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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
Granite Local
Hits Gag Rule
OF Officials
By A Worker Correspondent


CONCORD, N. H-The following
is copy of a letter sent by the
Secretary of the Concord Branch Of
the International Association Of
Granite Cutters to the Granite Cut
ters' Journal. This letter was kept
out of the Journal by Mr.. Squibb,
International President of the
Union. This is the second time that
report Of the Concord branch has
been suppressed. The letter fol-
lows:
Concord Branch at its December
monthly meeting voted to file the
December circular with protest re-
garding the decisions by the 7. E. c.,
on the propositions put forward by
Concord, Barre, Redstone, Mont
pelier, Buffalo and New York
Branches.
On the Barre and Concord pro-
posals for convention of delegates
of the Eastern Branches, on the
question of wages and hours, this
Branch feels that such a convention
could be the means of promoting
and carrying out a united program
Of action in support of the great de-
mand for the shorter working day,
and work week, without reduction in
wages, and could work out a uni
form scale regarding wages and
hours which would apply in the
East with respect towards the higher
wage scale which applies in New
York and other metropolitan CEN
ters. This proposition could be laid
before the interested Branches for
vote on the question, regardless
of how the I. E. c., may feel about
the proposed N. R. A. regional
agreement.
We are heartily in favor of the
proposition of Redstone Branch to
strike out Section % of the consUi-
ton. This section smacks of
Hitlerism and has no place in the
constitution of labor organization
whose principles are based on free
democratic expression.
Concerning the Montpelier pro-
posal, Concord Branch feels that
! Montpelier Branch should be ac-
corded the right to participate in
the election of the Barre business
agent, so long as it is part of his
Job to cover the territory under
jurisdiction of Montpelier Branch.
BY the reports which are coming
to Concord, we feel that New York
Branch is perfectly justified in pro-
testing against conditions on che
Madeira job. Our association has
received about enough promises and
pledges from the management OF
| that job. A serious attempt should
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
Jersey JObless
Fight Relief
Case of Negro
By a Worker Correspondent

PATERSON, N. 1.-THE woman
with a big smile and a heart of
stone" is what the Paterson unem-
ployed and relief workers have to
put up with in the relief station at
School No. on Fair Street.
A Negro, James Pinkey, was told
by this "kind-hearted" woman that
he had to show receipts of what he
did with the insurance money he
received after his wife's death, be-
fore she would put him back on the
relief rolls again.
This worker is actually starving
on his feet while fighting for relief.
Fellow worker Pinkey told Mrs.
Dorothy Keller the smiling woman
in charge of the Relief Administra-
ton, that he could not eat receipts,
that he was hungry now, that he
needed food Immediately because he
had a cup of tea in two days.
This kind-hearted lady would not
give him relief. She has a picture
of her little son in the Office. He
looks healthy and she sees to it that
he gets the best of food, the best
of clothes and that generally the
best Of care is given him. At the
same time she doesn't care if an
other mothers son eats or not.
This kind of administrator should
be thrown out of her office. And an
administrator be put in charge who
will have some consideration for the
unemployed and relief workers who
have nothing to eat, nor good
clothes to wear, nor a place to sleep.
She should give the workers medical
attention at once when they need
it, not after they die.
If the relief officials would have
seen to it that fellow worker Pinkey
got blankets when he asked for
them, his wife might have been
living today. But they did not, and
now she is gone.
The complaint committee of the
Paterson branch of the United I'm
employment and Relief Workers As
ISOLATION of New Jersey is now fight
ing this case for fellow worker
Pinkey, and will fight these relief
officials until they get him back on
relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
Rank and File
Block Granite
Code Proposal
By a Worker Corresponde0t

BY a Worker Correspondent
QUINCY, Mass.-Thanks to the
publicity given by the Daily Worker
and the strenuous opposition Of
fered by the Barre, VT. and Con-
cord, N. H. branches of the Inter
national Association of Granite
Cutters, the MIRA. code agreement
as proposed and favored by Mr..
Squibb, International President, and
his Executive Council has failed to
materialize.
The union officials may try to save
face by laying their failure to other
causes than that which sprung from
the rank and file, but there can be
no doubt that Barre and Concord
have done much to preserve the
union, than will be readily admitted.
Notwithstanding appeals, requests
and demands from those branches
for preliminary conference of rank
and file delegates to consider the
proposed MIRA code agreement.
Squibb and his Executive Council
pushed the thing along with undue
expedition. So much so, that many
did not understand to what the
proposal committed the union.
New Agreement Proposed
In the meantime, Concord branch
proceeded to draw up a new agree
ment to the Concord employers
which would take the place of the
one expiring on Dec. 81, 1884. AS
required, the Concord secretary sent
a copy of the proposed Concorc
agreement to Squibb in the latter
part of November That agreement
put forward the demand for sever
hours day with eight hours pay
Squibb and his council merel,
noted" the fact that there wa,
such a new agreement proposed.
AS a rule, in fact invariably, wher,
the international President and tn,
Executive Council disapprove of an,
part of a proposed new agreement
such disapproval is given and tim
is allowed before Dec. 81 for com
munications to be exchanged, be
fore the expiration of the old agree
ment, on this disapproval, That dit
not happen in this instance.
Relying upon success in forcini
through a code agreement, Squib'
and his council ignored Concord
new agreement other than merel
noting it. Hearing nothing iron
Squibb, the secretary of the Con
cord branch, as instructed by tn
membership of the branch. sen
notice Of changes and copy of tn
! proposed agreement to the Concor
manufacturers in the last week 0
December.
Within three days of his doing Sc
he got telegram from Squibb dis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24

When the local MIRA. officials
heard the news of the strike, they
had to wire to Los Angeles, to the
executive secretary of the National
Labor Relations Board for instruc-
tions. Otto Hoffman, the local rep
resentative of the MIRA setup, stated
he wouldn't take action until he was
instructed by Towne Nylander, his
boss in Los Angeles. Hoffman is the
big shot of the local A. F. of l..
Central Labor Council and very ac-
tive in the local A. F. of L. top
circles. Later Hoffman announced
a representative of the labor board
in Los Angeles would arrive here to
hold a hearing in the federal build
ing.
Official announcement of the set
Element of the strike was made on
Jan. IS by Otto Hoffman, local rep
resentative of the National Labor
Relations Board, and high mogul of
the A. F. of L. Central Labor Coun-
Gil. The Labor Relations Board
rushed two men down from Los
Angeles, Towne Nylander and Fitz-
gerald, upon receipt of the strike
news, in an attempt at quick ar
bitration and settlement, fearing
that the strike idea might spread to
agricultural workers in other parts
of the county who are also affected
by the Csc minimum wage contract.
Despite this minimum contract,
workers claim in some Vista and
Escondido fields hourly wages are
as low as 15c to tic an hour.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24

vember. The longer they hold these
payments, the more the milling
company and the grain gamblers
will harvest, that much less feed
will the farmer be able to buy. Who
benefits most here?
Workers of the city, until we farm
ers will get a better deal there
will be no prosperity, no jobs fol-
the unemployed, Pay no attention
to the Greens, Hearsts, etc, but lei
us organize jointly to get the better
things in life which none of us have
today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
5 Out of 200
Applicants Get
Relief Work
BY a Worker Correspondent

by worker correspondent
MADISON, Me.-The ERA. ad-
ministrators have just accepted
about 200 applications for work re-
lief here in Madison. They an
nounced yesterday that out of these
200 applications, five would be given
full time work go hours at IS cents,
40 cents for painters and car
penters.)
The rest will have to get along
with part time work or no work,
and only % may be employed at
one time. $4,000 has been allotted
for a ten-week period, which brings
the average down to about $3.50 a
week per family. Food and cloth
ing for the unemployed seems to be
only rumor.
Most of the victims can now rea-
lie the futility of individual plead
ing and some of them have even
become so radical as to consider
mass action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24

out. At the Lee Jennings ranch the
ranch officials threatened the pickets
with loaded shotguns. At another
ranch three pickets were run down
by scab truck they were attempt
ing to prevent leaving the field.
Ernest bort, newly elected sheriff,
showed the workers of San Diego
county definitely whose side he was
on, when he rushed deputies into
the strike zone Brereton the
sheriff's star expert" when asked
to investigate the reports OF threat
ened violence against the strikers,
said the growers had weapons but
were keeping them on their prop
erty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
IN THE HON E
She Got Her Wagesl
BY ANN BAR TON

WE WROTE A FEW COLUMNS
a month or so ago about the condi-
tions of the domestic workers. AS
result of these articles, we re-
ceived several inquiries about the
Domestic Workers Union. And as
a result of this, the Domestic Work
ers Union has organized several adj
ditional locals.
ONE OF THESE GROUPS is in
Sunnyside, L. I. Today a letter
comes relating how these organized
domestic workers are upsetting the
good ladies of Sunnyside. These
employers, we are told, besides
claiming they simply can't afford to
pay the girls union wages, claim
that the girls are satisfied" A few
of them say that having a girl work
for them (at non-union wages) en-
ables them to engage in radical"
activity. We are asked to ANSWER"
these questions.
THEY NEED LITTLE ANSWER
ING. Employers have always
claimed their workers are satisfied.
1t is also an old-story that en-
ployers very reluctantly deprive
themselves of the slightest personal
comfort in order to pay employees
what their labor is worth. The
third question" is more serious
one. A so-called radical who in
order to engage in radical activi-
ties, employs someone to work for
her below union wages, can only
discredit all radicals. The old Greek
philosophers used to believe in a
society where some men were meant
to be leaders and thinkers and
others-all their lives were destined
to be slaves. Evidently these ladies
believe in this kind of society. The
Communists do not. The Domestic
Workers Union does not.
THE ORGANIZER OF THAT
UNION, Mary Ford, writes us the
following letter, to show how deter
mined action of the domestic work
ers is pushing forward towards rails
ing their standard of living. It
should give domestic workers in
Sunnyside, l.. I. and elsewhere their
cue.
"a MEMBER OF THE DOMES-
TIC WORKERS UNION was EN-
ployed on Park Avenue as a house
worker" she writes. After siz
weeks she came down with severe
case of grippe and asked her en-
ployer to hire someone to replace
her temporarily. But her employer
told her that if she had to get an
other worker, it would have to bt
permanently. When the worker re.
turned a week or so later, the EN-.
ployer wanted to deduct $4.16 from
her wages because she had had two
days off. When the worker refused
to leave without receiving her full
pay, this Park Avenue woman
threatened to call a policeman ant
to throw her clothes out.
"a representative of the Unior
called and told the employer tina
If she failed to pay the girl thu
full amount of her pay, the Uniol
would picket, would expose he
, through leaflets, the press, etc. Thi
made her change her mind, anc
, the following day, the worker re
: ceived her wages in full. The mem
bers of the Union we're much heart
/. ened by this victory because /
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24

proved once again the power of the
organization and the possibilities Of
using this power for raising de-
mands for higher wages and bet-
ter conditions"
The union has new headquarters
at 262 Lenox Avenue and at $40
East 73rd Street, New York City.
"P. S." writes Comrade Ford,
Forgot to say that Mrs. S, in trying
to prove how good an employer she
was, said that she had given the
girl six handkerchiefs and a bottle
of perfume for Christmas. :. |"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
NOTE

We publish every Thursday let
ters from farmers, 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, 1935-01-24

Introducing Harry Cohen, the
hard working Daily Worker repre-
sentative in Buffalo. A travelling
man, he came across this great
democracy last year, from COLORADO,
a place not distinguished for bosses
with a fondness for the Daily
Worker. Harry used to put poison
in their coffee every morning by
selling the Daily" right under their
noses. Now Harry is determined to
work havoc among the bloated ilk
in Buffalo. Buffalo, he is deter
mined, will carry the Daily" flag
high in the present subscription
campaign. He is working for his
district to produce the winner in
the subscription contest. Don't let
him down, comrades!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
Eleven-HOur Day With
Ten-Hours Pay in Fla.
BY an Agricultural Worker
Correspondent


LAKE WALES, Fla. - am
writing few lines in regards to
the way the bosses of the Hill
Brothers Canning Plant are treat
ing their labor.
They work them eleven and q
half hours a day and only pay
them for ten. hope that you will
do your best to keep the workers
from buying any of this canned
grape fruit for they are working
the people from before daylight
until after dark at starvation
wages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24

Many Subscribers for Magazine
81 was glad to learn that the
Medical Advisory Board is going to
get out monthly magazine Of
health advice. I am sure it will be
a great success" So writes M. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-24

THE ORGANIZER OF THAT
UNION, Mary Ford, writes us the
following letter. to show how deter
mined action of the domestic work
ers is pushing forward towards rails
ing their standard of living. 1t
should give domestic workers in
Sunnyside, L. I. and elsewhere their
cue.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
P/ssenting
Katharine Co,ueRs
dogs-FZush, a Star
in his oqOn right,
and Sonia, afiend
%bng standing
Flush and Sonia
BY HELEN PARTRIDGE
PhOsOy
BY
Hermine Turner

AARIN Flush the cocker spaniel who
Il public life and Sonia the dhhund who shares her
private While Flush the of The Barres of
thrills the applause the multitude Sonia
for and relaxation after she has played her
part Sonia waiting the for her
dsguntd the Sonia the dressngroom
or the he has shown This be because
he whose soul noushed by the glare OF
spotlight and the capping of hands
Unlike Flush had ambitions rugged mdivid
uast has dapaby which makes Flush good
uner Saws Miss Cornell the qualifications You have
work play and Sonia could be
in any Flush the other hand and agreeable
and anxious That's why he good on the stage
Sonia peculiar kind of independence intelligence which
makes her feel perhaps little Flush supplemented fellow
happy by the cappng hands Flush sweet
and adon reward sufficient when he realizes that he
has given pleasure to Others
Flush came to the stage He adv
sement for the The advertisement inserted by
Miss Cornell asked first for good cocker spaniel
one with nice Disposition ovab When Flush arrived there
asked The eked and sat down on the
floor "He Fuh!" they exclaimed
such fashion, She chosen from the hitter
small the little The fact that the
hold life touched Miss Cones heart
good Westcheste stock but his line disn
Munchner by BIRTH whose brothers and
dominated the German dog show this
with Miss Cornell constantly They take her to the
Sonia being dog takes the
green Really Miss Cornell the
incredible chewed and has been mendd by everybody
who looks like knockkneed Przehghter
unknown the public OF the actress she
of her place the spotlight Miss Cones affections And she
completely
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-08

the guardians Of peace has developed
subsequently, for they have since
been sent on many missions into
Latin American countries for the
purpose Of maintaining order. Mic
aragua, Haiti. Santo Domingo and
Cuba were visited for this purpose
and Marines have served q legation
guards In various cities Of the world
Mexico was visited by them in 1914
when they entered Vera Cruz and oc-
cupied the city.
It was . hundred years ago that
the Marines made q name for them
selves In disaster relief. They have
patrolled the streets OF New York and
Boston and San Francisco after great
fires. They have gone on duty when
flood has devastated the countryside
and they have been called out when
labor riots threatened the public
safety. Robbing the mails was the
great sport Of the racketeers q decade
ago, but they were driven out Of this
game when the Marines were sta
toned on mail trains. That the stu.
alton was in hand is evidenced by the
fact that not z dollars worth was
taken after they took up the watch.
A marine fired Americas first shot
in the World War when on the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-08
N. D. Needy Families
Assured Meat Supply

Fat and protein in large amounts
will be furnished to less fortunate
North Dakota families this year
through over one million and hall
pounds of meat canned by the fed
eral government under its first can
ming program from August until
Dec. %.
During the first canning period as
many as "a canning centers were
operated at the height of the pro-
gram turning out 1,725,573 pounds Of
meat for the use Of relief families
from $4,000 head Of cattle. From ap-
proximately 5000 head Of cattle
57,O63 pounds Of beef were either
corned or dried, while 1000 head fur
nished approximately one-half million
pounds of frozen meat.
II the scope Of the relief program
remains approximately the same as
at present this meat, with the new
supply, will last until next fall. To
date very little canned meat has been
distributed, fresh meat being used.
Resuming activities on the new
canning program last week IL can
ming centers and four freezing units
operating at full tilt expect to take
care Of $4,000 head in the next two
months. Most Of the meat will be
either canned or frozen, and 1t is
expected that another million pounds
will be added to the canned meat
supply.
Reopening last week were centers
at Grand Forks, jamestown, Devils
Lake, Rolla. Cando, Rugby, Fessen-
den, Williston, Minot, Valley City,
Elgin and Fargo. Freezing will be
done at Jamestown, Fargo, Grand
Forks and Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-08
D0nis' Plans to Marry
Gibson Girl Revealed

Dickinson, N. D., Jan. 8.-(RePlans
for the marriage Of Joe Donis, 26
charged with q statutory offense, to
Edith Gibson, 16-year-old complain
ing witness, were revealed in justice
court here Monday when the defend
ant waived examination.
DoniS, arrested on charge Of rape
following an investigation that led to
charging Mrs. Nathaniel Gibson
mother Of the girl, with the first de-
gree murder Of her husband, told the
court Of his plans. The girl con-
fi1med the announcement.
States Attorney Theodore Kellogg
termed the offer Of marriage q Sub
terfuge," designed to prevent Edith
Gibson from testifying against Donis.
and announced he would oppose the
marriage.
G. H. Starke, attorney for Donis and
Mrs. Gibson, declared the marriage
offer was made in good faith, and
that under the laws it must result In
dismissal Of the action against the
youth.
Bail for Donis, after he waived ex-
animation, was set at $4,000, the
figure recommended by Kellogg.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-08

The Republican party must choose
between concentrated wealth and the
plain people. It's alliance with con-
centrated wealth was the main cause
OF the recent rout. And there will be
no recovery until the party stops
jumping through hoops at the orders
of concentrated wealth.
It no longer Is q question Of what
the wealthy angels and the leaders of
q party can get for themselves out of
the people. The question is: What
can a party produce for the good Of
the people?
New Leaders Needed
Leaders capable Of understanding
the change that has taken place in
the minds Of the people, and able to
put their understanding to good use.
are the only leaders the people will
follow today.
There are plenty Of such leaders In
the Republican party. and plenty Of
progressive followers for them to lead
at least as many as there are in the
Democratic party. And the future Of
the Republican party will be bright
just In proportion as the progressive
rant and file choose the road and
call the tune. We have had enough
Of refusal to see the light.
You cannot win battles In times like
these under generals who want to
fight the war Of 1885 or the war Of
1896 with the weapons and the tactics
Of the last generation. It is q waste
Of time to try.
Must Serve the People
Nobody can live in q world that
has gone by. and ct the same time
lead the voters In the world Of today.
The future belongs to that party
which will best serve the people-not
q few Of the people, but al the peo-
pie.
II the Republican party is to come
alive again., It must 60 progressive.
It must shake off the curse Of con-
centrated wealth and let the dead
past bury its dead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-08
Montana Legislature
C0nvenes for Session

Helena, Mont, Jan. 0.-H)-The
Montana legislature organized Mon
day with election Of william E. Pile
gram (Dem. Great Falls) Is speaker
OF the house and Robelt Pauline (Rep.
KalispelO president pro tenn Of the
senate.
Democrats control the house by q
wide margin but the senate IS equally
divided between the two major parties.
Pauline was president pro TEN dur
ing the last session and became acting
governor when Frank A. Cooney was
elevated from lieutenant governor to
the executive chair on the resignation
Of Governor John Z. Erickson about
two years ago.