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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
By S. G.

June 7th is a day to be cherished
and commemorated by the Ameri-
can workers. 1t is the day Of the
historic battle at the Gastonia tent
colony. 1t is the day when the
workers of the South, native-born
Anglo-Saxon stock, showed the
workers of the rest of the world
that they would fight-with arms in
their hands if need be-against their
masters.
Being a great day for the work
ers it, of course, is great day for
worker sportsmen and sportswomen.
But their is a special reason why
the Labor Sports Union should re-
member that day, and on every June
It'll pledge themselves to greater
struggles in behalf of the class.
And it is this story, known to but
a very few Of our comrades, that we
now relate:
In the course of a strike the
young workers showed themselves
to be most active, most militant,
most daring, those who gave cour-
age and life when older spirits
dropped. Like most young workers,
they showed desire for sports. The
Youth Section of the Loray local
formed a sport club that affiliated
with the Labor Sports Union. A
secretary was elected, and sports
work became regular part of the
work of the young strikers. The l..
S. U. members were among the most
reliable and courageous workers,
ready to give life itself, if neces-
sary, before they would permit their
standard of life to be beaten down
any further. Many of them, expert
in the use of rifles and shotguns,
skill remembered from their Ten
nessee and Western North Carolina
mountaineer days, were among the
armed guards that stood every
night before the headquarters and
around the little woods that en-
folded the tent colony. They stood
there, night after night, grimly de-
termined that if another masked
mob of thugs was to come to destroy
their new headquarters, built by
the strikers themselves, or attack
the men, women and children in the
tent colony, it would be only after
they - the guards - had already
breathed their last.
Thus it stood the night of June
18th, when the gang of drunken
thugs descended on the tent colony.
The guards challenged them to show
even the illegal" right to enter,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
"A Gem of P;treSt
Ray Serene"-

The scores of thousands who
poured into Union Square at the
call of the Communists on May Day
didn't know it, but right under their
noses the S. L. P. had revolution
all of their own. S. L. P. means
Socialist Labor Party" but it is
neither socialist nor labor nor a
party, but a religious sect with
liberal-radical patter which knows
no more of the working class than
pig knows of astronomy. In
recent issue of it's paper it proudly
states that while the Communists
but let them tell it:
with the Communist trying their
best to celebrate what should be
meaningful, purposeful occasion in
a manner best described as a cross
between a bacchanalian revel and an
anarchist frenzy, it must have been
a joy to those comrades and sympa-
thizers present to participate in the
orderly demonstration of oneness of
purpose which was so beautifully
displayed"-at the S. l.. P. May Day
celebration, which it says was Gin
spring and quite remunerative."
1t was remunerative, we read fur
Their on, because the collection was
$612O. 1t was inspiring" we
gather, from the following meaty
excerpt of the resolution adopted:
Whereas, we see the bulk of the
Working class of America unheed-
full of their class interests, while
even the so-called revolutionary por-
ton Of that working class is still
unwilling to accept the memorable
logic of the Socialist Labor Party"
etc.; therefore, be it resolved, that
we reaffirm Internationally the tao
teal position of the Socialist Labor
Party" and so on.
Funny, isn't it, how that '"inex-
o.able' logic fails to register.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07

fore placing their bets they usually
take the necessary precautions TO
see that their man wins. Now, fig
ure for yourself who the winner of
this bout will be?
Tennis.
A good example of capitalist
amateur sports is Bill Tilden, the
outstanding "star" among the Amer
lean tennis players. He has been
playing amateur" tennis for nearly
twenty years, touring the various
countries of the world the year
round. Has no occupation nor an
soutside income sufficient to afford
him living. At present he is play
in. in Germany. The question is,
is he really playing amateur tennis?
Draw your own conclusions.
Labor Sports Union News.
This Saturdays athletic meet of
the Eastern District will be huns
dinger. To date there are over 125
entries in and the next few days en-
pect to bring in another hundred or
so. From New England states alone
50 entries have been received, con-
sisting of the pick of the athletes
from this district. Philadelphia is
expected to be represented by ten
men.
Outside of the colorful program
which is presented for the masses
of workers there are two more added
attractions. This day, June T,
marks the first anniversary of the
capitalist fascist raids upon the w.
l. R. tent colony in Gastonia. The
L. S. U. has agreed with the I. L. D.
to use this athletic meet as a pro-
test against The terror in the South.
against the attempted legal murder
of six of the union organizers OF
the T. U. U. L. and the Communist
Party in the South.
Every worker must come to this
affair and voice his protest against
the bloody fascist terror in the
South. Speakers have been arranged
for to speak at the dance on the
present situation in Atlanta, SAT-
urday night. The best orchestra in
thu city has been arranged for to
dish out enchanting music.
Another attraction will be the
participation of the L. S. U. delega-
ton to the Berlin Red Sports meet
of June % and 20. These delegates
will take part in several events and
will receive grand send-off by
their fellow sportsmen.
This year the L. S. U. has taken
care to assign capable athletic I'M
st, uctors to the various proletarian
camps in the vicinity of New York.
Workers going out to these camps
for a rest should see the L. S. U.
instructor and have him assign 20
them some athletic activities so that
they may get the full benefit Of
their rest in order to be better fit
for the class struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
'Aint Nature Wonderful!

Straight from fairy-land, Ray
mond Duncan marched coyly in his
Roman toga, Greek peplum, or just
plain nightie to the Battery sea
wall, got ten quarts of sea water
and took a taxi to his studio to
make salt" to send to Gandhi as
"token." Just what it's a token of
he didn't tell US, but we take it that
it was to bear out Marks observa-
ton that history repeats itself "once
as tragedy, again as farce"
Gandhi's salt making tragedy for
the starving millions of India, Dun
cans farce, played by parasitic
freak.
All the political freaks follow suit
in one way or another. The Love
stonites cry for Gandhi, salt and all,
as Symbol" The I. w. w. papers
try to make Gandhi's salt business
seem important by saying that sac
cording to medical authorities, the
consumption of salt in large doses
is necessary for the poor, vegetari-
ans and tropical peoples" The In
dian workers and peasants are
fighting against British imperial
ism so they won't have to remain
'poor" nor have to eat only vege.
tartan diet, i. e. rice, and damned
little of that--but Gandbj, Duncan
the Lovestonites and the I. w. w
demand that the Indians should
have only salt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
JUNE 9TH, ANNIVERSARY
OF GASTONIA BATTLE

their search-warrant. They didn't
need any goddamned search-wary
rant"-so the thugs sWore. Phey
were going to "clean up every god,
damned red"-every union member.
A tussle started between the first
guard and one of the thugs. A
command from the guards-"Let go
of that mani" A curse and a police
bullet was the answer. The battle
started. Shotgun shells blazed forth;
police revolvers barked in short
staccato fashion. Suddenly a youth
of about seventeen rushed into the
union headquarters in his shirt.
"Quick, gimme a dark coat. They
can see me too easy in this white
shirt" One of the girls inside flung
him a dark coat through which he
quickly stuck his arms. He grabbed
up his shotgun and ran outside,
kneeling as soon as he got outside,
to send another charge of lead at
the thugs.
That young worker, whom we
shall not name for obvious reasons,
was the Gastonia secretary of the
Labor Sports Union.
This is not an accident, not
chance occurrence. 1t was the log
ical thing. The young workers who
were most militant, physically most
active, the best defenders of the
workers, were members of the La
Dor Sports Union. In their own,
almost instructive, way these young
workers pointed out the future for
the Labor Sports Union.
| And this-if we may paraphrase
the imperialist story-teller, Kipling,
is the moral of our tale. That this
young L. S. U. secretary is a symbol
that many of our L. S. U. members
would do well to ponder over.
1t is not only a remarkable ex-
ample of working class courage,
but it is a splendid example of
something even deeper than individ-
ual bravery-class devotion.
June 7th and the action of our L.
S, U. members in Gastonia have
profound meaning for the L. S. U. 1t
shows, in miniature perfection, the
historical tasks of the Labor Sports
Union-to organize masses of work
err sportsmen, especially unskilled
native workers in the decisive in
dustries, thus aiding the militant
unions, and taking a leading role
in the struggle against fascism, in
the defense corps of the American
working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
Not A Bad Idea-

An hombre named Malcolm Lo-
gan, writing in Scribner's Magazine
for June, has settled on the bright
idea that the way to prevent the
Reds" from raising big row over
low wages is for the bosses to pay
better wages. That's simple, isn't
it? But the devil of it is to con,
vince the bosses. We're already con-
WINGED. Logan pokes fun at Matte
VOLTS notion that it took $780,
900 of "Soviet Gold" to "fonent"
the March demonstrations Logan
says he was on Union Square that
day, and-"I estimate the cast at
about $3.50"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
By ]. C. MARTIN

WE approach historic June the Seventh, when
w the workers of the South bravely held
their own against an organized gang of drunk
en- thugs, under the leadership of Chief Alder
holt of Gastonia, North Carolina, who was in
charge of the gang and who led them to the
workers tent colony to "cean up CT them
Reds"
These Southern workers who for many years
suffered untold exploitation and misery in the
textile, tobacco, and other mills, working for
, as low as six dollars per week, eleven and
I twelve hours per day; these workers knew very
Y well the mission of the chief and his gang.
And they were not taking any chances. They
knew we'll that the bosses were looking for
chance to divide their ranks, and to smash their
union. and that the bosses would use all means
for it. The workers were prepared when the
outfit descended upon the colony.
For days and nights the textile strikers
stood on guard at the tent colonies, seeing to
it that no harm came to their children and
families. When the night of the Seventh came,
the battle took place. The fight was long
and bitter one.
The workers of the South proved to the rest
Of the working class that they were ready to
fight back, and that they were not the docile
slaves any more. Not only that, but that hey
are and will be ready again when the time
comes, to fight for their rights.
4 Ready for Organization
| The workers of the South are ready for or
jgsnzation. The workers throughout the South
are preparing to celebrate the first anniver-
sary Of the Seventh of June. Thousands Of
textile, tobacco, cotton and other workers will
turn out to the huge mass meetings that are
being arranged by the International Labor De.
tense, and TUUL. Not only will these be cell
ebrations, but the workers will draw their
lessons from this historic day, and will or
gsnize themselves for further struggles
against their bosses
Due to the terrible exploitation of the work
ers in all fields of work, cutting of their wages
"a man told us day ago, that he made this
week, after putting in hard weeks work in
the Reynolds tobacco mill in this city, $13.56,
and he has family of six children, wife and
himself to support), the long hours that they
are forced to slave, makes the workers discon-
tented, rebellious, and ready for organizations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
Demonstration in Indo China

According to a report from Indo- China
1000 workers with red flags demonstrated in
Tan-Duong in Cochin China before house in
which the French governor of the province of
Sadec was staying . tour of inspection.
Hurriedy summoned troops and police dis
persed the demonstration with great brutality.
This sudden and unexpected demonstration
took the French authorities by surprise and
shows that the desperate repressive measures
adopted by French imperialism have failed to
crush the national-revolutionary movement in
Indo-Ch'"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
A Cat Can Look at
A King

Anyhow, a certain Mr.. Corsi &C
quired fame by talking with Hoover
last Wednesday. Corsi is the presi-
dent of the Colombian Republican
League of New York. The papers
say he gave Mr.. Hoover figures"
on unemployment. He gave figures
all right, but what figures" The
normal unemployment" he said is
100000 in New York City and now
Shere are "only" 100000. Making
himself a liar by over 100000. A
cat may look at king, indeed, but
he remains a cat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
Another Sign
of the War Danger

LONDON, June G.--Following the
decision Of the Committee for Na-
tional Defense, OF which Macdonald
is chairman and both Stanley Bald
win and Lloyd George are men,
beers, Macdonald informed Parlia-
ment Wednesday that the govern
ment has decided against the con-
struction OF the proposed English
Channel tunnel. This decision clear
ly reflects the tension of Anglo
French relationship and is a sign Of
the war danger among the imper-
ialist powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
Great Extension of
Sowed Area in U.S.S.R

Caritalist press renorts that in the
Ukraine, the most important grain
region in the Soviet Union, there has
already been planted more acreare
than in 1929. The cotton area al.
ready sown also has a good record,
approximately so per cent above
that of 1920. The sown area in
heets is about 30 per cent higher and
corn per cent higher than 1929.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
Italy Raises Tariff on Wheat and Corn

ROME, June 6.-Fascist Italy an
1o0rced Thursday a raise in its
.2riff on imported wheat and corn
from "a cents quintal to 81 cents.
GA metric quintal used in Italy is
about three and two-thirds bushels.)
The raise is to be effective at once.
The increase in the tariff on such
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07

mass consumptive products as wheat
and corn means boost in the cost
of living that will affect the work.
ers. The tariff will also greatly
contribute to deepen the world
economic crisis, especially the agra
rian crisis in the United States and
Argentine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07

Demand the release of Fos-
ter, Minor, Ar,tcr and Ray.
nond, in prison for fighting
for unemployment insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07
Sucb Faith Is Toncbing-

Emil Nandervelde, leader of the
Second Socialist" International, is
3ctter known as a social fascist than
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-07

Tie D1ily Worker is the Party's
hest instrument to make contacts
amona tie masses of workers, TO
build a mass Communis, Party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
HOUSE 0. KS BILL
TOBUY |NCUNABULA
$780, 900 to Purchase VoII-
behr Collection and &c.
500, 900 for Library Voted.

The House late yesterday passed and
sent to the Senate the Luce bill, which
authorizes construction of $500, 00C
annex to the Library of Congress, and
the Collins bill, which authorizes the
purchase for $1,500,o0o of the famous
Vollbehr collection Of incunabula fol-
the Library Of Congress.
The annex building is planned to take
care of crowding in the present Library
of Congress building. The annex viii
house the bound volumes of newspapers
official documents of foreign countries
copyright deposit files and mass Of
volumes stored for future use.
5000 books printed before AID. 1900
and including one of the three known
surviving copies of the Gutenberg Bible
Not dissenting voice was heard
against suspension of the rules and pas
sage Of the measure, despite the fact
that the Library committee reported
the bill without recommendation.
Chairman Luce of the Library COM
mittee said its enactment would mean
the adoption of a policy of purchasing
rarities. II am ready to join with
France and the countries of Europe in
the preservation of art and the promo
ton of culture" he said.
The collection Is owned by DR.. Otto
Vollbehr of Berlin. The Library COM
mittee set forth in its report that eff
the offer is not accepted before ad-
journment of this session of Congress
the collection would be sold at auction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
ROAD MEETING TONIGHT

Lanham-to-Severn Advocates Will
Gather at Bowie School.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOWIE, Md, June 10.-The second
public mass meeting of those interested
in the proposed Lanham-to-Severn con-
crete road will be held at the Bowie
School tonight.
At the first mass meeting In May, a
temporary organization was effected and
committees from each of the COM
munities along the proposed route was
appointed to draw up bylaws for the
association. The purpose of the meet
ing is to ratify the bylaws and to elect
permanent officers and committees.
Every one interested in this movement
is urged to attend the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10

Manufacture Of rayon is again in
creasing in Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
STANTON Al RALLY
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
Biggest Gathering Ever Staged il
County Scheduled for Next
Saturday.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, June 10.-PlanS
for the biggest club gathering ever
staged in Augusta County are complete
for the All rally to be held on the
Augusta Military Academy grounds next
Saturday, June IA.
Miss Edith Berry, chairman of the
county council, and Miss Kathleen
Hamrick, secretary, will be in charge OF
the meeting, assisted by Miss Ruth
Jamison, Miss Mozelle Cowden, county
and assistant home demonstration
agents, and j. G. Coiner, county agent
The program will open with the ad-
dress of welcome by Col T. H. Roller
followed by a response by Ira Miller
past president of the council. There
will be various demonstrations, contests
and stunts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
FLOODS THREATEN
FLORIDA SECTION
Heavy Rains in Everglades
Affect Lake Okeechobee
Communities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, June 10.
"A number of communities in the
Lake Okeechobee section were threat
ened by high water yesterday in the
wake of heavy rains in that portion OF
the Everglades.
The most serious conditions existed In
the town of Gladeview, Loxahatchee
and Twenty-Mile Bend. Water was re-
ceding at many other places, and 1t
was believed the crisis had passed.
Pumps were being used to empty
fields of the overflow that started dur
ing the week end. Nine inches of water
remained over the Corners highway, a
principal thoroughfare in the district,
but roads in other sections were above
the flood yesterday.
Lake Okeechobee was said to be at a
high level, but no great damage was
feared from this source. The water
near Gladeview and Loxahatchee was
said to be waist deep.
Chief attention has been turned to
the western area of this city, which
was under water sufficiently deep that
several families have temporarily evac-
uated Water came to the floor level
of some houses in that portion of the
city. There were also some breaks in
the levee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
FLIGHT POSTPONED

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, June 10
P.-John Henry Mears and Fred Mel
chior, who plan to fly around the world
in their plane The City of New York,
announced last night they were taking
the plane back to Detroit for adjust
ments, because, they said, it is not de-
veloping the speed they expected.
The start of the flight has been post
poned at least three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
American Bathtub
Demand Pressing
Producers Hard
BY the Associated Press.


That most famous item Of
American standard of living-the
household bathtub-is encount-
ering during 1880 such an in
sistent demand that its manu-
facturers are measurably resist
ing current dull business.
The Commerce Department, in
reckoning regular manufacturing
output, finds that In April 60,072
tubs were made and sold in the
United States, compared with So
887 in March, 46,204 in February
and 40,967 in January. All these
growing monthly totals were,
nevertheless, below corresponding
totals of like months last year. (
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
Cavemen and Eskimos Seen Kin.

NEW YORK, June 10 (P.-Dr. Knud
Rasmussen, Arctic explorer, considers
it possible that Eskimos and the
Neolithic men who inhabited caves in
Europe are related. To that end he
expects to launch a Polar expedition
soon, says his daughter, Anne Ras-
musSen, who has arrived here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
$4,000 Fire on Poultry Farm.

MOOREFIELD, W. Va, June 10
Especially. - The hatchery, packing
house and storage room combined Of
the Riverside Poultry Farm at MNeill,
near here, was completely destroyed by
fire yesterday. The origin of the fire
is undetermined. An attendant at the
farm had passed through the buildings
Just few minutes before the blaze was
noted. The loss on buildings and con-
tents is put at $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Brightest Bows
Visit Inventor

EAST ORANGE, \. T., July 30.
U.P)- The brightcst' boys from
each of the states and thc District
of Columbia visited the Thomas \.
Edison laboratories today as guest,
Of the noted inventor.
Tomorrow they VIII submit T. q
test which viii determine the "na-
tion's brightest, q distinction car-
rving "ith it a foarrcar scholarship
;t a technical school, provided hy
Edison.
Yesterday the boys submitted 10
Il psychological tr.t, bat today $ is
tivitics were Of social nature, and
the youth 5 main problem was pirk
ing out a girl IL take to tonight :
dance.
The group includes farmers sons
from North Dakota, South Carolina
and Iowa and carpenters sous trom
Maine and Tennessee.
Judges in the contest vii br
Harvey ). 'irestonc, licurv Ford,
William Lowe Bryan, president OF
Indiana university; Geargc East
man, Hubert : Howe. and Lewis
Perry, headmastcr of Phillips Exeter
academy.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30

cone of the surest indicators OF
good business conditions prevailing
in Imperial Vallev,' said Mana-
ger Robert Hays of the FL Centro
Chamber of Commerce. lis the July
l map of the Nations Business
which shows that Imperial Valley
is still in the Hwhite spot Of good
business conditions following its
very careful and comprehensive sur
vey of economic conditions prevail
ing throughout the country; Month
after month"; said Hays, "while
business in less favored areas is
either fair or quiet, Imperial VAL
ley continues to rock along and re-
main good.
"Just as they did month ago
FL Centre and Imperial Valley con
stitutes the one great large white
spot Of good times on the business
map of the country. This Imperial
Valley white spot is as large as
all the other white areas Of the
country except an area where the
states of Minnesota, Iowa, South
Dakota and Nebraska join.
eel Centro's building permits
for the first half of the year were
1885, 900 against $237,000 for the
first six months of 1920, an III.