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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
ScOlds Textile Workers
for Winning Gains
Through Strike

BY A Textile Worker Correspondent
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Two
weeks ago about 100 of us weavers
of the Nashawena Mill, one of the
largest in this city, went out on
strike against an increase of two
looms per man and a 25 per cent
wage cut.
We all stayed out on both shifts
and went down to see Binns of the
UTW. After four days, through our
solidarity and unity, the boss was
forced to take off the speed-up and
proportionally increase our wages
per 100000 picks.
At a meeting of these .weavers
that we had where we voted on the
settlement, Binns told us that it was
not the best thing we could do when
we walked out on strike first and
then went to see him. He said that
this resulted in a loss for the COM
pany, and that in the future we
should first see him before going
out.
Some of us thought this pretty
raw. If we had followed his advice,
we would not have gained anything,
He would have gone and warned
the boss. The boss would have laid
off few of us active ones and by
the time that Binns and the boss
had got through negotiating, this
special order, which is good for only
two more weeks, would have run off
and we would have been S. o. L.
In any future trouble in the mills,
we Nashawena workers advise all
to follow our example. Organize
your own strike, stick together, and
you will win.
1t is time that we got rid of such
union eaders as Batty and Binns
who always shed tears for the prof.
it's of the mill owners and never
think of us workers who pay them
their fat salaries.
A WEAVER FROM THE
NASHAWENA MILL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

All women should be protected
from the dangerous cosmetics sold
on the market. This seems so OBJ
vious and yet our "disinterested"
and impartial government appears
to be powerless to control the glar-
ing and vicious abuses which
abound in the cosmetics industry.
The reason for this is not made
clear enough by the author. She
might have pointed out that the
government and big business are so
intertwined that they are practi-
cally one.
The real sufferers of the over
pricing of the harmless cosmetics
are the women of the working class.
They sit in shops all day and cam
not afford plenty of good food,
sunshine and exercise" which are
undoubtedly the best aids to beauty.
For a semblance of health and
good looks" they must resort to
rouges. powders, lipsticks, etc. So
skillfully are the advertisements
written that these poor workers are
made to feel that only by buying
the cream used by Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth and Queen Marie can
they too have lovely skins. They
do not know that they can get the
same cream for go cents a pound at
any department store by simply
asking for cold creams.
The author of "Skin Deep" has
rendered distinct service in expos
ing the frauds in the cosmetic busi-
ness. 1t is pity that the book is
not priced cheaply enough to reach
all the working class women.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
Bi11r1S Orders Workers
Not to Fight Bosses
By Resisting Pay Cuts
Says Additional Looms
Are Necessary to
Keep up Profits
By A Textile Worker Correspondent

BY A Textile Worker Correspondent
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-About
two months ago the silk and rayon
weaving department of the Hath
away Mill was closed down, throw
ing close to 800 weavers out of work.
The excuse given us was that this
mill could not compete with other
rayon mills, and therefore had to
stop production. But, this was only
a stall. We found out the real reason
two weeks ago when news was
spread around that the rayon and
silk department of this mill was to
start up again.
The overseers went around and
told us to come back to work. We
weavers were very glad to get this
news. But when we came to the mill
we we're told that if we wanted to
work we had to run eight plain
looms, with 90 per cent cut per
100000 picks, whereas before we had
six only,
While most of the men were dis
satisfied, we took the eight looms
and went to the union to see Binns,
who is secretary of the local weavers'
union. He told one worker story
that since the company has a lot of
money invested in this new order
we had better take eight looms and
get work or else they will have to
lay us off. The men we're not salts
fed with this, and insisted that he
do something to carry out the So
called agreement that was entered
into by the Winant Board, that
there shall be no additional speed
up till February.
The following day Binns did show
up at the mill. He looked around
the looms, and what do you work.
ers think he went to the boss to
complain about? That the light was
poor, and so the boss installed a
number of additional lights. But we
still have eight looms to run.
Every weaver should join the
union, go to the union meetings and
kick Binns and other takers out of
the organization. I'm we'll convinced
now why the radicals here call the
UTW officials agents of the mill
owners within the ranks of the
workers. Out with them!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

SKIN DEEP, by M. G. Phillips (Of
Consumers Research) 272 PIP. New
York-The Vanguard Press, $500.
ALMOST all women use some cos
"A metics, but few know just exact
ly what they are using. In this
book the author has presented an
interesting account of some of the
Investigations of well-known cos
metics conducted by the Consum-
ers Research.
1t is not the authors intention
to debunk all cosmetics. She has,
instead, plausibly shown that most
powders, creams, soaps, lipsticks,
rouges, nail polishes, ETC., are much
over priced and that some of these
can be compounded much more
cheaply by honest pharmacists.
Some beauty aids" are definitely
dangerous to the health and life Of
those who believe and follow every
thing they read in the advertise
ments. Serious illness and death
have resulted from the use of Ko-
remlu Ca depilatory), Lash-Lure can
eyelash and eyebrow dye and dini-
trophenol "a weight reducer). The
author has given the names of all
the advertised products which were
examined.
So avaricious are the manufac-
turers for profits and so powerful
are their Hobbies that at the present
time there is no governmental
agency which can prevent the sale
of poisons in the form of cosmetics
to helpless and gullible public.
The Federal Food and Drug Act of
1906 does not include cosmetics ex-
cept where they are labeled with
claims for prevention, mitigation or
cure of disease. The Federal Trade
Commission has no power to stop
the sale of product but it may
succeed in getting the advertising
claims modified if they are too fan
tastic. 1t is because of this lack
of control That hair dye manufac-
turers can claim that their products
are harmless. That this is false
is known by all dermatologists, who
have seen many cases of serious
burns of the scalp and face from
these dyes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
Interstate Council
On Discrimination
Growing in Strength

by Louis Weinstock, representing the
A. F. of L. Trade Union Committee
for Unemployment and Social In
surance taking place on Jan. 5, 6
and 7, in Washington. Arrange
ments are under way for the U. T.
w. Interstate Council delegates to
greet this Congress while in Wash
ington.
The Council is meeting with OPP
position, it is reported, from the in
ternational officials, and possibilities
exist that the revolving textile work.
ers will move to GUST all opposition,
since the U. T. w. members believe
that they must have an interstate
set-up to combat effectively the or
ganization Of textile operators.
The current sentiment among the
members of the U. T. w. locals is
that the late strike settlement, pro-
claimed a victory" has turned out
disastrously for the textile workers,
but that Mr.. George Sloan's boast
that the strike was a three weeks
vacation without pay may turn out
to be not so profitable for him after
all.
Mr.. German has stated in recent
interviews that the possibility of an
other general strike in the textile
industry is at hand. The textile
workers of New England believe that
their local unions must be strength
ened to prepare for another gen.
eral strike action if the evils against
which they have fought are not cor
rected very shortly. That is why
the Interstate Council Against Dis
elimination and Stretchout was set
up by rank and file members and
leaders in the locals, and is becom-
ing the rallying point for the set
Element of their burning grievances
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
Rr a Worker Correspondent


TAFTVILLE. Conn. 49, The third
regular meeting of the Interstate
Discrimination an d Stretchout
Council was held in Taftville. Conn,
on Sunday, Dec. 9th. Over 40 dele
gates, representing U. T. w. locals
in Connecticut and Western Mass
achusetts, assembled here and de-
feated the attempts of Nicholas
Danz, President Of the Connecticut
State Federation of Labor, to split
I'D the Council by sectional divisions,
although Mr.. DAM threatened the
locals participating in this revolt
against stretchout and blacklisting
With the revocation Of their charters.
The Council adopted the resolu-
lion that a delegation consisting OF
The executive committee and regu-
larly elected delegates from each u,
T. w. local should be sent to Wash
ington early in January to secure
action upon the complaints of the
;extile workers. The object of the
delegation will be to interview mem
oers of the Winant Boards, Mr.
Green, Mr.. German, Congressman
Of the New England States, and to
make final plea to President
Roosevelt to speed the report of the
Winant Board, and to call for i'm
mediate legislation which will stop
The killing stretchout and discrimi-
nation, and to demand adequate re-
lief and housing for the victimized
strikers.
Members of the press are invited
to hear the final arrangements and
plans adopted on this action at the
next meeting of the Interstate
Council to be held Dec. %, in
Thimpsonville, Conn.
The last meeting was addressed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

husband works a couple of days a
week in hotel. We are hardly ex-
listing on what he is getting, but
still I have always helped a good
cause If I do suffer myself in doing
so.
Some day l may have to call on
the I. l.. D. to help me. have been
prosecuted just for buying the Daily
Worker from the carrier who leaves
it at my home every day. A month
ago I nearly got licked for taking
the Daily Worker. 1t is my favorite
newspaper. have been reading it
for three years.
g NJ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
A PAMPHLET is NEEDED

New York, N. Y.
Dear Comrade Editor:
My work brings me in contact
with many native American skilled
on Work Relief construction pro-
jects. I find that lately they have
been falling very hard for Father
Coughlin. Besides exposing him in
the Daily Worker, a cheap pamph-
let, for one or two cents, should be
gotten out which we can hand to
these misled workers when we meet
them.
They are especially impressed by
his financial genius" his solution
of the depression by manipulating
gold, silver, initiation, etc. OF course
they don't understand the financial
solution mixed with his demagogy,
but they are swept off their feet
by his "erudition"
j. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
COsnold Card Room
Pay Cut in Many Ways

BY a Textile Worker Correspondent
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-Before
the last general textile strike we
workers got paid 80 cents for
hank. Now we get only "a cents.
On top Of this, we have to work
with Arizona cotton, which runs
very bad and breaks often. This is
in card room No. l of the Gosnold
Mill.
Before, when we were short of
bobbins or rowing we got paid half
time for the period lost in waiting.
Today we get nothing for such lost
time. It's time that we workers got
together and put stop to these
abuses.
GOSNOLD MILL
CARD ROOM WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
WORK FOR THE N. S. l..

New York, N. Y.
Dear Comrade Editor:
I am enclosing my money order
for one dollar, and hope that this
together with many others, will help
fulfill the quota for the Daily" so
that it can continue it's good work
in its task Of educating the masses
so that they can make this world
better world to live in.
I am attending the Mechanics In
stitute Oath Street, between 5th
and 9th Avenues, which is a
school for for craftsmen. 1 believe
you will be performing a great SER
vice if you could, in some way, or
ganize a Students Council body
here to educate these young men in
the class struggle.
I feel you have very fertile ground
here and wish you success in your
aim.
= ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
Scrip Relief
Stumble Barred
BY a Shoe Worker Correspondent

BY a Shoe Worker Correspondent
HAVERHILL, MaSs.-Below is a
price list of foods showing the diff
ference between the prices we have
to pay for food in cash and with
relief scrip.
Butter-29c a ID. in cash, SIC in
scrip: Ham-15c lb. in cash, 22c
in scrip; 4 cans of miik-23c in
cash, 1Sc for 3 cans in scrip;
Peas - &c lb. IN cash, 13c in
scrip.
At Home Circle stores, it is even
worse. There you have the follow
ing price list with relief scrip:
Butter-36c; 3 cans of milk-24c;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
Letters from Our Readers

Because of the volume of letters re-
ceived by the Department, we can print
only those that are of general interest to
Daily Worker readers. However, all let
tiers received are carefully read by the
editors. Suggestions and criticisms are
welcome and whenever possible are used
for the improvement of the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
NOTE:

NOTE:
We publish every Wednesday
letters from textile, needle, shoe
and leather workers. We urge
workers in these industries to
write us of their conditions and
their efforts to organize. Please
get these letters to us by Satur-
day of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
THE CAUSE OF THE WORKING
CLASS

= THU u 71'N0'f = o0'
Dear Comrade Editor:
1 received a letter in appeal for
the defense of the Scottsboro case
from the International Labor De-
Tense. I enclose 81, the best can
do at present. am unemployed. My
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

"nEAR ooMRADE;
"Wednesday, Dec. 5, In TN The
Home" there appeared an article
entitled "Take Out Your Lipstick."
In it, you speak of certain types
OF girls and women who, after
joining the Party, cease to pay
attention to their dress, cease to
use powder, lipstick, and neglect
their friends who as yet have not
been swept into activity. AS a
reader of the Daily Worker, may
1 venture a comment?
CIT SEEM to me that such behav-
ior on the part of some women
in the movement is due to the fact
that these women are still con-
sciously or unconsciously clinging to
the old idea that shiny nose indi-
Gates a mind occupied with bigger
things" that a face free of cos
metics speaks for seriousness" and,
since revolution is a serious bust
ness, away with powder. Not so
many years ago, makeup was a
thing of shallowness. This is
hangover from the old days. I, for
one, don't see why our women can't
be revolutionaries, even though their
lips are as scarlet as their convic-
tions. And also why is it that we
sympathizers with the movement
lose our attraction for our friends
when they join the Party? What is
that something in our friends eyes
that makes us want to apologize for
being alive? Unfortunately most of
us humans have touchy little egos,
and a scornful attitude may not
prove a very effective method of
attracting new members into the
Party.
MRS. L. r.
HERE is another article in the
III series on setting up housekeep-
ing, by HELEN LUKE. This time
it takes up the necessary utensils
for the new housekeeper, and gives
a general rule, as follows:
"0N THE best material for con-
" struction of cooking pans, there
is some disagreement. Various ma.
terials have their points and draw
backs For example, copper lined
with chromium is beautiful and
chemically ideal-but, oh the price
Graniteware, also chemically safe
may chip and lose dangerous par
ticles of granite into the food, also
exposing the metal base. Glass bak-
ing wear, chemically safe, is ex-
pensive and breakable. Aluminium
while it doesn't chip or break easily
and will stand intense heat, tends
to turn some foods dark and is held
in suspicion chemically By some
people. Iron is good, but heavy
and subject to rust.
Perhaps, then, the best solution
is mixed selection.
"yUE SUGGEST the following
w assortment as a cheap, salts
factory minimum for a small fam
lily of two to four members:
"a double-boiler of granite,
which may be had in the dime
stores flor cereals, mustards; both
parts may be used separately for
boiling vegetables, meats, etc.;
another samall granite pan with
a long handle, for similar use; a
very large granite or aluminium
pot for spinach, soups, etc. Try to
have granite or aluminium lids for
all these pans. Tin lids rust very
quickly. other items fairly salts
factory in the dime-store grade
are: very small aluminium skillet
for cooking one or two eggs, melt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

Received Dec II. 1884 5 399.57
previously received s56,15e.15
Total to date s5s,55s.72
DISTRICT 1 BOSTON,
I,ettish Workers Club, Roxbury $50
New Bedford 800
Lithuanian District Buro 500
Total Dec IT $3.50
Total to date S. 444.61
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

Contributions received to the
credit of the Medical Advisory
Board to raise the balance needed
to put the drive over the top.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 2093 is available in sizes
4, 6, 8, 10 and IL. Size 6 takes IA
yards 36-inch fabric and l yard con-
trasting. Illustrated step-by-step
sewing instructions included.
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Send What You Can to
Put Daily Ooer Top

the balance 3,00 still needed to bring
Daily 100000 goal originally set the New York district
Monday Pittsburgh S742O
the district Daily committee Ambdge raised So
the Russian Mutual
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

ing oil, ETC.; a low granite pan
without any handle, for baking;
a gelatine mold Or moIds, and
small pyrex or glazed earthen-
ware custard cups"
1--WE will finish the article on
household utensils tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

Send SIXTEEN CENTS Q6c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
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number. BE SURE TO STATE
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Address order to Daily Worker, 243
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GOOD WORK, WoRCORRs!

The Worker Correspondence
Department for the second time
received the highest contributions
today-$1776. Considering the
fact that the worker correspond
ents entered the Socialist COM
petition fully two months after
the others, the total Of nearly
$40 raised speaks we'll for this
department.
Ellen Parker ....... $1,000
Turkish Workers Frac... Lie
Previously received 49,. 21917
Total .............s2 SS.93
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
UTW CHIEF HELPS NEW BEDFORD MILLS TO INCREASE SPEEDP
WORKERS HEALTH
Conducted bv the

Conducted by the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board
The Advisory Board do not ADVERTISED
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
In THE HOME
More About Lipstick
BY ANN BAR TON

New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19

UERE is another article in the
III series on setting up housekeep-
ing, by HELEN LUKE. This time
it takes up the necessary utensils
for the new housekeeper, and gives
a general rule, as follows:
Evening star., 1934-01-02
so MILLION SPENT
FOR FOREIGN GOLD
R. F. c, Reveals $34.06 Price for
Newly Mined Metal Is
Repeated.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
The Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton made known today it had pu.-
chased more than S50,0C0,O00 of foreign
gold in the administration effort to
boost commodity prices
Meanwhile. the r. F. c. offer Of s34 O5
an ounce Tor gold newly mined in this
country was repeated for the tenth sue
ceSSiVe business cav.
In announcing the amount of gold
purchases, Chairman Jones Of the Re
construction Finance Corporation said
gold bought IN this country totaled S24-
100000. For the first time since the
gold-buylng campaign started Jones
answered the question as to foreign
purchases.
Foreign purchases. I think" he told
reporters, are a little more than $50
100000 He declined further com
ment."
The s34O6 price was posted at a
time when the dollar was showing
weakness in London easing 10 S5.l8
after opening at S5l5l, to the pound
On the opening bass. bar gold in
London was worth S32,73 an ounce.
AS the gold program continued into
1884, the Federal minis were opened to
newly mined silver offered for coinage.
nan VI al OAtItu "OuIu Ue kept ny
the Government as charge for coinage
MeanW hlle. legislation to have the
Federal Reserve Banks turn over all
their gold coin and bullion to the
Treasury was prepared by Senator
Thomas. Democrat, of Oklahoma. and
Representative Rankin. Democrat. of
Mississippi for introduction in Con-
gress.
The administration has been report
ed to have considered such action, but
no decision has been announced.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
A. A. A.A.RE0RCAN|zED. A.
WITH SHIFTS Of 100
Eight Departments Go in Out
growth Of Split Of Peek
and Wallace.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration today returned to work after
the most thoroughgoing shake-up ye.
given any of the recovery agencies, in
volving the shifting of 100 persons and
abolition Of eight departments.
While Chester C. Davis, farm ad-
ministrator smoothed out the results
OF this reorganization efforts were ad-
vanced to bring aid to the farmer from
another direction-the expansion Of
agricultural exports.
President Roosevelt had under con-
sideration a chart drawn by George
N Peek, his special adviser on for
eign trade, suggesting plans for co.
ordmating various Government depart
ments and governmental agencies ir
the drive to unload American sur
pluSes abroad
The President also has before him
a graph Of American foreign trade pre-
pared BY the Executive Commercial
Policy Committee. which indicates ex-
actly what the United States buys from
all nations and what goods he Unite
States sells them in exchange.
Three New Aides Named.
The reorganization Of the A. A. A. has
been under way for more than tWt
weeks, following appointment of DAVIS
to succeed Peek as administrator. Tbs
latter withdrew from his post atta!
differences with Secretary Wallace.
Davis last night announced the ap-
pointment of three new assistant ad-
ministrators, Victor A. Chr.ctgau OF
Minnesota, who Will head new sec
ton to be known as the Commodities
Division; H R. Tolley Of Berkeley
Calf, who will work out an align
ment of production adjustment plans
and Alfred D. Stedman of Minnesota
former director of information, wh-
will head an expanded division, IN
cluding the cons liners counsel.
Through the merging of some duties
into new departments. the sections
formerly devoted TO food products, fish
cries, beverages. foreign trade. imports
code analysis, special commodities an
the office of the administrative officer
will be abandoned
In addition the Processing and Mat
keting Divisions Of the A. A. A. will D.
merged with the Production Division
into the new Commodities Division, un
Ger Christgau
Although several important oflclalS
have resigned their posts during recent
weeks and others have been removed OF
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