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The daily worker., 1933-07-06
The Stoolpigeon Letter
to columbus
Citizen"
Ohio Unemployed League
Opposes Communism

Editor OF Citizen:
As rumors are being circulated
"A around this city and countyl
that the Ohio Unemployed League
will cooperate and associate with
organizations which are affiliated
with the Communist party, 1 ami
denying these rumors In the name
OF the Columbus and Franklin
county locals Of the Ohio Unem.
ployed League.
We are willing to join forces with
any organizations which are working
for the best interests OF the people
OF this country as a whole, and are
against the so.caiied COMMUNISTS,
who claim as their goal the subjuga.
tion OF the United States under the
control Of the Third international
of Moscow"
As matters stand now we are an
army fighting for constructive eco.
nomic revolution for the working
classes OF this country, while the
Communists under assumed names
are busy undermining and destroying
the little ground upon which the
workers now stand by promising a
|Veritable Utopia, which is impossihfe
when one understands their ultimate
goal. II Is our duty to unite under
the Stars and-SiIiQss and HEht our
way back to 2ornalcY By oursslyes.
Joseph Gerstner.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06

acterized by c. a. HATHAWAY
continued squab-
bling that blurred over the splendid
fighting record of many Of the local
and county Leagues.
Some Things in Common.
The two Conventions had some
things in common; they both went
on record for UNITY, for united
struggle, for FEDERATION of the
unemployed organizations. They
both endorsed the WORKERS UN-
EMPLOYMENT SURANC
BILL. They both decided to pre-
pare strike action against forced
labor and for the payment of re-
lief wages in cash. But even here
where they agreed, thu was
marked difference. The Ulem-
ployed COUNCILS decided upon
their program and for united ac-
tion after serious discussion EN-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY and UNANI-
MOUSLY. The Unemployed
Leagues decided upon theirs and
for united effort only after two
days of heated, but petty haggIing
over prevalent matters, and then
only by closely divided vote and
after many compromises.
The convention of the Unemployed
Councils was gathering of men
and women who knew what they
wanted and how they were going to
get it; the Convention of the Leagues
was one marked by equal militancy,
by equal hatred for the present un-
b -asable conditions, by equal determi-
nation to- change the situation, but,
at the same time, by the greatest
confusion. The League convention,
in contrast to that of the Councils,
knew neither what it wanted nor how
it was to proceed. us ssa fM ,7
Why this difference? Was it due
to different type of unemployed
workers in the two conventions? No!
The workers, as Andrew Onda speak
ing for the Unemployed Councils,
correctly pointed out, were substanti-
ally the same. Both conventions
brought together a JroSs section of the
unemployed of the state-native and
foreign-born, men and women, young
and old, Negro and white-with the
Leagues having fewer Negroes, pos
sibly a slightly higher percentage
of native American workers than the
Councils because it is stronger in the
smaller cities and villages where the
percentage OF native white workers is
higher. But this does not explain
the marked contrast between the two
gatherings.
Leadership-this is the key to an
understanding of the differences be
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
Speed Up on Mallory
Line Pier 81 Sends
Worker to Hospital

NEW YORK.--The daily intensi-
fled speed-up Of the longshoremen
on Pier 81 of the Clyde e-Mallory Line
led to a truck driver being seriously
hurt and sent to hospital after the
truck he was forced to drive fast slid.
The Wednesday before, longshore-
men on that pier were forced to work
from to II pm. without stopping
to eat. The speed-up on this pier is
worse than anywhere else, it is point
ed out by the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill Is
Endorsed by the Convention

tween the TWO gatherings Inc lead
ership of the Councils-in the main,
Communist leadership-was clear cut
and determined; it formulated its
program, it boldly and clearly put
this program forward, and decisively
won the workers for line of class
struggle sure to get results.
The leadership of the Leagues, on
the contrary, after agreeing to put
forward the same program as that
adopted by the Councils-at least in
all esSentials-wayered and vaccil-
ated from the opening of their con-
vention until the end. The confu-
sion at the League convention was
due to the vaccillation and indecisive-
ness Of the Leagues leadership and
of the delegation Of the Conference
for Progressive Labor Action headed
by A. j. Music. They were respons-
ible for the confusion among the
workers and for the lack Of harmony
in the convention. This it is neces-
sary to point out and establish,
particularly now when they have
taken the road of united action with
us.
The inconsistency of the leadership,
its political indecisiveness, resulted in
no line being given to the delegates,
thus leaving them a prey to their
own prejudices and to the maneuvers
and Vaccinations of INSCRIPTIONS
misleaders and even hired agents of
the bosses. The tendency to blame
the 'backwardness of the workers
for what happened in Columbus
could only serve to justify the most
reactionary policies on the part of a
leadership.
1t is distinctly to the credit Of the
workers in the League convention,
and particularly of the Lucas Coun-
ty (Toledo) delegation headed by
such able fighters as Sponcello and
Gates, that the principle of united
unemployed movement was endorsed,
beginning now with state and ma
tional federation Of the existing Or
ganizations But this result was
achieved despite convention leader
ship which in words spoke for united
action but in practice was only able
TO confuse the issues for the workers.
Stool Pigeon Activity.
Take the following example. The
Franklin and Athens County delega-
tions were the two largest in the con-
vention-the Franklin county Co
lumbus) delegation alone having close
to 100 delegates. Both of these dele
cations came from excellent fighting
organizations. Both county bodies
had carried through militant strike
actions against forced labor jobs and
for cash payment on public works
at union wages. These workers had
proven their willingness to fight in
action.
But these workers were afflicted
with all the prejudices common
among non-class conscious workers;
they were patriotic; they were religi-
Gus; they were crammed with demo-
cratic illulions. Most serious though
was the type of their county leader
ship-the typical drum beating, flag
waving, fascist type, headed by one
Glove and by one Gerstner-Joseph
Gerstner.
Joseph Gerstner is PAID
STOOL PIGEON, A PRIVATE DE-
TECT1VE, a CAB-HERDER for
the steel and coal bosses Of Ohio.
He was employed as private in
vestigator" by the Ralston Steel Car
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
Conference to Form
Harlem 'ScOttsbOrO
Committee Called

NEW YORK.-A call to a Confer
ence to form Harlem Scottsboro
Action Committee to be held July 23
has been issued by the National
Scottsboro Action Committee. This
call has been sent to all churches,
fraternal organizations. lodges,
unions and student groups in
Harlem.
The call urges that all groups send
protest kilograms to Governor Miller
Of Alabama, demanding the release
Of the nine innocent boys, and that
each organization elect delegates for
the conference.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06

DtllJdllllll u. DdVlS, JI., III Gne an
gelo Herndon case.
Geer's open letter follows:
ITO the contributors to the Scots
boro N. A. A. G. P. Defense Fund:
Send protests to Dubois, White
and Company, trading at the N. A..
A, c. p, demanding that the money
collected under pretense that it
would be used to pay legal bills in
CURED in the defense OF the Scots
boro boys be Internationally turned
over to the International Labor De-
fense, the organization that has five
times saved the lives of these boys.
In the fight for the defense OF
the Scottsboro boys it is imperative
that all such forces as the N. A. A.
c. P. misleaders who are aligned with
the prosecutors be exposed, and that
the membership of the I. L. D. and
NJ A. A. C. P. bring pressure to COM
pei these enemies to turn over the
$4,000 collected for the Scottsboro
boys defense.
"One most interested in the
Scottsboro defense"
JOHN H. GEER."
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
Labor Union Meets

WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT of Needle
Workers Industrial Union, right after work,
at union hall l3l West 28th Street
FUR POINTERS meet right after work,
at I3I West 28th Street.
UPHCESTERERS. membership meeting
tonight at 1880 at headquarters of Furn-
ture Workers Industrial Union. 8iS Broad
way Plans for coming strike will be dis
cussed.
DRESSMAKERS, open forum by left wing
opposition Of Local % at Memorial Hall,
344 West seth Street. today at 2 VIII
discuss call Of Needle Trades Industrial
Unicn to conference on general strike,
The daily worker., 1933-07-06

nor discussed. No clear-cut plans
were presented for the further ex-
tension of the movement or for the
development Of struggles. A short,
written officers report was read and
Truax, the state leader of the Leagues
delivered what amounted to a short
speech of welcome-this was all
The officers report urged united
action as had previously been agreed
upon with the leadership Of the
Councils. 1t contained not single
reference to Unemployment Insur-
ance. 1t proposed only a strike on
all relief jobs August First or there
abouts" to force the payment of trade
union wages in cash on these jobs
a good proposal! But even this was
not explained; preparatory work was
not outlined; it played practically no
role in the convention discussion.
Following this brief report" and
the remarks Of Truax, the floor was
opened for county reports and dis
cussion-discussion on what nobody
knew. This opportunity was seized
by the elements bent on disruption
Glove, the fascist, and the Socialist
Party delegates. Throughout the en-
tire first day, these elements ran the
leadership ragged. They assailed the
idea of united action; they slandered
the Unemployed Councils; they
developed a patriotic fervor among
a section of the convention which
could be equalled only by the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution or
a lynch mob.
The first days session ended in
crisis-almost with a split. But be-
fore this session ended, the Ohio Un-
employed Leagues had been registered
as 100 per cent Americans. A formal
motion was adopted as condition
for united action as follows:
"The Stars and Stripes right or
wrong; il 1t is right we support 1t;
If it is wrong, we try to change it,"
Certainly, a good foundation is
here laid for a national socialist
movements fascist movement.
On the second day an effort was
made by Truax, aided by A. ], Music,
to turn the tide, an effort that if
made at the opening of the conven-
ton would have isolated completely
the two fascist leaders and their So
cial-fascist allies. After these
speeches, coming as late as they did,
the armed guards of Gerstner we're
disarmed and dispersed. The con-
vention began to take on the ap-
pearance of labor convention
But it was too late to center the
discussion around the formulation of
a clear-cut program of action. The
wrangling continued, with the Ohio
leadership floundering less than the
day before, but still floundering.
Now what is the cause for all this?
Is it because A. ]. Music, Bill Truax,
Louis Budenz and the others don't
know how to prepare, organize and
lead convention? OF course not!
They can claim equal skill with us.
Their difficulties arise from their
efforts to follow typical centrist-
line. They try to steer a course for
themselves in between the Socialist
Party and the Communist Party.
They conceive of the united front
tactic as means of building a mass
movement in opposition to both the
Socialists and Communists.
This leads them to all sorts of con-
Trajectory positions, and even gives
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
l3O on Strike at
Progress Shoe Go.

NEW YORK.-One hundred and
thirty workers went out on strike
yesterday at the Progress Shoe Co.,
476 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn. The
boss, preparing to lower conditions in
the shop, locked out the workers and
refused to recognize the workers shop
committee, which recognition had
been forced from the boss in a
previous action.
The workers, under the leadership
of the Shoe Workers Industrial
Union, are now striking for the rec
ognition of their shop committee.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
state federation.

state federation.
This fear to open battle against
known stool pigeon leadership of
the biggest county delegation in the
convention best illustrates the waver-
ing and indecisiveness of the cleft"
reformist leadership of the Leagues.
The reasons for this policy of hesi-
tation and fear has its political
causes as shall show later.
Now as to the conduct of the con-
vention; Here was democracy" run
wild without even an effort to give
a line to the onvention-also, as I
shall show, not accidental.
No adequate political report was
given at the opening of the conven-
ton to give a common purpose to
the delegates. No effort was made
to isolate Gerstner and Glove. De-
mands we're not clearly formulated
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
CLoAKMAKERs, FORUM TODAY

NEW YORK.-A mass open forum
of cloakmakers will be held today at
2 O'Clock at Bryant Hall, 9th Avenue
and 40th Street. under the auspices
of the closkmakers' action commit
tee to discuss the referendum at
which the cloakmskers voted over
whelmingly for week work, and also
to discuss the decisions made at the
last Cooper Union meeting Of the
cloakmakers.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06

water and eye, ear and nose diseases.
The chief cause of this infection
that endangers the lives of millions,
is the city's delay in building sewage
incinerators instead of allowing hu-
man sewage to be dumped into the
water. The construction OF these has
again been postponed until Septem-
ber.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
BRONX PARADE JULY =

NEW YORK-The Bronx Section
'of the international Labor Defense
Is holding big torchlight parade on
The coming Friday, July Z, 1893. in
support OF the striking Laundry
Workers and for the unconditional
release OF the Scottsboro boys. This
parade will begin from wilkins and
tntervale Avenues. proceeding to
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
400 Workers Strike
at Auto Parts Plant

POTTSTOWN, Pa, July s. A
walkout of about 400 workers of the
Spicer Manufacturing Plant occurred
here last Monday. The company
manufactures automobile axles and
other auto parts. The workers will
formulate their demands, to be pre-
sented to company officials at a mass
meeting scheduled for tonight.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06

officers promptly ordered the crew
to throw the body of the man back
overheard again.
When they finally got the body of
Admiral Moffet, they took him
aboard with all due pomp and cere-
mony.
This shows the status OF the slaves
who enlist in the service of the U. s.
Army or Navy.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
BY C. A. HATHAWAY.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 3 (By
MaiD The Convention of the Ohio
Unemployed Leagues held at the
Coliseum here on July 1st and 2nd
stood out in marked contrast to the
Conference of the Ohio Unemployed
Councils held in the same hall only
.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
HOW AIRSHIP AKRON WAS
SALVAGED
BY a Marine Worker Correspondent

Iby MarIne W0rker COfreSp0ndentI
PHILADELPHIA, Pal have been
talking to some members of the
crew on U. S. S. Kalmia, the
navy tug which salvaged the wreck
of the Airship Akron. While drag
ging for the bodies of the men they
got an enlisted man on deck. Part
of the mans head was missing The
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
TO ALL COMRADES: URGENT!

To hLL OONHNADEo. UNUENI
The District must Immediately
have number of places TO put up
men comrades for few nights.
All comrades who have such ac-
commodations should get in touch
with the Communist Party District
Office, so E. 18th St., 5th floor, or
call algonquin 4-570T.
DISTRICT SECRETARIAT
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
Alaska FishermenWin
After 2 Month Strike

KETCH1KAN, Alaska.-S m o n
trollers who have been on strike for
the past two months. have won all
their demands from the local buyers.
They won minimum price nearly
three times as high as the price last
season.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
DREssMAKERs MEET TODAY

NEW YORK.--An open forum of
the left wing opposition will be held
today at 2, at Memorial Hall. 344
West 36th Street, to plan an answer
to the call Of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union for one
general strike IN the industry.
The daily worker., 1933-07-06

The Conference
of the Councils
was attended by
1000 representa-
tives; the Con-
vention of the
Leagues, w hi C h
closed yesterday,
by only 299. The
Council gathering
was a unified
fighting gather =
ing; that of the
Leagues was char
The daily worker., 1933-07-06
Herndon LaevyerA Appeals
to NAACP Fund Donors

ATLANTA 5-An to
boro Defense Fund tie National Association
demand that hey all
tonal
The daily worker., 1933-07-06

Claremont Parkway and Washington
Avenue, going through Third Avenue
to Southern Boulevard and fremont
Avenue, where big main rally will
be held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
STATE WORKER
ON JOB AGAIN
AFTER FIRING
McNutt Patronage System
Aids Man Unkind to
Insane Patients.

Reinstatement of discharged
employe of the Madison state hos
pital by order of Pleas E. Greenlee,
patronage secretary for Governor
Paul V. McNutt, was disclosed yes
terday.
The man, John Farmer, had been
employed as head attendant in one
of the wards in which advanced
cases of insanity were kept, and was
discharged last August for unkind
treatment to inmates.
DR.. j. w. Milligan. superintendent
of the hospital, admitted yesterday
that he did not want Farmer re-em-
ployed. but said he had no choice
since the administration patronage
policy places complete control of
institution personnel in the hands
of Governor McNutt and his patron
age secretary.
DR.. Milligan, head of the institil-
ton for eighteen years, said it never
had been his policy to retain en-
ployes who were not completely
fitted for their posts" but that I'M
der the present administration he
had no control over personnel.
Asked if he favored Farmers re-
turn, Dr. Milligan said he had no
choice" and that he was not even
consulted"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
RICHMOND FIRM
Will PRODUCE
PILSENER BEER
New Brewery Plant to Be
Constructed at Cost
of 100000.
By Times speciaI

By Times SpcciGt
RICHMOND, Oct. 31-The Rich
mond Brewing Company, new or
ganization formed under the last
license to be issued in Indiana I'M
der existing regulations, will bring
on the market a new German Pill
sener beer as soon as its brewery
begins operation.
This will be the third brand of
Pilsener to be made in America to-
day, and will be known as Rich
mond Pilsener.
Arrangements have been made for
the immediate erection of a large
plant here, the cost of which Will
be nearly 100000. Brewing oper-
ations are scheduled TO begin ninety
days after work on it has begun.
The president of the new organ
ization is Philip B. Stapp, today
one of the largest beer distributors
in the territory to be served. Rus
sell w. Johnston, well-known Indi-
anaplis business man, will be secre-
tary-treasurer of the company.
The general manager is Max
Hartman, recognized both here and
abroad as an outstanding brewery
xpert. He has engaged a famous
br6wmaster from FTeiberg, Ger
many who has had many years
experience in making the Pilsener
type of beer, and who promises that
the Richmond brew will be equal
to some of the best beer in Ger
many and Austria.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
POISON MURDER
TRIAL STARTED
State Woman Charged With
Staying Boarder in
Love Triangle.

By United Press
MADISON, Ind, Oct. 31.-FirSt
witnesses were called today in the
trial of Mrs. Pearl Geneva Holman,
80, charged with poisoning her 20
year-old boarder, Eugene Kelley.
The murder trial was brought
here from Clark county on change
of venue. Mrs. Holman was &C
companied to the court room by her
husband, Louis, So, Charlestown
quarryman.
Kelley went to the Holman home
six years ago as farm hand. He
became i'll last July and died few
days later. The states opening
arguments indicated that an effort
will be made to prove that a love
triangle was responsible for the
young mans death.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
Fiery Mail!
Arkansas Youth Mixed
Up on His Boxes.

By United Press
II EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 81
Il Indiana's mail boxes looked
like ash cans to an Arkansas
youth. he told firemen who re-
sponded when he tried to mail a
postcard in a fire alarm box here.
Don't they have alarm boxes
in Arkansas?" Assistant Fire
Chief Houghland demanded.
Not like this one" the youth
said. still looking at the alarm
set. This looks just like an Ar
kansas mail box.
Firemen showed him mail
box only few feet away.
"Shucks," he drawled. Il
thought sure that was an ash
can"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
Held in Current Theft

Accused of wiring around an cleo
trio meter so it would not register
current used Carl Lewis, IS, Negro
$50 West North street, was held by
police today on charge of larceny of
electricity. Complaint against Lewis
was registered by an Investigator for
the indianapolis Power and Light
COMPANY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
LOTTERY CASE DELAYED
Hearing of Three Alleged Agents
Postponed to Nov. 8.

Continuance was granted by
Municipal Judge Dewey Myers in
the, case of three men held as agents
of the. Royal Cuban Sweepstakes
lottery, until Nov. 8.
The three were arrested when a
woman reported to police she had
been paid less than 5000 on a $1100
winning ticket. Those under ar
rest are Charles Quinn, 81, of 58O1
Guilford avenue; Lloyd Weiss, 80, of
1885 Central avenue, and Albert
Beck, 1885 North Illinois street. =.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
belong to:
Mary E. Pettenger, 5215 Washington
boulevard. Buick coupe. 41-604 from Capt.
tol avenue and Washington street.
Harvey Smith, 1902 College avenue,
Apartment 2, Chevrolet coupe 139-709,
from New York and Meridian streets.
George Michaels. SO West Georgia street.
Ford coach, 34-902. from in front of 36
West Georgia street.
j. K. Brownlee, Plainfield. Ind. r. r. 2,
Chevrolet truck. T19-429, from parAing
lot in rear of Colonial theater.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
ARSENAL PROTECTED
BY MUNCIE POLICE
Weapons Placed in Squad
Cars for Safety.

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Oct. 31.-Police Chief
Frank Massey is taking no chances
of gangsters raiding the police ar
senal here
Cupboard where ShotgunS and
other weapons ordinarily are kept is
kare, all weapons having been
paced in the squad cars patrolling
the city.
Il don't think any gangsters will
try to hold up police cars" Chief
Massey commented.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
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