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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Furriers Pass So Tax
For Jailed NJ EN- b ers

NEW YORK.-A three dollar tax
for fund to defend arrested and
imprisoned members was unsni-
mcusly voted by meeting of shop
chairmen and delegates Of the Fur
Workers Industrial Union on
Wednesday. This tax is TO be coli
lected two consecutive Mondays.
The meeting also decided to call
an open air meeting on Monday. at
noon, at goth st. and Seventh Ave.
TO expose to workers in the fur
market the guerilla tactics of the
Joint Council. A special member
ship nesting will also be held at
the end Of the working day on
Wednesday.
A r-eeting of the fur workers
Trade Board on Wednesday voted a
contribution of s25 to the United
Front Committee in the impending
longshoremen's strike.
Union members were AGAIN called
on to report to headquarters on
Saturday for picketino of shops
which work on that day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Show Film Tonight
For Funds to Aid
Strikers in South

NEW YORK.-A film MASTER
piece. Rene Glars June II" will
be shown tonight to raise funds
to carry on the work Of the Com
mittee for the Support Of South
ern Textile Workers.
Shown with English titles, and
at popular prices, the film will be
presented by the Committee at
The 18th Street Theatre at
Broadway and 28th Street. An
added feature will be the show
ing of several Soviet Mickey
Mouse cartoons. There will be
three showings beginning at
p. m, and running continuously
thereaftec. Admission will be IS
and IS cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Scab Contract
Signed to Halt
Cafe Strikes
By WILLIAM ALBERTSON

John j. Kearney, International
Vice President and at present the
acting president of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees and Beverage
Dispensers International Alliance Of
the American Federation of Labor
has placed his name to a collective
agreement with the United Restau-
rant Owners Association, an agree
ment which completely sells out the
workers in New York, undermines
their economic conditions, and
forces them into a company union
to be known as an auxiliary" of
the International.
Immediately after the signing of
this agreement, Mr.. Kearney issued
instructions to Cooks and Counter
mems Local 902 of the A. F. of L.
to remove all picket lines.
Members Reject Pact
Regardless of the tremendous
pressure from the International
Union and some local officials, the
membership of Local 302 rejected
the agreement and informed Mr.
Kearney that no picket lines would
be removed unless the bosses settled
with the local on the basis of the
original demands for $35 for coun-
termen. Kearney was invited tc
come to the city and try to remove
the lines himself.
This Mr.. Kearney, who halls from
Boston, where a few years ago he
was a state senator, was also in
strumental, together with William
Lehman Of Local l and Edward
Fiore, the International president
to turn the Federation of Hotel anc
Restaurant Guilds, an open com.
pany union, into a Local 8" af.
filiated with his international union
Continued on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
SIP. Leader Rebuffs Bid
for Unity Against
Textile Betrayers
See Editorial on this Page
Special to the Daily worker)

Especial TO the Dauy WORKER
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 81
Rebufflng the proposal of the North
Carolina District of the Communist
Party for a united front with the
Socialist Party of that state. Nor
man Thomas, Socialist leader. has
written letter to Paul Crouch. Dis
trict Organizer of the Communist
Party here, rejecting the offer made
by the latter in the name of the
G. P. The proposal for united &C
ton for workers rights in this area,
the scene of some of the bitterest
struggles in the recent textile strike
was made to Norman Thomas in a
document submitted to the latter
when ne spoke here at the county
court house about two weeks ago
In rejecting the united front pro-
posal, Thomas states that his reason
for so doing is "the Communist pol
icy Of open attacks on the U.T.W.
when the strike was at its height"
Crouch Answers Thomas
Commenting upon this, Crouch
declares that:
Thomas evidently draws no
distinction between the leadership
and the membership of the United
Textile Workers. The Communist
Party criticism of the policies OF
the former is justified a thousand-s
fold by the sell-out Of the strike.
With the membership, who are to-
day blacklisted from the mills and
are bitterly incensed at their SELL
out leadership, we Communists
have always worked Loyalty, and
will continue to do SO. Mr.. Thomas
puts himself in the position Of one
who shields the leadership of the
U. T. w. against the seIl-out cri-
tIcism of the membership.
"AS far as we Communists are
concerned, we want united
front Of Socialists and Commu-
nists in North Carolina-and
everywhere else-that will aid
the militant textile workers in
their fight today against black
lists, in their mill strikes, fer re-
lief for blscklisted workers, and
for the civil RIGHTS of the Caro-
lima workers. Fer this united
front we will still continue to
struggle
Text OF Letter
The complete text of the letter
of Thomas to Crouch. dated Sept.
~, 1884, and postmarked Wood
stock, N. Y. follows:
MI Paul Crouch,
"P, o. Box 1878, Charlotte, N. G.
Dear Comrade:
ANY proposals such as are con-
templated in your recent letter to
me for joint action in the matter
of workers rights between the
Communist and Socialist Parties
must first be referred to the State
Executive Committee of the So
cialist Party of North Carolina
! which can act within the limits
(CoTtinued on Page y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
S. 2. Rejection
Of Mill Strike
Unity Scored

NEW YORK.-Charging that the
City Central Committee OF the So
cialist Party tracked the issue
of united action for the defense of
the Textile workers the District
Committee Of the Communist Party
has issued a statement on the
answer OF the N. Y. Socialist Party
to the appeal to enter into united
front with the Communist Party.
"In response to the appeal of the
Communist Party for united action
on the most burning, urgent issue
confronting the entire working class,
i.e., support to the textile strike,
the New York Socialist leaders
resort to subterfuge, to an attempt
to hide the issue" says the state
ment.
The statement declares that the
C. P. will not abandon the fight for
united action and repeats the nee
essity for building of the united
front.
The complete text of the state
mont follows:
Following the letter of Sept. II to
the effect that the City Central
Committee of the Socialist Party
would act on the communication of
the Communist Party calling for
united action in support of the tex
tile strike at its meeting on Sept.
IL, the Socialist Party, after lapse
of ten days, has sent the following
reply:
your letter in regard to tex
tile strike was read before the
(Cnntinned on Pnne y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
7 Slugged and jailed
By Police in Attack on
NY. Jobless Delegation

NEW YORK.-Seven unemployed
workers, members of the Unem-
ployed Council, were slugged and
Jailed by the police yesterday as
they presented relief demands at
the 18th Precinct Home Relief Bu-
reau, $40 West Forty-Fourth Street.
Barney Oster. one of the jailed
workers, was slugged into uncon-
seriousness. He was held on $1,000
bail at the Fifty-Fourth Street
Court House. The other six unem-
ployed workers, Homer Mcdonald,
Sam Williams, Jack Photus, Phillip
Vargas, N. Harisnoff and M. Son.
dodal, were held on bail of 500
each after hearing before
Magistrate Stern. The cases were
held over until Oct. 5th.
The seven arrested workers, part
of a committee of twelve, had en-
tered the Home Relief Bureau at
about II am. yesterday to present
relief demands for unemployed who
had been denied or cut off relief.
While awaiting their turn, call
was put in by the relief bureau,
and police swarmed into the sta
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Polish War Technique
Studied by japanese

WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 81. -
The Polish Minister of War, speak
ing officially in the newspaper
"Polska Abroina," has announced
the presence of a Japanese military
delegation here, which PURPOSES to
study the Polish technique of aerial
warfare and the wartime use of
chemical weapons.
After its Investigations in Poland
are completed, the Japanese dele
CATION is to go to Germany.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Revolutionary Workers
In Vienna Seize Arms
From Fascist Barracks

VIENNA, Sept. Extraordinary
workers here raided the barracks
of the fascist Heimwehr in two dar-
ing raids and carried off arms and
ammunition. In one case the work
ers took 20 rifles. In the second,
ten of the raiding party were seized.
Arraigned in court, the workers
admitted proudly that they we're
working toward the overthrow of
the fascist government, which killed
hundreds Of workers and their
wives and children in the February
days.
Revolutionary Socialists and Com
munists have been working together
actively in a joint underground
struggle against the fascist dicta-
torship.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
n. Y. Textile Workers
Will Meet Tomorrow

NEW YORK-A mass meeting of
all textile workers in Greater New
York has been called for tomorrow
afternoon at 2 pm. under the joint
P',-D'"o- o. Local 2t49. St97 and
SGT OF the United Textile Workers
Of America. reprasenting brood silk,
ribbon and LIBEL workers.
Tho meeting will he held in Irv-
ing Plaza. 18th s.. ami Irving ri.
All textile workers are urged to att
tend this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
C.P. Urges
Fight on
Fare Tax
Call Made for Storm of
Protest Against Relief
Hold up Plan

NEW YORK. - The Communist
Party of the New York District. in
statement issued yesterday, called
for a city-wide storm Of protest
against the plans of the LaGuardia
regime, acting under the orders of
the Wall Street bankers. to saddle
transit tax on the working popu-
lation. The Communist Party
statement follows:
THE LaGuardia administration
is determined to put through the
tax on subway fares. At the order
of the bankers, the threat of starry
alton for the unemployed is used
by LaGuardia to perpetrate this
raid on the pockets of the masses
for the enrichment of the bankers.
In effect, the bankers and La
Guardia declare: The unemployed
shall not eat. Their children shall
perish, unless we submit to the
higher subway fare.
THE Communist Party calls
upon all working class organiza-
tons. upon Socialist and A. F. of
L. locals and memberships, to
overwhelm the city administration
with storm of protests. Adopt
resolutions at every organization,
in every meeting. Declare war on
this robbery of the working people!
Demand an immediate and ade-
quate appropriation for relief of
the unemployed! Show the La
Guardia. bankers city administra-
ton that the welfare of the I'M
employed takes precedence over the
usuriotis interest of the bankers.
Tear up the Bankers Agreement
Demand that the millions paid to
the bankers on the bonded debt be
used for the unemployed. Tax the
richl Take up the question of the
united fight against the subway
tax, sales taxes, and relief cuts.
In every organization, in every
neighborhood, in the Election Cam
paign, support and vote for the
Party of your class. Vote Commu-
mist! Vote for the Workers Can
didates that organize and lead the
fight for relief, for unemployment
insurance at the expense of the
rich"
Bankers Want Wage Tax
Wall Street bankers with the
closed-lip approval of Mayor La
Cuardia and the tacit approval of
Comptroller McColdrick, yesterday
demanded tax on every pay en-
veloDe and 2 sales tex on the COM
monest articles OF consumotion for
the financing Of unemployment re-
lief in New York City.
Comptroller McGoldrick definite
ly said that the bankers will have
the last word in the matter of I'M
employment relief taxes. 1.-The ul-
innate decision whether these tai
measures become law lies with those
having the money" he said. THE
banks indicate that they will not
lend to us until we have what they
consider a proper program"
Scrapping of the entire unem.
Nloyment relief tax plan voted &
week ago by the Board of Alder
men was demanded in the bankers
letter to Mayor LaGUardia, as the
only consideration under which
they will loan money for relief dur.
ing the present period. Besides the
wage tex, the banking groups de.
manded sales tax and hintec
broadly on tax of two cents or
all subway rides latter all doubt!
on the score of its legality were re.
moved"
The letter was signed by Win
throp Aldrich. OF the Chase Ma
tional Bank for the Morgan anc
Rockefeller banking interests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Strikers Stay Out

tSpelsal TO the Daily WnFker)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. H.
i've hundred striking employees OF
he indianapolis Bleaching Company
efused to accept the d2cision OF
German and continued on their
trike despite attempts of local union
,sder Charles Drake who has tried
every way possible to betray the
workers.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
silk Workers Ont Again

SIN NUIhtEs Out fSdAh
NEW LONDON. Conn. Sept IL
Picket lines have been reformed
here in front of the Armstrong Silk
Company as result of the refusal
of the company to rehire l25 out
of the 400 who went out on strike
several weeks ago.
In an example of splendid soil
darity, the textile workers of the
Bloom Silk Company. all of whom
were rehired, stopped work before
closing time and joined the locked
out loom fixers at the Armstrong
Mills.
The Communist Party in New
London in giving the textile strikers
definite directives on how to
strengthen their fight, urged that
weavers be elected to the shop COM
mittee, and that the solidarity &C
tons of the Bloom mills be spread
20 the other mills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
L homa as on
the United
Front
An Editorial

l we publish the letter of
Norman Thomas to Paul
Crouch, organizer of the
Communist Party in North
Carolina, concerning the Of
fer of the North Carolina
organization of the C. P. for
united action with the Social
ist Party of the same state
for a joint struggle for the
rights of the textile workers.
Coming from the undis-
puted head of the Socialist
Party of the United States,
Thomas letter has unusual
Importance and must, there
fore, be viewed very soberly
and critically.
Says Thomas
Il am bound to say that |
do not think that genuine
united front in North Caro-
lima or Georgia or else
where. has been served by
the Communist policy of
open attacks on the U.T.W.
when the strike was at its
height and | should not ad-
wise the North Carolina
comrades to sacrifice their
largest influence and use
fulness by the kind of unit
ed front you seem to want"
Here Thomas does not say
directly what he thinks of
Germans betrayal. He does
not say what he thinks about
the sell out, whether he
agrees with German that the
blacklisting of thousands of
workers was a victory" We
shall await Thomas state
ment on these questions.
Thomas, however, raises a
fundamental question here
the familiar argument that
we should refrain from criti-
cism of A. F. of L. leaders
during a strike, in order not
to weaken the strike.
Were we correct in criti-
Ching the leaders of the
U.T.W. during the strike? Is
it the duty of those who want
to rally for a victorious fight
of the workers to criticize
those who are trying to sell
it out, or should they wait
until the workers are de-
feated? Then, after the
strike, shall we become phil
osophers and say what we
have done? Or should We
as the Communist Party did
fight every move of treach-
cry during the strike?
The criticism of the Com
munist Party was directed
not at the heroic textile strik-
ers or their organization, but
at their leaders-and not at
their leaders as individuals,
but at the policies these lead
ers pursued in the strike.
The policies proposed by
the Communist Party for the
successful conclusion of the
strike, for winning the de-
mands decided upon by the
U. T. W. convention, briefly
stated, were:
/. No faith in the N.R.A.
or ROosev disappointed
boards.
2. No arbitration: direct
negotiations with the en-
plOyers for a general union
agreement.
3. Mass picketing and
encouragement of the new
forms of action, such as
the flying squadron to as
sist workers in unOrganized
mills.
A. Rank and file strike
committees, drawing in
VIDE numbers OF strikers
on a democratic basis.
5. Sympathetic gen eral
strikes in textile areas,
such as the ene-day strike
in Hazelton, Pa.
6. United relief action
throughout the country.
Z. United protest actions
Of Socialists. Communists
an A. F. of L. members
and independent unionists
in large industrial cities.
+ EFT Norman Thomas an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

A Red Builder on every busy
street corner In the country means
tremendous step toward the
dictatorship of the proletariat!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Silk Workers
Fight Lockout
With Re-Strike
Especial to the Daily worker

CONCORD, N. c., Sept. 27-Syl-
Via Crouch and Belle Weaver, Young
Communist League organizers who
were arrested in Gastonia yester-
day while distributing leaflets, were
found guilty in the Magistrates
Court today Of violating a city ordi-
nance and given suspended SEN
tence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

The Daily Wo-,5cr can BETTER Aid
Your St-r~g'es il You Build its
Circulation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Needed-S1,OOO a Day

Yesterdays Receipts ..................S 1887
Total to Date Observation-Disclosures. Sc s4s. 20
Press Run Yesterday-49, 300
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-02-02
IRE as becomes necessary Set aside to
it Cash Commission to all active cam
e of the prizes named above.
AND REGULATIONS

weeks from official opening date, said
date to be announced next week. The
judges awards at the end Of the cam
paign will be final.
IA. The right is reserved to reject
any nomination. Prizes will be awarded
according to the decision of representa-
tive business and professional men of
Charles county, who will act as judgse
of the final vote count.
Is. All communications should be
sent to:
1.-THE Manager, Independent Prize
Contest, La Plata, Nd. 20. Box lo4.
READ THE RULESl
, 1934-12-08
Bankhead Retention
Approved by IT. A. A.

DALLAS Dec. 8.-tPI- Texas
Agricultural association members
voted for retention OF the Bank
head cotton control act and pledged
cooperation 10 the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration In the
closing session Of the annual meet
ing here Friday.
II. q. Lucas Of Brentwood was
reelected president. Other officers
elected were Mrs. M. s. Hudson of
Hale Center. vice-preSldent: g. l.
Borbin OF Dallas. executive Secre-
tary: Y. ri. Grimes on White Deer.
w. III. Haynes OF CrOSbyton. R. a.
Gardner OF Canutillo. wv. wv. Porter
OF Colorado. y. M. Arnett OF Arson.
J. 8. Ivey az Fairfield. +. II. Booth
OF jacksonville. Shirley Gregg or
Manor. r. G. Roseboom OF Donna
and Mrs. Don Maxson OF Irving.
directors.
The association asked that farm
ers be permitted 10 borrow money
through the Commodity Credit
Corporation. four cents a pound or
unused cotton tax exemption cert
ificateS.
, 1934-12-08
NEGRO PASTOR
sues SINCLAIR

LOS ANGELES. Dec. a-E9-
Victorious In one lawsuit involving
his literary work. Upton Sinclair,
who recently was defeated I'm the
race for governor OF California, Sat-
urday found himself defendant in
another for 100000.
Sinclair was named co-defendant
with the magazine. The Nation,
and It's board OF directors In IN
libel suit filed In superior court
here Friday BY Rev. w. A. johnson,
negro minister.
The Rev. johnson alleged Sin
clair. in an article published IN The
Nation. asserted that on the sun
cav before the last November cleo
ton every negro minister I'm Los
Angeles received $50 10 preach A
sermon against him.
The pastor denied he received
any money or preached against
the democratic candidates. who was
defeated In the election by kr-nR
r. Merriam. republican.
IF the occasion eve arose Tor
me TO preach for or against any
thing. Il would be because OF per-
sonal conviction" said the Rev.
johnson. pastor Of the Trinity
Missionary Baptist church.
Only last Thursday Federal Judge
George CosHrave dismissed on the
grounds OF insufficiency or the evil
dence a copyright infringement
COMPLAINT lodged against Sinclair
by Grace ". Holmes. economies
student. who charged he appropri-
ated "a considerable portion Of the
vital essence" Of a book she wrote
on economies.
, 1934-12-08

BarOmetriC pressure remained
moderately high TO high over the
great northwest. but fell decidedly
from the upper and middle Missis-
sippi valley eastward since Friday
morning. Temperatures fell decid-
edly in the soGth-central and south
eastern states Saturday morning,
and rose decidedly over most OF the
plains states and western Missouri.
II was also considerably colder over
most Of southeastern Texas Satur-
day morning with freezing tempera-
lures reported from Houston and
Port Arthur northward, and light
frost reported from San Antonio and
Corpus Christi. Light rains occur
red in southeastern Texas during
the last "a hours, otherwise the
weather was mostly fair TO clear
throughout the country.
Brownsville 8 a. y. tESIJ sea-
level pressure 1924 inches.
, 1934-12-08
and the Joneses
Experts Should Know

Il guess the foresters who are
running ~l50.0O0.0OO acres Of public
lands and supervising the lumber
ing under the code) OF 350.0O0.0 900
acres OF private lands ought to
know that much
well. well hope So" allowed IN
Jones.
States are helping, too. In this
readjuStment OF the map. Michigan
Is surveying 2.5o0.00 0acres Of pub
lie domain (moStly acquired through
non-payment Of taxes) to see wheth-
er Il can better be farmed or for
ested. South Dakota buys 10000
acres Of irrigated land north OF the
Black Hills. and plans 10 help 500
families move there on l0-acre
tracts. into houses built by unem-
ployed carpenters.
Texas, with the help OF federal
money, Is working at getting 80
900 families established In comfort
able farm homes. II hopes to Juild
security there for 100000 people.
Big Projects Under Way
At woodlake. Texas, 40 families
are already living In a government
sponsored farm community. IN Mis-
siSsippi county. Arkansas. 10000
acres Of rich delta land L. being
made ready for 1000 families
Each OF the big hydro-electriC
and irrigation projects az Boulder
Dam. Fort Peck. Grand Coulee
Seminoe, and Alcova should draw
people naturally out oi cities &c
company Cor lodge) expense.
places where they can guild bitter
lives.
And that's another thing" inter-
rupted Pa Jones. These BIC pow
er damsi Now I cant see ...
Copyright, 1884. NEA Service. Inc
NEXT: The J0neses don't live IN
the northwest. nor I'm the TenneS-
see Valley. They want to know
what the big power dam projects
mean to them. And they try 10 flint
out.
, 1934-12-08

the community a unit" suggested
John.
well. Ill bet it'll hold the bag
just like a lot Of mortgage-holderS
have the last few years" retorted
Pa.
Skeptical Of Tree Belt
I'm kind OF skeptical about II.
like this tree belt thing. A l00-mile-
wide belt Of trees right from Can
ada to Texas, in country where
there never were any trees. where
farmers have been trying for years
to get EN- TO grow. and where it'll
be 30 years before they get big
enough 10 do any good even If they
do grow. I'm skepitcal.'
That's a matter for expert opin-
ion responded John. We've just
vote to hope they won't be sappy
enough to plant trees where they
won't grow.
And If they do grow. you admit
there's a yood chance Of their help
ing save thousands Of acres OF land
that's now blowing away In yht
drcuth.
, 1934-12-08
Crash Kills Pilot

COLUMBIA. Mo, Dec. 8. (R-Lou
Bowen, a pilot foT the Braniff Air
lines, was killed near here early
Saturday when his plane crashed
from a low altitude. He carried no
passengers.
The plane, carrying mail and eX-
press from Kansas City TO Chicago
crashed a mile west OF here about
$40 q. m.