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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27

statement calling Tor immediate,
emergency organization of shock
brigades to reach the 5000 mark
set for the district.
His statement follows in full:
"a month ago, the Party District
Committee enthusiastically pledged
to fulfill the sub quota of the
Daily Worker and increase the daily
circulation to 1000 copies. Such a
decision was the contribution of our
district to a 100000 circulation,
which our Daily Worker must have.
Drive Tagging
ITO date, the sub drive is tagging
badly. Only one section-Section IA
of Cleveland-has shown the proper
tempo and already has 43 per cent
of its quota. Other large Cleveland
sections lag behind, like Section 2
with 30 per cent; Section 1 with "a
per cent; Section II with per
cent; and Section Is with II per
cent. Out of town is even much
worse, and that accounts for the
district only fulfilling its quota IA
per cent to date. In every city,
there are maturing strike struggles
and the Party is engaged in union
and shop activity as never before.
Yet Youngstown has only reached
10 per cent; Akron IS per cent;
Canton 8 per cent; Toledo % per
cent and Cincinnati hasn't secured
a single sub.
Unsatisfactory as this is, on the
question of increase Of the daily
,,undle circulation, not a single sec
ton has taken an actual serious
step. The total daily circulation of
bundles remains at 1900. Every
section must wake up to this serious
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Union Forces
Concessions

Continued from Page y
Wolf, executive secretary of the
N. L. r. B. and Samuel G. Lamport
industrial member Of the national
and regional boards.
The union was supported by
James j. Bambrick, president Of
the union, Edward C. Mcguire. at
torney for the union, and members
Of the Executive Board of the
union. The majority of the owners
IN the garment, fur and millinery
districts were represented at the
conference.
The agreement, which according
TO union officials will be signed in
dividually by owners as a closed
shop agreement, in part. provides
A blanket So increase in wages
for all workers with a minimum
set at s24 for Glass A, S22 for
Class B and $40 for Class C: no
reduction of wages now paid:
overtime to be paid at the rate of
time and a half; at least one
weeks vacation with pay for all
employed one year or longer; AZ
hour week including the relief
time. which consists of two twenty
minute periods each day; work
week to consist of six days: no
employe to work two shifts in
succession; employees hired to re-
Place other workers to receive the
rate prevailing at the time;
watchmen not to perform more
than six hours of active work in
the work week limited to ~
hours; charwomen to receive SOC
an hour and window cleaners $50
for a 4O-hour week.
Wall street still Left
The settlement applying to the
garment sector only, still leaves the
union with the problem of improv-
ing the conditions Of the workers
in the financial district, hotels and
apartment houses in Manhattan as
well as the Bronx, Brooklyn and
other boroughs.
A mass meeting of the Brooklyn
locals 81 and 51B of the union has
been called for tonight at the
Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, Wiloughby
and Myrtle Avenues, at which
Bambrick will speak on the settle
ment in the garment center.
The Manhattan ocal called
mass meeting for Friday night at
the Star Casino, los East 107th
Street, where a detailed report will
be submitted by Bambrick.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Arkansas Legislature
Presses Drastic Bill
To Halt Labor Actor

MENA, Ark, Feb. 26.-Following
on the heels of terroristic attacks on
meetings of Negro and white share
troopers and the investigation" of
Commonwealth College for "un-
American activities" the general
assembly Of Arkansas is now trying
to rush through an iron-clad sedi-
ton bill-the most vicious anti
labor bill ever presented to legis-
lative body in America.
The bill has passed the lower
house by a vote of sixty-three to
twenty-five, and is before the
Judiciary committee of the Senate,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Exports of Scrap Iron
Set All-Time Record;
Japan Big Customer
tpaIIy worker WASHINGTON Bursany

DAILY Worker Washington Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26--
Exports of scrap iron and steel from
the United States during 1884 set
a new all-time record of 1,835,554
gross tons, the Iron and Steel Divi-
sion of the Department of Com
merce announced today. This COM
pares with 773,A06 gross tons in
1893, an increase of 1,062,148 tons.
U. S. scrap iron is being used chiefly
by Japan for war preparations pur-
poses.
These figures emphasize the threat
of the japanese war preparations
against the Soviet Union. Japan
took "1,168,796 gross tons or ap-
proximately 63 per cent of the years
foreign sales of scrap" the Com
merce Department stated,
The Commerce DEPARTMENT an
nouncement reflected also the ex-
tensive military railroad building
program now being initiated by
Japan in "Manchukuo" and other
parts of China.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Blast Lies
In Trial of 10
By Michael Quin
Especial to the Daily Worker

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. &c.
Testifying for the fifteen Sacra-
mento criminal syndicalism defend
ants yesterday, small farmers and
pickers from San Joaquin Valley
blasted the lies Of the yigilante wit
nesses Of the prosecution, and pre-
scented a powerful Indictment against
the big landowners backing the
prosecution, the finance companies
and ginning concerns.
The court was tense with drama
as eye witnesses and participants
in the strike struggles led by the
defendants related with bitterness
and feeling the true facts Of the
terror unleashed by the armed vigi-
ante bands Of the planters against
itinerant piekerS and laborers strug-
Cling for decent conditions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershel Bowen and
their 18-year-old son told how vigil
lantes had attacked them. Bowen
was severely beaten up. All three
worked as cotton pickers. The son
has worked in the fields since he
was seven years old.
Mike Kearney, a small farmer,
expos the organization and
planned violence of the vigilante
bands, and told how Mr.. Ellet of the
Ellet Cotton Gin, representing the
finance companies, directed the ter
roristic activities of the vigilantes.
He gave an appalling picture of the
desperate circumstances of the small
farmers.
Fred West, president Of the Win
dow Washers Union, Local "A, of the
A. F. of L., San Francisco, testified
he was in Brentwood during the
apricot pickers strike TO aid the
Cannery and Agricultural Workers
Industrial Union. He refuted the
lies of the prosecution witnesses per-
tanning to the speeches of Pat
Chambers and Caroline Decker, two
Of the defendants.
Two small farmers, Burroughs and
Karrer, gave similar testimony.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27

situation, and, where good plans
have to be adopted, start fight
for the fllfillment of these plans.
I'VE must put an end to a situa-
ton where nine sections in Cleve-
land receive only 450 copies of the
Daily Worker daily in bundles; or
Youngstown with 70; Cincinnati,
n; Columbus, IA. Here we see
dramatized the absence of a Daily
Worker consciousness, as well as the
task Of an organized Daily Worker
apparatus in the, units and Sec
tons. In this present period of
growing mass influence Of the
Party, we must build the Partys
foundations, one of which is the
Daily Worker. The voice Of the
Party must reach the steel, auto,
rubber, mining and railroad work.
ers.
Good Plans
MANY good section plans have
been worked out. The best and
most ambitious is that Of Youngs-
town, which solemnly pledges by
May 1 a daily circulation of the
Daily Worker of 500 copies and full
fillment of their sub quota of rs.
To achieve this, a Steuben Shock
Brigade has been organized.
The District Buro greets the
action of the Youngstown comrades
and calls for similar action by all
other sections. We emphasize, how
ever, proper decisions are not
enough. Start a struggle within the
Party for the fulfillment Of every
decision. Every Communist into
action
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Railway Men Support
Auto Workers Strike
at Plant i'm Waukegan

WAUkEGAN, ILL., Feb 26.-The
splendid support given to strikers
of the johnson Motors Corporation
here by employees of the Elgin,
Joliet and Eastern Railway and by
members of other labor unions
here, will force a quick victory for
the strikers it is anticipated.
The auto workers, members Of
the United Automobile Workers
Federal local, went on strike after
the discharge of three workers for
union activity and. refusal by the
company to recognize the union.
An entire shift came out. The
walkout of the second shift was
prevented by the activity of q CONE
pany spy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
WAR OFFICE
PRINTS zoo, 900 COPIES
OF WAR-INCITING BOOK
State Publication Aims
To Prepare Mood of
Masses for War
Especial to The DAILY worker

PEIPING, Feb. 26. (By CABLE 80
The japanese War Ministry has is
sued another war-inciting pamph-
let significantly dedicated to the
'Thirtieth anniversary Of the NIuk-
den battle during the Russo-Jap-
anese war"
This War Ministry book, OF
which 100000 copies are being dis
tributed to social organizations,
schools, colleges, ETC., marks a new
stage in the official preparation Of
the japanese masses for war. An
earlier book, published in October,
1884, fully revealed the militariza-
ton Of the Japanese national econ
omy and of the entire population,
describing all this as preparations
for a big. war"
Fear Anti-War Feeling
The new book is even more con-
crete. All Of its contents are di-
rected toward one aim-increasing
the military japanese spirit, -
Anti-wsr feelings, which are ever
growing, are a serious menace to
the aggressive plans Of the Japan
csc imperialists. A still more men
acing factor is the noticeable
growth of anti-war feelings in the
army. For the restoration Of the
Japanese spirit" the japanese
military clique was forced to use
various energetic methods.
The newspaper Dsidsi is the only
paper giving extracts from the new
publication of the War Ministry
Judging from these extracts, one
notices the usual demagogic anti
capitalist slogans of fascism, to-
gether with the often reiterated
slogan launched by the war-mon-
ger, General Araki, on the su-
periority and world significance of
Japanese morals"
According to the Shimbun Rem
go News Agency the pamphlet sets
forth "the difference between jap
anese culture and Western mater
ialiStic civilization" The pamph-
let has the main aim of convincing
the population Of the primary i'm
portance Of perfecting the de-
lenses of the state during the
present period Of crisis and extra
ordinary times
Compiled by Arski Group
Obviously referring to the Japan
ese-Chinese war Of 1894-5 and the
Russo-Japanese war Of 1904-5. the
agency recalls that the national
power of Japan and the welfare Of
her population increased whenever
the country oVercame an extraor.
binary period"
The character of the book leaves
no doubt that it was compiled By
the Arakists, the most aggressive
elements Of Japanese imperialism
who still insist on the immediate
commencement Of "a big war" The
enormous circulation of the new
pamphlet demonstrates the in.
creased activity Of these jingoistic
elements.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Ministers Protest Invasion

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 90
The Des Moines Negro Ministerial
Alliance has forwarded an indig-
rant protest resolution to the Ital-
ian EN- bassy at Washington.
against the armed attack on the
Abyssinian people by the fascist
butcher Mussoliai.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27

farm. Naturally, the farmers did not
expect us. But we met with hearty
welcome and hospitality-and a
good supper.
1--WE were treated with picked
herring, with onions, vegetables,
pork and schnitzel with egg and
coffee. We also tasted good, rich
kolhoz wine"
TN the light Of these facts,
there is the statement Of Mertz,
chairman of the local regional
executive committee, that the col
lective farmers reject the help
especially organized in Germany
by the Fascist organization for
Starving Germans in Russia and
that Torgsin checks sent to the
collective farmers are donated by
theYa to the International Labor
Defense for the assistance of
victims Of Fascist terror in capt.
talist lands.
Gain Despite Drought
Although the drought was Sc
we're, it did not restrain the develop
ment of the collectives," said
Hearst's correspondent. "The farm
ers at Grosliebental, Klein1iebental
energetically and in unison carry
on their economy. Only persistence
and mechanization which helped tc
cultivate the soil well and deeply
made it possible to wrest 88C
pounds of harvest per hectare from
the land
"At present. the farmers are oc-
cupied with preparations for spring
sowing, They are carefully pro-
tecting the winter harvest, using
special devices to retain the snow
on the field.
Young trees are planted. In their
own laboratory. the collective farms
test the termination of the seeds
of which large and sufficient
quantity have been planted.
There is no doubt that il the
drought occurs again, the collective
farmers will meet it even in more
organized manner than in 1884"
Mr.. PARROT finished his talk
which lasted nearly an hour, with
the following remark:
81 don't know how the kulaks
feel, but I am convinced that the
poor peasants in these collective
farms have begun to lead a we'll
TODD life"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Aide Admits
Hearst Is Liar
Confined from Page y

] AGDNbtNNtU - oHb A6C ~
other important agricultural regions
/ in the Soviet Union, in the South
Ukraine, and saw the new collective
farms.
This second trip made even a
still greater impression on me than
[ the first. The number Of Observa-
lions I made speak Of the great
progress Of agriculture. All the way
/ from Moscow to Odessa and Yalta,
both in towns and on railway sta
tons, bread is freely sold. There
are good signs of the livening up
/ of the collective farm bazaars at all
stations. Peasants sell bread, eggs
and dairy produce in great album
dance.
UnPl&nned Visits
This means that there is sufi-
cient agricultural produce.
Il visited collective farms not in
accordance with any pre-arranged
plan, he said, after rem8rking that
nowhere did he see ANY signs or
traces of famine about which the
foreign press likes to speak"
During my stay in the odessa
region, I spent whole day at the
collective farm villages Of Grosheb-
tai and Kleinliebental. My first visit
was at the Spartakov district. This
German district suffered severe
drought in 1884. From the time
of sowing crops right up to June
there were no rains. Despite this,
the collective farm Groshebental
gathered in no less than $50 pounds
of grain per hectare az acres in
1884 [This is slightly less than the
average harvest in the Soviet
Union.l There was an exceptionally
high harvest Of grapes.
Peasants Live Better
''The collective farmers in Gross
liebental were living better than
last year when there was no
drought, but at the present live
like the average peasant in the
/ Soviet Union.
Moreover" continued Mr.. Par
rott, Il found that 80 per cent of
the peasants at Grosliebental were
poor peasants before the COLLECTIVE
cation. The percentage Of the poor
was Approximately the same as the
percentage Of illiterates. Now, in
the nearby Kleinliebental, for in
stance, there are ten schools estab-
lished, and no illiterates.
THE village is clean, the houses
trim, well built, painted in various
bright colors. The collective farm
ers and their wives and children
are dressed quite well. The horses
are in good shape, seemingly well
attended and cared for. All farm
machines are in sheds, sheltered
from bad weather"
Further testifying to the grow
ing supply of food and answering
the famine" SANDERS, Mr.. Parrott
said:
Increase in Livestock
"The amount of livestock in the
collective farms has increased from
$500 head to 5000 head in two
years.
I'm the village we heard the
sound of church bells which are no
longer heard in the cities. The
Lutheran and Catholic churches
continue to exist, But along with
this, there is the appearance of big
public buildings of new type.
About half a million rubles were
scent on the main building. In
the Grosliebental bread shor
dread is sold as freely and at the
same prices as in the cities.
II happened, by chance, to sit at
a table with collective farmer and
tasted the food put on the table at
the collective farm. On nv way
back to town, my automobile got
stuck deep in the snow. It was
necessary to return to the collective
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Shock Brigades Needed
To Spread Daily Worker
Among Workers in Ohio
5000 Circulation Mark Set by COmmuni $
in Cleveland, Youngstown, Toledo Area

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 26-Ponting out that the
leading industrial centers in this district tagging far
behind in the fuIfiment of their quotas for the Daily
Worker circulation drive John williamson of the District
Buro of the Communist Party here yesterday issued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
A. F. of L. Heads In Huddle

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-seven
members Of the Executive Council
of the American Federation of
Labor went into conference this
afternoon to plan their next move
in labor's clash with President
Roosevelt in the prevailing wage
issue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27

Continued from Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
PROVIDENCE CLUB MEETS GAIRMONTS' IN SUNDAY GAME
Attractive Football Card at Hamilton Park-Drill
 Tonight

What will undoubtedly prove to Dc the best football game of the season to date as interpreted by Waterbury teams Sunday afternoon at Hamilton park when the Provi- dence Hradleys. prominent in Rhode Island semi-pro competition meets up with the Clairmont A. c. aggregation for the fourth time in as many yeafs.
 Rhode Island Reds
 John Red Heating, former Provi- dence college gridstcr of prominence and piayer-manager of the Bradleys is coming to this city with team priFned for . special effort against the able charges of Eddie Di- Napoli, who rernonstrated in Terry vile last Sunday that they are worthy state championship aspir- ants and intend to press theirs further as the season progresses. Victims of setbacks in the last three years the Bradleys have every reason for revenge. With g squad of 28 men, the visitors are amply fortified with reserve strength and among the regulars will again show such players as Chris Totola, field general of the team who caused the Clairmonts plenty of worry last season. Carm Mancini, slashing tackle who plays 8 rugged game, every minute the ball is in motion and Ray Lang, one of the best ends in Rhode Island semi-pro play. Fcg the Ciairmonts, Storberg, Bon- cry Christian, Gianelli, Capozzi are going on high just at present and fine work is expected of that quin- tet Sunday.
 Clairmont A. c. will practice to- night at Hamilton park under the direction of Eddie DiNapoli in preparation for the Providence Bradley game at Hamilton park Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
STATE DELEGATES
 INSTRUCTION
 OLYMPIC MATTER
Six to Use Own Judgment on Issue When Vote
 Comes at Convention

New Haven. Conn. Oct. 0,-tUP) -Connecticut's six delegates to the National 4. A. Q. convention at New York Dec. 6, 2, and Q will 90 unin- structed on the question of prohibi- ton of Jews from participating in the olympic games at Berlin.
 The Connecticut ballot was left to the discretion of the delegation which includes Samuel E. Hoyt, James Roche, Robert Kiphuth, Jo- seph wirtz and Alb UIiman, all of New Haven, and D. Elson, BridgeS port.
 Roche was elected president of the Connecticut 4. A. D., at the an- nuai meeting last night, and other officers were James Pedace, Nor- wich, vice president; c. w. Wingren, Manchester, second vice president, and Paul Barnett, New Haven, sec- retary- treasurer.
 The registration committee in- cludes Harry Burke, New Haven, chairman; Pedace, Wingren, Wil- liam Kennedy, Port Chester, and James Dwyer, Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
EIGHT EVENTSTO FEATURE SQUIRES
 IN TRACK MEET

A series of eight track and field events will comprise the program for the Columbian Squires track at Washington Park Saturday af- ternoon. October 12. In addition to representatives of Michael McGiv- ney Circle of this city, Squires from New Haven, East Hartford, and New Haven are expected.
 William J. Shea, Washington Park supervisor, today announced the fol- lowing events to be contested Sat- urday 50-yard dash, l00-yard dash, half-mile run, relay race -four mem three-legged race. shot-put, high jump, and football throw for dis tarlce.
 In order that proper preparations may be made for the field day, no entries will be accepted for any event after 2 o'clock, Saturday af- ternoon. The meet s scheduled to start promptly at 2:30. A full list of the officials who will have charge of the several races will be announce ed later in the week.
 Several workouts of the local 6quircs will be held this week with Athletic Counselor Edward Conlan and J. F." Roland of Crosby High school in charge of the runners.
 The new Washington Park track is the second one to be built in this city by MT. Shea. It measures 6 l-2 laps to the mile and is considerered an excellent running course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
Run,oys And Reality Gathered From ThiS Sporting World
 By JOHN A. CLUNEY The GrisfOf Athletic Contest
Passing the Buck Again

The lack of intestinal fortitude which has character
 ized the Connecticut AAU for years upon the few occas
 ions when it really had something to decide out in the open of of it's meetings more brought to attention of state sport followers last night when It's six delegates to the national AAU convention in New York during December named to go "unnstrlcted upon the question of Connecticuts AAU official standing on
 recommendation relative to Americas participation in the 1886 Berlin Oympcs due to treatment of Jews Tn Germany by the Hitler government, and in particular it's treatment of Jewish athletes contradicted with it's "promise" of no discrimination The Connecticut AAU should be ashamed not to have the courage to declare itself on question of such nature it's action of sending delegates "ninstructed" beng to my mind cowardly piece of procedure It's the old A.AU. with just a few new Iapes wearing those big badges with the nice silk ribbons Incidentally, wonder if the dele gates will really make up their own minds If they do will be the first time that has happened in relation to AAU activities. I hope to be there to get their vote at the time they must declare themselves one way or the other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
A. ~ Refuses To Take Sides On Berlin Situation
AdOski Pequabuck
 Club Golf Champ

Julius Adoslki, whose rise to golf heights during the past two years is the chief topic of discussion a- mong Bristol and Terryville golf fans annexed another title. The Pequabuck Club championship by defeating Joseph Harding 2 and 1 Saturday afternoon.
 Two weeks ago eadoslei won the Bristol city championship by de. feating "Tot" Bailey.
 The cup for the club champion. ship was donated by the Wallace Barnes Go. of Bristol and in order to retire the trophy member must win the club championship three consecutive years. The former cup which was in competition since 1912 was retired by Mailey, last year.
 In the "B" division of the club championship, Carimer DzilenskG defeated '. Gordon Stocks 3 and 2.