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Central Christian Church

Einora Thompson. Barbara Fuller. Jane
BroRin. Janet Craig. June Roberts. Rose
mary Stalnaker. Peggy Beaman, Ruth
Beatrice Rengro. Marguerite Doll. Mary
Louise Havelv Jack Baxter Lloyd Litten
Jr.. Marv Louise Nuetzman. Sara Reynolds.
James Bates. Valoria Bunch. Mabel Sim
mons. Mary Hodge. Robert Clark Jr., DON
aid Grim. Miriam Giddens Margaret Gid
Bitner and Mrs. John Paul Ragsdale,
Iaadpr
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c5oIIeEe Avenue RaptIst Ohursh

Violet Malless. Dorothy South. Carolyn
Kenna. Ruth Benton. Kathryn Giltner
Margaret Stadler Alberta Short, Frances
Short. Lillian Zessin. Louise South, Virgil
Iessin. Thelma Wells. Myrel Anna ellison.
ter. Joe Hughes Bess THOMAS. Hazel Kars-
ner Jack Fitzgerel. Geraldine Meyer. Ches-
tine Potter. Mary Potter. Myrtle Austin.
Mary Austin and Miss Mildred howard,
director
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Charles Irwin and Miss Mary Margaret
Hirschman director.
University Park Church

villa Jane Boyce. John Walker, Edward
Badger, Edwina King, Frank Garnet,
Ellen Steggy Anna Duncan, Virgil Barker,
PHILIPPE, Helen Mallory, Mary Mallory,
Imogene Hardy, John Ambuhl, Oryille
Stone and Mrs. Bert Wilson, group leader.
Evening star., 1931-11-22

John Charles Thomas, noted baritone, and
Miss Adele Jahncke daughter of the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, take part in opening
of the new LA Sale" air route from Chicago
to New Orleans. The opera star rode in the
inaugural plane as Chevalier de La Sale, who
took several years to travel the distance $50
years ago. Q Associated Press Photo
Evening star., 1931-11-22

New York girl sets record Canadian
Rockies climber. Miss Georgia Engelhard and
her Swiss guide scaling the snow ridge of
Mount Victoria, with Lake Louise in the
background. In addition to conquering this
11.O0O-foot peak, Miss Engelhard has set
record by climbing 81 other high peaks in
one season 9 Associated Press Photo
Evening star., 1931-11-22

A wild and woolly sight
on Boston Common. Wear
ing Western hats and
everything, sheep-shearers
go to work in a contest
held on Boston's historic
playground during Ma
tional Wool week.
9 Associated Press Photo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
RAILROAD WORKERS! ORGANIZE AND
STRIKE AGAINST THE WAGE CUT!

the companies be subu1ttte6 b SaS
workers for a vote. Vote down every
proposition for = wase-clTt, sst1,er 9
direct cut or by the establishment OF
the 6-hotir day With correspondents
reduction in pay. Accept no vaes-
cuts whatever. Fight Ior the s-har
day With no reduction in weekly earn
ings. Demand that Strike votes be
taken and strike dates set. Where
strike votes are ordered by the off,
Gals insist that they be followed By
actual strikes. Resist with an energy
the turning over Of the wage quesv
ton TO the watsort-Parker srbttra-
ton.
Demand Unemployment Insurance
and winter relief. Form United Front
Committees in shops, yards and rail-
road centers. Organi2s 20 strike
against the wase-cut. Build the Ma
tiona1 Railroad Workers industrial
League. VIM. q. FOSTER.
General Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16

threatening AN extension OF the MUIR
derous war on the Chinese masses.
Premier XII rnukai yesterday declared
the intention of Japan TO occupy
Chinehow. General HOMO declared
teh evacuation of Chinchow by Chi
nese troops imperative" He has de-
clared a war of determination against
the heroic workers and peasants Of
Manchuria who are defending their
rights against the Japanese invaders.
In a statement broadcasted by the
international inperialist press, HOMO
clearly states the Japanese intention
to crush mass resistance in Manchu-
ria.
mukai In Cynical Statement.
Premier 1nukai, whose praises as "a
sly fox" have been sung by the i'm
perialist press, yesterday gave a
sample Of his "slyness." In an in
terview with the imperianst press,
Inuksi states:
why, we wouldn't take Man
ehwia as a gift" he cbucliled.
"We'd have TO look after and pro-
tect all those 3O,OOO,OO0 Chinese
and feed them"
With this cynical hypocrisy, Intikai
attempts TO cover up the role Of i'm
perialisnn Of robbff1g and suppressing
the masses under the g,lise Of estab-
fishing protection" and "law and
orders
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CONTINUED FRo.1 PAGE oNHD

The boss press conveniently s'for-
got" that these 1910 delegates rep
resenting hundreds of thousands of
workers in all parts of the U. S. dis
cussed and unanimously adopted the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill. They made only the most cas-
ual mention Of the fact that copy
Of this bill, together with a lengthy
document which made q masterful
argument for this bill, was placed in
the hands of every member of the
House of Representatives and the
Senate. They deliberately withheld
the information that the Hunger
March through its elected delegation,
presented this document to each and
every individual official who met
them when they attempted to enter
Congress. They seek to create the
impression that no such document ex-
lists, that Congress has nothing before
it in so far as the Hunger March is
concerned. That this is so not be-
cause the greatest military force ever
assembled for action in Washington,
barred the delegation Of the Hunger
March from the Capitol, but because
we "came empty handed" and ''re-
fused to present a petition"
Our refusal to enter into personal
negotiations with the demagogic Sen
ator King at the moment when we
were attempting to force the author
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNES
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we're not told Whist went on between
willard ana the oficiais Of Esas unasce.
Willard then came to New Yorf:
where he got all the railroad ofHciais
to agree to meet With the union mig.
leaders to arrange a satisfactory
solution" for a voluntary wage cut.
The wage cut, If 1t is put INTO ef-.
feet, gives the railroad bosses around
1886, 100000 which they admit w1Il bo
used to pay profits to stock and bond
holders. The railroad workers hnvu
been getting wage cuts through speed
up and part-tine WORK Hundreds OF
thousands have bcen unemployed.
Now, in order TO help the bfliionAires
who own most Of the railroad s6ock,
the union nisleaders are meeting n
the Bankers Club, trying TO vu4 eaie
plans TO prevent strike CT how BE-
smash it in the event the rank sxe
file, who are for strike, enter fntc o
struggle against wage cuts.
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CONTINUED gRoM FACE ONE,
$4,000 to $4,000 year. They are
maintained in office by their toady-
ing to the railroad companies and
putting the latter's policies into ef-
feet. It Is one OF the main tasks Of
these agents Of the employers TO en-.
force the present wage-cut on the
workers. r71e rank and file Of the
railroad workers have In no way been
consulted regarding the policies
adopted in Chicago. They are op~
posed TO the wage-cut and want 10
strike against ii.
Organize the Rail Workers
for Struggle!
The fight Of the railroad workers
is the fight Of the whole working
class. The developing wage-cut on
the railroads Is part OF the campaign
to cut wages in every industry In the
country. To struggle against this
wage-cut the whole forces Of the
T.U.UL. must be modified Every
Trade Union Unity Council must I'M
mediately put on its order Of bust
ness the question Of organizing the
railroad workers for struggle. Active
steps must be taken in all railroad
centers to acquaint the workers,
through leaflets, mass meetings, ETC.,
with the treachery that is being per-
petrated against them by their lead
ers. Groups of the N. r. W. Z L.
must be formed in the old unions and
among the unorganized workers.
Build the Unemployed Councils In the
railroad centers and draw the unern-
ployed into support Of the fight
against the Wage-cut.
Railroad workers, organize and
strike against the wage-cut. Put no
trust in your reactionary leaders.
Take your fight into your own hands.
Demand that all proposals made by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
POLICE STUNNED
BY HAMTRAMCK
JOBLESS MARCH
Hundreds Parade; City
Forced to Promise
Relief Measures

HAMTRAMCK, Mich, Dec. 1S.--
On Thursday hundreds OF workers
and unemployed workers answer the
call Of the Council Of the Unemployed
and marched on the city hall
The parade started at II a. m.
from the Workers Home which Il
the center Of the unemployed coun-
ellis and other workers revolutionary
activities. 1t marched four abreast
through the main streets Of this city
and was enthusiastically appiauded
by thousands Of onlookers. When the
rnarchers reached City Han they
were faced by scores Of uniformed
and plainclothed police. Although,
the Hamtramck police are known
for their brutality against the work.
ers they did not dare to attack tias
demonstrators, being stunned by the
militancy and enthusiasm Of the
masses in the demonstration.
A huge meeting assembled outside
the City Hall while the committee
went inside to a meeting with the
City Council to present their de-
mands including:
1. Immediate relief 70 the ,mem-
ployed.
Q. No evictions.
3. No discrimination sgsanst U.s.
Negro workers and the youth and
women In the distribution OF relief.
The delegation was led by tAe
Communist Candidate for Mayor,
George Kristalsky.
The city administration vas 1orcec
to promise that fuel will be given r.
unemployed workers and that farhi-
lies with one or two dependents win
be put on the welfars Department
list. It also promised that the single
unemployed workers will be taken
care OF by providing them With FREQ
hot meals.
The Unemployed Council w1n ~
to It that these promises are carried
out.
While the COMMITTEES was present
ing the demands to the City Council,
the masses Of workers outside were
addressed by the Communist Card-
date for City Council, r. Ruf1ni, and
by other speakers.
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achieve better conditions providing
they organize into solid union, a
unified union, instead Of two isolated
unions of said branch Of the trade,
where workers of each union scab
against the others, as in 1920 when
the journeymen tailorS after three
months Of struggle for better condi-
tions lost their strike due to the strike
breaking activities of the Amalga-
mated Custom Tailors.
The results of the present craft
and fake unions are misery and star
walton for the workers and more prof
its for the bosses. The tailors must
unite and fight for q real solid union
and shop control. Join the rank and
file committee of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union.
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tcoNrrNuEp. FROM PAGE ONE,

employed or striking workers TO
prove that he is not q vagrant, the
prosecution does not have to prove
that he is one. : 'i.'
And all cases are to be tried in po-
lice. courts, without jury.
81. All t0bIess Are Migrants.
The definition of ''vagrant'' in the
bill is: IAN persons over the age Of
II who do not have sufdoient means
to support themselves or their farni-
lies, who live idly and without en-
ploynent and who are able to work
and refuse to work"
= All persons who have no lawful
occupation, nor sufficient property
lawfully acquired from which to OBJ
tain support, who wander in or about
any public park or open places"
Bride boasts that his measure, "has
teeth in it,"
Under this law every jobless per-
son, without a place to sleep, and
forced TO wander about parks and
open places" is guilty.
Under this law every striker is
guilty because he is able to work
chat is, to scab!) and refuses to
work.
Under this law, any person who Is
offered a city or government relief
OF "make-work'' job at IL hours q
day in return for a basket OF gro
eeries worth dollar or 50, must take
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16

National Unemployment Demon
stration Of Feb. 4, to fight evictions
and expose every attack on the I'M
employed, has just begun.
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 15.-Column
One, OF the National Hunger March
ers, successfully completed the return
trip from Washington, on the Boston
Common at 4 p. m. on Sunday af-
ternoon in a pouring rain. Despite
the downpour workers had assembled
for the welcoming. reception.
The meeting was opened at $3.50 p.
m. and the welcoming speech made
by Harry Cantor. District Organizer
Of the International Labor Defense,
just prior to the arrival of the
marchers, was greeted by enthusiastic
cheering.
Efforts by the police to intimidate
were disreearded to the consterna-
ton Of the "bluecoats" present. Just
at the psychological moment the two
remaining truckloads Of the weary
but yet indomitable and cheering
narchcers officially greeted the tired
but happy group in the name of the
Unemployed Council Of Metropolitan
Boston. Fred Biedenkapp then fol-
lowed with a rousing narration of the
trip and the marchers' experiences
at Washington.
The meeting at this point reached
such a high degree of enthusiasm
that despite police orders it formed
in line and marched from the Com
mons to ISL Washington ST., head
quarters of the Unemployed Council.
Whilly unprepared for such DEM
onstration the police stood by help
lessly as the marchers sang their
songs and cheered.
In the evening, at the reception for
the Hunger Marchers. hundreds OF
workers had to be turned away for
lack OF space. Some $50 listened
spell-bound to the tales of the in
dividual marchers, and to their cap
tain, r. Biedenkapp, whose vivid
description Of the varied phases of
the march were received by all pre-
sent with continuous cheering and
applause.
One OF the high points Of the
meeting was the challenge issued
by the Hunger Msrchers TO Mayor
Curley Of Boston, or any Of the
members Of his Emergency Unem-
pIoyed COMMITTEES 10 debate 81
ana time or place that he nrisht
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16

They go on back to their home
towns to report. But the return of
the columns to their official starting
points brings to successful completion
the most difficult and dramatic DEM
or1stration of the determination Of
employed and unemployed workers Of
this country to win unemployment
insurance that has ever been at
tempted. s-a-@
For nearly three weeks these col
ur1lrls have swept across the country.
to Washington and back, keeping to
their schedule, finding always masses
of workers to- meet them, finding food
and lodging at the night stop over
places previously selected. Some
times the food and lodging was
wrenched from a reluctant city gov
eminent by mass pressure Of. the To-
cat workers. and sometimes it was
provided by the workers of the city
themselves. . @' -
In storm and In the face Of police
attacks, the dates were kept, the coll
ur1ns joined as previously determined
they should, and placed their de-
f1ands In such fashion that the whole
world heard about them, in spite Of
every atterppt ON the part Of the
Hoover administration, TO avoid such
a situstion and to smash the March.
The appeals Of Vol, General Fries,
the Y, s. Secret Service, the National
Civic Federation and innunerable
petty tyrants. chiefsof police, mayors,
etc.,tto the working class to break UP
rr Interfere with this March were
absolute failures. One Of the out
standing things about the March
was the unanimous support given by
tens and hundreds of thousands of
Workers along the way.
Y Support" varied from intense but
dordial interest in the March to open
conflict with the police who tried in
several places to break the March.
There are absolutely no cases along
the way in which. individual workers,
even, 1eered the marchers. although
every possible patriotic appeal, every
appeal tr race prejudice, every APP
peal TO sectional feeling, every DEM
sgogfc trick the authorities could
think Of, was tried by the authorities.
The National Hunger March as
= single organized movement has
been comleted. The task Of ih
1870 delegates, to build unemployed
councils and militant unions, to or
tanist larger ana larger demon
strAticns eliminating IN the Great
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earnings
Merchant, tailors OF Fifth Avenue,
egardless Of the crisis are getting
ne same prices as in prosperity
ears,ss4-s10o to 5000 for a suit Of
!iothes-whiie the wages Of the work.
rs-afe. continually cut. These work
rs are tnorganizso and the bosses
are taking advantage Of their de-
r1oralised-- condition by. exploiting
hem TO the utmost. Z.
Although the custom tailors are
moving their shops out of the city
n order to keep them from becoming
organised, the merchant tailers must
stay in the city because they depend
upon customers who live in, the city.
The workers in these shops, there
fore have every opportunity to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
90DAY SENTENCES FOR STRIKERS, UN-
EMPLOYED IS WASHINGTON PROGRAM

it, must do this forced labor, no mat
ter what the conditions, no matter
what slave4driving speed-up tactics
are used by the bosses on the Job, no
matter what the dangers to life and
heather he gets ninety days.
Wage Cutting Law.
Under this law, any factory or Of
flee manager can fire the man or
woman he has working at the pre-
vailing wages, and go down to the
employment agency and pick out an
other to do the same work for half
the wages, or . quarter Of the wages,
and force that person to take the
job, or serve ninety days for being
liable to work but refusing to work."
Fight this proposition to impose
forced labor and strike breaking on
the workers OF the District of Colum-
bia. Fight this brazen enslavement
of the Washington workers by the
Hoover administration! Build unem-
ployed councils and the militant in
dustrial unions.
The Bride measure will be reported
into Congress, which has to pass on
all ordinances Of the District of Col
umbia. Usually, the Congressional
action Is merely to automatically app
prove whatever decisions the Com
n1issioneis of the District of Colum-
bia have decided upon. Make Con-
gress feel its responsibility in this
easel Demand that the forced labor
bill shall not passi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
THE BILL PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
BY THE NATIONAL HUNGER MARCH

tiles, through our mass demonstra-
ton, to admit our delegation to the
floor of Congress, was deliberately
distorted in order to create the inn
preston that we didn't really want
to address Congress. Our declaration
that we did not come to petition Chat
is beg) but to place demands before
Congress and Hoover, was with sim
liar trickery represented as evidence
that we ''on1y wanted to demon
strate.o
Facts Give Lie to Agents of the
Hunger Government
Every action of the Hunger March
and its leaders and spokesman gives
the lie to these claims Of the agents
Of the Hunger Government. The Hun
ger March was not merely a demon
stration OF protest, an expression of
resentment, q manifestation of dis
content. The organization and dis
cipline shown in this march could not
have been possible without q con-
scious leadership and q clear purpose.
This purpose was expressed in the
program adopted and the Bill form
ulated and presented by the confer
ence of the Hunger March to the I'M
employed masses and to Congress.
Real Unemployment Insurance VS..
EaHa nTaaSuraef
The workers, employed and unem-
ployed, are fighting for the right to
live. The Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill provides for insurance
equal to full wages to be paid dur
ing the entire period Of involuntary
unemployment. Nothing less viii
provide the possibility for existence
to the millions effected by unemploy-
ment.
Full wages, even in the period of
the peak of capitalist prosperity" in
1929, averaged far less than that set
by even government bureaus as that
necessary for the minimum level of
health and decency" Whoever de-
mands less, sanctions the slave own
ers' theory land practice) which
conipels the workers TO starve to
death whenever the bosses choose to
deny them the opportunity to work
and earn a livelihood.
II is on the basis Of this theory
that Hoover, who piled up fortune
by selling Chinese coolies into slavery,
denounces unemployment insurance.
It is on the basis that the first and
only concern of the government must
be for the profits of bankers, manu-
facturers, spectators and other par
asites, that all these individually and
through their associations fight so
bitterly against unemployment insur-
ance. It is on the basis Of this Wei
GUS theory that Matthew VOL and
Bill Green denounce the demands Of
the workers as unreasonable"
The same theory determines the
character Of the various fake uneln-
ployment insurance schemes proposed
by the ''progressives" in Congress; by
the social fascists of the. socialist par
ty; the CPPA; and all other social
demagogues who attempt to defeat
the struggle for unemployment in
surance from the inside. .e-,
Insurance at Expense Of Govern.
mcnt and Employers
Mass unemployment is the product
of the capitalist, profit-system which,
benefits the few and keeps many in
and constant fear of u,nse-
curity The government Is the Or,
ganized, armed powA which defends
and stistains this profit system. These
then the ceMtahsts and the govern
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16

Yesterday Columns 2, 8 and A, of the great
National Hunger March reached Buffalo, Chi
eago and St. Louis, respectively. These were
the points at which the columns were made up
and from which they started their historic
March on Washington Nov. 90 Column returned to it's
starting point Boston, Dec 49, This does end the DEM
onsraons at which delegates Of the march report to the
masses which sent them for many Of these delegates
from as far the Pacific coast points this side
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
Buffalo Youth Plan
An Christmas
Jubilee for 2 Days

BUFFALO, N. Y.--The Young Com
naunist League here will hold a big
two-day snti-Christmas Jubilee at
the valo Hall, 15e Order ST., Friday
and Saturday, Dec. Is and 26.
The program for Friday night IN
cludes two short plays and other
features. There will be dancing and
Finnish coffee served Saturday night.
Tickets are 40 cents for both nights,
or rs cents for each night singly.
Children are especially invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
-JOURNEYMEN TAILORS
SUFFER PAY SLASHES
IN FIFTH AVE. SHOPS
Merchant Tailor Bosses Reap Big Profits on
- Custom Made Clothes for Rich
Rank and File Committee of Needle Trades
Union Calls Tailors to Organize
lBy a Worker Correspondent

mechanics in the mems clothing industry and who make the
expensive clothes for the rich people, compelled
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16

EAST ST. LOUIS-The E. st.
Louis and Suburban Railroad an
nounced that its employees "volun-
tarily" agreed to wage cut Of 10
per cent, beginning January /.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-16
|GIRL GOES TO
JAIL FOR WARMTH

los ANGELES, Nov. .24.-5H~
GLADYS Ward, %, wished for reg.
.ular meals and e wsr,n place u
which to live this winter and yes
2tefday she got het' wiah.
She pleaded guilty TO passing 4
fworthisgs SIS chentf. on g. down
flown department store, HSrt de-
srIined to ask for t1ernency. When
5Euperiot Judge Wi1lIan1 G. pcret
zaeiksd her why, abe told him o.
hef Wish. He sentenced her. tt
Bserve q term OF one to fourteen
Ayears in San Quentin Prison,