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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
District Roofing Itself
in Big Metal
Shops
federal union charter.

a federal union charter.
Our comrades joined this union
and advised their followers to do
likewise. After short period the
A. F. of L. bureaucracy refused to
give them a federal union charter
and advised them instead to organ
ize about half a dozen unions.
Every leading worker joined in the
fight against these splitting tactics
and in the movement for an indie
pendent industrial union. Many of
these workers realized the correct
ness of the line pursued by our
comrades and gladly followed it.
Today this small shop unit influ-
ences this broad union movement,
is building the union and influ-
encing many of the best workers to
join the Party.
Practically the same was done by
another small unit in a second
shop. The company union was
smashed, an independent indus
trial union organized, and quite a
few workers recruited into the
Party
Another Industrial Union Formed
Another shop nucleus working in
plant embracing $500 workers
was originally organized in the A.
F. of L. After a period of few
months these workers left the A.
p. Of L. and organized their own
industrial union. Although small
in number this shop unit was in
strumental in defeating the split
ting tactics of the A. F. Of L. and
in guiding the workers in the direc-
ton of militant industrial union
ism.
These are some Of the concrete
experiences of a few of our shop
units. These accomplishments DEM
onstrate clearly to us what power
the Party could be if more of these
shop nuclei are organized and if
they will receive careful attention
on the part of the leading COM
rades.
For the first time we are also
| gaining some valuable experience
on the importance of shop papers.
Today we are issuing the following
shop papers in this district; yale
and Towne Worker" in Stamford;
the Live Wire" in the Bridgeport
General Electric; the Winchester
Worker" and Sargent Spark" in
New Haven; the Stanley Worker"
in New Britain. and the Arrow
Electric Worker" in Hartford. At
least four more shop papers are in
preparation and will be issued in the
Remington Arms, Pratt and Whit
ney airplane plant, in Westing-
house and in the Fisk Rubber.
! The shop papers already issued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
By JOHN WILLIAMSON

IN RECENT weeks we have
L seen a complete notification
of the resolution and per-
spectives of our District and
N ational Conventions, in
which we stated:
THE main outlook everywhere,
including the auto industry, il we
work intensely enough, is for the
immediate continuation of the
strike wave. All Of the conditions
for it exist. The workers are not
satisfied. Their central demand
for wage increases to meet the in
creased cost Of living has not been
granted. We can look to a
spreading of the strike wave in
metal, textile, some sections of
steel, and possibly rubber. Spe-
ciaI attention must be paid to the
auto industry"
A strike wave is sweeping the
State of Ohio, which has involved
especially the auto, chemical, metal,
textile, oil and other less important
industries. These have involved
some of the largest shops in the
City of Cleveland.
The majority of these strikes
were led by the A. F. of L.; only a
few by the Revolutionary unions.
1t would be pretentious to say that
the agitation and work of the Party
and T. U. U. L. unions was one of
the main forces responsible for
stimulation and starting the strike
wave. At the same time we should
not bend So far backward in our
correct main line of self criticism
as to ignore the agitational and or
ganizational work in the factories
by the T. U. U. L. unions and the
Party.
In all cases where the strikes
were led by the A. F. of L.. they
were declared over the continued
active opposition of the A. F. of L.
leadership. The workers were de-
termlned to make use of the union
they had in most cases recently
joined, in the belief that it was an
instrument of struggle to protect
their shop conditions and lowering
standards against the ever growing
offensive of the New Deal.
Lessons of Strike Struggles
These strike struggles have many
lessons for our Party and the
working class.
First, they show clearly the de-
termination of the workers to
struggle, despite much confusion in
their minds, In Fisher Body. al
though the strike was prevented by
the A. F. of L. leadership and
Roosevelt's maneuvers, at the
height of the production season.
when it would have hit the in
dustry the hardest, one month later.
even though the conditions were
not so favorable for a strike. the
workers broke through and for a
week over 5000 workers struck
solidly.
In Toledo in the auto parts in
dustry, where two months ago the
strikers voted for Roosevelt. for the
N. r. A., and went back with a 5
per cent increase and a promise of
more later. six weeks later there
We're recurring strikes in these very
same shops. In the Gas Attendants
strike in Cleveland. where the char
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Connecticut District Examines
Work in Light of Convention

trste on the most basic war plants
in the district, to build shop nuclei
there, to issue shop papers, and to
carry out planned activity. We as
signed comrades responsible for the
work, and for the first time were
able to record some progress in our
shop and trade union work. Twelve
shop nuclei were established up to
the district convention, most of
them in war plants. AS yet these
units are small and lack the knowl-
edge for this work. They are learn
ing, however, and are accomplish
ing results.
How we're they organized2 First
of all by bringing together the
Party members working in the same
factories; second by utilizing the
mass organizations under the in
fluence of the Party; third by APP
preaching sympathetic elements,
We had to explain to these COM
rades what we wanted to accomplish
by this work, how to work, win
their confidence by convincing them
that we were not interested in hav-
ing them lose their jobs. Wherever
this was done work kas begun, and
it was demonstrated to the. entire
Party that not only is shop work
possible, but that this work cor
rectly carried out puts our few
comrades in a position of leadership
in the shop, and in the building of
union organizations under our in
fluence.
How Company Union Was Smashed
In two of the plants, employing
nearly two thousand each. company
unions existed up to recently. Now
in both these factories the company
union is disappearing and in their
place independent industrial unions
are being organized. The company
union was defeated not only by in
side and outside the shop agitation,
but by raising the grievances of the
workers through the company union
representatives. In one place. due
to the standing and popularity of
our comrade, he was elected to rep
resent his department and then to
an executive position in the COM
pany union. The company union
constantly refused to give satisfac-
ton to the workers demands and
each time the comrades would ham
mer away at the idea that only an
outside union could get them their
demands. The resentment against
the company union grew to such
heights that the representatives
elected by the workers in many de-
partments resigned. In the move
ment for an outside union our COM
rades were not strong enough at
first to expose the refornist lead
ership of the A. F. of L. and to
urge the formation of class
struggle union, In but a few weeks
five to six hundred Joined the A.
F, of l., on the promise of getting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
Blue Eagles Supporters
Cannot Lead Struggle
Against 1t

struck and fought for their righl
to organize into unions Of their
own in spite Of Roosevelt's strike
breaking, and against the N. r. A.
and the Labor Board. assisted by
the reactionary leaders Of the
American Federation Of Labor.
Want Government Arbitration
The A. W. P also wants tins
American workers To rejoice be-
cause the government is concerns
ing itself with employer employs
relationships Some time earlier
the A. W P. said, in Labor Action
of April Is, 1898, when endorsing
Senator Blacks 30-hour stagger
bill, yes, this bill has dynamite
in it. 1t will establish a prec-
edent for government regulation
of hours and wages in the interest
Of workers and not profteers."
What benefits have the workers
gained from this fatherly com
Germ" of the government with the
struggle against their bosses7
When, if ever, has the American
capitalist government regulated
hours and wages in the interest
of workers and not profiteers92
Since when do people, not only
those calling themselves "revolu-
tionists," but honest trade union
lists. favor government regulation
Of hours and wages? Is this not
precisely what the American
workers are today fighting against
over wide strike front7
The A. W. P. pretends to differ
with--and at times even "criti-
cizes"-the corrupt and treacherous
policies Of the Socialist Party and
A, F. Of L. officials. This it does
in order to decoy the leftwsrd
moving masses from their direc-
tion-towards the Communist
Party, Its left phrases are its spe-
ciai manner of doing what every
other brand of social-fascism is
doing, namely, supporting the cap
italist system.
AS a supporter Of Roosevelt, the
Sincere" gentleman, Of the good
sides of the N. r. A., the A. w P.
maneuvers with the Roosevelt adj
ministration and the ~ r. A,
The A. w. P. cannot be trusted
with leadership in the struggle Of
the workers against Roosevelt and
the N. r. A. Those who were-snd
still are-the advisers Of the New
Deal in the ranks Of the workers
cannot be the fighters against it.
Behind the radical and revolu-
tionary words Of the A. W. P. are
hidden their reactionary and
treacherous phrases.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
CORRECTNESS

acter of the work itself promotes
individualistic tendencies, a most
militant struggle in which the en-
tire industry was tied up solid for
several weeks, the workers, despite
many vacillations, withstood for a
time all pressure of employee gov
eminent and even threats of local
A. F. of L. leaders to remove the
leadership of this local union 1t
must be clear that the calling Of
strike struggles is not solely de-
pendent upon us Communists, al
though the successful conduct and
winning of strike struggles is de-
cisively connected with our being
an integral part OF the strike, be-
fore, during and at the time of set
Element of the strikes.
Secondly, we see that while the
Roosevelt demagogy has been
shaken considerably, it is not yet
shattered. The varied forms of the
arbitration schemes still have their
effect many times. The worker still
believes his enemy is only the en-
ployer, while the government - if
not on the workers side wholly
at least is above the class struggle.
This is reflection on our insult
ficient and poor Party agitation.
But more and more the mailed
fist of the government is being
brought forward openly in the in
terests of the trusts. A wave of in
functions has been let loose. These
have been against not only the t.
U. U. L. unions Chase Brass, For
mica, etc. but also against A. F. of
l.. unions. They have been granted
against the Unemployed Councils in
Toledo, to prevent them from Joint
picketing with the strikers. They
have been granted against the ac-
Invites in Cleveland of the Small
Home and Land Owners Federation.
Terror has been increased in all
strikes, particularly those led by
the T. U. U. L. in Cleveland and
Cincinnati.
In every strike the government
through local and national N. r. A.
boards has actively intereferd.
either recognizing the company
union, or insisting upon a return to
work with promised arbitration.
The result of this in practically
every case has been an energetic
drive by the company to build the
company unions, lay-offs and dis
mlssals of the most active strike
leaders, and in the end, generally
no wage increases (Fisher Body.
Cleveland, Worsted Mills, Cleveland,
Toledo strikes, etc..
Unclear Conception of Party Policy
Our experiences in these strike
struggles show the lack of under
standing of the Party's trade-union
policy. There is no clear concep-
ton of work inside the A. F. of L.
as part of our revolutionary
trade-union policy. 1t must be made
clear that our objective is the win
ming of influence over the decisive
sections of the factory workers on
the basis of class policy. Wher-
ever possible We must organize the
revolutionary unions of the Trade |
Union Unity League, but where
masses of workers, for whatever
reason, have joined the A. F. of L.. !
or Independent Unions. then it is
our duty not to isolate ourselves.
but to remain part of these work
ers, striving to win them for class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06

are quite influential They are
read and many grievances are adj
justed in the shops after the shop
papers expose conditions and raise
demands for the changing of these
conditions. These shop papers are
edited locally by the comrades.
They obtain the shop news from
Party comrades and contacts, who
gladly furnish them with inside in
formation. Very frequently these
shop papers bring to light i'm
portant information, causing head
aches to the bosses. These papers
have many shortcomings, but they
show gradual improvement as the
experiences Of the comrades in diff
ferent cities is being exchanged and
as the comrades learn from the
comments of the workers.
Work In Munition Shops
In bringing down the resolutions
of our Eighth Convention to the
units our district has the task Of
modifying the entire membership
for mass work, especially in the
munitions shops. These few achieve
ments illustrate the great possibili-
ties for the Party, provided this will
be taken up not by a few comrades,
but by every comrade working in
the metal and textile industry in
Connecticut. A very serious short
coming is also the fact that in the
two biggest plants manufacturing
munitions, namely, Winchesters and
Remington, we we're as yet unable
to organize any units. These are
two plants for which the district
bureau is responsible.
In line with the decisions of our
Eighth Convention, we will increase
our tempo in all mass work. We
will give all the help necessary to
strengthen the existing shop papers
and nuclei and to organize many
more nuclei, especially in Reming-
ton and Winchesters. We will strive
toward the achievement of the slo-
gan, "a shop paper wherever we
have a shop unit" and steel these
weapons in the fight against fas-
cism and wer and for the carrying
out of the tasks that the conyen-
ton outlined for us.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
Monroe Rank and File
Form a NerC Local of
Steel, Metal Union
By a Worker Correspondent

By Worker Correspondent
MONROE, Mich, June 5. - A
meeting Of the newly formed
local Of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union will be
held here Saturday, June 9, 2:30
P. M.
The new local which is con-
trolled entirely by the rank and
file, was organized last week at a
meeting Of % workers. Officers
Of the local will be elected at
Saturdays meeting. At least 100
are expected to join at the meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Bernard J. chernolS. %. 1917 Shepherd
st. N. W., and Margaret Haas, Is,
47OS Eighth st. N. W. Rabbi A. volk-
Joseph Larue verndon, "a. SAT Fifth
st. N E., and Ella Lucille Powell. 10.
1902 A st. s. e. The Rev. ]. E. Briggs.
Philip M. deHaas, 27. 1915 Sixteenth
G St. N. W. The Rev. ]. H. Durham.
Julius F. Simon. 35, II Seventh st.
n. E.. and vircie Liewald. 80. 1ss c st.
N. e. The Rev. s. T. Nicholas.
N. E.. and Katie Belle McRae, %, Birm-
ingham. Ala. The Rev. R. W. Weaver.
John Boone. rs. 356 Dixon CT. s: w"
and and Helen Easton. 10. same address.
Alfred B. Rocchiccioli, "a, and Marie
Paul. "a, both of Richmond, Va. The
Rev; j; L. McDougIe.
Aye; n: w. and Leila clark. 4, i
Hanover st. N. w. The Rev. s. A.
Paul wad.worth Calvert, "a, Reno.
Clyde L. johnson. 2S. 17s1 T. St. N.
W. and Dorothy Hughes, 2s. 1743 T st.
NJ NVth W. U3 Judge R; E; Mattingly: W
St. s. W. The Rev. j. Harvey ~
Clarence Frederick, 10. 1922 B st.
SIKH F. ST. ana eTst'FSRS vs. TRs RoS DSvi f. s. 1st7
kins.
vonir Wilson, 20, 1880 U st N. W., and
Cathleen Elliott. a. 2100 Eleventh st.
N. w. The Rev. W. H. Thomas.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, March 10 Especially.
Marriage licenses were issued here to-
day to the following: Frank T. Ziegler,
20, and Anna e. Younga, %, hrth Of
Wimber. Pa; Wilmer 7. Tinslev, 81,
New York city. and Marion E. Miller,
"a, Brooklyn, N. z. Thomas B. Hewitt,
25, and Muriel I. Stevens, %. both Of
Alexandria, Va: Clifton L. Hopkins &C..
kensington. and Malinda NJ. Baker, H.,
Rockville
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
v:7s sssSoo ss: Curb List :z: sss,1s 1: :A.,

NEW YORK, March 20 Q.N.S).
The curb market showed an in
clination to rally somewhat to-
day, with a revival of inflationary
sentiment as a result Of the sue
cessful silver vote yesterday and
the relaxation of the exchange
regulation bill, offsetting continued
strike threats as price factors.
Gains were widest in those
issues which had been weakest
over the past few days. Among
the speciaties, Aluminium rallied
212 points to SO and Parker Rust
proof gained / to So.
Utilities pointed higher under
the leadership of Electric Bond
and Share which gained 5s to
171a and American Gas and Elec-
trio which was 70 higher at 252s.
Alcohols were uniformly i'm
proved. Metal shares generally
marked time, with Wright Har-
greaves easing "a to 9b on
rather insistent offerings.
Oils and investment trusts
fluctuated indecisively, with gains
and losses restricted to generally
insignificant proportions.
New York Central IS featured
a spotty bond section with a re-
covery of 1A points to 121.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
DEATHS

=, Fred J. Braendls. IS. S11 Monroe St.
Marian v. seebold. IS, 44s P st. N. W.
William c. Teasdale. IS. $500 Six
teenth st. N. W.
Kate B. connor. IS. National Homeo-
Laura S. R. Converse. SO. 2s1o Con-
ElizaSeth j. Seldon. so. 1928 Macomb
sarah 6. Bradburn. Is. st. Ellzabeths
| Hospital.
Frederick sedgwick. rs. Gallinger Hos
Smith c. Blair, II, 2227 Otis st. N. e.
.Avarilla Aycock. 50. Emergency Hos
pital.
Moses Kindestin. 50. Emergency Hos
Elizabeth NJ. Rudy. ss, s17 Seventh
Frank A. McNein, ss. 1868 Newton
Michael Picillo. s5. Emergency Hos
Mary e. Purdy, 81. GalInger Hospital.
Theodore Adrian, g. Garfield Hos
Mauds M. Young. 50. 4O4 Sixteenth
Katherine F. Mcconville. 81. 1853 Co
John NJ. INLAND. ST. U. s. Soldiers
Home Hospital.
Robert Harvard. IS, Garfield Hos
William W. Grant. SIS. en- route to
Garfield Hospital.
Robert T. Dalkin. IS. Navy yard Dis
pensary.
John E. Vincent, so, Sibley Hospital.
Nellie Fiesor, 49, Garfield Hospital.
Ellen Hollinger, ~. Emergency HOS
Bae Pardee, 81. Bladensburs Road
and Earle Pl. N. e.
George H. Neal. Sc. U. s. Soldiers
Home Hospital.
William Nolte So, Sibley Hospital.
Ross Murray. %. Casualty Hospital.
Betty McNaught, 4, Childrens Hosp.
Stanley Howard, 4, Children's Hosp.
Dorothy Thomason, mos, Children's
Hospital.
James Stewart. 10. Georgetown Hosp.
Joseph Jackson, 65, Freedmen's Hosp.
Jennie Parker, 60, 1905 Twelfth st.
N. w.
Alice Matthews, So. 127 L st. N. E.
Hezekiah L. Tinsley. So, 1923 Fla.
Ave. N. E.
Liza Beaver. Al, Emergency Hosp.
Charlotte A. Hall, 80. 14O6 Swan St.
Mamie Dobbins. 3s, Gallinger Hosp.
Jose p McKissick. Ss, Freedmen's
James Davis. ss. Walter Reed Gen.
Hospital.
Frank Scott IS, Gallinger Hospital.
Rosie Hayes, 80, Garfield Hospital.
Theodore Ford. %. Gallinger Hospital
Laura Robinson. 25. Providence Hosp.
Alban Chapman, ~, Gallinger Hosp.
Martina NJ. Jackson, 3. 626 Q st. NV
Infant to Catherine White, mos.
1925 Vernon ST. N. W.
Infant to Nils and Odessa Scott. 2
mos. Children's Hospital.
Infant to Newton and Josephine
Smith. 16 DAYS. Gallinger Hospital.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
GENERAL FOODS
PROFITS RISE

The pamphlet report Of Gen.
eral Foods Corporation and sub
sidiaries for the year ended De-
cember 81, 1888, shows net earn
ings of $11,032,948, after all
charges and expenses. and pro-
vision for income taxes. This is
equal to $2.10 per share on the
5,251 ,468 shares of the company's
common stock outstanding at the
close Of the year. The 1888 earn
ings compare with $1O,343,882 for
the preceding year, equivalent to
$1.97 per share on 5,251 sol shares
outstanding December 81, 1882.
Current assets at the end Of
1888 were $34,941,135 compared
with $32,318,611 for the preced-
ing year, while current liabilities
were $5,133,185 compared with
$5,223,580 at December 81, 1892.
The ratio of current assets to cur
rent liabilities was 6.8 to l COM
pared with 6.2 to / the year pre-
vious; 81 to for 1881; 5.3 to /
for 1890; and 81 to l for 1929.
During the two-year- period.
1882 and 1888. General Foods
paid to it's stockholders $22,-
1904 in dividends. During this
two-year period The company'S
earnings were $21,376,830.
The company'S expenses during
1888 rose because of increased
payrolls, larger taxes and in
creases in cost of materials, says
c. M. Chester, president, in his
statement to stockholders.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
Business News
Spotlight

Steel activity continues up
ward despite a Iet-down in
orders from automobile manu-
facturerS. Business booked by
Baldwin Locomotive in February
amounted to $2,3S6,OOO, which
compared with $1,92O,OOO in
January and was the greatest
for any month since June, 1881
Federal Reserve statement
for the week ended March IA
showed an increase in loans Of
$113,OOO,OOO, while demand de-
positS were up $234,OOO, 900. {.
Chase National Bank earned 80
cents a share on the common
in the first two and One-half
months. Montgomery Wards
1888 net income was $3,227 1915,
or 1S cents a Share-cOmpared
with a net loss Of $515,796 in
1882.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
instrument Concern
Reports O. Net Loss

Report of Western Electric In
strument Corporation, for year
ended December 3, 1888, shows
net loss Of $24, 1859 after deprecia.
ton, taxes, etc, comparing with
net loss of $153,353 in preceding
year.
For quarter ended December
81, 1888, net profit was $45, ,696
after taxes and charges, equiva-
lent after dividend requirements
on $4,000 shares of class A stock,
to IT cents a share on 16O,583
no-par shares of common stock.
This compares with net loss Of
$9.120 in preceding quarters and
net loss Of $14,l4 in December
quarters Of previous year.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
HARRY O'DONNELL

Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. today at the Nevius
funeral home for Harry O'Don.
nell, 6S, late Of Vienna, Va, who
died Sunday at Sibley Hospital
Of heart disease. Burial will be
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
He was a member Of the Fed
eral City Lodge, I. o. o. F., and
Of the Lebanon Lodge of Masons.
Surviving Mr.. O'Donnell are
his widow, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell,
and four daughters, Mrs. Helen
Marini and Mrs. Milton Broome,
Of washington; Mrs. William Nc
Coy, of New Mexico, and Mrs.
Rexford Swartz, of Vienna, Va.
The Washington times., 1934-03-20
GRAINS BETTER
Unfair TRADE

CHICAGO, March 20 G.N.sJ.
Grains averaged moderately high
er in fairly active dealings, the
firmer tone in stocks and cotton
inspiring scattered buying.
Passage Of the Dies silver bill
by the House, bulliSh weather
reports and relative strength at
Liverpool also encouraged support.
Near noon wheat was " to 3sc
up, corn unchanged, oats hc
down to Ac up, and rye un-
changed to Ac up.
Liverpool wheat was " to "a
pence higher shortly before the
close. Winnipeg 1sc up at mid
session.
Estimated carlots: Wheat, 8;
corn, 103, and oats, II,