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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
RADIO STRIKE.
FORCES N.R.A..
TO CONFER.
Tells Bosses to Drop
Is PC. Wage Cut;
Strikers Firm
Bv Joe DARRELL

NEW YORK-Under pressure OF
the growing strike of the American
Radio Telegraphists' Association yes
terday, N. r. A. officials Of the
Regional Labor Board called in a
committee of the strikers and Off
Gals of the American Merchant Ma
rine lines and proposed that the cut
of rs per cent be abrogated in order
to end the strike.
w. H. Lee, Assistant General Man
ager Of the Morgan Roosevelt owned
lines was present at the conference.
The steamship officials pleaded that
competition with foreign vessels
necessitated the cut.
Representative Of the men on
strike exposed the fact that even be-
fore the Is per cent slash wages of
American operators were far below
that paid on foreign ships.
The committee also pointed out
that the American Merchant Line
vas operating on highly profitable
mail-contract subsidy from the
United States government.
The N. r. A. officials threatened
to take the matter to Washington
for mediation"
1t is clear to the strikers that
only their militant strike action COM
PEELED the N. r. A. to recommend
the abrogation of the wage cut, and
to talk about mediation" The
strike will be conducted militantly
until all demands are won.
Mass picketing will be conducted
at Pier so this morning. All SYM
pathizers are urged to aid the strik-
ers' picket.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union is actively modifying the sea-
men and longshoremen to participate
in the strike. Yesterday the M. W..
]. U. sent delegation to protest to
the Federal Radio Commission
against the threat that the strikers
licenses would be revoked.
The strike remains strong. Radio
bulletins continue to flash the news
Of the strike across the globe. Some
operators are reported as posting
bulletins in the messrooms publicizing
the support given to the strike by
the Marine Workers Industrial
Union, and denouncing the refusal
of the International Seamen's Union
"a. F. Of L. to aid the strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
S5O,OOO,WO Sales
Tax Urged for N. Y.
by Real Estate Men
Will Fall Heaviest on
Poorest Wage
Workers

NEW YORK, Dec, 21.-An addi-
tioral per cent Sales Tax on all
consumer articles was urged today
by the Real Estate Association Of
the State of New York. A l per
cent sales tax is already in exist
ence here.
This new sales tax on everyday
articles would raise S55,o0o,oo0 new
revenues, Joseph Catherine, presi-
dent of the Association declared.
The movement for the increased
sales tax is gaining Roadway in
many states which already have
some form of sales tax. In Congress
talk of heavy sales tax is also
being heard, the National Board of
Manufacturers have already urged
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee to adopt such measure
to pay the increasing government
debt burden.
A sales tax falls heaviest on the
poorest sections Of the population,
since 1t falls on daily necessities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Antifascist Committee
Calls for Continued
Action
Say Demonstr a ton S
Do Not End Fight
for Trial Victims

NEW YORK.-The fight to
save the lives of the four Reich
stag re trial defendants does
not and cannot end with the
close of the international Pro-
test Day and the demonstra-
tons on Dec. 49," it was declared
today by the National Committee to
Aid Victims of German FascSsm.
1.-THE defendants will be out OF
danger only when they are safe In
our hands, in the hands of their
comrades" the statement continues.
Therefore, we must fight on, we
must organize ever greater mass
demonstrations. Mass demonstra-
tions for our heroic comrades must
increase. By cur combined mass
will and mass struggles, we must
stand ready, alongside the proie-
tariat and sympathetic elements all
over the world. TO SKATER the Nazi
frame-up verdict when ii comes"
The National Committee, which is
IN organization of workers, profess
SIGNALS and intellectuals to come to
the aid of victims of the Hitler ter
ror, issues a call for 81 900 to help
cover the expenses for the reconven-
ing of the International Committee
to meet in London, which will take
up the world campaign against the
Hitler terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Sees 30 PC. Drop in
Worker ShoeBuying
Due to Slash in Real
Wages of Workers

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Tlle amount
of shoes that the merchants of New
York will be able to sell to the broad
masses of working class consumers
here will be at least 30 per cent less
than the 1929 level, it was estimated
today by John Slater, Chairman of
the New York State Shoe Retailers
Association.
This sharp drop In the purchase OF
one OF the most common of neces-
stiles is direct result of the severe
slash in the real income of the aver
age American worker, resulting from
the crisis, particularly from the Roo
sevelt price-raising program and the
extremely low level Of the N. r. A.
wage scales. In addition, widespread
unemployment has driven millions Of
workers into complete pauperism,
without any means Of support.
Less Food
The same sharp drop in the amount
of goods purchased by the American
working class since Roosevelt came
into office is also visible in the latest
,eports of the U. S. Department Of
Commerce, which reports that, as 8
result of declining purchasing power
the workers are able to buy 71A per
cent less food than last year.
The Roosevelt program is obviously
driving the living standards of the
masses sharply downward.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Clamp Go. Union on
.Shipyard Workers
MIRA and AFL Lead
ers Broke Strike

NEW YORK-As a result of the
sell-out Of the A F. OF l.. leaders
and the strikebreaking activities OF
the N. r. A., the silipyard workers
of Greater New York, recently out
on strike for seven weeks, are nov
being harnessed with COMPANY
unions.
The Todd sllipbuilding corporation
had elections on Dec. is, held in its
three subsidiaries, Robbins, Tebo's
and Tietgen and Lang, as to whether
the company employees wanted the
company union or not.
No mention is made that the MA
jority Of these employees were for
merry scabs who helped break the
strike. Nor that over 1900 workers
Of the Todd Co. now blacklisted were
prevented from voting. AS for the
few strikers who did return to work,
they we're intimidated into voting the
way the company wanted them
to. The shipyard workers Of Greater
New York have had the same thing
pulled over them as was done to the
Weirton steel workers.
The sfipyard workers are now IN
revolt in the A. r. Of L. locals, de-
handing that the officials take
stand against the discrimination and
that something definitely be done to
get their Jobs back. They are alsn
thoroughly disguised with the N. r.
A.
The S. M. w. l. q. Is now calling
on the shipyard workers to set Up
rank and file committees to fight for
the reinstatement of the blacklisted
workers and to secure better condi-
tons on the job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
1900 Mass at Grau's
Palace to Protest
Murder Of Student
Call Demonstration to
Demand Abrogation
of Plat Amendment

HAVANA, Dec. 81. - Fifteen hun
bred students Of the ABC directory
and the Ala Izquierda gathered at
the auditorium Of the Institute Ha-
vana and marched to the presi-
Dental palace today to protest the
murder Of a student by the Grau
soldiers.
At the presidential palace they de-
manded the removal OF Colonel Full
gencio Batista, head of the army.
The students carried banners read
ing: Free the imprisoned students
They shouted Down with Batista!
AT the palace, President Grau at
tempted to address the students from
the balcony. outs of protest pre-
vented him IN continuing. He then
came downstairs and walked towards
the students with open arms. The
continued shouting, however, forced
him to retreat.
The students have decided to call
q protest strike Of "a hours against
the Grau regimes brutalities.
Three trains were wrecked on the
United Railways today between
Guareiras and Manguito by unknown
persons. Another train was derailed
near Aguica. One person was killed
At Santa Clara, a bomb exploded
at the railway station as an excur-
sion train was leaving for Havana.
Banks and commercial houses
closed today because huge demon
stration was expected to be held
against the Plat Amendment.
Because of widespread street shoot
ing in Havana, on the eve Of this
demonstration, the Mayor of the city
resigned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Sc German Workers
Now Await Axe Of
Nazi Executioners
Int IN a ito n al Paris
Committee Urges
World Protest

NEW YORK.-Thirty-Si anti-fas-
cist fighters, several of whom are
young workers, have been condemned
to death by the executioner's ave, the
National Committee to Aid Victims
Of German Fascism was informed yes
terday in communication from the
International Committee in Paris.
Fourteen sentences of death have al
ready been carried out by the bloody
Hitler terror.
The names OF those now known to
be facing death are given as: Bertl,
, and Winkler, of Chemnitz; Diedel-
mann and Lange, Of Koenigsburg;
Bieser, Hans and Thalman, Jr., Thai
man, ST., Cast, Kasparick, Kuech-
man, May, Scharge, Scheinbardt,
Speckman, Tallagher, Uhs, and zell-
ner of Dessau; Sosodry, and Toelz, of
Berlin; Trampenau, of Hamburg;
Arnstadt, Boilers, Eggert, Herr, XII
pers, Mesgai, Schmidt and Tibulski,
of Dusseldorf; Flick, OF Lubbock;
Schidzickof, Hagen; Reitinger, of
Frankfort; Rochow and Weiths, OF
Berlin; Berg and Marguardt, of
Chennitz.
While the entire world is watching
y'ith adherence the proceedings of the
fire trial, there are daily taking place
in Germany hundreds of trials, having
the only object of numbering working
class leaders.
The Paris International Committee
urgently calls on the workers of the
entire world to protest these murder
sentences and to increase their pro-
tests against the Reichstag fire
frame-up and demand the safe and
immediate release of Torgier, Dimit-
rolf, Taneff and Popoff.
Supreme Court Upholds Verdicts
BERLIN, Dec. 21.-The Nazi ST.
preme Court at Leipzig, the same
court which is trying the fire trial
defendants, has approved the death
sentence of ten more Communists in
Dusseldorf. One of the Communists,
who was sentenced to Is years i'm
prisonment by the lower court, was
sentenced to death by the Supreme
! Court. This Is the first time in the
} history of Germany that, in answer
to an appeal from the decision of a
lower court, more severe sentence
was imposed on the appellant. One
of the defendants is Emil Schmidt,
former councilman in the City of
Eskrai.
The ten Communists we're SEN
fenced on charges OF having killed
o storm trooper. This is repeti-
ton of the case in Dessau, where
ten other Communist workers are to
be beheaded for the same crime" In
| course Of the trial it was brought
out that the Communist who was
supposed to have been the leader in
the fight against the storm troopers,
died in prison. 1t is altogether prob
able that the Nazis tortured him to
death.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22

most have received work. On the
question of jobs or relief, of no evic-
tons, hot lunches for children, cash
relief, ETC., McLevy admitted he will
not put forward such a program nor
fight for these demands.
On the question OF public baths:
"You can't get IT," McLevy said. Look
what trouble had getting a sewer
project through the P.W.A." None of
these demands, will he advocate, he
said. THE C.WA. and P.WA.'s," Nc
Levy replied when asked for his un-
employed program. He repeatedly
stood on the technical limitations of
the city charter. He repeatedly in
dicated he will only put forward pro.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22

McLevy refused to endorse the de-
mands put forward by the Unem-
ployed Council of Bridgeport. II stand
one hundred per cent with the Ma
tional Executive Committee of the
Socialist Party against any coopera-
ton with the Unemployed Councils,
McLegy finally stated, when reminded
that in many cities Socialists have
worked together with the unemployed
councils for the demands Of the lin-
employed These demands were taken
up one by one. There are twenty
thousand unemployed in Bridgeport.
McLevy admitted that over ten thou
sand have already registered for
C.W.A. work. Only three thousand at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22

McLevy made It clear throughout
the interview that he will carry on
no fight against the interests of the
Bridgeport politicians who represent
the manufacturers, and will not fight
for the demands of the unemployed.
He will be "safe" mayor, a mayor
who fits in we'll into the city political
machine, and who will not embarrass
or disturb the employers of the city
and state. He will try to balance the
budget by economy" and taxation,
and will hide his inaction behind the
city charter and blame his own spine-
less inactlon OH the workers, claiming
that they will not follow him Into a
az I.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
S. Office
Tied to Big
Milk rusts
Wall Street Monopoly
Agent Had Desk in
AAA Office

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. - The
Roosevelt AA.A. program OF raising
the price of milk to consumers in the
large cities was organized by direct
representatives of the largest Wall
Street milk monopolies, it was re-
yealed here today.
This startling announcement came
when Henry Woolman, president of
one Philadelpfia's largest dairy COM
panies, and a director on the Board
of the second largest Wall Street milk
monopoly, National Dairy Products,
admitted to a Senate Committee in
vestigating the milk situation, that
he had a desk in the Offices of Clyde
King, the director of the A.A.A. milk
division, in order to Coordinate" the
work Of the government Office with
the big dairy monopolies. National
Dairy controls such companies as
Sheffield, etc.
Clyde King, who was appointed by
Roosevelt to put the Milk codes into
effect, has just resigned with great
haste, to avoid, it is said any further
probing into a Roosevelt scandal that
would rock the country.
Raise Milk Prices
The Milk codes already in effect,
have added from 1 to cents a quart
to retail price Of milk in all large
cities, it was charged today by Lief
Dahl Of the Farmers National Com
mittee of Action, which recently held
a national Farm Conference at Chi
cago, including over $50 delegates.
The present Roosevelt A.AA. milk
codes take a toll of millions of dol
lars every day from the workers in
the cities who buy milk, Dahl said,
without giving any assistapce to the
small, impoverished farmers. It is
only the Wall Street milk monopolies
and the rich farmers who get any
benefit from the A.A.A. milk codes,
Dahl declared.
Gov. Lehman Involved
The National Dairy Products was
organized by the Wall Street bank
ing house of Lehman Bros, of which
the present Governor Lehman of New
York was, until recently partner,
and in which his family has large
Lehman recently helped
to break the New York strike Of the
dairy farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Arrest Unemployed
Tor Giving Leaflets
To CWA Job Seekers

NEW YORK. -A1though the Sal
walton Army and large depart
ment store we're unmolested by the
police when they distributed leaflets
at the Jamaica office of the eva,
four workers were arrested for CIV
ing leaflets to the workers waiting
for tots calling upon them to Join
the Unemployed Councils.
The trial will be held at the
Magistrates Court, Jamaica Ave,
and Parsons Blvd, Jamaica, on Dec
81 at 10 am. Workers should pack
the court room and demand tbs
release OF these wcrkerA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Kentucky Lynchers
Threaten z Negroes
Workers Arrested on
Charge of Robbery

HICKMAN, KY Dec. 21.-An
armed gang of 1ynchers gathered here
today in an attempt to intercept q
sheriff's car taking two Negro work
ers, charged with robbery, out OF Full
ton County to the McCracken County
jail at Paducah for safe keeping"
Monroe Irving, one of the two work
ers, is charged with attacking and
robbing Walter Harris, white man.
Irving's brother in-law, Daze Free
man, was also arrested, charged with
receiving stolen money.
Small groups gathered last night in
front of the Fulton County jail, told
Deputy Sheriff Joe Walls that If they
couldn't get Irving, they would take
Freeman"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
BY CARL REEVE

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Dec. .1.--
Where does Jasper McLevy, recently
elected socialist mayor Of Bridgeport,
Connecticut, stand on the burning
problems now facing the workers Of
the country?
This is a question In which all
workers, and especially the socialist
workers are interested. The Daily
Worker in an hours interview, secured
rom mayor McLevy his position on
these vital questions facing the work.
crs, particularly centerjng on the
problem of unemployment. In Sec
ond article tomorrow will give
Mayor McLsyy's views on other Ques-
tiorR
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Neovs Flash

NEW YORK.-As we go to press
news is received that the historic
shoe union amalgamation conyen-
ton which has joined together
nearly 10000 workers in one shoe
union has ended rank and file
delegates, after = vigorous battle
succeeded in keeping the amend
ments adopted already to the con-
sitution, thus greatly strengthen
ing the power Of the rank and file
in the new organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Atty General Asks
For Special Police
To Break Strikes
Dept of Justice Will
Have Charge of All
Labor Activity
Strikes, DepOrtations
To Be STUDIED" BY
Govt Police
By MARGUERITE YOUNG
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau

BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.
The creation of a national po-
lice force, which would carry
on red raids and other anti
labor drives with greater eff
cheney in case of war or a tall
wave Of strikes, Is under considera-
ton by the Roosevelt government.
Using the catchword Economy
Attorney General Homer Cummings
today announced that "co-ordina-
ton" Of various policing activities OF
the government is being studied"
Cummings specifically mentioned
the benefits that would come from
co-ordinating the Bureau of Immi-
grafton and Naturalization OF the
Department Of Labor.
This bureau handles deportations
Of foreign-born labor leaders. 1t
was this agency that sponsored
raids on foreign-born workers to
displace them and give their Jobs
TO Americans"
Cummings said the coordination
plan would place directly under the
Department of Justice the enforce
ment divisions of the Labor, Tree
sury, Post Office, Interior and Jul
tice Departments and of the Rad
Commission. The Justice Depar
ment, instrument of the unforgr
table red raids Of the Mitch
Palmer era, would become
headquarters of super-po4lct
force which would throw the whole
power of the government against
strikes and any other protest &C
tivities. The proposal Is In line with
the strong fascist trend toward
Capitalization of the government
forces sustaining the capitalist
order,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22

posals which he is sure he can get
from the national governmental few
C.W.A. and P.W.A. projects.
When it was emphasized that un-
employed with large families are
starving, unable to get relief, and
unable to get on the C.W.A., he heat
eddy replied, Its a lie, and that
these people with large families we're
getting relief or are on CW.A. A..
Spiyack, secretary Of the Bridgeport
Unemployed Council who was present
then gave the name of family of
ten, known to McLevy, with eight
children who are starving and can't
get relief because he has mortgaged
house and you know he can't eat the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Scores of Canadian
Strikers Injured i'm
Brutal Police Attack

HESPELER, Ont, Dec. 2i.-Scores
of strikers were seriously injured
when a force of police guards armed
with heavy clubs slugged their way
into the Dominion Wooden and Wor-
steds Co. and brought so scabs to
take the strikers jobs.
The strikers, who yesterday de-
feated the police guards attempt to
escort scabs to the plant, took up
their places at the factory gates at
daybreak A greatly augmented po-
lice force beat and dubbed all work
ers in their path.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Workers in Iowa
Jail Protest NaZi
Reichstag Frame-up
(By a Worker Correspondent)

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Dec. II. -
Workers in the Woodbury. County Jail
here, adopted a resolution denouncing
the Nazi attempts to murder the four
heroic Communist defendants in the
Reichstag arson frame-up trial.
The resolution, signed by the Pris-
oners' Action Committee, states, in
part:
we join hands with the whole
proletariat of the world in demand
ing the immediate, unconditional re-
lease of these four heroic leaders who
have thoroughly exposed the Nazi
butchers In their malicious frame-up."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
FEDERAL POLICE SYSTEM PROPOSED BY ROOSEVELT G0VERNs
Pope Cuts Pay of
Vatican Workers

VATICAN CITY, Dec. al
Sweeping pay cuts foe factory
workers and wholesale dismissal OF
specialized artisans employed by
the church at Vatican City and
Rome were announced by Pope
Plus.
Church officials explained that
the cut does not apply to allow
ances of churchmen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
McLeay Socialist Mayor Refuses SUPPORT Demands of Unemployed

BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
Daily Worker, Washington Bureau

house McLeYy made no reply.
Brought back again to the ques-
ton of the 1900 unemployed Of
Bridgeport who have neither work
nor relief, McLevy said, "this prob
lem cannot be solved under capital
ISM. He then admitted II can be
"slleyiated". Pressed further for
program to alleviate unemployment,
McLevy completely lost his head
aud said, You don't want pro-
gram. You are just trying 10 pvt
me on the spot.
No Demands On Legislature
When further pressed for some
(Eort,nucd on Pnge q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
Stall Weirton Steel
Workers; Hand Case
TO Dept. of Justice
Clear Violation Will
Drag on for Months
Without Action
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-A gov
eminent legal authority tonight
voiced the opinion that there is no
authority in the antitrust laws for
proceeding against the Weirton
Steel Company for denying It's
workers the right of collective bar
gaining. The experts forecast that
the justice department will dis
cover" this sooner or later. When
they have finished with this stall.
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
Daily Worker, Washington Bureaul
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. The
antitrust division of the Department
OF Justice, known throughout the ma
ton as one Of the most cautious and
moving agencies Of the govern
ment. has taken over the case Of the
Weirton Steel betrayal for consider
alton"
Attorney General Homer Cummings
announced this today, and thus it be-
came obvious that the open defiance
of the Weirton Steel Company of COL
lective bargaining promised to en-
ployes under the MIRA. will not even
reach q court test for weeks, If not
for months.
This development also demon
strates that President Roosevelts re-
cent executive order endorsing all
past actions of the National Labor
Board was nothing more than 8
demogogic gesture to further instill
illusions that the National Labor
Board is "mediahng' in behalf Of
labor to protect" it against excep-
tional, misbehaving employers.
A "Ciear Violation"
Chairman Wagner Of the National
Labor Board announced week ago
today that the Weirton Company
committed q clear violation" OF the
MIRA. in refusing TO allow the
boards representatives to enter its
premises to supervise an election to
select collective bargaining represen-
tatives. MIRA. Administrator General
Hugh S. Johnson then announced
he would like to prosecute weirton,
but was awaiting the outcome Of
Continued on Page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-22
100000 AT PARIS MEETING DEMAND
RELEASE OF REICHSTAC DEFENDANTS
Leipzig Fire Trial
Sentence Saturday

BERLIN. - The verdict of the
Fascist judges In the Reichstsg
frame-up trial at Leipzig will be
made pnblic on Saturday, Deem
Der %, Mt $3.50 am, 1t was an
nounced.