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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
By a Worker Correspondent

TAMPA, Fla.-The State Fedora
ton of Workers Leagues Of Florida
held its first Convention in Tampa
Fla. on April 29th. It was announced
previously, to last two days, 18th and
Both, but the efficient leading ma
chine of that organization maneu-
vered around so fast that everything
was done" in one day.
The leader of these Workers
Leagues is man by the name Of &.
F. Poulnot. This individual is in
part responsible for the kidnapping
and murderous beating Of Homer
Barton, then Florida Party organ
izer. Poulnot warned Barton sew
eral times not to mix in the affairs
of the Hillsborough Unemployed
Brotherhood. Poulnot then brought
charges against Barton to the police
of Tampa, and is well known by the
workers Of Tampa for his spying and
stool-pigeon work.
Not so very long ago Poulnot
warned militant unemployed work.
erS to keep away from the COM
munists, otherwise they will be
sorry. meaning a ride by the K.
XIX. Finally this very individual is
none other but the Socialist Party
leader of Tampa, and now the
First President of the State Fedora
ton of Workers Leagues.
Tho Convention hoe cNy,an On
regular delegates from z cities in the
State Of Florida. 1t was supposed
to be a delegation Of all unemployed
organizations in the State, but the
truth is that only from Tampa was
there such delegation elected by
the unemployed workers. All other
delegates were socialist leaders Of
various localities without a mass fol-
lowing.
Exaggerated reports were made by
these on the representation, such as
from Jacksonville, Fla. the delegate
reported 200 members in that organi-
Zation, while there are no more
than dozen S. P. members. 1t is
in this way that Poulnot boosted that
this convention represented some
$4,000, the fact of the matter being
only at most 1000.
The hall of the convention and
outside for several blocks was well
posted with spies and policemen,
to keep an eye on the communists
who were terrorized throughout the
preparations and during the con-
vention itself. Literature distributed
in the hall consisted of Socialist
Party Appeal to Workers from the
Cleveland Convention of 1924"-and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21

THE Chudren's Section Of the IN
1 ternational Workers Order COM
prises now between 6 and 7 thou
sand members. Since the end Of
our great membership drive on jan
uary Is, we have admitted an aver
age Of SO children weekly, or a total
Of 1921.
The present strength and the reg
mar growth Of our Children's Sec
Sion indicates too much inatten-
ton to this work Of organizing work
ers' children. tt indicates a serious
underestimation of the Importance
Of the organization Of the workers
children in our workers fraternal.
Order.
al H. The enemies of the
<SSSNNA working class are not
So as inattentive in this
AyS&ek respect. The official
~ 80 reports of fraternal
sTx$ organizations to the
Insurance Department show that
four Catholic fraternal organiza-
tons alone increased their juvenile
sections last year by nearly 5000
children. These religious orders do
not recruit children to help improve
their physical existence. They want
them to save their souls" AS long
as they can save their souls, they
can chain their bodies more securely
to the slavery Of capitalism.
Every workers organization
therefore must extend its organizs-
tional, educational and struggle ac-
tivities into the field Of the workers
children.
The international workers
Order accepts children from 1 to
Is years of age. The dues for these
workers children are minimal.
Up to 9 years of age they amount
to Sc per week, and from 8 to Is
years &c a week. For this gradu-
ated life insurance is granted,
reaching a maximum of $3.50.
Children over years of age re-
eeive the New Pioneer Magazine
free Of charge. Children over 9
years of age are organized into
regularly functiOning branches,
under the leadership of the
Pioneer movement.
The fears and hopes of worker
parents for their children are ex-
pressed in almost every instance in
desire for insurance for the child
Children'S insurance has therefore
become one Of the easiest and most
profitable rackets Of insurance COM
panies with their weekly payment
policies. The premiums are high,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
United Action on
Relief Job Hats
LayOffS in Lynn
By a Worker Correspondent

LYNN, Mass.-MiIitant action by
a group of relief workers on the
Pine Grove Cemetery project, where
800 men are employed, slowed up
the slave-driving tactics of the engi-
neer in charge of the job.
Early Monday morning this engi-
neer discharged a worker on the
false charges of drunkenness and
Stalling. The entire crew, of which
this worker was a part, walked over
to the boss and demanded that the
worker be reinstated, with the
threat that if this was not done
they would Immediately leave the
job and march upon Administrator
McArdle'S office at City Hall. The
pressure Of the crew not only saved
this workers job but also gained the
right of five other workers to make
up day lost last week when this
same boss laid them off for one day
on similar charges.
Not long ago this boss was given
good beating by group of work.
ers for using these same tactics,
but it seems he did not profit by
it. One of his favorite pastimes is
to drive into the cemetery in his car
and watch the workers at a distance
through field glasses.
About 95 per cent of these work
ers never used pick or shovel be-
fore in all their life and when asked
if he expected to get a full eight
hours work out of such men, he re-
piled that he had his own ideas and
intended to carry them out.
The workers now realize the need
of organization and are taking steps
in that direction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
LETTERS FROM
OUR READERS
FOR UNITY OF BLACK AND

FOR UNITY OF BLACK AND
WHITE
New York, N. Y.
I am a Communist because I was
born and raised in the Southern
states where the rankest kind of
exploitation and discrimination,
Jim Crowism and lynching is prac-
ticed against the Negro people.
recognize that only the Communist
Party fights for the liberation of the
Negro people.
For unity Of Negro and white
workers against bosses exploitation!
Comradely,
H. SNIPE.
(Signature authorized
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
A JAIL RACKET
BY a Worker Correspondent

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. u am
making report of the way things
are carried out at Flomation. Ala.
They run you off the train and
lock all the men in little Jail all
night. In the morning they let us
out, give us a Is cent meal ticket
for the jail-keeper's wife's cafe and
then collect 81 for the lodging.
1 wish you would send some one
down and see this place. They
put as many as 45 men in this jail.
I am true American and don't
think this should be carried on this
way.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Rent Racket
.RObs Workers
OF Their Pay
BY a Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-On Sheri-
dan st. in South Philadelphia, a
group of workers, mostly Negroes,
are living in some houses from
which they are now on the verge
Of being evicted.
For the last two or three years
a rent collector by the name Of
George Thomson has been hiring
these workers, giving them jobs,
from which they didn't receive any
pay. They were told that what
money they had coming would go
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Overtime Without
Pay in Childs'

tBy a Worker Correspondent
BROOKLYN, N. YIN a
worker for Child's and 1 take
the liberty in telling you that
the inhuman speed-up, the low
pay and the treatment the
managers give the workers, are
indescribable.
1 forgot to tell you that
sometimes they make us work
three and four hours overtime
without pay. The workers are
disguised with the N. r. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1912 is available in sizes
"a, SO, SO, 40, AZ, A and As. Size
36 takes 37s yards 80 inch fabric,
and q yard contrasting. Illus
trated step-by-step sewing instruc-
lions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21

ITO be Continuedi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-21

The enemies of the
working class are not
as inattentive in this
respect. The official
reports of frateInal
organizations to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
Leave Nature Alone

lt was a most attractive photograph. lt showed a wild waterfall. topping over rocky ledge and foaming down into gorge whose banks were covered with N1r gin timber. Everything in view looked, presumably. just as it did centuries ago, before there was white man on the continent. The paragraph of printed maj ter that accompanied the picture said that this waterfall was on the Tahquamenon river in the upper peninsula of Michigan. A movement was afoot to turn the region into state park Il was said: and then came this sentence - the place IS dltfl- cult to reach at present, but highway will be built to the falls if the park :S o.kd." And while all of us who like to 70 places by auto would be glad to have one more beauty spot put within reach ol our summer tours, it occurs to us to won- der if we aren't overdoing this business of putting roads into the wilderness, just a little.
 A good part of the charm of some of these wild spots is their isolation - the fact that they arc not only OnSpoiled, but that they are so hard to get to that people don't get a chance to spoil them, We have built so many roads in the last decade that it is hard to think of any beauty spot which the casual motoriSt cannot reach, And while this is, in the main, ap excellent thing, We might retlect that once NoN make a wilderness thoroughly accessible, il ceases to be a wilderness, Thcre oNghk in other words, to be some areSS which can't be reSched by car> spots which oNe must penetrate afoot or with a pack horSN if one is Co see them al all, and which con, tain no tourist cabins or general StoreS,
 Let thcro be a few prizes for those who arc willing to rough it. few bits of wa, derness which We can never see II We aren't game to park the ear and hike a Mh A recent editorial m Nature MagagMe stressed this very point tt NemarEea acidN that there arc people who WoNt he satisfied "WNtl tho crest st eVerN mountain range is searrea hN a skyline highway or scenic boNleVara," and 1t pleads for preservation oG some wlldeN. ness area In theF NatNpaI roaaless state, This deesMt mean that we must stop maka ing mountain and forest aeeessible to the auto, lt ia simply a remMaer that We can build too many roads, and that 1T We de we shall rob ourselves 0f something VeW much worth preserving,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
A Town Feresl

There has been a lot said 0f reeent NeAra about the city AeQNiFihR new narka and playgroNhda in Varl0Na pAta 0t the el@ The need Ia ala0 felt t0daM aa it was ten or more yeAra ago, for an adequate ,, school athletic field that would be for the sole use of the schools 0f the city ahd Toy nobody elae, A majority 0f eltigena would , recognize the fact that in the norma pros
 greaa 0f q community aNeh things ah0Nl0 have, definite place in any program or development,
 There arc other things, toO, that shoula
 come in for recognition Waterbury ia i, fairly fortunate in he extent Of lta park system, ita value Ia quite considerable and removes from Che, grand liat consider able property that otherwise would be subject Co taxation That however,
 should not be a deterrent to the expansion gf the park system, And we I09nI lhmEE il !, has been In the past nor will it be ih the future, These are pefl0ua times through , which we pasa, There la not enough money left when running expenses Of the
 municipal government are paid Co take 2 care of other things, | Many, many years ago the Waterbury
 Democrat suggested that the elN 70 ihl0 7 the tPee'ralslng business by establishing q town Forest, lta h0l new idea, U wasnt even then, when we broaehed it ' However, lt Ia ono that a good many ! American towns have overlooked A perH
 feet example of the value can be seen in [ the 100 mile belt Of trees that will be
 planted across several mdweatern states
 under federal auspices, Had lt been
 planted years ago when th0ae pioneers
 who advocated tree planting on a large scale were raising their voices we might
 not be witnessing the effects Of a terrible
 drought, , , We don't say tho same thing will hapn pen in our own state 0p In our own nelgh'
 bDrhOOd, but We dD maintain that every
 elty of the size of Waterbury should main,
 tain ita own forest Al one lime there
 was talk of reDlantlng Pine nm and seva
 eral trees were planted there experiments
 allY Nothing evidently came Of this ats
 tempt, We proposed Che city property
 ap0llnd the Morris watershed, There are
 good reasons, though, why lhla sh0uldn't
 Do wsed f0f such \. purpose, II does seem
 as II the city might be able to do some
 thing towards acquiring forest of ils
 own, It's cost would be repaid In time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
One Thing Is Apparent

State Tax Commissioner William H. Hackett's report as of June 90. 1884. en the condition of the various tax units mak- ing up Connecticut is as interesting piece of detailed study and summary as could be found. A careful study of it would re- veal to the average student of municipal government some glaring inconslstencies in the manner by which we rule ourselves in this enlightened age. For one thing we should be grateful though Waterbury seems to he headed in the right way.
 Together with Hartford ii figured prominently in the lowering of the number of independent municipalities. so-called. an the past year There was a total of these government subdivisions of 3a6 when the report was issued in I9S3 This summer it has dropped to 3SS. Waterbury 2c- counts for two of the losses in the consol- idation of the Oronole and East Mountain School districts with the city proper. A total of nine school districts in Hartford dropped their titles to pay city taxes only.
 The tendency is towards a simplitied government. Only in this way can we actually work towards lower taxes. The universal complaint today is the size of the average mans tax bill. lf he were So estimate the amount he pays annually to various government agencies in the form of taxation. he would be quite surprised and would quickly become an advocate of the Single Tax League. There are many ways in which taxes can be reduced, bat none is more easily accomplished than the one of simplifying government forms, that is doing away with unnecessary ones, Anybody who reads Commissioner hSc> kett's an revealing report will certainly agree to this,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
Chuckle
WE SEE Dy THE PAPERS
 By John lMbndlp

Where Bristol tenants win ha asked 10 Inspect several rubber. bullt, ADnppy flntA, Elastic through out Flexible terms, and in nn oN' banding nelghborhood,
 Where m African tribe lH llke our business, trying i0 get hoHd'
 Whore c Inv firm ndvortlsea "A Trial uiyon win Every Case"
 Whoro Thomaaton young ladies are taking more Interest In the honle--miKing dates, RroaHlng the pan, rolling inc hose,
 Where C Hartford beauty parlOr had q fro scare, hut the manuger said it wns caused from powder pufff,
 Where Cheshipo housewives are advised 10 take up athletics, pAs DeGlally those who have lost their hold on husbnDdE,
 Where most farmers have gone through the mill without wheat and millions Of bushels Of WheHt have g0Bo through the exchange without inc farmer
 Where Mr Hearst wants ua to build moro bombing planes,. olaiiis ing lt Il sure cure fl attacked by Yellow foyoF or lied Phsh'
 Where c soldier married \ dane. ing girl, eli now gets his taps At home,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
A Book a Day
Cynical Sentiment EBliveBs This Book
 BY BBEEE CAPTION

TB every great American city tbere Is aB Gdd twilight zone, De0s pIed by 4 1gesF and Eaey ipjbe-- the gangsteTs, tbR gamblers, the t0pLs, the baHgRTs,oB and the thousand and one varieties Of Dig and itttie FaRkRteeTs.
 You can 6Bd much t0 be frtgbts eAeg at, tD this zone, or .y0y gan 6Hd much 70 RHDse you, tt all dss peBds 0B how you Look at t,
 Damon RADyOB fDds RWuseDDsDt thRFe, and be knows how t0 com. mH4tPatR 4, Ills newest book 0f sbl0Ft stories, "tttge Plate sDeetAjj, (, ts 4 1oviat, RyDtDa 2iIy seDtiDlDstat collection 0f, tales which make AsS t0RtsbtDEIy PDteTtatDtDE RsAdtDE,
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 Most 0f tbe yarns aEs bB tbas vet9uvsRDttBpeRt relieved by w)ssS eEaeks, They 4QgIt eyt very 1esD, bgt tbRy wtB fti tp 4 fey evenings f0Y YDI aR9RDtabty
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

That supporters of Major ], Joseph Smith for the democratic nomination ot representative in the fifth district SCc not fearful of the result can be seen M the announcement of TorringtoN as the place where the congressional convention will be held, This site will be right lN the ceN> ter of the territory in which the Water bury candidate may 6c expected to find the most opposition, sun wSth the results of last weeks primary battles Still upper most n our mind We cant help but ceN- ch,de that the major Is due to be nem(, mated by an overwhelming vote of the convention, He has proNahly done the most campaigning for it. Ills erganlsa- ton is now complete and ready to carry oN once the nomination. is aSSOred hlnl, 1t is belleVcd iN Semoeratie circles all around the state that there is a fine chance to regain the nth district this NeaN ll,ehHeld county is believed to be turning from its former g>o>p complex
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

lary found this cryptic note on his deskl
 "Gepe fishing, bat no, on a battiesbip,"
 IVA MERHY,Go.ROuND
 So enthusiastic Is the star of TVA that most members work tnn 10 twelve hours per day, TO make ID f0P this, Director Mor. gan ordered all men tD figure thpiP day 0H seven h0pr basis and take additional vacations for overtime, EH this blsis some men found themselves entitled @ 70 days vacation, They don't plan to take t, yt The woods around he river lllnpb, nsap Norris, Tenn, looks as # t had hRl q haipput 4 carefully clipped line uf uDdepbrush runs around iba valley just 80 feet above the piver, Fhis Is 10 Do the depth of the iNpopDdsd waters, All timbeP Is being rnmDyed frenl below the water ling ,, Distance around the rAepvoir will be 800 miles, ,., Negro labor at IVA Is getting upusDal PlBHtk foF tnR hpUtW NHBheI both skilled and uDskilledy are the same as fDr wbltes, BDapk and white work side by side, Only four per cent Of the population Is BegpD around NDp' ris, TeHH,, but the percentage Is sixty aFgund Muscle Shoals ID Alabama, TpeatBleDt Df negroes at each place Is the same, ,,, One bg0dped college juptops, haHdpieksd from the sixty lead Ing universities Df the south are working fgr IVA this sDDlmpB The idea Is for them tD carry IVA ideas back t9 school, /, One problem facing IVA Is the consolidation 0f counties, Some counties, already bankrupt, VIII be balf submerged by w8teB They have 4 heavy bonded debt, fewer taxpayers, and the prob, lem 0f amajgaBl8ttDg wttb the other counties gP ejse going DD, der both physically sDd BDaB' eiajIE,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22

WNshtnaten, Aug, se-TheFe Ia pretty Reod evidence that the eevN aud beg checks, new being matted te the midwest at top Rpeed, were deliberately held up to syNehtoRtse with the eeMtng election campaign,
 tad they been malled eaplleJ they would have been spent and C0raetteN hetere the campaign even get underway,
 purtng 6 geed part 0t last sprlNg tue AAA night shlft Rlept, p6ad, aud marked tune tef lack of WGrk, New thpee shifts, working pGund the eteek, are busy malilng checks, sENAI0tttAL suiTP
 Because ca cid man stele z little sUuose, thepe nay result tue unusual spectacle 0t ( ', s, senAtGF tt0m 0he state sHlhe the geVetRWGnt Gt ahetheE it haps pened this Wayt a,
 hGtRWafe's seRateF TGWnsendt ardent eNthuslRst ln the plseaE tGTlai aWs, bought htmsetf .a Very fancy eatln Gtulset ia which t0 pursue the speEtY tlues 0ah and tURa aft the Maryland and Delaware coasts, sen FHul V0Wbsend, ahGut e0 years cid, was designated skipper tie kGpt the h0at ct ocean GltF, Mavyia0d, where hshiRg is eStFas GFdiharliE frultful,
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