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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26
STRIKE STRUGGLES
IN CUBA

federation of Cuba for the organization of the
sugar workers in Cuba is beginning to show
results. On Jan. %, at pm, before the second
shift went on, IS workers from the machine
room and one other department. went on strike
in the Sugar Mill ''Providencia" in Guines, Ha-
vana Province against an average reduction OF
20 per cent. Among the demands formulated by
the union with 80 members in the mild were:
payment of wages every Saturday, sanitary
housing, same prices in company stores as in
the village stores clean drinking water, the
eight-hour day. first aid and medical service, the
withdrawal of the Rural Guards from the vicin-
ity of the mill, the right of the workers to or
ganize and hold meetings recognition Of the
mill committee.
The strike did not spread, due to failure Of
the strikers to get in touch with the other work.
ers, before declaring the strike. Furthermore,
the Rural Guard threatened to evict from their
shacks all who failed to return to work. In addi-
ton, the trade union group failed to give direc-
ton to the movement. The strikers returned to
work at midnight, when their shift began.
This strike indicates that the field is over
ripe for the organization of the sugar workers,
and points to the necessity for wider campaign
by the National Workers Confederation Of Cuba
among the sugar mill and plantation workers.
SUPPORT BY THE AMERICAN
WORKING CLASS.
American workers can play an important role
in organizing and helping the heroic strike
struggles Of the workers in Cuba and other colo
MES and semi colonies under American control.
First, in spreading the news of these strug-
giles in the shops among unemployed and in the
mass organizations. Second, by forwarding res
olutions of greeting to the strikers, by forward
ing to the respective consulates protest resolu-
tons against the terror used against the work
ing class.
Third, by giving publicity to the strikes and
to resolutions in the official organs of the trade
union and of the mass organizations.
Fourth utilizing the mass meetings on the
Kentucky strike, on the war in China, etc. to
explain the strikes in Cuba and to organize sup
port.
The support of strikes in the colonies should
be a part of the daily work of the revolutionary
trade unions and of the revolutionary oppoSi-
lions in the American Federation of Labor
The fight for the freedom Of working class
prisoners in the colonies must become an in
separable part of the defense work in the United
States Let us start to give real support to the
struggles of our fellow-WorkerS in the coloniesl
Let us put into practice the adoption" plan by
which the workers of one district adopt" the
revolutionary movement in one Of the colonies
or semi-colonies of American imperialism. Let
each revolutionary trade union, every mass or
ganization take up seriously its duties under the
adoption" planl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26
By WILLIAM srMoNs

THE street carmen of Santiago de Cuba, in the
province of Oriente, won all their demands
in the months strike against the Havana Elec-
trio Railway Co. (an American Company.
Among the demands won were an increase IN
wages for maintenance workers, recognition of
the newly formed union, and reinstatement Of
the discharged worker. This strike was differ
ent from that Of the streetcarmen Of Havana
last August in that in Santiago de Cuba the
workers rejected the attempts of the City Mayor
to intervene.
The success of the strike is a tribute to the
revolutionary leadership of the working class
movement in Santiago de Cuba, who took adj
vantage of the ferment stirred up by the street.
Garments strike in Havana and the August 4
mass political strike to organize the hitherto
unorgani2ed streetcarmen of Santiago de Cuba
(acting cn information given by the National
Workers Confederation Of Cuba). The street.
carmen of both of these cities are employed by
the same Yankee company, the Havana Electric
Railway Co. This strike has definitely proved
that militant action obtains concrete results.
TOBACCO WORKERS STRIKE IN
CUBA CONTINUES.
The effectiveness of the strike Of the tobacco
workers OF Havana Province, Cuba, can be seen
from the loud threats of the manufacturers to
move their plants to Tampa and Key West, Flor
ida. Fifteen Thousand tobacco workers struck
in the middle of January against a new wage
cut of 20 per cent. The struggle was begun by
the workers Those in the LA Belinda" fac
tory abandoned the shop as soon as the boss
made the announcement Of the cut, and then
went from shop to shop calling out the rest.
The refornist leaders of the cigarmakers, in
view Of the pressure of the masses, had to go
along with the strike, but they still follow their
old practices The danger to the strike comes
from these leaders, who prevent the establish
ment OF broad rank and file strike committees,
and who conduct negotiations with the boss
controlled government officials. The Caribbean
Subcommittee of the Latin American Trade
Union Confederation and the Trade Union Unity
League sent greetings to the strikers (the latter
appeared in the Daily WORKER. The reformist
leaders of the Cigarmakers' Union did not dare
to suppress the cable of the Trade Union Unity
League Ghey printed it in the strike bulletin,
although it stated: do not trust yulr leaders
Take the strike in your own hands" This fear
reflects the prestige which the Trade Union
Unity League has among the masses of workers
of Cuba The outcome Of the strike will depend
on the ability of the National Workers Confed-
Grafton of Cuba to strengthen the revolutionary
opposition inside of the tobacco workers unions,
particularly among the cigarmakers.
STRIKE AMONG WORKERS IN SUGAR MILL.
The campaign of the National Workers Con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26
By TOM HOLMES

nm FRIDAY, MAY 18th, 1882, Willie Brown,
" framed up on a charge Of numbering little
Dorothy Lutz was sentenced to the electric chat
by Judge Harry S. McDevitt presiding judge Of
the Quarter Sessions Court, Philadelphia County,
The date for execution is to be set by Governor
clifford Pinchot.
1t is no accident that just as Willie Brown is
sentenced to the electric chair about 40 workers
are facing Jail sentences for their militant labor
activity in Philadelphia. 1t is no accident that
over ninety workers were jailed during the month
of April and over 10 brutally beaten
The Willie Brown case is part and parcel of
the general attack against the Philadelphia
working class and the wOrking-class of the
United States.
A little white girl, Dorothy Lutz was murdered
in February Her body was found in a deserted
house All the clues pointed to white man
being the murderer. Yet the police Immediately
began looking for a Negro. One police official
spilled the beans when he said, I'VE DON'T
KNOW WHO COMMITTED THE CRIME BUT
WE FEEL THAT IT WAS A DARK-SKINNED
WHITE MAN OR A LIGHT-SKINNED NEGRO"
The police went to the flophouse at 18th and
Hamilton Streets and lined up a group of
unemployed Negro workers against the wall and
questioned them about the murder. They knew
of course that none Of these men had committed
the murder. THAT IHE EOLlC6 1tC1EID ~
CREATE SENTIMENT TO SUPPORT THEIR
PROPOSED FRAME-UP OF A NEGRO is
SHOWN NOT ONLY BY THE SENTIMENT OF
THE POLIO OFFICIAL BUT BY THE FLOP
HOUSE INCIDENT WHERE THEY GRILLED
DOZENS OF NEGRO WORKERS IN ORDER
TO WHIP UP A LYNCH SPIRIT.
The police found several strands OF white
mans hair on dead Dorothy Lutz. They gave
this hair TO an expert police chemist to analize
After several weeks time. the police chemist
man who has taken chemistry course in college,
had years and years Of experience in this field,
came out with the statement that 81 CANNOT
TELL, WHETHER THIS IS THE HAIR OF A
WHITE MAN OR OF A NEGRO I SHALL HAVE
TO GIVE 1T TO BETTER AUTHORITY
THAN 1 FOR ANALIZATION." At the trial the
hair shown as evidence was not long and brown
chair as described by capitalist press as when
1t was first given to the police chemist BUT WAS
JUST LIKE WILLIE BROWNS-dark and very
curly. The hair was in possession Of the police
all of the time. TT WAS THE EASIEST THING
IN THE WORLD FOR THEM TO SUBSTITUTE
THE HAIR OF A NEGRO WHO HAD HAIR
LIKE WILLIE BROWN.
willie Brown was taken In the infamous Phila-
delphia "cold storage" and the police worked
OUT on him So hours He was not given food
water rest or sleep He was beaten merciessly
In Philadelphia it is the custom of the police to
make their victims extend their hands above their
heads. AS son as they put them down, the police
beat them mercilessly with blackjacks
Willie Brown was forced to sign four confess
sios, all written In police Technology, pages and
pages long which took 40 minutes to read. Now
imagine II you can boy OF 1e who has only
. firth grade education and who can hardly read
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26

pY collecting signatures to put the Party on
the ballot in the coming elections and COM
ing in contact with thousands of workers, I
closely examined their reaction to the Commun-
ist Party, and also learned their disagreement
or their Notwithstanding of our policy.
I will point out few shortcomings and mis-
takes made by our comrades
When doing this work some comrades go out
merely for the sake of obtaining large sum
Of signatures To prove this will give con-
crete examples of how some comrades approach
workers:
eve are collecting signatures of citizens to
place OUR candidates on the BALLOT n the COM
ing election" etc. Then if the workers still
resist, the comrade continues: "Why not give
us a chance? We are new yet, and the more
candidates we will have the more fun we will
have during election time. Come on, be
sport" ETC.
After this line of talk, many workers without
even reading the petition or without hearing a
word of Communism or class struggle, signs the
petition.
There are even more dangerous things where
our Party is discredited. After the above men
toned talk, the worker sits down to sign the
petition. Then he notices the words Commun-
ist Party on the petition. He then jumps up
and exclaims, "You did not tell me that this
is for the Communist Party" After this in
cident the comrade tries to explain, but of
course the worker will not listen to him any
more and he feels that he was fooled by Com
munist.
While going out one night I found that the
territory given to me was covered by another
committee the night before This occurrence
is not an accident, but it is lack of cooper
alton between the Section Election Campaign
manager and the comrades. In this case COM
rade was sent out to cover one side of block
she did not collect any signatures in her ter
ritory, therefore she went over to the other side
of the block to cover that too. After coming
back to the Section she did not report it, and
a committee was sent to cover the same block.
Coming to the same block, this is what I
found:
Proper Approach Brings Results
After the proper approach, the worker said,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26
Unemployment Insur-
dnce as a Slogan
of Action

THE demand for unemployment insurance
must be put forward not merely as
propaganda slogan as has been the case until
now, especially in the FIGHT AGAINST
HUNGER program DAILY Worker, August 20,
1892, but as one of the central slogans OF
action. The struggle for social insurance, and
especially unemployment insurance at the
present time, has the greatest revolutionary
significance, and all tendencies to push it into
the background should be deceisively COM
batted. In the marches and demonstrators
to take place on the opening of Congress,
December 7, this demand for unemployment
insurance at full wages at the expense of the
employers and the government and to be adj
ministered by the workers should receive the
chief emphasis as the most effective instru-
ment for exposing the charity proposals OF
the bourgeoisie and the fake insurance pro-
posals of the refornists and "progressives."
From the resolution of the 9. C., On IN
employment printed in full In ths pamphlet
Towards Revolutionary Mass Work")
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]. WARD New York;

Il am not interested, because you people are
only for Soviet Russia" After explaining to
him the conditions Of the workers in the U.S.A
and linking it up with the war danger and the
life of the workers in the U.SdS.R., and by ex-
planning the election program of the Commun-
ist party and showing him that the Commun-
list Party is the only Party that fights for IN
employment Insurance, he signed and promised
to vote Communist.
In this formerly covered territory I found that
the comrade previously did not approach the
workers in the proper manner. She did not
link up the war danger with the every day
struggle of the workers in the U.SA. In this
same territory I collected signatures, thus
proving that with the proper approach we can
get the workers to sign the petition and vote
for the Communist Party.
Another night 1 came across an unemployed
worker who signed the petition and to whom
rave the proposed election campaign program
and told him to read it over and hope that he
will vote for the Communist Party in the COM
ing election. He said, ""Do you think this pro-
gram will convince me?" I replied, II think So"
If you want me too I will come back and have
discussion with you" When going back to
the worker, found him reading the Daily
Worker"
learned that the worker after reading our
Platform did not understand it. He said, Your
Party in its platform and its organ shows the
conditions of the workers in the U.S.A. 1t then
goes on to knock the other capitalist parties
and the Socialist party, stating that they are a
bunch of grafters and takers. We know this
fight is going on in all the parties. They all
promise everything until they are elected. What
is the guarantee that after your Party is elected
they will not act the same way?"
After having a discussion for an hour, / finally
convinced him that the Communist Party is a
Party of the workers, and after visiting him
a few more times, 1 will try TO get him to join
the Communist Party.
Suggestion for the Election Campaign Pro-
gram:
AS far as the election platform is concerned.
1t is not clear enough for the workers to I'M
derstand. If we do want the workers to vote
for our candidates, we have to give out pro-
gram in very simple language and explain
to the workers what we mean by Party Of
the workers and for the workers. BY explaining
in the platform that if the Communist Can
didate is elected, he will not change our pro-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26
"Not a Mass Meeting
During the Election
Campaign Without
Communists"

THROUGHOUT the Election Campaign every
statement and every proposal of the
enemy parties must be quickly answered in
the Party Press and in millions OF leaflets.
Special care must be taken to guard against
and to answer surprise statements, such as
forged documents, bomb plots" etc. mot
mass meeting during the election campaign
without Communists '-nust be our slogan;
at all mass meetings arranged by the bour-
geois parties the Communists should appear,
expose the position of the enemies and make
clear the position of the Party-distribute
their literature; debates should be organized
with the enemy candidates in order to ex-
pose their demagogy and to reach the work.
ers under their influence with the demands
and program of the Communist Party. The
Communist Party itself should organize thou
sands of meetings-great, city-wide meetings
as heretofore, neighborhood meetings, and
especially small meetings in the workers
homes where our program should be explained
and the workers drawn into active participa-
ton in our election campaign. Leaflets Of
many kinds, posters, dealing with the pro-
pcsals OF the enemy parties, with the cond-
tons of the workers in the veltoa1 iudestr.es,
with our demands, ETC. shou | be !eseed in
larger quantities than ever before; pamphlets
to be sold at the lowest prices
(From the 14th Plenum resolution printed
In full In the pamphlet Towards Revolution
airy Mass Work.")
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26
Renegades Give Aid
toLang, SocialF Fascist
Strike-breaker

THE counter revolutionary sheet of the Love-
stone renegade outfit Of May 21st contains a
fulson1e eulogy of John T. Lang, who was re-
moved as premier of New South Wales, Austria
liza. After stating the fact that Lang was re-
moved by the British appointed state governor
Sir Phillip Game, the Lovestone rag goes on to
explain:
"The dismissal of the Labor Premier took
place on the pretext of technically uncon-
stitutional act on the part of Lang in connec-
ton with the recent conflict over finances.
The actual reason, of course, is the resistance
Lang has been making to the plans of the
Australian bourgeoisie 20 shift the burdens of
the crisis more and more on to the shoulders
of the working masses of the country
more complete distortion of the role Of
Lang would be hard to imagine. Far from OPP
posing the efforts of the Australian bourgeosie
to shift the crisis burdens upon the masses, that
same Lang has been one Of the most valiant
servants of Australian capitalism in carrying
out its policy against the masses.
Langs police have beaten, shot, gassed, jailed
and tortured workers from the day he took Of
flee.
When he became premier there was not one
worker in prison for anti-working class activi-
ties in New South Wales.
In less than two months there were more than
fifty serving long terms-and all for fighting
against hunger in unemployment demonstrations
to try to force Lang to carry out some Of his
lying promises made before election.
His first legislative act was to impose shill
ing in the pound tax upon wages Ga per cent
wage-cut).
Lang is 100 per cent defender of Australian
capitalism, which, in pursuit Of its own indie
pendent policy, plays off British imperialism
against American imperialism. But at the same
time, Lang like all social fascistS, supports the
conspiracies of the biggest imperialist powers
against the Soviet Union. The official organ Of
the Lang forces, the "Labo~ Daily" published in
Sydney is worse than the Rim "Vorwearts" in
slandering the Soviet Union.
To claim that Lang was dismissed because of
his fight in behalf of the working masses is to
deliberately falsify events in Australia.
Langs dismissal conveniently brought
about in an effort to further mislead and be-
tray the toiling masses In the cities and on the
land Cthe gigantic sheep stations, etc. who are
breaking away from the labor party Social
fascist and from the United Australian" tory
outfit and moving toward mass struggle against
hunger and imperialst war conspiracies.
Langs dismissal is part of the adroit dema-
gogy OF the gang of left-social-fascists in New
South Wales in preparation for The state cleo
lions which are being held in few days
Praise Of that assassin Of workers by the Love-
stone gang only indicates the depth Of depravity
to which these contemplate renegades have
sunk.
To peaise Lang IN Asu@slia y equivalent to
nraians Arthur Henderson IN England
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They carried through a more or less subtle
frame-up, easy to be seen through if one knows
the facts, which fooled a great number of the
people.
What are the lessons we must draw and what
are the immediate tasks of the workng-class led
by the International Labor Defense-this is a
vital question.
First we must mobilize our own left-wing
members behind this case If we cannot do this
we cannot expect to mobilize the masses. Secondly
we must expose, not only by the issuance of a
few thousand leaflets but by systematic cam
paign, Raymond Pace Alexander, and the whole
crew of Negro and white reformists, whose legal
lynching role the workers must be shown CThe
L L. D. committed the grave error of advertising
as a speaker at Tom Mooney-Wile Brown
meetings. Raymond Pace Alexander, lawyer of
Willie Brown. This created the illusion in the
minds OF the workers that we supported the
refosnaists Legal" Qegal lynching policies Of
Alexander) We must expose the police frame-up
methods connecting this case up with the gen.
ersl campaign of boss terror in this country
against the Negro masses especially and also the
white workers We must broaden out our ac-
tvites SO as to enlighten the workers. We must
mobilize thousands of workers around this case.
Point out it is class case of the utmost I'M
portanoe and connect 1t up especially With the
Scottsboro case and the Orphan Jones case.
We must have organisatonaI gains a result
of this campaign. We must carry ON steady.
CONSTANT, mase campaign.
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TOWARD Revolutionary Mass Work HS 9TH S2Su9 0
My Experiences in Mass Work
BURCK

gram, but will fight inside of Congress and the
masses will have to support him from the out
side and that only by this united struggle will
we be able to win our demands. Only through
issuing such simple literature, will the Com
munist Party be able to mobilize millions of
workers to carry on united struggle-Negro
and white-against the growing terror of the
ruling class and for the defense of the Chinese
workers and for defense of the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-26

POWER ETHICS, by Jack Levin. 174 PIP, AltrsA
A. Knopf, So
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-21

been here visiting friends the past
week.
Ellwood Baird lived with his aunt,
Mrs. Herman Schwandt, the past year
returned to his home in Michigan re-
Gently.
Mrs. Lucy Redding and family went
to Klontarf Sunday and were guests
of the formers brother and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Klien. They went
via Marshall and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Klien accompanied them.
Miss Nellie Ford returned to Tracy
last Monday after having enjoyed a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Ed. Hickey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nelson and
two daughters and son enjoyed an
hour with Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Nelson
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Reed and
daughters, Isabelle, Cecilia, and Inez
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Paxton township, July 13-Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Mccarthy of Minneapolis
spent the first of the week at the C.
o. Gilfllan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Wetmore motor
ed to Minneapolis Saturday where
they met their daughter, Mrs. Earl
Budreau and son of Chicago who will
visit relatives here.
The Birthday club met with Mrs.
August Wolter Thursday afternoon.
Miss Irene Cliff of Sioux Falls is
visiting her sister, Mrs. William
Wolter and family.
Misses Eva and Frances Grass of
Owatonna were guests of their sister,
Mrs. r. o. Lussenhop and family
this week. The Lussenhop family
motored to Owatonna with them Fri
day where they will visit until Sun
day.
Mrs. August Sieber entertained
Wednesday afternoon at shower in
honor of Mrs. Lawrence Revier, nee
Irene Lussenhop.
The All club held its annual tour
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stitz and
daughter visited the A. Christopher
son family few days this week.
Misses Elizabeth and Lucille Wood
ford accompanied their brother, Le-
roy to Spirit Lake, Iowa, Monday.
Miss Mae Mclean of Minneapolis
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hurton.
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home with them and will spend two
weeks visiting there.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Klippen anC
children of Duluth came Saturday and
will spend several days visiting at
the Alex Arndt home.
Miss Ruth Paulson of Tracy spent
the weekend as guest at the Frank
Flesner home.
Donald Larson who has spent some
time with his father in st. Paul is
back in Gales for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Flesner are
the parents of baby boy born We'd
nesday. Mrs. Tena Reynolds is car
ing for mother and baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Flesner enter
tanned a large number of friends and
relatives at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Heye Flesner and Mrs. Phillip
Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson Reynolds and
and baby were visitors at the Wilbert
Flesner home Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALISON Reynolds and
children were visitors at the Harry
Flesner home Saturday afternoon.