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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09
10000 Gold Miners OF
California Take First
: Steps for Organization

ing the possibility of a code being
| acted upon in Washington about
July 91st, he succeeded in teIn~
porarily stilling any action by the
workers.
Immediately upon the conclusion
Of his talk the meeting was hirr-
ried to a close by a motion to sus-
pend all action until July 3lst. A
standing vote being taken "a secret
vote being denied the men for
obvious reasons about 400 voted in
the Affirmative. % voted nega lively.
and another 400 did not vote either
way. Thus another sell-out was
accomplished, due to the inexperi-
ence Of some, and the lack Of
preparation on the part Of the mill
tant 25 workers who had the cuts
to stand up and be counted against
the sell-out.
1t is interesting to note. that a
week later, word comes from the
Gold Mining Association Of Amer-
lea, meeting in Denver: that thev
are opposed to any codes for their
industry. But along with about
nine other Mine owners orgsniza-
tons covering the whole metal re-
gions Of the West. they decided on
a request for a S100000.O0o Cow
eminent Loan to stimulate the Gold
Mining industry.
Following the meeting some Of
the miners tore-up their cards as
a protest against the sell-out An
act Of defeatism of this kind should
never be condoned as it only leaves
the bosses and labor takers a free
hand to continue their dominance
over workers, without any opposi-
ton.
Next Tasks
Since the meeting the bosses are
rapidly proceeding with prepsra-
tons against q possible strike. rs
an indication Of such, we witness
the equipping of pumps with auto
matte electric floats. Mines must
be kept unwatered at all times.
What is necessary as a next step
of the miners? Firstly. the build
ing Of rank and-fle committees.
Contact the workers next to you.
Hold small meetings in your homes.
Build around the immediate de-
mands at your mine. Prepare be-
forehand against the trickery of
your officers at the meetings.
Secondly, as you grow in strength
contact each other in all the gold
mining camps Support the build
ing Of miner unemployed organiza-
lions and their relief demands. De-
mand low minimum dues in your
Unions for the unemployed. Make
allies Of your unemployed brothers.
Witness the united front of en-
ployed and unemployed in the west
Coast LongShoremen's strike! Wit
ness the splendid solidarity in the
strike of your fellow-w workers in
Butte!
Ard lastly, remember that the
mine bosses Of the West have lust
concluded the biggest congress ever
held, in Denver. to continue your
enslavement during the reaping of
tremendous profits that is greedily
contemplated off the metals, in the
event the bosses can force us into
the Imperialist War that they are
feverishly preparing for.
Miners Of the West, YOU have no
time to lose. Get into action for
your own protection. Renew the
splendid fighting traditions of your
fellow workers who have passed be-
fore with the rich contributions
that they have given to the we'll
being of our class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09
Iron Strikes in Bridgeport
And New Britain, Conn.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. = Workers
of the Vulcan Malleable Iron Works
of New Britain, an affiliate of the
Eastern Mallelable Iron Co. Of
Bridgeport, which has been on strike
for two weeks, have gone on strike.
Both the Bridgeport and New Brit
ain strikers will concentrate on the
head plant of the Eastern Malleable
Iron Co. in Naugatuck, in order to
make the foundry workers strike
complete in the three Connecticut
plants of the company. Mass pick
citing is to continue in this strike
today, despite police intimidation
on the picket line yesterday. The
company trying to operate the plant
with scabs, has not been able to
snuggle through enough strike-
breakers to keep the plant going.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

real union organization and the
domination Of the company union.
Weirton shows this A court deci-
SIGN upheld the company union.
The steel companies could ve-y we'll
accept this demand and still keep
the steel workers from their eco
nonic demands, and still maintain
the domination of their company
unions
Code Has Brought About Strike
The demand OF the Committee
of Ten for the settling of the de-
msnds under the n. r. A. is laugh
able when it is recalled thet it
was under the N. r. A. steel code
that the very conditions arose
which prompted the workers to
prepare for strike Roosevelt said
On May 30. 1891, in signing the
renewal of the steel code, TN order
to ensure the free exercise of the
rights Of the employees under the
provisions Of Section ia of this
act and Of Article CT this code.
I will undertake promptly to pro-
vid9, ss the occasion may demand,
for the election by employees in
each industrial unit Of represen-
tatiTcs of their own choosing for
the purpose of collective bargaining
and other mutual aid and protec-
ton, under the SUPERVISION Of an
appropriate governmental agency
enA in accordance with suitable
rules and regulations
This wss written on Nav Both.
How the collective bargaining"
weeks under the code may be seen
from the events now going on in
tire steel mills. A vote" is taken
in Weirton for or against striko-
taken by the company union, of
course. One hundred and sixteen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09
TEN PRAISES ROOSEVELT ENFORCED THE SLAVE CODE

themselves opposed to the proposal
for a Steel Labor Board on the
lines Of the Auto Labor Beard. But
at the same time they called for
collective bargaining" with Roose-
welt sitting down in conference with
them andi the employers. They
made 1t known they do not oppose a
settlement directed by Roosevelt.
Thus the way is being prepared
to betray the steel workers in the
manner that the auto workers were
betrayed While Mike Tirhe con-
fers with Green, johnson, etc.
while johnson, Perkins, ETC.. man
euver and hold conferences with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09
Committee of Ten of AFL Steel Union
SabOtages Convention Strike Decisions

the Weirton situation and labels
the promise Of election as lust so
much bunk the statement, attri-
buted to Forbeck and Irwin, is not
to strengthen strike preparation but
to avert q strike.
This so-Called strike leadership
pleads: There is only one way to
avert this strike. That is for the
president to invite the directors of
the American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute (the industrial code authority
to the White House for a confer
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

the employers, the Committee Of
Ten sits in Washington on Roosa-
velt's doorsteps and makes no en-
ergetlc strike preparations. The
steel companies are arning to shoot
the strike cut Of existence if they
cannot prevent it through the A.
F. of L. officials.
Relc of Committee Of Ten
The proposed OF members of the
Committee Of Ten Tor government
supervised elections" should serve
to awaken all steel workers to the
role being played by the Committee
Of Ten. Government supervised
elections means the smashing of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

The S.ETWIU. has distributed
100000 calls for united front strike
preparations; $4,000 stickers and
the workers are asking for more F.;
mass meetings are being held
everywhere. The workers arc talk
ing openly about strike. Yet the
IA. who calls the strike for June
10th has not issued any literature,
arc holding meetings such as in
AmbTidge, not against the terror
there or for the right Of the work
ers to belong to the union which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09
Strikes in St. Louis,
Chicago and PITTSBURGH

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Union workers
at the Major OIL and Gasoline COM
panies here are out on strike, de-
handing shorter week and higher
wages.
In Chicago. several hundred work.
ers at the Hegeler Zinc Co. at Nam
vile and LaSalle have struck for
the recognition of their own new
union instead of the old company
union.
Six hundred and fifty workers are
out on strike at the Isabelle Mine n
the Weirton Steel Co.. near Pits.
burgh.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

The dictatorship of the proIe-
tariaS must be state that en-
bodies nov kind &C democracy,
for the rroic.@rians and the dis
possessed; and a new kind of
dictatorship. against the hour
geoisie-Lenin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

THE strike in steel will take place.
A militant leadership can be de-
valoped in spite Of the treachery Of
the A.A. officials and their hench-
men, the committee Of ten. This.
however, demands that the Com
munists must be in the forefront
Of the struggle. The STRENGTHENING
Of the Party units in the mills, the
organizing Of mill committees. the
strengthening Of the S.M.WI.U., and
the organizing OF q fighting left
wing in the A. A. that will fight for
the united front and elect their
own mass rank and file strike COM
mittee that will take over the strike
leadership.
A strike in any one of the i'm
portant mills, in Pittsburgh, Ohio,
West Virginia, or Indiana viii sweep
over large sections of steel and very
quickly become general in charac-
ter.
Our own organizational weakness
must speedily be overcome or else
1T becomes q contributing factor to
the demoraLzing campaign now be-
ing carried on by the "A. official
machine and especially by the be-
trayal Of the committee of ten.
We know full we'll what the work.
ers are only beginning to learn.
namely, that strikes called by the
A. F. Of L. are forced uron them bv
the revolt of their rank and file
and that they take leadership in
these strikes in order to defeat them
We have to more energetically
prepare class conscious forces to
lead strikes. and to develop rank
and file strike leadership in those
strikes called by the A. F. of L.,
that will be able to expose treachery
and lead the strike to victory. One
of the important factors in strike
preparation is to meet the red is
sue; the attacks against our Party
can only be answered by bringing
forward our Party it's role and pro-
gram and so build strong Pa-tv
fractions in the reformist unions.
The best guarantee for strike strug-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

they have chosen, the S.MWLU.,
but under the protection of police
and deputies, attacking the s.M.w.
III. and w. 2. Foster, the leader
Of the great steel strike while laud-
ing the NR.A., which so recently
sno5 down the strikers Of Ambridge,
to which they boast that the A.A.
is affiliated and through which they
depend on getting recognition. In
spite of the presence of police and
deputies, the Ambridge meeting had
to be closed, the only result being
to increase the resentment of the
workers against the "A. and
strengthen the sentiment for the
S.M.WI.U. which is again being
organized in spite of the terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

ence with the "A. in order to OBJ
tain compliance with section Ia Of
the Recovery Act and article 4, sec
ton l of the Steel Code"
It is no wonder that Roosevelt
Immediately signed q new steel
code approved by the steel oper-
ators. Roosevelt, the committee Of
ten, Tighe and the steel operators,
think alike; their main objective is
to avert strike. Such a joint meet
ing lin order to obtain compliance
with section Va of the Recovery
Act will stop the strike, optinlisti-
callv says this pseudo progressive
committee Of ten. ct cannot predict
that this will prevent the strike, ="
says Tighe, but it is a hopeful dec
laration."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

AJO, this will not stop the strike
~ Strike in steel is on the order of
the dey. 1t is brewing. The COM
mittee Of ten. no more than Tighe,
can stop this development. They
are an obstacle in the path Of work.
ing class unity. Like all pretended
progressiyes, they choose the most
critical time to throw confusion
into the ranks of the workers; they
choose the most critical period to
carry thru the act OF betrayal. lust
as in mining, in Weirton. in Toledo.
in Minneapolis, so now in steel. The
A. F. Of L. and Socialist bureau
crazy expose themselves as the main
enemy within the ranks of the
working class. The steel workers,
especially those fighting in the "A.
must Immediately repudiate this
treacherou5 act; join in unity with
the S.M.W.IU.; develop a real fight
ing leadership and carry thru the
strike struggle to a successful con-
clusion.
The writer has had a great deal
of experience with so-called proeras-
sive leaders but never in that ex-
perience has there been such a quick
retreat back to the reactionary
camp as in the case of this commit
tee Of ten. There is no doubt that
Tighe always had a firm grip and
control over this committee Of ten.
If there is any honest fighting
workers in the committee Of ten.
they have not yet spoken and the
mantle Of treacllory will cover them
as they deserve, unless they speak
out and expose the betrayal that
is being prepared by Tighe and the
committee Of ten and lead strug-
gle inside the "A. for united front
preparation for strike struggles with
the S.M,WI.U.
The conditions of the steel work
ers grow worse, the mood for strug-
gle is increasing, but only the Com
munist Party and the SM.WLU.
and the class conscious forces in
the "A. are preparing the steel
workers for struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09
Betrays Rank and File;
Makes No Strike
Preparations
BY JACK TOMBSTONE

CONDITIONS have i'm
~ proved under Roosevelt, ="
says Norman Thomas. speak
ing for the Socialist Party a
few days ago in Detroit, at
a time when Roosevelt is
modifying the armed forces
to shoot MIRA. down the threats
Of the workers. National Industrial
Recovery for the capitalist class at
the point of the bayonettc!
In Alabama. New Orleans, Toledo.
Minneapolis, Buffalo, San Francisco,
scores are dead, hundreds wounded,
dubbed and gassed; the MIRA.
speaks with bullets.
Democracy fades quickly in face
Of a fighting working class. AS the
class line draws tighter, the treach-
erous role of the socisI-fascists,
Thomas, Green, Lewis, Tighe, be-
comes more clear and more impor-
tant for the capitalist class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-09

tant for the capitalist class.
HINDER pressure Of the rank and
" file, the Amalg8mated Associa-
ton Convention went on record for
a strike. to enforce recognition of
the union, the 6 hours day week,
minimum of S1.00 per hour, abol-
ton Of the differential betvT n
North and South, and for equal
rights for the Negroes to the higher
paid positions.
The rank and file went further.
So distrustful were they of Tighe
Leonard and company that they
elected a special committee Of ten,
to prepare the strike and to lead it.
The old machine was left out of
the committee. Forbeck of NTcKees-
port and Allan Of Indianapolis were
made chairman and secretary. This,
the rank and file did on historic
May Day, the day Of international
struggle.
This committee of ten never be-
lieyed in or attempted to carry
through the strike decision of their
own convention. No sooner had the
convention adjourned than they
began to betray the rank and file
who placed so much trust in them.
While pretending to be in favor of
united front with the Steel and
Metal Workers Industrial Union.
meeting with the executive board
Of the SM,WIU. ostensibly to work
out joint plan Of strike action,
they were negotiating with Tighe.
They very quickly made their peace
with this arch traitor.
At the meeting with the National
Board Of the S.AT.WI.U. on MAY
18th, there we're about thirty other
members of the A.A. besides the
committee of ten from all over the
country. Many of them real honest
I fighters who know Tighe for what
he is; who are in favor of a real
united front strike struggle; who
were in favor of joint strike state
ment between this committee of ten
and the S.AT.WI.U.
But the committee of ten man
euyered for more time for discus
sion and the honest fighters pres
ent were not able to penetrate this
camouflage. The very next day, they
made their peace with Tighe, and
thru him launched an attack against
the united front, viciousIy attacking
the S.M.WI.U. Tighe announced
that they would have nothing at
all to do with this Communist Or
ganization.
They went with Tighe to CIeve-
land to break up the DEVELOPING
united front that was taking place
between the local A.A. lodges and
the locals Of the S.M.WIU.
Now with Tighe, they have united
with Senator Wagner. chairman of
the National Labor Board. who is
responsible for the armed terror in
Toledo, Minneapolis and other
places.
The first official statement issued
| by Forbeck and Irwin of the com
mittee. appeared in the Pittsburgh
Post Gazette Of May 31st and while
Tighe repudiates the statement as
being unauthorized there is no
difference in policy between Tighe
and the statement of the commit
tee of ten as quoted in the Pitts
burgh Press. While the statement
Of the committee of ten criticizes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-02-23
OLD AGE PENSION BILL

On February 16, Congressman T.
Alan Goldsborough appeared before
the Committee on Labor Of the
House OF Representatives favoring
the Dill-Connery Old Age Pension
Bill.
AS old Age Pension Legislation
has to go to the Committee on La
Dor, Mr. Goldsborough thought it
would be more effective to support
the bill of the Chairman of the La
Dor Committee, Mr.. Connery, than
to present a bill of his own.
Congressman Goldsborough has
long favored pensions for the aged
and actively began his campaign in
the American Congress in support of
the measure in speech delivered in
the House of Representatives on
June IL, 1880, since which time
Old Age Pension legislation has been
considered by Congress with contin-
uously increased interest.
Mr.. Goldsborough thinks there is
a strong possibility of obtaining old
Age Pension legislation in Tie pres
eat Congress,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-02-23
ORPHANS COURT

Bonds Approved-John B. Fas-
slit, administrator C. t. a. of James
Vansant; John B. Fassitt, executor
of Benjamin H. Vansant; Harry
Pierce, administrator of Maggie
Lum; Mary High Riley, execLtrix of
Anna High Riley; Edward Logan,
executor of Samuel T. LogaA; NAL
colin Baxter, executor of John B.
Baxter; Ella K. Caldwell, admins
tratrix of Thomas Caldwell.
Accounts Passed-First and final
account of Bertha D. Phillips, execu-
trix of L. Edward Phillips; first and
final account of Edward Logan, exc
cutor of Samuel T. Logan; first ac-
count of Helen L. Pippin, aominis-
tratrix d. b. n. C. t. a. OF Harry M.
Larzelere; first and final account of
Bessie c. Hartnett, Administrative of
George Milliken; first and final ac-
count of Frisby Boyer, administra-
tor of John Boyer; first and final ac-
count of Maggie Lum; seventh ac-
count of Elkton Banking aud Trust
Company, guardian of Nathan Kap-
Ian ct al.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-02-23
AIR MAIL SCANDAL

Senator Blacks Air Mail Com
mittee seems to, have chosen as it's
motto-''let the chips fall where
they will, but let us get the facts"
AS it delves deeper into the mail
subsidy morass it begins to contact,
as appears ever the case, big bust
ness and big politics. The finan-
cier and his financial manipulations,
the politician and his inside contacts
are more and more in evidence.
The money power saw large and
quick profits in combinations OF
smaller into larger companies and in
associating different types of trans
portation through exchange of Sc
curities and interlocking director
ates. Companies making engines,
were linked up with companies MAX
ing airplanes and both with air
transportation companies. These
big financial interests needed big
politicians who would do their bid
ding and they found them both in
and out of office, and all in ali there
is a scandal of monumental proper
lions in the making.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-02-23
$50, OOO,O 900 ALLOWED 81 HOOLS
FROM G. w. A. FUND

Following conference between
u. S. Commissioner of Education
DR.. George F. Zook and Federal Re-
lief Administrator Harry l.. Hop
kins, the latter released $50,00O,-
600 from the G. w. A. fund to per-
init more than 100000 children to
remain in school for the remainder
of the term and to open other
schools that were already closed.
The funds are available only for
salaries of certified teachers, for
teaching the regular school work al
ready under way this school year on
and after the date upon Which the
school had been discontinued for
lack of its own funds.
1t was stated by Mr.. Hopkins that
these funds cannot be used for ad-
ministration, supervision, clerical or
janitorial services, or for mainten-
ance, equipment or supplies.
This $5O,OO0,OO0 complies with
the first of six steps recommended
that Congress should take by the
conference of representatives OF
thirty-two national organizations
which met in Washington, l., c., re-
Gently.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-02-23
FEATURE. In CORN
HOG PROGRAM

The corn-hog program is, to a
certain extent, crop insurance pro-
gram, according to county agent j.
2. Miller. Each Cecil county farm
er, who signs corn-hog contract, is
assured of receiving a definite in
come from the land he takes out of
production, in addition to a guaran-
teed hog reduction payment at the
rate of S. per head on rs per cent
of the adjusted annual average
number of hogs produced for mar
ket in 1892 and 1888 from the con-
tract signer's filters.
''The farmer receives his hog re-
duction payments, regardless of
whether he saves the allotted num-
Der of pigs from his filters IN 1884
and regardless of how many die
from disease" Mr.. Millec asid.
obviously, this is kind of crop
insurance"
Likewise, the farmer who signs
up for corn reduction gets 80 cents
per bushel of the estimated yield of
corn for each acre he contracts TO
the Government; this estimate is
based on past yields and he is sure
of this payment whether the 1884
crop on the rest of his land is a
failure or not, and regardless of the
average yield for 1891. More
over" continued the agent ''the
Government does not harvest crop
from the land. The farmer not
only receives his reduction payment
for the land, but he is allowed to
grow. soilbuilding or erosIon-pre-
venting crops not for harvest"
Thus, in addition to providing
partial guarantee of income the adj
justment program permits the con-
tract signer to build up Or maintain
soil fertility on the land under con-
tract.