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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
"a Strike Wave Forecasts Sharp Fights in '35

government and the sell-out tactics
Of the top A. F. of l.. leaders. The
textile strike was betrayed and de-
faated by William Green and Francis
German Of the United Textile Work
ers Union, who was able to send the
strikers back under the Roosevelt
arbitration without any gains be-
cause the rank and file was not well
organized.
A Practical Weapon
The general strike and sympa-
thetlc strike came forward as prac
teal weapon for the workers in win
ming better conditions. In Mime
apolis, $4,000 to 10000 building trades
workers struck with the striking
teamsters. In Toledo the majority
OF the workers went on the mass
picket lines and fought the national
guard to aid the striking Auto-Lite
workers. In Milwaukee thousands
fought on picket lines in support OF
the street car strikers. In Centralia
III. a city-wi6e one-day general
strike on Feb. tied up the town in
support OF the striking Barnes Shes
Co., workers.
The strikes included practically
every industry War industries ano
basic heavy industries we're vel
represented, with coal miners anc
ore miners striking in all sections
with raven, aircraft, aluminium, snir
building, leather and shoe, marine
workers on strike. The strikes in.
Guided such industries as food anc
restaurant, auto (Fisher body)
building trades. laundry, teamstsrs
packinghcu5e, clothing, taxi, transit
metal, steel, agricultural workers
and many other industries. Negro
workers and women workers WERE
among the best fighters.
One of the most effective strike.
OF the year was the strike of Is ,00t
Paterson dye workers, who after five
weeks on strike, last month wor
recognition, wage increases anc
better working conditions. Thi;
strike marked the growth OF tn;
Rank and File movement in tn,
A. F. of L., especially in the latter
part of the year. The Rank anc
File was in control of the Paterson
strike and rejected arbitration pro
posed by the A. F. Of L. leaders anc
the government. The Rank anc
File movement showed marked
growth in recent months not only ir
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Noted Figures
To Be at Show
To Aid Farley

Otto Soglow, cartoonist; Elmer
Rice, dramatist, and other widely
known Broadway dramatic figures
will take part in the variety and
puppet show. tomorrow afternoon
which has been arranged by the In
terprofessionsl Subcommittee for
Support of tn National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance.
The show will be held in the New
School for Social Research on Sun
day at $50 p. m.
The puppet show will consist Of
skis presented by Bunins and
Cutie s puppets. Lillian Taiz will
present short song program ac-
companied by Sam Jaffe. of the
cast of Grand Hotel" The Pierre
Dsgeyter String Quartette will offer
several selections and the Tamiris
dancers will present revolutionary
dance arrangements.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

Aiming to eliminate completely all
overtime work, especially on Satur-
day, the Fur Workers Industrial
Union, in an announcement made
yesterday, called upon all active fur
riers to report to the headquarters
of the union, at 7 o'clock this
morning to help put stop to this
practice.
Overtime work is detrimental to
the interests of all furriers." the
union pointed out, mot only be-
cause it is contrary to the rules and
agreements of the union and there
by undermines the conditions won
through years of struggle, but is
particularly harmful at this time,
when the number OF workers I'M
able to get work Is growing with
the approaching slack season"
In making the announcement, j.
Winogradsky, manager Of the union.
attached particular Importance to
special meetings of all active fur
riers ct noon today in the head
quarters. 131 West oath Street.
He refused. however, to disclose
what the meeting is called for. The
active furriers will respond to the
nesting when announced" he said.
they know from experience that we
don't call special meetings on short
notice unless something very i'm
portsnt is coming up"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

the fifteenth anniversary of the day
on which Lenin signed the decree on
the liuidation of illiteracy IN the
proletarian dictatorship. This de-
cree of the Soviet Peoples Com
missars framed the beginning OF the
enormous work of the complete
abolition of illiteracy, a work which
comprises one of the chief parts of
the cultural revolution in the Soviet
Union.
Now, fifteen years later, illiteracy
on the whole has been liquidated
throughout the U.S.S.R. and a CEN
trail place is being occupied by a
different task Of higher type-the
task Of the liquidation Of seini-lit-
eracy. In order fully to estimate
the entire significance of the gi-
gantic work performed in fifteen
years, it is necessary to mention a
few figures:
IS Per Cent Were Illiterate
Before the revolution seventy
eight per cent of the population Of
Russia were illiterate. Even in the
census Of 1920 in the R.SF.S.R. (the
White Russian republic) and
Ukraine there were 670 illiterates per
thousand. An especially low per-
centage of literates existed in the
villages among the women in the
national" regions (the former Gar
list colonies in Asia mainly.
Lenin's decree, published in 1919
during the war devastation, was the
beginning of the victorious advance
of socialist culture. One million
adult illiterates had learned to read
and write even in 1920. Year by year
the Commisariat Of Education and
the Down with Illiteracy Society, led
by Mikhal 1Kalinin, developed an
ever wider campaign for the COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Chinese Rally
Will Support
Workers Bill

An open-air meeting under the
auspices of the Chinese Unemployed
Alliance will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock at the corner
of Baysrd and Mott Streets to rally
the Chinese people in support of
the National Congress for Unem-
ployment Insurance. All workers
have been asked to join this meet
ing to show their solidarity with
the Chinese workers.
A delegation from the Chinese
Unemployed Alliance recently Wis
tied the Chinese onsul-General
and the Chinese Benevolent Asso-
citation and won endorsement Of the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill.
William Vim, chairman Of the
delegation, pointed out that the
Workers Bill is the only unem-
ployment insurance bill which does
not discriminate against the Chi
nese people.
The Consul General, J. K. Zip,
gave the Workers Bill his full sup
port, but explained that, as rep
resentative of the Chinese govern
ment, he could not demand that
the United States government enact
it. The Consul General promised to
write Congressman Lundeen, who
introduced the Workers Bill into
the last session of Congress, urging
that he continue his support of the
bill. 1t was pointed out by the
Chinese workers yesterday that by
this maneuver this agent Of the
hated Chang Kai-shek in no way
commits himself or his murder gov
eminent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
SPECIAL BULLETINS OF PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
CAREFUL USE OF WORDS IN LABOR CoNTRovERsIE

CAREFUL USE OF WORDS IN LABOR CONTROVERSIES
The following excerpts from from prove interest
to publishers.
Il wonder editors their handling Of strike have given
alton to the powerful psychological influence and implications
of the words labor and cabs by reporters copy was
struck by this misuse Of words of the dispatches
textile strike in tuesdays papers
For instance one large its head lines referred
who remained at work as sabs reference them opinion
would have been as workers being
those who had quit work
The Spokesman for the strikers practically all dis
patches the representatives Of labor the leaders the workers
they were neither They were the posmen and leaders who had
quit being workers and a the moment labor
For opinion the strikers
support from the public large through representa-
tes of labor Implying that they acted and spoke for labor
not the fact At the history this country
of been authorized whole
More reporting and handwriting would
serve better clarity the In the
except quoted statement permitted Neither use
the word labor permitted"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Foreign Born
Refused Bail
By US. Court

NEW YORK. Martin P.
Manton of the U. S. Circuit Court
Of Appeals has refused to set bail
for the release Of John Ujich from
Ellis Island. The Government is
setting up every obstacle to prevent
the release on bail Of workers now
held at Ellis Island until it can de-
port them to fascist Italy and other
countries where they face severe
persecution. The case of Ujich,
along with that of Ray Carlson, is
now being appealed.
A mass protest meeting under the
auspices of the Ujich Defense Com
mittee and the Committee for Pro-
lection of Foreign Born will be held
Sunday, at 2 p. m. at 108 West oath
Street, the Jugo-Slav Workers
Home, to demand the release of
Ujich and all other militant work
ers now being held for deportation.
D. c. Morgan, Secretary of the
Committee for Protection Of For
eign Born, and other speakers will
discuss the steps that are being
taken in the fight for the release
OF Uiich, Carlson, Christ Popoff,
Oscar Mannisto and others beng
held for deportation. The cam
paign that is being waged against
the proposals made at the Dickstein
Committee hearings for revoking
citizenship and deporting the for
eign-born workers who join work
ing class organizations, will also be
discussed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Fur Workers Vel. to Hold
Meet to Halt Lenin Meeting
Holiday Labor ON January Ii

The New York District Of the
Young Communist League will
issue a Souvenir Journal as part
of the Lenin-Liebknecht-Lux
burg campaign. The Journal will
consist of greetings and advertise
ments from mass organizations and
small businessmen. In addition,
there will be printed the names of
all individuals who contribute to
the campaign.
Contracts and collection lists for
the Journal have already been sent
out to the sections and units. The
League units are urged to approach
all sympathetic organizations in
their neighborhood and all small
shops which are patronized by the
workers. This financial drive to
cover the expense Of the campaign
is to be utilized also to mobilize
masses Of workers, youth and adult,
for the mass nesting to be held
on Jan. 10, at the New Star Casino,
10th Street and Park Avenue, at
p. m.
AS yet, the response from the
sections and units in the financial
drive has been very poor, 1t was
announced by the campaign COM
nittee. All contracts and collection
lists which have been filled are to
be sent to the District ONCE i'm
mediately The deadline for the
Souvenir Journal is Jan. 5. Sec
tons and units are urged to organ
ize flying squads to visit the local
organizations and shops. In addi-
ton, the District finance committee
urges that Party sections and units
be approached to give greetings to
the Y. C. L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Jobless Plan
Brooklyn-wide
DeI1lOnstT alton

Demanding an immediate 25 per
cent increase in cash relief, full pay.
ment Of rent, gas and electricity,
issuance of Winter clothing, relief
to the single unemployed workers,
no discrimination and endorsement
OF the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill, the Unemployment
Councils has called upon all Brook
lyn workers to assemble at Borough
Hall today at 10 am.
During the demonstration en-
elected committee of the workers
will present demands to Borough
President IngersolL Following the
demonstration, workers will march
to the county relief Office at 201
Adams Street, where similar COM
mittee will place relief demands to
the Borough relief supervisor.
AS climax to this demonstration
and similar borough demon
strations throughout the city, the
Unemployment Councils have called
upon all workers to rally at City
Hall, Monday, Jan. Z, at IL noon, at
the city-wide demonstrf ton called
by the New York Sponsoring Com
mittee Of the National Congress for
Unemployment Insurance.
This city-wide demonstration will
set forth three central demands
an immediate IS per cent increase
in cash relief, abolition of the sales
tax and increased relief to be pro-
vided by direct taxation on the
wealthy and the corporations; en-
dorsement of the Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill by the La
Gdardia administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

With the election of delegates from
the State Committee of the Social
list Party and the unemployed in
the International Seamens Union as
sured, the sponsoring committee
here stated yesterday, the Provi-
dence Central Federated Union "a.
F. Of ID voted Wednesday night to
send Joseph Cahir as their official
delegate to the National Congress
for Unemployment Insurance.
Other delegates include Madeline
Rondina OF the Providence Y.W.C.A.
and Bryn Mawr Alumni Association.
Albert Isnnuccillo, business agent
Of the BARRIERS Local 224, and a
delegate from the International
Union Of Operating Engineers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

Continued from Page 1
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Wednesday night. reaffirmed their
endorsement Of the workers Bill
and the National Congress and their
previous election Of delegate.
William Schaeffer, business agent
Of the Joint Council of United Tex
tile Workers and the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
Local 1855, into which the workers
are organised. bitterly opposed the
acton OF the workers.
Despite the union officials threats
chat the delegate could not go in
the name of the shop, the workers
defended the Workers Bill and the
National Congress while the official
attempted to bludgeon them into
support Of William Green's re
serves" schemes.
The delegate elected is Anna
Berezin, chairlaoy of the shop.
PROVIDENCE, r, T., Dec, %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Spanish Terror Victims
To Be Aided By Deneft

A dance end show for the benefit
OF the worker victims Of the Spanish
revolution will be held today under
the auspices Of the Spanish Work
ors' Club at the Centre Galicia, 153-
50 West 54th Street.
The chorus, Operaio Italiano,
many famous singers and dsncars.
IS well as instrumental artists will
be featured at the affair, to which
thrcngs are expected OF come. The
Centre Galicia has capacity OF
1000. Dance music will be provide
by Andy D'Aquila and his Spanish
Cavaliers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
TRACTOR PLANT FILLS QUOTA
Especial to the Daily worker

Especial TO the Daily WorkerJ
KHARKOV, Dec. % (By Wire
less) The Kharkov Tractor Plant
has fulfilled its annual production
program ahead of schedule. In the
second year of the Second Five
Year Plan the plant produced 10000
tractors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
6o-HoUR WEEK IN GERMAN
BAKERIES

BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-The labor
week for women in bakeries and
pastry shops is henceforth to be so
hours, according to orders given by
the Commissioner of Labor for
Silesia and published in the Reich
sarbeitsblatt, the official organ for
the Office of Works for the Reich.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
LeaRues Give Sunnort

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 2s.-The
Oklahoma unit of the Ohio Unsm-
ployed Leagues joined in the SINH
lar action by other groups of the
same organization and endorsed the
National Congress for Unemploy-
ment Insurance and elected an Of
fetal delegate.
Despite the fact that Truax, john
son mad Ramuglia, the national
leaders of the Unemployed Leagues,
have opposed the Congress, the rank
and file continue to rally in it's sup
port. One delegate to the County
COMMITTEES in Columbus reported
that Arnold Johnson had instructed
the County Committee to adjourn
any meeting at which the National
Congress is brought up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

Has your unit ordered special
bundle of the 1Ith Anniversary
edition of the Daily Worker?
Orders must be in by January IL.
Plan now for mass sale of the
Daily Worker before factories,
from house to house and at con-
centration points.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

Are you collecting greetings
from your friends, your fellow
members in trade unions and
mas organization, for the special
1lth Anniversary edition Of the
Daily Worker? Do this today!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Celebrate
Advances in Fight
Against Illiteracy
rs Million Who Lived in Darkest Ignorance
Under Czarist Rule Taught to Read and
Write Under Proletarian Dictatorship
SPECIAL 70 the paIIz worker,

MOSCOW, Dec. % (By Wreless) AT this moment,
when the collapse of the educational system the United
States is being admitted by many sources when
the public schools in nine states have been shut down
lack of unds the entire Soviet press marked yesterday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

strikebraking the Amer
nSucts editors color all
against strikers that
order by the Guild
Reporter, organ of Newspaper Guild
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
New England
Groups toGet
Mass SendOf
Tremendous Support of
Social Insurance
Sweeps Country

BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 28.-Work-
ers here will give their delegates to
the National Congress for Unem-
ployment Insurance a mass seadcff
Thursday, Jan. 8, at pm. at the
Dudled Street Opera House. l13
Dudley st. Following the meeting
the New England delegation will
leave for Washington in a body. A
speaker from the National Sponsor
ing Committee will address the
meeting.
Delegates will be present from
shoe workers unions in Lynn,
Lowell, Haverhnl, Brockton and
other centers. painters, carpenters
and needle trades. and from the
industrial csnters of New England
granite workers, railroad, metal and
textile workers.
Several language organizations,
which include Finnish, Lithuanian,
Armenian, Polish, Jewish and Let
fish workers, have announced that
representatives will report to the
sendoff meeting and leave for
Washington with the other New
England delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

Greet the Daily Worker IN the
11th Anniversary. Ask your mass
organization to send its revoIu-
literary greetings today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
sparrows Point "A. Acts

BALTIMORE, Md. Dec. 2s.-Lo-
cal IL OF tn. Amalgalnatcd Associa-
ton OF Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers Union at Sparrows Point, three
locals of the Anlalgamated Clothing
Workers, the Upholsterers Interna-
tional Union, and the Garments Lo-
cal Of the Railroad Brotherhood,
all unions of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, viii send delegates
to the National Congress for I'm
emplovment Insurance.
In line with the Congress. the
fraternal groups sending delegates
to it are calling q conference for
Sunday at which plans will be made
to form permanent committee on
unemployment insurance.
A mass send-off meeting to greet
the local delegates will be held here
Friday, Jan 4, where the speakers
from the National Sponsoring Com
mittee will address the audience
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

fessional Works Project Is B, in
the City Hall and Civil Courts
Bldg, endorsed the Washington
Congress for Unemployment and
Social Insurance, and are raising
funds to send two delegates. In
terest in the Workers Bill can be
Judged by the fact that in two days
one worker was able to sell SIS worth
of two-cent and five-cent literature
on Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance.
Among the workers active in
preparation for the sending of the
delegates, are two leading Socialist
Party members, two Communist
Party members, and a number Of
locally prominent trade -unionisSs.
At a neighborhood conference to
support the Washington Congress,
the five churches and welfare
groups participating voted support
of the Washington Congress. and
pledged to raise funds to send two
delegates from the neighborhood,
one to be elected by the Scruggs
Memorial Baptist Church. and one
to be elected by the Church of God
in Christ. A joint committee of all
five organizations will help these
two churches to raise funds for
their delegates. The pastors and
congregations of these organiza-
tons pledged full support of the
campaign for the Workers Bill.
Organize tons from Missouri,
Arkansas and southern Illinois who
ere sending delegates to the Wash
ington Congress are urged to get in
touch with Sam Dukes, Unemploy-
ment Council, 1929 North Leonard,
st. Louis, Mo, for information ON
how to save more than 50 per cent
on railroad Accommodations to the
Congress. Plans are to send a
special railroad car from st. Louis.
l95 From Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. %
To date, 1876 delegates have been
elected to the National Congress
from the local Philadelphia area,
according to incomplete reports OF
the sponsoring committee. Dele
gates were elected yesterday from
Painters Local 426, Carpenters
Local 1918, Railroad Clerks Victory
Ledge 2151, Jewish Bakers Local
col, Chaltenham Knitting Mills
Union, and a Millinery Union.
Others include twenty-five A. r
of L. locals, eleven independent and
Trade Union Unity League locals,
sixteen children elected as delegates
from various organizations, and a
number Of other groups.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
Philadelphia, Pa.

New Years Eve Dance and enter
tainment Mordsy. Dec. 81 at Girard
Manor Hail. Gil w. Girard Avenue.
Good orchestra. bar and buffet.
South ?hila. Br. Friends of Soviet
Union presents Two Thieves or Reli-
9ion in Czarist Russia a Soviet
film, sat, Dec. 20 at 1908 Tasker
st. Two shows: pm. and pm.
Subs. 2sc.
Lenin. Memorial Meeting Friday, Jan.
IS. 1888 at the Market st. Arena,
45th and Market SITS. Prominent
speakers, excellent program. Buy
tickets rov.
War or Peace in the 5aar Pleniscite?
Lecture and discussion at Lulu Tenn
rle, Broad & Spring Garden sts.
Autpiccs Phila. Relief Comm. for
Victims Of German Fascism. 3:15
p. m. Thursday. January 8, 1895.
Open Forum, Dec. 5o-7:so p. m. at
neishhorhood centre, 42S Bainbridge
st. Good speaker and discussion On
topic for the night. All invited to
attend. Auspices: 8. Phila. Br. F.S.U.
Xmas Sermon: Religion in the U.
S. 8. r." by Comrade SHARON at 27so
Kensinston Ave. Saturday. Dec. %
Mt p. IA. Admission free.
IaTyers' Banquet. Friday evening.
jan. 4. pm. s. Broad ST. Mansion.
Broad AID Glra-d Aves Prominent
speakers and talents. Adm soc. Aus
piccs International Labor Defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
CIereland, Ohio

The 10th Ward Assembly Unemployed
Council | will hold a benefit for its
washington Delegates Jan. /. pm.
at Slovenian Hall. 56o7 st. Clair Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
WHAT'S ON
Chicago, I'LL.

chicago, III.
New Years Eve Celebration Mon
day, Dec. 81 at 2733 Hirsch Boule-
ward. Auspices John Reed Br. 546
Two. Adm. soc.
A. Newhoff. organizer L L. D., will
speak on World Significance of the
S:ottsboro Case Sunday evening,
Dec. 30, 8 pm. at Chicago Pen and
Hammer Forum, 20 East Ontario st.
Adm. 15c
Boobci7is Frolic. New Years Eve,
given by Theatre collective. I'M
usual entertainment. Adm. use, 34ls
Roosevelt Road. Time: pm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
S. P. Gives support

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 2s.-
Two delegates to the National Con-
gress were elected at a recent con-
ference Of fifty delegates from trade
unions, unemployed and the So
cialist and Communist Parties.
The Socialist Party delegate re-
portsd that his local would have
sent delegate to Washington, but
feared disciplinary action by the
National Executive Committee OF
the Socialist Party.
TRINIDAD, Colo, Dec. 28.-The
Slavian Fraterna1 Society here has
endorsed the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance and elected one delegate to
go to Washington.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s-The United
Scenic Artists, Local 800, Of the
Brotherhood Of Painters and Deco
rstors, has elected two delegates to
attend the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance. The Young Democratic Club
OF the Second Assembly District in
Brooklyn and Branch lis Of the
international workers Order,
Brooklyn. also elected delegates a.
their meetings yesterday