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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
HOMELESS MEN
DEMAND SHELTER
Win Hospital Admis-
sion for Member
BY vERNoN REESE

NEW YORK.--A delegation from
the West Side FTon'eless Men on the
Hudson River banks went to Com
missioner Taylor demanding that
the city owned building be turned
over to them for shelter and that
the buildings were promised once be-
fore by TIE Board of Estimate and
Commissioner Taylor The delegation
also demanded that there be no dis
elimination between Negro and
wh'te, against young and single
workers.
They he'd worker in the delega-
ton, Frank Smith, who he'd been
put out of the Municipal Lodging
House, also thrown out of the hospt-
tai without being given medical care
when he was SICK. The delegation de-
Inanded that the city take steps to
return this worker Immediately to
the hospital This point was won
the worker was taken to the hospi-
tai
This delegation was led by the
west Side Unemployed Council Later
these men sent delegate to the
meeting that took place at 10 east
18th st. to rally all the homeless men
Of the West Side to fight side by
side with members Of the Unem-
ployed Council
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Tired of Promises,
IL Families Appeal
to Council, Aided

They were sick and tired of starv-
ing. They were sick and tired of watt
ing for sweet promises to be fulfilled.
They couldn't go on living on hopes.
And they we're desperate.
Time and time again they had
seen workers granted relief through
the aid of the Navy ST., Brooklyn,
Unemployed Council. They wanted to
appeal to the Council, too, but they
had been warned against doing so.
Finally they brought the cases be-
fore the Council-12 cases of ne
elected starving families.
Sure enough, they vera GRANTED
relief only a half hour after the Navy
st. Unemployed Council militantly
insisted that the Home Relief Blu
reau at SO Schermerhorn ST., take
care of the cases. All but one, Mrs.
Smith, Negro widow of 1873 Will
loughby St., was given attention. But
they are going to fight until Mrs.
Smith is granted just as much relief
as themselves. They're not going to
stand by while she is being discrin11-
mated against. AS one worker put it,:
"Can we help it that we are un-
employed? Can we help it that we
are widows? Workers, we must or
ganize more Block Committees and
fight for our rightsi"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
To Spread Fight for
Relief in Brooklyn
for Single Workers

BROOKLYN.--The Bay Ridge I'm
employed Council at SIC 57th st., and
the newly formed Unemployed Coun-
Gil of 1876 18th ST., Brooklyn, jointly
organized yesterday march of all
single and married unemployed
workers TO the Home Relief Bureau
at Sixth Ave. and 9th st.
The committee forced the H.R.B.
TO promise immediate relief to five
of these workers, but the single work.
ers were denied any help. and adj
vised to apply to the Salvation Army.
Some of the workers pointed out
that they were just coming out OF
the hospital as result of eating the
Salvation Army slop.
After three hours of arguing the
workers left, determined toI come
back by the hundreds next week and
break through the red tape Of the
: HRB. and force them to give real
relief to the single workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
HGWU Local Asks
Stagger System and
Quotes Jesus for 1t

NEW YORK.-An appeal for the
stagger system, backed up by quo
tations from Jesus, was sent to the
covered button manufacturers re-
Gently by Irving Kagan, manager OF
Local 1879 of the International Ladies
Garment Workers.
The appeal. long letter addressed
to all the bosses, Stops over with class
collaboration and promises of 'reci-
procity on our part, and assurance
that I'VE are commonly interested in
elevating the button trade to a point
where both employer and employee
may lawfully and peacefully enjoy
their labors.'
Kagan does not propose the boss
establish an unemployment insur-
ance fund to be maintained by the
workers, instead he says: I'VE hope
that you will divide the available
work between all your union workers
equally, which is the stagger sys-
TEN. The reason for the boss to do
this, says Kagan, is because "by do
ing unto your fellow men as you
would have him do unto you, you
will keep your heart warm and kind
to your workmen during the dull
season"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
YOKINEN PROTEST
AT SHIP DOCK
Held for Deportation;
Fought for Negro
Rights

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Seyeral
hundred Finnish and American
workers gathered yesterday in front
of the Hamburg American line pier
West 44th Street, to protest against
Comrade Yokinen's deportation. The
demonstrators were not permitted to
go to the pier, but the meeting was
held outside, on 18th Avenue and
44th Street.
Speeches were made in English
and Finnish explaining that the
United States government is deport-
ing Comrade Yokinen because he has
fought for the international solidar-
ity of the working class and against
teh national oppression Of the Negro
people. 1t was pointed out that the
capitalist class is attempting to use
deportation terror against the foreign
born workers especially to crush
their militancy and to divide the
working class into many parts. We
can best fight against the deporta-
ton and other terror Of the capt.
workers class struggle organizations
workers class struggle organizations
After the speeches, the "Interna-
tional" was sung.
Comrade Yokinen has waged an
uncompromising struggle for the re-
evolutionary principles. The bour-
geoisie has tried to make him give
up his opinions for equal rights fol
Negroes by promises and threats, but
in vain. Representatives from the
Y. M. C. A., churches and several
other organizations approached
Comrade Yokinen, promising that
the order of deportation would be
revoked and he would be given 6
Yell-paid Job if he only renounces
his opinions. But these lures coulo
not make Comrade Yokinen give III
his ideas.
Comrade Yokinen was to have beer
deported Wednesday at midnight
All was ready for the deportation
the tickets, etc, but the deportation
was still not put into effect, and
C0mrade Yokinen is still at Ellii
Island. Let us demand even more
vigorously the reyOking Of the order
of deportation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14

from the contractors.
This intrigue Of the Metropolitan
and the International. which like
wise wants to take ADVANTAGE of dis
satisfaction among the dressinakers
to collect dues and taxes, was ex-
posed in The Freiheit.
Cliaues Conspire
HOFFMAN then denied the facts
but even as hes old so the Metro
po1itan was 'riieetipe en- The stoppage
in the Governor Clifton. and RIGHT
across the street in the New Yorker
the executive board Of TIE ILG.W
u was also meeting on their organ
ization drive.
O-Tanize in shops!
The N.TWI.U. says: To the dress
makers:
Don't depend on the contractors
or the International to get you bet
ter conditions. Organize in your
shops at once. Tell the contractors
that they may fight the jobhers for
better prices but that you will or
ganize your independent fight for
better conditions.
"The dressmakers Unity Commit
tee of the Industrial Union and rank
and file members of the IL GNU
is conducting the only struggle that
viii organize you and enable you to
secure better conditions.
Rally to the drive conducted by
the Dressmakers Unity Committee
Mobilize your forces and prepare for
mass strike in the dress trade
Don't wait until you are locked out
Report to the headquarters now. Or
ganize now. Unite with the workers
Of the contractors working for the
same jobber. and fiDht together fol
better conditions. This is the time
when you can be victorious.
Come to the mass demonstration
on Seth Street and 9Th Avenue this
coming Tuesday at IL o'clock where
the dressllakers will show theil
readiness and might to fight for bet
ter conditions.
Report.
Report now. and when you are
locked out, come to the following
headquarters. 131 West 28th ST.:
lao West Seth ST.; sos East 1s4th ST.;
SAB Vermont ST.: 103 Knickerbocker
Street"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Vets Expose Kelly's
Lie: Demands Law for
r ellie f Be Fulfilled

NEW YORK.-A committee Of vet
Grams visited the Office of Commits
sioner of Welfare TAYLOR yesterday
to repeat their demand that the law
for giving cash relief to needy veter-
ans be fulfilled by the city author
tiles. The committee met .Taylor's
assistant Kelly, who. the committee
pointed out, had told them brazen
lie when he said that Corporation
Counsel Hilly had ruled the law il
legal. The committee pointed out to
Kelly that Hilly, when visited by
them, denied he had ever made such
a statement.
Kelly tried twisting around legal
phrases, but the veterans declared
that they would continue the fight
and would start at once to. organize
a giant relief march to force the city
officials to carry out the law, accord
ing to which the City Welfare, which
is required to administer relief for
veterans of New York, must provide
shelter and cash relief for the vets.
All vets on the East Side are urged
to join Post 191 of the Workers Ex-
Servicemen's League, which is. being
built up to fight for the relief pro-
vided by this law.
Tonight a housewarming party and
dance will be given by Post 191 in
its headquarters at 233 East 10th St
ALI veterans and their friends are
invited. .r a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Organize Filipino
Anti-Imperialists

NEW YORK.-The Filipino Anti
Imperialist League adopted consti-
tuition and elected its officers at a
meeting held last Wednesday at 81
Sands ST., Brooklyn.
The officers are: Rufino Tumanda
president; M. M. Audience, vice-pres-
ident; Helen Marcy, secretary; Es-
ther Carroll, treasurer; M. Mauzon
educational director; j. D. Hesus, So
cial director; and A. Mondeyan, pub
licity director.
The primary aim of the league is
TO fight for unconditional independ-
erce OF the Philippine Islands, and tc
tight against imperialist oppression
pr Filipinos in the United States and
the Philippines.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
$50 Force Relief for
Bernard Kavilekins,
Blacklisted w Ork er

NEW YORK. - For distributing
a leaflet telling about a child poi
soned by the bosses relief, Bernard
Kalivekins, war veteran and father
Of four children, one Of whom is in
the hospital, was refused relief at
the Home Relief Bureau, and was
evicted on Thursday afternaan. The
Home Relief Bureau at 102nd ST. re-
fused to consider his case when Wit
tied by committee of the Lower
Harlem Unemployed Council Thurs
day night.
AS a result, $50 workers marched
on the Bureau yesterday afternoon
under the Councils leadership, and
the supervisor, after an attempt to
evade the issue, was finally forced
to pay Kavilenkins' rent and get an
other relief job for him. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
PENSION ATTACK
ON CITY WORKERS
Landlord Wants More
Taken from Employees

NEW YORK. The wage cuts sur
fered by the teachers, firemen and
other city employees are not enough
for the bankers and landlords. Yes
terday the group of the real estate
interests, the Citizens Budget Com
mittee, came forward with new
schemes to make the city employees
pay more money and get less bene-
fit from the city pension fund.
This time the attack Is on the
pension fund, despite the fact that
the employees themselves already con-
tribute $l700o,000 a year to this
fund. The "Citizens' Budget Com
mittee" now wants, among other
things, to require the firenen to
pay per cent OF their reduced pay
into the fund, to increase the amount,
the members Of the Street Cleaning
and Health Department from 1"per
cent to 5 per cent and to repeal the
clause setting the retirement age at
55.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Negro Nationalism
Denounced by Ford
at Harlem Debate

James w. Ford, former vice-presi-
Dental candidate of the Communist
Party, vigorously denounced the Ma
tionalist Negro movement as an illu-
sion, showing that Negro and white
workers must unite and fight under
the Communist banner against the
common enen1y-the boss.
Ford brought this out in the sum-
mary of a debate with Suffeite ma
tionalist, at the Harlem Workers Cen
ter at $50 Lenox Ave. He took the
negative side of resolved that the
Negro can solve his problem alone
The debate was held under the aus
pieces of the Young Communist
League and the Unemployed Bath
House Group, Tammany controlled
Negro club.
While a greater part Of the audi
ence had nationalist sentiments
when they arrived, many departed
convinced that there was a great
deal of truth in what Ford said. At
ter listening to the speakers of the
VOL. of the debaters on the affirm
alive side speak, one arose and
shouted:
IF that's what Communists stand
for then I'm a Communist. too"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Honor MertZ Today,
20 Years a Militant

NEW YORK.-An interesting cele-
bration will take place in the Labor
Temple, 243 E. 84th ST., today. The
class conscious German workers OF
New York will celebrate the 88th
birthday and 10th anniversary OF
revolutionary activity Of Henry Merz
one Of the Oldest in the American
labor movement.
Henry Merz came to this country
SIS years ago, exiled from Germany
by Bismarck, for his revolutionary
activity there. He has been a member
of the Communist Patty since its
formation and is still an active men,
Der.
Admission is Is cents. The celebra-
! on will start at $3.50 pm. sharp at
1he Labor Temple, 243 E. Saith st. N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
MEET PROTESTS
BOSSES WARS
Pledge toad Congress
in Montevideo

NEW YORK.-At the meeting TO
protest against the iinperialist wars
being carried on by the bosses IN
South America and the Far East
held Thursday night at Irving Plaza
Robert w. Dunn of the Labor Re
search Association, showed how the
wars between Bolivia and Paraguay
Colombia and Peru are but dis
guised wars between American and
British imperialisms and warned OF
the provocative actions Of Japan
which is now trying to organize an
army of 100000 Russian White
Guards to attack the Soviet Union.
Nicolas Gutarra, Peruvian labor
leader, described the abject: misery
of the toiling masses in Peru, ano
their growing revolutionary con-
seriousness, and showed how the rul-
ing class seeks through wars to es-
cape it's internal difficulties.
Errors Explained
The errors of Dn1itri 1vanoYlch
Colombian journalist, who declared
that the local governments in the
South American countries are the
ones responsible for war, and OF
Rambau, who stated that war was
caused not by Imperialism but by
wrong notions" about national dig
nifty and national honor, we're shown
by william Sinons, national secre-
tary of the Anti-Imperialist League
who stated that the American Com
mittee for the Struggle Against Wal
was seeking to unite all sincere ele-
ments against war on the basis OF
the Amsterdam Manifesto.
Robert Minor, representative OF the
Communist Party then clearly ex-
posed the economic basis Of imperial
list war, and outlined the revolution
airy program of Transforming impe-
rialist war into a civil war against
the ruling class.
The audience unanimously APP
proved resolution protesting We
hemently against bloody imperiallsl
wars, condemned japanese aggres-
sion against the Chinese workers
and peasants and its planned attack
against the Soviet Union, ano
pledged to fully support the Latin
American Anti-War Congress to be
held in Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb
28, 1888. A telegram was sent to the
Chinese Legation protesting against
the arrest and intended murder Of
Huang-Ping.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Brooklyn Painters in
Bic Protest Meeting
Score A. f. l.. Rulers

NEW YORK. An open air meet
ing of over 800 workers in defense
Of the three painters chat Jack
(Bum) Wolner and his racketeer
rang in the brotherhood Of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers of AM
erica, are trying to frame up, was
held Wednesday in Brooklyn at Pit
kin and Hopkinson AYES
Speakers disclosed the fact that
painters now working on P. S. IL at
Dumont and williams AYES, for 8
contractor named Sol. Schneider Of
,237 Dulnont Ave. are getting under
an A r. Of L. agreement 81 and less
doN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
TRIAL TODAY OF
PAINTERS HEADS
FOR SELL OUT
It's a Mock Trial But
Forced Council to
Send Committee

NEW YORK.-An uproar broke out
at the regular meeting Of the Broth
erhood of Painters District Council
9 last Thursday, when Secretary
Shapiro read the letter and enclosed
leafiet issued by rank-and- Com
nlittees of eight locals, challenging
the officers and the Gen. Executive
Board to come to the Mock Trial
today. at Irving Plaza, Irving Place
and 18th ST. at l pm.
Faced with charges of corruption
and strike betrayals, to be exposed
at the public trial, officials OF the
Council found themselves compelled
to elect committee Of ten, one
from each local, which is supposed
to attend the trial. The challenge
of the rank and-file was entered in
the minutes.
The Challenge
"The Sell-out in our last strike in
the signing of the agreement by the
Vice President Ackerly and Secret
airy Shapiro, depriving the rank-snd-
file Of their Constitutional rights of
a referendum SO thev can accept or
reject the agreement, also the Brind-
re and Kelly affairs. prove to us
that cur officials are not cut to pro-
tect the interests Of the member
ship" declares in part the challenge
which has been printed and distrib-
uted in thousands of leaflets.
The officials are further accused of
supplying acabs in time OF strikes,
and expelling thousands Of unem-
rloyed workers fer non-payment OF
dues.
Invite Rank And File
All rank and file workers are urged
to attend this trial in mass to make
sure that their interests will be pro-
perly represented and defended at
this trial.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Tampa Prisoners
Hail Ninth Year
of Daily Worker

I'VE, the Tampa political prison.
" ers in Raiford Penitentiary
have rec ived from our comrades
Of the international Labor De-
Tense which is leading a gigantic
mass defense for our case, the
amount of $500 for each one Of
sus. The smallness of this amount,
( cur comrades say, is due to the
fact of the growing millions Of I'M
employed workers and to the deep
ening economic crisis.
We wish to thank the Interna-
tional Labor Defense for sending
us this amount, which in cur opin-
ION, is not small It is big. Be
cause it does not merely mean
money for US, class war prisoners,
but working class solidarity.
We are sending you herewith
one dollar. Please accept it as a
greeting from us to our Daily
. Worker on it's 9th anniversary. The
Daily is our best defender when
we workers are in jails, when we
suffer from unemployment and
wage cuts. 1t helps us to fight
y for our bread.
Long live the 9Th anniversary Of
the Daily, cur defender.
Long live the International Labor
Defense, who fights for the free
dom of all class war prisoners!
Long live the working class
solidarity of the toiling masses!
JIM NINE,
Raiford Pehitentiary, Tampa, Fla.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Lentn ON Former
UndecIdredW

Our government, wrote Lenin
in the Party organ, Iskra, in De
eember, 1900 tissue No. II, "aSI
serts first of all that ii is merely.
suppressing rebellion, subduinF
rebels that it is helping the law
full government of China to re,
establish law and order
The Imperial Russian GoVernmef
in 1900 august 12), wrote a note
the Powers, explaining her move
into China. Lenin quoted from tn
note in the sames article; "Thes
measures" said the Cars govern
ment, ARE exclusively called forth
the necessity to repel the aggressiy
operations of Chinese rebels
Imperialist strategists and apoIc
gists Of today were greatly aided
their robhsr campaigns by histor
precedenc, above described. The
Russian imperialism, today Japanes
Imperialism leads in the murderer
partitioning of China, under differ
ent irlperialist alignments. n th
same article, Lenin blasted thes
governments excuses. He saf-::
"And now the European capt.
talists have placed their greedy
paws upon China. -. One after
another the European governments
began zealously to loot, or as they
put it, to lease Chinese TERRITORY
so that the rumors about the par
titioning of China do not come as
a surprise" =. They began to
rob China as ghouis rob corpses,
and when the seeming corpse at
tempted to resist. they flung them
selves upon him like savage beasts;
they burned down whole villages,
shot, bayOneted and drowned in
the Amur River unarmed inhabi-
tants, their wives and children"
The bloody horror of i1nperialis
aggression repeats itself today wit
greater brutality, in size and scors
with American imperialism in lead
ing role in South America agains
Great Britain, in China to turl
Japan against the Soviet Union.
True" said Lenin, "War has not
been declared, but this does not
alter the situation a bit because
war is actually being waged," EN-
phasis ours.-Ed.)
Plans for the Lenin Memorial even
on the 21st of this month are shap
ing up. Militant workers will gathe
at two places in New York to pa.
revolutionary homage to their great.
est of revolutionary strategists
Bronx and Manhattan workers vii
head for Bronx Coliseum at fifth St,
and those in Brooklyn for Arcadia
Hail, 918 Halsey st. Admission j;
with coupon 80 cents, without it, 81
cents. 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14

people who tried to organize a strug-
gle against the Party and the Party
leadership; Q. On the basis of the
resolution of the Tenth Party Con-
gress to expel Sn1irnov from the
Central Committee Of the l-Union
Communist Party, warning him that
if he fails to gain the confidence OF
the Party in his future work, he will
be expelled from the Party.
"2. The joint plenary session OF
the Central Control Committee and
the Central Committee Of the ALI
Union Communist Party establishes
that the members of the Central
Committee, Tomsky and Rykoff. and
the candidate to the Central Com
mittee, Comrade Schmidt, instead OF
an actual end active struggle against
anti-Party elements and for the gen.
eral line Of the Party and the prac-
ticaI policy of the Central Commit
tee, stood aloof from the struggle
against anti-Party elements and even
continued their connections with
Smirnov and Eismont, thus encour-
aging them in their anti-Party work,
giving as their reason that all anti
Party elements expect the support OF
the former leaders of the right OPP
pocition.
THE joint plenary session OF the
Central Committee and the Central
Control Committee demand from
Comrades Rykoff, Tonsky nd
Schmidt a radical change in their
conduct on the question OF the
struggle against anti-Party elements,
warning them that if they continue
their present conduct, rigorous rigid
Party measures will be taken against
them"
The Daily Worker is the only
English language paper In the conn
try that publishes the leading
speeches and resolutions Of this his
toric joint pienum. Save the Daily
Workeri
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
500 Seamen Force
Consul to Retreat

men demonstrating in front of the
Finnish consulate hare Wednesday
forced that official to make a partial
retreat and decide to give relief to
unemployed Finnish marine workers.
There is q, joker in his promise, it
is only for bona fide sesmen. He
will try to exclude those long unem-
ployed, tow boattnen and. .harbot
workers. The Waterfront Unemploy2
ed Council will follow UP the case If
he doesn't give relief. "a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Material For Lenin
Edition Left Out
Here, Appears Soon

A whole page of Lenin edition
material, left out Of this issue be-
cause Of lack of space, will be
printed in a later edition. This
will include articles on New York
neckwear workers, women work
ers, marine, and Filipino workers,
Pioneers and Party unit work In
New York, and other articles.
Watch for announcement in the
Daily Worker of the date when
these articles will appear.