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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
By a Food WORKER CORRESPONDENT

BY Food worker correspondent
NEW YORK.-The following are
The inhuman conditions prevailing
in Bradley's Cafeteria at 535 Sixth
Ave.
I worked in this place for two
weeks as a counterman. At the end
of two weeks I was fired because I
tried to organize the workers. But
from what I learned in the place
many workers before me had been
victimized for the same activity.
The counters are like a swimming
pool to the workers. Due to the
tremendous speed = up and help
shortage, every ounce of energy is
drained from everybody that works
in this place. One day 1 complained
to the manager to get somebody
to dry up the floor, but instead 1
was warned that I will be out look
ing for another job if I don't stop
squawking.
The kitchen is the real inferno,
and it is not like the one that
Dante describes. Here is a room
not more than IS by Is feet wide.
In here the workers, besides the
tremendous speed-up, have to bat
tie the unbearable heat of Summer
weather, plus the double coal range.
and the washing machine, and there
is practically no ventilation.
One worker from this department
told me that they asked the boss
to have one door open at least a
couple of hours during the rush
time, and he emphatically refused.
Before going into the helps hall.
where the workers are forced to
eat, we must take look at the adj
joining room, the so-caIled Ladies
Room, with length IS feet and 8
or 4 feet wide, but this is not the
main trouble. Because the workers
clothes, which are soaked in sweat.
hang here, the odor prevents you
from staying more than three mi
nutes.
In the dining room the ma iority
OF the workers are girls whose wages
are $40 a week, and they can only
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
NeCkWear Locals
Delegates Spent
Over $1,000 Trip
By a Worker Correspondent


NEW YORK; am writing you
a few more facts about Joe Tuvim
manager of the Ladies Neckwear
Local of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union.
1t seems that the delegates to the
IL.G.W.U. convention in Chicago
went there for a jolly good time
and besides the 81 200 that was al
lotted to the six delegates from the
local, they spent more than that
amount, as one delegate said that
the trip cost him $75 extra, another
member $50 extra, a delegates wife
spent SITS extra, and so on, with
the others.
A few members were wondering
where all this money came from,
and they are quite sure that the
union is paying for all this.
Ratcoff, who is an officer of the
union, diregardS all union hours in
his own shop and works extra
hours, and on Sunday also, against
union principles.
Tuvim, in his speech at Webster
Hall, said the Daily Worker printed
lies about him and threatened the
loss of membership to members who
display articles that you printed
about him.
Another fact against Tuvim and
his executive board is how they
spend the union funds by taking
the members every Tuesday night
after the meeting is over to the
night clubs and spending good dol
lars there.
Tuvim, on his rounds to the small
shops is always accompanied by his
bodyguard, but when he goes on a
visit to the larger shops or the big
SIX he is alone. What's the reason,
Mr.. Tuvim? Don't you want your
bodyguard to know what goes on
there?
Also, Mr. Tuvim, how long are
the members going to wait for the
constitution you keep putting off?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02

fore, must be manifested in
a constant flow of masses of
workers toward and into our order
We are able to report that this
flow is developing. Since the clos
ing of our last winter campaign. on
Jan. % we have received 1000 an
plications, or an average of 800 per
week. This corresponds to a normal
growth Of $4,000 per year. But the
chances of the growth of our Order
are much better. The need Of the
growth OF our Order is much
s-o-.C--.
The capitalist crisis is making the
masses Of workers conscious of the
inadequacy OF existing insurance as
a solution Of their problem. They
learn to understand the need Of
social insurance, The crisis makes
the workers sensitive to the empti-
ness Of the patriotic, religious or
mystic phraseology of the bourgeois
fraternal movement. The workers
learn to appreciate the practice of
true working class fraternalisna.
They find the International Work
ers' Order practicing a substantial
working class fraternalism. This
tendency is expressed in the rapid
decline Of membership of the bour-
geois fraternai movement: it is
manifested in the rapid growth Of
the international Workers Order.
Under these conditions the Ma
tional Executive Committee consid-
erS it the duty Of our Order to or
ganize a great campaign. In this
campaign we intend to effect a
mass mobilization in favor of H. r.
Bill 1898, the Social Insurance Bill
now before Congress. In the
course of the campaign we will en-
deavor to acquaint hundreds of
thousands of workers with the
principles and activities of our In
ternational Workers o r d err.
Through systematic recruiting we
aim to advance the membership of
our International Workers Order to
$4,000.
We are confident that our whole
membership will enter this cam
paign enthusiastically. We are
sure that every branch will plan
with us and that every comrade
will work with us to draw millions
or workers into the campaign for
social Insurance, and to win one
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
PARTY LIFE
Illinois C. p. Must Mass to-
Back Farmers Relief Bill,
Former Says District 8 Is Not Fulfilling Tasks
Set BY Open Letter of C. c.

The Open Letter further states:
The winning over Of the broad
masses Of farmers as allies Of the
working class is an important pre-
requisite for a successful struggle
against the offensive of capitalism,
against fascism and for the defense
of the Soviet Union, and finally for
the victory of the proletariat." Dis
trict Eight calls upon the entire
membership to readjust its life to
carry into practice this task of the
Open Letter Then, on the other
hand, not word, not hint of any
plan is put forward in the Districts
Resolution and Plan of Concentra-
ton for any work among the farm
ing element.
COmrade Stain says: "Indiffer-.
ence to SO important a question
as the peasant question on the
eve of the prOietarian revolution
is nothing more or less than a
covert denial of the dictatorship
of the proletariat 8. it is an in
fallible sign of direct treason TO
Marxism."
1t is high time the entire menu
bership Of the Party examined its
work and "readjusts its entire life
to carry into practice the tasks OF
the Open Letter"
The Farmers Emergency Relief
Bill should be linked up with the
Unemployed and Social Insurance.
Bill H. r. 1898. The workers and
farmers should sign up and fight
for both bills.
Especially should District Eight
throw all its energies behind this
mass capaign to popularize this
Emergency Relief Bill. The state
of Illinois has on its west side the
city of st. Louis, great railroad
center; East st. Louis, a steel CEN
ter; and from Springfe.d south, the
coal fields. On the north there is
Chicago, a railroad and packing CEN
ter; on the east side the steel mills
OF Gary, the coal fields extending
from Clinton south to Evansville,
In the very heart of all this is the
state Of Illinois with its great hog
and corn output. A perfect line OF
factories ready to be transformed
into fortresses, and it is high time
the Party should concentrate on
this farming section that those In
the fortresses may be secure in the
time Of siege.
More power to the Central Conn
mittee to make a real check I'D and
see that, not only District Eight, but
all others throw some Of their
energy behind the Farmers Emer-
gency Relief Bill as step to bring
the farmers into organization under
the hegemony of the proletariat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02

for tonight at 7 o'clock were omit
ted. One of these will convene at
Hopkinson and Pitkin AYES, the
other at Pennsylvania and Suffer
Ave, both meets to take place be-
fore the homes Of the Aldermen of
these districts.
AS these protest meets are part
OF the campaign to lower food costs,
particularly milk, the Brownsville
Committee of Action Against the
H. c. L. urges that the Pioneers
make good showing among other
supporting mass organizations, and
that all parents bring their kids.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
COADL-TED By
HELEN LUXE
OUR MAGAZINE

We should like to say a few words
at this time about the Importance
I the Working Woman magazine
re specialized bulletin, news ex-
lnge, agitator, organizer and lit
.ry organ of the working-clas
women.
The market is flooded with bour-
geois periodicals for women, their
chief purpose being to mould the
opinions Of women along reaction
airy lines, and to act as a medium
of advertising. Thus they serve a
double purpose for the ruling class.
From the lavish advertising is
drawn a huge revenue which en-
aoles the publishers to buy high
priced art work, articles by special
lists in fields relating to home and
family, romantic stories, autobio-
graphies, etc, and to print this
mass of material on fine coated
stock and use color plates here and
there.
With all this our magazine must
comprehend precisely on the same
technical grounds, to be sure-yet it
must get the attention of women
who have been accustomed to read
those pretty pretty magazines, and
carry TO them the message of or
ganization for working class women.
1t must grow in size and circula-
ton and be filled with an exchange
Of letters from women workers,
farm women, mining women and
housewives, articles by theoreticians,
organizers and writer's, to describe
conditions and point the path of
struggle.
Due to lack of funds, one issue
had to be omitted, and another
brought out in reduced form. A
reorganization has taken place, and
tire Working Woman will come out
a week ahead of date of issue. The
July issue is out, with a stirring
call for support of the Paris Anti
War Congress, by Margaret Cowl;
another by Anna Schultz; Rose
Wortis writes about Miss Schnei-
derman Of the N. R. A." Sasha
Small does an excellent critical
-~5. exposing the ladies maya
zines: there is short (true) story
b. Bob Hall-articles on the War
Of the Sexes in the Third Reich"
about the fight for milk, about
women in munition factories, in
strikes, in the Japanese silk mills,
and in the Soviet Union. Order in
bundles, sell and distribute as
many as possible. Single copies
five cents: half-year sub. 80 cents;
IulI-ycar sub, 30 cents. Send orders
and inquire for bundle rates: Work
ing Woman, BOX 81, Station D, New
york City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
BY a Worker Correspondent

CHICAGO, Ill. - Several letters
have appeared in the Daily from
time to time about the terrific ex-
ploitation Of the sales workers at
Goldblatt Department stores. The
unsanitary condition of the stores,
lack Of toilets, and poor ventilation
causing girls to faint, has been
mentioned
Most workers do not know the
conditions the big bosses, Goldblatt
brothers and their chief exploiters
work under 1t may be of interest
to reveal that they have built
themselves six new exclusive private
oft1ces at their headquarters at 1851
winchester Avenue, Chicago. NJ
expense was spared to make then
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
LETTERS FROM
OUR READERS
GETTING ACQUAINTED


New York, N. Y.
Comrade Editor:
My first adventure with the
Friends of the Soviet Union" was
on an outing on the SIS. Islander.
Have been Communist sympa-
thizer long time; in fact, have
converted four good Democrats to
Communism. (The credit goes to
the Daily Worker) But last sun
day had my first outing with the
F.S.U., and I will tell the world I
had a good time. 1t was the finest
crowd l have ever been out with,
and that's no Dragging.
I have been out with all sorts of
crowds, including church crowds.
They all were so comradely I felt
right at home with them. And I'm
sure that if every worker in Amer
lea got acquainted with the Com
munists they would feel the same.
They are the only ones that fight
for righteousness. So here is to a
Soviet America.
T NJ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
Bellevue Hospital
Refuses to Help Sick
Unemployed Worker

NEW York; live under the
care of the Home Relief. but since
l am member Of the Unemployed
Council they discriminate against
me. When 1 was sick, they told me
that they made arrangements at
the Bellevue Hospital. But when I
came to the Bellevue Hospital they
treated me with suspicion. and pre-
tended to take my x-Ray picture.
Then they told me was in perfect
health.
l have been under doctors care
for a long time and I know how an
A-ray picture is taken. So I told
them that they were fooling. and
the doctor finally took the x-ray
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
$1,000 for 5 Dogs,
While Babies Starve
By a worker Correspondent

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - There
was a woman here who had five
dogs and $4,000. and, before she
would give it to poor children,
she made a will for someone who
had plenty, and made the will
so that this man would have to
spend this money on those five
dogs.
This woman thought more Of
dogs than she did of children.
She is dead now, and the money
is being spent on the dogs, when
there are thousands Of children
going hungry throughout the
country.
Here in Indianapolis We are
having trouble getting food, and
especially the right kind of food,
for little babies and small chill
dren.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
Wet Floor, No Air, Speed-up
Drain Energy in Cafeteria

get a job after they pay IS fee
to the Academy Employment
Agency, 1851 Sixth Avenue, a friend
of the manager and well known
strikebreaker to every food worker.
Besides you must pay $3.50 for a
uniform and have to take it home
and wash it, or pay the laundry.
But the main thing is that the
job is so hard that the most they
can hold it is two weeks. If they
don't, something will happen and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
Albany Cops Slug Leader
OF Relief Workers Union

use of police against peaceful del
egation. He was seized by detec-
tives and relief station fiunkeys,
slugged and thrown into the ele-
vator. The entire delegation was
then driven out of the building.
While Commission members left
the dirty work of openly attacking
the workers to the police in the
outside Office, tie members took an
entirely callous attitude toward the
suffering of the unemployed. No
action was taken or even limited at,
despite concrete proofs Lockner pre-
sented of mass starvation, rotten
food discrimination and graft in
relief distribution and dozens of
other examples of terrible relief
conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
SHOP PAPER REVIEWS

viii from now on be published
on the same day on which
Worker Correspondence from the
respective industries in printed:
Steel. Metal Auto on Tuesdays;
Textile, Needle, Shoe on Wednes-
days; Agricultural Laborers, Cam
ming, Farmers on Wednesdays;
Transportation and Communica-
ton on Fridays; all other in
dustries on Mondays.
Send all shop papers and
communications concerning them
to Agitprop Department, C. c.,
P. o. Box 81 Sta. D., New York
City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
LW.O. Leader Cites GrOwth
Ut FraternaI Organization
Bedocht Reports Cain of 800 Neto Members 4
Week Since Lanuar.y %

MANIFESTO MEMBERS THE l. W O.
Comrades:
UR international Workers Order challenge capitalist
leadership over the workers in the bourgeois fraternal
movement This challenge is mere phrase if we do not
build cur Order into the most powerful workers organize
ton in America The effectiveness of our challenge there
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1922 is available in sizes
II, IA, is, ID, 20, 30, 80, "a, Sc
SO and 40. Size 1e takes yards
36 inch fabric. Illustrated step-by-
step sewing instructions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02

new member Tor every member now
in our Order.
Comrades, get ready!
United action of our members
will turn our seemingly impossible
aim into an easy task. Let this
united action be produced by our
common desire to achieve for the
American workers that measure Of
social help which is supplied by
social insurance. Let this united
action be generated by our common
determination to do our duty to-
ward the working class in its
struggle for life and security. Let
this united action spring from our
common desire to make our Inter
national Workers Order the biggest
and the best fraternal organization
in America.
Forward to the achievement of
social insurance.
Onward to $4,000 members.
For the National Executive Com
mittee.
MAX BEDACHT,
General Secretary.
Picnic of New York /. w. o.
The New York branches of our
International Workers Order, with
their over $4,000 members, are hold
ing their second annual picnic next
Sunday, July 8.
This picnic must become a get
together of all of our New York
I. w. o. members. 1t must ac-
quaint the various sections, one
with another. 1t must thus con-
tribute to the inner unity of our
Order, which alone will guarantee
its successful growth and work.
The affair promises to select
comrade for present in the form
of trip to the Soviet Union.
1t will select another comrade and
present him with a radio set. 1t
will give to third comrade a two
weeks vacation in Camp Kinder
land. A set of Lenins Works will
be given away, and one weeks vaca-
ton in Camp Unity can also be
earned.
All the language sections will pre-
sent their favorite dishes as food
offerings to the picnicers.
You can reach Pleasant Bay Park
by the Seventh Ave. or Lexington
Ave. Subway white Plains Line);
get off at l17th st. and take Union
port car to the end of the line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
SHELTON, n. J. COLONY
CRITICIZED
Brooklyn, N.

OOSAiy ~ ~
Dear Sir:
Your paper is continually yelling
for workers rights and fair treat
ment. It would seem to me that
you would start practicing that at
home.
At the Communist Colony at Stel-
ton, N. j., one I. Crane, who is in
charge Of the cooperative grocery
store, works supposedly So hours
week for a pittance of $40 He
is supposed to work SO hours a
week but he really works about 10
hours. His hours are from 8 am.
to 6 pm. with an hour off for
lunch. He never gets away until
after 7 pm. On Sunday he is sup
posed to keep open from 8 am. to
l pm, but never gets away before
3 or 4 pm. When he pleads with
his fellow Communists to please
90 their purchasing before pm
on week days they laugh at him
He is not considered even human
by the ones drawing relief.
A FELLOW WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02

workers. Your criticism, however.
may be justified, and VIC hope the
workers in the colony will take this
criticism seriously,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02

The Daily Worker gives you full
news about the struggle for unem-
ployment insurance. Buy the Daily
Worker at the newsstands. Three
cents a copy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02

Editorial Note: The colony at
Steltcn. ~ J. is not Communist
Colony. While some Communist
workers live in the colony, this is
also true Of Socialist and anarchist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-02
While We're On the Subject

Another publication of special in
tera5s to women has a new issue
off 1.-THE press-the Domestic Work
crs' News, with articles, letters from
readers and news of union activi-
tics. Three cents per copy. Adj
dress. Domestic Workers News, AIS
Lzn6x Ave. IN Y. CO.
Correction
Through an error. the localities
Ct taa two demonstrations called by
the recent Brownsville Conference
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-29

Frank Love and Mr.. Hardinson of
Baker, Oregon visited Sunday at the
j. r. Ayers ranch.
Mrs. Frank Montague entertained
at a party Saturday afternoon in hon
or of her son, Seth's, sixth birthday.
Mrs. j. r. Ayers attended Cur
rent Events club in Kennewick Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Herbert Misner. a
Mesdames H. S. Hughes and j. r..
Ayers attended the meeting of the
Benton County tuberculosis League
at Benton City Wednesday.
Miss Marie Evans left Wednesday
for Portland, where she will visit for
few days. She will also visit rela-
tives in Underwood before returning
home.
Mrs. A. Maupin of Kennewick was
the guest of Mrs. j. r. Ayers from
Friday until Monday.
Harry Murawski left Monday for
Portland for a few days visit with
relatives.
Mrs. John Krohling of Richland
spent Sunday at the J. r. Ayers
ranch with her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Stewart attend
ed the musical given Sunday after
noon at the Methodist church in Ken
newick by the Orpheus club of Walla
Walla.
Margaret, Shirley, Nina and Rose
Mary Ashby have been out of school
this week on account of sickness.
The Hover Sunday school will pre-
sent their Easter program Sunday
morning at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Carl Slaybaugh spent Sunday
at Yellepit with Mr.. Slaybaugh.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-29
EDITORIAL
Edna Goodnight

There is a strong tendency towards
class spirit among students of diff
Serent classes. This is fine idea and
= should be extended on and grow
nto a loyalty towards the school as
. whole in addition to the enthusiasm
shown in each separate class. Prac-
tically the only time a cooperative
spirit is shown for the school as a
whole is at basketball and football
Games, or any other kind of sports.
Some may thing that is the only time
: school spirit is needed, but others
have a different Interpretation of it.
In the first place, when one get a
lob, especially in a business concern,
and wants to hold that job he works
with the rest of the group more as a
whole. He cooperates with them and
helps as much as he can to make the
business a success. If the person
learns that while in school he will
always remember it and will not have
to learn it at his expense.
Another important point to be brot
out is the fact that more class spirit
and not enough enthusiasm for the
school as whole encourages selfish
Iess. Each class tries to Guido the
other and as long as it remains a
friendly rivalry no selfishness will
enter.
However, even though there is more
class spirit now, it seems to be nee
essary for the growth of school spirit;
for as class spirit grows, school spirit
also grows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-29
SOCIETY
Inez Elliott

Twenty of the freshmen boys and
girls gathered here at the high school
last Saturday night where they were
taken down to the sand banks for a
weiner roast.
The Sigma club members have had
their first meeting of regular series.
They meet every third and fourth
Tuesdays at the commercial club
rooms.
The Misses Ellen McAlpine and
Bernice Wrinkle were hostesses at a
Senorita "snappy" party held at the
Wrinkle home Wednesday, March %.
"Snappy" refreshments followed the
"snappy" party, which was enjoyed
by the twelve members present.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-03-29

as I was recovering from these, I got
tuberculosis, double pneumonia and
phthisis. Then they gave me hypo-
dermics. Appendicitis was followed
by tonsillectony. These gave way to
aphasia and hypertrophic cirrhosis. !
completely lost my memory for a
while. I konw 1 had diabetes and
acute digestion, besides gastritus,
rheumatism, lumbago and nuritis. ]
don't know how l pulled through it.
It was the hardest spelling test I've
ever seen. "
John Buchanan.