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Has Program of Struggle Against Merger, Layoffs
and Wage Cuts

ance, which I found very interest
ing, knowing that I may be forced
into the army of the unemployed
workers very shortly.
Program for Workers
We next heard from the Presi-
dent Of the U.T.A., who first read
the statement as presented by him
at the hearing in which there were
the following recommendation to
protect labor:
1.-The right of all communica-
ton workers to Join union of
their own choosing.
"A 3o-Hour, 5-day week with
out reduction in pay. Vacation
with full pay.
3.-Increase in wages of all com
munication workers so that the
minimum of one company does not
become the maximum in the new
unified system.
4.-The elimination of speed-up,
even distribution of work. no OPP
orator to handle more than As mes
ssges per hour.
5.-Enactment of Federal Law
for Social and Unemployment In
surance, such as the Lundeen Bill
HR 1898 (now HR 2827).
He vigorously protested against
merger which would result in
mass unemployment and the fur
ther lowering of working conditions
under such monopoly. He ex-
planned how we would be forced
into company union like the A.
W.U.E. and how the employers
would have the courage and privi-
lege to reduce the labor force more
than 40 per cent of what it is at
present. He also gave some start
ling figures on the income of wire
companies and how economic saw
ings would come solely from re-
duction in personnel.
After this delegate completed his
report, the chairman gave an in
teresting talk on the principles of
the UT.A. and what it stands for.
Then, he introduced the secretary
Of the UT A. who was also dele
gate 10 the Communications Hear
ing. I don't recall her name but
she certainly gave us fine picture
of what went on in Washington.
Employers Are United
One of the best examples of a
united front l ever saw. Every Of
fetal of the telegraph industry, the
company controlled A.WU.E., the
Postal Telegraph, the Western
Union. R.C.A.. the AT. a. T.-every
one Of than cried for rnercerv she
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
What Aid Can
Daily Give?
Asks W orker
BY a Telegraph Worker
Correspondent

NEW YORK; never bought a
copy Of your paper yet. Several
times someone either mailed or
placed on my desk a copy in which
they marked off correspondence
supposedly from telegraph workers.
I read the first one or two indiffer-
emily. True, they had the goods
but the feet thew were in red
newspaper killed their merits.
Since then I heard rumors of an
independent union being organized.
Then leaflets we're distributed call
ing for mass meeting Most of us
did not attend because we thought
you reds were behind 1t and also be-
cause we were afraid of resulting
discrimination,
Conditions are getting worse. I
and most of my fellow workers are
convinced that our official union,
which may be backed by the COM
pany, cannot or will not help us.
We must organize or join strong
union. You reds are supposed to be
fighters for workers rights. I
believe you are sincere.
However, your correspondence
page is indefinite and vague. 1t
doss not tell Us what to do and how
to go about it. The letters are fine.
but mean nothing unless they lead
us somewhere. We are not afraid
of the reds as we can take care OF
ourselves. We would unite with the
devil If 1t means better conditions
What help can you give us?
Editors Note: The adjoining
letter contains an excellent an
swer to this worker. Before the
telegraph workers can make any
real steps In the direction of inn
proving their conditions. they
must have a strong organization
of their own to lead them. This
organization, in our opinion, Is
the United TeIegraphers Of
America, SIS Park Row, New York
City. Our help consists In bring
ing before the workers the neces-
sity of organizing and pointing
out to them along what channels
their organization must travel.
We urge this worker TO get in
touch with the y. T. A. and help
build u into an organization cap
able Of defending the interests Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
By an LR.T. Worker Correspondent

By an I.R.T. Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK Last Friday night
at the regular monthly meeting of
Local one 148th St. shop of the
Brotherhood of / r. T. Employees,
the workers voted non confidence
in the local delegates and allied
themselves openly with the Trans
pert Workers Union.
The trouble started when the new
agreement was read off to the men.
It is. a clause states, that the men
will no longer be compelled to join
any other union that they may
choose. While the following clause
states that any man not abiding by
the rules and regulations Of the
Brotherhood Constitution is liable
to dismissal from the company.
When asked to explain this con-
tradiction, one of the delegates. P.
Casey. stated that the men do not
have to belong to the Brotherhood,
but he personally advised them to
belong for their own good. Asked
BY the men if this was a threat,
he became confused and could not
answer for awhile. Then he blurted
out that if any workers are sus-
pended for being caught smoking or
eating during working hours, the
Brotherhood certainly won't fight
their case with the company If they
are not members. The President of
the local, H. Connors, ended the
argument by saying that he person
ally guarantees the men that thev
will not be Disseminated against il
they Join any other union.
The delegates then brought up
the dissatisfaction in some Of the
departments with the new hours
which went into effect on Jan. 2.
Since the adopting of the eight
hour day most of the departments
which started work at 7 am. were
allowed to start at 8 am, while
some $50 to 300 men we're still
forced to come in at 7 am. This
formed a stagger system which to-
gether with the placing of work
checkers in the various departments
in the past two weeks, has estab-
lished a vicious speed-up system, by
which the company can get nine
hours work in eight hours from the
men.
The delegates suggested that they
could remedy their dissatisfaction
If some of the other workers would
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U.T.A. Offers Way Out, Says Telegraph Worker

Even the United States Army
and Navy urged the commission to
permit unification for National De-
tense, but not single word did
they say about workers defense
against insecurity and unemploy-
ment," she continued.
The representatives of the CT.
VA. an A. F. of L. organization,
dwslled on the financial conditions
Of the industry, as though the COM
panies didn't know where they
stand financially. When they were
asked what protection labor should
be given. their answer was, an act
like the present Transportation
Act" would be alright If 1t could
be made effective. The AW.UE.
demanded compulsory arbitration
on account of the public service
performed by the telegrsphers.
Burton went so far as to say, EN-
ployes are never satisfied ANYHOW
they weren't even satisfied in 1929. !"
This is the kind Of representation
labor got rom the A.W.U.E. and
the A. F. Of L. leaders at the hear
ing, she explained.
U.T.A. Represents Workers
But. we ere quite fortunate in
having the U.T.A. which had gone
there with real program Recon-
mendations to protect your inter-
ests were given the commission. 1t
was YOUR voices they heard ct the
hearing. telling them how you do
the work of three operators, sending
from 10 to 80 messages an hour,
pounding away hour after hour,
only to receive a WAGE cut or a
furlough in return. All kinds Of
discrimination and terrorism Is be-
ing practiced by all the communica-
ton companies. Your health is be-
Ing ruined by the crazy speed-up.
All Of these conditions were thor
| oughly described and official docu-
ments from vice-president Willever
were used to prove our statements.
Now you can see how your repre-
| eentation came only through the
U.TA.. she concluded.
I can understand it alright now.
I can see where one sincere worker
can honestly represent another.
They can call the U.TA. red green,
blue-any color but yellow. this they
are not. Here you find the real
fighting spirit, honest but fearless.
will never miss a UTA. meetine.
and from now on I'm a U. T. A.
member myself.
I want to urge every telegraph
worker to get in touch with this
organization and I am urging the
Daily Worker to publicize this only
rank and file union Of telegraph
workers. Unite with all the mem
korn ~ the TI.1ifod Tolour, IF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
Conducted by the

symptoms and execution of skin
tests by g specialist. The careful
history and skin tests will determine
what substances in the food or
environment of the patient are re-
sponsible for the attacks. The sub
stances are then eliminated from
the diet or environment or if that
is impossible, the patient is vacci-
mated against the guilty substances.
Your attacks are appa; entity
caused by sensitivity to certain
foods, since you improved when YOU
received injections at the clinic or
when you starved yourself, You
should have bsen tod, however. that
skin injections alone are unsatis-
factory The tests should only be
used to find out what foods you are
sensitive" or "allurgic" to. Thee
foods should then be eliminated
from the diet and the attacks will
cease Unfortunately a sensitive In
dividual will usually show skin re-
actions to great many foods that
are generally necessary for we'll
balanced diet.
The best procedure, therefore, is
to place the patient on what is
known as an elimination diet" A
very strict diet is ordered under
doctors supervision in which all
foods likely to cause an attack are
eliminated. This will cause relief Of
symptoms. Then one food after
another is added to the diet. The
particular food responsible for the
attacks will in this way be discov-
cred. 1t is then eliminated from
the diet and the patient will no
longer get attacks.
You can understand. therefore
that cases of asthma due to SEN
sitivity to food will not be helped
much by going to another climate
such as Arizona. Such cases require
careful study and individual treat
ment by a specialist. You have not
received such treatment at the
clinic you are now attending, which
we believe, is the fault of the par
ticular clinic. You will probably get
more adequate treatment at special
asthma" clinics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
Act Despite No-Strike Clause
Of LS.U. Pact uUith Ship0wnerS
NJ. W. |. u. Local Helps
Fight of Greek
Seamen
BY a Maine Worker Correspondent

BY Maine Worker Correspondent
NEWPORT NEWS, Vat h e
othsr Gay there was a Greek ship
in this port whose crew all belonged
to the I. S. H. There was a strong
ships COMMITTEES on the ship.
The conditions of the ship we're
unbearable. They had been away
from their home port for two years.
Three men had been sick for
mcntns and the captain had re-
fused them a doctors care. One
comrade that was sick aboard the
ship had been without food for
eight days, the captain having cut
him off, saving that he was lying
down on the job. This comrade
was sick and unable to work
They were waiting for this ship
to hit port where they could get
support and strike there. AS soon
as they saw the hall in Newport
News with I, S. H. on its window,
they came in to ask us for help,
which we gave.
We got them in touch with g
lawyer who knew the laws, and to-
gether with the threat OF strike,
they made the captain get doctor
for the sick men, and steamboat
inspector.
BY some law or other they made
the captain pay these men off.
There were six altogether, and the
ship was out in the stream without
crew. Since then the ship got a
crew from somewhere and sailed for
South America.
The ship was so bad that these
comrades did not want to go back
after they had gotten what they
wanted. The ship was forced to
raise the wages TO get crew to
take her out.
We have also gotten these men
on relief here, and, from reports,
they have been given sixty days to
STAY in the country. There are
meny Greek ships that come in this
port. as we'll as German and Span
ish ships. On all of these vessels
we find members of the 1. s. II.
The thing we need here is Greek,
Spanish and German literature.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
Letters of ID lily
Agents To Be Printed

AS one of the features of the
present circulation drive, the
Daily Worker will publish letters
from Red Builders, canvassers.
carriers, subscription getters and
other sellers of the Daily Worker.
These letters should tell the
problems and experiences of
those who sell the Daily" They
should relate their difficulties in
selling the paper, as well as their
successes = and tn e effective
methods used. They should give
experiences in selling the paper
to Socialists, A. F. of L. members,
women. Negro workers, white
collar and professional workers
before factories, at union meet
ings, on street corners, at mass
meetings. in the homes.
Daily Worker sellers-send us
your letters
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
ELEVEN HUNDRED VOTERS FOR
H. r. 1927 IN TIFFIN
Tiffin Ohio.

llII1n ONO.
Comrade Editor:
In spite of ter-revoiutionary
efforts made by certain elements in
the Unemployed League to discredit
the Congress for Unemployment In
surance in Washington, the work
ers of Tiffin and surrounding ter
ritory have signed more than eleven
hundred ballots, a large number Of
which should already have been re-
ceived by the Daily Worker.
This proves conclusively that the
rank and file workers are not be-
ing led by these reactionary mis-
leaders, and we will show them up
in their true colors.
In Roosevelt's new relief set-up,
anyone who is not eligible for cam
non fodder does not get the starva-
ton relief furnished by the govern
ment. Does it take anything more
to awaken the sleeping tiger in the
workers so they will roar with fury
if the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill is not passed?
Here's for putting unemployment
insurance over the top. Workers.
it is your bill, and you must fight
for its passage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
|. S. u. Grew Praises
Efforts of NJ. W. LII.
BY a Marine Worker
CORRESPONDENT

NEWPORT NEWS. Va.-The
SIS. Msneore. of the Ore Steam
ship Company bethlehem Steel
subsidiary was visited by a dele
gate of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union in Newport News.
The crew OF the ship belongs
to the International Seamen's
Union. They were compelled to
join the I. S. U. under threat Of
being fired. Many of them
praised the changes the M. w,
I. U. made last spring on these
ships. These changes consisted
Of changing the tin dishes into
China, forcing repairs in the
washrooms, improving the food,
forcing an increase in wages and
improving conditions generally.
These men know what can DC
accomplished under rank and
file leadership. They are going
to see to it that they get it in
the I. S. U. AS a start they have
sent a vigorous protest telegram
to Olan6er against the agree
ment signed by him with the
showers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
In THE HO M E
Now Work Begins
BY Nm TO N

izations and Northumberland in
your greetings now For contritu-
tions Of one dollar and over, your
name will be printed, but even a
small amount is useful" They want
that 5000 in greetings by February
20th
Certainly this magazine deserves
every woman's support. 1t has
steadily improved, and reaches
many women who are new to work.
ing-class struggle. All class-con-
scious women should help it grow, by
helping build the reserve fund, oy
popularizing it among their friends,
and by getting to work to get subs.
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ment, which denies ships crews the
rights to strike for betterment of
their conditions, etc. etc.
The validity Of Paragraph (b) of
the agreement was tested last Sat-
urday in Philadelphia, but failed to
be practical, when the crews Of two
ships owned by the Merchant and
Miners Company, the S. S. Volusia
and S. S. Providence. threatened to
strike unless they we're served bet
ter food.
The trouble started Saturday
morning during breakfast. THE
grub was so rotten said one of the
firemen, that we refused to turn
to until we got something fit to
eat. We asked the bos'un, an
ex-I. S. U. delegate, to go up to
the bridge and lodge our complaint;
that we would back him up. When
he hesitated to act as our Spokes-
man we decided to go UP in a
body. This we did, and believe me
we got actionl"
THE mate told us that all
grievances and disputes would have
to be adjusted by the Mediation
and Cancellation Board, and that
he would make a note of our
trouble. We then told him that we
/ had no confidence in Mr.. Olander S
Board, nor we're we going to wait
for the decision of his board that
if we didn't get a decent breakfast
Immediately we would strike both
ships and put a strong picket line
around them.
This is when the mate began
to consider the situation as serious
He not only realized our UNITY.
but also our determination to fight
for our rights; that a strike was
approaching Very we'll" an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
POLITICAL ACTIVITY ON WHICF
SIDE?

Duluth, MINI.
Comrade Editor:
To Federal Civil Service en-
ployee all political activity is taboo.
Even though an ex-serviceman, a
ruling of the Civil Service Commits
sion (as reported in the capitalist
press) forbids anyone in government
employ from writing or acting either
for or against the Veterans Ad-
justed Compensation certificate pay
ments.
I've been told by "old timers" in
the bureau (of fisheries) that you
don't want to talk socialism in the
Bureau" You must just "obey and
say nothing
I can't see the Workers Bill
passed in capitalist Congress, but
it's right" and we should fight for
it.
p g
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NOTE

We publish every Friday letters
from workers in the transpOrta-
ton and communication indus
tries; marine, railroad, trucking,
traction, telegraph, telephone, etc.
We urge workers in these indus
tries to write us Of their conditions
and efforts to organize. Please
get these letters to us by Tuesday
of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
RED BUILDER FOR THE TAXI
DRIVERS NEEDED
New York N. Y.

New York, N. Y.
Comrade Editor:
AS a result of the last two strug-
giles put up by the taxi cab drivers
of New York City, many drivers
have learned that the Daily Worker
is the only paper that published
the truth about their strikes.
They already know that the capt.
tslist press only lies and distorts
the truth. This is evidenced by
their shouting the slogans. Boy
colt the News and the Mirror" at
their demonstration at City Hal
during the strike.
Nevertheless many of these driv-
ers still continue to read capitalist
papers only because the Daily
Worker is not brought before them
At 23rd Street and the East River
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
BY a Telegraph Worker
Correspondent

NEW YORK. VINO are these
people distributing circulars at so
Hudson Street calling for a mass
meeting to protest against the
merger, to protest against speed
up and wage cuts? Reds, Commu-
nists, agitators!
My supervisor on the 10Th floor
of the teletype told me that he had
attended one of the meetings and
1t was lust a bunch of reds try
ing to stir up trouble" 1t was then
that I became interested, and took
chance on losing my Job just to
find out what was behind this or
ganization.
Again, few innocent looking
girls we're handing out circulars
calling all telegraph workers to a
meeting of the United Telegraphers
of America, SO Park Row, where a
full report Of the proceedings at
the Federal Communication Hear
ing would be given by delegate
who had just returned from Wash
ingtoh, D. c. l had already read
an article in the New York Times.
dated Dec. 5, 1894, giving a brief
report OF labor representatives
Even through this scant article, I
saw that the only representative
labor had at this hearing was the
United Telegraphers of America.
Now, it seems that I get an OPP
portunity to hear these same rep
resentativeS in person and nothing
is going to stop me. I hurriedly
walked to the old World Building,
looked around to see If I knew any
one and then straight into the
meeting of the United Telegrag-
pliers of America.
Familiar Faces
There l saw quite a few familiar
faces and was completely over
whelmed to see those who were
furloughed just few weeks ago.
What, is this organization for the
unemployed operators, too? I asked.
The A.W.U.E. doesn't take them. I
readily found out that the U. T. A.
was a bona fide workers organiza-
ton for both employed and unem-
ployed workers in the telegraph
industry. 1t is the only organiza-
ton in existence fighting company
unionism as represented by the A.
WU.E., and managers meetings in
the Postal Telegraph Company.
During the evening there was q
guest sneaker whose subject was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-11
Letters from Our Readers

Because of the volume of letters re-
ceived by the Department We can print
emily those that are of general interest TO
Daily Worker readers. However, all let
ters received are carefully read by the
editors Suggestions and criticisms are
welcome and whenever possible are used
fer the Improvement Of the Daily Worker.
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the Parmelee Garage is located, to
which belonged some Of the most
militant group Of workers during
the strike. We feel sure that if a
Red Builder is placed there he will
meet with fairly good response.
DRIVER, 23RD SR. GARAGE.
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