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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-19

Referee. r. D. Evans, Ursinus: UNI
pire, s. r. Derby, Illinois: field Judge,
H. r. Antrim, Mercersburg; linesman,
q. r. Holstrom, Muhlenberg.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Kansas City Rail
Men for Strike
Against Pay Cuts
Officials Forced To De.
clare Strike for
March LIST

KANSAS CITY, No, Feb. TO-
Determined to strike on March 1, $50
trainmen Of the Kansas City South
ern Railway are modifying against
a wage cut and the piling up of
grievances, which are rapid y
worsening the conditions of the rail-
road workers.
Railroad Brotherhoods officials Ed-
mitted today that the workers are
demanding strike action against the
new wage schedule, which puts the
men on an hourly instead of a
mileage rate, in reality steep cut
in pay.
This action of slashing wages is
separate and additional to the Is per
cent pay cut announced for July 1,
1884, when The last years 10 per
cent pay cut runs out.
The announcement of strike action
was made by A. B. Cranor, general
chairman of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen and chairman of ne
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19

At the meeting itself, these Social
list leaders continued with their in
sulting speeches to provoke the MILL
tant workers. The enraged masses
shouted their disapproval of the pro-
vocative tactics of the Socialist lead
ers. The climax Of the meetin came
with the brutal attack upon Clarence
Hathaway, led by Algernon Lee and
Dubinsky, when Hathaway peacefully
and alone came upon the platform
to propose to the chairman OF the
meeting that he make one-minute
statement to appeal for order.
All these policies and tactics Of
the Socialist bureaucrats are in line
with their rejection of the united
front proposed by the Communists
against the N. R. A. attacks en- the
living standards and fundamental
rights of the workers, instead OF
which they united with Roosevelt.
They fought against the broad united
front against irnpsrialist war ex-
pressed in the q. S. Congress Against
War. They sabotaged the united ac-
ton in behalf Of the freedom Of Tom
Mooney and the 5cottsboro boys,
They rejected the appeal for united
struggle against Nazi fascist terror
and anti Semitisnn. Now the Social
list leaders are again guilty Of splitting
the ranks of the workers, Of violating
the sentiments Of their own member
shin for united action with the Com,
munists in support Of the Austrian
working class.
The militant demonstration last
Wednesday at the Austrian Consulate
established the desire and possibility
for a united front between the Social
list and Communist workers. The very
effective united front demonstration
Thursday afternoon against closing
the C.W.A projects, further, showed
the sincere desire for unity on the
part Of the Communist and Socialist
workers. This laid the basis for a
broad and mighty united front In the
protest strike called yesterday, and
in the antifascist demonstration at
Madison Square Garden.
The Communist Party whole
heartedly supported the protest strike
and demonstration at Madison Square
Garden, in joint solidarity demonstra.
ton with the Socialist and A. F. Of L.
workers.
The Communist Party will continue
the struggle for firm unity of all
workers against Fascism and War
We are convinced that the Socialist
workers, in their vast majority are
opposed to the provocative and dis
uniting actions of their leadership
and will act to prevent the further
splitting of the ranks Of the workers
and will Join With the Communists In
real militant united actions against
the curse of fascisIn and the imminent
| danger Of war,
New York District Communist Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Artists to Hit Lenin
Mural Destruction

NEW YORK. - Artists of many
organizations, including the John
Reed Club, the Unemployed Artists
Association. the National Student
League, the Workers Laboratory
Theatre and others, will demon
strate against the vandalism OF the
Rockefellers in destroying the Lenin
murals in Rockefeller Center on
Columbus Circle at 5 p. m. tomorrow.
The artists will express their pro-
tests in speeches by members Of the
various organizations participating, by
q chalk talk given by the John Reed
Club ard sit By the theatre group.
All the group urge En;ie5 front in
this demonstration OF al organiSa-
tons and persons interested. Bring
signs and slogans. Protest against
capitalist cultural vandalism Erforcs
the boycott Of Rockefeller Centsr by
all art and cultural orFsnizationei
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Communist Party Statement
On Madison Square Meeting
'From the Very Outset the Socialist Leaders Tried
to Break the Workers Unity New York
District Declares

NEW YORK.-''The responsibility
for the regrettable incidents at the
Madison Square Garden meeting
rests entirely upon the shoulders oi
the Socialist and trade union lead
ers who conducted the meeting" g
statement OF the New York District
of the Communist Party declared to-
day. Pointing out that the Commun-
list Party supported the meeting anc
called upon all Communist workers
to forge real united front against
fascisIn by joining their Socialist fel-
low workers in one united meeting
the statement declares that the COR
ganizers of the meeting from the
very outset endeavored to split the
unity Of the workers"
The full statement follows:
The responsibility for the most re-
grettable incidents at the Madison
Square Garden meeting rests entirely
upon the shoulders of the Socialist
and trade union leaders who con-
Quoted the meeting. The large turn
out Of Socialists, Communists and
trade union workers indicated the
determined desire Of these masses
unitedly to demonstrate their pro-
tests against Austrian fascism and
their support for their heroic class
brothers in Austria. Instead OF CIV
ing expression at the meeting to the
unity evidenced in the protest strike
the organizers of the meeting tloutec
the desire of class solidarity of the
members of the trade unions that re-
sponded to the strike call, by reject
ting the proposal for united from
meeting by putting forward only the
hated burocrats, the Dubinskys, anC
Solonlons as the spokesman at thi.
workers meeting, and in place o.
such workers unity put forward a,
leading spokesman in protest against
| fascism, LaGuardia, whose police
beat the heads Of protestin workers
before the Austrian Consulate, anC
the fascist, VOL, who only 8 few
days ago called for the breaking of
Of relations with the Soviet Union.
The Communist Party and it's or
gan, the Daily Worker, called upor
all workers to participate Jointly ir
the protest strike and at It's meeting
In the Bronx Coliseum urged al
workers to attend the Madison
Square Garden meeting as an ex-
preston of unity action against tht
ragin Fascist terror. The organizer:
of the meeting at the very outset en-.
deavored to split the unity of the
workers and to provoke the militant
workers by attempting to separate
them from other workers and Il
shunt them to the balconies, forcing
them, with the aid of the police, tt
remove the banners of their organ
ization, searching them for literature
and barring several thousand work.
ers from the hall, although there were
vacant seats to accommodate them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Hotel Strikers
Picket DESPITE
Betrayal Move
F. ". |. U. Leaders Warn
Against Plan to
Bring in Mayor

NEW YORK Despite attempts Of
B. j. Field, secretary Of the Amalga-
mated Hotel and Restaurant Work
ers' Union, along with Mrs. Herrick.
N. r. A. chairman, to humbug the
workers and trick them into return
ing TO work without winning any Of
their demands, workers continued the
strike over the weekend and picketed
the hotels
The N. f. a. Board proposed that
the strikers return to work and nego-
tiate individually, which meant 8
continuation OF the blacklist and the
smashing up Of union organizations
in the hotels.
Field, who agreed with this pro-
poeai. seeing the workers continuing
the fight, changed his tactics in or
der TO save his face, and stated that
the Labor Board had broken faith
with the union" He sent a call to
Mayor LaGuardia to step in and
settle the strike.
The strikers were told by leaders
Of the Food Workers industrial
Union TO remember how LaGuardia,
through his mediator Morris Ernst
and a group Of leaders Of the Social
LIST Party, betrayed the recent taxi
drivers strike and were urged TO con-
tinue their fight and settle only
through broad committee elected
by the workers.
Nine committees sent out TO visit
hotels reported back TO the union
headquarters that they had not been
| successful In their attempts to nego-
tate with the bosses.
The hotel owners told the strikers
| that they would only accept them
back as individuals, whereupon the
workers marched away and con-
tinued picketing.
Saturday the Food Workers In
dustrial Union sent a letter to the
! leaders OF the Anlalgamated, stating
that the Industrial Union has cer-
tain proposals on how to defeat the
blacklist and what steps can be taken
to get the strikers jobs back.
At the general strike committee
meeting that night, which was
packed with henchmen of the off
cialdom, the letter was not mem
toned until member of the Anal
gamated asked that it be read. Field,
secretary of the union, attempted to
keep the letter from coming on the
floor for discussion, but at last was
forced to read it. He said: Lets
read the god damned letter and get
over with it." The officials refused
TO discuss it, however, using as q
pretext that it wasn't on the
agenda"
Workers Call for Unity
At a mass membership meeting OF
the strikers earlier in the day, called
supposedly to hear report from
Field, rank nd fiale member Of the
Amlgnmated, obtained the floor and
made a speech for unity.
He asked for vote for the united
front, and with cheers the entire
meeting voted for it. Costes, one Of
the officials, said that the member
ship could not decide on 1t them
selves nd that he would take the
question up at the general strike
committee meeting.
This he did not do. When a dele
! gate asked that the vote Of the
afternoon meeting be discussed he
was told it was not on the agenda. "
ofl'hoR shrdlu etaoin cnnfwyp shrdm
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Muntropic Grew
Strikes for Code
Out in Wilmington for
MWIU Demands

PHILADELPHIA, Pa Feb. is.-The
crew of the Muntropio, a Munson
liner, have been striking for days
in Wilmington. The strike began
when the company refused to pay the
sailors back wages. The men are now
out for the full code of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union.
The strike IS strong and effective
despite attempts of the city officials
to break 1t with terror. Ten mem
bers Of the crew and the M. w. I, u.
delegate Sackowich we're arrested and
charged with disorderly conduct.
They were released the next day.
The S. S. Everett, q coal boat was
towed TO the middle OF the stream
here after news had reached the crew
OF the strike in Boston.
eve are ready TO strike" was the
message sent by the crew TO the
Marine Workers Industrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19

OF tTle Labor sports Union, the
Spartakiade and finally asked
him if he would give an exhi-
bition at the L.S.U. swimming
meet
Sure" he said. I'm give an exhibit
ton" which was quite unusua for
him and surprising to me since had
warned him that he wouldn't get a
cent for expenses, and he lsually de-
mands cab money and meal expenses
whereby few dollars can be pocketed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19

by him when the bin is finally turned
in But tell me more about this
Spartakiade. How can I go to Russian"
! explained in detail and he said
he'd endorse the whole shooting
match, Spartakiade and L. S. u.
even if it got him in bad with the
A. A. U. and the I. A. c.; but how
th'hell, he said, can I get to Prussia.
/ FOUND out later that this athletes
mind was working overtime along
the usual lines typical of experts.
He began telling me Of the time after
the 1928 Olympic games when johnny
We1smuller and host of Olympic
champions we're invited to Japan so
that their athletes could learn the
American technique Of winning. Japan
was becoming a strong power and
she wanted to excel not only indus
trlally, but also to master the part of
producing swimming champions.
Weismuller was offered a $4,000
a year job at the university in
Tokyo as swimming coach. He re-
AAA1N0s EAAkgI 11AS Viz Hl0NltS MAS n
more profitable way of cashing in
on his amateur prestige. Schwartz
was thinking that Russia was fol-
lowing in Japan's footsteps. He
thought If he got in ON the ground
floor In Russia with a Job as
swimming instructor-S25,00 was q
nice sum for his brilliant services.
He'd make champions, wouldn't he.
That's whai they wanted--he'd soon
rise TO be a big shot, a comn1issar
of swimming education or sunp,n.
| began telling him that Russia,
doesn't care good goddam about
star athletes. What they wanted was
sports for the benefit and well being
Of the worker SO that his mind and
body could be healthily conditioned.
given the freedom of participating In
sports work only as cultural part 4
his life and not as profiteering
means to dollar bill. I told him the
American Spartakiade committee
would rather send an ordinary worker
athlete from factory han a spoiled
star.
CcHWARTz looked funny at me and
y said, "But they gotta have some
one teach them the technique of
winning, of becoming char Fps. They
gotta have stars. What thhelI's the
good of sports if you don't have Stars."
He didn't wait for an answer. We
both swan around. Tai. about the
Spartakiade and the L. S. u. was
stopped. When l got ready to leave
him, he said, "a bunch idealists.
But I'll give an exhibition any time
you say. Just tell me when.'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Railroads Adrertise
for Scab Locomotive
Engineers; Fear Strike

CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. lS.-Def-
mite strtkebreaking preparations
are being made by the railroads,
in view Of the fact that President
Roosevelt is working with the
railroad magnates to put over an
extention of the 10 per cent wage
cut
This action is seen in the fol-
lowing advertisement which APP
peared yesterday in one Of the
Chicago newspapers:
Locomotive misunderstanding
to accept positions under strike
conditions and who can pass
examinations on q class one rail-
road; reply give details of exper-
fence, age, address and telephone
number"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
10000 Dye Shops
to Close Today
in Price War
A. F. of l.. Supports Price
Increase, But Asks
No Pay Rise

NEW YORK. - Protesting against
the non enforcement Of the cleaners
and dyes sode, 10000 retail shops are
expected to close today.
The retail men are demanding that
big concerns, which are cutting the
prices below the 10 cent per garment
price, as set by the code be forced to
raise their prices to the code level.
A. r. of L. cleaners and dyers
unions have called their workers to
stop work today In support Of the
retailers. The unon has not raised
the question OF higher wages for the
workers, but is supporting the move
to raise the price on all cleaning end
dying work.
In the last strike OF cleaners and
dyers for higher wages the A. r. of
L. leaders refused TO call out their
drivers and even their own cleaners
and dyers. The A. r. Of L. leaders
who now come out supporting the
fight for higher prices refused in the
past 10 support a movement Of work
ers for higher wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Important Shoe Meet
To Be Held Tonight

NEW YORK. ~ The Shoe Trade
Board which meets on Monday at $3.50
pm. at IT 9th Ave, Is calling for
special mobilization Of all acttye shoe
workers to attend this meeting. All
shop chairmen are urged to mobilize
every active worker in the shop TO
attend this meeting. This is the
first mobilization of forces to end
racketsering in the shoe industry. No
active shoe worker can afford to stay
away from this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Wages Cut to 80 C.
Per Hour for eva
Men; LayOffS Starts
Continued from Page u

a conference with relief director
Hopkins, states Of the wage cut: "This
ruling is expected to relieve the
pressure Of criticism from private
employers in some sections, that the
government rates have been higher
than those prevailing in their COM
n1unities."
Obeys Employers
The Roosevelt administration obeys
the pressure" Of the employers in its
liquidation Of G. w. A. jobs, and wage
cuts OF @. w A, workers, just as it
obeyed the dictates of the employers
in setting starvation wages In the N.
p. A. codes, Now these starvation
wages are TO be further reduced by
swelling the army Of 100000 I'M
employed through firing of the C.
w. A. workers.
The New York Post, an ardent sup
porter of Roosevelt, admits what was
revealed in the Daily Worker weeks
ago, that the wage cuts on C. w. A.
projects are made at the request of
the employers in order to create a
cheap labor army and enable the en-
ployers to reduce wages Of all work
ers to still lower levels.
The Post Saturday says, 1.-THE i'm
preston prevailed here lin Wash
ington) that the reduction Of work.
ing hours was the administrator
reply to protests from private EN-
ployers that the G. w. A. was taking
their workers away from them by
paying higher wages than they could
afford. THESE PROTESTS HAVE
COME PARTICULARLY FROM OP-
orators OF SOUTHERN LUM-
Der CAMPS AND OTHERS IN
SECTIONS WHERE CHEAP NEGRO
LABOR rs EXPLOITED"
Jim-Crow Traditions
The Roosevelt overnment in its I'M
employment, wage-cutting drive, con-
tinues the jim Grow traditions of the
lynch Democratic Party by firing
first and heaviest in the South, aid
ing the employers to secure chear
labor and hammer down wages, and
bringing the burdens Of the unem-
ployment, wae-cut drive down heav-
lest on the heroes.
The National Unemployment Coun-
ell calls on all workers to immedi-
ately organize protests against the
C. W. A. layoffs, to hold mass meet
ings, demonstrations and marches
They call for the organization Of job
committees and G w. A. workers
unions on all C. w. A. jobs, to de-
mand no firing of any G. w. A
worker, union wages and conditions
on G. w. A. Jobs, no discrimination
against Negroes, and cash relief fol-
all unemployed not receiving G. W. A
wages. They call for protests at the
@. w. A. and relief headquarters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Nazis Smash Store
Windows in Chicago
Jewish-Owned Stores
Chosen; Cops Aid

CHICAGO, H., FEB. iS.-Windows
Of scores of Jewish-owned stores on
the Northwest side here were smashed
nv fascists In the early hours Of this
morning without any police inter
ference.
RMS fascist outbreak followed a
meeting last night OF the Man
~Fr,ends OF New Germany" in the
Logan Square Masonic Temple, at
which 8 New York Razi leader spoke.
huge stones we're hurled through
the windows in a systematic routine
could not possibly have escaped the
notice Of the police. Windows OF
hardware, candy, meat and grocery
were included among those damaged
by Ms Nazt vsndals
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Blechman Strikers to
Hold Mass Picketing

NEW YORK. Despite all attempts
of the bosses TO smash up the strike
at the S. Bcechmsn Store through
mass arrests and terror the struggle
continues stronger and stronger.
Today at noon the strikers will
hold q mass picket demonstration in
front OF the store at o. Broadway. All
workers are urged to come out and
help the Bleachman strikers win.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Hanging Austrian
Workers Will Keep
On, Says DOllfuss
Continued from Poge u


the government has seized the prop
erty Of all workers organizations, in
Guiding fraternal and cultural mass
organizations, and would use this
property to "defrsy the costs Of the
warfare"
To top this cynical outrage, Doll
fuss announced that his wife WIS
heading q committee to organize re-
lief for the helpless victims" of the
fighting.
In an interview with foreign cor
respondents, he boosted of the cam
paign of revenge which he has been
carrying on.
Promises More Official Murders
''The troops which fought so cour-
sgeousIy and suffered such heavy
losses would not understand it If W.
spared the lives of the leaders who
provoked this tragic clash" he said.
Baron Karwinsky, chief secretary
OF the state police, showed the corr
respondents an assortment OF objects
which he declared were bombs ca
pable OF destroying whole buildings,
and which he said had been cap
tured by state troops.
He had to admit, however, that no
such weapons had been used by the
workers who had heroically defended
themselves with the small supply OF
/ inadequate arms left to them after
| the disarmament Of the Schutzbund
| Socialist workers defense organiza-
ton, which was arranged last year
| by its OWN leaders and DollfusS.
/ Censorship Ccnceals Resistance
The extent of the resistance which
still continues, with shots which can
be heard in the working class belt
OF the city, is concealed by an abso-
Lutte government censorship, which
takes the attitude that all resistance
is over, and refuses to make any
report OF the continued fighting.
|
Bauer Admits Treachery
BRATISLAVA, Czechoslovakia, Feb
| 1S.-The Socialist Party leaders OF
| Austria had made an offer TO allow
Chancellor Dollfuss to establish faS-
cism in Austria before the workers
began their armed resistance to fas-
cism, Otto Bauer, leader of the AUS
trian Social-Democracy, told news
paper correspondent here yesterday
Since the date of Hitler's triumph
In Germany, our party has made the
very greatest efforts to come to an
agreement with the government" he
said.
Offered to support Fascism
I'VE offered to make the greatest
concessions that democratic and
socialistic party has ever made. We
let Dollfuss know that I he would
only pas bill through Parliament
we would accept a measure authoriz-
! ing the governemnt to govern by
decree without parliament for two
years"
After in these words revealing the
complete sell-out to the fascist gov
eminent which the Socialist LEADER
ship had tried to make, he added:
1.-THE dissatisfaction and agitation
OF the workers against the conser-
vstavs committee Of our party COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19

nittees grew as the government pro-
vocations increased"
Tried To Disarm Workers
He then admitted that at the last
moment, when this dissatisfaction was
turning into heroic resistance despite
his efforts In behalf of Dollfuss, he
had been attempting to get them to
submit TO being disarmed.
Last Sunday night in Vienna a
comrade coming from Linz warned
me that the workers of Linz were
highly indignant and alarmed over
the Heimwehr action, and had de-
cided that II any further action were
taken to deprive them Of their arms
they would defend themselves.
Ell Was alarmed 10 hear Of this
spirit, and after discussion with my
informant we both decided that
urgent messages must be sent TO
the workers 10 keep cool. arr
ranged for them to be told that n
we in Vienna could submit pa
tientIy to an arms search In party
headquarters, they nUst try TO do
the same"
IT,. .xIk~rs.I -. p>.~ . ~S &A.A- s,..u al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
,oSeue Helps r. r. Bosses Against Resistance of Workers
Portr lit of a Star
BY SAM ROSS

BY SAM ROSS
IL SCHWARTZ, member of the 1882 American Olympic
team Americas fastest swimmer and worlds record holder
took me down the Illinois Athletic Club little swim and
shower couple of days before left Chicago for New York
Amid the backslaps of mionaires bodice oy rubbers'
hands, the smell of rubbing alcohol and the sight of attendants
manicurng parastcal toe nails l began talking to him
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-19
Metropolitan Workers
Basketball League

ScheduIe-Week of Feb. 10
Feb, 10 Spartacus VS. Y.W.AC.
Feb. 20 YC.L Bronx VS. Calverts
Feb. 81 Yorkville VS. Red Sparks
Feb. % NSL. VS. Coney Island
FEB. 20 fremont Progress. VS. American Youth
Feb IS Lyceum Boys VS. Harlem Projects