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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12
So, They Cut Prices

So, with the demand for soft coal
falling Off, the only way some mine
owners saw to get business was 10
slash prices again and again, ana IN
this competition the union mine own
ers were barred. So the Kentucky and
West Virginia fields did most OF the
soft coal business that was done-witn
nonunion miners. Then, with the COM
Ing Of NRA, and the insistence upon
collective bargaining, came the hope
of union leaders that they would again
be able to regain their foothold, de-
spite the fact that the soft coal busi-
ness is at a far lower ebb today than
1t ever has been. In fact, 1t Is regard
ed as not having touched bottom, and
being destined to slide down toward 1t
for some time to come.
With MIRA the impossibility OF
union mine attempting to compete with
a nonunion disappeared, the moment
the code for wages and hours was
adopted. The collective bargaining
provision, moreover. assured some sort
OF organization. So the United Mine
Workers saw the same opportunity
that the American Federation OF La
Dor officials saw In the automobile In
dustry.
The same opportunity, but with
very different situation, applies In the
steel Industry. Hence the prompt &C
tion of the steel companies In increas-
Ing wages. They were anxious that
the dispute, when 1t should reach front
page proportions, and Presidential In
reference, should be confined solely
to the question OF union recognition
and recognition OF particular union
They wanted the whole question OF
hours and wages taken out Of the con-
tr0versy.
But all union leaders and all in
dustrlalists who have studied the Sit
uation know that the American FEEDER
alton of Labor did make substan-
tIal gain in what may be long battle
for control of the labor In the automo-
bile industry In the recent settlement.
So everybody on both sides Of every
other industry. save those thoroughly
unionized now, Is set for trouble until
the battle In their industry has been
fought or been settled, by Presidential
edict.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12
CHAPTER X
A Fresh Trail

The memory Of Calls Shipley's
agonized expression when he refused
his assistance tortured Peter after she
had departed Perhaps II she had
made that appeal to him Mt first, be.
fore he had detected her In two efforts
to deceive him. he might have enlisted
In her cause. Not now The very
admiration which had almost betrayed
him into blind belief In her had also
made him wary. lie felt that possibly
she was acting q role: that this might,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12
Right Size

Mcpherson was to be married
"Ye'll be given us send-off?" he
inquired of his best man.
I'VE WILL"
with rice and white ribbons?"
aye"
"And old shoes thrown after us?'
"0h, aye, of course"
"Well--I wear tens, an Janet
takes sIxes.n
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Manufactures

every story has two sides,' said
the fair-minded man.
YES" replied Senator Sorghum.
"At least two. The number Of sides
a story has depends largely on how
many political parties happen to be
In the field Washington Star.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12
Not the Same Thing

Darling" she murmured. and her
voice was shaky, "how do know
that you really and truly love met"
MY pet, / can prove 1t" he said.
"Why, | can't sleep at nights for
thinking of you.'
"H'm,n she muttered doubtfully,
that's no proof. Pa can't sleep at
nights for thinking of you, but | hard
" think It's love-"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12

Latvia, like Its neighboring repub
lies. Esthonia and Lithuania, WINS
part of the Russian empire before the
war. At various periods In Its history
1t had been ruled by German princes.
by Poland and by Sweden.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12
Awkward

The boss-Anybody call while \
was out?
Office Boy-No, sir.
Boss-Geel Then I'll have to go
out again. | told Brown to call to-
day and get his money.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
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Doing Well

Mrs. Naybors-Your husband dusts
the car very nicely.
Mrs. Nexdoor-Yes, I'll put him at
housekeeping soon.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12
Radio Scene

Program Director-Who are all
those women In the waiting room?
Office Boy--They are the mothers
of the Harmony sisters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-12
THE REASON

For breath our gas bills never
pause,
Those sprlnters fast and fleet,
Perhaps they run so fast because
They have SO many feet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14

same government has refused to
pass any form of unemployment or
social insurance that would be of.
benefit to the workers of the ma
ton.
Comrades, let us realize the i'm
portance of the x-servicemen. If
we once realize the importance of
this section of the working class
and win them over to our cause
they will become an ally of the
working class in their struggles to
free themselves from exploitation
and imperialist wars. Only by
understanding their special prob
lens and demands and approaching
them on the basis of these problems
will we be able to accomplish this.
Support the ex-servicemen Not
only in words, but by actually par
ticipating with them in their DEM
onstrations and proving to them
that the working class is behind
them in their fight to better their
conditions.
In our hight 1t is essential to win
over the majority OF all sections of
the working class. We can only do
this when we have proper political
understanding of this principle and
correct approach to its applica-
ton. We need the ex-servicemen in
this fight and they, In t,arn, need
the mass pressure OF the entire
working class behind them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
$4,000 Copies Of H. r. 1898
Giuen Ont by JobIess Council

NEW YoRK-Moe than fifty copies Workers
Unemployment Social
distributed in the past week by the National Unemployment
ellis Herbert Benjamin. national organizer
yesterday In addition 5220 postal demanding
of the Workers Bill postas and
copies Of the bill III R. 1888 paid
quantities by individuals and organizations Benjamin
The National Unemployment Councils preparing to
sue one million of these postal cards. Benjamin said hy
be mailed by individuals organizations
men, demanding that Congress the BILL postal
given out IS cents hun
dred. Both 81 a thousand
"on March IS the Workers Bill III in
the House Labor Committee for thirty Benjamin
not reported by that to get
the bill on the floor OF the House will bring the
floor by the petition method that
men to sign petition for the bringing of the bill
house Therefore this campaign for the bill
will now be directed toward bringing
for the bringing the the house by the
petition method Only the the
working class organizations will Congress 10 act on
1893 Copies of the bill and postal ordered from
the Unemployed Councils 80 East 18th Street Room 47
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were taken away from the ex-serv-
icemen's beneflts-but they did not
allow this to remain unanswered.
They retaliated with a march to
Washington, where the rank and
file convention and due to mass
pressure, one hundred million dol
lars OF the original cuts were re-
stored.
Thus, we see that the ex-service-
men. who were the first to feel the
pinch Of Roosevelt's Economy pro-
gram, were the FIRST to drive the
wedge into the plans Of the ruling
class.
Growing Class Consciousness
All over the nation, ex-service-
men are in ferment. They are
awakening to the fact that the law
makers in Washington, who are
supposed to represent the people,
represent only one class and that is
the banking class and that all the
legislation that is made, Is not for
the welfare of the working class,
but for the welfare Of the minority
class, that owns all means of pro-
duction and is further increasing
its riches with resulting misery and
unemployment for the working
class, through the huge contracts
in preparation for the next imper-
ialist war.
At the same time that these war
contracts have been given out, this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Salem, Ohio and Klamath Falls Councils
Demand Action on Social Insurance Bill{
Machinists Local lI9,
With 700 Members,
Approves Bill

NEW YORK. - The city councils
Of the industrial town Of Salem,
Ohio, and of klamath Falls, an i'm
portant lumber town Of Oregon, in
addition to six more locals unions
Of the A. F. L. endorsed the Work
ers' Unemployment and Social In
surance Bill CHR. 1899, it was re-
ported to the Daily Worker yester-
day Over 90 A. F. of l.. locals have
Endorsed the Bill since Feb. 4. In
addition the large independent
union Of tool and die makers in
Detroit, the Mechanics Educational
Society, Endorsed the Workers Bill.
The additional A. F. OF L. locals
indorsing the bill were: The Inter
national Association of Mschinists,
Local Union 119 Of Newport, Rhode
Island, with TOO members, Local
Union 210 Of the Carpenters and
Joiners of East Stamford, Conn.
which was previously dominated by
the reactionsry officials; the Wooden
and Worsted Local OF the United
Textile "a. F. of L. OF Philadelphia.
Local 1886; the Metal Polishers In
ternationsl. Local of Chicago, and
Local BIT, a Druggists Union "a. F.
of L. A food workers A. F. of L.
local Of Washington, D. c., Endorsed
the bill, but the Local Union num-
Der was not reported as yet 10 the
Daily Worker.
In Philadelphia, the Taxi-Cab
Drivers Union, with 1000 members,
this week voted unanimously to
support the Workers Bill. The
Taxi-Cab Union sent william
Green, who fights against the
Workers Bill as unconstitutional"
and supports the useless Wagner
Bill, the following telegram: "One
thousand taxi drivers indorse the
Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill and demand that you
fight for support of this bill in Con-
gress." They also sent kilograms
to Congressman Lundeen and Con-
merry demanding immediate indorse-
ment of the Workers Bill.
Other Philadelphia local unions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
M e etin gs Busy With
Gathering Material,
Taking Notes
BY ROSE CLARK
Cleveland, Ohio

The Party has grown here in
the past two years to twice it's
former membership. But this in
crease has not been in the fac
tories. Those factory nuclei which
We have barely held together.
What is wrong? How can we
explain these serious facts? We
can easily rattle off criticisms
against every committee, and every
one in the different shop nuclei,
and call the matter settled. But
we can't fool ourselves. After all
these good criticisms and resolu-
tionS-we are still confronted with
very tragic fact--a shop unit is
dying in the midst of an awakening
to struggle and movement on the
part of thousands of unorganized
workers around it. This is the sit
uation which we find in F21. Let us
examine the causes and perhaps we
can see in these the weakness in
other of our shop units, throughout
the district and the country.
/. FIJI was organized in 1927 with
six members.
2. In 1929 had around 100 or
more organized in q T. U. U. L.
committee.
3. The membership of the Party
unit rose to 20 1882 had twenty
members.
4, Compositions of unit is for
eign born with one or two Amer
lean born. Some of the members
are non -citizens and have dropped
because of fear of exposure.
5, A shop paper has been issued
for the past six years by the Party
unit, on the average quite regularly.
6. The factory hired at one time
around 10000 workers. Now hires
between 5000 and 5000 which is
the most since 1929.
7. At present the Party unit has
IL members
8. Auto Workers Union 10
members.
8. A. F. of L. around 1000 mem
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
SideIigtts of a Section
Contention Of the Party
Member Makes Long Talk About Professional
RevOlutionists, But Fails to Work in
Union Where He Is Il Member

would like to. said I would also
be interested and since there is an
address on the leaf1et I would go
over to that address and see if I
couldn't find some more literature
like that. He said that was verv
good idea and he would like to go
too, and we made an appointment
to meet on that station and go
over to that address. Now. com
rades, this Is what mean by keep
ing our eyes open all the time, and
making it our business to become
professional revolutionists.
THIS speech was followed by the
1 report Of Comrade B, a painter
who is militant fighter in his A.
F. of L. local, He was elected by
a to l vote to be the delegate
of his local to the higher bodies of
the A. F. of L. in Greater New York.
When the burocrats refused to seat
him, he took the fight into the
other locals TO get rank and file
support.
He began:
Comrades: It is all very we'll Tor
Comrade x to get up and talk about
being a professional revolutionist
and telling us how he followed up
on the workers in the subway. But
this comrade also happens to be a
member of our A. r. of L. local with
its 400 members at every one of our
meetings. But Comrade x never
shows up at these meetings!
Little Work In Unions
Comrades, I came to this con-
vention expecting that one of the
most important things that would
be taken up here would be how to
work in reformist unions, and I
must say I agree with Comrade w.
(who spoke previously that it was
a great shortening on the part of
our organizer that he did not even
mention this very important matter
in his opening report.
Il come to my unit meeting every
week and the unit does not give me
any help in carrying on work in the
A. F. of L. When I was elected as
delegate to this convention
thought that, surely, now I will find
the answer to many questions that
have been bothering me in connec-
ton with my work in our A. F. of l..
local. Qnterjection from the COM
rades: What about your union
fraction?)
I know all. about the fraction.
comrades, but this is matter that
should be taken up right here.
Comrade Organizer failed to touch
on it and so did Comrade Over
gard
Hampered By Sectarianism
II just want 10 give you an eK-
ample of how important it is for us
workers in the A. F. of L. to dis
cuss these matters and work out
proper methods of how 10 carry on
our work. When we first started
work in this local we were a small
sectarian group and we never took
up the problems Of any worker ex-
cept when he was one of our group.
IF a Socialist worker or any
other worker except one OF rs got
up with some grievance, We said
Are we going to put up fight for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Conuenon Discussion Reveals Weakness Daily Work of the Party
How 4 Seuen Year Old Shop Unit Works

berS. First time any kind of or
ganization made such Roadway in
this factory.
10. The Party Shop paper is still
being issued.
This is an alarming picture. Ac-
cording to 1t the Party has barely
moved from its position of 1927.
But the workers have moved ire
mendously. They are talking or
ganization and need leadership.
The American Federation Of Labor
started organizing several months
ago. They have been quite per-
sistent and successful. Some of our
comrades in the T. U. U, L. office
do not yet realize to what extent
the A. F. OF L. Is gaining influence.
OF course the A. F. of L. has been
backed by the bosses. Their or
ganizers signed up workers in the
factory right at the machines. But
while they have been carrying on
an intensive recruiting drive, win
ming hundreds Of workers under
their false programme also make
q step forward" We decide to
hold meetings every other week of
the A. w. U. members. Each men,
Der is to invite one or more work
ers to the meeting. The meeting
takes the form of a lecture explain
ing Trade Union tactics. This is
done to win the most trusted
workers, and to prevent exposure,
also to prepare cadre of workers
for future organization. Very well
and good We must protect our
members who are joining revolu-
tionary organizations. But this
period is demanding more bold ac-
ton on our part. In spite of the
fact that any numbers of workers
have refused to join the A. F, of
L. because of nistrust of the lead
ership or because of the high initia-
ton fees and dues, we have not
crystalized any mass sentiment for
the A. w. U. In the last produc-
ton season we carried on some ac-
tivity and at one time we got az
workers to a meeting of the A. w.
U. but since then practically Moth
ing is done. We cannot merely work
on an educational basis but must
launch a determined campaign to
win the workers to our program of
claSS-struggle unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Fight of War Vets
vitality Important

I ers, school teachers, truck drivers.
milk peddlers, small farmers,
nurses and small homeowners. But,
in addition, they constitute sec
ton Of the working class that looks
upon the Federal government as
directly responsible for their eco
nonlic welfare.
Vital in Anti-W War Work
One Of the major campaigns Of
our Party is the fight against an
other imperialiSt war. The ex-serv-
iceman is of vital Importance in
this campaign to arouse the masses
OF America to the fact that the i'm
perialiSt nations are at the present
| time preparing to send the workers
into another blood bath, Who has a
better conception of the horrors of
war than the veterans of the world
war? Who possesses a greater
understanding that the imperialist
wars are fought by the working
class for the banking class and that
workers have all to lose and moth
ing to gain by war? What can have
more impression on the masses than
veterans who actually know what
warfare is and who once more
fought ito make the world safe for
democracy"-demonstrating against
another "imperialist war"
Today, the working class, in all
the capitalist nations of the world.
is confronted with Fascism in some
form or other. Fascism is forced
upon the masses through murder,
torture, beatings and all other
forms of mass oppression. From
where do the Fascists recruit their
murder gangsP From where did
Hitler derive his greatest strength
Who were these storm troops who
carried out the orders Of this bloody
enemy of the working class? Many
OF them were ex-servicemen and
IN nearly all instances their lead
ers were veterans of the World
War. Another proof OF the utiliza-
ton OF these ex-servicemeA as Fas-
clst storm troops by the ruling
class is the Heimwehr in Austria.
The ruling class realizes only too
well the Importance of winning over
this section of the working class
and the same attempts are being
made in America
One instance of this was the for
nation of Art Smiths Khaki Shirts
OF Philadelphia, to which practic-
ally every member OF the Phila-
delphia police belong. The Ameri-
can Legion was used on many oc-
casionS in the middlewest in the
attempt to break up hunger march
es. When We snalyze the program
Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, we
can see that it is definitely fascist
in tendencies. That organization
has gone on record as in favor of
the payment Of the bonus by the
Roosevelt administration and for
the repeal Of the Economy Act and,
at the same time, it is definitely
anti-labor and for the deportation
of all foreign born workers. Their
commander, Van Zandt, in his
speeches states his demagogy rad
ically and emphatically AT the
same time the leadership of the
VF.W continuously asks for bigger
war appropriations and shouts
patriotism"
The ex-servicemen and Federal
employees were the first sections OF
the working class to feel the axe of
the Roosevelt administration. In the
passage Of the Economy Act, four
hundred and fifty million dollars
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14

Congressman Chicago saws abor
unions wong local
Of this bill
r. 1885,"
Unemployment
Ban February forced 10 Do ss
by the demand % Of Minnesota
However. Lundeen, Of Committee
Labor where the bin has been resting
bin On March 18th the hill Committee
for thirty days when automatically
the
The workers bring pres
their local Congressman petition bringing
of the bin R. hundred and FORTY Ave
COngresSmen must be forced petition bring 10 the
floor of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14

that so-and-so?' and we never did
anything for those workers. And
some OF the workers used to say to
us, what's the difference between
you and those burocrats? They
have their clique and you have
yours. We worked this way for
years in that local and we never
got anywhere. We were a small
clique by ourselves and the workers
were on the other side.
Then we started to discuss this
and We changed our methods. We
began to put up fight for EVERY
worker, no matter whether he was
Socialist, Democrat or what have
you. And now things are differ
ent.
we have won many of the work
ers to our side. We have 1000
workers in our local and about 400
come to meetings. And we have
got to be at every one of those
meetings and fight for the workers
all the time, because H we are not
there the takers will run the whole
show to suit themselves and nobody
is going to stop them.
That is why 1t is very important
for every Communist who is a mem
Der Of an A. F. of L. local to come
to each and every meeting and
carry on fight at every meeting
for the workers. Work in the trade
unions, and especially IN the re-
formist unions, is one Of our biggest
Jobs. More attention 30 this work,
comrades"