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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
i. s. NAVY READY TO ATTACK
STARVING CHINESE MASSES

workers and peasants who have been
left starving by the floods.
The United States Navy fleet which
has been ordered up the river sup
posedly to aid the sufferers is there
in reality to back up the machine
guns of the Marking government. The
Navy officers have admitted that
"the gunboats were not fitted to con-
vey large numbers Of refugees nor to
transport immense quantities Of sup
plies" They are equipped to NOV
down the starving and militant
masses who are being driven to seize
food and that is the reason they are
there.
The city of Hankow is "pano-
rama of death, madness, disease and
starvation" according to the cores
pondent Of the Associated Press.
1t is against these conditions of
stark hunger, famine and disease
that the millions of the Chinese
masses in the provinces of Hupeh,
Human, Anhwei and Kiangsi are
stirring in militant revolt. These
tens of millions know that the for
eign exploiters and their bloody
agents in the Nationalist government
are directly responsible for the hor-
ror that has come about through
the flood The natural flood has
been due to the expenditure of mil
lions on millions in the armed cam
paign to maintain the imperialist ex-
ploitation instead Of building up the
country. The masses know that only
under the leadership Of the Com
munists who have already established
Soviets over huge territory can
they overcome the most brutal ex-
ploitation and build a country for
titled against foods.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEJ
There is some fear, however, that
this will not be successful. The New
York Times writer says:
1.-TWO factors seem likely to in
crease the difficulty of raising an
adequate fund. Many who gave
last year are less able to give to-
day, and probably many more have
developed greater timidity con-
corning the future and will be less
readily persuaded to part with
what they fear they may need"
He also admits that most of the
1880 fund came from the pockets Of
the employed workers:
"These contributions were, not
altogether voluntary. 1t was made
extremely difficult in many in
stances to refuse. Hardship was
worked in some instances where,
possibly, the wage-earner was the
only revenue producer in a family
and any deduction meant lack of
enough to go around"
Last year the sum of $5,0Oo,0O0 was
raised, most of it extracted from the
pockets of the underpaid workers in
the shops. And most of this fund
went into the pockets of racketeer-
ing welfare workers and relief"
heads.
Mayor Cermak, who after the
police-landlord massacre of Chicago
unemployed workers. was forced to
make a gesture of arranging for re-
lief, and promised to raise a fund Of
$13,o00,ooo for the purpose, now pro-
poses to feed the starving unem-
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thsNN IN ttD p halM tAGE OAEB
chair, eight more miners have been
Indicted on charges Of criminal syn
dicalism, and two more were arrested
en- charges of banding and confed-
Grating against officers of the law"
Joe Cawood has just been released on
225,000 bond, indicted under three
counts charging murder as a result
of the Evarts clash.
Mrs. Jessie London Wakefield, 7.
L. D. Southern representative, is
still in Jail on charges of criminal
syndicalism. The prosecutor has an
uounced that he will present her case
to the Grand Jury later, having pre-
viously declared that "she will re-
main in jail until she rots."
Next Monday, Circuit Judge D. C.
Jones, a coal operator himself, will
hear motions for a change of venue
for 30 men previously indicted on
murder charges.
The International Labor Defense
points out that statement appear
ing in the Daily Worker August 81,
stating that attorneys Golden and
Hall were counsel for the LID. in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
Kansas City Optical Co. Gyps Young Workers
Through Stock Scheme

Grating under two other names, Kan
sas City Wholesale Optical Co. and
Superior Optical Co., thus, while ap-
pearing on the surface as three sep
arate companies, it is really one
company, using the same employees
throughout. The day is IL hours
long and if the work is not done
we work overtime without extra pay.
If we are sick we must stay on the
job or make up the lost time. We
must also make up for all time lost
because Of holidays, and for this we
receive the magnificent sum Of Sc
to So week, minus payments on
savings and loan shares. There is a
state law in Missouri which forbids
women working over eight hours a
day, yet the girls here must work
II and IL hours a day. A state in
spector Games around twice a year
and the girls are instructed by the
boss to tell the inspector that they
work only hours day. If they
fail to do this, they lose their jobs.
Workers of the Specially Optical
Co., why should we pay for DR..
Brooks airplane? Let us organize in
the youth section of the Trade Union
Unity League, 812 Wyandotte St.,
Kansas City, Missouri. Only by do
ing this can we force this parasite
to give us better conditions.
A Young Specially" Slave.
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side, behind the closed doors, the
prosecution fills the jury box with
jurors who must not even be asked
whether they are prejudiced- wheth-
or they are in the pay of Pagan or
the operators-whether they will even
pretend to give the defendants
fair trial.
The jury so selected (here is the
list in spite of the operators at
tempt to hide the namesD consists
of: Alice Hickson, housekeeper;
David Mesner, farmer; L. w. Smith,
carpenter; j. w. Prigg, agent; John
Pyle, laborer; Meron Prawl, team
ster; r. R. Porter, printer; Ernest
Lawton, mechanic; Lloyd Linn, farm
er; Paul Gibson, carpenter; w. E.
Ferris, barber (Negro); and Charles
McCue, inspector This might look
at first sight like a jury of good
composition-but they were selected
in less than an hour and O. half, and
no questions asked. Your guess is
as good as mine.
The hundreds Of miners who mass
ed in the corridors of the courthouse
to see the trial and by their presence
protest against the railroading of
their 10 fellow workers to prison, were
kept waiting from a. m, the hour
set for the case, to p. m, by dila-
tory tactics Of the court, which did
not hesitate to waste practically all
of the first day of it's only ten day
session to tire out these unwelcome
visitors. Then when the case started,
the doors were slammed in the faces
Of the miners, while police guarded
Pat Fagan's gunner, big husky, we'll
fed, well dressed leeches on the neck
Of labor, through the crowd and into
the closed court room.
Your reporter and the Federated
Press reporter made four attempts to
enter, and got nowhere. Finally they
were told, you'll have to get a per-
NIT either from the prosecuting at
torney or the judge" Since both
were back of the barred door, the two
reporters entered the district attor-
ney's office and got his secretary
to call out the prosecutor. The pros
ecutor said nothing doing today, and
we'll consider it tomorrow"
Cases of Krumbel, Vukas, Ugren
and Balch Cnot Canonsburg cases.
were postponed.
Court adjourned at about 6 p. m,
the defendants went back to their
cells, and the miners stalked in wrath
down the imitation stone steps Of the
country court house style building in
which coal operators justice is cram
med down your throat. Stone angels
weep on the cornices over the things
that are done below their feet, and
statue that might be either Will
liam Penn or George Washington
stands above the dome, its neck
skyward with lightning rod.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
Gree Our Fighters" Call
Workers in Ohio, Illinois
Frank Spector Makes a Nationwide Tour in
Behalf of Class-War Prisoners

Reports continue to come to the
national office of the International
Labor Defense, telling of successful
mass demonstrations on August %,
the anniversary of the execution of
Sacco and Vanzetti. Latest reports
come from a number of important
centers.
EAST LIVERPOOL, O., Aug. 25.-
Several hundred workers participa-
ted in the Sacco-V anzetti demon
stration held on August %, thus
joining THE national demand raised
by the LID. for immediate amnesty
for all class-war prisoners, for the
release of the Scottsboro and the
imprisoned miners and against the
reign of terror against militant wor-
kers everywhere.
Hundreds of workers in this city,
which at one time was an active
pottery center, are now unemployed
These potteries, whose ovens have
been cold for months, are now being
used as garages and filling stations.
Of Is plants in East Liverpool only
five are now in operations on a part
time basis.
Workers here are bitter following
a ten per cent wage cut. At the
present time the West End plant is
demanding that the workers oper-
ate on the basis of pay after sales,
which means waiting for wages as
long as 80 days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
ARREST WORKER
TO COVER BANK
FAILURE IN CAL.
Small Depositors Ar e
Robbed In Crash By
Big Bankers

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. 25.-
Ida Smith, who was arrested at
Brooklyn and Cornwen for speaking
about the crash of the United States
National Bank, in which many work
ers and small business men lost every
penny, has been put in solitary con-
finement because she refused to give
an address and be fingerprinted. She
was forced to be fingerprinted, but
is refusing to give an address, due
to the fact that workers have been
attacked and their belongings ran
sacked by hirelings Of the BASES,
when their addresses became known,
through the police department.
Ida Smith and D. Daminus were
arrested for speaking under the aus
pices of the Provisional Committee
Of Workers and Small Depositors of
the United States National Bank,
calling the workers and small depos-
itors to come to a mass meeting to
be held on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at
2706 Brooklyn Ave. They have been
charged with suspicion of criminal
syndicalism and disturbing the peace.
No bail has been set. The Interna-
tionaI Labor Defense is defending
these workers and demands that they
be released-uncOnditionally and i'm
mediateIy!
Petitions are now being circulated
to repeal the criminal syndicalism
law, which is a vicious weapon in
the hands of the boss class, used
against workers when they go to or
ganize for better conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
Kansas City, Mo.

ANdllOob SlUJB NAOs
Daily Worker:
The Speciality Optical Co., 1909
MCGEE ST., owned by DR.. j. D. Brock,
has scheme of getting extra profits
from the workers. Since the average
age of the workers is about 10 years,
DR.. Brock has an easy job at present
of putting over his plans. For ex-
ample, last Christmas he gave each
of the boys for a present first pay
ment of shares in the Standard
Savings and Loan Association of
Kensas City, in which DR.. Brock is
interested. A specific case is that of
a 16-year-old boy who received $40
Christmas present. However, after
this worker had paid in $50 from his
own pocket. giving him total of $50
invested, he was laid off. Not hav-
Ing any job and unable to keep up
the payments, he was forced to with
draw his savings. OF the $50 in
vested he received $40. The Loan
Co. CDR. Brock received thus $40 in
terest and his $40 Christmas present,
Instead of the $40 the young worker
received a credit certificate allowing
him to repurchase the stock before
June %, 1888.
Work IL Hours a Day.
Or. Brock not only owns the
Specially Optical Co., but also is OPP
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26

Of the A. F. of L. by declaring it
bankrupt and motheaten He had
condemned their booze policy and
drinking He had dared to say that
craft unionism was antiquated. He
had spread dissention by pointing out
that it was a peculiar kind of labor
movement when the officials drew
salaries and expenses of from $700
to 5000 per month while the rank and
file starved and lost their homes;
that he had carried on propaganda
which led up to the lowering of the
salaries of local officials; that he was
particularly dangerous since he had
a year ago received the highest vote
in his local of nearly 1000 members
and thus the policy he was following
was causing dissension among a
large mass of men.
Well enough the class collabora-
tionists say they must keep control
so they can save the treasury Il pre-
sumo for themselves).
They even called in DAD G. o.
Young, the A. F. of L. representa-
tive in this district, who testified that
he had attended many conventions
where Miller had expressed himself
and he had made up his mind that
Miller was dangerous element to
the harmony and progress of the
regularly constituted labor movement.
Ex-member, Carpenters Local 131.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
ALABAMA BOSSES PLAN DRIVE
ON c. ?. IN ATTACK ON NEGROES

duced witnesses and IA affidayits to
prove that he was n Chicago on the
night Of the hold-up of the society
women. The Alabama authorities
are reported to have withdrawn the
papers for his extradition because of
the difficulty of accomplishing his
extradition in the present mood of
the Chicago masses. The Birming-
ham papers have reported protest
mass meetings in Chicago protesting
the attempt to frame Thompson. The
attempts at framing Negro workers
nearer home-especiaIly is this at
tempt directed against those suspect
ed of militancy.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-David j.
Bentall, attorney of the International
Labor Defense is defending two Ne
gro workers whom Birmingham au-
thorities are trying to extradite in
connection with their attempt TO
frame-up Negro workers for the muir
der Of two society women.
After a thorough investigation of
the case, the LID attorney collected
absolute proof that the two workers
were in Chicago at the time of the
murders. He has been advised by
tae governors office that the hearing
on the extradition warrants has beer
indefinitely postponed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
Canadian Loggers Win Wage Cut Strike

workers organized and went on
strike. The strike was militant one
and was we'll organized and we
forced the lumber barons to with
draw the proposed cut Our demand
of no victimization of the strikers
was also won and the workers went
back to work in body and all but
a few joined the Red Union.
We have been watching the mine
strike and the big struggles that the
American workers are now engaged
in under the leadership of the Trade
Union Unity League. We send best
regards to the American fighters.
We know you will win.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26

overhead expenses goes on just the
same.
Workers, for how long will you be
satisfied with such exploitation? Get
busy, organize against those high
rents and Coal Company store ex-
ploitation. Even an editor of cap
italistic paper says: ut is notori-
GUS fact that Coal Co. Commissaries
are the greatest scandal of the coal
fields" Organize and fight back. De-
mand your right. Worldwide or
CARNATIONS are awaiting your de-
cisions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26


cording secretary.
Fought by Working Glass
Here are some of the high lights.
1t was shown by great concourse
of testimony that NJ ]. Miller has
constantly, since his joining the labor
movement some Is years ago, been
guilty of the following crimes: Been
a constant friend and supporter of
the Soviet Union. Was member of
the FSU, LID, TUUL, Unemployed
Council. That he had agitated and
worked for the release of the Cen
tralia victims; had fought to prevent
the burning of Sacco and Vanzetti
for seven years; that he had helped
to organize protest meetings over a
period of years and had actually pre-
sided at many meetings where pro-
tests were made in the Sacco-Van-
zetti case. The Centralia case, the
Scottsboro case and unemployed Or
CARNATIONS; Soldiers and Sailors
Councils and that during and after
the war he had aided and abeted
I.W.W. strikes. That he led a picket
line in the picketing of the State
Capital in behalf of the Centralia
boys.
Received Highest Vote
Besides all these crimes against the
Brotherhood and the labor movement
he had condemned the political policy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
Window Cleaner Gets Ia Cents an Hour

leavings of the previous day, from
the guests, some of them who pay as
high as $40 day for room and meals.
The sleeping quarters were beyond
description, in fact the entire build
ing was so neglected that while Van
derput was standing outside the win
dow the roof was blown off. He made
several requests for a blanket but
each time was told the hotel had
none for employees. Physically un-
able to carry on he quit in the middle
Of the day and had much difficulty
in getting his half days pay as the
hotel did not pay by half days. The
evening the roof came off he worked
until $50 p. M, four hours overtime
for which he received no compensa-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
(By a Worker Correspondent


PATERSON, N. J.-Cornelius Van
derput of SO N. York St., Paterson,
N. j., relates his experience with the
bosses.
After hitch-hiking to Saratoga
Springs, going through hardships on
the trip, he was extremely fortunate
to find work in the Grand Union
Hotel as window washer for $40
month and no day off and so-called
room and board!" There we're no
specific hours maintained and usual
ly he worked nine hours on extreme
ly large windows in the hottest sun
light and not being allowed to wear
a head-piece as that was against the
house rules. The meals were only
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26

ployed with stale bread and a low
grade milk, which, he says, the farm
ers are now feeding to their hogs.
The workers of Chicago, unem-
ployd and employed, Negro and
white, must carry forward the fight
for immediate relief, against evic-
tons and for equal rights for the
Negro workers. Elect delegates to
the Sept. 10 Cook County Unem-
ployed Conference
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
Moratorium For Bosses. But Not For Miners
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
GARRETT, Ky.-The Big Elkhorn
Coal Corporation of this place went
into the hands of a receiver a few
days ago. Now, after receiving a
years moratorium on their" debts,
they are planning steady run of
their mines here and all over Eastern
Kentucky. The workers owe the
company almost to man, but they
are receiving no moratorium on their
Indebtedness. Their rents, coal,
lights and other company
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
(By a Farmer Correspondent

MISSION, B. C.-Things are NOV
ing thick and fast along the class
struggle front out here. They have
moved especially fast during the past
month.
The Loggers' Union is going stead
lily ahead and in the past week we
have been taking in many sawmill
workers. This is no doubt due to
the fact that we have just won a
strike out at the Barnet Mill on
Burrard Inlet.
The bosses we're ready to put over
wage-cut in this mill and the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
MILITANTS EXPELLED
FROM A. F. OF L. FOR
FIGHTING FOR LABOR
Carpenters Local No. 131 of Seattle Expels
M. ]. Miller and Many Old Militants On
Charge of Supporting Soviet Union
Seattle, Wash.
To the Daily Worker:


enclosing to the fighting organ of the working class
the following charges brought by mants in the of L.
and events and circumstances leading up to them.
The mitants in Carpenters Local No 131 of Seattle at
the June election elected practically all the officials but the
president Charges brought against the president
and he expelled by the district council which
very handy tool Then charges brought against five
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26

that purpose Saving capitalism has
been achieved the political parties
will resume their respective posi-
tons"
That is to say, when capitalism is
saved the labor party will then con-
tinue with its sham fight against
capitalism to fool the workers and
to keep them within capitalism.
The crisis in England, following
directly on the heels'of the German
situation. is deeply felt in the United
States and the rest Of the capitalist
world and is a severe blow at the
entire capitalist structure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26

her out, saw the other worker, John
Sara, and jerked him out too, abused
them up and down for daring to try
to find out what jury had been Sc
lected, called the prosecutor out, who
confiscated the list Of jurors, and is
sued a five-minute ultimatum.
Bear in mind that in every state
of the United States, the names of
the jurors are public property, and
invariably printed with addresses and
occupations in the newspapers. But
then, in this coal barons star cham
Der, those equally widespread pro-
visions for a PUBLIC trial are like
wise thrown in the discard.
The first struggle staged in the
morning by the defense will be for
public trial, for admission of the
press, for admission of the relatives
of the defendants, for the lifting of
the ban of deportation on Ray Greene
and John Sara, etc
Hundreds of miners came in for
the trial, which is that Of the men,
women and girls charged by Pat Fa-
gan and Phil Murray with assault
and battery, aggravated assault and
battery, conspiracy, Indictment to
riot and rioting" The occasion of
these charges was that Pagan, Muir
ray, and a gang of their ten dollar
a-day hired thugs, with some con-
scripted miners from Pittsburgh Ter
minal mines who would have been
fired If they did not come, held a
meeting at Cannonsburg last month.
The striking miners of Cannonsbrg
marched in procession with banners
to that meeting to tell Pagan he was
betraying the miners, and to persuade
any miners there to leave the traitor
and join the strikers.
When Fagan's gunner attacked
the marching miners, they fought
back, and Pagan got licked. Which
is why he brings the charges against
Thompson and the others. Which
is why, for instance, an operators
court, with Pagan looking on from
the midst Of his big gang of armed
guards, grinds along towards a prison
term for Anna Rosefski and her
daughter Stella, while two younger
children beg at the door of that
court for the right to come in and
see their mother stand trial-and are
refused. Not only refused, but fin
ally, like all the defense witnesses
and would-be spectators, chased away
from in front of the doors by bailiffs
and constables, and made to stand
across on another corridor while in
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The butchers of the Nationalist gov
eminent are already moving down
starving Chinese workers and peas
ants hit by the flood in order to pre-
vent them from getting food. They
have manned junks with machine
guns and other armament in an at
tempt to prevent the masses from
getting some of the food that is piled
up in warehouses In the section of
the city where the rich native capt.
talists and merchants and the for
eign exploiters live.
"Stern measures became neces-
sary," according to the Associated
Press, when 10000 jinrikshaw men
threatened to rush the more pros
porous sections of the city and seize
food. Officers mounted machine
guns on several junks and manned
them with gunner and a squad of
riflemen." The stern measures"
that were used were probably the use
of these machine guns against the
starving Chinese masses.
The Marking government is pre-
pairing to drown in blood the revolt
of the twenty-five to thirty million