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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
BY ALLAN JOHNSON.

A glance at the reports of Sunday
sermons in the Monday morning
newspapers will reveal one aspect Of
the churches anti-working class pro-
pagands. Lack Of Religion in Mod
ern Times Cause of Depression, Pas
tor Declares" runs one headline, and
we see the church distracting the at
tention of workers from the real
cause of the crisis, namely capitalism.
Or we read, "Oply Prayer Will Cure
Economic Ills of Modern World. Says
Father Smith," and we see the church
trying to divert the attention Of work.
ers from the one thing that will really
cure "our modern economic ills" that
is. the destruction of the entire CAPT
.tslist system.
In innumerable ways, insidiously,
shrewdly, quietly, does the church try
to camouflage the enemies of the
working class. By preaching paci-
fism, which amounts to asking work.
ers not to fight against their bosses
during wartime the church always
howls for the quick destruction of the
country's "enemy'-by preaching con-
tentment with ones position in life,
by pleas far arbitration rather than
strikes, the church performs its fJmc-
ticn of drugging the masses with per-
fumed garbage while the bosses rifle
their pockets.
Churches, Factories, Poverty.
Take the ferry across the Hudson
River into jersey City and walk
through the dirty. cobblestoned
streets. First you will see = grimy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15

Sheppard, the "Tiny Pope of the
city, called meeting of all the priests
who were not getting drunk in Bran
dies speakeasy on Sip Ave, for the
purpose of making plans for the COM
ing municipal elections in which
Hague was to be candidate again.
After a plan of action had been
agreed upon, Sheppard doled out
crisp $40 bills to the assembled priest
telling them at the same time how
the money was to be spent. One
young priest, fearful of the conse-
quences If it became known how the
money that church robbed from the
poor was being used. protested, say
ing that he would never become q
party to such deal Monsignor
Sheppard and his colleagues almost
died of shock, but they recovered
quickly enough to transfer the young
one to village in south Jersey, and
advise him to study history of the
Popes.
The more usual thing is for most
of the church's campaign money to
stick to the palms of the priests
who are supposed to distribute IL i'm
the fright place." Once Bishop
O'Connell ordered Senator Smith to
contribute $4,000 TO the election Of
Mark Pagan In a mayoraIty cam
paign. The money was delivered
to a Father Ryan. Smith later
asked the good thieving Father for
a receipt. Ryan said he gave the
money to Pagan. When Smith
asked Pagan IL he had received the
money. Pagan looked at him blank
Iy. Smith consequently gave Father
Ryan a very christian Iacing.
but Ryan never did hand over the
$4,000. Honor among tbieves7
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
ADMIT U.S.P ARTN
PANAMA REVOLT
Congressman Clancy
One of Leaders

NEW YORK.-Furtller proof that
the recent Panama revolution was
engineered by United States imperial
lists in order to get rid of a native
administration suspected Of favoring
the rival British imperialists, was re-
ceived today when Congressman
Clancy Of Detroit, returning from
Panama, openly confessed his COM
plicity in the revolution.
Clancy told reporters how he took
part in the march of the revolution
lists on the presidents palace.
''At o'clock on New Years night, "
he boosted, 81 was presented to pres
ident Arosemena in his palace in
Panama City and less than twelve
hours later saw him pushed into
the street with his wife"
Fourteen other members of the
House of Representatives were pre-
sent in Panama City at the time
but are more discreet in their state
mentS.
The United States imperialists OBJ
jected to the leasing of valuable lands
to the British rivals by the over
turned administration.
Directly upon the overthrow of the
Arosemena government, DR.. Ricardo
j. Alfaro, for years Panaman envoy
to the U. S. and at the time in WASH
ington was chosen by the United
States imperialists and their native
Panaman tools as the new president
of Panama.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
Bankers Win
QsBQnRsCYash,'
Workers Lose
KAMIAH. Idaho.
Daily Worker

Daily Worker
Comrades:
There have been a liberal supply
of bank~failures and will be more for
several years. AS is always the case,
the workers lose their deposits. All
those promises about paying the de-
positors is so much bunk, This was
proved by actual demonstration in
this part of the U. S. several years
ago.
Small Banks Going.
| All small banks lack the capital to
meet the demands of borrowers, SO
the small banks rediscount their
paper with banks higher up. that is
near Wall st. This rediscount is on
the basis of one and one half for one,
that is the small banks must put up
$500 collateral or notes to obtain
81 900. This drains the small banks
OF the good paper and is one of the
main causes of failure, the banks &C
cepting these notes have list show
ing the credit standing of the deb
tors.
When the small banks can no
longer promptly redeem notes they
have rediscounted this warns the
higher ups to beware.
When a bank fails and is taken
over by the state department of bank
ing, swarm of petty politicians get
fat jobs at $500 per month or better,
all sorts of useless suits are brought
to give lawyer politicians more graft.
Finally the receiver or state banking
department sells, all the remaining
securities for cents on the dollar,
as they did in the bank failures We
had here.
Concentrate Wealth.
So it is easily understood why the
small depositors receive little or moth
ing. There are always charges of
dishonesty when banks fail, but dis
honesty is not necessary.
The concentration of wealth into
the hands of the few will soon break
all the banks large and small except
the few who arc doing the breaking.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
REPORT REVOLT
IN EAST CUBA
Government Cuts Oft
Whole Region

Havana dispatches indicate that
some sort of an armed movement
against the Machado government is
on in the eastern province Of Cam
aguey and Oriente Two days ago,
reports said that Machado was
alarmed at news that two ships had
left Jamaica Ca British island
loaded with arms for Cuba.
The seriousness of the situation is
shown by the sudden strict censor
ship, again imposed despite the re-
cent lifting" of ban on news. AL
Spanish language papers, with the
exception of those directly controlled
by Machado, are suppressed. More
significant it Is that the railroads and
the famous central highway" built
for military purposes, are being sub
jected to traffic control" to cut of
the east.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
More Demonstrations.


Outstanding events in the cam
paigr. within the next few days are:
Los Angeles united front confer
ence on unemployment today.
Little Rock, Ark. $50 miles frcm
where the farmers charged into Eng
lish), mass meeting for unemployed.
today.
Kansas City, Mo-; mass meeting
for unemployed workers at IL am,
at the Workers Center, 104 East st.
St Louis, Mo-, hunger march Fri
day.
South Bend, Ind, United Front
Conference, Sunday, 2 PM, at Work.
ers Home. 1916 West Colfax st.
New York, scores Of open air mass
meetings going on today. Six big in
door ratification meetings in different
parts Of town, tomorrow. Hunger
march from all parts Of the city, ON
the city hall, Tuesday. at 2 pm.
Hunger marches Monday on Bridge
port Conn. city hall; Baltimore city
hall plaza: Toledo, odd Safety Build
ing"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
FORCE COUNCIL TO
OPEN AUDITORIUM
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and the Unemployed Council here
VIII hold monster mass meeting
there Jan. 81. The other demads we're
slde-stepped and the committees, re-
turning to the demonstration going
on outside, as reported. The jobless
will organize further and bring sona9
real pressure on this city government.
Barrage of Silence
The local press refused to print the
call to demonstrate, but 10000 leaf
lets were handed out, exposing con-
ditions in Canton, and the jobless
came out. The leaflets are being rad
everywhere now.
Mayor Witter hurried to issue a
permit to parade when he found that
the demonstration would take place
anyway.
At the end of the demonstration,
part of the crowd marched into Ben
der's Stag Restaurant" and demanded
service. The police department. came
down in force, and finally cleared this
restaurant of jobless and paying pa
irons as well by throwing two tear
gas bombs.
Some of the unemployed were also
dubbed in the restaurant with black
jacks and flash lights.
The committee interviewing the
city council was: Myrtle Croxall. Anna
Croxall, Pete Ranovicb, Alloway and
Barrich.
Speakers at the demonstration were
VIM Croxall, chairman, Earl Duillad,
I. o. Ford and West.
Demand Food.
CENTERvILLE. Mich. (By MALL
After Supervisor Frank LIGHT Of War
rem township had refused the de-
mands of the Unemployed Council
for free coal and no evictlons, and
, immediate relief for the jobless, d
crowd of SO or more went to the chain
store here yesterday and took $50
worth of groceries.
The men and women in the crowd
served notice on two other chain
stores that they would have their
turn to contribute.
Krause issued a statement saying
that he thought the group was en-
ganized by Philip Raymond, eanai-
date OH the Communist ticket fer
state senator in special election to
! be held Js;1 2s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15

crease a total of 90. This proves
that in Boston the available forces
are not being used. The Party is
not on the job. No Red Builders
News Clubs have been organized
In the whole of the district.
There must be some action in Dis
trict One between now and the end
of the campaign.
Payments for bundles, in this dis
trict are also poor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
RECORD OF DISTRICT
ONE, BOSTON, REVIEWED

The record Of District one Boston
in the campaign for $4,000 circulation
has been poor. The bundle order has
increased by only 6 papers, subscrip-
ton by Ss since the beginning of the
campaign
The single city of Sacramento
has increased its sales ESQ a day,
but the best that the whole district
of Boston, indefinitely closer to the
city of publication, can do is to in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
Build Paterson Conference.


PATERSON. N. j., Jan. 14.-The
Passaic County Campaign Commit
tee Elected at the Preliminary Un-
emrloyment Conference of December
rs is carrying on an intense cam
paign to make the January l6 I'M
employment Conference include all
labor unions and fraternal organiza-
tions in the county.
Special efforts are being made to
get delegates from the A. 2. of l..
locals. The ALL. locals are being
visited by speakers and many dele
gates from these locals have already
been elected.
All workers organizations and labor
unions as well as shop groups are
urged to elect delegates to this con-
ference.
AZ this conference a joint CON-
mittee will be set up for the purpose
of raising relief and the setting up
of groups of marchers for the hun
Ter march to Trenton to take place
1OiHCtlllC III ECUi uoly
n
AKRON. O., Jan. IA. - Although
recently formed. the Akron Council
of the Unemployed has collected
$500 signatures to the Workers I'M
employment Insurance Bill, and is
planning to lead a great hunger
march on the city hall January 20.
The hunger march will start at pm.
from Perkins Square.
Before the march the council con-
tinues its organization. IT holds
regular meetings every day at 1880
pm. at West Bartges st.
The council has served demand
on the Firestone Rubber Company to
provide some jobs, and will hold Red
Sundays to collect signatures.
- improve Soup Line.
At the Eagles Soup line the Negro
workers are forced to sit apart. The
" guard yelled at white members OF
the unemployed council who sat with
the Negroes, and that worker told
him plenty and called for organiza-
ton Of Negro and white workers and
unemployed together.
A demonstration was planned at
the City Mission soup line A stool
pigeon told the superintendent, who
came up to the council meeting and
after hsing thoroughly exposed by all
present. promised to do better. The
Unemployed Council then went in a
hcdy TO the soup line. and found that
instead Of serving watery soup and
stale bread, the line bad gone in for
betser soup and fresh bread With
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15

This Is the 18th of series Of
articles on +. of L. and political
corruption i'm New Jersey
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
St. Louis Red Builders Neevs
Club Activity Apparent in
Bundle Order Increase of Is

close. The International Labor De-
Tense is trying to find out who is
behind this threat"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15

st. Louis, Mo, has taken a leap
towards reaching its quota in bundle
orders.
1--WE have increased the bundle
of the 125 copies. That means all
in all we get in 200 Dailies,"
Such a jump should start things
humming in st. Louis, especially since
the newly formed Red Builders News
Club is right on tap to spread the
"Daily" among the workers,
ALL TOGETHER:
LET'S DO 1T"
Frank Sellman, Spokane, Wash,
gives a few good pointers OH why
the drive is not quite up to the mark,
and what to do about it. He writes:
IT think there must be lack of in
terest somewhere and that most of
the comrades don't realize the inpor-
lance of this drive. I sent for sub
lists and before got them every one
I talked to was sure that he would
get busy and at least bring in two
or three subs, but as the time ar
rived to get busy and make their
pledge good, every one of them had
some excuse to offer why it was he
could not go out and do so, with the
exception of one conlrade Leach"
''He brought in three subs, and
Comrade Bloxom one. I ordered
bundles, sent In articles from Spo-
kane for Worcorrs, and many a
time / had TO cut out few meals
in order to pay for the bundles I
ordered. And I think II the COM
rades all over the country would
get busy and every one at least
would send in two subs during
January. we would reach our goal
and reach 1t easily. So all together.
Let's do it,"
OUT OF WORK, WANT
TO DO MY PART" -.
Waukegan, Ill, shows promise OF
QUA UllAe oOIllC Lively SOAIpCbAUlOli hltIl
some of the other towns in Illinois.
"Kave been out Of work for
months, but want to do my part in
the Daily Worker campaign. Please
send me a bundle of five 81 Daijies
daily. VIII try to get subs and
readers from house-to house solicit
ing" writes o. S.
will try to organize Red Builders
News Club here. II we get things
moving here, you can expect lis TO
put in an order for bundle SOON"
DEALER THREATENED:
WON'T STOP DAILY"
From Steve Nelson in Wilkes Barre
Pa, we hear:
THE newsstand dealer, JMB., who
is selling the Daily Worker and other
radical papers in Wilkes Barre, was
told today by the police that he has
to stop selling the D, W. or else his
license to sell papers will be taken
away. This is the second newsstand
that the police has threatened to
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spare ribs and sauerkraut on Sunday
That's little progress, anyway.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15

10 a week to single unemployed
workers, and 90 more each week for
ach dependent.
4 $4,000, 900 for the relief fund,
be supplied by a reduction of Of
icial salaries to $4,000 a year., ten
per cent of the city income, plus the
sums now used for public celebra-
tons, interest payments, reserve
fund. sums intended for war pur-
poses (such as the proposed extern
sion of the municipal airport, ete).
The mayor is to withdraw his veto
of the 100000 already voted for
relief by the city council. A grad
uated income tax is to be levied on
all capital and property accumula-
tions in excess of $4,000.
4,--The Boston jobless demand that
relief shall be administered by COM
nlittses elected at conferences of I'M
employed and workers.
manded: no evictions. free gas,
lothing and carfare for workers
hildren. use of public buildings for
leeping quarters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
FOSTER MEET IN
BOSTON TONIGHT
CONFINED rRo-I PAGE oNEl

The Unemployed Council, it was
pointed out that the unemployed
workers Of Boston realize they can
not get jobs during the crisis, and arc
disguised with the fake charity pit
tances handed them by the private
agencies and the public welfare de-
partment of the city.
They make the following demands
mo discrimination in relief ad-
n'i,,ietra tio1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-31
Motions and Resolutions.
At this time Commissioner Newman
left the room.

By Commissioner Snyder:
Whereas, Harry T.. Boyle as county
attorney of ST. Louis county has filed
with this board his certificate of APP
pOintment of Thomas j. NaylOr of Du-
luth, Minnesota, to be first assistant
county attorney in and for the county
of st. Louis, state of Minnesota, said
appointment to take affect from and
after the 26th day of May, 1881; and
Whereas, the salary previously fix
ed by this board for the first assistant
county attorney has been for several
years the sum of 1920 per year, pay
able in equal monthly installments,
and in the judgment of this board,
the payment of said salary in the
amount of S4,200.00 will be a proper
and reasonable compensation for said
first assistant county attorney.
Now therefore, be it resolved. that
this board hereby fixes and approves
the salary of Thomas j. Naylor as
first assistant county attorney in and
for ST. Louis county, effective from
and after the 26th day of May, 1881,
in the sum of $4,200.00 per year. pay
able in equal monthly installments,
as authorized by chapter 259, Laws
of Minnesota for 1925
Commissioner Snyder moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote.
eas-Commissioners Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray, and
Chairman Aaby-6.
NayS-None.
Adopted June 9Th. 1881.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-31

county, $10,095.SO. County treasurer
receipt for S7,070.97 attached.-12609.
Thomas f. McGilvray, county ditch
inspector, submitting report on Coun-
for cleaning out so rods of drainage
ditch i'm section 2S. 53-19.-1261O
Thomas f. McGilvray, county ditch
inspector. submitting report on Coun-
" Ditch No. 4, recommending excava-
ton of hand ditch in Section 10, 1920,
Thomas F. McGilvray, county ditch
inspector, submitting report on Coun-
ty Ditch No. 6, recommending con-
struction of 40 rods of hand ditch to
ment along west line of NWA of
NEA of section /. 54-19.-12612.
Thomas f. McGilvray. county ditch
inspector, submitting report on Coun-
Tor digging 40 rods of hand ditch and
thoroughly cleaning out and excavat-
ing ditch in section 33, township 55,
range 18.-12613.
Thomas F. McGilvrary. county ditch
inspector, submitting report on Coun-
ty Ditch No. 6, on award of contract
for clean-out of drainage ditch in Sec
ton 4, township So, range 18.-12614
Thomas F.. McGilvray, county ditch
Inspector, submitting report on Coun-
for digging hand ditch in section l.,
township 81, range 19.-12615.
Thomas F. McGilvray, county ditch
Inspector submitting report on Coun-
ty Ditch No. 6, recommending clean
out of drainage ditch in section 3,
township 81. range 18.-12616.
Thomas F. McGilvray, county ditch
inspector, submitting report on Coun-
ty Ditch No. 6. recommending con-
struction of hand ditch SIS rods long
in section 81, township So, range 49,.
-12617.
Thomas F. McGilvray, county ditch
inspector, submitting report on Coun-
ty Ditch No. 6, recommending con-
struction of hand ditch 40 rods long
in section 6, township SIS, range 49,
1261S.
Thomas F. McGilvray, county ditch
inspector. submitting report on Coun-
ty Ditch No. 6, recommending con-
struction of hand ditch so rods long
in section 80, township So, range 49,
1858.
Thomas F. McGilvray, county ditch
inspector, submitting report on Coun-
ty Ditch No. 6, on award of contract
for cleaning out drainage ditch in sec
ton IL, township SO, range 19.-12620.
Referred to the attorney for the coun-
ty board
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-31
Communications

Chas. Calligan, register of deeds,
submitting appointment of Helen Sig
norelli as junior clerk in the Torrens
office;;-12590.-Referred to the per-
sonnet commission.
Andrew Nelson for Nelson & Ceder-
gren, relative to claim of N. A. Berg
strom in the amount of 100000 for
alleged damages.-12591.--R to
Hogan, and the attorney for the
county board.
Hilda G. Olson, relative to construc-
ton of highway between sections 81
and "a. township Sc, range 17.-12592
Referred to the members of the road
st. Louis County Agricultural So
ciety, recommending the construction
of bleachers at the Ribbing fair
grounds, and the Improvement of the
Woman's Exchange building, and the
Boys and Girls Club Work building
12593.-Referred to the members of
he county board and the attorney.
A. Il. Anderson. asking to be given
consideration when insurance on
buildings and property owned by ST.
Louis county is allotted to various
agents. 1884. = Referred to the
county building commission.
Dale Pommerville and Emil Plets,
submitting application for a dance
permit at the Exeter hall.-12595.
Hjalmar Aigio and Ami Martinez
tnthlHS lot udnCS PSi
nit at the Farmers Society hall, in
behalf of the Farmers society.-12596.
Referred to the sheriff and the town
clerk.
Emil NJ. Erickson, sheriff, submit
ting report on application of Matt
Manly for a dance permit at the Pike
Athletic club hall, and recommending
the granting of said application
1887.
Matt E. Mats, clerk, town of Pike,
stating that there is no objection by
the town board to the granting of
application of Matt Manly for dance
permit, in behalf of the Pike Ath-
letic club. with the provision that no
children under the age of 16 years be
permitted to attend said dances un-
less accompanied by parent or
guardian.-1259S.
Toivo Hill, clerk, town of Embar-
rass, stating that the town board of
said township is opposed to the grant
ing of dance permit to Hjalmar Aigio
and Ami Marttinen.-12599.
Harry E. Boyle, county attorney,
submitting appointment of Thomas j.
Naylor as first assistant county at
torney.-12600.-O received and
filed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-31

By Commissioner Hogan:
Resolved, that Thomas F. McGil-
vray, county ditch inspector. be and
he hereby is authorized to have the
following ditch maintenance WORK
done and to charge the cost thereof
to the various ditch systems in st.
Louis county when the work has been
completed, payment to be made on
completion of the work or delivery OF
the material, on. presentation OF duly
allowed by this board according to
law. Reports on the following describ-
ed work and materials, with estimates
of cost, having been filed with the
county board of st. Louis county.
County Ditch No. 6.
$50 lineal rods of drainage ditch
clean-out work in section 3, township
"a, range IS;
SIS rods of hand ditch along the
north line of the SWA of the SWA OF
section 81, township 55, range 10.
40 rods of hand ditch along the west
line of the NWA of the SEA of Sec
ton 6, township So, range IS.
so rods of hand ditch along the
east line of the SWA of the SEA of
section 80, township 55, range IS.
40 rods of hand ditch along the west
line of the NWA of the NEA of sec
ton 1, township 81, range 10.
County Ditch No. 4.
Hand ditch 80 rods long along the
east line of the SEA of the sen OF
section 10, township SO, range 20.
Commissioner Murray moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissione Hogan Sny-
der. Anderson, Murray and Chairman
Aaby-5.
Nays~None.
Adopted June 9th, 1881