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Page Six @RITIAS ORGAN COMMUNIST PARTY U.S.A (SECTION OF COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL) “America’s Only Working Class Daily Newspaper” FOUNDED 1924 PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY THE COMPRODAILY PUBLISHING CO., INC., 50 E. 13th New York, N. Y. ALgonquin 4-795 4. Street, Telephone ————— Organize the Mass Fight Against Terrorism! HE gangsterism and murder that has been let loose against the striking w ork- ers in Alabama and the Pacific Coast must be met immediately by the organized mass resistance of the entire working class. In little more than a week eight work- ers have been shot down by police deputies and thugs. The Roosevelt capitalist government not only ignores t cold-blooded murder. It tacitly and actively supports it The introduction of the Lundeen resolution authorizing a Congressional investigation into the murder of strikers, is only the reflection of the fact that the indignation of the workers is getting to hot to be ignored. But the Lundeen resolution, aside from its basic political flaws concealing the suppressive, violent character of the capitalist dictatorship embodied in the Roosevelt government, itself maneuvers to limit and dissipate the mass anger at the strike murders. Lundeen, forced by the pressure of the masses to draw up his resolution, deliberately avoided making any exposures on the floor of Congress. He quietly filed a formal resolution with the least pos- sible publicity. . . . Ne fight for the Lundeen resolution is there- fore not a fight to defeat capitalist terrorism through the passage of legislative resolutions, but to use the resolution to focus the attention of the whole country on the savage assaults now being made against the working class. The actual issues can be fought out, the actual defeat of the capitalist terrorism can come only through the resolute organized, mass actions of the working class itself. This organized, nation-wide resistance of the workers to the employers’ terrorism must go for- ward in all workers’ organizations. Meetings to pledge solidarity with the Alabama and Pacific Coast strikers should be organized, in the shops, unions, and mass organizations. Let the employers and their government hear the voice of the working class, challenging their terrorism against the striking workers! Keep H. R. 7598 on the “Must List” -.. from Washington report J that Roosevelt in a conference with his Congressional wheel-horses has de- cided to trim his “must list” in order to assure adjournment of Congress by June 9. The trimming process leaves only the five bills the passage of which is essential to Wall Street's hunger and war program on the “must list.” Why is Roosevelt so eager to get an early ad- Because the masses are demanding more than promises. Because he fears that the growing pressure of the masses may force Congress- men, who are coming up for re-election in the Fall, to enact legislation which the masses demand with growing insistence. One of the measures now being brought to the fore is the Workers’ Unemployment and Social In- surance Bill (H. R. 7598). A motion to discharge the Committee from further consideration of this vital measure is now on the speakers’ desk, The flood of messages, post-cards, letters and resolu- tions addressed by tens of thousands of workers Journment? and their organizations, is forcing many Congress- | men to sign this motion. When 145 such signatures hhave been secured, the Bill will automatically come up for action in Congress. A record vote as well as discussion will then take place. Congressmen will then be forced to either vote for the Workers’ Bill or face the prospect of explaining to workers whose votes they seek, why they failed to sup- port it. That is why Roosevelt is in a hurry to adjourn Congress. That too is why every Congressman is anxious to,adjourn. They want to get away before the campaign for the Workers’ Bill develops any further. Some of them will pretend to oppose ad- journment, so that they can later claim that they wanted to do something but the others didn’t let them. It is necessary to intensify manifold the fight for the Workers’ Bill. If we arouse the masses to the urgent need for vigorous action, we can yet force the necessary number of Congressmen to sign the motion that will bring the Workers’ Bill out of Committee before adjournment. The week of June 4 to 10 has been designated by the National Unemployment Council as a week during which demonstrations are to be conducted at the homes of every Congressman who has not taken the first necessary step in support of the Workers’ Bill. If between now and then these Congressmen will receive hundreds of thousands of post-cards, letters, resolutions and telegrams from workers, from unions, lodges, and other individuals and or- ganizations with the demand “Sign the motion to bring H. R. 7598 out of Committee!”, many of them will be forced to comply. loin the Communist Party 35 EAST 12TH STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. | Please send me mere information on the Comma- Aue the “lesser evil” theory of the ‘4 Socialist leaders paved the way for the Fascist coup in Latvia. On the ground of supporting the existing pseudo-demo- cratic government headed President Kviesis, representative of the rich land- as against the “Fascists,” the So- ty of Latvia, which had the largest group n Parliament, laid the basis for the by owners, cialist P: in the advent of the Fascist dictatorship. this very President Kviesis who parti- cipated in the sudden fascist coup which put Lat- via under a Fascist regime. When their services are no longer needed in the “democratic” comedy, t leaders are arrested. But when eight leaders were arrested recently by the officials, as a preliminary blow It wi fas present against the Latvian workers and poor peasants, the Socialist leaders accepted this as a necessary step in their collaboration with the “lesser evil.” In Germany, in Austria, and now Latvia, the refusal of the Socialist leaders to permit the united front of all workers against fascism, their partici- pation in the “lesser evil” governments of the capi- tali their disarming of the workers, has led to the installation of fascism. That is the path followed by the Norman Thomases in this country, who support the fas- cist deeds of the Roosevelt N.R.A., and who at every turn deliberately rupture the united front of the working class against fascism. The social-fascist treachery of the Second In- ternational in Latvia, as in other countries, is the best assistance that the fascist hounds could want. No wonder the Nazi press in Germany could not hide its joy at the news of the fascist coup in Lat- via! But they look further than the victory of the fascist dictatorship in this country bordering the USS.R. The Hitler regime is attempting to forge a Baltic bloc for war against the Soviet Union, and the Latvian events favor this move. From East and West, the war moves against the Soviet Union are increasing, and the betrayals of | the Social-Democratic leaders not only mean a ter- rific blow to the workers in the countries where fas- cism puts down its bloody hand, but opens the way for the war plans of Hitler against the workers’ fatherland. Every worker must take to heart the deeply branded lessons of the Socialist treachery in Ger- many, Austria and now Latvia. The united front against fascism must be forged, despite all the sabotage, all of the trickery and refusal of the So- cialist leaders, The Budding Fascists of the “Brain Trust” b Sopeeneenana a group of bankers heard the professors and economists of the “Brain Trust” denounced as “parlor pinks” leading the Roosevelt government to ‘“‘So- cialism.” In this, of course, there is an echo of the now notorious acclamation of Norman ‘Thomas, Socialist leader, who saw in the capi- talist works of the “Brain Trust,” the “beginnings of a new hope for the peaceful path to Socialism.” The “Brain Trust” leading to Socialism? Let us see. Here is the remarkable testimony of a high- priced, exclusive information service (Kiplinger Service) sent out from Washington to employers and bank executives: “Are these men (Brain Trusters’) Commu- nists? No. ... They look on Communism as an ideal, probably not practicable for the United States. They think that the equivalent results can be accomplished through an original Ameri- can system of government supervision. “Are they fascists? They don’t think they are. They don’t think in terms of foreign ‘isms’ of Mussolini, Hitler, or Mosley. “BUT MANY POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN THE EAST POINT TOWARD THE PLANNED ECONOMY OF THE CORPORATE STATE, CONTROLLED POLITICALLY BY THE GOVERNMENT, WITH EXECUTION LEFT IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATELY-OWNED AND PRIVATELY-OPERATED BUSINESS UNITS. THIS IS THE ‘SOCIALISM’ OF FASCISM; NOT THE SOCIALISM OF COMMUNISM.” The “Socialism” of Fascism —there could not be a more precise description of the political essence of the “Brain Trust” New Deal. It is this way that the inside, capitalist observers evaluate the “parlor pink” Brain Trust. * . * * ‘HE Communist Party has from the first been the sole political group in America to reveal to the masses the growing Fascist character of the whole Roosevelt “Brain Trust” program, cunningly dis- guised by an unparalleled flood of demagogy. Events are more and more confirming this analysis. The tightening of the grip of Wall Street mono- poly on industry through the whole N.R.A. set-up, the driving of the small farmers off the land in the interests of the monopolies and the wealthy Jandlords, the raising of prices through the forced destruction of crops and acreage, the aggressive preparations for imperialist war, the strikebreaking of the compulsory arbitration Labor Boards—in these typical measures of the Roosevelt government we have all the elements of the economic-political program of fascism. As the class struggle reaches new tensions, the Roosevelt government will drive ruthlessly forward on the road toward open fascist terrorism against the working class. The murders this week of eight strikers shows the road it is travelling. The demagogy of Roosevelt is exceedingly cun- ning. The development of Fascism in the United States will undoubtedly have its own peculiar varia- tions. But in the Roosevelt “Brain Trust” theories, in the deeds of the Roosevelt government, we have the steady fascization of the government as it drives toward the capitalist-imperialist road out of the crisis. It is in the most resolute defense of the every- day interests of the workers, in the fight for democratic rights, for higher wages, for the right to organize and strike, against the Roosevelt war preparations and the fascist terrorism, against the whole sinister Jim-Crow oppression of the Negro people, that the advance of Fascism in the United States can be halted. All those who speak of the “social character” of the Roosevelt program, all those who, like the Socialist Party leaders, proclaim Roosevelt as the one who will defend “democracy,” are the very ones who are smoothing the road along which Fascism is advancing! DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1934 Daily QWorker | The ‘Lesser Evil’ in Latvia| Soviet Guards | Shoot At Spy Ship in Amur Japan Admits It Had Troops on Steamer in Manchuria (Special to the D: Worker) MOSCOW, May 17 (By Radio)— Japanese spies on a Manchurian steamer, also carrying Japanese troops, on May 12 tried to photo- graph the Soviet shore of the Amur river and when they failed to heed warning blank shots, were met with | gunfire of Soviet guards. | Information from Khabarovsk states that a Manchurian steamer going up the Amur district at the | mouth of the River Bijan, approach- ed the Soviet shore, and people on board began openly to photograph the locations of the Soviet sentry guards. Noticing this, the Soviet frontier guard gave the steamer a signal. Observing that the steamer con- tinued, the post fired three blank | shots in warning. Notwithstanding this, the steamer continued its course along the Soviet shore. | Other posts along the shore guard j again tried to halt the steamer. Signals were unsuccessful. The boat | continued its course, although, ac- cording to existing rules, the posts of the shore guard, had every ground to fire. The Soviet frontier guards, not- withstanding the challenging con- duct of the steamer, limited them- selves to several rifle shots above the steamer’s funnel. The steamer | then went to the Manchurian shore. Additional information from Pei- ping states Japanese troops were on board the steamer. (Official reports from Tokyo admit that Japanese troops were on board this steamer.). | Nazis,French Make War Moves in Saar For Armed Seizure |Maneuvers Go With Talk of Plebicite Next Year PARIS, May 17.—War moves for | the control of the rich Saar region are on foot. The French have or- dered troops to move to territory adjacent to this small region under the control of the League of Na- tions, where a plebiscite will be held | next year to determine whether the Saar remains under its present rule, or becomes part of Germany. | _ The pretext for the sending of the French troops is a statement made by Geoffrey G. Knox, chairman of the Saar Governing Commission of the League of Nations, that the Na- zis are planning a coup in order to annex the Saar to fascist Germany before the plebiscite is held. Soon after May Day, the Nazi chief propagandist, Dr. Goebbels, made a speech at Zweibruecken, near the Saar in which he declared the Nazis would go to any lengths in order to insure the inclusion of the Saar in the Nazi Reich. “Krassin” Rescues ‘Icebound Ship Goes on to Meet Crew of Chelyuskin (Special to the Daily Worker) MOSCOW, May 17, (By Radio)— Reaching the Bering Sea, the Soviet icebreaker “Krassin,” overcoming |the heavy ice on May 16, reached the steamer “Stalingrad,” long stranded in the ice, and originally sent to rescue the Chelyuskin expe- dition. After friendly greetings, the “Krassin’ cut the ice around the “Stalingrad,” and the steamer fol- lowed in the track of the “Krassin.” They proceeded the same day to Providence Bay, where they will meet the steamer “Smolensk” with all of the rescued Chelyuskin crew. Student Suspended For Fight in R.0.T.C. LARAMIE, Wyo. (FP)—Because of his fight against the R.O.T.C. and militarism, Joseph Jacobucci, stu- dent editor of the Wyoming State University weekly, has been sus- | pended until September. WHOSE WAR? GREAT BRITAIN Use ‘Peace’ Mask to Hide US., British Chaco War Maneuvers GENEVA, May 17—Behind the mask of “peace,” imperialist ma- neuvers are being conducted here by Britain and the United States at the meeting of the League Council over the Chaco war be- tween Bolivia and Paraguay. Without mentioning the fact that the war instigated by Brit- ish and American imperialism over oil lands and pipe lines, in the interest of the British Dutch Shell Oil Co., and the Rockefeller and Mellon oil trusts, Anthony Eden of Great Britain suggested that the League Council propose an embargo on arms to these two countries. In the House of Commons it was admitted that British im- perialism was mainly supplying arms to its puppet, Paraguay, while Wall Street was furnishing armaments to Bolivia, through Peru and Chile. The British arms are shipped via Argentine and Brazil. Seek Advantageous Peace Since the war, though furious and bloody, has been indecisive, the imperialists now seek through their “peace” maneuvers to obtain an advantage over each other. The object of the arms embargo is not to stop the shipment of arms, to these Laitn-American countries, but to cripple one another in the shipment of arms, in order to give an advantage to the par- ticular power backed by either American or British imperialism. Along with the Geneva ma- neuvers, action was being taken in Washington and London di- rectly over the Chaco war, bring- ing forward the role of each of these imperialist bandits. Roosevelt’ declared he would bring some measure before Con~ gress for an arms embargo; but the object will be to limit arms to’ Paraguay, while favoring the shipment of arms to the armies battling for the Rockefeller and Mellon oil trusts. In the House of Commons, un- der the pacifist flag of prohibit- ing all arms shipments, the same object is held in view. Hidden Fight Between U. S. and England The fact that the Chaco war is in reality a concealed armed conflict between the United States and Britain was inferred in a state- ment by Stanley Baldwin, Lord President of the Council, speak- ing before the House of Com- mons yesterday. Baldwin declared | that Britain had approached the United States over a year ago on the question of an arms embargo. “The government of the United States,” he said, “however, stated they were unable to impose an embargo until necessary legisla- tion was passed by their Congress, and no such legislation was passed.” Asked then whether the failure to impose the embargo was due to the refusal of the United States, Mr. Baldwin replied: “The House can draw its own conclu- sion.” Great Advances Made In USSR Metal Plants Under 2nd 5-Yr. Plan (Special to the Daily Worker) MOSCOW, May 17 (By Radio).— Heavy gains in the metal industry as the result of Socialist competi- tion is reported by newspapers here. Metal factories in the U. S. S. R. for the first third of 1934 received 3,103,000 tons of iron, against 1,960,- | 000 in the same period last year, an increase of 58 per cent. It fs significant that new furnaces | put into operation after April, 1933, smelted 579,600 tons, while furnaces | working before this period gave an | increase of 569,500 tons. This success results from the con- siderably improved quality of the work of the old furnaces. School Athletes Break Up Stuyvesant Meeting NEW YORK—A protest meeting of 1,200 students of Stuyvesant High School Wednesday, May 15, against the suppression of academic freedom and against the suppress- ing of several school clubs was broken up by members of the foot- ball team and other athletic groups of the school. ‘The meeting was arranged by the National Student League chapter. Speakers from the Amerizan Civil Liberties Union and the League for Industrial Democracy were sup- posed to speak but were unable to. A meeting is being arranged for a future date. British Double War Munitions Shipments To Germany in 1934 LONDON, May 17.—British war munitions shipments to Fascist Germany have doubled during the first three months of 1934, official government figures showed here, Walter Runciman, president of the Board of Trade, disclosed yesterday that Britain had shipped to Germany during the first three months of 1934 the following war munitions: 28,788,- 000 pounds of nickel, scrap iron and tungsten, as against 14,672,- 500 pounds for the corresponding period in 1933. He did not give figures on the huge war plane shipment from Britain to Germany. Chicago Anti-Fascist Affair, Sat., May 19 CHICAGO, Il., May 17—The Chi- cago Women’s Committee to Aid the Children Victims of German Fas- cism, has arranged a May Festival, to take place Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. at the Medical and Dental Arts Club, 185 N. Wabash Avenue. There will be an excellent musical program, dancing to the tune of a first class six-piece orchestra, re- freshments, etc., and the admission is 50c. The proceeds of this affair, as well as all of the funds of the Chicago Women's Committee, go to aid the innocent children victims of Hit- ler’s terror, now residing in Paris in a school which has been estab- lished by Albert Einstein, Henri Barbusse and others. Japan Holds Large Scale War Maneuvers 3 Days (Special to the Daily Worker) TOKYO, May 16 (By Cable).— Large scale war maneuvers the last three days ended here on May ll. Besides the army, 10,000 stu- dents took part in the regular military training under the lead- ership of army officers, Subscribe to the Daily Worker. One month daily or six months of the Saturday edition for 75 cents. Send your subscription to the Daily Worker, 50 EF. 13th St., New York City. Vast Distribution of) Literature Despite Nazi Vigilance (Continued from Yesterday) (Note: The following is the concluding section of exerpts from the report of the Nazi Secret State Police on Communist ac- tivities in Germany in the early part of 1934.) OT ge Tilegal Publications “The various districts of Germany receive unequal amounts of illegal printed material. Whereas, Ger- many, West Germany and Silica are flooded with Communist agi- tation material, other Secret Police branches report that illegal leaflet distribution had diminished to a minimum. The Stettin and Koe- nigsberg Secret Police officers re- port that numerous foreign seamen have been arrested for smuggling Communist publications in from abroad. j “Communist illegal leaflets are smuggled in concealed in the up- and in many other ways, an un- Lunrecedented quantity of such sedi- tious material was found during the recent Christmas holiday. “In Berlin treasonable leaflets have been found in the telephone books at public telephones. Leaf- lets are strewn out of moving ele- vated trains. Circulars are laid on the seats of railway waiting rooms. ‘The depots of the Berlin street cleaning department, public build- ings, trolley and subway stations are also favorite spots for such material. Throwing leaflets into private letter boxes, leaving them in corridors, is not news. But, a certain amount of courage is necessary to hand leaflets out to passers-by in a crowded thoroughfare or to throw them into passing vehicles as has been observed in many cities. United Front Endeavors ‘The efforts to establish a united front continue. The Communist Party of Germany aims at this united front and it is urgently necessary to keep an eye open for all factors pertaining to the united front movement. Reichstag Fire “The Reichstag fire and what fol- lows is a fruitful source of seditious material against Nationalist Ger- holstery of railway cars, on barges, | many ‘A “In order to have some idea of what effect the organized incite- { has, we would point out that the Reichstag Fire Commission and also the Attorney-General received over 1,000 protest resolutions, remon- strances, etc., either typewritten or hand-written, or on _ previously printed forms or as telegrams. These written protests are signed by single or several persons, often on behalf of organizations numbering as many as 40,000 members. In addition, there are resolutions with hundreds of written signatures. There are no exact figures in regard to the protests received by the Ministry for the Interior, but, according to the statement by the official deal- ing with this material, dozens of protests have been received every day. “From this it is to be clearly seen what enormous resistance the na- tional government has to reckon with abroad. One cannot estimate to what extent the press has partici- pated in the incitement against Germany in connection with the Reichstag fire. f Red Trade Union Oppositions “The R. T. U. O. has become somewhat more active of late. It must have considerable funds, since, it is able to publish printed news- papers which we are informed, are ment against the state authorities | Nazi Police Report Admits Communists Are Active % Communists Forge Anti- Fascist United Front Actions printed in Holland. The papers are distributed in the streets, usually from hand to hand, or by insertion in letter-boxes. Big factories, such as I. G. Farber, Leuna A. G. E., and Siemens & Halske, are under special watch by the state police institutions, but every state police branch must keep informed of il- legal activity in major plants. The revolutionary unions are making every effort to establish cells. The United Building Trades Union is particularly active at the present time. Marxist Movement “According to reports on the situ- ation from the various State Police branches, the Social-Democratic Party of Germany and its auxiliary organizations have refrained from any further work on the whole. Although individual former Socialist officials have endeavored to estab- lish new contacts with their former followers, this has been merely of local importance. In nearly all cases, such efforts were supp! at the very start.” | | On the World Front By HARRY GANNES —— Far East Class Unity Adding Slander to Betrayal Cuban Pay-off — and dockers’ strikes have an interna- tional significance. Especially now, with boats filled with bombing planes, dynamite, machine guns, and other war supslies for the Far East, the strike of the Pacific Coast seamen is an action that is the concern of millions in China, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand and Aus- tralia. Just before the Pacific Coast long- shoremen’s strike began, the Pan- Pacific Trade Union Secretariat, with headquarters at 437 Market St., San Francisco, and in Shanghai, addressed a leaflet to the long- shoremen, declaring: “International Solidarity will help you win!” The leaflets were avidly read. A special edition was printed in Chi- nese and Japanese. “Sending you greetings aral good wishes for your victory,” reads the leaflet, “the Pan-Pacific Trade Union Secretariat, which unites the trade unions of China, Japan, the Soviet Union, the Philippines, Chile, Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia, etc., wish to express our sympathy in @ practical way, as follows:” Then there follows concretely what action the Pan-Pacific Secre- tariat has taken to inform all its affiliated organizations about the | strike, and urging their members and sympathizers not to handle scab cargo. “Within the Japenese Seamen's Union,” says the leaflet, “is a much persecuted, but militant organized opposition, the ‘Sassinskai,’ affili- ated to us, and through which we will appeal to Japanese seamen and dockers to support your strike. The results are hard to say, but we will try, and expect many crews will re- fuse to work cargo. “The National Seamen’s Union of China can be depended on to do all in its power to support your strike, They are splendid trade unionists, ready to support you to the best of their ability. “Our affiliate in the Philippines the ‘Proletarian Labor Congress, has about half the organized dock- ers and seamen, and some reaction- ary unions have the other half There will be a fight to keep the reactionary unions from handling scab cargo, but with a fair chance that you will get support on the | Manila and Iloilo docks.” The leaflet points out that de- spite the fact the New Zealand anc Australia seamen’s and dockers union is saddled with a prototype of the Ryan bureaucrats, “the work- ers are not the kind of men whe will handle the scab cargo.” Forward through unity and struggle to victory! Forward to international solidarity of all workers, regardless of race, color, nationality or tongue!” concludes this leaflet. aha dei ata has to go to the Nazi press in Germany to get a more vile Slander against the Austrian So- cialist workers than that uttered recently by Max Winter. former So- cialiss Mayor of Vienna, who is touring Canada and the United States to help Norman Thomas and company explain away Bauer's treachery. From the Canadian press in Mon- treal (a news service similar to tht United Press here) wet get the fol- lowing quotation taken from 4 speech made by Winter on May 1) to the Canadian Young People’s So- cialist League: “Our Socialist comrades in Ger- many, whom we had expected to fight for freedom and democracy, have given it up and are now shouting ‘More power to Hitler!’ Even the Communists are doing the same. Thus was the fate of Austria sealed.” Winter was one of those Social- Democratic leaders, who, together with Otto Bauer, offered Dollfuss two-year fascist dictatorship. Win- ter helped to disarm the Vienna proletariat. He approved Dollfuss’s outlawing of the Communist Party of Austria. Now to cover his crimes he utters the foulest against those 1,800 workers who lost their lives on the barricades, and the other tens of thousands still fighting in Austria against fascism, following the path of the revolu- tionary struggle pointed out by the Communist International. (eer ea E have another story to tell about what Socialist workers in Czechoslovakia are doing after wit- nessing the betrayal of the Otte Bauers and Max Winters. In Engelsberg, after discussing the Austrian events, a group of Socialist Party members quit their Party and joined the Communist Party. Func- tionaries of the Socialist Party in the city of Winkelsdorf resigned their offices because of the be- trayal of the leaders of the Second (Socialist) International, and joined the Communist Party. In Hirsch- endtand, meetings of the Socialists were held to discuss Bauer's apolo- getic pamphlet. Communist Party members were invited to attend, and many Socialists joined the Commu- nist Party. In the Aussig district 24 Socialist workers joined the fac- tory nuclei of the Communist Party. HEN Butcher Mendieta, presi- dent of Cuba, needed a tear gas expert, he consulted Wall Street Ambassador Jefferson Caffery. Caf- fery evidently had heard of the Ambridge massacre of steel strikers and recommended John W. Young of the Federal Laboratories, Inc., 0; Pittsburgh, who armed the 1,00( Jones & Laughlin thugs to attack the 5,000 Ambridge strikers. Mr Young came to Hayana, and so wel satisfied Mendieta that for his ex- tremely short stay and for his serv- ice in teaching the Havana police tow toemulate J. P. Morgan's steel trust thugs he was handed $12,000, slanders - } 1

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