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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
PINCHOT, DAVIS
BANTER AT COST
OF UNEMPLOYED
Senator Aims to Hide
His Grating

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Through
a little horse-play at the expense Of
the unemployed, Senator Davis of
Pennsylvania hopes to cover up the
latest revelations of his accepting
graft from sugar corporations in 1928
and 1929.
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania
called on Andrew Mellon, secretary
of the treasury, to donate a million
dollars to unemployment charity,
Senator Davis replied for his boss by
saying Pinchot, who is also a million
aire, should donate a million. In
return Pinchot called on Davis to
donate as great a percentage as he
did In this way, they hoped to get
the workers to believe that the bosses
were really good sports" trying to
give the unemployed all they could,
Dayis's real stand on unemploy-
ment is shown by the fact that he
made a special trip to the recent
Vancouver convention Of the A. F.
Of L. to make a speech against I'M
employment insurance. Moreover,
Davis got bride from the sugar
barons for helping to put over a high
tariff on sugar and raising the price
for the masses. Pinchot's action and
fakery has been exposed by the bru-
tai murder by Pinchots state police
of miners who struck against star
walton.
All this banter will not cover up
the grating of Senator Davis, nor
the phrase-slinging Of Davis and
Pinchot at the expense of the star
Yation of millions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27

derwear and jersey fabrics, that the
mill will close for general operation
Dec. l. A few employees will be re-
tanned for a short period OF time to
enable the management to clear out
existing stocks of raw and finished
materials.
The Everett Norfolk Company is
controlled by william Iselin g. Com
pany of New York City who operate
other mills of similar nature through
out the country. 1t is rumored that
those orders which should have been
made up in the local plant, are being
transferred to their Elmira, N. Y.
mill.
The Everett Norfolk Company, al
ways notorious for their low wages
and sWeatshop working conditions,
slashed wages ten per cent about a
year ago and since that time those
employees who have had work, have
been working two to four days a
week under the stagger system.
The mill management claims that
the shutdown which is for an indef-
mite period, is due to lack of orders
and claims that the mill will not be
reopened until the present depression
has radically changed for the better.
No effort is being made to provide
for the transfer OF old employees to
ether mills under company control.
Thus the bosses add another three
hundred or more recruits to the al
ready swollen forces of the unem-
ploycd.
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the rich farmers.
Upon his visit to Snowfall, accom-
panied by two white members of the
MILD, to file a petition for change
5f venue for Jones, AIDES and his COM
fpanions were attacked by the lynch
lnobs and threatened by Judge
Bailey and the sheriffs. The leaders
of this mob, which included Mayor
Byrd of Snowfall, are well known,
but again no action has been taken
against them. Helen Mays, one of
the two workers who accompanied
AIDES to Snowfall, was arrested be-
cause she was ready to protect her
self when the governor and Judge
Bailey refused them protection She
was charged with carrying concealed
weapons. This charge has not been
dismissed.
Governor Ritchie has ignored sew
cral appeals from the LID. attor-
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picye's refusal TO subscribe"
Coercing Teachers

ploye's refusal to subscribe"
Coercing Teachers
This was followed Immediately by
a protest from the teachers, through
one member, F. l. A. Bennett, Of the
Board Of Education, against the plan
of the Community Chest Executive
Committee to appoint SO "key men"
scattered over the school system, and
made up largely of principals and
other executive officers with discipl-
mary power over the teachers, to see
that the teachers accepted the wage
cut for the Community Chest,
The Executive Committee is headed
Of the chemical warfare service
poison gas) who recently called on
the American Legion to smash the
National Hunger March.
Making More Threats
The terrific sensation which pub
LEGATION of these instructions and
thyeG.5 has had in Washington has
resulted IN editorials in the papers
excusing the coercion aspects and
telling the employees of the govern
ment to pay up and shut up. The
Washington Star, for instance says
The spirit Of charity needs a pump
The business Of raising money for
charity is q realistic one"
The Executive Committee has Of
fered certain childish explanations in
excuse for its acts, the most i'm
portant Of which is a denial that lists
Of those refusing to pay are to be
submitted to personnel directors for
punishment, But it is admitted that
the lists are to be sent to certain Of
ficials Of the committee in charge of
collections, ito check up, that those
officials OF the committee are the
very same men who are personnel
directors in the government depart
mentsi
Some of the officials refer TO the
leaflet Of the Unemployed Councils
in their newspaper interviews.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27
BALTIC MILLS REOPEN
WITH rs PC. WAGE-CUT
AND MORE SPEED-UP
Vicious Third Degree Methods Used in Rehir-
ing Workers
Everett Norfolk Mill Closes in Lebanon Firing
Over 300
(By a Worker Correspondent

ENFIELD N H.-The Baltic Mills of this town, owned
by the American Wooden Co. rngeader of the textile operators
who put hte 10 cent cut into effect in Lawrence
Mass have reopned their doors which have been closed for
four with % cent reduction in wages and
tension of working hours from AZ to 54 The company which
notorious for its hardboed attitude towards labor and
which refused to its books to the Massachusetts state
investigators in Lawrence has succeeded in inducing the local
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27

pay, but might give almost any
amount in addition"
Method of Coercion
The scandal which has shocked the
Capital has gone so far that Sanitary
Engineer j. B. Gordon has explained
i'll the press how he dubbed into line
the twenty per cent OF the employees
in. his department who at first re-
fused to sign payrolls making the de-
auctions Of three days pay
Senator CouzenS is calling for an
investigation.
Gordon says:
when | saw the makeup of the
present system of collection said
MIR. Gordon, Il was quite sure that,
however voluntary the system might
be officially, the wise employees
would contribute to avoid what
might happen later. was told that
one copy would be sent to the Per-
sonnet Classification Board and one
would be kept by the District Per-
sonnet Board. Obviously, in the
future whenever one of these lists
showed that SO men in an office
had contributed and l had not, it
would be very hard for the one who
had not to get any favors
This collection is being made as
no other that have ever had any
thing to do with. Our instructions
come from the President through
the Civil Service Commission. This
makes me believe that the system
intended to be used in the District
government is the same as that
which had been used in industrial
establishments in the past Commu-
nifty Chest drives, where the sub
scriptions have not been voluntary.
20 Per Cent Fail to Sign
about 20 per cent of my men
did not sign when the list was
taken around. 1 called each Of
them in and told them what have
just stated. Most of them then
signed, but some of them still re-
fused"
Gordon warned those who did not
sign that while Officially" the con-
tributions were voluntary. "unoffi-
cially, tits quite evident that these
who do not contribute will be marked
men in Government circles"
Furthermore, Gordon told them of
various ways they could be punished
even though they were under civil
regulations, with ever having
a chance to prove that the reason for
the disciplinary acts was the en-
March, Wednesday, in Pittsburgh. A
mass movement for unemployment
and immediate relief in
the meantime, is developing here.
Steel workers here, and coal miners
from adjoining towns are showing
that they mean business.
Six delegates to the National Hun
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Correspondence Briefs
ANOTHER BANK CRASH


Trust Co. closed its doors here. thus
cleaning out the savings of many
workers. ". B.
BOSS RELIEF; 80 CENTS A WEEK
CHICAGO. Ill.-At the Swedish
Relief, 1886 N. Clark Street, the bos-
ses claim to give relief amounting to
50 cents to those who, apply. The
relief that is given to those who have
strength to wait long enough and go
through the red tape amounts to
about 80 cents worth of groceries.
They tell the hungry workers that
they must live week on these gro
ceries. e !
troops are stationed at Tangshan, but
the, British are sending their own
forces.
A Tokyo dispatch reports that as
result of the British protest, the
japanese inperialists have given "a
virtual pledge" to abandon their plans
to attack Chinchow. This does not
mean that the Japanese will not push
their war on the Chinese masses into
Central China, with the aim of crush
ing the Chinese Soviets and the
Chinese Red Army. In this, they will
have the cooperation of the British
as well as United States and French
imperialisms. The British are merely
intent on protecting their own plumb
err against the rival imperialist group
OF the United States, Japan and
France.
A further indication of growing
British uneasiness over the POSSIBLE
ity Of being excluded in the redivi-
sion Of China is shown in the rally
ing by Britain of several of the small
er powers in opposition to the League
Councils latest resolution which
practically endorses the seizure of
Manchuria. A Paris dispatch to the
New York Times reports:
British Organize Bloc In Council
"The small powers in the Coun-
cil-with none of whom Ambassa-
dor Dawes has offered to confer
rather upset this plan" The dis
patch further reports:
TN all this they 1.-THE small pow
ers) had been receiving the benevo-
lent support of the old League pill
lar, Lord Cecil, who is officially re-
presenting Britain ian the absence
of Sir John Simon, Foreign Sec
retary."
Social Fascists support Imperialists
The British social fascists who have
not raised whisper in protest
against the rape of China and the
slaughter of Chinese workers and
peasants are supporting British i'm
perialism in its present manouvers
against its imperiaIst rivals. George
Lansbury. leader Of the discredited
British Labor Party, is reported to
have made "a vigorous anti-Japanese
declaration" in the House of Com
mons Wednesday night. When, how
ever, Sir John Simon suggested it
would be inadvisable to debate the
Manchurian question, Lansbury then
requested other members of his par
ty to refrain from discussion and
thanked the Foreign Minister in
reply"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27

must rally to the defense of the Ne
gro massesl Stop the bloody lynch
terror Organize protest meetings
everywherel Organize defense
corps of Negro and white workers
Push the fight agains tcapitalism,
with its lynch terror hunger pro-
gram and war prcparationsl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-27

called The workers in Friewildau
are striking solidly. Huge demon
strations were held in front of the
buildings where the workers dead
bodies are laying.
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EMPLOYEES
FORCED TO
CONTRIBUTE

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
us. Workers Set Up
Commune in USSR
Former Ford Workers
Build Up Model Farm

MOSCOW, U.S.S.R-In 1929 a
group Of former American workers of
the Ford and Packard Plants, num-
bering IA men arrived in the USSR
and set up an agricultural commune
in the Poltava Region, which they
named after Ruthenberg. They
brought along with them agricultural
inventory and implements. In the
course of two years the members of
the commune organized a model
poultry farm after the American
style, also gardening farms. At pres
emit they are organizing a sheep
breeding farm. They have further
built a dining room and club and a
mechanical shop, and are now en-
gagged in erecting an electric power
station. The members of the COM
mune are keeping in constant touch
with their comrades in America, in
forming them of their life and do
ings in the U.S.S.R. Not long ago
nine more men came from Detroit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
PITTSBURGH To
TIGHTEN DAILY"

From Carl Price, District Organ
izer of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Enclosed is the material for the
Pittsburgh District Page and also
a check for SIG for two thousand
copies. The Daily Worker agent
comes out of Jail in few days.
During the time of his stay in Jail
which was 80 days, no one was
put in his place and therefore
DIV. affairs are in a chaotic state.
We will take up the question with
him as soon as he comes out and
try to stabilize the ID. w. distribu-
ton, etc. littIe.''
Comrade Price promises to organ
ize better Pittsburgh material for the
next page. We hope, in addition
that with the recovery of Comrade
Cook who is now i'll, his bundle viii,
take on an increase. Incidentally
Pittsburgh, although it reached onI,
% per cent of its quota, has attained
SO per cent of it's former circulation
This record is fair. But with a re-
ally well organized Red Builders
News Club, the district can reach its
quota. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
Chester Orders Increased
From IS to 21O; Pittsburgh
To Reorganize Daily Activit,

Mac Harris, organizer Of the Trade
Union Unity League in Chester, Pa,
gives an insight into how one work
er's consistent activity can stimulate
the Daily Worker sales in that ter
ritory. He enclosed a. snapshot of
Ionic Council, Negro unemployed
worker, and writes:
upon joining the Unemployed
Council, this Negro worker, Ionic
Council, volunteered to sell the Daily
and started off with a steady daily
route Of Is copies. He later increased
this to 35 and now is working on
a goal of so copies every day within
the next two weeks.
ut is such work as this which
has increased the sales of the Daily
Worker from IS copies five weeks
ago to the present 21O copies every
day. Comrade ChOma, the Daily
Worker representative is on the
job from early morning and now
sells about 100 every day. With
the present enthusiasm, spirit and
cooperation of many workers in
our unemployed council we expect
soon to reach our goal of 500 Dali
lies every day."
Comrade Harris informs us that
the Daily Worker is on the order of
business of every unemployed coun-
Gil meeting, one reason why the
sales have increased so rapidly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
Demonstrate In Rain In Harlem
Against Deportations and Lynching

ported the Harlem demonstration as
an object-less affair, merely stating
that "A thousand Communists, drawn
from the ranks of the malcontents.
gathered in Harlem yesterday and
later marched through a drizzle to
10th ST., where mass meeting was
held" The News deliberately covered
up the fact that the workers who
turned out in the rain had turned
out to protest against lynching, Jim
Crowism, deportation of the foreign
born, unemployment, starvation and
the numerous other evils of the CAPT.
talist system.
The New York Times report ad-
mitted that the demonstration was
held to fight discrimination based
on color" and protest deportation. ("
1t said nothing, however, of the huge
banners denouncing lynching and
Jim Crowism, of the speakers at
lacks upon these institutions of
capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
Missouri Officials Cut Wages of River Toilers

they had a quarter boat, where the
men were installed, in order to be
close to their work. Some of the
boarding houses charge as high as
$40 a week.
There is much discomfort among
these workers and they are plan
ming to write a complaint to the
engineers department at the gov
ernment station. But they will
find that this department is a tool
of the blOOd-sucking bosses. There
is one way and that is to organize
into fighting Industrial Union,
to be part of the T. U. U. L. Then
they will be able to fight against
these wage-cuts that are taking
place all over the country. R. E.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
PHILA. ISSUES
MAY FIRST CALL
Working Class Organs
Confer April IL

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The Com
munist Party, the Trade Union Unity
League and the City Council Of the
Unemployed of Philadelphia have is
sued a call to all labor unions, fra
ternal organizations, employed and
unemployed workers, to elect dele
gates to the May 1 conference to be
held Sunday, April IL, at Q o. m. at
Boslover Hall, SEVENTH and Pine SITS.
The keynote of the call was "Or-
ganize all forces In the struggle
against hunger and for unemploy-
ment insurance" Especially the
above named organizations make
their appeal to the textile strikers in
Kensington to elect delegates to this
conference.
The state hunger msrchers to the
state legislature in Harrisburgh will
return just in time to report to the
contemplated large street demonstra-
tons and parade and the indoor
~ neaaelns n Ne sssplpA ~,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
5000 Militant Mass Pickets In Shelton
Defeat Mill Gunner In Three Day Fight

street for several blocks. The police
were helpless. When the crowd was
menaced with guns, it defended it
self with a rain storm of rocks. A
sack of stones also fell on one of the
company autos from the top Of a
building.
However, as a result Of the vigor-
our defense of the picketS, the COM
pany gunner did not dare to go out
side the mill gates ON Friday, and a
splendid mass picket line was thrown
around the mill that evening. 1t was
led by a strong defense committee,
and was not molested. Most of the
scabs, who are very few at any time,
did not dare to work Friday.
Picket captains have been chosen
and permanent defense committees
are organized.
There are 800 more weavers strik-
ing in Bridgeport against the same
company and the same wage cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
Delco Co. Installs New Machinery to Speed Up
Workers
Workers

Daily Worker: Dayton, Ohio.
There are only 1900 workers
shaving at the Delco Products Co.
When the company runs on full
time they employ $500 workers.
But with the speed-up and the in
xtaIlation Of new machinery these
1,SD0 workers produce as much as
the $500. Delce Co. Is getting more
new machinery. which means that
more workers are laid off.
In the Delco Products there is
an automatic press which has been
installed. This press has a fan
which gathers all the scraps and
shavings from all the machines
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
SEATTLE NEWSIES
DO GOOD WORK

Seattle has been rather mixed on
the amount of papers we should re-
ceive in our bundle. The past DIV.
agent has been missing for some
time CPhillips) and 1 have been
elected in his place" writes Acc.
MY brother and I are planning
touring Washington and Oregon this
summer and spring in a car and get
Subs for the Worker; that is, after
I get my bonus. wish you luck y
We have a Rcd Builders Club
started and arc cunctiCairg good
O. for tao, start and p.ey viii handle
the city sales after / start ON my
tour 1t has been decided that
~
we, can handle 800 copies every day
in the future until we are able TO
increase The amount"
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working class, aimed at crushing the
struggle against starvation and for
unemployment relief and insurance.
Among the speakers at 10th st. were
Charles Alexander, Gertrude Mann,
Harold williams, Sol Harper, and
other representatives Of the League
Of Struggle for Negro Rights. the
National Committee for Protection of
Foreign Born, and the international
Labor Defense, the three organiza-
tions which arranged the demon
stratiors.
The boss press which had set the
example followed by the Negro re-
fornlist press in Harlem of killing all
advance news of the demonstrations
were forced to report in their Sun
day issues that the demonstrations
were successful in spite of the rain.
Tho boss papers, however, left out
all mention Of the struggle against
Iynching and persecution of Negro
and foreign born workers of which
the demonstrations we're a part In
unifying the working class and rally
Ing the native born white workers to
tie defense Of the Negro and foreign
bSp workers.
h, - - - 0Dn1og MnWu -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-30
Portland Can Factory Uses Stagger System

employ, Take, for example, the five
gallon line. We have the five-day
week. We work as minutes less a
day than we did before. Piece-work
has been cut so that where women
workers on piecework could make SIG
a week they now net Sill But the
most important phase of this is that
the amount we produce is the same
and in some cases increased. We are
working six days week, but for
how long? A two-week layoff in
February balances the same as if
we worked three days a week. Let's
organize, build a rank and file COM
mittee and stop the speed-up.
p. Nj.
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into one pile. Before this machine
was installed boxes were put I'M
der the machines and when they
were filled the Iaborers carried
them all to pile.
The bosses want to get more and
more machinery, so that the
worker can be abolished altogether.
The workers do not care if new
machines are installed in the fac
tories, il the machines would be
used for their purposes, to relieve
the workers from so much hard
work. But the bosses instead speed
up the workers more, laying off
workers. M ].