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WIN = an " ELI FFNOfd ERaSG Slf6O
snow storm which swept over the city
during the entire day. In spite of the
weather, groups Of Negro and white
workers huddled around the north
SIDE Of the square and listened to
brief speeches.
Speakers at the demonstration TO-
day will include Mrs. jamie Patter-
son, mother of the boy who is 10 be
sentenced to the electric chair by
Judge Horton on Monday; Joseph r
Brodsky, chief counsel of the Inter
national Labor Defense, who has just
returned from Decatur; william L
Patterson, national secretary OF the
International Labor Defense; DR.
Joshua r. Kunitz, secretary Of the
National Committee for the Defense
of Political Prisoners, who attended
the Decatur trial; Clarence Hatha-
way, organizer of District 2, Conmu-
mist Party, and Roger Baldwin, Sec
rotary Of the American Civil Liber-
ties Union.
The I. L. D. yesterday announced
that it is pushing its fight TO post
pone the trial of Charlie Weems
which has ben set for Monday, and
also for the other defendants in or
der to enable it to gather up its
witnesses-many Of whom have been
terrorized-in various parts Of the
state. The T. L. d. demands that
the trials be delayed until the appea!
on the Patterson verdict has beer
heard by the Alabama Supreme Court
LID. Needs Funds
Moreover, the expenses incident tc
the Patterson trial have completely
exhausted the resources Of the LID.
and is practically without funds tc
gather and feed witnesses, pay tech
meal expenses, etc, for the forth
coming trials.
Workers are urged to wire protests
demanding postponement of the trialt
until after the appeals are heard
also a change of venue to Biz
mingham, Ala, when the trials come
up. Wire to Coy. B. M. Miller, Mont
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1--WE Must Organize and Struggle"
Hungry Textile Workers Write
Works 40 Hours for
Hannah Picket Mill:
Owes Company $1.40

ROCKINGHAM, N CT worked
in the Hannah Picket mills forty
hours oiling for Is cents an hour
and 10 hours weaving at ~ cents an
hour. total wages $740. The COM
pany charged me $50 for rent, $3.50
for fuel and $640 for store supplies.
After working so hours they gave me
no money and tell me am over
paid $1.40.
am going to Join the National
Textile Workers Union and help get
everybody else into it. We have Just
been left in the hole by the United
Textile Workers Union. They came
here to Rockingham, made lot of
nice speeches, cracked some funny
jokes, took what little money we had,
promised US a lot and then left town
leaving us to sink or swim. I and
a lot more like me are through with
that gang.
The next time we will strike, we are
going to strike with the National Tex
tile Workers Union. the same outfit
that led the Gastonia strike.
"A Weaver.
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Painters Local 499
Demands Resignation
Of Robert Fechner

NEW YORK. - Local 400 of the
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers AFFILIATED to the
A. F.. of L. passed resolution to
"emphatically protest against any
forced labor schemes whether in the
form proposed by Roosevelt or by
any other relief agencies"
They demand the immediate re-
signation of Robert Fechner, the vice
president of the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists as national
head of the forced labor camps, and
if he refuses to resign he shall be
expelled from the organization"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
Billie WORKERS FOR MAY FIRST TO FIGHT BOSS ATTACKS

The May Day DAILY WORK
Err will appear with an eight page
Magazine Section besides the reg
ular 4 pages. Many feature arti-
cles including the story Of the
May Day demonstration in Union
Square in 1890.
Send your orders for this edi-
ton Immediately,
Communist Party Districts, Sec
tions and Units, Trade Unions,
Unemployed Councils, Fraternal
Organizations send May Day
greetings to the Daily not later
than April %.
Address all orders. Daily Worker,
Business Office, so E. 18th ST., New
York, n. y.
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FS, p" ExbelS 4
in Chicago Who
Support Unity
Preparations in Full Swing, Led by Communist
Party for United May Day Demonstrations

the Communist Party and Young
Communist League proposes that
there only be one May Day confer
enee and one united front May
Day demonstration, Of the entire
Chicago working class, in which all
organizations participating appear
under their own banners and slo-
CANS"
But the leadership Of the Socialist
Party have proven once more to be
a stumbling block in the way OF UNI
iting the workers. In words we hear
phrases for unity but when faced
with definite actions for united
front as on this occasion to bring
about united demonstration for
May Day, they sabotage.
Raise The Question.
Members of the Socialist Party
must not let these obstacles stand
in the way of unity. The members
of the Young Peoples Socialist League
can do service towards bringing uni
ted action by continuing openly the
fight for the united front Of all work
ers.
Members of the Communist Party
must take the lead by personal dis
cussions, by actively participating in
the daily struggles together with So
cialist and non-party workers and
show convineingly our deSirH CT unit
ing the workingclass.
The final conference to al. nnge
for Chicago's May Day demonstra-
ton is called for Sunday, April %,
at 10 am. at Imperial Hall, 24O9 N.
Halstead st. All organizations who
have not sent delegates to the first
conference as well as delegates from
the socialist conference are urged to
come.
DETROIT, Mich, April 10. - The
Detroit Provisional May Day Com
mittee has called united front con-
ference for Sunday, April 16, 1876
p. m. at the Fort Wayne Hotel, Cass
and Temple.
The conference to prepare for May
Day has the endorsement of the Tom
Mooney Molders Defense Committee
here and will help to prepare for the
Mooney Congress in Chicago.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 10. - The
United Front Conference preparing
for May Day was attended by 20 or
CARNATIONS including number of A
F. Of Il. locals.
LACKAwANNA, N. Y, April 10. :
Delegates from eight organizations
met to prepare for May Day. The
next conference to make final ar
rangements will take place April Il
at 8 p. m. at Workers Center, 12t
Ridge Road.
UNION CITY. N. j., April 10. -
The May Day Conference will take
place at 5o4 Forty-fourth Street or
Sunday, April 16. II a. m.
All labor organizations are asked tC
send delegates.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., April 10. -
This important industrial center will
hold a united front conference tx
organize the May l demonstration or
April is, p. m. at 63s Newark Ave
BAYONNE, N, j., April 10. - This
city controlled by the Standard Oil
Co., is preparing for May /. A united
front conference is prepared for Wed
nesday, April 10, p. m. at 10 West
Twenty second Street.
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minimum wage will be recommended
by a state committee appointed by
the governor after months OF inves-
tigation in those industries where wo-
men and children are employed, and
will be determined on the basis OF
allowing the biggest margin Of profit
to the bosses. Such a minimum wage
will result in lowering the general
wage scale, thus in no way conflict
ing with the Roosevelt program of
a general forced labor standard for
the masses. Roosevelt is pushing
this bill in the interests of the big
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
NAVY TO LAY
OFF CIVILIANS
War Plans Don't Mean
Any More Work

WASHINGTON April i3.-Secret-
airy OF the Navy, Swanson, has orr
dered ton per cent reduction In
the pay Of civilian employees in the
Navy. This affects mainly the work
ers in the Navy Yards for whom 1t
means wage cuts and lay-offs. No
cuts were announced in the actual
expenditures for fighting equipment,
II is planned that the reduction in
workers will be made up by having
The repair work done by the crews
bf the Navy ships.
At the same time, Major General
Johnson Hapgood, testifying before
the House Military Affairs Commit
tee, recommended reorganization of
the Army and War Department. in
voiving a reduction in expenditures
Of 90, million dollars. AS in the
OF the navy reduction, the proposed
outs do not reduce the fighting ap-
paratls Of the army. On the con-
trary, they are intended TO improve
the fighting capacity OF the army.
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would provide would be at the ex-
pense of those already employed.
Would Reduce Wages.
Robey continues: There is danger
that because Of the shorter hours the
employers would be inclined 70 reduce
wages. Where the employers would
have to add to their crews, Robey
admits that In meeting this prob
lem decision would be reached first
on the question whether the total
labor cost is to be increased. In
some instances it is probable that it
would be. In the vast majority Of
cases it is safe to conclude that the
total labor bill would be held the
same and old employees would be re-
duced by sufficient amount 10 take
care of the cost of new ones. I'm
other words according TO Robey the
employers will meet the problem Of
keeping the same labor costs by low
ering wages of all the workers or
firing the older workers for newer
ones who can handle the extra speed
up involved in producing the same
amount in six-hour day.
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find the same difficulty amongst
the unemployed workers. Their first
cry is that they are not citizens and
are afraid of deportation. Secondly,
that the native born should Lead the
struggle, and that they would follow
to the limit.
But let me say this, fellow workers,
rs q. native-born worker from Law
renee, Mass. The majority of the
workers here happen TO be trnemploy-
ed, and FOREIGN BORN, therefore
it is likely true for other textile cen
tiers. Nov, fellow workers, are we
going 10 allow them TO keep us divided
by their brutal attacks2 Perhaps some
Of the workers are still waiting for
Roosevelt's promises to the Forgotten
Man. He has already remembered
100000 Of the vast army Of 1900, 900
unemployed, with a dollar day,
which these men will never see. Some
of these men will be taken away from
their wives and children, the same
way that they did in 1914 at the out
break OF the World War. Think, fell
low workers, what will be the outcome
for the rest of the 1900, 900 unem-
ployed.
Tn your imagination, you may think
that President Roosevelt is finding
the solution for bringing back pros
perity. For instance, that the pass
ing of the thirty-hour bill, will solve
the unemployment question. What
does this mean, fellow workers. 1t
means that If 81 textile worker was
averaging, let US say sl5 2 week, he
will be getting only $3.50 under this
staeger plan.
Jt,st trunk, fellow workers, what we
sxe Hp seasnst, Let rs answer these
attacks by organising into the Ma
tioasal Textile Workers. Union, native
esaa1 tsFe4ga bern sklRe. Pc "a yum
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convicted. Evidence" against MEG
ney was obtained by O'Gara, Charlie,
Fiesert and Ed cunha, prosecutors
for the State, by bribing, coaching,
and threatening perjurers. underworld
police tools, and two religious freaks
given to Authorizations.
Working with this prosecuting trio
was Martin Swanson, undercover man
OF the Pirkerton detective agency for
the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
O'Gara, stating that he will appear
as a citizen, tax payer. and lawyer, .
will argue that Moneys guilt has
been conclusively established and
confirmed by the highest court of
the state, so necessarily he must be
found guilty in any trial on another
indictment"
Fourth Attempt 10 Stop Trial
There Is no such thing as a re-
trial. he continues. 1.-THE two crimes,
the indictment on which he was con-
victed and the remaining one, are
necessarily closely connected"
This is the fourth attempt to pre-
vent Mooney from taking the witness
stand.
The reason for this feverieh &C.
tivity to prevent the trial is the
knowledge that in an open Co. t
Mooney can not only expose the
franle-up, but also show the inter-
relations between leading capitalists
and their political and legal heach-
men.
The answer of the workers TO
these attempts are being given at
some 60 Free Tom Mooney confer
ences throughout America, which will
elect delegates 10 monster Free Tom
Mooney Congress in Chicago, April
80 TO May q.
A nisss meeting 10 send these
delegates on and srouse mass pres
sure for Moneys release will be held
~ the Bronx Coliseum, New York
CITY, April n, . pm
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
Movie Operators Union
Rejects Wage Cuts in
Forty X. c. Theatres

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Forty Kansas
City motion picture theatres includ-
ing every downtown show house
closed today for an indefinite period
when union employees rejected a
wage cut proposed by the theatre
operators.
Not only has the wage cut been
rejected but also the proposed speed
up with the bosses demanding re-
moval of stage hand and operator
in the neighborhood theatres. Union
officials said the theatres wouI re-
main closed Unfortunately as they were
determined to smash the wage cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 1S.-A recent
letter addressed by the Communist
Party and Young Communist League
to the Socialist Party and Young
Peoples Socialist League was well re-
ceiVed by the latter. But the leader
ship of the Socialist Party has con-
tinually blocked every step 10 bring
about one united demon oration on
fay l. 1t went to tt eXtert Of
gpelling four Y.P.SL. leaders, in
huding the city secretary from its
organizations, for their favorable
support towards uniting the working
class
After delaying an answer to the
letter for many days, and constantly
breaking meeting dates agreed upon
in advance, Kreuger, a representative
Of the County Committee Of the So
cialist Party finally stated their de-
sire to meet with representatives Of
the Communist Party and Y. c. l..
Upon their own suggestion the meet
ing OF Communist and Socialist Or
CARNATIONS was arranged for March
81. But this was only a manouTe
for them to stall for time in order
to delay any action. Therefore none
of the socialist members of the COM
nnittee appeared on the day which
they had agreed upon,
Conference Sends Committee
The United Front Conference how
ever decided to send a committee of
three to the Socialist conference
which took place on April g. This
eoinmittee consisted of Williamson,
from Communist Party, Banks, of
Unemployed Council, and Alpert, Of
Left Paoli zionists "a Jewish Nation
alist Organization).
John Williamson, spokesman for
the committee presented program
for united action to the SOCIALIST con-
ference for one May Day demonstra-
ton. A number OF delegates took
the floor and spoke favorable tow
ards the efforts to develop united ac-
ton OF the workers in Chicago. The
delegates Of the Y.P.SL. again pro-
posed that committee Of 10 meet
together with a similar committee Of
the United Front Conference to make
the necessary arrangements. The re-
representatives. of the I.W.W. centered
the main attack against the Com
munists and Sullivan of the executive
of the S. P. spoke against united
support for the Moonev Congress.
Disguised With S. p. Maneuyre.
Disguised with TIE tacA.cs and
maneuvres of the Socialist Party
leaders twelve delegates withdrew.
The chairman of the conference also
announced he would Withdraw from
he conference. 1t was obvious that
Ehile only - left, that fully third
of the delegation were sympathetic
to the call of the United Front May
Day Conference for one denonstra-
ton.
The Communist Party has on this
occasion again shown its genuine de-
sire to unite the workers for strug-
gle. In the original letter to the
s. p. it stated:
The events in Chicago, nation
ally and internationally, demand
united action of the whole work
jIg-clsss to counteract and defeat
the bosses offensive. On May Day,
the historic day Of struggle of the
working -class instead of two May
Day conferences in preparation for
two May Day parades, rs arranged,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
MASS, HUNGER
MARCH, MAY !

BOSTON, Mass, April IL. - The
State Hunger March committee has
received reports from number of
cities of local struggles against relief
cuts and eyictions. The workers in
the textile towns in Massachusetts,
are In this way preparing for the
hunger march to present their de-
rlands to the Governor and state
legislature in Boston on May LIST.
The Hunger March Bulletin issued
by the committee states, 1.-THE govern
ment will only consent to pay un-
employment insurance and immediate
relief to the joblesS, if the unem-
ployed and employed workers organize
and demand it,"
The committee then calls for a full
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manufacturers who want to Use the
law as a weapon to drive out their
small competitors.
At the same time the president IL
now urging greater "flexibility'' IL
the provisions Of the 80 hour Black
bill. Reaction to the pressure Of en-
ployers who oppose any legal hmita-
ton OF working hours, he has recon-
mended that the Law should not ap-
ply in certain industries, especially
seasonal industries. In the mean
while the bill remains deadloeked IN
the Senate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
Shipbuilding Less
Than at ANY Time
in Last so Years

The capitalist countries Of the
world during the first three months
of 1888 entered into less construction
of merchant shipping than at any
time in the last so years, according
to the quarterly report of Lloyd's Re-
gister Of Shipping, published yester-
day. Germany and the United
States suffered seyerest declines in
shipping construction. This news
comes at the same time that United
States Steel reports fewer untitled or
ders on it's books than at any time
in its history Together these an
nouncements indicate that the CAPT
tslist world is still heading deeper
irto the economic crisis.
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A. F. of L. Central
Body in Terre Haute
Against Forced Labor

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 13.--
Because of resentment Of the A. F
of L. membership TO the Roosevelt
forced labor program the Central
Labor Body of this city passed 9
resolution against it and sent similar
resolutions to locals all over the eouf-
try asking them to act on this matter
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

guard Let US wake up once and
for all, to fight for better standard
Of living. Unemployed workers, JOIN
the Unemployed Council. Fight for
the right TO live.
An Unempioyed Textile Worker.
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WHO GETS THE PROFIT!
SY a Textile Worker OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

tDJ IL lSAtic Worher COITcopOnuchtJ
3 LAWRENCE, Mass.-The Arlington
mill in Lawrence is running a small
government order which pays the
weaver $1.45 a cut for 68 yards OF
cloth of 81 picks. The same work
on two looms used to pay over $500
On the magazine looms the weavers
run 20 picks a cut of u yards for
As cents cut. We get $3.50 for 272
yards Of cloth now, instead Of 81 for
SO yards of cloth. This is the profit
the workers get out OF government
orders, while the Arlington mill re-
ports tens of thousands in profit for
1892.
think It high time We Joined UP
with the National Textile Worker
Union, which is preparing TO fight the
new wage cut being cooked up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
STEEL rLANT CLOSES

CLEVELAND, o., April il--Seversl
hundred workers OF the National Ac-
me Company, tool manufacturing
plant at Windsor, Vt, lost their jobs
last month when the company con-
soDdated W. plants In Cleveland
where no new men VIII be employed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

mobilization for the tag days on
April AZ and %. To collect funds
through affairs and from organiza-
lions in order to make it possible to
carry on the work. All funds and
communications should be addressed
to: State Hunger March Committee,
IT'S Washington St., Boston, Mass.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
Mill Boss Murders
People Wholesale
BY Slow Starvation
(sy Textile worker Correspondent

by q Textile Worker Correspondent
ROCKINGHAM, N. G. Textile
workers are constantly fred out Of
the Hannah Picket Mills, thrown out
of their homes, put out OF the COM
pany mill village on the state high
way with no place on gods green
earth to go to and with no money.
They are now staying in barns, gar
ages and whatever shacks that no
one else wants to use.
There are forty families like this.
Mr.. Cole, the owner of the Hannah
Picket mills, murdered mili-hand
two years ago and was let go be-
cause he can do what he wants as he
owns and runs the court in this
Richmond county.
He is now numbering people whole
sale, men, women and children. Now
he is not doing it by shooting but
by slow starvation. We have nothing
TO eat, even when we are working,
but a few slices Of fat back, some
corn meal, bread and black coffee
and not even canned milk. Those
Of US that were working hard in that
last strike he has fred out Of the
mills and homes.
One who wants jsstAcs.
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NOTE!
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The boGrgeoisie has stripped OF
its halo every occupation hitherto
honored and looked up to with
reyerent awe. II has converted the
physician, the lawyer, the priest.
the poet, the man of science, into
its paid observation-disclosures
Manifesto.
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HOLD DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST
SCOTTSBOR0 LYNCH VERDICT

sotnery, Ala. and Juaxe Horton,
Decatur, Ala.
LikBOWITZ NkfTgA TO LID.
.1xav +sLs .d,s,,+s.a ~ th;s ne-
casio1 N sYnresS INV s;ncsrest a.
,,e;-stior' sor A. s,1srSis s+,-,erI. "a,
arc rnsEinp on hehaN M t,,ese Sovr,-
trodden and yictinaized boys" Samuel
S, Liebowitz, chief trial attorney in
the Scottsboro trials, writes in
letter from the courthouse at Decatur.
Ala. to William L. Patterson, nation
al secretary OF the international
Labor Defense, in q letter made pub
lie today.
The occasion for the letter was
forwarding TO the International Labor
Defense OF a check for s25 sent 30
him from New York as q contribu-
ton toward the ngt1t being wassd 20
free the nine innocent scottsboro
Negro bows.
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SHAM N. Y. MINIMUM WAGE LAW FOR
Is STATES ASKED FOR BY ROOSEVELT

d.
industrial states calling the soied
the enacted New York
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More Stagger and
Forced Labor Is
Declared by Govt
General Macarthur Who Ordered Shooting of
Veterans. Commands Labor Camps

WASHINGTON, 13Foloping
million unemployed into forced labor removing their
lies Welfare Relief
ngton today starting work involving three million che
The three points Of this starting public diyAsE
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Fickert Aid to Oppose
Second Mooney Trial
O'Gara, Assistant Prosecutor in 1916, Will
Come to Hearing AS Citizen Taxpayer

NEW YORK Moopy
M on the job dispatch
that John A. OGaa will against
\ is.
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In order to cover the latest DE-
yclepments In the case OF Me
Scotteboro boys, the Daily Worker
has had 10 omit today's nstslrAent
Of ''Baryicades In Berlin" The
next ii,stahnert VIII be printed M
r>D%vNw
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Put Aside All Differences"
Appeal OF Textile Worker

textile worker wish conclusion
organizing
getting together thinking certain nationality
preached not Immediately they simply
sit back pail them out Of their