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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
JURY OF NEGROES,
WHITES FREES A
MILITANT SEAMAN
Defended Self Against
Seamen's Church Cop

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. leav-
ing the jury box, a jury Of five
Negroes and seven whites acquitted
Frank Cole, member Of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union, on
charge of assault and battery in
Superior Court here. Cole was ar
rested for defending himself against
Special Officer McNulty, thug of the
Seamen's Church Institute, who st
tempted TO beat him up.
The Institute has carried on a
reign Of terror among seamen for
the past few months, throwing out
seamen on the slightest charge and
beating many up in the process.
Last year, Harris, organizer of the
NJ. ". l. q. was arrested by Insti-
tute police and railroaded to jail
under a sentence of one year. Pres
sure from the seamen forced his re-
lease, after he had served three
months. A short time ago Christen-
sen, militant seaman, was taken
to the hospital where he lay at the
point of death for long time as
the result of blackjack whipping
received at the hands of the insti-
tute police.
Cole, when attacked by McNulty,
defended himself, although he is
much smaller man. McNulty's
glasses were broken during the
struggle and Cole was put under
arrest for simple assault. When he
announced that he turned his de-
tense over to the Union and the In
ternational Labor Defense, the
charge was increased to assault and
battery and the bail was fixed at
$500. When the trial was called,
Cole requested jury trial.
Defense attorneys exposed the
role of the Institute and told Of the
brutal attacks made on seamen
there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
l6O FURNITURE
STRIKERS WIN
A WAGE RAISE
Workers in Jamestown,
N. j., Out 3 Days

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, June 49,
Following a militant thre e-day
strike, 100 workers employed III the
Efaien and National Furniture Com
panies won a 10 per cent increase
III wages, and an adjustment In the
piece work scale whereby workers
shall receive the same pay as for
rate work.
The bosses further agreed to no
discrimination against strikers and
to recognize the shop committees.
Ali the strikers returned to work in
an organized manner with an elected
shop committee, and signed up with
the Furniture Workers Industrial
Union.
The strike was conducted under
the leadership of a strike committee
elected by the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19

was ernphatically rejected.
The Recovery Act is being played
up by the local press as being the
means through which the company
now finds it possible to make this Of
fer.
Ann Burlak, secretary Of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union spoke
at this meeting and exposed this new
proposition Of the company as a
scheme to get the workers back to
work on the original proposals OF the
company. She pointed out that their
work would be stretchedout much
more than 20 percent, and many
workers laid Off. She called for
mass picket lines at both the mill
and the bleacheTy, as the only e.
fectiye answer OF the strikers. she
stressed the necessity of bringing tjas
families and the children to the
picket lines. Burlak was enthuS.as-
tically received by the strikers wno
gave her long ovation, and a ris-
ing vote of thanks. The strike is still
100 percent solid.
SALEM, Mass. June l6.--With an
iron determination not to be init
Undated by the wave of terror ini-
tiated by the police since the pro-
yocative shooting of Fecteau, the
U. T. w. local president, the Salem
textile strikers have become more
solidly welded together and mass on
the picket line every day.
At the same time, the police have
not given up their attempt to pin
the shooting of Fecteau on a striker.
Local newspapers, always concerned
with the mills best interests are car
rying scare headlines which are
known to be lies by the strikers. A
slanderous lie just printed was that
the strikers raised $500 to put Fec
teau and O'Connell ON the spot
The only funcs that are being
raised by the strikers are relief funds
to carry the strike to a successful
conclusion, and to insure themselves
against hunger. To swell this fund
they need the support Of every
working class organization and they
ara appealing FOX relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
ELYRIA WORKERS
GREET MARCHERS
Hold a Meeting at County
Court House

ELYRIA, Ohio, June 18.-Over 500
turned out. to greet the Cleveland
west side contingent of the Ohio
Peoples Relief march at the Court
House here The marchers slept at
the county fair grounds provided by
the city government. Along the route
mass support is aroused wherever the
marchers pass. The demands Of the
Ohio relief march include: Double
the relief rate; Federal unemploy-
ment insurance at the expense of
the bosses and state; not cent for
forced labor camps and ornaments;
all funds for relief; against forced
labor, relief for jobless youth public
works to be used for construction Of
workers homes, hospitals, etc, at
trade union rates Of pay; stopping of
persecution and discrimination OF
Negro and foreign born workers; a
moratorium on debts and taxes for
small farm and home owners; defeat
Of the sales tax.
The committee reports that 1t Is
in urgent need of funds. All funds
can be sent to: State Action Com
mittee, 1887 Payne Ave, Cleveland or
156 North Sixth Street, Columbus,
Ohio.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
R. R. LABOR
HEADS PAVE
WAY FOR CUT
Tell Men Not to Fight 22
Per Cent Pay Slash
But "Rely on Govt"
PRAISE ROOSEVELT
Presidents Program Is to
Fire 100000

CHICAGO, June 18.-Under the
pretext of opposing the announce
ment of the railway executives that
they would put into effect next Oc-
tober 221a per cent wage cut the
Railway Labor Executives Associa-
ton is trying to fool the railway
workers into believing that the gov
eminent will prevent the cut.
A. F. Whitney, chairman of the
Railway Labor Executives Assoeia-
ton, instead of calling upon the
railway workers to fight against
the cut, issued statement saying
that "eyery other industry is re-
spending to the effort of the govern
ment to bring about increased en-
ployment, shorter hours and in
creased wages"
Preparing Greatest Betrayal
Whitney, and other railway labor
officials, who have helped the rail-
roads impose wage cuts and worse
conditions upon the workers, are not
only trying again to paralyze action
against this attack, but are helping
the government carry through the
worst attack yet made upon the
railway workers. The railway CO.
ordination" program of the Roose-
welt administration will result in the
closing of operations on a large
number of railway lines, and it is
certain that not less than 100000
workers will be thrown out of Jobs.
No -demands are put forward for
these w0xksrs by the Railway Labor
Executives. Instead, they praise
Roosevelt's attack on them as a
piece of constructive legislation. y
Workers Talking Strike Action
While the union officials are issu-
ing deceptive statements and formu-
iating reply to the invitation of
the railway executives to meet on
July II to discuss the wage cut,
there is developing considerable SEN
timent among the workers for a
definite showdown, to stop the gen
eral attacks that have been carried
out for more than a year and a
half. In the shops, roundhouses, in
all division points and on the seq
tons the workers are talking strike
action against this cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
Silk Weavers Strike
Forces Pay Increase

PORT JERVIS, N. Y, June 49,
Seventeen members of the Weavers
Union who organized after strike
at the Waterman and Mitchell Silk
Mill II weeks ago, returned to work
today in accordance with a settle
ment effected Thursday.
The company offered an increase
of one quarter of cent piece work
pay.
The workers were militant in this
strike, picketing at the mill gate and
fighting the recruiting of scabs. Sew
eral we're arrested. Town authorities
cooperated with the mill and cut off
relief from the strikers forcing them
to return 10 WORK
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19

Commissioned General D. w. Mac
Cormack was forced to agree to re-
lease Todar Antonon in $1,000 bail
without the conditions originally at
tached that Antonof cease his ac-
tivities on behalf of the workers
while the bond was in effect.
Frank Spector, assistant national
secretary Of the LID, in telegram
to MacCormack demanded this &C
ton last week. A flood Of protest
kilograms and letters poured in on
MacCormack from all sections of the
country embodying the same de-
mand.
Antonoff. working class leader of
Detroit, originally was held in 1000
bail pending deportation proceedings
the high bail being on MacCormack S
own admission, "prohibitive" merely
in an effort to stop his labor activ-
ties. The American Civil Liberties
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
TROTSKY NOT TO
RETURN TO USSR
Categorical Denial by Tass
of Rumors

MOSCOW, June 18.-The Berlin
Yossische zeitung and other news
papers report that Trotsky will be
permitted to return to the USSR,
and the vossische zeitung even
quotes a personal statement by
Trotsky to the representative Of the
Turkish press. The Tass agency is
authorized to declare that Trotsky's
statement corresponds in no way
with the facts. 1t is evidently caused
by an adventurist desire to mislead
readers. Trotsky was a long time
ago, according to law, expelled from
the Soviet Union as a counter-re
lutionist. This law remains, and
will remain, in force.
!.
EDITORS NOTE.-This dispatch
from our Moscow correspondent
refers to and answers articles in
the European press about "Trots-
ky's return" which seems to be
very similar to articles appearing
about a week ago in the American
capitalist press.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19

cooperated in the campaign to have
Antonoff freed on reasonable bal
without conditions attached.
The other triumph of a mass
protest drive came in letter from
MacCormack in which he finally
was compelled to acknowledge the
full right Of the LID. lawyers TO
visit and defend aliens held for de-
portation at Ellis Island.
The Ellis Island authorities had
refused this right to LID. attorneys
because 'the LID. criticizes ms too
much
Secretary of Labor Perkins and
MacCormack as a result of the cam
paign of mass pressure launched by
the LID. were deluged with de-
mands to compel the Ellis Island Of
ficials to retreat from their arbitrary
stand, and this has now proved 81
fectsvs,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
80 Per Cent Growth
in Minneapolis Red
Vote for Alderman

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June 16.-
Unofficial returns show that Harry
Mayville, Communist candidate for
Alderman in the 9th Ward, received
1872 votes, or 80 per cent of the
total, against the Farmer-Labor AL
derman John Peterson who has been
in office for "a years. Peterson got
his heaviest vote from the bourgeoisie
in the downtown hotels, while in the
working class areas of the ward the
vote was very close.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
500 in Lincoln, Neb.
Unite in Fight on
Forced L a b O +

LINCOLN, Neb-At a recent meet
ing Of 500 workers in Antelope Park
sponsored by three organizations, the
Workers Unemployed Council, the
Unemployed League not incorpor-
ated, and the Original Unemployed
League, as a result Of a call issued
by the Unemployed Council, it was
decided to strike until the demand
for cash wages was fulfilled. 1t was
also decided that workers were to
picket the relief station and all city
jobs.
Two picketers were arrested for
carrying place cards bearing de-
mands for the stoppage Of forced
labor and thrown in Jail.
But the workers are carrying on
their fight against forced labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
Iron Production
Hits New Record
In Soviet Union

MOSCOW, June 1S. Soviet
iron production reached new
record with 22.2 thousand tons
produced on juno 13. Since the
beginning of the month daily pig
iron output has been above the
&c thousand tons level, with a
steady upward trend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19

quota laws, or any reductions in her
customs barriers, until production
Gin the exporting countries) is first
organized in a rational manner" The
French statement concretely men
tions the wheat industry and says
that exporting countries should
limit their production in such ways
as to restrict their exports" This
recommendation is especially meant
for the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
Silk Weavers Strike
In Tw Fall River
Mills; Call Others Out

FALL RIVER, Mass, June 49,
Seventy-two weavers at the Kluger
Silk Mill located at POT Pleasant ST.,
struck yesterday after the bosses had
refused their demand for more
wages. They we're joined in a SYM
pathy strike by 46 weavers Of the
Alex Abosh Mills in the same build
ing.
The strikers are now working to
pull out the weayers of the Donald
silk Mill and the Troy Mill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
u. S. REFUSAL OF MONEY
TRUCE FOLLOWED BY WAR
ON TARIFFS OF RIVALS
U. S. viii Further Cheaper Dollar i'm Ats@ek on
Competitors Trade
French Refuse Tariff or Quota Reductions Unless
Currences Are Stabilized First

LONDON June 18.-The complete dsavowal Of currency
sterilization by Roosevelt and Woodn has not only deadocked
the Economic Conference has brought the opposing fac
ons into omen headon struggle "Any sterilization would
have very bad effect said Ralph W. Morrison of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19

American delegates. Stabil-'
cation would, in fact, amount
to an agreement between the
powers not to use the weapon of
cheap money against each other in
the field Of international trade, and
since America has the greater power
TO depress the value Of its currency,
this would indeed be a very bad
thing for the United States to agree
to. Pegging the dollar against the
pound would also limit the power OF
the Roosevelt administration to fur
Their raise domestic prices and thus
further cut wages through imitation.
u. s. Demands Cuts in Trade
Barriers of Rival States
The U. S. delegation followed up
its sharp rejection Of a truce" in
the currency war by presenting its
program at the Conference for the
economic disarmament OF its lmperl-
alist rivals. This was given in the
American tariff plan, which calls for
"a a 10 per cent reduction in tariffs
generally, including surtaxes and
preferences. The inclusion OF sur
taxes aims specially at France, which
only a week ago placed a special 10
per cent surtax on all American I'M
ports. The reference hits at the
British Empire system Of Interim
perial preferences established at the
Ottawa conference. % The Amer
| lean scheme demands the equitable"
operation of import quota laws. This
again has France in view, and also
Italy, Germany and other countries
I that have virtual embargo restrlc-
lions against the entry of particular
commodities. For example, h
quotas for foreign wheat in France,
Germany and Italy are l, 8 and .
per cent respectively. 90 America
proposes a system Of bi-lateral trade
agreements on an unconditional
most characterization agre e m n
basis. Any benefits in the way of
tariff reductions granted on this
principle would have to be extended
automatically to all other nations.
This proposal goes directly counter
to the course of French and English
tariff policy, as both these countries
have been making closed bi-lateral
/ agreements wherever possible.
The American tariff proposals con-
stitute an aggressive economic often
sive against the European nations at
! the London Conference. This often
siye was reinforced over the week
/ end by the Unexpectedly stiff notes
dispatched by the U. S. State De-
partment to the defaulting and semi
defaulting debtor countries.
France Counter Attack On Tariffs
PARIS, June 18.-Immediately fol-
lowing the action Of America in
blocking proposals for currency
sterilization, France has replied with
threat to break up the work of
the conference. Economic problems
cannot be settled unless currencies
are stabilized and unless return to
J the gold standard is accomplished,
! said the French Prime Minister
Daladier, in statement issued as
the result of a conversation with the
Ministers Of Commerce and Agricul-
ture. I'VE consider this an indispens-
able prelim nary without which all
measures of an economic nature
would be absolutely futile" This i'm
portant official statement of French
policy also said that France would
not consider any alterations in he
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
|, L. d. Fight Combels
AntonotI Gag Removal
Bail for Deportee Lowered from $4,000 to $1,000;
immigration Chief Backs Down

smashing victories won toda,
campaign protest
nent
Following powerful pressure action Immigration
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-19
Salem Strikers Reject
Raise; Mass Picket
Recovery Act Used by Bosses in Attempt to Tricl
Workers Back Into Mills

Committee leading the fight of the
shoulder to the suggestion OF
Textile Workers Union
proposal with
decided this trick
Evening star., 1933-11-10

Former Representative s. Wallace
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Representative Joseph A. Gavagan Of
Evening star., 1933-11-10

wife of the Secretary Of Agriculture;
Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of War; Mrs. Henry
Latrobe Roosevelt, wife of the Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy; Mrs. Mark Bris-
tol, Mrs. Robert z. Coontz, Mrs. George
s. Simonds, wife of the commandant Of
the Army War College.
Miss Patsy Benton. debutante daugh-
ter Of Mrs. George Marx Is chairman
of the Debutante Committee. which in
cludes Miss Dorothy Tirrell, daughter
Of Mrs. Arthur H. Tirrell; Miss Frances
Simpson, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. G.
Augustus Simpson; Miss Katherine
Pearson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam z. Pearson; Miss Mildred English
Evening star., 1933-11-10

Senator and Mrs. L. j. Dickinson have
returned from Iowa and have opened
their apartment In the Broadmoor.
Evening star., 1933-11-10

"HE President and Mrs Roose-
welt have sent out invitations
for a musicale which will fol-
low the cabinet dinner Thurs
day, November l6 at the White
Mrs. Roosevelt few to Richmond this
morning to attend a child welfare
meeting. She will return to the capital
in time to attend the chryanthemum
show at the willard at 4 o'clock.
President Roosevelt will receive this
afternoon at $50 o'clock Vice Admiral
Drsx of the Royal British Navy.
Mrs. Roosevelt will go to New York
Monday to attend the recital which
Jose Iturbe, famods pianist, will give
in Carnegia Hall for the benefit OF the
Woman's Trade Union League. She
will have guests in her box and others
who have boxes for the recital are Mrs.
James Roosevelt. mother of the Presi-
dent and Mrs Dwight w. Morrow.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt head
the list of patrons for the Victory Ban
which will be given this evening in the
Waldorf Astoria in New York. for the
benefit of relief work of the New York
County Welfare Committee among dis
abled eX-service men and their depend
ents. The ball Is given annually to
usher in Armistice day at midnight and
among those on the ball committee for
which Mr.. Russell E. Sard is chairman
are: Mai Gen. James G. Harbord. MAI:
Gen. Denis E. Nolan, and Rear Admiral
Yates Sterling, jr.
The Ambassador of Great Britain and
LADY Lindsay gave a dance last eve
ming entertaining about 200 younger
members Of diplomatic, official ana
resident society. The party was plan
ned in honor Of Vice Admiral DraX,
commander in chief of the American
and West Indies station of the British
feet, and Mrs. Drax, who are guests
at the British embassy, and the officers
of H. M. S. Norfolk and Danae.
The Ambassador and Lady Lindsay.
dined with the naval attache of the
embassy, Capt, A, r. DeWar, at the
Carlton preceding the dance Other
guests of Capt Dewar were Rear Ad-
rniral and Mrs J. X Taussig: M and
hart, Comdr Munroe, U. S. N. and
Mrs. Munroe: Lieut.. Comdr Barringer,
u. S. N, and Mrs. Barringer; Lieut..
Comdr and Mrs jenkins, the military
attache of the embassy. Col Maurice
Fitzmaurice Day; the air attache,
Group Capt. Reid the assistant mill
tary attache, Engineer Comdr. ]. S.
Orr; Capt. Knox-Little, in command of
H. M. S. Danae; Lieut.. Goodenough,
Lieut.. Pleydell Bouverie, Miss Eleanor
Roosevelt, Miss Taussig, Miss Margaret
Buee, Miss Rebecca wellington, Miss
Betsy Berrien, Miss Emily Standley,
Miss Marther, Miss Patsy Mccormick
Goodhart, Miss Mary Standley. Mid
shipman Sedgwick and Midshipman
Mars.
Preceding the dance the chief of
protocol and conferences of the State
Department and Mrs. James Clement
Dunn entertained company of 10 at
dinner in compliment to the counselor
Of the United States embassy in Lon
don and Mrs. Ray Atherton.
Mr.. David Edward Finley, personal
secretary to Mr.. Andrew w. Mellon
when he was United States Ambassador
to London. and Mrs. Finley were hosts
to a small company at dinner before
the dance.
Russian Statesman Guest
At Turkish Embassy.
The dean Of the diplomatic corps, the
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and Miss Peggy English, twin debutante
daughters of DR.. and Mrs. Merton Eng
lish; Miss Katherine Brown, Miss Bar
bara Roll, Miss Katherine Sphinx, Miss
Anna Smith, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Damon and Miss Ann Daingerfield.
Mr.. Walter johnson viii be honor
guest at the ball and included on the
entertainment program will be a tap
dance by Miss Mary Margaret Edmon-
ston, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Edmonston Mr.. Leon Brusiloff Is d.
Continued on Third PaFel
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sponsored by officials.

Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sponsored by officials.
Members of the Senate who have
taken boxes for the Armistice day ball
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars tomor-
row evening at Wardman Park Hotel
include Senator David A. Reed, Senator
William H. King and Senator Robert
F Wagner Among others who will en-
tertain box parties at the dance, which
will be given to raise funds to carry on
the relief work of the organization, are
the Ambassador of France and Nine.
de Laboulaye, the Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. William H. Woodin,
the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Daniel C. Roper, the Ambassador of
Belgium and Nine. May, the Ambassa-
dor of Italy, Signor Augusta RoSso: the
Minister of Yugoslavia, DR.. Leonide
Pitamic; the Minister of Denmark, Mr..
Otto Wadsted; members Of the Polish
embassy staff, Mr. William Lane Austin,
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
urv, Mr.. Thomas Hewes; the Alien
Property Custodian, Mr.. Urey Woodson;
Mr.. Theodore W. Noyes. Mr.. Frank
Brett Noyes, Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln,
Mrs John Allan Dougherty, the Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce. Mr.. Ewing
Mitchell; Miss Annie M. Hegeman. the
naval attache of the French embassy,
Capt Camille Russon, and Mr.. Torod-
zewski, chancellor of the Polish en-
bassy.
Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, wife Of the
Secretary Of Commerce, has been serv-
ing as honorary chairman Of the Box
Committee for the ball, which has as its
leading patrons the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Others on the Box Commit
tee are Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the
Secretary of State; Mrs. George H.
Dern, wife of the Secretary of War
Mrs. Homer Cummings, wife Of the At
torney General; Mrs. Claude A. Swanson,
wife of the Secretary Of the Navy; Mrs.
Harold Ickes, wife of the Secretary of
the Interior: Mrs. Henry c. Wallace.