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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17

Must abolish the Neglect of Revolutionary TIL

phrase mongers as the Music type
who is trying to build new" Amer
lean Workers Party, and who see the
helplessness of the Socialist Party.
The reasons for it are in our own
methods of work and approach to
the workers. We do not develop
simultaneously the three interviewer
parts of the class struggle-political
economic and theoretical. Especially
do we neglect the theoretical struggle.
Party units in Harlem, South Side
of Chicago, including some good shop
nuclei, are fulfilling their tasks and
working in very technical and mar
row manner.
Without Revolutionary Theory, There
Can Be No Revolutionary Movement
We sometimes hear complaints
frcm camrades that there is not
enough political life, quick reaction
by Party organizations, in their par
.ticular territory to events. Some of
the comrades make broad gestures,
emphasizing that it is necessary to
bring. forward the Party in all strug-
giles of the. working class. But a
gesture like this remains a phrase
if we do not present the entire pro-
gram of the Party to the working
class, If we do not fight for the line
of the Party in a theoretical, scien-
tific manner. Lenin emphasized tina:
without revolutionary theory. there.
can be no revolutionary movement.
And that this is true can be seen
in a number Of mistakes committed
by the Party in strike struggles, in
recruiting into the Party, and in
mass campaigns. Theory for the
Party is especially important because
the Party is on the road to Bol-
sheyization. The Party lived for
years in the commissions of unprin-
cipled factional struggle. Organiza-
tionally it has overcome this, but in
some parts of the Party there still
remain theological remnants of it.
The methods used by our comrades
in the mining field, in the steel re-
gion, and in the textile industry are
the methods of so-called labor lead
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
Kruger Store Clerks
Forced to Subscribe
To City Relief Funds
By a Worker Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The charity
racketeers here have sold the con-
cession for the city food checks to
the Kroger Chain Stores. Now ever
worker on relief must bring his food
check to Kroger Store for his
groceries.
Recently it was mysteriously an
nounced over the radio that a large
Cincinnati corporation was do
mating" $4,000 to the st. Louis relief
fund. Great secrecy surrounded the
entire transaction. But when the
workers got their food orders drawn
on the Kroger Stores, the secret was
out-all clerks in Kroger Stores are
forced to pay a dollar or more
weekly out of their wages for ere
lief"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17

DANCE and Entertainment, Daily Worker
Dance Group, 35-E. 18th St., 9Th floor.
Band. Refreshments. Adm. Csc.
JOHN BOVINGDON, Dancer and Poet.
dance recital at Theatre Collective, 81 W.
18th St., 800 pm. Following the recital
he will speak on the creative origins,
growths, and social functions OF this form
Of art .s-
COSTUME Ball and Concert OF Jewish
Workers Clubs at New Star Casino. 10th
st. and Park Ave. Musical and dramatic
program. Dancing till dawn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
Shoe Union Leader
Freed on Assault
by New Jersey Jury

JERSEY CITY.-A. 1vanoff, lead
ing member of the United Shoe and
Leather Workers Union, who was ar
rested last August while on strike
duty and held on a charge of as
sault, was found not guilty by jury
here Thursday.
Ivanoff was arrested with a group
Of three other leading members of
the union following an attack made
on the group by gangsters. Ivanoff
had gone to q shoe factory which was
on ftrike and was telling the workers
not to scab.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
National Labor Board
Fake MOues Continue
in " eirtOn Union Fight

DAILY Worker Washington Bureau,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Ap-
parently government inspired ru-
mOrs that the National Labor
Board will yet order an election
in the WeirtOn case were afloat
yesterday, but they do not mate
rally affect the strike-stalling
nature of the boards procedure. 1t
is said that the board is preparing
to go to court to fight out the cleo
ton issue, being aware that its
order for an election will be defied
by the company. Should this Oc-
cur, the Weirton workers would
still hold the bag while the sham
battle pretense dragged on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
Workers Lose Pay and
Clothing AS Fire Sweeps
Chicago Hat Factory

CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-Several hun
dred workers had their weeks WAGES
burned up when fire, caused by the
explosion of an iufammable chemi-
cal used in a hat factory, swept the
story Mutue' Building at 1918
West Van Buren, Street here Tues
day.
The fire spread so swiftly after the
explosion that the workers were
forced to abandon the building with
out their wraps or nav envelopes they
had received that morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
W Orkers! Protest and
Organize Against
C.W.A. Firing
ORGANIZE ON JOBS
Unemployed Councils in
Call for Action
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
Daily Worker Washington Bureau.)

ADdAAy huIhCE W aoAlAliS tDlt DuA Cfsl-J
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. - A big
Civil Works wage cut was announced
today by Federal Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins when he explained the
plan for folding up the program by
May l. In addition, Hopkins declared
that the staggered-hour system
which he previously said was adopted
solely because Of a lack Of funds, will
continue despite the fact that c. w.
A. has new appropriation from Con-
gress.
BY next Thursday 100000 will be
dropped from c. w. A. rolls in rural
areas, Hopkins announced. This means
workers in the North as well as in
the South, will be fired this week.
Instead Of merely in "sub-tropic'
climates, as previously announced.
Wages Cut.
New wage regulations will read
substantially as follows: Effective not
later than March /, the wages paid
on civil works shall be minimum
Of 80 cents an hour and the prevail
ing rate Of wages in each local COM
munity for the kind Of work per-
formed" the dapper administrator
dictated to the press.
In other words, minima Of 40 cents
for the South IS for the middle ter
] ritory, and so cents fo- the North
which previously obtained for all ex-
cept road work projects, are scrapped
"The hours of Won. for the pres
ent, will remain at a hours per week
in the cities and is hours in rural
areas" Hopkins continued.
Heard Of Demonstrations.
| The "ruraP areas which are to be
affected first, apparently include
small towns, for when Hopkins was
asked whether communities Of 5000
would be considered rural" he re-
plied, they might" He also said
that in dropping workers, those liy-
ing in households where another was
employed would be first to go, those
"having other resources" would be
next.
He also said that C. W. A. would
continue "at its present strength" in
industrial cities-indicatin that the
authorities are aware that they will
have trouble where workers are or
9anized and fighting.
Asked whether he was receiving re-
ports Of protest demonstrations, Hop
'sins calmly replied, 1--WE seen some
but at present don't think that.
serious
VIII Have to Starve.
The brutally candid facts were in
terspersed with soft soap: Hopkins
declared, we will take on relief
everyone who is in need" and that
major projects" to be completed be-
fore May l include rural schools -
about ten Of them, it developed.
When it came to the question Hop
kins has been asked repeatedly about
what's going to happen when all C
w. A. workers have been thrown of
the rolls, however, he responded
merely, now you're asking me tc
speculate"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
Meeting Today of Delegates on
c. C. c. Investigation

NEW YORK.-A special prelimin-
airy meeting will be held Sat, Feb.
1, at 3 pm. at room 238, 80 E. 18th
St, of all youth delegates on the
delegation which will investigate
conditions at C. C. C. camps this
Sunday. All delegates are urged to
be present.
Organizations which have not yet
elected delegates are urged to do so
at once.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
Firing In New York

NEW YORK. - Fifty-six thousand
CWA workers on parks learned yes
terdav that they will probably be
fired this week, the CWA administra-
ton claiming it has no equipment for
their future work.
Six hundred and fifty workers were
laid-off on the Fort Jay project yes
terday.
The National Unemployment Coun-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
1900 Negro, White
Birmingham L'n(ry
Workers on Strike
Demand Higher Pay; A.
F. of L. Leaders for
Jimcrow in Pay Scales
(sneciaI to tte Daily workerl

Especial to tie Daily W0rker)
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. 1.-two
thousand laundry workers went on
strike here for higher wages. NEGRO
women were getting SO week and
IN, while white women were receiving
81 and up.
The A. F. Of L. leadership has ac-
cented the princirle of separate wage
scales for Negro and white doino the
same work. Thev are uroiu" no
picketing, But many of the workers
are picketiro anyway. The bosses
are planting bombs as an eXcuea TO
terrorize the strikers and smash their
urion.
Norman Thomas. Socialist leader
from New York. add~0ssed the etrik-
ers. uroing them to have a "quiet
strike" The governne nt N.P.A. Off
Gals. are Hfobosing a. 14-csnt an hour
scele for Southern laundries, the low
est Of all the CODES. The Communist
Party is calling for mass picketinq, a
rank and f7'e strike committee. and
equal wages for Negro and white.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17

HOUSE PARTY, Bath Beach Workers
Club, 1917 Beg goth St., pm. Refreshments
and entertainment
SOVIET TALEIE with ENGLISH titles at
Minecla, LII. at Williston Theatre willis
Ave. BEGINNING at II am Benefit Work
ers Center
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
PkiLqdeLphin. Pa.


DANCE given by Dynamo Soccer Team
II the Workers CULTURAL and Sports Club;
2O14 N. 52nd St. on sat. Feb. II, pm.
DANCE at Pen & Hammer, Sat Feb. II
at 1873 South Right Street.
Orange, N. J.
DANCE, ard Entertainment Of Jack Lon
don Clrb. at the United Spcn'ch Wo~ w.
Grams Hall, 2G1 Main Street, Sat. Feb. II.
at pm. Adm 15c
StrgtfCrL, Conn.
REPORT Of Nationol Conveat.-1 Against
Unemployment, Sunday. Feb. ls ct S pm.
ct St-atfo-d Workers Club. 664 Honeyspct
Road, by delegates. Supper will be served
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18
A N E DIT RIA

ing to be settled ON the picket lines and at the mill
gates.
The employers to Justify their new murder at
tacks, trying to brush aside the question of
the real issues of the strike-the just demands of
the workers for higher wages lower hours, against
the speed-up and for union recognition. The New
York Times organ of the big employers, the bankers
who dominate the textile and other indutries, is
openly appealing for the most brutal savagery to
break the strike. In editorial on Monday to the
tune of tramping feet of thousands of troops in
the textile mills to the voice of Roosevelt in Rhode
Island and the governors in other states meeting
with the employers to break the strike, this bosses
organ wrote
"The country Is also coming clearly to
that the strike ordered less to redress
grievances advance claims than to make a DEM
onstration of the power of the textile workers
especially their power by strikes and intimidation
to unonize the Southern cotton mills The real
issues having thus been made plain, the people
will at least know what the dispute is about and
what the critical test OF the strike during the
coming week will actually mean"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18

TEXTILE workers, you see how the employers
government mobiles its troops to shoot you
down, when you strike for your just demands
against starvation conditions You see how the en-
ployers' press tries to brush aside your demand.
They talk about demonstration of power of the
textile workers" Yes, power Of the workers
is needed-more power to end the rotten, slavery
conditions. More power to build the unions, to
make the strike effective, to win the workers de-
mands!
You see how they already try to justify your
murder in the eyes of the public by eliminating with
wave of the hand the real demands which your
convention voted on, which represents the wish, the
need, the desire of every textile worker suffering
from the most horrible conditions.
Now that the employers and their government
forces have grded for mighty effort, at the cost
of your lives to break your strike and defeat your
demands, it is more than ever necessary to close
and tighten your ranks On your side is the mill
fancy, the bravery the splendid organization, the
effectiveness of the strike up to On your side
Is the working class of the whole country.
The strike must be spread with greater
energy than eyer before The answer TO the mobili
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18

CURIOUS over the stubbornness, the
great and growing strength of the tex
tile strike, now going into it's third week.
the employers and their government, ma
tionally and in every state of the strike,
are mobilizing their armed forces of muir
der to terrorize and shoot the textile
strikers back into the mills
Despite the act that A. F. of L. leaders such as
MacMahon and Rieve in some places, acted
brake on the STRIKE the miitancy and heroism Of
the textile strikers, especially in the South has
made the strike tremendous and powerful weapon
in the fight for the workers demands. German
and MacMahon, unable to carry through their
MIRA. agreements, unable to put over MIRA. ar
bitration are compelled to enter into bitter wordy
battle with General johnson.
But while they talk, while words fly, the
ployers girding their forces for the most
ruthless, murderous attack the strikers, for the
most determined drive to smash the strike The
real test of the strike, the fight for the workers
demands against starvation, against the most mser-
able conditions, and for union organization, go
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18

cation Of the armed forces of strike breaking must
be- Close down every mill in the country! Increase
the picket lines, Picket every mill Forward
with the flying picket squadrons. Mass your forces
every mill still open partially running-and
close it down! Make the strike one hundred per
cent effective, and you will win your demands,
despite every effort to send you back into the mills
under worse conditions than before.
Reach the miltiamen and agitate among them
about your strike how the employers are trying to
them to force you back into starvation con-
ditions. Urge the militiamen not to be strike
breakers and to shoot you down
Call out every branch of the textile industry.
Spread the strike Call out the hosiery workers,
the dyers, every organized unorganized workers,
Call out every branch of the textile industry in an
swer to the murder concentration of the bosses,
in to their efforts to break your strike and
defeat your demands.
The flying picket squadrons have proved
to be the most efficient means Of the workers to
shut down the mills Do not give up this weapon.
but increase its power The employers and their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18
Senate Due To Inquire
Into Arms Used Against
Striking Workers
By Marguerite Young


WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE
Senate munitions inquiry is set to
inu6ire tomorrow where the NUM-
tons and gas now being used to
murder and terrorize textile strik-
ers came from, and something
about the link between the Govern
ment- aided arms makers and their
use of arms in strikes.
Senator Bone dem, Washing
ton said late today that he is
lively in conflict with the workers
munitions-and of course in that
picture there is the question of the
use of these materials in strikes"
This development occurred as the
committee heard tales of bonanza
profits in the war industries that
sweat their workers and receive
tremendous subsidies from the Gov
eminent. In the case of one COM
pany these profits lowered to
1,143,7 per cent in eight years
The committee also heard, today,
further evidence that the American
Government has been aiding the
munitions men to supply death ma
chimes to Chinese governments &C
lively in conflict with the workers
and farmers Chinese Soviets as well
as with Japan.
Scheduled disclosures Of how the
Roosevelt Government and Amer
lean imperialists supplied Adolf
Hitler with arms we're crowded out.
Chairman Nye of the Committee
declared, however, this was the re-
suit merely Of the pressure Of time.
He said he wanted ample" time.
and that if this were not available
after completing the Chinese phase,
he would take up the Hitler ques-
ton first thing tomorrow.
Senator Bone said he didn't
know" how much evidence could be
obtained from witness now on the
stand on the use of munitions in
| strikes, but that he would obtain
all possible. The witness Sched-
uled for this week are chiefly air.
plane manufacturers. Last week the
Committee had on the stand the
dupont dynasty, makers of enor-
nous amounts Of powder, bombs,
etc, which are used in strikes. The
connection between these powder
makers and the textile strike was
brought to the attention of the
Committee at that time, but no
questions about it ,<zere asked.
A 1,143,725 per cent profit was
taken in eight years by one COM
pany under consideration today.
This airplane motor manufacturer,
Pratt and Whitney, subsidiary Of
United Aircraft, which was heavily
subsidized by the United States
Government, paid its employees as
little as 40 cents an hour. Spec
tators gasped at the story of how
Pratt and Whitney, organized in
1925, with exactly 1000 worth of
common stock, made a total return
of $11, 437, 230 in eight years. The
latter figure was pure profit - the
cash returns upon the $1,000 in
vestment, not including the increase
in value of the capital structure of
the company, and based upon their
own valuations.
Alger Hiss, committee investigator,
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18
Dye, Rayon and Carpet
Workers Due To Be
Called on Strike
BY Seymour WaIdman
fn,uv tUorL.r uashir rton Rurs.uN


WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE
militant voices of those many
thousands of textile workers who
are impatient to Join the picket
lines today succeeded in obtain
ing at least a promise of strike
action from Francis j. German,
chairman of the special strike
committee of the United Textile
Workers of America. German, at
his Carpenters Hall headquarters
here, told reporters that "un-
doubtedly the U.TW. executive
committee will recommend the
calling out of all the rest Of the
textile workers"
This call will include the dye,
rayon, carpet and rug workers, he
added. But no workers will be
called out of the mills until after
the executive committee meeting
tomorrow.
Awaits Roosevelt Settlement"
German, however, made it clear
that the withholding of the new
strike call is contingent upon the
familiar last minute Roosevelt ar
bitration settlement" the impo-
sition of which has always mill
tated to the advantage of the en-
ployers. In fact, privately, he has
made no secret of the fact that he
is banking on Roosevelt to inter
vene openly by calling him and
the employer group to Hyde Park
He said:
UNLESS the strike is settled this
week, the whole industry will be
out by the end Of the week. No
more will be called out until to-
morrow. Undoubtedly the U.T.W.
executive committee will recon-
mend the calling out of all the
rest Of the textile workers. Yes,
that includes the dye, rayon, car
pet and rug workers"
Strike Still Grows
Germans announcement today
that "the strike is bigger than it
was on Saturday despite" the re-
fusal of the relief authorities to
feed strikers families unless they
scabbed on their fellow workers.
shows how ep-going is the strike
sentiment Of the workers.
The massing Of additional mill
tia units and more deputized
strikebreaking forces in the North
and South, moved German to ex-
claim, 1--we never seen such a
demonstration of strikebreaking
government forces in all of my
experience. I've never seen such a
vicious campaign against the work
ers, with the state apparatus lined
up against the pickets." Despite all
this, reports to strike headquarters
reflected a mounting worker mill
fancy on the picket lines.
Relief Problem Grows
The question of relief was tossed
into the lap of the A. F. of L. strike
leadership today by numerous press
dispatches that the relief author
tiles, carrying out MIRA. policy
! Continued on Page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-18
Auto Locals
Hold Farley
In Cleveland
Work Towards Building
of One Industrial
Union Stressed
Especial to the Daily Worker,

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. IT,
Although reporters were barred
from the rank and file preliminary
National Auto Workers Conference,
held here yesterday, your CORE
spondent through inquiries of the
delegates is able to give the sub
stance of the deliberations. The
conference was held here upon the
call of nine Cleveland American
Federation of Labor auto and auto
parts federal local unions.
Fifty delegates were present from
locals in Cleveland, AShtabula, Flint,
ETC., with groups of delegates from
several other locals in Detroit and
Wisconsin, The latter received the
calls late and were unable to take
up the call at regular meetings.
The conference was convened
through the previous action of the
Cleveland locals which were dis
satisfied because of the conditions
in the industry and the betrayal Of
past strikes on the part of the A..
F. of l.. leadership. The present
ineffective form of the union was
also source of dissatisfaction. The
call favored an international, in
dustrial militant union controlled by
the rank and file.
Yesterdays conference discussed
seriously all problems of the work
erS of the industry and the need
for fighting program against the
manufacturers and the sabotaging
efforts of William Collins and
William Green, who are preventing
successful strikes although the time
is most opportune. The conference
spoke of the fight against the
Collins Green acceptance of the
Washington agreement and the
subsequent growth of company
unioniSm.
Against Structure Of Union
The conference expressed its dis
satisfaction with the present struc-
ture of the union, the dividing of
the workers through federal locals
and the further efforts to split tne
federal locals into crafts.
After a discussion the conference
affirmed the policy of working for
an international union based on in
dustriaI lines, on basis of an ef-
fective struggle program and rank
and file control. The meeting
called for a national conference on
Nov. 10 in Michigan and elected a
committee to further it's work.
Proposals were adopted calling for
united action of all local unions on
the basis mainly of shop grievances,
against company unions and the
Washington agreement.
1t appears that at the beginning
of the conference sharp struggle
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