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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Aliquippa Plant Sup int e n e n Says Cueads
Will Continue to Operate Througout
the Area of the Steel Mill Towns

ney Reed claimed the company is
not prepared to defend.
Describing his meeting with a
committee of Amalgamated men on
Oct. "a, Saxer told how he refused
to deal with them when they in
formed him they were requesting
a closed shop and said the commit
tee only claimed to represent 212
workers in the plant. The COM
pany's stenographic record of the
meeting purposely changes the fig
ures of 2,012 members presented by
the committee, to read 212 members.
Gave Membership Figures
Martin Gerstner, financial secre-
tary of the Amalgamated lodge in
Aliquippa, gave the membership fig
ures under oath: $50 paid in full,
2,750 who have paid part of their
dues and limitations total of 1000
having signed cards in the union.
Around 5000 are employed in the
Aliquippa works.
The company brought a string of
OO1lipo1ly SbOO1 plSCOilo W biIt SGdilI
to deny nearly all the charges made
by the union in the first days SEES
sion, and to tell stories of threats
and intimidation on the part of
union men to force them into the
Amalgamated. Cross examination OF
the company men by Attorney Og-
burn easily disclosed the anti-union
attitude of most of these witnesses
and their desire to ingratiate them
selves with the corporation by tes-
tifying against their fellow workers
seeking to better their conditions by
organizing.
Elections" Delayed by N.R.A.
Judge Stacy told the Daily Work
er that the Steel Board has as yet
taken no action on complains and
requests for elections filed two
months ago by employees of Car
negie Steel and Republic Steel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Glass Union Leaders
Halt Pittsburgh Strike
By Secret Agreement

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. ia
strike of 1890 glass workers in and
around the Pittsburgh district
which would possibly have involved
many others in the flat glass in
dustry has been prevented by Amer
lean Federation of Labor leaders of
the Federation of Flat Glass Work
ers with the signing of an agreement
between the union and the Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Company, which
operates plants in Creighton and
Ford City, Pa; Clarksburg, w. Va;
Henrietta, Okla, and Mt. Vernon,
Ohio.
G. w. McCabe, president of the
Federation, negotiated the agree
ment, but has revealed none of the
terms as yet, other than to state
that both the union and the COM
pany made concessions"
The threatened strike, originally
set for Nov. Is, involved demands
for the check-off, a wage scale, and
an increase in wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Bride Shown
In De.JOnge's
Trial on Coast
Prosecutor Faced With
Proof of His Efforts
to Frame Militant

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 10. - A
bombshell was exploded in the
camp of the prosecution yesterday
during the trial of Dirk De Jonge
on criminal syndicalist charges.
when Major Laurence A. Miner,
testified to attempts by the prosecu-
ton forces to bride him to change
his testimony which has been favor
able to the defense.
Over the heated objections of
Stanley Doyle, State Counsel, Major
Miner. recalled to the witness stand
by Irwin Goodman, International
Labor Defense attorney, told Of
being taken last Friday night to an
apartment where he met Mr.. Doyle,
with whom he was not before ac-
quainted. The state counsel, the
m a or testified, Immediately
launched into a discussion of the
majors military record, expressing
surprise that the major would testify
in behalf of a bunch of rats" and
Offering to secure a good job for
him and see that his pension was
returned.
AS the major told of Doyle's at
tempted bribery, the state counsel
sat in sullen rage, his eyes mar
rowed to sinister Sits, his face
purple with rage at the failure of
his attempt to influence witness.
Despite this clear testimony of the
corrupt tactics of the prosecution,
the Judge denied defense motion
for a mistrial.
Earlier in the day De Jonge adj
dressed a meeting of hundreds Of
workers in front Of the court. The
meeting elected a committee to
visit the judge with demand for
the release of Jonge and other de-
PENDANTS, and protested against the
conviction of Donald Cluster, Sec
ton Organizer of the Portland
Young Communist League, who is
expected to be sentenced for Grim
inal syndicalism within the next
few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Serious Lag in Driue
To Raise Daily Fund
Seen in Milwaukee
Not One Section in Entire Region Report:
Completion of Quota-All Organizations
Urged to Make Haste in Campaign

Not one section in Milwaukee has
yet completed its quota!
This is the serious situation re-
vealed in the district table.
With three months of the drive
gone. with not even two weeks left
to carry out the decision of the
Central Committee that all quotas
be filled by Dec. 1, the highest
section in the DISSATISFACTION
West Allis)-has acquired only
"a per cent, at this writing.
Seven out Of the nine sections
are Sv go per cent. -Four are
belcS~ per cent.
Must Respond Immediately
The La Crosse Section, which is
in Socialist competition with Beloit
has sent in nothing. Oshkosh, which
comprises four towns, has done only
5 per cent of its task. The 5 pei
cent was contributed by Fond du
Lac. The other towns in this Sec
ton have made no response to the
call of the Daily Worker.
From Section l, which has a
quota of $3.50, has come only $164
This section contains several hun
dred Party members and large mass
organizations. It is in fifth place
What has the Milwaukee Dis
trict to say about this situation?
Eager for Daily"
In his recent election tour
through the State Of Wisconsin
Marquis Childs, the District Or
ganizer, discovered that workers and
farmers we're Eager to read Com
munist newspapers and literature,
He discovered that in territories
never before linked with the Com
munist movement, Party organiza-
tons had been initiated through the
message of the Daily Worker"
But the Milwaukee District
though it has advantages that other
districts have not got, has raised
only $537 of its 1000 quota. In
Milwaukee the Daily Worker has
played a principal part in exposing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Heavy Slashes
In elief
In Huntington

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Nov. 10.
With one-qusrter of the entire pop
ulation of Cabell county on the re-
lief lists, the largest number since
the beginning of the crisis, the re-
lief administration has slsshed di-
rect and work relief from rs to SO
per cent. In some cases the cut has
run as high as so per cent.
In addition to the general sweep
ing cuts, 600 jobless workers have
had their food cards taken away
by the retrenchment in the relief
administration. On Friday, all
workers on the relief jobs were
notified that they would not re-
ceive their checks until the county
had received a relief allotment from
the state.
BY the refusal of the Red Gross,
which is now undertaking a ma
tion-wide drive for funds, to issue
prescriptions, the sick and injured
have been left without any medical
aid.
In protest against the relief cuts.
the West Virginia Unemployed
League has called a demonstration
before the local FERA Offices this
coming Saturday at 10 a. m. Cen
trail in the demands Of the workers
is the enactment of the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill. The
West Virginia Unemployed League
has endorsed the National Con-
gress for Unemployment and Social
Insurance, which will be held in
Washington, D. c., on Jan. ST.,
1925
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
BY TOM KEENAN,

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 49, = Attor-
neys for the Jones and Laughlin
Corporation presented its defense to
complaints filed with the Steel La
Dor Board by employees that the COM
pany is "coercing and intimidating
workers" to prevent them from
joining the Amalgamated, Judge
Walter Stacy applying the white
wash brush to the Aliquippa reign
of terror because it has been tenn
porarily suspended since Oct. 5.
Paving the way for the board
chairmans cynical pretense that
everything is lovely now" Earl F..
Reed, counsel for the company,
brought Superintendent Saxer of
the Aliquippa plant onto the stand
to testify that he instructed Cap
tain Mauk, of the company police
force, to stop the surveillance of
workers known to be active in the
union. Saxer stated that his order
was issued late in September.
Says Guards Will Stay
Saxer declared, however, that "the
company will not keep its guards
off the streets of Aliquippa," claim
ing they have duties in connection
with emergency calls for workmen
which call for their presence not
only in Aliquippa but across the
river in Ambridge.
Dipping his brush into the bucket
of whitewash, Judge Stacy declared
at the close of the hearing: There
is one mountain here which we can
not get over. That is the fact that
when these matters (the beatings.
shadowing. and general intimidation
CT the workers-T. X were brought
to the attention of Superintendent
Ssxer, they ceased at once" This
announcement only upheld the po-
sition which il was evident the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Thugs Follow
MarineUniOn
Organizer

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 10. - Late
Thursday night when the local sec
rotary of the Marine Workers In
dustrisl Union was on his way
home, car in which we're two men
pulled over to him and offered to
drive him over to friend who
wanted to see him. These men
whose license plate in a later in
vestigation proved that they we're
thugs who have been in this region
for the past week, were told by the
seaman that if the friend" wants
to he can come over and see him.
It was later learned that these
thugs followed the M. w. I. U. sec
rotary to the hotel, and under the
guise of being government men,
demanded that the proprietor open
the room where he lived. Not find
ing the seamen in they asked that
all rooms be opened for investiga-
ton. This was refused and they
left. But they soon returned and
again demanded that all rooms be
opened. When the hotel proprietor
put his head out of the window to
shout for policeman, the thugs
took to their heels and were not
seen since.
Such tactics are common methods
of shipowners in every port to pre-
vent marine organizers from stay
ing long enough for effective or
ganization work. The Lake Car
riers Association is undoubtedly be-
hind this attempt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

Companies, nor could he guarantee
any action at a definite future date.
These hearings we're held early in
October of this year.
Much hullaballo has been raised
in the capitalist press here recently
regarding a supposed impending
ruling by the Steel Board on the
majority rule" issue, which would
also supposedly, favor bona fide
unions. Today, however, Judge
Stacy denied that the majority rule
question is even before his board,
stating that the latter issue is up
to the National Labor Relations
Board" 1.-THE one now headed by
Francis Biddle-T. X
The hearings were attended by
large delegation of company Of
ficials, company police, thugs and
stool pigeons, most Of whom the
workers can point out 1t is at
assemblies such as these that the
thugs mark of their later victims,
Phillips having stated with GER
tainty that one of the thugs who
attacked him he recognized as an
attendant at the hearing on the
Huntington, W. Va, steel workers
plea for an election.
HearingWas Abortive
The whole hearing was abortive
in the way of producing any results
which will benefit the workers. The
Steel Board has no intention of
forcing the steel companies to make
any concessions to the workers, and
for their part, the industrialists are
openly derisive Of the board and its
powers" In diverting the workers
sentiment for compelling the steel
kings to make concessions, into
channels of board hearings and
court suits, the A. A. leaders are
performing their usual function of
preventing strikes or direct action
of any kind. These plain truths
were brought out most sharply in
the present hearing, which failed
utterly to scratch even the surface
Of the vital issues of the class
struggle underlying the clash be-
tween steel workers and their auto
cratic employers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

the demagogy of the La Toilette
Progressives and the Socialist ad-
ministration. Milwaukee is a dis
trict where the Daily Worker can
make tremendous Roadway if work
ers are properly approached.
But the record shows that for
three weeks of the last month Mil
waukee has not sent more than
$40 week. The highest Milwaukee
has ever sent in one week has been
$79. 1t has sent above $50 a week
only on three occasions since the
drive started.
ETilwaukee's Duty
The Milwaukee District has
duty to the Daily Worker. 1t is
the duty Of helping to keep it in
publication. But to carry out this
duty it must Immediately engage
in serious work.
The units in Section have Sc
cured much of their funds by hold
ing house parties-but according to
the district report many units in
the backward sections have not even
held one such affair. This is a Seri-
Gus mistake. House parties must be
utilized for raising money.
Believes in Milwaukee
The Daily Worker calls upon the
sections and mass organizations in
Milwaukee not to hesitate a minute
more in getting every wheel into
motion. It calls for a major con-
tribution from the district within
the next few days. It does not be-
leve that Milwaukee wishes tc
stand unresponsively by while ii
struggles for existence.
The Milwaukee Section table fol-
lows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

board would take since the start
of the hearing.
Hackett, president of Jones and
Laughlin, testified that the corpora
ton is ready and willing to deal
with any representatives Of its en-
ployes," but both he and Saxer de-
MED that such dealing" would lead
to a contract with any union. Hack
EFT also denied that the company
has at present any contracts with
unions.
The agreement existing in the
captive mines of the corporation,
which John L. Lewis signed last
year for the UMW.A., Hackett
stated lis not contract with a
union, but with individuals" the
officers of the United Mine Workers.
Attorney Ogburn for the Amalga-
mated, stated that he didn't believe
Hackett had anything to do with
the surveillance of Aliquippa work
ers.
Lauds Spy System
superintendent Saxer, during his
testimony, denied that the appear
ance of State Police in Aliquippa
had anything to do with the stop
ping of the terror, and referred
boastingly to the j. and L. espionage
system as being very efficient"
The answers of Saxer and Hackett
to questions whether the company
will deal with employees representa-
tives in the future were merely
repetitions of the statements indus
trialists have made every time they
are confronted with queries con-
corning willingness to bargain col
lectively" with employees, but Attor-
ney Ogburn and the Amalgamated
officials accept them as assurances
of fair dealing.
Ogburn did not present a plea of
the steel workers for an election in
the Aliquippa plant because Attor-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Cleveland Men Reject
Auto Board Decision
c. P. ISSUES STATEMENT

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 19. = The
Auto Workers Federal Union here
has decisively rejected the Automo-
bile Labor Board ruling of DR.. Leo
Wolman, that the White Motor
Company was justified in disnissing
two men for union activity.
The union sent a letter to the
board which said in part:
1t was against the better jUdg-
ment Of our grievance committee to
submit any case to the Automobile
Labor Board, as past history has
shown that many cases in other
local unions have either been side
tracked or biased decisions given"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Wholesale Butchers
On Strike i'm Boston

BOSTON, Mass Nov. 19.-Beef-
men, carriers and cutters struck in
the wholesale market district for
recognition Of Local 273. Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Butche~
Workmens Union. A. F. of L.. and
for an increase of wages of 20 per
cent with a 40-hour week Nearly
one thousand are out. tieing up the
industry. Truckmen have declared
they will not handle scab produce.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Philadelphia Workers
To Meet on Eviction
Order This Morning

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 10. =
A mass meeting to stop the eviction
Of j. Diamond, an unemployed
worker, and his family, will be held
tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock at
1929 Spruce Street. This action
was decided yesterday at meeting
called by five locals Of the Unem-
ployment Council at which the
Diamond family attended.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Chicago Defense Group
Will Conduct Bazaar

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-The Chicago
district of the International Labor
Defense has asked all working class
organizations to keep the dates of
Dec. Il. Is, and IS open for the de-
Tense fund bazaar which will be
held during those three davs in the
Peoples Auditorium, 2457 West
Chicago Avenue.
An entertainment program will be
provided each evening by workers
cultural organizations. Admission
will be ten cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Texas Textile
StrikeBrOken
By Trickery
200 Are B etrayed by
Leaders Who Accept
yellow Dog

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov 19.-Over
two hundred textile workers, mem
bers of the United Textile Workers
Union, on strike here for ten weeks,
ever since the calling of the gen
eral textile strike, were forced back
to work under a yellow DOG contract,
by the combined efforts Of the mill
owner, the government officials and
the A. F. of l.. leaders.
The contract does not mention the
union, but deals with each employee
as an individual states openly this
mill is not a closed shop" and con-
tains a provision which takes away
the right to picket. The contract
does not guarantee employment to
the strikers and further states, that
a comparative few" will not be re-
employed, thus legalizing the black
list.
No Assurances Given
No assurance has been given the
strikers that they will be taken back
even if they do sign the contract,
but the mill owners CLAIM that
1873 workers did not go out on strike
and that these will be given first
preference. The mill owners also
reserve the right to refuse to take
back militant elements by saying
that certain individuals will not be
taken back because of their dis
orderly conduct" during the strike.
The vote to return to work was
put over after George Wilson, pres
ident of the Houston Labor and
Trades Council, and Charles H. Poe.
Commissioner of Labor for the
State of Texas, spoke for over two
hours, and declared that the con-
tract was lust an application for
employment These two. working
together, told the workers that they
should show the mill owners that
they want to do the right thing.
Commissioner Poe, down on a spe-
cial trip to break the strike, said
he had come because the mill own
ers had asked the Governor for Is
Texas Rangers for protection, as
the mills were to be reopened soon
with scab labor.
Constant Terror
The strikers have been faced with
constant police terror and evictions.
The mill owners had told the
strikers committee that no nego-
tiations could be completed until
this contract was signed.
Five workers are now facing fines
for being charged with breaking a
scab'S jaw. One of these workers,
who protested in the open union
meeting about not being taken back
was told by George Wilson, a Jury
has found you guilty and until
proven innocent you are still guilty,
so there is nothing the union can
do about it,"
President in Jail
The president of the local is in
Jail in Del Rio, Texas, having been
rushed four hundred miles away
from Houston just before negotia-
tons for breaking the strike were
started He is held on charge of
being in possession of mortgaged
property. In Texas, there is a law
making it a criminal offense for
any person to transfer mortgaged
property from one county to an
other without first getting permits
sion of the owner. This law is
never enforced. The A. F. of L..
leaders have given no help, even
toward getting bail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

1--WE can't contribute very
often" says Peter Stather, of
New York, sending contribution.
No matter how little you can con-
tribute, the Daily Worker well
comes you. The pennies. dimes
and quarters of the working class
support the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
WHAT'S ON
ChicnqO. III.

ticdgo, III.
First Annual Dance given by Painters
Br. 565 TWO. Saturday, Dec. st
Mirror Hall 1856 N Western Ave.
Adm. Csc in adv, 35c at door.
Ten Theatre Groups in action. Second
Midwest Festival of League of Work
ers Theatre. Performances by Gary.
Tri-Cit.es. Milwaukee and Chicago
Groups. Peoples Auditorium, 2457 w.
Chicago Ave. Friday, Nov. % at 8
pm. Adm. 35c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

A group of students at the Uni
versity Of Chicago send S11.15,
collected at party for the Daily
Worker. Students, professionals
of all kinds have their greatest
ally in the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
STRIKING OVERS
FOLLOW FOOTSTEPS
OF COAST DOCKERS
Strikers Now Urged to Spread Movement to
Other States-TO Strengthen Struggle
by Mass Parades and Demonstrations
N George Morris

Three weeks of negotiating have failed to bring an
end to the strike of $4,000 dyers The outlook bitter
struggle before the employers will be forced to make sig
nfcant concessions
Entering the fourth week of the strike, the ranks