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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Weirton Steel Go.
UnmOlested by NRA
InDenyingM Men Vote
Continued from Poge y

from the strike breaking decision Of
the board issued many weeks ago,
which sent striking workers back to
work on the promise of an election
weeks later. The company had al
ready set plans for an election" of a
company union slate. They insti-
tuted a system of bribery as well as
terror and set the date Of their own
election" on the same day as that
called by the Labor Board. They re-
fused, Wagner openly disclosed, to al
low Labor Board election supervisors
to enter their property to prepare
for the Labor Board election.
1t was indicated privately that the
National Labor Board had asked
Cummings to go the limit in bring
ing the company in line-but some
thing must have happened already
in the Department of Justice. For
when Cummings was asked how he
would proceed he said: ooh, that in
junction" Then he explained there
are several plants involved (there are
four at Weirton and Clarksburg,
West Virginia, and at Steubenville,
Ohio.
Gas I understand it, employees are
holding an election tomorrow to
elect delegates for representatives or
something. The National Labor
Board is very much interested and
Is considering seeking an injunc-
ton"
Talks About Injunction
Wagner said they hoped to get an
injunction TO restrain the company
from interfering with Labor Board
election to be held later.
cas- to the character and what 1t
suggested to be accomplished, don't
know" Cummings continued. How
ever the Department OF Justice Is 60
ing to have representatives at each
OF the plants to report on the cleo
TONS"
Asked to repeat this obvious eva
sion, Cummings bluntly declared:
1.-THE Department of Justice has
not been asked to enjoin anybody.
What it does will depend on whether
there develops any interference with
the elections which should be re-
strained by court action. If SO we
are prepared to ask for an injunc-
ton forthwith"
Asked what is the process Of the
Justice Department dealing with Mira
violators, Cummings said: "The way
we deal with them depends on the
circumstances"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Cuba Delegation
To Report Sunday
AtNewStar Casino
Will Tell of Revolt,
Strikes and Wall
Street Role

NEW YORK.-Two delegates of the
Anti-Imperialist League have just re-
turned from Cuba, and along with
the other three who are expected soon,
will report on the revolutionary strug-
giles and the role of American i'm
perialism in Cuba at the New Star
Casino, 10th st. and Park Ave, on
Sunday, December 18th, at 8 pm.
Though no news has been received
yet Of the release of Henry Shepard
and Alfred Runge who were jailed
by Cuban soldiers during a demon
stration, every effort is being made
to secure their freedom so that they
may be present at this mass meeting.
The delegation, which spent some
time in Cuba speaking at mass meet
ings, visiting various factories, sugar
centrals and peasants, will give a fun
report on the revolutionary situation
in Cuba and the role of American
imperialism.
The delegates are Henry Shepard,
Alfred Runge, Walter Relis, j. B.
Matthews and Harry Cannes.
A statement issued by Andrew Over
gard, secretary Of the Trade Union
Unity Council, of which Shepard IS
leader, urging all workers to attend
the meeting, says, in part:
THE return of the delegation from
Cuba should be particularly OF inter-
est to the trade unions in New York
City in order to learn how the work
erS were able, under the most vicious
terror, to organize powerful revolu-
tionary trade unions. The Cuban del
egation will deal not only with the
struggle of the Cuban masses against
the bloody Machado regime but with
the experiences of the workers i'll
their struggle for trade union organ
ization under the San Grau Martin
regime and how they won wage in
creaseS and in many instances took
over the factories controlled by AM
erican millionaires. With the further
attempt of the Roosevelt admins
tration to interfere in Cuban affairs
and help the Cuban landlords and
capitalists to destroy the trade unions
and the political organizations of the
working class, it is our class duty as
revolutionary trade unionists to fur
ther the bond of solidarity between
the American working class and the
Cuban masses"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Rush Funds to Save
| Workers. Center,
Says Central Comm.

NEW .YORK.-In a statement is
sued by the Central Committee of
the Communist Party attention is
called to the urgent need for organi-
cations to quickly rally to the sup
port of the Workers Center and to
elect representatives to the Banquet
to be held, Dec. "a. The full state
ment follows:
The fate of the Workers Center
hangs in the balance. Several weeks
ago the Central Committee Of the
Communist Party issued call point
ing out the serious situation con-
fronting the Workers Center and call
ing upon all friends and Sympathi-
zers, mass organizations and unions
to respond generously to the appeal
to maintain the RED CENTER as a
dynamo Of the revolutionary move
ment.
December "a, the date Of the ban
quet, is almost upon us and very few
organizations have responded to the
emergency. 1t is unthinkable that
the Red Center should be lost. The
Workers Center houses the C.PC.C-
the Daily Worker, the Freiheit, the
Workers School, Language Fedora
tons, and many other revolutionary
organizations that are the backbone
Of the movement. The &C. calls upon
all workers in shop and factory, upon
sympathizers and friends, upon work
ers in the unions and the mass or
FORMATIONS to mobilize the support
for the Center Banquet on Dec. "a.
to send delegates and above all to
rush funds in advance.
The Banquet will be held at so E.
18th st. and owing to limited space
organizations must notify the COM
mittee in advance as soon as they
have elected delegates. Representa-
tives Of the Central Committee are
scheduled to speak and in addition a
very interesting program Of entertain
ment has been arranged for the &C.
casion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Jan, 9th Daily to Show
March of u. S. Workers

NEW YORK.-T'he onward march
of the American working class in its
struggles against capitalism will be
wildly pictured through photographs,
cartoons, and in series of specially
written articles and features that will
appear in the "a pages of the tenth
anniversary edition of the Daily
Worker, coming off the press on
Jan. 9th.
The subject covered will include
the attempts Of American workers to
establish their own publications dur
ing their early struggles; the history
OF the Daily Worker from its very
start; the rise of the Communist
Party; the struggles of the Negro
masses; the rise of militant trade
unions; the crisis; MIRA, initiation;
war; the role of the capitalist press
as contrasted with that of the Daily
Worker and numerous other topics.
Contributors
The list of special contributors is
not only the largest but the most
brilliant ever assembled for one issue
of the Daily Worker. They will in
clude William 2. Foster, Earl Brow
der, G. A. Hathaway, Robert Minor,
I, Amter, j. Stachel, A. Markoff,
Alexander Trachtenberg, James Allen
and numerous others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
L0VeStontteS at Shoe
Meet Boost AFL Takers

York, where you have a fighting
bunch, but not for New England,
where the shoe workers are not edu-
Gated up to this point. This was 8
proposal for autonomy Of the local
organizations on the question Of in
dustrial uniontsm, with New England
unions continuing along craft lines.
George Wilson, SECRETARY of the
National Shoe Association, looked
upon the coming merger of the shoe
unions as a chance to bolster up the
N. R. A. in the minds of the shoe
workers. "If we come to Washing
ton representing the organized
strength of these affiliated unions we
will get better code"
Zimmerman On A. F. Of L.
1t was Zimmerman who crystal
lized the views of the officialdom and
outlined the program which these
elements propose for amalgamation.
He declared first for "one national in
dependent union of shoe workers"
The question of utilization with the
A. F. of L. he left open to the de-
cision of the membership after the
convention on the basis of a refer
endum vote. He said not one word
against utilization with the A. F. Of
L.. From the Workers Age, the
Lovestoneite organ which is his polit-
ical guide, it is clear that utilization
with the A. F. of L. is precisely what
is intended after amalgamation is
achieved.
The Workers Age, in it's issue Of
Dec. l., "in an article on the amalga-
nation convention, declares: 1T is
very encouraging that among the
shoe workers where separation and
sectionalism have been decisiyely de-
feated serious thought is being given
to the relationship which the unified
union will have with the general
trade union movement, the A, F,
of L."
VOL Gives Advice
Matthew Vol, vice-president of
the A. F. of L., was in the lobby of
the Hotel Bradford on the same day
and was seen comforting with Bearak,
the Socialist attorney and advisor of
the New England Provisional Com
mittee. When questioned about
VOLS mission Bearak said Vol had
come on his life insurance business.
Zimmerman, following closely
Bearak's line, plainly indicated the
direction towards which the indie
pendent union was to be headed.
Zimmerman covered up his stand
on industrial unionism. 1t remains
to be seen how closely he will line
up with the officials on this question.
Rank and file control to Zimmerman
was as follows: Formerly the Off
Gals told us what to do; now we will
elect officials and tell them what to
do" This conception of rank and
file control of the new union does
not fall far short of the officials.
1t appears clear now that the
basic issues Of amalgamation, the
question of industrial unionism, rank
and file control, opposition to any
utilization with the A. F. of L. and
class struggle program, these is
sues will be won only by the most
determined struggle of the rank and
file at the convention against the
elements led by the officials and
Zimmerman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Workers Age Pleads
for Acceptance of
ALL. Officials
BY CHARLOTTE ToDEs
Especial TO the Daily WOrlLer)

BOSTON, Mass.--As the third day
of the amalgamation convention
opens, the delegates have not yet
been given the agenda of the con-
vention, and the sessions are for the
most part concerned with the rout-
inc matters of election Of commit
tees.
1t is significant that when for the
first time since the convention was
opened the question was raised Of
1 the kind of program the new united
shoe workers unions will adopt at
the Tuesday afternoon session the
floor was turned over to the officials
of the unions participating in the
| convention.
Fred Biedenkapp and 7. Rosenberg,
secretary and organizer of the In
oustrial Union, were given the floor
at this time and made it clear dur
ing their speeches that they were not
officials, but leaders chosen from
the rank and file and responsible to 1t.
L Zimmerman, Lovestoneite, was
also included in the program OF
speeches as a member Of the Plan
ming Board which had initiated the
amalgamation movement.
Biedenkapp Presents 7. q. U. L.
Program
Aside from Biedenkapp and RoSen-
berg, who adhered strictly to the de-
mand for an industrial union based
on a fighting class struggle program
unalterably opposed to the A. F. of
l.. and for utilization with the T. U.
U. L., the speakers were for the most
part in general agreement. Their
words differed, their aims were
unanimous.
How did the officials stand on the
program proposed by the Industrial
Union?
Most of the present officials of the
Protective and the National Unions
have taken a stand for independent
unioniSm" not because of differences
with the A. F. Of L., but because they
have been unable to gain their pres
ent power under the dominating A.
F. of L. machine. Amalgamat:on is
not to their liking, but they are drift
ing along with the rank and file
sentiment, hoping that if they fail
to stop the movement they can st
least get in on the ground floor when
the new unions are established.
Officials Oppose Industrial Union
J. Nolan, president of the Protec-
tive Union, made the following points
in his speech: A1nalgamation is your
movement (neaning the rank and
file), if you fail to bring it about,
you, not the officials, are responsible.
If you bring it about, establish CEN
tralized organization and put men in
charge and give them chance to
work. Then, if you don't want them,
kick them out. In other words, give
the officials a chance and more
power to them.
In regard to industrial unionism,
Nolan said it was alright for New
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Gymnastic Tournament

THE Yorkville Workers A. G. asks
i oil Labor Sports Clubs to reserve
Sunday, January It'll. for a Gym
nastic Tournament to be held at its
headquarters the Czecho Slovak
Workers House-347 East 72nd ST., in
New York.
The following apparatus events
viii be open to L.S.U. members
High bar, parallel bar, rings, rope
climb ng, running high jump, running
broad jump. All exercises on ap-
paratus are individual and each club
should practice up its group exer-
cises. As a special competitive fea-
ture all clubs are invited to partici-
pate in group calisthenics. The ath-
letic events will be run OF in three
classes, division to be based on eX-
perience. A tug Of war and two
basketball games, one for girls, the
other for boys, will wind up the meet.
The tournament will start at 2
o'clock. Admission IS cents. An
other quarter will buy good sup
per. after which there will be dancing
The Yorkville Workers A. c. asks
all L.S.U. gymnastic instructors OF
representatives to appear at its
headquarters this Sunday, 9 am.
sharp. Their presence is Imperative.
Whether or not their clubs meet be-
tween now and then, they must take
it upon themselves to be there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Bronx Home News
Carrier Tried Today

NEW YORK.-Another attempt to
smash the Home News Carriers AS
ISOLATION will be made by the Bronx
Home News when Phillip Mandleblatt,
Of the carriers association, comes up
for trial today at pm. at the Mag
istrates Court, 161st st. and Brook
Ave, Bronx, on the charge of holding
a dance without a permit.
Although the owner Of the hall had
a blanket permit, the police raided
the dance on Dec. 3, and issued a
summons to Mandleblatt.
Workers are urged to pack the
court room to prevent the sentencing
of this young worker and the smash
ing of the association.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
3 Worker Delegates
Return from USSR

NEW YORK. - Three worker-dele-
gates, who represented American
workers in the Soviet Union, returned
to this country Wednesday night, after
an extended visit Of four weeks in the
q. s. S. r. The delegates are John
Geraghty, Of California; Tom Austen,
skilled tool-maker, from Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Hays Jones, seaman, from
New York.
A mass meeting to greet these work
ers will be held in Webster Hall, 119
E. 18th St, on Monday, Dec. 18th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
TUULCals Workers
To Demand Release
OF Four Defendants
Continued from Page y

against us in strikes both through the
force Of the government and the
rising fascist bands that are en-
couraged by the capitalists and their
government. Witness the rise Of
lynching Of the Negro toilers, the
actions in California and the APP
proval Of lynching there by Governor
Rolph.
1--WE, trade unionists especially,
must take the lead in the fight. One
OF the first acts Of the Hitler gov
eminent was to destroy the trade
unions. True the old reformist lead
ers have, thru their policies, helped
to bring this about But so are the
Greens and VOLS In this country
laying the basis for the destruction
Of the free trade unions. In fact,
they are, with the aid of the N.R.A.,
already making rapid strides TO con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15

WHEN Lefty Grove up from the Orioles he was still
~ wild with his speedba and he still had Homecoming Mary
land written all his six foot two and he it. and he
therefore most unsocabe with his teammates He went
to become the best pitcher in the majors but never did
become great for interviews He cheWs tobacco and
draws uninegby and has opinions about opposing bat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Zimmerman Clique
SteamrOllerS Shoe
Meeting Elections
Industrial Union Kept
Off Committees
in Boston
BY CHARLOTTE TODES
Especial to the Daily Workerl

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. l4-Witl
the election of three important com
mitteeS on constitution, resolutions
and press today it was clearly revealed
that the Amalgamation Convention
like any A. F. Of L. convention, i
controlled by the clique which is rail
reading through proposals to inSur;
its domination following amalgama-
ton. Not only industrial union dele
gates were kept off committees, bu
the rank and file as whole. Com
mitteeS are held tightly in the hands
Of the Zimmerman (LoVestone) group
No member of the industrial union
delegation is represented on the con-
stitution or press committees. Zim-
norman and two members of his
group were elected to two commit
tees. To cover up this raw maneuyer
they elected Frank Costello, indus
trial union delegate, to the Resolu-
lions Committee.
Officials SteanrolIeF
On two occasions Zimmerman rose
to defend his policy of discrimination
against the industrial union delega-
ton. In q demagogic appeal he de-
clared the work of the convention
would not be done in committee but
on the floor. He asked delegates to
prove sincerity for amalgamation by
permitting his committee to determine
what kind of constitution shall be
proposed. When asked by rank and
flers to withdraw from the press COM
nlittee, since he held posts on two
committees, he refused. He also
ehampioned the policy OF limiting the
press committee to three when a mo-
ton was made to include all six NOM
inees.
Fred Biedenkapp, secretary Of the
Shoe and Leather Workers Industrial
Union, took the floor to denounce
these brazen maneuYers and declared
the procedure treason to rank and
file control.
This is discrimination against q
whole section of shoe workers, among
the most militant in the country who
have much to contribute from their
experiences to the new organization,
he said.
Question were raised by delegates
as to the continued authority of the
Provisional Committee, which al
though never authorized has frmc-
tened as the leading body of the con-
vention. New York members of the
Provisional Committee called for dis
solution of the committee on the
ground that it has no further func-
zion. They exposed the fact that they
have been excluded from meetings
called by the committee to discuss che
convention plans. Provisional Com
naittee members also charged that
they had not been consulted regard
ing highly paid attorney Bearak, en-
gagged by th4 committee. Strong
sentiment by rank and file against
these bureaucratic methods forced
Zimmerman to announce that the
Constitution Committee would hold
open hearings for delegates pro-
posals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15

clowns of ourselves as long as we
can make a decent living. But whom
can we tell it to? Certainly not the
promoters we work for. They keep
putting you or with the same old
excuses: Don't worry, I'll do this
or Soon you'll get a break'-that they
will take care of us. If we get a
little too insistent, they just say: IF
you don't like it, you know what you
can do
Say we draw a lair enough house
and should expect forty or fifty dol
lars for our labor and pains, we are
lucky if they slip us 10 or Is dollars.
Also, we pay our own fare and many
times make just enough for that.
Our work and time mean nothing to
them. About the only ones who can
have their say and get the money
are the big names, the topnotchers
OF the real Wrsstlers. IF it came to
Go some real wrestling those big shots
wouldn't be SO big. But what can we
90? We have no one to complain to.
The commissioners don't give a darn
and as for the promoters, I already
wrote about them. / can't give my
real name, so just call me
--"RIJRPINC RERTJF1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Bedacht to Speak on
Third international

Max Bedacht, member of the Cen
tral Committee of the Communists
Party, will speak on 1.-THE Role Of the
Third International" tonight, $3.50, al
Irving Plaza, Irving Place and 18th
st.. eitx
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Helping the Daily Worker
Through Ed Newhouse

Contributions received to the credit
Of Edward Newhouse in the Socialist
competition with Michael Gold, Dr.
Luttinger, Helen Luke and Jacob
Burck to raise $1,000 in the $4,000
Daily Worker Drive:
Total to date ......... .$586.01
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
LID. Seeks Aid

Comrades are requested to report
to the LID. District Office Saturday
Dec. 18th, at am, $40 Broadway,
TO go to Mount Vernon to help out
ON the day arranged by the LID.
for one day. transportation free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
CLASSIFIED

TO RENT or rooms, furnished or un.
furnished. Very Reasonable. 60 S. 9th St.
BROOKLYN. Phone: stagg 2-6893.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15
Wrestler to Sports Editor

you seem to know SO much, Won
4 der if you know that we old tim
ers (wrestlers) are pretty coed, and
can also put up a good show as we'll
as wrestle? But we haven't got a
chance to make q measly living, in
fact, don't know when our next
penny is coming. When we do wres-
tie, we are told what to do, take the
falls, make fools of ourselves, and
at the same time put the other fellow
over big, make it appear he's the
tough one and clever, when he can
hardly stand on his feet and gets
blue in the face for lack Of wind
These crooked and cheap promoters
get punks, supposed college football
players, give them a weekly salary Of
$25 or $50 and keep them working
every night in the week, building
them up as topnotchers.
Nov we real wreStlers don't mind
that we are not on top, and make
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-15

ters, beyond the facts that
hes a right hard man." or
mot so tough"
A couple Of days ago Mack traded
him to the Red Sox. He was the
last to go in q series Of deals, by
which the sonber septuagenerian
disposed Of Miller, Haas, Cochrane,
Earnshaw, Walberg, Bishop and
Grove, the s5eEs of his 1929 world
champions. This weeks deal left
Philadelphia with $4,000 in cash,
and team which has everything
except pitchers, infielders, outfleld-
ers, a catcher and batboy. All in
all, it was good thing to have traded
Grove. There would never have been
the following long distance telephone
conversation between him and the
inquiring reporter:
4 ONACONING'S Mr.. Robert Moses
Ia Grove had not heard Of the
big trade"
what, didn't you know that
Connie Mack sold you today?"
"He did?"
yep"
"Whom do we mean Phila-
deIphia, get?"
kline, Warstler and Berry and
cash"
How much dough changed
hands?"
We was given the details.
Honestly, 1 didn't think he
would" Grove said.
Well, what did he think OF it?
But Lefty did pick UP something
in the majors besides control. 'Its
a crest trade" he said. 81 always
liked Boston. / liked the fans up
there, and say, this what's his name
the new manager up THERE'S
pretty smart. no, guess amt so
sorry to leave Philly."
Doesn't he know who his new man
ager is? What makes him think
he's pretty smart?
oval, can't say as I remember his
name, but he musta been smart to
get where he is"