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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
Denied Relief for
BeingOnWrOngSide
OF Political Fence
From a Mine Worker Corresponden

From Mine Worker Correspondent
FINLEYVILLE, Pa.-The writer,
having made application to the R.
w. D. for employment as fore
man, was assigned to a job on April
23rd. 1 reported for work to find
there was no slip with the time
keeper for me. After waiting for
three days, and no work, I went to
the County Engineers Office to see
what was wrong, and was politely
told by the County Commissioner
that I was on the wrong side of
the political fence.
I took the matter up with the
manager of the R. W. D. and was
promised results at once. All my
references and credentials we're
first class and had been approved
by the R. w. D. engineer, but it
seems as though what that two-bit
County Commissioner, John O'Neil,
says is law. He knows we'll enough
did not vote for him, for 1 had
CUTS enough to fight for my birth
right.
1t has been promised that men
would be given work without re-
gard to politics, race, creed or re-
ligion. But that is just as false
as all the rest of the stuff that has
been handed out to the workers.
Matters are getting worse. All
r. w. D. has been stopped, and all
relief for those on the work list has
been stopped, and when a commit
tee of workers has to go to see Mr..
O'Neil he calls them reds" and has
his big bad sheriff there ready to
arrest them.
Well, there is another election
coming soon, nd/the workers will
not have to have tax receipt to
vote. Ever think of that, Mr.. O'neil?
Do you know what it means to one
who tries to keep an honest worker
from making living?
G. w. WOODY.
signature Authorized.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
PARTY LIFE
Problems Of Veterans
Discussed at Unit Meet
Attention Is Called To the Lack of Political
Understanding of This Vital Problem

At a recent meeting of Unit s.,
Section 1, District 2, a discussion
was held on the veterans problem.
It is very significant to note that
when the Agit-Prop of the unit read
off "a few weeks previous to the
discussion list of topics to be dis
cussed in the unit. he failed to men
ton the veterans question. Why was
this? The answer is very clear. The
reason for this is because of the
lack of political understanding of so
vital a question. This lack of I'M
derstanding cannot be blamed on
the unit only. 1t is the fault of the
entire Party. The only reason that
this discussion was held is that one
comrade mot veteran) pointed out
that there is a mass movement of
veterans on Washington, for their
demands immediate payment of
the bonus, repeal of the Economy
Act, and for the immediate passage
of the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill, H. R. 1899. It is i'm
portant to note the Unemployment
Insurance Bill is for the entire
working class. This part of the vet
Grams three-point program will very
sharply be put forth at their con-
vention in Washington on May 10.
AS I am writing this letter, the
statement of the Central Commit
tee in support of the veterans ap-
pears in the Daily Worker. This Is
very gratifying. 1t is also very
good sign that at last the Party
has taken a decisive turn.
The Daily Worker, which has been
printing very little on the veterans
movement, has finally begun giving
publicity. This also is a very good
sign, and we hope that in the future
proper publicity will be given the
veterans in their struggles, as this
is the only paper that can be de-
pended upon to give the workers all
over the country a true picture Of
the veterans struggles.
At the time of the discussion. Unit
I, which meets in the same hall, de-
cided to adjourn their meeting ear
ly so that joint discussion could
be held on this very important prob
lem, The discussion on the part of
the unit membership was very poor
because of their lack of knowledge
of the veterans movement, al
though the comrades said that the
discussion was very ably led.
The following proposals we're
made after the discussion. They
we're accepted by the unit.
u That a letter be written Ito
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
OLD AGE PENSION LAW
BY a Worker Correspondent

SILVER CITY, lathe old age
pension law they are about to get
In this state provides for a pension
only to those over IS years of age.
and who lived in the state 10 years.
You have to be in the state 10 years
and in the county two years, and
you must have an income of less
than 81 a day. Then, if you quail
ify, you get the magnificent sum of
S25 month.
All others, past the age of 81
years will have to pay head tax
Of 81 this July and 50 after this
year. Now amt that jus. fine?
Past the age OF poll tax, which is
As years, they still tax you 50. That
sure is graft, but then nothing
uncommon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
Terror and Graft
In Helper, Utah
By Mine Worker Correspondent

BY 2 Mine Worker Correspondent
HELPER, Utah.-I want you to
know and also all our comrades
that the Mayor of this town and
the others that hold offices are Civ
ing the workers 2 dirty deal Last
evening the workers gathered at
the City Hall and wanted to get a
permit from the Mayor for the
right to march on May 1 and also
to protest against the cutting of
the lights on April &c.
The Mayor would not grant a
hearing of either protest while in
our City Hall hangs a blackboard
with the names of the chosen few
to work for lights. Some have had
two turns, while others have never
been able to get on once, although
their names have been on the list
for over one year.
One man on the blackboard for
his turn has a daughter that holds
a good job in our city bank. and
when people went to get their re-
lief orders last week, they cut them
from 25 cents to rs cents a piece.
If you complain they say there is
no more money.
There are also children without
shoes. Perhaps they are saving the
money to pay gun thugs on May
to whip the workers. It looks like
there is a chosen few to run Help
er, and they also run the Mayor
Of Helper. too.
Even the C.WA. work was a
crooked deal. Some people who are
well-off worked and even bought
new trucks to work on the C.WA.
work, while other needy men with
large families starved. I can say
there is no justice in this town.
They even refuse milk to the sick.
Between the coal operators and the
Mayor and the rest of the crooked
few, they think Helper does not be-
long to the U. s. A., but to them
alone.
The coal operators whipped us last
year with tear gas and gun thugs.
Now they are going to try to whip
us again. But I hope there are
enough men and women with good
red blood in their veins to stand up
for the rights the Declaration of
independence grants the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
80 Doctor
.,.lIAA1ILA
NdA,dAeA:
By PAUL LuTTrNGER, MD.

an admission ticket for a city hos
pital. There I was told that l had
to be investigated to find out If I
was entitled to disqualification. A
month after I am still walking
around with dangerous disease en-
dangering the life and health of
thousands of other people. If inves-
tigation of my case proves two years
residence in New York state and
when somebody dies in the hospi-
tai. will be let in. In the mean
time, for each day 1 am going
around l will probably have to stay
an additional two weeks in Sani-
forum at the cost of $3.50 a day to
the state. Such waste of taxpayers
money can only happen in CAPT
talistic state. Certainly T. B. can
be prevented and stamped out, but
not before we workers have sue
ceeded in stamping out and pre-
venting the return of capitalism,
not only in the United States but
all over the world.
Has the National tuberculosis As
ISOLATION ever advocated better
housing or cleaner working condi-
tons in the shops and factories?
Have they ever scored the Trinity
Church for owning the worst slum
area in New York City? Have they
ever objected to the adulteration of
milk in New York City? Mol Think
of that, comrades, next time you
buy Christmas Seals! In contrast,
notice how the workers are cared
for in the Soviet Union That's the
only place where sincere efforts are
made to combat and prevent the
white plague of mankind. So let's
get wise and organized
Comradely yours,
JOHN ANDERSON.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
CHRISTMAS SEALS
Dear Comrade Luttinger:

Dear Comrade Luttinger:
tuberculosis can be stamped out,
can be prevented So have we read
thousand times in a thousand
places. The red double-cross of the
National T. B. Association is as ia
miliar as the red face of Santa
Claus. Perhaps it is more than
coincidence that the mythical Santa
Claus and the Christmas Seal al
ways appear together.
Having been out of work for two
years, like millions of other Amen-
can workers, and having missed
many more meals than I like to re-
call, both during the much heralded
days of Hoover prosperity, and
equally during the Roosevelt raw
DEAL or was it dirty deal"? it was
of no great surprise when I devel-
oped a persistent cough which re-
fused to go away. Recalling the
propaganda of the Christmas Seals,
I betook myself to one of their elm
les. The first thing that struck
me were large colored posters on
the wall. one of them depicting
beautifully arranged collection of
eggs and vegetables with four bot
ties of milk in the background and
a caption: EAT this every day."
When I jokingly asked the nurse if
the clinic supplied information on
how to obtain such food, she gave
me a blank stare. In due time, I
was examined and X-rayed and my
suspicious were justified: Tubercu-
losis in both lungs. With all credit
to the doctor, he was sensible
enough not to give me the old
standby stock of advice about drink
ing plenty of cream and milk, and
eating good wholesome food. If he
had I probably would have tainted
as the Home Relief only allows my
family of three, so cents day for
food. On my way out, the nurse in
quired if they could do anything for
me. l asked, For instance?" She
replied, We'll, is there any medi-
cine you would like to have?"
said, TITS common knowledge, all
the medicine a tubercular person re-
quires is good food, rest and pure
air. Can you fix me up with q
square meal?" I received another
icy stare and with ooh, mol We
can't do that" I was CURLY dis
missed.
Being one of the saps, who in 1917
believed in making the world safe
for Democracy Cor was it Idiocy?)
I betook my weary feet down to the
Veterans Bureau where I was told
that due TO Mr.. Roosevelt's new
lousy DEAL" I was no longer en-
titled to disqualification. So down
to the Department of Health with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
AL Exposes
Salt Workers
TODisnlissals
By a Salt Mine Correspondent

WEST TULSA, Okla.-The Salt
workers were organized into an A
F. of L. union in December by G
Ed. Warren, The N. r. A. was used
as the basis for the right Of labor to
organize into Union Of their own
choosing, and great stress was laid
on Section IA wherein the workers
could not be laid off or fired be-
/ cause of Affiliations with union
Eighty percent of the salt workers
joined the Salt Workers Union with
this assurance.
A great many of the workers get
from IS to SO a week, skilled labor
4 get around so cents per hour.
The workers were very much dis
satisfied with the starvation wages
and we're eager to organize. They
we're told by Ed. Warren, president
of State Federation, politician,
lawyer and ex-Judge, and by Wild
Cat Williams, organizer politician
gunman and misleadsr that the only
way to better conditions was to or
ganize into the A. F. of L.
In December one of the best union
workers was fired without any cause.
The superintendent, a Louisiana
slave driver, well noted for his
slave driving tactics, came to the
plant at two o'clock one Sunday
morning drunk and told the men
that they were cutting their own
Threats by joining the union and
that all the Union men were good
for was to loaf on the job and
strike and also challenged the men
to a fistic combat. The next morn
ing he fired Pruitt, one of the
most active members of the union
and would not tell him why. Pruitt
had been employed by the Company
two years and eight months and
had been advanced from common
laborer to shift foreman.
Wildcat williams was hired as
business agent for the Union at S25
per month, to take necessary steps
to get Pruitt reinstated. After
taking the matter up with the N. R.
A. Board, Bill Green, and the Labor
Board in Washington. and draining
all the money out of the Unions
treasury he reported that he could
do nothing.
On Monday. April 18th the mem
bers of the union decided to take q
strike vote, demanding a hearing or
the case which we were entitled tc
as explained by the organizer when
getting the workers money. Judge
Warren rallied to the Company'S
defense. He discouraged and init
Undated the members present to try
and stop the strike vote. However
the vote was taken and carried two
thirds majority. Warren ruled thai
it would take three fourth majorit,
to carry so the vote was taken agar
and only failed to carry by one VOTE
in spite of his intimidation of the
workers.
When Warren was asked If the
company might form a lockout
against the workers he failed tt
quote the N. R. A. that no com.
pany shall form lockout agains
the workers, but he did quote the
N. r. A. mo strike" policy, which
deprives the workers of their only
weapon, the right to strike.
What the workers in this plant
need is union controlled by the
rank and file and not by political
nisleaders,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
BY a Mine Worker Correspondent

BY a Mine Worker Correspondent
CENTRAL CITY. Pa. 49, In the
Central City mine strike in Rietz
Coal Co. $50 miners Joined and
struck on the job by loading one
car a day. as protest against the
company not letting the mine COM
mittee with the president Of the
local. Mike Balya, inspect the scale,
The president Of the local was fired
by company officials, The super
intendent says that he will not be
taken back either, but after the
miners were on strike for four days,
the company officials promised to
give him his job back,
Now, I am dealing with the role
of the United Mine Workers of
America officials in this strike,
After it was promised to take the
president back on the job, the UNI.
WA. officials called the mine COM
mittees and the president in Win
Der, Pa, and proposed to them that
Mike sign the agreement: Cd
That he will not be President in the
local; % That he will not run for
any Office in the Union and also
that the Arbitration Board is
guilty for striking and are subject
to pay 81 fine for each miner for q
four day strike,
But John Lochrie, the owner Of
the mines says, that he will not de-
duct the dollar fine, since he knows
the miners will strike against It, also
the Arbitration Beard upheld the
company stand for firing Mike.
Local Makes Decisions
The Committee and Balya tolc
them that when they Join the unior
they pledge "One for all and all fol-
one" The local makes the decision.
and all members will abide by thi'
and the decision of the loca
stands as the local makes them. anc
go by these decisions and no in
dividual has the power to call of
the strike.
1 After this local union meeting
last Friday, May 4, and the MINI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
WIN BUILDING WORKERS
STRIKE

NEW YORK, IF. PA 20-day
strike Of building service employees
at 1915 Fifth Ave, large New York
Office building, resulted in wage in
creases from $50 to S65 a month to
SIS to S95 for members of the In
dependent Building Service EN-
ployes, Local l. Not only IA original
employees but three extras were re-
turned to work. The union was not
of1cially recognized.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12

be printed) in the Party Life COLI
umn of the Daily Worker, point
ing out the necessity of more
knowledge on the part of the c. P.
members and the working class
on the subject. This decision was
based on the statement of Com
rsde Browder in his report to the
Eighth National Convention Of the
Party, that the veterans are the
allies of the working class. The
suggestion was also made that
every unit of the Party in all dis
tricts, hold a discussion on the vet
eran question. This will to a great
extent make our Party member
ship "Veteran-cOnseious."
q Where no post of the WEsL
exists in the locality of the Unit
or Section or in small towns,
responsible Party Committee, COM
posed of at least one veteran, be
set up to contact veterans for the
purpose Of forming a post Of the
Workers Ex-Servicemen's League.
Full directiveS must be obtained
from the National Headquarters
so that a proper approach can be
made to these veterans.
81 That when comrades go can
wasting, that all veterans they con-
tact, their names to be turned
over to the local WESL posts for
the purpose of organizing them
into the militant Workers Ex-
Servicemen's League.
A That at every street meeting
that is beld by the units, the
speakers very clearly bring forth
the problems of the veterans.
1t is hoped that all these sug-
gestions be carried out not only
by this unit, hut by the entire
Party membership.
UNIT 6, SECTION 1.
Dist. No. 2, C.P. USA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
DOMESTIC WORKERS UNION
GROWING RAPIDLY

This very welcome letter came to
Us, following upon our items about
the Domestic Workers Union
we we're more than pleased to
have YOU speak Of us all that
you say about the difficulties of
organizing domestics is true, but it
is also true that the unbearable con-
ditions under which they work make
it easy to show them the need for
organization and struggle. This is
particularly true Of the Negro do
mestic workers, some Of whom are
getting ten cents an hour or ten
dollars a month for full-time work.
The Domestic Workers Section
of the Food Workers Industrial
Union now has three locals, one in
Port Chester at los King ST., one
which meets in Yorkville every
second Wednesday at BAT z. 72nd
St, and one in upper Harlem which
meets at our headquarters every
Thursday night at Ais Lenox Ave.
1.-THE local which you chose to
visit, at 115th St., had that very
week been consolidated with the
Upper Harlem local. Our member
ship now numbers well over 200
80 far because of the peculiar
conditions of the industry, we have
conducted no major struggle but We
have been successful in getting re-
lief for unemployed members and
in dealing with some grievances
where the very threat Of exposure
has forced respectable employers
to pay back wages, etc.
1--WE are at present in the midst
Of campaign to expose Grants
Employment Agency Of 103 w. 131st
st.. which sends out cards offering
to furnish help at $3.50 a day. This
is an inducement to employers to
fire their higher paid help. . In
spite Of difficulties the comrades are
working with great enthusiasm be-
cause they are convinced of the
importance Of the organization
which can reach the masses Of
Negro women. IS per cent Of whom
are domestic workers. We would be
glad to let YOU know of our progress
from time to time.
"Conradely.
MARY FORD, for the
Domestic Workers Union"
have also a copy of a letter sent
by the N.R.A. to the union in re-
spouse to their demand for a code,
which letter we hope to find room
for soon. Oh, is it a honey! And
here is a letter telling about a
Connecticut Strike Involving
Many Women Workers
About three weeks ago, workers
of the Prentice Manufacturing Co
of Kensington, Conn, walked out
on strike, under the leadership of
the A. F. Of L. There are about 200
workers employed there. the major
ity of them young women workers.
THE strike was conducted under
the leadership of Fred Cedarholm.
This man is such 9, crook that even
the Socialist Party of Bridgeport
kicked him out, Now he is q paid
organizer CT the a. p. of L., in
charge OF New Britain end sur
rounding cities,
at the beginning of the strike
there were never more than six
r,ict-etv ~, +be line Wortyer.e ware
allowed by the union to go in and
III out application cards for Jobs.
The A. 2 Of L. leaders gave as an
excuse for the long strike that the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12
MORE OF EvERTYHNG-BUT-

MORE OF EVERTYHING-BUT-
The story of Air transportation
in 1888 over 1882 can be slmma-
rizsd in the following latest index
as Of Jan, 81, 1884.
Air express increased from 1900
600 lbs. to 2,42812 lbs,
Passenger miles increased from
$50 million miles to6S6Hin- ETAO
150OooOOO miles to 193,80O,O79 miles.
Airplane miles increased from
50.o22.c67 miles to 54,642,545 miles.
Atrmail increased from 100000
lbs. in 1927 to 100000 lbs.
Al-re-zengers carried in 1858 in
oras-ed by IS per cent over the
1882 rate.
(Atove figures compiled from
Aviation. March, 19341
In other words, there were more
miles flown. more passengers car
risd, more express, more speed, more
Of everything-BUT-
The economic conditions of the
ANA ion workers became worse. The
necsssit2ted economy for the bene-
fit of the industry" followed the
beaten track of General johnson
and his blue quack towards codes
for the workers that had the same
comparable effect as heaving
brick at q drowning child
WAGES ARE CUT
cevapteeu oer rent of the com -
mercial pilots were fired from 1881
to Jan. 3d. 1884 Wages were cut
by SIS per month by substituting
the mileage rate with an hourly
basis. Business increased, more
hours we're flown and this was re-
fected in increased maintenance
work for the ground crews AT LESS
WAGES.
These conditions exist because we
had faith" A beautiful mirage fos-
tered for the benefit of the bankers
through the medium of Impartial
Labor Boards" and the gold braid
phenageling A. p. of L. Airline Pr
lots Association. The mechanics
also had "faith"-without the gold
braid-and the impartialists, Fac
Finding Committees, ETC.. succeeded
in laying the mechanic Horizontal.
and he has been on his back ever
since.
Name calling, round table discus
zions "a. F, of L. style) or naive
faith in the sincerity of doubtful
aviation experts and impartialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12

per OF. formerly for s20.6O We
should reasonably look forward to
resumption of small scale placer
mining.
But the trouble is that five years
Of this crisis have left the miners
broke, so they are unable to buy a
grub-stake to go to work. In the
early days of the camps, any trust
worthy miner would have no trouble
in getting an outfit here on credit
from the merchants. But the crisis
has hit them as well as the miners.
so now it is come up with the cash
or-nothing-doing and there is not
one man out of 20 that has got any
cash.
Trapping for fur here was always
a fall-back for unsuccessful prospec-
tors or miners, but even that is now
played out. The fur bearing ami
mails have been trapped out SO that
few remain. Many thousands of
dollars worth of furs were shipped
out of Nenana few years ago, and
now there are scarcely any
The future of interior Alaska de-
ponds entirely upon the develop
ment of its mineral resources. indi-
cations of which are to be found
in many places. What is needed
here is prospectors in the hills and
on the streams with sufficient pro-
visions to enable them to success
fully carry on prospecting, Instead
OF idle men in the cities, or tourists
travelling through the country.
neither Of which contribute any,
thing to the development OF 2 new
country. When the prospector in a
mining country is driven out of the
field, the rest Of the population will
soon follow.
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went back to Franklin County.

went back to Franklin County.
I went to States Attorney Marion
Hard and Sheriff Browning Robi-
sons Office. Both gave me nice
fowery talk and the action of big
words. I was at the Sheriffis office
until the middle Of the night. That
was the only safe place for me.
In Franklin County Jail eight days.
I demanded legal investigation from
the law on my case and brought
for proof my own records of 3 years
residence in Franklin County. He
said he would investigate in eight
days. so I swore out warrant and
gave it to the Chief Deputy. After
2 week. I called from ziegler City
Hall. Mrs. Robson replied twice
that the Sheriff hasn't succeeded
yet. but he will. He hasn't yet.