June 11, 1938 SOCIALIST APPEAL Auto Builders Office Union Session Help Refused To Dying Baby, Miner Tells Jury cording to the Association ofzations as a result of experiences are threatened by the recent shops, 10 have signed agree take exception to their reaction opposition of the Administration. spiring to prevent organization Central Coat and a defendant in necessary in order to save the 1937, should convince us that wages 15 per cent. The unions the chairman of the association This aim was carried out so convention arrangements com Developments last week in days after the burial of the Isom of cial policies of the roads would report of the March 24onthly wage during 1937 was work under signed agreements. when they naively dared to raisestitution giving local autonomy bard, former deputy and pool ically to shake the witness story, room owner.
checks? The workers who will militant opposition and drive effect on July The unions have Beal was passed. Both resolu the convention, they found that Railroad Union Leaders Move In Wage Cut Crisis Without Ranks Strike In 35 Shops Sterile Under Gag Rule members of the United Automobile Workers, Local 259, walked Stalinist Leadership Concentrates On Keeping Unionist Points Need For Planning United 900, 000 Rail out on strike from 35 auto body Opposition Silenced At Washington Union Card Costs Miner Life of Infant Son As Action To Combat Employers Offensive building shops June The strike was called after all attempts to Office Workers Session Company Doctor Neglects Child At Order And Forestall Sell out Maneuvers Workers Face renew existing agreements with Of Harlan Mine Boss the employers association had The Stalinist controlled United pressive atmosphere of the conOffice and Professional Workers vention was not unrelieved. By RAILROAD UNIONIST workers in the industry is an abAdditional testimony by union operator for the Harlan Central solute necessity. How to achieve Big Pay Slash a ciation expired on May 28. The national convention at Washing sented by the National Progres ing the terror and intimidation union membership had cost him proposed raid on the living this unity under an organizastandards of railroad workers is tional set up of 21 autonomous Railway Labor Act Will open shop demanded by the as. Stalinists made it plain before even though its representatives used against union members and the elite li mise instante sem Be Used To Bog Down mand as an attempt to destroy achieve unity at the convention. vilege of the floor, through its last week concluded the case and Isom was permitted to anssociation and interprets this de hand that they intended to were denied seating and the pri organizers by the owners of the Federal Judge Church Ford ing served notice of a per sider and solve before any bitter cent cut in wages to take effectend fight can be successfully Militant Action The union and go back to open it developed that unity was to organ The National Progressive presented by the government in wer Prosecutor Brien MeMahon July 1, just nine months after made. The charges of bad faith shop conditions.
an increase of approximately six and double cross indulged in by per cent became effective. Ac executives of some of the organi Over 900, 000 railroad workers Already, of the 28 association exclusion of anyone who might tributed to delegates against the the trial of 19 corporation and question about what Harry Ben44 individuals, charged with con nett, superintendent of Harlan American Railroads, the eut is in the concerted movement of decision of the carriers to reduce ments up to June 2, including ary program.
Richard Lewis, chairman of the of mine workers.
the trial, had said to him a few industry.
changes in our organizational involved of which there are 20 committee, the Colonial Body effectively, and the meeting be mittee, called the manager Railroad labor leaders counter structure are necessary. An ever large ones maintain that al Company.
came so sterile and devoid of the hotel in which the convention cluded the arrest of two of the baby.
Albert Fischer, Chairman of dissent, that President Merrill was held to eject distributors of defendants after they had at Damning Testimony wage bill is not the cause of the workers understand this and ing an hourly wage of only 20 the Union negotiations com found it necessary to persuade of the publication.
The League exposed the Sta ment witnesses during the trial.
said hadn that if the railroad managements Leaders are being forced to ad. 000 workers receive less than 40 that withiwa ndio wexpressed beliet various canned proposals. Taking kinist raid on the San Francisco They were Merle Middleton, union d got doctor treatment third cousin of Theodore for my baby, said the witness and those who control the finan. mit it.
cents. According to available statistics, the average ity of workers would go back to delegates took the floor. But Local 16, and proposed a con of Harlan County, and Lee Hub in a loud, clear voice.
Defense attorneys tried frantrevise the topheavy financial Washington conference states objections they found themselves and resolutions calling for: structures with which they are that Brother Wharton. 138. 50, despite the fact that caustically rebuked by the same and to prove that no persons burdened, there would be no need called attention to the activities some highly skilled workers were Akron Teachers Merrill. One proposal after anConcrete Proposals were refused treatment by comof asking the workers to sacrifice of the He warned the able to average about 175.
Bosses Suborn Perjury other went through with record Unemployment in the railroad their living standards. Any one Pelley Committee that if we Unity of of and pany doctors. know was respeed. Sporadically, however, the without sacrificing the reasonably well informed on should agree to a reduction is industry e se itse peaks olemany Demand Release Ernest Huff, young coal minerfused to me, som maintained embarrassing quietude would be principle of industrial unionism. from Ages, Ky. was called into Next move of the defense, as these matters must agree with wages the railroads in a few there are 6, 023 fewer workers broken by some hardy soul in the statement made by President months would be facing a much employed than in March, 1988.
For Fred Beal Robertson of the Brotherhood of more serious situation than that since last July, 260, 000 workers Greater and more efficient Hubbard poolioom and taken they could see the effect of this correction of a typographical or activity in organizing the uninto the backroom to discuss testimony on the jurors, was to grammatical error. The chairman organized. particular business. The young make a motion for a mistrial, Locomotive Firemen and Engin which they are now facing. The have been laid oft and part time repeatedly slurred through reeers, at the Washington confer same report states that Brother employment has been on the in3. Democratic union structure miner promptly reported the describing Isom testimony as ence on March 24, that if we Roy Horn also called attention crease.
Anti War Resolution is quests of negative votes, know including representation of minor brazen attempt to force him to inflammatory and calculated to could wipe out the railroad wage to the threat of the ities.
recant his testimony, and the inspire hatred in the jurors toBack to 1932: Also Passed; Active bill entirely, we could not save what other conclusion can be Opposition Baited Striking a proper balance two men, already free on bail, ward the defendants. This mothe industry.
drawn than that Wharton inThe 15 per cent cat would save Year Comes To End between trade union problems and were arrested and charged with tion was denied.
Presaging the happenings at political questions that confront subornation of perjury, tention was to point out that the the carriers about 250, 000, 000 a The long procession of miners What Is To Be Done?
workers reaction to a wage cut year and reduce wages below the At a recent meeting the Ak the convention, a campaign to the trade unions.
Another highlight of the case to the witness stand found each But notice has been served on would be loss of faith in their 1982 level after the 10 per cent on Federation of Teachers pas any opposition was carried on. so that Locals would have suf of Boyd Isom, former machine secution, intimidation and out Reduction of per capita tax for the prosecution was the story of them with his story of perthe workers and the question now present leadership, making them cut.
sed an anti war resolution simil. Nevertheless several delegates ficient funds for organizational the une certesten the wind progressers: In that case the roads would Labor Act, the carriers have als polis Central Labor Union. mistration were selected and duly NEW EVIDENCE bosses and their gunmen who Expansion of the acted as deputy sheriffs. Superintendents and foremen had their prevent this raid on our pay tion that would offer a more they intend to put the cut into demanding the release of Fred accredited by their locals. But program to take care of all un when these delegates arrived at employed.
IN FIGHT FOR own means of discouraging workers from joining the union.
be affected by the outcome of harder bargains with the tail. given their first answer in the tions are to be submitted to the mere election was not sufficient white collar workers into locals of Organization of this struggle should have some road bosses. Whatever their inform of a strike threat.
state convention of the Ohio Tells of Discrimination JAILED MINERS thing to say in determining the tention, Wharton and Horn did, The Railway Labor Act is con State Federation of Teachers for calities had been overlooked by the obtaining union program and policies to be used in effect, recognize the superior structed to extinguish the milit action.
Lincoln Lowe told how, when Pre up to the present, there is ity of industrial over craft union ancy of the workers. According The federation is ending its were not paid up, reports were their locals. Per capita taxes conditions for them, cte.
he was straw boss for the Har8. Opposition to the annexation (Continued from page 1)
no indication from our officers ism as an instrument for defender to its terms, the National Mes most active federationen veten not properly drawn, copies of the the union to the Communist tion trialçoxhibity photographs, mine foreman gave him a slip lan Central Coal Company, the that they will be consulted.
workers. statement issued by the its own volition or be appealed tered around the placing of the etc. The delegates were not seat every stooge organization of the from that window, gave a view men on it and told him to assign union Executives on March 16 to by either side. Once the board first grade on half time, which led on one or the other of these Stalinists.
Verbal Intransigence is called in, of the spot near a water birch them to a place where the coal out that the railroads can The Nat. Progressive League where the guards fell.
The newspaper Labor had an months and bring uninterrupted teachers; the unnecessary cutting might have surrounded these if has representation in locals was so thin that a miner could etiche lies without cause in the eve article on May 10 containing quo pressure on the unions to accept of the school year three days at dozens of delegates representing throughout the country, includ terrain involved, made by Prof.
But a corrected survey of the not make a living.
Carey Hood, a Clover Fork ache. At the Washington con leaders to the effect that a wage unions hold firm the board may commerce agents on the school locals derelict in the same way ing Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, Pugsley, now reveals that the miner, was assigned to a place ference on March 24 the Ex cut will not be accepted and suggest another wearing down board; and the projected discrire to creater extent had not Cincinnati, Toledo, Pittsburgh, trial photographs were taken where he would have to move so position that cut would not any one who believes railroad either side rejects voluntary ar groups in the teachers college of Emesel korban Francisco, sent The program was sub. 60 feet to one side of where they carload of coal. This assignment Ernest Norback as its delegate. mitted to the Resolutions Com should have been taken, and 30 was given to him after he testi be accepted. Since that time workers will submit to a cut at bitration, and the workers vote the local university, After traveling 3, 000 miles to mittee which refused to present feet above the proper level. Prof. fied against a former employer several officers have been quoted this time. The statement is un to strike, the board notifies the Teachers in Lead to the effect that any attempt doubtedly true, if the workers President of a threat to interThe defense, who were to beto reduce wages would be fought are to have the final suy in the state commerce. The President. The federation was the only Norback was promptly refused a request for the floor by Ernest ted in affidavit Form could present to the bitter end. But so far the matter. But if past routine is to then has the power to create a teachers organization opposing was not paid. Previously Merrill. the facts of the outragcous San disclosed that he had made eat evidence this week, have until Prof. Bangson sworn report sin the introduction of direct union memberships have not been be followed, it is useless to talk fact finding board to invest these reactionary measures. As International president, had of Francisco situation was denied. tings of typical trees in the this time contented themselves advised as to what preparations the a will not do. They will simply Until another 30 days have elaps, the federation has earned the ment of back per capita. An apKranis Opposed long and wide line cited, and with attempts to blacken the re other scientific tests, which show putations of the witnesses, enmity of school officials, who peal to him at the convention end struggle. Statements to the approve in advance any settle ed, neither side may act.
have retaliated by attempting to to accept such a note and seat The first and last sign of op od clearly that those trees were Rather than attempt to refuta press are not enough. Something ment made, good, bad, or indifFirm Stand Needed concerning the fire the progressive financial Norback resulted far more effective is needed: The Cerent.
prevent any one terrorism practiced by the demobilization of the workers becurred in connection with the May, 1931, had refused to hind the correct program of tea action, by all means let us have pared to fight the government as this case is being fought with be appended to Stalinism. Easton, nomination of Jack Kranis asa in the Smith Kelly window from fondants, the attorneys for the kind that will have their united ite guiy by is not they wone were as the carriers. For the next the support of the organized regularly elected delegate of the General Executive Board. Kranis. Prior to today hearing the members with being drunkards support. It should be evident, are not union meetings being four months or more they will labor movement of Akron.
St. Louis local, met the same is a member of Industrial Insur defense had presented a mass of and with keeping disorderly that such support can bost be gram to be adopted? Nothing of of government carrier pressure ration rejoined the Trades and financial secretary of his local Six of the ten delegates from guards were killed when they These frank appeals to the had after the workers have had the kind is being done, and and demand at the very outset. Labor Assembly, from which it had failed to fill out her report this local opposed the election of attacked a strike picket line with prejudices of the jurors, largely the opportunity to discuss and evidently nothing will be done before any bargaining is entered was expelled several months properly.
approve the program to be adopt unless the workers insist on it. into the opening of the books. ago, when the o. locals and New Constitution was practically unknown in either union miner, Carl Richmond, also country, are expected to be con It is our duty to make the best should the debit side of the other progressives were thrown the Local or International. They was killed in the battle, but notinued throughout the presentapreparations possible for our ledger be appreciable, the work out. Once more the federation Action Must Be Planned defense. Are we railroad workersers have no reason to resign will act as a polarizing force for fed which virtually puts the Union Proposed the election of Charles one was ever prosecuted for his tion of the case for the defendants.
We are aware that the Railway to be satisfied with leaving such themselves to a cut, but must the progressive and in the pockets of the Stalinists. part in the organization of the Labor Act prescribes a certain preparations entirely in the hands demand nationalization of the rank and fle who still compose Local autonomy has been eli Local. Nonetheless Kranin was course to be followed in nego of the union officers without the railroads and workers control; a majority of the body despite minated for a highly centraliz elected, doubtless on the one More Workers Killed As initions of this kinde. But we opportunity of making our own that is, the workers must strike their indoronation tabere crew of ed, top leadership organization in qualification that really matterare to believe our leaders that wishes known? If not, we must for public ownership and their building trades fakers.
the best Stalinist tradition. The ed, e. membership in the Comthis will be a fight to the bitter take the following action: own committees to fix rates, ond, while at the same time the An Immediate Program wages, hours and capital invest ive Fascism. It represents a constitution empowers the Gene munist Party.
ment.
The tragic rubber stamp chadeadly threat to the democratie ral Executive Board to revoke managements announce no compromise, it should be plain that Attend our local lodge meetThe opening of the books may rights of the American people. charters, redistribute Local ment racter of the convention once. The revolt of labor in the aica, police killed four demunAccording to his fellow Demo berships, and control Local fifty.
modus reement will be reached ings and demand that general however, show the unreasonable erat, Pres. Robsevelt, owingues finance and functional machinery staliniste firmed the aim of the Islandi ng Jamaica agninst the strators and wounded armed reinforcements under that law. This matter. But this pestilence has ing the local people involved. the blight of their control the violence with which it has Cane fields were fired on the use of the organized workers tion and where they may propose, the workers must prepare them of Jersey City. If this drawn so tightly that a protest their numbers, are consistently British imperialism. The latest St. Thomas Parish, where 1, 400 main defense: their economic discuss and take joint action on selves for a long struggle with boss gets away with his despot was made by a rabid Administra denied representation in the lead strike wave began in Kingston laborers struck early in January.
strength. But in spite of the limit. what the majority decides is the the possibility of the Nationalism, the most brutal and brazen tion supporter, Nathan Rothman ing bodies of the union. Every on May 23 and rapidly extended The authorities, in moving their ed time remaining, no proposed best program.
Guard and the army being called reactionary forces will be im a member of the executive board armed forces into the rural action has been submitted for a minority member seeking par.
On May 31, new strikes were strike areas, at times had to membership discussion and ap of all workers in the industry be for public ownership and work will spring up in industrial the clause permitting revocation ticipation in the organizational reported in many parts of the clear roads blocked by chopped2. Demand that united action out. The success of the struggle mensely strengthened. Imitators of Local 16. Rothman said that obstacle is placed in the path of to rural districts.
proval Why Are the activities made a reality in this fight and exs control, or even for the pre centers throughout the country of charters save the International island. Banana workers on Unit down telegraph poles.
Nevertheless beneath the sured Fruit farms in the Spanish The acting governor of Jamlimited to the formality of authored to jeopardize such unity. In cuts, depends on immediate pre of New Jersey.
man was shut up immediately face of complete Stalinist domi Town area struck for higher aica, in announcing a new backizing their officers to negotiate the event of a strike vole, it paration for workers defense to a conclusion?
Petitions Won Do must be a joint ballot of all or groups.
word for the balance of the con nation, important opposition wages. Strikers paraded at Mon to the land scheme forces are developing. The revolt tego Bay, Anotta Bay, and Port the government in the hope of The results obtained in the ganizations, with action authorAll the incidents in the fight vention.
Only a few resolutions on non in the Insurance Agents, largest Maria, virtually suspending busi mitigating unemployment the unemployed have joined the wage movement of 1931 are too ized by majority vote of the ed by the agreement must ha against Hague in the past fewcontroversial matters were put section of the International, pre ness in those regions.
the final say, by referendum vote, fresh in our minds for us to be members of all crafts. as to approval or rejection. 11 months prove that he cannot be before the convention for discus sages important developments in convinced that such conferring British Soldiers Patrol strikers in many demonstrations Authorize our officers to the future. The formation of the stated it would not be put into of authority works out satisfact some 160 were ac orily. Then as now, statements negotiate, but not to a conclusion union democracy is anything but overthrown by petitions to thesion although spesolutions Com with its paper gives the Progres armed police and volunteers turned to normal. He also President, by prayer from the British soldiers, Island militia, effect until labor conditions de National Progressive League The workers who will be affect in action.
were issued to the press announcmittee. The rest were summarily vidual protests. Hague can only referred to the incoming General sives an opportunity to crystalline patrolled the strike areas with, warned that the administration and informing the public that Labor Guard Is Answer broken up by an organizada chans Executive Board. The top lead the opposition that exists in the as the dispatch to the New York would not tolerate Tawiesinos labor cannot be called upon to forte prepared for seriods mand ership would handle these mat ranks of the union and rally to Times moderately expressed it. and disorder.
its support all those elements intimidation of workers at seTo Menace of Hagueism ters as they had everything else pay a dole to idle capital.
Since May ten workers have sustained struggle in the very However, the dismal and reworking for the building of a veral places.
been killed and scores injured in Nevertheless the cut was accepthealthy progressive office work(Continued from page 1)
On June 3, in a clash with police attacks on unarmed crowd ed in the hope that our action of Liberty, and the Star Spangl citadel of his power. While they rural strikers in northern Jam of strikers.
may improve the health of our Building Trades Council and ed Banner. Hagueism, not Com serve to keep ablaze the fire of and their meetings dispersed, ers union. revival of business and advance was an insult to every worker Twentieth Century American fende Small inadequately de they must be ready to defend industry. may stimulate a Teamsters Union. Their presence munism, is apparentiy meetings only result in defend him in court with the of Hague stormtroopers and others or else be exposed before successfully defy his regime or police. They must organize their was that the workers dropped the These corrupt bureau trary notwithstanding.
crush his storm troopers and own labor guard.
Time Obeying New Dictum the anti Fascist German. Amorin approximately 450, 000, 000 into crats ought to be scourged out Longo Sentenced uniformed gangsters.
the tin cup of the railroads bet of the labor movement. The SAN FRANCISCOThe Com Stalinists and members of the participated in the demonstration.
John Longo, framed by Hague, of To smash Hagucism the masses Jersey today stand in the front munist Party in San Francisco Socialist Workers Party and The case was dismissed.
ween 1932 Are we again to be marchers were made up of con: was given a nine months sentence in Northern New Jersey must line trenches in the struggle is having a hard time obeying Young People Socialist League This week the Stalinists were ity on our leaders and take Hague officeholders.
and on Thursday. You wanted to be be summoned into direct action against reaction. They have a the injunction in the party new marched side by side in the de again forced to recognize the chances on another settlement Fireworks following the review judge who sentenced him, weli, leadership under Hague thumb, most of American labor to be in bers from having social or po the convention of the Nazi Bund Fascist movement. Their dele.
based on hope?
displayed such fiery Ku Klux that is your privilege. Longo the task of mobilizing and or the forefront of the fight against litical relations with Trotsky here.
gates kept eloquently silent when For United Action slogans as Keep our country sentence is being appealed by his ganizing the people against Hagueism. decisive victory ists. The trouble is that the Stasafe from Communism, Ame lawyer, Vito Marcantonio, who Hague falls upon the over the Hudson County Hitler linists either have To the great discomfiture of the Trotskyists were invited to am sure all railroad workers rica for Americans Only, Reds has proof of perjury on the part unions and the will agree that in order to con Keep Out, Reds Stay Out of of the Hague jury that condemnwill immeasurably heighten the with the Trotskyists or else stay Alvin Pastern, was arrested participate in the anti Nazi comThe duct an effective fight against the as well as blazinged Longo.
unions should militant spirit of all workers out of the anti Fascist fight along with three other demon mittee preparing for a city wide postpone action no longer. struggling against rising reac together. wage cut, united action by all figures of Uncle Sam, the Statue Hagueism is a form of prevent they are not to be overwhelmed tion from coast to coast.
strators, and the International anti Fascist conference scheduled Last week, as was reported, Labor Defense attorney had to to be held on June If our officers have a plan of The workers must thus be pre Secretary of the organization. Ifusal. Local 24 in a flat reposition to the steam roller oc. of ample height and fullness in the testimony ed.
Jamaica Strikes Spread case, it is high time preparations meetings where the workers may a 15 per cent cut. Whether the actions are only a local police without the formality of consult. and in every union cursed with continues to spread in spite of were concentrated in the district.
a name, this is union democracy clergy, by parades, or by indi cepted by the