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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19
Don't Let Craft Poison Split
Our Ranks, Say Railroad Men
ShOpmen Are Denied
Place for Eating
By a worker CORRESPONDENT

JAMAICA, L. I. - Another
bullying order has been issued in
the Morris Park railroad shop
by acting master-mechanic Mack
No eating of lunches permitted
in cars" We must scatter our
selves on the shop floor, ground
or wherever we might locate our
selves during this cold weather
A clean place should be provided
where we can eat our lunches.
Why not a lunch room? Has
the company gone bankrupt? or
just too lousy and cheap to fur
nish one?
We workers Of Morris Park
should demand a decent eating
place where we can smoke.
Mack's bullying methods are be-
coming unbearable, and only or
ganization through rank and file
control can knock Mr.. Mack
down a peg. The company union
and A. F. of L. leaders will not
aid us in our fight for these i'm
mediate needs. Why do they
disregard them? Perhaps they
are too busy collecting dues.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19
Communists Proved
Best Aid in Fight
rusion Mayor Sent Cops to Scab, While Socialist
Organizers Worked Inside to Split Struggle

counsel for the union. The union
fatty refused. Don't these birds
give you laugh? Get rid of Gil
bert? Why. we almost keeled over
working so hard to bring the strike
to a successful end. A lot of driv-
ers could not dope out how Micky
Most (mouse), Bronx organizer, and
Weinberg. Brooklyn organizer, man
aged to worm their way into these
important positions Both Of these
birds are Socialist trade union
leaders and know nothing about
the hackmen's headaches.
These Socialist leaders were never
interested in winning the strike.
Their only purpose during the
strike was to make few hot
speeches and then rest on their
Iaurels.
Yes, hackieS, it was the Commu-
mist Parry that stood By us and
fought rr6 hell to see that we don't
get a Thinning from General Mo-
tors. Through their paper, the
DAY. Woke, they earned on
fs~Ilt against the bosses and ex-
posed ever7 trick they tried to pull
on us.
On the picket line young Commu-
nists sure did pep up the drivers
and were our best fighters. Whether
you voted a Democratic, Repub-
lican or Socialist ticket last year
you have got to admit that in our
strikes the Communist PARTY was
the only political party that fought
side By side with the lackmen. and
through their paper the Daily
Worker printed the truth about our
struggle
I appeal to every hackman who
reads this Daily Worker to vote
straight Communist ticket. What
business have we to vote for the
same party as Henry Ford or j. P.
Morgan does? Brother hackmen,
let's roll IN a big vote for the only
working-class party and throw a
scare into the bosses Of this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19

where families are unable to pay for
it, and who have been without water
facilities for some time The safe
water is for those who can pay for
it. Forget the workers who have
no water facilities, until the danger
of ungusrded water materializes in
the form of disease that threatens
the bourgeois side of town.
However, besides advising cite
zens not to drink well water it
fails to suggest what workers are to
Go while the city fathers are taking
steps toward getting the pipe water
turned on, the Health Department.
strongly urges all persons to be in.
noculated against typhoid It does
not offer free incubation to men,
women and children who are UNI
able to pay even for water. OF
course, they may come to that If an
epidemic, caused by the greed and
callousness of their own system,
threatens the respectable people Of
this town here the Scottsboro Boys
were twice condemned"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19

AS comrade Doris has brought up
the subject, we might say a few
words on one of the housewives
most annoying problems - that of
clearing the home of insects, mice,
etc.
On the determination of insects,
a column appeared some time ago
by DR.. Luttinger. This recon-
mended fumigating with sulphur
candles as superior to the use of
liquids, powders, ETC., especially in
the case of bedbugs. We heartily
agree. This insect has an uncanny
way of surviving every other treat
ment. The use of liquids is generally
waste of time, money and energy:
you might tediously anoint every
accessible nook and Granny Of house
and furniture daily for weeks, yet
a few would escape, and just one is
enough to reinfest whole house.
Better to fumigate and have done
with it. If you live in an old,
crowded apartment building, the
chances are strong that the bugs
will again migrate into your fiat, but
this may take some time. (The
problem of this pest will never be
wholly solved in the crowded tene-
ment sections of New York's East
Side and in other cities until the
revolution inaugurates the wholesale
destruction and rebuilding of these
sore spots)
The fumigating may be done over
night. if the family can find a
friends house to sleep in; and be
sure no bugs are carried in the
clothing. If there's no place to stay
overnight, the family must leave
the house early in the morning and
return as late as possible, the funi-
eating being done during the day.
First the windows must be closed
and cracks stuffed with something
such as wet paper (wet tissue or
toilet paper is good if you can af-
ford it, SO no air can enter or es-
cape. If there are pipes through
floor or ceiling where air can pass
to other apartments, stuff paper
around these too
The clothes-closets. dresser draw
ers. etc., should be opened, so every
thing is exposed to the air, ditto
the bed and bedclothes. Hump mat
tress up on springs. spread bed
clothes out on head of bed or chairs,
being sure all such inf1smmable
things are kept back from central
space where candles will burn.
We have found two to four sui
phur candles Con sale in dime store)
sufficient for each small or ordinary
sized room. Put a large asbestos
mat, or the grill with its PAM from
the oven. or some such thing on the
floor first to protect floor from
scorching. On this put a dishpan
containing water an inch to two
inches deep. In the middle of this
a brick or two bricks. On these
set a smaller pan (an old pie-tin,
containing the sulphur candles
(Which can be bought in the dime
store), or they may be set directly
on bricks.
Light candles, leave house and
lock door, stuf1ing it all around with
wet paper. Twelve to twenty hours
should be allowed before re-enter-
ing house, the longer the better.
When ready to open, take a deer
breath. open door and go quickly tc
nearest window which slides easily
open it and put your head out, take
another deep breath and go to next
window until all are open. Go out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19
Call for Strike
A n s " e r e 0
In Mobile, Ala.
By a Worker Correspondent

MOBILE, Ala.-The marine strike
situation in Mobile seems to be at
last taking a definite turn upward.
The latest developments are that
the local shipyard workers and long
shoremen are evincing desire to
follow in the footsteps of their
more militant brothers, the seamen.
We, the workers in Mobile, are
rather backward insofar as organi-
cation is concerned. This is due
to the efforts of such takers as
"Scotty" Ross, the I.S.U. misleader
in this port; Thomas, the president
of the local lila; Schaeffer, the
president of the local Central Trades
Council.
We have been invited to speak in
the boilermakers union this week,
in order to explain to the members
just what the program of the NV.
III. is and just how the members
of the M. w. I.U. feel about the
present strike. The whole of our
efforts have been towards the COM
plete unification of all the water
front trades, the election Of a united
front strike preparations commit
tee. So far these plans have been
baked by the opposition of the
local A. F. of L. takers.
A mass meeting held in the open
air this week showed the feelings
OF the workers to be running high
They want action they are begin
ming to tire of the continual prom
ises of the leaders. At this meet
ing, which was very we'll attended
the sentiment was toward a full
united front of all Marine Workers
in the struggle against the fascist
oppression Of the militant workers
in the marine industry. The local
police were ready and waiting tc
break up this meeting, but a fail
amount of success was had, despite
the fact that the cops" did dis
perse the crowd of eager workers
gathered to hear how they coulo
throw off the yoke of capitalist op-
preston through the weapon of a
united strike, under the Leadership
of the only real militant Marine
Union. the Marine Workers Indus
trial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19

1t is obvious that he has re-
signed in order to get more money
from the company. It is also obvi-
Gus that he was only active at the
last convention as a saboteur. a
stoolpigeon for Al Johnston and
the Pennsylvania Co.
His letter in the BILE. Journal
for September, where he attempts
to cover up his betrayal by stating
that "in his new position he will
be in a much better position to
serve the men" and that he thinks
he will be better able to serve
both the company and the men"
clearly shows his acceptance Of 80
pieces of silver" He also states it
will allow him to be with his family
more. In other words when he ran
for Office he had no idea of sacri-
f1cing any of his precious time
away from home in the interest Of
the membership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19
n Taxi Driver Correspondent

nv a Taxi Driver Correspondent
NEW YORK-On Nov. 6, Tues
av. thousands Of hackies like my
eli will go to the polls to cast our
otes. Whom We shall vote for
nd why. can best be answered by
ne actions of the different political
,arties in our recent general
rikes.
In the election campaign last fall
he Major. Little Fiorello," said
sat II he was elected the hack
zen would get so per cent OF the
xxi tax. Did he tell the bosses
n shell out? He did not. The strike
4 February forced him to recog-
,ize the fact that we wanted the
Ak end we mean business. For a
CIV days he pretends to be i'm
7artlal. but then General Motors
q1is on him and says stop kid
gnr. This thing has gone far
enough" What does the Fusion
:Fqvor do but threaten to put cops
'1ta each cab il we don't go back
work n q hours! FelloT hack
-esn, IS this not strike-breaking
II?
View Ict's see what the Pres. Of
ne Board o. Aldermen Deutsch
~ to say.
Here are Oautsch's words: ANY
l1re mass demonstrations by the
Frikers. and skulls will be cracked
NJ she 'a1s filed When the in
apea6ent 6-tTers were contriout-
m IS % day TO the strike fund.
striker wss pisced on The wind
l,aid. Dex,tv Police Commissioner
SasoN Aucn refused t. allow
liokers on vindoTs. But TO have
IRA. ssicksss on windows is not
yatnst Ire law, IS It, Mr.. Commits
'ansr?
RooseYelt's New Deal states that
vor'sers have the right 70 oIga:.i5e
nd SeIons To the union Of their
W.T. ;hoice. Ninety-fve percent Of
ne drivers chose The Taxicab Driv-
~ Union as their Own. WIZ didn't
In. Herrick the New DEAL repre-
sntattve r. the strike. force the
,peratoS w. recognize this instead
( trying to trick ~ into voting to
20 who gepresents the majority,
he Taxicah Drivers Union or the
'ompany Union?
DO you remember that day at
Webster Hall when the left wing
rade unions coughed no over IS 900
help the strikers? Why weren't
ne A. F.. Of L. unions there? Be
ause Mr.. Panken, the Socialist
eader. told them to stay away,
Most Of the Socialist organizers of
he Bronx local told Orner and
Gilbert that the consent Of Mr..
Panken for the A. F. Of L. unions
TO attend this conference could be
had at price. What was this
orice? That the union get rid Of
Gilbert and appoint Panken as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19

Perm it
Scdbbi1lg'
By'a Railroad Worker Core
Suondent

NEW YORK.-As one who has
carried membership in the railroad
unions for Is years, am convinced
that the time is here when every
honest railroad man should pause
and take stock.
We have been the goats long
enough, and those Of us who seri-
ously think will unquestionably
realize that something definite must
be done within our organizations.
We railroad men can claim moth
ing but defeat for the past five
years. The Jewell Shop strike went
down because of the splitting tao
tics of a traitorous leadership.
Union men with Brotherhoods re-
ceipts in their pockets were vir-
tually compelled to remain on their
trains while their fellow shop work
ers were out on strike. In the
Freight Department the contract
stipulates that when a freight
handler reports in the morning for
work, if there is no work and he
is sent home, half days pay must
be allowed. If he works five hours
he must receive a full days pay.
The local takers make no attempt
to enforce these provisions.
In track gangs, the union leaders
enter into agreements with the
management whereby some men are
laid off and those remaining are
permitted to work more time. This
antt-labor policy of dividing the
new men against the old and Gre
ating disorganization is hailed as
a victory.
There exists today especially
among the older train service men.
an idea that while their organiza-
lions are no longer of any value
in defending conditions on the Job,
still the insurance alone is a good
feature. What did we join, broth
ers? A labor organization or an
insurance company?
Then there is another conception
that is widespread. The worker
who says 'the unions are no good
and don't attend meetings. .
Nothing can be more fatal than this
idea if permitted to spread. The
place for every honest railroad man
is in his union fighting on the floor
for real rank and file program.
If we fold our arms and STAY out
we are Surrendering our organiza-
lions to the takers. BY Welding to-
gether i'll the unions all sincere
workers we can prevent our leaders
from maneuvering behind closed
doors. We can demand that all
agreements affecting the wages OF
working conditions must be sub
mitted to the rank and file for final
approval. We can raise the cues
ton OF joint grievance committees
Where two or more organizations ex-
list. We can introduce the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill in
every local and subordinate lodge in
the country.
| With a real rank and file pro-
gram backed up by every honest
railroad man, victory is certain, II
is up to you, brothers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19
Union Should Fight for
All Members, Declares
Mailer
By a R.R. worker correspondent

by Nm worker correspondent
ST. LOUIS, MOI am an old
mule down at the mailing depart
ment at the Terminal Railroad As
ISOLATION in st. Louis. I belong to
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.
EXpressmen and Freight Handlers.
We make so cents an hour in the
mailing department. Express and
freight handlers make 90 cents and
IS cents.
It seems to me that the union
should be interested in higher
wages and better conditions for all
its members. At least there should
not be this division of wage stand
ards between us. Before telling
you about some of the conditions
on the job, I would like my
brothers who may read this article
to think over one or two things.
l. Why is there such a strange
and cold separation between the
three locals (branches) Of our
Brotherhood? Why is it that we
never discuss each others prob
lens, let alone know what's 60
ing on in each local and on the
job?
It seems to me that if cur
Brotherhood officials we're seeking
to truly represent us and unite us
together against the intolerable
speed-up and abuses on the job,
they would call us all together once
in while mules, freightmen and
expreSSmen-to discuss our common
problems in order to better our con-
ditions.
There are about $50 mail clerks
and baggage men in my local, but
to speak man to man. Our union is
not yet a union controlled by us.
Listen now, Brothers. You know
that the company foremen and
check countermen, who seem to run
our union, would ride us with spurs
and clubs if they could. And of
course these favored fellows get va
cation with pay. They bump in on
us any time they want to, but we
can't bump in on them. Seniority
rights are shifted at. It's a fact
though, we did succeed a couple OF
years ago in getting men into Of
fee right out of the mules field,
but they do not militantly represent
the rank and file. Yes, the fore
men and the white collar men run
the show and we can't expect any
thing as long as they do.
want to finish with mention Of
the special three-hour starvation
shift. This three hours, from S to
g am, is the busiest time of the
day, when trains are coming and
going, transferring mail, pouches
and newspapers from one train to
another. If this speed-up is re-
duced in half, these three-hour
men would make almost full shift
and live like human beings. The
overtime system is employed on the
other shifts, which is supposed to
be against union rules. This spoils
things for the three-hour men, tax
ing time away from them.
We fellows must pull together
once and for all Let's stop COM
peting with each other, stop TAX
ing this overtime work or staying
over for the three hour watch. We
have been divided long enough by
the bosses schemes to keep us
fighting among ourselves. Let's do
some house cleaning in our union
making it a union controlled by the
rank and flle-fighting for better
conditions.
A RAILWAY CLERK.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19
|. RI. Union
Victory Spur
To Struggle
By a Transport Worker Corre-
spOndent


NEW York; have listened to
the shop meetings of the Trans
port Workers Union, at which Mike
Walsh and others have spoken be-
fore the 148th st. shop of the I.R.T.
None of the meetings seem to hold
the men or spur them into action,
or open cebate as the last one has.
I want to urge my workers
not to forget the last meeting.
Fellow workers, it took us years
to break away from the yellow dog
I.R.T. union, the almighty Brother
hood. Let us not stop, but carry
the struggle further, because we are
on the road to victory.
The Transport Workers Union has
won for us great victory. Now it
is for us to show that we are worthy
of it. We cannot depend on others
to fight and win our victories. From
now on, it is up to us to do our
own fighting and demanding. Let
us join our own union and throw
out the Brotherhood for good. This
should happen not only in the 148th
st. shop, but throughout the entire
transit system of the city.
Now We are facing the Brother
hoods prediction campaign. Casey
is again putting around to be put
in to represent the company. and
Frank Moore is holding on to his
tail to slip in with him. jeff de
Santos is going around wild, worry
ing if his friends will be successful
again.
Fellows. our eyes are opened. let
us net close them again until the
whole system is organized into our
)wn union, the Transport Workers
Union.
One Of the I.R.T. Slaves.
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NOTE

We publish letters every Fri
day from workers in the trans
portatiOn and communication in
dustries-railroad, marine, surface
lines, subway, elevated lines, ex-
press companies, truck drivers,
taxi drivers, ETC., and post office,
telephone. telegraph, etc.
We urge workers in these in
dustries to write us of their con-
ditions Of work, and their strug-
giles to organize. Please get these
letters to us by Tuesday of each
week.
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In THE HO NJ E
No Compromise with These Critters
BY EN- LUKE

of house, shut door, and go to nexI
window until all are open.
If there are many rooms, better
put candles in two or three rooms
rather than very many in one pan:
otherwise your floor may be charred
This recently happened to some
friends Of mine.
More tomorrow
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Can You Make 'E4n
Yourself?

Pattern 1878 is available in sizes
8, 10, IL, IA and 16. Size IL takes
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by-step sewing instructions me
cluded.
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Contributions received to the
credit of Helen Luke in her Social
ist competition with David Ramsey,
Jacob Burck, Del, Harry Cannes.
Mike Gold and the Medical Advis-
DRY Board, in the Daily Worker
drive for $4,000. Quots-s5O0.
Total to date $40
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-19
WORKERS. HEALTH
Conducted by the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board

Lecture Tonight on Birth Control
Tonight at the Irving Plaza Hall
at p. m, DIR. Cheri Appel will
lecture on the theoretical and
practical aspects of BIRTH CON-
troll. Admission Csc. The pro-
ceeds to go to our quota of the
S1,50O in the Daily Worker drive.
Vaginal Discharge in Virgins
A. W., Philadelphia: - What we
said in the Aug. 81 edition of the
Daily Worker about vaginal dis
charge in virgins, may very we'll
apply to your sixteen-year-oId
daughter.
1t is quite possible that she has
a trichomonas vsginalis infection;
but, of course, that can only be de-
termined by examination of the dis
charge.
Have no fear. It is definitely not
a venereal infection. It may be
present in the most fastidious per-
sons and may attack girls who are
otherwise in perfect health.
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Youngstown Sends 5000;
Cleveland Heads Days List

YOUNGSTOWN making the welkin ring
sends for todays the Cleveland
all Cleveland is the heaviest contributor
OF the day.
Only OF this $1,000 from the
unions must put themselves
heavily if the page dis
appeals again Unless $500 day is
weeks its most
important existence will dropped
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Total to date .s152.sS

A group of workers IN a C. c. q
camp send S7-a sailor on a u. 8,
battleShip sends S1-a worker in
Duluth sends a quarter! All cry
that the 100000 campaign must
succeed! II will succeed If every
reader does his part. Make collec-
tions, hold affairs, discuss the Daily
Worker!
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How to Send Letters

All letters sent to this column
should be addressed as follows:
Daily Worker Medical Advisory
Board, so E. 18th st., New York
City. They should not be addressed
to any individual doctors.
We ask all workers to give their
full name and address, which win
be handled with the strictest con-
fidence. This is necessary, sincs
many workers want advice that haG
already been printed and for which
we have no space at present.
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Vote Communist against N.R.A.
Attacks on Living Standards.
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Contributions received to thS
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with Del, Mike Gold, Harry Cannes
Jacob Burck, David Ramsey and
Helen Luke, in the Daily Worker
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Total Oct. II, 1894
Total to date
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-30

mother. Mrs Reuter-. The guests
were the Mesdames Chris Winter
Jake Schmitz, Mike Schmiaz. Ed
Powers. H, Mckinny, Reuter- and
Miss Ann Reuter-.
Mrs. Huso is visiting with rela.
tiyes and friends at kaiispell.
Rev. and Mrs. Dahle and children
OF Barton, N. d., who have been Wis
iting at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Hansen left for their home Thursday.
A number of friends gathered at
the Dewey Hort farm home Sunday
morning to listen to the broadcast of
the Augsburg ~quartette over station
kLPM, Minot. The program came
In fine. After the broadcast a de-
lightful breakfast was served
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Olson are now
residing in town.
The Fielding Bush family has NOV
to its new residence, the sheep