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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
Minor Banquet Robe Industry
Set for Tonight Is Paralyzed
In New York By Wal k out
Continued on Page .

NEW YORK-Greetings to Rob-
ert Minor on the occasion Of his
fiftieth birthday from Mother Ella
Bloor, veteran revolutionary woman
leader; Art Young, artist; Roger
Baldwin, of Civil Liberties Union;
Hugo Gellert, revolutionary painter;
District Of the Communist Party;
the staff of Trud, Soviet Trade I'm
ion paper, and Fred Ellis, former
Daily Worker cartoonist now in the
Soviet Union, sped plans for ban
quet to be held in Minors honor
tonight at Irving Plaza Hall, Irving
Plaza and 18th Street.
Mass organizations and trade I'M
ions are sending delegates 10 the
celebration.
Bob Minor says he's fifty years
old, but somehow he seems much
younger to me-" Mother Bloor wrote
yesterday. Many memories come
to me of his loyalty to his comrades
all through the years He belongs
to the workers; his roots are sunk
deep into the mass-the mass of
struggling workers everywhere, Ne
groes, farmers, women, youth.
He belongs to us all. Long life
to you comrade, soldier in the Revo-
luton. We shall march together to
victory-victory for our class"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30

NEW YORK.-The bathrobe In
dustry was almost completely par
alyzed yesterday in Greater New
York; Red Bank, N. j.; Highland
Park, N. j., and Roosevelt, due to the
general strike of robe workers led
by the Bathrobe Workers Industrial
Union.
In Brooklyn police attacked a
picket line at the s. l.. Hoffman
plant, ! Carlton Ave, brutally as
saulted Ben Stallman, organizer for
the union, and arrested him on an
assault charge. Stallman was later
released on bail
Delegates from South Norwalk,
Conn.,, where the Royal Robe Com
pany is located, were in New York
yesterday. They reported that the
city officials had placed police at
all strategic positions around the
plant and were carrying on the ut
most terror against the workers in
an attempt to keep the workers
from joining the general strike.
Representatives of the striking
workers of Red Bank stated that
the industry was completely tied up
in that city.
Several applications for settle
ment of the strike have been re-
ceived by the strike committee in
New York at its headquarters at
Irving Plaza Hall They will not be
acted on until next week, however.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30

NEW YORK.-A general strike of
textile trimming and yarn workers,
expected to involve 1000 employees
in the trade, began yesterday morn
ing. The strike, led by the Textile
Trimming Workers Union dndepen-
dent), demands the 30-hour week,
pay for holidays and an increase
in wages.
At 10 in the morning. the hour
set for the walkout, the strike hall
at 90 West 18th Street was damned
with workers who came to register.
Picketing of union shops continued
throughout the day.
Samuel SLENDER, union organizer,
said at strike headquarters yester-
day there were $50 textile trimming
and yarn shops in Greater New
York and that the union expected
to tie-up all of them within a few
days.
A complete report of the number
Of workers already on strike is not
available, but the strike is spread
ing rapidly. General mass picket
ing of the struck shops will begin
today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30

according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Of the U. S. Department
OF Labor, the largest increases for
the country as a whole were for
white potatoes, 44.4 per cent; pork
chops, 37.4 per cent; rice, 1928 per
cent; canned peas, 31.3 per cent;
oranges, 295 per cent; sliced bacon,
27.2 per cent, and SO on. Further
more, Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace himself declared August
10, that general living costs would
be up 6 per cent or 7 per cent more
next winter as a result of the
drought. Although Mr.. Richberg
ventures to forecast the state of
employment among public works
fund workers, he does not forecast
these coming, further increases in
living costs.
Unemployment
The Richberg report repeatedly
refers to reliable estimates" and
reliable figures" But in each case
it fails to mention the sources of
these estimates. With one excep-
ton these figures fail to check with
the standard indexes such as those
Of the Federal Reserve Board on
production, and of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics on employment
and payrolls.
An increase Of 4.120,000 is report
ed in the number of employed in
June 1884, as compared with March
1888. The increase IN employed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
Facts Distorted to Give
Favorable Picture
AS Misery Rises
By Labor Research Association


The first of the Reports on
Progress of National Recovery" was
handed to President Roosevelt Au-
gust rs, by Donald r. Richberg.
chairman of the National Emer-
gency Council of MIRA. Present.
ing a rather optimistic view of the
present situation, the report has
been given front page prominence
by the newspapers of the country.
The favorable estimate of the stu
alto presented in the Richberg re-
port, however, does not stand up
under detailed examination of
the facts.
Cost of Living
For example, Mr.. Richberg re-
ports that total weekly payrolls in
creased from $96,OO0,000 in June
1888, to $132, 100000 in June of this
year, a rise of 371s per cent. when
this increase of 37.5 per cent is
compared with an increased living
cost of 9.6 per cent" he reports,
there remains despite increased
cost of living net increase of Is
per cent in the total purchasing
power of manufacturing wage
earners." This statement has been
accepted and publicized by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
General Strike terra Adopts
In Yarn Trade No Strike Rule
Begins in n. Y. On Relief Jobs

NEW YORK.-A bulletin issued
by the New York State Temporary
Emergency Relief Administration on
Aug. Is, for inter departmental use,
denies all relief workers the right
to organize, to bargain collective
ly," or to make demands" on the
relief administration, the Daily
Worker learned yesterday.
The anti-strike and anti-organi-
zation ruling, which is labelled Cad
ministrative policy on labor organi-
zations," and was handed down by
State Acknowledgement Harry S.
Epstein at the request of the relief
administration, states. There should
be no matter of demands because
they [relief workers-Ed.1 are not
in position fairly or reasonably to
make demands. 1t is the State they
are dealing with"
"The question is raised" the bull
letin reads, whether laws dealing
with labor organizations and the
right to collective bargaining with
employers are applicable to relief
workers and the State Administra-
ton, or between workers and the
local units representing the State
Temporary Relief.
After stating that under the state
laws there is no loophole under
whichlthe relief administration can
deny the workers the right to or
ganize, the statement adds: There
should be no interruption of wo-k
for that purpose, nor any form Of
activity which may interfere with
the progressing of the work relief
projects or the working without in
terruption or annoyance of others.
There is no question of bargaining
here, because the basis of earnings
is the relief need, and the Admins
tration is the final judge"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
Other Figures Ignored
As Jobs Fall Off
and Prices Rise

workers from June 1888. to june
of this year was 100000, accord
ing to Richberg. These figures are
of course, unsupported by facts. We
are simply asked to accept them
On the basis of government
figures. Labor Research Association
estimated the number of unem-
ployed in November 1882, at 16,-
1886, 900 and in November 1888. al
Is 1856 900. This represents a decline
of slightly more than a million
during the year
But the economic situation
during recent months has not
changed sufficiently to warrant
any drastic reduction in this es-
innate for last November. During
the early spring months of 1884,
industry took on some few hun
bred thousands of the unemploy-
ed at least for part time jobs, but
this gain has been at least par
tally counterbalanced by the de-
cline in employment during June
and July.
Production
Mr. Richberg reports that the in
dex of production of all manufac-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
State A. F. of L. Heads
in Convention Drive
Against Communists

BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 29.-The
New York State Federation of Labor
Convention opened here yesterday
with the stage set by the leaders
for an attack on Communists and
the militant class struggle policy OF
trade unionism.
Leading the attack was Lieut.
Gov. Bray, who, while declaring he
was a firm advocate of organized
labor, said that he thought the
American Federation of Labor lis
one of the greatest bulwarks we
have against radicalism and Com
munism.'
II think it should be a source OF
comfort to capital, to industry, tc
those in public life charged with
public responsibility and to the aver
age citizen to know that the New
York State Federation of Labor is
wholesomely led and not in danger
Of bing swept off its feet with rad
lea propaganda" Bay said.
Following the speeches, the con-
vention discussed siX-point pro-
gram which calls for the 30-houl
week, with no corresponding wage
increases, and unemployment insur-
ance which will not Immediately
benefit the jobless.
The Wavner Labor Disputes Bill
which removes the power of strike
and collective bargaining from the
workers and turns all labor dispute;
over to strikebreaking government
arbitration boards was submitted by
Federation officials.
Mayor LaGuardia, who is LISTED
as one of the speakers at the con
vention, arrived here today by air.
plano
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30

Backed by
War Call
More Arrests Forecast
by Papers Which
Urge Conflict


PEIPING, China, Aug. 20, (By
Wireless) Provocative arrests by
Soviet employees of the Chinese
Eastern Railway, this time directly
by japanese military police, con-
tinue. More jailings are openly
threatened.
Previously the arrests we're made
by Manchuria police and Russian
white guards. The latest series of
arrests were made by japanese
authorities.
Almost everywhere the raids and
arrests are conducted without war
rants, and without informing the
management of the railway. No
official documents are drawn up on
the results of the searches. Among
the arrested people are many rank
and file workers, engineers, shop
repairmen, switchmen, etc. Wild
stories are being spread about "con-
Spirative activity" on the part of
the arrested; about folding weap-
ons," found on them, etc.
Secret Searches
The Japanese Manchurian news
papers unwittingly disclose the me-
chanism of the preparation of these
police provocative acts. For ex-
ample, the Japanese paper, THE
Hardin Times says:
Many searches of Soviet citizens
are conducted in their absence" In
various stations and sidings of the
Eastern Line of the Chinese East
ern Railway, the Japanese no longer
consider it necessary to hide behind
the backs of the Khunhus tribes
men, and terrorize the railwaymen
themselves, interfering in their
work without authorization, and
disorganizing traffic, utterly dis
regarding railway regulations and
safety rules.
For example, a group of armed
japanese officials and Manchurian
soldiers came to one station of this
line a few days ago and by threats
compelled Soviet enginemen to drive
an engine to another station re-
CARELESS of regulations.
Violence to Prisoners
The Japanese Manchurian papers
openly forecast" further arrests
The Hardin "Nichi Nichi" writes:
1T is possible that the wave of
arrests on the Eastern Line will
spread to Hardin, where mass ar
rests will take place. Later higher
agents of the G. E. r. will be ar
rested"
Relatives of arrested people are
greatly alarmed by information of
violence and irlhuman tortures of
the prisoners in police dungeons by
white guard and Manchurian po-
licemen, and also by Japanese gen.
darmes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
A.AA TO CONTINUE CROP DESTRUCTION POLICY
Seven HiILSbOrO Prisoners
Aid Daily's' 500, 1000 Diue
New York District Sets Quotas for Sections and
Mass Observation-Disclosures Issues Challenge

NEW YORK-Jan Wienber of the Hlboro workers
still in Jail criminal syndcam charges leading unemployed
demonstration yesterday sent of greetings
Worker in connection with its $4,000 prisoners
half of their relief money toward the campaign
The letter to the Daily" follows:
1--WE the remaining Hsboro prisoners announce
ment of the three editions Daily We are sending half
the prsnoe relief received the international
tense to the Daily drive Long live the Daily
Twelve and hreequarters quota
the Daily Worker has already by section
Section 12 the New Dstrictof quota
Section IL, furthermore, challenges
similar similar scattered territory
petition!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
Furniture Workers Win
Demands After Strike

NEW YORK.-The Newport Par
lor Frame Company, 240 Newport
Street, Brooklyn, one of the largest
shops in the parlor frame trade, has
settled with the National Furniture
Workers Industrial Union, granting
all the demands of the union.
Eighty strikers return to work TO-
day, having won an increase in
wages, shorter hours, 2 per cent I'M
employment insurance to be paid
by the employer and other demands.
The furniture workers union an
nounced yesterday the Ginsberg
Parlor Frame Company has also
acceded to the demands of the
union after the workers went on
strike, under the leadership of the
Cabinet Section of the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
Guild Wins Fight;
Writer Reinstated

NEW YORK. = The New York
Newspaper Guild won victory over
S. I. Newhouse, publisher of the
Long Island Daily Press when it
obtained the reinstatement yester-
day of Harry Weinberg, Daily Press
reporter, who had been fred for
joining the Guild.
The Guild continues its fight to
force the reinstatement of Alex
ander Crosby, chief editorial writer.
fired from the other Newhouse
paper the Staten Island Advance.
for Guild membership. 4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
Papers Urge War
tspeelal to the Daily wOrkerl

Especial to the Daily Worker)
PEIPING, Aug. 20, (By Wireless).
The anti-Soviet campaign in the
Japanese Manchurian paper be-
comes more unrestrained and pro-
Vocative every day. They openly
call for war preparations and war
against the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
PW A Workers Demand
Pay Rise in Washington

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 20
Demanding an increase in hourly
pay from forty-five to sixty cents
for laborers on PWA projects, the
Building Laborers Union here yes
terday announced that a strike
would be called unless the pay rise
Is granted by Sept. 10.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
BroeUder Asks
Youth TOTALLY
On Saturday

ueT, general secretary OIL Une
Communist Party, yesterday
issued a statement addressed
to all young workers in which
ne urged them to participate
in greater numbers than ever
before in international Youth
Day demonstrations on Satur-
day.
81 hardly know of anything
Tore important now" Brow
sr's statement declared,
than for the youth to make
big mass affair of the dem
lstration against imperialist
ar and for the defense of
lie Union of Soviet Socialist
bpublics on Sept. 1, Interna-
;onal Youth Day.
THE open, brazen war pro-
vocations by the Japanese
imperialists in Manchuria,
with the admitted speeding
up of the Hitler war and in
tervention plans in Germany,
the unprecedented OUTLAWS in
war preparations by the
United States government of
funds practically stolen from
the 100000 unemployed,
show that now it is necessary
as never before to mobilize
the working class and farm
ing masses - and above all
the youth-to fight against
imperialist slaughter.
Cites Rise of Fascist Violence
who knows whether this
will be the last international
Youth Day before the second
World War breaks out?
"Extra-legal fascist bands,
with or without uniforms,
but always organized by and
cooperating with the police,
are rapidly being brought to
serious formation; financed
from secret sources, are now
appearing in every big strike
since the Toledo event last
May. The preparations for
war, the wholesale strike
breaking plans of the u. S.
government, the sharpening
police terror and the more
open encouragement of 'vigi-
lante' gangs by even the
liberal capitalist press, show
a general preparation by the
capitalists f or struggles
against the American work.
ing class directly and inter
nationally for a world scale
war.
"The opportunity to meet
and defeat the fascist war
makers, however, is t a r
better than ever before, and
it is rapidly improving with
the upward swing of working
class resistance to wage cuts
and, more and more con-
sciously, to the whole capital
ist program. This is shown
again for the hundredth time
in the impending half-miIlion
strong textile strike. :.
"On a world scale, the sue
cesses in France, Austria,
Italy and in the Saar Valley
in united front actions to
fight fascism, the big anti
Hitler vote and the economic
ruin in Germany, the increas-
ing chaos in bourgeois world
finance and trade, mean a
shifting in relationship of
forces in favor of the masses
and of the Communicated
struggle against war and fas-
cism.
"In the United States the
recent complete defeat of the
fascists in the Youth Con-
gress by a united front of
Communist youth, Socialist
youth, Negro youth and re-
ligious and other youth or
CARNATIONS, give a slight in
dication of the tremendous
,,11oor0 &c xox,114 - r IL
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-30
Success of 10000 Drive Requires
IMMEDIATE FUNDS

Yesterdays Receipts ..........s 1910
Total to Date ................ 1.O4O.73
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Continued on Page %
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"In the United States the
recent complete defeat of the
fascists in the Youth Con-
gress by a united front of
Communist youth, Socialist
youth, Negro youth and re-
ligious and other youth or
CARNATIONS, give a slight in
dication of the tremendous
volcano of revolt of the work.
ing class youth, which is only
waiting for effective work on
our part to bring it into full
play against the ruling class
and the war makers.
Let us appeal, then, to all
members of the Young Com
munist League and to all it's
sympathizers, and to the
working class and student
youth Of all organizations to
turn with a fine Lenin-like
energy to the task, today, to-
morrow and next day. to
lead all Of the active sections
of the youth, Negro and
Continued on Page %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
TAMMANY DRAWS
FIRE OF STEWARD
Head of Federal Workers
AssaiIs Patronage State
ment by DooIlng.

A statement attributed 70 James J.
Dooling, new Tammany Hall leader
that he had distributed 20 or rs Fed
sral Jobs on his first day In ONCE, yes
terday drew the fire OF Luther G.
Bteward. president Of the National
Federation OF Federal Employees, who
declared It further evidence that THE
spollkmen are meeting steadily less
resistance in their brasen and con-
eerted attack upon the merit sys-
tenn"
The account Of Dooling's iob-plae-
ing activities was reported by the
Associated Press, which quoted him
as saying that 1T is true that they
were only file clerks and stenoga-
piers, but Of recent months Tam
manys share of Federal Jobs has been
exceedingly slim.
Referring 10 this. Steward declared:
while the new Tammany leader
perhaps Is to be commended for his
frankness with respect to the Fed
seral personnel situation. II is fair to
ask BY whose authority he assumes
the responsible position Of personnel
oficer for the Federal Government.
There Is interest. too, in Mr.. Dool-
ing's becoming modesty with respect
10 the positions he has already as
aligned in the Federal service. His
deprecatory remark that they were
only file clerks and stenographers'
was made after his first day in Office.
It would seem TO be a reasonable as
sumption that once Mr.. Dooling gets
his hand in, he will be able TO do
really worthwhile things for the job
hungry hordes in his territory. end
that in the positions he will dispense
will be included juicy places far above
the 'filing clerk and stenographcr'
classification.
But there Is little need 10 gid the
lily which Mr.. Dooling has offered so
publicly and so frankly.
ION every hand evidence accun1u-
iates that, in en-. atmosphere of cynical
indifference on the part Of national
authorities who should be standing
rs bulwarks of the merit system, spoils-
men are undermining the whole struc-
ture of the Federal civil service.
Certainly no one, and surely not
Mr.. Dooling himself, will contend
seriously that the first consideration
IN these and other patronage ap-
pointments is the appointee's qualifi-
cation TO do the work efficiently"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
WIFE FILES SUIT

Claiming her husband induced her
10 90 TO France for a vacation In 1927
and then failed to provide funds for
the return trip to Washington, Mrs.
Victoria Sourwine yesterday filed suit
for maintenance in District Supreme
Court against Maj. James s. Sour
wine, U. S. A.. of zoos r street. The
wife, through Attorney Austin F. Can
field, claims she Is destitute and de-
pendent upon the charity of friends
and relatives in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
OUTPUT or ELECTRICITY
GAINS OVER PAST WEEK
No Change Is Noted From Same
Period Last Year, Insti-
tute Reports.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 1s.-Production
Of electricity last week totaled l.647.-
sec. 600 kilowatt hours. compared with
I.555.s44, 900 kilowatt hours the week
before. the Edison Electric Institute
reported yesterday.
There was no change from o year
ago. compared with an increase Of IL
per cent shown the week before Re-
Rional changes from 1898 for last week
we're;
New England. 90 per cent decline
compared with q drop Of lis per cent
the week before; Middle Atlantic, a.
per cent increase, against SIS per cent
rise: Central industrial. 10 per cent
drop, against a drop OF o.3 per cent;
West Central, on rise. against is tn
crease: Southern States, "a per cent
drop, against "A per cent decline:
Rocky Mountain. OF rise. against II
rise: Pacific Coast, los rise, against
l19 rise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
PHONE CALLS MYSTERY
Baltimore Man Passes Time of
Day With Albuquerque Chief.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex. July 10
P).-Police Chief Pat O'Grady would
like very much to know more about
Palmer" who telephones every two
years from Baltimore, Nd, Just to
pass the time Of day.
Tuesday the mysterious Baltimore
man called. On his last previous
telephoning spree, the mysterious
Palmer spent a young fortune on
calls. Baltimore police and news
papermen traced calls from all parts
OF that city but never found the
caller,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
COURT UPHoLDs DIGNITY
Lawyers, Forced to Wear Coats in
Borrow Garments

Heat, BoTroW UarmshISF
MUSKOGEE, Okla, July 10 R1s--
Il was 100 degrees or more In the
no. Federal court room. sweltsring
lawyers came to court In shirt sleeves.
putting and perspiring.
Suddenly. Judge Robert L. williams
halted court and demanded that all
lawyers wear coats or leave the court
room.
The attorneys struggled out. Soon
they returned wearing ill-htting and
occasionally ragged coats borrowed
from 3snitors, clerks and others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

to shop in your nearest District Grocery
Store. Quality foods at lowest possible
prices-and your purchases will be deliv.
cred absolutely FREEi