The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 8, 1932, Page 1

\ } In the Day’s News SEIZE CHURCH PROPERTY MEXICO CITY, Oct. 7.—All church property was ordered confiscated and Catholic priests in the State of Vera Cruz were deprived of citizenship today in the struggle going on be- tween the Catholic Church and the government. | NEW DAWES ALIBI the weirdest defenses of grab of $80,000,000 by General Charles @. Dawes in the form of a “loan” from the Reconstruction Finance Corpora~- tion, was made-today by unnamed associates who asserted that the Money was “virtually forced on him by administration: officials” when it became known that his Central Re- public Trust Company was. in danger of collapsing. oo INDIANS SUFFERING WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—Announc- ing that he would seek an appropria- tion from Congress, Senator Lynn Frazier, of North Dakota, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Com- mittee, today admitted that “mal- nutrition and neglect’ is common, es- pecially among the Mission Indians of southern California and in the Northwest. “They have been backed off into rocky hilltops and canyons, where a goat could not subsist,” he said. aye | JAIL INSULL IN CANADA a BARRIE, Ont., Oct. 7—Martin J. Insuil, at one time head of the two- billion dollar Insuil utilities, is in jail here. today, awaiting extradition to Ilinois on charges of embezzlement and larceny, following the sensational crash which wiped out thousands of stockholders. The basis for Insull’s arrest is found in the fact that scores of wealthy investors were among those affected by the Insull smash- be Fa . y U. 8S. TOOL APPOINTS GOVERNOR * a RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Oct. 7.— Getulio Vargas, the head of the fed- eral government and a tool of United States imperialism, appointed Waldo- miro Lima, Governor of San Paul State, which had revolted against him., The San Paul State’s revolt ended last week with a victory for the Federal Government. Waldomiro Lima is described as a “strong military man, a stiff disci- plinarian.” * (se 3 GREEN AGAIN 0. K.’§ STAGGER WAGE CUT PLAN WASHINGTON, wage-cutting stagger plan was again endorsed by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, when he praiseq the “sharethe-work” movement sponsored under the chair- manship of Walter C, Teagle. GRAND BALL AT BAZAAR. TONIGHT Tomorrow Features Art Exhibit, Songs Workérs who have attended the Red Press Bazaar at Madison Square Garde», 49th Street and Eighth Ave- nue, have reported their enthusiasm for the variety of articles available. Men’s clothing sectio nis especially popular. Of the latest English mod- pels, the workmanship and quality of the suits are guaranteed by the rank and file of the Amalgamated Clothing ~ Workers of America, Bathrobes, sweaters, infants’ wear, drugs, gro- ceries, Chinese kimonos, scarfs, tea sets; Russian blouses, linens, novel- ties; these are some of the hundreds / of articles on sale. Tonight's feature is a Grand/Cos- tume Ball, with a double Negro and white orchestra, under the personal direction of David Rosenthal and John C. Smith. Dancing until dawn. Tomorrow's program includes an art exhibition by the John Reed Club; Freiheit Singing Society, sports, games, and an anti-religious demon- stration at which Melach Epstein of the editorial staff of the Freiheit will speak. Tonight and tomorrow are the busy nights. Do your bazaar shopping early! 7,000 paid-in-advance bundle or- ders by November 1. Register Early Next Week, So You Can Vote _ Communist! NEW YORK.— Registration in New York -City will begin this Monday, October 10, and will con- tinue until October 15. Places of registration will be open from 5 p. m. to 10:30 pm. on October 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, and from 7 a.m, to 10:30 p.m. on October 15, * Workers are urged to register on any.of the above days, for only by doing so will they be able to Vote Communist on November 8, / THUGS KILL PORTO RICAN WORKER Fake “Nationalist” Gang Attacks Anti-Imperialists owly | the to the capitalist press, Felice as one of their members and claiming that he was killed in @ brawl by members of the Anti - Imperialist Association. The VOTE COMMUNIST FOR: Unemployment and Social Insurance ". at the expense of the state and em- ployers. Against Hoover’s wage-cutting policy. Emergency relief for the poor farm- ets without restrictions py the govern. ment and banks; exemption” of poor farmers from taxes, and no forced collection of rent or debts Dail Central WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—One of Oct. 7.—Hoover’s Orga atti (Section of the Communist International) f ynist Party U.S.A. Fishy oN VOTE COMMUNIST FOR: Equal rights for the S determination Against capita. forms of suppre: rights of workers Against imperia: fense of the Chinese rf he Soviet Union Vol. IX, No. 241 P New York, N.¥., under the Act of M: t Office at ch 8, 1879. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 19 29 by CITY EDITION Price 3 Cents Points Out O’Brein Is Communist City Election Conference Room, 146 St. and Seventh Ave. Only the Communist Party, the N. Y, State United Front Commun- ist Elestion Campaign Committee de- clares in a statement issued yester- day, has appealed directly to- work- ing class organizations to send dele- | gates to a mayoralty conference. Packing Madison Square Garden Thursday night with its ward poli- ticians, Tammany nominated one of its faithful tools, John P. O'Brien as its candidate for Mayor of New York City. “Tammany is prepared to wage a broad campaign for misleading the workers of New York City,” the Uni- ted Front Communist Election Cam- paign Committee says. “On the other hand, the Socialists have call- ed in Daniel W. Hoan, Mayor of Milwaukee at whose order police clubbed unemployed workers de- manding relief, to help elect Morris | Hillquit, bitter enemy of the Soviet Union and of the American working class, the Socialist. nominee for Mayor.” The Committee further points out that Norman Thomas, . evidently knowing that Hillquit would serve capitalism as faithfully as! any: De-~ mocrat or Republican, has urged Tammany, the Republican and So- Cialist Party to unite on Hillquit as a “fusion” candidate for Mayor. “Thomas was not mistaken in urging upon Tammany to favor Hill- quit,” the United Front Committee declared. Hillquit, if elected, willl suppress the workers’ struggles a- gainst, capitalist misery with brutal force just as his fellow Socialist, Hoan, has done in Milwaukee, and the Tammany and Republican tools in the, cities they rule.” “Of the candidates for Mayor of New York City, William L. Patter- son, Communist candidate, is the only one who has participated in the struggles of workers against capit- alist misery,” the United Front Com- mittee stated. A large vote for Pat- terson, the show the capitalist class that the workers are united under powerful and militant leadership in their fight for relief in this crisis. Thomas Willing to | Keep Porto Rico and Philippines Awhile SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 7.— The holding of the conquered, terri- tory of Porto Rico and the Phillip- Pines fo ran indefinite length of time in the future, was expressed as part of the Socialist Party policy by Nor- man Thomas, its presidential candi- date in a speech to the Common- 4 wealth Club here today. Thomas put it this way: ‘Auton- omy for Porto Rico (autonomy is not independence) and the willingness to fix.a definite and near date for Fil- lipino independence.’ ’ Thomas Called for a world eco- nomic conference, under capitalism, to consider “interallied debts not only in relation to German repara- tions but also world trade and world disarmament.” ‘The Communist Party proposes im- mediate freedom, independence, for MAYORALTY CONFERENCE MONDAY TO PUSH AREAD PATTERSON'S CAMPAIG! Communist Election Committee Only One to Asks Workers’ Organizations to Session VETS STORM BEF Committee added, will | q {being worked out here at full speed Tool of Wage Cutting Capitalists; Socialists Flirt With Tiger NEW YORK.—Workers of New York ting and denial of relief to the hungry unémployed, will reply to Sociali: trickery and Socialist overtures to Tammany. The workers will answer h) sending strong delegations from each working class organization to I answer Tammany wage cu! Monday at 8 p.m. at the Lido CONVENTION HALT. Protest Waters Group | Steam Roller UNIONTOWN, Pa., Oct. 7.—An- gered by the steam roller tactics of the Walter W. Waters group which under the guise of being for the bonus is doing everything in its power to sabotage the preparations that are now being made by the Na- tional Veterans Rank and File Com- mittee for a bonus march to the capital in December, masses of vet- erans stormed the doors of the B. E. F. convention here shouting de- fiance at the guards, ss More than at any time before it has now become evident that the capitalists and bankers are preparing to oppose in every possible manner the mass movement of the veterans for their back wages. of the bonus enemies to support the Waters leadership against the rank and file committee. The Waters leadership under the pretext of fight- ing for the interests of the veterans is attempting to steer the fight for the bonus into non-effective chan- nels of lobbying and away from the policy of mass action which is the only policy that will win. All during the convention ~ the | Waters group kept the doors of the| warehouse where the meeting was held heavily guarded by military police who kept out a large number of the rank and file veterans. Only after the so-called elections, in which Waters was again declared comman- der, was the body of the rank and file admitted to the convection, The late arrivals gained admission ‘only after they had made a considerable demonstration before the warehouse joors. i Speed Vet Conference Plans NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Plans are by a rank and file committee of vet- erans eletced at a meeting here Oct. 5 for a city united front vet conference which will mobilize the New York veterans for the bonds | march to Washington Dec. 5. The} conference will be held Oct. 30 under | the leadership of the National Vet- erans Rank and File Committee. Reports have been received at the headquarters of the Rank and File Committee that similar conferences are being prepared in/all sections of the country. The National Veterans Rank and File Committee has issued a call to the ex-servicemen in the Waters B. E. F. organization to send delegates to these conferences and join. in the united front march to the capital. NEGRO WORKER KILLED NEW YORK.—Early yesterday morning a Negro worker slipped and fell on the road at Monroe and Rut- gers Street, and a Mack truck ran over his head. When the cop came, he asked who was run over, The driver said, “Only a nigger.” The cop said, “Oh, well, one nigger less.” The all colonies of American imperialism. capitalist papers published this false, statement, and thus laid the basis for a possible frame-up of Anti-Impe- trialist Porto Ricans, The Porto Rican Anti-Imperialist Association is a branch of the Anti- Imperialist League of U. S. Together with the Spanish Workers Center, Tobacco Workers Industrial Union and the Gongales Branch of the International Labor Defense, it advertised a meeting for last night at 22 West 114th Street. In its ad- vertisement, and in street meetings preceding last night's meeting, the Association, exposed the “Nationalist Party of Porto Rico” as loyal agents of Yankee imperialism The “Nation- alist Party” speaks for independence but practically aids the large land- holders of Porto the ‘peasantry with the’ aid of the United | Rico, A driver was not arrested. States. The Porto Rican Anti-Imperialist Association proposes not only inde- pendence, but confiscation of the large land holdings for the use of the peasants. It proposed a campaign for immediate relief for the hungry, to be given by the Porto Rican and United States Governments, The “Nationalist Party” attacked this program. ‘The Anti-Imperialist League of the United States brands the-Nationalist Party leaders as responsible for the attack and murder Thursday night. It calls upon all Porto Ricans and all American workers to smash the frame-up attempted by the “Nation= alist Party” and the police, and urges them to’ demand the complete and Baa Bankers It, is the policy ~ e Truste Part of the parade a mile long d, Now We Are Busted” of striking farmers who swept thr Des Moines Streets October 4 to protest the government policies of hic: taxes, land seizures, and no relief We Trusted, Now We Are Busted”, Hyde, Hell and Hard Times.” signs down, beced Hoover's picture, personally if he had not sent ranks The following letter has, reading “The Negro Reds collection of $2.40 to sav: workers that feel not capa crowd together and read but because the workers water. Give us more wo and understand it. Comrade P. S.—You. may publish eity if you wish.” The Daily Worker will story about Negro Reds in others. to continue such improveme! cial crises threatening the vi speedily overcome. October 14-15-16. today to the Daily Worker, York City. Miners Change Mind on Roosevelt After Reading “Daily; Send in Funds to ruined farmers. Signs read: “Hoover's Loans Are Only More Debts”, “In Hoover “The Republican 4-H Club: Hoover, The paraders tore Republican Party , and would have protested to him of militia to keep them away. been received froi1 the.mine region of Backley, West Virginia. “Great. work, my beloved comrades! Just finished of Chicago” to a crowd of about 20 or 25 Negro and white miners that were just about ready to vote for Roosevelt. The result was a e our great ‘Daily’, which money order I am enclosing. After quite a little dis- cussion, I received the assurance of all present: that they will ‘Vote Communist’ from NOW ON! “Comrades, I believe that there are many of us ble enough to mount a soap box and speak to the workers, But we can all get a to them. Our ‘Daily’ could be saved in no time, if only’some of our comrades would make a little more effort. “The Negro Reds of Chicago,” by Comrade Michael Gold is. absolutely a masterpiece, not only because I think it great work, take to it like a duck to rk of this nature, we love ly yours, Harry Burk. this letter with my name and strain every nerve to provide . its readers with popular features such as Michael Gold’s Chicago, “John Garvo” and But it will not be possible for the Daily Worker mts unless the present finan- ery existance of the paper is Half dollars and dollars must pour in to assure regular publication of the Daily Worker. This money must come in today—EVERY DAY, while preparations are being made for DAILY WORKER NATIONAL TAG DAYS, Wrap your half dollar in a piece of paper and mail it , 50 East 18th Street, New DEMONSTRATE ON UNION SQUARE TODAY, 2 P. M. Smash the Scottsboro- Tom Mooney Frame-Up Masses of Workers to Rally on International Day of Struggle Against ..| Switzerland Report 16 “Surprise Attacks” on Army of Sandino in September MANAGUA, Oct. 7.—Sixteen “sur- prise attacks” on Nicaraguan detach- ments of the Army of Liberation were reported at the headquarters of the Nicaraguan National Guard dur- ing the month of September. 58 members of the Army of Liber- ation were killed and many wounded. Three men of the National Guard are reported killed and five wounded. ‘The attacks were made by patrols of the National Guard in most of the cases led by United States Mar- ines. ¥ ‘These attacks were part of the campaign of intimidation being car- ried on in preparation for the prezi- dential election which will-take place on November Sth under the supervi- sion of United States imperialism. SECOND PLAN IS TOPIC ‘The Second Five Year Plan will be the subject of a lecture by Prof. John Ewing at the Coney Island Workers immediate independence of Porto Club, 2874 W. 27th St., Saturday at 830 p.m, |Unity Committee Settles 12 Dress Shops in One Week NEW YORK. — Despite the fact tha work in the dress trade has International Members and the In- dustrial Union settled 12 shops dur- ing the past week Plans were worked out to continue the drive during the coming week and also to begin work among the unemployed. Workers from open shops are called upon to bring their grievances to the office of the unity committee, 365 W. 36th St. WEVD BARS 11M CROW EXPOSE NEW YORK.—That Socialist op- erators of radio station WEVD. Hotel Claridge, refused to permit the broadcasting of a Scottsboro Defense program because cne of the speeches criticized Socialist, conduct in the matter of discrimination against Ne- gro radio performers by the hotel management, was revealed by James Rorty, poet and journalist, oh | everywhere. |up of workers’ | sit simultaneou Capitali ADA WRIGHT IN APPEAL TO THE | WORKING MASSES Urges Socialist Rank| And File to Protest Defy Leaders (By Inprecorr Cable) BERLIN, Germany, Oct. 7.—A great mass meeting in the Neu- keelln district of Berlin to welcome | the released nine workers accused in Charlottenburg of killing a fas- | cist, was to have been addressed | by Mrs. Ada Wright. But the | police prohibited her from speaking. { The meeting elected a deputation to go up to the American embassy and protest the Scottsboro frame- up. The German Scottsboro Com- mittee has issued an appeal on behalt of the Scottsboro boys, | signed by Alfons Goldschmidt and | other famous personalities. The appeal stresses the urgency of the situation, declaring that if the U. S. Supreme Court upholds the death verdicts, the only possibility left is a presidential pardon, It declares the complete innocence of the Negro children, and states they are, the victims of capitalist class and race hatred. The committee appeals for a strong last minute effort for their release. Ada Wright, who became ill dur- ing the tour, is being operated.on by the famous Professor Gohrbadt, for stomach trouble. By ADA WRIGHT VIENNA, Austria—I want to ap- peal to all social-democratic workers (followers of the Socialist Party). to join in the protest against the Scotts- boro judical lynching to the United States Supreme Court at Washing- ton that will hear our appeal Oc- tober 10. The International Red Aid, that is leading the fight to save our children tric chai®in Alabama, y picketing of United embassies and consulates| It calls for the setting ‘ies everywhere to ith the highest court of the American boss class to give the workers’ decision about the verdict to burn alive our children. In hundreds of meetings and dem- onstrations, during the five months of the Scottsboro tour of sixteen Eu- | ropean countries, I am sure there| have been tens of thousands of social- | democratic workers participating. I) have met many of these personally, | received their assurances that the; were in this struggle until the chil- dren were freed and restorer 19 their | parents. . In Germany hésts of social-demo- cratic workers assured me they were bitterly opposed to the policies urged by their leaders that resulted in some | of our meetings being prohibited, | others broken up by the police, and where many meetings were permitted | the refusal to allow me to speak. | You, social-democracic workers calls States’ No Deportations! Scottsboro Mother Mrs. Ada Wright who' bas toured 16 European cofntries to rouse the workers of the world for the free- dom of Negro boys condemned to death at Scottsboro, Ala, SCOTTSBORO CASE IN HIGH COURTS Argued in Washington On October 10 The appeal made by the attorneys of the International Labor Defense for a reversal of the. verdict ‘in ‘the frame-mp trial of the nine Negro boys at Scottsboro, Ala. will be heard Oct. 10 by, the Supreme.Court of the United States. Seven of the boys are sentenced to death and the highest Alabama court has upheld the sen? tences. These boys are: Ozie Powell, Willie Robertson, Andy Wright,, Olin Montgomery, Haywood | Patterson, Charlie Weems and Clarence Norris. Arguments to Court Arguments for the appeal were compiled by Walter B. Pollak and George W. Chamlee. They are based on the contentions that “the denial of a fair. and impartial trial before ea unbiased and unprejudiced jury constitutes .a violation. of rights under the Fourteenth Amendment; that the refusal of a change of venue was: a denial to the defendants of. their rights under the Constitution: of the United States; that the demonstra- tion’ and excitement attending the trial constituted a denial of due process;. that the defendants were compelled to go to trial represented by attorneys who by their own ad- mission in court, stated that they were not prepared (Roddy and the N. A. A. C. P. attorneys, who are against the boys—Editor); that the trial of the deféndants before juries from which qualified Negroes were by a custom long standing excluded, was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.” The ‘Scottsboro ~ case developed when the nine Negro children, un- Terror! To Demand Freedom of Class War Prisoners! \ awl ‘MOTHER OF TOM *' ‘MOONEY T0 SPEAK AT N. Y. MEETING Unions Mobilize All Members for Great Protest 2 Today at 2 pm, workers from all over New York City and vicinity will throng to Union Square to form a gigantic army in defense of the nine innocent Scottsboro Negro boys and to become one of the leading factors in the worldwide movement of dem~ onstrations now being held by mil- lions of workers as part of:the fight to force the United States courts to release the innocent Scottsboro boys, Tom Mooney, and other class war prisoners. The demonstration this afternoon at Union Square will also intensify the fight against all forms of capital- ist terror, including the vicious depor- tation drive being conducted by Doak of the Department of Labor. With the approach of Oct. 10, the day set by the United States Supreme Court for the review of the case, the outcome of which means either the death or retrial of seven of these boys, workers and intellectuals. all over the world who have been stirred to ‘action since the time of the dread- |{ul occurrence in the South, March, 1931, are now consolidating their forces and calling their brothers to fight with them for the immediate release of the boys. Among the speakers at the demon- stration will be Mother Mary Mooney, Richard B. Moore, of the Inte tional Labor Defense, W. W. Wein- stone, editor of the Daily Worker, Irving Herman, District Organizer of the Y. C. L., Emanuel Levin, of the Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League, Charles Alexander and Martin Pried- lander, who will preside as chairman. All members of the revolutionary trade unions, as well as rank and file \A. F. of L. workers, are called on to be at the Union Square demonstra- tion. The Needle Trades ‘Workers’ Industrial Union has issued a special call to its membership to take path. A special call has also been issued by the Alteration Painters’ Union, which has urged all its members, with tho exception 'of the Bronx local, to m&- bilize at 15th Street on the + side jot University Place, from wi they |'will march in a solid body to the | demonstration. The member® of the | Bronx local «have been instructed to | mobilize at 1180 Southern Boulevard before the demonstration. The New York District of Inters | national Labor Defense has issued & call to action to all workers to pre- pare for and to participate in the demonstration today at 2 pm. Voluntary Departure Is Won for Ferrara NEW YORK.—Comsetti Farrare, }one of the delegation arrested on | April 21, 1932, for attempting to pre. know, many of you, that while your| employed and looking for work were |Sent a program of immediate relief leaders have been party to the mobi-) riging a freight train through Ala-|for the unemployed to the Board of lization of the police and the prohi- | bama. A group of white toughs at- Estimate at Oity Hall, was released tion against cur meetings’ (Austria,| tacked other Negroes on the train on $1,000 bond from Ellis Island and other countries), | that you, yourselves, have come to} the meetings and voted for the re- solutions offf protest and many of you joined the International Red Aid. You agree with me that mass pro- test is necessary to force favorable action for our boys from the Amer- ican boss class. I am criticized by {CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) and got licked. A posse of deputies took the boys of at Scottsboro, in revenge for the defeat of the whites, and the usual southern charge of rape was made. Their frame-up trial’ was a feature of the county fair going on at Scotts- boro. Two white prostitutes were ob- tained to swear they had been raped by these children. The Negroes were convicted as a matter of course. Thursday after having served five |months in the Tombs awaiting trial. |The International Labor Defense | won voluntary departure for Farrae |ro “to the Soviet Union early in No- | vember. Remember the dates: Oct. 14, 15, 16, for National Daily Worker Tag | Days. Stations will be |announced later. CHURCH HELPS ROB SEAMEN OF VOTE slowed down the unity committee of | Try to Bar Polls to Thousands Who Can’t Pay Rent NEW YORK.—Many marine work- ers, ashore for months and years because they could got find a | men out of the right to vote. One living, when ashore, and getting his sleep in them, that would throw fobd ® even |seaman reported that he has been |jinto the sea rather than let uneme. | ployed and starving workers eat ity. job, are being denied the right of | mai) at the Institute since 1922, when |are to be denied the right to vote.” 24 registration and yote until they bring | in signed statements showing that | he started sailing out of New York. He has been out of a job for over When they wanted the workers to. fight for them in the imperialist war’ they have been “properly domiciled” | five months, so has not been abie of 1917-18 they were not so particus for two months in one of the flop|to pay for a bed for some time, The | lar about addresses. Many men were. houses on the waterfront. | The Seamen’s Church Institute, | which for years has been the mail | address. and the living quarters | while they had money, of many sea- men ashore, is now denying that it is the “residence” of any except those who actually have been sleeping in its 20c, 35c, 600 and $1 rooms. This would throw thousands of sea- Institute refused to certify his resid- ence, disiranchising him. ‘This disfranchisement of the starv- ling and homeless workers, evicted by) capitalist landiords, is goinz on all over the city. is? who have the greatest right to protest against the system that keeps empty houses ra- ther - than - let - unemployed. workers | registered for the war, who could |give no home addre: One maw” registered as living in a box car from which he hed dropped that. ning inio the city. And he went’. y to fight for the bosees even. f he ditin’s pey rent. : Workers can fight their bloody bat tles for them, but can’t vote bee cause they haven't joba.