The Omaha guide., 1935-10-26
Says Guild Is
COMMUNISTS. Unfair

New York, Oct. 26-(ANP)-
Declaring that the American
Newspaper Guild is "an outlaw
dues collecting organization com
posed OF communists and social
lists" who for personal reasons
would wreck the Amsterdam News
and take away the medium of live
hhood from more than 600 people.
the owners of the publication is
sued a formal statement this week
IN conjunction with the trouble
which brewed over the release Of
a number of employees.
The News, rs years old, asserts
1t furnishes a livelihood to 272
employees and agents and gives
part time employment to 348
others as newsstand owners, print
ers, preSsmen etc. The Guild, it
also says, recently voted down
a resolution to join the ranks Of
the American Labor movement by
utilization with the a. f. of H."
CALLED COMMUNISTS
The Guild has not dared to at
tack the big white papers and
has been recognized only by The
Post which is trying to become
New York's one and only radical
daily, the statement reads. Many
of those picketing the Amster-
dam News are "avowed commun-
lists. Notably Ben Davis, Jr., ed
itOr of the Communist Liberator:
Miss Lewis who recently returned
from Russia on a trip taken at the
expense of the Russian govern
ment, Mr.. Poston, president of
the colored chapter Of the Guild
and former city editor of The
News, also Mr.. Moon Of the ed
ltorial staff recently returned
from a trip to Russia, the ex-
penses of which were paid by the
Russian government
The continued existence Of the
paper is at stake as well as the
jobs Of the employees listed by de-
partment in the statement. The
paper owes $4,000, most Of this
incurred since May IL when the
paper was enlarged and the price
boosted to 10 cents, "On the ad-
vice and urging of the same ed
itorial staff now fighting the
paper. The business staff, still
loyal, opposed this policy, fearing
financial disaster"
ECONOMIES PLANNED
By certain economies, 5000
weekly could be saved. Among
those was the suspension Of some
employees not absolutely needed.
At a conference held with Obie
McCOllum editor also let out, the
plan was preached whereby three
staff members would be discharg-
ed and other economies would
save $2O,40O In a year. The editor
said he would give his answer lat
er, say the owners and did not
come to the office. Finding they
were behind schedule, City Editor
Poston was approached who told
them nothing could be done until
after the Guild meeting. "A mess
age was sent to this meeting stat
ing employees had until midnight
to the paper, but only two show
ed up. The rest returned next day
to their jobs, but announced they
had not decided whether or not to
remain with the paper. Precau-
lions were then taken to safe
guard the papers appearance that
week, the owner declare, after it
was learned copy and cuts had
been destroyed and the files dis
turbed.
The staff is now five instead
Of fifteen, with three Of these re-
placements, with three more need
ed. The statement was signed by
Odessa Warren Morse, president
Sadie Warren Davis, vice presi-
dent and treasurer; Harmon I'm
thank, secretary, Romeo T.. Daugh-
orty, acting general Manager;
Walter Pettiford advertising man
ager and Camelia DickersOn, cir
culation manager.