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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-24
FOR SPECULATION

SEATTLE, April 24-Fred Ever cit, listed as holding 250,000 ounces of silver, said he bought the metal year ago and is holding it for speculation. He is an investment man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-24
Support for Roosevelt

The Republicans say they will (Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-24

In the Presidents own utterances there appears a definite conscious ness that several millions of Re- publicans voted for him in 1892 Rarely does he mention the Demo- cratic party; far oftener he speaks of non-partisan endeavor as the basis of the new order he symbo- lizes.
 His deliberate punishment of cer- tain of his warmest Democratic supporters from the inner circle of his Administration demonstrat- ed how far he is ready to go in warning the politicians they need not expect to exercise influence just because they happen to be prominent in the Democratic par ty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-24
Roosevelt Seeking to Retain
 Present Bi-Partisan Aspect
 Of Administration Says Price
By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington

President Roosevelt's desire to perpetuate and broaden the bi- partisan alliances of 1892, despite growing resentment among old line democrats, becomes increas- ingly plain as the off-year cam paign approaches.
 It is not alone that Roosevelt Democrats are openly supporting one Republican senatorial candi- date and flirting with several oth- CTS, or that Roosevelt Republicans have sought in states such as Illi- nois to control the primary cleo tions of the Republican organiza- tion
 The evidence goes much deep CT than any local state situation. It finds expression in the continual complaints of Democratic mem bers of Congress that too many Re- publicans are being appointed to federal officers, and in the persis- tence with which MT. Roosevelt's s advisers have kept constantly at hand a card-index list of bad" Democrats and good" Republi- cans.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01

Already aboard the ship the crew
under threats had refused to handle
scab cargo in Cuba. Attic the cargo
was unloaded in New York by gang
sters at night time, the longshore-
men did not unload it."
Amongst the unemployed seamen
serious work is being done" Baxter
continued. Actions and demonstra-
tions have been organized which
have forced the relief administra-
ton to increase relief. A march Of
over two hundred seamen in a snow
storm for several miles to the relief
headquarters was accomplished for
the first time This proves the
readiness Of the marine workers to
fight
The Seamen's Church Institute
better known as the Doghouse-
the scab herder for the shipowners,
has been dealt several blows. Sea-
men have been dubbed and jailed
for protesting against this scab
agency. but this terror has not
stopped the fight against scabs and
for decent relief and unemployment
-sq GIp!deI 81 86eL dH '7ouGmsuE
coming a demand that the marine
workers are more and more ready
to fight for.
"Longshoremen have been organ
lied into the M.WI,U. recently, a
drive amongst the unorganized is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Open Fight On
Racketeering
In The A.F.L.
Opposition Committee
Calls Meet at Irving
Plaza on May IL

The New York A. F. of l., Trade
Union Committee for Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Relief, located
at Union Square, Room 716, is
converting a meeting Of representa-
tives Of all affiliated local Unions
and local union rank and file groups
for Saturday. May II, at 1 pm, at
Irving Plaza, Irving Pl. and 18th st.,
New York. it was announced by
David Gordon, the secretary Of the
committee.
The meeting will discuss many
important phases of the activity Of
the rank and file in the American
Federation of Labor which has
been carried on since the last meet
ing few months ago. There have
been many struggles conducted by
the rank and file in the New York
A. F. of L. unions in the last
period.
The fight against racketeering,
for democracy, against explosions of
members from unions, and in one
ease dSd4ltSL GApuloiDil VI ilCilAbCAo
from the Neckwear Union Executive
Board, Tor local autonomy lin the
Musicians Union) and for the cleo
ton of rank and file workers to the
executive boards of various unions.
One of the outstanding issues in
local unions has been and still is
the struggle against the fascination
Of the unions. Characteristically
enough, practically every case of
the attempt to institute fascist con-
troll of these local unions brings to
the fore the fact that leading mem
bers of the Socialist Party are con-
sciously paving the way for such
control.
Workers in A. F. of L. locals
which do not have organized oppo-
sition groups are urged to get a few
workers together, discuss the pro-
gram of the A. F. of L, rank and
file committee and elect repre-
sentative to the meeting of May IL
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
May Day Is Not
Legal, Danner of
A. F. of |. Say S
United Shoe Urges All
Union Men to Strike
May Day

Shoe workers at Boot and Shoe
local meetings clamored for May
stoppsge. but Danner and the A. F.
of l.. betrayers told the workers to
forget about May LIST. ut is not an
American legal holiday" he said.
I. alderman, who was present at
the filters local meetings, was
placed there to work with the Dam
ners and the rest by the Socialist
Party to teach them the art of
covering up betrayals. He sat on
the platform and did not say word
in favor Of stopping on May /. But
he did go into a frenzy at another
meeting when he tried to stir up the
workers against the members of the
United Shoe a. Leather Workers
Union.
This Laderman since 1922, has
been running from one Union to
another for a soft job His record
is too well known among the pocket
book workers as political trickster,
one without principles and without
a backbone.
The United Shoe g. Leather
Workers Union of New York is call
ing upon the Boot and Shoe mem
bers to stop on May l and march
with all the organized shoe workers
under our banner, to demonstrate
for unity and solidarity against the
takers and all the enemies of the
shoe workers.
Shoe workers meet May l at 10
a. M. at 10Th ST. and Eighth Ave,
New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
By /. ROSENBERG

Every shoe worker in New York,
while mobilizing for May 1 dem
onstration, thinks at the same time
of August l. August /, 1884, is the
day when our agreements with the
shoe manufacturers expire. There
can be no doubt in the minds of our
membership that August l, 1894. will
be another Landmark in the his
tory of the New York shoe workers
in the fight for militant unionism
and for decent living conditions.
The shoe workers of New York
have, during the last nine months,
learned to grasp the full significance
of organization, Before the last
general strike the shoe factories
presented a picture of chaos, ruth
less abuse Of workers, starvation
wages, discrimination, no protection
against lay-off and discharges. To-
day, after nine months of organiza-
ton, the workers see the difference.
The contrast is too great not to
notice it. The shoe workers of New
York will defend their conditions
which they won last year.
Need More Discipline
That does not mean that all is
well in the shops. More thorough
work will have to be carried on to
strengthen the position of the
Union. More discipline, more res
possibility and more regularity.
The members of our organization
must look upon the United Shoe and
Leather Workers Union as the or
ganizer, educator and molder of a
genuine working class spirit to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
BM.T. and LR.T. Subway Workers Organise New
Union to Fight Against the 1882 Slash in Wages

paralyzed. Secondly this industry
is the stronghold of company Union
ism while the I. r. T. is in receiver
ship it paid out s194,62 for the up-
keep of the company union. Third
ly this industry is very closely re-
lated to city politics and will be
more so in the future. The Wall
Street bankers who own the sub
way lines are spending enormous
amounts to prepare the introduce
ton of the ITO cent fare.
Any development therefore in the
transport industry will decisively
affect and influence all other trade
unions. On account of this it is
necessary that all unions and work
ers organizations shall help and
union. Members of other unions
support the building up of this
can be helpful by popularizing
among transport workers whom they
meet in the subways, buses, neigh
borhoods and mass organizations
the launching of the Transport
Workers Union.
Ready for Organization
The transit workers are ripe and
ready for organization. They are
organizing groups on the Job. in the
shops. depots and lines which they
affiliate with the Transport Workers
Union. located at go E. 18th st. The
immediate fighting program is as
follows
ta) Return Of the 10 per cent cut.
(b) Increased wages to meet the
rising cost of living.
tc) Introduction of the 4O-hour
week with the same pay as pre-
viously for longer hours. No lay-offs
but hiring of more men to stop
speed-up.
I'D Safe ana sanitary working
conditions.
(e) Recognition of shop and de-
pot committees and the Transport
Workers Union.
1t is the task of all subway work
ers, bus drivers, ETC., to agitate for
these slogans and to join and build
their union-the Transport Work
ers Union. BY building up this or
ganization, and through militant
struggles it will be possible to pro-
tect and improve the working con-
ditions and living standards of all
transport workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Corrupt Leaders Gone, Hotel
Workers Win New Victories

pany union-Guild (the Interna-
tional Geneva Association voted to
withdraw from the guild)-as well
as in its campaign against the
racketeering employment sharks.
Vincent Employment Agency was
closed last week as result of the
Unions campaign.
However, gigantic tasks are still
to be accomplished in the hotel and
restaurant as well as in other
branches of the food industry In
order to successfully fight the black
list Of the hotel bosses it is i'm
perative that all labor in the in
dustry joins together in a strong
united fight against the slave con-
ditions imposed on them by the
bosses against blacklisting, discrimi-
nation fingerprinting and photo
graphing of the workers, the kick
back racket, the company union. etc.
Working together with the Food
Workers Industrial Union and
drawing in other food workers
locals would not only increase the
forces of the Union but would slim
ulate the fighting spirit of the
workers and give a great impulse
to organization.
Possibly Merger
A possible merger of the Anal
gamated and the Food Workers In
dustrial Union on national scale
would enable the workers to defeat
the bosses and establish union con-
ditions in the food industry. This
also would fbe the first step towards
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01

Since the misleaders and rene
gades have been kicked out by the
rank and file of the Amalgamated
Hotel and Restaurant Workers
Union new life starts to come into
the organization
The new leadership undertook the
task of recognizing the forces of
the Union as we'll as fighting
against the blacklist and the Guild
both Of which are interlocking tools
Of the bosses in enslaving the work
ers,
After the general strike, which
was lost by the reactionary tactics
of the renegade leadership, a great
decentralization took place among
the ranks Of the Hotel and Restau-
rant workers. The new rank and
file leadership was successful in
overcoming this decentralization to
some extent. New shop groups have
been established and immediate ac-
ton is expected around several
shops.
The Parisien Restaurant, on 56tE
st. and Eighth Ave, just signed an
agreement with the union with full
union conditions, substantial wage
increase; and two workers, previous
ly Observation-Disclosures they de-
manded their wages-also have been
reinstated. Several other shops are
also preparing for similar action.
Scored Victories
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS its new
1eadership-also scored some victo-
ries in its fight against the COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01

EtstI Z h1a v w NlAE AtfaaNAAhAAAN A''N''f-
nine months.
Describes Struggles
"Step by step the Marine Work
ers Industrial Union FORCES ahead on
the waterfront amongst the seamen,
longshoremen and harbor workers.
Victories and concessions have been
won from the shipowners recently.
Organizational gains can be re-
corded among the seamen, long
shoremen and bargemen. Although
the shipoWners and their agents
have increased their efforts to di-
vide the ranks Of the marine work
ers. they have met defeat and the
unity Of the workers has grown more
solid
Baxter said that although the
Daily Worker has placed its best
energies in every struggle Of the
marine workers. the demands upon
the space of the paper from all Of
the left wing unions have neces-
ssrily been so great that a Trade
Union Supplement to the paper be-
comes real uISEIlCys
Discussing the present situation
IN the industry. Baxter said:
Recently on the point Of con-
eentration Of the union. the Munson
line where over 40 struggles have
taken place and victories won for
the crews. a large passenger ship
was DELAYED over eight hours as a
result of the crew refusing to take
the ship out until demands for back
wages were met. The ship sailed
when the demand was granted On
another large Munson passenger
ship with crew Of $50 the largest
mass action on a single ship in II
years took place A committee
backed by the entire crew marched
amid ships and presented demands
for their back wages, and for the
proposed code of the NJ w. I. U
The pav-off was granted immedi-
ately when the company saw the
workers meant business. After sew
eral hours strike the ranks Of the
workers were divided and they went
back to work but still resolved to
organize themselves stronger and
carry on a FIGHT for better wages
and conditions.
Results Can Re Gotten"
only five union members aboard
this ship by using proper methods
succeeded in getting the crew tc
struggle, which proves that if more
serious attention is given to build
ing organization aboard ships that
results can be gotten. At present
more attention than ever is being
given to this concrete phase oil
work. Also a campaign is carried or
amongst our members to ship out
and to learn how to function aboard
ship to build organization. Results
are being obtained not so fast but
enough to show us that this is what
builds up mass unions.
Our work on foreign ships has
been chiefly propaganda work. The
question of international solidarity
can best be expressed thru actions
of international solidarity. Recently
q ship coming from Cuba with seal
cargo. was met with demonstra-
ton of marine workers on the docks
calling upon the longshoremen tx
refuse to unload the seab cargo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Shoe Union Prepares For
Struggle For New Agreement

dominate the daily activities in the
shop, at meetings and shoe work
ers' centers The Union must be-
come the center of gravity in the
life of the shoe workers.
In this manner our approach to
August first must be one Of conf
dence in our strength and in our
ability to improve the functioning
of our organization and thus. the
conditions of the workers in the
shops.
To Exterminate Racketeers
We are entering this three months
period with a renewed determine
ton to exterminate the racketeers
in the shoe industry of New York,
the Boot g. Shoe agents. These
strike breakers must be chased out
of shops which they claim to con-
troll.
A wide rank and file movement
in every boot and shoe shop will
make these takers and betrayers
understand that their strike-b break
ing and scabbery is coming to an
end. The shoe workers in the con-
trolled Boot and Shoe shops must
stand on guard, not only to defend
their conditions in the shop where
they work but must be on the watch
to stop the treachery of the Boot
and Shoe officials throughout the
city. The unity of all shoe workers
must defeat the maneuvers Of our
enemies.
All shoe workers, members of the
Boot and Shoe-one united force on
May Day = one victory for shoe
workers on August l.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Ten Bathrobe Shops
Settle with Union

The campaign undertaken by the
Bathrobe Workers Industrial Union
for immediate wage increases and
the restoration of wage cuts is
spreading more and more, involving
every union shop. Fifteen shops
have been stopped off involving
over 400 workers, of which 10 shops
have already granted the demands
of the union for wage increases
ranging from Is to 40 per cent.
At the same time the union Is
carrying on campaign among the
open shops in preparation for the
coming drive.
Leaflets are being distributed
among the open shops and contact
is being established. The Bath
robe Workers have also decided to
declare May holiday, to refrain
from work and to participate in
the May Day demonstration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01

union is being built by the rank and
file and must at al times be con-
trolled by the rank and file of the
industry.
The building Of this new union
is Of the greatest Importance to all
other trade unions are well as to
the whole working class, First of
all it is key industry, without
which all other industries would be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Fight on kickbaCk
Racket Urged By
7. U. Unity Council
Judge Freschi Decides
Racket Is OK; Makes
1t Lawful

The Trade Union Unity Council
Of Greater New York issued the fol-
lowing statement in connection with
the decision of Judge John D.
Freschi handed down in General
Sessions Court and UNFOLDING the
kick back extortion of money from
the employees:
This decision will further give
the employers. particularly in the
building industry, an opportunity to
continue their insidious practice to-
eether with the racketeers and the
underworld.
Judge F'reschi in making this
decision further shows the connee-
ton of a great part of the judiciary
powers with this vicious system and
behind the employers who are to-
eether with the underworld
rscketeers and the employers liv-
ting on the backs of these exploited
workers in the building industry.
This decision further proves the
contention of the Trade Union Unity
Council that with all of the great
D9uynOO on GdCkSbeeiluE Ilo SCI Iouo
attempts have ever been made to
stop these practices but through the
organized power of the workers.
Call for Strike Action.
1.-THE Trade Union Unity Council
calls upon the building trades work
ers whenever such kickbscks are
taking place to organize themselves
and to declare the place on strike.
The Trade Union Unity Council
further calls upon the workers who
ere exploited through this vicious
system to get in touch with our or
ganization which will give them all
assistance in order to destroy it,
THE Trade Union Unity Council
further declares that it will call
upon building trades workers thru
out the city not to accept such a
decision by Judge Freschi but to
call upon building trades workers to
demonstrate their indignation
against this representative Of the
judiciary who is attempting to make
the blackmail and kickback racket
lawful institution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Bargemen Forming Union


Bargemen Forming Union
"The bargemen are beginning to
look to the M.WI.U. as a fighting
organization and as an industrial
union" Baxter continued. There
are so damn many raeketS and So
called unions among the bargemen
that some are confused, but the re-
cent action led by the MWIU where
wage increases amounting to six
dollars a week were won, the barge
men are beginning to rally around
the MWIU. and many are lining
up into the union Real struggles
loom ahead amongst the bargemen.
Our union has many problems,
many which will not be solved I'M
til we succeed to get the mass of
marine workers into struggle Our
main weaknesses are among the
longshoremen The failure to prop
erly do opposition work in the In
ternational Longshoremen's Asso-
citation, the seamen's reformist
IS.U., has been isolated to great
extent and at the present they have
resorted to venomous att c S
against the M.WIU. and using
vicious propaganda. The I.W.W., the
"One Big Union" has turned into
pure racket. All the renegades
from the M.WIU. are concentrated
in the I.W.W.; it is Wv dying
outfit but is using its ing yelp to
disrupt and split the ranks of the
seamen and are so rotten they are
/ even unsuccessful in this However,
these tools of the sl1ipowners are
not underestimate and fight
against them will be carried on IN
til they and the shipowners are both
abolished"
nti-War Activities
More than ever the struggles of
the marine workers must become
the struggles Of workers in other in
dustries." Baxter declared. THE
more support given the marine
workers, the better position the
workers are in to fight against i'm
perialist war. Struggle in the ma
rine industry will have repercus-
sions in other industries.
Despite the many weaknesses of
the union, it continues to forge
ahead. Slowly but surely, problems
are becoming a little easier to solve,
the members are becoming more
class conscious, and the mass OF
seamen are beginning to look to the
MWIU. as their union. In this
drive the Trade Union Supplement-
Of the Daily Worker can be a most
valuable aid"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Action Started in l48th ST. Repair Shop Spreads
to Other Sections of the Subway System;
Union Raises Demands

sport workers.. R. T., B. M. T..
elevated lines, street cars, power
house workers, busmen, etc. 1t rec
ognizes that the aims and inter
ests Of traction trusts who own and
control the lines are directly OPP
posed to the interests of the trans
port workers Gains for the workers
can be gotten only through militant
struggle ana organization. This
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Urged To Elect Rank
and File Delegates to
ZIG WI Convention

NEW YORK.-The Rank and File
of the Children Dressmakers Local
81 of the international Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union urge the mem
bers Of the local to vote for the
following delegates Ruth Blocker,
Lena Epstein, Josephine Finkel-
stein. Lily Roth and Victoria King,
who will fight for the interests of
the workers at the convention.
The convention will be held May
%. Very important questions re-
garding the union will be discussed;
it is therefore important that del
egates representing the rank and
file should be present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01

the realization of the one big union
in the industry which is the hearts
desire of all the workers.
The central bodies of both the
Amalgamated Food Workers and the
Food Workers Industrial Union
have elected a committee to work
out ways and means how to sc-
complish the merger of the two
unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Extend Metal Union
Activities in N. Y.
Force Wage Increase in
Brooklyn Shop

NEW YORK. - Machine Shop
Local SOL, Steel and Metal Workers
Industrial Union, has extended its
organizational activities throughout
Brooklyn and New York City.
In the Eisman Magnetic shop,
Local 301 forced a wage increase of
IL per cent. The union is build
ing its organization further, to re-
tain this gain, and fight for fur
ther increases.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-01
Educational Drive Is in
Notion To Win Workers
for Militant Policy

NEW YORK. - Trade Union
Democracy" will be the subject of
a lecture by Louis Weinstock at
irving Plaza Hall, 18th st. and
Irving Place, Wednesday. at 8 D. m.
The lecture will be conducted under
the auspices of the Educational
Committee of the Left Wing Group
of the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union.