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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
STRIKERS TO
SEE WHALEN
FOR PROTEST
Plan Monster Mass
Meet At Madison
Square Garden
TO VISIT MAYOR O'BRIEN
Conference MapsFight
for Unions Rights

NEW YORK-lmmediate send
ing of mass delegations from each
strike led by revolutionary union
to see Grover Whalen, head of the
New York NRA administration to-
day demanding the right to picket
and protesting the violation of the
right of workers to belong to
whatever organization they choose,
was decided upon yesterday at
special conference called by the
Trade Union Unity Conference.
Representatives of IA organiza-
lions and unions were present at
the meeting, including the needle,
metal, furniture, celluloid, and
shoe. All of the revolutionary
unions are on strike at present.
A monster demonstration plan
ned for Madison Square Garden
will be ORGANIZED by the trade un-
ions involved in strikes together
with the International Labor De-
tense and T.U.U.C. The represen-
tatives were enthusiastically in
favor of holding the meeting the
latter part of this week.
After the delegations lodge their
protests with Grover Whalen they
will proceed to City Hall to inter-
view the Mayor. A central delega-
ton of to 5 workers elected in
the strike halls of each industry
will go Tuesday o the Mayor de-
handing that he repudiate the
statements of Whalen.
Ben Gold, speaking at the meet
ing pointed out the experience of
his recent trip to the Washington
Administrator of MIRA. He showed
how only a militant fight without
silk words at the capitol won a
hearing for the revolutionary trade
union delegates. 1t was necessary
to treat Whalen the same way, he
concluded.
The resolution of the conference
follows:
"The conference protests against
Grover Whalen and the city police
threats to arrest all pickets and to
reinstitute injunctions in a new
form and under a new name in an
effort to smash the workers organi-
cations and deprive them of their
elementary civil rights.
eve demand hat Whalen and
local NRA cease interfering with
rights of workers to choose what
ever organization they wish to be-
long to as this right is supposedly
guaranteed in Section 7 of the
NRA.
"The Conference calls upon trade
unions whether affiliated to the
Trade Union Unity Council or the
American Federation of Labor or
independent unions as well as other
labor organizations as we'll as Ii
beral and professional people to join
in this protest and adopt protest
resolutions and kilograms to the
New York NRA, to General John
son in WASHINGTON and to Mayor
O'Brien and insist on the right of
the workers to choose their form of
organization and right to strike and
picket and bargain collectively
with the employers without inter-
ference by police or judicial ma
chinery. The conference calls upon
all strike meetings to elect mass
delegations to be sent to the NRA
administrators and to Mayor
O'Brien on Monday and Tuesday
and to continue with closed
ranks conference Of trade union
roy,raS an+o tives touether with the
Trade Union Unity Council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Long, Active Career
Has Won Him Vast
Popularity
BY EDWIN RoLFE

Michael Gold, whose books, stories
sketches, poems and plays published
in the revolutionary press for more
than decade have won for him
vast popularity among the workers OF
America, today becomes the Daily
Workers new columnist.
Beginning on page six Of this issue,
his column what a World" will be
a regular, daily feature Of the new
six-page Daily" In it he will dis
cuss in his own vigorous and lively
style, topics Of current interest, as
well as literature and various aspects
Of the life of the worker, thrown In
relief against the background Of the
class struggle.
Mike Gold is admirably equipped to
do this column. The son of Rou-
manian immigrant who spent his life
sweating In the factories, Mike Gold
was born just before the turn of the
century on Delaney Street, near the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Wickwire Striker S
Win Splendid
Victory
BY BILL DUNE
Especial to the Daily Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worker)
BUFFALO, Aug. 81. The
Wickwire-Spencer strik ers
have won a splendid victory
and will return to work Mon
day in a body - solidly or
ganized in the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union. The
strike lasted eleven days.
The settlement was made on the
basis of the company officials agree
ing to the following demands pre-
scented and argued during a three.
hour meeting of the negotiation
committee with General Superint-
endent johnson today.
y The recognition Of the elected
committee and it's right to take up
and meet with company representa-
tives on all grievances arising among
Wickwire workers shall be full, COM
plete and unrestricted.
q There shall be no discrimins-
ton against any striker or COM
mitteeman and that the guarantee
of this shall be the replacement OF
all strikers and committeeman upon
the jobs they were working on In
the same departments before the
strike.
81 These two points are to mean
no new physical examination of
-Ax1lya,lr tLa,r- 10
d. The right of Wickwire workers
to organize in union of their
choice is recognized fully.
81 The above conditions being
agreed to by the company and the
elected committee, the strikers shall.
return to work on Monday, Aug. IS,
in a body.
g. That within "a hours Of this
action the elected committee shall
meet with the company represen-
tatives and take up all disrupted
questions regarding wages and
hours with a view to reaching
basis of agreement in favor Of the
Wickwire workers.
y All working conditions agreed
upon, or changes in working condi-
tions which raise wages, shall date
from the beginning of the strike.
The report of the negotiations
committee was received and en-
dorsed with enthusiasm at the
meeting Of strikers. 1t was decided
that the fifteen or twenty men in
the plant who did not strike, were
to be given one week to join the
members of the union.
The Wickwire victory comes on
the eve of two big meetings of
workers in the Bonner plant of Re-
public steel for which 1880 admis-
sion cards have been distributed
and will have a strong influence in
consolidating the SMWIU among
the hundreds of these workers who
have signed applications for mem.
bership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Picket Line of 1000
Backs 500 in Strike
AtMcKeesRocks,Pd.
Expect Thousands to
Join Steel and
Metal Union

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 27.
The strike in the McKees
Rocks Pressed Steel Car Co.
ended yesterday with a victory
for the workers.
The company signed an
agreement last night agreeing
to reinstate all men discharged
for union activity, and all men
laid off. The strike was led
by the Steel and Metal Work
ers Industrial Union.
A wage increase of approximate
ly 40 per cent was won in some
departments. In other smaller in
creases were gained.
The company agreed to give the
workers back pay in some depart
ments from August list where they
were getting below the minimum.
They agreed to take smaller pay
ments out of the wages for rent
due on company houses.
Win Better Conditions.
A whole series of smaller de-
mands, such as lockers, showers,
improvements of sanitary condi-
tons, was granted.
Five hundred workers were on
strike. The company was forced to
negotiate with the strike committee
and sign the dmands on Saturday
when a picketing line of 1000 the
day previous were on strike. I'm
ei.yioyed and employed, men wom-
en- and children, as well as workers
from other plants, joined the picket
lines when the company made a
thrtat to bring in scabs. The chief
of police had fired at one of the
strike leaders. A mass protest
march paraded the streets. Huge
mass meetings were held, that
showed the company in no uncer-
tain terms that the workers were
determined to win.
The agreement to end the strike
is signed by C. W. Wrenshall,
works manager of he company.
At the mass meeting Friday
night the strikers voted to accept
the S.M.WI. union one hundred
per cent in the company and all
other plants in McKees Rocks.
John Meldon, secretary of the
union, and Jimmie Egan, met with
the strike committee. They spoke
at the strike mass meeting last
night, attended by 1000.
The union has he perspective of
bringing in thousands of new mem
bers on the basis of this victory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Four Escape from Jail
in Detroit; One Still
At Large After Break

DETROIT, Aug. 27.-Three out
of four prisoners who escaped from
the Wayne County Jail this morn
ing were in custody tonight, au-
thorities announced.
The prisoners took advantage of
the chapel service and escaped af-
ter smuggling a guard. One was
captured a few blocks from the
Jail after gun-battle with a
deputy sheriff, two others were
apprehended as they attempted to
register at the Leno Hotel.
The fourth, Steve Andrews, is
still at liberty.
All four were serving sentences
for robbery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Hays Calls on Nazi
Torgler Defense to
Accept Trial Help
Judge Forbids N. Y.
Lawyer to Act for
Reds in Court

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Arthur
Garfield Hays, New York attorney,
will go TO Leipsig and help in the
defense of the Communists who
will be tried there on Sept. 81 on
the framed-up charge of setting
the Reichstag fire, if the Nazi-
appointed German defense counsel
will consent, he announced yes
terday.
He had Just received word from
DR.. Bunger, presiding judge of the
Leipsig Supreme Court, rejecting
his application to act as defense
counsel for George Dimitroff, Bla-
goi Popoff and Vassil Taneff, des-
pite the fact that he has been
retained in behalf Of their families.
In addition to these three, Ernst
Torgler and probably other Com
munists whose names have not
been made public will have to
stand trial.
He wired yesterday to Paul
Teichert, Nazi-appointed defense
counsel:
"Note from your letter to
Branting that defense lawyers are
free and independent. Delighted
to hear this. Will you consult
with me and other foreign law
yers if we come to Leipsig, and
permit us to help in the defense?"
The letter from Bunger refused
Hays a copy of the preliminary
proceedings of the trial, and said
the question of his being allowed
to attend at all would not be de-
cided until after the trial starts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Took Part in Numer-
Gus Struggles; Jailed
Many Times
Pennsylvania coal fields.

Pennsylvania coal fields.
But the newspaper profession could
never be divorced from the class
struggle-not for Mike Gold. He
joined the I.W.W. In its early militant
days, took active part in many strikes
around Boston, and 'in one long
shoremen's strike in Providence, r. l..
where I was assistant leader or some
thing"
Gold was at the famous Playmoutf,
cordage strike where Bartolomec
vanzetti first became an active fighter
in the class struggle. Years later. he
was jailed twice for picketing In Bos-
ton during the last soul-stirring week
before the legal murder Of Sacco and
Vanzetu. He picketed in the Passaic
textile strikes, several furriers strikes
in New York City, in the Brownsville
Pa, coal strike of 1922. His stories
and correspondence remain bright
CCont&Aued On rare d
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28

man of the first session.
j. A. Music, secretary of the Con-
ference for Progressive Labor Action,
was chairman of the second session.
An executive for the conference
of Is members was elected from
various organizations represented.
Minerich and johnson of the Ohio
Unemployed Leagues were elected
permanent secretaries.
"There never has been any time
when need for unity in the strug-
giles of the workers against the
Roosevelt program was greater
than now," said Chairman Ford,
opening the Conference. He out
lined the program for action.
The secretary of the prepare
tions committee, Weinstock, said
that though the delegates may
differ on political questions it was
necessary and possible to work out
a common program of struggle
against the Roosevelt attacks I'M
der the NRA, and against the A.
F. of L. bureaucrats.
He analysed Roosevelt's attacks.
"The Roosevelt scheme of forced
labor camps at the scale of
dollar a day is move to smash
down wage standards" he said.
Imitation is another means of
lowering living standards"
Section 7 (a) of the NRA, Vein
stock said, was hailed by the A.
F. of L., but is being used by
the bosses to smash trade unions
and set up company unions. He
pointed out to fight the NRA it
was necessary to go to the work
ers in the shops and Unions and
urge them to answer the NRA
by working out fighting program
for their own proposals. "The
workers must organize and fight
for substantial wage increases, a
minimum guarantee of $25 week,
full years work." he said. He
added that the fight must unite
employed and unemployed around
the demand for unemployment in
surance.
A. J. Music spoke of the millions
of workers who were filled with
illusions about the NRA. He said
it was a mistake to urge the
workers not to join the A. F. Of
L. unions and criticized the con-
ference for lack of A. F. of l..
delegates.
Jack Stachel, acting secretary, of
the TUUL, said that the largest
section of the workers regret that
William z. Foster was unable to
attend, but that he would soon
be back in the struggle.
Replying to Music, on behalf of
the TUUL, Stachel said thata the
arrangements committee of the
conference did all in its power
to bring A. F. of L. delegates,
and was the only organization that
did bring them, implying that the
Conference for Progressive Labor
Action, had done little to rally
forces for the Conference.
Answering Music on urging work
ers to join the A. F. of L., Stachel
said we are against this, except
in certain cases like the Railroad
Brotherhoods, as the A. F. of L..
is organizing the workers for be-
trayal and not for struggle. The
TUUL, however, is not abandon
ing the A. F. of L. workers but
organizing them for struggle.
Music cooperates on top, he said.
But in Allentown, it is with the
unemployed and not with the
(coNrrNrJED ON PACE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Raymond Moley, Chief
of Brain Trust Hands
in His Resignation

HYDE PARK, Aug. 27.-The
resignation of Raymond L. Moley,
chief of the Roosevelt "Brain
Trust" was accepted today by
President Roosevelt. Moley said
that he wants to start a magazine
with the millionaire Vincent Astor.
Moley's resignation had been a
scource of rumor ever since his
open rift with Secretary of State
Hull at the London Economic
Conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
Three-Quarters of
Record Soviet Crop
Already Harvested

MOSCOW, Aug. 27.-Three-
quarters of the Soviet crop, the
biggest in 80 years, had been
harvested by August 20, it was
announced today. Record after
record has been established in all
the main wheat-growing sections
for speed in harvesting, for
thoroughness in the work, and for
the quality of the grain, marking
a triumphant victory all down the
line for the policy of collecti-
vization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
, Steel Strike Victories

TWO splendid strike gained by the
vastly working
conditions discrimination recognition
shop committee.
strikes committees off the
premises won
choosing.
These brilliant inspiration
MORE significant
III steel adopted President Roosevelt
approved William other A. F. L. officials
led
Industrial
the themselves behind the
carrying through of these demands
inspiring throughout
try than
remarkable unity and unemployed in both these strikes
comparatively involving
In whole
mills they behind the strikers watching
smashing the fight through victory
THE spread
like the blazing the furnaces
A l. with the the Steel and
the hammering
guarantee of fighting back the steel trusts
offensive the MIRA.
joining the
victories through during working
hundreds meetings
will will union.
this most important OF
strategic center for the struggle against capitalism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
679 n. Y. Park Men
Get 10 P. C. Wage
Cut; Work 4 1-2Days

NEW YORK.-A 10 per cent
wage cut has been given to 679 day
to day Park laborers in Manhattan
according to reports. The cut was
given them in the form of a 4 1-2
day week with an equivalent de-
crease in wages.
The Park Department said the
wage cut was given on account of
the need for economy,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
xxx Burns Cross

WASHINGTON, D. Give hun
dred members of the Ku Klux Khan,
in full regalia, burned . IS foot
cross at Martinsburg, Nd, Aug. II,
to Empress the colored population"
Of the section. Many Of the mem
bers were armed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
NEGRO BEATEN, ARRESTED

BOSTON. - Joseph Antones,
Negro worker, was placed under
srrest here on charges of drunk
enness" after he had been beaten
by white man who resented re-
marks against the South made by
Antones.
No action was taken against the
white man who made the assault.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28
500 DELEGATES MAP FIGHT
ON NRA AT UNITED ACTION
CONFERENCE in CLEVELAND
Stache, TUUL Secretary, Answers A. j. Music
On Question of Work Within A. F. of L.
BY N. HONG
Especial to Daily Worker)

~
CLEVELAND Ohio Aug 27Th United Action
here Saturday afternoon the Locomotive Auditorium with
500 delegates from
Unity
o
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-28

CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-05
s: OF Interest to Women 2:s::: :::::
TALENTED YOUNG VIOLINIST IN
CONCERT TONIGHT AT CALEXICO

Fl Cent? ans are offered an op-
rortanity . hear q fine violin con-
cert tonight when Richard Sterling
Fraser OF San Diego will appear
in concert in the Calexico high
school aud torium under the aus
pices OF the SWoman's Improvement
club and th,s service clubs of Call
exico
Many resid en- is of this city have
heard the youulg violinist before as
he has played in this city for the
Junior college, teachers institute,
service clubs a nd junior chamber
OF commerce vi lille he was attend
ing Calexico tigh school They
will be interest ed in seeing the
progress that he has made as well
as in hearing ar! exceptionally fine
program.
From the age of eight yearS
young Fraser dis played remarkable
talents as a violf mist and while in
San Diego studied with Fred Lewis
Fakel of that city, remaining un-
Ser his tutelage until he graduated
from high school two years ago.
Las year the ambitious youth
'hitch-hiAed" to Chicago and later
TO Boston with his violin. There
he studied for a season under Pro-
fessor Ottaker Sevcik, Bohemian
master of the violin who taught a
number of American violinists at
the National association studios.
Jan Kubllk. Franz Derdla, zim-
balist and Sematini are among
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-05
MAIDS TRAINING CLASS SERVES
LUNCHEON FOR p. E. O. GROUP

{ luncheon and a business meeting
and program, Mrs. Burnham and
Mrs. Don C. Bitler being hostesses
for the day.
| The entire luncheon was served
by members of the maids training
class of the Americanization de-
partment who performed their
duties in competent fashion
which reflected credit not only
on themselves but upon Mrs. Ber-
tha Judd. head of the Americana
zation department of Central I'm
ion high school.
Judd gave a brief talk outlining
the work of this particular course
whose aim is to train those women
who are not fitted for any job
so that they may be qualified for
positions as maids. She asked that
those women wishing part or full
time help call her as she has the
names of several women we'll quail
flied for work.
During the business session it
was decided that the ways and
means committee would conduct a
rummage sale on Saturday. jan
uary IA, time and place to be an
nounced later Members having
rummage to donate are asked to
leave articles with Mrs j. D.
Adams, 704 South Fifth street.
1t was also announced that the
next Reciprocity bureau luncheon
will be in Brawley with Chapter
BS as hostess OH January H. Mem
bers of Chapter AV are asked to
make reservations with Mrs. F.. H.
McIver as soon as possible.
! Due to the fact that a great deal
of business had to be transacted
yesterday the regularly scheduled
program was postponed and Mrs.
Roy E. Breedlove gave a brief pro-
gram concerned with the organiza-
tons work.
Members present were Mesdames
Don C. Bitter, o. G. Horne, o. j.
Bradshaw, Forrest E. Kutz, Harry
Horton, Vaughn N. Thompson, Dor
Rex. Roy E. Breedlove, L. c. House,
j. D. Adams, Harold A. Burnham.
w. j. Clements, F. H. McIver, and
Earle G. Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-05
8 EFT 10 MEETS
IN HOLTVILLE

Local members of the 8 ct 40
journeyed to Holtville last night
to hold their meeting at the home
of Pauline Reynolds in that city.
The meeting turned out to be a
surprise party all the way round,
although it was originally intended
as a surprise party for Mrs. Ber-
nice Jobes of this city. Mrs.
Jobes, wholly unaware of the fact
that she was to be guest of honor,
was unable to attend, so when the
members arrived they found the
honoree missing.
However an interesting eve
ming was spent and the members
completed a layette for use by a
needy family. Ell Centro members
present were Fannie Kuhn, Hazel
Sheely, Edith Cameron and Winnie
Barry.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-05

some Of the famous concert artists
whom Cevcik numbers among his
pupils. 1t was only through FraS-
er's promise as future artist
that he Was permitted to study with
the obligation of reimbursing his
instructor later. Il is partly in
fulfillment OF this obligation that
the concert is being given IN the
valley.
Those who have heard Fraser
point out that he is possessed of
remarkable talent and ability ana
that a concert given by him will
provide pleasure for music lovers.
He will be assisted by Miss Rowene
Anderson of Caiexico. accompanist,
and Mrs. Harry c. Anderson of
Calexico, soprano, who is better
known to El Centrans as Miss Shu-
ley Worley since she has appeared
in concert numerous times IN this
city.
The concert will begin at 8
O'Clock tonight in the CaleXico high
school auditorium and FL Centrans
have been extended an invitation
to be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-05
Churches
Schools
TEN THOUSAND
CLUB TO ENJOY
FINE PROGRAM

Ten Thousand club members are
to enjoy an unusual treat at their
meeting on January l9 for at that
time Miss Janet Scott of Riverside
will be presented under the aus
piceS of the clubs Literature sec
ton.
The section had originally plan
ned to put OIL scenes from its
study, THE Merry Wives of Wind
sor", but due to the fact that Mrs.
Ross T. Hickcox, director, was un-
expectedly called 10 Los Angeles
by the death OF Mr.. Hickcox'5
partner. a. P. Thomson, rehearsals
had to be temporarily postponed.
Since the club meeting is only two
weeks off. section members felt
they would not be prepared to give
the play and consequently asked
Miss Scott.
Miss Scott will sketch the cur
rent New York dramatic season,
giving the hiehlightS of the most
talked of plays, and will give
play reading She is a talented ac-
tress herself, having just appeared
as Catherine of Aragon in the
Pasadena Community theatres
production of Henry VIII which
was considered an artistic triumph
and whicc, ran Tor three or four
weeks. Those who saw Miss Scott
in this role say that she was splen-
did as the tragic Catherine.
Not only is Miss Scott capable
actress but she gives splendid play
reviews having nice dramatic
sense, a fine voice and charming
manner. Her comments on the
various New York productions are
apt and discriminating and her talk
is certain to be of particular in
terest.
She is to give this same program
on January 16 in Pasadena and
has already given it in Banning
where it met with great success.
In view of the general interest
in the program, the club meeting
will be an evening one, preceded
by a dinner served by the finance
committee. Members will be priv
ileged to ask their families and
friends.