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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
Renew Fight to
Kill Vet Protests
Vicious AVA. Attack;
Vets Plan New March

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Mar. 81
In an effort to smash the mass pro-
test movement among the veterans
against the drastic cuts in benefits
being put through by the Roosevelt
government, the American Veterans
Association, an organization Of we'll
TODD veterans which has been lead
ing the fight against the rank and
file, has issued statement declaring
it would continue its campaign to
prevent the ex-servicemen from get
ting their rights.
The statement practically declares
that the organization thinks the
Roosevelt economy bill does not go
far enough.
I'VE believe" it states, that the
fight for the elimination of unde-
served awards to so-caIled veterans
has only Just begun, and that our
association must count on the sup
port of all patriotic and unselfish ex-
servicemen in experimenting and in
all future attempts at
Treasury raiding on the part of the
veterans organized n1inorities."
By organized minorities," the A.
VA. means such united front group
as the Veterans National Liaison
Committee, which represents the
sentiments of the overwhelming ma
jority of the veterans. The Liaison
Committee is calling for the organi-
zation OF committees of action in all
veterans organizations to fight for
relief and to rally the broadest mas
ses of vets for a march to Washing
ton. The vets will assemble in Wash
ington, May IL and demand from
Congress the immediate stopping Of
the cuts and payment Of the bonus.
Veterans in Oregon and California
are already on the move and conting-
ents are planning to leave from all
parts of the country, determined TO
put up stiff to protect their living
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

that this new tactic of the Landlords
is an expression OF their panicky fear
of the militant strike actions Of ten
ants in all parts of New York against
high rents and bad housing condi-
tons.
In Brownsville, where % workers
were arrested last week for picketing
at % Herzl Street, with the cooper
alton Of the Unemployed Council the
LID. announces that a mass demon
Stration is being prepared for April
l that will rally besides the tenants
Of Brownsville all working class and
sympathetic organizations.
The case Of the % workers was
in court today and postponed until
April II. The court was packed with
workers following the trial. Many o.
them, including the workers on trial
showed their frame of mind by i'm
mediately taking their place on the
picket line in defiance of the police.
The demonstration will fight for the
freedom Of the % arrested, againsr
Hillys ruling and broaden its scope
with demands for Tom Mooney and
the Scottsboro boys.
Similar plans have been made in
the Bronx with the workers aroused
by police attacks made today ano
determined to win lower rents. Open
air meeting and mass picketins have
been called for Thursday at 10 am.
in front of striking houses on Char
lotte Street, Dawson, Fulton and Hoe
in the Middle Bronx. Holland, Ar
mold. Wallace, in the Upper Bronx
These actions will eliminate with a
huge meeting at Ambassador Hall,
Claremont Parkway and Third Ave
hue, Friday night at which Car
Winter, Secretary of thS Unemployed
Councils OF Greater New York, viii
be the main speaker.
The Bronx is aroused over the ar
rest Of 8 workers yesterday following
the attack by police on three picket
lines, 3031 Holland Avenue, 1913 Ar
mold Avenue and at 32s Wallace Ave.
Pickets we're taken off at Fulton St,
Dawson st. and Charles st. strikes,
At 440-444 williams Street East
New York rent strike goes on, de-
spite all the terror the landlords can
muster. The windows are covered
with placards with strike slogans and
open air meetings are being held
In ali these strikes the tenants ask
for support from all workers on the
picket line every morning.
All organizations are asked 10 send
protests TO Police Commissioner Mul-
rooney and Mayor OBrien agains-
the police attack and Hilly's decision
and all workers are called TO join
the mass picket lines and demonstra-
tons in their neighborhoods.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
TO CALL GENERAL
FOLTIS S TRI K E
Co n t e m p t of Court
Order Withdrawn

NEW YORK-Over 300 workers
thronged the Manhattan Lyceum, at
sc E. 4th ST., on Friday evening in
answer to the application for an in
junction made by the Foltis-Fischer
company few days ago. The hear
ing the injunction came up yesterday
in court.
The attorneys for the Food Work
ers Industrial Union were notified a
few days ago that the company had
withdrawn its application for a Con-
tempt of Court order against the
Union and the Foltis-Fischer strikers.
This victory has inspired the strikers
and the workers generally to in
tensify the fight against the injunc-
ton and for the winning of the
strike.
1t is expected that within a few
days the Foltis Fischer Strike Com
mittee and the Cafeteria Department
of the Food Workers Industrial Union
will declare a general strike in all
the Foltis-Fischer cafeterias. Four
teen of the nineteen cafeterias have
already been struck to-date.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
NeqVS Flash

WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,,
March 27.-One miner, John
Ward, was killed and two
wounded by gurpien today fol-
lowing a decision to picket the
mines in the Franklin county
coal field. All are members of
the Progressive Miners. After
the attack the thugs made
their escape in an automobile.
Three miners were wounded
Saturday at EIdoradO, ILL.,, in a
struggle with the U.M.W.A.
leadership.
Hundreds are being depu-
tized and armed officers, hired
by the operators, have been or
dered to prevent all picketing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

become the crisis" from the XII.
Plenum resolutions of the EC.C.I0
This hopelessness of finding a way
out Of the crisis on the economic
feld-a hopelessness which is be-
coming more and more apparent
to the ruling classes Of the capital
ist countries, leads them to seize
markets by force OF arms and to
struggle for the rediyision Of the
world. Hence, the inevitable in
classification of all capitalist con-
tradictions as a result OF the fur
ther sharpening of the crisis, and
the danger Of new imperialist
war.
The financial oiisarchy kept on
assuring in the course of many
months that "the crisis is over
come" and that "the worst times
are left behind. This lie of the
bourgeoisie was assiduously sup
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

England. Nov, that the United
States went off the gold standard,
TOO, this advantage will no longer
prevail And in the existing con-
ditions OF extreme protectionism
this can only denote further
sharpening Of the struggle for
markets and a further dying down
Of world trade. A reliable English
weekly, The Statist", wrote some
time ago and not without reason,
that call the advantages of Eng
land on the world markets will be
destroyed once the United States
goes off the gold standard"
An inevitable worsening of the
general situation on the world
markets and an intensification of
the competition of American goods
pre-supposes further worsening
Of the economic conditions Of all
capitalist countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
10 TIMES AS MUCH TO BANKS AS
TO RELIEF FROM FEDERAL LOANS

WASHINGTON, Mar. 27.-The
monthly summary of the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation shows that
up to March 81, total loans made
we're more than two billion dollars.
The corporation has been operating
Just one year.
Helped Banks and Railroads.
Loans to banks, railroads, insurance
companies and similar institutions
total $2,o45, 466 1858. of which $1,225,-
105,613 was for the banks and $780,
885,015 for railroads.
Up to to the close of business on
March 81 the corporation had made
S232,030,564 available to forty states
and two territories for alleged relief
purposes. Much of this was used in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
NYGARD GOES TO
MAYORS MEET
Communist Will Place
Relief Program

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Mar. 27-Emil
c. Nygard, Communist Mayor OF
Crosby, Mimi, announced he will at
tend the Minnesota Mayors Confer
ence in st. Paul on Friday, Mar. 3Ist
called by the Farmer-Labor Mayor
of st. Paul, VIM. Mahoney.
In contrast to demagogy and fake
promises of the Farmer-Laborites
Mayor Nygard will present at the
conference a concrete program of
unemployment relief, for which he
has been fighting both before and
since his election to Office.
Mayor Nygard will demand direct
State and Federal relief for the IN
employed Of Crosby, and the enact
ment of the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

ported by the social fascists, VINO
strove to SOW illusions in the minds
OF the working class and thus to
disorgsnise the ranks OF the reyo-
lutionary proletariat.
But stern reality exposed this
delusion Of social fascism and dem
onstrated once more that in tbs
conditions of a crisis, which be-
comes increasingly deeper, the
worsening of the situation OF the
working class is inevitable. The
burden of the credit and exchange
crisis falls primarily upon the
shoulders of the proletariat and Of
the toilers of city and country. The
further sharpening of the crisis
brings in its wake a fierce attack
upon the working class and an in
classification Of the class struggle
in all capitalist countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

turned at the wage scales existing
prior to the strike and the question Of
increases was referred to the state
board of arbitration.
In order to avoid discussis1 the
Protective officials called a meeting
Saturday at which musical program
was arranged and only an announce
ment of those shops returning was
made. The rank and file opposition
demanded an explanation of the
terms of settlement and exposed the
plan before the workers while the
crowd cheered its approval Of the OPP
position. A leaflet issued by the
rank and file opposition calls upon
the workers to watch their pay en-
velopes and to prepare to strike
again if no increases are forthcoming.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

United States with = new nabe-
Aevabse force.
The crash Of the dollar-the ex-
change Of the Haighttest capitalist
power will have the destructive in
fluence Of a hurricane upon the
whole capitalist world. The crisis
will inevitably asssznfe stu sharper
proportions.
The sharpening of the crisis in
the United States is bound to cause
a further increase of contradictions
between the imperialist powers in
the struggle for markets. First of
all, the capitalist countries will ex-
perience a sharp competition of the
American export freed from the
shackles Of the gold standard. The
American export suffered in the
last year much more than the ex-
port OF countries which went Of
the gold standard, notably that Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
The Only Stable Currency in the World

Amid the chaos OF the raging
world economic crisis the exchanges
Of all the capitalist countries coll
lapsed one after the other. Only
one country in the world--the Sow
let Union--is immune TO crisis and
only one exchange in the world
the Soviet cheryonetz-is firm.
And what about the bourgeois
economists, who maintained that
the Soviet currency has allegedly
no value. Comrade Stain answered
them quite clearly that these ven
cradle economists understand not
more of political economy than the
archbishop of Canterbury under
stands Of anti-religious propagan-
ia. Isn't it a fact that with this
currency VIC built Magnitostroy
Dnieprostroy, Kuznetzstroy. the
tractor plants of Kharkov and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
STRIKE WON ON
A NAU STEAMER
DefeatGernan Consul;
Gust NaZi Cook

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 2T. -
A strike which was called aboard the
German ship Vogtland under a Pa
mama flag, against low wages, rotten
food and abusive treatment by Of
f1cers, was won here under the lead
ership Of members of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union and the
International of seamen and Harbor
Workers.
All demands OF the crew were
granted before the ship sailed, in
Guiding demand for the removal of
a Nazi cook who was especially abus-
i've. Is members of the crew who
had been arrested by New Orleans
police during the strike were also re-
leased. Efforts Of the German consul
to pay off the crew and get rid of
them we're defeated by the solidarity
and determination of the workers.
The International of Seamen and
Harbor workers will rally to the sup
port of these workers in Europe and
Germany to prevent any attempt to
victimize them because of their mil
liant action,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
Paralysis Of Monetary and Credit Markets.

the course of the last few months
were, according to all bourgeois eco
nomists and politicians, a basic in
dicator OF, and basic premise for
an "upturn". But now credit Is be-
coming more expensive in the
United States, the rate Of discount
rises to 312%o at the beginning Of
March. Accordingly, the hopes are
shattered, that cheap credit will be
that lever, which will lead capital
ist economy from the blind alley Of
the crisis.
The deepening of the credit and
exchange crisis, which is in itself
direct result of the world industrial
crisis, will inevitably lead to fur
Their sharpening Of the crisis in the
United States
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

Friday afternoon, 200 seamen,
backed up the demands of jobless
committee on the Seamen's Church
Institute for added relief and against
throwing off men now receiving the
meSgre relief. The meeting was held
in front of the Institute and COM
mittee elected to proceed to the Of
fees of lawyer Haight, head of the
so-called Emergency Committee. "
Haight's son received the committee
and alternately bulldozed them and
pleaded mo funds" The committee
held a meeting yesterday afternoon
to report to the seamen in the In
stitute.
Saturday a committee forced the
reinstatement of 10 men thrown of
of relief by the officials. The insti-
tute has several million dollars in
it's treasury, but keeps seamen out in
the street while there are empty beds.
Yesterday a committee of Jobless
seanen made demands upon the ON
Gals Of the Seamen's House, goth and
West Streets for free beds, clothing
and meals. The committee presented
the demand Of jobless seamen for
the opening of 800 West Street, a
BUILDING owned by the "Y'' and for
sale. There are 100 mattresses and
Is beds in this building at present.
A committee of Finnish seamen
are going to the Sesmen's Church
Institute for presentation of the de-
mands of 800 jobless Finnish sailors
in this port. They have been refused
relief by their consul and driven away
from his Office by the police.
NEW YORK.-Harry Jackson, port
organizer of the Marine Workers In
oustrial Union, received suspended
sentence in magistrates court yester-
day morning on charges of "parad-
ing without g. permit" The arrest
of Jackson came about because he
was leading the picket line of seamen
who marched in front Of the German
shipping companies Offices last Fri
day, protesting the Hitler attacks
upon the German marine workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

Cne agreement Jne WORKERS return IN
the belief that they will receive top"
prices for all operations, that is, that
the low-priced shops will bring wages
up to the level of the high priced
shops. At the same time they have
been told, an investigation of prices
for the different grades of shoes will
be undertaken jointly by Kelleher for
the Union and Cooper for the manu-
facturers, to settle the question Of in
creaSes.
Actually No Wage Settlement.
Actually this sends the workers
back on the plan of deferred prices,
referring the question of wage in
creases to a committee. In Lynn and
Boston, officials OF the National Shoe
Workers Association maneouvered a
similar betrayal when the workers re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
Independent Marine
Union Men Demand
Their Officials Act

NEW YORK. - Twelve rank and
file members Of the Associated Marine
Workers, an independent union OF
towboatnen in this harbor, have ad-
dressed an open letter 10 their sec
rotary Maher on the question OF the
agreement with the towboat bosses
The agreement expires on May LIST.
The letter charges the officials have
not carried out any meetings with
the membership in preparation for
beating back any attempt to lower
the scale. They demand that meet
ing Of the membership be called at
which there will be complete finan-
cial report, jobless to be voted ex-
empt from dues payments, that joint
struggles of jobless and employed
towboatmen be organized TO, that the
union as such demand relief for the
boatmen from the Home Relief Buro.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

'SNNA . va SOAAs
Face international Problem.
What bothers the govern
ment is the problem of how to
prepare to raise the embargo on in
ternational gold transactions. There
has been gold shipped from the Uni
ted States since the monetary system
was knocked off the gold standard
by the financial crash early this
month, But these. shipments have
been exclusively gold that was ear
marked (held for foreign govern
mentS) before the crash.
Since March 9Th, there have been
10 regular gold exports because of
the embargo on such shipments.
III spite of all talk about "re-
stored confidence" that followed the
bank act of the Roosevelt admins
tration, and the threats of publica-
ton Of names and prosecution OF
'hoarders," the drive to build up a
big gold reserve has thus far failed.
Federal reserve notes (the old kind
must be backed by not less than 40
per cent gold and so per cent eligi-
BILE commercial paper. The gold stock
is not sufficiently above the minimum
requirements to enable the govern
ment to lift the embargo on foreign
shipments Of gold
At the same time other powers,
particularly England and France, are
striving to prevent shipments of gold
from nfha,. fz;or k@ b
States. England, for instance, has
increased tremendously its total gold
holdings since the dollar fell off the
standard and now has on hand gold
reserves greater than in any previous
year in its history, except the year
1923.
Industrial production in all lines
still sinks to lower levels. Steel pro-
duction is down to its lowest level
Carloadings are down; automobile
production has suffered the most de-
yastating decline, Purchasing power
of the masses is at the lowest point
per capita in history. All this shows
the impossibility of the capitalist
class finding purely economic way
out OF its crisis.
Suppress Fasts of Bank Wrecks.
For few days after the bank
holiday" ended there were regular
statements on the number of banks
reopening in the country. But, when
number of banks that had opened
were forced to close again, the gov
eminent became very vague and in
definite about the situation. 1t is
estimated that no less than one-sixth
of all deposits are still tied up in
banks that have been wrecked on the
financial rocks.
This means that there are tied up
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
TO PROTEST FASCISM IN
BENSONHURST

NEW YORK.-A protest meeting Of
workers in Bensonhurst and vicinity
against Hitlers suppression of the
German workers and the Jewish po-
groms will be held Friday, March 81,
s pm. at the Savoy Mansion, goth
Ave. and 63rd st.
Prominent speakers will address
the meeting, where the workers of
this section will join the workers of
the entire country in yoicing their
indignation against the acts of Ger
man fascism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

Stalingrad, the Moscow and Cork
automobile plants, hundreds Of
thousands of state farms?" x,
The stability Of the Soviet cur
rency is secured primarily by means
Of hinge mnss Of goods in the hands
of the state, such goods being put
in circulation at fixed prices. Who
Of the economists would dare deny
that such n guarantee, which finds
place only III the Soviet Union u
not 4 far more real guarantee Of
the stability Of currency than any
gold reserve? VIII the capitalist
economists ever understand that
they became entansied in the the
DRY of the gold reserve as the opl,
warranty of stable currency"
The crash Of the dollar reveals
before the eyes Of the whole world
again and again the superiority Of
the Soviet system OF economy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

capitalism. In the protracted nego-
tiations preparatory to the World
Economic Conference the problem
of currency circulation was in the
forefront, AT that time the United
States, proud Of its gold dollar and
sure Of its stability, strove to COM
pei the English boTgeoisie to stab
ilize its currency and to return to
the gold standard. Now the stu
alton is radically changed. The
dollar toppled down and the Amer
lean bourgeoisie makes desperate
attempts to save its dollar from an
utter collapse.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

The meaning Of the negotia-
tons last December, when the
Grand Lodge officers entered
into new wage agreement with the
railroad presidents.
Contrary to the solemn promises
made a year ago that the 1881 wage
scale would be automatically restored
on Feb. l, 1888, the new agreement
extends the 10 percent deduction for
another 9 months, opens the way for
further wage cutting on June 18th,
and sets Nov. /, 1888 as the date when
such changes shall become effective.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
Sharpened World Economic Struggle

Events in the United States
showed once more that all artifi-
cial methods used for "reviving"
the capitalist economy are inevitab-
ly doomed to failure. In this re-
spect, the endeavors of several Ger
man governments to regulate"
their economy by injecting new
means OF exchange into industry
are particularly Characteristic. The
American events are . good lesson
to these German insttators.
The financial crash in the United
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

duction and consumption are con-
centrated. 1t is evident that this
circumstance cannot fail to lead
to a colossal broadening OF the
sphere Of influence Of the crisis, to
sharpening OF the crisis and to
an accumulation Of unforeseen diff
ficulties for world capitalism.
The bourgeoisie the world over
watched the unfolding of events in
the United States very intently; it
hailed as the beginning Of the end
of the world crisis even that slight
rise of production in the United
States, which occurred In the fall
OF last year as result Of the
boom" on the stock exchange.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
NeeUS Briefs
BIG RED VOTE GAIN IN
WISCONSIN

KENOSHA, Wis. A strong vote
was received by Communist candi-
dates for the Common Council in the
primary election just held. Peter
Rirmani, ~; Karl Gerlach, $50;
Joseph zabritski, 408.
This is big increase over the last
election when Foster received $50
votes in the city proper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
MINNEAPOLIS JOBLESS
TO DEMONSTRATE

MINNEAPOLIS. - Following a
series Of neighborhood demonstra-
tons when demands were presented
to aldermen, the Unemployed Coun-
Gil oS mobilizing for a huge demon
stration for relief on April 14th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28

This attack on the living standards
Of railroad men is being carried out
behind the backs Of the membership,
without their consent.
Not only direct cuts, but indirect
cutting Of wages AMI reduction Of
working forces are taking place on
all railroads. Since the 1922 cut over
100000 men have been laid off, while
those left on the job are forced to
do the added work Of those squeezed
out. Yet the railroads are still pay
ing out huge amounts in dividends
and interest to the holders Of stocks
and bonds.