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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
$4,000 OVERS
PLAN STRIKE
IN PATERSON

PATERSON, N. j., Oct. 14-The
$4,000 silk dyers of this area are
preparing to strike on Oct. Is, when
their present agreement expires, un-
less their demands are granted.
The dyers, organized in the Silk
and Rayon Overs and Finishers of
America GU. T. W., are demand
ing the closed shop, 30-hour week,
81 an hour for men and slightly less
for women ION different kinds Of
work.. The employers have SO far
rejected these demands. The en-
ployers want to renew the present
contract for six months and then
rely on Roosevelt's National Indus
trial Relations Board for survey
of the industry. This proposal was
rejected by the workers.
Fifteen thousand broad silk work
ers of the Paterson area are also
demanding strike agains; discrim-
ination and wage cuts which fol-
lowed the sell-out of the general
textile strike by U. T. w. leader
Francis German.
Eli Keller, Lovestoneite manager
of the silk union, instead of pre-
pairing the strike, wired Francis
German for permission" to strike,
and, of course, German would not
sanction the walkout. There are
more than fifty silk shops already
striking in Paterson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
.LEIBOWITz is
NOT ADMITTED
in US. COURT

Samuel Leibowitz has never
handled an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court and has not
been admitted to practice before
that court. This information was
received yesterday by Joseph Bred
sky, chief of the legal staff of the
International Labor Defense, from
the Office of the Clerk of the U. S.
Supreme Court, at Washington,
D. C.
In line with the LID. policy of
seeing that the boys are properly
represented under any circum-
stances, Brodsky requested infor-
nation from the clerk on Mr. Leih-
owitS's status before it, following
his claim that, the Scottsboro de-
PENDANTS and their parents had
given him power of attorney as the
sole attorney to handle the appeal
to the U. S. Supreme Court against
the death sentences imposed on
Patterson and Norris. Brodsky's
letter and the clerks reply follow
oct. IL, 1884.
Mr.. Charles Elmore Cropley
CLERK of United States Supreme
Court
Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir:
please inform me whether Mr..
Samuel S. Leibowitz, of New York
City, is a member Of the Bar Ct
the United States Supreme Court.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed Joseph R. Broosky'
Office of the Clerk
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D. c.
oct. IL, 1884
Joseph R. Brodsky, Esq,
New York, N. Y.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your inquiry OF
the 18th instant, You are advised
thai an examination of the roll
Of attorneys failed to reveal that
Mr.. Samuel S. Leibowitz has been
admitted to practice.
Yours truly.
Charles Elmore Cropley, Clerk
by (signed E. P. Cullinan,
Assistant"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15

mass discomfort of the seamen had
forced the IS.U. officials to issue a
strike call. The sentiment of the
workers was reflected in the mass
response to the slogans for united
strike. Final proof of the willing
ness to struggle is shown by the
actual response to the call for a
strike. Everywhere the workers
were determined and ready to en-
ter into mass struggle in order
to remedy their grievances and win
the right to organize.
N.R.A. Engineered Truce"
With the west coast strike still
fresh in their memories the ship
owners spared no effort in trying
to prevent the strike from taking
place. 1t was the National Recov-
cry Administration that engineered
the truce" between the shipown-
ers and the I.S.U. officials.
When this truce" with its prom
Uses Of negotiations and arbitra-
zion failed to prevent the strike
from starting. every possible meas
ure was taken to weaken the
strike by the most open strike
breaking measure. thereov pre-
venting i from So - "nd be-
coming effective on ali ships.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
UNITED FRONT
VOTES A HALT
In SEA STRIKE
Individual WalkOuts to
Be Supported in
Three Ports
MEN NOT DEFEATED
Plans Go Forward for
Bigger Struggles
in the Future

The Atlantic Seamen's United
Front Strike Committee announced
yesterday that it had voted to adopt
the tactic or organized retreat in the
general Atlantic seamen's strike, TO
continue the individual ship strikes
in various ports and to intensity the
organization of the seamen and ell
maritime workers to prepare for
furSure struggles for higher wages
shorter hours and a centralized
shipping bureau in all ports.
In announcing the proposal of the
committee to conclude the general
coast-wide strike, Roy Hudson,
chairman of the strike committee,
stated that the move was made
necessary on account of the wide
spread strikebreaking activities of
leaders of the International Sea-
mems Union, who sabotaged the
strike by spreading confusing ru-
mors aboard ships that the strike
was called off, and worked with the
shipowners, police and company
thugs putting scabs on practically
all struck vessels.
Not a Defeat
The committee decided to con-
tinue the strike on seven coal boats,
four or which are struck in Nor
folk, two in Boston and one in New
port News.
The organized retreat which our
committee recommended is not q
defeat" said Hudson. 1T was q
necessary step in the struggle Tor
better conditions on the ships. The
conditions against which the sea-
men are fighting still remain and
the men generally have little faith
in the negotiations which are be-
ing carried on by I. S. U. leaders
and which will bring the marine
workers nothing. AS a result of the
experiences in this strike, the COM
plete exposure of the strikebreak-
ing role of the l. S. U. leaders, the
rank and file from the ships will be
better able to carry on their strug-
giles in the future. Our retreat is
a short step backward in order to
get a better foothold to go forward
into greater struggles"
1. S u. Chiefs Brought Scabs
During the course of the strike %
ships we're tied up, but on practic-
ally all occasions the ships were able
to sail with scab crews supplied by
the 1. S. U. leaders who worked
closely in cooperation with the ship
owners and their shipping halls
along the waterfront.
Morris Weinberg, seaman arrest
ed while IN the act of preventing a
scab from boarding a ship in New
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
MASS AT CONSULATE
IN PICKET LINE TODAY.
DATE SET FOR TRIAL
ALI Anti-Fa scists Called
To Gather at Noon
at II Battery Pl.
PLAN DAILY RALLY
Only Immediate Actions
Can Save Life of
German Leader

1.-THE murder of Ernst Thaelmann
must be prevented" says a state
ment of the Anti-Nazii Federation
yesterday, calling on all those OPP
po-ed to workers, intellec-
tuals. students, professional groups
to rally in mass picket line IN
front of the German Consulate to-
day at 10 noon, the day on which
Ernst Thaelmann is to be tried by
The lynch tribunal of the Nazis,
known as the Peoples Court.
Thus far the life of Ernst Thael-
mann has been saved by the mill
tant mass protests and actions OF
the working class throughout the
world and particularly in the United
States. The trial of Thaelmann has
been postponed from time to time
or the past four months with the
)biect of lulling to sleep the watch
;ulness of the working class. In
She past few weeks the campaign
for the release of Ernst Thaelmann
has slackened down. 1t is at this
time that the Hitler government has
chosen to put an end to Thaelmann,
the heroic leader of the German
working class. mot moment can
be lost if we are to save the life OF
Ernst Thaelmann, says the Anti
NaM Federation.
"All organizations, unions, shop
groups, individuals, are urged to
send protest cables, kilograms and
resolutions to Germany, Washing
ton. and New York. A picket line
should be established around the
German Consulate, II Battery Place,
for the entire week, beginning Mon
dav. Delegations from organiza-
tions should be sent to the German
Consulate. Protest telephone calls
should be made to the German Con-
sulate.
october IS must ring with Anti
Nazi protests from all sections Of
New York City. Every anti-fascist
Is urged to come to the mass pick
atine demonstration at II noon. Or
carnations should bring their ban
ners and placards, crying out:
Ernst Thaelmann Shall Not Die!'
The schedule for picketing fol-
oWS:
Today = Metal Workers Union,
Furniture Workers Union, English
and Jewish Workers Clubs, League
of Struggle for Negro Rights and
the Unemployment Councils.
Tomorrow American League
Against War and Fascism, Needle
Trades Union, Food Workers Union,
Marine Workers Union, and the
Icor, Workers International Relief.
Wednesday-Shoe Workers Union,
ALTERATION Painters Union, Finnish
Federation, German Clubs and or
CARNATIONS, Friends of the Soviet
Union.
Thursday Women's Council,
young Communist League, National
Student League, Independent Car
renters Union, and the Labor
Sports Union.
ay-International Labor De-
Tense. ONCE Workers Union, Work
ers Laboratory Theatre, Workers
Ey-Servicemen's League.
Saturday-International Workers
Order. Italian Federation and Clubs
and all other organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
Schwab Gets Mercy
for Bank Embezzler

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. IA
Charles M. Schwab appeared in
Federal Court here last Monday to
plead mercy for Ellis S. Shelly, who
embezzled $4,000 while president OF
the First National Bank of Will
liamSburg.
So effective was the fearful ap-
peal of the steel baron, that Fed
eral Judge R. M. Gibson let the
thief off with a two-year sentence.
Schwab, infamous as the pioneer
in importing foreign labor as 2
weapon for peonizing the steel in
dustry. pleaded for leniency on the
grounds that Shelly was a protege
Of bis!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
SAMUEL LE|BOWITz NOT ADMITTED
TO PRACTICE BEFORE US. COURT;
SCOTTSBORO FIGHT is BROADENED
Harlem C. p. Holds
Special Membership
Meeting Tomorrow

James w. Ford, Harlem sec
ton organizer of the Communist
Party, yesterday issued a call
for an extraordinary general
membership meeting tomorrow
evening at the Finnish Hall. The
announcement follows:
IAN Extraordinary General
Membership meeting of the Hsr-
lem Section OF the Communist
Party will be held Tuesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock sharp, at the
Finnish Hall, IS w, 126th st.
"All Party members Of that
section must attend.
JAMES w. FORD,
Harlem Section Organizer,
Communist Party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
Protest Drive Launched
To Save Lives of
Negro Boys
JONES JOINS FIGHT
Afro-A m eric an Staff
W ritter PIE dyes
His Support

The International Labor Defense,
which last week filed with the
United States Supreme Court the
application to appeal against the
lynch verdicts of the Alabama Su-
preme Court ser. encing Haywood
Patterson and Clarence Norris, two
of the Scottsboro boys, to burn in
the electric chair on Dec. Z, yes
terday further developed its plans
around the appeal struggle. The
defense organization issued a call
to all friends of the Scottsboro
boys to develop the broadest pro-
test actions, conferences, demon
strationc, parades, etc, with the
chief objective of saving the lives
of the nine innocent boys and
forcing their release.
Meantime protests continued to
rise from all strata of the oppressed
Negro people against the activities
of William N Davis and other Ne
gro reformist leaders centered
around Samuel S. Leibowitz, to dis
rupt the mass fight for the boys
and deprive them of the militant
defense conducted by the l. L. D.
and which alone has saved them
during the past three and a half
years
The claim of Leibowitz and
group of Harlem ministers that
Haywood Patterson and Clarence
Norris had retained Leibowitz as
sole attorney for he appeals to the
Supreme Court was repudiated by
both boys, and the mother of Clar-
ence Norris, in unsolicited letters to
the I. L. D. These letters were pub
lished by the Daily Worker on Sat-
urday.
Jones Urges Support of LID.
An appeal for all actual friends
Of the SEQ .tsboro boys to rally
around the 1. L. D. was issued yes
terday by William N. Jones, menu
Der of the staff of the Baltimore
Afro American, one of the leading
Negro papers in this country. Mr..
Jones declares:
LAS I regard that it would be
one of the greatest tragedies in the
struggle for Negro rights in this
country to divert or destroy the
tremendous influence set up by the
International Labor Defense around
the Scottsboro case, I urge all ac-
tual friends of the Scottsboro boys
to and solidly behind the fight
which has been and is being so Wig
orously waged by this organization
in their behalf.
Il feel that any new movement
started at this time when there is
an actual crisis will be terrible
mistake. No other group is pre-
pared to carry out the militancy
needed in this case as has been
demonstrated by the international
Labor Dafanse.'
Scores Of telephone calls were re-
ceived yesterday by the Daily
Wcrke- from Negro workers who
pledged full support for the two
listed policy of the LID. of mass
pressure plus the best legal defense
in the courts
James Davis. Negro worker of
PHILADELPHIA. in special delivery
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
C AG R u | {
MARKS ALL.
PARLEY'S END

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. IA
The American Federation of Labor
Convention adjourned here wi h the
class cooperation proposals of
William Green railroaded through
the convention. Many rank and
file delegates, trying to speak in
favor of the Workers Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance Bill
Oh. r. 1899 and against Green's
red scare, we're ruled out of order.
The convention reelected Will
lam Green as president, to serve his
eleventh term as dictator of the
reactionary A. F. of L. bureaucracy's
policies. Together with Green, an
enlarged reactionary executive
council was set up. New members
included John L. Lewis, of the U.
M. W. A.; David Dubinsky, of the
1. L. G. w. u; George Berry, of the
Printing Freshmen; w. L. Hutch
eson, of the Carpenters; Edward j..
Gainor, of the Letter Carriers;
Harry Bates, Bricklayers, and DAN
lei Tobin, Transfers.
All of these new members have
long records as betrayers of strikes
of the workers. All are of the same
class collaboration, no-struggle
stripe as Green. Dubinsky for years
has been a leading figure in the
Socialist Party, and his election sets
the seal on his united front with
Green.
In addi ion to these new men,
bers of the executive council. all the
old members were reelected, in
Guiding Matthew Woll acting head
# the fascist, stool pigeon outfit,
he Civic Federation. Frank Morri-
son was reelected secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
Detroit Labor Official
Gets 3-Year Jail Term
Especial to the Daily worker

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. IA An
other A. F. of L. bureaucrat has
been caught helping himself to
union funds. Joseph Hakspacher,
financial secretary of Metal Polish
ers Union No. /, has just been SEN
fenced to from three to five years
in Jackson Prison for handing him.
self dole" of $4,000 out of men,
bership dues.
Hakspacher was active in break
ing the strike at the Motor Products
plant in April. He is one of tbs
smaller fry Of the A. F. OF L. OIL
cial family. who evidently didn't
know the ropes Of labor racketser-
ing and got caught.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
Bill Dunno to Speak
on the AL. Role
in This Strike Wave

LOS ANGELES, Oct. IA. = Bill
Dunno will speak at the Los An
geles Workers Forum, at $50 8.
Spring Street, next Sunday night.
Dunno will report on the 54th an
nual convention of the American
Federation of Labor. This report
will develop and treat with the
broad background of the role Of the
American Federation of Labor in
the strike wave now going on.
DUNES appearance, under the
auspices of the forum, is by ar
rangement with the Daily Worker
A large part Of the proceeds of the
meeting will go to the Workers
Press &C Nerence for the Dailys
100000 drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
Unity Gains of Seamen
Will Help Lead Next
Fight TO Victory

created confusion and hesitancy in
the ranks of the workers, checking
the spreading of the strike on a
mass scale.
Efforts to spread the strike re-
suited in groups Of militant workers
walking off the ships, This took
place even when the I. S. U. and
I. L. A. leaders deliberately sowed
confusion, with the help of the gov
eminent, and sabotaged the organ
ization and preparation of the
strike, despite the sentiment of
the majority of the seamen for
strike.
In the face of this confusion and
the consequent lag in the strike
movement, the strike committee
had no alternative but to recon-
mend a retreat. The strike commit
tee called for retreat in order
that stronger forces could be mobil-
lied for more effective struggle
CONTINUED on Puue q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
C. P. ISSUES
new CALL TO
S.P. ON SPAIN
2 New York Districts
Urge Unified Support
of Workers Struggles

The New York District of the
Communist Party yesterday again
addressed an appeal to the City
Executive Committee of the Social
ist Party for taking immediate
steps to effect united action in SUP
port Of the Spanish workers. SINH
larly, the Young Communist League
addressed an appeal to the Young
Peoples Socialist League. A letter
urging unity in support of the
Spanish Revolution was also sent by
the Communist Party District Com
mittee of Buffalo to the Socialist
Party in that city. The texts of
all three letters follows:
October 10, 1884.
City Executive Committee
Socialist Party
7 East 18th Street,
New York City
Comrades:
We once more direct this appeal
to you to consider with representa-
tives of our Party, as soon as physi-
cally possible, the question of effect
ing united action between our par
ties to rouse the broadest mass
support to the embattled Spanish
working masses, fighting with the
greatest heroism against the threat
of fascism, and for a socialist
Spain
Need we point out to you that
in Spain the Socialist Party and
the Communist Party are fighting
side by side fusing their life blood
in the common struggle against the
brutal landlord capitalist reaction
The mobilization of the broadest
possible mass movement of support
here is a decisive question to the
(Co1t511ed nm PINE ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
400 California Miners
Strike for More Pay;
Close Big Gold Mines

SACRAMENTO, Cal, F.P.)-
God miners in the Sierra region
west of Sacramento are on strike
for a wage increase from $3.50 to
IS a day. More than 400 workers
are out, closing four of the states
most famous mines.
The strike is being conducted by
the Mother Lode Miners Union.
Union dredgamen, employed on gold
dredge3 on rivers Of the region, have
called a speoial meeting to take a
sympathetic strike vote There are
9N7nt 200 dredgemen in the striks
area.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
1t Took Bosses, N.R.A.,
I.S.U. and LILA. Chiefs
to Check Strike
By R. B. Hudson
Secretary, Marine Workers Indus
trial Union. and Chairman Of
the Atlantic Seamen's
Strike Committee

Strike Committee
October 8 resulted in the largest
5eamen's strike since 1928. Twenty
eight ships in five ports we're af-
fected by the strike call issued by
the United Front Strike Commit
tee, which included the American
Radio Telegraphists Association,
the Marine Workers Industrial
Union, as well as the elected dele
rates of unorganized seamen and
, large body of licensed ocfhers.
Only the united efforts of the ship
owners. The government and the
T.S.U. and LILA. officials succeeded
IN preventing the seamen from de-
veloping the strike on mass basis
IN all ports, and marching forward
o complete victory.
The readiness of the seamen for
strike action was widespread. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
Detroit Building Trades
Workers Strike Brewery
Construction Projects
Especial to tn. Daily work.r)

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. IA. = The
A. F. of L. Building Trades Coun-
Gil has called a strike of all Build
ing Trades workers at the Eckhardt
and Becker Brewing Co., Orleans
and Winder Streets. following the
action of the Plumbers Union in
calling its men off the job.
The Plumbers Union acted when
one of its members was fired for
refusing to work overtime for
straight pay and to purchase his
own materials, both of which are in
violation of the union agreement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
RALLY AS THAELMANN FACES COURT
Walkout of 100, 900
Seamen and 100000
Longshoremen S cen

Especial 10 the Daily WORKED
ANTWERP, Oct. IA new
strike wave is surging up in the
shipping industry throughout
Europe, Africa and in the Far
East.
More than 100000 Japanese
seamen and 10000 British long
shoremen are demanding wage
increases.
During the month of Septen-
Der 5000 lockers in Tunis North
Africa and $500 longshoremen
in Gdynia, Poland, went on
strike for higher wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-15
COLLECT FUNDS FROM YOUR

Saturdays Receipts ................S 1918
Total to Date ....................... II sol. IS
Press Run Saturday-70,900
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-04-07

All of the different public schools
have their P. T. AS. Our colored par
ents should attend these meetings. I
feel that we should take as much in
terest in our children and their prog
ress as anyone else. We can't do so
if we don't attend these P. T. A. meet
ings. 1t is through these meetings
that better understanding between
the various races may be gained.
Every mother and father who attends
the P. T. A. meeting at their child's
school please write me so that I may
publish names of those attending in
these columns. All other school news
will be appreciated.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-04-07
ST. PAUL SICK LIST

George S. jefferson of 582 Rondo
st. is ill. Davald Massey, 326 Far
rington, was rushed to Ancker hos
pital to undergo an operation early
this week. William Prestley, con-
fined to Ancker hospital for some
time, is doing nicely. Mrs. Bob Fer
nando is able to be up and about since
she has placed herself in the compe-
tent care of DR.. j. W. Crump. Mrs.
Ollie Bailey, 334 Rondo St., is much
improved and able to be up and about.
Mrs. Lee Johnson is slightly i'll at
this time with an old complaint.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-04-07

Everybody who failed to hear the
cantata at St. James A. M. E. church
missed rare treat. It was wonder
full from the professional to the re-
cessional. The choir director, Prof.
E. Bartlett, deserves much praise.
Some of those who stood out, all of
whose initials I do not know, were
Mines. Stewart, Johnson, and Brown,
the Misses Easton and Stokes and
Messrs. Brown, Mitchell, Cotton and
Waters, the Ladies' Trio and the male
quartet. It was a wonderful pro-
gram, and all who had a part in it
are entitled to credit. The singing of
the spirituals by this group surpasses
anything I have ever heard.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-04-07

1t was a slight" fight between the
elements and the Elks' dance on Mon
day night. Como Temple can say
they won the decision. st. Paul peo-
pie don't let rain, lightning and thun-
der keep them from turning out to a
dance. Especially if the dance is given
by Como Temple No. 1913, for theirs
is always gala affair. Everyone was
arrayed in all their Easter frills. The
music was divine. Old and young
had an enjoyable time.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1934-04-07

Modern Priscilla Art Club will meet
with Mrs. Ruth Grice on it's next reg
ular meeting day. After a short bust
ness session, the club will occupy the
balance of the afternoon in sewing
and art work. Mrs. Catherine Neal is
president of the club, Mrs. G.. Cotton
secretary, and Mrs. P. Jackson pub
licity chairman. T.. -.