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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
The Developing Struggle for United Front
Action in Chicago


The National Committee Of the
Socialist Party, working closely with
Fitzpatrick and Nockles of the Chi
cage Federation of Labor, sent let
ter to every local union of the A. F.
of L. in the city, demanding that
they do not send any delegates to
the Mooney Congress and the Fed
Grafton News" official organ of the
Chicago Federation, on April 9th,
carries information of the decision
of the Federation, on the question of
the united front for freedom of
Mooney, as follows:
Request for the Federation to
participate in communisticaIy
called Mooney Conference turned
down and all affiliated urged not to
encourage communistic activity by
any participation"
A. r. of L. Locals Join Mooney
Congress-
But in spite of this decision IL local
unions Of the A. F. of L. sent del
egates to the Chicago Free Tom
Mooney Conference and many more
will send delegates to the Free Tom
Mooney Congress on April 30th to
May End in Chicago.
While the Executive Board Of the
Chicago Federation and the National
Committee Of the Socialist Party
vigorously fight against the unity of
the working class, they collaborate
very closely with the military forces
against the working class. At the
Army Day Celebration banquet in the
Stevens Hotel on April 6, in which
generals Of the National Guards, U. S.
Army, American Legion and other
forces we're gathered for the purpose
of strengthening military forces, there
we're also representatives of the A. f.
Of L., Mr.. Edmund Hogan, who, &C
cording to the official program is
sued by the Committee OF Arrange
ments, dealt with the following:
The great majority OF our de-
fensive force viii came from the
ranks Of labor. and upon them will
fall the greater stress OF war.
Labor's support Of our national
defense
THE Illinois state Register" OF
Springfield of March 10th, carries the
following news item:
"Stonington, Ill.--A Chapter Of
the National Federation Of the IN
employed League has been organ
lied here. Speakers OF the evening
we're Albert johnson, Taylorvillc
Socialist candidate for Mayor. Paul
Rasmussen, Socialist Party organ
izer and Lieut.. J. r. Hornfeld OF the
Illinois National Guard"
All these acts place these mis-
leaders as open strikebreekers In the
ranks Of the working class. In these
activities they are not alone.
There are other elements who at
tempt to prevent the establishment
Of fighting united front OF action.
At the Chicago Free Tom Mooney
Conference on April 9th the resolution
committee which consisted of mem
bers of the Communist Party I. w
W., Chicago Workers Committee on
Unemployment and others, unsnlrn-
ously endorsed resolution on the
struggle TO free Tom Mooney, which
read in part.
Resolved, that this Conference
shall use every effort to invflve the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
LABOR UNION MEETINGS
ELECTIONS FOR TRADE AND GENERAL
OFFICERS OF INDUSTRIAL UNION q.
- BEGIN THIS WEEK

bEOlN THIS WEEK.
After q series of membership meetings
section meetings, carried through by the
various departments of the Industrial Union
in connection with the elections for new
officers, the custom taiors will be the first
department to carry through the elections.
The custom tailors are called to a meet
ing tonight, right after work. at the union
office where they will be called upon to
vote for trade board members. executive
council members, organizers and general
officers.
The following are the candidates:
FOR TRADE BOARD: J. Christensen. Al
Cohen, NJ. Cohen. D. Corbo, P. Figliozzi G.
Fracassi, Vito Giosa, L. La Mamma c. Ian
di, B. Morssco, A. Opsnos,ty, j. Palladino,
Oh. Rosenstein, A. Saltzman, A. Sierra, c.
Smith, f. Tomasulo, M. Voraso A. WenzeI
FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: Borsilli
Langler. e. Milano, N. Pactcr, A. Saltzman
Ventrice
FOR ORGANIZER: oswaldo.
All knitgood workers will vote on Thurs
day, right after work
In order to mobilize the Shoe and Slipper
Workers behind the call for United Action
against the miserable conditions in the
Shoe Trade. The Shoe and Leather Work
ers Industrial Union Is calling a special
meeting on Thursday. April 20, at D. m
at irving Plaza Hall. irving Place, Cor
18th St., New York City.
This meeting will also take Up the prep
arations for May First. Comrade Fred
Biedenkapp, who is being proposed by the
Joint Council as General Secretary of the
Union. will be present at this meeting All
members are called to attend in order to
vote on this and all other proposals.
Hospital Workers League meets tonight
at $50 D. m, 108 E. 14th. Room 2o2 All
members are urged to attend
A meeting Of dressmakers working on
35th st., will be held in Memorial Hall,
at 344 w. seth st. very important prob
lens will be taken up at this meeting. The
workers will also take up the question OF
electing delegate to hthe Tom Mooney
Conference in Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
he Neev Tom Mooney Trial Is Set for April 10th
NEW YORK. April is. :


NEW YORK, April Is. -
The mass send-off for the
delegates to the Free Tom
Mooney Congress in Chica-
go, scheduled for April 27, at
s p. m. in Bronx Coliseum,
will be turned into a Moo
ney-ScottsbOrO mass meet
ing, it was announced today
by Frank Palmer, chairman
of the Joint Congress Or
ganiZatiOn Committee of the
New York Free Tom Mooney
Conference.
The Chicago Congress is
to be held April 80 through
May 2. Eighty-six delegates
have already been listed; be-
tween 100 and $50 are ex-
pected to leave on special
buses.
Palmer pointed out that
the mass meeting will be
held on the second day of
the new Mooney trial, and
the day before the Free the
Scottsboro Boys marchers
are due TO converge on
Washington to demand the
freedom of the nine framed
boys.
Speakers at the Coliseum
meeting will include William
L. Patterson, national Sec
rotary of the international
Labor Defense; Haywood
BrOun, columnist and So
cialist; and the Rev. Clayton
Powell of Abyssinian Bapt-
list Church in Harlem.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
BY BILL GEBERT

The Chicago District Committee Of
the Communist Party on March 18th
addressed letter to the Cook County
Executive Committee Of the Socialist
Party, to the City Executive Commit
tee of the Young Peoples Socialist
League proposing to organize one
united front May Day Conference,
demonstration and parade and to
unite in struggle for freedom Of Tom
Mooney and all class war prisoners.
The letter enumerated also other
immediate demands Of the masses,
such as struggle against fascism, in
support Of the German working class
in struggle against the bloody Hit
Ter, against imperialist wars, stop
ping of shipment of ammunition to
Japan, against wage-cuts, for in
crease in wages, for unemployment
insurance at the expense of the
bosses and government, for increase
in cash relief, for full social, political
and economic rights of the Negro
masses and freedom Of the Scots
boro boys, for complete freedom of
organization, right to assemble and
strike without interference, and with
drawal of the National Guard and
armed forces from the Illinois coal
fields.
In response 10 this letter. the City
Executive Committee Of the Young
Peoples Socialist League sent letter
declaring themselves in agreement
with the principle of single May
Day Demonstration In Chicago" and
further that the Young Peoples So
ciaiist League sent a call TO the
County Executive of the Socialist
Party, urging favorable action"
The Cook County Committee Of the
Socialist Party elected committee
of three to meet with a similar COM
nnittee Of the Communist Party to
discuss the proposals for the united
front. Instead Of the committee Of
three, Mr.. Kruger met with the
Committee OF the Communist Party
and declared that they will be unable
to meet at this time and that the
Socialist Party is definitely out as
far as the Mooney Congress is con-
cerned." All further steps towards
meeting with the Socialist Party rep
resentatives have been blocked by the
Socialist Party executive refusing to
have a conference to discuss the
problem.
Demand for Unity Growing.
In the meantime the demand for
united front action became a slogan
of the large section of the working
class in Chicago and of large num-
Der of working class organizations. 1t
demonstrated itself in the first
united front May Day Conference at
which 1T organizations we're repre-
sented, and in the Chicago Free Tom
Mooney Conference at which 2ls or
carnations were represented
The Chicago Free Tom Mooney
Conference met on April 9th, the
same day the Socialist Party May
Day Conference was held.
The Cook County Executive Com
mittee Of the Socialist Party carried
out in practice the decision of the
National Executive Committee Of the
Socialist Party, which in q statement
signed by Daniel W. Hoan, chairman
mayor Of the City OF Milwaukee,,
Clarence Senior, National Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19

the Socialist Party did not wait to
form a united front with the bankers
and rabbis OF the Jewish Congress.
The United Front May Day Com
mittee once more calls upon ali
workers to join in one mighty May
Day demonstration.
The committee announces its plans
for mobilization, as follows: On May
First, at 10 am. ell organizations
are to rally to the nearest place.
Battery or Bryant Park. From these
two centers marches will take place
to the reviewing stand at Union
Square, which should be about 2 p.
m From Union Square the Joint
columns will march to Madison
Square, where the demonstration will
end with a huge meeting. where
prominent speakers will address the
gathering.
A meeting will take place tonight
at Manhattan Lyceum. All delegates
are urged to attend. Also bring funds
from your organizations in order TO
make it possible to carry out our
plans
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19

Leo Krzycki and Powers Hspgood,
declared:
g. the organization commit
tee, acting under authorization Of
the national executive committee
of the Socialist Party, deems it in
advisable for the Party or its sub
divisions to take part in the Chi
cago Congress" (meaning the Chi
cago Free Tom Mooney Congress-.
But in spite of this decision and
the carrying Of it by the Cook County
Executive Committee, the lower Or
CARNATIONS of the Y. P. S. L. and So
cialist Party refuse to commit them
selves to the policy Of strikebreaking
of the National Executive Committee
Of the Socialist Party. At a meeting
of the local of the Socialist Party in
the Sixth Congressional District in
Chicago, on the demand that this
local should withdraw its delegates
from the Socialist Party May Day
Conference on the basis that their
delegates supported the united front
struggle, this demand was defeated
by vote Of 70 to Q. The italian
Branch of the Socialist Party in
Roseland decided to join the local
May Day demonstration together
with the Communist Party and other
working class organizations.
Expel Supporters for Unity.
Because the City Committee of the
Y. P. g. L. committed itself and car
ried into practice the policy of the
united front in action, the Cook
County Committee of the Socialist
Party proceeded to expel leading
members Of the Y. P. S. L. from their
organizations. BY decision Of the
Cook County Executive Committee Of
the Socialist Party, the following we're
expelled from the Y. P. S. L.. Sol
Larks. Sylvia Ornstein, Ed Wciner
and Lila Wolmsn. The demand Of
the Cook County Executive to remove
these four leading members from the
Executive Committee of the YpS.L.
met with defeat by vote of 10 to T.
Then the County Executive of the
Socialist Party proceeded TO appoint
an acting executive committee and
when the meeting Of the duly elected
City Committee Of the YPS.L. met,
the policy Of the County Committee
Of the Socialist Party was defeated
by a vote Of Is to 4, in spite of the
presence Of Clarence Senior, Ma
tional Secretary OF the Socialist Party.
The City Committee Of the Y.PSL.
refused to recognize any expulsion Of
its members and declared that the
Socialist Party's leading committee
has no right TO expel its members
and that the membership is fully be-
hind the City Committee of the
Y. P. s. L.
Karl Borders, chairman OF the
Chicago Workers Committee on TN
employment, who disrupted united
action OF the Chicago unemployed
many times, addressed a letter to q.
Shields, secretary of the May Day
Conference Committee OF Action, de-
claring;
The two locals Of our orgariza-
ton who Joined the United Front
Tom Mooney Conference did 80 con-
trary TO the action of the Central
Committee and through 4 risrep-
resentation OF the action Of that
committee"
These are instructions TO the Tn
employed League not TO unite for one
May Day demonstration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19

widest masses of the people in a
united front for the support OF Tom
Moneys struggle for freedom on
the basis of the closest indignation
Of his struggle with the daily
struggle Of the workers against
unemployment, wage cuts, race dis
elimination, judicial frame up, po-
lice terror, fascist relationships and
capitalist wars"
Renegades Splitting Tactics
Mr.. Herbert Fam, representing a
handful of Lovestonites, moved to
strike out this paragraph from the
resolution on the basis:
if we adopt a program
which makes it necessary for an
organization which is DESTROYS of
participating in the Free Tom
Mooney Congress to agree on the
race question, wage-cuts, unemploy-
ment, and all other subjects enum-
Grated In that paragraph, that des-
troys the possibility of genuine
united front" CTaken from the
minutes of the Chicago Free Tom
Mooney Conference).
Mr.. Fam, by this act, repudiates the
class struggle and places himself
against struggles of the working class
against unemployment, wage-cuts,
race discrimination, frame ups, police
terror. fascist relationships and cap
italist wars. The Conference rejected
the position Of Mr.. Fam and properly
answered it--that to eliminate the
issue of the Tom Mooney tSse from
the class struggle Is a betrayal of Tom
Mooney and the united front becomes
meaningless.
All these facts enumerated above
very clearly indicate the response on
the part of the members of the Y. P.
8. L., Socialist Party, Chicago Work
ers Committee on Unemployment,
members of the A. r. Of L. and local
organizations, a desire to establish &
fighting united front of action while
on the other hand expose the execu-
tives OF the Socialist Party and the
Chicago Federation Of Labor as those
who stand in the way of achieving
the unity of the working class and
establishment OF united front. The
full responsibility for failure to estab-
lish broad united front of the working
class organizations rests squarely
upon the Cook County Executive
Committee Of the Socialist Party, the
Executive Board of the Chicago Fed
Grafton Of Labor
The call to free Tom Mooney must
be raised In every working class Or
ganization, in every shop in every
working class neighborhood. Workers,
regardless OF their political and Or
genizationa) utilization, showed 8
readiness to fight for unity. The
Communist Party did its utmost to
establish such unity by means Of
reaching an agreement with all or
CARNATIONS and unite on the program
of demands, but eli the attempts we're
prevented by tho executives Of these
organizations.
This docs not mean that the united
front cannot be achieved. 1t will and
must be achieved with the orgsnisa-
tions, and those who stand in the
way Of achieving such unity must be
exposed to the masses and VIC must
explain TO tho masses that they arc
strikebreekers Of the working class
unity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
Stage and Screen
THE RETURN OF
NATHAN BECKER"

NhA nAN DEOhEh
While the ruling class poison Of Anti
semitism is raging through Germany. and
the Jewish Bourgeois leaders Of America
plead for Justice" while they offer no
objection TO Fascism "as such" the sovie,
Union sends US talkie about the life OF
the Jews in the Soviet Union
1t Is very interesting film which the
europa offers this week. The Return Of
Nathan Becker Is the first Soviet talkie
IN Jewish to be offered in this city.
Nathan Becker who migrated from Car
is Russia to America seeking the gold
which was supposed to be lying in the
streets spends rs years laying bricks for
various construction companies in Eew
YORK City. But, contrary to his hopes he
does not become a millionaire. And when
The crisis sends the ma ioTity Of the work
ers into the streets, he decides to return
20 his native land 70 offer his experience
rs a bricklayer to the new Soviet Govern
ment.
When he arrives. he is hailed az
Specialist" Nathan is scornful Of the
methods OF work Of the Soviet workers
In America" he cries, we do not worry
about the backs Of the workers, or the
condition Of their hands"
In the Soviet Union" replies the Rus
sian worker, I'VE wish to build as efficiently
as possible. But the backs of the workers
are as important to us as the building Of
the wall We will learn from you, and
you must learn from US"
Nathan challenges the Russian workers.
Who can lay bricks longer and faster
Becker is beaten by the superior orsenizs
ton Of the Russian method Of work He
begins to understand that he can learn
from the Soviet workers Just as they can
learn from him. He Joins shock brigade
which pledges to complete the giant plant
Msgnitcgorsk As he psuses in his WORK
upon the enormous structure ne looks
about him ana n1urmurs Here the work
ers work not only with their hands. but
with their hearts" 'And also" replies
the Soviet worker with their heads"
The film is more significant than the
story might Indicate. The film is a con
crete example Of how the Soviet Union has
solved the problem Of Anti-senitism.
The old hidsous village ghettoes are trans
formed into shock brigadss for the build-
ing OF Socialism All workers sre united
in proletarian solidarity.
The acting Of the leading actor. Mo
ohoeles, as the old Soviet brioklayer is
superb. The depletion Of the Old and ne'c
Jewish life is rich There is also fine
musical score. n. n.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
HAIL PROGRESS OF
PAINTERS UNION

NEW YORK--Sixty delegates at
tended the third plenum of the AL
teration Painters Union on Saturday
April IS, where report on union ac-
tivities was given by the general sec
rotary of the City Council. Consid-
cradle progress was made by the I'M
ion. The union conducted As strikes
involving 200 workers in the past
three months and signed up 30 shops.
Resolutions we're adopted demand
ing freedom for Tom Mooney and
the 9 Scottsboro boys, against Ger
man fascism and endorsing the May
Day United Front demonstration.
Two delegates were elected to the
Tom Mooney Congress in Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
N. Y. Strike Struggles and
Trade Union News
LAUNDRY WORKERS PRE-
PARE MASS STRIKE

NEW YORK,-Preparations for a
mass strike will be made at the
Laundry workers conference to be
held next Sunday, April %, at II
a. m. at the headquarters of the
Laundry Workers Industrial Union,
260 E. 18Th St., Bronx. The con-
ference call appeals to all Negro and
white workers to struggle against the
miserable conditions in the laundry
industry and to map plans for gain
ing union control. All workers or
carnations are urged by the union
to elect or appoint delegates to at
tend the conference and support the
struggles of the laundry workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19

He ruled that proof of the perjury
and coaching of witnesses hired by
Charles M. Fickert, prosecuting at
torney, and Martin Swanson, under
cover Pinkerton, agent for the Power
Trust, cannot be introduced in the
trial by MONEYS attorneys unless the
late introduces the original faxed
bestimony upon which Mooney was
lsntenced to die. The state, through
Matthew Brady, present district at
torney Of San Francisco, has already
announced that it will offer no evi-
dence at all.
Try Again To Prevent Trial
This means that Brady acting as
the mouthpiece of the politicians, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
NEEDLE UNION STARTS
ORGANIZATION DRIVE

In accordance with the decision
previously made, the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union is inten-
styling its organizational activities.
The following shops are on strike;
Aronoff Dress Co., AZ w. 25th St.,
Triangle Fur Co., 231 w. 21st st.,
Cooperman & Lauster, 1874 w. Goth
St., Famor Fur, lis w. 30th St.,
Miller Fur, 210 w. 30th ST., Altman
Bros, $40 7th Ave, Kanig & Green
berg, $50 w. 3Oth ST., Axel g. Son,
$50 7th Ave. All workers in the
locality are urged to assist the strik-
ers on the picket line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
FUR DRESSING BOSSES AR
RESTED FOR FELONIOUS
ASSAULT

Two fur dressing manufacturers,
Konstant Cieszko and Albert Cutas,
owners Of the Acme Fur Dressing
Corp. of 5456 Broad ST., Maspeth,
L. l., we're arrested yesterday charged
with felonious assault as a result of
beating up one of the workers of
their shop, John Balbato.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
PAPER WORKERS STRIKE

NEW YORK. the re-
turn of a per cent wage cut, the
reinstatement of a discharged worker
and recognition of a shop commit
tee, ITO workers of the Equitable
Paper Bag Co went out on strike
yesterday. The strike is being led by
a rank and file committee. Strike
headquarters are at 1877 Humboldt
St., Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
SaccO and Vanzetti
Murder Judge Dying

BOSTON, Mass, April 1S.-Judge
Webster Thayer, who pronounced the
death sentences of Sacco and VAN
zetti, and who was one of the most
bitter fighters on the side of the rul-
ing class which murdered them, was
reported today to be desperately i'll
and not expected to recover"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
TOWARDS MAY FIRST

Reports in from cities
May First
beginning the Battery
through the heart Of the
Chicago Pittsburgh well as other industrial
final preparations
In the preparations WORKER"
play important special
the to throughout the The time
rush in articles reports of May
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-19
State ManoeuVerS TOR Dismissal Fail
? Before Mass Pressure; Brady Will Try
Again to Stop Court Frame>Ub Exposure
Preparations Tom Mooney Congress Chicago April 80 to
May 2nd in Full Swing

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