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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Tear Gas Company
AdyertiSeS Wares

CBy a Postal Worker Correspondent
PITTSBURGH, Pal am a postal
worker and 7 want to call your at
tention to something that saw pass
ing through the mails
There were at least six that 1
handled, and possibly there we're
more, advertising booklets from the
Federal Laboratories, Pittsburgh, ex-
planning in detail the virtues Of the
tear gas equipment and sub-machine
guns that this company manufac-
lures. The booklets were all ad-
dressed to police chiefs Of various
cities. especially in the South. One,
I remember, was for little place
in Tennessee, another in South Caro-
lima hnpersntly thew coastde- these
places good nroS9ects for such muir
derous equipment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
by a Worker Correspondent

PRINCETON, Ind.-The writer Of
this article has been in close contact
with the rank and file railroad en-
ployes in this city for the past %
years and present conditions in sc
shops and road service are worse at
this point than ever before. There
have been large numbers Of employees
fired or "furloughed," as the bosses
say, until now there is only a skele-
ton Of the shop force and, on the
road the greater part of the conduc-
tors and engineers are denoted to
trainmen and firemen. However,
when the National Robbery Act was
working up emotions last Spring and
Summer, the most conspicuous bally-
hoos came from the local leadership
of the unions.
There were 10000 fewer railroad
workers in 1888 than in 1892 in the
employ Of the RR., yet these work.
ers moved 780,958 more carloads of
freight. Local employees in the shop
here told this writer that each man
is turning out about three times
more work per man than before the
crisis. The bosses are driving the
men until they are completely ex-
hausted at the end of the eight
hours.
The bosses have Disseminated
against the older employees in the
reduction of the force by dispensing
with their services and hiring
younger men to fill their places.
The seniority rule, once so highly
praised by the RR. employer, has
become a myth or a scrap OF pa0er.
The men are seeing through the
scheme Of collaboration with the
bosses, and complain that the only
difference between their union and
the company union is the method Of
collecting dues. These employees go
to the lodge and pay their dues.
while at the company union the men
are checked OF as IN the cool mines.
Several Of the employees in each
local craft are now reading each is
sue of UNITY News Several Of them
| are reading the Daily Worker, and
in fact all revolutionary and radical
literature is in demand amongst
them They are learning that they
can't depend on the Shiny politi-
clans Of the Democratic and the
Republican and the Wall Street Con-
gress to grant them their demands.
Let's take the power from our
leadership that gives them the priv
ilege to negotiate the wages and con-
ditions, and place it in the rank and
file where it belongs.
Let's demand the unemployment
| insurance bill, H.R. 1898. Wire your
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Free Operation On the Eyes

C.P., Brooklyn-Your letter reached
us this morning wednesday, too
late to get in touch with DR.. SOM
mers. He has 'phoned us, however,
about your case and we are sure that
he will do his best to get you in touch
with the eye specialist. You are COM
pletely forgiven for using our name
without warrant: it is a small matter
which should not give you the slight
est concern.
A Just Criticism
Dear DR.. Luttinger:
when I looked into the Daily
Worker this evening, was somewhat
amazed to find conspicuous adver-
tisement on 'X-Dandro.'
Gas most workers repose implicit
faith in all that appears In the
Daily, I consider such an adver-
tisement a menace to their health. L
am sure that 'x-Dandro,' like mos
other similarly advertised remedies,
does not stop falling hair or produce
the various magic feats it claims to
effect.
Although I realize that the Daily
Worker can use the funds obtained
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
By a Worker Correspondent

GLENWOOD, Pa. - The railroad
workers on the Baltimore g. Ohio
in Glenwood feel the need OF struggles
against the bureaucracy of the stand
ard brotherhoods, in their close tie
up with the railway officials, as
keenly perhaps as any railway men.
This is shown by the recent meeting
of the Garments Union "a. F. Of L..
At this meeting action was adopted
calling for return Of the 10 per cent
cut and SO per cent increase to
cover the advanced cost of living.
Some Of the other unions here,
composed Of railroad men, employed
and unemployed, have already en-
dorsed the Workers Unemployment
Bill (H.R. 1899. The Blacksmith'S
Union has reduced dues to a nominal
sum during periods Of unemployment
of their members.
These reforms, already accom-
plished have been for the most part
sporadic, undirected efforts of the
divided crafts, and bring home to us
most effectively the need Of an
ter-brotherhood unity committee.
Through such a committee these
various movements could be con-
certed, planned, timed and worked
out for a more serious attempt at
gaining conditions vitality affecting
the welfare OF every one Of lis.
Revolt Spreading
The reliance placed upon the Grand
Lodge Chiefs formerly existing seems
to be largely disappearing, and the
men more and more are coming to
the conclusion that any alienation
Of the super-exploitation to which
they are subjected will only be OBJ
tanned by their own efforts.
Due to some of the grievance COM
mittee men now in office being more
interested in politics than in brother
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
YOUTH HERE AND m THE
SOVIET UNION
New York ofHN
Dear Comrade,

Dear Comrades
School Life" magazine pub
liShed by the United States Depart
ment Of the Interior, Office of Edu-
cation, reports its findings, naming
the most deadly enemies Of youth.
They are: 4e
Idleness and lack Of responsibility,
strong drink, improper relation be-
tween the sexes and moving pictures
Of the wrong kind.
In other words, capitalisrnl
This magazine, however, abstains
from mentioning that in the Soviet
Union the youth is busy making a
new world, that it doesn't drink or
worry about sex, and, lastly, that
Soviet movies are educational and
the most uplifting in the world.
In other words, the press under ths
bosses accepts that something is
wrong with the young, but refuses
obstinately to see the example and
apply the remedy because Il means
their own destruction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
AMOS NJ ANDY 30 THEIR PART
Miami, Fla.

Miami, Fla.
Dear Comrades:
Was listening in on the ether
waves the other night and received
my portion Of economic "enlighten-
ment," along with 25,0oOO0O or
10000 900 other persons who were
also probably listening throughout
the nation.
The popular Amos m Andy were
being dispensed in the usual manner
on the mammoth N.B.C. network.
Big doses Of "l1ow to take 1t on the
chin from the boss, and like it." are
handed out nightly by these diaIect
comedians, The drue is skilfulIy and
adroitly administered to the public.
Clinaxing the evenings episode,
ANDY hired new man to do repair
work in their garage. The man was
told in the course Of his employment
that the nay wouldn't be much. but
it would be sometime" (accent on
something). What followed is easy
to Fuess. The man was overjoyed to
get the job and the paltry wage. The
boys were heroes because they "gave
job" Their magnificent gesture
and the new mans enthusiasm to
so readily accept the miserable pay
call for little applause from the
announcer. He came through hand
somely, saying: THAT'S the spirit,
bows"
The moral dished out 50 palatabIy
is for the bosses to hand out more
jobs at starvation wages Chats the
sririt, so +he announcer says, and
of course the workers are to emulate
the new eronloye and be happy to
I take these Jobs.
Amos and Andy are well paid for
trying to dope the people and stifle
industrial unrest. But they have a
swell chancel We know what to do.
We won't swallow such buncombe
Wen fi4ht AGAINST ware cuts and for
HIGHER wages, in spite of Amos n
Andy!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
Railroad Workers Must
Win Power to Negotiate

Congressman and Senators demand
ing they support H.R. 1898. Let every
R.R. employee and the railroad un-
employed council make demands
with other militant groups demand
ing adequate food, clothing and
shelter from local relief organizations
and county and state authorities.
Demand $40 per week for the unem-
ployed head Of each family and So
per week for each dependent. Don't
take it lying down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-02
THE INSIDE of A GUTTER
SHEET

Comrade Editor:
Noticing the Daily Workers ex-
poSure of the anti-working class role
being assumed by the gutter fascist
sheet called Daily News, I wish to
add few words from the point Of
view Of one who works for them.
It is my opinion that OF all the
Evening star., 1934-02-07
BUILDING PROGRAM
URGED BY HARTMAN
U. S. Chamber Of Commerce Head
Suggests Aid to De.
preston.
By the Associated Press.

by lne ASSOClaleC HTeSS.
BUFFALO. N. Y. February T.
Henry l. Hartman. president Of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
in an address here last night said a
Nationwide house building program
to add 100000 to $4,000 900 rooms
to Americas homes through the use
of private capital. would be the best
thing that could be done to lift the
country out of the depression. He
ment should be to stimulate this kind
Of construction"
Such housing program. he said
could do for American now what the
automobiles coming cid for her in
the last few decades.
Mr.. Hartman estimated It would
take 10 years just to build the houses
needed for a minimum standard of
decency and comfort" and that the
construction cost alone would be
$50, ,000, 100000 to $4,000, ,00O,0 900. To
that he said billions more would be
added for furnishings. all swelling the
demand for materials. which would
lead to an ever-increasing call for
Workmen.
While not agreeing with everything
the Federal Government has done try
ing to end the depression, he praised
the program generally and said the
present business situation, both from
a world standpoint and from a domes-
tic standpoint, indicates marked prog
ress toward recovery He spoke be-
fore the Buffalo Chamber of Com
merce.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
NAz|MOVE BRINGS
ALARM IN VIENNA
DoIIfuss Leaves Capital
With Home Guard Leader
in Charge of Nation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA. February 7.-Chancellol
Engelbert Dollfuss. with two provincial
capitals-Innsbruck and Linz-occu-
pied by Fascist troops bearing drastic
demands, departed for Budapest today
to see Premier Julius Goemboes OF
Hungary.
The chancellor left Vice Chancellor
Emil Fey, a leader in the Fascist
Heimwehr (home guard, in charge
OF Austria.
Fey has been left in charge before
and once took drastic steps by issuing
decree in his own name creating
political concentration camps and au-
thorizing the incarceration Of political
suspects without trial
Socialists were anxious enough then
Their anxiety was 10 times greater
today. Privately, Socialist leaders ad-
mitted a critical situation and warned
against possible moves on Vienna.
One thousand Fascist Heimwehr.
men, with bayonets fixed, took ovel
Linz during the night to give en-
phasis to a list Of demands, CHIEF
among which was one calling for the
such as that set up at Innsbruck ir
the Tyrol, to advise" the elected
provincial government.
More than 100 Nazis have beer
Jailed at Innsbruck in the last week
including one retired former majol
general in the Austrian Army.
In a statement, Vienna Socialist!
announced. in connection with dis
cussion of the possibility Of a Fascs
move on the capital:
I'VE are determined not to calmly
accept the fate OF our brothers IL
Germany. Touching Vienna is play.
ing with fire."
Evening star., 1934-02-07
|CEN. N.T0J0 SAYSU.S.
PREPARESF0RW WAR
Russia and China Also Get
ting Ready for 1885 Crisis,
He Asserts.
b. the Associated Press.


TOXIC, February 7.-America, Rus
sia and China. knowing Japan is
likely to be confronted With various
international difficulties in November.
1885, are steadily preparing for war"
was the statement attributed today 10
Maj. Gen. Eiki TOTO. chief Of the war
Offices Military Investigation Bureau.
The general was so quoted in an in
terview which appeared in the news
paper Yorozu. Gen. Tojo's bureau is
in charge Of the war office press con-
facts.
"Japan's desire for expansion on
the Eastern Asiatic continent, mani
tested in her Manchuriau policy. has
been her unalteraole policy since her
foundation" the general was quoted
as saying.
Japan should maintain strong
pressure on the continent Onlv thus
can she keep at bay the Soviets at
tempts to advance into the ORR
ent.
"Japan's choice is whether she will
be permanently shut up in these small
islands or take the road to promising
development.
We must work out our progra m
without giving other nations a chance
to thwart US"
Later, the general told the Asso-
ciated Press that by expansion he cid
not mean territorial aggrandizement
but general development
BY strong pressure" he said he did
not mean armed force" and added
his difference was broadly to the
years 1885 and 1886 rather than TO
November, 1885. specifically.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
KIDNAPPING CHARGED
TO THREE SUSPECTS
Six Other Men Sought at St.
Louis in Abduction of DR..
Isaac D. Kelley.

By the Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, February Three of
nine persons, who Prosecutor Arthur
Anderson said were named by Adolph
Fielder, former justice of the peace, as
the kidnapers of DR.. Isaac D. Kelley
in 1881. we're arrested today.
Dr. Kelley, a nose and throat spe-
cialist, was lured from his home April
20. 1881, by a fake telephone call for
professional services. He was released
later to John Rogers. Post-Dispatch
reporter. on a st. Louis county road.
The Post-Dispatch. in copyrighted
interview with Fielder, quoted him as
saying he knew the men who kid
naped DIR. Kelley because they fire.
quented his recreation place and plan
ned the kidnapping there.
The men arrested are Bart Davit
and two colored men. Authorities said
the other men named would be arrest
ed as rapidly as possible.
Evening star., 1934-02-07

We probably will get a stimulation
in industrial production which will
carry us up to an index of possibly
IS per cent of normal U923-5) in
March or April. 1t might even hit a
high Of 95 in the Fall, although that
is a long way to look ahead in these
days
Such a strong production will cause
considerable unemployment, but not
enough to take care Of the four mil
lions now getting money from the
Civil Works Administration. There
fore, Mr.. Roosevelt's estimate that he
will quit handing out such money May
l undoubtedly is too optimistic. He
may get it down to where he will have
to care for only two millions at that
time. But the chances are that the
system will have to be continued in
one form or another until after the
November congressional elections.
Congressman need those votes.
May Break Finance jam.
There is an apparently good inside
tip around that the securities act may
be amended shortly in one particular.
The culpablEty clause may be modlrled
so corporation officials will not go to
Jail if they happen TO make mistake
in filing their statements with the
Federal Trade Commission.
II such action is taken it uiH
loosen the capital financing jam.
A report on that subject is supposed
to hare been prepared by the ad-
7ninistrdtion's Dickinson Commit
tee. The modification 1riH haze
di6tculty in Congress, but you may
erpect the question to be settled.
one 1Ddy or another, in the inr,edi-
ate future.
Similarly steps will be taken to
stimulate commercial credit, probably
through normal banking agencies.
These steps may take the form of a
drive to make the banks return to a
normal lending business.
At any rate, the question of finan-
cling and credit will be improved, if
not entirely solved, within very short
time
Evening star., 1934-02-07
M0LEY URGES G. 0.P.
ACCEPT new ORDER
Proposes That Republicans Fight
Their Case on Best Way to
Carry Out Principles.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February PROF. Ray
mond Moley last night advised Repub-
licanS to accept the precepts Of the
new political order and to fight their
as how best to carry them out.
Speaking at the University OF Chi.
cago. Moley. who resigned recently as
Assistant Secretary of State, reaf-
firmed his devotion to the Rooseveltiar
program, offered his counsel to the
G. o. P. and envisoned the new Dem
ocratic party as the progressive party
My advice to the Republican
party he said, lis to accept the ele.
ments of the new program-the A. A
A., the N. r. A.. planned nationa
economy-and then debate the ques.
ton how best to operate it, Now
there is question to talk about
1T Is hokum to talk about coins
back to l776. The people won't gt
back there. There is no sense ir
talking about returning to the indi.
vidualistic system without government
interference. think that We have
gone far enough so that business anc
agriculture can work at a profit, anc
it is my guess that We will settle dowr
for a long pull on the basis Of what
We have"
As to money policies Of the admin
istration. Moley said he was confident
the President would keep imitation
within reasonable bounds.
ANY party" he said, which per.
mits widespread speculation is in fol
an awful licking at the polls"
Evening star., 1934-02-07

company's wcrd as final and ac-
curate?"
Yes"
Don't you think the Navy should
co something directly?" Delaney pur-
sued
The Internal Revenue Bureau
doesn't accept the statements of a
company as to its income. It checks
even the banks. Don't you think the
Navy in that particular instance has
been negligent?"
Yes. sir" Ballenger answered. "I
thing if time permitted the audit
could be more in detail"
Yesterday the committee, deep in
its study of profits made by aircraft
manufacturers from equipment con-
tracts. decided that unless the infor-
nation it sought was readily forth
coming greater investigation powers
would be asked
Score Are Invited.
The committee yesterday invited a
score of persons, including former
Secretary Of the Navy Adams. to give
pertinent facts about big profits on
Navy contracts. Members said If they
failed to get the desired information
they would ask that committee be
empowered to compel the attendance
of witnesses and to subpoena EVIL
dence.
At present the investigating sub
committee has the power only to re-
quest that witnesses appear. Such re-
quests were sent to Adams, Secretary
of the Navy in the Hoover admins
tration, and two assistants who had
charge of naval Edward
P Warner and David S. ingalls,.
They were in charge of aviation af-
fairs at the Navy Department in 1880
when contract was given to the
Pratt-Whitney Co. for nearly slO,O00.-
900 of airplane engines. A subse-
quent Navy audit showed that on that
contract Pratt-Whitney made profit
of so per cent.
While awaiting word from Adams.
the committee had word from ingalls,
and Warner that they would be glad
to appear.
81 Companies Invited.
Chairman Delany also sent invita-
tions to IL airplane companies, two
engine companies and eight accessory
companies to designate representatives
to appear
AcceptanceS were expected today
and while awaiting these the commit
tee turned to the Navy audit which
showed the average profits by airplane
makers-who supplied ro engines or
accessories-was per cent from 1927
through 1888.
The same audit showed that while
the Pratt-Whitney Co., made an aver
age 36 per cent profit for seven years
on Navy engines, the Wright Aero
nautical Corporation was profiting
only per cent.
Returns on airplanes alone varied
from II per cent lost to 81 per
cent profit.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
NEW HIGH REACHED
|By us. .GOLDSTOCK|
Increase of Half Million
Caused by Profit Gained
on DevaIued Dollar.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States gold stock con-
tinued to grow today. reaching a new
high of S7,O30.146.124
This half-million increase over the
preceding days figure also was re-
flected in a gain Of the Government 3
profit on dollar devaluation from
$2.805, ,730,439 to $2,805 ,956.Ol4
The profit increase indicated most
of the new gold received was that
coming from boarded metal, for which
the Government still pays the old
price of $20.67 an ounce.
Treasury officials were interested,
but would not comment on develop
ments in Paris and what effect they
may have on world money conditions.
French Situation Studied.
The prevailing opinion was that
should disturbances create public
sentiment in France, the French
people might seek to demand gold
for boarding and create condition
similar to that which existed IN the
United States a year ago.
Such a development. If 1t reached
! major proportions, would force France
off gold, in the opinion of Treasury
experts, and create new chaos In
world money conditions.
As viewed by some Treasury OFF,
cials, the situation was in the hands
of the French people and not OF any
| foreign government.
50 far as could be determined, the
| United States Government was not
welding its $2,000000,000 stabiliza-
| ton fund in foreign exchange mar
kets and was holding gold purchases
! to offerings made in this country.
| Meanwhile, Government eXpendi-
lures on this fiscal years emergency
recovery costs today passed the
two billiori-dollar mark.
| This leaves more than $1,000, 100000
! to be spent between now and June sc
to equal budget estimates OF $7,523,
900 900 for emergency expenditure in
the 1884 fiscal year.
The exact figure Of emergency eX-
penditures on February 5, the latest
available, was $2,0O9, ,876,070 OF which
81, ,056. .05O,289 was by the Reconstruc-
ton Corporation.
Total expenditures for the fisca
year. including routine Government
costs, amounted to s3.7O2 .485,85l.
The huge profit on devaluation OF
| the gold dollar left a surplus on the
| Treasury books of s842. .413, ,426. but
experts still expect the Government
to borrow $4,000, 100000 between now
and the end of June.
That would change today'S surplu!
to a more than s7,000,00O,000 deficit
Silver Change Seen.
A reduction in the weight Of the
silver dollar to increase the price Of
the white metal was predicted yes
terday by members Of Congress from
silver producing States as the action
likely to follow the present investiga-
| ton of speculative activities in the
silver market.
The process, they said, might fol-
low the same course as the recent de-
valuation of the dollar in gold with
the Government first taking title to
all stocks of monetary silver SO that
| it, and not the present large specula
tive interests might receive the profit
accrulng.
| But while the silverites held to this
view, in other quarters the investiga-
tion of silver holdings now in progress
| was construed to mean that the ad-
ministration was simply seeking to
| learn who had been Speculating in the
! metal.