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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02
BY PAUL BROWN

PREPARATIONS for an other
1 sweeping wage cut for the one
million railroad workers still on the
payrolls of the companies are well
under way. The July II issue of
Standard Trade and Securities, put
out by Standard Statistics Co., dis
cuSsing railroads and railroad equip
ment, has this to say:
Railroad wage scale readjust
ment has Jagged far behind that
in other basic industries, yet,
except by government interven-
ton, it seems highly improbable
that the railroads will be able to
effect another cut in the wages
Of organized employees prior to
the expiration of the present
agreement on February l, 1888.
DEVELOPMENTS LOOKING
TO SUCH INTERVENTION, and
a FURTHER WAGE CUT OF,
SAY, 20 PER CENT WOULD BE
DISTINCTLY FAVORABLE"
Members of the 81 standard rail
way labor organizations, when the
first 10 per cent cut was forced
down their Threats in January, 1882,
were told that "the cut will be for
only one year" and that "by taking
this cut, we will be able to put back
in the shops, yards and terminals a
substantial number of the half mill
lion unemployed railroad workers"
How reducing the purchasing power
of one and half million workers by
$225, 100000 would result in in
creased railroad car loadings was
left for some magician to find out
But our trusting brothers trusted
and took the cut, for year.
PART OF PLANNED
CAMPAIGN
The year Is b.df over. There Is
now no longer The .faintest illusion
in the minds Of one railroader that
the 1925 100000 will be returned.
Nor do they have any hope that
wage rates will go back to the 1881
scale.
Not so the railroad executives and
their banker stockholders. Nothing
less than an additional 20 per cent
will satisfy them. The article
quoted above is no accidental sug-
gestion. 1t is part of a carefully
planned campaign. For example,
the Financial Section Of the New
York American, July II, quotes the
Alexander Hamilton Institutes
Weekly Letter, which "foreshadows
another wage cut of about 20 per
cent, unless such reduction is modi-
fled by increased efficiency" This
business weather. vane shows plain
ly enough where the wind is blow
ing. Wage cuts, up TO 20 per cent,
are to insure the profits of Wall
Street. And for consolation: Under
any circumstances, wage rates will
not drop back to the 1911 level, even
though freight rates are thus re-
duced." Because, "the railroads are
now in a position to handle much
larger volume of traffic than in
1911, with the same number of
men" Emphasis ours)
What are the Railroad Brother
hoods doing in the face of this i'm
pending attack; in the face of the
continuing layons and doubling
up" which have already taken place
since the February wage cut was
accepted? What have they done to
stop the wholesale cutting down OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02

Here is the story of how the war
comes to the villages and new mills
spring up like mushrooms, over.
night; how the capitalist system d..
vides white from colored, brings
disaster to dark-skinned Martha,
lynches Uncle Ben, banjo picker
and sweeper; and finally, how the
struggle against the stretch out
brings the "bol-we-vils Of radical.
ism" to the mill hills, uniting the
white and Negro workers in . Bit
terly-fought strike. M
Gathering Storm" written In q
terse, forceful style achieves ire
mendous mass effect which 10
largely new to the literature In Thu
country. Myra Page, q Boutterlaer
herself, is at present In tho Soviet
Union as correspondent II liz
Daily Worksk ~ -e.--~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02

the working time of hundreds of
thousands of railroad workers
through rotation of work." forced
vacations and the like?
DO NOTHING
FOR JOBLESS
They are fiddling while Rome is
burning. Secure in their spacious
offices, with guaranteed salaries of
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year, they
are amusing themselves by playing
politics. First they propose to feed
the unemployed by asking Presi-
dent Hoover to declare a morator-
ium of 25 years on European debts.
They ignore the debts of the I'M
employed in the United States,
They are silent about dues mora
torium for the unemployed brother
hood members. They would hest
tate to suggest a rent moratorium
for railroad workers and their fam
lies facing evictions. What they
are interested in is front page
stuff" to show the members of the
brotherhoods what big men their
chiefs are: they can go to the White
House; they can talk to the Presi-
dent; they can discuss international
finance!
THE next proposal is for national
pension for the 65-year-old men,
half OF the pension to be, paid by
the men themselves. This bill was
prepared as concession to the
staunch union members, the older
men in the service, who are secure
in their seniority, and who hold
rights to the best paying jobs. 1t
was at the same time an attack
ag,..nsC the Railroad Employees Ma
tional Pension Association. which.
in the past year had enrolled 100000
members at 81 per member and
had introduced an old age pension
bill Of their own The crying need
of the hour is for unemployment
insurance for a million laid-of rail-
readers, pensions at the expense of
the government for all aged work
ers, and organization of all men in
the industry to resist the wage cut
attacks of the roads
But 1ayoffs continue In spite Of
presidential visits and pension bills
which gather mold in Senatorial
committee rooms. Here is an issue
which must be faced. The unions
are losing their membership. The
unemployed cannot pay dues. The
part time workers are dropping out
of the lodges. One quarter OF a
million have been laid off in the
past year. And layoffs continue
from top 10 bottom.
FAKE RELIEF SCHEME
Will the railroad brother officials
support the movement for unem-
ployment insurance already en-
dorsed by half million members of
the A. F. of L. and brotherhood
lodges2 No, they will not Instead
they came out with another polit-
ical scheme to fool the unemployed;
to take the minds of the member
ship from the wage cut warnings
of the financial journals.
THIS time it is a government loan
to the unemployed: "the crea-
ton Of a Federal corporation to
finance the purchase Of necessities
by unemployed heads Of households
to an amount not exceeding $500
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02
WORKERS MUST
TAKE OVER FIGHT

Already half year has gone by
since the January wage cut agree
ment. These six months have been
frittered away by the brotherhood
chiefs.
We workers must ourselves take
over the fight. 1t is high time to
raise the demand in every lodge for
a referendum of the membership in
all future negotiations which involve
wages and working conditions. 1t
is high time TO start building groups
of reliable members in every lodge
who will raise these issues in the
lodges, who will support these issues
in the face of the opposition of the
present union officials.
For the unemployed, the solution
is not loans and the mortgaging of
future wages. The solution is I'M
employment insurance and exemp-
ton of the unemployed from dues
payments.
WORK in the lodges is, however,
" not enough. Less than half the
railroad workers are members Of
unions. Groups of organized and
unorganized workers must be built
. at the point Of production: in the
round houses, in the yards, shops
and terminals. These groups must
support the campaign for govern
ment unemployment insurance;
must force adequate relief for the
unemployed from town and city
governments; must insist on the
carrying out of all working rules
and agreements; must be prepared
and determined TO fight together
against further wage cuts.
Wall Street through It's ffnana1Al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02

agents has sounded the call OF
battle. One million and a half
railroad workers have 1t in their
power to stop the wave Of wage
cutting that is sweeping the coun-
try; to win government unemploy-
ment insurance for the 100000
idle workers. United action is i'm
perakive. The workers themselves
must take the path toward . VIC
turiotS Styvlggl8 ~,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02

workers, particularly in acute and
critical situations, and is there
fore the most dangerous faction
in the social democratic parties"
Program Of the ConlInu-
mist International, Page RI
Workers Library Publishers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02
The Negro Masses Speak!
IA Parody National Anthem" Garveys Universal Negro
Improvement Association)
BY CHARLES GAINES.


l. Verse.
Lift every voice and sing,
TIL Communism rings
Rings with the true Soviet liberty
Let revolving rise, high as the listening skies
1t resound loud the rolling
p. l. Chorus.
Sing song full the strife that the dark past has taught
Sing full Of the hope Communism has brought u.s.
Facing Redl Red Of day begun
Let fight till victory is
t.ss H. Verse.
Stony the road we trod, +s.s
Bitter oppression's red, 81
Felt In the days when bourgeois bosses lied,
Yet with steady beat 2f <
Will not feet to the place for which Comrades
tried tS
III. Chorus.
We have way perseverance has Tatered ~
come treading path through the blood of the
slaughtered. 81
Out of the gloomy past, till working class
Waves the red CLEAN Of our red flag at last
III Verse;
Boss Of youthful years, 49,,
Boss fears you who have fought us all along
way sf .@.%%,
You! who's inperiaist might $500 IN %Nt
Forced into fight shall forever struggle for workers
rights. 1 @ stsS s
Chorus St5 .t Sc
SO stray the places boss where we met you
SO our hearts drunk faith in Communism forget you;
Swallowed beneath Red bands, Our red ranks expand,
True to man, true to the Soviet Land. }2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02

negotiating and
maintaining di-
r e C t contact
with the bOur-
geOiSie; the left
wing is essential
for the subtle
deception Of the
workers. While
playing " t h
pacifist and at
times even rev.
dut 1 o n a r y
phrases, IT
win e social
democracy i n
practice acts
a ain st tn g
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02


Norman Thomas, Presidential
candidate of the Socialist Party,
lacks the knowledge Of Marxisn
which makes for skill in perverting
it in the interests of capitalism
displayed by the theoreticians Of
the German social-e Democracy,
especially by Bauer, Adler, etc., Of
the Austrian school.
But Thomas does the best he can
with his meager equipment, and
his lack of equipment Is made UP
in part by an ambitious energy to
place the Socialist Party Of Amer
lea in the forefront Of the world
array of the parties of the Second
International engaged in warding
off the revolutionary assaults Of
the working class upon capitalism
and diverting them into the harm
less channels of votes, prayers and
hope for planned society,"" gov
eminent ownership" nationalist
ton" orderly revolution" and
other pleasant promises which mean
only the maintenance Of capital
ism at increasing cost to the work.
ing class, poor farmers, doubly OPP
pressed Negro masses and colonial
peoples.
TAKES TASK SERIOUSLY
Norman Thomas takes seriously
his responsibility as leader of the
third capitalist party in the United
States. He has not yet been en-
trusted with governmental respon-
sibility by the capitalist class, but
the extremely favorable publicity
he receives from even the most re-
dictionary section OF the capitalist
press makes him see the future
through rosy haze.
He is trying very hard to COM
bine within himself the two wings
of the Socialist Party, L., main
tain working class following with
'pacifist and at times even revolu-
tionary phrases" and at the same
time convince the capitalists and
their middle class hangers-on that
he is a statesman Of the type re-
quired by the capitalist crisis.
A CONCRETE example of the
n above tactics Is given in
Thomas weekly column in the
New Leader" official organ Of the
Socialist Party, for Oct. IS. In con-
GLIDING his remarks he says: I'm
these paragraphs have outlined
the Socialist position"
We may proceed then to an OK
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02
Rail Workers Must Themselves
Act Against Neev Wage>Cut
Wall Street Wants Another 20 PC Reductions Must Build
Fighting Groups in Lodges and Among Unorganized
by Buick

each"
Let us examine this bill. In a
few plain words, is it a plan to
loan unemployed workers a maxi
mum of $500 a year, payable in
commodities such as groceries,
clothing, etc. Every worker who
takes out such loan has deducted
from what he gets the interest pay
mentS (from / to per cent?. and
his future earnings are to be taxed
10 PER CENT per week until the
loan is completely repaid. In other
words, the unemployed are to mort
gage their future earnings for the
privilege of living on $500 year,
less interest.
1t is a pretty scheme, worthy Of
its sponsors, but it should fool not
one single worker, AS a guarantee
against unemployment it offers a
less than starvation wage. AS a
guarantee against wage cuts, it
offers another voluntary wage cut
of 10 per cent, in addition to the
80 per cent Go per cent in 1882 and
20 per cent more in 1889 which the
roads are preparing to hand rail-
road labor. And at this very time
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion publishes salaries of railroad
presidents and thousands of minor
officials ranging from $4,000 to
$135,00 a year. At this very time
the government gives assistance to
banks, other financial institutions
and railroads "for weathering the
emergency amounting to $l,054,-
814,486 from February 2 to June 80,
1882 (S213, 882,923 to the railrads
alone.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02
BY BILL dunno

ttIN its Systematic conduct Of
L this cOunter-revoIutiOn&ry pol
Icy, social democracy operates on
two flanks: the RIGHT wing Of
social democracy, avowedIy coun-
ter-revolutionary, is essential for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02
Novel About the South
by Myra Page OutSoon

GATHERING STORM" revolu-
u tionary novel by Myra Page, to
be brought out next week by In
ternational Publishers, moves with
swiftness that grips the reader.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-02
VOTE COMMUNIST

Against Imperialist war; for the
defense Of the Chinese people and
Of the Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1932-09-26

Palestine has boosted its excise duties
on matches made and sold there.
Evening star., 1932-09-26
HOME TOWN CHEERS
: new LEGION CHIEF
Johnson Gets Ovation on Return ia
Clarksburg, W. Va.-Pledges
Patriotic Regime.
By the Associated Press.
y,

By the Associated Press.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, September
26-LouiS A. Louie" johnson, the big
jovial. newly elected leader OF the
American Legion, was welcomed back
home amid the plaudits of his fellow
townsmen yesterday.
Old-time residents said that moi
within their memory has Clarksburg
ever accorded such an ovation.
Responding to glowing speeches OF
welcome at a public meeting. the ma
tional commander. deeply moved, his
voice choking with emotion, recalled
friendships formed since he came tc
this city-20 years ago to the day-a
young graduate from the Law School
of the University of Virginia.
In his address, Johnson referred to
the Legion preamble, For God and
Country" and declared that in the
year before him his people here at
home and the million comrades in the
Legion ranks could depend on him TO
60 down the line with you for God
and country"
Evening star., 1932-09-26
BYRD PLANS FLIGHT
IN ECONOMY DRIVE
Admiral Represents League Op-
posed to Bonus Payment Now.
Starts From Baltimore.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 26.-Ad-
miral Richard Byrd and four aides
will take off from Newark Airport next
Monday for Baltimore to start tour
on behalf of the National Economy
League. Charles M. Mills. executive
director of the league, will be mem
Der of the party.
The itinerary as now planned Is as
follows: Baltimore, October 8; Will
mington, October 4; Buffalo, October
s: Cleveland, october and Z; To-
ledo, October 8; Detroit, October and
10; Indianapolis. october II; Chicago.
October 13 to 16; Milwaukee, October
~: St. Louis, october 18; Louisville,
october 10; Nashville, october 20; Gin
cinnati, October 81 to %; Columbus,
October "a; Wheeling, october 70;
Pittsburgh, October 26, Philadelphia,
October 81, and Hartford, OCTOBER ~.
Admiral Byrd is national chairman
of the league, which has membership
of between 100000 and 100000. Ar
chibald B. Roosevelt is secretary and
the advisory council consists of Calvin
Coolidge, Alfred E. Smith, Eihu Root,
Newton D. Baker, John j. PerShlng
and William S. Sims.
The leageu says its purpose is to
"bring about Government economy by
eliminating allowances to veterans not
actually disabled in war service and
preventing immediate payment OF the
bonus"
Evening star., 1932-09-26
j. 5. COMPETITION
IN BUS|NESS.H|T
Report of Chamber of Com
merCe Points Out Unfair
Advantages.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Special advantages enjoyed by the
Government in competing with private
business are stressed by the United
States Chamber of Commerce in re-
port it describes as another step in the
chambers effort to remove the Govern
ment from business"
The national business organization
said these efforts will be continued until
the chambers objective is accom-
plished."
The report was filed by committee
headed by Henry D. Sharpe OF PrOvi-
dence, r. l. 1t said in part:
The Governments operations can be
and are carried on without regard to
the elements CT profit or loss, which are
unavoidable factors in private business
The Government can and does furnish
funds which are employed. largely from
taxation, without requiring or expecting
payment of interest, let alone dividends,
out of business.
Public property used by the Govern
ment in business is free from any burden
of Federal taxation and is removed from
taxation by the State, county and town
In which it is situated. Allowances for
depreciation are usually disregarded
1T is obvious, therefore. that in any
field of business in which the Govern
ment chooses to enter private business
Evening star., 1932-09-26

of the food free, the system already has
been set in operation.
The city administration has con-
tributed the Main Street Wharf, on the
Missouri River, as a storage warehouse.
Two carloads of foodstuffs have been
taken there and others are on the way.
Transport companies have volunteered
IS or more trucks to move the food to
delivery depots in key points at which
it will be called for by the unemployed.
Fifteen such depots are anticipated and
seven, With rent free, already have been
located.
The sacking and packing of the food
stuffs will be handled by the unemploy-
ed who will volunteer one or two days
work weekly.
c. Whit Pheffer, secretary of the city
Charities Bureau, expressed belief 1t Will
save the city $250,O00 annually.
Evening star., 1932-09-26
SUBCH|EFS NAMED
IN BUSINESS DRIVE
W. H. MeeSe Heads Rich
mond Area Group to Revive
National Industry,
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September ga. w.
Robertson of Pittsburgh, chairman OF
| the Committee on Industrial Rehablll-
tation, which was set up at recent
yesterday the chairmen of the Federal
Reserve subcommittee The appoint
ments follow.
| First district (Boston)-Harry c.
knight Of New Haven. Conn.
Second district New York)-Maj.
! Gen. James G. Harbord.
| Third district philadelphia John
E. Zimmerman; vice chairman. Charles
| Brinley.
| Fourth district (Cleveland)-Ran-
dolph Eide vice chairmen. George E.
Brainard of Youngstown and Earle Mar
tin of Cleveland
Fifth district (Richmond)-W. H.
Meese of Baltimore; vice chairman, j.
E. Shrine of Greenville, S. G.
Sixth district (Atlanta) )-Theo
Swami of Birmingham, Ala.
Seventh district (Chicago)-To be
announced.
Eighth district (St. Louis)-Albert B
Elias: vice chairman, P B. Postle-
/ thwaite.
Ninth district (Minneapolis)-R. F
Pack.
Tenth district kansas City)-Frank
Hoss
Eleventh district CDallas)-R. L
, Thornton, vice chairman, R. G. Kuldell
of Houston.
| Twelfth district (San Francisco)-
| William A Ross; vice chairman, j. A
'CranStOn.
Chairmen of industrial area subcom-
mtteeS include w e CopnelIv nj
| Cleveland, E. T. Weir of Pittsburgh
Myron A. Arms, I'd. of Youngstown
| Edward Dorell of Columbus, Danie
Kelly of Toledo, Fred M. Harpham oi
Akron, Edward NJ Olin of Mansfield
| B. B. Geyer of Dayton and Whitney H
Easton and Gen. Otto H. Falk of Mil.
| Waukee.
Evening star., 1932-09-26
lob AID FOUND
IN FOREST WORK
Foundation Digest Says En-
pIoyment Could Be
Given 10000.

Employment could be provided for
10000 men for year in State and ma
. tional forests at cost Of S52,0O0,OOO,
according to a survey by the Charles
Lathrop Pack Forestry Foundation.
The results. which are published IN
the October Forestry News Digest, were
received from the Federal Forest Serv-
ice, the Indian Forest Service and State
Forestry Departments.
Employment Figures.
. The compilation indicated that en-
ploynient could be given for 20,500OOO
man days. the report said. if all neces-
sary funds we're available. Of these
38 900 men could be employed for a
OF $40 900 900 and $4,000 on Federal
and Indian forests at a cost of s22,-
100000.
The announcement said most OF the
work would be seasonal, varying from
two to ten months year. 1t would
include tree planting, fire protection ana
general forest improvement work.
!, The figures are regarded as con-
.servative," the Digest said. "A study
:of the answers to separate question
:naires reveals that in many cases the
replies have been based on plans al
ready mace and not on the amount
of work that could be done if the
budget for it were sufficient. There
is little doubt but that if the Govern
.ors of each State were to put up to
the State forester the proposition OF
the number of men who could be alb
sorbed in useful work without budget
ary restrictions, the totals as given In
the Digest would be nearly doubled.
: Private Work Not Included.
: "This Digest does not include work
that should be done on private lands.
An estimate is that three times the
totals as given here would be about the
correct amount of man days in order
to improve and satisfactorily protect
forest lands in private ownership"
Evening star., 1932-09-26

will be proportionately eliminated-not
by reason of the relative merit of the
two forms, but because Of the unfair
advantages received by the former"
The committee recommended that the
Government should net engage in busi-
ness except when necessary to purely
governmental functions.
Evening star., 1932-09-26
new YORK AID LIST
GROWS 300 PER CENT
July, 1882, Figures Indicate
Months Will Be Required for
Effort of Business Pick Up.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 26.-The
number of persons cared for by public
relief in New York State in July. 1892,
was "at least 300 per cent over the total
of the corresponding month in 1881"
the State Temporary Emergency Relief
Administration said in a statement yes
terday.
THE figures point conclusively to the
fact that the first signs of better times
cannot keep from the relief lists the
huge numbers of unemployed who will
not be reabsorbed into industry and
business for months to come" said
Harry L. Hopkins, chairman of the
State organization.
Determined not to ask for help until
they cannot help themselves at ALL
many men and women, long unem-
ployed but doing their best to pull
through on their savings. are joining
the ranks of those who must be helped
by public relief funds this Winter"
Evening star., 1932-09-26
Relief COSTS CUT
BY FOOD HANDLING
Kansas City to Use Wholesale
Methods in Distributing Supplies
for Needy This Winter.
BY tho Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, September 90
Wholesale methods of handling food
have been adopted to lower the cost of
care for the needy of Kansas City
through the coming Winter.
Embracing the ordering Of carload
lots of foodstuffs through Brokerage
Committee at low prices bid by food
brokers and the storage and distribution