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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
By ANDREW OVERHEARD.
National Secretary MWIL.)

WHILE the employers in the steel industry con-
w tinuously advertise 'better times" the steel
workers in the NIahoning Valley continue to face
starvation and misery never witnessed before.
Out of the normal force of 5000 workers in the
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company only about
a thousand are working and only part time. In
cities like Canton, Massilon, Warren, Niles and
other steel centers the misery increases daily.
In visiting workers homes by the organizers OF
the MWIII, we found out Of some SO visited IN
one day, only two were working and in the
majority of these homes no food existed, All
Of the families are on the verge of dying OF
hunger
Bosses Prepare Further Wage Cuts.
While the unemployment crisis deepens, the
employers are taking advantage of this situation
and are preparing further cuts in wages thus
reducing the steel workers already miserable
standard of living. In steel plants throughout
the whole Mahoning Valley the bosses announce
wage cuts to take place in the month of Febru-
airy but due to the determined answer Of the
steel workers, under the leadership of the NfWIL,
the employers have again resorted to the old
methods of cuts N individual departments and
to other various clever means, After HooVers
sta ger system which is widely introduced in all
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
MAHONING VALLEY STEEL
WORKERS FIGHT AGAINST
STARVATION--WAGE CUTS

steel mills of Ohio, it is almost impossible to
find steel worker who averages more than three
or four days a week and thousands are working
only one or two days weeks.
The makers of the Arnalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers are taking the initia-
tive in this wage cutting campaign through the
so-called sliding scale. According to this, wages
are paid according to the current market prices
on tin. But the employers are always controll-
ing the prices so that the scale will be sliding
downward for the workers. The rank and file
members of the American Federation Of Labor
union are disguised with the leadership and are
joining the MWIL in greater and greater num-
bers. Especially in Warren, Ohio. which ha:
been the stronghold of the Amalgamated for a
long time
The NfWIL is concentrating its major efforts
in the NIahoning Valley and Pittsburgh district
for the building and strengthening Of our shop
organization. Groups are being built up in the
Youngstown Steel and Tube. Republic Iron and
Steel, Otis Steel, MCKINNEY Steel and other large
factories. The campaign to organize the steel
industry should be supported by every worker,
by every Party member and sympathizer in the
Cleveland district. The TUUL in Cleveland is
preparing for a state wide campaign to support
the MWIL in building up a powerful union in
this state, in line with the policy adopted at the
last National Committee Meeting of the MWIL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
Patterson Silk Workers Ready
for Struggle

conditions, has been given the task Of preparing
the workers for the struggle. These preparations
consist above all in the organizatonal steps that
have to be taken: the establishment of depart
ment and shop committees in the mills the
mobilization of the best fighters. reaching the
workers for the struggle by means of leaflets
mass meetings. The United Front Committee
however, points out that without proper prepara-
ton, without sound footing in the shops through
department and shop committees the movement
cannot go forward. On the other hand with
adequate preparation in the shops the struggle
will be properly organized and can and will be
won.
1.-The workers III the shops must establish these
department committees in the mills, buildings
and sections Union and non-union workers
members of the Associated Silk and UTW. in the
shops must be drawn in and the machinery be
established for organization and leadership in
the coming struggle.
''The city-wide United Front Committee must
be enlarged by adding representatives from as
many mills and crafts as possible, but particu-
larly from the dye mills, women and young
workers
Call To The Dyers.
1.-THE silk workers must understand that the
dyers play very important role in the silk in
dustry and must make it their particular job to
involve the dyers in the preparations for the
struggle.
yellow silk and dye workers! The lessons of
1913, 1919, and 1924-29 must be a lesson to every
silk and dye worker in the present preparations
for the strike. The coming strike must be the
means Of gaining a substantial wage increase
and shorter hours. 1t must be means of our
establishing our union in the shops on the basis
of shop and building committees, which will be
the basis for struggle to abolish the piece-rate
system and other evils in the mills.
Organize department and shop committees
in preparation for the general strike!
Raise the banner of struggle!
Put an end to the miserable conditions!
"All workers together-employed and uneni-
ployed!
Support the United Front Committee!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
BY LOUIS KOVESS.

THE time has come, when the millions of work.
ers organized into those mutual aid organ
tzations which are led by the agents of the
bosses. are actually forced to demand account of
their pennies and dollars which they paid into
the central treasures of these organizations, to
insure themselves for time Of sickness and need.
With over ten million unemployed roaming the
streets, other millions suffering wage cuts and
facing further wage cuts, more intensified speed
up, sickness, accidents death has reaped large
harvest among the undernourshed workers,
working women and children The need for the
return of the small investments Of the masses
in these mutual aid organizations is greater than
ever when facing sickness and suffering.
But do they get it? The workers of these or
CARNATIONS in ever greater numbers, find that
when their bosses throw them out of the fac
tory, when the landlord is trying to throw them
out Of their living quarters when the govern
ment refuses to give them unemployment relief
and insurance, they are also thrown out of their
own" organizations, where they paid in for
years to get support just during such times of
need.
The boss agents, fascist and social-fascist lead
ers of these big mutual aid organizations, always
using these organizations as mediums to carry
through the dictates Of the big bosses and their
government, to distract the worker members
from struggle for social insurance, against wage
cuts, discrimination. ETC., and using the organ
izations for graft, lead these organizations to a
point where they face actual collapse. When
the workers membership calls the leaders to
account, they will find Gas it was found in one
OF the biggest Ukranian mutual aid organiza-
tiors) that the investments still shown on the
books at the value OF the time the investment
was made, ere shrinking to such "A extent, that
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars still shown on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27

PATERSON N. j., Feb 26.-The United Front
Committee To Organize And Prepare For A Cen
eral Strike has issued the following statement to
all silk and dye workers in the city and vicinity
of Paterson:
Fellow Workers: The National Textile Work
ers' Union that was formed and built IN the
midst of struggles and which today represents
the only organization Of the textile workers that
fights for their interests, called meeting and
conference on February 18th, at which COM
nittee of union and non-union members was
elected to organize and prepare for a general
strike in Paterson and vicinity.
This committee, composed Of rank and file
workers from the shops discussed the conditions
of the silk and dye workers at its last meeting
on Feb. 81. The committee is aware OF the
widespread discomfort among the workers owing
to the wage SlaShes the worSening OF conditions,
and the mass unemployment. The 6-hoW day
which was gained through many bitter struggles
has been lost The 10 and IL hour day is preva-
lent in the silk mills The dyers who have con-
Quoted no struggle since 1919, have to work 18
or more hours in one stretch. The lunch periods
in many places have been abolished or have been
reduced from l hour to 80 minutes.
Big Wage Cuts.
Daily wage cuts are taking place throughout
the silk and dye industry The wages of a weaver
who works from so to go hours a week have
been cut IS to 40 per cent in the past year. The
dyer who works 90 hours week gets the mis-
cradle wage Of $18 week. The winders running
three sides get the fearful wage Of IS cents an
hour. The Wrappers, twisters and loom-fixers,
the supposed aristocrats of the industry, are no
better off. These intolerable conditions in every
shop and mill Of the industry have caused deep
discomfort among the workers of the industry
and are driving the workers into action.
While wage cuts have proceeded throughout
the industry, the unemployed have been in a
desperate condition. Hungry and starving, they
have received no relief from the city and have
been the object of charity The bosses, taking
advantage of the deep crisis in the country and
the fearful unemployment, have initiated this
drive against the workers still having job, and
have left the unemployed to Starve.
Prepare Struggle.
THE United Front Committee recognizing the
sentiment of the workers to fight against these
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
Dire Consequences

From away out at Carlsborg. Washington,
get the following, with bit Of prelude tell
us that Red Sparks is Cor "are'C causing CO
Migration "way across the continent:
Dear Jorge: I merely want to report t
damage the popes blessing caused in my neie
borhood: Two Of Mr.. Ferguson's pigs dleu
following morning and the big Holstein b
across the river got so constipated that the .
tending horse doctor doubts whether the p
beast could live through another benediction.
am vehemently opposed to the dumping in I
vicinity of Carlsborg, Wash, of any more BILE
ings below the cost of production. We are
longer living in the Muddled Ages-v. NJ"
We are extremely panied to hear about
pigs demise We always heard that pigs co
never be killed by poison.
But what really astonishes us is that any
ing thing could become constipated, or rem
SO. 1t seems to us to transgress the laws
physics. Perhaps what allied the bull
merely professional jealousy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
Somebody Is Lying

Fish, fast, furious and foolish, has broadcast
over the radio and by tongue and pen, that
Soviet dumping" is stranglng the infant in
dustry' of 100 per cent American manganese
producers" Let's see!
In the U. S. Treasury Department (which has
recently ordered an embargo on Soviet Iumber)
they say that in 1929 Soviet imports Of man
ganese into the United States totaled 225 1888
tons, and the Treasury Department of Andy
Mellon says, very plainly, that this was g. little
more than SO per cent of the total Of these
minerals used il the United States"
Then, that being so per cent; the Treasury
says that the poor, downtrodden American man
ganese capitalists furnished only about 10 per
cent of the total. That makes so per cent
don't it? And the Treasury Department sticks
by that.
But in the Department Of Commerce, the fig
ures on manganese imports for 1929 are given
in cold type. And here we find something as
tonishing!
For in 1929, according to the records Of the
Department of Commerce imports of manganese
into the United States from Brazil were $685.
tons-a lot more than from the Soviet-ane
from Cuba 1868 tons; and from Chile 1853
tons, total of 452,983 tons from these three
Latin-American countries alone.
Now boys and girls since 983 tons (fron
Latin America) are just about twice the amour
from the Soviet, and what the Soviet sent wa
"a little more than so per cent of the total USE
in the United States; and the local patriot
furnished 10 per cent, we get the forlowin
arithmetic:
From the Soviet Union. .... 500
Produced in U. S. A................. 1879
From Latin America. ............... 1000
Total importatons .......... 1902
We admit that it looks utterly cock-eyed II
say that America is importing 100 per cent d
what is uses in manganese ore. But then "ouli
government has "great engineer" at its head
and the government itself says so.
What becomes of that extra 60 per cent is
mystery, and how it happens in the first plad
is still more of a mystery, except that we knob
that any old lie is saleable nowadays so lori
as 1t is against the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
Worker SpOrtsmen Joining
Labor Sports Union
BY FRANK HENDERSON.

Natl. Secy. Labor Sports Union of America)
ONCE the Fourth National Convention of the
Labor Sports Union held on Nov. S-9-1Oth,
thirty-one sport clubs and teams have joined the
ranks OF the workers sport movement. Eighteen
clubs have joined in New York, five in Chicago,
four in Mass, and four in Ohio, showing def
nitely that the worker sportsrnen see the role Of
the bosses and reformist sport organizations as
anti-labor. Particularly has the question of I'M
employment and the struggle for relief for the
unemployed exposed the leadership and control
Of many sport organizations.
The bosses controlled sport organizations such
as the Amateur Athletic Union YMCA, Indus
trial Athletic League, and many independent
sport organizations have not lowered the fees or
dues nor have they taken into consideration the
unemployed sportsmen. Not only have they ne
elected the lowering Of fees and dues for the
unemployed athletes bit are actually fighting
against relief for the unemployed by arranging
"relief games" which bring no relief to the I'M
employed but are used to detract the attention
of the worker sportsmen and the unemployed
generally from fighting for social insurance to
be paid by the employers and the government
The same is true of the reformist sport Or
CARNATIONS. The German Workers Gymnastic
and Sport Alliance, section of the Lucerne Sport
International, recent national convention re-
ported that over so per cent of their member
ship are unemployed. But the reactonary lead
ership of the Alliance did not do anything on
the question of unemployment. The Alliance did
not lower fees or dues-did nothing to help the
unemployed to fight for unemployment relief.
They showed clearly that they differ only in
name with the bosses sport organizations In
the name Of labor they attempt to betray the
worker spot .smen.
Only the Labor Sports Union has taken up
the question of unemployment and the unem-
ployed sportsmen. The National Executive Board
at its recent meeting lowered the fees and dues
to permit the unemployed athletes to remain
and join the workers sport movement. Not only
this but the LSU in various cities have ar
ranged benefit solidarity sport games for the
Trade Union Unity League which is leading the
fight for the Unemployment Insurance Bill. Also
worker sportsnen in the LSU have taken active
part in the demonstrations of the unemployed
and the general struggles of the workers for
unemployment relief and for the Unemployment
Insurance Bill.
The Labor Sports Union appeals to the work.
ers in the bosses and reforrnist sport organza-
tons to join the Labor Sports Union and to sup
port the present campaign of the Red Sport
International and the Labor Sports Union to
send big delegation of athletes from the United
States to the Workers International Athletic
Meet CThe Spartakiade) in Berlin, Germany,
July 4th to the 18th
Support Prepare! And train for the SPARTA
kiadel Workers Sportsmen, Join the LSUl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27

the only sound mutual aid organizations, where
graft, fake investments, ETC.. are unknown. These
organizations do not claim to have millions in
their treasury Still, these are precisely the or
CARNATIONS which do not face bankruptcy like
those lead by the agents Of the bosses. The
plan Of the International Workers Order to
amalgamate all other language workers fraternal
organizations and to build branches for Negro
and white workers, for the Mexican masses, for
the women and youth, ETC., should receive the
fullest support of the Communists, members Of
the revolutionary unions and all classes Of
workers.
The workers organized into the American and
foreign born mutual aid organizations led by
reactionaries, should also look toward the In
ternational Workers Order as an example and
with the aim to clear their organizations of the
agents of the bosses and make them part Of this
great workers fraternal organization.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
Capitol Hill
A STENOCRAPHIC REPORT OF
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH
SENATOR BORAt1
: Nv ROBERT s. ALLEN :

0NE of the most remarkable institutions in the Capital
" is what has to be known "Borahs Press Con-
ference"
Daily during congressional recesses the correspondents
meet the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
FAINT YULET|DE
HOPE BRACES
MANY TOTS
Poor Youngsters Are Writing
Good Fellow Editor, So
Santa Can't Forget

It's tough being a kid these
days according to hundreds OF
juvenile Washingtonians who face
Christmas with dad" out of a
job and mons" nearly distract
ed with the problem of feeding
the family and keeping a roof
over their heads.
The youngsters know times are
hard. but they can't help harbor-
ing a faint hope that Santa
Claus, despite everything, will
find the way down their chin
ney'S on Christmas Eve.
Write Good Fellow Editor
They are writing the Good
Fellow Editor of The Washington
Times to put in word for
them with the Christmas saint.
They have heard of the Good
Fellow gang and have an idea
that they have the inside track
with Santa Claus these days.
And the gang isn't going 70
disappoint them. The Washing
ton Times Good Fellow roll call
is only three days old but al
ready the answers are pouring
in. The youngsters faith in The
washington Times and Santa
Claus is going to produce re-
suits.
It takes such a little bit to
make Christmas for most of
these families. A few toys, &
few bits Of warm clothing and
an extra dish on the Christmas
table is all they ask. They don't
ask for that much-most of them.
But the Good Fellows have the
three items down on their list
and for once the answer to these
little letters is going to exceed
the writer's expectations.
The Good Fellow Editor gives
the gang the names of the needy
ones and there his job ends. He
doesn't presume to spoil the
givers' pleasure by acting as
Santa himself. That is the best
part of the enthusiastically wit
Messing the joy your gifts bring
to those meager households.
Brighter Yuletide
Your own Christmas will be
far brighter if you start the day
off with the warm glad feeling
of having done your bit for some
one else. And your own kids
will be better and finer young
sters for the thrill Of knowing
their dad" and MONS are 100
per cent Good Fellows.
If you are planning to be a
Good Fellow this season, fill out
The Washington Times blank. 1t
will put you in touch with some
one who needs your help and
you will know gifts have been
donated where they will do the
greatest good.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
URGE SULLIVAN
FOR D. c. GROUP

Representative Christopher Sui.
Ivan of New York, ranking Demo
>crat on the House District Com.
mittee, was reported today as be,
ing urged to accept the chairman
ship of the committee instead OF
the Craftsmanship Of the Insular
Affairs Committee which he is
scheduled to head.
Democratic leaders of the House
recently said that although Sulli-
van was ranking Democrat of the
District Committee he would be
made chairman of the Insular
Affairs Committee and allow
Mrs. Mary T. Norton CD of New
Jersey, to head the District group,
Sullivan will arrive in Washing
ton tomorrow and Mrs. Norton
will arrive Saturday and it is be-
lieved that at that time Demo.
cratic leaders will make their
final decision between the two
for the Craftsmanship.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02

N. w. He walked in to investi-
gate and CharuchaS, he says,
drew revolver.
Fawcett floored Charuc h a S
with a blow of his fist. Then the
other three, it is alleged, jumped
the officer.
Fawcett started using his night
stick. After several lusty blows
his stick shattered over Dietz's
head.
Then the policeman drew his
revolver and used it as a club to
defend himself.
When police radio cruisers ar.
rived on the scene they found
Fawcett with the situation under
control, his attackers lying on
the floor.
DietZ Wakes Up
Dietz, taken to Emergency Hos
pital for treatment, revived after
nearly three quarters of an hour
of Inconsistencies
Three of the men are to be
charged with assault while the
fourth, Charuchas, will be
charged with assault with a
deadly weapon.
The argument started origin.
ally when Charuchas drew his
gun in the crowded restaurant
and Keys, the manager, ordered
him to put it away.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
2 IN HOSPITAL
AFTER FIGHTING
POLICEMAN
Lone PatroIman Battles Four
In ChiIds' Fracas; One
Pulls GUN on Him

Pvt. w. g.. Fawcett, of the
First precinct, proved a one
man riot squad early today
when he was forced to battle
four men, one of them armed
with a revolver, in Childs' Res
taurant, 1888 New York Ave-
nue. Northwest. T.
Two of Fawcett's attackers are
in Gallinger Hospital suffering
from lacerated heads while the
others are under arrest.
The injured men are James
Dean, alias William Dietz, alias
THE Jew Boy" 26, 1845 New
Hampshire Ave. N. W.; George
Charuchas, "a, of 311 Linworth
Pl. S. w. The other two are
Samuel H. Goldstein, alias Melni-
GOV, SO, of 933 Pennsylvania Ave.
N. W., and Samuel j. Kahan, 80,
of 1924 Chaplin st. N. w.
One Pulls a Gun
Fawcett, patrolling his beat, in
front of the restaurant, saw the
four men arguing with the mana
ger, Russell Keys, 2114 N st.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
15,000AUTO|STS
FACE PENALTY
Staff Photo

William A. Van Duzer, traffic
director, commenting on the delay
of motorists applying for 1882
titles for their automobiles, says
5000 motorists will violate the
law if they drive their cars after
January l.
Only 10000 titles have been
issued so far, leaving more than
10000 unadjusted. At least 49,.
900 motorists will be unable to
get, titles, as his working force
permits only 1000 to be issued
daily.
The time limit allowed for issu-
ance of titles is December Is.
Violation of the title law means
a maximum fine of $1,000 or a
year in Jail or both,
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
Chest to FOrUUdrd
u. S. Contributions

Government workers who make
contributions designated for or
CARNATIONS outside of Washington
were assured today that such funds
will not pass through the Com
munity Chest but will be sent
directly to the organization speci-
fled.
Decision to this effect was
reached today following. a con-
ference between Chest officials and
the Government committee. headed
by Gov. Thomas H. Campbell, of
the Civil Service Commission. Ell
wood Street, director of the Chest,
said such funds would not be
counted in the Chest $1,000,00O
total, and no charge for collection
would be deducted.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
Washington Warned
AUninSt CQnD1SSerS

The Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association issued another
warning today, urging Washing
tonians to beware of the house
toulouse canvaSser.
The association pointed out
that Washington was infested
with "door-bell ringers" and
urged that residents make careful
inspections Of all articles before
making purchases.
The Washington times., 1931-12-02
Mrs. Sadie Fox, S.,
Found Dead in Bed

Mrs. Sadie Fox, SIS, housekeeper
for Mrs. Bessie HurwitZ, of 612
Newton St. N. W., was found dead
in bed early this morning. DR..
Thomas Bradley. of Emergency
Hospital, called by neighbors, said
that death was due to natural
causes.
Mrs. Fox is survived by a sis
ter, Mrs. Sonia Silverston, of 1445
Spring Rd. N. w.