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partment, paid his walters the grand
sum Of rs cents per day.
How much did you generally get
from tips?" the waiter was asked.
We'll, Mr.. Smith got most of that, "
he replied. For instance, a group of
four walters were given SIT to serve
a banquet. Mr.. Smith always got the
money first. Out Of this money we
got $t.50 each. Smith got the rest.
He drives big car on our tip
money!
On top Of this the Park Central
walters must pay 10 cents for each
meal, which is split between a porter
and walters publishing woman, !"
who receive no pay.
Can't Even Eat LeftoyerS
ANY waiter caught eating leftover
food from the dining room of the
Park Central will be fired by Mr..
Lazner, another waiter reported. IN
deed, the return Stops are much better
than the regular walters diet offered
by this hotel.
There are three things which hit
me the hardest" daclared g. dish
washer from the waldorf, scene of
the recent Roosevelt banquet. First
the food given to the kitchen help
was the worst food I ate in any hotel
All the food we got was leftoyers
from the kitchen, always a day old, "
he said.
The Waldorf is infamous among
the workers for its terrific speed-up
in the kitchen department. Here a
worker must always have mop or
dish in his hand and be on the
run, otherwise the boss will tell
him to get the hell out"
One OF the worst jobs in the Wal
dorf is in the ice department, which
is three floors underground and al
ways damp and cold. The icemen
have to run to and fro from the cold
ice room into the warm dining room.
The iceren don't last long. They
are laid up soon with rheumatism.
For this Jobs the worker is paid the
munificent sum of $12.85 per week.
Couldn't See Family
81 never got a chance to see my
family" said another waiter from
the Park Central. while I served 81
meals, I hardly got enough to feed
my wife and family. Three weeks
ago a guest walked out without pay
ing, and had to pay his bill, IS, out
Of my own few pennies. That's why
I'm on strike"
This waiter belonged to the Anal
gaInated Union In 1921, but, he said
''They played me dirty tricks and !
tore up my book"
'SThe Food Workers Industrial
Union" he said, sis my idea Of
what union should be.s
A room service waiter from the
Hotel Taft told why he was striking
I'm striking for the simple reason
first: for better food. I worked from
$3.50 am. until 4 pm. We never got
a chance to sit down and eat. We
had TO eat on the sly, standing up
During three weeks on this job I lost
IL pounds"
This waiter received $3.50 q week
wages.
All the strikers interviewed agreed
that only through unity and militant
mass action, led by united general
strike committee representing all the
strikers, can they destroy the medic
val conditions in the New York
hotels.
Tornorrow's article will deal with
conditions in the Hotel Lexington.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
EyiCt JObIeSS from
c. W. A. Offices

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. IA dele
cation of six C. w. A. and unem-
ployed workers were forcibly eyicted
by detectives yesterday, when they
appeared before the local G. w. A..
administrator with the workers de-
mands against the Roosevelt aban-
donment of the c. w. A. The work
ers demanded immediate reinstate-
ment Of all c. w. A. workers who
had been laid off by the newest
Roosevelt attack upon the workers;
q guaranteed 30-hour week for all
c. w. A. workers; no discrimination
against Negroes, and cash relief for
all jrs esq workers.
Richmond workers will hold q mass
protest meeting tonight which will
also be a send-off meeting for the
Richmond delegates to the National
Convention Against Unemployment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02

fractions and sections, on the bass OF
their capacity and the need for in
creasing the tempo Of our work, one
by one pledged quotas wtdch will be
realized. The District Committee also
endorses the Daily Worker gubScrip-
ton quota for our District.
A series of motions were adopted
which testify TO the fact that the lead
ership in the Chicago District is con-
solidated on the line Of the Party and
the tasks before us. THIS District Con-
vention will open en- April at the
Coliseum.
st. Louis, New District
The District Committee, with great
pride, voted to make ST. Louis dis
trict for itself. This is the second
area Of the Chicago District that has
been developed, through the leader
ship of the District Buro, to assume
independent life as a district Of the
Party. At the last Convention, Mil
waukee vas made a district.
The District Committee instructed
the District Buro to work out COM
plete plan Of popularization Of the
resolutions which will include meet
ings with Buro representatives with
all section and major shop nuclei.
All proposals and the resolution
presented on the basis Of the discus
sion and report. were accepted unan-
imously By all members Of the Dis
trict Committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02

Ohio, C.W-A. administration. The
Relief Workers Union of C.W.A.
workers has demanded of the county
officials of the C.W,A. q public re-
pudiation of this practice, but no
Reputation was forthcoming. In
Akron no skilled worker can get a
C,WA. job without paying this
weekly tribute to the ALL. officials.
$50 Job in Cleveland
The price Of a C.W.A. job for a
painter in Cleveland is $50, paid in
Initiation fee" to the AF.L. off,
Gals. This tribute is supposed to
be paid at the rate of S. a week
by the painters. Hundreds have to
come across every week. The pro-
test of the painters has reduced the
inStallments in some cases to 81 a
week.
But this is almost as bad. Ac-
cording to the ALL rules, ANY ap-
plicant failing to have his initiation
paid within sixty days from the date
of his first receipt (unless sick or
out Of work. shall forfeit what money
he has already paid to the district
council" One painter writes the
Daily Worker, THE C.WA. jobs are
going fast. Our jobs won't last much
longer. What them? If they can't
pay in so days. will they even see
their money again?
1t must be emphasized that the $50
charged by the ALL. racketeers is
in addition to the dues. The dues
come to $3.50 month more. The
painters are taken as an example.
All of the skilled trades in Cleveland
are subject to the same robbery by
the ALL. leaders.
Fired for Refusing TO Pay
When the C.W.A. workers refuse to
pay this graft, they are fired and
Disseminated against by the C.w.A.
authorities. In Cleveland, 26 workers
on wall-washing job at Puritas
School, who joined the Wall Washers
Division Of the Relief Workers Union,
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Observe "ROOSeUeLtS TmL-LeSS Blue EagLe"
In action and Join the Communist Party
Negro Worker Writes Il
Place My Future in the
Hands of My Party

LOS ANGELES, Calf. To The
editor OF the Daily Worker:-I have
just joined the Communist Party. I
have been following its activities,
and reading some Of its literature,
and I was interested In a general
way. But few weeks ago saw the
Party in action, and that is why 7
Joined.
My sister has nine children, and
her husband is an invalid. They
owned their own home; it was mort
gagged. When the holder Of the
mortgage threatened to foreclose,
they went to the Home Loan Bank
and met With the usual delays and
buck passing-perhaps more than the
usual amount, because we are Ne
grOeS.
Then my sister and her husband
saw statement in the newspapers
by President Roosevelt saying that if
any homeowners were in danger Of
losing their homes and were not being
helped BY the Home Loan, they
should wire TO him direct. They
wired-three dollars worth. All they
got in reply was that the President
could not do anything for them. He
referred them to a Federal attorney
here-who did nothing.
So they were put out into the street
in downpour Of rain by the sheriff,
all eleven Of them and their be-
longings, under piece of canvas.
An iceman came by and asked
them what was the matter. Then he
referred them to q Communist Party
member who lived near there. He
said he would have them back in
their house before midnight. When
returned they we're all back in the
house with their furniture. My sis
ter told me about $50 people had
come, built a bonfire, and moved her
back.
Ny sister is out Of the house again
because instead Of listening to the
advice Of the strongest organization
in the world, the Communist Party
she listened to the lies Of the Federal
attorney, the justice Of the peace, and
a Los Angeles Judge, whom she felt
handle the case when she was
threatened with eviction again. I an
placing my future in the hands OF
my Party, the Communist Party.
j. D.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02

we're laid off because they refused
to pay tribute TO the ALL. grafters,
while In the union Of their own
choice" They we're told there was
no more work, even though they
proved that additional work was
available.
Before being laid off. these work
ers were divided into two shifts, the
Jews in one shift and Gentiles in
another, in an attempt to prosecute
them and extort the ALL. graft.
Similar discrimination is reported
in many cities, the C.W.A. officials
backing up the ALL. racketeers in
Fleeing the impoverished unen-
ployed.
Progressive Mine Leaders Get Theirs
The Progressive Miners of Illinois
officials, like their brother robbers Of
the ALL, are now being deluged
with protests by the miners because
the PIMA. executive board is charg-
ing s2.10 monthly dues to all joblesS
miners on C.W.A. Jobs, and is at
tempting to extort another 10 per
cent of the wages Of these unem-
ployed miners, for relief work"
The manner In which the rack
eteers of the ALL. and PIMA. lead
ership work was revealed in meet
ing In Granite City. Illinois, on Jan.
49, That night the ALL. leaders
called meeting, advertised to "or-
ganize the CW.A. workers" The
chairman of the meeting, a Mr.. Pin
kerton, we'll known ALL. leader OF
Madison County, explained to the
several hundred present that the in
itiation fee (for unemployed work.
ers, remember) was So, and that the
dues would be SITS month. He
held out as bait that the machinists
would get C.W.A. wages OF s1.s5 en-
hour.
Mrs. Msthilds Lee, q leader in the
wonen's auxiliaries Of the PIMA,
arose and pointed out thst r,nkerton
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give them all but $3.50 of his wages
the first day. He was told If he COM
planned, he would be fired. At the
Mitchell Brewery project, union
members are being f1eeced in the
'hck-back" racket. r. e. Mckee Is
the most notorious contractor in
town. On every job of his, the work
ers are forced to hand back part of
their wages.
Moran is now trying to extend the
C.W.A. graft to the common laborers,
who get 40 cents an hour. He is
trying to force them into 'Laborers
Union" "a. r. Of L. so he can rob
them as well as the skilled workers.
Pagan Defends Pittsburgh Graft
P. T. Pagan, notorious scab leader,
democratic politician who as head of
the Pittsburgh district, U.M.w.A.
helped break the strike Of the coal
miners in 1881, comes into the public
prints again in Pittsburgh as chair
man of the Pittsburgh Central Labor
Union. This time, Pagan comes out
with public defense of the prac-
tice Of the officials of the building
trades unions of Pittsburgh "a. F. of
L. Of charging so per cent OF the
unemployed carpenters wages before
they can get C.WA. jobs.
First Pagan lies, his usual method.
Pagan says that the A. F. of L. unions
charged part, not half Of their
union wages" to C.w.A. workers for
jobs. william j. Kelly, business
manager Of the Carpenters district
council has already admitted what
every Pittsburgh worker knows, that
SO per cent of every weeks wages is
taken away from the C.W.A. skilled
workers in Pittsburgh. Kelly said,
"the men are required to agree to pay
one half of their earnings until they
have squared their Averages, and
become members in good standing
again" For these unemployed car
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Leeches Take Weekly
Graft from the
Unemployed

pentsrS, this means several years
dues.
FOR Leaders Expenses
Pagan publicly defends this high.
way robbery, declaring that the
money goes for humane" work, to
contribute to the expenses of the
managers or representatives Of the
unions" He claims that 1t goes also
for relief work. But the thousands
Of building trades workers, a few of
whom are now making up their
"arrearages" with half their pay,
were kicked out of the unions when
they became unemployed and had
back dues to pay. They lost all
benefits, and became permanently
unemployed. The unions did abb
solutely nothing for these unem-
ployed building trades workers.
The juicy spoils extracted by these
leecheS from the unemployed workers
are not confined to these cities, New
York city and most other cities had
their leeches in these skilled A. F. of
L. unions, as well.
The CW-A. workers are answering
this racketeering in increasing NUNS
bers by joining the Relief Unions or
ganized on the initiative of the IN
employed Councils and fighting
against racketeering and against dis
elimination. The rank and file OF
the A. F. Of L. should look into these
questions at their local union meet
ings, to do away with these juicy
fees and elect rank and sile com
rittees to have charge of the C.w.A.
Jobs. The C.W.A. jobs for skilled
workers must not be bartered by cor
rupt union officials, but be controlled
by the workers themselves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Group of Arizona Copper
Workers Join the
Communist Party

BLSBEE, Ariz.-To the editor Of
the Daily Worker: At the request Of
several Of my friends, who, like ny
self, are dissatisfied with Mr.. Roose-
Velt's tail-less blue eagle, I take these
means of asking if it's possible for
us to become members Of the Com
munist Party and what steps to take
to procure Party literature. We are
all members of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor unions, the Interra-
tional Of Mine, Mil and Snelter
Workers, which, in our opinion, is
more like q Sunday school than a
union. OF course, we have the usual
line Of A. F. Of L. chatter about Com
munistS boring from within. This
burg is hostile to even the A. F. Of l.
unions, so II there is any chance of
an organizer coming down here let
me know and will give him all the
assistance I can
Thanking you for any information
you can give on the matter, beg to
remain, yours very truly. H. c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02

thusiasm with which this proopasi
was accepted by the workers, made a
proposal that action should be put
off until he was able to get in touch
with the City Organizing Committee
Of the Relief Workers League. and
planned action on a city-Wide scale.
Since the workers present trusted
LasSar, and could not see this as a
move to prevent immediate action.
they voted his proposal. Yet, to date
he has failed to meet with the
executive Of the Relief Workers
League, nor has he sent anyone to
meet with them.
Although spoke in the name Of
the Brownsville Relief Workers
League, Of which I am a member,
Lassar has denied that any proposals
for united action have been made
when two students came to him ask
ing that these proposals be acted
upon.
These actions clearly reveal the
intentions of Lassar and other So
cialist leaders Of the Association Of
Civil Works Employees. M. D.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
CentraIia, ILL.,, Shoe
Workers On Strike
Rank and File Walk Out.
Demand Removal of
Boss, FOrelady

CENIRALIA, Ill, Feb. Deter
mined to rid themselves of q boss and
forelady who discriminate against
the workers In the distribution OF
piece work, nearly the entire shop OF
$50 workers Of the Johansen Shoe
Co. here came out on strike this
week.
The strike was called by the rank
and file over the head of the bust
ness agent of the Boot and Shoe
Union who had ordered the workers
back to their Jobs without attempt
ing to make any settlement.
The strikers are now considering
plans for spreading the strike, or
ganizing mass picketing and gaining
the aid Of other trade unions in the
town. The Centralia Trades and
Labor Assembly stepped in to help
effect a settlement but the workers
are warning that several of the com
mitteemen should be watched as they
seem to be trying to stop the move
ment to spread the strike.
The strikers declare they viii not
return until Lora Deadmond, fore
lady and c. w. Carlin, boss are re-
moved from the factory.
The shoe workers should imrne-
diately elect a broad strike commit
tee from their own ranks, and or
ganize mass picketing gaining the
support Of sympathetic workers Or
CARNATIONS and people in the town
to strengthen and spread the strike.
The strikers should clean out of their
ranks the 5cab officials who have
failed to correct the abuses in the
factory and now place obstacles in
the way Of winning their militant
struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Park Central Walters
ToiIed for so Cents
Per Day
SOME GOT NO PAY
Sc cret Agreement Will
Not Change Matters
Rr HARRY RAYMOND

NEW YORK-The appalling,
medieval conditions under which
Torkers in New York's great hotels
are forced to slave, which led to the
strike now sweeping the city, were
revealed through an investigation
conducted by the Daily Worker yes
terday.
In the ritzy New York hostelries,
where the idle, rich parasites laze
and gorge themselves with fine foods
and wines, where the coupon clippers,
the play boys and girls Of the great
White Way revel in extravaganza
orgies-here, in these dens literally, Of
ermine and gold, there exists veri-
table hell for the working class.
Every dining room, every banquet
nall, every kitchen and service de-
partment of every big hotel in New
York City comprises little island
If this inferno.
The actual truth of conditions in
these hotel hells came to light when
a group of striking workers told their
stories TO Daily Worker reporter.
Work without Pay
A story Of conditions in the lux
K1ous Park Central Hotel, as told
~ a striking waiter Just off the
docket line, gives q fair picture Of
he conditions in hotels throughout
8ne city in general, against which the
workers are fighting. This waiter,
a veteran hotel worker, related how
Inc management forced the walters
10 do two different jobs and then
o4id them no wages whatsoever.
aAn agent sent me to the place"
he said, land told me that for the
first week 1 would have to work
without wages. i took the Job, I'M
derstanding that the N. Il. A. code
would give us pay within a weeks
time. The head waiter told me the
same Ching. But no wages came.
"AlI we got was from so to so
cents tips a day, dollar at the
most. The manager kept us over
hours. More walters were hired on
this basis and better service was
demanded. Then the pOrters were
fired and we were forced to do
their work, too.
$50 We got together, organized a
little committee and walked ont in
December and forced the boss to
give Us 50 cents a day.
When the general strike call was
issued all the walters of the Park
Central again walked out in sym
pathy with the cooks and demanded
an increase in their own wages.
The officials of the An1aIgamated
Union, through their secret sellOut
agreement, offered to the hotel
bosses-an agreement which calls
for no increase IN pay or reduction
Of hourz-wouId herd these Park
Central Hotel workers back to their
iobs Hnder the same old miserable
conditions at 50 cents day.
IS Cents q Day
Another waiter from the banquet
department Of the Park Central told
how Mr.. Smith, manager Of the de-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Williamsburg Meet to
Fight High Food Cost

NEW YORK.-The Williamsburg
Provisional Committee on the High
Cost of Living has issued call for a
conference to be held Sunday, Feb.
4, at pm, at the Y NJ. H. A,
Broadway and Rodney St.. Brooklyn.
The conference will formulate plan
of action to combat the excessive
costs of food, clothing and rents.
All workers organizations are urged
to elect delegates to this conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Transfer 7 Workers on
CWA Job for Protests
Against drunkenness
CBy a worker Correspondent

Wy "uAhIA OoAAEopOnuCnit
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-Seven c. W
a. workers here are to be transferred
from one project to another because
the foreman, Joel Karman, has
classed them as reds" after they had
protested riding in q truck driven
by drunken driver.
About three weeks ago a drunken
truck driver upset a truck in which
% c. w. A. workers were riding to
work at project $50. This truck
driver happened to be a good friend
of the foreman, in fact, he carried
whiskey to the foreman, which he
drank on the job. Eight of the work
ers refused to ride with this driver,
and another truck driver was secured.
Now, since the foreman cannot get
his ''tea" so easily, he is having seven
workers transferred to another pro-
ject.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
IS. P. Leaders Break
Unity of CWA Men
by a Worker Correspondent:

NEW YORK.-On Dec. Is l at
tended a meeting called by the ASso-
citation Of Civil Works Employees, held
in the Brownsville Labor Lycem.
Eighteen we're present, mostly So
cialists, including David Lassar, or
ganizer Of the association.
When the plans for reorganization
were being discussed, I pointed out
that the very grievances expressed by
the workers at the meeting made it
necessary for all C. w. A. workers to
carry on united action. I also pointed
out that since on the next day the
Brownsville local Of the Relief Work
ers' League was meeting, a commit
tee should be elected to meet with a
similar committee Of the League to
plan united action.
David Lassar, to counter the en-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Ne,0 DAILY Press to
Be in Use in 3 Weeks

NEW YORK-With the motor
for the new Daily Worker press
already installed, the management
Of the Daily" announces that the
new printing press will be ready
for use in about three weeks.
Lack of finances has slowed
down the installation of the press,
but steady progress is being made
nevertheless despite additional diff
f1culties encountered, such as the
necessity to put in a pump to
drain water which spurted up on
digging the pit for the new press.
The first parts of the press are
in process of installation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Ritzy NY. Hotels Are.
Dens of Misery for.
Walters, KitchenHelp %.
Final Graft article
on Local 3 Saturday

A. S. PascuaTs third article on
the raeketeering in Local of the
Brotherhood of Electrical Work
erS will be printed tomorrow. This
will be followed by a series of ex-
poSure articles on graft and gang
Sterism on the waterfront.
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BOSTON, Mass.
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The Washington times., 1934-07-18
POLITICAL B { {
SEEKSPHA|R

Ormond w. Phair, of Laurel,
Democrat, chairman of the Prince
Georges Board of County Com
missioners for the last eight
months, is being doomed for a
seat in the Maryland House OF
Delegates from his district.
: His hackers, led by Ogle Mar
bury, Of Laurel, believe that Mr..
Phair would make the strongest
possible candidate they can find,
it was said. Mr.. Phair has not
yet announced his candidacy.
Clinton Donaldson of Laurel Is
to be groomed for Mr.. Phair's
post as commissioner on the
county board, although he has
not officially filed his candidacy
as yet.
Two candidates did file yester-
day with Sam Wyvill. clerk of the
Board Of Election Supervisors at
Upper Marlboro. They are
George c. Sellner, of Clinton,
Democratic candidate for county
commissioner, and j. Bryant
Morrison, of Seat Pleasant, Re.
publican candidate for county
commissioner.