The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 11, 1933, Page 1

" VOU Get Your Unit, | | Branch or Clu | Another Group Union Local, b to on Lal, in Raising mies | for the Daily Worker! Daily ee ‘(Section of the Communist International) America’s On THE WEATE Class Daily Newspaper est Nazi Spy, Murder Plots at New Star Casino Tonight orker ist Party U.S.A. ly Working HER Eastern New York—Fair Wednesday Vol. X, No. 244 = ” ‘Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office ab N, Y¥., under the Act of March 8, 187%, New York, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1933. NEW NAZI LETTER PROVES SPY ACTIVITIE W. VA. TROOPERS ATTACK WEIRTON STE ca Coal Miners Convent Mill in Buffalo Out Still Guard Ambridge; Make Threat to the I. L. D. By HARRY GANNES. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 10. ~Five thousand pickets massed | at. Weirton, West Virginia, to prevent scabs from entering the Weirton Steel Co. plant this morning. State troopers attack-| ed the line, throwing gas bombs, but strikers picked them up, hurling them at. the troopers, them back. They hooted and cursed the police. Only several hundred out of the 14,000 in three cities have returned | to work in the Weirton steel mill. ‘The strikers are disobeying the orders of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers, an af- filiate of the A. F. of L., leaders, not to picket en masse. Not all have sue to the plants in Ambridgé, fe Workers are re-establishing the union and shop committees. Deputies are still patrol- ine the streets, maintaining martial rule. Writs of habeas corpus were being | filed in the cases of morejthan fifteen workers arrested in connection with Thursday's murderous attack on the | Spang Chalfant Picket line. Repeated attemots to get information by at- torneys and Carl Hacker, I.L.D. or- ganizer, met with threats of jailing, bodily harm and expulsion from the county. Three workers arrested Sunday at the funeral of Adam Petonsaki are held incommunicado. Protests against holding of these workers must con- tinue to pour into the office of Presi- dent Roosevelt, Washington, D. C., and Governor Pinchot at Harris- burgh, Pa. Mine Ranks Solid The mine situation remains in a deadlock. Philip Murray, U.M.W.A. international vice-president, is meet- ing with Thomas Moses, president of H. ©. Frick Coke Co. to map out @ means of tricking the miners back to work with recognition: Represen- tatives of 100 U.M.W. of A. locals met yesterday in Centerville, supported by five thousand miners, and voted to remain on strike until full recogni tion of the union is granted. Ryan declared, “We are going to stay on that picket line and won't leave until Roosevelt and Johnson tell us we are recognized 100 per cent.” He declared that the conven- tion of District No. 4 of the U.M.W. of A. would be held in Isabella, near Uniontown, today, to nlan further ac- ion. .jAgnes Snear spoke at Library, Pa., ig the miners’ wives to form wo- men’s auxiliaries, and draw all wo- met: into the strike for victory. “Speakers from Fayette, Washing- ton and Allegheny County are bitter against the U.M.W. of A. fakers and urged all miners to stick out till the union is fully recognized, A small fringe of miners, between id eight thousande returned to “today. One thousand who re- ned yesterday walked out today. Na are still on strike. who were driving} ers Hold ion; Steel Republic Steel Denies Work to 175; Strike | Starts; Plan Terror BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 10—The Republic Steel Co., after a three- hour conference last Sunday, refused to reinstate 175 chippers. This is a direct threat on workers’ rights to ; belong to any union. All fired men formed a picket line today. A com~- plete walkout in the chipping de- | partment is expected tomorrow. All other departments in the mill are ready for the first call. A strike in | the entire plant is imminent. The company police thugs are op- erating in full force inside and out~- | side. An olf worker was beaten up while speaking. Work last night continued unéer | armed police. Machine guns are seen being put into place. The Pratt- Letchworth Plant strike is continu- ing solid, with picketing going on. |The support of the entire neighbor- hood is splendid. CHIEF OPENS PRISON FOR LYNCHERS NINETY SIX, 8. C., Oct. 10.—Taken out of jail here, and brutally beaten with automobile top tubes, Bennie Thompzon, young Negro worker, was lynched here last night by four white men with whom he had an argument earlier in the evening. Burley Leppard, one of the lynch- ers, openly admits his part in the brutal crime and reveals that the lynching was carried out with’ the help of Chief of Police Rush. In a Statement read t@ a coroner's jury, Leppard names J. F. Morris, “Lesty” Mayes and “‘Toody” Webb as his ac- tive accomplices. He indicated there were others. “We and the others had some trouble with the nigger at a cafe last night and he drew a pistol on us,” Leppard’s statement said. “The nig- ger was arrested and put in jail. Later the four of us went to the jail dnd asked the jailer to turn the nigger over to us. He refused, telling us we would have to see the chief. “Chief of Police Rush came in a few minutes later, and we made the same request to him, He told us to wait until dark and come back and we would find the jail unlocked. “We went back to the jail a short time later and we found the door open and the lock hanging in thé cell door pushed together as if it had been locked. “We took the nigger out and drove | him down the road in my car. All of us beat him with automobile top tubes and left him beside the road still alive.” Leppard said this was at 1:30} Fo: o'clock last night. Just after 8 o’clock this morning, the worker's body, bear- ing many welts, was found in plain view of the highway by a small Ne- gro boy. \ RED ELECTION VICTORY IN FORD'S TOWN Worker United Front Ticket Sweeps Into Second Place DEARBORN, Oct. 10. — In the very heart of the Ford in- dustrial empire, David Jones, | Vice-President of the Auto; Workers’ Union, and candidate for Mayor on the United Front ticket came out second in the pri- maries out of a list of ten candi- dates. The United Front Party is a united front of many working class groups, particularly, the Auto Workers Union and the: “Commune nist Party. Jones polled 1,441 votes against the 5,445 count for Henry Ford’s cousin, Clyde Ford, who has been Mayor of Dearborn ever since the town was incorporated in 1928. | Further Hvidedice of ‘Nazi Sie Activities in New York City ste Onru NW -obacht-n su lessen Jones’ large vote puts. him. on| November. ~ In Regan, running for Treasurer on the United Front jicket, as -well-as three more worker candidates for office will be on the final ballot. It is significant that in the pri- maries over 6,000 anti-Ford.votes were cast, despite wide open ter- rorism ofthe Ford police, and wholesale stealing of votes. Borich Case Not Drop»ved; Workers Must Roar Protest NEW YORK.—Due to 8 pene made by a telegraph operator, the Daily Worker erroneously reported yesterday that the deportation case against Frank Borich, secretary of the National Miners Union, had been dismissed. The court reserved its de- cision. The telegraph operator in sending the report over the wires substituted the word reversed for re- served. the ballot for the final elections in addition, “Ohartes Borich is still in grave danger of denortation because of his militant working-class activities in the lead- ership of the struggles of the miners against wage cuts and starvation, for the right to live. It is necessary ta at once intensify the protests against the attempt to deport him,» to deport him. Call Detroit Auto Meet Tomorrow DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 10—A big mass meeting is being called in the Arena Gardens on Thursday at 12 noon, to be followed by a march to Clark Park and mobilization for gen- eral strike of auto workers. wile! are being made to pull out rd workers, thousands of whom are boing inva cit inv a somes doce entre forestall a strike. The Communist Party is issuing a statement. calling ee eee workers fo join the sti on $TsD/SS oe In! der. eens d sihe‘anortnuns, Aicses Lokel zu Bundes Nachrichtenstelle (Bu Naste) 20. aAconb:e pF Lloyd-?iers Stehen soll. und sir. Ser Freunde des Neuen Deutschland” “FRIENDS OF THE NEW GERMANY” wo Bremen uni Europa ebfahren } existicrt cin Restrurant “ilegnot’ besitcerin dieses Lokals ist eine Frau POQGOTA, die «ngeblich in dire::tor Vervincuny nit Yerrn Unternoyer Wie {ci von Lloyd hoerc, habon. die Marnschsften < iden. Ish bitte des Resturen® be- za ersvc.tten. Heil Hivlsrt Adresse EFDENDE 29 Lexiacton Avenue, Hew York v Sehiffe Translation of New Nazi Spy Order Ogru Naste, Brooklyn. Near the Lloyd piers (North German Lioyd—Kd.), where the “Bremen” and “Europa” sail, is a restaurant called “Magnet.” ‘said to be in direct contact with Mr According to word I have received from the Lloyd, the crews of their ships been ordered to avoid this place. and provide me with reports. Untermeyer. (Signed) Sept. 20, 1933. The owner of this place is a Mrs. Pogota, who is have I request you to put the restaurant under surveillance JOACHIM W. DEUTSCH\ Leader of “Bunaste” (Secret Service). New York Nua Raid Downtown Store, Smash Glass NEW YORK.—Hitler terrorists in- vaded lower Manhattan early today when a band of Nazi gangsters smashed the large plate-glass win- dow of M. Richman & Co. store, candy importers, at 145 East Houston St., early yesterday. ‘The window had contained a big anti-Hitler display with photos of the As part of their deliberate plans to crush all anti-Hitler sentiment in the United States by strong-arm gangster methods, the Nazi band raided the store at 4 a.m. yesterday morning, smashed in the plate-glass, but were scared off by passers-by be- -fore they were able to ransack and destroy the window's display. of terrorism is the most recent in a whole series of strong-arm raids, earlier ones. having taken place in the Yorkville district, ‘Wilmington Answers “Daily’s” Call sponded fully enough to wipe out the danger confronting the “Daily.” ‘The total received to date is’still dangerously low. CHILDREN CONTRIBUTE! Not only the workers but their children have their hearts set on our DAILY WORKER, ‘60 East 13th Street, New York City. ‘WILMINGTON ALREADY RAISED ITS Regoad FOR DAILY IN- October 10, 1933. CLUDING 125 SUBS STOP IN RESPONSE TO URGENT APPEAL WE RAISED IN LOAN TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS WHICH WE SEND TODAY STOP ARRANGING CONCERT AND MASS MEETING FOR TioNTY SEVENTH STOP HOUSE PARTY SUNDAY NOVEMBER TWELFTH STOP WE PLEDGE TO DO OUR PART FOR DAILY WILMINGTON DAILY BOOSTERS. Comrades! ‘We said your loyalty to the “Daily” is unquestionable. Responses coming to the “Daily’s” emergency cry for help show that the workers , WILL NOT LET OUR “DAILY” DIE. RECEIPTS INCREASE. Tuesday's receipts of $806, 64 show an encouraging increase over $404.75, received Monday. But more than half of Tuesday’s income came from the District No. 2 (New York), Most of the Districts have tot yet.re- father gave me @ birthday. As we were having a grand time we thought we would make this party remembered all our life. We took a collection for our Daily Worker. We collected $16 for our Daily Worker.” Signed: A Pioneer Member, Sada Aharomian, Lynn, Mass. ACTION NECESSARY NOW! We do not wish to repeat that the slowness of the drive threatens the very existence of our “Dajly,” Comrades. Telegrams coming in show dhat each District 1s realizing the danger the “Daily” faces. We appeal to you to rush all available funds at. once! We to you to follow Wil- mington.. GO OVER THE TOP IN THE $40,000 DRIVE! We appeal to your District to get INTO ACTION AT ONCE TO SAVE THE DAILY lai Today's receipts . Previous Total 96,984.45 teeceveccees Nazi Book Hails Germs As Weapon NEW YORK ,N. Y. —Bacteria as weapons, warfare with horrible and loathesome diseases, such as the letter from W. Haag, adjutant of Hitler’s forces in America, speaks of in the secret letter to his superiors in Berlin which was published in the Daily Worker Saturday, is Part of the. official program of the Nazi General Staff. . ‘In Haag’s secret letter from the “Friends of the New Germany” in New York, are the words: “I agree with you entirely that it would be good to give the damned Communists in Leipsig an ‘injection of syphilis.” The same loathsome methods, on a war-scale, are praised in’ the textbook of Professor Banse, a professor of military. science in the pay of the Nazi government. Writing about this book, in a special dispatch to the New York Times, Sunday, Frederick T. Birch- all says: “Biological warfare,” says the weapon for a nation which has been disarmed and rendered de- fenseléss.” “The chief methods in such tac- tics would be the infection of drinking and other water by ty- phus bacilli, the introduction. of typhus by means of fleas, and of plague by artificially infected rats.” Quoting from Professor Banse’s book, Birchall says, “Every meth- od is permissible to stave off the plead enemy and to vanquish { Sec’y Perkins Is Quizzed on Nazi Plot By “Daily” By MARGUERITE YOUNG (Washington Bureau of the Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. — The Department of Labor, no- torious for deportation meas- ures against striking foreign- born workers, today passed off without action the Daily Worker's Lexpose of the operation in América of a Nazi propaganda. bureau which is carrying on a campaign of murder and terror in the United States. Secretary Perkins,.informed of the expose which brought an announce- ment of an investigation of Nazi ac- tivities by Chairman Dickstein of the House Immigration Committee, declined to act without an “official” request for it. “We certainly will co-operate if there’s anything that involved the immigration laws,” Perkins adroitly hedged when confronted with the ex- pose by your correspondent in a press conference today. But the of- ficial spokesman of the department admitted, later, “she hasn’t done anything yet and doesn’t plan any~ thing unless something turns up, She doesn’t know about it officially yet.” “We have nothing to do with propaganda,” Perkins said in- geniously. “I believe the story is book, ‘‘is undoubtedly the given that there has been smuggling of aliens into the United States for the spreading of Nazi propaganda. I know nothing about it, but any smuggling is against the immigration laws and it is our duty to stop it, to suppress smuggling.” Someone else in the big confer- ence wanted to know whether Per- kins would inquire into Dickstein’s statement that a “ridiculously large number of people—300—recently have entered the United States as em~- ployers or servants of German con- sulates.” “You know,” Perkins smilingly _ {Oontinued on Page Two). i (Six Pages) | | | Wade Attacks iTrial in Berlin | tothe Reichstag building in Berlin. | | Buenger called each of the defend- | ants in turn, with ridiculous sol- Price 3 Cents L PICKET LINE ORDER 1S GIVEN TO WATCH SEAMEN RESTAURANT NEAR NORTH GERMAN LLOYD PIER | Confirms Daily | Worker E: Exposure of Murder, Spy Plans, Published in Saturday Issue Protest Meeting in New Star Casino Tonight to Bare NEW YORK.—The D: Nazi Netwo or Germany,” Dimitroff at New Intimidation As' Sessions Open in Reichstag AT GERMAN FRONTIER, Buenger to intimidate George | Dimitroff, one of the four Com- munist defendants in the Reichstag fire trial, marked the opening of the} sessions which have been transferred As the proceedings opened, Judge emnity. When he came to Dimitroff, | he called: “Dimitroff, defended by Teichert.”| The Bulgarian Communist instant- ly answered, in a loud voice “I defend myself!” Buenger, who last Friday excluded Dimitroff from the courtroom for his courageous exposure of forged police | testimony, turned on him and said: “You are beginning again!” Ernst Torgles; leader of the Com-} munist deputies in the Reichst; Dimitroff, Blagoi Popoff and Vassil} Taneff, Bulgarian Communists, looked weary but militant as the trial entered its third session, The control of foreign journalists in Leipzig was sharp enotigh, but here | the impression is given that the jqur-} nalists are criminals. The forelgn| journalists entering the Reichstag had their pockets searched twice, then had to pass three examiners. Few traces are left of the fire, be- sides repairs whith are going on un- der a sharp watch in the session hall. The Reichstag is guarded by police with carbines. Nobody ventures in the neighborhood. Accidental passers- | by keep’their distance. The senfries| in the Reichstag are heavily armed. Despite the dragging trial, with its accumulation and repetition of in- numerable details deliberately in-| tended to cause fatigue and confu- sion, the defendants give the impres- sion that they are weary but militant. Only van der Lubbe, the Dutch tool of the Nazis, who is also on “trial,” is more collapsed, paler, more apath~ etic. The court made a suspicious declaration \that van der Lubbe is under “constant, careful medical ob- servation.” Buenger announced that tte hear- ing of witnesses will continue in Ber- lin, Among nearly 100 witnesses to be called is Gempp, former director of the Berlin fire brigade, who was dismissed after the fire and pros- ecuted for breach of duty, Gempp made statements derogatory to the Fascist plans, The first witness was a Nazi stu- dent, Franz Floeter, who asserted that when returning home on the evening of February 27 at 9 p.m. he saw a man with a burning object in his hand climbing the balcony of the main story on the west front of the Reichstag. He said he reported it at the main entrance, where the of- ficials only looked at him incredu- Jously |St., k in New York City er today again publishes | documentary evidence of Nazi activities in the United States | being carried on under the lead an organization engaged in espionage as well as | murder plots against foes of the Hitler | In _In adjoining columns the Daily ership of the “Friends of New regime. Worker prints a repro- “#duction of a letter sent out by one {of the Nazi ledders in New York, urging that a restaurant near the North German Lloyd pier in Brook- jlyn frequented by seamen be put un- |der surveillance because of @ suspi- cion that its owner has anti-Nazi sympathies Already stirred to action by the dramatic expose made by the Daily Worker on Saturday, today’s ad- ditional revelations are expected to | create still grester Interest in the protest meeting tonight in New | Star Casino, 107th St. and Park Ave. The meeting is called by the New York District of the Communist Party. The meeting will denounce the Nazi spying and murder plots and demand the release of Torgler | and the other Communists on trial |Oct. 10 (Via Zurich).—A new | jattempt on the part of Judge! in the Hitlerite frame-up court in Leipzig. The publication of this damning document today follows the exposure in Saturday's issue of the Daily Worker, of previous activities of the of New Germany’—specifi- a letter from W. Haag, leader of the organization here, to his chiefs in Berlin. This letter disclosed plots for infecting Ermst Torgler and the other Communists on trial in Leip~ zig with syphilis germs, as well as |espionage in Amtorg, Soviet trading organization in New York. The letter suggesting that the het Restaurant be watched by spies follows: “Near the Lloyd piers where the ‘Bremen’ and ‘Europa’ sail, is a restaurant called ‘Magnet.’ The owner of this place is Mrs, Pogota, who is said to be in direct contact with Mr, Untermyer, “According to word Y have re- ceived from the Lloyd, the crews of their ships have been ordered te avoid this place. I request you te put the restaurant under suryeil- lance and provide me with reports, “(Signed) Joachim W. Deutsch, “Leader of ‘Bunaste’;”.. (Secret Service) Investigation by the Daily Worker revealed that the “Magnet” restau- rant referred to in the Nazi letter is part of the Magnet Hotel, 139 58th Brooklyn, near the North Ger- man Lloyd Pier. Mrs. Pogota, said by the writer of the above letter to be the owner of the place, was out when a repre- sentative of the Daily Worker called, Name Misspelled Each Time Not only is the seal on the letter regarding the “Magnet” restaurant the same as the one which appeared on the letter sent by Haag to his Nazi chiefs in Berlin, but it is sige nificant to note that Samuel Unter- myer’s name is misspelled in both documents, Untermyer's name figures in this letter, undoubtedly, because of his connection with the Jewish nation- alist boycott campaign against the Nazis. The letter from Deutsch further supports previous charges (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) American Hit by Nazi Troopers BERLIN, Oct. 10—Roland Vels, an American, was slapped twice by: Nazi storm troopers in Duessel~ dorf Sunday, for failing to salute a Nazi procession, he reported to- day. He was out walking with his wife when he was attacked, J He complained to George & Messersmith, American General, Innumerable such inct« dents, in which Americans are ate tacked by Nazis, have and after each the Nazis the American consulate > it will surely not happen again, i i