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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
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and could do what they pleased
with their business. They started a
big cry about this country needing
freedom and independence. The
people of the colonies also felt that
they wanted to be free from the
rule of foreign king. In order to
win the support of the people, the
rich landowners promised freedom
to everybody. They drew up the
Declaration of Independence, which
promised full rights to all the
people.
So, for seven years all of the
people of America shed their blood
and suffered hardships. They
fought bravely and drove the Brit
lsh out. But after the war with the
King, the working people found
that the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, for which they had fought.
was not being carried out. For i'm
mediately after the war, the Ameri-
can bosses began again to exit
the working people, to deny them
ever. right which they had PROM
ised before.
But today things are different.
The workers are growing stronger
and fighting together for their own
good. This time the bosses are
going to get it in the neck. The
coming war for independence" will
be a war for the freedom Of all the
working people to arrange their own
lives and affairs. This will be the
war for a workers and farmers
government. Then our country
will be Soviet America.
You should know more abou.
this very important time in
American history. / urge you TO
get a copy of the July NEW
PIONEER and to read the article
Whose Independence" and
learn why there had to be a war
for national freedom. Besides
this article. you will find a swell
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
SYMPOSIUM, BENEFIT OF
NEGRO CHILDREN OF HARLEM

Summer in Harlem! Blazing sun,
sizzling asphalt, uncollected rubbish,
dashing motors and trucks, and
here in the streets the hungry
! Negro workers kids doing their best
to play ball or skip rope or enjoy
the other rightful sports and games
of healthy childhood.
There's campaign on to help
these kids, to send at least some Of
them for brief stay at Camp Wo-
Chi-Ca.
The United Front Camp Commit
tee has section in Harlem, of
which the chairman is Sally Moody.
This committee meets regularly
Avery Monday at 2 p. m. at 119 w.
S35tn st. Thct' big task is to raise
sufficiently large sum Of money to
end as many as possible of the
hildren of Harlem to Camp Wo-
;hi-Ca. They plan affairs and the
cling of stamps to raise this
honey. Contributions to the Har-
I'M Wo-Chi-Ca Committee may be
mt to the Harlem Workers School,
lliana Burroughs, at 200 w. 135th
Room 214 Al.
Members Of the John Reed Club
also interested in working
ing the children Of Harlem with
League of Struggle for Negro
ITS.
order to raise funds for the
4 vial needed, symposium will
lyen Sunday night, July /, at
nphn Reed Club, 40 Sixth Ave,
Vm) on the subject Of The
lin Art and Modern Theatre. Z"
9eakers will be Arthur Schon-
re, curator of the New York Pub
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30

sulting from excessive suaburn al
cur beaches. In order to prevent
injury, it would be well to keep the
following points in mind:
EE : yourself gradually and for
short lcriods OF time, at the Begin
ming OF the season. If you cannot
acquire a tan, don't be stubborn and
get sunburned. Never fall asleep
on the beach while the sun is shin
ing. Even If you wear a hat and
you are on the water, fishing or
sailing, you still can get sunburned
from the ultraviolet light reflected
by the water.
Ito Be Ccr.fnued)
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cides to retain full time officials. In
this event the compensation of
such officials should not exceed the
rate Of average pay in the industry
as a whole. The dues and initiation
fee should be low enough to include
all workers and efficiently admin
lister the union. No high paid off,
Gals should be considered and all
decisions regarding the policy and
action should be determined by a
plurality vote of the membership.
All decisions of the central ex-
ecutive committee should be sub
mitted to the membership for &C
ceptance. A strong cultural and
economic committee should func-
ton actively to improve the eco
nomic and political understanding
Of the members.
The N. R. A. codes for the avia-
ton worker need no comment here
as the employees had no part in
their making. A national organi-
cation strong, intelligent and mill
tant will be in a position to dictate
its own codes. The Amendments
Federation believes that the present
codes are a reflection of the lack Of
a national organization, that the
CRIT way the workers will gain
recognition in Washington or any,
where else is when a nationally
powerful union, speaks with one
voice for united action and is in a
position to enforce its policies for
the benefit of all aviation workers.
The Aircraftmen's Federation be-
lieYes that the result of aviation
progress is due to the accumulated
knowledge and efforts of all the
workers in the industry. They de-
sign, build, fly and service all air
equipment for the successful opera
ton of all aircraft. This contribu-
ton is generally recognized, yet the
compensation for their services has
been decidedly inadequate. The
aviation codes speak loudly in the
affirmative in this respect
The Amendments Federation
knows that past errors and organ
national ineXperience can be cor
rected and the foundation laid along
the lines suggested in this letter,
toward strong National Indus
trial Union.
Instead of this splendid trans
portation and manufacturing in
dustry being the financial and polit-
ical football of a select group of
flnanciers it can be made to provide
fair standard Of living and eco
nomic security for all the workers in
the industry.
Organize, unite and swing into
intelligent action on the economic
field to advance the economic and
political interests of all aviation
workers nationally.
The AircraftmenS Federation ex-
tends its sincere cooperation and
greetings to all the delegates of the
convention and wishes it all the
success it is entitled to in its COM
mendable efforts to organize nation
ally and independently.
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thugs he has. They arrested four
of the speakers. They turned two
of them loose and two got charges
against them for disturbing the
peace and unlawful assemblage.
They did the same thing June is.
Women were distributing leaflets,
and two got arrested. They released
one, and tried to keep one. Finally
a bunch of women comrades got
together and decided to go, and get
the comrades out of Jail. When they
got to the city hall, the night mar
shall was there, and they got her
out, and then pushed him in and
slammed the door.
But the next day, on Sunday the
18th, we went to city park for the
mass meeting of course. Mayor
Jannatee called the county deputy
sheriff, Mr.. Bliss, leader of the
strikebreakers in 1888. At this meet
ing they arrested one comrade,
Comrade johnson from Salt Lake
City was there with four liberals
They didn't believe that we were
terrorized in Carbon County, so we
called them to see. Finally they ar
rested two OF them. The thugs
brought water hose and that broke
up our meeting Mayor Jannatee
was going to throw Comrade John
son against the water hose. She
is a representative of the I. L. D.
This night marshal by the name
Of George Garavalis at the meeting
jumped at bunch of women with
a blackjack and swung right and
left. He hurt several women, and
that wasn't enough, so he pulled a
gun out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
BROWNSVILLE CONFERENCE
DECIDES ON DEMONSTRATIONS
We ~ r.

1.-THE outstanding decision made by
the June Is Conference Gin Browns
ville) Against the High Cost of Liv-
/, ing, was to hold two huge dem
cnstrations, with plentiful placards
demanding lower prices on milk,
bread, and other foodstuffs, on
Monday, July at 7 p. m. The
Committee calls upon all mass or
EXAMINATIONS to turn out in support
sof these demonstrations and upon
The masses of unorganized workers
to do likewise.
The Bronx Committee Against the
IN. C. of L. (set up by conferences
organized by the Women's Councils)
Shelps to add force to the blow to
be struck against the H. G. of L.
on July by calling similar dem
oils5rations in the Bronx and Will
liamsburgh on the same day, but in
the morning at IL O'Clock. One will
be az COL E. 18TH St., before Al
derman Donovan's home; the other
at 85 Vernan Ave, before Alderman
Rfch's home.
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ened with eviction. The city water
works is cutting of water in hun
dredS OF homes, because of in
ability to pay the bill.
Workers on relief are forced to
stand in line for hours at the relief
station, waiting for their meager
allowance of groceries. They are
not allowed to select the groceries
they want, but must take a bal
anced diet" selected by the au-
thorities.
The McLennen County Workers
and Farmers Council is CARRYING
on wonderful work for the better
ment of conditions, but is ham
pered by the Jim-Crow terror
against the Negro workers. The
Council is doing everything pos
STOLE to break down such obstacles
The Negro and white workers are
forced by the city officials to enter
the relief station by different
doors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

AhL CAOhI COh FhEEDOM
MANY years ago when this
AA country was new, a num-
Der of people came from Eng
land and settled along the
Atlantic coast. A few of
them were fav ties of the
King Of England, who let
them do whatever they wanted in
this new land.
These few chased out the Indians
to whom the land belonged, or
cheated them into selling great
tracts of land for few glass beads,
a little rum, and other things like
that.
They turned the land into plan
tations and grew rich. Some
brought Negro slaves from Africa
and sold them to the plantation
owners and in that way became
rich.
They brought coffee and spices
which they sold also. Only a very
few. Those who were the most
cruel, mean, and crooked made the
most money. The rest of the people
who came here in increasing num-
bers had to work very hard to earn
living.
The cost of their voyage was paic
for by the rich men here. Their
the worker paid back by working fol-
years for the master, bound to him
by contract.
Still this country remained &
colony. 1t belonged to the King Of
England and the English lords anc
bosses. These bosses were jealou;
OF the way the bosses of this country
proSpered. Their own business wa.
not so good and they wanted tc
chisel in on the profits of the rob
bers over here.
The rich men over here got sore
They felt they were strong enough
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
Women Are
BJackjdcked
In Helper
By a Worker Correspondent

HELPER. Utah.-Some of the coal
miners in Carbon County are work
ing five days and some of them are
working one day. Of course, some
of the good men are working seven
days a week. The majority of the
miners arc dissatisfied. Some OF the
mines are On strike, and il locks
pretty much as if all of them are
going to call strike because they
don't agree with the agreement.
Now little about the w. F. P. U.
and the I. L. D.
On June they put out the leaf
lets for the mass meeting in the
city park, and two of the distrib-
utors got arrested. On Sunday, June
10, the workers met in the park.
But this new city Mayor we have
here was there with the few loyal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
New Steam Shovel
Means Loss of Jobs
for 800 Coal Miners
~ q WORKER Correspondent

by a Worker Correspondent
SHENANDOAH, Ra.-The Phila-
delphia Reading Coal Co. has in
stalled the biggest steam shovel,
which is producing about 800 tons
of coal per hour. The work of this
steam shovel is indeed striking fear
into the hearts of every one who is
watching its work. 800 coal miners
are already discharged as the re-
suit of the introduction of this ma
chinery.
Another coal mine, Turpey Run,
which formerly employed 400 coal
miners, shut down altogether. Other
mines previously working every day
are now working only or 4 days
per week. The coal miners are ex-
pecting further discharges, and the
loss OF work threatens them with
hunger.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
MINERS INCREASE
FIGHT FOR RELIEF
Unemployment Council Started in County Seat
of FinIeyUiLLe, Pa, area

gets the union scale of 81 per hour
for the work. He is still short zoe
per hour and we expect to make
them come clean with that.
They had been stealing 10c per
hour from all the workers all the
time, until we went to Harrisburg
and bearded the big bad wolf, Mr..
Biddle, in his den. Now the workers
get SOC per hour.
Mr.. Biddle says the money is here
for us if we organize and get it.
We will do just that. Mr.. Gary Of
the local relief board kept the gar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
NOTE

We publish letters from coal
field workers every Saturday. We
urge workers in these fields to
write us of their conditions of
work and Of their struggle to i'm
prove their conditions and or
ganize. Please get your letters to
us by Wednesday of each week.
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den plants back so long from the
people that they spoiled, and he
threw them in the garbage heap
rather than give them out. They
could have all been used, but I guess
he wanted to emulate the Federal
government and cut down produc-
ton.
One of the miners wives asked
for shoes and Mr.. Gary told her to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
Militant Mine Local Resists Lewis Gang
Central City Men Repulse Efforts to Split Their
Organization Into Five Parts

didn't appeal the case within 10
days, etc.
On the same night the elections
we're to be held, Donaldson ano
Martin came. Martin read the letter
from the International and District
ONCE, stating that the Central
City local 641O, consisting of five
mines, should be divided into five
locals. one local for each mine. The
miners took the floor after this and
exposed the officials as agents OF
the bosses and called them stool
pigeons. Some Of the miners called
the officials crooks who should
be driven out Of the ranks CT thu
miners, etc.
Since Mike couldn't run for presi-
dent, a rank and file miner. Sam
uel Andrews, was nominated and
elected as president over the whole
slate of Lewis henchmen who were
running for Office. Some of these
got seven votes out of local men,
bership of $50 miners.
1AlC 4ll1ilSIo Will llOJ pCIIllG JllGAI
powerful local to be made into a
tool for the sell out policy of UNI
WA. oficialdom.
The Young Pioneers of the IN
employed Council were invited by
the local union to sing. They die
sing the following songs: Workers
Learn the Lesson Now" I'm
Spending My Nights in a Flop
House" and Poor Working Miners
Troubles Are Great"
Enthusiasm is high for the unity
of employed and unemployed. After
the songs Mike Balya introduced
the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill, which was
unanimously adopted by the local,
which pledged its support to the
fight for its adoption in Congress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
By a Mine Worker Correspondent

BY a Mine Worker Correspondent
CENTRAL CITY, Pa. - The
United Mine Workers officials Of
this district, Donaldson, John
Ghizzani and others, were able to
break the strike here and send the
miners back to work with the prom
Use that they will use their infu-
ence with the coal operator, John
Lohrie, in order to put Mike Bubya
back to work" The fact is that
they in cooperation with the COM
pany, were responsible for firing
Mike eff the job.
a few weeks ago the of1cisldom
cekcd Mike to send a statement and
letter to every local and apoloaize
for printing and spreading the
agreement which was asked by
them. Mike told them he didn't
have anything to apologize for.
George Berkly. Local 448. FLU
zerne mine, signed similar
agreement with Charles Ghizzani,
the brother of the International
Board member of U.M.WA., John
Ghizzani, who signed it too.
Last Friday four oficials Of the
U.M.WA., Donaldson, Alfred B.
Martin Of Winobar, and NIu~pnv
Cush Of Conemaugh. Pa. and Pete
Fa-Tara, four well-known bench
men CT Lewis, came prepared to
help put some Of Lewis henchmen
in as president of the local and
IN other important jobs. They first
read q constitution stating that
Mike Balya cannot be president of
the local on the grounds that he
is not working in and around the
mine camp, and that the arbitra-
ton boards decision was that Mike
should staV fired. also that Mike
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Na DocEe,h
.I.GE1GAAa gg@)E
~~QdA,faQA:
BY PAUL LUTTINGER, MD.
Heliophilia and Heliophobia

Heliophilia and Heliophobia
Now that the summer weather
has finally made up its mind to
stay with us, we are being assailed
by two groups Of people whom we
may call heiiophobes and hello
philiacs which means -fearers
and sun-lovers. Both grours are
apt to go to extremes ard each
enc is continually writing us for
an expression of opinion on the
subject of the sun. We do not think
that the sun needs our approval,
but there can be no doubt that the
friends and the enemies of our
great luminary need a little adno-
milton and advice.
Exposure Of the body to the rays
Of the sun will produce a healthful
effect when done in moderation, but
like all good things it can be and
has been overdonc. When ycu rec
your fellow workers on Monday
morning With that boiled-lcbstcr
color on their faces and shoulders,
moving abult stealthily and eau
tiously and shrinking from the
proximity of their best friends from
fear of the slightest touch, you will
know that they have exposed them
selves well, but not wisely to the
benefits of old Sol.
There are some individuals who
are very sensitive to sunshine. Their
skin will burn, but will not tan.
These individuals mus protect
themselves by wearing large hats
and avoiding direct exposure for
any length of time. The various
ointments an d sunburn lotions
which are highly advertised to pro-
tect against burning are usually in
adequate and fail when they are
most needed. Every day of the sum-
mer we have cases of serious illness,
often requiring disqualification, re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30

Hail. duuISSS6u 10 all the
delegates at the National
Aircraft Convention which will be
held this Monday 90 ann July
2TDd, at 244 Forest Ave, Buffalo,
Y. to Unite All Groups into One
ational Industrial Unicn in the
ircraft Industry.
This statement is the position
hat nine delegates Of theirs will
struggle to put into effect. We as
Group support these proposals
and urge all other groups to do the
same.
TO ALL BROTHER DELEGATES
Greetings:
In view of the recent labor
struggles Of the aircraft workers at
various points and the generally I'M
1 satisfactory material results the
Aircraftmen's Federation recognizes
the Importance of this Convention.
& This Convention should here for
nmate a future policy OF organiza-
ton and action that will eliminate
a repetition of the past errors due
to organic ticnal structural weak
ness and ineyperience.
The aircraft workers must now
realize that a National Industrial
Plantation of All aircraft workers
luding Factory, Field, Technical,
ice and Students united into one
tional union is necessary. Each
ton to promote, guide, and pre-
1t solutions for it's own particular
oblems. ANY action proposed by
e section and accepted by the
ntral executive committee will re-
i've the support and economic
over of the union as a unit, when
anne is submitted to the approval
+ the membership.
The authority of the national or
: Rlization should be nation wide
unite all aircraft workers en-
we'd and unemployed and must
tprepared to cooperate with all
GU r aircraft worker unions on all
actions to advance the economic
and Political status of the aviation
C1tiplOyeS.
Protection and improvement of
employee conditions may be accom-
plished by collective bargaining and
all other effective methods as may
be approved by the membership.
The membership should consist of
employees only. All men and
women regardless of race, creed,
color. private or public belief should
be eligible for membership providing
they are qualified by training or
specialization in any phase of the
aircraft industry and agree to abide
by the Constitution of the organiza-
ton. Employee executives with the
authority to hire or discharge en-
floyees should be refused member
ship and should q member be pro-
1noted to such a category he, or she
Should be automatically suspended.
pemocratically controlled and in
dependent in character the organi-
za5ion should function without paid
officers unless the membership de-
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go work for her shoes, and put her
out of the house.
We are starting campaign to
force the R.WD. to create more
work for the 10000 unemployed in
Washington County. No single men
are allowed to work on R.W.D.
Unite, all unemployed and en-
ployed workers, for that is the only
way we can defeat the blue buzzard
and the starvation plan of the
bosses. Join the unemployed council
and fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
Waco Officials Are
Cutting Off Water
From Unemployed
BY a Worker Correspondent

WACO, Texas.-The conditions
here are bad, to say the least. The
wage scale is from 25 cents up
in industrial work and from 81
per day up on the farms. Workers
are living in all kinds Of shacks
and novels, and il some cases out
under trees.
The relief program does not pro-
vide anything for rent, light, fuel
for cooking o. heating, or for
wafer bills. Hundreds are threat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1889 is available in sizes
8, 10, II, IA and Is. Size IA takes
8 tire eighth yards So inch fabric
and l three quarters yards 4 inch
ribbon. Illustrated step-by-step
sewing instructions included.
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS I5c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred)
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and style
number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 West 18th
Street, New York City.
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lie Library, we'll known book COL
lector, and Saul Peters, co-author
of Stevedore. All workers of New
York are urged to attend this affair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
AS ONE AIR-PUOT
TO ANOTHER
=BY A GROUP OF PILOTS AND MECHANICS

IN PREVIOUS articles clearly pointed the need for
unity of all worker aircraft groups in the aviation industry
That this need is realized by of the groups clearly
evdent from the following statement which received by
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baseball story, story about Ernst
Thaelmann, leader of the German
workers, a page of jokes, book
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Ito Be Ccn.inued)
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
REP.SHOEMAKER
WINS DELAY

Pleading press of business in
Congress, Representative Francis
II. Shoemaker today was granted
a continuance of his trial on a
charge Of battery until May 7
by Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Po-
lice Court.
Represe n tative Shoemaker,
Farm-Labor member of the
House from Minnesota, appeared
in court without his attorney,
Representative Raymond ]. Can
non (DJ Of Wisconsin.
At a first trial on the charge
the jury was hung, standing II
to l for conviction. The Repre-
sentative is charged with striking
Charles Newman, a taxicab
driver. Mr.. Newman is suing
for $4,000 damages in District
Supreme Court.