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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
l4-Hour Work-Day
For Trucklnen
BY a Worker Correspondent

BY a worker correspondent
PATERSON, N. J.-Here are just
some of the conditions the truck
drivers and helpers have to work
under in Paterson under the N. R.
A. code.
Mr.. Gill's Interstate Trucking
Company, a member of the N. r. A.,
and of the Chamber of Commerce,
forces the drivers and helpers to
start work at $50 a. m. and work
until as late as 10 and II p. m.
Sometimes they have to work Satur-
days also. They do not get any
more in their envelope on pay day
than the magnificent sum of fifteen
dollars per week.
An unemployed worker got a job
as helper on the truck. This
worker started work at $50 a. m.
and knocked off at 7:30 p. m. He
asked the driver if they worked this
late every night. The driver told
him that they had gotten through
early. They generally worked until
10 and IL p. m. This worker then
asked how much they made when
they worked overtime. The driver
answered that the boss does not pay
more than fifteen dollars week
even If they worked Saturday. These
workers have to handle cases that
weigh as much as three and four
hundred pounds.
The Public Auto Delivery Com
pany's drivers and helpers have
about the same conditions, and the
same pay.
The only time these workers will
get better conditions and more pay
is when they organize and put up
a fight until they win these things.
The Communist Party will help
them in organizing. They should
get in touch with the Communist
Party at the Workers Center at 201
Market Street, Paterson, N. j.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
Pharmacists Force Concessions
Through Building Organization

in New York City. From handful
of pharmacists it has grown to
membership of 1000 pharmacists.
The union had to overcome the pro-
fessional conceit drummed into the
heads of the pharmacist clerks by
their employers and by the college
professors. At first, the clerks had
a general apathy towards concerted
and organized cooperation with
other clerks and an attitude of re-
moteness towards labor organiza-
tions. In addition, the drug journals
kept shouting. Pharmacists are
professionals and too ethical and
simon pure to align themselves with
unions" Despite this opposition,
the union succeeded in organizing
the clerks of the Bronx into a CO.
hesive mass of enthusiastic workers
who responded to the Pharmacists
Union call for a general strike in
the Bronx, last October.
At first, the employers paid no
attention to the demands of the
union, thinking that the clerks
would never picket due to their
professional" pride. However, they
got the surprise of their lives when
they saw 500 clerks walk out and
form picket lines in front of their
stores. The picket lines were so
effective that over 90 per cent of
the stores signed agreements with
the Union during the first two
weeks of the strike.
A few stubborn die hards refused
to sign and thought they would
bleed the treasury Of the Union and
eventually destroy the Union. They
were supported by the proprietors
Of the other Observation-Disclosures
and Brooklyn. These supporters
thought that they would prevent
the Union from coming to their
territory by keeping the Union busy
in the Bronx and prolonged the
strike for IL weeks.
The result Of the battle was a
complete victory for the Union. The
following conditions were won for
the Bronx men; $3.50 minimum for
a 81 hour week for registered
pharmacists; $3.50 minimum for
junior pharmacists, union recogni-
ton and closed shop conditions.
During this period of the crisis
and Of widespread unemployment,
this is tremendous victory and of
national significance not only to
pharmacists but to other profess
SIGNALS. The Pharmacists Union of
Greater New York intends to Or
ganize the clerks Of Manhattan and
and Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
Welfare Sanctions
Forced Labor
(By a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Roosevelt's
recent message, demanding Con-
gress enact forced labor legislation
at below union wages, had imme-
date response here in Philadelphia.
Until recently I had been receiv-
ing $3.50 a week from the County
Relief Board for my family of four.
When I was threatened with evie-
ton, I demanded they pay my rent.
They then sent me to the Jewish
Welfare. After considerable nego-
tiation and investigation, the We'll
fare allowed me $11 a week. For
while this enabled me to pay my
rent and pull through.
A few days ago, however, the Jew
ish Welfare decided to get the jump
on Congress in putting the forced
labor scheme into operation. They
called me and told me they had q
job for me. They knew I was a
carpenter, and they asked if !
couldn't also do some plumbing and
electrical work. I said I could, and
pronto, they had a job for me as
maintenance man for public
building. I asked what the pay
would be.
ooh, what do you care about the
pay?" the young lady asked I in
sisted on knowing what I would be
paid She finally broke down and
told me would get SIS a week
for doing three mems work-tiust &c
cents week more than was get
ting on relief. I asked for some
time to think it over, since was
union man and would not work
for less than union wages-$1 an
hour. She told me that since this
was not exactly and only car.
pentry work, she could fix every
thing up with the union.
What has happened to me, makes
1t clear that we must Immediately
get to work to prevent this. Work
ers must intensity their campaign
of exposure of the whole scheme
the line up Of Democratic and Re
publican politicians, bankers, indus
trialists for such a scheme, and put
all our efforts behind the drive FOL
passage of the Workers Unemploy.
ment and Social Insurance Bill
Oh. R. 282D, the only Bill that give,
real adequate unemployment anc
social insurance to the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
Win improvements
In Western Union
By a Telegraph Worker
Correspondent

NEW YORK.-Comptroller Gal
lsher of the Western Union re-
ported that the five per cent in
crease return of part Of the cut
was load too heavy to carry, as
the expected increase in business
failed to materialize.
Incidentally, this five per cent
was granted as direct result of
agitation for a ten per cent increase
by leaflets and articles in the Daily
Worker by the United Committee
for Action. Mr.. Gallaher intimated
the possibility of a further cut by
pointing out that the steel industry
/ recently cut ten per cent.
However, the company officials
reconcied themselves to parcelling
out a few concessions. To fail to dc
so would have further discredited the
A. w. U. E. officials in the eyes Of
the membership. For example, fun
vacations with pay were restored by
eliminating the twenty-five per cent
I reduction, Later, the company re.
leased a confidential letter to all de.
partment heads that vacations
should be awarded without reliefs 81
that there would be very little added
expense, Increased speed-up anc
reduced time will pay for this empty
concession.
Other complicated concessions
which mean nothing but look very
formidable on paper were made
However, the real victory is awarded
to the messengers. Why2 Precisely
because they evidenced their poten.
tial danger by striking and organic.
ing. The company well knows thai
the most vulnerable link in the com.
munication chain is the messenger
as well as the most exploited.
This proves conclusively that TIN
telegraph workers can learn a rea
lesson in trade unienism from tn,
lowly messengers More militanoy
more unmasking of the compan,
union, will result in more conces
sions, but lasting security can only
be gained by joining the only in.
dependent union in the telegraph
field, the United Telegraphists o.
America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
PROTESTS MEET LUTHER'S TRIP TO SOUTH

ity, the Jews, has been subjected to
the foulest discrimination; and the
leading intellectuals of Germany,
including Albert Enstein, have been
driven into exile. Only few
months ago, Erich MuhSam, q great
German poet, was tortured to death
in one of the camps. Two years ago
the National Student League, which
stood for a collective humanitarian
social order, was outlawed on the
University campus. Now Hans
Luther, who stands for the preser-
walton of vicious, sadistic social
order, receives the hand of welcome.
Thus the University Of Texas is af-
f1liating itself with publicly sup
ported institutions in other states
which have aligned themselves with
the Fascist enemies of democracy
Discusses Saar
This was the only sore spot about
DR.. Luther's visit to this state. Here
there failed, just as in Louisiana, to
be that understanding" which he
had especially requested on the
Texas tour. In Schulenberg, where
he was wined and dined, he was in
his glory. Here this Fascist, ques
toned about the Saar, calmly stated
'It is foolish 10 think the Saar
would have voted any other way
that very moment, terror was break
ing out in the Saar. From Schulen-
berg 30 Houston, where he was
again entertained, and thence to
Austin, he was accompanied by a
special cavalcade of the highway
patrol.
In Austin he was received by the
newly inaugurated Governor James
v. Alfred, who was boosted to Office
by the major of and utility com
panies, and by Attorney General
William McCraw, who presented
him with ten-gaHon cowboy hat
for his bald dome. This made
Luther "a good Texan" McCraw
three years ago, assisted in the
Dallas wi1itewash Of the XII Klux
Khan beatings of the two unemp4oy-
men* organizers, coder and hurst.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25

On Friday night, Governor Alfred |
gave the Nad gang a party. Again,
Luther mentioned the Saar, declar-
ing, The result of the Saar plebis-
cite has made clear to the whole of
Europe what all Germans knew,
that the Saar was a real German
district. Now rurnors of war will
disappear and there will be a new
basis for confidence and prosperity"
He proclaimed Hitler to be "t1e
salvation of Germany" and said
that the real meaning Of the last
few year, evolution (bold face mine)
in Germany is an effort to con-
centrate political power. We had
over 80 political parties. This led to
inaction. The German struggle has
been to find one man who would
be accepted as a leader by the whole
people" The real German struggle
as one Of the working class there
against the vicious rule of capital
ism, and now Fascisn, was not
brought out by Luther, and neither
did he mention the brutal murder
Of German workers and intellectuals
antagonistic to the Hitler regime.
Neither was there one word of the
political prisoners who are today
suffering torture and death in Nszi
concentration camps and dungeons.
The newspapers here, although
having every knowledge of the pro-
test against Luther, are at present
suppressing the news. No doubt, af-
ter the fine gentleman has departed
the state, the professors will be ex-
pected to take chastisement. Of
f1cials are attempting to find the
names of the members of the Austin
Branch of the League for Struggle
Against War and Fascisrn, and it is
declared that this organization "has
no backing" The Austin Branch of
the League of Struggle Against War
and Fascism pledges solidarity with
that organization in this country,
and sends revolutionary greetings to
the Oppressed workers of Germany,
Austria. and all other Fascist cotrl-
tries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25

AUSTIN, Tex. His hands dyed
red with the blood Of the German
working class, DR.. Hans Luther,
HitlerIs ambassador, came to the
South. From one little German set
tleme1t to another, and into some
Of the major cities, he Travelled with
his subjects and q, special convoy of
various state officials who did him
homage. At every stop, he planted
the seeds Of his poison propaganda
In the hope that they will grow and
bear fruit In this region where the
workers are just beginning tc
awaken and struggle against their
exploitation.
But Hans Luther did not leave the
South unchalIenged!
At New Orleans, La, Communists
Socialists, and other anti-fascist ele-
ments presented a united front
against his appearance with res
olution which stated: I'VE particu-
larly protest your arrival in this city
for the purpose Of spreading prop
uganda Of hate and prejudice anc
we hereby pledge ourselves to accept
your challenge by carrying on re-
lentless fight against fascis1n and al
its implications by setting up &
broad permanent united front TX
fight fascisnn." The release Of
Thaelnnann was demanded.
Campus Protest
simultaneously with his appear
ance as guest of honor on the Uni
versity of Texas campus, Luther waS
met with an avalanche of what ap-
peared 30 be bright confetti until
the horrifed officials saw the letter
ing. The confetti was really bright
circulars which registered a protest
against DR.. Luther's visit. The or
ganization was the Austin Branch of
the American League Against War
and F'ascism.
With bold headlines declaring
"Fascisn Comes to Austin" the cir
cAars read. To-day the University
officials have az an honored guest
the ambassador Of a country which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
by a Worker Correspondent

NEW YORK. - I should like to
call your attention to a group of
workers, that a few years ago were
considered impossible to organize. 1
am referring to those white collared
professional workers known as
pharmacists.
For years, they have been the
butt of vaudeville Jokes, slandered
during the prohibition era and ac-
customed to working inhuman
hours and taking it on the chin. A
pharmacist is expected to be a gen
eral encyclopedia of information;
knowing all about postal rates, the
best books to read, how to make
sandwiches, serve drinks and how to
remove real estate from peoples
eyes.
There is no such thing as a pub
lie holiday for the Pharmacists
he works all days. And how he
works! Split shifts, so to 80 hours
week, sometimes from opening to
closing without getting a chance to
go out and eat, all for the magnif1-
cent remuneration of $40 to $25 per
week.
Let me explain to you what the
pharmacist has to go through be-
fore he is permitted the privilege of
this slavery. Before becoming a
registered pharmacist, he is COM
PEELED to spend from three to four
years in college and must have
four years experience in a drug
store before taking his licensing ex-
animation. The exploitation of
those who work in stores while go
ing to school or before they become
licensed Is unimagina.hle. The
| proprietor Of the store thinks he
should be paid for permitting the
man to get experience, similar to
the volunteer work of bacteriolo-
gtsts. :" Despite the long hours,
a pharmacist must constantly be
alert and accurate, for if he hap
pens to make an error which is
detrimental to patients life, he
is liable to prison sentence and
loss of his license.
The psychology of most clerks
was a boss psychology. Their am
hition in life was to eventually own
their own drug store. You can
readily see the tremendous obsta-
eles that one would be confronted
with in organizing such people.
Two years ago, the Pharmacists
Onion Of Greater New York came
into existence and had for its goal
the organizing of all the drug clerks
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
i. Mine. FMrns Mmd Office
NRA Attempts to Herd Bargemen
Into the United BOatmen'S Union

n. R. A. officials that. and they told
me I'd have to build up the
U. B. u"
The Scow captains will not be
alone in getting the wage cut. The
forty men on the sand bank got
their wages cut about half already.
The steanshovel men got cut from
81 an hour to so cents. and the
laborers got cut from 10 cents to
40 cents.
The government policy Of forcing
the scoW captains into the U. B. U.
is part Of the general drive to get
workers into unions where they will
be controlled" by officials who work
in close harmony with the govern
ment and the boat owners.
At present there is bitter war
on between the Tidewster Boat
mems Union, affiliated to Joseph P.
Ryan's International Longshore-
mems Association and the U. B. u,
affiliated to the International Sea-
mems Union. Both are A. F. of L.
affiliates.
The U. B. U. is larger, but the
T. B. U. has more political pull
in municipal and State quarters, be-
cause of Ryan's Tammany connec-
tons. The U. B. U. is exploiting
Victor Olander's connections with
the national administration to drive
men into the U. B. U. where Olan-
der will collect the per capita"
The two unions have been ordered
to amalgamate before May l, and
the present struggle is to see which
International viii eventually con-
troll the cash.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
By q worker Correspondent

NEW YORK. - The December
1884, issue Of the Telegraph World
organ of the Association Of Western
Union Employees company uniom
gives a summary Of the recent an
nual conferences with the company
officials.
General President Burton of the
A. ". q. E. made known to company
officials the extreme unrest exist
ing in the minds of the members of
the Association as a result of the
company's economy program"
This statement is quoted verbatim
from the Telegraph World. It's
eloQuency speaks for itself. The
sleek company union officials are
getting scared. They no longer can
hold their followers in line. En-
bsrrassing questions are asked and
an inadequate answer leaves the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
BY a Marine Worker Correspondent

BY a Marine Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK-You can't tell the
bargement of the Nassau Sand and
Gravel Company that the govern
ment is not interested in unions.
The company called the whole
barge department, seven men, into
the Office Tuesday and told them:
An officer from the United Boat
mems Union AFFILIATED to the Inter
national Seamen's Union) and an
N. R. A. Official we're in here and
wanted US to sign with the U. B. U.
The company refused on the ground
that they didn't believe the U. B. U.
represented the men on its barges.
The government man then told
the company, 1T doesn't matter
whether they belong to the U. B. U.
or not. The government recognizes
the U. B. U. and you will have to
force your men into it, or lose the
N. R. A. eagle"
The company official also told
the men that under the U. B. U.
" agreement" they would not be paid
for catch time"-time laid up at
the loading place, waiting to load.
That means any where from two
days to two weeks at a time, with
out pay. The U. B. U. scale is $50
a month, so this leaves the barge
man with about $25 or $50 a month
to live on,
One Of the scow captains objected
that not one of them belonged to
the U. B. u, but belonged to other
unions.
Il know it," said the company
official Il told the U. B. U. and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
Southern Workers Give
To Scettsboro Fund

NEW YORK-The following Is
a letter received by the Interna-
tionaI Labor Defense from Mont
gomery, Ala:
we the SeottSbOro and Hern-
don Committee of this city are
sending you two dollars in stamps,
as we are few in number we want
to show what side we are on, by
getting our pennies together and
sending them in. And please send
me a. receipt at once, and also put
an ad in the Daily Worker stating
the amount and where from. It
will boost our work here. The
LID. Is not very strong here"
ComradeIy,
SECTION ORGANIZER.
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NOTE

We publish every Friday letters
from workers in the transporta-
item and communication indus
tries: railroad, marine, trucking,
taxi, traction, telegraph, tele-
phone, etc. We urge workers in
these industries to write ms Of
their conditions and efforts to or
ganize. Please get these letters
to Us by Tuesday Of each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
STRIKERS RETURN

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Jan. "a. =
After one day of strike, twenty-siy
relief workers here, who had struck
against a cut in wages from forty
cents to thirty cents an hour, re,
turned to work when relief suthori-
ties threatened them with legaI
prosecution if they did not do so.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-25
LYNN CITY COUNCIL BACKS
WORKERS BILL, Fl. r. 1927

LYNN, Mass, Jan, 24.-The CITY
Council here unanimously endorsed
the Workers Unemployment, Old
Age and Social Insurance Bill, H.R.
2e27 last night when a delegation
Of fifteen, which was organized by
the Lynn Action Committee for
Unemployment Insurance presented
demands. The delegation was headed
by Benjamin Waite Of the Cutters
Local, Frank Gilbert of the Pack
ers Local, and Charles Gibson of
the Lasters Local of the United
Shoe and Leather Workers Union.
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Boss Union ads
Membership
By a Telegraph Worker
Correspondent

NEW YORK. 49, The Company
Union, the Association of Western
Union Employees, has been pleading
before various government agencies
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