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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
'POtenlkin' in Sound
Again Reveals Genius
of Soviet Direction

Seeing the Soviet film, Potemkin
again, this time with sound at the
Acme Theatre, reinforces the convic-
ton that it is still probably one of
the best pictures ever produced. From
the opening shots of the sailors in
specting the maggoty meat to the
magnificent climax of proletarian
solidarity, when the sailors of the
Black Sea fleet refuse to fire upon
the escaping Potemkin the picture has
the same mighty flow and the same
interaction of masses with stupen-
dous events.
Potemkin is an historical docu-
ment which possesses three qualities
of interest. First, it gives an accu-
rate and thrilling picture of the class
struggle in Russia before the October
Revolution. Secondly. it shows the
Russian proletariat in action, giving
revolutionary Interpretation of
their important class battles. Third
ly. the film reveals that its director,
Eisenstein, had cinematic awareness
of his material and OF its revolutions
airy implications.
Consequently, there Is an harmoni-
Gus interaction of events and masses,
of masses and individuals. of class
versus class In few shots all these
elements are fused into q dialectical
whole. The infamous, relentless.
march of the Cossacks down the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
United Front Action Shown Chicago "Free Mooney Congress-
VET HOSPITAL
GUSTS SICK MEN
AND WOMEN DAILY
Roosevelt Economy Bill
Orders Brutal Treat
ment of Disabled

WASHINGTON. May 3.-Senator
Robinson, republican of Indiana,
making gesture Of being concerned
with the plight of the tens Of thou
sands Of veterans and dependents who
are hit by. the administration econ
omy bill, brought out some facts
showing how widespread the misery
of the veterans really is,
Reading from the Dayton, Ohio
Herald of April %, Robinson showed
that veterans who were in danger
Of death were ousted from the gov
eminent hospital there. Women, en-
titled to government care, for service
in the army and navy were also
ousted.
The paper stated that none were
given transportation Or even prom
ised medical aid in the future. Many
Of them were in immediate danger
from the exposure caused by this
ruthless ousting. Most of the dis
sbled vets have to 60 to homes where
already there is starvation and mis-
cry. They become an added burden.
individuals in Dayton contributed
funds so that many Of the victims
of the new deal could get home.
Veterans without any place to go
and i'll, set out for Washington to
join the veterans march which will
meet there on May II.
Robinson, being republican and
cut off from patronage is interested
only in embarrassing the administra-
ton and also is trying to stem the
rising sentiment of the veterans to
march. 1t will be remembered that
last year, senators and congressman
played the role of friends of the
veterans" and the Bloody Thursday
took place because some trust was
put in such people.
NEW YORK The capitalist press
is ballyhooing every little incident of
funds being given for veteran relief.
This is part of the policy of attempt
ing to create illusions that steps are
being taken to aid the veterans and
block the march on Washington.
New York City has to, according
to law, vote at least s1,0oo,o0 every
month for veteran relief. This amount
is a mere drop in the bucket and
thousand of New York veterans are
suffering for lack of adequate relief.
Yesterdays press gave this appropri-
alton big headlines to create the
impression of additional aid being
given.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
Shoe Workers United Front Conference May
l3 to Plan Fight on Boss Attacks

NEW YORK.--A call to all shoe,
slipper and stitchdown workers of
Greater New York has been issued
by the Shoe and Leather Workers
Industrial Union to send represent
atives to a united front conference
to plan for united struggle against
the bosses. The conference is sched-
uled for Saturday, May 10, at pm.
at Irving Plaza Hall, Irving Place
and East 18th ST.
In its appeal to the shoe workers
in the shops, the unemployed and to
all shoe workers organizations, the
Union points out that united action
of all working class forces against
the bosses attacks on the shoe work
ers conditions is burning issue
which calls for common action based
on common program Of struggle.
The Union calls for support OF a
program of struggle against wage
cuts, discharges and determinations,
for shorter hours. against overtime.
make 1t possible fer more unemploy-
ed to find jobs, for wage increases,
for minimum base prices for cutters,
lasters, and heelers, for minimum
Nals of Vases tQr attals, women and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
Scores of A. F.ot L. and Socialist
Party Branches Represented at
Meet Despite Leaders, Sabotage
Delegates Returning to Report and Organize Workers
Actions to Force Liberation of Tom Mooney

paving cutters, ladies garment work
ers, bookbinders, railway carmen,
street car men, photographers, plas-
tererS, railway clerks, building labor
ers, cleaners and dyers, auto me-
chanics, electrical workers, plumbers,
bricklayers, sheetmetal workers, lath-
ers, steam shovelmen, tailors, tile set
ters, asbestos workers, roofers, wood
carvers BARRIERS, seamen and cap
makers. Over dozen A. F. of L.
city central bodies, with heaviest rep
resentation from California. creden-
tailed delegates. The Paving Cutters
international was officially represent
ed by referendum vote Of the mem
berShip.
Among unaffiliated unions dele
gates came from local or district
bodies of locomotive firemen, Anal
gamated Clothing Workers, Indus
trial Workers of the World and the
Progressive Miners Of America.
Join Big Demonstration
The program included sessions in
the Masonic Temple beginning 2 pm.
Sunday, April 30, Monday morning
session and on Tuesday until business
was concluded. Monday afternoon,
May Day, was left free to permit the
delegates to join the Chicago May
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
Put Program of the Moone,
Congress Into Action!

THE Free Mooney Congress which has just concluded Chicago with
nearly accredited delegates
alton Socialist branches
organizations vndcaon the united front policy
Congress
the the
provided it. Here during the May weekend delegates
of local unions
crafts branches the Socialist from the Illinois
fednited central FOR TOM MOONEY
exposing Socialist leadership
participate
not be genuine" united front
THE workers of the u answengthrough the
MONEYS
Mooney the the needs the
The to action for building
Mooney
tunderous demand throughout that
the banker and the other wardens of Quentin
will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
Join the Labor Camp
or Have Your Relief
Cut" Says Welfare
by Young Worker Correspondent.)

by Young Worker Correspondent
OMAHA, Neb.-I am a young uns
employed worker, "a years Of age,
and have mother to support. In
the past. we have been getting relief
from the country. A few days ago
when I went up after the relief, the
welfare worker notified me that they
had my name on the list to be sent
out to the Reforestation Camp. ~
told her that had the possibility
of a job in the city, and asked her If
it were necessary for me 10 go out to
this camp.
She gave me the understanding
that would have to go in the near
future in order to support my mother.
She as much said that If I didn't 90
out that the relief would be cut of
anyway.
/ want TO assure the rest of the
workers that will not be asleep on
the job. 1 will do all that I can in
the line Of organizational work among
the workers there, and I want TO
make an appeal to all other young
workers who are being railroaded out
TO these camps to do likewise. -H.Fi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04

CHICAGO, May 3.-The chief
characteristic of the Free Tom Moo
ney Congress which just closed here
in Masonic Hall, was the great rank
and file response from local Unions
of the A. F. of L., city central bodies,
locals of unaffiliated unions, branches
Of the Socialist Party and various
intermediate societies.
AS one scans the huge pile of
credentials from every section of the
land it quickly becomes evident the
national leadership of most organiza-
tons that might have been expected
to cooperate is conspicuously absent.
The high officials of the American
Federation of Labor are neither pres
ent nor represented. The Socialist
Party of the United States is not
there. The Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America executive board
is among the missing. Most of the
railroad brotherhood grand lodges are
without delegates.
Many Unions Represented
But scores of A. F. of L. locals sent
authorized delegates including paint
ers. carpenters, mactinists, boiler
makers, molders. letter carriers, min
ers, metal polishers, patternmakers,
broom and whisk makers, bakers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
Three Die in Labor
Camp at TT. Sheridan
from Injections
(By Labor Camp Correspondent

by q Labor Camp Correspondent
FORT SHERIDAN, Ill.-The men
here are supposed TO be civilians, not
in the army, but in today's paper
Gen. Reilly said: THE main purpose
of these camps is to increase the
army reserve" We have n1aneuvres
every day as well as drilling, and each
squad is commanded by man that
has spent two years or more in the
regular army.
First TO Be Called for War.
Lest l forget, after the six months
are UP and we are discharged, should
war break out, the men who are in
these camps would be called first,
and all the training we would get
is a two weeks training In the use of
the bayonet.
Difficult to Escape.
You may thing escaping is easy,
well, don't kid yourself. There are
sentinels posted at every possible
avenue of escape, and they have
loaded rifles with fixed bayonets.
lHey nave cnecK-up three times a
day.
Three Die from Injections.
The first shot made me fell rotten,
seven drops of serum made me feel
dizzy and groggy. The only thing
that is dangerous here are the ty-
phoid fever injections. If the pa
tents heart is weak, he usually dies
a few hours later from paralysis of
the heart. Three have died in the
601st company last week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04

Photo of Tom Mooney, taken by
the prison photographer i'll San
Quentin, Cal. Behind him Is Leo
Gallagher, attorney for the Inter-
national Labor Defense. The Free
Mooney Congress" which just
ended in Chicago mapped united
front campaign to force his liber-
alton.
Poale Zion, Youth Left Poale Zion,
Workers International Relief, Inter
national Workers Order. John Reed
Club, Workers Cultural Federation,
minority of the Workmen's Circle,
some locals of the A. T. of L. carpen-
tiers, painters and bakers, the Free
thinkers, German Krankenkasse,
League of Struggle for Negro Rights,
Workers Theatre and Czechoslovak
united front of 83 societies including
ID A. F. of L. locals and some So
cialist Party branches.
Spirit of Congress
The May Day evening mass meet
ing in the Chicago Stadium, seating
$4,000, was a monster demonstration
under the Craftsmanship of John Wer-
lik, business agent of the A.. F. off,.
Metal Polishers. He had presided
also at the preliminary Chicago Moo
ney conference which made the prep
arations for the congress month
ago. The huge parking lot adjoining
was equipped with loudspeakers to
take care of overflow crowds. The
spirit of the congress was summed
up in the words of Tom Mooney is
sued from San Quentin this spring.
Just exactly what is the Moo
ney issue? 1t is not because OF a
personal interest in me, as an In
dividual. 1t Is because l have In
the course Of many years become a
symbol of the class struggle, SYM
Dol of exploitation and injustice,
and above all ralIying point Of
workers struggling against the very
conditions and forces fought"
So the most effective of CALIFORNIA;
pre-war labor organizers, in prison on
charges framed by the power trust
in 1916 ever since then, serving life
after the Russian workers in Petro-
grad had demonstrated and saved
him from the death sentence imposed
by judge who now declares him
innocent-this victim of capitalist
justice has his day in the vast court
of the working class, focused on the
congress in Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
BAKERY STRIKE
SOLID; | ARREST

NEW YORK.-On the third day Of
their strike, bakery workers In -
shops in the Bronx are standing solid
and in high spirits against drastic
cut in their union scale of wages.
Police we're called by the julie
Brothers, boss bakers at 174 Vyse
Avenue today to break up an open
air meeting Of the strikers. Lou
Kaplsn, member of the Young Com
munist League, was arrested and
charged with disorderly conduct and
melting to riot. and was held on $500
bail. A delegation of workers elected
by the meeting went to the Simp-
son st. Police Station to demand his
release The delegation was threat
ened with arrest by the Sergeant in
charge Kaplan was bailed out by
Local 507 Of the International Bakery
Workers Union, which is leading the
strike.
Two women, Mrs Donfeld and Eel
nick, active on the picket line at
the Garden Bakery were also arrest
ed today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
MANY FUR SHOPS
STRUCK AS ASSN
BOSS SETTLES

NEW YORK.-The following i'm
portant fur shops are today on strike
for improved conditions under the
leadership of the Needle Trades Work.
ers Industrial Union:
Lenkovsky Bros, 330-7th Ave; M
Getto and Son, 333-7th Ave; Cooper
man and Lamster, 124 w. 10Th st.;
Famor Fur, lis w. 30th st.; Kressel
and Brand, 127 W. 9th ST.; VIM.
Cohen, 236 W. 9th St.; K & S., $50
w. 9th ST.; Brown Bros, 330-7th
Ave.
Goldberg and Son, one of the AS
ISOLATED shops that has been on
strike for the last few days, signed
an agreement, granting all demands,
including the unemployment insur-
ance fund. This firm is one Of the
members of the Associated in whose
name the Associated carried out a
fight against the workers in the union.
The strike compelled this firm to
withdraw from the Associated and
sign an agreement with the Indus
trial Union.
M Getto and Son, one of the Asso-
ciated shops declared on strike yes
terday, is running the shop on a
piece work basis, paying cutter IS
for cutting Hudson Seal coat, an
operator $3.50, a clothier 40c, a
squarer 40c. 1t is not surprising that
this firm was one of the staunchest
Associated supporters in its struggle
against our union.
An important meeting of shop
chairman and delegates employed in
the muskrat line is being called for
tonight at p. m. in the office of the
union to mobilize the workers against
the new racket that the muskrat bos-
ses are trying to establish in this
section Of the industry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
MAY DAY NEWS REEL DIS
APPOINTING

The news reel being shown at the
Acme now of the May Day demon
stration in New York puts in the
foreground the comparatively meek
socialist demonstration and has very
few shots of the gigantic militant
parade and demonstration of the
Communists. There is no real pic
ture of the multitudes who jammed
every corner of the square. In fact
the socialist demonstration and pa
rade, which starts the news reel, is
tackled on again at. the end as though
it we're part of the Communist cele-
brations.
There are though. several good de-
pictions Of the bewildered police I'M
able to drive socialist1workers from
the square-they remained for the
United Front demonstration. .ss~g,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
WORKERS DIE ON BANK STEPS
AS MONEY is COUNTED WITHIN
a Worker Correspondent.)

(By Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-A worker was found
dead at the steps of the Dry Dock
Savings Bank, Third Avenue and
Third Street
Last week the corpse of another
worker was found on the same spot
the steps of the bank. When you
look in you see piles of money being
counted but on the steps are dead
men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
LABOR UNION MEETINGS

SERIES OF LECTURES on the class
struggle under auspices OF the Food Work
efs Industrial Union will be held every
tiers branch of the Needle Trades Indus
trial Union will take place at the office of
the union at 131 West 7sth ST.. 4th floor.
Comrades Weisbers and zackheim one OF
the cutters organizers, will address the
meeting. All cutters are urged to attend
THE BROOKLYN MEMBERSHIP Of the
Metal Workers Industrial Union are cali
led to the regular monthly membership
meeting tomorrow. May sth. At 3 D. m. at
Central Hall, 1876 state 81. tnesr Court
Brooklyn
AZ msmhers shoNld er,ng sheis hooka, :
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04

Inc worst JOBS TO DO, SUCH as clean
ing the camp by picking up all the
rubbish lying around here, taking
away the garbage from the mess slop'
halls, driving the mules here all the
time. We are jim croWed and de-
prived Of the rights and privileges
the rest of the boys enjoy.
Negroes Can't Mingle With Whites.
We are not allowed to mingle with
the rest of the boys, and told to stay
away from them. While the rest of
the boys are allowed to keep the
electric lights burning till 10 p. m,
we're ordered to shut the lights off
at p. M When we talk among our
selves in the dark, the sergeant comes
around to our tents and tells us if
we don't silence ourselves he'll wrap
his gun around our necks.
Impossible Food.
The food given to us isn't At for a
dog to eat and we nearly fall over
getting it. The coffee tastes like var
r1ish, and it Just burns the hell out
of your stomach. Whatever meat you
get is so tough as shoe leather, that
you need more than your owp teeth
to chew it. No milk in our coffee BE-
cause that's for the other boys. Boiled
potatoes is the main food here and
you never miss them.
Demand Equal Rights.
We told the sergeant that we want
better food and he said he couldn't
do anything about it. SO we spoke
to the captain and told him that If
things will not improve and we be
treated like the rest Of the boys, Wen
go home next week and not stay here
six months. The captain told us that
we might not have to go with the
rest Of the boys Monday to the for
ests, but could stay and work here
at Camp Custer for six months in
stead Of going, to the upper PENN
sula to the Marquette National forest.
If things will not improve, we leave
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04

While the District Attorney and
the state attorneys are proceeding
with their so-called investigations in
to this murderous attack, the needle
trades union warns the workers that
it would be an illusion to depend up
on them to prosecute those respon-
sible for instigating this attack. Past
experiences show that in almost all
cases these murderers and gangsters
get away without punishment while
many striking workers are railroaded
to Jail and placed under high bail.
All members of the trade board
and the executive council members
outgoing as well as incoming are
urged TO attend this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
FORCED LABOR
In WAR GAMES
c am b Is Target for
Bombing Planes

DAYTON, Ohio, May 3-Victims Of
Roosevelt's forced-labor camps are be-
ing directly involved in military man.
euvers on the Kentucky border, Last
night behind thick smoke-scr
81 bombing planes staged an attack"
on Fort Knox, KY, where 1000 youths
are being trained under military
command for forest duty"
The planes swooped out of the
smoke-screen at 9 pm. and reported
that theoretically" they wiped it out
in spite OF attempts of defending
force Of sunners to shoot them
down"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
N Y STRIKE STRUGGLES And TRADE union NEWS
INSTALL OFFICIALS
OF NEEDLE UNION
SATURDAY NOON

NEW YORK-All shop chairmen
and delegates as well as active mem
bers of the fur, cloak, dress, knit
goods, fur pointers and dressers are
called upon to come en- masse TO the
public installation of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union of,
all paid and non-paid functionaries
on Saturday May at l pm. at Web
ster Hall. In the leafiet issued to its
members the Industrial Union calls
upon them TO convert this meeting
into demonstration of loyalty to the
union which is leading them into
struggle against the bosses, racket
GERS and their agents
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04

young workers, for an unemployment
relief fund to be provided by the
bosses and controlled by the workers
and recognition of shop committees.
The Union calls for the formation
of united front committee OF &C.
ton under democratic rank and file
control to mobilize the shoe workers
for the widest possible struggle to
win these demands.
The united front conference Of the
shoe workers at Irving Plaza, on Sat-
urday, May 10, at 2 pm. is an i'm
portsnt step in the direction of weld
ing this powerful united front.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
Needle Workers in
Union City Organize

UNION CITY, N. j., May 8. = An
organization drive of the Schiffli En-
broidery workers in Hudson County
in the past few months has resulted
in achieving wage increases ranging
from 50 to S. for the workers and
union recognition In the past year
the workers in this industry have had
their wages cut from 1885 per cent.
The organization of these workers
into a union is the only guarantee
of decent living conditions and the
prevention of wage cuts.
On May 18th, the union will hold
a dance at the Community Center,
saith st. and N. Y. Ave, to raise funds
to continue the campaign to unionize
the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
Metal Workers Strike
in jamestown, N. Y.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y. May 3.-The
workers of the Blackstone Co., met
al shop here walked out on strike on
April 90. They are fighting against a
twelve and half per cent wage cut
The strike is being led by a rank and
file committee.
The workers OF the Empire Case
Goods are now in the seventh week
of their strike. Stool pigeon tactics
to destroy the solidarity of the strik-
ers is being carried on by fake or
ganization called the United workers
of America, connected with the So
cialist Labor Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04
GANGSTERS RAID
l.. |. D. BRANCH
Meet Called to Build
Worker Defense Cops

NEW YORK. Continuing their
raids on workers organizations, I'M
der police guidance, gangsters raided
the headquarters Of the Warren K.
Billings Branch Of the International
Labor Defense in Glen Cove, Long Is
land, Tuesday.
The door of the headquarters was
broken down and all furniture thrown
into the street.
A mass protest meeting has been
called of all Long Island members
of the LID. A workers defense
group will be launched at this meet
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04

Day demonstration. The demonstra-
ton in Union Park was under the
auspices of 264 organizations includ-
ing the Communist Party, Unem-
ployed Councils, Trade Union Unity
League, National Association for Ad-
vancement of Colored People, Prole-
tartan Party, International Labor De-
Tense, Friends of Soviet Union, Left
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-04

Square.
This demonstration is called for
the purpose of protesting and con-
demning the murderous attack upon
the Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union that came right upon the heels
of the recent murder of M. LANCER,
one of it's leaders. II must be the
Just step towards a broad united
front movement that will drive out
the racketeers that are preying upon
the labor movement and particularly
the needle trades union. 1t will mob
ilize the needle trades workers for
broad struggles against starvation
wages, mass unemployment and for
the right to organize and defend
their interests.