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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Campaign For
 Funds Will Get
 Under Way Soon
Business, Industry, Clergy, and Professions We'll Represented in Personnel - IO096 Renewal of Pledges Anticipated By Chairman Allen

Announcement of the personnel Of the campaign committee on the renewal Of the pledges for the Mu- tual Aid Unemployment Fund. Inc, was made to-day by Charles J. Allen. manager of tho Water bury branch of the Connecticut Light & Power Co. who is general chairman of the drive.
 Mrs Allen has selected members of the committee from the busi- ncss. industrial, clerical and pro- fessional branches of the city's life, as follows:
 General committee: Honorable Frank Hayes, John A. Coc. John p. Elton. John H. Goss, Rodney Chase, Ralph II. Paine, Wm r. Thoms. Dr Raymond $. George. Fred J. Carr. Dr George E. Rus sell. Tbos F. Reilly, D. T. Earring P. Cryne. Rev John N. Lewis, Rab- Maloney, E. T.. Stevenson.
 Banking committees: Lewis s. / Reed. chairman, l.. C. Northrop, Edwin $. Hunt.
 CIcrgymen's committee: Rev Eugene r. Crync, Rev John N. Lewis. Rabbi Win D. Greenfield.
 Industrial committec: John H.. Goss, F. $. Chase, John A. Coe. Julius E. Smith, John M. Burrall. Walter A. Jarvis. C Arthur Dubois.
 Insurance committee: Fred J.. Carr, chairman, Walter II, Dea- con, D. r. Buckley, T. r. Cassidy, Earl SeRur.
 LaWycrs' com mlttee: Wm A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

Thoms. chairman, Warren Upson, Walter Torrance, Patrick Healcy, Edward Mascolo. Max TraurIg.
 Medical committee: TO be named later.
 Dental committee: Te be named later.
 Mercantile committee: II. IT.. Paine, chcairman, William !. Bell ly. W. r. Markcy, Charles A. Bab- -in, $. Leon Oser, ]. Francis Smith, William F.. Van Tassel. Miss Julia Smith. Clyde Jennings Theodore Y. JiIiey. C. II. w Newton, Walter Dallas. Edward C. Cookson. W. w.. Wallace. Frederick Loehmann
 Municipal employees committee: Thomas r. Kelly. chairman, Joseph 1T. Mclean, Henry H. Heitman. Irving W. Harrison, Thomas !. Fleming, pr Edward !. Godfrey, Thos ]. Condon.
 Public utility committee: Thos F. Reilly. chairman. Frank Bailey. Thomas ]. Flanagan.
 Chairman Allen, together with William M. Harris, head of the un- employment relief in the city, will call meeting Of the committee within il day or so when reports of the campaign's progress will be made.
 MT Allen stated today that from advance reports he is confident that 100 per cent renewal of the pledges will result again this year The funds now being distributed among the unemployed in relief dre down to the lowest point they have been since the system was first inaugurated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
WORTH OF A DOLLAR

New York, April 20.-(UP)-A dollar Is worth" what 1t will pur- chase---food. clothing, rent. raw materials, labor, or any other com modities.
 There arc various ways of meas- urlng the worth. or "yaluc" of q dollar. It can be measured by It's worth in comparison 10 the cur rencies of other countries. Or 1t can be measured by the amount of commodities 1t will buy at home.
 The first measure of the dollars value Is in terms of foreign eX- change. The dollar today will pur- chase fewer francs, lira, pounds or other currencies. Yesterdays de- preciatlon made 1t worth" ap- proximatcly 90 cents In the foreign exchange market. as compared with the day before.
 The second measure--that of what commodities the dollar will purchase--applics to the average mans purchases at his grocery store. at clothing shops, and other stores.
 Tn recent months. the dollar would purchase approximately $1.54 worth of commodities as compared to $1.00 worth in 1926, before tho "boom." Tn tho pres ent depreciation" 1t will purchase approximately $1.39 worth of every day commodities. and as this de- prcciation continues, commodity prices will continue to riso and the dollar will buy less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
MORGAN SAYS ITS GOOD

New York. April 20.--(UP) ---J. F. Morgan. rarely interviewed or quoted, was on public record today as endorsing President Roosevelts E action in suspendIng gold exports. He said:
 "I welcome the reported action Of the president and the secretary of tho treasury in placing m cm- bargo on gold exports.
 "It had become evident that the effort to maintain the exchange value of the dollar ns n premium. as against depreciated foreign cur rcncics. was having q dehationary effect upon already severely defat- cd American prices and wages and unemployment.
 Tt seems to mo clear that the way out of tho depression is to combat and overcome the deha- tionary forces. Therefore, re- gard the action as being the best possible course under existing cir cumstances."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
(By The United Prcss)

The value of tho American dollar fell rapidly today as 1t sought its own level' among the curren- cies of the world. and the financial capitals of all other countries felt sharp representations to this Hnation's abandonment of the international gold standard.
 Legislation giving the president supreme power to inflate American currency was approved by Mr Roosevelt and awaited introduction in congress. It is believed certain to be passed.
 In New York and many capitals abroad fears were expressed that Great Britain would meet dollar depreciation by depressing the Bri- tish pound, thus launching the An Saxon nations upon Il war of Imitation to see which could get It's money the cheaper to bolster in- ternational trade. This. 1t was felt. would draw in other nations and would force France off the gold standard too.
 In Paris. however, 1t was un- dcrstood that no immediate gold embargo was planned. The gov ernment nnd the Bank of France pursued q waiting policy. hoping that Amcrica's move awny from gold was only a/Rooscvelt ma neuvcr to improve his bargaining position in international economic discussions.
 Sir Josiah stamp. leading British hnancicr, said ho did not consider that the United States was really off the gold standard. and predict ed that tho American gold embargo would benefit the world If # sue ceeded in raising world prices.
 The British press EeneIally ex- pressed grave concern. however, and talk of trctaliatory action by Britain, either to raise the dollar or dcprcss the pound, was wide spread.
 At Geneva league of nations ex- perts feared m International de- precIation race which would add to tho difficulties of stabillzing world currencics.
 New York's Wall street was frankly puzzled over how to meas urc the probable extent of the dol lars drop. J. P. Morgan issued statement approving abandonment of tho gold standard. It was pre- dlctcd that tho government would find 1t necessary to pay higher in- tercst on treasury discount notes. $80. 900. 900 of which arc to be is- sued next week. ns result of tho pronounced weakness in govern mcnt bonds.
 , Amid all the confusion over tho dollar, on two points all experts agreed:
 1. President Roosevelt has dealt himself Il valuable hole card for the coming international poker games at Washington and London. and can dlckcr with European na- tions on q much more favorable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
ACTIVITIES OF THE
 U AND 1 CLUB

"The Necessity of Paying Mem bership Dues" was the subject of an address by Roy Smith. YMCA secretary, before members of the U and I club Tuesday evening.
 Saturday evening the club will sponsor q social and dance in the west lobby of the Y. Joseph Val- echko, John Garrigus. Henry Crane, James Cass and John Lay den were named to the entertain ment committee. Tomorrow night tho club will take part in the in- terclub wrestling matches. They will be represented by Bill Crane. Frank Sabis, Henry Crane and Thomas Moran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
Facts About Dollar And Gold Standard
 That Will Interest
The American Dollar Must Reach Its Own Level Among the Currencies of the World-President Seems to Hold the Trump Card

basis than before.
 2. As long as the dollars drop continues prices of stocks and commodities on American ex- changes will enjoy boom, at least on paper, since every drop In dol lar value justifles an automatic corresponding rise in the price of equities and commodities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20
WHAT WoODIN SAYS

Washington. April 20.-UP)- Secretary of Treasury Woodin has made plain that he considers that withdrawal of support of the American dollar abroad places the country off the gold standard.
 "Yes we are off tho gold stand ard," woodin said last night when questioned by newspapermen. "This whole matter is official abandonment of the gold stand ard"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-20

Many Waterbury dentists attend ing tho G9th annual convention of the Connecticut Dental association which opened at the Stratfield HOtel ln BridEcpOrt last evening
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06
iii. ,jObloSS Meet
in Decatur, Dec. 30
City Conferences to
Precede State Call

SPRINGFIELD, IIl-The Illinois
State Committee of the Unemployed
Councils issued a call for the Second
Annual Convention Of the Unem-
ployed Councils to be held in the High
School Auditorium, in Decatur on
Dec. 80 and 81.
The call is addressed to all organ
izations of the unemployed trade
unions, women's auxiliaries and work
ers' fraternal organizations. The
State Convention will endorse and
elect delegates to the National Con-
vention called by the National Com
mittee of the Unemployed Councils
which will take place in Washington
Jan. IS, IA and Is, and will mobilize
unemployed and part time workers
throughout the state for huge dem
onStrations on Jan. Is in support of
the demands of the National Conven-
ton.
In preparation for the State Con-
vention there will be city and county
conferences throughout the State of
Illinois. The local conferences will
concretely discuss means of mobiliz-
ing the workers in the struggle for
the Workers Unemployment and So
cial Insurance Bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06
|NRA Board UphOIdS
Steel Go. Blacklist
Against SMWJ Men
Board Asks Company
If They Have Violated
Their Code

BUFFALO, N. Y.-,Blacklisting by
the Republic Steel Co. against the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union members here, involving sup
preston Of the right to organize, has
been completely upheld by the Wash
ington N. r. A. board. The union
charged the company with blacklist
ing 10 workers who Joined the S. M,
I. u.
The N. r. A. answer to the charge
is contained in a letter sent to the
union Nov. %, which says, in part:
mfr. r. j. Wysor, vice president in
charge Of operations, Republic Steel
Corp, youngstown, Ohio, and Mr.. j
A. Voss, industrial relations Office of
the Republic Steep Corp, have sub
mitted satisfactory evidence that there
have been no violations of the Iron
and Steel Code in this instance"
The N. r. A. board made no effort
to investigate these charges for itself
being content with asking the opinion
of the very company the charges were
brought against.
The S. M. I. U. calls on all workers
and their organizations in Buffalo tc
join in united front struggle to
better conditions here. To this end, a
delegation from the union will be sent
to the United Front Unemployment
Insurance Conference to be held at
Carpenters Hall on Dec. II, at pm
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06
Il Are Arrested as
LOCO Hold Protest
March in Portland
Workers Demand Aid;
Release of Theodore
Jordan

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 5.--Four-
teen workers, including Belle Taub
and Dawn LoYelace, International
Labor Defense leaders, and Kenneth
Fitzgerald, organizer of the Multi
nomah Federation of Unemployed,
were arrested here following a mill
tant demonstration by more than
1000 workers demanding relief, repeal
of the Criminal SyndicaliSnl law, and
freedom of Theodore Jordan, Negro
worker framed and sentenced to die
on murder charges.
Eleven workers were first arrested
for speaking at a demonstration of
unemployed before the County Build
ing. After Belle Taub spoke to the
workers, pointing out the necessity for
struggle to free the arrested workers
and linking it with the fight against
the C. S. law and to free Theodore
Jordan, 1000 workers marched down
to police headquarters to demand the
release of their comrades.
There the three leaders were ar
rested, but the miltancy of the work
ers forced the release of all on their
own recognizance.
Chief Of Police Lawson, threaten
ing the workers with open police ter
ror, told them:
when this fight gets going, these
unemployed will learn that the
chief of police has been to war"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06
Demand Removal
of Gov. Richie;
End of Jim CrOwiSnl
Dele cation Headed
by AIDES Invades
Maryland House

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 5-De-
mand for the impeachment OF
Governor Albert c. Richie, passage
of a Maryland Bill Of Civil Rights
for the Negro People, which in
cludes death penalty for lynchers,
was made to the legislature here
today by delegation of twenty
Negro and white workers, led By
Bernard AIDES, International Labor
Defense attorney.
The delegation was authorized to
this action by the Baltimore Anti
Lynch Conference Of November l8
and 10, called by the League of
Struggle for Negro Rights and the
1. L. D.
The bill, presented by the dele
CATION to Senator E. Milton Alt
field and Representative Alexander
Goodman, who were forced to
promise to introduce it in the house,
provides also for the abolition of
all Jim Grow laws and regulations,
all discrimination against Negroes,
and for application of penalties for
such practices.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06

get union wages. In some cases they
do. But when a group of expelled
members of the painters and car
penters unions of the A. F. Of L.,
who organized themselves to fight
for reinstatement in the unions,
went to the c. w. A. administration
demanding they be placed on equal
terms with union men, they were not
only denied, but the delegation Of
painters were brutally attacked in
the office of the C. w. A. All five
in the delegation were arrested and
one had his head broken.
A statement issued by the Unem-
ployed Councils of Cook County calls
upon all workers who get jobs
through the G. w. A. to organize
into the Relief Workers Councils and
fight for. l, union scale to be paid
on all jobs-lninimum 6212 cents an
hour; 2, adequate clothing to be fur
nished on all outdoor jobs; 3, Negro
and single men and women to be
given jobs on the same basis as other
workers; 4, supplementary relief to
be issued Immediately in case Of lay
offs; 5, no deduction for time lost
because of bad weather; 6, return OF
all paper affidavits" for men taken
from relief rolls and put on C.W.A.
No signing of pauper affidaVfts to
qualify for C.W.A. jobs.
The statement of the Unemployed
Councils continues further:
''The minute you are laid off, de-
mand supplementary relief. Use
your two weeks wages for rent, gas,
electricity and clothing bills and de-
mand grocery order. If refused,
report to nearest Unemployed Council
and they will help you organize a
fight for your grocery order"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06
BY JAMES MATLES
District Secretary Of the S.M.WIU.

When the shipbuilding code, with
its 4 cents an hour wage for skilled
mechanics, was adopted there was
great resentment on the part of the
shipyard workers in the port of New
York. The workers began TO re-
alize that only a strong organization
would be able to defeat this slavery
code and would be able to gain
higher wages and better working
conditions for them. The Interna-
tional unions of the A. F. of L. saw
Immediately the possibilities of TAX
ing advantage of this desire for or
ganization.
The plan of the officials of the
A. F. of L. to merely organize the
shipyard workers, collect limitations
and dues and give them promises for
some future date, failed. The men
Joined these unions with one idea in
their ninds-to take immediate ac-
ton against the prevailing conditions
in the docks. The men wanted S1.45
an hour for skilled mechanics and 81
an hour for helpers, double time and
one-half for overtime and recogni-
ton Of the union.
Beginning Of the Strike
The administration of Robbins Dry
Dock, a subsidiary of Todd's Ship
building Co., employing about 1900
men, began testing the strength Of
the organization By firing the most
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06
A. F. of L. Officials Oppose Mass Picketing
Deny Relief; Steel and Metal Workers Union
Modified Support of Navy Yard

out any discrimination when there
will be work.
What did the strikers get2 One
striker answered this question: 1--WE
organized in order to get ourselves
out Of a job"
At present the companies are moi
firing the scabs. The men are being
taken back very slowly. In this way
hundreds OF strikers viii be black
balled. The A. r or L. officials even
nov. try TO direct the dissatisfaction
Of the men into s&-e channels. They
edyige the men to petition President
Roosevelt asking for reinstatement on
the 100. However, the workers OF
FleJchsr's Dry Deck showed an ex-
ample of how to solve this problem.
On the same day they drove the
scabs OFF the job. This is only an
indication that the fight it not over.
At present our union is working
hard to explain the real reasons of
this betrayal, why the strike was lost
and the steps that the workers must
take now IN order to defend their
bread and buttc-.
TIE Steel and Metal Workers In
oustrlal Unlcn is strengthening its
rank and file opposition forces in the
local unions as the only guarantees
that the shipyard workers will adopt
a miliJant program c. action and will
build strong rank and file leader
ship in these unions that will pre-
vent any future betrayals by the of.
ficialdom of the A. F. Of L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06

program Of action to win the strike
During the seven weeks of the
strike the ranks remained more Of
less solid despite the fact that the
men we're starved out. The scabS
we're new men brought in by the
companies and also old men who did
not come cut on STRIKE because the
a. F. of l.. unions TO which they
belonged, ordered them to remain on
the job. The strikers bsean 70 re-
alizs that only mass action would
get any results. In the last week OF
the strike. the advice Of our union,
to have mass picketing. was finally
put into effect by the HoboEsn work
ers. But. no mass pictetiry tool.
place in Brooklyn or Staten Island.
Some scabs were properly handled
By the strikers on their own initia-
tive.
A conference was quickly called in
Washington between the National
Labor Board. the company represen-
tasives and the top officials OF the
A. F. Of L., Mssers Frey, Davis,
Prendersast and Mellon, And there
the strike was settled"
The men were to so back to work
at once. Wages and working ccndi-
tons are to be discussed at a later
date Scabs ERE to remain on the
lob.
No strikes; all disputes in the fu-
ture to be referred to the National
Labor Board; no recognition Of the
union; all men are to go back with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06

@tSsIOAlg bblOll ON1A w btAC Ey4NSS SpfSN~
and devote few minutes to ingrati-
ating himself with the newspaper
1nen.
Tt was incredible to those Of us
who heard him that with a mans
life at stake this circuit court judge
would insist that only three days be
taken for lis trial Excluding the
inevitable reversal in the higher
courts of the courts decision on the
jury roll forgeries, the very fact that
he refused to give the defense suff1-
J cient time to defend Patterson is in
/ itself reversible. Callahan is shrewd
lawyer and knows law and he must
J have known at the time he made his
decisions that he was dotting the
record with reversible errors.
Even Newspapernlen Shocked
With that attitude and Indifference
TO the life of the boy who was on
trial, Callahan shocked all the news
papermen, even the southern ones,
who were prejudiced against the de-
Tense, by his callous refusal to wait
a few hours to give the defense a
chance to get its most vital defense
testimony into the record and before
the jury.
Ruby Bates was i'll in New York.
Her confession that the whole case
against the Scottsboro boys was a
frame-up shattered the states case.
II was Victoria Prices claim that she
was raped against Ruby's claim that
the whole thing was frame-up. Vic
toria had told her story to the jury.
If Ruby's story could be presented
the jury would have to weigh both
against one another
Leibowitz quietly asked the court
about foar O'Clock in the afternoon
for an adjournment until nine o'clock
in the morning.
"Ruby's Bates Undergraduates have
been taken in New York and are on
the way here by air mail. 1 submit in
evidence the kilograms and af1daylts
from the physicians attending her
showing that it was impossible to
take them before yesterday because
of her physical condition"
Refused To Wait For Testimony
We'll, Judge Callahan drawled, his
face wreathed in smiles, well go on
with the trial anyway. You had
plenty of time to get them here"
AS matter of fact the defense had
ten days according to law to get The
ninterrogatories to Decatur. Only two
days had passed.
The newspapermen sitting at the
press table looked at one another.
In no court in the land where mans
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06

AT the beginning Of the strike the
forces of the Steel and Metal Unon
working in the shipards were very
limited. Under the pressure of our
union from the outside, and our
members from the inside, large num-
bers of workers were won over to the
crying need to spread the strike.
In the fourth week of the strike
sufficient pressure was brought upon
the officials to er-~t at least two
pickets i'll each yard.
Through our efforts rank and file
committees were elected in some To-
calls and in some yards. A rank and
file relief committee was elected for
the purpose of securing money from
workers in other yards. Our union
issued a call to the men of tee
Brooklyn Navy Yard, appealing for
Immediate financial and moral sup
Port to the shipyard strikers. Due
TO tie prestige our union has among
the Navy Yard workers, this call met
with good response. Hundreds OF
dollars were contributed by these
men for the support CT tie strike.
We have consolidated rank end file
groups in the local unions which
constantly bring forward militant
program of action.
The Red Scare
The red scare was one Of the main
weapons used by the officials AGAINST
our union. Some strikers began
fighting for our proposals at the
strike meetings The officials threat
ened them with deportation The
rcd scare used By the officialdom
failed. Cur union only used this to
clarity the main issues in the strike
expose the A. F. of L. officialdom
and press theoretically forward
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-06

life was at stake, would any judge
refuse to wait from one afternoon UNI
til the following morning for evidence
upon which a mans life hung, yet
here, in a court presumably under
the Constitution of the United States,
this representative of law refused to
wait few hours. The amazement in
the eyes of the reporters was such
that the prosecution saw it.
Tom Lawson, Knights assistant at
torney general, strolled over. He or
knight or Callahan were always
strolling over whenever something
particularly raw was done.
81 never heard of such a ruling,
I exploded. THAT, if anything, is
reversible in the federal courts if not
the state supreme court. Even Ala
bama cannot take the responsibility
Of approving such decision"
Lawson smiled.
"They have ten days to get the
interrogatories according to law, but
the record shows that they agreed to
have them here in two days. Their
time is up"
Even if it does show that" I pro-
tested. Ruby was sick. And even
if she were not sick it is a technic-
atty behind which Alabama is hid
ing"
Lawson shook his head and walked
away, Ray Daniel of the New York
Times looked at me and whispered:
Jesus Christ! Who ever heard of
anything like that"