The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 12, 1932, Page 1

VOTE COMMUNIST FOR Unemployment and Social Insurance at the ex- pense of the state and employers. Against Hoover’s wage-cutting policy. Emergency relief for the poor farmers without restrictions by the government and banks; ex- emption of poor farmers from taxes, and no Dai Central ‘ forced collection of rents or debts. ay Norker - 4. ” VOTE COMMUNIST FOR Equal rights for the Negroes and self-determin- ation for the Black Belt. Against capitalist terror; against all forms of suppression of the political rights of workers. Against imperialist war; for the defense of the Chinese people and of the Soviet Union. N (Section of the Communist ey, Vol. 1x, No. 165 Pr ler matter at the Post Office the act of March 3, 1979 CITY EDITI Price 3 Cents_ FOSTER, FORD CROWDS UPTO HIGH FIGURE “Three to Five Times Size of Audiences in 1928” CHAS. ALEXANDER TOURS Foster in Indianapolis; Ford in Jersey NEW YORK.—The Communist Par- y candidate for President and Vice- President, Wm. Z. Foster and James W. Ford, are speaking daily and some- times twice a day to thousands of people throughout the country, ac- cording to the National Campaign Committee. C. A. Hathaway, cam- paign manager, said today that “the audiences reached by our national standard bearers are from three to five times as large as during the campaign of 1928, and this is only the beginning of our fight. We shall poll ‘one million votes this coming Novem- cher,’ and will elect many candidates | ‘@ office.” Foster will speak at St. Louis, July \ 14; Terrz Haute, Ind, July 16; In- dianapolis, Ind. July 17; Cincinnati, ©,, July 18; and in the state of Mich- igan, July 23 to 30. Ford is now speaking in numerous New Jersey cities. He will be in sec- tions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Del- re, and Washington, D. ©., July 15 to August eg Foster in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 1— Workers from Kokomo, Richmond, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) News Flashes HOOVER VETOES “RELIEF” BILL. WA NGTON, July 11. — Presi- dent Hoover vetoed the Garner-Wag- ner “relieb” bill on account of its provision for loans to individuals by the Finance Reconstruction Corpora- tion. A new bill was prepared by Senator ‘Wagner which is similar to the one just vetoed except that it does not contain the clause objected to by Hoover. eee 1 KILLED, 3 JAILED IN MINE STRIKE BELLAIRE, Ohio, July 12.—One ~ picket was killed, a scab was wounded and three mine organizers were arrested in the strike area here during the week-end. Steven Bowen, 40, a picket at the Millfield Mine, died today from a bullet wound he received Sunday while trying to stop scabs from en- tering the mine. The three mine organizers were arrested by National Guard officers, charged with bolcking the highway. et BIRTHS DECLINE IN 1932 NEW YORK.—Even unborn work- ers are suffering from Hoover “pros- perity.” Births in New York City in the last six months deciined to the smallest number in the last four _ years, and marriages dropped 1,931 {in number since 1931. ; . 8 6 LACK SCHOOL FUNDS * CHICAGO, IL, July 11—Although _ teachers have not been paid for _months, the school board of Chicago tonight began a series of ten meet- ings to plan wage-cuts and layoffs, in an effort to insure opening of _ public schoos] in September. Peer eed POLITICIAN CROWD PAYROLLS. NEW YORK. — While other city workers have been laid off in droves, not on political appointee in Rich- mond county has been laid off or has suffered a wage cut, the Civil Service Reform Association reports, More than one-half the district captains of capitalist political organi- .Zations in Richmond county are on the city pay-roll. * | World Fliers Greeted; ) Plan Stay in Moscow “ MOSCOW, July 11, — Cheered by their reception by Soviet officials, James Mattern and Bennett Griffin, _Whose world flight ended in a crash ear Moscow, plan to spend several ‘Ways here studying flying conditions. “The fliers were greeted by representa- “tives of the Soviet Foreign Office, the Civil Aviation Department, Amtorg nd Osoaviakhim, Soviet aviation so- “ciety. They will be entertained at a ed inner in their honor to be given by “We'll try to break the world record this year, if it’s not too late,” badd, a Try Whitewash “Black Belt” Inquisition The cold-blooded murder of a white New Jersey youth in a Florida prison camp has evoked a flood of crocodile tears from the capitalist press. According to one of these organs of Wall Street, “the crime is so repulsive that if we did not know it actually happened, we would feel someone was relating tales from the Spanish Inquisition.” Every year hundreds of Negro workers are similarity foully mur- dered without a word of comment from the capitalist newspapers? The answer is that by expressing horror at the murder of the New Jersey youth the capitalist press creates the impression the camps are quite all right, but that this particular prison camp is bad and must be improved. By weeping hypocritical tears at the murder of the New Jersey youth, the prostitute press seeks to whitewash the fiend- ish oppression which is the lot of millions of Negroes, not only in Florida but in the rest of the “Black Belt.” .The struggle against these condi- tions is a key issue in the Commu- nist election campaign. Contribute to the $100,000 Fighting Fund for the Communist election campaign. Help the Communist Party and its chief organizer, the Daily Worker, brink the Communist program of struggle to the Southern workers, both Negro and white, so that the entire system of prison camps, op- pression, Jim Crow discrimination, lynching and the dividing of the white workers against the black shall come to an end once and for all. The Communist Party is YOUR party. Support it with all your might. Contribute to the $100,000 Fighting Fund NOW, and get your shop-mates to contribute. Partici- pate in the Communist clection campaign fund Tag Days on July 22, 23 and 24, Send your contribution to this paper, tional Election Campaign Commit- tee, or to the District office of the C. P. U. 8. A. in your vicinity, or to any accredited representative of the c.P. U.S. A. ST. LOUIS COPS SHOOT 4 WORKERS Came to ‘City Hall to Demand Relief ST. LOUIS, July 11.—Police raked with guns today a demonstration of over 2,000 unemployed at City Hall. One Negro and three white workers were shot down. The workers had marched to the City Hall under the leadership of immediate relief for the starving fam- ilies of St. Louis. As the workers approached the City Hall the police began throwing gas bombs and firing their guns. ‘The workers defended themselves by throwing stones at the police. Following the shooting a number of workers, both men and women, were trampled. A young girl was among those seriously injured. Many of the gas bambs hrwied by the police were thrown at thet by the angrered workers, VOTE COMMUNIST FOR: 6. Against imperialist war; for the defense of the Chinese people and of the Soviet Union. Corner Newspaper Seller: “There's two things I'd like to see before I die—a spiritualist meeting and a ghost.” Daily Worker Reporter: “Wouldn’t you like to see ‘prosperity’ ”? Cc. 8.N.: “Sure, but I think I got more chance to see that ghost. Why should the workers starve? There are 20,000 starving right here in Atlanta. Why should anyone starve in the midst of plenty? And look how they treated the world war veterans—noth- ing was too good for them when they went; when they came hack, all the rich people pulled down their shades, and said, ‘We don’t want to look at those dirty uniforms.’ The workers ought to fight. There's bound to be change, and it can’t come too soon to suit me.” Old Maid in Sec’y of State Office: “In September we have the Demo- ) EAA 4 a or to the Communist Na- | the Unemployed Council to demand! 2 is coming. And when it GOVT. PLAN TO EVICT VETS FAILS California Contingent Arrives and Refuses to Obey Waters 1,000 AT MASS MEETING Conference of Rank and File Wed. BULLETIN WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1— Veterans who applied for tickets home today were made virtual pris- oners by the Washington police. A heavy guard was detailed to watch the men who had applied for the Hoover railroa dtickets. ae ae! WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1— “We didn’t ask Congress if we could come here and Congress can’t teel us when to go.” This was the answer of the masses of rank and file work- er veterans to the Hoover plan to railroad them out of the capital at their own expense. Indeed, very few of the veterans 150 Negro Veterans Off for: Washington from Pittsburgh, Pa. PITTSBURGH, Pa. July 11— More than 150 Negro veterans are today on their way to Washington, D. C., from here. Many steel workers were on hand to see the veterans off. Al- most all of the veterans are unem- ployed, some ofthem wholly des- titute. Several futile attempts to stop the trip were made by the American Legion here. were hoodwinked into accepting the Hoover railroad passes. The plan to lure the tattered and hungry army to desert its encampment on the Po- tomac was a huge flop. Instead of (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Norway Workers Greet Mrs. Wright 3 re ottsboro Fight Grows in Europe BERLIN, July 11 (by Radio).—In Berlin, Mrs. Ada Wright and J. Louis Engdah] sent congratulations to the well-known German reyolu- tionist, Clara Zetkin, on the occasion of her seventy-fifth anniversary. The greetings were also in appreciation jof her efforts in taking a leading role in the Scottsboro campaign in Europe and internationally. Pie en a Huge Demonstration In Oslo OSLO, Norway, July 11 (by Radio). —Mrs. Ada Wright, having finished her successful tour in England, ar- rived here and was greeted by a workers’ demonstration at’ the sta- tion. She addressed a huge mass meeting on the anniversary of the first day set for the execution of the {Scottsboro boys last year—July 10. A DAY IN ATLANTA, GA. Some Chats with D.W. Correspondent D. W. Reporter: “Can’t the Ne- groes vote?” Old Maid: “Tee-hee. Oh dear, no. The Democratic Party fixed that. In Georgia, everyone is free and equal, except Niggers.” Unemployed Printer-Hobo on City Outskirts: “Well, I've been all over. The rich don’t realize how. soon comes, it’s coming strong—I mean revolution.” Unemployed Block Committee Ne- gro Worker: “Negro and white must get together ang stick, and fight the bosses together.” ” Unemployed Block Committee White Worker: “We white workers must understand that now we're all one, regardless of color, race or creed. White or black, we're all workers, we're brothers, we're one.” And that’s NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1932 JOBLESS DEMAND RELIEF AT OLYMPIA, WASH. Unemployed workers and poor farmers massed behind leaders of the Unemployed Councils de mand- ing immediate relief for the jobless and tax exemption for poor farmers. To the right is Fred Walker, pro- posed Communist candidate for Governor of Washington, who led the demonstration. FURRIERS ROUT THUGS IN SHARP FIGHT IN MARKET Were Sent in to Break Up Strikes for July Wage Increases NEW YORK, July 11—A large group of gangsters sent into the fur market by Mr, Shore, new manager of the Furriers Joint Council, to in- terfere with the struggle of the fur workers against wage-cuts, were routed this morning by large group of needle workers in a sharp fight. ‘The gangsters. were sentout in accordance with 4 plah worked out in secret conferences of the right wing labor misleaders to smash the strikes led by the left wing group vvith violence and terror. When the gangsters arrived at 39th St. massgs of furriers and other needle workers mobilized and drove the thugs out of teh market, despite the fact ‘hat the’ thugs fere armed with iroms and guns. The battle, which lasted for over a half hour, completely tied up traf- fic on 39th St. _ Fwriers in the market this after- noon declared that all the honest fur workers were determined to drive the gangster band out of the market and continue the strikes for the July in- creases in wages and complete union- ization of the industry. ‘The campaign for shop strikes in the industry is going on at full speed. STEUR ‘STEAL’ IS DENOUNCED 400 Depositors Call for Money Return NEW YORK.—With about @ score of patrolmen and. several” mounted |’ officers on hand ready to strike. them. down, some 400 depositors whose: money had been lost in’ the Bank of United States failure marched up to the state building at Worth ome Centre Streets in protest today. They demanded that Mrs. “Max D. Steur, wife of the attorney who pros- ecuted the Bank of United States cases, return the $54,000 she with- drew from the bank after closing hours on the last day it remained open in December, 1930. M. D. Litman, Morris Frankel, and Mrs. H. Gershom, members of the committee which made this demand, denounced the withdrawal as an “outright steal.” get “Mr. Steur can manage’ to along with less expensive shirt studs while our families starve. Why, he spent $15,000 for three shirt studs alone the other day! Imagine how much food we workers could buy with that much money,” declared Mrs. Gershom as she shook a threatening fist. The committee was side-tracked by James T. Heenehan, assistant to Banking superintendent Joseph A. Broderick. After spending about an hour with Heenehan presenting its demands, the committee was told to put its demands into writing. When the committee reported the results of the conference to the 400 depositors waiting eagerly in the street, the crowd booed and pushed toward the entrance to the state building. The police, gesturing with their weapons, caused the crowd to disperse, 4, Equal rights for the Negroes and how we must fight for our demands— 88 on8,” } self-determination for the Black Balt 3,000 DEMAND FOOD IN DEMONSTRATION AT OLYMPIA, WASH. Unemployed Council Leads Fight Despite Renegade’s Attempt to Split Ranks Fred Walker, Proposed Communist Candidate | for Governor Se ores Pay-Cutters OLYMPIA, Wash. (By Mail).—More than 3,000 workers and impoverished farmers demonstrated July 5 at the Olympia (Washington) State Capitol to demand immediate relief from the state government. Although the demonstration was called by the leadership of the “United Producers League,” formerly the Unemployed Citizens League, to support 8. P. TAKES OVER LIBERAL ‘PARTY’ Cleveland Conference! Backs Thomas CLEVELAND, July 11—When ths two-day ‘convention of the “League for Independent Political Action” concluded its sessions here, it, turned -over all its assets and liabilities to the. Socialist: Party—at least for the time ‘being. Led by two college professors, Dr. Jobn’ Dewey of Columbia . University and Prof. Paul Dotiglas of the -Uni- versity “of Chicago, the conference adopted” a ‘platform ‘which ‘includes approval of the candidacy of Norman ‘Thomas, the: Socialist: Party's candi- date for President. ‘The. conférence did" not adjourn, however, until it had ‘taken. time off to’ attack the Communist Party and its fighting program. ' Stirred by a debate over a proposal’made to en- dorse the ‘candidacy’ of William E. Browder,:Communist candidate for Congress in Ghicago, Dewey and Douglas evaded the Challenge by charging the Communists with “dis- Tuptive tactics.” ‘There was. little discussion on Roosevelt, the Tammany ‘candidate, and the atetndance at the conference was eyt heavily by delegates who are whooping it up for Roosevelt, Among those who spoke were A. J. Muste, who’ also J¢ads’a sham fight against the bosses through his “Con- ference for Progressive Labor Action; Feeney, mine: misleader of West Vir- ginia, and James Dick, an official of the. company union, United Textile Workers. : 200 Jobless Duped by Racket Want Ad NEW YORK. — Yesterday's N. Y. American contained this entiting ad- vertisement: “Pantry girl, hotel, $16 week. Inter-State Employment Ex- change, 101 W, 46th Street.” About two hundred and fifty appli- cants rushed the employment office. Needless to say, all were turned back with the same old stall, “The ad was a mistake.” RULES FOR JAPAN MUKDEN, July 11.—Pu-Yi, figure- head ruler of the new nation Man- chukuo by grace of Japanese im- perialism, will assume the title of Emperor within @ few weeks, news NIRA oe & ®some spurious, vague “relief” de- mands, the mass of the workers rallied to the call of the Unemployed | organizations are being visited. United | | Front anti-war committees are being | Council to turn the meeting into a real militant struggle for cash relief at the expense of the bosses and gov- ernment. The leaders of the U. P. L. sent out | and neighborhood meetings are being | a few calls. Only one place re- | sponded, Bellingham, where M. M. | London, a@ renegade from the Com- |munist Party, has some following. | |The Tacoma Unemployed Citizens} | League voted down the demonstra- jtion.,. The Unemployed Citizens | | League in Olympia was not even in-| tion... The Unemployed Council in- jpointed out the nature of the pro- posed demonstration and the charac- ter of the leadership of the Unem- ployed Citizens League or the United Producers League. Workers Demands rank and file demands. When the Producers League arrived in Olympia, M..M. London, head of the “People’s | Council!” in Bellingham; Carl Bran- nin, Musteite of the Seattle Labor College; Hilet Wells of the same, and Gilbraith, one of their henchnien, they refused to listen to the demands of the rank and file and insisted that their meaningless demands be pre- sented to the Governor. London Forces Split Londen forced a split when he called upon the supporters of the United Producers League to march ‘ 1 aiiclaie (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ELGIN, Ul, July 11—Aimed to stir) similar terrorist action throughout the country, the local post of the American Legion has organized a committee known as the “Secret Six” to specialize in “anti-red” activities. The purpose of the committee as carefully any activities of persons whose purpose si the overthrow of or- ganized government in the United States.” The “Secret. Six” plan was put through following the adoption of a resolution put through by Command- er Huber of the Legion Post, which declared that “it appears that un- known persons are contemplating the formed them of the fact. and also| These workers drew up a list of| executive committee of the United | officially given dut is “to scrutinize | PREPAR FOR AU Fight Growing Terror, Meetings Mobilizing M Bosses’ War; Defense o struggle against imperialist wa try are preparing to make A class protests against the impe! against the growing threat of armed intervention against the Soviet Union and its victorious Socialist construction. Action Throughout Country Anti-war demonstrations will |be held in every large city and | hundreds of towns in all parts of the country. The demonstrations will protest the actual war now raging, |the frantic war preparations of the |imperialists and the growing terror against the working class by which the ruling elasses are attempting to | inal war and hunger program. Fight Terror Drive The Scotstboro lynch verditts and lother terroristic acts against the | Negro masses, the growing use of the deportation weapon against militant |foreign-born workers, the railroading ‘and jailing of strike leaders, are part lof the war preparation campaign. | The fight against this growing terror, |the fight for the freedom of the |Scottsboro boys, for the release of |'Tom Mooney, Edith. Berkman and cther class-war prisoners, and the |s strugle for unemployment relief and |the payment of the Graveyard Bonus will be in the forefront of the Augst First anti-war demonstrations. United Demonstrations The demonstrations are being or- | ganized on the basis of the widest | united front of all workers, intellec- |tuals and organizations willing to |fight against imperialist war. Mass | set up in the shops and mass organi- zations, in A. F. of L. locals and the jrevolutionary unions. Factory gates held and forums organized for anti- | | war discussions as part of the prep- jarations for Augst First. ‘The Augst First demonstrations will all be open-air demonstrations in | centrally located places, with marches and parades. The following slogans |for August First already have beeh formed of the proposed demonstra- | adopted by a number of United Front | Anti-War Committees: Against Imperialist War; for the | defense of the Chinese People and the | Soviet Union! Stop the Shipment of Munitions to | Japan! Not a Cent for War! All War Funds for Unemployment Relief and | Insurance! Fight Against Imperialist. War and War Preparations! | Stop the Robber War of Japan Now |Being Waged Against the Chinese | People!. Make the Rich Bankers Pay the Back Wages (Bonus) to the Ex-Ser- vicemen! Withdraw the Armed Forces from Latin America, China, Philippine Islands! Against Capitalist Terror—Part' of the War Preparations! Hand in hand with the preparations for Augst First, the workers must in- crease their anti-war actions to stop the shipment of munitions against the Chinese People and the Soviet Union, LEGION FORM “SECRET 6” Aim to Terrorize Militant Unemployed times for the purpose of furthering | certain groups.” The action of the local legion gang in planning a reign of terror against militant workers is a direct result of the activities of the Communist Party of Illinois in the present election cam~- |paign and the energetic struggles of the Unsmployed Councils which are demanding immediate relief and the adoption of the Unemployed Insur- ance Bill, ‘The National Commander of the American Legion, in a speech before, the American Club in Paris recently, | characterized as “un-American” the | Bonus March and vehemently denied that the Legion supported the move wegen: jerush resistance against their crim-| E HUGE ANTI-WAR MEETS G. FIRST for Jobless Relief and Vet’s Bonus To Be Issues in Demonstrations asses for Fight Against f Chinese People, USSR In growing realization of the necessity of a relentless r, workers throughout the coun- ugust First—International Day of Struggle Against Imperialist War—a day of mighty working rialist war now raging in China, SENATE STARTS MOVE TO COVER UP BANKSTEALS Quiz Aims to Stem Protests Against Trusts’ Grab | A move for investigation of the huge gifts to the bankers and indus- trialists by the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation has ben started in |theSenate. Senator Couzens, in of- fering a resolution for a quiz on these “loans,” admitted that the details of these transactions by this go#rn-~ ment body have been withheld from the public, The investigation move is being made to cover up the gigantic raids carried out om the public treasury under the pretext of reconstruction Jeans at a time when nothing is being done to relieve the distress of the starving, destitute billions of un- employed and part-time workers. It is a pre-election move aimed to silence the indignation of the masses (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ‘DEBT AGREEMENT SHOWN AS SHAM \Secret Pact Aimed United States Strong cpposition developed in the United States Senate yesterday to the so-called Lausanne war debts and reparations agreement as a result of |\the publication of the secret “gentle- men's agreement” between the former European allies in the last World War. Crookery of Lausanne, The “gentlemens agreement” coin- pletely exposes the crookery of the Lausanne agreement. It explodes the lie ‘that Germany was to be released from the payment of war tributes. It makes any reduction in these pay- ments absolutely contingent upen the success of the move, led by France and England, to force the United States to abandon its at- tempts to collect its war loans te the allies. The present move was accomplished | yesterday by rumors that Hoover had given secret assurances to the Euro» pean debtors of this country that the war debts would be cancelled. This was called “near treason” by Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, who at the same time admitted that the war tributes was forced on the German people in open violation of the terms of the armistice. Squeeze German Masses. - The Hearst newspaper chain has begun a lurid campaign against can- cellation by the United States of the war debts. The New York Sun also came out in sharp opposition, brand- ing the Lausanne agreement as trickery, and hinting at other un- published secret agreements reached at Lausanne and directed against the United States. The Sun, however, does not reveal the almost certain possibility of a secret agreement di- rected against the Soviet Union. Pope and Hitler. In the meantime, the Pope pre- maturely rushed forward to give God the credit for the “solution” achieved at Lausanne, while the German so- cialists joined with the German Junkers in fulsome praise of Reich Chancellor yon Papen. Hitler, leader of the German fas- cists, in a demagogic statement re- versed his former attitude supporting von Papen in the Lausanne negotia- tions. In an attempt to ride into power on the rising tide of mass re- sentment in Germany, he declared ch, te, Seam TIORROnitT AOS OR eR eee saa ( i’