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WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborhood

Millington, Nd, Aug. 2. The
wedding of Miss Anne Ruth West,
daughter Of John Weist, of Sud-
lersville, to Edward Conquest Hud-
son, of Crumpton, which took place
at Union M. E. Church near Ches-
tertown, Sunday evening of last
week, at nine o'clock, was perform
ed by Rev. A. T. P. Hudson, father
of the groom. Mrs. Hudson has
been employed by the Maryland
Power and Light Company in their
Millington office for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson will live in
Crumpton.
The remains of Lancelot Moffett,
of Basking Ridge, N. j., were
brought to Millington for inter-
ment on Monday. Mr.. Moffett was
for many years a resident of Mill
ington and vicinity and his friends
here were sorry to hear of his sud-
den death. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Hiram Walls of
Basking Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Numbers,
of Rochester, N. Y, arrived at the
home of his father, Fred c. Num-
bers, on Friday of last week where
they will spend six weeks after
having spent a month with friends
in Flint, Mich, and Cleveland, o.
Doris and Frank Lambert, Jr., of
Elkton, are visiting their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Woodall.
Noah Walker, Jr., has returned
home after spending a month with
his aunt, Mrs. John Brice, of Balti-
more.
Mrs. Fred c. Numbers and Miss
Mary E. Numbers spent Wednes-
day in Baltimore.
The remains of Thomas Smith, a
retired policeman of Philadelphia,
who died in a Philadelphia Hospital
after several weeks of illness, were
brought to Millington on Tuesday
of last week and were inferred in
Millington Cemetery with Masonic
honors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennard Bailey of
Wilmington, spent a visit recently
with his mother, Mrs. Mary E.
Bailey at Hotel Bailey.
Mrs. Lester Kaufman, of ST.
Louis, who has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. John Ross, of Whining
ton, has returned to the home OF
her aunt, Miss Marie Vansant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Williams,
of Oaklyn, N. j., spent last week
with Mrs. Williams uncle, T. A.
Goodwin, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Baker were
given a shower on Wednesday ev-
ening at the home of Mr.. Bakers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Baker.
Miss Thelma Haupt has been in
Easton Hospital suffering from an
infected hand.
Mrs. John l.. Smith spent visit
last week with Mrs. Thomas Cold
well, of near Cecilton.
Miss Blanche Goodwin, of Phila-
delphia, was the guest of her cous-
in, Miss Mary E. Numbers, last
week.
Mrs. Noah L. Walker is a visitor
in Baltimore this week.
Mrs. I. Hollins and her two
daughters, Shirley and Audrey,
have been sojourning at Ocean
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rasin and
daughter, Jane, have been spend
ing a week in Rehoboth.
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TOWNSEND

Items Of Personal and Social In
ferest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Townsend, Aug. g. Mrs. Mary
FAIRIES, ~ years old, of Townsend,
died early Friday morning in Del
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
PARTY LIFE
Party Control Helps Tighten
Checkup OnDues, Membership
Strict Dues FOlIo,U-Up Can Help Decrease the
FLuCtuGtiOn of Members

Dues Reflects Level of Organization
The District Buro pointed out that
this was an important political and
organizational problem that must
have the immediate attention Of the
Section Committee. The dues pay
ment reflected the organizational
and political level of the unit. and
it also reflected the work Of the
unit, the fact that this unit has re-
cruited only one new member since
August, when another unit in the
same section has recruited IS new
members during the same time.
IF we permit a member to get
in arrears in dues it means that
this member is on his way out
of the Party. If we do not take
steps Immediately to correct this
and bring him back to the unit,
we will lose him completely.
The District Buro is now trying to
establish a weekly report system.
The sections must report once q
week on how many dues stamps
were sold and order the same
amount from the district. The Sec
lions should insist that all units do
the same. And the units should
check up every week and see that
the members pay their dues resu-
1arly.
In some units organized in farm
territories it is hard to hold meet
jngs every week. The meetings are
held mostly twice a month. There
we will have to establish a system
of reports every two weeks. How
ever the section will not be ex-
empted from the weekly reports.
Although this is not the only
reason for the fluctuation, this is
one factor that cannot be over
looked. One of the main reasons
is the low political level Of the mem
bership. and this can be improved
BY study classes, weekend schools,
and by involving the Party in mass
struggles,
Only about Is per cent Of om
membership subscribes to the Daily
Worker. Only about so copies Of
the Party Organizer and 5 copies
of the Communist are sold In our
district. There is no sale OF the
Impre-corr and Communist Inter
national through our Party units.
We are sure that by carrying out
the decision of the District Buro,
that every Party member should be
a reader of the Daily Worker, about
study classes and weekend schools,
later during the summer a district
training school, we will be able to
improve the political level Of our
membership, making our Party more
fit to lead the workers and farmers
in struggle for their immediate de-
mands, and for the final struggle
for power. Q. R.,
District Org. Secy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
TO FORCE ENACTMENT OF
H. Il. 1898

NInCdSO, LII.
Dear Comrades:
Realizing that the majority of the
people through the States do not
know that Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill CHR. 1889 has
been introduced in the U. S. Con-
gress, as the papers throughout the
nation saw to it that it was given
no publicity or even a scarce knowl-
edge of its introduction in the lower
house, this leaves it up to the Daily
Worker to bring 1t up to the atten-
ton Of the people. But, as all the
people in the U. S. do not read the
Daily Worker, it is hard problem
10 fulfill
Therefore I would consider it ad-
visable for the Daily Worker to have
an article concerning 1t every day
in its papers with some comment on
it. Also send request to all the
other liberal editors to bring it to
the attention Of the public through
their periodicals and demand that
they publish the fact that the bill
has been introduced in Congress.
If the liberals like the Nation
and the New Republic" refuse to
comment on it, then I believe the
more constructive periodicals like
the New Masses" and other labor
pension advocates. would be willing
to write an article on 1t.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
Bakery
Drivers Strike
BY a Worker Correspondent

BUFFALO, N. Y.-The Hall Bak-
cry drivers are striking for recogni-
ton Of their union under the A. F..
of L. leaders. By having strikers visit
the customers from house to house,
urging the consumer not to buy
bread from the scab drivers, we
strikers received the cooperation of
the housewives.
We have but one thing to look out
for, fellow drivers, the routes that
are owned by drivers. They must
join our strike or the company will
pitch them into such a position as to
divide our ranks. Join us, Bobtail
drivers, we will fight for increases in
commission rate for you,
Brothers, we are not alone in our
struggle. The retail bakery drivers
all over the United States are the
most cheated and robbed lot of
workers in the country. What are
the conditions? I have worked on
several retail routes. We are robbed
by the company, and also must carry
unemployed workers on credit, often
bringing losses out of our pay en-
velopes. We must pay for stale
bread, carrying large balance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06

For the last few months the
average dues payment in District
No. 10 has been around 100 to 200,
In December it increased to 2O6,
but in November it was down to
1856. In January, 1884, the average
dues purchase went up to 307
The reason for this increase is
that many Of our units and men,
bers were so far behind in dues,
and when the control was decided
upon by the G. O., the dues had to
be paid up to date before the mem
Der could get the control stamp and
become a member in good standing.
Jan. 1, 1888, in the territory the
district takes in at present, we had
149 members. Since then up to
Feb. /, 1884, we recruited 1886 new
members. On Feb. 1, we had 302
members registered, according to
reports by Section Organizers, but
only I'll control stamps are sold up
to that date. We recruited Is new
members in the last two weeks in
December and 81 in January. The
total new members exempted from
control stamps is 80. According to
this we would have only 210 mem
bers in the district. After two
months hammering from the dis
trict we still have 80 members who
haven't got their control stamps.
In IS months we recruited 1856
new members, and we have less
members at the end Of the 10
months than the number we re-
cruited. If we had kept all the new
members we would have had 485
members in our district now. We
kept only 1853, If we take the reports
by the Section Organizers. But if
we take the figures revealed by the
control, we kept only Clone out
of every six.
These facts are alarming to every
Party member, and we must find
the reason, and way to eliminate
fluctuation Immediately, or at least
to cut 1t down substantially.
We can use the records on dues
payment as guide. If member is
active and attends his unit meet
ings he will also pay dues regularly.
We will here take one OF our big
gest sections as an example.
In December the discrepancy in
Grand Island Section was 90. The
membership was SO. In the months
of October and November it was a
little more. Four new members
we're recruited in January and the
dues purchase went up to an aver
age Of 100. This is SO more than
the membership. We were natur-
ally interested to know how this
came about.
The following facts were revealed:
One of the units with eight mem
bers had not purchased any
dues since Aug. %, 1888, and now
when the members had to be con-
trolled, this unit bought 213 stamps
at two cents each at one time. All
members of this unit paid up for all
these weeks with two-cent stamps.
Some of them are supposed to pay
more, but after being so far behind
in dues they we're permitted to buy
two-cent stamps.
The fact that dues are not paid
regularly did not seem important to
the Section Committee. Instead of
trying to discuss together with the
District Buro, and find ways to i'm
prove this, the Section Organizer
resented the check-up by the Dis
trict Bureau.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
Letters from Our Readers

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
FOR UNITY OF MINERS
And STEEL WORKERS

by the miners, representatives Of
the S.M.WI.U. succeeded in speak
ing, over the objections and threats
of the U.M.W.A. officials, helping
to guide the strike struggles Of the
miners. In more than one instance
delegations from the miners visited
our headquarters requesting S.M.W.
III. organizers to speak to the min
ers. The coal and steel trusts well
realize that this unity can defeat
them.
Let us, In the coming spring
struggles, rouse the workers in the
steel centers to house and feed these
miners; let us open our relief con-
tiers when the next marches take
place. Do not allow the same mis-
takes to occur as in the past, when
miners marched from Fayette
County, Pc. to Clarion, distances II
from so to 80 miles to give the steel
workers aid, and were forced to
march back on the same night be-
cause of the lack Of sleeping quar-
tiers. Let us learn TO help our brother
miners in helping US, their brother
steel workers.
Let the S.MWIU. go on record
for holding a unity conference OF
miners and steel workers at the
earliest possible days before the
April struggles. Last year. proposals
for holding unity conference we're
adopted by the National Board OF
our union but were never carried
into life; let's carry them thru in
1894 for the double defeat Of the
coal and steel barons, thru united
action. &c. b.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

ANSWERS IO QUESI1ONS
'Nox-zen- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ger in the New Weight-Re-
ducing Drugs
Robert T. S., Cleveland, Ohio
The newspaper clipping which you
sent US was written by one Of those
medical enthusiasts who are more
anxious to write sensational ma
terial for their readers than to stick
to experience and sciert'f'" +'''-''
"Nox- zen-ol" is a proprietary drug
put out by the r. R. Rogers Che-..-
ical Co. of San Francisco. It is a
trade name for Dinitrophenol or
Alpha-Dinitrophenol.
This drug has been recently used
in the reduction Of excess adiposity
fat). 1t has been shown by Cut
ting, Mehrtens and fainter that
this drug "accelerates cellular mata-
bolism," which means that 1t burns
up excess fat In the tissues. It has
been shown, however, that the drug
is extremely toxic, and it is still an
open question whether it Is as safe
and as satisfactory for reducing the
excess fat in human beings as the
older methods are.
AS matter Of fact, there has
been reported, in the medical press,
an outstanding fatal case in the
person of DR.. Hans Gessnar, a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
War Preparations
in Buffalo Area
BY a steel worker correspondent

BY a Steel Worker Correspondent
BUFFALO, N. Y.-The following
information is based on workers re-
ports from the shops mentioned:
The American Brass is turning out
shells. Additional help is hired
weekly. A large government order is
now being manufactured.
Dupont Chemical Works Is turn
ing out explosives for filing shells.
A large order is on hand. Help is
better paid here than in any shop
in Buffalo.
A girl employe of the King Colo
NAL Radio Co. (nakers of radio
electrical products, reported that
the machines are to be converted
into shell makers for cartridges and
machine-gun bullets within the next
two weeks.
This center, the Black Rock Sec
ton of Buffalo, is a war and anlmu-
milton base. Many Of the plants are
ready for conversion to making war
ammunition and shells Immediately.
Niagara Falls, 80 miles away, is a
chemical center. Huge orders for
the government are being turned out
daily.
The Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union is carrying on two
strikes In this section-the Atlas and
North Buffalo Foundries. Frank
Wozniak, one Of the active leaders
Of the Atlas strike, was arrested on
Feb. 26.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
BY a Worker Correspondent

BUFFALO, N. VI took part in
the strike struggles of last spring
in the western Pennsylvania steel
and mining region as an organizer
Of the Steel and Metal Workers
Industrial Union. 1 should like to
call the attention of all steel work
ers and readers of the Daily Worker
to some important lessons we should
learn from these experiences re-
garding the solidarity Of the miners
and steel workers.
In the second walk-out of the
miners last spring, the Clarion
plant Of the Carnegie Steel trust
was pulled out on strike by the
march Of the Fayette County strik-
ers. This has set a precedent that
must be studied closely to under
stand how the coal and steel trusts
can be defeated. Both industries are
controlled by practically the same
heads and financial groups, the
MELONS, Fricks, Morgans, etc.
Prior to the Ambridge strikes, led
by the S.M.WIU., the miners had
formed a united front with the
steel union at the Walworth foun-
dry in Greensburgh, Pa, by send
ing truckloads of miners and march
ing up to help us picket in our
strike. And after the murder of
Adam Pietrosld in the Ambridge
massacre, thousands Of miners at
tempted to get into Ambridge to
participate in the mass funeral
which was smashed by the armed
thugs.
In the rump strike meetings held
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
Article XIV

~ FA1ao nv
let Us take the trump CARD Of
l. Austrian social-democracy - the
municipality Of Vienna. We know
that throughout the whole postwar
policy OF Austrian social-democracy,
the municipality Of Vienna has
played the same part as the Prus-
sian government played in the policy
Of German social democracy. If,
in the opinion Of Wells, the Prus-
sian government was the bulwark
of the Weimer Constitution, the
municipality of Vienna, which is in
the hands Of the social democrats,
is, in the opinion Of Otto Bauer,
the citadel of Austrian social-dem-
ocracy and of the working class
against the attacks of fascism. Can
it be that the municipality Of
Vienna is bit of socialism"
within the system Of bourgeois die
5atorship?
II Otto Bauer considers that the
proletariat In socialist Austria, re-
lying on its own armed force, on
he support Of the proletariat Of
The U. S. S. r. organized as the
state OF the proletarian dictator
ship, on the support of the work
ing class. of Germany and Of the
whole world, would be unable to
hold out more than a few days,
then how can the Socialism" of
Vienna, absolutely unarmed, with
out even its own police, how can
it hold out as q citadel of social
ism" within the system Of the capt.
taliSt state?
The class character Of the die
tatorship of the bourgeoisie in Aus
tria is just as little altered by the
fact that the Austrian social-dem-
ocrats have their seats in the NUM-
cipality of Vienna as was the char
acter OF the bourgeois dictatorship
in Germany by the fact that the
German social-democrats had their
seats in the apparatus of the Prus-
sian government,
The municipality OF Vienna is a
part Of the whole system of the
capitalist state. IT'S acts are based
on the bourgeois laws of the state
which protect capitalist property.
It's reforms" and its measures may
Introduce certain correctives into
the way the requirements of the
great toiling masses OF Vienna's
population are met, but the class
character Of the municipality Of
Vienna as branch Of the capitalist
state is not changed by them.
If a social-democrati chauffeur
drives a car belonging to a trans
port company, the machine does
not become an instrument of social
list production. And if Seitz is
commissioned by the bourgeoiSie to
direct the municipal economy OF
Vienna, this economy does not
thereby acquire socialist character.
On the contrary, it is subject to
all the laws Of capitalism. The
economic crisis has the same in
f1uence upon it as it has upon a
private enterprise. 1t feels the pres
sure Of the law of capitalist COM
petition. Just like a private CON-
pany, it cuts down the number Of
workers employed in the municipal
enterprises, lowers wages, reduces
the quantity and quality Of NUM-
cipal services at the disposal Of the
working population, cuts down
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
Iron Workers Of
France Now Hit
Further By Crisis
By a Worker Correspondent

ny a WA ACA OSAANbFOAA~ANAA
BRUEN BASIN, France want
to tell you, comrades, in what con-
ditionS we find ourselves now. Our
region is situated in the grasp of
the prominent exploiter de Vaudel,
one of the executives OF the COM
mittee of heavy industry. This is an
iron ore region, a land of hunger
and poverty for the working class,
a source of wealth for the amuni-
ton manufacturers.
Our factory is a hard labor camp.
Wages have decreased almost to
half. In 1927, in a steel plant, we
used to earn in two weeks $50 to
400 francs; and now, hardly 270
francs, and the cost of living has
increased three times.
Only two months ago all went
relatively smooth. But now the blast
furnaces are idle for several days in
the week. The same thing is hap
pening in the rolling mills, in the
work shops, at the conveyors, rail-
road transportation, ETC., complete
stoppage for several days during
the week.
Desperate poverty exists here.
Particularly the children are suffer-
ing, they are half starved, poorly
clothed. For them conditions are
much harder than for the adults.
The factory is filled with spies,
with guards Of fascist type. For
example, in my shop, the workers
are forbidden to carry on CONVEX
Sations with fellow workers under
threat of being discharged. The boss
is afraid for the anger of the work.
ers, he is afraid that the workers
may follow the example of the Rus
sian workers. And what makes con-
ditions harder still is the fact that
the boss finds faithful defenders in
the ranks of the working claSs-the
reformiSt leaders. These reforniSt
leaders in every way possible help
the capitalists still further to OPP
press us.
Here is Just one small example:
About a month ago the workers
in the rolling mills prepared to GO
out on strike demanding increases
in wages. Immediately, the secre-
tary of the reformist trade union
hurried to the factory and delivered
a speech like this: DeVaudel is
paying you little because he has to
dispose of his steel at low prices
and if he will increase your pay he
will not be able to compete and
will be forced to close the factory
Then you will entirely remain on
the street. The strike was thus
broken.
We certainly don't sit with folded
hands. Comparing our conditions
with yours, we persistently prop
agandize the achievements of the
workers of the Soviet Union-our
fatherland. And I must state that
the workers respond to our agita-
ton and all their sympathy is on
the side of the Soviet Union. The
ranks Of fighting sympathizers OF
the U.S.SR. are growing, and be
sure that in time of need we will be
able to defend the Soviet Union.
French Worker Correspondent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
Pressed Steel
Car Company
Attacks Union
Mckees Rocks Worker
Urges Action
By Local


McKEES ROCKS, Pa.-Here in
McKees Rocks, Pa, in the Pressed
Steel Car Co.'S plant, we have a
local Of the Steel and Metal Work
ers Industrial Union. This plant has
received a s3,600,000 contract, and
is beginning to work on this order
The company, realizing our united
strength, is determined to weaken
us. Already the company is dis
eliminating against the best mem
bers of our local and shop COM
nittee, Now is the time that our
local union should begin a real
campaign to unite all the workers
against this attack, and also to
fight on to better the conditions of
the workers.
Somehow it seems that our local
union is not doing what it should
do. Our union local meets only once
a month, instead Of once every two
weeks. In this situation, the union
should call special meeting of the
local and use every effort to over
come its shortcomings and strength
en- itself against the coming attacks
by the company.
Our local should issue special
shop leaflets calling on all members
to unite against this discrimina-
ton and for whole hearted support
Of the shop committee which was
elected by all the workers.
It is very bad that members at
our union meetings do not take the
floor and discuss the problems of
our union and of the shop. Also
another bad feature of our local is
that we have no functioning Elk
ecutive Committee. which must be
corrected Immediately.