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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08

prevent the workers from joining any
organization they choose but will
drive them into the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and completely put
over the same fascist control as Hit
Ter in Germany and Mussolini in
Italy.
TU.U.C. Calls for Protest
1.-THE Trade Union Unity Council
calls upon all of the workers organ
izations TO Immediately send tele-
grams of protest to Mayor O'Brien
and Police Commissioner Bolar de-
manding the immediate release of
the arrested and framed food work
ers, demanding the lowering of the
exhorbitant bail, and demanding in
stead that war be declared upon the
real racketeers who for years have
grated on the food workers in Great
er New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
TOILERS NARCOTIC
MADISON; DEMAND
IMMEDIATERE

MILWAUKEE,, Wise, June T.
From KenoSha and in Northern parts
of Wisconsin unemployed workers in
cities joined by farmers on the land
have begun hunger march that
will bring them to Madison where
they will present their demands to
the state government.
The demands are: Unemployment
Insurance by the state pending its
adoption by the Federal government;
abolition of forced labor; immediate
cash relief for the unemployed and
impoverished farmers; higher milk
prices for the farmers at the expense
of the milk trusts; cancellation OF
debts of impoverished farmers and
small home owners; use Of National
Guard funds for relief and against
the sales tax.
From northern parts trucks are
used while from Milwaukee, Racine
and Oshkosh they will march to
Madison. Commissaries have been
set up for the marchers and funds
are being collected. In West Allis
the City Council voted $25 for the
march. In Beaver Dam the city will
feed them.
Thousands OF farmers will join In
Madison when the marchers arrive
on June IL. The farmers are donat-
ing food and finances along the
route. The recent farmers strike has
shown the developing solidarity of
the workers with the impoverished
farmers on the land.
Governor Schmedeman has signed
a bill postponing the unemployment
insurance law passed in 1881. This
was to 60 into effect on July l OF
this year. Even this fake measure
which considers only a small frac-
ton of the unemployed and gives a
maximum of a 500 a year 'insur-
ance" has now. been thrown into the
waste basket. The postponement bill
cuts down the number which is to
be covered by approved voluntary
schemes from $4,000 to 10000 work
ers, making it still easier for the en-
ployers to avoid the so-called COM
pulsory plan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
Small Businessman
Ruined While Papers
Announce Upturn
BY a Worker Correspondent

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y The so
loudly truiopeted business upturn re-
ported in the capitalist press for the
last few weeks can be seen in reality
in this milliopGires' town. Small
business men ara hit the hardest in
this town in every branch. Recently
a Lunch Wagon closed because the
proprietor could not bring up any
longer 1910 rent per month for his
wagon, which is the property of the
Patterson Lunch Wagon sharks.
An aged bookbinder who shaved
almost 40 years to be able to open
a little shop of his own is to be evic-
ted from his quarter within this week,
from the Realty Building, 1876 Main
Street, for inability to pay rent for
the last eight months. The city has
refused relief to him.
Where will the small business men
land, if the business upturn keeps
up like this? Only organization can
save him from starvation.
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WHAT'S ON
Thursddy

MEETING OF TRACToR-AUToMoB
School remaining in US, Manhattan Ly-
ceum, Sc E. 4th st., $50 pm.
CARNIVAL PICNIC COMMITTEE of the
N. Y. District LID, 1880 p.m Room $50,
1893 Broadway, completion OF plans for IL.
D. Summer Event, July 10, Pleasant Bay
Park.
LECTURE EXPOSE OF HOUSE OF
Morgan and analysis of Morgan investiga-
ton, Z. fremont Workers Club, fremont
and Prospect AYES, Bronx. Speakers: John
sonto and Peter s. Star.
COMRADES JOIN BUGLE AND DRUM
Corps Of w.E.sL., apply any time, SO z.
3rd st. Applicants not necessary to be
ex-servicemen.
OFFICE WORKERS UNION MEMBER
SHIP meeting, Labor Temple 242 e. i4th
st., 7:3o pm. Important questions-in-
crease dues. tax on wages, organizational
and unemployed work.
MASS PROTEST MEETING. Anna Hall
arrested second degree assault, ALOE 18th
Ave, Brooklyn, at $40 pm Auspices Boro
Park Ella May Br. LID. Molly Jackson
speaksi
LECTURE--"woRLD AFFAIRS" Leonard
Minis, National Student League, Ss5 Sixth
Ave. Admission cents
Friday
NEW LID CHORUS. ais pm. s42o
18th Ave, Brooklyn sisgmeister, New mem
bers wanted, No experience needed.
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1,5OO STUDENTS
STRIKE; POLICE
ATTACK MEET

NEW YORK-The city government
sent police to break up the strike be-
gun yesterday at City College for the
reinstatement of students suspended
for taking part in an anti-war dem
onstration last week.
The strike began at 10 am, with
200 students around the college flag
pole. BY II o'clock the number
swelled to 1900, when the police ap-
peared and broke into the center OF
the demonstration.
The students clasped hands and
formed large ring around the cops,
shouting, "Cops off the Campus, Cops
off the Campus" Students boosted
on shoulders to speak we're hauled
down by the police.
Protest Suppression.
Indignant at the suppression of the
strike meeting, Irving Dichter pro-
tested to Dean Gottschall, who re-
fused to send the cops away and told
the students they could meet inside
in the Great Hall, hoping to keep
the protest inside the college walls.
The students marched into the hall
and when addressed by the Dean be-
gan firing questions at him on the
suspension of the students, the right
to hold protest meetings, and de-
manded an open hearing for the sus-
pended students.
1000 In Hall.
BY this time there were 1000 stu
dents in the hall. The Dean told
them to send committee with the
request for an open hearing, which
later turned out to be trick to meet
with small number of students so
as to be able to say only a small
number were in the fight.
The students left the hall and
marched to 18Th Street and Amster-
dam Ave, where the meeting was
continued.
Pending the Deans announcement
of his decision the students are pre-
pairing an open hearing under the
auspices of O student committee
elected at the meeting.
Fight to Continue.
The National Student League, a
leader in the students strike, an
nounced that the campaign to GUST
President Robinson, Colonel Lewis
and Major Holton and reinstate the
students would continue. These three
are directly responsible for the sus-
pension of the students and are rabid
war-mongers who led the attack on
the students for their war activities.
The full demands of strike are:
/. Immediate reinstatement OF the
suspended students.
2. Immediate reinstatement OF the
suspended clubs.
8. Immediate reinstatement Of the
expelled Campus editors and the
Campus charter.
4. Immediate abolition Of the r. O..
T. G. in the college.
5. Immediate removal of President
Robinson.
6. No police interference with stu
dent activities.
The Civil Liberties Union sent
protest yesterday to the Board of
Higher Education against the sus-
pension of the students asking for "a
reversal"
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Unity of Employed and Unemployed
Main Task re- This Is the Lesson of
the Hunger March of Ford Workers

fighting side by side for their COM
mon interests for which the Ford
Hunger March was organized. This
must be the outstanding political les
son Of our experience in the Ford
Hunger March - increased activity
among the unemployed, it is true
But from now on the hourly task OF
the union must be much sharper
orientation to the employed Ford
workers the building of anti-wage-
committees, grievance committees, &C
ton committees against grievances to
be acted upon Immediately, anti-lay-
off committees, committees against
the speed-up in the departments, etc.
And on this basis develop the struggle
against wage-cuts, against relief cuts,
for increases in wages and for a pro-
gram of Unemployment Insurance at
the expense of the bosses and their
government.
The prestige of the Auto Workers
Union developed as result of the
Ford Hunger March to very high
degree. Hundreds Of workers express
ed openly that this march has dem
onstrated the seriousness and honesty
of the Auto Workers Union in their
fight for relief for the auto workers
and not as the enemies are accusing
the union and its leadership that they
are merely struggling for advertising
regardless of what the consequences
are.
The ending of the march was one
of tremendous enthusiasm and deter
mination on the part of the workers
to get into the movement and to be-
gin to take part in the daily activity
for the building up Of unity between
the employed and unemployed Ford
workers under the leadership Of the
Auto Workers Union.
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Nine Demonstrators
To Be Tried in L. A.

LOS ANGELES. Trial Of nine
workers arrested here in the May /
demonstrations has been postponed
until June 10. The trial will come up
in Municipal Court, Division 7, Hall
Of Justice.
Lawrence Ross, Communist candi-
date for mayor. in the recent election,
and Sol Davies are charged with
speaking without permit. The other
workers are held on charges" of bat
terry, interfering with police. and for
distributing leaflets A.
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SPORTS

for the heavyweight championship Of
the world. Schmeling who lost the
championship to Sharkey on de-
cision which was almost universally
regarded as raw, Is favored to win to-
nights battle by better than two-to-
one odds.
If the odds tell the right story
Schmelings will probably meet Shar-
key for the third time in his cauli-
flower career The first time Shar-
key fouled him, the second ended in
the infamous decision giving the title
to Sharkey. Thus battle between
these two will still be attractive
enough for the fans.
Jack Dempsey, promoter Of the
fight tonight, reports that he expects
it to be a financial success This Is
rather unusual, as most recent bouts,
even championship affairs such as
the welterweight title bout last week,
have been miserable failures from the
point of view of attendance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
By JOHN sCHMIEs

District Organizer of the C. P.)
Over $4,000 workers participated in
the Ford Hunger March during the
IL hours that it lasted. The march,
ers started to gather at l p. m. and
ended their march at Midnight. In
the course of the march, the number
at times was as high as $4,000 work
ers. Never in the history, according
to the workers of Detroit, have we
experienced such a brutal and power
full mobilization on the part of the
Ford Motor Company which owns
factories and entire cities. Many
noSe thousands Of workers in auto
mobiles appeared trying to show their
sympathy and solidarity for the pro-
gram of immediate needs Of Ford
workers. These workers responded to
a call of the Auto Workers Union
and Unemployed Councils, in spite of
the still fresh experiences of the last
march, in spite of all the maneuvers
and promises on the part of the
Ford Motor Co., such as giving relief,
slowing down the murderous speed
up line and promising a general in
crease in wages.
These thousands of workers re-
sponded in spite of the new DEAF
prosperity ballyhoo Of the Wall Street
Goyernment-and finally, these work
ers responded in such large numbers
which challenged the Ford Dearborn
police, mounted police, state police,
deputy sheriffs, National Guardsmen,
posts of the American Legion, as well
as the murderous Ford gunner and
gangsters. They we're all equipped
with the most modern implements Of
warfare; such as poison gas, machine
guns, military motor boats and air.
planes.
Keep Ranks Closed
But all of this did not provoke the
marchers-young and old-men and
women soidly kept their ranks
closed and in the most militant fash
ion carried out the working class
fighting discipline. The strategy on
the part of the leading committees
not only surprised the enemy, but
completely knocked them out of their
position. The decision that the march
ers will camp only short distance
from the Ford factory came as an
unexpected move and as a trenen-
dous shock to them.
1t only took a little more than an
hour and a half following the deci-
sion of the leading committee which
was approved by the marchers to re-
main until a permit was granted, that
the workers from all over Dearborn,
Lincoln Park, Ecorse, Detroit general
ly, responded with food, water and
blankets in support of the Hunger
Marchers. 1t was such tremendous
response that even the most pessi-
mistic elements around the march
were compelled to fall in line and
support and work for the march.
All the provocative moves on the
part of the Ford Motor Co. as well as
on the part of the proyocateWs did
not confuse the masses and also failed
to break the discipline of the march
and the confidence in the leading
committees.
Task Inside of Shop
News from the employed Ford work.
ers that in one department the power
was shut off and in another depart
ment, the conveyor was stopped for
a few minutes was received by ire
mendous enthusiasm on the part OF
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cutting relief and levying taxes on
the workers and small consumers.
The city is paying the bankers 51a
per cent interest on its loans, at the
same time that the interest rate in
the outside money market is less than
2 per cent. This costs the city thou
sands Of dollars in extra charges.
Workers Present Demands
Two days ago a delegation of 5000
unemployed workers led by the Pro-
visional Committee Against Relief
Cuts and Evictions presented to the
city government a tax program that
will lay the burden of meeting the
crisis squarcly upon the Wall Street
bankers and all residents and cor
porations of over $1,000,000 wealth.
The workers demanded that no relief
be cut, that no salaries of civil service
city employees be cut in order to pay
the bankers and that all salaries. over
$4,000 year be taxed heavily. They
demanded that the city declare
moratorium on payments to the bank
ers
Tammany Officials Big Salaries
At the same time, studies of the
city payrolls, disclose that hundreds
of leading Tammany ward heelers
and district leaders are getting fat
salaries, in addition to the graft which
costs the city millions every year.e
The example of the Tammany city
election officials is typical. For
the one election that is held every
year, there are four Tammany cleo
ton officials, each getting $734o a
year.
The Law Department head IT'S
$21 900 year. His IS assistant Jet
each $4,000 per year When an i'm
portant case comes up, however, the
city hires high-priced lawyers in adj
oition to its own staff.
Three Commissioners of the Board
of Water Supply, who are rarely, if
ever seen in their offices. and who
play absolutely no function in the
actual workings of the water supply,
each get $4,000 a year.
No one seems to know exactly what
are the functions of the Commission
er of Municipal Assembly. Neverthe-
less, he gets $9,140 year.
In the Board of Transportation
more than 1900 engineers have been
laid off. But the three commissioners
still get $17,640 a year, in addition to
the host of lawyers and secretaries
getting $4,000 year and up.
These examples can be multiplied
MANY times over.
Cut Relief to Pay Interest
The city relief bureaus are cutting
relief to the bone. 1t has been ad-
mitted that over $4,000 families face
immediate eviction because relief rent
payments have been stopped. The
Tammany Mayor, O'Brien admitted
that 227,000 families are now wholly
dependent upon city relief.
Fall Heaviest on Consumers
The new taxes are being levied on
all automobiles 1t is estimated that
the State and city taxes and fees on
every car will amount to about $57.00
A toll of rs cents will be levied on
all cars using the bridges over the
East River.
The licensing and inspection fees
in the Water and Construction De-
partments have also been raised. Nu-
merous other fees on selling stands,
signs, elevator inspection, ETC., have
been increased.
The S3o,000,000 of ne wtaxes fall
directly and heaviest upon the work
ers, and the lower sections of the
population.
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ScOttsbOrO Fighter
Faces Deportation

NEW YORK.-Robert D. Smith,
Negro worker arrested when police
attacked a Scottsboro meeting in
Harlem, is now in the hands of the
deportation officials. He was to be
tried yesterday in General Sessions
Court on 'felonious assault" al
though the only assault that occur
red at the meeting was the police
assault.
Upon learning that Smith is from
Panama the Federal government
stepped in to dispose of the fighter
for the Scottsboro boys. His ar
rest was part of a series Of attacks
on Scottsboro meetings in Harlem to
intimidate Negro and white workers
aroused by the Scottsboro verdict.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
ESTRIkES SPREAD
IN AMEST0W N
FURNITURE SHOPS
100 Workers Strike for
Pay Rise at King
Plant

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, June lover
100 workers of the Herrick shop, one
of the Killing plants employing about
500 workers struck on Wednesday,
May 81, for a IS per cent increase in
wages, for guarantee rate work for
piece work, minimum wage scale of
IS cents per hour and recognition of
the shop committee. The strike is led
! by an elected committee of the
strikers.
Z The officials of the company, really
Ing the strong sentiment for wage in
creaSes in the plant decided to scare
the workers by closing plant opera
tions.
Spreading
The strike committee Immediately
took steps to pull out the workers of
the other plants of the company.
Latest information is to the effect
that two plants have come out. Work
ers in one shop of the company have
already presented demands for 20
cent increase in wages.
The company hes offered>a 10 o. c.
wage increase but refuses to recog-
rlize the shop committee. The work
ers have rejected this offer and de-
cided to continue the strike.
The strike movement in Jamestown
shops is growing by leaps and bounds.
The recent strike of the Empire
Goods workers which lasted for 9
weeks has inspired the workers here
to strike for the return of all wage
cuts. A number of shops have settled
on the basis of substantial raises.
The jamestown Table Co., employ
ing about 200 workers granted wage
i, increase of 25 p. c. in the cabinet
room and a ten per cent increase in
all other departments, after the work
ers had presented their demands to
the company.
The workers of the Premier Cabi-
net Co. presented demands of Is per
cent increases in wages and recog-
milton OF the shop committee. At
first the company dismissed the COM
naittee refusing to discuss the de-
mands with them. The workers then
walked out and the plant went along
with them. The boss then offered a
10 per cent increase, which the work
ers in turn refused to discuss with
him. On Sunday, May % the boss
conceded all demands including re-
cogniIlon of shop committee. The
workers joined the Furniture Work
ers' Industrial Union which is being
organized in jamestown.
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dealers are reporting very little sell
ing Of New York bonds. The Wall
Street bankers who hold the bonds
feel sure that 'Tammany will collect
their interest payments for them.
Tax Workers to Pay Bankers
The occasion of the present budget
"crisis" is provided by the fact that
on June 10, a delegation of Wall
Street bankers headed by Winthrop
Aldrich, Rockefeller banker, and
Frank Polk, Morgan agent will de-
mand payment of the $236,000,00O
loan which they hold. 1t is to meet
these payments to the Wall Street
bankers that the city government is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
L.s.U. SWIM MEET FRIDAY

Over 80 entries have been received
to date for the first Labor Sports
Union swimming meet of the sum-
mer season at the public pool on 54th
st. and list Ave. this Friday, June 8.
Mems and women's events are listed
for the meet. The events are;
lao yards, free style.
2.--l00 yards, free style
$50 yards, breast stroke
4.-16o yards, 4-man relay.
$50 yards, back stroke.
WOMEN
lao yards free style.
$50 yards, free style.
$40 yards, breast stroke.
$50 yards, relay.
SO yards, back stroke.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
Important Taxi Meet

NEW YORK.-All taxi drivers
and members of the Taxi Work
ers Union are called to a special
meeting tomorrow, Friday night at
8 pm. in the Office of the Union
at so E. 18th St., Room 240.
Preparations for a mass meet
ing and demonstration, TO protest
the taxi tax, at the City Hall.
Tuesday, June IS, will be discussed
at this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
BY a Farmer Correspondent

AKINS, Okla.-The beginning third
grade teacher is paid $40 month,
for eight months, making a total Of
$500. She gets paid not in cash but
in warrants. In one corner Of her
warrant is little statement which
says Funds not available"
That little school teacher, her eyes
aglow in anticipation of the sight Of
four crisp, ten dollar bills, walks
boldly to the bank cashier. The big
hearted, generous cashier shakes his
head forcefully and thrusts the preci-
Gus yellow warrant back at the be-
wildered school teacher.
Sorry, Miss Smith, but the bank
is overloaded with this stuff" he says
and turns to wait on big fat man
who has pushed his way up to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
MunsOn Line Crew
Forces Draw Payment

NEW YORK.-The crew of the
Munorleans, Munson Line ship, took
job action yesterday to force pay
ment of draw while in port.
The crews committee presented
their demand to the captain and he
Immediately got in touch with the
shore officials, obtaining funds to
meet their demands. The Munson
Line is in receivership, held by the
Chase National Bank, and its regular
policy is to avoid paying the crews
as long as possible. This is the
eighth action on Munson ships in re-
cent months, including several strikes
for as much as three months back
pay. MunSon Line receives hundreds
of thousands annually from the gov
eminent in subsidy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
Urge Workers to Vote
Thru Petition for the
United Dress Strike

NEW YORK-Urging all members
of the International Ladies Garment
Workers Union to vote, the Gem
mittee of Action of local opened
the balloting on petition referen-
dun, demanding one united strike
in the industry and enc militant
class struggle union yesterday
The Committee Of Action was cleo
ted at shop conference initiated by
the left-wing group of the local. All
dropped members are asked to vote
as we'll either today or tomorrow ct
the local headquarters, 100 w. 3Stn
Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
Win SweatshOp
Strike in Penna.;
Pay Increased

JEANETTE, Pa, June IA
strike against sweatshop condi-
tons was called at Greensberge,
Pa, as result of the activities
of the Unemployed Council here
which won IL and a half percent
increase for the girl workers. The
strike was initiated following the
formation of committee of par
ents and girl sweatshop workers.
Big struggles can be conducted
on the basis Of this experience"
declared the Unemployed Council
organizer in commenting on this
strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-08
Shoe Workers Meet
to Enforce Unity

NEW YORK.-The Shoe and
Leather Workers Industrial Union
will hold mass meeting next Friday,
June 8, at 7:30 pm. at Irving Plaza,
18th st. and Irving Place, to bring
pressure to bear upon the United
Front Committee of Action to carry
out the instructions contained in the
resolution adopted by rank and file
Shoe Workers United Front Confer
ence. Tomorrow's Daily Worker will
carry full story Of the united front
situation among the shoe workers by
F, Biedenkapp, general secretary of
the Shoe and Leather workers In
dustrial Union. g,