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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-07
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-07
ED BRANDT ARRIVES

D 7 IWtH NUVCINT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
THE Boston Braves missing
southpaw hurler Ed Brandt,
reached training camp here yester-
day. He is unsigned, but Manager
Bill McKechnie thinks the diff
Guilty over salary will be adjusted
shortly. Brandt made long trip
He lives at Spokane, Wash.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-07
US. c.. A. Reveals List
of WOmen'S Committee
Group Will Stage National Tourney and Choose Midron
Experts for American Curtis Cup Team to
Engage British Golfers.
By United Press


Association today
which will have
championship the United
Britain
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PARK PLAYS FACULTY

Park school cagers will conclude
their 1933-34 season Friday with a
game against the school faculty
quintet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-07

handkerchief on the floor. So the
lads wrapped up the cent in the
scent, and tucked it away in their
kit bag for luck Will that penny
and hanky ride with them to An
derson? You can bet it will.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19

while this is only about 10 to Is
miles away, they had to quit be-
cause they could not make enough
to pay the transportation.
The local union officials do not
seem to see hundreds of the griev-
snces that arise daily. They are
satisfied They have either good
jobs or good places.
For example. our president, Sam
Rhodes. was loading coal before he
was elected the local president
Later he was put on the machine
cutting. where some claim he makes
s10O in 2 two-wsek pay period,
The double shift here is an abso-
lutte curse. Two men in q place,
on each shift, means that four men
work in one place. With the best
intentions, these men cannot leave
the place in q good shape for each
other. One shift cleans the coal
cut, and leaves only a car or two
for the next shift, the second shift
cleans the place out, gets the place
cut, the day is over, and they only
made few dollars. After the COM
pany deducts the charges, for the
doctor, light, company insurance,
union dues, powder, etc., the men
have nothing left, and many are
forced to ask for relief while work
ing 40 hours a week.
The vesta mines are now work
ing five days week, but We all
know that the Vesta is stocking
coal at its Aliquipa mill Zones and
laughing, in the event strike
takes place after this agreement
expires.
In our local we are beginning to
organize : rank and file opposition
and the majority of the miners
agree with us. Only. some Of them
still feel that if Lewis doesn't do
nothing, President Roosevelt will.
But the new deal" bunk is also
losing out fast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
Double Shift in
YeSta ) Mine Is
Starvation Plan
By a Mine Worker Correspondent

By a Mine Worker Correspondent
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, - Recently
we struck here in Vests No. of
the Vesta Coal Co. Our strike was
for the recognition of the United
Mine Workers of America. We won
the strike. The Vesta Coal signed
an agreement with the, u. NJ. W. A.
Many of the miners thought that
the signing of the agreement would
mean the end Of some of the rot
ten conditions that existed here.
But we got fooled! The double shift
was not only continued, but more
men we're hired, at a time when
those that we're in the mine could
make nothing. There are men that
Travelled to work from Mariana,
Coksburg, Bentleyville, etc, and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
How AFL Helped
MIA Stifle Strike
OF Salt Workers
BY Mine Worker Correspondent

BY Mine Worker Correspondent
WEST TULSA. Okla.-The work
ers at the Texas Company Salt
Plant, PIT strong, being forced under
RooSevelt's slave code to organize
for self preservation, managed to
organize 80 per cent without the
consent or knowledge Of the Com
pany
One of the organizers, Claude
Pruitt, who had worked himself up
from common laborer to foreman,
had proved himself a profitable
slave according to company stand
ards, but due to his union activities
was promptly fired by them. This
formed the basis for a grievance
ator, but there was nothing doing.
under Section IA Of the N.R.A. code.
The union sent q committee to in
quire the cause but was not received.
The company let it be known that
they had fred him in perfect accord
with the MIRA. (incompetency) The
fred foreman was willing to go back
to where he had begun, as an oper-
so the union took it before the Re-
gional Board and after long time
they were informed that the Board
would hear the case in Kansas CITY.
Mo, and in order to get any action
on it all witnesses would have to
annear tbera
Being just organized there was
no money in the treasury for trans
portation, so the union decided to
take a strike vote. One Judge
Warren, President of the State
Federation of Labor, made it a
point to be present at the meeting.
the time set for the strike vote. The
vote was better than two thirds
majority for the strike but his au-
gust highness ed Warren the
Judge) CURLY informed them that
according to the constitution the
vote must be three fourths MAJOR
ity.
What 2 different picture from the
above would have been had they
lined UP in the fighting T.U.U.L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
A TRUE STORY

Bulgaria is a small country In
southern Europe, where the workers
are greatly oppressed Our brave
comrades Dimitroff, Taneff, ano
Popof are from Bulgaria. This is
a true story that happened in the
small town of Svishtov, almost two
months ago.
School for the day was over. Two
boys in the quiet classroom were
busy wiping the chalked lessoni
from the blackboard. With lone
sweeps Peter quickly drew the big
wet sponge across the board. Ste
phen had put the last piece of
chalk away in the wooden box
Peter had hurried with his share OF
the work. He wanted very much
to speak to Stephen. This was
one of the few chances he had fol
he seldom saw Stephen out oil
school, Thsy lived in q different
neighborhood. Peter came up close
to him and began to talk very
quietly.
In the high school that Peter at
tended he had many friends. They
admired him greatly, particularly
for his courage. There was a time
when the teacher had been giving
out the marks. Strangely enough
though he was very good at his
studies Peter received very Low
mark. While Feodor, the son OF q
well-to-6o siop-keeper, who never
knew his lessons, received a very
high mark, Peter had stood ur
right there in the classroom. He
had looked straight at the teacher
You've given Feodor a high mark
only because his fathers rich, and
gives money to the school. To me
you have given a low mark on &C
count of misconduct. That's what
you call it when | tell the boys
what's right and wrong" The
teacher had been terribly angry
He clutched the steel-eoged ruler
in his hand, but all he said was
Peter you shall remain after
school. we shall see whether your
Communist ideas are right OF
wrong"
Although Peter was always
leader, almost all of the boys
agreed with his opinions. That wa
why the teacher was afraid tc
punish him in school, There would
certainly be trouble. There might
even be a real riot. So the teacher
found other ways. And Feodor-
he was willing to earn his high
marks in ways that he'd nothing tc
do with studying.
When Peter and Stephen left tfe
lchcol building. they Gid not k.lo-
that cautious fingers had carefully
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
PECK Spearhead of Attack
On Militant PM Members

striking miners $4,000 has become
a disgrace to the P. M. A. After
two years of striking, the miners
find themselves hungry, black
listed, and in despair, because on
account of the 'no-picket" policy
of the leadership, the Peabody
mines are working full blast with
Scabs and U. M. w. A. adherents.
Our wonderful brain trust CPearcy,
Dowell etc., make regular trips to
see johnson and the N. R. A. and
come back with wonderful tales but
no results. While our leaders wax
fatter our pays get thinner.
During the special" meeting,
Battuello oornered Pearcy till he
beloved like wounded monster.
Then to everybody's surprise Pearcy
defiantly declared that no left
winger" could ever speak to him
and that he would answer no ques-
tons! Just previous to this, Picek
and McGill outlined a policy to
isolate or expel all militants!
Under the gu:5e of "radicalism, :"
Picek is able to confuse lot of
honest men, and is becoming a
growing menace to the life of the
P. M. A. GU every occasion he has
defended the company and the
contract" AS member of the
school board, he plainly opposed the
organization of teacher union
and frankly advised the president
to appoint spy in each building to
report the bad" teachersl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
Miners Lose
Every Time In

by Miner Correspondent

tBy Miner correspondent
Miners in the Pennsylvania area
are not satisfied with the new
agreement. Also in Curtisville No.
2, miners have bad conditions.
Pagan said the miners have a
good victory, But if Pagan had tc
work in the water as we do, and
not get paid for it, it would not be
such a victory" for him Also to
miss cars on account of the water
And every morning to start bailing
water.
Supplies are hard to get here. We
have to go from place to place tc
hunt for rails and ties.
When we have pit committee
cases we lose, as in a case we had
for honey. The bosses claim the
honey is only II inches thick, but
in some places it is "A inches thick.
We wanted pay for this. The U.
M. w. A. board member, Murray,
came and measured it, but he went
to a place where it was II inches
and we lost the case. He would not
go where the bcney is thick.
We had another case where the
loader had to make a pa,l through
the bceak-through. It took him
about fou" hours and he did not
get any pay We also lost this case
1t also cost the local S13O8 to lose
this case.
Our scale is to be on the bottom
of the mine. Now they place it in
the tipple and a lot of coal is lost
before it is weighed. The scale is
bad anyway.
Since We started to work the
seven-hour day, We leaders make
from So to $3.50 a day. We do not
get many cars, and they keep ON
hiring new men.
Last year we worked 200 days in
this mine. We averaged from $500
to $3.50. When the expenses we're
taken out, what did we have leftP
Lewis gets 100000 a month, and
we don't get that for a whole year.
And some of his takers are saying
that there is no graft in the union
For us miners it is necessary that
we organize an opposition in every
local union, to fight for better con-
diticrs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
By Mine Worker Correspondent


MOUNT OLIVE, Ill. Frantic
with fear because the militants are
gaining control in the face of the
coming elections, the incompetent
reactionary leaders of the Progress
sive Miners of America are resort
ing to vicious terrorist tactics
against the honset militant rank
and file.
Joe Picek, iron ruler of Local
Gillespie who has often threatened
to organize gang" if he was
ignored openly admitted his uncon-
stitutional dictatorship at recent
special" meeting (purposely called
in order to intimidate all those adj
herring to or favoring the left
wing'D, but excused his violations
of parliamentary practice on the
grounds that he knew what was
best for us. To get sympathy, he
then told fearful tale (as usual
about his dear 10 year old rev
olutionary" mother who trusts him
so much (but who really does not
know that Joe'S love has long ago
turned from Communism, Anar-
chism, ETC., to capitalism).
The unorganized "left-wing" "a
Pigment of Allard's irnagination) is
really nothing but militant fighters
from Anarchists" to Catholics
all fighting for militant" policy
and opposing the conservative"
policy being showed down our
Threats by the leaders.
Pearcy's "40-year plan" for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
WITH OTTR YOETNG READEpS Chill
Will OOR AOOINO IEAADENO S% E

opened the door just a tiny bit,
and that sharp ears had been
listening. They had not seen the
figure of Feodor who had softly
tiptoed down the hall, and then
waited until they left. They did
not see him run first to the prin-
cipals house then to the police
station
Next morning before school
opened, the boys we're gathered
outside of the yard talking. Some
were preparing notes on the days
lessons. Others we're planning
what they'd do the next day, which
was holiday.
Its MICS and warm. LeSs go
down the river" said Ivan.
Sure" said VASTLY, eff our boats
still all right we can take it out for
a row."
Here's Peter, let's ask him.
Maybe he knows about the boat"
Hello, fellows, what's newq"
Peter greeted his friends.
We thought if it's a nice day to-
morrow we'd go rowing Have
you been to the boathouse lately?"
Through the crowd of boys, two
policemen pushed their way Every
one surprised, stood around and
stared. They approached the group
around Peter. One of them said.
Which of you is Peter Bakard-
jieff?" At once Peter looked up
and said, L am Peter BaksrdiiefT. I"
You are under arrest Come
along with US" With that each
one grabbed an arm and led Peter
through the crowd. For moment
the boys just stood and looked.
Then they burst out in excited
shouting.
They don't dare"
Let's do something"
They have no right"
VANS voice rose above the
others. He motioned for attention.
We must go after then They've
taken Peter to the railway station.
We can easily get him away. There
are only two policemen"
Sure, let's CO. answered many
voices. Then the crowd of boys,
about so OF them dashed at top
speed down the street. Soon they
caught up. The boys quickly sur
rounded Peter and the Policeman.
Though taken by surprise, the
policemen drew their guns and
threatened to shoot. The boys were
not afraid. They tried to wrench
the re1olvers from the policemens
hands, but not before they had al
ready had chance to shoot into
the CROWD.
Look" cried Peter, There's an
cfico-."
On the curb stood an army off,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19

IN THE merry month OF May
1 1880 the alleged" spoils
conference on Air Mail con-
tracts with a limited number
Of aviation representatives
went into action. Independent OPP
era .ors found themselves muzzled
and side-tracksd on an amazing
variety of legal restrictions and
lack of qualifications to participate
in the pork. Some of these petty
panhandlers squawked and threat
sled as they saw The air mail map
rearrangsd for the exclusive benefit
of the big operators. P, NJ, G
Brown was the referee and the de-
cisicn was obvious. Choked with
abortive resentment and smothered
by legal restrictions, the disgruntled
little chisellsrs were eliminated.
United Air Transport, T. w. A.
z. A. T. and Aviation Corp. were
sitting pretty when the storm
broke out. There was one lone wolf
who persisted on bowling discord-
antly. He operated a line. known
as Sideways" His name was
Halliburton. He has a capacity OF
q Texas Third Rail and an emphatic
language. He used both and lacked
the dignity to take it from the
others laying down. He squeeled
kicked and finally in a burst Of
eloquent invective threatened q
government investigation. Demand
ing in loud uncultured manner
his share of the pork he aroused
indignant surprise among the op-
position. This increased the volume
and quality of Haliburtons vocab-
ulary and threats. The aviation
moguls went into a huddle and re-
shuff1ed the deck. Halliburton
waited with blood in his eyes. Wher
the battle was over Aviation Corp
bought out Halliburton at a very
satisfactory price - to Halliburton
He returned to the oil fields anc
Aviation Corp.-American Airway'
- took possession of the corpse
Hangers, shops and equipment al
Tulsa were padlocked and soon &C
CURED the pathetic appearance of E
defunct bank on the corner of E
busy street. All that Braniff
Bowen, Robertson and other indie.
pendents got was the razberry
American Anyways the operating Co
of Aviation Corp. reformed it,
routes as per agreement-(No col
fusion of course)-It was originally
a central route from Garden City
Kansas, through Kansas City, Chi
cago and Cleveland but was changed
to the Southern Trans Continenta
route from New York City to At.
lants, Dallas and Los Angeles. Il
Garden City, Kansas City and Fair
fax Airport a magnificent hangar
shops, oflces, aviation school, test
house and a completely equipped
terminal was padlocked and aben.
6oned. There was 10-year least
on the airport and the investment
represented hundreds of thousand!
of dollars.
The central administrative Office!
in the Chanin Bldg. in New Yorl
City where tea was served ever,
afternoon to the-e1hausted brair
trust, - was shifted to 81. LouI
where it formally was and finally
to Chicago, its present location. Tit
burden of this constant shuffling O
executive control and the monoto.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
UNIV Heads Plot to
Send ScGbs TO AIG.
Mines, Says Striker
White Miners Condemn Birmingham NetVs for
ISLANDERS Against Negro Workers

of the strikers at all but the strik-
ers are still on the picket lines and
these strikers have got Roosevelt
up a tree. TIE National Guardsmen
are telling the strikers that they
are with them.
At the meeting Of the union the
officers only speak of fighting the
industrial bosses but do not say q
word about Roosevelt at all. In the
main they are prepared to break
the strike in a clever way. They are
planning if the strikers don't 60
back to work. to take the unem-
ployed miners and put them in their
places.
The great thing that we have
done here is, we are showing the
white workers to unite with the
Negro workers. The bosses have
done everything in their power to
break this unity Of the workers here
in the Birmingham District, in the
strike.
When the Birmingham News
came out to frame up Negro miners,
the white miners began a campaign
against the Birmingham News. The
white strikers told a Negro striker
not to buy papers that are against
the workers. The Birmingham News
truck came into the mine field Sat-
urday. The white workers and the
Negroes took all the papers and
threw them in the creek, because it
said that a Negro was in bed with
2 white miners wife. A white miner
had been to town and he saw it.
He called the picket line and told
them to see to it that no copies of
the Birmingham News were sold in
the mine area,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
CORRECTION

In yesterdays paper a letter from
a marine worker was published on
page 4, together with lengthy
reply, labelled Editorial Note.
This note did not represent the
editorial policy Of the paper but
was contributed by a member OF
the International Longshoremen's
Association. This reply to the
worker correspondent contained
many serious errors, which will be
dealt with in Mondays paper in ar
article which really reflects the
viewpoint of the paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
BY a Striking Miner

BESSENIER, Ala.-This is the re-
port on the ore mines of the Bes-
semer District, where we have been
working for three months, the plan
being to make Roadway in the
mines. The Party forced the leaders
of the unions to call a strike, and
this means that the workers see us
as the leaders Of the working class.
The bosses Of the ore mines are
scared because the leader of the
union could not put off the strike
when the workers voted for strike
here.
The leaders are trying to sell out
the strike in the mine fields. We can
get in no newspapers the demands
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-19
City
Miners Fight
UNIV Chains
By a Miner Correspondent

by a NlluST correspondent
CENTRAL CITY. Pain last
weeks article I dealt with the Cen
trail City mine strike, where $50
miners struck. On May 9th, the
fired workers, in cooperation with
District No. 2 of the U. M. w. A
officialdom, called Nike Balya and
the committee to Windber, Pa, the
home of John Lochrie, the owner
Of the mine.
The U. NJ. w. A. wanted Mike to
sign an agreement that after the
first he would not be President of
the local and would not run for
any office in the union for two
years. The signing of anti-work-
ing class agreement would mean
the selling out of the miners. Mike
refused.
A meeting was Immediately called
where the committee and Mike re-
ported on the request made by the
U. M. w. A. officials. A report was
also given on the notice imposing
a 81 fine on all strikers for every
day they struck. This notice was
posted by the Eastern Bituminous
Arbitration Board.
After the reports, the local union
miners voted to strike all mines of
the Rietz Coal Co. On May 10, all
mines came out, with the excep-
ton of Mine No. 2, and No 4 mine
went in. Nevertheless, the miners
are on strike from other mines.
A parade was Immediately formed
of the workers in every mine and
of unemployed workers and workers
on the Emergency Relief works,
who dropped their tools and joined
in with the striking miners to
picket the No. mine. The miners
came out at 10 A. M. and joined as
one unit in front Of the lit.
A sympathizer brought UP Is
gallons of beer which was given to
every miner. The U.M.W.A. Off
Gals we're called upon to come to
the miners. They never appeared
at the local meetings, The miners
demanded the Reinstatement of
Mike.
On May 18th local union meet
ing was called to elect a large
Strike Committee. No representa-
tive came from District No. 2.
Instead Marks sent telegram that
all miners shall go back to work
Saturday, May 18th, or the local
union charter would be revoked.
The workers said, Let them take
it. We will get Bolshevik Char
ter"
The miners were Immediately
modified and set themselves the
task of building a strong opposition
in every local in Somerset and
other counties to protest and fight
against the corrupt officials of the
U. M. w. A., and demand that the
charter be left.
The capitalist press printed VII
cious articles against the miners
on strike, by stating that Balya was
discharged for refusing to perform
his work in connection with q
motor repair. which is a deliberate
lie. The capitalist press is also
trying to break the unity between
the employed and unemployed
workers.
Miners in other local unions
should take up the question of boy
cotting poisonous propaganda of
the bosses press and defeat this
three cornered fight against them
by reading and subscribing to our
working class papers the Daily
Worker, the Coal Digger, and the
language working class papers.