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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
MONDAY, JUNE II, 1884
A socialist Resolution
on the Trade Unions

WILLIAM GREEN and John L. Lewis can
" read the Socialist Party Detroit con-
vention's resolution on trade union policy
with a great deal of satisfaction. Not a
word is breathed in criticism of their long
and foul history of class collaboration, be-
trayals and strikebreaking, especially
marked during the period of the New Deal
Probably remembering Norman Thomas advice
to the workers last Summer when steel and coal
workers were striking that Now is not the time
to strike!" the Detroit convention resolution says
nothing about preparation Of struggles for increased
wages says nothing about organization to defeat
the wage-cutting offensive Of the capitalist class,
the main agent of which is A. F. of L. bureaucracy.
On the contrary the resolution calls for using all
efforts to bring independent and unorganized work
ers under the yoke Of those gentlemen in the A F.
Of L. recommended by General johnson, who told
1000 exploiters in the following words:
81 would rather deal with Bill Green. John
Lewis Ed McGrady, Mike McDonOugh, George
Berry and host of others could name than
any Frankenstein that you may build up under
the guise Of company union. In fact-take it
from me and wealth of experience-THEIR IN
TERESTS ARE YOUR INTERESTS!
Nothing of course, is said about graft and gang
sterism and the fight against it. Only few pulpit
words are thrown in about democracy" in the
unions and Socialists observing the highest form
of ethics" which in this resolution evidently
not mentioning such nasty things as General
Johnson's Scab recommendation, the foul strike
breaking history of Green and Co.
On the question of the every day struggle
against the Roosevelt offensive through the trade
unions on the question of the united front and
TIE growing rank and file opposition in the A F.
of L. the Wanted left majority of the Socialist
Party convention threw in its lot with the Socialist
trade union bureaucrats who side with Green and
Co.
The Detroit trade union resolution is in direct
conflict with the interests of the rank and file
of the Socialist Party in the A. F. of L. or other
trade unions 1t is designed to keep them tied to
the bureaucracy and to prevent them from trans
forming their revolutionary sentiment in the trade
unions into action the basis of the united front.
1t should be rejected by the rank and file CT the
Socialist Party who should join with the revolu-
tonary trade union opposition in the A. F. Of L.
unions to defeat the racketeering, gangster class
collaboration leadership and fight for a real class
struggle policy against the Roosevelt hunger Of
fensive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
An Independent Federation
of Labor

THE fight for unity in the trade unions
is today one of our most urgent tasks.
To achieve this basic aim it is first neces-
sary to thoroughly understand all the
trends and factors present today in the
labor movement. Inseparably CONNECTED
with our struggle for unity of the trade
unions is the uni1cation Of the unions the basis
Of policies and program of the class struggle, and
the perspective of consolidating and unifying the
independent unions around such program in an
Independent Federation of Labor
The perspective of a class Independent Fedora
ton Of Labor, the need of unihcation of the trade
unions, an understanding of all the forces and
trends making for such development, must be
thoroughly understood by all active trade union
functionaries and comrades in order that the aim
shall not be distorted but realized correctly
1t is for this reason that every comrade should
not only read but thoroughly study the article of
Comrada Stachel. published in the June issue of
LABOR UNITY, official organ of the Trade Union
Unity League on the question OF The independent
Unions and the Fight for Unity in the Trade
Unions"
Here the whole subject is raised and discussed
and answers given to many questions, among which
Why did the independent unions arise? In
what industries do they exist? What tendencies
make for the further development of independent
unions? What is the situation within the indie
pendent unions? What is the policy of the T. U.
U. L. toward independent unions and unifcation?
What should be the program of an Independent
Federation of Labor? How can such federation
be achieved and what would be its relationship to
the A. F. of L.?
What would happen to the T U. U. L. in event
of such unifcation and establishment of an I. F. L.
is answered by Comrade stachel together with many
other questions recently raised.
This article should be widely read not only by
leading functionares but by wide sections of work.
ers well. Copies or bundles of the June issue
may be obtained at once from LABOR UNITY, 30
East 18th Street. New York, N Y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
6 Former Bosses Get Death
Penalty for Graft in USSR

the Stavisky affair in France, and
publish invented reports alleging
that the employees and the O.GPU.
were mixed up in this trial.
Needless to say all of this anti
Soviet gossip is a complete lie. out
Of the whole cloth. The German
fascist press particularly specialized
in publishing various anti-Soviet in
ventions. The skilled liars on the
fascist newspapers wed with one
another in the fantasy of their in
ventionS. One recent canard of the
"Deutsche Bergwerkszeitung" al
leges that the U.S.S.R. is dumping
automobiles in the Baltic states.
"Pravda," central organ of the
Communist Party of the Soviet
Union, points out that the fascist
newspaper again pulls out this de-
cayed fabrication which. is doubly
absurd and ridiculed by everyone
and has long since been exposed
The U.S.S.R. does not export auto
mobiles and does not intend to ex-
port them. notwithstanding the ex-
tensive construction of automobile
plants in the Soviet Union, the
U.S.SR. herself greatly needs auto
mobiles. The country greedily seizes
every machine that comes off the
conveyors of the Soviet plants. Mil
lions of automobiles are required to
fill Soviet needs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
Free Thaelmmm!--DeaI a Deadly BIo,O to Fascism

millions of unemployed, greater and
greater concentration of capital,
the government geared to the, needs
Of little clique of Millionaire rob-
bers more and more Of the burden of
crisis on the backs of the working
class, f1ercer attacks on national
minorities like the Negro people in
the United States-these are pre-
liminaries to more extended use of
fascist methods.
What We Owe Thaelmann
Ernst Thaelmann. heading the
Communist Party of Germany, led
the fight against fascism. In so
doing he fought for the cause of
tho working class of all countries.
We owe him much We owe him
his life and liberty. We can pay
our debt only by wrestling him from
the fascist torturers and putting
him back at the head Of the revo-
lutionary German masses to COM
plete his task. That task does not
end with tho defeat of Hitlerigm.
1t ends with the construction Of a
Soviet Germany.
The Fascist bubble is bursting
With feline cunning it played on the
desire Of the German people fol-
freedom from the chains of the Yer
sailles treaty. 1t sought to identify
the Jewish people with the great
bankers. But it did rot disturb the
bankers. Financed by junkerS anc
big capitalists, HitleriSm told the
workers it was AGAINST tho robber
rulers. Promising work and food
Hitlerism. with feline cruelty
starves the masses, robs them tt
finance ornaments for a new wal
of conquet. But the lies are coming
home to roost. The only promise
fulfilled is that of persecution o.
Jews. The only pledge carried out
is that made to the banker capital.
lists, murder, torture, prison ane
hunger for workers and their lead.
ers!
The German working class, ruined
pea5ants and even sections of tn,
middle class are learning now tina
the only hope now is in decisive
battle against Fascism, in its defea
and complete destruction.
Only the Communist Party car
and will organize and lead such
struggle. It has begun already il
the big factories. The revolution.
airy working class will rally al
anti-fascis5 forces for the externai.
nation Of Hitlerism. There is n,
other way out for the German
toilers.
Thaelmann is their leader.
The murder of Thaelmann vii
not save Fascism. It will arouse {
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11

new wave of anger and determina-
ton to rid the world of the gallery
Of horrors personified by the Fascist
leaders.
But the German working class
viii do the Job quicker il Ernst
Thaelman lives and leads the Com
munist Party.
Free him.
Workers OF America. where com
pany unions have given us a little
Of the flavor Of fascism-stand be-
hind Thaelmannl
Workers of America, members of
the A. F. of L. unions, independent
unions, unions of the Trade Union
Unity League. organized workers
who on the picket lines from coast
to coast nave faced the gas and
guns. the bayonets and cluhs of the
government forces fighting you to
protect the employers profits
stand behind Thaelmann!
Vnrknr5 of AMERICA, Who have
had foretaste of fascist brutality
in the steel, marine transport. auto,
mining and textile industries -5ten
forward for Thaelmann with the
knowledge that you march to bat
tie for yourselves, for the entire
American working class, for the
entire working class of the whole
world!
Writers, artists, scholars, physi
clans, scientists, engineers: Fascism
degrades you, makes you grovel like
dogs at the feet of peryerts and ma
niacal degsnerates. 1t forces you to
prostitute your learning to the cult
of nationalism gone mad-or starve.
Unite to free Thaelmann.
Thaelmann in the hands of the
fascist torturers is a sign manual
OF the worldwide drive to crush
the struggle against the hunger and
wars of modern imperialism whose
main battalions are the working
class.
Free Thaelmann by making the
fight a war to the death-the death
of fascism.
With this understanding and de-
termination in the ranks of the
forces fighting for freedom for
Thaelmann, the struggle will bring
liberation of the prosecuted Jewish
people through the victory of the
revolutionary German working class.
Free Thaelmann to lead the Com
munist Party, at the head of the
German working class; unite in d.
rect support of the German toilers,
strike together with Ernst Thael-
mann and his comrades a decisive
blow against fascist reaction, i'm
perialist war, against the hunger
and mass misery Of capitalism for
whose rerpetuation fascism flogs all
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
USSR Opens Diplomatic
Relations With Czech,
Rumanian Governments
Special to the Daily wOrkerl

NSpCCAdA W tilC DdAly NUIhcKJ
MOSCOW, June 10 (By Radio
Normal diplomatic relations between
the U.S.SR. and Rumania are be-
ing established followed an exchange
If letters which took place at
Geneva between the Rumania for
eign minister Titulescu and the
Soviet Foreign Commissar, Maxim
Litvinoff.
Minister Titulescu informs Lit
vinoff that Rumania will establish
diplomatic relations and appoint a
minister to Moscow. simultaneously,
Foreign Minister Benes Of Czecho-
slovakia and Litvinoff exchanged
letters, Benes informing Litvinof
that the government of Czecho-
slovakia has decided to establish
normal diplomatic relations with the
government of the U.S.S.R. and APP
point minister to Moscow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
Nazis Aided
Putsch in
Lithuania
Unsuccessful Attempt
of Dictatorship Got
German Support
Especial to the Daily wOrker)

MOSCOW. June 10 CBy Radio)-
Details Of the aborted attempt of
the fascist coup in Lithuania led
by the former Premier voldemaras
and supported by the Hitler regime.
have just reached here from
Kaunas.
On the night Of June s, = group
of young officers called upon the
president Of the republic and de-
manded reorganization of the gov
eminent with the participation Of
Voldem=ras. This action was sup
ported by a part Of the Kovno gar
rison. Street collisions between the
troops and police occurred, the gov
eminent keeping full command Of
the situation due to the fact that
the greater part of the army was
on its side.
Reports from Riga state that the
Lithuanian generals Kubelunas, of
the General Staff, and chief of the
Kovno garrison, and Pundaevichius,
who participated in the attempted
coup, were arrested.
The Riga newspaper "Ysunakss
zinias" notes that the unsuccessful
Kovno putch was melted by GER
tain foreign power and by General
Kubelunas, agent Of this govern
ment. The Riga London Times"
correspondent also states that pro-
German groups participated in the
attempt to overthrow the present
government, and Kubilunas was pro-
German. Voldemaras was also fav-
orably inclined to Germany.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11

airy working class fighting under the
banner Of the Communist Party
and the Communist International.
The persecution of the Jewish mi
nority is used by the Nazis to con-
ceal the fact that the main drive is
against the toilers in field and fac
tory-and against the Communist
Party.
Who Are Anti-Fascist Heroes?
Who has looked with eyes I'M
afraid on the fascist executioners
dressed in gala costume, sx ready?
Whose heads have gone rolling
from the bloody block with the
dead lips still formed to say, Long
Live the Revolution?"
The answer can be found even in
the fascist and capitalist press:
Only revolutionary workers, Com
munist workers and leaders,
Who has been shot-'trying to es-
cape?" Only revolutionary workers
and Communist leaders, Scneer,
Schonhaar, little "Smitty," known
and loved by hundreds of American
workers.
Let this be understood: The
fight to free Ernst Thaei,nann is
fight to free the German work
ing class from its horrible fascist
prison and systematic starvation,
from the attempt to drive it TO
the shambles of another imperial
ist war-from the sentence Of
slew death passed upon it by the
Hitherto agents Of KrUpp, Thys-
sen and their kinsmen in the
cabal of monopoly capital in all
countries.
The fight to free Ernst Thael-
mann is the fight to crush FaScism.
1t is fight for the liberation Of the
Jewish peop,e. 1t is a fight against
the daily more dangerous fascist
threat of war against the Soviet
Union.
Above all, the struggle of the
working class and its allies is a
fight against reaction on an inter-
national scale. Fascist reaction
cannot be fought in Germany with
out united and uncompromising
struggle against every fascist ten
dency and every use Of fascist
methods against the American
working class.
Labor unions enmeshed in the
machinery of capitalist government,
unions of1cered by officials who are
cogs in the machinery Of monopoly
capitals government, gangsters and
guns, tear gas and clubs for workers
who strike, speed-up and lowered
living standards, unrestricted en-
ployer domination of industry call-
ing for profit and still more profit
these are characteristics of fascist
methods. Starvation rations for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
CONTINUED from Page II
BY BILL DUNE

has endured the tyrsnnies and tor
lures of bestial jailers OF dying
system.
They would like to bury shat
tered body that once was Thael-
mann, Just as in the revolution of
1918 they buried Karl Liebknecht
and Rosa observation-disclosures over
to mcnarchist muroerers by the
German SocialDemocrat leaders.
who now surrender to Hitlsrism
without a struggle. They thought
they had buried the German social
revolution in the same grave.
But the revolution lives and
grows. 1t sweeps forward in China
where Chinese Thaelmanns lead a
hundred million workers and peas
ants to victory after victory over
the armies of the imperialist agents.
The tide of resistless revolution
airy struggle rises in Gc-many-the
Communist Party lives and leads
the working class.
Once more, under the banner of
Marxist-Leninism, held aloft by
Thaelmann in his prison cell, the
same banner which that giant of
the n-Dimitroff- waved
in the faces of the fascist leaders.
the German masses march against
the fascist fortresses CT capitalism.
Thaelmann Must Be Freed.
Dimitroff and his brave COM
rades we're freed and Torglers life
was saved by the joint action of
the working class of the capitalist
countries, the colonial peoples. the
liberated working class of the Soviet
Union, aided by all who hate fas-
cism.
Ernst Thaelmenn must be freed.
These same forces can free him
from the clutches of the fascist
murderers.
But the task of freeing Thael-
mann, CT saving him from the sx of
the eXecutioners of the German
working class, is far harder. He
is the leader OF the millions of
German toilers. Freeing him means
decisive political defeat for fas-
cism. 1t would mean that the Hitler
leaders must eat their thousands of
boasts and lies. 1t means that their
Boosting lies will be showed by an
outraged working class into mouths
that now SLAYER with threats viler
than anything heard outside of
American police stations. in sadis-
tic orgies Of degenerates, or in gang
stor hangout5.
The Jewish people in Germany
cannot be rescued from the MUIR
derous madhouse in which they are
confined except by the revolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
Demonstrate Today!
SUPPORT the Dock Strikers

THE five-week strike of the 25, 900 sea-
men and longshoremen on the West
Coast is one Of the most militant and i'm
portant in the history of the marine in
dustry and of the American working class
So far, every effort of the shipowners to
crush this historic class battle has met
with defeat Attack after attack has been launched
through the N. r. A.; through Ryan of the 1. L. A..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
NOT FOR RELIEF

BRUSSELS, June 1o-While Count
Charles de Broqueville was re-
quested by King Leopold to form a
new Cabinet following the resigna-
ton of a Coalition Cabinet earlier
this week, the Socialist Party de-
monstrated that it was not family
relief that bothered the Party, but
bogus fight on imitation.
The Cabinet had resigned after a
double defeat for the government
including one on a relief BILL but to-
day Emile Vandervelde issued a
statement confined to stirring warn
ings against the dangers of in
fiation."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11

workers with a whip of scorpions.
Shall Hitler shame us by throw
ing the head of Thaelmann, worker,
leader and brother, in our faces?
We say NO! We shall destroy the
deception of fascist lies and SLAM
ders, break down the bulwark built
by his American allies to protect
Hitler from the working class.
Thaelmann shall be freed! 1t
shall be the heads of Hitler and
his bloody handed licutenants that
shall roll in the dust as the tradi-
tional and justified symbol that
the German toilers, backed by the
worlds working class, have de-
stroyed fascism and conquered
power.
Unite to free Ernst Thaelnlann.
The working class needs him. 1t
Is our duty. 1t can be done.
Free Thaclmann and deal 4
death blow to fascism!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
Decree Death Penalty
For Spies in U. S. S. r.
by Burck


Especial to the Daily Worker)
MOSCOW, June 10 (By Radio)-
The death penalty for military and
spying crimes against the prole-
tartan dictatorship is provided in a
new decree published by the Central
Executive Committee of the U.S.S.R.,
supplementing the law OF crimes
against the workers state. Treason
against the Soviet Union, actions
by Soviet citizens prejudicial to her
military power, or state indepen-
dence, or in violation of her terri
tory, spying, disclosure of military
state secrets to the capitalist
enemies, are to be punished in Sow
let courts by death.
In case of military circumstances,
to be taken into consideration. death
sentence may be replaced by 10 years
Imprisonment. Members of the
traitors family having in any way
assisted the proposed or perpetrated
treason, or having known of the
same without informing the author
tiles. are to be liable to a prison
term.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-11
AS A BASIS OF DISCUSSION"

GENEVA, June 10-After employ
ers' representatives had attacked
the proposed universal 40 hour week
by showing that real wages failed to
rise under N. r. A., the Interna-
ticnal Labor once approved the
report favoring the 40 hour week,
but accepted it only as a basis of
discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23
k1NOU1 FOTRAL FEk1S!

DOY RIEGELS run in the wrong direc- IN tion was a costly gallop.
 It happened during the Georgia Tech California Rose Bowl game of 1929. Cali fornia's drive had been checked on the 25- yard line. On the first play, Mizell of Tech fumbled. Riegels, defensive center, grabbed the ball and turned around and ran toward his own goal.
 It wasn't until he was almost over his own line that Benny Lom, Bear halfback. downed him on the six-inch line.
 California lined up and prepared to punt. Lom's kick was blocked by Maree. Tech right tackle. Barr fell on the ball for a safety. the margin of victory, for Tech scored in the third period and missed the kick. while California followed with a touchdown and point after.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23
S story by Hal Cochran

The pelican was having fun. Cried happy Duncy. See it run, each time that Coppy hooks fish It's hungry as can be.
 s.And, watch the fish go out of sight. The big bird gulps them, in one bite. Why, say, if I ate fish that way, how awful sick I'd be-" LAW, have often seen you stuff until of food you've had enough" said Goldy, with a smile, but there is one thing I'll admit.
 You've never eaten raw fish, son. don't think that would be much fun. Why, even if you tried, I'm sure you couldn't swallow it."
 
 Then Coppy said, "Hey, I'm tired out. I've fished enough, and now, no doubt, the pelican has had his m. Much more would make him ill.'s
 He promptly tossed his line away, as Goldy said, Come on, let's play. wish that could have . ride in that birds monstrous bill"
 A laugh then came from all the crowd. s'I guess that Goldy talked too loud," said Windy. Mister
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-23
Pictures by George Scarbo

Pelican has flown right out oi sight.
 ITO give more rides he didn't wish. Perhaps he is too full of fish. What say we try to find a place where we can sleep to- night ?"
 One of the Tinies' baker friends said, Here's where our comrade- ship ends. You Tinies hike along. We're going back to where we be- long
 Not far from here you'll find a tree, and in it you will plainly see a little hut. There you can sleep, and nothing will go wrong"
 So. off the happy Tinies went. About half an hour was spent in winding through the forest. Then the little hut was found.
 Climb up," cried Scouty, "and don't fall. There's room in that hut for us all. A man is in the win dow. Gee, a new friend has been found."
 Copyright, 1884, NET Service, nIc)
 (The Tinies find another hut in the next stOry.)
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Special for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

The popular
step-on style-2-
gallon size. Has
galva nized re-
movable ner
pail.
The Washington times., 1934-07-21

The generous acclaim accorded
the Washington Herald Economy
Home at 4614 RoSedale Ave-, Be-
thesda, Md, shows the trend in
home purchase among those who
yearn for a house of their own
but cannot quite attain the more
commodious type. fe
With it's five rooms and COM
plete equipment usually seen i'll
the larger house in the higher
price tiers-thiS house is $6,450-
the Rosedale Avenue home is espe-
cially attractive to the young
married couple, for instance. who
would like it's detached advantages
and yet are not quite ready for
the bigger venture.
1t is well designed and well
situated, set back from the street
on its lot that runs 1875 feet in
length. There is space for a gar
den and a garage is already there.
An allelectric kitchen features
this small home. In it are an
electric range, refrigerator, VEN
tilating fan and clock.
There's hot water heat and a
buckwheat blower that permits