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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Skilled Workers on CWA Job
at Bear Mt. Get Laborers' Pay

NEW YORK.-CarpenterS and me-
chanics with their own tools, EN-
ployed at Bear Mountain as skilled
workers, are being paid wages Of un-
skilled workers, although they are
working at their trade.
When the Bear Mountain workers
complained about the low rates of
pay, the foreman was instructed to
pick out about Is carpenters who will
receive 80 cents an hour, the rest
were made to re-register as unskilled
laborers under threats Of losing their
jobs.
On Tuesday, during q snowstorm,
the men weer forced to make the
trip to Bear Mountain. On their ar
rival they were not put to work, but
they were forced to stand In the
freezing snowstorm for five hours be-
fore the trip back to New York. Many
of the men had no overcoats, but
were dressed in the thin cotton over
alls that they ordinarily wear to
work.
On their arrival back in New York,
the workers were forced to again reg
lister as unskilled workers at 23rd
ST., q point remote from the place
where they left the train. They were
told that If they did not register as
laborers they would not be permitted
to work during the month of January.
On Wednesday, when the men ar
rived at Bear Mountain, they were
herded into an open shed, and told
to again register as laborers. Those
who protested that they should be
given jobs as skilled workers were
told that they must accept jobs as
laborerS Those who refused were
fired
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Ask Autopsies in Kings
HOSPITAL Deaths

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-At the re-
quest of the mother, Mrs. John J..
Kelly, Of SIG seth St., Brooklyn, an
autopsy will be performed on the
bodies of two brothers: John, Jr., 8,
and Andrew, 2, who died Tuesday at
Kings County Hospital.
While the mother was visiting the
children in the hospital, who were ap-
parently recovering, two doctors en-
tered the ward and asked her to step
out a moment while they examined
the boys. When she returned the boys
were dead with a hypodermic needle
still in the body of one of them. The
hospital said the patients were un-
able to take nourishment and sugar
solution had been administered in an
unsuccessful attempt to save their
lives.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Classifications Limit
Payment to Judgment
of Administrator
BY HOWARD BoLDT


NEW YORK.-The original Civil
Works Administration Act, since its
institution on Nov. Is has been
amended and revised with regards to
compensation for CW.A. workers by
Bulletin No. of the C.W.A. issued
and signed by Harry L. Hopkins, fed
eral C.WA. administrator.
Bulletin No. issued on Nov. q,
amends the United States Employees
Compensation Act of 1916 and ap-
plies this amended act to all C.WA.
employees in such a fashion as to give
no adequate protection to the C.W.A.
workers.
misconduct" Decided on by C.W.A.
The bulletin states that C.W.A.
employees "are entitled to compensa-
ticn benefits similar to those provided
by the q. S. Employees Compensa-
ton Act of 1916, as amended, except
that the minimum rates of compen-
sation established in Section 6 and
Section 10K of that Act shall not
apply to employees of the C.W.A."
In other words the minimum COM
pensation provided for U. S. employees
shall not apply to C.W.A. workers.
That minimum is too high in the
opinion of C.W.A. officials.
The bulletin further states: 'The
Act provides fer the payment of COM
pensation except when the in
jury or death is caused by the wilfui
misconduct Of the employees or by the
employees intention to bring about
injury to himself"
Again we find an Interpretation of
the compensation act to apply spe-
officially to C.WA. workers, and leav-
ing it up to government officials to
decide whether the workers conduct
was good.
Should worker sustain serious
injury requiring long hospital and
medical care, the CWA. bulletin pro-
vides that: medical, surgical, and
hospital services and supplies .
transportation to the hospital .
and funeral and burial expenses are
not to exceed $780," By this provision
Of bulletin number five Of the federal
C.W.A., a worker who might be in
iured in such a manner that he be
invalided for the remainder of his life
can not be compensated for more
than 5000.
Underlined in the bulletin is The
sentence: Where these instruction!
vary from those contained in The
regulations of the Compensation
Commission (F'ederal Compensation
Act) the instruction herein shall
govern"
Work on all Civil Works projects is
outdoor work where the employs
must work in rain or snow or lose
his pay. Workers are subject tc
colds, influenza, pneumonia and tu-
berculosis as a result of sickness con-
tracted on the joe. But what has the
C.W.A. to say about that? Paragraph
9 of bulletin states:
"The mere fact that disease de-
veiops while the employee is en-
pIoyed on Civil Works project
cannot be accepted as sufficient
basis for an award of compensa-
ton. The common disease, such as
colds, pneumonia, tuberculosis, ty-
phcid fever, rheumatism and Inc
Ike, which may be and usually are
due to causes entirely outside the
employment, can be very rarely,
and only under the most unusual
conditions be the basis of COM
pensaticu award"
Negroes working in the swamp,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
BY I. AMTER

On March 6, 1890, the Communist
Party launched the campaign fer
unemployment and social insurance.
At that time the Communist Party
declared that this was only the
beginning of a long crisis-that this
was not an ordinary cyclical crisis,
but was a basic crisis of the
system under which we live.
From that time the Communist
Party has been in the lead, not
only Analysing the situation, but as
the fighter for the interest Of the
unemployed and employed workers,
suffering from the crisis.
Communists Lead Struggle
We raised the issue of unemploy-
ment and social insurance. We led
in the formation of militant I'm
employed Councils. The Commu-
nists have been in the forefront
fighting for relief, against evictions,
against discrimination Of Negroes.
The Communists have led in the
local, county and state hunger
marches, which have occurred in all
parts of the country. 1t was the
Communist Party which gave full
support to the national hunger
marches that stirred the country
and made the bosses and the gov
eminent understand that the I'M
employed in this country refused
to starve.
These marches brought rcsultsi
They were instrumental in devel-
oping marches of farmers and the
veterans.
Only Party Fighting N. r. A.
1t is the unity that the Commu-
mist Party is building in the strug-
gle of employed and unemployed,
farmers, Negroes, and veterans that
the bosses fear.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Join the Party That
Leads in the Struggle
For Jobless Insurance

From the very beginning only
the Communist Party exposed ard
fought against the N. r. A. as an
instrument OF capitalism to lower
the living standards Of the masses
and increase the profits of the bosses
at the expense of the workers and
farmers. The Communist Party ex-
posed and branded the strikebreak-
ing measures of the Roosevelt re-
gime as advancing fascisn.
While the Socialist leaders like
Norman Thomas and Morris Hill
quit were welcoming the N. R. A.,
the Communist Party aroused the
workers to strike struggles and led
the most militant strikes in the
country for higher wages, shorter
hours, union recognition and work
ers' rights.
It Is the Communists and real
revolutionary workers who not only
advocate but fight for the united
front of all workers against the
N. r. A, for relief, for workers
rights, for the rights Of the Negro
people, for real unemployment in
Surarce.
Does this not prove that the
Communist Party is the real and
only workingclass party? Does this
not prove that the Communist pro-
gram Is the workingclass program?
Is 1t not your duty, therefore, as
workers to join the Communist
Party and put an end to the system
of hunger, misery, discrimination
and war?
You have shown your fighting
spirit In many struggles and dem
onstrations. You have shown your
class solidarity. Take the next
step.
Join the Communist Party-your
Party, the Party OF the working
class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Texas CWA Workers
Get Short Pay Checks

Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 29.-Forty-
seven C.W.A. workers here were given
pay checks of $3.50 after working
full 30-hour week.
They had been receiving 40 cents
an hour-20 per cent less than the
minimum promised by Roosevelt
but were not paid for day that the
timekeeper failed to come to work
and check their time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
NEGRO CHOPPER FACING
DEATH FOR SELF-DEFENSE
AGAINST HIS LANDLORD
Reservation Indians
Form J0bless Council

CASS LAKE, Mimi, Dec. 29.-In-
dams on the reservation here have
organized the Indian Workers Coun-
Gil and are fighting the forced labor
schemes of work at a dollar cay.
A reservation conference was held
on Dec. "a to strengthen the organ
ization and to formulate the issues
and many grievances of the Indians.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Girl, 10, Admits Killing Child

WHITE PLAINS, Dec. %. - Mary
Kavala, 10, confessed yesterday to the
killing Of Josephine Waropay, 6.
whose mutilated body was found near
her home Sunday morning, according
to police here.
The 13-year-old girl said she killed
her because the younger girl con-
stantly leased her concerning her
reputation in the neighborhood and
called her no good.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
NeWs Briefs
Five Killed Due To Sled
MishaDS

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Five chill
dren were killed yesterday in various
parts of the city by autos when the
sleds on which they were coasting
down hills were struck by autos. None
of the auto drivers were held respon-
sible for the tragedies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30

Evans spoke to the C.W.A. workers
urging them to go, but they howled
him down.
Evans secretly removed the checks
from the relief headquarters at 1911
Chestnut st., via the back door, to
the Purse Building, blocking traffic,
and the police were called. The
checks were finally paid after the
workers refused several times to go
home. They demanded immediate
pay or food for their families.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Baby Left in Church

TROY, N. Y, Dec. ga baby boy,
born in the basement of st. Peters
Catholic Church this morning, was
abandoned one hour later in the
prayer room. The baby was sound
and well. Police are seeking the
mother.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Watch for This AID in the Anniversary Number

We pleased to readers of the Daily
Worker that the Crawford Clothing Company of
largest metropolitan chains selling clothing
prominent advertiser in the 10th Anniversary
the DAILY"
Watch for this adj! 1t price reduction
the entire stock OF Crawford suits
and in wide variety of fabrics and patterns
1t of particular Importance that Daily Worker readers
investigate this offer and this company their patronage
whenever possible Any reader who supported the Daily
Worker financially In the past will understand why he
should support the firms who support his paper.
YOUR PATRONAGE Of Daily Worker advertisers means
increased advertising patronage for the DAILY"
important for the growth and expansion of YOUR
PAPER When patronize Daily Worker advertiser
tell them about it. Also tell the Business Department
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Hit-run Driver Victim Found

GREAT NECK, N. Y, Dec. 28-The
body of middle aged man, the VIC
tim of hit and run driver, was
found at the entrance of the Northern
State Parkway this morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
ANTI-WAR MEET tt BE HELD IN
PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH. The Young Coz munist
League Of the Pittsburgh District isIholding
Lenin-Liebknecht- Luxembourg Anti-War
Meeting. Sunday. Jan. IA, 1894, at the
Lithuanian Hall, 142 Orr st., Pittsburgh.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
TWO BURIED ALIVE m BLIZZARD

MESSINA, Italy, Dec. 28.-Antonio
Galati and Rosario Magnacca, shep-
herds, were buried alive in a blizzard
in the mountain district near hear.
Seventy goats were also lost.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
Warning to All Vets


All those suffering reductions or
discontinuance of Pension, Compen-
sation or Retirement Pay under
"Rosie's" New dirty Deal take note.
The local Review Boards have been
discontinued and appeal for review
of your case must be filed in Wash
ington. AS you probably know, there
is to be final Board Of Appeals set
up in Washington. Those sitting on
this Board have been chosen by
Roosevelt and will, Of course, not rep
resent the rank and file. Since the
American Legion, v.F.W. and D.A.V.
are not going to do anything about
Repeating the Economy Act and re-
storing compensation, there remains
but one thing to do. The rank and
file must see to it that they are rep
resented. We have the right to choose
our own representative. And in that
case 1t means choosing the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League, for this is
the only veterans organizations that
truly represents the rank and file.
There will be representative of the
W.E.SL. In Washington. All veterans
with cases which they want honestly
repre- sented should get in touch with
the National Office of the W.E.SL,
799 broadway. Room 523, New York
Cityt
Evening star., 1933-08-21
BUYING IS HELD CRUx
OF SUCCESS OF N.R.A.
President of University Of Wiscon
sin Declares Much Depends
on Consumers Part.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, August 2l--Dr. Glenn
I Frank, president of the University of
Wisconsin, speaking under auspices Of
the National Recovery Administration,
last night asked the people Of the Ma
ton to prove themselves "as capable in
producing consumers as We have proved
ourselves capable in producing COM
modities"
Unless We can" he said. we must
resign ourselves to the certainty that
our economic order will slump into
chronic depression and suffer ultimate
collapse"
This program, Frank said, is the
beating heart" Of the national re-
cOvery program.
Political leadership is now trying to
bring about what the best business
leadership has known all along. namely,
a wider spread of buying power among
the working millions.
NO formula, looking to national &C
ton. can work equal and exact justice
in all directions. I am reminded lately
that, since 1929. We have been operat-
ing under a blanket order from the
spirit of chaos. and l think We can
lun the risk of blanket order from
the spirit of control.
Unless We can bring millions upon
millions of persons into position to buy
the lavish output of our industrial
system. he said. even our existing in
vestment will become a permanently
! frozen asset"
Evening star., 1933-08-21
]. s. CONSTRUCTION
CODE IS REDRAFTED
Johnson Approves. Changes
and Hearings Will Begin
in Short Time.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER,


Administrator Hugh s. johnson hss
approved a substitution Of the Con-
struction Leagues code on minimum
wage, maximum hour and contract ad-
justment provisions, and hearings win
begin shortly on the redrafted reglla-
tions
the minimum wage and maximum
hour provisions cover both white col,
lar" and manual labor and provide fof
the former class a minimum wage from
s12 to SIS per week, scaled according
to the population of trade areas and .
maximum work week of 40 hours.
For manual labor the minimum rate
Is set at not less than 10 cents an hour
unless the hourly rate for the same
class of work on July Is. 1929, was less
than 40 cents. in which event the rate
prevailing at that time would be used a
the minimum, providing It was not be-
low 30 cents. The code provides that
this class Of employe shall not be en-
ployed in excess Of a maximum average
Of IS hours per week during a six
month calendar period. or 48 hours in
any week, or eight hours per days.
Clarifies Contract.
The substituted adjustment clause
merely clarifies the contract price ad-
justment provision of the Presidents
code, in so far as construction is con-
cerned
The basic code as presented contains
fair practice rule aimed at what Is
generally agreed to be the source Of
much competitive abuse within the con-
struction industry. 1t is that no one
in the industry shall be a party to the
unfair practice known as bid peddlins"
and provides that all supplemental codes
before receiving approval shall contain
provisions to enforce the lue
The leagues code was indorsed at
meeting of representatives of % mar
tional associa ations of the industry. in
cluding the national associations COM
prising the Construction League.
Temporary Action Due.
Official Washington believes tha.
sooner or later the administration will
be forced TO approve temporarily codes
containing only provisions for mini-
mum wages and maximum hours and
the other specified clauses. leaving the
matter of fair practices and other re-
lated clauses to be worked out later
1t is held that due to the great num-
Der of trade associations formed and
forming, such procedure will be nee
essary in order that specified codes may
be put into effect by the end of the year.
Under such an arrangement. tbs
codes would be modified by making
amendments setting forth minor pro-
visions.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
MICHIGAN LEGiONNAIRES
ASKED TO BE PATRIOTIC
Gov. McNutt Tells Order Battle
Against Depression is Real as
Any Other War.

BY the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. August al
Asserting that the Nation is engaged
in a war against economic depression
which is ''as real and as grim as any
other war" Gov. Paul " McNutt Of
Indiana. yesterday called on Michigan
members of the American Legion to
show 1.-The same kind Of patriotism and
cooperation with the Government that
has been rendered in past periods of
warfare"
Gov. McNutt, former national COM
mander of the Legion. was the princi-
pal speaker at the opening session OF
the convention of the Michigan De-
partment of the order. He said he
saw 'the whole structure Of society
threatened by the communism of Red
Russia" but that he looked to the
forces Of the Legion to help avert the
spread of radicalism
Gov. McNutt left for Indianapolis by
airplane Immediately after his address
Louis A. johnson, national COM
mander, will address the convention
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
ROOSEVELT ASKED
TO CITE TREATY
Proclamation on Kellogg
Peace Pact Sought for
Fifth Anniversary.

Leaders of national organizations in
charge Of plans for Nationwide OBJ
servance Sunday of the fifth anni-
versary Of the signing of the Kellogg
BRAND peace pact, have asked Presi-
dent Roosevelt to issue a proclamation
calling world attention to the obliga-
tions contained in the treaty.
The request has been sent to the
President. it was announced today at
headquarters of the Women,s Inter
national League by Mrs. Hannah
Clothier Hull of Swarthmore, Pa, ma
tional president Of the league; Mrs.
Herbert McMullen Of New York, chair
man of international relations of the
National Federation Of Womens Clubs.
and by John A. Simpson of Oklahoma
CITY, president of the National Farmers
Union.
mass meetings, church services and
open air gatherings in all parts Of the
country.
MISS Louise Nlel, IN cnarSe OF lne
observance plans for the Women S
international League in discussing the
arrangements for Sundays ceremonies,
said:
Every meeting will demand disarma-
rnent as the logical completion of the
pact renouncing war. We are con-
vinced President Roosevelt was right
when he said in his proclamation on
May l6. the way to disarm is to dis
arm We will therefore call upon the
President to go no further with the
program for Navy expansion. but to
work for international agreements for
universal total disarmament"
Evening star., 1933-08-21
O-Hour Day Asked
Bv n. r.. A. COdifiers
In Anonymous Plea
Federal Employees Also
Set 80 Codes as Week.
ly Maximum.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Ass ociated Press.
The codifiers OF the N r. A. have
drawn up a code for code writers.
Oficially the document is anony-
nous. The authors claim to represent
to use the N. r. A. words, describing
those who have submitted other codes
a majority of their industry.
Like all other businesses, there were
some wrangles over terms Strengthened
out in the back rooms, in which the
N. r. A. officials function SO we'll when
an agreement seems far of.
One faction insisted upon 24-hour
day for code writer's. while others felt
a 4O-hour day would be more appro-
pirate. They compromised by leaving
out all wage and hour provisions, and
evolved the following charter for their
trade
Whereas land may say that all good
codes begin with whereas, there is
threatened overproduction Of codes In
the City Of Washington, and
Whereas. the codes now in exist
ence II placed end to end would reach
from here to there and back again II
any one cared.
BE 1t hereby declared that code
writer's be governed by the following
code:
"u) No more than 80 codes may be
written in any one week by any per-
son. association or company representa-
tive.
"(2l Codes may be stored In the in
ner left pocket of the coat and must
be withdrawn from such storage only
as a result of reasonable demand ex-
pressed by the intended victim to hear
how the country is to be saved
"(3 Upon such withdrawal from
storage it shall be unlawful to read
more than three pages without coming
up for air but nothing in this para
graph shall be taken to in any way
modify the provisions as heretofore set
forth"
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Oil and Steel Code Terms
Committees Set Up to Govern Both Industries; Basic
4O-Hom Week and 8-Honr Day Set
for Industries.

according to the population Of the city.
Sets up marketing practice code to
prevent big companies from having un-
fair advantage over. smaller operators.
Steel's N. r. A. program follows:
Places adm 'nistration Of the code
with the board of directors Of the Iror
and Steel Institute.
Guarantees labor the right Of col
lective bargaining as required by
N /. r. A.
Fixes minimum wages ranging from
Is to 40 cents an hour in 81 steel dis
tricts.
Gets 8-Hour Day.
Sets a straight 8-hour day for mem.
bers of the industry operating at &c
per cent Of capacity on or after No
vember /.
Requires members to file basing point
I. O. b. prices for each product and
permits such prices to change only II
DAYS after notifying the institute.
Permits the board to AK base price:
II it determines those filed, having
regard to manufacturing costs, may
result in unfair competition.
Establishes maximum discount rates
and free credit periods.
Creates an N. r. A. committee OF
three, including the industrial admins,
traitor. to make recommendations on
administering the code.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
GARAGE MEN TO MEET
TO MAKE CODE PLANS
800 Owners and Operators Asked
to Attend Sessions Tonight
at Capital Garage.

Approximately 800 owners and op-
orators of garages and parking lots
in the District have been invited to a
meeting tonight in the Capital Garage,
1920 New York avenue, to organize a
trade association as a step toward
bringing the local industry under an NJ
R. A. code fixing hours. wages and
practice of fair competition.
The meeting was called by L. S.
Scott. manager of the L Street Garage,
who has just returned from a national
meeting of leaders of the garage and
parking industry at Buffalo, N. Y. last
week
At this meeting tentative code was
worked out and submitted to the N. r..
A. The code probably will be sub
mitted to the local garage men after
their organization has been perfected.
Another speaker will be James P.
Schick, president Of the National Mort
gage & Investment Corporation. own
er of the Capital Garage, and other
local properties.
The meeting tonight. which begins
at 8 o'clock, will be held on the tenth
floor Of the garage.