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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

worker looking for a job, because
the government has failed to give
them work and to take care of
them.
The capitalists are agitating the
young workers, who wore knee
pants in time of the last war, to
join the army or navy and see the
world. They should not succeed
in getting these millions of young
workers to join the capitalist
forces.
VETS! JOIN W. E. S. L.!
The ex-servicemen who we're
participating in the last war
should see their mistake and join
the Workers Ex-Servicemen's
League-the only organization
that stands for the rights of ex-
servicemen and works hand in
hand with all workers against the
imperialist wars.
ne w OThSTS LA-DcTNlCGIueH
League is growing steadily. Every
meeting there is seen new COM
rades that fill out their applica-
tons for membership and pledge
themselves to work against i'm
perialists and their wars.
Every ex-seryiceman in the Or
ganization should see that he gets
in touch with other ex-servicemen
and bring them to our meeting
and make them to join the organ
ization. Only in this way can we
build up the Workers Ex-Service-
mems League and make the bosses
sit up and take notice before they
start another war.
Every ex-serviceman, join the
Workers Ex-Servicemen's League
to fight against the bosses and
their wars, to fight for our rights
hand in hand with all class con-
sciOus workers.
WAR VET.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
Chicago Veteran Calls for
Fight for Workers Rule

and let US make an international
League of ex-Soldiers under leader
ship of the Communist Parties of
all countries. Do not believe the
lies of the capitalist papers about
the Soviet government not being run
by workers, but by "dictators." 1
saw with my own eyes that the So
Wet government is composed of the
workers.
Vets, Let's Act Now
Soldiers and sailors, let us act.
We are still brave. We still have
red blood in our veins. Let US chase
the damn capitalists out of our coun-
try and overthrow them. Side by
side with the workers and poor farm
ers we must fight on for a revolu-
tionary Workers and Farmers Gov
eminent that will give US bread.
CHICAGO EX-SOLDIER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
Will Never Forget Cries of
Workers In Tunnel Cave-In

New York, N, Y.
To the Editor, Daily Worker,
Sir
In the Hunts Point tunnel cavern
of last night in which Michael Kelly
lost his life and eleven fellow work
ers were injured, more or less seri-
ously.
Commissioner Mulrooney made an
inspection (?) and afterwards a
commentary, saying at was una
voidable." With all my power, ply
steal and mental l repudiate this
statement.
Tunnel Not Braced.
have been in the mines since |
was Is years old and | am 25 years
of age. The tunnel from the shaft
bottom is inadequately secured al
the moment. To Mulrooney's mex
perienced eye it may appear safe
but it is not. The supports holding
the network of timber are not solid
ly on the floor of the tunnel, but
sitting on loose dirt and are not on
the equal and essential level.
The men in control of the work
either don't know their job, or are
too damned scared if the work is
not done quickly enough, they'll be
on the scrape heap, that the ele-
mentary rudiments of common safe
ty are forgotten, and even the hui
man instincts of self-preservation in
the bloody rush of capitalist profits
forgotten.
The Cave-In.
What happened last night was
this: A round of shots was fired be-
fore the timber men had completed
their haphazard work (no fault OF
theirs as they don't get time to dc
their work. and 20 minutes after
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
New York, N. Y.

New York, N. Y.
Editor Daily WORKER
After every war the American
capitalist class has been organ
izing its war veterans Organiza-
tons. Their purpose was to have
all the ex-servicemen organized
and keep them full of patriotic
ideas about the great things"
they have accomplished for the
land of their birth. But these
kind of patriotic organizations
were used in all cases against the
workers in their fight against the
bosses. Many times the member
ship was given the arms and sent
to butcher their fellow-workers.
After the imperialist world war
there was organized three differ
ent kind, but with similar pro-
grams of organizations, American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and World War Veterans.
The need of having those "r-
CARNATIONS was even more neces-
sary after the world . 1e1 #
was ever before.
USED AGAINST SOVIET
We all remember that in the
middle of the war there broke out
revolution in Russia. The capital
list class understood that this rev.
olution was getting dangerous for
them, and so they ended the war
among themselves and sent their
united forces to suppress the rev.
olutiOn.
And so did the capitalists of the
United States. First they buffa-
loed the sons of the working class
to go and fight against German
workers. to make the world safe
for democracy. When they
acted -.' fn~reS aga Isl thc
Soviet u"'".' .fey told different
stories, about the "bloodthirsti-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
Il WORKERS KILLED
IN SHAFT EXPLOSION

SAN FRANCISCO.-At Hetch-
Hetchy, San Francisco's municipal
water project, 35 miles east of here,
twelve worker were killed by a gas
explosion which blazed through one
of the tunnels there.
A shaft drops eight hundred feet,
straight down, and then branches
off into an east and a west drift.
The men killed were working in
the east drift. In the west drift
which is 1900 feet long, thirteen
men were badly shaken but no one
was killed.
The engineer in charge said that
the explosion must have resulted
from steel tool giving off spark
which ignited a gas pocket. AS
the men had been working through
rock of a serpentine formation for
some time, no danger was expected
and the drilling went on hurriedly
and without precaution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
PACIFISM BOSS
WEAPON AGAINST
WORKERS FIGHT
Only Revol u ito n airy
Struggle Will Win

New York, N. Y.
To the Daily Worker:
During the last war I enlisted in
the American army. On entering
the army l found out that | had
left my individuality as we'll as my
conscience behind. I was told that
the first duty of a good soldier is
to obey implicitly the orders given
him by his superior officers. When
l went to school, l had been taught
the ten commandments that it
was wrong to kill a fellow man,
that it was wrong to steal. On en-
tering the army l found these teach
ings reversed. l found that not
only was it perfectly all right to
kill a fellow man but it was my
sworn duty to do so.
That by proving myself first
class killer did 1 prove myself a
good soldier; that 1 deserved praise
and possibly decoration for eff
GENTLY performing my duty.
Sent Against Russian Workers
Luckily we were not sent over
seas, so l was not compelled to take
the life of fellow worker. During
the close of the war when the Rus
sian soldiers left the front and took
part in the revolution that over
threw the Car, the American and
British forces were sent to help put
down the revolution. l realized the
part l also might be called upon to
play.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

Chicago, Ill.
To the Daily Worker:
Workers of the whole world and
especially veterans of the world war:
| and all other workers want to
thank the workers and veterans for
the brave defense of the jobless del
egates on July a in Union Park.
This was a real brave battle you
veterans of the world war gave.
You were not afraid of police clubs
or bullets or fear for your life.
Veterans Now Jobless
Now you are out of work because
that capitalist system for which you
fought has now plenty of over-pro-
duction. The capitalists got plenty
for about fifty years ahead. But
how much as we soldiers and work
ers when laid off? AS soon as we
are thrown out we are broke.
Fought for Bosses Profits
We had different ideas than we
have now when we were drafted to
fight for democracy" and peoples
rights" But where is that democracy
that we fought for? The capitalist
government does not let US open our
mouths and ask of them why they
close the factories and lay off thou
sands of workers and ex-soldiers.
And turning thousands of policemen
against US to kill those of US that
were not left on the fields in France.
Vets Must Join Communists
Veterans of the world war, this is
not democracy that we fought for.
We ought to join the workers army
and its leader, the Communist Par
ty, and fight for our rights. With
overproduction we ought to work 8
hours day while getting the same
pay that we get for five and one-half
days.
Veterans, join the workers army
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

Annual military field
day was held at Ne1o York
University to prepare the
students in military train
ing for the coming inper-
iaIist WGr. Photo shows
Gen. Hanson Ely, COM
mander of the Second
Corps army area, 10ho will
be one of the directors for
Wall Street in the coming
slaughter, aOith q student
officer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
JOBBLESS CHAUFFEUR
SUICIDE

NEW YORK.-Adolph J. C. lie
Scelleur, jobless chauffeur jumped
from the 18th story of No. 40 Park
Ave. yesterday and killed himself.
He had been hunting work since
April. He had a wife to support.
There are thousands nearly as
desperate as this. To them the
Communist Party calls, Don't die
without a blow at the system that
starves you! Join the Councils of
the Unemployed, and fight for work
or wages! The idle rich, lolling at
ease while you suffer would be glad
to see you commit suicide"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

wards the whole crazy construction
fell.
The conclusion of the firing had
done its deadly work. The guy who
gave the order to fire those shots,
bathed his fellow workers in blood
and pain and death and living death.
l was lucky and escaped with a
minor injury, but to my dying day
the cries of my comrades pinned
beneath the debris have only one
meaning, destroy capitalism before
it destroys u.s."
A VICTIM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
And Jail Leaders of
Jobless for Demanding Bread

Daily Worker: Toledo, o.
This is clipped from local paper:
"Three bankers convicted of par
ticipation in ENLIGHTENMENT of three
million dollars have been released
from the penitentiary after having
been imprisoned five months.
"This news is from Michigan
same state that sentenced a man to
life imprisonment for possessing q
pint of whiskey."
What do you think about it?
TOLEDO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
BOSSES BEGIN
D RAFTING The
TOILERS FOR WAR
Cook Up All Sorts OF
Schemes
Chicago, III.
To the Daily Worker:

To the Daily Worker:
After reading an article in the
Daily Worker about the meaning
of the oncoming August l, think
that date should be driven in the
mind of every worker. l know that
the Communist Party finds the best
way of propaganda, but I will write
about one point which may be pic
tured for every worker.
The Chicago Tribune had an edi-
torial one day in April, which told
about a meeting of the generals
who decided to recommend the fol-
lowing:
On That when the next war starts,
all industries should open up to pro-
vide work for everyone.
(2) That the wages for unpatri-
otto workers should be raised very
much, but no raise for officers.
1t was stated that these two
things were necessary, because the
workers could not be trusted other
wise. And when one thinks about
the great unemployment now and
how wages for those who work, and
compare it with the industry work"
ing, raising the pay, one must admit
that the bosses are prepared for
everything. We must tell every
worker how to act in the case OF
war.
-JID.
Editorial Note: Yes, it is very inn
portant to tell the workers how to
act in the case of war. 1t is also
the most solemn duty of every class
conscious worker to rouse the work.
ing class and the toiling masses to
the ever growing danger of a new
imperialist war and an imperialist
attack against the Soviet Union.
The workers must understand he
full seriousness of the danger of
war before it takes them by sur
prise. The bosses are preparing a
new world slaughter. One of their
plans is to draft" the working class
into the industries producing for the
war. This means that the bosses
plan to put the workers who have
not been sent to the front as can
non fodder under military discipline
with the right to kill and shoot them
should they undertake a struggle for
better conditions, against the robber
war, etc.
1t is this and not higher wages
that they plan for the workers in
the coming robber war. The bureau
Gratis of the American Federation
of Labor are backing the Wall St
imperialists in this scheme. They
will help the bosses to draft" the
labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

'pany posted bulletin and an
nounced that all employees were to
be finger-printed. The bosses came
out with a lying statement that
this measure was to protest the
employees from undesirable reds
etc.
Workers Protest Spy System.
This attempt at finger-printing
raised a storm of protest among
the workers. The Communist Party
issued leaflet exposing this
scheme to further enslave the
workers and called upon the work.
ers to organize and strike against
the rotten conditions that exist in
this factory. This was so well re-
ceived by the workers,an the storm
of protest was so great that the
company rescinded it's order and
had the finger-prints destroyed.
The company, in order to off
set the effective protests, issued
statement to the press that "the
agents took records at the Wright
plant without authority" Whereas
in the original statement to the
press it was stated "This move re-
suited from a conference between
Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Gordon Vice
President and Treasurer of the COM
pany and is sanctioned by Guy w.
Vaughan PRESIDENT" 1.-THE work is
being done under state supervision"
Statements like this, however, don't
fool the workers, for they realize
that it was only through their
united protest that the order was
repeated.
Wall SITS War Moves.
Now, workers of Wrights, the
fact that the United States Govern
ment is taking such a deep interest
in the Aeroplane factory is evidence
enough that war is in the air. But
the fact that $1,OOO,O00,000 was ap-
propriated by Congress for war
purposes, conclusively proves that
all the peace talk is the bunk.
In reality the danger of war was
never so great as it is now. While
over 100000 workers are unem-
ployed and starving; billions are
spent for war purposes. 1t is in
teresting to note in this respect
that the capitalist parties of New
Jersey nominated Dwight w. Nor.
row, Morgans partner, for senator,
to further the war preparations.
The Communist Party also has
its candidates in New Jersey, but
they are workers candidates and
represent the working class.
The Communist Party is calling
an August First Conference and all
workers are invited to elect dele
gates and to attend. This Confer
ence is to be held July oath at
S p. m. at 205 Paterson St.
On August First Communist
Parties all over the world will
demonstrate against the impending
war. The Communist Party of Pat
erson is calling on August First
demonstration against war in front
of City Hall at p. m.
WRIGHT WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

Being already a class conscious
worker l made some remarks to the
effect that l was not going to be
used as tool to help crush the
freedom that the Russian proletariat
had fought so hard to achieve, and
that l was not going to be used
as an instrument in breaking strikes,
These utterances of mine were
probably brought to the attention of
the commanding officer, for there
are stool pigeons in the army as
well as civil life.
After being mustered out / joined
the army of unemployed. A lot of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

free unemployment offices were
opened for ex-service men and an
attempt made to use them as an in
strument in lowering wages.
Workers of America! Do not be
the tools of another imperialist
slaughter. Fight with and for the
defense of the Soviet Union the
fatherland of the workers. Unite
with your fellow proletarians in the
U. S. and throughout the world.
Join the Workers Ex-Servicemen's
League.
-EX-sERvICE MAN.
Editorial Note: Revolutionary
workers must be on constant guard
against conscious or unconscious ac-
ceptance of petty bourgeois pacifism
or individualist theology in all the
phases of the revolutionary struggle
against imperialist wars.
The petty bourgeoisie becomes
pacifist because of the great burden
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19
Wall St. Govt Backs Wright
Airplane Attempt to Finger
print Workers In War Move
Paterson, N. ].

Editey the Daily Worker
That the United States preparing for be evidenced by
federal
and half million dollars
the Wright Aepane plant
motors.
Following the heels of this order most dsard scheme
subsection One morning the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-19

Forced into the Wall hunger.
workers the fall
ture in the Orient In reality maintaining the brutal and naked
rule Of the mperial bankers the colonial
colonial people, often the point the ayon Today the
ast armed forces China actively trying murder
the revolutionary establishing
freeing themselves from foreign mperias exploitation
Above
China and native villages
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
No Promise OF
Break Tn Heat

LOS ANGELES, July l6 UP)--
With little promise of n break in
the heat wave, Southern California
continued today to swelter under a
blazing sun that by noon sent the
temperature up to SO degrees.
Col. II. B. Hcrsey, of the United
States weather bureau, declared
that the heat would continue for
mt least the next "a hours with
temperatures remaining about the
same.
Yesterdays highest temperature
was 81 degrees, and low tempera-
turc n degrees. Low temperature
for this morning was 90 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
VAN BEzEL'S TRIP
TO WASHINGTON
DECIDED SUCCESS

Frank Van Bezcl FL Centre in
ventor. has just returned to the val
lev after a most successful trip 10
Washington. D. c.. bringing with
him 10 patents pending on a new
gasoline motor which Frank had
been working on during the past two
wears. These patents are for the
United States. Canada and most OF
the European countries and We're
obtained through the Y. !. Evans
Company. Washington.
The inventor stated this morning
that the motor used in the Washing
ton tests is on its way back to Fl
Centre and after several minor
changes are made, ii will be put on
display here for & week. After that,
as far as can DE learned at present,
the motor will be shipped to prom
inent motor corporation in Detroit.
Three of the large motor corpora
tions are making future plans re-
garding its purchase, together with
all the patent rights.
Another movement is now on foot,
Van Bezel stated, TO manufacture
the motor in five different sizes,
here on the Pacific coast. Five
models are to be built. ranging in
power from one of coo horsepower
70 the smallest one of l25 horse.
power. The largest will weigh 522
pounds and the others with scale ac-
cordinglv.
This motor, which is an entirely
new departure in the gas engine
field. will be a six-cylinder in line
type. equivalent in power pulse 10
- cylinders, with the moving parts
reduced TO two-thirds of the ordinary
six-cylinder motor. a further fea-
ture is that it is so constructed that
il can run either upright or inverted,
with but one change being made,
namely. turning the carburetors
over. It is absolutely alright; no
adjustments are necessary nor are
tbe parts TO be fabricated from the
outside. 1t can be assembled or dis
assembled entirely in just hours
and 80 minutes.
Engineers who have examined and
tested this new motor declare 1t TO
be one Of the lightest and most pow
erful streamlinc motors of the day.
Van Bezel is more than ordinarily;
delighted with the success attained
in Washington by this model motor
as il comes as ihe reward OF many
hard hours Of labor and the Justlfi-
cation Of his conviction that such
motor could be produced.
The rice acreage in the Oakdale
district Of Stanislaus County IS
2.4O0 acres, double that Of last year
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
S. p. Reduces
Running Time
OF Two Trains

LOS ANGELES, July l6. (J.p)-
Reductions in running time of two
leading Southern Pacific trains
were announced today.
Beginning July %, the "Apache"
westbound from Chicago to Los An
geles will cut its 6s-hour time by
four hours and 81 minutes. The
eastbound "California," now run
ming on a 75-hour schedule, will re
duce its time to 6S12 hours.
The "Apache" will operate west
bound through Phoenix instead of
Maricope and the "California" will
make both trips through the lmper-
ial Valley of California, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
Julian Pamphlet
May Play Part
In Flint Probe
Continued from page u

church last n.gat tie minister de
Tended Julian Thieves in Politics
and denied that it had incited
Flint's Staying.
/ 81 am told" Rev. -'luler shouted,
"that certain persons have attempt
J ed to infer that my booklet prompt
ed the murder. / want to say here
I and now that am willing to submit
| that pamphlet to any II men IN
the country for an opinion as to
whether it contained any word that
would turn man TO murder.
/ "If any II men can find any
word in that booklet that recon-
mendS any man taking the law into
his own hands | am willing to SUI
render my home, my church. my
radio and to leave town."
The thing that turned keaton's
mind to murder. Rev. Shuler CON
tended. was the fact that men were
sent to prison for stealing bottles
Of milk while bankers and brokers
who stole millions from Julian in
vestorS went free.
The pastor, center in many Il
court fight here, also used his talk
aS an answer 10 City Prosecutor
Llovd Nix. who, talking over the
radio. said the Rev. Shuler chad
made careless. wild and reckless
charges although he would not de
liheratcly do harm TO Il living
thing"
Plan Speedy Trial
While the controversy went on
about Julian Thieves in Politics,
authorities planned to attempt to
force speedy trial IN the ease.
Keaton was arraigned on a grand
iurv indictment yesterday scarcely
~ hours after the dramatic Staying
Of Flint in Superior Judge Frank
Golfers court.
And the indictment was voted
within Il few minutes after 4 cor
oner's jury decided that keatoh
shot Flint with homicidal intent.
Keaton was taken before Super
ior Judge Marshall MeComb who
ordered him to appear Thursday to
plead to the charge.
Keaton's depressed dem e ne r
changed only once yesterday and
that when Judge Frank C. Collier
testified at the inquest. Judge Col
lier. in whose courtroom Flint was
fatally shot just as he stepped from
the witness stand, was describing
the scene.
"The shots came apart-first
once and then pause followed by
two more" the iurist stated. "Mr.
Flint staggered and fell"
Keaton, his eyes dilated and his /.
hands clenched, leaped to his feet.
Then he slumped back into his |
seat. covering his face with his !
hands. He made no further move
and when asked if he wanted to
testify replied Il have nothing to
say"
All the witnesses testified Keaton
fired the fatal missiles at close
range just as Flint stopped to speak
to a friend, Mrs. Louis Selznick.
Funeral services for Flint were
held today under Masonic auspices.
The financier, who rose to the high
est offices in the lodge, also was a
former postmaster of Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
" -
Lutherans May
Bar Legionnaires

MILWA July 16. UP)-A
proposal to bar American Legion
embcrs from the Evangelical Lu-
thcran church will be voted upon
by the Wisconsin and Missouri sv-
mods of the caurch September ID, ii
was announced today.
Lutheran ministers are divided on
the question of whether the Legion
is am oath-bound, secret. religious
organization,' Incompatible with
the laws of the church or civilian,
patriotic group. and therefore ac,
ccptablc