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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-06

representative II. w. hitch
cock of Hibbing, who will be
a candidate for reelection and
slated as a contender for
Speaker at the next session of
the legislature, threw a bomb
she'll into the state official
bureau family Wednesday
when he advocated the abolish
ment of sundry bureaus and
clipping the financial wings of
others as a means to lower
taxes. He singled out several
for the axe among which are
the state securities commission;
the insurance department; the
rural credits bureau; the di-
vision of drainage and waters !;
the bureau of criminal appre-
hension and various minor
commissions"
Besides these, R. w. would
be in favor of radical limita-
tons through legislative action
of the activities of the depart
ment of administration and
finance, known as the big
Three" the department of con-
servation and the state board
of relief and a few others. He
excuses their existence by stat
ing that everyone of these
activities of government is
based on good idea, but the
cost of them and the waste
which they cause is an evil
out of all proportion to the
good they do"
Looking at it from the stand
point of a non-job holder, r.
w. is about right although as
he says that "job holders can
produce a hundred reasons
why all these activities should
be continued and that the
abolition of any department in
wolves a desperate struggle"
Mr.. Hitchcock could go fur
Their than that. He could in
all truth state that the same
condition applied to national,
state, county and municipal af-
fairs throughout the land. One
out of every seven of the popu-
lation of the U. S. is hanging
onto and securing sustenance
from the public teat in one way
or another.
We don't know whether his
statement will meet with the
approval of the powers that be
but the small home owner and
the farmer will digest the sub
ject with the result that the
next session of the legislature
can be made a very interesting
one providing the two factions
just mentioned will as assidi-
ously lobby for their interests
as do the job holders for theirs.
Down near Morris, hit and
run driver hit farmers dog
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-06
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

What is the country coming
to? Some one has proposed
that the eight hundred dollars
per week spent for printing
speeches in the Congressional
Record be saved and that
speeches be not printed. Mem
bers of Congress who never
made a speech in their life
have elegant addresses made
by them-with applause and
laughter inserted in various
spots-printed in the Record
at fifty dollars per page. 1t
may be a little high for the
general public but to the other
wise unknown congressman
these printed remarks furnish
the constituency with proof
that their man is still alive.
A New York congressman
wants to change the makeup
of the Congressional Record
and suggests that it be en-
livened by printing cartoons
and pictures in it. The Waseca
Herald chips in its nickle's
worth by saying that mo car
toons are needed to make a
joke out of the Record" and
further goes on to state that
.'its main function at present
seems to be to supply campaign
material for congressman at the
taxpayers expense"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-06

Continued ON Page Four0
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Mass Meeting Tomorrow VIII
Clear Eagle Annex Affair

NEW YORK.-The officials in Lo-
cal % of the International Ladies
Garment Workers and the Lovestone
clique there are trying to prevent sue
cess for the united front policy of
the Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union in the Eagle Annex and Lib
erty Dress shop affair. The facts are
these:
The Eagle Annex Dress Shop has
an agreement with the Industrial
Union. Some three weeks ago when
the boss of the Liberty Dress Co.,
which was controlled by the Inter
national and has gone out of exist
ence, same up to work as a designer
for the Eagle Annex, the shop COM
mittee of the Industrial Union shop
proposed a joint shop meeting to the
workers of the Liberty to take up
and discuss what arrangements can
be made to units the workers and
make some adjustments satisfactory
to the workers of both shops.
The committee promised to take
the matter up with the workers. In
stead of arranging a shop meeting,
the Independent clique nlaneuvered
to put their workers on the picket
line.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

NEW YORK.-Many credentials for
delegates from workers organizations
are already flooding into SO East
18th ST., the office Of the New York
District Communist Party Election
Campaign Committee. There are
enough of them to assure that the
City Wide United Front Election
Election Campaign Conference Of
May % will have represented more
working class organizations and more
masses of workers than any other
similar conference held here.
Yesterday credentials were received
from the High School Branch and
Marmor Branch of the International
Workers Order, from the Brownsville
and Alfred Levy branches Of the In
transitional Labor Defense, from the
Earlenl Progressive Youth Club, the
Workers Club Federation, the New
Les Workers Club and the Freiheit
stn2ing Society.
The District Campaign Committee
has issued the following statement:
The coming election campaign will
be Of greatest importance to the en-
tire American working class and poor
farmers. The issues involved in this
campaign are life and death issues to
millions of workers and poor farmers,
The Republicans, Democrats and So
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
WORKERS HALT
53rd ST. EVICTION
Return Furniture to
House

NEW YORK. Workers of the
newly formed 53rd st. Block Commit
tee returned the furniture of an
evicted worker yesterday to his home
at 434 W. 53rd ST.
Upon learning that the worker
named SeleS was to be ousted from
his home the workers of the block at
once organized a delegation which
proceeded to the Home Relief to de-
mand that the buro pay the rent at
once. The committee was met at the
doors Of the Relief Buro by a corps
of 10 vicious looking Tammany cops,
who refused the committee admis-
sion to the buro.
The committee demanded that they
be allowed to speak to the supervisor
and the cops replied by brutally at
tacking the workers, Two we're beaten
by the police clubs.
The workers then returned to the
house on 53rd Street where the fur
nitlre was piled up on the street.
The neighbors were at once rallied
and the furniture was carried back
into the house,
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

When the workers of the Indus
trial Union came to the shop op
Monday morning, they found the In
ternational members with signs. They
once more called them TO joint s. A
meeting where they proposed tfnG
since both workers claimed the right
to the job, half of the workers OF
each shop should be placed at work.
On the instruction Of the Interna-
tional, the Committee of the Liberty
rejected the proposal and demanded
that all the Industrial Union workers
who had been employed in this shop
for one year should leave and turn
the shop over to the International
This showed clearly that the Inter-
national is not really interested in
getting Jobs for the workers.
A huge open air meeting was held
in front of the shop where members
of the Industrial Union made clear
their position to all dressmakers.
The United Front committee which
is working to unite all dressmakers
has arranged meeting for Thurs
day. / p. m. in Memorial Hall where
they invite the workers of the In
dustrial Union and the International
Union to come and state the facts
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
RENT STRIKE WON
In BROWNSVILLE
Workers Meet Today
to Form House
Committees

SO successful was the rent strike
conducted by the Unemployment
Council of Brownsville at 1880 But
Ter Street, that the whole neighbor-
hood is aroused. As a result, meet
ing will be held Wednesday evening,
at 1o5 Sutter st. at which it is ex-
pected to form house committees for
the whole district.
The Butler St. strike began May 5
and reached its successful conclusion
on the following Tuesday evening.
Among the gains made by the %
families of the apartment are a one
dollar -a-room monthly rent reduc-
ton; three dollar a-month allow
ance for gas; hot water and no evic-
tions for unemployed. Recognition
of the house committee, another de-
mand, also was conceded,
The same Council also will hold a
protest demonstration in front of the
fake Home Relief Bureau at public
school $50, Christopher and Belmont
Streets at 10 a. m. Wednesday.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
"Soil Is Thirsty,
New Soviet Film
at Cameo Theatre

The bringing of life-giying water
to the desert is the theme of a new
Soviet sound picture at the Cameo
Theatre.
In Soil Is Thirsty" this theme is
handled in mastery manner. Not
only are we shown the familiar drama
Of bringing far-off water down to the
thirsty fields, The picture begins
with the dramatic situation produced
by the lack of water-the feudal so
ciety based on the control of a few
wells by one man, the invoking of
old superstitions to support his pow
er, the revolt OF the poor farmers who
have no water rights.
Then comes the strong contrast af-
forded by the arrival of Russian en-
gineers who have been called to
change all this. Into the ancient,
ritualistic life of the desert come
modern, energetic, cheerful young
Soviet technicians, They lead the
most oppressed farmers to the noun
tains to carry out an engineering pro-
ject that will bring water for all.
In magnificent scenes Of desert
storm, which threatens the success
of the project, the five engineers are
resourcefl and courageous.
So real is the telling of this simple
story, that when the first water tri-
ckles through the irrigation bitches
and the village in the desert rejoices,
the spectator is drawn into, the pic
ture, as it were and rejoices. with
the masses at victory which means
new life and new future for them
Only the Soviet film succeeds in
Transforming soil, water, tools and Ia
Dor into deeply moving adventure
Of human achievement. Soil Is
Thirsty" very well reflects the health
and vigor and joy of creative work
and life that proceeds from such a
basis.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Mass SUPPORT Appears for
NY, Communist Campaign

ciallst Parties have already statred 4
barrsge Of demagogy and hypocrisy
intended to fool workers.
The Communist Party calls upon
all workers to establish united
front for unemployment insurance at
the expense of the state and en-
ployers, against Hoover's wage cut
ting policy and in support Of all
other issues in behalf of the working
class. The Communist Party has is
sued a call to all workers organiza-
tions, trade unions, shops, unem-
ployed councils and block commit
tees, to send delegates to the May %,
conference at Manhattan Lyceum
where plans will be laid for the
coming elections, delegates will be
elected to the Communist Party Ma
tional Nominting Convention which
will be held in Chicago on May 28-29
and city wide united front election
campaign committee will be elected
to carry on the campaign for the
election of working class candidates
on the Communist ballot
Workers Get your organization to
elect delegates to the May END Con-
ference,
Build a fight united front against
the exploiters!"
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
FWIU to Celebrate
End Anniversary

The Comintern-leads the workers
in the battle for abolition of capital
ism.
The Comintern-wil1 be sung by
the Freiheit Gesangs Ferein at the
Palm Garden, BOG w. SIND st. Fri
day, May 18th.
At the End Anniversary Celebration
of the Food Workers Industrial Union
The program includes:
I. Freiheit Gesangs Ferein 600
singers, conducted by j. Shaefer.
2. Famous radio singers.
8. Workers Laboratory Theatre
Fox, Nox, Box-A Workers Play.
4. Workers Ballet - Directed by
Edyth Siegel.
There will be dance music by An
toni T'rini and his Radio Recording
Orchestra.
Either VIM. z. Foster, proposed
presidential candidate of the C. P.
or w. Ford, proposed vice. presidential
candidate of the C. P will speak at
the affair.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
P olice Stop Small
Trucks AS Part of
NewTammany Racket

What is believed to be new Tam
many racket became known today
when the tactics of two motorcycle
policemen at Pitkin and Osborn
Streets, Brownsville, we're described.
These men stopped all trucks going
along the street, and after examin-
ing the drivers licenses allowed the
larger ones, or those owned by big
firms, to proceed but held for gen.
eral inspection any small truck which
appeared.
Many of these poorer drivers were
given tags demanding that they ap-
pear in court, charged with some
traffic violation. All of them had
their car thoroughly inspected and
we're threatened with jail unless they
fixed breaks, mufflers, lights, etc.
One small truck of lumber, driven
by several Negroes, was stopped, they
we're ordered out and told that they
would have to pay fine unless they
kept their car in better condition;
but nothing could be found that was
definitely the matter, so after some
time they were released after again
being threatened.
A considerable number of people
who stopped along the street to
watch expressed indignation at what
one man aptly characterized as
Merely Another Tammany racket"
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
College Students Oppose Neev
and Old Fees, At Conference

ing the necessary money we're sug-
gested to the city administration,
Among them we're the taxing of the
rich, and the reduction of the sal
aries of the high city officials.
The first steps in the movement
we're taken by Hunter and City Col
lege day sessions. Mass meetings
were called at which delegates to the
National Student League we're elected
At Hunter College, a petition, sign
ed by about 1900 students, was cir
culated objecting TO the institution OF
fees.
A QUESTIONABLE, filled out by 2,ooC
Hunter College girls netted the in
formation that 1900 of them would
not be able to continue in college in
the fall if fees are instituted and
that 1900 of them will support an
anti-fees movement. The support OF
the lower classes, and especially the
freshmen, who are the most vitally
concerned since they have two or
three years more Of college, was al
most unanimous. The response OF
the seniors, most of whom will grad
uate within a few weeks, was hardly
as enthusiastic.
The immediate plan of action de-
cided upon by the executive fees COM
nittee, elected at the conference will
take the form of mass meetings at
the colleges which have as yet not
had them, and the mass circulation
of protest petition and a question
naire to determine how many stu
dents will not be able to continue in
college if fees are charged, all three
to be directed against present and
impending fees.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Strike at Powell Co.
KnitgOOds Meeting to
Plan General Strike

NEW YORK.-The workers Of the
Powell Manufacturing Co. are on
strike against discharges. Last week
the boss proposed and introduced
piece-work in the shop, but the work
ers unanimously rejected it. The
week work system was reinstalled, but
two girls we're discharged. The work
ers therefore declared the shop on
strike. In addition to that, the
workers demand the recognition OF
and equal division of work. The
the shop committee, no discharge
strike is under the leadership Of the
Knitgoods department of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union.
A conference of shop delegates,
Sunday, May 18th, at IL noon, in
Irving Plaza Hall, Irving Place and
18th Street, has been called to discuss
especially the mobilization and prep
aration for the mass strike the COM
ing season.
At the meeting of the G. e. B., held
in Philadelphia last Friday. Saturday
and Sunday, one of the outstanding
problems was the recommendation of
the knitgoods department to begin
immediate preparations for a mass
strike in the trade during the fall
about 10000 workers, who are ruth
lessly exploited. During the year of
season. The knitgoods trade employs
activity, the knitgoods department
has succeeded in carrying through
many struggles, and in every instance
the workers have shown their readi-
ness to fight for their interests.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Fosters New Book Toward
Soviet America Out Soon

tions which face the workers today
there is an answer in this book. In
a simple style, Comrade Foster ana
lyzes the crisis and the structure of
capitalist society. This book sets out
in clear view the whole revolutionary
perspective of Communism.
This book of 373 pages, printed in
large and easily legible type and
cloth bound, will be published at a
very popular price.
1t should serve as a powerful wea-
pom in the election campaign, SER
wing to clear up the minds OF many
workers ON the issues facing them
The workers will want this book and
copies of it should immediately be
ordered and be on hand, especially
for the campaign meetings at which
Comrades Foster and Ford, Commu-
mist candidate for vice-president, will
speak. All district literature agents
and book stores should write imme-
diately to international Publishers
for further details.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
BROACH UNION
FUNDS VANISH
Half Million Spent for
Legal Fees"

NEW YORK-F'lIrther details OF
the charges Of extraordinary graft
made against the Broach- Wilson ma
chine in Local of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
came out in the legal examination OF
President Wilson of the local, Mon
day.
IL developed during the report OF
Accountants on the union books that
partial income of the local in the
last four and half years was
81, $1,573776-just how big a part this
was did not appear Out of this, and
out of whatever else was gouged out
Of the members, and out Of $3.50, 1000
in the treasury in 1925, there is now
left only $5OO,OO0 Wilson tried to
make it appear that much was spent
for unemployed relief, but refused to
say how much-and electrical workers
know it wasn't much.
The books showed that very big
sums were spent for accounts that in
union racketeer financing usually
conceal graft. For instance there is
an item of half a million dollars for
legal services" and another item for
$4,000 for new headquarters
though the local still uses its ole
building.
Charges made by a group repre-.
senting small manufacturers, a,
against the bigg bosses, represented
by Broach, state that the treasury
was raided through gifts to the
organization committee" that is
the machine. They charge that al
who protest were disciplined by being
barred from the employment room
that is, were blacklisted on the jobs
by the union itself
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Dressmaker Meetings
to Elect Offici ais;
Drive to Win Negroes

NEW YORK.--A meeting of dress
cutters Of the Industrial Union Will
be held today, right after work.
The problem of organizing Negro
workers WI be discussed at a special
meeting Of shop chairInen and shop
delegates council meeting af the dress
department, Thursday, right after
work.
A special meeting OF all shop chair
men and shop delegates Of the dress
department will be held Thursday to
elect a trade committee and executive
council as well as organizers for the
dress department. A special point on
the order of business will be the prob
lem of the Negro workers in the dress
trade Arrangements have been made
to invite all negro workers to attend
this meeting TO discuss their prob
lens and together with the white
workers organize and fight in defense
Of the interests Of the, Negro workers
in the dress trade.
All shop delegates and Negro dress
makers are called upon to come to
this meeting,
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

A popular edition of Toward
Soviet America" by William z. Fos-
ter, Communist candidate for presi-
dent, will be issued in two weeks by
International Publishers, 38l Fourth
Ave, New York.
This complete and thorough ex-
PLANTATION of the program, policies
and aims of the Communist Party In
relation to the crisis, unemployment
the war in China and the gathering
war against the Soviet Union should
receive the widest distribution. As
Cornrade Foster says in his preface,
the central purpose of the book sis
to explain to the oppressed and ex-
plotted masses of workers and poor
farmers how, under the leadership of
the Communist Party they can best
protect themselves now, and in due
season cut their way out of the cap
italist jungle to Socialism"
The energetic building of Socialism
in the Soviet Union--where there is
no unemployment-is contrasted to
the rapid decline Of capitalism, which
dooms millions of workers to starva-
ton and misery. While the capital
lists seek their way out OF the crisis
by placing the whole burden upon
the toiling masses and pushing the
war against the Chinese people and
particularly against the Soviet Union,
the Communist Party, in whose name
Cofnrade Foster speaks, urges the
revolutionary way out Of the crisis
This way leads TO q United Soviet
states of America, which Is outlined
in its main features in the last chap
ter OF the book.
TO the many prohlams and auss-
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

A militant movement has arisen
from the rank and file of the student
body OF the City College, Hunter Col
lege and Brooklyn College of the City
of New York, resulting in a confer
ence called by the National Student
League, opposing the institution OF
tuition and registration fees and the
maintenance of the existing labora-
tory, library, book fees and other
fees at these colleges. The movement
arose as a result of the recent sug-
gestions made by the members of the
New York City administration to the
effect that one of the means by which
the city will attempt to reduce its
deficit will be the charging of tuition
fees in the hitherto free" city col
ieges.
The main grounds of objection to
such a move on the part of the au-
thorities are that the burden of tut
ton will fall on the students who
come from the economically poor
homes of the lower bourgeois and
the proletariat, That this has firm
basis of truth is proven by the recent
QUESTIONABLE distributed to the stu
dents of Hunter College in which 1900
out Of 1000 of them affirm that they
will not be able to return to college
in the fall if any sort of tuition fees
is instituted
The opposition to the existing fees
such as library fees, laboratory fees,
education fees, registration fees, Spe-
cial examination fees and others, find
support in the fact that many stu
dents have been virtually forced out
Of college because of their inability
to pay them.
Several constructive means of rails
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
AutOWOrkers Victors
in TarrytOwn Strike
Organizing in TUUL

TARRYTOWN, N. Y, May 10. -
One hundred and fifty workers in
the Fisher Body Chevrolet Plant
here won their strike against wage
cut as soon as the Auto Workers In
dustrial Union came on the scene.
The strikers we're all from one de-
partment. They came out Saturday
against a ten per cent cut.
The Auto Workers Industrial Union
representative came down to offer
assistance and called for spread of
the strike. Workers from other de-
partments came up and stated they
would lead their departments on
strike Monday morning.
When word of this reached the
boss, who has a healthy fear of q
strike led by T. U. u. L. union, he
came to the strikers Monday morn
ing and withdrew the cut,
The union is growing in this plant,
for many of the workers realize that
this submission by the boss is only
temporary.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Racketeers of Movie
Union Force Members
to March for Walker

NEW YORK. 49, All members and
permit men of the Moving Picture
Machine Operators Union, Local S06,
have been ordered to appear in May
or Walkers Beer Parade. The let
ter sent out says a vote will be taken,
but officials of this union seldom take
votes. They contended themselves
at the last meeting with announc-
ing that whoever did not march
would be heavily fined or expelled.
Officials of this union recently ac-
quired fame through exposure of
their enormous graft permit sys-
tenn" by which they took tens of
thousands of dollars from the men
permitted" to work but not allowed
to become voting members of the
union. Naturally, as the parade or
ders show, they are tied to the Tam
many machine.