The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 17, 1934, Page 6

— Page Six Dai Work: ily, orker CRUE ObGee COMMUNIST PARTY ESA (SECTION OF COMMUNIST NTEREATIONSES “America’s Only Working Class Daily Newspaper” FOUNDED 1924 PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY THE COMPRODAILY PUBLISHING CO., INC., 50 E. 13th Street, New York, N. Y. > Telephone: ALgonquin4-7954. 7 Cable Addre: me \ Washington Press B | 14th and P PRA ay 1 t 1 TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1934 . 7 ! Working Men, Women: All Forces Behind the 7 ij General Strike! ‘ % union con maritime | ditions. OTs. Mayor RF uting revolution in order to Grea. detract of the masses from immediate Corp issues of Lai sco Chronicle, following Mayor Sect dicals have seized control ized to offi not? stee. are pier the gr ad the and file of the workers, can defeat the committee off of the ruling class and lead the general strike to so ® successful conclusion. Only such a committee can fig SPeak for the thousands of workers who are now in S On strike. Tir All the hysterical wailing and shouting of the Tuling class and their newspapers about the short- Te age of food, about the reds, their bomb plot rumors, ook their housewives’ tales of “strange men terrorizing July farmers” are designed to throw confusion and dis- mad ©ord among the strikers. tha . . . th wet is needed now is an eyen stronger solidarity - nes among the working class, The bellyaching capi- a talists must be forced to face the issue; they must they want is revolution. What a deliberate, provocative misstatement of the facts! Everybody knows that the Communists are or- ganizing the working class with the ultimate aim of setting up a government of the workers. But it should be clear to all that the Communists in the immediate situation are fighting for the most elementary rights of the workers. This ts a strike and not a revolution. Communists are playing a Peading role in the strike. They have played an important role in the struggle from the very beginning. The role of the Communists has been to arouse the workers to the greatest class consciousness, to expose and isolate the top A. F. of L. strikebreaking leadership, to continue the strike and spread it under rank and file leadership, to draw the greatest number of Teserves into the fight, to spread the strike into @ general walk-out and thus assure its success. IN THE immediate situation in San Francisco and along the West Coast the main question of the day is winning the demands of the marine strikers. In order to win these demands the Communist Party emphasizes once more the absolute necessity of rank and file control af the entire situation. ‘The A. FP. of L. leaders, who have done everything in their power to halt the general strike, must not be allowed to have one word to say in the strike committees. They must be branded as traitors of the labor movement and cast from the ranks of the working class. Mayor Rossi has revealed the fact that the ruling class is setting up its broad committee of 500, a committee designed to break the strike. The election of a workers’ committee that will repre- sent every section of workers on strike is therefore the immediate order of the day. Only such a committee, one elected by the rank \ be made to hear the demands of Labor; they must Be made to grant these demands. The entire working class of the United States must immediately unite behind this grim strike. Every labor union must throw the entire weight of its support to the West Coast workers. Scab ships must be stopped in the North Atlantic Ports. Thousands of protests against the use of DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1934 troops against the strikers must flood the office of the Governor of California, Every union should rush funds at once to the strike committee, 65 Jackson Street, San Francisco. With the working class of the United States united in sol yy action with the heroic workers ic Coast the strike can be won. ew York trade unions, A. F. of L., inde- mions and unions of the T.U.U.L., have ad on the East Coast and have called on on Union Square, Thursday, port the strike and protest against r the strikers. Follow the example of the New York Unions! Hold solidarity demonstrations in every city! Demand that the troops be withdrawn from the strike area! Out into the streets In support of the West Coast general strike! for a demon: Mr. Ryan’s Debt Grows DD three more deaths to the debt Joseph £4 P. Ryan, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association owes the working class. Three longshoremen were killed by Ryan’s tactics of putting one group of workers against another. And add one more heroic worker to the list of Ryan’s victims, a worker victimized by Ryan's pol- iey of betrayal and desertion. Three Negro longshoremen, members of the “in- dependent” company union were killed, several wounded, and C. O. Reeves, an I.L.A. member, is wounded and held for murder in Houston in the latest outbreak, on July 15, in the strike that Joseph P. Ryan “settled” two months ago. Another worker was killed the day after Ryan “settled” the strike. Ryan is responsible for these deaths, and for the so-called “scabbing,” which caused them. The Texas ports struck May 1. Ryan immedi- ately went to Texas and settled the strike. His settlement abandoned three coastwise piers in ex- change for control of the deepwater docks. The struggle for union control of these docks didn’t stop, but it was weakened by the withdrawal of all the major forces from the fight. Ryan's policy of settling strikes piece-meal made it possible for the shipowners to get help for these few docks. It made it possible to intimidate a number of workers into joining the “independent” company unions. ‘The three men killed were hired by scab bosses. They were driven to scabbery by hunger and threats, and the fact that they had been aban- doned by Ryan in the fight. Ryan helped the shipowners make scabs by his tactics of “business unionism” and narrowing down the strike. While unions depend on mass organization, they keep fighting. When a strike narrows down to just a few men, the mass force is lost, and men lose heart. In Houston and Galveston, many lost heart, and returned to work. ‘The solid ranks of the Texas port longshoremen would have strengthened the West Coast strike, and the strikes in Mobile and New Orleans. By narrowing down the strike struggles, even splitting the Texas ports into two groups, Ryan lost these coastwise docks, defeated the strikes in Mobile and New Orleans, weakened the strike on the West Coast, and caused these four deaths. The rank and file of the International Long- shoremen’s Association must organize its forces into the rank and file opposition to remove power from the hands of this “business man” president, and put it in the hands of the workers on the job, to fight with all their strength against the ship- owners, on as large a field as possible. The greater the struggle, the better chance labor has of win- ning. Make these deaths a lesson in rank and file control of unions, a lesson in the mass strength of the working class, a lesson in unity of Negro and white workers against the betraying leadership! “IN FIGHTING against war, the Communists must prepare even now for the transformation of the imperialist war into civil war, concentrate their forces in each country, at the vital parts of the war machine of imperialism. “In addition to increased agitation, the Commu- nist Parties must by all means in their power ensure the practical organization of mass action (increasing the work among the railwaymen, seamen and harbor workers, preventing the shipping of arms and troops, hindering the execution of orders for belligerent countries, organizing demonstrations against military maneuvers, etc.) and must intensify political educational work in the army and in the navy.” (XIII Plenum of the Executive Committee of the Communist International—December, 1933.) *- unions took up the question of a oes suffer by their action. Strike Solidarity | Ties Up Frisco, (Continued from Page 1) | San Diego to Vancouver since May 9. The shipowners have insisted : that they will not grant the strikers parUSt demands for union control of the hiring halls, union recognition th 2md incerased wages. | am In an attempt to smash the strike | Police fired on strike pickets in San | eveFtancisco, killing two. Following this armed attack on the strikers to 2nd the calling of state troops the general strike. All forces of reaction, including | the President’s mediation board and William Green, president of the| American Federation of Labor,| worked hard to sidetrack the gen- eral strike movement. But the rank and file won. They forced the issue | ‘over the heads of the corrupt lead- | ers of their unions. So, today the| general striks is complete in Frisco | and will no doubt spread to other | points along the entire coast. | Joining in the general strike Movement were the vineyard work- ers of the Arvin Vineyards. Other cultural workers are expected to| _ Strike momentarily. | Only 19 restaurants are allowed the strike committee to operate in San Francisco. The strike com- Mittee is confronted with the task| ff taking over the control of the food supply. The only unions known to vote ‘against the general strike is the compositors and electrial workers. Howard, head of the typo union, came to Frisco and personally threatened the workers with dire consequences if thy join the gen- eral walkout. Braigetts, reactionary leader of the Electrical Workers Union, pleaded with the union mem- brs not to strike, telling them that the fire houses and hospitals would | for their own demands. have joined the strike and are has made provisions that hospital service will not be hampered and is urging the electrcial workers and compositors to join them. Special highway patrols have been set up by the various vity govern- ments to escort scab trucks into the | Frisco area, but the iron ring of teamster pickets has kept all trucks from moving. Open threats have been made by the municipal street car authorities to put armed guards on the cars | and run them. But the street car strike has al- ready spread beyond San Francisco. In Oakland and Alameda the car men have voted to strike.. This will cripple the Key Ferry system which operates across the bay to Oakland. Vice-chairman of the strike committee, Deal, head of the Ferry boatmen’s union, has sabo- taged the move to get out the Southern Pacific men. It was reported this afternoon that an attempt on the part of the city to get 500 additional policemen for strike duty failed as most of the men on the civil service list re- fused to take the jobs. There are also indefinite reports that Roosevelt wil e rushed to the sen. General Johnson, who is now in Portland attempting break up the general strike movement in that city, is also due here. At yesterday’s meeting of the strike committee Harry Bridges ex- posed the fact that the Industrial Association is making attempts to move trucks with armed protection to provoke street battles and thus lay the basis for martial law. PICK UP PAGE 3 Bridges announced that the long- shoremen will not allow trucks to operate in the city without permits from the committee, Adequate pro- visions are being made to safeguard hospitals and medical institutes. , An added force was thrown into the strike when ship radio opera- tors announced that they will strike Newsboys The strike committee, however, scouring the city, taking papers away from all sellers. A meeting of the large strike com- mittee, composed of five represen- tatives from each union, was taking place this afternoon as this wire was sent to the Daily Worker. ¢ The Communist Party is laying the chief emphasis on th eelection of five representatives from each local union to represent the strikers. Members of the strike committee wre heretofore appointed. Many huge open and closed meetings were held yesterday under the auspices of the Communist Party to take up the questions of the strike. A meeting of over 2,000 at Washington Park was broken up and four were arrested. The entire city is covered with Communist ap- peals for the general strike. A store in the Mission District which was charging high prices was wrecked by a crowd of neighbors yesterday, Attacks against the Communist Party, inspired by local capitalists, are taking place throughout the strike zone. The Party headquar- ters in the Hayward agricultural | district outside of Oakland was | smashed up by thugs who called themselves vigilantes, Another gang of thugs smashed the window of the Western Worker office. Chief of Police Quinn has issued a blanket order that there shall be no outdoor meetings in Frisco dur- ing the course of the strike, Soke A. F. of L. Leaders Attempts To Halt Strike Spread SEATTLE, Wash., July 16.—J. ©. Bjorklund, Pacific Coast Secretary of theInternational Longshoremen’s Association, proposed the arbitra- tion of the most basic demand of the marine strike and advised against spreading of the strike to a general walkout here. While the rank and file of the maritime unions were pressing for the general strike, seven ships were working cargo with 350 scabs under police protection. No steps have been taken by the A. F. L. leaders to halt this scabbing. Pravda Gives | Analysis of Dutch Events Unexpectedness of Mass Struggle Due to S. P. | Legalistic Policy (Special to the Daily Worker) | MOSCOW, July 16 (By wireless) —An article in Prayda, central |the Soviet Union, devoted to the }events in Holland, analyses the di- rect causes which forced the masses jof Holland, workers and unem- ployed to come out on the streets | (reduction of wages, the lowering of unemployment relief) and writes: “The ‘unexpectedness’ of the Hol- land events to a considerable meas- ure, is explained by the fact that the workers, both employed and unem- ployed, are kept from active mani- festations by the leaders of the Social-Democratic Party and re- |formist trade union amalgamations | “The. Social-Democratic leaders tried to dispel the revolt brewing among the masses by promises that the government would alleviate its | ‘deflationist’ policy. Conducting a |struggle against the Communist Party and the revolutionary trade union opposition, they opposed the revolutionary slogans of the class struggle with slogans asking for a “legal” and “constitutional” solution of the conflicts. Jobless Relief Slashed “Even then, when the lowering of unemployment relief became an ac- complished fact, the Social-Demo- cratic leaders continued their appeal to the masses to be calm, promising that they would influence the bour- | geoisie in an organized manner— in the future. “There was no lack of demagogic plans for rebuilding of bourgeois economy in a ‘socialist’ man- ner, if by voting, the Social- Democrats would come to power.| However, the masses were tired of starving and tired of listening to! the preachings of the social-fascists, | covering up the advance on wages and unemployment relief. The re- sult of this, was the bloody events in the main arena which took place | in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. From | telegrams it became known that relentless terror let loose by the Dutch bourgeoisie applied to the struggling workers. The govern- |ment started a pogrom campaign jagainst the Communist Party, which alone carried the whole burden of the leadership of this struggle dur- ing these hard days. The leaders of the Dutch Social-Democracy, these same leaders who demanded | the relentless punishment of the} rebels on the warship “Seven Pro-| vinces” and other rebelling seamen | in the Navy Indonesia—they are the initiators of this campaign. Vandervelde, were united with the| “The central organ of the Second} International—Peuple” led by Van- dervelde, were united with the Dutch | Social-Fascists. ‘Peuple’ finds no other words than “mutineers” and| ‘rebel’ to describe the proletariat of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, who were heroicaly resisting the attacks of the police and militaries, “The events in Holland show that the storm is ripening the conscious- ness of the masses who are breaking through with tremendous force even the most seemingly “quiet” sections of the bourgeois democracy. “Class manifestations of the workers in Switzerland and Den- mark proved this recently.” Background of Coast Strike in ‘Communist’ For a thoroughgoing, compre- hensive, authentic account of the background of the Pacific Coast Longshoremen’s strike read: “The Great West Coast Mari- time Strike,” by Sam Darcy, or- |] ganizer of the California District, Communist Party, in the July issue of the “Communist.” Price 20 Cents. j;organ of the Communist Party of | lof the RFF.SR., Sulimov, devoted | RISING TIDE! By Burck USSR. Conference | Plans to Develop Biro Bidjan Area Will Raise Productive, Cultural Level of Jewish Region | MOSCOW, U.S. S. R. (By Wire- less), July 16.—The conference of | the representatives of the All- Union and Republic Peoples Com- missariats and Far Eastern organi- zations, held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the President of the Council of Peoples Commissars the major time to the prospects of the economic and cultural uplift of the Jewish autonomous Region. Summing up the working of the Conference, Sulimov stated: “The Jewish Autonomous Region occupies a tremendous territory. There are all the conditions for the development of agriculture. We were faced with the problem con- cerning the organization of special machine tractor stations, which might prepare the land for settlers, and also the development of cattle breeding. Considerable forest re- serves region will contribute toward the organization of the wood work- ing industry. The first timber com- bine has already been established. | This combine must be extended and | strengthened in various ways. This region also has all the prospects for the development of the garment, how, and knitting industries, enter- \prises of production building ma- | terial for food enterprises. “This new region must be raised also culturally. Therefore, we are now strictly fixing terms for put- jting into operation not only each industrial unit, but also each cul- tural institution, schools, hospitals, | lic Square, Ohio Communist Party Calls Anti-War Meets In Many Towns Aug. 1 CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16—The Ohio District of the Communist Party has called anti-war demon- strations for August 1 in the fol- lowing cities: Cleveland—4 p. m., at the Pub- Canton—4 p. m,, Park. Massillon—2 p. m., at Oak Knoll Park, Demonstrations will also be held in Toledo, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Middletown and other cities. The time and place will be announced later. at Nimisilla Mass Farewell Banquet For German Communist Leader on July 27 NEW YORK.—Willi Muenzenberg, former Communist member of the Reichstag and member of the Cen- ral Committee of the German Com- munist Party, will speak on the Ger- man situation and the World-wide fight for Ernst Thaelmann, at a mass farewell open air banquet in his honor, Friday night, July 27, Na- tional Thaelmann Day, at the Bronx Coliseum, East 177th St. All trade unions, mass and fra- ternal organizations are urged to elect and send delegates to the banquet with contributions for the heroic Communist Party of Ger- many, which is organizing and leading the struggle for the over- throw of the fascist barbarians. Delegates will give the contribu- tions of their organizations directly to Comrade Muenzenberg. All con- tributions will be announced from the platform. Admission is 60 cents with sup- per, or 25 cents without. All pro- ceeds of the meeting will go to the .Free Thaelmann campaign. cinemas, apartments for teachers, doctors, printing shops, etc., etc. Cultural groups are urged to participate with programs. Canada Throttles Workers Paper Weekly Suppressed for Exposing Gov't MONTREAL, Canada, July 15.— La Vie Ouvriere, militant working class weekly, has been suppressed by the government under the in- famous Article 98, which defines “seditious libel,” for hsving re- vealed scandalous wage conditions and criticizing the government's callousness to the suffering of the workers. ‘The Canadian Labor Defense League is organizing a tremendous campaign against this attack on the, workers’ press and suppression of free speech. It will be linked with the campaign to free Tim Buck and Ewan, last two of the Kingston Seven still hald in Kingston Pen- itentiary. ‘The League is appealing to Amer- ican workers and their organiza- tions to send protests to the Can- adian government protesting the suppression of La Vie Ouvriere, and to the Quebec authorities protest- ing their attempt to bar represen- tatives of American workers’ organ- izations from the province. Buffalo Seamen Back Pacific Coast Strikers BUFFALO, July 16.— Over 400 seamen and dock workers meeting under the leadership of the Marine Workers Industrial Union pledged to support the great general strike that is sweeping along the West Coast of the United States. Fearing that the strike will spread to the docks here, the shipowners ; are trying to keep the warehouse men in the freight houses during the lunch hours. A mass meeting in support of the West Coast men will be held today at 5 P.M, at McKinley Square. Change in Britain’s Policy Is Gain For U.S.S.R. (Special to the Daily Worker) MOSCOW, July 16 (By Wireless). —Analyzing the recent diplomatic negotiations between France and England, the Soviet press points out that British imperialism suffered a temporary defeat in its maneuvers with Fascist Germany and Japan against the Soviet Union. An article in the central organ of the Communist Party of the So- viet Union, Pravda, devoted to the results of the Franco-British nego- tiations in London, says: “Quite recently in the session of General Commission at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, where the question of regional pacts and se- curity was raised by Maxim Lit- vinoff, Soviet Commissar of For- eign Affairs, the British delegation, in every way, resisted. Now, as Sir John Simon, British Foreign Min- ister, declared in the House of Com- mons, the British government agreed with the viewpoint of France, that regional security pacts are of great importance in the consolida- tion of peace, and decided to sup- Port them. “How should this change of posi- tion of Great Britain be explained? The Anglo-French Entente was dis- integrated after the war under the influence of internal imperialist contradictions. In particular, these contradictions manifested them- selves in the differences as to how to support the “balance of power” which shaped capitalist Europe as a result of the war. These differ- ences were especially strengthened with the advent of Fascist power in Soviet Pre ® Germany, which openly put the question of a new redivision of Europe and the world. This posi- tion in definite circles of Britain was shaped under the impression and hopes that they would succeed in direct aggression with Germany and Japan against the U. S. S. R., and other smaller countries. French Policy Toward U.S.S.R. “This was the predestined position of France, whose ruling circles timely appraised the importance of such a powerful factor for peace as is the U. S. S. R. France adopted a policy of rapprochement toward the U.S.S.R. She supported Lit- vinoff’s proposal for the conclusion of regional security pacts, and is making the greatest effort to realize an Eastern European security pact. “During the past month, since the Geneva negotiations project for se- curity pacts, especially the project for an Eastern European Pact, has assumed concrete outlines. This was promoted by a further rap- prochement with the U. 8. 5S. R. by France, the restoration of diplo- matic relations with the U. S. S. R. of Czechoslovakia and Rumania. The idea of security pacts met with the support of the widest masses of the entire world, especially in Britain. “More sober sections of the Brit- ish bourgeois press arrived at the conclusion that even should anti- Soviet schemes be put to action, they would end in the catastrophe of those who inspired them. “But apparently, of all the recent events, two had the greatest influ- ence in the position of England. This is, firstly, the firm decision of France of non-retreat, adopted in the course of rapprochement with the U.S. S. R.; secondly, the events of June 30 in Germany, “Leading circles in Great Britain had an opportunity to gauge how far they can go with their policy and what consequences may be the result of such a policy for the Brit- ish bourgeoisie itself in the present situation. “The international situation is being shaped unfavorably for the realization of anti-Soviet schemes, entertained by some in London. This also indicated the necessity of bringing in a foreign political course in accordance with definitely shaped situation. Besides everything else, British imperialism apparently re- alizes its own weaknesses better | than others. Therein lies the chief reasons for the changes in the Brit- ish foreign policy, “Thus, one result of the London negotiations, is a definite strength- ening of the elements contributing toward the maintenance of peace. Another result of the London nego- tiations is the tremendous success of the peace policy of the U.S. S. R. and the colossal growth of her im- portance in the international policy. The third result of the London negotiations is the great success of the idea of non-aggression pacts. Every country interested in securing integrity for her borders; every state interested in maintaining peace, has the full opportunity to apply her hand to the great cause in which all peoples are interested, namely, the consolidation of peace. “The toilers of the U. 8. S. R. may state their satisfaction over the undoubted victory of these ideas for which the Soviet government has struggled for many years and is now struggling for.” Tavestia, official organ of the So- viet Government, carries the fol- Ss Bares Anglo-F rench Maneuvers ® Motivated By Bloody Events in Germany, Soviet Strength “The policy of the regional pacts differs in principle and policy from alliances. The alliance constitutes an agreement on certain sides against others, while the regional pacts must secure peace in a given section, regardless of any definite side. The only other side there will be is the enemy side, which breaks the pact. Each signatory enjoys, as well as other signatories, the sup- port of the other signatories in case of aggression. Each signatory un- dertakes the risk of being isolated, should he resort to aggression. Such a pact is based on the equality of all signatories. Each of them un- dertakes not to resori to aggression; each of them equally undertakes the same obligations. “It would certainly be the great- est mistake to think that peace is already secured. So far we have only certain moves toward peace. The cause for thé consolidation of peace demands a still greater strug- gle. The tendencies for the future war are a tremendous force, and the slightest victory on the road to- ward the consolidation of peace must not minimize the vigilance of the masses. On the contrary, it must increase the efforts, and re- move the dangers menacing hu- manity. “The assertion that the U.S. S. R. is struggling for peace in Europe in order to have a free hand in the war in the East, is mere slander. We wish peace in the East none the less than Europe and will struggle lowing article: for it none the less stubbornly.” On the World Front By HARRY GANNES Soviet Heavy Industry aed a better example can be seen of the growe ing economic crisis of cape italism, on the one hand, and the tremendous forward sweep of socialist construc. tion in the Soviet Union on the other, than by reading the fins ancial pages of the bosses’ press.! Steel production in the United States seems to be weighted down by the anchor of its own gigantic structure. It now hovers around 22 to 28 per cent of capacity, very near the lowest point of the 1932 panic level of the crisis. But take this report of the United Press on heavy industry in the land where the workers and pease ants rule, and where every ounce of energy is being put into planned so« cialist production: “Figures for the first six months of 1934 show the greatest produc- tion in heavy industry ever achieved in Russia.” Socialism towers from height to height. The output of Soviet steel mills and factories making heavy machinery and similar plants was worth 9,400,000,000 roubles for the! first half of 1934. These nine bil« lion roubles do not represent stocks! or bonds, but means of production aimed to create a well-to-do life for the toiling masses, for the Soviet Population freed of its exploiters, its Morgans, Rockefellers, its Czars and | scummy princes. Ree on & The Bombay Strike fs 4 News travels very slowly from) ' India, and it is only now we can | report the results of the recent Bombay strike of 10,000 textile workers. The strike was against | wage reductions and was fought) for many weeks against the most | brutal attacks. The leader of the strike was given a two-year prison | sentence. The workers returned to work, after negotiations with the, bosses, winning a partial return of the wages cut. 4 % L Drought in Czecho-Slovakia ) ee the drought is doing in the United States and Germany has been fairly well publicized. Now we receive the following news from Czecho-Slovakia. The parliamentary agrarian committee has just made public its official report on crops. It shows that the present harvest is 60 per cent lower than last year. Farmers are killing their cattle daliy to save them from starvation. Bread and meat prices are rising steeply. The small and middle peasants are being ruined, and the landworkers are being plunged into unemployment, * Danish “Socialism” K Denmark the Socialist Party is the leading force in the govern- ment, which they call the “Danish Workers Government.” Let's see how they act on war preparations. Recently the Socialist ministers authorized the building of 12 mod- ern Fokker bombing planes. The Social-Demoeratic minister, who is also minister of war, has appointed a committee under his direction to put the navy on a war basis. The Socialist leaders in the government are working with the generals to build forts and other military construc- tion to protect the interests of the Danish capitalists in the com- ing imperialist war. On the other hand, they do not forget the interests of the working class. The value of the Krone has been lowered, and prices have risen, producing the “Socialist” effect that Norman Thomas expected of the N. R. A—lowering of the workers liv- ing standards and increased profits to the employers. i 1 Strikes in Greece A HUGE strike waving has been sweeping Greece during June and July, Even 1,500 small trades- men in Athens, mainly vegetable dealers, went on strike against the wholesalers and the brutality of the state. They fought vigorously against the police. . The Hitler-Roehm Affair IITLER, who now foams at the mouth at the mere mention of the name of Roehm, the ill-fated supreme Storm Troop commander who was butchered on June 30, not very long ago spoke of the same pervert in the most endearing terms. For example we read the following letter which appeared in the Nazi sheet “Volkischer Beohachter,” just six months before Roehm was pumped full of bullets by Hitler: My Dear Chief of Staff: The struggle of the National Socialist movement and the Na- tional Socialist revolution was only made possible by the def- inite defeat of the Marxist terro® by the Storm Troops. » As the task of the Army is to guarantee the defense of the na- tion in relation to the outer world, so is it the task of the 4 olution, the existence of the Na- tional Socialist State of our com- munity. As I called thee to thy post, my dear chief, the S. was going through a severe as thee my friends and comrades in_arms. In warm friendship and grateful appreciation, ADOLF HITLER. | |