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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
Dubilier Radio
WOrkerSSeeTi Time
Ripe for Struggle
By a Worker Correspondent


NEW YORK.-Now that the sea-
son is about to start in the radio
industry, many of the people in my
department in the Cornell-Dubilier
factory in the Bronx (Which en-
pIoys about 1000, the majority
young workers, at the height of the
season., are talking strike. And
most everyone is thinking it.
Almost all of us get 80 cents an
hour (N.R.A. minimum), or $1152 a
week. Blake, the boss, is slowly
pushing out the fellows and putting
in girls. He figures that girls won't
strike SO quickly, and he can make
the girls work harder. But he saw
in the last strike he was wrong.
Blake also gave" us a dance (for
rs cents) a little while ago, to show
he's a good guy" and to speed us
up when it gets real busy. But we
don't want dances from him. What
we want is more pay.
In the electrolytic department on
the second floor the fumes and
smoke from the acid, wich is so
harmful arrd uigs1c tEjiijes.;sss1ift, almost
chokes the workers. What is needed
is fan to take the smell away.
Almost all the workers get Hallow's
Itch from the Hallow wax.
Lately they got somebody to clean
the toilets, which are like pig sites,
and also they gave us hangers for
our coats, because they knew we
were sore about it.
1t seems funny to me that we
got towels and soap and hangers
for our coats the day after union
man found out and told me his
union would give out circulars in
front of the factory on Just those
things.
There are certain foremen who
mistreat and insult us and who give
all the breaks to their pets.
Some of the workers are afraid
to organize shop committees be-
cause times are bad and this low
wage is better than nothing. But
now is the time to organize, be-
cause wages are so low, and espe-
cially now because the season is
starting. Some fellows and girls
figure that in times like these he
can get anyone to work while the
strike is on, as he did in the last
strike. But many learned our les
son from that strike, that the only
way we will win is by having all
the workers on the picket line to
keep out scabS. And the biggest
lesson we learned is to have the
leadership of a fighting union
which stands for large scale picket
ing, the I. R. & NJ. w. U.
And when we go out on strikes
we can't help but win if the rest of
the workers learn the lessons that
I learned.
A DUBILIER WORKER.
Ed. NOte:-To win your demands,
organize into departmental shop
committees and elect chairmen of
each department to represent you.
For more information (confiden-
tioD yryT.ito ~ Ty,Io,oarIa,o+
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
NOTE:

We publish letters from steel,
metal and auto workers every
Tuesday. We urge workers in
these industries to write us of
their working conditions and Of
their efforts to organize. Please
get the letters to us by Friday of
each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
PARTY LIFE
Unity in Demanding Relief
Got Results on This Block
Workers, at First Timid, SnO Power of United
Action and Build Strong Block Committee

ported out of the city so they left
the letter which was signed with
their names and addresses. A few
days later we received a letter from
him saying an investigation would
be made and the same day the well
fare visitor came and visited each
house assuring us we would receive
everything we needed and had asked
for in the letter.
This time she kept her promise
and those who signed the letter all
got food orders and clothing and
other things. So we all met again
and this time there were 10 present.
We are now meeting regularly
each week, first at one house house
and then another. We have elected
a captain, secretary and literature
agent and have petitions out in the
hands of each member getting
names signed which asks for more
relief. We have about 300 names.
We are sending five delegates to
the city-wide conference of the I'm
employed Council. These are all
white families in this block COM
mittee, but few understand that
the Negro families of the unem-
ployed are also organizing in the
same manner and are willing TO
struggle together for relief. Of
course our greatest difficulty in the
South is to have a mixed commit
tee but at the conference there will
be both Negro and white delegates
meeting together.
forgot to say that when the well
fare woman came after the demands
were made, she asked each family
to have nothing more to do with the
meeting and sending committees.
She promised to give them more If
they would give up trying TO or
ganize, but the workers were more
determined than ever to build a
strong movement Of the unem-
ployed. We have learned what unity
will do. NIL.
Birmingham, Ala.
Unit Finds Distribution of Daily
Worker an Important Communist
Task
I just want to give you this report
on the Daily Worker because we in
Unit II, Section 8, have found out
that it is possible to sell Daily Work
ers since this is one of the most inn
portant tasks.
In last three months we increased
Daily Workers in our unit from five
copies day to Is copies a day. We
have five daily readers and we have
one comrade to deliver it to them.
We have one comrade selling Daily
Workers one day week, five copies.
We have two stands that two COM
rades take care of. We also got two
subs one whole year and one six
months.
From the sales of Daily Worker in
our unit, in just three months we
have $738 in treasury and our Daily
Worker is paid up to date. Our
comrades are very willing Commu-
niSts; the only thing is that leading
Communists will have to learn to
help us. For instance Comrade N,
who delivers Daily Workers to our
readers, is very quiet comrade. He
seldom talks. But when he was put
on job, he proved to be very ca
pable and responsible.
That shows that leading comrades
should not judge as the best, the
ones who talk lots and do nothing.
Conlradely Yours,
"A. J.
Hamtramck, Mich.
Daily Worker Agent,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
Regarding the "X-Dandro"
Advertisement

Ben Odinov-Your protest is per-
fectly justified. The offensive adj
vertisement does not appear in the
Daily Worker any more. The COM
ment made about it did not express
our personal opinion. Please let us
have your private address.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
Constipation Following Hydro
CanhaluS

Rene W., Media, Pa.-The best
thing for the infant is to give him
an enema every night, consisting of
a heaping teaspoonful of bicarbonate
of sode in pint of warm water.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1911 is available in sizes
IL, ID, Is, 10, 20, 80, "a, SO, SO and
40. Size Is takes 31s yards Sc inch
fabric.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03

lengthy explanation of Fosters his
tory did we accomplish it. This
worker is now a close Party SYM
pathizer,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Foods Containing Iron

J. A. K, Rochester. New York.
The following foods contain the
most iron:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-03
A DUBILIER WORKER.

Ed. NOte:-To win your demands,
organize into departmental shop
committees and elect chairmen of
each department to represent you.
For more information (confiden-
tiaD write to Independent Radio
and Metal Workers Union, 800
Broadway.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-08
A NEW SERVICE

A rather striking display IN The
Courier Reporter window this week
is attracting unusual attention. Res
idents have been accustomed for
years to seeing displays relating to
printing therein and when confront
ed with tires it becomes little con-
fusing. One Lady said she passed the
place three times looking for spot
to place classified ad.
The display is part of new serv-
ice the paper is giving our advertis-
ers. When a merchant carries dis
play space in the advertising columns
he is given the opportunity Of dis
playing his merchandise in the print
shop window. Thus q prospective
purchaser may not only read about
the merchants offering, but may see
the actual article itself. We think
the plan will work out to the mutual
benefit of all concerned.
This weeks display was arranged
by the E. C. Smith Motor Co., who
are calling attention to the tire re-
pair work of that institution, with
an interesting exhibit of the steps
taken in the mending process. Next
week we hope to have something en-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-08

We don't recall having seen list
of the nineteen names of the men in
the United States who understand
money, but we presume ours was not
thereon, for we admit that we under
stand the lack Of it far better than
the money itself. If the present ma
nipulation Of our currency means that
eventually dollar viii buy so many
sacks, of wheat, loaves of bread, tons
of coal or whatnot and that it will
continue to purchase that same
amount, then we are for it. If it
will mean that borrower will have
to repay q debt with the same num-
Der of purchasing units that he re-
ceived by his loan, then we are get
ting somewhere. But If, in the pro-
cess, considerable number of Amer
lean citizens lose faith in the integ-
rity of our currency, then the effort
will have cost us far more than any
benefit we could have ever received.
There are indications which point TO
this effect now. When people begin
q rush to exchange money for things,
then we are headed for the mess
which ruined Germany.
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After lapse of week or two we
are again printing another chapter in
that interesting serial story. Me-
chanical difficulties made it impos-
sible last week to secure the story,
but we hope no such trouble will pre-
vent the regular appearance of the
remaining installments. We are al
so presenting a new feature this
week on the editorial page, Wash
ington Digest. This feature is writ
ten by man whose long residence at
the nations capital gives him more
than superficial insight into the
many and varied changes which are
taking place. The feature is nom
political and seeks only to give an
unbiased digest of the events as they
take place. While we are talking
about ourselves may we also express
our thanks for the many very graft
flying expressions as to the excellence
of the paper. We appreciate these
compliments more than we can fell.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-08
The opening of a cannery here now

The opening of a cannery here now
seems almost a certainty. The in
stitution will open with no strings
tied to it in the way Of combinations
with other institutions and will prob
ably prove one of the most desirable
features which the district could OBJ
tain. The sterilization of an outlet
for many of the products of the dis
trict, it's influence toward raising
the prices for our commodities will
prove of immense value to the grow
ers in the district. An outstanding
feature of the whole deal is the fact
that all three of the local agencies
have united in the work of securing
the plant and will no doubt have
much to do with its ultimate sue
cess. The unanimous financial sup
port of the district is another out
standing accomplishment whic h
augurs well for the success Of the
institution. We shall be blad in
deed to welcome Mr.. Brownell into
our community.
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We are printing this week a letter
from our old friend Harley Peter.
This letter was received a week or
so ago, but publication has been de-
layed. He pokes a little fun at this
paper for our reference to the rain of
duck soup which has been intermit-
family showering this section in the
way of farm loans, RIG, AAA, CWA
and the like-especially the latter.
In general, of course, he's right, but
he fails to take into consideration
the fact that we buy the ducks wheth-
er we get the soup or not. Nearly
everything we now purchase carries
a little something toward the filling
for the kettle. IF we do not get our
share-or more if lpossible-tha
just our tough luck. It's cinch which
no one would even attempt to deny,
that the ducks must be paid for and
there is only one possible place for
the finances to come from-you and
I and every other citizen Of the Unit
ed States. Since we do have to pay
for the ducks, we feel that it is up
to all of US to make them cost just
as little as possible. In other words,
get as many buckets out as possible
and secure for our district every cent
which the combined efforts Of the
municipalities can inveigle out of the
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them tinkle as they roll out q, !.
pockets Of the CWA boys over !. y. Ne
counters Of our merchants. we
/ am just wondering whera
festive Uncle raises all the Snsl,. Ow
such immense bags Of SCUM. AnS 80. aOt
who is this generous relative 81 80. suss
I'll just wager it is that 80
"duclsy" old Kriss Kringle. that I I.~
old Santa Claus, who don't s sO.y
down the chimney at all, but o, nsms =
the overall's pocket, and who III
been visiting this valley repuIsr,,a s =
many times year and for so 49, y
years that a lot Of the finest nsa.S
that ever lived anywhere hays ~.
out Of ducks, and incidentally RIM -, ~
of most everything else. You 49,
only to motor over the Highland, 80
over the valley to view the rems,-s
of their fallen hopes.
Yes, I'm thinking Of this Dea, M,
Uncle Sam or Santa Claus, a, W. ~
call him, is just you and / and All -
us, and with cows selling at one r...,
per pound, if even at all, how man
ducks will we each have TO contr;h,,t.
to pay for $50, 900 worth of SCUM MA
twenty years. interest. Don't tell =.
it is only $4,000. You know vs-s
well our Uncle has no way of rnsI,lns
this soup except our ducks and whes
we look back and remember how th,s
the soup was well wonder how \
could have required so MANY duclr
suggest we go around and soIiclt
to see how many ducks each uer,on
is willing to contribute. They'll for.
get it when they find out who SAINT
Claus really is. What we need IN tbI,
valley more than anything else 4
Just honest to goodness Good Horse
Sense"
Respectfully, HARLEY b. PETER
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SOCK THE RICH

The So House and Senate bills
passed by the special session and
signed by the Governor are now about
ready for distribution as the Laws of
the Special Session of 1933-34. This
was the session primarily called for
one subject-the enactment of tho
liquor control measure. However,
the review of the GO chapters of new
laws shows that IA carried appropria-
tions totaling $12,185, 200, while three
Chapters %, "a and 62 directed ex-
penditures of public funds, but fail
ed to fix any limit on such monies.
The Governor vetoed but two meas
ures: that which related to the re-
moval of the regents and trustees of
institutions of higher education, and
the State insurance bill. Forty of
the new laws are now in effect, hav-
ing carried the emergency clause.
The appropriation of the special
session of more than 81, 100000 a
month for 1884 is just an addition to
the huge appropriations made year
ago at the regular session when all
previous records were broken. This
additional $4,000, 900, when it is
piled on top of the $152, 426, 566 a
year for government in this state,
collected in 1904 taxing or admins
trative districts, is just this much
more of an additional burden upon
the public. The Spokane Taxpayers
Economy League calls attention to
the fact that the total Indebtedness
Of more than 5000 subdivisions Of
government in the state exceeds
1925, 00O, 900. On the basis of the 1880
census, this means a yearly tax on
the people Of the state at the rate of
$1,000 per capita, or nearly $4,000
for the average family. Superimposed
upon this huge burden is the tremen-
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dous cost Of the federal government.
In recent years the tendency in the
state at the legislative session has
been to "sock the rich" As matter
of hard economic truth; taxes must
be extracted from producers, indus
try and business by direct or indi-
rect methods, and the bprden falls
upon every family, wage Garner, pro-
Queer and consumer, and these rep
resent 95 percent of the states popu-
lation. y
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-08

Howdy Folks - IN g
month is half gone and
we celebrate Valentines
Day. Dedicated to cupid
and affairs of the heart,
but not only for young
sweethearts. It's also a
chance to send mother a
bouquet or a potted
plant, and a card to ex-
press a loving thought
and a chance for tn e
hueband to take home a
box of candy (or is it
Lucky Strikes?)
TAIL
ALS01a good season to
buy lumber for repairs
about the home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-02-08

You've all read about the account
of a local wedding in the country pa
per which got mixed up with an
auction sale. Ours wasn't quite as
badly mixed as that but was plenty
bad enough, and we apologize for the
error. After the paper was printed
and distributed about the only thing
we could do about it was to kill q
couple of printers They've been
properly skinned, shot at sunrise,
their bodies buried in the sands of
the sea and their hides tackled to the
smoke house wall. And we're sorry,
besides.
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use that battery" 81 use that anti-freeze,"
AMy medicine cabinet contains those prod
ucts.o
The four instances cited are typical of
every reliable manufacturer i'm America.
Millions of dollars are spent annually to de-
velop, to improve, to standardize, and to take
the guess-work out of merchandise. Other
millions are spent i'm advertising to tell you
about them.
All of which is to say that i'm putting your
trust in advertising merchandise you save
yourself the bother, the expense, the disap-
pointment-yes, the danger-of experiment
ing and discovering for yourself which make
of soap. breakfast food, radio tubes, lingerie,
gasoline, tea, electrical device, stationery -
or what-not-gives you the most service for
your money.
The news columns of this paper keep You
informed of the latest local happenings. The
advertisements inform you of the newest,
most advantageous, most reliable merchan-
disc that Americas most progressive makers
are producing.
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tirely different maybe q bedroom
scene, a display Of Washington pro-
ducts or something interesting in any
event. We invite the merchants to
use this extra facility and we urge
our readers to keep an eye on the
window for the latest offerings in
many lines.
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pot. The county, city, school and ir-
rigation districts should pass up no
opportunity to get every allotment
of labor and materials possible. We
are glad to see the unanimous sup
port given to the school building pro-
ject. @u
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SHOULD BE IN ASH CAN

S1oOLD DE- LIN aO11 Cfa4S
One of the biggest damphool orders
that has been passed out by gov
eminent body in this state for many
years is one recently promulgated
by the state department of public
works which provides that utility
companies henceforth cannot spend
money for donations nor civic activ-
tiles unless the expenditures are
charged to earnings instead of over
head. Without commenting on the
legality of the order, which is for the
courts to decide, it is in our opinion
the establishment of poor public
policy. The result of such an order
will be that telephone companies, light
and power companies and similar or
CARNATIONS can no longer donate
money to charitable causes, nor can
they help support Chambers Of Com
merce, service clubs, or similar organ
izations without placing the charge
direct against earnings, and thus di-
rectly reflecting them in dividends to
stockholders.
This order seems inexcusable and
silly. 1t is based, we understand, on
the idea that Individual stockholders
of such utility companies, and direct
ors, may as individuals donate money
to such causes, but the company as an
organization cannot. There's no logic
In such an assumption. Every utility
company has a management, chosen
by directors and stockholders, and in
this management is vested authority
and responsibilities for handling the
company business. If manager is
fitted to hold such a position surely
he it fitted to Judge business matters
Of this sort, and with such authority
vested in him, has a right to figure
support of civic enterprises good bus
mess for his company to have part
IN aiding.
Usually these companies are good
supporters of Chambers Of Commerce
and similar organizations. They
should be, and they wish to be. The
money they appropriate to these
causes is money that is kept at home,
money that goes into general civic
betterment, which in turn is good
business for them, and good business
for the whole citizenry. Usually these
companies want to share in the COM
munity work, from which they draw
their business and income, and such
donations are good corporate invest
ments, even though carried on their
books as overhead expense.
Furthermore, we think it is none Of
the states business. 1t is an interior
ence by a government body with the
conduct of private business, in which
the interest of the state should be
confined to regulative measures de-
signed to protect the public from
abuse. It is another of the trends Of
the day that should be resisted the
tendency of government to depart
from its functions of governing and
regulating and go into private BUSH
ness affairs, in which it has no right
= to interfere. That is, no right to in
terfere 30 long as society is not being
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nnolested.

molested.
The utility organizations are not
going to take this on the chin with
out finding whether or not the courts
will sanction such rulings. A certain
amount Of good will the companies
wish to hold will be lost to them if
they obey this order, and this good
will is important to their business
and their contacts with people in the
districts where they operate.
For the general welfare of the
state, and in the interests Of fair
ness and good government, this fool
ish order should be rescinded by the
state department of public works
Chehalis Bee-Nugget.
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Do You Realize
WHAT A WORLD OF GRIEF
Advertising SaDes You?

WE KNOW seed house that proves each
seasons crop of seeds in their own trial
gardens before they offer them to the public.
Flowers and vegetables grown from these
seeds must measure up to definite standards
or else the entire crops from which the SAM
pies were taken are burned.
We know manufacturer of dry batteries
who tested new product two years before
he sold single battery to single dealer.
We know a manufacturer of an anti-freeze
solution for automobile radiators who spent
two years testing his product under all con-
ditions before he said word in advertising
about the merits of his goods.
We know manufacturer of household
pharmaceutical products whose self imposed
standard of purity and efficacy is is even
higher than that laid down by the United
States Pharmacopoeia and the National
F0rmulary.
IF we mentioned their names you would
recognize them Immediately. You probably
would say, esWhy! plant those seeds" 81
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

Dear Ralph: .s.. .....
Now wouldn't that be exciting to
feel those elusive coins sliding
smoothly thru our fingers and hear
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TUM-A-LUM TICKLER

Edited by M. pr the Tuna
Lum Lumber yard