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industries. But not only have these
re-hirings not even touched the main
army Of unemployed, but the new
jobs are of an extremely temporary
and seasonal character.
In the steel industry, it is openly
admitted by even the most reaction
airy newspapers, such as the Wall
Street Journal, that the present ac-
tivity is based solely on the expecta-
lion of rising prices, and not on any
Zeal demand for steel. Since there
Bs not the slightest sign of any
basic demand for steel from the rail-
roads and the building trades, the
steel "boom' is doomed to certain
collapse as soon as the infationary
steam begins to weaken in it's force.
And all the workers recently rehired
will be inevitably thrown into the
streets.
In the rayon industry, in the steel
industry, in the chemical industry,
here has been a steady increase in
he placing of war orders. The Win
chester Rifle Company recently hired
several hundred workers for day and
hight shifts at starvation wages.
The feverish preparation for war
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Increase Quotas for
Labor Camps, Lie
About Conditions
Camp Officials Say
&c o ditions Good,
Plenty of Food"

WASHINGTON, June 22.-The
forced labor army will reach the
number of $4,000 by the end of the
month and will be three times the
size of the regular army. Already
it has reached a strength of 237,sS4
men,
The quota of 100000 is now in
creased and will probably reach an
other 100000.
So far the government effort to
recruit the veterans for the camps
has met with little success. Only
1900 of the quota of $4,000 joined.
Indians from the reservations who
Join the camps are kept segregated.
The government is DESTROYS of keep
ing them away from the influence
of other workers, SO as to keep them
from organizing together
Officials in charge of the camps
say that the food served to the re-
cruits is good and the men get "all
they can eat" That this is a false
statement is seen by numerous let
tiers from boys in the camp printed
in the Daily Worker frequently.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Plenty of Money for
Wines for theRich,B But
Poor Go WithoutWa alter
BY a Worker Correspondent

NEW YORK CITY. - Reading In
the New York Times on June 8 the
story Of all the favorife drinks Of
the different countries listed by the
London Coneulate5, reminds me of
conditions In Rumania. The Consul
from this country specified that they
want wines from Nicorsti and Draga-
SAM, Tsuica from prunes. Drojdie
from grapes, Scavica from rye, and
Rachin from potatoes.
Now these are all good brands, but
is this news that requires front-page
space in the Times? Will the
Times after reading this letter of
mine. publish on the front page that
the Rumanian population in certain
cities are suffering from a shortage
of drinking water in the hot sum-
mer days?
l recently revisited Rumania, the
country where was born, and you
could get water from the faucet only
twice a day, for couple Of hours
and at a specified time. My state
ment could be backed up by their
own correspondent. providing he
would care to cons7der this news,
1 noticed this shortage of water
specially in the city of Galatz, located
en- the Danube River, with popula-
ton of 10000. From the taxes squeez-
ed out of the poor population, there
is plenty of money to keep up the
army and a whole retinue of officers,
prince, princess, and expensive pala-
ces. There is plenty of money for
their favorite drinks for their thirsty
delegates to the Conference. But
there is not one cent for expanding
a water plant, SO the poor population
can get a drink of water. The rich,
Of course, are always provided by
their cool wine cellars with all kinds
of delicious beverages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
u Brovder Will Speak At Marine Affair In Starlight Park Sunday
Starlight Affair
Sunday for Marine
Convention Funds

NEW YORK-Recent months have
seen the first strike and other strug-
giles aboard ships in nearly a dozen
years. These strikes have been led
by the Marine Workers Industrial
Union. Only last week a strike on
a Munson liner led by the union
compelled the hiring of a mess boy
thus defeating the attempt to make
the seamen do extra work.
The unions convention, its second
National Convention, which will
take place in New York July Is, II
and 10, will sum up the experiences
frem these struggles and will map
out plans for coming struggles of the
seamen, longshoremen and harbor
workers, against the attacks on their
wages and conditions and to prevent
the shipment of munitions and other
war materials.
Funds must be raised for the con-
vention expenses, and the big affair
the union will hold this coming SUM-
day at Starlight Stadium on 17Tth
st. will be a means Of raising these
funds.
Earl Browder, secretary of the
Communist Party, will be the speaker
at this affair. He. will talk on RE
cent Events and the Present Situa-
ton In Germany" He will also deal
with the war plans of the imperial
list powers. Browder will speak in
the evening Previous to this, start
ing at 3 pm, there will be a big
sports program-track events, base
ball and soccer games, mass drills,
ETC., participated in by many labor
sports groups.
At night there will be great mu-
steal concert by all the workers
choruses, the Freiheit, Ukrainian and
other singing societies. There will
also be a concert of classical and
revolutionary music by the Workers
international Relief Band. Another
feature will be program by the
workers Dance League-an arlti-war
dance sketch
Tickets can be purchased in the
Workers Bookshop, IS e. 12th st.,
at the Marine Workers headquarters,
140 Broad ST., and at all I. w. o.
branches. The 7. w. o. has pledged
its fullest support to the affair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
rs Metal Workers
Strike Against Wage
Cut in Radio Plant

NEW YORK.-75 workers in the
cub department of the Dubilier Con-
denser (Radio) Plant in Brooklyn
went on strike on Wednesday after
the company had refused to meet the
workers demands to withdraw a
wage cut
A committee of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union held a
meeting with the workers. Learning
of this, the superintendent an
nounced TO the workers that the cut
had been withdrawn. The action was
due to fear on the part of the COM
pany that the strike would spread
and that the workers would turn the
strike into struggle for higher
wages.
The Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union calls upon the work
ers to organize committees in every
department elected by the workers
and pledges its assistance to prepare
real united struggle for better con-
ditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
STRIKE WON
In AUT0
BODY PLANT
Cleveland Work ers
Force Pay Increase,
Build Union

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June g.
Two hundred workers at the Bender
Body Co. won an important partial
victory after a four-day strike here,
when the company was forced to
coneede a 10 to Is per cent increase
in wages, 48-hour week, fixed rates
of pay, and pay for time spent by
foremen to prepare the work. The
boss agreed to deal with the shop
committee on any grievances that
may occur.
A union was formed inside the
plant, which two-thirds of the work
ers Joined. The strike is the first in
ten years in this company. Many
Of the workers did not feel sufficient
ly confident to hold out for the full
demands and returned to work on
Monday.
The strike committee then decided
to compromise on the original de-
nands which were for a SO per cent
increase and 44-hour week, which
might have been won. After the or
ganization in the shop becomes
strengthened, the workers intend to
fight to raise their wages to meet
the increased cost Of living.
A good spirit prevailed among the
strikers, who agreed to accept the
partial victory and return to work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Government Cuts Pay
at Marine Hospital

NEW Workers at the Ma
rine Hospital at Stapleton, Staten
Island, are being forced to work five
days a month without pay and to be
two days off, by recent government
decision. The latest announcement
Of the government Is that a new cut
OF 33-4 per cent will be imposed In
addition to the is per cent cut which
the workers received on May 1st The
latest cut is TO apply to all federal
employees and Is TO 90 into effect on
July list.
The workers at the Marine Hospi-
tai are indignant at being forced to
take q cut on top of losing 7 days
pay a month. The Federal Employees
Union has taken no action on this
cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
LOO Shoe Workers
Strike in 3 Shops

NEW YORK.-10o shoe workers on
strike at the Weisman Sass Shop, 30
Main st., Brooklyn, the Drell Shop
at 7 e. 10Th st., and the Benedict
Shoe Shop at 245 7th Ave. are waging
a determined fight to the finish
against wage cuts, discrimination and
discharges
The strikes are being led by uni
ted front rank and file committees
with the full support of the Shoe
and Leather Workers Industrial I'm
ion. Picketing has been going on
during the past i've weeks. Cutters
remain on the job and are seabbing
against the workers, but lasters, heel
ers, filters and others are keeping
their ranks solid According to the
strikers, one of the scabs, I. Silver
man, is a member of the Socialist
Party and the Workmen's Circle,
Branch 454.
Shoe workers are urged by the IN
ion to take up shop collections in
support of the strikes and send all
funds to the strike committee care
of the Union, 90 5th Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Reinstatement of
Painters Ordered
AFL Union Must Pay
Court Expenses

NEW YORK-The Supreme Court
Appellate Division, handed down a
decision Monday favoring two rank
and file partners, William Gersch
and Irving Redler, expelled from the
A. F. of L, Painters Union by the
District Council because of their &C
tivity for the unemployed. The de-
cision ordered the two painters re-
instated with full rights, and i'm
pcSss court expenses on the clique
il. the District Council which rail-
roaded these workers and "a others
out of the union, in open violation
of the union constitution.
The 26 painters expelled from the
painters locals in New York incurred
the wrath of the District Council
machine for their determined strug-
gle for union conditions on the Job,
for unemployment insurance and for
exempting the unemployed from dues
payments.
After their expulsion Redler and
Gersch took the case to court. Re-
solutions of protest from the rank
and file in many unions and the
campaign against the District Coun-
ell carried on by the rank and file
painters locally exerted pressure in
bringing about favorable decision.
The workers will now demand the
reinstatement of all Is members and
will show their protest at the brazen
action of the council by voting the
machine out of office and installing
Frank Wedl, the unanimous candi-
date of Local 400. for secretary
treasurer of Local 400.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
New Plumbers Union
Wins Second Strike

NEW YORK.--The Alteration
Plumbers, SteAmfitters and Helpers
Union have won their second strike
since the formation Of the union two
months ago.
After one-day strike the workers
Of the I. Singer Plumbing and Heat
ing co., 252 Third Ave, forced the
boss to sign an agreement guaran-
teeing the s-hour day and the 5-day
week, with an increase OF wages to
SO day for the plumbers, equal dis
A~ibution OF work and recognition Of
the shop Committee and the Union,
The headquarters OF the Alteration
Plumbers, Steamfitters and Helpers
Union meets on Tuesday nights at
81 e, 18th st. All men in the trade
are urged to ioip
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Commodore Strike Is
Now i'm Fourth Week

The strike of 80 workers in three
departments at the Hotel Commodore
under the leadership of the Food
Workers Industrial Union is now in
the fourth week.
The strike committee is intensity
ing its drive for relief for the strikers.
The Committee appeals to all work
ers and their organizations to par
ticipate in the strike by helping to
raise funds and by volunteering their
services on the picket line. These
workers should report to the Office of
the Food Workers Industrial Union
at West 18th ST., New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23

Associated, have settled with the I'M
ion. About 40 more of the large firms
are still on strike. The bosses are
becoming more and more desperate
as result OF the failure to force the
furriers to register with the scab
council The following developments
took place during the last few days
In the fur market the police and
detectives have seized Greek fur
rier, member of the Industrial Union
and without any reason have beaten
him severely.
Arrest Schneider
Yesterday afternoon detectives
swooped down on the Office of the
Industrial Union and placed Jack
Schneider under arrest on the franz
ed up charge of felonious assault.
He was taken out of a shop meeting
which he was addressing.
A number of scabs appeared at
the Office of the Joint Scab Council
claiming that they are being thrown
out of the places where they were
sent to scab and that the ii1anufac-
turerS are settling with the Industrial
Union. At the same time they dis
closed the fact that although they
were scabbing, they were Inderpaid
and not even given the scale OF
wages.
At a meeting of the fur trade
board last night it was pointed out
that number of manufacturers are
utilizing the present situation pre-
vailing in the trade to violate their
agreement with the union and not
maintaining conditions. The trade
board decided to take strict meas
ures and see that the agreement for
a minimum wage scale, the 4o-hour
5-day week with no overtime, and
unemployment insurance is being en-
forced. A special committee was
elected for this purpose and it was
also decided, If necessary, to increase
the staff Of organizers in order not
TO permit such violations. The trade
board has also decided that the fur
department enforce no work on Sat
urdays and to organize a committee
of active members that will be in
the market on Saturday morning and
see that this is carried out.
To-day, Friday,2 pm. there will be
a special meeting OF all strikers in
the auditorium of the union, l5l w.
2sth st., 2nd floor, where the re-
port ON settlements and further ac-
tiyities will be given.
Hearing on the suit against the
injunction OF the fur bosses and A.
FL against the Union is coming up
today at 10 am, in part one, Su-
prerne Court, before Judge Shientag.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23

wage cut which was to be restored
to the workers on November LIST will
row automatically continue in force
for another year. BY this act of en-
dorsement the Convention leader
ship exposes its complete indifference
to the interests of the misses of rail-
road workers and its policy of join
ing with the railroad owners anis
the government to beat down the
workers standards.
10 Per Cent Cut for Another Year.
The final results of the negotia-
tions between the rail officials, the
labor representatives and the coordi-
nator on the issue of the % and a
half per cent wage cut proposed by
the owners were announced today.
With the favorable decision of the
labor officials the slash of 10 per cent
in the basic wage scale continues for
eight months after the next agree
lnent expires November 1st, that is
for another year. This is even
longer than originally proposed. In
the face of rising living costs due to
initiation this decision is an ever
sharper blow to the railroad workers.
The workers will be hog tied until
February, 1884 at which time nego-
tiations will again be opened.
r. r. Workers Must Fight for Right
to Live.
EastInans plan for a postpone
nent of the wage question is the
same made by Hoover when the
roads proposed a basic cut before
the November elections. 1t is the
line Of Atterbury, in the speech re-
Gently made by him at Harvard,
that the wage question must be
taken out of the jurisdiction of the
Railway Labor Act and placed under
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, because freight rates cannot be
reduced (and SO induce traffic in a
depressed MARKET unless wages are
also reduced.
This theory, that wages must de-
pend on good business, plays dir
ectly into the wage cutting policies
of the railroad executives. 1t as
surles that if there are not enough
profits for the railroad owners. then
the railroad workers must starve!
AS against this, the railroad workers
must demand that the first charge
against the railroad industry, as
against any industry, is that the liv-
ing standards of its employees must
be maintained. The right to live,
must come before any other right.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Letters from Camps
to Daily Worker Show
Officials Lie

The men in the Civilian Conserve
ton Corps receive good food land
all they can eat" according to Wash
ington officials. The capitalist press
in1meditely picked UP these remarks
and painted the gIories in the camps.
Numerous letters printed in the
Daily Worker from recruits in the
camps prove the official statements
as false. We print here from let
ters received today by the Daily.
From Camp $40, Michigan "a jim
crow camp for Negroes: "The way
the boys stick together up here is
something marvellous. For instance,
one day we were all at work. And
trucks brought us our dinner =. two
lousy sandwiches and black coffee.
And come to find the sandwiches
rnaggots in them"
GIennis Camp in Michigan:
Worked in water up to and past
our knees, without being furnished
rubber boots as safeguard. And
dinner at noon time consisted Of a
can Of beans for two, half cooked
rice with substitute for milk.
Breakfast was made up Of some arti-
fetal or concentrated milk mixed
with gallons Of water and some
cereal.
ChilIicothe, Ohio: Our eats are
seldom right. When there is enough
to eat, it is not seasoned, 50 your
stomach is full. 1t will even ache,
but you are still hungry. We wash,
cook, drink and swim in the same
water water for cooking and drink
ing is supposed to be sterilized
which only gives it worse taste
than natural"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
500 WIN 4-DAY
METAL STRIKE

NEW YORK. Five hundred work
ers won their four-day strike and
succeeded in ousting the two "ef1-
cheney" experts employed by the
Closure Co., metal bottle cap manu-
facturers, in Long Island City.
When the efficiency experts start
ed to use the stop watch system and
arranged a new wage scale which
would slash their wages drastically,
the 500 workers went out on strike
leaving only II minor employees
working. After pieketing for 4 days
and holding a demonstration on Star
Square in Long Island City the bos-
ses Of the company threw out the
eficiency experts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Gangsters Attack
Bronx News Strike

NEW York; group of gang
sters attacked. Bronx Home News
Carrier strikers and pickets in front
of the Park Avenue distributing sta
ton yesterday, sending one young
striker, Leon Fields, Is, to the hos
pital, while the district Inspector of
the Home News took group Of po-
lice around the corner to talk to
them"
The Home News Carriers Associa-
ton was organized months ago as
an underground union, but last Fri
day carrier stool-pigeon squealed
to the boss and the 90 most active
members OF he union were fired and
the 2 stations where the leaders
worked went out on strike. At a
strike meeting on Monday 1t was de-
cided that the rest Of the stations
should 60 out on strike for the fol-
lowing demands:
l. Reinstatement of all carriers
fired. Q. 25 per cent reduction on
all assessments. 3. SC reduction for
every country customer. 4. Recogni-
ton of station Committees. 5. Fines
to be passed on by the Station Com
mittee.
The young worker beaten up by
thugs is Leon Silverman, who is now
In Fordham Hospital.
Gangsters also came to the work
ers' headquarters at 42l5 Third Ave,
but were driven off. The inspector
for the Home News, living at 1852
Davidson Ave, In the Bronx, is said
to be the instigator OF these attacks.
All Young Communist League
members are urged to come to 500
Prospect Ave. this morning to assist
in the picketing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
Grocery Store Strike

NEW YORK. A strike at the Dob
kins Fruit Store, 255 Schenectady
Avenue, Brooklyn, was called to de-
mand reduction Of hours and IN
crease in wages, The worker en-
ployed here is compelled to work 100
hours a week, 7 days for SIT week
Two grocery stores are on strike
at a Hester Street, Manhattan, and
A Suffer Ave, Brooklyn. The work
ers were locked-out when they re-
fused to take a cut In wages
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
John ID. Jr. and
Presidents KinW ant
Own Taxes Cut

NEW YORK.-John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr, asked for an $500, 1000
reduction in the assessed yalua-
ton of his Van Tassel apartment
group, now assessed at $1,000, 900.
Rooseve1t's -in-law, Curtis B.
Dali, wants reduction from
$4,000 to $4,000 on the assessed
value of his property.
Those living in the secluded
residential section of Tarrytown,
N. Y, have asked reduction OF 40
per cent on their personal prop
erty, totaliing over $1,000, 900. y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
CHICAGO SHOW A FLOR

CHICAGO, June 22.-The So
called Century of Progress EXPOSE
ton is turning out to be a dismal
affair. The attendance has never
reached the figure of the Chicago
worlds fair of 40 years ago. when
this city was only an overgrown
country town compared to the Chi
cago of today. In the seven days
from Sunday, June IL, to the follow
ing Saturday only 608,464 persons
paid admission to the show, while
for the corresponding week 40 years
ago the paid admissions were 1872, 149.
The fair visitors are subjected to the
worst kind of racketeering, having
to pay exhorbitant prices for every
thing they get. The things to see
are tawdry, cheap and of no scien-
tific or educational value whatso-
ever
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
REPUBLICANS LOSE JOBS

NEW YORK, June 22.-Five dep
uty marshals and four baihffs, all
republicans, were dropped from the
government payrolls by Unit d
States Marshal Fred Pulyer, who
said he was acting upon Instructions
from Washington. All who lost their
jobs are republicans The Roose-
welt administration will give all such
jobs to loyal Tammany lackeys on
the old theory ito the victor goes
the spoils."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
HooyER,s NEW JOB

PALO ALTO, Cal, June IL
Former President Hoover is to dc
research work in the Hoover War
Library at Stanford University
Space is being prepared for him. Of
ficials Of the university said his ac-
tivity would be in connection with
The publishing of portions OF col
lection of documents Of q diplomatic
and international nature and secret
papers which he brought with him
from washington
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-23
TRY TO BLOCK REPEAL

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Altho
staggered by the blow of losing the
formerly dry state Of Iowa by to
l, making the fourteenth consecu-
tive state To vote against prohibit
ton, the drys are now concentrating
on 10 states in the hope of prevent
ing repeal of the Eighteenth AM
endment. If they lose any one of
them the prohibition amendment
will cease to be a law. They hope
the July votes may turn the tide
that has been running strongly
against them. Alabama and Arkan-
sas, two Southern states VIGOROUSLY
dry, are to vote July Is, and Ten
ilessee, another additionally dry
state votes on the goth,