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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05
ALL Steel Union
Heads in Drive To
'SuppOrtROOSevelt'
But Cleveland Workers
Not Taken in By New
Deal Propaganda
By a Worker Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-The Anal
gamated Association CA. F. of L..
steel union) officials recently an
nounced a big organization drive in
Cleveland to unionize the steel
plants. Last Thursday they took
their first try at the Corrigan-
Mckinney plant, employing some
5000 workers. They passed out
5000 circulars with an appeal to
organize and support Roosevelt and
save the country The leaflet looked
more like an appeal to join the
army than to join a union.
To the meeting came only IL
workers from the plant. On hand
to greet them were some eight or
ten organizers. After brief speech
by the organizer member of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union took the floor He asked
many embarrassing questions and
then made a brilliant exposure of
the A. A. officials on the recent
seH-out of the steel strike. After
he concluded, he called upon the
workers to leave the hall and every
worker came out, leaving the bu-
reaucrats alone in the hall.
The Corrigan-McKinney Co. has
a strong local of the Steel and
Metal Workers Industrial Union,
and it appeals to all workers to
join and to build a militant rank
and file union of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05
NRA Orders mo Pay Increase for 100000 Textile Worke


ANOTHER important fact which
n the N.R.A. report fails to men
ton is the high salaries paid to
cotton textile company executives.
To give a few examples: the Ken
dali Co., pays its president and
treasurer yearly salary of
S29S, zoo, its vice president, S162,-
600. The Collins and Altman
Corp. pays its president $4,000
a year and its vice president
S152,000. The Consolidated Textile
Corp. pays S230,000 year to its
president, in addition to a yearly
bonus of S2t5,000.
The U. S. Finishing Company
gives its president S1SS,000 a year,
with a yearly bonus of S122,000.
The vice. president of this concern
gets S128,000 a year. The Apo
naug Co. pays its president S246,-
600 year and its agent S95,000
with a bonus of $4,000 a year.
These gentlemen certainly can be
we'll satisfied with the NR.A. report.
Wage increases for the workers
might lower their immense sal
aries" and bonuses. The minimum
code wage for cotton textile work
ers>is $500 in the North and $1,000
in the South. These profits and high
salaries are taken out of the work.
ers' hides.
lTn &c CnnAinundA
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provide increased purchasing
power for cotton textiles, and is
the necessary prior condition for
permanent increase of real
wages"
The report declares, Under ex-
isting conditions, there is no factual
or statistical basis for any general
increase in Cotton Textile Code
wage rates"
The report tries to lay statis-
tical basis for this decision. 1t de-
clares that wages of workers have
gone up, that prices of raw material
have increased, that prices of the
finished cotton products have de-
clined, thus the poor manufacturer
is not able to raise wages.
THIS report does not mention the
1 rs per cent curtailment, effect
ed May %, which reduced the real
wages of the cotton textile work
ers rs per cent, legalizing wages
of So and 50 a week for a thirty
hour week.
Profits Have Gone Up
The report, which is from begin
ming to end an argument for the
retention by the employers of their
profits, at the expense of the speed
up, the bad conditions and low
wages prevailing for the 100000 cot
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05

gage holders, machine companies,
middlemen, landlords, high taxes,
and political grafters.
Small Farmers Ruined
The drought is being used to force
small farmers out of commercial
production onto the subsistence
farms. With disregard for family
and neighborhood ties, for years of
labor put into homes and fields,
farmers and their families are being
ruthlessly transported in whole sec
tons. Funds instead of being used
for direct drought relief are being
used to extend the G. G. G. camps,
where youth are forced into military
training.
To get relief, farmers are forced to
sign reduction agreements. Milk
cows and work horses must be sold
for a fraction of what they are
worth. Rather than furnish the
necessary feed to maintain our
cattle they bury them on the farms.
Horses feeble from starvation are
forced to work to get feed relief.
Payments for slaughtered cattle go
to the creditors. The government,
large creditor on mortgaged stock,
puts big amounts of relief back into
its own treasury And they call it
drought relief The indiscriminate
slaughter of our cattle and horses
must be stopped Starving America
needs more milk and butter instead
of less. Only where the drought
damage to our livestock is irrepar-
able because the condition of 35he
cattle is already beyond recovery
shall our livestock be sold of, and
then we demand prices that will
compensate for our losses.
Roosevelt says there is no famin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05
FIRST SHOWING OF THAELMANN PLAY
Camp Nitgedaiget's Theatre Brigade to Act

premiere Ernst Thaemsnn powerful play which
deals dramatically events in Germany will take place
Saturday evening Ngedaige Beacon Y
admission charge Tor above the regular
rat Of a
Brigade, whch is directed by John
will be included in the cast
secretary of Workers Theatres and d.
Collective The Brigade made of members
Laboratory the Are and talented
programs for In addition
program increased to include Ping
according to Dan
Davis Sports Director Advertisement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05
Cleveland Mayor
Sentences Steel
Union Organizer

CLEVELAND, Ohio. - The Court
of Euclid, Ohio, this week ordered
Frank Rogers, Cleveland secretary
Of the Steel and Metal Workers In
drstrial Union, to appear before
Mayor Ely to be sentenced as a
result of hand-picked jury finding
him guilty one week ago. The ar
rest and sentence is result of the
Chase Brass strike of April 9th.
The Mayor passed the maximum
sentence Of 30 days, $50 fine, and
costs. Before passing sentence he
made a long speech about the dan
gerous character of the defendant
and that if permitted to go I'M
punished the Government would be
overthrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05
Cops Attack Mass
Picket Line

NEW YORK. attacked a
mass picket line of more than 500
striking electrical workers and SYM
pathizers of the Edward F. Calwell
Co., 38 w. 18th St., Tuesday evening,
and arrested six persons who had
fled into hallway to escape the
cops attack.
The attack took place shortly
after pm. after 1875 strikers had
been joined by about 200 members
of the Electrical Workers Union,
Local 3. in picketing the struck shop.
Those arrested and charged with
disorderly conduct we're: Jennie
Kacen, As, button maker; Herman
Greenberg, superintendent of a
building nearby; Israel Schwartz,
As; Israel Schaobers, As; Eric
Fischer, So, and Adolph Bayer, %.
All of them said they were by
ISLANDERS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05

there is plenty for all in the United
Statesl What mockery of the hun
ger and restitution of the poor
farming and working masses. The
responsibility for the suffering of
anyone because of drought condi-
lions must be laid upon the govern
ment and the rich who are rolling
in wealth. We know there is
plenty. We will make the money
lords understand that we have a
claim on that plenty that our hands
have created. We demand that the
needy be given adequate cash relief,
The payments shall not go to the
mortgage holder but to the farmer,
Production loans without interest
must be given. Free seed for forage
crops must be provided Immediately,
Hay and fodder must be shipped in
and distributed at government ex-
pense. The thousands of contract
truck farmers living in The sur
roundings Of the big industrial CEN
tiers who because of the drought
failure will be made to fulfill their
contract obligations to the middle
man must not be permitted to suffer
penalties which are added to their
other losses.
A. A. A. Funds FOR Relief
Codes that prohibit the selling or
giving away of fruits, berries and
other food products are merciless
instruments of the greedy COM
mercial class. All these must be
scrapped and completely dis
regarded. We call for joint
struggle against the high prices to
the consumer and the huge profits
of the food monopolies. We demand
that A. A. A. funds be turned over to
drought relief instead of being used
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05

control Of all strike preparations,
of the strike itself and Of all nego-
tiations arising therefron.
(b) That room be provided in
the International headquarters for
the use Of the secretary Of this
committee.
&C. Use of the printing plant for
the printing Of circulars, literature,
ETC., necessary to further our strike
movement and popularize our eco
nomic demands.
Id Open the columns of the
Journal to the committee to fur
Their popularize these demands.
(e) That all initiation fees COLI
lected after June 80. or an smounV
equal thereto, be turned over t0l
this National Strike Committee, to-
be used by them in preparing for
and carrying on the strike until our
demands have been met by our en-
ployers or the committee has been
dismissed by referendum vote OF
the entire membership. The Inter-
national Executive Board is re-
sponsible to see that the men
elected as secretary and treasurer
of the committee are bonded suffi-
GENTLY to cover the amounts neces-
sary for them to transact their af-
fairs. Such amounts to be deter
mined by the committee itself, pro-
vided it does not exceed the initia-
ton fees as stated above.
% That NO Sub-Lodge insti-
tuted, or any member initiated
since the adoption of the N. I. r. A.,
or which may henceforth be insti-
tuted or initiated, shall be sus-
pended or deprived of their right
of voice or vote or the right to hold
any office because of inability to
pay dues, due to unemployment,
through no fault of their own, or to
ACKNOWLEDGMENT which reduces
the average pay of any member TO
less than $40 weekly. This to be
determined by the Sub-Lodge af-
fected and to be reported on each
quarter along with the regular quar-
terly report.
90 That no statements shall be
issued to the membership, the pub
lie. the press or our employers, re-
garding the progress of the plans
for carrying out the strike by any
one other than this National Strike
Committee.
(h) That this committee shall
have full power to arrange for the
settlement Of our strike, provided
that. NO SETTLEMENT shall be
made which calls for less than our
! full demands as stated above, or
which may tend TO violate our right
to strike or to refuse TO submit TO
arbitration. A settlement for any
4 thing less than the above must be
/ submitted to a referendum vote OF
the entire membership or in case
/ that the men are out on strike, TO
a referendum vote of all those out
on strike. 1t is further understood
that ALL STRIKERS are to be put
back to work Immediately a settle
ment is made and all STRIKE
BREAKERS DISMISSED.
ID This National Strike COM
mittee is empowered to call upon
any and all labor organizations,
either in or outside of the steel in
dustry, for help. cooperation or
mutual assistance. in carrying
through our Program of Concerted
/ Action.
This program submitted by
CECIL E. ALLEN,
1909 Reformers ST.,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05

He denied a new trial Rogers,
who defended himself, filed notice
for an appeal and asked that bond
be set. This was done by the Mayor
raising the bond from $4,000 to
$500 in an attempt to keep the
Union organizer in Jail. However,
Union sympathizers raised the bond
within a few hours.
The appeal will cost much and
all locals and friends of the Union
are asked to send in contributions
to help the Union appeal the case.
Union Headquarters address is
1404 East 9Th ST., Room 610.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05

action puts forward the I'M
portant economic demands of
the steel workers and calls
for a fight for these demands.
1t calls upon the lodges Of the
A. A. to reject the decisions Of the
last convention, which sidetracked
the strike preparations and &C
cepted arbitration of Roosevelt's
steel board, and calls for the election
by each district Of representatives
to a National Strike Committee.
which should be given full powers
to prepare strike for the steel work
ers' demands.
The Committee Of Ten was
elected by the April Convention Of
the A. A., at the demand of the
rank and file, to prepare strike, but
at the reconvened convention of
June IA this Committee of Ten alb
dicated to President Mike Tighe
and to Green and called off the
strike action, placing everything in
the hands Of Tighe and Green. AL
len has already condemned the &C
ton of this convention. The pro-
gram follows:
Here Are Our Demands
(a) Six-hour day-fiVe-d week.
(b) 81 per hour minimum wage,
or at the VERY LEAST an imme-
date general wage increase of IS
per cent in the North and a SIS per
cent increase in the South.
(c) Recognition of our union
and mill committees, with signed
agreements with our employers
guaranteeing the aboue hours and
wage rates.
Id Abolition of the differential
between the North and South.
(e) Equal rights for Negro
workers.
% For UNEMPLOYMENT IN
SURANCE as called for in the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill Oh. R. 1899.
(g) All trade agreements to run
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
STEEL WORKERS: RALLY
AROUND THESE DEMANDS
FIGHT FOR THEM. i. Brand as
TRAITOR TO OUR CAUSE any,
one who attempts to DIVIDE OUR
RANKS or SELL OUT OUR
FIGHT for less than these demands.
THEY ARE JUST DEMANDS
AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT!
What Must Be Done Right Now
l. INSIST that a special meeting
of your sub-lodge be called within
two weeks. Get every steel worker
to come out to that meeting and
get them to sign up in the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers.
AT THIS MEETING, VOTE TO
COUNTERMAND the action of the
last convention. Demand that the
Bill Green proposal be rescinded
Demand that the program Of con-
certed action calling for a nation
wide strike in steel be carried out
and that if our demand, as stated
above, are not met by our employ
ers by the first day of August that
the STRIKE BE CALLED immedi-
ately!
NOTIFY THE INTERNATIONAL
OFFICIALS AT ONCE of your ac-
ton. Also notify them that you
endorse this PROGRAM OF IAfME-
date ACTION as a whole.
2. Have district meeting called
of your district, for no later thar
July Is for the express purpose OF
electing three men in small dis
tricts, or five to seven in the larger
districts, to act as your represen-
tatives on a NATIONAL STRIKE
COMMITTEE. This committee tc
supplant both the international Of
ficials and the Committee of Ter
in carrying out our Program Of
Concerted Action.
Power to National Strike Committee
3. Have your Sub-Lodge vote tc
WITHHOLD ALL PER CAPITA
TAX to the International Lodge
until the International Executive
Board has recognized this Ma
TIONAL STRIKE COMMITTEE
and has granted them the follow
ing concessions, j. E.,
l.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05
LOO JObless Demonstrate
In Buffalo, n. Y.

BUFFALO, N. Y.-Fully 100 un-
employed workers massed before the
Erie County Lodging House at a
meeting called Monday by the
Waterfront Unemployment Council
and the Marine Workers Industrial
Union to protest the conditions in
the flop house.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05
Prepare Strike for
7 Demands, Calls
Committee Head
Districts Should Elect National Strike Committee
with Full Powers, Says Head of
Committee of Ten

NEW YORK.-C. E. Allen, of Indianapolis, secretary
of the Committee of Ten Of the Amagamaed Association
Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers has issued Program Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05

less, and referred wage demands to
an Investigation of the NR.A.
The settlement directed the Divi-
sion of Research and Planning to
report upon What increase if any,
in wage rates is possible" Thus the
strike was settled by burying the
main economic demand of the work.
ers in the Research Division of the
MIRA. MacMahon. head of the
U.T.W., with the strike date set for
June 4, made no preparations what
ever for the strike, and misled the
workers until the last minute into
believing that the strike would take
place At the last minute he signed
the settlement" which gave the
workers neither their wage demands
nor union recognition.
No Wage Increases
NOW the Research and Planning
~ Division has issued its prelimi-
nary report, which decides that none
of the economic demands for which
the workers were ready to strike are
to be granted under the MIRA
MacMahon settlement.
The N.R.A. report (press release
No. GAO concludes, Increased
production, more or less stimuli
taneously, in all industries, would
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-05

Ito Be Continued)
La gaceta., 1934-02-01
Ell PRORIEMA FERRONIA-
RIO EN- ESPANA

Madrid, Feb. LOS tres
puntos PARTICIPATES del profile
ma fcrroviario, a juicio dol go
blerno presidido por lerroax,
son los sigulentes; determines
ci6n del regimen juridica que
es'ablece la relaci6n eutre 81 es-
tado y los forrocarriles esta-
biecimiento del equiIibrio eco
n6mico en- la exploitation ferro-
viaria coordination del ferro-
carril con Ell autom6vil,
Este problema Sc fuG sosla-
yando por los gobiernos y por
los ministries anteriores, espe-
rando que ei tempo Sc cncarga-
ria dc resOlverlo, pcro ha suce-
dido TODD 10 contrario.
Ahora la mission del gobierno
evitar la p6rdida de cinco mil
millones de pesetas de- ahorro-
espanol, dando al asunto toda
la atenci6n que merece, Y re-
solyiendolo sin mas dem0ra,
La gaceta., 1934-02-01
HUELGA DE LOS TRABAJA-
DORES DE LA INDUSTRIAL
DEL TABACO

Habana, Feb. Los ira
bajadores de la industrial del
tabaco acordaron hoy una
huelga de protesta contra ell
traslado de varias importan :
ties fabricas de cigarros y ciga-
rrillos desde la Habana a los
pueblos cercanos, donde Sc pa
gan mas bajos jornales.
Afecta ell movimiento, segun
Sc dice, a mas de 10000 ira
b%ajadoreS de ambos seXos.
Los jefes obreros aseguran
que la huelga paralizara por
complete la segunda industrial
de la isla.
Los fabricantes de tabacos
de Cuba han venido dominan-
do a sus trabajadores por ne
do de sucursales en- los pue-
bios, donde pagan los precios
de su agradO.
La gaceta., 1934-02-01
CONVERSACIONFS PA
IRA UN TRATADO CONFER
CIAL HlSPANO-FRANCFS

Madrid, Feb. En- repre-
sentaci6n del gobierno de rs
pana Sc encuentran los Sres.
Radla y Meru6ndano, cncarga-
dos de negociar I'm tratado CO.
merciai hipauo-lranccs.
FL ST.. Badia es jefe de la de
legaci6n y 81 Sr. Mcruendano
c%onsejero comerciaI dc Espaha
en- Paris.
Conferencias Sc han vcrifi-
cado en- cl ministerio de conner
clio .concurricndo a ella los re-
personalities de los plataneros,
los exportadofes de Barcelo-
ma, y I'm deiegado de la Camara
do Concrete espanoIa de Fran
cia.
La gaceta., 1934-02-01
ROOSEVELT FIJO Ell CONTENIDO
DEL DOLLAR EN- 500 POR CIENTO

Washington, Feb. 1.-El pre-
sidente Roosevelt llev6 a termi-
no aver la d;sminuci6n del con-
tenido orc del dollar, senalando-
10 I'm maximo de $50 por Glen
to y estableciendo sobre esta ba-
Sc ell precio de $500 por la on
"a de orc.
La actitud del presidente Sc
interpreted como una de vuelta
al patron orc modificado.
Con Ia rebaja del contenido
orc del dollar qued6 Immediate
mente estabIecido un fondo es-
tabilizador de $4,000, 900, goo.
Por primera vez, deSde ell pa
sado MARIO, ell Presidente hizo
possible areglar los balances in
ternacionales americanos en- O.
70, y dando al dollar un definido
valor.
"a las $40 p. m.-dijo ell pre-
sidente a los periodistas-fija-
mos ell precio ORC del dollar en-
IS. 5/21 gramos de ORC, con
nueve decimas de fino. Este es
La gaceta., 1934-02-01
Ell GENERAL HAYASHI DE-
CLARA QUE Ell JAPON
QUIERE LA PAZ

Toxic, Feb. IA los IRE
ponSaies de la prensa extran-
Jera manifesto hoy ell nuevo
mlnistro de la guerra, general
SehJuro Hayashi, que no habra
guerra ruSo-japnoesa a menos
que la guerra Sc lleve al Jap6n
hbr la otra parte.
AL mismo tempo ell general
Hayashi dijo que es incapaz
de concebir que las diferencias
Japonesas-americanas justifi-
quen una futura guerra.
mo estamos hacienda pre-
parativos para la guerra con
Rusia-dijo ell general. Noso-
tros deseamos la paz. Carecen
de fundamentals los rumores de
queeI ej6rcito japon6s intenta
apoderarse de las provinciaS
maritimas de Russia. Ningun
Official responsible en- ell ejer-
otto japones abriga tai desig-
MO o ambici6n."
La gaceta., 1934-02-01

81 eoriv3Ian+a IL a 60 del ne
50 anterior do y 3 cranos ~
nuevo cortanido r. del dollar
a. afact;,o on este momon+o"
I'll seqra-arfo daI tasoro. con
10 anrobar;6n del Presidents
ba annnoiado ono q narti,. dol
nr;n,oro 40 fabroro rc,,nrara
La gaceta., 1934-02-01
Durante cuatro horas ell Gran Jurado interrogo
al Diputado CondestabIe Graves
NO tiene en- Ell cuerpo las marcas que habia dicho
lie causaran los que Sc apoderaron del negro

lnterrogado por q fiscal del
estado, i. Rex Farrior. i por
les miemhfoS dei gran Jurado,
81 oipu'aoo condeStaole I. NJ.
graves paNo aver r3atro horaS
y 80 minutes en- Ia SiIIa dc los
l'SllgoS' '~NPI'c"Noo como Ie GU
'afoh' en- /" eSquina de HARM
sen y Marion al negro Robert
Johnson cuando 10 cohducla a
a career deI cohdado,
Graves, que no trabaJa a las
ofoeheS deI ~tohdeStabie Jesus
r'iIlailueZ IeHdaS' poFque este
10 Separo ~e Su deSpacho en- eI
paNado Juno haDla decIafado
que los SecueStracoreS y aSeSl-
nos dei negro &c habtah ptgado
La gaceta., 1934-02-01

dar a los priSi0neroS, a atlas no
ra> Ne la noche. cuando no es
absoIutamente ~necesario.
Todos los miembros del jura-
do yjcron 81 cuerpo de Graves
y no Ie apreciaron las contusio-
mes de que 81 Sc quejara en- los
nrimeros momentos.
TambiGn Sc tom6 declaration
a once teStigoS y ninguno de
ellos acrs6 a Johnson de ha-
Der tratado de yiolar a una mu-
Jer de la raza blanca.
En- la tarde de aver ell sheriff
Spencer diio que el negro ase--
Slnado no tenla relacion alguna
con ct aSalto a una sonora de la
raZa blanca.
Graves Sc present6 en- la es-
ACTON de pOllcla, en- la madru-
gada del martes, pidiendo, con
mandamiento expedido por Ell
lucz Jackson, del distrito del
Gary, que el negro lie fuera en-
tregado bajo la acusaci6n de ro-
bar galIinas.
FL gran jurado interrog6 a.
dcmas al condestable Hardy
Graves, hermano de- diputado
condestable, y a los vipilantes
Tompkiqs, Barney, Hodge, Da-
Venport, Graves, Williams Y
Pearl McAden.
Predomina la creencia de O. ell
gran jurado ordenara ell proce-
samiento de una o mas perso-
mas.