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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
TWO CONGRESSMAN ALIGNMENT OF CLASS FORCES

Doth classes in this country, the working class
and the exploiting class, are preparing for the
winter.
In the first week Of January. the working class
of this country will gather its forces in Washington
in great National Congress for Unemployment
and Social Insurance
In the first week of December, the most powerful
and reactionary Wall Street manufacturers will
gather in a great Congress of American Industry,
bringing together into one group the whole force
of American capitalism.
Nothing dramatizes more the growing gulf, the
tightening lines of battle that are drawing up be-
tween the handful of capitalist monopolists and
the vast millions of the toing population, than
the preparations for these two Congresses.
One Congress is the Congress of the American
masses, the 100000 on relief the millions more
who have been deprived of relief, the jobess the
workers who have had their wages slashed and who
face every day the horrible uncertainty of CAPT
talist job. the ruined farmers who face pauperism
and evictions from the land
This Congress for Unemployment and Social In
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

the American working class threat and warning
that every working class demand in the coming
months will be confronted by a united front" Of
exploters and the Roosevelt government.
Our answer can only be a united front of the
American working class in the Washington Congress
for Unemployment and Social Insurance!
The employers permit obstacles to stand in
the way of their unity when it comes to a wage
cutting offensive against the American masses 1t
will be crime if any working class group does
not act at once to weld the united front of the
working class, jobless and employed, at the Wash
ington Congress on January to T.
The Congress for American Industry will demand
lower wages, slashed relief; it will declare war on
unemployment insurance and any form of social
insurance 1t will demand that the relief appropri
ations be smashed down. that forced labor be estab
lished for the jobess, that cash relief be stopped
that the starving feed the starving 1t will launch
an offensive against the trade unions, against All
working class organization. 1t will demand. in short
the capitalist way out of the crisis at the expense
of growing mass misery,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
ship STRUCK
BY DOCKERS
IN FRISCO
lspselaI 70 .hs p.lIy worssrl

NSpeckai to the Daily WoRkerl
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 10
Three longshore gangs which
struck the Dollar Liner President
Wilson last Thursday still refuse
to return under an increase from
IL to Is cases per load.
Last week, longshoremen working
the steamship Silver Beach and
Elmsley City struck three days
against similar speedup. The
shipowners organized in the Water
front Employers Union refused to
meet the men until they return to
work. Although the men did return
the shipowners still refused to meet
them.
The International Longshoremen's
Association, last night wired Secre-
tary of Labor Perkins, calling atten-
ton to the violations of the agree
ment by the shipowners, and saying
the situation may flare into a
general waterfront strike if the
employers do not live up to the re-
cent settlement award.
The Dollar Line officials wired
Joseph Ryan, International Pres
ident of the I, L. A. Ryan wired
back that he would withdraw the
locals charter if it did not be
have"
A mass meeting of longshoremen
called for tonight will consider fur
Their action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
FIVE CHARGE.
WITH GRAFT
IN BRIDGEPORT
McLevy Administration
Officers Arrested
AS Fuel Takers
INQUIRY DEMANDED
Socialist Mayor Blocked
Previous Inquiry
Into Corruption

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. 10
AS a result of the trial of Harry
e. Hustled, city official in the Nc
Levy administration here, four other
city officials have been arrested,
charged with roboing the city of
fuel supplies.
The four accused officials are;
Fritz K. G. Weber, president Of the
Board of Public Welfare; Edward
P. Quinn, Board of Public Pur-
chases; DR.. Philip J. Mclaughlin,
former president of the Board of
Education, and Charles T. Pitsey,
former member of the Board Of
Education.
Each was charged with violating
Section 1858 of the General Status,
dealing with acceptance of gratu-
tiles by public officials.
There have been persistent ru-
mors and charges of corruption in
the present city administration. Re-
Gently one of the Socialist Party
members in McLevy's administra-
ton demanded an investigation of
corruption. The investigation was
blocked by the strong opposition of
McLevy who fought against any in
vestigation into the charges.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
METAL UNIONS
MAKE JOINT
ACTION PLANS

NEW YORK-An important step
toward the united actions Of all
workers in the metal and allied
industries was taken Sunday at the
New York district convention Of
the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union.
At the initiative Of the S. M. w
1. U. twelve independent organiza-
tions with a membership of over
10000 workers represented at the
convention, agreed TO report back
favorably to their unions that they
participate with the S. M. W. I. U.
in organizing council of indepen-
dent unions in the metal and as
ISOLATED industries for joint struggles
for higher wages, against company
unions, against injunctions and
for the enactment of the Workers
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance Bill.
A resolution for the establish
ment of an autonomous organiza-
ton in the metal and machine
building industry with a national
office in New York, was adopted by
the convention.
A resolution was also passed de-
manding the following minimum
wage scales in the industry for a
30-hour, five day week; a mini
mum of s45 week for tool and
die makers; minimum of $37.50
for mschinists; $50 a week for spe-
cialists; S24 a week for all helpers
and $50 week all unskilled boys
and girls.
Among the organizations repre-
sented by fraternal delegates we're:
The Radio and Metal Workers
Industrial Union from Camden and
Newark, N. j., the Tool and Die
Makers Club of Newark, the Air
craftmen's Federation, the National
Die Casting Workers League, Inc.
Local IA of the Mechanics Educa-
tion2 Society of America, the Fed
Grafton of Architects, Engineers
and Craftsmen, the Independent
Sheet Metal Workers Union and
the Metal and Machine Workers
Local of the I. w. w.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Soviet Elections Show
Wider Participation

Especial to the Daily Worker by Inpress)
MOSCOW, Nov. 10 (By Wireless)
Reports are beginning to arrive
concerning progress of elections to
the Soviets from a number of re-
publics in the U.S.SR. According
to data accumulated up to Nov. 16,
four republics, the R.S.F.S.P.. Uk-
raine, White Russia. and Trans
Caucasis elected 1858 village So
VETS, constituting 4.3 per cent of
all the village Soviets in the U. S.
S. r.
Collective farmers in the newly
elected Soviets constitute 74.s per
cent, as against 1877 per cent in
1881. The new composition of the
village Soviets include is per cent
Communists, while women consti-
tute 23.5 per cent of the elected
deputies.
The activity of the electors has
increased considerably. At meet
ings where accounts were rendered,
they were accompanied by serious
criticism. Suffice it to say that the
work of 30 per cent of the village
Soviets in the Ukraine, for example,
Is recognized as unsatisfactory
chiefly because Of the non-fulfill-
ment OF the workers mandates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE APPEALS
FOR UNITY ON SPANISH STRUGGLES
Unemployed Groups
In Ohio Map Plans
For Capital Farley

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10
A total of 100 delegates of un-
employed organizations from all
parts of the State met here this
morning to outline action against
the efforts of the State Legisla-
ture, which convened today to
levy a sales tax which would
place new burdens on workers
and poor farmers.
A delegation was elected to
present the program and the
demands of the conference
against the enactment of the
tax to the Legislature, to Gov
ernor White and to State Relief
Director Henderson. The dele
cation will also demand a 40 per
cent increase in relief allotments,
endorsement of the Workers
Unemployment and Social In
surance Bill and uniform cash
relief.
The afternoon session of the
conference outlined plans for
sending a broad delegation from
this State to the National Con-
gress on Unemployment Relief
in Washington in January.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
World S. P. Agrees to
Approve of National
Unity Actions

PARIS, Nov. 10 CBy Wireless) -
The decision of the Executive Com
mittee conference of the Second
International on the proposals of
the Communist International i'm
mediately to effect united action in
support of the Spanish workers, &C
cording to letter from Emil Van
dervelde, chairman of the Second
International, declares that since
aid and support for Spain has al
ready been undertaken in each
country under individual condi-
tons, it is not advisable" or zap
propriate" to continue negotiations
between the Internationals.
The letter also stated the recon-
mendation of the Executive Com
mittee of the Second intentional
in March, 1888, forbidding unity of
action with the Communist Parties
without the approval of the Inter
national automatically expired after
the new uprisings which occurred
later, and from now on every sec
ton may carry on its negotiations
in complete independence"
The letter, published in todays
"L'Humanite,' organ of the Com
munist Party OF France, also gives
the text of the minority report
signed by the Socialist sections Of
Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy
Poland, Austria and the Menshe-
viks. These sections greeted the
freedom of negotiations of the in
dividual countries and hoped that
wherever the united front had been
accomplished the unity of the world
proletariat would be urged and
guided through the dangers of the
actual situation"
There we're sharp debates over
the proposals of the Right ENG
land, Scandinavia, HollanO about
the conditions through which the
Soviet Union might be brought
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Food Corporation
Starts Pension Plan
AT Employees Cost

The General Foods Corpora
ton, mammoth food products
trust yesterday announced a
subtle wage-cutting scheme in
the guise of an "old age retire
ment" fund which in addition to
making the workers more de-
pendent on the company will take
millions Of dollars annually off
their pay checks.
The company will have COM
plete control of administering the
fund although the workers will
pay the lions share of it which
will be deducted directly from
their pay checks. The payments
of the retirement fund are to
start at the age of 65 for men
and at 60 for women. The major
ity Of the workers we're not con-
suited on their opinion Of the
plan which is in effect as of
Sept. l.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Second International
Spurrns World Unity,
Shifts National Stand
Joint Campaign Urged
in Support of Spain's
Revolutionary Youth

The Young Communist League O.
the U. S. A. has addressed the fol-
lowing appeal to the Executive
Committee of the Young People,
Socialist League and to all members
Of the Y, P. S. L., urging immediate
unity of action in support of revolu.
tionary struggle of the workers II
Spain:
Dear Comrades:
Now, more than ever before. our
loyalty and sincerity to the work
ing class must be shown. The
workers of Spain are being
hunted, jailed, tortured, and killed
in the very streets of Madrid, of
Ovieda, in Asturia. Hundreds of
young anti-fascists, socialists,
Communists and Syndicalists, are
being cut down in the prime of
their lives. In their glorious
struggle against the fascist Lee
roux-Robles regime, the workers
and peasants, among them tens
of thousands of youth, are seal
ing with their very life's blood
the united front of struggle
against fascism. Socialist, Com
munist, Syndicalist-all are united
in the Workers Alliance of Spain.
Together, they are even now pre-
pairing for a renewal OF the valiant
struggle against the fascist mon
ster. Terror cannot stop the rev.
dictionary advance of the Span
ish toilers; they have retreated
but have not been defeated. New
gigantic battles are looming.
Already 5000 workers have been
killed in the armed fighting;
$4,000 are in jail; hundreds are
marked for death. Largo Cabel-
lero, Socialist leader, is in jail and
faces momentary execution Com
rade Rosado, secretary Of the
Central Committee of the Young
Communist League of Spain, is
also in Jail and faces death, as
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Salt Lake City and Paterson
Pledge to Fill Quotas by Dec. I

Responding to the criticism Of their District Bureaus the Sal
City, j.
terday wired the Daily Worker their pledges to fulfill their
by Dec l.
Criticism Salt Lake Section justified" the first declared.
General membership meeting determination
every quota spot Large
emergency committee selected intensity fill quota
before Dec l."
Paterson the following:
Aegree with that Paterson section has done suh
GENTLY Especially when into consideration decisive
Daily played silk strikes Taking steps
weakness Making plans for Daily Worker collection
Saturday Nov "a Noblng all local sympathetic organizations
help out in this. Units parties for
Worker within the next two weeks Paterson will fulfill its
quota by Dec l."
The Daily Worker is watching the of both these sections
1t expects to hear from again this week.
ten remain out the decision of the
Committed The Daily Worker calls Communist
country put the
successful push!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Six Chicago Workers
Seized for Picketing
Home Relief Bureau

CHICAGO, H., Nov. 19.-The
Oakwood Relief station at sos E.
50th St., added to its record of bru-
tally to the jobless here on Thurs
day, when six pickets representing
a united front of the Workers Com
mittee, Local "a and the Unemploy-
ment Council, Branch Sc, were ar
rested after they had paraded in
front of the building with sandwich
signs for IS minutes.
The signs borne by the pickets
called on the unemployed to fight
against the recent relief cut in Cook
County and urged them to support
the city-wide mass demonstration
on Nov. "a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Four Negroes
Seized i'm New
=
Lynch Frenzy


CLIFTON FORGE. Va, Nov. 10.
-Four young Negroes were imme-
diately seized and the usual lynch
hysteria is being drummed up, upon
the discovery of the bodies of two
children with their heads crushed
by heavy blows in the woods near
here early this morning.
The Negroes, who were taken to
Roanke for safe keeping" were
Philip Jones, his wife, and John
Pryor and Arthur Smith. The Com
monwealth Attorney, M j. Putnam,
has announced that he has an al
legged confession from Jones. This
has served to stir up lynch senti-
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Los Angeles Trainmen
To Strike for Pay Rise

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 49,
Locomotive trainmen of the Pacific
Electric Railway have voted to
strike, demanding an increase in
wages for motormen and conduc-
tors to SO cents per hours, and for
coachmen to 80 cents per hour. The
company offers 81 cents and 521a
cents per hour, depending on length
Of service.
The Locomotivemen's Broth err
hood announced that most of the
1,540 employees would be affected.
The strike will tie up much of the
local traffic within Los Angeles and
all interurban service.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
NORRIS NOTE
BLASTS CLAIM
OF LE|BOWITZ
Renegade Attorney Still
Pretends Authority
AS LID. Acts

my very intention is to have you
and Mr.. Fraenkel and Mr.. Pollak to
represent me in Washington and
any one else that you see fit to
have" writes Clarence Norris in one
of many letters received during the
past two weeks by the International
Labor Defense from Norris and
Haywood Patterson, Scottsboro boys
for whom the LID. has Just OBJ
tanned stay of execution from Dec.
7 to Feb. 8.
Norris letter, dated Nov. IL, is a
final answer to the claims of Samuel
s. Leibowitz that he is in charge
of the appeals to the U. S. Supreme
Court. and a reputation of the dis
ruptive activities of the renegade
defense attorney and his Negro
cronies, William H. Davis, publisher
of the Amsterdam News, Rev. King,
and others.
The LID. attorneys on Saturday
filed petition for writ Of certiori
and the supporting legal brief, in
the case Of Norris, with the U. S.
Supreme Court. The petition and
brief in the case of Patterson will
be filed this week, the LID. has
announced.
Il want you please to understand
what am saying in this letter is
really coming from my desire deep
down in my heart" Norris states
in his letter. which was addressed
to Joseph Brodsky, LID. Chief of
Counsel. My very intention is to
have you and Mr.. Fraenkel and Mr..
Pollak to represent me in Washing
ton and anyone else that you see
fit to have"
81 realize that the LID. made it
possible for me to be alive today"
continues Norris. The LID. came
to my rescue when I was really in
need Of help, and ever since then
they have put in every effort to
gain my freedom of a crime that
I am really innocent of.
please let me hear from you as
early as possible. My confidence is
still in you as strong as it have
ever been, or stronger. Closing in
the best of courage and highest of
spirit, yours truly,
CLARENCE NORRIS"
The LID. yesterday reiterated its
urgent need of funds to cover the
costs of the defense action, pointing
out that the chief effect of the dis
ruptive activities of the Leibowitz
group has been to confuse support
ers of the fight for the boys and
impede the speedy raising of the
$4,000 fund required.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Buick Motors SIashes
Pay 20 to 80 Per Cent
For Retired Workers

FLINT, Mich, Nov 19.-During
the past two weeks huge slashes in
wages have been put into effect in
almost every department of the
Buick Motor Car Company, division
of General Motors Corporation.
The wage cuts commencing in the
foundry range from 20 per cent to
80 per cent and in all cases include
recently rehired men. While the
local press is silent on the wage
slashes they are giving great pub
licity to the recent announcement
of General Motors of steady en-
ployment to all their employees.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Deputy Sees
ugeGernaan
Army byl935

PARIS, Nov. 19.-Charges backed
by official statistics, that Hitler
could mobilize an army of $4,000
men by 1885 were made here today
by Leon Archimbaud, reporting on
the French budget in the Chamber
of Deputies.
TN q few months" Archimbaud
declared, Germany will be stronger
on land than in 1914 He utilized
this fact and others as an argument
for the huge appropriations for the
French army and navy.
The figures he put forward, how
ever, disclosed fully the fact that
fascism has transformed all Ger
many into war camp for the ag-
gressiveness of German capitalism.
In 1884 Germany had a total armed
force of 100000 men divided as fol-
lows:
An army of 100000 men; police
ready for military service, 100000;
auxiliary troops, 10000
In 1885, Archimbaud reported.
the figures were expected to be as
follows: Army, 100000; police 100,-
600; auxiliaries, 100000.
The reserves ready for mobiliza-
zion at instant notice number A.
100000 men, making total of s.
100000 ready for service in 1885
In addition, he estimated that
Germany has between $500 and
1000 trained pilots with a large
number of airplanes. He proved
that Krupp factories were hurrying
the construction of heavy cannon,
field pieces and powerful mortars,
while explosives factories have in
creased their production.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
Anti-F ascist Soldier
Is Hanged in Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 19-Natcho
Lazaroff, one of II soldiers SEN
fenced to death for carrying on
revolutionary activity in the army
against the savagely fascist Bull
garian government, was hanged at
Plovdiv Friday. Only immediate
and powerful demonstrations at all
Bulgarian Consulates and Embas-
sizes can save the other ten anti
fascists from death.
BERLIN, Nov. 19-On the charge
of Communist activities in the dis
trict of Neidersachsen, Hermann
Waldvoight, Is, was sentenced by
the Peoples Court" today to IL
years at hard labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20
$500 STRIKE IN SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (By Wire
less) Because of mistreatment on
the part of a brutal guard
overseer, 5000 workers of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company here went
on strike today. The crews of other
tooecco factories are also Cut on
strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20

Continued on Page q
Evening star., 1934-06-05
FARLEY IS UPHELD
IN A|RMA|L SUIT
0'Donoghue Rules Against
Companies Whose Con-
tracts Were Cancelled.

Efforts by four airmail carriers to
override Postmaster General Farley's
recent order canceling their contracts
with the Government failed in Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday when
Justice Daniel w. ODonoghue upheld
the action of the cabinet officer.
Farleys order was based upon the
allegation that the airmail companies
National Air Transport. Inc; Pa
cific Air Transport. Varney Air Lines,
Inc, and Boeing Air Transport, Inc
had combined to prevent free bid
cling on the mail contracts.
In granting a Government motion
to dismiss, Justice O'Donoghue ruled
the suits were against the United
States, which cannot be sued without
its consent. and that the plaintiffs
have an adequate remedy in the
Court of Claims. He also held the
suits involved the handling Of the
mails, which are the property of the
United States.
Property Not Confiscated.
After expressing the opinion that
the action involved no violation Of
the constitutional provision against
confiscation of property without due
process of law, Justice O'Donoghue
went on to point out that the conSti-
tutlonality of the act of 1872, under
which Farley's order was issued, was
not properly before the court in the
absence of some showing Of an ap-
plication for a contract by bidder
and a rejection by the Government.
Attorney William J. Donovan. ap-
pearlng fer the carriers, served notice
he would appeal. He stressed the
fact that the cancellation order was
issued without hearing and that it
carried with it provision that the
companies affected could not bid on
any other contracts for five years.
In these circumstances, he continued,
the plaintiffs could not get adequate
relief in the Court of Claims.
He argued that the Government
could not confer upon Farley power
to do an unconstitutional act and
that since his action was unconstltu-
tional it did not involve the exercise
of discretion by a Government officer.
Federal Court Choice.
"We think we should be given an
opportunity to meet these fraud
charges in the Federal courts" he
concluded.
The Governments motion to dismiss
the suits was argued by Assistant
United States Attorney David A. Pine
and John w Fihelly and Carl L. Ris-
tine of the Department of Justice.
They contended that if the Legal
effect and logical force Of the plain
tifts' action was to compel specific
performance of contract by the
Government it could not be main
tanned IN an equity court.
They also contended the suits were
against Farley as a Government off,
cial, not as an individual, and thai
there was nc reason why he should
have granted hearing before cancel
ing the contracts.