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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Akron CWA Workers
Force Relief Promise

AKRON, O.-This morning we re-
ported to work at the Summit
County Fair grounds. The boss came
around and told us that so of us are
to be laid off, that he is verN sorry,
but it must be done. Only a few
workers we're left on the job there.
One worker pulled out a newspaper
clipping where George Missig, Sum
nit County Relief Administrator,
states:
1--WE will not have to make any
layofs in the work program, and
might possibly be able to add a few
men in our efforts to get unfinished
c. w. A. jobs completed" This was
written just day before.
We decided to march on to Mr..
MiSsig to ask him why he put such
thing in the newspapers and order
our layoff at the same time. Also,
it was decided that we were to de-
mand our Jobs back, and if not Jobs,
then immediate relief. Five men
picked as spoksnen. All workers
went, not one staying back.
We arrived at the relief Offices
with our lunches in hands. Mr.
Missig was in. but we are told that
he was not. The committee of five
went up to the second floor to see
him. He was "too busv'" Not willing
to wait there, we had already waited
for 45 minutes, we called all Of
our bunch up to the second floor
Mr., Missig was sitting behind hi:
desk. He came out with all hi,
troubles" his fights for us in Co.
lumbus and elsewhere, but nothing
can be done. This line Of bull wa
so strong that the head of this com.
mittee fell for its Immediately. J
opened up on Missig and made hin
turn around on his chair there, a1k-
ing him what he is willing to give
US. job or relief. Relief, ne said
is the only thing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

Then my fellow committee man.
S :. +. told me that why should
l ask for the impossible, Mr.. Missig
cannot do any thing for us, he has
his own troubles. I went out to re-
port to the men. But these weak
elements came out also and brought
their line of talk The workers in
the majority sided with me. We de-
cided that every one is to get relief
this week, that on Monday morning
we meet here to see that every one
got the relief promised.
just a few words on this fellow
S He claimed that he was a
member Of the Communist Party,
but left it because it demands i'm
possible thingsl He also brags
among the men that he is a Com
munist. So one worker came to me
and said: This fellow is Com
munist. I thought that they we're
better men than this" l told the
men there that this fellow is not a
OSllAAiAb4llnbs kAllOlilGl WOIhGl. kllDW =
ing me as Communist cried: mo!
He is not Communist. This is a
Communists pointing his finger at
me.
So about so workers, there at that
time, saw difference between a
Communist and a freelancer, a tired
radical. Many, led by two young
Americans, attacked me for not
coming out sooner and letting
them know so all would go in anc
push aside these weak elements.
I admitted my mistakes before al
of them and told them that Mon
day we will act. This shows a great
chance for the Communist workers
to organize these workers for fight
for their demands and not to de.
pend on tired out radicals, that arr
50 weak when confronted by thu
bosses agents.
BY Aelief Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
By a Worker Correspondent

ATLANTA. Ga.-Things get worse
here every day. we unemployed
workers can't get enough relief to
hardly exist. When We ask for more
relief. this is what the Relief Agency
tell us. You are getting more than
Government allows US TO give you"
There are six in my family and
We get s5.75 per week and some
families get low as $50 per week.
I am doing all can to get working
together and fight for more food.
We met with about 20 workers last
Sunday and We plan to carry out
q lot Of good work. Workers were
pleased with our program, and I
read H. R. 1898 to them, and they
liked it fine,
We are very weak but 1t seems
that local comrades don't under
stand that this is our fight, and
We local comrades cannot look to
New York for our leaders. We must
carry on the fight and get this of
our minds and not wait for leaders,
but study and each worker be a
leader. by studying and reading the
Daily Worker. We can surely carry
on work and read the Daily each
day, and don't waste a minute, for
it flies and we must not waste our
time.
Before I found the Daily" my
life was panied I was worried every
minute Of my life. I had five chill
dren to care for and the burden was
all on me, but since came into
the Party, my life is much better.
Before I could not see my way out,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

Syracuse. N. Y.
The T. E R, A. strike in Rochester
IS now in its sixth day. I came to
Rochester on the first day of the
strike and have seen Rank and File
Relief Workers Associations gather
more strength every day. The rea-
son for this is simple. The Central
Strike Committee which had quite
q strong following showed their will
ingneSs to betray the workers right
from the beginning. In supporting
the budget. the workers recognized
that the Central Strike Committee
was selling them out. The workers
do not want the budget. The work
ers want cash payment for their
work. That is why the Rank and
File was able to draw the thousands
of workers who supported the Cen
trail Strike Committee to the Rank
and File demands.
Failure to Recruit Negro Workers
Due to Neglect of c. P. Members
There are very serious problems
which the Rank and File have failed
in: u The Rank and File have
shouted unity and discrimination to
the skies, but only once have I
heard the Negro people mentioned,
and then only in a passing manner.
This to me, is not only a serious
blunder, but shows that the workers
in Rochester do not yet understand
the meaning Of unity and discrimi-
nation. Who is responsible for this
I lay the blame for this
on the failure of the Communists of
They have failed to draw
in Negro workers into the Party. I
there is only one Negro
member of the Communist Party
of Rochester. From this. it is not
hard to see why discrimination and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
GOJdbLaH'S Store Clerks
SPeeded-up BY Retail Code
One Made to COuer Territory Of Three; York
Hour A Day More Than Permitted

The number of workers has been
greatly reduced since the code went
into effect, with a consequent speed
up. One person now covers the ter
ritory of three, No workers get any
vacations-with or without paw.
while the company boasts of the
tremendous profits it has been maxi
ing lately
Sanitary conditions are rotten,
The lavatories are as filthy as pig
sites.
The stairoases are in very bad
condition-employeS are continually
stumbling and falling down them.
Just last week little child slipped
and fell down the steel and concrete
stairs.
Goldblatt's are opening up more
stores-in the East, in Cleveland
and Pittsburgh, under another name.
EDITORIAL NOTE:-To improve
their working conditions and gain
higher wages, workers in this and
other department stores should
organize with the help of the De-
partment Store Section of the
OFFICE Workers Union, 1908 w.
Madison St., Room 4, Chicago, Ill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

one-half hour each, for lunch and
dinner, so I work II hours-despite
the code.
The store is supposed to close at
$50, and at $50 on Thursday and
Saturday But all employees work
til 6 and 10 on Thursday and Sat-
urdays.
Workers in the food department
are charged SO a week for meals
from a weekly pay of SIS. All other
workers are charged full retail
prices.
I get $500 for two days work ga
hours practically and am charged
81 for two days -four meals which
I have to eat standing up at my
post.
But every worker doesn't get SIS
a week. Under the code any new
help, employed less than six months.
is an extra and is paid 81 week
less, or sl4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
LETTERS FROM
OUR READERS
CAPITALISM AND NATURAL
RESOURCES

All resources contained in the
air, earth and water of our world
was and is intended by nature for
the unrestricted use of all its in
habitants. This natural intent
manifests itself in the untiring eff
forts of the majority of the people
to utilize these natural resources for
the further existence.
Labor through its productivity and
consumption fulfills its natural ten
denotes, and like nature must and
will survive by overthrowing all OBJ
stscles in its way.
Capitalism renders itself a very
serious retardation to the natural
tendencies of both nature and its
very unnatural makeup because
capital monopoly is rooted in the
theology of manipulating the nat
ural resources and the exploitation
OF labor not for use but expressly
for their own profit only
Therefore capitalism being non
essential, productive and I'M
natural cannot and will not survive
no matter under what names, forces
or influence it seeks to dominate
over production, distribution and
even consumption, must eventually
lead to their absolute obliteration
by the workers whose natural in
herited tendencies they are unnat-
urally retarding. j. M.
Editorial Note.-It is absolutely
true that in the present period in
which we are living, the capitalist
system, based as it is on the own
ership of the means of production
by the capitalists, is making life
miserable for the vast maiority Of
the population-for the workers ane
toiling farmers.
Therefore, it has become Of vita
necessity to abolish this system
But the abolition of capitalism does
not depend upon its being unnat
ural,' The capitalist system i
doomed TO be destroyed by prole
tartan revolution, because as a sys
tenn of production is has long out
lived its historical usefulness. B,
this we mean that the capitals
mode of production, based on pri
vate property, now stands in TIT
way Of the full use of the produc
tive forces of society. This is mos
wildly seen in the program of tn,
Roosevelt Governments govern
ment which is Systematically de
stroying wheat, cotton and mea
and which only yesterday MAY %
ordered through the N. r. A. tina
the textile factories be forbidden t
manufacture more than certain
amount of textiles.
Capitalism, at the beginning @
the 18th century and the early lot
century, was historically progressive
Today capitalism is reaction
airy. 1t is this which provides tn
material basis for the historical
inevitable destruction of the CAPT
talist system and the building of
Socialist Society,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Protests at CCC
Camp Are MuzzIed
By a &C. c. Camp Correspondent

By c, G, c. Camp Correspondent
GLENVIEW. III. - Conditions in
the biggest of the Cross Country
chain-gang camps Il at Glenview
near Chicago-are bad and getting
worse. After putting in our regular
hours at hard labor and a long
winded retreat" we are forced to
work around the barracks and do
K. P. besides. Medical attention Is
a farce-a recent case of measles
not diagnosed as suchl-and very
inadequate, as in the case of a
worker compelled to dig bitches with
a bad case of foot ring-worm.
A petition protesting laundry
charges sent to Washington lately
came back with the report that
nothing can be done about it at
the present time" Ar at any other
time. Since then all protests are
muzzled, and any worker voicing a
grievance is at once labelled a gold
brick and threatened with D. D.
The divine authority. Chaplain
Ruth, is right there with the slave
drivers at the meetings, belching
forth orders to the workers to sub
nit to more and more discipline.
This weak minded faker. continually
prea ching to us not TO be gold
bricks. is the biggest of them all
getting paid for nothing but extend
ing our agony by showing more halo-
ney down our Threats,
The big idea in this camp of 1000
young workers is to break their
spirit and resentment and eventually
deliver them as cannon-fodder in
the coming world blood-bath.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

gram and policies of the new organ
ization were going to be, but that
was out Of order
The ones in control called the
meeting for the purpose of sounding
the sentiment for new party so as
to be able to fool the workers and
farmers further into believing that
it is possible to get something under
capitalism.
7 want to mention here that the
morning was taken up in deciding
whether there should be a new
party. The vote was held over until
after lunch at which time the vote
was taken for the formation of a
new party. Now it must be decided
on what the name should be.
A lawyer from Milwaukee spoke
for 10 minutes on the name Prog
resSive, saying, as other lawyers did
that Progressive" takes in every
body, does not distinguish classes,
IS Farmer Labor would.
A. F. of L. leaders thought that
the name should be Farmer Labor
because with that name they would
be able to get the farmers and work
ers votes. After considerable time
the name Progressive was voted I'M
der the influence of Philip LafoIlette
who also said that a Farmer and
Labor Party has a tendency to dis
tinguish classes and that's some
thing we haven't in the U. s."
I want to say that any class con-
scious worker or farmer in this con-
vention would look upon this event
as a well attended show with its
Jokes and arguments. and nothing
gained as far as workers and farm
ers problems are concerned.
Not one thing was mentioned
about the Roosevelt administration
policies Of shooting down workers
and farmers when they asked for a
little more bread for their children.
Not one thing mentioned about how
to better these conditions.
Fellow workers the social fascist
groups VIII form new parties to fool
the workers. but they have no in
tentions of lettering the conditions
of the masses. Their policy is to
carry out the program of the cap
italist class war, fascism, starvation
and misery.
Let us not be fooled by their new
party" tricks. Let us join the party
Of the working class, and in the
unity of workers and farmers in
the day to day struggles for i'm
mediate demands We will gain ex-
perience by which we will seize
power and establish workers and
farmers Government in the U. S. A.
Clarence Jeske.
signature authorized.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Man FaintS on
Job; Woman Hired
AT Half the Pay
BY Daily Worker Correspondent

BY Daily Worker Correspondent
PORTLAND, Me. About two
weeks ago the ambulance was called
to Greeley's laundry on washington
Ave.
The pressman. who worked there
for years, had tainted on the job.
He was carried away to the hospital
and is sick ever since. Who knows
if he will ever again be able to
provide for his wife and 4 children.
The boss has hired a women to
attend the three press machines.
One payday she received $12. The
man had been getting SIS for the
same job, Mr. Greeley utilized this
opportunity to cheat this woman
out of few dollars because he knew
that her husband is out Of work and
she has bunch of kids to support.
The workers of the laundry are all
aroused by this cheap trick the
boss played on the woman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Daily Worker Develops Local Leaders
In Struggle, Writes Atlanta Worker
Paper Sold at May Day Meeting To Which
Some Came from 80 Miles Atcay

but now can see that there is some
hope, and that is when We Danish
gods from the sky, capitalism from
the earth. and set up a Workers
and Farmers Government.
Bosses teach workers that a Negro
is a bad fox but We know that is a
damn lie. Don't let the bosses kid
us any longer, As long as We are
not organized and our Negro
brothers are branded we won't get
anywhere. I am sick Of such lies.
Talking about the May Day meet
ing. it was a real meeting, the first
Communist open meeting We ever
had in Atlanta. The workers are
still talking what a good meeting
We had Comrade Hathaway gave
the full program of the Party, and
the workers was enthusiastic over
his speech, and Comrade Hathaway
brought out so plain about how the
K. K. K. is used against the work.
ers. Chief Sturdivant tried to inter-
rupt Hathaway but Hathaway then
brought out more how the K. K. K,
Silver Shirts, Black Shirts. Night
Shirts are framing the workers.
We sold the Daily" at the meet
ing. There were about Is or more
police and plain clothes dicks. but
that didn't stop the meeting. Work
erS seemed more interested than
ay,e,. before We had yr-oyL-erS coma
from 80 miles away, both Negro
and white. The South is waking up.
We must never stop. All workers
unite for we haven't anything to
lose but our chains OF slavery, but
a world to gain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
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~ GIALfR "a:
BY PAUL LuTTrNGER, MD.

physicians of the Veterans Bureau
are; but there is no reason to be-
lieve that they are less able than
the average surgeon in your local
lty. Whatever you decide, do not
neglect to have your fibroid growth
removed at the earliest opportunity.
Removal of Ovaries
Miss N, Willow Grove, Pa,.-Your
idea of having your ovaries removed
is not a particularly brilliant one.
1t may sound alright to you because
you have no experience; but we can
assure you that if your life had
been miserable until now. it was
nothing compared to the nervous
sufferings that you will undergo if
your ovaries are removed prema-
turely We do not know whether
you have ever heard Of the term
change of life.' If you did not,
we wish To advise you that it con-
slsts in very serious nervous mani
festations and in an excessive in
crease of adiposity (fat). Further
more, While you may think that you
never want to have any babies, you
might change your opinion within
a few years.
Formula for Inexpensive Tooth
Powder
DR.. S. J. Green, who has his den
tai Office at 23S Kings Highway,
corner West 9th Street, Brooklyn,
sends in the following formula for
inexpensive tooth powder:
Precipitated chalk (Cal. Carb.)
IS parts
CASTLE Soap (powdcred) 4 parts
Oil of Peppermint parts by
weight / part.
Precipitated chalk can be bought
for about zoe per pound and will
last for about six months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
LW.O. Actuary Report ShO'Os
Growth IN Financial Strength
ASSETS StOtU Order Can Meet All Claims With
Vide Margin to Spare
Bv MAX BEDACHT

I'VE have repeatedly empha-
" sized the value and i'm
Portance Of propaganda by
the members of the Order
among their fellow workers
in the shops they work in.
This work makes it possible
{rr Us to reach outside the narrow
cess Of our language acquaintance
It also helps US to reach outside
the narrow circle Of our political
friends. Work among our fellow
workers in the shops is the most
fruitful and politically most valu-
able method Of building our Order
The correctness of this is proven
wherever our comrades turn their
attention TO h Aim.
shops. From among sSl$fX$A
examples of such Il So
work We select a re- RyANs&1G
cent one. So so
CCmrade Blechman
OF Chicago informs US that through
work in his shop he succeeded in
organizing an English branch Of II
members. He writes:
1T was decided to organize an
International Workers Order branch
based first Of all on benefits, and
second on sports and educational
activities. Third, we wished to raise
the cultural level of the workers in
the shop. to activize them in their
a. F. L. locals.
You wa find enclosed II ap-
pications with check to cover
the initiation fees. All members
are a. F. L. members and all those
We expect to take in will be A. F. L
members We expect in short
time to have a good sized branch
with verv good activities At our
last meeting we elected an educa-
tional and sports committee which
applied for a permit from the Chi
cago West Park Board Commission
ers, to use the baseball park every
Sunday, between 2 and 4 The
permit was granted" etc.
We congratulate Comrade Bleeh-
man on this excellent effort and
hope that his example will inspire
many comrades to do likewise.
/. w. o. Improves Valuation
On the basis of the financial and
membership report Of the L W. o.
to the Insurance Commissioner, the
Actuary has completed his valuation
report. 1t shows a considerable
growth Of the financial strength Of
the Order We hereby reprint a
summary of this report:
VALUATION EXHIBIT
Of the international Workers Order
As OF December 81, 1888
ASSETS-ACTUAL AND
CONTINGENT
Present mid-year value of future
net contributions on following
forms of certificates.
Death only:
Life increasing ................s4 1881 1855. 90
Life level .........,..........,...,. 6l,3660o
Total .........,...,.,,,,.,,,., 81 ASP, 1928 90
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
"Mastoids"

N. S., Detroit. - Catarrh of the
bladder is due to an infection and
your physician is apparently on the
right track. If you DO not get well
within couple of weeks, please
communicate with us again.
If you expose yourself to sun
shine, as often as possible, your
head-cold will finally disappear. In
case it persists, you better consult
your physician The tingling SEN
sation inside the ear will also go
away when the cold disappears. You
need not worry about the ache be-
hind the ears, which is probably
neuralgia in character "Mastoids"
or more properly, mastoiditis, is due
to infection of the mastoid portion
of the temporal bone Just behind
the ear. We cannot go into detail
as to the cause, symptoms and
treatment, but the cause is usually
an infection from the middle ear
which follows a severe cold in the
nose and the main symptoms are
pain when the part is pressed; the
only successful treatment is that OF
surgical operation. 1t can some
times be prevented by using the
old-fashioned European treatment
of applying leeches behind the ear
Fibroid Tumor
Julia S. o., Sherwood, Oregon
Your private physician is right.
f1broid of the size of a grapefruit
does not dry up" nor disappear
into thin air. You ought to insis
that the Veterans Administration
pay for your operation, Your pr
vate physician is right, again, wher
he tells you that fibroid tumo
may undergo generous degenera
ton.
J We do not know how skillful tn,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Striking Newsboys in
Cleveland Are Freed

CLEVELAND, May 81, = Sixteen
striking newsboys were released
Friday, after they had been arrested
Thursday evening when with other
striking newsboys, they marched
into Public Square in a massed
picket demonstration.
The Square had been Uttered with
torn newspapers rs the striking
boys had been provoked into fight
with the scabs. The Daily Worker
newsboy was among those arrested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Attempt to Draw
Progressive Veil
Over Class War
By a Worker Correspondent

OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Third
Party Convention, held at Fond Du
Lac, Wis. on Saturday, MAY 10,
1884, was important 10 the ones who
sent out the call. This was a means
Of finding out the sentiment Of
workers and farmers Of which many
were there. but only as spectators.
They we're either given chance to
talk. or they we're ruled out Of order.
There we're several cases where del
egates got up to ask what the pro-