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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

dazed. They did not expect such
reply.
How was this strike prepared and
who conducted it? Educational
unitary unions warned the workers
Of the bosses attacks, and plans of
meetings took place regularly, at
which militant comrades of the
work in the factories and for strike
activities were laid out. A Central
Strike Committee was elected to
lead the struggle. The workers of
the different unions realized imme-
diately the potency and effective
ness of such a plan. They organ
lied united committees in each shop,
in each factory. in such way that
right at the beginning of the strike
the unitary and reformist unions
were united solidly for specific and
definite aims. From the very outset
the strike was in the hands of the
strikers, with the Central Strike
Committee, the connecting and
guiding force, leading them to vic
tory.
At first the employers refused to
deal with the strike committee.
Even as late as December 18th, the
president of the Employers Fed
Grafton" Monsieur Dechelette. wrote
to the sub-Prefect: THE Textile
Federation has said several times
and maintains that it does not
recognize the Strike Committee, in
which the conservative elements rule
alongside the revolutionary ele-
ments." This was a tribute to the
militancy of our comrades, and in
spite of their stubborness. in the
face of the growing solidarity of
the workers, the employers had to
meet with the strike delegates. Pro-
posals and counter-p proposals were
shot back and forth. The EMPLOYERS
Federation finally agreed that re-
auctions would not be applied to
salaries below IS francs a week.
whereas at the outset the IL per
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

It seems that we will be slaves out
right in spite Of all that has been
done for us.
Under the Bankhesd Bill, we had
a few shsrecroppers here. Now men
with large families are forced to
work for wages Of 81 to $40 a
month. They must do this or move
and there is nowheres to move.
The landowners drive to our
barns with guns and take the last
ear of corn from them, leaving a
family of five or six to perish.
J. G. Rea, a post office clerk, sent
to Jake Green's barn and took every
ear of corn he had on a seven year
old open account.
We can hardly live through this
depression. They beat our people
in this town and we can not raise
our heads.
Our people are having to move
every day, when they can get a
place to go to. Many of our people
want to farm but have nothing to
go upon
The landowners will not sell us
stock because they want us to work
for wages. We will work for about
five months and then we will have
nothing and will have to work for
whatever we can get, BY so doing
they will get us where they want us.
VIII our people do this because they
think they can't do any betterP
One Of our comrades was shot at
a few Sundays ago because he
could not pay small debt. Then
he was hunted that night as if he
we're q rabbit.
The half has not been told. I
wish you could call at my house
and sit down and hear the facts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Jersey Restaurant
Real WOrkhOuse
By Worker Correspondent


NEW YORK.-A few weeks ago,
I gave my last four dollars to an
employment agency for dishwash-
er'S job in Schwartz's Restaurant.
22S Washington Street, Hoboken,
New Jersey.
This place is about the worst
workhouse I have ever seen. I was
the fourth dishwasher there in two
weeks.
Every one works there at least
twelve hours a day and on Satur-
day you put in an extra hour
wit bout any extra pay. Mr.
Schwartz, the owner, is always roar
ing around the kitchen like ma
MAC, heaping abuse upon every one.
He tried it on me, but I warded
him off with some choice foul
language Of my own. After that he
passed me by.
He has real network of stool
pigeons there, which is rather as
tonishing for so small a place.
There is sixty-year old woman
working there. She does an amaz-
ing amount of work, peeling and
preparing potatoes and vegetables,
washing silver and glasses, sweep
ing, etc. She does this 10 hours
every day for 81 per week, with
plenty Of abuse heaped upon her
gray head in the bargain.
Mr.. Schwartz, as 1 understand,
was once a big shot here in Ho-
boken. However, with many others
he lost most of his money in the
crash. Now he is trying to regain
his fortune, skinning the workers
Shaving for him in his restaurant.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

structed me to serve it on the
naughty contractors.
After having 1t served in the APP
proved legal manner, the contractor
for some reason or other, not being
awed in the least BY the seals of
the State Of New York, completely
ignored it.
After this setback I was instructed
to apply at the Municipal Court for
a Judgment.
Being still curious to see what
makes the wheels of justice go
round, I applied at the Municipal
Court for a Judgment. After much
time was awarded a judgment
against this enemy of the working
class. However, before the judg-
ment was issued I was informed Of
25-cent fee that must be paid a
notary public Having just a dime
with me at the time, the notary
public, back shaping politician,
greedily accepted my last dime.
Flushed with victory, and already
mentally calculating how many
meals IS would buy, I was much
chagrined when informed that
judgment must be served by a
United States marshal with an at
tached fee Of one dollar.
With less enthusiasm, and a
growing wonderment at the intri-
cacies of the law, I returned the
next day with the dollar and ap-
preached the marshal. This indi-
vidual, a power bloated limb of the
law, learning the judgement only
involved SIS refused to carry out his
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Strike Gains

In view of the increasing acute
ness of the crisis in France and In
view of the widespread attack upon
the standard of living, and con-
sidering the wave of strike move
ments now pervading France, the
Roanne strike with it's conduct and
organization is Of tremendous i'm
portance. The lesson derived there
from is of great significance for lis
in the United States also.
What did the strikers obtain? The
Employers Federation wanted to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
The Strikers Prepared

The unitary unions (the T.U.UL.
of Franco had foreseen these on
slaughts and for months we're en-
gagged in organizing an educational
campaign to prepare the workers
for the imminent fight to be waged
against the industrialists. On the
morning of November 9th, the
workers at the Desmaret textile
plant Zone of the largest at Roanne)
laid down their tools and within "a
hours the walk-out spread to all
the other factories. Thirty-nine
factories, including 5000 workers,
struck in solid determination to
defeat the offensive launched
against them. The employers were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

struggle, the workers find them
selves reunited and stronger. At
the last meeting of the strikers,
previous to the settlement Of the
strike, a resolution on trade union
unity was unanimously passed by
the 1000 workers present. This
resolution calls for "a rapid crea-
ton Of United Trade Union Sec
ton by factory, of a single union
in each locality, of single regional
textile union"
At the conclusion of the strike,
funds were still available to supply
food, clothing and shelter for two
weeks for the strikers families.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

members of this potential fascist or
ganization; Police Judge Clarence
Terry; Earl Roberts; Walter Kelly;
Bill Allen; DR.. John Steen; Harry
Simpson; Fred Steiner, lawyer and
reserve army officer; Evy Buchanan;
Joe Forward; James Couche; Bob
Casey; DR.. George Cruikshank, the
troop commander; Phil Fiske;
Rupert Finley; Walter Casey; Jim
Henderson; Robert Rapp; Elmer
Head; Jack Burman; Capt Gar
rison; Fred Simpson, and Col.
George Fisher.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
NOTE

Every Thursday we publish let
tiers from farmers, SharecrOppers;
agricultural, cannery and lumber
workers. We urge farmers and
workers In these industries to
write us of their conditions and
efforts to organize. Please get
these letters to us by Monday of
each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

sworn duty on the excuse that the
amount was too small.
This lesson in capitalist justice
brought back boyhood memories,
when would stand and gaze at the
statues adjoining our public build
ings, wondering at their significance.
Finally, like splash, great light
dawned on me, and I now under
stand the grim humor in blind
folding the statue of justice.
After the revolution, judicial
farces such as this, will be tales to
be told at workers clubs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Washington's Birthday
Dubbed Red Holiday
BY a Worker Correspondent

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-This is an
actual scene in a New York Office,
a day before Wsshington's birthday.
An Office worker is informed by
her boss that she would have to
work on Washington's birthday.
Upon her refusal, her patriotic"
boss shouted: you must be one OF
those Bolsheyiks!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Our Reply

THE twitching you complain Of is
probably of mixed origin In
people who are weak, especially if
such weakness is due to a chronic
disease, such as you have, muscular
twitchings are very frequent. They
are more frequent in people who are
more frequent in people who are
nervous" or anxious. Your witch
ings are probably due to COM
bination of both factors. Further
recovery from the tuberculosis with
accompanying gain in weight and
strength should lead to marked
lessening or disappearance of the
twitching. Sedatiyes, particularly
bromides, help to control them.
Sodium bromide in five or ten
grain tablets can be bought cheaply.
The dose is ten grains three times
a day, six days week. Bromides,
when taken continuously, tend to
produce rash that usually looks
like Acne. If taken only six days
a week, rash is much less likely
to occur. If a bromide rash does
appear, disseminating the drug plus
the liberal use of common salt and
drinking of large amounts of water
makes it disappear.
Your symptom of being unable to
hold up or move your head when in
company, is a sign of nervousness
or self-consciousness. This does
not mean that 1t Is imaginary.
Nervous troubles are very real. They
certainly are real to the person who
has them. However, they can be
overcome. To do so often requires
the aid of a psychiatrist or spe-
cialist in nervous disorders and we
do not know of any psychiatric
clinic in the small town from
which you write.
Nevertheless, you can probably
do q good deal toward overcoming
your difficulty by your own efforts.
All these measures that will in
crease your elf-confidence will
lessen your symptoms. The most
important of these is to make
friends and join with them in &C
tiyitieS. We cannot give you mora
detailed advice without knowing
more about the details of your diff
ficulties. We believe your tuber-
culosis has had good deal to do
with your nervousness and that q
complete cure of it viii find you
free of much OF 1t.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Armed Thugs Gather to Break
Strike of Lettuce Pickers
By a worker Correspondent

Ell CENTRIC, Calf-Following the bloody massacre
of the striking lettuce packers in which two strikers
murdered and four injured including who
badly beaten, the reaconary authorities who obey the
dictates of the growers went grmy about the job of block
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
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Ana BaTtM

ROCIEIH IN the sense IN
v which I mean it, includes all
these groups Of younger people who
by right of background should have
had the advantages of cultiysting
education, and who should presently
carry on the precepts Of excellence
by means Of personal example. . !"
That IS Emily Post talking, author
of Etiquette: The Blue Book Of
Social Usage" She says that more
and more there is a lack of certain
qualities that must ever distinguish
the behavior of ladies and gentle
men" She says the stars of So
ciety" should have a manager to
convince them Of their quality
Of distinction"
IF THERE is any convincing to be
done about the "precepts of ex-
cellence" and the quality of dis
tinction" of the stars of society,
those who are really in doubt,
are us women of the working
class, Emily Post. And we need
more than a manager to convince
us. Quite entirely aside from the
fact that the 'preceptS of excel
lence" young society is advised to
carry on were gotten from slave
drivers whose dividends wiring the
lifeS blood out of workers in the
tobacco plants; from notorious pi-
rates; from patriotic gentlemen who
sold their beloved country rusty
muskets in the Civil War, and from
others whose history could not
safely be looked into by an impair
tial eye-besides these facts, there
are other things And no matter
how correctly these stars twinkled,
we would not want to twinkle like
them.
WE, FOR instance, would not like
" to initiate the unbeautiful sight
of the blue blooded, aging, former
Mrs. Aston, pursuing over Europe
and America, what seems to be her
resisting very vital, young, and
handsome boxer husband, EMO
Fiermonte. Then there are the an
tics Of the various Princes Mdviani,
notorious chasers of very rich wom-
en-, constantly enmeshed in court
proceedings over various little deals.
Then again. there is the current
mid-Western murder trial of a
young society star, who murdered
another rich boy who Travelled
around with her in the same So
ciety crowd.
MO, EMILY-eYen if the etiquette
~ of your stars of society, part of
q decaying class, were of the very
finest, their precepts of excellence
could never be ours.
THE New York WorldTelegram of
4 February 25th reports that the
average family now spends 1881
more per week for food than it did
two years ago. It bases itself on
the family whose income is COM
paratively high, Here are some
prices. I'm January, last year, prime
ribs Of beef sold for 81 cents a
pound Now the price is 81 cents.
Leg of lamb last year was Il cents;
this year % cents. Pork sausage,
last year, 25 cents; this year %
cents. Smoked hams, last year, Is
cents; this year, % cents. Butter,
last year % cents; this year Al
cents. Eggs, last year IS cents; this
year, as cents.'
These are prices existing in New
York. I would like women in To-
calities outside New York to send
me last years and this years food
prices for their section.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
YOUR
HEALTH
BY
Medical Advisory Beard
tuberculosis and Nervousness

tuberculosis and Nervousness
COMRADE L. M, of New Mexico,
y writes:-"I have been in the
hospital for two and a half years
because of tuberculosis of the lungs.
My lung is now almost completely
healed and I am in fairly good
shape. However, I am extremely
nervous. The muscles of the arms
and legs witch upon the least bit
of excitement, and even conversing
earnestly will cause me to become
excited. I do not want to be mis-
understood here. This muscular
twitching usually comes on when in
bee at night. No special muscles
seem to be involved and casual
onlooker would, I believe, not know
my feelings. There is, however, a
slight trembling of the hands,
which at times becomes very no.
ticeable. The worst feature of the
whole affair, and what I am most
interesting in knowing the cause, is
the following: If I enter room
where is a gathering Of people there
will come into the back of my neck
a feeling Of fatigue, which becomes
so bad that have difficulty hold
ing my head up. and seem to have
hardly any control over turning my
head to either side. 1t becomes
necessary to cup my chin in my
hand to support the weight of my
head, so tired does the neck be-
come. Upon being alone the feel
ing vanishes. 1 would like to know
whether you consider this trouble
organic or otherwise?"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28

Eviction of SharecOppers
Sweeps Macon County, Ala.
BY SharecrOpper Correspondent

NATOSULGA AIa.-After many days thinking whether
to write you of conditions in Natosuga Macon County
I said I would write happen what may
We at point where don't know what to do.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
Soviet Medicine

AN ARTICLE which will describe
"A what happens when q worker
gets sick in the Soviet Union will
appear in the first issue Of
HEALTH AND HYGIENE, maga-
zine Of the Medical Advisory Board,
The writer is an authority on med
icine in the Soviet Union, having
access to the latest information,
What sort of clinics are set up,
what sort Of treatment do workers
receive, how are the sanitariums
and rest homes run, what is tbs
position of the doctor and his rela-
ton to the worker, are all phases
of this question which will be dealt
with.
HEALTH AND HYGIENE will
continue to print articles on va
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health prevention in the Soviet
Union, giving at the same time
information as to corresponding
phases of medicine and public
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Sex Problems of unmarried Adults
THIS will be the title of a lecture
1 to be delivered by DR.. Frank
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-28
BY PAUL GREEN

cent cut was to include all cate
gories.
Evening star., 1935-03-07
K. c. ORGANIZING
CHRISTIAN DRIVE
Mobilize in US. and Canada
to Preserve Religious
Freedom.

Knights Of Columbus are organiz-
ing on Nationwide scale for mobi-
lization for Catholic Action in support
of the ideals of Christian citizenship.
1t was announced here yesterday by
the local branch of the order.
In the greatest co-ordinated action
Of the organization since the World
War. the knights of Columbus are
seeking to align the Catholic man
power in the United States and Can
ada against invasions Of civil and
religious liberty and to rally their
members for stronger support Of
Catholic education and social service.
26 Districts.
The United States and Canada have
been divided into 26 districts, with
international headquarters in New
York. The districts will organize local
councils in preparation for two
week drive beginning Sunday, March
II, it was announced. A goal of $4,000
new members has been set.
The Washington area has opened
Offices at the Knights of Columbus
Club in Baltimore. The Washington
committee will be headed by former
Judge Michael M. Doyle, general
chairman, and State Deputy George
E. Herring.
Plant Vice Chairman.
Walter I. Plant, district deputy, has
been appointed vice chairman. and
Francis Anthony Mccain chairman
OF the Publicity Committee. with Har-
leigh H. Hartman as chairman of the
Speakers Committee. The speakers
will appear before Catholic organiza-
ticns of men. describing the purpose
Of the movement.
A large Executive Committee has
been appointed.
The Most Rev. Michael j. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore. has accepted
the honorary chairmanship of the
committee in charge of the campaign
in the archdiocese of Baltimore. Right
Rev. Msgr. Eugene ]. Connolly, LII. D.,
pastor of st. Peters Church, is hon.
orary chairman of the Washington
section.
Evening star., 1935-03-07

charged with violation of the Danish
defense of the realm act. Those de-
tanned include two Canadians, two
Danes and two Let's, reported to have
large accounts in leading Danish
banks and travellers checks for large
sums.
The roundup was begun after po-
lice arrested one of the men who said
he was from New York, on another
charge. Police then began search
Of his luggage and found passports
Of several nationalities and names.
Evening star., 1935-03-07
DENMARK JAILS 8
IN PASSPORT CASE
Two Claiming U. S. Citizenship
Among Those Held for False
Documents.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, March Eight
persons, two of them claiming to be
Americans, were arrested here yester-
day by state police on charges OF pos
sessing false passports. Their names
were not made public.
All eight said they had lived in the
United States, although they were un-
known at the United States legation.
Some of them are reported to have
appealed to Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen,
Minister to Denmark. for protection.
A secret examination was scheduled
for this evening, and it was reported
those arrested probably would be
Evening star., 1935-03-07

around. Curly waits outside the house
before the funeral starts, and walks
solemnly behind the hearse until the
procession reaches the churchyard.
He waits outside the church during
the services, then sorrowfully follows
the mourners to the grave.
Evening star., 1935-03-07
Nurses Help Firemen.

Nurses helped firemen extinguish a
blaze at the Northern General Hos
pital in Edinburgh, Scotland, during
staff dance.
Evening star., 1935-03-07
Dog Enjoys Funerals.

Curly, black Irish terrier owned
by John McHugh Of Ballymeagher.
Irish Free State, has earned the title
of funeral dog. He Is one of the chief
mourners at every interment for miles
Evening star., 1935-03-07
Discs Protect Bows.

Country schoolboys OF England are
wearing conspicuous white discs on
their backs when going to and from
school in foggy weather or at dusk
so motorists may easily see them.
Evening star., 1935-03-07
Horses Need More Room.

demanding more room for horses on
highways.
Evening star., 1935-10-14
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