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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Development of Strikes, Struggles Among Seamen,
Longshoremen, Called For By
Party Resolution

standing struggles have been led in
many ports, it is of the utmost i'm
portance to give this problem the
most serious attention, especially in
a more systematic approach to un-
employed longshoremen in connec-
ton with the decentralization pro-
gram. Combined with the struggle
for immediate relief, we must inten-
sify our struggle for the Workers Un-
employment Insurance Bill and for
the election Of delegates to the Ma
tional Convention of the Unemployed
Councils 1t must be emphasized
that work amongst the unemployed
is basic to the building Of the M w.
l. U. and the development Of OPP
position work.
Building the Party
The development OF the influence
of the Party, the recruitment of
marine workers into the Party is a
key task in the development of the
struggles of the marine workers, the
building of the M w. I. U. and the
oppositions in the reformist unions
For this purpose it is necessary to
extend the independent role of the
Party among the marine workers, to
bring forward the Party in every
struggle of the marine workers. The
marine workers must see that the
Party IS a factor assisting them in
heir daily struggle against the ship
owners, for improvement of their con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Locals Demand UNIV
Heads Quit N.R.A. Board

passing came, and the local forces,
goaded undoubtedly by the UMWA.
ofheialG, since no recognition, hence
no Penalty Clause, was involved,
called a strike to begin with the new
year
Lyentually, after kilograms with
the strikers demands for an election
and the buck passing replies of the
N.R.A. officials in Washington had
bantered back and forth, the strikers
were referred to a Mr.. CarTnody at
Pittsburgh, Pa. To Mr.. Carmody a
dcesation went. but instead of find
Ing Carmody, they found F. P Han
away.
Runaway advised the calling off
of the strike and, believing them
selves dealing with governmental
ofila.af they returned home, report
ed. withdrew the pickets and notified
the company they were ready to re-
turn to work Runaway put over his
stuI by telling them they need to be
on the job in the event an election is
held. Now they are at the mercy"
Of the bosses. Today wednesday,
every last man has been paid of
Even the pay due two weeks hence
was handed to the men today and the
company smugly sits bacll-playing
its csrds-to further its own company
rnicn scheme. From the beginning
toe. it has been obvious that the
MA. has been helping this plan of
the Bethlehem Steel and Coal to
defeat the miners by refusing to cali
OF election until enough men are in
the company union fold.
How Co. Union Is Brought In
The company's first play is, as pre-
dicted to meetings in the strike Sec
tons in an attempt to involve the
men in relief struggles, that "Vye
did not close down our mines, we
didn't need the coal and only oper-
ated them on a welfare basis
The next will undoubtedly be q
notice to the effect that those desir-
ing employment, may apply as in
dlVldualS, When, II they do apply as
such, they will be told to join the
company union after which an cleo
ton will be conducted by the N.RA
and only those desired by the COM
pany will be hired.
Efforts to involve all the strikers
in fight for relief and for the for
mutation of suitable demands will b.
continued. In the meantime all locals
should take action and instruct theil
delegates to support with both voice
and vote, the resolution demanding
the immediate resignation OF al
officials from the MIRA. and the
rest Of the rank and file opposition
resolutions which would eliminate
the parasites from the miners anc
other workers lives, altogether.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

a branch of the M. w. U. has been
established amongst the coastwise
unorganized men. And in this heart
OF the South, we are beginning to
develop unity of the Negro and white
longShoremen. At the same time
the Party has recruited number of
longShorenen into its ranks, and has
the basis for several dock nuclei
In New York there is a more system
attic effort to really begin the carry
ing through of the program worked
out by the fraction and District
Bureau, more understanding of the
problem now exists, forces are be-
ing modified for the work among
the longshoremen, although little or
ganizational results can as yet be
recorded.
Our policy amongst the longshore-
men must be at one and the same
time to carry on systematic and stub
born work within the I. L. A. and
the extension of the activity to or
ganize the uliorganized into the
LONGSHORE SECTION of the Mar
inc Workers Industrial Union. The
Party Committee must try to assist
the comrades working in the l. L. A.
to overcome the many difficulties and
obstacles in the work in the T. L. A.,
which are especially strong in New
York and Philadelphia. With regard
to the organization Of the uncrgan-
'zed longshoremen into the M. W. I.
o., it is necessary to train and de-
velop cadres for work among the
longshoremen, develop the independ-
ant activity of the longshore locals to
be united into a Langssicre Workers
Section of the Ne. w. !. U. It is
also necessary to constantly develop
the united actions Of the longshore
workers organized in the I. L. A. and
in the N. w. l. u, as well as the
unorganized, to consider in the short
est possible time the publication of
National Longshore Bulletin that
will take up the problems of the
longshoremen especially with regard
to the tasks and problems of the
I. L. A membership. This is neces-
sary step in developing uniform
opposition program for all locals OF
| the I. l.. A.
5Work Among the Unemployed
While considerable attention has
been given to unemployed work In
the marine industry. and some out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

clearly indicate that the marine
workers are ready to fight back
against these attacks and struggle for
an improvement in their conditions.
1t is also to stop these rising strug-
giles for the marine workers that the
Shipowners, the A. r. OF L. bureau
Gratis and the government have in
mind with their anti-strike, COM
pulsory arbitration proposals. The
tasks of the Party are to give lead
ership to extend and develop the ris-
ing struggles Of the marine workers,
to develop them and win them for
the program OF struggle Of the Com
munist Party, to win the best ele-
rents for the Party. The codes
worked out by the Marine Workers
Industrial Union with the collabora-
ton OF thousands OF workers organ
lied in the NJ. W. I. u, in the A. F.
Of L. unions and unorganized, fur
nishes the basic program upon which
the marine workers can and will be
rallied in struggle. At the same
time as one of the means for mobi-
lIZing the marine workers for the
major STRUGGLES that are looming, the
Communists must everywhere, on the
ships on TIRE docks. in the unions.
ct all times take up the defense OF
The daily interests Of the workers,
take lip the fight on the various
grleYarces tRat consta,ltly ariee, and
tnrGugh toase partial struggles on
he basis CT the united front, extend
the wo@k Of crganization BY building
The M. w. l. u, the oooositions in
the reformist unions, thus laying the
basis fer the independent leadership
in the big struggles that are now
maturing.
3-Work Among Seamen
For the first time since 1923, the
seamen are engaging in strike strug-
giles. About SO strikes have taken
place, among them the outstanding
being % strikes on the Munson line.
the point of concentration Of the M.
W. L, u, clearly showing the COR
RICHNESS OF the concentration policy
emphasized in the Open Letter.
All Of these strikes have been led
bS the Marine Workers Indurtyiai
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

ing contacts with the marine work
ers, winning them for the struggle,
deepening their understanding Is
through the Daily Worker. It Is
also necessary to publish Party Ship
and Dock Papers as the organs OF
the Party nuclei on the ships and
docks.
The Party organizations Districts,
Sections and Nuclei must consider
1t as their chief tasks wherever they
are amongst large sections OF the
marine workers, to mobilize the Party
organizations for work amongst the
seamen and longshoremen, and not
leave this merely as the tasks Of
some few comrades. It is necessary
to give special attention to develop
units and sections in the heart Of
the waterfront, to set UP head
quarters, arrange mass meetings,
forums, ETC., on the waterfront and
to send the leading Communists to
speak to the marine workers.
The Party Districts and Sections
must realize that the policy Of con-
centration means first OF all the
closest political guidance to the build
ing of fractions, making the Party
membership as whole conscious Of
the Importance Of work among the
marine workers, the mobilization OF
Party forces from even outside the
marine workers where needed for the
carrying through of the tasks. TAX
ing into account the weakness of the
Party among the longshoremen, 1t
must be one of the first and main
tasks of the Party Committees to
work out plans and execute then4
for the making of contacts and win
ming for the Party of longshoremen
from the most important docks. In
this connection all recruit drives,
canYassing, educational activities,
must be organized with the view in
mind Of winning and training long
shoremen.
The Conference also decided to
| recommend to the Party organiza-
tions on the West Coast and the Gull
to organize similar Conferences
J within the next few weeks
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Unity Of Illinois Miners for Demands Of
Rank and File in Al Unions, Is Needed

known program adopted by the min
ers' conference during the Cleveland
Trade Union Conference for United
Action.
The rank and file opposition and
the Communists supporting it are not
interested in the analgamation of
both unions on top, or to absorb the
membership Of one or the other union
into either Of the existing unions. the
PIMA. or UAI.W.A, but 10 develop
common action of the membership
and locals Of both unions and to re-
sist the drifting of the miners who are
members of the PIMA. into the UNI.
Wa. as some Of the officials indicate
viii be their next policy.
joint Action Committees
By developing activity below. form
ing joint action committees, the min
ers Of Illinois have the same OBJ
jectives as the miners throughout the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Is West Virginia
UNIV Delegates to
Fight Lewis Policy
UMWA Misleaders Try
To Cheat Locals of Their
Representatives

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 11.-Oi
thirty delegates to the U.MW.A. in
ternational convention elected from
the SCOTS Run Section of West Vir-
ginia, IS are anti-Lewis men.
Most locals passed resolutions de-
handing the release of the Scots
boro boys and Tom Mooney.
These locals at the same time
voiced their opinion against the ap-
pointiYe powers Of the Lewis ma
chine. They are going to fight also
for the elimination from the consti-
tuition Of the clause forbidding Com
munistS membership in the U.M.WA
The Lewis machine is attempting
to sabotage the delegation going to
Indianapolis, refusing transportation
as per the constitution.
The locals are financing their own
transportation through chartering q
bus.
In Westnoreland County, Pa, sd-
ditional opposition delegates were
elected, two at Export, two at Her
mic, and one at Fitz Henry.
The Lewis machine is carrying
through its whole system of fakery
in tricking small locals to hand over
credentials to Lewis organizers, Oh
to those delegates elected supporting
Lewis.
This is especially so in Fayette
and Green Counties and in Contra
Pennsylvania, as well as in Southern
West Virginia.
The miners should refuse to turr
their credentials over to the Lewis
gang, which will use them to per.
petuate its strikebreaking rule.
All U-M.w.A. locals eIecting dele.
gates, should see TO it that these
delegates get to the convention t.
express directly the opinion ane
wishes OF the locals and to make
fight against the Lewis treachery
against the strikebreaking wagt
agreements and for the naners
rights
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Foundrymen SLashed
2O%o in TrOo Years,
admits Govt Bureau

Daily Worker Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 70.
Foundry workers earnings aver
aged 1872 cents per hour and
SLABS per week in 1898 as COM
pared with 60 cents per hour and
$20.06 per week in 1881, and 62.4
cents per hour and $30.06 per
week in 1929, the current monthly
Labor Review of the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics an
nounceS.
Machine shop employees earned
an average Of 81 cents per hour
and $1S.71 per week in 1888; 1914
cents per hour and $24.22 per week
in 1881, and 63.8 cents per hour
and $3206 per week in 1929" These
details are part of a survey OF
wages and working hours in 1914
foundries, having 1878 wage
earnerS, and 492 machine shops,
with 1890 wage-earners, made In
the Spring Of 1888 by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
A. f. L. Auto Leaders
Active in River Rouge
To Prevent Struggles
Auto Workers Union for
United Front With
ALL. Members

DETROIT, Jan. 1.-THE leaders Of
the American Federation of Labor,
after sidestepping for years the key
question Of the organization OF the
workers in the Ford River Rouge
plant, the main Ford factory in the
country, have decided that the time
is ripe for them to offer their services
to Henry Ford in preventing his work
ers from taking militant action in
defense of their interests.
Organizers Of the A. F. of l.. United
Automobile Workers, after dickering
with Ford officials, called mass
meeting of Ford workers "Wednesday
night Dan. 10) in the Fordson High
School In the leaflet calling the
meeting these misleaders even stopped
to praise the hated Ford slave system,
coming to his defense against his rival
fellow-exploiters. Mr.. Ford" the
leaflet declared tried to establish
American standard Of hours and
wages in his plants, but the COMPETE
ton Of sweated cheap labor by other
manufacturers compelled him to sur
render his management ideals"
Raymond Offers Hall
Phe meeting in the Fordson High
School failed to come off because
Henry Ford. not yet being convinced
of the necessity OF calling on the A.
F. Of L. leaders to assist his stool
pigeons in breaking up organization,
saw to it that the city officials denied
them the use of the school. Only
about SO workers showed up, most Of
them members or Sympathizers Of the
militant Auto Workers Union.
They milled around for while
until Raymond, national secretary Of
the A. w. U, came forward and Of
fered the use of the A. w. q. hall a
few blocks away. Macdonald, A. F.
of L. organizer, after pretending to
greet Raymond warmly, turned down
an offer. He remarked privately to
a worker to greet Raymond warmly,
turned down the offer. He remarked
privately to a worker that he was
afraid the Auto Workers Union would
capture the meeting.
For Sc Minimum
Because Of the influence OF the
Auto Workers Union and the recent
united front election movement in
which it played leading role, the
A. F. of L. leaders have been com
PEELED to make certain friendly
overtures. One of them came to a
united front conference on Sunday,
Jan Z, and asked for cooperation.
When the conference decided to adopt
a resolution demanding the use of the
schools for all workers organizations,
the A. F. Of L. misleader made haste
to tell the delegates that such a reSo-
luton was unnecessary and that
Frank X. Martel, president Of the De-
troit Federation Of Labor, would take
care Of all that. The resolution was
passed, nevertheless.
The Ford Council of the Auto
Workers Union has issued thousands
of leaflets exposing the A. r Of L.
betrayal Of the strike in the Ford,
Chester and Edgewater plants and
calling for fight for IS day min
mum wage and against the fiendish
Ford speedup.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Terror Intensified AS
Farm Strike Spreads
In Imperial Valley
1900 Out; Police Form
Ring Around Area;
Relief Urgent

BRAWLEY, Cal, Jan. 1I.-Ths
terror drive against the agricultural
strikers Of the Imperial Valley
reached a high pitch yesterday
when more than $50 arrests OF the
most militant leaders of the strike
we're made and Gordon of police
formed an iron ring around the
nine towns in the strike region, isoA
lating them from contact with the
workers outside.
Despite the concentrated attack
of police forces to smash the strike,
the ranks of the strikers swelled TO
1000 today. In the face Of possible
arrest, 5000 gathered at meeting
at Union Hall to reform their ranks
and replace their arrested leaders
on the picket lines.
The iron ring around the strike
req cd not keep out militant work
els bringing aid to the strikers, how
ever. Workers getting through re-
Port that the strike situation is
stronger. Shed workers, members of
the A. F. Of L., are meeting tomor-
row to vote to join the strike. They
have already declared their readiness
to support the struggle. This will add
800 nacre to the strikers ranks.
TIE local press is forced to admit
ais the Sake is the most serious
III the Imperial Valleys history. They
are inciIng mob viclsnce against the
strikers and calling for more police.
Many outsida police arrived yesterday
and hundreds OF special deputy sher-
ifs are on the scene.
Police drove Filipinos from Brawley
to Elcentro and are tricking the
workers By declaring that the Fiji
pinos are being exposed.
I'VE can win with relief" wires
Frank Samora, secretary of the Can
merry and Agricultural Workers Union
which is leading the strike. Workers
organizations are urged to wire funds
Immediately to Azteca Hall, 10th and
H" SITS, Brawley, Cal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

country-to carry on the struggle for
the organization Of one militant,
fighting union, based on the princi-
pies Of the class struggle in the en-
tire Mining industry Of the country.
Much Unemployment
The problems OF the Illinois miners
are immense. Unemployment hit the
Illinois coal fields hard. APPROX
nately 40 per cent of the miners are
unemployed. Those employed work
part time Misery and starvation is
sweeping the entire coal fields. The
organizations CT the unemployed, par
tieulsrly the unemployed councils, are
leading the struggle for increases in
relief, the struggle for jobs on
C.WA. projects and for the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill. This
receives the support Of the opposi-
ton forces in both unions.
Among those unemployed miners,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Priest PerSecutes
Woman for Part in
JObIesS Struggle
Children Thrown Out of
School on Pure
Frame-Up
by a Woman Correspondent

CENTERVIILE, Ia. - This little
city is coal mining section and
work is not very good in the mines.
Some work on the C,WA. and are
mighty glad to get work.
I am leader Of the unemployed.
Last May we staged march on the
Court House, when they had no funds
for the unemployed, but that after
noon the Governor sent his envoy
and the Board of Supervisors made
arrangements to feed the unemployed.
I sent my children to the Parochial
School of st. Mary's last week, be-
ginning Jan. 1. My boys could net
go to mass, because we were all i'll
from the influenza, and then they
started back Jan. 8, and the Nun
of Humility, who is teaching, sent
my boys over to see Father Wolfe,
who is pastor Of st. Marys parish.
He said: you go home. I have bad
reports about you, and you stayed
out of school needlessly."
The children came home. I. not
being over the flu, sent my daughter,
aged 10, to see why he heard those
bad reports, and that there was not
any truth in them, and to tell him
the children were sick. The Rev.
Wolfe told my girl he did not want
to hear any more about it, and push
ed my girl, and then kicked her on
her leg.
So this is the kind Of religion that
is preached in CenterWlle, to treat
the poor like dogs, and kowtow to a
few that have a little money.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

Has your organization made
donation to the fund to finance
the National Convention Against
Unemployment, Feb. ), in Wash
ington, D. c.? Send funds TO Ma
tipnal COMMITTEES, Unemployed
Council, so F. 18th St, New York
City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

Have YOU sent your contribution
to the fund to finance the National
Convention Against Unemployment
to the National Committee, I'm
employed Council, 80 East 18th St.,
New York City?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

Has your organization made a
donation to the fund to finance
the National Convention Against
Unemployment, Feb. 3, in Wash
ington, d. c.? Send funds to Ma
tional Committee, Unemployed
Council, so E. 11th St., New York
City.
Evening star., 1934-03-28
PAROLE SYSTEM
IN D. c. ASSA|LEO
Fred A. Berlin Charges
Bankers Now Serving
Terms Sponsored Law.

The charge that the Districts
Board of Indeterminate Sentence and
Parole was established through the
manipulations and for the benefit of
former Washington bankers and
brokers now serving prison terms was
made last night by Fred A. Berlin,
secretary of the National Board of
Trade, at a meeting of the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association.
This parole board is the most
dangerous institution you have"
Berlin asserted.
He said the District never knew 1t
needed such a board until number
of its prominent bankers were sent to
prison. Then. Berlin asserted, the
convicted bankers put up s250,000
and hired the best lobbyists available
to get a bill through Congress
establishing the board. The money
used, he claimed, belonged to de-
positors.
The speaker also reviewed activities
of his organization in legislative
lights.
Congressional reports at the time
of the consideration of the parole
board bill show 1t had the enthusiastic
support of George Gordon Battle. as
president of the National Committee
on Prisons and Prison Labor, which
had been asked to draw up such legis-
lation 10 years previously by John
Joy Edison. then chairman of the
Board of Charities of the District.
The measure was also sponsored by
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, by Sanford Bates, Federal di-
rector of prisons, and by the District
Commissioners.
The bill became law July Is, 1892.
The records of the board show that
since that time only one banker,
Harry V. Haynes, has been paroled.
All of the other bankers. and brokers
either served their terms or are still
confined.
The citizens association Endorsed
the Senate bill for compulsory liability
insurance for taxicabs and urged that
it be enlarged to include all motor
vehicles
Mrs. Ella A. Thompson. president,
announced the association would
extend its membership drive month
and canvass every block in its ter
ritory, if possible. to get new men,
bers. So far. four additional men,
bers have been enrolled.
Endorsement was given bill to
require landlords to heat adequately
apartment houses.
The secretary was instructed to
send a letter of coincidence to the
widow of Wiley o. Ison, member of
the association, who died recently.
Evening star., 1934-03-28

measure-contended 1t held poSsibili-
ties of almost unlimited currency ex-
pansion.
It was pigeonholed by the House
Agricultural Committee last session,
but Representative Lemke. Republican,
of North Dakota. filed petition to
force a vote on the House floor.
the petition requires las signatures.
There now are 1873 names on the
document.
Representative Byrns of Tennessee,
the Democratic floor leader, said he
felt sure the bill will not pass, but
Lemke and other imitation and farm
relief advocates insisted he was wrong.
Under the bill the Federal Govern
ment would buy up farm mortgages.
paying for them with new currency,
and reissue them to the farmer, who
Evening star., 1934-03-28
new SIGN OF SPRING

Rainbow Fountain will Play in
Honor of Easter.
Another sign of Spring will be In
evidence Sunday and Monday when
the Rainbow Fountain of the Lincoln
Memorial Rejecting Pool plays in
honor Of Easter.
Albert Clyde Burton. assistant su-
perintendent of National Capital Parks,
said the fountain would be turned on
from 10 am. to 5 pm.