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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
United Front to Save Nine
Negro Boys gains SUPPORT

NEW YORK.-The United Front
defense policy of the international
Labor Defense and the League of
Struggle for Negro Rights in the
fight to save the lives of the nine
innocent Scottsboro Negro children
is receiving increasing support on
every hand. The wisdom of this
policy was Immediately recognized by
the broad masses of Negro and white
workers who began TO exert mass
pressure in their organizations and
churches with the result that hun
dreds of these, together with scores
of Negro newspapers, have been
forced into support of the united
front as the only guarantee of sue
cess in the fight to stop the legal
massacre of these young boys.
The Black Dispatch of Oklahoma
City has been one of a number of
influential Negro papers TO join the
united front within the last week.
LILO PdPSl cCilQo SllCCh VI llNC
dollars to the I. L. D. for the de-
Tense of the boys, and in an editorial
in its current issue strongly supports
the united front policy of the I. L. D.
Other Negro papers are responding
to the pressure of the Negro masses
and are lining up behind the fight
to stop this frightful frame-up of
nine boys on the fake charge of
"raping" two notorious white pros
titutes.
The Flatbush Forum of Ethiopian
Culture. of Brooklyn, N. Y. sends
two dollars for the defense and in
letter to the Daily Worker de-
clares, in part:
I'VE fully realize that in your
attempt TO protect the rights of an
inarticulate people from this most
sinister monster, the four ten
tacled monster Of capitalism, you
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
STATE HUNGER MARCHERS
READY; DEMAND RELIEF
And NO REGISTRATION
Registration Law Goes to Governor for His Signature;
Provides Finger Printing Of All Foreign
Born By the State Police

DETROIT, Mich, May 21:-While scores
Of elected delegates Of the unemployed pre-
pare to march on the state capital at Lansing,
and thousands of workers and unemployed
workers are modified to support the march,
the full and most vicious of bill register foreign
continues to be revealed.
The hunger marchers will demand the state govern
ment when they reach Lansing May 81 that unempoy-
ent insurance be established through that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
CROWD BATTLES
POLICE TO SAVE
HOME OF NEGRO
Police Pull Guns; II
Workers Arrested

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 21-A
battle took place here when large
force of police. threatening with
drawn pistols and swinging clubs
attacked crowd assembled under
the leadership of the unemployed
council of 612 South Brooklyn St,
attempted to prevent the eviction of
an unemployed Negro workers fam
lily at 3617 Warren st.
The constable came down to do
his dirty work with five police.
The unemployed modified quickly
and resisted. The police pulled their
guns, and the crowd defied them to
shoot. They did not dare to shoot
Some workers left the crowd and
rushed off, saying they were going
home to get their guns
A riot car came up loaded with
police, and then the fight started
1t ragged for half all hour, before
the growing police forces managed
to break uup the demonstration, and
throw the Negro workers furniture
out
Eleven we're arrested, after having
been dubbed. Among them are 9
Negroes. The names known of those
arreste dare: Anna Lynn, 81, Of the
2400 block OF North Thirtieth St.
David Sand, %, of Sixtieth ST. near
Pine; Raymond George, AZ, colored,
of Newtown Square, and Adolph
Lewis. 80, of North Wanamaker ST.
They are charged with melting to
riot, disorderly conduct, breach OF
the peace, resisting arrest and at
tempted assault and battery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

Trades Workers Industrial Union
held both open air and indoor meet
ings, built up a shop committee,
and convinced tn eother depart
ments day or so ago that they
should come out too.
When that happened. the bosses
and convinced the other depart
they had to retreat. The wage cut
is rescinded, and the boss gives up
his proposal to fire the shop steward
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
HATTERS WIN IN
DANBURY, CONN

DANBURY, Conn. May 2l.-With
the program of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, and
fighting both the company and the
officials of the United Hatters of
North America, the ten day strike
of part of the workers here in the
Lemme Shop has been won.
The wages in certain departments
we're cut from SO cents a dozen
pieces TO 40 cents.
The strike was declared in these
departments over the heads of the
United Hatters officials. The Needle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
CLIQUE BLOCKS RAISE

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 21.-President
Charles Paulson following in the
wage cutting and strike breaking
tactics Of his superior, Breach, jam
med a motion through meeting
here of Local 1874 telephone cleo
tricians) Of the AFL. electrical
workers union not to take the IS
cents a day raise in wages which die
contract provides for on June /.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

it shall pay $40 week cash to single
workers. SIS to married couples and
So additional to each dependent.
They demand immediate appropria-
ton of $55,OO0,o 900, to be paid for on
a special tax of 10 per cent On for
tunes over s25, 1000 and on yearly in
comes over $4,000.
The state legislature, which hur-
ries to adjourn so as not to be in
session when the jobless arrive, has
passed the Cheney bill to register
foreign born. Details of the bill, as
they are revealed in the capitalist
press, show that it provides for not
only registration, but finger printing
of the foreign born, to be done by
the state police within 80 days.
In registering, each foreign born
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
MINERS
STRIKE in OHIO

The capitalist press states that a
strike is on at Hooking mine, near
Athens, Ohio. The company an
nounced reduction from As cents
ton to 40 cents for leaders, and
a cut from s3.75 and 81 day for
day workers, to 1882 and s3.74 a
day.
The number involved and the
leadership are not given.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

are paving the way for that not
far-off day when, the black work
ers of this country, uniting with
their white brethren. will make
common cause, and fare forth un-
der one banner, to wrset from the
hands of their oppresscrs. those
things which have been brutally
denied them.
I'VE are with you in this fight
TO prevent the legal Iynching of
those who have been denied their
rights as citizens, and are hoping
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Must Raise $4,000
By July 1st to SAGE
Our Fighting Organ

of the list
The the
cut big
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clearly
The reduction al
es intended
VOICE
The Daily Worker the the working
the
a work
The National Committee the TUU
of the Daily Worker
leading working all
the defeat of
all
deptatons foreign born workers. for
danger and for
not 1t is nou
battles to its
financial halt
The TUUL
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Daily Worker dollars dimes
radeu union by swift and
organization of for the $4,000 fighting
nd entire workn cksi
funds
NATIONAL COMMITTEE UNITY LEAGUE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

Use your Red Shock Troop List
every day ON your job. The worker
next to you will help save the Daily
Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
HOOVER, GREEN AND VOL HIDING FACTS
OF BOSSES BIG WAGE SLASHINC DRIVE
TUUL Calls on Mishdqvaka
Strikers to Block Treachery
AFL Officials Already Limit Picketing; Bring
in Mayor and Preacher to Advise No
Militancy; 81 a Week Wage

MISHAWAKA, Ind, May 21-The Trade Union Unity
League has issued eafet to the 2400 striking rubber work
ers in the Mshawaka Rubber and Wooens Company pdgng
full support and urging the strikers to picket elect
broad rank and file strike committee and unite with them in
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
de Lawd's Son Inspired
Dunbar To Write
Little Brown Baby "

EVANSTON, lll.-Richard Har-
rison, star of 1.-THE Green Pas
tures,' was a guest speaker Tues
day before 800 Northwestern Uni
versity students in the Annie May
Swift auditorium.
Mr.. Harrison gave the Court
Scene" from Shakespeare's "Mer-
chant of Venice. Portraying the
roles of all the characters. he dem
onstrated his superb ability. as a
dramatist.
Mr.. Harrison appeared in re-
cital at little colored church in
Evanston more than thirty years
ago. DIR. Robert Cummock, found
er of the Northwestern School of
Speech, was member of the au-
dience and one of those who ex-
pressed their appreciation of the
readers talents.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the ia
nous poet, was an intimate ac-
quaintance, Mr.. Harrison said. 1t
was about the Harrisons' year old
son that Mr.. Dunbar was inspired
to write his poem, Little Brown
Baby"
Mr.. Harrison read the poem as
an encore.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Negro Education
Cited As Vital
Business Aid

WASHINGTON THAT the spread
of education has a direct connection
with the productivity and consum-
ing power of American citizens was
stressed by DIR. Julius Klein. assist
ant secretary of commerce, in ra-
dio address last week.
Education of the colored masses,
the speaker declared. is vital to the
business future of this country. Edu-
cation creates wants, and ''satisfi-
able wants." he further pointed out,
form the basis of business.
While he took cognizance of the
large amount of money spent an
nually by colored consumers, DR..
Klein stated that there were any
number OF instances in which this
potential market has not been culti-
waited. He cited the case of Atlanta.
Georgia, where colored persons form
AZ per cent of the population but
buy only 81 per cent of the mer-
chandise sold there.
"Other Cities the speaker con-
cluded. "show similar figures. There
is rather astonishing disproportion
between colored numbers and col
ored purchases. We perceive here n
business gap that can be filled in
part, at least, lack that can be
supplied-and the spread of educa-
ton among the race will contribute
nightly to this end to the advan-
tage of business everywhere.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Cleveland Fights
For Colored
Clerks in Stores

CLEVELAND. Ohio.-The Negro
Economic Improvement association,
the organization in this city which
is conducting an employment cam
paign fashioned after the one so sue
cessfully conducted In Chicago, is
organizing the colored people TO use
their purchasing power in an effort
TO open positions for colored girls
in the Woolworth five-and-ten cent
store located at E. 55th and Wood
lawn avenue. A delegation from the
association interviewed the manager
of the store. who flatly refused to
consider placing colored girls on the
job in the store. Addressing their
demand to higher authority, the as
ISOLATION has applied for an inter-
view with the supervisor of the
Cleveland district.
In the meantime. nightly meet
ings are being held on the street
corners IN the neighborhood, and
mass meetings are being held at the
various churches in an effort to
solicit the unified cooperation of
eolored patrons. to refrain from
buying in the Woolworth store UNI
I'll the officials have met the de-
mands Of the community. The job
campaign in Cleveland has succeed
ed in placing colOred girls and men
as clerks in the various chain and
independent stores located in the
section where most OF the trade
comes from colored people.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Green Suspends
Carolina Grand
- AAa
Lodge Officers

NEW ORLEANS, La.-Summary
action was taken here on Tuesday
by s. w Green, supreme chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias, against
the principal officers of the South
Carolina jurisdiction because of their
failure to comply with the laws of
the supreme lodge and pay national
grand lodge taxes, including the
temple tax.
The men against whom the SUI
preme chancellor issued suspen-
sion order are: ]. A. Brown, of
Charleston, s. c., grand chancellor;
J. B. Lewis, of Columbia, grand
keeper of records and seals, and
DR.. r. S. Wilkinson, of Orange
burg, grand master of the exche-
quer.
In the place of the suspended
grand chancellor, Mr.. Green appoint
ed e. F. Floyd, former vice-chancel-
ior. The new grand chancellor is
directed to appoint new men to fill
the positions of vice-grand chancel-
lor, grand keeper of records and
seals, and grand master of the ex-
chequer.
II is Impossible to predict at this
time which side will make the fourth
move in the imbroglio. If. the sus-
pended South Carolina officers re-
fuse TO be affected by the suspen-
sion order, 1t is possible that the
supreme lodge may be forced to take
the matter into court, in order to
obtain control of the grand lodge
funds and records.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
BISHOP JAILED ALABAMA
Natl Benefit Insurance
Gusts 20 Employees

WASHINGTON. - Under recon
struction plans of Daniel C. Roper,
receiver for the National Benefit
Life Insurance Company, three of
the company's biggest officers and
also heaviest stockholders were fired
with the close of business Saturday,
along with approximately 20 other
employees of the company, thereby
cutting $4,000 from the compang's
payroll.
Officers retained will have their
salaries reduced by another $4,000.
President John T. Risher's $4,000,
at his suggestion, was cut in half.
Letters of dismissal were received
by Charles B. Lee, treasurer of the
company since March; Louis C. Wash
ington, first vice president of the
company, and DIR. VIM. G. Lotion, as
sistant medical director. all of whom
were stockholders.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Producing
biblical and historical facts, j. A.
Rogers, globe trotting foreign cor
respondent of the Associated Negro
Press, proved to the satisfaction OF
large audience at Mount OliYet
Baptist Tabernacle, Monday night
that Christ was Negro. Mr. Rogers
reading a passage from Daniel. sew
enth chapter, first to the ninth YER
SEES brought affirmative mods from
all present, for being familiar with
the bible. The passage had a fimillar
ring. Mr.. Rogers further stated:
people are inclined to picture
the Gods whom they worship as
being fashioned after their own
ideals, so when black statuetts OF
black Christs and black Virgins with
black infant Christs are found IN
white European countries, homes OF
early Christian religion, no more
convincing proof is needed"
Mr.. Rogers exhibited coin with
an impression showing Christ as an
Ethiopian with woolly hair arranged
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Whiteman Teaches
In Russian School

MOSCOW.-A class of SO white
American children, sons and daugh-
tiers of American engineers and spe-
cialists here, began their first school
work in an English speaking Rus
sian school, with a Negro professor
as one of their principal teachers.
The teacher is Lovett Whiteman,
formerly of Chicago, and now a
member of the Russian Communist
Party. Whiteman is teaching math-
ematics and chemistry.
The school is a new experiment.
The principles of communism, ex-
actly as taught in Russia to Russian
children, are taught in English in
this new school. Jacob Borodin,
former Harvard graduate and prom
inent revolutionist in America is
head master of the school, and Sc
lected Whiteman as one of his teach
ing staff.
Whiteman Is not the only Amer
lean Negro, who has won high
place In the Russian Soviet Repub-
lie. William Patterson. now in
America, was also recognized as a
leading force among Communists,
here.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Judge Edw. Henry
Has Chance To
Go To Congress

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-The Quak-
er City now stands a good chance
of having one of its congressional
districts represented by cofored
man as a result of redistricting
which gives the second district, in
which Judge Edward w Henry lives,
a majority of colored votes.
The jurist, who is also grand
treasurer of the Elks, has already
declared his intention to make the
race. He Will be opposed by Repre-
sentative Beck and Edward Looper
Stokes, both white.
60 Per Cent ColOred
Following the redistricting of the
new section. which is now composed
of what once included the old 9TH,
Sth. 9th. 10th, oath, 9th, 30th.
36th, and 44th wards. with an aver
age colored vote of IS per cent
of the total population of these
wards, the solid vote has been sep
arated to a certain extent.
In five of these wards the col
ored vote is in the majority. The
9TH ward has a strength of so per
cent colored; the oath. 40 per cent;
the oOlH, % per cent, the 5otn, oO
per cent; the 44th, 40 per cent.
Judge Henry himself lives in the
90th ward where the biggest col
ored voting strength is found. Rep
resentative Beck lives in the 18th
ward, where there is colored
strength of so per cent. Stokes
lives in the 8th ward. Mr.. Stokes is
the man who was named to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Congressman Graham.
Both Wealthy
Both of Judge Henry's opponents
are wealthy men, and the weight of
their financial strength Is expected
to bear heavily upon the election re-
suits, but Judge Henry, who is rum
ored to favor the modification of
the dry law. is receiving the support
of the Pinchot machine, and this is
expected to stand him in good stead
when the returns are tabulated.
However, the supposed strength of
his opposition will not deter the vet
eran iurist from making his strong
est bid for the choice of being his
party's representative in congress.
and practically all of the voters of
the heavier wards where colored
people are in the majority are ex-
pected to vote for Judge Henry.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Excerpts From DePiest Speeches That
Pleased Crowds During Stateman's Tour

WASHINGTON. - (SpeciaD-In
some fifty addresses delivered in
various parts of the country, from
New England to Oklahoma. Oscar
DePriest tiRep. HID predicted that
there will be no landslides for Hoo
yer in 1882.
Typical DePriest wisecracks which
have kept audiences in an uproar
lambast the Republican party, the
Ku Klux Khan, handkerchief-head
leaders and smart-aleck white South
erners in Congress.
Speaking of President Hoover, Mr..
DePriest says:
mo Democrat state is going Re
publican in the next election and
the only reason they did last time
was because they were afraid Al
Smith would put the Catholics In
control They were afraid of the
Pope of Rome.
"Cultivate the better class OF
whites. You don't have any trouble
with the better class, do you? CO
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Records Show Health
. OF Race Improving

CHICAGO.-That there has been
decided Improvement in health is
indicated in recent figures presented
by George A. Arthur, director of the
Rosenwald Fund.
According to Mr.. Arthur, during
the years Immediately following the
Civil War the death rate was 40 per
1000. In 1911 it had dropped to II
per 100 and in 1929 the rate was IA
per 1000.
"In checking up the death rate
from specific causes" said Mr.. Ar
thur, 1--WE find that tuberculosis has
been shown the greatest decline. Out
of every 100000 colored persons in
4911, AIS diedof this disease as con-
trasted with 225 per 100000 dying
of the same disease in 1926, repre-
senting decline of So per cent"
The mortality rate, however, from
other diseases, according to Mr.. Ar
thur, show the need of cooperative
effort on the part of health depart
ments, schools and other institutions
interested in he preservation and con-
servation of health.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Parker La ID;
Ma = Il. Flayed
BY Mu-So-Lits

WARRINGTON the course Of
spirited meeting of the Musolit
Club here last week, the NA.A CP.
was taken severely to task for its
persistent political activity against
gress who voted for the confirma-
ton of Judge John j. Parker on
the supreme court bench.
The meeting, which was called for
the discussion of the general politi-
cal situation, resolved itself into a
question of the merits of the pres
ent anti-Parker activity of the asso-
cation.
Perry w. Howard and Robert A..
Pelham charged the N.A.A.C.P. with
keeping up the anti-Parker agitation
simply to raise their salary budget,
while Lafayette Hershaw. prominent
member of the association, stated
that he would not have voted
against Senator Baird in New Jersey
just because the latter had voted
for Parker.
Mr.. Howard also challenged the
suggestion of Louis Mehlinger, de-
partment of justice employee, who
suggested that the local vote be
split among the major political par
ties in local elections, stating mat
all such efforts to break into the
Democratic party in positions of
consequence had failed utterly.
j. Finley Wilson, grand exalted
ruler of Elks, enlivened the discus
sion by coming to the defense of
Judge Parker, lauding him for a
recent decision in the u S. Court
of Appeals, which gave certain rights
to fraternal organizations never be-
fore possessed by them.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26

where you can do the most good.
Go into the Democratic primary
you have no hopes of the Republican
party down here. Not one Negro
in the South has a good federal
berth.
Balancing Vote
my vote will just about be the
balance of power in the next Con-
gress and I'll use 1t the best way
can. The Republicans may not be
able to elect a speaker without me,
and they'll have to see me. II l
can make conditions better, I'll drive
the bargain If / never go back to
Congress.
81 was called on by one of
Hoover's right hand men and he
said he'd heard | was going to vote
for a Democrat speaker. I'm going
to use my vote for Oscar DePriest
so | can vote for somebody they
cant tell what to do"
Audiences always roar for sever
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Labor Defense Fights
To Release Workers

NEW ORLEANS. = The Interna-
tional Labor Defense is appealing the
cases of II colored and white work
ers sentenced to serve 30 days in jail
when police arrested them at an un-
employment meeting.
"Unlawful assembly," criminal
offense in New Orleans, was the
charge made against the prisoners.
1t is said that they were shifted from
Jail to Jail and their bonds made un-
usually hiPh.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-26
Ewopean Pictures And Statuettes
Portray Christ As An Ethiopian

in the style that the Abyssinians
wear. A quotation from an eminent
white authority says that the long
hair of the modern virgin Is a pure
invention. Guides In Europe explain
these black statues to prejudiced
white Americans, by saying that the
color is an encrustatiOn OF dirt and
CRIME. The woolly hair attributed to
Christ on the coin and mentioned
in the passage of scripture is Char
acteristie OF the Ethiopian race and
no other"
First InhabitaBt
Tracing the history Of the Negro
back centuries before Christ, Mr.
Rogers stated that modern civiliza-
tIon owes all 1t knows Of astronomy,
art and sciences, even the know
ledge of speech. to the Negro. He
said.
'Einstein's theories and all mod
'ern knowledge of astronomy Is
based on the knowledge Of the an
cient Chaldeans, who were Negroes. -
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