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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
LOCAL VOTES
NO HOSIERY
WAGE CUTS
10000 Members inPhil.
Local, Backbone
of Union
9TH WAGE CUT SINCE 1880
Socialist Leaders Plan
for Another Cut
Defeated
9TH WAGE CUT SINCE 1880

PHILA., Pa, June 12.-The organ
lzed hosiery workers of Philadelphia
at a general membership meeting
held at the Kensington Labor Ly-
ceum on Friday, June 9, by vote of
953 to 275, overwhelmingly rejected
the proposal of the Socialist United
Textile leaders for a 20 per cent
wage cut
The Philadelphia Local of the Hos
iery Workers Union is the largest
local in Philadelphia, having mem
bership Of 10000 1t is the backbone
OF the U. T. W. and the center OF
gravity among the hundreds of thou
sands of textile workers in the north
east section of Philadelphia.
This is the first time since the
spring of 1929 that the hosiery work
ers have so emphatically rejected a
wage cut proposal. The last wage cut
which the Socialist leaders (Rieve
and McKeown of Philadelphia and
Banachowitz Of Milwaukee, put over
in 1881, was a 80 to As per cent re-
duction. When MeKeown, Socialist
candidate for Mayor in the last mu-
nicipal election in Philadelphia, rose
to speak, he was hooted, and after
babbling incoherently while vainly
trying to get order for five minutes,
was forced to sit down.
Rieve, the president and chairman
Of the recent Continental Congress,
was SO sure that he and his Socialist
colleagues could put the cut over
that he didn't arrive at the meeting
until 10 O'Clock. The solemn express
sion on his face when he discovered
that the meeting was over and the
wage cut beaten certainly was sight
for proletarian eyes.
The vote is a militant expression
of the fermentation going on among
the hosiery and textile workers gen.
orally. Several of the workers openly
expressed their reputation of the
Socialist Party and the United Tex
tile Workers.
The action of the Philadelphia
local follows closely on the action of
the Northampton local, which unan-
imously repudlated the cut, ana the
Newark local, which also voted
against the reduction.
The hosiery workers have finally
torn down the yellow flag of defeat
ism which the Socialist U. T. w.
leaders had nailed to the masthead
of the Hosiery Workers Union in the
spring of 1929.
Considering that the hosiery work
ers have taken five cuts, Fridays
vote indicated that the hosiery work
ers have emerged from the three
year wage cut stupor into which the
Socialist leaders had hypnotized
them. That local 706, the very back
bone of the U.TW. has repudiated
the McMahon-R ieve policies, I'M
doubtedly will give impetus to the
growing revolutionary spirit of the
unorganized textile workers Of Phil
adelphia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
A Leader in the Struggles of
the Southern Masses

because of lack of finances
the
publication
Thu
achievement the that it will
white ers the South
that potent
the rights of the Negro by its militant
against national the South
workers. tenant and
for the People
Birmnghamthe OF the Tennessee
on-had systematic that
a where
the printed"
South exploited
the
in spreading Worker"
leading
nightmare landlords
brief existence it had played leading
organization of the Shrecroppers
Union Camp Alabama strike
Of Harlan, coal miners
HE movement
South beginning realize the urgent need for
against their the Southern Worker
o historic
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
Railway Workers Must Act!

Locomotive Engineers taking
Cleveland the midst of the most relentless drive made
against working conditions of the railroad
workers marked by clashes between the official bureaucracy
Avaney
convention Johnston
the question the chamanship by vote
o
proceeds machine
the defensive The progves however under leadership that
questionable Daily Worker sraun
Randolph not fundamen
Johnston the other
family wepad tmeerve in the bureau
machine they the jobs of Johnston and Cassen
70 promote themselves by utilizing the vast indignation Of the rank and
file against machine The nature
the the doses that they do not intend
offensive the railroad
have been wagng for years against the workers
progressiyes contemplate
swindes practd the membership such the officials
themselves and
They
bonds and securities at ten times the market prices for such paper They
embracing time companies
membership many that
this population be exposed and the racn officers driven from their
organization merely these things
and deliberately taking the fundamental question of the
fight against cuts unemployment the speedup at best made
qa At worst to help the railroad owners by action
against the offensive,
What in store for the railroad workers was plainly set forth by
Aterbuy president his Harvard
scrappng "npaying"
approximately 100000 railroad
that have been carried
Brotherhoods crafts to be
extended y another general 20 per cent wage cut What Aeruy said
railway
themselves only what the After
burys Wizards
driving toward for years
poetariat down the
aborer the end not yet the employers
their
touched the elementary
the back of the lost ground Instead of leading
themselves office where
and file revolt and
program
details which
sefo n article elsewhere in this
without delay
of action
without
build
groups very cry against
The railway organized formidable
the struggle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
700 SHOE WORKERS
FORCE PAY RAISE
400 Strike and Call
Meeting in Phila.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June IL
Seven hundred shoe workers of Laird
Shiber and Company, leading man
ufacturer of high priced shoes, COM
PEELED the management to raise their
wages 10 per cent, which represents
only fraction of the wage cuts re-
ceived since 1929. When 400 workers
walked out of the shop on Monday,
June 5, and held meeting deciding
to strike if the boss would not raise
wages 20 per cent, the management
Immediately offered 10 per cent
increase and per cent more as soon
as production reached 1900 pairs, S
per cent additional was offered when
the production went over the 5000
mark.
The offer Of the bosses was ac-
cepted but with great dissatisfaction
by the workers. On advice of the
committee that they prepare for a
strike after the slack season and
with the coming OF the busy season
in July, the workers accepted the
offer.
The workers know tn The VIC
tory is due primarily to Glle activity
OF members OF the Shoe and Leather
WORKERS. industrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13

Ito make loans to finance the con-
struction of or purchase of buildings
equipment and apparatus to be used
for, or to promote the welfare of non
profit declarations OF Ia b OIL
unions. :"
Senator Walsh OF Massachusetts,
who proposed the amendment, de-
clared that it was offered at the re-
quest of the American Federation OF
Labor to permit declarations Of labor
which own and operate buildings and
housing projects to secure temper
airy financial assistance to prevent
the forced sale of properties" He
added many of the labor unions
properties have been hard hit.
For their service to the bosses the
u. S. government now proceeds to
subsidize the A. F. of l.. and pre-
vent its financial collapse. The A. F.
of L. comes openly under government
protection.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
FLYER MATTERN
IN KHABAROVSk
All Set to Take Off for
Nome, Alaska

KHARBAROVSK, Siberia, June IL
james Mattern, Texas flier who is
circling the globe, landed his Cen
fury of Progress plane here today
at 800 a. m, Moscow time after
being unreported for more than %
hours after taking off from Beloye
station, near Irkutsk on Lake Bal
kal.
Mattern was completely exhausted
when he landed here. He was I'M
able TO answer questions by the To-
cal press and went to bed immedi-
ately at the local hotel, falling into
deep sleep. He hoped to reach
Nome, Alaska on the last leg OF
his world flight.
1t was impossible to determine
why he had landed at Sofiskoye, but
it was believed that he had lost his
route due to his condition and had
landed at Sofiskoye as the first size
able town. He was obliged to re-
turn TO Aioasbafovsk for rsfueains
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
MORGAN PROBE
TO ADJOURN FOR
SUMMER SEASON
Committee D e Gliding
Whether to Continue;
Probe Being Quoted

WASHINGTON, June IL. = The
Senate Banking and Finance Com
mittee is now trying to decide wheth-
er to continue the Morgan investiga-
ton during the summer, or discon-
tinue it and take. it up again in the
fall.
The probabilities are that the
probe will be discontinued until the
fail.
The whole Morgan investigation is
being played down. The present dis
closures about the preaching ram
ifications of the Morgan railroad
holding company, the Allegheny Cor
poration, though fully as spectacular
in some respects as the previous tes-
timony is being given the minimum
publicity.
Partial Disclosures
Senate Investigators today dis
closed that Morgan partners are di-
rectors of 80 corporations and banks
with assets of more than $4,000, 000,-
900.
These disclosures are far from the
real state of affairs. The exposure in
the Daily Worker revealed that the
assets of the Morgan controlled
companies, and those within their
immediate influence total more than
$50 1000, oo0, 900.
The country's leading banks, rail-
roads, public utilities, and manufac-
turing companies are part Of the
Morgan empire.
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proceedings were begun with a
speech by King George, in
which he expressed his conf
dance that this common endeavor
will lead 10 beneficial results" Soon
after the King began speaking, shou s
and singing We head from dem
orstrators in the street The sound
Of shouting rose ard fell all during
the Kings speech. making TIRE loud
snea,,ers in the hall crackle like ma
chine guns.
Describes Capitalist Crisis.
After the King had concluded
Ramsay Macdonald welcomed the
delegates-"I hope your stay here will
be pleasant, and above everything
else profitable" said the English
Pc. =. 70 called stten- ION to the
decline which the economic structure
Of the whole capitalist world has
shown in the last five years. THE
economic life of the world has for
years been suffering from a decline
which has closed factories, limited
employment, reduced standards OF
life, brought some states to the verge
Of bankruptcy and inflicted on others
budgets that cannot be balanced, -
said Macdonald.
MacDonald's principal point in his
speech was his reference to the
tragic" fall of world prices to well
below the levels at which production
can be remunerative" The English
will press for a general initiation pro-
Sr"m. further depressing real wages,
although Macdonald hypocritically
announced that hours of labor, rates
and wages" would be outside the
scope of the conference.
U. S. Delegates Cold On Debts.
References were also included in
MacDonald's speech to the subject OF
war debts, which was described as "in
the front rank in Importance" I'll
cannot be dealt with here" said Mac
Donald, but "the question of wal
debts must be dealt with before every
obstacle to general recovery has beer
removed and it must be taken up
without delay by the nations con-
cerned" These remarks produced nc
reaction on the American delegates
though Morrison, one of the u S
representatives may have been re-
ferring to this passage when he sale
that MacDonald's speech aside from
few spots" was very fine address
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
BY PASCUAL


NEW YORK, Rooseyelt's starVs-
ton program is already making itself
felt. Investigations by the Daily
Worker of twenty-six grocery stores
reveal increases in the prices of basic
foodstuffS.
A pound of butter has gone Al
cents on the average; the price of a
dozen eggs has risen is cents;
shoulder of lamb has increased 8
cents.
The price Of ten groceries and three
meats sold January l was compared
to the price sold at the present time
to determine what was in all cases a
definite increase. The survey was
concentrated in Harlem, Lower East
Side, and the Midwest Side of Man
haitian.
People Can't Buy
Grocery stores stated that the
workers in their neighborhoods have
so little money they would lose trade
if they increased prices more. This
is despite the fact, they said, that
wholesale prices have gone up all
along the line. Another factor that
was forcing many of the storekeepers
to keep their prices at the same level,
especially in the very poor working
class sections, was competition with
the markets, One grocery man said
that people come into the store Just
as usual. but they don't buy as much.
And he had not increased prices any.
Despite sharp increase in whole
sale prices, five grocery stores and
eight butcher shops of the rs stated
that could not increase their prices.
They gave various reasons, most Of
them saying that II their customers
could not rN TIE pssgious lov price.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
June Communist Oft Press

Rising Strike Movement-EditoraL
Warning Against Opportmyt Distortions Of the United Front
A. Hathaway.
Parties the Capitalist cc~ntes the Struggle
for The United ont-By O. Pianitsky.
IN American Countryside-By H.
Revolutionary Movement in CubaBy Martinez
tca Bureau
International FinsBy
Rellng
Transition Communismte Opporunism the German So
edition of Craue Of the
Program" Karl MarxBy Lenin Institute
Revievs Toward THE Seue 1t PowerLenn Review by M
oastn eooncsudeN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
FRENCH ARM FOR
TRADE BATTLES
AT CONFERENCE
farley Opens Under
Unpleasant Auspices
Says Delegate

PARIS, June 1.-THE atmosphere
of profound gloom prevailing in the
French capital over the prospects OF
| the Economic Conference has not
prevented the French government
from arming itself for serious fights
| at London, at the same time as it
makes the most deliberate prepare
tons fer coming war
The pessimistic note struck in the
Fench press is illustrated by the fol-
lowing quotation from LIE Temps
Frederic Jenny, the financial editor
writes: we are unhappily forced to
| admit that the conference is going
TO open its labors under conditions
Just as deceptive as possible. The fall
of the dollar and American repudi-
alton Of the gold clause have already
complicated its task, And now Ger
many has just declared moratorium
Truly, world conference could hard
ly open under more unpleasant au-
spices"
To Demand Higher Trade Barriers
Henri Queuille, one of the French
| delegates, speaking at Rodez yester-
day promised to go to London "tc
defend French agriculture"
The French government has just
placed special Is per cent duty or
American goods, to counterfeit the
effect of Roosevelt's depreciation o.
the dollar The report is also gain
ing ground here that the special /;
per cent tariff on British imports
which was imposed when the English
pound went OF gold. will be dropped
George Bonnet, Finance Minister
has been questioned in the Chambel
| of Deputies, and SO far the govern.
ment has consistently refused II
deny the rumor
May Drop English Surtax.
L'Echo de Paris states that thu
government promised England tha
the special tax would be removed
as return for the 100000 poune
loan recently granted by London tx
the French Treasury. If these re.
ports are true, the French cabinet i!
placing itself in difficult position
by RENTING the English tax at tht
same time as imposing specia
American one-two moves that viii
greatly intensity the already stormy
atmosphere at London.
Will Ask for Stable Dollar.
The French program at Londor
calls for an immediate attack on this
fluctuating dollar, and to a lessee
degree on the pound. The power!
that the French government has JUS
obtained, for tariff regulations by de-
cree, will be used to try and forct
American and England to adop
measures for stabilizng their cur.
rencies The French argue that M
determinate heights can be fixed To-
customs barriers as long as the val.
lie of foreign currencies continue tt
fluctuate as wildly as they are nov
doing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
ARRESTED FOR
CUTTING PRICE
Milk Con troll Board
Aids Dairy Trust

ALBANY, June l2-The State
Milk Control Board had before it to-
day the case of Mrs. Lulu Boice, milk
dealer of Hudson, who was charged
with selling heavy, whipped cream at
the minimum price set for medium
quality cream.
Mrs. Boice was unable to appear
but was represented Jy lawyer and
her son-in-lsw appeared to testify
for her.
This is the first case since the
Board set minimum prices to be
charged the public. The purpose Of
such action is to prevent anyone sell
ing milk or cream under the price set
by the milk trust. Farmers get cents
a quart for milk that is sold retail
at IA cents. The dairy trust and the
raikoads set tsas balance,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
Daily Worker Canvass
Reveals Price Rise

they certainly couldn't pay higher
price.
Staples Increase
The following is the increase Of the
cheapest grades of goods selected:
Butter: IL cents.
Eggs: / is cents
Bread: No increase.
Onions: is cent.
Milk: l cent.
Coffee: lis cent.
Sugar: is cent.
Swiss Cheese: ] cent
American Cheese: cent
Beef: 2 cents.
Sirloin: Q cents.
Lamb: 3 cents.
Meats have gone up 2 1-2 TO
cents wholesale.
One storekeeper pointed out if re
tail prices weren't increased, then the
storekeeper was either cutting price,
or "gyping" on the scales,
Another factor in the case to ex
plain why the results of initiation ar.
not being fully felt Immediately BY
workers buying foodstuffs, is that
grocery stores have stocked them.
selves up when prices were low. A
case Of canned goods. according tc
storekeepers has gone up twenty
cents.
Will Rise More
Despite increasing unemployment
i'll New York City, rising wholesale
prices started by Roosevelts initiation
scheme will inevitably force food
sellers to raise their prices or go out
of business.
These increases will inevitably be
loaded onto the backs of the workers
b aise M,e rcst u rvins.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
Worker Loses His
Life AS r e suit of
Roosevelt Economies
tBy a Marine Worker
correspondent

NEW YORK.-As a direct result
Of the economic forces by Roose-
yelt, a dredge- worker of the U. s.
Engineering fleet here lost his life.
The crew of the S. S. Clinton, sand
sucker, we're told by Captain Page
that if they cannot walk the pipe
line let them look for jobs
somewhere else"
The graveyard watch from mid
night to 8 a. m. is a time when
nobody can see at all. The pipe
line is 20 inches diameter and
the government makes no provi-
sions for a life line to be rugged for
those walking it. This is an
economy" measure.
The man slipped off during the
graveyard watch and drowned be-
fore anyone could reach him. AS
yet volunteer dragging by crew
members has failed to locate the
corpse. Dredge-Fleet Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
FIGHT OF ALL
AGAINST ALL AT
LONDON Prayda
u. S. S. R. Shows All
Toilers the Way
Out of Crisis
From the Daily Workers Special
Moscow Correspondent

MOSCOW, June 12.-Soviet news
papers today devoted editorials TO
the opening London Economic Con-
ference. The Izvestia contrasts the
economic conditions of the capitalist
world with those of the Soviet Union.
pointing out that the volume of in
dustrial production, with an index Of
100 in 1923, has risen in the U. S.
S. r. to 2I9.5, while in the capitalist
world generally it has fallen TO 81
and in the U. S. A. to 81.
Crisis of SeniIe Decay
Quoting from R,oosevelt's Looking
Forward" Izvestia shows the decline
of capitalist production to be due to
the inherent nature of capitalism and
the private profit system, and char
acterizes the present crisis as tine
crisis Of senile decay" Drawing at
tention to the pessimistic forecasts OF
the capitalist press about the outcome
of the London conference, parti-
cularly to the statement Of the Finsn-
cial News that lin banking circles it
is considered that chances Of sue
CSSo III Jlit IOtlACl OAlNC diE a AV0 W 4
against" the Izvestia remarks: Far
be it from us to dispute this judg-
ment."
Socialism Unconquersble
In conclusion, Izvestia states: The
socialist world is uncomfortable. II
wants to, and can, conquer the cap
italist world in peaceful competition.
1t will inevitably conquer in armed
competition if forced TO fight with
arms for It's life. The capitalist
world has done all that it could to
kill us. 1t did not succeed. The cap
italist world boycotted us financially,
declaring that revolutionists could not
be trusted about money. We remain
the only honest payers, and while
CONTINUED ON PAGE ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
Building Laborers Win
10 Cents an Hour Rise

BISMARCK, N. D.-A wage in
crease Of 10 cents an hour for build
ing laborers has been won by work
ers of the Lundeff- Bicknell Co., who
went on strike on its job at the North
Dakota capitol building in Bismarck,
N. D. Previous to the strike, labor
ers received 80 cents an hour. Now
they will receive 40 cents an hour,
mortar mixers will get so cents and
the work-week will be limited to 4S
hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
WORLD ECONOMIC MEET
OPENS With CLASH OF
DOLLAR AGAINST POUND
Workers Demonstrate Outside Conference Hall
AS King George Opens London
Economic Farley
BULLETIN

LONDON 12Th breakdown of secret negotiations for
sterilization the clash between the United
principally An American
for the establishment fund stable
rejected by the English the suggested figure the dollar $3.50
the thought the United States
fighting with deprecated
breakdown
negotiations Immediately figure of
additional English EeConider their
rejection Americas
LONDON, June 12.-The World Economic Conference
opened by King George today the Kensngton Geological
Museum which will house collection of fossils after the dele
gates leave The delegates included President Prime
Ministers 20 Foreign Ministers and AZ Cabinet members The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
and overhauling of his plane.

and overhauling of his plane.
When Mattern stopped at Krass-
noyarsk Friday he handed letter to
the press in which he expressed his
appreciation of the assistance rem
dered him in his flight by the Sow
let Union. Repairs on broken sta
bili5er was accomplished speedily
and efficiently" he wrote.
Mattern expressed the hope Of
making leisurely visit to the So
Wet Union at the conclusion Of his
routsd. .wcrid fiisiat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-13
Senate Subsidies A. F. of L.
in Recovery Bill Amendment
Permits Loans to Prop Up Federation Finances
Insure Continued Role of Bosses Tools

12That the A. f. OF L. Is cashing IN on
revealed today with the news that the
bill amended
measure FEDERAL LOANS TO LABOR FEDERAIoNs
bill has been amended as follows:
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