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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Buick Motor Car
Spies Building
Company Union
(By an Auto worker Correspondent

(By an Auto Worker Correspondent
FLINT, Mich.-I have before me
the Sunday edition of the Detroit
Free Press, dated Oct. 22nd. Right
on the front page, conspicuously
placed, over the caption Head Car
Manufacturing Divisions" is the
photograph of Harlow H. Curtice,
arch-enemy of our union, the Mech
anics' Education Society Of America.
For his efforts Curtice was reward
ed with a promotion as General
Manager of the Buick Motor Car Co.,
Flint.
Mr.. Curtice was instrumental in
following a series of repressive steps,
through his superintendent Of the
Tool and Die Division, Harvey Hill.
Harvey Hill, in charge of the tool and
die room, was constantly scheming
and embarrassing those of his crafts
men who dared admit membership
in the MES. of A. All active mem
bers were put ION the spot" and laid
off, with the finsy notation upon the
clearance slip: Reducing Forces"
One night I came to work as usual
AFTERNOON shift with my lunch, and,
without any ceremony, Bill Roth,
night foreman and faithful stool
pigeon of the A. @. Spark Plug Co.,
handed me my lay-of slip.
How Spy Worked
Bill Wright used to drop In among
us and when asked what he thought
of the union movement would say:
TITS the best thing that could hap
pen." However, he would go around
the benches and ag1tate In favor OF
the so-called company union" he
picked out his own candidates and
had the CUTS to ask me to vote for
them. He was told, IT am not In
terested." In spite Of our protests,
we were all herded into large adj
joining room by Harvey Hill, who
watched carefully, near us, to make
sure we would all vote. I handed
my ballot to the steward and refused
to vote. Other men acted in like
manner.
Another favorite stunt of Harvey
Hill was to call into his Office, with
out warning, three men at one time,
and shooting this question at them
will you listen to me or to your
union?" All this was calculated to
compel the men to abandon their
union and force company union.
Mr.. Hill promised us a stenographer,
suitable quarters, all writing materi-
ais, equipment and everything with
out cost, just so we would fall for the
company union" bunk,
This will explain in part, some Of
the difficulties encountered in keep
ing the A. G. men within the ranks
of the union Of their own choice.
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only the same as before, but the
biggest majority Of us got laid OF
with the excuse that there is no steel,
and that next week we should come
back to work.
On Saturday we received card
that we should report to work on
Tuesday and not on Monday as pre-
viously advised.
On Tuesday morning we all re-
ported for work, and they had some
one at the door to tell us that we
shouldn't punch the clock until the
boss comes in, and he will advise
us whether we go to work or not.
In the department that 1 am work.
ing there were over 20 working, and
only four are left.
When the boss came in he told
us that there will be nothing doing
for while and he will call us when
he does has something to do.
The week that I got laid off I
went to some Of the other shops to
look for work, and the reports at
all the places that I visited were the
same, lay offs, wage cuts, and ter
rife speed-up.
The entire press and radio speeches
tell US that things are getting better,
that Roosevelt is leading US towards
prosperity, but It sure don't look
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31

Union, Wh1ch Is making every Az
tempt to unite the Wickwire work.
ers into one workers controlled
union.I
These A. F. of L. leaders held
them back in their departments
during the last strike, promising
them wage increases which they
never received. They are openly
prejudiced against the Negro work.
ers, who played leading part in
the strike, and they openly denied
the wage increases won by the
workers under the leadership Of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union. Their terrorizing of the
unskilled and semi-skilled workers
in these departments into joining
the scab and sell-out Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers is clear example Of
their embarrassing methods. @ss
No Program for Workers
At a meeting in Liberty Han,
Wednesday night, Oct. 10, these
traitors, alongside of Dagy and
other officials of the A. F. Of L.,
could not give the Wickwire work
ers a program to better their con-
ditions. Mr.. Dagy admitted that
the only local the Amalgamated
Association possessed In the state. Of
New York was in Blazdale, with fG
members, which is not functioning.
Mr.. Dagy also stated that Ne
reason the Amalgamate6 Assocaa-
tion did not in the past or prsssHs
organize the u. s. Steel, Republic
and Bethlehem Steel corporations b
because 1t Ia impossible to oryasz19e
these plants. The Amalgamaeed A.
ISOLATION officials sold out tho 1915
steel strike and are receiving money
from company officials 10 continue
this method Of breaking STRIKES apd
smashing workers rank and file
unions. 80.
The wickwire local Of the sMwIU
calls upon you workers to kick out
from your ranks these traitors. BE
sure to elect unskilled alongside Of
the skilled workers, the most cour-
ages, self-sacrif1cing, most loyal and
devoted workers to be your leaders.
Remove the company stool-pigeons
and bosses from your ranks. A union
which refuses to strike Is an out and
out company union. Remember,
workers, when you Join the Anal
ganated Assn. you are splitting your
own forces. You are sabotaging the
fight OF every worker in the Wick
wire for the right to live. The
SMWIU In the Wickwire is controlled
by the Wickwire workers. All the de-
cisions, negotiations, transactions are
conducted by committees carrying
out the decisions Of the majority Of
the membership. Tho Amalgamated
Assn. and their supporters are out
siderS
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(uOe csNt hire yoo =
lYo0v& too ot d. -

one cent OF tnat money would be
returned to him.
The insurance company says: "You
can't hire that man. He is As years
Of age. He is past working, he Is
too big chance to have or risk, we
might have to pay $1,000 If he died"
The G. E. factory here employs
about 5000 and approximately $35 900
year Is taken from their wages to
pay for what the bosses call protec-
ton. Why do they make 1t COM
pulsory? Is it helping the worker?
No. Tt is filling the insurance COM
panies' pockets from the sweat Of the
worker.
Let US get together for our pro-
lection and not for the protection
that the big boss says is compulsory,
but for protection that protects our
home and loved ones and our wages.
Let us organize behind the banner
Of the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Boston Workers Take Action
Against Whalen-Easley Gang

NEW YORK.-Boston, District l.
which was the first to raise more
than half Of its quota in the Daily
Worker $4,000 Drive, stole another
march on the other districts by rush
ing more than 5000 to help save the
Daily" during the last half week,
recapturing the lead from Philadel-
phia, and adding another victory to
itself by being the first district to
raise more than three-quarters of its
quota Of $1,000.
Boston writes, "The Daily Worker
in its new form has only to be
brought to the attention of the work
ers to get them to help spread it
and advertise anything connected
with it. We are planning more affairs
and to double and triple our original
quota"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
AFL Heads Plot to
Fight Rank and File
Union in Sparrow Pt.

(By q Steel Worker Correspondent
SPARROWS POINT, Md IS t
learned that on Saturday, Oct. Z, the
Amalgamated Association held a
meeting OF the rollers and roughers
Of the tin mill with Supt. Llewellyn
present. These men were given or
ders point blank to stay out of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union. These meetings have been
held secretly for long timefl even
before the Amalgamated Association
was known to be In Sparrows Point.
think the A. A. will pull flukey
strike Tor recognition. There is much
talk Of such action.
The 104th Observation Squadron
Of the Maryland National Guard To-
Gated at Logan Field, Dundalk, has
spent the entire week in flying prac-
tice over Sparrows Point. This Is
something unusual.
We are glad TO publish the above
letter. However, we wish to call
to the attention Of the worker cor
respondent, that while the strike
may be "flukey" one on the part
Of the A. A. leadership, we must
make every effort to bring the real
issues confronting the workers to
the fore, and turn the strike into
a real strike for better conditions.
The maneuvering Of the reaction
airy union officiaIdom are "flukey,"
but not the action Of the workers.
EDITOR.
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Hygiene Of the Mouth, Nose and
Throat.
(COntinued)
Do we possess healthy teeth? One
need not be dentist to answer this
question In the negative. And why
should Americans, who consume more
tooth paste and tooth brushes than
any other nation, have bad teeth? It
could not be due to the kind Of brush,
nor the way Of brushing, nor the
materials used. We have all shapes,
we try all methods and we experiment
with every conceivable powder and
paste.
Furthermore, American dentists are
acknowledged to be the most skillful
in the world. What then could be the
trouble?
THE scientific answer to this ques-
ton has only been given within
the last few years. It Is due to our
faulty diet. Not merely the softness
Of our foods which does not allow
sufficient masticating (chewing) exer-
else, but the chemical composition OF
our diet, which is poor in calcium
Qime). he experiments Of May Mel
Mellanley, Garrison, Steinback, Mac
Collum and host of other investiga-
tors have shown that the integrity
Of the dental structure depends on
the amount Of lime we absorb into
our blood. People who lack lime salts
In their diet, or who are unable to
absorb or retain calcium In their It's
sues, sooner or later develop cavities
In their teeth. We understand now
why 1t used to be taken for granted
that every child would cost the
mother . tooth: Owing to lack Of
lime in the mothers diet, the growing
fetus would abaorh tho calcium from
her teeth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
THE UNIT BURo

We have been discussing finances
and recruiting in this column Both
of these questions are closely con-
nected with that Of the leadership
Of our lower units. Steps must be
taken to prevent the frequent change
Of unit leadership.
AS the case now stands, in some
districts the unit leadership changes
sometimes on an average OF three
or four times year. This means
that practically every member Of the
unit has had some leading function
during the year. II Is very good
to develop the unit members, but this
is not the way.
First OF all We have to develop the
unit buro as the real leader OF the
unit. It Is only In this manner that
the Buro will be able to develop the
individual members Of the unit to
leading positions in mass work.
This problem has been discussed
many times, and series of articles
we're written, based on experiences.
However, all these good experiences
have not yet been co-ordinated, are
not summarized in small manual
of instructions for unit functionaries
"a manual which would explain the
function of the unit, the different
phases of work, the method of hand
ling new applicants, leaves Of alb
sence, etc. This manual should also
contain the constitution and program
Of the Party. This would not only
help the leadership of the unit but
also the new Party members, who
many times join the Party because
they realize that this is the Party
that is leading the struggles Of the
workers, because they feel that they
are part Of the best fighters, but yet
do not know completely the program
Of the Party.
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gestions are not really allowed to
flower because you tend in your re-
plies to smother them. So the COL
umn is not really a rank and file
column, but tends to be little buro-
cratic.
For instance, the other day COM
rade wrote in suggesting that other
comrades contribute recipes Of their
own for various dishes that would
be cheap and good. I know my wife
and I read the column every day,
hoping to find just this kind of thing.
Surely some conrade has a recipe
for some kind Of borsch, or one for
cheap dessert, or for some other
way of making variety in the usual
inexpensive kind OF working class
meal. But instead we find the same
old menus--they are no more cheap
than the meals we are forced to have
for ourselves, and not a bit more in
teresting.
I do not believe, either, that such
rigid adherence to dietary conditions
is quite necessary for workers, who
have to eat what they can afford
and who in general manage to get
reasonable variety within that
necessity.
And then today comes the long
teble of proteins, carbohydrates, and
knows what. This we do not
q. We do not want to be edu-
in cooking school rules. We
9 like to know from other work.
ass people how they prepare
favorite dishes, economical
ks of preserving foods, and such
slipgs.
Also, in yesterdays Daily Worker,
Comrade Natalie @. writes a most
sensible letter about styles and how
she makes her own dresses. She
also offers TO help any others who
want her to. I think 1t is very poor
tactics for you to interrupt In the
middle of her letter to the effect
that many working class women do
not have the time to make their own
clothes, and that they should agitate
for the kind Of clothes they do want.
And you hope that 8. manufacturer
or two will hear and heed.
Now, you have destroyed the force
of Comrade Natalie's suggestion, and
have given no concrete plan instead.
lust 3 hope that manufacturers will
near what you said and do other
wise. (Which, Of course, they WON'T
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31

without consultation. He had al
ready agreed to speak at another
meeting the same evening, and al
though he tried to cover both meet
ings, it was impossible. Comrade
Brodsky did appear as scheduled, but
the meeting started so late that he
had to leave in order not to miss
another meeting.
When are we going to learn from
these constantly recurring expert
ences with badly organized mass
meetings, and realize that the tech
nical side Of our meetings has poll
teal irnnortance2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Compulsory Insurance
Robs Workers at Plant
of General Electric Co.

(By a General Electric Worksr)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., wonder
how many of our readers ever stop
and think for q moment about the
so-called insurance, what the big
bosses call Protective Insurance.
Thousands Of dollars are taken each
year from the workers pay envelope
and never returned to him. He may
work 20 years for the company and
during that time approximately $500
would be taken from his wages. If
he was compelled to get through, not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Letters from Our Readers
"PM ON THE WAY"
Long Island City, N. Y.

Comrade Editor:
Here is my contribution to the
fund for the upkeep Of the Daily
Worker.
have been reading it only few
months and had to get used to
what thought at first was very
violent, if not unfair, language
which it used. But Pm beginning
to understand that my middle-class
background is at fault and not the
"Daily."
Pm a white collar worker and
that explains my slow approach to
the Communist Party, but I'm on
the way now,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Republic Steel Output
Cut from IS to 20 PC.
(By a Steel Worker Correspondent

(By a Steel Worker Correspondent
SOUTH CHICAGO, Ill.-Last June
the Republic Steel raised its produc-
ton to rs per cent or better, but as
soon as the MIRA. went into effect,
they reduced the workers hours per
week, and their pay, of course.
Now they are working about 20 per
cent or less. The workers are discon-
tented. We have been informed by
leaflets that workers have their or
ganization at 1854 East 92nd Street,
South Chicago.
Workers are realizing that they
must organize In order to better their
conditions.
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Jewish Clubs si4H 5000 4o.7
A study Of the latest chart which
Is printed below shows that Buff
falo has one Of the very worst show
ings, having sent in during the last
half week only 1920. So far 1t has
raised only 1i.03 per cent Of It's quota.
"Boston's work in the drive is the
sort Of revolutionary action that will
squelch the Grover Whalen, Ralph
Easley gang which Is trying to sup
press Our Daily Worker" the man
agement Of the Daily Worker said to-
day, while the laxness Of most OF
the districts, especially that Of Buff
falo. fits in with the scheme OF this
gang to destroy our fighting paper"
Among workers in Boston who have
contributed to help save the Daily
are impoverished textile workers who
literally risk losing their Jobs by help
ing the Daily" It Is only a ques-
ton OF approaching workers, Of being
active In the Drive in order to raise
funds, Boston wrote after holding a
successful city-wtde meeting for the
Daily"
Every district y asked TO study
carefully the chart below. See ex-
actly how you stand In the Drive.
Follow the revolutionary example set
by Boston. The Two. should get
into more action for the Daily" at
once as 1t did in the last drive.
Readers Of the revolutionary foreign
language press are asked to write to
their editors asking that space be
given In the column of such papers
to the campaign to save tho Daily
Worker.
HOLD CTTY-WIDE AFFAIRS.
Take up collections. Visit mass or
CARNATIONS, including trade unions.
Contribute yourself. Squelch the
Whalen gang by mailing funds
to the Daily Worker, so e. 18th st.,
New York City.
Total Saturday .........., 323 26
Previously Recorded ....... 1e,326.e5
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ATTACK WORKERS. HOME

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Some time ago
my father asked for relief from q
charity organization In Columbia,
Mo-, where he lives. He was refused
relief until he gives up his own small
four rooms home which he has
worked hard to pay for. My father
Is nearly 70 years old and = deaf.
He Is unemployed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31

Then the workers hoilered back,
Come on, everybody" The furni-
ture was put back In 10 minutes,
The workers said this time they
see the Unemployed Councils worn.
This was the first sheriff's eviction IN
Homestead. 4sp,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
ON THE SOCIALIST LABOR
PARTY

Ncw york.
Comrade Editor,
As an ex-Socialist Labor Party
man. my greatest desire b 10 see
Comrade James 8. Aliens expose on
the 8. L. P. be reproduced ia cent
pamphlet form.
I am wondering whether the SIP.
was ever grabbed by the nape Of It's
neck and lifted UP for working class
exhibition, as skillfully az was dons
by our Daily Worker through Conn
rade Allen. Louis r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1890 is available in sizes
So, SO, 40, 40, "A and 46. Size SO
takes 81 yards SO inch fabric and u
yard contrasting. Illustrated STEP
by-step sewing instructions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31

Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) In
coins or stamps Coins preferred for
this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and style num-
Der. BE SURE TO STATE SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 West 18th
ST., New York City. Patterns by
mail only.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Put Furniture Back
i'm Homestead Eviction
BY . Worker Correspondent

HOMESTEAD, Pa.-The Unempoy-
ed Council is organized in this steel
town. OF all the evictions that were
to be put through, one happened to
be sheriff's eviction last week. This
workers wife happened to be at an
other workers house, when the sher-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31

] asked many Of my friends tt
ccSae up in the hope that in this
way they too would become inter-
ested and sympathetic to the aims
and views of the Communist Party
To my embarrassment and disap-
pointement the affair was very badly
run and made very bad impression
on my friends.
Earl Browder and Carl Brodsky
were advertised to speak, but they
did not. The rally was to start at
2 p. m. 1t started at 8 p. m.
At the door workers Of the neigh
borhood were turned away, either
because they did not have the price
of admission or because they could
not pay the door price, but were
willing to pay IS cents, the advance
price. This, although there was
plenty of room in the hall.
I am interested and sympathetic
to the Communist Party and this
affair made bad impression on me.
What sort Of impression did 1t make
on those who came up for the first
time or who are not sy1npathetic2
ID. L., New YOrk.
We are In complete agreement
with our correspondent as to the ef-
feet Of badly planned meetings on
the workers who are Just becoming
interested in our Party. It has almost
as bad an effect on old Party mem
bers, who ought to be used 30 them
by this time.
Many of our mass meetings are
badly arranged, as a number Of let
tiers to the Daily Worker will testify.
Comrades should be painstaking in
the preparation of their meetings.
Meetings should start on time and
not last more than two, or at the
most three hours Long lists Of
speakers defeat the purpose Of the
meeting, tire out the workers and
have a demoralizing effect. The tour
Of Barbusse is an excellent example
OF this. The local comrades are so
eager to use the opportunity of the
Barbusse meeting to give everyone
chance to speak, that the workers
are tired before Barbusse is put on
the program, in some cases as late as
1920 to II o'clock.
Another fault Of our meetings Is
on the ore--hand our habit of ad-
vertising speakers without consult
ing them, and on the other the
failure of speakers to show up. In
the case referred to IN the above
letter, Earl Browder was advertised
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Steel Worker, Laid off, Finds Jobs Are
Fading Away IN Other Mills in Vicinity
Calls for Organizing in the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union
BY a Steel Worker Correspondent

WAUKEGAE nThe Steel Kitchen Corp, working
the the window,
thought conditions
hanging window. wages
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Helping the Daily Worker
Through DR.. LuttingeY

Contributions received to the credit
OF DR.. Luttinger in his Socialist COM
petition with Michael Gold, Edward
Newhouse, Helen Luke and Jacob
Burck to raise $1,000 in the $4,000
Daily Worker Drive:
Pen and Hammer Party. .....e 7.B1
PREVIOUS total ............... 1x0.09
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
AFL Leaders Try to Split
Steel Workers at Wickwire
Help Bosses in Attempt to Smash Local Of Steel
and Metal Workers Industrial Union .
Rr : Metal worker Corresnondent

BUFFALO that the A r. of L. leaders Of the
MID workers. and hearth furnace men,
bending effort
sabotage divide Wkwe They trying smash the
Metal Workers Indussa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
IN THE H0MEa5AiII
By HELEN LUKE

There letter here from printing
Fl.
read Tn The Home"
the column has
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31

like 1t, in spite of all this talk and the
bosses signing up with the N. r. A.
We can only improve our condi-
tons by our own initiative, by form
ing our own shop committees and
organizing in the militant union of
the workers, the Steel Metal Work
ers Industrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
PARTY LIFE
Says Workers Discouraged
by Badly Arranged Meetings
Shorter Meetings with Fewer Speeches Will Be
More Effective
Dear COnraae,

About Election Rally
anniversary
Communist BrOdsy
speak Huntspoint Oct 49, 1888,