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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
Would Designate Routes

Interstate common carriers would
be compelled to obtain certificates
of public convenience and necessity
in the same manner as required of
railroads. The bill provides for the
designation of routes and terminals
and imposes regulation of rates and
fares in the same manner in which
the I. c. G. controls rail charges.
The commission also would be re-
quired to approve consultations Of
large bus or trucking companies.
THE water carrier bill aims at the
/ control of minimum rates, more
Orderly distribution of tonnage and
Improvement of service to the pub
lie. 1t requires that passenger
fares and freight rates be pub
liShed and that the changes be
free from unreasonable preference
to any person, company or locality.
To prevent overtonnage of routes
and to stabilize operations and
rates, the bill provides that COM
mon water carriers shall obtain GER
tificates of public convenience and
necessity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01

Mount Cornelia, on Fort George
island at the mouth of the st. Johns
river, is the highest point on the At
lantic coast south of Cape Henry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
New SellOut,
Declares A
Silk W orker
BY a Worker Correspondent

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. The tex
tile strike in the IS silk mills in this
district was called off by the big
leaders, and it looks like another
sell-out.
The National Silk Dyeing plant is
still on strike but they are breaking
in unskilled labor. The deputy
sheriffs caused fight with sight
seers and arrested members of the
union. They are now having court
trial which has been on for eight
days. If the peaceful picketers
lose it will show the courts up as
a one sided frame up.
The committee of 100 brought a
number of sweat shops here during
the past year. They work beginners
four weeks for nothing and few
dollars per week after until they
come up to slave driving speed. They
then offer bonus for a certain
amount of work done. When they
come up to that speed they cut the
bonus off. Then of course the
workers quit and the sweatshop in
spires a new victim with the same
promises.
These sweatshops move from town
to town and rent floor space until
their promises are all shown up.
Then they look for new towns or
cities to play the same game.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
BY a Worker Correspondent

MARROW, N. HIN collecting
signatures, as part of the election
campaign in New Hampshire for
the Communist Party, I find the
peoples opinions running in many
directions. Some refuse to give a
signature point blank. Some slam
the door in ones face. Others are
afraid to lose their jobs if they gave
their signatures on the nomination
papers, while others give their
signatures after little explanation.
In some cases the explanation takes
an hour or more of discussion.
Campaign literature is given a
wide distribution. Special attention
is given to distribute the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill and
the Farmers Emergency Relief Bill.
In some cases was we'll received
and kindly treated; even asked to
dinner.
In one town I collected SO sigma
lures which were all certified with
out difficulties; excepting the labor
of collecting and the expenses in
volved driving car up and down
the hill sides. In another town the
collection was more difficult. Only
81 were willing to sign the nomina-
ton papers. Two citizens subse-
quently withdrew their names; two
others I lost who we're not on the
check list. The balance of II
signatures were of bona-f1de voters,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Call for Committees
From Each Gang and
Pier to Lead Fight

worker In each gang receives the
same number Of working hours per
week.
For hiring full sized gangs and
not skeleton gangs.
For the right to be knocked OFF
at II and 5 o'clock, and not 1920
and 5:25.
For the endorsement of H. R. No.
1898, the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill by the I. L. A. presi-
dent, ]. P. Ryan.
For immediate action on all
grievances presented at our past
meetings. And to charge our COM
mittees with the duty that these de-
mands receive immediate and salts
factory action.
Results can and must be had. The
only way to get them is by the
strong determination of the workers,
organized in struggle for the better
ment of their working conditions.
LOngShOremen,
Members of Local No. 1858.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
LONGSHOREMEN OUTLINE PROGRAM FOR COMING STRUGGLI
WORKERS HEALTH
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board
Conducted by the

there are for the few available jobs
the easier it is to hire workers for
low wages. War, too, demands the
largest possible reserve of human
beings. Workers and their chill
dren are needed for cannon fodder,
In the Soviet Union the situation
is entirely different. There abOrtions
we're legalized in 1917 in recognition
of the social and industrial equality
of men and women.
If a woman desires an abortion,
she may have it performed by a
competent specialist in a we'll
equipped clinic. If it is her first
pregnancy, she is persuaded, if pos
sible, to have the child. When an
abortion is done, however, she must
remain in the hospital for three
days, and then has a vacation for
seven days with pay; and before she
leaves the hospital, she is given
instructions in birth control.
An abortion in the early weeks of
pregnancy tenth week at the
latest in the hands of competent
gynecologist under proper precau-
tons is a safe procedures safe as
any surgical operation is within the
bounds of human limitations. We
know that in the Soviet Union where
abortions are legal the ill-effects
have been brought down almost to
the very minimum. A recent report
from a Soviet "Abortorium" states
that out of 10000 cases there were
no deaths and only five cases had
complications-al of which we're OF
mild nature and cleared up with
treatment.
In capitalist countries where
hundreds of deaths do occur fol-
lowing abortions, in most instances
the operations were done by incom-
petent midwives or nurses and UNI
trained and INSCRIPTIONS physl-
clans.
And who are the ones that die?
Not the bosss wife or his daughter
who have enough money to engage
an experienced abortioniSt. 1t i.
usually the poor working girl or the
impoverished housewife with a large
family who cannot afford the ex-
orbitant fee demanded by capable
operators.
In spite of the illegality of abor-
tons, tens of thousands of them are
performed every year The abor-
ton business has become a racket
in the United States and is in tht
same class as prostitution. dope
peddling, bootlegging and prohibi-
ton of blessed memory.
There is lot of money made in
this game and the promoters who
can afford to pay large sums in
graft are well protected by the
police and the courts. Why should
the minions of the law bite the
hand that is feeding them?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Slave Union
At Postal
Telegraph

BY a Messenger Correspondent
BROOKLYN, n. Y.-There ha'
been a good deal Of discussion ane
reports in the Daily Worker about
the conditions of the messengers
and other telegraph workers, a re-
portage which the Daily Worker
prints However, being a poSta
messenger, I have noticed that al
most always the correspondence
centered on special Western Union
problems and grievances. Although
I know that there is no such thing
as special problems, that what af-
fects Western workers affects the
Postal workers, I feel that the way
Postal exploits its workers should be
given attention.
Postal has a company union fol-
messengers, formed at the same time
the Western Union company union
was formed, just at the time the
Telegraph Messengers Union was to
go on strike in April.
Here's how it was put over. A
group of messengers went to Mr.
Mclaughlin, head of the Metropoli-
tan division of Postal and asked for
an employe representation plan. All
of this was on the initiative of the
messengers themselves, the officials
told us. That the messengers should
bouo e,Ynb q U,.yinaaD vuoe uayr,
heartily approved by Mclaughlin
since it most likely was his own plan
It's wonderful plan-no dues and
no check-off system as the w. u
company union has, paying the
elected representatives zoe an hour
when they go to meetings-all of
course returned to the company in
the form of keeping their messen-
gers in control and out of trouble
Every office in the city must elect
a representative to an employe rep
resentative meeting in his district
There local grievances are discussed
and if the official of the company
who is the superintendent, agrees
to the proposals. they are carried
OUTPUT if he disagrees, the pro-
posal is forgotten.
This district representation elects
one messenger to a central meeting
where Mr.. Mclaughlin sits and the
same procedure as of the district
meetings goes on.
What has been the result OF these
conferences? During April, when the
sentiment for strike was high,
Mclaughlin agreed, through the
body, to give numerous petty con-
cessions-smounting to about dol
lar increase in pay. However, at
present, the gist Of all discussion
centers on all-important question,
as whether shirt sleeves should be
rolled up or not.
The company union is being ex-
posed by its inaction. The workers
are being shown that only by or
ganized rank and file action, can we
force increases in pay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

At the present writing, the Daily
Worker campaign in Denver Sec
ton and District 10 stands first in
the country according to the figures
quoted in the Daily. Whether we
remain first, is to be seen. We will
do our best. But in this article I
wish to set forth what we have &C
complished and how.
In the first place, Denver Section
at the beginning of the drive, was
in low financial condition. Our
major activities are being Stified
for lack of funds. Therefore, we
knew extraordinary efforts would
have to be made. The District as
signed us quota of $780, Three
weeks of the drive have passed and
we have already sent in to The
Daily from Denver Section over
$54.00, more than so per cent of our
quota. Units are taking the cam
paign seriously. Unit No. 4 doubled
its quota of S. and is on the way to
TRIPPING it, Units No. and 10 are
actively drawn into the campaign.
The Women's Educational Club,
Mothers and Daughters Study
League, Relief Workers Protective
Union, Operative Alliance, Slavic
Club, Lithuanian Club, I. w. O..
Jewish and Hungarian, Russian
Mutual Aid, I. c. o. r. and Work
ers Ex-Servicemen's League.
The Section committee assigned
three comrades to direct the cam
paign including the Section Organ
izer who had experience in last
years campaign. We Immediately
drew up plan of activity, the basis
of which was a weekly conference
of unit and mass organization rep
resentativeS. Letters were sent out,
but in addition, the organizations
we're visited by comrades assigned.
The response on the opening con-
ference was good.
The work of this conference in
Guided setting a double header D.
w. banquet and 18th Anniversary
celebration for Sept. 23rd. Tickets
and leaflets are distributed, posters
made. The conference arranged
house parties which are being held
by all units. Though the affairs are
small, in conjunction with the
punch boards they are effective.
The conference itself is a means of
check-up and stimulation of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Violate Law
To Bar Election Candidates

some old residents and born in the
town. I was called all kinds of
names and otherwise personally
provoked, in the town hall by the
official supervisor of the check list,
who refused to even look at the
paper. After much heated argu-
ment I had to go home late at
night, with many insults in my
memory, without having the papers
certified. At a subsequent session,
the process of SANDER was repeated.
However, one of the supervisors
checked the names on the check
list and certified the II names. The
other supervisors continued to re-
fuse.
At all times employed polite Ian
guage and continued to divert the
harangue off the personal and
directed it to the nomination
papers. The placing of the laws on
the subject direct from the
secretary of state of N. H. before
the irate supervisor had no effect.
I lost another night and got only
a partial certification. The Moder-
ator of the Meeting, to whom I
appealed this morning, advised me
that the Communists" dong u
are all foreigners" and should go
back to Europe-which leads me
to conclude that the fascist ten
dency is becoming very alarming in
old New Hampshire. I am going to
appeal to Gov. Winant, who is my
brother Granger.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Road Spies
TrapDining


By a Railroad Worker Correspondent
LONG ISLAND CTTY.-Those of
us employed in the dining car de-
partment as cooks and walters are
all aware of the bag searching cam
paign," being conducted by the
agents Of the railroad. This search
has not been fruitlesS in the eyes
of the railroad officials, because it
has caught few walters and cooks
in the net.
What did these men have in their
hand bags? Sugar bowls? Silverware
or linen? No, they had only some
articles Of foods eggs, bacon, ETC.,
and in one case a cook who had
to stay over in Washington, had only
sandwich. When they returned to
New York, they were forced to pay
for the articles in their possession
and then fired.
Now fellow workers, don't get the
impression that the Communist
Party upholdS acts of theft or any
other type of petty larceny (or
grand larceny either as far as lar
ceny is concerned)
But it is obvious that these men
exist on the meager salary that
was paid to them by the Penn. Yes.
as many of us know, the small
checks that We receive will provide
bare minimum standard of living.
But a short time ago, the PennSyl-
vsnia Railroad declared to los stock
holders an extra dividend over last
year A double increase of profits.
Imagine Atterbury or Finnegan
stealing a chicken to take home to
dinner. Get the pointP
Perhaps many of us workers are
not aware of the fact that dividends
have increased over last year with
out much increase of travel. pas
senger fares, freight carloadings,
etc. But all of us are aware that
little has been chiselled from here
and there to cut wages indirectly
and we have felt the effects.
These men have attempted in the
wrong way to combat a powerful,
blood sucking corporation. 1t is true
that the Pennsylvania is getting
theirs" and We must get ours.
But not in the manner of these dis
charged workers. How can we "get
ours? BY militant organizing. In
the case of us dining workers. join
up in the Brotherhood raise the de-
mands to enforce the 240-hour
agreement in which Lemus & Co.
take such pride in boasting. De-
mand eight hours pay for laying
over For full time pay while dead
heading at night. For full crews on
all dining cars leaving the yards
For a complete restoration of the
10 per cent cut.
This and only this way can we
get ours"
Communist Party of Penn. r r.
Sunnyside Unit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

among the ranks of the textile
workers. We must put the Daily
Worker and our literature into
the hands of all textile workers.
We must build In every local of
the q. 7. w. honest rank and file
leadership, composed of the most
active and militant fighters
among the textile workers. By
concentrated Bolshevik work, we
can prevent sell outs in the
future by the A. F. of L. bureau
cracy and the Roosevelt N. r.
A. erDaratus.
Right now we must work to pre-
vent Decentralization of the work
ers at the time of their defeat
and their indignation with their
leaders. We must fight against
discrimination in rehiring, against
the blacklist, for unity of all
workers.
We must fight against the
breakup Of union locals by the
exodus of disguised workers.
We must show the workers how,
by gaining control of their
unions, they can prepare for
future strike struggles which will
result in the winning of their
demands. for higher wages. better
conditions of work and elimina-
ton of the stretch out,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Will Stay Out Until We Win,
Say Chicopee Falls Strikers
Vote Unanimous No to
Sell-Out Policy
OF German
BY a Worker Correspondent

CHICOPEE FALLS, Mass.-When
the workers of johnson e. johnson,
Chicopee Falls, voted an unanimous
NO to the order to return to work
they recognized the sell-out policies
Of the top leaders, and that the
analysis by the Daily Worker and
the Communists was correct. They
are determined to stay out until
we win what we're fighting for"
THE damned Communists were
right, one worker piped up at the
strike meeting where Germans
triumph" telegram was read.
A militant rank and file is deter
mined to follow the only correct
policies. They elected new griev-
ance committee. Monday afternoon
the company agreed to one demand
Union recognition. The strikers
are holding out for 80 1-3 per cent
wage increase. The company is
trying to negotiate for % per cent
but the workers say-only when we
get our own demands will we 90
back.
A group of young workers have
decided to organize a united front
organization and work together with
the communists. A delegation is
coming to the open section meeting
OF the Communist Party in SPRING
field tonight. The workers look to
the establishment of a Workers
Center in Chicopee in the near
future.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
PARTY LIFE
Denver, Financially Weak,
Takes Lead in Daily Drive
Az Mass Organizations DrGwn Into Section
PIesr for 500, 200 Cam paign

campaign, particularly in getting
the funds in Immediately. Each
week the manager issues a chart
showing the quotas and activities
of the organizations. This chart
stimulates competition. The con-
ference raised the quota to $25OOO
which is the amount we expect to
raise. Denver Section has already
raised IS per cent of the COUNTER
quota.
In addition to this, we have raised
$500 for 500 copies of the Anniver-
sary issue of the Daily Worker, and
we expect to raise more. Our main
weaknesses are, first, failure to
develop activity on subscriptions;
second, failure to develop street
sales on larger scale; and third,
failure to carry on a wider ideo>
logical campaign. We hope to over
come these weaknesses in the re-
manning portion of the drive. This
We expect to do concretely through
Red Sundays in conjunction with
the anniversary issue.
Denver Section is far ahead of
Salt Lake whom we challenged in
competition. District No. 10, by
virtue of Denver's activity, is Lead
ing st. Louis dist. 81 by a wide
magin. In order to stimulate the
Disbtrict campaign, we are sending
out our weekly charts to all the
Sections in the District, and a letter
describing our activities.
Prizes, including a Red Banner,
Lenin Little Library and D. w.
sub, are being offered to stimulate
competitive activity.
Denver is pushing the Daily
Worker campaign to the utmost be-
cause we realize that The Daily
Worker is our greatest weapon Of
organization, struggle and educa-
ton. Its presence in the ranks Of
the working class is a torch in the
hands of the vanguard illumining
the darkness of capitalism and
showing the workers which direc-
ton to take.
Revolutionary greetings to our
fighting paper.
Denver Section,
GENE GORDON.
Section Organizer.
P. S.-The fourth week of the
campaign shows Denver rs per cent
of 500 quota raised.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Can AbOrtions Be Induced With
Medicine?

We have often been asked what
medicine can be taken to induce an
abortion. Every year. millions of
dollars are spent by women in an
effort to learn the answer. These
millions are all-yes, ala total
waste. No medicine, whether taken
internally, or injected under the
skin, or inserted into the vagina,
will cause an abortion.
1t is true that certain medicines,
if taken in large enough doses, may
cause an abortion; but the dose
must be so large that the woman
may not only have an abortion, but
may even die in the attempt as a
result of poisoning.
Many women will reply that this
is not true; that after they had
taken medicine they had had a
miscarriage If a woman starts to
bleed after taking drug, there may
be several reasons why this hap
pened. Firstly, she might not have
been pregnant; she might have had
merely a delayed menstrual period,
and was about ready to menstruate
anyway. The taking of the medl-
cine and the onset of the bleeding
happened to be coincidental.
Secondly, it is a well-known fact
that many miscarriages occur with
out doing anything to bring them
on. We shall not go into discus
sion of the causes of spontaneous
miscarriages at this time. But
suffice it to say that if medicine is
taken when a woman is about to
have a miscarriage anyway, then
the medicine will be credited
falsely, of couse) with bringing it
on.
Think of the hundreds of diff
ferent medicines advertised and sold
as sure fire to interrupt pregnancy.
1t is automatic, however, that when
ever a large variety of drugs are
advocated for the cure of a certain
disease, you can bet your bottom
dollar that none of them is any
good. 1t is a swell money-making
scheme to exploit the gullible public.
The answer to the question on
how to induce an abortion is this:
1t can only be done by performing
an operation. 1t should be done
under anesthesia. 1t should be
done by a capable gynecologiSt
(Women's Specialist. 1t should be
done in a hospital.
In capitalist countries, abortions
are illegal and all conditions can
not be met The opposition of the
church, supported by the capitalist
class has prevented the legalization
of abortions. 1t is considered to
the interest of capitalism to have a
large Surplus of people. The more
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
By Marine Worker Correspondent

ny Maffne WORKER correspondent
NEW YORK-We are two long
shoremen on pier No. 81 and No.
So, and believe that in organiza-
ton and support of our brother
workers, we can and will break up
the damned, lousy, rotten conji-
tons existing on the Clyde docks.
How? By doing just this:
Make local No. 1858 Of the In
ternational Longshoremen's Asso-
citation union of the workers and
not a company union. Not to bear
grievances against Portuguese,
Poles, Negroes, Russians, or any
worker foreign born, but by
making up committees of men
selected from each gang and each
pier to present our grievances and
demands directly to Zimmerman,
Strong and Manuel. Thase de-
mands must be mainly:
Agains5 discrimination: by placing
all members of Local No 1858 in
numbered gangs so that each