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The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Grand Jury on Taxi.
Hearing Lays Basis
For Police Attacks


NEW YORK.-The March Grand
Jury, meeting on the taxi riots"
completely exonerated the New
York police for their brutality in
clubbing the taxi drivers, and laid
the basis for continued police at
tacks upon the workers.
The Indictment handed down to
Judge F'reschi of General Sessions
Court, after whitewashing the DO
lice, says: 1T should be made clear
that the necessary police action
should be taken promptly wherever
necessary; that no parade, process
sion or groups of marchers should
be allowed without permit and
proper escort, and we suggest that
all assemblies of workers be con-
fined to certain localities, and that
no permits for marching except to
and from such localities be issued"
In giving the keynote for a
bloody suppression Of all workers,
the indictment, specially for the at
tention of Police Commissioner
Organ and Mayor LaGuardia,
states: Life Is never safe where
property is attacked"
The daily worker., 1934-04-12

Canadian auto industry, centered
in the border cities across the river
from Detroit. Following the sue
cessful conclusion of the auto
specialties strike, about so workers
in two shops of the Windsor Bed
ding Co, in Windsor, manufactur-
ing chiefly upholstery for cars, on
Saturday won a 100 per cent VIC
tory after two-day walkout.
Settlement terms include 10 to SIS
per cent wage increase, with S5-
cent an hour minimum for girls,
and 40 cents for men; recognition
of the shop committee; eight-hour
day; time and a half for overtime.
Friday. 125 workers of the Cana
dian Motor Lamp Co. East Wind
Sor, struck, demanding 40 per cant
wage increases: eight-hour day;
time and a half for overtime; rec
ognition of the shop committee;
abolition of the bonus system. The
workers have been getting .25 to 35
cents an hour. and working IL to
is hours a day.
The Canadian auto strikes are
being led by the militant Auto
Workers Union, affiliated with the
Workers Unity League. The Auto
Workers Union has learned that
the Hall Lamp Co. of Detroit has
received an order for 1000 lamps
from the Canadian Motor Lamp Co.
The union has issued leaflet to
Detroit workers to refuse to work
on scab lamps. The Auto Workers
Union of Detroit has endorsed the
leaflet.
The Canadian Auto Workers
Union is growing rapidly and is
making efforts to spread the strike
movement to big factories owned
largely by American companies.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Declare Strike in
Goldman Shop

NEW YORK.-The Dress Depart
ment of the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union has declared a
strike against the iobber, Goldman
Frock of 1884 Broadway. who, to-
gether with the International mis-
leaders were responsible for lockout
of the workers of the Bon Ton Dress
and the Puritan Dress, both of them
contractors for the Goldman Frock.
The Industrial Union calls upon
all its active members, as we'll as
members of the International to
help win this strike, which is a
strike for union conditions. In every
case where the International has
succeeded in taking over shops from
the Industrial Union it always re-
suited in the worsening of condi-.
tions.
All shop chairmen and active
members are called to very i'm
portant meeting which will take
place today, Thursday, right after
work, in the Office of the union, 131
West 28th ST., where plans for mo-
bilizing the entire membership
against the present attacks on the
part of the bosses to reduce prices,
will be taken up.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12

workers at these bouts, reacting
and responding to those workers
who will participate. In the near
future, in this sport phase, well
also see the change of inactive
watching to active participation.
AND on the 2Sth of April at the
Church of All Nations, the
Eastern district L. S. U. will end
their indoor season with a SWIM
ming meet. Men, women and
juniors under Is years of agel
Will be splaShing and gurgling
and swinging their arms through
and above the water for the title
in respective events. There will
be relays and individual events.
All L. S. q. clubs should enter
the contest in full force for this
meet to make it a banging success,
You don't have to be champion.
All you have to be able to do Is to
tear off 40-yard dash, backstroke,
breaststroke or crawl, or, If YOU can
swim longer distances, enter those.
And the spectators can help out
in the fun, because they'll be all
lowed to participate in their we'll
known exercise. Dancing will fol-
low the cage games and swimming
will follow the swimming meet.
Meet the basketball champions
On the hardwood floor the nights Of
the 18th and the nth. Meet the
swimming champs in the pool on
the night of the 28th.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Strike of 5000 Auto
Tool, Die Makers
Looms in Detroit
Continued from Page u


units, Fisher Body and Ternstedt
Manufacturing turning over mem
bersfip lists to them. Smith, in ad-
dition OF putting a blacklist club
in the hands of the manufacturers,
is also trying to split the tool and
diemakers' ranks by arriving at a
separate agreement with the big
shops.
Continue Picketing
Militant picketing continued to-
day at the Detroit Michigan Stove
Co. The strikers were undaunted
despite yesterdays vicious clubbing,
which resulted in serious injuries
to several pickets and arrest of
three. The company is trying to
operate with small force of scabs;
and there are also indications it is
preparing to bring in the A. r. of
L. leadership which had small
number of members in the shop at
the start of the strike. The over
whelning majority are organized in
the M. E. S. A.
The Midland Steel workers, who
are organized in the M. E. S. A.,
with militantS in the leadership,
voted last night to accept the terms
conditionally. John Anderson, fight
ing organizer of Local of the M
E. S. A. issued the following state
ment today:
THE Midland employees are not
satisfied with the offer made by the
company. However, they will accept
the offer until April Is. They set
that date in order to give the COM
pany officials an opportunity to ad-
just piece work rates
Only Nom Production Workers
The offer of the company in
cluded only production work
ers, and this includes tool and die
makers, who are seeking a 20 per
cent raise, as are the other Midland
workers.
At mass meeting last night at
A. B. G. Hall, which was attended
by nearly 500 Midland workers, it
was decided the offer was not
enough to satisfy the demands Of
the workers, but would be accept
able conditionally until the piece
work rates we're set.
If these rates are not satisfac-
tory, then strike vote will be
taken.
Further details Of the meeting
Monday night, at which the agree
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
CWA
Workers Face
Hostile Court
Communist Party Holds
Six Mass Meetings for
the Release of 81

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, April II.
-Disorderly conduct charges were
lodged against all the arrested
workers who formed the workers
delegation and those who we're
seized by the police at the Friday
demonstration of G. w. A. and Job
less. The charges would undoubt-
edly been more serious but for the
mass demands Of the workers for
their release. Chief of Police
Johannes is attempting to prove
that some of the workers hurled
missiles at the police, and indicated
that he would file assault charges.
In addition to those who were
arrested aS they left the City Hall,
the police arrested six men and one
woman suspected of having a part
in the demonstration"
The arrested workers have ex-
pressed their satisfaction with I. L..
D. defense. conducted by David
Leyinson with the aid of local at
torneys. The Communist Party, in
issuing 25,0o0 leaflets, Is calling six
mass meetings in the city, at which
some Of the arrested workers who
have been released on bail will
speak.
The demonstration on Friday
forced the City Council to grant all
the demands Of the workers for
continuation of C. w. A. at G. w. A.
pay, and for an immediate 40 per
cent increase in relief.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Workers, GrOcerS
lnNOrWalk kSuppOrt
Rubber Mill Strike

so. NORWALK, Conn. April IL.
With the strike in its third dav.
all workers of the Norwalk Rubber
Co. are out. under the leadership Of
the Norwalk Rubber Workers In
dustrial Union The strikers are
stopping all trucks.
Workers in other factories are re-
spending to the appeal for funds
to help the rubber strikers. Grocers
are supplying coffee and sand
Wiches to the pickets.
Rumors are going around that
Mr.. Egan, secretary of the A. F.
Of l.. here, is negotiating with the
bosses behind the backs of the
strikers. With police escorting them
into the plant, only five scabs are
working.
Negro, white workers and women
in united ranks are on the picket
lines, Meetings are being held out
doors near the factory, because of
the distance Of the plant from
town.
The strikers are demanding a 30
per cent increase in wages, no dis
elimination against workers for
union activity and the reinstate-
ment of workers who we're fired by
the company. Additional demands
are for no discrimination against
Negroes, a. seven-msn gang in the
curing room, recognition Of the shop
committee and the Norwslk Rubber
Workers Industrial Union, which
is leading the strike.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12

ment ending the Motor Products
strike was accepted" by workers.
have been learned by your corre-
spondent. Workers had been called
to the meeting at 4 pm. In Amity
Temple. But at the meeting was
suddenly called In Germania Hall
The workers were divided up. with
the result that only about $50 were
at Germania Hall. William Col
Inns, A. F. of L. organizer, pre-
sented the settlement terms, and
then assistant secretary of labor,
McGrady spoke, using the name
Of President Roosevelt to bludgeon
the workers into accepting them.
Following this, A. F. of l.. organ
izer Lewis, sent from Washington.
made a motion to accept. Several
workers tried to get the floor, but
were shut off, and the motion rail-
roaded through.
The Auto Workers Union calls on
the Motor Products workers to
'tehu nllJ dbbCiipb W WtliItlS ODNIl
the 10 per cent wage increase
granted in the settlement, and to
organize a rank and file movement
in the A. F. Of L. local to prevent
further sellout by their leaders and
the automobile labor board.
Auto Foundry Men Win Raise
DETROIT, Mich, April 1.-THE
press here reports the strike of
1000 workers of the Campbell
Wyant and Cannon Foundry of
Muskegon, Michigan, manufactur-
ing motor castings, was settled,
and the men are returning to work
this morning They report an in
crease in pay won IN the base rates.
from A to so cents an hour. The
strike began Saturday.
The strike wave is growing in the
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Students To Hit
War Tomorrow in
Nationwide Strike
Plan Demonstrations i'm
Schools Throughout
the Country
tContinusd from Page y


lean League Against War and Fas-
cisn.
In an attempt to stifle the move
ment at Hunter College, President
Colligan, who received his appoint
ment because Of Tammany connec-
tions, has forbidden the students
the right to finish their anti-war
conference, two sessions Of which
have already been held. At the
last session the question Of per-
manent organization as well as
affiliation to the American League,
were to be discussed.
Incensed at this milita1ist move.
the students at Hunter College col
lected 5000 signatures to 2 petition
in few hours, They are demand
ing the right to finish their con-
ference, which struck deep roots at
the school
Five colleges in California, in
cluding the University of Califor-
MIA, the University Of Southern
California and the Los Angeles
Junior College, will take part in the
strike.
Johns Hopkins University. in
Baltimore, Md, will also strike
at II.
A mass anti-wsr meeting on April
10, to be followed the next day by
an anti-war conference, will be held
at the Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology in Cambridge.
Students at Ohio State Univer-
sitv, where seven we're recently ex-
PEELED for opposing R.OT.C. drill,
will also strike tomorrow.
At Missouri State University
there will be state wide anti i-war
conference, April IA and Is, under
the auspices of the Social Problems
Club. and supported by the Youth
Section Of the League Against War
and Fascism. This conference will
also be called on to take up the
fight for the reinstatement of Eu-
gene Ringo, recently expelled for
objecting to R.OTC. drill.
In New York. students of Colum-
bia University, City College, Brook
lyn College, Long Island University,
New York University, Seth Low
College, Clinton High School, Lin
coin High School, will strike at II
g. m. Friday, and the students of
New Lots Evening School, Brook
lyn. will strike during the third and
fourth periods at night.
At City College, Norman Tallen-
tire, Secretary of the New York City
Central Committee of the League,
will address a mass meeting at II
am. Friday in Great Hall
At Columbia, Professor Margaret
Schlauch of the League will address
q mass snti-war meeting in Room
300, Havemeyer Hall, at 8 pm. to-
night.
In Clinton, High, Bronx, there
will be a mass meeting at 2 pm
today in the school auditorium in
preparation for the strike.
In Lincoln High, where student
conference last week voted strike,
the principal decided to stop all
classes at the strike period and turn
them over to a discussion of the
war danger
At New Lots Evening High. where
the Students General Organization
voted strike, the principal arranged
for c. W. A. concert during the
strike period. The students have
been called on to boycott the con-
cert, and to rally in mass anti
war meeting outside the school dur
ing the strike period.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12

by the corrupt political parties with
the backing of the power trust
which they faithfully served while
Fleeing the masses of workers
fooled into voting for them, are
only part Of the entire grating line
up which serves Americas bosses in
every city and state in the country
One of the exposed men, Assem-
blyman Stephens. wrote to an off,
cial of the Associated Gas and Elec-
trio Co. in 1927:
Il have the assurance of the
chairman Of the Labor Committee
that this bill will be killed in COM
mittee. You may rest assured that
will do all in my power to fulfill
your wishes in the matter"
These words, SO similar to those
Of Senator Thayer's, were written
in answer to the officials request
that he work against the passage OF
the bill, which might have reduced
slightly the exorbitant gas and
electric charges in the state.
Thayer, it will be recalled. wrote
to the same company in 1927:
Il hope that my work during
the past session was satisfactory
to your company"
Although these letters were read
into the records of the Federal
Trade Commission, it was revealed
that the originals had been des-
troyed several years ago.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Delegation to Hit
Forcing of Orphans
Into War Parade
Band of Hebrew Orphan
ASYLUM Was Ordered
TO March Saturday

NEW YORK-A delegation pro-
testing the forcing Of the band Of
the Hebrew orphan Asylum to
march in the Army Day parade last
Saturday will visit the institutions
today and lay its protest before the
director, Col. Simmonds.
The delegation, headed by James
Icrner, national chairman of the
Youth Section, American League
Against War and Fascism. will in
clude Vera Saunders. of the Young
Pioneers, Prof. Tredweu Smith. and
q representative of the National
Committee for the Defense Of Po-
hGcaI Prisoners.
The boys of the Asylum. which is
located at 18th St. and Amsterdam
Ave, drew up a petition protesting
against being forced to parade in "a
militaristic demonstration They
presented this petition to the head
Of the institution who threatened to
have anyone who objected to march,
ing thrown out of the home. After
p good deal of bulldozing he finally
succeeded in having the band
march.
The children have informed the
American League Against War and
Fasci5m that had they known that
they would get outside support they
would have stuck to their guns.
The delegation will demand the
right of the students to carry out
their desires to oppose war and mil
itarism end will urge the director
to permit snti-wsr discussions and
forums at the Asylum.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
FUR DYERS MEETING TO
NOMINATE ORGANIZERS

The fur dyers, members of the
Fur Dressers and Dyers Union are
called to a special meeting tonight
at 7:30 pm, in Manhattan Lyceum,
sc East Fourth st. At this meeting,
the question of the unemployment
fund will be taken up, as well as
nomination for organizers, All
members are urged to attend this
important meeting.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Metropolitan Worker
SOccermen Hold Dance

NEW YORK,-At the last council
meeting of the Metropolitan Workers
Soccer League, held Monday night,
a committee was elected for the pur-
pose of carrying on a campaign to
raise money for the sending Of
delegation Of soccer players to Paris
to participate in the International
Sports Congress Against War and
Fascism. The Congress will be held
August II to Is.
The League is holding ball Sat,
April Ia, at the Hinsdale Work
ers Club in Brooklyn. They urge all
workers to support their campaign
for the sending of a large delegation
of worker sportsmen to the sports
congress. Tickets can be obtained at
their headquarters at ia West 18th
St., or at Labor Sports Union clubs.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
To Install Officials
Of Shoe Union Tonight

NEW YORK.-A mass meeting of
all members Of the United Shoe and
Leather Workers Union, where the
newly elected officials will be in
stalled, will be held at Irving Plaza
Hall. 18th st. and Irving Pl., at
$50 pm.
Included in the agenda is a report
of the Election Objection Commit
tee and q report of the outgoing
Finance Committee.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Women Needle Workers
Meeting; Plan To Send
Group To Washington

NEW YORK. The Needle Trades
Womens Action Committee is call
ing very important meeting of ac-
tive members of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union at 7:30
tonight in the Union Auditorium,
131 West 29th st. To this meeting
we are inviting all delegates from
shops and women's organizations
who were present at the Needle
Trades Womens Conference last
March 10 and also all who were
elected on the delegation to Wash
ington. Two important questions
will be taken up: 1. Sending of a..
delegation to Washington. 2. Mo-
bilization Of women workers for May
First demonstration.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
4 More State Legislators
In Pay Of Pomer Interests
Widespread Tie-Up of Utilities and Legislature
Revealed in Disclosure of New Letters

WASHINGTON, April i'll Four
new names of members of the New
York State Legislature in addition
to that of Warren T. Thayer were
today revealed to be intimately con-
nected with the utilities interests.
The names were those of Assem-
blymsn D. Mallory Stephens, mem
Der Of the Public Service Commit
tee; Senator Walter w. Westall of
White Plains; Senator Henry D.
Williams and Assemblynan Willis
Sargent.
These legislators, put into Office
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
BRONX JANITORS MEET
TONIGHT

NEW YORK.-A mass meeting OF
apartment house superintendent
and janitors of the Bronx to take
up the question of fighting wage
cuts threatened when steam heat Is
cut off, will be held tonight at 1472
Boston Rd.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Engineering Workers
Strike IN NeiV York
To Reinstme " erker

NEW YORK. - Eighty-five
workers Of the Teleradrive En-
yineering Corp, SO Wooster St,
walked out on strike yesterday
under the leadership Of the In
dependent Radio and Metal
Workers Union.
The strike grew out Of the FIR
ing Of one union man, Dan Mul-
lat. The strikers are demanding
the reinstatement Of this worker,
union recognition and better
safety devices and sanitary con-
ditions. Strike headquarters has
been set up at 1O7 MacDougal St.
The bosses are already trying
to break the strike by trotting
in the N.R.A. A strike committee
slected prior to the strike has
established itself as the leader Of
the struggle,
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
NOTICE!

A special meeting of all Food
Workers, employed and unem-
ployed members of the Party and
Y.CL., will be held Friday. April
19, pm, Workers Center, 50 r.
18th st., Room 205.
The question of the Indepen-
dent Federation Of Labor viii be
discussed and 1t is Of utmost i'm
portance for every Party and
Y. C.L. member to be present.
Bring your book with you.
District Org. Department.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
Some Final Touches
SAN ROSS

THE Labor Sports Union has been going through
rapid PAGES these past few weeks, both around New
York City and spots north by east and beene out west and
north by west
The sport that occupies the attention of the worker
sportsmen at present is the district regional and national
titles Now the final touches of tournament season
The daily worker., 1934-04-12


A. p. Of l.. TO send delegates to
the United Front Nav Day Con-
ference this Saturday noon was
Issued by the A. F. of L. Commit
tee for Unemployment Insurance
and Relief, Union So.
The Needle Trades Workers In
dustrial Union issued call during
the day to all needle trades workers,
organized and unorganized, mem
bers of the Industrial Union or not.
to support the United Front May
Day Conference this Saturday and
to join the May Day United Front
Parade to Union So. The union has
within its ranks over 10000 New
York workers.
The Workers x-Servicemen's
League called on all veterans to Join
the march.
The United Shoe and Leather
Workers Union with 1000 members
in the New York District. declared
they will march on to Union So.
under the banner of the United
Front Against Fascism and War.
The Furniture Workers Union.
the Marine Workers Industrial
Union, the metal workers and others
also expressed their support of the
plans of the United Front May Day
Arrangements Committee.
MrM UODX A,,l.o, 49,.
gard, secretary of the Trade Union
Unity Council, issued last minute
call yesterday to all unions and
shop groups to support the United
Front May Day Conference, to be
held this Saturday at l pm. at
Webster Hall, 119 F. 11th st.
In a small rear room of the T. u.
q. c. Offices. Overgaard, interviewed
workers who came to him with
their shop problems 1T is against
all of the existing rottenness that
workers will food the New York
streets this May First" stated
Oyergaard, for many years a leader
Of workers struggles.
"The United Front May Day
Committee has pledged to bring
100000 workers onto the streets this
May Day. We will bring over 1o0, 900
of these workers to the march, un-
der their own banners, and carry
ing their own demands" declared
the secretary Of the T.UU.C.
He urged all affiliated organiza-
tions to elect delegates Immediately
and to carry on agitation in the
shops to down tools on May Day.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
DRESS SHOP MEETING
AT NEEDLE TRADES UNION

NEW YoRK.-The Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union is calling
an important meeting of dress shop
cha1rmen, shop committees and ac-
tive members. The meeting will be
held in the office of the union, 1S1
w 28th ST., fourth floor, tonight,
right after work.
The daily worker., 1934-04-12
KN1TGoops MEET TONIGHT

NEW YORK.-A melting Of all
Singer and Morrow knitgoods op-
orators, button sewers and workers
on all kinds of special machines
will meet tonight at Irving Plaza
Hall, 18th st. and Irving Place,