davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Rank and File Demands United Front March
But United Textile Leaders Refuse and
Break Solidarity Of Paterson Forces

being held. The rank and file of
the American FeFderation of Labor
delegates were for 1t. The N.T.W.U
proposed that there be q committee
Of three from each group to head
the parade. The A. F. Of L. leaders
at first agreed, but they insisted that
they have committee of six and
the N. T. w. U have committee
Of three. The N. T. w. U. agreed on
this. Finally, when they got to-
gether, the U. T. w. leaders decided
not to have the united march.
Among the leaders Of the U. T. w.
was Jack Rubenstein, formerly
member Of the Communist Party, ex-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

and this is what N RIA. has bought.
with WEB it has purchased the M
tellectuaI baggage Of such vulgar
flunkeys of A. F. OF L. officlaloom
and the Roosevelt-Wan Street ad-
ministration as Fannla M. Cohen,
Paul Fuller, John Kerchen, Elmer
Milliman. Victor Olander, George
Perkins. Harry Russell and Spencer
Miller, Jr.
The latter deserves some additional
comment. Ten years ago ne was
handsome young educator without too
much brain power but with some
idealistic honesty. When Ellis Searles,
Chester Wright and Matthew Vol
started the holy war against the Reds
in the American Federation OF LABOR
on instructions from John L. Lewis,
Sam Gompers and William Green IN
1929, Miller had to make choice.
He chose to go along with the ma
chine. 1t corrupted him without pay
ing him; it debauched him without
allowing him the slightest thrill OF
illicit pleasure.
The leaders used him as they
pleased. He used to get up and try
to show in his pitiful way that the
wholesale and individual explosions
that drove out thousands of the best
leaders, organizers and fighters the
American labor movement ever pro-
duced, leaving the unions mere shells
without heart Of substance, were all
in the interest of unity. Spencer
Miller, Jr., became thing.
Today he looks like cross be-
tween oscar Wilde and an English
butler. He has all the militancy OF
carp in midsummer and like a carp
he founders in the mud.
One of the main tasks Of the rank
and file opposition now taking shape
in the A. F. of L. unions is to pre-
vent the further corruption of the
union membership by the false doc
trines of class cooperation within
N r. A disguised as adult educa-
ton It's education is fit only for
those who delight in being slaves and
who love the rattle of their chains.
It is too bad that Spencer Miller,
Jr, cannot be enbalmed and passed
around as horrible example of what
happens to young teachers who have
ideals but no principles and no CUTS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

| ana all the other necessary papers, ia
get job, but found that the cops
were chasing soldiers away-and say
ing to them: mo use to get In line
If you haven't got q letter from your
Post Commander, you will not be
hired"
I walked up to the cop and asked
him: well, I am not a member Of
the Legion; what viii I do in this
case7" Go to one Of the Legion's
posts, pay 81, join the Legion, and
bring q letter from your commander, y
he replied.
Then, among 5000 crowded soldiers
I talked to Sam who had waited in
line since 8 o'clock Sunday evening
with 800 other soldiers, but were put
out Of the line because of not having
q letter from a Post Commander or
did not belong to the Legion. Work
ers gathered in groups and shouted:
Its a goddam racket--crooked bust
rless-it's way Of boosting the
Legion"
Tactics Changed
On Wednesday Ford and the
Legion were forced to change their
tactics. They were not telling the
ex-servicemen, IF you have no letter
from your Post Commander get out
Of the line" but were accepting any
one IN the line with a discharge.
Even some of the Legion members
didn't get a job.
Thursday evening talked to q
Legion member who went down to
Ford with the pass recommends
tom from the Legion. But he was
told: you 60 home, we may call
you" Many Of them have been told
the same thing.
This morning I got in the line at
6 o'clock. The crowd waited there
until 10 o'clock The crowd was very
big, lined up double, all around the
block. I got tired and disguised, SO
I came off the line and went to watch
the entrance for 40 minutes. In
these 40 minutes, the Legion Com
mander who was examining the dis
charges at the door took in only five.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Cleaner Slugged
On Picket Line
Dyers' Strike Solid In
Fifth Week

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.--The 1000
strikers in the Cleaners and Dyers'
Union demonstrated in front Of the
Aston Shop in Mt. Vernon this
morning. More than 400 of the
strikers massed around the shop
and battled with the hired gang
sters of the shop owners and the
police. Walter Taegen, a striker,
was beaten up so badly he is now
in the Fordham hospital.
The strike is now in the fifth
week, and so far every trick used
by the employers to divide the
strikers ranks has been defeated.
Sam Weintraub, of the A. r. Of
L., and Effrat, of the drivers A. F.
of L. local, have assisted the bosses
in every way. The drivers local
voted to strike, but Effrat has pre-
vented the carrying out Of this de-
cision.
Weintraub had conference with
the employers and told them it was
difficult for him to keep his men
from striking. He pleaded with
them to give q 10 per cent increase
in wages as a concession so that he
could keep the A. F. Of L. men from
striking, and at the same time break
the Cleaners and Dyers' Uuion,
which has more than two thousand
members. The bosses turned Vein
traub down because they know his
union has no membership.
Workers of the B. and M. and
the Municipal shops, misled for a
time by Weintraub, have come out
on strike. The strike is still solid
100 per cent.
NEW YORK.-The striking cleaners
and dyers, in the fourth week of their
struggle, effected the first settlement
of the strike this week when the
American Dye Works at 4o04 New
Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, conceded the
unions demands. BY the settlement,
hours of work have been reduced from
A to So q week and wage increases
Of IS to 40 per cent have been gained.
Hourly wages for skilled workers will
now be SO cents per hour, and for
unskilled a cents an hour.
Other negotiations for settlements
are pending. At the same time the
strikers are working to spread the
strike over wider area. Workers Of
the Municipal Dye shop at 265 Bel
mont Ave-, Brooklyn, controlled by
the A. r. of L. racket, came out on
strike and joined the Cleaners and
Dyers Union.
Gangsters attempted to break up
mass picketing demonstration in
front of the Progressive shop at 10th
st. and Park Ave-, Harlem and two
members OF the union were beaten.
Charges Of felonious assault were pre-
ferred against two workers while the
gangsters went scot free. One worker
was released and the other bailed out
from funds raised by the union. The
union has raised fund Of $2,100 to
prosecute the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Silk Strikers, at Washington Denonnce Code

against the hearing including rayon
workers and rayon finishing workers
in the same code as the cotton work
ers, which would reduce the rayon
workers minimum from $18 to $l3.
MacMahon, president of the U. t.
W., got up and spoke and also OPP
posed the adding of the rayon work.
ers to the cotton code on the grounds
that the manufacturers would be at
a great disadvantage if this were
done. The next speaker was Francis
German of the U. T. w. He stated
some objections to the cotton code
on the grounds that outside labor was
not included. He also proposed a
30-hour week for the cotton workers,
but made no mention of a 30-hor
week without reduction in pay. He
also read some letters of complaints
from workers in the South, one
from an A. F.. of L. organizer who
said the workers wanted to strike. He
said: 1--WE prevailed on them to stay
on the job
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

The fact is that Ford is paying
off hts workers and hiring active and
100 per cent Legion members to
strengthen his service (spy) force, in
order to prevent the workers from
striking or to break the strike in case
Of strike.
Being one Of Ford's slaves over IL
years and knowing the workers in
his shop I will say, mfr. Ford, moth
ing will help you to prevent the
workers from struggling. The work
ers in your shop know all Of your
zigzag works against them and know
the Auto Workers Union is In there
organizing, and they are sympathetic
with the union so that you and your
agents will not be able to sell your
Jobs TO the workers for as high as
$l10 and put them out after So
weeks, and sell the job over again.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Knitgoods Workers
Celebrate Victory
Reactionary Officials
Strikebreaking Fails

NEW YORK. Keeping up their
splendid fighting spirit, which had
won them the admiration Of the
other striking knitgoods workers,
even after their boss had signed an
agreement with the Knitgoods Work
ers Industrial Union and they could
return to work, 200 workers Of the
Morris Knitting Mills, De Kalb and
Wycoff AYES, Brooklyn, yesterday
morning held victory demonstration
in front Of the struck shops before
going to work. This is the third DEM
onstration the Morris workers have
held in sympathy with the workers
still out on strike. Before signing
the agreement with the Industrial
Union this concern had tried to get
scabs with the aid Of the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union, but this strike breaking ma
neuyer failed miserably in the fact
of the solid front Of the strikers.
All knitgoods manufacturers have
signed agreements with the IL.G.W
and in some cases with the United
Textile Workers Union, and now are
advertising in the capitalist press for
scabs, which the A. F. Of L. ofhcial-
dom were unable to supply as their
membership is in solidarity with the
strikers. Many of these bosses
among them, leading members Of the
bosses association, have since then
come to terms with the Knitgoods
Workers Industrial Union, and the
rest Of them will have to do likewise
if they want to start production
again.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Navy Yard Workers
Support Steel Union

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The Steel and
Metal Workers Industrial Union has
been holding weekly meetings every
Wednesday afternoon at the foot Of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Flushing
Ave.
One of the meeting was addressed
by G. E. Powers, organizer of the
union and Communist candidate for
Borough President of Queens, A
policeman appeared and tried to dis
rupt the meeting. A worker from the
audience spoke up. Leave them alone,
they are helping us improve our con-
ditions. Since they appeared here, we
have been given another days work"
"Are you member of this union?"
asked the policeman. mo, but am
going to become one" replied the
worker.
The battleship New Orleans is al
most complete at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard and the workers are facing
mass lay-offs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

PEELED as a renegade. When the U.
IT. w. leaders refused to have a
united front march with the N. t. w.
u. the latter said, we will take it
up with the rank and file and let
them decide, whereupon Rubinstein
said: 1.-THE rank and file don't make
decision. We make it for them"
Both delegations marched, but not
as a unified group, to the hearing
When the hearing started, about Is
silk strikers of Scranton, Pa, region
came in
General Johnson presided over the
herri~g. The National Te~'le Work
ers Union delegation protested
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

Twenty carloads of state police in
Weirton, Va, today tried to stop the
strike, which is 100 per cent effective
with nobody entering the mill with
out a pass from the union and
strikers committee which is periodi-
cally investigating to see that none
Of the workers are at work. The ner
have violated the instructions OF the
Amalgamated Association calling fol
peace" They patrol the gates with
clubs, knives, but have no mass pick
ing lines.
Steubenville, O., mills have prac-
ideally no picketing and carry out
Instructions of the A. F. OF l.. ON
Gals, mayor and police. Reports are
that some two hundred scabs are
within the Steubenville Mill, but no
work is being done. -
The company is calling the strikers
to a meeting at the courthouse to-
night for a vote to end the strike
Sentiment is strong to continue, how
ever Although the picked crowd may
vote the conpany's way, this means
nothing.
Strikers are hampered Throughout
by the sabotaging actions and advice
of the A. F. of L. officials and the
weakness of left wing forces.
The tasks of the strikers is tc
maintain mass picketing, formulate
demands for higher wages for al
workers, get control of the strike into
the hands of a broad rank and file
committee to spread the strike.
The LaBelle mill and Wheeling
Steel here wants to strike, but A. A
officials have held them back. They
are meeting wednesday to vote. Il
LaBelle strikes, it will for higher
wages and recognition of the union
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union is issuing another statement
urging the continuation of the strike
until demands are gained and pledg-
ing it's support. The Arnalgamated
Association told boilerhouse men here
to go to work now and when some
refused, they said, if the company
fires you we won't support you.
Mayor NIcAIaster is ION vacation"
to those who want to see him. The
Pittsburgh, Steubenville and Wheel
ing papers are trying to stampede
the men back to work by talk Of
scabs entering the mill.
The strike is in a dangerous posi-
ton, but can still be won by carrying
out militant action. The Steel and
Metal Workers Industrial Union is
holding mass meeting at the Polish
Hall, Yorkville. Ohio, next Sunday
night to take up the spreading OF the
strike to other mills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
NEW WORKER BOOKSHOP
IN CHICAGO

To answer the growing demand for
revolutionary literature Of the work.
ers in Chicago, new bookstore has
just been opened on the south side
In the midst of the Negro section.
The address Of the new store is
1903 Indiana Ave. This new workers
bookstore has been opened to answer
the demands Of the workers on the
south side Of Chicago who were too
far away from the other store at
2019 w, Division st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Fine Four Pickets In
Neckwear Strike

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. s. Four
pickets of the striking neckwear work
ers were fined $40 each in Municipal
Court Thursday by Judge Charles l..
Carr, who construed picketing as IAN
unreasonable obstruction Of public
Streets The neckwear workers are
striking for decent wage. The cases
were appealed.
Hearings ia the cases OF 16 more
pickets charged with "saunterlng and
lettering" we're continued to Oct. 10,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10


Sheriff Hill, Visalia was called over
to witness the gun, and when he
saw Morton (they are old friends
he said-"Oh, he's all right" and
walked away.
Pickets report light truck, car
rying the license number CPB7799,
attempted to run down a picket on
the highway between Pixley and Cor
coran.
Delano Strikes 80 Per Cent
DELANO.-Eighty per cent of the
pickers now in the field are out solid
Cannery and Agricultural Workers
Industrial Union, Delano Local lead
ers say the remainder will be out
this week.
Pickets Parade With Band
MCFARLAND. - McFarlane Union
leaders report 1900 are out solid. The
pickets paraded through the center of
the little town to their picket lines
A U Mon band entertained them on
the line, Six small farmers joined
the picket line and marched with
the strikers.
Strikers Reject Terms
CORCORAN.-Thr thousand are
reported by Corcoran Union leaders
as having struck. Pickets are work
ing on the remainder in the fields
and expect to have the rich Kings
cotton country completely tied UP
Wednesday. One thousand attended
the mass meeting which was ad-
dressed by Pat Chambers, Section
Organizer of the Union, and Medina,
Tulare Local secretary. Clayton An
derson, and Boswell, largest cotton
growers in the county and several
other growers, through third party,
have offered to negotiate for roc per
cwt, which is a 10c increase over
the present wage of 60c per cwt. The
offer was presented at the mass meet
ing and vociferousIy booed down.
Small Farmers Give Support
PIXLEY. Farmer Lapadoodle,
president of a Farmers Association
in the valley, read at a mass meet
ing Of 300 farmers an open letter ad-
dressed to all small cotton growers
by the United Farmers League, call
ing on the small farmers to organize
and fight the cotton finance corpora
lions that are strangling the small
growers; the power companies, and
not take their miseries out of the
hides Of the workers. The small
farmers are now enquiring from
Union officials if they will support
the farmers struggle against the cot
ton finance corporation and the
power companies. The Union. of
course, answers emphatically YES!
Demand 81 Per 100
TULARE.-Two farmers came into
headquarters this morning looking
for union men to go to work at 75c
per 100 lbs. They cringed-the work.
err have given their answer by de-
termined-"NOT AN OUNCE OF
COTTON FOR LESS THAN 81 PER
1901"
Eleven Pickets Arrested
WASCO. - Out 5000 strong, II
workers were arrested in their cars
on the road. They were loaded out
Of their truck and herded into the
Bakersfield jail. The Union defense
committee In Wasco got busy, called
up the judge in Bakersfield and said
YOU'D batter try those bows in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Vet Correspondent Exposes
Ford and Legion Job Racket
by a Vet Worker Correspondent.)

DETROIT, MichI
through
a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Cotton Pickers Spread
Strike Thru California
Many Thousand in San Joaquin Valley Picket
All Roads and Tie Up Many California
Towns Demanding Living Wages

PIXIEY, Cal, Oct SThree
Harre
disturbing the having
later released of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
NRA Gives Nev
Lease of Life to AFL
"EdncatiOn Bureau"
Spencer Miller Jr Is Horrible Example Of
Unprincipled Leader Who Degenerated to
A Slave of the Official Clique
By B. D.

CThe Education Miller,
secretary
working education In the A. r. Of L.
unions, taking a positive role.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

Help improve the Daily WORKER
send in your suggestions and criticism:
Let MS know what the workers in
your shop think about the Daily
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Weirton Steel Bosses Call
Meet to "V0te" Strike End
Rank and File Strike Committee and Mass
Picketing Only Way to Defeat Company

sTEUBENv1LE Werton Steel making
break the strike with the announcement that the
morning This preceded by campaign
gn from Mike buddy will work. mot
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Hoover Ranch Imports scabs

SHAFTER.-1,0 900 out, which is SO
per cent of those working in the field.
The Hoover Ranch (Which is rumored
to have connections with former pres
ident Hoover and located between
Shafter and Wasco is reported to
be importing 300 scabs from Los An
geles. The Shafter Local is rein
forcing Wasco and their shouting
slogan is mo scabs can pass us,
We are out to win, even if we have
to build a human fence around scab
ranches"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

Keep Your Party on the Ballot. Ref
lister Communist October 8 TO IA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Hold 1,5OO Prisoners

KERN LAKE BED.-1,500 workers
are working on the bed, and are be-
ing imprisoned in the bed. They are
not being permitted to go out or
enter the bed without pass by the
big growers. The last report brought
into Union headquarters is that the
1900 workers are just sitting down
and not picking the cotton although
they are being held prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10

Wasco where they were arrested, and
if charges are going to be preferred,
you'd better make them stick because
there's 5000 Of us here waiting to
see that justice is done" A commit
tee got into a car and started for
Bakersheld-and met their comrades
walking up the road, freed.
Boycott Jim Crow Cafe
ARVIN.-Three thousand are out
100 per cent here. Union orchestra on
the picket line. The Mae-Flo Cafe
is discriminating against strikers and
has a sign outside-"Only white trade
solicited" The Union has boycotted
this cafe. Former Deputy Sheriff
E. o. Mitchell, has acquired the old
habit common to people of his type
and is herding the workers on his
ranch at the point of gun, back in
the fields with guards around them.
Dan Daniels, president of the Pro-
ducer's Gin, is doing all be can to
disrupt the morale of the strikers by
going from store to store trying to
get the pickers' credit cut off and
telling the businessmen not to con-
tribute to relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-10
Eleven Pickets Arrested

WASCO. - Out 5000 strong, II
workers were arrested in their cars
on the road. They were loaded out
Of their truck and herded into the
Bakersfield jail. The Union defense
committee In Wasco got busy, called
up the judge in Bakersfield and said
you'd better try those boys in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-23
Norman H. Davis
 Is Pressing On
(Continued from Page 1.)

(Continued from Page H. Five" decided to take notice of meeting after that of the Big French claims by discussing re- duction of war materials and se- curity on alternate days before the full commission.
 This compromise was aimed at satisfying both the United States and France.
 The commission was asked to take up war materials at its meet ing at 3:30 this afternoon, and to discuss possible texts of consulta- tive pacts and the definition of an aggressor nation tomorrow after noon.
 At Davis suggestion it was agreed to devote tomorrow morn- ing to private negotiations calcu- lated to lead the way to agree ments.
 Consultative pacts are desired by France and her allies as an addi- tional safeguard against attack.
 Frnce wanted to leave the ques- ton of disarmament for some fu- ture time. Davis persuaded her to talk disarmament now.
 The concession was of major inn portance. Immediately after Davis speech yesterday in which he of- fered the history making United States proposals of cooperation with European nations in event any nation breaks the peace. France said her security. and that of her allies, must be discussed before ac- tual disarmament.
 By last midnight Davis had in- duced them to agree that while security must be talked publicly. disarmament should be discussed privately at the same time.
 The Big Five" met to-day at the hotel of Arthur Henderson, chair man of the disarmament commis- sion. The members besides Davis of this special steering committee are Joseph Paul-Boncour, French foreign minister; Sir John Simon, British foreign minister; Rudolph Nadolny, Germany, and Baron Pompeo Aloisi, Italy.
 They talked for two hours. When