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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24

Looks now as If they won't repeal
any taxes but will just repeat them
instead.
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24

Look after the helpless folks now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-14
Meat Strike Ends:
Workers Will Meet
to Discuss Terms

AUSTIN, MINI, Nov. Is. - The
striking employees of the HORNED
Meat Packing Company called of
their strike, it is reported, with
promises Of some concessions, in the
ace of five companies Of the National
Guard, called out against the strfk-
ers by the Farmer-Labor Governor,
Floyd Olson. Six hundred Of the
strikers, aided by farmers Of the Ma
tional Holiday Association, were re-
sisting election from the plant. The
strikers won the right to negotiate
with the company which had been
denied them, up to this time. The
company also agreed to recognize
-2niority rights.
Olson was enabled to get the strike
;alled off only after the five COM
>anies of the National Guards had
arrived, and Olson stated they would
oe sent AGAINST the strikers "as a.
est resort. The officials of the Min
resota State Federation Of Labor
have disavowed the strikers. The EN-
ployees struck as an independent
'mion The plant employs 2700 men
Who we're all on strike. The strikers
will hold a mass meeting to consider
terms Of settlement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-14
BY HARRY CANNES

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. 10. -
"The Great Jasper" as the capitalist
press affectionately calls him, the
Socialist Jasper McLevy, was sworn
in as Mayor of Bridgeport today.
Surrounded by profusion of yell
low and white flowers, McLevy took
the oath Of Office along with three
socialist sheriffs, II selectmen, two
members of the Board of Education
and the town clerk.
Four thousand people packed the
Central High School-many Of them
ragged unemployed with hopes raised
high--to see Socialists take office.
The unemployed did not have long
to wait to learn that 1.-THE Great
Jasper" had nothing to offer them
but charity and forced labor.
Both your political friends and
foes, coupled with the disinterested
and independent thinkers of Bridge
port" declared the outgoing Mayor
to McLevy, before administering the
oath of office, look to you with con-
f1dence and hopefulness.
McLevy's inaugural speech was
roundly applauded by the capitalist
press. McLevy pledged cheap gov
eminent for the war industries. He
declared his administration would
pay "strict adherence to the provi-
sions of the City Charter, in the
transaction of Municipal business"
The capitalist law. made in the in
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our city government"
A blessing to the manufacturers in
the guise of Socialist. But not
content with the few democrats and
republicans now in his administra-
ton, as If to confirm to the letter
the hopes of the unnamed "manufac-
turer," McLevy, even before he was
sworn into Office, appointed as as
sistant town clerk, Josef F. Weller,
democrat. and former town clerk I'M
der the previous administration.
Discordant Note
Only one discordant note was in
jected into the inaugural ceremony
An unemployed worker cried out:
THE shops won't shut down nowp'
McLevy failed to assure him on this
point.
With a copy of NIcLevys inaugural
speech in their hands, with the
knowledge that behind McLevy stood
the sturdy forces of manufacturers,
bankers, and other exploiters Of la
Dor, the Bridgeport Morning Post
could well editorialize:
"The political campaign is over;
the contention is forgotten and the
bitterness departs. We believe that
even the most stalwart opponents of
the Socialist ticket will join today in
wishing good luck TO Mayor Jasper
McLevy.
Problems Of the most intricate
nature wait to be solved. The city S
borrowing capacity is exhausted while
demands upon it. treasury have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-14
U.S.. TO GET
CHARGES IN
FUR TRIAL

NEW YORK. - Judge Ed
ward J. Gavegan of the New
York Supreme Court, before
whom application by the A. F.
of L. Fur Union for an injunction
against the fur department of the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union is being heard, declared yester-
day at the trial that all evidence OF
violence presented both by Industrial
Union witnesses and by strikebreak-
ers of the A. F. of L. would be turned
over to the Federal District Attorney.
This announcement came after
Weiss, a fur worker, told Of the muir
derouS attack on the Needle Union
headquarters, last April and testified
that Reese, partner of Null, the plain
tiff's attorney, had defended the
gangsters.
The judges announcement indi-
Gates the intention to link up this
case with that of the frame-up in
dictment against the Needle Union
leaders handed down to the Federal
Grand Jury last week.
Attorney Boudin for the Industrial
Union read into the record the
recent jury decision convicting the
gangsters, involved in the attack, and
presented as evidence q statement ap-
pearing in Women's Wear, official
organ of the garment manufacturers,
foretelling that the A. F. Of L. fur
union would instigate the raid.
On two occasions yesterday At
torney Boudin demanded that mis-
trial be declared on the ground that
the Judge was prejudiced and had
made up his mind. This was
based ON the arbitrary decisions Of
the judge regarding the admission of
evidence. The judge however was
compelled to concede that the In
dustrial Union was labor organiza-
ton and not a political organization
which the A. F. of L. attorney at
tempted to establish.
Several fur bosses testified during
the afternoon session admitting that
they were unable to obtain labor ex-
cept through the Industrial Union
during the strike last July. They
testified also that the workers struck
were unwilling to return until an
agreement had been signed with the
Industrial Union. They declared that
they had tried to get workers from
Continued on Page y
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Raise $1,000
For "Daily"
At Banquet

NEW YORK. - Reused by the
financial danger facing the Daily
Worker, working class organizations,
represented by about LOCO delegates
at the Daily Worker Banquet in Irv-
ing Plaza, Sunday night, contributed
over $1,000 net cash to the $4,000
Drive, and made pledges of addi-
tional amounts to be raised in the
next two weeks.
In brief speech, c. A. Hathaway,
editor of the Daily Worker, pointed
out that a portion of the capitalist
press which was critical of the N. R.
A. has made peace with it, with the
understanding that the N. r. AS
planned attack on newspapers criti-
cising it would be Centered on the
Communist press and especially on
the Daily Worker. To prevent the
N. r. AS suppression Of the Daily"
Hathaway called not only for finan-
cial support in the $4,000 Drive, but
for the building up Of a mass circu-
lation for the Daily Worker,
Not only did organizations answer
the call to save our Daily Worker, but
individual delegates and members of
the audience responsed with personal
contributions. The Prospect Work
ers' Center gave $101.15, in addition
to $3.50 already raised by the Pros
pect Workers Club on an original
quota of $225. The Hinsdale Work
ers' Club passed its quota of $75 with
an additional contribution of s55, TAX
ing the lead in the race for the Daily
Worker Banner offered to the Club
raising the highest percentage on its
quota.
Applause and ovations greeted the
program of entertainment which in
cluded classical music by the Guild
String Quartet, revolutionary songs
by the Daily Worker Chorus, chalk
talks by William Siegal, John Reed
Club artist, recitation of original
poems by Ruby Edwards, Negro wo-
man worker, revolutionary dancing by
the Workers Dance League.
Acting as master of ceremonies,
Carl Brodsky, campaign manager for
the Communist Party in the recent
election here, stirred the entire audi
ence to gales of laughter with his
witty introductions.
The support of the New York work
ers of our Daily Worker is chal-
lenge to all workers throughout the
country. Funds for our fighting paper
are urgently needed. Raise them at
once! Build up mass circulation.
Rush all funds possible to the Daily
Worker, so E. 18th St., New York
City.
Mondays receipts ..........$ 1,803.T
Previous total .....,.. 22,152.63
TO DATE $23,956.34
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5000 Walk Out as
10000 Are Sent to
WorkIn Anthracite
Fight Against Wage
Cut of Lehigh Valley
Coal Company

TAMAQUA, Pa, Nov. 13.-On the
day 10000 miners were told TO go
back to work by their officials, an
other 5000 here in the Panther Greek
Valley went on strike.
The men struck when the Lehigh
Navigation and Coal Co. posted new
wage scales, which meant a reduction
in pay.
The strike tied up five Of the Le-
high company's mines.
A mass meeting of the miners is
taking place today in Coaldale to dis
cuss demands and future action.
N.R.A., Union Heads, Break Strike
WILKES BARRE, Nov. l3.-Offi-
Gals of the United Anthracite Miners
of Pennsylvania today ordered 10000
miners back to work after one
weeks strike on the promise that the
MIRA. will mediate"
Many of the rank and file as well
as the delegates from the pits are
protesting against this strikebreaking
without any guarantee to the miners
that their demands will be complied
with.
Miners are especially bitter because
Continued on Page p
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SOCIALIST MAYOR SWORN IN WITH BOSSES PRAISE
sab Promises

terest of the exploiters, will be main
tanned to the letter, if it requires
smashing heads of striking and un-
employed workers. This is how Nc
Levy interprets socialism" for
Bridgeport.
He washed his hands completely
of responsibility for unemployment
relief. THE problem Of unemploy-
ment relief he declared, lis, of
course, the most difficult one that
the administration will be called upon
to face"
Forced Labor, Charity
But McLevy proposed to solve this
difficulty" in two ways. One, which
he proposed in his speech, is to
chime in with RooseveltS sch..Ae OF
forced labor for the unemployed. Nc
Levy said nothing about union pay
for such work. The other he didn't
have the nerve to mention in his
inaugural speech, His very first Of
fetal act was to appeal to the work
ers of Bridgeport to donate part of
their meagre wages for charity for
the unemployed. "Since we cannot
hope to provide with public funds for
more than the bare necessities of
life said his proclamation endorsing
the Community Fund Drive, Eve
must support all other welfare work
through private funds"
No wonder an unnamed "manufac-
turer' whose statement of approval
of the Socialist administration is pub
lished in the Bridgeport Herald,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-14
Jail Negro Delegates to
Chicago Farm Meet;
Strike Blocks Roads
U.F.L. Restores Lines
Broken by Milo Reno
Betrayal Order

UNITY, Wis, Nov. 13.-At the end
Of the second week of the farm strike
here, most creameries, cheese factories
are still closed down.
Picketing has been reduced by the
freezing wintry weather which is way
below zero, with cutting winds roaring
over the roads.
The great majority of farmers are
withholding all products from the
market, making cream into butter,
and storing and feeding milk to the
hogs.
Stock deliveries to the terminals are
very small, that grain going out is
more than twice the amount being
received.
Pickets Protest Betrayal
Gilbert, the chairman of the Wis
conSin Holiday Association, tried to
break the strike recently by an
nouncing in the press that the strike
was called off. This caused many
picketS to leave the lines, protesting
bitterly at their betrayal again at
the hands Of the Holiday Association
leaders.
The United Farmers League, how
ever, refused to accept this calling
off of the strike, and called a United
Front county meeting at which q
strike committee was elected to con-
tinue the strike.
Similar meetings all over the State
resulted in a State meeting held at
Madison, as result of which many
pickets were again brought back to
the picket lines.
Beat Up Militants
The leaders of the State United
Farm League, John Witt, Elmer Witt,
and Albert Hardrath, were arrested
and beaten badly by the sheriff.
CourierS rushed to all parts of the
State, and 1000 farmers gathered,
faced the guns Of the deputies, re-
crulited from the pool rooms, and
forced their way into the jail, where
the sheriff released the farmers. A
victory parade was held in the town,
with truckIoads Of farmers arriving
all night to rescue the arrested lead
ers.
The Chicago Conference is getting
the greatest attention here. with the
Holiday Association and Milk Pool
badly discredited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-14
BY MARTHA ROBERTS

CITY JAIL, GALLUP, N. Mar
rests of union leaders, persecution
and fascist violence failing to break
the solid front of the Gallup miners.
Governor Hockenhull has appealed
thru the liberal" Senator Bronson
Cutting for a representative Of the
National Labor Board to settle" the
Gallup strike. Major John B. Moore
is en- route to Gallup for this pur-
pose.
Early in the strike, the Gallup min
ers had similar experience with
Mr.. Grubbs, district representative Of
the National Labor Board. Mr..
Grubbs spent two weeks button-hol-
ing leading miners and then ap-
peared before the Sub-District Board
of the union. Go back to work" he
urged, and settle your differences
later" But the miners, under the
militant leadership of the National
Miners Union, repudiated Grubbs.
1--WE need no mediator" they told
him, I'VE have to work under these
conditions-let us decide. We will
not go back to work until our de-
mandS are granted"
Two Mines Victorious
So Mr.. Grubbs left - unable to
swindle the miners into returning to
work.
OF the five mines originally struck
in Gallup, three are still on strike.
Two have returned to work with the
miners victorious. Although the oper-
ators have spread ballyhoo that they
have so per cent of their former
forces at work. production figures
prove that the strike is still effective.
The scabs in Gallup are drifters, not
miners. Much damage has resulted
to the mines and machinery because
of their inexperience. Track is torn
UP and timbers blown out when a
(Corttrued or Pags ~
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The committees representing
the workers state categorically
that all proposals will be taken
before the strikers to be acted upon
A meeting of all shop committees
held last night decided to present de-
mands this morning to all employers
and give them u hours notice to
comply. This was done. This dele
gated council was given such author
ity by the mass meeting Of over
1000 held yesterday.
Today at noon ATmour's Packing
House, employing about $50, walked
out when the superintendent an
nounced he would not consider the
demands. This afternoon the day
shift Of Pittsburgh Provision, the
largest packing house here in Pitts
burgh, struck 100 per cent when they
received the same answer. This is
the shop where the A. F. of L. con-
centrated on the drivers to split them
off from the strike and use them as
bait for smashing the strike. The
drivers, who are members of the A.
F. Of L., pledged that they would
join the strike 100 per cent immedi-
ately, as soon as the trucks pull in
tonight.
Many strikers were arrested during
the night. Some are being held on
framed-up charges Of violence. The
workers in the neighborhoods are on
the picket lines supporting the strike.
711rnNtOf1 fhatN affnr+g
are being stopped from delivering
meat prepared by Scabs. The pack
ing house employers are herding
scabS frow out of town. Dozens OF
deputies and police have been mob
ilized to help break the strike. They
are riding with the trucks.
Injunction Threat
A threat of an Injunction has been
made today by the court holding the
receivership Of the firm Of Oswald,
Hess and zoler's, under the excuse
that it is in contempt of court to
strike shops under receivership. A
conference of the judge, committees
OF these shops and attorneys for both
sides Is now being held on this ques-
ton, with the workers demanding the
right to strike and picket. The N.
R. A. Labor Board invited represen-
tatives Of the strikers to the con-
ference. Delegations from all shops,
amounting to so, including the union
leaders, are now in conference, with
the workers on the watch against
any possible strikebreaking maneu-
vers they may try to put over.
1t must not be forgotten that Pat
Fagen, who played an important part
in betraying the miners in their last
strike, Is the chairman Of this Labor
Board. N. R. A. mediators are hover
ing around secretly, meeting with the
employers, waiting like vultures to
act in the interests Of the Meat Pack-
ers' Association.
The Unemployed Councils Of Al.
legheny are mobilizing to support
the strike and join the picket line.
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$23,956.34

reached the highest peak"
McLevy is the man for them to
save the capitalist city treasury at
the expense of the workers and I'M
employed.
Socialism, the workingclaSs, all
talk about displacing capitalism and
the use of the Socialist city admin
istration to aid the workingclass was
as absent from McLevy's speech as
the possibilities of increased relief
for the Bridgeport unemployed.
Meets Expectations
McLevy dealt and is considering
with precisely those problems the
capitalists want him to-efficient adj
ministration, lowering of costs, so
that taxes can be lowered for the
manufacturers; a lessening of the
class struggle, and class peace.
Two important figures behind Nc
Levy (neither in the Socialist Party)
we're not present on the platform
when McLevy took the oath but
will have leading hand in formu-
lating his policies.
VINO is MT. ManuIacturer!'
There is the unnamed "manufac-
tprer." Though his statement COW
ers two columns of the Bridgeport
Herald not hint is given as TO his
identity. If he is one Of the bosses
who recently broke strike of the
workers for higher wages and union
recognition in Bridgeport? Or is he
fConttnued o~ Pore a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-14
Soviet Recognition
Farley Speeds Up;
Expect ActionSoon
Talks With Litvinoff
May End Before
Friday
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG

DAILY Worker, Washington Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 49,
His hope for successful completion of
the Soviet recognition conversations
before Friday was expressed today
by an official close to the White
House.
Under Secretary of State Phillips
said the negotiations toward official
Anerican-Russian diplomatic rela-
tons have reached a stage where
they may proceed entirely informally.
This was generally interpreted to
mean a speeding-up Of progress.
President Roosevelt is leaving the
capital Friday for his rest haven at
Warm Springs, Georgia, and the adj
ministration has taken care to en-
phasize it's eagerness to complete the
talks with Maxim Litviaoff, Soviet
Foreign Commissar, before that time.
The Conlmissar remained in his
own room at the Soviet information
bureau today, except for brief walk,
but held himself ready to go to a
SOll4CAC4ANC VII DA1O1V llOGlNCs LII bA1lo
manner he met Roosevelt in the
seclusion of the latter's study last
night They held a two-hour con-
ference, parting at midnight.
The shroud of absolute secrecy
still wraps the actual method of pro-
cedure between Litvinoff and the
Americans and the matters which
concern them at most length. 1t
was suggested in one American quar-
ter today that the questions now I'M
der discussion may not be mentioned
in the formal announcement of the
establishment Of recognition. 1t was
said that the Americans may be
simply consulting Litvinoff at length,
entirely informally, concerning ques-
tons which he would have to deal
with eventually, but which need not
be mentioned specifically at the time
recognition is announced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-14
Soviet Delegate to
Arms Meet Scores
Japan'S War Plans

GENEVA, Nov. 13.-Boris Stein,
Soviet delegate to the preliminary
arms conference here, nailed ia
pans war plans on the spot today
when he rose at meeting of the
Armaments Control Committee to
insist on universal control Of arrna-
ments.
His statement that mo single
country In the region neighboring
the U.SS.R should be exempted
from such system" came as an
immediate reply to that of Naotake
Sato, Japanese delegate, who had
told the committee that the jap
anese government might" reject in
ternationa1 supervision Of arms.
Sato's statement brought forth the
immediate reply from the Soviet
delegate that arms control must be
universal.
1t is significant that Manchou-
kuo, Japan's puppet state, where an
entire series Of anti-Soviet provoca-
lions have occurred, Is not officially
represented at this conference, and
thus exempted from the formal car
rvinR out Of its decisions.
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sion came when he answered
casual question as to his where
abouts on Feb. 27.
The prisoner, emerging for
the first time from his coma
tose state and dull-witted replies, re-
piled promptly and clearly:
81 was with the Nazis."
The court was instantly in an up
roar. Van der Lubhe's answer threw
CONSERVATION into the camp of the
Nazis and brought broad smiles from
the foreign correspondents. Recover
ing from his confusion, the Nazt pro-
secutor directed fierce barrage of
questions at van Ger Lubbe, in vain
effort to force him to retract this
damaging testimony against his Nazi
masters.
Dimitroff Questions Lubbe.
Van der Lubbe showed complete
change in his behavior He held his
head up and looked all around the
court, smiling. Dinlitroff, seeing that
van der Lubbe was capable of speak
ing today, fired questions after
questions at the Nazi tool: Had Lub-
be connections with the Communists
in Germany" WAS the Reichstag
fire discussed on his tramps?" who
was he protecting by his silence etc.
Lubbe answered the first two ques-
tons in the negative, but did not
answer the question as to who he
was protecting by his silence.
The court received a wire from the
International Inquiry Commission
declaring that van der Lubbe was
Identical with van Bergen who re-
sided with Nazi leaders in Soernewitz
during August 1882 The presiding
judge stated that this naturalization
was impossible as van der Lubbe was
in a Dutch prison from July to Oc-
tober. Gerecke, chief editor of the
Telegraph Union. declared that there
was mistake due to confusion of
telephone message.
Dinitroff expressed doubts of the
explanation, and fired questions at
Gerecke who repeatedly contradicted
himself, and confused Dimitrof with
another Dimitroff, accused of the dy-
namiting of the Sofia cathedral.
Dirnitroff demanded to know why the
police had given the press the ly-
ing statement that Communist
Party membership book had been
found on van der Lubbe.
He demanded exact information on
the interview of Goering with jour-
nalists on the night of the fire.
Graves. member of the Guard
Corps and hairdresser in Hennings-
dorf, testified he saw Van der Lubbe
on the street in Heningsdorf talking
to three or four persons on the day
before the fire. Van der Lubbe here
stated he was at Spandau before he
went to Henningsdorf, where he spoke
to Nazis. He later retracted his
statement on Spandau, declaring it
was Charlottenburg he meant, but
Continued on PAGE q
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ScOttsbOrO Lynch
Exposure on Page 2

The Daily Worker publishes on
Page 2 the third article in its ex-
posure of the officially inspired
campaign to lynch the Scottsboro
Boys, the DEFENSE attorneys and
witnesses when the new trials open
In Decatur, Alabama.
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Baltimore Delegates
Must Register by
Tuesday Evening

NEW YORK.-AU delegates to
the Baltimore anti-lynching Con-
ference travelling by bus must reg
lister not later than Thursday, Nov.
16, $3.50 o'clock at the district Of
Gee of the International Labor De-
Tense, $40 Broadway. Delegates
will leave Saturday, Nov. Is, at
$3.50 A. M, from Irving Plaza Hall,
Irving Plaza and 18th Street. The
cost for delegates going by bus is
$500, including all expenses.