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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
PACKING PLANT
WORKERS FIRED
Children Hired to Do
Mems Work
(By a Worker Correspondent

OMAHA, Neb-The packing hodses
a South Omaha are again laying off
men. The exact number laid off is
not yet known by us, but it is heavy.
The men are getting in an angry
mood and are responding well to the
call of the Food Workers Industrial
League to organize The youth here
are doing the work Of men and
women for IS cents an hour, the
packers lay men off just as fast as
possible and hire mere children.
There are some working in the Ar
mour plant who are supposed to be
is years old, and it is doubtful if
they are Is.
Speed-Up Terrific.
The speed-up Is terrific, only the
other day in Armours in the beef kill
q man who was just greenhorn was
hit in the mouth with gamble that
ierked loose from the beef.
The have stool-pigeons and dicks
following everyone in the plant
around that is suspected Of being a
Red" because of some leaflets we
distributed in there in the last three
weeks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
KY. RED CROSS
DENIES HUNGRY
MINERS RELIEF
Asks Starving Man to
Join Forced Labor
Gang
(By a Worker Correspondent


GALLOWAY, Ky.-The working
people here are in a very bad way.
Some of the families are actually
starving to death. A farther of a
family went to the doctor the other
day and was told that he had the
pellegra. His family is without food
or clothes.
This man asked the Red Cross for
food, but he was given no relief be-
cause he was too weak to work on
the county road or clean the streets
of Pineville. This family Jared fairly
well when the National Miners IN
ion was down here. but bunch Of
gun thugs robbed the aid that the
union brought down for the miners
and since then we have been unable
to get any more.
There is still a few good old N. M. u.
people here doing all they can for
the union Three OF the men here
turned out to be SWITCHES for the
Pineville law. Their names are Bart
White, E. Nochwest and Bart Turner.
They never were good N. M. U. men,
They went to work on the Brough-
ton chain gang and beat rock for
one day a week For this they got
81 in so-called charity from the Red
Cross.
They cal us miners reds and say
we do not believe in the bible. Well
we do believe in the bible. but we do
not believe in the coal operators and
the society christians Of Pineville.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
HITS MISSOURI
GOVERNORS LIE
Hun ger Widespread
Throughout State
CBy a Worker Correspondent

(By worker C0rreSpondentl
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Governor Caui-
field of Missouri recently stated that
there is no starvation In the state.
Mayor Miller of st. Louis said that
the Citizens Relief Committee that
has been set up by him for political
and grating purposes is doing all in
its power to alleviate unemployment.
While these statements are being
made, we find that the situation is
growing from bad to worse. on the
25th Of April a family Of z was
evicted. For a year the worker did
not work and the relief agencies gave
them no support. Every conceivable
excuse was given by the charity
(gratfing) institutions to refuse him
relief.
The Unemployed Council wanted
to put the furniture back but a friend
of the workers has arranged for this
worker to stay with his friend.
Nevertheless, the Unemployed Coun-
Gil in that neighborhood held a
meeting with about 200 workers. II
was a very enthusiastic meeting.
Many of the workers have Joined the
council and Is young workers ex-
pressed their willingness to join the
Young Communist League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
(By a Worker Correspondent


DETROIT, Mich.-Let us go for a
little trip through the Ford plant.
But let us shy clear Of the places
where Henry Ford always take his
visitors. We will go to that part OF
the plant where the sun does not
shine through. We will go to the
foundry where the motor blocks are
cast.
In this department. colored and
white men are employed. Last sum-
mer in the foundry men dropped off
like flies. They were hustled out of
the road and new men were brought
in to take their place.
Poison Gas
Henry Ford never took any steps to
get rid of the poison gas that was
killing the men. How many men died
last summer do not know. They
simply dropped off and we're never
heard Of again. Day after day the
men worked in a blanket of sand dust
and gas fumes. When tn emen fell,
they were removed quickly by the
stool pigeons and service men. Pro-
auctions for profit had to go oln.
Speed Up
Then Henry Ford speeded up pro-
duction. He got out the same amount
Of production with Is per cent less
men. He bought the cheapest ap-
planes he could get and called them
respirators. These devices are prac-
tically of no value to the workers
whatsoever.
In the steel mill, or more correctly
the rolling mill, Ford has had q
bridge erected so that the visitors
can see the hot metal being propelled
through the dies of various forms.
The most peculiar part of this mill is
that the workers are never killed or
manned while the visitors are looking
on. Steps have been taken to lower
the speed while visitors are looking
on.
There is a tremendous amount OF
deaths and accidents in this part Of
the Ford system. have seen on two
occasions within very short periods
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
NEW SHOP GROUP
in PHILA. PLANT
Lays Base for Strike
for More Wages
(By a Worker Correspondent

10y hOrheF correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, PA couple Of
years ago my wages we're 80 cents an
hour. Now I am making So a week.
In the place where l am working, a
dress shop, 1 got the workers to-
gether and organized a shop COM
mittee.
We went to the boss with our
grievances after we organized our
committee and believe me the boss
was worried about the shop becom-
ing organized.
The next morning after we visited
the boss he came to me and said that
he would give me a few cents more
if would not say anything to the
other workers. told the boss that
none of the dressmakers we're salts
fled and that I would urge them to
strike against such wages as Sc a
week.
We are doing good here with our
shop committee. This is the only
immediate solution to the problem of
low wages. If we will organize COM
mittees in all the shops we will. be,
able to force the bosses to raise our
wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Socialists Deny
Workers Use of
Hall On May Day
(By a Worker Correspondent,

(By a Worker Correspondent
JERSEY CITY, N. Jersey
City beats czarist Russia and Pol
and In the subsection of the work
ers. On May Day the represent
tatives Of the Communist Party
who live In the city attempted to
hold a meeting at the Fraternity
Hall. The comrades had succeeded
in renting the hall, but when
everyone was assembled for the
event permission to use the hall
was refused The owners Of the
han, the Socialist Education Club
of Hudson County (true repre-
sentatives Of Norman Thomas)
had been prevailed upon or else
had decided not to allow the work
ers to use the hal on this historic
working class day M. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Two Children Die
of Starvation in
Michigan Town
(By . Worker Correspondent

FLINT, Mch.-Iwo children,
one Ia years old and the other
year old, died Of starvation here
recently March ~.
The parents Of these children,
who live at 1713 Bennett st., were
told by the poor commissioner of
Genssee County to apply for relief
at the superintendent of the poor's
headquarters In Richfield town
ship. The worker was refused re-
lief at both places. He then ap-
piled for help at the city welfare
and was juggled about until the
ment.
Doctor Winchester reported that
the children died of starvation.
After the children died the vote
getters for the McKeighan gang
came to the worker with a ton of
coal in order to get his vote in the
coming elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
HUNGER GAINS
IN MICH. COPPER
MINE REGION
Farmers and Workers
Outraged at District
Attorney
(By a Worker Correspondent


TOIVOLA, Mich.-The copper bar
ons and the Chamber Of Commerce
have succeeded in advancing star
Walton through the winter months
here by telling the people to rest In
peace. They told the people that
Congress would put through a tar
if on copper which would make
things roSey in the copper country.
The tariff, howver, was a failure
insofar as the bill itself was con-
cerned, but 1t succeeded in putting
thousands of poor workers on the
watchful waiting list. It has also
acted as an anesthetic to keep the
workers from organizing into IN
employed Councils.
But the workers and farmers are
talking organization now. They are
outraged by the prosecuting attor-
ney's frey speeches against the farm
ers and his attempts to drive them
away from the county seat every time
they have a Just demand to present.
This prosecutor, Donnelly, grieved
when the delegate Olson of the Ma
ton Hunger March was allowed to
have the Memorial Building to pre-
sent his report.
Donnelly is trying to incite the
members of the American Legion
against the workers and farmers. He
made a speech before the Legion
urging them to get busy as the farm
ers were turning Communist.
Well 1t is time for us workers and
farmers to get busy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
(By a Worker Correspondence

GOSHEN, Ind.-Here is an ex-
ample of capitalist justice. Paul Nof-
ziker and wife came to Goshen from
California. They rented rooms, but
ran out of money and could not pay
the rent. A baby was born 20 days
ago. The little one was small and
sickly.
On April rs, when Mr. Nofziker
was up town the mother and the
20-day-old baby and another child
Of three we're set out on the street,
despite the fact that the officials said
there would be no more evictions,
The Unemployed Council did not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Toll l6 HOURS
in FOUNDRY
Men Get Is Cents An
Hour for Heavy Work
Bloomington, III.

b1OOuu1kk UOll, Lii
Daily Worker:
The Williams Oil-O-Matic Co is
working their men thirteen hours per
day and are paying 30 cents an hour.
They are working the men about
three to four days per week. They
have slavedriving bosses there and a
terrible speed-up system. At the
Meadows Manufacturing Co. the en-
ployes are not getting cash money
for their work. They are getting
scrip. They work eleven hours and
from two to three days per week.
The wages are 20 and Is cents per
hour, which is nothing but slavery.
The Hazen g. Coster stove foundry
are going bankrupt and they are
working their men between ten and
sixteen hours per day. Their wages
are Is and 20 cents per hour. At this
shop they have had a lot OF trouble.
A man was killed there. A Scab
killed a picket during strike. He
was brought to trial and found not
guilty.
We alter found Quit that the Judge
who tried the case is a arge stock
holder in the company. The union
men are still picketing the shop.
The Jack Louc Canning Co. is
working ten hours per day, and are
paying is cents per hour.
We realize that the workers are
getting nothing but starvation wages
for their work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Dog Gets Pompous Funeral;
Workers Get Cut in Relief

week at the most. Some have not
worked for year. The mayor, John
Dreitzler, said that he would cut of
all city relief May 1.
All the workers are dissatisfied and
am sure rs per cent Of them are
ready to fight under the leadership
Of the Communist Party.
Several workers I talked TO here
said that they are for forcing the
government to take the money away
from the rich fellows like the one
who gave the funeral to the dog and
turn 1t over to the unemployed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Bloomington Police
Establish JimcrOw
Dance Hall Edict
(By a Worker Correspondent

BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-After hold
ing two inter-racial dances at the
Eagle Hall here and after police
women inspected each one of our
dances and was forced to admit that
everything was in perfect order, the
Chief of Police told the members Of
the Unemployed Council that we
wouldn't get another permit TO hold
any more dances where coored people
attended.
Even though the city attorney adj
viSed the chief that there was no law
against inter-racial dances. The
Chief still said that if we held our
dance, that he would frame the col
ored people who came.
We are mobilizing the workers 70
fight against this ban and will force
the police and others to keep their
hands off. We expect some new
developments in the next few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
CHI. SOCIALIST
BOASTS ABOUT
GRAFT EXPLOIT
Robs Workers of Hard
Earned Pennies and
Gloats Over It
tBy a Worker COrrespOndent.)

Wy - fNOAACA OOAAOcROAAaOAASsg
CHICAGO, Ill.--A few days ago I
had a talk with Mr.. Rabinovitz Sec
rotary for Is years of the Chicago
Jewish branches of the socialist
party. He told me very interest
ing story which I think will interest
the workers generally.
Mr.. Rablhovitz proudly described
his Socialist" work as follows:
"a few weeks ago I was foreman
distributing posters from the 18th
st. store. One day the manager
called me up on the phone and said:
Two Of our men are arrested for
distributing Communist leaflets
"That's all right said I, I will go
right over and fix things up And
I went.
"The lieutenant was my old friend
and said that the two men we're held
for distributing Communist leaflets.
What shall I do with them2' he
asked.
""ThoSe boys are not responsible,
I said, and gave the lieutenant IS
to let them go.
1.-THE next day called the % dis
tributers together and told them If
they wanted to distribute something
sharper they must do this after work.
I explained that I did not want any
more trouble.
But this release cost me money,
so made the boys kick in. COL
lected $40; IS clear profit, and be-
sides I'm a good socialist"
HIS face was cleaning at the
thought Of IS profit taken from the
pockets Of the % workers. JIM.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Coming the Daily Worker
Straw Vote on the Bonus?
Mother and 2O-Day Old Babe
Evicted in Goshen, Indiana

hear of this case until couple of
days later. We could not find any
officials except township trustee
He said there was no danger and the
whole affair was only bluff.
Mr.. Nofziker is an ex-serviceman
and fought in France in the war of
19l7-1918. The Unemployed Council
members are taking care of the fam
lily. The capitalist law says that the
country can send the family back 10
California to starve, but it makes no
provision to give them relief or put
a roof over their heads here.
There are % churches in this town,
c. G. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Striking Miners Get
Relief Through W.I.R.

FLUSHING, Ohio, April SO.-The
relief committee of ocal Union No.
2138 OF the United Mine Workers
received from thew I. r. Cleve-
land office, canned goods, groceries
and clothing to help feed the hungry
miners and their families.
All the clothing was distributed
Immediately, and more clothing is
needed there, as many miners are
practically barefooted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
SOCIALISTS ARE LIBERALS IN
OVERALLS
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK-A few days ago I
read the answer Norman Thomas
gave to Doctor Harry Elmer Barnes
in the World Telegram. / could not
help but b suppressed with the fact
that there is nothing to the socialists
built TAX. They are Ike the rest Of
the liberals. They are liberals In
overalls--S b.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
tBy a worker Correspondent.l

TIFFIN, GA welthy race horse
man of this city, Frank Callahan,
recently gave his pet Pomerenian dog
a thousand dollar funeral. The cap
italist press went into great ecstacy
over the event and described in de-
tail the mausoleum that the turft-
man proposes to build for the dead
canine. Very little, however, is said
in the press here about the hungry
unemployed.
\ Men fortunate enough to have a
job here get from two to three days
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
GOOD FOOD, SCHOOLS
AND RECREATION FOR
CHILDREN IN u. S. S. r.
We Help the Collective Farm by Gathering
Fertilizer, Says Pioneer
Child in Sixth Grade Tells How Soviets Build
Healthy Young Bodies
Dear Comrade:
Niini-Novgorod.

Dear Comrade: Nijni-Novgorod
We received your letter and Tamara Kalinna decided
to write you separate letter.
pioneer of of the best Pioneer homes the Arson
Pioneer Home and member of of the best Pioneers
TONS Our Pioneer Home differs other Pioneer Homes
In other Pioneer homes the children eat Sleep work and play
10 our home the children only after school, They have
their dinner and supper here We have shops bookbndng
dressmang and suit making shops where we learn to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
PHILA. LAUNDRY
WORKERS SLAVE
FOR $3.50 A WEEK
Work "a Hour Stretch
Once A Week in
Some Shops
by a Worker Correspondence

PHILADELPHIA am a laundry
worker. We slave from 10 to IT hours
a day. During the years of so-called
prosperity the girls were getting a
lordly wage of $12 week, but since
then they got three wage-cuts, till
they are getting now 81, providing
they work a full week. Most of the
time they work IL hours a day on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Then they are laid off for the rest
of the week, so they receive about $50
per week. and out OF this most of
them have families to support, as at
the present time the women are the
providers for their families since the
men cannot find any jobs.
Fines.
This miserable low wage is further
reduced, as there is an elaborate sys-
tenn of fines. We are deducted" for
coming in late, for mistakes in sort
ing the bags, packing, ironing and
what not. If a shirt is found to have
"a grease spot after being ironed a
fine Is paid.
Speed-Up.
The speed-up is terrible. We are
not allowed a minutes rest, Just
work continuously. In some shops
they put in almost "a hours on Mon
day alone. I do not think conditions
under slavery could be any worse
But this is in a free country in the
City Of Brotherly Love, where the
mayor gives the unemployed clubs
instead of relief.
In our shop we happen to have
an eX-socialist for a boss. The So
cialists are the biggest hypocFites.
Whenever he contemplates a reduc-
ton in pay he generally calls his
slaves together to a meeting where he
puts on big tear bag, so as 10
arouse our sympathy. First he tells
us thct he has to struggle to keep
the business going, that it hurts him
deeply to do it, and finally winds up
with wage-cut. OF course, it is
not always i cut, but last week lie
gave us raise n hours of work,
without an increase in pay, which is
also wage-cut.
But the laundry workers are or
ganizing under the leadership of the
Trade Union Unity League. Other
shops are joining us and the 10000
laundry workers of this city must
speed up this organization of the
Laundry Workers Union, in order to
win better conditions for the white
and Negro women and youth work.
ers exploited in this industry.
Workers of the New Way, Manches-
ter and other laundries, send your
applications to the offices of the T
U. U. L., $50 South Ninth st. Let
US get together and organize for an
3-hour day, for better pay, no dis
elimination, etc
A Landry Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
BLOCK COMMITTEE IN
BRONX ORGANIZES %
FAMILIES; WINS AID
Forces Reduction in Rent; Makes City Give
Checks for Food
Builds New Workers Club; Jobless Council
Rallies to Fight Evictions

NEW YORK.-The Lower Bronx Unemployed Council
which organized recently has credit the block
committee organized in New York Cy-the Beck Street
Block Committee. This block committee organized
the basis of immediate relief stop evcons and to reduce
rents The Beck Street Block Committee organized houses
(58 and 581 Beck Street, and got relief the Relief
Bureau for p families these houses They got food checks
and rent Not only this block committee is the committee
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
Gyp Agency Forced
to Return Money By
Unemployed Council
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker CONSEQUENTLY
Walter Kamaranskas of 754 Grand
Street, Brooklyn, went to the Regal
Employment at 1872 East 4th Street.
He paid 81 for job which paid $12
a week for z days work. He worked
one day and was fired. Kamaranskas
came to the Downtown Unemployed
Council, which sent a committee to
the agency and forced the return of
$3.75.
The Kusko times., 1932-01-30

The final census bulletin dealing with Alaska has just been published by the Department of Commerce. It gives statistics on Alaska farms on the basis of the census taken in Oc- tober, 1929. At that time there were 800 farms in the entire Territory. containing 525,942 acres. Of this amount, 8,825 acres were improved, 104,245 were wooded over, and 412,- SIP were unimproved. Farm lands and buildings were valued at $2,857,- 1855. The First division leads in num- Der of farms, with POP, the Third di- vision is next with 187, the Fourth division has II, and the Second divi- sion ony l. In value of farms and farm buildings the Third division leads with $1,191, ,104; the First divi- sion is second with $1,47,919, and the Fourth division is next with $528. .162.
The Kusko times., 1932-01-30
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Following is the platform adopted bylthe Democratic Territorial conven- ton, recently held at Fairbanks:
 l. We affirm the ancient and tra- ditdonal principle of the Democratic party that the Government should, so far as practicable, be decentralized and that to each State, Territory and community should be entrusted the greatest possible amount of govern mental power.
 II. We condemn the existing reg ulation of tthe salmon and herring fisheries of Alaska whereby the en- tire administration of this most im- portant resource is directed from the capital of the nation ana is cencan- trated. for all practical purposes, in the hands of single individual, with power to regula be~ legislate and pros hihit, and we earnestly urge that all jurisdiction over these fisheries of Alaska be transferred from the Fed eral government to the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska, thus giving the. people of Alaska. through their legislature, the power to control and direct the fishing industry.
 We recognize that the conservation of therring is vital to the halibut and salmon fishing industries, and we are opposed to the wanton destruction of the herring supply. Until the entire control of the Alaska fishing indus try is transferred into the hands of the Alaska Territorial Legislature we urge the United States Bureau of Fisheries to adopt such regulations as:wi1 permit at all times herring fishing for food and bait purposes.
 We favor conservation of the hali- but fisheries, approve the system of limited close season coincident with the spawning period, and further ad- vocate the closure of the so-called nursery grounds" to all fishing.
 We believe that the people of the Yukon river are entitled to earn fair living near their homes and that they should not be freed to abandon their homes to seek occupation and employment elsewhere. To this end, and unti tie4sntire control and juris- diction of tize& ? sheries of Alaska are transferred tcsasze Alaska Territorial Legislature We recommend an amend-9l ment to the White, Act respecting the fisheries of Alaska7so as to permit commercial fishing by actual residents of the Yukon and Kuskokwim valleys,