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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20

ClJy were 20 per Gay, went 10
Camp Upton, l.. T., where I got my
first experience in the labor move
ment. Thompson Starrett Construc-
ton Co. were the builders The law
calls for at least one payment in
eight days. When this was not COM
piled with, one Of the militant fore
men called a conference of the gangs
deciding to stop work until we we're
paid according to the laws of our
organization. This was done we got
our pay the next day But this fore
man was singled out, placed in an
auto between two army officers, with
a soldier at the wheel and hustled
off the job without any open pro-
test or demonstration by the Off
Gals of the A. F. of L.
My next experience was in Deem
Der, 1917 Many carpenters includ-
ing myself and another Negro car
penter, were sent to Dover, N. j. to
work on the arsenal plant that was
subsequently blown up with a loss
of many workers lives. We we're all
fed together in the same mess hall
soon after our arrival. We were then
each one of us assigned to beds all
in the same building with fairly good
accommodations. Next morning we
ate breakfast altogether and were
to be checked in for assignments to
the different jobs. When the other
Negro and l advanced to the window
were told to stand aside When
all the others were at work say for
about an hour, the two Negro work
ers were told there swere no accom-
modations on the job for us, there
fore they could not sign us up to
work on that job. Yet there were
Negro teamsters, cooks, kitchen help,
etc. This declaration by the author
tiles on the job was a surprise to the
white carpenters with whom we had
travelled. We had to return to New
York City, losing carfare to and from
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
Three Fighting Sixth
Members Sentenced
to Five Days in Jail

NEW YORK.-Three militant men,
bers of the Job Agency Grievance
Committee, So West 18th Street, were
the victims of a brazen frame-up in
the West 54th Street Court yester-
day when they were sentenced to five
days In Jail for picketing the En-
ploymcnt Efficiency Agency at 1851
Sixth Avenue. This agency had re-
fused to return any money to Joe
Cassidy after Cassidy was fired for
being sick on SO week job at
,Woolworths, for which he paid $3.50
|, the agency r few days before.
The Grievance Committee got on
cne job and pickcted the agency. The
cops attacked the marchers and ar
rested three. Over 100 workers, in
Guiding members of the Food Work
lnrs Industrial Union, packed the
court, and the cops had TO clear out
the entire court before the Judge
could proceed with hts frame-up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20

Dover, N. J., and two days.
The A. F. of L. did not try to check
or combat this evil and discrimina-
ton, but in 1918 when there was r
strike or lockout for eleven weeks
here in New York City White, Black,
Red and Green were assessed s22.
This I paid although living in Phil
adelphia, Pa. at that time and work
ing at Hog Island. But I had re-
tanned membership in a NJ Y. local
A Negro carpenter of the same local
who was also living at that time in
Phila., had TO pay his assessments
twice, for during the struggle the
secretary ran way.
In 1919 at the very large U. S. Gov
eminent job, Snyder Ave, Phila, Pa.
Birch, the government employment
agent at the gate made a state
ment and attempt to live up to it,
that he would not send a Negro nor
a Jew through these gates as a me
chanic. The militant unions had to
fight this and finally Birch was
chased away from the place
In 1881 when the overhead drive
way began from away downtown,
hundreds of men we're employed on
this job. The Negro Mechanics and
labors of the building trades tried
hard but we couldn't land a single
worker on this big city job and there
were instances of discrimination too
numerous to mention at this writing.
There was not one Negro carpenter
hired on the Chrysler Building al
though many promises were made.
The excuse was that the owner did
not want to see them on that build
ing. Only the combined efforts and
struggles of both black and white
workers will be able to remove these
injustices.
II
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
HOLD FIVE ALA.
NEGRO CHOPPERS
FOR GRAND JURY
jailed After Reeltown
Battle; Witnesses
for State Lie

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 19.-In
the hearing yesterday at Dadeville,
Ala, Judge Oliver ordered held for
the Grand Jury the five Negro CROP
pers still under arrest in connection
with the heroic defense of $50 crop
pers and exploited farmers against
the landlord police lynch gangs, Dec.
10, in the Battle of Reeltown.
The five choppers are Judson
Simpson, Ned Cobb, Alfred White,
Clinton Moss and Sam Moss. Bail
of $3.50 each has been set.
Negroes Barred.
The International Labor Defense
attorneys, Frank B. Irwin and Irving
Schwab, appeared in a courtroom
crowded with 300 white farmers, 6f
whom very few were hostile. Negro
troopers and farmers had been
barred from the court by the au-
thorities. The I. l.. d. attorneys ar
rived too late to object to this ex-
clusion Of the Negroes.
The authorities finally revealed
their charges against the troopers,
charging Ned Cobb with shooting
Clifford Elder, one of the deputies
wounded in the Reeltown Battle, but
offering no proof to substantiate the
charge. The others we're charged
with being accessories, but again
no proof was offered except that
they we're present at the cabin Of
Cliff James when it was raided by
the landlord-police gangs.
State Witnesses Lie.
The I. l.. D. attorneys charged that
the five choppers are being held lille
gally for the Grand Jury. All wit
nesses for the state lied throughout
the hearing. Afraid of the sympathy
OF the masses Of white and Negro
farmers with the struggles c. the Me-
gro troopers, the state witnesses con-
cealed the fact that the true cause
of the Reeltown Battle was the at
tempt by the sheriffs to attach the
live stock of Cliff James.
The I. L. D. attorneys proved that
the attachment papers were based on
false grounds, claiming ownership of
James nVe STOCK BY the white store
keeper, Parker.
Prearanged Killing.
The state witnesses boosted on the
stand Of how the posse shot at the
Negro troopers from ambush until
the posses ammunition was ex-
hausted. The state witnesses, AL
ford, a deputy of Alexander City, who
killed Ralph Gray, leader of the
Share Choppers Union, in July, 1881,
at Camp Hill and who also partici-
pated in the Reeltown attack, and
Deputy CAN'T were called by the de-
Tense attorneys when the state de-
liberateiy failed to place them on the
stand. Under the cross examination
OF the I. L. D. attorneys, these two
tate-witnesses were forced to admit
that the sheriffs had gone to James
cabin ON a prearranged plan for
starting a slaughter against the
members Of the Share Choppers
Union. Only the militant resistance
of the troopers forced the posse to
retreat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
U. S. Steel Subsidiary
Hands Out Poisoned
Food to Unemployed
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
NEW YORK.-Thomss Murray,
80 years old, and his son, Edward,
years old, Of 2s Fort Greene Pl.,
Brooklyn, were removed to the
Cumberland Hospital early today,
apparently suffering from food
poisoning.
GARY, Ind, Jan. l9.-The starv-
ing unemployed WORKERS of the sub
sidiary of the U. S. Steel Corp, the
Elgln, Joliet and Eastern Railroads,
have been receiving baskets given
out by the Good Fellow Club of the
E. j. and E."
The above notice has been en-
closed with each of the baskets given
out, clearly admitting that the can
ned food enclosed in the baskets Is
very likely to be poisonous because Of
the way ste stuff was canned, and
advises all persons To test their vege-
tables by boiling it for 10 minutes.
This is an open admission that pois-
onous stuff Is being given to the
starving j0bless workers TO live on.
The workers themselves are forced
to contribute to the e. J. and E. Good
Fellow Club in order to support
those out of work from their COM
pany, and this shows what kind of
stuff is being given out.
This clearly shows under what
conditions the joblesS workers of the
steel city (Which old Judge Gary
claimed was to be a heaven on
earthD are forced to exist under.
Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
$50 Textile Workers
in North Carolina
Mill Out on Strike

ROCKINGHAM, N. G., Jan. 10. -
One hundred and fifty workers walk
ed out yesterday morning on strike
against firing and discrimination in
the mill of the Entwistle Co. The
mill owners are bringing in workers
from Wilmington to take the jobs Of
those fired. Most of the workers are
members of the United Textile Work.
ers, but the leaders of the U.TW.
and the American Federation OF
Labor are not backing them up.
The workers are planning to
march TO the other mills In Rock
insharn and pull them out also.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
GREEN ATTACKS
ALL. MEMBERS
Rank and File Can't
Express Opinions
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


the share the-wcrk" scheme made
by William F. Dunno of the Trade
Union Unity League and Louis Vein
stock, national secretary of the Rank
and File Committee of the A. F. of
L. for Unemployment Insurance.
Changes Previous Statement.
Backing away from his previous
optimistic statements describing the
Black bill as q measure that would
eliminate unemployment, Gree n
stated that even If we introduce
the five-day week and the six-hour
day, there will still be some urlem-
ployed. If we don't, we must recon-
cile ourselves to living in a country
with constant standing army CT
100000 to 100000 unemployed
workers"
No Right for Rank and File
In his statement regarding the
testimony of Louis Weinstock, who
introduced an amendment to the bill
providing for no reduction in wages
and a national minimum wage law,
Green gave full expression to the
bureaucrats' theory and practice that
no rank and file member has the
right to express opinions contrary to
those Of the high salaried officials
on any question. Although more than
thousand A. r. of L. local unions
have endorsed the program Of the
Rank and File Committee, and
weinstock is a dues-paying member
of the Brotherhood of Painters, Pa
perhangers ad Decorators, Green de-
clared that the Rank and File Com
mittee was in no way connected with
the Federation. ITO say that he is in
any way connected with the Fede-
ration is an untruth," said Green.
Green declared that he believed
Boosts Supreme Court.
that the United States Supreme
Court had changed its attitude"
and that there were reasonable
grounds for hope it would be held
constitutional"
The A. r. of l.. Executive Council,
in its letter to all senators warning
against the proposed reduction OF
wages of federal employees, admits
complete bankruptcy in the matter
of its wage policy. II viii be recalled
that Green was one OF the first to
endorse the Hoover program Of "no
wage reductions and no wage in
creases" ono of the first to endorse
the staseer system and the "share-
the work" plan. under which the
wage rates ana total incones of
vynrkera haye haar, rAducad soma IN
per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20

case of the federal employees, and
the 3o-hour week, to be active in
behalf of employed and unemployed
workers.
All reference to federal unemploy-
ment insurance is carefully elimi-
mated from all official utterances Of
the A. r. of l.. Executive Council.
Emil REEVE, president, and John
Edelman, research director of the
American Federation of Full Fa-
shioned Hosiery Workers, told the
Senate committee on Thursday that
they, like their bosses, the hosiery
manufacturers, were in favor Of the
Black bill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
Communist Party
Illegal in Tampa
Hold H. Barton on An
Outrageous City Law

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. l9.-The Com
munist Party has been declared lille
gal here by the municipal authorities,
and the first step in renewed effort,
under city ordinance, to crush the
struggles of the workers has been
made in the conviction of Homer
Barton, jobless leader, to five days
in jail on the charge of being a
Communist and found in Tampa"
The International Labor Defense,
which defended Barton through its
Tampa attorney, E. L. Bryan, has
announced it will fight the case to
the highest courts to smash the city
ordinance, which is unconstitutional.
An appeal is being taken from the
case, and a writ Of habeas corpus
filed to secure Barton's release pend
ing the appeal.
Barton was arrested Monday night
by federal agents as he was about
to enter hall to address q meeting
of unemployed workers. He had been
Swallowed for three days by known
members Of the Ku Klux Khan.
Attorney Bryan was refused per-
mission to speak to Barton all day
Tuesday, but during the day OBJ
tanned a writ Of habeas corpus, de-
handing his release. When he pre-
sented this to the city police to
whom Barton had been turned over,
the charge on which he has now been
convicted was entered on the police
docket.
NEW YORK. William L. Patter-
son, national secretary of the Inter-
national Labor Defense, sent the fol-
lowing wire to the Mayor of Tampa
yesterday:
Hundred sixty thousand Ameri-
can workers, members, affiliatcs,
International Labor Defense, de-
mand immediate release Barton.
Hold you personally responsible for
his safety. Demand repeal uncon-
stitutional ordinance making Conn
munist Party Illegal. Demand i'm
mediate release all Tampa work
ing class prisoners.
"WM. L. PATTERSON,
National Secretary,
International Labor Defense"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
DISCRIMINATION IN THE
AIR SERVICE IN SOUTH

NEW YORK CITY - Miss Ada
Peskel of 1854 Seventh Ave, New
York City, Negro worker, bought
passenger ticket from the Mitchell
Field Air Service and paid 500 for ii.
She wanted to go to Atlanta, Ca, to
see her family.
They took her as far as Richmond,
Va. where they stopped because a
change had to be made" as they
said But when she wanted to go
aboard the airplane again, they told
her there wasn't room for her. But
when she said her ticket was for the
full journey, they said, Really. lady.
we don't carry niggers. Well give
the money back"
She was left in the middle Of big
field with her baggage. .
w. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
International
Notes.
RED MINE UNION CONSOLE
DATES GAINS
81 ROBERT HAMILTON

PRAGUE, Dec. 20 coy maiD .--Elec-
lions at the Theodore mine in the
Kladno coal district consolidated the
majority of the revolutionary miners
union in the mine committee. The
red union polled 56.s per cent Of the
total vote. compared with 1879 per
cent for the refornlist trade union.
In the last election the revolution
airy union had 40 per cent of the total
vote, while the reformists polled 22.6
per cent. The Czech Socialists and
the fascists got 10.1 and IA per cent,
respectively.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
Home Owners Block
Chicago Foreclosure

CHICAGO, Ill. Jan. 19.-The
Home owners Committee OF the I'm
employed Councils of Cook County
has so far succeeded in blocking the
foreclosure of the house of John ST.
bodsinn, who had shaved three years
and had already paid $500 on the
property. The case is coming up
again in court next Tuesday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
NEGRO SHOT ON TOWN SQUARE.

OXFORD, Miss. - A Negro was
standing up against house on the
square, like everyone else. He was
shot down by B. Jones, the police,
because he did not move quite as fast
as Jones thought he should. Smith
was working for Mrs. Stenbeck here
in town and has never been in con-
flict with the law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
Hearing on Remaining
Mooney Charge Feb. IL

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-Hearing
has been set for Feb. II before Su-
perior Court Judge Ward on Tom
MONEYS demand that he be tried
in open court on the remaining in
dictment against him. A motion was
also filed that Mooney be produced
at the hearing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
TOXIC STRIKE VICTORY

TOXIC, Dec. % Cby maiD The
strike of 300 trolley Inotormen and
conductors on the Toxic amagawa
suburban lines has been won. Most
OF the strikers demands have been
granted. The police did their utmost
to break the strike, but without sue
cess. Many arrests of acti"e strikers
took place, but the men Ca lied on to
victory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
Huey Long Cashes In
on $13,OOO,0OO Relief

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 1e-The
R-F.C. loan of $4,000, 900 to New Or
leans for building bridge at Nine
Mile-Pont is being distributed mostly
IN juicy contracts to the henchmen
of Huey Longs political machine, 1t
was brought OUT in an internal
squabble between boss factions here.
Workers on the bridge are to get IS
cents an hour out of the $13 900, 900.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20
LABOR UNION
MEETINGS

FURNITURE W0RkENg
Furniture Workers Industrial Union runs
q class on Trade Unionisni free OF charge
for oil IT'S members, every monday night at
: p. m. at 8i8 Broadway. Instructor: Paul
Inc Rogers. educational director Of the
TUUC.
MILLINERY woKKRks
Open Forum auspices Of Millinery United
Front, for all millinery workers, capmakess
and members Of United Hstters, Jan. ~,
at II pm. In auditorium Of Cooperative
Colony, 27oo Bronx Psrk East. Topic: ''Mer-
ger of United Hetters and international"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20

A. F, OF L. Leaders Record
of Discrimination Exposed
Negro Carpenter Gives Proof of Attacks
on Unity
o. KID Chryser Building Lockout of Negro
Workers

worker member the A.. F. l.
shall here describe hardshp
Being carpenter joined Local months after
York joining
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20

their every struggle against the boss
es' attacks. The Daily" must not
suspend. Get busy, Chicago workers!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20

''rhe struggle against militsrism
must not be postponed until the
moment when war breaks out
Then it will be too late. The
struggle against war must be ear.
risd On now, daily. hourly"
LENIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-20

The defense attorneys have filled
notice of appeal against the vicious
class verdict. The international La
Dor Defense is urging all workers and
sympathizers, north and south, to
rush protests to Judge Wyatt and
Gov. r.. B. Russell at Atlanta, In
Atlanta, many Negro liberals and
inteliectuals already have come for
ward with promises Of support and
a pledge to raise any amount Of bail
necessary to get Herndon out Of jail
pending the appeal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-22
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By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-22
SENATORS STILL KNOTTED AS
 BOTH WIN AGAIN
Hits With Loaded Bags Decide Three Games Giants Pick Up a Bit Dodgers Last

New York, July 22-(UP)-The New York Yankees and Washing ton senators remained tied for the American league leadership today for the third consecutive day.
 The Tanks crushed Cleveland 10 to 2, after collecting 13 hits off Hudlin and Connally, while Van Alta and Moore held the Indians to five. After an interval of a month, Lou Gehrig drove out an- other home run in the first, his 18th of the season, with two mates abroad. The other big New York inning was the sixth when they made four runs. Cleveland made three errors.
 Two Man Victory.
 Washington tounced Detroit, 2 to l, with Pitcher Earl Whitehill and Buddy Myer leading the bat ting attack. Whitehill allowed the Tigers nine scattered hits and made a double anw two singles, and Myers triple in the second cleared the loaded bases. The Senators col lected Il hits off Frazier, Fischer and Hogsett.
 St Louis downed Philadelphia, 6 to 3, in 12 innings. With two out in the 18th, the Brown combined a walk and four hits for three runs, giving bump Hadley 8 mound victory over Leroy Mahaffey. Bis- hop drove in the As three tailies with Q homer in the second, Bruce Campbell made four hits for the Browns.
 Boston smothered Chicago, 12 to 2, aided by Dusty Rhodes six hit pitching. The Red Sox ham, mered Gaston and Wyatt for IS safeties, scoring four runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Johnny Hodapp, Bob Seeds and Smead Jolley aided the Boston at- tack against their former Chisox teammates.
 Reds Move Up
 In the National league, Brooklyn dropped into the cellar when beat en by Cincinnati, 2 to 1, the Dodg- ers' sixth straight defeat. This en- abled the Reds to rise from last to sixth place, passing the idle Phil lies who dropped from sixth to seventh position. Paul Derringer held the Dodgers to seven hits and drove in the winning run in the ninth with q single when the bases were loaded. Benge and Shaute yielded seven hits to the Reds.
 The New York Giants increased their league lead to three full games over idle Chicago by shad- ing Pittsburgh, 6 to 5, after Mel Ott's single with the bases loaded Otis single with the bases full drove in the tying and winning runs in the ninth. The Giants made three runs in the fourth. HuGk Betts held the Cardinals to three hits as Boston blanked St Louis, to O. collecting 12 safe ties off Walker. Vance and Moon- ey. Left Fielder Lee drove out a homer with two aboard to feature the Braves four-run burst in the eighth.
 Philadelphia at Chicago will be played at a later date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-22
.TOMMIES BLANKED
 IN NEW HAVEN 60

New Haven, July 22-Last night at Beaver Pond park the Campania nine blanked the Waterbury Thomas club to 60 defeat.
 Fenwick hurled exceptionally good ball. He allowed but two scat tered hits and at no time was in any danger.
 Gill and Ciecko led the attack on Keeley pitching for the visitors. Gill getting a home run and triple while Ciecko slashed Q triple. With the score 80 entering the last of the sixht the Camps added three more tailies to practically clinch the third and deciding game of the series. The fielding of Van Hausen of the Camps was one of the out standing features of the game.
 George Muligan. first sacker of the locals, was intentially spiked in the sixth inning by the home clubs second baseman, four stitch- es being essential in sewing up his ankle. At this stage a near riot broke out and continued as the Tommies came to bat in the final inning. It was necessary for scv- eral motorcycle cops to sit in the locals dressing room after the con- test