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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Gallup NMU Local
Blocks UMWA Plan
to Split the Miners
(By a Mine Worker cOrrespOndentj

(By a Mine Worker Correspondent
GALLUP, N. Mon Jan. 7, the U.
NJ. w. A. group working in the
Gamerco Gallup American Coal
Company called a meeting at the
Gamerco Camp. About 30 showed
up. The secretary, Fred Statham,
proposed that the group should
change the name Of the group to
something else. This was voted down
by the workers present. Moses, the
superintendent, purposed an indie
pendent union and this was also re-
jected. A worker took the floor and
stated that there was no use in hay-
ing two unions in the camp, that the
N. w. u. was we'll known and all Of
the miners liked it. The meeting
was Immediately adjourned.
One member of the U. M. w. A.
tore his book up and threw it at the
secretary.
The next Sunday they were unable
to even get group together for a
meeting, then Friday, Jan. 10, the
word was passed around that the
U. NJ. w. A. would hold mass meet
ing. at the same time telling the
miners that on Monday the U. M. w.
A. was going to call the miners out
on strike. On Friday night the
Gamerco local of the N. M. U. held
their regular meeting and they voted
to attend the mass meeting called by
the U. M w. A., and they also issued
a leafiet to the miners exposing the
leadership of this group, which is
trying to maneuver to gain control in
the pit and force the check-off on
he miners.
When Fred Statham opened the u.
M. w. A. meeting next day he an
nounced Immediately that any one
who did not wish to join the U. M.
w. A, would have to leave the meet
ing. Immediately the larger major
ity left the hall, including a mem
Der of the U. M. w. A. committee,
who was very sore over the fact that
they had announced a mass meeting
and then should force the miners to
leave, stating that when N. M. U.
held a meeting they did not exclude
any one, not even from their local
meetings. There were only 40 left at
the meeting. They consisted of COM
pany men and gunner and store
clerks, etc.; and some were from the
other camps outside of Gameroc.
They continued their meeting after
all of the real miners had left, and
then they voted strict no strike
policy, and to abide 100 per cent by
the N. r. A.
This maneuver on the part of this
bunch of scab herders is in line with
the whole treacherous policy Of the
j. l.. Lewis machine, but it is doomed
to go the same route OF its makers
because the N. M. U. has at present
rs per cent membership in the mine,
and conditions will determine the
question of strike, and not that gang.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Is 1t Necessary for Mass
Meetings to Be DiSOrderIy?
Letters ShOtO Necessity for Maintaining Probe
tartan Discipline At All Times

This column has dealt before
with the problems of disorderIy
meetings, which is the subject of
the letters printed here today. We
do not know whether New York
District is one of the worst Offend
ers in this respect, but certainly the
bulk Of complaints about undis-
ciplined meetings and demonstra-
tons como from this district. This
question should receive the special
attention of the District Buro. Dis
orderly meetings can be avoided
and proletarian discipline can be
maintained, il OrganizationaI at
tentiOn is given prior to the meet
ing.
Meetings should be held with the
ushers, impressing upon them the
necessity Of maintaining discipline,
and above all special appeal
should be made to the Party mem
bership at the unit meetings, and
at the meeting or demonstration,
to exercise prOletarian discipline.
When Comrades Foster and Am
ter were released from Jail, the
meeting arranged to greet them
was organized in this way, and a
special boxed appeal appeared In
the Daily Worker asking for the
maintenance of proletarisn discip-
line. The meeting was held In
Madison Square Garden, where IL
is particularly difficult to hold
orderly meetings, but this demon
stration was characterized by per-
feet order. There was no walking
about the aisIes; no talking; no at
temptS to overrule the uShers. AS a
result, the audience was able to
hear the speakers and TO give them
perfect attention. Such meetings
draw the workers to us. Disorgan-
lied, disorderiy meetings drive them
from us.
Another proof that it is possible
to have disciplined meetings was
given in the Lenin Memorial meet
ingS held on the same night, as the
ones referred to In the following
letters, at st. Nicholas Arena. Here,
in spite Of the fact that the micro
phone worked badly and it was not
possible to hear all of the speakers,
the workers were quiet and main
tanned discipline throughout the
meeting. The following two letters
are typical Of the reaction of work
ers to disorderly meetings.
IT Just returned from the Lenir
Memorial meeting in the Bronx Coli
scum and am writing this to be
printed in the Daily Worker very
sharply.
During the entire meeting there
was constant competition between
the speaker and the audience and II
was impossible to pay attention tc
the speaker and learn what he was
saying.
Naturally, those who we're doing
most of the talking all the time were
"old" Party and Y.C.L. members who
it seems, knew ahead of time what
the speakers were going to say ant
therefore resolved to use the meet
ing as a place for reunion with theil
old comrades. The fact that workers
who never before attended such 6
meeting, were present, did not deter
our older, more politically developed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Correspondent Exposes PIMA. Leaders
Plot to Liquidate Women's Auxiliary
Meeting Told by Mrs. BolIini That WOman's Place
Is in the Home, Not on Picket Line by the
Side of Men Strikers

it was again up to the executive
board whether We would get any.
And so 1t was a whole afternoon Of
wrangle, wrangle. To think how
many sacrifices we women made to
build our auxiliaries I think it would
be a shame to let our officials bust
them now, because that's what Pearcy
wants to do. 1 think we women ought
to get together, and keep our auxili-
aries fighting organizations, to fight
alongside Of our men against the coal
operators and corrupt officials who
are friends of the coal operators. 1
know they'll call us reds. But I am
not afraid Of that any more. I'd any
day rather be red than yellow. So
let's not get discouraged. Let's get
together and show the Pearcy bunch
that we're not going to let them bust
our auxiliaries.
Member, WOmen's Auxiliary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Priests activities on Behalf
Of Bosses Cited by Worker
Blessed Workers to Go to Var, Told Them to
Stay AlCay from Picket Lines

The president maze many visits to his
home. The priest could get almost
any favor from this coal corporation,
for instance lumber to build bazaar
stands, a money making racket,
preferred jobs if he joined his church,
free land for cemetery where a
grottO is now being built, another
money-making racket.
One Sunday an appeal for funds
was made for a missionary in far off
China, instead Of a collection to help
the needy women and children whose
husbands or daddies were killed in
the mines in the near vicinity or
whose daddies were poisoned by coal
gas and are lying helpless.
On December 25th, right here on
Richmond Avenue, a young couple
took their last three dollars to a
priest. Friday this man went to work
where he almost froze his hands, feet,
and ears. If he had bought an ear
lap cap, a pair Of gloves or rubbers,
he would have been better off. Dur
ing the cold spell many men were sent
to hospitals and home with frozen
hands, faces, fingers, and feet. This
is a C. W. A. job. No warming
stoves no telephone in case of acct
dent, and no first aid kits.
Priests Do Nothing
The priests know Of all this. AS
representatives Of church and God are
they doing anything about the niser-
able conditions?
Another fakir is Father Charles
Coughlin of Detroit. He sent me an
order blank asking for a donation and
what to pray for: For prosperity, for
the president, etc etc. My pal sug-
gested sending a quarter and tell him
to pray for Roosevelt. He changed his
mind I'm be damned, Roosevelt is
not helping the working class. The
only ones he has helped since he is in
office are the bankers in Wall Street,
Recently I saw an article or edi-
torial in the Staten Island Advance
that Russia is a goddess country, that
Russia and its people are not entitled
to recognition by the U. S., that a
great danger lies in the propaganda Of
Communist theories. Well for his in
formation 1 did not have to go to
Russia for Communist opaganua. !
was born IN this country and had
Communist ideas since I served in the
last war. In regards to goddess Rus
sion and Christian Capitalism in the
U. s.; There are about IS million I'M
employed in America, In Russia there
is no unemployment, there is an
abundance Of work for all.
And the fat-bellied priests and
others have the nerve to come out
with the bogeyman as if Communism
is going to destroy us, our homes, etc.
Priests will tell you God is so good.
Why then should Tom Mooney rot in
Jail? Why should innocent negroes
be strug up on trees on telephone
poles, tortured and lynched? Why
should workers, who fight for the
right to live, be thrown in Jail
separated from their families? Why
should c. w. A. workers be sent out in
zero weather to freeze when the
money appropriated for the C. w. A.
is nothing but relief to keep us from
starving or freezing to death. What
are the clergymen doing about this?
Nothing. Still they preach God and
Christianity Wise up, fellow work.
ers.
From practical experience.
JOHN KRYZAK..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Coal Company
Gets Free Labor
in CWA System
CBy a Mine worker Correspondent

my a wine worker correspondent
YUKON, Pa-The workers of Yu-
kon are going to get C.W.Al jobs.
maybe. All the different schemes of
Roosevelt, like the C.C.C., P.W.A.,
A.A.A. and C.WA. are coming to
light, especially his latest trick, the
C.W.A. Under the C.W.A. some money
was allotted to the Health Depart
ment for sanitation, for building pri-
vies (outside toilets. Under this
scheme any person wanting new
privies pays for the material and the
C.W.A. pays for labor performed.
Most Of the workers need new
privies. In some alleys the waste
is running over, with possibilities OF
disease.
But the workers here, who were
unemployed for 10 months and those
still unemployed cannot afford to
build new priyies. The coal company
which has plenty of money, is taking
advantage Of this, and gets the labor
done free Of charge.
If the Health Department and
Roosevelt wants to protect the health
of the people, why don't they build
privies where they are needed, for
the people, and not for the benefit
of the coal company.
This is another sign that in all
the projects of Roosevelt, the bosses
and companies derive all the benefit,
and not the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
In a WorI.er Correspondentl


STATEN ISLAND. ". Y.-Recently
I have been reading numerous articles
10 the boss controlled newspapers,
church organs, and other religious
periodicals attacking the Soviet Union
and Communism. Some of the priests
here on the Island have been attack
ing us from the pulpit We hear
Father Coughlin over the radio men
ticling Communism as if Communism
UaR something terrible. 1t may be
terrible to the priests and the rest Of
the boss class, but not to the workers.
Whcn I was 10 years Of age my
neither took me out of the public
school and sent me to St. Adalberts
Parochial School three miles from
home, where i had to walk in all kinds
Of weather, sometimes 10 below zero.
At the age Of 10 [ got a job with
the Chicago Great Western r. R.
where 7 worked every other Sunday.
Ny mother sent me to confession. I
had to ten the priest that I missed
two masses because I had to work. He
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27

about It'll Johnny continued his Jour-
ney downward.
Johnny lived In Pittsburgh, city Of
smoke stacks. AS he neared the city,
he was thrilled to find no blue eagles
In sight.
Great things surely must have
happened" Johnny thought.
Happy, Johnny danced on air. He
lowered over the smoke stacks, weav-
ing in and out Of the soft curls of
smoke. All at once, he felt as if he
were choking. He was falling down,
down into giant clouds of smoke. He
couldn't catch his breath. Beneath
him were big smoke stacks hot, full
OF blazing fire. OH what If he should
fall into onel Round and round, head
over heels Johnny reeled, unable to
stop. Something, he didn't know
what, was pulling, sucking him down.
Now he felt terribly hot. He fell into
q smoke stack, humping his head
against the circular, brick walls!
What could save him! There were
the flames, red tongues that leaped,
anxious to swallow him! Johnny
screamed: Help! Helpr'
Whats the matter?" A woman's
voice said as she removed the heavy
blanket that smothered Johnny's
head. Wake up, it's time to get some
f1rewood.' And she shook him gently.
Johnny's eyes blinked His heart
pumped furiously. He sat up, half
dazed.
"Moml" he cried. "oh, MON, is 1t
a dreaml"
His mother asked him what the
dream was about -. after Johnny
told her, she Id:
Don't worry Johnny the workers
are beginning to see through Roose-
velt'S scheme to fool them. His N.
r. A. is flop and the blue eagle
must flop with it. Only Johnny, I
hate to have you dreaming about
falline into smoke stack. That's
awful"
The Dragon of Debt has cur
New Pioneer" magazine between
his huge, ugly teeth! He wants to
swallow It! To the rescue!
Rush funds make every dollar,
every dime a spear that will stab
and crush that beastly Debt. Save
our magazine! Don't wait! Make
a party :. invite your friends =.
tell them about Dragon Debt
how he c.:stchcs our heroic maya
zinc tell them there's no time
to spare collect funds Il. rush
them In. To the Rescue!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
PROSPECTS
(By a Miner Correspondent

CENTURY, w. Va.-The mine here
is merely working enough to pay
company expenses. Since the MIRA.
took effect I have drawn So above
company expenses.
In nineteen and thirty-two, on No
vember fourth,
The Republicans promised for all
they were worth
Twelve million jobs over this country
to scatter
If we would only re-elect Hoover.
The politicians said we can not do
that.
We are going to vote for a Democrat.
A bitter battle was fought that day
And man was elected so they say
Who would pull this country out of
the depression
And teach the Republicans a lesson.
They also promised twelve million
men work
And said their duty they would not
shirk,
But here we are in nineteen and
thirty -four
Poorer by far than we were before.
Five millions are back at work they
say
Yet in one week we work just one
day.
Road work, forest work, and C.WA.,
While we poor miners get just one
day.
Do you want to sit and starve to
death
Or argue for work until you're out
Of breath
You can starve and argue, it will do
you no good,
For politicians have heads OF wood,
They live in fine houses on milk and
honey
And all they want is a poor mans
money.
So the next time you vote let your
voice
Be for the workers party, the work
ers choice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
~ Doctor
>LAHinge'a
udI>GAea:
BY PAUL LUTTINGER, MD

Medical Racketeering." We hereby
invite you to attend it and we can
guarantee that you will not only fail
to dream it, but that you will pos
itively fall asleep during same.
Dizziness, Vomiting, and Frequent
Urination
Albert S., East Weymouth, Mass
Have your urine examined, as we'll
as your eyes. Many of your symptoms
would seem to indicate that you
might be suffering from kidney or
eye trouble, or both.
Lack Of virfIity
NJ. G., Danbury, Conn.-You should
have written us before getting the
electric device, which is huge fake.
At your age (47), it would be best II
you gave up all attempts to restore
your virility. Massaging the prostate
is of no use whatsoever In this con-
dition.
Correction
In our article on the Medical Stu
dents in Russia" typographical err
ror occurred. Instead of three thou
sand $4,000 medical students, the
sentence, as we wrote it originally,
stated that in 1882 there were thirty
six thousand $4,000 medical stu
dents in the Russian Soviet FEEDER
ated Socialist Republic (R.SF.S.R.),
which is only one of the seven in
dependent Russian Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
by Woman Mine Correspondent

10y woman WINE correspondent
OFALLON, I'LL have just re-
turned from the first sub-district
meeting called by our new officials
Of the auxiliary of the Progressive
Miners of America in order to get
us acquainted with our new board
member. What happened there
think every woman, every miners
wife and daughter should know.
AS you know, we women in Illinois
have stood right by our men in try
ing to build a fighting union and to
fight the corrupt ofa2ialdom Of John
Lewis. We were proud and are proud
Of the fighting spirit of our auxii-
aries. But now someone is trying to
XIII that spirit and kill our auxiliarieS,
and that is nobody else but the
Pearcy machine.
Now let me tell you what hap
pened at this meeting. Our new presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Bollini, from Bend,
gave a report. And what do you think
not word about how to get relief
for those not working, not word
about the striking miners in the
south, not a word about the march
that was supposed to come off to
Christian County, nothing except
plainly to make it cleur to us that
no more were we women to fight
shoulder to shoulder with our men
on the picket line, oh no, in case of
any picket line we must stay off and
stay at home and peel potatoes. Those
were her very words.
Then she told us that we were 60
ing to have a state charter and that
we were going to be controlled by the
men. And here the fight began. Some
Of us got up and said that the con-
vention we held in Springfield was
definitely against it. that we had
the new seal for which we went on
record and that was all we needed.
But Mrs. Bollini made it very clear
to us that it didn't make any differ
ence what we decided at the con-
vention, 1t was up to the executive
board Chat means Pearcy, he's presi-
dent of the mems LOCALS to decide,
and what they decided goes regard
less of the rank and file. She brought
that up again when some Of us women
asked why we didn't get an official
copy Of the convention report. She
said that they had some printed
from our per capita, mind YOU'D, but
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
WITH OUR YOUNG READERS

eh. Roosevelt's blue eagle. Why, /
knew you birds down there. I used
to paste your picture on my boot
black box and X. :"
That's right" the bird interrupted.
I'VE we're a picture of strength. Hugh
Johnson Dragged about our power. All
the schools made fine speeches about
us. Roosevelt admired us. In fact,
everyone praised us except -
Except whom?" Johnny asked.
"The workers." replied the eagle
sadly. eve fooled them for while.
But then they got wise to us. They
found out we were hired by the boss
es to fool them"
well" said Johnny smiling, "then
whatp"
Cant you see for YOURSELF"
Eagle Gets Sore
The eagle became angry. He saw
that Johnny had no pity for him
at all.
Eyes. can see," Johnny said, look
Ing at the eagles broken leg. 'I
once believed in you too. Until I
found out Roosevelt was lying when
he said there would be no more child
labor. There are thousands of young
children still forced to work in fields
and factories. Why, there are more
neWsboys, more hungry kids shining
shoes now than there ever were be-
fore the MIRA"
rs that SOP" asked the eagle. "Well.
now know why that bootblack broke
my leg, why that newsboy tore all
my feathers out"
Johnny Laughter out loud.
We'll, I'm a bootblack tool" he
yelled. And unless you beat it in
a hurry, I'll paste a sinner right on
your eye. Scram, you ugly duck!"
Trembling with fear, the bird
wobbled away
Good Bye!
And Johnny saluted farewell to the
eagle, by placing his thumb against
his nose. Eager to discover lust
what had happened down on earth.
Johnny started homeward But he
was tempted just once to look back
and see the formerly famous blue
eagle. What Johnny saw as he
turned around, made him roar with
laughter. On the back Of the bird,
the boys had painted with black shoe
polish, these words: WE DO OUR
PARTi
Gosh, Johnny was sorry he had
been away while that battle had
taken place! He surely would have
enjoyed taking sock at one of those
eagles. But why waste time thinking
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27

comrades from making a gab-fest
out Of the affair. feel quite sure
that the two workers I brought down
from my shop did not experience
what I promised they would get out
of this meeting. And can say for
any other comrades who succeeded in
bringing to the meeting workers
from their shop, that undoubtedly
the meeting did not help them very
much in drawing these new workers
closer to our Party.
Maybe our comrades who did their
part in disorganizing the meeting do
not realize that it is possible to build
the Party and break our sectarian-
ism, and therefore acted as they did.
can see no other explanation for
their actions than lack of under
standing.
Il am sure this meeting was very
poor commemoration of Lenin, and
in all future meetings I hope the
comrades will live up TO their mem
bership in the Party of Lenin by
showing some proletarian discipline
and act as an organizing instead of
a disorganizing force"
Y.CL. Member.
Some friends and I went to the
Lenin Memorial meeting yesterday at
the Coliseum and was never more
disappointed. I'm sure that If Lenin
arose from his tomb and witnessed
It as I saw it, he'd want to die again.
What disorganizationI
Comrades were walking around
and talking and shouting across to
their friends while Comrade Krum-
bein was speaking. The audience
didn't pay any attention to the
speakers, and the speakers didn't
seem to care whether or not the audi
ence was listening. The ushers
weren't self-disciplined, and didn't
keep discipline. believe, as those I've
spoken to do, that this is certainly
a very poor way of celebrating the
memorial meeting for Lenin.
II don't mean to be merely critical
for the sake of criticism but 1 only
think that if you want to make an
impression on outsiders, then this is
not the way.
1--WE seen the Communist Party
hold much more orderly meetings
that were more effective and I sin
cerely hope that this condition will
be remedied in the future. Our COM
rades know what discipline is. Why
don't they practice it at meetings2p
A. r.