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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

BROOKLYN, n. Y.-The standard
of living Of the employees Of the
Brooklyn Army Base, which at no
time ever equalled that Of employees
of private industrial establishments,
is gradually being reduced to lower
and lower levels.
Wage Cuts-Direct and Indirect
At the present time we are receiv-
ing a Is per cent wage cut, with a
deduction Of 31a per cent for the re-
tirement fund.- and our annual leave
has been cut in half. In addition to
this, those Of us who make enough
money to pay income tax will have to
pay an additional 2 per cent. There
is also a tax on our gross incomes
of l per cent, and 1 per cent sales
tax to the state of New York, and
we see food prices, etc., advancing
daily as the result Of Rooseyelt'S in
flation policy
Overtime for Forced Labor Camps
The employees of many depart
ments are being required to work
from one to four hours overtime,
sending out equipment for the Civil
ian Conservation Corps, with possibly
no additional compensation.
Shorter Hours But-LeSs Pay
Further good news for the Army
Base employees is the probability of
a shorter work week in conformity
with Roosevelt's Industrial Recovery
Act. This is in the form of 9o-day
furlough or a 3o-hour week, which,
of course, will mean another reduc-
ton in pay. Federal employees are
we'll aware Of the fact that the gov
eminent invariably follows the lead
Of industry in regard to rates Of pay
and hours of labor The ten cent
subway fare is another item not to
be overlooked.
Forced Labor to Replace Regular
Employees
The age of the men being recruited
into the Civilian Conservation Corps
is from 10 to Is years, and this age
limit may be raised. Many men of
these ages have good education and
are clerically and technically trained
and will be compelled by the crisis to
accept wage of one dollar day.
There is talk of retaining force of
these men at the Army Base.
In the name of economy a selected
list of these men could supplant IS
! per cent Of those now employed, leay-
ing only a skeleton force to direct
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

crookedness in equal to the most sin
lister of the A. F. Of l.. rackets.
Local SO pursuing the suit was sus-
pended by the International Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers and its
charter revoked when union members
demanded to know what had hap
pened to funds which they had been
paying to the union. Instead of in
vestigating, the International officials
set up new local union with off,
Gals deposed by the members in
charge.
Initiation Fee Graft.
For "a years John M. Se,lilling, fin
ancial-secretary treasurer of local 50
and his clique bled the membership
In dues, initiation fees and taxes for
which he made no accounting. Reg
tllar assessments amounted to about
So a month with no exemption for
the unemployed. When the local de-
manded an accounting Schilling re-
ported that thefts Of union money
had taken place.
The following facts we're gathered
by the union members regarding the
Schilling racket: ID $4,000 we're
missing; (2) Cooke the auditor, when
questioned admitted that the sums
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
Carpenter Brotherhood
Refuses Aid to Strikers

NEW YORK.-The district council
of the Brotherhood Of Carpenters has
refused financial assistance to strikers
of the Cabinet department Of the
Forest Box and Lumber Co., 1856
Vernon Ave, Long Island City.
The strikers are all members Of
the union and went to the council
with officials of locals 2090 and 1854
who supported their demand for aid
The strikers will visit other A. F. of
L. locals with credentials from these
two locals for support. Picketing at
the shop is going on with the aid
of members from local PITT as we'll.
The strikers demand rs cents an
hour, recognition of the shop COM
mittee and no overtime. All Brother
hood members are asked to join the
picket line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
"SoUiets on Parade" at
Trdns-LHx Theatre SATURDAY.

For years the names of Soviet
leaders have been familiar to Amer
lean Theatre going audiences through
newsreels and newspapers. However
very few and only those who have
been to Russia have ever actually
heard the voices of the men who con-
troll the destinies of the new Rus
sian State.
"Soviets on Parade" the new Rus
sian film produced in the U.S.S.R
by Soyuzkino, playing at the Trans
Lux Theatre, Broadway and 50th st.,
beginning Saturday, brings to Amer
lean audiences the authentic voices
OF leaders like Clement Voroshilov
commissar of Army and Navy.
The speech of Voroshilov, in the
Red Square before hundreds of thou
sands of soldiers and citizens. is one
OF the most stirring episodes ever
seen in Soviet production. A ire
mendously gripping moment in "Sov-
lets on Parade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
Commodore Toilers
Out On Strik e

NEW YORK-The workers in the
Laundry Department of the Hotel
Commodore went out on strike yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock because
of discrimination against workers
who were active in building the union
and in defending the conditions which
the workers had won after the last
strike in March.
At that time, after two weeks of
strike, the SO laundry workers who
were out went back to work with the
return Of the wage cut, 8-hour day
and pay for overtime, and recognition
Of the committee.
On Monday, the management OF
the hotel fired one of the workers
without first taking the question up
with the committee elected by the
workers as per written agreement
Yesterday morning, the management
tried to fire the department chairman
and one Of the original SO strikers
When the committee appeared before
the management and demanded that
the firing be taken up with the COM
mittee, the management answered
that there is no recognized commit
tee. Immediately, the committee de-
clared strike, and all the sixty
workers In the laundry department
walked out.
At the strike meeting yesterday,
held in the headquarters of the Food
Workers Industrial Union, the strik-
ers elected a strike committee of ten
and made immediate arrangements
for picket duty.
The question Of spreading the
strike to the other departments is
now being considered.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
Paper Strike Won
After Two Weeks

NEW YORK.-After q two week.
strike, the workers of the Bleyer and
Co.. manufacturers Of paper plates
and bags, forced the bosses to come
to terms. The strike had been called
as result of the announcement of
20 per cent wage cut and refusal to
grant each of the demands put for
ward by the shop committee of the
Paper Plate and Bag Makers Union
Local 107, in which the workers are
organized.
The bosses called a conference with
the settlement committee after two
weeks. The bosses were compelled to
reduce the cut from 20 per cent to 5
per cent and to agree with all the
other demands. The workers we're in
favor of this settlement by an over
whelming majority. In addition the
workers won wage increase for the
new girls from SIS to Sl8 per week.
The strike resulted in the unifying
of the workers there who had previ
ously resisted the militant policy of
the majority of the shop. The strike
was led by united front committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

an address by one Of It's representa-
tives. He said that we could expect
large lay-offs and wage cuts and that
the unions lobby in Washington was
powerless to help the employees in
the face Of the demand Of the CAPT
talists for government economy.
We Are Part of the Glass Struggle
The employees of the Federal Gov
eminent have for so many years been
told that their jobs we're permanent
that they have come to believe 1t is
unnecessary for them to take part In
the class struggle against unernploy-
ment and starvation. We employees
must at once throw off this SNUG
complacency and face the facts that
the class struggle is our struggle, and
that we are not divorced from 1t sim
ply because we have passed q civil
service examination.
After We have been fired it will be
too late to organize ourselves into a
rank and file union to try and better
our conditions.
What do we mean by rank and
file union?
A union which hasn't got @ para
site bunch living on our dues pay
mentS.
Instead of having intrenched pro-
fessional office holders we should
elect our own fellow workers to the
leadership.
-H.F.E.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

missing were greater but the accounts
had been fixed 80 Out Of a special
trust fund deposited in the name OF
the union, Schilling had draw n
$4,000 for himself. Schilling admit
ted he had taken it for "safe-keep-
ing" and had loaned it his wife; "a
Schilling purchased home for the
local headquarters without consult
ing the membership and levied a tax
to raise money for it which Melted
him $4,000 He also took out a
mortgage of $500. The total
amounted to $103,500. But Schilling
could account for only $4,000, the
cost of the house and $4,000 for re-
pairs. The remaining $57 800 was not
accounted for. New assessments
were constantly levied for the house
to cover upkeep expense, although
the house received 5000 monthly for
rent from other occupants.
Revolt Grows.
Revolt against these swindles and
lootings rose higher and when a
former friend of Schilling, Frank
Marcky, led an opposition movement,
he was elected president. He was
called to Washington where he was
interviewed privately by the Interna-
tional officials. After bul1-dozing and
terrorizing Marcky, they failed to get
him to consent to get Schilling back
to his former job.
The International Office then pro-
ceeded on May to call off the cleo
tons which had been held on
April 20 and called the officers Of
the local to the International Office
for a hearing. The local WIS sus-
pended before the officials had a
chance to appear at this hearing. The
International then established new
local AT and letter was sent to all
employers to recognize this union
only.
Having mulcted thousands of dol
lars from the workers they now in
tend to force them back to their
racketeering union by robbing them
of their jobs. But the workers are
organizing to fight the racket.
The injunction is still pending.
Frank P. Walsh is the attorney rep
resenting the International officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
First SoUiet JeWish TGLkie
NoU Shouting at Acme Thea

The Acme Theatre is now present.
ing "The Return of Nathan Becker, y
the first Yiddish talking picture pro-
duced in the Soviet Union. Dealing
with the experiences of a Jewish AM
erican worker, who returns to Soviet
Russia, his native land, after twenty
eight years in America. He goes
back with the idea of bringing his
American" experience to the up
building of Russia and finds him
self clashing with the new principles
of labor developed by the scientific
methods used by the Russian author
tiles.
The film also contains the first
Russian film statement on conditions
Of the American Depression and a
Russian summation of American civ
ilizaticn by q vivid presentation and
cross section Of American develop
ments.
All the dialogue is in the Jewish
language, the special musical score
written for the film is based on Jew
ish folk songs and recalls all the
haunting melody of the race. It is
played by the famous Leningrad
Symphony orchestra. The picture
has English titles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
4 FUR WORKERS
FRAMED BY COURT

NEW YORK active fur
workers of the Needle Trades Work
ers Industrial Union Harry Fox, To-
nero, Molene and Berliner were
brought to trial here yesterday on
framed charges Of malicious mischief
They we're found guilty in spite of the
failure of the employer to identify
them.
The judge. acting for the fur bosses,
sentenced them to the penitentiary
to serve terms. Toreno and Molene
are also held for deportation. Protests
should be sent to the Governor and
judge Of general sessions, demanding
their release,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

their agreement with the speakers to
rally their fighting strength to main
tain their right to organize and to
join their militant Industrial Union
the union Of their own choice.
Former A. F. L. Members Speak
Irving Potash, secretary of the
Union, and chairman of the meet
ing, introduced speaker after speaker
who addressed the strikers Many of
them were former members of the
A. F. OF L. union. Yorres. still vice
president Of the International Fur
workers Union, staunch supporter
Of the fight against the bosses pro-
5.1sn to force the workers to ioin
the A. F. Of L.. Phil Brown. a men,
Der Of the A. r. of L. Joint Council
and signatory of the agreement be-
tween the A. F, of L. and the fur
bosses were among those speakers
who have joined the united front
struggle.
Socialist Speaks
Apochinsky, a member of the Joint
Council, and now a member of the
Industrial Union, declared the fight
OF the fur workers was fight for
bread, and that united front achieved
under the leadership of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union is
real united front. Apochinsky is
q we'll known socialist.
Irwin Blum, shop chairman of the
Bader and Kaufman shop and a
member of the Democratic Party,
told of how the workers in his shop
answered the boss when he declared
that the workers must join the A.
F. of L., when Blum called out, I'm
the name of the Industrial Union
declare this shop on strike!" the en-
tire crew of workers walked out of
the shop to Join the strike.
Harvey, secretary of the Joint
Council of the A. F. of L., spoke of
the previous struggle between right
and left wing workers. 1--WE fought
among ourselves. There was bitter
ness on both sides. Today it's differ
emit: we are united in a struggle
against the bosses who are driving
GOWN our conditions"
Big Collection
The speeches were halted for a
brief period when the fur workers
dug down deep in their pockets and
contributed to carry on this heroic
struggle. AZ least striking shops.
reported big donations.
Andrew Overgaard, secretary of the
Trade Union Unity Council, declared
that the whole trade union movement
would be modified to support the
fur workers struggle
Ovation Greets Lyman
A tremendous ovation lasting sew
eral minutes greeted Louis Lyman,
president of the Union and veteran
fighter in the ranks of the needle
workers. He effectively told how the
bosses are attempting to split the
unity of the workers by shouting
communist unions, 1--WE have won
many gains but we will never achieve
the ideal conditions for which we
strive under capitalism" declared
LYMAN as he exposed the fake pro-
misses of the A. F. of L. and the
bosses to establish better conditions
for the workers.
Cheer Gold
With the announcement of Ben
Gold, national secretary of the Union
and a heroic fighter for the fur work.
ers for many years, the hall rang
with cheers, shouts, applause and
stamping of feet. In brilliant
speech, Gold told of the notorious
record of the A. F. of L. officials in
the fur unions. This is the third
time that the A. F. of L. has started
into attack us. Each time they come
when the bosses are licked" In each
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
900 AT BOSTON
YOUTH DAY MEET

BOSTON, Mass, June -Four
hundred and fifty were in the parade
on National Youth Day. They march
ed through the south end Negro Sec
ton Of the city. The demonstration
in Madison park was attended by 900
The whole Worcester youth delega-
ton arrived in Boston despite at
tempts Of the Worcester police tc
break them up by scattering the
trucks. arresting drivers and intirni-
dating the participants.
The Young Peoples Socialist League
voted two weeks previously to par
ticipate in the Youth Day demon
stration. But the Socialist leaders
exerted pressure on them to stay
away.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
TO RECRUIT 25,OOO
VETS FOR CAMPS

WASHINGTON, May S1.-Twenty-
I'VE thousand veterans will be en-
rolled through the war department
into the forced labor camps by June
rs. This announcement was made
by Robert Fechner, an official of the
American Federation of Labor, who
is now i'll charge Of these camps. The
Labor Department will begin selecting
the men on June II.
Fear that the veterans now In
Washington will remain here brought
from administrator Hines the advice
that they return to their homes and
enlist in the forcd labor camps.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
MISSING SHERWOOD
IN HOBOKEN TWO MONTHS

NEW YORK.-The mueh-featured
Russell T. Sherwood, ex-Mayor Walk
er's financial secretary, who made a
theatrical return yesterday, has been
living in Hoboken for two months and
in constant contact with a federal
officer, William Duggan, the Collector
of Internal Revenue.
Sherwood disappeared" two years
ago, with the blessings of Mayor
Walker and Tammany Hall, to avoid
being questioned ON the tin boxes of
Mayor Walker and other politicians
when Seabury was making an investi-
cation of City Hall.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
Aida To Open Opera Season

The new Chicago Opera Company
under the direction of Alfredo Sal
maggi, opens limited summer en-
gagement at the T1ippodrome this
Saturday night with verdps aida"
The opening cast includes Charlotts
Ryan, Maude Rooney, Aroldo Lindi,
Pasquale Amato, Luigi Dale NOBLE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
SHOE REpAIRERs, ATTENTION,

NEW YoRK,--The Organization Committee
Of the Shoe Repairers section Of the Shoe
and Leather Workers Industrial Union calls
upon all shoe repair workers to a mass
meeting this Sunday afternoon at Irving
Plaza Hall, 18th Street and irving Place.
The union has raised a series Of demands
for this hitherto unorganized section, of the
trade. All workers in the shops are urged
to come to the meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

their work.
Federal Employees Union Agrees 70
Wage Cuts and Lay Offs
A large number Of employees of the
Army Base we're members of the Fed
eral Employees Union with headqusr-
tiers in Washington, D. c. However,
employees join unions for the purpose
of lettering their conditions and not
solely to pay dues. How much can
be expected of this union was told in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

There will be a party given tonight
at the Workers Film and Photo
League, 22o East 18th Street, for the
benefit of the Child Misery Film
Among the feature events will be the
showing of Pabst's white Hell Of
Pitz Palu' and an exhibition of ex-
elusive photos Of May Day, 1888 in
Moscow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
METAL WORKERS. MEET roNIrE

NEW YoRK.-An Brooklyn members OF
the Metal Workers Union are called TO a
meeting tonight at Central Hall, 1876 State
Street. The meeting will take up important
questions in connection with the organiza :
ton campaign now being waged report
on the victorious Karp shop strike will be
given
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
STAGE AND SCREEN
Exclusive M0scOU May Film Theatre Collective to Hold
at Film and Photo Tonight Symposium 1897 Tongh

A symposium on the Paul and
Claire Sifton play, 1881" will be held
this evening at $3.50 pm, under the
auspices of the Theatre Collective at
AZ East 18th Street. Speakers will in
clude Joseph Freeman, editor of New
Masses" Manuel Gomez of the Thea
tire Union, and Stephen Karnot,
among others.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
CONTINUE SHOE STRIKES

NEW YORK. The strikes at the
Drell Shoe Company at East Goth
Street and the Benedict Shoe Com
pany at Seventh Ave. and oath Street
are being fought to finish. The Bene-
dict Company is doing the work for
the Drell Shoe Company where a
strike was declared weeks ago against
wage-cuts.
The bosses are sending letters to
shoe workers falsely stating that there
is no strike Shoe workers must not
look for work at either Of these two
shops. Anyone taking Job there will
be doing strike breakers work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
OPEN BUILDING WORKERS
CENTER

NEW YoRK,-A center for building trades
workers will be opened tomorrow night at
81 East 18th Street, pm All workers are
invited to good night OF entertainment
Admission, % cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

Get your unit, union local, or mass
organization to challenge another
group in raising subs for the Daily
Worker!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
N. Y. TRADE UNION NEWS
HUGE COOPER UNION FUR MEET IS
ANSWER TO AFL, BOSSES
Over 5000 Cheer Speakers Lambasng
Members OF Joint Council Right Wing Workers Join Fight Ovation
for Hyman and Gold

of emeehngW Wednesday,
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HI Igbun nand th ehr
he n wng
lie sand Fo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
FIND SEWER OF GRAFT
AMONG OFFICIALS OF NY.
IRON WORKERS LOCAL

YoRK-A of corruption with
International
interfering with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

BAKERS MARCH TODAY

NEW YORK.-Local sos of the
International Bakers Union calls
upon all organizations participant
ing in the striking bakers confer
ence to join the parade today,
starting at Sc Allen St., at noon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02

and Alice Homer. Giuseppe Bam-
boschek will conduct. There will be
a change of cast at each perform
ance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
1000 ON STRIKE

GREENvILLE, S. C.-Twelve nun
dred textile workers of the Ware
Shoals Manufacturing Co. are report
ed on strike here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
Army Base Workers
aSte Prosperity
in Wage Cut Form
Officials of Federal EmployesUnion Cooperate
to Put Across New Burdens on the Workers
(By an Army Base Correspondent


EDITORS Army Brooklyn large
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Evening star., 1933-05-04

appointment in the Fire Department
some time ago. when he said District
authorities went to New Jersey for their
appointee. That's not right" he de-
clared.
Supporting the Community Center
Council, of which James G. Yaden is
president, the association, by resolution,
asked that there be no reduction in ap-
propriations or expenditures for the fis-
cal year 1884. and that the budget for
1885 should be "at least the customary
$4,000 for community centers."
The association approved an invita-
ton extended to the Society Of Natives
by James F. Duhamel to meet at the
Old Union Engine House May 10.
John Boyle was unanimously elected
vice president of the association to sue
ceed the late S. Willard Saxton. Mr..
Boyle was praised by several members
as "the nestor Of Washington Journal
isrn," and a valuable member of the
association.
Joseph I. Keefer presented recollec-
tions Of early days In Washington. par
ticularly Peter Bacon's Grocery Store,
in 1872"
w. H. Hessick was elected a new
member of the association.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
WILL MOVE ON MONDAY
Will Quit Temporary Building on
Mall for It's New Perma-
nent Home.

On Monday the Public Health Service
will start to move from the temporary
building which 1t has occupied for a
number of years on the Mall into its
pretentious new permanent home, just
completed, at Twentieth street and Con-
stitution avenue
This announcement, was made yes
terday by Harold A. Candland execu-
tive secretary of the Public Buildings
Commission, which has charge of Gov
ernment space here.
The first unit to be moved will be
that of Surg Gen. Hugh S. Cum
ming. A public health conference Is
being arranged for Tuesday. SO Surg
Gen Cumming desires to be housed
in his new quarters before the gath
ering convenes. Subsequently the
general offices OF the Public Health
Service will be shifted and 1t Is ex-
pected that the entire move will take
10 days.
The Public Health Service Is now IN
Building G on the Mall. Later, 1t Is
anticipated, Department Of Agriculture
units will be moved from Building r
into Building q. Before next Winter sets
in the present schedule calls for the
tearing down Of Building F. which, ow-
ing to its deteriorated condition, Is ex-
pensive to rlAintain.