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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
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the shops where we work. for the
right to go on strike, to picket.
Ifis Party fights against any forms
OF discrimination against the
foreign-born. This Party fights
against all forms of jim Growing or
discrimination against the Negro
and equal social. economic and DO
h.lcal rights of the Negro.
1t is with the realization that
ours is an organization primarily
OF workers and that our interest as
veterans can best be served in COM
mon struggles in which we draw as
our allies all those whose interests
are workers interests and unite with
them upon a common program,
that we, the National Executive
Committee of the Workers Ex-Ser-
vicemen's League, endorse the Elec-
ton Campaign Platform of the
Communist Party. This endorse
ment does not mean that we in
tend to dictate to any individual
MEMBER OF our organization or to
tell him which way he must vote.
We advise that discussions be held
upon the merits of the election
platforms of all the political parties
and that based upon these discus
sions our membership shall draw its
own conclusion as to which cleo
ton platform is correct. We believe
that large vote for the Commu-
mist Party is the best way of ex-
pressing our determination to carry
on the fight for the bonus and
repeal of the Economy Ac,, and
enactment of the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance Bill.
FOR THE NATIONAL EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE, WORK
Frs EXSERVICEMEN'S
LEAGUE.
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tens of thousands of Spanish Amer
lean War and World War veterans
mad the small pensions and COM
pensations reduced or taken away.
This was the first major act of the
present Democratic Administration
The Democratic Party has refused
consistently to incorporate in it's
election platform any basic vet
eran demands.
The record of the Socialist Party
is parallel with that of both the
Republican and Democratic Parties.
Mr.. Norman Thomas addressed the
Bonus Marchers assembled in
Washington in 1892. He stated !.
THE Socialist Party wants q bonus
for everybody" This was an at
tempt to completely discredit the
demand for the payment of the
bonus" The Socialist Party. like
the Democratic and Republican
Parties, has failed to place any
basic veteran demands on it's party
pla form.
Therefore, we, the National
Executive Committee of the Work.
ers' Ex-Servicemen's League, reject
both the candidates and the plat
forms of these parties.
Now let us consider the Commu-
mist Party. This Party has given
full support to all the militant
struggles of the veterans for pay
ment of the bonus" 1t has whole
heartedly endorsed and supported
our struggles for adequate relief
for unemployment and social in
surance, for the enforcement of ex-
listing welfare laws and the repeal
of the Economy Act. 1t has placed
on its election campaign platform
the demands for the immediate
payment of the veterans Bonus
and for the repeal of the Economy
Act. This Party not only supports
our demands as veterans, but car
ries on consistent campaign fol
our economic and political rights
| as workers, for the right to organize
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
New Orleans
Councils Fight
Discrimination
Council Member Denied
Relief by Parish
Administrator

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. IL. -
Negro and white workers, led by
the Unemployment Councils, massed
at the home of Fideste Lemoine on
Sept. IS and stopped the scheduled
eviction. Seeking to make political
capital out of the case, Congress-
man J. o. Fernandez, a supporter
of Huey Long, went to the Lemoine
home, and promised to stop any
eviction and get them relief, but
dropped the case when it was found
thst Fideste Lemoine was member
of the Unemployment Council. The
family was evicted on Sept. %.
In letter to Congressman Fer
nandez, Orleans Parish Administra-
tor Henry F. Burt wrote that re-
lief had been denied the family
because F4deste Lemoine had been
fired from a relief job because he
had "instigated strike" on the
project.
"Fideste on c. w. A. received
$3.50 weekly" the report by the
relief administrator to the Con-
gresham states. When c. w. A.
was concluded, Fideste again ap-
piled for assistance. The family
was then again placed on relief in
the form of grocery orders and on
June Is, 1894, was given some rental
money to ward off an eviction no.
tice. From time to time such
grocery orders and partial payment
Of rent have been given to the
family.
When Fideste in July, 1884, said
he was unable to work because of
i'll health. he was given physical
examination, the result Of which in
dictated he was able to work. On
July Is, 1894, FideSte was recon-
mended for work relief at $685. q
month which covered the family
budget. Fideste reported for work
on Aug, 2, but was fired the same
day because he made a speech to
the men on his gang during work.
ing hours which instigated small
strike.
you will be interested to know, .
the letter to the Congressman says
that most of the difficulty caused
in this organization has been by
the Communist Party under the
leadership of an imported orga-
nicer by the name of Jane Speed
Fideste Lemoine has been one Of
Miss Speeds right-hand lieutenants
and has supported her activities
designed to disrupt this organiza
ton (relief upervision-Ed Editor.
This family is not receiving re.
lief from this Office" the letter
says, because Of the dificultie.
stated above" The letter ends with
the statement that relief is give.
to all regardless of political affili.
ations.
The Unemployment Councils OF
New Orleans which have initiated
huge demonstrations and won re.
lief. smashed discrimination agains
Negro workers. and fought evic.
tions, is rallying the Negro anc
white unemployed to smash thi.
discrimination against council mem.
bers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
BY a Worker Correspondent

| MILWAUKEE, Vision a ma
tional campaign tour, Grand Chief
Al. Whitney Of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, spoke to three
B. of R. T. Lodges at Milwaukee,
Lodge No. 942, 1911 and 1913, Sept.
%. At this meeting it was plain to
be seen that Gar Whitney was not
interested in the trainmens major
problems, but more so in attacking
the Rank and File Brothers who
issued leaf1et raising the follow
ing demands: l. Six hour day, with
eight hours pay; 2. Full crew with
car limit law; 3. Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill, H. r. 1898,
including social insurance; 4. Lower
dues; 5. No hauling by railroad men
Of troops, scabS, strikebreakers or
material to or from factories and
industries where strikes are taking
place; 6. Unemployed members to
remain in good standing, and given
rec dues receipt. No back dues to
be collected when they return to
work. Salaries or executives to be
reduce to average trainmen's
wages, in order to make this pos
sible. No assessment on employed
members for unemployed" funds.
Gear Whitney admitted Green's
CA. F. of ID figures of 10000, 900 as
against Richberg's 100000 seek
ing relief this winter is more cor
rect. But, Whitney supports the
Wagner-Lewis Unemployment Bill,
which excludes the railroad workers
and other cla5siflcations, and also
does not apply to the totally I'M
employed.
Whitney stated in his speech, that
Thousands of members have COM
mitted suicide on account of the
economic crisis. Had Whitney en-
dorsed and made a fight for the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill H. R. 1898, this would be work
ing in the right direction to help
cur brothers and all workers
throughout the country.
Instead Whitney and Company
worked with the railroads and the
government to defeat the workers
in their struggles. Whitney also
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Plan to Fire Strike
.HeadquarterSFails
Continued from Page y
ferson Market Court on Oct. 1s.
Caught by s Workers

ferson Market Court on Oct, 1s.
Caught by Workers
The incendisry was caught due
to the keenness of eight workers
who were in the strike headouar-
ters at the time that Rooney tried
to fire the building. Before turn
ing to bed Lewis walked to the out
side corridor which led to the ram
shackle wooden stairs on the out
side of the building.
1t was then that he noticed Roo
ney pouring something on the steps
which later turned out to be gaso-
line. Rooney was attempting to set
the steps on fire with matches
when Lewis, who had smelt the
gasoline, shouted to his comrades
inside the hall and dashed for the
flrebug.
This attempt to burn the strike
headquarters is the latest in a Sc
ries Of provocations against the
strikers. On Thursday afternoon
the picket-line in front of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine ship
ping Offices at 21st st. and the
North River, was spied on by two
carloads of thugs for almost ar
hour Later the thugs went in a
body to the pier where the Santa
Elena is locked. This ship has
some of it's crew out on strike.
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Cites Support Given by
c. P. to Struggles
of Veterans

The Workers -Servicemen's
League, militant organization of ex-
soldiers, has endorsed the election
campaign platform of the Commu-
mist Party.
In announcing the endorsement,
the League issued the following
statement:
The Workers x-SerYicemen's
League is a non-partisan veterans
organization. It's membership is
composed of ex-servicemen, who
have worn the uniform of all the
armed forces, military and naval
and who are part of that great
mass which composes major por
ton of the population, the workers
in the shops, mines and mills, to-
gether with the poor farmers, small
home-owners and professionals, of
whom millions are veterans. Our
organization does not discriminate
against anyone because of race,
creed or color, nor are applicants
asked to state their political opin-
ion upon applying for membership.
Ours is an organization which came
into being and owes its existence to
the great need of the veterans for
a great militant organization in
which they, as members, would be
accorded full rights in the election
Of officers, full rights in expression
of all opinion and voting upon all
questions pertaining to participant
ing in ard endorsement of any
campaign, in which the organiza-
ton takes part or anticipates or
discusses taking part in. In short,
we are upon rank and file basis.
The main tasks of our organization
are of a necessity both economic
and political struggles for the i'm
mediate betterment of conditions
for the veterans, for the payment
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wall Street, who supported all their
acts. This gathring was SYM
Dol that depicted the whole cap
italist system-with the lackies of
the ruling class, dining and plotting
against the workers.
Immediate Response Needed
The Ieaily Worker, too, holds
banquets, and its plant is open for
inspection. But to these barquets
come only workers--men and wo-
men from the shops, from the mills
from the docks, from the homes OF
the workers. They come to help
the Daily Worker to carry to every
corner Of the land the message OF
the Central Committee of the Com
munist Party. And at this time
when Spanish workers have Joined
in armed struggle against theii
fascist ruling class, and the white
bosses of America are making 9
new drive to split the Negro and
white workers, 1t is especially
urgent that the Daily Worker be
enlarged and improved to be better
able to carry on the work OF the
Communist Party.
In the final analysis, funds tc
help the Daily Worker are funds tt
fight wage cuts--to fight fascism-
to fight imperialist war-to fight
for workers and farmers gov
eminent in Americal
The Daily Worker is facing 6
severe crisis. The workers must act
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to designate the officers and the
policy of the new industrial unions
as long as it sees fit This part of
the decision, which is for the pur-
poses of protecting the bureaucracy
and the employing class from rank
and file revolts discards without
any attempt at apology the tradi-
tional A. F. Of L. theory Of auto
nomy but because the bureaucrats
fear the militancy and class con-
seriousness of the new contingents
OF American workers in basic in
dustry they intend to deprive them
Of all rights.
John L. Lewis was brought to
the platform to support the COM
mittees report.
Without blush he stole from
the Communist Party and the
Trade Union Unity League
slogan having wide mass appeal,
the slogan that perhaps lies clos
est to the hearts of the numerous
delegates to this convention from
Federal Labor unions in basic in
dustries-the slogan of Organize
the unorganized
Only one craft union head took
the platform. If there are degrees
in labor fakery then President
Howard of the I.T.U. must have the
thirty third. 1t was Howard who
kept printers at work setting into
cold type the poison poured forth
on the organized labor movement
during the general strike in Sen
Francisco and the Bay Counties. It
is Howard, head Of the biggest
union in the Allied Printing Trades,
who is mainly instrumental in pre-
venting their amalgamation into a
departmentalized industrial union.
But it was this same Howard,
alone of all the heads of craft
unions who dared to take the plat
form and put the fundamental is
sue, deliberately, cynically and cold
bloodedly squarely before the con-
vention. He said that the A. F. of
L. is confronted with the question
of organizing the workers in the
basic industries or of seeing them
organized under some other BAN
ner."
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feeding kitchens on the New York
waterfront for strikers.
The meeting will be addressed by
Clarence Hathaway, editor of the
Daily Worker; Roy Hudson, chair
man Of the strike committee: NJ
J. Olgin, editor of the Morning Fret
heit; Jack Stachel, assistant secre-
tary of the Trade Union Unity
League; Lloyd Stroud, member OF
the West Coast strike committee
and others. The cast of the play
Stevedore will perform special num-
bers.
Speaking on the Importance Of
building up strong relief appa-
ratus for the strike, Roy Hudson,
strike chairman, said:
Without a doubt, the present
marine strike is an advance devel-
opment of the American working
class. These marine workers have
learned from the example of the
West Coast strike and the textile
strike. They have set up their own
rank and fiji committees.
The men are picketing the piers,
closing scab agencies, striking ships.
They are fighting against the speed
UP, starvation and disaster Their
struggle is struggle of the entire
working cass.
I'm order to help them win, the
w. I. R. Marine Strike Relief Com
mittee has set up an apparatus to
feed the men. This work must be
supported and the feeding Of the
men must continue. Support the
strike. Send all contributions to the
w. I. R., $40 Broadway"
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@asNI0As
Unabashed by the fact that they
were joining with the National City
and the Chase National Banks, o
committee composed of Joseph P
Ryan, head of the New York Cen
trail Trades and Labor Council;
George Mesny, president of the
State Fedora ton Of Labor, and
John M. OHanlon. secretary treas
urer Of the Federation, announced
their endorsement of Lehman de-
spite his well-known snti-labor
record.
The statement of the three de-
aclared that Lehmans record has
given ample proof of his sincere
and consistent devotion to the wage
earning hosts Of the state"
Lehmans record before and after
taking Office is the best indictment
of his supposed love for labor. A
30 big banker himself, he is the per-
2 sonal representative Of Wall Street
at the State Capitol. On all issues
that confront the workers he has
attacked their interests and sup
ported the bankers at the expense
Of the working class.
He has increased the taxation on
workers. He has cut the wages OF
the Civil Service employees. He has
refused to tax the big trusts. Last
: year he brutality broke the milk
strike Of the poor farmers. He has
cut the pensions of old people. In
1890 he "arbitrated" the needle
strike in the interests of the bosses
He has cut unemployment relief
He has attacked the Workers I'm
employment and Social Insurance
Bill. He stands for fake unemploy-
ment insurance schemes that set UP
individual company reserves, thus
breeding company unions.
The labor takers who endorsed
him, do not represent the rea
wishes of the rank and file OF the
A. F. Of L. Ryan has long been
member of the State Temporary
Emergency Relief Administration
which has been instrumental If
preventing the workers Of New
york from obtaining adequate re-
lief. With Schoelkopf, the labor
hating head Of the TERRA, he ha!
been responsible for the repression
and clubbing of workers who trlet
to organize on relief jobs.
To obtain unemployment insur
ance, higher wages and union con
ditions, the rank and file OF TN
A. F. Of L. should support 1. Am
ter. the Communist candidate foi
Governor, and the rest OF TIT
Communist slate. Only the Com
munist Party fights at all times 10
the rights and the demands OF tn'
workers.
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WOrkerS'EnemieS
Exposed

David Genender, of Cleveland,
Ohio, a member of the Auto Work
ers Union, has been exposed as a
spy working for the Automobile
Manufacturers Association and also
for the federal government.
Born in Russia, City of Braslow,
he enlisted in the U. S. Army, and
is member of the American
Legion Post 26 of Alaska. At pres
ent he was communicating with the
Department Of Military Affairs, In
vestigation Division, Harrisburgh,
Pa. He joined the Baker Rauling
Local of the Auto Workers Union
in May, 1884, but. Immediately
aroused suspicious and was taken
under investigation, which resulted
in definite proofs OF his being a
spy.
Description: Age, As; height, about
#. inches; weight, about ITS
pounds; brown eyes, slightly bald j;
dark complexion. Claims Pitts
burgh as his home, but may be
expected to operate also in Chi
cago and Detroit.
Peter Stevens, of Massillon, Ohio,
has been expelled from the Com
munist Party as renegade, who
joined the counter-revolutionary
rrotzkyites and began peddling
their paper. the Militant" when
he was called to account for his
inactivity and failure to carry out
Party assignments.
In 1880 he joined the Young Com
munist League at Buffalo, N. Y,
He was dropped in 1882 for mac
tivity and -conceited refusal to
work together with other Party
members. He was readmitted al
the beginning of 1884 and placed
on six-months' probation, the main
requirement of which was revolu-
tionary activity inside and outside
the Party, as for example, in the
Bulgarian and Macedonian mass
organizations, of which he was a
member. He showed his insincerity
by criminally neglecting all as
signments and tasks. He is now
trying to cover up his failure to dc
evolutionary work by aligning him
self with the Trotzkyite renegades
of revolutionary phrase-mongering
but counter-revolutionary deeds.
Description. He is of Bulgarian
or Macedonian nationality (at diff
/ ferent times he has claimed to be
BOTH; about % years of age; height
#. II inches; weight, about 14(
pounds; long, black hair, brown
eyes, dark complexion; speaks with
slight foreign accent and STAN
mers little.
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AAmerica,, for governor; Phil Ray
mond, national secretary of the
Auto Workers Union, for U. S. Sem
ator; John Maxi, unemployed iron
ore miner, for lieutenant governor.
Mary Himoff, leader of the Strug+
giles of young workers, for State
Treasurer; Lonnie Williams, Sec
rotary of the League of Struggle
for Negro Rights. for Attorney
General; John North, organizer of
the Auto Workers Union in Grand
Rapids, for Auditor General. and
John Ross, militant farm leader,
for Secretary of State.
The Congressional candidates are
Frank Sykes, leader Of the strug-
giles of the Negro masses; William
Young, Communist mayor of the
village of Platt. Mich; John Pace,
secretary of the Unemployment
Councils and the Relief Workers
Protective Association; Earl Reno,
active in many labor struggles;
Otto Wittrick, leading member of
the Michigan Farmers League; H.
Aldrich, leader of unemployed
struggles in Muskegon; Harry K.
Johnson, William Carley, Sigmund
Borawski. George Soorus, Frank
Arvala, Leo Sulkowski and Daniel
Burkhardt.
County tickets have been filed in
the following counties: Wayne (De-
troit Area, WashJenaw, Muskegon,
Kent and Jackson.
In Wayne County candidates
are: Sheriff, Max Salzman: Clerk,
Peter Vukcevich; Treasurer. Jack
Mahoney; Prosecuting ATTORNEY,
Frank Sullivan.
All supporters of the Communist
ticket are urged to register by Oct.
Is if they are voting for the first
time or have moved since the last
election.
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declares that German fascism may
have had hand in the assaSslna-
ton. He points out that King
Alexander was on his way TO
strengthen the alliance with
France. which would interfere with
the German fascist war plans in
the Balkans.
The assassin was armed with
spccially-made German weapons.
The German fascists inspired the
murder Of Premier Duca Of Ru-
mania. earlier this year In order
to speed the organization OF the
pro-German fascist Iron Guard. D."
Mussolini has made no open dec
laration on the anti-Italian rioting
In Jugoslavia, but news is seeping
out Of Italy of heavy troop move
ments to the Jugoslavian border.
In France. the police arrested
two men, Sylvester Malny, alias
Sylvester Chalny, and Nails Eli
komir. alias Nikomer. alias Yara-
slsw Novsk, charged with being i'm
plicated in the plot to assassinate
King Alexander. The men are be-
ing tortured by the French police
who want to utilize their COMES
q sions" in order to strengthen the
case of French imperialism in the
reshuffling of war alliances that
Is RAPIDLY following King Alex
ander's death.
Though the facts attained have
not been published, sources close
to French authorities declare that
: the plot has international rami-
f1cations. involving efforts to plunge
! France, Germany. Italy. Jugoslavia,
Runlsnia and Czechoslovakia into
wsr,
THE two SUSPECTS we're arrested
at the Swiss frontier as the 20
lice claimed they were attempting
to flee from France. The fact is.
however. the French police have
been raidjng the homes and per-
scouting all national minority lead
ers from Jugoslavia now residing
in France.
The French police declare there
is connection between the as
sassination of the fascist Premier
Dollfuss Of Austria and King Alex
snder of Jugoslavia. This directly
involves Hitler.
The police further declared that
the two accomplices of Kelmen
the assassin, are members of a
secret society that met under the
protection of the Nazis in Munich,
Germany. This indicates that they
received weapons and support from
the central headquarters in Munich
at the Brown House. From Munich,
they were sent to Zurich, Switzer-
i~,.d, where they met a man who
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gave them money. His identity was
not revealed. He instructed them
to go to Paris and meet another
man, unknown TO them, who ar
rived from South America.
They met this individual near
the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and re-
ceived detailed instructions on how
to carry out the assassination. Kel-
men was to attempt the assassina-
ton in Marseilles, and If ne failed
there, they we're to try 10 finish
the job in Paris.