The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 30, 1930, Page 1

WILL GA‘ H RCH TO UNION SQUARE daily Inc Vol. VI, N EFEND War Clouds Thicken | Simultaneously with the arrival of the U, S. officials from London, where they have been preparing for the coming war, news arrives from | Poland of another provocation against the Soviet Union, On April 26 a bomb was discovered in the Soviet Legation in Warsaw, intended to kill the representative of the Soviet Union. Recently a leader of the National Democratic Party, Roman Dmovski, exposed the plot of Pilsudski to begin war against the Soviet Union in May. MacDonald and his “Labor” government are making war against the masses of India, having killed hundreds and imprisoned thovsands in the past few weeks, and are quietly rushing more troops to India. In China the “regular Spring w: begun on a larger scale than usual, At the id peasants setting up Soviet governments. people in China are now united in the Chinese Thus, while the war clouds thicken, the for gather. Imperialist war already contains within of civil war. The United States is a part of the world crisis of imperialism which brings close the inevitable war with lightening s ed. “Our own” capitalist class sees this and is preparing for Elsewhere we reproduce the San Franc aper, recently dis- tributed by 150 airplanes of the U. S. Army, from the air, over that city. It speaks for itself. Eloquently it speaks of preparations for war. The war clouds grow thicker and thicke On May Day the workingelass gathers its forces for the struggle against imperialist war, for the defense of the Soviet Union and for the overthrow of imperialism! of revolution also If visibly the seeds Our Delegation in Prison While we prepare for the May Day demonstrations, let all workers be reminded of our Delegation in the capitalist prisons, In New York | our comrades Foster, Minor, Amter. and Raymond are serving sentences of three years for the “crime” of organizing the unemployed to demand work or wages. They are only the outstanding mples of many hundreds of our best, most loyal and able, organizers and leaders, who suffer imprisonment as the representatives of the working class. Soon the Supreme Court of North Carolina is expected to order our seven comrades of Gastonia to begin serving their sentences, up to 20 years, for the “crime” of organizing the textile worke s of the South and defending themselves against the night raids of fascists. More than a thousand other es are in court. Our “delegation in prison” grows, just as the ¢ of capitalism grows, just as unemployment grows, just as the rising revolutionary sentiment of the working class grow: And remember, workers, what tives are being sent. to—Columbus, where a few days ago, and where yesterday the remaining victims were sub- jected to gas bombs, to fire-hose, and to rifle fire. We have five young trade union organizers who are under sentence to Columbus‘for 5 to 10 years—for speaking at a meeting. Sever 1 young miners are now in Célumbus for picketing during the late miners’ strike. Remember our prisoners Raise the voice of millions of workers demanding their release from the hell-holes of capitalism! : Organize the workers! Build the revolutionary trade unions! Cir- culate the Daily Worke: lize hundreds of thousands on the streets kind of prisons your representa- 320 were burned to death obili on May Day! : ; nie | This is our best answer to the j The marching millions are | WALL ST, ABMS GENERAL STRIKE ENVOYS HERE IN GU B Amid Big Armaments Workers of the World Increases Prepare for May 1 Met by the Tammany grafters who! HAV Cuba, April ordered the slugging and jailing of ain Abe ie will ite ines ead : See Tour {most of Cuba on May Day ad- the unemployed workers in New mitted the bloody hado regime federations York, the American delegation to | when thirty. i ar-/and brotherhoods voted to celebrate the race-for-arms conference rived on the Leviathan yesterday. |May Day together with the revolu- é ; jtionary workers of the world. All of them immediately began to|" “rh.” tremendous preparations of spread their pacifist poison tocover ithe workers has forced General the tremendous arms race which;Manuel J. Delgado, secretary of the grows out of the “escape clause’ |interior, to announce that the “po- three-power treaty. je will not interfere.” | A mammoth parade will take i aval delegates talk fe ete ites navel (iclegaces | {ai8 place and the workers will march peace, °P! ace to a part of the city known as the house and senate for building ar onifts tree.” cruisers much above the large in- i ea ge creases provided for in the treaty MANILA, Philippines, April 29.— | “If the treaty is ratified,” said|Under the leadership of the Prole- Senator Robinson, one of the dele-|tarian Labor Congre: and the gates, on his arrival, indicating he| Peasants Confederation, a big May has grave doubts, “I believe the ex-|Day demonstration will take place ecution of the program by the con |in Manila and many othtr cities struction and replacements it con-|throughout the islands. The labor- templates will be calculated to prove |fakers in the Philippine Federation heipful in future conventions.” of Labor are boycotting May Day. | BURN 322, SHOOT 200 STRIKE ON | 100 IN OHIO PEN) SUPERIGR DOCKS COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29.—] The one-day-old Marine Workers’ | After burning 322 men to death like rats in a trap at the: Ohio State Pen, the sadist Warden today or- dered guards and soldiers to fire 200 rounds of ammunition into the cells, killing 20 and wounding over 100. This fiendish savegery of the cap- italist, blood-thirsty prison officials was the answer to the .nen’s de- mands for hetter conditions, the an- swer to their objection being slug- ged, hounded, tortured and srowded into cells not fit for dogs. This is capitalism's answer to men who have the guts object io being burned to death in one of the vilest prisons ever constructed. Irdustrial Union is leading a strike of longshoremen fighting against a cut of 10 cents per hour in wages. The strike started in Superior, Wisconsin, while the marine work- ers were still in convention, form- | ing their new union. | A wire from the union to Supe- | rior, calls on the 200 men now on) strike to elect a broad strike com- mittee at mass meeting of all in- volved, to picket and to spread the | strike, The strike -tarted when the first ip came from the lower lake ports The bosses offered 60 1d of last vear’s (0 cents, |The strike is spreading to Duluth. | next war and as propaganda for capitalist countries against the more airplane Soviet Union. JEW YORK, WED*@SDAY, Mowerch, of © aMeRt ae San Francisen THE SOVIET UNION WHERE Semple War Extra Dropped by 150 U. S. Army Airplanes in Frisco Maneuvers This is a photograph of a large page sheet, printed by Hearst papers in co-operation with the war department as practice for the in the hope of winning the workers to support an imperialist war even now planned by all IRS: New York, N. Y., ander the act ef Mo APRIL 30, 1930 and Bronx, New York City a FINAL CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents Fr everywhere exc n countries, there SS a year The San Francisco Examiner, cooperating with the as a part of the Army Air Maneuvers’ national defer County of San Francisco by airplanes furnished an nse plan. Floyd Bennett Aviation Post of the American Les’ These “extras” were printed on a fe: d manned by pilots of the Floyd Bennett Aviat ‘ost. and at the request of the War Department, is distributing this “warning” utes’ rotice by The Examiner and are being carried over the City and PROVISIONAL WING HEADQUARTERS U.S. ARMY, MATHER FIELD, April 24.—(F3. A BULLETIN) —Tweaty-two heavy bombing planes passedfront lines here shortly before 10 o’olock headed toward San Francisco. Warn populace of San Francisco to seek cover and prepare for heavy bombardment from the air and poison gas. Pursuit planes being rushed to area in attempt to intercept bombing fleet. Principal objective of bombers believed to be fleet of warships which are reported to have rendezvous off Golden Gate shortly before ncon. Flyers Escape U When Plane Bit Suro ann, pleted by Lear State Fire Fighters Unemployed Leaders Are Not Bailed JUDGE CONSIDERS many Jae DAY DISTRIBUTIONS MAY 1 MEETING Hi The May Day celebration at Coney will wel- ALSO MAY FIRST Confirms Minor Speech at Sentencing Complete confirmation was given by Judge Gavegan in Supreme court yesterday to the declaration of Robert Minor of the New York committee of the. unemployed that Minor, William Z. Foster, Harolc Raymond, Israel Amter and Joseph Lesten were being imprisoned, “not only for the demonstration of 110,000 against unemployment on| March 6, but also for the coming greater demonstration on May Day.” The confirmation was a_ political addendum to the judge’s decision to hold “for consideration” the de- mand of Attorneys Joe Brodsky and Robert Elder of the International Labor Defens2 that the first four above named defendants, now. serv ing 8 years for leading the jobl demonstration, be given a “writ of probable error” and admitted to bail | while their appeal is coming up in} the higher courts, It was made in the form of a statement, volun. teered by ‘the judge, brazcnly eyn- ical, uncalled for, not related in any (Continued on Page Two) pics ere | The intense preparation for the May Day demonstration and march | Island Stadium at 7. p: m. come’ 110 striking shoe workers, all from Square is p ers in jail. capitalist oppre: tion, | Tuesd ;/Was a day cf most interse activity “land the LL.D. has been active inthe United States department of la on is also particu- others who have bailing out, ceiving Crime upon workers arrested with signs hoo! chi and tration, The Judges have it calculated to place bail their cases Rutgers top the prep calls DEMONSTRATE n arrested for open air meet- Square to Union tting hundreds of work- e bosses are trying ti rations of the Unite: 0 day taking care of and re- announcing arrest: erme is reported: nine were arrested for dis buting leaflets in front of factorie jin Brooklyn, for Seven workers were saying “STRIKE AND MAY FIRST.” | calling upon all work- Idren to, come out of the join parents in demons- on each and postpone to May Ist. They are placing as high as $500 for distri- bution of leaflets. The International Labor Defense, as a memt May ihe arrested or of the United Front »mmittee, is bailing ou before May Day | painting the streets | members of the Independent Worke: Union who |th> Bridge Pla: of Heuills release. These workers arrested under a ldered by Comn bor. The recepti larly in honor of 2: just served 30 days on the charge and who will have to be re- leased today. The union will mect them a reception committee. be made. RIGA, Latvia, than 100 Communists have Jarrested here in connection |preparations f jonstration. April 29.- came up a Magistrate’s Court | Frort Committe. to make this May jyesterday, charged with picketing | Day 2 monster demonstration against and violation ion, and exploita-| (violating an injunction), and won Paragraph 600 injunction ioner Woods will be at union headquarters, 16) W, 21st St., where reservations can Prepare May Day in Riga. » have | May D FOR MAY! 139 SHOE STRIKERS FREECOM POSITORS ONORS, READY TO STRIKE Shoe/Indignant at Bosses n) Fight on 5-Day Week members of “Big Six,” the typo- were or- the Newspaper Publishers Associa- of |tion for their program at their recent convention in New York against the five day week, and} same of the union which has tried in |the members’ fight for this neces-|Varshavska, declares the outrage | Rut with sary demand, At the last meeting of the New tain circles to provoke war between Way and Henr Next Saturday the union gives a York Local (“Big Six”) the mem- the Soviet Union and Poland, fore- be before noc dinner to welcome the workers re. bers repeated this demand, and/ ing’ the latter along a path the/@ band of music. leased from jail back into its ranks |Voted overwhelmingly, ins | land back into the fight. ‘The dinner |tactics of delay by the officials, to ternational office. has to give is not recognized by them. ‘analysis of the pear in Saturd | Daily Worker. All out! Rutgers Square 12 noon Ist! Square) WORKERS RULE ‘ON MAY ist FIGHT BOSSES’ MURDER, LIES CAMPAIGN LEADING TO WAR ON USSR | scare head newspaper sheet, printed Great indignation prevails among |Points out that the Soviet govern- [graphical loca: in America, against |of ending the ex against the reactionary officialdom | enti every way to delay and handicap | ite ot | people have no desire to take. | * demand strike sanction from the in- | plan exists to provoke war and that | " : According to | foreign interests have agreed to| union rules, the international office | finance anction or the strike jagainst the Soviet Union, A full cludes by stating that the honor of | Hawley tuation will ap-|the Polish state demands the secur- | f edition of the|ing of the criminals responsible for Join march to vena American Army and Newspapers Conspire for War Practice and Propaganda for War \Soviet Union Holds Polish Government Stands Responsible for Bomb Planted at Embassy Workers in general political strike tomorrow, May First, and in mass demonstrations all over the world are fighting not only for work or wages, not only directly against their own fas- cist terror which has raged against the millions of unemployed from before March 6 to this date, but are defending the most advanced section of the world®——— proletariat, the workers of the MANY GROUPS T Soviet Union, from bloody armed assault planned by the capitalist governments “Defend the Soviet Union, where the workers and farmers have their | own state power, and are building 2 Fe socialism, where they have wiped, Trade Union Unity out unemployment, and abolished . exploitation on the job, where they; League Calls Strike have the four day week, and seven - hour day, where wages rise and the The New York strict of the standard of living, education, cul-| Trade Union Unity League in its ture, everything that human beings| call to all its members and all other want, rises with no limit in sight.” | workers to strike and demonstrate This is one of the main demands of | May 1 urges them to continue the the strike and demonstration tomor-| struggle for work or wages, the row. seven-hour day and five-day week, The capitalist class openly plans‘ @gainst speed-up and wage cuts, and provokes war to wipe out in| and for unemployed relief and in- blood this great workers’ and farm-;Surance by joining the T.U.U.L. ers’ state, and prevent other work- {Unions and leagues. Workers and ers from learning of its advantages, , Jobless can come to 13 West 17th St. |from imitating the Bolshevik revo-|*© Join, : The national committee of the lution. In the war propaganda maneuvers just held by almost the entire air force of the S. army in San Fran- cisco and vicinity, the “enemy” was dubbed, “The Red Army.” On this page is printed a photograph of a National Shoe and Leather Workers Industral League of the T.U calls on all organized and unorgan- ed shoe and leather workers to strike and demonstrate May Day against exploitation, low wages, long hours, speed-up, yellow dog contracts, injunctions, government strike-breaking, police brutality and labor fakerism, as well as the gen- eral Labor Day demand Shoe and leather workers are to L. by the Hearst papers and dropped from planes over the city, to culti- vate in the population a fear and hatred of “Red airplanes” and propagandise them for support of * * ngUee THEM 206 BU nRON meet on Jefferson St., between Hen- the jopitelist: militarist forces of rv St. and East Broadway, at 11:80 ae a m., Ma Strike May 1 and demonstrate} ‘The Barbers and Hairdressers’ against all this poisonous imperial-| section of the Trade Union Unity ist propaganda! \ all workers in that In addition to the continued reli-| trade to strike and be at 11 a. m. gious crusade against the Soviet in Clinton Hall, 151 Clinton St. Union, a revival of the wildest stock from which they will march with slanders about “homeless children,” | banners to their Station at Rutgers League calls “slavery,” “murder,” etc, in the! Square to join the mass demonstra- workers’ fatherland, has been start-| tion, ed in the Hearst press and other The Ama mated Section of the papers in America. In addition to T.U.U.L. calls all tailors to strike this, direct provocation and attempts May 1 and to murder Soviet officials are being at Rutgers Square. resorted to, ing leaflet Over the week end, a bomb was of the Ama join the demonstration It i osing the fascization amated Clothing found placed in the chimney of the Workers under Hillman, Risman & | Soviet embassy in Warsaw, with a Co., and will make May First a firing wire leading to a monarc!.ist inst their company union protest ag worse conditions and unem- club near by. * * * (Wiretess Ly Inprecorr.) “Th WARSAW, Poland, April 29.—-| befor a statement of the The Soviet ambassador here, Anton-| Int rnational Workers Relief, “is a ov Ovseyenko, has handed the Polish call to action. To all workers, and minister, Zaleski, the Soviet govern-' especially to our members, we ap- j ment’s note regarding the attempted peal to demonstrate their solidarity. j outrage against the Soviet embassy.! We call on them to strike and to The note draws attention of the Po-) join in the great May Day demon- | lish government to the fact that the tion.” joutrage was possible only in view! The W. I. R. brass hand, and its y Day, more than ever jof the intensified anti-Soviet cam-| Mnglish chorus, together ith all |paign conducted by a section of the | af ted organizations will be in 9|Polish Press ete. the march, All members of the | The note enumerates a series of | W.1.R. should come at 11:30 a. m. outrages, including the murder of |to Suffolk St., corner Hester St. Soviet Ambassador Voikov, andj ard Seward Park. From there the T. join the line of march. night a mass mobil- cafeteria’ and restau- ment has frequently reminded the |Polish government of the necessity ization of all ing situation and; rant workers is called by the Food }Stopping the criminal activities of | Workers Industrial Union, to meet jcertain elements intent on pro- at its headquarters, 16 West 2Ist voking war. St.. and on Thursday morning at 9 he note concludes by placing the a. m. all food 's of every sort ve responsibility on the Polishjare called to the same place, from government. whe ay instruetions * ill be The bourgeois paper, Gazeta’ issu re Food Workers’ ost at are will .be corner of |shows the desperate attempt of cer- Jefferson $ Broad- nere “ll should e union will have Tariff Goes Back to Congress WASHINGTON, 29.--The in the ed as most This paper declares a definite Swollen the Polish government It con- iff agreeable to Wall Street, with the the bomb outrage. cuties on most items even higher | than befo. oes back to Congress Write About Your Conditions (today. The tariff covers a 1 for The Daily Worker. Become a | pages printed report. Viseus Worker Correspendent, «over it is scheduled for May first. \