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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
ON QUESTION OF VOTING COM.
MUNIST, SEES LESSON IN
GERMANY
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Brooklyn, N. 7.
Dear Comrade Editor:
This column printed a letter from
comrade G. P. who asked the fol-
lowing question: rs it not playing
into the hands of our enemies to
tell us Communists to register Com
munist?"
am not a Party member, yet 1
enrolled Communist last year and
this year. I voted six years for the
Communist ticket and will vote
Communist on this election day
again, and what's more I am not
afraid
AS to comrade C. P, there are
people with the same thoughts in
every country. In Germany too there
were people who never voted or sup
ported the Communists for fear of
what might become of them If
Hitler came to power, and therefore
abstained in order to save" them
selves.
But what happened when Hitler
did come to power? Were not
countless thousands of people who
never voted red murdered, or thrown
into concentration camps? Were
not thousands of Socialist workers
who followed their resisting
leaders treated alike?
Were not little Jewish business
men who voted for Hindenburg and
contributed money to the Nazi party
chest not for love, but just to be
safe" should fascism come to power
likewise murdered, thrown into con-
centration camps. their property
confiscated. exiled?
In the fight to prevent fascism in
this country the workers must enroll
vote and elect Communists to office
Also important-they must read the
Daily Worker and give it the widest
distribution, because it is the back
ward and ignorant workers who be-
come recruits for fascisn and do the
dirty work for the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
MAN OF ARAN" HAS REVOLU-
TIONARY HISTORY
New York. N. Y

new YORK, N. Y.
Comrade Editor:
I am in complete agreement with
the review of Man of Aran," by
David Platt, that from a technical
standpoint the picture is most ex-
cellent. But this criticism in itself
was not sufficient Robert Flaherty
had the material and could have
made the picture most important
social document by exposing Brit
ish imperialism which is chiefly
responsible for the hardships and
the primitive way of living of the
people of Aran who were part of
the Celtic clans driven from Ireland
by ruthless imperialism.
When Cromwell and the British
military invaded Ireland they found
people who lived harmonious
communal life. These people re-
sented the invasion and fought Bit
terly with true anti-imperialist hate
but due to the superior civilization
of the British imperialists with
their instruments of death, the
Irish were defeated but not con-
quered. Many of the clans rather
than pay the land annuities and
become slaves of an absentee land
lord class fled the land. Such a
people were the clan of Aran who
fled to the island rocks off the coast
of Ireland. Here they had to return
to very primitive existence for
livelihood. We readily see here that
imperialism, British or otherwise
serves but to enslave and retard the
development of people.
This picture, if anything, should
have served as an unanswerable in
dictment of Imperialism. Flaherty
had the material and proofs, but
maybe Gaumont British (the Eng
lish producers of the film), would
not have liked it. J.H.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
800 in Boise Region
Sleep on Bare Ground
BY a Worker Correspondent

BOISE, Idaho.--I am writing you
today to let you know the outlook
for prosperity here. There are
about 300 sleeping on the bare
ground at the Riverside rooming
place and the Kokomo rooming
place. 1t seems that no one can
make money here except h e
preachers and the bootleggers.
There are over 1000 people living
on welfare, which is tough way to
live. I meet little children nearly
every day crying for something to
eat, yet the banks are chock full of
money. At the same time the farm
ers are pawning their old clothes
for gasoline, and go hungry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30

ton is today performed merely be-
cause doctors on hospital and re-
search stats must prove to a Board
of Trustees or to their chiefs that
they are doing something to war;
rant their appointments and SAL
aries. Every year articles describing
studies, fundamentally dishonest,
must be published because the re-
search worker knows ne must do
this or be fired. Some doctors carry
on investigations, then write ar
ticles which srve to advertise them
selves for commercial reasons, or to
feed their vanity. Under such cir
cumstances it is easy to see that
workers and unemployed are used as
so many guinea pigs for unworthy
causes. You may be sure that work.
ers would not allow themselves to
be so exploited if they knew this.
that is why they are not told that a
test or treatment is only in the ex-
perimental stage and not definitely
beneficial.
Contrast this with conditions in a
workers republic. Here doctor and
patient would work together in
common cause, both realizing the
need for experiment in order to
find new ways of fighting disease
which would be applied alike to all,
and not reserved for the few who
can afford to pay for them.
Take you own case, for example;
You would be told that certain in
jections might possibly be of help
in curing your ringworm infection,
but that this was only an expert
ment which would not harm YOU,
You would not be kept in the dark
concerning what was going on.
Your intelligent cooperation would
be asked for and you would be an
active partner in the experiment.
and not senseless guinea pig.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
BY a Worker Correspondent

DANVILLE, Pa.-Although Con-
stable "Bungy" Young, who was the
prosecutor and only witness against
the defendants, admitted that the
crowd had treated him nice and
there was no disorder" Harold
Thomas and Hubert Buck were held
for court, as a result of their ac-
tivities in organizing the workers
in defense Of Bucks home against
eviction.
At least % workers who we're pres
ent at the sale testified that there
had been no disorder or violence
no threats or intimidations, and
that the constable had not even at
tempted to carry through the sale
but had merely postponed it.
The militancy of the workers
forced Squire Hogelsby to reduce the
bail from $1,000 each to $3.50 each,
District Attorney Robbins, who
owns plenty of houses, gave the
whole show away when he asked
Thomas, IF Constable Young drop
ped these charges against you would
you leave town and go back to Will
mington?" Thomas, who is the lead
er of the unemployed workers Of
Danville. threw this petty bride back
into the teeth of the D. A. and
shouted MOI The workers in the
court room cheered and stamped
their feet at this display of courage
of their leader, and many joined
the Unemployment Council after
that.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
In THE HON
ANN RToN
Clothes! Clothes! Clothes!

What w0man's heart at this
time of year does not stand still
at the sight of the stunning new
winter clothes in the shop win
dows?
The luscious looking reds, browns
and greens of the dresses, the lux
urious appearing warmth Of the
furred coats, the woolenS, the
tweeds, the slippers, the suits, the
hats with their piquant feathers
all this is enough to make the
mouth water. We are like, children
standing in front of bakery win
dow longing for the forbidden
frosted cake.
The mother of the working class
family living on relief may look in
those windows until the coats and
dresses become blurred from too
much staring. The girls from fac
tory or Office may stand for hours
looking at the SIS and $25 dresses,
the $4750 coats. They can avail
us only q bitterness and the clear
knowledge that to obtain these
things we must put up the fiercest
kind of struggle to defend and raise
our living standards. The women
textile strikers in Paterson want
these clothes. These are some of
the things that women who fight to
lower the cost of living have in their
minds eye.
A COmrade Helps
To those who have few dollars
to spend on clothes now, Comrade
Natalie sends some excellent prac-
tical advice on the buying of clothes.
She says, THE majority of girls
either don't know how to sew or
don't have the opportunity They
have to go to the cheapest stores to
buy their dresses, hats, lingeries,
etc. Time and again a girl gets a
dress which seems to look well on
her in the store, and for few
days afterwards, and then it goes
all wrong, and again her money has
been thrown to the exploiting
clothing manufacturers.
when a girl has only three or
four dollars to spend on dress,
how can we get the best value for
our money? Here are a few sug-
gestions:
Never buy anything that has a
dated style, such as tricky sleeves,
shoulders, or what-not, unless this
can be very easily made plain later
on. Buy something that is either
very conservative in cut and can
be changed by a few tricks such as
collars, belts, etc., or buy something
that is Of a style so standardized
that it is always in the mode, such
as shirtwaist dresses, tailored skirts
and blouses, etc. Never buy dress
with perishable trimmings unless
you want to take them off and re-
place them. Collars and cuffs
should be made of linen, pique, or
other washable material Chiffon
flowers, rhinestones, and such are
positively out. Many times, by tax
ing such a dress and stripping it of
its unnecessary trimmings you can
achieve something quite good look
ing. Examine the material care
fully. Decide beforehand what you
need: wool, cotton, or silk, also what
color A limited wardrobe must be
chosen very carefully SO that all the
things will go well together Find
out which of these basic colors looks
best on you. black, brown, gray,
dark green. or navy. ard than huv
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
.Ouara ntine
Plot Jails
Candida
Relief Officials H e ] p
Frame Communist
Nominee
By a Worker Correspondent

Fl. DODGE, Ia.-Henry Mosher,
Communist candidate for state rep
.resentative from Webster County,
has again been picked out for an at
tack by the local bosses. Following
a recent talk to large group of
workers and farmers during his
campaign, he was arrested and held
in jail for day. During this time
the local authorities framed-up with
the relief officials to have Mosher
auarantined. The relief doctor
signed papers charging that the
Mosher family must be quarantined
for period Of 80 days because Of
scarlet fever.
There is no member of the family
i'll at present, nor has there been in
the past, from scarlet fever. One Of
the children did have mild attack
of measles, but this was over two
weeks ago. Today the children are
up and playing about the house
with no sign of sickness, yet the
doctor refuses to release Mosher
from quarantine.
This is an obvious attempt of the
bosses to keep Mosher from talking
to the workers and farmers and
winning many Communist votes in
the election.
Also, in view of the repeated
warnings against Mosher, if he
breaks quarantine, the bosses can
be accused of trying to deliberately
provoke MoSher so that they will
have legal" excuse to throw him
back into jail.
Workers and farmers of Fit. Dodge
are urged to protest against this
vicious method of intimidation
against their fellow workers. De-
mand that Henry Mosher be re-
leased from Jail"
incidentally relief houses in this
town are much poorer shelter than
the city jail0
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
Frank BGLizGk Killed
BY Speedup in Gary
Bosses Investigation Lays Blame to Switchmen
Tries to Shield Foreman, Safety Inspector

the hook slipped off and fell back
wards right in front of the buggies,
and you can imagine the rest.
That was not all. The very same
morning the investigation was
opened by the hearth super
intendent, locomotive shop. general
foreman, transportation superin-
tendent Dinhey, the yard master,
and the same old safety inspector,
J. j. Davis, who refused to build
safety devices for the engineers
when they are getting their coal.
The first question was, Where
was the switchman, what was he
doing; did he make a kick on the
buggies?" You all know that kick
ing buggies and cutting off is a Job
for the stock foreman and not the
switchmen.
Fellow workers, why all these
questions to be put up to the switch
men?
Well, you fellows know or ought
to know that switchmen are only
paid nowadays for three to five
days, and if they can put the blame
on the sw1tchman and get him laid
off they will do it. Mr. Davis is
paid $3.50 month, which means
something to him, and If he can
get the switchmen in bad he would
not stop.
Nothing more was reported on
this case.
Fellow workers, the only way to
stop accidents and speed-up is
through organization. Unless we do
this, we couldn't do anything Let's
get shoulder to shoulder and start
things rolling our way, the workers
way.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
Nv a Worker Correspondent


GARY, Ind.-Fellow steel work
ers, would like to tell the details
of how Frank Balizck was run over
and killed Saturday morning, Oct.
Is, 1870 am, at No. Stockyard.
The bosses are preaching day and
night about safety first" but they
forget to preach about the reducing
of speed-up which really kills the
workers. This man was placed to
work on the stockyard cranes, as
hooker, but his real job is to
straighten the iron scrap that the
crane Is loading into the charging
buggies. This man was compelled
to use a long iron rod about 8 or
10 feet long, shaped as hook, that
he could get a hold of the magnet
which is loading the serap-iron
from the Standard R.R. cars to the
buggies. The magnet alone weighs
from 7 to 10 tons, not counting the
iron.
The stock foreman's duties are to
lead the buggies into the yard and
see that everything is clear, ano
the same goes when he is up on the
floor Of the open hearth, but they
do not do that, for the simple
reason that they make few cents
a day in the form of tonnage. Natu-
rally that makes them forget all
the safety rules in the world.
So the stock foreman, whom we
switchmen call stock chaser, in
stead Of going in the yard, stops at
the scale shanty and let's the
buggies run down the yard blindly.
At that very moment the hooker
was trying to swing the magnet
square on top Of the charging boxes,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
Carry Shop
Fight Into
Elections
Communists Led Fight
For Higher Wages
At Majestic
BY a MetaI WOrker C0rrespondent

By a Metal Worker Correspondent
NEW York; is now about
one year since the workers of Ma
iestic won their strike for better
conditions and higher wages. We
have learned that only through the
unity of the workers can we win
our demands. We have learned
that the bosses Therefor do every
thing in their power to break this
that the bosses therefore do every
attempt Of misguided workers to
cause disagreements in our Organi-
cation. The foreman will try to
bestow favors on certain workers,
such as better jobs, more over
time. etc. This is done to detract
the attention of the workers from
the Importance of our union in the
shop, to keep the workers from
acting in a body. However, the
workers Of Majestic have remained
firm and united under the leader
ship of the Steel and Metal Work
ers Industrial Union; have won
new agreement when the first one
expired.
It seems unbelievable that only
one year ago we were working for
So or So per week for "A hours and
more. We were constantly worried
when the foreman looked at us as
to whether he was thinking Of
firing US.
That is of the past. Today we
make S14 to SIG minimum wage.
Many workers who were making So
per week now can earn $40 and
over. We work only 40 hours per
week. with time and a half for
overtime. Our jobs are secure. Our
union controls hiring.
All this we have gotten through
the leadership of the Steel and
Metal Workers Industrial Union.
The Communists have been the
most active members in our union
activity. They have led US in every
struggle we engaged in. Because
the Communists always fight in the
interests of the workers, they have
gathered experience which enables
them to give this leadership.
Although we have improved our
conditions so tremendously, have we
yet all the things we need and
want7 The cost of living has risen
very much during the past year,
end most of us have to support
families, which are largely unem-
ployed.
Our fight must continue outside
as well as inside of the shop. The
political parties making beautiful
promises in the present elections
were not the ones to help us in our
fight in the shop. They are repeat
ing promises which they failed time
and again to carry out. With I'M
employment the major problem for
the workers. it was the Commu-
mist Party which organized move
ment to get Unemployment Insur-
ance. The Communist Party which
gave leadership in our struggle,
gives leadership in all the struggles
of the workers. 1t is our Party,
the workers Party Workers OF
Majestic vote for the Party that
fights together with you Vote
Communist!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
WORKERS HEALTH
Conducted by the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board

The Worker and Medical Research
M o. BrOoklyn;-Ringworn or
Athletes foot Cor skim are the COM
mon names for a disease due to
fungi vegetable microbs) known
medically as dermatophytosis. 1t is
extremely common in this country;
very few people not having evidence
Of it on their feet. In its early
stages it produces q slight scaling IN
the toe webs, sometimes only in the
last toe webs. During this period,
in which there is only scaling o. a
crack between the toes, the person
having the disease may be unaware
of it or have only slight occasional
itch. After varying lengths of time
some people become sensitized so
that the fungi, which causes the dis
ease by growing in the upper layers
of the skin, penetrate deeper until
some gets into the blood For rea-
sons not known, they land in the
skin of the hands and cause groups
of small blisters to appear. This
condition usually becomes very
chronic, with periods when the sores
get better and other times when new
blisters come out. This process may
continue for years.
The most intelligent treatment to-
day consists of treating the original
source Of the infection between the
toes with salves, liquids or powders
containing chemicals which kill the
fungi. At the same time, the erup-
ton on the hands may be cleared
up by X-ray treatments most rapid
ly. When X-rays cannot be obtained,
solutions or salves containing crude
coal tar proves very useful.
AS for the injections you mention,
these are given using a solution
called "trichophytin." This is made
from liquid culture Can artificial
means of growth in test tubes or
other glass containers of fungi
found in the toe webs of people
suffering from ringworm or ath-
lete's foot. The value of trichophy-
tin as means Of treatment is still
in the experimental stage. While
some clinics and doctors have re-
ported good results from its use,
others equally reliable have found
little or no beneficial effects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
War Submarine Firm
Maneuvers To Smash
Rank and File Union
By a worker CORRESPONDENT

NEW LONDON, Conn. - T h e
Electric Boat Co. in Groton is still
in hot water. First there were the
government Investigations int o
their crooked little international
submarine deals. Now the nice little
crooked company union, or repres-
entative plan as they would like
to have it known, is printing long
leaflets in the name of patriotism
and 100 per cent Americanism, at
lacking a rank and file union set
up by the workers as something
sent over here from Moscow to de-
Stroy civilization,
The A. F. of L. is again conniving
to try to break the Camden Union.
The Electric Boat Co. workers
kicked the A. F. of L. Federal union
out once before, and now they are
coming back with their sell-out rule
or ruin policy initiated by John
Egan and Nick Danz, the A. F. Of
L. state officials.
The Communist Party issued a
leaflet to all the submarine workers
exposing these tactics and the E. B.
Co.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
A.A. Local
Defeats
Expulsion
By a worker CorrespOndent


MONROE, Mich.-Before the A.
F. of L. convention, Matthew Vol,
vice-president Of the A. F. of L.,
sent a letter to the Amalgamated
Association to expell every member
Of the Communist Party from the
union. Kaiser, foreman in the
Newton Steel Co., got up at a meet
ing and made a motion to expell all
the Communist Party members
from the union. Another man made
a motion to deport all the foreign
ers. This man reads the Detroit
Times, Hearst paper.
We did not support the motions.
Another man got up and told
them that he was an American
even his father was native born. He
said he wasn't a member Of the
Communist Party, but that he un-
derstood that the Communist Party
was a national political party
This proves that Mr.. Vol and
Mr.. Green can't fool the American
A. F. of L. members SO easily.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
New Britain Foundry
Workers on Strike
Bv a Worker CORRESPONDENT

oF a WI SEfC-A1NAAN
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - The
Landers Foundry and Clark
Foundry workers are now on
strike for the past 10 days. About
100 moulders and so helpers are
out solid under the leadership of
the International MOuIders Union,
A. F.0f L.
Demands are for higher wages
and the hiring Of help to carry
water, etc. O'Keefe is the Inter
national Vice President here, and
he is having a hell of time
trying to slip over arbitration.
The workers are wise to the old
stunts and will stay out until they
win.
Conditions are rotten in all the
shops here. The lay-offs are
holding back further strike action,
but the strikes will come anyway
if the Speedup is not stopped.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
Moldy Food the Only
Pay for Forced Labor
BY a Worker Correspond mt

BY Worker Correspond, mt
OPELIKA, Ala have been
very poor for long time. Last
Friday, 1 went to work and was
taken sick, while on the job. 1
went to the Welfare Aid and
asked them for help to go to the
doctor. failed to get help.
didn't get anything but rebukes.
They said was too lazy to work.
They offer us one days work a
week to pay for the food the wei
fare gives us, which is old and
mouldy. Some of them work the
poor people weeks upon weeks for
their old clothes, but give no
money at all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
VOTE FOR PARTY THAT HELPED US WIN SAYS METAL WORKER
Minnesota Violates
Old Age Pension Law
By a Worker Correspondent

BY a Worker Correspondent
DULUTH, Minn.-The old age
pension in this county, that is,
St. Louis County, Is supposed to
pay $50 a month to every man
that is 20 years old and over.
When a person goes to them for
this dole or relief check once a
month, the County comes out
with a sob story that they have
no money, they are broke, and
hand that person from IS TO Sl2
for the month to live on, includ-
ing his rent,
Vote Communist this election
and put some one in Office who
can help the working class peo-
ple-young and old alike, to get
their share that they are entitled
to.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
Council Wins
Right of Way
In Clarion
BY a Worker Correspondent

GLASSPORT, Pa. : Some 300
workers from the GlasspoI't and
Clarion Unemployment Councils
relief station in Clarion on Oct.
10. The Glassport workers, about
one hundred marched a distance of
about four miles each way, and
were very enthusiastic and deter
mined to get their demands.
The demonstration was 8 COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-30
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