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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Detroit C.. p.
Acts On White
Chauvinism
One Is Expelled, Three
Are Disciplined for
Stand on Negroes

Last Summer the Communist
Party Committee in Detroit took
stringent disciplinary steps against
a number of South Slav members
who were found guilty of white
chauvinism or who had taken
conciliatory attitude toward this
poison which the capitalist class
spreads among the workers to di-
vide their ranks.
The influence of white chauvinism
within the South Slav workers
movement manifested itself in the
refusal to admit a Negro woman to
a South Slav affair, as well as in
the resistance toward engaging a
Negro worker in the workers res
taurant.
The District Committee found
Rimac and Orish guilty of acts OF
white chauvinism and confirmed
the decision Of the Section to expel
Rimac from the Party and TO place
Orish on probation for six months.
The Party showed leniency toward
Orish, because he admitted his mis-
takes and promised to correct him
self.
Krina and Latin were found
guilty of Cancellation toward white
chauvinism and were placed on
probation for one year. They were
not politically alert to the presence
of white chauvinism and did not
come to the assistance of the Negro
woman when they were called upon
to take stand as to her admission
to the affair. At the hearing con-
Quoted by the Party on this case,
Krina and Latin, instead Of fight
ing against white chauvinism, con-
Quoted their defense in such way
as to play into the hands of those
guilty of white chauvinism, by try
ing to discredit unjustly the char
acter of the Negro woman.
Cancellation to white chauvinism
is at times even more dangerous
than open chauvinism, because it
conceals the disease and makes the
struggle against it more difficult. 1t
was taken into consideration, how
ever that Latin had done good work
IN mass struggles and fought for
the employment of a Negro worker
by the restaurant in the past; and
that both Latin and Krina admit
ted their mistakes and the wrong
fulnesS of their attitude at the
hearing.
The South Slav Bureau of the
Party was instructed to combat by
educational and organizational
means all traces of white chauvin-
ism, which is the influence of the
bourgeoisie within the workers
movement. Without sharp strug-
gle against this poison and against
social-democratic theology, particu-
larry at this time when fascist
groups are carrying on chauvinis-
tic drive against Negroes and
against foreign born, the working
class movement will not be able to
preserve its standards of living and
to defend its rights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Nazi Peasants
At Fete Are
City Workers
Great Resistance Shown
to Scheme to Create
Festival Crowd

HANOVER, Germany, Nov. IA
A large proportion of the peas
ants" whose enthusiastic and vol
untary" participation in the Har-
vest Thanksgiving Festival on the
Buckeberg is commented on by the
Nazi press were industrial workers
from the Hanover works and fac
tories, ordered there to swell the
crowd. This device was resorted to
last year as well, but this year the
resistance offered to the farce has
been much greater than last year.
The dissemination to attend the
Thanksgiving was evidenced long
before the event in the jokes cir
culating in the works and factor
les: well, are you farmers from
the Cont Works going to the Fes-
tival again this year?" Or fac
tory worker gardening on his allot-
ment would be chafed: Your po-
tatoes are looking fine. You will
certainly have to go to Buckeberg."
In spite of all pressure from
above, participation in the march
was sabotaged to a wide extent by
the workers. A few figures suffice
to show this. OF the 5000 workers
employed in the Cont works, only
300 took part; in the rubber goods
factory, Excelsior, 200 out of 2,1o0;
in the metal works of Wellenberg
"a out of $50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
State Officials Sanction
Strikebreakiag Agencies

License division officials of the
Department of State of New York
yesterday frankly admitted that,
although the Peter Bergoff Service
Bureau is licensed as a detective
agency, its chief activities consist
Of strikebreaking.
AT the office of the Secretary of
State, 80 Centre Street, Bergoff's
strong arm activities were justified
on the ground that it is not in vio-
lation of Article 7 of the General
Business Law, which permits detec-
tive agencies to hire men for pa
trol duty" This applies 10 the
Pinkerton, O'Toole and other de-
tective agencies active in the i'm
pending elevator strike.
Bergoff is among the various
scab-herding agencies of the city
which are nobilizing an army of
armed thugs in preparation for the
elevator strike which union off,
Gals have thus far succeeded in
deferring.
Bergoff admitted to a reporter
for the Daily Worker that he had
gun permits to arm his guards" in
preparation for the strike Tues
day. Police authorities yesterday
declined to state categotical,y
whether or not the Police Depart
ment had granted Bergoff permits
sion to arm his men. However, it
was learned by the Daily Worker
yesterday that gun-toting permits
have increased recently, judging by
reports from police precincts, and
there is no doubt that large ma
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Relief Crisis Spreads Rapidly in Michigan,
Communist Party of Spain
Appeals to Workers

MADRID-Durng the whole revolutionary movement the Commu
Party the
struggle by appeals
daily workers. peasants
soldiers leaflets contained from the fighting
districts newspapers appearing few pub
caOns they contained the fighting slogans At
the present appeal distributed
spain emphasizing
struggle
appeal formua why revolutionary
struggle did not lead to victory:
Party always increasingly poll
organzaona preparations insufficient
program working
masses because not enough done to pOpuae what the evo
ton will peasants soldiers
exploited The fact ignored that revolution not
gained that the
only Of people prepared to do anything but that e whole
Of the forces OF the working class and the immediate allies OF the
luton, the peasants be drawn into struggle"
appeal adopted by the Com
munis Party pointed September
the enlistment of the peassnty the Alliance victory
of the revolution This too why
the consisting peasants
the revolution
he problem of power question every
ton peasants
The majority these whom organs
they had the power sgned
order that the great should play their the struggle they
be thoroughly pemeated program
calls them to fight which done
the gigantic of the united potariat factory
mine farm remained
mttees committees of the peasany
places of worknone of the the
nurrecton the embryonal the triumphant
revolution sovietswere lacking
accident accorded with the conceptions
theory and practice revolution absent.
1.-THE discipline required by the Party of the revolution
absent In the Party by
rvoutonaries ready for sacrifice there
seek to conceal their hostility revolutionary
was bound to be reflected in vatons instructions
and contradictory directions ghtfu
mitted that the ma-
ton Of the This hands
of the Another gh leaving issue of
the struggle the hands vacatng
IF the revolution to be victorious must
in the hands Of the exploited demonstrated
by heroic comrades Asturias and Biskaya"
The manifesto betrayal of the reyo-
luton by the anarchist leaders continuing
the struggle uniedy in the future
concludes by seng that there reyo
ohe Party which bases its activities
two victorious revolutions the the Chinese.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Biggest Textile
Plant To Close
In Fall River
Workers Say Plan Is to
Open With Non-Union
Men at Low Pay

FALL RIVER, Mass, Nov. "A
Complete closing of the American
Printing Company, the largest tex
tile plant here, to be effected as
soon as present orders are COM
pleted, was announced last week by
Nathan Durfee, vice-president and
plant executive. The cotton divi-
sion will close down within six
weeks, and the printing division
within two months, the order
stated.
Workers in the plant, which is
completely organized into the
United Textile Workers Union "a.
F. Of L., declare that this is q
move to wipe out the union, and
to reopen at a later date with
non-union employees at lower wages.
About 5000 workers are affected.
These are the workers who led the
re-strike movement here when 100
militant strikers, part of the flying
squadron, were fired at the close
of the first strike.
A definite move has been made
by other mills here to curtail pro-
duction with the same end in view
and to bring about increased prices
and vastly enlarged profits.
The leading daily newspaper of
the textile bosses, the Daily News
Record, published in New York de-
clared in special dispatch TODAY
that mills in Fall River "have the
opportunity of taking much bust
Most mills have definitely indi-
Gated that they are to get higher
prices before they will trade" the
Daily News Record continues. "This
is shown particularly in the case of
one large plant that has closed
down many of its looms and vet
mas the opportunity of doing a good
deal of business" Print goods bust
ness has been turned down by the
mil managers, the paper further
states.
The American Printing Company
announced that the layoff would
effect BATS operators in the print
ing division and TIA workers in the
cotton division.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

lief on the grounds that it encour-
ages workers to be idle.
Roosevelt's speech also indicated
that the new Deal government
iavors a spreading of the respcn-
sibility for unemployment to the
States as means of making it
easier to shift the burden of pay
ments for insurance to employed
and part time workers.
For the administration of insur-
ance benefits the President said
''the States are the most logical
units. Not only will there have
to be Federal lew but State laws
will also be needed" thus implying
his complete opposition to the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill, which has heen endorsed by
$500 American Federation OF Labor
locals and other organizations COM
ing millions of individual mem
bers,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Rise
Over Shooting
% f N e gro

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. IA
young Negro worker by the name
of Allen was shot in the back last
Sunday morning by Policeman
William Smith, one of the worst
Negro-haters on the local police
force. Allen is now in the hospital.
in a critical condition, and is not
expected to live.
The young Negro worker, a resi-
dent of Hartford, had just returned
from G. G. c. camp and was eat
ing in the Windsor lunch room,
Windsor Street section of Hart
ford, when Smith entered and
started questioning him. Allen
pointed out that he lived in Hart
ford and had just returned from a
G. c. G. camp. Smith then ordered
him to leave the restaurant, and, as
Allen was walking down the street,
the policeman drew his revolver
and shot him in the back. The po-
lice department has taken no ac-
ton against Smith, although many
witnesses report that Allen was shot
down without the slightest provoca-
ton.
Three protest mass meetings were
held Monday night and a broad
united front protest movement is
developing.
The l.. 8. N. R. and the I. L. d.
are calling conference for this
Sunday to plan action around the
Allen case and the struggle for Ne
gro rights in Hartford, as we'll as
the fight for the lives and freedom
of the Scottsboro boys. The Com
nunist Party is issuing cali to all
organizations to support the action
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Union City Police
Fire on Dye Pickets
Continued from Page y


them if they picket peacefully,
Among those to call upon the
workers for more determination
and militancy, was the worker from
the hospital with his head bandaged.
Vice-President, Charles Vigoritto,
who was leader of the picket line,
aroused the greatest cheer when he
stated that the next time a picket
line goes to Union City, it will be
better prepared.
The attack in Union City followed
the arrest of six and clubbings yes
terday at the same plant, and opens
new stage in the fight of the rs
900 dye strikers, which. from all in
dications, will be marked by bitter
struggles.
Dye Bosses in Session
A special meeting of the dye bosses
is now in session, where it is be-
lieved that a decision will be made
to attempt to open plants with i'm
ported Scabs. The newspapers are
being harnessed into the strike
breaking machinery and are carry
ing stories of the dye plants NOV
ing out of the Paterson area. This
International Piece Dye Works made
a definite announcement but these
are quite commonly regarded as
meaningless by the workers and
likened to the deliberately false
alarms issued in the case of the
Atlantic and Pacific Stores in
Cleveland.
The dye house owners are openly
stating that they will expect the
local government to protect scabs
which they import.
Broad Silk Strike Vote Saturday
A very important development il
expected in the broad silk situation,
as a membership meeting is called
for Saturday at Carpenters Hall to
take a strike vote, which will likely
go into effect very soon. Notices for
the meeting entitled, Strike
Against Wage Cuts" were posted
at all mills this morning.
The silk manufacturers were sers
a. A~oVSA Ny SilC uliAOll q
renewal of the contract, and they
are given until Saturday to answe...
The contract the union had is called
void by the manufacturers because
workers came out during the recent
general strike. The only statement
coming from the manufacturers is
likewise the false alarm that shops
will move out.
Action of the Paterson silk weav-
ers, 1t Is expected, will force the is
sue of general silk strike and for
a uniform wage scale at the con.
veiltion of the Silk Workers FEEDER
aticn to begin in New York on
Nov. "a. Furthermore, strike.
jointly with the dycrs, will paralyzs
the entire industry and will bring
quick victory. In Passaic county it
will bring the bulk of the organ
lied labor movement on strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

Conference when he declared that
all insurance plans must be financed
not by taxes but by contributions.
In his statement that insurance
must be set up with the purpose
of decreasing unemployment was
seen the intention of making any
insurance benefits so small that
forced labor" projects would be
considered preferable by the work
ers.
He disclosed more of the true ma
ture of his economic security plans
by declaring:
Unemployment insurance must
be set up with the purpose of de-
creesing rather than increasing un-
employment. In this statement he
supported the Islander against work
ers common among those who op-
pose any form Of unemployment re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

Ine members OF the CITY council
for parade permit.
Final preparations for the march
and demonstration will be made at
mass conference this coming SAT-
urday at Mirror Hall, 1886 North.
western Avenue.
The full text of the application
for permit follows:
1--WE hereby request the city gov
eminent to grant a permit for a
march and parade of all workers for
the purpose Of registering protest
against the recent 10 to IS per cent
cut in grocery orders on relief and
to bear pressure upon the authori-
ties for the enactment of the fol-
lowing program:
"1-Public works at union
wages-building of subway-work-
ers' homes.
"2-For cash reIief--against the
relief cut.
"3-For immediate winter relief
shoes, new clothing, blankets for
the unemployed.
"4-For the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance
Bill, Fl. r. 1898.
"5For the recognition of re-
lief committees at the relief sta
lions.
THE march to start from two
points - Twenty-second and Went
worth and Union Park, Ogden and
Randolph Streets; to start at 10
am, Saturday, November "A. South
lines to proceed - Wentworth to
Archer-Archer to Clark-Clark to
Harrison = Harrison to Franklin =
Franklin to Randolph, where the
two lines will converge. West line
to proceed from Union Park down
Randolph to Michigan Avenue =
Michigan Avenue past 1919 South
Michigan to meeting in an empty
lot at 1900 block on South Michi-
gan Avenue.
Respectfully yours,
ELMER JOHNSON, Sec'y,
Committee for United Action on
November "a
"(Signed Chicago Workers COMMITTEES
on Unemployment; Unemployment
Council of Cook County; A. F. of l..
Trade Union Committee for UnempIoy-
ment Insurance and Relief; Interpro-
fessional Association for Unenplcy-
ment Insurance; Federation of Frater-
nal Organization; Polish Chamber Of
Labor; Federation Of Jewish Trades !;
District Council of Bakers and Con-
fectionery Workers Union; Federation
of Architects, Engineers, Chemists and
Technicians; Federation of Social Se--
vice Employees; American Consolidated
Trades Council; Small Home and Land
owners Federation of Illinois"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

eighteen thousand relief workers
in Wayne County are being dras-
ticaly cut.
q The number Of families on re-
lief in Wayne County, which en-
braces Detroit, Dearborn, Ham
tramek, Highland Park and other
communities, has surpassed the all
time record. In Flint, kingdom OF
General Motors, the welfare case
lists have also gone beyond the all
time peak.
3. Twelve hundred and ninety
five welfare families in Sh1aWassee
County will be completely cut OH
from relief by tomorrow night, &C
cording to announcements in to-
DAYS press. Work relief budgets
will be reduced to the level OF direct
relief John F. BaIlenger, WAYNE
County welfare Administrator, has
announced. This means that the
men on work relief will no longer
receive money for rent, clothing,
light and gas. Like the thousands
on direct relief they will have 10
nut up a fight to compel the wei
fare Department to pay for these
necessities and in many cases WIZ
face eviction, shutting of of light
and gas and lack of warm clothing
for the Winter.
$4,000 On Rolls
There are now over sixty three
thousand families on the relief rolls
in Wayne County, Of whom over
fifty-one thousand are in Detroit.
The all-time peak for the County,
set in April 1898, was $500. Despite
all the recovery" ballyhoo, Bal
lenger estimates that by February
the County total will reach the
huge total of $4,000 The daily av-
erage increase in the case load is
47S families in November against
10 in october.
an Flint more than 5000 faIni-
HES are on welfare, surprising the
peak of 7,400 last December. Fol-
lowing the failure of the ShiaWas-
see Board of Supervisors to providP
one-third of the relief funds as de-
handed by DR.. William c. Haber,
State Welfare Director, all state
and federal aid will be halted to-
morrow night. The officials of the
cities in this county declare they
are unable to raise any funds and
are evidently prepared to let the
unemployed starve unless the job
less themselves take action to win
relief.
Steps Taken in Wayne County
= The workers Of Wayne County,
OF Flint and other cities are taking
steps to beat back these attacks on
their already low living standards.
The movement that was organized
at a conference in Detroit last Sun
day, called by the rank and file
A. F. of L, Trade Union Committee
for Unemployment Insurance and
Relief, is rallying all workers and
their organizations in the fight
against the cuts. In this activity
the Unemployment Councils are
playing leading role.
The committee of 25 that was set
up at the conference is demanding
a hearing before the County We'll
fare Commission. This committee
is also acting as an arrangements
committee for the National Con-
gress for Unemployment and Social
Insurance, to be held in Washing
ton, January to 7, and for the
Michigan State Conference in Feb
ruary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Rally to Protest
&C. N. Y. Oustings
CONTINUED from Page y

Of the anti-fascist movement is in
agreement, but points out there is
q need CT immediate action. The
conference, IS the N. S. L. pro
posed, must likewise include groups
from all over the city.
The explosions, suspensions. and
probations, come as a result of the
Oct. 9 reception to students from
Fascist Italy. Despite Student
Council protest, mass student OBJ
lection and repeated demands that
the visit be called off, President
Robinson refused. The direct cause
of the disturbance was the attack
On Edwin Alexander by faculty
members and the Italian students,
as he was addressing the reception
in the name Of the Student Council
of which hi is a r7ember.
BY a Worker Correspondent
The faculty, which is composed
only Of those of professional rank.
voted to accept the account of the
affeir as presented by the Dean.
Morton D. Gottschall, but decided
that his recommendation of sus-
pension for Edwin Alexander and
four others would be too lenient.
AS result they expelled 81, put IL
On probation and gave 4 others
short time suspensions. The ex-
PEELED are, Edwin Alexander, Jr.
Charles Goodwin, Leonard Gutkin,
Edward Kuntz. Jr., Morris AEilgram,
Matthew Anberg, Joseph BALKAN,
q. Block, L, Cohen. H. GileWitz,
Oscar Jaffee. 3. Klibanoff, George
Xrubitz'lny, Hsrvery Kalansky. A.
3osen, Jerome Lio5chitz, G. Rubin
stein, Murray Sawits, Eomer
Scheinberg, E. Selikson, A. ziegler.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

NOOUCIHNeU from rage
ers contribute to any reserves sys-
tenn adopted, that the application
be restricted, that everything be left
to the states to accomplish, and
similar reactionary features be ap-
proved. The pressure of the mass
movement for unemployment insur-
ance, however, was evident again
when Mayor La Guardia, of New
York City, pleading for immediate
action by Congress, declared that
the days discussion would have
been interesting in 1920, but this
is 1884; we can't work on an actu-
ar1al basis. :. We must have i'm
mediate action because we can't
carry the rreliefl load any longer"
Workers Will Write Bill
1.-THE truth of the matter is that
unemployment insurance will be
written not by these people" Ben
jamin commented later, But by the
workers in the streets. We can ex-
pect no action from these people
for genuine unemployment insur-
ance, and we of the Unemployment
Council and the forthcoming Ma
tional Congress for Unemployment
and Social Insurance will continue
to work for real unemployment in
surance regardless of what the
Roosevelt Government brings forth
to confuse the issue"
Ron q min tnld fhA
There is just one bill which meets
the needs of the unemployed, and 1t
has not been mentioned here; it
is the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill.
It's principles must be included in
any genuine unemployment system.
That is, we must have the following
principles:
Compensation in amounts equal
to average wages: uniform pay
ments throughout the country.
rather than the present haphazard
methods and suggestions, so as to
bring about a Transformation OF
surplus wealth into purchasing pow
er, because you can't make pur-
chasing power by asking workers to
take money out of one pocket la
belled wages and put it into another
pocket labelled unemployment re-
serves.
Especially, you must cover all
workers without discrimination, par
ticularly with Out discrimination
against Negro workers, and you
most provide benefits for the full
time of unemployment. For work
ers, Professor Doublas, must eat
every week and not just 20 to 26
weeks a year. Finally, we must
have administration by the workers
themselves"
Hopkins Skirts Subject
Federal Relief Administrator Hop
kins, member of the Presidents
committee. ski-ted the subject
vaguely at luncheon meeting, at
tempting to show that very little is
known about unemployment insur-
ance. He also stressed the fact
that today'S unprecedented unem-
ployment totals must be considered
in the light of the fact that many
who wouldn't work in normal"
times are now seeking work. He
limited at housing plan and more
reactionary workbench proposals,
saying one of the greatest problems
today is workers who will never get
back into their trades and must be
given some substitute.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Presi-
delt Roosevelt revesled his readi-
ness to shield bankers and bosses
from t2-ietion for unemployment
and social insurance today in
speech before the Economic Security