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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
EmOtiOnaIiSnl, NRA
Are Futile Before
aroused Workers
Organization Takes On New Life After Arch
DemagOgue is Run Out and Rank and
File Take Over Leadership

themselves. 1t quickly developed
that Griffin is q zone shot" man,
emotional appeal, and when he fires
that one shot he is through.
The Union, under Grifin's leader
ship was rapidly disintegrating. The
meetings continued to decline in at
tendance and interest. To try to
revive waning interest, Griffin de-
cided to call, or threaten to call, a
strike in the plant of the Reming-
ton Arms Co. The result was a
joke. The officials of the Reming-
ton plant had a good laugh but it
was no laughing matter for the
members of the NJ. f. S. A.
Finally the newly organized Tor
ringtOn Local accused someone in
G1if1n's retinue of petty financial
chiseling and that, together with
Grifin's lame tactics in Bridgeport,
decided the Bridgeport rank and file
to fire Griffin lock, stock and barrel.
After he was voted down at a large
special meeting he gave, as a part
ing bid for further confidence, one
of his typical emotional harrsngues
but to no avail. He was politely
smiled at for his pains. He tried
every trick in his emotional bag and
lost. Your correspondent has heard
many SPELL binders, demagogues and
labor takers, but never in his ex-
perience did he hear such a hodge
podge of insane nonsense as Grit
fin got off in his effort to get the
workers to let him lead" them in
Bridgeport. I could not help but
think that when the workers listen
to the puerile nonsense handed out
by such fellows it is no wonder that
they sometimes become confused.
The appeal of M. f. S. A., under
the aegis of education" and Roose-
velt's Ia nostrum, attracted a fine
class of Bridgeport's mechanics.
Their first meetings were enthu-
siastic, and fine demonstration of
the fact that the workers are willing
to do something about their deplor-
able condition. Most of them had
been members Of the A. F. of l..
but are fed up on that. After they
got rid of Griffin the organization
took On new life. They have moved
to new and better quarters and this
writer will go on record as saying
that they are going to accomplish
something real since they have a
number of men in the organization
who know what 1t is all about"
ONE OF THE RANK AND FILE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
Rr a Metal Worker Correspondent

By a Metal Worker Correspondent
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-The activ-
tiles of J. J. Griffin, national or
ganizer" for the NJ. E. s. A, have
come to a close in Bridgeport. The
rank and file did the CLOSING"
One Of the most heartening signs
of the times is the fact that it is
becoming increasingly difficult for
labor takers to fool the rank and
file. So-called Leaders" are finding
it tough going these days. The
workers, through these rank and file
moves. are learning their strength.
They are questioning all demagogues
and woe to the demagogues once
they are put on the spot. Their
fate is swift and sure and let us
hope, final. All these labor takers
should be exposed and branded by
every method possible.
The appeal the M. E. S. A. made
to the workers of Bridgeport was its
so-called educational" feature, plus
Grifin's emotional references to Sec
ton Ia, and through that the in
ference that President Roosevelt is
now behind the workers. On his
las visit to Bridgeport, Griffin adj
mitted that the Presidents program
has accomplished nothing Of value
for the workers.
Shortly after organizing the unit
here, Griffin was called in by the
home Office in Detroit. They gave
it out that he was being called in
to 'help out in a strike situation
in Detroit" 1t developed later that
he was told to return because the
home Office could not pay his salary
of S44 per week. The new Bridge
port unit still had faith in Grifin's
organizing ability and wanted him
back. He was sent back with the
understanding that Bridgeport and
surrounding territory would yield
sufficient income for him to live on.
Of course, the most important OBJ
jective of the leaders" of M. E. S.
A. is to produce an easy living for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
THE VALUE OF WORKERS
CORRESPONDENCE
New York, N.

L
Dear Comrade Editor:
The Workers Correspondence de-
partment the lowest in the COM
petition Is it possible that we
readers don't realize how indispen-
sable that page is?
For myself can say this-re-
Gently a Socialist friend of mine,
who is a convincing and impressive
conversationalist, convinced several
of us that the Communists are
guilty of SANDER. None of us is
a match for this Socialist and we
couldn't defend ourselves. I then
wrote to you of this. But for your
reply I feel that my faith in the
Communist movement would have
been badly shaken for at the time
the arguments of my Socialist friend
seemed to be of vital Importance.
A dollar is of great value to a re-
lief worker like myself, but the
work of your department is of far
greater value. Mp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

In Hartford
ScOreVictOry
BY a Worker Correspondent

HARTFORD, Conn. Through
the efforts of the Hartford Unem-
ployed League an eviction of an
unemployed single worker was
stopped a week ago Saturday. Steve
Nicholas. member of the Une1nploy-
ed League, was threatened with
eviction, and delegation, on which
there were members of the Hart
ford Unemployed League and rep
resentatives of the Aircraft Indus
trial Union went to the welfare and
they stopped the eviction. Many
aircraft workers have won relief
since they have been laid off
through the efforts Of the Unem-
ployed League.
They have announced today that
they intend to carry on an inten-
sified campaign for cash relief and
unemployment insurance during this
month. One of the major demands
will be the abolition of the city
store, where food that is not fit to
feed pigs is being handed out at the
present time. To push this cam
paign they have announced that
series of open air meetings will be
throughout the city to con-
clude with a mass open hearing on
the question of relief, and the for
of demands for adequate
relief for these now on welfare.
simultaneously campaign is
starting for the stopping of the city
shelter and the rotten food that
they are now giving to the unem-
ployed single men who receive meals
which the city claims cost them
only &c per person (the men claim it
costs less).
The Unemployed League an
nounces the opening of its new
headquarters at the Furniture
Worker Union Center, COL Front
Street. Meetings are held every
Thursday night. /
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

ROOsevelt's Infantile Paralysis Aid Far
From Adequate To Meet Growing Need
By a Worker Correspondent

ROCK ISLAND nl-Do you remember winter
held all the country aid infante paralysis?
The President spoke the radio and everybody thought
wonderful that these unfortunate children
Perhaps people money would
adequate for all the Well here
family with children and of the this
action child
be cured locally
SO the father full of confidence
The you might from Disappointing
the least Not only the request refused but
that there applied
through the omay of placing the waiting
list.
actual
needing treatment This, in country
supply of DOCTORS ETC.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

M. A., So. Chicago, uI.-According
IVA to your letter, you say that your
wife had an operation in which
most of the womb was removed
also, that she does not menstruate
and worries about it because she
thinks her blood will accumulate
and bother her later on.
Many women have funny notions
about menstrual blood. They think
that all poisonS of the body are
washed out with this blood, that
the blood is impure or extra blood"
which they do not need. Because Of
these notions they also think that it
is bad for them not to menstruate
since it prevents the "poisons" from
leaving the body; or, as in your
wife's case, that the blood accumu-
lateS.
1t is natural for people to want
to know the causes of things. We
are all anxious to learn, but I'M
fortunately we live in society in
which knowledge of these things is
only for a few. Actually there are
so many restrictions about what
should be taught in the schools
that most young people leave school
without having an answer to many
important questions. Any informa-
ton in relation to sex hygiene, any
questions about the way our sex
organs act is strictly forbidden. AS
a result, the information is sought
elsewhere and usually the informa-
ton is incorrect.
There is absolutely no sound
reason why a young girl at school
should not be taught about men
situation. Then she would learn
that the menstrual blood has Moth
ing to do with the poisons in the
body (she would also learn that
there are no "poisons" in the body
that the discharge of bloody fluid
during menstruation consists of
good blood mixed with some of the
fluids produced by the inside lining
of the womb; that the blood is not
extra" blood; that as far as her
general health is concerned, it
makes no difference whether or not
she loses this blood.
In your wife's case, she does not
menStruate because most of her
womb has been removed. Tell her
not to worry 1t will not affect her
health in any way.
Wait Seven Days
1ENE, Brooklyn.-You are right in
u thinking that conception might
occur following the accident you
describe. However, there is nothing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
A SON OF WORKING CLASS
PARENTS
New York. N. Y
NtW IOIh, N. 7
Dear Comrade Editor:

NcW 1OIk, IN. Y.
Dear Comrade Editor:
Sitting in the park few nights
ago, was approached by a man
who had tickets to a workers. party
being given nearby. Since I was in
uniform, was somewhat uncertain
whether to accept his invitation, but
on his assurance that it would not
diSplease those whom I was to meet,
l finally decided to go with him.
To say was pleasantly surprised
is to put it mildly. Instead of hos
tile glances and short answers, as
those in uniform have somehow
been led to expect, I met with
but heartiest welcome and
good fellowship. Indeed I was hon.
ored with much more attention than
has been my lot at other places,
where one is made to feel at home
only if his standing is such that
he may be useful" at some later
time. I especially appreciated the
manner in which things
were conducted. 1t was Immediately
that here were people
with whom had common inter
est. I was accepted as one of the
group as soon as I entered the hall.
Consequently enjoyed myself very
much and hope to attend other
such parties soon
1t has occurred to me that the
Communist Party is overlooking
rather important aspect of the
in this respect, for there
are certainly many men in the SER
vice who are as ignorant of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
THE SALES TAX ON NECESSITIES

brooklyn, N. Y.
Dear Comrade Editor:
The Times editor who denied that
the City Sales Tax falls on the
masses ought to pull down his
standard" work on economics.
He will then find that he gave
the Times readers the double lie.
For the sales tax is not only a
tax on the poor rather than on
the rich, 1t is a tax in which the
tax rate increases as the income
decreases.
A fat tax. say of per cent on
all incomes, would be unfair enough.
Even the Federal Income Tax is
progressive, that is, the higher the
income, the greater the tax rate.
Thus the rich, instead of 2 per cent.
might pay 20 per cent on part of
their income.
The Sales Tax is clearly not a
progressive tax. 1t is not even a
fiat tax. It is a regressive tax.
The poorer the person, the greater
the tax rate. Why shouldn't Hearst
and Ochs below for the Sales Tax?
The smaller income one gets,
the larger is that part of his
wages which is needed to buy
necessities. Hence the poorer the
individual, the greater is that por-
ton of his wages which is exposed
to the tax.
Besides sales tax is regressive
in another way. The tax rate in
creases as the size of the family
increases. The more persons in the
family that have to be clothed and
shod, the heavier the tax.
Thus the Sales Tax strikes at the
larger families of the poor. And
that makes Ochs and Hearst Just
liars. A. B. G.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
In THE HON E
From a Sacramento Jail
BY ANN TON

81 HAVE discovered that the aver
age woman who has never been
in Jail, really thinks that any woman
who goes to Jail is bad" writes
Caroline Decker, a young girl leader
of the Agricultural Workers Union,
now in Jail in Sacramento, Calf
ornia, charged with criminal syn
dicalism.
UT WRITE you this from the county
Jail in Sacramento. Among the
eighteen comrades now being tried
for criminal syndicalism, three of
us are women.
1.-THE average woman who has
never been in Jail thinks that any
woman who goes to Jail is bad"
This is far from true. I do not
speak of Communist women, who go
to Jail, of course. l think everyone
knows why our women comrades go
to Jail.
ttTHE county Jail here is the
L stopping off place for women
who are sent to the insane asylum
at Napa. The jail officials have
admitted that this last half year
has seen an unprecedented number
of women sent to the insane asylum.
The majority of these women seem
to be of middle age and passing
through their dangerous period of
life. Most of them are working
women themselves. Most of them
have children. Upon questioning,
the Jail officials admit that it is
the hard times and the constant
worry of taking care of their chill
dren, plus the lack of proper medi-
cal care that finally unbalances
these women. Most of them are not
so unbalanced that they do not
realize what is being done to them,
and to hear them cry for their
children is heartbreaking.
WCOME are in for petty theft They
" are usually the kind who de-
family tell There's plenty,
why should / starve!" 1t is unfor-
tunate that they are forced into the
wrong path to fight for their right
to live. Many are prostitutes. They
all come from working class families.
None of then like the police! Most
of them know the graft and corrup-
ton that goes on in their local
towns. Why shouldn't they? They
are the victims of this corruption.
UAND what kind of intelligent and
n highly scientific type of woman
matron do you think is employed to
"rehabilitate" these girls and
women? Mrs. Garahan at the city
Jail is woman whose language to-
wards the inmates is viler than any
gutter language, woman whose
abysmal ignorance makes her an
ideal boot-licker for the police de-
partment, and finally, woman who
brazenly declares-'All you Com
munists are capabilities and the
scum of the earth!
But we women comrades in this
trial promise the women readers of
your column that we shall use that
capitalist court to expose to the
world the diseased rottenness that
characterizes capitalism"
/
When l was in Jail, several years
ago, the most pleasant event of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
By . Worker CORRESPONDENT

BLOOMINTON. III. - Blooming
ton workers under the leadership of
the Mclean County Workers ALI
ance, whose leadership is composed
of Communist and Socialist workers
have picketed the local relief sta
ton since Nov. "a. The picket lines
eliminate each evening in a dem
onstration, and this is what the re-
lief authorities, leaders Of the Amer
lean Legion and the local newspaper
object to.
The Paragraph" newspaper of
big business, predicted" that the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

unemployed through their picketing
will CLOSE the relief station and
make the majority of innocent
people suffer" as result of it. This
prediction" was made two days be-
fore the relief administration closed
the relief station and through state
ments in the press blamed the
picketing for it. They hoped to
starve the workers into submission,
and to discredit the picketing in the
eyes of the workers. However, the
opposite took place, as soon as the
workers discovered that the relief
station was closed they began a
stream line to the relief station with
all sorts of grievances.
The relief authorities retreated,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

dreary days, was when we were not
held incommunicado) the delivering
of mail. I'm sure Caroline Decker
feels this way. 1t is a means of
contact with the outside. I hope
the readers of this column will flood
the postoffice with letters for Caro-
line. Write her at Box 646, Sacra-
mento, California.
Nothing was received today to the
credit Of I'm the Home"
Total to date ...............- $S3S.59
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

true feelings of the Party members
toward us as have been. AS one
with the best interest for the at
tainment of your goal-of OUR goal
i suggest a wider cultivation of
service men who are open to new
ideas and new ideals.
After all, virtually every man in
the service is the son of working
class parents. 1t is logical that they
can be shown, and will be shown,
the way to solution of our common
ills. A SOLDIER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
Letters from Our Readers

Because of the volume of letters re-
ceived by the Department, we can print
only those that are Of general interest to
Daily Worker readers. However, all let
tiers received are carefully read by the
editors. Suggestions and criticisms are
welcome and whenever possible are used
for the improvement of the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
COMRADE CASEY'S SHARE
pacodor1o Co1

Dear Comrade Editor:
Enclosed please find $40 for the
"Daily's" drive. I want it credited
to Comrade Casey's share. Old
readers are proud of the improved
appearance of the paper and we
want him to know that the more
attractive layout helps interest
workers who see the paper for the
first time.
We look forward to the time.
when, under Soviet power, Comrade
Casey will have the opportunity of
turning out a Daily that will
record the achievements of the vic
torious American working class.
A. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
NOTE:

We publish letters from steel,
metal and auto workers every
Tuesday. We urge workers in
these industries to write us of
their conditions and their efforts
to organize. Please get these let
tiers to us by Saturday of each
week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

you can do about it now. We pre-
sumo, of course, that your comrade
is also aware Of the accident.
There are several important
things for you to bear in mind:
First, the possibility of conception
is very slight. Since this is so, your
comrade should, as much as pos
Sible, forget about it. Just the fear
that pregnany might have occurred
is often sufficient to cause delay in
the onset of menstruation. Second,
if menstruation does not occur on
the expected day, wait until seven
more days have passed and then
have a special test for pregnancy
done. In any event, do not waste
any money on medicines or injec-
tons. There are no medicines that
can bring on menstruation. Tho
most they do is to make you sick.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
Civil Service Workers
Organize in Cleveland
By Daily Worker Ohio Bureau

BY Daily Worker Ohio Bureau
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. IT.
Seven hundred city employees
jammed Grays' Armory and amidst
great enthusiasm organized the
Cleveland Civil Service Employees
Association.
Disguised with the political spells
system threatening their jobs with
every change in administration
they organized to fight encroach-
ment of the politicians on the civil
service jobs. With SITS members al
ready signed up 100 new applica-
tons were filed at this meeting
bringing the number of city en-
ployes organized to one third of the
total.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
TRIBUTE TO THE MEDICOs

Il am enclosing my bit toward
the 100000" writes Paul Burke, of
Nebraska. 1T is only a dollar and
late in the day, but better late than
never :. j.. wish to commend the
doctors on the good work they are
doing in giving honest information
~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
Treatment of a Large Lung Cavity


A. H., Bronx, N. Y: = From the
n notations on the appended sheet
it appears that there is cavity due
to tuberculosis in upper part of the
left lung This cavity cannot be
closed by ordinary measures such
as rest or by pneumothorax collapse
therapy.
1t would be advisable, therefore,
to follow the advice of the patients
physician and permit an operation
on the chest wall. This operation
offers the best opportunity for re-
covery or improvement. without the
operation the patient may be in
valided for many years or develop
new complications that would be
fatal.
The operation for tuberculosis is
now done in all the modern hos
pitfalls and sanatoria throughout the
world, and can be recommended as
a useful addition to our means Of
combating tuberculosis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
New York Workers School
Sends $64 More for Driue

Although School reached its
Daily they continue contribute add
fnds-S6404 Saturday
The Uraian Branch of the u u T. o. Hudson N Y sent SILL
the United Committee
Ukrainan Polish the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 2092 is available in sizes
is, 10, 20, "a, So, 38, 40, AZ, A and
IS. Size SO takes Az yards 36-inch
fabric and "a yard contrasting. Illus
trated step-by step sewing instruc-
tons included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

Collect dollar bills from your
friends and shop-mates and help
the Daily Worker reach the full
amount of 100000. More than
$500 is still needed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18

When l was in Jail, several years
ago, the most pleasant event of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
WORKERS HEALTH
No Menstruation
Conducted by the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board

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