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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Relief Foreman Wants
Graft To Keep Jewish
Workers on Bronx Job

NEW YORK. workers on
the st. Mary's Park relief project
in the Bronx are being fired by the
foreman, Tom McGrath, unless they
pay him five dollars a week to keep
their jobs.
Last Friday, McGrath fired four
teen Jewish workers, giving as a
reason that they were lazy buns. :"
Eight Jews left on the project were
given pink slips" emitting them
to finish the week. McGrath tells
these eight workers that he will
tear up their slips if they pay him
five dollars week.
Three of the workers have re-
ported this to the Relief Workers
League, which is ticking action to
force the removal of McGrath.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
lspeelaI % lhe DaIIr workerl

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. d
More than 200 delegates were
gathering for the opening today of
the second national convention of
the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union.
From Chicago about thirty del
egates have been elected, four of
these representing Local % of the
Mechanics Educational Society of
America who were elected with only
three dissenting votes despite Mat
thew Smiths opposition. Smith at
tended the election meeting, at
tackled the S.M.W.IU. and the
Communist Party, and attempted to
forestall action by raising the red
scare.
From the Ohio district comes no.
LITIGATION that twenty delegates are
attending from Cleveland, two from
Msssilon, two from Lorraine, and
two from Toledo. In addition, fiji
teen representatives of Amalga-
mated Association lodges in that
district are expected to be present
at the convention.
Rank and file members of the
other unions, including A. F. of L.
organizations as well as independent
groups, are responding to the S. M.
w. I. us call for unity of all work
ers in the industry, and are march
ing forward to united front
against the steadily dropping wages
and lower standards of living which
are the results of Roosevelt's new
deal.
"Only in unified action" says
James Egan. national secretary of
the S. M. w. /. u. "can the steel
workers Of the country wage a sue
cessful fight against the corpora
tions. To hammer out a program
whereby we can achieve this unity
is the first task of our convention"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Pennsylvania Election
Conference To Be Held
At Harrisburg, Aug. II

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 3.-The
election campaign OF the Com
munist Party is in full swing in
this State. Offices have been es-
tablished here and in Philadelphia,
a State ticket has been selected, a
ratification conference has been
called at Harrisburg for August II,
and collection of nominating petit
ton signatures has been started.
The Pittsburgh Offices are at
2203 Center Avenue and the Phila-
delphia offices are at 4S North
Eighth Street.
The slate is headed by Patrick
Emmett Cush. Pittsburgh steel
worker, candidate for Governor.
The other candidates are: William
r. Powell, Negro leader in the In
ternationel Labor Defense. for
Lieutenant Governor; Dan Singer
for Secretary of Internal Affairs;
and Norris G. Wood for Judge of
the Supreme Court. Candidates
have also been named for seven
Congressional districts in Philadel-
phia and other candidates are be-
ing selected for other parts of the
State. Harry M. Wicks is candf-
date for United States Senator.
The Harrisburg convention, which
will meet at 81 Broad Street, will
ratify all State candidates and will
adopt State election platform.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Workers Talk Strike as
Group Goes To Meet
Bosses Tomorrow
Bv TOM KEENAN,

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug s.
Miners in the Republic Steel COM
panys three shafts at Searight,
Russelton and Republic are deter
mined not 10 allow the company to
clean out their militant leaders be-
cause Of union activity, and will
force a showdown on this issue at
q joint meeting with company Of
ficials this Sunday.
Other demands. involving work.
ing conditions. will be brought for
ward at that time. but the central
issue will concern the firing of 200
men, among them all active union
leaders, at Russelton two weeks ago.
A meeting Of representatives from
the three locals was held Tuesday
at which q committee Of seven was
set up to meet with the company,
If demands are not met immedi-
ately the sentiment Of the men, a.
evidenced at the meeting. will be
for strike action
District Leaders Withdraw
John Murray and Bozo Damich,
representatives Of the United Mine
Workers of America district office
at the meeting, told the men that
negotiations and action are "en-
tirely up to the local unions
washing their hands Of the matter
in a manner similar to the Logan's
Ferry case.
More than 1000 men are en-
ployed in the three Republic Com
pany shafts
Meanwhile, as the Republic men
girded for fight against company
and district officials, Logans Ferry
mine of the Observation-Disclosures
Coal Co. also in the Allegheny
Valley resumed operation with only
492 rehired out Of the original 533
miners who went on strike there
two months ago.
Reopening of the shaft marked
the finish of long story of be-
travail on the part Of district Off
cials, working hand in glove with
the company to weed out militant
local leaders. and failure on the
part of other locals to strike in SYM
pathy when sentiment for this ac-
ton was high.
Temporary Defeat
Postp1lement of a sympathy
strike was attained through vsrit-
able campaign of lies spread by
U. M. w. A. district President Pat
Pagan and his emissaries to the
effect that Logans Ferry men did
not desire sympathy action. Then
the Logans Ferry charter was re-
voked
At the last, when the company
announced the reopening. the local
/ leaders gave up and told their men
to go back at a meeting last week.
This sign of weakening the COM
pany was not long in taking adj
vantage of twenty eviction notices
being posted almost Immediately
against the men not rehired.
All the local leaders have now
been cleaned out, the district Off
Gals have announced that new Of
ficers will be appointed for the
local, and through failure to de-
clare a sympathy strike at the cor
rect moment, captive mine opera
tors aided by Pagan and Co. have
scored a momentary victory over
the rank and file in the Allegheny
valley field.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
MINELOCALS JOIN
WITH .JOBLESS
FOR 5 DEMANDS
5000 Prepare To Take
Part in Action Early
in October

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 3.-Un-
employed workers in Pennsylvania
will stage a mass hunger march on
Harrisburg, the State capital, dur
ing the first week of october, to
force the enactment of their relief
demands by the State Legislature.
Present. plans show that at least
$500 workers from Western Penn
sylvania will participate, plus at
least an equal number from other
parts Of the State.
A wide number of workers or
J foundations have already pledged
their support, including locals of the
United Mine Workers Of America
IN Allegheny Valley, Westmoreland
and the Fayette coal fields. In ad-
dition to the Unemployment Coun-
ellis, the Independent Unemployed
Citizens League and the Citizens
Protective League in Pittsburgh will
join the march.
Jobless workers have put forward
the following program of immediate
needs for enactment by the State
legislature;
II Financing Of relief program
for the period up to Jan. /, 1885
in the amount of $4,000, 900 dol
lars by means of taxes on high
incomes and profits, on public
utilities properties, and on lux
uries for upper-cIass consumption.
p A higher standard Of relief
providing minimum of So per
person per week for each member
Of a family, and not less than
| $3.50 fer single persons.
81 All relief in cash, including
rent, clothes, fuel, light and gas.
A. End of all eyictions, fore
closures and sheriff sales by state
Law.
81 Adequate old age pensions
and unemployment insurance as
embodied in the Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill.
Prior to the march, all city and
bOlOu5Il COullIllo Will NC flolOCN Wy
mass delegations demanding en-
dorsement of the viewpoint program.
Phil Frankfeld, Unemployment
Council organizer for Western Penn
sylvania, has issued a call to all
working class organizations, re-
Questing that they support the
march and send letters to Governor
Pinchot demanding that he make
adequate provisions for the march
ers in Harrisburg, and to bring
every possible force to bear to secure
enactment of the viewpoint pro-
gram.
All organizations are asked to
mobilize their membership for the
march, sending communications and
donations to the Unemployment
Councils, 1924 Fifth Avenue, Pitts
burgh.
The 1,725,000 unemployed workers
in Pennsylvania have forced Cover
nor Pinchot to call a special session
Of the State Legislature for the pur-
pose of voting on relief appropria-
tons. The session will convene on
August IS or August 20. At the time
that the legislature convenes, the
Unemployment Councils will bring
forward the flve-point program for
enactment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Steel Union
Opens Second
Convention

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Aug. s.
The Second National Convention
OF the Steel and Metal Workers
Union was opened by Pat Cusli,
president, with number OF dele
gates absent because OF arrests.
Joseph ballet, Youngstown or
ganizer of the S.M.W.LU., was
arrested here at an August LIST
anti-war meeting.
Eight delegates were arrested
in Ambridge last night when
police raided an International
Labor Defense meeting there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
WIN RELIEF JOBS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August T.
Militant picketing of the Labor
Works Division relief Offices forced
the authorities to place IS members
of the Federation Of Architects,
Engineers, Chemists and Techni-
clans on jobs. A few hours before
the five workers arrested for picket
ing were released.
The Federation will present A de-
tailed plan Of public works TO the
relief administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
HEIGHTS MEETING TUESDAY

There will be a membership meet
ing of all Communist Party mem
bers in the Washington Heights
Subsection on Tuesday, Aug. 7,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

Red Builder on every busy
street corner in the country means
a tremendous step toward the
dictatorship of the proletariat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

8 p. m. sharp, at the Washington
Heights workers Center, 4046
Broadway. Admission will be by
book only.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

must be increased-new orders
Observation-Disclosures must be kept
from being cancelled and new ones
secured. This is the most vital cir
culation campaign the Daily Worker
has ever had-and the political
task is plain to every Party member.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

Get Daily Worker Subscribers.
10000 New Readers by Sept. 1st..
Earn Expenses Selling Daily"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Scottsboro Committee
To Hold Benefit Dance

NEW YORK. To help raise
funds for the appeal of Haywood
Patterson and Leonard Norris to
the United States Supreme Court,
the Middle Bronx Scottsboro Ac-
ton Committee will hold a dance
on Saturday night at the Wash
ington Palace, Washington Avenue,
near 10th Street.
Ruby Bates, whose testimony
helped to expose the Scottsboro
frame-up, will speak. Admission is
IS cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04

Join the Red Builders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-04
Speed Daily Drive,
Urges Hathaway

Continued from Page u
Evening star., 1934-11-25

the Colorado as her greatest future
natural resource. The river would be
there to irrigate her deserts and give
her power long after her mines were
exhausted. She hoped to develop the
sites along the Colorado River within
the State. a series of dams. as the
Salt River has been developed. The
famous Roosevelt Dam, one of the two
greatest in the country. first impounds
the waters of the Salt River Below
it are three more dams using the same
water for power and this water, when
it finally runs out, is used to irrigate
the Great Valley. in which the city
of Phoenix stands. That is the way
We must develop the Colorado, said
long headed AriZonianS.
But some IA years ago California
began to fear that the Colorado River
might, in case of an exceptional flood,
overflow and destroy the portion of the
Imperial Valley which the Govern
ment had made fertile by irrigation.
1t was by no means an unreasonable
fear, since the river carries awful vol
umes of water at times and since the
Imperial Valley lies below the river
level and in its track in case of over
flow. To ask Congress to dam the
waters that this danger would be
averted was proper enough. I never
heard any ArizOnian objecting to flood
Evening star., 1934-11-25
TREACHERY BEHIND LOSS
ON LATIN AMERICA BONDS
Market Stimulated by Inscriptions
Promoters as Southern Republics
Politicians Misrepresent Conditions.

Senator johnson introduced three bills
to regulate the fotation of foreign
bonds. The first required full pub
licity for all proposed loans, the in
formation to be filed with the Com
merce Department. The second pro-
vided for the ablishment of Fed
eral Foreign Loan Board with power
to scrutinize all foreign-loan proposals
and reject them at its own discretion.
The third imposed stiff penalties for
any one floating the bonds of for
eign country already in default to
the United States.
Senator johnson, as he himself told
the Senate, would make the Govern
ment the arbiter in the offering of
foreign securities" This hardly seems
the proper cure If one considers the
dangers and the political complica-
tions which it might involve. 1t may
be a cure even more dangerous than
the disease.
In the first place, the charges of
Yankee imperialism" and dollar
diplomacy" which have been so fire.
Quent in the past, would find encour-
dSCHlCilt al IAlC POWCh SiNCLA VIC otdtC
Department to say the final word on
loans and credits to Latin American
governments.
Would not private foreign finances
appear thus supervised in this coun-
try by the Washington authorities?
On the other hand, would the states
men at the White House and the
State Department be able to convince
the world that they were completely
immune to the influence of the Wall
Street magnates, whose financial oper-
ations abroad they had to pass upon?
Who could deny the perils of such
close interrelation between politics
and finance? Let us only mention
two typical and opposite examples.
Let us suppose that there is Latin
American government which tff
United States does not recognize, n
view of existing treaty provisions.
Let us suppose that such q govern
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1934-11-25

control although I have heard more
than one declare the danger was
greatly exaggerated and hint that the
upShot Of the matter proves that flood
control was an excuse rather than a
reason. However. If I were raising
vegetables for living in the Imperial
Valley I'd certainly feel safer if the
Colorado were on a leash!
California had not been long at the
problem of protecting the Imperial
Valley from floods when she began to
figure how she might use the river
to develop power to light Los Angeles
and vicinity-how she might still
further use it to irrigate still more
land in the Imperial Valley. She
could do the first if she built a di-
version dam at Parker, AriZ.: she
could do the second If she built still
another diversion dam at Yuma. AriZ.
The upshot of the matter was, to be
brief. the passage of a bill by Con-
greSS, the Swing-Johnson bill. which
appropriated $l65, 100000 to build a
dam, not In the upper reaches Of
the Colorado River. thus leaving op-
portunity for a succession of dams
lArizona's plan and a plan by which
floods could be perfectly controlledD;
but at the lowest point. point on
the border of Nevada and Arizona. a
dam which will flood back in such
Evening star., 1934-11-25
Biography to Answer
Charge Against Haig

LONDON.-A scathing indictment
of Earl Haig. commander of Eng
lands forces in the World War, made
by Lloyd George, the country'S war
time prime minister, in the fourth
volume of his Memoirs" will not go
unanswered.
Trustees Of the late commander in
chief have announced that his biog-
raphy will be published within q
year and that it will contain stinging
rebuttal of Lloyd Georges charges
that Lord Haig uselessly slaughtered
400, 900 men at the Battle of Passchen-
daele.
Lord Haig stipulated that his war
diaries should not be published until
1850, unless 1t was considered neces-
sary in the interests Of truth.
Evening star., 1934-11-25
BY GASTON NERvAL.

@IRcUMsTANcEs which led
to default on foreign bonds
by all but three Of the Latin
~ American countries. with
consequent heavy loss to
United States investors, recently were
described by Jose Tercero. Mexican
economist, before George Washing
ton University's seminar in current
HiSpanic American affairs.
According to Senior Tercero. un-
scrupulous United States promoters
and corrupt Latin American poll
ticians combined to misrepresent
financial conditions in the Latin
American countries In order to create
and stimulate market for foreign
bonds. He cited in this connection
the example of certain Caribbean
republic. The agents floating its
bonds pointed out that that country
sold to the world in the period of
a year $32 ,000, 600 in goods and bought
in return 5000, 900. thus giving 1t
$16,00O,0 900 favorable trade bal
ance-an ideal situation for guar
anteeing q bond issue. What the
promoters failed to mention was that
the $4,000. 900 export figure repre-
sented wealth controlled entirely by
foreign interests, whereas the $16,-
100000 of imports were paid for out
of the pockets of the peeple The
favorable trade balance" therefore,
was entirely fictitious. and the country
in reality was in no condition to
guarantee q large foreign loan, Simi-
lar conditions obtained in most of
the Latin American republics during
the period when huge bond issues
were floated.
Obviously, these things will have to
be avoided in the future, If pan-Amer-
icanism is to succeed. But how to
avoid them? Those who listened to
Senior Tercero probably were remind
ed Of the method advised some time
ago by Senator Hiram johnson at
the conclusion Of his sensational in
vestigation Of Latin American debts.
Evening star., 1934-11-25
SOCIETY in WASHINGTON
DURING THE EIGHTIES
Carpenter Describes Social Manners
and Customs i'm the Nations
Capital Fifty Years Ago.

This is the thirtieth of series
OF weekly articles on interesting
persons and euents in the National
Capital during the 80s, by Frank
G. Carpenter, tDorld famous author
and trdueler. The merit chapter in
the series wilI be published merit
Sunday In The Stor.
Evening star., 1934-11-25
Too Close.

From the Manchester IN H. Unioni
DR.. Eckener says the airship will
make Europe only IS hours distant.
Everything considered, that's not dis.
tant enough.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-23

were acquitted public indignation
ran high. The foreman Of the jury
received letters in which he was
threatened with violence. Yet the
fact seems to be that Touhy was in
nocent of this crime, although SUBJ
sequently convicted in the Factor
kidnapping. All indications point to
the fact that it was an entirely diff
ferent gang which perpetrated the
crime Of which he was accused in
Minnesota.
The legal presumption Is that
every accused person is innocent UNI
til proved guilty, but Hauptmann
may find this hardly holds true In
his case. He will come before the
New Jersey jury with one offense al
ready proved against him. He Is an
allen, residing In this country In
defiance Of its immigration laws. This
offense ordinarily is not treated as
q serious one but 1t puts him In a
bad light at the beginning. That he
has much to explain II he Is to be
acquitted goes without saying.
The one essential thing IS that JUS
tice be done. In this case. II Haupt-
mann Is found guilty, the penalty
should DO tempered with exactly the
same degree Of mercy as that which
was shown to the Lindbergh baby.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-23

emergency. The important thing is to
keep the patient absolutely quiet,
give no food or water or even medicine
BY mouth. and above all, do not per-
NIT anybody to give q physic before
the doctor arrives. This should be
the rule in any acute bellyache.
Hardened Wax In Ear
Please tell me what to do for dried
wax IN the ear. It Is causing q ter
rible roaring C. b.
Answers-It Is always best to have
the physician syringe it out. He can
show you how to do 50, In case the
cerumen accumulates again. Never
insert anything In the ear in the at
tempt to remove such q plug Of wax.
Il you can't have proper medical at
tention, fill q fountain syringe with
luke warm water, dissolve tablespoon
full Of saleratus in 1t, and let 1t flow
gently into the ear canal from q
straight nozzle merely directed but
not inserted in the canal, as you hold
the ear upward and backward with
one hand. This may have to be re-
peated on several successive days to
soften and wash out all the wax. The
reservoir should hang or stand not
over . foot higher than the ear.
Copyright 1884. John F. Ollie Co..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-23

Relating the advances which have
been made In preventing typhoid
fever, . leading medical authority
comments that young physicians
have difficulty In obtaining expert
ence in treating the disease" because
1t has become 20 rare.
Immunization Of 100000 soldiers
during the war was q great step for
ward In the fight against this malady
and public health programs have
stressed it ever since. In addition,
sanitary conditions have improved
steadily and an all-around improve
ment in public health administra-
ton has emphasized the trend.
The troubles Of young physicians
in finding typhoid cases to observe
are not such as to worry the aver
age citizen. On the contrary it is .
real cause for self -congratulation
In fact we rejoice In their difficult
ties.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-23
IT 10 PRETTY HARD ON THE
ARCHES

Men working In . warehouse load
ing trucks with groceries. The floors
are al bare concrete. When q man
Weighing ITS pounds carries q box or
bag Weighing 100 pounds he puts .
hard strain on his feet. One way to
ease the strain to q certain extent
Is 70 place = fold Of heavy cloth on
the insoles to soften the impact Of
the floor. Many Of us have callous
and this alone Is = problem. I will
appreciate any Information you can
offer. "a. L. P)
In the first place q man should
wear only broad, roomy square toed
shoes. When the shoes are placed
side by side on the floor the inside
sole lines should touch nearly out to
the toes. A serious fault in many
work shoes is the outward flare Of the
inside sole lines. That is an old cob
blers' custom and shoemaker sticks
to his last.
Rubber heels, broad and flat, and
the material called crepe rubber Is
excellent for the soles Of work shoes
where the man puts in long hard
hours on . hard floor.
There is widespread belief among
workmen that q concrete floor is bad
for the arches. It Is no harder on the
arches than any other floor.
Instead Of = fold Of heavy cloth In
the insoles an insole Of thick felt ce-
mented in the shoe and covered with
q smooth leather insole Is more rest
full.
Callus on the sole, where there is
no acute inflammation or infection,
may be softened and wiped away by
the use Of the well known corn rem
edy, q solution Of 80 grains Of sail
cylic acid in half an ounce Of flex-
ible collodion. Paint the callus or
corn with this once day for a week
o. 10 days.
II the feet sweat too much, and
the skin macerates, this may be con-
trolled by an occasional sponging Of
the soles and the spaces between the
toes with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ounce