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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
By a Radio Worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA. - With the
beginning of the N. R. A., the same
as in all other big corporations,
the R. G. A. Victor, has called for
elections to representation plan.
The Radio & Metal Workers In
dustrial Union Can independent
union) felt that they we're as yet
too weak to call upon the workers
to boycott the elections. They sue
ceeded through participation in
the elections to elect quite a num-
Der of R. & M. I. U. members into
the representation plan. After a
short period of work, they con-
WINGED the workers as to role of
the representation plan and then
resigned as members of the repre-
sentation plan and compelled the
company to deal in these various
departments, with officers of the
Radio & Metal Workers Industrial
Union.
When the representation plan
was thoroughly exposed, the COM
pany, through their trusted flunky,
Mr.. Kline, who was also the chair
man of the representation plan, or
gained a so-called independent
union, the employees union" with
dues on a voluntary basis. This
new form of the company union
terrorized the girls, particularly in
the unskilled departments, to join
it. However, this new outfit, was
exposed by the Radio & Metal
Workers Industrial Union, with the
result that it was losing ground
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
LETTERS FROM
OUR READERS

CORRECTION:-On August 81,
a letter was printed in this column,
reporting that Sol Gothofsky, an
employee of the Silver Rod chain
stores, died of heart failure at a
general meeting of employees, at
which the president announced a
wage cut.
A correction is made by an en-
ployee of the company to the effect
that there had been rllmor of a
wage cut before the meeting was
called, and that Sol Gothofsky
dropped dead when the announce
ment was made that there would
be no wage cut.
We reprint here the final para
graph of the original letter, which
has not been denied: Those Of us
who knew Sol and the conditions
he worked under, knew that he
died victim to years of miserable
working conditions and to the ex-
ploitation of the Silver Rod COM
pany."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
By a Worker Correspondent

FLINT, Mich.-Local of the
Associated Automobile Workers of
America, the organization that split
away from the A. F. OF L., held an
open meeting here at Moose Hall
on Sept. %, at which the Big Shot,
Arthur E. Greer, chairman of the
A. A. W., was the main speaker.
The big point of the meeting was
that Mr.. Greer was exposed by
workers from the floor and made
hasty exit.
Greer explained that his union
was an industrial union, with 100
per cent democracy. He spoke
about the way Collins and Green
had railroaded the A. F. of L. auto
conference in Detroit June % and
"a. He admitted that he had been
connected with the Hudson COM
pany union in Detroit, but said he
did this for a purpose; his pur-
pose was to gather information to
defeat the company later.
OF course, he said, If the men
would join his union, they would
be free to act in their local as they
saw fit; there would be no dicta-
ton from the top leaders. Only a
couple of rules from the top lead
ership would have to be obeyed:
one, a five-cent per capita tax; two,
majority rule in all matters. His
mild attack on the A. F. of L. was
that Collins, A. F. of L. organizer,
started to draw a salary of $1.21
per week, and at the end of the
year Collins salary amounted to
$4,000.
In his speech Greer quoted a
story he had heard He said there
is a man with a wishbone, man
with jawbone and a man with a
backbone. He said the man with a
wishbone always wishes that the
union would get him raise in
wages, ETC., but he never says any,
thing. The man with the jawbone
chews about how the officers spend
too much of the local unions
money and don't do anything for
the workers. Both these men dc
their talking on the street corner
in the factory, in the pool rooms
ETC., never on the floor of the local
union. But the man with the
backbone" Greer shouted, 'he is the
man that gets up on the floor Of
his local union and speaks his
mind. These are the kind of mer
we want and need in this union
In the discussion a worker got
up and said: "I was delegate from
the Buick Local to the A. F. of L
conference on June % and "a If
Detroit. So we're you. Didn't vol
submit a resolution calling for thu
same thing as Green and Collin!
did-a rubber-stamp Executiv
Council? The only difference wa
that you wanted a worker from the
auto industry to head the council
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
PARTY LIFE
District 8 Behind Schedule
On Railroad Concentration
Railroad Workers School Opened in Chicago
Greater Effort Urged in Key ActiUity

I the conference proved two things,
namely:
l. The railroad workers are
basically the same as other work
ers.
2. The application Of correct
methods of concentration brings
results.
The conference, however, enc
phasized the need for convincing
the Party Of the Importance of carr
rying on concentration work. InA
this article we must point out that\
the proper understanding of this
task has not yet penetrated the
Party, especially at the points Of
concentration.
What Is Really Missing?
Does the Party membership un-
derstand the Importance of con-
centration? The answer is found
in the fine work done by one street
nucleus in Section Five which con-
centrates on the Chicago and North
Western.
The Section worked on this unit
for three months and with the help
of the railroad comrades succeeded
in changing it from a dead" body
into the liveheSt unit in the sec
ton. AS a result, most of the prog
ress made in the G and N. w. must
be credited to this unit.
The membership will carry con-
centration work when the leader
ship will give proper guidance. Sec
tons must change their irreSpon-
sible approach and work more
closely with the units at the i'm
portant points of concentration.
Towards Better Understanding
We can best understand this fall
ure of sections to do better work
on railroad concentration when we
see with what stubborn resistance
some sections face this task.
The special Railroad Conference
recently called by the District had
only two section committees rep
resented. This is unfortunately true
of all our city Party railroad meet
ings. 1t is one reason why some
sections do not understand the
problems of the railroad workers.
How then can they convince their
membership to carry the work Of
concentration?
The Railroad Workers School
which opens on Oct. l at 1911 w.
Chicago Avenue, will go a long way
towards solving this problem. The
school will deal with the history
and problems of the railroad work.
ers and will serve as a center of
modifying railroad workers for
struggle on the job and in the rail-
road lodges.
Railroad concentration sections,
units, shop nuclei, ETC., should send
students to this school.
10 Railroad Lodges at Anti-War
Conference
This was the pledge made by the
railroad comrades at the District
Conference. This goal can and must
be realized!
For this task, every section which
has railroad lodges in its territory,
must send in its speakers. Calls to
the Congress must be brought into
every lodge! The magazine Fight"
must be sold at every lodge meet
ing!
Fulfilling this task will speed the
Party schedule of concentration and
will help win the railroad workers
for the struggle against war and
! faScisn1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
Profits Go Up,
Workers Get
l3cHOurWag
By a Worker Correspondent

DETROIT, NTich.-F the N. r. A.
has done any good to the working
class Of Detroit it is not shown by
the fact that the list of the well
fare dependents has not decreased
by any means.
The work in the automobile fac
tories is only for a few months
per year, and the cost of living is
going up to point where even the
ones that are lucky enough to have
a job, can hardly support their
families.
But want to make special men
ton of one factory, the New York
Spring Mfg. Co. This shaving con-
Germ has got all other factories
beat mile when it comes to star
walton wages and long hours.
The N. r. A. did not change the
conditions there: neither in wages
nor hours, so this slave making
joint is working their men 915
hours per day, 515 and days per
week, ana pays some OF their men
as low as 10 cents per hour, some
men Is cents, and some IS and 20
cents per hour.
Since the N. R. A. the price of
their products have increased
plenty, and they are hogging in
big profits, but the workers are
just as hard off as before.
We can tell the whole working
class (slaves) that the N. R. A. or
any other A. B. c., etc., devised by
the Roosevelts, cannot favor the
rich and the poor at the same
time. And if we workers want to
better our conditions at all, 1t has
got to be done by ourselves.
Let us follow the example of the
workers of Soviet Russia, and add
that extra S. to the U. S. A.
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ers, men who have spent years at
the trade, are fired and the stu
dents are kept on. The reason for
this is the fact that the students
receive a maximum of 81 cents an
hour, while the welders get 80 to
80 cents. In other words, it is sim
ply scheme to cut wages, because
the yards haven't the slightest in
tention of raising the wages of the
students to conform with the ex-
isting welders' rate.
Another of the bosses reasons
for flooding the market with weld
ers is the fact that nearly all ma
terial used in the construction of
navy craft is galvanized.
In the process of welding gall
vanized steel, the fumes, consist
ing of sulphuric acid and zinc,
combine with the welding flux,
making a very poisonous mixture.
These fumes practically burn out
the lungs of the welders. When
the welder becomes too sick Cor
dead to work, the boss wants to
make sure he will have a man to
replace him.
The instruments of destruc-
ton start to destroy workers
lives before they are even placed
in the water.
AS a means of combating this
and other workers evils, would
suggest that all shipyard workers
Join the S.M.W.IU. We are all in
the same boat, students included
When we become members, of So
called unions" designed for in
dividual crafts, we use precious
ammunition fighting with other
crafts "a la Mr.. Green) which
should be directed at our COM
mon enemy-Capital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
Metal Workers
Achiece Gains
Through Unity
BY a Worker Correspondent


BROOKLYN, N. we, of the
Presto Lock Corp, in the COM
paratively short time of member
ship in our Local Union 3O1, can
to some extent boast of certain
gains and advantages that are
coming our way. The spirit of
unity and friendship has arrived
at last to our departments. A year
ago we were not organized, now
almost every individual can point
out some of the changes that has
taken place toward the betterment
Of conditions in the shop. All this
has come through the militant and
honest ways in which our union
leaders have conducted the whole
issue.
To put forth some example of
how we were abused in our jobs.
In the polishing room we had
piece-work and time work, strange
to say, but the piece workers never
knew how much they were get
ting on the jobs they were doing
(by the gross. In other words
piece and time workers used to
get the same wages at the end of
the week as those not working
piece-work.
No matter how hard one would
work no one could make $40 q
week, due to the foreman who
tried to save the boss capital. Now
that We belong to the S.M.W.IU.
things are quite different. Our Jobs
are secure, we know how much
we're making, decent working con-
ditions, which are spreading all
over the shop.
This should show very clearly to
the average straight thinker that
only by unity and struggle can the
workers obtain from the bosses
what constitutes the right of de-
cent working conditions. It's a
great feeling Of being one for all
and all for one.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02

By d. B.
The Central Committee Resolu-
ton on recent Strike Struggles
printed in the Daily Worker Of
Saturday, Sept. Is, emphasizes,
among many other things, the i'm
portance of intensified work by the
Party in its concentration work on
transportation industries. In speak
ing of the tasks facing our Party in
the present strike wave the Reso-
luton states, ITO give special at
tention to such workers as the
teamsters-to increase work among
railroad workers"
The Party sections and units in
the Chicago district that have rail-
road for their points of concentra-
ton must take this decision seri-
ously if the Party is to entrench it.
self in these basic industries.
In this article we are attempting
to show what the immediate prob
lens are that the Party must I'M
dertake to solve before it can carry
on proper work among the rail-
road workers.
Party Must Clear Track
The railroad workers are of stra-
tegic political Importance. Their
special place in the productive
machinery of the country ties them
up with the political life of the
land. The Grand Lodge chiefs I'M
derstand this and consequently
crowd their official paper, Labor,
and other rail papers with skill
full combination of radical phrase
ology and the most reactionary en-
dorsement of capitalist political
parties.
Our Party has the task of clear
ing the tracks for the locomotive
of railroad labor We must bring
our program to the rails and win
the majority of the railroad work
ers for the Party. This task means
first of all systematic concentration
Of the Party forces with Party lit
erature and press; it means estab-
fishing the most intimate contact
with the railroad workers; it means
trying to understand their prob
lens, to learn of their smallest
grievances and as a Party giving
them leadership in helping them
organize struggles around these
grievances.
Concentration Behind Schedule
The special District Conference
held on Aug. II and IL in Chicago
raised some gpecial problems in
connection with our concentration
work. With the exceptions of min
ing and railroad, the general stu
alton showed our district tagging
behind at the shops of concentra-
ton.
The railroad comrades reported
that a beginning had been made
since the last District Convention.
New shop units had been formed.
Work was being carried on in some
of the lodges. Some good work in
concentration was recorded on the
Chicago and Northwestern.
But the comrades recognized that
this was true only in one or two
points of concentration. Only one
section seriously carried on con-
centration work; and even here it
was mainly the work of comrades
in the concentration units on the
Chicago and North Western.
The experiences brought out at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02

an appendicitis operation, and are
wondering what amount was netted
by the Observation-Disclosures
movement; or if perhaps, Mike will
Change the World" again, We'll
set our quota at $500 and hope for
the best. To date we have one
dollar.
And now?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
NOTE

We publish letters from steel,
metal and auto workers every
Tuesday. We urge workers in
these industries to write us of
their conditions and the efforts
to organize. Please get these
letters to us by Saturday of each
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-02
Use Students
To Cut Pay of
Ship Welders
By a WOrker COrrespendent

WEST BRIGHTON, S. 1.-The
tactics used by the capitalist class
to consistently lower the already
miserable standard Of living of the
workers are many and varied.
In nearly all shipyards, especially
those that have navy contracts, the
bosses used the lie that there was
shortage Of welders, as an excuse
to break in young workers on that
class of work. When activity
slackens at the yards, the old weld
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-04
HANDS Off POLICY
! IS DEMOCRAT rule.
One Exception L Support BE-
Ing Given Hiram Johnson's
Candidacy

Warrington, Aug. 4.-(R-Nationa
Democratic leaders, officially keeping
their hands off primary contests, are
manifesting preferences for senate
candidates believed to be favorable to
the new deal"
The administration and the Demo-
cratic national committee, 80 far as
open pronouncements 60, are avoid
Ing pre-primary matters with one
exception.
The full weight Of the administra-
ton and committee Is behind Senator
Hiram johnson, seeking nomination
In California on the Democratic, Re.
publican and two minor tickets. John
son, an independent Republican, sup
ported President Roosevelt In the 1882
campaign and In the last congress.
This has met generally with the
approval Of California Democrats, OBJ
servers here said. But In other states
where preferences have been made
known considerable intro-party strife
is reported developing.
Nebraska1 Democratic senatorial
primary Is concerning some Of the
leading Roosevelt followers here. They
are supporting Representative Edward
r. Burke, the candidate backed by
Arthur r. Mullen, floor leader Of the
Roosevelt forces ut Chicago. Mullen
Is fighting Governor Charles w.
Bryan, who, he said, was ambitious to
succeed Roosevelt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-04
OLSON MAY DEMAND
GOVERNOR MANSION
Until Request Is Filed, How
ever, LANCER Will Retain
Residence There

william LANCER, ousted governor
will have use Of the states governors
mansion at Bismarck and . state
game and fish department cottage ct
Spiritwood lake until request Is made
for possession by Acting Gov. Ole H
Olson.
Members Of the state board Of ad-
ministration, under whose control the
mansion is operated, are understood
to be awaiting such request.
mo request has been made for any
change" r. M. Rishworth, member
Of the board, explained. by the SUI
preme court decision, understand
he Nanger) is governor but not act
ing. Until q request Is made, the
status Of the mansion will remain the
same. II Acting Governor Olson re.
quests use Of the mansion It viii be
given him"
One Of two cottages at 6piritwood
lake Is set aside for use Of the gov
ernor, aides In the game and fish de-
partment said. Thoralf SwenSon.
state game and fish commissioner, Is
In st. Paul.
A similar situation exists regarding
the cottages. Attaches said no re.
quest had been made for the cottage
by Olson, and that until such request
is made It would continue to be set
aside for use Of deposed Governor
LANCER,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-04
Respiration Exhibition,
Restores Life to Youth

Of the state highway commission.
1T is further adjudged and decreed
that Burt M. Salisbury Is the duly
appointed and qualified state high
way commissioner and as such Is en-
titled to immediate possession of all
Of the aforesaid instruments, records
and property and that he Is entitled
to exercise all of the prerogatives and
authority Of such office.
1T Is further ordered and adj
judged that this determination Of the
parties in relation to the office Of
the state highway commission and the
rights Of the plaintiff and petitioner
In relation thereto may be enforced
by further and additional supplement
tary orders Of the court II such is
necessary.
1T is further ordered that certified
copies Of his Judgment be served
forthwith upon the said Frank Vogel
or his counsel.
LET Judgment enter accordingly"
Judge Moellring, who did not sign
the majority opinion. said In his dis
sent:
II dissent for the same reasons as
In the case Of Ole H. Olson versus
william LANCER"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-04
AGENTS CONSIDER
FEDERAL PROGRAM
Twelve Counties Represented az
State Officials Outline
Compliance Work

Corn-hog and wheat compliance
programs and federal cattle-buyine
problems were discussed by county
agents from II southwestern counties
at . district conference held here
Thursday.
N. D. German, state county agent
leader, gave q short resume OF the
proposed flax production control pro-
gram that II carried out as planned
VIII resemble the wheat and corn i'd
Justment programs already In effect.
Requirements for fulfillment Of the
1894 wheat allotment contracts were
outlined by John T. z. Dinwtddie Of
Fargo, state supervision in charge Of
the compliance work. A. ]. Dexter Of
Fargo took up the cattle phase OF the
FEDERAL program, and Fred Butcher.
extension entomologist Of the Agricul-
tural college, outlined . plan Tor poi.
soning grasshoppers in the fall.
Short talks were also given BY Judge
A. N. Chrtstianson, Walter Maddox
and Judge G. w. Butte Of Leeds on
the federal compliance programs.
Counties represented were Emmons.
kidder, Sheridan, Oliver, Mercer.
Morton. Grant. Sioux, Ward, Mclean.
mckenzie and Burleigh.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-04
Man Slows Up Cars
But Law Says, Nix

Baseball fans who have been in
2 hurry to get to the park and
haven't observed the traffic ordi-
nance against speeding, received
. severe jolt this week.
But not at the hands Of q traf-
fic patrolman.
An unknown party, evidently
irritated by the clouds Of dust
that arose from the ball park
road. took it upon himself to slow
down the racing automobiles.
With the aid of a pick and shovel
he dug seven trenches about eight
inches deep at close intervals
from one side Of the road to the
other.
The first car hit the bitches ct
full speed. nearly throwing the
occupants from the car and jar
Ing them considerably. The sec
ond and the third did likewise,
but eventually they began to slow
down.
Protests began to roll into the
county surveyors office and Sat
urday Investigations were being
conducted In an effort to locate
the person that took the law In
hts own hands" II Appreciated
he Win be tried on . nisdemeanor
count.
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hurricane six years earlier. And It
was from this small st. Mary's Hos
pital that the great Mayo Clinic
sprang.
Today, the institution known as the
Mayo Clinic comprises q modern So
100000 13-story structure, smaller
building which was the original clinic,
and some half q dozen other hospi-
tails, "hotels" with hospital facilities,
sanitariums and laboratories ~ all
stated by some 500 physicians and
surgeons-the entire enterprise rep
resenting an investment Of about $lO,-
900, 900. ....
Some 10000 patients enter this in
stitution annually, among them some
OF the most famous personalities Of
the world.
FAMED FOR CHARITY
Rich and poor alike are treated re-
CARELESS Of their fame or fortune, un-
der an established rule Of the two
Mayos to charge for their services &C
cording to persons capacity to pay,
not to charge more than 10 per cent
Of his annual income no matter how
long he stays or how troublesome the
case, and-here Is an example Of the
noted Mayo altruism-to set aside all
money above $1,000 In each fee they
get to outside charity.