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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
Railroad Equipment Continues to Decline

The number of railroad workers
holding jobs continue TO decline, with
February the latest month when fl
cures are available. For December,
1892, there were 976,824 men on the
payrolls; in January 946,005 and ia
February 94l,524 The February f.
cures were released by the Interstate
Commerce Commission on April 18th.
The effect OF the crisis is always
immediately reflected III car loadingS,
which rise and fall with shipments
of coal steel, grain and other pro-
ducts. When car loadings hit bottom,
as they have been doing these past
weeks, freight cars become a drug on
the market. There are some 100000
freight cars in the country, according
10 an article in the Wall Street
Journal of March 10, and Of these,
SOL 100 were idle ana in good con-
dition. No need for workers 10 repair
freight cars.
There were 1886 serviceable loco
motives on March LIST, and 1920 in
need OF repairs, according TO the
American Railway Association. A
further decline i'll railway equipment
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

orders was reported by the association
In the first two months Of 1888, the
railroads placed in service ATS new
freight cars compared with $40 in
the same period last year.
No new locomotives were put in
service during this period whereas
last year there we're three. New loco
motives on order, including equip
ment TO be made in railroad shops
numbered three on March LIST, against
thirty six a year ago. output Of steel
rails for 1882 was the smallest Tor
any year since 1877.
Employment for workers engaged in
the manufacture Of cars for electric
and steam railways fell from 22.8 in
March 1882 to 172 in March 1888
PayrofiS were 81 compared with the
general index OF manufacturing
establishments Of 1874. Employment
of workers engaged in manufacturing
locomotives was the lowest for any
industry reporting, 1913, being a 50
per cent drop from March, 1882. Pay
rolls for this industry declined almost
two thirds, from 1872 to SIS,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

Socialist Party May Day conference
to agitate and vote for the united
front.
Shortly afterward, the rumor
spread around that charges had been
preferred against the four named
comrades. On April 3, the city cen
trail committee Of the Y. P. S. L., in
regular session, received letter from
the Socialist Party stating that
charges had been preferred, that the
Grievance Committee had had a
preliminary investigation" and had
ordered the arbitrary suspension from
office of the four named comrades,
members Of the Y. P. s. L. executive
committee. This was done without
any chance for defense by the accused
comrades. 1t was stated that a
hearing" would be held the follow
ing Saturday. The comrades were
accused. of maligning and casting as
PERSONS, etc.
On Trial for Activity
On Saturday, April 8, after a fare
ical trial, in which the whole sub
stance was an attack on the accused
for their minority opinions, the griey-
ance and executive committees, in
hostile and prejudiced atmosphere,
voted to expel the comrades from the
Socialist Party and Y. P. S. l..
And why has the Socialist Party
leadership decided to have them ex-
PEELED? For 'maligning, casting as
PERSONS, etc.? Not at all.
Then, why the explosions? Time
after time, during the trial, the ques-
ton of the United Front came up.
We were being attacked for our opin-
ions and defended the stand of the
Chicago Y. P. S. L. on united action!
Kruger, county chairman, objected
strenuously to a postponement of
the trial, on the ground that there
was a May Day conference the next
day, where the question of q united
front would come up.
"Comrade Yipsels and Socialist
Party members, follow the example
of the city central committee.
Fight for unity, in your branches,
with all workers organizations.
Fight against any expulsions of
those who fight for unity.
adopt resolutions in your circles,
branches, condemning these expuI-
sions and send them to the national
once.
Long live the solidarity Of the
entirs working class"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

in this move of Judge Ward.
A widely representative labor Jury
Of workers, liberals and represent
tativeS Of fraternal organizations and
trade unions has been elected to at
tend the trial.
AS the preparations Of the state
and corporations to prevent the
frame-up exposure and to either re-
turn Mooney to his cell of living
death or TO get rid of the Mooney
issue" once and for all by numbering
him, reports of the working-cla mo-
bilization to free him indicate that
the workers Of the United States are
thoroughly aroused, and will fight de-
terminedly TO prevent realization of
these aims and to free Tom Mooney.
Delegates Gather for Congress
More than 5000 delegates from all
over the country, elected by organiza-
lions OF every color and political af-
1lllatlon, including many Socialist
Party branches and A. F. of l.. trade
unions who sent representatives in
spite of threats Of expulsion by the
central bodies Of these organizations
are expected 10 meet in Chicago at
the Free Tom Mooney Congress"
which opens April 49, the third dav
OF the trial, and will last through
May 2, the Congress Organization
Committee has reported,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

van and Green are conservative right
wingers Of the worst variety. The
quality of leftisrn in this bloc can be
best seen by the fact they conducted
their greatest fight against the left
wing in the Party and Y. P. S. L.
they managed to secure control of
the county executive committee, prac-
tically abolished the county central
committee by making it meet only
once in three months, removed the
existing county secretary, and re-
placed him with their own candidate,
Roy Burt. They also stretch their
hands out toward control of the state
Office, which they expect to capture
shortly. A letter was discovered,
written by Maynard Kruger to Paul
Rasmussen, in which Kruger dis
cusses the apportionment OF the state
and county jobs weeks before this
bloc had secured control.
Backed by National Office
This unprinciples clique, backed
by the power OF the national office
through Clarence Senior, found a
stumbling block in the determined
socialist stand Of the Chicago Y. P.
S. L. leadership On seeing this, they
resorted to all the usual weapons of
trickery, intrigue and frame-up in
order to smash the Y. p. S. /.
Frame Up Active Member
THE following trick was tried. When
Diane and Lila Wolman were arrested
in January, together with a dozen
others, the I. L. D. defended their
cases. The party for two months
voiced no objections. Suddenly, on
March 81, the two comrades, return
ing home at am. from a protest
found letter from Kruger,
written in provocative language, stat
ing that The executive committee :.
voted unanimously to request the two
Y. p. s. l.. members, Diane and Lila
Wolman to withdraw from partici-
patton in defense provided by the
L. d. Attendance by Diane and
Lila at the /. l.. ID. affair on Roose-
1elt Road tonight will be interpreted
BY the executive committee as refusal
70 comply with the above request
This brings us up to the present.
"On Thursday, March %, call
vas received for united front May
Day demonstration. The Y. p. s. l..
'ity executive committee unanimous
y endorsed this, called upon the So
,ialist Party to do likewise, and in
tructed all of its delegates to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
Saamen Organizing
to Stop Scabbing
on Dock Workers
tBy Marine Worker Correspondents /

(By Marine Worker Correspondent
SOLOMON'S ISLAND, Md.-The
First man to the table gets the eats
and the latecomer has no way of get
ting any grub. This is how the
Standard Oil feeds the workers on
the laid-up fleet in Solomon's Island,
rs miles out Of Baltimore on the
Maryland coast
While the chief maritime lawyer
for Rockefeller's oil trust is head Of
the Haight Emergency Committee to
raise funds for the Yultures that ex-
plot the misery Of jobless seamen in
New York, the company is using the
conditions of seamen as a force TO
make them do the work Of shipyard
workers at ordinary seamen's wages.
This is $40 month and mates are
working for 800. AL Of the pump
ers, oilers and firemen work at
wipers' wages Of $50.
The men who work must turn out
at IT'S am. and work till 4 PM,
and then another gang goes .on till
midnight. The men are not all sail
ors, out for every sailor there are q
few local farm boys, etc, who are
used to set pace for work.
Sunday is not day 4of rest for
these workers. Once In a while the
officers do not have a rush job
and you can go off if you want to.
Where to go is another question. II
you quit you do not get transpo-ta-
ton. The seamen are being sent to
this hell-hole, where they do not see
any portion Of a Seaman's Job, but
have to wreStle air-hammers and chip
hammers by the crimps at Goodhue's
in Baltimore.
It's time we organized to demand
seamas wages for seamen's work
and let the dockworkers work at
their job instead Of scabbing on
them
Two Solomon's Island Seamcn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
THE NEW MOONEY TRIAL OPENS TOMORROW; MAKE
zMOONEY CONGRESS A POWERFUL WEAPON FOR Hi
Three Die in Chicago
Prison from Eating
Diseased Hog Meat

CHICAGO, Ill, April 23.-The
fact that three prisoners in Chi
cagos notorious Bridewen Prison
have just died after being fed
meat from diseased hogs, has STIR
red other inmates to active protest.
Suppressed by the capitalist press,
news of the revolt leaked out thru
a recently released prisoner who
told of working on the prison pig
farm where the hogs were slaugh-
tered.
Similar conditions have led to
other recent strikes and revolts be-
hind prison walls, according to
Walter Wilson, author of the re-
Gently published book, Forced La
Dor in the United States. (Inter-
national Publishers, 81 Wilson
gives vivid picture of the hor-
rible conditions under which
forced labor il employed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
Rail Equipment Pool Proposed

i'll the various parts OF the country
and the roads would be relieved Of
q considerable proportion Of their
debt and overhead now tied up III
their, individual equipment reserves.
The N. Y. Central railroad hiss eli
minated one millions train miles du-
ring the past year Gin the interest
Of economy according TO the N. Y.
Times, April 20. Through rearrange-
ment Of trains another 10000 miles
will be cut when daylight saving goes
into effect. Similar adjustments by
the Pennsylvania are expected to cut
100000 train miles on that road.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
Soviet Waterfront
Workers Conditions
Improving Steadily
by a Soviet Worker Correspondent

(By Soviet Worker Correspondent
BAKU, Soviet Union.-Before the
workers revolution Of 1917, our water
transport workers were compelled to
live in cellars. But now they are
provided with convenient up-to-date
lodging in new workers apartments
just built up.
The streets OF Baku have been laid
with asphalt and everywhere you can
see the mighty construction Of mo-
dern workers houses.
Formerly a boiler maker earned )
rubles 20 kopecks for ten hour day
in the shops under. czsrism, Nov he
works hours day, and gets / ruble,
10 kopecks per hour. A blacksmith
formerly earned 4 rubles for a work
ing day, but now he gets 2 rubles, 49
kopecks an hour The skilled lock-
smiths ana turner's get 2 rubles an
hour.
A Washroom and warm shower
baths have been installed in our
shops, Besides this we have large
public bathhouse with hot sea baths
nearby During dinner time our
workers can listen to q. concert or a
lecture.
The capacity OF our new dining
room, belonging to the shops, is a.
500 dinners per day, and there is a
special section, with specially pre-
pared diets, for those who have d.
'estive troubles
so the town Of the khans and
ne beys of former times, the town Of
dirty Asiatic markets, SluIns. and
overly, has become town. for the
1orkers-a town OF many schools,
clubs, places anG parks OF culture and
est. Last spring in one OF the dis
riots OF the town. a palace for cul-
ure opened, Now it has become pos
IDLE for our workers TO 90 to a good
1oUe, hear good lecture, and par
icipate in sports
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

front and march together in the
struggle against the capitalist often
sive.
ITO All Members OF the Young
Peoples Socialist League and the
Socialist Party:
THE Young Peoples Socialist
League of Chicago, since its inception
about six years ago, has always been
in favor of the united front of the
working class. On numerous occa-
sions We have pledged ourselves and
fought for this ideal, as means
toward the eventual unifying Of all
the workers.
5. p. Breaks United Front.
The Socialist Party executive,
seven days before the Hunger March,
voted to withdraw from and break
the united 'front.' They came to a
caucus of their own unemployed, the
next day, and there were defeated rs
to ID, the unemployed workers voting
to stay in the united front.
AT this meeting, Comrade Sol
Larks, speaking for the Y. P. S. l..
delegation, pledged their full support
to the Hunger March. AS result of
this mass pressure by the Socialist
unemployed, by the firm stand the
Y. P. S. l.. took, an emergency meet
ing Of the party executive was called.
three days before the march. Here
the decision was taken to reverse
their previous stand, and to partici-
pate III the march.
On October 81, this march was held
and forced the withdrawal OF the re-
lief cut. At the time, the Socialist
Party openly threatened the Y. p. s.
l.. because OF their firm stand.
During all this struggle, the So
cialst Party stood aloof, and took no
part at all.
Shortly afterward, q united front
unemployed conference was held In
Springfield, Ill. The delegates for the
Z. p. S. l.. were Ed Weiner and Sol
Larks. These two comrades. as men,
bers OF a jobless delegation to visit
Governor Horner, were dubbed and
beaten right in his office.
Senior Clique Decides
During all this period the machi-
nations of the rising Kruger Senior
Sulliyan-Green bloc in party affairs,
became more and more evident. \
Through intrigue and unprincipled
olocs CKrueger and Senior style them
selves "militsnts," "lefts,' while Sulli- |
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
SHOE STRIKE IN
PHILA. STRONG
Picket Daily Despite
Cops; Fight Cut

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April %
The shoe repair workers strike. led
py The Shoe and Leather Workers
Industrial Union and strike com
mittee of Is, is now almost 100 per
cent effective. The chain stores
such as Franklin and Virginia. are
completely crippled by the strike.
Despite the cooperation Of the po-
lice with the bosses to break the
strike, through terror and arrests,
every repair shop including those In
the main business district is being
picketed BY large groups of strikers
dali
lie E-'hers demand: No wage
cuts, minimum pay Of s26, s2s and
1872, S-hcur day, recognition of the
union and minor demands.
The strike is receiving the Coop
Grafton Of the Progressive Shoe
Builders Association, composed OF
small shop owners not employing
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

masses OF San FRANCISCO were
modified and prepared today
to greet Mooney with the great
est demonstration ever held here
when he appears here at the trial
opening, the first time in seventeen
years he will have set foot outside of
the dungeons of San Quentin. Tens
of thousands are expected to gather
before the Hall of Justice when Moo
ney is brought there.
Judge Ward, obeying the orders Of
his masters who have decided to
smash every attempt to expose the
connection of the state, the corpora
tons, the spies, and the degenerates
who figured in the first trial, yester-
day refused to issue SubpoenaS for
these persons, for Ed Nolan and Is
rael Weinberg, who we're originally
indicted with Mooney and who are
now in Los Angeles and Cleveland re-
Spectively. and for Warren K. Bill
ings, framed and convicted like Moo
ney on perjured evidence.
The indictment under which Moo
ney will be tried charges the murder
Of Arthur Nelson, q hotel clerk, one
Of the persons killed in the Prepared
ness Day bombing arranged by the
state and corporation frame-up Sys-
tenn.
viii Openly Prove He Was Framed
The verdict in this case will have
no direct effect upon his present SEN
tence, and will not free him, but the
proof of frame-up brought forward,
in addition to his admitted innocence,
will be q powerful weapon in the
hands of the masses Of workers who
are demanding his freedom.
Judge Wards latest move is in line
with his previous ruling that no new
evidence of the frame-up may be
brought, Into court amless the state
brings Up the Identical witnesses it
brought at the first trial. Since Mat
thew Brady, district attorney, has an
nounced he will refuse to prosecute,
and force quashing OF the indictment
in the hearing on which lies Moo
neys chance of yii1dication on the
record, the link sup between the prose-
cutor's office. the fudge, and the
frame-up machinery Of the state and
corporations comes out into the open
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
Statement OF Expelled ILL., Young Socialist League
Members Exposes Role of Socialist Leadership

Editors Note 4 We print part of the
statement of four expelled members
from the Socialist, Party and Young
Peoples Socialist League in Chicago.
due to lack of space We cannot print
the whole statement, which is very
long, The reason for their expulsion
was due to their participation in
united front activities of the Chicago
workers, They were members Of the
city committee which supported their
action by vote OF Is to 4
The "crime" of which they were
found guilty" by the S. P. leaders is
participating in united front move
ments. On the instance of one united
May Day demonstration the Commu-
mist Party stood foremost, as it does
on all occasions for developing united
struggles.
The Communist Party has consis-
emily brought forth a program for the
united front. II Welcomed every step
in this directiotig The response of
members in the chicago Socialist or
CARNATIONS, andsespecially the activ-
ity of E.Weiner,' S.Eatks, Sylvia Arm
stein and Lila Wolnan, is sign of
the growing desire for unity in the
ranks Of the Socialist Party.
The leadership OF the S. p. has
been very uneasy with recent devel-
opments, 1t has opposed a united
movement for the continental Con-
gress in Washington on May s. On
the other hand its actions are aimed
at splitting the ranks of the workers.
m this 1t is not alone. The actions
Of the Second International, the
shameful surrender. to Hitler by the
German Socialist leaders, is the prece-
dent they follow
The resolution sent TO ali Is. p.
branches by those who we're expelled,
states, Whereas our action for united
front is in line with the Labor and
Socialist International, which on Feb
tuary 8 issued statement in favor Of
buch united fronts ~ This is
Incorrect. -r,
The Labor and Socialist Interna-
tional are the international leaders
Who place the seal OF approval on the |
actions of the national and Chicago |
eaders. ~
The Chicago Y.,P.S. l.. comrades, |
md all other workers, will have TO
'reak the obstacles placed in the way |
~ these opponents Of the united |
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

Yonah Hall, 2727 Columbia avenue;
Girard Manor Hall, Oil w. Girard
Avenue; Kensington Labor Lyceum,
2nd and Cambria Sts.; 755 S. 10th
Street; Italian Progressive Institute,
1908 Tasker st.
In Chester demonstration has
been arranged at Third and Market
SITS.
Wilmington is arranging an open
air demonstration to put up real
fight for the right to the streets. A
parade in Lehigh Valley and a pa
race from Easton, Bethlehem and Al
lentown to EmoS, Pa, will take place
on May First.
In the lower section OF the anthra-
cite, County Hunger March will
take place from Shenandoah, Miners
vile, Mahanoy City, to the county
seat and Pottsville.
In Wilkesbarre the city authoriti-
ties have been compelled TO grant a
permit for the first time. in. the his
tory Of that. town, to the Tom Moo
ney Defense Committee to hold an
open air demonstration May First,
demanding the release Of Tom Moo
ney.
In Baltimore and Washington open
air demonstrations as well as parades
are planned. For the first time in its
history May Day demonstrations and
parades have been planned in Lam
caster and York, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
AID NEEDED IN
HUNGER MARCH
Committee in Boston
Sends Final Appeal

BOSTON, Mass, April 49, The
State Hunger March Committee of
the Unemployed Councils sent out an
appeal today to all workers organi-
cations and to sympathizers and sup
porters of the Unemployed Councils,
to collect sufficient food for the State
Hunger Marchers who arrive in Bos-
ton May First.
Arrangements have been made 50
that every workers center in Boston
and vicinity will act as storage
place for the food which may be
brought in any evening in the week
Food may be brought during the day
to the Unemployed Council ONCE, IT'S
Washington Street. The committee
especially requests that staples and
canned goods be brought in, not food
that is periShable.
An intensive drive is also being
made for the collection Of funds.
With barely a week before May LIST
preparations for the march are in
danger of being seriously crippled
because Of lack of necessary finances.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24

BELLINGHAM, Wash. Two
youths shackled together with hand
cuffs and chain, hitch linked through
here recently on then way to the
Free Tom Mooney Congress in Wash
ington, April 80 to May 2.
They are Val Kohler and Happy
Peterson, elected delegates of the
Watson County Free Tom Mooney
Congress, representing 20 organiza-
tons including Communist, Socialist
and A. F. Of l.. groups.
On their backs they bore the fol-
lowing signs: Watson County, Wash,
Farmers and Workers Delegation,
3l921," and "On TO Chicago, April 30
to May 2, Free Tom Mooney Con-
gress, 1921" 31921 is MONEYS prison
number.
The delegates are earning their ex-
penses by selling postcard pictures
OF themselves to be sent to Mooney
in San Quentin as a protest against
his imprisonment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-24
U.M.W.A. HEADS
FOR MORE CUTS
2 Recommend 35 Percent
Cuts in Anthracite

AT secret meeting of the inter-
national executive board of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, held in
Indianapolis during the last week of
March, anthracite union presidents
discussed with President John L.
Lewis and the other national Off
Gals Of the union the IS per cent
wage reduction proposed by the coal
operators in the hard coal fields.
President John Boylan of the Scran-
ton district, President Martin Bren-
nan OF the Pottsville district and
President Michael Hartneady of the
Hazelton district we're among those
present.
The Wall Street journal explains
how a way was prepared for the cut
that would save the union officials
any embarrassment" with the mem.
bership.
While union officials decline to
comment upon what transpired at
the Indianapolis conference, there is
no doubt but that discussion of the
wage rate lowering was the chief
topic. The negotiations will not
be based upon any contractual claus
es. If a wage slash is agreed upon it
will be submitted to the general
membership for approval. This course
OF action VIII relieve union leaders Of
any embarrassment occasioned in la
Dor circles by wage slash advocacy"
(Our emphasis, Ed
In other words, UNIV officials
are advocating the slash and oper-
ators know they are advocating it but
are glad to shield the union officials
in this secret arrangement. When the
1apk-and-file miners realize that the
cut has been practically agreed upon
by the UNIV. officials behind closed
doors, they will resist it moro deter
minsdN.