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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
BY BILL DUNE

The strike of some sixty or seventy
thousand miners, starting three
weeks ago in the Prick Company
CU. S. Steel subsidiary coking coal
properties, one of the most decisive
sections of the bituminous fields, and
the most important working class
struggles of the crisis period, with
the sole exception of the Western
Pennsylvania-Ohio and West Vir-
ginia Panhandle strike led by the
National Miners Union in 1881, has
furnished the factual material with
which to make an accurate appraisal
Of the strategy and tactics of the In
dustrial Recovery Act, the basic
policy of the Roosevelt administra-
ton and its collection of voluble
college professors, professional labor
experts and the copyrighted blown
in-the-bottle reactionaries Of the
American Federation of Labor.
In Washington there is a great
opening of sluggish veins and sclero-
tic arteries. The Industrial Recovery
Act by reason of the miracle work
ing wand of Hudson River landed
proprietor picked to pluck Wall
Streets chestnuts out of the fire, has
become both the ark of the cove
nant and the lamb Of god. Washed
in the blood Of the lamb persons like
Edward McGrady, professional states
witness against needle trade strikers
in New York and paid disrupter of
unions, william Green, head of the
American Federation of Labor and
self-confessed playmate of Walter C.
Teagle, chairman Of the Standard
Oil Company Of New Jersey, John L.
Lewis, head of the United Mine
Workers, the blatant hero Of a hun
dred betrayals Of miners, both of
them stained to their very marrow
with the sweat, blood and tears of
miners, their wives and children, sold
like chattel slaves to the coal COM
panies, are cleansed Of all guilt and
appear as shining archangels point
ing the way to peace on earth and
good will to all men.
This is what American workers.
driven during four years of the crisis
to the lowest economic ara social
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
One Battle the Coal Fields Has Ended But the War Goes On

labor costs so that the 'indepen-
dents" will have better chance to
invade markets now held by the big
ger concerns. Every coal operator
figures that If his competitors have
to pay higher wages he himself will
evade agreements on wage scales
and working conditions, in one way
or another and thus get the jump on
his rivals. The operators know that
the UNIWA officialdom will make no
fight for the miners grievances. At
the Washington hearings, Lewis in
alliance with the independent OPP
orators, gets chance to pose as a
fearless champion of the miners and
these operators get chance to pose
as philanthropists
Forces behind Operators
But as the recent strike has shown,
this is all stage play The big coal
operators, receiving the support of
the Roosevelt administration, the
UMWA leaders and the Pinchot state
government in breaking the strike
know that nothing is going to happen
to them insofar as the MIRA is con-
cerned. These gentlemen are very
class conscious. They are also very
practical people. They have seer
that it was only with the greatest
difficulty and with extensive mobili-
cation of the federal forces in sup
port Of the UMWA officials; by the
use of some 300 armed and deputized
Prick company thugs, by the calling
out Of the national guard and bar
rage Of Washington inspired prop
uganda, that the return to work was
brought about.
The Prick company superintend-
ents know that the very heart Of the
strike was rank and file organization
built around local leaders and that
John L. Lewis has very feeble in
fluence in the coke region. The
coking coal operators are not swayed
by any demagogic appeals in the
name of right" and Justice" They
work on the basis of power and
nothing else. They know that the
Roosevelt administration dare moi
and will not proceed against them
They understand that MIRA is a
slave pact and they intend to take
full advantage of 1t. Coal companies
that have maintained the open shor
by murderous terrorism. company
towns, company stores and armies Of
company paid thugs, are willing tc
use anything that helps to fool the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12

miners but will not let demagogy
develop into anything resembling
substantial increases in wages and
improvement in working conditions.
How To Force Change
The only thing that will change
this is militant mass organization of
the miners and the forcing through
of the recognition of elected mine
committees and the other points in
the program Of the rank and file op-
position in the UMWA and that of
the National Miners Union.
The powerful coal companies are
willing to play along with the UMWA
and use it to head off the rise of
militant unionism. It is ON this
point in the coal strike that the
Roosevelt administration and the
U. M. W. A.. officials have shown
their basic unity with the big opera
tors against the unity and interests
of the miners.
No one has convinced the miners
that it was wrong to strike. No one
convinced the miners, and this is
shown by the stubborn manner in
which the strikers used every pos
sible pretext to continue the struggle,
that the proper thing was to go back
to work and await the result of the
Washington hearings. Further, 1t
must be remembered that for the
most part the miners in other fields,
we're striking in support Of the Prick
men and paid but little attention to
demands for themselves. The betrayal
of the coking coal miners in 1922 and
1927 by the UMWA officialdom was a
living issue. Meeting after meeting
voted to stay out for at least zone
day after the Prick men settle" in
order to prevent another betrayal as
far as possible.
Pinchot's Protection"
Pinchot sent in the state militia
under the pretense of protecting
the miners. The militia set up their
machine guns at all important road
intersections in the coking coal fields.
The Prick gunner and the national
guardsmen patrolled the roads to-
gether. But the miners did not go
back to work. John L. Lewis ordered
the strikers to return. But they did
not go back to work. Pinchot's con-
ciliators called on the miners to re-
turn to the pits and Pinchot him.
self told them to 60 back. But the
strike continued. Indirectly, Presi-
dent Roosevelt called for an end to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
WHAT'S ON
Saturday
(Manhdttdn)

DANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR
THE BENEFIT OF COMMODORE Hotel
strikers. 112 w. 10th st. Many inter
estirg features are promised at this az
fair. Help the Commodore workers win
their strike All workers are invited tc
attend. Good music. Adm. 25c. Make
this strike victorious by 3orninsi
DANCE g. ENTERTAINMENT, National
Student League, $50 Sixth Ave. Come and
Join us in an evening of fun. l5c. adm.
LAWN g. CABARET PARTY, oszie Powell
Br. I. L. D., 7th Ave. and 45th ST. pm
until.
HOUSE PARTY, French workers Club,
40 W. 65th ST., $3.50 pm.
TOM MOONEY WEEKEND by followers
of Nature at their camp. Concert, dance
for Saturday night, lecture by prominent
speaker for Sunday morning, and many
sport activities, bathing, fishing ana oil
ferent games. Directions: Take the west
Shore Railroad on 42nd st. to West Nor
wood, N. J.
(BrOnx
MEMBERS OF FREMONT WORKERS
CLUB, participate in Emergency dance at
Coney Island Center Come and spend an
evening In true proletarian fashion.
UNIT PARTY ENTERTAINMENT, refresh
mcnts, good music, dancing. Adm. free AT
Gefos, 1880 Kelly St., top floor.
(BrOokiyn)
GARDEN PARTY BY JOHN REED BR
I. w. o. No 1874 at 2006-70th ST. Adm
free. Good program. Proceeds for the
MOCK MARRIAGE, Boro Park Work
ers Club. 4sl4 New Utrecht Ave; Bring
your friends to this unusual affair, $3.50 pm
Sunday
PICN1C-Tibbets Brook Park. Spend day
in open. Good program. Open-air sports
Meet 10 am. 238th ST., White Plains Road
East Side Subway. seyenty-five per cent
of proceeds goes to our magazine, Soviet
Russia Today Tibbets Brook Park, Lot
No. 7. F. S. U. East Bronx Br.
OUTING TO CAMP KINDERLAND by
Harlem Progressive Youth Club, 1913 Mad.
ison Ave. Trucks leave at 1880 pm. Round
trip 81.
IMPERIAL VALLEY BR. I. L. D. OUT
ING TO VAN COURTLAND PARK. Thi:
is to bid good-by to one OF our Comrades
leaving for Soviet Union. Committee vii
be at Mosholu Parkway Sta. from Ill
o'clock. In case of rain party at 2sS E
Hath ST.
w. c. 1s and Ella May Br. LID. giving
Beach Party, W. 2nd st. All Beach Coun-
ellis urged to participate.
ENGLISH BR. l. W. o. 6l5 giving s-courst
dinner frcm pm. to pm. 50es =. 3rd
ST. Brighton Beach Workers Club. Pro
eeeds to pay dues for those who cannot
paJ.
OPEN FORUM HARLEM INTERNATIONAL
BR. +. S. u. 81 w. 128th st. Dr.. Reuben
Yound, Nd. "Soviet Russia Adm. SC
Questions and discussions. pm.
W. E. s. L. OPEN FORUM, SO E. Bro ct
Forums free to the public. Speaker: Rob.
ert Beck Gren on Fascisrn in Germany
Post 1871.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
Speedily Under NRA Drives Weaver
With p Years Experience from Job
FiredWhen He Kicked
At Getting $4.32

NEW YORK.-After a years re-
lentless siege of unemployment
George Carroll got a job weaving
rayon for the Mace Manufacturing
Co., is Lawton Ave, Brooklyn.
'You see, 1 started work just the
day the code went into effect and
they announced that anybody who
couldn't make the $l3 in 40 hours
would have to go. I'm an experienced
weaver, worked at it % years
1.-THE first few days we'd stand
idle for long stretches to have the
looms fixed, then the way they solved
that was to give everybody an extra
loom.
And at the end Of the two weeks
they discharged me. handing me two
pay envelopes-S4.32 for one weeks
work and $3.50 Tor the other.
"It's not large factory, only IL
or 16 workers, but s or 6 have al
ready left since the MIRA started
When 1 kicked they forced me out
Of the factory.
1T read in the New York Journal
where this Whalen Committee is 60
sign agreements and fail to carry
ing to get after these people who
them through, so thought I'd &c
UP there.
My people are old New
England stock, settled in this cotin-
try half dozen generations ago.
had three uncles fighting with the
Union army in the Civil War ant
I'm an ex-servieeman myself,
'I went up to the Pennsylvania
Hotel where this committees got q
whole floor and I waited. Waited
about two hours I guess. Then CIR
comes and takes my name and 6
couple of notes and says they'll lool
into my case. I asked when I'll heal
from them and she says, Later on
| be patient
''I guess MIRA business is just an
other one Of those things"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12

the strike. "The industrial revival
was threatened by coal shortage,
he said. The miners paid no atten-
ton to this heartbreakihlg appeal.
General Hugh johnson spoke over the
radio in Harrisburg and said God
help any man or set of men that get
in the way of the National Recovery
Act" But the strike continued. It
was not until the continual pressure
of the companies, their armed forces,
the press, the state and national gov
eminent and UMWA officials was
clinlaxed by the visit Of Edward Nc
Grady as the personal representative
Of General johnson lin itself a
method Of clearing the Roosevelt
skirts in case the strike kept orl)
convinced the miners that the forces
against them were too powerful to
combat effectively with their present
state of organization, that a decision
was reached to call off the strike.
Why Miners Went Back
The miners did not go back to work
because they have confidence in the
UMWA code, the national recovery
act or the government. They went
back because they decided that 1t was
too difficult to fight any longer at
this stage of the struggle, and with
the present relationship of forces
This is what has happened.
There are of course many illu-
sions as to the recovery program but
when operators in Washington are
proposing basic day scale for the
North of $3.49 and $3.14 for the
Southern mines, in the most hazard
Gus industry in the world, miners
understand that the question OF
wages and hours will be settled in
their favor only by united front
struggle led by workers elected right
from their own ranks, the formation
of militant mine committees and
mass industrial union.
The coal strike has disclosed the
naked truth about the MIRA. 1t has
shown the full force of the govern
ment and all the elaborate investiga-
ton TAD Cancellation machinery Of
the recovery act placed at the dis.
posal of group Of the most power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
INCARCERATION
AIMS TO STIFLE
STRIKE MOVEMENT
A. F. of L. Committee
Calls Workers to
Defy Edict

NEW YORK -Louis Weinstock
national secretary of the A. F. OF
L. Trade Union Committee for I'M
employment Insurance and Relief
with headquarters at 81 East 18th
Street issued a statement condemn
ing the creation of the National
Board of Arbitration as an attempt
to stifle the growing strike move
ment. 1t says in part;
THE A. F. of L. Trade Union
Committee for Unemployment In
surance and Relief representing
more than 1000 local unions calls
upon the rank and file in the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor and Rail
road BrotherhoOds, to take imme-
date steps to defend basic rights
of every worker; to defend the
right to strike; the right to organ
ize, and to fight against compulsory
arbitration.
defy the Executive Council Of
the A. F. of L. as you defied them
in the struggle for unemployment
insurance! Adopt immediate pro-
test resolutions against the National
Board of Arbitration and repudiate
the actions of the Executive Coun-
Gil of the A. F. Of L.
Demand the immediate enact
ment of the Federal Unemployment
Insurance Bill as proposed by the
A. F. of L. Trade Union Committee
and endorsed by more than 1000
local unions in the A. F. of L. To-
cal unions, central bodies, state fed
erations of labor. Notify your In
ternationals and the Executive
Council of the American Federation
of Labor of your action"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
Cheat Textile Worker
Out of His Back Wages

NEW YORK-Robert Fischer, tex
tile worker, was cheated out of his
starvation wages by the New York
Weaving Corporation of 655 Sixth
Ave, he told a Daily Worker re-
porter yesterday morning.
Employed by them last year, he
was fired with a balance of $27 so
still owing him on his wages. Last
month, he was asked to come back
and work again for this firm. After
a 54-hour week, he was given a
check for 81.
The company, formerly the Long
Island Weaving Corporation, pays
starvation wages -Four dollars is the
usual wage for 50 hours work. The
employees of the place say that
sometimes they are not paid for a
week and are given six or seven dol
lars the next week.
Nathan Dubinsky is the president
Of the firm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
Satirical Article In
the Daily Praised
New York City,
Aug. 9. 1883.

NEW LUX Clby )
Aug. 9, 1888.
Editor of Daily Worker,
Dear Comrade;
Sender Garlin's article, "Are You
in the Market for Luxurious Satin
Spread?" which appeared in today's
Daily Worker, was very good.
This is the kind of writing I can
show to my friends as an opening
wedge in making them class-con-
scious and future Daily Worker read
ers. This is the language and the
style which they understand, and
which takes the Alice Hughes, Hey
wood Brouns and the New Yorker"
boys for well, as it uses the
same technique, but is, of course,
much more powerful because of the
sincerity with which Garlin rips
apart this bourgeois system.
Could he perhaps write something
on that subsidized department store
buyer of the World Telegram, Alice
Hughes, who in one column attempts
to analyze Russia and in the next
column advertises everything from
lip-stick to cocktail shakers?
Keep up the good work and &C.
cept my sincere appreciation.
Yours,
JOSEPH ROBERTS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12

surplus goods are piling up to in
tensify the crisis,
WTORKERS will remember that
W Roosevelt promised the revival of
foreign markets for American goods
so that production could start, Un-
fortunately for Roosevelt and his
economic program, the facts are that
the exports for June are practically
at the same level as June last year,
and the exports for the first six
months are over 200 million lower
than last year. Like his other prom
Uses. Roosevelt's promise of foreign
trade has turned out to be fraud.
Foreign trade is not Undertaking
The basic problem of markets is
more distant from solution than ever.
AND now one last fact revealed in
"A the latest report of the Federal Re
serve Bank. This report, deliberately
distorted and then buried by the
capitalist papers, showed that the
handful Of 6epositOr5 constituting
only one-tenth of l per cent Of the
dep0sitors owned Is per cent of the
total bank deposits in the country!
And to further indicate the immense
Capitalization of deposits in the
hands of the rich, it was shown that
96 per cent of the deposits had less
5han $500.
Such is the situation among the
uorS prosperous sections of the
country, those with savings. What
the situation is among the millions
Of jobless workers and starvation
paid workers, can be readily guessed
This is the situation as Roosevelt
still makes golden promises of q
New deal"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
FRAME 3 YOUNG
COMMUNISTS FOR
.PASSINGLEAFLETS
MIRA Will Take Care
of Everybody,
Says Judge

NEW YORK-"NIRA will take care
Of everybody" was the statement is
sued by Judge Casey as he yesterday
announced 5000 bail for each Of the
three Young Communiss League
members who are being neld for "at-
tempted felonious assault" The Of
tense consisted of Charles Williams
Negro; Jack Goldberg and Klein
distributing leaflets before a shh
factory at Borarum and Bogart Sts
Brooklyn, where strike is now in
progress.
The arrest is an attempt to frame
the boys "for the possession Of g
razor blade" which was found in the
territory Of the strike.
Klein. who is very sick high
school student, is held in jail while
he is having hemmorhages.
The International Labor Defense is
now suing for a writ Of Habeas
Corpus in order to reduce the bail
A hearing of the case will take
place on Aug. 16 at the Bridge Plaza
Court In williamsburg.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
UNITED STRIKE !
TO BE PROPOSED
AT DRESS MEET

NEW YORK.-A huge mass meet
ing of the dressrnakers is called for
Tuesday at the Hippoorome, 9th Ave-
and 46th st., promptly after work.
The workers will gather to discuss
the general strike which the Needle
Trades Industrial Union Is calling IN
the dress industry.
Considering the fact that the IL.
CIV. Union Is contemplating q strike
of its own for the dressmakers, the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union has sent its proposals to the
leaders of the IL.G.W. to unite the
present movement into one big strike.
The Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union said, 1--WE are convinced
that one strike would be very effec-
tive in wedding out the sweat shops
from the dress industry. Therefore
we ask to be informed about the date
of the IL.G.W. call SO that we could
time the general strike with the
other dressmakers. 1t is still not to
late to unite our forces for one gen.
eral strike. We are ready to do
everything in Our power to bring
about a united movement. 1t is the
demand Of the workers "a have one
and only one strike in the dress in
dustry. we are still awaiting the an
swer from the IL.GW.U. leaders"
The Needle Trades Workers Indus
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
T.U.U.C. Picnic Sunday

NEW YORK.-The picnic ar
ranged by the Trade Union Unity
League will be held tomorrow,
Sunday, in Pleasant Bay Park.
Pelham Bay Park I.R.T. East Side
TO Zerega Ave. Station.)
All workers are urged TO attend,
and in that way besides spending
an enjoyable day support the mill
tant trade union movement Of
New York.
Jack Stachel, Clarence Hatha-
way and Louis Lyman will speak.
Dane 'ng and entertainment until
2 am.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-12
Government Reports Show
No Let>Up in the Crisis
Less Workers Produce More Under Speed-Up
Increased Production Based Mainly On
Preparations for War
BY MILTON HOWARD

economic data confirms the DAILY
Worker" complete failure in
relieving Of The crisis
Roosevelt promised millions Jobs million by the end OF
forthcoming The following figures
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-09-21
Redland Hunt Club To
Hold PretentiOus Show

The Redland Hunt Club will spon-
sor a pretentious horse and pony
show at the Rock Spring Farm, on
the Rockville Norbeck road, Saturday
October 81. The club is composed of
lovers of foxhunting from Montgom-
cry County and adjacent Washington.
The Redland Hunt Club, comprised
largely of Montgomery County and
District of Columbia lovers of fox
hunting, will stage its first annual
horse and pony show October 81 at
Rock Spring Farm, on the Rockville
Norbeck pike.
Thomas Mott of Bethesda, master
of hounds, is chairman of the General
Committee of Arrangements and Ber-
nard T. Brosius of Rockville, chair
man of the Horse Show Committee.
The Publicity Committee is composed
of Fred J. Hughes, Mrs. j. Banks
Berry and Boyd Keys. Mrs. Berry
and Miss Eleanor Diamond have been
selected as secretary and treasurer
respectively. Mrs. Bernard T. Brosius
heads the Refreshments Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-09-21
Prospects For Late Crops
Higher Than First Thought

Crops are giving very low yields
this season although prospects for
nearly all late crops except fiaxseed,
commercial fruit and some truck
crops improved during August and
small grains, where being threshed,
are showing somewhat higher yields
than were indicated month ago, ac-
cording to the September statement
of the Crop Reporting Board of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The final estimates of produc-
ton are still quite dependent on when
frosts occur and no more accurate de-
termination of how much of the acre
age sown to spring wheat, oats, and
barley was harvested for grain and
on how much was salvaged as hay.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-09-21
Spanish Art Treasures
to Be Kept in Country

The Spanish government has under.
taken to keep her art treasures in the
country by placing ban on all such
pieces valued at more than $4,000 pc
setas. Many valuable paintings and
similar treasures were destroyed dur.
ing the uprisings of 1921 when many
churches were destroyed with their
contents, but at no time, however
have the main centers of Spanish art
such as the Prado museum in Madrid
or the cathedrals of Toledo, Seville OF
BurgOs, suffered any damage.
The Prado museum and the national
palace are guarded day and night. An
illustrated catalogue of more thar
1000 of the most interesting buildings
Of historical or artistic interest has
been prepared.
Care has been taken, the authorities
announce, to make all collections OF
art and buildings of artistic interest al
accessible as possible to the public.