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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29

When 1t comes to struggle for re-
lief and against foreclosures, in
speaking at meetings and in dem
onStrations, it is only the same few
in this section that come forward
as leaders.
What a Gripping effect this situa-
ton can have was clearly seen in
the foreclosure sale which took
place here recently. The few Com
munist Party and United Farmers
League speakers we had were on a
tour of preliminary street meetings
for the August demonstration. 1t
was understood that the locals of
the Communist Party and the
UFL. were to carry through a
Sears-Roebuck sale without the
help of those who were now speak
ing. IA Sears-Roebuck, or penny
sale" is one at which the farmers
buy for a few cents or few dollars
the chattels which are being sold.
The goods are then given back to
the original owner-Editor.
So used were the units to having
their leaders do all the planning
and organizing that now, when they
had to carry out fight themselves.
they were soft and fiabby, incapable
Of making decisions and less capable
of executing them. Everyone seemed
to depend upon someone else to do
something.
In the hours before the sale, the
Communist Party and U.F.L. mem
bers sat in the shade, no one max
ing move to explain to the ex-
pectant crowd of farmers the de-
tails of the Sears Roebuck sale, it's
manner of conduct. OF course, the
farmers knew that the sale was to
be tempered with. Apparently, the
bankers knew also, for few depu-
ties with long oak clubs hung
around plus few well dressed, OBJ
servant government agents.
The old leaders who led the pre-
vious struggles happened to come
to the sale a few minutes before it
started. Party comrades rejoiced
and showed full responsibility on
them. The newcomers knew nothing
of what had been planned, did not
know what had been done and soon
learned that nothing at all had
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
By a Worker Correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-The Du-
Pont rayon and cellophane plants
at Old Hickory, Tenn, as consti-
tuted today, represent an organiza-
ton of some 5000 men and women.
The rayon plant here is in the
process of expansion, and some
So 900 is being spent to build addi-
tional rayon spinning machines and
reconstruct old equipment. When
this expansion project is completed,
the DUPONT Old Hickory plant will
be the largest of its kind in the
world.
One Of the primary motives of
the DUPONT Co. in deciding to ex-
pand rayon production at Old
Hickory is their theory that South
ern workers will not struggle against
starvation wages and intense
speed-up. However, in recent months
the DUPONT bosses at Old Hickory
have become conscious of the fact
that workers with grievances are
beginning to discuss these with
their fellow workers; very rarely
does one hear the phrase, why
don't you refer it to the Workers
Council company union) ?"
The disappearance of the mass
base of the company union is de-
veloping at a rapid tempo, so the
bosses are becoming alarmed. They
reason that a collapse here means
the abandonment of their present
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
DENTAL CARE

Many diseases have been discussed
In our column. The decay Of teeth,
however, has certain distinctions. In
the first place, it is the most wide
spread Of all human Affections; in
the second place, it never cures it
self. Although promising expert
ments with animals have been car
ried out to determine the effect Of
diet upon dental decay, at the pres
ent time, none of this work has
reached the stage where it can be
used in the treatment Of adult hui
man beings.
When decay sets in, it spreads If
left untreated, until it reaches the
pulp or nerve" of the tooth, at
which time the patient experiences
a tooth-aehe. Successful treatment
is then much more difficult and
uncertain.
Treatment, if the decay has not
yet reached the pulp, consists in
having the dentist remove the dis
eased parts of the tooth and skill
fully build the tooth to its original
form by the use Of porcelain or
precious metals. Where teeth are
lost, replacement is necessary to re-
store the mouth to its normal con-
dition However, most workers have
never been able to afford this treat
ment.
Some startling facts were dis
closed in nation wide survey by
the committee on the Cost Of Med
ical Care. This committee was sup
posed to be an impartial body set
up to determine the truth about
medical conditions in the United
States. How Impartial" it really
was, is disclosed by the fact that its
leader, former Secretary of Interior,
Wilbur, declared that the depression
was having a beneficial effect upon
wokerS' children. 1t was teaching
them self-reliance. Yet even this
group was forced to admit that even
during so-called prosperity days,
eighty-five per cent of the toiling
population was forced to go with
out any dental care whatsoever. To-
day, Roosevelt's New Deal gives
workers little enough for food, let
alone for dental care.
Treatment at the many free elm
les consists simply of pulling teeth
that can no longer be saved. In the
pay clinics, where more extensive
treatment is available, workers find
to their dismay that in the long
run they have to pay quite hand
somely for the Charity" accorded
them. Dental care is, therefore, adj
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
PARTY LIFE
Farm Experience Shows Need
For Collective Leadership
Absence Of Leaders LeGues Comrades Uncertain
about Wh0t Actions To Take in Farm Sale

been figured out. Just then the
sale started.
An insurance man bid in one ar
ticle after another He outbid
everyone else and soon it became
so evident that this was planned
that the few seab bidders who bid
before him so he could get it at a
higher bid quit. No one else made
move to buy, but him. Where was
the committee to bid? Where were
the leaders? How could we stop that
rat from bidding? These were the
questions that raced in the minds
Of the farmers. The crowd did not
know what to do because no pre-
liminary meeting of explanation
had been held. The sale went
through with only sarcastic wise
cracks signifying that opposition to
it was there.
We suffered a great loss of pres
tige by this failure. At the same
time we learned big lesson on the
necessity Of every comrade being an
organizer and a leader.
We know that our present leader
ship will not be with us always.
Therefore, every class conscious
worker must train himself to be a
leader Then no matter how many
leaders we have taken away from
us, We still have enough reserves of
conscientious, trained, and resolute
working men to keep our battle
front in fighting formation and
moving forward.
WI
MinahRa. MINI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29

nittedly, beyond the reach Of most
working men and women. Thus, to-
gether with the other Affections
which the barbarous capitalist sys-
tenn inflicts upon them, workers are
confronted with the danger of dis
eased teeth and all its complica-
tons. They face the prospect of
becoming toothleSs.
Prof1t-seeking capitalists are ever
alert to new sources of booty.
knowing that the working class
cannot pay for dental care, they
find in this very situation an OPP
portunity for tremendous g ain S
through the sale Of their products.
They not only weaken the bodies
of their wage-slaves, but capitalize
on the desire Of the worker to get
well. They form tremendous corp
orations to make tooth paste and
mouth washes. Stupendous adver-
Using campaigns are unleashed;
signs, posters, billboards, radios,
circulars, tell workers that;
Four out of five get pyorrhea-
use our toothpaste.
Decay begins at the danger line
Use our toothpaste
You can't get job with balitosis
Use our mouthwash.
Our pink mouthwash builds per-
sonality.
All these scavengers, ready to feed
on the troubles of the workers, have
but single object, namely, to reap
profits by convincing workers that
the use of their product can pre-
vent dental decay, can prevent or
cure pyorrhea. Let it be said en-
phatically that even the most dill
gent use of any of these prepare
tons serve no other function than
to increase the dividends of these
corporations. They will not save
teeth, they will not cure pyorrhea.
Unfortunately, many workers reach
this conclusion on the basis of their
own expensive experiences; and
they begin to question the effective
ness of anything which they them
selves can do to save their teeth.
Brushing their teeth appears to be
a waste of time.
TO be Continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
Letter from a Soviet
Girl Textile Worker

A few years later I took employ
ment as a nurse with a woman in
the city and I had to tend to her
children when she was away on her
studies. But here I got the oppor-
tunity in the evening to learn to
read and write.
In 1929 I joined the Young Com
munist League. From this time
this league became my family, my
mother and father. I studied, and
from a simple rank and file mill
tant I became a leader in the local
branch. Later was sent to school,
1 went through long period of
labor and study. and at last
worked as the secretary of large
branch of the Y. G. L.
I have now graduated as a tech
nician and bear the official title
of technician in the textile indus
try. I am glad have the oppor-
tunity to communicate my knowl
edge and experience to my fellow
workers in my country. am doing
it in the interest of our building
Socialist society. I do my best to
produce goods second to none in
the world. Please tell your workers
how I, from a lost vagabond child,
became the happiest girl in this
most happy country.
Dear comrades, workers in the
capitalist countries:
You must always bear in mind
that in the Soviet Union you have
your best friends and that they in
any difficulty are prepared to come
to your aid. Comrades, please, as
soon as possible, overthrow your
employers, and then we, hand in
hand, shoulder to shoulder, will
fight and be victorious together.
At the same time always bear in
mind that we are not only udarniks
in our industries, we are not only
learning to produce the best goods
in the world, but we are also learn
ing to be sharpshooters and snipers,
and, if the bourgeoisie should dare
to put their swinish shouts into our
Soviet garden, we girls, together
with our men, are prepared to push
back our enemies.
ASYA GOUSSAVA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29

BY a Soviet Textile Worker Core
spOndent
To the Foreign Labor Delegation
which visited the Milanche Tex
tile Factory, May 10:
Dear Comrade Delegates:
sincerely hope that when you
return to your home countries you
will not fail to tell and explain to
your fellow workers how you found
things among us, that our factories,
works and blast furnaces here are
all in full swing; that we here suf-
fer no unemployment, that we,
through our own power, have Gre
ated a new and happy life; that
our children are growing up healthy
and strong and happy, and that
they are here guaranteed a real hui
man existence.
I hope you will have power to
down all the dirty and scurrilous
calumnies issued by your capitalist
industry owners and their lackeys,
the social-democratic leaders.
Now I wish to say a few words
about myself.
I was born a peasant girl in the
year 1913. The following year the
imperialists started their World
War. My father was killed in that
war, and shortly after my mother
died of hunger and want, leaving
behind her nine orphaned children,
who had to go through the streets
of the village begging for bread.
Then came the revolution in 1917.
My two oldest brothers joined the
Red Army. An older sister was muir
dered by counter-revolutionists. 1
was then only four years old. Then
the Soviet authorities removed me
TO home for children, where 1 re-
NAMED for three years. An old
lady came and brought me to the
home of her daughter. Two years
passed. I then started to go to
school. But the old lady died when
I was nine years old.
What should I do? I took en-
ployment as nurse with a kulak, but
I also had to do the cooking and
other work And for all this I got
nothing but abuse. Even now can
not think of those days without
tears.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
my Union influence Waning in DuPonfs Old Hickory Plant
Daily the Only Paper
That Tells the Truth,
Says Textile Worker
sv a Textile Correspondent

ny IeAAh6 correspondent
DANVuLE, Va am a tex
tile worker and a reader OF the
Daily Worker. Will say 1t Is
the only newspaper which tells
the truth to the workers of this
unfair country, and I think it
is every working man, woman,
girl and boys duty to read it
and try to get every other
worker to read it for one week.
And I am sure he will always
be a reader, for it exposes
things, while the DanviIle paper
or any other paper which is run
by the boss class is only
blind to keep the workers in
the dark. The boss class paper
has never and never will try to
print anything to help workers
in this unfair country.
have never heard any work
er say he doesn't like the Daily
Worker. This letter is from a
textile worker who belongs to
the National Textile Workers
Union and believes the program
Of that union is the only pro-
gram that is for the welfare of
the textile workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29

Following Mary Rayside on the
platform at the Webster Hall rally
against war and fascism, came
Elizabeth Morton Canadian dele
gate, a slight young woman of in
domitable spirit, who described the
work carried on in Canada, and
pointed out that the workers per-
form every act that makes war pos
sihle, growing the food, making
uniforms and arms and manning
the ships.
when the time comes" she
stated. saying strong words quietly,
I'VE must have the courage of our
convictions, refuse to do that work,
stop doing it even in the face Of
starvation; say, no, we will not
make war-We will die firsti"
During his warm greeting to the
delegates, Bob Minor declared:
"You have made another chapter
in the history of mankind. You
have begun something that will not
cease while there is possibility Of
war on earth"
Mother Blcor told how Elizabeth
Nichols of the Agricultural and
Cannery Workers Union, after 60
ing to the congress directly from six
months in Jail, fastened back to
California to aid Caroline Decker
and other San Francisco workers
suffering in prison since the in
famous raids. Maggie Pritschau,
farmer delegate from Nebraska, also
fastened home, writing en- route
that the further she got into the
country the more she was impressed
with the power of the Congress.
Mother Bloor told also of argu-
ments previous to adoption of the
Manifesto. 'Paciist" women had IL
lusions: one said, eve should treat
the war-makers as we would
naughty children give them sup
per and put them to bed" A Negro
delegate vehemently countered:
"We can't give supper to men who
are faScists and our enemies, nor
put them to he'd There's only one
way to deal with ttem-fight."
Two delegates set out to try to
enter the German concentration
camps for women, there to do anti
war work. While the Congress met,
there were warlike demonstrations
by Nazis on the Saar border. The
Saar delegates Socialist Party re-
ported that in the Saar I'VE have
united to such a degree that 30 per
cent of the Catholic women are
joined under our banner!"
A lone delegate from the Argen-
tine, overcoming the difference of
language, said: Comrades, you are
all talking about the threatening
war Well, in my land we have been
in the thick of the war between
Paraguay and Bolivia for two
years"
Mother Bloor read to us portions
of kilograms to the congress from
Dimitroff and Gorky. When she
later led Capitola Tasker to the
platform, the sharecropper delegate
described the manner in which they
work in the South.
well, we take our Bibles-you
know we are religious down there
and it's a good thing we are re-
ligious, or we'd "a never got so far
along in our anti-war work
daughter). I'VE take our Bibles and
60 quilting, 50 they don't know
what we're talking about: so we
talk to the women. What we tell
EN-? Well, why the bosses want
our men, how it's always money
they're after and now they can't
take money out of their work any
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
Code OmeIette
Made Out of
Rotten Eggs
By a Worker Correspondent

WEST BRIGHTON, N. Y.-For
one year this plant has supposedly
been running according to the
codes of this industry, which is
converting cotton for the making of
window shades. Now after other
shops throughout the country have
actually made apple sauce Of the
blue buzzard, Claysmith g. Co. puts
it up on the bulletin boards of each
department.
Well, the old bird doesn't look so
good to the workers here as it did
one year ago when they held illu-
sions of the golden eggs it was to
hatch. Those eggs, they find, are
rotten.
Rotten egg No. I. That we have
right to report any violation of
the codes, but 1 know personal
friends of mine that found them
selves out of job for doing 1t and
the N. R. A. didn't do q damn
thing about it.
Rotten egg No 2. That we have
the right to join union of our
own choice and bargain collectively,
but hundreds have been fired for
union activities, and, as for bar
gaining collectively, why we have
those well-known strike-breaking
arbitration boards, which means
you lose, heads or tails.
1t is true that our wages have
been restored to the 1929 level, but
at that time we worked 10 hours a
day, which, for instance, at 40 cents
per hour would equal 81. Now the
same worker, receiving 40 cents per
hour, working eight hours day,
will be making $500, or SIC per
week, and you can rest assured that
the same amount was produced in
eight hours as the customary ten
before the N. r. A.
Well that is the lay in this plant.
This went along for few months,
when the bosses found out that we
were making too much money work.
ing 40 hours week. They chopped
day off and made it 80 hours,
which reduced our wages from SIS
to $3.50. That was also too much,
and fearing that we workers, would
become independent on $3.50 they
chopped another day off and
brought us down to the middle
class standard, which amounts to
$3.50 per week.
And there's Roosevelt. He's do
ing all he can-to keep Clayburg
from starving.
There is move on foot to Or
ganize the workers Of this plant,
numbering approximately 125 men
and q few women.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
Police, Vern,in
Fill Transient
Home in Iowa
Br a worker Correspondent

DAVENPORT, Iowa. = Davenport
police are in charge of the Tran
sient Home here. They search the
men transients when they check
out. They question men that have
been here for weeks. The police or
der men to leave and several men
are checking out, old men and
young men, because the police act
as if all the men in the Transient
Home here are criminals.
The food consists of mostly pota-
toes and what have you. The
transient clerks have a private house
to eat and sleep in and big Cad
lilac touring car.
Old and crippled men are forced
to work or get out. This is the New
Deal in Iowa. Petty politicians that
know nothing about running the
place are put in charge. Partially
is shown to transients on payrolls.
Some get 81 per week, some So per
week. and some are paid by the
month. One week is held back, and
when man checks out he has a 81
check coming that he has signed
the payroll for but never gets. But
who does get that check that each
man leaves when he checks out?
Who has been getting them, and
were they cashed by anyone in the
past three months?
That's Mr.. Palmer's new deal to
the transients in Iowa. Vote Pal
mer and his gang out at election
time.
Old men, and sick men, are forced
to line up for their meals. The
place is full of bedhugs and blank
cts are never washed. But still they
have money to hire three shifts OF
police to hound the transients al
the Home. Oh no, there is no forced
labor when they force old men
cripples and sick men to work oil
get out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
Central Labor Union
in YOUNGSTOWN Backs
Social Insurance Bill
By q WORKER Correspondent

BY a Worker correspondent
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.-The Cen
tral Labor Union Of Jofnstown,
Pa, has endorsed the Workers
Unemployment and Social In
surance Bill. Also the local board
is sending a resolution 10 the
Congressman of their district
and one to Senator Davis of
this state, asking them that
they ignore all other fake bills
and support the Workers Bill
until passed. The Board de-
manded an answer on what
position they win take.
Last week Locals No. 81 and
GO of the A. A. steel union here
in Johnstown has also endorsed
the Bill and pledged to con-
tinue the fight for the bill.
Similar resolutions were sent as
those of the G. L. B.
Plans are being made TO have
ali masss organizations and
unions elect a delegate to visit
the City Council and force them
to support the Bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-29
'RedScdre'VeiI
Covers PayCu
At Unity Shoe
BY Shoe Worker Correspondent


BOSTON, Mass.-On Aug. 4 the
workers Of the Unity Shoe Co. paid
81 each and went to a picnic OF
the Unity Shoe Co. organized by
the firm. To make the workers be-
lieve that it comes from the initia-
tive of the workers, some of the
trusted fellows of the firm imposed
upon the stewards of each depart
ment to become a So-called picnic
committee.
This firm has little history be-
hind it. Before the organization of
our union, the Unity Shoe co.
forced its workers to sign 'yel-
low dog contract" and on the top
of that they took out of each en-
velope 81 or more a week accord
ing to the earnings This they did
to intimidate the workers against
striking as it would endanger their
savings with the company. When
our union called a general strike
to unionize Boston, this company
was the Last to sign up with the
union. So you can see what a
friendly relationship existed at all
times between the firm and the
workers.
When the question of the picnic
arose, a group of workers immedi-
-ately approached the Joint Council
of the United Shoe and Leather
Workers Union. They pointed out
the danger of these company pic
MICS, which are used by the manu-
facturers to poison the minds of the
workers, spread disqualification
ideas and dampen their spirit to
fight for union conditions in the
shops. However the Joint Council
did nothing to prevent the workers
from going to this picnic.
This year especially the firm is
anxious to have a chance to show
its liberalism" and speak to the
workers. They are producing a Sd
and S. shoe and pay the workers
only for SO grade shoe, which
means a wage cut of at least Is
per cent The workers are aware
of it; there is great discomfort,
which eliminated in a stoppage not
so long ago in the lasting room.
Mr. Viner, the boss. made a
speech, but this time not the usual
bla, bla, about good wishes but a
vicious attack against the Com
munists and militant workers. Mr..
Viner feels that he will have to part
one Of these days with the Is per
cent of the wages of the workers,
which he is taking out of the enve-
lopes of the workers every week.
Therefore he is echoing William
Green in the attack against the
Communist and militant workers in
the shop, who are determined to
get that money back.
1t is no accident that last week
our general organizer, Mr.. Mack
eSey, made similar statement in
the press attacking the Communists
and militant rank and f1lers, who
are fighting against his treacherous
policies.
In spite of this united front be-
tween the manufacturers and our
officials against the shoe workers,
the workers of the Unity Shoe Co.
will organize around these militant
workers in the shop and force the
company to come across with the
Is per cent. This attempt to ter
rorize the shoe workers will not
work. The rank and file shoe work
ers of our union must stick together
in one solid block to fight against
wage cuts and this infamous arbi-
tration, Thus we will give the an
swer to the vicious attacks made by
the manufacturers and our officials
with Mr.. Mackesey at the head.