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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
20 UJWMA Locals in
Pennsylvania Map
Convention Fight
Program Cites Basic
Demands of Miners
Against Lewis

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 3.-The
Pennsylvania miners are making ex-
tensive preparations for the coming
convention Of the United Mine Work
ers OF America.
Twenty locals of District 3, West
moreland County, are holding weekly
conference, through their representa-
tives, and discussing the program
they will present to the convention
and fight for it at the Convention
floor. This program includes the basic
demands contained in the Coal Code
presented by the National Miners
Union at the NR.A. hearings In
August last year. The demands in
clude: five-day week, six-hour day
and Sc a day, against arbitration OF
any kind, for the right Of the miners
to strike, against check-off, for i'm
mediate election OF District and IN
ternational officers right after the
convention, etc.
All twenty locals have elected anti
Lewis delegates pledged to the locals
that they will carry on an uncom-
prising struggle against Lewis and his
henchmen.
The Renton local Of the UM.W.A,
in the Allegheny Valley has issued a
Continued on Page Two)
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slapped one another, they gathered
in knots in the aisles and between
the rows Of leather chairs. Again a
call for order, this time from sleek
Representative Mary T. Norton, pro-
tege Of Democratic Boss Frank Hague
OF Jersey City, New Jersey.
And still the confusion continued.
lingo Fred Britten of Illinois, former
chairman of the Naval Affairs Com
mittee, strutted stiffly around the
chamber in tight frock coat.
Furs, Orchids
Most of the women members wore
orchids. Joseph P. Monaghan, rep
resentative from Montana and the
baby of the House, held hands and
petted with his bride of a few days.
Tammany song writer, Representative
Loring Black, of New York, hailed
liberal friend in the big gallery
reserved for the press, over the dlas.
Representative Howard Of Nebraska,
once secretary to the Great Com
moner," william Jennings Bryan
smoothed his Buster Brown halrbob.
Three hundred and ninety three Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
NRA Board Ends
Philadelphia Milk
Drivers Strike
Taxi Drivers Still Out;
Call Conference of
All Unions

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 3.-The
milk drivers strike here has been
broken. The men decided to return
to work today and submit grievances
to the Regional Labor Board for ar
bitration.
The sell-out planned by the A. F,
Of L. leader, O'Brien, Of the Team
sters International Union on Sunday
was prevented by delegation OF
Women's Leagues and Communist
Party speakers.
The decision CT the Regional Labor
Board to return to work Immediately
was interpreted by the men as being
compulsory.
Taxi drivers continue out on strike.
The rank and file forced through a
mass conference of unions and work.
ers' organizations regardless Of affil-
iation for Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p. m,
1907 Spring Garden.
The Trade Union Unity League is
calling meeting in support Of the
strikers on Thursday, Jan. 4, at Girard
Manor Hall, Oil Girard Ave.
The Socialist Party has been in
vited to send a speaker.
The planned strike of shipyard
workers was called off by the So
cialist leadership after visit Of the
Regional Labor Board. The excuse
given was lack Of funds"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Anthracite Union
Heads Block Call
For Strike Action
Men for Action at Once
But Leaders Call in
MIRA Labor Board

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Jan. $50
strong was the demand for strike at
the convention Of the United Anchr-
acite Miners of Pennsylvania which
closed here yesterday that union Of
ficials were able only to postpone the
date to January Is instead Of permit
ting 1t to begin Immediately.
Thomas Maloney, president Of the
union, pleaded with the miners not to
strike, telling them at would be
suicide to strike now"
To defeat the immediate call for
strike, the union officials called in
MonSignor CurTan, strikebreaking
priest; Major Moore, N. r. A. media
tor, Col. Smitk, newspaper editor,
and q host of others.
None Of them could get the miners
to give up their strike demand. In
stead, however, the officials worked
out proposal that an appeal be
made to the National Labor Board to
take up the grievances by January 10,
and act on them. If no action took
place at that time, the strike would
be called on January IS.
In this way, the officials Of the
United Anthracite Miners of Penn
sylvania, which split away from the
U.M.W.A., hand the whole strike issue
over to John L. Lewis and other A.
F. of L. betrayers on the National
Labor Board.
Five delegates are being sent to
Washington to confer with the Ma
tional Labor Board.
The convention adjourned to re-
convene on January 18th.
The course of the National Labor
Boards action in the anthracite fields
Is already indicated by its behavior in
Weirton Steel, Budd Auto, and the
Philadelphia taxi drivers strike.
The National Labor Board, with
John L. Lewis on it, will take the
situation on under ADJUSTMENT" The
matter will be delayed and postponed
indefinitely, to wear the miners out.
Finally, q decision viii be reached,
the first point of which will be that
under no circumstances shall the
miners strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
BOARD OF ESTIMATE PROVIDES NO
RELIEF FOR 100000 UNEMPLOYED
Organize CWA Workers Fight!
EnVT0RTAT
AN EDITORIAL

ONE campaign the
Unemployment in washington, Feb
A. projects This
struggle has not yet been organized a basis
Spontaneous demonstrations protests and marches of c. W. work.
been carried cities almost locality the
w workers raised their W. A. ocialsfor
the better against discrimination In
these demands have
job committees, Relief Councils and
ganzed here and there in where they
organized they remained skeletons
the short time the national Unemployed
brought forward the c. w. A
Organize job comnAttees among C. w. A. workers!
Lead the the W.
Fight the
Elect delegates for the National Unemployed Convention
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Many Cities Elect
Delegates to Feb. 3
JobleSS Meeting
Funds La king Tc
Feed and House the
Delegates

NEW YORK-Approximately three
hundred delegates have already been
elected by unemployed and other
workers organizations to the Ma
tional Convention Against Unem-
ployment, to be held in Washington,
D. c., on Feb 3, and S, the Ma
tional Committee of the Unemployed
Council reported yesterday. Every
day new reports come in OF election
Of delegates by local conferences and
organizations. Yesterday credentials
were received from Oregon, Califor-
mia, Michigan and Louisiana, I. Am
ter, National Secretary Of the I'm
employed Council, stated. The
Multnomah County Federation of
Unemployed and Local II of the
Unemployed Citizens League of
Portland, Ore, have elected two
delegates to the National Conven-
ton. The Auto Workers Union of
Detroit is sending two delegates.
The Workers and Farmers Relief
Conference Of Douglas County, held
in Superior, Wise, elected one dele-
gate to the National Convention. At
this conference Is delegates, repre-
senting II organizations, were pres
ent. A county committee was elected.
Delegates representing C. w. A..
workers reported much discrimina-
ton in giving out jobs.
Reports have already appeared in
the Daily Worker Of delegates elected
from Philadelphia, Cleveland, Gin
cinnati, Worcester, Mass; Detroit,
Pittsburgh, Chicago, Omaha, Mime
apolis and a number of other cities.
Anter stated.
| However. the reports do not vet
show enough activity among the C..
W. A. workers, and among the A. F..
OF L. local unions, Amter declared.
Not sufficient local struggles for Jobs
or relief and for other immediate
demands have been carried out. The
united front campaign for the de-
n1ands Of the unemployed is not
sufficiently broad, especially among
the unemployed organizations not af-
filiated to the Unemployed Councils.
In addition, the districts have not
taken seriously the urgent need for
the $1,000 fund to carry through the
convention. This fund is needed in
addition to the expenses of the local
organizations.
The refusal of the Roosevelt gov
eminent to give any assistance what
ever toward housing and feeding, etc.,
OF the delegates, necessitates this
fund. Donations should be rushed to
the National Committee, Unemployed
Councils, 80 E. 18th st., Room 437,
New York, N. Y.
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well as in the performance
Meanwhile in the House chamber
gentleman farmer Henry T. Rainey
the spaker, was calling for order be-
cause the confusion was so great
that it was impossible to hear the
roll call. Besides wives and chill
dren. lobbyists who formerly were
members OF the body and therefore
have the freedom of the floor, were
crowded in. For example, Phi
Campbell, former representative from
Kansas and now a lobbyist for the
Standard Oil Company, sat In the
Representative chair on the last cir
cular row surrounding the well Of the
chamber.
Oscar De Priest, bourgeois Negro
Representative from Chicago, also
real estate man. whose property in
cludes brothels, sat alone and solemn
the only Representative" in Con-
gress OF 100000 of his people.
Some we're reading newspapers,
some were twirling their spectacles.
One threw kisses at a woman in the
gallery. They yawned. they back
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
5 Seamen Released
After s. P. Mayor
Helps Break Strike
McLevy Silent as Cops
Jail Sailors To
Smash Walkout

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Jan. g.
Five striking seamen on the Greek
cargo ship Kalypsis vergotti were re-
leased today before Judge Lavery.
Attorney Edward Kuntz of the In
ternational Labor Defense told Judge
Lavey that the men were arrested
only because the captain and police
authorities wanted the strike broken
The ship sailed with scab crew
to Norfolk, Va. The entire crew had
gone on strike demanding back pay,
improved conditions and union rec
ignition.
When the striking seamen were ar
rested, the Socialist Mayor MacLevy
did nothing to aid them and made nc
protest at the breaking of the strike
by the police. Bridgeport has So
cialist city administration.
There are no charges against
81 am going to hold them anyway
replied the Judge.
Attorney Kuntz pointed out that
even the immigration authorities had
placed no charge against the strikers
and the charge of breach of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Sbotghts Orchids Fs Mark Opening of Congress Show


the ABS members were present no
more than usual on the first day, and
many more than will be present when
the bulk of business is executed. The
clerk announced the roll and the
House adjourned to await the Pres
ident's arrival. Recovering at 1880
p. M, the House settled down to a
semblance Of order, only to break
welt, her daughter and her grand
children entered, swathed in furs and
out anew as Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
velvet.
After the Senate came the Roose-
welt Cabinet, the latter taking chairs
placed for them in the well of the
House, directly around the dais. The
crowded galleries rose also as Roose-
welt arrived and the Kleig lights of
news movie cameras swept the scene
from tripods in the galleries. AS
Roosevelt concluded, there was an
other burst of applause, and then
began the droning debate over who
should have first crack getting
speeches into the record for home
consumption-in ANTICIPATING Of the
1884 elections.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
2S8 Delegates in
Pittsburgh Plan
UnemplOyedFight
Convention In d orse S
Feb. 3 Meet; An
swers Splitters
By PHIL FRANKFELD

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 3.-Twc
hundred and eighty-eight delegates
gathered together on one Of the Bit
terest cold nights this winter to at
tend the United Front Unemployed
Conference. There were miners pres
ent from Coverdale and Library, Pa
steel workers from McKeesport,
Homestead, South Side and Du-
quesne. About 200 visitors were pres
ent in the hall.
There were % organizations rep
resented, including 40 locals of the
Unemployed Councils, five locals
from the Unemployed Citizens
League, one independent League, one
Unemployed Citizens League local
affiliated to the Unemployed Coun-
ellis, four Women's Auxiliaries Of the
Unemployed Council; five Youth
Committees and clubs, various fra
ternal lodges, Negro organizations,
etc. There were several C. w. A.
workers present as delegates coming
from a C. w. A. organization IN
Pittsburgh.
Mine and Steel Lay-OffsN
The worsening of the workers con-
ditions was very wildly portrayed by
several Of the speakers. Not single
report of the delegates showed any
back to work movement In any OF
the steel or mining towns, despite
the recent ballyhoo about pickup
taking place in steel production in
the Pittsburgh area. On the con-
trary, new layoffs were reported
from these same mill towns.
Musteites Split Movement
OF special significance was the
sub-report by fellow worker Ed
Pretzhold, of Local No. 6 OF the I'm
employed Citizens League, who acted
as vice-chairrnan of the conference
He dealt with the explosions taking
place in the Unemployed Citizens
League, the role of the Socialist mis-
leaders who now control the Citi-
zens League, Of the fact that united
front actions were developing from
below despite the sabotage of these
leaders. Pretzhold stated that an
attempt was being made to form a
new organization in Allegheny
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tions, including one that Finland -
alone among the nations paid in full
the installment due on world war
debts to the United States. And be-
fore and after the president spoke,
they laughed strutted, joked and
posed their spectacles in attitudes of
piousness and SNUG festivity.
The Big Show
Holding opening formalities separ-
ately, the Senate and House met in
their respective chambers at noon
Vice. President Garner, the Texas
banker, called the Senate to order
and they swore in four new members
while Postmaster General Jim Far
ley, commandment Of the Roosevelt
political machine, sat back and
watched, and a cynical reporter re-
marked, THE shows over in the
House today"
Nevertheless there was standing
room only in the Senate galleries
standing room for the overflow Of
diplomats and those who had cards
Of admittance. Workers were con-
spicuously absent In the audience as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG

DAILY Worker Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Sin
an atmosphere suggestive of both a
college fraternity reunion and Sum
day school picnic, the seventy-third
Congress assembled today and heard
its master, Franklin d. Roosevelt, de-
liver in person instructions for con-
solidating the New Deal - the pro-
gram under which unemployment is
increasing faster than ever before
during the crisis and millions In the
factories and fields are barely sub
sisting.
Every face in the crowded House
OF Representatives chamber In the
Capitol heightened and solemnly set
as the president walked over ramp
covered with royal purple cloth and
stood on dais to address the joint
session Of the House ana Senate
They greeted Roosevelt with un-
restrained clapping, complacent
grinning, and wild yelling. They ap-
plauded major and minor declara-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Committee To Go to
.Leiuzig To Demand
Release Of -Four"
Mass Actions Urged
To Save Communist
Defendants

NEW YORK.-A cable from Paris
reports that an international COM
mittee will go to Leipzig, Germany,
this week in the interest Of the world
wide movement for the freedom Of
Georgi Dimitroff, Ernst Torgler, asil
Taneff and B'agoi Popoff, the four
Communist Reichstag defendants, adj
mission of whose innocence was
wrested from the Nazi court by the
worldwide protest. A committee pre-
viously sent to Leipzig was refused
permission to escort the defendants
to the border.
The present committee includes
Andre Glide, famous French author,
Prof. Prenant of Sorbonne University,
Paris; Malreauz, well known French
publicist and writer on foreign af-
fairs; and Dorothy Woodman, sec
rotary of the British Committee to
Aid the Victims of German Fascism.
The cable addressed to the National
Committee to Aid Victims Of German
Eascism calls for large demonstrations
in every country to force the liberia
ton of the four defendants and their
cafe conduct out of Germany just as
the world movement and opinion
forced the verdict of not guilty.
In response to this call for action,
the New York Committee to Aid
Victims of German Fascism, called
a demonstration for January 10,
8 o'clock at the Central Opera
House, Third Avenue and 9th st.
Committees and sympathetic or
CARNATIONS in ether cities are
urged to take similar action and to
acguaint the National Committee,
at $40 Broadway, New York, with
their plans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
REPEATS War Policy
Of Growing Fight
For Foreign Trade
Wall ST. Celebrates
Roosevelt Tax Law
With More Dividends

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Twelve
large Wall Street industrial COM
panies celebrated the Roosevelt
repeal Of the dividends tax yester-
day, by declaring extra dividends,
special disbursements or renewal
Of payments.
The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining
Co. declares an extra dividend. 1t
is said to be controlled by Bernard
Baruch, Roosevelt's financial sd-
wiser.
Other companies were the
Briggs Auto Parts Manufacturing
Co.. the Melville Shoe Co., owner
Of the Tom Mccain Shoe chain,
Phillips Petroleum, gasoline pro-
ducers, Curtis Publishing, pub
Usher Of the Saturday Evening
Post, Cannon Textile Mills, etc.
The Roosevelt repeal Of the
dividends tax on the first day Of
this year will save Well Street
corporations over $60,o00,000 a
year, it is estimated. These saw
ings are going into dividend pay
ments to the stockholders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Tells Congress Policy
of Wall Street Aid
Will Continue
DEFENDS ARMING
CIOaks Fascist Trend
With Deceitful Talk
of "New Order"
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG
Daily Worker Washington Bureaus,

Daily Worker Washington Bureaul
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. -
President Roosevelt personally
delivered to Congress today a
message intimating further
fascist steps by calling for con-
solidation of the strike-break-
ing N. R. A. under a program Of even
closer contact between the Executive
and Legislative branches of the Gov
eminent.
Boldly ignoring unemployment In
sllrance, the president called for per-
lection, and improvement Of both the
agricultural and the industrial New
Deal, under which millions are being
cfspossessed Of city jobs and small
farms. He indirectly made a yelled
endorsement of certain sections OF
the recent fascist Swope plan for
greater freedom for big business un-
der the N. r. A. He calmly asserted
that many of his own objections have
been accomplished. He declared 'the
ruthless exploitation Of all labor" has
been abolished and thek other magical
reforms had taken place. In Assene-
his message called for extension OF
the N. r. A., with sornC improves
ment," and furtherence OF the
A. A. A.
Congress VIII Obey
The 73rd CONGRESS received the IN
structions without murmur. It is
ready to deliver the goods to Roose-
welt in the interests Of the upper
classes it represents.
Roosevelt congratulated the Con-
eress upon its cooperation with him
during the special session last Win
ter and bluntly asserted that out of
friendly contact" between the capitol
and the White House. "we are, for
tunately, building a strong and per-
manent tie between the legislative
and executive branches Of the gov
eminent.
For Fascisatioz
1.-THE letter Of the constitution
wisely declared separation" Roose-
welt tellingly added. "blit the impulse
- c"7r'-'0n n'-pose declares union.
He also said:
1--WE have created a permanent
feature Of our modernized industrial
structure and it win continue
Under the supervision but In the ar
library dictation Of government It
self" IN the latter reference, many
observers quickly saw yelled en-
dorscment NJ the Swope Plans de.
mand for increased control OF N. II.
A. machinery by the BIGGEST trusts
and monopolies. organized in q kind
Of Chamber Of Commerce.
N r. A. administrator johnson re-
Gently has indicated a strong deter
mination not to allow further re-
presentetion Of Government or Labor
in the bodies who executed the N.
r. A. codes. He also sefd that the
Swope plan was in full accord With
the f1ral objects which the trainers
of n. r. A. had in mind at the time
they drew if III,
On Lynching
Roosevelt talked an uncompus
mentary phrase toward iynching-
but only those which occur outside
of class court rooms. He said that
Grimes Of organized banditry. cold
blooded shooting, lynching and kid
napping have threatened our secur-
ity; that practices have been brought
to life which have shocked those who
(Conttuued ON pdoe ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Bolivian Indians
Revolt; Seize Arms
Protest War, Robbery
by Government

PUNO, Peru, Jan. 3.--Five thous-
and Bolivian Indians revolted in the
Guaqui region today against the gov
ernment's war policy and bitter OPP
preston of the Indian population.
The insurgents attacked the town Of
Guaqui, capturing the barracks and
its ammunition and destroyed train
and the port station on Lake Titi-
caca The uprising is expected to
spread
An urgent appeal for troops has
been sent by local officials to the
Bolivian government, which is con-
centrating troops in the Chaco region
for renewal OF hostilities with
Paraguay with the expiration on
Jan. 6 of the present truce.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
In the Daily Worker
Today

Page 2
Sports, by 81 Gerson.
Page 8
IN. Y. District Of C. r. Estimates
Last Election Results
New Farm Paper to Appear
Jan. Is"
News Briefs.
Page 4
Letters from Farmers End Share
Choppers.
TN the Home" by Helen Luke.
''Dr. Luttinger Advises
PARTY Life"
Page
What World" by Michael Gold
Stage and Screen, Tuning In,
What's On.
Red Snow" Story by Alfred
Brant.
1888 In Movies" by David Plat.
Page
Editorials: Betrayal in Anthra-
cite; Militarizing the JobIess;
Organizing the Next War.
'tHow Union Agreements Are
Signed in U. s. S. r." by vern
Smith.
Foreign News.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Japan Moves for New
Attack on North China

PEIPING, Jan. COLLAPSE OF tire
offensive of the Japanese tool, Gen.
Iiu Kwas-tang against Peiping, was
followed today by Japanese aerial
demonstration over Peiping by planes
laden with heavy bombs. sf
The demonstration Is regarded Is
the resumption Of Japanese military
operations in North China.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
ROOSEVELT ASKS FIRMER STRTKEBREAKTNC MACHIN
Further Orders for
Anniversary "Daily"
Must Be Telegraphed

NEW YORK.-The management
OF the Daily Worker announced
yesterday that additional orders
for the Jan. 9Th, tenth anniver-
Sery edition Of the Daily Worker
can be filled only If such orders
are wired Immediately to the
Daily" SO z. 18th ST., New York
City. Orders sent by mail from
yesterday on will arrive too late
to be taken care Of, Wire them
at once.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-04
Hooded Band Beat Tax
Reduction Organizer
BY a Worker Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla, Jan. 3.-The or
ganizer of the Taxnayers League OF
Orange County, Mr.. Ferguson. was
whipped by hooded fascist bands Who
objected to the Leagues program fcg
reduction Of taxes for small horse
owners and farmers.
The International Labor Defense d
investigating the activities OF the
hooded bands who have whipped
scores of Negro and white workers IN
the past few months.