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Montana labor news., 1933-11-23

CLEN ELAND-(fP)- Harry NC
Laughlin, president of the Ohio and
Cleveland Federations and Labor and
business representative Of the Cleve-
land Building Trades Council, is dead
after a 3-month illness.
stores, and further, that in the pur-
chasing of goods preference be given
to places where union emblems are
displayed, or union buttons worn.
Resolution No. 50, unanimously
adopted by the convention urgently
requests state, central bodies and or
ganizers to assist the Quarry Work
ers' international Union in the efforts
to organize the men in this industry.
Resolution No. 1902, by the dele
gates from the Laundry Workers In
ternational Union, adopted by the con
vention, appeals to state and central
bodies to inaugurate a special organ
izing campaign among the laundry
workers, and appeals for the full CO.
operation of Federation organizers.
The American Federation of Labor
volunteer organizers and the organ
izing committees of the state and CEN
trail bodies are already doing yeoman
service in responding to the urgent ap-
peals for aid and help in organizing
the unorganized. Notwithstanding the
many demands which are being made
on you constantly for such help,
am bringing the above Resolutions to
your special attention in conformity
with the directions of the Washington
convention, feeling assured that you
will respond as generously and
promptly as you have always done in
the past.
There have been many new unions
organized and many new workers ac-
cepted to membership in existing local
Enthusiastically an addition of new
members between two and three mill
lion. This sudden and great influx of
membership in our organized labor
movement brings with it grave re-
Isponsibilities. These new members
must be trained; they must be dis
ciplined; they must be educated in
trade union principles, policies and
practices. They must be brought to
an understanding that they are a gen.
uine part Of the organized labor move
ment. 1t is not sufficient that they
should merely hold membership in and
pay their dues to the unions of their
trades and callings, as part of the
American Federation Of Labor, but
they must be brought to an under
standing of our trade union philos-
ophy, its policies, its principles and
the part which each of them must
play in the furtherance of our great
aims and purposes. While it is true
that this gradual educational process
begins in the local unions themselves,
yet a great responsibility rests upon
the state bodies and the central bod
les and the experienced organizers in
suggesting and recommending ways
and means for such education, plan
ming for meetings and providing
speakers.
WIN. GREEN, President,
American Federation of Labor
FRANK MORRISON, Secretary,
American Federation of Labor.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23
Sayings of Great Men.

0AI IT'S VI NAE4N AAkAAa
"The world in this time of depres-
sion is suffering from grave under
consumption of wine" Premier Sar-
raut of France.
There surely was great point to the
Nazi Supervisor of the Berlin chemi-
cal works taking a bunch of report
ers through the works, declaring that
1--WE are not making poison gas"
Not of the correspondents knew
one thing about chemistry.
*##
Whoever thinks Roosevelt is a die
tator has no sense of humor, says for
mer Braintruster Moley in his new
magazine.
Albert H. Wiggin contends that the
stock market from 1927 to 1880 wa;
a God-given market.
All Gods chillun got stocks, Ell
If they had Chase Natl, they made
$317 a share, at one time.
kf#
In Marking, Finance Minister Kune
announces no budget plans for China
admitting that the treasury is nov
plunging s10,0O0,O 900 further into The
red every month.
There's a financial expert for you
kA%
81 hope that by some financial com
1inations / may be able to recipro
cate the hospitality of this small Blu.
great country" says Samuel insult
utilities has-been of Chicago, allowed
by Greek courts to remain there.
You asked for it, Greece!
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23
AT. Of |. CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS STRESSED
IT'S A GREAT
( John By Paine SYSTEM Nj !

We think it's about time that var
ious governmental agencies working
for recovery got together.
Federal Reserve Boards chief sta
tistician, when treated to a TRADE by
Administrator Johnson after publica-
ton of a statement that activity dur
ing the past two months in code in
dustries had declined, backed down
and called the statement "inadvert-
emit"
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23

Curlee Clothing Company; Marx,
Hass & Korreckt Co., Goldsmith Cloth
ing Co.; Knickerbocker Clothing Co.;
Epstein Pants Co.; Carleton Clothing
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23
AMALGAMATED PRESENTS LIST OF
UNFAIR CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS

Co.; National Clothing Co.; Siegfried
Clothing Co.; Nelson Clothing Co.;
Western Leather Co.; Greenspoon
Clothing Co.; Prim Pants Co.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23
GREEN LAYS Eu 1HASIS
ON ~RACKETEERING AND
SCHOOL RESOLUTIONS

PRESIDENT WILLIAM GREEN OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION, IN A COMMUNICATION TO THE
CENTRAL COUNCIL, ASKS THAT ALL UNIONS
A L H ATTENTION OF THEIR MEMBERS TO
H FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE
LAST CONVENTION OF THE A. F. OF L.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23
OH WHAT A PAL WAS MELvINl

you'll have to take it on the chin,
Esther" said Pres. Melvin Traylor
of the Chicago list Natl. after his
bank had allowed the $658,000 estate
of his lifelong friend Leonard A.
Busby to turn into a deficit of $780,
900 for the widow.
Esther is suing Melvin's bank.
Leave it to the good old U. S. gov
eminent to take care of its unemploy-
ed.
New York jobless refuse to take a
second order of government pork, say
ing it's too lousy to eat.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23
TRY YTHIN ONCE

On a Negro Baptist church wall
in Chicago: If you are hungry, pray
to God; if that don't help, join the
Unemployed Council.
##*
1t costs $4,000 apiece for Japenese
naval torpedoes, which usually miss
their marks.
Japanese torpedoes of the new type
will contain a human volunteer who
will steer the shell to its destination,
And so, you see, the $4,000 will not
be wasted.
s&*
Farmers being evicted for nonpay-
ment of mortgage debts should take
a hint from the British government,
After the graceful Conclusion of
conversation" with the U. S., Great
Britain got to pay $7,50O,O0O instead
of SLIT, 000,0 900 due on Dec. Is.
&##
In one state alone there are 5000
more unemployed than employed tea
cheers.
How about blowing under part of
the crop?
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23
SIGNS OF THE TIMES

The 800-acre estate at Cold Springs
Harbor, L. l., belonging to Otto H.
Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., is for
sale.
&&#
1t seems that Italo Balbo, Italian
flyer, becomes encouragement of a
colony instead of minister of aviation
forces because he got his mug into the
pictures more often than Benito.
49,
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
ject to perils of discontent
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community
Montana labor news., 1933-11-23

CLEvELAND-FP)- Harry Nc
Laughlin, president of the Ohio and
Cleveland F%ederations and Labor and
business representative of the Cleve-
land Building Trades Council, is dead
after a 3-month illness.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
Laundry Workers at
Commodore Hotel Out
Against Wage Cuts

NEW YORK. A spontaneous strike
Friday of SO out of 40 laundry work.
ers at the Hotel Commodore is being
rapidly organized and may spread
through all departments soon.
The strike started against the wage
cut OF ten to IS per cent, and against
cutting the weeks work from six
days to four.
Thirty-on of the strikers met Sa-
turday, and accepted the leadership
Of the Hotel and Restaurant Work.
erS Department of the Food Workers
Industrial Union. A committee Of Z
was elected to see the management
this morning, and demand; with
drawal of the cut, reinstatement Of
all laid off, wholesome and sufficient
food, and recognition of t. depart
ment committee. Picketirq will start
nat once if the boss refue
The strikers are all Spanish speak
sing Many are women and youth,
Most of them have had no previous
organization or strike experience.
There will be a very important
meeting Of Hotel and Restaurant
workers p. m, Wednesday at 4
West 18th Street
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
$50 Tobacco Strikers
Join Union; May Draw
Out Another Factory

NEW YORK.-The $50 strikers at
Edwin Cigar Co., 127 st. and Third
Ave, voted unanimously at theil
meeting Saturday to join the To-
bacco Workers Industrial Union
Their committee proposes demands to
be voted on today, as follows:
1. Recognition of the shop COM
mittee.
2. 1882 prices for all. 1t was wage
cut of 80 to 40 per cent which pre-
cipitated the strike Friday.
3. Better sanitary conditions.
4. Reinstatement of all strikers.
The Trade Union Unity Council, tc
which the union is affiliated, has
wired workers of York, Pa, where
the same company has another shor
urging them to join the struggle.
Half the strikers are women. There
are four main nationalities, all stick
ing together.
A mass open air demonstration
will take place Wednesday at ! p. m.
before the shop.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
SEAMEN SCORE
SHIP CONDITIONS
Conditions Are Bad;
Union Does Nothing

by a Marine Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-SiXteen men in the
stewards department of the Clyde
liner Iriquois quit in port on her last
trip here because of conditions on
board. Some men said that they
were sure they wouldn't be able to
stand another trip.
The Iriquois runs to the West In
dies. These workers get a $40 a
month wage, which comes to S2O.60
for 13-day run. OF this they have
to give 81 for the glory hole" or
sleeping quarters, another to the
pantry and still another to the dele
gate Of the Eastern and Gulf Marine
Cooks and Stewards Union. This
union on Desbrosses St, near West,
doesn't even ask the men about con-
ditions, ETC., but just sends a dele
gate on board to collect dues, one
for the white workers and another
for the Negroes. In order to ship in
the stewards department of the
Clyde you have to join this so-called
union which never holds a meeting,
Unsanitary Conditions.
On board there is not enough hunks
to go around and the men had to
lose time looking for places to sleep.
To save money when she sailed the
company did not unload the garbage.
AT sea this was washed all over the
ship and had to be thrown overheard
by hand.
Five men were locked in their quar-
tiers all day once because they couldn't
take chance on opening the door
Tor fear OF being drowned. Many
nights after a 14-16 hour-day the
men would have to spend hours ball
ing out water from their quarters.
Working hours are from 5 am. to
as late as midnight. When the trip
starts the Stool-pigeons are given the
best tables even if another man had
started on it.
Force On Extra Work.
Coming back on a recent trip the
men had to clean silver till midnight
on the last nights run. Then they
had to turn TO in the morning. This
job is really work for shore gang
while the ship waits to go out again.
Such conditions tire men so that
they cannot stand many trips. Some
OF them, however, are getting ready
to organize and fight this slavery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13

turn came, and so that he got hye
minutes to sit on the platform. The
speech which Cannon read was ex-
treinely cautious, and in it he some-
what altered his position on the gen.
eral strike, no longer making 1t q
thing of the immediate future, but
something that is to grow out OF the
various struggles of the workers. He
formulated his united front tactic as
one of "inViting the leaders in order
to get the rank and filep of the A.
F. of L. and Socialist Party. Many
speakers had previously pointed out
that the conference invitation went
to all, that the S. p and A. r, OF
L. chieftains knew all about the con-
ference, and did not come because
they were not on the side of the
conference.
When Weisbord got the floor, and
in leaflets he distributed, he con-
Quoted himself like a proyocateur,
suggesting seizure of goods from
warehouses. etc.
The CHER influence of these speak
erS was what they intended, Tor a
short time to distract delegates at
tention from the main business of
the conference.
Demand Soviet Recognition
Another speaker who got generous
applause was Alex Trainor, of the
Schenectady Unemployed Council.
His father was leader of the first
General Electric Company strike.
re told OF General Electric condi-
tons, only 1000 tof whom 1000 are
office workers. employed now by the
G. E. O., out of 10000 at work for it
in 1923. The thousands of unem-
ployed are hungry and miserable.
He contrasted this with conditions of
electrical workers he saw in the So
Wet Union, to which he went as a
delegate of the Friends of the Soviet
Union and chairman of the workers
delegation last May. There the
workers have no unemployment, have
every safety provision and care of
their health, and work under q sys-
tenn of constantly rising wages.
Trainor was cheered TO the echo
when he called for a mass campaign
for recognition of the Soviet Union,
the workers fatherland
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
500 DELEGATES IN BIG UNITED
FRONT FREE MOONEY CONFERENCE

free him must be tied up With the
fight to release all class war prison
ers and to lberate Che working class
from capitalist oppression.
That this Conference received the
support of wide list of workers Or
CARNATIONS became evident early In
the morning session, when immedi-
ately after the election of Frank
Palmer, of the Federated Press, as
chairman, nominations were called
for credential committee.
United Front
Among those elected were George
Pen, Brotherhood of Railway Train-
men; Riner, Brotherhood Painters
Local, fe9, A F. of L.; Sam Nessin,
Trade Union Unity Council: Mac
QUESTION, Marine Workers Industrial
Union; Bernan, Workmen's Circle,
Branch 355: Gubernick, member Of
the Socialist Party.
The conference had ia delegates
from 40 labor unions, 10 delegates
from 80 defense organizations, Al
delegates from % unemployed or
CARNATIONS, BIT delegates from 1876
fraternal groups and 40 delegates
from 81 political parties and their
branches and units groups
The conference was still proceed
ing as The Daily Worker went TO
press, and news Of its practical pro-
gram will be printed tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
BY CYRIL BRIGGS


With the growing tenseness in in
ternational relations, the imperial
lists are finding it almost impossible
to keep up their sham OF seeking
arms reductions" This colossal
disarmament" swindle perpetrated
on the toiling masses of the world is
breaking down under the weight OF
the sharpening imperialist antagon-
isns in the bitter trade and tariff
wars and the fierce struggle for a re-
division of the world among the i'm
perialists.
Difficult to Continue Swindie.
From all sources come reluctant
admissions of the increasing diff
culties of continuing the paclfist
swindle. Clarence X. STREET., N. Y.
Times correspondent at Geneva,
writes significantly;
International circles tonight
awaited the arrival of Ramsay Mac
Donald and Sir John Simon with
much curiosity, little faith and no
enthusiasm
The imperiaiist powers moving to-
wards head-on collision in the
struggle for a re-division of the loot
are filling the air with charges and
counter charges OF their frantic ar
mament race, which can no longer be
concealed from the masses. The
British seeial-imperialist Mcdonald
and the imperislist Sir John Simon
are returning to Geneva from an
emergency conference with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
Imberialists Find 1t Hard to
Continue Disarmament SqVindle
Soviet Proposals Rejeced War

French Premier-a conference which
obviously has failed of its purpose TO
create a new formula for the hypo-
critical preteXt Of arms reduction
in the face of increasing hostility and
the huge increases in military appro-
priations by the governments of the
u. s.. Japan, Britain, France and
their puppet states.
Battle Fleets Modified
In the Pacific, the entire Battle
Fleets Of the u. S. and Japan are
modified in preparation for armed
struggle for mastery of the Pacific
and the lions share in the looting
of China. In Europe, Poland is con-
centrating troops in the free city
of Danzig, following the new imperi-
alist alignments Of italy, Germany
and Hungary on one hand, and
France and her puppets states in the
Little Entente on the other. The
Italian Government has been caught
red handed in the act of shipping
arms across Austria to Hungary. The
war factories in Europe, Japan and
the u. s. are rushing the production
of war material.
Reject Soviet Proposals
Each impoIialist power pretends
10 be striving Tor a formula to assure
security against attack. but he whole
imperialist world rejects, on one pre-
text or another the proposals Of the
Soviet Government for real disar-
mament, and the more recent pro-
pesals made by Maxim Litvinoff, So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13

NEW YORK. - For two steady
hours more than 1000 workers,
among them 500 delegates from wide
ly divergent workers organizations,
poured into Irving Plaza yesterday
to attend the New York United Front
Free Tom Mooney Conference and to
voice the demand Of the working
class that Tom Mooney be granted
q new trial and that he be released
from San Quentin where he has
languished for almost II years.
Among the organizations repre-
scented were locals of the American
Federation of Labor, Workmen's Cir
Gle branches. Socialist Party locals,
workers cultural and mass organiza-
tons.
Mooney Representative
Opening the Conference which was
held under the auspices of the Mold
ers Free Tom Mooney Committee,
Louis B. Scott, MONEYS personal
representative, reviewed the vicious
frame-up of Tom Mooney. He scored
the corrupt leaders of the American
Federation of Labor for their refusal
to aid in the fight to free Tom
Mooney. Thunderously the workers
applauded him as he pointed out that
the frame-up Of Mooney is one OF
the attacks by the bosses on the
workingelass, and that the fight 10
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13

employed organizations, emphasized
the necessity of this conference be-
coming the starting point Of a wide
campaign for support of the bills to
be presented.
Delegates Speak
I'VE must leave here able to say
we have done our best and with a
plan to call the masses into move
ment to carry through every single
bill me propose said j. Moore, from
the opposition group in the Brother
hood of Carpenters.
Rob Robbins, of the A. F. of l..
Committee Oh Unemployment Insur-
ance, described the expulsion policy
Waged against militants and against
unemployed who cannot pay dues.
He described the formation of the
Printers Association of big Six for
the Benefit of the Unemployed, and
he wound up, "Our experience in the
printers shows that you can not form
united front with the leaders of
the A. F. of l.. for struggle for the
benefit of the members. Our united
front must be formed without the
leaders and over their heads"
Silver, representing an A. F. of L..
painters local, gave more evidence
along the same line, telling how the
painters officials postponed the union
convention which the constitution
provides shall be held every four
years. They did it by simply an
nouncing that it would cost 100000
and would mean So assessment.
Discuss United Front
This question of the correct form
of the united front came in for much
discussion, the renegades, Cannon
and his followers, a few of whom
are delegates, and Weisbord, repre-
senting the three members of his
party, insisting on united front with
the Socialist and A. +. of l.. leaders.
Both Cannon and Weisbord spoke,
Weisbord quarreling on the floor of
the convention with Cannon's right
to speak before Weisbord spoke.
Cannons speech was carefully stage
managed, so that the chairman had
to call him several times when his
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
PAINTERS 499
FIGHT EXPULSION
Will Resist Threat of
d. G.. To Gust Local

NEW YORK.-Painters Local No
499 at its last meeting took steps to
defend itself against attack by Of
ficials of the District Council 9, as
threatened in special delivery letter
sent to the local by District Council
Secretary, Shapiro.
District Council No. will have to
take action against you as Local
and against your Presiding Officer, y
the letter declares in part. Local 499
recently unanimously rejected the ex-
pulsion of its member, Louis Vein
stock, by the District Council. 1t also
undertook leadership in the fight for
his Reinstatement as well as in be-
half of "a other members of the
Brotherhood expelled by the District
Council.
Through its letter, the District
Council threatens to get rid Of Local
499, ousting one of the most prog
ressive locals of the organization, and
hoping thereby to weaken the strug-
gle of the rank and file against the
corrupt and treacherous domination
Of the officialdom.
Determined to take any and every
action in it's own defense, as well
as in the interests of the membership
in the Brotherhood, the Local voted
5000 for it's Defense Committee to
take whatever action is necessary.
Members of the local are also well
aware that the officials who have
squandered thousands of dollars from
the Union treasury, are not at all I'M
mindful of the $4,000 in the treasury
of Local 499.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
SHIP FIREMAN
GETS JAW BROKEN
Faces Deportation at
Hands of Perkins

tBy a Marine Worker Correspondent !
NEW YORK-Knute Knutsen, fire
man on the S. S. Castor, Norwegian
ship, chartered by the Porto Rice
Line, was assaulted by Chief Mate
Hansen, in Port au Plata, Haiti. anC
his jaw broken. Hansen had ordered
him midships and struck him from
behind. Though his jaw was broken
they made him go below for two days
He did not eat food for six days
When the ship came back to port
some of the crew went to the Nor
Wegian Consul, but he wasn't inter-
ested.
They got lawyer from the LID.
but couldn't find Knutsen.
The immigration authorities had
arrested him and he is now held in
Ellis Island, though he hasn't VIC
lated any restrictions. A buddy of
his was kept on board until she sailed
last Monday. The Marine Workers
Industrial Union is the way for sea-
men to stop these boss stunts in any
language. Join in and fight for bet
ter conditions.-Norwegian Seaman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-13
33 Needle Shops on
Strike; Call All to
Picket Them Today

NEW YORK.-Thc Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, the Dress
makers Unity Committee and the
Committee of 100 call all active
needle workers to picket the follow
ing 80 shops now Oh strike.
Globe Garment, 236 West 26th st.
A. g. B. Dress, 327 West 38th st.
S. & C. Dress, 344 West 38th st.
Berger & Robbins, 1412 Broadway.
Doris F'rock, 240 West 35th st.
New Way Dress, 236 West Goth st.
Goldman Dress, 245 Seventh Ave.
Nfilly Dress. 81 West Seth ST.
Palace Knitting Mills, 1856 w. 37th St
Japan. Silk Underwear, 105 Madison
Harry Fuchs, 1O6 West 32d st. Cfur)
Salomowitz Fur Co., lis w. Both st
Sol Strasberg Bros. g. Colin, 146 w
29th ST.
NJ. Trachtenberg, 352 7th Av.
Feldnaan & AIarkowsky. lac w. 29th
Agen 81 Ginsburg, 245 West 18th St
Weinberg & Son, 245 West 18th st,
Famous Fur Co., lis West 30th st.
Cooperman & Lamster, 1874 w, 29th
M. kaufman, 1870 w. 29th st.
Littman, Cohen q HOFFMAN. 224
West 3Oth ST.
Elite Fur Co., 1853 West goth s.
Ben KaIsh, $50 Seventh Ave.
Berchansky, 345 7th Ave.
E. Lessner, 800 It'll Ave.
Victor Reinstein, 312 7th Ave.
3. OrdoYer g. Sons, $50 w. Both st.
Deechman & Berlat, 1G4 West Goth st
Samuel Brooks, 800 7th Ave.
Real Fur, 247 West Both st.
r. e. r., 352 7th Ave.
L. Miller, 210 West 30th st.
J. Oldham Bros, $50 It'll Ave.