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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26

Plans Parley
For JObless

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 25.-
The Local Action Committee for
the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill H. R. 1927, has
called a conference to be held here
on Feb. II, to intensity the cam
paign for the Bill.
The conference will have $50 del
egates representing about 100000
workers in trade unions, fraternal,
church, professional and other or
CARNATIONS. A program for wide
distribution of the Workers Bill, to
be followed by mass meetings in the
neighborhood and for the wide cir
culation Of petitions in the congress
sional districts which will be pre-
sented by delegations from the local
meetings. A campaign to start a
flood Of kilograms, letters, telephone
calls and post cards to the members
Of the City Council demanding
their endorsement of the Bill will
be followed by delegations to force
them to take action.
A series of open hearings on
unemployment health and children
are being arranged,
A committee OF seven mas been
elected to continue the work Of the
Action Committee and a Speakers
Bureau has been organized. All Or
CARNATIONS have been urged to ar
range meetings on the Bill and to
notify the Action Committee, Room
TOT Flanders Building, 207 South
Fifteenth Street, 50 that speakers
can be sent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Chicago Strike
OfFurriers
Remains Solid

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 25.-Despite
two weeks of attacks by gangsters,
and attempts by American Fedora
ton of Labor officials of the defunct
Local As of the International Fur
Workers Union to supply scabs.
siXty-two locked-out fur workers of
the Evans Fur Company, 1872 North
State Street, remain on strike. de-
termined to compel recognition of
the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union.
Extremely cold weather and an
injunction have not stopped the
continual picket line at the shop.
The determination of the workers
has aroused the attention of wide
circles in the labor movement, with
the result that the Regional Labor
Board was forced to make de-
cision in favor Of the strikers. The
American Federation of Labor Of
ficialS of the Regional Labor Board
were forced to reverse their original
decision, that the strikers return to
work and join the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor Local As, and to
admit that the Needle Workers IN
dustrial Union is the organization
chosen by the workers. To date
officials Of Local IS have been sup
plying scabs. The Regional Labor
Board has declared that the COM
pany broke its agreement with the
N. w. I. U.
The decision of the Board does
not yet give the strikers victory.
The Evans Fur Company together
with the American Federation of
Labor officials are cooperating to
pro!Cng the strike in the hope of
starving the workers back to work.
The strike committee appeals to
all workers organizations and union
for relief which should be sent to
119 South Wells Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26

Inc cOoe, naugurageQ IN OCTOBER,
presented a grand run-around for
the N. r. A. 1t lowered wages in
the North, and promised higher
wages in the South.
But in San Antonio, the largest
center for this industry in the
country, the code was never en-
forced. It would have raised the
starvation wages of the shelters
from 15c per day to 15c per hour,
which would have guaranteed each
S h e ller the miserable minimum
wage of Sc per week. But the
Southern Pecan Smelling Company
and 81 other compliments imme-
diately applied for an injunction.
This was followed by two postponed
hearings of the code, which was
actually brought about through the
organized efforts of the pecan she'll
ers under the leadership of their
rank and file union, FL Nogal.
Washington officials ann ounce d
that preliminary to any hearing,
study" would be made of the sit
uation.
Bosses Dressed Up Plants
When the investigating committee
it went around to the fac
tories and secured affidavits from
the workers. Meanwhile, factory
owners, learning Of the investiga-
ton, hurriedly made the plants
more presentable and dismissed the
children working in them. The
Washington Committee called upon
Ell Nogal to elect committee to act
in connection with it in vestigating
the condition of the scales. The
results were that in 10 out of 20
cases, the shelled nuts were short
weighed one and one-fourth out of
every seven pounds. There have
been no hearings for the charges
brought against these plants.
The washington committee, in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Veterans Contention Plans
Great Nation-Wide Campaign
For Payment Of the Bonus

on a rank and file basis between
the entire membership of the Amer
lean League of Ex-Seryicemen and
the rank and file membership Of all
other veteran organizations.
The Convention decided that its
first act in the field would be to
support the Call Of the Veterans
National Rank and File Committee
in Washington, D. c., for mass
bonus march to the nations capitol
on Jan. a. 1895.
March for Three Point Program
This march has as it's objective
the winning of the Three-Point
Program of the Veterans National
Rank and File Committee endorsed
by the American League of Elk
Servicemen. This Three-Point Pro-
gram is;
l. Immediate payment Of the
balance due on the Adjusted Com
pensation Certificates with refund
of all interest charges.
2. Repeal of the Economy Act.
8. Enactment of the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill H. r.
1927.
The American League Of Elk
Servicemen recognizes certain OBJ
stacles and opposition of serious
nature in the path of the realiza-
ton of this program.
Cites Obstacles
Chief among these are the false
statement of the government that
it is in no financial condition to
pay this amount to the ex-ssrvice-
men, and the split in the ranks
of the eX-servicemen effected by the
policy of the misleaders in spread
ing the illusion among disabled vet
Grams that if the bonus is paid, pen
sion cuts and allowance cuts re-
stored to the service connected"
victims of the war would suffer
further so that the mon service
connected" could receive their back
wages
On the other obstacles in the
path, it is pointed out that there
is sufficient money in the treasury,
at the present time, to meet this
obligation without any inflationary
measure requiring further incurred
indebtedness to the bankers of this
country to pay the bonus, restore
disabled veterans to the pension and
compensation rolls and to the hos
pitfalls, restore the Spanish American
War veterans and their dependents
to the pension rolls and to pay I'M
employment insurance to the I'M
employed
Therefore, the American League
of Ex-Servicemen has issued a call
to the rank and file veterans of all
organizations not to be fooled by
the great mass of banker inspired
and subsidized propaganda against
this Three-Point Program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26

dlers and ruined middle class Of
Bulgaria lie within the internal
political and economic contradic-
tons.
What is the economic situation
Of Bulgaria? The misery of the
Bulgarian masses is indeScribable.
Famine prevails in the cities and
villages. Unemployment has reached
$4,000. When one considers that
the population is about 100000,
one realizes the gravity Of the situs-
ton. The unemployed receive no
reIaf whatsoever and are compelled
TO live by begging. The govern
ment has defaulted on its public
debt. Only last month "the Ma
ticnal Bank Of Bulgaria requested
the Financial Commission Of the
League Of Nations to reduce from
3Sla per cent to 251a per cent the
gold covering in its money"
The budget has lust closed with
q deficit Of s15,oOOOO0.
Several hundred schools have
been closed, and about 1000 teachers
and thousands Of other civil service
employees fired.
In the villages the situation is alb
sclutelv desperate. The peasant Is
actually starving. The last drought
has aggravated the situation even
more.
War Budged Increased
On the other hand, the army,
police and marine budget has been
increased, for the only way the gov
eminent can maintain its power is
by force of arms. Recently the gov
eminent has found a way to bally-
hoo its strength and interest in the
masses by establishing the law of
forced labor for the unemployed, as
Hitler does in Germany.
Article 38 Of this law states: "The
unemployed is forced to grant a
number of days of work equal to
the number of times which his daily
ALLEGATION is contained in the sum
which he receives" The sum al
located to the unemployed attains
a maximum Of Is levas per day,
which means about II cents. He
who refuses to accept this forced
labor is taken of the rolls of the
unemployed and is unable to get
any work; the government sees to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
LaSalle Hat
Shop Strike
InThird Week
Strikers Visit Relief
Board; Ask for
Immediate Aid

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 25.-
Completely the third week of their
strike the workers Of the LaSalle
Hat Company are holding their
ranks solid. The plant remains
completely closed down and the
New York salesroom of the COM
pany is forced to tell buyers that
they cannot guarantee shipment of
orders.
Delegations of the strikers, to-
gether with representatives of the
Unemployment Councils have visited
the County Relief Board to demand
relief, and are prepared to fight
militantly if it is not given them.
In the meantime the strike COM
mittee appeals to all unions, all
workers and all sympathizers to
support the strike both normally
and financially Contributions to
the strike fund should be rushed to
Hatters Local, Needle Trades Work
ers Industrial Union, 913 Arch ST..
The strikers are demanding a
twenty per cent general increase,
have turned down offers of slight
increase, and are determined and
confident Of winning their demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Rail Company
Not Blue Over
Loss of Eagle
Los Angeles Corporation
Continues Strikebreak-
ing Unhindered

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-The Los
Angeles Railway Corporation has
lost its Blue Eagle and the striking
railway workers, so far as the COM
pany is concerned, have lost their
jobs.
Thus, again has been demon
strated to striking labor, the "dras-
tic lengths" to which the Federal
government will go under the Ma
tional Industrial Recovery Act to
enforce Section Ia.
The railway corporation still re-
mains in complete possession Of its
original position now fortified with
new trained employees, made pos
Sible by the arbitration period and
the peaceful picketing policy of the
unon's officials. It's service is now
uninterrupted; its earnings as high
as ever.
The strikers, on the other hand,
despite Section Ia, the N. R. A.
and arbitration boards, find them
selves out in the cold.
The only punishment" that N.
r. A. inflicted upon the railway
corporation was contained in a tele-
gram from Director L. J. Martin,
chief Of the compliance division. to
the railway corporation, which read:
The National Labor Relations
Board has found that you have vio-
lated Section Ia of the National
Industrial Recovery Act. On that
finding you will be deprived five
days from date (Jan. l8) of the
right to display the Blue Eagle. I'm
till then we shall not give any pub
licity to this finding"
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was announced yesterday at a meet
ing of the Citizens Relief Commit
tee. Later in the day, the county
charities total of 39,l40 cases was
reported by w. F. French, assistant
charities superintendent.
French figures that the average
number of persons per case is SO.
On this basis there are now 437 500
individuals in Los Angeles County,
either on work or direct relief. 1t
also means that about 20 per cent
of the population, ne person out Of
every five, of the county is receiving
relief.
This latter fact will give some in
dication of the ever widening spread
of unemployment. Even the above
figures do not tell the whole story,
for they do not concern themselves
with or include those workers who
are partially employed, earning a
pittance equivalent to what others
are getting on relief, and which
therefore bars them from work or
direct relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Relief Figures
Reach Record
On West Coast

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Au rec
ords for the number of families and
individuals on relief in Los Angeles
County have been shattered. Last
week there were 143,603 cases re-
ported on the rolls of the Los An
geles County Relief Administration
and the County Charities Depart
ment.
These figures mean that there are
now 1880 more cases receiving aid
than the previous peak month of
August, 1888, when the total was
slightly more than 10000.
The Los Angeles County Relief
Administration total of 104, 46S cases
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
BY C. B. COwan
National Adjutant, American League
of -Servicemen


Of Ex-Servicemen
The American League Of Elk
Servicemen formerly the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's Lesgue) has an
nounced that the referendum on
the choice of new name has been
completed and the results Of this
referendum in the Posts has eStab-
lished the new name of the organi-
zation as the American League of
Ex-Servicemen.
The change of name was not the
only action of the Convention, but
a new National Executive Commit
tee was elected, including a National
Executive Board of II members as
follows:
Alfred Runge. National Com
mander; Edward White, National
vice commander; G. B. Cowan, Ma
tional adiutant; Morris Klosner,
National Finance officer; L. B.
Walker, Chairman of the National
Legislative and Relief Committee;
P. v. Cacchione, Chairman Of the
Publicity Commission; Anna Beigler,
Chairman Of the Auxiliaries Com
mission; J. w. Ford, Chairman of
the Veterans Unity Commission;
Jose Reyes, Joseph Keefe, M. Gal
lowitz, H. Hickerson.
Assaulted New Deal
The Convention also took into
consideration the New Deal" pas
sage Of the Economy Act that
worsened the already Undesirable
conditions of the sick, manned and
disabled victims of the last World
War, Of the Spanish American War
Veterans, and the widows and
orphans of the ex-servicemen killed
in this country's wars.
Particular stress was laid by the
Convention on the reactionary role
assumed by certain officials of the
American Legion, Veterans of For
eign Wars, Disabled American Vet
Grams, United Spanish War Veterans
in attempting to mobilize their rank
and Tile membership under the
cloak of a "red scare" as an in
cipient fascist force to be used in
spying upon militant members of
trade unions, fraternal organiza-
tions, veterans organizations, unem-
ployed groups, farmers and farm
laborers who fight against loss of
their little holdings.
Oppose Officer Groups
The Convention instructed its in
coming National Executive Commit
tee to mobilize the full force of the
American League of Ex-Servicemen
to expose the role and defeat the
plans Of these incipient fascist Of
ficer class "misleaders" at the top
in the old line veteran organiza-
tons and to establish a closer har-
mony and actual working program
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stead, has announced that at the
code hearing, the code itself will be
revised so that the shelters shall
received Is cents per pound instead
Of IS cents an hour, as some work.
ers are more swift and shell more
pecans in a period Of eight hours.
But on the whole, this will force
down the wage scale, as most Of
the workers cannot shell enough in
eight hours to equal a days work
of eight hours at Is cents per hour.
Three dollars a week will be the
average wage.
There is no date set for the hear
ing. And the N. r. A. commission,
refusing to enforce the present code,
which has never gone into effect,
will probably postpone the hearing
until after the Smelling season some
time in April.
Live in Misery
The pecan shelters are living in
almost unbelievable misery, and
they are facing steadily rising food
prices. Forced to miserable living
standard, without knowledge of birth
control, Mexican mothers of IL and
l3 years Of age bear children. IT
is common for q woman of 25 wears
to have six or eight children. These
undernouriShed children go UNI
bathed because they do not have
extra clothing in which to change.
They sleep on bare floors because
they have no beds and bed cover
ing. And they do not go to school
because they are barefooted and
starving. Their last chance for
slightly better conditions is gone
with the N. r. A. sell-out. But the
shelters realize that in organized ac-
ton there is hope. Ell Nogal is mo-
bilizing its forces to carry on the
fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26

Sections Lag
In Sub Drive

Only three Communist Party sec.
tons in the Chicago District-Sec-
tions l, and Peoria-have swung
into action in the Daily Worker
subscription and circulation drive
This is the report made yester-
day from G. Paulson, Chicago
Daily Worker representative.
Sections 2, 3, 5, 9, IL and Is
seem to be waiting for the last
weeks Of the drive before they
get started" declared PGulson.
"The mass organizations seem to
be following in their steps.
A more serious Indictment could
hardly be brought against the Chi.
cago sections at this time, wher
the Central Committee has de-
clared that the major political task
is the successful completion of the
quota of 10000 daily subs and 1900
Saturday subscriptions for the Daily
Worker by April 5th!;
Chicago, a concentration district
next to New York the largest dis
trict in the country, a district with
an immense worker population, ha,
a quota of only 1900 daily subs anc
1850 Saturday subs. 1t has adopted
the slogan: 5000 New Readers BY
April 5thy"
Yet, the Chicago sections are fall.
ing in their duty!
Every Party member to secure
at least one yearly subj" is the
slogan of Section 4. 1t is a slogan
that every section in the district
should now be making effective.
Units: Discuss the Daily Worker
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SHELTERS GET
MIRA. RUN-AROUND
in TEXAS PLANTS
Mexican Workers Live in Appalling Misery in
Bare Shacks-UndernOuri Children
Sleep on Floors Without Coverings

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 25.-Sold out in advance
by special investigating committee of the n. R. A from
Washington 5000 Mexican pecan shelters in this city
faced at the very most with better than lowering Of
provisions of the CODE which has been enforced
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WHAT'S ON
Boston, Mass.

Celebrate release anti-Karlsruhe nine
and opening new LID. District or
flee at Coming Out Party" Re-
freshments, games, dancing, enter
talnm snt. Adm. free! Saturday night,
Jan. 26.
Boston Scottsboro- Herndon meeting,
Sunday, Jan. 81, pm, 1865 fremont
Street. Ben Davis, Jr., main speaker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
REIGN OF TERROR
WACED In BULGARIA
TOCONCEAL FAMINE
900 Are Arrested in City of $4,000 to Suppress
Growing Struggles of Masses; Schools Closed;
Starvation Decimates Peasantry
By Paul Green

The reign of terror existing in Bulgaria today is not
new experiment for the criminals who rule the million
workers of that country They old masters in the art of
butchery but the inherent nhe white terror which
nerpetraed AGAINST the peasants the workers the sol
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PhiIndeLBhtn. Pa.

All organizations keep Feb. % open
Scott Nearing, who Just returned
from Europe. will lecture on "Fas-
cism or Communism" for United
Workers Organization.
Dancing and entertainment this Sun
day, Jan. q at p. m. at FsU
headquarters, 1876 S. 9th St Adm.
free. everybody welcome Come and
bring your friends. Refreshments
served, Ausp. Friends of the Soviet
Union.
Answer the vicious lies OF Hearst
and his press. Answer the lies CT all
enemies Of the Soviet Union. Come
to the Mass Meeting on Friday, Feb
at 8 pm. at Broad st. Mansion,
S.W- cor. Broad and Girard AYES.
Prominent speakers. Adm. zoe. Aus
pices. Friends Of the Soviet Union.
Dr. Lucy Wilson lectures on Recent
Observations on Soviet Education"
at Sunday night forum. Workers
School. 903 Chestnut st. Subscription
ouad
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Detroit, Mich.

The Film and Photo League IS hold
ing an open meeting followed by a
party on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2055
Virginia Park. at pm There will
be a discussion on Fascist Ten
denotes in Hollywood Films During
the Past Six Months" Also dancing
and food. Bring vour friends.
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CYeUeiund, Ohio

Banquet at Workers School, 1924
Prospect Ave. Saturday. Jan % at
pm. Speaker. A. Lsndv on "Revn-
lntionary Literature" Chairman. I,
o. Ford, Excellent musical program
Free refreshments. Ausp. Workers
Bcolzshop and Circulating Library.
Adm 9nc
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Boys and girls: Sell the Daily
Worker after school and make
expenses. Write to 50 East Thir-
teenth Street, New York.
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BeIEaire, Ohio

LID. B.. Karl Marx giving a Big
Dance Saturday, Jan. 2s at Bohe-
milan Hall. Speaker will be Miss
Helen Glinski, who has been in the
Soviet Union and in Siberia coal
mines. She will tell us the real pic
lures Of Soviet Union. Dancing be-
gins at 7:30 pm. to
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Units: Discuss the Daily Worker
subscription campaign at every
meeting! Check up on activity!
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West Brownsville. Pa.
Superior, Wis.

Comrade Earl Browder will speak in
the Croatisn Hall on Saturday, Jan.
rs at pm
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Chicago, III.

Art Collective House Party. Satur-
day, Jan. 25 at 3419 Roosevelt Rd
Novel program. lots OF fun, at 8 pm
Affair under the auspices Of Units
5o7. s12 and SIT C,P. Election Cam
paign Benefit 34th Ward, Sunday,
Jan. ~ at 8 pm. to midnight at
1898 W. North Ave. Ballet dancers,
soprano solo, Red Magician. Plenty
of eats. Adm. 1oc.
Save February is for Theatre Col
lectiye Chauve Souris. A three-hour
program OF Theatre, Music & Dance
followed by dancing to am. Re-
member Saturday, Feb. Is, $50 pm.
al Peoples Auditorium, 2457 w Chi
cago Ave. Adm. 35c., 100 tickets at
9sc
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Daily Worker Comm, Is holding an
affair Feb. at vasa Hall, 18th and
John Ave. Coed program, refresh
ments, dancing.
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CLEVELAND. Ohio
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subscriptions, or their equivalent makes YOU
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Soviet Union.
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