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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Cincinnati Workers
in Flop House Hold
Big Mass Meeting
Demand Cash for Work
Done and Better
Conditions

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 4.-Seveu
hundred single men, living at the
Robinson Opera House." flop house
here, attended mass meeting, and
adopted demands for the payment OF
cash relief instead Of subsistence fol-
work. and the recognition Of their
grievance committee. The meeting
enthusiastically endorsed the local
united front conference for unem-
ployment and social insurance and
the national convention to be held
in Washington Feb. 3. Delegates from
the flop house will also be elected to
the national convention.
900 Sign Petitions
About ten days previous, petition
had been circulated among the mer
calling for cash instead of rneaI
tickets for the forced labor the men
must do. Other petitions followed
ALI the workers at the woodward or
Water and John SITS. signed the Pc
tition. By Thursday, Dec. 81, soc
signatures had been obtained and
the mass meeting was called.
Mr.. Stein, supervisor OF the TIoy
house, feared an exposure OF the con.
ditions at the flop house, but . COM
mittee OF eight workers who called or
him forced him to agree TO tbs
meeting.
At the meeting to which TOO Of the
workers turned out, the demandl
k.~z
calling for SO cents an hour for al
work done; giving Of three wholesome
meals day; and the recognition o.
Singlemen'S Jotoless Committee.
When the committee Of the workers
presented their demands to the Wei.
fare Department they were at frs
refused hearing. They refused tx
leave, and forced hearing to bt
granted.
On Saturday, with their demands
not yet granted, go workers On tn,
woodpile, on &c" shift struck on tn,
Job.
The Unemployed Council is taking
steps to organize the workers on thu
other shifts, and Is calling upon the
other workers to follow the example
Of &c" shift,
The Welfare Department is trying
to break this movement of the work.
ers by bringing in jeff Davis, "kinf
Of the hoboes" who is trying to diver
the attention of the men from
struggle by telling the single mer
that their problem is to learn how tt
hop freights and to cook "mulligar
stew"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
All Promises Are
Broken on South
Dakota CWA Jobs
Angry Workers March
with Demands to
c.. w. A. Head
lRr a C.WA. Corresnondentl

(By a C.W.A. Correspondent
MITCHELL, S. D.-Saturday was
supposed to be pay day for those on
relief work of the C.W.A, but large
percentage of them found there were
no checks at the office for them, as
had been promised. Some had been
told to stay home, as there were not
enough jobs to work on, but that
they would get their full pay just
the same. Others had been taken
off and put on direct relief, SO they
were told, and that they would get q
check, according to their case record.
So far the latter got no checks
at all. In some instances they had
worked several days but got no check
for that either. One case in partlc-
ular, two men who had worked 80
hours each (60 hours for both) got
q joint check for SIS.
Some claim they could get no
explanation or information whatever,
not even civil remark from the O.
w. A. officials. All had thought they
were going to get 81 each for the
Christmas present, as had been an
nounced through the press. Very few
got any. Yet they saw by the Sioux
Falls papers that $11So had been dis
trtbuted In 81 bills In that city by
Uncle Sam as Christmas presents.
Serious cases Of positive discrimina-
ton were numerous.
The body gathered in a large base
ment OF the Equity Creamery by In
vitation OF the farmers Of the Equity.
Here they formulated their grievances
and demands. They then marched IN
a body to the Court House at the
other end of the city. The chairman
Of the Dadison County Labor League
called up one or the officers of the
C.W.A. and was informed that the
official would be right down. After
the crowd had waited for over an
hour, and the official had not put
In an appearance, the workers handed
q list Of some of their grievances
and demands to a clerk and told him
to give 1t to the C.w.A. officials and
to notify them that the workers would
be back in a body in a few days for
their answer.
This Is the third demonstration OF
the workers since the arrest of Paul
Slider, the comrade who organized
the unit here few months ago. The
first demonstration secured his I'm
conditional release at that time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Unemployed Seamen
Win Recognition of
Grievance Committee
Asks Charities for
Clothing, Is Shunted
From Pillar to Post
BY q c. ". A. Correspondent

FLUSHING, N. VI have worked
for the past four hours on a @. w. A,
job, and have been paid for only
one.
Last week I went to the Red Gross
In Flushing. 1 was asked to sit down
and after waiting about one hom
I Was asked what I wanted, and ]
said, I wanted clothing for my fam
lily and me- They asked me where
I came from, and said came from
Corona. They told me they were
only taking care Of the North Shore
When I said that Corona was part
Of the North Shore, they said it made
no difference to them, they weren't
taking care Of Corona. When I asked
them If Corona people are not sup
posed to wear clothes, he told me
to get out or they would put me out
Then went to the United Chart
ties Assn. in Flushing, and here ]
went through the same procedure
They weren't taking care Of Corona
people either. The woman whom ]
talked to told me to go to the Long
Island Charities and then added, as
though she were putting something
over on me-"That place is closed
anyhow"
go I have not been able to find any
place where can get any clothes for
me OF my family of whom there
are 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
C.P. Appeals TOR Aid to Neev
Pioneer Facing Suspension

NEW YORK-The Central Com
mittee of the Communist Party, U.
S. A., issued an appeal yesterday call
ing for support of the New Pioneer"
working class children's monthly ma
gazine which faces suspension of pub
location because of lack of funds.
ITO all members Of the Communist
Party!," reeds the appeal ito all
sympathiSers, to all members Of mass
organizations:
1.-THE New Pioneer the only work
ing class publication issued for the
children, is in grave danger! Unless
we Immediately rally to its support,
it will have to be suspended.
Read BY 10000 Children
"Flor three years, the New Pioneer
has played an important part in the
class struggle. 1t is read by over
10000 children of workers and farm
erS giving them stories and poems
of working class life and struggles.
Each month it has modified them
to support these struggles and has
taught them their true position In
capitalist society. In short, the New
Pioneer has become an indispensable
organ for the proletarian education
Of the masses Of workers and poor
farmers children.
However, during this time the
New Pioneer has not received the
support it merits. For three years
it has been supported by the pennies
OF its children readers. It has strug-
gled along with constantly mount
ing deficit. A point has been reached
where immediate support is necessary
If it is to live and develop.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05

Eve cannot allow the New Pioneer
to die! The loss of the New Pioneer
would be a tremendous blow to the
whole revolutionary movement. The
suspension of the New Pioneer would
leave the field clear for the boss class
efforts to poison the minds of our
children through their press, movies,
schools, etc!
THE program of the New Pioneer,
of the Pioneer organization, Is the
program Of the militant working class
movement which sponsors and leads
the revolutionary children's move
ment. We must come to the rescue
of our children's magazine imme-
diatelyl
$4,000 is needed to save the Life
Of our young fighter, the New
Pioneer
I'VE, therefore, appeal to every
Party member, sympathizer and
member OF mass organization to
mobilize Immediately as individuals,
in your branches and locals, in the
campaign to raise $4,000 for the New
Pioneer in one months time. All
workers and poor farmers must rally
their forces with the same spirit
shown in the Daily Worker drive.
Workers." the appeal concludes,
the child Of the working class is in
danger! Help us to save it'll Forward
to build mass revolutionary chill
dren's movement In the United
States"
Organizations and individual work.
ers should rush funds Immediately
to the New Pioneer" BOX 70, Sta
ton D, New York, N. "
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Protests Win Quick
CWA Job Payments
Boss Learns Men Are
Unorganized, Holds
Up Checks
by a C. W. A. Correspondent

by G. W. A. Correspondent
DETROIT, Mich.--Just before the
@. w. A. projects were started in
Detroit the newspapers made a big
stink about the minimum wages of
SIS per week for 31-hour week.
Well. when we asked our bosses how
much we were getting on the Piquette
and Brush project they said they did
not know. But when pay day came
were received only SIS per week
Our first pay was 10 be paid on
. Saturday. The foreman told us we
would get our pay at 8 pm, but
when pm. came the boss said that
there win be no pay today. The
workers got together and demanded
their pay. The bosses, seeing that
the workers meant business, finally
came across,
The following week the workers
felt that their pay would not be on
time again, so they decided to call up
the G. w. A. treasure and demand
that their pay be on time. In about
Is or 20 minutes the paymaster was
there with the pay checks.
But, by the following week, the
bosses, through some stool-pigeons
found out that it was unorganized
workers doing this. Since then our
pay has been coming in whenever
they are good and ready, In spite
of what the workers had to say
They know that If the workers are
not organized there is little chance
II any to win their demands.
So, fellow workers, let this be our
lesson. I say let us get together and
organize, join a real workers union
which will fight for our needs. The
union for us to join is the "Reliet
Workers Protective Association. y
Then we can much easier win our
demands for higher wages and more
regular pay days, as we were prom
Used before we went to work on c. w
A. jobs. Only in organization can
real unity be formed. Only in or
ganization is there strength, as it has
been clearly shown to us right on
our own Job, when the bosses thought
we we're organized
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Baltimore Anchorage
Compelled To Give
Three Meals
by a Worker Correspondent

BALTIMOE, Md, Jan. 4.-The I'M
employed seamen in the port Of Bal
timore have finally won out in the
struggle for relief from the Anchor
age Y. M. C. A, who have been Civ
ing out meagre relief only on the
basis of forced labor The sesmen
Of Baltimore now get three meals
day with place to sleep, with no
discrimination against Filipinos and
Spanish-speaking peoples. OF course
in our demands we included the Ne
gro seamen. 50 far no Negro has
applied for relief. But we are going
to furnish the Anchorage with a
chance to see if they will discrim-
mate against seamen. If they do we
will use all Of our power to overcome
this also.
The seamen Of Baltimore now
know who to look to when any ques-
ton arises about relief and have rec
ognized the Provisional Committee to
inspect food and relief activities that
goes on at the new Federal relief
station for seamen.
Our committee was introduced to
all the seamen of last nights meal
and the authorities, although being
there, did not challenge our right
to have g committee in the house.
Our committee is known as the
Grievance Committee and all who
have grievances were instructed to
notify the committee and proper &C
ton would be taken.
We have had c ,-09 two-year fight
to get the demands and relief, but
now that we have got it much care
will have to be exercised to see that
they don't maneuver us out of any
Of them.
Everybody is reading the Daily
Worker at the relief station as they
are placed out where the workers
can see them.
We are now selling through our
marine Daily Worker agent about sc
copies a day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
If Government Pork
Smells Bad, It's Good,
Relief Bulletin Says

PEORIA, Ill, Jan. al gov
eminent poison pork smells
badly or is monldy, wipe it off
with a rag dipped in vinegar"
is the instruction to relief re-
cipients here in bulletin
printed by the Department Of
Home Economics of Illinois Uni
versity, and issued by the relief
agencies.
Full instruction on how TO
starve scientifically on govern
ment poison pork is contained in
the bulletin. "Ir the meat smells
or looks mouldy, wipe it OFF with
a cloth dipped in vinegar. 1t
is good food. Always save the
water in which the meat was
cooked and make gravy or soup
with it. The bone from this cut
can be soaked and cooked with
vegetables for another meal or
it can be boiled as a SOUP bone"
The Daily Worker suggests
that the above recipes be in
cluded in the White House Re
cipes," Of Anna Roosevelt Doll,
who receives a big salary for her
column in the Liberty Magazine
on how to cook.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Nation
Events

TALK ON GERMANY
PHILADELPHIA.-"W Going On In
Germany" will be the subject Of q talk
by NJ. L. Olken, Secretary Of Philadelphia
Committee TO Aid Victims of German Fas-
cism, tonight, $40 pm. at Workers Cen
ter, 2456 N. Both St.
C.W.A. MEETING IN PROVIDENCE
PROVIDENCE. - meeting Of c. W. A..
workers and those who registered but did
not get jobs will be held Saturday, Jan. g.,
G pm. at Federal Music Hall, 10 Slocum St.
CONFERENCE ON LENIN MEMORIAL
DETRoT.-A conference of all mass and
cultural organizations will be held at Fin
nish Hall, 14th and McGraw, Saturday,
January 6, 2 pm. All singing, dancing and
dramatic groups are requested to attend the
hrst rehearsal Of the pageant to be pre-
scented in connection with the Lenin Memo
rial, to be hel' = Ferry Hall. 1343 E. Ferry,
Sunday, ia" pm.
CBTCAGl RYICEMENS LEAGUE,
4, TO MEET
CHI0AGo.-Post OF the Workers Ex-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
IL. D. in Campaign
To Organize Miners
Mass Meetings Start
Sunday in Virginia

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. Goal
miners in the SCOTS Run section Of
West Virginia VIII be mobilized to
form branches Of the international
Labor Defense through a series Of
meetings from Jan. Z to Jan. 10.
ID win be addressed by Carl
Eer, district organizer for the
irrational Labor Defense.
previous drive among these nlin-
b October resulted in the forna-
Of an International Labor De-
branch In Usage, W. Va, with
membership OF 100. Each week
gs new members into this
ch.
10 series of MEETINGS will extend
ugh the whole Scots Run section
| Morgantown to Fairmont and
H include Usage. Star City, Ever
lie, Liberty, Cassville, etc. The
Angs will be part Of tht cam
to have all the local unions
be UM.wA. in the SCOTS Run
on adopt resolutions on the
tsboro and Mooney case for pres
hon TO the coming national con-
lon Of the U.M.w.A. In Indianap-
on Jan. q. The MEETINGS will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Centralia Victim
Retains |. |. D. To
Fight for Release
Becker, Last of l. w.
w. 7, Still in Jail After
Fight with Legion

WAILA WALLA, Wash, Jan. A.
Ray Becker, last of the Centraha
prisoners still confined to the neni-
Tertiary here, has issued an a, or
ization to the International Labor De-
Tense to take up his case and make
legal and other moves to secure his
immediate, unconditional release.
Becker was one of the I. w, w.
members arrested Nov. IL, 1919, fol-
lowing an American Legion raids on
the I. w. w. hall at Centralia. Three
Legionnaires were killed by the men
defending their hall from the attack
Wesley Everest, one of the pris-
onerS, was taken from jail, castrated,
tortured and lynched. His body was
hung to bridge and riddled with
bullets.
Becker, who has already served IA
years, was convicted with six others
of the halls defenders, of murder in
the second degree, and sentenced to
% to 40 years Imprisonment. One Of
them died in prison, and the other
five have been paroled.
Becker has refused a parole on the
ground that acceptance would be an
admission of guilt.
The authorization to the I. L. D.
states:
'FrO whom it may concern:
This is to certify that retain the
International Labor Defense to
conduct my defense in both the
legal and mass aspects, and that
this organization is empowered to
demand from the General Defense
Committee, the CentraIia Publicity
Committee, or any other organiDa-
ton or individuals or individual any
and every affidavit or other form
of proof which those who, acting
in the guise of my agents, have
secured, but refused to submit to
me or make public.
"tSigned) RAY BECKER,
WaIIa Walla, Washington.
The international Labor Defense
will Immediately institute a nation
wide campaign to force the uncon-
ditional release of Becker, 1t was an
nounced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Film and Photo League
To Sell Jan. 9th Daily

NEW YORK.-The Film and Photo
League Of New York placed an order
for 200 copies Of the 2S-page special
anniversary issue Of the Daily Worker
for sale and distribution by members
Of the League.
Copies will be sold among the stu
dents of the Potamkin Film School
and Photo Glass, as well as at the Film
and Photo-New Masses film showing
this Saturday night at the New School
for Social Research.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
1OrH
ANNVvE RxNRY
tlyn, ~
Dailus yorker
ossssA cS S<sAA R-u EsA
GELE BRAT IONS

DISTRICT
LOWELL, MaSs.-Jan- at AS Central 8
Dance Concert and Speakers. Adm. lse
LAWRENCE, MSss.--on Jan. at Loon
Fixers Hall, IS Margin St Entertain
ment and Dance. Adm. 7Sc.
PROVIDENCE, r. lon Jan. 8 at Swedish
Hall, 50 Chestnut 81.
MAYNARD, Mass-on Jan. at % Pow
dermill Road.
HosToN.-on Jan. at workers Center 81
worcester, Mass.
DISTRICT
PRILADEI.PHIA.-On FEB : si oiEsro
Manor Hall, Gil W. Girsrd Ave. oooe
program arranged.
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-on Jan. 7.
WASHINGTON, D. Con Jan. -.
DISTRICT
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.-ou Jan. at WORKER
Center, AS Orrnond st. Negro soya
Trio; Songs by Lithuanian WORKERS
Club; Al de Grandis Dance Orchestra.
DISTRICT 5
HILL SECTION, Pittsburgh.-sn. L.
SOUTH SIDE, Pittsburgh.--Jan II.
NORTH SIDE, Pittsburgh.-Jan. u.
YUKON, Pa.-Jan. Is.
TURTLE CREEK, Pa.-Jan. 10.
LIBRARY SEcTION.--Jan, IL.
NEW KENsMGToN. Pa.--Jan. -.
McKEEsPoRT, Ps.-Jan. H.
DISTRICT
MUsKEGoN HEIGHTS, Mieh.--oa S~D.
at Ukrsinian Hall, corner Hsekly ana
9Th st.
DETROIT, Aiieh,-On Jan. IA AZ FinniSh
Hall, 5e6q-l4th st. A. ". Msrkoh
from New York, will be thu main
speaker. Musical program arranged
Dance vii follow.
DISTRICT
CHIcAGO-On Jan. IL, auspices seetaou ).
at CraftSmsn's Masonic Temple, Harding
and LeMoyne, ct pm Admission sc.
DISTRICT
HIBRINo, Minn.-on Jan. g.
SUPERIOR, wis.-on Jsn- - WoExHi
Center, 1908 N. 5th az. Musical Pre-
gram and dance.
DISTRICT ts
OMAHA, Ne5.--on Jan at AhonaA Kan,
2ist st. and Cumming st.
DISTRICT 1e
ABERDEEN, wash-on Jan. 10 at workers
Hall, 7l3 e. First st., at p. N. Good
program. Admission loc In advance; iSc
at door.
DILLINGHAM;, WaSh.--Om Jan. IL, 90 TULIP
Hall, Cornwall Ave.
DISTRICT IL
NEWARK N Jon Jan. at the Tai.
H.A. Auditorium. Robert Minor, main
speaker. Excellent program arranged.
Adm. soc; in advance 25c.
DISTRICT IL
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Jan 7th at Litsls
Cinema Theatre, SO How st. at p. n.
Harry Cannes will speak. Workers Lab.
Theatre will perform.
NEW BRITAIN, COMMON Jan. 7th at
Workers Center, So Church St. ct
p. m. Admission free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Lewis Uses Trickery
TORobUMW
OF Their Delegates
Alabama To Close
Most of It's Schools

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. A.
More than 90 per cent Of the
schools in Alabama will close by
the end Of January, the State
Board Of Education has an
nounced. This involves all schools
in 60 out Of the 81 counties Of the
state.
Already 1000 rural schools have
closed their doors. Some Of these
schools had only a six-weeks term
during the fall and winter Of 1882.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
JOBLESS a. WORKERS FIGHTS WIN DEMANDS IN MANY CITIES
Chicago Area Trade ALL Rank and File
Union Conference Is Meet To Plan Fight
To Be Held Jan. 81 For JObIeSS Relief
N. Y. Committee Calls
Conference To Push
Work in Locals

NEW YORK-A conference 70
strengthen the activity in the A. F.
of L. locals for relief for the jobless
and to protect the union wage scales
on C.W.A. Jobs is being called by
the Trade Union Conference for
United Action on Saturday, Jan. Is
at 2 pm. at Irving Plaza.
The Trade Union Conference rep
resents rank and file delegates from
A. F.. Of L. locals and minority groups.
At the conference on Jan. IS, the
question Of a united struggle for
democracy in the locals, and against
gangsterism and racketeering will also
be considered. Rank and file men,
bers Of every local union are urged
to elect two delegates to attend the
conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Elect Delegates from All C>W.A. Jobs
To Febrnary3 Unemployed Convention
Mass Delegation To
Demand City Back
Work InSuranCeBll
Pittsburgh Plans Tag
Days To Raise Funds
for National Meet

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. A mas
delegation to demand that the newl,
elected City Council and the Mayo
increase the appropriations for cit.
relief, and endorse the Workers Un
employment Insurance Bill, will g
before the City Council, Wednesday
Jan. 10. The delegation is being sen
by the Unemployed Councils Of Pitts
burgh. The delegation will also de
mand that the city appropriate fund
for the financial support Of tn,
Washington Conference Against On
employment on Feb. 8.
Tag days and house to house col
Iections to raise funds to send TIT
50 Pittsburgh delegates to the Wash
ington Conference will be held OF
Jan. and 7. Boxes for these col
lections will be ready on Jan. 4 anc
| 5, and stations will be located II
all parts of the city. City station
will be located at 1924 Fifth Ave.
2203 Center Ave, and at the LID
office, GIL Penn Ave. On the NORTH
Side Stations will be at 805 Jane
/ st. and 1885 Medley st. On tht
South Side the station will be al
18th and Bingham SITS, and stations
will be set up in the Butler Street
section, Brushton, West End, etc
The youth committee Of the On
employed Councils calls upon al
young workers to go in q mass dele
CATION to the C.wA. headquarters OF
Jan. 8 TO demand Jobs for unem-
ployed young workers.
In the event Of refusal Of jobs b.
the C.WA, the young workers vii
go in a body to the Welfare Depart.
ment TO demand cash relief equiv.
] alarnt To q w A wapas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
To Take Up Questions
Facing Work in TUUL
and AFL Unions

CHICAGO, In.-On Saturday and
Sunday, January 9Th and It'll, there
will be Chicago Area Trade Union
Conference Of all tn affiliated or
CARNATIONS and several independent
groups.
AT this conference the following
points will be discussed: Consolida-
ton of the gains recently made; Es-
tablishing collective leadership in
the Center; Establishing Of leading
authoritative bodies, executives in the
affiliated unions; Establishment of
concentration points for our unions
and perspective in the work Of our
unions in the T.U.UL.; the problems
Of the united front coupled with work
within the independent and A. F. Of
L. unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
Robert Minor to Speak
at Newark Celebration

NEWARK, N. J.-Robert Minor,
member Of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party, q. s. A, will
be the principal speaker at the
tenth anniversary celebration Of the
Daily Worker here tomorrow night
at the Y.M.H.A. Auditorium, High and
West Kinney st.
Another speakar Vtl be- Rebecca
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05

Grecht, District Organiser for the
Communist Party.
There will be g. concert program
featuring Eugene Nigob, pianist,
Julius Modlin, violinist, Mae Glober-
man, accompenist, revoluti n airy
choruses and the Jack London ORA
matte Group.