half Of 1890.
The corporation states that
current operating results reflect
continued economies throughout
the organization and the benefits
accruing from plant consolida-
tions that have been effected
during the past six months.
On July l, the corporation re-
duced its bank loans from
$2,650, 900 to $2,410,0O0. At the
present time, cash balance
m cunts to approximately
1000, 900.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Pouury-AGve: Turkeys, zoe; large,
sSlorsd colo fowls fowls 25c: small to medium.
chickens, ? pounds and over. Csc:
smaller. zoo 23c: large rocks. 400 sec:
mixed chickens, % q sOc: underErade. "a
large and young. 6O@65c: old. 500 35c.
Dressed chickens. 35c: turkeys. young
22Ss: fowls, heavy. 25@27c; leGhorns
ioa, SOg 2Sc; ducks; IS@esc; roosters, 1Sc;
EEgs-White hennery, 249 25c: cur
Hent receipts 1Sc.
Calves-Sc. Lambs-7kc.
Persian melons-No supplies on the
Cantaloupes-Truck receipts moderate.
Trucked-in stock supplying the mar
Honey balls-No supplies on the mar
ket
Honey dews-supplies light; demand
eras: 81 te su
Lettuee-western stock: supplies
lisht: demand light: market slightly
crates IceberS type AS dozen. 87G7.5O.
onions-Supplies very light: truck
receipts very light: demand moderate:
market slightly stronger. New Jersey,
i,25.
Peaches-Truck receipts liberal: sup
Ssi sk Ss5a SartG demand S.S, market
Eibertas and Heles U. S. No. l.. wide
RANGE in condition 2h Inch minimum.
sg1;s5; mostly $500: 2-ineh minimum
bushel baskets Hiieys U. s. No. 1, 75c o
81. Delaware. bushel baskets Hileys
U. s: Nc; sh-inch minimum mostly
PotStOes-suppliss light Demand
light. market steady. Eastern Shore
Maryland and Eastern Shore Virginia,
staye sS. barrels cOHOlers u s. No l.
Sweet potatoes-Truck receipts light.
steady. North Carolina stsve barrels.
baskets, best 1i.s5; roorIy graded, 81,
watermelons-supplies liberal. De-
Sura %a ow market .SG yssO;. TsakSr &
1iS@25: primes, 3fo@1?; cuiis. S.
Lima beans-Truck receipts light
Supplies of good stock light. Demand
Maryland. bushei hampers. fair condi-
tion, S1.2s@1.5O; poorer. 81.
Okra-Express receipts very light
Supplies very light Demand light
Rm.hCs market cr.tsIl SsIL' ,Oo North Carolina y
Green Corn--Truck receipts light
Supplies light. Demand light, market
dull. Nearby. Sections bags S-dozen
Psas-suPPliss light P:%aPd P:VsaSa,itE light
ms. crates $3.50.
1lackberries-Truck receipts moder.
ate. supplies moderate. Demand light
market stronger. New Jersey, S?-quarl
crates 81. s6@s.oO.
niles liberal. Demand light. market
dull U $. No. /, ga inches up Maiden
Blush Rambo and Transparents 7sc'
Si.eo. U. 8. No. 1. ~ inches up olden'
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
STOCKS LISTED
ASIN STRONG
POSITION
Spectator Notes Wire House
Selection Contains Many
Highly Speculative Names
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Among
the industrial stocks are some in
strong market position as meas
ured by tests in an analysis pre-
sented by a prominent wire house
as follows:
Maintenance Of q sound finan-
cial and trade position in spite Of
the loss of a large percentage Of
gross business.
Ability to hold that position un-
til trade revival sets in.
Earning Percentage
Survival through the period Of
drastic raw material price de-
clineS.
Retention of a fair percentage
of earning power.
Advantage of the SteadineSS Of
royalty or lease income.
Advantage of a low absolute
price. In this connection it is
pointed out that in many cases
the 1881 lows correspond closely to
the lowest prices recorded in 1880.
indicating in the opinion of this
firm that rock-bottom levels have
been attained.
1t will be noted that in the list
of stocks selected as fulfilling
one or more of the foregoing
tests, there are many which must
be claSsed as highly speculative
and therefore carry great risks to
purchasers, regardless of Socalled
intrinsic values.
Lists ~ Issues
The group, listed alphabetically,
is as follows:
American Chicle. American Ma
chine and Foundry, Best and
Company, Bohn Aluminium, Co.
lumbia Graphophone, Common.
wealth and Southern. Congoleum
Nairn, Gillette Safety Razor, Gold
Dust, Great Northern Ore, Her
shey Chocolate, International Bus
mess Machines, Montgomery
Ward, National Dairy, National
Tea, J. C. Penney, Reynolds To
bacco, Savage Arms, Sinclair Oil,
Standard Brands, Studebaker,
Teleautograph. United Carbon, U.
S. Gypsum, Woolworth, Wrigley
and Zonite.
The Washington times., 1931-08-17
NeWsprint Output
Says in u. s., Canada

Production of newsprint in the
United States and Canada in July
amounted to 282,279 tons, or SO 9.9
per cent of rated capacity, against
295,O57 tons, or 62.6 per cent of
capacity, in June, AMI 319,818
tons, or 71.8 per cent Of capacity,
in July, 1880, according to the
Newsprint Service Buerau.
Production by Canadian mills
was 182,731 tons, or 56.8 per cent
Of capacity, against 1887 tons,
or 60.3 per cent, in June, and
216,978 tons, or 7l.3 per cent, in
July, 1880. Production by United
States mills in July was 99,548
tons, or 66.7 per cent of capacity,
against 1O1,OS6 tons, or 67.8 per
cent in June, and 1O2, $40 tons, or
72.8 per cent, in july. 1880.