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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-07
Perkins Ignorant"
OF Unemployment
Figures Of Green
BlessesCompanyUnions,
Doesn't Know of
Ambridge Murders
BY SEYMOUR WALDMAN
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.-FranceS
Perkins, Secretary of Labor, today
blessed the mountainous growth of
company unions under the National
Recovery Act and endorsed the de-
mobilization into starvation and des-
titution of the officially estimated
100000 C.W.A. workers.
Informed by one of The cores
pondents that Senator Wagner had
characterized the company union,
which has increased SO per cent
since the Inauguration of the N. r.
A., as grave menace" Che didn't
call it tflat-Ed). Miss Perkins, one
Of the chief fascist-minded props
of the Roosevelt Administration, re-
piled: II think it's too early to say
that. Grave menace is a very strong
word. I'm not in accord with the
idea Of company dominated unions
+. whether or not the company
dominated unions have been a grave
menace to the N.R.A. unemployment
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Organize for Fight; Call
Mass Meeting Tonight
at City Plaza
was released on $1,000 bail.
Formulate Demands.

AT their meeting, where about 100
registered, the workers decided upon
the following demands: for imme-
date pay to the snow shovelers;
for the immediate release Of Krie-
ger; minimum of four dollars a
day pay for all public work, and
for continuous work; for cash re-
lief instead Of the present script:
for the workers right to meet W.T.
OFT interference by the police. and
for unemployment insurance at the
expense Of the employers and the
government.
An executive committee of nine
was elected, and a demonstration
called for tonight at 7:30, at City
Plaza
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-07
GREE COFFEE FOR THE UN-
EMPLOYED ENDS

NEW YORK Free coffee stations
set up during the cold weather will
be serving their last cups to the un-
employed today. The old Sixty
ninth Regiment Armory and the
Path Coast Artillery Armory will
be kept open, however, as day ''rec-
reation" centers for the homeless.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-07
Carpenters Walk Out;
Demand Reinstatement
OF Fired Workers

NEW YORK.-Carpenters Of the
Boulevard Fixture Manufacturers
Inc. 1854 Southern Boulevard
struck under the leadership of the
Independent Carpenters Union, de-
handing the reinstatement Of three
workers fred for union activity.
A special membership meeting to
take up the problems Of the strikes
will be held tonight, 8 p. M, at the
union headquarters, 800 Broadway.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-07
Heads Join with
NRA Board to Smash
Wave of Auto Strikes
Thomas Welcomes
Mrs. Rockefeller 3rd
to the Socialist Party

NEW YORK. - The Socialist
Party is supported by one OF the
Rockefellers, it was discovered
with the publication early this
week Of the party enrolment
lists. The Socialist supporter is
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Sd.
Norman Thomas hailed the
news Of Mrs. Rockefeller's sup
port with welcome from "all who
work for a cooperative common
wealth" The rest Of Socialist
headquarters heard the news
with mixed feelings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-07
Hudson, Buick, Fisher
Auto Men for Strike
to Win Demands
LEADERS OPPOSED
Set Hearing to Stall Of
Action by Auto Workers
By MARGUERITE YOUNG
Daily Work. Washington Bureau
RITHFTN
LEADERS OPPOSED

WASHINGTON, March S.-The
National Labor Board late today
set hearing on the Michigan
automobile strike and arnultane-
ousIy formally announced that u
has received assurance" from A.
r. Of L. leaders that the strike
~wouId be postponed The Board
gave no assurance whatsoever
that TIE employers would even
atterd the hearing they have re-
fused r. apnear at several similar
proceedings) and neither had II
anything to add TO Wagners
earI,~r statement that th~v could
get ''no Indications that the en-
pIoyerS are willing to meet any
worker demands.
The Board. after comforting
with General Motors and Auto
mobile Chamber Of Commerce Of
ficiaIs, wired notice Of the hear
ing on THURSDAY, to its own
strike breaker. James r. Dewey,
and announced that Dewey i1nme-
diateIy communicated this TO
william Collins, A. r. Of L. or
gsnizer in Detroit, and Frank ].
Dillon, A. F. Of L., Flint. Then,
the Board announced, Dewey ere
ceived assurance that the strikes
would be POSTPONED" The work
ers involved Of course have not
voted upon poStponement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-07
NJ Workers to
Stop Cuba Scab
Cargo Today
War Declared on Cuban
Workers for Protest
Strike at Loading
BULLETIN

oOAAAAAAAAN
HAVANA, March 6.-The o. S.
transport Antares, which was to
sail from Havana harbor We'd
nesday, has been ordered to re-
main. U. S. marines from the
U. S. Wyoming have been con-
centrated on the Antares.
HAVANA, March 6. - In
the name of 100000 members
of the Cuban National Con-
federation of Labor, the To-
bacco Workers Industrial Union
calls On dock workers in all Amer
ican ports to refuse to unload a
cargo of 40 cases Of boycotted
cigars on the Grace Liner Santa
Barbara, which sailed from here
Sunday.
This cargo was loaded by scabs,
guarded by the army, against the
will of the Havana dock workers,
who went on strike in sympathy
with the Cuban tobacco workers,
who have been on strike four
months against intolerable condi-
tons.
Forty thousand Havana laborers,
printers, sugar, textile and railway
workers are on q 24-hour protest
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In the Daily Worker
Today

PAGE 2
Chicago A. T. of L. Votes to Join
United Front on Unemploy-
ment Insurance.
PAGE 3
P-e-Convcnticn Discussion
GAGE 4
Letters from Textile and Needle
Workers.
p-1CE 5
''4he Arrival of Mother Din1i-
troff in Moscow" by Michael
ko,tstoff.
troopers Needed Relief Long
Before 1922" by John L.
Srivak.
PAGE s
Foreign News
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WASHINGTON, March 6.
-'T'll go the limit to prevent
strikes" Chairman Wagner
of the National Labor Board
served public notice today.
Pausing in the midst of few
erish work with auto owners
and William Green of the
American Federation of La
Dor toward aborting the gen
eral strike Of more than 10000 Mich
igan auto workers tomorrow, wag-
ner declared: "I'n do everything
possible to prevent It."
He said that conferences thus far
give mo indication" that auto en-
pIoyers will meet any demands Of
the workers in the Hudson, Buick
and Fisher Bodies plants. He added
that he thinks" he has enough ma
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The Washington times., 1934-12-18
Mt. Rainier Pair
In Mayors Race

With a special election set for
December % to determine who
will be mayor of Mount Rainier
for the completion of the unex-
pired term of Mayor John Beall,
who was elected to the Prince
Georges county orphans court
bench, candidates must file to-
night between 7 and 8 o'clock.
Two weeks ago the town council
met to appoint a mayor when
Mr.. Beall resigned, but could not
agree among themselves. The spe-
cial election was called. There ap-
pears to be only two men in the
race, Norman Pruitt and Floyd
Matthias.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
POLICY HEARING
SET FOR NRA

President Roosevelt today had
stolen march on his opposition
on Capitol Hill with the an
nouncement of reopening Of all
policy questions pertaining to the
National Recovery Administra.
ton.
The hearings will begin Jan
uary 9. only few days after the
convening of Congress, and al
most assuredly before either con-
gressional branch can bring the
recovery administration and the
N. I. R. A.. up for consideration,
The act expires in June, but con-
tinuing legislation is being formu.
lated by administration leaders.
Under the plan announced by
S. Clay Williams, chairman of the
recovery board, all interested
parties will be heard on any topic
affecting the policy of the board
Topics already scheduled for
discussion are price fixing, EN-.
ployment, effect of the NRA on
small business, differentials and
consumer and labor problems.
Williams pointed out that the
hearings were to be held not for
the purpose of guiding the board
in its work toward new legisla'
ton, but he also admitted that
information gathered from the
discussions might be helpful when
the continuing legislation is pre-
Sented to the Congress.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
70 MEN WAITING
RESCUE At SEA
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away by a bowling storm, the ship
has been drifting helplessly in
gigantic waves.
Seas Are Tremendous
The Mobiloil has been standing
by since daylight but the tremend,
q is seas prevented launching of
li.eboats in spite of the dumping
bl vast quantities of oil.
The liner Washington in
dispatches to Mackay Radio here,
reported it had heard the Sisto's
call for help and had started
towards her when it was learned
the Mobile Oil was already on
the scene. The Washington then
decided to continue on it's course.
The Washington reporte
weather conditions as follows:
weather very heavy. Ire
nacndOus seas. Heavy hurri-
cane"
The Sisto, a vessel of 1,12O
gross tons, was en- route from
Quebec to Oslo.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
PROBERS STUDY
MACHINE GUNS
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the machine guns were left over
from the World War.
One Winchester letter, signed by
H. F.. Beebe, foreign manager, Of
fered Mr.. Sedgley "our stock on
hand of these guns at $75 each
net" 1t referred to machine guns.
Mr.. Beebe also offered Mr.. Sedg-
ley 100000 Government car
tridges "for export"
Mr.. Pugsley indicated Mr.. Sedg-
ley had not closed this deal.
At a secret session before the
public hearing began the commit
tee decided to go ahead with its
inquiry into the Governments in
dustrial plans for the next war.
1t has been revealed that 10000
plants are listed for immediate
manufacture of war materials.
Senator Nye announced the COM
mittee would safeguard all "infor-
nation regarded as confidential" "
He said:
1--WE do not intend to betray
any military information. Per
sonally, believe there are no
military secrets, but so long
as Government officials believe
there are, we will cooperate in
keeping confidential information
frnVno hniVn~ npvhIichoH -
TELLS OF SALES
Mr.. Pugsley testified his COM
pany had sold 200 machine gun
barrels to Griffin and Howe, sub
sidiary of Abercrombie and Fitch,
of New York, and 100 to the Hyde
Arms Co., of Brooklyn.
"By shopping around, firm
could get the parts from reput-
able manufacturers and then
assemble the machine guns?"
Eyes, 1 think we would sell
the parts to any reputable Gus
toner"
ION what scale could a per-
son engage in assembling ma
chine guns by purchasing
parts from different manufac-
turers?"
"It would be possible"
Senator Clark said he heard
that machine guns could be
assembled from guns "pinked''
by the Army. He said one
arsenal would smash the barrel
of a machine gun while another
arsenal would break the stocks.
He explained:
"By purchasing discarded
weapons at both arsenalS and
assembling the good parts, it
would be possible to make
serviceable weapons"
Mr.. Pugsley replied:
II don't know about that.
All the guns I've seen dis
carded by the Army were
burned with acetelyne torches"
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
STATES ASKED
To LEGAL|ZE
HOUSING LOANS
President Sends Governors
New York Statute to Be
Used As a Model
BY International News Service
pooCeve1t has Writtel

President Roosevelt has written
a letter to the governors OF A
States in which legislatures are
now sitting asking them to recon-
mend legislation to remove exist
ing obstacles in these States to
Federal Housing Administration
loans.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in his letter to the
governors, included the letter writ
ten to him by Housing Adminlstra-
tor James A. Moffett, pointing out
that there were in some States
statutory limitations upon loans
and investments of various instltu'
tionS such as banks, insurance
companies, building and loan asSo-
Citations, trust companies and other
investors.
Includes Copy Of Law
The President included also a
copv of the law enacted by the
New York State legislature, which
Moffett said was excellent and pro
vided for all necessary negotla'
tionS. !,
The Presidents letter to the
governors follows:
"My Dear Governor:
81 am inclOSing a copy of
letter to me from Mr.. James A.
Moffett, the Federal Housing
Administrator of the Admins
tratiOn. This letter called my
attention to the need for certain
legislation to make Titles III and
III of the national housing act
more effective.
AMENDMENTS NEEDED
Amendments 60 exiS ii ns
State laws seem to be called for
in practically every State-4O Of
them-in which State legisla-
lures are meeting this winter.
"Mr. Moffett tells me that the
bill passed by the legislature of
New York, in special session last
August, seems to meet the gen.
eral need. am inclOsing a copy
of this bill.
1T would give me great salts
faction if you would give this mat
ter your most careful considera
ton with the object, if you ap
prove, of obtaining legislation in
your state in 1885.
INFORMATION OFFERED
IF you would care to have any
further information in regard to
the detail or object relating to
this subject, I shall be glad to
have you call on Mr.. Moffett at
any time.
VERY sincerely,
Franklin D. Roosevelt"
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
REVOLT FLARES
IN CUBA

HAVANA, Dec. 18 G.N.S) ALI
soldiers and sailors today were
ordered to stand by in their quar-
ters for an emergency as oppo-
nents of the government, hitherto
fighting among themselves, sud-
denly moved toward union to
GUST Provisional President Carlos
Mendieta.
Firm precautionary action was
taken promptly following a night
of terror in which more than 40
huge bombs burst in Havana,
wounding three women and two
men, and causing widespread
damage. One youth died from
the effects of a beating admins
tered by police, who suspected
him of placing a bomb.
Rumors that a rebellion is i'm
minent raced through Havana, in
the face of futile attempts by Col.
Fulgencio BatiSta to quiet the
populace. Colonel Batista, the
real power behind President Men
dieta, issued a statement emphati-
cally denying that the country
faces a revolution, stating that
the situation has become calm
again. and that terrorism is being
handled through ordinary police
channels.
The recent raid on the news
paper, Accion, of the powerful
ABC political group, in which gov
ernment adherentS forced six re-
porters to take castor oil, was The
main unifying influence for the
antigovernment factions.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
RECOVERY HELD
NEED BEFORE
REF D R N
Business Men, in Hasty Farley,
| Offer Cooperation to U. S.
As First Principle

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va, Dec. IS UNSD Re
covery before reform was ex.
pressed today as the first princi.
pie Of business offer of coopera.
ton with the Government.
"The whole spirit of this meet
ing is cooperation"
So said C. B. Ames, named as
chairman of the 80 business
leaders called here by the United
States Chamber of Commerce
and the National Association of
Manufacturers. He added:
RECOVERY FIRST
Everyone, politicians and
business men, all are for re-
cOvery. personally believe
recovery should come first. Re-
form can be considered later"
A new organization for con-
tinued laison between business
and the Government has been
born in this meeting. The group
probably will be extended to in.
clude railroads and bankers and
will try to be a real element in
the partnership of Government
and business" often suggested by
President Roosevelt.
Groundwork Laid
This meeting, it was learned
today, hastily as it was organized
was not called before groundwork
had been laid in Washington
c. L. Bardo, president of the
N. A. M; Silas Strawn, lega
spokesman for business; Jonr
Raskob, Malcolm Muir, publisher
of business magazines; Ames, the
president of the Texas Company
and others met in Washington
before coming here and consulted
with the Treasury, Commerce anc
Labor Departments.
They received assurances the
Government was receptive to theil
wishes and that agreement on a
program by business would be
welcome.
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]. .U.S.POWERCOST
PROBE LOOMS
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expected he will conduct the SUP
vey here if it is ordered by the
President.
It was indicated today at the
White House that Commissioner
Davidson, who had rejected the
New York power bids, might make
a hurried visit to the White
House to talk over the situation
with President Roosevelt. 1t also
is understood that Mayor La
Guardia may accompany Commis-
sioner Davidson or make a separate
visit.
The entire tone of the discus
sions at the White House today In
dicated that the President is not
going to take for granted any
power rates paid for by the Gov
ernment, at any place.
Cost Low Here
At the same time it was re-
called that in the New York
Power Commission report recently
made public by President Roose-
velt it was divulged that the
average rate for electricity to the
ordinary user in the District OF
Columbia is quite as olw as come
of the rates charged at Govern
ment-owned plants like those in
Tennessee Valley.
1t was regarded at the White
House that the Presidnt's prompt
action in announcing his interest
in power rates to Government
Establishments is something in
the way of an answer to the plea
of President McCarter, of the
Edison Electrical Institute, who
late yesterday presented to Pre5i-
dent Roosevelt a strong argument
to let the power indusry alone,
declaring that the cost of elec-
tricity was comparatively incon-
Sequential at present.
Opposition Looms
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes may oppose hydroelectric
power development at Great Falls
on grounds that it would impair
the beauty of the falls, it was in
dicated today.
Although the secretary is chair
man of the National Resources
Board which made recommended
tions to President Roosevelt cham
pioning the power development,
he declared:
"Im not committing myself
on the power question. 1 think,
however, that before any such
project is undertaken 1t should
be clearly demonstrated that it
will not lessen the beauty of q
natural falls such as this"
Asked if he would push" a
pollution riddance program in the
stream, another recommendation
of the National Resources Board,
Mr.. Ickes said:
"The President will decide on
which of the II drainage basin
projects we have recommended
will be taken up for more
thorough study. 1 have always
favored a program to rid every
stream in the country of pOllu-
tiOn, however"
A study of the Potomac River,
more detailed than that in the
boards report that went to the
President Monday, is expected to
be completed and sent to the
White House in January, it was
said today.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
III Model Plane
Flies, Upsets,
Hurts Pilot

CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 18
Q.N.SD.-One of the oldest air.
planes in existence-built by the
Wright Brothers-was piloted
successfully here yesterday but
was slightly damaged in making
a landing.
Marshall Reid, pilot, escaped
injury when the plane, built in
1911, turned over on its left
wing, breaking a strut.
The craft was taken aloft in
anniversary of the first flight of
a motor-driven plane.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
Lawyers Dispute
Lindy Case Feature

PENNINGTON, N. j., Dec. 1a
G.N.SD In spite of the passage
by the New Jersey legislature at
Trenton last night of the Wolber
bill, a bitter fight over the right
of New Jersey to summon wit
nesses from New York to testify
against Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann at his trial next month
loomed today.
The measure, which empowers
New Jersey to subpoena witnesses
from New York, passed both
houses of the legislature and was
placed before Governor A. Harry
Moore for signature just as coun-
sci for the Bronx carpenter, &C
cused of Staying the infant son
of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,
reached a climax in their battle
on another front.
Seeking to obtain records held
by James j. Fawcett, former at
torney for Hauptmann, Edward
J. Reilly, present defense chief,
was to appear in Brooklyn Su-
preme Court today against Harry
Whitney, erstwhile "busniess man
ager" for Mrs. Hauptmann.
Mr.. Whitney's presence in court
is demanded to clear up the mat
ter of two mortgage certificates
turned over to the defense fund
by Mrs. Hauptmann. Mr.. Fawcett
has refused to turn over the ex-
hibits in his possession on the
ground that the HauptmannS owe
him $4,221 and that the material
in his possession was gathered at
his own expense.
Justice Adel indicated he would
order the evidence turned over to
Mr.. Reilly.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
Virginia Chamber
Naming Directors

Four o'clock Wednesday after.
noon has been set as the deadline
for returns of ballots for seven
new directors of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce.
Eight directors will be chosen
from the IS now serving. John q.
Reardon is president.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
JUGOSLAVIA

BELGRADE, Dec. 18. G.N.SO.
The Cabinet headed by Nikola T.
Uzonovitch stepped out of office
today following the resignation of
Foreign Minister Yevtitch. The
Cabinet was formed October %
following assassination of King
Alexander.
The Washington times., 1934-12-18
COAST R|OT|NG
LAID To REDS
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would prohibit interstate trans
portation of newspapers or other
publications advocating or en-
couraging any organization which
seeks the overthrow of the Gov
ernment by force and violence.
DR., Thomas H. Healy, assistant
dean of the Georgetown Univer-
sitv Foreign Service School, urged
revocation of naturalization pa
pers wherever it is found an
Individual fails to adhere to the
principles of the Constitution.
LitvinOff Faces Attack
Sources close to the committee
indicated also that it may bring
to the attention of Congress tes-
timony charging Russia with vlo-
lating her agreement to cease
spreading Soviet doctrines in this
country. This agreement Was
made by Maxim LitVinoff, Soviet
foreign commissar, upon recognl-
ton of his government by the
United States.
Several furriers told Of imme-
diate reprisals resulting from their
refusal to pay the Communist
levies. John F. Mallon, of the Fur
Dressers and Dyers Association,
testified that Is firms connected
with his organization had SUI
fered because of Communist &C.
tivitieS among workers.
TREASURY CONDITION
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