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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
What Next for the Miners?

MANY local unions of the United Mine
WI Workers of America have endorsed the
program and candidates of the Rank and
File, in the national, district and local cleo
lions, which take place on Dec IL. John
L. Lewis has arbitrarily ruled off the ballot the Rank
and File national candidates Lewis in fact has
never won an honest election in all his years as
misleader of the United Mine Workers of America
The question which the miners are now asking
is-WHAT NEXT? What are the next steps in
the fight of the miners for better conditions?
First, the Rank and File in the UM.W.A. should
elect many Rank and File candidates in the
district and local states possible. Protest resolu
tons against the barring of the national Rank and
File candidates should be passed
Second The miners in all local unions, not only
in the UM,WA, but in the independent unions
should prepare their forces for the struggles
and strikes for the demands of the Rank and File.
The Rank and File demands include the demand
for the S. day, sixhour-day, five-day- with
abolition of differentals between North and South
for national one-year agreement and miners
referendum all agreements. The demands call
for fight for the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill for the right to strike against
forced arbitration and for abolition of the penalty
clause and withdrawal of all UMwA officials from
the MIRA. and Labor Boards.
The program calls for fight against discrimina-
miners; for rank and file democracy in the union,
and against the appointve power; against the use
of armed forces in strikes and against and fas
csm; against the Lewis expulsion policy and for
reinstatement of all expelled for their working class
activities.
The Rank and File in the UMW.A. calls for
the unity of the rank and file in all unions-for
one union of all coal miners in the industry.
Local struggles for these demands should be
developed in every local union led by elected Rank
and File Committees.
A BIG struggle looms on April l when the present
"A agreement expires. Lewis has shown that he
will never lead a struggle for the miners demands
but on the contrary, will again cooperate with the
N.R.A. and the Roosevelt Boards to try to behead
such a struggle Lewis will again try to prevent
the miners from striking If he can't do that he
will try to defeat their strike through no-strike
agreements with the governments compulsory ar
btration boards.
The Rank and File must organize their forces
to lead their strike on April l. This means
that in every local. Rank and File Committees
should be set up to lead the fight of the miners.
The fight for the right to elect their own rank
and file leaders, of which Lewis is now robbng
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Hopkins Work Program

CEDERAL RELIEF ADMINISTRATOR
I HOPKINS plan to stop all direct relief,
throw the so-called unemplOyables" onto
the local welfare units, and launch fan
tastic building program" is another step
forward in the Roosevelt attacks upon the living
standards of the masses
It means the underwriting OF the profits of the
construction magnates by the Federal government
further deep cut into the starvation living stand
ards of the unemployed, and is the essence of the
drive against the wage rates of the present en-
ployed
Briefly, Hopkins PLAN which, according to press
dispatches will be discussed with Roosevelt at Warm
Springs today, calls for setting up fantastic
building program" an end to direct relief, and
the RECOMMENDATION of the present unemployed into
vast homestead sites. 1t follows closely upon the
announced abandonment of the minimum wage
rates on work relief and official announcements
that wage rates must be lowered on construction
work as prelude to a general wage reduction.
Hopkins plan for the unemployed calls for re
Mobilization" to enable the unemployed to obtain
land tools and seed" as loans to be repaid. Any
money expended would be merely loaned" by the
government.
sugar-coated with the promise of more work,
the entire set-up has been accompanied by
intense drive toward forced labor at subsistence
wage levels on work relief outspoken demands that
wage rates in private industry be slashed; and
covers the real driving force behind the entire
Observation-Disclosures of the 'unemployables
regimented and isolated communities of the present
unemployed, evasion Of the Roosevelt promises OF
unemployment insurance, and concerted drive to
lower the wage rates of the present working pop
ulaton in the interest Of the profits of the BOSSES
Roosevelt's drive against the unemployed and
his evssions of federal system of unemployment
insurance must be answered with increased &C
tivity mass meetings at the relief stations and
strikes and stoppages on the relief jobs at any
attempt to cut relief or slash work relief wages
and broad representation of all employed and I'M
employed workers at the National Congress for IN
employment Insurance which will meet in Wash
ington on Jan. ST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

panies, which clustered along.
grabbing up vast stretches of land
for the formation of sugar CEN
trails, ousting small landowner and
poor peasant cultivators by meth
DDS legal and otherwise.
The peasants declare that the
government agents who had been
charged with defending the Cuban
governments title to the lands
against the foreign company, ac-
tually destroyed documents prov
ing the governments ownership
rights. The appropriation was not
carried out during Menocals time
because of the threat of armed
resistance of the peasants. Sue
ceeding governments wavered be-
fore the possibility of such resist
ance, leaving we'll enough alone.
Finally, in 1927 the right of the
peasants to the land was again Of
ficialy recognized. But two years
ago the Machado government, in a
decision of the Supreme Tribunal
ruled against the peasants, this
time in favor of the "Coralillo Sugar
Company acting as agent for the
Royal Bank of Canada
Machado fell and the Grau San
Martin government, which had in
dulged in widespread demagogy
about land distribution and Agra
rian reform, not only failed to act
in favor of the Realengans, but
passed a law which tended to facilf-
tate the "deslinde" and conse-
quently the appropriation
1t fell to the patriotic" and 100
per cent" Cuban government of Ba-
tista and Mendieta to attempt to
carry out the decisions of Machado's
courts against the veterans on be-
half of the foreign bankers. On
September 10, 1884, a survey party
guarded by a squadron of nine
soldiers, entered Realengo. Wcrd
spread rapidly through the hills
and in a short while the surveyors
and soldiers were surrounded by
scores of armed and hostile peas
ents. They declared that under no
conditions would they permit the
survey to take place; that with
the survey the Imperialist Company
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

which he claims is designed to pro-
tect the shipping interests. He cited
laws to show that labor union
could be enjoined on the basis o.
Shipping Board decisions, and those
who violate its provisions are liable
to $1,000 fine or five years i'm
prisonment.
The attorney for the shipowaers,
Mr.. Allan, in answer to Walter
Gordon Merritt, attorney for the
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce,
and 80 merchants and lumber COM
panies who fled the complaint and
who insisted that the snipowners
too should be enjoined for not serv-
ing the public declared: There will
be no trouble with the carriers if
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

10 passed from the hands of the
Spanish Crown to the heroic Nam
bis. But no sooner were the veterans
established on their lands than the
battle began against new enemies
for the retention of these lands.
The first aggressors were greedy
neighboring landowners. The land
owner Francisco Almedia came by
with the claim that there never
existed such a Realengo and that
the land fell within the boundary
of his hacienda. The extreme fer
tility and richness of the earth in
Realengo was the motive for AL
medals claim to-day it is claimed
that it has the most productive
coffee land in Cuba. Very soon
after it fell under the eye of the
new masters of the Cuban land,
the invading Yankee sugar COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
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would already place one foot upon
their lands, which would ease its
bringing down the other The sur
veyors fled to save their lives. The
peasants wanted to disarm and
thrash the soldiers. A corporal in
charge of the detachment pleaded
that they be left alone. He stated
that sooner would he tear off his
uniform than shoot upon honest
laboring peasants. Before the mill
fancy and display of force of the
peasants, he could hardly have
taken any other stand.)
Survey At All Costs
The rest of September and the
month of october passed in prep
aration for a greater conflict. Ba-
tista declared that the survey
would be carried out at all costs"
The peasants, rejecting the inter
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

your honor enjoins the unions and
clears up the basis of the entire
controversy. He charged that if the
complaint had not been brought in
the situation would "straighten it.
self out" claiming that so long as
the West coast arbitration decision
was pending, and q contract was
negotiated here, Joseph P. Ryan,
president of the LILA, needed the
help Of the teamSters. But he in
timated, nav that the contract was
signed, it could be expected that
%f1.:e two important unions will
forget the agreement to hsip each
other to unicnize the waterfront.
He also dep,cred that Merritt
avoided to answer if he thinks the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

time is ripe now to risk a general
strike.
Ryan Praised
Merritt in his concluding re-
marks stated very definitely that
the "loss incurred as result Of a
general strike should not be bal
anced with the rights Of citizens. !"
Merritt praised Joseph P. Ryan
as progressive minded loyal la
bor leader" who can be depended
upon. TN 1920 when a similar in
junction IVES issued" he stated,
when citizens had to organize spe-
cisl true ng arrar gsments. i was
oceyed due to taot prcgr sss.ve
minded loyal labor leader, Joseph
Ryan"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Survey in California
Reveals Rise i'm Food
Costs Over Last Year

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 3d.
It costs a worker here one-sixth
more now to buy the necessities Of
life than it did year ago. This
is revealed in a survey published by
the Southern California Business
Review of the Bureau of Business
Research at the University OF
Southern California, under the di-
rectorship of DR.. Thurston H. Ross.
More significant is the statement
At the present time there is about
a five per cent increase in the cost
of meat over a year ago. Dairy
products have risen by about 80
per cent in the past year.
Fruits have increased 10 per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Asheville Police Seize
81 Transients i'm Raid
On Unemployed Camp

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Nov. 30-Po-
lice Tuesday arrested and finger
printed f1fty-four residents of the
Federal Transient Relief Bureau
here, and booked all on charges of
vagrancy Their finger prints were
taken and sent to Washington by
airplane for reports on their Grim
inal records" Officers explained
that they wanted to know if there
were any known criminals" in the
camp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Court To Act
On Dock Writ
Continued from, Page y

York" He commended the ship
owners for their "tact" in main
tanning friendly relations with la
Dor, and avoiding such calamity"
The Senator's time was chiefly
devoted to proving that the case of
the shipping companies do not be-
long in a state court, but should go
TO the Federal Shipping Board
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

vention of corrupt and demagogic
local politicians and lawyers, ac-
cepted the counsel of the Commu-
nists that they had no other guar
antee for their lands but their
rifles and the support of the pro-
letariat and the peasantry of other
regions. A delegation of Realengan
peasants was sent hundreds of
miles to Havana to ask advice and
support of the CNOC, revolutionary
trade union center. Their present
victory, although it can by no
means be considered that the threat
of massacre and appropriation has
definitely passed has shown that the
Communists were in the right and
as the Cuban peasant masses learn
and apply ne lesson of Realengo
10 the bourgeoisie, the landlords and
imperialist rulers may well fear for
the safety of their regime, and the
imminence Of the Agrarian- Anti
Imperialist Revolution and Soviet
Cuba.
*Realengo is the term applied
during the time of the Spanish
rule in Cuba after the division
of lands had been made among
the Spanish feudal landlords
whom the king had favored with
land grants in the Cuban colony.
According to Spanish law, two
thirds of such unclaimed land
was CLASSIFIED as "Realengo" (prop-
erty of the king and passed
automatically into the hands of
the government, while the re-
naming third fell to the person
who discovered the existence of
the unclaimed land.
In Realengo Is there are at
present more than five thousand
families with a total population
exceeding 10000. The region is a
vast one, comprising at least
5000 caballerias (the Cuban land
measure, each caballeria being
equivalent to about 80 1-3 acres,
ie., totalling $4,000 acres. The
peasant properties are small, not
exceeding l or IL caballerias.
The Realengans cultivate coffee,
| fruits and vegetables.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08

This divine little waffle cloth
white pique has stolen trick
or two from the navy to GO
very nautical. The yellow and
brown belt, the anchor and lac
ing on the shoulder have a
salty air.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08

This candy striped sports dress
is made of a closely woven
string material with a lotta'
rope for the trimmings. It's
cool because it's sleeveless and
lightweight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08

Looking for new males to con-
quer then climb into this fetch
ing pink organdy with baby
blue sash. The large cape col
lar is so beguiling that you'll
be the hit of the stag line.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08

This 3-piece play suit allows
plenty of knee action. 1t con-
sists of blouse, skirt and shorts
in a bright plaid hroadcloth.
The skirt buttons all the way
down the front. The shorts on
the side.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08

Fashion says "you must have
plenty of cool, comfortable
sports dresses for a successful
vacation" The Cotton Shop
prepares the way with a large
cargo of white piques, very
nautical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08

Embroidered eyelet batiste for
now and for all summer long.
This "cutie" comes in white
with bow of white net. The
skirt is the unusual feature of
this dress isn't it?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-08

Take this tip on the cotton
market and buy SHORTS,
This S-piece play suit combines
a sport skirt shorts and white
pique shirt to monopolize all
the attention at the beach.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-11
Arms Conference
Cost Is 100000
VIII Be Two Years Old
Coming February z

GENEVA. Jan. 11.-(UP(.-
The world disarmament confer
enco which on February 2, 1884,
will be two years "old,' has cost
the League Of Nations about one
third of n million dollars.
This. league officials say, Is 4
drop in the bucket compared TO
the five billion which the world
spends annually on ornaments:
The leagues cost Of running
the conference, however, repre-
sents only a small portion of what
the governments pay to keep del
egations in Geneva. The mann
tenance of delegations in Geneva
is expensive. 1t is estimated
somewhere between two and three
million dollars are expended an
nually in Geneva hotels;
"UncIe Arthur" Henderson,
president of the conference, gets
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-11
MISS MAUNEY, FORMER
RESIDENT HERE WILL
SING In WASHINGTON

Friends here will be interested
to learn that Miss Elizabeth Mar
shall Mauney, daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs. J. D. Mauney, former
residents Of Hendersonville. now
living in Hickory, will be on the
program of the Carolina State
concert. to be given in Washing
ton, January 81, at Constitution
hall imposing edifce recently
erected by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Central fig
me in this program will be Ed
GUARD Albion, famous baritone,
and Miss Mauney will be on the
program as representative Of the
Young artists of North Carolina.
Reference to Miss Mauney'S
musicianship. who made her debut
as q singer recently at Pinehurst
is made as follows in an article IN
the December issue of the Caro-
linas magazine:
"Miss Mauney won high APP
.proval from an exclusive Pine
hurst audience on the occasion Of
her debut recital there last spring.
It would be difficult to find a more
perfect type to represent the
Young musicians of the state. Her
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-11
EMMA GOLDMAN WILL
VISIT 3 MONTHS IN US.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. (CP).
Emma Goldman. whose activities
as a radical propaganda have
brought her into conflict with au-
thorities in many nations, will be
admitted to the United States toH
90 DAYS TO visit relatives. ,
The. bureau Of Immigration and
naturalization Of the department.
of labor decided yesterday thai
Miss Goldman. who applied for
admission under her latest mar
ried name of Mrs. James Cotton,
was entitled to temporary admls-
sion despite her deportation to
Russia in 1917 as dangerous
radical. Cotton is a British miner,
and Miss Goldman is now techni-
callv a British citizen.
In her application for admis-
sion. Miss Goldman promised not
to engage in radical activities
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-11

oress relating to bankruptcy, the
undersigned trustee of +. ). Wet
muir. bankrupt, will at II o'clock
noon, Monday Feb. 5, 1884, at
the courthouse door in Hender-
sonville publicly offer for sale to
the highest bidder for cash all
the right title and interest OF +.
S. Wetmur, bankrupt, and also
all right, title and interest OF the
undersigned truseee IN and 20
the one-half undivided interest
in 9.37 acres of land, more or
less decided by S. H. Wright and
wife to f. S. Wetmur, by deed
dated 9th of October, 1922 ana
recorded in deed book $50, page
1902 of the records Of deeds or
Henderson county North Caro-
lima. reference to which Is hereby
made for more complete descrip-
ton. -,
Report of sale to be made to
F. w. Thomas, referee, at his Of
flee in Wachovia Bank building,
Asheville n. c., at II o'clock a.
M. on 18th day of February,
1884. for confirmation or reJec-
ton of said sale. la.
This 18th day Of January, 1884.
Edw. r. Sutherland. Trustee.
+. S. Wetmur, Bankrupt.
l-4-Thurs-4tn
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-11
More Civil Works
Plans Approved
The 'rirCs-Ecws Burcnu
SIR Walker Hotel
h1o. " s PAT oy=

RALEIGH. Jan. 1.-THE Civil
Works Admins tration Is contlnu-
inc 70 approve new projects as
RAPIDLY as they can be inyestigat-
ed and found worthy, Mrs.
O'Berrv. state CWA adminiStra-
tor said Yesterday. A total Of SO
new projects, providing 2439 Jobs
for unemployed, We're approved
during the last 81 hours, with
additional project due to be
given approval today. These SO
new projects call for a payroll OF
S25A.OI9. while the total cost, IN
Guiding both wages and mater
iaIs, will be S325,247. Many Of
these projects are designed to
provide employment for unem-
ployed women, including clerks
and teachers.
Some of these projects are as
follows:
Durham county: Grading and
draining Of Anderson street, city
Of Durham. 81 men, 1920 pay
IroU. total cost $10,5l3. Roadside
uIauting of trees along y. I:
HIGHWAY No. 10, II men, $40
navrou. total cost SlOl9.
CASTOR county: Building play
Ground. p men, S22O3 payroh;;
Total cots S23O7. Additional
teachers in schools, II women
$3.50 payroll. Five cooks one
each for Victory school, Cherry
vile and Belmont schools, county
homo an dstate orthOpedlc nos
pitaI, SG75 payroll. Three nurses
one each for city health depart
nGpnt, county home and Dallas
school. $3.50 payroll. Supervisor
and seamstresseS for Cherryville
school county nome and oftn HC
relic hospital, 10 women, $69t
payroll. o.. 81
Pocky Mount; sewer line, 81 men
novr6U $40 200, total cost 81
eS2 Two clerks for city schools
800 pavroll. Sewing room f0i
citv Is women, 5000 payroll
Ianitor and office boy for reliel
o of, $28 payroll. Janitor fol
rnrserv school, S72. Llbraria u
f a"- Central high school, SOU
E;abt maids to do cleaning II
schools $1,000 payroll. ,,,o
WAYNE county, GoluS t u
pitching and repairing race tra e.
at fair grounds, 20 men, 9ldo'
navrou. Painting courthouse AM
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great disparity in their ages.
Mako was so. very rich, COM
handing. He was that character
OF stage and drama and downtown
life, a fnancier. The thought Of
marrying Mako had seemed pre-
posterous to Gypsy. and she had
said as much to Lila, who had in
PRODUCED him to her.
"Why, you little goose, he's
worth millions" she remembered
Lila had said, indUlgently. What
on earth are you thinking Of"
Yes. there had been, decidedly,
tone of envy in Lila's voice.
Lila hadn't been able to under
stand Gypsy's choice Of a hand
some, penniless youngster like
Tom Weaver. Derek was one Of
Marko's many young men-and
Lila hoped that great things were
TO come of his association with
BroughtOn & Co. This apartment.
all these things (Which seemed
such luxury to Gypsy and TOM
were, in Lila's mind, mere step
ping stones in a rich mans career.
And now Mako was coming.
Gypsy would meet him for the
first time since she had been Tom
Weaver's wife!
For Toms sake, she had hoped
Marko would not turn up. Tom
hated the very idea of the "ricn
old man" WHO had wanted Gypsy
for his own. But now, looking at
Hilda. at the possessive way her
scarlet-tipped hand curled itself
around Toms black collar, GYPSY
decided she was glad he was COM
ing. Let Tom worry! Let him be
jealous, too.
The orchestra music came 10 a
pause, and the annOuncer's voice,
disagroeabiy nasal, came throUgh;
"Now | want to tell &ll our
friends about the wonderful prize
offer the Blank Soap Company is
making sterling silver
spoon absolutely free. :"
shut it off. Isn't that
dreadful stop dancing. you
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-11

"a living allowance of SAL daily
while he is in Geneva. This Is
the normal ALLEGATION granted
presidents Of all league confer
ences. This sum is considered
lust because Of the high cost of
living in Switzerland. In addi-
ton. Henderson gets a "represen-
tationp allowance. To date. Hen
derson has cost the league about
$4,000.
Since the brilliant Inaugural
ton Of the conference in Febru-
ary Of 1882 there have been 80
meetings, including sessions Of
committees There have been
only Is plenary sessions Of the
conference. although the general
commission (the conference sit.
ting as a committee-of- the whole)
has met 81 times.
The steering committee or eX-
ecutive body Of the conference
has held "a meetings. There have
been approximately 6S commits,
sions and committees created
since the conferences start.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and BY virtue OF author
ity conferred by the acts OF con-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-11
NEGRO CAPTURED, HE
CONFESSES ATTACK

GREENVILLE, Jan. II. (UP)
Authorities last night said that
jim Green, negro, captured yes
terday afternoon, had confessed
attacking Steve Edwards near
here Sunday night and crimlnally
assaulting Edwards young woman
companion.
He is held in an unnamed jail.
Edwards was dubbed on the
head as they sat in a parked au-
tomobile. The girl was taken to
Pactolus after the attack and le.t
there. She is said to be in a serl-
Gus condition.