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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-19

Greek conditions in his dispatches. The bosses
and their press want to bury the truth about
Galloway Hobbs, Alex. Napier and the thousands
of other miners and their families along with
the little children they put into the hillsides
every week.
1t is not possible to begin to relate in detail
the conditions of the Harlan and Bell County
miners because every new witness brought out
more narrowing details. One of them said, "You
will never know what we suffer here. There is
hunger pictured in every face"
We will quote few words from the statement
of Aunt Molie Jackson, who has nursed many
of the miners and their children as they lay
starving.
"The people in this country are destitute Of
anything that is really nourishing to the body.
Even the babies have lost their lives. We have
buried from four to seyen week all along dur
ing this warm weather. The little babies get
stomach trouble from the beans and lard, and
it is the only thing they get to eat, If they eat
at all. Now pneumonia and flux are killing
them off and when the cold weather comes it
will be worse My husband had pneumonia and
now he can't work. I have to go to the soup
kitchen and if they have anything / carry it
back to my husband The soup kitchen got slack
and we are in real restitution now.
"Just plainly speaking. the company is less in
terested in the miners than in their mules They
haven't got the sympathy for the men that peo-
pie has got for live stock. These houses are not
fit for pigs, and the company don't fix them.
This winter, with the cold blowing in, and with
the people undernourished, they will face ter
rible sickness. If had a milk COW or horse
I certainly would be more interested now than
the coal operators are in these people" Dresser
interposed, saying that the death of live stock
means the loss of money to the owners, but the
company is glad to get rid Of lot OF trouble
some miners who are preparing to strike
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The dispatch also shows that the
close agreement between France and
the United States, arising out of the
secret Hoover-Laval pact, the bloody
fruits of which are already evident on
the Manchurian battleffelds The
dispatch says:
ION the one hand, Aristide
BRAND. acting chairman Of the
Council, had received from its
members the official mission TO
sound out the Japanese and Chi
nesc delegates rs TO the possibilities
of obtaining agreement, while on
the other hand Mr.. Dawes in his
hotel apartment was informally re-.
ceiving delegates in efforts 10 steer
the disputants towards satisfactory
settlement"
Kellogg Pact, Signed by Soviet,
Found Embarrassing
Containing their hypocritical ges-
lures of seeking a peaceful solution"
in Manchuria, the imperialist yester-
day resurretced the Nine Power Pact
while was signed at the Washington
Conference on Pacific Relations in
1922. The real purpose Of this action
was to sidetrack the Kellogg Pact,
which has the Soviet Union as one
of its signatories. This fact has al
ready caused some embarrassment to
the imperialist hypocrites in their
war moves aginst the Soviet Union.
The Nine Power Pact, which is aimed
at the exploitation Of China, was not
signed by the Soviet Union.
Kuomintang In New Betrayal
With the Japanese in sweeping
advance in Manchuria, and setting up
puppet government all over the
country to consolidate their control,
the Kuomintang traitors continue
their attempts to suppress the grow
ing mass resistance Of the Chinese
masses. Hand in hand, with their
terror against the masses, these
traitors are trying to deceive the
masses as to the role of the robber
League of Nations. A Peiping dis
patch quotes Chang Hsueh-Liang
former governor Of Manchuria. who
was expelled by the japanese, as fol-
lows:
China 10 relying upon IL
League TO enforce It's ruling, ann
when that Is done II b China's wish
that the League appoint foreign
observers 10 witness the conduct Of
troops and police sent north 10 take
over the occupied area"
A dispatch from Toxic reports Sc
cret negotiations between the jap
anese Charge d'Affaires Shigemitsu
and the Mayor of Shanghai, a con-
fident OF the imperialist hangman,
Chang Kai-shek. The dispatch says:
Chiang's Agent In Secret Conference
With japanese
''Nanl<ing cannot b blinded 10 this
prospect (the prospect Of an sinde-
pendent" MAnchuria - editor Daily
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in his way

in his way"
Red Cross "Aid"
Hobbs told about the miners appealing to the
Red Gross to save them from starvation, but
when the Red Gross learned they were members
of the National Miners Union they refused them
even handful of beans.
st live on damn little" Hobbs said "even
though work We have a few beans and
little lard. draw about dollar a day for
seven people. The children never get milk All
the children had flux. This little girl here" he
said pointing to the child beside him, "aint got
no underwear on and she won't have all winter.
None Of US have"
He was asked what he and the children did
for entertainment. 1--WE amt got no entertain
ment" he said. These children don't know
what movie is. They never seen one. We had
a photograph that my son bought during the
war time, but the records is all wore out"
Some of the miners suggested we go two miles
back into the hills, the best way to get there
being along the railroad track. Here was the
shack of Alex. Napier. Napier had been injured
in the mine, jagged hole being torn in his alb
domen by q falling piece OF coal. He did not
dare ask the company for compensation, he said
because they would fire him. So he depended
on his sister to help feed him, his wife and four
children 1t was late in the evening when we
visited Napier The only light in the house came
from the tiny coal CRATE The single oil lamp in
the, house had been useless for months We had
" to strike matches to see the holes in the floors
Napier said they wouldn't have any money even
to bury him with if he died from his injury
though the company took cut for burial
fund out of his wages. His Oldest son had been
injured in mine accident some time back and
was not able to do hard work. There was dead
silence among the group that left Napier's house
The Associated Press reporter, the National
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-19
ADVANCE TOWARD SOVIET
BORDER AS SECRET WAR
PARLEYS GO ON in PARIS

The secret understandings of the imperial
list bandits meeting in the League of Nations
Council in Paris were reflected yesterday by a
sweeping advance of the japanese army of in
vasion into Northern Manchuria and toward
the Soviet frontier Mukden dispatch to the New York Even
ing Graphic reports
1.-THE Japanese army batterng down the Chinese defenses
the Nonn River sector advanced this afternoon point
south Of Anganchi, on the Chinese Eastern Railroad.
Gen Ma Chen-Shan, Chinese commander understood
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HUNGER MARCH DEMONSTRATIONS
SUPPLY BASE FOR DAILY WORKER !
d. MASS CIRCULATION CAMPAIGNS

Last week mass meetings were held
in cities all over the United States
to expose the misery and sufferings
Of the workers caused by. the bosses
exploitation and to show UP the boss
es' fake relief plans. Last week mass
demonstrations were held in some
cities to demand unemployment in
Surance and real relief. These mark
ed the beginnings Of the National
Hunger March that will sweep up to
Washington at the opening of Con-
gresS Dec. 7.
Daily Worker clubs. Daily Worker
agents, Daily Worker readers, have
you made use Of these mass demon
STATIONS to spread the sale of the
Daily Worker? Have you solicited
the contacts brought by the meet
ings through Daily Worker sub
scriptions? We would like TO learn
about your efforts in that direction.
We welcome letters from all COM
rades who have read the Daily
Worker at these meetings, so that
their experiences can guide other
comrades in this weeks efforts.
This week gives even a greater
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Worker) and direct negotiations may
be nearer that DR.. Alfred Sees i'm
FASHIONED words indicate. A straw
which may show how the wind is
blowing in China was the visit paid
to Charge d'Affaires Shigemitzu by
the Mayor Of Shanghai, who sug-
gested that direct negotiations might
begin with small matters and develop
into q discussion of Japan's funda-
mental points. The Mayor is be-
lieved to have General Chang Kai-
shek's confidence. 1t is also to be
noticed that General Chang himself
has refrained from bellicose orations
recently"
Chinese Workers And Peasants Fight
ing Back
The extent OF the growth Of mass
resistance to the Japanese invasion
is indicated in a dispatch from Muk-
den, which says;
"a great increase has been noted
in the guerrilla warfare on the Dor
ders of the zone of Japanese occup-
alton. Chinese raiders again cut
the military telegraph twenty-five
miles north Of Chenciatun, burning
the poles" -
The Chinese Soviet Congress which
was held recently in Kiangsi province
issued a burning manifesto to the
Chinese masses to intensity the
struggle against the imperialists and
their Kuomintang tools. Copies Of
the manifesto have been distributed
to the workers in Peiping and other
cities. The manifesto calls on the
working class and peasant masses Of
China to support the Soyiets. to in
crease the struggle against the Kuo-
mintang and against the foreign I'M
perialists. The manifesto declares
that the congress was the most i'm
portant event in China at the mo-
ment and states that Hankow must
become the centre Of the Soviet
movement in China on account Of its
central position and favorable geo.
graphical situation. The congress
was attended by delegates elected in
all parts of China, who made their
way to the Kiangsi Province town in
which 1t was held in spite of the
murderous terror Of the Kuornintang
against the Chinese revolutionists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-19
HAMMOND LUMBER co.
CUTS MILL WORKERS
WAGES FIVE TIM Els
Forces Workers to Contribute Part of Pay to
Los Angeles Community Chest
Trade Union Unity League Urges Workers to
Build Mill Committees and Strike


Los ANGELES, Cal--Three weeks
ago the Hammond Lumber Co. an
nc,meed Q general 5 per cent wage
cut. Now, because there was no or
ganized protest or move TO strike, the
company has slapped on more hours
Of work for this mill workers-to take
effect Nov. Is at the time the wage
cut takes effect. We will then be
working from 7 am. to 7 pm.
Then 10 top this all Off the follow
ing notice was pasted on all the
time clocks q few days ago:
NOTICE
In order 10 make contributions to
the Community Chest easier for
our employees, We are willing that
subscriptions be deducted from
your pay checks in installments of
50 cents per payday on monthly
salaries and rs cents on weekly
p&y-xOiis.
The unemployed In Los Angeles
are In Immediate need Of the neces-
stiles Of life, and the Community
Chest Is the only organization
equipped TO handle the emergency.
We hope everyone will give to the
iisait Of his or her ability.
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secret agreement between Hoover and
Laval and the present conferences
between the Italian fascist foreign
minister and Hoover, Stimson, Borah
and other officials of the Wall Street
government. A summary of out
standirI, developments" in the Man
churian situation in Tuesdays New
York Tribune completely reveals the
support given Japan by the United
States and its leading role in the war
against the Chinese masses and the
planner attack on the Soviet Union.
The Tribune summary declares:
High Washington authority dis
closed that Japanese Ambassador
Debuchi had been receivin. private
assurances that United States
would not join In extreme pressure
ON Japan to compel evacuation Of
Manchuria and did not support
League Councils demand for troop
withdrawal by November 16."
The Tribune's story carried the
significant subhead:
American Attitude Viewed as
F0rtifying Nipponese Determinat ton
TO Defy Order to Quit Manehuria."
Plan New and Bloodier World War
1t is clear that the United States
is supporting Japan as the spear
head in the attack from the east on
the Soviet Union. 1t is clear to
every intelligent worker that the i'm
perialist robbers are attempting to
solve the economic crisis OF decaying
capitalism by new and bloodier
world war aimed at the partitioning
Of China, the destruction of the
Soviet Union and its tremendous
achievements in socialist construction,
and aimed at the revolutionary
struggles Of the colonial masses and
the hungry. homeless millions in the
capitalist countries. Further proof
of the leading role Of the United
States in this colossal crime against
the working class is contained in the
following statements in New York
Times story, yesterday. on the League
Council meeting:
M. BRAND was authorized to
conduct parleys for the Council
while Ambassador Dawes busily
negotiated with the delegations
outside its sphere, keeping In touch
with each other. Mr.. Dawes said
Things arc shaping themselves
u. s. Dominates League Council
Meeting
All of the conversations of the
League Council delegates arc yelled
in the thickcst secrecy. Dawes, him
self not delegate to the Council,
and not officially taking part in its
meeting, is actually admitted to be
dominating the Council meeting! A
New York Times dispatch from Paris
states:
Two sets Of secret and private
negotiations were proceeding In
Paris tonight"
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tenting themselves with the following
"rumor":
"It was also rumored that two
Russian airplanes had arrived at
Tsitsihar, but there was no more con-
firmation of the rumor than of the
earlier Japanese charges that the
Soviet was aiding Gen. Ma"
The United States, in its role of
leader Of the anti-Soviet front, con-
tinues, however, its peddling of lies
of a Soviet financial crisis" in con-
nection with its move for a financial
boycott against the Soviet Union and
its successful Five Year Plan. Yes
terday, the notorious Basil Delgass,
who was kicked out of the Amtorg
Trading Corp, was modified to help
show" that the Soviet Government
was insolvent in spite of its being
the only government that is today
meeting all its obligations, The eff
forts TO bar Soviet products from this
country also continue. The New York
Times yesterday reported:
Efforts TO obtain an embargo
against manganese ore and other
products from Soviet Russia will be
renewed at the coming session of
Congress, J. Carson Anderson, pre-
sident Of the American Manganese
Producers Association, announced
yesterday at his office, 401 Fifth
Avenue. Support for his assocla-
ton was pledged In telegram
from United States Senator Tasker
L. Oddie of Nevada, chairman of
the Senate Committee on Mines
and Mining"
Church Begins Crusade for War
The church Is also rallying to the
attack on the Soviet Union, with a
revival of the lie that religion is per-
secuted in the workers and peasants
republic. Last Sunday, Rev, DR.. Ber-
nard L. Bell, warden Of st. Stephens
College. Columbia University, de-
clared In a sermon at st. Paul's Epis-
copal Chapel:
THE most dramatic battle-ground
Of the moment between the god-men
and the besst-men is in Russia.
Those who control her policies. ap-
parently with popular consent, are
fanatically committed to the belief
that God does not care-that man
is of the earth, that life is not more
than this life. Here are the beast
men, risen up In new might. Their
desire and determination are to kill
off all religion from the earthly
ridicule II they can, by force II
necessary"
This apostle Of the gentle Nazarens
then proceeds to chide the imperialist
bandits for their delay in attacking
the Soviet Union. He says:
1--WE cannot employ the other
nations, the capitalist nations Of
Europe and America, for the crush
Ing Of this dragon, because in
them, too, the beast-men are in
crcas:nyiy in the ascendancy."
Secret War Moves at Paris
In the meantime, the imperiahst
plunderers meeting as the League
Council in Paris continues to push
their war moves against the Soviet
Onion and the Chinese masses. Their
deliberations" are shrouded with the
sanae sinister secrecy as veil the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-19
$4,000 Demonstrate
In Fayette County
Hunger March
CONTINUED FROM PAGE OWE,

out in full force, but did nothing.
The hunger marchers' committee
went in and presented demands for
immediate winter relief, against evic-
tons, for free fuel and light, for milk
for children Of unemployed workers
and for shoes, clothing and hot meals
at the school houses.
The demands, which had been
unanimously approved both at the
town meetings which elected the hun
ger march delegations and by the
mass meeting in Uniontown, were re-
jected by the county commissioners,
These agents Of the coal barons do
not care what happens TO the hungry
jobless."
BootIegger Commissioners.
When the committee from the hun
ger march got in they were received
by County Commissioner CARROTS,
who several years ago was disbarred
as justice of the peace in Brownsville
because of his bootlegging activities.
CARROTS presided at the hearing
where the demands were presented TO
the county commissioners, and his
hands actually shook with fear as the
commissioners did the bidding Of the
coal companies and turned them
down.
However, the demonstration won
one point. The county commission
ers promise that when the Ma
tional Hunger March delegation
goes through here, sleeping quar-
tiers and food will be furnished them
free.
A thousand marched from the
court house to Croatian Hall, after
the report Of the committee, and lis
tened to speakers outline the next
steps, which are active organization
to bring still harder pressure on the
county authorities, and the prepare
tons for the National Hunger March
on Washington, Dec. and 7.
Speakers at Croatian Hall were
Rupp. Relic, Evans and Patterson.
Four meetings, the first on New. 23,
will follow in Croatian Hail. Union
town, to organize the jobless coun-
ellis and continue the fight in an or
gained manner.
1000 March On Greensburg.
GREENSBURG. Pa, Nov. 1.-two
thousand jobless workers marched on
the county building of westmorcland
County here yesterday and 400
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~ q WNtA0kAWxuB hOh tuHAfu w.
ward Tatdhar.
LATER an Official announcement
said the Japanese troops had
maaslsed the army Of General Ma
Chen- shan and had advanced to
the Chinese Eastern Railroad, un-
der the jsint control Of Soviet Rus
ia and China"
A Toxic dispatch to the New York
Sun declares that Tsitsihar has been
esrupied by the japanese:
"a dispatch 10 the Nippon Dempo
Ylews Agency from Mukden said
Npday that the Japanese at s pr.
had captured Tsitsihar, key city Of
1eilunskiang province in Manchu-
sia-"
A Mukden dispatch to the New
Nvk Sun reports the occupation OF
Anganchi. Is we'll:
The Japanese advanced rapidly
Asrthvard and took Anfianchi dur
ing An al-day attack, At dusk the
headquarters ut Mukden officials
announced they had reached the
Chinese Eastern Railroad. which is
under Joint control Of China and
Kussla."
The dispatch reports that casual
- were described as extremely
heavy An International News Serv-
Ice dispatch reports that several
hundred Japanese soldiers were killed
n the twelve hours of fighting"
While the Japanese continue 10
conceal the actual numbers of troops
they have in Manchuria, it is re-
ported that huge Chinese and Jap
ansss forces were involved in the
battle for Tsitsihar. The Japanese
had IN ample supply Of heavy artil-
lery, machine guns and other arms.
Japan Continues Rushing New
Troops
FULLY bearing out the admission OF
Warrington army experts that Japan
b planning for vast invasion OF
NanehWia, the Japanese are con-
tjnuing TO rush fresh forces to the
fcnt. A Toxic dispatch to the New
York Times reports;
1.-THE Tokyo Asahi this morning
reperts that the War Office con-
sidsrs the present forces in Man
churia inadequate 10 police (sicD
ths large territory overrun by BAN
dts. :"
The bandits referred to In the
Toxic dispatch are the Chinese
workers and peasants who are resist
Ing the Japanese invasion. Another
dispatch from the same city reports
M General Ninomiya, vice chief Of
tShs general staff, Is leaving Inn
Hsediatsly for Mukden, II was an
n1suneed, on an important mission"
The Toxic Mich Mchi states that
military authorities wish TO send an
other division to Manchuria. but have
not yet preached the matter to the
Cabinet"
stun Peddling Anti-Soviet Lies
Following the sharp rote sent by
the Soviet Union to Jaran denounc-
ing the Japanese Les that the Soviet
Union is aiding the Chinese mill
tarist General Ma, there has been q
AptAhle subsistence in the lies and
su1nsvu ps1dled directly By the jap
49,. xyNn the Japanese military
~ sub1tded . hi, yesterday con-
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Order Daily Worker Bundles-Bud Daily Worker With Hunger March
STARVATION, KENTUCKY STYLE

Pineville. He came four days later. There's
nothing the matter with that little girl he said,
and walked away A few days later he acct
dentally paused by the house and saw the coffin
on the doorstep. Oh he said, so that little
girl is out of the way just like he felt she was
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Guard officer, the stool pigeons, looked ashamed
to have these radicals" and reds" view the
depth OF misery of these American miners in
what they called "the proud state OF Kentucky"
The Associated Press reporter stuck to his silence
and failed to mention a word about Straight
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