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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13

eTS nave swung INTO 1ulI preparation
for county and city demonstrations,
Incomplete reports show that in
Franklin County, where the terror
is at its height, a county wide dem
onstration Of united front char
acter will take place. The Illinois
Workers Alliance there, which com
priseS many of the unemployed
miners, is rapidly moving to the left.
In Macoupin County, the Illinois
Workers Alliance, together with the
Unemployment Councils, are staging
a countrywide demonstration in
Carlinville.
Joint actions are likewise being
prepared in Madison, Edwardsyille,
Belleville, East st. Louis, Blooming
ton, Peoria and Fulton County.
These actions all indicate the
growth in the sentiment for unity
in the ranks of the Illinois workers
and proves the correctness Of the
Manifesto Of the Springfield Con-
gress which calls for unification of
the unemployed into one statewide
orge nization.
al organizations wishing to join
in the united front actions have
been called upon to communicate
with the State Committee Of the
Unemployment Councils, 227l2 N,
Fifth ST., Springfield, Ill, .....
Daily Actions '"
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 12.-The I'M
employed workers in Chicago show
their resistance to the sweeping re-
lief cut that has been carried
throughout the city Every day
workers committees and demonstra-
lions are held inside the relief sta
lions against the enforced starvation
level that has been instituted in the
last few days in Cook County. H
Last Thursday John Wright, an
active member Of the Unemploy
ment Council of Cicero, was fined
$50 for insisting that he get addi-
tional relief since he could not keep
his family on the reduced budget
as given by the relief stations.
Council Growth Spurred
At the meeting of Branch 20 Of
the Unemployment Council last
Monday, II workers made applica-
tions for membership. The next day
ct least 20 workers came into the
headquarters asking when the next
meeting will be held.
Every one present at the last
mseting reported on the relief cut.
One worker stating that his budget
was cut SIS per cent.
Drive Against Union
In relief bulletin 1852 dated Nov.
l, all case workers are instructed
not to allow union dues in the
budget for workers on direct relief
or on work relief, This is an at
tempt by the starvation expert,
Lyons, to break up the labor unions.
Especially to hinder the unioniza-
ton Of those on work relief.
A series of mass meetings is being
organized under the auspices of the
local District Councils Of the Cook
County Unemployment Councils.
These meetings are part Of the
preparations for the Unemployed
Conference on Saturday, Noy. II, at
Mirror Hall, 1136 Northwestern Ave,
and the demonstration Nov. "a
against relief cut, and for increased
relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13

NC0"t"tS,CU ifo" rage -
of Canada were stoned. Delega-
tons and kilograms Of protest from
hundreds Of factories and from the
bus and street car workers Of Ha-
vana were dispatched to the Men
dieta government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13

How long" Unit I wants to
know, will the ether units in
Sec. s (Di9t. p remain asieep?"
Unit I has already contributed
S119.07 to the 100000 fund!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13
Communists Lead
Cuban Peasants

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13
Union Aids
Jobless Parade

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

is that Republican and Democratic governors, Re-
publican and Democratic Congressman, and state
legislators united in their insistence on the use
Of the armed forces of the state to smash the tex
tile strike danger to recovery" In the bitter
class battles Green's friends of labor" are on the
side of the bayonets, the machine guns the clubs
and poison gas of the employers.
Only the Communist Party, which fights on the
picket lines with the workers, whose official organ,
the Daily Worker, is the most powerful weapon for
the winning of the strike presents to the workers
an election program 100 per in the interest not
only of the highest and best immediate needs and
demands of the workers but for the ultimate solu-
ton of their misery hunger and oppression-a
lutionary program for the overthrow of capitalism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Parade Set
Over Ban
OF Police
Un e m ployed Will
March to City Hall for
Adequate Relief

NEW YORK.-The United Action
Committee called upon all working
class organizations yesterday to
send immediate protests to Mayor
LaGuardia and Police Commissioner
Organ against the police ruling
that no march by New York's I'M
employed to City Hall will be per-
mitted tomorrow.
Captain Dorchell of the Thir-
tenth precinct and Inspector Nydig
of the Fourth division informed the
Unemployed Council yesterday that
the parade permit had been re-
fused. When questioned, the police
stated that the order had come
through Deputy Inspector Pierne of
the Seventh precinct
Calls by the Daily Worker at the
Seventh precinct were answered by
Deputy Inspector Wall commander
of the Second Division, who stated
that the order to stop any parade
route between Union Square and
City Hall had come from head
quarters" This did not bar the
workers from assembling in Union
Square" Inspector Wall said
At the Office of the Unemploy-
ment Council it was emphatically
declared that no amount of police
intimidation would stop the unem-
ployed from marching tomorrow
against the starvation program of
the city, state and Federal admin
istration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
A N E 1T 0 R | A L

and leadership to this tremendous political ferment
among the ranks of the working class
The capitalist politicians doing everything
possible to hide the real class forces, the role of
the government, in the strikes William Green,
President of the A. F. of L.. has already issued his
usual statement in the elections of Vote for your
friends and against your enemies"
In short, despite all talk of mo politics. the
A. F. of L. leaders head heels in politics
on the side of the parties of the bosses, for the
Republican or Democratic Parties The capitalist
politicians do not hesitate for moment to attempt
to utilize the discomfort, the mitancy of the work
ers for their own political ends for the ends of
the capitalist government.
Yet the outstanding fact of the textile strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
RALLY FOR STRIKE TONIGHT
10000 Dyes Get Strike Call as Roosevelt Openly ervenes
C. P. Urges Protests
On New ProvocatiOn
Against N. Y. Jobless

The New York District Com
mittee of the Communist Party
most emphatically protests the
new LaGuardia police provoca-
ton in denying the New York
unemployed the right TO parade
and demonstrate this Saturday
for an immediate adequate relief
appropriation by the city. The
Communist Party brands this &C
ton as another LaGuardia attack
on the fundamental rights of the
masses. 1t is further evidence of
the conspiracy of the LaGuardia
administration to starve the I'M
employed, to prepare for drastic
reduction in relief allowance, for
higher fare and wage and sales
taxes.
The Communist Party calls
upon the workers of New York
to raise a mighty storm of pro-
test against this LaGuardia po-
lice provocation, to demand the
rights of the unemployed to
march, to demonstrate, to pre-
sent their demands to the city
administration. All organizations
rush protest kilograms and dele
cations to city hall. Defeat the
hunger police terror conspiracy
of La Guardial The demands of
the unemployed shall be heard.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Workers Are Denied
Mass Picketing Right
By New Police Order

NEW YORK-A sweeping order
denying all workers the right to
mass picketing was issued yesterday
by Police Commissioner Organ as
IAN amendment to the Police De-
partment Manual of Procedure" The
new order, which completely NULL
fies the 'oral order" issued last
month permitting mass picketing,
leaves the number of pickets en-
tirely up to the whim of precinct
captains.
The order provides that no group
of pickets is to be permitted to Gin
tarfere with the free passage of
pedestrian or of vehicular traffic"
and adds NOR will intimidation be
permitted by an unreasonable num-
Der of pickets nor by the acts or
deneanor of the pickets."
The number of pickets to be al
lowed in any specific case, the Or
der states, is to be determined by
the local precinct captains.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Workers Also To Pro-
test Terror Against
JObless in Parade Ban

NEW YORK.-The big celebra-
ton of the fifteenth anniversary of
the Communist Party to be held at
the Bronx Coliseum tonight will be
not only a commemoration Of the
Party's history but will be turned
into great mass meeting of solid
arity for the textile strike and a
protest against the government
murder of IS striking textile work
ers, the New York District Of the
Communist Party announced yes
terday.
In accordance with this plan of
making the Party anniversary Gel
ebration a dedication of support for
the textile strike, Charles Krum-
bein, District Organizer of the
Communist Party, yesterday issued
statement inviting Francis w
German, head of the U. T. w.
strike committee, to speak from the
platform to the thousands of work
ers who will gather to hail the
achievements and new struggles of
the Communist Party.
The telegram to German from
Krumbein follows:
eve learn from the press that
you are seeking hall for textile
strike support meeting in New York
City stop The Communist Party
which as you must know comma
has been giving and will continue
to give the fullest support to
heroic national textile strike comma
has decided to use previously
arranged meeting also for mobiliza-
ton in support of the textile strike
stop We herewith extend to you or
your designated representative an
invitation to address the expected
fifteen thousand attendance at this
meeting to mobilize support of the
textile strike stop The meeting will
take place at Bronx Coliseum
Friday September twenty-frst at
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
5000
WorkersBegin
General Strike

NEW York; 100 per cent
walkout yesterday of 5000 pocket
book workers from 200 shops here,
marked the beginning of the gen.
eral strike in the handbag indus
try. The strike was called by
unanimous vote of the member
ship of the international Pocket
book Workers Union, A. F. of L,
The union Office is at So w. 21st
ST., and strike headquarters have
been established at Irving Plaza,
The strikers demand a 36-hour
week, 10 per cent wage increase
and the absorption of unemployed
pocketbook workers, to the extent
of 10 per cent of those presently
employed in each shop.
The striking workers jammed
two large halls at the strike head
quarters, to hear the General
Strike Committee report and to
receive instructions for setting up
picketing committees and other
strike machinery.
The strike call also included out
of-town shops. Representatives
were sent out to out-of town shops
by the union. Wednesday to insure
the success of the general strike
call.
The decision for the general
strike was adopted at meeting
of more than 1000 pocketbook
workers last Monday night on the
recommendation of the Joint
Council and the United Front
Conference Committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Meeting in Coliseum to ShOav
Solidarity With the Strikers;
German hoited as Speaker
C. p Unit and S. p. Branch Hold Joint Rally;
Protest the Use of Troops Against Strikers

NEW YORKA Communist Party banner and Socialist Party
by side air meeting Brooklyn We'd
nesday Communist Socialist spoke the need for
united action the textile strike.
joint meeting held the Gates and Summer
the Socialist Party branch the neghboood and
Section 18 the Communist Party.
The united front meeting spontaneous The Socialist
finding themselves without their meeting
approached the Communists and it decided to hold joint
meeting
protesting the the strike
the Socialist
and Party
organizations further united
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND THE TEXTILE STRIKE

You, 100000 textile workers, who are out on
strike, are receiving political education on the
nature and deeds of capitalist government, of the
Roosevelt hunger regime, such you never before
experienced. Your teachers provided by the en-
poyers, are the bayonets of the National Guard
Your class rooms are the picket lines, the mass
demonstrations the flying squadrons, the bitter
battles to win your demands against the mill own
ers.
In this situation, as in every strike struggle, be-
fore every factory gate where the workers seeh
ing with discomfort against rotten conditions, N.
r. A. slave codes, company unions the Communist
Party election program must be brought forward
boldly to give conscious expression, guidance force
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
THOUSANDS FROM FOUR STATES
ATTEND BURIAL OF SLAIN PICKET:
STRIKE BROADENS In ALL AREAS
Sharp Clash Occurs as
Police Attack Pickets
at Maine Mill
BY Carl Reeve

LEWISTON, Me, Sept. 20.-Here
in the last outpost of the textile
employers, the textile strike is be-
ginning to break through the ter
rife terrorism and pickets are be-
ginning to form.
The eight large mills are sur
rounded by hundreds of National
Guardsmen and hired thugs. Your
correspondent was stopped and sub
jected to severe cross-examination
as he was trying to get near the
mills.
The press here, and this is
typical of the entire New England
press, is trying to split the strik-
ers by poisoning the New England
workers against the Southern
workers, limiting that the Southern
workers are going back to work,
deserving the Northern strikers.
The Lewiston Journal carries big
headlines announcing that the
Southern workers are Going Back
on the job" This vicious lying is
intended to break the spirits of the
workers here. Waterville, the near
by center, is rapidly closing down.
PORTLAND. Me, Sept. 2O.-The
strike is effective in Maine accord
ing to a survey of the Saco-Bidde-
ford and Portland and Lewiston
areas.
In Waterville, Me-, police attacked
the pickets with tear gas last night.
A sharp clash took place, in which
number of workers were arrested.
and the picket line was broken up
only after the reinforcement Of
troops were called out.
l was in Saco- Biddeford this
morning, around the Pepperell Mill,
which covers a large area and en-
ploys 1000 textile workers. There
is large group of National Guards
men around this mill, which is com
pletely shut down.
The York MILL employing over a
thousand workers, tried to resume
operating the mill this morning
There were more troops and private
detectives around it than at the
Pepperell Mill, But less than 100
workers out of a thousand went into
the plant.
The following statements were
made by workers upon being in
terviewed:
a.. Since the N. r. A. it is much
worse"
g. They work us too hard"
a.. In one department we have
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Arms Sold
FOr1'errOr
In India
Indian Peoples Friend
Sold Tear Gas To
Crush Natives
BY Marguerite Young
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. An
American woman, internationally
famous as a friend of the Indian
people," is selling American tear
gas to British imperialism's pup
pet authorities in India to crush
Indian workers demonstrations for
bread and independence, it was
shown today in the Senate NUM-
tons investigation.
Evidence also disclosed that an
American missionary recently acted
in the dual capacity Of Christian
gospel preacher to the Indians of
Ecuador and salesman Of tear gas
to that government for use in
putting down Indian labor dem
onstrations there.
Thus the official proceedings OF
a United States Senate Committee
demonstrated that captalism's so
ciety" figures and Christian insti-
buttons serve the making,
labor -quelling demands of impe-
rialists as readily as government
officials and professional spies.
Senators Pull Punches
This testimony and evidence fur
nished the high point in ses-
sion of obvious dawdling by the
Senate Committee. Spectators
again freely asked whether the
Senators weren't pulling their
punches, as they filled hours With
haggling with Federal Laboratories,
Inc, officials over trivial ques-
tions as to how many brides, how
much corruption, is attendant
upon this essentially and reoog-
nizedly filthy business.
Todays proceedings served only
to re-emphasize that the Senate
Committee, while of necessity
bringing forward a volcano of i'm
portant official proofs Of circum-
stances known before, but not
recognized officially, is limited to
picturing the evils of the "muni-
tons racket" in doing this
is actually concealing the funda-
mental ties between the evils in
this and all basic capitalist in
duStries, and is building the false
suggestion that munitions is diff
ferent from other industries.
Neither did the Senators ask the
munitions men anything about tie
connection between their war
making and their strike breaking
Notwithstanding that will be
examined by trade unionists, pro-
fessionals, farmers, and other anti
war leaders at the second Amer
lean Congress Against War and
Fascism in Chicago next week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
General Strike 1000 at Burial
Plan Advanced OF Mill Striker
In Passaic Slain in South

PATERSON, N. j., Sept. 20-At
a meeting of delegates of the local
Dyers Committee elected by shop
chairmen of the American Fedora
ton of Silk Workers, all applaUded
when Valgo and Philean brought
forward a proposal of silk workers
for dye strike.
Union officials, however. side
tracked the motion to strike and
now the dyers are awaiting Ammi-
ratio, president of the Dyers' Local,
who is returning with instructions
from German.
Although many throwing plants
in this vicinity have locked out their
workers, the militant young silk
workers are continuing their efforts
to close down the throwing plants
still running.
This morning militant young
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

and the establishment of workers government.
Tut this program, which meets the needs of the
workers for which they are being educated on the
picket lines. in the biterest battles will not reach
conscious expression or approval and support from
them unless the Communist Party and its SYM
pathi1ers bring it to them. On the picket lines
while marching with the textile workers, in their
meetings while discussing the best ways Of winning
the strike, is the time to discuss the question of
the elections and the role of the Communist Party
The cry of mo politics" in the strike is always
the shield Of the capitalist politicians and their A.
F. of L. bureaucratic supporters to keep out the
independent political struggle of the workers. to
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
By Harry Raymond
DAILY Worker staff Correspondent
NFNTTNT1 LTNT Nv NJ n Ca,1t

DAILY Worker staff Correspondent
MOUNT HOLLY, N. c., Sept. 20.
K. Riley, striking textile
worker and father of seven children,
who was brutally bayonetted to
death by National Guardsmen in
front of the Knit Products Mill at
Belmont Tuesday night, was buried
in the red clay Of North Carolina
this afternoon following a mass
funeral, which was attended by
more than two thousand workers.
The workers came from four
states in hundred of automobiles
and trucks bearing banners of the
local union organization. Many of
them arrived at the open field where
the funeral was held after walk
ing distances of more than ten miles.
Every local in the North Carolina
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Browder Will Speak
On the Textile Strike
I'm New Bedford Tonight

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Sept 20.
Earl Browder, general secretary of
the Communist Party, will speak
here on How the Communists
Would Settle the Textile Strike" at
two mass meetings tomorrow.
One meeting will be held at three
p. m. at the Colonial Theatre, So.
Water and Cove SITS. The other
will be held, at seven p. m. at the
Mount Royal Hall, Kenyon st. and
Acushnet Ave.
Both meetings are under the
auspices of the Communist Party
units of New Bedford.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

The Communist Party pledges all its aid, and calls
upon jts members, upon every militant trade uOHst
to begin at in organized ICay to UisH the union
locals Nth this proposal
General strikes at this moment L0H giUe enormous
strength the textile strike This serious duty faces the
American tCOrking class Let begin to act HOW! To-
Lcard general strikes!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

centers Uith the following ObiecUe-a 48hOHT general
strike of all workers in every trade, to force the Dh
draoa of the armed troops from the strike area! Hazel
ton workers shut the 0ROIe tO0n for "a hours shOCing
splendid example. Paterson and Passac are already
considering similar action Let every trade local
take the paH-generaI strike IN textile strike
for the strengthening Of the strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

The textile strike is at a decisive pOiHt The
strike is powerful and steadily gaining in strength
But at the time, the employers and the Roosevelt
government clearly getting ready to strike
bo0 at the strike Murder and terrorism increasing
And Roosevelt Intervening openly to set his notorious
arbitratiOn" trap.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

1t is question of WhO OM strike the next pOW-
erfHI bO. This bOW may be the decisive bIOV deciding
the UictOry.
Therefore, the Communist Party proposes that the
American VOrHg class to the aid of the tex
tile strikers Nth GENERAL STRIKES for definite
tiBse and a definite objective.
We propose a series Of general strikes IN the strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
PAINTERS STRIKE AT SHOP

NEW YORK Bronx Local l, of
the Alteration Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers Union, with
headquarters at 1872 Boston Road,
has declared a strike in the Sol
Cohen shop. The workers demand
union conditions on the job, the 7
hour day and SIS day. The union
calls on all painters, including
former union men to leave the jobs
and help organize the shop by par
ticipating in the picketing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Roosevelt Gets Report
of Winant Board
at Hyde Park
BY Seymour Waldman
DAILY Worker WASHINGTON Bureaul


WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. -
While awaiting the much desired
call from President Roosevelt to
join presidential textile mediation
conferences now going on at Hyde
Park. Francis ]. German. U.T.W.
strike chairman, this afternoon
coupled his strike call to 10000
eager dyers with strong intirna-
tons that the U.T.W.-A. F. Of L.
strike leadership is still willing TO
trade" with the employers and
the Federal Government. In
other words, German is willing TO
make deal, despite his boast,
"the truth is that at this moment
we have this strike won"
The U.T.W. strike leadership,
German told the press, "is in con-
tact with the carpet and rug max
ers tabout 100000, who may go out
at the same time"