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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
Letters from,
Our Readers
A NEW READERS REACTIONS

A NEW READERS REACTIONS
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dear Editor:
In your drive to increase the cir
culation of your paper perhaps you
would like to know how some of
the present readers came to read
the Daily Worker.
Last year I was about like
millions of other unclass-conscious
workers. I knew that the govern
ment did not represent all classes
of people alike, and that big bust
ness was made UP of highly re-
formed "rackets" within the law.
But I thought that as governments
go, ours was the best, or as good
as could be expected. 1 thought
"big shot Mussolini ran Italy;
Hitler, Germany, and big shot
Stain, Russia; they might use diff
ferent methods, but in the end the
result was about the same,
thought.
I always thought that the So
cialists, Communists, Fascists, Klu
Kluxers, etc, ran their organiza-
lions for what they could get out
of them" I thought the leaders
were smart because they made
money, but the members were
merely suckers" and morons. I
graduated from high school and
never knew better than this.
In your paper, the Daily
Worker" you always underestimate
the terrible ignorance of most
Americans, including the "edu-
Gated" I am an eighth generation
American and a product of its poor
Upgrade school system.
1 started out to tell you how I
came to read the Daily Worker. I
used to change trains at 14th S.,
and often saw the paper sold there
on the platform, but never paid
any attention to it, thinking, as I
told you before, that only fail
ures," morons and psychopa his
would read Communist sheet.
One evening last September I
noticed the man who sold the
paper; there in big black headlines
was Patterson Sentenced to Die -
Just to see who this man Patter-
son was 1 bought Daily Worker
and have been reading it fairly
regularly ever since. So, ! think
did not become class-conscious
Gf I am class-conscious) through
the cracked skull" or the stomach,
or intellectual reasoning, but
through tabloid instinct"
Since I read the Daily Worker !
have developed a desire to read
better books, and the more i'm
portant news in The better news
papers. At first the editorials i.
the Daily Worker were hard to I'M
derstand and more difficult to be-
lieve, but now it is much more
clear. 1 am still ashamed to read
the paper in subway train, but
this does not prevent me from
reading it at home.
wrote this letter because i
thought that perhaps, learning how
others became readers of the
Daily Worker, it might aid you in
making plans to increase the cir
culation
Looking forward to a growing
and sesdily improving Daily
Worker" ! am,
Sincerely yours,
| p, r. 3.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
By a Textile Worker Correspondent
HARTMAN, Tenn-Facts about

By a Textile Worker Correspondent
HARTMAN, Tenn-Facts about
the Hartman Hosiery Mills.
746 working in mill last year.
$50 joined union local 1757,
U. T. w. Al and came out on strike
Oct. Is, 1888.
About 100 went back in mill at
once.
The United Textile Workers of
America official advised peaceful
picketing."
Over 100 inexperienced scabs were
hired.
100 never joined the union and
they remained in mill.
Strikers say that when mill sent
Scab committee to Washington, it
was an attempt to form company
union. Two men on committee, Joe
Long and Mark Briggs members of
union we're black-balled out for
scab activities.
A. E. Whitson, militant strike
leader, is now in favor of dissolying
the U. T, w. A. local entirely and
then recognizing into the Hosiery
Federation Of the A. F. of L. (His
mother-employed II years in mill
and his two brothers are all out
and 100 per cent for the strikers)
Mrs. Whitson is remarkable
woman, SO years old-very active
and s-conscious-was one of the
81 fired in one day for union &C
tivities.
w. C. Anderson = banker - ex-
mayor of Harriman-owns large
rock quarry here. He is also a
C.W.A. head. Strikers have choice
of working in his quarry for 60 cents
to 80 cents day or mo relief"
One family of strikers gets $3.50
week. There are 9 in the family.
Smaller families receive as little as
So total in food week No other
form of relief such as rent, lights,
water, etc, is given.
Children of strikers are being en-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
Sign Pacts Behind
Backs of Members
Allow Boss to Employ
Scabs While Strikers
Are Kept Out
By a Worker Correspondent

BOSTON, Mass.-In the middle
of June the Arrow Shoe Co. of
East Boston broke its agreement
with the United Shoe and Leather
Workers Union, and moved out to
Denvers, Mass, hoping to get cheap
labor in the small country place.
Under pressure of the rank and file
Of the crew a strike was declared,
although a couple Of weeks later,
after the shop was already started
up.
The spirit of the strikers was a
militant one, led by rank and file
workers. There was singing and
shouting of slogans and determine
ton to win. Everybody realized
the strike could have been won in
a few days, provided militancy of
the pickets would be stampeded.
But from the beginning the repre-
sentative of the General Executive
Board insisted that he must live
up to the orders given him, and, in
stead of action, there was bargain
ing with the police on duty, and re-
ligiously carrying out of orders from
them. At times he would even take
off certain pickets from the line
when the pickets became especially
militant and clamored for action.
Anyone that has ever participated
in a strike knows that you cannot
win strike by just walking back
and forth, with the scabs going in
and out without fear. Even at that
we were able to practically stop the
shop. But just at that point the
G. E. B. sent its representatives to
the Salem local, in whose territory
the shop happened to be, and gave
them the jurisdiction of the strike.
This is being denied now by the
G. E. B., but when Brother Hallet,
the representative, was confronted
with this question, he did not deny
it.
The Salem Executive Board de-
cided to proceed with this strike as
they have done with ell their fac
tories, that is, the way of least re-
sistance. The first thing they did
was to confer with the manufac-
turers and their agent. Br. Lack
promised him a truce, to take off
the picket line while the manufac-
turer took out temporary injunc-
ton This the strikers fatty re-
fused to obey, and the picket line
continued.
The strike was then settled by
these officials, who signed an agree
ment giving the firm q, So price list,
while they are making a 81 shoe,
and on the top a per cent diff
ferential because they are in a
small town. In addition, all the
scabs were signed up with the |
Salem local and the original crew |
is told to go and chase themselves.
There is great dissatisfaction |
among the strikers, who have been |
on picket duty from early morning |
till late at night. They feel they |
have been betrayed by local and
general officials. The Joint Coun-
Gil of Boston, it is said, is recon-
mending to the G.. E. B. to excel
the Salem local, but this will not |
solve the situation. We must force |
the Joint Council of Boston to de- |
clare the shop on strike, and picket |
until such time as the price list |
will be revised and all the original |
crew taken back and the scabs
eliminated from the factory.
Therefore we must demand that |
meeting be called of the Sinners,
where this question will be dis
cussed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
Urge United Struggle

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.-Four
thousand workers demonstrated
against irnperialist war in Rayburn
Plaza here Aug. l and urged this
building of a united front of
struggle with Socialist, trade union
and unorganized workers In reso-
luton passed unanimously. Reso-
lutions calling for the defense Of
the Soviet Union, against fascism
and demanding the release of Ernst
Thaelmann, Angelo Herndon and
the Scottsboro boys we're also
passed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08

If it should happen one of these
days, that the Home" column fails
to appear. the Daily" readers would
most likely be correct in assuming
that the column editor got hold of
a fresh copy of the New Pioneer, ="
snuck into corner with it, and for
got time, space and the existence
of newspaper headlines. Almost inn
possible to let loose of it once you
get started looking at it.
What peachy artwork-best in
the movement! This "kids' maya
zine" can give lessons in formal to
just about any magazine you can
name. Take a look at the com
position, color, bold and accurate
treatment Of the cheerful theme on
the August cover. And look at the
fine crayon drawings for Young
Pioneers in China; the lively
sketches for THE Stacker" We
think Mary Morrow has the world
beat for sensitive, sympathetic por-
trayals of kids
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
POLICE ATTACK MEETING

ANDERSON, Ind.-Police here
attacked a shop gate anti-war
meeting last Tuesday and arrested
two speakers, James A Wood, Com
munist candidate for Mayor, and
Miles Blansett, candidate for Con-
gress. Police Chief Joe Carney, q
former Socialist Party member, said
he would not tolerate any open-air
shop gate meetings. The Unem-
ployment Councils and the I. L. D.
protested the arrests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
300 IN OHIO TOWN MEET

WELLSVILLE, Ohio-Over 300
workers demonstrated against war
Aug. in an open-air meeting called
by the Communist Party. The
militant determination of the work
ers to protect their meeting resulted
in the absence of all cops. Elias j.
George, F. G. Fiber and Harry
French spoke.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08

The rank and file group of the
stitchers local calls upon the work
ers to come to union meetings. take
an interest in the affairs and only
by united action will we put stop
to these Boot and Shoe tactics
within our union, and build a pow
erful United Shoe and Leather
Workers Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08

Send FIFTEEN CENTS q5c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and style
number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 w. 18th
ST., New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
Rush Work on Army
Water Bag Order
By a Worker CORRESPONDENT

RACINE, Wis.-The Chicago
Rubber Clothing Co. of Racine re-
Gently got an order for 600 water
bags that the army uses. They hold
about SO gallons.
Another company had the main
order, but they couldn't fill it on
time, SO they sub-let this order to
this company.
Last year they had an order for
several thousand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
NOTE:

We publish letters from textile,
needle, shoe and leather workers
every Wednesday. Workers in
those industries are urged to
write us Of their conditions of
work, and of their struggles to
organize. Get the letters to us by
Saturday Of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1918 is available in sizes
6, 8, 10, II and IA. Size 6 takes
rs yards 36-inch fabric and a
yard contracting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
DR.. Luttinger To
Appear Tomorrow

DR.. Luttinger's column is omitted
today dine to technical reasons. II
will be resumed as usual tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
in THE HON E
By HELEN LUKE -
It's A Great Magazine

elements! All hal Sneaking up on
my New Pioneer" when I'm not
looking!
Evening star., 1934-10-11

tana, they didn't have enough money
to stay at hotels, so they were obliged
to live on the land" Sometimes they
put up at farm houses, other times,
when they could afford it, at inns and
small hostelries. Once, when night
overlook them while they were walk
ing on a lonely road, they slept under
tree.
Most of the people they met treated
them swell" but near Greencastle,
Pa, they met with a rebuff. There a
man refused to let them stay over
night at a tourist cabin.
The only other curdling spot in the
milk Of human kindness" was found
here in Washington. When they ar
rived Monday night with only $l.l6
left of their original stake, the land
lady of a rooming house took what
remained of their treasury and kept
their baggage until they could raise
so cents more to pay for their lodging.
Mrs. Sherwood was born in Canada
but she has lived since girlhood in
Montana, where her husband was
miner. Mrs. Kline Is native Of
Sweden, but she. too, has spent most
of her life near Livingston.
While here they are staying ut the
Y. w. C. A. home for transients at
6l4 E street. They expect to be in
Washington a few more days before
going home.
They don't like to discuss the long
trip back or how they will make 1t.
The experience was a grand one, !"
but they are both very, very tired.
Evening star., 1934-10-11
CONFUSION MARKS
HONOR TO PULASKI
Some Flags Fly at Half-Staff,
Others at Full, After
Executive Order.

Flags on some Government build
ings were displayed at half staff and
others at full staff today as a result
Of confused Interpretation of a presi-
Dental proclamation calling for an
appropriate" display on the 155th
anniversary of the death Of Brig. Gen.
Casimir Pulaski, the Revolutionary
War hero.
The President in the executive
order September 20 invited the people
Of the United States to honor Gen,
Pulaski on the 155th anniversary Of
his death, and directed that the nag
of the United States "be appropriate
ly displayed upon all Government
buildings of the United States"
Some Government officials obviously
interpreted appropriate display" to
mean the usual display Of the flag at
full staff. Others thought it meant
the flag should be displayed at hall
staff. The White House nag it.
self appeared at full staff. On the
State, War and Navy Department. the
flag fiew at half STAFF. Flags on the
Treasury Building and the House and
Senate once Buildings also were put
at full stan.
Buildings under the control Of the
National Public Buildings Commission
had all flags at half stan In obedience
to orders issued ~ that ofacs.
Evening star., 1934-10-11
AMORY TO STUDY
ROUTES OF TRADE.
Assistant Commerce Direc-
tor Transferred to Ship
ping Board Bureau.

H. Russell Amory, assistant director
of the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce, today was transferred
TO the Shipping Board Bureau OF the
Department of Commerce, it was an
nounced by Secretary Roper.
In making the announcement, Sec
retary Roper said that Amory will
make a special study of trade routes,
ocean rates and charges, and other
competitive factors relating to the
movement of goods In overseas trade.
The Shipping Board Bureau has been
engaged in such a study for some time.
Has Experience Abroad.
Secretary Roper pointed out that
Amory formerly was ship operator
and was also in the consular service
abroad.
Although the announcement said
that the transfer is temporary, such
a move had been anticipated for some
time.
Amory had been charged with caus-
ing the rejection Of DR.. Willard l..
Thorp, whose confirmation as director
of the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Comm%ce was refused by the
Senate.
At the time Amory was first assist
ant director, but when Thorp de-
parted Amory was shorn Of most OF
his duties when John Dickinson. As
sistant Secretary Of Commerce, be-
came acting director Of the bureau.
Murchison Made Head.
Within a short time DR.. Clsudius T.
Murchison was appointed and con-
firmed as head of the bureau. Amory
continued to be assistant director but
his former duties were not restored.
The transfer ordered by Roper was
approved by both DR.. Murchison and
j. Craig Peacock, director Of the Ship
ping Board Bureau.
Amory will be succeeded as first
assistant director by DR.. w. z. Dunn,
at present chief of the commercial
laws division. Dunn was one Of four
division chiefs appointed in August
to replace hold-over appointees Of the
Hoover administration.
Evening star., 1934-10-11
KEY WEST HALTS FIESTA
TO REMEMBER MAINE
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
KEY WEST, Fla, October 1i.-Key
West paused yesterday in its fiesta
observance of "El Critic de Yara" to
remember the Maine.
Cuban and United States oficials,
visitors and citizens of Key West went
in solemn procession to that IRON
fenced plot where "a victims of the
Maine disaster are buried.
Under a bronze statue erected by
public subscription as Key Vests
tribute many years ago TO the men
who died in the Maine the memorial
services were held yesterday after
noon.
The cry of Yara-"El Critic de
Yara"-was Cuba libre" shouted by
those patriots, headed by Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes, later President
who shouldered arms for freedom in
the tiny town Of Yara 66 years ago
yesterday.
Evening star., 1934-10-11
First Lady Marks
Her 5Oth Birthday
AnnirersaryToday
Mrs. Roosevelt Quietly
Celebrates Event With
Members Of Family.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
It's Mrs. Franklin D. RooSevelt's
50th birthday anniversary today, but
Sistie and Buzzie Dali are much more
excited over it than is the First Lady.
So that the grandchildren might
blow out the birthday candles, the
celebration was fixed for tea-time
instead of dinner. And the cake was
about all the feStivity Mrs. Roosevelt
would permit. for her theory is:
The more you forget your birth
day anniversary as you grow older,
the younger you stay"
Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother Of
the President, who celebrated her
80th birthday anniversary at a Hyde
Park party a few weeks ago, was ex-
pected for tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, who
live nearby in Virginia, planned to
drop in. Elliott said:
Mothers dificult person to cele-
brate birthdays with. She wants the
day to slide over with as little fuss
as possible
Mrs. Roosevelts daily calendar was
peculiarly clear Of public appearances
for the day-perhaps because she
didn't wish the public to make a fuss
over it either.
But the First Ladys friends remem-
bered the date. Flowers filled every
vase, kilograms stacked up, gifts and
good wishes poured into the White
House
1t has long since become an axiom
that Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is the
most widely acquainted mistress the
White House ever had. In her year
and a half there she has Travelled
more miles, taken part in more social
welfare and educational movements,
come into closer contact with more
people in a dozen ways than any pre-
vious First Lady.
Cutting through tradition, she has
given interviews to the press, talked
over the radio and made surprise visits
to the Natior's sore spots" She has
given impetus to many Federal moves
in behalf Of women and children
nursery schools, child-feeding pro-
grams, camps for unemployed. unat-
tached women. and projects for the
lost generation" of high school and
college graduates who couldn't get
jobs.
She has invited, received and
answered a prodigious mail, mostly
heart -pourings from persons In dire
economic straits Many of them she
has been able to help.
And in all these ways she has made
personal acquaintances, the kind that
prompted today's happy birthday to
you, Mrs. Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1934-10-11
MARCONl DEFENDS
AGE OF MACHINERY
Tells Scientists Convention World
Is on Threshold Of New Epoch
in Economic Relations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NAPLES, Italy, October 11.-Gugli-
elmo Marconi, inventor OF the wire
less, in his presidential message TO the
twenty-third annual meeting Of the
Italian Association for the Advance
ment OF Science, today said humanity
cannot renounce the machine with
out walking backward along the
march of civilization"
A slight illness prevented Marconi
from delivering the message in per-
son.
1T Is discipline Of the machine We
must obtain he asserted, so it will
serve men and not take away from
them the Joy OF work.
"Only organized scientific research
is in a position to produce this ad-
mirable result. 1t Is my profound
conviction 1t must strive TO develop
agriculture to create new industries
and new motives Of work"
The inventors message told several
hundred Of the best-known Italian
scientists I'VE are at a turn in the
history Of humanity. A Thousand
indications show that economic rela-
toinships are changing"
Evening star., 1934-10-11

Opponents of Upton Sinclair have
sent a representative to the New York
financial district to solicit campaign
funds. This representative left the
impression with certain callers that
his crowd hoped I'd collect a half
million dollars.
He did very well. Many New York
investors have bcen worried about the
effect of a Sinclair victory on Cali
fornia industries. Their fears already
have been reflected in stock market
prices and In the fight Of capital
from California.
Sinclair's friends In New York also
are collecting funds, but they live in
different part of town.
RumorS flew thick and fast when
Mr. Roosevelt cancelled the radio
broadcast arrangements for his speech
to the bankers. The most likely
inside explanation was that he did
not have much to say.
No one mentioned the fact that
Chief Justice Hughes did not par
ticipate in last Mondays decision
against the Mellon Aluminium Co.
The reason was that, in brief filed
by Aluminium attorneys, it was pointed
out that some years back the Chief
Justice served as an attorney for the
company.
Jesse Jones says that there will be
no Government ownership of railroads
as long as they have collateral on
which to borrow from the r. =. c.,
but the truth is the roads which are
sagging do not have the collateral.
(Copyright l934D
Evening star., 1934-10-11

TwO weeks will probably elapse
before park police trial
board hands down its decision
in the case of officer p. e.
Allen, former White House
policeman, ACCUSED of shooting Wolf,
a collie dog, owned by Attorney Albert
A. Jones of 1921 Cathedral avenue.
The case was heard on Tuesday before
the three-man board headed by Hillory
A. Tolson, assistant director of the
National Park Service, and the dog,
which recovered from its wounds, ap-
oeared as complaining witness against
him.
The policeman and his colleagues
testified that Wolf endangered them
on their motor cycles passing by, but
the prosecution testimony was that
the anima0s docile and pet Of the
children Of she neighhorhocd.
Evening star., 1934-10-11
WINDS DIE DOWN

LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica. Oc-
tober IL (P) Via Mackay Radio -
High winds from the east and north
which have poured over the Ross Bar
rier for six days moderated yesterday,
giving hopes that the two tractor
parties marooned in the field might be
able to resume.
From the eastern sector Harold
June reported by wireless his party
was still hove to in Blizzard Camp.
180 miles east of here, in the heart of
the unknown area discovered by Byrd
in 1929. Billiards and low visibility
have held them there since Thursday.
Lieut.. Comdr George o. Neville, Of
tractor No. 2, which left Saturday for
Boiling advance weather base, re-
ported he was still encamped II miles
south of here.
Evening star., 1934-10-11
BURLEITH CITIZENS
OPPOSE REROUTING
Association Was Reported Erro.
neously to Favor Change in
Glover Park Loop.

The Burleith Citizens Association
at its meeting Tuesday night at the
Admiral opposed rerouting of the
Burleith- Glover Park bus line instead
Of favoring the rerouting, as errone-
ously reported in last nights Star.
The association approved recent
action of its Executive Committee in
vigorously objecting to a proposal put
forward in connection with rerouting
transit lines, which would have abol-
ished the Burleith- Glover Park loop
and turned the bus line instead down
Reservoir road from Thirty-ffth
street to q terminus at Foxhall VIII
lage.
The association wants the line left
as it now is.