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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
PIONEER AFFAIR
TOMORROW, ppm
Hail Birth of New Ma
gazine

NEW YORK. - The Pioneer ma
gazine will be out tomorrow! The
first issue of the new magazine for
workers and farmers children will
be sold at Webster Hall, 119 E. 18th
St, on Sunday at p. m. at the af-
fair of the New York Pioneers to
greet the magazine.
M. J. Olgin will speak in the name
of the Communist Party. The Pho
neers are preparing an excellent
program. The highlight of the pro-
gram will be the living magazine,
in which the Pioneers will bring the
pages of the magazine TO life be-
torc your eyes.
A children's orcheSter of so pieces
will play and sing number Of new
revolutionary song hits
All workers should come to the
meeting. Bring your kids along. Adj
mission is Csc in advance, 55c at the
door. and kids SC.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
MWIL Concentrates
On Bronx Cutlery
and Hammer Plant

BRONX, N. Y.-The Metal Work
ers' Industrial League has been con-
centrating on the Cutler and Ham
mer plant for quite some time. They
have held open-air meetings at the
shop-gates and are constantly sell
ing the only workers paper, the
Daily Worker. They have won over
many workers in the shop and with
their help have been able to issue
leaflets and pamphlets. Hovere,
there are many workers who have to
be organized into the militant work
ing-class organizations.
The present worsening crisis has
shut down production in the plant,
yet the capitalists still clamor about
prosperity returning. We call upon
the workers in the Cutler and Ham
nler plant to organize themselves into
the only militant working clasS or
ganization, the Metal Workers In
dustrial League, affiliated with the
T. U. U. L. Read the Daily Worker
and Labor Unity! Join the May /
demonstration on Madison Square at
IL, noon, when the workers Of the
whole world show their determine
ton to organize and fight for the
aforementioned demands. For in
formation write to the Bronx Work
ers' Center, 500 Prospect Ave.
A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
BRONX LAUNDRY BOSSES
ISPEEDUP THE WORKERS
AT Il TO IA HOUR PACE
Forced to Work Under Vile Conditions in a
Steam Filled Room for 81 Day
Many Workers Made Sick By Bad Air, Speed
Up and Poison Gas

BRONX.-After months and months
of trotting the streets of New York
looking for job, struck one in q
laundry in the Bronx by the name
Upton Laundry Service" one OF
those small cacrudge laundries, where
the sweat-shop system Of the worst
kind prevails.
The kitchen, shirt finishing depart
nent and the mangle room are on
the same floor of the block long laun-
dry building, with only one window
at the end of the loft, which is very
seldom opened.
The air is thick from the steam
snd filled with poisonous gases OF
bleach and caustic soda, that makes
breathing very hard. I am going
home every night with splitting head
aches and swollen throat; the rest of
the workers are complaining to me
the same.
Work Long Hours.
There is no limit of hours of work,
you work as long as the boss tells
you to work and they are some hours.
Mondays and Tuesdays you have to
work from Z a. m. until 9-10 p. m.
with only one-half hour for lunch.
All other days we work from Z till
with the exception of Saturday. Some
are working from a. m. until p.
m. and getting paid for one-half day.
The rest getting pay only for 5 days.
Whirlwind Speed-up.
The way we are driven to work
fast is terrible; one Of the bosses
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
STREET MEETS
ON CASE OF s
Rally for Defense of
Negro Youths

A series Of street meetings are now
being held throughout the city by the
New York District Of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense TO rally the
broadest masses of workers for the
defense of the eight young Negro
workers in Scottsboro. Ala. and the
five Paterson. N. j.. silk strikers
whom the capitalist class is trying to
send to the electric chair on framed
up murder charges.
Tonight Saturday the Eugene
Debs Branch Of the New York LID.
is holding street meeting at
o'clock at Allerton and Holland.
Monday night the Young Defenders
have arranged a meeting at l66th st.
and Prospect Ave, and next Thurs
day night, April 30, a street meeting
will be held by the Eugene Debs
Branch at Burke Ave. and Allerton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
GIANT LAUNDRY
HANDS WORKERS
lOP.C. WAGE CUT
While Forced to Slave
e16 Hours Daily

While the workers Of ali industries
are demonstrating on May First for
the seye nhour day and five day
week, the workers in the laundries OF
New York still work 10 and more
hours a day for the most miserable
wages and under the worst speed-up
The workers Of the Giant Laundry,
located at 1l5th st. and Eighth Ave-,
slave 10 hours a day and more, they
receive very small wages and don't
receive anything for overtime.
The women workers on the man
giles, and about hundred Giant en-
ployees receive from $11 to $13 a
week, The workers in the Mushroom
receive a few more dollars week,
from $1s to $25 and are forced to
work even longer than ten hours a
day, sometimes from IA to Is hours
at q stretch. they don't receive any
extra pay for the overtime work
either
Extra Work Besides Cut.
One of the Giant branches burnt
down and the workers were forced
to do extra. work and for this they
received a 10 per cent wage cut.
Those Shaving in the shirt depart
nient. are termed skilled workers, al
though they receive the same pay as
the ether workers. The folders in
this department toll on a piece work
basis. They receive &c a fold. but
they are forced to iron shirts also
and this by hand.
Most of these workers suffer from
vocational diseases, those working on
the nlangles faint and are stifled by
the extreme heat. The washers are
alxays wet and inhale the steam
from the chemicals which are very
injurious to the health Of the worker.
The police and the Department of
Labor collaborate with the laundry
owners to prevent the workers from
Joining any militant organizations
such as the Laundry Workers League.
They also fail to enforce their labor
laws, and in fact help the boss to
force the workers to slave longer
hours. The Workman's Circle has
also aided these bosses in breaking
strikes. etc.
+. All laundry workers are urged to
fight against these conditions and
can do this If they join the only or
ganization that is working in the in
terest Of the workers, the Laundry
Workers League, affiliated with the
T.uU.L. Laundry workers! Join the
May Day demonstrations! Fight
against vage-cuts, speed-up, etc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
Bronx Unit Forms
Tenant League; to
Demand Lower Rem

Unit IL of the Communist Party
IN the Bronx came to organize a
house at 2157 Clinton Ave. We called
the tenants to a meeting and while
one of us waited at the place where
the meeting was called a few COM
rades went to call the other tenants
together. At first we only had six
present. However. we Immediately
organized an executive of the ten
ants and our comrades. We then
issued leaflet in the form of q
letter, which called for more tenants
to our next meeting. Ten tenants
from three houses responded to this
call We spoke to them and took
their names and then decided to
hold an open-air meeting which was
followed up with a meeting.
Organizer Unit IL, Section 5.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
Red Builder Tells
About Child Labor
Cops Vicious Against
Bronx Bootblacks
BY RED BUILDER.

BRONX, N. YIN this land of free
slavery there are children of poorly
paid, mostly Italian and Negro.
workers, who try to help their pa
rents keep the family from starva-
ton by shining shoes. These un-
happy kids, some as young as seven
years, are forced to do this kind of
work because of the wage-cuts and
unemployment which plaques the
whole working class.
Our courteous and gentle" cops,
on the other hand, are duty bound
not to allow bootblacking on certain
corners. One of these guardians of
the law, in a playful mood, pretented
to- take out his gun to scare several
bootblacks and when the boys scat
tered in all directions, not under
standing this humor, several other
cops nearby yelled out: Shoot them,
Bill Don't let them get your goat!"
A Fat-BeIiy Cop.
Another sight, in which the char
acters are cop and a school girl.
The cop just came out of the sta
ton at Washington Ave, between
fremont and l78th st. He is well
fed, warmly dressed for the month
Of February. The school girl, child
of about 8 or 8, has a shabby, thin
coat, no hat and torn shoes. One
of her shoes has her toes sticking out
Of Tapping sole.
Mr.. Policeman is in a happy frame
of mind and seeming a funny sight
jokingly remarks: Say, Mabel, is
that a new style you are introducing
in school?"
A girl of Z and boy of S. The boy
has just left the candy store on
Brook Ave. and l71st st. with whole
penny's worth Of artificial sweets.
The little girl, most likely without
breakfast, watches the candy eater
enviously.
Snddely she becomes desperate and
begins to hit the younger child and
tries to grab his treasure treasure
away. Some other children finally
chased the hold-up bandit away after
she succeeded in taking one little
piece of candy.
The above is the inflammable ma
terial that makes the Pioneers of
America grow in strength and num-
bers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
HUNGARIAN
BRONX CLUB
Makes Good Roadway;
Builds Sports, Drama

Just five years ago it happened,
that few enthusiastic youngsters got
together and decided to organize a
club. Though the aim or purpose of
such organization did not appear very
clear to them they hit the nail right
on the head. In that time there was
only one Hungarian club-like organ
ization in the Bronx, which being
rather a Sick and Benevolent Society
did not satisfy the cultural necessi-
ties of the Hungarian workers In
cidentally this was petty bourgeois
association, and we, feeling that the
time was ripe enough to form a club
which will take its part in the class
struggle, and bring the labor move
ment forward, filled with zeal started
to work.
Overcome Obstacles.
Time showed that we were right.
Naturally we had to go through hard
ships and trouble, but the encum-
brances only hardened us and i'm
PEELED to carry the work on. The
first meetings could be called every
thing but successful, and our first
affair closed with a clear deficit of
10 dollars. However. every Friday
night more and more started to at
tend the lectures and soon We we're
able to secure permanent headquar-
tiers.
Soon ~ We settled down, we started
to divide up the work We formed a
dramatic society, culture commit
tee, which was to take care OF the
lecture, ky inviting leaders of the
movement, and last but not least, to
develop lecturers Of our cwn.
Formed Drama Group.
The dramatic society has also made
good progress. After a few appear
ances they became known to such an
extent that invitations from frater-
nal organizations started to flow in
They have planted the seed of rrole-
tartan revolution in Yonkers. New
Brunswick, Linden, Newark, etc.
Sport League Built.
The formation of the sport branch
is a story in itself. We started with
only one soccer team, which could
only play exhibition games, not will
ing to join any capitalist or petty
bourgeois league. Fortunately we
started in the summer when these
leagues have their vacation, their
teams being free for all competition
But with the approach OF the season
we found ourselves with practically
no opponents. A couple of other labor
organizations had the same trouble
This gave us an idea. Why not have
a league of our own?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25

stands a whole day on the floor OF
the laundry and like a mad dog runs
here to the kitchen, there to the
mangle workers, hollering and ours
ing that we don't produce enough,
that we don't work fast enough. The
workers, men and women, in fear of
losing their jobs chase each other,
speed up the work using their last
strength The shakers chase the
feeders, the feeders the folders at
the mangle, and the folders piling
up bundles of flat work on the tables
are chasing the packers. This whirl-
wind of mad speed-up continues for
twelve, thirteen hours day.
AS a reward for these lcne hours
of hard, nerve wracking labor, the
boss pays us 50 day, telling us
mockingly that there are hundreds of
unemployed WHO would gladly accept
this job. But there are few excep-
tons. a few girls get tic highe.;
wage of s51 week and few men
500 week, except the washer, who
gets s35 instead of. the $55 that he is
supposed to get. The bosses dc this
to divide the ranks of The workers.
The organized strength of the shop
workers under the leadership of the
Cleaners and Laundry Industrial
League affiliated with the Trade
Union Unity League is the only
remedy against these horrible con-
ditions.
"A Worker of the Uptown
Laundry Service.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
Young, MiddleBrOnx
Workers Club Fast
Growing, Militant
Fight Enemies of the
Militant Workers
Movement

The Middle Bronx Workers Club is
ayoung organization. 1t was found.
ed about 10 months ago, in the time
when the Zionist hooligans have at
tackled and threatened to destroy the
left-wing movement and it's organ
1.-THE Morning Freiheit."
At that time a number Of work.
ers, who occasionally gathered in
Clarmont Park to discuss daily prob
lens of workers interests, decided to
organize workers club to combat
the enemies.
Membership Growing.
Today we have about rs members
and the activities of our club may be
illustrated by the showing of only
one weeks calendar.
Every Monday evening the Politi-
cal Circle holds its meeting. This is
a study-class or educational circle in
tie broad sense. At said meetings we
not only read books or articles from
our press, but are also having discus
sions on all matters and problems
concerning the labor movement. New
speakers are developed and corrected
and.
Every Tuesday and some times also
Wednesday the dramatic circle holds
its meeting. It is only about five
months that our dram sectzie" is
functioning and during this period
three one-act proletarian plays we're
produced with more or less success.
Our regular meetings are held ev-
cry Thursday evening, seldom it hap
pens that the meeting shall be of a
business character. We have general
discussions led by conrade of the
Political Circle.
Every Friday night we have lee
lures in Jewish, with the best and
prominent revolutionary speakers
and labor leaders. The attendances
range between 50-100.
Our social gatherings are every
Saturday night. And every Sunday
evening we have our open forum to-
gether with the Party units.
Aid the Daily.
Our Middle Bronx Workers Club
is mass organization, theological
leader is the Communist Party. We
had an affair for the Daily Work
err" We raised funds and gave di-
rect help to the recent dress strike.
For the Morning Freineit" we al
ready contributed over 5000 to the
last drive.
And the answer of our club to the
'Lenin Drive" is listed with five new
recruits.
We may consciously state, that the
Middle Bronx Workers Club is an
institution at 1922 Bathgate ave. that
is not only connected with but is a
part of the revolutionary movement
in the U. S. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
Amter To Speak
This Sunday at East
Side Workers Club

NEW YORK. I. Amter,
district organizer of District 2, Com
niunist Party, will speak this Sun
day evening at the East Side Work
ers' Club, 1876 E. Broadway.
Cornrade Arnter's subject will be
The Significance Of May Day." The
meeting will begin at 7:3o o'clock.
AL workers are urged to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25

express our views.
At the SINE Of this writing, we are
attending a seni-monthly house
meeting composed of infantry and
cavalry men with Red ideas.
Many people may wonder why men
like Us are In such an outfit. The
reason Is that we didn't happen to
become Red wise until after enlist
ing. Although some Of our terms ex-
pirs soon, we are always on the alert
to educate" new members, thereby
showing their mistake to them. We
also do our bit to discourage would
be members. m
The National Guard is divided into
three sections: First, the Communists
and sympAthisers which are estimated
IT So per cent. Second, those who
would nun with toilet paper in their
hands after the ofi1cers, and who be-
lieys In the yellow nag. Third, the
fdShere otncers and wealthy rank and
file members. The last two are cal
led "the patriots"
-. Anti-Red Drive.
On account Of Communist litera-
tuye being found ct the Sea Girt, N.
j., camp and in the local ar1nories,
it has, been rumored that the higher
officers are going to tell it to the
goysrrcr.
They intend to remove all known
Reds (who cares?); although the
ranks have been somewhat depleted
since two years. In fact, capitalist
papers ran this advertisement:
Men wanted for one night each
week. Apply TO ofncer In charge;
Arrnory. Rceeville Ave"
Man men applied, but they were
told that the work consisted Of drill
ling ore night each week. Some of
them. became disguised, others were
fooled into joining by being pumped
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25

Two Thousand Foreign Born Workers
Deported.
Mr.. Smith, director Of Immigra-
ton Of Chicago is busy Saving
America" Two thousand foreign
born workers were deported within
the last ten months. The number
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25

of deportations is now increasing.
Workers! Build the Councils for
the Protection Of the Foreign Born
and fight against the deportation
attacks of the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25

Use your Red Shock Troop List
every day On your Job. The worker
next to you will help save the Daily
Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
Many Jersey Natl Guardsmen
Sympathetic to the Workers
Class Conscious Workers Should Stay In and
Win Over More Workers
Daily Worker:
Maplewood, N. J.

Daily Worker:
Although capitalist press reports seldom tell of Commu-
doings in the militia group members who class
conscious employed and unemployed workers. would like to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25
Need Vehicles
for May Day

All Party members and sympa-
thizers who have trucks, cars or
motorcycles which can be used
for May Day should register at
the headquarters of the United
Front Committee, 16 w. 21st st.
Telephone Chelsea 3-0962.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-25

ADMISSION IS CENTS AT THE DOOR, SPECIAL ADMISSION
TICKETS AT ALL UNIONS AND MASS ORGANIZATIONS
FOR IS CENTS
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
D, c. RESIDENTS
FINED UNDER =.
DRY LAW
Woman One OF Three Found
Guilty at HyattsviIIe Of
Transporting Contraband

HYATTS VILE, March 26.
Liquor cases in police court here
Yesterday resulted in heavy fines
for three Washington persons,
one Of them a woman.
Miss Ola Riley, Of 36 Rhode
Island Ave., was fined $50 by
Judge j. Chew Sheriff after she
was found guilty Of possession Of
two gallons of liquor.
Fined for Speeding
An additional fine of SIS was
imposed against the woman on a
charge of exceeding the speed
limit. officer Claude Reese ar
rested Miss Riley near College
Park, Md.
: AS a result of a wild chase
down the Washington and Balti-
more b. llevard on the night Of
March 81 during which police
were smoked by an auto screen
tank, Edward Brooks, colored, of
ITO v st. N. w., washington, re-
ceived fines totaling $3.50. The
man was arrested by County
Policeman Ralph Brown. Speed
exceeding so miles an hour was
included in the charges.
Harry A. Sweeney Fined
Arraigned for illegal possession
and transportation, Harry A.
Sweeney of 1903 N st. N. W.,
Washington, was found guilty
and fined 5000 by the court.
Eighteen cases Of liquor were
found in Sweeney's automobile.
Officers Claude Reese and Ralph
Brown made the arrest.
Horace A. Bray, Baltimore, was
fined SOL on similar charges.
Ten gallons Of whiskey was
seized by police prior to his
arrest.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
4 FAIRFAX FIRE.
FETES DATED
Photo by International

FAIRFAX, Va, March 26.
Dates for the summer carnivals
to be held by member depart
ments were made public at a.
meeting of the Fairfax County
Firemen's Association last night,
The Herndon Fire Department
will hold it's carnival on June H.
IL and 13.
The Fairfax company will have
it's carnival during the last week
in June, while the Vienna de-
partment is planning to stage its
show from July l through July 4.
The Mclean company will hold
a benefit affair during the first
week in August.
On April 18, the county fire
men will hold it's annual get
together banquet in the school
auditorium at Herndon.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
.HEFL|N TO OPEN
SEAT FIGHT

The task of ascertaining who
was elected Senator from Ala.
bama will be started Monday by
a subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elec,
tions.
Senator Daniel o. Hastings CR0
of Delaware, chairman Of the sub
mittee, today called the group
to meet Monday to determine
methods of procedure in deciding
the contest between former Sen
ator Thomas Heflin and Senator
John Bankhead.
The Senate has issued a call
upon the sheriffs of Alabama for
the ballots and ballot boxes used
in the election, and these are ex-
pected to arrive in the Capitol
next week. There are 2,115 boxes
involved in the election, and all
will be shipped here.
It is expected that much of the
summer will be devoted to the
tedious job Of counting and veri.
flying the thousands of ballots.
Heflin claims that the election
was stolen from him and put up
a vigorous fight to regain his
place on the Senate floor. Sen
ator Bankhead has been certified
as the winner of the election.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26

ANNAPOLIS, March 26.-Seek-
ing to widen and improve the
Georgetown Rockville Pike from
the District of Columbia line to
the Old Georgetown Pike at Edge
moor, Senator Robert Hilton, of
Montgomery county, yesterday in
troduced a bill authorizing the
Montgomery county commits
sioners to do the work.
The board would also be given
the right to condemn land neces-
sary for the improvements, and
to enter into an agreement with
the Washington-R Rockville Railway
Company regarding tracks and
poles along Wisconsin Avenue.
A second bill introduced by Mr..
Hilton, would prevent the sale Of
one portion of land in a sub
division for taxes owed. Two
other Hilton bills introduced yes
teday would set the county treas
urer's bond at $4,000, and pre-
scribe prices to be collected by
him on land sales.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
ROCKVILLE PIKE TEST HEARING
BILL OFFERED Of CHILDREN

SILVER SPRING, Md, March
26.-More than 712 per cent Of
the public school students so far
examined in Montgomery county
are afflicted with defective hear
ing, DR.. William T. Pratt, county
health officer, said today.
The tests were made with sci
entific accuracy with the audiO-
meter donated to the county
board of education five months
ago by the WOman's Improve
ment Club, of Silver Spring, DIR.
Pratt said; and of the 1,1O8 chill
dren examined, 81 were found
to have faulty hearing.
These tests have been made as
a part of the regular physical eX-
animation of school children, &C
cording to DR.. Pratt, and include
schools in every section Of the
county.
He said his deductions from
his examinations of the students
lead him to believe that the
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tOnsil trouble, and that his in.
veStigatiOn into the cause of tom
sill trouble showed that children
who drink raw milk have q
greater percentage Of tonsil de-
fectS than others.
He said further that IS per
cent of the pupils examined have
tonsil defects of one kind or
another, and that rs per cent
have defective teeth.
DR.. Pratt said that the next
step in the situation will be to
hold diagnostic clinic under the
direction of a specialist from
Johns Hopkins Hospital. This will
require several weeks and is
principally for the information
and guidance of parents