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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
Southern Press Admits Situation Favors c. p.

Negro workers in common struggle.
Such have been few of the les
sons the Alabama workers learned
from their own experience in the
recent strikes. 1t is necessary to
add a word about the great ma
tional textile strike.
The Southern workers will tell
you that there used to be time
when the workers above the Mason
Dixon line would join unions and
those below wouldnt-when north
OF the Mason-Dixon line the work.
ers would be striking, and south of
the line workers would be strike
breaking. But the textile strike
showed that that day is over. The
textile strike also showed what
wonderful fighters and union men
the Southern white workers are. 1t
showed how Negro workers and
choppers strained every effort to
help the textile strikers. And
above all it pointed out that it is
the duty of the Southern white
workers to stand in the very front
lines in the fight for equal rights
for the Negro masses, without
which there can be no single step
forward in the Southern labor
movement.
The Drive Against Labor Unions
In Alabama today we find that
production in steel, coal, iron and
textile is at a low point. In this
situation the most crucial single
factor in the labor movement is
the determined drive of the big
capitalists, headed by the steel cor
porations, to smash the labor
unions, and to replace them by the
company union. The frenzied at
TACK on the labor unions is all the
more sharp as the big corporations
see the rank and file moving against
their own labor bureaucrats. The
drive to smash the labor unions can
clearly be seen by the actions of the
Republic Steel Corporation against
the workers in Raimund Ore Mine.
In order to get a job in the mine
the worker must turn in his union
book and sign up with the company
union. If he refuses to do this he
is evicted from the company shack.
AT the same time he will get no
relief from the welfare board.
whereas formerly the worker out of
job got relief either from the steel
corporation, or from the welfare
board. Not only that, but the lives
of the Negro union men are ac-
tually threatened unless they leave
the Smelters union. Furthermore.
the fact that the union takers are
actually helping the big corpora
tons is seen by the recent rail-
roaded explosions from the union
of John M. Davis, Communist can
didate for Governor in the coming
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22

AOUHJtftNtO JIUW UQE
pointing out how the officials have
repeatedly postponed strike action,
and kept the dye workers at work
during the general strike. In its
latest leaflet calling for strike prep
arstion the Dye Workers Club calls
for strike on the 25th; that each
local elect strike committee and
prepare for action; that special
shop meetings be called immedi-
ately at which action and picket
committees be elected. In order to
insure complete effectiveness in
tying up the industry, the club urges
that a joint mass meeting Of dye
and silk workers be called, as the
silk workers are likewise facing a
strike situation.
The club urges joint action and
that the contract of both branches
of the industry expire at the same
time. In the appeal the workers are
warned not to rely on German to
sanction the strike.
Keller Fears Rank and File
While there seems little likeli-
hood that the Overs can be kept
from striking, Eli Keller, Lovestone-
tie and agent Of the United Textile
Workers off1cialdom in the union, is
making desperate efforts to prevent
the workers from striking and thus
far has been successful in prevent
ing membership meeting where
definite action could be forced by
the rank and file. 1t was only after
the Rank and File Committee Of
twenty-five in the silk workers
locals called meeting on Saturday
that the Joint Board finally an
nounced a meeting on Saturday,
the 9th.
Four hundred workers came to
the mass meeting at Carpenters
Hall called by the Committee of Is,
and expressed a determination to
force democratic election Of an
Executive Board, and for a mem
Dership meeting where the rank
and file can decide for action in
face of the present attack by the
silk bosses. Keller sent several Of
his deputized agents into the meet
ing to try and disrupt it, but the
workers soon threw them out. Not,
however, until fight, in which
several chairs we're broken, took
place. Police were then called by
the Lovestone led takers. The work
ers refused to meet in the presence
of the police, until finally the po-
lice were forced to leave.
The meeting decided to discon-
time the Committee of Is, and
in its place elected an emergency
executive committee of IL, which
will function until such time that
the Keller and the U.T.W. Off
cialdom permit the election of an
executive board through demo-
cratic procedure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22

John Williamson, district organ
izer Of the Communist Party, made
the main report at the meeting. He
stressed the election campaign and
the recruiting drive of the Party
THE election campaign should
be the unifying campaign for all
other campaigns of our Party and
class struggle organizations" ne
said, With proper work it can
greatly stimulate the growth of the
Party and mass organizations"
He called on all Communists and
syrnpathizers to intensity their work
in the election campaign, urging a
whirlwind finish up to Nov. 6, TO
give the Communist Party the larg-
est vote in Cleveland's history.
On the recruiting drive he pointed
out that the fluctuation in the Party
is still very great. Out of 1900 mem
bers recruited by the district during
the last year, only 500 were retained
To correct this, he called for an
overhauling of the life of the units,
making meetings more interesting
for new members educating them in
the theory Of Marxism-Leninism,
and not overlooking them with work.
On call for pledges that each
member present bring five workers
to the Party by Nov. 4, Williamson
met with an enthusiastic response.
The meeting pledged to double the
Party membership in the District
by that date.
Short International reports were
given by Ruth Bennett and Maude
White. Bennett, head of the
League against War and Fascism
announced a Free Thaelmsnn' dem
onstration to be held Tuesday, Oct.
Is, in front of the German Consul
ate at the Midland Bank building.
White called for renewed in
tensihcation of the campaign to
free the Scottsboro Boys. John
Schmees presented a resolution
calling for solidarity with the Hun
garian miners of PEGS which was
unanimously adopted.
Frank Rog er S, the chairman,
speaking for the secretary of the
Unemployed Councils announced a
huge demonstration to be held Mon
day, Oct. %, pm, in front of the
City Hall for cash relief.
Rogers announced. that Browder
would speak Sunday, Nov 4, at
pm. at the Masonic Auditorium,
East 35th and Euclid Avenue at a
great mass meeting, which would
be a combined celebration of the
18th anniversary of the Russian
Revolution and an election rally.
The meeting will conclude with o
parade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
Local
Fighting For
In S I'll L q n C e

EASTHAMPTON, Mass, Oct, 81 .
1S45 Of the United Textile
Workers, consisting of blacklisted
strikers, voted unanimously to re-
quest the local Congressman to vote
for the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill (H.R. 1899.
Last Thursday an Unemployment
Relief League, whose chairman and
secretary are blacklisted strikers.
was formed, and its program is a
militant struggle to obtain relief
for all. It too unanimously endorsed
H.R. 1898.
The leaders of the local union
have agreed to prohibiting mass
picketing and flying squadrons.
with the consequence that only 212
of the 900 in the mill we're pulled
out on strike. Most Of these have
been replaced by scabs, and now
all of the 212 are on relief. The
investigations" on determinations
are dragging out. with no end in
sight, and will undoubtedly have
the usual futile results. Meanwhile
the company has established a
company union, threatening work
ers, it is reported, with 10 per cent
wage cut, If they do not join the
company union.
HOLYOKE, Mass, Oct. 21.-The
mill owners Of Holyoke are now
conducting a vicious drive against
the textile workers here as a reply
to the 100 per cent response in the
recent strike.
At SINNERS the second floor
stopped working, throwing 100
weavers out of jobs. Workers on
other floors who worked eight hours
now work six. The union leaders
have persuaded them to accept
eight looms instead of six.
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Continued from Page u
bail, pending appeal against an 10
TO 20 year sentence on the chain
gang. He called on the workers to
intensity their fight for the Scots
boro boys, and to crush all forces
seeking to disrupt that fight.
Anna Damon called for deter
mined fight to prevent the murder
Of Patterson and Norris on Dec. 7
and to save Angelo Herndon from
the chain gang.
Haywood Exposes Misleaders
Harry Haywood briefly outlined
the history of the ScottSboro case,
the death sentences against eight
of the boys at the original Scots
boro trial" the entrance into the
case of the LID, the confirming of
the lynch sentences by the Ala
bama Supreme Court, the reversal
Of the sentences by the u. S.
Supreme Court, under pressure Of
the angry masses, white and Negro
the re-trials at Decatur, Ala, where
new death sentences we're imposed
on Patterson and Norris; the recent
decision of the Alabama Supreme
Court confirming those sentences
and setting Dec. 7 as the date OF
execution for the two boys. and the
filing of appeals by the LID. at
torneys with the U. S. Supreme
Court. cit is precisely this critical
moment, when unity of all forces
is SO essential, that Leibowitz, Kid
Davis and a group Of Harlem min
listers have chosen to attack the de-
Tense" he pointed out, calling on
the workers, Negro and white, to
defeat this latest attempt to sabo-
tage the defense.
Workers Defend Speaker Against
Provocateur
He told of the boys and their
parents signing affidavits repudiat-
ing Leibowitz and expressing their
faith in the LID of the attempt
by Leibowitzs body guard. Terry
to have Davis run out of Montgo-
merry, of the trickery and coercion
used against the boys in the effort
to drive wedge between them and
the organization that has kept them
alive for the past three and halt
years. Shouts Of That's right!
That's truel and muttered impreca-
tions against Davis, Leibowitz and
company reused from the crowd as
Haywood smashed home his expo
sure of them, and when drunk
evidently acting under instructions
attempted to attack Haywood, the
workers Immediately rallied to his
defense and drove the drunk away.
Ruby Bates. frail and weak from
her recent illness, but in deadly
earnest in her determination tc
undo the wrong I did the boys
when I was forced to lie against
them" told the sordid story of the
frame-up of the lads.
Other speakers were William Fitz.
gerald, Pedro Uffre, who called or
the workers to force the Scottsbort
issue into Congress by electing 6
Communist to that body, Merrill c
Work, Communist candidate in the
21st A. D., and Mike Walsh, chair
man. and Griffith, of the Brooklyn
LID, who later relieved him. Ths
meeting decided to hold another
demonstration on Saturday, Novem-
Der 8.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
Party and Vel. Set
Task of Recruiting
1000 Members
BY NAT ROSS

The recruiting drive initiated by
the Central Committee, is of special
Importance for the Communist
Party in Alabama. That the situa-
ton in Alabama is favorable for
building a mass Party is admitted
even by the capitalist press. The
Birmingham Post, in a recent edi-
torial. states:
Birmingham, recognized as the
most vulnerable spot in the South,
has been selected by the Commu-
mist movement as its Southern
headquarters. .. Widespread I'M
employment and our large Negro
population make this field ripe for
the harvest"
The Birmingham Herald. in
an editorial commenting on the
textile strike sell-out, declares:
What Is to be borne in mind is
that in view of realities the rank
and file of workers may conclude
that they have profited little
from joining the union at
least under A. F. of L. auspices.
Under pressure operatives may
take into their heads that they
would be better off if they were
to line up with more radical or
CARNATIONS. 1t would not take
much in some textile centers to
drive labor into the eager en-
brace of Communism"
Lessons of Recent Strikes
These fears of the Southern
capitalists are in most cases well
founded. think it is no exaggera-
ton to say that the working class
in Alabama has learned more about
its own interests in the past few
years than in the entire half CEN
fury following reconstruction. The
strikes in Alabama since the begin
ming of the year, in which the Com
munist Party played an active role,
involving more than $4,000 workers,
in coal and ore mining, in steel,
textile, etc, have taught the work.
ers lessons of the greatest i'm
portance. Large numbers of union
men will tell you that now they
realize that their own big officials
are lined up with the capitalists
against the rank and file. They
will tell you that now they under
stand the role of the government,
the meaning of Roosevelt's New
Deal, and all it's arbitration schemes
and sellouts. Union men will tell
you that for the first time in their
lives they can see the need for soil
darity and unity of the working
class, above all, unity of white and
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Continued from Page y
ton OF military attachments, land
ing fields, airdromes, fuel stores, etc.
A Czechoslovakian citizen, Kad-
letz, who had been asked by Fuchs
to make sketches of Leningrad
marking electric stations, gas plants,
and water-supply stations as pos
sible objects Of air attack in case
of war, instead of carrying out thi,
scheme, informed the Soviet au-
thorities.
For espionage in Murmansk Kot-
gaSser recruited three employees ir
the Office where he worked, Soviet
citizens, Greenfield, Petrovsky ano
Golubchikov.
With the arrest of Fuchs, Kot-
gasser and Bortsikovsky, large
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
F.D.R. Step Shows
Pact With Bankers

(Continaed from Page y
Anderson, Of the Herald Tribune
writes:
Both the government and
the banks have come to realize
that as matter of necessity
they must both work together
the general impression in Wash
ington is that the government
will make a distinct effort to
placate the bank resentment
in general effort to get to-
gether. ="
Find Agreement
The fears" of the bankers have
been merely in regard to certain
sections of Roosevelt's policy con-
corning initiation in bank credit as
a. measure toward reviving business.
Roosevelt's advisers have been pur-
suing a policy Of attempting to
force q more liberal, inflationary
stand in regard to bank loans to
private business. The banks have
been, wary of lending money too
freely in the present period, with
f.. all evidences pointing to deepening
crisis. In addition, some sections Of
Wall Street have been critical Of the
Treasury policy Of loading the
banks with Government bonds for
which there is a declining market.
But it is now apparent that Roose-
velt and the banks have arrived
at some formula by which Roose-
Eelt places the Government policies
more directly in line with the Wall
Street bank policies than ever
before.
Roosevelt DemagOgy
What line Roosevelt will take in
his speech to the bankers is not
yet clear, but it is certainty that
whatever criticism" he makes will
be aimed at giving the impression
that it is the Government which
has won a victory" over the bank
ers, rather than that it is the
bankers who are increasing their
control over the government.
The enthusiastic statements of
J. p. Morgan representatives on
Rooseyelt's bank policy are sure
indication that as in industry the
Wall Street monopolies are now in
direct control of the MIRA, so in
finance tn e Morgan Rockefeller
banks are being given free rein by
Roosevelt in financial policy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22

quantity of espionage material was
found. lax
The court sentenced Fuchs to
eight years imprisonment, Kotgas-
ser to six years, Bortsikovsky as
traitor to the Socialist Fatherland.
to die by shooting, and Petrovsky,
Greenfield and Golubchikov to ten
years Imprisonment each.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
Browder to Speak
At Final Election
Meeting on NOu. @
Pledge to Double Party Rolls Bef0re November 4
Made by Members at Rally; Big Unemployed
Demonstration Planned for Next Week

CLEVELAND, Ohio Oct 21.-Earl Browder general
secretary of the Communist Party will speak in Cleveland
November A. it announced at membership meeting
of the Communist Party and invited sympathzers held We'd
nesdav NIGHT at Prospect Auditorium with 1000 attending
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
DriVe for Daily
Goes Over the oh
In Philadelphia
District Proposes to Raise an Additi onaI
PSI ,OOO-Secured $500 in Eight Weeks,
One Month Less Than Time Set

We have succeeded in fulfilling $500 quota for the
Daily Worker drive It took about eight weeks to do this
propose to raise another 81 additional quota
The 100000 Daily Worker drive considered in Phla
depha important political event The preparations for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
$4,000 Silk Dyers
Strike Thursday

Continued from Page y
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/. s. s. R. DOOmS
A Spy to Be Shot

Continued from Page y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22
5000 March For
ScOttSbMO Boys

Continued from Paae y
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-20
OVERLOOK

Many acres of ground have been
plowed and planted for late pota-
toes. since the heavy rain of last
Friday and subsequent showers. The
pastures have revived and all seems
we'll
A few cases of illness are report
ed in this district but none are of a
serious nature. The cooler atmOs-
phere has put pep" in most folks.
George Sharp and wife have been
assisting their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett James to
get settled in their new home re-
Gently built near Milford.
Mrs Marguerite White and Rob-
ert White and wife last week had as
visitors, Mrs. Anna Fisher and Mrs.
Edith Fisher and daughter of Lam
sing, Michigan, and Mrs. Emma Rob-
inson of New York City.
Mrs. Mary Warrington and Mrs.
Harry Davidson last week had as
dinner guests: Rev. w. d. Wilson
and Mrs. Jane Warrington from
Lewes.
Capt. Fred Johnson of the light
S0lD was OIL SuOTb lGdNG AdSt sun
day and was here with his family.
Mrs. Willis Gooner had as Sunday
visitors her brother. Lester Work
man and family of fredericksburg
and Martin Graham and wife from
Harrington.
Mrs. John Houston is at Freder-
icksburg, Va, attending a summer
school.
Mrs. Florence Rice and son are
at Warsaw, Va. where she will pass
several weeks with her parents.
Lee Campbell and wife of Ches-
ter. Pa. we're weekend guests of |
her sister. Mrs. Ira Wells.
Mrs. Roy King is entertaining |
Mrs. Annie King and Mrs. Donaway |
of Philadelphia.
The Epworth meetings at Whites
Chapel have been discontinued I'M
til September. which includes the
August social meeting.
The other usual Sunday services
at Whites Chapel will be held at
the same hours each Sunday.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-20
CLIFTON'S CORNER
lNoar Vaxuacl
Near LeWes)

Miss Margaret Vessels is spend
ing her school vacation with her
grandmother, Mrs. Clara Vessels.
Miss Pearl Walls of here and
friend of Laurel have decided to try
married life now.
Miss Catherine DOrman of Angalo
and Bill Carpenter of Lewes were
recently married and are making
their home in Lewes.
Billy Clifton and family enter
tanned several of his friends to din
ner Sunday.
Norman and FlOssie King spent
the weekend with friends near
GumborO.
Frank Culley and two of his
friends of Wilmington are boarding
with Henry King and family for
couple of weeks.
Billy Clifton is now on the sick
list. wv
Mrs. William Clifton who has been
sick the past week is able to be out
again.
Earl Hazard and family of Ches-
ter spent the weekend around here.
Edward Baker and family of Ches-
ter we're circling among friends ov-
or the weekend.
Several of the farmers around
here are busy pickinf cucumbers
for the factory. Billy King surely
has got them.
Billy Clifton had HIS first mess OF
butter beans last Saturday. Billy
said they were just fine and he says
hn is sApecting to have soihe rire
waterme'Ons and cantalpupes - eat
aui OF Ills own patch baf0r, long.
Mrs. bessie Carey spelt last week
with her sister, Mrs. Emm NJ. Gilt
f0u
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-07-20
REGULATIONS FOR
SUBSTITUTE LIST
OF TEACHERS FOR
NEXT TERM GIVEN
Any Teacher Desiring To
Do Substitute Teaching
In This State Must Sc
cure A Delaware Ger
tificate.

The State Department of Public
instruction is preparing a list of
people who desire to do substitute
teaching in the State Board Unit
during the school year. 193435.
The following regulations in re-
gard to substitute teachers were
adopted by the State Board of EduI
cation to become effective July i,
1888:
mo person shall he employed as
a substitute teacher in any school
under the immediate direction of the
State Board of Education, nor shall
any salary be paid such person. I'M
less he or she is on the list of sub
stitutcs approved by the State
Board of Education for the particu-
lar grade or type of work to be
done. The State Board will prepare
at the beginning of each semester
ouch an approved list and transmit
the same to the trustees and prin-
Cipal of each school district"
All applications for substitute
teaching must he received by Au-
gust 20. If a person does not hold
Delaware Certificate in full force or
one that has expired within the past
five years, he is not eligible to be
placed upon the official substitute
list. If anyone desiring to do sub
stitute teaching in this State holds
an Out-Of-state certificate, he must
secure a Delaware Certificate be-
fore his name may appear on the
substitute list.
If you desire to do substitute tea
ching and lave not received an APP
plicatiOn blank for substitute work.
you may secure same from the Off
ces of the State Department of Pub
lie instruction at Dover.