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Evening star., 1934-04-23
COAL Miners BACK.
AS STRIKING ENDS.
Work Whistles Summon
Nearly $4,000 to Btu :
minous Pits.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Work whistles summoned almost
$4,000 striking coal miners back to
the bituminous pits today.
This sharp signal blew because of
the new wage structure for the soft
coal industry and President Roose-
velt's guarantee of protection for the
South's traditional wage differentials.
Acting to end three weeks Of strikes
and violence, Hugh 8. johnson, N. r.
A. chief, issued an executive order
last night modifying the wage scale
he had approved on March 81 for the
bituminous coal industry.
Seyen-Hour Day Intact.
The new order left the seven-hour
day intact for all pits, but restored
the differential of Alabama operators,
who had threatened civil war" in the
coal fields rather than pay the higher
scale.
johnson denied. however, the appeal
of Northern West Virginia operators
for restoration of their 24-cent wage
differential over the Pittsburgh area
dllo pOOoeCO IAlCA PACSN AoeCs AS2 4OdA-
ing and cutting coal.
Under the new wage set-up, COM
pleted after days of protracted con-
ferences, Alabama operators will pay
their miners q basic daily wage Of
$3.50, instead Of the $4.60 rate orig
inally prescribed. Prior to April
the basic wage in this region was
$3.40.
In the Southwestern district the
rate will be $435 a day. an increase
of 60 cents over the minimum fixed
In the code and q reduction Of rs
cents from that ordered in the
March 81 amendment. Southern
Tennessee's new rate is $424 day,
an increase of 40 cents over the code
minimum and 20 cents less than the
amendment rate.
Wage Comparisons.
The following table gives the wages
proclaimed in the principal affected
areas, the code wage effective from
last october to April and the March
81 amendment scale.
Evening star., 1934-04-23

ROME, April % R.-The speech
of Cordell Hull, Secretary Of State,
to the Associated Press meeting to-
Evening star., 1934-04-23

Adopt the system of eating Life Saver after each
-. cigarette See how much cooler your mouth stays
LF IT
Evening star., 1934-04-23
LIBERALISM URGED
BY CORDE[L HULL.
Secretary Names Middle.
Course Recovery Policy
at A. P. Luncheon.

Continued From First Page.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Chicago Police Try to Bar
Showing of Soviet Film

CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. s.-MaIntain-
ing that the hall is not flre-procf, I"
police prevented the showing Of
war Against Centuries" by the
Daily Worker on Feb. 9th at the
North Center, 548 Wisconsin, which
is located in the German fascist
stronghold here.
The captain of the police precinct,
who was instigated by the Nazis in
the neighborhood TO stop the show
ing of the film, refused to admit his
identity to the representative OF the
Daily Worker.
Nevertheless, the audience. deter
mined to see the film, moved five
blocks away to the Finnish Han
where the showing took place.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Grew Of SIS Newton
Strike; Supported
by the JObleSs
Plan for Company-Wi
Action on Coal Boats
in Norfolk, Va.

NORFOLK, Vain revolt against
the low wages, rotten working con-
ditions, and overtime work without
nay, the crew Of the Mystic Line
coal boat, S. S Newton, went on a
spontaneous strike while the ship was
laying in Norfolk last week.
The strike started when the crew
refused to do the work Of coal trim
ming which Is properly the work Of
longshoremen, The deck crew struck
the first blow at this policy Of the
coal companies by piling of the ship,
and was Immediately followed by the
black gang.
JobIess Support Strike
The unemployed seamen. hearing Of
the walkout refused to ship on this
ship.
This action, although unorganized,
scared the shipowners so badly that
police we're called in to prevent del
egates from the Marine Workers In
dustrial Uaion from getting aboard
three other coal boats which we're
ScSAAIA ehAb4A6o4AG LilE lNCWbDA
The walkout was not one hundred
per cent successful because the union
was not notified in time to prepare an
organized struggle Jointly with the
coal trimmers, and unemployed sea-
men However, this action tied I'D
the ship for over eight hours and she
was forced to pull out short handed.
Plan Company Wide Action
These coal boats, about forty In
number, run between Norfolk and
New England ports, supplying ali New
England with coal. The Marine Work
ers Industrial Union has succeeded IN
establishing organization On nearly all
these ships, and is preparing to lead
them in company-wide struggle,
Feb. Is, for the enforcement Of the
code prepared by the NJ. W. III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
SCulIin Steel
Plant to Reopen
for War Orders
lBy a Worker Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, Mo--A back page Of
the Post Dispatch here states that the
ScuIlin Steel Plant IS to reopen Feb.
8, when 400 workers will be employed.
Harry Scullin was chairman here of
the N.R.A. and closed his plant in
November, after all the bunk that the
workers heard about the blue buzZard
and is now getting a Juicy contract
from Roosevelt, not railroad material,
as it was said in the Post Dispatch,
but war material. His plant was
rnunition plant during the last
slaughter of the workers in Europe.
The only workers he is putting
back on his payroll, are the ex-ser-
vice World War veterans On the
same page is an article that the
American Legion and other fascist
organizations are registering all war
vets for these munition jobs
This is another way the parasites
are trying to stop the vets from de-
manding their back pay bonus from
the legal thieves in Washington. We
vets in st. Louis want Unemployment
insurance along with the other I'M
employed workers. We demand work
or wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Until Solidarity Actio N
Brings Out 500 More
Sugar Workers
BY HARRY HYNEs

PORT TARAGA, Cuba.-German,
American, British and Norwegian sea-
men took part in & meeting here,
which declared an international soli-
darity strike with Cuban longshore-
men, railroad and sugar mill workers,
The strike, which tied up all cargo
loading on all ships in the Port of
Tarafa, began on Jan, &c. 1t extended
to the seamen on the British S. S.
Gypsum King, and S. S, TeYaloy; the
U. g., steamer, Munlisto; the Nor
wegian S. S. Helle and s. S. Lying
holm, and the German S. S. Asbec,
when the longshoremen stopped
working.
Two seamen from the British S. s.
Gypsum King and one seaman from
the Norwegian S. S. Lyngholm were
the first to get in touch with the
Cuban longshoremen's union ashore
and establish solidarity action,
A committee Of two Seamen, to-
gether with representatives Of the
and longshoremen's union
was organized They visited all the
ships in port with q sympathetic
strike bulletin. A meeting was held
with representatives from all ships
present.
Refuse 10 Load Cargo
Unanimously these seamen carried
q resolution to support the strike; to
refuse to give steam TO work the
cargo, but to continue general work
aboard ships. The resolution read:
eve seamen, members of the crew Of
ships of various nationalities, In the
port Of Tarafa, Nuevitas, Cuba, de-
clare our international solidarity with
the longshoremen, railroadmen and
sugar mills workers now on strike;
and will do everything in our power
to stop the loading Of scab cargo, by
firemen refusing to give steam and
sailors refusing to handle winches"
When possible, individual ships
were to strike for the demands of
their crews. 1t was also decided that
each ship would organize commit
tee with representatives from each
department to meet with the central
strike committee ashore.
On Monday. the high point Of the
strike was reached. At 10 A. M. a
meeting Of ship delegates, together
with the representative OF the Cuban
Labor Confederation Of Nuevitas met.
It was decided to hold mass meet
ing OF both seamen and longshore-
men that evening.
During the afternoon all ships we're
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Seamen Hit n r. A. Code; Plan Strike Action in Seapo
The Roosevelt Administration
Sails Full-Speed Toward War

blank checks the War Department
actually has written in the form of
wartime contracts now tucked In the
safes Of the contacted industriaEsts
and manufactures, ready to be signed
Immediately upon the outbreak of
war. Which means that these In
ouStrialists, who automatically be
come Army officers on the declars-
ton Of war, have a tighter grip on
the government appsratus-for their
greater glory" and profits.
In addition 10 the mountainous
sums spent, appropriated, and su-
thortzed for imperialist war prepare
tons, the increase in the enlisted
military personnel, and the increase
from "a to 80 paid armory drills Of
the strikebreaking war weapon called
the National Guard, the administra-
ton is actually launching an open
imperialst war propaganda cam
paign under the slogan Of National
Defense Week" Through every pub
Lefty channel-the radio, essay con-
tests, speakers bureaus and what not
the admirals. generals, legislators,
nlisled mothers of World War corpses
and other heutenants OF the big
bourgeoisie viii attempt 10 convince
the workers that they have a stake In
the intensifying imperialist fight for
markets, that a navy second to
none" means the safeguarding Of
"our trade lanes" In short, TO disarm
their criticism and to peyent their
effective organization against war.
1t must nat be forgotten that
Roosevelt was Wilson's Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy. And Wilson
kept us out Of war; and conse-
quently made the world safe for
democracy"
Nor that the Roosevelt sdminiStra-
ton, while grabbing billions for war
fought to prevent half-starving G.
w. A. workers from receiving ordi-
nary worlmen's compensation In the
event of accident or death
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
BY b. b. HUDSON

and it is significant that while the
administrator demagogically allowed
free expression Of opinion" on the
code, he immediately objected when
the question Of war, and the role
played by the marine industry, was
touched upon. In insisting that only
the MWIU code represented the In
terests Of the workers, the attitude
Of the marine workers was aptly
summarized by q Negro longshoreman
from Norfolk, who stated:
when / was here last repre-
scented Unorganized Iongshoremen.
Now represent longshoremen or
ganiEed into the MWIU. And we
are not going to wait another three
months for an answer 10 our de-
mands. Regardless Of what hap
pens here, we will write our own
code through organized strike
action"
The Daily has not yet reported the
stand Of the leaders Of the I.s.U. and
LILA. at the hearings. Ryan Of the
lila, Scharranberg, Oleander and
Fureseth of the I.S.U. had been sub
jected to tn sharpest possible criticism
by the spokesman for the delegation,
especially on their stand in connec-
ton with the so-called labor boards
and the decentralization plan. At the
November hearings the "big shots
had acted as spokesman.
Failed TO Answer Criticism
But under the direct attack Of the
workers none OF these takers dared
take the floor TO answer any Of the
criticisms, justify their policies, or
present their stand on the questions
under discussion. Both the lila,
and the TS.U. put forward only one
speaker and these speakers, or bench
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Company Robs Sailors
of 81 Each Month; Men
Defeat More on Mystic

BOSTON.-Not content with work
ing the coal boat crews long hours
with no overtime pay, subjecting
them to generally low wages and in
tolerable working conditions, the coal
boat owners are now assessing each
member Of the crew 81 e month for
welfare unemployed relief.
On the Mystic Line coal boat, SIS.
Glenn White, the crew was able to
defeat this new attack because It
had a functioning ships committee
on board which reacted to the stu
alton at once. The ships committee,
voicing the sentiment Of the crew,
announced that under no conditions
would the crew allow q dollar a
month to be f1lched from their mea-
ger wages, with the coal companies
making money hand over fist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10

lures, IA repudiating the labor adj
visors" Ryan and Oleander, who par
ticipated in the "revisions," and who
especially helped in STRENGTHENING its
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10

The capitalist class plots cur des~
truction through imperialiSs war.
Fight these plots by gaining new
readers for our Daily Worker, our
powerful weapon in the struggle
for q Soviet America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Marine Union Hats
Liza. Officials trC,ggo1
Selling Out Dock

BOSTON, MssS.-So effective have
been efforts Of the Marine Workers
Industrial Union in exposing the sell
out tactics Of the local officials OF the
International Longshorernen's Asso-
citation in Boston, that they are still
unable to put across q seIlout Of the
three months meal hour strike.
The local officials have now dropben
all pretensions Of democracy. Lbcai
300, where the rank and file opposi+
ton Is strongest has been warned
that any one talking TO an NJ. W. I. q
delegate would be regarded "a 8
traitor to the T. L. A., and viii have
lis s100 membership card taken away.
These high handed tactics are serving
only to further expose their treachery
to the rank and file workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
German, US, Norwegian,
British Seamen Strike
In Aid of Cuban Workers

visited by a flying squad On one
snip, an attempt was made to arrest
a delegate, at the order Of the cap
tain.
Force Release
Delegates Of the Federation OF
Labor, together with the strike COM
mittee interviewed the provincial
judge, and under threat of calling a
general strike in the town Of NueVitas,
forced his release.
Besides the flying squad" pickets
stopped and informed all seamen of
the mass meeting. Children we're also
organized. A squad Of rural guard"
was also sent to picket but did not
interfere.
At the mass meeting the Judge and
captain of the rural guard we're pres
ent along with the officials OF the
Labor Federation. The wireless oper-
ator of the s. S. Lyncnaug was elected
as interpreter, but was removed when
he persuaded the firemen not to
strike. The crew met in a separate
room and made decision to strike.
On Tuesday morning the firemen
walked ashore. The sailors remained
on board They were striking FOR their
own demands Of higher wages, more
coal passers, and 7-hour day in the
tropics.
All demands were finally won, ex-
cept compromise on wages was
agreed on.
The sympathetic strike with the
Cuban longshoremen and sugar mill
workers still continues.
Five hundred sugar mill workers
came out yesterday at Jabubo on
learning Of our strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Revised Marine Code Reveals Wage
Cutting, Strikebreaking Role of NRA

Delegation sCodeA
aiona Buroof no bdzesN Marine Workers forSr
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Plenty Of Action in
Port Of Portland;
Win Relief Fight
City Forced to Give
Jobless Seamen Clean
Hotel Rooms
By q SEAMAN

ny SEAMAN
PORTLAND, ore. - Action and
plenty Of it in the M.wI.U. Office in
Portland, Ore, regardless Of whether
you are member Of the M.wIU
OF not, II you want real action call
on the M.WLU. here and you viii
get it.
At a recent meeting the seamen de-
cided they needed relief as well as
the residents Of Portland. It was de-
cided to send a committee to the
Federal Relief Agency to demand it.
And they got It'll It wasn't as easy
as 1t sounds, but results were OBJ
tanned by persistence. A good, clean
hotel was assigned to the seamen
while unorganizsd residents are still
forced to go to the conmons, a flop
house Of the worst sort.
No Wood Saving
OF course, the parasite at the
agency who draws a fat salary.
thought it would be a good idea to
let the seamen saw wood to pay for
their board and keep; but this was
overruled by the seamen themselves
when they asked how they could
cover the waterfront looking for a
job and cut wood at the same time.
On Jan. %, an IS.U. member, real
ling the futility Of appealing to his
own organization for help, came to
the M.WLU., and was Immediately
given a room at the Foster Hotel,
with a clean comfortable bed.
Just ask him how he feels, after
being welcomed as II he were an
M.WI.U. member in good standing
The Portland headquarters Of the
M.WI.U. has been established for
only six weeks, although we are
proud Of the progress we have made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10
Can Break Up Rackets
And Get Relief Only
Through Mass ActiC
aci
S e am an Reveals q
Racket in n. 7.
Relief Money
by = Worker Correspo,


NEW YORK.-Any inproy
relief that the seamen get
Federal - rnment Is goi
the result Vi action on the Dc
unemployed, aided by the me
Job. This is the conclusion d
the delegation that went &
National Convention Agaills
TO the Federal Transient r.
ministration on Feb. 5. The
ministration says it would Ill
good relief. but where Is tt
coming from" Is the story y
The seamen pointed out that
eminent found no difficulty IL
billions for bankers, railro,e
shipoWners.
Demand Three Me-
The seamen went to theJ
ministration with demand
out by the Waterfront I'M
Councils IA many meetings
workers. They demanded tts
relief In all ports as Is givet US
timore-three meals a day.
sleeping quarters, and tobaot
lowance; the elimination Of C.
gious and charity racketeers Il
relief system, and control Of the
by elected committees Of the
a rotary system Of shippi
trolled by the seamerof lii,
TO the business Of G OF In,
ana other young e.
C.C.C. and transient c
JobleSS Inspra.
They also demanded cas
unemployment insuranca
seaman, without discrimih
cause Of race, color, nation
religious or political beliefs.
The seamen pointed out
Holy Raekets casting In or
eral Relief system. Thev
that In New York. up
before. the Seamen's
tute gave out two 10c
and q bed on the SOC
the government.
Thirty cents said
TRAITOR, Its fifty"
Then they rob as eve
the seamen's spokesms
flashed it on their scret
night that they were gett
per man per day, and
increased the food since
ion Of unemployed sean.
row at relief headquarteraA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-10

Help strengthen the revolution
airy movement by SPREADING the
Daily Worker. Get your fellow
workers to subscribe to the Daily"
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-08-28

The Associated Press published de-
spatch from ST. Croix. dated Aug. II.
concerning the parade which was being
led to the Government House at Chris
tiansted. The report concluded:
Armed police held the crowd back
from the Government Building.
The Associated Press further released
the following;
CDR. Paul NJ. Pearson, whose home is
at Swarthmore. Pa, was appointed 60
vernon of the Virgin Islands by Presi-
sident Hoover in January 1881 There
was no change in the administration of
the islands when President Roosevelt
took office.
On several occasions Virgin Islanders
have expressed dissatisfaction with the
way affairs were conducted by Governor
Pearson. When President Roosevelt
visited the islands on his recent vaca-
ton cruise some placards bearing printed
demands for the retirement of the Gov.
ernor were displayed.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-08-28

findings. Thus he guides his own con-
duct. Those men who are aoLe to rise
to that higher spiritual plane; WneIe
they can see the players on the ~orlo,
stage pass before them IN review are
few indeed Such are the master minds.
They rise above the ordinary politician.
Our cotem beyond the channel has un-
doubtedly reached that higher. plane:
There one can subGue one DrtJpdlces,
harness. ones wild thoughts and maze
ear analysis of a situation that CON
fuses the rest of US who have not drunk
at the fountain of wisdom.
If our cotem be of the Christian taltn
and he would try to follow in the foot.
steps of that great Leader and Savior OF
mankind, instead of using such harsh
language against US. poor benlghteo
people, he would say Father, forgive
them, they know nor what they DO.
But Governor Pearson has slnned. he
has sinnod against the classes who lead
the masses He showed a deslre-a de-
termination--to- revolutio1lze The socls
order of -things: he was indiscreet II. his
dealing with important personages ana
he failed to recognize certain recognized
leaders CONSCIOUSLY or zuncon-
sciously antagonized ALL the powers
that be. For his sins he's paving the
penalty, since. Ignorance of the law ex-
cuSes no man.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-08-28
The Political Pot

The Daily News" carries under ST.
Croix Notes. the following:
News from St. Croix of more shame.
ful demonstrations reached US through
the columns Of their three dailies. 1t
needed all the police concentrated at
each place during mass meetings to pre-
serve semblance of order.
"TheWest End News" has apparently
turned its political coat and is ready to
pilory Governor Pearson if he cannot
show clean record.
We cannot agree with The Daily
News" in using the adjective shame
full, in describing the demonstrations.
In the opinion of the News these demon
strations may not be justifiable. they
may not be necessary. they may be fu
tile. Even if the whole show is non-
sense; and the bowling crowd does
not know why it makes the noise, we
think the word 'shamefuI''is too strong.
The people are one hundred percent con-
scientious in what they do. They be,
lieve they are fighting righteous bat
tile. They believe that if they crucified
one man they would cruelty him to save
80, 600 souls. They almost believe that
they are carrying out Gods Command
ments. If you could convince them that
they are wrong. they would turn against
their leaders.
it may be that The Daily News" is
sitting upon pedestal of superior know
ledge and from that elevation it looks
down upon US. the lesser mortals. Would
it not. therefore, be charitable to take a
sympathetic attitude?
We admit that it takes keen inteIl-
gence and ripe experience to understand
political game. and it is true that the
more qualified and experienced man
becomes the less he is swayed by popu-
lar sentiment. He investigates, he
throws out his thoughts beyond the cla-
NOR Immediately surrounding him; and
he draws his conclusions from his