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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
HeCkScher Dental
Clinic Insults
BY Worker Correspondent

BY Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK-My husband and
are suffering from bad teeth. Be-
ing a C.WA. worker, I had to ap-
ply to the Heckscher Dental Clinic
which is supported by the City of
New York. I had to go through
many abuses until we were accepted.
My husband hardly received any
treatments and they kept stalling
me off for weeks and nothing was
done to my teeth. Then they told
me, "You are through and can go
home"
My husband went to the clinic
and told the doctor, Whats the
idea, my wife's teeth were not cared
for?" The head doctor told my hus-
band to send me back to the clinic
so he will examine my teeth. When
I got there all the doctors looked at
me with angry faces. The head doc
tor said to the social worker, II have
to get through with this one up
there" pointing at me. I was called
into his Office and there was an
other doctor. Both of them started
abusing, laughing and hollering,
calling me names and telling me
Who do you think you are? You
are not paying us for this work
Don't forget you are getting charity
Go fight City Hail."
The city pays them for all work
done to patients and the doctors
tell the patients they are giving
them charity The doctor told me
If l will pay him he will do the job
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
Worker Correspondent Tells
About Maine S.P. Convention

AUBURN, Me. - The Socialist
Party, like the other capitalist par
ties, is coming out, like bears in
the spring, for the election cam
paign. We didn't see them in any
of the struggles conducted by work
ers and farmers in this state all
the year round Except Mr.. Max
wells speech to the Westbrook Silk
Workers not to strike, not now, any
way.
Now for the election campaign,
they dust themselves and come to-
gether in state convention.
1--WE don't know what we are 60
ing to do" This was the predomi-
nant spirit in the convention. 1t
seems as though Roosevelt took the
ground from their feet, as one of
the leaders said. "All that we were
fighting for for years Roosevelt gave
to them and he has the credit, and
we don't know what we are going
to do if we are elected" is the way
ne expressed IL.
You can see that these people,
especially the leading spirits of the
convention, don't know the prob
lens of the toiling population of
the state. For example: One reso-
luton calls on the governor to es-
tablish a state arbitration commit
tee, which is the strongest weapon
in the hand of the manufacturers,
especially in the last shoe strike in
Auburn.
But even in the Socialist Party
convention the influence of the class
struggle is felt. On the one side
the conservative leaders, up to the
ears in capitalist politics: Stern
the chairman, once elected as a
Democrat to the State Legislature;
Msxfield, staunch defender of the
MIRA. and friend OF industrial
peace. On the other hand there are
delegates who feel something is
wrong, but who are still illusioned
that they can make the old S. P.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
TOMORROW!

Will you kindly tell me where
the Women's Council is located on
Staten Island?" asks Victoria G., in
an urgent letter from that locality
Il live on Staten Island, and would
like to join, but don't know where
to go. Will you let me know as
soon as possible. so may be able
to demonstrate with them on May
Day?"
The Staten Island Council meets
at its headquarters, 2047 Richmond
Terrace, on Wednesday evenings at
$50.
The directives given in the
Daily" on April q show that the
Women's Councils convene tomor-
row at II am. on 21st St., west of
Eighth Ave.
I take it that the Domestic Work
ers will march with the Food Work
ers Industrial Union, of which their
union is section. These line up at
II am. on 18th St.. west of Eighth
Ave.
The Office Workers Union, which
must include many women workers,
assemblies with the downtown
groups at Battery Pl., am.
WomeE not yet organized, and not
!. having friends or relatives with
whcSf to march, might well march
with the Women's Councils. Others
go with their organizations.
And Why Should We March?
Here's a letter from a Browns
vile member, received the other day
by the Women's Councils:
Il went to the Cumberland Hos
pital Clinic. woman with a baby
on her arm was also standing in
the line. 1t took quite a long time
before the line moved. Then one
woman said, Let that woman and
baby go through"
so they left her through. I was
standing at the window; had given
In my prescription. looked at that
woman and baby. The woman
locked half starved, and the baby
was burning with fever. It's lips
were black. Every minute it licked
its lips-you could have seen that
1t was trying to revive itself.
THE mother told me that the
baby has 103 fever and is sick al
ready two weeks. She had no
money to call a doctor. She lives in
Bay Ridge, and called up the Kings
County Hospital. They didn't want
to accept her there; they sent her
to the Cumberland Hospital. She
said, Il had no car fare, so the
neighbors gave me car fare"
In Cumberland Hospital they
gave her some medicine and told
her to come back with the baby if it
gets worse. The woman also told
me that her husband is unemployed,
and that she had more children at
home.
THE Board of Health, and the
schools preach Give your children
medical care But when you have
no money, your children and your
self can die
Let us al 60 out on May First |
IN Union Sop, otest-demonstrate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
Dept Store
"Pay Raise
Cuts Wages
Porteous, Mitchell &
Brown Co. Adds ST.
But Takes Off SIS
By a Worker Correspondent

PORTLAND, Me.-A few weeks
ago, the Porteous, Mitchell & Brown
Co., the largest department store in
Portland, announced a raise of 81
a week for its employees. The
truth of the matter is that the en-
ployes of that store we're granted
a wage cut instead of a raise and
an intensified speed-up in their
work. They were also robbed by the
company of other privileges they
used to enjoy, like separate rest
room for the girls, and special
prices on articles they bought for
themselves.
1t all started with the coming of
the efficiency men invited by the
company to help drive depression
away.
It happened that the assistant
buyer, who was taking care of each
counters stock, took sick and the
girls, out Of devotion to the place
or friendship for the sick woman
took her duties over and did her
work while she stayed in the hos
pital. Well it has been established
since then, as part of the sales
girls job, to take care of her stock
Next, followed the abolition of
special prices. Then the rest room
was turned into a place where the
company keeps all kinds of odds
and ends. The girls call it the
junk room.
But here's how the raise was &C
complished for the company's bene-
fit. The girls, previous, were get
ting $12 a week and a bonus every
three months, which averaged from
$50 to $40, or between IS to Sc a
week extra. The company is pay
ing them $13 a week instead of $12
now, but it took the bonus away
and the girls receive about 81 to
SIS less each week.
That's how the Porteous, Mitchell
and Braun Co. granted an increase
to its EMPLOYEES,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
SOCIALIST DEMAGOGY

bIOCklyn, N. Y.
Dear Comrade:
Last night I listened to q speech
made by an Englishman, Sir Stat
ford Crisp on the radio station
WEVD.
Practically every statement that
he made in his speech, was an I'M
forgivable condemnation of the tao
tics and policies of the leaders OF
the Socialist Party in Europe.
He pointed out very clearly that
in such countries as Germany and
Austria, where the Socialist par
ties we're more in power, instead OF
uniting the workers for the com
plete overthrow of capitalism, their
leaders played politics with CAPT.
talist politicians adopting a policy
of opportunism and lesser evil, and
thereby helping fascism to rise in
stead of socialism.
He asserted that the workers have
only one way out, and that is, tc
build a strong united militant anc
revolutionary working class, anc
uncompromisingly overthrow the
rotten capitalist system and estab-
fish in its place real socialism.
Yet in conclusion he ended ur
with hearty good wish for the So.
cialist Party of America, whose
leaders are exerting every day, al
their efforts to obstruct every
move of the Communist Party t.
unite the workers of America, into
one united front for militant anc
revolutionary struggles.
If this is not demagogy, what Isl
M r.
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fighting party, These latter in
PRODUCED resolutions to support the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill, to instruct delegates to the Ma
tional Convention not to vote for
anything contrary to the interests
of the Soviet Union, etc.
1t is not to the credit of the
members of the Communist Party
that some of these militant dele
gates are not enlightened as to the
real role Of the S. P.
Labor" was represented by an
A. F. of L. official of Augusta, part
of the state machinery and the paid
official from the United Shoe and
Leather Workers Union from AL
burn. wonder who sent the last
one to represent us there, as we
never took up the question in our
meeting.
During the convention and the
mass meeting, the spirit of the G. P.
was always there, although the
leaders tried their utmost to keep
it out All the questions asked to
the speaker was about the Soviet
Union and G. P. Even one OF the
workers suggested that the S. P.
should disband since they proved
unable to lead the fight for the
working masses and let the Com
munists do the job. In the debates
on the platform the chairman was
forced to warn the delegates not to
fall under the influence Of the Com
muni5ts present. (The writer of this
letter was the only one there.)
The capitalist press did it's ut
most to build up the convention. It
gave them front page publicity and
even went so far as to announce
that 200 delegates were present,
when only Is were there, and com
ing out with attacks against the
G. P. by calling them enemies in
our gates. Seems that even our
local press understands the histori-
cal role of the S. P. and is prepar-
ing them to break the revolution
airy front
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- D0ckot
,lAAinQeh
QdGd&eA:
By PAUL LUTTINGER, MD.

to the feet of the patient helps draw
the blood from the head to the
lower extremities; thus preventing
an apoplectic stroke which is the
complication most to be feared.
Dementia Praecox
C. c., Bronx-Judging from your
description, your cousin seems to
be suffering from mental condi-
ton. The state in which he finds
himself is known as "negativiSm,"
which means that he refuses to do
anything that his friends or care
takers want him to do. Sometimes
this is accompanied by "mutism"
during which period the patient re-
fuses to speak. You have not given
your cousins age; but if he is about
%, he is probably suffering from
dementia praecox. The stomach
symptoms are merely the laura"
which usher in his mental crises.
Cold showers and fresh air will not
cure this condition. We fear that
you will ultimately have to take
him to the observation ward in
Bellevue Hospital whence he will
be committed to Central Islip.
Low Stature
E. p, Brooklyn.-A PERSONS sta
ture (height) is determined chiefly
by his heredity. You will probably
grow another one-half inch or one
inch by the time you reach "a;
but there are neither exercises nor
drugs which can make you grow
more. There was an article on this
subject some time ago in this COL
umn. We know of some actors who
are not much taller than you are
and who have managed to play roles
requiring taller men. This is &C
complished artificially by using
shoes with high heels. If you are
a good actor, your stature will not
keep you from playing these roles
later on; although it might prevent
you from doing so now in the dra-
matte group that you belong to. 1t
is said that abstinence from rich food
and from sexual intercourse has a
tendency to increase the height in
young men who have not reached
their full growth but we have no
scientific data confirming this be-
| lief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
BY MAX BEDACHT

TIE campaign for social insurance
1 and specifically for the support
Of HR. Bill 1898, inaugurated by the
International Workers Order, is be-
ginning to take on substance. The
general united front conference Of
fraternal organizations in New
York, organized under the auspices
Of the Fraternal Federation for So
cial Insurance, took place Sunday,
April %. 1t was a very good con-
ference. Some 500 delegates repre-
scented $50 fraternal organizations.
including lodges Of the Knights Of
Columbus, of the Odd Fellows, of a
Slovak Catholic Women's FTaternal
Order, and others. A united front
organization was established by this
conference with an executive com
nlittee Of IS members. This COM
mittee was given the task to organ
lie for and lead the participating
fraternal organizations into an in
tensive campaign for the passage of
House Of Representatives Bill 1898,
the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill
The program Of action adopted
by the conference includes plans for
q widespread popularization cam
paign for the bill through the pub
LEGATION and distribution of leaflets,
through the systematic mobilization
of all fraternal organizations for the
passage of resolutions in favor of
the bill coupled with demands to
Congress to pass it, the organization
of demonstrations, petitions and
delegations to convey and back up
demands to local Congressman and
local government authorities for the
passage of HR. Bill 1893
The value of the united front
established at the conference in
New York will have to be proven in
action. The composition of the con-
ference was good; but if the united
front established by this conference
will not develop systematic and
continuous action of all the partici-
pating lodges in favor of H. R. Bill
1898, then it is not united front.
The united front must be one Of
action, not merely one of opinion.
The conference showed that there
exists between the participants a
united front of opinion in favor of
the Workers Bill 1898. This united
front of opinion must now be trans
formed into united front of action.
The first action in this trans
formation should consist in the is
suance of agitational mass leaflets
addressed to the proletarian mem
bers of fraternal organizations. For
the systematic distribution of these
mass leaflets, volunteers must be
modified from all the fraternal
lodges represented in the conference.
Funds must be raised from and by
these lodges to bear the cost Of
this campaign.
Extend the United Front
The next ection of the united
front must be to win new allies and
new participants. AS many commit
tees as possible must be organized
to appear as official spokesman of
the Fraternal Federation before
such fraternal organizations as are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
ALL JeweIry Union
Official Bitterly
Fights H. R. 1898
By a Jewelry Worker Correspondent

BY Jewelry Worker Correspondent
NEWARK, N. J.-At a meeting of
the Jewelry Workers Local No.
here, g communication from Pres
VIM. Green was read stating he was
sorry to hear that they have en-
dorsed H.R. 1898, that it is Com
munist bill, and that he hopes the
local will rescind the "Lundeen" bill
in favor of the Wagner bill.
Immediately after the connmuni-
cation was read, Beardsley, the In
ternational Secretary, launched a
vicious attack upon the Workers
Bill and the Communist Party, say
ing, They have tricked you into
their phraseology but their main
objective is to break up our organi-
cations"
Many of the workers now know
very well that it was Beardsley and
his hireling who, with the help of
the National Labor Board, broke
both the Gemex strike and the pre-
clous metal workers strike, with the
result that over 300 militant workers
are now walking the streets because
OF blacklist.
These sell-out leaders were sue
cessful in having the Wagner Bill
endorsed, only after they terrorized
the rank and file with lies that the
Communists were attempting tc
break up the local.
The workers Of Local No. must
now begin to realize that then
"Beardsleys" are responsible for the
plight they are now in, and rank
and file movement must be started
to Gust these betraSers Of labor and
enemies Of the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
tBy a Worker Correspondent

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - At the
Goodyear Rubber Sundries. Inc. the
majority of the workers are women
and young girls. many Of whom can
DO several skilled jobs. A few
months age dozens we're laid off,
many Of whom we're never called
back. Most of the workers are on
piece work. There is also a day
work quota, which the workers can
not reach because the piece-work
rates are so low. For instance one
experienced girl working on aprons
could not make any more than ST
for one week.
Recently the girls on some Jobs
received slight increases. At the
same time, however, the work be-
came harder, as on the belt, where
it was speeded up to the limit. The
increase On the belt is only SC. an
hour so that the girl gets about S14
a week.
The work is dangerous on many
jobs. Many girls have contracted
T. B. and rheumatism from the
soapstone and dampness. Many
girls are covered with inches Of
starch and soapstone. This soap
stone forms lump in their throat,
so they can't breathe at the end of
a day.
The sanitary conditions are very
bad. There are not enough lava
tories or sinks. No soap or towels
are provided. Only one half hour is
allowed for lunch! Previous to the
time the Rubber Workers Industrial
Union began talking to the workers,
only fifteen minutes was allowed for
lunch! The half hour was granted
because the boss evidently became
afraid of organization.
The men in the moulding room
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-30
BY N. FIELD

BY N. FIELD
Section Organizer, Cincinnati, Ohio
A liberal approach exists among
some Of our Party comrades to-
wards the Negro members of the
Party, such as, there is no dis
elimination on the CW.A. jobs
therefore, it is not necessary to in
sert para graph in the constitu-
ton of the Relief Workers Protec-
tive Union against Negro discrimi-
nation" or I'VE are all equal in the
Party and it is not necessary to dis
cuss it at all times"
Even among the leading COM
rades, there exists an expression
that, "the Negro workers are back
ward, and we have tried to give
them some responsible work, but
they don't seem to carry it out"
Then there is another extreme,
which reflects exactly the same lib
eral approach as stated above, and
that is: if some of the Negro COM
rades begin to show some activity,
Immediately the units begin to pile
up some Of these comrades with so
much work. that it IS impossible for
these comrades to carry it out. Or
in the case of some of the new
Negro workers joining the Party,
there is some kind of an artificial
approach, which the Negro workers
do not like. All such expressions re-
fleet the remnants of white chau-
vinism. How can we expect work
of the Negro comrades, when many
comrades have already made up
their minds that the Negroes will
not carry out the work given to
them?
Especially here in Cincinnati,
where jim Crowism and discrimi-
nation is being practised openly by
the model form of government"
and where the A. F. of L. is COM
pletely discriminating against the
Negro workers. The two suburbs of
the city, Steele Subdivision and
Lockland, and even in the city
proper. we find most of the restau-
rants and moving picture theatres
are closed completely to Negroes.
Negro workers in these neighbor-
hoods live in condemned houses, the
sidewalks and the streets are so
dirty and dark that it is impossible
for a stranger to find the number
of certain house.
All this only proves that we do
not understand the conditions of
the Negro workers. Many comrades
cannot see that we must raise the
Negro question at all times, even at
meetings and shops where there
are no Negro workers.
However, some beginnings have
been made in our section. Here I
wish to give one example which may
bring some light and lessons to
other districts and sections. For a
period of more than three months
we were stagnant in one concen-
tration shop with a group of about
Is or IT. Finally, we broke through
and penetrated almost all the de-
partmentS. But not one single Ne
gro worker had been drawn in to
the union We sharply raised the
question of drawing in Negroes into
the union. We explained that the
union will not be able to make any
Roadway without taking the Negro
workers into the union.
We raised the question of the
whole system of Negro oppression,
explaining the approach of our
union and the A. F. of L., the meth
DDS that the A. F. of L. uses against
the Negro workers. One of the
workers present at the shop meet
ing raised the question, You mean
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CAMPS WANT DAILY"
San Bernardino. Cal.
Dear Comrade.


Dear Comrade:
Due to the fact that we are in
a Government Relief Camp, and
getting no pay, we are unable to
send any money. A Daily Worker
would be very, very much appreci-
ated. We are sure of that, as we
have a copy of the Daily Worker,
dated Feb. Is, which is just about
worn to pieces. Although there are
500 men, all out of state, in the
four camps, the majority are just
boys in their teens and maybe a
few past 20 who are still green as
to the cause of present existing
conditions.
Will you kindly send us a copy of
the Daily Worker. as some news on
International affairs would help
not only us but those who are also
here and ignorant of the true facts.
We may be able later on to take up
collection and be able to put some
Daily Workers in circulation in
some of these camps.
Comradely yours.
S. G. J.
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Piece Rates Keep Pay Low at.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Inc.
Workers Urged to Join Rubber Workers
Industrial Union

are also on piece-work, and if the
boss thinks they make too much, the
rates are cut. Two jobs have re-
Gently been cut, namely the soap
dish and sink stopper jobs to about
s3.75 a week. The men went to the
Office to protest, but they said no.
thing could be done.
The lesson to draw from this is to
ORGANIZER The moulders work
very hard. 1t is very warm in the
mould room. In the summer men
have tainted from the heat and hard
work. The work is so hard that
some were forced to stay home be-
cause they became muscle bound.
One moulder had to stay out be-
cause a heavy mould dropped on his
foot. Accidents take place all over
the shop. One of the printers hands
got caught in the press, and four Of
his fingers had to be amputated
Mr.. Murray the owner, through
the fcreladies. foremen and stool
pigeons, is trying to discourage the
workers from joining and building
the Rubber Workers Industrial
Union. The workers are spied upon
no talking is allowed, they are not
allowed to look out of the windows,
and in spite of this the workers are
beginning to see who their friends
and enemies are.
Elect your Department committees
and bring your grievances to the
boss.
Join the Rubber Workers Indus
trial Union, a union controlled by
the workers themselves. Only in
this way can you force the boss to
improve the sanitary conditions,
raise your wages, cut down the
speed-up and stop lay-offs!
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Letters from Our Readers

ton. Your circulation drive should
include every relief project in the
City and State. Send men to every
project to sell the paper every day
IN the week. They will buy the
paper for they are looking for in
formation and Only in the Daily can
the real truth be read.
Now we have chance as never
before, for the workers are looking
Tor leaders to lead them together in
their struggles. The year 1884 will
undoubtedly 60 down in history as
the beginning of mass organization
OF workers under the Communist
banner and consequently the down
fall OF the capitalist system.
Yours truly,
q At