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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

secretary of the RI.L.U., and there
will be co-reporters from France,
England, America and India.
p On the work and the problems
of the International Committees in
the various industries. Reporter:
Wiederkirchner.
The R.IL.U. secretariat lays down
as one Of the main problems for dis
cussion the gap which exists between
the effectively favorable situation for
organization and struggle, represented
in America by the terrific unemploy-
ment and the sweeping wage cuts, a
40 per cent reduction in wages gen.
orally since 1929, and the relative
organiZational weakness OF the revo-
lutionary unions and the left wing
movements in teh old unions.
The R.IL.U. secretariat urges that
the greatest attention be paid In the
union press to the education of the
workers to the importance of this ses-
sion OF the leading body of the in
ternational organization of revolu-
tionary unions. The union, and cen
trail organization papers such as La
Dor Unity, should devite special sec
ton to communications from workers
on the tasks Of this meeting of the
Central Council, and should also
carry regularly special column Of
latest news and directives in the
preparations Of material to present
to the council and formulation and
discussion of the problems of the
workers and unemployed workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

cents per hundred pairs on the scoop
heels, which are very hard to trim.
The wages in other departments are
just as low.
Just few weeks ago the office
help as well as the foremen got a
10 per cent wage-cut and we believe
the bosses will give us a wage-cut
too. It's hard enough now, working
SO hard and getting such little wages.
What will we do when we get cut?
think we should all organize
union in this shop in order to fight
against cut in wages and to de-
mand better conditions. II we all
get together we can win better work.
ing conditions and higher wages.
Come on, fellow workers, let's get to-
gether and organize a real workers
union. Let us 60 to the Trade Unity
League, 3 Stillman Ave-, Brockton,
and ask them to help us build our
union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
(By = Worker Correspondent,

ny worker correspondent
STAUGHTON, Mass--Condition
in the Panther Rubber Co. Of Staugh-
ton are awful. Every worker has to
work very hard for very low wages.
The following are a few examples:
The packers only get cents per
100 pairs for factory heels. These
are packed in cases. They give the
workers 7 cents per pair for jobber's
heels. They are packed in cartons
first. The workers sure have to pack
plenty Of heels TO- make from SIT to
$1s a week and there are many
workers who get much less.
The inspectors have to inspect at
least 1000 pairs per day for $l1.05
week and now the bosses want the
workers To make much more than
that. They have to keep up with
four trimmers. The four trimmers
work on machines and they get about
ST to SIS week. They only get 10
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
ist finance and will have very Seri-
Gus effects.
"Of course. when viewed in this
way, the advisability of issuing
notes secured by bonds becomes
minus quantity and the undertake
ing assumes q hazardous aspect
which hardly can be exaggerated"
One Of the most conservative of
the capitalist journals, the CONNER
cial and Financial Chronicle, points
out that the situation in which the
United States now finds itself is dan
gerously similar TO the situation in
Germany before the Hoover ns3ra-
forum and in England before the
suspension Of the gold standard. The
Chronicle intimates in the following
that the United States will follow
the path OF the two other imperial
list powers on the road to financial
collapse.
Tin the last analysis it cannot
be denied that In Its main charac-
teristics the state of things now
prevailing in the United States
bears \ remarkably close resem-
blance to the state of things pre-
vailing before the unfortunate up
heaval in Germany and the still
more unfortunate uphcavaI that
came later in Great Britain. We
have first . large outflow Of gold;
secondly, considerable credit infla-
ton, and thirdly, we have the need
Of balancing the budget, so that
our Government expenses will not
run In excess Of Government reve-
nues. This last has received very
little attention in the United States
though the Government deficiency
In this country for the current
fiscal year seems likely 10 run any
where between $1,000, 900 900 and
$4,000, 0o0, 900 deficiency, in other
words, as great as for two or three
of the leading European countries
combined"
As result of the steady worsen-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
(By = Worker Correspondent

Wy vvOhhCA SVAACSPVuuCutJ
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-The unem-
ployed work here is going forward
in preparation for the hunger march
and permanent councils established.
In Kansas City, Mo-, at 10th and
Paseo. in Negro neighborhood, an
unemployed council is now being or
gained. Also one at 625 Kensington
and another In Spanish and Mex
lean working class section Of the city,
at 7ol3 independence Avenue.
In Kansas City, a new council OF
rs members has just been organized at
Argentine and another branch at
Armstrong of 30 members. These
new councils have pledged them
selves to become active in the Mis-
souri, hunger march.
At Springfield a successful meeting
was cddrcsScd ieccntly by John Daw-
son. Trade Union Unity League Or
ganizer. One thousand were pres
ent This meeting has now become
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
FRENCHHOARDING
INTENSIFES ITS
BANKING CRISIS
Hungary's Fin ances
Near Collapse; M ay
Declare Moratorium

The boarding of currency in France
is assuming very great proportions
and its continuance means sharp
ening of the financial crisis. Nor
mally in the weeks following the end
Of the month there Is decrease in the
currency circulation but in the first
weeks Of October there has been a
very large increase in the currency.
The Increasing uncertainty Of the fl
nancial situation in France, as In the
United States, has led the depositors
to hoard currency. The banks also,
in order TO protect themselves, are
maintaining large cash balances and
are curtailing their credits in order
to reduce their risks. This means in
creasing tension throughout the en-
tire financial system. OF more Sc
rious significance, though not as i'm
portant as the boarding Of currency
at the present moment, Is the ten
dency to hoard gold which is starting
In France.
The growing financial crisis In
France is due to the sharpening Of
the economic crisis. This is openly
stated by the New York Times COR
respondent from Paris who admits
that the reports about the good"
economic situation in France are lies.
Unemployment being far in ex-
cess Of the official figures. rnuchof
what is being said and written pub
licly about the fortunate position
Of France Is taken here with re-
serve"
This boarding is going on through
out central and southeastern Europe.
So serious has the situation become
in Hungary that the League Of Ma
tons commission is trying to get the
creditors of Hungary to agree to q
"standstill" agreement-an agree
ment not to withdraw their loans
from Hungary. If this is not sue
cessful ut will probably be necessary
for the government, with the sane
ton Of the League Commission q. .
to declare a debt moratorium" This
will mean sharpening Of the finan-
cial crisis throughout Europe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
SMALL BANKS IN
MANY FAILURES

COLUMBIA, S. G. - The State
Bank Examiner here announced that
twelve banks IN the southwestern
part Of the state were nsolvent on
october IS.
Toms River Bank Closes
TOMS RIVER, N. 1.-The Toms
River Trust Co. and the wildwood
Trust and Title Co. were closed by
order Of the commissioner Of bank
ing and insurance, october IA.
Two Banks in W. Virginia Go
The Union Bank Of Jane Lew, w.
Va, with deposits Of $343,ooo. and
the Farmers Bank Of shinnston, w.
Va, with deposits Of 100000, failed
to open for business october Is.
Nebraska Banks Crash
OMAHA, Nebr.-The Omaha Bee
News here reports that the depart
ment of trade and commerce closed
the Harrison state Bank at Harrison,
Sioux County, with deposits Of 1884,
600 and the Riverton State Bank at
Riyerton, Franklin County, with de-
posits Of 100000.
Others insolvent banks in the state
include the First National Bank OF
Hastings, the First National Bank OF
Auburn, and the Citizens State Bank
OF Orchard, all Of this state. The
deposits Of the First National Bank
Of Hastings were reported at $685.
100000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
WAR VETERAN SENDS PICTURES
TO SHOW HOW HE IS FIGHTING
NOW; GREETING BLANKS OUT

The Daily Worker has weathered
more than eight years of financial
difficulties Many times has the Daily
been threatened with suspension, but
each time is has pulled through some
how. What has helped the Daily in
such a seemingly hopeless task2 The
spirit Of the workers throughout the
United States who have not let the
capitalist bosses starve and scare
them into becaming submissive slaves.
Look at the pictures below. There are
thousands Of such groups throughout
the country reading the Daily to-
gether, discussing it together, and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

ise Of a wage increase when the de-
preston Is over"
Won't Accept Cut.
The milsl opened all right. but the
pickets were on the line and so far
all the complicated arbitration
swindle in which the operators, the
state and the leaders Of the United
Textile Workers have co-operated.
have failed to break the strike.
A few strikers were arrested on the
picket line this morning and
charged with assault" and "intimi-
dation"
Ferdinand Sylvia, o. T. W. or
ganizer In charge Of the Arlington
mill picket line, threatened to drive
the United Front Rank and File
Committee members off the line be-
cause they stopped a scab. The fax
er's idea is to have peaceful picket
lines, and let the scabs pass through.
Fight Arbitration.
The Lawrence strikers are out Tor:
No 10 per cent cut, no arbitration,
free speech. release Of the strike pris-
oners, recognition Of the mill COM
mittees, no discrimination.
Tho strike is led by a Central
Front Rank and File Strike Commit
tee, and mill committees are being
formed in the various mills. Election
OF the leading strike committee was
at the advice Of the National Tex
tile Workers Union, which is the only
union actually fighting the wage
cut.
Conditions which brought on the
strike are described in Labor Unity
official organ Of the Trade Union
Unity League. to which the N.T.".
Is affiliated, as follows:
Weavcrs In Wood Mill (Amer1can
Wooden Coz working on large
looms receive the same pay ~ for
merIy on small loom.
Sample weavers In Shawsheen)
american Woolen) MIL receive 40
cents for from 8 TO 16 yards Of
cloth, work taking from one to
four hours.
American Woolen dyer averages
SO . week, TO support his family
Of four.
When . weaver n trsnsfefrs4
from "a to . IS pick job his pay
remains at 81 pick rate. When he
Is transferred from > 81 to . IS
pick lob his pay renains at the a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
Starvation Wages in Lofts

NEW TORK.-sl4s5 for eighty
hours 70 X, minus s2.s5 for coats and
aprons. This Is in the Loft Candy
factory. Added to this insult is a
little note on the pay envelope ad-
vising us to Save Now and be in
dependent in your old age"
Here's what the bosses say about
us in one Of their advertising leaf
lets:
THE Loft organization Of over
5000 men and women are all paid
to wages, and all of us are proud
to be associated with Loft, Inc,
who Is fair and square to Its en-
ployees and to the public; that is
why Loft today is the largest candy
chain in the world and has prac-
tically no competition"
Lying hypocrites!-J. w. and F. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

not succeed in this and got what
they deserved.
We work seven hours a day and
have four-day week, resting on the
fifth day. Every year we get two
weeks leave with full pay. We can
go to our rest homes without paying
for it. We also have free tickets on
the railways and are able to travel
anywhere within the Soviet Union
free Of charge. During sickness we
get full pay and if Necessary are
sent to sanatoria or health resorts.
We women get four months leave
during pregnancy, two months be-
fore confinement and two months
after, with full pay. Newly-born
children are given various articles,
enough to keep them in bedding and
clothing for a year. Working mothers
leave their children up to three years
Of age in day nurseries, while those
above three years are sent to kinder
gartens. During the summer the day
nurseries and hndergartens are
moved to the country and health re-
sorts and sanatoria, all at the ex-
pense Of the state.
Cultural Achievements.
In the past all we knew was the
kitchen, pans and diapers; now we
are taking an active part in the So
ciai and political life of our 5coun-
try. We know what we are fighting
for and are ourselves organizing our
social life. We go to universities,
technical and other transport schools.
We learn to read and write and de-
velop culturally. We, the signatories
Of this letter, represent the editorial
board Of our wall newspaper. We
have library and reading room,
where we can go In our spare time
to read and rest over a book We
have free moving pictures and the
atricals. We have communal dining
rooms, which free us of the domestic
drudgery. We have lunch rooms,
where we have our breakfasts, din
ners and suppers. Meals cost US 80
kopecks apiece. We have our stores
and shops, where we get all kinds OF
goods at fixed prices. But the latest
and most important achievement Of
our Soviet Union is that under the
leadership Of our feminist Central
Committee we abolished unemploy-
ment.
Conrade women workers. Write to
us about your conditions of life and
work. What are your prospects for
the future7 Ask any question In
your letter to us and we will gladly
give you all the details that may in
terest you.
With comradely greetings, women
workers Of Station Moscow, I, Kursk
Railway.
Nadeja Tomashevich,
Polina Burova,
Aleftina Petrova,
Polina Popova,
Natslia Chijev.,
Praskovia Moisseeva.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
SOVIETS FREE WOMEN
FROM DRUDGERY AND
SLAVERY OF KITCHEN
Receive Full Pay When Sick and Four Months
Vacation During Pregnancy
Women Now Take Active Part In Social and
Political Life of U.S.S.R.
Moscow, U. S. S. R.
Dear Comrades:

Dear Comrades:
Having read about the lies and caumnes spread in your
country regarding life want to write you and tell you
just how really live and struggle for better future We
transport workers We work the MoscowKursk rail
way and there many of employed in different
tool department. the club and
the depos We do the work the and the
pay
We received bad heritage from Tsarsm and all the
mics country who attempted to tear pieces in
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TO
MARCH In
MANY CITIES
CONTINUED rRom FACE ONE,

whole police force and denied admis-
sion to the city, While they we're
holding q meeting, the police at
tackled and beat UP dozens Of the
demonstrators, and arrested "a, some
of them mothers With babes In their
arms. Six women we're later released.
The ire OF Police Chief Robert Al
spaugh was reused by placards de-
nouncing the cutting down Of relief
by the city. A committee Of so OF
the delegation Is camping at the city
limits. at last accounts, demanding
the right to parade. through Pontiac.
KENOSHA, Wise, Oct. 19.-The
Unemployed Council branch here Is
n,obilizing the workers for q city
wide hunger march on Oct %. De-
naands include SIS for each unena-
pioyed worker and s. for each de-
pendent, for immediate winter relief,
free coal, gas, light water and rent
for the jobless; free hot lunches for
school children Of the jobless; free
medical and dental attention. and
for the city council to 60 on record
for state unemployment insurance.
The unemployed propose that the
necessary funds b raised by cutting
the salaries Of city officials to $4,000
a year, taxing corporations with over
500, 900 a year income, taking over
the contingent funds Of the city,
taking half Of police department ap-
preparations, etc.
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 19.-The
United Veterans Unemployment
League here elected delegates to go
on the washington hunger march.
This organization is made up OF job
les sword war veterans. Other or
ganizations are swinging to the sup
port OF the march, and the unenl-
ployment council Is carrying on a
campaign for 1t.
Invade City Hall
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. Oct. 10.
"A series OF mass meetings and
demonstrations Is going on here at
Beylis Park and other points. to pro-
test the action Of the city council and
mayor in refusing TO give relief 70
specific cases OF families starving.
On Oct. / 4 delegation headed BY
George Papcun Trade Union Unity
League organizer, came to the city
council and after a struggle ex-
tracted . promise they would, ~
their meeting Of Oct. II, take UP
specific cases. The city had Just re-
fused relief to IS families.
When the meeting was held OCT.
Il tho Unemployed Council delesa-
ton, headed by Papcun ana sup
ported by all the unemployed VINO
could Jam into the city council
chambers, presented full details on
as cases and demanded action. They
were again refused and ordered OUT.
~You can put US In jail. perhaps
or club us, but you can't make US
leave as long as tho city council Is
here" shouted Papcun. Members OF
the city council engaged in q shouted
dispute with the 3obless, and fintlly
the city council simply walked ou''
leaving the unemployed singing
workers songs and in possession OF
the room.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

ing of the economic crisis in the Uni
ted States the financial stability of
the banking structure and of the
government are becoming rapidly
undermined. The attempt at infla-
ton which the bankers are pushing
thru to prevent a worsening of the
crisis will have just the opposite eff
fect-the economic crisis will be
sharpened acutely.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
MCKEE SUGGESTS COLLEGES
BE CLOSED

Notwithstanding the already heavy
graft in New York government,
Tammany Hall leaders are looking
for more. At a recent meeting Of
the Board of Estimate Committee OF
the Whole, Aldermanic President Nc
Kee suggested that the city colleges
be closed and a scholarship fund in
private universities be established.
To capitalist politicians education is
merely a waste Of money.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

One way to help the Soviet
Union Is to spread among the
workers Soviet Forced Labor"
by Max Bedacht, 10 cents per copy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

$4,000 Mexican Workers Deported
STAFFORD, Cal. = The capitalist
class in Southern California boasts
that 1t has deported 10000 Mexican
workers at their own expenses"
This Is . very simple method OF
solving" the crisis and enriching the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The
Mexican workers are the most OK
plotted In California;. n. sx
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

Build a workers correspondence
group in your factory, shop or
neighborhood. Send regular letters
to the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
Kansas City Prepares for Hunger March
the talk Of the town.

he talk Of the town.
Today October 49, a committee of
ten OF the Unemployed Council and
some neighbors called on the West
side Provident Association, a so-called
charity organization to get food for
William Lewis, 1924 Jefferson, his wife
and baby, who had not eaten for SO
hours. The association wanted post
ponement but the committee was de-
termined to have action at once.
They got It.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

pick rate.
A fray member averages $40 .
week; she was paid from $40 to
$50 . week years ago.
A worker In the Pacific Print
MIL was Paid $l.07 for Is hours
work, running 70 looms.
Girl spinncrs In Osgood Mills
averages - 10 - week
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
Slave Labor in New BRITAIN

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.--The New
sritain Diner and Restaurant was
paying the workers So a week. Now
they have fired all the old workers
and have hired new ones to work
only for their meals. The same plan
is being put into operation in half
Of the restaurants in the town. These
workers are forced to work IL hours
a day and 7 days week. It's time
for the restaurant workers here to
get organized into the Food Workers
Industrial Union.---A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
Correspondence Briefs

Editorial Note--Due to lack of
space 1t is impossible at this time
to print all our workers correspon-
dence in full. Therefore, in order
to give space to a large number Of
correspondents, we have opened
this column Of Correspondence
Briefs in which we will publish the
best extracts from letters that we
cannot publish In full.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20

BARBERTON, Ohio.--The Sieber-
ing Rubber Co. employs a number
Of women in the buffing department
which was started about two months
ago. The first week they received
s2.25 for 9 hours work. This lasted
a week. Now they are on piece work.
They are now getting between $lo7O
and $i2.oo fer Il days work, an aver
sse Of n 60 90 cents a day. one
woman is pregnant and is forced to
work because her husband has no Job.
A Reader,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
Preparing For War

PTCATINNY, N. J.--At the Arsenal
and Powder Works here there is
more war material being made than
during the var.--A. w.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-20
GREAT MASS
PICKET LINE
In LAWRENCE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
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Red International
Central Council
Meeting Dec. LIST

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49, Cut this out get busy
o thu. worker NJ.
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PROGRAM SPEEDED UP
ON ORDERS FROM WALL STREET

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
HOUSE BATTLE
OVER HOOVER
BO|LS ANEW
Democrats Ready for Another
Barrage Today; Plan heir
Own Tax Program

Bipartisan rule in Congress
became a lost hope of Admin
istration supporters today as
Republicans and Democrats in
the House prepared to resume
a rough and tumble debate on
President Hoover policies.
Spokesman for both parties,
smarting under tongue lashings
which prompted calls for order,
were to have another field day.
in the House while the Democrats
are completing their committees.
Plan Own Program
Replying to appeals of Republi-
can speakers for support of the
program laid down in the Presi-
dents message, Democratic lead
ers served notice they will present
their own. legislative program.
Democratic committees will be-
gin functioning next week, accord
ing to Representative Henry T.
Rainey of Illinois, majority leader,
who said:
"The Ways and Means Com
mittee will consider the one
year moratorium on foreign
debts and doubtless will hold
hearings"
The Administration today was
to deliver a bill approving the
postponement of more than $780,
100000 of foreign debts to Repre-
sentative Collier DD of Missis-
sippi, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee. Oppone n S
are demanding hearings to can
vaSs the field of foreign loans by
American bankers who, they say,
would benefit by the moratorium.
Tax Hearings Next
Hearings on tax legislation may
follow.
The Appropriations Committee
will begin functioning under the
craftsmanship of Representative
Byrnes CD of Tennessee.
Indicating an effort to slash the
estimates, Byrns
pledged himself to strict economy.
He served notice that supple
budget estimates would be
received with suspicion.