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The daily worker., 1934-07-16
Ho'o Telegraph Messengers
Organized Their O,Un Union
And Prepared for a Strike

this labor faker and his adherentS
saw large number of messengers
appear at one of the membership
meetings, they became fearful, sens
ing that this large group of young
workers would strip them of their
executive power if a real fighting
program was not carried out With
this fear uppermost, Shinnick pro-
ceeded to sabotage the recruiting
of the messengers into the union,
and, aided by his supporters, sue
ceeded in keeping it at standstill.
Seeing that little was being ac-
complished within the U.TA., Du-
broff organized a group of messen-
gers who were not members of the
union, and this nucleus called a
mass meeting on December 7. One
hundred and fifty enthusiastic boys
showed their desire to be organized
by attending the meeting, which
was held at the Labor Temple.
From this meeting the nucleus
SdlllCd - AiOl dlid DlAlso
group voted unanimously to affili-
ate itself to the U.T.A. as an au-
tonomous union of messengers.
Directly after the meeting the
messengers presented this proposal
to the executive board of the
United Telegraphers and the board
members voted to accept it, despite
the opposition of Shinnick. BY the
next board meeting, however, the
nisleader had again marshalled his
forces. He brought forward the de-
mand that the executive board re-
woke their previous approval of the
messengers proposal, and vote in
stead to allow them in the U.TA.
only if they agreed to join as regu-
lar members of the union. The
board members over-ruled this. De-
spite this action by the executive
board, Shinnick raised the same
The daily worker., 1934-07-16
Taxi Union Scores Anti Labor RepOrt of MnyOrs COmite

"The report also calls for the city
to intervene in all struggles of the
taxi drivers and set up an impair
tial umpire, proposal which will
establish compulsory arbitration,
with an impartial umpire of the
stripe of Panken and Morris Ernst,
whose sell-out role is well known
to the hackmen.
"The Taxi Drivers Union places
itself clearly on record against this
committees recommendations to
limit cabs as proposed in the report.
This proposal which, it is said, will
help the operators to increase their
profits will result in throwing thou
sands of taxi drivers on the streets
without employment as well as in
crease the speed up of those en-
ployed. The proposals to limit the
cabs is blow against the weaker
links in the industry, the small fleet
owners and the independents, and
is designed to strengthen the grip
Of monopoly over the industry.
Union Makes Its Demands
"The union instead demands that
the hours of work of the taxi driv-
ers be shortened to As a week, five
days a week; that a minimum wage
of SIS for day men and $18 for
night men be established and that
the unemployed in the industry be
cared for on the basis of minimum
adequate cash relief and a system of
The daily worker., 1934-07-16
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thousands of workers their right to
a job.
"A board of review Is to be set
up on which only bona fide labor
organizations shall be represented,
meaning, of course, only those or
CARNATIONS receiving the approval
of the city administration and the
fleet owners. The report recon-
mends that the city shall arrange
to set up such bona fide labor Or
ganization. What else does this
proposal mean if not company
unionism? What else is it if not
brazen attempt to rob the taxi driv-
ers of the right to join a union of
their own choice and to foist upon
them the notorious officialdom of
the A. F. of L. Teamsters' Union,
which has black record in Min
neapolis and throughout the coun-
try of having allied itself with the
bosses and the government to crush
the strikes and demands Of the
teamsters.
"LaGuardia wants a union that
will bend to the will Of the bosses
and the city, and will enable him to
build up strong political machine.
LaGuardia wants no union that will
fight in the interests Of the hack
men.
The daily worker., 1934-07-16

unemployment insurance as en-
bodied in H. r. 1898.
THE report is silent about the
Jim Crow practice which limits
the Negro drivers to work in about
eight garages and compels them
to drive a special cOIored cab, in
tended to encourage chauvinism
and to split the unity of the
drivers.
Labor Enemies on Committee
''It completely ignores the prob
lem of relief for the 10000 men who
will be eliminated by the process of
limiting cabs, nor are any pro-
posals made for relief for the thou
sands at present unemployed. 1t is
significant that the Mayors Com
mittee consisted predominantly of
politicians and feet owne=s, with
the two members representing the
public voting consistently with
General Motors and with the So
called labor" representatives, enc
mics of the interests of the cab
drivers. Those who represented
labor" were M. J. Cashel, official
of the International Teamsters
Brotherhood, who at no time had
any connection with the taxi driv-
ers and gave no aid to the strug
giles Of the taxi workers for i'm
provements in their conditions; by
Pauline Newman, an apologist for
American Federation of Labor poll
The daily worker., 1934-07-16

the 40 per cent, for the reduction of
working hours and the establish
ment of 48 weeks of work per year
guaranteed by the city and indus
try, for adequate unemployment re-
lief, for the elimination of the sys-
tenn of blacklisting and for taking
the Hack Bureau out of the hands
of the police.
The union demands that a special
Taxi Bureau be established on
which the hackmen shall have
equal representation through their
union, the Taxicab Drivers Union
of Greater New York, and that this
bureau shall take over the duties of
the Hack Bureau. The union code
calls for the elimination of jim
Grow practices and discrimination
OF Negro drivers, for open hack
stands at all terminals and large
buildings and that the union shall
be recognized as the bona fide labor
organization of the taxi drivers. The
union calls all taxi drivers to sup
port the struggle to compel the
fleet owners and the city to adopt
its demands. 1t urges the taxi driv-
ers throughout the city to join its
ranks to enable the unions to fight
against the introduction of COM
pany unionism and the A. F. of L.
in the industry and to fight for the
right to Join union of their own
choice.
The daily worker., 1934-07-16
General Strike Is
Upheld at Meet Of
BathrObe Workers
More Than 1000 Hear
Speakers, Approve
Major Demands

More than 1000 bathrobe work
ers packed Irving Plaza Hall, Irv-
ing Place and 18th St. on Monday,
July 9, right after work to hear
a report given by the Bathrobe
Workers industrial Union concern
ing the general preparations made
for the strike in the near future.
Amidst storm of enthusiasm the
demands for the 35-hour week, $35
wage scale, equal pay for equal
work, pay for legal holidays, hmi-
tation of contractors and security
of jobs, were approved.
The workers expressed their in
dignation at the failure of the Robe
and Allied Products Industry Code
Authority to grant hearing for
the revision of the $13 starvation
code, and spontaneously elected a
delegation of is to visit a meeting
of the Code Authorities which took
place that night at st. George Hotel
where they registered their protest
against the inactivity of the Code
Authority and demanded that ac-
ton be taken Immediately or else
the industry will be confronted with
a general strike in the very near
future. Comrade Ben Stallman
headed this delegation.
Montell, Koretz, Oswaldo and
Stallman addressed the meeting.
The Bathrobe workers adopted a
resolution worked out by the Execu-
tive Board and pledged their full
support to the Union in all its work
and granted the Executive Board
and the officers power to make all
necessary preparations for general
strike to be called out when they
deem it necessary after all efforts
for settlement have failed.
The daily worker., 1934-07-16

demand at the next two meetings.
Each time he was over-ruled.
Meanwhile, he continued his
policy of obstructing the progress of
the messengers. He refused to let
them meet in the union headquar-
ters. He refused to allow them to
use union stationery. Finally, he
sent Abe Dubroff a letter, the day
after he was ruled against for the
third time, saying that he had
withdrawn the autonomous rights
of the messengers, and that they
must return all stationery, records,
etc. to him, because he no longer
considered them as members of
the U.T.A.
Decide to Start Own Union
The messengers decided to start
their own union and asked the Of
flee Workers Union for assistance
and guidance. The O.W.U. offered
the messengers their hall as head
quarters, and these two unions be-
gan to work together
A few days later, the Western
Union, taking active cognizance of
the growing strength of the Tele-
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The daily worker., 1934-07-16
By PHILIP RANDOLPH

This article Will describe the
experience the messengers had
with a labor miSIeader in their
efforts to organize their own mill
tant union, and their prepara-
tiOns for strike after they had
been successful in organizing the
Telegraph Messengers Union.
Thoroughly dissatisfied with their
conditions, the New York messen-
gers began to look for an organiza-
tion of telegraph workers to which
they could affiliate themselves, and
together participate in a joint
struggle for better conditions in the
industry.
The only organization which
seemed to answer the needs Of the
messengers was the United Tele-
graphers of America, young but
growing independent union, with
an ostensibly militant program of
struggle. The messengers decided
to join this union, and on October
l, 1888, Abe Dubrof became mem
ber of the U.T.A. Dubroff was
placed on the executive board and
he Immediately began to fight for
the policy Of making a drive to
organize the messengers. A ma
jority of the executive board sup
ported him in this demand.
Opposition from Union MisIeader
Opposing these sincere workers
were the President of the union,
William Shinnick, and his clique of
boot -lickers. Personally ambitious,
Shinnick, while mouthing militant
phrases to the rank -and-file tele-
graph workers, would betray them
by playing along with company Of
f1cials. Currying the favor of the
company. he tried to stifie any real
organization by the employees. When
The daily worker., 1934-07-16
KnitgOOds Workers Ind.
Union Committee Calls
for United Action

The well-oiled machinery of the
International Ladies Garment
Union and the United Textile is
beginning to revolve to head off a
strike in the knitgoods trade, over
whelmingly demanded by the work
ers. The slippery officials of these
A. F. of L. unions. DubinSky, Ninfo,
Greenberg and Zimmerman, are
terribly busy these days. They are
busy lodging in and out of con-
ferences with manufacturers, with
the press and occasionally even
with the workers.
1t is needless to say that the
meetings with the workers are tough
for these brave leaders. If it were
all as easy as negotiating" with
the bosses! To make things worse,
there is the KnitgoodS Workers In
dustrial Union in the field, enjoy
ing the confidence of the majority
of the workers and having contracts
with many of the best shops. 1t is
becoming increasingly difficult to
maneuver a bare-faced sell-out
Program Analysed
To contravent the alertnesS and
militancy of the workers, the Off
cialS of the International have
mapped out campaign somewhat
as follows:
l. To scare the workers by hint
ing that the bosses may take their
shops out of town. This threat was
cleverly fed to the workers in
statement in the "Womens Wear
Daily in which Dubinsky advises
the bosses to settle with the union,
instead of creating trouble that may
force them to go out of town. But
this subterfuge was too raw. 1t was
promptly taken up and exposed by
the workers.
2. To push the "revolutionist"
Zimmerman to the front in order
to snare those workers who can be
caught by radical catchwords.
Zimmerman speaks of unity" about
"legalized sweat shops" and "starva-
ton wages" Unfortunately, the
workers are on to Zimmerman also.
He was booed down at the meeting
of Local 155 in Webster Hall ON
Thursday night when he arose to
speak. IF you are so hot about
unity" the workers said, why don't
you admit delegation of so work
ers from the Knitgoods Workers In
dustrial Union that is waiting
downstairs to come up and work
with us for united strike in the
trader" The fact that Ninfo and
Dubinsky just got through splitting
Local l55 into pieces according to
their jurisdictional agreement with
the United makes all their pleas
for unity particularly ridiculous.
3. If absolutely unavoidable, (and
the demand of the workers is
making it sol to go through the
motions Of calling a strike, hoping
that they might find some way of
The daily worker., 1934-07-16
AFL Leaders Move to
Head Off Knitgoods
Strike in New York

tricking the Industrial Union and
the militant workers and concluded
settlements with the bosses behind
their backs.
Strike Talk Insincere
That the International leaders are
insincere in their strike talk is
clearly shown by their unwilling
ness to disclose what their demands
to the bosses are. Guarded state
mentS are given out to the press.
Despite reports in all the papers
that strike demands were discussed
at the enthusiastic" meeting in
Webster Hall Thursday night, the
demands were not even given out
to the workers. Why? Because
there undoubtedly is an agreement
between the bosses and the Inter
national to knife the Industrial
Union. Because the hours and
wage now enjoyed by the workers
in Industrial Union shops and
against which they are preparing to
strike are far better than the "de-
mands" which Dubinsky and NinfO
have proposed to the manufacturers.
Ninfo reported that the manufac-
turers are offering so per cent of
the union demands. so per cent of
what?
Meantime, the shop chairman and
delegates of the Industrial Union
are ready to act. A committee has
been delegated to call strike the
moment the International does. A
Unity Committee of IS consisting
of both members of the Interna-
tional and the Industrial Union has
been actively cementing strike
plans. Whether Dubinsky likes it
or not, if there will be a strike, it
will be one united strike. Although
the chairman pointed out that
strike right now is an idle gesture,
since very few of the shops are
working, nevertheless the strike call
will be honored. 1t will allow the
workers to mingle on the picket
lines and talk things over. It will
also give the Industrial Union an
excellent opportunity to organize the
open shops, which are still factor
in the trade.
The International officials openly
showed their hand when they sent
scabs to shop declared on strike
by the Industrial Union. The shop
is the Stieffel Healy Co., 498 Seventh
Avenue. About two weeks ago,
workers from that shop reported to
the Industrial Union that condi-
tions were not being observed.
The Industrial Union Immediately
declared strike and arranged
picket line, with most of the work.
ers down. But the very next day
a flock of scabs we're sent in by the
International. When halted by the
pickets the scabs said that they had
been told the boss had signed up
with the International. Not one of
the workers in the shop knew a
thing about it. Needless to say, the
picketing if going on with more
vigor than before. 1t has been re-
ported on Friday that the Interna-
tional has promised to help the
bosses obtain an injunction against
the strikers.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
Sew on this modern
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Evening star., 1934-03-04
Home demonstration

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spection. There will be no obligation to buy.
Evening star., 1934-03-04

In this group you will
find the new tree-bark
weave, so fashionable for
Spring coats and suits =.
also the most exquisite
pastel crepes and sheer
weaves for sports and
street frocks. All 81 in.
Evening star., 1934-03-04

a fine full rotary motion electric-not an
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not in use the mechanism is entirely con-
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cabinet. Just 25 at this special price. They
are wonderful March Sale values!
Evening star., 1934-11-15
LIBERTY LEAGUE ACTIVE

LOS ANGELES. November is R.-
The principles and purposes of the
American Liberty League were out
lined by John j. Raskob, E. F. Hut
ton and Irene du Pent to a repre-.
sentative group of $50 business men
at banquet here.
Formation of a committee to carry
on the organization work in Southern
California was begun and it was in
dicated the group would be enlarged
SO it would be representative of the
entire State before its membership
was announced.
Evening star., 1934-11-15

missionaries and their families was
felt here as the result of an attack
on the city Of Linchow by Chinese
Communists.
A warning of Communist activity
in the section had been telegraphed
to them by the American consulate
here but it was not known whether
the message got through.
Uinchow, l40 miles northwest Of
Canton. is but about 100 miles west
OF Shiuchow, which was reported yes
terday to have been saved by Canton
ese troops from Communist inva-
sion)
The Americans are: DR.. w. II.
Evening star., 1934-11-15

embezzling $3.64s.17 from his employ
ers. He pleaded guilty to the charge
before United States Commissioner
Needham G. Turnage, and was held
for action Of the grand jury under
$4,000 bond.
At the bank yesterday officials said
that the incident had been a closed
issue for some time and that the bank
was fully protected by bonds.
Evening star., 1934-11-15

Of the Holy Name Of Jesus, died sud-
denly yesterday from heart attack.
He served as president of the uni
versity for 10 years and was widely
known in ecclesiastical. church ad-
ministrative and scientific circles.
With gentle smile the priest once
said, They gave me 10 cents car fare
and told me to 60 uptown and found
university"
Father Biever started out with the
historic dime from the Ole Jesuit
Church. in downtown Baronne street.
and the answer was the rise Of the
Catholic university here in 1904.
Evening star., 1934-11-15
PRIEST, WHO LAUNCHED
SCHOOL ON DIME, DIES
Rev. Father Albert Biever, s. J.,
Loyola of South's Founder, Is
Heart Attack Victim.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. November Is
The Rev. Albert Biever, S. j., 76-year-
old founder of Loyola University of
the South and pastor Of the Church
Evening star., 1934-11-15

A sunhower stalk 141a feet high was
grown this year at Cromford, England,
the flower being is inches in diam
eter.
Evening star., 1934-11-15
EMBEZZLEMENTLAID
TO D. c. BANK TELLER
National Savings & Trust Co,
Employe Pleads Guilty to
Charge.

W. Preston Ellis. a lote teller at
the National Savings g. Trust Co.,
was arrested yesterday charged with
Evening star., 1934-11-15
CHINESE REDS PERIL
AMERICAN FAMILIES
Missionaries in Linchow Section
Warned by U. S. Consulate
at Canton.

BY the Associated Press.
CANTON. China, November IS
Fear for the safety of five American
Evening star., 1934-11-15

The Cantonese government has
opened vigorous campaign to prevent
the Reds from migrating westward
from Fukien Province.
Evening star., 1934-11-15

Dobson, Miss z. J. Patterson, DR.. and
Mrs. H. F. Bradshaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. F. Edwards and two children, all
OF the Presbyterian Mission, and r. r.
Montgomery, an independent mission
ary, who has Chinese wife and two
children.
Evening star., 1934-11-15

Power Rates Cut.
Electric power and light rates
.hrcr~hclt Mexico have been reduced
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Il Star Magazine
Fmst-Run Story

would liked to have fingered over her bath, en-
joying the great sunken tub Of black marble,
with its rows of delectable bath salts on glass
shelves around it, but she remembered Anna's
admonition to hurry. Somehow, though, the
luxurious bath aroused in her q little reckless
spirit of adventure. Three days Of all this, she
thought and then back to the store and to Mrs.
Grady. But she would have three days to re-
member all her hfe-that Is if Mrs. Calhoun
didn't discover that she was not Vera.
A loud knock on the door interrupted her.
do hurry, Vera" came in the arrogant tones
of Mrs Calhoun. "It does seem that once-just
once-you might get home in time"
Judy quaked. I'm be Down in moment.
Granny" she called meekly.
The frock that Anna had put out was the
work of master designer and its artful sim
plicity nodded the slim lines OF Judys hgure
perfectly. From the top of her yellow head to
the bottom Of the soft, shimmering gown she
was q gleam Of golden color. With last hnger-
ing glance at herself she started downstairs ana,
following the sound Of voices, came haltingy TO
the library.
Here you are at last" Mrs. Calhoun cried I'M
patiently Come in-dont stand there!"
TALL elderly man came at once to Judy.
" my dear Vera" he said, "how very nice to
see you-but how very grown up you have De-
come" He bent and kissed her. Over his
shoulder Judy saw q young man coming toward
her and she caught her breath when she looked
ut him. He was tall and dark, with the tanned
look of one who spends much time out OF doors.
THE last time saw you" he said, smlhng
at her in friendly fashion, "I pulled your hair
and YOU slapped me. That was 10 years ago.
Let's declare q truce and seal 1t with cousinly
kiss"
Stephens kiss started out to be casual, the
sort of dutiful kiss that one bestows upon
female relative, but when he bent his tan nead
he found two red lips raised to meet him, anu
two lovely turquoise eyes looking into his DARK
ones. It was distinctly not a cousinly kiss II
was instead heady kiss 1t frightened Stepn-
ems arms suddenly around Judys small BODY In
what was anything but an old-fashioned mug.
Fortunately, before he kissed her the second
time his father had gone to join Mrs. Calhoun
and was accepting a cocktail from the tray that
wilton bore with dignity. For there was . Sec
ond kiss and with it Judy and Stephen lost
count Of time. For them there were only two
persons themselves slender girl held closely,
jealousy, in q mans strong arms.
After Stephen released her, Judy stood for o
moment fighting for calm, and bit uncertain.
how to proceed further. She had always kissed
her own jolly grandmother quite as matter
of course, but the austere Mrs. Calhoun was
quite different person. She finally decided that
all girls kissed their grandmothers and she re-
membered, too, that Vera had said she was
very fond of hers. so she crossed the room ana
placed timid kiss on the old wonan's wrinkled
cheek.
curious expression passed over Mrs Cal.
houn's face, as she turned toward Judy.
"Are you Ill. Vera?" she demanded.
why. no, Granny" Judy faltered.