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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03
United States Was
 Seeking Only Peace
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ment to divulge names of the men behind the Delaware Corporation for which Rickett acted. Advices here are that British capital was not involved.
 Rickett arrived at Djibouti, on the African coast, from Addis Abadba yesterday. He told the Lon- don daily mail correspondent that the capital of his African Explora- tion and Development Company totalled $50,000,000 and was en- tirely American. He added that an American staff would go to Ethiopia at once to start work.
 Rickett told the Daily Mail that the Ethiopian government was granting all sorts of concessions, largely to non-Italians, in return for the right to revise conditions provided the country did not re- main occupied at the end of any hostilities.
 Must Raise Million
 London, Sept. 3-(UP)-Leo Y. Chertok, American broker now in New York, has until October 19 to raise $1,0O0,0O0 and get in return the sole concession to gold, platin- um and oil rights in Ethiopia, 1t was revealed today.
 The United Press obtained the text of a letter of July 19, signed by Ethiopian Minister Ajaz Warg- neh Martin, which says:
 Confirming our conversation of July 19, for the period of 0 days from today's date you have the sole concession to raise a sum of not less than $1,000,0O0 as a loan for my country. As security for this loan we are prepared to give a concession for 50 years on gold, platinum, oil and other mineral rights in territories to be defined and which are under our absolute control"
 Big War Maneuvers
 Paris, Sept. - UP) - The phantom of war, which has broodcd grimly over Europe since Mussolini warned the world that he will not be turned away from his adventure in Africa, took on realistic substance today as France, German, Austria and Spain launched military maneu- vers on a scale unequalled since 1918.
 Hundreds of thousands of men took part in the ominous display of armed strength, the most i'm 'ssive since the former Austrian Lance Corporal Adolf Hitler, re- pudiated the treaty of Versailles and summoned German youth to the colors by his universal con- scrip!ion decree.
 With Britain's Mediterranean fleet forming a strategic crescent about the approaches to the Suez canal, Italian, French and Spanish armies deployed across the acres drenched with blood two decades ago. Rumbling artillery and quick stepping infantry spread across the countryside whence war com muniques came between 1914 and 1918.
 German troops went through their maneuvers at Luenenbergcr and Brunswick. As their machine guns rattled and their air force rained imagined death upon the land, French Poilus went into &C., ton at Rethel and newly motor. ized units spread over Champagne Along a 40 mile front the French troops were concentrated, ready for action all the way north from Rheims, where cathedral was once bombarded by German guns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03
CRIMINAL TERM
 OPENS IN COURT

Judge Edward J. Finn this morn ing at 10 o'clock formally opened the September criminal. term of the court of common pleas. The ses- sion was promptly adjourned to next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with none of those on the lengthy docket being put to plea. Prosecut- ing Attorney William J. Larkin, Jr.. was present together with Clerk William M. Gillette.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03

. (Continued from Page 1.) the necessary number when the last session adjourned.
 The administrators program for reviving the MIRA in addition will be fought out first in the house as 1t is expected to carry tax provisions requiring that the legis- lation originate in the house.
 Possible candidates for the floor leadership In event Bankhead quits include Taylor, who is 7S. Chairman John J. O'Connor of the house rules committee, party whip Patrick Roland, d., Penna., and Rep. John Rankin, d., Miss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Sept 3. (UP)--A mod crate tapering off in trade in the Boston wool market was noted at the end of last week, but this was considered largely a result of holi- day influences according to today s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03
TENNIS GAMES POSTPONED

Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 3 - (UP)--Fourth round matches of the National Mems and Women's g Tennis Championships scheduled for today were postponed because of rain until tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03
WANTS LABOR TICKET

Danbury, Conn.,. Sept. 3 --(UP)
 -President J. Nicholas Dang of the Connecticut Federation of Labor today advocated imme. diate formation of a state labor party. without waiting for the American Federation to act"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-03
NEW HOUSE LEADER
 FOR CONGRESS

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Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
To All Opposed to War and Fascism

THE WAR HAS BEGUNl The inferno of
death and destruction RACES and threatens to
spread around the globe. Italian fascism, a poll
teal brigand among the nations, confronted with
a crisis which endangers its regime at home, des-
|perately endeavors to stabilize its tottering econ
omy by means of conquest, while the courageous
people of Ethiopia, the intended victims, rally to
defend their status as the only remaining indie
pendent Negro nation in the world. Other i'm
perialist powers, just as predatory in intention,
rush mobilization of their armies and naves, and
the world stands face to face with a holocaust
of human blood. Only where governments of
the people, and representing their will, exist, is
there to be found the determination to avert
this unthinkable tragedy, precipitated by the lust
of Big Business for profit and new markets. And
only by the will of the people, finding express
sion and power through disciplined organiza-
tions, can civilization be rescued from oblivion.
Fascism has destroyed democracy in those un-
fortunate countries where it rides in the saddle,
and replacing culture with terror and a spirit
of super-nationalism, has stampeded its suffer
ing people into the fury OF imperialist war.
In Germany, Nazi-fascism is building upon the
ruins of democracy and free trade unionism, a
war machine so expensive to maintain that its
cost will be prohibitive within another year un-
less brought into action against some rival pow
er. Mussolini has already crossed the Rubicorn
of modern history; Hitler rushes the German
people, whose organizations and religious free
dom he has ruthlessly abused and crushed, into
the slaughterhouse prepared for them by the
war-makers. Thirteen nations Of the world suf-
fer under the oppressive lash Of fascist tyranny,
all of them threats to world peace. Manifesto
ton Of fascist tendencies are to be found in all
capitalist countries. In France, where the hord-
es of fascism attempted to take power, the peo-
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
The Kiss of Death

Governor Landon Of Kansas is the choice OF
William Randolph Hearst and his papers for
president.
Alfred E. Smith long ago stigmatized the en-
dorsement Of the lord Of San Simeon as the kiss
of death.
No doubt that Governor Landon feels that way
too, and would give a whole lot to be immune
from the self-inflicted attention Of Mr.. Hearst.
1t is doubtful if ever a man with such money,
with such property, with such power and such
propaganda control as Mr.. Hearst ever endeav-
ored to foist his views SO vainly on the Ameri-
can people.
Mr.. Hearst has every right to his opinions.
People who buy his papers can expect to see him
reflect his own pet ideas. But the people have
also shown that when it comes to considering
what Hearst thinks or what he says or what
he recommends they reject him with an unani-
nifty that speaks more for the intelligence Of
the people than he will give them credit for.
1t may be that he had doomed Landon inten-
tionally. If Landon regards him as a friend, he
may we'll utter the old prayer: "Save me from
my friends" of the type known as William Ran
dolph Hearst.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
Must Have Profits

When the administration appeals to business
interests to start up the wheels Of industry and
create more employment, the appeal will fall on
deaf ears. No one could or should expect diff
ferently. As a matter Of fact if they do it will
only be because they do not realize the very fun
damentals of the present system.
Our industrial activity is not carried on to aid
in developing or supporting a community thru
employment. 1t is not carried on for social pur-
poses at all. It is carried on for profit and that
is the first and last essential to business activity.
Where profits can be made, industry viii be there
with both feet. Where gain is not in sight Meth
er is industrial activity.
1t is true that people must depend upon labor
to feed, clothe and shelter themselves. But
while that is essential to society as a whole, it
is not any sound reason for industrial activities
at all.
That as we all know depends upon money be-
ing made in the operation. No gain, no industry,
although people starve and the nation decays.
That's the system. Profits first - remember
that!
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
Agency Racketeers

With such a reservoir Of cheap help
always open to them, hotels can be
quite arrogant toward native applicants
for jobs. Also, they are enabled to
mete out any treatment they wish to
fugitive immigrants who can't quit Their
jobs.
The employment agency racketeers
victimize hotel workers nor than they
do most other classes and this is fire.
%quently done with the c%onnivance Of
employers.
In short, hotel and restaurant EN-
ployees need unionization very badly
and can obtain relief from insufferable
conditions by no other means. Their
cries for aid are being needed by the
twenty-seven established local unions.
now cooperating in the United Amuse-
ment, Hotel and Restaurant Unions
committee.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
Work Long Hours

Inc motel industry OF the lily VI
New York employs, at a conservative
estimate, $4,000 workers, embraced in
more than twenty different craft
groups. Local unions, subordinate to
internationals, affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, cover each
of these groups, yet not a single hotel
in the city has recognized any n OF
these unions. 1t may be said, there
fore, that the hotel industry Of New
York is completely unfair to organized
labor.
In the matter of hours Hotels re-
quire most of their employees to work
from 60 to "a hours a week. Among
these are walters, kitchen workers, bell
men, porters, elevator operators, cham
bermaids and engineers. In 1921 the
Hotel Mems Association of New York
State prevailed upon the General AS
sembly to amend the labor laws to ex-
empt hotel employees from protection
OF the provision which requires that
all workers shall have at least twenty
four hours of consecutive leisure in
each week. 1t would be difficult to
conceive the course of reasoning that
led legislators to the conclusion that
of all workers, hotel employees only
should be deprived of one day off a
week. But that is the law today. For
fifteen years the Hotel and Restaurant
Workers international Union, its affi-
hates and other interested groups have
sought in vain to obtain repeal of this
amendment.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
Unhealthy Vacations

I~nsanitary conditions that shorten the
lives OF workers are seldom associat-
ed in the public mind with the hotel
environment, so it may come as a sur
prise that among workers in all types
of American industry the death rate
from pulmonary tuberculosis is higher
among hotel and restaurant workers
than in any other group, except I'M
derground workers (miners), pottery
workers and s%tonecutters. Now health
conditions for miners, potters and stone
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
New York Organizes
Hotel Cooks, Walters

New York has rarely seen a more
determined effort to organize an in
dustry through cooperation of various
crafts than that of the United Amuse-
ment, Hotel and Restaurant Workers
Unions to unionize the hotels of New
York City, now in progress.
Thousands of new members have
been obtained by the twenty-seven CO.
operating local unions in the last ten
days and the spirits of older members
have been raised to IN enthusiastic
pitch by these gains.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24

our anti-war activity. AS part of such
education and training must be a
m~erci1ess criticism of pasifism and So
cial-patriotism wherever it exists in
the Socialist movement.
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No Compromise on War.
During the International Socialist
Youth Week we do not seek to estab-
fish unity against wal on a minimum
basis with non-Socialist groups. Dur
ing this week we seek to make known
to the youth Of America and the work
ing class as a whole what the Social
list opposition and program on war is,
We must mobilize the youth organiza-
tons of the Socialist movement and
hold demonstration that will acquaint
thousands Of your people with our slo-
gans Of
OPPOSE ALL CAPITALIST
WARSl
FIGHT AGAINST FASCISMl
USE WAR FUNDS FOR UNEM-
PLOYMENT Relief
ONLY INTERNATIONAL So
.CIALISM CAN BRING PEACEl
1--WE, the Socialist Youth Of America,
must make our voices heardl AS the
youth movement Of the Socialist Party,
we have a glorious anti-war tradition to
uphold. Let us in the spirit of Debs
stand before the world and hurl our
defiance into the face Of the war-mak-
ing ruling class and all its allies, within
and without the Labor movement"
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24

Among those who addressed the en-
thusiastic opening mass meeting were ;
William Green, Edward Flore, presi-
dent of the Hotel and Restaurant
Workers international Union; George
Meany, president OF the New York
State Federation OF Labor.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
New ImperaIist Dangers.

"This year we cannot celebrate In
ternational Socialist Youth Week with
the world at the brink of another war.
The Italian invasion of Ethiopia may
be under way before our International
Socialist Youth Week demonstrations
take place. Japan continues its pene-
tration of China and the establishment
Of a base for operations against the
Soviet Union.
"Fascism has failed to solve the
problems OF German capitalism and
now seeks to strengthen itself through
the conquest and exploitation of the
Ukraine. France lengthens the time OF
military service and cuts the living
standard of the French working class
in preparation for a war in defense OF
the status quo created by the YER
%sailles treaty and the imperialist gains
it gave France. Hearst and other jim
goists in America use every instrument
of propaganda to prepare the minds OF
the people for war.
"The war now being prepared is the
inevitable outcome of the imperialist
policies the leading capitalist nations
have played since the World War. The
need for raw materials and new mar
kets has led the capitalist nations
which failed to make imperialist gains
out of the last war to make new al
l%iances and new preparations for inter
national conflict.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24

cutters are affected by certain inescap-
able hazards. But why should hotel
workers suffer? The answer is that
they are unnecessarily subjected to I'M
healthful conditions. In Bulletin No.
507 Of the United States Department
Of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
published in February, 1880, it is set
forth that I'll out Of every 100 hotel
workers between the ages of IS to "a
die of tuberculosis.
In his contact, with the public the
hotel employee usually appears in per-
fectly healthful surroundings. Not So
backstairs. Cooks and kitchen helpers
labor in the region Of hot ranges, where
the temperatures scars as high as l35
degrees above, and are obliged to re-
sort at intervals to refrigeration COM
partments where the temperature drops
to 80 degrees. The atmosphere of the
kitchen carries heavy vapors to increase
the hazard of respiratory disease. Wait
ers ply between dining room and steam
ing kitchen, frequently along draughty
passages.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24

pie by uniting in the struggle for freedom and
democracy, crushed the fascist This heroic and
inspiring struggle, a decisive victory over fas-
cism, which occurred about a year ago, gives us
an example Of what a united people can accom-
plish in the struggle for peace and freedom.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24

greatest prosperity. Bellboys work to-
day for as low as 4 cents an hour and
never receive more than one dollar per
day. Chambermaids receive an aver
age Of $1,25 per day. Wages Of wait
ers, cooks, porters and others are bas-
ed on the same standard of generosity.
Engineers, for instance, receive lower
wages in hotels than in any other in
dustries requiring their services. And
yet hotel engineers are charged with
responsibility for operation of heating
plants, air-conditioning plants, ice
machines, elevator machinery, e%lectri-
cal equipment and all other mechanical
equipment. A hotel engineer must be
an all-around mechanic, equal to any
emergency, for hotel guests must not
be vexed by failure to receive COM
forts, guaranteed by the management.
Division of Tips
1t will occur to the layman, Of course
that many hotel employees, especially
in the more expensive establishments
receive generous tips. However, the
despicable form OF racketeering, known
as the "kick-back" flourishes in this
field as in no other. Walters frequent
ly must divide receipts with head
walters, who in turn divide with other
higher-ups. Bellboys divide with bel
captains. The same is true Of tips re-
ceived by porters. Accumulated ex-
p~erience has enabled hotel managers
to arrange these matters with such
accuracy that an employee rarely net;
a dime o than it is intended he shall
receive. Employees in the tip-receivine
category are required to supply theii
own uniforms, linen, etc, as an adj
ditional means of compelling the patron
to pay the help.
Under the soft lights Of an expen-
sive dining room, with its carpeteC
floors, elegant furnishings and smooth
running service facilities, it is difficult
to conceive that the suave and eff
cient walters are ground down econ.
omically with even less mercy than ii
shown to most common laborers, bu
that is frequently the case. Weekly
earnings OF even the best walters ar,
barely sufficient to keep them alive
In periods OF dull business, manage
ment demands further sacrifices o
workers and, since organized protec
ton has neve been attained in thi
field, it goes without saying that thes
losses are never restored in periods o
greater prosperity. Patrons resent tn
bitter smile that flicks across the fac
of a waiter when the tip is small, bu
their resentment would be directed to
ward management, and not the waiter
if they knew the amount Of the latter
weekly earnings.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24

Under the head Of wages paid to
hotel employees, it may be said that
no other business in the country has
practised such abusive trickery as have
the hotels. Wage standards in New
York hotels have not been increased in
the last thirty years. Management
complained in the code-making era that
the depression made wage increases
impossible. But the truth is that wag-
es were not increased in the years OF
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
Nations Defending Their Booty.

"Those nations that profited by the
Treaty OF Versailles now make prepa-
r%ations to defend their booty. This
clash of interests between rival groups
Of profit-seeking imperialists is newt
able as long as capitalism exists.
Pacifists who hold out the prospect Of
peace through arbitration or disarm-
ament confuse and weaken the fight
Of the working class against war. Only
the struggle of the workers Of each
country against their own war-making
capitalist class can delay the impending
conflict. Only theconquest Of power
by the working masses and the destruc-
ton Of capitalism can bring permanent
peace to the world.
1--WE oppose all imperialist war. We
agree with the St. Louis Proclamation
OF the Socialist Party in April, 1917,
that the only war that j%ustifies the
workers taking up arms is the war to
free the working class from the chains
of capitalism.
Our task is to educate the entire
membership Of the League to under
stand the Socialist position on war
and to train them to better carry on
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24
SOCIALIST YOUTH
WEEK TO RENEW
ANTI-WAR STAND

CHICAGO.-New meaning is given
this years celebration by young So
cialists Of the world Of International
Socialist Youth Week, by the threat OF
new war growing out the imperalist
designs OF Italy on Ethiopia.
while war was raging in Europe in
1915" states a manisfesto OF the Young
Peoples Socialist League of America,
"The Socialist Youth International met
in Berne, Switzerland, and declared its
opposition to imperalist war and called
upon youth to demonstrate to end the
war then going on.
I'm this way, international Socialist
Youth Week was born.
Montana labor news., 1935-10-24

Food served to employees in many
hotels consists of that portion Of sup
plies which, by reason of spoilage or
inferior quality, is unsuitable for sale
to patrons. In some hotels certain
groups Of employees are housed in bad
ly ventilated dormitories. Methods OF
exploitation of hotel workers, in fact,
cover about the entire list of schemes
devised for squeezing profit out OF
human labor.
"Ship-jumpers" is a term familiar to
those who are interested in the en-
forcement Of immigration laws. Hotel
practises have encouraged these illegal
entrants to the country beyond belief.
In these days it is unlikely that any
other industry has given asylum to
these poachers on the rights Of Ameri-
can workers to the extent that hotels
have. Europeans comprise almost the
entire working forces of many large
hotels. How many of these workers
entered the country lawfully and how
many Of them Jumped ship" after
working their way ros in the cul-
mary and service staffs OF ships, il
would be impossible to estimate, bu.
leaders of the hotel unions insist tht
number Of the latter is very great.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-13
Ida Freedman Loses Her $1O, ,OOO Action
 Against Woolworth's s
Joseph Daddona Allowed $49l Damages in "Guest Statute Suit Against Leonard ROsa-Louis Las-
 tOria's Decision Against Anthony Pinto Upheld

or the defendants version of the fracas. That they chose to accept the defendants version is not cause for setting aside the verdict" Att torney George J. Crocicchia appear ed for the plaintiff and Judge Ed ward Mascolo for the defendant.
 Ice Cream Causes Mishap
 In the suit against the ten cent store company, Ida Freeman claim ed she was permanently hurt when she slipped in melted ice cream in the store on East Main street, No- vember 24th, 1884. In deciding the issues, Judge McNif states, "Be- cause the plaintiff has failed to sus- tain the burden or proof on the all important isues as to the length of time the ice cream remained on the floor, prior to the plaintiffs injuries and failed to prove reasonably probable approximation of such length of time sufficient to warrant a legal conclusion fixing liability, she cannot prevail" Attorney John F. McDonough appeared for the plain tiff and Attorney Walter E. Mon- agan for the defendant.