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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Mill
ROtateS LayOffS
to Fight Strike
lBy TeztiIe worker Correspondentl

by Textile Worker Correspondent
PROVIDENCE, r. IA few weeks
ago the entire second shift was laid
off in the Wanskuck Co., which in
cludes the Geneva, Steere, and Wan
skuck mills. A week later, IL girls
and men from the winding and
twisting departments in the Steere
mill were called back to work and
were cheered up by the foreman that
a new order had just come in. The
workers thought that prosperity
popped around the corner once more.
The workers on the first shift work
ed hours a day with an hour for
lunch. In the winding department
the girls on winding doff their frames
three times day. They are exploited
to the limit. These workers called
back to work on the second shift were
speeded up to doff their frames four
times night, one dof more than the
first shift in the same amount of
hours, working straight through with
out any time for lunch.
Tending to so spools Zone whole
o4GC VI O IL eilA1CJ Wcto oDOO0 bH1CC tlS
much work as the girls could take
care of. Many nights the girls didn't
have time to eat their lunch and
would eat it on their way home from
work. Calling these workers back was
a little exploiting scheme figured out
by the bosses to avoid a strike.
The departments that send their
work to the winding department
worked faster and the work was piled
up for the winding department. Thus
it was impossible to speed-up the
winders on the first shift without
having strike. The next best thing
the bosses could do was to call back
the workers of the second shift.
AS these workers needed money
very badly, they could be better ex-
plotted and at the same time it les
sened the possibility of strike. The
workers on the second shift were be-
coming very indignant. After work
ing two weeks and three nights, the
work was all caught up with the
other departments. Hence, they were
laid off until further notice, before
they were able to organize and strike
Jesse H. Metcalf, the us. Senator
from R. Z, and his family, the own
ers of the Wanhskuck Co., with the
help Of the MIRA, still have the ma
iority of the workers on the first
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
LIKES NEW MAKEUP
81. Paul, MINI.

~ EdJhs oAlaAos
Dear Comrades;
May compliment you on the
Clean-cut makeup which you men,
toned IN your anniversary issue. For
long, your front page makeup was
blatant and 'scare-heady." The bet
ter Typography now introduced; the
cutting out Of those heavy boxes;
the discarding Of the old Daily
Worker" head, smudged, inky and in
volved. and replacement with the
dignified and geographically good
looking Daily Worker head now used
all have the psychological effect of
creating an authoritative atmosphere
in place Of the atmosphere the paper
once had.
I am greatly pleased, too, over the
recent transition of the paper from
the rather Intellectual raving in a
jargon all its own, which it once in
dulged in, to the calm, clear state
ments. 1t heartens me for two
reasons. 1t shows that the Party is
gaining a growing sense Of the i'm
pregnability of its position. The
present tone Of the organ is much
more effective in getting the prole-
tariat to rally round Us.
The Lenin Corner, too, is a note
worthy recent addition; feeding in
small doses, 50 it can be mulled over
and thought out and remembered, is
certainly the way to make good Boil
sheviks. The same goes for tactics,
as presented daily in Party Life.
Yours for the continued and ever
greater efficiency Of the Daily
Worker. F. e. P.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Medical Students Here and in Soviet
Russia

Medical Students Here and in Soviet
Russia
We have received a score of news
paper clippings from correspondents,
referring to speech made by Dean
Frederick B. Robinson before The
Biology Club of the College of the
City of New York, asking us to COM
ment.
Our readers have surely heard of
the notorious educator whose name
will go down in academic history as
Fred the Umbrella Wielder." Having
failed to contribute anything to edu-
cational research, DR.. Robinson had
finally crashed into publicity by try
ing to disperse an anti-war demon
stration of the student body of the
CCN.Y. with an umbrella instead sof
logical arguments. The notorfety
which this futile attempt had brought
him, seems to have whetted the pro-
fessor's appetite for the limelight and
the Lord opened the mouth of Ba-
laam's ass And as often happens in
the braying of jackasses who become
intoxicated with their own hes-haws,
this old lackey Of the capitalist
scheme forgot himself and let the cat
out of the bag.
The object of the dear" teachers
solicitude this time was to prevent his
dear" students from entering the
profession of medicine. Having failed
to close the doors of the medical coli
leges to the children of the working
class by continuously raising the eff-'
trance requirements in the form Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
FIRELEss COOKERY

no rescue our discussion of
u fireless cookery and kin
dred subjects! In the accom-
panying sketch, fig, A shows
the cooker Comrade Erling o. donat-
cd. It Is of metal, lined with alum
mum and finished outside with dark
green paint. In the lid Is a safety
valve for steam. It contained two
soapstones 0oound with metaD and
wire hook for lifting them (illus-
trated); also wire rack, not shown,
and an aluminium plate with dents.
Those who abandoned the cooker
took along the original cooking YES
sells, which I replaced with a large
granite-ware pitcher with a fiat lid,
and two fat refrigerator pans; large
one for eScalloped potatoes, macaroni,
etc, and a small one for baked ap-
pies, etc.
Fig. B shows arrangement inside
the cooking compartment. One or
no soapStones could be used if they
are unobtainable q cannot find any
IN the hardware store here) The
pitcher is good for whole wheat,
barley soup, and SO on. For a family,
a larger pot would be needed.
The wire triyet shown from the
dime Store) goes In very bottom of
cooker. 1t is also useful for cooking
ovr fiame-put inside the pan under
meat, etc, it prevents burning.
In the case Of a man who makes
cooker without the help Of women
he might find it easier to make a
lid as shown in fig. @, stuff it well
with the shredded paper, and tack
heavy cloth or oilcloth across it.
Then if the top OF can in cooker be
brought up flush with top edge Of
Dor, the cushion described by Com
fade Irene would be unnecessary.
1t occurs to me that perhaps some
Of our readers, hearing Of a "fireless
cooker for the first time, had the
idea that no other stove was neces-
sary. Il know 1 once had) Therefore
I am illustrating also small oil
stove Gig. D. obtainable on Second
avenue at $3.50, which is the smallest
and cheapest cooking continuance
have yet found. 1t stands barely over
Ten inches in height, has two large
wicks. and burns coal-oil Cten cents
! gallon)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

fully. Turn them over once while
baking) ANY ingenious fellow could
improvise one out Of a discarded cake
tin, an ordinary roun dcook pan, and
some wire. punch holes in cake tin
with nail0 wish I could tell how
to improvise the potatoes too.
Fine aluminium bakers like this sell
in the other stores at about 81.
Fig. F shows an asbestos pad gen.
orally useful to put under pots of
food over fire, to keep hot and pre-
vent burning (Ten cents in dime
store)
"A small electric grill, obtainable as
low as as fifty cents, could possibly
be used in conjunction with fire.
less cooker, but would not be eco
otherwise, as these grills
burn about 500 or 500 watts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Clothing Worker Calls On Init Tailoring
Co. Workers to Resist ACW Dues, Check-Of
Union Officials and Boss COnniUe to Cheat the
Workers Out of Demand WOn BY Strike

plant they told us, Nothing can be
be DONE" and nothing was done.
We have shown our nisleaders Of
the Amalgamated that something can
be done. We refused to work! The
boss then realized that the work
cannot be done without us. Mr.. Hill
man, Mr.. Hollander and all the rest
Of the union officials cannot make
coats, pants, and vests. We won our
demands by striking.
Mr.. Hollander went to see his pal, +"
Mr.. Rice, and asked him to enforce
the check-up system again, this time
to deduct So from our pay. Two out
of three dollars goes for the tax that
they are forcing us to pay. This tax
is the most crooked deal they have
ever attempted to put over on us.
Brothers and sisters, let us unite with
the rest of the members of the Anal
gamated and refuse to pay that tax
of $12.
The Amalgamated is collecting be-
tween 100000 and 100000 year
from our pockets on the so-called
unemployment fund" What do they
do with it2
The boss called the chairman to
his office last week. The boss told
him that he must take off SO from
the pay. The chairman told him that
we will refuse to take pay. 1t is not
enough to refuse pay. We have a
more effective method
The officials promised the boss that
we are not going to strike but they
also promised no check-up system.
Workers. we must stand for our
rights. The first shop that finds a
shortage in pay goes down, let all
the rest of the shops know about it.
We will follow you.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

quarters of the l. L. G.. w. y. to
pay dues for January, and was in
formed that new books ere issued
twice a year, in January and July,
and each new book carried an assess
ment of S., She would be compelled
to turn in her book costing SIS and
get q new one.
With January dues $2.10. the total
cost from December to January to
hold $3-a- week job would be $3420
Where does this workers hard
earned money go?
Who gets it?
Who is accountable?
This is the same gang of thugs
who recently held victory" meet
ing at Madison Square Garden. Sur
rounded by flowers, Thomas and
Whalen and Dubinsky belched their
approval of the blue quack and the
victory of the garment workers.
What can be done about it? If
they think that they can strong-arm
into submissiyeness the garment
workers with this type of transparent
banditry-well, it's too bad for them.
M. G.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Mlgrim Workers
Earn 40 p. C. Less
Under NRA System
(By a Needle Worker COrrespOndentJ

by a Needle Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-The firm Of Ailgrim
Brothers, in a statement to the press,
boosted that thanks to the N.R.A.,
their business Of custom tailoring an
creased 20 per cent. What did the
workers Of this firm gain under the
MIRA? What is the union doing
to safeguard the conditions Of the
workers?
Prior to the NR.A., only one de-
partment was organized by Local 38
Of the International Ladies Garment
Workers Union, under the week-work
system. The firm, naturally, shipped
most Of the work to the unorganized
department and also sent out work
to contractors. The workers Of the
organized departments kept on COM
planning to the union officials about
their plight and forced the officials
into action"
At this rate, the International sent
in a special supervisor in Local 80.
This supervisor said that the reason
the firm does not supply the or
ganized department with work is that
these workers don't produce enough.
He therefore came to an understand
ing with the firm and sent in the
business agent from the local, Mr..
Wishneff, as a production man. Soon
this Mr.. Wishneff became a con-
tractor Of this firm.
Two Departments Still UnOrganized
After this fiasco, and in order to
eradicate the bad impression Of the
"Milgrim job" and under the further
pressure Of the workers, the same
supervisor began to talk organization.
1t is no accident that while our Off
Gals talked organization" Local %
suddenly, on the eve Of the general
strike of Local 3S, organized another
department with the piece work sys-
tenn. Both locals, with the knowledge
Of the international, left two other
departments unorganiZed.
Here are organized workers, of two
departments of one firm, working I'M
der two different systems, forced to
compete with each other and facing
the competition Of two unorganized
departments of the same firm. The
unorgan,zed workers are forced to
work long hours and for lower wages
in spite of the MIRA. That is how
the International is safeguarding the
conditions of the workers.
Because the officials of both locals
are not interested in organizing the
two departments, the workers of Mil
grim Brothers have a right to think
that these officials, together with the
International, have an understand
ing with the firm Of Milgrim, sort
Of rake-off.
In addition to shipping the work
to the unorganized departments, the
firm sends out work to union con-
tractors. The result is that the or
ganiSed workers are actually starving
and since the MIRA, these workers
earned about 30 per cent less than
before.
These workers keep on complaining
to their locals and to both Joint
boards and to Dubinsky. The officials
we're forced to investigate. A number
Of union contractors were found. The
firm admitted that they send out
work, simply stating that it is cheap
er to send out work than to give it
TO the inside organized workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
MANY GOOD SUGGESTIONS
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
One Of the many questions that
the workers ask is: How would you
Communists run the country If you
seized power? Why not run articles
to that effect2 1 believe Towards
Soviet America" by Foster, taken by
chapters, would help. Many workers
ask what would happen to local
plants, etc. Then many workers say,
You Communists are against every
body; how would you rule?"
The reports from the Soviet Union
are fair, but not clear enough for
the new reader. Why not translate
the Russian terms into English? For
instance, kolhoz hectare, etc, spoil
the class picture one may have of
a farm in Russia. The American
equivalent would be sufficientT
At times the reports are roundabout
in regard to wages. Why not just
say, the miner earns sos plus privi-
leges, etc.
More realistic reports on how life
goes on in Russia is need in the
D. w. There are several books on
this topic that could be used to good
purpose.
Stories like the SIS Utah, that tell
Of the adventures while fighting CAPT
talism are needed. Workers like fic-
ton and many made favorable COM
ments on several stories in the
Daily"
Here is a challenge to cities of
10000 population. We order 200
copies of the Tenth Anniversary Of
the Daily"
SALEM UNIT.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
(By a Needle Worker Correspon

(By Needle Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK-Severa1 weeks ago
tire workers of the international
tailoring Co., went cut on strike
against the unbearable conditions.
After being out on strike for more
than a day, we won our demands.
One of our demands was to abolish
the check-up system. The two union
officials that took control of the meet
ing have tried in every possible way
to talk us out Of the above demand.
Why, brothers and sisters, were they
so afraid of this demand?
Our corrupt union officials know
very well that we workers of the In
ternational Tailoring co. are the
most underpaid workers in the trade
They know that we are unable to pay
dues even if we wanted to. On the
wages we are getting we are unable
to buy food and milk for our chill
dren, let alone rent and clothing But
crooked leaders know that it is much
easier to have the boss deduct the
dues from our pays than it is to COL
lect it from us. They know that first
we would buy milk and food for our
children.
Promise Protection
The boss is very willing to do this
favor for the union, because the
Amalgamated Union and the Inter
national Tailoring Co. are working
together hand in hand. Mr.. Hillman,
our corrupt president, and Mr.. Hol-
lander, our union manager, have
promised our boss Mr.. Rice that they
will protect them. Protect them
against what? Fellow workers!
Against us, and what's more, they
did protect the boss. Whenever we
came to the union with some COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
f&l~&M 81
lEzn fIH&, Homes
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C0AuUCTED EH
HELEN LUKE

l got one Of ,.-,.e 70 neat a cold
bathroom and fer use at red affairs
where there will be no other stove
available. The pan must be filed
with sand or water to keep the oil
cool. Oil is poured in at z. Not recon-
mended for households where there
are children.
Fig. E shows baking pan for use
on top of any stove: it should work
well with the oil stove shown. Made
Of tin, it is obtainable in the dime
store for zoe; has also a small pan
not shown. Bakes potatoes beauti-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
AN IMPORTANT sHoRTCoMING

Comrade Editor:
Splendid though the 10th AnniVer-
sary edition is, there is one peculiar
shortening
Isn't it rather sad that our of %
pages, not one single item-much less
an article-could be found pertaining
to the youth or the Young Commu-
mist League? Perhaps the comrades
in charge of the Daily" considered
the Jim Martin strip sufficient? What
happened to the National Executive
Committee Of the Vel, Was that
august body too busy to send in
greeting, or was it eliminated q mean
the greeting?l
I look at this shortconing, not in
the light Of the 10th Anniversary
edition alone, but as a quite natural
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

We publish letters from textile,
needle, shoe and leather workers
every "Wednesday. Workers in those
industries are urged to write us Of
their conditions of work, and of
tbeir ~trugrles TO crEaDize. Get the
letters to us by Saturday of each
week.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
HGWU Grabs S4
from Worker for
$50 a Week Job
(By a Needle Worker Correspondent

(By Needle Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-A garment sample
maker unemployed a long time
finally secured a job early in Deem
Der. She secured a working card.
Then she paid $25 for a union book
and dues for December, with assess
mentS Of s21O, making a total of
$2710, to the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union.
Last week she went to union head
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

Have your friends, felIOw-work-
ers subscribe to the Daily Worker.
Trial subscription for one month
daily, or for four months Of the
Saturday edition, only so cents.
This offer expires May 1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24
Greetings to Daily Worker on Tenth Anniversary

DIST. 2
Sec. 1, Unit SO
Paul Salter
Anonymous
Sec. Z, Unit z
Tom Rivera
r. Rogas
I. Hernandez
E. Hernandez
E. Rivera
C. Gonzalez
l.. Gomez
c. Gomratez
Sec. II, Unit 8
Olga johnson
Hans Johnson
AL johnson
Sec. II, Unit 2
A. Hannenbrug
e. Doclen
H. Vacker
G. Baum
Gerbt
L. Piccola
H. Biller
Harnoh
Robert Dietl
Karl Ohm
Helen Carlson
S. johnson
Marth Walkana
Ethel linn
I. Schonwald
Sarah Martin
Fred Taudlich
A. Schlinsel
N. M.
B. Weiss
Niedernan
Mrs. F. Tandlich
S. Greenfield
M. Feldman
Sam Garai
A. Friedman
A. Lefkovics
I. Schwartz
Unit 8. G. P.
Unit IL G. P.
E. Shapiro
c. Semrook
A. Errera
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

here, leaving the men entirely at the
mercieS of the company. But that
the hunger for our literature is there,
is shown by the fact that when it is
given out, and everyone is taking q
copy, the workers grab for them like
hot cakes.
= Through the canvass we succeeded
in getting several contacts who want
the "Daily" regularly. Some every
day and some on Sundays only. One
little hint for those comrades in the
NIiddle-West who get the Daily" o
day late. If you do not already do
so, arrange to receive it open MALL"
This makes 1t possible for you to
receive the Saturday edition on Sun
day morning, instead of having 10
wait until Monday for the mailman
to bring it around. And, without
question of doubt, Sunday morning
is the best time in the whole week
to sell the Daily
In conclusion, we should have
more special editions of the "Daily,"
more real mass distribution, and, in.
stead of only 10 organizers in city,
we VIII nave IOu or l5O.
Comradely yours,
D. G. j.,
Sec. Cor, Sec. 5, Dist. 10.
Neglect Of Daily Worker Distribu-
ton flinders Shop Work
A certain Party shop nucleus in
Brooklyn was recently working 10
win over a big shop for local union
which is led by the rank and file,
although an A. F. Of L. local. For
tactical reasons it was agreed that
another section (the number Of which
is withheld for tactical reasons Of
our precarious relation with the new
shop should distribute the Party
press at. this shop in order to bring
forward the Party face in that form,
as the leading comrades could not
do so openly.
There was no doubt that the Party
press would have a good effect. The
comrade5 in charge had prospects for
the Party in view. 1t was necessary
to distribute the Daily Worker. The
nucleus paid for it and it was under
stood that the other section would
call for it,
However, it was full week before
the section in whose territory the
shop is located took the 'Dailies" and
another half week before they were
finally distributed at the shop. The
excuse given for the delay in taking
and distributing the "Dailies" was
that the holidays we're in the way.
r Certainly this was no Communist
reason for such neglect, particularly
where the work involved was Of no
great dimensions and didn't require
the cancellation Of other work.
The distribution, too, was not done
well, kS5>.use the comrades did not
announce to the workers that an
article on their shop would be found
in the paper. Because of this, many
threw away the paper and very few
actually read the article.
+ Such methods Of work will GER
tainly not impress the sympathetic
workers in the shop favorably. And
within a week we will be able TO
organize a shop nucleus there, If we
carry on effective work, v. r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

shift working three days week and
the night help done away with in the
three mills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-24

(,To be coniinucdl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-18
COCHRANE GIVEN AMERICANS
MOSTVALUABLEPLA AWARD
Tiger Manager Wins Spirited
Duel OF Ballots With
Charley cehringer

Chicago, Oct. 18.-R- Mickey
Cochrane, the Iron Man" who led
Detroit out of second division to the
pennant In his first season as ring
master OF the Tigers. Thursday was
named the most valuable player in
the American League for the second
time since 1928.
The 3l-year old Detroit MANAGES
won the honorary award, voted an
nually by an eight-man COMMITTEES
representing the Baseball writer's AS
ISOLATION Of America, after an UNI
usually spirited duel Of ballots with
his star second baseman. Charley
Gehringer. Cochrane polled 81 out Of
q possible maximum Of 80 votes to s.
for Gehringer.
The result Of the voting follows:
Gordon 8. Cochrane. Detroit, 81.
Charles Gehringer, Detroit, IS.
Vernon Gomez, New York, go.
Lynwood Rowe, Detroit, 50.
Lou Gehrig, New York, 81.
Harry Greenberg, Detroit. 20.
Hal Trosky. Cleveland, 10.
Wesley Terrell, Boston, 16.
Marvin Owen, Detroit, Is.
James E. Foxx. Philadelphia, II.
Al Simmons, Chicago, 8.
William Werber, Boston, 8.
Roy johnson, Boston, 8.
Leon Goslin, Detroit. 6.
Sam West, st. Louis, 5.
Mel Harder, Cleveland, (.
Frank Higgins, Philadelphia, 3.
Earl Averill Cleve1aud
Bill Knickerbocker, Cleveland, Z.