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while mill police equipped with riot
clubs followed them"
As result of this wholesale CO.
ercion" and the ringing in of every
Office employee and company stool
who could be mustered, the Weirton
Co. put over an election in which
they ignored government supervi-
sion" and claimed that over 80 per
cent Of the employees chose the
company union plan, with many
Amalgamated workers boycotting
the election.
1t is this representation PLAN
which Weir is now trying to palm
off on the steel workers as their
representative, the success of which
is due chiefly to Tighe's work in
breaking the strike on a promise of
fair election"
If any further indication of the
nature of the company plan at
Weirton be needed-"It is modelled
after the plan used at other indus
trial plants, including the Bethle-
hem Steel Company" testified Err
nest Weir, head of Weirton Co.
Employee Representatives"
In order to make sure that So
called employees representatives
represent the right party, the COM
pany pays them s25 per month and
so cents each year for every en-
ploye eligible to vote under the
plan. in addition to their regular
wages.
Naturally, when these repre-
sentatives" assemble in conference
their interests are a long way from
those of the workers, but the COM
pany has its official representatives
on all important bodies, such as the
rules committee" Weir testified he
imagined" that the presence of the
latter has no effect on the employe
Representatives
Originally the government had
asked for a court order for the
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Continued from Page u
L. ID. has not been buIl-dozing me,
and none of the mothers have
ever said that the /. L. d. bull
dO7ed them.
my Heart Is With I. L. D."
If it had not been for the /.
L. D., where would be today,
and where would the boys be? If
anything would happen to the
boys, would die. / have gained
in both health and strength since
l am with the i. L. d. Since 1
have been with the 1. L. D., have
been treated better than l ever
have been in my life. 1 remember
when l was travelling in the Eu-
ropean countries, speaking for the
1. l.. d. to save the boys. The
white friends OF the sympathizers
of the /. L. d. treated me mighty
nice, and 1 never got such good
treatment until worked with the
/. L. D.
Since have been working with
the /. L. ID. to save my boys,
have met many honest white peo-
pie who are fighting with the l. L.
ID. to save the Scottsboro boys.
The i. L. d. has also helped
me out a great deal. 1t has spent
much money in doctors bills on
me- When was in Europe,
stayed two weeks in the hospital,
and when was in Russia
stayed three weeks in the very
best hospital in Moscow, and
they gave me the finest service
and attention. All of this cost
a lot of money, and the /. L.
d. paid for it.
1 still have confidence In the T.
l.. ID. and always did and always
will have. Once 1 made a mis-
take and signed with Mr.. Leibo-
WITT because those Negro minis
tiers were telling lot of lies and
frightened me, as any mother
would be frightened, by lies about
her boys lives. My heart is with
the l. L. D. and even when
made a mistake and signed with
Liebowitz, only my hand that
signed the paper was with Mr..
Leibowitz., l am going to always
stick by the 1. L. D., and am
sorry / ever signed with Leibo-
WITT, / have come back to the
l. L. d. to stay.
(Signed) ADA WRIGHT.
Witness:
John b. Murray, Notary Public,
Bronx County No. 178.
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NOo'ttttueo from Page II
the officials of the A. F. of L. faced
the questions which are of greatest
concern to the rank and file. on
clal delegates to the saith conven-
ton from the auto and metal in
dustrles will also report.
On Saturday morning, at 10 am.
the rank and file conference will
open. The agenda Of the conference
viii include u Development of the
campaign to win unemployment in
surance, D The establishment of
national rank and file trade union
centers, - The Rank and File Fed
erationist, a The election Of a ma
tional executive committee.
The Pittsburgh A. F. of L. Com
mlttee announced today that ar
rangements have been made to re-
ceive all delegates arriving in Pitts
burgh on Friday, at the National
Slovak Home, 522 Court Place, one
flight up, where information re-
garding lodging, etc, will be given.
Those arriving on Saturday should
report directly to conference head
quarters at National Slovak Hall,
5l6-5l8 Court Place, Pittsburgh.
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(Continued from Page y
ployment Council. We, therefore,
urge the unqualified support Of all
candidates of the Communist Party
wherever they have been named. We
also recommend candidates on
United Front Workers Tickets who
have proved trustworthy in the
struggle for the Workers Bill
I'VE call the attention of all work
ers and all organizations interested
in the struggle for the Workers I'm
employment and Social Insurance
Bill that they can greatly aid in
the effort to advance this vital
measure by lending every support to
all candidates who loyalty fight with
us on these vital issues. Similarly
we must use all our power to OPP
pose candidates who are unwilling
to join with us in all the actions
that must be taken for the achieve
ment Of genuine unemployment and
social insurance.
I'VE ask our affiliated organiza-
tons everywhere to take all steps
necessary to bring forward our de-
mands and program in the present
election campaign Send delega-
tons to all candidates. Write and
call on them to state their posi-
ton, Invite them to participate in
debates and symposiums. Make
known to all workers whom we en-
dorse and why and thus help Sc
cure election of our candidates and
defeat of those opposed to lis.
National Unemployment Council,
II. AMTER, National Secretary"
Ala, Louis latham of Atlanta, Ga,
and H. o. Hubert of Decatur, Ga,
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after the National Congress for IN
employment and Social Insurance.
The full text of the call, signed
by I. Amter, secretary of the Coun-
ellis and addressed to organizations,
both those organized on national
scale and state, and local independ-
emit groups, follows:
The winter ahead will be a very
bitter one for the unemployed and
for the working masses. Fully l5,-
100000 are unemployed at the pres
ent time and many Of them are
living on starvation relief. William
Green states that there are 100000
900 dependent on relief, while Harry
L. Hopkins admits that no more
than 100000 persons are on re-
lief rolls of the country. This means
that millions receive no relief what
ever.
The intention of the government
Is to reduce relief expenditures and
in this it is supported by the lead
ership of the American Federation
OF Labor. This public works pro-
gram has turned out to be huge
joke perpetrated upon the hungry
masses. Private charity is again
being resorted to at q time when
Edwin E. White, Executive Director
of the Presidents Committee on So
cisl Security, declares that Is per
cent of the wage earners of the
country are unemployed. At the
same time, the prospect of employ
ment becomes more dim, by reason
Of the downward tendency Of in
dustrial production.
The employers in the basic indus
tries of the country are indicating
plans for drastic cuts in wages,
which will lower the condition of
the whole working class. Together
with this is the sharply rising cost
Of living which in one year amount
ed to more than 80 per cent.
For United Struggle
It is obvious. therefore, that the
unemployed organizations have the
very urgent task Of modifying and
organizing the unemployed to fight
against hunger, for jobs, for ade-
quate relief, for unemployment in
Surance.
It is not to the. advantage of the
organized unemployed that they are
broken up into various organiza-
tons. Our enemies rejoice and take
advantage of every division in our
ranks. Today the outstanding task
is to unite the unemployed into one
fighting organization, to carry on
the struggle for their rights.
The National Unemployment
Council which has always and con-
sistently endeavored to bring about
q unification Of the unemployed
movement, considers that it would
be extremely harmful to delay fur
ther this necessary consolidation OF
our forces We believe that the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
Tighe Uses Weirton
Case To Halt Fight
in Apollo Mill


holding of an election at Weirton
mills, but during the summer this
was withdrawn and the request
placed with the new Steel Labor
Board. In other words, not even this
much can now result from the court
suit.
But the federal court, Judge John
Nields, and also the government at
torney, Frank K. Nebeker, who is
prosecuting" the suit, have both
already indicated which way the
wind of Justice" will blow.
In the spring trial, Nebeker ac-
tually admitted that enforcement
of Section Ia" of the N. r. A.
might prove detrimental to re-
covery" of the nation.
Judge Nields has laid the pre-
liminary basis for Qualification on
the question of what the term col
lective bargaining" really means:
Company officials and business
captains often have stated that this
means only friendly conferences
with employee representatives from
which no wage increase, better
working conditions, or other tan
gible concessions need ever result.
In the meantime A. A. top lead
ers are preventing workers from
taking any direct action, as at
Apollo, Pa, with the admonition,
wait until we see the outcome of
the Weirton case"
In the Weirton case steel workers
are seeing the class lines clearly
drawn: Weirton Steel, U. S. Steel,
Bethlehem Steel, the courts, the
government attorneys, the labor
boards, and Tighe g. Co., all these
against the steel workers.
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Continued from Page II
and his agents, have excluded the
I. L. D. representatives from these
same jails.
"PrimiSes of life sentences and
the mercy of the governor of
Alabama have been made to the
innocent Negro boys, and threats
have been made, in an attempt to
force them to 'repudiate' the 1. L. D.
In view of such methods to con-
fuse and terrorize the boys, the
task before lis is clear. The I. L. D.
must continue and intensity it's
fight, both on the legal side, and
on the side of mass action without
which the Scottsboro boys would
have been burned in the electric
chair long ago. I. L. D. attorneys,
Joseph Brodsky, Osmond K.
Fraenkel and Walter H. Pollak.
have taken the necessary legal
steps for the appeal to the U. S.
Supreme Court. This was done
on the instructions of the I. L. D.
I'VE call on all true friends of
the Scottsboro boys, of the oppressed
Negro people, to rally behind the
1. l.. D. for their defense in the
mighty united front already taking
shape in the National Scottsboro-
Herndon Action Committee, set UP
at last Sundays big united front
emergency conference, and which
has temporary headquarters at 1852
Seventh Ave-, New York City.
I'VE call on them for militant,
immediate, mass action to smash
the united front of reaction formed
by the Alabama lynch authorities,
Attorney Leibowitz, and the Negro
reformists.
we call on them to join in the
mass fight which alone can save
the Scottsboro boys.
National Executive Committee,
International Labor Defense"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
Government Attorney
Lays Base for Class
Collaboration
BY TOM KEENAN,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. pa
year ago workers of the Weirton
Steel Company who had organized
in the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers CA. F..
ID walked out on strike to demand
recognition of their union for the
betterment of their conditions. That
strike was broken when Roosevelt's
first N. r. A. Labor Board stepped
into the situation and, with the
help of the Amalgamated top lead
ers, induced them to return to work
pending the calling of a Board
supervised election to decide
whether the A. A should represent
Weirton employees in collective
bargaining"
Now, after twelve months of end
less delay, company election, and
much involved court action, these
steel workers are under the yoke
OF a company union, their wages
and working conditions have been
oettered not one jot, and recogni-
ton of the union for which many
OF them sacrificed their jobs is as
lar distant as ever. Thanks to the
traitorous class collaboration poll
cies of Mike Tfghe and Company,
all that the steel workers have to
show for their pains is an injunc-
ton suit in federal court seeking
to enjoin the Weirton company
from violating Section Ia of the
National Recovery Act"
The effectiveness Of arbitration"
as a weapon by which the steel
bosses, with the aid Of A. F. Of L.
officialdom's backing, stifle the
struggle Of the steel workers, is be-
ing clearly demonstrated during the
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were found. The report was DELHI
erately spread by school officials in
a monstrous provocation against the
Communist Party, following the dis
tribution of Communist leaflets ex-
posing the participation of the prin-
cipal Of the school, w. H. Wood, in
the police reign of terror against
Negro and white workers, uniting in
the fight against hunger, lynchings
and violation Of their constitutional
rights and for the freedom of the
Scottsboro boys.
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Every day Of the Roosevelt New
Deal shows the growing need of the
Daily Worker. But the Daily
Worker needs 100000 to be able
to deal more fully with the strug-
giles of the working class. Support
the Daily Worker! Send your con-
tribution today to the 100000 drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
Alabama School Head
r outs Negro Pupils
With Fake Bomb Scare

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. "a
Students of Negro school STAN
peded and fled from their desks
Monday afternoon following reports
that the building was about to be
blown up.
The building was searched from
basement to loft, but no explosives
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
Detroit, Mich.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
AFFAIRS FOR THE
DAILY WORKER
Boston

Boston
James Casey, managing editor Of the
Daily Worker, speaks at Dudley St
Opera House, ii3 Dudley St., oct a.
sr. NJ.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Annual Workers Fvestl Concert, sun.
day. Nov. at Mason Theatre. l27 S
Broadway. Concert Program. 'FRONT.'
nent speakers.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Social and Entertainment Saturday,
Oct. AZ, at 3o5 S. 18th St. $50 pm.
Music, Dancing, Recita tions. Refresh
ments. Auspices: once Workers Union.
Admission l5c.
Buffalo, ". Y.
Dance given by the Buffalo City Comm
Two and Russian National Mutual
Aid, Saturday, Nov. at pm The
Teek Theatre Building (5rd floor
$50 Main St. Tickets in adv. 2oc, at
soor 2se
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
Unity Contention
To FOUOuU JObLeSs
Rallies on NOU. "A
National Tn e mp 10 YIN ent Council Appeals to
Organizations for Broad United Front
for Demands of the Unemployed

The National Unemployment Councils in accordance
with its continuous efforts to achieve national unity of all
unemployed organizations yesterday addressed call to all
unemployed groups and organizations for unity confer
ence to be held in Washington Dc in January 1885 shortly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
WHAT'S ON
Philadelphia, Pa.

WELCOME Banquet and Concert tc
greet six released Anti-Fsscists Friday
Oct rs at 8 pm. at 1908 Tasker ct. Aus
pices, LID. Aom zoe.
JOSHUA KUNITz lectures on Creators
of Soviet. Literature" Thursday, Oct. %
pm. at Birth sholcm Hall, sos Pine
st. Auspices Philadelphia John Reed
Club. Adm. 25c.
CIeUeIdnd, Ohio
STAG Party, Workers Center, 1913 Colt
man Rd.. Saturday, Oct. ~. 8 pm. Beer
eats and entertainment. Auspices, Local
1902 of s.M.W.IU.
Chicago, Ill.
18th Anniversary Celebration Of the
Russian Revolution and Final Election
Campaign Rally. Saturday, Nov J, at
Cfoatian Hall 1918 Comm ercial Street
Soviet Film showing War Against tbs
Centuries"; Joe Weber and Claude Light
foot speakers Adm. 25c.
SAILORS Dance given by MwLU.. Sat
urdav. Oct ~, pm. at Workers Hall,
e1S3 Baltimore Ave, johnny Adams. Mas
ter Of Ceremonies. Adm. zoe.
HY-JINx on Halloween Night. Dance,
entertainment, games. costumes at Young
Communist League Affair. Wed, Oct 81
at Peoples Auditorium, PAST W. Chicago
Ave.
Detroit, Mich.
MOTHER - Soviet Film Movie show
ing on Friday, Oct rs at 5000 Woodward.
73o and 900 pm.
LECTURE on What I Saw in Fascist
Germany by Rev John H Bollens. Work
ers Open Forum, Sunday. Oct 20, $3.50
pm. Finnish Workers Hall, 1863 14th St.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
ELECTION Campaign Dance, 32nd Con-
gressional District. Friday, October 2e at
Pythian Temple, 2o11 Centre Ave. Admis-
SIGN in advance zoe. at door 25e. Tickets
At Workers Book Store, 1888 Fifth Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
Daily Workers. Role
Cited in Struggles
Of Textile Strikers
Importance of Wide Support for Paper Stressed
AS Strike of $4,000 Silk and Dye Workers
Is Set for Today in Paterson
BY Carl Reeve
ASSOCIATED Editor, Dafiy Workerl

The textile workers again preparing their mass
picket lines Twenty-Five thousand silk and rayon dye work.
ers IN New Jersey and New York to strike this
morning Fifteen thousand silk workers will hold member
ship meetings in Paterson Saturday to discuss the strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25


Against capitalist growing
eism; against deportaOns
against compulsory arbitration against
of troops in strikes for the right join
choice to strike to picket to demonstrate without restrictions
the maintenance political rights Of masses
SFOr unemployment and social insurance at expense of
the employers the state the
Bill III R. 1885,
the of the Agricultural
relief to the impoverished and drought stricken
out restriction by the exemption
erhed farmers taxation; of poor
farmers; for the Farmers Emergency Relief Bill.
SAgsinst CrOwism
Negroes Dissemination Belt for the Negro
Bill of Rights
immediate payment the veterans back wages
bonus.
Against the sales persons property
earning less than $4,000 graduated greatly
increased taxation the
&Aganst ROosevets program; against
perial the Soviet China
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25

1-Against ROOsevelts living
ards of the oer against rising living costs resulting
initiation higher
and improved living standards
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
National Unity Urged For Unemployment Insurance Bill
Communist Party Lists
8 Demands in Election

Following the eight which the National
sional Election platform the Communist Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
AL Ranks Ready
For Conference

Continued from Page y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
|. |. D. Speeds
Appeal Fight

Continued from Page u
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CleUeldnd, Ohio

STAG Party, Workers Center, 1913 Colt
man Rd.. Saturday, Oct. ~. 8 pm. Beer
eats and entertainment Auspices, Local
1902 of SMWLU.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
Mrs. Wright BareS
Plot Against LID.

Continued from Page y
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S-Aganst ROOseyets preparedness against
erat for the defense the China
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25
JObleSS Endorse
c. P. Candidates

Continued from Page y
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3-FOr unemployment and social insurance at the {
he employers and the sate the Workers UnempOyn
nee Bill III. R. 1888.
Montana labor news., 1934-10-04
STATE FEDERATION HAS SUCCESSFUL Meeting
A. F. of L. Reports Year of Disillusion

now, the lowest figure since 1917 ex-
cept for 1888 and 1882. One-eighth of
the gain is among the rubber workers,
while cleaners and dyers and alumni
num workers also made gains in mem
bership.
The United Mine Workers are said
to have Completely organized the
q mining industry. Their paid-up
e lbership is 100000, the same as in
3 ), but lower than any year since
5 postwar period. OF the 100 inter
: .tional unions IS report a loss or no
iange in membership, 81 report a gain
nd two, the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers and the Flat Glass Workers,
are newly admitted.
The insignificant gain in paid-up
membership is not a true picture, the
report asserts, claiming that on a con-
sentative estimate "the total number
who look to the federation as their
representative agency cannot be less
than 100000"
The financial report shows a balance
of $99,663 in the general fund, COM
pared with $68,621 a year ago. Or
g%anizers' salaries and expenses for the
year were $323,874 compared with
S100,3O the previous year. Pres. VIM.
Green was reported paid $4,000 salary
this year against $9,923.O7 the previous
year. Secy. Frank Morrison's salary
was $4,000 as against $8,269.32 the
previous year. Travel expense for
Green and Morrison was $9,017.62
against $7,47206 a year ago.
Analysing the effect Of the MIRA
and allied New Deal devices, the A. F.
of l.. minces no words. It is not hourly
rates but the amount Of the weekly
wage that counts, the executive coun-
Gil asserts, declaring that minimum
wage rates in the codes have been sci
SO low that the purpose of the NRA
has been completely nullified in a large
portion of industry. The wages fixed
by the codes are not high enough tc
make possible an improved standard
of living or to create increased con
Montana labor news., 1934-10-04

sumer demand for the products Of in
dustry."
As for workers above the minimum
wage brackets, the council harshly
says CODES have failed almost com
pletely to protect the higher-paid
groups OF employees. In many cases
these groups have suffered significant
decreases in wages" The Roosevelt
administration is explicitly blamed for
this.
All sorts Of wage chiseling are listed
that aim TO reduce all wages to the
minimum" All sorts OF hours chisel-
ing are also described and some classes
Of workers are still on so to 20 hours
a week while 100000 remain unem-
ployed, the council deplores. "The
codes have failed signally to bring
about increase in real purchasing
power, it says.
Labor has representation on less
than Is of the more than 500 code
authorities and only 5 or @ of the rs
provide for direct union representa-
ton, the council complains. Enforce
ment is a CHASTITY joke, as the ma
chinery which has been set up by the
government is dealing effectively only
with a negligible portion of all viola
TONS" it charges.
Section Ia OF the NRA is described
as the biggest disappointment. 1T is
in regard to Section Ia that the most
cruel disillusion of the workers regard
ing NRA has occurred" the A. F. Of
/. official family reports. Faith in
this portion Of the act" has been lost"
it states.
Father Coughlin, who used scab
labor on his Detroit church buildings,
could not be brought into conference,
the council regrets. Jurisdictional
troubles persist between unions. La
boris friends should be elected to po-
litical office. Education must be fur
thered. Fascist Germany must be
boycotted, A hopeful note ends the
report: Just ahead lie greater oppor-
t~unities for organizing"
Montana labor news., 1934-10-04
Union
Installs Officers

The newly organized Butte Teachers
Union held its first installation Of Of
ficers at its regular meeting, Wednes-
day, October 3. The following officers
were installed by Paul Erler, president
of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council
President, Ruth Niece; Vice-presi-
dent, Kenneth Julson; Recording Sec
rotary, Catherine Thomas; Financial
Secretary, Marie Leary; Guide, Mar
garet McGillic; Delegates to Central
Council, Mary Thomas and Charles
Davis; A~lternates, Angelina Goulbin
and Ann O'Brien.
The Union also passed upon the ap-
plications presented to the %organiza-
ton. The candidates so passed upon,
will be initiated into membership at the
next regular meeting to be held We'd
nesday, October Il, at the High School
Further applications will be passed upon
at each regular meeting OF the Union
and all teachers desiring to join should
send their card in as soon as possible,