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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
OMAHA ORGANIZING
FOR ACTIVITY WITH
THE DAILY WORKER

For some time we have been trying
to point out to comrades in Omaha,
Neb., that this city offers wide
field for development with the Daily
Worker Nov after a long silence,
r. p, Daily Worker agent, writes:
I'VE have the second largest packing
industry in the world as well as many
other industries here and large
number of unemployed. We should
have large circulation here and are
putting in intensive efforts to organ
ize Party unit When this is es-
tablished, will increase our bundle
order. In the meantime increase the
present bundle by five copies" Now
get 20.
There are any number Of cities of
large population in the middle west
that have hardly been graxed with
the Daily. Des Moines, Dubuque,
Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Davenport,
Pierre offer countless opportunities
for building real circulation. At a
time when workers are continually
engaged in strike struggles, it is of
utmost importance that the Daily is
bought. read and handed around
everywhere. This distribution can be
greatly simplified through the work
of Red Builders News Clubs.
All of the above cities are large
enough TO support Red Builders
Club and functionaries in the vari-
Gus Party units should make every
effort to organize these clubs wher-
ever possible. Where Party Units
have not been organized. the Daily
Worker should take the initiative in
building up the club.
RoNW0OD, MICH. ORDERS 20
DAILIES
THE mines in this city are clos
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
BRITISH GOVT
TO CUT "DOLES''
Labor Party to Smash
Jobless Funds
Gable BY Tnprecorr.)

LONDON, May ia emi-offi-
cisl forecast Of the findings of the
Royal Commission on unemployment
appeared in today's Daily Herald, or
gan Of the British Labor Party. The
prospects for the unemployed In
Great Britain if the Royal Commits
sion findings are adopted will mean ::
A weekly reduction of mems bene-
fits Of SO cents a week; a reduction
of Is cents per week for wives allow
ances. This is based on the conten-
ton that the cost of living has fallen.
All of the members of the COM
mission also propose that the work
ers' contribution to the unemploy-
ment insurance fund be increased
from IS cents to 20 cents per week.
In this manner the burden OF the
bosses will be lessened and that of
the workers greatly increased. It is
further proposed that the benefit
period be reduced from IA to 26
weeks. There will be stringent re-
strictions of the right of married wo.
men whose husbands are working.
Also, part time workers, who now are
entitled to benefits will have their
rights restricted.
The British Labor government is
pledged to carry out the recommen-
dations against the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Jail JobIess Negro
Marine Worker for
Speaking at Meeting

NEW YORK--An open air mas,
meeting was held at noon yesterday
by the Marine Workers Industrial
Union on South Street and Madison
Lane. A crowd of over 100 cheered
the first speaker, an ex-serviceman
and then Henry williams, an unerh-
ployed marine workers, and a men,
Der of the League of Struggle fol-
Negro Rights.
Williams, after speaking for Is
minutes, was knocked off the stand
by cop and arrested. The arrest
was made first on the charge OF
holding meeting without a per-
nit; then the charge was changed
to "disorderly conduct" and finally
to ''obstructing traffic"
The case was put over until Fri
day after a brief hearing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Newly Organ'd LSNR
Group In Vigorous
ScottsbOrO Protest

NEW YORK. 49, The first meeting
of the newly organized West Side
branch of the League of Struggle
for Negro Rights, at 43e West 53rd
Street - right in the heart of the
West side tenement district - was
held last Thursday evening.
About rs Negro and white workers
we're present, filling the hall to cap
acity. Comrade Patterson, head of
the L.S.NR., outlined graphically the
legal" attempt of the southern bos-
ses to frame up and murder the nine
! Negro boys in Scottsboro, Alabama.
He pointed out that this legal lynch
attempt is part of the bosses cam
paign to terrorize the Negro workers
and divide the white workers from
the black.
Having just returned from living
and working for more than three
years in Soviet Russia, Comrade Pat
terson told of the huge differences
between the lives Of working people
| in Soviet Russia--where the workers
r,ile--snd over here where the work.
ers still live under the rule OF the
! bosses.
Alan Taub, international Labor
Defense attorney, told of the fight
being made to gave the nine boys
from the chair,
The meeting enthusiastically en-
dorsed q telegram of protest to the
Governor OF Alabama, demanding
/ immediate release of the nine Negro
boys. A delegation was elected to
the United Defense Conference; s4.27
was donated to the L.S.N.R.
The West Side Branch of the
League OF Struggle for Negro Rights
calls upon all workers of the West
Side to join in the fight against the
bosses. The next indoor meeting will
be held Thursday, May 81, at 43s
West 53rd Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

AAAOAO . AAAASAA etAoNOAAVSAAN SNA~ASAASAN N@@~
workers.
Negroes Suffering,
There is much suffering amongst
Negro workers. The majority of the
Negro population here is starving
slowly. Most of them eat only 2
meals day. The rent sharks and
Negro real estate agents are keeling
up the high rent, Rent is being re-
ddced all over.
Al Capone, the nations famous
ssngster is piker besides the real
state racketeers here or the food
sharks,
Talk Strike.
The conditions here in the stock
yards packing house is very bad. The
superintendent OF Armour and Co.,
Edward Innis, is so disguised that he
resigned. He accepted a position in
Soviet Russia, where he is going to
help operate meat slaughter houses.
Many others here are talking about
going, Stockyard workers here are
also talking about going on the strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Movement to SAGE 9 Negro Boys Spreads Thruout
Country with United Front Conferences in 80 Cities

NEW YORK.-With several sue
cessful united front Scottsboro De-
Tense conferences already held in
several cities and &c others arranged
Throughout the country during the
next three weeks, the mass move
ment to save the Scottsboro boys
is rapidly taking organizational form.
In New York City fully 200 organiza-
tons were represented at the united
front conference last Sunday. In
Bridgeport, Conn, conference was
held last night.
That the movement to save the
boys is nationwide and rallying sup
port even in the southern stronghold
Of the boss theology of race hatred
is seen in the fact that workers of
several southern cities have joined in
arranging defense conferences. In
San Antonio, Texas, white and Negro
members Of the local branch of the
International Labor Defense are en-
ggaed in intensive activity for the
defense, visiting organizations and
churches, both Negro and white, to
organize mass support for the fight
to save the lives TO the boys. Already
10 Negro churches have sent resolu-
tons of protest to the governor of
Alabama. Dates have been made for
speakers at several other churches
and at workers organizations.
Two San Antonio churches have
consented to give the use of their
church for mass meetings, and the
membership of these churches are CO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Rockford Furniture Co. Pays $3.50 for Is Hrs

en- off in the office, it makes $3.50
for so hours work, not quite 23c an
hour. No one informed him why the
10 per cent was taken off.
Get soc an Hour.
Once in while we get paid by
the hour. then we get 30c an hour,
and work very hard for it.
A cabinet maker told US the other
day that he had made DOC for five
hours hard work.
The only way we can get better
conditions here and get more pay is
by organizing ourselves in the Furni-
ttre Workers Industrial League, sf-
filiated to Trade Union Unity League,
and fight against wage-cuts. and for
better conditions. CIR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
laundry Bosses Ask Hour Day for Firemen
But Fight 1t for Laundry Workers

| Of any industry in the country
Wages have been reduced and lay
offs are being made by the wholesale.
The speed-up and the rushing OF
the work is terrific. The girls on the
presses and mangles work in a ter
rible heat and the ventilation is very
poor. The men in the wash-rooms
work from early morning until late
at night under the most deplorable
conditions.
Being worker of one of the larg-
est laundries in New York, know of
conditions of these workers. Being an
ex-servicemnn, I Joined the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League Branch No.
- and also have my application in
the Party and will join the Laundry
Workers League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Daily Worker:

Daily Worker:
Mr.. Fish is so much aroused about
convict labor in the Soviet Union. 1t
wouldn't be so bad if the conditions
in U. S. would be investigated.
Rockford Furniture factory, Rock
ford, Ill, received an order on furni-
ture little while ago from the gov
ernmept, We who are working on
this order do not make enough to get
along on.
Receive So for Is Hours Work
In the chair gang it is all piece
work. and we have to work like hell
to make SO to $3.50 in 10 hours work,
One worker after he had been work
ing so hours had made $15. Before
he got his check 10 per cent was TAX
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Rally In Washington.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May ia
United Front Scottsboro Defense
Conference has been called for May
26 at Fishermen's Hall, 800 +. Street.
S. w Speakers are being sent to
organizations and churches to rally
support for the fight TO save the nine
boys. Block and neighborhood COM
mittees are being built to strengthen
the base Of the conference and the
movement to stop the legal lynch
ing of these inocent Negro youths.
zEIGLER, Ill.-A May Day meet
ing Of miners and their families
unanimously adopted resolutions de-
handing the release of the nine
framed-up Scottsboro youth. A re-
solution was also adopted endorsing
the June 18th State Conference for
Unemployment Insurance.
CLEVELAND, o., May 1.-two
more Negro churches - the New
Bethel Baptist Church and the lion
Hill Baptist Church-joined the uni
ted front movement to save the nine
boys. A protest telegram was also
sent the governor of Alabama by an
I. L. D. branch with 1O5 members.
NEWARK, ~ J, May 1S.-The
Lithuanian Workers Singing Society,
"Sietynas," voted a unanimous pro-
test against the Scottsboro outrage
A telegram was sent the governor of
AIaharla.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
FASCBTS GAIN
IN GERMAN VOTE
Socialists L 0 S e to
Communists
Gable BY Inprecorr)

BERLIN, May 18.--In yesterdays
elections to the Oldenburg diet the
Fascists made large gains. The Com
munist party also made gains while
the Socialists suffered considerable
losses. The figures are Fascists, 1o1.-
400, compared to 1920 in the last
election; Socialists, 57,536, as com
pared to 65,847: Catholic centre, 49,
245. as compared TO 47,729: Commun-
lists, 1889, as compared to 1896.
The middle parties all suffered
heavy losses. The Socialist vor~arts
admits that the Socialist losses were
gained by the Communists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Several Conferences Already Held With Dele
gates from Hundreds Of Organizations; rs
More Arranged for Late May and Early June

operating in the preparation Of these
meetings. Two white churches have
permitted speakers from the LID
to address, their congregations and
have adopted resolutions denouncing
the frame-up.
Defense Conference in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE,, Wise, May I8.-
organizations have respondede to the
call of the International Labor De-
Tense and the League of Struggle for
Negro Rights for a United Front
Scottsboro Defense Conference in
this city on May "a, at Labor Tenn
pie, 800 Walnut Street, at 2;30 p. m.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., May 49,
Determined to smash the murder
Gus boss frame-ups against the 9
Scottsboro Negro youths and the s
Patterson silk strikers, the I. L. D.
has called a. United Front Defense
conference for June in this city at
IL Plum Street.
Youngstown Workers Protest.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., May ia
United Front Scottsboro Defense
Conference has been called for May
"a at 2:3O p. m. at 1874 E. Federal St
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Unemployed 2 Years
Lives on Bread, Milk

NEW YORK.--Unable to find an
other Job after the Great Atlantic e.
Pacific Tea Co. discharged him, Al
bert Bruning, since 1929 has lived in
the woods near the city, and has
spoken to no one until policeman
found him May and locked him up.
Bruning's only food was milk stol-
en- from doorsteps and stale bread
put outside OF A. 81 p. stores every
night for collection by company
wagons. When arrested he had a
beard foot long. and was using
burlap bags for shoes. He said he
had lost his taste for everything but
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
ily Worker.

ily Worker.
United support of 1900 laundry
Top proprietors for the campaign for
an cight-hour day for city firemen,
was announced by Samuel Sapiro,
secretary of the Manhattan and
Bronx Laundry Owners Association,
which covers all of uptown New
York.
OF course it is very interesting to
know that these Bosses are advo-
coting the eight-hour day for the city
firemen (Which they deserve) but
why do they not start in their own
shops by giving the eight-hour day
to their own employees?
The laundry workers, and espe-
cially the workers in the steam laun-
dries, are today the most exploited
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Hibbing, MINI.
Dear Comrades.


Dear Comrades;
The terror in the mines here on
the Masabs Range is something
that a human can't stand very long
There is continuous speed up here.
And every now and then they cut
wages in one way or the other And
that is not all, the company makes
,She miners pay for motors that burn
out. Some of the miners payed as
high as $275 for motor that burned
on them.
1t is not the fault of the miner that
this happens. II is the speed-up that
even machine can't stand. Acct
dents are also very common which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

1t will be preceded by a huge mass
protest meeting on Public Square on
Saturday, May %, at which Richard
B. Moore vii speak.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. May 10
Stanley Johnson, secretary of the
Provisional Scottsboro Defense Com
mittee, spoke before protest mass
meeting in the Olney Church last
Tuesday, and received an excellent
response.
Shoe Workers.
HAVERHILL, Mass, May 16.-The
shoe workers here, both employed
and unemployed. are preparing to
rally behind the defense of the nine
Scottsboro boys. A protest meeting
has been scheduled for Thursday,
May 81, at 8 p. m. in the Union Hall,
IL Washington Street. A we'll known
Negro worker from Boston will be
the principal speaker.
CHESTER, Pa, May ia con-
ference to mobilize the workers OF
Chester in the struggle for the lib
Grafton of the Scottsboro boys has
been arranged for June 6 at Lith-
uanian Hall, 4th and Upland Streets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Discrimination At
the Harlem Hospital
Against Negro TOiler

NEW YORK.-John Barns, Ne
gro Red Builder, was one of 7 or
badly injured yesterday when an au-
tomobile ran up on the sidewalk at
9th Avenue and l2oth Street. Barnes
was Knocked into a cellar and suf-
fered serious injuries.
Taken to Harlem Hospital along
with the others injured, nc was dis
eliminated against and made to wait
last while the others were given at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Speedup Increases in MINI, Mines; Force
Miners to Pay for Burnt Out Motors

are also due to the speedup system of
the bosses.
But this is not all yet, after the
miner has put in his days work all in
and out. and happens to go home
where in the evening, the company
spies and stools are in some corner
watching him so he doesn't make a
mismove. Now, fellow workers. is
there not something wrong9 And we
as workers stand for all this. I say
we won't. The only way we workers
can put stop to all these rotten
conditions is by organizing into the
National Miners Union and put an
end to this crazy system
Unemployed Miner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

dollars a month for ordinary seamcn
! have been a seaman for sixteen
years and this is the worst have
ever seen it, The name of this yacht
is the Sea King.
Seamen, fight>sgainst this. Organ
ize a ship committee on your shi
and strike against the wage cut
Join the Marine Workers undustriG
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

tention. The discrimination arose
out of the fact that he was Negro
and in addition he wore the apron
of the Red Builders and was selling
the Daily Worker He was referred
to by the doctors at the Harlem Hos
pital as the man from the Daily
Worker. The only treatment given
him was TO put iodine ON his foot.
Comrade Barnes was taken by other
comrades to the Harlem WORKER
Center 353 LenoS Avenue, where he
was given adequate attention. s,.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Yacht Seamens Pay Cut to $40 Per Month

NORFOLK, Va.-A couple of sea-
men were down at the Moon ship
yard after job the other day on one
Of the yachts, They were told by the
captain Of a yacht that he would ship
them at once.
When they humbly asked the old
tyrant of the seas how much he
was paying, he replied 'Oh. forty
bucks for able searen and thirty-fiys
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
100000 Join Strike
In Northern France
Textile Industries
Gable BY Inprecorr.)

PARIS, May ia series OF tex
lie workers conference held Satur-
lay decided on general textile
trike in Northern France for today.
The reformist union has been sw-
ing into line behind the revolution
ry union which already decided 10
,trike,
over 100000 workers are out today,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Spanish Communist
Party Shows Up the
Governments Lies
Gable by Inprecorr.l


MADRID, Spain, May Is. 49,
The Communist Party has issued
a manifesto demanding the gov
eminent produce proof in support
of its slanderous allegation of
Communists cooperating with
MonarchiSts.
The government has not ans
wered yet.
After permitting Alfonso to es-
cape with his jewels and other
valuable property, the government
announces now it will confiscste
the roayal property.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
JUDGE MUST HAVE HIS.

MILWAUKEE, Mis-, May 17.-Ar-
rested for selling stolen neckties, SEN
fenced only to pay costs on that
charge, a man was fined $40 more
because of his inability to pay tho
costs and will serve Is days in Jail
The judges get their fees from the
coSs-s4z~a.~ ~-A--a.--a.Asssss,-~-a-....li..ssc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
Gable BY Inpreccyr.)

BERLIN. May 14--1-hree million
British workers face vage-cuts The
latest attack of port employers af-
fects 100000 lockers. An attempt is
being made to cut down the daily
minimum wage rate by 50 cents. This
employers also demand q revision Of
the overtime special rates
The demands of the bosses are so
astounding that even the refornist
union leaders declare they form no
basis for negotiation.
One million metal workers, 200,o
ship builders, 100000 chemical work
ers and 100000 building trades
workers, 100000 shoe workers, also
face wage-cuts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

VIENNA, May 1.-THE Rote Fahne
was confiscated today because Of an
article entitled: "Rothschild enriched
whilst the people starve!" referring
to the government support action for
the Kreditanstalt, Rothschild's bank,
which is suffering difficulties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

Fight Iynching. Fight deportz-
ton Of foreign born. Elect dele
gates to your city conference for
protection OF foreign born.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

MOSCOW. May IT, Maxim Cor
ky arrived in Moscow today. He was
greeted by an enthusiastic mass DEM
onstration at the railway station.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
More Business Failures
in the United States

NEW YORK.-As the crisis gets
worse business failures increase rap
idly. For the week ended May there
were 53S business failures as against
5of in the previous week and 46l in
1890
The number OF business bankrupt
cieS is greater than ever before.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
$4,000 CHINESE
STRIKERS WIN
Confiscate Rote Fahne
in Berlin.
Gable by Inprecorrl

SHANGHAI China, May 1.-THE
strike of $4,000 silk workers ended in
a victory. The employers accepted
the conditions of the strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

bread and milk, and for most of the
ordinary things Of civilized life as
WE'LL continues the newspaper ac-
count Of Brunings capture.
He is charged with vagracy and q
jail sentence 10 expected g., a, .s,.,s.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19
MORE WORKERS FIRED
BY CHI. MEAT BOSSES;
TO CLOSE OLD PLANT
REIMBURSEMENT Will Bring Wages Down to
S12 Per Week: Steel Mills Also Firing
Chicago, Illinois.

Daily WORKER
The Chicago meat barons in the stockyards again
laying off packing house workers Armour and Company
going discontinue operating old Morris and Company Plant
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-19

Another man working for the parl
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