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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
Mayor Hague Orders Militant Worker Shot;
Fire Chief Gets Aevdy With Charity Funds

are infinitely examined. If it is found
that these men have ever expressed
any "anti-corporation" sentiments, or
believe that workers are entitled to
eat as often as millionaires, or have
limited that all is not well for the
working class in this land, it may be
taken for granted that none of these
men will be permitted to sit on the
jury that will try the accident case.
Standard Oil Escapes Responsibility.
Here is another example of Jersey
justice" when it involves the Stand
ard Oil Four years ago, on a Bit
terly cold day in December, a motor
boat carrying workers to Rockefeller's
1inseed oil plant in Edgewater turned
over and sank after its ancient hull
had struck an icecake near the Jer-
sey shore. Eighteen workers persisted
in this catastrophe and score suf-
fered terribly from exposure, many
of them becoming manned for life.
1t was discovered that the boat was
overloaded, as well as leaking, and
consequently Rockefeller's company
was liable for heavy damages. And
yet to this day not one family of the
victims or the injured has received
a dollar from the company or the
state
Examples Of this kind might be
multiplied endlessly. Workers have
as much opportunity Of obtaining JUS
tice, even the justice that is prom
ised them by the laws of the state,
as Rockefeller has of being elected
an honorary citizen of the Soviet
Union
Rockefeller incidentally has already
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06

mittee for Unemployment Relief calls
attention to the fact that though a
number Of mass demonstrations, mass
meetings and hunger marches arc
scheduled for the next two weeks,
they are mostly in the large cities.
If action is being prepared in the
smaller centers, as it should be, notice
is not being sent to the committee,
2 w. 18th ST. New York City.
The next importane events are the
march on the California state CAPT.
tol in Sacramento tomorrow; the
hunger march in Boston Thursday,
and the hunger marches on the Bronx
and Brooklyn Boro Halls, with stimuli
taneous, demonstrations in Harlem
and other parts Of New York City
On Friday there are two events OF
prime importance-the Foster mass
meeting to ratify the Workers I'm
employment Insurance Bill in Chi
cago Coliseum, 14th st. and Wabash,
Chicago, at 7:30 p. m, and the United
Front Conference OH Unemployment
in Cleveland, South Slav Hall, 5s07
St Clair Ave.
The Pittsburgh hunger march date
is not the tenth, as previously stated,
but is Jan. a. The Pittsburgh Foster
meeting will be Jan. 49,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
BRIEFS

WARSAW. - The Warsaw courts
have suppressed the union of porters
and the union of leatherworkers.
Both these unions we're under revolu-
tienary leadership, Their continued
existence was alleged to have rep
resented threat to public security"
VIENNA.-The representatives of
the industrialists and Of the trade
unions came to no agreement in the
Vienna District Industrial Commits
sion when the employers represen-
tatives demanded the cutting down
of the unemployment support. The
government has now appointed
commiSSar with dictatorial powers
who will carry through the owners
proposals. The social democrats
avoided responsibility by reSigning
their mandates, but they have done
nothing to mobilize the workers
against this threatened robbery.
BERLIN.-The metal workers in
Torgelov in Pomerania went on strike
several weeks ago. The workers
voted 95 per cent for strike against
a ten per cent wage cut. About 1900
workers were involved.
BUDAPEST. After trial lasting
three weeks 20 of the IL accused in
the hunger march have been found
guilty of working to overthrow the
existing state and social order of
Hungary. Twelve of the accused
were acquitted, The chief accused,
Nandor Weiss, was sentenced to 71-2
years hard labor. The accused Mi
chael Hay TO four years hard labor,
the remaining accused received SEN
fences ranging from four months
hard labor to two years. The whole
trial was in secret and the verdict
and sentence were announced in a
secret session.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
This 10 the seventh of series
Of articles on A. F. OF L. and polit-
icaI corruption In New Jersey.)
By ALLEN JOHNSON.

By ALLEN JOHNSON.
There Is much-advertised myth
frequently voiced both within and
without the precincts Of New Jersey
that capitalist justice is more "just"
there than 1t is In other states. "Jer-
sey justice" as it called, is said to be
quick, certain and equitable. 1t is
unnecessary to visit Jersey courts,
, where verdicts are openly sold and
jufies publicly tempered with, to
stamp this conception Of Jersey
: justice" as ridiculous. Actually, "Jer-
sey justice" represents nothing other
than the Justice" Of the capitalists
who own the state.
Here is an example of Jersey jus
tice when it involves the Public Ser
vice. Among other industries, Public
Service owns practically all the street
railways and many of the bus lines
in the state. Every year hundreds
Of workers are killed and manned by
its street cars and buses. More often
than not. the fault lies with the COM
psriy. Even the laws Of our bosses
admit that in such cases the families
of those who perish or are injured
are entitled to compensation. But
are these laws enforced?
Public Service spends an enormous
sum of money eveery year in obtain
ing the lists Of all those jurors who
may be called to sit at trials in which
suits for accident damages come up.
The lives of the prospective jurors
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
CZECH JOBL.EI,SS
MOBILIZE FOR
Relief DEMANDS
Follow Red Leadership
and Slogans

PRAGUE.-Following on the great
unemployed workers conference in
Prague, local conferences have taken
place In a number of towns, con-
fefences declared themselves In favor
OF the Communist slogans for the
formation Of united front between
the unemployed and the enployerd
workers to fight for general them
ploynent support scheme, winter as
Sistance for the unemployed and
other demands.
Unemployed workers denioflstra-
tons are taking place all over the
country, Yesterday the Prague IN
employed demonstrated on the Wen
gel Square under the leadership Of
the Communist Deputy Krosnar.
Further demonstrations occurred In
other parts of the town, the unem-
ployed demonstrated together with
over 1000 workers from the Skoda
factory under the leadership Of the
Communist deputy. Dvorzhak, despite
police prohibition. The demon
stration lasted about hours and
constant collisions with the poles
occurred. The workers succeeded in
freeing a number of their arrested
comrades from the hands Of the
police.
In Pressburg, the capital of slov-
aka, many hundreds of unemployed
workers demonstrated for their de-
mands in front Of the Town Hall.
The demonstration was broken up by
large force of police.
Many unemployed workers DEM
onstrations are also taking place In
the Ger1nan-speaking districts where
the unemployed workers movement is
rapidly growing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
SPOKANE BOSSES
USE .JOBLESS AS
FORCED LABOR
Even Graft On Men In
"HOme"
by a Worker Correspondent

NY o. hUNhCA NVtACSpOlAu1Ab'B
SPOKANE, Wash. The hymn
singing Christmas in Spokane those
hiding behind the name Of the Co.
ordination Bureau the Salvation
Army and Volunteers Of America on
December "a took over the so-ca1led
Otel DeGink rub, stub and all.
The fact that Roy Conley was
paid one thousand dollars by check
for crashed dock, shows that not all
of the work done by the men Of the
home is done without the home get
ting pay for the work the men are
doing.
Exploit Jobless Miseries.
Well, this will show the citizens
and taxpayers of Spokane that the
Coordinates who are always on the
lookout for a chance to exploit the
homeless and hungry workers under
the guse of charity are now forcing
all the workers who we're taken care
Of at the "Hotel DeGink" into their
ever itching hands to be exploited
and grated on.
Now workers, don't you see that
it is time to organize and demand
Work or Wages.
Why should we stand by and be
exploited by a bunch of hypocrites
and grafters under the guise Of
charity? Grafters? You may ask me.
Yes grafters. And grafters Of the
dirtiest and filthiest kind; Those Of
you who are working for credits and
have a few of them on your card, you
are told that each credit-urit is
worth IS cents, well go TO the COM
missary and get yourself box of
"Copenhagen-S Snuff" which sells all
over town for 10 cents in retail and
you viii be charged one Credit Unit
in other words Is cents.
Charge for Bath.
If that is not a rotten graft, then
l would like to know what it is.
Take a bath and you will find out
that another unit on your card is
gone, and so all along the line.
Why is it that the Co-ordinates
now hold their meetings in secret?
Are they ashamed of letting the pub
lie know of their dirty plans of rob-
bing and exploiting the unemployed
and homeless?
Why is it that according to City
Engineer a. D. Butler the Public
Works Department plans to use men
from the Coordination Home for the
unemployed to do necessary city ana
street work?
We have at present 1900 or NOR.
married men, with families in this
town registered. who need work and
need it badly. Why is it that their
working days were reduced from
three to two days? And why will the
City of Snokane employ those un-
married men TO do the public and
City work?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
COMING EVENTS IN
JOBLESS CAMPAIGN

Decentralization to state
legislature, Jan. z. Foster mass
meeting, Danceland Auditorium,
Jan. IL.
CLEVELAND - Second United
Front Conference, Jan. 9, South
Slav Hall, 56O7 st. Clair Ave.
Observation-Disclosures march
Jan. IA. Jan. 10, Foster mass
meeting at Carnegie Hall, Federal
and E. Ohio SITS.
CHICAGO. - Ratification mass
meeting Foster speaker, Jan. at
Chicago Coliseum, 14th st. and
Wabash, 1880 p. m. Second United
Front Conference, Jan. II. Hun
ger march on city hall, Jan. IL.
NEW YORK - Hunger marches
on Brooklyn and Bronx Boro
Halls, Jan. 8. Hunger march on
New York City Hall, Jan. 10.
Mass trial of Hoover, Green and
Walker, Jan. II, Second meeting
N. Y. Campaign Committee, Jan.
II. Two hundred open-air meet
ings, Jan. ID, IA. IS. Indoor meet
ings Bronx, Harlem, Downtown,
Williamsburg, Boro Hall, Browns
vile, to elect delegates to Wash
ington, Jan. Is. House to house
canvass for signatures to Unen-
ployment Bill, Jan. 18.
PHILADELPHIA - Foster mass
meeting at Broadway Arena,
Jan. IA.
BOSTON--Hunger march, Jan.
;, on City Hall. Foster mass meet
ing at Ambassador Palace, Jan. Is.
NEWARK, N. demonstration
before City Hall, Jan. 7, IL a. m.
Hunger march, Jan. %. Second
United Front Conference, Jan. 10
at 3 p. m, in Slovack Hall, So
West st.
STAMFORD, Conn. - United
Front Unemployment Conference,
Jan. &c.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Stat
Unemployment Conference and
hunger march on state capitol,
Feb. l and 2.
WHEELING, w. Va.-~Unite d
Front Conference, Feb. /, at 2 pm,
at Masonic Temple, 1407 Market
st.
Los ANGELES-Second United
Front Conference, Jan. IS.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - United
Front Conference, Jan. 10, 2 pm,
at Workers Home, 1916 West Col
fax st.
ST. PAUL, Minn.--Hunger march
in st, Paul and Minneapolis and
demonstration before state capt.
tol, Jan. 7. Simultaneous demon
STATIONS in Duluth and other
towns.
The Campaign Committees in
many towns have not sent III the
announcement of thei' meetings
and hunger marches. They should
do SO at the earliest possible date.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
RED CROSS LIES
ABOUT ARKANSAS
Knew Children Starved
in High Schools
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rate of s275 for the heads Of fam
lilies, showing that there certainly
we're more than 500 demonstrators.
Funds--For Overhead.
The Red Cross hypocrites state
that there are "ample funds" but
this seems only to apply to their SAL
aries And its abb is that 1t in
sisted on orderly distribution" which
ren"ires "requisition blanks" and "in-
vestigation."
The farmers, with their wives in
tears and their children starving,
would no longer endure the sinking
hypocrisy of the Red Cross, and, tax
ing their guns. organizer at the
county seat for action. Though they
got only s2.75 worth of food for each
family, they learned how to act en-
masse. In this and in the overcon-
ing of race prejudice, uniting 90 per
cent white and 10 per cent Uegro
farmers, they followed the policy Of
the United Farmers League, which
has headquarters at New York Mills,
Minnesota.
The United Farmers League sup
ports a demand for government conf
pensation at full value Of crops lost
b ysmall farmers from drought or
other causes, funds to be raised by
taxes on corporations and stock and
farm produce exchange gamblers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
START BUILDING UP
DAILY WORKER IN ERIE.

Il came to Erie as Section Orga-
nicer in October and found the move
ment here based entirely upon Ian
guage workers. writes E. S. j. quite
a number of language pres readers
in Erie and vicinity but very few
Daily Worker readers.
I'VE are trying to build up a
Daily Worker readers list in Erie,
both through subscriptions and
house to house distribution and arc
beginning to get some results. Most
Of them are short time subs but all
Of them can be renewed before they
expire. In order to get the best re-
suits IN the section for the Daily
Worker. the section committee de-
cided to place Comradc EIinor Me
minski as full time Daily Worker
Agent.
I'VE viii see that the units on this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06

persistent. A few years ago, in adj
dressing group of workers, a Com
munist speaker mentioned the name
Of Karl Marx. calling him the father
of scientific socialism and urging the
audience to read his Communist
Manifesto. The detectives in the
crowd Immediately began man
hunt for Marx, declaring that when
they caught him they would pretty
damn quick destoy the basis of all
that Bullsheviki talk" 1t is prob
able that Jersey police are still look
ing for him.
Runs Away With Christmas Fund.
Nothing better illustrates Jersey
justice" than the story of the Jersey
City Riddles Christmas Fund. Every
year the firemen of the city are
drafted by Hague to collect dona-
tons on street corners, trolley cars,
subways, etc. Some curious CO IN
last Christmas, without way ing
evinced a desire to know how the
money was expended. The demand
was concurred in by many others, but
no accounting was forthcoming.
Fire Chief Boyle, in charge of the
fund, suddenly became i'll" and went
to Florida. He remained there until
the demands for an accounting had
quoted down. To this day no &C
counting has been offered, nor have
any explanations. To expect an ex-
PLANTATION is little too much, for
in that event Fire Chief Boyle would
have to reveal just what proportion
of the Christmas Fund he kept and
how much went to Hague.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
Shut down
YANKEE IMPERIALISM

NEW YORK.--Americsn branch
factories in Europe and Canada are
employing more than 100000 workers,
according to the New York Trust
Company.
Migration of American industry
commenced before the war, but its
most rapid expansion has been in the
last ten years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06


tile workers are involved in the wage
cut and Speed-up threat.
BERLIN, Jan. 5.--Sixty five thou
sand Ruhr miners are out on strike
under revolutionary leadership
a9ainst wage cuts. There was a
S1arp attack on the strikers by po-
lice, i1ineowners, and the refornist
press during the week end. Police
terror is increasing. Three miners
were killed by the cops and scores
wounded, Hundreds we're beaten with
clubs. Mass arrests Of striking min
ers Is proceeding.
Yesterday night the police sur
rounded the Communist Party head.
quarters in Bochun arresting over
100. Thousands of extra police have
been drafted to the Ruhr area. They
wear steel helmets and are armed
With rifles. bombs. pistols, search
lights and all paraphernalia of civi,
war
Yesterday strikers demonstrated be-
fore the police prison in Lintfort de
harding the RELEASE of the arrested
Police fired on the crowd. killing ono
and wounding twenty. Mass picket
ing has been declared illegal, pickets
everywhere are dubbed and shot at
The boss press admits the police
are clubbing women. The capitalist
press is working the old trick aboul
declaring the strike has collapsed
Labor minister, Stegerwald, who is
chairman at the conference between
the mine owners and the reforn,ists.
says he hopes to achieve compro-
mise on the basis Of four per cent
wage cut,
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Jan. s.
Thirty-tvo thousand veavers atfil-
lated with the Textile Trades Union
are affected by strike order issued
today calling out workers from, all
mills In which employers have de-
mdcd 10 cut wages beginning Jan. IL
Negotiations looking toward Q com.
pRunaise were Intellectual
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
SQUEEZE 5 DAYS
WORK IN ; AT THE
AMER. RAD. co.
Pierce ArrowShutdown
Now Looms
by a Worker Correspondent

BUFFALO, N Yin this section,
(Black Rock the majority of the
factories are foundries and the most
miserable places to work in. For in
stance, the Bond plant of the Amer
lean Radiator Co.
Here the workers work three days
week but the workers start at two,
three and some at one o'clock in the
morning and work till four, five and
six in the evening and some later,
putting in thirteen, fourteen to eigh-
teen hours a day. Actually putting
in from As days Of work in days
and getting paid for days, in other
words, when the workers go to work
Monday morning they are not home
till Thursday night, for that's when
the workers children actually talk to
their fathers, for on the day that he
works, he is too tired to stay up S
minutes to say something to his chill
dren and for a fact he is even too
tired to enjoy good supper.
Now they are laid Off for three
weeks, Christmas vacation" with no
pay.
Pierce-ArrOw Layoffs.
In the Pierce Arrow Motor Co.,
since Studebaker got control of it,
they introduced many speed-up sys-
TENS and new machinery, mostly
speedy, replacing hundreds of men.
They have succeeded in one year
to lay off $500 workers so that they
could starve and keep $500 workers
working part time for a lower wage.
The average wage for the majority of
the workers will not exceed SIS a
week for the last year and still the
management succeeded in recording
one of the highest profits in the
worst year in the United States
Qarder ones to Gomez
What a noble example for the
starving masses. But this is not an
Fool the Workers.
During December the foremen, rats
and skunks started to say that the
company is preparing for one of the
busiest seasons.
During this month they hired some
OF the old workers which had long
lay-off without pay. Then Christmas
rolled around, the management put
notices on the clocks that the entire
factory will be off on December IS,
Christmas Day and resume working
ON December 26 and wishing tho
workers Merry Christmas.
Shutdown
On returning TO work that day all
the superS were called to confer
ence and were told to prepare for
the busiest season by laying off 25
per cens of the workers Immediately
and finishing up by saying that
there is no schedule for work for the
month of January and just to finish
UP what is to be finished from the
previous month which isn't much to
brag about and if things don't pick
up, it means complete shutdown.
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and branches had to close because
of rumors is the usual highly garlic
scented bologna.
1t is significant that Tuesdays
morning capitalist papers contain no
further news of this bank crash.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06

T. w. Lind. Seattle. wash. 200
v. S. Ware, Central Point, Ore. 100
DISTRICT 1t
Total December 10 S1s2.I0
H. obwiier, Los Angeles. Cal. 800
j. Fox, Blythe, Cal. 500
y. Van Nleet, Charlotte, Cal. LOO
8. II. Viskovich (colIeclton)
San Pedro, Cal ............ $3.50
Unknown, Los Angeles. CAL. 500
,. BrandstiiIer, Loveonk, Cal. 1900
Bobbie Hall Dist. 10, Los An
ge1es, Cal. ................ 20.sO
W. Urdang, Los Angeles. Cal. zoo
y. G. MersOhn. San francisco.
Cal ............. 2.On
Unit ~, Los Angeles, Cal. 1900
Paul Poklick. Los Angeles, Cal. 1.O0
DISTRICT Is
Total December 10 s 900
j. Kozlowskos, Hartford, Conn, 5.ON
Mrs. II. Blum. stamford, Conn. 500
Y. $. Killing. New Hoven, Conn. $500
w. Conrow. Black Hall, Conn. zoo
Total .................. 1890
DISTRICT 10
Total December 10 .........s 30.
DISTRICT IT
Total December 10 ........s 5000
DISTRICT is
Total December 10 ...S 5,ON
III. Miller, Lewiston, Idnho. 2.0r
Total ...............s 10
DISTRICT 10
Total December 10 ........s SOC
UNORGANIZED
Total December 10 .....s OK
t. Snuroman, Tampa, Fla. 5.5c
Totai .................r 3 14.7s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
Boss Rags Try
Hide Bank Crashes
(By a Worker Correspondent


PHILADELPHIA - Exactly seven
daye elapsed and the safest, Sanest
and most soYer industrious and ex-
trao .inarly financial center In the
United States witnesses three bank
failures of major proportions.
The most rec 0; that of the
Aldine Trust Co. and its two branches
involve over 100000. One of its
branches at 40th st. and Lancaster
Avc-1ue IS in purely proletsrian
neigh Jrhood and the sufferers who
cannot get ter mon :, re nearly
all wor'- IS.
Directors Lie.
1.-THE ban" is solvent" declared the
rich dircCtois Of the bank. Maybe so,
but the bank remains closed.
Ten thousand dollars reward was
offered for malicious rllmor mon
gers" This reward is the usual
theatrical gesture and the idea that
the great solvent" Aldine Trust Co.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
Red Builders Neavs Club in
Denver Increases Order AS
Campaign Activity Spreads

Action by the Red Builders News
Club in Denver, Col, is indicated by
this telegram received from Dave
Fiengold.
Increase Denver bundle to 200.
Have sent special Daily Worker
representative 10 Pueblo. Send
bundle of rs daily TO o. ]. C.
Pueblo. Colo. The district Is con-
centrating on the steel industry
and a subscription drive through
out our district. The Red Build
ers News Club Is responsible for
the Denver increase. Where Is
Kansas City?
This shows more excellent work for
District 10, Denver which is now
leading all districts in the campaign
for $4,000 circulation. Denver has
obtained II per cent of its quota in
this drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-06
SAVE THE DAILY WORKER"
RUSH YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS!

DISTRICT Z
Total December 10th . &21762
A. knez, Detroit, Mich. ~ LOO
jack. Detroit, Mich. ...... 100
I.W.O.. Detroit, Mich. . $500
J. Ziemba, Detroit, Mich. .. LOO
Unknown, Detroit Mich. 80. 1900
Total ...............s 2eo.s2
DISTRICT
TotnI December 10 ........$ 62.O0
James W. Clark, Chicago, ILL.,. 100
Wins, Chicago, III. ........ 1850
j. w. c., Chicago, Ill. ...... 100
John Noes, Chicago, III. 80. LOO
.. Thomas, Chicago, III. ~ $40
Arvf Peterson, Chicago, ILL.,. ZOO
J. CIelick, Gary, Ind, ... 1907
n. Catch. Chicago Heights, Ill. 500
A Worker, Chicago, Ill. ... zoo
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .41i1.1S
DISTRICT 0
Total December 10 ....$ 53.2S
.. Peneff. Lake Beulnh, Wise. 4.Of
alton, Milwaukee, Wtsc. so
davidson, Milwaukee, WISE. "a
Hilty, Milwaukee, wise. 2.75
Frank Znge, Milwaukee. Wise. 2.7h
y. Mnstn. Marengo. Wisc.. 100
4. I. snIonen, TripoIi. WISE. zoe
William JiIek, st. Paul, Mimi. LOO
Total ...................s 87.7s
DISTRICT 10
Total December 10 ........S 17.""
E. NJ, Lincoln, Nebr. .... 80
|iotai ';s, s:,,,,,; ,,;, 1890. %"
TotIa December 10 ........S 1900
DISTRICT IL
Total December 10 ........$ SOC
A. q. Arness, sedro WooIey,
Wusn. ............ S.Ou