The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 7, 1934, Page 1

pics *,and called for with- @:e val of that measure. 4 . . The answer pf the authorities was | Make This Figure Grow PRESS RUN YESTERDAY 48,000 Daily,QWorker CENTRAL ORGAN COMMUNIST PARTY U.S.A. (SECTION OF COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL) eee AMERICA’S O) CLASS DAILY Y WORKING NEWSPAPER Vol. XI, No. 162 > % Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at New York, N. ¥., under the Act of March 8, 1670 NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1934 WEATHER: Showers, cooler (Eight Pages) Price 3 Cents “SHOOT TO KILL” ORDER TO TROOPS IN DOCK STRIKE Storm Troopers Moving To Revolt Against Fascism Hitler Is Held | Responsible For Thaelmann’s Life Besmpce tieteter L| Picked To Slash Workers’ Pay OVER 500 KILLED Revulsion at Hitler Deeds Is Growing NEW YORK—As we go to press thousands of workers are streaming into Madison Square Garden to hear prominent Com- munist Party leaders speak on the German situation. The complete speeches of Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party, and of Clar- ence Hathaway, editor of the Daily Worker, are published in today’s paper. Neate BERLIN, July 6.—Growing rebellion among rank and file of the storm troopers was re- ported today when the duped former followers of Hitler gathered at meetings in the Wedding districts of Berlin along with Communists. As the news, which has not been officially published, that the great mass of Storm Troops are to be disbanded is passed by word of mouth among the ranks, resentment flames up high. It is now officially admitted among the fascist officials that the economic and financial situation in Germany is catastrophic. In a des- perate effort to meet it, the fascist leaders have appointed the repre- sentative of the leading bankers, coal, iron and munition kings, Kurt Schmitt, as dictator of trade and industrial activities, handing over to him the most drastic powers to slash wages, lower living standards, and to increase the profits of the finance capitalists. To enforce these powers, Kurt Schmitt is given authorization to arrest, terrorize and even to order the death of those who resist. He has blanket authority “to pro- mulgate orders for the advance- ment of trade and industry, as well) as for the protection of industry} against harm.” This is the program desired by the finance capitalists and rich landowners, and was the main reason for the bloody attack on those who still retained the illusions (Continued on Page 2) Call Troops Against Dutch Unemployed 2 Killed at Amsterdam as Police Attack AMSTERDAM, Holland, July 6— Police, who have been ordered to show no quarter to workers here, who for two days have barricaded themselves in protest against relief cuts, sent out a call for troops. Two workers have already been killed and scores wounded in the fighting, when the workers resisted the po- lice. The workers began their demon- stration when two days ago they protested against the municipality cutting down the dole and threat- ening hunger for thousands of job- less and their families. The police viciously attacked the unemployed, and in their resistance the workers threw up barricades in the Hordaan workers’ section. They continued their fight throughout the night and next day. Barricades torn down by the po- lice during the night were set up again the next morning. Latest reports are that the fight- ing is extremely intense. Most of the windows in the district have been broken by rifle fire. Lights in the section were cut off last night and a bridge burned. Police guards were posted at the gas works and other public utilities to prevent a strike of the workers in sympathy with the unemployed. Troops and military police joined the municipal police in battling un- employed today as the third day of determined efforts of the Amster- dam workers to restore unemploy- ment relief cuts got under way. One policeman and one ‘worker are dead in the fighting so far. The Communist Party addressed a telegram to the authorities stating that the sole cause of the disorders was city’s reductions in unem- Inquiry Commission To Send Protest Cable to Hitler PICKETS ARRESTED Miners in Philadelphia Visit Nazi Consul NEW YORK—The American In- quiry Commission is collecting all the signatures of its members to send a personal cable to Adolf Hit- ler in Germany holding Hitler per- sonally responsible for the life and safety of Ernst Thaelmann, leader of the German Communist Party, it was announced yesterday. The Commission declared that in view of the present wave of execu- tions such messages are vitally nec- essary to warn Hitler to keep his} bloody axe away from the heroic proletarian leader. 2 More Arrested In Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 6—A delegation of anthracite miners from Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties visited the German Con- sulate in Philadelphia today, de- manding the freedom of Ernst Thaelmann. A similar delegation also arrived from Reading to pro- test. They picketed the German Consulate. Pickets were arrested by police to- day and are being held for hearings. * PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 6— Police arrested two workers picket- ing the German Consulate with) placards demanding the release of Ernst Thaelmann late yesterday| and are holding them on charges of inciting to riot, breach of the peace, and breach of conduct for hearing Saturday. The arrests followed the setting of $300 bail for two more pickets arrested earlier in the day. This is the first time workers have been held after hearings. In similar cases the judge has always discharged them. The International Labor De- fense is raising money for the bail. The Cutters’ Local of the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers have adopted resolutions demanding the | (Continued on Page 8) Negro Church Gives $10To AidHerndon, 9 Scottsboro Boys Funds Needed at Once To Save Herndon from Chain Gang NEW YORK.—‘“With deep ap- preciation for the good work you are doing for the cause of human justice, you'll find a check for the small sum of ten dollars ($10.00).” The above is from a letter re- ceived yesterday by the Interna- tional Labor Defense from the small Negro congregation (less than 100) of the Second Baptist Church, Coatesville, Pa. The letter is signed by S. Quash, pastor; and E. R. Rob- inson, church clerk, and contains an | additional $1.32 for copies of a Scotsboro pamphlet. The I. L. D. must raise $15,000 immediately in cash and Liberty Bonds, which will be returned, to provide bail for heroic Angelo Hern- don, who is seriously sick in Fulton Towers jail, Atlanta, Ga. Unless this bail is provided within the next week, Herndon will be sent to the chain gang, despite the fact that appeal against the infemous verdict, 18 to 20 years on the chain gang, is pending. At least another $15,000 must be raised immediately in the fight to save the Scottsbcro boys, two of whom elready are slated for execu- tion on August 31 under the recent decision of the Alabama Supreme Court upholding the Decatur lynch verdicts against Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris. Rush funds immediately to the International Labor Defense, Room 430, 80 East 11th St. Out of town organizations and individuals are urged to wire their contributions. to issue orders for severe repression to be exercised against the Com- munist: Jordan district pavements ‘irally disappeared having barricades aad ammuni- “> mili‘ant workers Wed- |and taking to the woods. The “Servants of the people” lets and tear gas. Scene shows served double portions of bullets and vomit gas from the police. serves the people San Frisco longshoremen getting ‘Farm Strikers Beat Back Bullet, Tear Of New Jersey Troopers |Seize Henderson, Dahl In Reign of Terror Against Strikers BRIDGETON, N. J., July 6.—The shooting of one striker, the use of tear gas, the slugging of pickets, the arrest of Donald Henderson | and Vivian Dahl, union organizers, and the organization of a Ku Kux Klan terrorist committee of ‘vig- ilantes’ marked the tenth day of the agricultural workers’ strike here at the Seabrook. Farms. The Strike Committee and the Agricultural Workers’ Union is- sued a special call today for tele- grams of protest to be sent to Justice O. Leslie Downs, Cumber- land County Jail, Bridgeton, New Jersey, demanding the release of Donald Henderson and Vivian | Dahl, jailed organizers. | As Seabrook and his hired thugs | this morning to rush a handful of scabs on to the farm, there was an assault on the strikers picketing the farms. The workers defended themselves after he had shot one of the pickets in the leg. Saunders was taken to the hospital. Few scabs got through. The union organizer, Anthony Berra, escaped Saunders by leap- ing from a second story window | All highways are guarded by deputies and troopers searching for organizers and “outside agitators.” Following a campaign of vicious “red-baiting” in the local press, Seabrook, the wealthy owner of the farms, organized a reign of terror which began two days ago with the sudden seizure of Henderson who is now held in jail with bail set at $3,500 on charge of “conspiracy to riot.” Warrants have been issued for all the strike leaders of the Agricul- tural Workers’ Union (TUUL), and a hunt is now in progress for Elinor Henderson, one of the strike leaders, who is scheduled to appear for a hearing today on “riot” charges. The ILD attorney, Isser- man of Newark, is defending them. Organized KKK. Seabrook has called the KKK in to assist him to break the strike. Despite his efforts, however, many ‘Hillsboro 11 Held Gas Attack ’Frisco Pickets Guard Spot Where Comrades Were Killed by Cops SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.— On the sidewalk at the corner of Mission and Stuart Streets where the two strike pickets were killed by police gunfire yesterday a twelve foot square has been chalked off and pickets ask passersby not to walk through it. In the center of the square are marked the words: “Police murders here.” In Jail Through Exorbitant Bail Bail of $160,000 Re- duced to $110,000, Still Out of Reach HILLSBORO, Ii, July 6. — Judge Jett yesterday refused to admit the eleven leaders of Mont- gomery County Jail to reasonable bond. In the face of tremendous mass pressure from workers’ or- ganizations he slightly lowered the bail, but left it at the exorbi- tant figure of $110,000 in property for the group, In spite of an able legal battle put up by International Labor De- fense Attorneys Roth and Baker. the Judge refused to lower bail beyond five thousand cash or ten thousand property each. The lawyers showed the vicious- ness of this amount, pointing out that all but two of the prisoners are residents of the county and of these two are members of the City Council of Taylor Springs. Judge Jett exposed himself, in spite of demagogic appearance of fairness, as a direct tool of the reactionary (Continued on Page 5) forces of the county by passing over this information. Answer Terror With General Strike, Marine Workers Urge; Call All Workers To! Halt Unloading of | Scab Cargo in N. Y. | SHIP IN MONDAY, | Demonstrate at Pier 61) Monday Noon | | NEW YORK.—The Marine Workers Industrial Union is-| sued a call yesterday to all| workers in New York to come| out in mass demonstration on| Monday noon at Pier 61, 21st| and West Sts., where the S.S. Virginia, one of the few ships to get away from the West Coast docks during the course of the great mari- time strike, will dock. The call issued by the union said: | “A reign of terror and murder is raging on the West Coast ports of the United States. The state of California is trying to drown in blood the militant eight weeks’ strike of the marine workers who are fighting for better wages and working conditions and union recog- nition, “The Governor of California, has called out the National Guard. They are now patrolling the waterfront with machine guns, poison gas and bayonets ready to murder more strikers. “The marine workers of the port of New York have been called upon | by the Marine Workers Industrial Union to support the West Coast men by striking all ships and docks —by taking general strike action. “All workers are called uppn to show their solidarity with the heroic men from the ships and docks of the Pacific Coast. “Protest against the bloody mur- der program of the shipowners and the government! “This can be done on Monday. “The 8.S. Virginia, one of the few ships to get away from the ‘West Coast piers, is docking at Pier 61, Monday, July 9 The ship is loaded with scab cargo, | stained with the biood of strikers. “All workers are called to dem- onstrate on Monday noon at Pier 61, 2ist and West Sts, when the ship docks. “All out for action Monday noon. Stop the unloading of the seab cargo! “For a general strike in the marine industry!” 1,000 Textile Strikers on Line in Cincinnati SCRANTON, Pa., —July 6.—State police, hurling tear gas bombs, broke up a picket line of 200 at an independent mine near Jessup. At least 10 workers were felled by the gas and required medical attention. This strike is one of the first in this section after the sell-out engineered last year by the Maloney-Cappelini gang in the Anthracite miners’ union. To the Defense of the Pacific Coast Strikers! AN EDITORIAL——————_—_| OW there is only one way to answer the government mur- ders and brutality in the Pacific Coast marine strike. The power of labor must answer these murderous as- saults with the mighty weapon of GENERAL STRIKE! On the Pacific Coast, in San Francisco and all other! cities, every worker in every industry, must discuss with his fellow workers the immediate preparations for GENERAL STRIKE. Not only on the Coast, but in every port and harbor there must | not be a ship unloaded. The Coast strike of the marine workers mus immediate NATION-WIDE MARINE STRIKE! ports scab on their fellow marine} become an a crime if the Eastern and Gulf workers. t It will b On one side are the strikers fighting for bread, for decent condi- tions. of the government. The marine strike affects every On the other side are the employers backed by the armed forces worker in the country. If the em- ployers win, every capitalist exploiter, every element of fascist reaction and brutality will be strengthened and encouraged! Workers of the Pacific Coast! the railroads, and ali food deliveries! of his brothers on the docks! hired rats feel the power of labor. All over the country, in every Stop all factories, all work! Stop Every worker to the defense Let these capitalist robbers and their union local and factory there must be immediate action to help the San Francisco strikers by resolutions of solidarity and funds. There is absolutely nothing that can stop the workers if they , Make up their minds to strike together. Smash the fascist terrorism on the Coast with a General Strike! Force the withdrawal of the armed forces! strike, for the complete tie-up of Prepare for general all industry and shipping! Charge Lawson) With Libel In Alabama Court Based ox: Aadiebe in ‘Daily Worker’ on Mine Strike NEW YORK, July 6. — John Howard Lawson. was charged with libel today on the basis of an arti- cle he wrote in the “Daily Worker” |on May 18 describing the trial of | Birmingham strike leaders, by Judge Abernathy, when he was himself arrested in court. He was released under a $300 bond. He will come up for trial in about eight weeks. The arrest of Lawson, a nation- ally prominent author, is aimed at driving the Daily Worker from the South where it has played a prom- inent part in the strikes and the fight against Jim Crow oppression of the Negro people. * * * By JOHN HOWARD LAWSON BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 5.— By re-arresting me, Birmingham police seem to come out definitely for police censorship of the press (Continued on Page 5) OMRADES; In a large measure, of American workers for revolutionary struggle can only go forward in proportion the Daily Worker. mass of workers while the crisis stage. To delay this process, is to leave these work- ers in ignorance as to the objectives of our Party. On every hand, the capitalist forces are sharpen- ing their attack on the living standards of the American working class. In mee the Communist Party must be able to speak daily to these workers in the language As the Central Organ of the Communist Party, U. S. A, our Daily Worker is th voice—the educational and rallying influence that clarifies and emphasizes the importance of our struggles. We are engaged in an intensive 20,000 new readers for the Daily months. Daily Worker by January 1, 1935. To accomplish this immediate ¢: 03* Party's enjire apparatus must be organized. There Our “Daily” is the Communist Party’s face in the United States. It must reach the This number can and must be secured as the first step in doubling the circulation of the “Unions and Fraternal Organizations - Support ‘Daily’ Circulation Drive By EARL BROWDER General Secretary, Communist Party, U. S. A. the mobilization to the spread of is in its present ting this attack, of the majority. e Party’s official campaign to add Worker in two ain, howcver, the EARL BROWDER General Secretary, Communist Party, U. S. A. is not a minute campaign. elect a Daily These branches, carrier routes. work by giving issuing appeals ganizations. the frat, youth, Forward Amsrican trade union workers! your revolutionary cooperation? Worker be spread among the mass of workers in rnal organizations as well as among the 109 to lose. Party districts, sections, units and fractions are at work. The fraternal and language organizations must be drawn into this Each organization, union and club should ap- point a Daily Worker Campaign Committee and Worker agent or representative. Quotas should be set for organizations as a whole and then broken down to embrace each branch. in turn, should appoint a Daily Worker Campaign Committee and representative. The fraternal organizations’ campaign for new Daily Worker readers should concentrate on shop sales, sales at all meetings, etc. as well as in- clude street sales, house to house canvassing and The union press must perform its share of the publicity to this campaign and to its readers and supporting or- May we expect Will the Daily to Soviet America! Trade Unions Hit Terror on | West Coast | Workers in East Mass To Back Striking Longshoremen | NEW YORK.—All unions of the Trade Union Unity Council—Marine, Metal, Food, Furniture, Needle, Painters, etc—sent telegrams of protest to the Governor of Califor- nia against the attempt of the ship- owners, the Roosevelt Board and | the state officials of California to break the maritime strike by the use of police gun-fire and troops. The Taxi Drivers Union, Shoe and Leather Workers Union, Inter- national Labor Defense and numer- ous other unions and labor organi- zations sent similar protests. A letter was received from the crew of the S. S. President Adams pledging support of the courageous strikers on the west coast. $e he Furniture Workers Hold Meet To protest against the use of troops and police against the west coast maritime strikers and to demand that terror cease against strikers in the state of New Jersey, | The Furniture Workers Industrial Union, International Labor De- | fense and Civil Liberties Union | has called a joint meeting at Irving Plaza, Wednesday, July 11. Ree . | Philadelphia Workers Protest PHILADE!PHIA, July 6.—A mass | meeting protesting police brutality against striking seamen and long- shoremen on the West Coast, has been called jointly by the Marine Workers Industrial Union, and the on the waterfront. ‘Tear GasThrownat Miners’ Picket-line CINCINNATI, ©., July 6.—Police attacked a picket line of over 1,000 | strikers and sympathizers at the | Stearns and Foster Textile Mills at Lockland today. The _ strikers shouted slogans and hurled bricks |in defense, breaking every window |in the plant. Leonard Greene, a vice-president jof the AFofL and a representativ: lof the United Textile Workers’ | Unicn is already attempting to split |the ranks of the strikers and to | weaken the picket lines with the | statement that “not one in t:vontv- five of them (the pickets) ere strik ers,” and that “the windows we> broken by a bunch who have Com- munistic leanings.” ( Communist Party for Tuesday, 8 a.m., at Christian and Swanson Sts., Call Demonstration In New York 2 Murdered, 4 Mowe Reported Dead in Police Attack STRIKE CONTINUES |Troops Arrested for Supporting Strike (Special to the Daily Worker) SAN FRANCISCO. — Twa of the workers killed by the | police in yesterday’s attack upon the striking marine workers included George Coundourakis, a functionary |of the Communist Party and mem- ber of the A. F. of L. Cooks and Waiters Union; Howard S. Perry, member of the International Sea- | men’s Union. In addition, one work- er was killed in Alemeda, and four more workers were reported dead, | but as yet the reports have been | unconfirmed. Additional hundreds have been wounded, many not listed officially dead. As 1,700 National Guardsmen were mobilized for action, two members of the National Guard ma2de speeches in the Armory, appealing to the National Guards- men not to report for duty on the strike front. They and their sup- porters were immediately placed under arrest. Unrest is rife among the troopers who are re- Inctant to go into action against workers. In San Jose, groups of workers met National Guardsmen arriving from Gilroy and other farm sections and tried to pull them off trucks. O’Rourke, Com- munist candidate for supervisor of San Jose, and others were _ jailed for participation. Machine guns are now on the roofs of the buildings facing the | docks. Until 5 p.m. Eastern Stand- ard Time, only four trucks were able, under police guard, to leave the docks to deliver to warehouses three blocks away. No deliveries were made to the rest of the city. Twenty locals of the A. F. of L, in the San Francisco bay area have already voted for a general strike. The Oakland Building Trades Coun- cil voted a general strike on the con- dition that agreement is made by the Central Labor Council. The Teamsters local met last night in a demonstration against the labor faker Casey who tried to preveng further action. The men forced | through a special meeting for Sun- | day at which a general strike vote | will be taken. Large delegations of workers Me attend the meeting of the Centr Labor Council tonight to demand an immediate general strike. In an attempt to offset the savage police terror against which the en- tire working class here is being | aroused, stories are circulated that |a floral shop owned by Mayor Rossi was wrecked by strikers, It is also for the same purpose said that strikes were responsible for the ex- plosion in the DuBoce Municipal | Railway Tunnel. 7 | Anti-Communist agitation is being | intensified with the press, thé mayor, the governor, and Ryan making speeches against the Com- |munist Party. A group of militant longshoremen today asked that this be conveyed to the Atlanti¢ | | message | (Continued on Page 2) ‘General Strike in _ Mpl’s Demanded Olson Tries To Prevent Fight for Recognition MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 6 | Gov. Floyd B. Olson, Farmer Labo! |Party governor, again’ played thé lrole of strikebreaker today, meeting |with federal government mediatort land A. F. of L. leaders in an effort |to prevent the general strike de+ manded by the workers to enforet | recognition of the truck drivers and affiliated trades. Olson called oul the national guard in the last strike | The demand for a general strikt jis strong because the employers \fuse to deal with or recognize | workers connected with tramspor; | portation of goods’ by trucks have dealt only with the t drivers. The employers declare that under the settlement of the truck drivers strike with the N. R A Regional Labor Board, reco} {tion of these allied crafts will ni be given. The workers demand |gonezal strike to enforce tion, ‘ \ SAR SRR os oc