The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-03
HOBOKEN D. ". MEETING;
WORKERS TELL CONDITIONS
OF LONGSHOREMEN THERE

Recently we hailed the Hoboken
Daily Worker Club as the shock
brigade of Daily Worker clubs To
show how the Hoboken club is living
up to its title we submit the full re-
port Of It's meeting held few days
ago. The report shows what a live.
club can do and offers concrete sug-
gestions for those who ask, what
shall we do at our meetings?" e.
"T-ys chairman opened the meeting
and explained the role and aims of
the Daily Worker clubs, and the need
Of building working -class organiza-
tons under present conditions. Com
rade Garrick spoke next. -ssas>es. &.
He said that the social aspect
should at all times be one Of the,
features of the life Of the club.
He described the work Of the cap
italist press as propaganda organs
Of the bosses, exposing the Soviet
dumping fable in this light and.
showed how the main aim of the
capitalist press Is to deceive the
workers and divert them from the
daily class stFagle. Comrade Gar
rick, also stressed the Importance
Of workers correspondence with
the workers Of tn eSoviet Union. s.
Longshoremen Leaflet :
The floor being thrown open for
discussion, a marine worker spoke on
the conditions of the longshoremen,
which are extremely bad.
He explained how A. f. of L.
takers with the help Of gangsters
caused the arrest of some members.
of the Marine Workers Industrial :
Union and had them framed for
deportation, From, Oct. l, hours
will be increased from to 1o,
and the hourly rates of pay will be
cut on the basis. Of an A. F. of L. &
contract. sse ssss4s
The comrade poitned out that the
leaflet issued by the M w. /. U. was
welcomed by the longshoremen hut.
that same confusion existed the-ftlen
taking the union to be part OF the
l. w. w. He suggested that another
leaflet be given out making the dir
ference clear. He also reported that
the contractors were forcing -four
men to do the work Of five.
Mandolin Club
Another member suggested that
the mandolin players at the club
fern an orchestra He stated he
WAS happy to join a workers. club
like this and wants all the workers
fight together. A comrade sug-
gested that the Daily Worker Club
should push forward the language
press. Another member suggested
Tint the club start a subscription
drive and house house cam
Wasting, and also organize relief
for the coming strike of the long
sAoTerncn. Another suggestion YVES
- CD try to make conaets
with bank depositors who lost their
N0S ANh shSA PAVPUoCo
that TIE club have open air
rieet;ngs around the docks and
that leaflet be gotten out for
ge-y careful and skillfuI distribution
at the docks. 1t was decided to get
in touch with those workers who
buy the Daily at newsstands, ard
e. 80 get then into the club
"Comrade Garrick in summarize
ing Sc, I'd the Importance of.
wc-ksss' correspondence especially
to reflect the struggles of the
lone2hcTemens following this ED
with the sale of special copies of
t. Daily at the docks.
Comrade Duffy recited poe4
with working class motive.
The secretary made a short re-
port on how the club was started and
It's ectirit,es to date, including open
air meetings, sale of literature, etc.
F,e CT -5cd tie ilrncrtanee ( OF