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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
Get Private Contractors to Cut On
Wages Of PhiIa. Navy Yard Workers
BY RYAN WALKER

as 40 per cent in pay BECAUSE
OF LACK OF WORK. Soon after
that the battIeship Wyoming APP
peared. The hypocrisy Of that
LACK OF WORK excuse was ex-
posed when 10 machinists and
helpers, sent to clean the fuel oil
tanks, were replaced by a private
contractor with outside labor hired
at 30 cents per hour. So it isn't
a matter of work, but one Of wages.
Last week I mentioned the bad
ventilation at the foundry. Pain
tiers sent I'm to paint the foundry,
after eating some of the vapors
there, refused to continue without
gas masks. The moulders claim
that this condition exists nowhere
else outside the yard. A heating
system was installed and can be
put into operation at any time.
1t isn't used, but instead wood fires
are made in pots, which aggra-
Yates the smoky conditions existing
there.
The nnoulders were rushed to
death putting out catapult castings,
but machinists were laid off while
the castings lay around. Now the
moulders are doubling up--a lay
off and possibly wage reductions
will follow. The moulders are all
in the A. r. of L. union and are not
allowed to work for lower pay
and, as the unions say, we are not
allowed to strike against the gov
eminent. Then the only thing left
to do is to fight in the event Of
wage reductions. In other words,
the A. +. of L. says-"Starve, don't
fight
But the majority of the Navy
Yard workers are thoroughly dis
gusted with the A. r. of L. unions,
and it won't be long before they
will be in the Metal Workers In
dustrial League, with new policy
and slogan, Fight, Don't Starve.
"A YARD WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
Hotel Bosses Force
Walters to Pay for
Phila. Boss Relief
(By 4 Worker Correspondent

Wy VOIhcr OOTrcSpOnIentD
PHILADELPHIA, PAN the hotel
where I am working the bosses use a
new scheme every day to fool the
workers. A waiter was instructed TO
call meeting of the other walters.
At this meeting we were told we have
to offer from one dollar and up to
help the unemployed.
protested that this was Just an
other wage-cut and that the COM
pany should contribute for the relief.
50 was answered I'VE are not here
to discuss Bolshevism." All the other
workers stood by me.
Five days later another meeting
was called, and one OF the walters
was appointed to go out and investi-
gate those in need, and the company
would do a favor" and help.
Food workers, the bosses are fool
ing you-- Wake up and show the
bosses your might and don't let the
bosses suck the blood out of you by
lpnger hours, wage-cuts and being
fired II the boss sees you in the
tnr1E drink4ng . cup Of coffee.
'<1f n 4 X -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
TRENTON COUNCIL
OF UNEMPLOYED
MAKES DEMANDS
SD A Week for Short
Time Is ''Relief" for
10000 Jobless
CBy a Worker Correspondent

TRENTON, N. jim the city of
Trenton, NJ j., where there is at
least 10000 out of jobs, the city of
Trenton bosses relief committee we're
notified by a committee of six from
the Unemployed Council with let
ter stating their immediate demands.
The answer they received from the
bosses relief committee was that
they would investigate, which they
had done several times.
If they find a bottle Of wine in
the cellar you receive no relief. If
you worked for the city at least 10
days, you receive no more relief. The
wages are So a day and they also
include rainy days that you don't
work with no pay.
1884 Is Called Relief.
If you receive from SO to 81 week
from the city, no matter how many
children you have, you receive no
more.
If you beg for relief from anyone
you are charged with vagrancy and
jailed.
If you make a kick about the relief
that they are giving you then you
are railroaded to Jail for from 80 to
$50 days.
Railroad Those Who Protest.
For an example, we have a COM
rade from the Unemployed Council
who made a kick about the relief
given him by city mission for
working all day saving wood and his
pay was l pound of coffee, ! pound
Of spaghetti, can of milk, 4 stale
breads He made kick about it
and they told him that it was to
last for Saturday nights supper,
Sunday all day, and, if he worked
Monday, he would receive more. SO
he protested and said he wanted
more for his work and they ordered
him out, but he would not go. They
called the police and railroaded him
to Jail for six months.
Now this same man was showing
up the measly relief he was getting
and was sent to Jail, but was soon
released by the I. L. D., because he
was a member of the Unemployed
Council, who are fighting against
this fake relief the city is handing
out.
The only way you workers are 60
ing to get anything is to join the
Unemployed Councils and fight
against this kind Of relief they are
handing out.
The Unemployed Council in the
city of Trenton meets at 20 Second
st. every Tuesday and Friday at
p. m. p. w. Fl.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
REFUSE RELIEF
TO APPLE SELLER
Officials Forced His
Eviction
tBy a Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPH1A.-An apple seller
Of Philadelphia, one of those pros
porous workers who the city govern
ment claim are wallowing in luxury
as a result Of his apple vending, is
to be evicted from his home and his
furniture sold because Of non pay
ment of rent
This worker, Harry Goldberg, of
62S Mercy ST., Phila., came to the
meeting of the Central Unemployed
Council of Phila., and told us that
he is to be evicted and his furniture
sold because he cannot make enough
to buy bread for his wife and three
children, let alone pay rent!
This worker, when he went to the
city administration for relief, was re-
fused relief on the grounds that he
Eaa ln1nnG apQ1el 4nd - eIunloyed,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
MANY MEETS IN
PHILADELPHIA
FOR MARCH e
2 Big Indoor Meets in
the Evening: All
Out 18th!

International Solidarity Day, COM
ing Saturday, March %, will be
marked throughout Philadelphia with
open-air meetings in all parts of the
city, followed by two big indoor
gatherings.
The open-air meetings will begin
az D. m. at the following corners;
Seventeenth and Fitzwater Sts.,
It'll and Snyder Ave. 18th and Rod
man Sts., 18th and Reed SITS.
Mervine and Columbia Ave, Mer-
vine and Girard Ave, Hutchinson
and Poplar Sts., 46th and Havarford
Ave, 10th and Poplar SITS, 32nd and
Cumberland Sts.. oath and Turner
Sts., 22nd and Indiana Ave, Nc
Pherson Square.
Indoor mass meetings will be held
at 1908 Tasker st. and 1902 Ken
sington Ave.
All preparations are being made
jointly by the League of Struggle for
Negro Rights, International Labor
Defense and District Committee for
the Protection of the Foreign Born.
March % must bring every worker
Of Philadelphia into the ranks to
demonstrate against deportstions Of
militant workers, against the white
bosses terror, against mass arrests
and jailings, against Jim Crowism
and lynching of Negro workers. The
demonstrations must especially be
utilized to build the League of Strug-
sic for Negro Rights into a strong
mass organization of Negro and
white workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
CHESTER FORD'S
STAGGERS WORK:
WAGES HIT Low
Docks Workers for All
Little Things to Cut
Down on Wages
tBy a Worker Correspondent


CHESTER, Pa-The workers in
the Ford Plant here are becoming
more and more disillusioned as the
speed-up becomes more intense, and
the wages for longer working time
are decreased steadily below the cost
of living.
There is no certainty OF what our
pay checks will be as last week the
domestic side we're told that they
would get four days, but we only got
21a days. Not only do they lie about
the number of days we would work,
which throws the family budget into
confusion, but they refuse to tell us
when we will work Workers get
up early and pack lunch, pay from
Sc. to a dollar carfare, only to be
confronted at the factory gate with
a sign mo Work Today"
The workers are also being con-
fronted with convincing proof that
Ford is not the great humanitarian
]. pretends to be. On March third
8-ere was no heat in the plant and
me workers failed to dress for the
OCCASION, passing very miserable,
sold day. The reconsideration is not
discussed. 1t is part Of Fords
every day policy. Even the time
keepers and clerks have their desks
built high, so that they have to
stand up all day to work.
Cheat Workers
In the domestic department, when
anything breaks, the whole thing
shuts down until it is repaired, and
we are docked for that time But
when they tell us how much time
we lost we always find that we have
been cheated out Of 5 or ten minutes.
We are supposed to have 20 minutes
of for lunch, but when we stop, the
conveyor turns few minutes longer.
so we have to hurry back to work
to catch up before twenty minutes
are up. When we lose one minute
we are docked fifteen minutes. If we
are late Is minutes we are docked
thirty minutes, and so forth. When
we fail to stamp our cards we are
docked fifteen minutes, and If the
clock is out Of order and we cannot
stamp the card we are locked Just
the same.
Ford a Gyp.
Once the clock in the department
where work was out of order for
about two months and about hun
dred Of us lost a lot of time. Had it
been a machine that would cost Ford
anything it would have been fixed
Immediately.
When we get paid for working over
time we only get straight time, and
sometimes we don't get paid at all.
For instance, quitting time comes,
and we don't know whether we work
overtime or not, we are told to work
until the foreman will find out. Often
from five to fifteen minutes elapse
before we find out that we weren't
supposed to work, and we don't get
anything. A worker in the export
department tells me 1t is the usual
thing for him to lose very often 80
minutes In this way.
So you can see how many different
ways the great humanitarian" has
of gypping the workers.
One of Ford's Slaves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
Fish and Negro Reformists in Move
to Betray Struggle Against Lynching

Of the national struggle OF the Ne
gro masses fully realize that the mas
ses are turning away from their
treacherous leadership is shown by
the large number OF takers who have
joined in the present desperate move
to maintain their influence.
For this large representation of
traitors, the Fish is no doubt mainly
responsible, being in deadly fear with
the rest Of the irnperialist oppressors,
Of any move to unite the Negro and
white masses against their common
enemy.
The meeting Is to be under the
auspices Of the Ethiopian Hebrew
Congregation, the National Ministers
Alliance, National Council Of Minis
tiers and Laymen, the Civic and We'll
fare Association, the Tiger Division
Of the U.N.IA. (Garvey Movement) /,
and the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church.
The list of speakers is headed by
Fish, and includes Joseph A. Gavagan,
Anthony Griffin, Thomas Fl. Cullen,
J. Dalnus Steele, J. Finley Wilson,
Ferdinand @. Morton, Bishop Edward
Johnson, Mrs. I. M. Blackstone, Rabbi
w. A. Matthew, Rev. S.P.W. Drew,
and General st. William w. Grant,
the Garvey misleader who engineered
the murder Of Conrade Levy at a
Harlem meeting Of the Communist
Party against lynching.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
By CYRIL BRIGGS

NEW YORK.-Iri an attempt once
more to divert the Negro masses from
militant struggle against lynching,
unemployment and starvation, the
Harlem Negro refor1nists Of all stripes
and degrees Of treachefy have united
under the influence Of fascist Fish
to call 4 religious and public meet
ing" for Sunday, March 90. This
move is q deliberate attempt to di-
vert the Negro masses Of Harlem from
participation in the March % demon
STATIONS against depoftations and
lynching.
While the League Of Struggle for
Negro Rights, the International Labor
Defense and the Council for Protec-
ton of the Foreign Born have called
on the masses, Negro and white. ma
tive and foreign born, to solidify their
ranks on March % In militant protest
against lynching, deportations and
other forms OF boss terror, against
starvation, evictions, 1ay-offs and
wage-cuts, the Harlem takers are at
tempting to stem the rising revolt Of
the masses With q meeting ''in honor
Of his Imperial Majesty Halle Selasse
First, Emperor Of AbyssiniA and his
son, the prince recently born" Huge
leaflets are being distributed by the
thousands in Harlem, promising the
masses an unfolding OF national and
international flags, prayer in seven
languages, presenting Of the bible In
original manuscripts" ana what have
you.
That Tia rnldAaAara and hatxager1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
jim CROW BREAD
Line in PHILA.
9alvation Army Says
praise God"
CBy a worker Correspondent)

Wy a. UOlhVl SO44NopcaACA1bb
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-F lilo W
workers, we can now plainly see the
necessity of organizing and coming
together, for conditions are becoming
worse and worse every day. There
were workers in the bread line today
at 51st and Chestnut SITS. from G
a. m. to 1880 p. m. One woman in
line Just fell out from cold and hun
ger. In this bread line, like in many
others in Philadelphia, they use
Jim-C Grow tactics, picking and send
ing the white workers in first.
Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow" The manager at the Sal
walton Army says to the workers
why don't you all start singing
praise God?" After the workers
stood for about ten hours in line
they had replied to the manager:
ITO hell with that. Sing it your
self, we are hungry" SO they took
the workers cards away and said:
Now you can be on your way home. .
But the workers refused to go, and
the cards were given back to them
We must fight for real unemploy-
ment relief and unemployment in
surance, in the Unemployed Coun-
ellis, affiliated with the Trade Union
Unity League.
Only in this way can we really
help ourselves.
"A Negro Laborer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
by a Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Seeing that
SO many unemployed workers write
to you about their fights decided
TO do the same thing.
The little street in West Phila-
delphia where I live looks friendly
and even prosperous at superficial
glance. That is why so many uneIn-
ployed men and women call at my
door, while I myself have been I'M
employed for long time.
They come as many as score a
day. Some of them tell me how
hungry they are, and ask me, in
Gods name to give them a nickel
Women are trying to sell various
getty articles explaining that their
husbands have been out of work for
many months. They have nothing
in their houses and dread the future.
For the last IL years I have never
been fired and during that time I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
Workers Calendar
New England District

New England District
MngiI Tour on "EnE'ueers Trial in
Moscow"
April g.. Springfield. Mass: Anril /
Hartford, Conn; April s. New Ia ven:
April 8, Bridgeport; April 0. Stam-
ford.
Buffalo
A violin recital and exhibition
dances VII he given at the Washing-
| ton Irving Hall, 920 Main St by the
lid on April at p. m. Admission
soc. Proceeds to Amnesty Fund.
NEW JERSEY
New Brunswick
Open Forum and dance at the
| Workers Home II Plum St. Anril
4th at p. m. "The Five-Year Plan
and the War Danger" FROM s to 10
p. m. Dancing, admission 35c.
Jersey city
John Reed Youth Club meets at
s.p m. at 1874 Jackson Ave. on Friday
March 81.
! MASSACHUSETTS
! BOSTON
| Mass protest meet AGAINST lynch-
| ings, deportations and the Lawrence
| frane-up will take place at s % m
| on Saturday, March % National Day
| of Struggle Against Deportationsl at
| 095 the Butler Hall. Masonic Temple,
| 1925 Trenint Ave. Prominent speak.
ers.
Chelsea
! Workers Defense Forum takes
| place Friday. M"rch % at s y. m. ut
| Community Hall, So Hawthorne ST
! Admission free. Good speakers and
| subject.
Los Angeles
International Picnic Sunday. April
18th at Concordia Club Grounds. 1914
West Broadway Anaheim. Calf. Aus
pices international Labor Defense
District II. 100 winston st. Adm.
CSC. Transportation 15c EXTRA. Or
show your unemployed. council card.
PENNSYLVANIA
play will be given by the Ukrainian
Club at Ukrainian Hall $40 North
franklin. Proceeds to Pennsylvania
state Hunger March, April 10 to IA
Admission Soc. children 15c.
"cs.s ivan the Terrible. will be
shown a the Hungarian Singing So
ciety Home, 1144 NJ Fourth St. on
saturday. March 2S at SIZE p. m
Adm. 35c.
Jamestown
The Unemployed Council will hold
its dance at the Norido Temple at s
p. m. on Friday, March 81. Prom
inent speakers.
MICHIGAN
GRAND RAPIDS
The Workers Center has moved
from 756 Division Ave. to 338 bond
ST.. upstsirs, between Michigan and
Crescent SITS. Send all cOmmunica-
lions to this new address and change
our address on your mailing list.
Detroit
The Jewish Workers Chorus will
hold its annual concert Sunday, Mar
20 at the Finnish Hall, 5969-1ith Ave.
Chicago
"Get-Together" party OF the Food
House orkers Industrial Union will
be held at Coop Hall. 1923 w. Divi-
sion St. second floor, March rs, s
p. m. Admission rs cents.
2 2
INDIANA VA VIE
0BhA RnmnA 6axN - = - 0AAEfNH nwfHa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26

hold dance for the benefit OF the
Young orker which is to take place
SATURDAY, April II Mt s y. NJ, at 1900
Adams st. Plenty OF music and dane
ing. Admission Csc.
OHIO
youngstOwn
Inter racial dance given by the
Labor Sports Union Saturday. March
rs at the; u. X. Hall. 525 w. Rayen
Ave. Negro and white workers are
urged to attend this event of The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
SECY LAMONT ADMITS
246,724 WORKERS IN
PHILA. ARE JOBLESS
"Give A Job" Publicity Plastered in All Street
and Subway Cars
Workers Offered Is Cents An Hour; Layoffs
Continue in All Large Plants
BY HENRY ROBINSON
Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia, Pa.
For the past few weeks every street elevated and
subway train every bus has appeared the advertisement
of the Presidents Emergency Committee for Unemployment
"Give neghbor job reads the advertisement which is
picture of Our old prosperity wagon being conducted by
long team of horses bearing signs Odd jobs little jobs
haul the old house. plastering plumbing, etc.
Then there is big sign Put Old Prosperity Wagon
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26

(By a Worker Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, PAN a ny
men have been laid off at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard, and more
were given reductions of as much
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-26
RESIST EVICTION
in READING, PA.
Unemployed Council in
Demonstration Wins
tBv a Worker CORRESPONDENT

by A worker correspondent
READING, Pa.-Here, in Reading,
we have had many eviction cases.
From now on we are going to report
on these and other affairs in this
socialist" town of ours"
The last eviction case we handled
was that of foreign born family,
Maniccucci, of 671 Clinton ST., whom
the sheriff had levied for norl-pay-
ment of rent The head Of this
family has been confined to an hos
pital for the last five months. The
total sum of the levy amounted to
Sf20.e5.
u. c. On the Job.
The Unemployed Council irnmedi-
ately got on the job. First we went
to Sheriff Victor Goodheart, de-
handing that the levy be withdrawn.
The sheriff made it plain that he
was under bond to act for the bosses,
and therefore our demand was re-
fused We then went to the attor-
ney, Silas Rothnlel, who got frothy
when the delegates entered his Of
flee. He said: "The hell with your
Unemployed Council, they amt my
boss. The man down below is my
boss The man down below was
Rocco Frasso, the agent Of the
cwner. We went to him and made
him give us the name of the original
owner.
Next thing to do was to hold a
demonstration in front of the own
er's house. demanding that the evic-
ton be stopped and the levy taken
off. We were threatened with vio-
lence. and sure enough the boss, with
very little effort, got the socialist
police to protect him. A motor
cycle cop appeared, with big gat
hanging on his side, but when he
found that we weren't the least
scared when this bully got funny
he had to leave.
Resist Eviction.
Next morning we sent our r1en
and occupied the home, awaiting the
sheriff's arrival About 10 o'clock,
instead OF the sheriff his deputy and
clerk came in to sell the furniture.
When they saw that the whole
neighborhood was modified to re-
sist the scoundrels, they went into a
pool room and picked up a few buns
who didn't mind taking things and
made them deputies. After getting
four machine loads Of these charac.
tiers he returned to this woman's
house and told us to "get the hell
out" However, none of us moved
and the sheriff had TO change his
mind He was forced to go to the
landlord and get just what the IN
employed Council had demanded
$25 for new apartment for the
woman.
This is an example Of what we are
doing in Reading, and certainly it Is
due to such work that the member
ship of our Unemployed Council has
been growing steadily.
--Worcorr, No. 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-27

Indianapolis Meldons captured their
ninth victory Of the season Sunday altar
noon by defeating the Indianapolis Black
5ox local coloTec team. IL 70 s. The win
s-ss.~Ilslled here So
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-27
BY DIXON STEWART
United Press STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK, July 27.-While
other contenders are faltering under
the strain of chasing rivals who re-
fuse to be caught, the Philadelphia
Athletics and st. Louis Cardinals
are continuing steady march to-
ward the 1881 major league cham
pionships.
Neither club has clinched honors
but with the season nearing the two
thirds mark, the Athletics ENJOY an
eleven-game lead in the American
League and the Cardinals top the
National League by eight-games
and there appears to be little pros
pect Of either team being headed.
The two clubs played the best ball
in their respective leagues during
the week beginning Monday, July
20, and ending Sunday, July 26,
with Philadelphia losing only one
of eight starts and the Cardinals
winning five of their six games
Washington, Philadelphia chief
rival in the American League,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-27
BY WALLACE CARROLL,
United Press STAFF Correspondent

PARIS, July 81. - Henri Cochet
today held an unquestioned right to
the amateur tennis throne occupied
by Big Bill Tilden of the United
States and it was apparent that
France need have no worries about
retaining the Davis cup as long as
the unmatcheble Cochet retains his
cunning, skill and power.
Cochet, who helped win the Davis
cup from the United States in 1927
and has played an important part
in maintaining France at the top of
the international tennis heap since
that time, scored his greatest per-
sonal triumph Sunday in giving
France a three match-to-two vic
tory over Great Britain in the 1881
challenge round.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-27

of the biggest programs ever Of.
fered- local fight customers.
Kennedy believes the heavy bill
will supply the crowd with fast en-
tertainment and punching display.
In the top ten-rounder the hard
hitting frankie Hughes of Kenosha,
Wis, will battle Donald Fagg, the
smuggling coal miner of Clinton, Ind.
Dorald's brother Johnny is slated
to face Nick Ellinwood of Fl. Wayne
in the other ten-rounder. Kid
Slaughter, Terre Haute Negro MIDI
dleweight, will be brought back to
tackle Joe Walters, Springfield co.
Negro, in one of the six-rounders.
The complete card follows:
Ten Rounds-Dol aid Fagg, Clinton, Ind.
VS.. frankie Hughes. Kenosha. Wis. Welter-
weights.
Ten Rounds-Johnny Fagg. Clinton, md,
vs.. NICK Ellinwood, FIT. Wayne. Junior
welterwe:ghts.
Six Ropnds,--Tony Petruzzi. Indiana polls,
vs.. Frankie Newman, Louisville. Welter-
weights.
Six Rounds-Chick Wagner, FIT. Wayne.
VS.. Roy Nidy. Terre Haute. Feather
weights.
six Rounds-Jack Malone. Indianapolis.
VS. Mickey Breen, Louisville. LightweightS.
Six Rounds-Kid Slaughter. Terre Haute,
VS.; zoe Walters. Springfield, o. Negro
middlewe.ghts. ~
dianapolis. vs.. Frankie Campbell shIeH indian
spolis. Junior lightweights.