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Evening star., 1934-09-12
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Evening star., 1934-09-12

SIX REPRESENTATIVES WIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20

gentle art compared to some of his
rackets. He'd sell his own grand
mother If she could command ready
cash. The workers had just about
forgotten old Osip when, 10 and be-
hold, strike me pink, if here wasn't
old Osip again, this time in the
guise of legal advisor'-no less-to
the union. Osip, it seems, was up
to his old trick and had convinced
one of his old pards on the execu-
tive to bring him back again.
But he reckoned without his host
the rank and file of the union.
Communist, socialists and all honest
progressive elements in the union
combined against Osip Walinsky in
one of the broadcast united fronts
seen in some time in local trade
unions. After a few stormy meet
ings and considerable agitation the
workers at a session last Thursday
night at Stuyvesant High School
voted 626 to 534 to accept Walin-
sky's resignation"
Walinsky, as they say, is gone,
but Walinskyism, alack and alas,
still lives, parasite growth on the
body of labor. The rank and file
in every A. F. of L. union must or
ganize against Walinskyism. 1t can
be licked. The pocketbook makers
did it. Why not you?
QPEAKING of Walinsky, brings up
~ the odor of Phillip Zausner,
whose gangsters elected him to the
post of secretary of District Council
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
Is Unemployed York Neglected in the Unions?
corro PRESENTS PROPOSALS

ton, insofar as the work of the
unions on the unemployed field is
concerned.
JObless in UniOns?
Firstly, have the trade unions the
problem of unemployment? Yes!
There can be no disputing this fact.
We all of us agree and know that
unemployment under capitalism is
permanent feature.
We find that hundreds of work
ers, members of trade unions, are
being evicted, their gas and cleo
tricity shut off, and no food for
their wives and children. But
still, no effort is made by the leader
ship of the unions to organize these
unemployed workers and lead them
in struggle for immediate relief
In those unions, such as the Needle,
Steel, and Shoe where some unem-
ployed activity was or Is being
carried on, we find that the COM
rades in charge of this activity are
not given any assistance or guild
ance, and furthermore, never at
any Executive Trade Board or
membership meeting is the problem
really discussed in manner to
arouse the membership to the need
of building Unemployment Councils
in their respective unions.
uERE wish to state, in sharp
III criticism, that the leadership of
the revolutionary unions by their
very attitude, are merely giving lip
service to this problem, and that
all of the discussions Of the plight
of the unemployed is merely CEN
tered on how to obtain jobs for the
unemployed thru shorter work
week and the elimination of over
time. While it is true that we must
fight for the reduction in hours
and increase in pay, this approach
tends to create the impression
among the workers that under CAPT.
talism it is possible for everyone to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20

obtain a job providing there is a
shorter work week and at the same
time forgetting all about the in
herent contradictions of capitalism
which are responsible for the world
economic crisis, and which can only
be eliminated thru the establish
ment of a Workers and Farmers
Government.
Some Proposals
In order to overcome this weak
ness of the revolutionary trade
unions, the, steps necessary to be
taken are in my opinion (and
speak from experience as an or
ganizer of the unemployed in the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union) as follows:
l. At every Executive Trade
Board meeting an immediate dis
cussion of the fundamental prob
lens of the unemployed shall be
carried thru in order that the
leading bodies of the union, shall
understand the question thor
oughly, and be able to give guild
ance and leadership to the
struggles of the unemployed.
2. At each of these meetings a
member of the Unemployment
Councils of Greater New York,
shall be invited to speak in order
that full and comprehensive
idea shall be given to the leading
comrades as to what is the true
situation confronting the unem-
ployed and part time workers.
8. At every membership meet
ing these questions must be raised
in order to clarity to the mem
bership the need for organizing
the unemployed for immediate re-
lief and for the Workers Bill, and
furthermore, to prove that the
union is not only interested in i'm
proving the conditions of those
workers on the job, but it is aso
vitality concerned in seeing to it
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shows itself in those two mass open
air rallies the union held up at
Jerome and Anderson Avenues in
the Bronx, where the workers lis
tened and cheered in a fashion that
was heartwarming.
Ugly memories of sell-outS by A..
F. Of L. officials in the past are not
altogether gone. But the T. w. U.
is showing the workers that here
is real union, controlled by the
rank and file.
More power to the T. w. u!
The Daily Worker applaudS. And
not only applauds-but supports!
The fight of the bitterly exploited
transit workers is the fight of the
Daily Worker, is the fight of every
working man and working woman
in the city.
0SIP WALINSKY-may he never
v darken the door of trade union
again-has just resigned" from his
post as legal advisor" of the
Pocketbook Workers Union.
Resigned" he called it. Less
polite but more direct people would
say that Mr.. Walinsky was bounced.
But be that as it may. Walinsky is
no longer connected with the
pocketbook union. This is a victory
for the rank and file, victory for
the policy of the united front.
Walnsky, If you haven't a rogue's
gallery handy, is lad who was
fired out of the union some time
ago, charged with about everything
under the sun. Extortion was a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20

the Welfare Agencies all over the
country, can we hope to force this
major concession from the hands of
the ruling class and its executive
committee in the government.
Here 1t Is Of supreme importance
for the militant opposition groups
TO be In the lead in the struggle for
the needs of the unemployed as well
as for those who are in the shops.
They should raise the following de-
mands at their local meetings:
!. Dues exemption for all I'M
employed.
z. Establishment of an Unem-
ployment Committee, responsible
for organizing and leading the
struggles Of the unemployed for
their immediate economic needs.
3. Establishment Of united front
activities at the Welfare Offices
with the Unemployment Councils
and other unemployed organiza-
tions on concrete and specific
issues.
4. To work for afffIiation Of
their unemployed organizations to
The National Unemployment
Councils of U. S. A. in order to
unity and strengthen the unem-
psOyed movement.
The above mentioned steps for
both the revolutionary trade unions
and the rank and file opposition
groups are such as to demand i'm
mediate and careful consideration
by the respective bodies. At the
same time it would also be of great
Importance TO study the role of the
unemployed (under the leadership
OF the Unemployment Councils in
the recent great strike of Toledo.
where the Unemployment Council
established the first maas picket
line in support Of the strikers and
thereby succeeded in swinging in
the masses into action and closing
down the Auto-Lite factory
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
By M. ]. ANGEL

At the recent conference held In
IA Albany, July 31st, called by the
United Action Conference, with the
exception Of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, the Steel
and MetalWorkers Industrial Union,
United Shoe and Leather Workers
Union, and the A F. of L. Commit
tee on Unemployment Insurance,
the trade unions of New York were
conspicuous by their absence. This
very significant fact leads us to ask
ourselves whether or not the trade
''nions and especially the militant
sction, are at all interested in the
onditions of the unemployed and
art time workers, and as to
whether or not the membership of
the unions are confronted with the
problem of unemployment?
There must be some very basic
reasons for this fundamental weak
ness in the attitude of the trade
unions towards the question of I'M
employment.
Why is it that in spite of the fact
that all over the country the I'M
employed have been in the forefront
on the picket line assisting their
brothers to win better working con-
ditions- that with one or two ex-
ceptions none of the militant unions
or left wing oppositions have taken
any steps to organize the member
ship of their respective locals, both
employed and unemployed behind
the struggle for adequate cash re-
lief and the Workers Bill, thru con-
sistent day to day activity in the
neighborhoods and around the relief
stations?
These questions are such as, in
my opinion, to demand careful
study by all of our leading comrades
n the revolutionary unions and OPP
,osition groups. Furthermore, /
7ill cndeavor to give some concrete
explanations for the present situa-
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that NO UNEMPLOYED WORK
Err SHALL STARVE OR BE
EVICTED BECAUSE OF UNEM-
PLOYMENT.
4. Immediate steps are then to
be taken to establish Unem-
ployment Locals on a neighbor-
hood scale of the membership of
the various unions, to lead in the
daily struggles of the unemployed
at the Home Relief Bureaus, by
mass delegations, marches, DEM
onstrations, etc.
s. All action taken by such trade
union Unemployment Locals to be
on a united front basis with other
unemployed organizations and in
conjunction with already estab-
lished Unemployment Councils.
THE next question that must be
discussed is why have none of
the rank and file opposition groups
done anything to mobilize the I'M
employed of their respective locals
in the everyday struggle for their
immediate economic needs? 1t is
true that thousands of A. F. of L.
locals have endorsed the Workers
Bill but that is all, no further eff
fort has been made to really get
these locals to fight for. it's enact
ment by Congress. by involving the
membership - who are suffering
from all of the miseries of unem-
ployment and hunger-in concrete
and consistent day-to-day activities
for the immediate economic needs
of the workers who are unemployed
or working part time.
Endorsements Not Enough
We can never hope to fo1ce the
enactment of the Workers Bill Oh.
r. 1888 merely through Official en-
dorsements. Only by involving the
membership in the struggle for
adequate cash relief, thru mass
delegations. demonstrations, etc. at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
Fur Workers
Expose Lies
Of 'FOrsOard'

The workers. Of the shop of
Hosenstock, Roth and Weidman, 141
=. 18th ST., issued a statement yes
rday exposing the lies about them
tinted in the Jewish Daily Forward,
and supporting the Fur Workers In
dustrial Union. The statement fol-
lows:
On Saturday, August 4th, state
ment appeared in the forward"
signed by S. Skolnick with a vicious
attack against the Fur Workers In
dustrial UniUn and against the
workers of the shop of Rosenstoek,
Roth & Weidman.
In the statement Skolnick accuses
the workers of the above shop of
working below the union scale. In
his article he takes the same point
Of view as the Forward" the Joint
Council and the bosses, enemies of
our union take.
We, the workers of RoSenstock.
Roth & Weidman hereby state that
our shop is an industrial union shop.
All OF us employed in the above
shop are getting the union scale
and some are getting above scale.
We fare getting paid for legal hoh-
days and observe the IS hour week.
81 Skolnick worked in our shop
last year; then he left the fur trade
nd worked in a different trade. Re
emily he came back when the shop
as almost filled and notwithstand-
lng the fact that in the fur trade
there is no closed shop, we, to-
eether with the industrial union
have attempted to take him back to
work.
The agents of the Joint Council
who are always looking for an OPP
portunity to attack the industrial
union used Skolnick as tool against
the union, because of his weakness
and lack of understanding. They
worked out the above mentioned
statement for him and in the hope
had it printed in the Forward"
We further state that we are
members of the Industrial Union
and intend to remain in the said
union and We pledge our whole
hearted moral and financial support
to the said union which leads us in
the struggle for union conditions.
Jack Weisinger
Benny Kamil
Sam SpikIer
Abraham Schechter
Benny Feldman
ChaIsky
Max Goodman
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20

of the Brotherhood Of Painters and
Decorators.
Daily Worker readers are pretty
familiar with the record of this
worthy. But one story needs q little
re-telling.
zausner, you may recall, is NOV
ing heaven and earth to get the
membership to pay work tax of so
cents each in order to replenisl his
sadly depleted war chest. Gangsters,
being very material citizens and not
very much concerned about the
spiritual values in life, demand good,
hard cash for services rendered. And
Gar Phillip just has to get it up for
them. They've done their work
they've slugged painters till their
blackiacks wore to a fragile, and
now they want their pay.
Hence the work tax. Hence Mr..
zausner's desperation. Hence the
firm refusal of the members to
contribute.
HERE'S another tale told by a
III painter "zausner signed up with
the independents quickly" this COM
rade informs us.
why that? After the last agree
ment was signed, the independent
boss painters had to put up 5000
apiece as bond. This bond, the con-
tract stipulated, was to be returned
to the employers in the event of
strike. But Zausner had already
made two loans, one of $4,000 and
the other of $1,000 to keep this ma
chine intact, pay his sluggers, etc.
He used the funds gotten from the
independents as security. Since he
couldn't return the funds to the
bosses, he had to sign up very
quickly in order to save himself from
a very, very embarrassing situation"
Nice boy, this fS!sow Zausner.
A real, fine, outstanding American
labor leader, the soul Of integrity
:. only keep-one hand on your
pccketbOck when he's around.
AND still talking about the
n painters.
The New Leader, the Socialist
organ, in its issue of August II, vi
ciOusly attacking the Communists,
by which they mean the whole rank
and file which is up in arms against
zausner. They state that they
have, of course, certain minor diff
ferences with zausner, that they are
for clean unionism, etc.
But will they please explain
what Mr.. GAIT, a member of the
Socialist Party, was doing when
he led bunch of thugs in bloody
attack upon local union of the
painters which had refused to ac-
cept Zausner's work tax? Was he
expOunding the Socialist Party'S
conception of "clean uniOnism' TO
the wOrkers-with the leg of a
chair?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
NY. Transit Workers
Prepare Struggle
By Building Union
Large Mass Meetings Show Mood of Subway
Men Walinsky Ousted From
PocketbOOk Union ~
By 81 GERsON

HINT to close observers New York labor events Keep
your eye the transit situation The growing Transport
Workers Union Independently winning the hearts and
minds of the workers Papa Knickerbocker subway and
Il" lines like nobody's business
The prompt way in which the union went hammer and
tongs after the phoney Pension Plan" of the IRT got
lot of lads who inclined to be bit conservative It
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-20
Trade Union
Directory
INDUSTRIAL UNION

WeuAtSOay-Resul BUSINESS meeting.
Note; = Formerly an educational meeting
was held every other Wednesday, but the
present situation demands weekly business
meetings.
Thursday-open air meeting at evening.
Friday, p.m.-waterfront UnempIoy-
ment Council Business meeting.
Sunday-Port Organizational Committee
of Union meets at IL pm; 3 p. m. Sunday,
Open Forum.
MEETINGS OF UNITED SHOE AND
LEAHER WORKERS UNION
Shoe Trade Board meets every wednes-
day at 6 pm.
Shoe Grievance and Membership Com
mittee meets every Monday at pm.
Slipper Grievance Membership Commit
tee meets every Thursday at pm
stitehdown Trade Board meets every
Monday at pm.
Shoe Repair Trade Board meets every
Monday at s pm.
Executive Board meets every Thursday
at pm.
Joint Council meets every second Friday
Of the month at pm.
All meetings are held at the head
quarters Of the union, % W. 18th ST.
BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS. DECO
RAToRS AND PAPERHANGERs OF
AMERICA
Local Union 2sl, every Friday, at 21O E.
104th ST., N.Y.C.
Local Union 4s9, every Wednesday. at
N.YC.
Local Union s48, every Monday at
Labor Temple, s4th st. and and Ave,
N.YC.
Local Union 1872, every Monday, at 2l6
E. seth St., N.Y.C.
Local Union sos, every Friday, at Hunts
Point Palace, Bronx, N.Y.C.
Local Union 1011, every Friday, at lOs
E. 116th ST., N.YC.
Painters Rank and File Protective Asso-
citation meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday
Of the month at Labor Temple, s4th
st. and End Ave, Room T.
In the above locals there are organized
groups of the Painters Rank and Pile
Protective Association.
Brownsville-Meets every Wednesday at
SGT Hopkinson Ave. Brooklyn. NY
brOnx-Meets every Wednesday at 1892
Boston Road, Bronx, NY.
SHOE REPAIRERs MEET
Every first and third Monday, 9 pm, at
Union Hall, % w. 18th St.
Brooklyn Section Meets-Eevery Wednes-
day latter work. at 1870 Myrtle Avenue,
Brooklyn.
Bronx Section Meets-Every Monday Csf-
ter work. at 1882 Boston Road
Tell all Shoe Repair Workers in your
neishborhood to join and attend Union
Meetings
TAXI DRIVERS UNION OF GREATER
NEW YORK
Headquarters, 60 W. 45th St: shop
Chairmen meet Monday: Active members
meet Wednesday; Shop Chairmen's Fxecu-
tive Committee meets Friday. All meet
ings will be held in the evening at the
headquarters of the union
JOIN THE SHOE WORKERS CENTER
in your neighborhood
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-16
Choosing Breeders

vlgor and health are more impor-
tant than all else In selecting n
turkey breeding flock. Vigorous.
fast growing. early maturing. blocky
young toms are preferred for breed
Ing. Young hens are preferred TO
old ones because they generally
lay earlier and lay more eggs. ex-
cept ln the case OF specially select
ed layers. Cod liver oil fed TO the
turkey breeding flock Insures health.
shell texture and higher hatchabil-
Ity and INABILITY OF the poults. ac-
cordiug 10 the Nebraska AgrIcul-
tural college good laying mash
kept before the hens at all times
VIII stimulate earlier laying as well
as greater production. Boxes about
80 inches square or barrels laid on
the side make suitable nests. Brush
piled over these makes them more
tempting 10 the hens. Seven or
eight nests should be enough for 80
hens. adds the college.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-16
Egg Laying Tests Prove
Beneficial to Breeders

Since egg.laylng contests began.
nearly twenty-three years ago. breed
ers have been greatly aided In pro.
ducIng better chicks and better lay
ers Also. the breeder OF produc.
uon poultry has been able to In.
crease the stamina and vitality OF
his flock and In consequence the
longevity OF layers
The trapnest. In accurately re.
corllng the performance OF lndlvid-
uals. has WILDLY portrayed the his.
tory Of each trapped bird. It's laying
ability. its rest periods. It's cycles
OF production and It's health. II Is
a notable fact that mortality Is light.
est among birds capable OF laying
20 or more eggs and contra. Is heav.
lest among the birds laying less than
90 eggs In their pullet years.
These two classes OF birds are
clearly indicated by the trapnest--
epldemIcs. not always perceptlble In
early stages by even closest observa-
ton. are always detachable through
the aid OF the trapnest.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-16
IgIii5ZxzlljlE
MUST FEED GEESE
GRAIN, ROUGHAGE
Birds Demand Right Care to
Produce Best Eggs

To obtain the best Matching re
suits breeding geese must be fed
regularly Ia the winter At the same
time care must be taken not 10 over
feed. while good condition Is de.
slrable at the beginning Of the
breeding season. poor fertility and
poor hatchabllity viii result II
geese are too fat. asserts writer In
Successful Farming.
The principal feeds required by
geese are grain and roughage in
some form. OF the grains. oats are
by far the best for breeding geese
because they are not too fatiening.
Such fattenlng grains as corn.
wheat, or barley may be fed In lin.
tied quantities. when supplemented
with other grains. The geese should
be fed all the grain they will clean
up In % minutes az each feed twice
a day during the winter.
Some form OF roughage Is neces-
"AA ~ AAAkE III AAtt N8AA HA tue
feed Any kind OF vegetables. clio
yer. alfalfa hay. or sllage may be
used as roughage for breeding
geese. II sIlnge Is not moldy and
does not contain too much corn. It
Is excellent roughnge for geese.
II fed properly. geese will begin
laying at such a time that the first
gosllngs hatched will have good pas.
ture. To encourage egg production
add good laying mash to the reg
ular feed a month or more before Il
Is desired 10 have the geese begin
laying This mash should be mixed
with skim milk or buttermilk and
fed with the roughage 10 the morn
Ing. While grit and oyster shell
may be- supplied az ali times 10 ad-
vantage. Il Is especially necessary
that these materials be kept before
the geese during the breeding sea
son.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-16
King. Favorite Quotation.

Six quotations upon which his
majesty, the king. builds his whole
lie hangs In his workroom at Buck
lngham palace and Sandrlngham.
says the Montreal Herald. Teach
me 10 be obedIent TO the rules OF
the game. Teach me 10 distinguish
between sentiment and sentimental
lty. admlring the one and despis-
Ing the other. Teach me neither TO
proffer nor 10 receive cheap praise
II | am called upon TO suffer. let
me be like a well-bred beast that
goes away 10 suffer In silence.
Teach me 10 win. II may; II may
not. teach me 10 be a good loser.
Teach me neither 10 cry for the
moon. or cry over split milk. In
these there Is more than the su-
perficlal wisdom OF sententiousness
which so often characterizes such
sayings.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-16
Statue Of Liberty

The height OF the Statue OF Lib
erty from the base TO the torch is
I51 feet / inch; from the foundation
OF the pedestal 10 the torch. 800 feet
G Inches. The figure of Liberty,
from heel 10 top Of head is III feet
6 inches tall. The head measures
more than II feet from chin to top.
and Is 10 feet thick from ear TO
ear. The mouth Is feet wide. Lib
erty has a hand l6 feet 3 inches
long; and index finger feet long.
and finger nail which measures 10
by 13 inches. The thickness of
the figure at the waist is 35 feet.
and the tablet she holds measures
% feet inches BY 13 feet I inches,
and Is 2 feet thick. The statue
weighs 10000 pounds. Forty per-
sons can stand In the head and u
in the torch.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-03-16
Ducks Are Vegetarians

IL you are one OF those people
who think that ducks are fishing
when you see them diving or stand
Ing on their heads In the water.
digging away in the mud, you are
wrong. Investigations completed
by the biological survey show that
the duck Is a vegetarian and 90 per
cent OF It's diet is composed Of
vegetation. They do eat about 10
per cent OF the total in mollusks,
insects. ETC.. but seldom eat fish.
They dive for seeds and roots
buried In the mud.