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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30

trusted its Labor Boards. They be-
lieved that the MIRA. would at
once reinstate the 81 fired union
men, and that the union would be
recognized. This is the way they
interpreted section Seven A. They
went to Washington to see the
N. R. A. officials. When they got
back to Hartman they went to Jail. ~
More than eight months later we
find that an injunction is in force
against the Hartman strikers. The
leaders of the U. T. w. strung along
with the N.R.A. The strike was
smashed during the course of these
months by injunctions, by arrests,
clubbingS and the bringing in of
outside strikebreakers. The workers
were starved out. The strike
breaking was carried on while the
Labor Board officials sang one re-
frain, The strike must be called
off,
When Thieves Fall Out
The gesture of the MIRA. of re-
moving the Blue Eagle of the firm
does not cover up the strike
smashing which went on backed by
the Roosevelt government and the
N.R.A. In a letter to General John
son, the attorney for the company
T. A. Wright, reveals that the
N. r. A. officials worked hand in
glove with the company through
out. He says,
In our opinion the National
Labor Board is not qualified to
judge bad faith Their general
counsel in a meeting with mill
officials suggested that trickery
be utilized to deceive the strikers
in setting the strike. This scheme
was also suggested by the director
of compliance.
we were advised by those two
gentlemen to make the strikers
believe we were going to take
them back and then take few,
and that this sort of cheap trick
cry would satisfy those two
branches of the New Deal
Even your own secretary in dis
cussing ways and means of settl-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30

Cecil E. Allen, of Indianapolis
secretary OF the Committee of Ter
of the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers CA
F. of ID has issued a statement
exposing the role of the Committee
of Ten in preventing the general
strike of the steel workers.
The Committee Of Ten was elect
ed at the April convention of the
Amalgamated Association by the
rank and file delegates, in order
to carry out the preparations for
the steel strike decided upon by
that convention. The rank and file
elected the Committee of Ten for
the express purpose of thwarting
the attempt of the A. A. president,
Mike Tighe, to prevent the steel
strike. The convention placed in
the hands of the Committee of Ten
the authority to present the eco
nomic demands to the steel COM
panies, and to prepare and call the
strike. The election of the Com
mittee of Ten expressed the will of
the rank and file steel workers to
struggle for the strike for their eco
nomic demands.
History of Betrayal
But the Committee of Ten al
most Immediately betrayed the
April convention and the rank and
file of the steel workers by accept
ing Tighe as the leader and hand
ing power back into his hands. They
rejected the unity appeal of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union, dropped all the economic
demands, and instead of preparing
strike, entered into futile, time
killing negotiations in Washington.
They completed their betrayal by
killing the strike at the re-convened
convention in Pittsburgh on June
Ia, when they declared they had
no differences with Tighe and &C
cepted the proposals of Green for
calling off the strike and accepting
compulsory arbitration of a Roose-
welt appointed board.
Cecil Allen. of the Committee of
Ten, tells of the betrayal by the
Committee at the June IA conven-
ton, and proposes concrete steps
for the achievement of the eco
nomic demands Of the steel workers.
The statement of Cecil Allen fol-
lows in full:
steel Wogkers-You have been
Systematically betrayed.
Fellow Steel Workers:
As member of the Committee
of Ten. elected at the seth Annual
Convention Of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel and Tin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30

who was allowed to present a pro-
posal to the Convention.
What does this Green proposal
mean to us? Everyone, including
the public press, agrees that in sub
stance the Green proposal is the
same as the Roosevelt Bill just
rushed through Congress and IS
substantially the same as the Steel
Institute proposal, lauded by Cow
boy" Hugh S. Johnson. A proposal
which the steel workers. including
members of the Committee of Ten,
had previously rejected.
The Green proposal calls for the
appointment of an impartial"
board Of three by President Roose-
welt. Ask the auto workers what
they got out of the impartial"
board appointed by the President.
The whole labor movement knows
that the auto workers have been
shamefully betrayed Knows that
the auto bosses were able under
the Roosevelt board, to strengthen
the position of the company unions
and weaken the bona fide trade
unions. Ask the auto workers what
has happened to the election. Ask
them what has happened to the
workers that were blacklisted and
Disseminated against because of
their union activities. The Green
proposal is a shameful sellout and
betrayal. Those who engineered it
and are responsible for it must not
escape their just reward. They are
the enemies of the steel workers in
our midst. So long as they control
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
Rank and File Auto Workers
Fight for One United Union
Proposals To Workers Strength
By NAT GANLEY

DN MAJ 1N4NA4L
DETROIT. Mich.-The rank and
file delegates to the first A. r. L.
auto union conference made q
good showing in their battle
against the Green Collins machine
in the Sunday sessions at the Fort
Wayne Hotel. Latest figures show
1877 regular delegates, 152 includ-
ing alternates, from 100 locals and
II states.
The real fight started in the
afternoon when the hand-picked
Resolutions Committee tried to
stifle discussion after they boosted
Collins resolutions to the sky. The
delegates overwhelming voted down
this attempt to gag them. Dele
gate Mortimer of the White Motor
Company Local in Cleveland took
the floor and spoke in favor Of a
substitute motion, endorsed by a
rank and file caucus, which called
for the formation of one industrial
union in the auto industry con-
trolled by the rank and file, includ-
ing all other unions in the indus
try Except company unions), which
would exclude all superintendent,
foremen, and officials of the A. F.
L. at present on full pay and which
would be based on a policy of de-
termined struggle against the en-
ployers, the company unions, and
the N. r. A. Boards.
Blast BurOcrats
Speaking on Collins resolution
for the formation of a National
Council of IL men Mortimer pointed
out that there we're three loopholes
in the proposal. Cd The chairman
of the national council was to be
appointed by Green. A big sec
ton of the delegates were opposed
to this provision. They knew that
it would perpetuate the policy of
the burocracy against strikes and
in favor of the Washington agree
ment which legalized the company
unions. ~ The National Council
could not act for the union but
could only advise the appointed
representative of Green" which is
Collins. Only Collins is to have
full authority to act and speak for
the union nationally. 90 The Ma
tional Council can only meet when
it is called together by Collins.
Green Opposes Unification
In the morning sessions William
Green made a speech against the
formation of any kind of a ma
tional or international union at the
present time. He backed up Col
Inns resolution for a National Coun-
Gil. You need intelligence and ex-
perience to run an International
Union which is lacking at the pres
ent time he stated Green tried to
confuse those delegates who saw in
the formation of a national union
a means of unifying and strength
ening their union. He admitted
that many members were dropping
out Of the A. F. L. auto locals and
insisted that at such a time the
founding Of an international would
play into the hands Of the manu-
facturers and they would proceed
to break up the union. He insinu-
ated that some company stool
pigeons in the conference favored
an immediate national unification
of the union. But Green did not
try to explain why it would be
easier for the manufacturers, who
are organized nationally them
selves, to break up an Interna-
tional Union, than to break up 1870
! locals. What Green really wanted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
Miners Fight Against the
Company Union Is War
Against Lewis Machine

Labor Board, received a reply
from Benedict Wolf, executive of
f1oer, questions such as you raise
are being handled by the Btu
minious Coal Labor BoarEH We
are forwarding your letter to the
board"
The miners wrote to Wagner the
chairman. They received a reply
from N. w. Roberts, Assistant
Deputy Administrator, Coal Section,
N. R. A. He wrote, this matter is
being referred for direct handling
to Mr.. John Carmody."
The miners wrote to Roosevelt.
They felt that he was being mis-
informed and that he would help
them. A reply was received from
N. w. Roberts, Assistant Deputy
Administrator, Coal Section.
President Roosevelt has re-
quested us to acknowledge and
thank you for your joint letter of
April 10th, concetning the refusal
of your company to accept a check
weighman elected by the miners
and your inability to secure help
from the Labor Board.
I'VE are forwarding your letter
today to the Chairman of the
Labor Board for your district, Mr..
John M. Carmody, Division No. l
North, $40 Farmers Bank Building,
Pittsburgh, Pa, with the request
that he give this matter his con-
sideration."
"W. ROBERTS,
Assistant Deputy Admins
traitor Coal Section.
Then the miners decided to write
to that great liberal" Miss Perkins,
Secretary of Labor. This was done.
They received a reply from H. L.
Kerwin, Director of Concialition. 1t
was master piece in the art of
passing the buck. Here is the letter:
~. S. Department of Labor,
office Of the Secretary.
THE Secretary (PerEdns) referred
to the Cancellation service your let
ter concerning the mining situation
at Grindstone, Pa, with instruc-
tons to render every possible as
siStance.
1--WE took the matter up with the
International representative of the
U. M. w. A. here in Washington,
also with the officials of the Coal
Administration of the N. R. A., and
communicated by telephone with
Mr.. Hynes of Uniontown, President
Of your district. In fact, several
complaints had been received from
Mr.. HyneS and others, prior to the
receipt of your letter.
THE matter of holding up evic-
tions, and returning the men tc
work as rapidly as possible was
placed before the company some
weeks ago by representatives of the
were told that there was no dispo-
sition to evict the families then, but
eventually they would need the
houses for employees of the mines
1--WE have recent kilograms stat
ing that some families were being
evicted, and conveyed this informa-
ton to the Deputy Administrator
N. r. A. We are informed that the
Divisional Board for your section
has the matter before it."
This is what is taking place in
Fayette County. The Prick Coal
Company is getting rid Of the mill
tant miners. The government and
the U. M. w. A. leaders are helping
These miners are seeing that the
fight against the Company Union is
also the fight against the Lewis Of
ficials Rank and file states are be-
ing proposed in quite a few locals
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-30
Why Vas the Blue Eagle Taken
Oft the Hartman, Tenn. Mills?


ing the strike, advised US to take
back so strikers, work them for
a week or 10 days and then let
them out"
This letter exposes a little of the
inside workings Of the N. R. A.
N. r. A. Protected Scabs
What was the N.R.A. proposal for
the settling" of the strike. The
first proposal was THE strike to
be called off" The second proposal
was "Picketing, intimidation and
shall cease"
The decision called for the re-
tention Of the scabs in the mill. 1t
was worded in this manner. First,
it stated that requirements to
keep the payroll at 623 will be
made by the company in ratio Of
three strikers to one non-striker.
Payroll additions above 623 to be
made solely from the list of strikers. .
But then came another clause,
"P ar agra phs seven and eight
QUOTED alone) will be considered
fulfilled when fifty strikers have
been re-eraployed."
THE best the six hundred strikers
could get out of this N.R.A.
decision was that so of their
number be re-hired. The rest
were subject to blacklist. The
decision is so wOrded that even
these fifty would find it impOs-
sible to get back into the mill.
Nothing was said, of course, about
any form of union recognition or
the economic demands. This
N.R.A. decision meant the smash
ing of the union, the blacklist of
the strikers, the loss of all econ
omic demands and the loss of
union recognition.
When the Hartman Hosiery mills
refused to take back even the fifty
strikers, the MIRA. made the empty
gesture of removing the Blue Eagle
in order to maintain the fast dis
appearing illusions Of the workers
that the MIRA. would give them
protection.
N. r. A. Broke Hartman Strike
That the removal of the Blue
Eagle does the workers no good is
seen in Milwaukee where the street
car men employed by tn Milwaukee
Electric Company are now on
strike. The Blue Eagle was re-
moved from this company. But
this did not prevent the domino
ton of the company union. AS in
Hartman, so in Milwaukee, the en-
tire force Of the government and
the N. R. A. is now in play to smash
the strike. The police, the courts
the hired gunner are attacking the
workers. The national guards is
being held ready. The MIRA. Off
Gals are crying, "the strike must be
called off," They are maneuvering
to get the men back to work, with
out winning their demands and
under the domination of the COM
pany union.
00UR biggest mistake was our
v trust in the Labor Boards"
one of the active Hartman strik-
ers writes the Daily Worker. I'VE
ought to have stopped the scabs,
instead of fOoling around with
the Labor Board while the mill
was working with scabs. We have
to have an industrial union and
look at things from viewpoint
of fight, from a class viewpoint"
The N. r. A., working together
with the company and the U. T. w.
officials, broke the Hartman Ho-
Sierv Mills strike,
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
LA COMPANIA TELEFONICA
RECHAZO LAS
DE LOS OBREROS

Habana. Feb. 1O.-Aunq re
ell presiderto Mendieta ha re-
suelto varias huelgas en- las
dltimas 48 horas, entire elias
las de los obreros de los niue
lies, drivers de omnibus, en-
pIeados de ingenios y estudian-
ties, la compania Cuban Tele-
phone lie busc6 aver un nueVo
conflicto, rehusando las deman
das hechas por sus trabajado-
res.
Piden los obreros de la Tele-
f6nica que sus sueldos sean au-
mentados Y la empresa les ha
contestado negativamente, por
10 que Sc cree que el movimien
to Sc complicara.
Otra amenaza de huelga ha
sido lanzada por la industrial
rodada, pero estimase que Sc lie
encontrara facil soluci6n.
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
LA ADMINISTRATORS IN
DUSTRIAL DESEA UNA
JORNADA DE 80 HORAS

Washington, feb, 10.-E1 ge-
neral H. S. Johnson, admins
trador de la ley de recupera-
cion, anunci6 aver que Sc halla
determinado a obtener una jor-
nada basica de 80 horas a la Sc
mana, en- la industrial del pals.
Un programa de reempleo Sc
pordra en- vigor a partir de
MARIO clnco, fecha en- que Sc re
visara y coordinara la estruc-
tura de la NRA, en- 10 que a CO.
digos Sc refiere.
mi prop6sito-dice John
son-es conStruir sobre IN pro-
medic de ocho horas al dia. MI
chos hombres preferirian ira
bajar cuatro dias a ocho horas
que cinco dias a seis horas, 0
una semana de Seis dias con Gin
co horas cada uno.
"Yo no digo exactamente que
ocurrira, porqUe aun no he re-
suelto en- mi imagination, pero
cualquier cosa que hagamos Sc
"a en- la clase de cuello blanco,
V en- mayor medida en- ell conner
clio.
La question del SECURE obre-
no Sc discutira hasta mario
porque ell administrator estima
que hay muchos puntos impor-
tantes que estudiar en- csc pro-
blema.
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
UN JURADO ABSOLVIO AVER
AL SHERIFF SPENCER
Los amigos de Spencer lie ovacionaron
en- la Sala de la Corte

LUego de escuchar las eviden
cias que fueron presentadas
por ell fiscal del condado, Mo-
iris NJ. Givens, Y de recibir O.
portunas instrucciOnes del juez
Murphy, un jurado absolvi0 a.
yer al sheriff de este condado,
ST.. Spencer, a quien Sc acusaba
de no cumplir con su deber, adj
mitiendo y guardandose Glen
pesos por ordenar IN arresto.
Terminate de leer ell veredic-
to, los amigos de Spencer que
llenaban la sala, Sc aglomera-
ron alrededor de 81, ovacionan-
dolo y hacienda demostraciones
de algeria.
A las congratulaclones Spen-
Ger contestant: "Yo 10 habia d.
cho ash; yo 10 habia dicho asi
Espero que este sea ell final"
La causa Sc entreg6 al jura-
do a las $50 y ell veredicto Sc
puso en- las manos del juez a las
900.
Durante ell juicio ell sheriff
declare en- su favor, diciendo
como habia invertido los 500
que Thomas O. Busbee lie diera.
Llevaron la acusaci6n al fis-
cal Givens y su asistente Anto-
Mo A. Fernandez, defendien-
do Sam Buckley Jr. y w. B.
Dickinson.
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
FIRESTONE ELOGIO A ROO,
SEVELT EN- MIAMI

Miami Beach, Feb. TO-
Harvey S. Firestone, presidente
de la compania qeu lleva su
nombre, rindi6 aver tribute al
presidente Roosevelt, por ell
programa de rehabilitation e.
economical, y dijo del presiden-
te que es un hombre que We
que algo debe hacerse y 10 esta
hacienda.
"Yo creo que ha hecho un
e~splendido trabajo. Ha mostra-
do valor e iniciativa y ell pun
to importante a recordar es
que ell 6Xito del plan depende
ahora de la actitud y espiritu
del pueblo"
Refiri6ndose al dollar asegu-
70 que cualquier cosa que ten
da hacia su estabilizaci0n es
conveniente a los negocios.
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
LA OLA FRA INVADE Ell
SUR DE LA NACIOA

a 10 largo de Ia COSTA duI Al
lantico la intensa ella fra eau
So aver la muertt dc - pcrSo.
mas. deScendiendo 81 termomy
tro a so bajo Cero en- los eet4-
dos de Nueva Inglaterra,
La bora de mas frio aver, en-
New York, tuvo una tempera-
tura minima de li.3 grades ba-
jo Cero, la mas baja EN- los al
limos 81 amos.
En- Pennsylvania baj6 a 40
bajo Cero, muriendo ocho per
sonas. Cuatro murjeron en- la
parte alta del estado dc New
York, donde Sc dice que Ia tenn
peratura lego a 90 baio Cero.
Tres personals mlrIerou de
frio en- la ciudad dc New York.
otras tres en- Boston, tres EN- Bu
falo Y una EN- Schenectady.
I'm incendio en- Paulsboro, ~.
j., destruy6 dos fabricas, dos
casas de apartamentos y tres
bungalows, ocasionando perdi-
das calculadas en- un million dc
pesos.
FL sitio mas frio en- 81 Cana
da 10 fuG White River, Ontario,
con 50 grades bajo Ccro.
Seis personals perecicron en-
Ohio y Sc atribuye su muerte,
directa o indirectamente, al in
tense frio.
La superficic del Iago Erie
esta congeIada y tambien SC ha-
LA congelado 81 rio Ohio, en-
una extension dc 300 miIlas.
Ell frio avanza hacia 81 Sur y
anOche baj6 en- Jacksonville has
Ia 35 grades, esperandose que
continue bajando durante el dia
de hoy.
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
LA TRAN
QUILIDAD EN- PARIS

Paris, feb. lose ha restable-
edo la tranquilidad en- esta ca
pital, en- espera de que CASTOR
Doumergue forme I'm nuevo ga
binete, 10 que no habia podido
conseguir hasta la noche de
aver.
Traka Doumergue de lograr
ell apoyo de doce ciudadanos
que hayan sido primeros minis
tros, pero no Sc sabe 81 podra
llegar a esa finalidad.
Ell numero de heridos Sc cal
cuIa en- varios miles y ell de
muertos definitivamente Sc ha
senalado en- doce.
Para hoy los socialists y los
comunistas han anunciado una
manifestation y ademas una
huelga general de "a horas, que
comenzara ell lunes.
Creese que ocurriran nuevos
des6rdenes cuando Sc verifique
ell sepelio de las victimas de los
pasados motines.
Los radicales desean que la
cartera de negocios extranjeros
Sc confie a Monsieur Herriot,
pero los moderados quieren que
Sc conceda a Andre Tardieu.
Ell Duque de Guisa, preten-
diente al trono de Francia, ha
publicado IN manifesto pidien-
do a todos los franceses que Sc
amolden al principle monarqui-
coy culpando a la Repdblica
por' ell derrama, fento de san
gre en- las GALES de Paris.
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
Anoche fue eIecta Miss Latin American II
la Scnouta %Josefna Longo
Una briIlante fiesta en- ell Auditorium Municipal

Hermosa la fiesta ycrificada
an0chc en- 81 Auditorium Mu-
nicipaI baio 10. auspicios de- Ia
Camara dc Concrete de West
Tampa, Y o h yaIiosa coppc
raci6n de- los clubs Iafinos v ne
la Camara dc Concrete de Tam
pa Y Pequena Camara de Co
mercio.
Ell Sr. Leon Cain. prcsidrn-
te de la Camara dc Concrete dc
West TAMPA ' maestro dc ccro-
monias. inicj6 81 acto notirfcau
do a la Srta. Maria Fcrnaudcz
Rev, Miss Latin America /. a.
ccse de 81 roinado
Dclicada ' pcntl. IN Sta
Fernandez Rev abapdou6 81 fro
no deseando > Ia ouc resuItara
clegida para sucedcrle, el mis-
me placer ' las mismas ale
grias que ella disfrutara duran
te su reinado. Miss Latin Anne
RIGA /, fu6 ovacionada cuapdo
descendia de las pradas del tro-
no, escoltada Dor sus damas,
Srtas Lily DiBona V Rosita rs
perante.
Embellishments 81 ST.. Cain
La gaceta., 1934-02-10

GCorre peligro de desapare
Ger la Republica Francesa, alta.
cada ahora p0r los realistas y
los comUnistas?
Ell duque de Guisa y Luis Ma
pOle6n, deScendiente el primerC
de reyes infames Y 81 segundo
del Pequeno Cabo, aspiran a res
taurar ell trono en- un pals de raj
gambre liberal democratica.
Aprovechandose del descon =
tento de obreroS y veteranos de
la guerra, y Utilizando como ar
ma la "super-estafa' de StaVis-
ky, el Duque ha publicado un
cstdpido manifesto pid.endo al
pueblo frances que inmole Ia de-
mocracia y la sustitUya con una
corona de espinas y de ignomi-
MIA.
Realistas y comunistas indi-
rectamente colaboran hoy en- la
misma finalidad, la de derribar
la Republica, ansiando los pri~
meros la restauraci6n del trono
y los segundos q. el caos provo.
que el establecimiento de un go
bierno Soviet.
Pero nj los real.stas nj los CO.
munistas veran la cristaIizaci6n
de sus planes, porqUe ell pueblo
deferdera su RepdbIjca contra
los lobos que Green tcnerla GER
cada y a punto de rendjrse.
Los comunistas muy pronto
Sc convenceran de que las peras
estan verdes y los reaIistas ten
dFdn que CdImdfSt Y cHnpeEaT Qe
nuevo a sonar con la Yuelta del
Duque.
FL momento nos parece opor-
tuno para reproducir unos elo-
cuentes parrafos de Don Emf
Ito CASTELAR,:
"Podran echarseIe en- cara a
Francia vacilaciones entire Ell es
piritu aleman Y ell espiritu lati-
incredulidad religiosa al pun
to de pasar desde la mogigate-
ria borb6nica a la duda vote
riana. desde la duda volteriana
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
DESCUBIERTO UN COM
PLOT MARXISTA EN-
VIENA

Viena, feb. 10.-La policia
hizo aver registros en- distin-
tos centres socialistas, descu-
briendo varios miles de bonn
bas, cada una con suficiente ca
pacidad para voiar IN edificio.
La reduction del peri6dico
socialista Arbeiter Zeitung tue
ocupada por la policia, que en-
contr6 ALI documentos cOmpro-
metedores.
Las autoridades aseguran
que con esas bombas Sc hubie-
ran podido yolar barrios ente-
rOs.
Tambien Sc descubrieron a
metralladoras, rifles, granadas
de manos y municiones.
La gaceta., 1934-02-10
A BREMER 10 ENCADENA
RON A UNA CANA

St. Paul, feb. 10.-El banque
TO Edward G.. Bremen, que to-
davia Sc halla en- muy delicado
estado de salud, relate aver sus
tres semanas de sufrimiento y
agonia.
Recuerda Bremen los golpes
que lie pegaron en- la cabeza con
un revolver y como al recobrar
ell conocimiento Sc encontr6 en-
cadenado a una cana, en- una
habitaci6n sin luz.
Los agentes del gobierno fe-
deral, del estado y de la munich
palidad trabajan activamente
para apreSar a la banda, que ell
atropellado cree Sc compone de
diez o doce hombres.
La familia Bremen page un
rescate de 100000, en- Roches-
ter, Mimi, ell pasado microbes.
Asegura ell secuestrado que
puede identificar a dos de los
miembros de la partida, los dos
que lie pegaron como Is o 20
veces en- la cabeza y en- la cara.
Sc verified ell rescate utilizan
do la familia los buenos servi-
clos de un rico contratista nom
brado Walter MCGEE.