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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
LID Calls for Immediate
Protests Demanding
Their Release

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 6.-The six
teen workers who were jailed when
police attacked the striking F. E,
r. A. workers here on Tuesday, Oct.
30, will go before the District Court
on Dec. II on the trumped up
charges of riot, rescuing a prisoner
and assault with intent to kill
The F. E. R. A. workers in Arapa-
hoe County we're the first to strike
when work relief wages were
slashed 81 per cent, In the rapidly
spreading strike all work in Arapa-
hoe County was closed down. Form
ing huge motorcade, the strikers
marched on the nearby Denver prof.
ects. At the Platte River project,
police modified and attacked. One
of the strike leaders, Henry Brown,
president of the Englewood local of
the Colorado Workers Union, was
felled by a police shot. Taken to
Jail, he was held 70 hours before his
wound was dressed.
All of the prisoners, who are now
out on bail, will be defended by the
International Labor Defense. The
| 1. L. D. has appealed to all workers
to pack the court during the trial
and for workers organizations
everywhere to rush protests de-
handing the immediate release of
all the prisoners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
National Farm Group
Sends Out C. all to
Agrarian Workers

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. g.
The Farmers National Committee
of Action yesterday issued call
to all farmers and farm workers
and their organizations to support
the National Congress for Unem-
ployment Insurance, which will be
held in Washington, D. c., on
Jan. ST..
Farmers and their organizations
are asked to circulate the call of
the National Sponsoring Committee
for the National Congress, and to
elect delegates from all groups.
The farm delegates to the Ma
tional Congress will remain in
Washington one day after the Con-
gress and will meet in special ses-
sion to draft plans for the enact
ment of the Farmers Emergency
Relief Bill.
The letter OF the Farmers Ma
tional Committee of Action follows:
A National Congress of Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance will
be held in Washington, D. c., Jan.
$751;, 1885, to bring together the
great and growing movement to
formulate plan for all forms OF
social insurance such as is en-
bodied in the Workers Unenlpioy-
ment end Social Insurance Bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Special Meeting Will Be
Held in Capital On
Farm Relief

sponsoring committee for the Ma
tional Congress for Unemployment
Insurance. The local conference
will be held tonight at the Y. M
G. A.. and will make plans for
sending O. large delegation to the
National Congress from Waterbury
Seven prominent local men thus
far are serving on the local sponsor
ing committee. They are: Edward
H. Davis, chief statistician at the
Scovill Manufacturing Company
economist and lecturer; Rev. A. A.
Perry, pastor of the Mt Olive A. NJ,
E. Church, the largest Negro church
here; Arthur Purinton, educational
director of the Y. NJ. C. A.; Rev.
j. o. Todd, pastor of Mill Plain
Church; Rabbi w. R. Greenfield,
Bethel Temple Synagogue; Rev. T.
L. CROSBY, South Federated Church;
and G. G. Borgnis, secretary of the
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial
Union.
When Charles w. Campbell, sec
ton organizer of the Communist
Party, asked the Socialist Party
local here to take part in the local
conference, serve on the ocal spon-
soring committee, and send offiial
delegates to the local conference, he
was met with flat refusal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Furniture W Ork ers
Score Forced Labor
On F.E.R.A. Project

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
Delegations of furniture workers
from Boston, New York and New
Jersey, led by the National Furni-
ture Workers Industrial Union, pro-
tested here against the methods and
character of the F. E. r. A. mattress
project.
Two million mattresses are to be
manufactured in government fac
tories, employing forced labor, taken
from the relief rolls.
The work will be done at a wage
minimum of 30 cents an hour, which
is ten cents below the minimum in
the Mattress Code.
Joe Kiss, national secretary Of the
union, made verbal statement,
showing that the government, using
unskilled labor in this project, is ig-
noring mass unemployment among
those normally employed in this &C.
cupation.
The delegation demanded union
wages in these government factories,
and employment of unemployed
mattress makers on the project.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Especial to the Daily worker)

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 6.-Sea-
men on the Robert Luckenbach
have come out on strike under the
leadership of the Rank and File In
ternational Seamen's Union
The demands for an increase in
wages for able bodied seamen from
the present scale of $35 per month
to $50, for messmen from $50 to
$40, and for firemen to $50 from the
present scale of $36.
Steps are now being taken to
strike the Dorothy Luckenbach and
the Lewis Luckenbach, now in port.
The teamsters and longshoremen
refuse to handle cargo off the Rob-
ert Luckenbach. The Marine Work
ers' Industrial Union and the rank
and file in the I. S. U. are now
jointly moving for action on the
basis of the original demands, made
in the recent West Coast marine
strike.
The officials of the international
Seamen's Union here have issued a
statement to the press, declaring
that the strike on the Robert Luck
enbach is unofficial and the union
has nothing to do with it. Twenty
four hour picketing is maintained
and steps are likewise being taken
to spread the picketing to the COM
pany's piers on the East Coast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Farmers Urged to Back Unemployed Congress

This congress is endorsed by the
Farmers National Committee for
Action, representing lis 1000 farmers,
which calls upon the impoverished
farmers of America to support and
take part in this workers and
farmers congress. This is in &C.
cord with the resolutions adopted
by the Farmers Second National
Relief Conference held in Chicago,
Nov. 1918, 1888. Especially do We
urge farmers in the drought area
in the middle west to send delegates
representing great masses of the
farmers.
This Workers Congress will rep
resent millions of people and thou
sands of workers and farmers or
CARNATIONS. 1t will be the most
important and representative con-
ference of the suffering people ever
held in the United States. There
fore, we farmers must take advan-
tage of this opportunity to gain sup
port for our bill, the Farmers
Emergency Relief Bill, which is
endorsed by many farm organiza-
tons and is the only real farmers
relief bill ever written. Our farmer
delegates should therefore come
prepared to stay a fourth day in
Washington for special session to
bring pressure to bear for the
introduction and adoption of the
Farmers Emergency Relief Bill.
We farmers must support the
fight for the Workers Unemploy-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
FERA Strikers in Denver
Face Trial Next Tuesday,

egged on by Governor B. B. Moeur,
an X-Klansman.
REM L. Jennings, who from the
start of the trial refused to take any
part in the prosecution, restated it
himself when Clay Naff, leader Of
the unemployed and Communist
candidate for Governor in the last
elections, came up for trial. Each
of the % has demanded a separate
jury trial. They are defended by
Thomas j. Croaff, labor attorney
and former president Of the Arizona
Federation of Labor, and Grover G..
johnson. international Labor De-
tense attorney.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07

become a part Of our daily work.
Collect nickeIs and dimes, arrange
affairs, ask sympathizers for do
nations.
Rush all funds to the Daily
Worker now! The money still
needed to complete the drive must
be raised by Dec. 49,"
Akron Goes Over.
The Akron Section in Ohio has
also gone over the top. 1t is 81
above its $500 quota. It has finished
ahead of Erie, Columbus, Dayton
Cincinnati and Toledo.
Unit 1 in this section won the
section banner for raising the
most money. 1t raised S74. Unit 2
raised $50. Unit Is came across
third with S57.
Sending in $37 the Finnish Fed
Grafton of the Boston district has
increased the total sum of it's con-
tributions to $109 It's quota is 5000
The Bureau of the Federation has
called upon all Finnish Workers
Clubs in New England to do every
thing in their power" to finish their
quotas.
The Finishing Touch
The Daily Worker Victory
Celebration" at which Detroit ex-
poets to exceed its $500 quota by
$1,000 takes place tomorrow night
at the Finnish Hall, 1863 14th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07

quota Wednesday by sending in sci
almost half of which came from
Salt Lake.
Salt Lake, however, has not yet
reached its $125 quota.
"But we are still at it and will
keep on until our quota is filed"
is the declaration of Oscar Larson,
chairman Of the Emergency Com
mittce which was established last
week to conduct the section cam
.paign.
Must Speed.
While another district has thus
gone over the top, Minneapolis,
Milwaukee and the smaller districts
are still moving slowly. st. Louis
sent SAL Wednesday,, but it is still
far below so per cent of its $500
quota. Milwaukee sent nothing that
day and Minneapolis sent only one
dollar.
Louisiana ID. o. Appeals
Declaring that Louisiana must not
fail in contributing it's share to the
drive, w. G. Binkley, Communist
Party Organizer of the district, has
called upon every section, every
unit, every Party member to feel
the responsibility to get behind the
Daily with full steam"
THE task of raising funds" the
District Organizer stated, must
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Single Men,
Relief Strike
SOlidinDetroit
special to the Daily Worker,

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 6.-The
strike of workers at Fisher Lodge,
municipal institution where more
than 1900 unemployed single men
are quartered, continues to spread.
A meeting of the Fisher Lodge
men on Tuesday night elected a
strike committee of thirteen, and
more workers yesterday were pulled
off the six projects on which they
are compelled to work. The strike
started Monday, the men demand
ing SO a week work relief or s6
direct relief and the right to live
where they please. The walkout is
being led by the Unemployment
Councils.
Yesterday picket line was
started at the County Welfare Com
mission, It's East jefferson Avenue.
County Welfare Administrator John
F. Ballenger came out and dema-
gogically told the pickets that he
didn't blame them and would do
the same in their place. In an OBJ
vious attempt to curry favor and
break their solidarity he gave them
money to buy food.
At strike headquarters, eStab-
lished at the Greek workers Edu-
cational Club, 1413 Randolph Street,
your correspondent was told by
members of the strike committee
that Roy Duquette, Supervisor Of
Fisher Lodge, has been trying to
intimidate individual workers. Be-
cause of the militancy they are dis
playing, however, he has not dared
to evct any strikers or to cut off
their miserable food.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07

.JObless Call
Second Detroit
Farley Sunday
ToMap Plans for County
Demonstration
on Dec. I8

DETROIT, Dec. GA second ses-
sion Of the Detroit Conference for
Unemployment Relief and Insur-
snce will be held Sunday at II am,
in the Danish Brotherhood Temple,
ITS West Forest Avenue.
All trade unions, mass and fra
ternsl groups and unemployed or
carnations have been urged to elect
three delegates to this conference
which will make final plans for the
countrywide demonstration to be
held Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Reports of the committee of Is,
which was elected at the last SEES
sion of the conference, will be given
on their meeting with Relief Ad-
ministrator John Ballenger.
The committee presented the de-
mands formulated at the first SEES
sion of the conference held recently.
These called for:
u The immediate resembling of
all cuts given to workers on welfare
and relief projects.
p Establishment of minimum
of SIC per week for married couples
with SO additional for each depend
ent. So per week for single men. A
minimum rate of IS cents per hour
for unskilled labor and for prevail
ing union rate for skilled labor, and
the establishment of a maximum
working week Of 30 hours.
81 Additional cash relief for large
families; and increased allowances
for those upon direct relief.
~ Cash vouchers to be issued for
rent each month with the increase
of the minimum rent allowance to
$18.
81 Resembling of the cuts upon
medical and dental care and ade-
quate provisions for winter aid, par
ticularly in matters of clothing and
coal.
g. Demands for the Fisher Lodge
men ana recognition OF unemployed
committees of all organizations at
the various welfare stations, etc.
The second session of the confer
ence will also undertake the work
of building a large, representative
delegation of Detroit workers to the
National Congress for Unemploy-
ment Insurance, which will be held
in Washington on Jan. 5, and 7
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Rank and File De Jonge Case
Seamen Strike Protests Make
Ship in Seattle Press React

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. $50
great is the mass protest of Port
land workers against the crude
frsme-up and sentencing to ven
years in the penitentiary of Dirk
De Jonge, Communist Leader, that
last Wednesday the Portland Ore
gonian" felt impelled TO engage In
an editorial gesture of condemna-
ton of the sentence, and the use Of
the criminal syndicalist law against
the working class and its vanguard,
the Communist Party.
De Jonge was Communist candi-
date for mayor Of Portland in the re-
cent elections here, and the "Orego-
Man" finds "bare-faced paradox
in the sentencing of De Jonge for
Membership in a party legally recog-
nized on state and municipal bal
lots:
Communist candidates for Office
regularly are entered on the ballot
in State of Oregon elections, yet
now Dirk De Jonge is convicted OF
violation of the criminal syndicalism
law and sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment, primarily because he
is a Communist and advocates the
principles of his party.
IF it is possible to find a more
bare-faced paradox, we do not know
where to look for it"
The editorial then goes on to con-
denim the criminal syndicalist laws
but only on the grounds that these
openly anti-working class laws ex-
pose the nature of bourgeois democ.
racy as a dictatorship of the cap
italists against the toiling population
and thereby engenders the hostility
of the masses against the State APP
paratus OF the bose.
The editorial of the "Oregonian
reflects the growing tendency of the
bosses to retreat before the deter
mined campaign launchd by the In
ternational Labor Defense against
the criminal syndicalist laws. That
campaign should receive the vigorous
support of every workers organiza
ton throughout the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Seanen Storm
Relief Office
OfBoston ERA

BOSTON, Dec. 6-For the second
time within q week seamen stormed
the headquarters of the State
Emergency Relief Administration at
40 Federal Street, Monday, and
demanded increased relief in cash,
Winter clothing and other relief
needs.
The seamen had marched from
the Waterfront Unemployment
Council at 1872 Commercial Street,
and elected a committee of twenty
two to represent them in negotia-
tons with E. r. A. Administrator
A. G. Rotch.
The seamen, declaring that the
food and lodging in the church.
controlled Sailors Haven in
Charlestown was totally inadequate
and Of poor quality, demanded
cash payment of relief to enable
them to eat and sleep where they
choose.
Forced to Scrub Floor
Some of the seamen pointed out
that although the F. E. r. A. paid
for the relief, they were forced to
scrub floors and wash dishes under
penalty of being cut off the relief
lists. Others stated that the relief
conditions in Boston were so bad
that seamen were forced to with
stand terrible conditions on the
ships rather than sign off in the
port and take the chance of being
stranded. They pointed to the bet
ter conditions on relief in Balti-
more, Newport News and Philadel-
phia, where the Waterfront Coun-
ellis had waged long struggles and
won improved conditions.
While the committee of twenty
two entered the building, about 100
others waited outside. Details of
police and detectives arrived, spoke
about Communist agitators,' and
announced that Investigations were
being launched into the lives of the
leaders of the seamen.
At the present time the seamen
here get three ten-cent meals and
a thirty-cent flop as relief. When
they presented their demands last
week, E. R. A. Administrator Rotch
had promised speedy settlement of
their grievances. Nothing hap
pened. Joseph Kelleher, Jack Mon
tall and Curley Lorraine, spokes-
men for the seamen, said that UNI
less the seamen's demands we're
speedily met they would be back
in larger numbers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
I.JObIess Plan
Unity Meeting
In Pittsburgh
Joint Committee Calls
North Side Rally for
Saturday Night

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Dec. 6.-Ths
Joint Action Committee Of Unem-
.ployed Organizations of Allegheny
County will hold a mass meeting
Saturday evening. Dec. 8. in the
Carnegie Music Hall. corner of Fed
.eral and East Ohio Streets. North
Side, Pittsburgh.
Speakers from all organizations
represented in the united front
against hunger-the Unemployment
Councils, the Unemployed Citizens
League, the Independent Unem-
ployed Citizens League, and the
Veterans Rank and File COMMITTEES
will outline the program Of the
committee which was formed MAIN
ly on the basis Of a unified struggle
for the abolition of the Public Re-
lations Board Of the Allegheny
Emergency Relief Board, headed by
Or. Hovde.
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Chicago, I'LL.

First Annual Dance given BIZ Painters
Br. ss5 Two. Saturday, Dec. at
Mirror Hall, 1856 N Western Ave.
Adm. 25c in adv. 3sc at door.
FRS. Annual Cabaret and Dance Civ
en- BY the Central Body Needle Trade
Opposition, Sat, Dec. 8. at, Hunga-
rian workers Home, 1880 Milwaukee
Ave, 8 pm. Tickets in adv. 25c. at
door 3oc.
CONCERT and Dance given by A. r.
Of L. Trade Union Committee for
Unemployment Insurance and Relief,
sat, Dec. 8, 8 pm, at Imperial
Hall, 240e N. Halstead st. Tickets in
usvaSss SOC, st door 4oc.
-~orkers Theatre presents Three
Miniature Nights" Dec. T. and 8.
at Workers Playhouse, sos South
State Street.
Gorkrs Mother Garrison release,
is now playing at World Playhouse.
6lo South Michigan Ave. This film
was directed by Pudovkin and stars
Nicolai Batalov Of "Road to Life"
A. EewhofY, Organizer international
Labor Defense, will speak at Chi
cago Pen and Hammer Forum, Sum
day evening. pm, December O. at
30 e. Ontario St. Adm. i5c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
rs Face Trial in Phoenix

PHOENIX. Ariz., Dec. 6.-Renz l..
Jennings, Maricopa County attor-
ney, restated his refusal to prose-
cute or assist in prosecuting the %
workers arrested here on Sept. g..
The % we're jailed after police at
tackled mass meeting of 5000 F. E.
R. A. strikers. The police we're
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07

ment and ocial Insurance Bill
which was introduced in the73rd
Congress of the United States as
H. R. 1898. This bill provides in
surance for the poverty stricken
farmers; not only that, it will also
put money into the hands of the
city workers so they will be able to
buy, thereby opening up markets
for the produce of the farmers.
Therefore, we must loon at the
adoption of this bill as a part of our
struggle for relief for farmers.
Write to the President and to
your Congressman and Senators
now. Demand that they support
H. r. 1898, the only genuine work
ers' insurance bill before Congress.
Order supply of postcards and
other literature from Herbert Ben
jamin, Room 436, 1893 Broadway,
New York City, or from the Farm
ers' National Committee for Action.
720 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Postcards, IS cents per hundred:
Calls, so cents per hundred-plus
postage.
Frsternally yours,
LEM HARRIS,
Executive Secretary, Farmers Ma
tiOnal COMMITTEES for Action
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
New Orleans Conference

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. Ga
local conference to arrange for the
election of delegates to the National
Congress will be held here Sunday,
Dec. Is, at pm, at Economy Hall,
1922 Ursuline Street.
A broad united front has thus far
been effected locally behind the Ma
tional Congress, and many local
trade union leaders are listed
among the members of the spon-
soring committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
AFFAIRS FOR THE DAILY WORKER

Buffalo, N. Y.
Daily Worker Dance, Friday, Dee.
at Teo Main 81. Adm. 26c.
Detroit. Mich.
Daily Worker Victory Celebration,
Dec. at pm. Finnish Hall, 1863
t4th St, near McGraw. Good Pro
gram, Dancing, Refreshments. Adm.
in adv. 15c, at door zoe.
Chicago, I'LL.
House Party, Friday Dec. 7 at 6o52
Gliding AYE. at home of Henry
Glaz. Adm. free. Ausp.: Sec. g.
House Party given by Unit AIS,
C. P. at 141o wlnnemac Ave, satur-
day, Dec. 8, Bpm.
NeWork, n. J.
Concert and Dramatic Evening at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07

SIS clinton Ave, l. W. o. Center.
Sunday, Dec. 2, 9 pm. Del" car
toonist of Daily Worker W. L. T. Of
New York. Ausp. Jewish Bureau,
Communist Party.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Big Affair, Musical Program, Good
Food. Ed Hamilton, Speaker. Sat,
Dec. 8, Workers School. Elm and
Opera Place, $50 pm
Usage, Vest Va.
Spaghetti Supper on Saturday, Dec.
8 at Shoe Makers Hall.
Columbus, Ohio
Dance and Enterta inment for Work
ers' Press-Daily Worker, u Elore
and Radnik-Ssturday, Dec. is at
8 pm. at Ivanoff Hall, 1s9sla SO.
Parsons Ave. Adm. 25c.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07

Workers who do not yet I'M
edIiand the role of the Daily
Worker as a leader of workers
struggles, if approached properly,
can be convinced of the need to
support it financially. And to
help raise the necessary $4,000
to complete the drive by Dec. Is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Especial 10 the Daily Worker)

Especial to the Daily Worker
HAVERHILL, Mass, Dec. 6.-The
District Haverhill United Shoe and
Leather Workers Union, represent
ing over 5000 shoe workers, en-
dorsed the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill and urged all local
organizations to do likewise. The
local Unemployed Council is send
ing a delegation to the City Council
Thursday morning to get the City
Council TO endorse the bill
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
symposium in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 6.--A
symposium on unemployment in
surance will be held here Friday.
Dec, IA, at 8 pm, at the Friends
Meeting House, Race Street, west of
Fifteenth Street, under the aus
pieces of the Inter- Professional AS
ISOLATION for Unemployment Insur-
ance.
On the list of speakers, which in
cludes social workers, doctor, and
other professional workers, will be
David Felix, a leading member of
the Socialist Party of Philadelphia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
DenUer Goes OUer Top
Though Sections Lag
In Daily Fund Driue
Salt Lake Sets Up Emergency Committee to Speed
Fulfillment of Quota; Louisiana Organizer
Calls on Workers to Get Behind Drive

Denver has gone the topthe fifth district to do so
Held back from finishing its quota for almost month";
by the inactivity of the Salt Lake City section it has finally
reached its mark by virtue of number of contributions from
Salt Lake during the last ten days 1t went SO above it's $500
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Cleveland, Ohio

Annual Communist Party Bazaar will
be held Sat. and Sun, Dec. and 8,
at Prospect Auditorium, 2s17 Pros
pect Ave. sat night will be an In
ternational Costume Ball. sun aft.
Concert, Play and Athletics Eve:
Soviet movie showing. Dinner and
supper will be served
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-07
Detroit, Mich.
Boston. Mass.

Y.C.L. presents New Deal Folliesn
Humorous Stage SHOW, Dancing,
New International Hall, AZ wenonah
st., Roxbury, Saturday, Dec. g. Sub
scription 55c. $50 pm.