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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
RAILROAD NEWS
BUTCHERS MADE
TO STARYE ON JOB
Average Agent Cannot
Get Proper Food, Bath
Or Room
(By a Worker Correspondent

CHICAGO.-The companies that
operate news butcher concessions on
trains employ thousands of new -
cheers on trains who are afraid to
voice their opinions The company
requires a deposit of 500 to any and
ali who apply for work. When an
employee leaves he receives $25 in
place of the $28. The average length
of service is three days. Quite q
racket for the company which has
a labor turnover that is hard 10 fig
ure out. Before news agent goes
on run he is taxed 45c by the COM
pany. What this is for, no one knows.
Another sweet racket that must be
exposed
Do not overlook the fact that the
agent gets 20 per cent on the dollar.
The average agent takes in about SIS
to SO on run of two days. Figure it
out yourself and see the starvation
wage. The average news agent can
not afford room, but sleeps on the
train, goes without food and proper
bathing facilities, living a life worse
than a jungle stiff.
I cannot understand why this has
never been brought before the pub
lie as 1 have never read anything
concerning this line of work. 1t would
be impossible to have anything like
this published in any of the daily
papers. These conditions prevail all
over the country from coast to coast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
WORKER LEARNS
FROM STRUGGLE
Striker Tells Why She
Joins Y.C.L.
by a Worker Correspondent


LAWRENCE, Mass. - My exper-
fences during the strike which started
here Oct. 5th have been great ones.
First Of all joined the National Tex
tile Workers Union because / admire
the courage of the leaders, Edith
Berknan, william Murdoch and all
the many others, their willingness to
sacrafice everything for the working
class,
Some people say, in speaking of
the National Textile Workers Union,
that our union wishes to overthrow
the government. Well, I say such
people have a lot to learn. What
does the present government do for
the working people? Nothing. IF
the workers would all get into the
Red Unions and fight the bosses we
could defeat the starvation program
of the Hoovers and the Wall Street
bankers.
Yes, I agree with the Communists.
We will have to destroy capitalism.
We will have to build workers gov
eminent in America.
Before the strike I did not know
anything about the Communist Party
I thought was a democrat. My six
weeks experience in the strike, how
ever, which was my first strike, open
ed my eyes. I have joined the YCL
and am 100 per cent in the revolu-
tionary movement. 80.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

compelling the employer to bear part Of the bur-
den Of the crisis
6. No eyictions of unemployed workers. No
shutting off of light and gas. Reductions OF
rent for the part time employed in proportion to
the reduced income
7. The Unemployed Council must work out a.
system of self help, through obtaining immediate
relief In the neighborhoods. This is to be gotten
through mass pressure, from the charity
CARNATIONS, factory owners, stores, city and
borough governments. The distribution of relief
to be administered by the unemployed commit
tees elected in the neighborhood.
8. Free carfare milk food and clothing to be
given to the children of the unemployed.
9. The immediate abolition of all shark ern-
ployment agencies, who steal the last few cents
of the unemployed.
10. The opening of public buildings for the use
of the unemployed single men, under thei, super
vision.
Ill. Abolition of all vagrancy voluntary
idler" anti-hitch hike and other laws aimed
against the unemployed youth
Demands for Unemployed Women
l. Equal unemployment insurance for men
and women workers and for single and married
women.
2. Unemployment winter relief for wives OF
workers (non-induztrisl equal to that of an adult
dependency
3. No disrnssals OF married women
4. Special free municipal lodging houses for
unemployed women.
5. Free medical care for unemployed pregnant
women at the expense Of the city.
8. Free hospital care during confinement and
two weeks after confinement
Demands for Unemployed Youth
l. Opening of all school and public gym
nasiums and other recreational C-nters for free
use for unemployed young workers
@ Free food. clothing and transportation for
children OF unemployed and part time workers.
3. Opening up OF vocational schools for young
workers on the basis OF full wages.
A. r. OF l.. Unions
Workers belonging to A. f. Of l.. unions In ac-
d6on as part of their struggle against the bosses
must also develop the sharpest fight against the
policy Of dividing the employed from the unem-
ployed through whole system OF discrimination,
graft and blacklist
The A. F. OF L. rank and file shall develop the
struggle against the bosses and burocrats the
following lines:
l. struggle TO prevent the bosses from intro
ducing any further speed-up methods thus in
creasing the army of unemployed.
g. To eliminate all necessary expenses OF the
union the reduction OF salaries OF the officials
to the average earnings OF the workers In the
trade. The economy thus saved to be utilized In
helping the most needy members
g. All unemployed members to be exempt from
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
City Labor Conference Resolution
Contains Demands, Plan OF Action

the city government the Bosses or the A. F. OF L.
leaders for any help The only way to nelp the
unemployed in a substantial way is through
unemployment insurance to be paid by the gov
eminent, and the bosses. This can be obtained
only through a militant and persistent struggle
in which millions of employed and unemployed
workers will be involved. This is the way the
workers of Germany, England and in other coun-
tries have won unemployment insurance. Unem-
pigment insurance has already become the de-
mand of hundreds and thousands ofs workers
1t is our duty now to crystalize this demand
into action.
At the same time we must develop mass press
ure for day to day relief from the bosses and
the government right now in order at least
somewhat to up the present unbearable
conditions of the unemployed. In this respect we
can already record certain achievements. The
demands for unemployment relief presented
through mass demonstrations resulted in appro-
priation OF some millions of dollars. Even the
charity relief campaign shows the fear Of the
bosses before the organized methods of the y.1@k-
ers The neighborhood unemployed branches al
ready have a good record of struggle for iHrne-
date relief. The fight for relief must now be
broadened
Conference Demands.
g. The New York Conference proposes to
further develop the large movement of employed
and unemployed workers TO struggle for the fol-
lowing demands
l. Unemployment Insurance to be paid by the
government and the bosses. No discrimination
against workers on the basis of nationality, race,
color, sex Or age.
O. Immediate relief from the city government
and the bosses in the form of $3.50 winter relief
for each unemployed worker and $50 for each
dependent TO this ends the city budget shall
provide $2ooo00,o0O This fund is to be raised
by stopping all payments on bonds during the
crisis cutting of big salaries, heavy taxes on
bankers and manufacturers, and all distribution
of relief to be supervised by elected committees
of unemployed workers.
g. To appropriate special sum for public
works. especially the building of workers homes,
new parks, hospitals, gymnasiums and other re-
creational centers in the working class neigh
borhoods All public works to be paid at trade
union rates of pay and hour day be maintained
to spread work among greatest numbers.
a. No discrimination against Negro workers,
foreign born or young workers in the distribution
Of relief or city jobs
g. To struggle against lay lofts by demanding
reduction of the working day with no reduction
In the hourly or piece rates and further demand
ing 10 increase the earnings of the workers, thus
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

Of this crisis, by making the workers carry the
entire burden of this crisis, are carrying on an
Il will share" campaign IN a most arrogant and
brazen manner. Realizing that the workers are
aware of the corruption and graft that prevails
in every office of the government and therefore
will not entrust them with unemployment relief
funds, the bosses decided not to appeal any
more but to take OFF THE WAGES OF THE
WORKERS BY A FORCED CONTRIBUTION
CHECKED OFF THE PAY!
Already more than so OF the biggest corpora
tons in the city are deducting from | to 10 per
cent of the workers pay, for period of twenty
weeks. This tremendous sum of money will not
go to the unemployed but most of it will go into
the pockets of the grafters. The workers who
pay this money have no supervision over its dis
tributton.
In order to make the workers believe that the
politicians do not control this fund 1t has been
put into the hands Of bankers and manufacture
ers, who work hand In hand with these politi-
clans. The bosses, OF course try to make the
world believe that the money goes to the ui1-
employed and that they, the bosses, give it, but
in reality they Just take 1t out of the workers
wages
A. r. of l.. With Tammany
A. The misleaders of labor-the bureaucrats
of the American Federation Of Labor work hand
In hand with the bosses and the city govern
ment. The New York Central Trades and Labor
Council is dominated by Tanmany Hall and
works under its supervision. The leadership of
the A. F. of l.. has completely shown its colors
at the Vancouver Convention, when voting
against unemployment insurance These agents
of the bosses dared to take this step when 60 per
cent Of the rank and file of the A. F. of L. Is
out OF work. These nisleaders actively par
ticipating in helping the bosses to cut the wages
of the workers and to lay off thousands of new
workers. Thousands of workers belonging to the
A. f. of L. unions are being expelled solely be-
cause they are unemployed and cannot pay dues.
While hundreds of thousands of members are
unemployed and starve together with their
families these labor burocrats get high salaries
and graft which in many cases runs into tens
of thousands of dollars. The treasures of the
unions which we're built up on the sweat and
blood of the rank and file are being rapidly
emptied out by these labor racketeers. But not
q cent of relief is given even to the neediest
members, who for years and years have paid dues
and assessments. Thousands of members are
dropping out and many locals are in state of
revolt against the burocrats.
For Unemployment Insurance
5. The unemployed can not look forward to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
COPS PLACE TAX
ON PROSTITUTES
Collect Heavy Graft In
Atlanta, Ga.
(sy a Worker Correspondents

BY 2 Worker Correspondent
ATLANTA, Ga.-For years tbs pol
lice of Atlanta, acting for the losses
have forced the prostitutes to pa.
heavy taxes to operate without in
reference.
Those who refused to pay tl1iI
graft or who considered the bosses
demands too high were raided. Nov
the bosses have about cleared thu
streets and apartment houses of opei
solicitation by these women, putting
them in the hotels. where they cal
take nearly all they collect from menI
Police throughout the country franz
innocent working girls to put Their
in slavery.
These women are not, SIS TIL
bosses lies say, bad anyway"
knew some Of them when they we
struggling to exist and crying al
running their health worrying becausf
of impending starvation.
Because of racial hatred arouse,
by the bosses newspapers, NegrI
women are easier to control and the
are kept in different sections of tn
city, and they bring a lower price. /
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
RICHMAN BROS.
SLASH WAGES
r hire a ten Workers
With Blacklist
lRy a FARMER Correspondentl

(By a Farmer Correspondent
CLEVELAND, Ohio.-The follow
ing is the absolute truth about our
"Richman Family (this is what the
Hickman Bros. often call their en-
ployes).
Richnan Bros. cut the price Of
their clothes 10 per cent a week ago
On Dec. they cut the pay Of the
"Richman Family" 10 to IS per cent
The foreman's pay was cut 10 per
cent, while the young girls, who did
not make a living wage before the
cut, had their pay slashed % to So
per cent.
Whenever an organizer would come
around at quitting time and pass
leaflets among the workers the
bosses would get wind of it.. They
would at once send information to
all of the bosses to inform the work
ers that they are forbidden to take
the leaflets. The bosses would stay
inside and watch through the win
dows and take the names Of those
who took the leaflets. Many Of the
workers would not take them for this
reason, but they are talking organ
ization just the same.
s'The labor movement will gain the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
PHTLA. LUGGAGE
WORKERS URGED
TO BUILD UNION
Only Mass Struggle
Will Stop Pay-Cuts
and Terror
tBy a Worker Correspondent,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Hundreds
of luggage workers in Philadelphia
are speeded up and exploited by the
bosses. The luggage workers are or
ganized and keep a strict watch on
all workers who were once active in
labor unions.
In order to get rid of union workers
in the shops and to compel them to
stop union activities and to become
obedient servants submitting to all
manner of speed-up and wage
slashing, the bosses will not hire a
worker unless he comes in with re-
ferences from his former boss, which
is actually a system of biacklisting
Not meeting any resistance from
the workers, the bosses continue to
cut wages. Side by side with the
wage cutting, the bosses are forcing
the workers to work long hours over
time This wage cutting campaign of
the bosses has reached a point that
after working long hours the workers
live in half starved condition. This
condition is gradually exhausting the
patience of the workers. They are be-
ginning to understand that if they
remain unorganized, they will be
unable to stop the wage-cuts and
the merciless exploitation of the
bosses.
A number Of militant luggage
workers of Philadelphia already have
broken the ice, and under the lead
ership of the Leather Workers In
dustrial Union are laying the basis
for a militant union # luggage
workers. Every luggage worker in Phil
ade1phia should become an active
organizer. Bring your grievance to
the Leather Workers Industrial Union,
929 Arch Street, which is in the fore
front of the struggle of the luggage
workers,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

Workers International Relief, which
Is maintaining relief stations in
the zone Of struggle, is yet only
able to give a small percentage of
the relief actually needed. Relief
must be rushed at once. Send your
contributions to the w. I. r., 16
West 21st ST, New York City.
Elcolnb, KY.
Dear Friends:
I have been a miners wife for
seventeen years. My husband hes al
ways been a hard working man and
has always provided for his family.
But for the past two years the wages
in the mines have been SO low that
he could not support us.
We have five children. We had to
take them out of school last year
when the weather got cold because
they had no clothes. We can't send
them to school now. They haven't
any SHOES or clothes TO wear.
We never have over two meals a
day now. Sometimes we only have
one. We haven't thing fit to eat.
We eat cornbread and water gravy.
We haven't enough clothes to keep
us warm. The hunger and cold makes
us miserable.
I can hardly keep the girls from
committing suicide. the way they have
to face is diving them to desperation.
1t looks like we can't live if We can't
get relief. My husband is black
listed because he joined the union
From heartbroken coal miners
Wife.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19

filled up the way we miners are
forced to load them they weigh over
four tons.
The miners have to buy their own
supplies: drills, cables, powder, ETC.
For each car Of iron the miners must
pay 20 to IS cents expenses. The
average miner receives about 45 cents
for a car after the expenses are paid.
The other day the bosses came to
the miners and told them that in
stead of working three days they
would have to work two days a week
in the future. In order to make the
miners think that the bosses we're
interested In the welfare of the
workers they said that they were
giving lis this two days work to
keep us from starving to death. They
told us that the United States had
enough steel products to last until
1912. They go on, however, filling
our cars twice as full as they did
before. ..
What we miners need here is a
good strong local Of the National
Miners Union--a union that will fight
for relief for the starving miners,
for unemployment insurance and for
a living wage.
Many Of the miners are afraid TO
expose themselves, but they feel that
they must be organized. We must be-
gin at once to organize committees
in the mines that are working and
to organize the unemployed miners
into unemployed branches. ALI hands
should support the National Hunger
March against starvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
i. s. INJUNCTION
HERALDS DEATH
Federal Judge Rules
Against Safety Law
(By a Worker Correspondent


LAS VEGAS, Nev.-The fact that
che federal government sides in with
che Six Companies in their absolute
disregard for the lives and health of
the workers. on the Hoover Dam Is
proven by the injunction recently
granted by federal Judge Frank M.
NorcroSS
The use of trucks in tunnels is
absolutely dangerous 30 life due to
the deadly carbon monoMde gas
which they create. There was law
passed in the state of Nevada against
the use of trucks in tunnels. The
Nevada mine Inspector sought the en-
2orcement OF this law, SO the Six
Companies obtained an injunction
against him. This shows how the
big corporations and the capitalist
courts work hand in glove The lives
of the workers mean nothing to the
federal courts.
Meanwhile Six Companies continue
TO use as many as 30 trucks at a
dine in a tunnel two-thirds of mile
long.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
KY. MINERS PREPARE
TO STRIKE; CALL FOR
RELIEF TO HELP WIN
1900 Eastern Kentucky Miners Set Date
For Strike January |
Elcomb Miners Wife Says Families Can't
Live Without Relief

Editorial Note.-On Dec. ID at the National Miners
Union District Convention at Pneyle KY 1858 delegates
representing 1900 eastern Kentucky miners voted to strike
against starvation Jan l. The following letter gives
brief but graphic description of the conditions under which
the miners have been forced to live 1t is these conditions
that they preparing to strike against The strike how
order to be successful must be intense relief
pagn The miners and their families must be clothed and
fed in order to their STRUGGLE to vicory The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
Charities Deny Food
to Starving Women
by a Worker Correspondent

EVANSVILLE, Ind.---John K. Jen-
nings, chairman Of the United Relief
Of Evansville, is trying to see how
long men can go without food. All
the money that was donated for re-
lief was donated by the workers. But
it is not being given out as relief.
The bosses say the workers must work
for 1t and there are not enough jobs
to go around. Jennings also stated
that he would give no relief to worn-
en-. He has five police guard him
all the time now.
Men are doing hard labor in this
town for $2.61 a day. know workers
who have no food in the house al
though they are working.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
RELIEF" IN THE BOWERY ''Y"--STALE SOUP SIP

other list of questions and answers.
He must promise to "Iove and obey"
as a member of the Triangle. ANY
little deviation from this means out
on the street.
Next the worker reports to the
deck. A man who never smiled in
his whole life gives the worker a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-19
Jail Workers Who
Ask for Relief
(By a Worker Correspondents


WAUKESHA, Wis.-The conditions
of the workers here is most appalling
A family of five received only five
dollars worth of groceries to live on
for two weeks from the so-called re-
lief agency. Single citizens who ask
for food are thrown into Jail and
threatened. 1 met Mexican worker
who was out of work for two years
He applied for relief at the outdoor
relief station and Mr.. Mesh told him
to get out of the office. Mesh stated
that be had no orders to give relief
to single persons.
The bosses are trying to terrorize
the workers by telling them if they
organize they will cut off all relief.
What we must do is to organize in
order to get some real relief.