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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-13
An Open Letter
To MiSleader
In Bakery Union
BY a Worker Correspondent

BY Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-An open letter to
Jake Goldstone, organizer of the
International Bakery Workers of
New York.
Dear Mr.. Goldstone:
Your most favorite anecdote you
so often repeat to the bakers. that
you challenged a Communist baker
to establish Communism by putting
down on the sidewalk his six dol
lars, and to call on all workers to
do likewise and then to divide
equally proves how little you I'M
derstand the road to Communism.
What you are trying to do is to hide
the fact that the workers are the
dispossessed class and not the pos
sessing class.
Your road to success for the
baker by cooperating with the bosses
through arbitration, your ridiculous
proposition to ask for the good will
OF a boss not to accept the trade
Of a storekeeper who patronizes an
other union concern of the same
international is as impracticable
and as foolish as your road to Com
muniSm.
You blame the Communist Party
for instigating public opinion
against the prestige of the baker
No, Mr.. Goldstone, the Party is not
instigating the workers against the
bakery workers Of any union, but
against the bakery workers mis-
leaders, like yourself.
You say that the Communist
Party of the U. S. A. is antagoniz-
ing the international union and
therefore the international Union
must help to fight the workers of
the Soviet Union, and to establish
a democracy as in the U. S. A.. a
democracy of injunctions, strikes,
starvation and misery.
Mr.. Goldstone, get out of your
rusty head that the organized work
ers of the U. S. A. are going to
fight their own fatherland. the U.
S. S. r. The bakers of the inter
national union are not swallowing
your anecdotes and your outdated
misleading war instigaitng propa-
ganda.
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Driven Like
Mules
On FERA job
By a Worker Correspondent

PORTLAND, Me.-The name of
this story is: The New Deal"
Twenty-Five F. E. R. A. workers
are building a cement road at Fort
Mckinley. They are gone from
Portland II hours each working
day. They have a civilian boss and
an army boss. Preparatory to board
ing the boat en- route home. these
workers are herded into a bunch,
and guarded by an armed soldier,
and are held back until all other
passengers are aboard.
When the crew reported for duty
Tuesday morning June 81 they
heard the first crack of the capital
ist whip from the army boss. The
workers had Topped on the Job, -
and we're told what was going to
happen from now on, in the good
old army style. One of the workers
(too light in weight for such heavy
work. was put on with two others
hauling a cement cart. Along with
the heat, and pulling until they
nearly had to travel on all fours, he
was so dizzy at times she could
hardly see.
The only difference between the
way they and the army mules were
driven was that the workers had no
bit and reins. BY noon they had
used 124 bags of cement. and by
2;30 had made as much road as had
been supposed to be done at 4 pm.
A nice little example of the stretch
out system. That evening they had
two guards instead of one.
At the end of the week, when
paytime came, they were told by
the fort officer that there was a
delay with their checks and to go
back to the fort the following day.
When they got to the fort. the Off
Ger told them he did not have their
checks, and could find out nothing
about them. The workers returned
to Portland, and in mid-afternoon.
as this letter goes to mail, the
workers are still at City Hall. wait
ing to learn something of the mys-
ferrous pay checks.
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CARLSBORG, Wash.-The fol-
lowing is part Of an open letter ad-
dressed by a worker to Harry L.
Hopkins, Federal Emergency Relief
Administrator.
Dear Sir:
When I registered for work with
your local Unemployment" estab-
hshment I was required to fill out
a comprehensive QUESTIONABLE. The
bulk Of the queries we're imper-
tinent and highly superfluous, but
I did not then balk at this
gratuitous humiliation. About 2
per cent Of those queries were
practical, establishing that I
was afflicted with the incurable
habit of consuming at least two
bowls Of oatmeal or beans per day
that I was a worker without a
job, and had no legitimate means
of procuring these indispensable
viands except by earning them by
physical labor-that I NEEDED A
JOB. I left your unemployment"
office a cheerful man. I was Just
about to be given a place in the
sunshine Of the New Deal.
For several months afterward
your breaucrats kept struggling
their shoulders at me whenever I
applied for a job. The formula,
which they knew by heart and
which they invariably recited to me,
was something like this; First come
the veterans, then the married men
with II dependents or more. then
those with is, then those with Is,
etc. We haven't half enough jobs
to accommodate these privileged
cases; hence, it is highly improb-
able that there ever will be job
TO reach down to the single man.
In the meantime a federal officer,
clothed with formidable legal au-
thority. paid me visit to ascertain
whether by any lucky chance I
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gatherings Of spectators along the
curb. stopped and made min
ute speech" addressing myself to
those in front Of me. The speech
outline was as follows:
Every parent. mother and father
should take a COPY of the Young
Worker which explains the fight
of these thousands Of marchers,
fellows and girls, their parents,
against war and fascism. A war
that takes the young sons, and
daughters, too, sends them into a
slaughter, sends them back as crip~
pies and paralytics. All this for
the purpose of making millionaires
richer. And for us nothing but
starvation and unemployment.
That's why these marchers are out
On the street today. It's their fight
against such a war. And this pa
per, written by just such young
workers, for your sons and daugh-
ters and easy to read because it is
their own language in their own in
terest, should reach them. Every
one here, every mother and father,
every young worker, should obtain
copy, read it and pass it on
among the young people of your
neighborhood. 1t sells for two cents
a copy"
The experience in front of each
group was identical. Parents would
open purse or dig into pockets to
get this paper. Their sympathetic
support had been aroused. They
understood the need for this sup
port Of solidarity. And the sales
were easily made, with half dozen
sold in each group.
The total sales were large and
could have been larger, but no more
papers were obtainab1e. why2 Be-
cause Of policy of quantity free
distribution. Result. I saw dozens
of mutilated copies laying around
on the streets everywhere. The
same experience was met with the
sale of the Daily Workers. This
points out an interesting and effec-
tive way Of getting the workers
press into the hands of workers. In
contrast to the discouraging and
fruitless efforts of merely going
along the line of march with the
curt announcement and appeal,
Buy the Young Worker; two cents
a copy" Proof enough in the con-
trast, the latter method has often
been mine with very disappointing
results. Let's use the method of
minute speeches for all occasions
Of selling the workers press and
also for the sale of all literature.
All that's necessary is to take adj
vantage of the above outline of an
actual experience. 1t could become
the base for a group of shock bril-
gaders going out with this method
consciously in mind. In this man
ner they can cover the whole line
of march, with its thousands of
sympathetic onlookers along the
curb. And the quantity sales would
be Of an assured large amount. An
interesting and sure method of in
creasing the circulation and sales.
j. L., Unit 10, Sec. 5.
Bronx, N. Y.
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Public Works Job
Is Trick Used To
Cut Down Relief
By a Worker Corresnondent

MASONTOWN, Pa. - After the
change from the C.W.A. to the
R.W.D., many workers here were
hired for the various public Jobs.
After they started to work on the
R.W.D.. they were cut off of the re-
lief. The following is as good ex-
ample as any of the methods the
government uses to keep down
relief.
First, the heads of large families
were given preference" on the
R.W.D. jobs. A man with a large
family was placed to work on the
schoolhouse. On Monday he worked
seven hours and earned $3.50. Tues
day it was wet, also Wednesday.
Thursday he made 81a hours. Fri
day morning the men were sent
back home because there were no
blocks to block the steam shovel
The men were told to come in the
afternoon again.
After waiting round for a few
hours the men were finally told if
they want to make an hours work
they could do so. This meant get
ting into the mud at the bottom of
the excavation! Thus, for the week
the men made SITS.
Many of them while on the relief
were getting anywhere from Sc to
SO a week, shoes, clothing, milk, free
coal, and medical attention. Now
all this is cut of! Thus, theil
earnings" are actually way below
what they received while on relief.
The unemployed here are build
ing an Unemployment Council tc
fight against these intolerable con-
ditions and fight for more relief
also for H.R. 1893.
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stsAAAb A44fOAfCN LII
number of small moves for i'm
proved conditions (such as acting
the spokesman for girls in the mill,
serving on committees, etc..
When first convention of N. T.
w. U. was called in New York City
in 1928, elected as delegate from I'M
organized workers in mill Thus
became charter member of N. T.
W. U.
Was fired numerous times for
union activity in 1929. Finally be-
came blacklisted.
In Fall OF 1929 sent into Scranton
as full-time organizer for N.T.WU.
In December, 1929, sent into
South South Carolina. Worked
under great difficulties, had to
dodge cops, K. K. K. mobs, etc.
In April went to Atlanta, Ga.
Arrested at unemployed mass meet
ing with three others and charged
with Instruction against State of
Georgia" Held without bail for six
weeks, in Fulton Towers, same as
Herndon.
Toured country for three months
in behalf of Atlanta Six"
Went as union organizer into New
England. In 1881 played leading
role in Rhode Island strikes; ar
rested many times during those
strikes.
In July, 1882, at Third National
Convention of N. T. w. u, elected
national secretary of union. Young
est national officer of any union
in U. S. A. Since becoming ma
tiona1 secretary, has participated in
numerous strikes in country-in
Rhode Island, Salem, Paterson.
Pennsylvania, etc.
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Hosiery Office Workers
Find Out NRA Is a Fraud
Robin Redbreast Staff Is Burdened by Long
Irregular Hours

BROOKLYN, N. YIN the offices
of the Robin Redbreast Hosiery Co.
in New York we have about IS fell
lows besides the Office force and
those working in the retail stores
througout the city
We have the N. R. A. code for the
fellows. This code provides for As
hours, 6 days a week and a mini
mum of SIS a week. But is this
practiced? Not at all The regular
working hours are 10 hours a day
and up The early shift, 9-6.
usually works till 7 or later The
late shift, to 10, never goes home
before II or II at night. Only the
other day the manager made the re-
mark not to let the boys work more
than 10 hours a day. And the code
says 8 hours.
There is no pay for overtime. The
foreman says accumulate hours and
you'll get a Cay off sometime. What
happens is you accumulate as many
as 80 or 40 hours and then they give
you as much time as they please.
Any time you say anything to
Livingstone, the fellow in charge of
the force, about hours you become
"bullshevik. Last, Saturday he
gave the boys a Is minute speech,
on how necessary it is to work extra
time, its an emergency and we've
got to come thru for the company.
And when the company doesn't need
us-out Well go. He even spoke
about the slavery" in Russia. for
getting about the law wages, long
hours we're working here, No one
spoke to contradict him for fear of
losing his job.
A couple of weeks ago someone
wrote to the N. R. A. about the
violation of the code. Since then
Livingstone is threatening anyone
who "squeals" again. Did the N. R.
A. do anything? Even Livingstone
said the N, R. A. was joke. One
bootlicker in the place comes around
and all the fellows sign a book say
ing they worked only hours every
day. This is for the benefit of the
NRA.-almost all the fellows know
the N. r. A. won't do a thing for
them.
All the fellows are disguised with
the long, irregular hours. One time
some fellows worked Is hours
straight through from Friday morn
ing at 9 till Saturday at 10 and
then they all got special delivery
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letters to come in Sunday to work.
The only thing is that the fellows
can't see that by sticking together
they can stick to regular hours, and
what's more they can even get
shorter hours. Livingstone is afraid
of a union, and is continually telling
the boys to tell him about any
union men, or bullsheviks in the
place.
Let's not be afraid of him. If
we'd all stop working at 10 he
wouldn't try to stop us. If we'd
demand pay for overtime, and stick
together doing it, we could get it.
I think the Office Workers Union
should come down, any afternoon
at P M. when, both shifts are
ready to go up and talk about a
union. Well do our part inside.
The fellows hang out on 41st st.
just below 5th Ave. at the freight
entrance.
A YOUNG WORKER.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
CodIiYer Oil and Yeg-Maltad

Mrs. L. p, Maiden, Mass.-Cod-
liver oil should only be given when
there is an indication for same, such
as ricketts,, loss of weight, etc. If
your child is healthy, there is no
sense in giving her codliver oil "just
because the neighbours child is get
ting it," You are, therefore, not de-
priving her of any essential food
element. The Vitamins A and D of
codliver oil are also found in but
ter, carrots, etc,
We have no objection to Veg
Matted, except that it is concen-
trated food and, therefore, I'M
natural and also that the price is
exorbif mt. Some of the statements
made by the Food Balance Corpo-
ration regarding Veg-Malted are
untrue and misleading. For exam
pie, carrots are referred to as con-
tanning sulphur and chlorine which
are identifying; beet tops contain
sodium and chlorine, which are
purifying; the sodium of okra is
referred to as "anti-acid" and cal
cium solvent" which is not true; the
chlorine and sodium Of celery is
labelled nervous system" with
which, in reality, they have no re-
lation whatsoever.
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THE PEACE POLICY OF THE
SOVIET UNION
Bronx, N. Y.

Bronx, N. Y.
I joined the Young Communist
League three years ago and shortly
afterward dropped out again for
reasons which, I willingly admit
imply no fault on the part of the
League. I have always been a
sympathizer and a Daily" reader
since then, however.
Certain things about the Com
munist line" puzzle me. For ex-
ample, I have often been in a stu
alton where 1 could have favorably
spread my idea of Communist
propaganda but confusion on the
proper line has held me back
along with natural reticence per-
haps.
Take the international situation
I have been shown a clipping from
the IN. Y. Times" dealing at length
with the report of a French mill
tary commission on the probability
and manner of engagement of a
war between Japan and the United
States. The French experts de-
clare that the U. S. would have a
very slim chance of defeating Japan
in a purely naval war fought in
Japanese waters, and hold that only
war fought mostly on land, say
around the Amur River, in cooper
alton with an ally willing to permit
the landing Of American troops
could be successful for the U. S.
Russia" is supposed to be this
friendly power. The troops could
be taken from Puget Sound
(Seattle) in a deep arc along the
chain of U. S. North Pacific
Islands, and be landed somewhere
in Kamchata, from which they
could be transported by sea ano
land, safe from japanese interior
ence, to somewhere near the Amul
River. Japan would seize the
Philippines and land troops in al
the China ports on the outbreak Of
hostilities.
The combination of a Russian
and American attack would alone
suffice to force the "Japs" bach
into their narrow islands and as
sure for Russia safety for hel
Siberian border and railroads, anc
for America unhampered "oper
door" opportunity for the exploita.
ton of 500,000,00O AsianS.
Agreed, that such war is pos.
Sible, where will all the slogans
raised by our Communists be-
Down with imperialist war;" "Nc
funds for war;" Turn imperialist
war into civil war" They woulc
be politely forgotten by the Com.
munists who would, in defense o.
the Soviet Fatherland," don The
khaki of the United States army
Lenin told US to play our enemies
off against each other-he onct
accepted the technical aid O.
French royalists in repelling a Ger.
man attack prior to the treaty O.
Brest-Litvosk What about the Ok.
ford Pledge? Il will not supper
the government of the United
States in any war that it may con.
duct?
At meeting of students recently
I refused to vote for the OXFORD
Pledge because I could not con
sciously endorse its PACIFISTIC
NON-DISCRIMINATING policy.
would, moreover, feel like ranl
hypocrite in raising and propa'
eating these slogans among Others
when I do not believe in their ap'
plicability to all situations.
d NJ
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PARTY LIFE
HaHMinute Open Air Talks
Swell JobIess Collections
Arouse Parents Interest To Vim Support for
Young Yorker" on Natl Youth Day

Two Of us were assigned with COL
lection boxes Of the Unemployed
Council of 1,400 Boston Rd., New
York, for collections along the line
Of march. Our method was as fol-
lows: Ali along the way we stopped
in front of the crowded onlookers
on the sidewalks and curbs. We
made a half a minute open air
speech" in front Of these Unlocking
workers. The outline Of this half
minute speech was as follows:
Workers, these thousands of fell
low workers, men woman and chill
dren, have come out into the streets
today to demonstrate against starv-
alton and unemployment. They are
passing you with placards and
shouting slogans for Bread, Jobs
and Peace; for Cash Relief and
Unemployment Insurance. In this
fight they follow the leadership of
the Unemployed Councils who have
carried on this fight every day in
the interests Of all workers, black.
white foreign born and native. We
call on you to support them in this
struggle by contributing your pen
MES, nickles. dimes and quarters.
We do not look to millionaires to
support such a struggle; their in
terest is to crush just such strug-
giles for which they gladly sent
thousands of dollars. It is your
pennies and nickles and dimes and
quarters which make possible to
continue the fight for Bread. Jobs
and Peace. Support the Unem-
ployed Councils"
The experience in front of each
group was the same. A worker
would say, You're right" and
would open his purse or dig into
pockets for coins. Others around
would do likewise.
This method was carried on all
along the crowded curbs along the
line of march. The result was
MANIFOLD. First, both of us brought
back full boxes Of pennies and sill
yer. The workers addressed were
sympathetically aroused and even
if they did not or could not con-
tribute at the time, went home with
an understanding of the meaning
of solidarity, not charity. And they
were made fully conscious of the
meaning of the thousands of
marchers that passed them by. Yes
the method contains within itself
the maximum possibilities of re-
suits; material support: propa-
ganda direct; and organizational re-
suits for the immediate future. And
the method applies equally we'll in
any similar drive for support, no
matter what the organization or
purpose may be; the response will
be the same. The call is for work
ing class support of the workers
own struggles And the response is
there.
Red Builders Experience on Ma
tiOnal Youth Day, 1884
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St. Louis Unemployed
Council in Successful
Struggles For R ellie f
BY a Worker Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, Move are winning
victories at Unemployment Council
No. T. We have the takers now on
the defensive. Our bulletin, THE
Exposure" is doing things here.
Every copy is to have some mass
event advertised. such as National
Youth Day. Last week it was for
H, R. 1898; next week something
else. The Negro workers say the
sheet is the infant of the Red
Press here. Our Council has grown
on the average of three to seven
new members at every meeting. We
hold two meetings a week. When
we go to the takers for relief, we
say We have our calling card We
are from Unemployment Council
No. 7 Do we get service-and how!
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NOTE:

We publish letters from textile,
needle, shoe and leather workers
every Wednesday. Workers in
these industries are urged to write
us Of their conditions of work,
and of their struggles to organize,
Get the letters to us by Saturday
Of each week.
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The dictatorship of the prole-
tsriat must be a State that en-
bodies new kind Of democracy,
for the proletsrians and the dis
possessed; and a new kind of
dictatorship. against the bour-
gcoisie-Lenin.
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EDITORIAL REPLY

On the question of an alliance be-
tween the Soviet Union and the
United States against japanese i'm
perialism, your whole conception,
comrade, is ineorrec..
In order to understand this ques-
ton properly, several things must
be remembered. "a The Soviet
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Keep informed of the worldwide
struggles by the working class
against unemployment, hunger, fas-
cism and war by reading the Daily
Worker. Buy it at the newsstands.
Three cents copy.
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Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1911 is available in sizes
u, IA, 16, 10, 20, 80, 80, "a, So,
38 and 40. Size IS takes 31s yards
36 inch fabric. Illustrated step-by-
step sewing instructions included.
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Miniatures of Our Militant Women
ANN BURLAK

(NOte-The following account was
written by Ann for our section).
Born in Pennsylvania in 1911,
eldest of four children. Father a
steel worker.
Grew up in shadow of Bethlehem
Steel Company Charlie SchWabs
domain. Low wages in mill and
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parB Time Work
forced me to go
to work in silk
mill at age of IA
to help increase
family income.
Couldn't finish
high school.
M a d e SO in
silk mill for 54-
hour week. Was
aggres sive by
nature and be-
aop1a ipUOl1yaC in
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For a Fund for the Kids Camp

For a Fund for the Kids Camp
Due to an error, part of an an
nouncenent was omitted from the
column on Monday last; it con-
cerned a fine symposium for the
benefit of Wo-Chi-Ca (the Work
ers' Children's Camp, to be given
at the Manhattan Industrial Trade
School at 22nd St. and Lexington
Ave, on Thursday, June 14th at
$3.50 pm.
Dr.. Frankwel E. Williams will
deliver an address on Education in
the Soviet Union" DR.. James Men
denhau will speak on Attempts at
Progressive Education in the U. S..
A." and Clarence Hathaway on
Teachers and the Crisis" This
program will without a doubt pro-
vide a very large evening for all
who are interested in educational
topics.
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~ Doctor
,.I'GE>Is1Is.IG
0GTA>dI0-Pa:
By PAUL LuTTINGER. MN.

preciete it if any of our readers
should volunteer to give $50 &C. Of
blood; he must be Type 3 or 4.
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Volunteer Blood Donor Wanted!
A comrade who is in great need
of blood transfusions and who is
unable to pay for same, would APP