The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 10, 1931, Page 3

DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, VEMBER 10, 1931 ST.LOUIS AND CHICAGO JOBLESS PREPARE FOR DEC. 7 MARCH ifford Advises All Giffor vises But B to Help Man Who Fired Thousands Gives Advice On How to “Relieve Unemployment” ot # By A Worker Correspondent NEW YORK.—The press carried recently the headline stating that the Gifford Board plans 10 ways to afford relief for the jobless and to hasten business recovery. Every Amer- ican citizen now employed is urged to increase consumption of goods and for improvements and replacements. That is way number 1, oo Of course all this free advice to| Stayed at a hotel at $30 a day. ‘The “buy now” has done no good in the | Place was owned by Charles V. Bob past and it will do no good now. ees was recently indicted for fraud. ‘Tho Daily Worker has shown | When the conversation turned to the how Mr. Walter S. Gifford, chair- | question of the extent of the depres- “man of the Hoover unemployment. | 02) Mr. Gitford declared that he committee, has been adding to the | “2 20 Propose btn endl eo ates ea at hie Cieuniites. ‘by fring | ditures for improvement or expansion Geek a dbauen aapihee fromthe | the American Telegraph and Tele- | phone Co. until the last two months American Telephone and Telegraph | Co., of which he is president. | I wish to point out what Mr. Gif- | ford is doing in his company to has- ten business recovery by “increasing | expenditures for improvements.” Meets With Cronies In the Spring of this year Mr. Gif- | ford with a crowd of cronies, among | them J. P. Morgan and Owen D.| Young, was vacationing at the mil- lionaire resort at Phoenix, Ariz. They of 1932. (Another full year) Prepare for Hunger March Gifford advises everyone except hignselt and the other millionaire to “puy and help.” Workers should realize that everything else that Gif- ford and his gang puts forward is just as insincere and hypocritical. Get ready for the Hunger March, ex- pose these fakers—force the bosses and their government to give us un- employment insurance. Longshoremen Def (By a Worker Correspondent) BOSTON, Mass.—Ryan has proba- bly met with his final defeat in the Boston District. When he again at- tempted last Saturday to present the demands of the shipowners to the men at separate membership meet- ings of the three locals of the LL.A.} involved, and at the same time try- ing to put over the “Australian Bal- jot,” he met with defeat on both propositions. First, the men demanded an open vote and got it. Secondly, they unanimously rejected the proposals of the shipowners and voted to con- tinue the strike, The Marine Work- ers’ Industrial Union, upon getting information that the vote was to be taken by secret bailot, at once clari- fied the men by means of a leaflet as to just what this maneuver meant and its usual results. Ryan, in the meanwhile has re- turned to New York, as the ship- owners are now convinced that he can serve their purpose no longer. It must also be pointed out at this time that Ryan, who claims to rep- eat Ryan In Boston resent the workers, is the director of the Federation Bank and Trust Co., in New York City, which has just failed, with deposits of over $13,000,- 000 of workers’ money which these workers now stand to lose. Organizers of the Marine Work- ers’ Industrial Union are keeping in close touch with developments, and, due to their activities, great resent- ment has been worked up against Ryan, especially in the ports of Philadelphia and New York. Due to the fact that the City Aid and the Soldiers’ Relief have already turned down the strikers, and that the LL.A., through Ryan’s. manipu- lations, will not get behind the strike with the full force of the Interna~ tional, it has been suggested to the Jongshoremen that they organize a committee to interview the Workers’ International Rélief, with headquar- fters-at 775 Washington St., Boston, ‘Mass. Arrangements can be made whereby the most needy cases will be taken care of through this or- ganization. Prepare to Move Troops Against Jobless (By a Worker Correspondent) LAS VEGAS, Ney.—The capitalists here are so frightened at the number of jobless that they have caused the police and special deputies to wear two revolvers, one over each hip, and on the outside where they can be plainly seen. There are also rumors that the capitalists are pulling strings to have troops sent here to “prevent trouble.” ‘These rumors seem to be pretty well founded in view of the fact that there are being built along the ‘U. P. rail- road tracks what appears to be sol- dier barracks. There are also rumors that great supplies of army goods have teen shipped here and upon investigation I find that these ru- mors are true. And so it seems that our little oasis will shortly be invaded by sol- dier boys who will endeavor through force and violence to force the freezing unemployed to freeze and starve without a murmur. We must organize against this into strong Unemployed Councils, We must fraternize with the soldiers and win them over to fight with us for immediate relief and unemployment insurance. Arrest Strike Leaders in Hope to Smash Strike Bill Dunne Is Charged With Vagrancy LAWRENCE, Mass., Nov: 9.—The court room was packed with strikers at 9.30 this morning. The police cleared the court. Those driven out assembled with others outside in demonstration for the release of the arrested strikers. They shouted, “We want Biedenkapp; We want the strikers out.” : Marshall O’Brien and a squad of police broke up the demonstration and arrested Edward Tomiselli, chair- man of the United Front Rank and Pile Strike Committee, and Figue- rado, United Strike Committee picket @aptain, and one young worker who came in with relief from Worcester and was standing in the crowd. After the demonstration was over, three more were arrested near the police station: Saraduk, member of the United Front Reliet Committee was arrested on the Arlington line this morning: All the local leaders went to a meeting of three hundred Arlingtoh ‘weavers and loom fixers in the A. F. of L, headquarters after the picket (line and urged that they vote to jreturn to work, Rank and filers de- nounced this advice and the meeting voted to stay on strike. Thereafter pi! tie Jeaders called the weavers to @ soparate secrot meeting. Bia eo LAWRENCE, Mass., Nov, 9-—Bill Durne was arrested by O’Brien and & squad of detectives and is held for \ ‘eney on $500 bail. Dunne was ¢ heart of the busines district, not close to any mill and while there was no picketing. With Dunne were only two persons, Etienne Lebrun who is not a striker and one striker. Lebrun was also arrested and charged with vagrancy with bail set at $500. Capuani was arrested and found guilty of intimidation and loitering and fined $120. His case has been appealed and he is being held on $600 bail’ Danny Carmasso was held for the juvenile court on $500 bail. Fi- guerado was charged with loitering and disturbance with bail set at $500. ‘Two of these arresied at this morn- ing’s demonstration at the police court are Guildo and Lacasto and each fined $20, Their cases have also been appealed and are out on $200 bail. Saraduk, a member of the United Front Relief Committee, who was arrested on the Arlington picket line this morning was also fined $20. The case has been appealed and he is out on $200 bail. Tomiselli was charged with loitering and disturbance with bail set at $500, Biedenkapp, secretary of the United Front Rank and File Strike Com- mittee was charged with loitering and intimidation. His case has been set for November 16, with bail at $1,000. His case was continued when the prosecutor stated, “Mr. Chase wishes to look up this man.” Chase is the Immigration Inspector. BOULDER DAM ACROBATICS LAS VEGAS, Nev.—The workers on the Boulder Dam have to be acro- bats. They're doing stunts on the sides of Black Canyon that would curdle the blood of an average cir- cus performer.” These were the cheerful remarks made by Superin- tendent Frank T. Crowe to a United Press reporter. These acrobatics that he talks so cheerfully about have been the cause of dozens of deaths. For these acrobatics the workers re- ceived such wages that they went on a ed at about 11.30 this morning while walking on Essex Street in the strike last summer and are prepar- ing to strike again, DW, Majority of Harlan Miners in Favor of a General Strike (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) the steps taken. In the preparation of a strike, the miners, in view of the ferocious ter- ror, point out that only a general strike is feasible. They state that a single mine going out on strike would immediately be attacked by the com- pany gunmen. There could be no march of pickets on other mines as the strikers would be met with ma- chine-gun fire. Hence, the strategy of the miners, through the formation of the geenral committees with rep- resentatives from all mines, having the support of fully 75 to 80 per cent of all the miners (NMU members and others) is to prepare for a general walkout which could smash the ter- ror and push the strike through to victory against starvation. Miners Want General Strike The miners are convinced that the only effective way to drive the com- pany thugs out of Harlan county is by @ general strike which would es- tablish a strong NMU and end gun- men rule. A strike in Harlan county would spread to Alabama, Tennesse and Virginia where the NMU has been forming mine committees. In Straight Creek and the sur- rounding territory, 25 miles from Harlan, miners daily call for the National Miners Union organizers: Strikes have been called and won in three mines under the leadership of the NMU récently, the first strike won by the NMU in the southern coal fields. Women’s auxiliaries of the NMU are functioning throughout Harlan county. In the mines in Straight Creek the miners are already building up a strike fund as well as a strike apparatus. Conditions in these coal fields are daily becoming worse. One miner who had been evicted for striking, was able to get a job after many months of unemployment. Mrs. Ade- laide Walker of the Dreiser Com- mittee visited this miner’s shack. There was not one chair in the place. Tin cans were used to sit on: The: was not a bite of food in the house to feed the children, and though it was biter cold, the children were running around the streets bare- footed. The miner's wife said that her husband had been working for about a week. For the first few days she obtained ‘scrip.” and got a few crumbs of bread for it. The last two days, she said, though her husband worked, the company refused to give her anything, saying the man had | ndthing coming. Nearly every one of the leading nembers of the NMU has been the ictim of some act of terror. They have been either jailed, beaten, taken for a ride, threatened, and some have ‘een killed. *3,000 WORKERS ON LAWRENCE PICKET LINE {CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) F. of L. treachery caused about 9 few hundred to return to Arlington Mill. Arlington perchers, loom fixers, examiners and other highly skilled labor, members of A. F- of L. unions, held little meetings of their crafts- men in front of the Arlington Mill and urged a return to work. In many cases this tactic was not successful, ‘but in some cases the skilled workers walked into the mill, AF.L, Officials Push Strikebreaking A’ F. of L. leaders are assisting the the terrific propaganda campaign to start the back to work movement. The Lawrence Morning Eagle carries headlines: ‘End of strike may be near. Expected that majority will return to work in mills today,” and carries a statement made by Robert Watt, head of the local A. F. of L. central body, as follows: “I am today reporting. In the last analysis you people will de- cide when and where you are going back to work: I know a great many are confused, Obey the law in every detail and when you decide to go back, Watt won't quarrel.” Workers Vote Not To Go Back Oliver Christian, president of the Loomfixers Union, said “Nobody can compel the strikers to return to work Monday morning unless they want to. ‘That is your privilege. I am not rec- ommending anything but be peaceful.” These statements were made yester- day at a big meeting on the Common. Watt started voting yesterday by taking @ “yes” or “no” vote of the crowd on the Common on the ques- tion of returning to work with the ten percent cut, That vote was unani- mously not to go back. Biedenkapp, Capuani and Car- masso were arrested on the picket lines. Mill meetings of the strikers marching from the picket lines are now going on in the halls and are preparing more vigorous picketing this afternon and tomorrow. In front of the Wood Mill the po- lice vigorously kicked a woman picket who remonstrated when pushed. She was then arrested, but afterwards released: fl all of the miners being informed of | Bramhall Gets Cheers at the | Lawrence Election Meeting (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) | Public Safety Commissioner, Ryan, came up in his auto and standing on the seat made one of those old- time personal appeals for himself. This is the keynote of Ryan’s can- didacy: “My heart bleeds for the people of Lawrence (wild swing of the arms). Good people of Lawrence, give me your votes! You'll never re- gret it, I can’t be bought! All I ask 4s the right to sacrifice two years of my life for you!” ‘Then came the Bramhall meeting. Bramhall has no automobile. He spoke from a portable wooden stand, which he may have made himself, | being a carpenter by trade, although a former textile worker and chair- man of the strike committee in 1919. The crowd that had been listening to Ryan remained, and more came, until the street was full from curb to curb, four or five hundred. Im- mediately, along Essex St., right at the edge of the crowd, a tremendous racket, a parade of a dozen automo- biles, honking and with screaming sirens and flaming with torches. ‘This parade was that of a capitalist | candidate, and it went up and down Essex St. with shouts and yells from the campaign workers inside the cars. Then, one after another, out of an alley at the other side of the crowd, came half a dozen loaded furniture trucks. Then a mail wagon drove right through the crowd. It was obviously a pre-arranged interference with the Bramhall meet- ing, but it didn’t work. The crowd only got bigger, and Bramhall pointed out to the satisfaction of the audience that strikers were not al- lowed to do anything like that, A worker from the audience sud- denly interrupted Bramhall just as he was exposing some of the most atrocious graft in the city hall, squandering of millions of dollars that could have gone for unemploy- ment relief. This worker yelled: “Are you a worker?” “Yes, sir,” Bramhall shouted back. “Are you for the workers?” “Yes, absolutely.” “Then you are going to get my | | SIMON HAZIGIAN Of Lawrence, Communist Candidate For City Engineer vote | ‘The crowd broke into a great ap- | plause. Nothing like this ever hap- pened at the meetings of the capi-| talist candidates. Bramhall spoke 20 minutes, and the chairman, a young textile worker organizer, Figuerado, | took the stand for ten minutes and | explained the Communist Party posi- tion on unemployment, for relief and | insurance at the expense of the state, and called for defense of the Soviet Union against the war danger. Just as the time was up and Bram- | hall was starting away, another burst of applause answered a worker in the | crowd who shouted in Italian: “Vote | for Bramhall and get on the picket line!” | The slogan of the Bramhall cam- paign is “Vote As You Strike— Against the Bosses!” THE JAPANESE SPREAD WAR THRU CHINA (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Mall as “discounting the idea that Russia might quickly join with China against Japan in Manchuria.” This rumor has been carefully spread by {| the imperialists. Walter Duranty, Moscow corres- pondent for the New York Times, in his dispatch of Nov. 8, reports So- viet concern over the lies of the Ja~ panese imperialists that the Soviet’ Union is furnishing aid to the Chin- ese militarists. He states: “Not, of course, because there is any sense of guilt manifest here— indeed, it would be hard to find a. foreign diplomat in Moscow who does not think the Soviet Govern- ment would do almost anything to aviod war unless directly attacked —but because, say the Russians, ‘these reports, though baseless in fact, have # foundation in purpose. ‘They are intended to serve as an excuse not merely for Japanese troops to remain in Manchuria but for further Japanese advances to northwest and northeast.” Direct Attack Now Planned. The Japanese imperialists are or- ganizing an army of Russian White Guards. The United States imper- jalists are trying to stir up revolts among the workers and peasants of Siberia. Their plans are not only completed but are being rapidly pushed into effect. A dispatch to the New York Times from Harbin, Man- churia, declares: “Harbin at present is seething with gossip and conjectures about the international situation and the possibility of tremendous complica- tions if Japan provokes Russian in- terference.” The dispatch then stresses “the ease” with which the Japanese im- Perialists could capture “all Siberia west to Lake Baikgl’—with the help of the Russian White Guards they are mobilizing. It says: See Easy Conquest of Siberia, “Undoubtedly vast numbers of White Russians would espouse Ja- pan’s cause, and it is believed that Japanese forces could easily cap- ture Vladivostok and all Siberia west to Lake Baikal, The Whites believe that if Japan and Russia clash, Poland, with France backing her, might attack the Russian west- ern frontier with the probable as- sistance of Rumania.” The notorious White Guards know that this is exactly what has been planned by French, American, Ja- panese and British imperialists for many years. The White Guards in Siberia have Jong been preparing for the role they are to play in the mur- derous attack, planned by the im- perlalist bandits, against the Soviet Union and its successful socialist construction and aboltion of unem- ployment. They know, too, that the tens of thousands of White Guards other imperialist countries, are pre- paring to play their part on the West- | ern front. | Peddles Lie of Misery in Siberia. The Harbin dispatch to the New York Times peddles the following} significant lie: | “All reports from Siberia detail | the misery and hunger of the Rus- | sian masses. Only officials and the | military are said to be warmly clad | and well fed.” H Realizing that American workers | will see through this ridiculous lie, | since the capitalist papers themselves haye been forced to admit the tre- mendous improvement in the living standards of the Soviet masses, the dispatch adds: “Whatever the situation in Euro- pean Russia, credible first hand ac- counts indicate that the Siberian | population is facing a winter of the | worst condition since 1919.” ‘The peddling of this damnable lie} plainly shows that the imperialists are attempting to incite revolts in Siberia. And since they cannot in-| cite the workers and peasants to re- bel against their own rule, they will use the murderous White Guards to} start the war in Siberid. Lie More Brazenly of Soviet “Aid.” At the same time they have revived | their lies of Soviet participation with the Chinese forces in even more bra- zen form. Yesterday's Evening Jour- nal carried the headline: “€00 Soviet Soldiers Reported in Battle.” This was followed by a deck stat- ing: “Tokio Charges Sino-Russian Pact to Control Tsitsihar-Koshan Railroad.” ~ The article reported the Japanese war office as announcing it had ob- tained confessions from two captured officers of the/Chinese General Ma’s forces “that the Chinese troops were being assisted by 500 Russian sol- diers and that 100 Russian cavalry- men were directing the defense of ‘Tsitsihar.” i The Japanese also claim to be “puz- fled by the hitherto unknown deadly accuracy of Chinese artillery south of Anganchi, which they admit has caused large Japanese casualties.” On this, they hase “the belief that Russian artillerymen are assisting General Ma Cher-shan.” Try Pass Off White Guards As Soviet Troops. ‘The Evening Journal's story then declares that “the Russian cavalry- men” are commanded by Captain Semenoff. Semenoff is a notorious White Guard leader. The admission that he is in command of the so- called “Russian cavalrymen” cxplodes the lie that Soviet forces are with General Ma’s army. Moreover, it \ex- Poses the role that General Ma is playing as a Japanese agent, under the pretense of “resisting” the Japan- ese advance. This was already indi- cated when Ma sbandoned a strong defensive position to a vastly inferior Japanese force. Moreover, the Ja- panese are reported in a Harbin dis- patch to have turned back the po- sition to General Ma’s forces. “The dispatch s*.tes: “The development surprises and mystifies the Chinese as well as | Times reports an order for 6,000 tons lOrder Anti-War | Leaflets At Once} | | | | The capitalists press is devel- | | oping a spirit of war among the | masses. It confuses the workers. It blinds their eyes to their im- perialist intrigues. It covers up| | | the true meaning and purpose of | | the present war in China, As a step in the war mobilization against the Soviet Union, the} press, the pulpit, the schools, have | | let loose a flood of lies about the | | Soviet Union. | | In the present situation our | agitation against war must in-| | |erease a thousand fold. Millions | | jof leaflets must be distributed. ORDER AT ONCE THE ANTI-| | WAR LEAFLET ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. District Committees wire in your orders. Our anti-war pamphlets must be sold in the hundreds of thousands. ORDER Comrade Browder’s new anti-war pamphlet. Price only one cent. At all anti-war demonstrations on Noy. 21, the leaflets must re- ceive the widest circulation. the consular body, particularly, in view of the fact that on Saturday morning General Ma Chen-shan admitted his inability to hold out south of Anganchi for more than one day.” ‘That this action does not mean a thdrawal in any sense is shown by the statement in the same dispatch that the Japanese are bringing up heavier guns, more airplanes, etc. Japanese Set Up Puppet Government Japan is also pushing forward with its plans of setting up puppet gov- ernments in Manchuria. A Mukden dispatch reports that the Emergency Chinese Commitee of Public Safety (a Japanese instrument) has issued a proclomation declaring the “inde- pendence” of Manchuria and severing relations with Marshal Chiang Hsueh liang, former Governor of Manchuria, ousted by the Japanese who found him not sufficiently pliable for their purpose. It will be remembered that the Japanese murdered his father, Chang Tso-lin, when the latter be- gan to show a tendency of resisting some of the Japanese demands. The designs of the Japanese im- perialists against Siberia (in addition to Manchuria and all China) are ex- posed in a book by General William S. Graves, U. S. Army, retired. The book deals with the invasion of So- viet Russie by.American, British and French imperialists directly after the ending of the World War. General Graves reveals in his book that Japan at that time sought permanent con- trol of northern Russia. Graves ad- mits ‘that American troops were sent into Siberia to help the White Guards against the Soviet Union and were) only withdrawn with the collapse of Kolchak. And now once again the imperialist enemies of the workers and peasants socialist republic are on the march! U. S. Shipping Munitions to Japan. The United States continues to ship huge quantities of arms and munitions to enable the Japanese im- perialists to prosecute the war against the Chinese masses. This war lays the basis for the attack on the Soviet Union. In addition to other orders placed by Japan in this country, Ed- win James in Sunday's New York of nitro-glycerin. United States troops are already participating in this war. In Tientsin, when the Ja- panese hired Chinese, and armed them with machine guns and rifles, to attack the Chinese police of that city, United States troops were called out to co-operate with the Japan- ese. The Japanese-incited battle in|} Tientsin clearly shows that Japan seeks control not only of Manchuria but of central China. Tientsin is out- side of the Manchuria area and is near to Peiping, the former capital of China. The division of China is pro- ceeding with the active aid of the American and French imperialism. Japanese imperialism is definitely in China to lead the attack against the Chinese masses and to make war against the Soviet Union. While the League of Nations con- tinues its fake manouvers, the Uni- ted States has more openly expressed its support of Japan. A Tokyo di- spatch gives the following signific- ant light on the recent secret note | sent by Stimson to Japan: “Strict secrecy continues to be maintained regarding the Amer- ican communication to Tokyo con- cerning Manchuria, Officials admit | that it does not cite the League Council's resolution and say it 1s not along the lines of M. Briand’s note.” The American and French press continue their clamorous support of Japan, The Detroit Mirror gives figures of Japanese trade with the U. 8. and declares editorially: “If we get into the Far East fight, we are heading toward get- ting in on China’s side, Why that? Which of the two nations is the better customer, both of ourselves and of the world, Not only can one Japanese lick ten | Chinese on the battlefield, but he can import and consume ten times as much goods, machinery, food, clothing. Socialists Support Imperialist War + The Japanese socialists are carry- ing out the traditional policy of the Second International of betraying the sheltered in France, in Poland and the local Japanese authorities, and workers into another bloody world (COAL BARONS HIRE THUGS 10 | tells him to go to the stores and take ie as] (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) coal mine but was forced to sell out : LETT LR ,_jlater. Evan’s paper is now the lead- Workers of America was agreeable |ing organ in the attack on the Na- to him and to the coal operators. He | tional Miners Union. “I am opposed said he would allow UMW to g0|\to Communism,” he said, “and I around, but said he would not coun-| think the National Miners Union has tenance the existance of the National/no right to organize the miners.” Miners Union because they “advo-| pyans said he believed in “fairness,” cate the destruction of property.” | but thought the coal operators had a When asked to produce any docu-| right to hire as many deputy sher- ment or other evidence of this, Sher-, iffs as they need to keep the workers iff Blair said he guessed he couldn't.| rom organizing in the National Min- ‘When a man is starving,” Blair | ers Union and going on strike to bet- said,‘ ‘the National Miners Union| ter their conditions. Heralded by a special editorial, the food. When we had some evic-| pyan's “Pinyeille Sun” of October 20 tions out here, they tell them to) carries a full page advertisement with fight back. We can't Jet any or-| 2 @ screaming headline reading: “Min- ganization of that kind goon around| <1 awake! Do you know that aa here.” Breslags sy oe! that | are being led, blindly, into an or- Dreiser brought out the fact that| ganization that seeks to destroy your Lee Flaynor, a deputy sheriff had | government, your home life, your re- killed two miners at a Workers In-| ligion’? The advertisement, which ternational Relief kitchen. |is paid for by the coal operators, is | mittee, Judge Jones a coal operators’ Blair's testimony came after a] signed by the “Bennett Asher Post whole day of reports of terror, mur-| No. 10, American Legion.” ders, hunger and starvation from Expose “Home Life” Lies. dozens of miners and their wives. | The sheriff refused to appear at the | hearing. The committe: nt to the} court-house where the sheriff was| surrounded by his murderous assist- ants. After first declining to answer | questions, he was driven into a po- sition where he had to attempt to} cover up the mass of evidence of the} wholesale terror which the commit- tee members reeled off to him. Coal Operators’ Judge Backs Out. At the first hearing of the com-| tool, appeared and said he would be “glad to help your committee arrive at the truth.” Judge Jones declared he would be available at any time to answer questions. When the committee arrived in Harlan the judge changed his mind. He refused to say anything. He knew that the miners had broken through the threats to kill them if they talked | and that they had put forward un-| answerable charges of jailing, shoot- ings and indictments in which Judge Jones acted as the open agent of the coal operators. The judge feared the searching} questions of the committee which| would bring out his connections with | the coal operators and his action in attempting to deport militant min- ers out of the country, or if they failed to leave, threatening them with | arrest and sluggings. The coal op- erator Judge Jones who was so glib to begin with, shut up like a clam after the miners and their wives| branded him and the county author- ities as the paid agents of the big coal corporations owned by the U. S, Steel, Insull and other big interests. Hire Thugs Against Workers. How the entire force of the state county, city authorities as well as the press, American Legion and Boy Scouts are lined up against the min- ers was brought out when. Dreiser called Herndon Evans, editor of the Pineville Sun to testify. Evans had been posing as a “friend” of the miners. At first he denied he had any connection with the operators but later declared he hed a share in 2 slaughter. Matsutani, leader of the Japanese socialist party and a mem- ber of parliament, has declared: “The operations conducted by the Japanese troops in Manchuria have not been carried out in capitalist interests, These operations were made necessary by a desire to solve the national problem. That which is ig in Manchuria at the moment is very far removed from a capitalist war.” The call for the miners to maintain heir “home life” by refusing to or- ganize and fight behind the militant National Miners Union is especially ludicrous in the face of the stream of testimony before the Dreiser com- mittee. This testimony showed that the miners are all faced with the deadly flux disease as a result of starvation. Very few of the miners eat more than two meals a day—if a few beans and gritty corn bread can be called meal. The “home life” of the miners is protected by the oper- ators who want to destroy the Na- tional Miners Union through whole- sale evictions of miners: through the constant pay cuts which have brought the miners below the living stand- ard of the Chinese coolies. As one miner's wife put it: “If the coal op- erators and their gunmen are able to drive the miners out of the National Miners Union, they will have the men on their bended knees asking the coal operators for a drink of water! The miners and their families aren't a- going to let them do it!” HONOR MEMORY OR NAT TURNER CHICAGO, Nov. 8—The League of Struggle for Negro Rights is making arrangements for a mass memorial miecting to honor the memory of the ercic Negro revolutionary Nat Tur- nex, murdered one hundred years ago by the slave ho-ders and their gov- ernment. Contrary to the impressions the capitalists are interested in develop- ing, the Negro slaves carried on @ continuous struggle against their en- slavement. The League of Struggle for Negro Rights that is carrying on the struggle today inherited the best traditions of the militant fighters against slavery, developing these struggles in unity with the white workers against the slavery of the Negro masses today. Mass Meeting to Protest Ban on Liberatoz. ‘This meeting will also mobilize the workers to protest and demand the lifting of the ban placed by the post office against the Liberator. Fearing the growth of the Liberator and its supporters as an instrument of strug- gle against the conditions of today and especially of the Negro work- ers, the capitalist class thru its gov- ernment tries to shut the mouthpiece of the oppressed. November Issue of the NEW MASSES A SPECIAL SOVIET RUSSIA NUMBER OUT NOW! Soviet Tadjikistan—article by JOSHUA KUNITZ with illustrations by LOUIS LOZOWICK—two members of an international literary shock-brigade that made a 6 weeks’ airplane trip to this newest Soviet Republic on the border of Asia. 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