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The daily worker., 1934-07-13
Messenger Boys
Picket and Force
Action by Board
By a Telegraph Worker
Correspondent

BROOKLYN, N. Y. = In May,
Dave Newman, president of the
Telegraph Messenger Union, was
fired by the Western Union be-
cause of union activity. The
N. R. A. Labor Board gave him
hearing, where he was told in
diplomatic words to go to hell. Re-
Gently, Louis Fucker, another T. NJ.
U. leader was fired again because
of union activity. The same N. r.
A. board now orders Western Union
to reinstate him and recommends
that Newman be rehired also. Why
the sudden change of attitude?
Answer-T. M. U. picketing. Let
me elaborate.
In May. after returning from a
Washington code hearing, Dave
Newman was fired. The reason
given was that he did not give
notice of his going to Washington
where he demanded SIS and a 10
hour week. He gave written notice,
but, when he attempted to pro 5e
this to G. H. Carol, Sup't of the
Metropolitan district, Western
Union, he was told, I'm through
with this man. and was shown to
the door by two well-built assist
ants"
Golden of the N. R. A. Regional
Labor Board, heard this story and
set May 10 for the hearing, prom
Using that even if the Western
Union was not represented, the
hearing would take place. On May
10. the w. U. doesn't show up, SC
Golden says he has to postpone it
to May IS because he won't hold i.
without the officials
The T. M U. delegation could not
come on the 18th and asked for an
other date. Golden got sore" and
called the delegation fresh kids.
There was no further action. That
was what the T. M. U. got in May
from the Board.
On June Is, Louis Fucker, g
union leader was fired. Imme-
diately, picket line was set ur
before w. U. at 10th st. and Broad
way, spreading it later to 38th St
and 9th Ave. Results you can see
The ordering of the reinstatement
of L. Fucker and the recommenda
ton of the rehiring of Newman.
T. M. U. SUPPORTER.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
PARTY LIFE
The 9th Party ConoentiOn
and the Language Press
Must Organize DriUe to Improve Papers, Boost
CircuLGtiOn Finnish BurO Sets Example

cially the National Bureaus of the
language mass organizations, that,
in order to reach the millions of
foreign language workers. in the u.
5. A, who are either partly or to-
tally unable to read the English
language, We must bring to them
the foreign language press ana
ether literature Of the Party; to
each worker in his own language.
The Importance of this is too often
underestinated.
How many of the language frac-
tions up till now have really or
ganized a drive to fill the quota of
new subscribers that was accepted
for their papers by the Eighth Con-
vention? Was the drive properly
organized? What are the results Of
the drive up till now?
These questions should be an
sWered now by all the National
Language Bureaus. The quotas
must be reached by Aug. 1.
The Finnish Bureau c. C. Or
ganized subscription drive for the
two Finnish dailies with a quota of
1000 subscribers to each paper. The
drive S arted April Is, ending May
81. The result of the drive was that
altogether 1926 subscriptions were
received, of which 1850 were new
ones, the rest being renewals. This
drive should serve as an example to
be followed by the other language
bureaus.
In order that the drive will be a
success it must be well organized.
1t must include mass work in the
drive. Red Sundays must be or
ganized and the local fractions must
see to it that every Party member,
every member and sympathizer of
the language mass organizations in
volved in the drive gets out to comb
its own neighborhood Every house
of the particular nationality must
be visited. The groups to go out
should go out in teams of two. Lit
erature must be brought along. It
can easily be sold to the foreign
born workers. Most of these for
eign-born workers work in the basic
industries and therefore form a
part of the decisive strata of the
American working class. Do not
neglect them. Bring the propa-
ganda of the Party to them. This
can best be done by bringing them
the language press of the Party.
Every bureau must see to it that
the tasks laid down by the Eighth
Convention are carried out, and
especially the task of improving and
increasing the circulation of their
press. Thereby you will be helping
to win the majority of the Ameri-
can working class for the program
of our Party.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
Associate Manager Gusts
Catholic and Jewish
Workers
BY a Telegraph Worker
Correspondent

NEW YORK. - Though not a
Communist myself permit me to
state in the beginning that I am
very grateful to you for giving the
space you have in recent months to
the working conditions Of the tele-
graph employees. Yours is the
only paper that has evinced any IN
terest in their plight and given it
proper publicity.
1t has been said that the Com
munist party takes full advantage
of the vicissitudes of the underdog,
exploiting them for their own ends.
But how much more commendable
it is to do the job you are doing by
exposing the depravities of our eco
nomic masters than to sugarcoat
them with vapid mouthings as our
so-called liberal press is doing. And
it is beneficial to the mass Of work.
ers.
I confess frankly to having mad
serious doubts in the past about the
veracity of the stories I read in
the Daily Worker, regarding the
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
BY HANS JOHNSON,
Secretary, Finnish Bureau, C. P.

The Eighth Convention of the
Communist Party of the United
States of America set a number of
very important tasks for the Ian
guage fractions. The National Bu-
reaus are responsible for the prompt
carrying out of these tasks in the
language mass organizations.
One OF the most important Of
these tasks laid down by the Eighth
National Convention was the drive
to really improve the language press
and increase its circulation. In the
circulation drive certain quotas were
accepted for each language paper.
1t should be clear to every con-
scientiouS Party member, and espe-
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
.Reactionary Clique Being Built
Up by Carroll, of Western Union
Gives Jobs to X. X. K.
Members He Brings
from South

article the self revealing con-
duct of the Association of Western
Union Employees was exposed. ]
believe it should be widely he-alded
that when a messenger strike
threatened, the entire local machine
of the A. w. U. E. was called into
action by the company officials, and
they responded as puppets to the
pull of the string. Managers and
other employees of branch Offices
were sent out into the field to line
up the messengers into this same
traitorous organization. All their
regular duties were suspended and
they made it point to explain
emphatically to the boys that the
recruiting was being done in their
private capacity.
The man behind this whole move
ment of betrayal and lies is Louis
Colas, local president of the A. w.
U. E. He is the typical aspiring
small time politician with the mar
row vision common among his ilk.
The louise who is responsible for
all the vicious action is the asso-
ciate general manager, C. H. Carroll.
Brought north some years ago with
the intent of putting into practice
the abominable conditions common
in the south.
No Scruples or Ethics
This man has no scruples or
ethics He is blindly bent upon
shattering the morale and eventually
be rid Of the older employees who
virtually built up the Western Union
to its present status. I regret to
say that he is partially successful
in this campaign of destruction. He
is an alleged K. K. K. member,
hating the Jews and Catholics with
all the venom he is capable of. One
by one he is pushing members of
these two groups into despair.
In the place of those thus re-
moved are placed men and women
brought up from the south. I do
not harbor any i'll will aginst this
new group for any reasons what
ever, for they a-e entitled to life
and its rewards such as they are,
the same as any other group. The
objection to them is based on the
fact that this would be Caesar
Carroll is by slow stages peoplirg
the company with his own kind
K. K. K. members. The New York
organization is fairly overrun with
this new element, and everywhere
one hears the whispered dismay
at this invasion.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13

many struggles, etc. Somehow they
seemed exaggerated. Things like
those you exposed seemed too in
credible.
When you began to expose the
antics of the Western Union Of
which am an employee, realized
at once the unjust attitude I had
entertained. I found not one word
of error regarding conditions; If
anything, an understatement OF
facts. Since you did not color or
invent the situation about Western
Union. why was one to assume that
you would in other struggles.
When I say understatement l
wish to justify it by some of the
facts as apparent to me. In a recent
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
CORRECTION
By a Worker CorrespOnden


In the Daily Worker of July 4
you had "Worke- Correspondence"
about the United Employment
Agency, in which it is stated that
the manager said: What this coun-
try needs is a Hitler to put the Jews
where they belong" l do not know
where the person who wrote this
correspondence got this from. But
I just want to tell you that it 50
happens that this manager is a Jew
himself and certainly would not say
anything like this. In addition to
this all the employees with one
exception as well as the manager
of this agency are supporting the
Anti-Fascist movement.
Note:-After investigating, we
find that the information given
above, is correct.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
RI Employees Praise
articles in DAILY
BY a Subway Worker Core
SpOndent

NEW YORK. The articles
which appear from time to time
IN the Daily" are being eagerly
read by employees in the I R T
Workers who never looked at the
Daily Worker now buy it.
/ would suggest that if possible
the article which appeared in the
Daily on June % by Berg be
published in leaflet form and
be given out at the different
terminals, car barns, etc. This
article received more comment
than any other so far. It will
help to awaken the employees to
the necessity of organizing a
union for the benefit of the
workers, not for the bosses. as is
the P. ]. Connolly Brotherhood
Union.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13

out 50-word letter to our key
men calling on them to act"
''It was only them" admits FL
lingson himself, "that marked
change took place. kilograms,
letters poured into the capitol,
and the voice of the rank and
file, not the four years of chas-
ing politicians, forced action.
Throughout the country, today,
must develop the unity of mass
action to prevent layoffs and
to secure improvements in the
pension bill. Only then can the
power of the rank and file be
felt.
Those who will stand in the
way of such a path, those who
have failed to learn even now
that the power of the rank and
file must be put into motion,
they must be swept aside as
traitors to the interests Of rail-
road labor.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
Wage-Price Scissors
Cut Subway Workers
1870 and go Wage Reductions, With Rise in
Living Cost, Total 349o Loss

the men through bullying and in
timidation on the part of the fore
men and petty bosses. The workers
see through this fake pension and
rs per cent Of them are against it.
Every lie and thinly yelled threat
is used by the foremen and depart
ment heads to compel the men to
The daily worker., 1934-07-13

by a Subway Worker Correspondent
BROOKLYN, N. Y. - The en-
closed Bar diagram" shows what
IS taking place on the I. R. T. We
are caught between the scissors of
lower wages and higher prices and
We must make a choice between
7-ht or starvation. We are organ
The daily worker., 1934-07-13

war-when we could no longer get
the reliable washable German dark
dyes.
All in all, we think the book re-
view is a dismal flop. We were
not surprised to find that it was
the only one of its length appear
ing in the book section of the Tri-
bune that Sunday, which was not
signed. I wouldn't want to sign
such trash either.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
CeS7 oFLWIN&

sign away their wages. Only by
organizing in our own independent
rank and file union can we put a
stop to the robbery schemes of the
I. R, T Fight against this intimi-
dation by joining up.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13

izing in our Transport Workers
Union and you can bet our answer
will be FIGHT.
The fake pension, which is moth
ing more than further three per
cent wage cut, is being forced on
The daily worker., 1934-07-13

Send FIFTEEN CENTS (l5c) 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 West 18th
St., New York City.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
NOTE:

We publish letters every Friday
from workers in the transporta-
tion and communications indus
tries-railroad, marine, surface
lines, subway, elevated lines, ex-
press companies, truck drivers,
taxi drivers, ETC., and post office,
telephone, telegraph, etc. We
urge workers from these indus
tries to write us of their condi-
tions of work, and their struggles
to organize. Please get these let
ters to us by Tuesday of each
week.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1876 is available in sizes
IL, IA, Is, 18, 20, 30, 80, "a, IS, 3S
and 40. Size IS takes 314 yards
36-inch fabric. Illustrated step-by-
step sewing instructions included.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
ADVERTISEMENT
NO PICNIC PARTIES AT CAMP UNITY

The management that limited SPACE and
large number OF campers it impossible permit groups
carnations Camp Unity grounds day outings or picnic
lunceons The that individuals grour
cooperate with them by Observing this conp.ca
ing the situation when the stan with capac,
c.owds
The daily worker., 1934-07-13

Order a bundle of the Daily
Worker. Canvass friends and
shopmates.
The daily worker., 1934-07-13
DR.. LUTTINGER'S COLUMN
WILL BE RESUMED TOMORROW

DR.. Luttinger's column is
omitted today for technical
reasons. 1t will be resumed
tomorrow as usual.
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ing away. Then she called over
her shoulder, Coming, Mad?"
Cant you stir a step without
herr" he asked.
81 can, but l don't want to-"
Already many performers were
seated at the long. white-covered
tables eating breakfast. Luke Rem
froe, owner of the circus, and his
wife, Matte, who was billed as
'La Belle Matilde. Supreme
Equestrienne of the World" sat
at a smaller table with the star
clown, q saturirc. middI2-aGed
man who answered to the name
Of De Lucca.
Gradually the circus lot took
on the appearance of a nomad
city. Banners were flying and
tents scattered about. Peanut and
lemonade stands were erected. A
smaller tent beside the "big top"
was converted into dozens Of
dressing rooms. Nets were unfold
ed, tight ropes, bars and rings
were clamped into place with in
finite care. As the paraphernalia
for each act was produce dthe
owner gave it minute inspection.
A loose screw or a rope missing
might mean death on permanent
injury. Animals were fed and We
tered.
Donna. following her unvarying
custom, went to the dressing room
she shared with Madeline and two
others. and laid out her wardrobe.
Then she slipped into cotton
tights and sweater and crossed
to the big tent. For an hour she
numbered up" Hand springs,
"cat backs" and somersaults left
her warm and glowing and GER
tain Of her strength. Upon her
agility depended her own life and
Madeline's. Donna was utterly
without fear for herself but more
than once the other girls reck-
less instability had struck terror
in her heart, causing her to >wOn-
der if She had been wise in her
choice of a partner.
Madeline had proven strong,
supple and fearless. After a year
of minor vaudeville houses she
was ready for circus life. She
would never be the acrobat Don
ma was, for Donna's muscles had
been trained from babyhood, but
Madeline gave satisfaction in all
that was required of her. Donna,
still crushed with grief and with
out curiosity, had asked few
questions of her partner and it
was not until they had been to-
gether almost three years that
Madeline confessed she had run
away from her home and that the
story she had told of long expert
ence in the theater was untrue.
Five years had passed since the
girls first meeting. As Donna left
the tent that morning she was GER
tain that another five years would
not see them together. In spite
of her warning she saw Madeline
standing in the bright sunlight in
close conversation with Ned Traf-
ford, the boss canvasman. "There
is no excuse for it," Donna NUT
tered angrily. "She doesn't care
anything about him. 1t just flat
tiers her to have a big brute like
TraffOrd in love with her. She'll
cut out the philandering or I'll
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"I'lF think about it."

"I'lF think about it."
That night Madeline wrote the
letter of acceptance that was to
change the entire course OF poth
girls lives.
1t was Saturday afternoon. A
brazen sun beat with furious in
tensity upon the milling throngs,
pushing and showing through lanes
of gray canvas, peanut stands,
flying banners and wooden plat
forms where "barkers" announc-
ed the wonders on view inside.
A young man, conspicuous be-
cause of his height and breadth
of shoulder, strobe with abashed
determination towards the smaller
tent adjoining the "big top" Over
one arm he carried his coat. In
his other hand he carried a straw
sailor. In the sunlight his thick
dark hair, sunburnt like his lean,
strongly rugged face, glistened
with strands Of gold. Under shay
gy black brows his shrewd gray
eyes searched for the entrance to
the tent.
A tiny man in green tights, a
huge black cigar in his mouth, was
leaning against a stake beside an
opening that served as door. The
young farmer hesitated. coughed,
and then asked, "Can you-er-
do you know where l can find
Miss Madeline Siddal?"
The midget looked up at the
newcomer and shook his head.
"Never heard the NAME" he piped
in a childish treble.
"But-gosh, 1 am stupid. l
mean Madeline Gabriel"
ooh, one of the Gabriel Sisters!
Yeah. She's inside"
81 want to see he". I've come
from her Grandfathoi' Could L
er, will you take me to her."
"No sir. l can't do that. No
visitors allowed"
"Well. can you tell her Pm
here? Bill Siddal. She's expecting
me. I won't keep her but a min
ute"
80. K"
The tiny man disappeared into
the cavern of darkness. Bill wait
ed five minutes, ten. He heard the
blatant strains of brass band
coming from the larger tent, and
the clatter of horses hoofs as they
crossed the runway. The show
must have begun.
"She's fooling the old man." he
muttered angrily, 81 told him she
wouldn't come with me-" He
thrust his hat on the back of mis-
head, damned hands in his peck
cts and started away. A voice
stayed him, "Mr. Siddalw
4 u
Turning, he saw her, framed by
the dingy folds of canvas that on
ly served to accentuate her love-
illness. The bronze hair formed a
cleaning aureole about her small,
oval face and the brown eyes
were wide and frightened and
beautiful. .s 81
His granduncle had told him
that Madeline was a pretty girl,
but the years had turned mere
prettiness into breath-taking
beauty. No wonder she had REBEL
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! orchards in bloom, flock of
lambs gamboling over the undu-
: lating plains and narrow river
skirted by overhanging oaks and
sycamores.
Farm houses sprang into view
low, rambling, implanted build
lngs with great red barns and silos
IN the distance. Cows grazed
peacefully near the railroad en-
bankment without raising eyes to
the black monster belching smoke
and SCOT. Small boys perched on
rail fences shouted their glee at
the bright lettering on the cars
announcing "Renfroe's Colossal
Three Ring Circus"
Madeline said. Il never see that
without a thrillw She pointed to
/ a luId poster showing two GIRLS
flying through the air with a
swinging trapeze below them. I'm
derneath were the words, "The
Gabriel Sisters, Aerial Gymnasts y
Donna was staring at another
poster. 'And l never see that, y
she said, without shudderinc "
The poster she was looking at de-
picted a man in white riding.
! breecheS and a red coat, standing,
IN cage of wild animals. The
caption read, Con David, King
of the Beasts"
Suddenly Donna turned Che
said, Madeline, you're in love
with him" The other girl drew a
sharp, audible breath. "Why do
you say that?" she asked.
Il know it, I've watched YOU
when he was in the arena, I'm ont
OF the running kid. Cons fine
boy all right-clean as a whistle
but not for me. Maybe not for
you either, but let me give you a
TIP; you'll never win him by flirt-
ing with a canyasman, not even
Trafford.
you've been listening to COS
SIP, Madeline said Indignantly.
You're a sweet child, but YOU
nave a lot to learn" Donna went
on. You ought to know that per-
formers don't mix with props. It's
dangerous and it just isn't done. F."
As the train wheels ceased re-
yolving the Pullman came to life
Steps were heard in the corridor
and the humble of voices. There
was no delay now even for star
performers. All must be dressed
and ready for the parade at II
o'clock.
Donna emerged from the bath
room, dOnned her dress and open
ed the door into the corridor to
call a CHEEKY "Good morning. to
those who passed. The door of
the stateroom adjoining also OPEN
ed and Con David's sleek black
head appeared. Hello" he greet
ed her. Flows the town."
Don't ask me. I've seen moth
ing but water tower and a red
brick depot. Are you going to
breakfast"
In a jiffy."
Con David stepped into the
aisle. He was a slender, compact
man, not yet 80. with almond
shaped black eyes and a swarthy
skin that indicated Latin ancestry.
Very white teeth flashed between
vivid red lips as he linked his arm
through Donna's.
"Don,t,' she said sharply. draw
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