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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
10000 Workers
in Needle Trades
Demand CWA Jobs
Workers Delegation Is
Denied a Hearing at
State C.W.A. Office

NEW YORK, N. "a delegation
Of six, representing 10000 unem-
ployed needle trades workers, was
denied admission to the Civil Service
Administration offices, where they
asked to submit a list Of their de-
mands for c. w. A. jobs.
While 10000 workers were on the
outside shouting, I'VE want jobs. -
Abraham Melnikoff and Norman An
gel, secretary of the Needle Trades
Unemployed Council, both of the fur
riers' trade, We're told that Mr.. Dan
iels will not see them. The workers
demands included participation in
the registration of needle workers;
C.W.A. Jobs or cash relief; no dis
elimination against foreign born and
Negroes, and equal consideration Of
all single and married workers.
After some lengthy pickering with
Mr.. Sullivan, Publicity Director Of
the c. w. A., the delegation was
given a statement, supposedly sent
by Mr.. Daniels, but without his sig
nature, declaring that Miss Grace,
director of the C.W.A. of New York
City, viii work out with the State
Employment Service the procedure
for registration of unemployed per-
sons eligible for employment when
the needle trades projects are deyel-
oped. 1t is planned to start some of
these projects on Thursday or Friday
1.-THE State Administration cannot
deal directly with the Needle Works
Trades Association, as the RESPONSE
biIity for developing these projects
rests with the New York Civil Works
Administration"
Almost coincidental with the re-
lease Of this report, a riot squad of
the police department rounded up a
group of the workers who were on
the outside.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17

dimmed eyes. Thirteen, fourteen
love. Christ, when would this agony
end? Death, o death, come to papai
Well, msieu, it was finally over
and dragged away my bruised soul
with what was left Of my body,
play ping-pong no more. No more, d
that is, except in the dead of night,
in a muffled chamber, where 1 bang
a celluloid sphere against a blank
wall and dream of the day that I will
meet that imp Of Satan who inflicted
those terrible scars on my spirit and
defeat her, even as she did me, 21-O.
All, m'sieu, then I will laugh LOUD
and long.
You think me a bit queer, m'Sieu?
I don't blame you. You don't know
what ping pong can 90 to guy.
DUT despite the terrible treatment
ID at the hands OF the lady who
beat me in my first and last table
tennis match, I hope she's in good
health and attends the big New York
workers ping-pong tournament this
month. So many entries are expected
that the affair will take three days
to run off, Jan. 25, Is and 81. The
finals will be held at the Red Sparks
dance at Manhattan Lyceunl. Sc e,
Fourth St, Saturday night, Jan. 81.
Literally the best players in the coun-
are expected to battle it out at the
finale.
A new feature Of the competition
will be a mems single consolation
tournament for those eliminated in
the first and second rounds Of the
tourney. A women's single tourney
is also scheduled. Entries are pour
ing in. If you're what We expect you
to be, secret ping pong player, obey
that impulse Immediately and send
in your entry to the N. Y. District
Spartakiade Committee, 100 Broad
way, Room $50, New York City. The
fee is 25 cents for men and 10 cents
for women.
The meet is open TO all amateurs.
Most important of all, it's part OF
the many-sided preparations for the
World Spartakiade and is part of q
campaign to acquaint New York atn-
letes with the great international
workers athletic meet, the World
Spartakiade, at Moscow, Aug. > to
IS, 1884.
Batter upl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17

will be answered by reprisal measures
throughout the world. The Petit
Journal declares:
"It is most likely that the new
Roosevelt policy will provoke at once
protective measures of an economic
and financial nature from the big
powers"
TOXIC, Jan. 16.-President Roose-
velt's drive for cheaper dollar,
coupled with expected British re-
prisals, caused great fluctuation on
the Japanese stock exchange today,
with the japanese government and
traders considering a further de-
probation of the yen in an effort to
hold recent Japanese trade gains in
Asiatic and South American markets
at the expense Of their U. s. and
British rivals.
BERLIN, Jan. 16-President Roose-
yelt's drive for a cheaper dollar has
caused CONSERVATION in Nazi circles
and is likely to accelerate Nazi plans
for initiation of the currency.
ROME, Jan. 16.-Financial experts
praised Roosevelt's move as ending"
international uncertainty, while the
fascist government considered plans
for devaluation of the Ira as an an
swer to the cheaper dollar.
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Jan. 16.
Prague newspapers reported today
that the government devalued its cur
rency by Is to 20 per cent to meet
the threat Of the cheap dollar against
Czechoslovakia's trade.
VIENNA, Jan. 16.-The Austrian
government indicated that the Au-
strian schilling would be further de-
preciated as a result Of President
move.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17

not living up to'' its ability to issue
a currency total of two and one-half
times the base Of its currency. Hence,
presto, Coughlin declared that
Roosevelt's message yesterday "dou-
bled" Americas supply of Az billion
of gold to 81a-and we could" now
have 10 billions in currency.
The thread of fascist ideas ran
clear through Coughlin's speech to
the committee. He put forward the
doctrine Of intense nationalsm, COM
planning that Europe has taken "our
money and our machines, our blue
prints and our brains" The currency
initiation by the printing press
method and the doubling Of the price
Of silver were, Coughlin said, but the
natural follow through" of the
Roosevelt program. Congress must
follow through" he declared.
Talks Of Revolution
IF you refuse" he added, II pre-
dict a revolution In this country that
will make the French revolW~ n look
silly we're not going % have
Communism or any of those silly
things, but we're liable to have an
overthrow of other things. Roose-
welt is not going to make q mistake
because god is guiding him. God
knows we've prayed enough during
the last few years for an end Of the
depression; Roosevelt is the answer
to our prayer :. we're going to pro-
duce and we're going to get markets
We're going to keep the blessings
that god has given u.s.
The capitalist systems time-hon-
ored way Of doing that is war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Fur Workers Battle AFL
Gangsters, Police; TearUp
Leaflets of Scab Union
Urge Return of Tag
DAY Contention Boxes

NEW K.-Workars who
volunteered for tag day collections
for the raising of funds for the
National Convention Against I'm
employment are urged to return
al collection boxes Immediately to
the Special Fund Committee. % E,
Goth st.
All workers who can volunteer
their help for preparations for the
convention are asked to report 70
the National Convention office at
29 z. Goth st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Initiation of 1000 Recruits
Feature Of NY. Lenin Meets
Hathaway to Speak in Boston, Mass; Torgler's
Secretary in Detroit, Mich.

NEW YORK.-A strong Commu-
mist Party is the best monument to
v. 7. Lenin, the great leader of the
worlds working class, and the New
York District of the Communist
Party is strengthening that monu-
ment by initiating in it's ranks at the
meetings concentrating the tenth
anniversary Of Lenin's death 1000
new recruits who have joined the
Party during the recruiting drive
started three months ago.
The initiation will take place at
the three memorial meetings ar
ranged in Manhattan, Bronx and
Brooklyn. In addition to the initia-
ton of new recruits, banner will
be presented to the section of the
Party most active in the recruiting
drive. From all indications it ap-
pears that the Harlem Section will
get this banner, as they have re-
cruited and assigned to units 1874
members during the past three
months.
Three Meetings
The memorial meetings, which will
be held at the Bronx Coliseum, E.
18th ST., the ST. Nicholas Arena, SO
w. 66th St., and at the Arcadia Hall,
9l8 Halsey ST., Brooklyn (near
Broadway, will be real demonstra-
tons of the determination of the
workers of New York to follow the
NOV IF at,;Y, tt will I,a EI,o o,,e,r,o,,
Of the New York working class to the
provocations Of william Green of the
A. F. of L. A great number of mass
organizations have called on their
entire membership to attend en-
masse.
Speakers at the New York Coli
scum will include Charles Krumbien,
District Organizer, Communist Party;
James w. Ford, Ben Gold, Juliet
Stuart Poyntz. Earl Browder, Cen
eral Secretary OF the Communist
Party, will be the main speaker at
the st. Nicholas Arena, together with
Rose Wortis, Steve Kingston and
John Little, New York District Or
ganizer of the Young Communist
League. Robert Minor, Communist
candidate for Mayor in the recent
elections, will speak in the name of
the Central Committee Of the Com
munist Party at the Arcadia Hall.
Richard B. Moore, Sadie Van Veen,
Fred Biedenkapp and Nell Carroll
will also speak in Brooklyn.
AL meetings will start at pm.
sharp. Admission will be IS cents,
including one cent for the Unenn-
ployed Councils.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Program Of Rank and File
Walters IN Election Today

NEW YoREl-rhe and file opposition
Mattresses candidates
union in the election which takes place today,
The rank and file fighting against tbs rakeeerng officials
the following which their candidates
nstatemen dropped pay unemployment
distribution Of jobs by committee elected the
union conditions shop haimen be directly place
drive organd unemployment
the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Mary Van Kleeck Will
Discuss the ''New DEAL

NEW YORK.-Mary Van Kleeck,
who recently resigned from the Fed
eral Department of Labor in pro-
test against the employer control of
the National Labor Board, will speak
on New Deals In Industry" at the
annual dinner of the League for
Mutual Aid, this evening, January
II. AS head of the Department of
Industrial Studies of the Russell
Sage Foundation, she has been study
ing the steel and coal industries IN
der the N. r. A. The dinner will
be held at the London Terrace Grill,
405 West 23rd st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Arrest Sd Pickets in
Blechman Strike

NEW YORK. - Continuing their
tactics Of mass arrests in their at
tempts to intinidate the picketers and
mash the strike at S. Blechman and
sons, Inc, 500 Broadway, police ar
ested % more workers Monday while
breaking up mass picket line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
In Defense of Ping Pong

YOUR coumnss heart goes ptapat this morning, gentle
reader and neither the fourth floor blondes the extra
strength of Bennys coffee has anything to do with it,
about to undertake and like all good undeakers
expect goody of punishment and perhaps who
knows Fate Worse Than Death Itself But when they bring
my limp body shield into Hathaway them tell him that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
HATHAWAY SPEAKS IN BOSTON
MEMORIAL

ROXBURY, Mass, Jan. l6. -
Clarence Hathaway, editor of the
Daily Worker, will be the chief
speaker at the 10th Anniversary Cele-
bration of the Daily, Saturday,
Feb. 10th, P. M, in Dudley st. Opera
House, 113 Dudley st. The affair will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Powers, Frmed i'm 1882,
on Trial Thursday; LID
Calls for Witnesses

NEW YORK.-The International
Labor Defense, in an urgent appeal,
calls upon all workers who were
present at the City Hall demOnstra-
ton of April 81, 1882 against the
threatened closing Of all Home Re-
lief BurOs to report to the Office of
attorney Joseph Tauber, Room 403,
4O1 Broadway, Room 4OS between 2
and p. M. today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Benefit Tonight for
Framed Shoe Workers

NEW York; benefit perform
anee of Peace on Earth" playing at
the Civic Repertory Theatre will be
held tonight to raise funds for the
defense of the shoe workers who have
been framed in the shooting of Will
liam Strauss, a fellow shoe worker
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17

be held under the auspices Of the
Daily Worker Committee, District
One. The varied program includes the
Russian Workers Chorus, which will
sing new Soviet songs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17

Fight for unemployment insur-
ance. Support the National Con-
vention Against Unemployment on
Feb. in Washington, d. c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
Miners Fight
Injunction In
Anthracite Strike

Continued from Page y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-17
European GOy'tS
Prepare RepriSalS
on Cheap Dollar

Continued from Page y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Expose Of DePriest
Featured in w orkers
Reference Bulletin

CHICAGO, Ill.,-The most com
plete examination to date of the
words and deeds of Oscar De Priest
Negro Congressman from Chicago, is
feature of the August issue of the
Workers Reference Bulletin, pub
lished by the Labor Research Bur
eau of Chicago Pen 81 Hammer. In
well documented four-page article
it is shown that De Priest. who as
pires to leadership of he Negro peo-
pie. had made profitable his con-
tempt for vain notions of social
equality" Himself wealthy land
lord, the only Negro Cong essmar
has raised rents from $18 month
for whites to $50 and more when
Negroes moved in.
Another high spot of the latest
Workers Reference Bulletin is a
two-page exposure of certain Hearst
newspapers and the Chicago Trib-
une" by getting their anti-labor
utterances in the San Francisco
general strike. Speakers, writer's and
organizers, to whom the publication
is addressed will make good use OF
this material on the capitalistic
press.
Articles on the Illinois coal
miners, cuts in work relief standards
for Illinois unemployed and theil
consequent reduction to starvation
levels, serve to round out the issue
The Workers Reference Bulletin
sells for Gel is a copy and is pub
lished at 20 East Ontario ST., Chi
cago, Ill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
"SteUedore" to Reopen

"Stevedore,' the stirring drama
OF struggle on the New Orleans
docks which audiences Of black and
white workers cneered for fifteen
weeks, will re open for month
engagement at the Civic Repertory
Theatre on Monday, Oct. /. The
Theatre Union is planning TO aend
the production to other cities dur
ing the late fall and winter.
Many organizations that were I'M
able TO secure seats for benefit the
atre parties are arranging to a.
tend 'fStevedore" in a body. Ar
rangements may be made with Syl-
via Regain at the Civic Repertory
Theatre, Watkins 9-2050.
All Theatre Union plays will be
presented at the Civic Repertory
Theatre this winter. offices, ,sor-
merry a 10f Fifth Avenue, have
been moved into the theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
DANIEL HoRWlrz

, dizzily. Figures were crowdins
around the exits. He felt sick. The
air was sitting and his head ached.
He tried to stand up. Max wanted
to help him, but Cliff pushed him
away.
What's the matter, Cliff, don't be
like this. It's not personal mat
ter"
Cliff looked at him. A cynical
smile appeared on his lips.
What axe you trying to do. make
believe you're my friend?" He de-
manded bitterly,
Oh. he'll. Cliff, you've got more
sense than to take it this way
Cliff didn't care to listen. He knew
it wasn't Maz's fault. and yet Max
was the one who spoke against him.
He rushed down the platform stag
gered and fell. Max ran after him
and lifted him up.
Cliff, forget about the meeting
for a while. Let's go home" Max
pleaded. He took him under the
d4AL dAAu bl4tg WdlhEQ OUL.
A warm breeze met them. Cliff
took a deep breath. His feet dragged.
He leansd on Maxs shoulder.
They were both silent. When they
came near Webe-'s house, Cliff
stopped and SAID that he wouldn't
go in.
Il can't listen to the old woman's
groaning, ebouJ how her man lost
the Job" he said.
All right, let's go up to head
quarters, we'll stay there together"
THE strike was over. The men were
back at work. A gloomy stiffness
reigned in the headquarters that
had once hustled with activity. Only
at night small groups OF men would
come to meet. Cliff found out from
them that conditions in the shop
we're much better than before. The
foremen weren't so tough and they
didn't drive so hard.
Nelson got a job in the oilcloth
factory. Gothic was working some
where else. Weber was taken back
and the way the men spoke the
strike had sure brought a lot Of
gains. Well. Cliff got to thinking,
it didn't turn out bad after all.
Max had Bill Haywcod's auto
biography with him. Cliff got abb
sorbed reading, He read and read
till his ewes ached Then hold lie
there thinking of the struggles that
Bill Haywood had gone through or
ganizing the miners; the courts.
trials, iails, troopers. Cliff recalled
the picket line and the battle at
the Macs. When he read about the
militia his blood boiled. He wanted
to avenge the workers. How could
he? he asked himself.
ITO he continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
w H A T. S @ N

5itorium Room 302. Meeting for purposs
81 setting up City-Wide Campaign Gem
nittee, also to plan gala affair for Deem
Der /. All mass organizations and syr-
pathetic organizations asked to send repre-
'entatives to meeting. sympathizers and
readers invited to attend.
WELCAdE Party and Dance given BY
Unit SIS C.P. Come and hear report Of
comrsde just returned from Soviet Union.
Sunday, Sept 1s 9 pm. at Albany PARK
center, 1925 N. Kedzie Ave. Adm. lSc.
Benefit Daily Worker.
UNITED PICNIC for benefit Of Daily
Worker and other revolutionary papers
Sunday, Sept. ls, at Schneu Forest Pre-
serve, near North Cicero and Foster Ave.
dponsored by Street Nuclei sos C.P. b.
2O24 Two. and other sympathetic or
ganlzationS Of Jefferson Park. Dancing TO
hns orchestra, refreshments In case Of
rain come TO Kudollas Hall, 1885 Law
renee Ave.
Philadelphia, Pa.
DAILY WORKER Affair. Auspices Br. a.
Two, Sunday, Sept. Is at 1747 N Will
ton ST. Fine time assured. $50 pm
CONFERENCE Friday, Sept. q. pm.
at 40 n. 9th st. Room 207 to prepare for
scottsboro- Herndon-Tha Meeting.
Oct u. All organizations and unions
urged to send delegates and TO bring con-
tributions to help prepare meeting. Aus
pices LID. and L.S.NR.
WHITTIER HOLLYWOOD" A Cinema
Symposium presented by the Film and
Photo League Of Philadelphia at Boslovsr
He'll. It'll and Pine SITS, Saturday. sepz
tember Is. $50 pm. Speakers: Eric N.
Knight, Film Editor, Evening Public
Ledger; Leo T. Hurwitz, Film Editor New
Theatre; Tom Brandon New York Film
and Photo League Adm 3sc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
"PinGfore" And Trial By
Jury" At Beck Tonight

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Com
pany will offer double bill of Gil
bert Sullivan, "Pinafore" and Trial
BY Jury" at the Martin Beck Thea
ire beginning this evening. Both
operas will run through Saturday
night. Next week the London play
ers will present THE Miksdo" and
THE Yeoman of the Guard"
Ernest Cossart and Solly Ward
are the latest additions to the cast
of THE Great Waltz" the European
operetta, which Max Gordon will
open at the Center Theatre on
Sept. %.
Ruth Gordon, last seen here in
They Shall Not Die and Helen
Wesley will play important roles in
the new Theatre Guild produc-
tion, "a Sleeping Clergyman" new
play by James Bride which goes
in rehearsal this week for presenta-
ton early next month.
The Bride of Torozko,' by Ruth
LANCER, adapted from the Hun
garian of Otto Indig, will have its
premiere on Thursday night at the
Henry Miller Theatre. the players
include Sam Jaffe, Jean Arthur,
Van Hefln and Francis Pierlot.
Strangers at Home a new
play by Charles Divine, is schedul-
ed for Friday evening at the
Longacra Theatre. Principals in
the cast include Katherine Enoy,
Eleanor Hicks, William Post, Jr.,
Clyde Franklin and Joan Whealer.
The Red Cat" by Rudolph
Lothar and Hans Adler, adapted
from the continental play by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
By ORRICK JOHNS

"CTRIKERS who try to get the
" floor in a mass meeting are act
ing the role of strikebreakers."
This in effect is the statement
made by Jay Lovestone to this re-
porter, after a mass meeting of silk
strikers, which Lovestone addressed
in Paterson fast Friday, had closed
without permitting discussion from
the floor His full statement is
quoted verbatim further on in the
article.
Amid chorus Of boos, the fol-
lowing questions were fred at the
chair by angry silk strikers at the
same meeting, when Eli Keller.
general manager Of the Associated
Silk Workers Local, spoke from the
platform greccd by Lovestone:
why is no strike committee
elected?"
who's the strike orgsnizer?"
why aren't the dye workers
out?"
What are you doing about Pas
saic?"
Thousands Of workers were
packed into two halls and over
flowed into Washington street. All
morning they had gathered in
heated knots criticizing the conduct
Of the strike, and waiting for KEEL
Ter and his little group of dictators
to come out of canned press con-
ference. The whole atmosphere of
the Office was one of secrecy and
underhand maneuvering. This
writer, while circulating in the
union club, and asking questions of
rank and file union members before
the meeting, was stopped by one Of
the many "watchmen," and told
that all questions from the men
were forbidden.
"The office is the place to ask
questions" said the monitor. These
workers will only tell you hooey."
This is the theory of the present
leaders in Paterson-that demo-
cratic rank-and-fle grievances are
"hooey," Keller says, eve don't need
to make any motions or hold any
discussions. You're to take in
structions. and that's all"
But workers in the streets wanted
to know why their demands were
not granted by the Executive Board
Of the U.TW. They wanted to know
why a former member of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union.
elected as representative on the
Broadsilk Board, Moe Brown, IVES
not seated. The demands they re-
iterated in hundreds of open con-
versations all over town, were the
following:
Sp-oad the strike to the dyers.
Elm shop strike committees, give
us representation on the general
strike committee.
Organize militant mass pickoting
around al mills.
Demand relief for all strikers and
unemployed-unite the unemployed
and the striking workers.
No splitting Of strike by individ-
ual settlements. No settlement by
arbitration or otherwise until all
demands arc granted and mass of
strikers has voted to accept the
settlement.
THE "red scare" issue was raised
locally in the beginning by
United Textile officials. in spite of
the agreement under which the Elk
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13

Jessie Ernst, will be presented by
A. H. Woods on Saturday night
at the Broadhurst Theatre. Fran
els Lister, Ruth Weston, Re-
OMalley and Florence Edney head
the cast.
First Episode" an English play
by Terence Rattigan and Philip
Holman, will be presented by the
Shuberts at the Ritz Theatre on
Sept. II. Patrick Waddington.
Leona Maricle. Max Adrian and
John Holloran head the cast.
Yost.
Small Miracle" melodrama by
Norman Krasna, will be presented
by Courtney Burr on Sept. 81 at a
Broadway playhouse. Joseph Spur
Iin-Calleia, Ilka Chase, Robert Mid
delmasS and Myron Mccormick
head the cast,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
XIX.

XIX.
CLIFF was lost. He tried to find
San answer. There was silence for
a few minutes.
Yes, you say that there was no
relief. That's true, but what about
them fellows who we're the first
ones to start c7ganizin' an were
sacked one by one, Ell? I don't give
damn about myself workin' any
more at the Macs, but look at
Weber. He was workin' tAe-e for
years. He was. thrown out because
he was the first one to start things
goin'.
mo, brothers. that amt fair. that
amt right. That amt fair that
the fellows that we sacked should
get a dirty deal. I say lets stick it
out an well make Barnes take Us