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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05

ELLIS ISLAND, N. Y. Condi-
tons OF the foreign-born workers de-
tanned on this island by the U. s.
government for deportation are ter
rible. There are hundreds Of us in
room packed like sardineS. There
is very poor ventilation in these
rooms and we are allowed only a
half an hour recreation in the open.
But many days we don't even get
that.
Everybody is getting sick and the
diseases are multiplying for the rea-
son that the air Is full of microbes
and germs. There are not even spit
toons and those who have to spit
must spit on the floor. We have no
place to put our clothes; they lay
around on the floor in a disorderly
manner.
The rooms are all full Of reaches
There are thousands OF them. Our
clothes and baggage are full of them.
The food they give us is not fit to
feed pigs. When the workers are
brought in they are kept for weeks
before they even see their clothes
Many lose everything, being deported
without their belongings.
We got Daily Worker here and
sent 1t to one OF our comrades In the
hospital. The authorities refused to
let him have 1t.
When I was arrested three drunk
crazed detectives came up to my
house and turned everything upside
down. They brought me to the po-
lice station and beat me up. One of
the officers names was Monroe.
The following resolution was drawn
up and signed by l49 workers on Ell
lis Island awaiting deportation:
We, hundreds Of people, held on
Ellis Island awaiting deportation
from the land which we made rich
with our labor feel sense Of re-
volt against every form Of capital
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
'TAGE FREE SPEECH BATTLE IN NORMAL, Ill
Co. Rewards Scab by
Evicting Him from Co.
Ow e d House

BY a Worker Correspondent
GLEN ROBINS, Ohio. - Bill
Witchulis was told by the super
intendent Of the Wyno Coal Co.
that II he would help break the
National Miners Union strike in
1881, the company would give him
a swing, fix his porch, side walk,
etc. Witchulis agreed 10 scab on
the strike.
Last week amid rain and snow
Witchulis was evicted and put out
on the road. He moved back in
the house the next day. The guard
reported this. The company then
sent three police to the house and
again threw the furniture out.
The entire family had TO sleep
out on the side of the road that
night.
The next day this miner was
moved by his father and other
workers to another house nearby.
This Is what he got for helping
the bosses break mp the Wyno
mine strike In June, 1881.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
MCKEESPORT TIN
WORKERS LAUNCH
FIGHT ON CUTS
Begin to Build Group
in Mill to Fight
for Demands
lBy a Worker Correspondent

NCKEESPORT, Pa.-The condi.
ton of the workers in the McKees-
port Tin Plate is very bad. Our union
has worked out program of imme-
date demands around which we are
organizing the workers for struggle.
The demands are:
y Take back the Oct. wage cut.
q No wage cuts in any form. e
81 Give back the 10 per cent extra
on long orders lover IA IA square
feet) and on orders 20 wide and
below.
a Guaranteed minimum wage OF
IS turn for every man in the mill
including both tonnage and day men.
If wages on tonnage fall below the
IS, company to pay the difference.
81 Company to hire extra men TO
deliver grease to the mills, polish the
bottom rolls, bundle and carry scrap,
charge the pair furnace Sunday night
and deliver iron to the pair furnaces
Saturday morning.
g. Patent filters for the heaters
on every furnace.
! y Switches for each heater 70 turn
overhead air on or off.
81 No discrimination against Negro
workers for holding any job in the
hot mill No discrimination against
young workers either.
Company to have mills in work
able condition Sunday night ano
throughout the week. Of necessary
hire more millwrights). In case OF
hot neck company TO put on extra
man to grease up.
100 Company to install steam
under the grease-pots,
ID Company to build a dry house
outside the mill with showers, wash
room, and private lockers for every
worker-providing man to keep it
clean.
12) Company to start to pay at Z
a. m. instead of 73o so we don't have
to wait around after finishing work.
We think that around these de-
mands we can rally all the workers
in the mills-especially when We com
bine the fight for these with the
fight for unemployment relief and
unemployment insurance. Our union
in the tin mill is growing. We are
establishing groups on each turn In
the hot mill and in each Of the other
departments, with mill branch
executive committee composed OF
representatives from each group. We
call upon all McKeesport tin mill
workers to join the new fighting
union and fight for the above de-
mands. Write to Room 518, GIL
Penn Ave, Or come to 1900 Railroad
Ave, NcKeesport.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
tBy Worker Correspondent,

i, NEW YORK. The Emergency
Home Relief Bureaus have Just de
veloped another method of stalling
off those workers who have become
so desperate that they are compelled
to expose themselves to the insulting
treatment and Investigations that go
with an application for relief. The
newest stunt is ruling that no APP
plicant can get relief until the inves-
tigator has written to and received an
answer from the last employer of the
applicant.
/ Two weeks ago I filled out an APP
plication in the Emergency Home
Relief Bureau. was investigated and
promised help in paying my rent.
At that time the investigator, a wom-
and told me that I didn't have To
landlord gave me until man came
with awarrant Of eviction.
Lies TO Buldoze Workers
When the landlord came to my
house yesterday and said he would
have me thrown out the next day II
I didn't pay up, went TO the Home
Relief Bureau and asked how about
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
Bosses Fear Daily
Worker in Waukesha
Motor Co. Factory
fBy a Worker Correspondent

WAUKESHA, Wis.-In the Wau-
kesha Motor Co, one Of the leading
concerns of this city the boss tried
to terrorize the workers by putting a
note on the time clock stating that
any workers caught having anything
to do with workers organizations or
attending meetings would lose their
jobs.
I visited workers from the WILDER
Lumber Co. These workers say that
they have read the Daily Worker.
They say that they are not reading
it now because the boss told them
he would fire them if he caught
them reading it.
We are, however, bringing the
Daily to these workers-they are
reading it where the boss does not
see them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
YOUNG MOTHER
Halls MINERS
Husband Murdered by
Gun Thugs
New York.


Dear Comrades:-
I am here in New York raising re-
lief funds for our Kentucky and Ten
nessee comrades and I am speaking
in their behalf to help win their
strike. My husband gave up his life
in the same struggle.
Today am here IN New York with
my one year old baby girl. I left
three children in Kentucky with my
father and mother. I feel like I have
work and my husband too in this
struggle against the dirty coal oper-
ators and he bosses and their gang
sters.
I think that I have had it as hard
as anyone and If I was a man !
would walk till I dropped dead be-
fore I would go back to work for that
dirty thieving bunch at the wages
they offer. would rather belong to
the National Miners Union and
starve than starve while working for
a rich man.
I will try to write a piece for the
paper each week to let the comrades
down in Kentucky and Tennessee
know what we are doing.
Comrades, stand by your rights
wherever you are. Always show thai
you are a red blooded fighter. Il
any Of you comrades wish to write
me, address, mail to Is W. 21st St, New
York City.
ELIZABETH BALDWIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
Miner Asks How to
Live On $3.50 A Week
(By . Worker Correspondentl

(By = Worker Correspondent
STONEY FORK work at the
Gurnn Coal Co. I want some one
to help me figure out budget to live
on out Of what a practical miner
earns at this place.
We load coal over a cattle guard.
We must get it in the car between
21z inches Of space. We are paid IS
cents per ton for all the coal that
gets over the guard. The average
is our tons per day. We are lucky
to get four days q week in the
mines. We average about $3.50 each
week.
I would like some one to tell me
how to feed and clothe my family
on this amount.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
MINERS KIDS GO
WITHOUT PROPER
CLOTHES IN PA.
All Must Join Fight,
Says Wife of Negro
Mine Worker
CBy a Worker Correspondent


CLOVERDALE, Pal am miners
wife. We poor people here are suf-
fering from lack of sufficient food.
My husband goes to the mine and
works all day and only loads one car
of coal
Some days he does not work at
all and sometimes he loads rock all
Gay and receives no pay for the work
The work is so bad, and, owing tc
the low wages and high cost of food
I have been unable even to buy I'M
derwear for the children.
I have to take old pieces Of clothes
and pin them together to protect the
children from the cold and hide their
nakedneSS.
1t is awful when I go into my kit
chen to try TO prepare a meal.
don't know how to start. The cup
board is bare, the lard is all gone
and when look for flour find tina
there is only a cupful left. No
baking powder, no meat or nothing
to cook.
Then I send to the scrip office at
the store. The man there shakes
his head and says: 81 can't give it to
you, your man has not enough"
Now what must we do? I have
IA in my family. We are colored
people. My children get hungry the
same as children of another race.
think we should all get together,
white and colored, all creeds and
nationalities and fight against this
starvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
Brownsville, Pa.

BROWNSVILLE, ia.
Daily Worker:
would like short space in the
Daily Worker to tell what happened
here last November.
On Nov. 4 the house of P. Clam
battista was raided by the immigra-
ton officials. They arrested Mr..
GiambattiSta, who is my husband,
and held him for deportation because
he would not sell himself and the
Communist Party to the federal gov
eminent for salary of 5000 month
This offer was made to my husband
by an agent and it was turned down
flat.
The agent told my hubsand that he
was not man enough to take the
money and give his family decent
living. My husband Philip told the
agent that he was man enough to
earn a decent living, but he would
not earn it by being stool pigeon
and slave to the coal operators.
My husband spent four months in
Jail and the International Labor De-
tense won. a victory in the case by
getting voluntary departure. Myself
and children are being left behind.
I appealed to the Brownsville relief
fund to get help. They asked me
what they had to do with me. They
said I should go to the Communist
Party for relief. But was not scared
easily by their talk and 1 stayed and
demanded until got what I was
after.
The head Of the relief fund here is
also a railroad bull. He holds dis
elimination against members of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05

LonshOremen Promised Wage Cut
on April LIST
Rumors are already spread out
among the longshoremen that Mr.,
Ryan has sent a letter to the Bal
timore locals OF the international
Longshoremen Association to stand
by for wage cut to take place on
April /. A propaganda dished out by
the officials is being instilled among
the men that nothing can be done
about the wage cut, that times are
bad and it would be futile to fight
the wage cut during this period OF
depression and unemployment.
Strike Called off by 1. L. A.
Officials
The Moore and Mccormack Steam
ship Company had two ships at its
docks. On one Of the ships they had
I. L. A. men and on a coaStWise ship
of the company they had morgan
lied stevedores working for 55 cents
an hour. A delegate on the ship that
was being worked by the I. L. A. men
found out about this and called out
the I. L. A. men on strike and went
over to the other ship and got the
men to go out on sympathy strike
with them. Police and detectives
were brought down to the water
front Immediately. The I. L. A, Of
ficials stepped into the affair imme-
diately and called the strike off by
merely telling the I. L. A. men to g
back to work and agreeing to allow
the unorganized stevedores to work
on the other ship. These methods
are being instituted on all docks, anc
will be the means Of forcing lower
wages.
The Baltimore longshoremen arr
not passive; however they feel help
less aIlder the leadership of the I. L
A. betrayal machine. The I. L. A
longshoremen of Baltimore will no
be able to answer the bosses attack
so long as they allow the whole ap,
paratus Of their organization to res
In the hands OF the Officials
The immediate task of the long.
shoremen is to organize rank and fill
committees right inside of theil
locals to resist the betrayals of thu
officials and to fight the wage cut
and non-union conditions. Their
must be complete unity between tn,
Negro and white workers. There
must be unity between the ORGANIZED
and unorganized longshoremen, thi
to be established by organizing ranl
and file united front grievance anc
strike committees.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union headquarters at 1920 Eas
Thames street, calls upon the unor.
ganized and organized longshoremer
to build joint rank and file commit.
tees Of action against the wage cut.
and non-union conditions on thu
water front.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
Jobless Drop Dead
Along Cal. Highways
(By a Worker Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-In San
Joaquin and Santa Clara Valleys
thousands of men are walking the
highways and the railroads and Sleep
ing in the jungles. Many of them
walk until they cannot walk any
more, going without food and shelter
for days.
When the motorcycle police come
to investigate they find many of the
workers dead on the highways and
railroad right of ways. Those still
alive the police carry away to a near
by Jail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
BALTIMORE DOCKERS
BETRAYED BY A. f. L.;
BOSSES PLAN PAY-CUT
international LongshOremen Officials Call
Police to Break Strike
Marine Workers Industrial Union Calls
Dockers to Struggle
(BY a Worker Correspo.dentl

BALTIMORE, Md-A smashing attack is being prepared
by the steamship companies against the longshoremen The
companies will be aided by the officials of the L. A. in
Dictated by the unwingness to fight against non-union
ditions forced on the longshoermen
Seamen being used to the winches A terrific
speedp that known before has been naugurated
the unloading and loading Of ships Safety conditions
disregarded completely The ongshoremen left completely
at the mercy the ship and stevedore BOSSES
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05

Chinese masses against the robber
Japanese imperialism which is now
waging war against them. We
will fight imperialism wherever we
go. --149 Signatures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
Bosses Buy Votes in
ClOutierville, La.
(By a Worker Correspondent

CLOUTIERVILLE, LATHE cleo
ton here has just closed. Those who
ran went around before the election
to the starving share troopers offer
ing them "a pound sack OF flour
and a bucket Of lard for their votes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05

/. of us who are being sent to the
fascist countries.
We all stand ready TO offer our
services to the defense of the Soviet
Union. We are ready to defend the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
Miners Wife Calls on Workers
to Halt War Moves on Soviet

National Miners Union.
1 ask all workers reading the Daily
Worker to put more strength and
energy into the fight against the cap
italist system. Let us all defend the
Soviet Union and Soviet China
against the imperialistS.
MRS. ANNA GIAMBATTISTA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05

list and imperialist exploitation.
The countries to which we are
going await us with unemployment,
starvation, the same that is sweep
ing America. Death awaits those
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
(By a Worker Corresponde

'
BLOOMINGTON, Hl-The Unemployed Council of Bloom
lngon Ill., had scheduled parade with banners protesting
against the holding of the Soboo boys and for the release
OF Tom Mooney and Warren Billings and for the death penalty
for the murderer of Harry Smms in Kentucky repeal of
Criminal Syndcaist Law, and general demonstration for
freedom of speech and assembage guaranteed under the
American Constitution
The recognized leaders here of the Council the rank and
file of which becoming and Communist daily
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-05
Police, Firemen, xxx
Fail to Stifle Demands
of Illinois Unemployed
Masses of Citizens Rally In Support of De-
mands of Unemployed Council
Jobless March from Bloomington to Normal
Singing Revolutionary SONGS

EDITORIAL NOTE-Ths story gives good picture Of how the
struggle for unemployment insurance
western cities 1t written worker participated
march from Bloomington to Normal police
and the ranyng of
publish the story with minimum Of editorial changes.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-13
KENT COUNTY CHANGERS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING IN SMYRNA
ERNEST MATTIFORD, SMYR-
MA, NEW MASTER, INSTALLED
r. o. Bausman of Department of
Agriculture of University of Della
ware, Gives Principal Address

Smyrna Grange acted as host
to the Kent County Pomona
Grange last Thursday and a large
crowd was in attendance. Meet
ings were held at Smyrna Grange
headquarters in Odd Fellows Hall
and at the Century Club House.
At the latter building an interest
ing address was given on The
Causes Of the Agricultural Depres-
sion and the Way Out" by Mr.. R.
o. Bausman, agriculturist econom-
st at University of Delaware, in
the afternoon. The latter gave
falling prices as the main cause of
the agricultural depression and the
cause of falling prices is a faulty
money and credit system. Mr..
Bausman pointed out that over
production is generally given as
the cause of falling prices, but he
considered that contention in error
as farmers have made drastic re-
auctions int he production of ag-
ricultural products, and still the
depression is with US. He contend
ed if the people of the country had
the buying power there would be
no overproduction and therefor the
situation is due to under-Consump-
ton due to lack Of buying power.
At Smyrna Grange Hall, the Wis
itors were welcomed to Smyrna by
Harry c. Johnson and the response
was by w. G. Paskey. Of Smyrna.
Mrs. Frank Hynson and Miss Mary
Hynson sang several duets. Lunch
con was served at the Century
Club House. The following reso-
luton was adopted, Resolved, thai
the Kent County Pomona Grange
appoint q committee Of three mem
bers to study tax problems in the
State and present their report in
he form of a resolution at the fall
meeting of the Kent County Pomo-
ma, emphasizing needed changes on
state and county taxation system.
Mrs. Robinson, wife of former
Governor Robert P. Robinson, who
is State Master, urged more or
ganization work in the oranges
during the year. At the closing
+ session these officers were install.
Ell: Ernest Mattiford, master; How
ard Deakyne, overseer; Mrs. How.
ard Deakyne, lecturer; Smithers
+ Snow, steward; Charles Pryor, as
sistant steward; Miss Eva Steph-
enson, chaplain; Walter Massey
treasurer: Harry c. Johnson, sec
rotary; Norman Short, gate keeper;
+ Ceres, Mrs. Ernest Mattiford; Po-
mona, Mrs. Smithers Snow; Flora
Mrs. Harry c. Johnson; lady stew
ard. Mrs. Charles PRYOR.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-13
RADIO SETS IN POLICE CARS
State Highway Commission Study
Feasibility of Such a Course

At the meeting of the State
Highway Commission to be held
at Dover on January 10, the pro-
ject of equipping several Of the
police cars with short wave length
radio sets viii be taken up with
the commission by Q. G. Reynolds,
the superintendent. With the ex-
ception Of stating that such a
proposition would be made, Super
intendent Reynolds would not dis
cuss the matter previous to it COM
ing before the commission. The
CAPTURE of a car SO equipped, by
the State Police, which was sup
posed to be keeping in communica-
ton with rum runners, is said to
have given the idea of so equip
ping some of the State cars. It IS
felt that if offenders against the
law are so equipped, those who en-
force the law should be similarly
equipped. Cars equipped with
radio could not only pick up in
formation concerning rum runners
which would enable the State Po-
lice to be on the lookout for rum
laden trucks, but it would enable
the officers on an important case
to keep in touch with each other
and also with the nearest station.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-13
ASBURY NJ. z. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Essell p. Thomas Announces
Services for the Coming Sunday

Rev. Essell P. Thomas Announces
Services for the Coming Sunday
This evening at 7.3O o'clock the
mid-week prayer service. A large
attendance is desired. On Sunday,
Sunday School convenes at the US
ual hour, 10 a. m. There are class
es for all ages. At II a. m, the
morning worship at which service
Mr.. Thomas will speak and the
Junior and senior choirs viii rend-
+ er sacred selections. The Epworth
! League devotions at 6.45. The
pastor. Rev. Essel p Thomas will
be the leader. Miss Elva Griffin
will open the meeting and present
the program while Mr. Thomas
will speak and lead in the discus
sion. The topic vii be 'Disarm-
ament as a Way to World Peace"
At the cabinet meeting on Monday
evening it was decided that Leap
Year Party viii be held in the lee
ture room of the church on Tues
day evening, January 10. All
members and friends of high school
age are invited to attend. a silver
offering viii be taken at the door.
The evening service at 7.30 o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas will speak.