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The Washington times., 1930-10-09

WEAF--New YoFk--eeOv4b4
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s:s0--Toddy program
e:00-Dinner music.
6:45--uncle Abe and David.
7:00--Midweek Hymn Sing.
The Washington times., 1930-10-09

AL Lyons, guest conductov ut
the Fox Theater will play the
piano and accordion in a broad
cast over station VOL this even
ing from $50 to 5:45 o'clock.
There will be an unusual feature
to Lyons program, in that lis
teners will have the opportunity
Of winning free tickets to the
Fox.
The Washington times., 1930-10-09

Amos n Andy will be heard as
guest stars of the Radio-Kelth-
Orpheum program Friday, Octo-
ber "a, at 1890 p. M, e. s. T.
This is particularly timely, as
on this date their first sound pic
ture, "Check and Double Check, :"
will be released throughout the
country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26

On the last day of April, conditions in the
state were so bad that Governor Roosevelt
was forced to admit, in letter to Secretary
of Commerce Lamont:
"There is now more than the usual unem-
ployment in New York State, and such indi-
cations as we have are to the effect that such
unemployment has increased rather than di-
minished since the middle of January"
Spring has failed to bring the much herald
ed increase in building operations. Estimated
cost of new building projects in the % lead
ing cities of the state amounted to only $780,
100000 for the first four months of this year,
compared with S6560O0,000 for the same
months last year and $433,00O,00O the year
before. This is a drop of more than rs per
cent below last year, and nearly 60 per cent
below 1928.
The drop in building operations is sharply
reflected in the suffering of building trades
workers. In February from 40 to so per cent
of the $4,000 building trades mechanics in
New York City were idle. Adding to these
the unemployed helpers and auxiliary workers,
the actual number of jobless building workers
in New York was nearly 10000. c. G. Norman,
head of the governors of the Building Trades
Employers Association, said toward the end
of February: 'In 1921 there was not more than
20 per cent unemployment. The present slump
is much greater than that. 1t is almost as bad
as 1918, when between so and so per cent of
the mechanics were looking for work" About
the same time the secretary of the Albany
A. F. of L. carpenters district council de-
clared: "Our men are 80 per cent unemployed.
There is no building of homes whatsoever.
If it weren't for the few office and public
buildings now going up, we could all fold our
tents and quit for the winter"
Factory Employment Slipping.
Factory employment, the mainstay OF one
third of the 100000 wage earners in the
state, is steadily slipping 1t has decreased
10 per cent, since the stock market crash OF
last October let the whole world know that
American capitalism was crumbling. In April,
the latest month for which the figures have
been published, the index of factory employ
ment in New York stood at 1913. This is even
below the low figure of July, 1928. Comparing
this year with last year, the index numbers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26

of system" that permitted enormous amounts
of food to be dumped while the underfed and
the unemployed had to submit on the lying
statistics offered by their multi-millionaire
"prooving" that the depression" had already
passed. These dealers, according to the report,
"coud offer no remedy" for the situation.
Well, we too bemoan a system that permits
dividends to double while unemployment triples,
and embarks on imperialist wars to further
increase these dividends.
But we have an excellent remedy. And that
is to destroy the system that has always per-
mtted it and will always permit it until class
conscious and organized workers realize that
dumping and starvation, unemployment and
wars are lock, stock, and barrel, part of capt.
talism. And when they realize that the sys
tenn cannot be destroyed by talking about it,
but by consciously and deliberately going about
the task of organizing and radicalizing and
educating their fellow workers into a realiza-
ton of their class-conscious solidarity.
In Russia no food is dumped and there are
no dividends in the form of coupons. But
there are many dividends in the form of con-
stantly increasing standard of living; in the
creation of tractors rather than tanks; in the
building of freight ships rather than battle
ships; in the building of workers. rest camps
rather than mllion-dollar yachts; in educating
NN6iSSS
pale morons who later become "great" en-
gineers, and in erasing the paralyzing fear of
unemployment that is used as club over the
heads of the workers subjected to capitalist
slavery.
Tariff viii Cause More Dumping.
The "Great Stationary Engineer and Food
Administrator offers no solution for the
dumping problem-except the highest tariff
in Americas history; which will ultimately
make dumping still more necessary and the
increasing rehabilitation of the workers still
more inevitable.
Decaying food in the markets, mounting div
idends, and workers demonstrations of 100000
and more, spell but one thing-revoution. And
the Imprisonment of militant workers, the club
bling of the unemployed; the attempts to muir
der the leaders of the ass-conscious white
and Negro workers In the South; the Con-
gre-sional investigation of Communist Party
secrets" that may be read any day in any of
the Party publications, cannot prevent the
revolution that will result in the creation of a
workers government where dividends. aud not
food, will be dumped
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
Nv f. A. SCHACHNER.

BY T.. A. SChAChINEU.
THE "Creat Stationary Engineer" who now
! occupies the White House has had wide ex-
perience in matters connected with the handl-
ing of food. So much so, in fact, that ne mas
been called thief on the senate floor Tor
his close collaboration with the packers trust
when it pocketed so many millions while ne
was food administrator. His knowledge. OF
the problems of food administration will, fur
thermore, never be forgotten by those thou
sands of starving European workers whom ne
refused to give food when he discovered that
thew were radical" and in danger OF being
"Bolshevized."
This "expertness" as food administrator
aided by the most gigantic publicity ever in
stituted by an American politician-finally
landed him the presidency. But is the 1000
problem among more than 100000 unemploy-
ed and as many more employed workers en-
paging his attention? A close study OF his
releases to the press--hs latest one was such
q poisonous mess of lies that it was called mis-
leading" by capitalist newspaper whose own
err is one Of his closest friends-discloses not
q word
Dumping Necessary to Capitalism.
Hundreds Of thousands of pounds of perfect
" good vegetables and fruit are allowed to
decay on the docks of New York every week.
Dumping-not only of food, but of all mer-
chandise--is an integral part of capitalism, and
ear no more be separated from e than the
Pre- t system. Dumping is daily occurrence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
Food Is Dumped Millions Face
Starvation

but last week such enormous amounts OF 1000
were dumped in New York that even some
of the capitalist newspapers were mildly nor
rified. There was no indication, OF course
that dumping was the normal method employ
ed to keep prices high.
The same week that New Ysrk's starving
unemployed read that 100000 pounds OF food
were being destroyed the Journal of Com
merce reported that the total of recorded DIV
idends and interest payments in May, 1884,
was good deal larger than in May, 1879:
about 100000 as against $49O 100000. In
dustrial dividends for the five months, JAN
uary to to May, 1880, totalled ,356,o0o,0oo
as against 1855, 100000 for the same period
of "prosperous" almost twice as much as
the $697 100000 paid in the like months OF
equally prosperous" 1928. That is to say
while more and more millions are sent into
the streets to starve, while health-breaking
speed-up in being introduced into more and
more factories, while the average wages, ac-
cording to government statistics, is s20 week
less than these same government statistics de-
clare a minimum living wage ought to be, and
while even these inhumanly low wages are be-
ing slashed everywhere as the army of the
unemployed grows, the parasitical classes were
donated 81, 356, 100000 for a five-month period
almost twice as much as they received only
two years ago.
Capitalists "See No Remedy"
Food dealers interviewed by reporter from
q capitalist paper "bemoaned the inefficiency
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
us. Army and the Working Class

He told me stories of his activities in the
Philippine Islands and Panama. How they
were merely there to protect the capital in
vested by American capitalists. To see that
the slaves were contented with what they re-
ceived as a pittance in exchange for their
labor. He related stories of the various strikes
that he participated in, that he aided in break
ing up.
He was no enemy of the workers. He too,
was worker who was forced to remain in
the army because of the miserable working
conditions and small wages in civilian life. He
was not Communist. Just one of the thou
sands of class conscious workers who are in
the army today. Like myself, he did not know
anything about the existence of the Commu-
mist Party.
Seeing that I listened attentively he flung
the following question at me:
"Young man, suppose your mother was in
volved in strike which occurred in the vi
cinity of your home, would you if called out to
break the strike, under the guise of protecting
private property, carry out an order to fire
into the midst of the workers."
"What Are You Doing in the Army?"
/ replied: "Of course, ! wouldnt!" Then
he said "What the hell are you doing in the
U. S. Army them"
That was enough. The next day was
gone
However, today l am sorry that deserted
the U. S. Army. Had known the program of
the Young Communist League / would have
remained in the U. S. Army to win the work.
ers in uniform over to the side of the work
ing class.
Soldiers Are Also Workers.
Comrades in uniform! You, too, are work.
ers who were forced into the army because Of
unemployment, miserable working conditions
and low wages. Long enough have we been
fooled in such a petty way! We have merely
been used as tools Of the bosses against our
own class, the working class.
The bosses are preparing for another world
war, to see which one can horde in more
territory and more slaves. When this wal
comes we must turn the end that spits lead,
not against the workers of foreign countries
but against the bosses.
No longer let our bullets still the bodies OF
other workers who, like ourselves, must slave
for living
Turn the coming imperialist war into war
of the workers against the bosses! 1t must
not be war which will benefit the bosses
who use us as "saps" to slaughter the wcrfr
ers Of other countries. ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
By JOHN PORTER.

FORCED to go to work at the age OF fifteen
to help support the family, deprived of an
education, / went in search of work. But no
matter where / went the wages that the young
worker received were always the samoa
measly three to five dollars for a fifty-four
hour week, for the same work and output that
the adult worker would get from twenty to
thirty dollars.
Tired and hungry l arrived in Manchester,
N H., on the 18th of July, 1925, after spend
ing many days looking for work that would
pay Shattered were my dreams of becoming
a president, or returning home millionaire
as we were told in school by our teachers.
1t was on this day that the recruiting Of
ficer of the U. S. Army approached me and
told me fairy tales about the U. S. Army. So
l enlisted at the age of sixteen, thinking that
was going into fairyland.
Becomes "Real Soldier"
However, upon arriving at the detachment
at Fl. Williams, Me-, found conditions con-
trary to those depicted by the recruiting Of
fcer. | was compelled to sleep in a squad
room that was overcrowded and to eat food
that was not fit for dog.
Then the day camel At last / was to be-
come a real soldier! l was assigned to the
Fifth Infantry and sent to the drill detach-
ment for training.
we were Taught NOW 10 uSe Jul Uoyohc'o'
That was sufficient military knowledge tenn
porarily We were read, at the command OF
the master, to slaughter slaves who revolted
against the tyranny of capitalism
One day, we were given lecture on How
to be Good Soldier and Good American
Citizen" 1t was a statement uttered by the
seargent who was lecturing that awakened me
from my deep slumber.
Ordered To Shoot Mother.
1t was a statement l shall never forget as
long as live:
whenever ordered to quell riot or dis
turbance of any kind, or to protect private
property, and when ordered to shoot or charge
with bayonets fixed you must do SO regard
less of whether your father. mother, brother
or sister is your target. Failure to carry out
such an order will result in general court
martial and severe punishment"
What army was l in? Would / shoot at
my mother? No, of course not. But being
only sixteen years of age I did not think
much about it until two years later:
On the 18th of July, 1927, got into con-
versatich with seargent who had served
many years in the U. S. Army
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
By FELIX HOLT.

IN the early part of 1929 the Communist Party
of Great Britain organized national hun
ger march on London" Its purpose was to
bring to the attention of the working class of
Great Britain the growing unemployment in
that country and the inability of the Baldwin
conservative government to solve the problem
of unemployment. Through the National I'm
employed Workers Committee Movement "Hun-
ger Marchers" began from different parts of
Britain, to march to London to present to the
government their program of immediate de-
mands, and also to arouse the entire working
class in support of these demands.
Along haf-dozen different routes, through
coal fields, through textile sections, through
working class towns and hamlets these Hun
ger Marchers marched militantly and deter
minedly, despite the bitter cold and frost of
an unusually severe winter and despite the
attacks of the police and the beating UP of
the leaders of some of the contingents. They
carried the message of Communist organization
against unemployment along their routes Of
march. They received enthusiastic welcomes
from rank and file workers, despite the oppo-
sition from both the Labor Party and the
trade union officials. The solidarity of the
employed workers with the unemployed work
ers made the success of this demonstration
possible. On Feb. "a, 1929, eight hundred
Hunger Marchers marched into London and at
Trafalgar Square were greeted by over $4,000
London workers in one of the most enthusiastic
working class demonstrations ever known there
The Hunger Marchers of 1929 forced the
Baldwin government to continue the unemploy-
ment relief under the provisions of the Unem-
ployment Insurance Scheme, which relief the
government was threatening to withdraw. The
continuance of this relief to one-quarter of
million workers may be attributed to the sue
cess of this demonstration These Hunger
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26

UNEMPLOYMENT in New York, the "richest
state in the richest nation" of the world,
continues severe. Optimistic forecasts to heao
off the workers discomfort have helped very
little.
In almost every line of work, the number
of workers applying for every 100 jobs open
at the state public employment offices is high
er than year ago. In manufacturing, trans
portation, anG clerical work the number un.
successfully seeking work this year is about
twice as high as last year, The latest fig.
ures of the number of workers applying for
every 100 jobs available are:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26

The high degree of unemployment among
clerical workers has already been mentioned.
Emphasizing this point is the statement OF
James Gray, of the National Employment Elk
change, in New York City. Said Gray: I'm
employment is especially severe among white
collar workers. Demand for men in January,
1880, was 60 per cent of the demand last year"
Vast unemployment among women IS also
to be noted The demand for women, accord
ng to Gray, dropped so per cent from last
year. A similar story is told by the Wood
Employment Service, also in New York; The
office was swamped with applications for some
time. 1t was estimated that there were three
times as many applicants as at the same tlfne
last wear. We have never seen so many girls
looking for jobs"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
Stool Pigeons Precede Line of March.

AS soon as the first group of marchers took
the road, the Scottish Labor Party found it
necessary to send out one of its agents to dis
-credit the march. This stool-pigeon preceded
the line OF march by two days, and carried out
a systematic campaign to persuade workers
not to feed and support the marchers. In this
she was supported by the socialist Labor
Party branches and the Labor" trades union
officials. In the town of Auchinleck the Labor
Party branch was responsible for the refusal
of the Town Hall, as place of lodging for the
marchers. In New Cumock the L. P. branch
fraudulently withheld half the funds raised
for the support of the marchers. The L. P.
branches of Carlisle Grantham Northampton
officially and publicly refused support to the
marching representatives of the unemployed
The Trades and Labor Councils in the towns
of Bath Peterborough, Altrincham, realizing
full well the terrible state of unemployment"
refused to help on the grounds that they could
not do anything that could be construed as be-
ing against their labor government. In the
town of Sheffield the women's contingent of
the Hunger Marchers were forced to spend an
entire night parading the streets of the town,
as they had been denied the use of the town
workhouse for sleeping purposes.
Despite all this opposition, but carried along
by their revolutionary enthusiasm and by the
leadership of the Communist Party, the Hun
ger Marchers, one thousand strong, entered
London on May l to lead the May Day demon
stration. They left behind them splendid
record of revolutionary agitation against I'M
employment and against the Labor Party in
practically every town or village Of any size
throughout the entire country. In many towns
where no open-air meetings had been held since
the time of the war, the Hunger Marchers sue
ceeded in holding demonstrations of the work.
ing class in support of their struggle. The
Hunger Marchers indicted the labor govern
ment before the entire British working class,
bringing with them the message Of the Com
munist Party to tens of thousands Of workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
THE MINERS COME OUT AGAIN
England's Hunger Marchers
BY FRED ELLIS

Marchers in arousing and organizing the OPP
position of the working class against the Bald
win government, played an extremely import
ant part in helping to sweep that government
out of office in the general elections of May,
1929.
Labor Party Takes Control
The Labor Party took control of the British
capitalist government in June, 1929. Since
that time the worldwide economic crisis in all
capitalist countries has increased the number
of unemployed. The Labor government like all
other capitalist governments, has been unable
to prevent the growing increase of the I'M
employed And today, after one year in power,
there are 21a million unemployed workers in
England. The great response of the British
masses to the Unemployed Demonstrations of
March has shown that the working class has
developed a sense of solidarity and militancy,
that makes it possible to continue, in most
active fashion, revolutionary fight against
British capitalism and it's present ally the
social-fascist Labor Party. And so to continue
these militant demonstrations against the la
Dor government and to link this activity with
the international significance of May Day, the
c. P. of Great Britain, Immediately after March
6sarranged for another great national Hunger
March on London.
From various parts of Great Britain these
Hunger marchers began their trek to London.
The Scottish contingent left Glasgow on March
30. They were the first to start as their
route measured 400 miles to London. From
Newcastle, Plymouth, Yorkshire, Lancaster and
other points, Hunger Marchers left on different
dates, all scheduled to reach London on May
l. This years march included women dele
cations from the textile districts of Lam
cheshire and Yorkshire. This was done primar-
lily as a protest against the strike-breaking
activities of a woman Minister of Labor The
W.I.R. furnished motor kitchens, and W.I.R.
committees throughout the country raised funds
to feed and clothe the marchers. The solidarity
of the working class, now suffering under in
creased naturalization, reduced wages and
beatings from the socialist" police manifested
itself in the wonderful support given the
marchers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
BULLETIN

First figures, lowest temperature
last night: second highest yester-
day: third. wind velocity at 8 a. m
fourth. precipitation u last p
Arrrrr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
Annual Kermesse To
Open Here Saturday

The grand annual KermesSe, the
proceeds Of which will be used 70
pay off the debt on the building site
Of the projected new st. Joseph's
church in West Brownsville will be
held on Saturday. Sunday and Mon
day. August 3, 10 and IL on the
grounds OF the Immaculate Concep-
ton Parachial school on jefferson
between 14th and 18th streets. under
the auspices of the United Activities
Of the Immaculate Conception
church.
The Reverend Joseph Rose q. M.
l.. pastor. with an active committee.
composed OF members of the parish.
Is planning TO make this the banner
affair Of the year. Arrangements are
being made for many novel and en-
tertaining features that will add
color and interest to the occasion.
Present indications point TO its sur
passing BY far the Kermesse OF last
year. Some new and surprising
stunts will be introduced.
Three nights Of honest-to-good-
ness fun entertainment. and sport
are promised 70 all. The public Is
cordially invited and is promised
an old-fashioned good time. Other
announcements viii be made in the
near future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
Candidates Hurl Lie
In Bitter Debate

McALESTER, Okla. July LIZ
The lie was passed here last night
during a bitter debate between Guy
L. Andrews and Pres S. Lester.
rival candidates for Pittsburg coun-
TVS seat in the state senate. john
@. Newell, warden Of the state pen
itentiary, charged into the arena
and told Andrews he was a liar
If he meant TO insinuate that he.
the warden, had handled "a dirty
dollar"
Andrews had been charged with
accepting a fee from inmates OF the
penitentiary to draft a new pardon
and parole law, and said in reply
that the money had been raised
without solicitation on his part. He
added that if any dirty money was
included in the fee. it came from
the warden. as the latter had hand
led the money.
Newell, accosted Andrews as he
finished his speech. Shouts of
throw him out" greeted the ward
ems advance upon Andrews. After
the two were separated, Letter took
the platform IN reply.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
EXPRESSES THANKS

To the People Of BrownsVlIIe.
Several days ago my children were
in the city Of Brownsville placing
literature for their daddy" H. L.
CHub) Maddux, who IS a candidate
for Commissioner Of Agriculture Of
Texas. They came back home. tell
ing of the good things that were
said 10 them and the royal treat
ment the people Of Brownsville ac-
corded them.
I Just want the folks at Browns
Vile to know that "pa" surely ap-
rreciates the kindness to the child
rem. and we viii always have a
kindly feeling to the good people
Of Brownsville for their hospitality
70 them.-Political Advertising.