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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
ALL. Leaders Fail
To Impress Seamen
In Eastern Seaports
Plans Speeded for Big
Maritime Conference
in Baltimore
BY H. BAXTER

W h en- people accomplish
anything it usually makes
them have more confidence in
themselves and they achieve
bigger and better things.
Since the master selIous and he
trayal of the West Coast strike bv
the labor takers, it has given corr
age to their brother takers on the
East Coast. Starting off with a
campaign of propaganda in the
gutter press, the International Sea
mems Union leaders began to tell
the seamen that they were meeting
with the shipowners and that in the
battle of round table conferences
that the I.S.U. was winning. and
had the Shipowners on the run.
A shyster lawyer, Silas 3. AxtelI,
flew to the West Coast latter the
strike was over and this event was
heralded in the newspapers. After
AXtell's return the IS.U. began to
hold meetings in the North Atlantic
ports. They told the seamen what
grand and glorious victory the
I.S.U. had won on the West Coast"
and every seaman should join the
I.S.U. as it was the only union rec
ognized by the Shipowners."
At their open air meeting in Bal
timore the I.S.U. takers were given
cold reception. They modified
the police, who Immediately ar
rested anyone who dared ask the
speakers questions. The Seamen in
Philadelphia showed their disap-
proval of the I.S.U. takers by stop
ping the meeting.
In New York
In New York the I.S.U. takers
were asked several hundred ques-
tons which they could not answer.
Finally the seamen gave the takers
three rousing cheers Bronx accent)
which adjourned the meeting.
Before the meeting adjourned
Silas B. AXtell called the several
hundred seamen buns and bunch
of Communist agitators" and when
a thunderous protest came from
the seamen, SilaS folded IN his
stand and scrammed while his
health was still unimpaired.
Seab Exposed
Another group of misleaders of
the Industrial Workers Of the World
called meeting. The speaker was
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Fight Motion Picture Company Union

ceeded in getting rid of the rascally,
traitorous leaders like Kaplan,
Sherman, and other demagogues,
who enriched themselves at the ex-
pense of honest toilers. The radi-
cal rank and file of 306 are deter
mined to continue to fight for con-
structive purposes and proletarian
democracy within the gates of the
union.
The Allied Union is only me-
dunn for the exploiters to employ
scabs at one-third the cos of union
labor. A projection booth contains
a minimum of two projection ma
chimes in order to give continu-
Gus performance. To insure abso-
lutte safety against fires, two men
must assume the responsibility of
the complicated work The motion
picture film is compound contain
ing nitro-cellulose, an explosive.
Should the film, running at the
speed of 80 feet per minute, stop in
the protector for a fifth of second,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
TwOCeUuIOid
Shops Strike
In NeaU York
W Orkers in Bronx and
Brooklyn Demand
Pay Cut Return

The workers of the Amerloid
Manufacturing Company, sos Court
ST., Brooklyn, and The Superior
Ivory Novelty Company, 1855 E. 133rd
St., the Bronx, have been on strike
Since Aug. 20. demanding the return
of wage cuts given to them within
the last year and half. Other de-
mands of the strikers are for a
40-hour week, equal division of
work, no piece work and recogni-
ton of the union.
The strikers are members of the
Celluloid. Catalin and Galilith
Workers Union, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
Both shops are at a standstill and
the workers are determined to fight
until the demands are recognized.
A mass picket line will be held at
7 am. today at the Brooklyn shop.
Representatives of the Indepen-
dent Celloloid and Plastic Novelty
Workers Union, at a meeting of
the strikers. pledged solidarity on
the picket line and also donated IS
to the strike fund. The represen-
tatives also stressed the need for
a united front in the near future to
fight the attacks of the
bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Hackmen Open Drive
Against Bullyragging
By NY. Police Force

The Taxicab Drivers Union OF
Greater New York is conducting
campaign to abolish police SUPER
vision of the Hack Bureau. The
Hack Bureau has had the whole say
as to licensing and supervision OF
hack drivers. When a taxi driver
falls afoul of the great number Of
regulations of the bureau, he is
brought to trial before a police cap
tain, who is the sole judge and Jury
as to guilt. innocence and sentence,
The taxi driver is tried in a police
department, before police Judge.
prosecuted by police officers. in
short, the taxi worker is denied the
fundamental civil rights. AS one
of the l. L. D. lawyers expressed it:
THE place is veritable slaughter
house"
In order to stop this high handed
practice of the police department,
city administration and the fleet
owners, the Taxicab Drivers Union
is contracting numerous organiza-
tions to come to the hackmen's de-
Tense. A mass meeting is being dis
cussed at which representatives OF
the I. L. H., Civil Liberties Union,
League of Struggle for Negro
Rights, League for Industrial Dem
ocracy and other organizations and
unions will be invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Howe Printing Press
Workers Demand 1879
Increase in Wages
BY Worker Correspondent

~ - " VI MI correspondent
NEW YORK. Aug. 3 at their
special meeting, the workers of r.
Howe Printing Press Co. Cast
River and 18th ST. (about 1000
unemployed at present. decided to
demand wage increase of 10 per
cent. The workers elected dele
cation Zone delegate from each de-
partment) which presented this de-
mand to the administration on Aug.
10. The company, through its su-
perintendent, informed the workers
that their request will be taken up
by the officials on Aug. Is, and
asked them not to disgrace" them
selves by any strike action prior to
that date.
The next meeting of the workers
took place Aug Is, when they con-
Sidered what to do in case the COM
pany turns down their demands.
The workers are organized 95 per
cent in the International Machin-
lists Association, an A. F. of L. or
ganization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
A AA Official Threatens
To Cut Relief of Those
Who Don't Vote Right

OACOMA, S. OAK. Along the
Fascist Road which the government
administration is travelling. with its
A. A. A., N r. A. and kindred new
Matched eagletS, many Hitlers and
would-e Hitlers bloom.
Even out here, where it is so dry
that the cactus can hardly live and
the grasshopperS starve to death, we
have them.
I and a few others of my poor
fellow farmer neighborS exercised
our constitutional right to sign a
petition for some Independent can
didates. Forthwith a little A. A. A..
official (oh, yes! they say he pulls
down about 500 per month for
being what he Isl started to run
around the neighborhood, threaten
ing our line of relief. which as it is
is barely sufficient to keep up and
our families in existence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Scab Outfit Attempts
to Break Up Union
Organization
BY a Worker Correspondent

The Motion Picture Machine OPP
orators Union, Local 3O6, which for
over quarter of century has been
fighting for better conditions, is
now very badly affected by the COM
pany union. The So-called allied
Union" was born under the MIRA.
1t is maintained by the Independent
Theatre Owners. It's purpose is to
destroy labor union that protects
the workers.
A few years ago Local 306 had to
fight similar Scab agency the
Empire Union" which was out to
break 1t. But the bosses could not
resist mass pressure, and failed in
this attempt.
Local 300 has opened real fight
in the labor movement. It sue
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Utility Employees Plan
Fight for Militant
UniOnism i'm the US.

Twenty-Five delegates of the
Brotherhood Of Utility Employees of
America, meeting in New York,
adopted a series of eight militant
resolutions to be presented to the
First Annual Convention Of the or
ganization.
The resolutions called for an in
dustrial union policy, the organiza-
ton of the unorganized, a united
struggle against company unions,
support of the Workers Unemploy
ment Insurance Bill and fight for
the right to strike and picket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27

Unless Every Section and Unit in
the Party Throws It's Forces Vigor-
Dusty Into the Circulation Drive,
the Daily Worker Remains I'm
known to Thousands of Workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Trade Union Militants
Call Meeting to Fight
AL Red-Baiting Drive
Workers viii Meet at
Webster I'll all in
Protest Rally

THE A. F. of L. Trade Union
L Committee for Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Relief
has issued a call to all mem
bers of the A. F. of L. to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27

Read About your Union
In the Trade Union
Section Each Monday
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27

WI1E A. +. Of II. Trade Union
i Committee for Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Relief
has issued a call to all mem
bers of the A. F. of L. to
attend a mass protest meeting at
Webster Hall, 18th st. and Third
Ave, on Wednesday evening. The
meeting is to be held under the
committees auspices "in protest
against the red-baiting expulsion
policy of the Federation's reaction
airy officials"
In issuing the appeal, all work
ers were urged to repudiate the
Executive Councils call for a depor-
tation drive against militant foreign
born workers"
The statement, which was issued
as a leaflet, follows in full:
Brothers and sisters of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor:
1.-THE declaration of the Executive
Council of the American Federation
of Labor calling for a red batting
and deportation drive within the A.
F. of L. unions must be call to
action for every rank and file mem
Der of the A. F. of L.
What will this policy mean to the
workers in the A. F. of L.?
1T will mean drive to GUST the
militant fighting rank and file in
the Painters Union who are fighting
the gangsterism and racketeering of
the corrupt Zausner clique.
1T will mean campaign of mass
explosions to destroy the resistance
of the garment workers to the
wage cutting and speed-up in the
shops which the Dubinsky- Hook
man machine are determined to
establish under the guise of scien-
tific standards.
1t will mean that the tens of
thousands of rank and file members
in the Building Trades. the Millinery
Union, in the Neckwear Workers,
and in many other trades, who are
leading the struggle against the
of the reactionary officials for the
Zaritzkys, the Fuchs, and the rest
OF the reactionary officials for the
protection of their rights and for
decent working conditions will be
swept out OF the unions or subjected
to terror if they dare to voice their
grievances and challenge the poll
cieS of the officials.
The A. F. of L. red batting will
be directed against every militant
fighter within the ranks of the A.
F of L. who dares to fight against
graft and corruption, the denial of
their rights in the unions and the
ike-breaking policies of the off,
Gals in collision with the N. r. A.
Brothers and Sisters: The A. F.
Of L. Executive Council is aware of
the coming struggles confronting the
workers With rising prices and
continued attacks by the N. R. A.
on the wages and conditions of the
workers, they know that the future
period will see many strikes. They
fear the power and strength of the
growing rank and file movement.
They saw it on the West Coast
They want to make it easier for the
employers to slash wages, increase
(ra1,Ica,a,aI ~ De-
Evening star., 1934-05-13
SHOWERS BRING RELIEF.
Farmers Doubt Rain VIII Offset
Serious Damages.

SNAAOAc DsASo~Ss
CHICAGO, May IL P.-Showers
sprayed sections of the Middle West
today and forecasts Of more precipita-
ton followed in their wake.
But farmers in the arid area were
uncertain whether the rain would off,
set the serious inroads of the pro-
tracted drought.
Rain accompanied by hail that
ranged from mere sprinklings to three
inches Of welcome moistures chased
away some of the worries =. agricul-
turists of sun-baked Nebraska. Precip-
itation which measured from a half to
two inches battered down on the
parched prairies of Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and the Dakotas-the bread
basket Of the Nation.
The weather man also promised
showers Sunday to Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri and
Kansas. Eastern sections of the North
Central States, the Government
meteorologists added, would be visited
by rainfall Monday.
Although some of the dry districts
benefited from the sprinkles, most
agriculturists doubted they would
prove sufficient to the fields scared by
almost month of unrelenting drought
and swirling dust simooms.
DR.. A. G. Black, chief of the Fed
eral A. A. A. corn-hog section. returned
dust covered from q tour of parched
Nebraska and announced to his farm
er hosts that he would explain their
problem to Secretary Wallace at
Washington.
He was told by P. Fl. Stewart, Uni
versity of Nebraska agronomist, that
even If drenching rains come tomor-
row. some of the fields he saw would
produce as little as five bushels Of
wheat to the acre.
The special plea he bears from the
farmers Is that farmers be allowed
to plant In corn and other feed crops
those acres they promised Wallace
they would retire from wheat produce
ton this year In return for money
grants.
Evening star., 1934-05-13
FAILURE OF WHEAT
PARLEY MAY LIFT
CONTROL BY U. S,
Continued From First Page.)

In the report of the wheat advisory
committee now before is governments
The committee met recently in Rome.
: With reference to Argentina, the re-
port says in part:
1.-The situation might have been
worse without the agreement. but was
very serious in spite Of it. 1t was i'm
sprobable restriction of production
would be carried far. at least in the
near future. Nevertheless, Argentina
twas prepared to collaborate in the
general endeavor to improve the wheat
situation"
THE representative OF Australia
stated that farmers, dissatisfied with
present prices, were holding q good
part Of their wheat A sub
sstantial increase in the area sown to
wheat was expected"
T On Canada, the report sets forth in
part:
THE producers decided that the
gmost suitable action Canada could
take would be to pass legislation pro-
3viding for the restriction Of deliveries
tof wheat at country points by each
farmer to an amount equal to his fair
share Of Canada's export quota. Such
Legislation had just been passed.
"As result of the educational cam
paigns and the passing Of both pro-
vincial and federal legislation. farm
sTs now realize that they could not
Evening star., 1934-05-13
G. u. DEBATE AWARD
WON BY R. T. Law
Pennsylvania Student Wins De-
cision Over Brother in Final
Contest for Honor.

Championship debating honors OF
the Georgetown University School OF
Law will be awarded at the June COM
mencement to Raymond T. Law of
Pennsylvania. q member Of the senior
class. He won a $50 faculty prize.
Mr.. Law had to win a decision over
his brother, John H. Law Of the same
class, who was another Of the four
contestants who met in the finals
Thursday night. Both brothers were
speakers for the Edward Douglas
White Law Club.
The other two contestants were Will
liam Joseph Schall, SO, OF Nebraska,
representing the Pierce Butler Club,
and C. Keefe Hurley, '34, of Massa-
chusetts, speaker for the Ashley M.
Gould Club. The debate was in the
form Of the trial Of a case arising
from the Bankhead cotton reduction
law, with the speakers acting as at
torneys.
Judges were Justice Josiah A. Van
Orsdel of the District Court of Ap-
peals, Justice Jesse c. Adkins Of the
District Supreme Court. both mem
bers Of the Georgetown faculty, and
E. Barrett prettyman. corporation
counsel, an alumnuS Of the law school.
Evening star., 1934-05-13
CATHEDRAL CROWD
MAY PASS 10000
Massing of Colors Service Expect.
ed to Include Address by
President.

The seventh annual massing of the
colors service at Washington Ca
thedral Amphitheater. Mount st.
Alban. Sunday. May 27. it was an
nounced yesterday. probably will
bring out the largest congregation
ever assembled ON such an occasion.
Acceptances have been received
from more than 800 veterans, patri-
otic, fraternal, educational and civic
organizations, and requests for tickets
indicate that approximately 10000
people will attend.
President Roosevelt has been in.
vited to be present and to speak; Ad-
miral William H. Standley, chief of
operations, U. S. NJ, will deliver a
brief address and Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington,
will preach the sermon.
In the procession of flags to the
woodland altar will be the colors Of
all the various units Of the High
School Cadets and Of all the local
chapters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, as we'll as those
of scores of other bodies.
Maj. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr., ad-
jutant general of the Military Order
Of the World War. and Canon Anson
Phelps Stokes of the Cathedral staff
are In charge Of arrangements.
Evening star., 1934-05-13
SILVER BLOC SEES
HARMONY ON BILL
Senate Democratic Leaders
Plan for Adjournment in
Three Weeks.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The negotiations for silver rehabili-
tation legislation remained in status
quo yesterday, but q majority OF the
Senate silver bloc clung optimistically
to the belief a satisfactory bill would
emerge some time next week.
Meanwhile, with the stock market
bill now on the way to conference
with the House and other important
legislation ready for floor action. SEN
ate Democratic leaders laid plans for
an adjournment within the next three
weeks by continuing to bring the Sem
ate to work an hour earlier than
usual.
May Be Last Big Bills.
Silver legislation and the recipro-
cal tariff bill probably will be the last
two big measures acted upon.
Chairman King (Democrat), OF
Utah, Of the unofilcial Silver Commit.
tee said he expected no developments
in negotiations with the Treasury and
White House over the week end.
Further conferences with Secretary
Morgenthau will be held early next
week after the Treasury head has had
an opportunity to discuss with Presi-
dent Roosevelt the progress reported
by silver bloc members to have been
made at their parley yesterday.
"Permissive" Clause Opposed.
King confidently predicted q bill
would come out Of the discussions
that would declare the policy Of the
Government shall" be that silver be
made a primary monetary base with
gold for currency issues with the ulti-
mate aim Of a IS per cent silver and
rs per cent gold ratio.
Steps to carry out such Q policy,
such as naturalization of all domes-
tic stock and other purchases. would
be made permissive, In the opinion
of King and some other members Of
the bloc.
Senator Borah (Republican). Of
Idaho. and some others have said
they would not be satisfied with any
thing less than a mandatory purchase
clause.
The Borah faction contends the
President already has permissive
power to help silver, but has not done
so and additional authority OF this
nature would be useless.
Evening star., 1934-05-13
MRS. GREENWAy
+, ON K|DNAP LIST
Budget Director Douglas
Also Considered by
RobIes Band.
CONTINUED From First Page.)

warded here by Warden Ed Swope Of
the New Mexico penitentiary.
The convict, whose identity was not
divulged here. asserted he was ac-
uuainted with the personnel and
plans of the abductors. and it was
understood he named two or more OF
the alleged participants.
Mrs. Greenway, the convict wrote.
first was considered as the victim OF
the "snatch." Then attention was
directed to "a young man who now
is director Of the budget" assumed
to be Douglas, Arizona Congressman
who resigned year ago to become
budget director. He was succeeded IN
Congress by Mrs. Greenway.
|, The convict's written statement,
forwarded by the New Mexico prison
warden, led to belief here the kidnap
plot possibly was not Matched on the
spur of the moment, but was the out
come Of several months planning by
a well-defined gang.
/ The information from New Mexico
indicated a plot had been brewing be-
fore events of the past few months
operated to keep both Mrs. Greenway
and Douglas in Washington. Under
normal circumstances both would
have been in Arizona at this time
Of year.
"A small map was included in the
convict,s letter, marking a spot
within 40 miles Of Tucson, where the
girl was supposed to be held.
In view of the truce" to allow
Fernando Robles, father Of the kid
naped girl, a clear field to negotiate
for return of the child, no immediate
definite action was taken In eonnec-
ton with the report.
GETTLE ARREST MADE.
Evening star., 1934-05-13
DYNAMITE AGAIN FOUND
ON PAPERS, PROPERTY
BY the Associated Press.


SPOKANE, Wash, May IA
cigar box containing seven sticks of
40 per cent dynamite was found late
today in a corner on the loading dock
used jointly by two newspapers, the
Spokesman Review and the Chronicle
There were no fuse or percussion
caps in the box or other indication
that the explosive was intended as a
bomb, but police said it could have
been exploded by blow or heavy
jar.
Oficials of the Cowles Publishing
Co. did not comment.
Dynamite was discovered in the same
building twice before. A small trunk
containing so pounds of dynamite,
box of decorating caps. a battery.
fuse and time clock was delivered
there November 20, 1880. A connec-
ton on the battery had been broken.
preventing an explosion. Henry 1lse
was sent to prison for life for ship
ping the trunk.
Evening star., 1934-05-13
MYERS OFF FORCE

The resignation of Pvt. F. A. Myers
as a member of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Observation-Disclosures a month
ago when he was found guilty OF in
toxication while on duty-was accept
ed yesterday by the District Commits
sioners after a second intoxication
change was made against the officer.
Myers was accused of being tntoxi-
Gated Thursday night when a police
car he was driving was damaged in
an accident. Myers was a member
of the sixth police precinct.
Evening star., 1934-05-13
Police Believe Father Spirited Lad
Away-Pair Divorced.

CLARKSvILLE, Tenn, May II up.
Disappearance Of Percy Lamar Arm
strong was under investigation by the
Department Of Justice today, but q
spokesman for the family Of the 10
year-old grandson Of the late Gov.
Austin Peay said there had been no
developments In the search.
A Federal agent arrived here from
Nashville and j. Edgar Hoover, chief
of the Bureau of Investigation, prom
ised Representative Joseph w. Byrns
in Washington that he would assign
several men to the case. The boy left
his school yesterday in company with
q man whom he greeted with q hug,
his companions reported.
Police Chief j. E. Robinson ex-
pressed the opinion the boy had gone
away with his father. P. L. Arm
strong, resident of Jackson, Miss,
and the child's family has been rep
resented as holding the same theory.
Armstrong and the boys mother.
Mrs. Amaryllis Armstrong, were d.
vorced several years ago.. She was
awarded custody Of the son.