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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
MAY HAVE TO NAME
SECOND CHOICE GOVERNOR

If all of the candidates now in the
running for Governor of Maryland
remain in the field the State will,
for the first time, have to use the
Blair Lee primary election law, pro-
yides that the voter shall designate
his second choice as well as his first,
according to Oliver Metzerott, minor
ity floor leader of the House of Dele
gates.
Delegate Metzerott has called the
attention of various State officials
to this feature of the political sit
uation caused by the multiplicity OF
candidates, only to find that none OF
them knew the existence OF the law.
According to Delegate Metzerott'
who is an authority on Maryland
constitutional law, the primary stat
ute will cause considerable compll-
cations, both to the voters and elect
ion officials.
$50 far as I can recall" Metzer-
oft said, "this section (2O3 OF article
SO of the code), has never been USED
for the reason that we have not had
more than two candidates in a State
wide party primary.
"Should more than two OF the can
didates of either party remain IN the
field this section would have to be
used and it's effect, both in counting
of ballots in the various legislative dis
tricts and in the control Of the ac-
tions of the elected delegates to the
State convention, cannot be foreseen.
Nor can any one determine to what
extent the voters will avail themsel-
YES of the privilege Of voting for sec
ond choice, or how long it will take
the Judges of election to count the
ballots should any considerable num-
Der of voters exercise this right"
Metzerott said the law was first
passed in 1908 and re-enacted IN
1910, apparently for the purpose OF
preventing any one from getting the
nomination without majority Of the
votes in the State convention.
At present there are four men IN
the running for the Democratic noml-
nation for Governor-George l.. Rad
cliffe, Mayor Howard w. Jackson, of
Baltimore, DR.. Charles H. Conley and
Governor Richie.
Three are campaigning for the Re-
publican nomination-Harry Nice, H
Webster Smith and Harry Phoebus.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN
ADMITTED TO CLAIBORNE

One hundred children from Balti-
more city and the counties Of the
State will be admitted to the Miracle
House at Claiborne on Monday of next
week.
This establishment is for children
who have lived in contact with tuber-
culosis.. 1t was started in 1919 with
nineteen beds and now has 120. 1t
has treated more than two thousand
Maryland children since its opening,
and last year 1913 children were treat
ed in the preventorium.
This work among children is free
and it is supported by the annual
Christmas seal sale. Practically all
of the children, say officials of the
association, are from homes where
the disease is prevalent and are cases
which would be unable to pay for
care and treatment.
William B. Matthews, managing di-
rector of the Maryland tuberculosis
Association, has charge of the house
and spends most of each summer di-
recting the work there. Children are
selected from recommendations of
physicians, social service and welfare
workers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
EASTERN SHORE TENNIS
ASSOCIATION FORMED

An Eastern Shore Tennis Associa-
ton has been organized with the fol-
lowing cities represented: Pocomoke
City, Onancock, Princess Anne, Sails
bury, Nassawadox and Crisfield. The
first round has been played Pocomoke,
Onancock and Princess Anne, winners
over the other three.
Those composing the Pocomoke
team are: Winston Matthews. Clay
ton Galloway, Hearn Stevenson, Car
son Ward, Wilson Duncan and Ralph
Ross. The first engagement was with
Crisfield in which Matthews beat How
eth, 7-5, G-2. Stevenson beat Landon,
8-6, G-3. Galloway beat Shager, 81,
Ga, 11-9. Wilson, Crisfield beat
Ward Ga, 6-2. Byrd, Crisfield, beat
Duncan, 81, 1-6, TO. Ross beat Har-
rold, 62, 60. The Pocomoke team,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
CAMPAIGN IN DELAWARE
AGAINST SLEEPY DRIVERS

Resumption of the drive against
sleppless driving, which it is said has
caused many serious highway acct
dents in Delaware in the past, resulted
in &c trucks being tied up overnight
Tuesday night at State Police Station
No. at Dover and the State Road
Station, No. at State Road. Twen-
ty-one trucks were tied up over night
at Dover and five at State Road be-
cause the drivers had been driving
continuously more than eight hours.
Many of the drivers, Superinten-
dent of State Police C. G. Reynolds
said had been driving for as long as
"a and SO hours continuously. The
law provides that the drivers can
drive eight hours continuously, can
then take two hours rest and drive
for six hours more, but if they drive
more than IA hours in 16 hours, they
must stop and rest for eight hours.
"These men have been driving too
long," Mr.. Reynolds said, "and we
have to do something about it. Some
have been stopping before they reach
the State police station as they know
the hours they have been driving will
be checked. They have been pulling
off the side of the road and sleeping.
Others look sleepy and show signs of
insufficient rest 1t is unsafe for them
and other motorists if they drive
along our highways half asleep"
One of the trucks stopped on Tues
day at Dover, was permitted to pro-
coed when the owners secured sub
stitute driver in Dover. However, it
was discovered that the substitute
driver was disposed of at Harrington
and the original driver continued on
his way. He was stopped again at
Bridgeville and when his stunt was
discovered his operators license was
taken away from him and he was re-
quired to rest for eight hours.
Mr.. Reynolds said that if the vio-
lations continue, that the drivers who
are found to be ignoring the tenn
porary suspension of their drivers Ii
cense will be fined $40 and costs
for unfit driving. Most Of the trucks
stopped are through trucks.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29

ford to Cape Charles, could be made
the shortest route, only sixteen miles.
This would mean a speedy passage
across the bay for Richmond trucks
and passenger cars destined for New
York and other eastern point.
The courts have heretofore refused
to grant terminal facilities for another
ferry line operating out of Cape Char
les, but it is thought that an agree
ment on this point may be reached
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29

land, was assaulted recently by two
negroes whose motive is believed to
have been robbery.
After striking their victim over the
head with a club one Of the assail-
ants ran his hand into Kings peck
cts but the Waterman, in a semi
conscious condition, screamed and the
pair fled.
Bleeding profusely King crawled to
q store nearby and gave the alarm. He
was then rushed to the Peninsula Gen
eral Hospital here for treatment.
Sheriff Phillips with deputies and
State Police rushed to Fruitland and
conducted a search but no arrests
have been made.
The help at the mill had been paid
on Friday but King did not have but
a small amount of change on his per-
son at the time.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
FERRY FROM YORK co.
TO E. s. OF VIRGINIA

Revival of reports that there may
be ferry line from York County
to the Eastern Shore of Virginia was
heard in Richmond, Va, June 20, ac-
cording to the News Leader. 1t was
learned that various interests have
been working on the proposal for a
year or more, but nothing has been
settled definitely.
1t is pointed out that line from
York county would mean that the
crossing of Chesapeake Bay, from Sea-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29

A CLASSIFIED AID GETS GOOD
RESULTS.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
MARYLAND STATE POLICE
GENERALLY GETS THE MAN

Like the Northwest Mounted, the
Maryland State Police get their man.
Arthur Young, Negro, faces hear
ing next Monday on variety of char
ges from driving without license to
failing to stop after an accident due
to the perseverance of Corporal Men
nick of the State Police.
He was sought when he almost hit
the officer on Main Street, Salibury,
Md, Saturay night. Taking up pur-
suit, the officer saw him strike a car
at Market and Camden streets. The
chase continued to the Fire Depart
ment building where the man aband-
oned the car and fled on foot down
the pavement. The officer ran his
motorcycle up on the pavement and
gained rapidly.
A clerk at soda fountain was rem
dering curb service He saw the
chase and abandoned his tray Of soft
drinks, letting the milkshake fall
where it may and stepped back as
the fugitive and the officer Numbered
past.
The chase was short. Young was
quickly captured and taken to Wi
comico county Jail. He was charged
with driving while under the influence
of liquor, failing to stop after an ac-
cident, reckless driving, and operat-
ing a car without license. His
hearing will be held before Judge S.
King White next Monday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29

promise of Swepson Earle to bring
the little ships to Talbot waters. This
will be courtesy that will be apprec-
lated by the many visitors to the ST..
Michaels regatta in Aust and will
permit several thousands of persons
to see and visit them. They will be
anchored so that visitors may easily
board them.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29

therefore, won four out Of the six
single matches.
In the doubles, each team won a
set, the third set was postponed on
account of darkness. Galloway and
Ward disposed of Wilson and Landon,
Ga, 3-6, 6-3, but Matthews and Stew
enson lost to Shager and Howeth, So,
81. The result of the days matches
was Pocomoke 5; Crisfield, 3.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
ARK" AND DOVE" TO
BE AT ST. MICHAELS

The "Ark" and the Dove" duplica-
tions of those famous ships which
braved the seas and brought the first
colonies to Maryland, which were such
feature of the Tercentenary cele-
bration at St. Mary's few days ago,
will be at the Miles River Yacht Club
Regatta, at st. Michaels on August
2, 3 and 4th. This was announced by
3. Frank Sherman who secured the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
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PROTECTION
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Subject to change without notice and
to any governmental tax or levy.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-06-29
NIGHT WATCHMAN IS
ASSAULTED BY NEGRO

Elmer King, about 40, Waterman
for the Long Lumber Company, Fruit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

Party work and trade union work
Still less attention is paid bv the
Party organizations to the deyeIon-
ment of work in the A. F. of T.
unions, the Railroad BrotherhOods
etc. In the recent strike struggles
we saw resistance of some Com
munists active in the strikes ia
building the Party, to distributing
the Daily Worker and other PARTY
literature, while the Party orpani-
cations also gave but little atten-
ton to utilizing the strike struggles
for bringing forward the Party
among the workers. This can be
seen from but one example. Less
than one per cent of the members
of the Steel and Metal Workers In
dustrial Union have been recruited
into the Party. As a result of this
failure to build the Party, many of
the trade union organizations fall
to pieces. 1t was also this weak
ness which contributed largely to
the inability of the unions to with
stand the open attacks and inner
maneuyers carried through by the
capitalists during the struggles
cambridge, Greensburgh, Carnegie
etc..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

1t is like the N.R.A. as whole at
the same time further attack on
the masses. The employers and
the government, faced with stagna-
ton of industry even though the
crisis has entered the stage of a
depression with higher level of
production than at the lowest point
March, 1889, faced with the
growing acuteneS5 of the struggle
for markets. the necessity for more
feVerish preparation for imperialist
war, are attempting to further drive
the living standards of the masses,
reduce the cost of production" de-
crease the cost of all social benefits.
balance the budget at The expense
Of the masses. The government has
already taken the step of throwing
the four million C.W.A. workers
back into the vast army of millions
of unemployed both for the pur-
pose of reducing the relief to the
unemployed and to make it all the
more easy for the employers in pri-
vate industry to reduce wages and
break strikes. The attack on the
postal workers, a prelude to a fur
Their attack on all the low paid
government employees, the threat to
veto the veterans bonus bill, etc.,
all this shows how clearly the
Roosevelt government acting in the
interest of finance capital is setting
the pace for renewed attack on
the living standards of the masses.
The efforts of the government to
strengthen the hand of the A. F. of
L. bureaucracy is an attempt to
convert the unions more openly
into organizations dominated and
controlled by the government in
the interest of capital, to create
stronger guarantees against strikes,
to assure the carrying through of
the plans for capitalist way out
of the crisis through beating down
the living standards of the masses.
the greater exploitation of the
masses in the colonies CUBA. etc
and through a new world imperial
ist war. The open shop capitalists
who profess to oppose the new
legislation, the extension of the role
OF the A. F. of L. bureaucracy, do
not, OF course, fear any of the gov
eminent measures, as they have al
ready increased their profits with
the aid of the N. R. A. and direct
government subsidies. 1t was also
their opposition" to the N.RA.
that helped the capitalists and the
government to create illusions in
the minds Of the workers that the
MIRA. was in their interests. To
the extent chat there seems to be a
difference Of opinion on the role
of the A. F. of l.. leadership in the
whole scheme, it is on the one hand
a sham battle to create illusions
among the masses and at the same
time fear on the part of the open
shoppers that the A. F. of L. bu-
reaucrats will be unable to control
the rapidly leftWard moving masses
who become organized within the
American Federation of Labor.
While the Roosevelt government
appears to be more outspoken in
the necessity for putting forward
more widely the A. F. of L., it by
no means has any intentions of at
this time doing away with the COM
pany unions Or organizing the mass
OF the workers into the A. F. of l..
unions. 1t is only carrying through
such manouvers where the mass
discomfort is rising, where the dan
ger exists that the company unions
will not prove themselves able to
cope with the situation and where
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
STRENGTHENING
ROLE OF n. r. A.

3. While in the first stages of the
strike movement before the NR.A.)
the strikers were able to gain con-
cessions as result of the struggle,
the strikes in the latter part of the
year were in large number of
cases disrupted through the N.RA.
leadership (Weirton, auto strikes,
captive mines. ETC., as well as
through open terror where the
strikes were under militant leader
ship Cambridge. Only where the
strikes were led by the unions of
the T. U. U. L., by militant indie
pendent unions, or where the left
wing within the A. F. of L. unions
exerted sufficient influence were
the employers and the govern
ment, and their agents, the A. F..
of L. bureaucrats, unable to COM
pletely trick the workers with the
NR.A. and compulsory arbitration
schemes, and the workers were able
to gain some of their demands
garment strikes, Paterson dye
strike, etc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28

high political importance of the STRIKES the rapid
change in the situation with the tremendous sweep of
company unions and particularly because of the grow
ing fascination of the strkebreakng policy
and the role of the A. F. of L. and Socialist leaders, The
increasing need of working within the reOrmist unions
of Strengthening the independent and revolutionary
unions, struggle unions, the basis of the United
Front from below taken up detail in this resou-
ton.
We urge every reader of the Daily Worker to make
the closest study Of this resolution to discuss it widely
and to weapon in the present strike struggles
for the defeat of the increasingly fascist program of the
Roosevelt regime supported by the A. F. of l. leaders
and their sOcial-fascist aides
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
HIDING THE FACE OF THE PARTY IN TRADE
UNION WORK

There still persists s0cal-democratc division
between Party work and trade union work.
Stil less attention is paid by the Party Organiza-
tiOns in the development of work in the A. F. of L.
unions, the Railroad Brotherhoods, etc.
I'm recent strike struggles saw resistance of
some Communists active in the strikes to building the
Party to distributing the Daily Worker and other Party
literature while the Party organizations also gave but
little attention to utilizing the strike struggles for bring
ing forward the Party among the workers.
From the Resolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
Lessons of Economic Struggles Tasks of Communists Unions
Draft Resolution for the Eighth Contention of

With the tremendous rise of strike struggles, especi
ally in the basic decisive industries the role of the Com
munsts in these struggles becomes paramount In to-
days Daily Worker print the full text of the draft
resolution economic struggles and the tasks of Com
muniss in the trade unions This draft resolution to be
submitted to the Sth Convention of the Party though
by no to be considered final is the most de-
tailed and thorough analysis of the recent and present
economic struggles and the tasks of Communists yet
published in our press.
Every Party member, every militant trade union
member, should study this document.
As the draft resolution points out our work in the
trade unions has many shortcomings especially in view
of the gigantic stirring of the Masses the growth of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
NEW ATTACKS ON
MASSES AND ROLE OF
A. F. OF L. LEADERSHIP

s. Faced with the developing
strike movement, the capitalists,
the government, and the A. F. of
L. bureaucrats are trying by all
means to dissipate the fighting
moods of the workers, to disor-
ganize the ranks of the workers,
and prepare the machinery for the
more brutal suppression of the
struggles. The government is at
tempting to bolster up the MIRA
in which large sections of the
workers have already lost con-
fidence, with new demagogy en-
bodied in the Wagner Bill which,
in the name of outlawing company
unions, in reality is legislation aim
ing to fasten compulsory arbitra-
ton upon the workers, giving a
monopoly to the A. F. of L. bureau
Gratis where the employers can no
longer keep the workers in check
through the company unions. At
the same time while the govern
ment tries to fool the workers that
it is opposed to the company unions
and publicly put forward the A. F.
of L. leaders as a better guarantee
against strikes than the company
unions speech of General john
son to the chief capitalists of the
country, the open shop employers
(steel, trust, automobile chamber of
commerce, etc. are intensifying
their attempts to fasten the com
pany unions upon the workers
statement by the auto magnates,
so called characterization" of the
company unions Of Inc U. S. Steel,
etc. through the blacklist, intimi-
dalton, etc. The treachery of the
A. F. of L. leadership in breaking
the strikes of the workers through
the n R. A. (Weirton, Budd, etc.
is assisting the employers in put
ting over the company unions. The
A. F. of L. bureaucrats, faced with
the growing discomfort of the rank
and file, the actual strike votes,
etc, is on the one band being
forced to talk of struggles which
they have no intention to lead and
which they are trying to prevent,
while at the same time they are
openly with the Socialist Party
(Panken, Thomas endorsement of
the Wagner Bill, sponsoring the
Wagner anti-strike legislation in
order to be able to more effectively
break the strike struggles in the
event that the workers go into ac-
ton in spite of the A. F. of L.
bureaucrats.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
DISHLUSIONMENT
WITH N.R.A. GROWS

4. The workers are rapidly learn
ing the lessons of the strikebreak-
ing role Of the NR.A. and the be-
trayals of the A. F. of L. leadership.
the NRA., which promised without
struggle better wages, shorter hours
and the right to organize, is more
and more being exposed as the in
strument of the capitalists for the
greater, more intensive exploitation
and oppression of labor. The
workers are more and more coming
60 this conclusion when they com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-28
GROWTH AND POLITICAL
CHARACTER OF STRIKES

2. This movement was already in
the last year expressed by the strike
struggles of over a million workers
and extending to almost all indus
tries and for the first time in a
decade expressed in mass strikes OF
the auto workers, steel workers,
seamen. The bourgeoisie through
the NR.A. and the activity of the
reformists did not succeed in ar
resting the strike struggles, which
in the latter stages took the form
of strikes against the MIRA. codes
second miners strike, silk strike,
etc.. The strikes were further
marked by a growing stubbornness
of the masses as seen in the great
number of strikes where the work
ers came out again and again as
they found themselves tricked by
the N.R.A. and the A. F. of l..
leadership. The strike struggles
which we're mainly for wage in
creases and for the right to organ
lie bore a definite offensive char
acter and more and more developed
elements of political struggle. This
was most clearly expressed in the
New Mexico miners strike with the
raising of the demands on the gov
eminent for the release of all
strike prisoners as a condition for
the settlement of the strike. In
varying degrees such demands
and elements of political struggle
characterized many of the strikes.
A further expression of the poll
teal elements of the strike move
ment was the general strike Of the
entire working population in Cen
traIia, Illinois, in connection with
the strike of the shoe workers, the
beginnings of political strikes in
connection with the Austrian
events, Sc0ttsb0rO. Continuation of
strikes despite the edicts of the
National and Regional boards is
becoming a mass phenomenon. In
all the strikes one of the outstand-
ing features was the solidarity of
the employed and unemployed.
Large sections Of young workers in
almost all strikes, increasing Sec
tions of women workers textile,
garment, etc. and Negro workers
miners, steel, garment, food, etc.
participated in the strikes as well
as masses of colonial workers
agricultural strikes.