davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Injured Miner Fired
Without Compensation
(By an Unemployed Miner

HOLSOPPLE, Pal write to you
about a case of barbarous treatment,
melted out to miner and his family
in Somerset County.
Eight months ago a man named
Harry Lauer was injured in the
Cambria Fuel Company's mine at
Carpenter park, about 6 miles from
Johnstown, Pa. After this mine
started back to work, this man was
refused job at first, but later they
gave him a Job and then discharged
him as unfit.
During the eight months this man
was off work, he didn't receive one
penny OF compensation or relief, due
to the company doctor and company
lawyer. Then another man took up
his case at a meeting Of the local
u. M. w. A. and this man was put
out Of the hall by the company chair
man and his allies The superintend-
ent Mr. Harris fired this man and
he had to go to Nantyglo and bring
back u. M. w. A. District Organ
izer, Mr.. Watkins, to prove he wasn't
a "red" as they called him.
In the meantime the man that was
injured was refused employment. He
started out to look for job and
while he was away the Sheriff Of
Somerset County, Mr.. Saylor, and
his deputies came to the camp and
took all the furniture from the house
and stored 1t somewhere on the COM
pany property. Two OF the brave
deputies led Mrs. Lauer and his six
year old daughter to the center Of
the road and released her, not car
ing which way she went SO that he
got off company property.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Sick Miner Thrown
Out of Job and Out
of u. M. w. A. Local

(By Mine Worker Correspondent
MAIDSVILLE w, VAL would like
to see this letter printed in the Daily
Worker.
A miner working for the Valley
Camp Coal O., a member of Local
Union No. 1000, U. M. w of A, was
working on the night shift. Upon re-
turning home from work, a. NJ, on
slippery and muddy road, he tel
and hurt his back.
With no help he managed to get
home and was splitting blood.
Some men in the camp called the
doctor about 10 o'clock that same
morning but the doctor never came
until 4.30 p. m. that afternoon. But
when the doctor examined this miner,
he told him and others that were
around that this miner had a bad
cold for long time, and that is the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

erican miners and for the overthrow
Of the capitalist class.
I am building Socialism now in the
U.S.SR., and this means that I am
giving you key how to build an
American Soviet government, the gov
eminent of the workers and the
farmers.
Support the Communist Party OF
the U.S.A., which leads to the road
of building an American Soviet gov
eminent.
For a united struggle against cap
italism.
PHILIP GIAMEBATTISTA,
U.S.S.R., Donbas Sta, Voroshilov,
Paris Commune Mine No. 4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

cause of bad blood, and that when
this miner fell down in that accident,
that bad blood busted loose and is the
cause for the miner splitting all the
blood.
Also the doctor says that this miner
must stay out of the mines because
he is no good to work in the mines
any more. But only three weeks ago
this very same doctor examined this
miner and passed him as perfect
and now this doctor tells this miner
must go to sanitarium.
So this miner notified the U. M.
w. of A. Local Union No. $3.50, which
he is member of. A committee from
that local came to see this miner and
told him the local voted to give him
his dues and all other deductions, and
said that they do not want him in
their local any more because he got
hurt in funny way.
So let this be another great lesso i
to the miners of America under the
MIRA. and the U. M. w. of A..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
WeStmOreland
County Miners
Start Struggle
BY a Mine worker Correspondent

ny AAalle fFnAhEE ICkAES uuAiASItG
YUKON, Pa.-Some time ago an
article appeared in the Daily stating
that the miners Of WestmoreIand Co.
were planning a new fight, and now
they have started. In the agreement
signed by the UMW.A. officials it
stated that the company must pay
for all dead work But this is exactly
opposite Of what the Westmoreland
Coal is doing.
On Sunday, Dec. 3rd, the local pit
committees Of seven mines Of the
WeStnoreland Coal Co. met in West
unoreland City without the district
officials OF the coal company knowing
about it, and decided on what action
should be taken to force the West
uloreIand Co. to pay for all dead
work. 1t was decided that 81 of the
% pit committees present were to 60
Immediately the next morning to the
district Office in Graensburg, SO that
they (the of1cials) could not be out
= have other excuses.
They told President Hughes of Dis
trict 3 that he see to it that the
company pays for all dead work, or
that these seven locals would stop
paying union dues. And furthermore
if necessary we will strike and we
will even throw picket line around
he Maddas Bldg. District Of1ce).
AS yet we do not know what the
cesults were, but if they are not salts
factory to the miners, WeStmoreland
Coal will hear about it.
Coal Code Hearing Jan 5
Fellow workers of Westmoreland
County, let us begin to clean house
and not let ourselves be sold again
in January, as the steel workers were,
when the coal code comes I'd for
consideration, because the companies
will want the same code or even
worse one for the miners. We can do
this by beginning q struggle for the
following demands: u To have linz
mediate elections of all union Off
Gals, by putting rank and file miners
in the Offices. y That each local
rnion draw up resolutions demand
ing Sc per day for hours work and
> days per week. Send these resolu-
lions to Washington when the coal
nearing comes up on January 5th.
We must have each district hold
convention and elect a broad rank
and file committee to go to Wash
ington when the code comes up. Fol-
lowing the District Convention g Ma
tional Convention should take place
called by the rank and file to rally
the entire bituminous miners on their
demands.
The check-of system should be i'm
mediately abolished,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

of the Scottsboro Boys. He appealed
to all the people that were present
in the church to come up to the
front and put their donations on the
table. The people in the church
came forth to the front and put
nickels, dimes, several quarters and
one half dollar on the table. The
collection brought in four dollars.
Finishing his speech, the priest told
us that we are welcome to the church
at any time. At this meeting we
also sold about sixty pamphlets and
about thirty Young Workers. I can
say that this meeting in my opinion
was a success politically, organiza-
tionally and financially.
Note BY Editor
The above letter should be greeted
for more reasons than one. 1t can
assist the whole League in imp owing
the methods and system of work. 1t
cites the example OF young Commu-
nists who came out boldly in defence
Of the ScottSboro Boys. What is
most significant is the fact that &C
ton was undertaken by a unit that
realized its role as the leader of the
young workers in its territory.
The letter is q proof of the pos
sibilities that face all units in rally
ing the masses in protest against
the outrage at Decatur. With very
little effort the Negro people respond
ed to the call for action.
By coming out boldly in the name
Of the Communist Party and Young
Communist League this unit sue
ceeded in drawing the masses closer
to the Communist program and in
gaining new fighters for the Party
and League.
In Harlem the action of the XCI.
in reacting to the Scottsboro issue
produced similar response. over
100 applications were collected from
the workers.
1t is in the bold fight for the free
dom OF the Scottsboro boys that
both the Y. G. L. and Party will en-
rich their ranks with new fighters
against the whole system Of lynch
ings and discrimination.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

DeneQJ OF OGI6E uIllJSs
Arranging the Meeting
There are two Negro churches in
our neighborhood We got informa-
ton from a Negro worker whom we
met on the street in regard to whom
we should speak about getting the
church for the 5cottsboro meeting.
We went up to several church mem
bers and finally on q Sunday we
spoke to the priest. He gave us
permission to use the church free Of
charge for our meeting. He also
promised to announce our meeting
after services. From this church We
went to the other church. We got
the floor for two minutes, We ex~
planned the increased Iy-,ch Jr
and the danger that faces the Scots
boro boys. We called upon them to
come to our mass meeting.
IS. One day before the meeting we
went from house to house. We rang
bells, raped on doors and told the
people about our meeting and also
gave them leaflets.
The Night of the Meeting
over one hundred and fifty people
filled the church on the night Of
the meeting. Before our chairman
opened the meeting the church choir
sang several religious songs that they
rehearsed especially for this meet
ing, and the priests assistant said
some prayers. Our chairman opened
the meeting i'll the name Of the
Young Communist League unit OF
Collinwood. He explained TIE
pose Of this meeting and then in
troduced a Negro com2aGe VINO spoke
in the name of the Communist P?~tu.
Following the first speaker a member
of the Y. G. L. spoke. The Y. Y. Il.
comrade ended his speech with an
appeal for members for the G. P. and
z. c. L. and also appealed for money
to send resolutions. The answer was
sixteen applications for the Party
and six for the Y G. L. The appeal
for money didn't suit the priest. He
took the floor after our Y. C. L.
comrade and sWore that whatever
they said was nothing but the whole
truth about our fight for the release
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
JObleSS Miners
Hear Only About
Dues From UNIV
(By Mine WORKER Correspondentl

| (By Mine Worker Correspondent
CAMBRIDGE, Owe did get a
settlement of that Blue Buzzard and
the U.M.W.A. accepted. but the miners
who have been working in the mines
for years are thrown out Of jobs. 1t
looks like the U.MW.A. is only COM
pany unicn. When the miners had
a meeting. this man from Columbus,
Percy FELTON,, came to Byesville, o.
and he did not take up what he
should but right then he was criti-
Ching the Progressive union and also
the National Miners Union. He said
if anyone Of them did not like the
U. N. w. a. they did not have to
stay at this meeting lie also did
not give anyone a chance to talk.
He made an explanation OF the
Check off system" because that's al
they care for.
The miners now are beginning to
see the takers, especially those Who
are jobless and also those VINO have
jobs, because the miners are now
only working two or four days pay
So the things did net come out as
Re Blue Buzzard stated.
We have unemployment here in
the Cambridge field, and what they
call relief for which nan has to
work hours day for $3.50 cents
week, and the men had to ride 40
miles or more in the cod weather
and some did rot have enough OF
clothes to cover them.
The only thing left is for us to Or
eanizc III a rank and file union like
the National Miners Unioa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Patent Medicines

Ed F., Bronx, N. we are OPP
posed to the use of patent medicines,
particularly when their equivalent
can be gotten for a fraction of the
price, when prescribed from the phar-
macopoeia. The sample of Vita Dex
which is advertised as natures gift
to mankind, is no more natural
than any other laxative. Psyllium
seeds mixed with milk sugar will give
you the same results at q fraction Of
the cost.
A Nfuckle For a Nickel
Tired Tillie-You want a lot for
your dollar, Conrade Tillie! How
ever, in the hope Of getting your con-
tribution for the Daily Worker, we
will try to answer your many queS-
tons to the best Of our ability.
y The yellow spots which you got
five years ago must have appeared
during your pregnancy. They are
sometimes referred to as liver" spots.
If you still have them, you need not
worry, as they have no influence on
the general health.
D Your tendency to sleep, your
tiredness, the sticking pains in your
finger tips, the dizziness of your eyes,
the pirnples and all the other synap-
toms you mention seem to point to a
possible anenlia as the cause.
- Salt water baths can do no
harm. They can be taken as often
as desired; but we would advise you
not to take any cold showers, in your
condition.
y You are too stout (136 lbs.) for
your height Is feet, one inch).
50 There Is no reason why the
country air, especially at this time of
the year, will be more beneficial to
you than the seashore; quite the con-
trary.
g. We cannot tell whether your
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

well or better by our men in support
ing their battles for a decent living.
The Administration concocted the
NRA., which was supposed to solve
the crisis by increasing the buying
power Of the people through mini
mum wage laws" Actually it definite
ly fixes wages at the lowest figure the
big shots dare to name, while profits
have been increased by shooting
prices up. The workers are the losers
more than ever.
The proof of this pudding was
given in the Daily Worker editorial,
'RecoVery'-for Whom?" on Mon
day last "for the first nine months
Of this year the net profits OF 453 of
the largest monopoly corporations
leaped from S8700o,o00 last year
to $685., 100000 this year An increase
Of over 425qo in profits during the
last nine months!"
In the face of such facts, it is re-
freshing indeed to read such an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

this newly Organized territory a..
in no case better than was the case
before John L. Lewis and his field
men of the U. NJ. w. A. leadership,
Watkins, Jones and GhiGzoni began
relieving" the miners Of dues Of 81
g month. In most cases it is worse.
Empty pay envelopes are more the
rule than the exception.
N.M.U. Organizes Unolpployed.
Having supported the union recog-
milton struggles OF the miners, we at
the same time organized the u1eln-
ployad miners fer the fight fer more
and better relief and for Un9mploy-
ment Insurance at the expense of
the bosses and the government. But
while supporting the struggle for
recognition, the H. II. U. co,;sta atly
warned the miners Of the weakness
and shortcomings Of their campaign
as well as of the trickery and in
triguss employed to thwar5 tlle min
ers' desires and expectations So
we'll was this done and 50 accurately
did our warnings "hit the mark" t a.
We are now strategically situated =
mean something in the approaching
struggles in the mine fields. And
struggles are surely coming.
C. w. A. Wages Cut.
In last weeks article l mentioned
also the declaration of a Mr.. Green,
State Superintendent Of Road Con-
struction in Somerset County, that
living is cheaper in this county and
therefore, instead of paying the SO
cents per hour supposedly guar
anteed by the C.WA. your million
job plan) "he will pay 30 and 35c. "
A county delegation Of unemployed
miners was quickly mobilized and
when it descended upon Mr.. Green
at the county seat, he quickly with
drew his declaration. However, he
again has shown his intentions, By
declaring that on Federal projects so
cents will be paid-but On state jobs,
only 30 cents. It is clear that he
intends to label every job-a state
JOB.
1t is understood that a few men
ere about to be called to work soon.
But the men, before they are called,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Company Union
Candidate a Spy

tBy Mine Worker Correspondent
RUSSELLTON, Pave started to
work on Nov. without union, but
on Nov. 20 we had an opportunity
to vote for a U. M. w. A. or company
union. The U. M. w. A. won in the
voting by big majority. S25 against
A.
The candidate for the Company
Union was Carlo Carubine and two
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

others. This "gold tooth Charlie"
as everybody calls him, pretended to
be a great radical, going to radical
meetings just to bring back the news
to the company, and now we have
good proof that he Is a company
sucker.
One of Charles partners was
beaten up in pool room. We hope
all his friends will watch out for
gold tooth Charlie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
SEES GOOD FIELD FOR N.M.U.
IN Usage. w. VA.

Usage, w. Val am letting YOU
know 1 walk every day with the
Daily Worker about "a or &c miles
to get some members to our organi-
cation because we had a good foun-
dation here in 1929 for the National
Miners Union. There are plenty Of
men and boys of all nationalities who
would join in the N. M. u.
l have got $7.45 on the two col
lection lists, altogether $500 for the
Daily Worker, and what / did sell
I would split up with them to read.
L am going to do my duty as long
as I can because I am a member of
the Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
~ D1cEot
.klAAzfkHe9Te,z
- @ 90 a.
0a>UG4P1:
BY PAUL LUTTrNGEK, MD.

little girl has q murmur OF the heart
without examining her. If the tonsils
are healthy they should not be taken
out.
y The black rings under your little
daughters eyes have nothing to do
with heart disease. In chronic heart
diseases, there are little puffed-up
bags under the eyes, not rings. If
she has heart trouble, she should not
dance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Helping the Daily Worker
Through Helen Luke

Contributions received to the credit
Of Helen Luke in her Socialist COM
petition with Michael Gold, DR.. Lut-
finger, Edward Newhouse and jacob
Burck to raise $1,000 in the SAC, 00C
Daily Worker Drive.
Total to date s149. AZ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
NOTE:

We publish letters from coal and
ore miners, and from oil field work
erS, every Saturday. We urge work
ers in these fields to write us of
their conditions of work and Of
their struggles to organize. Please
get your letters to us by Wednes-
day of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
fiI4O =
1TzEa fll&e II aDaIl@eH
IS4#81 oos s,8s, sg ?, - "A
CONDUCTED M
HELEN LUXE

subject of the the
cIutnary
living examination their
a a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Helping the Daily Worker
Through DIR. Iuttinper

III OuSII DIT. IuICIIIBSI
Contributions received to the credit
OF DR.. Luttinger in his Socialist CON-
petition with Michael Gold, Edward
Newhouse, Helen Luke, Jacob Burclz
and Del to raise $1,000 in the $4,000
Daily Worker Drive:
Total to date ......... .s420.S3
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Local of U.M.W.A. Supports
Jobless Councils Relief Fight
Somerset County Miners Get Wage Cut on
CW.A.; Organize and Win It Back
BY TOM MYERsCoUGH.

8TotaIy ignored by the leadership Of the
The u1icn h"~" - nr"f'e to 81
County
showing organized" working the to actor
AS pointed my Saturday nd
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
FINAL RESULTS IN "TRIP TO CROSBY

FINAL RESULTS IN "TRIP TO CROSBY"
| Made by N. Y. Pioneers to Save the
Daily Worker
WINNER
Harry Eisman Troop Cast Side Work
ers Club, Star Airplane Troop IS 1908
VIII be presented with silk banner
for troop as well as original mes
sage Of Conn ade Hathaway to the
Communist Mayor, Comrade NY
gard.
2-J Red Cavalry (I.w.o) Airplane
Troop ------------------------------- 1893
Fred Bell Troop (Womens CounciD
Airplane Troop ---.----.-----------.----- 1882
These two troops will be presented
with penants.
Red Brigade Troop, passed st. Paul
by train .---------------------- O. 40
| 6-J Red Star Troop (IWO), passed
Chicago by bus -.---. ga
Clara zetkin Troop (IWO), passed De-
troit by horse ----..---.-----.------- 1882
These three troops will receive
books and yearly subscriptions to
| the New Pioneer for troop library.
1o-J Coop QWO), passed Detroit by
morse 6.65
Red Star Troop FINNISH Federation),
passed Detroit by horse -------.------. est
Communard Troop unemployed
CounciD, passed Detroit by horse $50
| 75-J Litvinoff Troop (IWo), passed
Detroit py Horse ---------.---------- 500
These four troops will receive
yearly subscriptions to the New
Pioneer.
Clara zetkin Troop (Bklyn) (iins-
dale Workers Club. passed Pitts
burg on rollerskates -.---.--.--.--.------ AL
33-J Shock Brigade uWOl passed
Pittsburgh on rollerskates -------- 3.35
Bob Minor Troop Unemployed Coun-
Gill, passed Pittsburgh on roller
skates 3.Oo
These three troops will receive
half-yearly subscriptions to the
New Pioneer.
Vesa Troop Finnish Federation)
walking to Pittsburgh -------.------- ATS
81 (IWO), walking to Pittsburgh 2.6o
III tIWO), walking to Pittsburgh.--- 2.45
Willy Muensenbcrg Troop (WIR) - $50
18th st. Troop Block Committcel - 1893
Joe York Troop (Womens CouncD - 1870
All (IWO) --.--...-..-.----------- 1872
Budenny Troop COOP ------.----------- Its
! 81 (IWO) .-----.----.------------ 40
SAL (IwO) --.-- .95
Sd (IwO) -.-------------------- so
Total amount collected &c
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
How to Print Designs With
Soap

!. Take any design you like; let's
say, Y.P.A.
2. Hold your design up to the light
OF against window pane, and trace
it on the back Of the paper. 1t will
come out backwards, like this: A.P.Y.
3. Now trace the backwards de-
sign on cake of soap, like P. 81 G.
or Fairy Soap.
4. Cut away the top of the soap,
leaving only the backwards design,
and margin at the edges.
5. Now your design stands out
backwards. II you color the design
with some dye, oil paint, or water
color, you will be able to print the
dc3 ga by pressing the soap down
on your material. The design will
come out the right way, not back
wards.
6. To print on cloth and paper
use dyes, oil paints, or water colors.
To print on wood and oil cloth
use oil paints.
Show this corner to your friends
Discuss it in your troop meetings. Tell
us what you think of it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
WITH OUR YOUNG READERS

I have an idea! Let's go over and
eat that swell meal they give out
free here in the Children'S Town.
Then Wen go to the camera room
and snap each others picture. I'll
give your picture to your troops wall
and you'll send my picture to my
troops paper. Hows that?
Grischa: Great! let's goi
Continued next week.
A few weeks ago we printed the
limerick
We have no turkeys Thanksgiving
Day
But under the great N.R.A.
We have Eagles Blue
Served with plenty of goo,
The best last line was sent in by
Shirley Resnick, Of Bronx, N. Y. Her
line was:
sand an applesauce promise to
pay"
Shirley has received a copy of "Tom
Mooney, a Story in Pictures" by An
ton Refrigier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Miner in Soviet Union Tells
OF Pay Raises and Vacation
Gives Figures to Show Just How Wages Go Up;
Describes Months Rest

Ts miner letter published the Daily July 1885,
told
US for activity in the class This letter tells of his months
the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
Bakers Local in Lynn
Helps the Daily With
a Contribution of SIS.

LYNN, Mass, Dec. 5. Bakers
Local No. 1855 Of this city, con-
tributed five dollars to help put
the $4,000 drive over the top. All
bakers unions and other trade
union organizations are challenged
to equal or to beat this cOntribu-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09
PARTY LIFE
How Cleveland Unit Held
Scottsboro Mass Meeting
Both Party and vel Can Enrich Ranks
with Successful Notifications for Boys
By JACK COOPER, Cleveland, Ohio

BY COOPER, Cleveland Ohio
Importance fighting nchng the freedom of the
Unit CoIinwoOd decided to hold big meeting
to point out here how aEranged this meeting for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-09

Write to the Daily Worker about
every event OF interest to workers
in your factory, neighborhood or
city. BECOME A WORKER COR
RESPONDENT.