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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
CITY EVENTS

CONFERENCE TODAY ON ORGANIZING UNEMPLOYED
Unemployed Council calls of
unemployed committees
ton
Of organizing
tan Lyceum.
THEATRE PERFORMANCE DAILY"
Performance of revolutionary N1utiny
Cruiser and dance Sunday at Manhattan
Daily Worker to get 40 per cent Of proceeds Doors
WORKERS SCOOL OPEN FORUM TODAY PLAZA
Amter will The Political Significance
March," at today
Forum Note change from usual time and
WORKERS CENTER
Provisional Committee set the
Banquet help the Workers which serious financial
Banquet Workers Center
at Sunday Special All organizations
to for it.
Marine Workers today, at International
Club 140 Broad st.
DEMONSTRATE AGAINST HOSTILE NEWSPAPER
of
Jewish Day. today at against avorng
the bank at the expense Of the cheated deposors
DEMONSTRATE BEFORE ITALIAN CONSULATE TODAY
calls all meeting $50
demonstrate
Lexington Ave, and roth ST.
MARCH ON RELIEF BUREAU MONDAY
at
4S1
Bureau
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Furniture Workers
Picket Outside Of
COp-cOntrOlled Line

HOBOKEN, N. j., jan, 6.-Louis
Budenze, an A. F. of L. organizer and
well-known misleader of workers
struggles, has tried to force himself
into the leadership of the strike of
300 workers in the Ferguson Bros.
Novelty Furniture Co. factory, with
the help OF, the police. He appeared
on the scene at the same time that
the organizer for the Furniture
Workers Industrial Union was put out
of the city by the police
BudenZe Immediately arranged with
the police for the establishment of
a picket line, under police control.
Seeing the uselessnes of such picket
line. the workers said they were dis
gusted with it and would not parti-
cipate. Instead the strikers formed
a real picket line few blocks away
where the scabs were passing. There
they showed real action.
At the strikers mass meeting yes
terday, Jack Hochstadt, Furniture
Workers Industrial Union organizer,
exposed the way in which Budenze
and his crowd were holding back the
organization of committees needed
to carry on proper fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07

UdIlkerS So,oo3 go Tor interest pay
mentsl This wage cut was announc-
ed In the press after secret con-
ference between the company Off
Gals and their spotters-the presi-
dents of the Brotherhood locals. It
is stated that we accept the cut
(Note by Daily Worker: the Brother
hood" Is company unions.
The Group Of I. r. T. workers. con-
tfnue: ibid the delegates of the
Brotherhood" call a meeting to con-
suit with us on the wage-cut or did
they issue referendum for our ac-
ceptance or rejection? MOI The
bankers and the COMPANY demanded
a wage-cut and these Brotherhood
officials" agreed at our expense.
This wage cut will mean slow
starvation for many of us on the
job! Some of us have had our pay
reduced time and time again through
the speed-up system, cutting hours,
efficiency methods and through gen.
eral worsening of conditions. Now
they demand big $3500,000 wage
slash! 1t means from So to $40 taken
out Of our pay.
1--WE must unite our strength to
stop this robbery. The first and i'm
mediate step is for all of us to de-
mand from the delegates a meeting
to take up the wage cut and a vote
under the supervision of committee
elected by the men.
"Insist on meeting and vote down
the wage cut! Talk it over with the
man next to you in the shop, on the
run, at the terminal! For further in
formation communicate with Joe
Gilbert, 1485 East 96th St., Brooklyn"
There have been mutterings OF OPP
position to the cut ever since 1t was
announced, not even by posted no.
tices but with ruthless suddenness,
in the capitalist press.
Various newspapers have sent
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WORKERS,ARTISTS
PICKET THIS A. NJ.
Rent Strike Rally at
18th and Ave. A.

NEW YORK.-ArtistS, writers ana
workers on rent strike at the corner
of East 18th st. and Avenue A urgent
ly request that as many workers as
possible, especially members Of the
John Reed Club, shall be on the scene
of the strike at 10 o'clock this morn
ing to help in mass picketing.
The landlord at SOL, SOB and sos
East 18th st. and TIC, 17S and 100
Avenue A has not reduced rent in
two years. Jules Antonsen, the jan
itor, in fact, recently remarked TO q
neighbor that we're still getting
away with the old graft
Five evictions are scheduled for
this Monday, when an especially
large turnout for mass picketing is
urged.
The workers, artists and writers are
united with the assistance OF the To-
cal Unemployed Council, SO Avenue
A, to force Is per cent reduction
in rents, recognition of the house
committee and no evictions.
Yesterday morning the landlord of
1872 Avenue A, policeman named
Wertheimer, threatened one Of his
tenants who insisted on helping to
picket. "If you go out on that picket
line, I'll break your goddamed neck"
the policeman shouted. The tenant
and his wife, however, were escorted
to the picket line under the protec-
ton of the committee of the rent
strikers.
Several weeks ago Policeman Vert
heimer locked this tenant and his
wife in their room for twa days be-
cause they had not been able to pay
him rent. Another of Wertheimer's
expressions yesterday was Il would
not think twice about going to the
chair for a guy like you" This death
threat was only one of the many ex--
blossoms, including an avalanche Of
swear words, of the cop.
..An out this morningI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
Lower Standard
of LiVing Is the
Roosevelt Plan

NEW YORK.-"T h G Democratic
Party leaders conference with Pres
ident ELECT Roosevelt here Thursday
brought out as was expected an
rlouncen1ent of drastic attacks on the
living standards of workers and plans
leading straight to more unemploy-
nent," the Department of Agtt-
alton and Propaganda Of the New
York District OF the Communist Par
ty stated yesterday. District Agit-
prop Secretary Alexander pointed out
that Roosevelt, Garner and Senate
leader Robinson were SO much
against even hearing the demands Of
the unemployed for relief and insur-
ance that they denied admittance to
the delegation of five from 1000 un-
employed demonstrating at Columbus
Circle, and sent police sluggers to
attack the 1000 when they marched
on Roosevelt's house.
Instead, the Roosevelt conference
announced that legislation would be
showed through for reduction Of ap-
preparations by $100,000,000 which
u4CollO CNC1l lCoO puO14O HOlho OlAe1i@
even the little now going on, and
lower pay for it.
In addition, the income tax will
be brought to bear more heavily, not
on the rich but on the poor who still
have jobs, by reducing the exempt
level for married workers from $4,000
a year to $4,000 year income. In
this group come many teachers, civil
service and government employees,
skilled workers, etc.
The proposal to tax beer is another
way of looting the workers, and leads
to still more sales taxes on other
goods.
These proposals Of Roosevelt, his
chiefs and the bankers and capital
lists are evidence Of the intention OF
Roosevelt to continue the hunger pol
icy of Hoover" said Alexander.
ct necessitates that the workers of
New York push with ever greater
energy the struggle for adequate re-
lief and unemployment insurance.
The Communist Party sections are
to work harder at organizing BLOCK
committees and building the Unem-
ployed Councils, as the basis of the
struggle by the unemployed.
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designed to feed hungry work
ers with futile hope of more
jobs.
New Form of Demagogy.
Green's statements in favor
Of the bill and for the 3o-hour week
it is supposed to establish in manu-
featuring and other industries such
as mining, accompanied by advocacy
OF strike action to obtain it, ''by
calling strikes wherever men are or
ganized, by Withholding the services
of the employees" marks new man.
euver by A. F. of l.. offlcia1dom in
relation to the whole problem of the
working class and its struggles
against the whole hunger system, the
share the work plan and for COM
pulsory federal unemployment in
surance.
Now It's "the 30 Hour Week!"
At the recent convention of the
A. F. Of L. in Cincinnati Green yelled
at the top OF his voice for unem-
ploynenG insurance on a state basis
To the Senate Committee Thursday
he stated that organized labor did
not want the dole" One day it is
unemployment insmance-the next
it is the 30-hour week. But it is al
ways in line with capitalist party
tactics.
1t is clear that the demagogy Of
the A. F. of L. leadership centerine
around the idea of splitting up the
mass movement for compulsory fed.
eral unemployment insurance at the
expense of the government and the
employers into legislative lobbyins
IN the various states, has not checked
the growth of the mass movement
at least not sufficiently to suit Greer
and his capitalist masters.
Hunger March Big Factor.
The National Hunger March arlc
the tremendous support accorded Il
throughout the country has con.
WINGED the A. F. of l.. leadership anc
the employers representatives il
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
FOSTER EXPLAINS
DEMAND ON HOURS
Exposes Black Bill AS
Boss Instrument

VIM. z. Foster, National
Secretary of the T.U.U.L. has
issued the following statement
relative to the Black Senate
Bill which ostensibly proposes
by prohibiting from interstate
commerce commodities pro-
duced by workers employed
for more than 30 hours per week, to
initiate the thirty hour week in in
dustry by Federal Legislation: A rep
resentative of the T.U.UL, william
F. Dunno, a member OF the National
Committee OF the T.U.UL. will ap-
pear before the Senate Committee
and state the position of our organ
ization as follows:
Against Wage Cutting.
LIN the fourth pear Of the crisis
with 100000 unemployed workers
in the U. S. and with no provision
made for their support through COM
pulsory unemployment insurance at
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
Plan Fight on Move
to Cut Evening High
School Term in Half

NEW YORK.-Students of the eve
ming high schools which are attended
almost entirely by workers, are organ
izing struggle against the proposed
reduction in the number of nights
of the school term. AS part Of the
Tammany program to balance the
budget at the expense of the workers,
it has been proposed that the number
OF nights be cut by nearly half, from
95 to so.
The teachers, whose wages have
been slashed 10 per cent, declare 1t
is impossible to cram the work of
IS nights into So
All evening students are urged
to elect delegates who should get in
touch with the National Student
League, 10 West 18th st.
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Christian Co. Terror
Protested by LID.

NEW YORK.-Protesting against
the reign of terror in Christian
County, ILL.,, which has resulted in
the past two days in the murder OF
a man and a woman, the wounding
Of II othar5. and the arrest of 10
miners and their wives, on framed
charges Of murder-for killings by
coal company thugs-William L,
Patterson, national secretary Of the
International Labor Defense, has
wired Governor Henry Horner of IL
linois, demanding that the reign of
terror be stopped, the militia who are
aiding it withdrawn, and the framed
prisoners released.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
BorO ParkUnemployed
Council Forces Relief
for 16 Needy Cases

NEW YORK. - Sixteen workers
were given relief on the spot when
committee of 40 members of the
Boro Park Unemployed Council ac-
companied them to the Home Relief
Bureau in Boro Park and demanded
immediate relief.
This victory is the result Of a
militant struggle of several days
Several days ago the Home Relief
Bureau thought it had broken up the
Unemployed Council by throwing it's
committee out and arTesting some
members, who we're given suspended
sentences.
But yesterday committee Of 10
came back, and despite police at
tack forced their way into the Home
Relief Bureau and got relief for the
16 workers. Mass pressure of the
workers also forced the police to allow
all open air meeting, which was at
first denied.
AT the open air meeting, In response
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
Mrs. JAMES TELLS
MURDER STORY
Vivid Picture of Negro
Oppression in South

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 6.-The
inside story OF the bloody murders OF
Negro troopers by landlord-police
gangs at Reeltown, December 10, was
told today by Mrs. Hancy James,
who, with Mrs. Gussie Bentley, came
to Birmingham to attend the mass
funeral held today for their murdered
husbands, Cliff James and Milo
Bentley, leaders of the Sharecroppers
Union.
A vivid picture of the murderous
national oppression of the Negro
masses and the landlord robbery OF
the troopers of Alabama is contained
in this simple statement OF what
took place. The story is in itself
a challenge to the workers of the
world to join in the struggle against
the frightful oppression and exploit
tation of the Negro masses in the
Black Belt. 1t is a call to all organ
izations to take part in the mass fight
against murder and terror in Ala
barna which is being waged under
the leadership of the International
Labor Defense. The conditions de-
scribed are those which are most in
tinately and inseparably connected
with the fight for the lives and free
dom of the Scottsboro boys, which is
part OF the fight for national liberia
ton OF the Negro people.
Statement of Mrs. James
Following is the statement Of Mrs.
Nancy James, wife of Clifford James
Negro farmer whose house was orig
inally attacked, and who was turned
over by Tuskegee Hospital officials to
the sheriff's lynch-gangs, to die OF
infected wounds in Montgomery
County Jail:
my husband, Clifford James, and
I. were both born in Macon county,
and lived on farms in that part OF
the country all our lives. Cliff was
46 years old, and he was sharecrop-
per until seven years ago, when he
bought farm from T. M. Fuller for
$1,000. Cliff did not have any money,
and w. S. Parker, who owns gen.
eral store in Notasulga, loaned the
money and took a mortgage. The
only other money that Cliff owed to
Parker was Sc which Cliff had bor-
rowed few weeks before he was
killed.
"Our stock consisted OF two cows.
two mules, two calves and heifer.
Saturday, December II, Cliff told
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Workers Force Relief
for Negro Comrades;
DispOsses Withdrawn

NEW YORK.--Six Negroes were
granted $40 cash relief Immediately
and promised jobs in the near future,
as the result Of a demonstration of
the Needle Trades Unemployed Coun-
Gil before the Emergency Relief
Bureau at 297 Fourth Avenue.
A single woman worker was granted
relief at the Elizabeth st. Bureau
through the aid Of the Jewish Social
Service and the Unemployed Council
A threatened disposses was with
drawn and SIS food ticket was
granted at the 102nd st. Bureau thru
the militancy Of workers who came to
the aid Of poverty stricken family.
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VETS DEMAND
RELIEF GRANTED
TO THEM BY LAW
Delegation Exposes
Violation by Govt

NEW YORK.-The Department OF
Public Welfare has rejected demand
made by delegation of veteran
from Post IS (the Bronx and Pos
1e1 Gower Manhattam of the Work
ers Ex-Servicemen's League that il
enforce the law providing special re
lief for unemployed veterans, ire
spective of whether they are marriel
or single, peace-time or wartime ex'
soldiers.
The delegation asked for an inter
view with Commissioner Taylor; the
were told Taylor was out and wer
received by Deputy Commissions
Kelley. They asked Kelley why ths
law was so flagrantly violated anil
demanded the special relief all joblesS
veterans are entitled to other than
public charity and flophouses. Kelle,'
replied that Corporation Council Hill
~ interpreted the law differently
that is, in a way that saves the bosses
money and denies relief to tens o.
thousands of starving vets.
The Workers Ex-Servicemen's Lea
que relief committee will now send
a delegation to Corporation Counse
Hilly to demand that the law be in
terpreted as written. The law state
quite specifically:
"a person, male or female, who
has served in the military or naval
service of the United States and
has been honorably discharged
from such service, and his or her
family, including dependent wi
dow or daughter and the families
of any who may be deceased, when
in need of public relief and care,
shall be eligible for veterans relief
if such person or persons have re-
sided in the state for the year next
preceding the application for relief.
They shall be given relief and care
in their homes, or if not practicable
to care for such persons in their
homes, they may be committed to
a soldiers home or other state in
stitution or to any other home or
hospital, but no person eligible for
veterans relief shall be committed
to a public home as defined in this
chapter"
All veterans are urged to back up
the fight to force the city government
to grant veterans relief to all unens
ployed ex-servicemen.
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, North China cities.
The advancing japanese
forces have opened fire on Chi
nese troops on the banks of the Shl
River, between Chinwangtao and
Shanhaikwan.
Meanwhile the japanese boss
press cynicalIy refer to the destruc-
ton of Shanhaikwan and the MUIR
der and manning of thousands of
civilians as only "a trifie" and but
ga miniature of what is coming"
The Toxic "Asahi," which is close
to the Japanese Government, de-
clares in effect that the destruction
of Shanhaikwan and the slaughter OF
thousands of its civilian population IS
intended as a lesson to the Chinese
people. The "Asahi'' states edi.
torially:
'If the Chinese persist in the
present attitude, Japan and Manchu
kuo will be compelled to take positive
action against China. Jehol is par
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around their reporters to make fake
stories about the willingness Of the
men to accept the cut, and theh ne
cessity for the cut.
In Mondays edition the Daily
Worker will publish an exposure Of
the hook up between the 1. R. r.
Company, the Tarnnnany graft, and
the whole crooked intrigue OF the
Brotherhood heads.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
Daily to Expose
Gibson Swindle and
|. r. T. Cut Intrigue

Be sure to get Mondays edition o.
the Daily Worker next week for the
story of the dirty plotting that went
on between Tammany and the IR1
heads and Brotherhood to cut the
wages of the subway and elevated
workers.
Be sure to get Tuesdays edition
of the Daily Worker for James Ca
sey's exposure of the bankers fake
relief drive, the Gibson Committee
campaign
Place your bundle orders now fog
these two isSuesl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
FIRST MOVE FOR
A WAR CABINET
Stinson-Hoover Meet
on Wall st. Policy

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. $40
secure confidential cooperation" and
Continuity of Wall Street foreign
policy in the Far East in connection
with the spread of imperialist war
being waged by Japan against the
Chinese people, which once more
sharpens the japanese american ri
valry at all points, endangering Wall
Streets investments and spheres of
influence in China, a conference has
been arranged between President
elect Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Stimson.
The conference can be taken as a
step toward putting the State De-
partment on war basis by joint
Democrat and Republican action.
The White House announced
through Theodore G. Joslin, Presi-
dent HooVer's secretary. that:
THE President received a request
from President-e Roosevelt that
the Secretary OF State should discuss
matters with him relating to the De-
partment of State. The President is
arranging meeting at the Cover
nor's convenience"
Hoover and Mills
1t Is believed certain that President
Hoover will attend the coming con-
ference. Secretary of the Treasury
Mills also will probably be present,
since the Far Eastern question is
bound up directly with the issue of
the war debts and the coming world
economic conference.
"Close Cooperation"
The coming conference will not
stand alone. 1t will undoubtedly
work out method by which, accord
ing to official sources, "a close CO.
operation will develop which will
merge the present foreign policies of
the Hoover administration harmoni-
ously into those of the next admins
tration."
In other words, the big banking
interests which dominate both parties
feel that the foreign situation is so
serious that common policy must
be carried through SO that no organ
national friction shall hamper de-
ctsive action in a period which de-
velops more and more rapidly toward
imperialist war.
Angered by Wheat Shipment
1t is known here that the japanese
government considers that the financ-
ing of the recent shipment of 40,ooo,-
600 bushels of wheat to the Marking
government, by the Farm Board, as
definite act in opposition to jap
anese military interests The charge
is made that this wheat went to the
armies of the Marking government,
and while principally intended to aid
the Marking forces against the Soviet
districts and the Red Armies, much
of it fell into Communist hands.
1t is admitted openly in official
circles that in the Far East I'VE are
confronted with dangerous situa-
ton" 1t is stated that it is vital for
American interests to convince the
world that there is no important
division of opinion on this question"
The first move for a war cabinet"
has been made by the arrangement
Of the coming conference.
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h k ruin o
t rr several mHessou o.
while additional munitions
lap nd
yesterday China
Williams rhey
Shanhaiwan
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-07
In the Days
News
HOOVER AT COOLIDGE FUNERAL

HOOVER AT COOLIDGE FUNERAL
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Jan. 6. -
Calvin Coolidge will be buried here
tomorrow at 1890 a. m. Herbert
Hoover, the hunger" president and
patron of countless Hoovervilles will
attend the funeral together with
other capitalist dignitaries who will
pay tribute to the fallen arch-enemy
of the working class.
COP SQUEALS IN FRAUD TRIAL
NEWARK, Jan. 6. - The Jersey
ballot steal trial resumed today
with the star witness, Patrolman
Herter, who was assigned to guard
the stolen 5000 ballots continuing
his testimony as to how reporter
of the Newark Star-Eagle promised
him protection from democratic
politicians, including William j. Egan
Director Of Public Safety.
THEATRE WORKERS STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Six stage
hands went out on strike at the Gar
rick Theatre in sympathy with the
musicians who had been laid of dur
ing the time 1.-THE Family Upstairs
was being shown. The theatre was
forced to close.
TROOPS MOVE ON MINERS.
WILDER, Tenn, Jan. 6.-Troops
we're again called out against the
miners, but this time in the coal
fields of Fentress and Overton Coun-
ties where the coal companies are
calling on the government to drown
in blood the mine workers struggle
against starvation. The troops are
under the direction of Gen. Boyd.
PULL GIANT COFFIN OF 10.
CHERBOURG, France, Jan. 6. -
Tugs were still pulling at the wreck
of the French luxury liner. Allan
tique, slowly towing it toward HaWe
where the ship owners are in hopes
of salvaging something of value that
may have been left after the fire in
which 10 sailors lost their lives.
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to the call for united struggle made
by Michael La Vera and Turna,
many workers joined the Council.
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GREEN SIDETRACKS HIS
JOBLESS INSURANCE MOVE;
NOW OUT FOR BLACK BILL
A. F. of L. OfficiaIdom Makes Maneuver on
Shorter Hours
Aim Is to Curb the Growing Revolt of the
Union Members

The Senate subcommittee holding sessions the Black
bill which prohibition of interstate commerce in
articles produced by workers employed than 80 hours
week heard William Green President of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor Friday The bill itself the latest move