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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Mass Meeting Is Called
Tonight at Carnegie
Lecture Hall
GOLDFRANK. TALKS
Hearst Incites Officials
to Bar Communist Meet
ings from Schools

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. le. -
Fitting back at Hearst's fascist in
element and protesting against de-
NAL Of a permit for the use of a
city school. the Friends of the Soviet
Union will hold an snti-Hearst mass
meeting In the Carnegie Lecture
Hall. schenley Park. Oakland, to-
night.
The speakers will include Herbert
Goldfrank, National Secretary of
the Friends Of the Soviet Union;
Harvey O'Connor. author of Mel
Ions Millions" and Robert Wishner,
Westinghouse worker who visited
the Soviet Union with a trade
union delegation.
Carrying through its nation wide
campaign against all anti-fascist
forces. aimed principally at the
Communist Party, the Hearst gutter
press, through its Pittsburgh Sun
Telegraph, has attacked the Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union and the
League Against War and Fascism
here for protesting the barring of
schools to Communists and raised
the cry for use of the Pennsylvania
Sedition Law in gagging free speech.
At a meeting for Mother Bloor
last week, for which Superintendent
Of City Schools Graham had at
tempted to deny a permit, more
than 300 workers passed a resolu-
ton of protest against Schools Su-
perintendent Graham's pronounce
ment that Communists would be re-
fused use Of school halls in the
future.
The city schools head had taken
his stand alter he heard reports
OF the Clarence Hathaway meeting,
Jan. %. Hearst played the ban up
in screaming headline against the
Reds" but Graham was forced to
back water Immediately by a COM
mittee of liberals, including min
listers and well known social workers.
In typical editorial, Hearst rails
against the League as "parlor
pinks," reminds the fascists that the
Sedition Law lis not a dead letter, "
but has been used effectively, right
here in the Pittsburgh district, to
send Red agitstors" to prison for
long terms.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
West Coast Seamen
Award Applies Only
To Steam Schooners

Upon hearing Of the announce
ment of the arbitration award for
West Coast seamen, which provides
for $40 month rate for seamen,
Pacific Coast members of the Ma
rine Workers Industrial Union, now
in New York, have informed the
Daily Worker that this agreement
covers steam schooners only. A de-
cision covering the other seamen is
being awaited.
Steam schooner work is extremely
difficult, and the men are required
to do longshoring and other work.
The East Coast settlement by the
International Seamen's Union on
the basis of $3.50 month, it is
explained, will undoubtedly be used
to drive down the rates on the West
Coast as well.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
STEEL ENROLMENT DRIVE
GOES ON DESPITE TICHE
T ak e Relief for Vets
Ex-Servicemen Forced to Work for Subsistence
on Graft-Ridden Slave Labor Projects

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. ls-"Not
one veteran to concentration
campsl" is the slogan raised by the
Veterans Union. a rank and file
outfit here, in the fight against
forced labor on S. E. R. A. relief
camps"
A committee from the organiza-
ton recently carried two cases to
the Office of State Relief Admins
traitor Goudy. Both cases we're
overseas veterans, both had been
wounded in action They had re-
fused to go to forced labor camps
when ordered, and took their cases
up with the Ceterans' Union.
Goudy admitted that he had the
authority to order the Red Cross to
issue relief to the men, but said
that the policy was laid down by
the F. E. R. A. A gun in holster
under his left arm emphasized the
New Deal policy"
Relief for Oregon war veterans is
provided from two sources: the Sol
diers and Sailors INDECENT Fund,
supplied by taxation and F. E. R. A..
funds, and the Red Cross. The
Veterans Committee, diggin
through records of the County
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100000 Names
Is Goal of C.P.
InChicagoPoll

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-With only
two days remaining for the collec-
ton of msyoralty nominating sigma
lures, Herbert Newton, Communist
candidate for City Clerk, yesterday
urged a concerted last-minute drive
to bring the number of names on
the petition to 10000.
Newton. leader of recent struggles
against Negro discrimination which
attracted nationwide notice and
support from workers, said
only two days remain to finish
the collection of 10000 signatures to
place the Communist ticket on the
ballot in Chicago. That means that
work in these two days must be in
tensif1ed a thousand fold.
1--WE Must Get on Ballot"
eve cannot afford to get less than
the maximum number of signatures
required. We must get on the ballot.
We cannot allow the forces of fas-
cism to triumph. There is nothing
the steel mill owners, railroad mag
mates, stockyards bosses would like
better than to see the Communist
Party off the ballot. For it would
mean that worker would have to
participate in a write-in campaign
in order to vote for his own class.
1--WE must get on the ballot. Let
every worker collect signatures in
his shop, on the breadline, at the
relief station, in the flop house. Let
every fighter against fascism organ
ize the members Of his local, club,
church, etc., to put the Communist
ticket on the ballot"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
W H ATS ON
Philadelphia, Pa.

Labor Defender Concert and Dance
Friday. Fen. % at Ambassador Hall,
1904 n. Broad St; Nadia Chilkovsky
in a series OF evolutionary oances,
well known violinist; entire Freiheit
Gesang Ferein chorus; excellent
dance orchestra Adm. at door, SOC,
In advance through organizations 35c.
Tickets at 40 N. 9Th ST., Room 207.
Grand Concert and Bazaar, Aus
picer: Unemployment Councils Of
Philadelphia. Friday and Saturday
ewes. March and 2 at Olympia
Arena, Broad and Bainbridge SITS
Glamorous entertainment, Puppei
Show, PLAY, Dancing. Music, Ma
tional Speaker. Sergei Radsmsky ane
Maria Radamsky. Proceeds for pub
LEGATION Of newspaper for the unem'
ployed. Adm. 35e for both evenings
Fred H. Gunsser, Just returned from
Soviet Russia, member of the So
cialist Party, will speak on "Th'
Latest Developments in Soviet Rus
STA. Also Ten Days That SHOOK
the World" the powerful picture Of
the Russian Revolution. German
Hall. e27 N. 9th St, Wed. Feb, 20
pm. Adm. zoe. Auspices; NORTH
City Central Br. F.s.U.
Films and Photo League. ali NORTH
18th St, presents Laughter Through
Tears: Cartoon The Puzzle, Re
porting the World: F. Il P. League
News Reel, Saturday, Feb %, con
tinuous showings beginning pm
Euhs obc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
BY MOIssAYE ]. OLGIN

ton. The Poles and Sloyaks and
Hungarians are not much different
from the Irish and the Scotch and
the native Americans. The younger
generation is mostly native. The
antagonism between white and Ne
gro has greatly diminished All pre-
requisites for sharp class struggles
are there.
During the summer of 1888 a
great number of new lodges of the
A. A. we're organized. Not all the
members could pay their initiation
fees. Not for every member were
per capita payments made to the
national office. The latter is willing
to issue charter for new lodge
provided payment is made for a
minimum of fifteen members. The
new lodges svailed themselves of
this privilege and became a recog-
nized part of the A. A.
New life was pouring into the
old Amalgamated Association. The
new members were not all skilled
workers. They represented an
average of those engaged In the
steel mills. They were militant.
They demanded action, The strikes
In Weirton, w Va. and in Ambridge
Pa, showed them the real meaning
of the N. R. A. and made it clear
to them that their national officials
we're not willing to lead their strug-
giles. But this only increased their
enthusiasm for a fighting union.
A Hard Blow
Things came to head at the
April convention of the A. A. where
Tighes machine was defeated by
the delegates from the new lodges.
A resolution was passed to start
broad organization drive and to
prepare for strike which was set
for the middle of June 1t seemed
h at the rank and file h d
triumphed, but on the eve of the
day set for the strike Mike Tighe
''reconvened" the convention and
with the aid of William Green,
President of the A. F. of L., ma
neuvered through a decision to re-
woke the strike order
1t was hard blow to the steel
workers-and they never forgot it.
The machinery had all been set for
strike, The minds of the workers
were attuned to strike action.
Tighes move succeeded In disorgan-
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ings which could be rented. There
may have been other remnants of
olden times-but this could not be
ascertained. The crisis did not ma
terially alter the situation of the
union. Some of it's membership be-
came unemployed, but the member
ship as whole did not considerably
diminish. It was still possible for
Michael Tighe and his group of
loyal henchmen to carry on.
Summer, 1888
Then came the summer Of 1888
and it shook them like hurricane.
The steel workers, don't you see,
took Roosevelt's promises seriously.
They actually believed in the N. r.
A. They maintained that Section
IA gave them the right to organize
in defiance of the steel trust. They
did not wait for Mike Tighe to or
ganize them. They began the work
of organization by themselves.
Be it remembered that the steel
workers are among the most adj
vanced sections of the working class.
They understand organization. They
have class consciousness at least to
the extent that they hate the steel
trust and realize that it has to be
fought by united action. Moreover,
they have the tradition of struggle.
They are not migratory. They live
in the same town for many years,
especially in the Pittsburgh area.
In the steel towns of Pennsylvania
great numbers of workers have their
own homes. Most of these homes
are either heavily mortgaged or
have passed into the hands of the
companies who are the mortgagors,
but the consciousness of being, so to
speak, part of the local life is there
The steel workers demand decent
living in the place where they live.
They Can Pay
They know that the powerful steel
trust can pay them a decent wage if
forced to do so. And steel workers
have not forgotten the great steel
strike of 1919. Many of them still
remember the strike struggles of
1909 and 1900. Even reminisence
of Homestead is still alive. The steel
workers of the vicinity of Pittsburgh
are mixture of many nationalities,
but during the postwar years they
have amalgamated into more or
less uniform working class popula-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20

made at the William VAIL Ell Cen
tro Shed.
Local and state police gassed the
strikers.
The twelve hundred packer
trimmers and shed workers, mem
bers of the Fruit and Vegetable
Packers Union "a. F. of L. struck
a week ago for recognition of the
union, no split bench, and for the
Salinas scale Of wages.
Fifty-one strikers have been ar
rested to date, including eight wo-
men. Governor Merriam, who played
leading role in breaking the San
Francisco general strike, has added
thirty men to the state highway
patrol. The authorities are demand
ing the entire state force and the
national guard be called.
G. B. Lawrence, secretary of the
union, declared the strikers are Just
beginning to fight. The two strikers
were killed, he said, by hired gun
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20

men. Those killed were Paul Knight
of Santa Maria and Eldred Ham
aker of Westmoreland. The labor
board conciliator, Fitzgerald, de-
clared he sees no hope of an ami
cable adjustment.
The growers have so far refused
to recognize the outside" union.
There are ten thousand Imperial
Valley lettuce workers. The field
workers are not vet on strike.
The present lettuce crop is val
ued at over two million dollars
which the growers fear losing by
rotting in the fields if the strike
continues much longer.
The American Legion officials
charge that the Communists are
responsible. All A. F. of L. unions
all workers organizations are urged
to protest against the shootings to
Sheriff Ware at FL Centre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
DAILY Worker Ohio Bureau,

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 1s,-Fol-
lowing closely the fascist proposals
of the Secret Seven of the Cham
Ger Of Commerce, Sam Deutch,
chairman Of the Cuyahoga County
Council of the American Legion, has
been quoted as saying that the
American Legion was being drilled
at night to combat any possible
radical uprising" Mr.. Deutsch
stated that all necessary arms
would be gotten from the Central
Armory.
The announcement created q
great deal of dissension among the
Legion's own ranks and drew vigor-
Gus protests even from various high
officials of the Legion. The strike
breaking intent behind these night
ly drillings was so obvious that Mr..
Deutsch felt compelled to modify
his statement by saying that he had
not been made completely clear in
his first announcement, that it was
only a plan to combat amy at
tempt to overthrow the government
by force"
The Communist Party announced
that it will appear at the Public
Hearing called for next Thursday
by the special City Council Com
mtitee appointed to investigate the
Secret Seven, in order to expose the
open fascist attempts in Cleveland
to smash the growing struggles Of
the workers, especially in the auto
and steel industries.
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Federal Union, which is conduct
ing the strike was dragged by police
off the picket line Saturday and
held in the plant several hours. The
charges against him have not yet
been made known. Mahan is one
of the most militant strike leaders.
1t is believed that police are MAX
ing efforts to frame Mahan.
John Weaver, Communist section
organizer, was released by Magis-
trate Costello. He was held because
he refused to sign $1,000 peace
bond.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
JObless Leaders Jailed

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. Ronald
Ginther was given a thirty day SEN
tence and Joe Smith ten days in
police court here, on a charge of
"disorderly conduct" for leading a
demonstration of unemployed work
ers for relief. When Wesley Ran
dali, district secretary of the Inter
national Labor Defense and law
student, entered court to defend
Ginther and Smith he was seized by
the police and sentenced to ten days
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Butchers. Released

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 19.-
Ten members of the Butchers Local
of the Food Workers Industrial IN
ion were discharged by Judge Nc
Dewitt, Friday, after being brought
on charges of violating an old anti
picketing injunction, granted Irv-
ing's meat market. Irving charged
that strikers threw bottle of acid
into his store, then after consulting
the attorney. McDevitt although q
labor batter, discharged the strikers
The strike at the four stores con-
tinues.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Workers Bill Endorsed

LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. 19.-At a
joint meeting of the Workers Protec-
tive Association, the Unemployed
Union and workers from the Relief
Works Division, held here last week,
a resolution endorsing the Workers
Bill and demanding that the U. S.
Congress enact the bill, was passed
unanimously, it was learned today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Bill Backed in West

ROSLYN, Wash, Feb. 1e.-The
Slovenian National Benefit Society
chapter here at its last regular
meeting endorsed HR. 1927 and
H.B. 1913, the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bills, national and
state, and voted to wire and write
their legislators demanding support
for the bills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Mike Tighe Is Preparing His Own Defeat

izing the ranks and In weakening
the morale,
Not for long, though. The crisis
is an excellent teacher. Hunger can
not wait. The workers rallied from
Tighes blow They have learned
valuable lesson.
The conference of December 80,
and the much greater conference of
February 3, gave expression to the
fighting spirit that is rapidly grow
ing among the steel workers. In
their present campaign the militant
steel workers are sctuated by the
following fundamental ideas:
1-They must build up the Anal
gamated Association to be a power
full union capable of challenging and
defeating the steel trust.
2-They want to stay within the
Amalgamated Association. It is not
their aim to drive for dual union,
The union, they say, is good enough
for them. What it needs is new
! spirit
3-The upbuilding of the union
must be made with a view of call
ing a general strike of the steel
industry in the near future.
1.-The national officials with
Mike Tighe at their head will not
lead a strike movement. The leader
ship must pass into the hands Of the
rank and file.
Mike Tighe has tried expulsions.
Mike Tighe has spread the red
scare. The workers are determined
to have their union and to have
it as the Amalgamated Association
no matter what obstacles the off,
Gals may put in their way.
How many members are there in
the new lodges? I have made an
inquiry and was told that no less
than 5000 workers have enlisted
in these lodges. They may not all
have paid their dues, but they are
all good union material. 1t will be
hard for Tighe, even assuming that
he controls about 1000 members
(which is rather questionable), to
"expel" the bulk of the union with
some $4,000 members. If he does
so he will only hasten his own de-
feat.
There was q nlisprint in Olgin's
article in Saturdays issue OF the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Chicago, IN.

Organizations Attention. The Inter.
national Workers order of Chicago
is celebrating its sth Anniversary at
the Ashland Auditorium, Feb. %,
$40 pm. to 2 am. An excellent pro-
gram has been arranged. Kindly keer
this date open.
Fifth Annual Cabaret and Dance, a
la Moscow. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at
workers Lyceum. 1888 Hirsch Blvd,
starting 8 pm. workers Dance
Group; Sonia Radina; Gypsy ano
new Russian songs; excellent or
chestra; dancing. Adm. 25c in ad-
vance, soc at door Good time for
everybody. Ausp.; LID. Barnett Br
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Two Biscuit Strikers
Face Jail Sentences
on Assault Charges

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 10
Two National Biscuit Company
strikers thrown into a Camden Jail
on charges Of beating a scab, are
facing Jail sentences.
Joseph Mahan, president Of
the Biscuit and Cookie Workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
Furniture Worker To Speak

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 10.--joe kiss,
National Secretary of the Furniture
Workers Industrial Union, will speak
here at the Peoples Auditorium,
2457 West Chicago Ave, on Febru-
airy 18th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20
TwO Workers Murdered
In Lettuce Walk Out
Nigilantes and Gunner Fire 500 Shots at Picket
Lines of l,200 Packers and Trimmers
in West Coast A. F. of L. Strike

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb 1.-Two strikers were murdered
and four wounded Sunday when scabs gunner and vgi-
anes fired five hundred shots into the picket lines of the
striking lettuce workers of Imperial Valley One woman was
severely beaten The murders by the vgante gangs
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Detroit, Mich.

Michigan Youth Congress Dance on
Tuesday evening, Feb. &c. at the
Graystone Ballroom, with Eddie
Cont and his N.B.C. orchestra,
Everybody invited, Adm. 4oc in ad
vance, soc at door Proceeds to go
toward carrying through the pro-
gram Of the Michigan Youth Con-
gress and toward the falling Of the
Second American Youth Congress to
be held in Detroit. June 2s, 20, 80,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20

There was misprint in Olgin's
article in Saturdays issue OF the
Daily Worker. Instead of Roy
Rollins" read. roy HaIlas."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-20

: PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-06-04
CHAPTER %

a FEW DAYS after Val's repri-
mand from Captain Eddng, the
Prestons set out in the late after
noon to return the calls they should
have repaid weeks earlier. But Liza,
VINO looked her prettiest in new
spring hat, fro.k and little cape i
few shades deeper than the honey
gold tone OF her smooth skin, was
annoyed and disappointed to find no
one at home along the entire length
OF OfiCers Row.
As a reason for this strange cir
cumstance Val could only offer his
blue-vNed srin and say. perhaps
when they saw your funny hat COM
ing, baby they ran and hid" Later,
however. he recalled with n dismayed
exclamation that this was the after
noon the admiral had gone to in
speCt the ammunition depot. 10 miles
out Of BtrmeIton. Several days
earle a General invitation had been
issued the Yard officers and their
wives for tea with the depot's COM
manding officer after the inspection.
And now, although he mad complete
~ forgotten the memorandum. it
would appear as If the Prestons had
hGrriediy returned visits when they
we're sure no one would be at home.
IN any case duty calls had been
paid and returned; and since no one
made further OVettures, Liza and Val
continued their Hremetton interlude
in much the same way it had begun,
Sy playing with the gay crowd made
up Of the Norrses, their civilian
friends and a scattering Of junior
naval officers from visiting ships.
The indifference OF the Yard, there
fore, did not make a deep impress
sion On Liza until the time came
when Brad was away on a business
triR, sue Went a. visit Ia Seattle and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-06-04

had to return home and invite US to
a perfectly go,geous party tonight,
Just our luck to have it come on the
one evening we were engaged and
couldn't accept. Sue gives such de-
lightful dinners. | think. with the
most unusual decorations; and her
cook is simply inspired. Really a
treat for us poor navy folk to see
what heavenly things can be accom-
plislfed when one really has the op-
po'tunity TO entertain in proper
style"
Nora Cromwell grinned wickedly
at Jan. Take that and that. sweet
heart" she said under her breath.
A faint flush tinted JAMS cheeks
but she stood her ground. 1.-THE
weather has been quite vile enough
to make anyone hate the Yard" she
agreed Loyalty. "And understand
perfectly how you dislike missing a
good party. Liza. When engagements
pile up with me. I am furious"
AS Jan once more turned the con-
versation to safer channels Vars
heart was filled with gratitude. 1t
!
Liza like this. He stared unhappilV
at his wife and thought she could
not knowingly have made such a
spectacle of herself. Surely she had
been tactless rather than deliberate
ly rude. AS for the mention of the
ScandalOuS ancestor, he recalled that
when Liza recounted the family his
tory it was he himself who in the
midst Of hilarious young laughter
had christened the first Fitz-James
the royal bastard. That however,
had been in the privacy of his own
home and not before a gathering of
critical strangers with whom the
Prestons were on probation.
He wanted desperately to make up
to Jan for Lia's bad manners. He
spent the remainder of the evening
eXerting himself TO be pleasant to
her guests. They were, he found.
mighty nice people, charming and
friendly when you got to know them.
Indeed. had it not been for the strain
of keeping one Watchful eye on his
wife he would have had a thoroughly
enjoyable time.
|
night to their hostess and settled
themselves in their car. Liza snuegIed
against Vaps arm to cry. Ooh!
thought we should nevah get away
from there. darling Drive to Sues
like the wind. I'm simply bursting
for some real fun"
He was prepared for this. Liza
must, he told himself. be made to
understand she could not embarrass
and humiliate him whenever she
was denied her own way. From now
on he was determined he should be
master!
I'VE are not going to Sues" he
said emphatically
why, honey! Whatevak b the
matter?' Dismayed dark sVSs were
turned upon him. -
| AS if she didn't know! His indig
| nation burst its bonds. She had. he
told her, been rude to her hostess.
acted like a spoiled brat at dinner
gCOONri0ht5