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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
DISCUSSING THE DAILY
WORKER
Dear Comrade Editor.

Dear Comrade Editor:
We have had a discussion on the
merits of the Daily Worker in our
unit-and while everyone agrees on
the immense improvement-there is
one very serious criticism which we
think should be considered.
Perhaps we are local patriots-blIt
we find that our Daily is fast be-
coming New York newspaper New
York feature s-the election campaign
the Blum case-etc. very impor-
tant, that is true), New York meet
ings-New York ads-in fact-on the
three most important pages-we find
almost entirely filled with New York
happenings.
Certainly there are plenty Of hap
penings in Southern Illinois-in Chi
cago-in Indiana-in Milwaukee-but
the Daily has not been giving them
much space. To have an item of an
affair inserted in the Daily is an
impossibility-if you're outside of
New York.
We suggest that there be special
sheet printed as an insert in each
day of the Daily-or perhaps two
or three times a week-as a begin
ner. This would only be for Mid
West newsstand the additional cost
to the Daily would not be very great.
I am sure that the increased response
to the paper would more than pay.
OF course the staff of the Daily
must get the news-and we should
organize Shock Brigades of Worker
Correspondents-to see that this ma
terial is 'ent to the Daily on time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

was only to be
tray 1t, because the Social-Democrat.
chung to the Weimar Coalition am
made 1t difficult for the Fascists n
get the necessary 100000 good nosi.
lions, and which were occupied h,
the Social-Democrats. for their fol.
lowers. It wasn't even an easy thine
Tor the Fascists to chase out the So.
cial-Democratic officials and mem.
oers OF the police force who for many
years had so zealously defended the
oourgeoisie. For this purpose it wa.
necessary to link up the Social-Dem-
ocrats with Van der Lubbe, at least
Tor few days, to take this occasion
TO close down their press so that il
should not even occur to it to ey.
pose the Fascist provocation and bes.
tlalt1eS, and at the same time. to
drive the Social Democrats from the
government and municipal institu-
lions. The Fascists made use of So
cial-Democracy in order to penetrate
INTO the ranks of the working class
through y. And the harder one
strikes at Social-Democracy, the more
easily can this be done. The Fascists
know that the greater their pressure
will be on the leaders of the Social
Democratic Party, the more rapidly
and willingly will these leaders ad-
vance towards them. And the Fas-
cists were not mistaken in their cal
culations.
The Fascists need trade unions. II
they will be in possession of the trade
unions it will easier for them to car
ry into effect their program for the
lnhuman enslavement of the workers
The Social-Democratic leaders and
trade union bureaucrats threw them
selves upon their knees before the
Fascists, helped them to take hold OF
the trade unions. Before the Fascist
upheaval, the trade unions had sent
abroad the hard earned pennies OF
the workers which they collected in
the form of membership dues. The
FasciSts tried to get these sums of
money back and stated that if they
were returned they would allow them
to remain in the trade unions. With
out bothering much to ask the opin-
ion of the workers, the trade union
bureaucrats demanded this money
back. And now when the money got
into the hands of the FasciSts, they
chased out the reformist lackeys.
The entire Social Democratic press
of the countries that are opposed to
the revision of the Versailles Peace
III
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

UOSulu6IlL IN the DAILY" would think
that this surely comes from an active
unit where work is carried on in
shops, on blocks and in fraternaI or
carnations. This resolution and
especially the preamble to the l6
points creates the impression that
the unit came to these conclusions
after carefully discussing the Open
Letter.
But as matter of fact, the Open
Letter was never discussed in the
unit. The organizer who undertook
TO lead the discussion for some reason
or other never led it. The Is points
were drawn up by the buro at the
18th hour, read to the unit for its
approval and dispatched to the Daily
Worker through the section. It was
done mechanically by the buro and it
was meant to create an impression
that the unit was ready for work.
Three months have passed. AS a
result Of this mechanical application
OF the Open Letter, not a single one
OF the is points was carried out.
There was not even an attempt made
TO bring these points into life. The
resolution remained a meaningless
scrap of paper.
I doubt whether Unit IS is more
guilty in this respect than any other
unit in our section. These resolu-
tions should have been planned care
fully by the units with the help and
cooperation of the section committee.
The section committee should have
been in a position to Judge whether
or not the unit can carry out all the
Is points. The section ought to keep
records of each units activities and
in the case of Unit IS (Which is very
weak should have suggested three
points for the three months.
The units should have been in
structed to adopt resolutions which
could be carried out and not for show
only.
The resolutions alone wouldn't do
the work unless the comrades act
uaily carry out the work as planned
and embodied in the resolutions.
Il. K.
In connection with the above let
ter, we would like to quote from an
article by Comrade Green, appearing
in the Communist International No.
II, dealing with Some Questions Re
garding the Work of the CPUSA.,"
which by the way, should be read by
every Party member. Comrade Green
writes:
THE whole Party, all the Party
members must know exactly what is
The real condition of the organization,
what are its real forces, what are
the tasks set before it by history,
where its main forces are directed,
according to what clear and exact
plan the whole Party must work from
TOP to bottom, so as to become a real
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

Union filled pages of newspapers with
tribes, protests and self-praise. The
company with the aid of the B. ano
S. brought in strike breakers, gun
men, prizefighters from Boston. They
shot at the sidewalks and in the all
to scare the pickets. The workers
were fed up with being peaceful. They
attacked these cars with stones and
were shot at in return.
The Douglas company changed tao
tics. The railroad runs conveniently
in front of their factory. They hired
a special train to carry these strike
breakers back and forth. The work.
ers smashed the windows of the train.
The city and surrounding towns
turned out at these times. Even
young school boys loaded themselves
with bricks.
Threaten to Move
The Douglas company threatened
to move out of the city. During this
time the workers voted unanimously
in favor of the Brotherhood Union.
The National Labor Board had a
decision ready for two weeks, but
withheld it in the hope that the firm
would break the strike. They sent
their decision Nov. 2.
Under the direction of the board,
the members Of the B. and S. union
are to vote on the legality of their
contract (from which all members
sent in resignations) Then all Doug
las workers are to vote for their
union (Which they have done once
already9
On receiving this decision the
Brotherhood union decided to return
to work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
Drug Clerks
Union Grows
Thru Struggle
lBy a Worker Correspondentl

/ NEW YORK. - For many years
| drug store clerks have been forced
to work long hours and received small
pay in spite Of the three years of
college education.
1t has aWays been the policy of
drug store owners to feed the clerks
mostly on empty theology, which in
the main consisted of a promise that,
Some day you will have a drug
store Of your own"
The last four years have almost
completely shattered this hope. Hun
dreds Of store owners were forced out
Of business, mainly due to the eS-
tablishment Of cut price drug stores,
and the enlargement of the cut price
drug counters in all department
stores.
About a year ago. a small group
Of clerks made, I believe, the 10th
attempt to organize. Their effort
was at first laughed at, even by the
clerks themselves. However in spite
of all adverse criticism and many
other obstacles, they stuck to their
guns.
Well, four months ago they had
membership Of less than 500, who for
the most part thought it is a good
idea that may perhaps work out.
Then something happened that SUM-
priSed them.
A member Of the union was dis
charged in Brooklyn store for being
member of the union. The n1iO-
tant leadership Immediately began TO
act as a union should. Pickets were
established day and night, Leaflets
acquainted the neighborhood with,
conditions in the store, and the
reason for the strike.
To the surprise of most OF the
membership, the strike was won in
few days with increase in pay and
shorter hours.
1850 Members
The Union has, since then, won
several other battles and the mem
bership has grown to about 1900
dues-paying members and is growing
fast.
AT present, there is a strike in one
of the worst sweat shop drug stores
in the city, Linderman's, 1853 Riving-
ton st.
The writer Of this story is in
position to know the conditions in
this store, having worked there for
almost two months.
The usual hours were at least IL
day. 10 to 10, or II to IL, which
meant that you had to be in at
least Is minutes earlier, and left at
least a half hour late.
Most Of the days you could only
take half hour for lunch. If a
clerk went to the lavatory more than
once day, and for longer than three
minutes, he was reminded that he
was there to work and not to parade
around.
Beginning II AM, there Usually
were customers three to flee deep in
front of every clerk, and the clerks
were made to speed-up and at the
same time had to sell certain kinds
of merchandise in preference to the
merchandise called for, very often
inferior products.
Since the strike the business in
the store dropped to less than half
and now Linderman is employing
the usual strikebreaking tactics: in
timidation, police frame-ups and ar
rests of picketS without cause.
Today the LID. defended a clerk
who was arrested on a trumped up
charge of disorderly conduct. Mr..
Linderman tried hard to send Sid
ney Sharpman to Jail. However, Com
rades Hoffman and Jean Robinson
defeated their efforts and the judge
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

workers; and IN its own words il
was on the most friendly relations
with the manufacturers. In return
for the IS cents q week dues demand
ed, it even annulled the small bene-
fits it had given its members in past
years. The workers got miserable
wages.
The workers were dissatisfied and
when the Brotherhood Shoe and Al
lied Crafts Union formed, several
members stopped paying dues to the
B. and s. Union. Acting in accord
ance with their contracts with the
union, the manufacturers barred the
men from work. The workers i'm
mediately struck. demanding the re-
turn of these men. This trouble spread
throughout the city until every fac
tory was out, 20 of them.
Labor Board Fights Strike
The National Labor Board wired
the Brockton workers to go back to
work and pay dues. The clergy met
and issued statements urging the peo-
pie to go back to work. The workers
stood their ground, opened UP their
own store, collected aid, united SO
strongly together that the manufac-
turers had to give In. First one, then
another, they all threw their precious
contracts out of the windows but
one.
The largest factory Of all, the N. L.
Douglas Shoe Co., on Oct. 81, tried
to bride their employees back by prom
ising a bonus if they worked till the
following August when their contract
expired; they even cave a slight raise.
But workers have learned their hard
lessons and did not go back.
President Mara of the B. and s,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

press puC also put
pressure upon the
trade union bu-
reaucrats. In the
course of the past
ten years the Ma
zis did come out
against the So
cial-Dem o cracy
because the So
cial-Dem ocracy
placed itself at
the head of the
head of the revo-
luton of 1898
even though it
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

was compelled to discharge the case.
This by the way, was the first time
the LID was employed by our union,
and are they glad they dd2 Just
ask any Of the members.
One direct result from this Strike
is the unionizing of the neighbor-
hood stores, $40 week, and 81 hours
a week. The code calls for SIG a
week and SIS hours, except in an
emergency, in which case clerk may
be employed without limit to hours.
This is a left independent union,
No A. F. of L. racketeering. The
union Office is at 612 Third Ave, New
York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

How do the Communists explain
the fact that the Fascists have out
lawed the SOcial-Democrati Par
ty? Is the Social Democratic Party
already hquidated?
1t is not difficult to understand
why the National Socialists, after
they came to power, also struck at
Social-Democracy, why Hitler did not
only suppress the Social Democratic
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

makes all the money. 1t is not rare
to see druggists working 18 hours
daily for a mere pittance. II
Finally, we found the average Me-
York druggist, particularly on t,
East Side, always ready to dispense
prescription at cost. All the
physician has to do is to write the
letters "p.p." on the prescription and
the pharmacist will automatically
charge cost price, and, in some cases,
make no charge at all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
Letters from Our Readers
PARTY UNIT GREETs NEW DAILY

Il &NAN4 Il SANA3 ANL w OkHlLI
Comrade Editor: Rockford, Ill.
Unit number four of the Rockford
Section, after thorough discussion,
wishes to express its approval over
the vastly improved six page daily.
Especially do We greet such articles
as Mike" Gold, DR.. Luttinger, and
the articles of general cultural in
terest.
In our opinion, the weakest Sec
ton is the women's section. Here,
as yet, there is room for considerable
improvement. However, that section
has improved very noticeably since
Comrade Luke took charge of it. In
the woman's section should be arti-
Giles dealing with womens struggles,
articles that help our women COM
rades to understand the Party and
the movement.
We greet the new Daily" and
pledge it our answering support.
LONG LIVE THE DAILY
WORKER, THE COLLECTIVE Or
GAMER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
Some one should be assigned to
definitely cover local events.
d., Unit 907.
THE OFFICE WORKERS UNION
MAKES AN URGENT APPEAL

MAKES AN URGENT APPEAL
Dear Comrades:
Not once in the six years existence
of our union, have we called for pub
lie assistance in our work of organ
izing white collar" workers; even
during the past three years of ex-
IRENE unemployment, our own mem
bers have generously supported all
our activities Today, however, we
find ourselves in need of about $500
which we cannot possibly raise from
the members of the union, whose
salaries have been slashed, and a
great many of rtrom are either par
TALLY or totally unemployed.
We know that there are many
among your readers who are inter-
ested in organizing white collar
workers, and We call upon them for
financial assistance in such amounts
as they can afford.
At the present time, we are con-
Quoting energetic campaigns of or
ganization in the department stores
in Wall Street, and have assisted in
organizing Dry Goods Workers
Union. Our work is necessarily han
dicapped by lack of funds, and only
with some outside assistance can we
possibly complete the plans for or
gsnization worked out by our Execu-
tive Board for the next three months.
With fraternal greetings,
EMERGENCY FINANCE COMM.
By Jay Engie.
All funds should be sent to the
Office Workers Union, 80 East 18th
St, New York CITY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
PARTY LIFE
Resolutions OnlyNotEnoug
in Carrying Out Open Letter
Mechanical Decisions in Units Result in
Failure to Enlist Members in Actual Work

Among the resolutions carrying Open
hee was resolution Unit 49, Section District
Daly Worker of October "A
OF preamble and 16 points The unit pledged itself
letter and embodied the pledges in the resolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
How Nazl Germany Utilizes
the Social Democratic Party
Fascism May Need Misleaders' left Cover
ing to Keep Workers from Communism
BY o. PIATNITSKY

Continuing
alton in Germany Comade Piatntky yesterdays worker
described Of the actions which led e
of Germany directly the Nazs Now read ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
~ Doctor
,LAHHs4Te'z
uduGaeA:
PROFITEERING DRUGGISTS

FRIGHTENING DRUGGISTS
written regarding
apparently advantage their
in parts
of the country
vicinity As far experiences
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
Militant Struggle of Brockton Shoe
Strikers Described By CORRESPONDENT
Fought Terror of ALL Gunner and Deceit
of National Labor Board
CBy a Worker Correspondent

HOLBROOK, August began which
The Boot and Shoe Union years
1t affiliated with L.
they Of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
CONDUCTED By
HELEN LUKE

letter
tho height of generosity!
contribute to chidren education
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
Condition of Acceptance

The above offer is most gratefully
accepted. provided / may be allowed
to help finish this historic dressl I
feel sure there will be no great diff
Guilty in disposing of it. And now
that We are on the subject of dolls
for the children, it is most propi-
tious time to present some more OF
the tract about inexpensive toys.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22
Helping the Daily Worker
Through Helen Luke

Contributions received to the credit
of Helen Luke in her Socialist COM
petition with Michael Gold, DR.. Lut-
finger, Edward Newhouse and Jacob
Burck to raise $1,000 in the $4,000
Daily Worker Drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-22

have been working on.
Dolls and doh clothes, blankets,
cushions, covers. and even a small
patch work quilt can be made by
some industrious little seamstress of
not many years will be glad to
send these remnants to any little
girls that write for them.
I have enough to supply at least
dozen children, maybe more, even,
and some of the materials are quite
lovely. III also send suggestions for
making dolls, doll clothes, etc. if
the children write me what they want
to make.
Another Offer
7 would like to contribute to your
collection in the competition, and not
being able to do it in cash, want
Ito offer to make a dress and sell it
at some house party, or rattle it off,
or make it on private order.
If someone contributes material "A
to Az yards of 80 inch wide or
to 31a yards Of 81 inch wide) prefer
ably wool of good quality Or velvet
cen, I'll make it UP in some prac-
tical, attractive style, in standard
size, ard if you can figure out how
to sell it for about $40 or so, it will
be a good buy for some girl and $40
for your column.
I thought maybe at some house
party tickets at Csc or SOC could be
sold and the dress ratified or auc-
toned off. Best luck.
Natalie.
Washington Journal., 1933-04-28
9eimatbidter Nnrid seltOrben.

G6ersmal0e. Ser SeimatI6rift-
teller uno &onreftor /. Sc. Sermann
Aurid tpuroe bier CUR IeBten Gube
beitnttet. Seine erte 2ebrerIteqe
batte er in Dem fleinen 0orfe
@'rimme in Der noroliden uder-
mari. Gon BORT fam er nod @bers-
waloe, mo er fat 40 Sabre omtier-
te. Die SeimatIiteratur bot ibm
bel 5u oanfen. @r ~beorbeitete II. a.
Die Sagen r@uoe, Die Wire pom
8adiee" uno n8artmuois, oie un-
gIiidlide grout aus Dem @rimniB-
idIoB" ols abenofiiaenoe Stiffe fir
Sic 8iibne ser 8anoerp5gel. als
feiniinniger Muiifer fomponierte er
nit groBem @ei6id feline 9idtnn-
gen ielbit fir groBes Srdeiter nit
Snitrumenten Ser @anoerpogel:
ManooIine, 2aute, @eiee uiw. Sill.
iiberaG fanoen Die auffiibrungen
ser Sugenobiibne rei6en 8eifau.
Washington Journal., 1933-04-28
Spbesitnrs eines sfifahrers.

&rnmmbiibcI. Cine SfigeieI-
i6aft BON aht Ierionen bate unter
6iibrung oes Sfile6rers 2iebie aus
@olfbau cine Sfitou. unternommen
uno NOR bereits auf Ser &iidfebr
BON ser Sampelbauoe na6 &rumm-
biibel. lnmeif ser &leinen Geid-
bauoe, sic 12 Dieter bod I'M Gieien.
gebirge liegt, fam Der auriusteil-
nebmer &rouie aus Berlin idper
gu San uno 8og iid einen Ooppeltcn
SdaOelbru9 iowie cine @ebirner-
i6itterung 81. Gin in Der Habe
meilenoer 4r5t, Or. @isner aus
Berlin, %leiitete iofort oie erite 9ilfe,
wGbrenooefien Sanitdtsmanuidaften
aus %&rummbi6el ben I6transport
iibernabmen. Muf Dem Sransport
nod &rummbiibel perltarb Der etma
% Sabre nlte Mann an ben Sol.
gen ieiner iebr idtperen gerlesun-
gen.
Washington Journal., 1933-04-28
Mprhperind ans Giferindt.

Gbemnik. Ser 28idbrige Siidler
artur @ruIa aus 6orberee beriudte
feline 28idbrige, i'm @aitpuus Set
nersOorf bel6dftigte @eliebte Ser
ia Simon gu totem. gr unterbielt
nit Dem Mt60den ieit l6ugerer 3eit
elm 9iebesperb6ltniS uno gloubte in
lester 3eit anlaB sur @iferiudt 5u
baben. Gr gine binter Der Simon
in 0eren &ammer uto ltad tie BORT
nit einem Meiier nieOer. Ser @aIt-
pirt fom gum Slid Oaau uno JUDI
te oos Md06en gu i6iisen. ga
panote iid @ruia seecn i'm unO
beOrobte i'm nit Dem Meiier, err
grill Damn ober Die Sludt. Man
fano @ruia ipdter i'm Sofe liegen.
@r bate Snl5i6ure eetrunfen.
Washington Journal., 1933-04-28
Ginbredler gefaft.

8nnslan. Sn elmer ser lesten
9ddte orangen 3pei 8erbreder in
Die @obnrGume zines @utsbeiisers
in @roBbartmannsOorf elm uno JUDI
ten nod @el0. als tie bierbei einen
@eloidranf, ben tie 5u 0ffnen per-
Iudt batten, umtpurfen, murOen Die
Sausbemabner bon Dem @epolter
mad. 9ie beioen @inbre6er fliif-
teten uno muroen pom in5pilHen
perltdnoigten 2anoiager perfolgt.
9a lie auf oeiien fp~ieoerbolten an-
ruf nidt lteben blieben, l6oB er
auf iie uno bierbei mur0e Der etfpn
% Sabre alte arbeiter Altmann
bon 5ier, Der idon bel oeridieocnen
ginbriiden beteiligt mar, in elm
gein g~etroffen. Or brad 5uiammen
uno fonnte feltgenommen weroen.
mGbreno Der 5meite gerbreder, Der
arbeiter 3dbiid, entfam.
Washington Journal., 1933-04-28
gnfftGruns Der &ataitropbc uOn
Nennfirden.

Gaarbriiden. 9as @~eperbeauf-
ii9tsamt oeroffentlid einen 8eridt
iiber sic neuelten bei Ser Inter
iilbung Ser grploiionsfataitropbe in
0eunfirden gemadten 6~eititelun-
gen. Ser @rplolion oes sroBen Gas
bebGlters lit befanntlih cine feline
re gyploiion in Dem l1mgebunesrobr
oes @aioEinmeters porausgegangen.
@s lit bereits friiber feitgeItent NOR
Sen, Dob an oieiem ltmgebungsrobr
fur5 boz Ser Grploiion nod eenrbei-
tet motten lit. Man nebme aber
al, es iei nur nit Dem Sammer
~gearbeitet morOer, alio ari faltem
@eg. Nunmebr puroe ermittelt, Dob
nit groBter @abrideinlidfeit uil-
mittel6ar Dor Ser grplolion Arbei-
ten nit Dem Saneioebrenner an
0em 1mgebungsrobr porgcnommen
muroen. % oas nmgebungsrobr
uorbe. gasfrei gema1t woroen mar
uno cine 1lnoi., .igfeit oieies &obrs
geses, oas nit @as aefiiute Rad-
barrobr bon oel Nrbeitern nidt be-
merit moroen mar. belt man Oiele
Mrbeiten fir ungeiI9rli1.
Washington Journal., 1933-04-28
9urd starfitrO,m sct6tet.

Su1erstpcr6a. Ser @emeinOeOor.
iteber Altguit Sleiider in Samu.
grop, &reis Sopersweroa, febrte
no9ts nit nod anoeren @inpobnern
BON elmer Sisung ser 6euerfpebr
5uriid. als er elm @runOitiif iiber-
queren ponte, bemerfte er, ooB Der
3ann oieies @runOltiids in 8rano
eeroten mar. 5leilder trat ndber an
Sen 8ranobero berart, benftete ie-
ood in Ser 9unfelbeit nidt, oaB
elm 0robt Ser Starfltromleitung,
ser permutlid our6 Ben Jroit ge-
riiien NOR, loie berunterring, MS
6leiider auf Ben 9rabt getreten
mar, brad er 5%uiammen. ais man
ibn aus ieiner Gage befreit batte,
mar Ser a0rper bereits Itorf uer-
foblt.