davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1934-08-04

ablero cubano, quiza para des-
racia de los hijos de la "siem-
ore fie", son estas: Batlsta,
Don Carlos, Don Mario, Don
Gerardo, don Miguel Mariana
. detras de 6stos, siguiendo
.on oio avizor todas las iugadas
'os nuevos jefes, oficiales, sar-
.,entos Y cabos; los nacionalis-
ras Y sus miles de exguatacas;
los menocalistas, que con Ge-
rardo mantuvierOn muy bue-
mas Y cordiales relaciones, has
ia ell pUnto de que parecian
miembros de una misma fami-
LA; Don GerardO con miles d.
sus partidarios agregados a to-
dos los grupos y los centenares
que residen en- el extranjero;
Don Miguel Mariana, con la
tradici6n de Papa, su trato a.
gradable, sus debilidades y su
afan de presidential.
Y a la puerta, sin la debida
orientaci6n, estudiantes, obre-
.ros, abecedistas, el part1o de
.Grau y cubanos bien i~ntencio-
nados.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
ORTADA LA CORRfENTE
POR VARIOS
MINUTOS

Habana ,agosto Am acct
dente en- los generadores de la
Z lanta de Tallapiedra cort6 a.
yer la corriente electrical en- es-
ia capital, Pinar del Rio, Ma
tanzas y Santa Clara.
Los tecnicos de la Compania
do Electricidad repararon la
averia en- 10 minutes.
FL accidente Ocurri6 a las
9:38 de la manana.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04


Ora. Maria Carbonell, la lnica
muier Guiana que figura en- el
Consejo de Estado de la Repu.
blica, en- su despacho del Guar
to piso del Capitolio.
Ell Capitolio, como saben los
cubano5 residences en- Tampa,
es un edificio soberbio, orgullo
de la Habana, que Sc dice ha
costado al pueblo, al tesoro de-
pals, mas de $20,OO0,O00.
Me recite la Ora. Carbonell
un positive valor intellectual,
cen extraordinaria amab;lidad
Desempeno la direction de-
Cclegio Carbonell, que con jus
ticia era llamado ell mejor CO"
ilegio de la Habana.
Con inquebrantsble tesor lu-
|cho despues por librar a Cuba
de la tirania machadista, figu-
rando hasta hace ruy POGO
tempo en- las filas de la pode-
rosa sociedad secreta ABC.
Bregando por ell abecedismo
Sc dcstaco como uno de sus
miembros de mayor relieve, no
solo por su clara inteligencia,
sino por SUI innegable actividad
y sincere patriot;smo.
-lCrec listed, ORA, Ca-Io-
nell, que ell Consejo de Estado
LENA las necesidades legislati-
vas cubanas del momento?
Ell Consejo de Estado res
ponde a una necesidad tecnica
slejada de las luchas politicas
y ell interes partidarista. En- 10
electoral ell pueblo ha tenido
qu;en defienda sus prerrogati-
vas, sin personalismos malsa-
nos, que lutheran dado al tras-
te cen la patriotica labor. Ell
Consejo de Estado trabaja afa-
nosamente en- pro de solucio :
mes eccnomicas de alta tras-
cerdencia para ell pals"
- Estima listed que tan
Dronto sea terminado el estu-
die y reforma de las leyes cleo
torales, pcdran celebrarse las
elecciones. en- diciembre?
-Espero que ell pueblo cuba
no sabra hacer un alto en- su
apasionamiento para acogerse
al prcposito honrado del Presi-
dente Mendieta, hacienda DO
bic que Sc salga de una lamen-
table situacion de facto, pa
iniciarnos en- una de derecho'.
Ccnfio en- que la serenidad re-
torne al espiritu cubano y que
81 fin brille la luz"
y sobre ell autenticismo re-
volucionario, Ipiensa listed
1ue los viejcs particles pueden
vecrganizarse para esas cleo
clones?
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
NUEVOS CASOS DE PARA
Isis INFANTIL

Habana, agosto 4.-AUmen-
ia ell numero de casos de para
Isis infantil, a pesar de las no
ticias dadas en- las esferas Off
ciales.
Dos de los nuevos casOs Sc
diagnosticaron en- ell hospital
municipal, asistiendo a los nj
nos enfermos Ell DR.. Salvador
Miracles.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
LA LISTA DE ALCALDES

Habana, agosto 4.-El. GO
bernador de Oriente, en- compa-
MA del Dr.. Cuervo, secretario
de gobernaci6n, present6 aver
al coronel Mendieta una lista
de personals que recsmienda
para las alcaldias de esa pro-
vincia.
En- la semana entrante Ell
Presidente resOlVera.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
La Ora. Carbonell recomienda para
la presidential Ell DR.. Cuervo Rublo
BESIDE hace II amos labora por la igualdad
civil y %politica de la mujer

-DcoSo, para pleH ue MI pa
tria, Que las fuerzas nuevas Sc
pan crganizarse politicamente,
encauzando a la Republica por
cerdas de homestead y renova-
con. Ell pasado turbuiento de
Cuba no dele volver al palen-
que. Su vue'ta significaria la
Gu;ek1a de los ideales del mo-
nentc y la irutilidad del es-
fuerzo realiza6o contra una til
rama.
-IQue puede decirme So
bre SUI debatido proyecto de ley
sobrc ell analfabetismo y ell SUI
Tragic.
Soy autora de los proyec-
to- de ley sobre creacion de es-
cuelas para adultos analfabetos
y decentralization de la ensa :
nanza. Ell primero a5rira para
Cuba nueva rutas de progreso
y responsabilidad ciudadana.
Faptasma del presente es ell
anelfa hetismo e Instruments CO
rriente de nuestro pasado. Gem
bstirlo nc es solo un deber del
gohierno sino del pueblo en-
masa.
La ley de la decentralization
de la ensenanza, bien ajena a
~intereses y recelos, Sc inspira
en- dos necesidades: la forma-
cion del prototype ciudadano y
la defensa moral y economical
del maestro cubano, a favor
del cual laboro en- un plan de
retro escolar que presentare
en- breve.
Made mas autorizada que
rste1 para decirme algo sobre
los derechos pcliticos de la mu-
jer.
-Desde hace once amos tu-
cho por la igualdad civil y po-
Utica entire ell hombre y la mu-
Ter. La revoluciop contra Ma
cbado ha dadc un sclo fruto:
La caida del preiuic;o Y la in
corporation de la mujer a la
poblacion electoral.
La mujer estara debidamen-
tie organizada en- las venideras
elecciones. Ira a los comicios
para defender sus derechos,
can valentia y teson, frente a
los prejuicios y a los fines reac
cionarios.
A su juicio, cual es la per-
soma que mas convendria en- es-
tos amos de intranouilidad pa
ra la presidential de la Repu.
blica?
Sin inclinarse actualmente
kacia ninguna candidatura, la
Ora. Carbcnell piensa que Gu
ba debe llevar a la pres.dencia
a un hombre de excepcionales
cuslidades morales e intelec-
tuales, capaz de resolver las
grandes dificultades que entor
pecen ell desenvolvimiento ma
cional.
-Opino que ell DR.. Cuervo
Rubio seria I'm presidente
deal; reune las condolences que
el pals demanda.
Estas fueron las palabras III
males de mi entrevista con la
distinguida Guiana.
La mujer de Cuba marcia en-
IA vanguardia y er la or'mera
ia aparece la Ora. Carbonef',
fina, escrupulosa y culta.
Rosa de Fe.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04

Ell gobierno de Don Carlos
ACADIA de pedirle a Trujillito,
amo de vidas y haciendas en- la
Repdblica Dominicana, la eX-
Itradici6n de Gerardo Machado.
va en- la Habana Sc ha dicho
Nue el demente Don Gerardo
piensa reconquistar la Presiden
ella V que Trujillito ha puesto a
~ Tepos:ci6n armas y NUM-
clones.
La s~ecretaria de estado, diri-
gida por Don C0sme, cree que
ell dictator dominicano no acce-
dera a la estradici0n que Sc Is
pide, alegando que el case de
Machado es "pollitico" y pos
tanto queda fuera de la 6rbita
del tratado existente.
Hay concentration de locos
en- Sant0 Domingo, como hay
concentration de falsOs revolu.
cicnarios y arribistas en- Cuba.
La revolution que derri5a"a
a Machado, con ell soporte dc
Franklin D. Roosevelt, politi-
camente ha fracasado.
Al pueblo Sc ofrecieron nue.
Iwas hombres y mas equidad y
jJsticia...
Los hombres son los mismos
V la dictadura es menos san
guinaria que la de Gerardo, me
nos barbara, pero es una dicta-
dura.
Batista, dignisimo successor
de los iefes que ell eiercito e.
mia, es ell amo de la Republica,
con ell Sr. Mendieta, dicho sea
con Ell debido resPeto, en- un pla-
no inferior.
Y Machado, que a distancia
axamina los problemas, estima
possible retorno...
ST Don Mario es IN idolo de
ciertos grupos revolucionari9s-
discurre ell extirano-, 70 To-
9icamente puedo aspirar a que
mis- "pequenos ~errores' Sc olvi-
den.
Las PARTICIPATES "fichas en- e.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
~PROCESAMIENTOS ORDE-
'NADOS POR Ell GRAN JU-
RADIO

FL gran jurado del condado
orden6 aver, en- un informe en-
trcgado a la corte del circuito,
los pracesamientos que van a
continuation: Nathaniel Brad
ley, negro, asesinato; Mildred
Larry, negra, asesinato; Igna-
clio Scolaro, aggression criminal;
Brought0n, que sea juz-
gado en- la corte de 10 criminal
por la muerte de Albert Silas;
Monroe Rippa, por fingirse a
genie de LA autoridad con una
mujer de la raza negra.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04

Habana, agosto 4.-Con el
presidente Mendieta conferen-
ciaron aver, durante 2 horas ell
DR.. Pelay0 CuervO, secretariO
de gobernaci6n, el jefe de poll
cia y el supervisor de la carcel
de la Habana.
Mas tarde Sc anunci6 que ell
tunes Sc empezara a pagan a la
policia.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04

Won PapeI cree que Hitler
sera un "apoderado" del Pre-
,sidente Hindenburg y continue
"a la obra a la que ell viejo que.
rrero habia consagrado toda su
vida.
La semana pasada ell ex vice
canciller fu6 nombrado enviad0
especial ante ell gobierno aus
.triaco,
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
FL lider comunista Maur cree que
Espana avanza hacia ell fascismo

Madrid, agosto 4.-Joaquin
Mauri, lider del Bloque Obra-
70 Campesino, en- una conferen-
Ella dada en- Barcelona dijo que
Espana avanza haeia Ell fascis-
40.
"Iremos al fascismo, como
ira Francia y han i'd va Italia,
Austria y Alemania. Respecto
a Catalonia, entire la Lliga y la
Esquerra no dudamos en- apo
var a esta Ultima, como I'm
NAL menor. Los hombres de la
Els uerra tendran ell mismo fin
que los izquierdistas espanoles,
La ley de cuItivos, defendida
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
Ell DECRETO DE LA LIE
CHE

Habana, agosto 4.-el mar
ties no firmara ell presidente
Mendieta Ell decreto que fila Ell
precio minimo y maxine de
la lethe.
FL decreto lie sera llevado a
la firma por cI DR.. Santiago
Verdeja, secretario de sandal.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04

Los "rojos' descubiert2s y
los que Sc descubren en- los Es-
tados Unidos seran deportados
a Russia.
Para un comunista, Alema-
MIA es ell inferno; Italia la an
tesala del inferno; Francia
una habitaci6n colindante... y
Russia la gloria, ell Eden.
Ahora bien, muchOs de los
que por AGA no trabajan, "con-
eagrados en- cuerpo y alma a la
propaganda, ALA tendran que
TRAFALGAR o no comeran.
Cuando Sc les deporte pasa-
ran de la categoria de "reden-
torres en- embri6n' a obreros
de verdad, de los que diaria-
mente "doblan ell l9mo".
De todos modos, 81 ell pro-
puesto pacto con Russia Sc a
cuerda, ell comunista apresado
"saldra ~ganando' porque lie He
varan al pals de sus ilusitles,
de sus grandes esperanzas, sa-
candole de aqui, "donde tanto
Sc sufre",..
Pero ALA tendra que traba-
jar, tendra que trabajar... y ce-
sara toda ST "agitaci6n'.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04


dial" del eStado de Louisiana,
tiene algun "tOrnillo" de men0s
en- la senatorial caboza.
Long quiso imponer sus ra-
ras ideas al p~residente Roose-
welt, en- los primeros meses de
gobierno del eximio americana,
V de la "colisi6n' ell orondo j
dictatorial politicastro sali6 gri
tando Y atacando al new deal
Varias de las soporiferas o.
raciones del padre conscripto,
''rey" de la cana de POGO dulce,
tuvieron la virtud de aumentar
los amigos del Presidente en- los
estados del Sur y en- los del Nor
te.
Ahora,el "renovador," ell que
no tolera oposici6n a sus 6rde-
mes, la ha emprendido con ell al
calde V la municipalidad de n.
Orleans.
I'm monigote suy0, ell gober :
nador Allen, sin motive ACADIA
de decretar la ley marcial y ell
senador ha sido visto dando
instrucciones al Ayudante Gene
raj, jefe de la guardia nacional,
come 81 los libres ciudadanos de
csc estado fuesen sus vasalloS.
Con la cooperation de Ia guar
dia, que no debiera servir de
Instruments a las desmedidaS
ambiciones de los politic0s deS-
preocupados, Long Sc apodero
de las oficinas del registro cleo
toral v aver confi6 la tarea de
tasar las contribuciones a ind
viduos que lie obedecen ciega-
mente.
Los atropeIIos del senador hi
cieron que montana en- colera e!
alcalde Semmes Walmsley, un
hombre de duro temple, y hoy
la guardia n~acional, con las a
metralladoras emplazadas, tie
ne frente a frente a un peque-
no ejercito, compuesto por IA
policfa y centenares de ciudada
nos justamente indignados.
iQue clase de democracia es
la que existe en- Louisiana, ell es
tado martirizado y ridiculiza-
do por su senador?
Sabemos que no es la demo .
cracia de Roosevelt, nj la que
predomina en- la mayoria de los
estados de la naci6n.
;Que tornillo lie falta en- la
augusta cabeza a su e~Xcelencla
el cast "nazista" Mr.. Long,?
Alguno lie falta y debe ser
uno de los mas importantes por
oue.... anda de traspies en- "pi-
tada" Y de "pitada' en- traspi6s.
A principles de esta semana
los habitantes de New Orleans
oyeron que alguien decia por la
Radio: Digan al mundo que n.
Orleans ahora va a ser conocl-
da como ell centric de la ciencia
V ell saber; la puerta de entrada
a todos los conferences; ell cen
tro de las mejores ca%rreteras,
caminos de hero, acueductos
V obras hidraulicas; y que e.
reinado del vicio y ell crimen es
una cosa del pasado. No dejen
que nadie trate de guitar relic
We al aviso que he dado...
No hablaba I'm emperador,
nj Hitler, nj Juan Vicente Go
mez, nj Trujillo... Era MI. Huey
Long, senador por las muchas
trampas electorales y la indife-
rencia de miles de sus convecl-
nos.
Los candidates enemigos de
Long protestaron, protest6 ell
alcalde, protestaron miles de
Cit iadanos sensibles... protesta
ron de su inaudito desparpajc
= otras muchas cOsas.
Tn despacho sc remiti6 al pre-
s'dente de Ia camara de repre-.
sentantes, otro al yicepresiden.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04

TOR nosotros, no r~eSuelve NADIA,
pcro significa un paso de avan-
ee, Y 10 1nico effective de la ley
es la pcquena rebaja de los "a
rrendamientos, 81 la Esquerra
hub;ese tenido valor para pro-
clamar la Republica Catalina,
esta hubiera sido saludada por
las regiones eSpanolas no como
seraratismo, sino como la libe-
raci6n obrera contra la reac-
hon %espanola y como primer pa
so para la Republica federal.
"onviene lCrmar el frente dnico
obrero para implantar la dicta-
.dura del proletariado antes de
que triunfe ell fascismo.
La gaceta., 1934-08-04
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNCAS
Huey Long Senior Feudar' de louisiana. = Al
senador lie falta un tornillo. = La deportation de
los "Encarnados."- Machado, Trujillo, Cuba
Y ell tratado de extradicion

y Garner Y algunos Sc manda-
an al presidents Roosevelt.
Pero Mr.. Long mantiene la
linea que Sc ha trazado y a toda
Noz asegura que barrera de New
Orleans ell reinado del vicio y
del crimen...... Y mientraS Sc a
yerigua ell ''tornillo" que al hom
bre lie falta, la goblaci6n teme
una batalla entire la guardia ma
.cional y la policia.
Las ametralladoras eStan lis
tas y ell causante de TODD goza
de buena salud y quiza interior
mente Sc RE "de la imbecilidad
de la buena gente."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Young Beach Vendors Jailed
In Hundreds at Coney Island

Commerce adopted a resolution
commencing Police Captain Bauer
for his good work in trying to rid
the resort of peddlers," and Borough
President Ingersoll has answered
workers committees, by saying that
he can do nothing. Acting Presi-
dent Ward has been asked to OK
plain the charge that, "a prominent
democratic politician" has built up
a huge peddling racket at the resort
and is collecting $4,000 a week
from peddlers whom he supplies
with wares.
The movement to struggle against
these conditions which is being
carried forward by the Brighton
Beach Peddlers Association is a
continuation of the good work
started by the Young Communist
League last year for the Peddlers
Defense Committee.
Over five hundred workers at
tended a joint open air meeting
conducted with Harry Klahr, of the
Young Communist League, Murray
Pavner, Young Peoples Socialist
League, and Rae Josephs, Democ-
ratio Party, as speakers.
The following is being done: A
petition campaign to protest against
arrests; daily recruiting into the
Association and the demand that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06

The constant weekend arrest of
hundreds of young workers who
have been selling ice cream and
soft drinks at Coney Island as a
means of supporting themselves and
their families, has shown them the
need for unity in action and they
have organized themselves into the
Brighton Beach Peddlers Associa-
ton, with the support Of many local
organizations.
The young workers are arrested
and herded together into an in
sanitary, hot coop uncer the board
walk until there is a full patrol
wagon load, and held in Jail over
night while their small stock,
an investment of their
hard-earned pennies, is completely
spoiled. The 500 bail asked is i'm
possible for them to raise.
This summer an increase of police
brutality during the arrests has
stirred up resentment among the
workers who live in the locality
and as result, Magistrate Malbin
and Magistrate Brill, who last week
fined eight peddlers a dollar each,
have been forced to swing along
with public sentiment. Nevertheless
they are pleading for summonses
instead, which prevent work on the
beach as effectively as direct arrests.
The Coney Island Chamber Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
500 at Organization
Meeting in Shamokin
BY a Worker Correspondent


SHAMOKIN, PA mass meet
ing was held July Goth at 7:30
p. M, at Bear Valley Ave. in Sham
okin, at which there assembled
close to 500 people, old and young,
also children of various ages. Our
organizer spoke about building up
cur Unemployed Council and Small
Home and Land Owners, also the
Women's Auxiliary. He spoke on
how we struggle for food, clothing,
shoes, shelter, and for better con-
ditions.
1t has been proved, he pointed
out. that we don't gain anything
individually, but only with masses
of people, and therefore each and
every one, man or woman, Negro
or white, should all be organized
Up, one and all, and join the
Unemployed Council, Womens
Auxiliary, Home and Land Own
ers. Meetings are held at North
Shamokin ST., Shamokin, Pa.
Unemployed Council meets Monday
at 1880 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
NTWIU Calls for One
Big Knitgoods Strik e
Continued from Page y

ton would not only mobilize greater
masses of knitgoods workers and i'm
bue them with greater enthusiasm
and fighting spirit, but would ac-
tually assure victory. 1t is needless
to state that the employers and all
other enemies of the workers are
interested in having two strikes,
which means dividing the ranks of
the workers and consequently in
creasing the chances of the employ
ers for defeating the workers. The
strategy of divide and rule is one of
the most effective weapons used by
the bosses and their agents against
the workers.
1T must be the sincere desire of
our unions to do nothing that would
in any way assist the employers in
carrying out their deadly strategy
of divide and rule. That is the
reason why we address this COM
munication to you Moreover, our
union is willing and prepared to
take up with your committee also
the question OF one union for the
knitgoods workers, who are at pres
ent divided into three unions, the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union, the United Textile Workers
Union, and the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union. In this
connection our proposal is to exer-
else the widest possible democracy
and to let the matter be determined
by the workers themselves. The de-
cision of the majority of the knit
goods workers will be the decision
by which our union will abide.
Il hope you will give this very
important matter your immediate
attention and reply at once"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Cafeteria Union
Leads Successful
! Ten Day Strike
Forces Reinstatement of
Fired Workers and
50 Increase

The Cafeteria Workers Union led
q successful sixteen day strike at
Fishers Cafeteria, rs E. 18th ST.,
forcing the reinstatement OF the
workers, 81 increases and getting
shorter hours and recognition of the
shop committee.
The boss, Mr.. Applebaum, tried
to put over an A. F. of L. agreement,
recognizing 40 per cent as union
lied and the rest later. 1t didn't
work. William Beale, Arnold Tot
ter, Bill Regain and George Castro,
who were arrested when the strike
was called on July 6, were tried
before Judge Overton Harris at E..
121 st. Court on July 80 and 81.
Despite the fact that the employer
and his lawyer were willing to drop
charges the Judge viciously insisted
on proceeding with the case. In
singing out the organizer of the
union, William Beals, for special at
tack, Judge Harris confirmed the
LaGuardia administrations con-
certed attack on the workers and
their leaders.
Sentence of $25 or five days was
meted out to all defendants. The
union is answering these attacks
with drive to organize chain cafe
terias, independents and busy bees.
Leaflets, stickers and concentration
committees will be used.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
CustOmTailors
Set to Battle
For Own Code
industrial Union Goes
To Washington, Hits
Wage Provisions
Continued from Page y

ments to the hearing in Washing
ton. We have stated in Washington
that we are going to fight and en-
force our amendments. We have
partly enforced our amendments
even before the hearing. We have
been constantly enforcing the
amendments proposed at the hear
ing for the last six months and we
are determined to enforce the code
as interpreted by the Custom
Tailoring Workers Industrial Union.
We accept the 36 hours week and
we will challenge the employers to
enforce the provisions. We have
been and we are fighting against
homework. We will enforce our
demands for complete abolition of
homework, for the abolition of
community shops" and for the
establishing of the inside shops. We
challenge the employers and the
Journeymen Tailors Union to en-
force the provisions. We reject the
minimum and the maximum of the
wages proposed in the Code. One
dollar and twenty five cents an
hour is our demand and we wifi
make all the necessary preparations
in order to enforce our demands.
The Custom Tailoring Workers In
duStrial Union together with the
workers in the trade will have
code of their own
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Would Rob Employees
OF Three Per Cent of
Til cir Low Wages
Continued from Page ~

of 500, 0O0) as the receiver may ac-
tually pay out in that year with
respect to pensions under the plan
in effect prior to July l, 1884"
What does this mean in plain
language? 1t means the following:
At the present time the company is
paying out 100000 year UNDER
THE OLD PENSION SCHEME.
The most that they will pay out
for pensions is 100000 a year.
(They say that "this limitation is
necessary because of the reduced
earning power of the subway and
elevated railroadsD So that sub
stracting 100000 from $500 600
leaves a maximum of 100000 that
the company will pay for the new
pension scheme. Compare this with
the 100000 or so the men will
contribute each year-for which the
company pays no INTEREST," Pretty
soft for the company.
The same paragraph continues:
IF in any year of operation of the
plan, the contribution to the Pen
sion Fund by the receiver to-
gether with the contributions of the
employees, shall be insufficient to
meet the pension in full, then there
shall be for the next ensuing year
either an increase in the rates paid
by the employees or a decrease in
the scale of pension payments"
In other words, if the company
picked Pension Board thinks it can
rob the men of some more money
and get away with it, it can juggle
figures to show that the men must
pay more than the per cent or else
accept an even lower scale of pen
sion payment than the one now be-
fore the men.
Paragraph Upon the termina-
ton of employment, for any cause,
before retirement. the total con-
tributions of the employee to the
date of such termination shall be
refunded to him or to his legal rep
resentative, without interest. :"
Here the company has a chance
to do many men, who would soon
be eligible for retirement, out of
the pension by firing them and
paying back the contributions with
out interest. Again the company
has chance to make a neat sum
both by not paying pension at all,
and saving interest on the money
which it gets from the men.
Plan Compulsory
Paragraph 9E"This plan shall be
compulsory for employees entering
the service after June 80, 1884, and
optional for employees in service on
that date, but such employees may
come under this plan at any time
within three months after such
date or thereafter in the discretion
of the Pension Board"
This paragraph is supposed to