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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
3 To Tour Country
For LIST Convention
.Of Furniture Union
Convention to Be Held
February 9-12 in
New York City


NEW YORK.-In preparation for
its first national convention, to be
held in New York City, February g.
II, the Furniture Workers Industrial
Union, 812 Broadway, has three field
organizers touring throughout the
country.
The union, which today has Is
locals and membership Of 800. is
modelling all its forces for its forth
coming convention.
The following are the dates of three
Of the tours arranged. All active
members Of the union are urged to
arrange for these meetings:
Tour ALBERT Brown, Member Of the
National Committee Of F.wLU.
jamestown, n. Y, Jan. 2-S-4-5-6; CIeve-
land, o., Jan. 1910; Detroit. Mich, Jan.
11-12; Grand Rapids, Mich Jan. 13-I4-
15i Chicago, III. Ian. 16-15-1S; Rockford,
Ill.,, Jan. 1890; Milwaukee, Wise, Jan.
2t-22-23; Kenosh.. Wise, Jan. 2i-25-2G;
Minneapolis. MINI, Jan. 27-2S; Indiana
polls, ind, Jan. 1880; Richmond. Ind,
Jan. 3i-Feb. /; Evansville, Ind, Feb. 20;
Cincinnati, o., Feb. As.
Tour 2--Joe Kiss, National Secretary Of
the F.WI.U.
Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. Sd; Baltimore
Nd, Jan. SO; HsgerstOwn. ND. Jan. s.;
wilkes Barre Pa, Jan. 10 York, Pa Jan
.; Scranton, Pa, Jan. IL; Allentown, Pa,
Jan. 12.
Tour S-M. PIER. National Chairman Of
F.W.LU.
Boston, Mass, Jan. 1j-16-1T; Springfield
Mass, Jan. IS; Providence. R. l., Jan. 49,
Hartford. Conn, Jan. 20-21 New Haven,
Conn, Jan. p.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
New Farm Paper to.
Appear Jan. Is; VIII.
Fight AAA Program
FOUNDED At Chicago
Conference; Will Be
National Weekly

CHICAGO, H.. Jan 3.-The first
iNEue Of the new amalgamated Ma
kionaI Farmers Weekly, the paper
that viii represent the interests Of
The agricultural laborers and the
anal, impoverished farms Of the
whole countryside, will be issued on
January IS, it was announced today
~ the editorial board.
The new Farmers National Weekly
twas founded at the recent historic
Farmers National Conference held in
Chicago on November 1913, at which
$50 farmer delegates from all over the
country gathered to hammer out
fighting program, against foreclosures,
mortgae debt, risin cost Of livin, etc.
Editors Statement
Erik Bert, the editor of the new
farm paper, issued the following state
ment: "The Farmers National Weekly
is going to cover the living conditions
of the American farmers and their
struggles as it's first and foremost duty
in helping them to organize. 1t viii
combine the notable work already
done in this respect by the Producers
News and the Farmers National
Weekly. We are planning to rally
many more hundreds of farm cor
respondents to join the ranks of those
who have carried on for the Producers
News and the Farmers National
Weekly during the past year. In this
way we will be able to report to the
destitute farm population what is
really taking place throughout the
entire nation under the reign Of the
Blue Buzzard.
Every week new regulations are
formulated in Washington to prevent
even the canned" information Of the
administration to the press from re-
vealing anywhere near the truth. In
order to prevent the truth about the
activities of the MIRA. and the A.A.A.,
the Farmers National Weekly will
have its own Washington Bureau and
correspondents to supply it with a
regular weekly summary of what is
taking place behind the scenes and
also special stories on hearings and
Investigations that take place there
where the Blue Buzzard roosts.
True Reporting of News
The Farmers National Weekly will
report to its farmer readers not only
the news from the farm front--in the
countryside and in Washington-but
viii report weekly the outstanding
occurrence of the entire economic
and political life Of the country Our
paper will be a NEWS paper that
viii give much wider survey Of the
live NEWS of the day than any
bankers shetland, what is more,
our news will be the truth.
Each week we will have q survey
IL foreign news that will keep our
READERS posted on developments in
1 srope, in the Soviet Union, the Far
East and In Latin America.
From the Soviet Union--the first
workers and farmers government-we
viii have our own special correspond
ence, from collective farmers and
from foreign correspondents who are
travelling through the entire country.
It's going to be a humdinger of a
paper. These are our plans. Write
your ideas about them to The
Farmers National Weekly at 1917
south LooEnis Street. Chicago, III.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
1.6NO CWA WorI,oro
Are Laid Off in Salt
Lake City, Utah
Mass Demonstrations
Demand Immediate
Reinstatement

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. s.
Hundreds of unemployed and G. W.
A. workers here are organizing under
the leadership of the Relief Workers
Protective Union for struggle against
the discharge of more than 1000 C..
w. A. workers, and for better con-
ditions on c. w. A. jobs.
Immediately after the wholesale
layoffs, a mass meeting was quickly
organized. At this meeting many new
members joined the Relief Workers
Protective Union.
A mass demonstration to demand
the immediate reinstatement of all
discharged G. w. A. workers was held
in front of the City and County
Building, at P. M, Tuesday, and
an indoor mass meeting was called
for Wednesday evening.
The workers laid off are charged
with "lneff1ciency" Off1cialS admit
this to be an excuse, saying that they
do not have funds to pay all those
hired on G. w. A. projects, and more
workers are being laid off daily. State
Relief Administrator, Hinckley, when
forced to meet with a delegation from
the union, was forced to promise re-
lief to those laid off, and tried to
place responsibility on the federal
authorities in Washington.
Before the lay off started, there
were, according to official figures, 49,
403 men and $50 women employed
on G. w. A. Jobs in the state of
Utah.
Among the demands of the work
ers still on G. w. A. jobs are free
transportation to and from work,
payment OF wages to be made on
the job, clothing and fuel to be fur
nished to all unemployed and C. w.
A. workers, and increased wages for
unskilled workers with union wages
to skilled workers on G. w. A. Jobs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Cleveland SMWIU
Forces Relief to
Striking Workers
Reverses Ruling of the
County Relief
Board

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 5.-After
a series of struggles, the Cleveland
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union has succeeded in reversing a
ruling Of the County Relief Associa-
ton that strikers are not eligible for
unemployment relief.
During the recent strike wave the
County Relief Association cooper
ated with the employers to discour-
age workers from striking by their
threats that strikers would not be
given relief either while on strike or
anytime afterwards. On the basis
Of this policy the South Side Branch
Of the County Relief Association re-
fused relief to Irene lesser, militant
striker of the Arrow Manufacturing
Co. strike. She was told that the
reason for not giving relief was that
she went on strike and this was
contrary to the Government Recov-
cry Program.
A delegation of the union and I'm
employed Council Immediately pro-
tested this action at the South Side
Bureau. This brought no results.
Another delegation went directly to
the Central Headquarters to demand
an answer whether it was a policy
to discriminate against strikers. This
brought promise to review the case.
Another delegation secured a definite
reply that the Association would not
discriminate against strikers, nor was
it their policy to. refuse relief to
strikers.
To avoid publicity on the case the
Relief Association rushed a relief or
der OF $3.50 per week to the lesser
home and a ton Of coal.
This is the beginning Of broader
campaign by the S. M. w. I. U. to
fight for relief for all unemployed
steel and meal workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Natl Labor Board Seeks
to Check Rayon Workers
Struggle for More Pay

cisions that the National Labor Board
may render.
The workers are determined that
their demands for the 40 per cent
raise in their pay be favorably con-
sidered.
Fake Threat Of Shutdown
The Viscose Corporation Of America
on Dec. 18th circulated an open let
ter to all Of its employees. In this
letter, they threaten to shut down
their American plants, if the 40
per cent wage increase is complied
with, thus throwing out of work
10000 people.
The request for the 40 per cent
wage increase is just one, and we
must remain firm in this demand.
AS for the threat to close their plants
down, the company will not do so for
the simple reason that their profits
are too great, and they only say they
will do this for no other reason than
to frighten the workers and discour-
age them from struggle.
Our greatest danger of being de-
feated in this struggle lies in the
weakness of our union representa-
tives. They will be eager to make
any kind of settlement.
Since the so-called gentleman's
agreement in 1929 between the Hoo
yer administration and the A. F. OF
L. leadership, the famous no strike
agreement, the A. F. of L. has de-
generated to the extent that it is
nothing more than a company union
There is evidence that the corpora
TONS promise to raise wages in some
Of its lower paid plants is nothing
more than an attempt to divide the
workers and get them to squabblt
among themselves. There may b;
an offer made to give us the 30-houl
week. While we are for the 30-houl
week, We must not be sidetrackec
from our effort to gain our demand
for a 40 per cent increase.
Any decision that the National La
Dor Board may hand down short o.
ranting the 40 per cent asked TO,
must be rejected by the workers anc
we must strike to gain the full
amount demanded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
NRA Drops Hearing
For Striking Ship
Wireless Operators
Meeting Thursday to
Rally for Huge
Picket Marches


NEW YORK.-A scheduled hear
ing on the wireless operators strike.
now in its third week, was abruptly
postponed by the Regional Labor
Board.
After persistent inquiry into the
reason Of the postponement, the
American Radio Telegraphists As
ISOLATION, which represents the strik-
ing wireless operators Of the Morgan
and Roosevelt owned American Mer-
chant Lines, learned that A. J.
Mccarthy, general managsr Of the
lines, had informed the board that
he was too busy" to attend the
hearing.
Fight To Finish
A committee Of operators went to
see Mccarthy, who promptly declared
that the company was going to
flight to finish" He characterized
the wireless operators as being Of
minor Importance aboard a ship, and
denounced them for having dared TO
strike against his arbitrary Is per
cent wage cut. He also expressed
anger at the operators picket lines
in front Of the connpanys Offices at
number one Broadway. He repeat
eddy referred to the picket line as
cloak and suit tactics" and as
serted that by picketing the pas
senger ticket Offices, the operators
had proved themselves to be lot
Of "disreputable radicals"
Mccarthy also declared that he
would not restore the IS per cent
pay cut regardless of what the N.
r. A. labor board might recommend.
He fatty asserted that the N. r A.
had no authority. and that the
steamship company would do as il
liked about wage cuts.
Mass Meeting Thursday
A mass meeting in support Of the
Radio Operators strike and to dis
cuss the Marine Code, will be held
Thursday night. 1880 p. m, at 14o
Broad st. The meeting is being
held under the joint auspices Of the
American Radio Telegraphists As
ISOLATION and the Marine Workers
Industrial Union. The United Of
flcers Association and other unions
are being invited to send speakers.
Speaking at large membership
meeting of the Radio Operators
Tuesday night, r. B. Hudson, Ma
tiona1 Secretary OF the M. w. I. IT,.
pointed out that the radio strike, the
lying statements Of the Labor Board.
and the recent news of the secret
conferences, clearly exposed the
plans and determination OF the ship
owners to enforce their slave codes
for all sections Of the industry. He
stated that modifying the seamen
and longshoremen for support of the
strike meant preparing them to de-
feat the attempts of the sfipownefe
to apply the general code. ffe called
for continuing the strike with even
greater militancy and determination
aiij his pledge Of the full support
of the Marine Workers Industrial
Union was received with applause.
All marine workers are urged 10
attend the mass meetings tonight.
which will also be a preparation for
mass picket line Friday morning
on the S. s. American Merchant
Line, Pier 90, North River. Recent
attempts of the police TO prohibit
mass picketing will be answered with
an even stronger mobilization OF
workers in support Of the strike and
to maintain the right to picket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
1OrH
ANNEvER RY
pailgs@ yogAeE!
o~ma oS ss-s H~ss asa
<ELE BR AT IONS

DISTRICT
LOWELL. Mass.-Jan. 9 at 33s Central 81.
Dance Concert and Speakers. Adm. ibc.
LAWRENCE, Mason Jan. at Loon
Fixers Hall. IS Margin st. Entertain
ment and Dance. Adm. 1sc.
PROVIDENCE, r lon Jsn at svedish
Hall, SO Chestnut st.
MAYNARD. Mass.--on Jan. as - Pcv.
dermiu Road.
BoSToN.-on Jan. 8 at workers Center IN
worcester, Mass.
DISTRICT
PHrLADELPHIA.-on Feb. 8 At oifars
Manor Hall, slt ". oirard Ave. Good
program arranged.
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-on Jan. =.
WASHINGTON, D. Con Jan. -.
DISTRICT
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.-on Jan. at worker,
Center, 443 Ormond st. Negro Boy
Trio; Songs by Lithuanian worker
Club; Al de Grandis Dance Orchestra.
DISTRICT
HILL SECTION, Pittshurgh.--sn. IL
SOUTH SIDE, Pittsburgh.-Jan -.
NORTH SIDE, Pittsburgh.--Jsn. 10.
YUKON, Pa.--Jan. -.
TURTLE CREEK, Pa.-Jan. Is.
LIBRARY SECTION.-Jsn. Is.
NEW KENsINGTON, Pa.-Jan. u.
MeKEEsPoRT. Pa.-Jan. -.
DISTRICT
MUSHROOM HEIGHTS, Mich-on Jan.
at Ukrainlan Hall, corner Hackly ar
9th st.
DETROIT, Mich-On Jan. IA at Psnnis
Hall, 5a69-14th st. A. w. Markot
from New York, will be tho mai
speaker. Musical program arrange
Dance vii follow.
DISTRICT 9
oHIcAGo-on Jan. II. auspices Section
at craftsman's Masonic Temple, hardin
and LeMoyne, at pm. Admission 7st
DISTRICT
HIBBING, Minn.-On Jan Q.
SUPERIOR. Vision Jan. at wofka
Center, 1908 N. 5th st. Musical Pre-
gram and dance.
DIsrRICT le
OMAHA, Neb.-on Jan. in SO. omshs.
DISTRICT ,e
ABERDEEN. Wash --On Jan 10 at worke
Hall, 7l3 E. First St., at D. N. Cox
program. Admission 1oc in advance, Il
al door.
DILLINGHAM;. wash.-on Jan 10, at Tub
Han, Cornwall Ave.
DISTRICT IL
Newark. ". J--On jan s at the ~
H.A. Auditorium. Robert Minor. ma
speaker. Excellent program srrsugs
Adm. SOC; in advance 25e.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Neev York District Buo OF Communist Party Results

NEW YORK.-The resolution by
the New York District Of the Com
munist Party estimating the results
and lessons Of the last city election
campaign November, 1882 cleo
tions), as published below, Is of
particular interest to all revOIu-
tionary workers.
/. The results of the last election
campaign in New York, while show
ing an increase in the Party vote from
approximately 27,00O to 10000 over
last year, cannot be regarded as salts
factory in any way, and does not
represent by far, the increase in votes
that the Party could have yained.
The fact that of all minor parties,
our Party was the only one to show
an increase, with all others losing
heavily (the Socialist Party losing
$4,000 votes) shows the growing in
fluence of our Party, and the general
improvement and advance in our
election work Nevertheless, this
growth indicates what could have
been accomplished with better or
ganization and greater political &C
tivity on the part of the Party.
2. While the election of LaGuardia
further consolidateS the control of
finance capital over the city admin
istration Oa Guardia being the can
didate of the most powerful finance
interests such as the Chase National
Bank, the traction interests, etc. the
sweeping LaGuardia victory and the
defeat Of Tammany Hall for the first
time in 16 years, are unmistakable
signs of the deep and widespread
mood of the masses.
The tremendous interest of the
masses in the election approximate
increase of the total vote by 250,O0O)
was clearly due to the widespread
discomfort with the Tammany-
bankers program and desire to get
rid of the Tammany administration.
LA GUARDIA SIDETRACKED
Discomfort
3. The rehabilitation of the masses
was expressed in the broadcast wave
OF strikes since the war period. The
revolutionary unions directly led about
10000 workers in militant strike
struggles (metal, shoe, needle, food,
furniture, etc). During this same
period number of the most stubborn
struggles against the N.R.A. were
raging in New York. The LaGuardia
landslide does not represent the ra-
dicalization of Yhe masses but the
sidetracking OF Me deep discomfort
and mood for chah ge on the part of
the masses into Safe and harmless
channels, into support of the new
political machine Of finance capital.
LaGuardia and Fusion succeeded in
acting as the catch basin that gath
cred up the discdntent of the en-
ployed and unemployed masses, of
the civil servants and the small home
owners with the Tammany a<EisSs-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Though Communists Only Minor Party to Gain
Votes, District Resolution Criticizes Failure
to Connect Mass Struggles with Campaign

tendency to regard the election cam
paign as another special Party cam
paign separated and divorced from
the day to day work Of the Party.
In the sections the election cam
paign was again conducted mainly
through general agitation. The OPP
portunist separation of the election
campaign from the basic tasks and
daily mass work of the Party was
given Grass expression by the objec-
lions of some leading comrades in
the sections to the attempt to de-
velop struggles against the high cost
of living and concrete manifestations
of Jim Crowism called for in the
district election plan of work. with
the explanation I'VE are too busy
with the election campaign to do
anything about the high cost of Iiv-
ing, against Jim Crowisni, etc.'l
DEMAGOGY LEFT
UNMASKED
Id. Another Of the basic weak
nesses that we !, 'lst record was the
districts failure to develop the
proper struggle to unmask the dema-
gogy Of the capitalist candidates, es-
pecially LaGuardia and Fusion.
While the District Committee prop
erly estimated the role of Fusion and
LaGuardia (articles in the Daily"
Fusion pamphlet), in practice, there
was serious failure to react daily
to every speech, every promise, every
naneuver of LaGuardia especially.
(e). In the neighborhoods the cleo
ton campaign suffered from the gen.
eral weakness of the unemployed
work of the Party.
The district as whole did not
sufficiently bring the election issues
and our platform of struggle before
the masses of strikers. The cleo
ton campaign in the sections in most
cases was isolated from the strike
struggles in the territories.
Due to the general agitation ap-
proach to the election campaign, in
sufficient efforts were made to de-
velop firm personal contact with the
masses of proletarian voters, to the
organization of systematic and wide
canvassing, to the building up of our
local candidates into real spokesman,
representatives. and part of the
masses of proletarian voters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Workers Club Wins
Relief Fight For
JObless Member

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Jan. 3.-The
italian Workers Club here for the
second time has won a victory for
one of its unemployed members, and
for another worker and his family
living in the same apartment.
Patsy Galeotto, living at 900 En-
NETT st., had his water shut of for
the second time. Attempts had been
made to terrorize him because he had
been active In the italian Workers
Club.
The club sent six committees to
the Board of Health, the Water De-
partment, and to the bank that owns
the tenement. The city was finally
forced to order the opening Of the
water,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04

Ilation.
Our unemployed work must be i'm
mediately strengthened. The unem-
ployed masses must be particularly
reminded of the La Guardia promises,
and struggles must be developed and
demands for the needs Of the masses
directed to La Guardia.
8. A thoroughgoing and persistent
political campaign shall be launched
in all the fractions TO decisively COM
bat the expressions and practice of
pure trade unionist' theology, to
mobilize the trade union fractions for
the consistent raising Of the political
issues in the course of economic
struggles, for raising the class con-
seriousness Of the masses in the course
Of the daily struggles as a task in
'separable from the day to day activity
of the unions.
This applies to the fractions in
most other mass organizations.
OPEN LETTER LEADS
To GENUINE ELECTION
STRUGGLES
9. A basic prerequisite for any real
preparation of the Party for genuine
election struggles is the energetic
carrying through of the Open Letter
and District Plan Of work that calls
for a real BolsheYik concentration
policy, for throwing the entire mem
bership into active work in the shops
opI t1piN,,c f7,fo eyc,1,1;,,a NO &C ,,,,Do
sition work in the reformist unions,
for the development Of genuine mass
activity among the unemployed and
Negro masses.
The program of La Guardia is the
expression in lew York of the whole
Roosevelt program CT further attacks
on the living standards OF the masses,
of growing fascist developments and
intense war preparations. The pro-
gram of La Guardia calls for in
creased fares, drastic reduction in
relief. the discharge of ten thousand
city employees, ruthless salary cuts
of lower city employees. the further
plundering of the working population
to ensure the carrying out of the
agreement of the Tammany admins
tration with the bankers.
MUST UTILIZE ELECTIONS
To LEAD MASSES TO PARTY
The growing attacks on the living
standards and rights of the masses
comes at a Time OF the great radical
ization Of the masses, of the growing
mood of militant resistance and
counter offensive on the part of the
masses. This situation creates the
best possibilities for TRANSFORMING
our Party into the genuine mass po-
liticai Party of the New York tciiers,
Now more than ever oefcre can we
utilize the occasion Of election cam
paigns to strengthen all the mass
work of the Party, to revoIutionize
the broad masses who have not yet
lost faith in bourgeois democracy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Blind Woman Commits Suicide

NEW YORK, Jan. Miss Hattie
Langton. 60, and blind since birth,
committed suicide by hanging her.
self. 1t was said yesterday She was
fearful that her only remaining re-
lative, sister, II, would die and
leave her friendless.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Stole 81, Sent to Jail;
Stole $4,000, Set Free

LOS ANGELES, CaI.-John K. Nc
Daniel, a salesman, stole 81 from
pay telephone. He was sentenced last
week to ! to Is years in prison by
Superior Court Judge Harry F. Sewell.
Mrs. Retta Munhall, who confessed
to stealing $4,000 from a fund in
her care, was released on q Swear
probation by the same judge.
Mcdaniel was broke, Mrs. Munhall
was able to sign over about $1,000
in real estate, stocks and bonds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04

after having been promised their pay
on Dec. 81, refused to work when
this promise was abrogated by the
G. w. A. officials. Several truck
loads of dirt were dumped by the
men, and few who we're going to
work were stopped.
The Relief Workers Protective
Union is actively organizing the men
on all c. w. A. jobs here, and an Or
ganizational committee for the city
has been set up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Los Angeles Flood Death
Total Rises

LOS ANGELES, Jan. with a
tentative death list of 100, author
tiles report 35 known dead and Is
missing in the food which complete
ly inundated the lowlands in this
vicinity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
12-Year-0ld Killer Escapes
Murder Charge

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Jan. ?. -
Mary Kavala, II, who killed her g.
year-old playmate last week was
charged with juvenile delinquency by
Judge Smyth in the Children's
Court today.