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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
GENERAL STRIKE LOOMING THROUGHOUT THE SILK INDUSTRY
Ohio JObIess
Push Relief
Fight atCapital
Will Mass Before State
Legislature When 1t
Opens Monday

CLEVELAND, Ohio Nov. is. -
Twenty-Five unemployed workers
will leave here early Monday morn
ing to meet with other delegates
from all over the State to place the
demands of the unemployed work
ers and the poor farmers before the
General Assembly Of Ohio, which
meets in special session in Colum-
bus.
The entire delegation of $50 will
be welcomed by the workers Of Col
umbus at a mass meeting at 701
Long Street, where final. details will
be worked out. Following the mass
meeting, the delegates will march to
the State capitol, where huge mass
meeting will be held.
The five-point relief program to
be placed before the General As
sembly, Governor White and Relief
Administrator Adjutant General
Henderson, call for the following:
l. Uniform relief throughout the
State and authorization for 40 per
cent increase in relief. This relief
to be raised through special taxes
on the sale and transfer of stocks
and bonds; a tax on the capital in
vestments of industrialists; steep
ly graduated tax on all incomes over
$1,000 a year; and increased Federal
relief allotments.
2. Cash payment of rents for
single and married workers; no evic-
tons,
3. Trade union wages and condi-
tons on all work relief and PW.A.
jobs; no forced labor.
4. A moratorium on the pay
ments of all municipal indebtedness;
the State legislature to authorize
the use Of these and all sinking
funds for extra relief needs such as
medical aid, clothing, household
supplies.
S. Endorsement of the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill and
cash and transportation for the 800
delegates who will leave Ohio to at
tend the National Congress for I'm
employment Insurance, which will
be held in Washington on Jan. ST..
The Unemployment Councils have
called upon all organizations in the
State to Immediately send resolu-
lions embodying their demands and
the unequivocal demand that the
unemployed delegation be permitted
to place these demands before the
General Assembly, to Gov. White.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
District Parley
OF Metal Union
Set for Sunday

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the Fourth Annual
Convention of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union. to open
on Sunday, 10 a. M, at Irving
Plaza. Delegates from II locals in
machine building, shipbuilding and
repair, metal fabricating and wire
manufacture, have been elected.
In addition, eight independent I'M
ions in the metal industry, having
membership of $1,000 have like
wise elected fraternal delegates.
The district convention aims to
achieve unity of all these forces.
An appeal was also sent by the
district committee of the union to
the International Association of
Machinists. Lodge Is, A. F. of L.,
which reads in part:
Organization Weakened
For q number of years since the
war, the organiza ton among the
metal workers and machinists has
been considerably weakened. Many
members of the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists were ex-
PEELED, and many dropped their
membership in the organization,
with the result that the great ma
jorlty remained unorganized. Today
we find that hundreds of these
machiniSts Who stayed away from
organization for years, have organ
lied into the different locals of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union, and have secured higher
wages and better working condi-
tons. 1t is the duty of both major
organizations in the field of this
district to get together and start a
most vigorous drive against the
prevailing conditions,
The appeal asks that fraternal
delegates be sent to discuss these
issues at the convention. But at
the last meeting of the District
Lodge of the I, A. of M even dis
cussion on the matter was killed by
the reactionary machine headed by
Stilsonbauer and Peabody. Some
members were interested in discus
sing the letter.
Today at 10 d. m, the Eastern
Conference of the Union, at which
the New York, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut. New Jersey, James
town and Buffalo districts of the
union will be represented, will open
at Manhattan Lyceun. Steps will
be taken to consolidate the efforts
of these districts for an intensive
organization drive in the industry.
The Midwest Conference OF the
Steel and Metal Workers Union
will take place on Dec. 9, at Chi
cago. Among the most enthusi-
astic to get behind the conference
is the Cleveland and Cincinnati
region, where two new locals have
just been chartered.
A special issue of the "Stasl and
Metal Worker" will come off the
press Immediately after the East
ern Conference and will carry all
It's decisions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Florida Jury
Clears Killers
of Claude Neal

MARIANNE, Fla, Nov. 16.-"Slain
by persons unknown to us" This
traditional verdict of white ruling
class Grand Juries investigating
the lynchings Of Negro workers, was
returned yesterday by the Jackson
County Grand Jury in connection
with the fiendish lynching Of Claude
Neal on Oct. 81.
The lynching of Neal was adver-
tised locally and nationally for SO
hours before it took place, after he
was delivered to lynch commit
tee" by his Alabama iailers and kid
napsd across the state line into
Florida The lynch leaders made
no attempt to conceal their iden-
tity. The Grand Jury, however,
states:
1--WE are not able to get much
direct or positive information with
reference to this matter, practically
all our evidence and information
being hearsay and rumors."
A Grand Jury, investigation" of
the Jail delivery of Neal has been
set by Gov. B. M. Miller of Alabama
for Monday twenty-four days after
the crime. The Federal government
has refused to invoke the Lindbergh
Law, used to hunt the kidnapers Of
rich men, to punish the kidnapers
and muderers of the Negro worker.
The verdict of the Florida Grand
Jury was denounced yesterday by
Harry Haywood, National Secretary
of the League of Struggle for Negro
Rights, as a class verdict openly
protecting and defending the white
ruling class lynchers. Haywood
urged that workers and their or
CARNATIONS continue to flood Presi-
dent Roosevelt with demands for
the arrest and punishment, under
the Lindbergh Law, of the kidnap-
ers and murderers Of Neal and for
the unconditional and safe release
of the Scottsboro boys. two of whom
are facing legal lynching on Dec, 7
in Alabama.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17

the Monessen and Allenport plants,
respectively, Attorney Heard at
tackled, demanding to know whether
these numbers represent members
who have paid full initiation fees
(S3 or so and are paid up in dues.
He attempted to go into the "A.
constitution to show that mem
bers,' to be allowed a vote, ETC., in
the Amalgamated, must be paid up
in their dues, and obviously in
tended to use the small vote cast in
the recent IA. international cleo
tons to prove his point. but was
stopped by Commissioner White.
Ogburn summoned five workers
Cummings, Mink. Stark. Roy, and
Bernhard. all officers of the two
lodges-to prove that the petitions
for an election were passed at
regular meetings of the lodges. All
these witnesses refused to give the
exact number who attended the
particular meetings or voted for the
petitions.
All five testified that they were
ready to abide by the outcome of
the elections if supervised by the
Board, even if held on company
property.
Throughout the hearings Attor-
ney Heard kept insisting that the
best evidence" which could be pro-
duced to prove that an election is
desired by the employees of the
Pittsburgh steel Company, are
membership lists.
Results Not Posted
The company held representa-
tive plan" elections in June of 1898
and 1884. the results of which were
never posted which it contends
we're fair elections and set up bar
gaining apparatus for the entire
force.
The company counsel declined to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Jobless Demand More
Relief in Racin e

RACINE, Wis, Nov. 16.-Fifteen
hundred workers jammed the cham
bers and halls of the court house
at the meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors here and demanded an
immediate so per cent increase in
relief, issuance of winter clothing
and provision for medical aid. Fired
F. E. r. A. workers, who were re-
Gently let out on a mass layoff,
demanded that all be Immediately
placed back on the jobs at a 30
hour week with union wages and
conditions.
The workers forced through a de-
mand for delegation to visit Gov.
Schmedeman, demanding that he
cal; special session of the State
Legislature to take up the matter
of winter relief.
Another demand won by the
workers called for committee COM
posed Of five workers and five SUI
pervisors to investigate the workings
Of the relief administration.
At g meeting, which the workers
attended for hours, Frank Luhn, of
the Socialist-led Workers Commit
tee spoke on the demands of the
workers, but left before the de-
mands could be acted upon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Cleveland Factory
: Picketed as Owners
Say They Will Move

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 16.-
Strikers at the Kaynee Co., manu-
facturers of boys wash clothing, are
picketing the plant, in spite of the
announcement that the owners are
closing down their plants and NOV
ing out of Cleveland. The strikers,
eight hundred strong, are demand
ing recognition of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Of America.
Other unions have offered sup
port, and have volunteered to send
pickets to help Kaynee strikers close
the Bucyrus, Ohio, plant. The
Cleveland Federation of Labor has
also voted support of the strike.
The company is using the threat
to move in order to put over its
anti-union drive as the A. 81 P.
company did here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17

bIl6 Paterson SILK WOIh6IS AF6 d.
ready taking a strike vote.
In the Paterson area the employ
ers are cutting wages and declare
the agreement with the union
strapped on the subterfuge that the
silk workers struck during the gen.
eral textile strike in violation Of the
contract. The silk employers are
cutting wages and discriminating
against union members throughout
the country, following the sellout by
German, leader of the U. T. W., of
the general textile strike.
The Federation was formed soon
after the general silk strike of 1888
and has as its national secretary,
Frank Schweitzer, who. together
with German and Mcmahon was
responsible for the shameful be-
trayal OF the textile workers in the
recent general strike.
Among the important questions
which the delegates will have to
take up are the following:
l. The calling of a general
strike of silk workers to smash the
wage cutting and increase in
Homage.
z. To establish a uniform wage
scale in all strike .centers.
3. To discuss the possibility Of
merging the Federation of Silk
and Rayon Dyers with the Silk
Workers Federation.
4. To establish that all con-
tracts of silk centers expire at the
same time.
5. To extend the union to I'M
organized centerS.
8. 10 establish democracy in
the union and abolish the ex-
pulsiOn policy.
With the sharp attack by the en-
ployerS against the silk workers in
Paterson, the chief center of the
industry, following the German
Mcmahon betrayal, the workers
have been compelled to take wage
cuts or to strike.
Wage increases were won in
Paterson after the 1888 strike, but
the manufacturers, taking advan-
tage Of the surrender of the gen.
eral strike by the officials broke
the contract Every other silk cen
ter is threatened with a similar sit
uation. BY means of a general
strike in the industry it will be pos
sible not only to prevent the smash
ing of wage standards but to COM
pei wage increases to meet mount
ing living costs.
Tied up with this is the neec
to fight for a uniform wage rate
for the entire industry. Rank anc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
C.P. Gets Votes Though
Ruled Off Illinois Ballot

MADISON, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-Although
the Communist Party was ruled off
the ballot in this State, at least IT
voters cast ballots for the Commu-
mist Party in this community. Voters
were supplied with special Com
munist Party ballot which they we're
able to put into the box in the
place of the one regularly supplied
which did not bear the name of
the Communist Party candidates.
In 1882, when the Communist
Party was on the ballot. it received
only IL votes according to official
count. The Socialist Party received
IS votes here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Ithaca Relief Workers
Strike Against Layoff

ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. IGNORE
than 400 relief workers on T. E.
r. A. project here were striking to-
day against the layoff of $50 work
ers and 20 per cent slash in wages.
Strong picket lines have been set up.
Two days ago at meeting of the
workers a unanimous strike vote
was taken. The strikers are de-
manding that all layoffs be stopped,
and that the previous scale of so
cents an hour on a 24-hour week
basis be restored.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17

'ui6lj COUNCIL IeaQ6I now serving
two to four year term in the work.
house.
Lewis is the Judge who was
responsible for railroading Frank
field and sentencing him on charges
of Constructing legal process" and
melting to riot
Judge Lewis, whose conduct Of
the trial was remarkable for the
extremely vicious anti-working class
attitude he displayed. gave two
reasons" why he refused parole.
First, because Frankfeld would not
submit to the conditions which
would be imposed in case his
release was granted-that he would
agree to suspend all his activities in
unemployed work or other working
class activities. Second. that he is
being kept in Jail and will continue
to remain there until the people
Of Allegheny County learn that the
courts can not be coerced."
Workers Protest
In stating the second reason"
the judge reached over on his desk
and snapped the rubber band on a
bundle Of protests which he had
received, each demanding the re-
lease of the railroaded U. C. leader,
from workers throughout the vest
ern part Of the state.
These are some of the nuner-
GUS letters I have received" said the
judge, many of them prior to the
appeal Of Frankfeld's case to the
higher courts, all based on the
premise that Phil Frankfeld was
'railroaded' to jail and demanding
that he be released Immediately
He uttered the word demanding"
in the way Jesuit would say sac
rilege" His Honor went on to say
that many of the letters were
sharply critical in their tone, that
Frankfeld had been given a "fair
trial" and found guilty by a Jury
of his peers" and that he woa,d
remain in Blawnox until the work.
ers ceased trying to "coercep the
Allegheny County courts.
I. L. d. Defense
An l. L. D. attorney presented the
petition for parole, Harvey O'Con-
nor, chairman Of the Frankfeld-
Egan Liberation Committee. and
Bill Doyle, successor to Frankfeld IS
County Secretary of the Unemploy-
ment Councils. testified as charac-
ter witnesses for the prisoner, de-
scribing his activities in organizing
unemployed workers for the struggle
against hunger and for increased
relief. Judge Lewis refused to hear
the testimony of the mother of a
large family who attended the
hearing to tell how the efforts Of
Frankfeld and the Unemployment
Council saved her children from
starving.
Urge Protests
Next step in the fight for the
release of Frankfeld will be the
filling of petition for pardon with
the State Pardon Board. whic h
must be accompanied by certified
copy of the courts refusal to Grant
him a parole. The machinery for
pardon provides for the elapse Of
three months between the filing
and hearing of pardon petitions
In the meantime it is necessary
that workers and workers organiza-
tions double the number of protests
being sent in to the Governor: and
the Pardon Board. It is recalled
that only ten days before Judge
Gray paroled Sam Jessop, framed
on the same case as Frankfeld. he
made the same remarks regarding
coercion" and demanded that the
lotters cease. Instead Of this. they
we're increased in number and the
parole was soon granted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
MADISON HOLDS MEETING

MADISON, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-The
seventeenth anniversary of the Boil
shevik revolution was celebrated
here at meeting attended by some
$50 workers in the Crystal Ball
Room. Frank Warfield, organizer
of the League of Struggle for Negro
Rights in St. Louis was one of the
principal speakers. He outlined the
tremendous industrial, social and
cultural strides made by the work.
ing class under their own rule.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
$1.8O a Week for Two
Is Maximum Allowed
On Forced Labor in S. ID.

sTROOL, S. D., Nov. 16.-A
family of two gets three hours of
work relief week here. wit h
wages at thirty-five cents an hour
for a man and twenty-five cents an
hour for a team, the most such a
family is permitted to earn is $1.80
a week.
Families of three to five are given
six hours work a week, while
families Of more than five get
eleven hours.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
9ss,OOO JOBLEss IN PA.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 49,
Twenty-six Ter cent of the entire
working population of Pennsylvania
9S8,o0o persons, are out of work.
according to the latest figures of the
State Department of Labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
UNIONS PREPARING
TO AID NATIONAL
RELIEF CONGRESS
1000 Silk Workers Already Out on Strike
IN Paterson District; Farley Delegates
Take Up Organization Drive

The question of calling general silk strike will be
placed before the convention of the American Federation
of Silk Workers which Nov. "a at the Hotel
Woodstock New York Already in the Paterson district
there thousand silk workers strike and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
BAZAAR IN CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND, o., Nov 16-The
annual bazaar of the Communist
Party will be held here in the
Prospect Auditorium, 1912 Prospect
Avenue, on Saturday and Sunday,
Dec. 8. and Dec. 9. All mass organi-
cations in the city have been urged
to keep these dates open for at
tendance by their memberships.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
AFFAIRS FOR THE
DAILY WORKER
Philadelphia, Pa.

Family Supper and Concert given by
Sec. at 1908 Tasker St, Saturday,
Nov. II, 8 pm. Adm. use.
House Party, Soviet Film Showing,
Refreshments, 5430 Gsinor Road.
Saturday, Nov. II. Ausp. Unit 307 C.P.
Thanksgiving Eve Dance, We'd Nov.
% at State Dance Hall, Goth and
Market SITS. Good Dance Orchestra.
Gene in costume. Prizes for best
costumes.
Children's Party at 1841 W. 4th ST.,
pm, given by children OF TWO,
Jewish childrens School II, Friday,
Nov l6 nm
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17

Two Washington, D. C. units,
No. l and No. 3. collected s42 at
a party. Units should hold par
ties next week to fill their quotas
by Dec. l.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
.FOUR-YEAR TERM
FRANKFEID
BY COURT
Leader Of Pennsylvania JObless Is Jailed
for Leading Struggles Against Hunger
and EvictiOns-Urge Protest

PITTSBURGH Pa, Nov 16.-Upholdng the original
frameup of Phil Franked by the Mellonowned courts of
Allegheny County which sustained by both the SUI
Mercer County refused to grant parole for the Unempoy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Chicago, I'LL.

Two reel movie Chicago Workers in
Action and Saving Capitalism in
Two Alive" magician. Recitation
and Violin Solo. Dance to follow
Saturday. Nov. II, 7;3o pm. Slovak
Workers Home. 2147 W. Chicago Ave,
Adm. zoe in adv, 25c at door. Given
by Unit 9o6, Oil and 9l2.
Gala Dance and Entertainment. Sat-
urday, Nov, "a. Workers Lyceum,
1883 Hirsch ST. Auspices: Wiggini
Br. Y.CL. 9 and C,P. 512.
Gala Affair and Dance given by Rus
sian Organizations on Saturday, Nov
"a at Douglas Auditorium, Kedzie and
Ogden AYES.
Modern Russia" Nov. ID, pm. al
LID. Hall. 1925 E. 55th st. Auspices
C.P. Unit 7l8. Refreshments. Admis-
sion 15c
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
WHAT'S ON
Chicago, III.

Symposium THE United Front-The
Burning Question of the Hour" by
j. Lawson, Dist. Org. Sec. of the
Communist Party, and A. G. Nc
Dowell. National Chairman Young
Peoples Socialist League. Sunday,
NOV. IS. 8 pm. at Pen and Hammer,
20 E. Ontario st.
"Fascism and the Social Revolu-
tion," by Paine Dutt. will be re-
viewed by Beatrice Shields, Sunday,
Nov 10, 4 PM, 54S Wisconsin st.
1890 North on Larrabee St.. Aus
pices: C.P. Sec. 4.
First Annual Dance given by Painters
Br. SOS Two. Saturday, Dec. at
Mirror Hall, 1855 N. Western Ave
Adm. Csc in adv. 35c at door.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Boston. Mass.

Baked Bean Supper Homs-baked
with brown bread. Music. Saturday,
Nov II, 1929 fremont St. Scots
bcro B.. LID. Adm. 15c.
Stamford. Conn.
Affair at Polish National Home. so4
Atlantic st. Play oscar sapp,' will
be formed. pm, Saturday, Nov. II.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Providence, r. I.

Russian Tea Party and Dance Bals
laika Orchestra; Russian food served
Saturday, Nov. II, 8 pm. at 357
Western ST., Room 400 Arranged by
Charles st. Unit of C.P.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-17
Detroit, Mich.

Entertainment and Dance. Saturday
Nov. II. PM at 900 E. 10th St
Good program. Auspices Unit 2-22.
Entertainment and Dance. Saturday
Nov. II, Z pm. at Workers Home.
lS43 East Ferry. Given by Unit 5
Sec. /.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dance and Rally, Saturday, Nov, II
at Rcckland Palace. 2157 Centre Ave.
Adm, zoe at door; 15c in advance.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
WHATS DOING TO-DAY

Party - Bethesda Baptist Sun
day School, 7:30 p. M, Masonic
Temple, 7002 Wisconsin Ave.
Meeting-Beta Gamma Phi Sor-
ority, 8 p. M, Hamilton Hotel,
Meeting-Barber and Ross, 8 p.
rm., Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting-Bureau Of Engraving,
8 p. m., Hamilton Hotel.
Dinner - Medical Art Society,
$50 p. m, Hamilton Hotel.
Dinner-William and Mary Col
lege, z p. M, Hamilton Hotel.
Ball-Junior League, 10 p. M,
Mayflower Hotel.
Dance Silver Spring Lions
Club, 9 p. M, Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting Department of Po-
tomac, Ladies G. A. R., 8 p. m,
Mayflower Hotel.
Dinner Meeting - Washington
Stationers Association, p. M,
Ambassador Hotel.
Dinner - Sigma Epsilon Delta
Fraternity, 8 p. m, Shoreham Ho-
tel.
Meeting-Brightwood Citizens
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
A ADVERTISER EMIT
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