FinkAFLLeadership Sabotages Then BetraysKCBattery Strike The Manager Corner dere emily Greetings tor Center 30 50 PAGE NEW MILITANT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1935 biline elther the members of the auto union or assist in any way.
Comments Instead a series of arrests of strikers, some at his instigation, curred. In spite of this the work itt On Life, Liberty ers tried to extend the strike to Chicago and St. Paul, sending the As announced elsewhere in this footing mith the Minneapolis and and Pursuit of By STAN DOLSEN As is always the caæe with Marnew chairman of the strike commit issue, the week receptes on the Boston branches which previously KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 17. tens promise they were either tee there. At this time the com page weekly campaign shows a settled their accounts in full.
mpis Happiness The National Battery strike was not carried out or to emasculated any offered settlement. But welcome improvement over the last for the Chicago branches (threg tuesday.
settled by a committee of strikers as to be entirely useless. The men, Martens and Polley stalled the two weeks. But we still have branches) Comrade John Elts made By BILL KEICH recognition of the union and the completely in the dark to the matter off then after a number of reached a total of only 686. 81. Still a donation of 00 toward the poedere emily, ment of their account with the well kld, hope yure avin a good reinstatement of Alve men dis actual situation, lled to repeatedly nothing more for you boys. On The problem now is to keep a NEW MILITANT. But the total time in new york, which you wore Prosperity.
charged for union activity. the by this preacher Labor faker, ala Saturday four members of the steady improvement a steady rive amount duo for bandles received, deserv aftur workin without no Without choking on his false strike was mishandled from the not awaken to a realization of the strike committee designated by the week by week, increasing the speed instead of decreasing, has further vakaskun for 18 years dont fall teeth (as he once did while waxing start by the of leadership situation until the litting of the in men made the following settle so that the time of the conclusion increasod. On August there was for none a those union square peas oratorical in Little Rock) Senator in charge. The men, all new to the junction and their return to the ment: of the campaign will not be far oft. a total amount due from the Ohienants an be sure an get those books Robinson proclaims: Our president labor movement, are members of picket lines. Marteng, Polley and Settlement Agreed to This week remittances in the go branches of 46. 88, on Septem asked ya to. stuff is happnin Reinstatement of all strikers campaign were as follows: ber 1, it rose to 18. 13. However, hear thich fast Iron workers has been charged with everything the United Auto Workers, Loenl Dyer, President of the lala from communism to despotism, and 19720, this local also including the the blame on the heads of the without discrimination, including Contributions the Allentown branch has moved strike, a strike at Strutwear, a Newark Branch yet you cannot pick up a dally paper organized workers in the Chevrolet Strikers themselves with Martens the five originally discharged. 00 forward to the dubious honor of lathers strike an for workers that does not reflect a rise in the and Flsber Body plants of this city. telling them ppenly that it was up shop grievance committee Washington. 00 being the worst delinquent insofar strike. they all cum to us at 574 stock market, an increase in profits, Boasting a membership of 260 to them to get back into the plant of 6, strikers and scabe. Los Angeles Branch. 20. 00 as any one single branch 18 conan ask for help an we gly it to em.
a resumption of dividends, in fact, out of the total working force of as beat they could.
Martens Instigates Relief every manifestation that tells of a 2, 500 auto workers, with only 10 to a baile some cat atvertime aboven Platbush branch, 13:29 tal on the NAWS MILITANT bundie em pick up an moow outa town, country bound back to prosperity. 20 percent of these attending regu The men now thoroughly aroused, hour week. Sunday work to be East Side Branch, 00 account of 27. 60. On September you wud think all the factories in. Buys Business Outlook: Downlar union meetings, the National raised the demands previously out peld for at rate of time and a half. Harlem Branch, 40 this amount had increased to a minneapolis wus on roller skates ward movements have been in pro Battery strike presented a splendia Wned; the strike committee was Recognition of departmental Brownsville Branch, 00 total of 37. 50. The branch has or sompun.
gress since March. Says The opportunity for the reestablishment doubled. Arrangements were made seniority rights.
Davenport Branch. 00 falled to make any settlements since by the by, emily, dont forget you Annalist: Present business level of the prestige of the union in the with the American Workers Union Recognition of the union re Goldenberg, Montreal. 10 May an me has got a sub content on fer 18 below the worst levels wen up eyes of the auto workers and re to supply pickets. Immediately aftused, but right of men to belong Massachusetts. 10. 00 The branches in the Bay region, the NEW MILITANT. this is the to the middle of 1981. Saya cruitment of the mass of disgusted ter the Strike Committee left Mar to union without discrimination and California, San Francisco, Oakland weigh feel about a workers paper, Construction Industry: Building workers who had dropped out since tens went over their heads, cancel to wear their buttons in the plant Total. 64. 15 and Berkeley, show an almost equal kld. you remember when we joined construction as a whole is about the strike of last year ling the agreement with the conceded.
Advance Subeoriptions ly bad recot. Between them they the Party after the strike las sum75 per cent of the first six months. The National Battery Company, and in the morning when the The previous settlement offered Goodman, Philadelphia. 00 owed on August 19. 00. By Sept. mer, we both med we woz Subscriptions (Club Plan)
of last year. Saya Baron largest producer of batteries in workers, unaware of the cancel provided for elections to be held the amount had increased to 28. thing to win If It took all life an seven Weekly: Prices of many agricult America, has production lation notice, arrived on the picket with only those working in the Bronx Branch, 80 No payments have been made by then sum, we seen then that the ural products have risen to levels plants throughout the country, line they were told to withdraw by plant prior to the strike voting these branshes since July. The job cant be dun in city or state where consumption is being serious three of these, the St. Paul, Chicago Martens, Polley and Bledsoe who This would have given the strikers Center Branch, 75 Pittsburgh branch owed on Augustor cuntry even but must be don ly curtalled. Says Food In. and Midwestern and southern states ets and all of support if who refused to sab and arrested Previously recorded. 526. 11 25. 00. on September the am in all the cuntries. all rite. If that dustry: Brend consumption ount was 28. 54. The Detrolt is job, less get to work, the the first quarter of the year St. Paul and Chicago, organized they did of this, the new strike antee of employment though the not do so.
in picketing were refused any guar Grand Total. 595. 81 branch owed on August 17. 20. By thing we got to do is to bild the In spite between tive and ten per cent below during the early NRA days, still The New York branches have not September It had increased to Party in America. the weigh to the corresponding period of 1828. septenele nel tema cambiare le reste de sa corected no en Philadelphia papers carry the story inele strikes by the Drilon domin men out of the plant and with strikers ranks evident after ten campaign, but they are on the way. it had increased to 15. 30. The the workers no what we re dolaska pulling eleven key with the danger of a break in the of their extensive plans for the on August 14. 40. By September the weigh to get members is to lot of elght evicted familles living on ated United Auto Workers Union, three fourths of the men in the weeks of this Dillon man leader. None of them has as yet reached Center branch in New York owed what we think about things.
corroboration of his prediction last Victory for the Kansas City strikers plant newly. bired scabs and green, ship the settlement was agreed to their quota. The Harlem branch is on August 9. 40. By September weigh to let the workers no is by February that prosperity would be would have brought about immedt production was thrown clear out and another example of what the coming nearer and is still well in it had increaaed to 14. 25 The reachin em with our literachoor an in full sway by next Mayor Jone, and revival of the fight for the 100 mass picket line at this time would store for them under the Dillon of the New York branches is as fol similar record on August it owed from the weigh farmer labor Charles (Hell and Maria) Dawes percent uniontzation.
ate repercussions in those plants of gear. The establishment of a Kansas City auto workers have in the lead. The comparative standing Bronx branch in New York has a espesholly the NEW MILITANT.
cltes increases in the production of have brought about complete vic Martens leadership in the none too lows: mayor 18 ugin the cope to eskort tory.
Situation Favorable distant future was enacted before Branch Contribution Quota bad increased to 15. 30. The New the finks past the picket lines, 1ta razor blades and chewing gum.
But Martens did nothing to mo their eyes.
Harlem 61. 78 Odds were overwhelmingly fav 98. 00 Castle branch owed on August M time we got goin on this from West Side 47. 90 Equality.
105. 00 the amount of 11. 20. On Septemorable for an early and complete 41. 50 180. 00 ber this had increased to 12. 20. whut nice peepul the top hats at the weigh the stalinista is tellin us in delightful non sequiltur Season June to victory for the strikers. The busy Faker Undermines is to be saved.
26. 25 30. 00 Finally, the Toledo branch has a the League of Nations is, an that Martens utilizes his previous Flatbush Smith orates: It is a mistake to commencing. Fully Akty percent of Auto Union training as a sky pilot with con Bronx 22. 80 150. 00 bad record of 00 dae on August there is good bosses and bad bor siderable skill. Recognizing clearly Newark 21. 50 51. 00 1, and 11. 50 by September es, ita hi time we got goin on this privileged class in this country overnight decision of the unton the implications of Section 7a and Boro Park 15. 00 48. 00 It is needless to mention the fact hell, emily, a goex cud read the By STAN DOLSEN the opportunities existent for East Side 11. 75 99. 00 that most of these branches are in daily worker from now to then an fruit of labor. As a reward and those entering the plant were gentleman 30. 00 equally bad standing insofar as never no whut the score wus an favorable to the unfon and practic for virtue and fruitfullabor, Chicago ally all others promising to come since the settlement of the 1934 the regular church, he launched a Paterson his lik, he became an Astoria KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 17. ardent exponent of labor. Leaving Brownsville 63. 00 their accounts with the NEW IN: the socialista is just as bad, emily.
utilities have restored 00 15. 00 TERNATIONAL is concerned. And socialist is just a farmer labor 1857. Slage for lite together 10 glasses anyhow. 21, 000 annual pension at the one would furnish Chevrolet and Fisher Body strike Labor Church. As this project also The Los Angeles branch has ad. Is it necessary to add, we may ask geen with a black ribbon on his with back, payments of workers Party which has got the promised by President Homer Mar on the rural flimsy exoun of tao at Chevrolet and shortly after blos 10. 00 to a total of 30. 00 contrib making settlements for accounts ImFor fruitful labor the duPont family ley of the Teamsters. Instead of against the union. ts only ourselves, emily, the recently received 15, 000, 000 from the 500 plekets promised a dozen ion. Polley, fake progressive bus from its previously recorded 50 of the Party publications. To the General Motors dvidends. Seventy Insistence on the part of the iness agent of the Teamsters whose to 17. 50.
to deliver the same extent it becomes a strain on Pite line an nos the workers incommes in the In 1982 were name was made to prevent of the 58 million dollar supplied. No effort worthy of the militants that all cases be decided remark, that he made Martens men hy the union directly were pushed possibly gives the clue for Martens SETTLE BUNDLE ACCOUNTS its work. There is only one consens we seen that in mindeapolis, accounted for by fourteen families from This month the Philadelphia Ken Cltision for the branches mentioned eh, emily?
entering the plant. The board situated 300 miles from the penge which poso careful about sington branch has set an excellent to draw from this situation: name. According to figures issued by strikers all green men. had con plant at Detroit (Just a nice little biring labor agitators.
so you see what the Job 00 example in cleaning up entirely ly, that their duty to the Party the must list, as the pres. familles in the live below sub assured them the strike was being walk for the men) being much Present Course Leading to Disaster its account with the NEW MILI. and its press is to take steps immeus, its to get reader for paper sistence level while 600, 000 familles handled in Washington and that more suitable for the carrying out It the present condition of the TANT which on August had tall diately to make substantial Day and to raise enut dough that or less than per cent have in they must by all means conduct of the purpose both Martens and auto union continues, the loss of en to the extent of 28. 60. Comrade ments on their accounts and to the paper can be bigger an offener.
comes in excess of 10, 000.
themselves like gentlemen in order the company officials had decided the great majority of the Chevrolet Lee contributed 10. 00 toward shoulder their responsibility in this so far got subs for the NEW Washington Side Show to impress the public and the compon. the fring of the militants. workers, of the 100 splendid wo making this settlement. Now, the matter as units of revolutionary MILITANT, ani razed backs for pany with out absolute fairness in Whether decided behind the office men members, their demoralization Philadelphia branch 18 on an equal party should do.
the paper from buys which trenly to us an like the way we get the Utility Lobby for handling the peaceful picketing an anti plcket may Judge for oneself. However, ton membership of the decision of Pat Hurley received 100, 000 from this matter. After four days of doors or just a happy, spontaneous and disillusionment in this kind of Coughlin!
things don, and kicked in with Republicans in Congress, Joe Tu multy received 107, 000 for lining company on the Simay frame up results of the Detroit Appeal Board the cases of the dismissed employ ing With all the black, infamous days wages for the paper.
record of Roosevelt and his admin moet of us here in town did the up the Democrats. Marvin Me charge of dynamite threats, from the membership!
istration with its serious conge same thing, but expensis is party Intyre, Roosevelt secretary, be Martens and Polley immediately ces; Marteng craven attitude toquences to the welfare of the work. high an we cudnt send all the lieves that presidents come and go withdrew all pickets including the Democracy in Union a Farce wards the company on the one hand ing class the effects of the NRA, dough to the paper but had to but the power trust goes on forever. four allowed under Missouri state and his deception, evasion and failNot a semblance of democracy ure to rally the slightest support Caught with Amos Carter, Dallas laws, and the company immediately exists in the union meetings, Mar. for the fighting Toledo auto work the spending of hundreds of mil spend sum of it here on the headpublisher, in utllity pirate Alled up with scabs and additional tens refusing to entertain motions ers on the other, and his treacher: principle on WPA work, no eritillons for war preparations but not 78. 90 now we are goin to kick in (Continued from Page 1) much for relief. the role of the anuther daya wages for this month government AB strike breaker in to the paper, an then we ll bev pald he intimidated Associated Press in increase in production. Cocktail Lobby) Robinson room, forces to take care of the seasonal whenever they in any way containous conduct in the battery workers cism of the anti worker, capitalist every strike: and so on with all share to the new pager.
a germ of genuine unionism. Pro strike it all of this does not drive suppressing the news. Other re Four days later four pickets gressives seldom get the floor. The this record, Green ignores the ad god nos, kid, the bones papers porters tola. Hopson sos were placed back on the line, Margreater part of the time is allotted home to the workers the necesito controlled Washington administraministration, in fact, he praises it is gettin wurde an wurde, what gested to utilities that they increase tens maintaining that the strike to stooges, Innocents and the for a complete check on Martention was made!
a Green again offered as his solu. tor bringing economle recovery with that tink, daddy warbucks, an their advertising in the Hearst strategy and tactics laid down by harmless. Even this concession from the course the union is now tion for the inherent contradictions. to the capitalists!
ol man hearst ads an the crappy papers which are opposing the ad.
Thul, in every serious problem handlin a strike newa. we re enough to win any strike) was an to hog the floor himself. Once in disaster, a complete miserable col toll of unemployment, mistry and facing the working class, we get ever goin to get anyplace we According to the Senate Lobby In age old axiom of Sam Gompers and a while the Innocents show signs pse faces the union during the slavery of the working class, the from Green exactly what one would we gotta hay a big paper of vestigating Committee, only one in must be strictly lived up to by of dissatisfaction and a growing coming year.
30 bour week. 000 of the telegrams opposing the hals union. So the battle of labor lack of appreciation of the great Only the organization of a pro albe howed to clearly this expect from a labor faker. The own, dally paper which will to 1, 000 of workers. the step Wheeler Rayburn bill were genuine was transferred from the picket man tendency that can best begressive wing and the publication But it wasn what Green sal working class gets nothing! The Minneapolis truck driv. to this is the pager, an dont be Society Notes.
line to the coxy little court house, curbed by withdrawing even this of a progressive auto workers bul. poverty as a labor leader and there will be interested in knowing grudge enny wurk or donashuns on the balance of the men being held limited amount of democracy! Inletin can change the present disas. Sources of ideas for betraying the who the clergy man was that set my part to make it cllk. rite now Herbert Hoover of Palo Alto, of the line for two weeks while the the National Battery atrike, not a trous course of the union. It is fundamental interests of the work with Green enjoying a fine, fatr spesbul taak is to get sube an Cal. has applied for membership fa in function hearing was repeatedly striker, not even a member of the possible through the bulletin to It was in what he didn say that old tricks, trying to fool labor. But the fund but try an get all the the paper. no you en meal. None other than Rev. Franc dough ing class.
the American Philatelic Society. set back by the Judge.
strike committee was given an opbring the real issues before the Haas! He still up to his yore ma gly more yure share to The most prominent member is Progressive Plans portunity to report or to express Roosevelt. John Jacob Astor Amnesia Grips Bill When the injunction was first his views or to bring forward any Auto workers whether within or be was so clearly exposed!
thanks to the Minneapolis drivers. suba ya kin frum yure trens in new recently purchased a 200, 000 yacht issued. Martens was immediately proposals before the entered body without the union, to bring about a we have the Indian sign on him.
york remember, kid, whichever With world imperialism about to to commute to and from his 25 a called upon by an experienced West a us has the least subs by sept. 15 On the other hand, a special break the stifling grip of this bud send millions of workers to horb. Edward Schulte, 17 Coast progressive, who presented speaker, the Rev. Myers of the Con ding labor faker and propagate the rible death in war which will myear old chicago boss was fatally definite program of action. Pres sumers Cooperative Association was treats me to a dinner at red goldBrownsville Ma Mooting here, an we ll see whore wbo.
shot when he attempted to steal a sure was likewise brought to bear brought in to speak to the assem principles and ideals of militantevitably draw America in, Greenl THE RAID ON ETHIOPIAPP ens. by that time you ll be back bottle of milk for his crying baby by the Chevrolet Shop Stewards bled Chevrolet Flaher Body and this course, can bring about a sharp Fascist aggression in Ethiopla. unionism. This course, and only made no mention of the Italian Speaker: MUSTE sochully. things has bin rite nephew. The mother of the child Committee With the federal government National Secretary.
pleant. las sattiday went to the ald it had been crying from hunger agreed to put the following pro string battery workers. This gen change in the internal lite of the for two days. For ten weeks she posals Into immediate effect: orgauzation purchased union. Furthermore it is the only drastically reducing relief to un Wednesday, Sept. 11, 8:30 Spartacus affair given at the Party 1776 Pitkin Arendo scab National Batteries in bulk for line of action that can restore the employed, bringing untoldo misery head. an nites neualy bang Reestablish and reinforce its members during the entire confidence of the auto workers in not one word was said in condem Aus: Brownsville Branch, had applied for relief but was re aroun the 574 ball, which they got fused. From his estate in Scot the picket line and stop scabs.
strike!
all fixed up on the floor with land, Morgan reports an abun2. Broaden the strike commitunionism and achiere complete or nation of these criminal policies!
Though only an organized pro ganization and unity of the auto tables on a bar, very pleasant like tee through the election of three dance of grouse for the hunting With the sly father Coughlin at PAUL LUTTINGER, guys cum up there with there wife gressive group can break this down, workers in one militant, progressive tempting to build an independent additional battery workers, and senson Followers of Fathered delegates from the Chevrolet o such group is even in a forma union.
company dominated auto workers DANIEL LUTTINGER MD. and girls an sit aroun an hav union right glass a beer or so, an there is a names as wonderful Wisdom, Pear Shop Stewards and Auto Work progressives, but they have not yet SUBSCRIBE TO NEW MILITANT bonafide auto workers convention, the heels of the Wohington Square North geetar ana mandoleen playin, an ly Rest and Truth Delight if they 2 and 8 Except Sander Green fears to think even of the evry once in a while a guy will Secure the cooperation of win a legal battle with the Board the serietatile workers Union of an organized group if the union JOIN THE WORKERS PARTI. Consequences let alone exposing of and Holidays set up an dance a jir, or another of Elections which has refused to guy will sing rocked in the cradle accept the names. Hereafter. unemployed) for picketing.
a the deep an evryone aplauds an Michigan will charge its 10, 000 Mobilize Chevrolet and Do you know how the police, proscentor, judge, the Hearst press, has a swell time. las nite got up prison inmates 70 cents day for Fisher Body workers and all othAmerican Legion, preachers, bankers, boss politicians help send our MASS MEETING an resited the mask of anarchy by food. Debate topic in a Wash er union men possible at a public comrade, Norman Mini, to the San Quentin jute mill? Read: Shelley which you taut me, an Ington, transient shelter. mass meeting to get pickets and ended up with ye are many, they Resolved, a transient is a pioneer finances necessary to conduct the are few. Join the Workers Party.
UNION SMASHING IN SACRAMENTO strike.
and not a vagrant. Elated at it got over big. get those subs, an increased interest in religion, Issue 30, 000 boycott notices hurry home.
the Gideon Society reports 46, 175 to the public and picket MontThe Truth About the Criminal Syndicalism Trial Anti War Rally yours. bibles stolen from hotel rooms in gomery Ward, Western Auto, and Mike.
1934 other distributers, definitely namby Herbert Solow ing trade marks.
Speakers: Issue publicity to the men BILL STREETER SAM GORDON Albert Goldman, the noted la In the plant.
This pamphlet, published by the National Sacramento Appeal Com DAVE ATKINS Pioneer Publishers bor lawyer who defended Norman Immediately raise demands mittee, should be in your hands. Yon can help the struggle to JANE OGDEN, Chairman and Mini in the Sacramento court for sharp Increase in pay, overdefeat the fratne up Sacramento verdicts riends PIONEER BOOK SERVICE room, will be the speaker at the time rates, etc. as an effective aid and fellow workers. Five cents retail; reductions for bundle orders. Sunday, Sept. 8th. 1935. at 8P. formerly Pioneer Bookshop)
monthly membership meeting of in pulling men in the plant, as Send your orders to are now located in their new the Non Partisan Labor Defense, well as maintaining the morale Irving Plaza Hall. Irving Place 15 St.
Wednesday, Sept. 11, P. at of the men on strike.
National Sacramento Appeal Committee quarters at Admission 15 cents Room 707, 41 Union Sq, 100 FIFTH AVENUE, the headquarters of Local 48, Contact St. Paul and ChlL. U, 231 East 14th Street, cago plants in an endeavor to (Space donated by NEW MILITANT to the Aurpleos: Spartacus Youth League, District Telephone: ALgonquin 4950 New York.
spread the strike.
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