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demning President Hoover for not hav-
ing called special session of Congress.
Borah demanded that the Senate take
a five-day recess instead of the GUS
tomary two weeks at Christmas time.
Senator Shortridge. California Re-
publican, earlier had interrupted the
light-humored Harrison speech to ask
whether he would not like to get rid of
John J. Raskob as Democratic party
chairman.
Harrison said that If this were done
the Republicans would have nothing to
talk about. Pressed, he saio that per-
sonally he favored Raskob.
Fletcher Opposes Recess.
Senators Fletcher, Democrat, Of
Florida, and Kean, Republican, Of New
Jersey, supported Borahs demand.
We owe it to the country to stay
here and render what service We can
in this time of distress" Fletcher said.
I'VE would not be doing our duty to
the public to take a full recess"
Fletcher said he was willing to 60
right ahead without any recess.
Kean said Congress had been here
since December 7 and had not passed a
single bill nor done anything to relieve
the terrible distress of the people all
over the country"
Financial institutions are waiting
anxiously to know what the Senate
and Congress are going to do" he said.
Il would favor sitting here until we
have accomplished something for the
people OF the United States"
Evening star., 1931-12-17
TOYS ARE POURING IN
AS ELDERS PREPARE
FOR SANTA'S MATiNE.
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Warner Bros. and The Star in an effor,
to provide bright, new toy on Christ
mas morning for every child CT the un-
employed. the underprivileged, the des-
perately needy.
Already, two days before the perform
ances, people are beginning to fill the
great Santa Claus hampers which will
replace the box-ofice tills in the thea
ter lobbes
People leaving town, people who have
engagements they cannot break, people
too old, too sick to attend are bringing
and sending contributionS-dollS, a
miniature rocking chair, little red
drum, shiny new hearth broom, candy
in gay boxes.
The hampers already are beginning
to f1ll and old Santa himself could not
but chuckle over the prospect of the
eventual outpouring
tne response Is enthusiastic enough,
II those who have no one else to buy
FOR Will seize the opportunity to make a
personal gift, the result will sweep a
bright tide OF happiness and good cheer
to the doorsteps Of the neediest families
in Washington.
The Metropolitan bill features Booth
Tarkington's "Penrod and Sam" which
will be shown as a special pre-yiew
to the films regular booking at the
theater
At the Tivoli one Of the screens most
popular Juveniles, Jackie Cooper, will
hold forth in revival Of Percy Crosby's
"Skippy"
Both pictures are moving portrayals
OF the joys and heartaches of living,
breathing, fighting, erring, whistling
American boys.
Specially shorts and news reels will
round out regular two-hour programs
at both theaters.
The toys will be distributed with
they will bring the most Christmas hap
plness, by social welfare workers in con-
tact with the poor throughout the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
HAGUE APPOINTEE NAMED
Robert E. Olds to Succeed Boyden
as U. S. Member of Court.

President Hoover has appointed Rob-
ert E. Olds of St. Paul. Mimi, former
Undersecretary of State, to be the
American member Of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
He succeeds the late Roland w. Boy
den of Boston, Mass
Among those who urged Olds' ap-
pointment was Frank B. Kellogg of ST.
Paul, former Secretary Of STATE, and
now justice of the Court of Inter-
national Justice at The Hague
Evening star., 1931-12-17
POWERS GOES TO PRISON

CLARKSBURG, w Va, December
II (R.--Harry F. Powers today was
removed from the county jail to the
State penitentiary at Moundsville.
The "bluebeard," under sentence to
die on the galloWs there March 18 for
killing Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke.
Northboro, Mass, divorcee, was taken to
the prison In an automobile by Sheriff
w. B. Grimm and three State police 4
men.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening, at Stanley Hall, at
5:20 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmerman,
blndnaster. Anton Pointer, assistant.
March, "Florentiner" "........... .Fucik
Overture,
Our Glorious Nation. .Bergenholtz
Descriptive,
Scenes from musical comedy
The Merry Widow. ........... .Lehar
Oddly, The Funny Guy. Lake
Waltz suite, Gypsy Love-. :. .Lehar
Finale, For Honor and Home. Perrin
THE Star apangled 8anner."
Evening star., 1931-12-17
RITCHIE REQUESTS
OUSTING PAIR WHO
BEAT PHOTOGRAPHER

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Evening star., 1931-12-17
D|GGS TRIAL NEARS
CLOSING STAGES.
Jury May Get Case of Door
man Who Killed Attor-
ney at Hotel.

FINAL arguments were begun today in
the District Supreme Court trial Of
Joseph H. Diggs. colored doorman,
| charged with Staying Capt William F.
| Norman, prominent attorney. last Au-
gust IN an argument over parking
space at the Wardman Park Hotel.
indications were that the case would
go to the jury later in the day. The
| trial began Tuesday
Justice James M Proctor spent two
hours today discussing his possible
charge to the jury with Russell Kelly of
oefense counsel and Julian I. Richards
an assistant United States Attorney
The judge at first appeared reticent TO
instruct the jury on the possibility of
an acquittal. Such a charge, he ex-
| planned, would have to be based on
plea OF self-defense. The Judge an
nounced he would give such an instruc-
tlon' however, when Mr.. Richards
said he would not object.
Declines Manslaughter instruction
Justice Proctor said he would charge
the jury on flrst degree and second de-
gree murder. He declined a request
10 instruct on manslaughter His
charge VIII not be made, however until
~1ter tnal arguments by ATTORNEYS
Inc Government case is built on the
contention that Diggs deIiberatelv shot
Norman from behind Prosecution
witnesses testified the attorney was
wounded twice in the back and once in
the neck -'4
DlggS told the jury yesterday he was
threatened by Norman some 10 davs
oelore the fatal fight because he had
oroered the attorneys chauffeur not
10 park Norman's car in a restricted
zone near the hotel entrance. The de-
lenoant testified he met Norman in the
motel lobby two days before the shoot
ing He said the lawyer addressed him
in a vulgar manner at that tina ana
Struck him In the face with his fist.
~ was tnen' ne said, that he decided
70 arm himself to guard against future
attacks
Hotel Guests Testify.
Diggs told the jury he was standing
IN front Of the hotel two davs later
August IL, VIXEN Norman emerged. NUT,
tered something and drew back his fist
as though he intended to hit him again
Ihe defendant said he drew his revolver
and began firing. He declared he could
not remember how many shots re fred
because everything went blac,:."
More than 20 persons who knew
DlggS, most OF them guests at the hotel,
testlneo as character WItneSscs in be-
haH OF Diggs late YESTERDAY Included
were William P. MaCCracken. ir. for
mer Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
and Representative Hull of Illinois.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
ROBINSON ATTACKS
HOOVER IN SENATE
POLITICAL DEBATE

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Evening star., 1931-12-17
Telephone Bill Withdrawn.

NEW YORK. December II (P.-The
International Telephone g. Telegraph
Co. was informed today that the bill
presented by the Spanish cabinet to the
Cortes for taking over the Spanish Ma
tional Telephone Co.. an associate of
the International, had been withdrawn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
MIR. Hubbard Is a Liar

The Bridgeport, Conn, Herald of Nov "A
was forced to apologize for e Kent Hubbard
president OF the Connecdcut Manufacturers A.
ISOLATION because Hubbard told lie about the
Putnam strikers. - re-, ~ e.t
Like the Hoover secret service fairy tale ctf
an armed invasion OF Washington by the Hum
ger Marchers, Hubbard cooked up something Tn
give his fellow bosses the cold shivers He said
that ga consignment of rifles and machine 11rss
on It's way to the strikers was halted In transit
The Herald" apologies for him by saving bs
was "misinformed" or tried to be drarnatie-
hubbard himself says nothing, Apologies for
nothing. And we want to say that this Kind If
damn liars is the same kind who themselves
are getting rifles and machine guns ready "a
shoot down the workers At the very least y;
Is an Indictment to the watch-dogs Of the bosses
the poice-to attack the strikers and n,aa.
sacre them
We recall that in the Lawrence ytrfke 81 ,oss
tne manufacturers made many charges ct scsys
nalniting" against the strikers and there werrs
explosions, too. But short while aftervsxd. "
was found out that the head of the bosses' as.
ISOLATION, guy NAMED Wood, had hired ssnus
SterS to do the dynamiting SO he could blame Il
onto the strikers He was indicted for Ii sxsS
committed suicide viii Mr.. Hubbard kinrBv
follow Mr.. Woods examples
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
Opportunities for Organizing
the Farmers

relief under the leadership of their Committee
Of Action In Toivola mass meeting of farm
erS held on Nov. Is, drew up list of demands
and instructed Committee of Action to present
these demands to the next meeting of >the
Houghton County supervisors.
In Mountrail County No. Dakota where the
farmers are actually ne-Stricken meeting
OF the county commissioners on Oct found the
town filled with farmers who came to demon
strate for relief at the call OF the United Farm
ers League. In P1entywood, Montana 1000
farmers came in trucks from three counties for
meeting called by the United Farmers League
to expose the fake relief measures of the local
Red Gross. They paraded in the Sheridan County
court house, and at the head of this parade there
were carried two red flags. In Avondale, local
bankers and business men are so frightened by
the response to meetings called by the United
Farmers League that they are taking measures
to prevent the u F. L. from securing a hall for
its meetings.
These are but few indications of the rising
revolutionary temper of the small and middle
farmers Where the United Farmers League and
the Agrarian Depts Of the Party districts are
funchoning these actions are organizationally
being turned into account. What splendid re-
suits might we not have achieved had the U. F.
l.. or the Party been present last year in Eng
land Ark, and Henryetta Okla. and in Iowa
recently when the poor dairy farmers of that
state put up actual armed resistance to the
militia sent to enforce the Tuberculin Test which
killed their COWS without compensation?
All OF these incidents call for more active
and concrete approach by the Party districts to
work among the poor farmers. Every district
must establish a functioning Agraran Dept,
whose Job 1t is to build according to the char
acter of agriculture in the district trade union
organization of agricultural wage workers, ten
ants leagues croppers naions. or Committees OF
Action Of small and middle farrners eDorsd suuse
snec&nc demands er ar4eraneze ,, - .-,ss
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
THE LINE OF THE Is PLENUM
IN THE STRUGGLE IN TAMPA
By N. SPARKS

THE mass struggles now going on in Tampa.
l Fla, against the attack Of the bosses and the
local government show a splendid mintancy.
The 72-hour strike Of the tobacco workers in
protest against the frane-up and continued i'm
prisonnent Of the II members Of the Tampa
Tobacco Workers Industrial Union and the Com
munist Party embraced. over 1000 workers. The
storekeepers throughout Ybor City (the Spanish
section of Tampa closed UP for the entire Y
hours, number in sympathy, others under
threat OF a boycott. During the strike 5000
school children struck and paraded through the
streets
This splendid struggle which is hauling the
greatest effect in preventing the bosses from
putting through their schemes for wage-cuts
and speed-up in the cigar factories, is unques-
tonably the result Of the line Of the 18th Plenum
Of our Party The revolutionary movement
among the Tampa tobacco workers is not new.
For years the Tampa workers have supported
with finances and with sympathy the Daily
Worker and Labor Unity (organ of the Trade
Union Unity League). and have shown the finest
solidarity with the strikes led by the T.U.UL.
in other parts of the country. The revolutionary
movement in Tampa. however, although based
entirely on the shop workers, did not bear an
organized character. But few months ago an
organizer was sent into Tampa, and a short
time later special efforts we're made to bring
the line of the 18th Plenum direct to the Party
units and TO the non-Party workers in Tampa,
The task OF putting into effect the line of the
Plenum Grace to the shops" For the organ
ization OF mass struggles against the offensive
Of the capitalistsF) meant first of all the over
coming of both the right and cleft" opportunist
tendencies in the Tampa section-opportuni
tendencies existing partly due to the fact that
the movement was not benefit1ng by the active
leadership of the Communist Party. First
tendency among some elements of unWillngnesS
10 develop mass struggles altogether, and TO orr
entate upon agitation in the Labor Temple rather
than upon organization in the shops; second: no
campaign lat that time) against Wsge-CutS and
mass lay-offs; third: passivtty and inaction on
the most burning duestion-unemploym
fourth: a conscious neglect Of work among the
women cigar workers: fifth: white chauvinisrn-
4 tendency to leave the Negroes alone until we
get stronger falling to realize that united
ganization and struggle of white and Negro
workers strengthens the working class moth
ing else; sixth: language sectarianisn1-a most
dangerous tendency to keep the movement
Spanish movement to neglect the work among
the native American workers who are being used
by the bosses more and more to replace the
Spanish-speaking workers in the factories at
lower wages and who would give the movement
a more solid base in Tampa. ct was pointed
out that it was precisely because we were doing
nothing against wage-cuts and unemployment
that the bosses were not using terror and the
movement was "peacefurD.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
Negotiations of the New Union Agreements in the
Building Trades OF N Y and Vicinity

nit TO this Wage-cut proposition. The business
agents meeting proposed two-shift week, each
shift to work two and a half days. 1t is char
acteristic that these union misleaders are silent
about the 6-hour day proposition
1t is worth while to figure out what standard
OF living the union carpenter would get at best
under these proposals by the carpenters So
called "union leaders,
Building is seasonal work. and, according to
the figures Of the U. S. department of labor
released at the height of the building BOOM the
average a building trade worker put in was "a
weeks in g. year Now let us figure it out at
best. Thirteen dollars and twenty cents a day.
215 days week. makes $33 a working week;
s3S for "a weeks during the year makes total
Of s1,122 a year in wages divide it on the So
weeks in the year. it makes $21 IS a week wage
income-which means to live below the stand
ard OF living as recognized even by the depart
nent OF labor. And this is the best interpreta-
ton, not the actual probability.
Policy Which Means More Starvation.
In the real estate section OF the N Y Times
Nov. o. 1881, there is a column of publicity on
the arguments presented by the EMPLOYERS AS
ISOLATION:
Organized efforts to effect wage-cuts in all
branches OF the industry have eliminated in
the proposals from the Building Trades En-
ployerS Association to the labor organizations,
etc.
Among the arguments presented, according
to Christian G. Norman, of the Building Trades
Employers Association, we're the lower prices
prevailing in building materials, rent and COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
BY A. PETERSON,
PART 4

PART L
IN Nay, 1854, existing union agreements in the
building trades OF New York and vicinity ex-
pire and negotiations for new agreements are
now In progress As usual, In these A. r. of l..
unions, these negotiations are going behind
closed doors In the true spirit of class colabora
ton, for 1.-THE welfare OF the industry"
While the A. F. Of L. building trades craft
unions have constant Jurisdictional fights, the
bosses in the building trades are well organized
On an industrial scope into the Building Trades
Employers Association. And it Is this employ
ers' association, together with the real estate
investors, the bankers who have q great money
interest in buildings, At is this capitalist family
In collaboration with the union officials in the
building trades, who shaped the policies for the
previous union agreements. 1t is they who are
now shaping the policies for the new union
agreements for the carpenters brickayers plum
bers and other crafts
ONION Officials Help Cut Standards Of Living.
From the official information to us csrpen~
tiers at our local union meetings through the
minutes OF the Carpenters' District Council we
see the following
The employers association (tis Master Car
penters Associstion) Is for a direct wage-cut;
(the rurrrors are that this wage-cut is to be IS
Per cent?. Brother Hanson, in the name OF the
Carpenters District Council, proposed three
day working week with the present scale OF
wages ($1S.20) This Is as stated officially in
the minutes; nofficially, we union carpenters
are already given hints by union officials that
the carpenters District Council is going to sub
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
Rl'..<
A Very Good Idea
AH yORNll


It is suggested only for New YORK, but We asss
no reason why other cities where the Unexoa
ployed Councils are organized should not talks
1t up-and probably beat New YorSs unezxs-
ployed Council Let's see what happens:
Dear Conrade Jorge:-I have just beem har
BY an idea. Will you help me to put 1t tnSH
action? 1t is simply this:
Il want to see all members Of the Unenspseyaa
Councils get free dental services which sss
sure most Of them are in need of. rfersyw,a
offer my services to the Unerployed Corsc&
OF Greater New York, and call upon all dsutSssaa
VINO are members or syrnpathizers OF the Ocrsa
lnll11ist Party to do likewise
The unemployed workers must be sskss essss
o. Perhaps some Communist physicians may
ne aoie 70 work out q plan for frce rnsdicaS
service along similar lines The unemployeA
workers cannot afford even the fees OF so-eajYeA
free clinics
Until such time as other dentists In ots>ms
ooroughs come along, am ready to help mem.
oers OF the Councils OF all boroughs All ask
is mat such workers land members of their fam,
liles( BRING A NOTE SIGNED by THE SEC.
RETARY OF THE PARTICULAR COUNCIL, Hr
OR SHE BELONGS TO-ManniIian Cohen
Dental Surgeon, 63s Carroll Street Brooklyn,
10 a. m to p m. except Fridays and Sundays"
Now there's an offer that the Unemploye6
Council ought to tie into, and which should bs
matched by other dentists and doctor or tvsn
In every borough. Any of these who don't lnorv
where to register their offer with UnempIoye6
organizations in their neighborhood, should drop
line stating what they can be counted on for.
TO the Unemployed Council OF Greater New
York, Carl Winter. Secy., East 10th stress;
which we expect will inform the committees y,
their locality
But outside of New York. we think that tns
plan OF such sytnpathizers and Party members
giving what attention they can to members az
the Unemployed Councils should be pushed, Nos
that 1t settles the whole question" because VI
DOESN'T Yet 1t viii help some Let's see wtsx
can be donel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
BY A. LERNER-

TIE continued deepening of the economic crisis
Is forcing the poor farmers more and more
to real militant action in order to get relief In
those districts OF the country where the Commu-
mist Party lis actively engaged in agrarian work
these struggles are being concretely directed
against the local government authorities, tbs
landlords and the bankers
In Houghton County, Michigan, leaflet was
issued by SIX Committees of Action calling a
demonstration for Dec / on the occasion of a
meeting OF county officials The farmers de-
n1anded guarantee that mortgage foreclosure
farm sales would not take place. that back pay
n-ents on mortgages be cancelled, that rnortssse
and interest payments coming due should be
postponed, and that the rich timber and mineral
lands OF the Copper Trust, heretofore almost
tax-free, should be heavily taxed The farmers.
having become wary of the demagogy OF the Of
ficials, demanded immediate action, declaring
that they can no longer Give on vague
promises"
In OnotaEpn County, demonstration of ZOO
farmers organized by the United Farmers League
prevented a sheriffs sale Of a farm on Nov. a
In Alger County, at session of the "Unem-
ployment Commission Of the Board of Super-
visors" on Nov. II, SO farmers demonstrated for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11

the rank and file workers. The comrades in
Tampa must pay the greatest attention to the
Lessons OF the recent strikes led by the Trade
Onion Unity League the Pennsylvania Ohio
mime strike. the two Lawrence strikes, etc. The
greatest esnphasss must be laid on actual or
ganization, that the tendency be overcome TO
rely merely on agitation. Under the leadership
OF the Trade Union Unity League and the Com
nunist Party, carrying forward the line of the
18th Fleuum, the Tampa workers, with the splen-
did nlfhtancy they have already shown, Will
strengthen their revolutionary organizations
hsta or the sstesk OF the bosses and Skue nren
TIA rsteon trnset oE: ~ ccxnsadz.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-11
Some "True Facts
Of the A. F. of L..

The Cleveland Federatiof,isx" tsae 1orrzuveru
sheet which the American Federation of Labor
is responsible for In Cleveland, Ohio. Is r1r,rir,a
series of articles entitled "True Facts Of Come
munisn," as distinguished, perhaps. from "falss
facts If you ever heard OF such facts"
More brazen lying was seldom tnduiged IN.
Take, for example, the following:
Communism has robbed the RusGa.n a
everything that makes life easy, comfortable
and pleasant" r.
The Gar, for example, who slaughtered 3.ooo
workers in front Of his winter Palace in 81
Petersburg on January 8, 1905, when they cams
humbly and respectfully bearing pictures OF ths
Car and the so-called Holy Gross to petaaon
the Little Father" to make their bosses a1yv
them little more bread Life was 50 reasy.
comfortable and pleasant" theni And now look
at IT.! No Gar no capitalist no landlord! How
In the devil can workers and farmers " happN
without paying rent to a landlords
Then look at this from the True Facts-:
Russia hundred years ago had srsatee
prosperity than IL has today, In nzrufHetsr-
Ing, import and export"
That, Wen say, about takes the haad-usds,tss
prize. To what an extent these Iickspittaes q
the American bosses In the ranks OF thu i. n
ct L. 60 IN trying to sidetrack the vurksrp ass
tention from the prosperity" they arc rigiss
noW enjoying, inc easy, comfortable ana p0n2DS
ant" time they are enduring right here IA u
capitalist country Of the United States.
Incidentally. this same Cleveland Fedesntion-
ist" carries advertisements paid for OF scab taxk
scab hotels. scab laundries scah CLOTHES era
what have you. And under it, name plate Il en-,
rtes: Local Advocate OF the American Feders.
ton Of Labor" Cleveland workers Of tina A. s.
OF L., why don't YOU march down in mass 70 u
office Of these Liars and do little cleaning M
They Support Each Other: And 10 NUT -
What we refer to is the way the Officers az IN
former enemy nations" Germany ana Austrin.
are being toured around America now by As,e.x,
can LegionnaireA and banqueted. A pactus -
the Phiiadefphia Bulletin OF Nov. II, dow -
ex-oerman lieutenant, an American Army -.
tain who is still In servioc, an Austrian ARM,
ofhcers and an ex-ofncer of the b. s. Navy an
cuddied up together. Now, workers, these ses.
lows are getting together against You. Some al
these days there will be revolution in oesmar,v
and an these fascists will tell you that YOU s,euIs
not support the German workers. In t2,uir No.
to- oovsst 0essnaxU. 8ut Vssv ~ ~ b.
~ " q Ala1(t ceea