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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02

new demands for wage raises and
reduction in hours.
When the discussion came up for
the commercial workers, our vice
chairman, Brother Bortnick, made
an attack on our present wage scale.
Not only was he against reducing
hours but also made a proposition
to reduce our present wage scale,
which was cut once.
About 80 per cent of the COM
mercial sign painters are unem-
ployed with the rest only working
two days on an average, suffering
starvation and poverty. II Brother
Bortnick claims to be a sincere
fighter for the betterment of the
conditions in our trade, how can
he allow himself to give the boss
the sharp knife to cut our meagre
two days pay enevelope-which
means more than a cut of IS per
cent?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
PARTY LIFE
Unit Gets Relief for Workers
But NegIects Oa0n Con'rade
Inexpensive Literature Needed to Reach the
Workers in Basic Industries

After an enthusiastic discussion at
our last unit meeting on how our
comrades stormed the Home Relief
Buros, forcing them to give relief
to unemployed workers, we discov-
cred in our midst unit member
who has been without food and
homeless for a number of weeks.
This comrade, who speaks English
poorly, had registered at the Home
Relief Buro with no result and had
also gone down" to the unemployed
council a couple of times. He has
not fought for relief either by him
self or with group.
This comrade is not alone among
Party members who do not struggle
Or are not brought into struggle for
relief. I know of an instance where
a young unemployed Party worker
in charge of the unemployed COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
Conditions in
New Brunswick
County WOrkhOuSe
BY a Worker Correspondent

PERTH ANTBOY, N. J.-Condi-
tons in the New Brunswick County
WorkhouSe are very bad. The food
is terrible. I told them that was
sick, that I want a treatment from
DR.. William G. Wilentz. The prison
doctor told me, you'll get the treat
ment. But they brought me to the
Warden's office and lady came
in and they started asking me ques-
tons. She asked me: What kind
of trade have you got?" I told them
I'm barrel maker, and she said
where is the city I worked IMP" I
told them in Philadelphia on Reed
st. Then they asked me lot of
foolish and personal questions.
Then week later they took me
to the Warden's office and they
sent the Bug Doctor. The doctor
told me to shake hands with him
and he said he wants to talk to me.
I sat down in the chair. Then he
said, Pass me the basket" I
passed it to him. Then he sat
down at the table and he started
asking me questions. He asked me
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
Letters from
OurReGderS
HAMMER AND SICKLE ON
BARRIERS WINDOW


Editor:
I've been a reader of the Daily
Worker for the past years. am
a barber by trade and have been
discharged from many a shop for
bringing the Daily Worker into the
shop and I was looking forward to
having a shop of my own when I
could have not only the Worker, "
but other workers papers. Now,
through the help Of a comrade, I
was able to open a shop of my own
and I have the Proletarian sign on
the window with the Hammer and
Sickle.
also have the Moscow News
Labor Defender and the Young
Communist in the shop My sign
is drawing considerable attention
and congratulation from sympa-
thizers, in fact, I think this is the
first sign in the state, if not the
country. I would like to have a
picture taken Of the window, and
have it in the Worker" so it would
inspire other comrades. -GE.V.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
MilitanCy Wins
Demands at B'kIyn.
Paper Bag Plant
lBy a Worker Correspondentl


NEW YORK.-On Feb. 25th, the
Brooklyn Standard Paper Bag Co.,
branch of the Paper Plate and bag
Makers Union, Local LOT, affiliated
with the A. F. of L., decided, by a
vote of 108 to IL to go out on strike
should their employer refuse to
recognize the union, branch of
which they are. The Brooklyn
Standard is the largest bag concern
in New York, now employing some
100 workers.
The day following this decision,
the shop committee, headed by Fred
Balestrieri, presented the demands
of the morkers. These were for
recognition of the union, for an in
crease in wages, for a lunch room
and for mems dressing room.
(There was already dressing room
for the women0
A several minutes Stoppage &C.
CURED when the workers heard that
the employer in charge, whose
father left for European trip,
wanted to postpone negotiations for
their demands. Upon this, the en-
ployer, Mr.. Salzman, reconsidered
and agreed to hold conferences.
The conferences which followed,
with Lyman Gordon, local presi-
dent, present and a later confer
ence which was backed up by a one
day strike of the plant, won vic
tory on each point demanded by the
employees. The employer in charge
promised to recognize the union and
shop committee, granted a 10 per
cent increase in wages for the en-
tire shop, and agreed to the lunch
room and mems dressing room.
The headquarters of the Brook
Ign Standard Branch are at lat
Hamilton Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. The
official union headquarters are at
70 Ludlow st., New York City.
Editors Note: Local No. 107 has
done a good job. Such action is
forcing the capitalist class in
many parts of the country to
grant concessions to the work
crS. The Daily Worker as the
organ of the Communist Party of
the U. S., urges you to go forward
in improving your daily condi-
tions. We add, also, that it is
only because Communists are in
Local No. 1917. because union
members in the Bleyer shop fol-
low militant line of fighting for
better conditions and because you
yourselves are good fighters, that
you have won your battles UP to
the present.
In order to keep these victories,
to prevent the bosses from robbing
you Of them, urge you to join the
Communist Party. 1t is only the
clear line of the Communist Party,
only the fight to get rid of the
bosses altogether and to establish
Workers and Farmers Govern
ment, which gives a way cut for
permanent improvement of con-
ditions.
Read the Daily Worker care
fully. Get in touch with the Com
munist Party Section, nearest to
your shop at 1872 Myrtle Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
WORKERS CORRESPONDENCE
SHOULD BE PUSHED

Editor:
Seems to me the Districts are
very lax in pushing Workers Cor
respondence. 1t is an organizational
factor of highest Importance if
properly Synchronized with the cir
culation of the paper. There should
be items of interest coming in to
the D. w. from every point where
the Party has an organized group.
note the regular appearance Of
items from a certain number of
places but not so many new points.
Why not get the Center to bring
the heavier pressure on the Districts
to correct this?
Again, what is the Chicago Mid
west Bureau" doing? AS close as it
is to District 8, it should be able
to cover matters of importance out
side Chicago, over the state, and
entire district as to other states.
HEX.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
Food Worker Gets
49C. for 3 Hours
CBy a Food Worker Correspondent

(By a Food Worker Correspondent
MILWAUKEE, Vision my day
of, they called me to work on some
party. After I worked three hours
under the so-caIled NRA, I got 40
cents, Is cents taken out for the
NRA johnson meals. The house
got $50 from the party. For three
hours I used to get 50.
The NRA spends $1,000 or $4,000
yearly to take care Of the dogs and
the producers only get $1,000 a
week.
The Food Workers Industrial
Union has 40 members. We've only
had three meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02

fund to defend three of our framed
leading members who are now in
prison. and also a fund in regard
to the emergency which might
arise of the new agreement of April
1. In regard to the new agreement
for the three different branches
in our trade, wall advertising, show
card writing and commercial sign
painters, the former two adopted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
FOR THE WORKERS UNEM-
PLOYMENT INSURANCE BILL
Dear Editor:
New York. N. Y.

Dear Editor:
In view of the interest of many
workers in the Workers Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance Bill Oh.
r. 1899 and the day-to-day re-
ports Of increasing support being
aroused for this bill in A. F. of L..
unions, city councils, ETC., it seems
to me that a regular standing
bog similar to the masthead Cir
culation Drive" reports should be-
come a feature of the Daily" IN
der the heading Progress on H. r.
1898" or some such title. A daily
summary of progress to date could
be given.
It could be inserted in the midst
of any story about the bill or else
it could have a definite place of its
own. I'm sure many workers, speak
ers, ETC., would welcome this feature,
which would also save repetition.
E. F. B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
Can You Make EN-
Yourself?

Pattern 1909 is available in sizes
36, 38, 40, AZ, A and 46. Size So
takes four yards 39-inch fabric.
Illustrated step-by-step sewing in
structions included.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
CHURCH AND SCHOOL
SPREAD BOSS POISON
lBy a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
STATEN ISLAND N Ysnce the article about the priests
peard in the Daily Worker plenty
the job Here how up try poison
minds of the workers Also the
Michael D. had home Belonged the
years until last fall when he the living
aone the wife and daughter hold another
starvation
paid him visit She said Michael
the priest you belong to the Communist The
best thing for me to do is to separate from you"
Spread mt Soviet SANDER
Sam u has eight bright children home
and asked him to send his children
answer Talk the children up force
Soviet Union One said things terrible
The workers forced to do the point
Sam went to the next copy Russia
Today" and the Daily Worker, they walked
Teachers Also Tell Lies
Henry K is eight old attends public
telling the pupils that starving
due to foods Henry said Teacher starving
country Teachers
too proud to ask for help Henry they go to
the Relief Bureau they will ANYTHING"
Last week the on top of the
blackboard Children starving Henry said They
are not" Mrs Erickson said: "weI, of them are
Praises Hitler
Joe G. has relative Long high school,
The teacher praises Hitler doing wonderfully and
has the strongest in the world clearly the
schools in this country poison the instead of
teaching them something while.
The teachers and parents starving
people in arof countries
porting them when times slowly starving
to death.
Fights Daily Worker
Pat L. who works for Clay been regular reader
OF the Daily Worker Suddenly stopped reading it. Sam asked
why he Pats reply was: he priest said II S
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02

Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c.) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred)
for this Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and style
number. BE SURE TO STATE
SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 West 18th
Street, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
80. 90
$3.50

LIVE WIRE" issued by the Com
munist Party in Bridgeport,
Conn, in the General Electric
Co. Issues l and 2.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02

mlttee OF a mass organization Ialled
to apply for relief because he said
the city was not giving aid to single
workers.
Comrades like these are not al
together to blame for not demand
ing relief. Many Of them, especially
the newer Party members, do not
know how to battle capitalist insti-
buttons. They are awed by the adj
ministrative apparatus Of Home
Relief Bureaus just as some work.
ers facing trial are frightened by
the fornality of a capitalist court.
One of the first duties of the
units, therefore, is to check up on
the activity of the comrades, to
have the more experienced teach
the newer members how to struggle.
Also, the unit discussions must be
concrete. avoiding a tendency to
over-theorize and to make prob
lem so abstract that a worker, meet
ing the problem in real life, cannot
handle it.
Comradely yours,
JP.
Cheap Literature Needed to Reach
Workers in Basic Industries
The letter in the Daily Worker OF
March 9th, dealing with the en-
thuSiasm over the very good pamph-
let written by Comrade Olgin, Why
Communism" reveals two impor-
tant points which should be taken
into consideration by the Party
when dealing with the question of
how to get to the American masses
with our literature and with our
program of struggle for better con-
ditionS.
The example of member of the
Mechanics Educational Society who
has succeeded in selling over 200
copies of this pamphlet is certainly
worthy of praise, but from my ex-
perience in selling literature I know
that this seemingly gigantic feat
could be surpassed and repeated so
many more times.
To illustrate what I mean I want
to write you of my experience In
selling this very same pamphlet. l
was assigned by my unit to sell lit
erature at the Cooper Union meet
ing where Conrade Hathaway spoke
on the Austrian situation in con-
nection with the Madison Square
affair. I had no difficulty of dis
posing in a short time all of the
pamphlets given to me (''Why Com
munism'0.
But this I accomplished despite
the fact that many workers present
at this meeting freely expressed
themselves that they can't buy this
pamphlet because Of the 10 cents
which they can't afford to part with.
I am positive that had the price
been lower, this pamphlet would
have been in many more hands than
now.
The second point to consider is
who is to be reached with such
pamphlets? When we speak so much
about concentration, about reach
ing the basic sections of the toll
ing masses, We must bear in mind
that as important as it is to win
over to our side the middle class
Certain sections of the middle
class who can still afford to pay
10 cents for a pamphlet, perhaps,
it is even more important to reach
the workers in basic industries, the
unemployed and the youth, as well
as the Negro population of New
York City and that is why we must
draw the conclusion that the Party
commits an error when it publishes
such important literature at price
that helps to narrow our influence
and makes it impossible to carry
out the provisions of the Open
Letter.
Yours for mass circulation of our
literature,
P. M.
Section l, Unit SO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
Sign Painters Local
Vice-Chairman Tries to
Help Bosses Cut Wages
(By a Worker Correspondent

NEW YORK.-At the last meet
ing of the New York Sign Writers
Union Local 230, we discussed the
new agreement, the creation of a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-02
Priest Fights Daily Worker

Priest Fights Daily Worker
Pat L. who works for Clay Co., been regular reader
OF the Daily Worker Suddenly he Sam asked
why he does not read it, Pats reply priest said it
mortal sin to read the Daily Worker"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
Germany Hits
AT Criminals

Berlin-Heavier penalties, ex-
pulsion of foreign offenders and
lifelong interment are among the
new weapons wherewith the Hitler
government seeks to rid Germany OF
professional jailbirds within the
next three years.
The new law, already effective,
provides a penalty of IS years in
a penitentiary for professional
criminals even for minor crimes
like burglary and theft where the
criminals were convicted twice for
the same sort of crime.
Limited and lifelong interment
may be pronounced for German,
and expulsion be decreed against
foreign criminals, repeatedly con-
victed for one and the same crime.
Sterilization is provided for i'm
moral offenses as the last remedy
against incurable perpetrators of
sexual crimes.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
Jones Seeking
Authority To
Help Carriers
Liberalization of RFC Charter Sug-
gested to Congress.
RAILROADS HANDICAPPED
Lomger-Term PAPER Would Aid In
More Orderly Liquidation
OF Debts.

A plan designed to assist several
large railroad systems marketing
long term securities and at the same
time prepare the Reconstruction
corporation for orderly liquidation
was presented to the senate banking
committee by Jesse H. Jones, RFC
chairman.
Attention of the committee was
called to the fact that at least n
of the largest railroads in the coun-
try wa severely handicapped by
provisions of the Glass Steagal
banking law forbidding banks from
underwriting bond issues.
The new plan would allow the
corporation to lend money for 10
years to railroads which are selling
bonds, instead of the present limit
of three years with a two-year ex-
tension.
The railroads want to sell a 10
year convertible bond issue. The
Reconstruction corporation could
only lend ! three years With .
two-year extension, a total Of five
years.
This would not be long enough,
railroad officials said, to permit
proper composition of company af-
fairs
Although originally conceived as
a mean of helping the railroads
during the emergency, the plan.
Jones explained would permit the
corporation to arrange with banks
and others who have borrowed for
semi-annual or annual installments
on their loans. Jones said he felt
that if banks or business etablish-
ments could get their obligations
into shape where they could be paid
off at stated intervals instead of all
coming due at once they would be
able to plan ahead.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
$85,737 Fee Paid
To Lawyers Hired
In Bank Troubles

Attorneys employed in the liqui-
daton of defunct banks in North
Carolina during the seven months
ended January 1, 1884, received
$S5,737.69 for their services.
Payments to attorneys and audi
tors employed in bank liquidation
were revealed by Quincy P. Hood.
state commissioner of banks, in a
report filed with Stacy w. Wade,
secretary of state, in accordance
with the provisions of a 1888 stat
ute.
The name of Kenneth c. Royal,
Goldsboro attorney was prominent
among those of attorneys receiving
fees from defunct banks.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
Presidential Ball
Nets $500 Here

Net proceeds from the Presiden-
tial Ball and Pageant amounted to
$500, according to information re-
ceited from B. D. McC ubbins, gen
eral chairman of the went.
A large and enthusiastic crowd
was on hand for both the ball and
pageant and a splendid time was
enjoyed by all. Mr.. McC ubbins, as
general chairman, desires to thank
all those in any way connected with
the celebration for their time and
effort in making it a success. The
public is to be especially commend
ed for its hearty Import
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
May Tax Excess
Ia Limit Cotton

After a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Senator Bankhead
says his gin-licensing plan of cot
ton production control may be-
strapped for legislation to- place a
prohibitive tax on excess baleage.
Under the new plan, a tax rang
ing upward from 10 cents a pound
would be placed on all cotton sold
above an allotted amount for each
farm.
Bankhead said he would press for
mediate action on this compulsory
baleage control.
It was expected the administra-
ton would support the tax plan if
a QUESTIONABLE being sent to cotton
farmers proved that they wanted
the rigid control. Secretary Wal
lace decided to poll the farmers
after attending a hearing before the
senate agriculture committee on
the Bankhead bill which embraced
the gin-licensing plan.
Under the tax plan, the secretary
of agriculture would estimate the
market demand for cotton each year
and a certain number of bales
would be allotted each farm On the
basis of previous production or es-
timated production if all the acre
age were planted in cotton. All
cotton sold in excess of the allot-
ment would be taxed at a prohibi-
tive rate.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
BROUGHT TO MIND

The bigman, who had Just beer
introduced to one of the host.
guests, stood staring blankiy at hi1r
for some time.
You know, sir" he said afte,
awhile, you look Ike a man I've
seen somewhere before. Your face
seems very familiar; you r.ust have
a double. Strangely eA,.s'., T re.
member l formed a strong dislik.
tor the man who. looked like you
but | don't remember having me;
him socially"
Yes, l think I'm the man yor
mean, he replied. 81 passcd roune
the plate for two years at th<
church you attended,"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
Musical Comedy
At Spencer High
Is Postponed

The Musical Comedy Revue,
under the direction of Smoke
johnson, which was scheduled for
presentation tonight at the Spencer
Hi school auditorium has been post
poned until Friday, February % on
account of the many cases of meas
les prevalent in Spencer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
Granite QuarryH House
Burns, Bank Is Saved

The home of J. E. Fisher at
Granite Quarry was totally de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing. The Bank of Granite Quarry,
of which Mr.. Fisher is cashier and
which adjoins- the residence, was
saved by the timely arrival of the
Salisbury fire department.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
1!H6E1Hk
I'm
Two Unusual Phases
New Deal All Around
Where We're Heading

washington-Old-time watchers
of events in the National Capital
are beginning to revise most of their
forecasts of what was going to hap
nen to President Roosevelt and the
New Deal when Congress came
back from the long vacation with
the latest verdict of the people
back home. They came, and they
found the President had been keep
inc his own extremely keen ear so
close 10 the ground that he had to
brush the stubble out of it. And
what the President had heard direct
from the folks in the back districts
was just what the Senators and
congressman had heard.
Stand by the President!"
1t is as clear as anything ever can
be in this city where party politics
has been the principal topic of in
terest for generations that party
politics cut less ice with this Ad-
ministration than most people have
thought; and it certainly cuts little
ice on Capital Hill, when all but
w Democrats and two-thirds of
the Republican members of the
House of Representatives voted for
the Presidents new money program,
without ever bothering to criticize
it-much.
1t is a revolutionary change in the
nations currency and banking sys-
tenn, and these Republican gentle
men who voted for it have got to
stand for reelection next November.
But the message that came to them
from the grass-roots back home was
that there was an almost unanimous
feeling among the people, regardless
of party, hat Mr.. Roosevelt is lead
ing them somewhere. They don't
pretend to know nor are they.
greatly interested in knowing just.
where the great adventure of the
New Deal will land them and the
nation; but it is action, and it is
having visible results almost every-
where so weighing personal con-
siderations against party advantages
ageodnasaY uaeHbcrs of the Gp-l
s,osifon decided Tie balance VA
rhe Prcsidents sideand they'd bet-
Ter trail along if they expected tol
be reelected.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
1914 STATE BANKS OPEN

On January 2, 1888, there were
213 commercial banks and 50 in
dustrial banks operating in the
state. Banks Commissioner Quincy
Hood announces that since the
banking holiday, 1853 commercial
banks and 81 industrial banks have
been licensed to operate without re-
strictions. He also announces that
attorneys have been paid $S5,737
for services in liquidating defunct
banks in the seven months ending
January l, 1884.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-02-02
NE VS. BRIEFS

IS SENTENCED TO H A
Spit Billings, Person county ne
gro found guilty of the murder of
t. M. Clayton, has been sentenced
to die in the electric chair on
March so.