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The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Md. Steel Workers
S. p. Fails to Fool

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 22.-The
steel workers of the Bethlehem Steel
Co. in Sparrows Point after the wage
cuts, after the speed-up system and
layoffs, and even the remaining
working part time, two and three
days week, were called again to
support the manager of the wage cut
ting campaign, Herbert Hoover.
Everywhere in Sparrows Point, in
every department, you found posterss
urging the workers to support Hoo
yer.
But how do the workers think to-
ward the different problems they are
facing, and toward the election cam
paign. They know that unemploy-
ment is increasing. They are not
organized to stop the wage cuts; the
terror from the stool pigeons. They
are beginning to understand the po-
litical machinery of the bosses.
In our department leaflets Of the
Foster speech in Chicago were dis
tributed. asked the workers what
they thought about it. They answer
ed that it was the only solution for
the workers problems, and that they
would vote for Ford and Foster.
In many instances workers asked
me about the Socialist Party and
the city of Milwaukee. When give
them the Daily Worker articles on
this subject they are very much sur
prised TO learn that the Socialist
Party is also party for the bosses.
Many workers expressed the opinion
that the Communist and Socialist
Parties ought to get together. / ex-
planned the difference.
In order to convince the workers
we told them to force the Socialists
to hold a mass meeting, for the elec-
ton of worker delegates, who were
to go to Socialist Milwaukee and
see The conditions there. We, Com
munisGs, we SAID, not only speak of
the Soviet Union, but send worker
delegates there to see things with
their own eyes.
AS to the future Socialism I told
him that If they hit us with wage
cuts, we got to organize and fight
to sop wage cuts, and when we are
faced with starvation, we got to or
ganiSe and fight. to get loaf OF
bread.
The workers agreed and after some
Of them going to the Foster meeting,
they came back understanding very
well the difference between who Is
who, and one who joined the Social
ist Party tore up his card, and threw
his button away, promising to give
his vote to those on the right side
OF the barricadeS.
p
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
SOCIALIST FAVORS
DISARMING THE
WET u MON
Refuses Floor For a
S c O t t S b ro
P | e a

NEW YORK.-Although the hun
CRY wolfish imperialist japanese
army has stolen a large part Of China
and has been steadily marching in
full war equipment towards the bor-
der of the Soviet Union, Tucker g.
Smith, ex-reverend like Norman
Thomas, and like him a Socialist,
declared, in a recent speech at the
Bronx Free Fellowship at Boston RI,
that "it would be better even now
if the Soviet Union would be unarm-
ed"
According to Tucker no war was
ever justified, not the American Rev.
olution of 1776 or even the Russian
Revolution which gained for the
workers and farmers of the world
one-sixth of the earth's surface.
Tucker was severely criticized by
worker after worker. They showed
how capitalism is the cause of Ssr,
and only after the overthrow of that
antiquated system would war and
hate disappear. They pointed out
that only with the coming Commu-
mist society would war and exploita-
ton Of many by man be ended.
These and other intelligent argu-
ments had no effect on Tucker, the
S. P. man and eX-preacher. The
answers he gave, in that rich edu-
Gated voice of his, we're completely
silly.
During the meeting a white worker
asked courteously by note for per-
mission to speak for few minutes
on the Scottsboro case. He was re-
fused. Nevertheless he courageously
went to the front Of the hall and
said that he was sent by the Inter
national Labor Defense to speak, that
it was very important, that nine Ne
gro boys were framed up and their
lives were at stake. This had no
effect on Rev. Land, who conducted
the meeting. Rev. Land ordered the
ushers to force the worker to sit
down. Il. G.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Chats with Our
WWcOrrS

Now more than ever do the read
ers of the Daily Worker, workers and
farmers, have to expose before the
wide masses Of toilers the true role
Of the Socialist arty leaders and the
trade union bureaucrats. These mis-
leaders are utilizing their influence
over great masses Of workers to hold
them back from struggle, and to
smash those struggles which have
already begun.
In the needle trades industries the
Socialist Party has proven its treach-
erouS character time and again. In
many strike struggles Of the miners,
textile workers, shoe workers and
other industries the American Fed
Grafton bureaucrats have also proven
time and again that they used their
influence to break strikes.
Worker and farmer correspondents
can help the misled workers by ex-
posing the acts of these misleaders
In every mass organization Of work
erS where these misleaders have an
influence their revolutionary phrases
should be contraSted with their acts
Of betrayal. These exposures should
be based on concrete facts so that
they could be easily proven to the
workers.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23

An open hearing held in the north
east section exposed glaringly the
pitiful conditions of those poverty
stricken children.
Their testimony Of "no shoes
"can't remember when we last had
milk" mo coats" father not work
ing" or father making a day for
the Welfare" brought out conclusive
ly the callous negligence Of Mayor
Jackson and all his lackeys, including
the welfare rackets.
A mass meeting of children was
scheduled for Nov. 18th. Most OF
the childrens clothes were too scanty
for the INTO come. However, a good
number of kids came in spite OF the
weather and from their ranks a del
egation Of white and SJred children
was elected to see Jackson and pre-
sent their demands. jackson had
been notified about this delegation
the previous day, and Immediately
sent his agent down to inform them
that he would be out of town.
The mayor fled rather than face
the pitiful starved faces and sccus-
ing eyes of Baltimore's repres nnta-
tives of hungry children. His lnere-
tary assured the delegation that there
were no needy children in Baltimore,
but the children themselves fura0usly
exposed this vicious lie.
Plans are on for another neighbor-
hood hearing to be followed by a
mass meeting and parade on Tues
day, 4:30 pm, beginning at the Tom
Mooney Hall, 20 Lloyd st. 1100 Block
E. Baltimore ST.. This meeting will
elect Baltimore's delegation to Wash
ington. All parents are urged to
bring their children to this meeting.
Win Something in Lawrence
LAWRENCE, Mass, Nov. GA big
delegation of children led by j. Fig
uerado, came to the office of Mayor
White and interviewed him along
with Alderman David Burke. Their
demands were for medical treatment,
shoes for nine of the children pre-
sented to the mayor and for all others
who need them.
Capitalist reporters describe the
demands made by one little girls
whose shoes are worn out as "yitro-
IL
The mayor avoided definite an
swers to the general demands, but
agreed on medical care for IL in the
delegation and shoes for the nine.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23

demands before Hoover for relief.
The District of Columbia police are
trying to rake up law which pro-
vides two-year penalty for those
who exploit children" and use that
on the plea that this delegation is
an exploitation" of the children.
Benjamin said:
The ridiculous arguments being
used by a government whose highest
court has declared the Child Labor
Amendment unconstitutional and al
lowed millions of children to take the
place of adults in occupations and
industries that undermine their
health and destroy their lives have
the gall to charge those who are
fighting against this with exploiting
children. Government officials who
have remained callously indifferent
while millions of children in this, the
richest country in the world, have
been slowly starved to death, during
three successive winters are now pre-
tending concern with the welfare Of
the children who are coming in to
Washington to expose these condi-
tions.
In the face of the established fact
that over 100000 homeless youths
have been thrown onto the highways
to suffer hunger, exposure, the dan
gers Of disease and of stolen rides on
freight trains, the pretended concern
for the childrens' delegation which is
accompanied by reputable doctors,
nurses, teachers and child welfare
workers, is the most barren hypo-
crisy.
This childrens' delegation is coming
to Washington to hold its conference
and to formally present its demands
to the Chief Executive Of this ma
ton, whom they hold responsible for
their plight. We can readily under
stand that this may serve to en-
barrass those who are responsible for
child misery in the United States.
1t may interfere with their enjoy
ment Of their Thanksgiving dinner.
But we hope that it will also serve
to focus attention upon a problem
which can no longer be ignored"
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
s. P. RELIEF
HEAD GETS IT
Milwaukee Workin g
Women Run Him
from Station
Milwaukee. wise.

HdAWduhee1 WAoO'
The socialist supervisor Metcalf
was booed and showered. with po-
tatoes at K. K. Ave. and Potter Coun-
ty outdoor relief station on election
day. I was there for my relief with
many other poor families. Then
comes Mr.. Metcalf with some women.
Hello, gentleman" fellow yelled.
what are you going to give US
after you will be elected GOVERNOR"
Another said, II suppose you would
give US bone without meat and
then take it back from U.s."
A woman said, "that's the fellow
who. cut my husbands wages from
81 to go cents a day" While this
has going on some more women booed
him and he ran out in the alley.
So did the people with potatoes and
all through the alley they chased
him.
! sure was surprised 10 see that
they we're not red wives but just
housewives who knew how to throw
potatoes. Mr.. Metcalf spends more
time at the relief station than at his
job as county supervisor. He does
this in order to get relief for his
friends and catch votes for the So
cialist Party.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
COLUMN A
MIDWEST
March to Prison Farm.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 21.-
Mass pressure by the workers here,
led by the Unemployed Council, has
forced the mayor to grant Tomlinson
Hall as meeting place and sleep
ing place for the National Hunger
Marchers, when they get here, Nov
27. A delegation Of 35 Negro and
white, steel packing house, auto,
railroad and other workers is wait
ing to join the marchers Of Column
4 here.
The Hunger Marchers and poblass
of Indianapolis will demonstrate Nov.
81 at the Indiana Safe Penal Farm,
where Theodore Luesse, leader of job
less here, is held to work out 81 a
day fine of $500 on top Of SEN
tence Of one year already served.
OMAHA, Nebr., Nov. 22.-Colunn
of the National Hunger March left
here this morning for tonight's stop
over in Des Moires. They reported
that when they left Sioux City yes
terday morning, the city officials put
every unemployed worker they could
find at work on the streets, to make
the send off demonstration as small
as possible.
The city officials used the trick Of
promising As cents an hour, but the
jobless found when they reported
to work, that this is not to be paid
in cash, and they will get for the
whole weeks work, only about $3.50
worth Of groceries, the rest will be
credited to them for relief they got
in the past three years.
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio. Nov. o.
Over three hundred National Hunger
March delegates from column start
ing in Sioux City, Iowa, will arrive in
Steubenville. Dec. ist at $50 p. m.
A mass demonstration is being ar
ranged by the local committee to
greet the marchers. These delegates
will be joined by 35 representing the
Ohio valley section, mostly unen-
employed miners and steel workers.
A committee from Steubenville will
go before the city council and ask
that the city provide places to sleep
and to feed them while in town.
The Ohio Valley delegates will as
Semble at the city hall in Bridgeport
where q meeting will be held for
the send off. They viii meet the
delegation coming from the west.
The Ohio Valley committee of the
National Hunger March is in full
swing for the preparations of funds
and other material that is TO be
used by the narchers.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
COLUMNS 2, 3, 5
WEST, SOUTHWEST

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 22--Colmn
2 and Column of the National Hun
ger March will be here tonight and
will merge for the trip eastward to
washington.
Column which started from San
Francisco Nov. IS has made a his
toric trip across California, Nevada
and Utah. After picking up the Ntah
delegates, the Column stopped over
night In Rock Springs, just over the
border in Wyoming. The miners
there organized big mass meeting
Of welcome. and the delegation was
housed in the city hall for the night
The marchers will stop in Rawlins
and hold a meeting in the American
Legion hall, which has been donated
for that purpose.
Column Nears Denver.
Column of the National March
arrived in Pueblo, Colo, last night
on its long trip from Los Angeles
and met q hearty welcome from q
mass meeting there.
The New Mexico delegation joined
this column at Socorro and brought
along load OF food stuffs. At
Pueblo the marchers were Joined by
the delegation of Is unemployed beet
workers. miners and steel workers of
Southern Colorado.
Place Demands In Denver.
Denver workers are preparing a
big welcome to the two columns Of
marchers tonight.
A United Front Conference was
held here Sunday with 38 organiza-
tions represented. Seventeen A.FL.
unions ratified the conference and
sent delegates.
The conference elected committee
to place demands before the Denver
City Council last night and approved
the organization of a city and state
hunger march.
The Denver and northern Colorado
delegation to the National Hunger
March. will be made up Of miners,
beet workers, building workers and
others. There. are Negroes, and
Mexican workers on IT,
"Hoover's Orders"
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 22.--"1f
we set a precedent now to feed and
lodge hunger marchers it will en-
courage others to take similar ac-
tion,' was the answer that C. A.
Dykstra, City Manager, gave to a
delegation OF workers who called upon
him and demanded that the city pro-
vide food and lodging for the 295
hunger marchers who will come into
this city on Dec. /.
The local capitalist press in re-
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Tex. LID Leads Fight
Against Criminal
Syndicalism Bill

AUSTIN, Texas--Delegate from q
number of working class organizations
joined in the conference here last
week to protest against the vicious
Criminal Syndicalism d.. --hich is to
be presented at the coming session of
the State Legislature. The conference
which was held under the auspices Of
the International Labor Defense,
branded the bill as the --latest move
on the part Of the land and oil bar
ons to gag militant workers" Plans
were developed by the conference for
a broad campaign against the passage
of this bill.
Workers organizations and individ-
uals are called upon to send protest
resolutions to Louise Preece, Se'y, In
ternational Labor Defense. Box "A,
Capitol Station, Austin, Texas. The
LID. will forward these resolutions
to the proper destination.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Thomas Ohio Meet
Keeps Negroes Out

CINCINNATI. O-Nornan Thorn
as, Socialist candidate for President
of the U. S., came to Cincy to give
a sermon to his parasite class in
this city on Oct. %.
They charged ten cents admission
and those who didn't have the ten
cents could not come In. Negro work
ers we're kept out.
The chairman who introduced
Thomas was Bishop Paul Jones of
the Episcopal Church. Thomas talk
ed for an hour and a half. Finally
he openly said: II don't want a revo-
lution.' "A Shop Worker.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
FIREMAN" ISN'T ROAD TO
FREEDOM

ST. LOUIS, Mo- am a hundred
per cent American (57 years old
who voted for Foster and Ford. I
read the Daily Worker every day and
walk As blocks to get it. I am by
the d. w. now like I used to be by
the American Freeman. At the time
Of the s. p. Convention told the
Freemen few things and bid 1t fare
well.
/ would rather be washed over
board from q Communist raft than
be delivered to the Morgans and Mel
Ions aboard palatial socialist ship.
/ was a regular contributor to the
Freeman and had my name in its
Freeman Army" The class struggle
Is a reality and Norman Thomas
shadow boxing is a farce II It we're
not tragicslly dangerous to the work
erS.
Yours.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
BOSTON JOBLESS
WIN FREE COAL
Thousand Demonstrate
Get Hall for March
icoNrINUED FROM PAGE ONE

united. front conferences. The de-
manGs were presented by the dele
cation from this demonstration. They
are:
|. Immediate delivery OF coal to
ali jobbless famiies-21a tons for
the winter
g. Immediate relief for all jobless
at the rate Of $40 Tor a family of 2
and 81 additional for each depend
ent.
3. Sc to each unemployed single
man or woman.
A. The city to open empty apart
ments and vacant buildings for the
!, homeless unemployed, with proper
d sleeping provisions.
! 5. That the City provide free milk,
hot lunches and clothing for all the
school children of unemployed and
part time workers.
6. No eyictions Of unemployed for
payment OF rent; the city TO
pay all rent for the jobless.
7. The city to provide lodging and
food for so delegates of ele National
Hunger March to washington on
their stop over in Boston on Nov.
Goth.
8. The use Of the municipal audi
torium at. Brooklne. and -Shawmut
Ave. on Nov. 26th, and the use Of
the Boston Common on Nov. 27, at
9 a. m. for the send-of OF the march,
erS.
8. The City Council of Boston to
endorse the National Hunger March
to Washington and the demand for
unemployment insurance and the
payment of $50 winter relief to each
unemployed by the federal govern
ment as supplement- to local relief.
Mayor Meets Delegation.
Delegates elected from the meeting
proceeded to City Hall to lay these
demands be-ore the city council. De-
spite the promise of Mayor Curley
ethat the delegation would be allowed
Z to present its demands before the
l scity council, the city council intenti-
Nnally omitted its regular meeting,
In order to avoid facing the demands
OF the unemployed
The committee was met by Mayor
Curley alone.
A mass of workers streamed after
Tie delegation to the city hall, pick
ing up hundreds Of others, blocking
traffic around the city hall for over
TN hour while the delegation was in
lside.
I Curley's much -boasted relief sys-
item is breaking down on. every hand.
lCnly few days ago he announced
that the usual $500 Thanksgiving
relief will not be given to the un-
Employed this year. Curley has come
forward with plan for wholesale
slasting of city employees /. salaries
from 10 TO 20 percent.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Direct Hunger March Neevs

porting the one hour session that the
delegation had with Dykstra states
in a headline: Hunger Marchers
Not Encouraged The actions of the
city officials in refusing to accede to
the demands Of the delegation is in
line with the instructions issued by
the Hoover government to "discour-
age the hunger marchers."
The Joint Hunger March Cimnit
tee is preparing demonstration Of
protests against the City administra-
tion's action. All organizations are
urged to Immediately send proteg<
in the forms Of kilograms and .
solutions to G. A. Dykstra, City Hail
Demand that the hunger march dele
cation be fed and housed by the city
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Mayor CrawIs On Promise

NEWBURGH, N. Y, Nov, o.
Mayor Chester j. Brown. who has
been boasting to people that his city
government feeds workers who 90
through broke, today refused to open
the armories or give food or LODGING
to the National Hunger Marchers
coming down from Alabny to Join
Column in New York.
The mayor was met by delegation
led by Milton Stone of the Unemployed
Councils. All the mayor would pro-
mise was a permit to hold an open
air meeting when the Hudson River
Valley tributary column to Column 8
comes through here.
The delegation calls on workers or
ganizations to send resolutions to gov
ernor Roosevelt demanding that he
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
"FRATERNIzING AT THE POLLS

I was a watcher for the Commu-
mist Party on Election Day and over
heard the following remarks Of the
democratic captain Of the 18th, 3rd
A. D. election district to the watcher
for the Socialist Party:
Captain; "Well, how is Judge Pan
ken getting along?"
S. P. Watcher: II guess he is all
right. But we don't expect him to
get in this time"
Captain: II wouldn't mind II he
did get in. He is a very nice fell
low. I can't see any difference be-
tween him and one our boys. I saw
him quite often and he always
treated us right"
The socialist watcher looked to-
wards me in great embarrassment.
Evidently my eager attention wasn't
to his liking.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
the March to Washington.

a Joint Committee for the hunger
march is functioning here now, max
ing preparations to greet Column Z as
it comes through and to send off Is
delegates well supplied, from Allen
town. II has on it rank and file mem
berS Of the Socialist Party, and Unem-
ployed Citizens League as well as IN
employed Council members.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
COLUMN 8
NORTHEASTERN

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 22.-Column
8. will leave the morning of Nov. 27,
and will be met in New York by a
tributary column starting soon in Al
bany and coming south. Thousands of
NY. workers will pledge support to
the March at the big Bronx Coliseum
meeting Nov. 29.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23

order the armory at Newburgh open
ed for the hunger marchers.
CORRECTIONAL error was made
in yesterdays paper in saying that the
marchers from New England would
go through Newbmgh, N. Y. The New
England marcheS, the main route
of Column 8, will go from Boston to
New Haven and directly to New York,
through Yonkers. A tributary march
will start from Albany and come down
the Hudson River Valley, through
Newburgh, to join regular route OF
Column 8 and the New England
marchers, at New York,
Racine Demonstration.
RACINE, Wise, Nov. 22.-Fifteen
hundred iobleSs packed the city hall
and city council chambers when the
council met Friday. Hundreds who
could not get in stood outside.
Unemployed council speakers pre-
sented demands that 25 families pre-
viously refused relief should get it
now, that the city furnish free a
headquarters for the unemployed
council meetings, and that relief be
granted single men.
The city council granted the last
demand, and granted representation
to the Unemployed Council on the
Mayors Committee on Unemploy-
ment. The Unemployed Council is
to be recognized at the relief sta
tions.
Rank and file Socialist Party
members Joined the demonstration
and backed these demands
DETROIT, Mich, Nov 22.--Iflc
marchers will be greeted here at a
mass meeting IN Arena Gardens.
Woodward Ave. and Henorie st., at
7:30 p. m, Sunday, NOV. 81.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Prepare in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 22-Prep-
arations are going on full swing in
Baltimore City to swell the forces OF
out-of-town children on their way to
Washington to present their demands
to Hoover on Thanksgiving Day.
The daily worker., 1932-11-23

What is your organization doing
for the National Hunger March.
If it isn't doing anything yet, write
the Daily Worker
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
THEY 0. K. CHILD LABOR,
But DECLARE CHILDREN'S
PROTEST, EXPLOITATION
Cities Rush Plans for Children's Delegation to
Hoover on Thanksgiving Day
Preparations Include Demands on Localities for
Immediate Relief to Hungry Kids

WASHINGTON National Of
plOyed Councils through secretary
eral its District of Columbia
on of the children which
The daily worker., 1932-11-23
Salt Lake City Vets Start

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. %. - A
strong contingent of Salt Lake City
ex-servicemen has started for Kansas
City, the first stop on the long trek
to Washington. The Kansas City
veterans are preparing warm well
come, including food and sleeping
quarters, for their Salt Lake City
comrades despite the announcement
of Mike O'B~ien, commander of the
local Bonus Expeditionary Forces, the
majority of whose members have
gone over to the rank and file
movement. that marchers coming to
Kansas City would face cold and
misery"