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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-30
Senate in Secret Study of Secret Data

The Senate Foreign Committee closed ats hearings on
the London Novn Treaty yesterday 1t H spend about wek
duo an secret correspondence that passed betee" the
and the American dee9aton 10 e
ondn Conference Streets Government does not cdnt the
contents of correspondence reaIed to the American masses as
,d 1aedioteu expose preparations and the red!
boss class interests the treaty. Hoover rushing the rdH-
cation treaty calling special session Of the Senate some
ine IN June.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-30
Labor and Fraternal
Organizations

office workers Annual Dance.
June sdS, at the Heckscher Roof
Garden ~ Doth st. and 5th Ave. Adj
mission 30 cents.
J.L.Ds Br. Nick Spanoudnkis.
Bali and entertainment Saturday,
June y AT w orkers Center.
saccO-Nnnyetd LID. Branch.
Spring Festival Saturday June z,
at 4051 Third Ave. fbet 174th and
IaS,a sis:,; Dsneing games; Get
800 .sstS-eest7 E
Frcfhcft Mandolin Orchestra.
Learn 10 nlav the mandolin. Join
classes ekpplv IT 06 u. 1ath St. near
Union So. or at MorninS Freiheit OF
flee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-30
MOROS HOLD FORT In
FACE OF u. s. MORTAR

MANILA, P. I. May 28.-The
American imperialist Philippine
Constabulary, native mercenaries
with the U. S. army officers in COM
mand, today fired 800 mortar shells
at a fort where a rebel group of
Moros have defied all attempts to
evict them since May 7.
The Moros repulsed every attempt
to capture the fort, and as night
came on, the imperialist troops re-
treated to Dansalan, near by
town. They were afraid to spend
the night in the woods with other
Moros trying to reinforce the de-
tenders of the fortress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-30

Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce, took leaf out of his
masters notebook, and put his hopes
for business revival off until next
autumn. This business agent of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-30
Admits That Crisis Will Continue

finance capital found it best to dis.
agree with the ballyhoo optimists
who predict return to normally
by June or July. There's no triflin,
with crisis!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-30
Jobless and Sick, His Son Dies of Starvation,

been out of work for long time
sick asked police station that his little
SON. died. field The workers child died
of malnution-that starvation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16
AMMUNITION FIRE
! WITNESS LOCATED
KingsIand Plant Worker Is
Found With Attorney for.
German Sabotage Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Still looking for the cause of the
wartime explosion and fire which de-
stroyed huge stores of ammunition at
Kingsland, N. j., Government investi-
gators have located after a 12-year
search, the missing key witness in the
case
Ee is Theodore wozniak, who was
employed at the Kingsland ammuni-
ton plant, and subsequently became
an important figure in Germany'S de-
tense against Americas 100000
sabotage claims for this disaster and
the similar one at the Black Tom Arse
nal of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Affidavits filed late yesterday with the
German-American mixed claims COM
mission said he had been found at Tup-
per Lake, N. Y, in company with an
attorney for Germany, who had refused
to permit American agents to question
him.
Wozniak was Intercepted immediate
ly after the disaster, but when the
adjudication of the claims began after
the war he could not be found. Argyll
ments before the commission were end
ed, and then the case was reopened by
the Germans.
They said Wozniak had appeared at
their headquarters and admitted the
Kingsland fire started at his workbench,
but denied he had caused it or been
engaged in a sabotage program for
Imperial Germany.
At Tupper's Lake, Wozniak was given
q letter informing him he was wanted
for questioning in Washington. SubSe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16
WATERWAY CHANGE UP

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July is P1.-
Steps to expedite transfer of the Illinois
waterway from State to Federal control
we're taken yesterday at conference
between State officials and representa-
tives of the War Department.
The chief obstacle in the way of turn
ing over the waterway is lack of Fed
eral appropriation for the maintenance
and improvement of the river until next
March, Gov Louis L. EmmerSon said
He indicated, however, that the State
will loan the Federal Government 81
00O,0 900 for this work If the loan can be
arranged legally.
while I am anxious to hasten the
completion of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf
waterway, and have no objection to
loaning the Government the money, I
wish to be certain that the money will
be available when we want to build
bridges" the Governor said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16

as leader Of the orchestra at Duessel-
dorf. He then went to Hamburg as
orchestra leader for two years. Upon
the death of Henri Wieniawski he was
appointed professor at the Conservative
at st. Petersburg and, his reputation
having preceded him, he Immediately
took leading place in musical circles.
In addition to conducting frequently the
symphony concerts given by the 1mpe-
rial Musical Association, he was solo
violintSt to the court. One of the func-
tons of the latter position was playing
the violin solo in the ballet at the I'm
perial Opera House, for which special
work he received from the Gar an
annual stipend of $500.
Early in 1918 Mr. Auer concluded a
concert tour in the Scandinavian coun-
tries and came directly to the United
states, having resided here since.
Called Equal to Any.
In the number of pupils who had
gained world fame, Mr.. Auer is said to
have been the equal of any of the great
master teachers. Among his pupils
were MiScha, Elman, Efrem Zimbalist,
Jascha Heifetz, Kathleen Parlow, Isolde
Menges, Eddy Brown and Max Posen.
The success of his pupils has been re-
garded as the masters great service
to his art, a service that has i'm
measurably advanced the cause of
music.
A unique tribute was paid to Mr..
Auer in April, 1925, at Carnegie Hall,
New York, when two of his most famous
pupils, Zimbalist and Heifetz, and the
pianists Josef Hofmann, Sergei Rach-
maninof and Ossip Gabrilowitsch COM
bined in concert in honor of the great
master, having reached his eightieth
yec~~. Mr. Auer appeared in the open
ineN number with Zimbalist and Heifetz
and as solos played Tchaivosky's "Melo-
die" and Brahms Hungarian Dance
Several hundred were unable to gain
admission to the concert, the proceeds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16
DEATH OF Won AUER
FELT WORLD OVER
Widow of VioIinist of New
York, Who Died in Germany,
Receives Condolences.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DRESDEN, Germany, June 49,
Messages of coincidence from violin
students and maestros the world over
arrived today for the widow of DR.. Leo
pold Won Auer of New York, celebrated
yioIinist and violin instructor, who died
at Loschwitz Sanitarium. near here, yes
terday.
DR.. Won Auer was IS years old. Death
came from pneumonia. His widow, who
was beside him at the end, will go to
the United States to clear up his affairs
before returning to Germany to make
her home.
Russian Resident 50 Years.
Although a native of Hungary, Mr.
Auer. before coming to the United States
in 1918, had lived in Russia so years,
during which time he was one of the
outstanding figures in the musical life
of the old capital, st. Petersburg, when
that city was one of, the prominent
musical centers of Europe. Many hon.
ors were conferred upon him by the
Czarist government.
BY the time he had reached the age
of 90 Mr.. Auer had served three years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16

quently he went to New York, the afi-
davits said, and was last seen enter
ing house on the East Side.
He informed Government agent,
who was shadowing him, he had no
intention of coming to Washington for
questioning unless a subpoena is issued
Final arguments are to be heard be-
fore the commission in Germany In
September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16
Honorary Observers Named.

TRIPOLI (P1-Marshal Pietro Ba-
doglio, governor of Italy's North African
colony of Lydia, and his coadjutor Gen.
GRAHAM, have been named honorary
observers" in the air force, in view
Of the large number of aerial voyages
they have undertaken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16
Candy Averages Two Cents.

NEW YORK tR.-Statistics by the
National Confectioners' Association
show the average American spends 2
cents a day for candy. If he buys IL
pounds year he is average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16

Of which were said to have approx
mated $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-25
BY JOSEPH NORTH.

IN many of the industrial towns of New Eng
land one out of every two men is out of
job. The most common sight in entering a
Massachusetts city is to come upon the public
square, invariably decorated with the statue of
a world war soldier-"To the Glorious Dead
and find the square dotted with dozens of I'M
employed sitting and sleeping on the benches
To take for example the three towns:
Fitchburg, Gardner and Maynard. According to
statistics in the August 10 Worcester Tele-
gram, out of II factories in Fitchburg with
normal number of employed fixed at 2,755,
1,4S5 ION full time The Finnish comrades
say the figures are undoubtedly coored, that
those on the job, are working two, three days
a week.
In Gardner "The Chair City of the World"
where the entire economy is given over to the
manufacture of chairs, the Telegram records
"1,053 on full time" out of 20 factories report
ing normally 2,401 employees. Wages have been
slashed as high 25 per cent Workers for
merly drawing $50 week are bringing home
SIS payday when they work full week.
Thirty cents an hour is the best price the boss
es will give for help today.
In Maynard town built up around huge
plant of the American Wooden Company, 1000
out of the 5000 employees of this corporations
are walking the streets.
Speed-up has reached unbelievable heights
Four now work on the table in the dry
finishing department where 16 workers for
merly labored. In the card room the rippers
have been speededup so that one man does the
work for three.
"We work only two, three days week." one
Of the workers told me, "and if we pull down
$40 month at the average, it's pretty good"
Seasonal
The State Department of Labor and In lus-
tries of Massachusetts calls this picture "sea-
sonal unemployment" In a report issued in
Boston, August 10, this bosses statistical
agency admitted the following: "a seasonal
decrease in employment and payrolls in manu-
featuring in Massachusetts in July compared
with June was noted today in survey re-
ceased by the State Department. The number
of wage earners decreased ga per cent, the ag-
gregate weekly earnings decreased 6.5 per cent
and average weekly earnings LIZ per cent"
Conditions have reache such stage that
the status of Worcester, city of 100000 is
considered excellent" in the reDort. 1t was
admitted of 66 factories in Worcester employ
ing 1906 normally, s,452 are on full time.
"Eacellent!?"
To meet these conditions and not suhmerge
in the growing industrial crisis. two leading
hsn'-s of Worcest r. the Cor"'v National Bank
with its chain in Barre, North Bookficld Spen-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-25
FROM
ffttHe&>!~'t'
IlllBAR,S
IH fe,"'~""1se'~A1.hEs
Who Bears the Burden of
the Crisis?
By WILLIAM z. FOSTER.
Communist Candidate for Governor of
New York State.

EFT me say at the outset shall do whatever
| can in spite of my present position, to be
worthy of the confidence reposed on me by the
Party by nominating me to head its New York
state ticket in the fall elections.
The worsening economic situation in the u.
S. rapidly radicalzing vast millions of workers
in spite of growing boss terror, the capitalize
class can't succeed in crushing militant fight
ing spirit of the American workers. The failing
of militant workers can't halt the determine
tion of the masses to resist the bosses wage
cuts, increasing speed up and exploitation.
On the contrary, the coming elections offer
splendid opportunity to organize the masses
of discontinued workers, to awaken their class
consciousness, to unite them under the leader
ship of the Communist Party for struggle
against capitalism. For the first time our Par
ty must enter the present election campaign
with the utmost vigor.
American and world capitalism today, is inI
deep crisis which capitalism can't solve Over
100000 workers are now unemployed and the
number is increasing Millions of men, womenl
and children are forced to starve. New York
State has its full share of these-over one
million. The lies of Hoover and his agents
can't conceal this crisis. With the approach of
next fall and the shutting down of outside
work undoubtedly industry will drop into far
deeper sag than that Of last winter.
The bosses are putting the burden of the
crisis on the workers. Unemployed are led to-
starve, speed up is increasing, wages are
slashed. The tax burden is more and more
shifted by direct and indirect means upon the
backs of the workers and poor farmers. To
break the resistance and militancy of the work
ers, to destroy their spirit of struggle for bet
ter conditions, the bosses are resortng more
and more to fascist means of terror and sup
preston. A wide campaign of terror and
lynching was initiated by the bosses against
the Negro workers. To the demands of the mil
lions of unemployed fighting under the leader
ship of the Communist Party and the revou-
tionary trade unions for work or wages and
social insurance, the bosses have answered with
an investigation" of the Communist activities
in the United States. This is only part of the
general campaign of the bosses to defeat the
workers by crushing the revolutionary leader
of the working class, the Trade Union Unity
League and particularly the Communist Party.
(From Fosters Acceptance Speech delivered
at New York County Penitentiary, Harris
Island N. "
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-25
BY NJ. H. POWERS.


THE North Carolina State Federation of La
Dor held three days convention in Sails
bury. This is the first after the betrayal of
the Marion workers after the bitter at
tacks of the AT. of L. miseaders against the
Gastonia strike, and the many other victories"
which the A. F. of L. may claim to its credit
1t is important to note that this convention
took place at a time when the crisis in industry
in this state is at its sharpest At no other
time were the conditions of the workers so
miserable. Unemployment, terrorism, lynch
ings, are the order of the day.
A brief analysis of the composition and the
size of the convention will show clearly the
absolute degeneracy of the A. F. Of L. in this
state, and prove that by no means did the
convention represent any important section of
the working class of North Carolina. The cap
itast papers have played up the convention
big. They have claimed between eighty and
one hundred delegates There were not more
than about fifty sixty delegates the rest
being professional takers, visitors, etc. There
were only eight or ten textile delegates. The
rest represented central labor bodies, small
locals of blacksmiths, plasterers, bricklayers,
and the railroad brotherhoods. The A. F. of L.
claimed they have 1000 members in the Green's
borough mills. Where then was the textile dele
cation?
The convention delegates were welcomed by
the representatives of the Chamber of Com
merce, the mayor, the American Legion, preach
ers, etc Each one spoke lot of the wonderful
State of North Carolina. prosperity" the "gol-
den rule" peace and cooperation" and the
fat delegates enthusiastically appauded
Agents of the War Department
The key speech of the convention was de.
livered by Paul Smith, we'll known red-baiter
and chairman of the so-called Southern Organ.
ization Committee of the A. F. of L. He first
assured everybody that the American Fedora.
ton of Labor is an american Institution"
that there is more "Americanism" in the A. F.
l.. than in any other organization he knows of
The boast of "Americanism" is often made
by the xxx, the Caucasian Crusaders" and
other gangster organizations of the BOSSES
who when referring to "Americanism" mean
the lynching of Negro workers, the shooting
of white workers when on strike and the CON
Quoting of general terror against the working
class. The A. F, of L. is also part of this
"Americansm." insists Mr. Smith He strongly
resents any charge to the contrary.
For Impcrast War.
One passage of his speech was of special
Importance. Mr.. Smith speaks Of 1917. "When
world democracy the oled the president
Of the United S. atcs called in the great pres.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-25
A Wise Fool.

Ex-Ambassador Gerard, who is such a Junk
head that he doesn't know enough to keep
quiet on things that shouldn't be mentioned in
mixed company, has blurted out the truth that
SO big capitalists rule the United States. Not
that he's against it. Oh, no! He's for it.
As ambassador to Germany before America
entered the war to rescue Morgan's loans to
the Allies. he got cocky with Won Jagow,
sabre RATHER for the Kaiser, who cautioned
Gerard that there were 100000 Germans in
America. Yes said Gerard, land we, thank
God have 100000 lamp posts to hang them
on" Which shows Gerard's kindly mission as
an ambassador of "peace and good will" In
cidentally, the British papers take poke at
his notion that if Britain puts on high tar
iff and could have these SO great minds" it
would be even more prosperous" than the
U. S. A. and England would be rid of its
100000 unemployed
They say that "the argument might be more
effective if not put forward at a time when
unemployment in the United States is a good
deal higher than in England itself"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-25
Several Towns in New England
and the T. i. i. /.

GER, Clinton, Webster and Fitchburg, affiliated
with the Bank and Trust Company.
Where Is the T.U.UL.?
In the face of this bitter depression what do
we find of the T.UU.L? SO far, absolutely
nothing. Despite the fact that each of these
towns namel so far have a strong FINNISH
workers club, belonging to the Finnish Fedora
tion we find not one T.U.UL. group.
I'VE cannot speak English" is the chief ex-
cuse given for not having drawn other workers,
non-Fins, into their movement It appears that
too zealously the Fins hug their party prin-
ciples to themselves, maintaining closed cor
poration in the face of all responsible workers.
Use Labor Unity
The use of Labor Unity, for instance. to
acquant American workers. or those of other
natlonalites, with revolutionary trade unionism
is absolutely unknown. Not one Labor Unity
was being taken in any of the above towns,
outside of Worcester Outside of the Finnish
papers, Eteenpain, etc, no English working
class paper is seen.
Despite the fact that young Firms are Eng
fish speaking, and many of them have formed
active Labor Sports Union clubs, the Young
Communist League is non-existent practically
in this district
1t is no credit to the Finnish comrades that
no stronger movement in these New England
themselves so deeply in activity in their own
cianrish groups, some of them sunk so deeply
IN debt to maintain expensive halls, that they
cannot lift their heads up long enough to or
game even those Fins not belonging to their
groups.
The reaction of the New England workers
as judged by the response at outdoor meet
ings in Worcester, where several hundred work
ers show up eagerly at the City Hall steps
every Sunday evening, is extremely favorable.
1t is high time real organization is begun
IN these towns, consisting 100 per cent, prac-
tlcally, of workers and their families Will it
be possible for them to break through the
cla"Nishness of organizations
The prospects are not so dark, however, as
might be imagined from the foregoing. Talk
of organization into the T.U.UM is heard
aplc~ty among the Finnish comrades In Wor-
ce~ter Labor Unity is to be distributed regul-
arly at the shop-gates and the Party member
ship is to take part in thee distributions while
tn, T.U.U.L. groups being formed
However, at rre"ent, is nobody in the
position of secre " for the section
described. The Fins of Fitchburg, Gardner and
Maynard expressed a willingness to form T.
U.U.I. groups but the speed with which their
intentions and plans are growing into reality
is imp?"'N r. = with objective conditions being
what they are.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-25
R'!4<>~*~
By JORGE
Salty Be the Way.

Matthew of the Beatitudes likely didn't fig
ure that America would have 100000 jobless
in 1880. but certain Negro preacher, Rev
r. NJ. Bolden, of the First Emanuel Baptist
church in Harlem says he did. Taking the
text: aye are the salt of the earth; but if the
salt has lost its SAVIOR, wherewith shall it be
sated?" he began salt selling campaign "to
decrease unemployment" The holy man buys
salt from the manufacturer, understand, and
"disposes of it through agents." This, he says,
puts numbers of jobless men to work and"-
incidentally" increases the revenue of the
church" Since Gandh started out to sell salt
in order to get independence for India, holy
men seem to be getting hoier than ever. But
why jobless workers who have nothing to eat
should be given a dose of salts is beyond us.