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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Unity Grows
In Lancaster
And YorkFight
By a Worker Correspondent

By a Worker Correspondent
LANCASTER, Pa. = Strike senti-
ment is rising among the $500 re-
lief workers in York and Lancas-
ter, Pa.
In Lancaster a Committee of Ac-
ton has been formed, consisting Of
representatives from eight Jobs.
In York, a united front of So
cialist, Communist and non-party
workers has issued an appeal for a
mass meeting in Labor Temple on
Dec. 10.
The demands in York are:
l. Every man to be given a job
as promised.
2. Six hours work for six hours
pay, instead of six hours pay for
eight hours work.
8. Full pay for rainy days.
4. Protection of workingmen's
compensation.
Plans are being made for joint
action Of Lancaster and York for
the following:
l. To send a joint delegation to
the state authorities in Harrisburg
on Thursday.
2. For strike action if conces-
sions are not granted at once.
8. Delegates are to be sent to the
National Congress for Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance to be
held in Washington on Jan. 5,
and 7.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
GOrnlanLOSing|
POWer to Lulu.
BY a TextiIe Worker Correspondent


HOLYOKE, Mass.-The December
issue of the Textile Worker, official
organ of the United Textile Workers
of America, carries two and half
page story of Germans challenge to
the textile trade.
The article says that over 1900
textile workers from western Massa-
chusetts jammed the City Hall au-
ditorium here. One thousand would
be an exaggeration, and there were
several hundred empty seats at all
times.
German kept the workers waiting
about Is minutes before showing up,
in the company of dozen of the
local would-be Germans. The en-
trance of German and his Subordi-
mates was carried through in fine
Fascist style. The American Legion
fianked both sides of the center
aisle, facing each other, and played
military music while German and
Co. marched single file down to the
platform. Then the Legion played
more war tunes for about 10 min
utes. The crash of so or more bugles
and flies was simply >deafening in a
hall of that size.
There were not more than 10 per
cent of the textile workers that had
been on strike in Holyoke present to
hear German. Such is the reaction
to the U. T. WIS wonderful victory,
which the workers don't seem to
appreciate. After many preliminary
eulogies to each other, together with
city officials appeals for support to
the Community Chest, German got
started.
His speech was mainly in defense
of the sellout of the strike, trying to
convince his audience that much
was forthcoming as result" of the
victory, if the workers were only
patient. German has hope that the
Winant and other boards will re-
deem his claim to victory.
Several times his oratorical blasts
got rise out of the audience, espe-
cially when he mentioned restrike.
All this was on Nov. s. Dec. s
finds German and his local lieu
tenants with their hands full be-
cause of the formation of the Inter
state Discrimination and Stretchout
Council, representing thousands Of
textile workers who don't quite
agree with German on the victory"
that was supposed to have been won
in the national strike.
The Council threatens a march
on Washington to get settlement of
thousands of blacklistings, and the
stretchout, or find out why such
things still exist months after the
settlement which was called "vic-
cory" German and his underlings
are frantically trying to dissolve the
Council by trying to capture the
leadership, and threatening to re-
woke the charters of the locals af1il-
lated to the Council.
The truth about the strike settle
ment is beginning to get out, and
the workers are beginning to see
that action on their own part is
necessary to get results, hence the
Council.
Here is hoping that the Council
does not break up under pressure
from the top U. T. w. officials, but
exposes the sellout by marching to
Washington and there demanding
from Roosevelt, German and Green
that the terms of the strike settle
ment be enforced POGO pronto."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Letters from Our Readers

economic struggle of the working
class from the very first day of its
existence. And it does this in spite
of brutal persecution, in spite of
continued financial difficulties, in
spite of ridicule, torture, Jail and
death itself, which stare Commu-
nists in the face.
And what is true of the Daily
Worker is, to my own knowledge
and belief, also true of every other
publication and of every worker of
the Communist Party the world
over. Greater sacrifices there are
none. While the rest of the pub
locations of the country, the rest of
the politicians and political parties
vie with each other for personal
gain, you alone carry the banner of
freedom from oppression, you alone
lead the way toward that glorious
future of Soviet America.
We who are not taking active
part in your day to day struggles,
for one reason Or another, never
theless realize that the future be-
longs to us, as to you, and assure
you that we are with you heart
and soul. S. P. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
BackWOrkers' Bill inLewistOn

larize the Workers Unemployment
and Social Insurance Bill and the
Congress. Plans are to be worked
out on the question of local relief
also.
1t was also, reported at the same
meeting that through the effort and
work of local shoe workers, we sue
ceeded in making real Roadway in
organizing the unorganized in the
last few weeks. If some action is
to be undertaken by our union we
will have the big majority of the
local shoe workers with us.
This good work was done by the
determined action of local shoe
workers, while the well paid Off
Gals sent in by the Residential
General Board did not accomplish
anything, except to make good
reports.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
By a Shoe Worker Correspondent


ROXBURY, Mass,-At a meeting
of Stitchers' Local 3 held Dec. 5,
a resolution was read which called
upon the local to endorse the Ma
tionaI Congress for Unemployment
and Social Insurance, and to elect
delegates. This same resolution had
been introduced and adopted at a
mass meeting of 1000 shoe workers
in Boston.
An amendment was made that We
adopt the resolution, but leave the
sending of a delegate to the Joint
Council.
Rank and file workers then took
the floor and explained why it was
important for the local TO elect
delegates. The Lovestoneite; Albion,
spoke against the local sending a
delegate. Paul Salvaggio, Chair
man of the Joint Council, also urged
the workers not to send a delegate.
Not satisfied yet, the chairman
called upon a member Of the Cen
eral Executive Board, Rose Gou-
treau (better known as Rose Cut
throat among the Boston stitchers) &,
who also urged the local not to send
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
By a Shoe worker Corresnondept

BY Shoe Worker Correspondent
LEWISTON, Me. - The question
of unemployment insurance and re-
lief came up for discussion at the
last meeting of Local 81 of the
United Shoe and Leather Workers
Union.
After a talk on the Workers IN
employment and Social Insurance
Bill H. r. 1898 and the call to the
National Congress for Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance to be
held in Washington Jan. 5, s, 7,
by member of the arrangements
committee, the local decided to en-
dorse the Congress.
We also elected two delegates to
the City Conference to be held OH
Friday, Dec. 18th, where different
organizations and unions will be
represented to discuss plans to popu-
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and had turned states witnesses
were let go practically scot free. One
of them was found guilty of con-
spiracy by the jury. Since the mini
mum term under the law for this
crime is three years, the judge
changed it to "fOrceful trespaSsing"
and handed down a sentence of one
year. All three of them who had
confessed to the dynamiting were
given jobs by the E. M. Holt Plaid
Mill Company, the company press
ing the charges.
During the general textile strike,
some dynamite was set off at the
Plaid Mill 1t did practically no
harm. The general opinion of the
workers is that the mill officials had
it planted. At the time it went off
the sheriff had several hundred dep
uties and some of the tin soldiers
under his command, all around the
plant.
This dynamite trial has been a
farce from the beginning. The local
sheriff, for whose reelection the
Plaid Mill spent a great deal OF
money not counting the votes they
dug out of the graveyard, showed
whom he was serving. He elected
13 jurymen. After defense lawyers
examined them closely it came out
that all these jurymen were from
the sheriff'S home community, -four
of them being first cousins of his
Further examination revealed the
fact that at least two of these
cousins had talked the case over
with the sheriff and thereby hac
concluded that the defendants were
guilty before even coming to court
1t is easily seen that this sheriff Is
just big clustering crook serving
his masters, the mill owners. anc
spouting many threats against the
workers, especially against the Com
munists whom he threatens ito wipe
out of Burlington"
In addition to the sheriff, tht
company has the Judge, solicitor
and thugs do their every day duty
The judge always favorS the stats
in all objections he possibly can. anc
overrules the defense lawyers al
every chance.
Worker Fined for CIapping
A week ago Saturday night, the
courtroom was packed. The defense
lawyer scored a good point against
the crooked solicitor. The whole
audience burst into applause. The
Judge singled out a worker back
in the audience and shouted at him
Come up here, you man in the blue
shirt. Come on!" He then fined
this worker So for clapping his
hands.
The worker did not have the
money and the judge told the dep
uties to put him in Jail. But work
ers Immediately supplied the money
and because of the anger of the
great mass of workers at this dirty
deal, the judge later returned the
money to this worker. When the
drunken company witnesses raised g
roar in the court room, the judge
said nothing. He just laughed tc
himself, and later outside remarked
how funny the drunken witness was
When the Plaid Mill super comes
in, the sheriff or his deputies order
the workers to get up and give hin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
READER, ANXIOUS, SPURS
DRIVE
PHILADELPHIA. Pa
Dear Comrade Editor:

III1IdUtIPII1d, q.
Dear Comrade Editor:
Enclosed find 81 toward Daily
Worker Fund, making So in all. I
am not member of the Commu-
mist Party, or any party, but, of all
papers printed, I prefer the Daily
Worker for printing the true facts
and not being afraid to print them.
That is why I buy the Daily" every
day and tell my friends about it.
1 cannot see why the Daily
Worker drive should be tagging. I
will try from now on to send a like
amount each week. I hope each
district wakes up and goes way over
the top. H. t.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

UIUHEN first started TO work for
~ this store I was taken in hand
and told how to rob the customers.
The first thing they told me was to
add couple of cents more on to
each product that had a reason
able price. If the customer bought
a can of corn and this can had a
beautiful label, instead of charging
the original price of eleven cents,
the clerk charges fifteen cents,
which is four cents more than the
customer should have paid
Now this customer buys five
pounds of potatoes which at the
present time, is selling for seven
cents. Instead OF charging the
original price of seven cents, the
clerk will try to charge ten cents
If he can't get his price, he tries to
discourage the customer from buy
ing that particular bag of potatoes,
by telling her that they are Jersey,
or some other kind of potatoes. He
then offers another bag at ten cents,
which have come from Long Island.
All customers have been told that
Long Island potatoes are reputed
to be the best, so they buy the
seven cent bag for ten cents, and
seem quite satisfied with their pur-
chase.
UTHE next thing is butter. This
has set value, so the clerk
can't overcharge. But to counter
act this, he shortweights the
butter. He gives fourteen ounces,
or thirteen ounces to the pound.
On eggs, the customer is GER
tainly overcharged, no matter what
grade she buys, four cents to six
cents a dozen.
But one thing more, which is
more dangerous. In reference to
cold hams and tenderloins and
other cold meats that chain stores
carry if there is no butcher de-
partment in the store-cold meats
as rule turn moldy, and in due
Wilt bCSOlllC tllllU w eau IL hCpU
in an ice box that is not cold
enough to preserve them. In such
cases. all one has to do in order
to sell them is to cleanse them
with white cider vinegar, and the
customer won't know the differ
ence.
II suggest that you bring these
things to the workers attention.
They should campaign against
these practises. I for one will try
my best to put the customers on
their guard.
"a COMRADE."
THE Working Woman magazine
l requests through this column,
two things. First-volunteer who
can type. Second-a radio in good
condition. If you can comply with
either request, get in touch imme-
diately with Margaret Cowl, ninth
floor, so East 18th ST.. New York.
ON THE UPGRADE
I'm the Home" is emerging from
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
House Party in NeaO York
Brings 500 for Drive

party City highest
Dist but of the entire country $50
proceeds Monday
United Council Working contributed s2140
Millinery both
592 International Workers Order Pittsburgh
Only days left balance required
drive December Is asked
put energy campaign quota
set by the Daily
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
NOTE.

We publish every Wednesday
letters from textile, needle, shoe
and leather workers. We urge
workers in these industries to
write us of their conditions and
their efforts to organize. Please
get these letters to us by Satur-
day of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
DAILY WORKER IN ELECTION
CAMPAIGN

Stamford, CONN.
Dear Comrade Editor:
In the election campaign the
Daily Worker showed itself loyal
and faithful to the interests Of The
toiling masses of this country, as it
has in every other political and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

Send SIXTEEN CENTS (16c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferredl
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and style
number BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE. Cine additional cent is to
cover the New York City Sales Taxi
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 West 18th
Street, New York City
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

can be reversed to read, Reach for
a Sweet Tor stick of gum Instead
of Lucky" and for some people be
almost as effective. Take YOUR
choice. AS for drugs, as a way Of
breaking the habit, you must agree
that it would be foolish to replace
a pleasant habit which does no
harm, with course in drug-taking.
If you know that smoking INJURIES
you physically, change to one of
the other habits we suggest. If it
is from moral" view that it wor-
ries you, we hope we have explained
what lies behind this and that this
will help you discard some needless
fears in regard to the habit.
Sexual Inexperience
z R., Bronx, N. Y.:-Such difficulty
Il as you complain of = premature
ejaculation = is frequent one es-
pecially among young people who
have not had much sexual expert
ence. Such troubles are due to the
wrong attitudes towards sex which
become fixed in all of us during
childhood.
Your condition Is usually due to
over anxiety and fear of failure.
There is no reason for anxiety and
one should proceed confidently, and
not be disturbed by occasional in
itial failure. Write us again if your
difficulty continues.
Our sexual education is dominated
directly or indirectly by the church
and its dogma that sex is sinful or
dirty. Even if in adult life we think
we have overcome these attitudes
they tend to linger on as uncon-
scious feelings that sex is dirty and
is something to feel guilty about.
Just as we are fighting to over
throw the present bourgeois society
and to bring about a new social
order, so we must fight against these
remnants of bourgeois morality that
have been implanted in us.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
USED
AGAINST WORKERS
In DYNAMITE TRIAL
Bias Clearly 81 own in Vile Conspiracy of
E. M. Holt Plaid Mill Company to Send
Seven Men to Jail
By a Textile Worker Correspondent

BURLINGTON, N Can aggregate term of 81 years
the state prison at hard labor handed down to six
textile workers dynamite frameup growing out of the
General Textile Strike. The seventh defendant turned
loose twoear suspended sentence Three rats who adj
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
NOT A oNE-CoMMITTEE JOB.

Followers of the Medical Advisory
Board are content to leave the
burden of raising funds to that
already overworked body, judging
by the record below The next lee
ture won't come off until the end
of December. In the meantime,
comrades, they depend upon you to
keep the contribution ball rolling!
L. Robin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100
Previously received "........ 915.05
Total .".""."...."......."o...." S9l6.05
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
NO EXCUSE,

NO EXCUSE!
The Worker Correspondence
Department admits its handi-
caps when faced by competition
from such organizations as the
Women's Councils (take a look
at Ann Barton's column. Never
theless, we have the greatest
number of followers than any
other department in the paper,
and we expect the corresponding
support!
j. M. Rouzic .........S LOO
III. Brown ............ 200
Previously received -. 1902
Total ..............s 173.92
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
In THE HO nj E
BY ANN RTON -
Cypping the Customer

its former comparative obscurity
and is gaining position with lead
ing competitors. In fact, Ann Bar
ton is threatening to displaee
Cannes, although he started much
before.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
New York. N. Y.

New YorK, N. Y.
UNEAR Comrade:
~ Whatever I write in this
letter, I can prove, because I work
for one of the stores of the COM
pany about which I am writing.
These stores are run on the same
basic principles as other chain
grocery stores in this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 2088 is available in sizes
16, 49, 20, "a, 36, SO, 40, AZ and A.
Size 36 takes Az yards 80 inch
fabric. Illustrated step-by-step
sewing instructions included.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Laborite among national government
leaders will be j. H. Thomas, jovial
secretary Of dominions and man.
about-town, who lives up to his nick
name, Dress Suit Thomas"
The dour former chancellor Of the
exchequer, Philip Snowden. who, with
Thomas and Macdonald, supplied La
borite leaders for the national regime,
proclaimed two weeks ago his return
to active politics. But 1t was gen.
orally believed this VIII largely con-
sist of appeals-or protests-against
the governments policies.
Conservatives in Charge.
MacDonald's departure leaves the
government almost wholly in the
hands Of Conservatives, but his sup
porters do not think he has sur
rendered to predominant influences.
Laborites and Liberals, such as
Snowden and Sir Herbert Samuel, for
mer home secretary, one by one have
deserted the national regime until the
most popular description Of MacDon-
aid is that he Is prisoner Of Down.
ing Street, with Conservatives as his
jailers.
In Lossiemouth, with his faithful
daughter Ishbel as a companion, his
dogs and an occasional round of golf,
friends hope he will regain his health
for what many consider will be his
final great battle on the British po-
litical scene.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
MAURITANIA TRIP
TO CLOSE CAREER
Queen of Sea, With Great
Record, to Be Scrapped
by Cunard Line.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 23-The queen Of
the seas is abdicating.
England's giant Cunard liner Mau-
retania, which smashed transatlantic
crossing records with almost mon
otonous consistency for more than 20
years, Is to be scrapped, it was re-
ported yesterday. She leaves June sc
on her final run to New York
When she goes to the grave yard
the Mauretania leaves a colorful his
tory-not all of it concerned with
lowering minutes on the run between
continents.
She carried thousands of American
doughboys to France during her varied
World War service and brought them
back again.
She rose supremely to the test on
| two occasions when speed seemed
vital. In covering the 160 miles be-
tween here and the sinking freightel
Laleham in 1926, the Mauretania
broke her own speed record, attain.
ing 29 knots.
/ Loaded with 5000 wounded British
troops, she steamed from the Darda-
nelles in England in one week in 1915
The giant vessel conquered the best
in speedy crossings until the German
Bremen appeared on the scene ir
1929. and cut the Mauretania's record
| for a Cherbourg-N York passage by
hours to days IA hours.
Since her launching in 1906 she has
experienced hurricanes. icebergs, res
cues at sea, fire, groundings. And
this year she capped it off with two
sea serpents. Members of the crew
reported having seen two-not one
off Nassau in March.
The vessel will not be scrappeo
until she completes a four-month
voyage after her next New York
crossing.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
MCDONALD PLANS
LONG VACATION
Premier Will Leave Stanley
Baldwin in Charge of
Government.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 23.-The decision
of Premier Ramsay Macdonald to
take at least q three months rest,
leaving Stanley Baldwin in command
of Great Britain's national govern
ment has aroused parliamentary
circles over the future of the regime
established as a result Of the financial
crisis of 1881.
Downing street confirmed MacDon-
AIDS holiday plan. but announced
doctors had advised the premier to
go abroad. There is a possibility he
will make trip to the United States
or Canada, but at least the first week
is expected to be spent at Lossie-
mouth, Scotland, his home.
Retirement Hinted.
Should MacDonalds health not re-
spond to the rest treatment, observers
consider his present retreat would pro-
vide a graceful means of political
retirement. But that is not the pre-
mier's present intention.
His hope is to build up his strength
for the Autumn session of Parliament,
which will provide the greatest test
the national government has faced.
With Mcdonald away, the only
Evening star., 1934-06-23
DATA A0NDEFUNCT
CONCERNS SOUGHT
SABBATH Plans Appointment
of Investigators on
Committee Work.

Plans for immediate appointment
of several special investigators to
yather data relating to operations OF
protective committees handling in
yestors' stocks and bonds in defunct
Washington financial concerns were
announced yesterday by Representa-
tive SABBATH, Democrat, of Illinois,
chairman of a special House Investi-
eating Committee.
SABBATH said he had learned there
are at least "a half dozen conditions
In the District that demand atten-
ton"
The committee, SABBATH explained.
will begin public hearings the latter
part of July after all information
furnished by the special investiga-
tors is assembled. He declared, how
ever, considerable information already
had been furnished the committee
by lawyers, real estate men and in
vestors, who had lost large sums Of
money in some of the transactions.
While the committee will consider
the report of the Senate District Sub
committee which recently concluded
an investigation of the May1ower
Hotel financing and reorganization
plan, SABBATH said it is unlikely this
case will be gone over again during
the public hearing.
THE committee" SABBATH declared
''iS determined to find out two specific
things-in what way the bondholders
protective committees are operating in
the interest of the bondholders and in
what way the bondholders have been
mulcted."
The committee will not confine its
investigation to Washington, but will
go into conditions in all sections OF
the country. particularly in such fan
cial centers as New York and Chicago.
Investigators already are at work in
these two cities gathering information
for the committee.