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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
NEGRO AND WHITE FIGHT AGAINST
HARLEM HOSPITAL DISCRIMINATION
STARTS STRUGGLE IN ST, LOUIS
Negro Nurses of Mid
West Strike Against
Discrimination

ST. LOUIS, Mo.---The fight against
discrimination in Harlem Hospital is
leading Negro people and white
workers to take up the struggle
against similar conditions in other
sections Of the country.
Twenty-Five Negro student nurses
in City Hospital No. here, went on
strike recently against treatment Of
Negro patients and medical people by
white "dictators" appointed by the
st. Louis Hospital Commissioner.
The situation in this hospital is
strikingly identical with that in Har-
lem Hospital.
Courier" reports:
The striking nurses remained in
their dormitories, sending a COM
mittee to present their grievances to
d meeting of the nurses board Of the
various hospitals, which met in The
City Hall At last reports the strike
was continuing.
Trouble has been in the offing st
the hospital for some years. IRE
mendously overcroWded, q citizens
fight has resulted in the develop
ment Of a new Negro mo doubt jim
crow institution, the Homer G.
Phillips Hospital. Complaints have
frequently been made that, while a
colored superintendent was in charge,
control of the hospital was in the
hands Of the two Or three white
nurses appointed by the hospital
commissioner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
MAXWELL ANDERSONS BOTH
YOUR HOUSES" OPENS
TONIGHT AT ROYALE

The fourth production OF the
Theatre Guild. Both Your Houses, -
q new play by Maxwell Anderson,
will have its premiere this evening
at the Royale Theatre. The cast in
cludes Walter c. Kelly, Mary Phi
lips, Robert Strange, Aleta Freel and
Morris Carnovsky.
THE Cherry Orchard by Chekov,
will be presented under the auspices
Of Eva lie Galhene at the New Am
sterdam Theatre tonight with Nazi-
nova heading the cest. The play
will alternate with alice in Won
derland." Others in the cast include
Paul Leyssac, Donald Cameron, jose
phine Hutchinson and Miss LIE Gal
henne.
Elmer Harriss comedy. Young
Sinners" will be revived by Thomas
Fitzpatrick at the Ambassador Thea
tire this evening with Dorothy Apple
by in the leading role.
THE Lady Refuses" by Saxon
Killing, will open at the Biiou Theatre
on Tuesday night. The principal
players include Cecil Spooner, Lou
Tellegen and Charles Bryant.
Sophie Treadwell's new play, Lone
Valley" is scheduled for Wednesday
evening at the Plymouth Theatre
Marguerite Borough, Alan Baxter
Charles Kennedy and Virginia Tracy
head the cast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
Fighting Sixth Again
Secures Refund of Fees
for Swindled Workers

NEW YORK. - The Fighting
Sixth" of the Sixth Avenue oriev-
ance Committee in securing the re-
fund of Swindled fees for jobs from
workers, also uncovers the starva-
ton rate of wages now paid to work
ers. Wages as low as SO week is
offered TO waitress ard SO week
for a shipping clerk The sWindled
fees of seven workers we're returned
through efforts Of the Grievance
Committee today, only two Of which
are mentioned below.
The Claremont Agency, 1049 9Th
Ave, sent Miss Emmy Cordes to the
Elton Grill, ISL Montague ST., Brook
Ign. to work as waitress for So a
week. Miss Cordes paid "a for the
job. Upon arriving at the restau-
rant and working for few hours,
she discovered that the agency had
rnisrepresented the job She quit and
returned to the agency demanding
her fee, but was refused. Having
previously learned Of the work of the
Grievance Committee, Miss Cordes
asked for assistance. When the "job
shark" recognized the committee ne
promptly refunded the money.
A picket line before the Goodyear
Employment Agency, 76l Sixth Ave,
made the manager change his mind
about returning swindled fee which
the Committee could not get other.
wise He had sent Mike Siper to
the Irving Katz Co., 35th 81. as ship
ping clerk after exacting a "a fee for
an So week position. The hours
of work we're often as high as Is
and Siper quit as the shark" mis-
represented this. The cheated work
er also picketed with sign and
the fee was returned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06

ments. shoe repair detachments
transport attachments and nurses
attachments. The Government, in
response to the demands of the
women, organized them into re-
serve attachments of the Red
Army. These detachments bore an
active part in the fighting. During
the occupation Of the city of Tsi-
nan the. women fought in the
storm detachment.
In the feminist schools of Human
and Hupeh, girls constitute more
military political of western HUI
peh, which has 800 students, 30 per
than half Of the students. In the
cent of these are women, mostly
Young Communists.
Conrsde Lenin wrote: THE ex-
perience of the emancipation
movements shows that the success
Of the revolution depends upon the
extent to which the women partici-
pate in it.
The Chinese women are actively
participating in the general strug-
gle of the Chinese proletariat--
therein lies one of the causes of
the success of the Chinese revo-
luton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
ANTI,WAR MEET
IN s. A. DELAYED
Imperialists Stop
Delegates

NEW YORK--Because of the Oh
stacles put in their way by the i'm
perialists lackey governments, the
delegates to the South American An
ti-War Congress we're unable tc
reach Montevideo on Feb. 25th and
has caused postponement of the con-
| ereSs to March 18th. The Anti-Im-
pelialist League reports that already
thousands Of signatures of American
workers greeting the congress has
been collected by working class Or
CARNATIONS.
Since only two weeks remain be-
fore the converting of the congress,
the League urges all organizations to
utilize the postponement and secure
additional signatures, Lists can be
had at the office, 799 Broadway, N.
Y, Room 536
The Anti Imperialist League has
isc ed the following statement pub
lisi d below in part, condemning the
action of the Peruvian government
in assaulting the Communist Party
of Peru.
The bourgeois landlord government
bloody Sanchez CeITo is carrying on
campaign Of terror against the
workers and peasants, the reyolu-
tionary organizations and particular
ly, the Communist Party. In this
terror the government has the full
support of British and American I'M
perialistS On Feb. 5th, large de-
n0nStratjon against yval. took place
in Lima with 5000 workers partic-
ipating. The demonstration was sup
pressed by soldiers who fired ON the
workers with machine guns killing
many and woundiug hundreds.
The Central Committee Of the Com
munist Party has been arrested. and
also 1000 political prisoners who are
now rotting in the jails. Eudico Ra
binez, secretary of the C. P. has
been sentenced to death because he
dared to protest against the war.
Despite his imprisonment. Rabinsz
has sent out call for working class
solidarity throughout the world to
the support Of the Peruvian workers
in their struggle against imperialist
war"
The Anti-Imperislist League de-
mandS the immediate and uncondi-
tional release of Eudico Rabinez and
other political prisoners, cessation Of
the terror against the workers and
peasants and calls on the South
American workers to fight against
the war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
Woman Gains
in
Soviet China

THE Soviet regions of China at
present have a population of
about 80 million and a Red Army
of 100000 well-ar1ned and dis
ciplined soldiers, enjoying the sup
port CT the working masses.
In the Soviet regions OF China
the eight-hoar Gay has been es-
tablished, together with vacations
and rest days for the workers. and
special protection Of female and
child labor has been introduced.
Women and children are not al
lowed to be employed on heavy
jobs. Women receive two months
leave before and after confinement,
with full pay, etc.
The Soviet Power has granted
equal rights to the Chinese wo-
men, prohibiting polygamy, slavery,
the traffic in women and children.
The H'Tung Yang Sin" custom, i.e.,
the purchase and bringing up of
little girls as future daughters
law, has been abolished. Women
have been given the vote, equal
pay for equal work, the right to
own land and implements, q free
choice of q husband the right of
divorce. title to half the property
acquired by both parties during
marriage. In case of divorce, etc.
It has been strictly forbidden to
beat and insult women, including
wives. Bandaging Of the feet and
breasts has been prohibited.
The Soviet Power has given the
women access TO all schools and
courses, and is organizing evening
courses, literary schools, etc, for
the women. The women take ac-
tive part in the work OF the Sow
lets, and a number OF the village
Soviets and even the regional Sow
lets are presided over by cliair+
women. According to reports from
the Soviet districts. practically
every Soviet, consisting of five
members, includes one or two wo-
men.
IN the Soviet regions women are
! members Of the Peasant Unions,
Trade Unions and Red Army.
Thus, III south western kiangei
there were in November, 1880, up
wards Of 100000 women members
in the different organiza lions.
FIGHT SIDE BY
SIDE WITH MEN
A very active part in the revo-
lutionary struggle is played by the
women farm laborers ana the te-
nant farmers wives. They de-
nanded to be given arms and took
part in the work Of the pioneer
detachments, the youth van
guard" and the Red Guard, form
ing separate regiment in the Red
Army, They organized laundry de-
tschre-ts, Kitchen brioades. agi-
tation detachments, scout and liai-
son detachments, sanitary detach-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
NY. Workers Pour Into Streets
in Militant Demand tor Relief

in rent" mo work, no rent" q
shout goes up time and again.
Meanwhile, to the tune of crash
ing banks and a chorus Of thousands
OF workers voices raised in protest
Franklin D. is being inaugurated.
His proverbisi weather luck holds
good, say the papers, but they didn't
know that it was showing here on
28th St.--snowing as the cheering
workers acclaim the narchers by rip
ping up papers and directories until
the air and sidewalks are white.
Locks like more bad weather ahead
for Roosevelt and the bankers.
A spontaneous sign and slogan is
raised by the msrchecs. 1.-THE United
States declares bank holiday-We
declare rent holiday"
Men ana women, black and white,
ex-servicemen. students and teachers,
marching. The American working
class is on its way!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
AL. RANK AND
FILE HAVE PAPER
First Issue Takes Up
Building Trades

NEW YORK. Every rank and file
member Of the American Federation
Of Labor now has the means to voice
his grievances and form contact with
the other members on a national
scale through the official organ of
the A. F. of L. Trade Union Commit
tee for Unemployment Insurance and
Relief.
The name Of the new publication is
THE Rank and File Federationist, -
with the March issue now on sale at
cents per copy. The paper will be
published monthly.
One of the most significant fea-
lures OF this rank and file organ is
to be found on the fourth page,
where numerous letters from the
rank and file are printed in Spe-
cisl section. This section is headed
with an invitation TO all members Of
the A. F.. OF L., to write freely about
their unions and activities.
Greet New Paper
Directly underneath this section
are printed greetings TO the new pub.
lication from various rank and file
organizations and individual mem
bers.
In an editorial on the second page
one finds very clear indication of
the policies and aims Of the paper
ut is quite obvious that the rank
and file members are not permitted
to voice their opinions and demands
through the official-controlled jour-
nails" states the editorial in part.
Through the Rank and File Fed
erationist the members Of the A. F.
of L. will make it known, as they
have thus far through Their agita-
ticn and demands for unemployment
insurance and relief, and by organ
nationally supporting the proposals
of the A. F. of L. Committee, where
they stand on every question per-
tanning to their bread and butter"
Rank and File Control
That the "Federationist" will be an
active organizer of the membership
for rank and file control, and in
their struggle against the corrupt Of
ficialdom is Indicated throughout, in
Guiding the article by A. Baskoff en-
titled, Unemployment Problems in
the Building Trades
This article not only gives clear
picture Of the situation In these
trades, but makes definite proposals,
such as exemption Of dues payments
for the unemployed, reductions in Of
fetal salaries, and outlines methods
OF struggle to secure these demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
Friday Totals Lou Again;
N. Y. District Failing Doavn
Other Districts Also Off; Organize Tag Days
to Lift Drive Over Topi

The districts on Friday failed to
increase their contributions substan-
TALLY, with the result that only 1897 80
came in. New York, the largest con-
tributor of the day, managed to
scrape together only $12247, far less
than it has donated in past weeks
This letdown en- the part of New
York is danger sign since New York
is counted on to pull the drive thru.
Second to New York is the contrib
luton of $54 by District 16 North
and South Cardinal. Almost the
whole of this sum is the result of the
efforts Of Richmond, Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va, which are part of
this district. This contribution is
more than one-third Of District 16's
quota.
Aside from CALIFORNIA; S4l.96, none
of the other districts really came to
life. Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit and
Chicago all contributed small sums
varying from $21 to $3477. Are these
districts arranging parties and affairs
and checking up on the mass organ
izations? Are they doubling the num-
Der of workers in action with collec-
ton lists?
What has happened to Colorado
and Milwaukee? Both of them failed
to contribute at all Friday. Milwaukee
for the second successive day.
Philadelphia, which sent only $905
on Friday, has fallen badly. 1t is
among the lowest of the big districts.
Philadelphia, together with several of
the other bigger districts, should in
yestigate the deficiencies of its work
so far. and go ahead With redoubled
efforts to fulfill at least half Of its
quota by the end of the week.
And all districts: PUT ALL YOUR
ENERGIES INTO THE TAG DAYS.
ORGANIZE TEE TAG DAYS TO
LIFT YOUR DISTRICT OVER THE
TOP IN THE DRIVE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
800 At n. z. Meet
Back Peoples
Committee

NEW YORK. Over fifteen hundred
Negro and white residents OF Harlem
crowded the Abyssinian Baptist
Church last Thursday night to pro-
test against the vicious Tammany-
discrimination practices Of the Har-
lem Hospital heads. On the speakers
platform were several prominent
Negro physicians and representatives
Of several organizations, including
William Patterson Of the Peoples
Committee Against Discrimination in
Harlem Hospital.
Reverend Powell Jr., assistant
pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church, and chairman of the meet
ing was forced to praise the work Of
the Peoples Committee. Pointing
out that this was the first organiza-
ton to fight against the conditions
in the Harlem hospital, and the only
group to bring in concrete demands
and a fighting program Of action.
There was thunderous applause and
shouts of approval by the people
present when these demands were
read.
William Patterson, National sec
rotary of the lid and member of
the Peoples Committee, was given a
big ovation by the crowd as he was
introduced by the chairman. He
pointed out that while the fight for
the removal of the hospital officials
must be intensified, that permanent
results can only be obtained by q
fight against the whole vicious sys-
TEN OF race discrimination which is
prevalent not only in Harlem. but
is national IN its scope.
Seeing that the majority Of the
people at this meeting audibly
pressed their approval Of the speech
OF Patterson and The program of the
Peoples Committee, Haywood Broun
following Patterson on the platform
came out with a demagogic state
ment that he approved of every thina
Patterson said. and attempted tc
again apologies to the workers fo1
his statement made q few years age
that If he were elected to Office that
he would not enforce the 14th and
il the South. He stated that since
he was against the capitalist system
he was against any Enforcement ol
the constitution According TO him
the Negroes must not fight against
discrimination ana lynching now but
must wait until The system is chang
ed Mr.. Broun being a pacifist
wants the Negro people to wait unit
the system falls apart Of its owr
accord which it will not do. with
out being pushed over by the work.
ers. He also stated the ruling class
lie that the Negro people did moi
need the support Of the white work.
ers and that they could settle thii
question themselves.
A resolutions committee was or.
ganized, composed of medical men
representative of various organiza
tons. When Patterson. of the People
Committee was proposed and agait
there was loud approval from thu
audience. This committee will taxi
up the question of protests to mayor
OBrien and other tarnnany offieiali
ard will meet next week.
The regular meeting of the Peoples
Ccmmittee will be he'd WEDNESDAY
at 8 pm. at Lafayette Hall, 165 Yves
III st. The Committees delegates 4
the WORKERS Conference in Alban,
will report back at this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
Organizations Call,
Action" in Tag Day
Push to Save Daily

The city bodies Of the following
organizations have gone into ac-
ton for the Tag Days to save the
Daily Worker. The City Clubs,
Councils of Working Glass Wo-
men. the l. W. o. SchuleS, the
Workers Ex-servicemen's League
The Sections Of the Communist
Party. While this is good start
the Tag Days can not be sue
cess unless EVERY WORKING
CLASS o ORGANIZATION IN THE
CITY GETS BEHIND THEM.
Flood the streets March IL and IL
with collection boxes!
Instructions to all City Club
Committee Organizations
In order to mobilize as many of
our comrades as we possibly can
in an effort to save the Daily
Worker from suspension. The
clubs are asked to do the fol-
lowing.
All clubs call for their share
Of the Tag Day boxes at 20S East
I4th st.
2-Turn your Headquarters into
Tag Day station with respOn-
sible member in charge for Sat-
urday and Sunday.
3-Get as many of your COM
rades as you possibly can to go
out collecting on these two days.
4--Have the workers turn in
boxes TO the stations they took
them from not later than Sunday
night.
Bring the collection TO the
Daily Worker District office, IS
East 18th Street.
City Club Committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06
"CYNARA" AT THE JEFFERSON
MUSIC PROGRAM AT RADIO
CITY

Two features are now being shown
at the Jefferson Theatre; "Cynara,"
with Ronald Colrnsn and Kay Fran
els and Men Are Such Fools with
Leo Garlic and ViYienne Osborne
Beginning Wednesday the program
will include friedrich March and
Claudette Colbert in Tonight Is
Ours" and a second picture, Hidden
Gold with Tom Mix.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-06

SUBSCRIBE yourself and get your
fellow workers to read the Daily
Worker.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-12
BIRCH CREEK
WOMAN CALLED
Mrs. Hanson Was Resident OF Com.
munity for Twelve Years; Fun.
eral Held Monday.

Mrs. Johanna Hanson of the Birch
Greek community, was called from
her husband and five sons Friday,
Jan. 6. at $3.50 a. m. following an ill
ness of five days with pneumonia.
Mrs. Hanson was born in Denmark
on March 10, 1859, and at the time of
her death was 70 years, 9 months
and II days of age. She had been a
resident of the Birch Creek commun-
ity for the past IL years where she
was member of the Norwegian Luth-
eran church. She is survived by her
husband and five sons, William of
Rock Island, ILL.,; Herman of Utica,
H.; and Alfred, Edward and George
of Birch Creek, besides one brother
in Tempico. ILL.,, and a sister in
Fresno. Calf. A son, Anton, passed
away in 1925.
Funeral services were held in the
Nordland church in Birch Creek at
2 o'clock p. m. Monday with burial
being made in the Nordland ceme-
terry. The funeral sermon was
preached by the Rev. Johanson.
Sympathy is extended to the be-
reaved family in the loss of a good
mother.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-12
SANDSTONE INSTALLS
NEW COUNCILMEN

Sandstone installed the following
officers in its village council Monday
evening as result of the recent cleo
ton:
President of council, Harry Madi-
son; councilman, Oscar Carlson, and
treasurer, James Robertson. The out
going officers were Fred Walker, A.
]. Hall and M. H. Richards, respec-
lively.
The officers on the council retain
ing their positions are, Werner Mel
son and H. o. Bilstad. councilmen,
and M. Bulls, recorder.
Much routine business was trans
acted including the rehiring of Wal
fred Peterson as water superintend-
ent and Axel Larson as marshall,
with each taking reduction in sal
airy. Likewise members In other de-
partments took reductions. The vii
lage is on a cash basis and it is in
tended that 1t continues to be so,
hence the practice Of economy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-12
ECONOMIC LECTURES
WILL BE BROADCAST

1.-The purpose of an Economic Sys-
tenn" will be the first in a series of
nine lectures on Modern Economic
Theories to be given during the next
eighteen weeks at the Shubert
theatre, Minneapolis. The address, as
we'll as those following, will be given
by John H. Dietrich, minister of the
First Unitarian Society.
In recent years, Mr.. Dietrich has
attained worldwide prominence as
the leader of the Humanist movement
in religion. His work has received
favorable comment from such leaders
as Harry Elmer Barnes and Albert
Einstein. Of the present status of our
economic system, Mr.. Dietrich says:
I'VE are living in an epoch of re-
evolutionary change. People are be-
wildered and disturbed. Our eco
nomic system has broken down and
they are grasping for something to
take its place or for methods of re-
pair. Different systems are being
tested in different parts of the world.
Other theories are being advanced.
Which way shall men turn? What
shall they think of the theories which
are agitating myriads of minds to-
day."
The series begins on Sunday, Jan.
s, and will be broadcast over radio
station WDGY. Minneapolis, at 10:45
a. m. each date. The second on the
series will be given on January Is,
with the subject, 1.-The Struggle for
Economic Justice; January 20, Cap
italism"; February IL, Single Tax;
February 26, 1.-THE Cooperative Move
ment"; March IL, "Fascism"; March
26, SOCIALISM,; April 9, "Commun-
ISM; and April %, "Anarchism."