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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Leader of Expedition Addresses
New York Workers

NEW YORK. -Prof. Otto Schmidt
the leader of the now world-famous
Chelyuskin expedition, through the
Friends of the Soviet Union, sends
his greetings to the American work
ers and farmers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

HAVERHILL, Mass.-Fleet ST., 8
p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
Conviction Of Farm
Leader Sustained
by Supreme Court
ID ecision Is Aimed al
Breaking Mass
Demonstrations

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb, l9.-The
conviction of Harry Lux, and Rob
ert Burleigh for leading q demon
stration Of hundreds Of farmers
against q foreclosure sale at Wilbur,
Nebraska, last March has been up
held by the Nebraska state Supreme
Court.
Lux, who is state organizer of the
Farm Holiday Association, and Bur-
leigh, who is secretary Of the IN
employed Federation at Lincoln,
we're convicted last year.
The decision of the Court declares
that nothing in records suggests
the right or power Of the defend
ants to invoke the provisions Of the
mortgage moratorium act as they
we're neither the owners nor liable
on the mortgage" This decision
provides a legal basis for the smash
ing of all organized mass demon
STATIONS against eyictions and fore
closures.
The greatest resentment has been
aroused amongst the farmers here
by the decision, The decision makes
the two organizers liable to jail
sentences and fines Of $3.50 each.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
500 Farmers Stop
Farm Foreclosure

SISSETON, N. Oak. delayed In
the MaiD. More than 600 militant
farmers gathered here and stopped
q foreclosure, and despite The arms
OF the sheriff, they moved the evicted
farmer, Henry Nieland back into
his house.
Several days later, more than
1000 small farmers met in the
school auditorium where they unan-
inousiy agreed to organize to pre-
vent foreclosures. They were unani-
mously agreed to back up the night
against eyictiens, and q telegram
was sent from the meeting to the
Governor and President demanding
that they enforce the promise that
the President made sometime ago
that There shall be no foreclosures
or evictions. In addition to this, q
of the small business men of Sis
seton, and II small Peever business
men sent kilograms to the Gov
ernor and President pledging their
solidarity with the farmers and the
workers, and demanding security in
their homes for the farmers and
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
Dickens, Tex. CWA Men
Go % Miles to Work

BY c. W. A, Worker Correspondent
DICKENS, Textile G. We. A
workers here get IS hours a week at
40 cents an hour. So far, no skilled
wages have been paid In Dickens
County Administrator o. G. Arthur
has transferred several workers to q
road contrct which pays IS cents an
hour, 30 hours a week. The workers
have to go % miles on their own
time.
On the bridge Job, where we work,
the boss, Mr.. Brotherton. sets slave
driving pace. In the last two weeks
there have been three cave-ins where
the workers have to dig.
Two workers were caught, but were
not badly hurt. The worst cave-in
luckily happened at the noon hour
and if there had been anyone there
at the time he would have been killed
without a doubt-yet nothing was
done about making the walls safer.
Administrator Arthur warned us if
we didn't stay on this job, he would
not put us back on the C. w. A.
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prevent the New York Industrial
Union from gaining g. foot-hold in
the amalganlation movement. This
they attempted to do by spreading
lies and generally attempting TO dis
credit the New York leadership. The
Lovestonites realized that their
ambition TO bring the amalgamation
movement into the hands of the A.
F. L. would be frustrated If the New
York Industrial Union became a
factor.
8, 1t must be frankly stated that
the New York leadership of the Shoe
and Leather Workers Industrial
Union underestimate the Importance
Of the New England development and
though the general strike in New
York was in progress at the same
time, it was yet q serious error not
to be fully connected and participat-
ing in the amalgamation movement
from beginning to end.
3. The New York organization had
sent delegates to the rank and file
planning board at two or three diff
ferent times, but this by no means
served the purpose. The neglect by
the New York leadership plus the
weakness of the T. U. U. L. leader.
ship and the left wing followers in
New England made it easy sailing
for the Socialists and Lovestonite
element up until a month before the
convention. Our active participation
put an end to their reign of mislead,
ing.
10. The fact remains that while
we were fairly well represented In
the Planning Board we had absolutely
no representation In the Provisional
Committee and as time went on the
Provisional Committee became the
controlling factor, while the Planning
Beard remained the agitstionaI
and while both work for
unity and amalsgamation the ideo-
logy and aims of the Planning Board
was away from the A. r. l.. while
the zimnerman-Lovestone leader
ship In the Provisional COMMITTEES
plus the Socialist lawyer Bcarsck,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20

New York delegation exposed the
tactics and the wrong lines and
policy OF the A. F. Of L.
10. The convention, having gone on
record that the new organization was
to remain independent, insisted that
the New York delegation come in to
the amalgamation on the same basis,
in other words to be free from af-
flliation with the T. T.. y. L. A
declaration of secession from the T..
U. U. l.. was made ON the floor Of
the convention together with a plain
and forcaful statement rs to the
reasons for SO doing, It was pointed
out that the New York delegation
recognized that the amalgamation Of
all unions into one big rank and file
controlled organization was Of para
mount Importance and in fun har-
mony with the line of the r. y. u, l.,
and that secession from the T. u. U.
L. today did not mean 4 reputation
of all that the T. U. U. l.. stood for,
but was on the contrary a move in
the direction which the New York
delegation felt would eventually lead
many more thousands of shoe work.
ers into the folds OF the left wing
movement that the T. U. q. l..
represents.
IS. The question Of constitution
was of course the greatest issue at
the convention and the constitution
proposed by the committee with Zim-
norman at the head, If accepted
would have made Bill Green blush
with shame. 1t was constitution
that the A. F. Of L. itself would have
adopted with glee.
10. The genuine and spontaneous
opposition on the part Of the con-
vention delegation against the pro-
posed constitution and the subsequent
acceptance on the part Of the New
England delegation Of the New York
leadership in the fight for a real
rank and file constitution was
forceful demonstration Of the cor
rectness Of the line laid down in the
Open Letter and proved beyond
shadow Of doubt that where the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
Pre>Convention Discussion of the Communist Party
Some Outstanding Lessons OF the Shoe Union Aaamaon Moyeme

lberations and activity. This policy
was successfully continued through
out the convention and contributed
greatly towards the success Of the
convention. 1t is to be understood
that these officials were Of the A.
F. Of L. type that today dominate
the right wing organizations of the
A. F. l..
q The workers organized plan
ming board consisting of workers
elected from the ranks of the vari-
Gus locals in New England and New
York It was the work of this rank
and file planning board that COM
PEELED the respective organizations at
their respective conventions to take
up the question Of anlalgamation.
3. II was however weakness on
the part Of the rank and file plan
ming board TO permit its power to
be assumed and absorbed by a sub
sequent provisional committee set
up at conventions Of the respective
rrTauizationS that were still under
the influence Of the leadership, which
was at no time in harmony with
amalganlation.
4. The este blishing of the Provi-
sional Committee forced the real rank
and file committee into the back
ground and reduced it to a pure
agitational force without power to
act.
5. The personnel of the Provisional
Committee became a very important
factor and to our regret it must be
admitted that the Lovestone element
was able TO maneuver itself into q
position and leadership.
6. This could never have happened
in the Planning Board, nor could It
have happened had the line Of the T.
u. U. L. been carried out by the
left wing leadership in correct and
manner. Failure to do SO
relegated such leadership into a back
seat.
7. One of the first tasks of the
Ioyestone elements, controlling the
Provisional Comm, was 10 try and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
4OOBuffalOFOundry
Men Strike Against
Go. Union Efforts
Fire Shop Committee
Men; Workers Demand
Pay Increases

BUFFALO, N. Y. Feb. l9.-The
workers Of the North Buffalo Hard
ware Foundry and Standard Foun-
dries went out on strike at 10 am.
Friday, under the leadership Of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union. after shop committee men
and other workers we're fired and
piece work rates announced by the
company. The shop is out solid, in
volving some 400 men.
A strike committee has been
elected and the following demands
drawn up: General wage increases to
meet the rising cost of living, con-
tinued recognition Of the elected
shop committee, against any form of
company unionism.
The employers Of Pratt & Letch-
worth, where the workers are or
ganized in the S. M. w. 1. u. are
again trying to force the men into a
so-called independent workers union.
The Atlas strike continues to hold
solid in the fourth week. Joint pick
citing will be carried on and a central
strike committee elected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20

engaged by the Provisional Commit
tee we're working towards A. F. L,
II. It is therefore not an accident
that much confusion prevailed in the
minds of the New England Conven-
ton delegates when the real tasks
Of the convention we're taken up. Tt
is however due TO the correct line
laid down by the T. U. U. L. and
carried out by the New York dele
CATION that the barriers raised by
the LoYestone elements were soon
smashed, thus paving the way to
constructive work and unprejudiced
unity between the New York and
New England delegation.
IL. The convention delegates also
for the first time received real DEM
onstration as TO the meaning of right
wing A. r. of L. leadership such as
the Nolsns, etc, and left wing T, y.
U. L. leadership as came from New
York and it was not surprising that
during the entire convention the only
leadership taking any part in the
convention on the part Of paid Of
ficials were those OF the Shoe and
Leather Workers Industrial Union
Rosenberg and Biedenkapp.
Is. No officials Of any of the other
unions participated during the con-
vention besides making one speech
on the opening day.
IA. The question Of affiliation with
central organization was one OF
the major questions, although Soci-
alist and Lovestonite elements had
prepared the ground for a fight
against the T. U. U. L. by poisoning
the minds of the workers against the
T. U. U. L. and were working hard
to bring forth the A. F. of L. they
failed completely In gaining even the
slightest support for the A, F. L.
Is. The New York delegation
aroused great enthusiasm and re-
ceived long and hearty applause
when presenting its program based
upon the class struggle and calling
for militant action by the rank and
file in its struggles for improved con-
ditions and particularly so when the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
A. Workers Carry Through Actions for Jobs and Relief
Senate Comm. Bars
Ford on Hearing of
Anti-Lynch Bill
League of Struggle Calls
for Protests Against
ManeuVer

NEW YORK.-AlthOugh previously
allotting time for James W. Ford, rep
resentatiYe Of the League Of Struggle
for Negro Rights, ON the discussion
today and tomorrow on the Costigan-
Wagner anti-lvnching bill. the Sen
ate Judiciary COMMITTEES suddenly re-
Yersed its decision yesterday and
moved to bar the l.. S. N. r. sDokes-
man from the hearing on the bill
sponsored by the refornist N. A. A.
c. P. leadership.
In a telegram sent to Richard B.
Moore, General Secretary of the L. s..
N. r., on Feb. Is, Senator Ashurst
chairman of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, stated:
Telegram received. viii be glad
to see that proper time is allotted
to MIR. Ford"
Yesterday Moore received the fol-
lowing telegram, signed by Senator
Fred Vannuys:
Regret to inform YOU all time
for public hearing on Costigan-
Wagner anti-Iynchiug bill has been
allotted and therefore committee
will not be able to hear Mr.. Ford
Interviewed by a representative Of
the Daily Worker yesterday, Moore
denounced this attempt TO bar the
L. s. N. r. representative, and called
on all Negro and white workers and
their organizations to flood the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee with pro-
tests against this action and demands
that Ford be permitted to present
the viewpoint Of the revolutionary
Negro and white workers on the bill
now pending before Congress. He
declared:
'TThis telegram exposes the maneu-
vers Of the government and all the
reforrnist forces around the Costigan-
Wagner anti-lynching bill. 1t shows
that this bill is by no means intro
duced to stamp out lynching, but to
destroy the militant movement
against lynching.
''The l.. S. N. R. will insist upon
its right to speak at the hearing and
will continue to expose the maneu-
vers of the imperialists and their re-
for1nist agents and to mobilize the
masses of Negro and white toilers for
struggle against lynching, and for our
bill against lynching and for civil
rights for the Negro people, together
with mass actions to stop lynching."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
BY FRED BIEDENKAPP

1t is correct to say that for the
first time in the history Of the
American Labor Movement amalga-
nation of several unions in the same
industry was carried through in the
most genuine rank and file fashion.
The participating organizations were
the Shoe Workers Protective Union,
the National Shoe Workers Union,
the Salem Independent Shoe Workers
Union and the Shoe and Leather
Workers Industrial Union.
The rank and file convention of
Shoe workers was held in the Brad
ford Hotel in Mass, from Dec. 18th
to 2ist, 1888, and is a land mark
in the history OF shoe workers in
their struggle for unity and rank
and file leadership and control
Whatever its weaknesses and short
conlingS may be or whatever
tendencies that manifest themselves
at the top towards the right wing,
the outstanding fact still remains
that there was genuine and deter
mined opposition towards any affilia-
ton with the A. F. L.
This anita. F. of L. expression of
the rank and file delegates became
stronger as the convention progressed,
in spite of the many efforts ON the
part of the few Socialists and Love-
stonite elements who had gained an
influence. among the delegates and
who were trying desperately hard to
lead the rank and file into the A.
F. of L. The delegates to the con-
vention represented about 10000 shoe
workers and they were dominated
by spirit Of militancy and a strong
desire for the building Of one or
gaaiSation in the shoe industry.
Some Outstanding Lessons
/. The amalgamation movement
was initiated from below by the
workers In the shops who had been
influenced by the left wing move
ment. One of their wisest moves in
the beginning was their decision to
bar all paid officials from their de-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
Western Union jim
Crows Negro C.W.A.
Men in Cafeteria
Workers Protest as
Government O.K.'s
Discrimination

NEW YORK.-An accusation of
JIM Crowism was levelled on Friday
against the cafeteria run by the
Western Union Telegraph Co., by en-
ployes Of the C.W.A. Federal Project
on Railroad Coordination, which Is
housed in the Western Union build
ing at so Hudson st. Eighty per cent
Of the employees engaged on the study
signed statement registering their
objections and urging the administrs-
tive officers to take action on the
matter.
The statement declares that Ne
groeS employed on the project have
been refused service in the cafeteria.
Those who were refused service state
that they were told that even Negroes
employed by Western Union cannot
eat in the cafeteria.
The supervisor Of the study told
the committee which brought him tie
protest statement that he was power
less to do anything in his particular
case since he is a permanent govern
ment official He declared that pre-
Vious protests to Western Union had
been to no avail, for the latter had
made it quite clear that it was a con-
sistent and considered policy on their
part.
Members Of the committee declared
that since this was a federal project
and the constitution guaranteed civil
rights to Negroes, it was the duty of
the supervisor Of the PROTECT to see to
it that these rights became an ac-
tuality.
The employees of the project plan
to carry their protest to Frederick I,
Daniels, state head OF the C.W.A.
They will demand that the govern
ment in the future refuse to lease
property unless the same rights are
accorded all of its employees equally,
and that Mr.. Daniels should at once
take this up with the Western Union,
stressing the necessity Of altering
their policy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
Sentence Frankfeld for
Fighting Sheriff Sale

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb, 49,
Phil Frsnk9eld, Leaf ct the West
e-n Pennsylvania IInerp'oyed Couu
ellis was convicted last Thursday of
meeting to riot and obstructing
legal process" and, was sentenced
to two to four years in the Blsw-
nOx Jail,
Frankfe.d's arrest and conviction
grew cut OF sheriff's sale OF
poor farmers stock. when 1000
workers gathered and purchased
the stock for SIl0.
The International Labor Defense
has entered molten for new
trial end if that is not Granted will
appeal the Gaze. AL farmers and
workers organizations are urged to
protest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
35 to Defend Selves
in Chicago Trial for
Protesting Starvation
lDaiIv Worker Midwcstern B

DAILY Worker Midwestern Bureaul
CHICAGO, H., Feb. 19.-Thirty-
five workers, charged with "inciting
to riot" and unlawful assemblsge,
for participating in a demonstration
on January q, protesting the star
Walton to death by the relief bureau
Of Negro workers, will defend them
selves before q jury when they go to
trial Friday at State Street Court.
State and 18th Street 9 o'clock a. m.
The International Labor Defense
and the League Of Struggle for Negro
Rights calls upon all workers who
can come to be present at this trial
on Friday when the court opens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
ALL. Steel Men Back
Appeal for United
Action Against Firing
Gary Workers Hear Steel
Industrial Union Give
Struggle Program

GARY Ind, Feb. 10. - Over $50
steel workers who attended q meet
ing Of the A. F. Of /. Central. Labor
Council meeting il Lake Comfy on
Friday, Feb. Is, heard the organize
Of the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union make a spirited ap-
peal for a united front against the
discharge of 4,0e0 workers through
the installation Of new machinery in
the tin mills. They spplauded him
vigorously.
Unless we car. succeed in our e.
forts to stop the wholesale replace
ment Of men by new machinery, the
majority Of us viii be thrown out OF
the mills for good" he said. This
can only be done by reducing the
hours Of work, increasing wages and
stopping the introduction Of more 4
High Mills. by strike if necessary"
Calls for Unity
The American Sheet and Tin Plate
Local Of the Steel and Metal Work
ers Industrial Union has twice at
tempted to establish unity with the
membership of the Amalganated As
ISOLATION and other A. F. Of L. locals
in the fight against the effects Of the
new 4 High Tin Mills lately in
troduced IN the tin mills of the Calu-
met region.
An appeal for unity was addressed
to the various A. A. locals at the be-
ginning Of February which received
a response from one secretary, al
though the local turned down the Of
fer after listening to speeches by the
highly paid organizer. The second at
tempt was made at a mass meeting
Of Tin Mil workers held on Friday,
Feb. Is, in the KC Hall Of Gary.
A week previous a meeting of zoe
workers Of the American Sheet ana
Tin Plate Company elected 8 delega
ton to go toWashington, which forced
the A. F, Of L. to call another meet
ing. .-. .es ru
The workers at the A. F. OF L.
meeting listened to two. organizers Of
the A. A. and one Hammond lawyer
for two hours; and at least rs left il
disgust because the best solution the
A. A. offered to driving out 1000
workers in the Calumet region tin
mills was the proposal that the gov
eminent buy out one OF the 4 High
Tin Mills and destroy it.
The organizer for the Steel and
Metal Workers Industrial Union ex-
posed the National Labor Board, par
ticularly its strikebreaking at the
Weirton Steel Mills.
The Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union ,4s arranging a series
Of open meetings to organize the
workers against the effects Of the 4
High Mill and is intensifying its Ell
forts through building the union
meetings Of workers in departments
and mills and quietly going ahead
with the view Of developing action
and struggle against the effects Of
these mills
The members OF the A. A who have
expressed their Intentions TO form ?
United Front are being approached
to put the entire A. A. membership
in motion for the winning OF our
program Of action, over the heads Of
their reactionary leadership
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
PLAN NEW HOP

FRANCE, FEB. 1s.--paul vodos and
Maurice RosSi arrived here to pre-
pare for q flight to Buenos Aires
with the purpose Of attempting to
break their own nonstop distance
airplane flight record.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-20
Anti-Lynching Bill
In Congress Is Silent
On the Death Penalty
N.A.A.C.P. Leaders Seek
to Strengthen Legalistic
Illusions Among Masses

This is the second Of two ar
ticles by Harry Haywood on the
refor1mist anti-lynching bills in
troduced in the present Congress,
and particularly on the Costigan-
Wagner bill sponsored by the re-
fQInist N.A.A.C.P. leadership. The
first appeared in Saturdays Daily
Worker"