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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10
Rockford, Ill.

DAILY WORKER Conference in scandi-
uavian Workers Ci@5room5 at i0i1 Third
Ave. at 7:3h rn. vsdn S-dav. 9-nt 70
All working class organizations ana unions
asked to attend this conference
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10

went down on strike. Well, broth
ers, you ought to know how many
went down on strike. He says only
a few. Is that true? If Barnes IS
so good at counting. ao"
The men laughed.
But why does he say that?S
Harris went on. Because he wants
to demoralize us. He knows that
the shop is almost at a standstil.
He wants to break the strike and
drive you men back to the shop in
order that he can exploit you and
reap the profit And why does the
Sentinel carry that lying stuff?
Why does the editor refuse to
print a statement from the strike
committee? Because the paper is
owned by Mr. MacDermott and
wouldn't want to print anything
that is against his interests
Brothers, don't let anybody
break our ranks. Let's stick to-
gether and we'll win" he concluded.
The men cheered ana applauded.
CnfT jumped on the platform,
though he wasn't supposed to
speak. He said that Harris was
a great fellow and did what was
good for them and that if not for
Harris they would have had to ac-
cept the cut. Now the men had
Barnes by the throat and the COM
rany would have to gvie in
Weber and Nelson spoke and said
that Barnes was a dirty liar and
that the Sentinel wasn't worth
reading. because there wasn't a,
word of truth in It,
Mr.. Barnes red scare collapsed
and the strikers stood behind
Harris.
Mr.. BARNES sent word to the
w strikers that those who we're
not back to work by Monday
would be discharged. This threat
seemed to affect the men. 1t was
bad to work for less money, but
where could one get JOB now
and how long could they stay out?c
They had no savings and couldn't
get any credit in the stores. They
thought that the strike was lost,
Harris and Cliff and the whole
strike committee talked themselves
ragged. trying TO show the men
that this threat was just another
scare.
The BULK OF skilled workers we're
on strike, they said, and the coma
pany couldn't run the shop without
them. Harris said that relief
would soon come and the strikers
would get food. A picket line would
be thrown around the gates on"
Monday to stop any one from get
ting into the shop. 1915
Well. they Thought, if relief would
come they could keep out OF the
shop, and if everybody could be
cleared out of the Macs. Barnes 5
might have to give in. The men
eheered up and began to prepare.
fo- picketing.
The company had expected that
the men would return to work on
Monday. Police and troopers were
massed in front Of the gates on
Monday morning
The strikers gathered half nhe-
from the shop. The strike CON-
n1ittee decided that Harris should
not be in the picket line He would
surely get locked up They couldn t.
afford to lose him. Cliff and Nell
son were to lead the line. Harris
gave instructions. Don't let your
selves be provoked, but see that no
scabs get into the shop. Keep close
to the gates" IT
ITO Be Continued) ae
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10

A Rcd Builder On every busy
street corner in the ooantfy means
n tremendous step toward the
dictatorship Of the proletariat!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10

week. But I've worked only two
days a week fer six months
Has it been better since the
NRA.?"
Worse. -hc stretch-o ut is worse,
and we get less for it,"
What is meant by 'sjretch-out'?"
They give you more looms to
tend. These who tend the auto
matte looms had the number Of
looms per man increased from II
to 36. The lnotters had their work
Increased. All the trades, beth in
the spinning and the weaving, have
increased work, extra MACHINES to
tend TO, more to do in the same
time. That's sPecd-up."
GO IT went Women workers suf-
- fer the same stretch-out, the
same inhuman speed-up. No gov
eminent relief is given workers no
matter how low their wages are
they have to be completely without
income in order to be even con-
sidered for relief
They all had the same story. And
they were all determined to fight
it out. A young worker who looked
like a high school boy Che had just
finished a period of enlistment in
the United States Navy, and had
worked only five months in the
mills, a husky girl with reddish
hair who Shouted to hesitant work
ers that they were yellow if they
didn't Join the marching picket
line. grim lantern iawed woman
worker hardened by years Of mill
toil-all told the same story Of
speed-up and lay-of and MIRA.
trickery. and all were determined
to fight to the end to win the
strike. CAS- they talked, I thought
Of Sloan's statement in the morning
papers. that the "preponderant
ma iority" of the workers did not
want to strikeD
Pulling Out the Scab Plants
ANOTHER mass meeting was
Il scheduled for 10 o'clock Tues
day morning in Hardwood Park.
The speaker was Ferdinand Sylvia,
local U.T,W. organizer and candi-
dete for State Representative on
the Democratic ticket. (Autoino-
biles going through the crowds of
strikers carried signs to vote for
SylviaJ Three thousand workers
heard Sylvis's demagogie speech,
about keeping our peaceful repu-
tation in an orderly strike" about
Joining the U.T.W. and becoming
citizen Of your Union" about the
U.T.W. being recognized by the
government as an American jnsti-
tuition" about standing back Of
our great leader in Washington
Are We going to stick by the
PRESIDENT" he asked. Are we?"
Apathetic applause greeted coca
sional remarks. When he spoke of
winning the strike, of pulling out
the seab mills. the applause was
more vigorous, but it was apparent
that the workers instinctiyely
sensed the speakers dishonesty and
unreliability. They wanted to fight,
and ne was put forward IS a lead
or. But he was not leading; mass
anger was leading him, and push
ing him on.
Sylvia even declared that he
hoped the bosses would cooper
ate'' by closing down the factories
so the U.T.W. organizers could 90
after the out-of-the-wav towns! He
read the telegram he he'd sent to
national strike headquarters, saying
that the strike was effective with
cut trouble. without coercion, and
| without intimidation" = subtly in
sulting the workers by indirectly
admitting the bourgeois accusation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10

synopsis: Cliff nIuIIgan s-yeat old unemployed worker
his way east to lock iob. small the way
he finds wire factory There layoh and wage-cu,
causing dissatisfaction among workers Max Harris union
organizer, another worker
heading demanding rescindng the
paper calling
Harris eastern agiiator)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10

that the workers, not the police and
the company thugs are the au-
thors of violence" in strikes.
DUT when sylvia said, March in
- body to the three scab mills,
the Goodyear and the Fiske and
the Firestone, and pull them out on
strike" they acted at once. At once
they began moving. In little over
half an hour three thousand work
ers were gathered before the Good
year plant.
At first there was a good nattred,
an almost holiday spirit. The pick
ct line of some 500, which marched
back and forth looked gay, as the
marchers laughed and joked, and
called to the thousands On the OPP
posite sidewalk to join them. When
the first patrol drove up with more
police to augment the guard as the
time for the noon shift drew near,
the crowd gave a short spontaneous
cheer which, however, was half a
Bronx cheer.
But the workers mood changed
speedily, as it became evident that
the police were there to stop their
attempt to pull out the scabs. The
strikers jeered openly. The police
kept the workers back from the
gates, and away from a chance to
speak to the scabs. Every scheme
wss used to keep the scabs pro-
tected and safe They were let out
Of the factory in little driblets, to
prevent any moment of high drama,
to worry down the strikers spirit
But hundreds of the scabbing
workers looked cut of the factory
windows at the thousands of their
fellow workers below They stood
long minutes looking out. They
were thinking.
THE U.T.W. did very little practi-
cal organizing Of the actual
conduct of the strike There were
no definite instructions for all
workers to march in the line in
disciplined ranks, no organized
singing, not one single slogan wss
shouted, not one single plscard
was carried If the workers within
were at a distance from the win
dows. they could not have known
directly that thousands OF strikers
we're outside. The entire detail of
strike tactic had to be devised
through the spontaneous militancy
Of the rank and file workers them
selves.
To be sure, William Bstty strut
ting in all the glory of his ZOO
pound. gray-suited, heavy owled
ozotism. side-by-side with the sleek
organizer- politician, Ferdinand Syl-
via. strcde At the head Of the
marching pickets (after the line
had formedl fer perhaps half an
hour. to show that they we're in
deed leading the strike. Batty
scoWlingly yelled to the workers to
Join in waving his arm Most Of
them, relying on their bare hatred
Of the bosses, simply looked at him
and continued standing where they
were across the street, cycling the
factory windows out Of which scabs
looked at the crowd
1 interviewed high official of
the Goodyear company, and he
said his men we're not striking be-
cause they were receiving enough
wages as it was, They didn't want
to strike. No, he insisted, his COM
pany would not have to close down
they could weather this strike for
six months.
Within 20 hours the workers
in all three Of these plants, in
Guiding the Goodyear, were out, and
| the strike was 100 per cent solid
throughout New Bedford.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-10

II CO. WEAF-Madrigue Orchestra
-Weather; Trim Orchestra
WJz-Bestor Orchestra
WAS-S.aicaaa AfIAnie- Sketch
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
FUNDS
To Be USED
ON PROJECT
total of 1876 workers can be absorb
ed on this project.
Six Others Passed
Continued from page u

total of l35 workers can be absorb
ed on this project.
Six Others Passed
In addition TO this canal dredg-
ing project notice was received here
today that six other county pro-
jects have been approved and are
now ready for Inauguration.
One of these IS the development
of Beal's Well, located 13 miles
northeast of inland. Here it is
proposed to lower the well 20 feet
into water-bearing granite. This
work will be supervised by r. G.
Elmore and is sponsored by coun-
ty road district No 4. Five persons
will be employed as workers with
s214 appropriated for work relief
labor on this project.
w. j. Sterrett, county SERA di-
rector, received information this
morning that five other county
projects had been improved. These
cover Improvements on the grounds
and bui<ings OF the Holtyille high
school and elementary schools and
the Northend school; and improve
ments to the grounds and building
of the Imperial city library and
clearing away dead trees and plant
ing new trees in the city Of Imper-
ial.
Sterrett stated this morning that
at the next meeting of the county
SERA planning commission atten-
tion will be called to certain bad
features of roads in the rural areas
of the county particularly where
these roads cross irrigation canals
or bitches Sharp turns and blind
corners on these crossings, Sterrett
said, colNtitute a continual men
ace TO the lives of motorists and
prove a detriment TO the county by
detracting from the rural scenery
and also lower the efficiency OF
these roads and their usefulness 70
the ranchers.
It is hoped that following this
action some project might be drawn
up by the county commission which
would serve TO remedy these defects
in the rural road crossings, Ster-
rett added
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
AirpIane Scars
On Waterspout

OAR ES SALAAM, Tanganyika
Territory, Africa, Dec. IT. U.D =
A water spout drew a small air.
plane, with its two occupants, TO-
600 feet upward at terrifying speed
amid a shower of hailstones over
Lake Victoria, a dispatch said to-
day.
Capt. v saltau piloted the plane.
j. S. King, commissioner of police
of Tanganyika territory, was with
him. They were flying at 1000 feet
when the waterspout hh and they
were drawn up for Is minutes.
Then Soltau regained control and
landed, to find that the fabric had
been stripped from the wings, tail
and fuselage of the plane and the
entire plane ice coated.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLISHERS
THOROUGHLY ENJOY VALLEY VISIT

Imperial Valley added a fine and
helpful group to its friends Satur-
day night when upwards of 100
newspapermen and their ladies,
from various parts of Southern
California, were entertained at
Brawley, as guests of the hotels
and Associated Chambers of Com
merce of Imperial county.
The newspapermen were enter
tanned with dinner at the Planters
hotel, Brawley and We're welcomed
by w. c. Costello. publisher of The
Imperial Valley Press and presi-
dent of the Imperial Valley News
paper Publishers association, who
assured the visitors that Imperial
Valley was glad 10 have them pre-
sent for the formal start of work
on the All-American canal, not only
SO they could see for themselves the
scope of the work being done here,
but because he knew as good news
papermen they would go home and
tell their readers about it, thereby
spreading interest in Imperial VAL
ley's great project.
Lloyd Tiernan of Barstow, presi-
dent of the San Bernardino-R River
side unit of the publishers associa-
ton, responded, expressing the plea
sure of himself and associates for
the cordial greeting extended them.
Judge Harlan G. Palmer of the
Hollywood Citizen-News stated the
newspapermen appreciated the op-
portunity of helping in the canal
celebration and assured Imperial
County of the best wishes of the
state in the realization of its great
dream through the canals construc-
ton.
Frank R. Rospaw, Placentia, pre-
sident of the weekly division of the
state association, outlined the COM
ing state convention in Santa Cruz
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17

and added his good wishes and
those of the weekly division, to I'M
perial Valley.
Evan T. Hewes, president of the
Imperial Irrigation District, gave a
comprehensive history of the canal
and described its construction and
the benefits that will accrue from
it, not only to Imperial Valley but
to the entire Southwest.
He outlined the principal things
of interest the publishers would
see in attending the celebration at
Potholes, calling particular atten-
ton to the highway through the
sandhills, which he declared is one
of the greatest pieces of highway
construction in the country and one
of which the State of California
may well be proud. The canal, he
declared, is the greatest piece of
construction in the history of I'M
perial county. He invited the pub
fishers to visit the force account
sector near Calexico if they had the
time, that they might see for them
selves just what Impexal Valley
farmers are doing to make their
dream come true.
Entertainment was furnished by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nixon who rem
dered several songs and by the Lo
sisters with a novelty dance.
Allen Witter, publisher of the
Brawley News, acted as POSTMASTER
and expressed the appreciation of
the newspapermen to A. L. Rich
mond of the Planters hotel, who
acted as host; to Albert Miller of
the Barbara Worth hotel; John
Drummer of the California hotel and
Burt Harnish of the De ANA hotel,
all of whom cooperated in making
the visit of the newspapermen such
a success by placing them on the
guest lists of their hotels.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
ARMY FLYERS
DIE IN CRASH

BURLINGAME, Calf, Dec. IT.
U.P)-Wreckage scattered over an
area $50 feet square remained to-
day as evidence of the terrific force
of the airplane crash which killed
1t. Joseph c. Reeves, 25, and Sgt.
Noel A. Peterson, 81, U. 8. army
flyers.
Reeves was a son of Admiral Jo-
seph NJ. Reeves, commander-in-
lehief of the u. 8. fleet. The admiral
was reported travelling by train
lthrough Texas at the time of the
crash.
Scores of motorists, returning
from the Bay Meadows race track,
saw the accident.
/ The plane, forced to fly about so
feet above the ground by poor visi-
bility, turned from San Francisco
bay toward Burlingame. 1t SKIM
med over house chimneys and tree
/ tops while 1t Reeves apparently
was trying to pick q spot to land.
! Then its tail grazed a telephone
pole and the plane plunged straight
down to the ground. AS it struck
| it burst into flames, trapping the
men. witnesses watched helplessly
until the flames subsidized. They
found Reeves burned to death and
Peterson dead from a fractured
llneck.
The men were flying from Los
Angeles to Crissy Field, north of
San Francisco. Petersons home was
said to be in Herring, Okla.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Dec. II. U.P)-
Stocks we're irregularly higher to-
day, while commodities declined.
and bonds firmed under lead OF
United States government issues.
Wet stocks, motors, chemicals and
building issues were slightly high
er. Such issues as U. S. Steel, AM
erican Telephone, westinghouse
Electric, International Harvester,
Case, and New York Central were
fractionally lower.
Pressure lifted on Radio Corpor-
alton and it made a small recovery.
1t continued the most active issue.
Strength in utility shares was
seen as a favorable factor by those
anticipating further advances. A
Slight pickup in railroad shares
was accompanied by better prices
for railroad equipment issues where
New York Air Brake rose a point.
Buying in American Woolen Is
sues continued and the preferred at
one time was up 3s points. Sill
vers made fair gains.
Another rise in the rate of opera
tions in the steel industry was re-
ported.
Sales today Appropriated 100000
shares compared with 100000 Fri
day.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial l00.92
up 008, railroad 36.34 off 0.02, util-
ity 1918 up OFT.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
CLASHES IN
SAAR BASIN
British In international Police
Have Difficulties With Civ
ilian Groups

SAARBRUCKEN. Dec. It. UP)-
Resentment spread throughout the
Saar today against foreign super
vision of the January Is plebiscite
as the result of two clashes between
British members of the inte1fation-
al police and civilians.
Tension was perhaps greater than
at any time during the anxious
months of preparation for the pleb-
iscite. in which the Saarlanders are
to determine by ballot the status
of their territory.
Feeling spread TO the officers who
are supervising the territory under
the League of Nations governing
commission.
The incidents came as a British
army advance contingent, part of
the BritiSh-I Italian Swedish Neither
lands military force which will take
over the policing, left Dover on its
way to the Saar.
The more serious incident occur
red in the early hours of the morn
ing-a fight between civilians and
James Justice, British police Of
ficer. after a motor car crash in
which a German woman was in
jured. In the fight, the police Off
Ger and British companion, the
earl of Aylesford, were beaten Sc
verely, and a German was shot in
the abdomen.
The other occurred in a cafe.
Capt A. C. Hemsley, British chief
of the international police, was
with party of British officers and
civilians. German Prince Loewen-
stein entered. An argulnant broke
out. There was what was called a
technical assault on the prince, who
protested formally to Godfrey
Knox, chief of the League of Ma
tons governing commission.
But this incident was a eompara- =
lively minor one. It was the mo-
tor car crash that caused the trou-
BILE. and it appeared that the gov
erning commission would uphold
the Saarlanders, for Justice was ex-
cused from duty and it was report
ed his excuse" would be made per-
manent. The commission ordered an
investigation in ,Jhich no one should
be spared A taxicab driver testi-
fled that the crowd attacked JUS
tice before he drew his revolver.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Of
VALLEY At TEND
COAST MEETS

Miss Helen S. Thomas and Miss
Edith Redit, county instruction sup
ervisors, with Roger NJ. v. Walton
attendance supervisor, attended a
series of educational meetings
this weekend in Los Angeles.
Instruction supervisors met on
Friday where they heard talk on
remedial reading by Gladys Pot
ter of the state department of ed
ucation and one on handcrafts in
the integrated program by Miss
Natalie White of UCLA.
Saturday Miss Redit attended
the session of the California Teach
ers association at which DR.. Hen
ry Lester Smith, president of the
National Educational association
spoke as did DR.. Paul Sexson, new
president of the c. T. A.
Miss Thomas attended the ele-
mentary principals association
meeting at which Milo Hogan, prin-
cipal of Heber, was the only I'M
perial Valley principal in attend
ance. One of the addresses which
may be of interest to Ell Centrans
was that by Dr. Syud Hossain of
use who gave a lecture here on
India.
Walton was present for the at
tendance supervisors convention
at which a representative of the
SERA discussed the coordination of
the SERA work with the schools
Letitia Lytle, member of both the
Los Angeles county and city school
boards. discussed the relation of at
tendance supervision to the home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IT. UP) =
Prices moved in a narrow range in
a quiet session On the Los Angeles
stock exchange today.
Standard Oil, the market leader
with a turnover of 500 shares, was
off II at 80.
Lockheed Aircraft was unchanged
at $1.10 on 300 shares; Transamer-
lea was unchanged at 5h on 200
shares; Edison 512 per cent prefer
red was up Is at 1875 on 200 shares;
Union Oil was unchanged at 15R
on 100 shares; Republic Petroleum
was unchanged at on 100 shares;
Southern Pacific was off u at l7as
on 100 shares and Security First
National was up Il at 31A on SO
shares sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
Chamber On1its
Weekly Luncheon

"There will be no Wednesday
luncheon meeting this week. - said
w. H. Tyler, Jr.. president of the
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce,
as there will be too much prepar-
alton for Christmas and festive
holiday spirit in the air. Merchants
are reporting very good Christmas
business, - he added.
1.-The effects of force account
disbursements on the canal are be-
ing felt by the business men of
the city in all retail trade lines
Christmas buying is proceeding in
its old-time spirit and volume, .
Tyler stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-17
MARINE SAYS
HIS INVENTION
TURNED DOWN
BY RONALD 6. VAN TINE
United Press staff Correspondent

BY RONALD 6. VAN TINE
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. IT. U.P) =
The senate munitions committee
was told today that the navy de-
partment in 1925 refused to accept
an invention by two marine officers
designed to improve accuracy of
rifle and machine gun fire.
Lieut.. Richard Cults, Jr., teSti-
fled he attempted TO interest Cur
tbs D. Wilbur, former secretary of
the navy. in. the Cults compens3-
tor" a device to reduce recoil.
I'VE offered to permit the depart
ment to place our patents in its
secret archives" Cults said, but
it said it didn't want them"
He developed the device with his
father, a late marine corps colonel.
Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, (Dem9
Missouri, read letters from Cults,
written on stationery of the marine
barracks in Philadelphia, TO private
manufacturers relating TO sales of
Thompson Sub-machine guns and
other weapons equipped with a
"eompensator.
Did your superior officers know
you were using the name marine
barracks in undertaking CONNER
cial business while on active duty?"
he asked.
Il don't know" Cults replied. II
was living in the barracks. That was
my address. There was nothing tsl-
lawful about it."