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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
SIGNATURE COLLECTION MUST
Be SPEEDED IN LAST DAYS

The return of the Tammafly booze
hound, Jimmy Walker, who has been
dined and wined in every cabaret of
Europe, should be a signal for inten-
sified election campaign activity by
the workers of New York under the
leadership of the Communist Party
to expose the racketeering and gang
sterism of the Tammany Hall ma
chine and it's twin brothers, the Re
publicans and Socialists. In the col
lection of signatures which must con-
tinue from now until october with
the greatest energy if the Commun-
LIST candidates are to be placed on
the ballot in assembly districts that
are still very weak, this drive should
go hand in hand with exposing the
Tammany unemployment relief rack
ct which is now being used as an
election tactic to fool the workers.
According to the report of Control
Ter Berry, the Board of Estimate ap-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22

preparations for so-called improve
ments to provide work, amounts to
$19O,00O,0Oo 1870 of which according
to the Tanmany racketeers will go
to labor providing work for 100000
for six months on three-day week
basis.
At the same time the above report
was made, Harvey D. Gibson, Chair
man of the Emergency Unemploy-
ment Relief Committee reported that
there are 100000 unemployed work
ers in New York, with 100000 heads
of families, total of 100000 job
less workers. For these $12,000000
is supposed to be sufficient in the
five Boroughs. Even if the Tam
many racketeers took nothing, this
would not even mean $12 piece for
the unemployed and his family. Yet
this wholesale fraud is being spread
around by the Tammany racketeers
to fool the workers again into voting
for the Republicans and Democratic
thieves who are now in office.
On top of this every worker should
be told in the house to house can
vass, for The collection of signatures
that the Tammany Hall and Repub-
lican gangster-politicians will not
grant one cent of emergency relief
to any body who has not voted for
the past 2 years. In other words, the
bosses politicians will definitely bar
any body who has not voted for the
reactionary Tammany hall and its
machine. They will give relief only
as a bride in exchange for votes.
Workers, expose this unemploy-
ment racketeering with the lives of
the starving million workers and
their families in New York. All out
for signatures to see that every dis
trict that is not yet over the top
gets the necessary quotas of sigma
lures. There is no time to lose! The
last day is october /. 10000 sigma
lures must still be collected. Give an
hour day to defeat the enemies of
the working class and to see that
the Communist Party candidates are
on the ballot in every working class
section in New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
CHANG ASKS
U.S.. TO WAR
ON JAPANESE
Imperialist Powers Are
Drawn Swiftly to
Major Warfare
Invoke Kellogg Pact
Japanese Entrench In
Southern Manchuria

NEW YORK.-Moving irresistibly
into the vortex of the imperialist
conflict in Southern Manchuria,
where Japanese troops now occupy
TOO miles of the main railroad lines,
American and British imperialism
have taken the initial step in what
threatens to develope into major
imperialist war.
The American-inSpired Marking
government in less than 48 hours
after the forcible occupation of Muk-
den, invoked the aid of the League
of Nations and signatories of the
Kellogg pact for action against
Japan.
Invoke American Imperialism Aid
The appeal for the invocation of
the Kellogg pact is direct request
of the puppet Marking government
to American imperialists to take the
lead in war against Japan. Similarly
the appeal to the League Of Nations
the inperialist weapon of world ag-
gression, is an attempt to manoeuvre
for allies for the U. S. against Japan.
c. T. Wang, hangman Chiang-K
Shek's foreign minister, indicated as
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
Protest Today at
Yokinen Hearing
Fight Deportation Of
Worker

NEW YORK.-A call to all work.
ers, native and foreign born, Negro
and white, to demonstrate today
(Tuesday) against the efforts of the
u. S. Department of Labor to deport
to fascist Finland August Yokinen,
militant Finnish worker, has been
issued by the New York District of
the International Labor Defense.
The demonstration will be held at 10
a. m. in front of the Federal Build
ing, Park Place and Broadway, where
Yokinen will receive a hearing in the
U. S. District Court.
The I. L. d. calls upon Negro
workers especially to demonstrate
their solidarity with Yokinen be-
cause he is being prosecuted for hav-
ing repudiated his race prejudices at
a mass trial last spring and for de-
claring his determination to fight for
complete social, economic and poll
tical equality for the oppressed Negro
people.
Mrs. Carol Weiss King, attorney
for the New York I. L. D., will de-.
fend Yokinen. But his real defense
must come from the workers, the I.
L. D. points out; only they can save
him. Demonstrate today!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22

Duranty's dispatch itself shows
even more clearly the tremendous
advance of Soviet industry and the
success of the Five-Year Plan. Du-
ranty says:
"In August production arose Ill
per cent over July and 80 per cent
over August of last year. The gain
was especially noticeable in light
industry, which in August gained
16.5 per cent over July and in the
first ten days Of September 20 per
cent over the first ten days of
August.
"The Donetz coal field produced
a daily average of 97,700 tons in
August and 1OS,700 in the second
week of September, compared with
1920 tons in September of last
year"
"SteeI production" he says,
Shows similar gains" He also
records great advance In the Stall
ingrad factory:
1.-THE daily production of trac-
tors has steadily advanced from
about fifty In July to an average
of ninety-four for September, yes
terday's figure being ninety-seven.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
PITTSBURGH BANK.
IN HEAVY CRASH

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept .21.-The
Bank of Pittsburgh, with reported
assets of s53,343,953, was declared
suspended and the Comptroller of
the Currency took over the bank. It
is one of the Oldest financial insti-
tutions here, having been founded in
1910.
The deposits, as of record of July
I, 1881, was reported at S46,s21 ,065.
The vice. president of the Pitts
burgh Clearing House Association
declared "the suspension was due to
a drain which has arisen most
largely from withdrawal of deposits
by banks in other sections Of the
country"
The Bank OF Pittsburgh has the
following branches: The Merchants
ard Manufacturers National Bank,
j. / City National Bank and the
Columbia National Bank.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22

Every worker In New York City has an interest at
stake in stopping the conspiracy to raise the price Of
milk That interest must be organized-and only the
Communist Party do it.
Milk is one Of the most necessary of foods, espe-
ciay for children yet there millions Of children in
New York City whose parents too to buy milk
even the bulk loose" milk which is from one-hird to
one-haf the price bottled milk This lack of the best
children food is clear when it is understood that
for the 100000 people in New York City, there is
supplied only of 100000 quarts of milk per day.
big majority of the 100000 are children And taking
out about half the 100000 quarts for bakeries and
other manufacturing users it is obvious that
100000 quarts that used directly food will not
supply the millions of growing children with the quar-
q day. which is the minimum for their health.
More the approximately 100000 quarts consumed
as food certainly go in good part to adults and still
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22

more-to the families of the ich whose parasitic women
even battle in milk "for their complexion while hun
dred of thousands of workers babies become rlckety
and tubercular for lack OF milk.
In such situation of starvation OF millions OF
workers children who get milk at all to raise the
price milk by SO and 3 per cent to the workers Who
though poor still scraping their purses to buy milk
for their babies is to bar still other millions of children
of these workers from getting any milk at all! 1t is
crime compared to which murder in cold blood is an act
of angelic virtue!
But capitalists always veil their crimes In DISCUSSES
of one sort another If the Milk trust led by the
Borden Company would BADLY raise the price of milk
as it did year ago under the thin excuse OF the
drouth-there would be public indignation Last year
the thieves almost too much for their pals
in the Health Department to justify In fact Commits
soner Wynne did make faint, almost inaudhle, re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22

selves are eager to help the miners
who are courageously fighting against
starvation. They urge you to send
what you can to make up the freight
charges, so that the potatoes can be
used to feed hungry fighters! Send
your donation to the relief head
quarters in Pittsburgh.
II have collected a few around my
neighborhood but it is hard getting
money, because it is terribly around
here" writes farmer from Manitou,
N. Oak. to the Penn-Ohio- w. Va
KY Striking Miners Relief Committee.
There is no crop this year. The
drought took it and what we have
to sell doesn't bring anything. Most
of us farmers around here have live
stock, and just as long as we can
feed our COWS, we have something to
live on.
eve farmers are with you for a
better system, so let's stick together,
workers and farmers!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22

Relief COMMITTEE today.
I'VE have collected 10000 pounds Of
potatoes, but the freight will cost 5000
for this carload. We have no money
but plenty of potatoes"
And thousands of hungry mouths
in the strike fields need these po-
tatoeS to keep the breath of life in
their bodiesI
A special appeal for immediate
funds to send for this, and other car
loads of potatoes is made today from
the relief committee headquarters in
Room 205, GIL Penn Ave, Pittsburgh,
Pa, Every penny now on hand is
needed to supply bread to the strike
camps that look to Pittsburgh for at
least three meals week, and little
milk for babies who are i'll for lack
of it. There are a few babies in al
most every camp where a special diet
of milk is the medicine prescribed as
the only thing to save their lives.
Milk here literally means life or
death!
Farmers who arc destitute them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
BUILD LAUNDRY
WORKERS UNION
T Fight the Yellow
Dog Contract

NEW YORK.-Since the mass
meeting of last Thursday, where
hundreds of laundry workers showed
their readiness to build union, con-
siderable progress has been made.
The Organization Committee set up
various subcommittee to take care
of every situation arising. Meet
ings are held with shops, workers are
approached on the streets and spoken
to. All are drawn into the work,
which is done with devotion and high
spirit. Those who have joined the
union are on the job day and night,
with the only desire in their heart
to build union for the workers.
The Laundry Workers Union will
Immediately begin fight against the
yellow dog contract, which the bosses,
in order to secure themselves against
union, force the workers to sign
AS a guarantee that the workers will
not join the union OFF go on strike
in case of labor trouble, the bosses
force the workers to sign forfeit,
that they lose their security when
they go on strike. The bosses of the
Pretty Laundry force their men to
sign a contract that they can not get
their security for a long period,
sometimes as long as three years.
Some drivers who, because of their
miserable pay can not keep up their
families, fall short in cashing in the
money they collect, and are threat
ened with firing, although their Sc
curity covers the shortage many
times over. The bosses in the Com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
POUNDS FALL
SPURS FIGHT
FOR MARKETS
Nearly All Of the Stock
Exchanges Forced
To Close q
]. P. Morgan Lies
Previous Credit Raised
With Difficulty By
u. S. Banks
BULLETIN
Gable by Inprecorr)

LONDON, Sept. 21.-The depart
ure from the gold standard is well
coined by the Labor Party. The
Daily Herald, organ of the Labor
Party; in leading story today de-
scribes the measure as essential in
the present situation and demands
an international conference to dis
cuss gold distribution. The Labor
Government made a united front
with the government announced:
ut is indeed a wise and salutary
step the government has taken.
This action is not of despair, but
wisdom" This was preceded by a
three days drain of gold and credit.
Nineteen and half million pounds
were withdrawn on Friday and ten
million on Saturday.
A new bill is to be presented to
contain clauses prohibiting the ex-
port of capital by British capital
lists, the exchange of currency,
gambling and boarding commod-
tiles, particularly foodstuffs.
Macdonald announced in the
House of Commons at $3.50 p. M.
that the Government had decided
to reduce the wage cuts of the
armed forces, teachers and civil
servants from fifteen and twelve
and half per cent respectively TO
a flat cut of ten per cent.
TfS only stock exchange which
opened in Europe Monday was that
in Paris. All other stock exchanges
we're forced to remain closed as the
result Of the tremendous blow to the
financial structure of capitalism
caused by the suspension of the gold
standard in England. In Paris and
New York the prices of stocks fell
sharply and in Paris brokers per-
mitted only sales of less than five
per cent of the holdings of the in
dividual capitalists. The highest
grade French stocks fell ten per cent
in value. The English pound fell to
1888 from its par of s485 and the
Bank of England raised the discount
rate from AZ per cent to per cent,
Conferences are being held by the
leading bankers in all of the capital
list money centers. AS far back as
last Friday when the acuteness of the
British situation became known in
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
BIDS
LEGION Save
CAPITALISM
Says Hope of World
Capitalism Is In
The u. S. A.
Taxing Rich
Frankly States Work
ers Must Bear Bur-
den of Crisis

DETROIT, Sept. 81. President
Hoover appeared today before the
opening session of the American
Legion in deliberate move to block
the demands of the rank and file
members for an immediate cash
payment of the bonus and to mobi-
ilize the Legion for war against the
Soviet Union and against the strug-
giles of the American working class
for unemployment relief and against
starvation.
Hoover's speech clearly reflected
the growing hysteria of the American
bourgeoisie before the piling-up
proofs of the shaking of world wide
capitalism, recent instances of which
are the collapse of the British pound
sterling, the diSaffection in the
armed forces of imperialism. With
his mind on the dramatic events
occurring in Europe where capitalism
is on its legs, while Socialist economy
in the Soviet Union is striding for
ward to ever greater victories, Hoover
told the convention:
"The hope of the (capitalist)
world is in the stability of the
government of the United States"
Hoover made it quite clear that
American capitalism intends to try
to save itself at the expense of the
working class. Peddling his usual
lies about the. mythical relief which
the government is furnishing" to
the unemployed, he said:
Make no mistake that those
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
EUROPE JOBLESS
REACH NEW HIGH
Situation To Worsen
Coming Winter

A new high record for unemploy-
ment in Europe and the worst June
in history for unemployment was re-
ported yesterday by R. M. Stephen
son, chief of the European section of
the Department of Commerce.
ut is generally expected that En-
ropean unemployment in the coming
winter will surpass even last win
ter's figuress" Stephenson stated.
The list as compiled by Stephsnson
is as follows, in thousands:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
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mark and took trip around the countryside supposedly
to ascertain conditions"-but nothing done and
doubtless enough money passed to silence the Health
Department which like all Tammany departments is for
sale
Now. however, the workers to be robbed and
their babies starved under the infable that it
is al for the benefit of their health The conspiracy
is well-planned and brilliantly executed. The World
Telegram introduces the mysterious menace bach COLI
and forthwith everybody supposed to be struck dumb
with terror at the menace" and with joyful wonder at
the "promptness' with which Tamnany officials move
to action for "the benefit of the poor'i
The very idea of Tammany doing anything that
does not fill Tammany pockets is absurd on its face.
But it fill its pockets under the mask of i'm
proving public health" there is big chance Of getting
s.. -.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
Boss Press Admits Big Soviet
Gains AS Capitalism Shakes
Sharp Improvement In Output Finance, Food Conditions
And Public Sentiment, Says DAranty's
Cable IN N. Y. Times

NEW YO2K-With sector after sector of
world capitalism facing ruin and collapse, the
capitalist press is forced to admit tbs victorious
march of planned Socialist Economy in the So
Wet Union. Yesterdays New York Times pub
fishes dispatch from Walter Duranty its Moscow corespon
dent with the significant caption
"Soviets Progress Marked in a Year-Sharp Inn
provement in Output Finance, Food Conditions and Pub
lie sentiment"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
500 PENN. MINERS
STRIKE AGAINST
HUNGER, JOIN NMU
Build Up a Militant
Picket Line;
Ask Relief

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Sept. 21.-Be-
tween 400 and 500 miners came out
on strike at the No. 6 and No. 7
Mines fthe 10y Albania Coal Co.,
Carinbrook, Pa, against the starving
conditions that exist at these mines
and for reinstatement Of IS miners
that were discharged because of their
union affiliation and activities.
The strike occurred last Wednes-
day, Sept. 16. The miners had to
carry rails, push cars, set timbers
and were never paid for dead work"
Some miners had to work as many
as three days with no pay.
There was strong picket line with
about 500 miners with four cossacks
and one sheriff for the start and
the picket line will continue. Re
lief work is already started, the
spirit of these miners is great and
other mines are to be on strike in
the near future.
These miners have Joined the Ma
tional Miners Union in mass, be-
cause of the intolerable conditions
they were forced to live under They
organized union local of the Ma
tionaT Miners Union about weeks
ago. They know that the only way
to better their conditions is by or
ganizing into the N. M. U.
The Workers international Relief
of Johnstown is arranging Miners
Relief Conference, the purpose of
which will be to provide food, cloth
ing and shelter for the strikers and
their families. The Workers Inter
national Relief is applying for a per-
nit to hold Tag Day" on Satur-
day, Sept. rs, for the benefit Of the
striking miners in eCutral Pennsyl-
vania. The w. I. R. is supporting
the striking miners of Western Penn
sylvania, Ohia, Panhandle District
and Kentucky. The coal miners are
looking over their shoulders on the
picket line to the rest of the work.
ing class to participate in the strug-
gle against the coal operators, be-
cause it is their fight as well as the
miners. The local union of Cairn-
brook said that the National Miners
Union is there to stay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22

modore Laundry fired man because
he was short $23 although the man
has $3.50 security.
A mass meeting is called for
Thursday, September "a, at 8 p. m.
at Ambassador Hall, Bird Ave. and
Claremont Parkway. All laundry
workers who want to have a union
must come and join the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-22
Farmers Donate Carload of
Potatoes for Miners Relief;
Who Provides Freight?
More Food Can Be Brought If Funds Are
Raised; Milk for Children Urgently
Needed Solidarity Growing

PITTSBRGH Pa. Sept, 21-"We want to send you po-
tatoes but have pay the freight group Of
farmers r and around onwood Mich who have organized
themselves into the Workers international Relief said in
letter received by the PennOhioW. NaKy Striking Miners
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The Washington times., 1931-08-29
To TAKE
CLERKS EXAM

Another furry Of excitement
will be felt over the country Sep
tember 8 and 9, when the annual
examination for statistical clerks
will be held in various States.
About 1900 applications for
the examination have been re-
ceived by the Civil Service Com
mission, with 5000 Of them from
the District Of Columbia.
Just a few days ago, the COM
mission conducted an examina-
ton for file clerks, with $4,000
taking the examination over the
country, 10000 of them taking
the tests here.
AS in the file-clerk examina.
tons, the statistical clerk tests
will be held in a local high
school. Also, as in the case of
the file-clerk positions, two grades
of statistical clerks will be ex-
amined and classified, experienced
and beginners, with 5000 differ
ence in the annual salary.
Many of those taking the tests
here, as in the previous instance,
will be temporary clerks in GER
tain Government bureaus here
who are seeking a permanent
status.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
CANNING
DRIVE On

With indications Of an in
creased need for food and cloth
ing for the families Of unem-
ployed men during the winter in
Prince Georges county, Mrs. Retta
D. Morris, chairman Of the Hy.
attsville Associated Charities, and
Miss Ethel Regan, county demon
stration agent. have launched a
food canning drive among the
women of the county to combat
that need.
According to Mrs. Morris, an
informal survey OF needy families
in the county has revealed as
great p number as last winter, If
not more. The association is
asking for fruit and vegetable
donations to be used in the can
ming. Supplies will be heartily
accepted at Miss Regan's office
on Johnson Avenue, HyattSville,
officials have announced.
The charities believe they will
be able to stock their pantry Suf.
ficiently before cold weather
comes to cope with the demand
expected. Last year over $50
families in the county were cared
for through the medium of the
Hyat&ville association.
The Washington times., 1931-08-29
ABBOTT
Personnel Classification
Board Fixes Rules

ests of the employed with the
type of work, environment and
organization needs of the work
ing unit aS a whole.
FOllOw.up Plan
6. Arranging for a procedure Of
supervision, follow.up and training
within each unit, SO that employees
may be aided to overcome initial
handicaps in adjustment.
7. Installing q flexible transfer
system by which employees who
are not well adjusted in their pO-
sitiOns may be tried out in other
positions and their capacities
more carefully appraised.
8. Making free use of a proba-
ton period as a means of eli l.
mating from the service those en-
ployeS who do not show sufficient
capacity for a permanent career.