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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
UNION SETTLES 6
LAUNDRY SHOPS;
WIN PAY RAISES
Unity Conference to
Be Held Thursday
Night at Union

NEW YORK .-Settlements were ef-
fected in six of the biggest laundry
shops ON strike under the leader
ship of the Laundry Workers In
dustrial Union, Sunday, when the
strike committee approved of the
terms of settlement by which the
workers Negro and white return to
their jobs.
Substantial increases in wages were
won for most OF the workers and
shop committees we're recognized in
every shop. Minimum pay scales for
the girls were raised from SIS and So
TO $40 and $l1. Increases from 81
to So we're won by the other inside
workers. Drivers will receive to
10 per cent increase in their COM
missions.
Settlements were effected in the
following shops. Super Fine, Bond,
Fairy, Mirror Like WestbQro, Master
and Port Morris. The partial victory
involves more than 500 workers who
fought valiantly in the recent strike
The workers pledged their fun imam
cial and moral support to the strikers
who still continue on strike.
Attention OF working class house
wives in the Bronx is called to the
following shops which still remain
out on strike: the Active. Highbridge,
Exact Roosevelt and Mott Haven
laundries.
A united front conference OF all
working class organizations in the
Bronx will be held on Thursday
evening at union headquarters, ago
East l38th Street to help bring the
strike to speedy and successful con-
clusion
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
Embroidery Workers
to Draw Up Demands

UNION CITY. NJ IA member
ship meeting has been called by the
Shift Embroidery Workers Union,
affiliated with the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, to put for
ward the workers demands for the
coming season, and, as against the
slave code proposed by the employers,
TO present the workers demands on
wage scales, working hours and
working conditions.
The meeting will be held Thursday
night, July 20. at the new head
quarters, 800 Bergenline Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
CITY HAS MILLIONS
BUT STOPS RELIEF
CONTINUED FROM pAeE ONE

Governor Lehman at Bottoms Land
ing, an Island in Lake George,
The Mayors secretary on the in
atructions of O'Brien, evaded all
questions of the Committee, even
making the statement that the
Board of Estimate would not meet
today, This ruse is made with the
intention of keeping large delega-
tions of workers away from the
Board of Estimate meeting which
will take place this morning at City
Hall,
The Committee left a letter per
sonally addressed to the M a y o T
which states in part: I'VE con-
denim the present method of hand
ling relief as one OF trifling With
the lives of millions OF men, women
and children" Carl Winter, chair
man OF the committee, stated that
We will appear before the Board
of Estimate with the demands that
there be no relief cuts. Everyone
Immediately be provided with relief,
and We will show how the money
can be raised by taxing all large
incomes. stopping payment OF all
interest and other measures OF a
similar nature"
the Unemployed Councils, the Com
munist Party and numerous work
ing class organizations threw their
whole force into actively mobiliaing
the largest number OF workers TO
defeat the insidious program of the
Mail ar
bankers to totally starve the unem-
ployed.
During the Weekend, numerous
meetings were held all over the city
on street corners, on the blocks,
and in houses, The Downtown
Council, Harlem, Bronx, Brooklyn.
Brownsville, in every part of the
city, meetings we're taking place.
Everyone of these meetings elected
committees that will present the
cases to the Board of Estimate to-
DAY.
The Downtown Unemployed coun-
Gil alone presented over 800 conn
plants of stopping of relief to the
Homa Relief Bureau yesterday.
Last night, groups of workers were
sent out by the Unemployed Coun-
Gil to hold open air meetings to
ally the workers to elect their
Committees to fight the stopping of
lelief.
J The board of Estimate meets to-
day, New York workers must in no
uncertain terms make che city off,
eials understand that this attack
will not go through, The unem-
ployed workers demand that no re-
lief shall be stopped, no Home Re
lief Bureau shall be closed, no cuts
shall take place for workers on
Work Relief Jobs,
Delegates of furniture workers
conference assembled at the EAST
ERN STATE CONFERENCE on July
40 at 6l6 broadway. New York,
representing 1000 workers, sent a
vigorous protest against the stopping
relief to unemployed in New York
Iity to Mayor O'Brien,
we demand that the Board Of
Estimate Immediately appropriates
cands for the needs of unemployed,
We hold you responsible for the
health and maintenance Of over
l,0o0ooo starving, unemployed work.
ere" read part of the demand signed
BY N, eiser, National Chairman, ana
joe Kiss, National Secretary,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11

ne based on wide representation,
In responding TO the conference
the unions are realizing the serious
ness of the situation confronting the
workers with the enforcement Of the
Industrial Recovery slavery Act
The workers are already tasting the
fruits of the Slavery Law IN the at
tacks on the Fur workers section OF
the Needle Trades Industrial Union,
on the attempts to company union
lie the Laundry Workers Industrial
Union, and to break the militant
strike of the workers, and In the
setting up OF a starvaticn textile code
which will attack the wage standards
of the whole working class,
These instances showing the work
ers how false are the promises con-
tanned In the act are arousing many
unions to unite in action against the
Slavery Act, The role of the A. F.
OF l., officials in imposing the Slavery
Law on the workers In order to break
down the militant unions and to en-
force starvation conditions on the
workers is being revealed daily.
The July Is conference must rally
the workers from every organization,
shop and factory to unite to defeat
the Slavery Act. Credentials should
be sent to the Provisional Commit
tee for the Defense Of Trade Unions,
Room esT, 20 East nth street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11

keepers tappointed to these jobs by
the Grand Office who had been
coming in at close votes and stand
ing among the delegates to be counted
as administration supporters. When
these Johnston employees were or
dered out and the vote re- taken, 1t
showed a vote of l6l for reducing the
number of Grand Officers, TO lat
against
More Financial Tricks.
How Johnston and the Grand Of
flee gang schemed to hide informa-
ton about the Brotherhood's finan-
cial affairs from the membership,
was revealed in one of the documents
IN the secret report of the Bank
Committee to the convention, which
recently was printed in the DAILY
Worker 1t is letter from O.
Stirling Smith, president of the
Standard Trust Bank, to Vice Presi-
dent Il. Puckhafer of the Equitable
Trust Co. Of New York, dated May
10, 1890. 1t told BADLY of Johnston's
scheme to hide $4,000 debt from
the members.
Although exposing such financial
tricks and publishing the evidence
of Johnston's betrayal OF the mems
interests in working for the 10 per
cent cut to boost up railroad bonds,
the committee is ridieulously mild in
its criticisms. 1t does insist, how
ever, on Johnstons responsibility for
the Brotherhood's financial losses,
and refutes his contention that he
didn't know anything about banking
and had little to do with financial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11

greet the delegates. Earl Browder,
Jack stachel, M. Oigin, and Ben Gold
are on the list of speakers to greet
the convention In the names Of their
respective organizations.
With the arrival of delegates in
creasing interest in the convention
is being shown among the marine
workers who live and work along the
port of New York.
The first delegates to arrive are the
ones who had the farthest to travel
from Seattle and other North West
ports. One of these delegates Tom
Ray. arrived In time to speak at a
street meeting in New York Sunday,
The meeting was attended by several
hundred marine workers.
Longshoremen are beginning to see
that the convention will lay the
ground work Of organization for a
real struggle against the betrayal
they expect when Joseph p, Ryan
opens negotiations" with the boss
stevedores next September.
Delegates from New Orleans, San
Francisco and San Pedro (the port
of Los Angeles) are already on the
road to attend, the convention, From
closer ports the delegates are ready
to start. having been elected during
the last few few days by the local
unions, among them many ship and
dock delegates
From the port Of Savannah a let
Ter announced that the Negro long
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11

Back OF this action, are the COM
bined forces of the textile bosses the
U.TW. officials and the local police
who are in fear that the National
Textile Workers Union will mobilize
to defeat the new starvation textile
code just signed by President Roose-
welt and will lead the workers TO
strike for the demands contained in
Its own code which was recently pre-
sented TO the recovery administra-
ton.
Until the recent strike of 1900
weavers in plants which was the
result OF the activities of the NTW,
no difficulty was encountered by the
Union In obtaining permits for open
air meetings On Friday the N.T.W.
led more than 200 weavers on strike
against the soule mill for less looms
and more wages. The growing
strength of the N.TW. is feared by
the bosses and the U.T,W. officials.
outdoor meetings have been big
factor in mobiliGing the workers for
struggle, and denial of this right
shows clearly the intention Of the
bosses to muzzle the expression of
the textile workers and cripple the
activities of the militant left wing
union.
The National Textile Workers
Union intends to fight the ban on
their meetings and calls on all work.
ers' organizations to send resolu-
tions 10 the New Bedford Park Board,
City Hall, New Bedford, Mass, pro-
testing this action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
JOHNSTON MACHINE STEAM-ROLLERS ALL OPPOSITION
MEASURES AT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS CONVENTION

matters.
In addition to holding a place on
the board of directors of the Stand
ard Trust Bank" the committee
states, He (Johnston) was chairman
OF the executive committee, In
holding Office he necessarily came in
contact with the banks major tran
sactions.
Your committee cannot accept
that Brother Johnston, with Is years
OF banking experience behind him,
serving in various capacities as presi-
dent OF bank, director and chair
man OF the executive committee,
knows nothing about banking.
Such statement would be an
acknowledgment of abnormal mem
tality. On the other hand, Brother
Johnston evidenced knowledge of
banking comparable to that of any
we contacted with in our investiga-
ton"
In regard to Secretary Treasurer
Cassell's statement, II did not con-
slider the business of director Of the
bank as seriously as / should" the
committees report says; AN officer
who Is custodian of millions OF dol
lars and can regard his responsibility
as lightly as Brother Cassell can
hardly be said to be the proper per
son to hold such a position"
Defeat Rank-File B0ard
Much support has been shown for
the progressive program advocated by
the Brotherhood's Unity movement
to clip the ozaristic pewers OF the
Grand Office and provide for some
measures of rank and file control.
But the machine has been strong
enough, with the help of sabotage by
some OF the bureauorats in the oppo-
sition ranks. to prevent the enact
ment OF such measures.
The proposal for Board of Direc-
tors, made up of five rank and file
working engineers with power to
supervise and remove for cause the
Grand Officers, was debated for two
days before ID was finally defeated
by a marrow recorded vote OF 493 10
4O7 delegates casting votes for all
Divisions they representa-. The Grand
Officers got up one after the other
and fought II bitterly, frankly recog-
Mining that the basis of the move
was the general lack of confidence
among the membership" as First
Asst, Grand Chief Bissett expressed
1t, This lack of confidence in the
corrupt officialdom of the Brother
hood has reached such point that
whole sections of the membership are
threatening to drop out unless there
is thorough housekeeping at the
present convention.
The rank and file move for Initia-
tive. referendum and recall, as curb
ON the Grand Office. has been
blocked by motion to table, fol-
lowing a declaration from the chair
that the resolution was out OF order,
as that part Of the constitution had
already been acted upon.
Fear that the rank and file at
home will revolt against the con-
tinued policies of secrecy. Is seen in
the repeated efforts to rescind the
conventions action in emitting dele
gates names and Division numbers
from the minutes.
Rank and file opposition candi-
dates are making themselves felt
more In many Of the votes and are
learning to sc through the tricks
Of the Johnston machine and its
loyal oppcsition," the job-hunting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
T. u. i. |. AIDS
STRIKE OF A. F. [.
FOUNDRY TOILERS
Form United Front in
Militant Strike

ST, LOUIS, Mo. July 1o--Rank
and file molders on strike at the
Tower Grove Foundry here joined
in united front with members OF
the Trade Union Unity League to
bring about successful termina-
ton OF their strike, after they had
applied to the TUUL for assistance.
The foundry workers are members
of the A, r. of l.. A joint COM
mittee of strikers and TUUL men,
bers was formed to take charge OF
the situation. The committee Or
ganized mass picketing at the foun-
dry and on the first day rs came
out in militant plcketing demon
stration This Is the first time in
st. Louis that united action has
been undertaken between reformist
and revolutionary unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11

to confuse the delegates, as many OF
the opposition leaders were them
selves involved in the sell-out. IL
was made to appear that the motion
was directed against the press for
exposing convention secret, and the
Banking Committee and Press Com
mittee we're both included in the
resolution. But in spite of all this,
a large section of the delegates re-
fused to be stampeded this time into
expressing confidence in the man
who conspired with the companies
and Wall st. 10 cut their wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11

III aihHu tlllel mas uttiueu on a
last-minute change OF tactics, 1t has
forced Rudolph to withdraw from the
race and is putting forward I, o, En-
ders as dark horse"
Rudolph's sham record OF opposi-
ton to the Grand Office machine,
OF which he was for so long loyal
member. was thoroughly exposed at
the convention and his unpopularity
was increasing day by day. SO his
machine finally decided he was not
the right man to pull the wool over
the eyes OF the rebellious rank and
file, Enders, whom they have now
succeeded in foisting onto the oppo-
sition movement is a general chair
man on the Pennsylvania railroad
and known as a company man" His
record of opposition to toe Grand OF
flee machine is practically nil but he
has not been subjected TO SO many
attacks and exposures as Rudolph
end is more popular personally,
Vote Stealing Barred
Grand Chief Johnston's yote-steal-
ing tricks were exposed in the course
OF fight by the opposition to re-
duee the number of Assistant Grand
Chiefs from nine to seven, Johnston
fought this reduction of Grand Off
GERS bitterly and finally announced
that it was defeated by a standing
vote OF 1873 for, 1866 against, This
would have meant total of $40 dele
gates, whereas there are only ais at
the convention and the vote was
Immediately challenged, 1t was then
discovered that Johnston had been
counting convention guides and door
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
STARVATION DIET
TO BREAK STRIKE

COLUMBUS. O. - An adequate
diet for those who so back to work
and restricted diet" for strikers
has been decided on by county Off
cials against jobless workers striking
on township Jobs. The strike started
against wage paid on township Jobs
OF 10 cents TO maximum Of 80 cents
an hour, The men demand 40 cents
The two diets neither adequate for
a family Of 8, but one the adequate"
for those who submit to 10 cents an
hour and the other inadequate" for
the strikers are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AT
DRESS MEET

NEW YORK. To-day at pm. a
mass open forum OF dressmakers will
be held at Memorial Hall, S44 W. 3sth
st. I. Weissberg OF the Dress De-
partment of the Needle Trades Work
ers Industrial Union will discuss the
question of how to achieve unity In
the coming dress strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
JEWELRY WORKERS MASS
MEETING

A mass meeting of icwelry workers
will be held tonight at pm, at Bry-
ant Hall, 1887 Sixth Ave, called by
the International Jewelry workers
Union. The drafting OF labor code
for the tewelry industry will come up
for discussion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
BooKBINDERs MEET

A special meeting of the Book
binders Section of the Organization
Committee for a Printing Workers
Industrial Union will take place at
90 r. nth St, Room 240, tomorrow
night at o'clock The National Re-
coVery Act will be discussed,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
Vote Stealing Scheme Barred; Defeat Plan of
Progressive for Rank and File Board
BY n. Y. sTRAN.

CLEVELAND o. Jay 0Despe
venton stealing hades
Johnston machine still retains
Locomotive Engineers
clique of iobhun which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
DELEGATES ARRIVING FOR MARINE
UNION CONVENTION SATURDAY NIGHT
Negro and White Representatives Coming
From Many American Shipping Ports

NEW YORkDeegates arriving outlying the
the Marine Workers Industrial Union which
three
Manhattan
al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
ALL. BAKERS SEND DELEGATES TO
DEFEND TRADE UNION CONFERENCE

NEW YORKTwO A. l..
the Conference Defense the Trade Unions which Will
this Saturday July 49, Webster Credentials
unions such the Workers Painters
Workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
ROOSEVELT 0K'S TEXTILE SLAVE CODE
TO PREVENT STRIKES FOR MORE PAY
Ban Natl Textile Union
Meets Under Slave Laav
Fear Union Activity Against New Textile
Code; Ruling Ordered Until Act In Effect"


holding meetings
decision will remain
Slavery
permit applied
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
Labor sDiVidendS
Under 'NeuDeaP
Unemployed Scholar Pleads
for Death.

SEATTLE, July l0.-Richard Cook,
80, bachelor OF science and holder OF
three university degrees, was believed
recovering in the city hospital after
drinking poison in an attempt to end
his life. Cook collapsed in a service
station where he went to get tire
fixed. He was rushed TO the hospital
where doctors we're forced TO strap
him down to administer the anti
toxin. He begged them TO let him
die.
"You can't eat diplomas nor uni
verslty degrees" Cook said. Pm
tired of not being able TO get job.
I'm tired Of having no money"
Job Came Too Late.
FLINT. Mich, July l0.-Deserted
by his wife after many months of
fruitless search for work, George van
Curen, 45, killed himself just ten
hours before a friend came to offer
him a job as Waterman. His land
lady found him sprawled over bed
clasping a As revolver. A note PIN
ned outside the room said. "Out. VIII
be at police headquarters. G.VC."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-02
Negroes Own 25S,S71 Homes
In "a Cities, Census Shows

Philadelphia with those valued
from $4,000 to $7.499; Houston
with the $1,000 but less than $4,000
homes; and Memphis with the
number of homes having values
under $4,000 followed by Birming-
ham, Houston and New Orleans,
in the order named. The highest
medisn value of homes was report
ed for New York City and the
lowest for Memphis.
The report on 80 cities having
Negro populations of from $4,000
to $4,000 showed that there were
49,, 1902 homes owned. The high
est percentage of ownership in this
group came from Los Angeles and
the lowest from Newark, although
the latter city reported the high
est median value, s6,6O3 with
Mont yomery the lowest, $1,2s2.
TIE thirty-four cities covered in
these census figures have COM
bined Negro population of 1922
.s27, SOC per cent of the total Ne
gro urban population in the United
States.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-02

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Blu
reau OF Census has tabulated the
list of hot1ss owned by Negroes
in "a of the leading cities, as Of
1880. This report shows that in
10 cities having a Negro popula-
ton of $4,000 or more, 67,169 rsre
owned by Negroes. OF this num-
Der, 1904 or 2O.7 per cent were
valued at under $4,000, and 26,65O
or 1917 per cent were valued be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000.
Those valued at $4,000 and under
$4,000 numbered 1920 or 29.4
per cent Of the total. In the high
er bracket values there were 3,717
valued between $4,000 and s14, 999
and 1880 with values ranging from
SIS, 900 to $19,999.
OF the 733 valued at $4,000 and
over, 269 were in Chicago, and 22s
were in New York city. which lead
in the number Of homes valued
from $4,000 upward to. but not
including $4,000.
washington led with homes val
ued between $500 and $14,9eo;
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-02
GET UNIONS OR DIE,
SAYS DR.. FOREMAN

BALTIMORE, Md.-A crowd of
1000 Negroes at the Young Peo-
Piles Forum meeting Sunday heard
DR.. Clark Foreman, white, of At
lanta, Ca, National Advisor on the
Economic Status of the Negro to
Secretary Harold Ickes of the De-
partment of the Interior, urge the
race to organize in labor unions.
DR.. Foreman said he had no ex-
cuses to make because he was
born in Georgia"
"All Southern white men are not
enemies of the Negro" DIR. Fore
man said, many are sincere
friends who believe in giving your
race square deal and equal OPP
portunity"
"The Negro must take this OPP
portunity and organize. I know
that organized labor has discrim-
mated against Negroes; that some
unions keep the Negro out to pre-
vent his getting jobs, while others
take him in to prevent his getting
work. But where Negroes cannot
possibly force themselves into the
white trade or labor organizations,
let them organize their own union,
and become so strong that the
white unions must recognize them.
Take for example the Sleeping
Car Porters. They organized into
such strong organization that
they were taken into the American
Federation of Labor and now have
a voice."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-11-02
Harlem Constantly On Parade =.

NEW YORK-With one theatre
offering fortunes told by "TIin-
du" prince using a fine coffin with
a lovely girl in it as an inducement
to customers to witness his ability
as teller of the unknown; a gin
mill bllrying a man alive and hav-
ing that man viewed in his caslSet
by hundreds Of thirsty souls seek
ing numbers and so forth; third
fal1ir pretending to eat fire and
glass on street corners while his
crowd listened to his jokes and
supposed wise cracks, Harlem init
lated November as only Harlem
could do.
Street speakers have taken new
lease on life, each corner being in
tested with spreading of ignorance
and transformation to a willing
audience of mal-contents; political
campaigns getting started in a
small way, with the Democrats
calling the Republicans black
guards and the Socialists and Com
munists declaring everybody but
themselves wrong, lively scenes
prevade the worlds most famous
thoroughfare, Seventh Avenue.
sprinkled with detected looking