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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

engineer in tow and also the rest
of the officers to private frame
up while Alagna is jailed, held in
communicate and Communist in
Cuba jailed; (2) What do they be-
lieve smoke from burning wood,
paint, varnish stain, rugs, curtains,
upholstery, rubber insulation, in
flammable liquids, ETC., smell like;
90 How would the materials which
the bulkhead (partitions) were
made of and all the furniture and
other equipment in the library,
social hall, bar room, and state
rooms burn, fast or slow? After
they we're allowed to become heated
so from .af1re neglected to be ex-
tinguished, the material was largely
wood and other inflammable ma
terials; "a Wha5 do they under
stand about the so-called Red
unions policy in cases of anarchy?
Do they know that such unions
condemn all such acts of violence
and will be the ones to fight such
acts to finish to prove the truth
and place the responsibility where
t. belongs; 90 What do they be-
lieve organized seamen would do to
such as the tool (Red batter who
is trying to save his own neck for
such an act of anarchy on the high
seas2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
R.R. WOrkers
Speeded Up
In St. Louis
By R. R. Worker Correspondent

BY r. r. Worker Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, MOI am a track
worker at the Terminal Yards in
st. Louis. 1t is one of the biggest
railroad concerns in the country
All the great railroads from North,
South, West and East use its
grounds for switching, warehous-
ing and for making connections,
etc. This is very rich company,
with the war department and the
biggest Wall Street kings heavily
interested in It's operation and
profits.
But, we track laborers, colored
and white, certainly do not share
in all the pleasure and ease that
our bosses get from these fat
profits.
Since 1926. way before the crisis
set in, all we have been getting is
one pay cut after another, speed
up and lay-offs. In 1926, for in
stance, there were 80 men working
in Section 3 Q6th ST.. Now, there
are only II and they have to do
the same amount and more work.
Section l (21st ST. used to employ
40 men. Now, only AZ. The
Ewing Ave. Section had about 81
including the extra gangs. Now
there are less than half. There are
many other sections all over the
Yard covering even larger areas
that have cut their gangs in half
and more.
This goes for all the round house
laborers too. Before 1926. there
we're thousands of these men -
mostly Negroes-employed at the
Terminal. Now there are only
hundreds. 1t is interesting to give
one example: At one time a shop
maintenance worker would lust
build fires and keep watch on nine
engines. Another man did nothing
else but bed the engines. There
was also a special man who would
just blow the fuses All these were
separate full time Jobs. Now. 1884
finds one man doing all these Jobs
I can go on and on to show how
all this speed-up efficiency has in
iured all of us-colored and white
in every yard and shop craft
Neither the bosses nor the big
chiefs of the different Railroad
Unions worried in the least about
those that were laid off. Hundreds
worked 10 years and over were
cast on the scrap-heap All this
not yet enough to satisfy our
greedy bosses. they slash our wages.
Our big union leaders say nothing
- do nothing but philander
around with the bosses and the
government mediation boards. We
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
By a Seaman Correspondent


NEW YORK, N. VI presume
the class conscious workers realize
how the Ward line is guilty of an
archy in the disaster of the Moro
Castle and also you realize how i'm
portant our workers press is in ex-
posing such criminals who try to
accuse us seamen of anarchy which
they themselves ere guilty Of l
am a ships carpenter and my work
on board ship has much to do with
life boats and gear; also with
tight doors, which are sup
posed to be used for emergencies
in fire or water. I have also been
in ship fire at sea and l know
that from my own experience fire
which would burn a small chair or
even half of chair would cause
smoke to be noticeable through a
large area of the inside parts of
ship. have often told many people
both seamen and passengers alike,
that a great danger exists at sea
under the present conditions. That
the first time ship had any seri-
Gus emergency at sea that due to
the conditions of all the emergency
euipment and the small size of the
crews nowadays, there would surely
be disaster. My belief seems to be
only too true.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

sengers for fear we will tell them
OF the way our crews are so small
and how the slave drivers like
Worms and Abbot make life at sea
a prison to us; and a deathtrap for
all on board except these yellow
slave drivers who run to the life
boats and to the bow of the ship
and order the anchor out so that
the ships bow will stay to the breeze
and carry the fire aft to roast and
cremate others; and who convent
emily leave the ships book aboard or
at least that part of it about the
flre-after they have acted crimi-
nally negligent in not calling the
crew as soon as the fire was dis
covered; who would then be able to
save every life aboard and also put
the fire out.
Questions for the Bosses
The shipowners' profits is all they
ever cared for, and with the rest
of this rotten capitalist system has
led to a catastrophe. I am sure
that the Ward Line officers, also
Hoover and Conboy and the rest
would be forced to answer these few
questions about the Moro Castle
fire disaster ID Why were the
Ward Line lawyers allowed to take
the acting captain and the chief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Ship Owners Greed Is Cause of Disasters
Like MORO Castle Fire, Seaman Charges

The life boats and their gear are
never in proper condition. The fire
and boat drills are farce. The
watertight doors are seldom in
working order. Some OF them have
not been worked closed in years
and furthermore cannot be closed
l have had to work hard many
times trying to get them in working
order on different ships; they are
supposed to be repaired in port, but
the shipowners will fire a man if
ne insists on such. Steamboat in
spection is likewise vicious sham;
fire hose are often allowed to &C.
cupy the hose rack long after they
are rotten and leaking badly. The
gaskets (rubber) which are sup
posed to be in each hose coupling
are often missing, and the water
pressure causes the water to leak
out at least one quarter of the force
of water.
The spanners, chose coupling
wrenches are often missing; each
hose rack and fire hydrant is sup
posed to have one but in many
cases seaman has to search at
different hoses until he finds one.
Then often it is wrong size. We
are not allowed to talk to the pas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
PiCketCetS
80 Days
In Maine
Militant Worker Is SEN
fenced on Trumped-Up
Charge of Assault
By a Worker Correspondent

LEWISTON, Me.-Dave Halpern,
shoe worker here in Lewiston, Me,
was arrested last Thursday night
while standing in front of the
Androsscoggin Mill (Textile), was
arrested on a frame-up charge of
assault" by a special policeman
three times Dawes size.
At court the next morning, after
a severe beating in the Jail, Dave
was questioned all through the
trial of his revolutionary activities
Gas everyone noticed he could
assault" a giant fascist, and that
this was nothing but an attack on
the workers militancy, especially
with the textile strike going on.
The judge has threatened that
Maine will not stand for Commu-
nism and if they try to establish
it here. the court will do its ut
most to stop it," On this state
ment he sentenced Dave to 80 days
in the County Jail-on the charge
of assault" An appeal would
have been $500.
Dave would appreciate mail from
the comrades. Write to County
Jail, Auburn. Me. Visiting hours
are from to p. M, Saturday
onlV.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Bosses Set UPArsenaI
To Protect Property
Workers, Cheated by Arbitration, Building the
Rank and File Movement to Boost Conditions

The American rayon industry is
one Of the greatest exploiters of
American labor. Their profits even
today range from 300 to 400 per
cent. The du Pont Co. alone re-
ports that its net profits for the
first quarter of this year were s10,-
100000. In view of the rising living
costs on the one hand, and the
enormous profits of the rayon in
dustry on the other, 1t is necessary
that we in unison make immediate
demands for an increased living
wage. The rayon industry is in a
position to grant 40 per cent in
crease in wages to all workers.
We must also demand and fight
for the adjustment of the so-called
north and south wage differentials,
demanding instead equal pay for
equal work.
Last winter, when large section
Of the American Rayon Workers
(some 10000 in number, through
their representative of the National
Rayon Workers Councils (among
whom Vice President Kelly of the
U. T w. was the chief spokesman
had made demands for 40 per
cent increase in wages, Mr.. Kelly
had succeeded in referring this is
sue to the National Labor Board
for settlement. The rayon workers
we'll remember what happened when
they went to Washington to ar
bitrate. The workers getting the
run-around and the rayon bosses
getting the 40 per cent.
Fellow Rayon Workers! From our
past experience we have learned
that we cannot rely upon the bosses
arbitration machinery. If we are
to realize higher standard of liv-
ing, we must prepare ourselves not
for arbitration, which will surely
mean our defeat, but for deter
mined rank and file movement
which will help us win our Just de-
nands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Gravy Water CRYSTALS


Crazy Water Crystals, as its name
suggests, is a product of the profit
made capitalist system, in which
the bourgeoisie do not hesitate to
market medicines under extravagent
and disappearing claims. Taese
medicines are a method of picking
the pockets of the workers and are
harmful for at least four other
reasons:
First, they are often bodily harm
full; Second, they are often so much
favored valueless water; Third, if
not in themselves harmful, they are
harmful by deluding the worker and
so keeping him from getting COM
petent medical advice; Fourth, even
if they happen to contain real
drugs, they are drugs you could get
for one-quarter the price under
their proper names. For instance,
your Crazy Water Crystals may be
EPSON Salts, Rochelle Salts, phos-
pilates or what not, anyone of
which you could get for much less
under its right name. Recently,
waters containing radiant energy
we're sold to unsuspecting people,
some of whom consequently con-
tracted frightful bone rotting dis
ease. 1t is best, therefore, to stay
away from these medicines put out
by racketeering, constituencies
drug houses, which are protected by
the federal so-called pure food and
advertising laws. The legislative
bureaucrats find it profitable to
take orders from these murderers as
well as from steel and textile
bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
PARTY LIFE
Party, Y.C.L. in Kensington
ActiUe in Textile Strike
Building of Rank and File Groups, Recruiting
for Party Are Major Tasks of Communists

BY J. r.
Kensington, Pa, is a compact
textile center, composed of impor-
tant branches of the industry. This
section, however. is known as a
center of hosiery workers, and has
history Of militant struggle. The
following branches of the industry
answered the call of the general
strike: Wool and worsted, up
holstery weaving, plush, carpet, silk
knitted underwear. The hosiery
workers, however, who are the best
organized, and having a tradition of
struggle, remained at work at the
order of German and Rieve, under
the excuse that the hosiery workers
already have what the textile work
ers are fighting for, meaning, that
they have recognition of the union
and an agreement.
MeSsrs. German and Rieve diSre-
gard completely the demands of the
textile workers and that the hosiery
workers too have a fight for the
30-hour week and the improvement
Of their working conditions.
The Party members in the diff
ferent branches of the strike are
active and are in leading positions,
There is tremendous spirit in the
strike, and they are keeping up the
spirit of the strikers by organizing
mass picketing. They are also help
ing to establish broad rank and
file strike committees.
The comrades in the hosiery
union are agitating and organizing
the workers to join the general
strike, to refuse to work scab work,
and to fight for the 30-hour week
for wage increases and other i'm
provements in their working con-
ditions.
The Y. c. L. is very active in
this section. Some are directly par
ticipating in the picket lines and
others are busy distributing the
Daily Workers, the Young Workers
and leaflets. The Party members
however, are not on the job. 1t
is still the task of the Section
and District to mobilize the Party
membership as well as the SYM
pathizers for more effective par
ticipation in the strike, for system
attic distribution of the Daily
Worker, not only at the strike halls
but especially on a territoriay basis
since the distribution of the Daily
Worker at the strike halls has been
interered with by the police and
the dicks,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Penn. Fires
Member of
Brotherhood
BY a Group of r. r. Brotherhood
Workers

By Group of r. r. Brotherhood
Workers
LONG ISLAND CITY Tuesday,
Sept. 4th, ashes were found dumped
in Sunnyside yards. A track en-
ployee brought Morrison and &C
cused a dining car worker of dump
ing the ashes. This worker pro-
tested he was innocent but was
forced to pick up the ashes.
On his return from dumping the
ashes, the track employer threat
ened to have him fired and used
abusive language which was
strongly resented. This dining ca-
worker was taken off and fired a
few hours later.
He is a member of the Brother
hood. What is the Brotherhood
going to do about this case2 1t
must take this up and fight for the
reinstatement of this dining car
employee.
This case shows that the Penn
is using greater terror against its
employees because the spirit of or
ganization is alive among them.
The Penn hopes to break this spirit.
The answer is we workers must
build our organization and fight for
our rights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
IN THE HON E
Protest Hl-Treatment of Women in Italy
BY HELEN LUKE

1.-THE whole world ought to know
what happens to women political
prisoners in ITALY," says the fore
word to the text in another new
booklet called Fascist War on
Women" which was printed in
England, selling here for ten cents.
This preface continues:
80 shocking is the news which
has leaked out during the last two
or three months, as to what these
women are suffering, often merely
for being related to men suspected
of fighting against Fascism, that
public opinion must everywhere be
aroused to manifest itself In their
defense.
Help, material and moral, is
needed from all Cdes, and with the
utmost rapidity,
Several OF these women are in
a particularly critical condition.
This pamphlet is published in
the hope that drawing attention to
these cases in particular, will mo-
bilize in their aid the support they
so urgently need"
And shocking indeed are the
stories contained in this expose OF
the brutal treatment of the many
women jailed during the bloody
Fascist italian regime, often with
out trial, merely ION suspicion of
belonging to secret anti-Fascist or
CARNATIONS" The book at its con-
clusion presents six demands which
should be made upon the Fascist
government Of Italy, such as the
release of all women imprisoned
without trial, decent treatment for
all political prisoners, and release
or transfer to clinics of Camilla
Ravera, GiOrgina Rossetti, Lea
Giacaglia, and Maria Baroncini
who are very seriously ill.
We think the book should be
spread Immediately, especially
among women's clubs and groups,
and protests sent to the italian
government as directed in the book.
Helen, enclosed you will find a
dollar to help you and all females
like you to get more space in the
Daily Worker" writes Hobo
Whitley" from California, so that
the females of this land can keep
on telling the Mussolinis and Hit
lerS of any and all countries to go
to hell again and again"
Righto, Hobo Whitley! And just
for that, and considering the above
described booklet, which we have
just read, we are in an excellent
frame of mind to consign the bloody
pair of them to the flames all over
again and throw Chiang-Kai-S hek
in for good measure.
The dollar means in any event
that we don't have to go into the
inter-column competition in the
Daily Drive (for the years finances
to keep it alive empty-handed. We
are turning in our first dollar to
the Office and buckling on our
roller skates with grim determine
ton. and the fact that we never
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
CONFRADE aARLIN's POLITICAL
APPENDIX

No doubt, Comrade Garlin's poll
teal development is enough to
make his appendix class-conscious.
But that Is not what the more
politically active medico' meant
when he spoke Of the political i'm
plicstions Of AZ appendix operation,
Indeed, the medico himself was in
state Of political "faintness' when
he made the comment.
1t seems that Comrade Hathaway,
while drinking his 'teenth cup of
'unspoiled-by -cream" coffee, had
been telling our medico some very
politically pointed stories. Among
these, was the story of his own
visit to a doctor. In all innocence
and medical correctness, this doctor
comrade advised c. A. H. to leave
his many arduous duties for a
period and take a thorough rest.
Can't be done; its contrary to
Political Bureau decisions" cried
our editor, in circulating political
pain. Leave the Daily? The Cen
trail Committee shall hear of this"
Only the weeping supphcation of
the good doctor and his avowal of
good intentions prevented our COM
rsde from carrying out the dictates
of his politically outraged feelings.
Therefore, when shortly after
wards, our medico met and spoke
with Comrade Garlin, it was faint
ness" indeed that caused him to
speak of the political implications
of the observation-disclosures at the
thought for the Change the World"
column in his absence. And might
he sabotage" he cried? The situa-
ton was no less than hazardous.
Who else would do otherwise than
the medico did - namely apprise
Comrade Garlin of his (the
medico') political integrity.
Furthermore, this lesson has af-
fected us, of the Medical Board,
with equal force. We feel that,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

have gained nothing by this tom
foolery and never will. The key to
changing these conditions is to
make our unions more militant,
bring them under the control of
the rank and file-fght for the
amalgamation of all the railroad
unions; for uniform agreement to
begin and end at the same time.
for all crafts. And the way to
victory can only come through the
firm fighting solidarity of co4ored
and white workers fighting against
jim-crow unions, determinations
for wage increases, better working
conditions. against speed-up. for full
crews and for all the rights of
the workers.
I know that the Daily Worker
and the Communist Party will help
us in this fight because they repre-
sent the real voice and heart of
labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

1t is necessary to mobilize all Of
our forces among the strikers as
we'll as among the hosiery workers
to get the latter out on strike, which
would to great extent, strengthen
the strike of the tens of thousands
of textile workers.
Recruiting in the Party and this
League is very weak. This must be
Immediately corrected. It is by
strengthening the Party in the
union that we will strengthen the
strike, counterfeit the red scare"
propaganda, and show to the masses
the role of the Party in the strug-
giles of the workers.
1t is the major task, however, to
build rank and file groups in every
branch of the industry. Such
groups are to be established per-
manently with the aim at the pres
ent, during the strike, to guard
against the possible sellout and to
lead the workers on the picket line
and in the strike halls; and In the
future, 1t will be the aim Of the
rank and file committees to fight
for the interests Of the wof-ers for
trade union democracy and rank
and file control.
Note: Will other comrades IN
the textile areas send us their ex-
periences? How are you utilizing
the Daily Worker in the striker
What methods do you use to COM
bat the Red Scare?" What Is the
role played by the units made up
of non-textile workers in the tex
tile towns? How do you carry on
Party recruiting? Are you building
opposition groups in the U. T. w?
What work do you do among the
National Guard? Write us these
things for publication in this
column, Send us your leaflets, and
we will publish them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Seek to Halt.
Daily Sale.
InFdURiUer.
Police Fail in Attempt to
Frame Charges Against
Red Builders

FALL RIVER. MASS.-The strike
situation remains the same. No
attempts were made to open the
mills. Mayor Hurley, sent to the
A. F. T. o., scab strike breaking
statement that most of the strikers
want to work but only want "ade-
quate protection" We heard that
a member of the council of the
A. F. T. o. was trying to explain
to the leaders that they were acting
like scabs and strike-breakers. An
other member opposed to the strike
got up and tried to punch him. 1t
ended in a free-for-sll But no
matter If the leaders Of the A. F.
T. o. show their. fighting spirit be-
hind closed doors-publicly they
beat General johnson as workers
enemy No. /.
Today, two red builders were ar
rested for selling Dailies. The chief
of police, Violette, and the cop that
pulled them in, pored over the
laws of the town trying to frame
them. They kept threatening these
Fall River people that they would
be kicked out Of town like the two
Boston red builders. Then they tried
to find an excuse because there were
the two Daily Worker leaflets about
the strike in the paper. When they
couldn't find any law under which
to arrest them, the cop who pulled
them in told them not to yell
extra because this wasn't an Eek
ira" edition. They are going crazy
trying to find means by which to
stop the sale of the Dailies. But
the two red builders will be back on
the job tomorrow.
The cops have another bad habit
here in town, which we intend to
break. They keep dropping into the
Workers Center, 222 Spring St.,
look at the posters, take a Daily
and walk out. Then they hang
around the doors or near the win
dows in order to scare any workers
who want to come in.