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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Swell Hotel Rented
By A. F. [. Leaders
For 53rd Convention
Union Hall Spurned By
Them Taken for Rank
and File Conference

NEW YORK, Sept 25.-Carpenters'
Hall. housed in the ten-story building
recently erected as its official head
in Washington, D. c., at 10th and K.
SITS, N. W., has been offered at a
very low rental to the A. F. Of L.
Committee for Unemployment In
surance for its Rank and File Con-
ference taking place ON Oct. End and
Bird, it was announced yesterday by
Louis Weinstock, Secretary of the
Committee. who added that the offer
has been accepted.
The same hall when offered to the
A F. of L. for its 53rd Annual Con-
vention opening in Washington also
on Oct. End was spurned by its COR
rupt leaders who instead rented the
Willard Hotel which employs nom
union labor on its maintenance staff
This action by the A. F. of L.
leaders has caused considerable re-
sentiment among the carpenters as
well as other workers in Washington,
D. c., with the carpenters as a re-
suit pledging delegates to the Rank
and File Conference, and with adj
ditional unions expected to join as
we'll
Called for the purpose of taking up
questions including a Workers IN
employment Insurance Bill, dues
exempt stamps for unemployed A. F.
CT L. Members. and the traitorous
action Of A. r. of l.. leaders in sup
porting the MIRA, the Rank End File
Conferc nee will be attended by more
than 100 delegates from A. F. of L.
unions, many Of them coming from
basic industries, such as mining, steel,
auto, textile, Louis Weinstock stated.
At its last meeting, the A. F. of L.
Committee for Unemployment m
surance elected a committee of seven
to draw up draft resolutions for the
Conference and to also complete ar
rangcnonts for the Conference.
They are: A. Basskoff, Of the
carpenters; joseph Moore, Of MschG-
MICS Association; Louis Weins5ock; A.
Rosenberg, Of the Big Six; D. Gordon,
Paperplate and Bag Makers Union;
A. Davis: Max Boardman, of the
Paperhangers Union,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26

in the coal fields.
Pearcy has just returned here from
Washington where he approved of
the coal code.
Despite Pearcy's praise, the rank
and file in the PIMA. are making
preparations for a strike against the
code and for the six-hour-day and
five-day-week without a reduction in
pay.
The district executive board Of the
Women's Auxiliary of the P. M A.
warns the Federal government that
there can be no peace in the tur-
bulent coal fields of America so long
as hunger stalks these mining towns"
Local Union of the PIMA. in Belle
vile adopted a resolution demand
ing the 5-dsy-week; Local No. l Of
PIMA. in Gillespie, with 1880 mem
bers, decided to work hours a day
and then quit; other locals decided
to wait until Pearcy returns from
Washington before they take def
mite action in the struggle against
the code.
Already an attempt to discredit
this movement is being made. Joe
Picek, president Of the Local No. /,
who takes pride in flashing a deputy
sheriff's badge, and others spread
rumorS that the demand for 6-hor-
day and 5-day-week comes from
agents of John L. Lewis. They are
trying to take advantage of the deep
hatred that the miners have for
Lewis to knock this genuine demand
of the miners on the head.
Everybody knows and sees the
widespread sentiment among the
rank and file miners for struggle
against the code. Not only the left
wing and more advanced miners, but
especially these miners who had so
much faith in Roosevelt and the
NR.A. are taking the lead in this
movement.
The main weakness Of the move
ment is that it is shaping itself main
ly around one or two demands, name
ly, 6-hour-day, 5-day-week. This
demand by itself although a good
demand, will not solve the miners
problems of feeding, housing and
clothing himself and his family or
the problems of the unemployed
miners.
With this demand must go other
basic demands, namely: u Sc day
basic wage scale; D guarantee of a
minimum of 40 weeks a year work
81 gradual increase in wages to cor
respond with increase in prices of
commodities; a adequate unemploy-
ment relief and unemployment insur-
ance at the expense of the coal oper-
ators and the government.
These are the demands that were
presented in Washington by the Ma
tional Miners Union and they are
contained in the program of struggle
adopted by the mining delegations in
the Cleveland Conference for United
Action. Around these demands this
movement must shape itself uniting
all miners and Women's Auxiliary
for a determined struggle to win
them,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26

ready by Thursday, September 81,
1888. And on Thursday, when the
Executive Committee didn't receive
the promised answer from the COM
pany. mass meeting was called of
all tool and dyemakers where the
facts were presented. The tool and
dyemakers voted unanimously to go
on strike.
The strike started Thursday, with
the afternoon shift still working I'M
til 10 pm, but after 10 pm. no
shift replaced them. The afternoon
shift hearing about the strike, went
directly to the meeting place and
supported the strike 100 per cent.
Winning the strike depends on the
unity of all tool and dyemakers.
The local newspaper, Flint Daily
Journal" does not hesitate to write
false reports on the strike, in which
they state the minority is striking.
That is not truel The tool and dye
makers are out 100 per cent in Buick
and Chevrolet Motor Co. The only
ones who are working are probably
foremen. Further on the Journal
falsifies the cause of the strike, say
ing it is competition between the A.
F. of L, union and the Mechanics
Education Society, for soliciting MEM
bers among the automobile workers,
that the dues of the latter are less
than by the Federation.
1t shows plainly that the Flint
Daily Journal is doing its best to
distort the facts of the strike,
Tool and dyemakers stick to this
strike and no matter what union you
belong, to the A. F. of L. or 10 the
Mechanics Education Society, your
duty is to stand united in this strike.
Also the AC. Spark Plug and Fisher
Body tool and dyemakers should sup
port the strike.
Stand firm in unity for your de-
mands and do not believe the @alse
statements Of the Flint Daily Jour
nal, for you all know that our local
paper has always been at the service
of the General Motors, and their aim
is to misinform you, to break you
unity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Lampshade Frame
Makers Win Strike
In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. Is. -
All demands were won by lampshade
frame makers on strike here since
September l, as result Of settle
ment effected with the Manufactur-
ers' Association.
The workers won increases in wages
ranging from 20 to Is per cent and
recognition Of union committee to
adjust all grievances which may
arise. The workers have organized a
lampshade workers industrial union
afdliated with the Metal workers In
dustrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Hellwig Strikers Hold
Parade in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. %. -
Rain could not dampen the fighting
spirit of the strikers of the Hellwig
Silk and Dye Company, who paraded
through Wissonoming last week after
a mass picketing demonstration. On
the route of march, about rs workers
of the Filter Rope Works, striking
under the National Textile Workers
Union, joined the parade. The strik-
ers, carrying slogans on their plac-
ards, passed the Delta Dye House, the
Atlas Dye Works and other plants
along the way where they were
cheered by the workers. The Delta
strikers, who are being led by the a.
F. of L., greeted the strikers and
expressed their solidarity with the
struggle for decent conditions. Fiji
teen dollars was collected along the
line of march.
Beating of drums and singing of
strike songs aroused the neighbor-
hood, and the workers declared the
parade to be one of the most spirited
demonstrations ever held in this Sec
ton. The strike is in its fifth week
but the strikers are in fine spirit and
viii hold their ranks until their de-
mands, including recognition of the
NTW.U.. are won.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26

of men out at Buick is not known,
but they are all out 100 per cent
strong.
About six weeks ago the Mechanics
Education Society, who represents
the Tool and Dyemakers, commits
stoned its Executive Committee to
Detroit, to negotiate with the G.. M.
officials. presenting their demands of
the recognition of their union.
And about a few weeks ago, the
unions Executive Committee again
negotiated with the company This
time for the regulation of hours and
wages, demanding days per week,
w hours per day at S15o per hour.
To which the companys officials an
swered with laugh, stating that the
hours will be considered upon, but
that the wage demands are impos-
sible.
But instead of taking our demands
into consideration, on Thursday after
Labor Day, and after repeated nego-
tiations with the G. M. officials, the
NOiAiHoiiJ 1lAiS OuG I'll Tile tClOChS
a notice, notifying that "All Tool and
Dyemakers will work on Saturdays. !"
This notice caused a misunderstand-
ing among the workers, but after a
hasty meeting, the majority OF Tool
and Dyemakers decided not to work,
and this ended on Saturday. The
company was forced to tear down the
notices.
But at the following meeting of the
Mechanics Education Society, the
tool and dyemakers were told that
because of the company's rush work
and that having no available place
for more workers, and that certain
jobs must be done on time, the tool
and dyemakers would have to work
six days week. The union agreed
to this in consideration of the COM
pany, agreeing to the workers wage
demands which the union had
changed from $3.50 to $1.15 per hour
for tool and dyemakers, and 81 per
hour for machine hands.
The Chevrolet officials still thought
that S1.15 per hour was too much,
and again the Executive Committee
OF the Mechanics Education Society
lowered the wage demands to 81 per
hour. After these negotiations on
wage demands. the company officials
promised to have return answer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
800 More Join Flint
Tool Makers Strike;
More Expected Out
AFL Leaders Work to
Break Strike; Rank
and File Walk Out

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. Is Three
hundred men of the AC Spark Plug
Co. at Flint joined the strike of the
tool and die makers.
These crafts in the Chevrolet,
Buick and AC Spark Plug plants are
out practically 100 per cent. The
strike is led by the Mechanics Edu-
cational Society,".
The men are striking for higher
pay. Despite heavy rain, mass pick
citing started at am.
Ten thousand Detroit tool and die
makers are still baiioting on the
question of sympathetic strike. SEN
timent for strike is especially strong
at the Fisher Body Plant Nc. %. This
and the Flint plants are General
Motors subsidiaries.
Leaders of the A. F. of L. United
Auto Workers Union issued a state
ment to help break the strike. How
ever, of 18 members of the A. F. of
L. machinists' union in Flint, IL
joined the strike.
The companies are trying to get
scabs at $1.35 an hour, 35 cents more
than the demand. The strikers are
calling on the production men to re-
fuse TO work with scabs.
An enthusiastic st-iSe, meeting was
held in Flint last night for wage in
'creaseS and the right to organize.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
BY PAT ToOHEY

EVE HUNDRED New Mexico
l militiamen patrol all streets,
guard all roads and highways, mount
their machine guns on all tipples
and mines throughout Mckinley
County, New Mexico. They arrived
in Mckinley County the evening of
the second day of the strike called
by the miners of Gallup, under the
leadership of the National Miners
Union.
Martial law rules in all Mckinley
County. Gatherings of more than
three are dispersed. AL mass meet
ings are prohibited. Local union
meetings, meetings of the depart
ments Of the NMU., relief and de-
tense committees-are prohibited
for the good of the state of New
Mexico" Private homes are raided
regularly. Squads of troopers invade
homes and ransack them. Search
ing for arms" is the usual excuse.
Squads of troopers go from house
to house in the mining camps terror
izing and bulldozing the miners and
their wives and children, threaten
ing them to return to work.
The N. M. U. relief station is feed
ing 1000 people. Also here mo more
than five" are permitted at one
time, although it requires at least
50 people to disburse the relief and
keep the records for 1000 people.
Smash nicket Lines
Picket lines are smashed by the
troopers, who drive the pickets back
with drawn bayonets. Picketing on
federal highways is prohibited. The
troops block the road with their ar
tillery, machine guns, cavalrymen,
ETC., end allow no striker or strike
to pass. Strikebreakers,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
to Fine
Arkan s-0kla.
Miners 81 Per Day
1000 on Strike Against
Low Wages Of Soft
Coal Code

JENNY LIND, Ark, Sept. 25. -
The ranks of the 1000 striking Ar
kansas Oklahoma miners remained
solid today. No violence has been re-
ported. Some mines have posted signs
saying that miners will be fined 81
a day for each dcy they strike.
There are only hi ted rumors that
some mines may attempt to work in
the next few days. Fowler, district
president, returning from Washing
ton, spoke to masB meeting in FIT.
Smith Saturday.
Meanwhile the miners began rails
ing questions. You hear them asking
when they get together in groups:
will Fowler and Lewis order us back
to work? Is Pennsylvania still out?
Is Iowa still striking?"
News of solidarity came to the
miners here at noon today. Reports
came that District IA, Missouri and
Kansas, had come out on strike, pro-
testing the wage scale of $3.75 pro-
posed under the code. This will affect
5000 miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
WorkingW
Communist Ticket in
Schenectady, N. Y.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-One Of
the women workers exploited by
the General Electric Corporation
which controls this city, will be
the standard bearer Of the Com.
munist Party in the fall elections
The choice for mayoralty candi-
date is a radio G. T.. worker who
has been laid off.
Numerous workers organizations
are being approached to support
the Communist election program
In letter addressed to all workers
the Party calls for energetic sup
port and unity of all forces" which
will "wrest more relief and other
concessions from the General Elec.
txic and its local government"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
What Daily Means
to a Dye Strike
Leader in N. J.

PATERSON, N. IA month ago
Herbert Smell, Chairman of the Cen
eral Strike Committee of the Dye
Workers, had never seen q copy OF
the Daily Worker.
When the National Textile Work
ers' Union, which is leading the
present strike, was organizing the
Weidman shop, where he works, he
had heard of the Daily" but never
got to read it.
"The first time I read the paper"
said Smell, was when I went to the
Cleveland Trade Union Convention
last month"
when first read it 1 found it
was different from any other paper
I ever read because it told the truth
about all the different situations of
the workers and helped me under
stand what's going on. Other
papers tell everything in the bosses
favor, but the Daily Worker is a
paper for the working people.
If it was in Cleveland that Smell
first became interested in the Daily
it was in Paterson during the strike
he saw concretely how the Daily
differed from all other papers.
He found that the Paterson News,
the Paterson Call and the New York
papers were writing on the strike
from the standpoint of the bosses,
but, said Smell, 1.-THE Daily Worker
gives the true situation, supporting
the strikers every time. The CAPT
talist papers tell everything to break
the strike and hold up the N r. A.
The Daily Worker exposes what's
going on and advises and gives
courage to the strikers SO they won't
be buffaloed back to work"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Living Costs During
August Continued to
Rise, Report Shows

NEW YORK, September 25.-Con-
tinuing an uninterrupted advance,
the index of the cost of living took
another sharp move upward during
the month of August, the National
Industrial Conference reported yes
terday.
Living costs advanced another 2
per cent ever July. Food and cloth
ing prices contributed materially to
the increase in the cost of living,
the Board pointed out
Food prices are now 1920 per cent
higher than in March, when Roose-
welt took office.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
300 Strike in
Mass. Shoe Plant

SALISBURY, Mass, Sept. IS. =
When the workers demands for
shorter hours and higher pay were
rejected by the Ruth Shoe Co., the
entire crew of 800 workers walked
out on strike here last week.
The shop displays the blue buzzard
in its windows but the management
does not intend to improve the con-
ditions of the workers, unless COM
PEELED to do so. To break the strike,
the company is recruiting scabs
through the office of the chief of
police, Harold Condor, Chairman of
the Board of Selectmen of the town
end former bootlegger
The strikers are standing pat for
their demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Martial Law Governor
OF New Mexico Dies

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Sept. Is
Governor Arthur Seligman of New
Mexico fell dead in his hotel room
today of heart disease. He was at
tending meeting of bankers of the
state.
Governor Seligman. q few months
before he died, ordered national
guardsmen to Gallup, NJ NJ. declar-
ing martial law in an effort to break
the strike led by the National Min
ers Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
NEWS BRIEFS


LONDON, Sept. 25.-Thirty thou
sand persons watched in horror as
Hubert Scott Paine's speedboat, Miss
Britain III, burst into flames in
Poole Harbor, Dorset, just after
smashing the British sea-mile record
with a run of $500 miles an hour.
Damages on the boat were esti-
mated at $125,Ooo, but Scott-Paine
said he expected to replace the en-
CINE and within fortnight, 1 hope,
put the record over the hundred
mile mark"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
PROTEST FOOD DESTRUCTION

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-In q reso-
luton to President Roosevelt, the
Unemployed Council condemns the
policy of destroying hogs and cotton,
and curtailing and dumping wheat"
A demand is made TO the President
to use the tremendous amount of
commodities for the unemployed this
winter
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Matter Out of Motion.

PASADENA, Calf, Sept. Is. -
Several radiation laboratories report
experiments which show pure motion
apparently changings into solid mat
ter. This would indicate that for the
first time man has seen the creation
of matter. Principally the expert
ments come from the California In
stitute of Technology here and from
Cambridge, England.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Prepare Winter Forest Camps.

WASHINGTON. Sept. SIN prep
aration for the forced labor camps
during the winter, the government
will build approximately $50 new
camps and waterproof" 900
others.
1t is expected that 81 100000 will be
spent for clothing, shoes, hardware
and other needs. Graft in previous
purchases of toilet kits for the forest
camps will undoubtedly be duplicated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Communist Nominee
OnlyNRAOpbonent
in Cleveland Polls.
Election Program Demands Immediate Relief
and Endorsement of Jobless Insurance
Nv T.. MARTIN

S
of
offspring One candidate alone dfes It,
the l. O.. Ford
Through
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
For, But Not By the People.

ROME, Sept. 25.-Dictator Musso-
lini extended hearty invitation to-
day to touring troupe of fifty mem
bers of the French Parliament.
II am sure you will find ours a
popular regime" he said. I'VE gov
ern for our people although do not
mean to say through the medium of
the people"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
PROGRESSIVE MINERS HEAD
FOLLOWS LEWIS IN PRAISINC
CODE; MINERS PLAN STRIKE
Women's Auxiliary Executive Sends Protest to
Roosevelt Against Starvation and
Strikebreaking Coal Code

SPRINGFIELD Ill, 25-Whie President
Progressive Miners America praises the slave coal code
signed by with
tive the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26

On Saturday the Daily Worker has
8 pages. Increase your bundle order
for Saturday!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Flint Papers Print Lies Trying
To Smash Strike of Auto Die Makers
All Facts; Worker Urges Men to
Build United Front to Win Against
Auto Bosses
tBa a worker Correspondent.l

MchThe Mechanics
Tool
division General Motors Flint
The strike called Thursday afternoon Chevrolet
matey 1900 Tool and Demakers strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
God SAGE the State OF Nev Mexico Martial Laap Order

as 200, 400 and 600 miles by truck.
N. M. U. trucks go as far away as
Ell Paso, Denver. Santa Fe to col
lect food. But this requires gas and
expenses, which means money.
The New Mexico and Colorado
farmers have responded heroically to
the aid of their miner brothers.
These farmers have sent food by the
ten.
More help must come from the
workers throughout the country. SO
far this aid has been negligible, in
New Mexico and in Utah lin Utah,
whsTe the struggle is more fisrce).
The amount of this help and the
quickness of its arrival will largely
determine the outcome of the
struggle.
win this help Gomez We are watt
ing. At present there is but one
days supplies left and little in sight.
Raise the question before your or
ganizstion or its executive and rush
a contribution by telegraph or air
mail. Have all members go among
their friends and sympathizers and
raise collections and donations for
the strikers. Send steady barrage
of kilograms and resolutions Of pro-
test against the martial law, use Of
troops, ETC., to Governor Seligman,
Santa Fe. New Mexico, and Governor
Blood, Utah.
Send all relief funds to the N. M,
U. Relief Committee, p. o, Box 1928,
Denver, Colorado.
ASK POLL TAX EXEMPTION
PITTSBURGH, Pa.-The Unem-
ployed Council is demanding that
unemployed workers be relieved Of
the poll tax, non-payment of which
bars them from voting
Evening star., 1933-04-29
RETIREMENT LAW
CHANGES SOUGHT
Educational Forum of Fed
GRAFTON Decides on Points
for Recommendation.

Several changes In the retirement law.
make additional contributions to the
retirement fund, which would be used
to purchase additional annuity at the
time Of retirement. will be recommended
to the National Federation of Federal
Employees by Local No. 2.
This was decided last night at meet
ing Of the educational forum Of the
local. The National Federation will be
urged to adopt resolutions in conformity
with the proposals outlined, at the
convention in Kansas City, in Septem-
ber.
The forum also went on record
against compulsory retirement when
based on mere length OF service or q
low age arbitrarily selected. 1t favored
optional retirement after 80 years serv-
ice, or after Is years where the en-
ploye is 60 or over
Other changes proposed would give
employees
The option Of naming a beneficiary
to receive their accumulated deductions
and accrued annuity at the time OF
death.
The option Of selecting lower an
nuitv OF equivalent value, covering the
life of the employe and Of selected
beneficiary having an insurable interest
in such employe.
Liberalization of the law in regard to
disability retirement, and retirement
because Of involuntary separation from
service, except for cause. also were
backed.