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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
Ln.perioIVa Terror aided by
NRA, GIassford in Strike Area
W Orkers Delegation Hits
Vigilante Terror,
Starvation Pay

SAN DIEGO, Calf, April
1O.-The unprecedented ter
ror against the agricultural
workers in Imperial Valley is
being supplemented by amir.
A.-directed attack on the mil
liant unity Of the workers, Mex
leans, Filipinos ana white, with the
arrival of Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford, who achieved infany during
the Bonus March, as N.R.A. ar
bitrator.'
Setting himself up as an i'm
partial investigator, GlaSSford i'm
mediately surrounded himself with
a State Investigating" committee
of five, named by the big growers
and shippers. On April 7, this body
received a committee from the Can
n cry and Agricultural Workers
Union, which is organizing a strike
of melon pickers against starvation
pay and rotten conditions in the
camp, and the Internatioal Labor
Defense and the American Civil
Liberties Union. 1t becomes at once
apparent that the function of the
investigating" body was to white
wash the unbearable working con-
ditions and the vigilante terror.
S. c. Alexander, one of the unions
delegates, told of the miserable con-
dition in the workers camps, the
unbelieyeably small pay. He de-
clared there was no mystery why
the workers unitedly supported their
own union and declined to support
the Mexican Association, which is
controlled and supported by the
growers and shippers.
A. +. of L. Offers Aid to Growers
Chester Williams of the Civil Lib
critics Union and Jack Hardy Of
the I. L. D. presented proof of the
ruthless terror directed against the
Cannery and Agricultural Workers
Industrial Union organizers and
members who participated in the re-
cent lettuce and pea strike. They
told of the kidnapping and beating
up of organizers ana defense at
torneys by armed bands of vigilantes
assisted by sheriff, deputies and
highway police.
An official of the Growers and
Shippers Association stated point
blank that the growers and shippers
would not recognize any union ex-
cept the Mexican Association.
o. G. Hoffman, representing the A.
F. Of L. and president OF the Fed
Grated Trades and Labor Council
offered the growers and shippers the
aid of the A. F. of L.
The workers committee demanded
halt to the terror, the. disbanding
and disarming of the vigilantes
bands of the growers and shippers
the right of the workers to organize
into their own unions and to strike
If necessary, for better conditions
Gen. Glassford was asked to guar
antee the safe return of four native
born workers who were driven Out
Of the Valley by a band of 80 armed
] yigilantes on March 26, and threat
ened with death If they return.
Several Of the union organizers
and sympathizers are facing trials
in the local boss courts in the neal
| future. The Social Problems Forum
852 Eighth Ave, San Diego, is col
Letting funds for the defense anc
is appealing to workers and theil
organizations throughout the coun-
try TO aid the defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
Match Strike Solid
in 3rd Week; Reject
ALL Heads SeIIout
500 Match Workers and
200 Machinists Fight
to Win Demands

BARBERTON, Ohio, April 10
The strike of 500 match workers and
200 machinists employed by the
Diamond Match Company, here is
in its third week. This strike was
not approved by the top officials
Of the A. F. of L. and they are get
ting no relief or strike benefits from
the A. F. of L.
In spite Of this, the spirit of the
strikers is high, and by their mill
fancy they have stopped all trucks
from taking anything from the
plant. They also stopped the switch
engine from pulling Is cars loaded
the night before the strike went into
effect All entrances to the plant
are picketed d hours a day.
Picket crews change shifts every
four hours. Women pickets are
showing great miIitancy, being on
the job day and night.
When this strike went into effect,
it was about to spread to the Ohio
Match Co., in Wadsworth, and also
to the B. & w. Boiler Works in Bar
berton, but the A. F. Of L. officials in
the Akron district choked it.
The Wadsworth plant and the
Palmer plant Cboth match shops
are now hiring new help. This will
hinder the cause of the Diamond
strikers, but there is not a word to
stop these plants from the A. F. of
L. officials.
Coleman Claherty sat with the
committee and company officials in
conference, and an agreement was
made accepting the compauy's pro-
posal. After every one had agreed
but Francis Gearheart, the local
union president, a company official
asked him why he did not agree.
Gearheart replied, ut is not for me
to decide. There are 700 strikers out
there that have decided this uues-
ton" The committee reported to the
strikers and the proposal was turned
down unanimously. Claherty said
We'll, it looked good to me, but not
so good to the workers"
The strikers of the Diamond Match
Co. have held their ground good SO
far, in spite of the fact that the
A. F. of L. officials are not giving
relief The women, who are the worst
exploited, are standing their ground
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
S m all Increases Won
in Strike Mean Very
Little, Say Militants

HAVERHILL, Mass, Aprf
10.-A mass meeting of strik>
ers, held yesterday, launched
vigorous protest against the
newly-formed fascist vigilante
committee, the aim Of which is to
smash the United Shoe and Leather
Workers Union and attack its mill
tant leaders.
The shoe strikers voted to accept
the manufacturers price proposal
for settlement Of the strike. A few
small increases were won for a few
crafts. The stitchers, who formerly
got 81 and SO a week, got a 10 per
cent increase. This increase means
very little to the workers. The
militant section Of the union fought
against accepting such a meaning
less increase.
Twenty-eight Board Of Trade
shops signed the agreement in the
afternoon, involving 1000 workers.
Three thousand workers still re-
main out pending signing Of the
agreement.
All during the course Of the
strike Bernard Hallett, representing
the co-ordinating committee. and I.
Zimmerman, a Jovestoneite, sdvo-
Gated arbitration. In fact, these
two gentlemen opposed the strike
from the very outset.
Peabody Workers Strike
PEABODY, Mass, April 10.--Ons
hundred and seventy leather work
ers Of the Cox 90. are striking here
against discrimination Of members
Of the National Leather Union. A
great spirit Of militancy and soil
darity is being shown by the 5000
workers in the other shops who are
picketing with the strikers.
Workers in the Pekoe mill IN
Salem have voted for strike. They
are demanding a 25 per cent increase
in wages, recognition Of the United
Shoe and Leather Workers Union.
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farm Workers Strike in Defense Of Negro Worker

BRIDGETON, N. j., April 10. -
Two hundred farm workers en-
ployed at Seabrook Farms, the
largest fruit and vegetable farm in
the east, are on strike. They have
organized themselves into an indie
pendent union called Farmers and
Workers Organization of America.
A rank and file strike committee
was elected composed Of both Ne
gro and white workers. One of the
members Of the strike committee is
a Negro worker, who was formerly
a member of the National Miners
Union.
The immediate cause for the
strike was the firing of Jerry
Brown, the chairman Of the execu-
tive committee, militant Negro
worker. The entire two hundred
workers answered by walking out
and establishing a strong mass
picket line, picketing all roads
leading to the farm.
Want Higher Pay
Thus far, no attempt has been
made to bring in scabs. When the
committee saw the manager yester-
day he was willing to agree to
take back Jerry Brown. However,
the workers feel that they have the
company at disadvantage because
cabbage and tomato plants must
be put in the ground Immediately
or the company will take big loss,
so the workers put forth demands
for better wages. They demanded
that the women get 25c an hour in
stead of the present 10c to 1870
per hour, men to get SOC per hour
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
Chicago South Side
/. |. D. WidenS Out
Fight on Jim-CrOw
Democratic Rights of
Negro Masses KEYNOTE
of Section Convention
DAILY worker Midwest Bursau)

DAILY Worker Midwest Bureau)
CHICAGO, April 10-The South
Side Section Convention Of the In
ternational Labor Defense was held
here Sunday with 26 delegates, rep
resenting the 800 members, discuss
ing their work and planning fu-
ture activity.
The delegates, the great majority
Of them Negro workers, enthusiasts
tically received the organizers re-
port, and went on to prepare their
organization for the struggles Of the
coming months. Particular stten-
ton was paid to the fight against
jim crowisn and discrimination. A
decision was passed to coordinate
I. L. D. activity with that Of the
L S. N. R. by exchanging represen-
tatives on the leading committees OF
each organization
A fraternal delegate from the
American Consolidated Trades
Council, an organization Of Negro
workers barred from jobs by the
chauvinistic policy of the A. F. of L
misleaders, spoke and was greeted
with great applause.
Penetration Of the basic industries
by the I. L. D. was discussed, as the
best way for carrying on the strug-
gle against war and fascism. White
workers living in the territory east
Of Cottage Grove, boss-appointe6
color line" pledged their branch t.
carry on a relentless struggle against
the landlord associations that Try
to keep the east side lilly white"
The section closed with the elee.
ton of a new executive committee
and 10 delegates to attend the dist.
riot convention Of the I. L. D. to b
held in Pana, H., next Saturday anC
Sunday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
Workers In ; Cite
Vote to Hold Out
for Demands

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April
10.-Three days of "arbitra-
ton" by the auto board,
headed by DR.. Leo Wolman
and working hand in hand
not only with the employers but
also with the A. ?. of L. top leaders,
headed by the arch labor traitor,
Paul ]. Smith, have just ended with
the strikers rejecting the settlement
offer and militantly continuing the
strike. Not only did the top lead
ers of the A. F. of L., like Smith,
OIL, Handley, NickerSon and Somers
fully agree to the boards and en-
pioyers' proposals, but they tried
hard 30 force them down the
threats of the 5000 auto strikers in
Seaman Body, Milwaukee, Racine
Nash and Kenosha Nash plants.
The settlement" offer was as fol-
lowsw: ten percent wage increase,
50 cents per hour minimum wage
and A cents for women workers,
recognition of the union (meaning
A. r. of L. leaders, seniority rights
and 50 on. But the strikers know,
as they have proven later in action,
that they never would gotten even
these few miserable pennies as was
proven in the Nash-Kenosha strike
last November.
The proposals of the Labor
Board, employers and the A. r. OF
L. top leaders were overwhelmingly
rejected By the Nash Kenosha and
Seaman Body strikers Of Mffwau-
kee.
The strikers declared that only q
small percentage Of workers would
get few more miserable pennies,
but large section OF the strikers
would not get any wage increase
while the third section would sctu-
ally get wage cut.
Would Retain Scabs
The Seaman strikers have add
tional reasons for refusing these
proposals by pointing out that
the scabS would remain in the plant
under the guise of seniority rights
protected by these rights. It is q
fact that most of the auto strikers
in Seaman Body have been paid of
in full and upon returning 10 work
they would be rehired and therefore
considered new men and the scabs
while remaining at work, would be
protected by the employers inter-
probation of the seniority rights
plus the abb that there is even work
on production for the scabs. The
strikers, therefore, demand the i'm
mediate discharge of the scabs, 2C
per cent increase and 60 cents pei
hour minimum wage.
Paul Smith, Green's field repre-
sentative, on April 9Th, has SIAN
dered and insulted the strikers Of
Nash-Kenosha by calling then
yellow bellies" But the strikers
made it crystal clear 10 him to keer
his hands out of Kenosha strike. as
there is no longer any fertile field
for his sell-out tactics, because the
workers there remember the SELL
out Of their strike in November l.
Thus, 1900 Nash-Kenosha strik-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
Striking NOrWalk
Rubber Workers
Picket Factory
Demand W age Increase,
Recognition of
Union

NORWALK, Conn, April TO-
With well-organized picket line
in front of the plant and the spirit
and morale of the strikers high,
the workers Of the Norwalk Tire
and Rubber Co., who went on strike
yesterday continued their strike to-
day.
The strikers are demanding a 80
per cent increase in wages, no dis
elimination against workers for
union activity and the reinstate-
ment Of workers who we're fired by
the company. Additional demands
are for no discrimination against
Negroes, a seven-man gang in the
curing room, recognition Of the shop
committee and the Norwalk Rubber
Workers Industrial Union, which is
leading the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
New Terror Wave
Fails to Break
KnitgOOdS StrikC
Strikers Laud Work of
the International
Labor Defense

PHILADELPHIA, April 10.-The
knitgoods bosses. with the aid Of
the police and the underworld. are
resorting to open terrorism to smash
the strike of 1000 workers.
On Monday pickets in front of
the NJ. and NJ. Knitting Mills rec
ognized group Of gangsters as
they entered the mill for a confer
ence with the bosses. Several
hours later, the homes of Mary Pay
ton, militant chairman of that shop
and Morton Jacobson, another mill
tant striker, were attacked. win
dows being smashed by milk bottles
and bricks.
At the same time, police attacked
the picket line in front of the
Philadelphia Sweater Mills, pulling
three pickets, Jack Weiss, Irene
Weiss and Aida Busani, out of the
line and placing them under arrest
This open terrorism is evidently
the result of the failure of the
bosses to break the strike, or the
spirit of the workers, through SIAN
derous attacks on their leaders in
the bourgeois press.
In a letter sent to the members
Of the employers association the
strike committee reveals that it has
learned that individual employers
who are willing to meet the de
mands of the strikers for unior
recognition, a 35-hour week ano
substantial wage increases, are be-
ing bribed or threatened into fall
ing in line with the others. The
association threatens TO stop the
supply of yarn of any boss who
yields, but promises to pay the rem
and meet other expenses Of thost
who continue the fight to smash
the union.
Strikers Laud /. L. d.
In recognition of the splendid de,
tense work carried on by the Inter
national Labor Defense in the re-
cent strike involving 5000 cleaning
and dyeing workers, and the strike
of 1000 knitgoods workers now 60
ing on, the Cleaners. Dyers anc
Pressers Union, Cleaning and Dye.
ing Drivers Union, and Knitgood'
Workers Union, all affiliated witt
the A. F. of L., will extend frater-
nal greetings and pledge support tx
the l. L. D. at its annual bazaar or
Friday and Saturday, April l3 anc
/ IA, at Ambassador Hall, ITO N
Broad st. Workers from the Fore
plant in Chester, members Of tht
Taxi Cab Drivers Union, and o.
| the United Shoe and Leather Work
ers' Union will also greet the work
ers' defense organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
Belleville c. ". A. and
Unemployed Workers
Protest C. W. A. Firing
IN a Worker Correspondentl

BELLEVILLE, IL, April 1O.-Job-
less and fired c. W. A. workers
here, under the leadership Of the
Unemployment Councils and the c.
W. A. union, held three mass meet
ings in protest against the c. W.
A. firings and the work relief
wage cuts.
At each meeting, A. F. Of L. lead
ers attempted to smash the meet
ings. The first meeting was almost
broken up by the A. F. Of L. lead
ers; at the second, they organized
a gang to disrupt the meeting, but
the militant workers stuck.
A program Of struggle was drawn
up by the workers, who are de-
handing the continuation Of c. ".
A. at union rates Of pay. and the
immediate enactment of the Work
ers' Unemployment Insurance Bill
III. r. 1899.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11

Easter vacation for SC per hour, 10
hours per day. The enclosed check
Of 40c is the pay of 12-year old
boy for eight hours work as shown
on the check. Sixteen to twenty
one year old boys are getting 1oc
per hour, tractor operates zoe per
hour.
One Of the strike leaders said "the
boss promises the children SOC per
day and then paid them 30 to 4oc.
Our families work every day and
still we have starvation, We do not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
C.W.A. Conference
Plans Actions for
Jobs and Relief
To Conduct Campaign
for Workers Bill
H. r. 1898

NEW YORK.-Approxtmately $50
workers delegates, representing en-
ployed workers on the projects, fired
G. w. A. workers and unemployed
groups met at the Stuyvesant Ca
sino at the Greater New York
United Front Conference on C.W.A.
and Unemployment on Sunday to
formulate plan of struggle against
G. W. A. firings, for the continuation
and extension of jobs at G. w. A.
and union wages, for cash relief to
the unemployed, and for the enact
ment of the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill.
The program of action decided
upon at the conference calls for a
unified struggle of the employed
and unemployed, of the fired C.W.A.
and employed C. w. A. workers,
Negro, white and foreign-born. In
the joint struggle for jobs and cash
relief, local meetings will be called
in the neighborhoods Of laid-off C.
w. A. and unemployed workers for
the establishing of relief locals.
To Fight G. w. A. F'irings
On the projects, and specifically
on the major projects meetings will
be called for a struggle against the
wage cuts and the impending lay
offs.
In widening the struggle for the
enactment of the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance Bill
(H. R. 1898, copies of the workers
projects with spaces for signatures
attached. Job meetings will be held
at which the workers bill will be
discussed and explained.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11

instead of the present 15c per hour.
The manager answered that he
could not pay more wages because
he is tied up by large government
loan from the Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation. The terms Of
the loan stipulate that only a GER
tain proportion can be spent on la
Dor, thereby debating these miser-
able low wages.
Child Labor
Eight to twelve-year old children
were working in the fields during
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11

get paid on rainy days, yet we have
to pay four to eight months rent a
year without any work to pay for
it. We have no clothing or money
to send the children to school. The
overseer of the poor is supposed to
take care of us in the winter time.
Our houses leak and the boss won't
fix it,
The strike is going strong The
boss Is bringing some government
officials from Washington to arbi-
trate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
Striking Knitters
In Mass PiCketing
Ind oils JobIess
Back Strike

INDIANAPOLIS, April 1O.-One
thousand striking knitters and their
supporters went on the picket line
yesterday at the Real Silk Hosiery
Mills. Some employees of other de-
partments joined the strikers and
the National Hosiery, a subsidiary
Of Real Silk, went out solid.
The strikers demands are: recog-
milton of their union "a. F. Of L.,
increase in pay to union scale, abol-
ition of the bonus and penalty sys-
tenn. The latter demand is their
foremost one. The Unemployment
Council was welcomed on the line.
A. JONES, CHAS. STADTFELD.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11

Harry Watson, state chairman of
the newly organized Youth Section
of the Holiday He Immediately
sensed what was going on and sent
Paul Reveres over the community by
automobile, saddle-horses and tele-
phone communications. He stayed
and argued with the sheriff until
help could arrive.
After five hours of argument, and
seeing the crowd getting larger all
the time, this bunch of legal rob-
bers brought forward a contract
which provided that so per cent of
the face value of the note would be
cancelled and that Drawback would
be allowed four months to pay the
remaining 40 per cent.
Evening star., 1934-07-26
SOCIETY
The Greek Minister, NJ. Simopoulos
Supper Party Honor Guest Last Night
to Celebrate His Anniversary.

lnFton from jefferson Barracks. Mo.
end have taken an apartment at 1870
Wyoming avsnue northwest Col
Division Of the War Department gen.
eTal staff.
Maj David s Barry. tr. U. S. NJ.
C. and Mrs. Barry Wiil go to Newport
81 the end Of the week 70 spend the
month Of August.
Mai Lathe B. Row. who recently
vas transferred TO Washington, and
Mrs Rog have taken q residence IN
Chevy Chase They are being con-
graduated on the birth Of a son born
July 25 at Walter Reed Hospital.
Capt and Mrs. william Bowie and
son, Mr. Clagett Bowie, will go to
Charles Town, w Va, on Saturday
TO spend two weeks.
Mr. Maxim Karolik Is chairman Of
the committee arranging a concert TO
be given in honor Of Rear Admiral
Joseph Mason Reeves. commander In
chief of the United States fleet. The
concert viii be given Wednesday eve
ming, August /. and the other officers
Of the feet which will arrive at New
port next week will also be guests of
honor. The program Will be given by
Miss Emma Beidan. soprano; Mr..
AleSSandro Niccoli. violinist, and Mr..
Miksa Merson. pianist, who lived in
Washington for several years.
Miss Annie NJ Hegeman. who closed
her home at 1900 l street early in the
Summer. has been in New York Tor
several days this week staying at the
SaVoy-Plaza and returned yesterday
TO Lenox, Mass. where she will be for
the rest of the Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Braddish J. Carroll,
ir., have returned to their apartment
at the Hay-Adams House from a
weeks visit at Bayhesd. NJ J.. where
they went by motor. On their way
home they stopped at Princeton, N, J.,
for a short visit.
Mr.. Carroll is assistant adninistra-
tor of the N. r. A.
Former United States Ambassador
10 Italy, Mr.. Richard WaSfburn Child,
was host at dinner last evening enter
tanning on the roof garden of the Ho-
tel Astor in New York City.
Capt. Rathbone of Washington
To Wed Colorado Girl.
Mrs. Ella Hodnette of Denver, Colo,
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Marie, to Capt. Walter c.
Evening star., 1934-07-26

Rathbone, u. S. A, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. c. Rathbone of this city.
Miss Hodnette is a graduate Of the
Arizona University and of Johns Hop
kins. Capt Rathbone. who is with
his regiment, the l4th Infantry. at
Fort Davis, in the Canal Zone, is a
native of Washington. He was edu-
Gated in the District grammar and
high schools and graduated from
Georgetown University.
A wedding of interest to official
Evening star., 1934-07-26

Judge and Mrs. c. c. McChord were
Joined yesterday in their apartment
in the Mayfiower by their daughter,
Mrs. Margaret McChord Boyle and
her daughter, Miss Josephine Boyle,
who arrived earlier in the week from
Europe. Mrs. Boyle and her daughter
will remain in Washington with Judge
and Mrs. McChord until time to re-
turn to France for Miss Boyles school.
Evening star., 1934-07-26
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