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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22

ployed Councils are the largest and
most militant as well as the most
firmly established of the existing
unemployed organizations. No other
organization is SO nearly a real ma
tion-wide movement. Fighting divi-
sions of the Unemployed Councils
are organized in more than 500
cities and towns in AZ states. The
Unemployed Councils will continue to
lead the fight for unity of all who
are willing to conduct a militant
fight against hunger.
In this fight we must direct our
selves first to the establishment OF
town and county fedefations wher-
ever two or more unemployed Or
CARNATIONS exist side by side. I'm
like the national convention, such
declarations shall be tdssd upon
proportional representation, directly
from the lowest units of each par
ticipating organization. This will
serve to guarantee that the real
will and needs of the rank and file
will be expressed in the decisions OF
the Federation.
Out of such local declarations the
State and eventually National Fed
Grafton will develop that will pave
the way to complete merger and
thus unification into one mighty
fighting unemployed organizations In
every city, town, county. state ano
nationally
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
anti FASCIST PROTEST
TO BE- PART OF AUG. |
STRUGGLE AGAINST WAR
Fascist Germany an Armed Camp; Hitler
Seeks War as Way Out Of Crisis

NEW YORK.-Calling attention
to the sharp war danger involved
in German HiHerisrn, the National
Committee to Aid Victims of Ger-S
man Fssc1sm called on all organ
izations and workers today to
make the August 1 demonstration
against var equally mass dem
cnstration of protest against Fas-
cisin.
"The trend of Fascist development
in Germany is to place the entire
nation on a military footing similar
to the conditions in wartime" the
committees statement said.
"Disaffection within the Nazi
ranks continues. Misled, poor middle
class elements, poor farmers and
proletarians are fast awakening to
the fakery of the fascist program, are
now beginning to see that fascism
is an instrument to save capital
ism instead of feeding the workers.
Undoubtedly Hitler welcomes
sharpening of the danger of a new
WOIlQ Wal anu pal V4OAkJeVSo SPS4A-J -
making this danger more acute as
one way to draw the attention of
disconnected German workers away
from his own rascalities.
Every anti-war demonstration on
August 1, every preliminary mobil-
ization for August l, should connect
the fascist terror in Germany and
the intensification of the war dan
ger by the Hitler regime with all
anti-war agitation and protest. All
meetings should pass resolutions de-
manding the freedom of Thaelmann,
Torgler and all class war prisoners
and popularize the national collec-
ton week, August 7 to IA Gully %
to August 1, in Chicago; July 81
to August 7 in New York;, held to
aid the German class war prisoners
and victims of Hitler fascism. At
all August 1 demonstrations, dele
cations should be elected to visit the
German consuls to demand the free
dom of these prisoners and cessa-
ton of the fascist terror"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Must Build Local Federations to Unity Jobless Movement

Of or contact with the basic, organ
lied, unemployed masses, trying to
legislate for and exercise authority
over these masses and their organ
izations. Worst of all, some Of these
are actually opposed to unity and
are attempting by means of various
maneuvers to sabotage and disrupt
the movement for unity.
In the period that has interviewed
since the formal establishment of
the Federation of Unemployed
Leagues, the weakness of its Ma
tional Committee has been revealed
by It's record of inactivity Worse
than this, the sectarian and treach-
erous elements who shS--e control of
the National Committee have at
tempted to obstrucs the struggle for
unemployment insurance and for the
unification of the unemployed move
ment.
Must Set Up Local Federation
The work of building the local
and state declarations which must
be the main task in the process OF
unifying the unemployment move
ment, has been entirely ignored ex-
cepting where the Unemployed
Councils took the initiative. penn
sylvania, Ohio, Chicago) In the face
of growing need and demand, fol-
genuine unemployment insurance
members of the Federation's Ma
tional Committee declare that while
they are "in favor of kidding the
workers along on this issue, they
don't really consider this impor.
tant!
In the light of these facts, We
must recognize that the convention
of May 10, Ia and Is, did not estab-
fish a Federation. Such Federation
is yet to be established. 1t can anc
will be in the course Of the loca
struggles around the burning issues
and for the basic demands of thu
unemployed masses. Out of the unit.
ed actions conducted by the worker.
now divided between various organ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22

to limit rank and file representation
from all organizations and to ex-
clude the Unemployed Councils al
together. AS result the delegates
from a large variety of small and
relatively unimportant organizations
exerted an influence in the conven-
ton entirely out Of proportion to
their real influence and Importance
in the unemployed movement.
Weakens Unity Movement
All Of these fatal weaknesses were
carried over into the National Com
mittee which was elected by this
convention. This committee is in no
sense representative of the principal
bodies of organized unemployed upon
whom a unified unemployed move
ment must be based. The officers OF
the Federation are unknown and
without standing or authority in the
eyes of the great masses of organ
lied unemployed or any other part
Of the labor movement. These Off
GERS in turn, know very little about
the unemployed movement outside
their own immediate and relatively
narrow sphere of activity.
To make matters worse, these Of
ficers who themselves are members
of very small, isolated organiza-
lions, are Indifferent to the views
of the authoritative spokesman of
the principal mass organizations
Councils and Leagues. Instead,
they are swayed by irresponsible ele-
ments on the National Committee
who represent no one but them
selves. Thus at the National Con-
vention of the Unemployed Leagues,
Dixon, the president Of the Fedora
ton, ignored and violated the deci-
sion of the majority of the members
of the National Committee who were
present (Guss, Unemployed Councils;
Truax and Lore, Unemployed
Leagtes; Harrington, United Produc-
ers and Citizens Leagues of Washing
toni. Instead he brought forward
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Present Leadership of
Federation Mainly
Sectarian

izations, there will be crystalized the
realization of the, oneness OF the
struggle, the common objects to
which it must be directed and the
need for a unified organization
headed by those who have proven
themselves the best, most capable
and devoted Leaders.
The members of the Unemployed
Councils on the. National Commit
tee of the Federation OF Unemployed
Workers Leagues" will continue
theh. efforts to activize this COM
mittee in the direction of united
unemployed movement. To the ex-
tent to which all other earnest
members of this committee support
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Councils and Leagues
Will Work Towards
United Movement
BY HERBERT BENJAMIN

THREE months have passed since
i the convention Of May Is to Is,
where the National Federation of
Unemployed Leagues was launched.
This convention, originally called by
the Socialist leaders of the Work
ers' Committee on Unemployment
for the purpose of forming a ma
tional organization in opposition to
the Unemployed Councils was i'm
portant primarily because 1t pro-
vided the FIRST test for the unity
policy Of the Unemployed Councils.
This policy stood the test. The I'M
concealed efforts of the socialists
and the sneaky efforts of all man
ner of renegades to prevent and
sabotage unity were defeated. The
convention by an overwhelming ma
jority accepted the principle that we
must aim to establish one united
unemployed organization.
This decision of the Chicago con-
vention was its only significant
convention was that it was unable
to produce an instrument that could
not only affirm the need for unity
but could actually serve to help
bring about this needed unity.
This serious weakness was newt
able in view of the manner in which
the convention was organized and
its consequent composition. Since
the socialist sponsors of the conven-
ton we're opposed to unity and in
tended in fact to set up a national
organization to fight against the
Unemployed Councils, they prevent
ed all preliminary discussion of real
unity. For this reason. TOO, they tried
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Questions and Answers on
the MIRA.

saving machinery, by firing higher
paid workers, and hiring learners
and the like who are outside the
code. With initiation increasing, and
with the codes all providing for
higher prices on goods, the purchas-
ing power of the toiling masses will
be effectively cut.
Question: Is there any action
being taken to fight the steel
code?
Answer: Yes. This is being led by
the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union. All steel workers who
want copies of the leafiet which con-
tains the demands of the steel work.
ers against the code, or desire irlfor-
nation about the workers delegation
going to Washington to the hear
ings on the steel code, get in touch
with John Meldon, secretary, at 1924
Fifth Ave-, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
NAILS ORGANIZE
GERMAN, IRISH
WORKERS in us.
Support of Educators
Obtained Here by
Deception

NEW YORK. HITLER fascist agents
are forming cells" throughout the
United States. Fascist papers are in
creasing in number. Mobilization in
support of the Nazis is not only pro-
ceeding among the immense number
Of Germans living in this country.
American and Irish individuals are
being drawn into the Nazi propa-
ganda army either upon the basis
of salary or by clever maneuvers, the
National Committee to Aid Victims
of German fascism announced today.
tHThe Friends of Germany recent
ly organized, with Col. Emerson as
president and j. j. ODonohue as Sec
rotary, by hiding its fascist aims dur
ing the period of preliminary organ
ization, was able to secure the support
of several educators who support the
National Committee to Aid Victims
of German Fascism," the committee
said.
"All anti-fascist forces must be on
the alert and only mass mobilization
and mass movement will, stem and
defeat the activities of the Hitler fas-
cist agents in this country.
The National Collection Week, Of
ficially announced for August Z to Il
| (July % to Aug. in Chicago, July 81 tt
Aug. 7 in N.Y. constitutes a nation
wide action against Nazi agents anc
for support of the German workers
the victims of the Hitler terror. Dur
ing the week street meetings shoule
be held in workers neighborhoods, a
shop gates. in labor headquarters.
Call for Fund Raising
Resolutions Of protest should b
adopted and mailed to President Hin
tienburg,\ Berlin, Germany, and to TIL
German Ambassador, Washington, .
G. Workers organizations should
elect committees to visit the German
consul in the city, demanding the re
lease Of Thaelmann, Torgler ant
all the other imprisoned workers.
Funds for defense and relief t.
assist the class war prisoners and vic
tins of the .Nazi terror becomes
paramount ISSUE During the nation
al week Of protest, defense and relief
there should be an outpouring In a.
cities, collecting IN neighborhoods
shops, at street meetings, at meeting
of workers. Although steps are be
ing taken to mobilize for this week il
the larger cities, the smaller cite
remain inactive. Cities like Buffal
with its large German population
Akron, youngstown, Baltimore, etc
cbo,,1d pnt info action
Directions to cooperate in thi
national collection week will be sen
to any city, organization or respon
sible individual. Write to Nations
Committee to Aid Victims of Germa
Fascism, rs Fifth Ave, New York, \
Y"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
LID. Organizes Wave
of Anti-Nazi Protests

NEW YORK.-A stream of delega-
lions to the twelve German CONSUL
ates thruout the country, to demand
the release of Thaelmann, Torgler.
Dmitrov, Popov. and Tanev, framed
leaders of the German workers
whom the fascists are seeking to muir
der, and an end to the persecution
and terror against German workers,
Jews and intellectuals, is being pre-
pared by the International Labor De-
Tense for the National Week of De-
tense and Relief of Victims of Ger
man Fascisrn, Aug. to ID; in Chi
cago, July % to August l.; in New
York, July 81 to Aug 7, 1t was an
nounced today.
This will be supplemented by floods
of resolutions from LID branches,
workers and liberal organizations, and
prominent individuals, to Ambassador
Hans Luther, in Washington, D. c.
and President Paul Won Hindenburg,
Berlin, Germany.
These actions, coupled with pro-
! test meetings and demonstrations, and
collections of funds for defense and
relief, are designed to reflect the
wrath of the masses against Hitler
fascism and their solidarity with its
victims.
At all anti-fascist demonstrations
and meetings, the LID will bring out
the issue of Scottsboro, Mooney, and
local campaigns. In particular the
attention of the workers will be drawn
to the struggle which the American
workers are preparing against the
National Industrial Recovery Act, and
the American Socialist Party leader
ship, which has refused to join the
united front for Aid to the victims
of German fascism, and which is now
| leading a campaign for splitting ths
anti-fascist forces, thus rendering
direct aid to Hitler and his gangsterA
will be exposed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22

Question: What will happen if
the workers strike when a code is
applied to an industry?
Answer: The government will use
all its force, first conciliators, then
threats and finally brutal action to
attempt to smash the strike. David
Lawrence, Washington correspondent
of the New York Sun, has thrown
some interesting light on this point.
We quote excerpts from his article
of July 10: 1.-THE Government .
can also authorize the employment
of any kind of labor to supplant the
labor that strikes or refuses to &C
cept the Government dictation. .
Employers affected by these out
breaks (strikes) already are appeal
ing to the Government. IN
questionably system Of arbitration
will be evolved with a machinery
of Cancellation in labor disputes and
the final authority will be the Fed
eral Government"
Question: Is there anything
about spies in the steel mills con-
tanned in the steel code?
Answer: The steel code says
nothing about labor spies, but the
company union plans and the en-
ploye representation schedule are
perfectly suited for an increased use
of spies to keep the workers from
saying anything against the slave
codes in the meetings called by the
company.
Question: If all industries have
a code providing minimum wage
and maximum hours will this raise
the purchasing power Of the work.
ers?
Answer: The result will be a low
ering of the purchasing power OF
the workers. Here are the facts. In
the cotton industry, the bosses have
the right to lower wages that are
now above the minimum. Workers
are being fired in the North and
South. johnson says this Is neces-
sary because you have to break eggs
to make an omelet. But the omelet
is for the bosses. Because they have
a total payroll, and the object will
be under the codes to keep this pay
roll total below what it was before
the codes were passed. They viii do
1t by speed-up, by introducing labor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Death Decreed for Six
Spanish Demonstrators
Six More Get Life Imprisonment; Socialists
Attack Communist Deputy in Parliament

BADAJOZ, July 21.-Six workers
convicted of participating in labor
demonstrations at Castilblanco in
January, 1882, we're sentenced to
death here today; six were condemn
ed to life Imprisonment and ten OBJ
tanned pardons. 1t was expected that
that the death sentences would be
committed to life imprisonment and
the life sentences would be reduced
to 20 years.
Greatest secrecy as to the names
and whereabouts of the prisoners is
being maintained in order to avoid
further demonstrations, since the
working class of this city is highly
aroused over the cases.
MADRID, Spain, July 19.-When
Communist Deputy Bslbotin charged
Socialist members of Parliament with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
EDDY, AMERICAN,
ATTACKS NAILS
IN BERLIN TALK

BERLIN, July 21.-A large section
of the audience applauded when
Sherwood Eddy, American sociolo-
gist, defied the German Fascists and
delivered a sharp attack on their
persecution of their foes, before a
large gathering of business and
professional leaders here yesterday,
at a reception given him by the
Karl ShurZ Society.
Pointing out that America is
judged by world opinion because of
the Mooney, Sacco-Vanzetti, Scots
boro and other cases, he declared
to his German audience:
"You cannot hide your treatment
of the Jews. iiberaI.., Socialists and
Communists"
Commenting on the Na1 suppress
sion of all criticism, he said: Col
tlmns of such criticism are vel
coined in the press of Soviet Rus
STA by the laboring men. But only
today a German said TO me, Tel
me what is going on in our country
We don't know"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
100 Finnish Reds Go
On Jail Hunger Strike

HELSINGFUKS, Finland, July
21.--O hundred Communists,
suffering under inhuman treat
ment in Finnish jails, have gone
on hunger strike, which has now
lasted ten days.
They are demanding that the
Jail authorities cease prosecuting
them, and that they be allowed
reading matter. They have re-
fused to work.
AT the request of the govern
ment, the Finnish newspapers have
refused to publish any news of
tse strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
YOUNG GERMANS
FIGHT AGAINST
FORCED LABOR
900 Demonstrate on
Way to Slave
Camps

BERLIN, July 21-Nine hundred
unemployed workers from Magdeburg
between 10 and "a. years of age, who
had been receiving unemployment
benefits, were sent to the forced la
Dor camps at Pommern, on pain Of
having their benefits cut off.
They marched in closed formation
from the suburbs to the railway sta
ton, attracting attention by shout
ing Rot 'FRONT.'" and singing the
international"
When they arrived at the Nazi
headquarters shouts Of Down with
Fascism!" resounded from one end OF
the street to the other.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Youth Anti-War Group
Asks Loan of Cars

NEW YORK.-The use of three
automobiles for five weeks is re-
quested by the Youth Section of the
American COMMITTEES for the Strug-
gle Against War. The Youth Sec
ton is Planning to send out six
young workers and students in the
field for five weeks to stimulate
activity in preparation for the
American Anti-War Congress and
the World Congress of Youth
Against War and Fascism to be held
in Paris.
Those desiring to aid the advance
of the youth anti-war movement in
this way are asked to communicate
with Carl Geiser, Room 1910, 104
Fifth Ave, or phone Algonquin 4
1914.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
HULL ASKS FOR
TARIFF TRUCE
Objects Bars Against
u. S. Dumping

LONDON, July 81. Secretary of
State Cordell Hull presented to, the
paralyzed and dying World Economic
Conference today the draft Of an in
ternational agreement for tariff
truce to go into effect at once.
This, like all other proposals to the
conference will be turned down. Hull
presented it because of the action OF
number of countries in raising high
er tariff barriers against the attempt
Of the Roosevelt administration to
dump surplus commodities on the
v0rld market.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22

the disruptive policy Of the renegades
(Ohler who represents no one; and
Corners, who declared that his Or
ganization is not affiliated to the
Federation).
OF the entire National Committee
of Is, only two are members of the
Unemployed Councils and even these
very able comrades are not in po-
sition to maintain contact with the
Councils outside of Chicago. The
Unemployed Leagues, which is the
next largest nat 1lal organization,
have likewise only two members on
the National Committee Of the Fed
Grafton.
AS result, we have Committee
composed in its large majority, Of
individuals who have no knowledge
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Philadelphia Calls
Anti-Fascist Meet


PHILADELPHIA. - The Anti-Fas-
cist Committee of Philadelphia has
called an outdoor mass meeting
against Fascism for July 26, at
p.ms at Fourth and Chestnut SITS.
The rank and file of the Italian
Unemployed Union voted to support
the demonstration despite attempts
of its leaders to arouse sentiment
against the meeting.
The role of the Khaki Shirts will
be exposed at this meeting. These
American Fascists have been con-
centrating among Italian workers,
but many of them. have recently left
the organization, declaring 1t to be
a making racket for its SELF
appointed leader.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Pope, Arch Enemy of
Soviet, Joins Hands
In Pact with Hitler

VATICAN CITY, Rome, July IL
The Pope, the arch-enemy of the
workers government of the Soviet
Union, has fastened to conclude
pact with the bloody handed govern
ment Of Adolf Hitler.
A concordat was signed yesterday
at the Vatican by Franz Won Papen.
Hitler's Chancellor, and Cardi-
nal Pacelli, papal secretary of state.
The pact calls for close co-opera-
ton between the Catholic Church
and the Fascist government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22

Premier Molotof telling of the sue
cessful grain collection in that Soviet
Republic.
The program of 10000 tons grain
delivery to the state has been ex-
ceeded by 600 tons.
More than 10 collective farms have
already fulfilled their whole years
grain delivery program.
Huge supplies of food are flooding
the markets, including fresh fruits,
vegetables, bread at lower prices than
ever tending to raise the standard of
living of the workers in the U.S.S.
r
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
''The Soviet Union
Stronghold of Peace

''The Soviet Union-A Strong
hold of Peace"-is the title OF an
article by Harry Wicks, to appear
next Saturday, July 20, In the
special Anti-War issue Of the
Daily Worker.
This and other features will
make next Saturdays edition in
valuable to all workers and
friends of the Soviet Union. Or
CARNATIONS are urged to order
their extra bundles Of this i'm
portant issue without delay!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22

having established virtual martial law
throughout Spain in defiance of the
constitution, at the opening session of
the chamber here today, the Socialist
deputies replied by attacking Balbo-
tin with their fists. The Communist
deputy succeeded in beating off his
assailants until order was restored by
the police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Ex-Kaiser Says He
Admires Roosevelt

NEW YORK, July 21.-Former
Kaiser Wilhelm is great admir-
err of President Roosevelt, Prince
Louis Ferdinand, the ex-Kaiser's
grandson, said yesterday when he
returned from a visit to the for
mer emperor. "Grampa Is certainly
keen about your President Roose-
velt," he declared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-22
Soviet Union Begins
Harvesting with Big
Gains in Azerbaijan
20 Collective Farms Fulfill Whole Years Grain
Delivery Program More Food
Floods Soviet Cities

beginning
various sections of the Union Socialist Soviet Republics tell the
yields the rapid collection the
president
Republic
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