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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
NEEDLE UNION
ASKS SUPPORT
FOR c. PARTY
Militant Workers To
Put Party On Ballot
in Coming Elections

The Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union which has endorsed the
Communist Party election campaign
has issued call to all of its mem
bers to help in the final drive to get
sinatures to put the Communist Par
ty on he ballot.
The time is short, all signatures
must be in by September 6. The call
in part reads as follows:
"The needle trades workers who
have been in forefront of the strug-
giles of the American workers in the
past few years have felt the whip Of
capitalism every time they went out
in a struggle for better conditions.
I'm the course of this struggle the
needle workers have learned who are
their friends and who are heir enc.
mics. The yellow Socialist party has
worked hand in hand with the boss
es in order to smash the union which
has been built through years Of strug-'
gle and sacrifice by the militant
workers in the industry.
Thousands of workers have learn
ed whose interests the corrupt Off
Gals of the I.L.G.WU. serve, and
they are now rallying to their fight
ing u11io1l-tlle Needle Trades Work
ers Industrial Union.
1.-THE recognize that 1t is their in
terest as workers to support the poll
teal party of the working class which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
Mcdonald Govt Is Preparing
Fascist Attack On Workers

NEW YORK-NeWs that streams
in over the capitalist newspaper as
ISOLATION cables from London unani-
nlouSly show that the British work
ers are faced with a vigorous drive
against their standard of living di-
rected by the British bankers and
other xploiters, and led in ParIa-
ment by the Socialist" Ramsay
Macdonald, buttressed by the Hen
derson opposition"
One of the most outstanding facts
is that with the development of the
crisis the Macdonald National CoaI-
zion government will become a more
fascist government doing away with
general elections and acting as the
open dictatorship of the capitalists
This is shown in many ways. A spe-
eial cable dispatch to the New York
sun (Aug, 29) which shows that IAN
effective policy must include an in
sistence upon a general sacrifice of
salaries and wages" also states that
a mistake has been made in leading
the British masses to believe there
viii be any general elections or that
the new government of the British
bankers, led by Socialists will go out
Of existence soon. Indicating that
this new government will develop
along fascist lines, the New York
Sun cable goes on to say:
"A great mistake already has
been made in allowing a belief to
grow that general election in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
SPECTOR SPEAKS
IN NY. SEPT: 4TH
One Of the Imperial
Valley Victims

The inside story of the Imperial
Valley prosecutions and the general
wave of terror against militants IN
California will be told by Frank
Spector, recently released from San
quentin penitentiary, who soon leaves
on nationwide tour as part of the
Amnesty campaign being conducted
by the International Labor Defense.
Spector, who with seven other
workers, was sentenced to serve 3 to
AZ years for activity in preparation
for the strike of the Imperial Val
ley agricultural workers in May,
1880, was freed as result of the
international agitation arising from
the case. At the same time the
sentences of the other defendants
were reduced to one to IA years.
Upon the appeal of the case by
the I. L. D., the California Appellate
Court oyerTuled the conviction of
Spector, when the paid stoolpigeons
of the fruit and vegetable trust
failed to identify Spector as being
present in the Imperial Valley. :
1t is to speed the liberation of the
remaining Imperial Valley fighters
as well as Tom Mooney, Billings and
the other class-Yar prisoners that
Spector is being sent to speak in
scores of American cities during the
next few months. Just prior to his
arrest Spector was district organi-
yer of the l. L. D. for Southern Cali
fornia. The /. L. D. defended hun
dreds of workers who we're rounded
up and terrorized during the strike
struggles of the exploited agricul-
tural workers during the early
months of 1880.
On Sept. 4 in New York, Spector
will speak at a farewell banquet in
his honor prior to his banquet in
the national tour. Meetings have
also been arranged in Boston, Mass,
which Spector will visit on Sept. 8,
remaining for three days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
FRIENDSHIP, CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS OPEN THIS WEEK

George M. Cohan will present his
new play, Friendship" at the Full
ton Theatre this evening. Colan will
play the Leading role in the produc-
ton. Other players are Minor wat
son, Lee Patrick, Robert c. Fisher,
his daughter, Helen F. Cehan and
Thomas Gillen.
Cloudy With Showers, Paterson
McNutt's new comedy by Floyd Dell
and Thomas Mitchell. will have its
first showing here at the Morosco
Theatre Tuesday night. Thomas
Mitchell, co-author and director.
heads a cast Of eighteen which in
cludes Rachel Hartzell, Victor Killian
and Adrian Rosley.
THE White Devip', a Ufa talking
picture in English adapted from Leo
Tolstoy's famous novel, "Hadschi Mu-
rat, is now playing at the Cameo
Theatre. Lii Dagoyer, who has just
arrived in America to start on film
career in Hollywood, is the star of
the picture. She is supported by
Ivan Mosjoukine, the star of Mich
ael Strogoff', and Betty Amann and
Fritz Alberty. THE White Deyil'
was directed by Alexander Wolkoff.
Will Rogers and Pifi Dorsey in
Young AS You FeeP' are the lead
ing players In the screen featurs at
the Hippodrome this week
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
THE MIKADO" IN FINAL WEEK
AT ERLANGER'S

This is the final week of 1.-THE MI
kado', and the Civic Light Opera
Company's Gilbert and Sullivan sea-
son, at changers comes to q close
on Saturday. The group will return
about Easter-time, following their
swing around the principal cities of
the East, which will include Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Richmond, Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
Howard Marsh is the only one of the
Civic Company's principals who will
remain here. He will sing the lead
ing tenor roles with the new con-
tingent of the organization assembled
by Aborn and which will open the
fall and winter season Monday, Sep
TENDER z, at changers with the
Franz Lehar operetta, 1.-THE Merry
Widow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31

the autumn has been agreed upon.
This is weakening tothe resolution
for unpalatable economics even in
the case of the Conservative
party"
Thus Ramsay Macdonald, the So
cialist, will put over the "rnpalatable
economics" by doing away with gem
eral election if necessary and carry
out a fascist attack on the workers.
An expose of those who dictate
the policy of the Macdonald Ma
tional government, a fact that the
opposition" led by Henderson tried
to hide is contained in several cap
itaist sources. A New York Times
cable dispatch from London says:
There is no gain saying the fact
that the money barons' recently
played a big part in the retirement
in the old Labor cabinet" What the
cable, however, fails to go on and
state is thatthe Socialist Macdonald
is still carrying out the wish of the
money barons," and is preparing
fascist measures against the workers.
More proof OF this fact is con-
tanned in the statement of Sir Don
aid MacLean, Minister of Education
in the new Macdonald cabinet.
Arguing that the bankers did not
the financial crisis be-
cause these men who rule Britain do
not find it profitable, Sir Donald
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
MASS AT RUTGERS
SQUARE FOR INT'L
YOUTH DAYSEPT.
Y. C. L. Calls for Fight
On Unemployment


The young workers of New York
will mas on Tuesday, September 8,
International Youth Day at Rutgers
Square, E. Broadway and Norfolk st.
in answer to the Hoover Clifford fake
unemployment committee. In a
statement issued today, the Interna-
tional Youth Day committee says:
"The fake Clifford Hoover Unem-
ployed committee is part of the gen.
eral war machinery of the United
States government. It's purpose is
supposed to be to relief the unem-
ployed in the U. s. The 100000
unemployed, of which over 100000
are young workers, can expect moth
ing from the government that breaks
workers picket lines, that clubs and
kills militant unemployed workers
when they fight for unemployment
relief. The only thing that the Gift
ford committee can offer to the I'M
employed, youth and adult, Is a JOB
in the army or navy, in the Citizen
Military Training Camps, in the Ma
tienal Guards. The workers must
mobilize on International Youth Day
September on Rutgers Square to
protest against these preparations
for war On to Rutgers Square!'De-
mand all war funds for the unem-
ployed."
Five conferences for International
Youth Day, representing over 5000
young workers, have already been
held in Bronx, Manhattan, Harlem
and Brooklyn. These conferences are
arranging nine preparatory parades
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
NTWU Mobiles WORKERS TO
COMBAT UTW SELLOUT PLANS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
Arrange A Cultural
Program for Silk
Strikers, Paterson

The Workers Cultural Federation
is actively participating in the Pat
eTson silk strike. 1t has sent Ber-
7Grd Reines, of its Dramatic Section,
to Paterson where he has been di-
recting plays and arranging cultural
programs for the strikers.
The Federation is now arranging
cultural program for women's
mass meeting to be held Wednesday,
September 2, at pm. The program
will consist of a pantonime based
on the strike, cartoons and recita-
lions by members of the John Reed
Club.
The Youth Committee of the strike
has appointed three of its members
to act as a cultural section and CO.
operate with the Workers Cultural
Federation in arranging the pro-
grams. Programs have already been
presented at several meetings and
have been enthusiastically received.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31

was elected to be added to by other
organizations. This committee will
visit every organization in town in
an effort to gather as much assist
ance as possible. All the organiza-
tons present at the conference
pledged amounts and pledged them
selves to aid the Workers Interna-
tional Relief in every way possible
to help the Paterson strikers. Work
ers throughout the country are urged
to follow the Passaic example and
send all donations of food, clothing
and money to the WIR headquarters,
40 Ellison ST., Paterson, N. j.
The thirteen pickets who were ar
rested at the Dunlop mills on
Straight st. on August 20, were SEN
fenced to pay a fine of SIS each, but
when notice of appeal was made by
the lawyer of the International La
Dor Defense, this sentence was
changed by the judge to one day in
the county jail. This was accepted
by all the strikers. The policy of the
LID is that strikers serve terms and
do not pay fines. When, however,
there is no alternative given by the
judge, and it is a case of fine, and
stay in jail until you pay it, the
policy is to appeal the cases. This
practice is imposing a heavy burden
upon the court, for appeals on fine
cases are piling up. Thus this vi
eious practice has now been broken
down, for the judge immediately
changed the sentence from fine to
one day in Jail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
What's On

MONDAY
Downtown UnmpIoyed Council
Will have an open air meeting at
18th st. and Ave. b.
The U. c. also holds meetings of
unemployed workers from 1870 to
500 pm. indoors daily at 1874 g. 18th
street,
Friends of the soviet Union
vim hold an open membership meet
ne at 40 Neptune Ave, Brighton
each
Newark
There will be a membership meet
Jag OF the Trade Union Unity League
this Wednesday, September 2. at 90
Ferry st, Report on work in the
shops.
Workers Ex-servlcemen's League
Branch
VIII have an open air meeting at
1e]st - ~SS p-ssnAcs Ava
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-31
STRIKE IN BATH
ROBE SHOPS LED
NEEDLEUNION
United Front Dress
Mass Meeting Sept.
3, Cooper Union

NEW YORK.-The organization
campaign launched by the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union
amongst the bathrobe workers three
days ago is spreading out. Every day
additional shops join the ranks Of
the strikers. Up to date about 20
shops are on strike, involving about
$50 to 400 workers.
Many of the bosses realizing the
determination of the workers are
sending in their applications for set
tlement. Three shops have settled on
Friday, granting the workers in
crease in wages of 10 per cent, equal
division of work, reduction of hours
of work to A hours. The settlement
committee will continue to take up
the other applications Monday.
The strike is being conducted by
a rank and file strike committee
which consists of representatives
from every shop. A mass meeting of
strikers was held, where the workers,
most of whom are Italians, showed
great enthusiasm. An organization
committee was elected to spread the
strike in Brooklyn and Bronx and
other sections where there are bath
robe shops. The announcement that
some employers have settled was
greeted with great enthusiasm. All
bathrobe workers are called upon to
report to their respective shops on
Monday morning.
A meeting of fur shop ehairmen
and delegates will be held at the Of
flee of the union Monday right after
work At this meeting a report will
be given by Ben Gold on the activi-
ties and the policy of the Industrial
Union towards the fake peace maneu-
yer of the Stetsky, Kaufman clique.
United Front Mass Meeting at Cooper
Union.
A rank and file committee Of 25,
elected at the last dressnnakers MEM
bership meeting has started a CAM
paign to unite the dresSmakers for
struggle for better conditions in the
shops and to spread out this move
ment to reach every worker regard
less of whether he is a member of
the company union or an unorganized
worker, for this united struggle
At the beginning of the next sea-
son the agreement of the dress in
dustry will expire, this drive is to
unite the workers and prepare them
for a real struggle when the agree
ment expires. The first call for unit
ed struggle issued by the rank and
file committee was greeted with en-
thusiasm by the dressmakers.
1t is expected that the Cooper
Union meeting will be one of the most
important meetings in the history of
the dressmakers. At this meeting, the
United Front policy, proposed by the
Industrial Union, and concrete plans
for putting it into effect will be dis
cussed All workers of union, COM
pany union and open shops, Negro
and white, are called to this meeting.
Left Opposition In Dressmakers Local
At a membership meeting of Local
%, ILGWU, the rank and file work
ers, exposed the fake drive conducted
by the administration, pointing out
that it is drive not to improve the
conditions of the workers, but merely
to extort money from them. They
called on the rank and file workers
to take this situation in their own
hands and to develop a united front
OF the rank and file for real strug-
ole In uif, conditions IL, the sI,oY,o
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
ers under the UTW, and unity of all
shop workers, regardless Of union af-
filiation, to get the scabs out of the
shops on strike.
The NTWU is taking determined
and energetic measures to save the
Paterson workers from a sell-out such
as that from which the Allentown
workers suffered. 1t will show the
workers that only the building of q
strong fighting union such as the
NTWU will block such sell-out and
will be able to maintain the con-
ditions won during the strike.
Prepare City Conference Against
Sell Out
To put these measures into effect
The United Front General Strike
Committee is holding a special meet
ing Monday to arrange for the de-
tails, and is calling upon the NTWU
TO hold special membership meet
ing very quickly in order that it may
help mobilize all the workers of Pat
ersen in this emergency.
The city-Wide conference will take
place Thursday, September 8, at
Turn Hall, at pm. A broad series
Of shop meetings will take place in
the meantime for a discussion of the
situation and the election of dele
gates.
Another settlement has been
reached by the NTWU with the Do
latly SILK Co., Van Houten ST., with
all demands granted and the NTWU
recognized.
Union TO Watch Settled Shops.
At a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the NTWU Friday
night, it was decided to put on a
special organizer to watch the set
tied shops. These shops are being
closely watched to insure the de-
nands being fully maintained The
checks Of all the workers at the Per
feet Silk Co, were examined ON pay
day, and it was found that the full
= price was being paid to every craft
IN the shop The Executive Commit
zee also decided to support with the
entire strength of the union, the del
egated conference on Thursday night
for intensifying the unity movement
among the rank and file members of
both unions, and avert the prepared
ell-out by the A. F. of L.
Starving Need Relief
Relief becomes more and more ur-
gent. A case of dire need was brought
20 the attention of the Workers In
'ernational Relief headquarters on
Thursday A striker who had been
out of work for fifteen weeks, and
mad gotten a job just before the
strike, is now destitute One child
died Of illness due to malnutrition
turing the night previous. His other
Jwo children and his wife are i'll,
and all need medical attention. The
striker himself is suffering from ill
ness, This is only one of many cases
daily coming to the relief headquar-
.ers for assistance. All workers are
urged to follow the example of Pas
sale, which held city-wide confer
enee Friday night on the question of
relief for the Paterson strikers.
Twelve organizations we're represent
ed The Passaic workers have not yet
forgotten the assistance given them
during their strike in 1925 by the
Paterson silk workers. They also see
struggles ahead for them in the near
future. and they realize the meaning
OF solidarity between all workers In
times Of strike. A committee of seven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
Guarding the Monkeys.

1t Is some time since DR.. Serge
voronoh startled the world by his an
nouncement that he could make the
old young again by his process Of evaft-
ing monkey glands. It is In the regions
Of Africa lying near the Equator that
monkeys Of the right sort are chiefly
found. But during the last few years
hunters have killed and captured such
quantities Of them that they are now
becoming more and more difncult TO
obtain. Many adventurers who 60 out
in the hope of making q fortune by
supplying monkeys make use Of wrong
methods, with the result that thou
sands are destroyed senselessly and
uselessly. Large tracts Of forest are
being fenced of as monkey preserves.
and all hunting isforbidden within their
boundaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10

4. Deserve.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10

ut is q great pity that women al.
ways wear hats, so that no one can tell
whether they are telling the truth or
not" decIarea Magistrate Wild during
q trial OF q Woalaan at the Old Bailey
Police Court. 1mndonf recently.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
GROVER THOMAS
ADMITS THEFT

Arrested Monday night by mill
tary police Of Fort Myer, Va,
Grover Thomas, 25, of Louisville,
KY, yesterday confessed that he
had broken into and robbed the
dry cleaning plant and supply
house of the cavalry post, and
was today turned over to Federal
authorities for prosecution.
More than $50 worth of Army
clothing was stolen two weeks ago
when the dry-cleaning plant was
entered. On Friday night nine
automatic .45-caliber service re-
volvers were stolen from the sup
ply house.
Thomas was arrested after he
had been stopped by sentry who
recognized stolen clothes he was
wearing.
None of the clothes was recov-
cred. Four revolvers were found.
Thomas will be tried before
Judge Luther B. Way in the
United States Court for the East
ern District Of Virginia at Alex
andria.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
FAIR MARSHAL
NAMED

Walter Cashell will be chief
marshal for the Rockville Fair,
which will be held August 18, 19
and 20, Ohio c. Trundle, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Rockville
Fair Association, announced TO-
day.
Mr.. Cashell's aides will be Rob.
ert Chichester, Edward Snowden,
J. j. Hutton, jr.; Charles Brown,
Everett Beall, G. D. Meyer and
John Meyer.
The II committees in charge
Of the fair are as follows: Grounds
and buildings, William A. Waters.
j. T. Cashell, c. L. Gilpjn and
o. c.. Trundle; cattle, 0. w. An
derson, C. F. Haight, j. D. King.
j. w. Brown and DR.. T. A. Lad,
son; poultry, c. F. Haight, A. =.
Ady; attractions, C. L. GIlpin, H.
H. Harris, o. C. Trundle and F.
Pollock; advertising, o. c. Trun-
die, c. L. Gilpin and ,Findlay
Pollock; privileges, c. L.. Gilpin,
o. C. Trundle and Anna Gilpin,
farm implements, 0. G. Trundle
and C. L. Gilpin; races, William
A. Waters, J. w. Brown and H.
j. Harris: finance, William A.
Waters, DR.. T. A. Ladson, c. L.
Gilpin, o. c. Trundle and E. P.
Able; main building, Mrs. G.. M.
Hunter, j. T. Cashell, T. I. Fuiks:
electrician, William A. Waters;
tickets, j. C. Christopher, J. R.
King, j. T. Cashell: feed and
stables, o. C. Trundle, T. I. Fulks
and j. D. King; ponies, j. c.
Christopher and E. P. Able; boys
and girls All clubs, j. C.. Chris
topher, o. w. Anderson, A. A.
Ady and E. P. Able; dog show,
DR.. T. A. Ladson, C. F. Haight
and E. P. Able; dance. o. C. Tlun'
die, j. T. Cashell and H. j. Harris.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
ELSIE
Mass Tomorrow
For Catholic Girls

Two hundred girl graduates of
the local Catholic high schools
and academies will be honored at
the annual communion mass of
the District of Columbia chapter,
International Federation of
Catholic Alumnae, tomorrow at 8
a. m. at st. Matthew's Church. 81
Bishop Thomas j. Shahan will
be the celebrant and Mgr. Thomas
A. Pace, spiritual director of the
federation, will deliver the SER
mon. Following the mass break
fast will be served at the May
flower Hotel.