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J}.NUARY 20, 1936 SHIPOWNERS. PLAN ATTAC K! C'rganhod on a &old +.r.en . I'Jver befor",AJnorlcA.'l ship(.r::nars.nar;ie-a ularly those on ti.o ',:3Gt Coa=::t, nr ... rak- ing definnte ple.ns to bee;in a t'nior..- SI:lasl:.in· drivo thi3 Fed_ "rn:tlon SCUI ti!fld tlds mon:th. C'lf'ten in t!'-c p'\st, tho :'«:'RK- En ho.s had to \.. rn tl:.., :::t. r1"tirle ,rvrs Co.t':c.ir..::t r"l.tt:-.okc .... r t.'J.e ers. But Tn:) attaok \"/ill :1.ot ba stAot:r>cd by mor· v:lrninfs. The fin'·co.:> c. ..:1p.it:: j,i:;;t troUp rrund tho so-c ..llud "Liberty gue # t<.of;)th r tucr. ",:; nr..nr:.olph Ito ::::t, I\ro to end a.r.d for tho 't).r·3('.t tile 'nn of thoir pro:fi ts i.e fc'.oin/; tho3Jl in tho miHtr.nt .... r i, in,) ..._tion.Th1':: bainG of' 0. d1t'foront g'lll.& 0_' c'.pit<Hst rcbbor.:l thUl 18 ropro::wntod by tm j'rcs- nnt F Jdorn:r Admini:i'tr tlrm, hop'} t? not only $l'l\;..f'h tho d; ng:::rC7Us (for them) ltimc E\)d,.. r :-.1,80 to u sit- uo:..tion ;;;0 u::b'--!',u;dnC for the gl)vcrn."!l(':lt thllt thy cn r ... pl".c) I<oosu·,rolt ... .:.th :m open F[.3Cist sct-up. . Tho :ship(J\'.-u:-rs, _1d"d by these bie-shot bnnkor:. of Conn.{Jroc Indi:lstrL.l GETTrN& INTO H \.5 AFU\10U R - " Ma'n, etc., haTo out in dollo.rs ..nd oent.::, ju.st how much monoy they will nc", to sl!l:"..::.h til ... Fod,Jr:=.tlo1h.And bnl.:lllc- 5ng thi3 C".t1_in3t tho of profits they will lof.!o in ti".o course of 10 yonrs "'lith the old ·cpoe;d..u.p systttl gena, ::nd !It'Iro}%'ofitnbl ... for than to ho\tOv"r I:luch. it :r,':'\f taka to sm:.sh the organiJa".- tiQ'ls hcr..:l,thn to toko the l'v:cred pro- they f .. re put up with un- d"'r th.,; Furtill-r'l1".or.:::, tho :::hipovl1\ers rc:::..1izo th..1.t tl'o lonl""r th.lj'" wr.-.it. the stronger tho beocnc, the exnmplo of L.il1t:,.nt trncle u."1ionism that we h!".vo gi vcr. tho r,s't; of th A.l1.crioc.n working oL s" :.S c. onnstant thret.t to tho of 'Null Str ,ct. lfrturt.lly, the shipol,n(Jrs realizo thoy o:nnot out openly with :. F:>.ccict tt·.ok, fo1'oO t'.nd violl,.;nco' ngc.h:.t US.TI1CY only arouse public Oi-lil,::'on r ir.st thcmsul VI s. intund to 0, is to cuspl.nd th. cCr0c- !'I(Jnts (If t:lO Uni-ms, using the OXCU::O CONTINU::.:o P}/:F T::iREE COLmilJ l:E

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J}.NUARY 20, 1936

SHIPOWNERS. PLAN UN'ON-SMASHI~~ ATTAC K!C'rganhod on a bfLsi~ n~rc &old +.r.en .

I'Jver befor",AJnorlcA.'l ship(.r::nars.nar;ie-aularly those on ti.o ',:3Gt Coa=::t, nr... rak­ing definnte ple.ns to bee;in a t'nior..­SI:lasl:.in· drivo .r:~inlSt thi3 ~riti.'"l.: Fed_"rn:tlon SCUI ti!fld tlds mon:th.

C'lf'ten in t!'-c p'\st, tho Y~TEro')«:,!rT :'«:'RK­En ho.s had ~co.:>ior.. to \..rn tl:.., :::t. r1"tirle~r ,rvrs Co.t':c.ir..::t r"l.tt:-.okc .... r t.'J.e '::~li~c;.:n_

ers. But Tn:) attaok \"/ill :1.ot ba stAot:r>cdby mor· v:lrninfs. The fin'·co.:> c...:1p.it:: j,i:;;ttroUp rrund tho so-c ..llud "Liberty Lc~_­

gue # t<.of;)th r '~it;. tucr. r~ts ",:; ~il1i"'JI'l

nr..nr:.olph Ito ::::t, I\ro l~ctOnn.inc.~ to end~ce a.r.d for '~ll tho 't).r·3('.t r~f',,-.in~t tileoontinu~..noo'nn inor'~"8j of thoir pro:fi ts~h",t i.e oon;,.t:~ntly fc'.oin/; tho3Jl in thomiHtr.nt .... r i, in,) ~'~l,'l'\r..._tion.Th1':: ~roup,bainG of' 0. d1t'foront g'lll.& 0_' c'.pit<Hstrcbbor.:l thUl 18 ropro::wntod by tm j'rcs­nnt F Jdorn:r Admini:i'tr tlrm, hop'} t? notonly $l'l\;..f'h tho d; ng:::rC7Us (for them) l":~r_ltimc E\)d,.. r ~;ion,but :-.1,80 to n:::.k:~ u sit­uo:..tion ;;;0 u::b'--!',u;dnC for the gl)vcrn."!l(':ltthllt thy cn r ... pl".c) I<oosu·,rolt \·....:.th :mopen F[.3Cist sct-up. .

Tho :ship(J\'.-u:-rs, _1d"d by these bie-shotbnnkor:. Ch'~:r.b(..r5 of Conn.{Jroc Indi:lstrL.l

GETTrN& INTOH \.5 AFU\10UR-

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Ma'n, etc., haTo f~rod out in dollo.rs..nd oent.::, ju.st how much monoy they willnc", to sl!l:"..::.h til... Fod,Jr:=.tlo1h.And bnl.:lllc­5ng thi3 C".t1_in3t tho ~ount of profitsthey will lof.!o in ti".o course of 10 yonrs"'lith the old ·cpoe;d..u.p systttl gena, ::nd

;;:~ t~~~i~~~~ :~~t~~'r~~\~O;'~~~~!It'Iro}%'ofitnbl... for than to ~pcnd ho\tOv"rI:luch. it :r,':'\f taka to sm:.sh the organiJa".­tiQ'ls hcr..:l,thn to toko the l'v:cred pro­r~ts they f .. re l~orced ~o put up with un­d"'r th.,; F0dor~ticm.

Furtill-r'l1".or.:::, tho :::hipovl1\ers rc:::..1izoth..1.t tl'o lonl""r th.lj'" wr.-.it. the strongertho Union~ beocnc, ~J\d the exnmplo ofL.il1t:,.nt trncle u."1ionism that we h!".vogivcr. tho r,s't; of th ~ A.l1.crioc.n workingoL s" zdn.~.ir..$ :.S c. onnstant thret.t to thoplu~h-bott(m3 of 'Null Str ,ct.

lfrturt.lly, the shipol,n(Jrs realizo thoyo:nnot Ot"f:~C out openly with :. F:>.ccicttt·.ok, ulJin~ fo1'oO t'.nd violl,.;nco' ngc.h:.t

US.TI1CY ·~ould. only arouse public Oi-lil,::'onr ir.st thcmsul VI s. 1'm~t th(;~' intund to0, t~crcfor\.., is to cuspl.nd th. cCr0c­

!'I(Jnts (If t:lO Uni-ms, using the OXCU::OCONTINU::.:o O~; P}/:F T::iREE COLmilJ l:E

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PAGE 2 YlA.TEJ.FROHT WORKER JANUARY 20, 1936

NO ;OND.ER THE BOSS IS P1>1IICltY VlJl~T1 m Ul ''PARADISE"

Tho orow of tho Shepard liner, Harpoonwere oerto.inly n good sight 'to the stri­king longDhoromJn of Ne1'1 Dodford)tio.ss.yohen thnt .:;hip T:ullod in to dischargororcargo. 'Ihe I.L.A. is on strike there(you no'tica thera ,·,o.s no mr.rs frOI!l Ryannbout it to tho me;.l.bership) and ...-Alen 'boIhl.r'poon pulled in tho dock ',:US s',m.rmingwith soab.:; l'lD.iting to work thc ship. n­spito th~ huge .force ot oops and scub­hcrJ.crs, an I.S.U. delcgr..te t:!8.::lagodiD:l:lQ _1: abos.rC. the ship nnd inforr.-.ed thoCl",H of the stri':c r,oing on. ILA pickets;.tIo hud bean shovcd 0. block tlv:a.,v fromtho pi",r let up a huge cheer ',men theysaw scab::; filing baok do,m on tm doc l.>:.

'!he crc'.{ hl\d simt off' t~c ::::'teD.:cl. nnd1r.tomocl tl-:e skirpcr thoro .....·culd be nostoo=l l.mtil the!LA gave its cloaranceto the erc-·.

This is 0!1.1y half of it. Ckle 01' the<:ro·."5 '·:h.o l.ud. boen list<~!ling to r. r:..d:bon tho s~ir re~orted that a 1000.1 scabnev:s rudj 0 ::::t:l,tion ho.d stated 'that t.lteerc·,., .f 'tho :larnoon .. 'orc :leab:> nr:.d thor.?foro, the lo~al·lonf:'::::horcmcnhe;.d rerusodto mrk t!10 ship. This \'IllS dono ofcour::::o tc oren'to public opinion ngainsttho milit~"lt scurr.on. Aroused by this31 'Uldcrou:::: stD;torr~:!!t the orew sont anu] tir:-.ntU:l to the' radio station to thoeffeot t:1U~': if u rotro.otio:";. 'VJ!l$ not mo.doon tho on" ol('lock no';1S flash, !HE PLACE'WOULD j' prr·y.~TSD. At one 0 tclock thosto.tion rttruct.d their stntcmcnt o.nd:il,. ,id they had gotte:.. t~o ftl-l.ie infol"nLO.t­ion from the polioe dopo.r-tmcn't. You oem~(Jt tha.t tho ·Nov.. Bc;dford ILA. 1000.1 willbe ono marC' 100~..J. that will b:'lck tho"ibst COo,st '.mions v,'hon thC3 ti."IlO 001,1OS

uft .... r thi::! B;:llcndid displa.y of 1'00.1 s01­ido.rit-J.

Looo.! 800 of the ILA, adopted t\ r ,sol­ution oond ---oning the nttaok upon the ~­ritino "'cdcrut ion by th,~ old line fc.kersScho.rrcnberg, Eyo.n IUld ,icGrady.

'ihcy hn'ro gone on l'C'cord to supportLocal 38... 79 nnd it:::: 'eo.1crship Q.;o.in lj'tany di:;rurtivc b,otic& of t..'1o Somrr"'n­b(.;.r~s 6: their gnng of rc..o.otionnry mis­lotldcrs. !hi:; local :..lso voto..-l. to bey­cott the pict-llre Riff_Rnfi.

EC..Not~: nlis pictur,) is now pb.yi::1gir. tom nnd should be shunned by 0.11or~nnizod lo,bor. It is n filthy,lie­ing Henrst propngnndo. picturo \,jlich tria;to Sh0\7 tho wntorfront as not.~inb but ng:mg; of drtmks and what ho.vc you, o.ttcmp­ting to ini'luonoc tilC public mud.

*••* ** ** **READ TIIt: '\oI,J'_TEil;ROUT WORKER

READ THE VOICE OF THE FEDERATIOnHEAD TIlE SUlIDAY "/ORKER

mJ'rDON'T READ 1113 FILTHY HEARST RAGSI

':lhile Ho.wniin.....,. planta.tion -NQrkers anddookors aN f'ighting to eliminate semi...3lnvo conditions fzoem thoir :midst, nlittle group of Hnwniian ''businoss men"stopped off horo cnroutc to V"a.shin~on.Thi.o 11ttle g-mg-_eight in all__t'.ccord_

~a: ~~ogug;n~~Z;c~~tt~~ ~O::"In h{f~\\uii. Tran:llo:ted into plainer working:­mr.nl.o language rlenIlS thnt thosc eightpoople praotically ovm. tond oontrol thoIi-ves and .-:olfc.ro Gf every single inhab­itant of tho Hn>llI.iinn Isle. Put theson.o;-,ns QVo:y in your :cl.coory for very nearfuturo roference: R.A.Cooko, A.G.Budg:c,J.E.Ru5so1l, H.ll.Wn1ker, C.R.Rcacmmy,E.'!'":.Green, John ~':o.torhouso n..'"ld Gcnero.1B. Wells.

'nley aro on thoir '>Ir~ to l'hshington tocb-tain lagisla.tion favorable towardsboosting t'te prioe of Dugar ••••and na­turally, their profits. Labor has atoug..1" fight ahend in Hawaii, but theforce of orge.!u zee. labor with defin::teleo.dership will r:mke it a winning fit;h:t.

** ** ** *••*DID YOU KNO','[ THAT:-

Tho Swedish long3hcre:nen are d&lUIld­in:: H: d~s vncation a year with rullpay?

The Danish $oa;:lon have rof'used to sailany more ship-:. into Nali GermanJr if 9...."lymore :lCllr.len are arrested by the HitlerGcoret polioo?

'l'ho Austrnlian Soemen ure "'aging a.tough strike doym below tile line, andthere is not a word of it allOVfSd to beprinted up hel'a?

French doeke-ro und seemen are fomingn l"cderu.tion ainular"tD our Maritime Foo­orntion 1\$ a rO:.iul t of their suecennfulstriko u.;:ainst 0. proposed v,aC;c fllL.sh'l

The suppo"odly 'imcivili:;ed Ai'ricc.ns ll

broUl;ht in for that purpose rufuoed tosCt.b on t...lte Frenoh dockors?

There 0.1'0 still \.""0 A.'!lcrican Seo.non hid­den 0.""0.:1 in NC'.z:i ooncerutration camp.:;c..'"l.d our Govommont has failed to inkeany nction:

'ill'" Chroniole ',ms running &:1 ad for"YO\l.l'1l; men to drill and join Docial clubt'.t $1.00 an cvcniq;' 9...."lJ an addrc<.s ",asgiven for 0. private number on l.·issior:. St•

•• •• *. ** **A.'iD TlIF.:i SHE FAHl':'ED

..~,dol}i! (Hi tIcr) ",tl.S r.rJ':i..11g a $p.:loch attho cravo of t~6 WllmO":m Q..;r"Cn .301diorW1\Jll at the l:oight or en hys~.:ericlll

tirro.do nt;ainDt tho Jc-,ro,one cf hi::; faib­i'ul Nazi ::tooCos s;JC'ko to hin J.;.crvously:'\forr ~o.ther, ju~t think if !~~ chouldhc.,'pen to bo 0. Jew."

According to r~liab:.c rc,t1orl:; dnrlingAdolf recoverod l'ron h(;r (pardon, \,,"9

COWl his) swoon, the i..Da~ino.tivc ::::toogo'V,"O.s ru~hed off to n. concetl.tro.tion CQL1.p.

*. *. *••• *.38-44 ELECTS RANK A;JD FILE DSLE':iAT!::S

Local 33-44 olected rank lllld rile del­ogr.tos to important posts nt their lastmooting. Pa.ul Heide find Ja:ck Rnsp y/Cron~.;ned 0.0 spooio.l orgnni.ters for 38-44 inOo.:cland. Peto Dedoi3o .....us elocted 0.6

delogate te the Distriot COlmcil #2.Rolph Dawson and 'n1urlint; ...·,,oro ru;u;led

.'1.8 dologa'tcs to the Central Labor Coun­oil. 1'10 tru~t thnt they vliB scrvtJwcl1.

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'tHE '.'lATER. :to!n r«)RKH CJ,.N BE PURCHASErnu:tIiI'i T:'B '.TLEK AT

7HE l'LOO? EOCIWTOE tI_ 15- LI.{E:,iliC!DERO

"' '" *.ST:..?T :..~ C::CU CA:-]J':"IG:l :W',V, ·;o.ttKERS

ARE iJRG:.D

;'.11 -:. ri t::1n .nd ·.h.t· rfrcnt YlOrk- rs ,no.r,; citiz·.n. .r.i yot. ir. this 5tdo:- c.r

r ''1uir·.d by tl~ ... t ·.t to r<.gi.ctcr lll\';:~{.

T!\OS \".ho ·...i;:;h to ":ot_ in tho rrimr.ricscm.ct giv... tJ'l ir Pert)- r~rrilb.tion:::, or th.y',li11 b. dt-ni d the rlp:ht to vote.

Thr' Uni tcd Lc.bor Continuo .nce 6oun1tt~c

i:; 110';1 conducting;... Forum, ....hioh oo,.ts .; verytuCOd:1Y nir-J'tt, 8:00 p.""., c.t 68 fic.iQlt St.Si,er.keorc of noto [,_rc to bu obtr.ined, \',no0: Jl :.ipe:.k '.Iith r,ut.~ority on such questicn:.c.:l Indu;,;tric.l Unionisn, culdothcr of ournroblarru;.. Tho Vi.. TEI{FRONT "IORKER r cOJTIJncnds. to cllstevudorcs c.nd 0.11 othvrs, trot the;)' AT'lmn.

k\.ctly, tho coming presidential 0160-

~~~:,;;i~~~f~;~ :~~L?~h;O~~~;~~d~~O:;ookc of abovo, mIl just about come tou !Loud, and th..., fight to sm. sh the Fed_eration and it3nffiliates vlill 'be'a we&.­Fen in thv ht:.ndl> of thQ Fascist-inclinodnugnotv 13 of \lull StroJet, to usc acainsttho R(lo~cv..:;1t ndninietrntion, ( Not thatv;o aro d..,fo!lding F.D .R.--it is cnly tr.at!: .... is not ro.bidly r ...o.ctio~ry onoubh,norrasoist-mindcd enough to suit tho Libor­ty 1.i.nr:uors--thc rorcnns,Dupontc, ct Pll.~

SO ~L t ar" '(IC' goint: tlj do about i tr'f1B .ck up ~d o.1low the shipo'!\'I1crs toforoo us to c.oopct T!fE:IR i:ltorprctc.ticnsof tho Q.,,'C.rd,nntl do their bidding on 0.11tho r.o:ttors which -0 so vclicntly foughtc..gnin t for the pczt bio yc~rs? BY NO:~CSI

'"IE '/Ill,L FIGHT IIWe \1111 ro.lly tc. .ur side all tho

!'ocooc of Labor tho.t we cc,n got.Wo willDEA.i') tht;::.t 0. public Congrcssio~l invos­ti;;!.tioo. b ...' ~do of the p1o.nr.od nttnok(,'d.ich ti1 Dbp":. of !..o.bor 1ol0'ilS a.bout).

}'\u·ther, WE ·dlu.. FICHT LIKE HELL ll­

y"imj't tho vii thdNH·..nl of tro C:hnrtor oftl; Sailors I Unlc>n, ti:l:t Sohnrrcnburg nndt.h. shi,>mn""r::. r.r... d<.Z!LJ1dine:; so vooifc.r*

~~~~ldb~~~~~\) ~~s~:ri~~~ i~ ;~~l~·~~l~·b.: Q, mc.tier of two or thr,Jo woc.ks boforowe liol,lld h....v, our aim jerked by Ryc.n.

(Somo ·ill ::.o.y,I'L t tem t:.kc tho Ctnrt­cr _ ·,10 ntill h:",vc th", manblirship 11. Thior: .... ~.• b, true, bu"t ally ch::. rtor-pull ing wouldnot to con.f'u::;o GOll'lO of our' cm1 :xmbcrs"aru·..·ml1d 10::' .ear un 50;1\,::;, 01' tho supportof oth, r E:'.Jt Co::\;,;t ~nd shore-sido Unions'lhich \','. r~ny n ed beror. 100[.)

-j:.;: ·.r coin!; to tl to i t th~.t th Gulff'·"~.('r(.t1..,n 1s built stronr:1y cnou{;.h tovi thBtnnrl the! n.csuul t of the t;hipo·.m. :r.:.

r.;'-t~rutrn~~ ~~/~~~r~~Ol~:~rl; ~~~~rITII:E FEDERATICJN--in th, ooming strug£lo.

In li:!1( -.lith thic,th': EATERF2:0ifT wtRK­En. c.c;nin rvi t,.~r•.tcs its r .corr:rncnd.. tiont:"). .t th.... st. :";:1so:.oon 'r:T'.en" .mo l.r ont:J u..c.cl; r. .c C'_ r:;sult of tho six-hour dc.yi.:i'·ht, r f~r th :~djusm~nt c.r"d settle_l"I_nt of the n.: .tter to th: Di stri ct Coun­cil:> of th r·')(}cr·ticn. '!'his ..·;ill ctrrtth .. b 11 rollinr to rds putting thc::hipo-.n r~ n the d,;f~n.:iv, c.n'l c.llo~·:­

ing u.c to t le..: th. CF ~-:::!SI VE, in .ttr:.t isobviously., :UC,! nIVGSi", ISSU3.

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JAlltlARY 20, 1936 ·':.TSi'Y,J'lIT ·"I,~O~:<i(~·S!l':"-. -:.P-"A",GE,,-..::3_

GHIPO'lIUERtS ATTACK - Continuod fr")r:J, PUGe 1

tha't the Union::> Iiro undcn' "irl"c~ponsible

le<\dership", (jU3t:l~ thG~r did i.'1 theirat~empt 1n:::t Fa1.1). Thi:.; ti-u6, tr.c :,,'ir;;;tblo',"]" Vlill 1i1:O"'ly fall lIvm 1.;h'3 I.S.U.groupG~ pf\rtio::ularly the Sailo!,,:;t Ur.i ':1.

The fuct th ",t i·he Sailor.~ urn locked cutalro"'uy as n result ci' t.hlli: ;i ~!tt ::01"the six-hGur dn.y will be u:;cd. b:' thes!1j:--o.mer.;o; c.nd t~.ftir toolc i:~e ,)In.'rl.dcrzI:y!l.ns, ;;)c\lnrrc".burl.s, tc., n:; ~~ ~t:..rt.

Tho at.....hOI: :roulJ. h've bogun earlierin the .~.on""lJ. cx~ept that tne rlhil.'c'.'n:ors'..lquQsti· !':ably expect the Inte~tionnl

CO:1ven'li ~r· of t~n I.S.1J .....ill s:mcti'nt> ':Ii t. 11'8:;','''11 of the c:!'....'\.rt~r of the S.u. of P., o;;\U3 or emir'l; n WRy fc.r theSC.larr~r_'),I.· t,0 bJe. st the S6.1101'5 !'::; o.n"outln, .. " ~· ...~...1~~ti!)1l., ,z..ioJ-. ',v'Juld oon_fuse :L ::1'1 sjlor.;l-si'lo ·lOrkc.rs :':!lto v::l:.th­"'.oB int ::-ul ort frO!tl the TfI,t.:.:!':·ror..t orf­o..ni:.o.ti 'n:::.

':h'9y :.-il ~or,t:"1uo, t .=i't>"r..rily, the"!.!r.thr·.b'l. G .ndi.i_ism ll € l.yi:l:: u~ theirshipo (6.3 t I: :;te:;::schC>O~l~r<'= c:t tho nro­se"l.t t1..'1<;) or r fusinr: to 0,?9rntc tiu>:!lrchios in"to c !"l:' ih norts (u.s tho :?r."l.c:..c.­Fn"ific !..in'.ls . r, rlcin:- new.) ?his -.'illnat b.) c'Jntinucd v"r} l''!1~, ~lo~v~v~r, ·_.....dwe c_n look '('r o~.lrly l .fo. tlS tt:'! pI. cosc,,:bs nho"'_rl v .:1:" Is Wlr. .r_cipit<.:.t-, 0J1op",'!"' fi 'I+- ~) >t t ~l ;;:! Unic!1 r::.'n tn' t!'c.o!"o.:;cist viril:"\llt ilClclig.mn t!-,,~i:; ~r~ "J.­rondyb,iq; or·~!Jlir. u,r,s t'":cll u.s t"rto J:;.~t_

i0Tl 1 G·.l rd.A1ror.1y, t1-.· ;ntl.r :,t::;; bdhin'l thi;,; un­

ti Union dri vo so !!\C.kin, tho.. I:lost oftoll tho dv 1'50 rropq;~_ndu. th.... y cur. 1""<.:1:;into thl;lir dirty ydIrwl d.:i1y pc.p~r::;.

Thi.s is nc, t,n lh. :'or;r. llf lit..: ...;j r rt:i.c1.:.:::;;"/h1ch a"" r.o ~i:ltortcd ll,S t::l nr0$Ont onlytho ship" ..... I'S si.dt, f:-o: :o:uch ;'1:..::udpoint of v' \,.Ll,t::;l', fUll-:".&:l cdv:rtiz.­moJnts ,·:i.ll '" nr, \·tlich,C,3 ;1.$' br.:<.:n ~.:;ho

proccdur i 1 t:.c.: pnst, will b· on01':.55of livs frO!;i b.. (.:irulinr t()~nd.

Wu r ,Jr.! b· l' the t thv ., ~t"r 'ront ...:::;.pl"'y­or:; c.s::;\.'s~"'! chu:n:::olvc..; 25¢ p,;r ton for:l. :>trU~ un nS' soon r.b th· l034 :::trib)......,(j en1.I·']. '.i.'hi3 \t:,$ o· nt~.nur. :-'~r lonr'Or·riod .. l' tt, .. __ in .ft c+', h.-."l nc'o ~. tb\,lcn di::;c"nti....u~d. And ""orr :;h~_n t: .... t"th, i:m.·n.,; ly rich l:·.:::tcrn b:"~in fir.::~

hvl,,; prm::.i,; t~, ir .ill n'} ":J.!l1: I)rt t.,tho Po.cifio Co st op r tor5 '!.,;"'!. t!").~

n:Jccs::Iity for ouch :'und.. r.ris"s.'!'his Q..tt~·.cl:: ~ b::inC': '01 "::.;(;;. d i .....;.tc.l~·

for t!11s.... rt.i.oul r tin for ~_v r- l re~_

cons. First, tl,;- ...hi-ov.~~rs 10:0·- th.t if'-.nd '.-hen th Guli' i .... d·JT'~ti(lr, is Cct U; "th PI"'.ci f'i.o Co..~t "nd tho :.-L: riti ...r

'orlc rs na.tio~,lly, '\'.1.11 b Cn....tlystT _ngt~vn"'d. Thus, t~C"J nt to ~vt 'tj,").

firct blo' it: b=f'orc "'h... Gulf r. .....s b._C0:". CO'!lcoli.d· .tor'.

loiJrth"r" 'th~7 :3':0 (.i::~k:'.ly) ir.. th(pr)S ..nt fiEht of <:1'. ::::t n OC~C(!J.nn_n ':ert11C six-hour dy, t', "split tl

, cr :lot L:l.st"the boginnings of t. split, ':'n ~}-O• .) l<'~..J. rooc.ticn, h r:,. It is up to UG to ':rov tothen hOf' .Tong th(y f.r .. i-:. -:~l1G.

Third, t u~~::'thc 31 ek''':3t :>,,;·.30!l ofth:. yc".r .; f·.r r.s :>hi )pi':)'; bu~in:.ss isoc>nc~rn .Stt~T.'Cnt:::;by SO~0 of' our ffi.:I:l­

b,'rs (ofh l' ·crr.tim) to t'lC cCI!'.trr.ry~r ....bo')lut ly rni:<tnl:~'n. IIt,t'lI"'"lly, til.cr..ipo\,'1"'.. r~ do not ·,·'!.nt ",:" st.rt troubl,t thoir EU~IE5T .:c~.sonl

Fourt.lo, t,h \\"I:..C,th_,r r.t tr:'..i tir.2, p:~r_

ticul~.r til:l~ , ;Sf (c::':~ lly on tho:-. E:-.3tCo::-:..ct. rU,k':, it difficult t(\ m. int~_in

pick -.t lir, '3.

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Do"n on Pior 35 thcr is:l eG, .1' :-11':ho wn~ I". 1'ir~,.t clc.li!: r",t all duril\" t' c~'tri'<09 1,p.P::I.rc;:):tly ::lO!I:C of' our ~:'v;:1.'-'1'3f.rO sort o.r ',illL'tg to "':"r)rgct" it 1'01' ::.£eT:" gc.llOU::l ot raB or aon.. r-.inor :-,_pl'.1r~ their oa.r::::. l ..t lClns't the: r~~t scor.s tohnw !tb"u~ht" 0. f>".: friend::: at t'l'ltprieo. Ccrtr,i.nly, Sperry r..nd BorC:.;:liac'-.,ould no"': 'i.th :::oC'rn tl'1i:; disp'.o i'uloo:::ld1..:.ot !"n th.,) Pf'.rt of union I_en ':;,0 r,r)

so ".i.!ll-"1s, to "lat b".fgO:1CS be by&O!l<'S"fer (4. lnu::.y r.::.l1on of ~,s (\1' t~~.

If' you hUilt;l." one::. hnven't n.."1~: r ...5p,~otfnr your3t.lvcti, then at lca.:>t ::;!10';' s\%.or ... spcot t~ tho Locnl c."'I.d lo.'r off' thisnh')"tcy "Ohn:.lgOC fer C~a.:lgCO" - of Unionr'rido 1'01' a. C;l".11oD of gc.~.

•• ** ** .* *.tL'.YBE 'I!!Zf IRE D~-.r'

:>eo.r &i1top r1 am just wt'ndoring ~ilcn Hilding':::

gn."ll; nro ge1ng to ",nkc up o.."ld ley orft' Jd::g tho.t guy t S ornp do.? after dr-,y.~Lv';3 like hu hM t:tcr.l c.ll bullied crso~otl1ir..g tho \·.ny thoy =tnll'i !'or hisloud-mouth bollCJrillgs.

I h(\ptl this nr..1:I)S tham s:mp out of it:md put that ':fOuld-bo buck stray; bo~a inthe l"\l..":1.bl" cont ,,'here he belonG";.

..-Plut: Hold Eun

D~ar EC itor:"hile ov·,r :lot CliT'S last lllonday nigl1t

for su~)or! r.oticed a bu!lch of ship­0',.11 ,rs I b~tllElMn.:J _ l'tlich attacked thof'odera.ticn -- lying ll.r~und.

If Cliff 13 .luch a good union I:'.all,

no llO olair..s, \m.:.t doos he mcaJ1 by ha'rirg~uo:" rot.~·~n ('Irr.p all arcund ir. Mos plaodI Bur,pcOo U oou:>!p e-f shipo-;nors droppAdin fer n hr..=tburger snnd"l"r.i.oh fUld leftt.1 .:;m the-re1

_Inquisl"ti'"J'O l!C\!CBan.Ito ** __ "" .. * $(;:

Ton £;001'0 {relation?) l'oruman at thoHoor'-~ l)ry Dnck t-houg'1t ho saw n chanoeto bui1:!. hit1Sol£ up ',."ith the cClnpnny att.'"lo exi.'0!l30 of a little scabherding,butnlert runk t.;.nd file vlcll.berC of tho klach­inists Loo~l.l nippod hia littlo planin ''::;:10 bud. [~oorc, \'tith norc gull tho.nbr:.:.in::. oc.ll<Xl t, ~pocia.l r.l.0ctine of tllOGO

stri~.orr. \"~10l!1 he bc.Iioved too "enk: ando:ttcmptod to intir.idnte thc:n into doseI"lri:'l~ th'1 ricY:ot linQ p,nd roturning to.,'Orr:. ~:o("ro left in a hurrJ Q:ld tJ-epioket line 1:3 Etill solid.

** ** .* ** **A::TOT-:L!l STICKY FINGERED COP

'ill... ether ni~ht one "f tho mowbersv,~:'.t to the IT.coting n:::.d on t!1(1 v~ hCllnOu.. he otJr'poi "rr trD Gtreet oar he 'WB.:stru;,k ~., 0-'1 uu.t~. ',:'..a'1 he c~ to-hedi "lcov\.,'r d 'w ....:td b..:J,J..'1 relIed f'or tZ3.'I'll re ...~ro t~.r'(.;c pcoi'le arouml--thr:: oopon tOll be'Dot, ~"111 a:...1.bulnnco driw and'bo doctC'r. ~lr~o t'"'\1i:9CCS y.hich 0:'.0roll,,~ i-l.:'r.1 Y,.""s, th~t '\7D.;; CJl:.r bet, too.T';"~ drlvvr ...."'I.d tile! dootor .X'ro too busy.

T:"S- P LJ R~-:;-\.Vf 'L ..-;;;-;:;:;-------'

FnlSlf ,/,.." To ~ IIDE.N.2!-.!-Y '1M" ~~

,--- ~~~?".). ( \~L~ _~1I~~1

~-'--~~/\~I:-)&:f\ "',,.\. ~~.>~~\. ~~ .:SS:iit:9£:~:::-

":'.ho "lUG tho guy running a.round thoP:lll with his rlul!. in his hand waitinguntil the 0'..l.k1und j;lbs were fillod beforohe plubf:eu. in1"----Sho.11 we tell!

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JAliUARY 20,1936 \'iATER!o'RO~1' JORKER PAGE 5THE STORM: IS BREAKll-lG :==--~MAs·S PRES·::;~URE=~V=/IL~L::"'--"---

FREE THE ~jODESTO BOYS

HAVE YO·' GOT YOUR t.lQDESTO STA:1P'l

Tho hoarinG on tho appoal of tho oightModCl~to Boys i;; SCilOdulod to como upshort},.1 ' and i~sl"\uch as the Modesto Def-

~~~o~~~~;t~~~: ~~~~~~o~a~Pt:~~~ri timo Fod.... rati·on ·co oone out on a ona~our protoiJt stoppage of work at tn.'\-tth:.c. l(')t us considor 0. little further.

JI:.st herr. t:l.\ich Mve th-.: waterfront donoto proplU"O -thCt'l.sclvas o..gainst a"ttack bytho palioa and eOU1.o1; hirolings of thoen.ployors ..dwn th... "bloK-oi'f", cor:lOs.whontho shipo,mcrG put i!J.to aci;;ion thoir1ong-pl:lnJlod gon:Jr.:ll o:tto..ek upon tho 14a.­ritino FedoratiO:1.

Tho Modosto boys, W0rc arrcstodlnd oon­vietod ::\.s nn outbrovtth of tho t'Ulkorotrike. hundr"'ds of tho most militantpiokets ,,:oro ::Lrr..::st~d during tho l~34striko. ,:0 h:;\Vo avery re:'\son to bolilrotlu.t tiK. polioe o.n:l the courts will becv:)n I:lOr0 vicious in thv n.)xt striko.

,:0 pay a.s higr. 0..:; $200. pcr r.1Onthtoour Union o..ttornoy, Leo CollL'ls. This isa. big so.l'..lry a.nd 1::1 oasod on tho fllotth.J.t Leo pulled \'tiroc ad rclc~15ad mostof t:ha :"lO"t'.bo:-:::; of 38-79 l'tho woro a.rrest­oJ. in 1934.

BUT '\'iE KNO'.'f D.""MNED r:ELL£Y.AT NO WIRE­PlILLI1lG ",TILL FREE Aj;'{ ONE U:IFORTffilATG TOFALL VIeTDl TO THE' FRAUE-UPS THAT AREPL.\.UNED AGAINST UNION MEl.illERS IN 1HECO:.!IHG STRUGGLE. Oln.lY "iASS PRESSURE CAlIDO T'IIS., Tho lJodooto Cor:mittoo po..id Qut ovor~2G,OOO to tho a.ttornoys in the firsttria.l of the case. 'they have a.greed topay ;6,500 u.n:i I:\Ore for the ap'fll3al.

':tr.ilo we believe the chief dafense at­tornoy, Mr. F:l.ullo:l.Cr, prc8c:-,too. a t::0odansa, we OEl.rL""1ot say so nuch for thoothor la.-.I)'er:l involved. BUT THE naySARE STILL BE.rr.m S7mre Vi~\!..LS 1

Tho CO'r'~-.itt03e ha~ at lo.st oome to thorea1iz:l.tion that _uNLY LASS PRESSURE ANDLASS ACTIO:l CAll S= T'OE FREEDOIl<rT.::E Pi\I50!IERS. That is 'my tho ono hour\'torte stoppa{;e is planned. ;"/0 !,!USI; agreeand support "thio-l Over thirty thousand.dollars splJn-t alrc3C)',w,j, still no rc­sul"ts.

COt:P..\R_ ThIS WIT~1 lEE DEFr:!SE OF THEFOUR SC.u'E:lS F?~ ON A ~URDz...~ Cf...\RGE.Tho :co.ss pr""ssuro of so~ mari­ti~ worker:; pluz +::10 tremondQus in­nuonct,; 0':" s:'orosido :mions an.i sj'I:lpa"th­hors A!ID SEVE::1TY-FIVE DOL!..A..1.S f'rvodtn03:n. LEII S U33 T43 ·SA".3 E~~~'rlVE

:----....!.~~~.!.!.~---=T.=ft,-E=---!:::..AS::;":::S PRSSSURE A:<!J l?§ T:IE LOD<'$TO BOYS.

T h R.f: [ STOev r51?'\N" "". FIl' I____---- i",../Lt 1:J4&1Jh..3!!'('~l

A foro runner oJ: \fMt the ~hi :'O\·.'~!.ers

::\.l;d their a.llios o.ro vp toi:- set:'; .;uitopl'linly in t:'lC .l.ction :lot the San Die '0Co!'.tr'\:f Labor C')U!'lcil, by Gre,:}1:; t s ".,. Wc;"tCo('.s~ sto"Go,Cn.;;oy.

Tho Central La.bor Co~:cil do-.m thoroiIi. u'-.g.,~r thv r,uido.neo of·d,..~c. tic roc:ll:and file le'ld(,r ship and a.t lo.st y03-r 1 sst'lt') ·'oderatiol". of Lo..bor conventionthoy V:":!'lt u.Q"::ll the lin~ in sup:JOrt ofthe :-'\hk ':L..~ .file rrog:r,.ll1. The pro::dd­eJ.t,of -f.;;h>J D::e=-o C ... w..cil"Stainr.etz,tookn.r. '\ctiv':l 1.n the fir,ht of the Sa.il-

~~: I 6 ~~i.~~lt~o~~~;9.~r~~~~::.~~ R~~e~~;ro.nk ~.J. ':'110 ~h\tc "to run against thooxpol:l3u Sa"lors l Union fa}:er. Sch3.rr­on:..orc nt,;.¥cr for,:ct this and he also so..wthat thF. r:dlitmt So.:n. Frmcisco maritime100a1& w<Jre ;ai::ti. g oonsiderable supoortfro:;. the Sro1 D1e-;0 Council. :jat~allybei~~p !" ..·~ctly in accord -,lith thti shi;'owners' lar.s, S(~;1ElrronbtJrg recruitod"tho ':dllinC aid or Green to ,pr9par"Jt;l~ ground 1..,r£ ror obvious 'J,:tto~?tw.uch ,till be !\ll.do shortly (d6epi'tb "thoopinion of rubCoo indi7idu"l.lists ,;ho conS(;fJ nothil1{; ailcM) to SI~.a3h the rank!1-Tld filo oontrollod unionz.

¥"'l&;~n~~~n(~~re~~~r~~~~~~~rO'l~~Miko Co.svyt [; sen acti:clg on instruction~fran '}ro..,n ";:iJ~t to Sm Lioga to inv.::st­ir;u.to thv n ::mi:r".orcivo o.ctions II of tho1001).1 Council. CasO"J hO',;cv0r ;;nntod tosho;{ Gro"n a ~~oor.:r.un hv had out heroso ho took it upon hi:ns"lf to oust thorank o.n·l filor letl.u.o:cs of tho Council.

As his ",;;rou~o Cu.::;o" Cllli!!lcd that tlwrt.>w,;ro nora d. lOr':U.t.:JS' to tho Council thontho A..'r.'L constitution o.l1o~'/od. IN OTHF.I,l1.

OP.D3 CASE".'I::; :m;USB IS TE.i1..T TI-.:ERE HADIIICro;'~S"'T' DE. O~R.<\.CY 3ZTABLIS~.3D.

h c\'Jcln-.'~d i,;.hnt no·,'t Qloctions must boh"ld to vlect tiol _gatos to "the Council.

lo",-n'"cr tho cat ',vas lut out of th'J bagw~on onu of th\., roac"ia.•~r::r gIlonp uno."!;lot., cor..cc~~l his joy d~cl,~rcd, "This is atla::t th") bOf"nr..ing of a cluun S\l~0P ofall ra.d~_e:lls -that lu.vc beon doni.no.ti~

our ',uJet eO::l.st unions II.

lIow J:1Qr<J thou c~..,-,r th:l ::l3.ri.tiUC' ,orl·..ors oust look to thez ~ rwl..'lc o..'1l1 filolco.dors "/ha suocos si'ull:' f;uidcd thJ::t"throur:~ -th" tU~"IlWil ...n.;i stI'"'.l.b61u of thop;lst j"Cla.r .::md :.l hJ.lf. "...........

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_~GE G _

'nr~ Ylt'.T~~ltr:nT ·,'lr;Rl{;""2 •••IS PUB!.;..";,:....]) ;rt. A•••••••~~9UP ol:'...~\1rf;_A~-;-J ~IU: ••~.:J.VEDOr~j,), ,~. c:::R... OF ••liTE I.L.A•••••••••••••••

rJ'lCAl. :'ir;:7,-· .

S.7~ AI. ;h"'S ':'.) ••••••••p.O.Be·: llr.. ~ s .

"'r Er!.i~..nr~I l'o':.....'1t tl) ~~!ltion one +'1int: ~.T'!'i t/; .. +. i:;

t 1lnt 0. :::l,,;,rto.Ll ?t;rcl,;!".tn..;' Q~' 't~c I.L ...~.s .cv:')dor· '.)"1;jJO", do not ".~.ll" ~ .."" 1 :101'[\­tion buto·c· .•

It S'3 .....~.b to na t?".::ro;. i:; Do ;';.:;1;)3 ",-S€'"U,r

cd ::i\1r~riori~' thore. ~::,s 'he O'l....notwl.d ','.1.11 nct tolorate. i::l nlll" rank n.."ldfile lfnion f'\.~' th~ tlu:>t C()(\.~~.

T'lo 1aLt ::ix jobs I h:J.v<J be-"n, on t ....orow:'.6 not ')nlJ of 'thCEl ...·IC:lrinC (.. .'~J.crl, :;10nbutten. If our o,',n W~i ••l ::O$:>,.;s ';,CJr, 't;1':'~r til.l; hc·.., ur'3 \10 goi:l'~ to ::xp':'c~,,; t:,cothor ror~:urs "to. D:I.~ll (unr, 'then eh.~~

~" l"'\lt r)'l 0. job-,~"ould dl":!'.o.::d t.:w:t tr.cirbO~S:l3 ":cr~r-et_ir l"cdt:ra.~"icn b'l,t'~~{TC ,:ut­~ide' '·hor:.: it ,,:1"1 c-:.J 3CC~. 'lrinr: i"'; upin your :"'!)' t:i·.lf;s. 'l'hi3 is ~c "'.--:--:::.y '.-,'U O~'l

shlwr our ~t.r,:mgth und 6ol~.G."..ri·;':t· to t:~o

~h1po"'l'1.... ro •

Donr Edi. tur:.l~ rc.dio~' 'po:-t 0""'. SJ\tl'rdr~': 11,n!'("~r.:.d

r.. '8tr.t. j .'::.1 c: '.;::; J".;;cnlcy i)ollar t, t.'. ~::­

f',ot t":l.I;::" :'Jcno cf t",o;> AW\".l!""_~ Lin... ~h::J. sarc bdre; rooonditior. ..A ~-.<i :.:.1J. bo lYlt

baole in 0, :nric\.. shortl". Al:>o:'-~ stnt~dthAt c. fl'')1.·1 y·)c.r \7t~ ('.:,tici;':;,:tc:~l f· r5~'.i.prin:,; ,_ld fr.ci(;ht.

Un-ler rovt.;r:1!"'~nt r':',!\l~~c:l.nt3 th, scshipe at t'l":' tL"'Co of' tl~(}i:" ::c'L~ laE Uf>'·;.;ru Ob30J.;t~, but "..)ollr-.r=> ~-..n'-> ~.;!:-tc"hollL;rou "I,nb:Jr troubl." f".S )"'Ii.; rc'.;;O!Uif('lr t;.'""1n? ';;'''103" ur-_ ~I" "ti·: OOy:::" =:c.;:e13. statlJnC"!lt r....1C! a tim-... :::; N1"t .:l!.' 10 1t ~:)

just 8. lei; o~ "b"':~·A b;J:r.... ".--I Pl·.lc; L'1.

P.S. ··:or..-:cr if B:a.r:i;i., Julin':,for::l'rlyof PiON lC-' C.. 20, •·...:.11 (pt ,::rD;j or:.ts C5in tho n~ :; c,." ":'ortJ" d~O'l ti-.·..! Ii". n...Qothers st·-.rt ohurnin!"' c..g-:::.in -- h::~, I","ndor •••••

.......... **

l)...~r &litor:Thto.J".k: you fC'r t1".o ti.~'31:r :.t'.,... o!\ t~,o

arrair3 cf th Clork3' Loon:. - j'lir.,)(itho 10~;.1 alllo:::t t.~r(';t.:~ur~ 0.['.0 .:ith t;~o

~OPQ 0:' ::: .... cinc some: of our s:nv:.s·, ccn­:!.itions ·r~.."diou. ;,~~t 30 fnr, -th,'n·... h:..sbeen 11tt10 Wi.)rov:;-rJ·.JT,'t. ':.~o mc:..:.bo;:rsstill hr.ng t ..round the tnt, ,5, still workU~O(Uy hOl1rs (',,·hc.'!l \.,.,,}trc. lucky onouf,hto (!;Llt I. j!')b) ~'ld :::ti1l on1:; [0 to '1.t!rk0.-: thv ., "'.in,.f SOJ'.C cl~ior clerk or L\fri ',nd, n%' til'} ,:::nt:lor.

In tho goad olu. d~~~r3 ,.,to'd bl::o;-:L ourtroublQ on ~;in '€;('::<Il, thu p·.nt gyp o.r­ti3t, but tho .H.. :I sot-u.:? h,),c; r .•::.J:; !nnch:mgciJ exc':1rC t') put th,) du,.:·:; u--: 50"':.

__R:""''1.k :. Filo Clerk

D~'nr Utter:C!'.L'~k u.... ono mo-:'e victory r-or. by tl.o

tr n. ndous so~id;,Iity dis;.,l::LY01'l by ourr'lL-ritir. brc.thora ~~s c. result of \tlioh':.;, ::: ...ourod tl:... eiGr.rl.s~['..l or the e0.80 n­,. .i:'!.~t ilil1 '':I''rlal i:1 tho ()a;dn:ld ?olioooou:-t.

::or..n ·.'If.S eh....rgcd wi'til kid.."larP-nG and0.5.;,\u1t T!ith c. del\cUy wenpo.."l on n senbQ."!':lolo:,'o:-:' by the Santo. Cruz pr-.oking Com­pCU\.v durin,r: It-..st yoa.r' s 3triK~. Convicti~n on 01t~\or ohargo onrrLs c. long pri­S('ln r·..nt, nt)L;. Con"dotio.'1. of l:id.'l~..p}.llg·'~1.(.rJ e:.:Hlnult io "o...'1'ini:ttcd uncler th.... nowSte-O' .11'1d t.indborc lo.w oC'.rrie:; tho donth, .....rr.lty. On ro'!ue.st of the VTatcrtront':Iork lr i~ itl; l(\~t issuu a.lld ;"lith nid ofnl~~rt '::\ilit.rmtG tho oourtroc:n \10.5 jNm1adto o:l.i:'8.oity. 7<hen "the proseou"tion andti',{ ;htdp.;.) lJrc3sed ~lO fink to pick lfut &­iilco:\'cifv ·f~rru."he gtlr.ed irltl t.l-te faoe:: ofcmmt10'tls ILA l!\~!\b0l"S and said he couldnot identify I'cran. A3 a reoGul t theO'~3e ...:n3 dicmiss~d. T:,is is our :!'occ-ndbi,; vio'cery ir.. n few da~rs. UrITT:;L '.,'ES'f&!D, !JIVIDED 'at FALL.

--Plur;"'13r In.

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D3!l.r Oi itor:: a:l l-:riti.'1.r'J this lit.-tle nota to soc

if seT.O 0:' t:te lor.rshoromen will \.ake uJ.lt\:~'. (;et thoir ':.1.ve::. ir.tereni;ed ir. theLo.iit'o AuxilinlJ.

'-1."0 Auxiliar:.r i~ doin~ a graat de:U. toaid our union :non v.ilo are in prisons be­03..",S6 cf' the stri:':o aotivi ties. "i9are also fl.idL'li" t.."le "ticlCl"J'3 and ohi1~r..:no£ those \.11011. \."8 i~n"o lost. 'lhe Al.l:L.li­e.rv is nOil 0.01'1& all i''1 its po...."t'lr to aidt'l~ l.:,.d01'tO )ofen3o. All our E'fi'crt:\".r') o~'\t"'red. aro~ld (lur UIlior.s ('na tho.~1r.re of husb:.:.:lds nne. sous. I h:n">c

~:.~s~'~d ~~~r,~~~~~~e.~o~;l~~~~~ at~t~~~Au:o:ilinry t<"l I':upuort ~lO :::05-t famous Lo­au! on the Coa3"t -- :",8-79.

Yours 1.-'1. u:u.on & Soliaari-ty--A lon:;shore:->..ants ·.rifc.

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Ed1+ort1"r.is 13 in anSwer to your invitnticn

to write t.'le ':iATErtFROllT WORKm. I wouldIH:o to icr.OW my you don It put an i tar:!.ir.. e.bout the Chief Clerk in tho East Bay,,;ho tolls his pet~ that they dontt havoto ~ay any at-tontion to tre 160 hour per­iod_ l"hc.t do wo have (l. union for if OUOll

CUy~ nrego1np; to ~:~.1:~i~l~~~o at it7

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JIJruARY 20, 1936 'l;:~·i,~?·r.c:;.i _~.;I1!GR PAGE 7SO'::ZOlfE DIDN fT P1.': C:,·, "·='--=-FI-G~!:=-7-AL-':-I-:;:-1-B-I-LL---==":--

About t-,.:e.'"l.ty and thirty yonrs a.go

tlf'J grent AIllericm bJ siness I1'An diseov­etc..,!. t~.s.t he \'.as ba.dly:in neod of Labor.fa lo,,:n'l aro\ll1d hir:l and found thatt11erc m'.3 eo.I\ nbu-"1da."1oy of Labor to behM frcr!l foreign lands.' At once hesta.rto'l l\ .rorld "Vide oampaign to lur4ill"tOrkOr5 fror. all :3v",rihe \o,orld to Aner­iCo.--t~10 "land 01' sido,,;alks paved withl;bld, and n place \·t\ere evory hoo:e hada ba't.,..,tub." ,

Fran Soandino.via, Itnly, 3pain, Rus­sia., Cert"any, frcm allover-workersps.c>~d tr.eir few v:orldl)' bolongi!l.gs andse.ilad for the land of c:-pportur.ii;y.

For t~,,"C.lt}· end thirt:1 yor:.rs t."l.cy Trero9:q:lo1ted, thrcu(;h. good time~ e.nd thruti.~os net to &000. And no provisionw::o.:: Il9.d'} for tho futuro of the \·~r1..-ersVlhen tho year~ o~ u::;o nre at. Wl tmd. lieis tos.3od oV"J:r~oard like 0. worn outT_i.J'loh ~:r1vor.

~inf;S are cot so good 'these dc.ys,ho'" \roll 'W nll know -- U.e t:cprd9l'1ion~ns ',;;urn~ 01.1"t to b~ a ohronic ciscaso,,:itioh th'" ronotif'nnry foroes that# guideth1s count~. t\re unable to onC'ck --' evon1.' t:,.('y Yi'pro vtilling to do so.

,J..r,d no'.: __ like liitler ".ho talks of''.C-er-unv for Aryans onl:r".11kc HussolL'1i";10 tul%n of thf) "grrmdeur of thQ Ro­r.alts", likL. tho J&pO.Ilose Wo.r_Iord::,; ,..notl.1k of lIJr'.l'cTt I S plnco in the Sun" -- 50do('S Am,vricml business I through 1ts1a."'lu~.;ht1~co, the Hearst yell.,w ah(}ot3,0....11 for th'1"'lor.ortl1".;ion 01 all nli"ns".T',le old bnllyllC'Q of 'th<.J K.K.J{. is boine;drummed up fl.l;nir."Arr.erictl for .A1nerionna

u•

Evnn tho G1 ...d 'tidinGS Temple offers 0.

3£n~".(;r. on the "L'vil of Alien.:>".','ill "r,\"t;c1'front W'orl:er:> filust be o.lert to

fill thitl cr.mpci&t', ng;:.5.nst 30_a1.1Ied c.­lienr. (in viHr of the faot tho.:\; the I:t"'r­o~::-.t:.1"'o of UG ,'bo nr' L'"l.:lians 1n vr:ryt.':':'f.ll'). It is not just oc_incident that-tho ~octiC'n of S~ 1"1'.uloisco ol·f~o..."'lizedlubor ",hio:;ll;lS undo tLe gren:tost C;o.i."lSto"/ards n hr..l f\';ay deoeL.'t st::..'ldo.rd ofIiv'....."1,: n.~e .-nICF HAS }~ GREAT MAJORITY 01"FO~IG:I BC:u.; Y10RKZRS is the brunt or "ti'l.ec.tta.ck 01" t'.-,c shipm';nora -- the Iou.r;ro.­ticn DepaM=r.cnt __ the loco.l forco~ ofrepoti::m.

It is onl~r 'trrouc'''. 0.. real h(1ne to&oonnes a r:.l.l-:.~r-!..nbor P:::.rt;:,.· t~-.nt \:t) Wo.­t<Jrfront workf'r::; can fin:!. ~rotcction. n_Ct\inst this t:linly ,ailed tt:'uecisn". Tot~.1:; nd,: nust 0.11 toke (lctiVi) pe.ro!; 1nsoei."!.£: to it t'lnt our locrl sclidly sup­Forts tho inrP.t:r-Lncor Party ...hf>.T. th(;o~ll en",',,-'!..' _

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"hurt;r;::; D,/.c.inr.t ,"rt. ·,'.il1, c~-:':llr"~.l4!'. of'tho Diso!;ri:3t Coul1c51 "tl Ot~ tho J:'~.ritiIx

Fcd0r~.ticn, of: .~:l.sru~,tion ~! ~t.. ~~ti.."lgto cCJn,h,ot 0. J"'oc.tinr ',+"ilc ~r..ml:, ';:;:r.J

dro;:.p~rt \'."h rl 1 .~ r"si~ ;d.Art "!ill',"C,:.l one 0'" Pat1dy :~or:-ir::l ro.;_

11Q.bl~ h,~nc::ncn i;.~ tho :':-rol' ,~;:"; '\."'.dcould o.lv;'cvo 0-' rt'll~':1 ~:'C:"1. ~, ' ..."'..:.::l: ,~"odold..f'nahioccd rcc_bC-itiq; ::'1'C00j~,::; ,.~\:..­:ovcr any rc.n': ~'/i. tilt: ~".n"=>cr bro\.;,;'!-:.t L"'1.Q. progrcssiv -.onourc to t~.c loc~.l C.')\·l:­oil fer o.msidor.,t~.(n.

He r')~i:;r,..,d c.t (l. =;"....oi::l1 ::lCct.in~ c:.1 dto hcnr t:."1. r~,oon"'. .m~~ti(\n::; 0: -the td ..lo~ttu,). TO!!'. :£'.iCl:'l. of t..... c ~;:rc~·· III".us ol ...ct, e c.:; t·'....porr:.ry o!-la=-r::;......'tl. "7:.11hr,d fallo::l in prcotig f'::.on.:; "t·:o :'ort.~­,,::..::t ~'.nriti!"'o '\'KJr':ClJrs :,$ ~ r;)3ult J:!..' :.1sbitter C.t'tMt-:: u.cc.ir.st th_ r~{ ~.~ :-;'l~controller! Loc~.l 3e-79. Lon,::sJ\o"Jr "1~nmo hnr. '.vcrk",d in l,.~risoo"''':, vi.3it01'1::;pCMit::: rLturncc! to "t.:cir hC"CH.n i,. tl'oNorth:J.L.<l r"a'u'tccl nIl of 10.11'5 .... 0;"1 "V

chn:-p',c::;. W

kl,j so "..:..r'C'J t'lo ond 01' orYJ ror... rc­':\ction~,rf mi:;lno.d~r wilt'l could not 3...Ctho li-,ht • ....... _>1-.

"r.1o •K'\:1Yu~S t EDUCATICllAL . CurD, "nUD-UC~JOST", i:: r.;iving ::'. big blo,:,'-out n'b tho1:i3n10n '1'u1";l.01' 'r~ll ut ~&n__13th Str '0ton Jr.nun~' 25th. Ad."\issio:'. -.':ill bo ·1C¥for gcnto. DaTlT rIG,] IT__ 'l."'.r"SltE -:.-'.LL

.DE lWAL FuT.

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SUPPORT T!l2 INT:X1ATIOllAL LABOR DEFF:!lSE _ LEGAL DE,'E!lSE ARtl (F WORKERSI •

Frocdon Of Four Fra..'D.d S')cU·~rs _ Jutbo.l1-~~~crs non 'By Mo.ss Preszure o£ I.L.D.'J!{E FOU:{ FRA'IED SiHPSCALERS ~-Cl end its battlos a.~o the bo:ti;!cs of 0.11JThe caae 01' the Shipsoll'er::. ~ow takos only pC'.id out $75.00 i'o~~r def~5etO

its plaoe with thoso 0:. -the~25 Alo.skn ~~~:l.~O;~U~Ol~~~~~'a~~:d$;~:~. 0 0-Min(}rl5, t.l-te 53 Textile .•crkcr"J ete. o.s TIl's '"ns :.lot spent for high-prioed,. viotory for the Ini;('rr.o.tio~l lAbul" lCl:r.y~rs'"fees. In i'not, one of the bestDefe:lse. n :md r.:J.ost capt:.blo labor attorneys in tho

Of OQurs,"" S(l"'i6 .....1.11 =ll:,r It '.":'!'..~-=:l t"(; tho _·cst Loa Ga1.1ClIY1or, dra.v,'3 no feos vhat-:. I.. D. Til0 fre d eo S:.i~ilca.lers. It 30c~r fror. t..~e I.L.D_, althoutyl). he is)'1"8.S the onc-.lnl!' ~our :;toppc.re of ~rk, pr; rhnr 3 the best·kno~-m. I.L.D. lc.ltyer inand the ~.r ,'test.:: of t~a -',-orker3 t.~t th,,; c. untry,ond hnndles noThing but I.L.frsed. t;,~. It lr.l:; 1::.....,l'rkers ,.!10 set D•..nJ. Lnbor CO-50S; til Leo GallaGhertheir brother:.> fr':8." gr;t~ is oxpt...ns!> r.ooney" and no't very much

':i.th tl~i;; lat't:Jr, we ~lly ~~ree. But of that either.""'10 IS the !.L.~.? SOL :hllolu~Qh t~lC:.t Ho·:' docs this np,ly to us, and my docomes do·.n o\:.t of tho .::l:y...=-.a~::ing all ,.,." rnisc the question?sort::: 0.' ••. 1~c::J.1:0n :l,:d t::~:1 !lD.S "to foll • Hero's v.hy--~st of t."tis l3Ulney, ex.-bnck on t:.1e ·'IOrk.,rs!br f~,:.J. o.ocon.~lish- penses of l'U~licity" etc., of tho &la-ment or t:--." tl'.sk? riouslv viotorious Soalers' Defense, has

Of OO~:S~ nO~l ~:E I.L~.D ....~S ~}'ORK: not :fElt bean rnl.::od. It 1s up to theINC CLA.. ·) 0RG!~,IZA.noy CC !prom o~ . (El\- 'JOrkc"'s to soa to it thnt 'the I.L.D. isERS, Jij;3T LI~ 01D:S~J..\SSI L1\ fn.ot, n.-u.:J in ou~h f1JUl."lcial st):npe: that r,(l cnn <:0.11of the ".:ntcrfront ":o!"kors are c.lr>.:lRdY.lon U>lon i"t to def-cnd us h our oonin~ strug-tho I.L.D.--..... ..<l"lbers of that organiza- gics.tiOD, 0'" itle "Diok Parker" Bra"lch, ,v1.:ioh D,e orcnniZo;tion not present is issuingis the ~'htorrront ~rn~ch. . "I.L.D. Sonl(lr~' Defense Stunps"' ,thioh

An: ,.1um tho I.~.D. holds out to the woe to be purotnscd by Union mC!!l~oro (of'IfOrkUrD an offer of aS3i3t:mce in t.'1a1r nny and till Union:;) and p[~Gtcd into thestr\1gt:l~:l c.V'n.inst the arru,.v of e::::ploycr- benrerts Union book. They ranEe in firioDcontl'cl cd forool:l 01' tho h.w, it do"'~ ,0 from l<¥ to $1.00.,;,:ith thA un-tur3ta.ndL'1g ti.o.t tho ,·.orb~rs '!ho Y':'\TER}"Rf)UT l:ORI:ER is making nr-thc:'!3elv,~3 ":ilJ rc-l-ticirute ac"tiv?ly o..'1d r~bor.t,mts t."tat o:\oh of itu sulesboysto tho f'ullost oxt('nt in oxert:mc the will br) givun a sU'F}ply of t.i-J.oso s"tt.mps,nooes:]n:r:r" r.14Il ... prc::>3uro ag...inst tr-oso end cVfJry i:'lcr.lbor" not only of -tho I.LeA.forces of tho lo.·.·.....-t~llt the wo~ke;s but of ()vcry Ylo;tl.-rf'ront Union in thovri.ll bOC01:\O an crp'_"l.1.zed part 0... tno oort must obt....1n ono or morQ of thesoI.L.D., join it,nnd sea to it tllr.t their 3tc.:m.pS of t...~o highest donomin~tion ho isuntons ondor36 o.nd support it, and 11:1- nblo to c.fi'ord.portnntly cnouf,h, help it fi11.nnoidl? DUILD THE mTERNA'l'!ON.AL LADOr.. DEF:;~SEI

It ib ylith thic poi:lt tho.t we ,,:iG~l to lQ~lP mm BROT1iERS OLIT of CAPITALIST PRl-deal n~,". Alt~lOnr;t the Shipscr..lero' Sa!3__.!J·!j) PHEE ,'1li03E 11[0 AP.E ALRE.ADYUnion, { hie', i:;; !).:lrt of tho "cd'Jr:'\~.;:ion, T.iEREt

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