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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Shoe Workers
Hit Renegade
L. Zimmerman

LYNN, Mass, Sept. 24.-Organ-
lied shoe workers here at the last
regular meeting Of Cutters Local 4,
Edgemakers Local 6, and Heelers
Local 10, endorsed the communica-
ton and resolution Of New York
Local 29 protesting against the &C
ton Of the New England Resident
General Executive Board in sending
Israel Zimmerman to New York to
make the report for the @. E. B.
Zimmerman, a renegade from Com
muhism, was expelled with number
of other members of the LoYestone
group from the Communist Party in
1929. Since that time he has Bit
terly fought against the class strug-
gle policies Of the Communist Party
and militant workers in the union.
particularly fighting to draw the
United Shoe and Leather Workers
into the American Federation of
Labor.
He has constantly been at logger
heads with the militant workers.
Communist an d non Communist,
who have attacked the class-col-
Liberation policies of the General
Executive President, Mackesy. and
other members of the General Ex-
ecutiYe Board. Zimmerman. who
is brother of the manager of Local
% Of the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union, edits the
paper of the shoe union in Boston.
The resolution, which also vigor-
ously protests the action of Brother
George Wilson, General Secretary
Treasurer; Mike Salvaggio, member
Of G.. E. B., for their refusal to
speak to the New York membership,
has yet to come up for action at
the next meeting of the Ironers.
FlnisherS@ and Packers Local No. 5
and Stitehers Local No. 2.
Resolutions vigorously protesting
against the use of troops, in con-
nection with the textile strike, were
sent to the governors in those states
where troops are being used.
The rank and file membership is
also planning to take action against
the treacherous move of General
Organizer Mackesy of the United
Shoe and Leather Workers Union
for signing his name to an in
junction restraining the member
ship Of the Lynn locals from mass
picketing the Jacobs Shoe 90. now
on strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25

means sanctioning the strike-break-
ing methods of the N. r. A. and
thereby invalidating the fundamen-
tai rights acquired by workers of the
United States through many years
Of struggle"
The complete separation of the
unions from the government ma
chinery Of capitalism is a prerequi-
site for maintaining the inde-
pendence of the labor movement.
This measure is direct blow
against fascist tendencies in the
labor movement.
Urges Solidarity Action
The resolution calling for sohdar-
ity action with all workers on
strike, regardless of union sffilia-
ton, is a necessary step toward
unification Of all forces of labor. It
proposes "joint solidarity action
with all workers ON strike and in
all struggles against employers,
against terror, injunctions, for
higher wages, shorter hours, etc. !"
The resolution denounces the prac-
tice of ignoring the struggles of
workers organized outside of the A.
F. of L. and of encouraging A. F.
of L. union members to take the
places Of these workers in strikes.
Another basic resolution calls for
the reputation of the stand taken
by A. F. of L. officials against SYM
pathy strikes. 1t proposes that I'VE
go on record as supporting SYM
pathy strikes to aid the cause of
any workers struggle and that the
local unions repudiate the stand Of
the Executive Council and Internal
tional officials and uphold their
right to engage in sympathy strikes
or in any other strike or struggles
regardless of the position taken by
reactionary officials"
Citing the instance of certain
union officials who have sanctioned
the use of the National Guard
against strikers, another resolution
proposes that any officials who
sanction the use of troops in strike
struggles shall be deemed agents of
the employers and removed from
office"
President William Green's con-
domination of the general strike in
San Francisco and the Bay Coun-
ties is denounced as a Strike
breaking action" in another resoIu-
ton, and all affiliated locals are
asked to "send letters of protest to
the Executive Council"
A central resolution calls for the
amending of the constitution of all
unions to guarantee freedom of
members to belong to any political
party or religious organization
without endangering their rights
and privileges as members of the
union" The abolition of all dis
elimination against Negro workers
is demanded.
Inner Union Democracy
Another resolution deals with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Listen to Democrats,
Donate Funds to C.. P.

NEW YORk.-Carl Brodsky, cam
paign manager of the Communist
Party, reports the receipt of a COL
lection list from non-Party worker
containing the names and addresses
of 20 workers who had contributed
a total of SO to the Communist
Party election campaign while they
were listening to speakers at Demo-
cratic outdoor rallies in Brooklyn.
Organizations who have not yet
secured blank collection lists for
distribution among sympathizers
may obtain them from Campaign
Headquarters, 799 Broadway, Room
sal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
NineSentenced
To Six Months
In California

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. "a
The eighteenth indictment on the
charge of criminal syndicalism has
been returned by the County
Grand Jury here against Donald
Bigham as maximum sentences of
six months in jail have been handed
down to nine of the criminal syn
dicalism defendants who we're
found guilty" on this charge two
weeks ago.
The vagrancy charges which are
being appealed are intended to il
legalize the working class orgarli-
zations-Agricultural and Cannery
workers Industrial Union, the
Communist Party and the Inter
national Labor Defense-to which
the defendants belong. The GRIM
inal syndicalism indictments are
intended to illegalize all strikes
and picketing in California, and
conviction would mean ruling
that even the planning of strikes
or belonging to any Of the organi-
cations of which the defendants
are m m ers, be illegalized
throughout California.
The a men d ed indictments
against the eighteen have been
filed by District Attorney Mel Nc
Allister. The amended indictments
name thirty-two books and news
papers, including the Daily Worker
and many pamphlets and books
published by the Workers Library
Publishers as illegal literature.
The nine who have been sem
fenced on vagrancy charges are:
Pat Chambers and Caroline Deck
err of the c. and A. w. I. u;
Martin Wilson, I. L. D. organizer;
Albert Hougardy, section organizer
of the Communist Party; (Chamb-
ers is candidate for the U. S. Sem
ate and Hougardy fer Congress on
the Communist Party ticket; Lor
Inc Norman, Harry ]. Collen5z,
Mike Plesh, A. G. Ford, Fred Kirk
wood, and Lee Hung.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
.RakOsi Trial
In HungaryS Set
FOrThis Month
Demonstrations Before
Hungarian COnsulates
Planned by LID.

NEW YORK. - Demonstrations
before the Hungarian consulates in
New York, Chicago, and Cleveland
are being organized by the In
ternational Labor Defense in con-
nection with the trial of Matthias
Rakosi, Hungarian workers leader,
who has Just finished a sentence
Of eight and a half years hard
labor for participation in the
Hungarian revolution, and who is
still held in jail, framed on the
charge Of having been a member
of the Hungarian Soviet Govern-
ment fifteen years ago.
Csbled information has Just been
received by the J. L. D. that the
trial will begin at the end Of Sep
TENDER or early in october.
The Hungarian government has
refused to permit David Levinson,
I, L. D. attorney Of Philadelphia,
who went to Hungary to defend
Rakosi, to take charge Of the de-
Tense. Levinson was permitted
only under the pressure of public
opinion, to have a very brief in
terview with Rakosi. This inter-
view was held in the presence Of
the prison director The latter
stated that Rakosi was in excellent
health, but when Rakosi energetic
cally denied this, he was forbidden
to speak any further and the in
terview was cut off.
At the time Of the formation OF
the Soviet Government in Hum
gary, in March, 1919, Rakosi, then
twenty-seven years of age, was
Assistant Peoples Commissar Of
Trade. For a time he was Com
manderin-Chief of the Hungarian
Red Militia. He was first SEN
fenced to die by the military court
in September Is, 1925. However.
under the pressure Of world pro-
test, the court was forced to de-
clare itself not competent in the
case and Rakosi was tried again
in ordinary court, and sentenced
to eight and one half years at
hard labor The Horthy govern
ment applied every measure OF
physical and moral violence with
the aim Of killing Rakosi in pri-
son. Desperate measures were
taken against him and he spent
more than one-third Of his period
of Imprisonment in special pun
ishment cells.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Hunger March
Plans Speeded
At N. Y. Farley

NEW YORK Plans for the New
York State hunger march to Al
bany during Oct. 10 to 10 to place
relief demands before Governor
Lehman were speeded at the sixth
session of the United Action Con-
ference on Work, Relief and IN
employment, Sunday. The delegates
on the hunger march will place de-
mands for a special session of both
houses of the State Legislature to
enact the Workers Unemployment
and Social Insurance Bill and the
Small Home and Property Owners
Relief Bill.
The Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill, based upon the original
Federal Workers Bill, provides for
the payment of unemployment in
surance benefits equal to average
local rates of pay to all workers I'M
employed through no fault Of their
own. 1t provides payments of at
least $40 weekly plus So for each
dependent to the present unem-
ployed and those workers incapaci-
tated through old age, sickness. dis
ability or maternity. The Small
Home and Property Owners Relief
Bill provides moratorium on all
interest, principal and tax payments
and a moratorium on foreclosuc es
and tax sales.
To speed the work of the hunger
march, organizers have been sent
into the Buffalo area and into West
chester county. All workers organi-
cations have been asked to elect
delegates to the hunger march on
the basis of one delegate for each
so members. Unorganized workers
on the relief jobs and in the neigh
borhoods are asked to elect dele
gates on the basis of one for each
Is workers represented.
The United Action Conference set
itself the goal of sending 1000 dele
gates from the New York area. To
send these delegates, the conference
is seeking to raise $4,000 through
tag day week. All workers are
asked to get collection boxes through
their organizations or from the
United Action Committee, II West
18th st. The tag day collections will
be made throughout the week be-
ginning Thursday, Sept. 81.
Workers in cities along the routes
of march are urged to place de-
mands before their city govern
mental bodies for feeding and hous-
ing the delegates as they pass
through on the way to Albany.
The New York City delegation will
leave Oct. 10 at noon. other groups
will leave from the Buffalo area on
Oct. IA and from the Binghamton
area on Oct. IS. Each main con-
tingent will be joined during the
march by sub-contingents. Mass
meetings are being arranged in each
of the cities that the columns will
pass through.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Resolution DenOunces
Green's Action in
General Strike
By Bill Dunno

Oy OAII OultttC
The program of the Rank and
File A. F. Of L. Committee will be
brought before the 54th Convention
in eighteen short resolutions: Each
and severally these resolutions lead
toward, and form, rounded pro-
gram for the unification of the
labor movement. The program
points the way for strengthening
the labor movement and provides
ways and means of effectively
combating every single attack and
the general offensive of monopoly
capital and its government against
the working class.
Beginning with the economic
needs of American workers in the
fifth year of the crisis, the program
calls for the reputation of the of
fetal policy which enabled General
johnson to tell the big employers,
in speaking of Green, Vol, Berry,
Hillman, Lewis, etc., that "their in
terests are your interests" The res
olution dealing with this question
demands the mobilization of the
membership for a militant struggle
ito wrest from the employers higher
wages in the face of rising living
costs to the end that we may raise
the living and working standards of
American labor and secure short
ening of hours to provide employ
ment for additional hundreds of
thousands of unemployed workers. /"
Wagner Bill Exposed
The resolution on unemployment
insurance exposes the Wagner Bill
supported by A. F. of L. official
dom-as a scheme to sidetrack real
unemployment insurance. The reso-
luton calls for the endorsement of
the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill by the con-
vention-it has already been en-
dorsed by more than 1000 local
unions, thirty Central Labor bodies,
four State declarations of Labor,
four International Unions and
many fraternal organizations to
which members of A. F. of L. Unions
belong-and for pressure on Con-
gresS to enact its law" The resolu-
ton also proposes "a national drive
for the endorsement of the bill by
every local union"
A major proposal of first class
political Importance is contained in
the resolution calling for the with
drawal of all A. r. Of L. officials
and officials of affiliated unions
from N. r. A. boards-national
regional and local. The resolution
states that "the service of A. F. of
L. officials, in behalf of the N. R. A.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Withdrawal of A. F. L.
Officials from N.R.A.
Is Demanded
on such program-and a guaran-
tee Of their will to support it.
Face Coucrota Acf{o-,s


tee Of their will to support it.
Face Concrete Actions
The 54th Convention will in all
probability be faced, in addition to
the other vital problems previously
listed, with the concrete issue Of
solidarity actions-even series of
general strikes in decisive cities
in support of the textile workers
and against the mass mobilization
Of troops and other armed forces
against them.
The program of the Rank and
File Committee provides the means
for carrying out these measures in
support of the magnificent struggle
of the rank and file Of the textile
strikers-and for the further de-
velopment of the American labor
movement into an irresistible wea-
pom of the whole working class
in its struggle for immediate de-
mands and the decisive battles for
a government and a country in
which the power rests in the hands
Of the working class and its allies.
The issues dealt with in the pro-
gram Of the A. F. of L. Rank and
File Committee are the central is
sues before the working class and
the organized labor movement. In
one form or another they will be
the central issues before the saith
A. F. of L. Convention in San
Francisco.
c. P. Spurs Program
The main responsibility for bring
ing the Rank and File program to
the working class and its organiza-
lions, for organizing the mass
strength of the advancing working
class behind the demands of the
program, for putting them into eff
feet, rests upon the Communist
Party membership in the unions.
1t is to hamper and if possible to
prevent the organization of Ameri-
can workers for this program that
A. F. of L. officialdom has once
more, cooperating with the capt.
talist class and its organizations,
raised the Red Scare" and an
nounced it's intention of driving
the Reds out Of the labor move
ment."
This attempt will fail because, as
more and more workers are COM
ing to know each day, its success
would mean the destruction of the
American labor movement--which,
in spite Of all its weaknesses, is the
only weapon workers have with
which to resist the ceaSeless drive
of the capitalist class and it's gov
eminent against the living and So
cial standards Of the entire toiling
population.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Membership Support for Rank and File Program and Failure
OF AntRed Drive Are Predicted 54th H. F. L. Conoenon

issue Of inner union democracy and
in eight clauses outlines the meth
eds by which this is to be guaran-
teed and applied on all important
issues arising in the labor move
ment. A Complementary resolution
calls for the organization of the
membership to fight racketeering
and gangsterism. 1t calls for the
elimination of these twin evils from
the unions in whatever form they
appear.
One resolution deals with the
question of the many federal labor
unions-now affiliated directly to
the A. F. of L. and under the con-
troll of the Executive Council and
calls for support to the federal
labor unions in the respective in-
dustries" for uniting them with
other labor unions and the "forma-
ton of one industrial union in each
industry"
A further extension of the policy
indicated in the above resolution is
contained in the resolution on in
dustrial unionism. This resolution
calls for genuine industrial union
ism to be achieved through the re-
organization of the membership
into industrial unions by the merg-
ing of craft unions in each indus
try and that said industrial unions
shall be based on programs of
struggle and against collaboration
with the employers"
The main political resolution
calls for the organization through
the unions Of mass resistance to the
growth Of fascist tendencies and the
use of fascist methods against work.
ers and their allies; it calls for the
organization of mass protest and
resistance to the Wall Street i'm
perialist war program.
Anti-War Demand
The Rank and File A. F. of L.
Committee will propose to the saith
Convention and will bring to all
local unions the demand that as
a fundamental and immediate step
to the stronger organization of the
working class front against i'm
perialist war and defense of the
Soviet Union, the Nye Committee
now investigating the munitions
industry lift all restrictions on its
discoveries, drop all diplomatic
maneuvering with the merchants
of death" and their agents of mass
murder and make public the names
Of all governments, officials and in
dividuals who in any way have
given aid to the munitions traffic
and war mongering.
This program, as has been stated,
Is based on detailed knowledge of
the needs and wishes of great num-
bers of American workers whose
heroic struggles in the last two
years, in the face of official, oppo-
sition and sabotage, are an I'M
mistakable gauge of their desire for
powerful labor movement based
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Jersey c. P. Urges
Workers Assistance
in Spreading Platform

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. "a. - The
Election Campaign Committee Of
the Communist Party in New Jer-
sey today called on all workers or
CARNATIONS for aid in distributing
its quota of $4,000 copies of the
Congressional election platform.
Thus far only 1890 copies have
been placed in the hands of voters
The platform, which also contains
the State program of the Party, is
printed in 16-page booklet of
pocket size.
Copies may be obtained at the
headquarters of the Communist
Party Election Campaign Commit
tee, 7 Charleton St., Newark. or
from local Communist Party Offices
in other New Jersey cities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Celebrations
ArePIanned In
Many Centers
Bob Minor To Address
18th Year Fete in
Chicago Section

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. "a
The Communist Party Of Cleveland
will celebrate the 18th Anniversary
of the Party at the Metropolitan
Theatre, SOLO Euclid Ave, at 7:30
pm. next Sunday.
Clarence Hathaway, editor of the
Daily Worker, will speak on the his
tory Of the Communist Party, and
will deal in particular with the role
which Ohio played in the left wing
Socialist movement under the lead
ership of G. E. Ruthenberg, one of
the founders of the new party. In
addition to Hathaways talk, there
will be an elaborate musical and
cultural program.
CHICAGO, Sept. "a. - Robert
Minor a member of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party,
will speak at the 18th Anniversary
celebration of Section 4 Of the Com
munist Party, Chicago district, to
be held next Saturday night at the
North Side Workers Hall, SAB Wis
consin st. In addition to Minors
lecture, there will be an interna-
tional exhibit organized by many
foreign language working class
groups.
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 24-The
Detroit district will celebrate the
18th Anniversary of the Party on
Sunday, Oct. 7, at pm. at the Fin
nish Workers Hall. At 7 pm. ban
quet will be held in the basement
OF the same hall.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. "a. = Phil
Bart, District organizational secre-
tary, will address the 18th Ami
versary meeting, which is to be held
this coming Sunday.
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. pa meet
ing to celebrate the 18th Anniver-
sary Of the Communist Party will
be held this Friday at the Perkins
Auditorium, with A. Landy, direc-
tor Of the Cleveland Workers School,
as the chief speaker.
CANTON, Ohio, Sept. PA 18th
Anniversary mass meeting will be
held on Sept 80 at Bandi Hall, 1903
Belden Ave. N. E.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
Lowell Shoe Workers
Win Strike Demands

LOWELL, Mass, Sept. 24-Four
hundred shoe workers of the Fed
eral Shoe Company here have re-
ported to work after winning a
number of the demands for which
they struck.
The employers agreed to the
workers, demands for equal distribu-
ton Of the work and made other
concessions to the organized work
ers. The shop was organized in
the United Shoe and Leather
Workers Industrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-25
LAUNDRY WORKERS STRIKE

NEW YORK.-A strike by the
workers employed at the Pearl
White Laundry. 1915 Park Ave,
was declared yesterday by the
Laundry workers Industrial I'm
ion. The L. w. J. U. demands the
reinstatement of four workers
fired for union activity, according
to Sam Berland, general secretary
Of the union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-08
TWO STRANDED YOUNG WOMEN
 ALASKA BOUND
Miss Elizabeth Hayes anc Miss Jan Morris to Con-
 tine Northern Trip

Now that Alaska shipping has been released, two girls who have been stranded in Seattle can con- tinue with their trips to Westward and Interior points.
 Miss Elizabeth Hayes, assistant to Dr. w. A. R. Goodwin of Will liamsburg, Va, who has been en- gagged in restoration of the colonial town to it's former appearance as the second capital of Virginia Col ony under the sponsorship of Rock efeller, is bound for the Interior where she will spend the remain der of the summer with Bishop and Mrs. John B. Bentley on the river missionary boat Pelican ply ing the Yukon.
 The other stranded young woman is Miss Jan Morris, who is coming to stay in Alaska. Her present ob- jective is Valdez, where she will be- gin her job hunt.
 Il haven't a job in Alaska" said Miss Morris. T don't know any, one there. But it's a new country and expect it's land of oppor- tunity. They must need secretar- ies there as well as elsewhere"
 Miss Morris quit a job as stat istician for an insurance company in Wisconsin when she began her pioneering" trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-08

F. Mullen in the presence of a number of friends of the bride and groom.
 H. c. Dunlop acted as best man and Mrs. Ida Hansen attended the bride as matron of honor. Mrs Johnson was charmingly attired in an apricot organdie frock trimmed with blue lace and carried a bo- quet of roses and gardenias.
 Both MT. and Mrs. Johnson are well known here and have many friends in the city Mrs. Johnson has lived in Juneau for about two years and is employed at the Cas- tineau Cafe as waitress while MT Johnson is the representative ot the National Grocery Company and of Washington Creamery products
 Following the wedding an in formal reception took place and a delicious supper was served at ths Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-08
SKACWAY VOTES
 ON BOND ISSUE
Municipal Bond Issue for Utility Purchase Ap-
 proved, Big Vote

By an overwhelming vote, Skag- way early this week approved the $30,000 hood issue for public util- ities, according to telegraphic ad- vices received here by H. L. Faulk- ner, City Attorney for that com munity, from Mayor w. J. Mulvi- hill.
 A total of 136 taxpayers cast their ballots in the special cleo tion. Of that number 122 voted for, 12 against the bill, and there were two spoiled ballots.