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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
Sought to Prevent Oil,
Coal Development
to Full
Aim Was to Aid War
Hid Fact Kuzbas Coal
Source Tremendous
BULLETIN.

MOSCOW, Dec. 1.-The o. G. F.
q, discovered secret organization
in Soviet White Russia. Lastovski,
Zvikevitch, Kraskovski and Smo-
Itch were arrested. They are for
mer white Russian emigres, re-
turned on parole.
Especial Gable to the Daily Worker.)
MOSCOW, Dec. LIN yesterday
evenings session the whole counter
revolutionary tcttvities of the wreck
ers was further illuminated in the
hearing OF the witness Yurovski.
Yurovsh was brought from prison
where he is held on the charge Of
membership in the counter-reyolu-
tionary secret organization, the
Working Peasants Party"
Although the presiding Judge
warned the witness he must not
speak on questions OF relation 10 the
peasants party because this is still
under investigation and must con-
fine himself to questions of activity
and the foreign relations of the "in-
dustrial party"
Questioning revealed important de-
tails regarding the position of the
peasants party and close relation
ship with the industrial party and
the Msnchevists.
furovSki gave evidence of the po-
sition of the industrial party and
its activities and preparations for in
tervention. In addition information
was received from a representative of
the industrial party in the "pea-
SAINTS party"
He learned more on trip abroad.
In January and February, 1928, he
had two conversations with the
leader Of the republican democratic
center with the emigre Miliukov.
and representative of the CONNER
clal and industrial committee in
Paris, Hoefding Miliukov con-
firned the fact that the industrial
party was known to him. He de-
clared himself a supporter of the
idea of armed intervention in Rus
STA because the overthrow of Bolshe-
Vlsm by internal power was hopeless,
Miliukov replied to Yurovsk's ques-
tons regarding the attitude of the
French socialists, that although any
war; particularly one against the
S oyiet Union, was unpopular with
the French workers, the socialist
leaders undoubtedly firmly resolved
in case of war against the Soviet
Union, to support it.
Miliukov gave detailed information
OF the preparation for intervention.
The reason for the postponement of
the original date from 1923 to 1880
was neceSsitated by the existence of
strong-handed government in
France, which is best guaranteed in
the person of Poincare.
He stated that the preparations
and elaboration of plan, the finances
and military command, was guaran-
teed by the French government and
the general staff. The fighting forces
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
Eagle Pencil Workers Strike
Against 10 PC. Wage Cut

NEW YORK.-The 900 workers in
Eagle Pencil Co, l4th st. and Ave
C, came out on strike yesterday
against the ten per cent wage cut.
They all came out except the few
in the boiler room and part of one
out of Is departments. This depart
ment is the box shop, separated
from the rest of the workers. Mass
picketing will bring these out too if
the company tries to run.
Yesterday afternoon it was re-
ported to the strikers mass meeting
that the management had given up
the pretense of running the factory
and had closed it down. The
strikers met in Labor Temple, 14th
st. and Second Ave, after the walk
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
Supreme Court Rules Mooney
and Billings Die In Prison
Failure of Legal Measures; Mass Action by the
Workers Only Way to Release Two Framed
Workers; Many Times Proven Innocent

ton.
The trial Judge has stated several
times that he is convinced the men
did not have a fair trial, and has
petitioned the governor to pardon
them. The court several months ago
made the excuse that one chief prose-
cution witness, Mcdonald, had not
come before the court with his con-
fession of perjury Mcdonald did
then come to the court and repeated
his confession. But in the face of
all this the high court refuses to let
them 60
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
JOBLESS VOTE TO
AID EAGLE STRIKE

NEW YORK.-The Down Town
Unemployed Council held a mass
meeting with $500 jobless workers
present before the doors of the Tam
many fake employment agency on
Lafayette st. yesterday, Milton Stone
of the October is delegation to pre-
sent demands for immediate relief
for the jobless from the city govern
ment spoke and exposed the city
government trickery and disregard
of the sufferings of the jobless.
The agency closes its doors at 10
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02

out and elected strong strike COM
nlittee OF about 80, proportionally
representing the various departments.
The strike committee members we're
chosen by the men and girls who
knew them in the various depart
ments, and were then elected by
unanimous vote Of the whole mass
meeting.
The strikers, most of whom have
never been in labor struggle be-
fore, got their first taste yesterday
of the attitude Of the police when
they marched back of the strike
committee shortly after noon to the
factory. Police were thick around
the place and permitted only a part
Continued on Page Two
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
indianapolis
Cries For More

we need an immediate In
crease of 100 copies of the
Daily Worker. We have a man
here that is going to get all
the Daily Worker subs he can
for carrier. Also we have three
comrades at my location who
are pushing Daily Workers
here.
This is the brden of news
from all over the United States.
The big surprise for 1880 is the
sale Of the Daily Worker
wherever workers try TO sell 1t.
Swing into the campaign for
$4,000 circulation. See page 3.
N.B.-Use the first annual
Daily Worker calendar TO build
the subscription list. Free with
every six months subscription
or renewal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
1t Depends On You Whether the Daily Worker
Can Continue to Appear! Rush Your Contribution

result of the Fish Committee Investigations the
Foreign Born Workers
lngton gassed and attacked by the police
The unemployment crisis
tast press is forced that dying from hunger The
trial in Moscow impending danger
OF attack against the Soviet Union
Comrades! Without the press cannot hone TO
carry on successful struggles against the oppression
AS read this of the Daily send YOUR
contribution Visit your organizations
make donation immediately workers are reading tb
Daily every day The circulation the strata of the
workers. This continue =
Mail or telegraph funds to the Daily so 18th St.
New York City, go ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02

THE Daily Worker today only
able to hold of $500 which
five weeks Even with that had to borrow
press work.
The the Emergency Campaign picked
but nevertheless enough to
out regularly.
There is still for postage for sending out the
MALL for the day printing
for the rent.
Conrade 1t is necessary for to bring these
Every effort must be made to funds Immediately
The workers entering
gress preparing oppressive against the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec. l.
Life in prison for Mooney and Bill
ings: That is the verdict of the high
est court in California. AS over and
over predicted by the Daily Worker
the soft pedaling on mass protest
against the continued Imprisonment
of these two innocent workers, and
the reliance Oh legalistic methods
has borne the usual fruit The lib
erals and socialists who gloried in
the fact that they we're taking the
lead now in the Mooney Billings de-
Tense, with only gentlemanly meth
DDS used, and who promised that
they would save the workers, which
the Reds could not save, have their
answer now, and have on their heads
the blame for Stacking them tighter
to their lifelong nartyrdom
The Supreme Court of California
today rendered its decision that no
pardon is recommended in the case
OF Billings. This means, as the gov
ernor has many times stated, that
Mooney will be treated as Billings is
treated. And this means no pardon,
unless the workers rally to mass pro-
test and mass demonstrations. so that
the capitalist class releases its MUIR
derous grip on the two men before
they die.
a Frame-Up.
Mooney and Billings we're convicted
in a clear-clut frame-up for an ex-
plosion which cost the lives of sew
eral preparedness day. marchers
and others in 1916. Every witness
against them has been proven to be
perjurer. Most have confessed they
we're either hired or forced to testify
falsely against Mooney and Billings.
The jurors, those that still live, have
agreed that they would not convict
if they knew what they now know
about the witnesses of the prosecu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
DEMONSTRATION FOR FOREIGN BORN CASSED, dubbed
Defend Chinese Revolution!
PROCLAMATION

The
T)earC
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
RECEIVER NAMED
 FOR NEWSPAPE
Memphis and Knoxville PubliCa-
 ti0nS Run Onto Rocks

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. A P@ Larkin E. Crouch. Nashville attor ney, arranged to furnish s25,000 bond today as receiver for Southern Publishers, Inc. holding company for stock of the Memphis Conner cial Appeal, Inc, and Knoxville Journal. Inc.
 Chancellor James B. Newman an- nounced Dr. Crouch's appointment yesterday when he sustained rcceiv- ership proceeding instituted by the Minnesota and Ontario Paper com- pany, the Nashville Trust company, trustee, and D. D. Robertson, rccciv- CT for the Bank Of Tennessee.
 Chancellor Newman also denied an application for receiver for the Tennessee Publishing company. pub fishing the Nashville Tennessean and Evening Tennessean, saying allega- tions Of mismanagem and dissipa- ton of assets, denied by the defend- ant, do not justify the appointment of a receiver of going concern whose assets arc conceded in the bill to be greater than its liabilities" The Tennessee Publishing Co.,, suit was brought by the NJ. and o. Pa per company, later joined by the city of Asheville, N. C., and receivers for the Central Bank and Trust con- pany Of Asheville.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
SOVIET DESIRES
 BONE DRY RUSSIA
Alcohol and Communism Don't
 Mix, Official Says

Moscow, Dec. 24 Rt-The Soviet government. working hand in glove with the Anti-Alcohol society, grad ually is cutting down Russia's li- quor supply.
 The rapidly increasing prices of vodka tell the story. The power that be are trying to make liquor hard to get with the idea that ulti- nlately the Soviet republic will be without an alcoholic taste. The gov ernment apparently is not concerned with the huge monetary loss it will suffer when the comrades give up their tippling. Last year, for in stance, Russians spent some $780, 000,000 for vodka, beer and wine.
 As one official views the situations: "Sovietism and alcoholism do not go together. We must some day have liquorless country. When that will be, it is hard to say. Like some of our other ideals. it may be difficult to attain. But some time it will be a reality. We do not intend to en- force prohibition. We hope to suc- ceed by education and by gradually cutting down the supply of alcoholic beverages. We envision a. day when there will not even be beer in the republic"
 From the standpoint of the for eigner visiting Russia, there is not decent drink in the country today. On his first few hours in Russia, the ordinary tourist experiments with a shot of vodka. Once, but not twice. He almost immediately goes on the wagon" For vodka, to the uninitiat- ed, is chain lightning. It is also bit ter and most unappetzing. The beer is also scarce and not good. The wine is d little better, but still far from being a hector of the gods.
 At present there are no saloons or cabarets, nightclubs or speakeasies in Russia. Mild beer can be had only in state owned hotels and res- taurants and in the various union clubs.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
Flashes of Life

By the Associated Press.
 Sedalia. Mo.-Turkey dinners, 4 dime each. Fred kueck served g. 227 at his cafe. The fixins included cigars and near beer.
 Denver-A s9,00O,000 Christmas dividend by the Midwest Refining company is going mostly into one eXchequer. The Standard Oil com- pany of Indiana owns 99.9S per cent of Midwest, which has declared an extra dividend of $14 a share.
 Okmulgee, Okla.-It cost Joe and Lucy McUac, wealthy Indians, sS,- 900 to part. but they have been happily reunited for Christmas for s7. In successful divorce proceed ings two months ago her attorney got s3,000 and his s5,000. The li- cense for their remarriage cost s4 and a justice of the peace perform cd the ceremony for S3.
 Washington -- Somebody voull oblige Speaker Longworth by giv- ing him d stopwatch. Hes lost the ono he uses timing speeches on the floor, or it has been stolen.
 Sea Island Beach, Tla.-Mr. and
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
STRAUS SURVEYS
 BUILDING NEEDS
Finds More Than S4,@0,O@,OOO
 Worth Needed in U. 5.

New York, Dec. "A (UP) - More than s4,5O0,000,O00 worth of public improvements are needed in the United States at the present time and cooperation on the part of fed eral, state and municipal authorities in getting this work started would furnish real relief in the unemploy- ment emergency facing the country, a report issude by S. w. Straus and Company yesterday said.
 Based on reports of 2S6 leading Chambers of Commerce throughout the country, the report showed that about s1.200,000, 1000 of this con- struction is now going forward while approximately $500, 100000 is be- ing held up for various reasons.
 In New York City alone, s1,S00.- 100000 of public construction is needed, of which $500, ,OO0.0OO is go- ing forward at the present time, the report said. Public improvements to the amount of $50o,000,00o are needed in Chicago, of which only $37,00O. 900 is actually at work.
 In 172 additional leading cities, the report showed, listed public inn provement needs totaled s1,900, ,000,- 900, of which s4S5, 5,000000 is under construction and S1 AIS, 100000 pending. In addition, 17 states re- ported they had minimum aggregate needs of S720,000,O00, of which 40.- 900, 900 is going ahead and $6S0,- 000,0 delayed.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
R0CkNE MUST QUIT
 STRENUOUS CAREER
NOtre Dame Coach Will Forego
 Outside Activities

Chicago, Dec. A P-The knute Rockne of 1880, "a man with a thousand duties" is a figure of the past.
 That was the consensus of the famous Notre Dame football coachs closest friends today after reading the advice of his physician to quit "the too strenuous life"
 Just how far Rockne would go to appease the worry of his family, physician and friends was d matter Of divided personal opinion. Many believed he would retire from active coaching and become director Of athletics at Notre Dame. Some gussed he would take d years leave of absence. while the majority were quite certain he would merely re- frain from his many extra activities and devote all his time and atteu- tion to Notre Dame football.
 The latter belief appeared most correct. On his return from the Notre Damc-Southern California football game December 10, Rockn- told the Associated Press that he planned to stop writing. speaking
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
BUSINESS METHODS
 SHOW NEW POLICY
Chairman Of Presidents Con-
 mittes Points Out Change

SCopyright, 1880, by United Press.)
 Washington, Dec. A (UP)-Far- sighted industrial leaders of the United States have come to realize the importance of keeping high standards of wages during periods Of depression, Arthur Woods, chair man of President Hoovers emer- gency committee on unemployment. revealed in an interview with the United Press.
 This change of attitude is one of the most important things about the present situation," Woods said. "Business is trying to keep up the buying power of labor. As we go into the new year, that is our most hopeful sign"
 Business leaders, Woods said, are trying something new in economics never before attempted.
 ''In the good old days if we had employment the business man be- came a dictator" he said. When Napoleon had unemployment he started war. Until now the proce- dure has been for every employer to batten down his matches, fire everyone he possibly could-cut, cut, cut.
 When he went to the bank he found he could get no money until he had cut wages and fired right and left.
 Method Changes
 'Now we are doing it differently. The feeling in industry and among the bankers is that it is good busi- ness for them to take care of their people. We are in touch with hun dreds of leaders. They are general ly convinced three things are neces- sary.
 First, they feel it is good busi- ness to keep people wherever they can instead of firing them indis- criminately to get costs down. When the number of work hours must be reduced the tendency is to keep the existing unit wage and reduce the hours of employees so that all have some work instead of many having none at all
 Hunts for Jobs
 "Second, instead of shutting down the plant to cut expenses, the mod ern, business man is looking about to see what repairs, replacements and other construction can be wisely undertaken to give jobs.
 Third, if an employer must let men go, it is done differently. He now looks into the position of his employees, to see which can best weather a period of idleness Some have savings. Single men are laid off first. If an employe is turned an effort is made to keep in touch with him in friendly way. Often loans without interest are offered, to be paid back when the man gets another job"
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
VETS WILL SEEK
 NEW D|STR|CT|NG
Cochran Says System Is Unfair
 to People

Washington, Dec. 24 Pl-Wets Tn congress are seeking congressional redistricting of every state affected by the new apportionment, in the belief that elections of ;.dditional members from at large would cheat them of endorsements.
 Representative Cochran, demo- crat, of Missouri, said today he would use the house as a forum to amplify a plea he is preparing to make shortly after congress reas- sembles. The redistrictlng must be done by each state.
 Representation "Unfair"
 "I mean to put the country on notice," Cochran said, that the new representation will be unfair to the populous centers if the delegations are elected at large.'
 In each of 22 states which lose representation under the new cen- sus effective with the 73d congress the entire delegatio will have to be elected at large unless redis- tricting is completed in time, like wise in II states gaining represent alton.
 The vets hold that their expected gains in rapidly growing cities would be reduced by dry tendencies of rural sections which have not gained population,
 Cochran said 5o per cent of the population of the country is urban, but 26S of the 435 representatives now come from rural sections - districts in which a majority of the votes arc in communities of less than 5000.
 Unlikely to Act
 It is unlikely congress will act at this session on Hny aspect of the reapportionment question.
 Representative Sproul, militan nt dry leader of Kansas, said he had no doubt that redistricting will be carried out by the states immedi ately after March f.
 The drys were asleep" Sproul added, "when they passed the re- bill, They voted for it when they should have opposed it. An amendment could have been effected to provide enumeration cn the basis of citizenship
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
SANTA UNKNOWN
 IN HIS OWN CITY
MoSlenlS Know Little About
 Good Saint Nicholas

Smyrna, Turkey, Dec. 24 R- Santa Claus virtually is unknown ill his own home town.
 It was here that Santa. or St. Nicholas, whose name is different in nearly every Christian country though his spirit is the same in all. probably was born, and it is certain that he was bishop here.
 Yet by only handful of Amer jeans and other Christian foreigners in Smyrna is st. Nick honorcd OF December 25. To hundreds of thousands of Moslems that day brings no more hope and no more joy than any other.
 Just outside Smyrna, in the be- draggled little village of Dembre, are There, too, are the ruins of the saints marble tomb where he was buried in 352 A. D. Thousands Of Christians made pilgrimages to the tomb until Italian merchants, TOO years after St. Nicholas death, had carried his body away 10 Italy.
 Peasants Venerate Tomb
 To the Moslem peasants, the name of St. Nicholas means nothing, but they are sure the tomb was that of a holy person. They still tie bits of rag or the fallen stones in the hope Of fulfllment of their hearts wishes.
 When this little village of Dem bre, now Crumbling and dirty and ill-kept, was the great Myra of an- tiquity. St. Paul visited if. Beyond the village, carved in stone, are the tombs Of early Christians.
 To the few Americans and other Christian families living in this cor ner of Asia Minor, Christmas brings to life many legends of Santa Claus It was in and about Smyrna that the fabulous miracles and generous deeds that made St. Nicholas the in carnation of the Christmas spirit of giving arc said to have taken place.
 Aids SpinSter
 Once, it is related, he dropped three bags Of gold stealthlly at night into the homo of a nobleman whose three lovely daughters could not find husbands because they were without doWries. Thus he became the patron saint of spinsters.
 He is the patron saint of pawn brokers, too, for having converted a blaSphemouS paWnbroke of Gala bria who smashed the saints image because it's presence had failed to keep out robbers. When St. Nick reformed the robbers as well as tha paWnbroker, the robbers adopted him also.
 St. Nicholas is credited with re- storing to life three schoolboys of Myra who had been murdered. thus becoming the beloved patron of school children throughout Christen- dom.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24

Mrs. James J. Tunney arc to huat wild turkey during the holidays They will be Christmas guests Of Mir. and Mrs. Howard E. 'Toff1n on Sapelo Island.
 Berlin-There arc restrictions ou one Christmas color. The govern ment has forbidden red ink on pos- ters. The idea is that they will be jess incendiary in some other hue.
 Englewood, N. J.-Baby Lind bergh is to visit Grandpa anl Grandma Morrow for Christmas. If Santa doesn't bring him a plane everybody's guess will be wrong.
 Cambridge, Mass. - lIinCtcel scrubwomen discharged by Harvard university have received from alum nj for Christmas amounts ranging from s69 to $500. The t ,,te mini- mum wage commission found the women were paid two cents an hour less than the law required. The university disagreed.
 West Palm Beach. Fla. -Santa'Y brought such a strange thing here that all the neighbors have been calling in wonder. Loren Rowley got a fine sled His dad, who has lived all his life within earshot of rust ling palms. was as puzzled as Loren what the gift was. Santa got his orders mixed somehow.
 Muskogee. Okla.-Merry Christ mas for lick masons over 50 years old from Joe Wheat contractor. who is hiring them: "Old men arc the best. They know more, do bet ter work and do it more easily"
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
REDISC0UNT RATE
 LOWEST IN WORLD
Two Per Cent Figure Goes Into
 Effect Today

New York, Dec. A LP,-A redis- count rate of ? per cent-the low est in the history of the federal re- serve system and the lowest in the world-Went into effect in the New York Federal Reserve bank today.
 The announcement that the rate at which member banks might bor- row had been cut from 2 1-2 per cent was construed by newspapers as q stimulus 10 business revival and d mark of confidence in the nations condition.
 Bankers were quoted as saying that the federal reserves action in inviting member banks to avail themselves freely of it's credit was the most constructive move possible, in view of the widespread disturb ances in the banking field.
 In addition. Wall street opined, the reduction would renew faith abroad in the strength of the New York money market, If the closing of two banks here had created dis trust in the financial center, it was said, the federal reserve directors would have taken a different step.