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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
PARTY LIFE
Workers Schools and Class
Struggle Education in Conn.
Must Establish Glasses in More Cities Especially
in WGr-InduStry Centers

talked too much of the time; and
there was no way of telling how
many students followed him, were
interested or understood him. Out
of 1885, we could count on $40
at most who participated actively
in the classes. "a There was a lack
Of instructors. One comrade COW
cred three cities, and only toward
the end of the year could another
one be drawn into the work to some
extent. Such a situation calls for
the immediate development of new
cadres for teaching.
Main Lessons q
What have we gained as a result
of these experiences? What con.
crete proposals can we make? ~
Broaden out the territory covered
to include all, or nearly all, of the
industrial centers in the DiStricts
for example, Springfield, New Bril-
tain, New London, etc.
90 Emphasis on quality ratheS
than quantity in our classes. Inn
proving the composition Of the
classes by recruiting workers from
the shops and trade unions, rather
than allowing indiscriminately
groups of comrades to sit in when
they feel like it, and stay away
when they don't. To this end, more
strictness, firmness, and check-uu
in organizing the classes, in attend
ance rules, outside preparations, eta.
The mass-class, in reality lecture
course, must give way to a firm
weu-knit even though smaller groum
Of comrades, workers from the shopa
and the unemployed ranks, whp
will be able to apply Immediately
what they have learned in ths
course of day-to-day struggles.
90 Paying more attention to COM
crete subjects such as Party OrganA-
zatiOn and trade union work, i1s
stead of an exclusive study Of Prin-
cipIes of Communism. In othe9
words, attention to more directly
practical problems at the same tins
that the other theoretical problems
are not neglected.
a. Finally, developing more irAs
structors to take care Of the grove
ing demands in our District foR
more political schooling. This is q
pressing problem, and cannot be
leisurely put off until some future
date. Therefore, intensive efforts
on our part are required, and in
line with these concrete proposals,
we expect to go forward to more
and better classes in Marxism-
Leninism next season.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
By a WOrker COrrespondent


NEW YORK-At the last regu-
lar meeting of Local 226 New York
Central Railroad), International As
ISOLATION of Machinists, a letter was
read by the secretary calling for
the endorsement Of H. r. 1898, the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill now before Congress. Brother
Rogers. general chairman, was pres
ent. He took the floor and told
the membership that this bill in
his opinion was the best bill Of its
kind as yet offered, and advised its
adoption by the local,
The membership unanimously en-
dorsed the bill and instructed its
secretary to draft resolution to
Congress calling for its passage.
This action clearly indicates the in
tention of railroad men to fix the
responsibility for unemployment on
the government where it belongs. It
proves that railroad men will not
be misled by the many fake bills
that have been offered, all of which
saddle at least a part Of the burden
on the Wage-earners, and carry
many other restrictive clauses which
would make them valueless as real
relief measures.
The Washington administration as
result of mass pressure is now
talking about unemployment insur-
ance. Many substitutes for the real
thing are being offered in the hope
of deceiving the workers. For the
millions already unemployed, abso-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
I.R.T. Bosses
Force Agents
Into Perjury
Compelled to Swear to
Inspections They Can
Never Make
By subway Worker Correspondent

BY Subway Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-An 7. R. T. agent
puts in IL hours a day in a dirty.
stuffy booth, hardly big enough to
turn around in. A half hour is all
the time he gets off for his dinner.
No eating is allowed in the booth.
so I have to wash up, walk three
blocks to a coffee pot, eat my meal.
and be back on the job in 30 min
utes.
The "beaHe rats are everywhere.
and If an agent working under these
lousy conditions for As cents an
hour, smokes, reads, or talks to pas
sengers, he is written up and sus-
pended.
The company union from P. J..
Connolly down is nothing more
than a nest of labor lice" that
cr1nge and crawl at the bidding of
l65 Broadway. Some men are fired
for a slight violation of the thou
sand and one rules, while known
scabs and strikebreakers could COM
NIT murder and remain on the pay
roll.
Men are compelled to go into
court on company cases and COM
NIT perjury. For instance, on a
ten-minute so-called toilet relief, 3"
in addition to answering the re-
quirements of nature and washing
his hands, he has to sign state
ment that he has inspected the
conditions of the platforms, ratings,
benches, setees, and other furniture
and fixtures, including all Stairways,
lights, toilets, etc. These signed
statements are to protect the I. R.
T. robbers in court when any pas
senger sues over some injury due to
neglect Of the company.
1t would be utterly impossible
to perform even half of these
things in 10 minutes, but the agent
must swear to his signed state
ment or get out on the breadline.
Many hundreds of the riding pub
lie have been defrauded in court,
and prevented from receiving YER
diets in their favor, because Of
these lying statements and per-
jured testimony forced from I, r.
T. men under pressure of losing
their jobs.
This company violates every city,
state and human law at will, and
then fires Its 12-hour slaves for
some slight violation of rules.
We are fed up with the whole
damn mess, and are organizing into
our own union. The response has
been tremendous and we can as
sure 165 Broadway that when it
played the Irish immigrant for a
submissive fool it made the mistake
Of the man who created the Frank
enstein.
James Connolly was murdered,
but his teachings are very much
alive in the hearts of the Irish
workers today.
Holy George" Keegan, and Rat"
Taylor cannot stop the growth of
the Transport Workers Union. The
slave working conditions are a chal-
lenge to the manhood of the work
ers, and the challenge is being an
swered.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
Force Railroad Men
To Join the Y.M.C.A.
~ a Worker Correspondent

By a Worker Correspondent
The railroad Y. NJ. c. A. New
Haven is conducting a mem
bership drive which is being
highly successful. And why
shouldn't it be? For it is a drive
to force railroad workers to join
the Y. M. G. A. (R. R. Branch =,
a drive supported by the officials
Of the road. The worker to
whom the invitation" is ex-
tended has it handed to him by
his foreman or boss, and this let
ter is accompanied by another
one from some of the officials of
the road extolling the good work
of the Y. M. c. A. Thus is
pressure brought to bear on the
worker to join. And If he
doesn't, it is limited that he
might lose his job.
The R. R. Y. M. c. A. is also a
jim crow organization. Mem
bership in it is limited only to
white railroad workers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
More Intensive Work
Needed to Organize
Telegraph Messenger,
By a Telegraph Worker
CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK-Every now and
then I read the Daily Worker to
try and get better understanding
of the labor movement. The most
interesting Of the columns is about
so-called concentration work by the
trade unions and the Party men,
bers in various industries. For ex-
ample, I read of two distributions
by women comrades in the Long
Island R. R. shops, also distribu-
lions of leaflets and Daily Workers
down at the piers. This undoubt-
eddy brought workers closer to the
movement.
What / cannot understand is the
lack of any such distributions in
front of the Telegraph buildings at
so Hudson ST., where l work. !
read articles about the messengers
strikes and certain committee Of
action, but up to date failed to see
any kind Of distribution.
It seems to me that this i'm
portant basic industry is being
neglected by the trade unions as
well as the Party itself. What is
going to be done about this?
WESTERN UNION MESSENGER
This worker is correct in point
ing out the Importance of the
communications industries and
the necessity of concentration on
the telegraph wrkers. 1t is true
that the Party has neglected this
work, until recently, when several
Y. G. L. units undertook to con-
centrate on telegraph offices in
their neighborhoOds. 1t is also
true that the United Committee
of Action has done practically
nothing.
In relation to the Importance of
organizing telegraph workers, this
work is inadequate. However, with
the increasing growth of the
membership and activity of T. M.
T., they will reach the over
whelming majority of the messen-
gers. This rank and file union
has issued several leaflets and
bulletins in the past. IL this
messenger will get in touch with
the Telegraph Messengers Union.
he can obtain copies Of those and
in addition discuss what activity
he can carry on in his place of
work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
Letters from
urRedders
ANGELO HERNDON DEFENSE
STAMPS

New York City
Comrades
AS member of a workers club
which has had good deal of
success in distributing postcards
to be sent to the Alabama SUI
preme Court as a protest against
the Imprisonment of Angelo
Herndon, I suggest that other
groups adopt the same plan.
Instead of giving out cards
which may or may not be mailed
we have the people sign and ask
for a contribution of five cents or
more to cover mailing costs and
to aid in the defense. In this way,
we get support from people who
would not otherwise hear of the
1. L. D. and its activities, people
who are not necessarily sympa
thizers: shopkeepers interested in
keeping trade, naive people who
are indignant that such things
should exist, neighbors, and ever
ardent church goers. One church
goer at the same time that she
promised me a dollar as soon az
she gets her monthly check, sale
that she felt that fellow like
that should get break anc
showed me book of stamps she
is saving for the church.
So comrades, let's collect nick.
els and postcards from everyone
who is willing to listen.
Yours,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
80 D0ckoA
IAAIikaRE
~OdE,d1PA:
UrethraI Structure
BY PAUL LUTTTNGER. MD.

Urethral Structure
B. J.-You are undoubtedly sut~
fering from structure of the urethra
following your attack of gonorrhea,
four years ago. The only method Cd
improving your condition is BY
stretching of the canal with grada@
ated metal sounds. This can b
done in any clinic having a genitoA
urinary department.
Frequent Micturition-Dry Mouth
FIX, SacramentO-The symptoms
you are describing would point Vi
inflammation of the kidney and
possibly the beginning of diabetes
Have your urine examined in a res
liable laboratory and let us knou
the results, together with your ags
and data regarding any previous
disease. Well then be able to adj
wise you more intelligently regards
ing your condition. You forgot b
send postage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15

a sham resemblance Of leadership
forms today the archbetrayers of
labor Wrestling from the bureau
Gratis the control and power Of Our
unions which is now conferred in the
hands Of the misleaders calls for the
immediate setting up of a broad
rank and file committee in each
local and Lodge, truly representa-
tive Of all workers in the railroad
industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
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k---EITII4xlA -
WAR is THE FOE OF WOMEN-ALL WOMEN
SHOULD BE FOES OF WAR

Vienna barricadeS. In seeing this
the world has had good taste of
what's to follow
The coming Women's Anti-Wa1
Congress in Paris marks a new high
point in the struggle, the beginning
Of a more organized and determined
struggle against war. We can ex-
pect great things of this Congress
if and only if We support it fully
Popularize the Congress, raise funds
to send delegates, women every
where, organized and unorganized.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15

G1T SEEMS pity that more pam
l phlets and literature have not
been drafted to warm and draw vast
thousands Of women and girls from
the upper strata" to Bolshevism-
by emphasis on the freedom, justice,
and fairness to women under the
Soviets, and its enmity to war, d"
writes Comrade Keith M.
He sends us a timely extract from
Olive Schreiners Women and La
bor," a passage appropriate for re-
printing at this time during the in
tense preparations for the Interna-
tional Women's Anti-War Congress
to be held in Paris in late July.
Comrade Keith sends this passage
with the remark In this hour of
navy parades, vile Jingoism, and
cannon rafting, we must work hard
lest the powder smoke, cry of the
dying, and orations of the sadists
make for another hell on earth"
The excerpt from Schreiner's book:
I'm supplying the men for the
carnage of a battlefield, women
have not merely lost actually more
blood, and gone through more
acute anguish and WEAKNESS in
the months of bearing and in the
agony of childbirth but in
the rearing, the women go through
long, patiently endured strain
which no soldier on his longest
march has ever more than equaled;
while, even in the matter of death
-. the probability of her dying
in childbirth is greater than the
probability that the average male
will die in battle.
There is, perhaps, no woman,
whether she has borne children or
drawing life at women's breasts
battlefield covered with slain, but
the thought would arise in her,
so many mothers sons! So many
young bodies brought into the
world to lie there. So many
months of WEAKNESS and pain
while bone and muscle were
shaped. So many hours of an
guish and struggle that breath
might be! So many baby mouths
darwing life at women's breasts
all this that men might lie with
glazed eyebalis, and swollen faces,
and fixed, blue, Enclosed mouths,
-. This, that an acre of ground
might be MANFRED with human
flesh, that next years grass of
poppies might spring up redder
-. or that the sand or a plain
may have the CLINT of white bones
49,. and we cry this must not be,
for no woman who is woman
says of a human body: ut is
nothing"
Slowly but surely toiling nomen
are coming to realize that fascism
and war are the bitter enemies of
the freedom and welfare of women
Git follows, "as the night the day."
of children as welD-and on the
heels of their mental emancipation
from reactionary theology, will come
a struggle the like of which the
world has never seen: or, more pre-
cisely, Of which it has witnessed the
beginning, in the manner in which
The women fought besides the men
to establish the Paris Commune;
the manner in which they came
out of Russian factories in the face
of police terror in 1917, to demand
bread, land, and peace; and the way
IN which they lately fought on the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
Ne1V York Central Railroad
MGcbiniStS Endorse H.R.7598
All Transport Men Are Urged to Get Behind the
Workers Unemployment Insurance Measure

lutely no provision has been made
Only H. r. 1898 takes care Of these
millions. The fake measures call for
time limitations of II weeks. After
that the worker is again forSaken.
We congratulate Local 226 for
their action and trust that in the
immediate future every A. F. of L.
local and brotherhood lodge as well
as the SWitchmen's Union locals will
get behind this bill, and thus COM
pei Congress to put through this
measure, which is the only real So
luton for the millions of unem-
ployed in this country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
NOTE:

We publish letters every Friday
from workers in the transporta-
ton and communications indus
tries-railroad, marine, surface
lines, subway, elevated lines, ex-
press companies, truck drivers,
taxi drivers, ETC., and post office,
telephone, telegraph, etc.
We urge workers from these in
dustries to write us of their con-
ditions of work, and their strug-
giles to organize. Please get these
letters to us by Tuesday of each
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1912 is available in sizes
II, 16, 10, 90 80, "a, SO, SO, 20 and
AZ. Size 16 takes 3H yards SO inch
fabric. Illustrated step-by-step sew
ing instructions included.
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Stop depending for news and in
formation on the capitalist press
that fayors the bosses and is against
the workers. Read the Daily Worker,
Americas only working class news
paper
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Keep informed of the worldwide
struggles by the working class
against unemployment. hunger, fas-
cism and war by reading the Daily
Worker Buy it at the newsstands.
Three cents a copy.
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The Daily Worker gives you full
news about the struggle for unem-
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ANSWERS To QUESTIONS
GRAY Hair

B. S., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Nu-
merous articles about gray hair and
dandruff have already appeared in
this column. Gray hair in a girl
of your age (18) is usually due to
heredity. Nothing can be done to
change the color, except dying it.
AS for the dryness, we would advise
you to rub olive oil or castor oil
into your scalp once or twice a week,
and to wash the hair as rarely as
possible; once in two weeks being
enough.
Best Climate for Sinus Trouble
and Bronchitis
NJ. T.. Detroit-Your physician
was right in advising you to go to
Arizona. The climate of Moscow
is not exactly the best for sinus
trouble, or for bronchitis, If you
go to Russia, the best climate for
you would be the Crimea, which is
in the south.
Diabetic Gangrene
S. MAT this age (56), it is
doubtful whether the infection on
the toe could be cured without
curing the underlying sugar disease
from which he is suffering. These
diabetic infections remain station
airy for a long time and there is
nothing else to do but to wait until
the physicians at the hospital de-
eide whether it is necessary to op-
crate. If an operation is decided
upon, the whole toe will be removed
in order to save the leg They
never operate on the bunion alone
in case of diabetic gangrene.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
A MORRIS PARK WORKER.

Editorial Note: The Daily Worker
will gladly print more letters from
R. R. workers and appeals to all
R. R. workers, to write regularly on
their conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
Jim CrOwiSm in the
Morris Park Shops
BY a Railroad Worker Correspon-
dent


dent
MORRIS PARK, L. Jim Crow
ism on the Long Island Railroad is
current and the cases of discrimina-
ton against the Negro workers are
very common.
First of all, the Negroes are al
ways made to do the most mental
jobs and the hardest. If in gang
you have a couple of colored fellows,
these will be put to do the dirtiest
tasks, like cleaning toilets etc.
Furthermore we the employees
have the right" to get passes, in
accordance with our seniority, to go
travel and see the folks. But if a
Negro worker asks for pass for
say, his wife to go and see her peo-
pie below the Mason Dixon Line, :"
he has to pay half fare on certain
Southern railroads. This doesn't
do much good with the wages we
get 1t means that no pass can be
gotten and the so-called rights"
don't mean anything for our Negro
fellow workers.
Atterbury and his gang of R. R.
bosses surely know how to try to
keep the ranks divided.
These conditions will be done
away with the day that all the r.
r. workers will have real represen-
tation in the form of a strong
union covering every one from en-
gineer to gateman and porter. The
Daily Worker is great paper, but
it should write more about the rail-
roads.
A MORRIS PARK WORKER.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-15
Threaten Injured
Pullman Workers
With Loss of Job
BY a Worker Correspondent

BY WOrker Correspondent
CHICAGO, nl.-At the Pullman
works, which grew from a million
dollar original investment to the big
present concern through the surplus
it skinned off the workers, the con-
ditions are very near the same as
caused the 1893 strike. At the
Calumet shop, which suffers the 10
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

on bonds and warrants of $780,
$685.
A comparison of income and ex-
penses for 1882 and 1893 shows a
net deficit of $715, 5,751.35, for 1888
as compared with a surplus net
income of $780, 1887 for 1892. The
surplus declined from $3,210,550. 10
as of December 81, 1892, to $780,
37794 as of December 81, 1888. OF
reduction of S674,17255.
The expense of operation and
maintenance of irrigation and pro-
tective systems decreased $4,33661
in 1888 as compared with 1882.
Delinquencies in the district have
risen from $145.37 in 1928, to
1924, 1880 for 1925, and now
total $2,237, ,13624. 1t is expected
that recent liberalization of the de-
linquency regulations, permitting
insta,lment payments, will greatly
reduce the total delinquency figure
Concerning irregularities in the
sales of tax title lands, the report
states:
"Cash collected by treasurer
prior to December 81, 1888, but not
reported in treasurer receijts at
hat date, totaling $47O3.04, repre-
sents the amount of collections on
Land sales received by Treasurer F
H McIver prior to December 81
1888 but not reported in treasurer Is
receipts until 1884, and include:
''Albert English, $307.14; Cath
crime Hunick, 500; Howard D
Emons, $50; Mrs. Byrd c. Blank
enship, $500; Roy l.. Shaw. 5000;
VIM. H. Bamber, $3.50; A. R. Un-
derwood, $50; Amstead-Meyer, 500;
Otton and Francisco de Benson
$3.50; Harley F. Hunick, S440; DAN
iel Velets, $50; F. M. Bates, $1,000
'At the date of the first count
of the treasurer IS cash on hand
April 25, 1884, no funds except the
petty cash fund, Ell Centre, amount
ing to $4,000, were submitted fol
our inspection. On April 26. 1894
the treasurer presented four cash.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

according to its records. In view Of
these circumstances we have writ
ten this item off to surplus.
The report continues: I'm line
with instructions received from
you, we have examined the files,
documents, accounting records and
other data relating to the sales by
Imperial Irrigation District. of Id /
held under tax deed for the per-
iod January l, 1890 to May Is,
1884. These show total sales amount
ing to $117084.72 authorized by the
board, for which it has received
$86, 1881, leaving an unpaid bal
ance of $30,306.yI.
ga check held in the treasurer s
office for $845.07, is drawn by one
Henry Jackson, dated October 25,
1881, payable to the Imperial Irri-
cation District. Our investigation
of the records show that this check
has at no time been deposited n
the bank for collection; that it was
for sale No. 1873 to Henry Jackson,
authorized by the board of direc-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27

a land department which would be
charged with the responsibility OF
handling all transactions in con-
nection with land sales and leases.
Further, in order to set up, at the
source of origin, proper account
ing control OF land transactions,
that the secretary prepare a sum-
mary of the terms of each land
sale or lease as passed by the board
of directors, one copy to be for
warded to the land department
and one copy to the accounting de-
partment.
LAS the result of Investigations
in the water accounts office at I'M
perial, we arc of the opinion that
adequate accounting control of this
department is now lacking. We
are therefore preparing an outline
of changes in the present methods
which we feel will provide the
proper control needed.
"In the purchasing department
we noted that many purchases
were made directly by the district