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The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-28
Valuable Discipline

"Josh says he's going to take up
aviation"
"If he does" replied Farmer Corn
tOssel, hell learn to be heap more
careful about keepin' machinery in
repair than he ever was while work
in around the farm
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-28
FELLOWS
SYRUP
House of Glass in Paris

Paris is to have a house of glass.
It is under construction, and the
glass is in the form of bricks, which
are supported by a metal frame
work. The walls are translucent,
but not transparent, so that although
one cannot see through them the
light enters freely.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-28
Frogs Select Puddles

All things are relative. and be-
ing an important citizen is merely
a matter of finding a town small
enough.-Richmond News Leader.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-28
A Costly Course

"She says she thinks she could
learn to love me-
"Yet you don't look happy"
"It's going to be expensive. Had
her out last evening and the first les
son cost me SIS"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-08-28

Ten Gauge, Double
"And how was your father-in-law
liking last time you saw him?"
Straight down the Darrell"
The bell punch never scores
lean knOckdOwn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
$z,5O0,OOO for
Memorial As
bbIess Stayve
Bruceville, Ind

Bruceyille, Ind.
Editor Daily Worker:
This city has population Of 1852
people. The Clark Memorial is being
pushed here by the leading politicians
getting an appropriation from the
national government Of $1,000,000.
100000; Indiana, 100000; for pur-
Knox Co., 100000; City Of Vincennes,
pose of building this monument.
They have in this city what they
call charity. When worker ap.
plies to the trustee for relief he
is sent to the wood pile to cut wood
for which he receives an order
for So worth Of groceries which
must last his family . full week.
AS there are so many destitute
families here they only permit them
one order a week. There are be-
tween 1900 here and $500 In VIM
cennes whose only means Of live
lihood Is this poodpile starvation
ration.
The leading citizens Of this place
are greatly interested in the histor.
ical part of this place and proud
OF their patriotism. But they arr
not interested in the suffering Of thu
twelve hundred starving families.
ID. w.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
WAGE CUT DRIVE
ON IN BELGIUM
Try to Cut Miners Pay
5 P. c.. More

BRUSSELS, Belgiun.--As reported,
the Belgian niine-oWners demanded
further wage-cut Of per cent for
all Belgian miners. The negotiations
we're deliberately protracted in order
to give the reformist leaders time to
prepare their treachery and to wait
for the result Of the miners strug-
giles in the Ruhr and in South Wales.
Now that the miners in these two
districts, have been betrayed, the Bel
gian reformists are able to come out
into the open and betray their fol-
lowers also. They have agreed to the
employers demand on the ground
that the reduction of food prices to
be announced by the government JUS
titles the cut. This new wage-cut
is to come into operation on the first
of February.
In order to make 1t easier for the
trade union leaders, the mine owners
now demand a further per cent
cut. This is to assist the reformist
trade union leaders to present their
action in accepting the cut as 'the
lesser evil"
Two miners conferences took place
in Liege and Chartered toward the
end of January adopting measures
to fight against the combined attack
of the nine-owners and the reform
list trade union leaders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
READING, PA, PLANS
RED BUILDERS CLUB

Reading, Pa, is on its toes. Where
formerly they received a bundle of 40
a day, this was changed to 100. H.
R. j., Daily Worker representative of
Reading, writes:
This was because of my having
secured three additional members
of the Reading Unemployed COun-
Gil to sell the Daily, besides John
T., who sells on the streets and is
an immediate success. In few
days will undoubtedly have or
ganized a Builders Club and the
bundle of 100 will probably soon
be insufficient"
This prophecy came true. H. r, j,
now receives 200 a day, z. SO a day
and both get so extra of the special
Philadelphia edition. The social
lists" of Reading are in for some sur
prises! ... .
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

force again, and again police at
tackled. Mass picketing was reported
at 5 p m, closing time for the day
shift. and again the police attacked
In spite of police interference, and
three arrests. the picketing was a
complete success.
1t was after the third picketine
that the company officials and the
mayor got together and asked for a
conference with the strike committee
The strike committee insists that
the citizens committeeshould not be
allowed at the conference.
Three Sentenced
One of the men arrested was fined
$50, one was fined 500. and the mid
die aged woman arrested was fined $50
and sentenced to ten days. All will
have their cases appealed.
Great strike meeting were in pro-
gress yesterday and today. Organi-
cation to raise relief and to perfect
picketing is being rushed.
Governor Ely of Massachusetts has
notified the company and the mayor
that he Stands ready to give all as
sistance if needed" which probably
is a. threat TO send the militia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE)
---------~------A~----~-.------
left to die Of hunger, OF tens Of
thousand of human beings who have
been rounded up to work in chains
on farms, in industries, port-works
and roads, of the 100000 venezuelans
driven into exile"
Beals refers Mr.. Stimson to "the
extensive documentary evidence of
forced labor conditions In Venezuela"
contained in the Congressional Rec
ord of June 8 and IA, or of The forced
labor approximating slavery which is
the very basis Of the Gomez tyranny"
Gomez has turned over national
resources to the amount of 200 mil
lion dollars to Americans, and prob
ably an equal amount to Britishers"
He has personal fortune exceeding
three hundred million dollars. He
seizes native property at will, nam
ing the price he will pay; and woe
betide the owner who refuses to- sell.
ne lldo dllfC&l oiiOuodlldo va SSeV&CA .
from thousands Of miles of fertile
land in order that his own cattle
might grow fat In bucolic tranquility.
In the FLASHING ponds Of his Maracay
estate, Las Delicias, are assembled
the rare birds of the earth. The far
corners Of the globe are conlbed for
exotic luxuries. His concubines are
innulnerahle; he is the father OF over
ninety known children, most Of whom
hold important governmental posts"
Such Is the picture OF the bloody
dictator Gomez, whose niurderous rule
Stimson and his inperialist masters
condone and support, the while con-
cocting cock and bull stories about
forced labor In the Soviet Union. the
land where the workers have kicked
out the iinperialist exploiters and
taken over control Of the means Of
production for the exclusive interests
Of the workers and poor peasants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
San Jose, Cal.

San Jose, Cal.
Daily Worker:
Between 700 and 1000 unemployed
workers attended a mass meeting
of the Unemployed Council in st.
James Park Today (Feb. 15).
Fifteen cops were on hand to in
tinidate the workers who are get
ting in fighting mood, but no ar
rests were made though the cops
have been looking for six Commu-
nistS.
Many Destitute
Comrade Howe exposed City
Manager Goodwin who says that all
needy families are being taken care
OF by reading list of 500 names
of destitute families out of list
of 1900 gathered 81 tho UnempIoy-
ed Council.
Comrade Howe took Goodwin
around to see some of the starving
families over a week ago and he
said they would be taken care of
Immediately. After five days enough
food for about one meal was sent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
Lumber Industry Plunges Deeper Into Crisis

lay-off prior to that. The usual bo-
loney of opening in two weeks was
passed, out. K. G. Spalding did their
little bit to make a good liar out Of
their Oregonian with a z4-hour no.
tice Of shutdown in their mill near
Salem, Ore. They turned loose over
200 workers with the sorry line,'
also,
There Is not over five per cent
Of the entire lumber INDUSTRY work
ing now and that is on emergency
shifts; such shifts being and !
days with intense speed-up aud lew
wages. Loggers and other lumber
workers are flocking to Portland with.
out any funds at all to maintain
them. Families in the woods are &C.
tually starving and there is no hope
for pickup as the lumber industry
is one Of the first doomed 10 go In
modern progress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
COLLISIONS ON
THE UP GRADE
Gable by Inprecorr)


BERLIN, Feb. Yesterday eyen-
ing in Bramstedt collisions occurred
between the Stahlheln Fascists and
the Reichsbanner. Seven were seri-
ously injured, and numerous were
lightly injured.
Yesterday evening In Dusibure
collisions between police and work.
ers resulted in many workers injured,
and on epoliceman wounded seri-
ously. .e
Yesterday collisions occurred be-
tween fascists and communists in
Cologne. Several were injured. A
Fascist was sent to the hospital.
A Fascist meeting in Marburg
ended in a fight during which the
hall was wrecked and fourteen work.
ers were seriously injured.
Police batoned the demonstration
in Stuttgart against the arrest OF
Doctor Wolf. Collision with the
Tascists also occurred. A policeman
was shot and a Fascist was wounded
Police were unable to dispense an
anti fascist demonstration In Wolf
enbuettel, whereupon, whereupon the
Reichswehr we're called out.
Twenty-six were sent to the hos
pital in Braunscheig during the Fas-
cist excuses on Sunday.
Yesterday evening severe fighting
in zittau took place between Fas-
cists and Communists. Polio,
slugged repeatedly. -Four police ant
twenty-five others were injured.
socialist was shot dead. Police pro
hibited all demonstrations. ,,..,1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
Strike Spread Tuesday in Face
Of Company Offer and Terrorism
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEp
The strike. They may come out today.
Cnrnnany Asks Cnnference

the strike. They may come out today
Company Asks Conference
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Mich
ael A. Landers. and two members OF
the citizens committee (the usual
trike-breaking organization of local
business mem met with the Company
agents; Lamont of the Wood mill
johnson of the Washington mill
Schulz Of the Aver mill and the COM
pany's general manufacturing agent
J. Slime Mercer, and after confer
ence behind closed doors, sent the cit
liens committee to invite the whole
strike committee to conference today
at 8 a. m.
The employers were anxious for a
conference last night on settlement
Of the strike, but Edith Berkman
National Textile workers Union Or
ganizer here, and other members OF
the strike committee visited the city
hall last night only to state that ii
would be not until this morning that
the whole strike committee could be
assembled. The strike committee
members and the N.T.W. refuse tc
enter into any discussion until the
whole committee. which is elected on
a departmental and mill basis, by the
strikers themselves, can come to-
gether.
Against Pay Cut, Speed Up.
The demands of the strikers are
for resembling of the wage cuts, which
are In the form of abolition of over
time pay and abolition of extra pay
for the night shift; abolition Of the
speed-up, withdrawal Of efficiency
experts" and recognition Of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union and mil
committees. The strikers demand
time and half for overtime.
The strike started February Is with
walk out of SO in the combing de-
partment Of the Washington mill, ir
protest against forcing the workers to
run nine combs. It has spread with
great rapidly. ~ ~ n :
Saturdays intensive mass picketing
with the pickets breaking into the
washington and Wood mill and call
ing out everybody there, increased the
strikers numbers from about 2,000
to over 5000. The company then
closed down its mills. announced that
it would reopen yesterday with full
police protection, and offered to give
UP the wage cut, the efficiency ex-
perts, and the nine comb system ii
the strikers would return, without
their union. and as individuals.
Long before the opening hour. T:l5
O. m. yesterday. thousands gathered
before the mill gates. Organizers
made speeches. When the whistle.
blew, only a few went in the Wash
ington and Wood, and q larger num-
ger went into the Aver. Many OF
those entering the Aver were pickets
and immediately the process Of TAX,
ing down the Aver began. Within {
short time everybody was out.
Mounted police patrols hustled thu
pickets, and finally broke up tn,
crowds.
At noon they were picketing fuu
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
$4,000 DEFY POLICE TERROR in
MILITANT BOSTON DEMONSTRATION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

mere today with 5000 voting for the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill. The mayor, seeing the meet
ing already in process, granted a
permit
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 25.--Singing
the international, defending their
speakers from arrest, and absolutely
defying the order Of the city govern
ment and the police that there
should be no demonstration, 10000
employed and unemployed workers
staged militant demonstration to-
say on Boston Common as their an
Swer to the failure of the national
government and the city and state
TO do anything about unemployed re-
lief and insurance.
The crowd shouted, support the
World Jobless," and staged hunger
march across the Common and down
Essex Street. On, the way the cry
YVES raised, support the Lawrence
Strike!
Police attacked many times, and
finally broke up the demonstration
though even then the demonstrators
milled around on the Common, and
small actions lasted for over an hour
and a half. Many were arrested.
Lieberman, of the Young Com
munist League, was the first speaker.
He was followed by Johnston, a
Negro war veteran, u Unemployed.
Then Harry Center. imprisoned dur
ing the Sacco Vanzetti struggle
spoke. The police were out man
euvered when Saul, secretary of the
Council of the Unemployed spoke
for 90 minutes from tall tree while
the police were trying to dislodge
him, and Police Superintendent
Crowley stood underneath grinding
his teeth.
! All those arrested made q firm re-
sistance.
Those arrested were: Harry j.
Canter, Mark Lieberman, Joseph
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

was rather poor" writes M Silver,
Daily Worker representative, land is
mainly due to the fact that we did
not send in the proper material for
it. While some assignments were
made, two of the most important
items were not turned over in time.
:. Today's edition looks more like a
Chicago concentration. :. While in
the future we will try to have all
articles in on time, the editorial de-
partnlent might put few finishing
touches In on the right day." 50.
We wish to explain to Philadelphia,
and to the other districts as well,
that the guarantee is for four col
umns of space only. However, when
ever possible, the district editions
have carried additional articles on
the back page. But we must make
clear that the national edition after all
must serve the whole country, and
to use the front page, in addition to
the second page, for news Of only
one section would not be carrying
out the functions of the DAILY"
"0ne more shortcoming was that
whatever material there was, was
confined to Philadelphia" con-
tinues MIR. Silver. This will have
to be remedied. Unless the sec
tons viii be represented in the
columns of the Daily, we will not
be i'm a position to involve them in
the sale of the paper"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

tatorship. After the funeral thou
sands of workers marched through
the streets of Dux singing revolu-
tionary songs and carrying red flags.
Under the impression Of the power
full demonstration, even the bour-
geois press warns the government
against insisting on its prohibition
of demonstrations on International
Unemployment Day on February
25th. The communist daily, Rude
Pravo" publishes number OF let
tiers from social democratic work
ers declaring their intention Of join
ing the Communist Party under the
influence of the Dux events. The
Communist Party is organizing q
broad campaign for the mutulization
of the February 25th demonstra-
TONS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

crepe-hung red flags from all the
mining districts in the neighborhood.
The authorities were compelled hur-
raedly to withdraw their prohibition
OF demonstrations and professions.
Hundreds of extra police had been
drafted into the district, but they
did not show themselves on the
streets.
10000 workers took part in the
funeral professions. The deputies
and senators of the Communist
Party marched at the head of the
professions and speeches we're deliv-
cred at the grayeside by representa-
tiyes of the Communist Party. The
assembled workers raised their hands
in silence and pledged themselves to
carry on the class struggle for the
overthrow of the bourgeoisie and the
establishment Of the proletarian die
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

CubriSt, Dora Dalevitch, Anna Block,
Sol Benjamin, Stanley Johnston,
Goldie Waldman. All are charged
with making loud outcries," speak
ing without a permit" etc. Waldman
is also charged with assault and bat
terry on a policeman.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Feb. 25.-
Thirty-five thousand demonstrated
here at the city hall Plaza today for
unemployment relief. Ten thousand
of them had marched at IL noon to
independence Square, where they
held an enthusiastic demonstration,
From Independence Square they
marched to the city hall, where r.
U. U. L. and Unemployed Council
speakers addressed the crowd. The
demonstrators sent in a committee
to lay the demands of the starving
jobless before the mayor. The mayor
stated, Il can't see you, have a
luncheon engagement" The delega-
ton saw the mayors secretary, who
said, There isn't thing to do. your
demands for relief and food and no
evictions, ETC., are illegall''
When the delegation reported back
to the crowd, it was very resentful
and booed the mayor Justify.
After this demonstration, the crowd
marched to Broadway Arena, where
they packed the hall. some could not
get in. Hundreds joined the unem-
ployed councils,
The striking dresslnakers marched
in the demonstration under their own
banners.
CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 25.--Thou-
sands demonstrated here, Negro and
white workers together, the first such
demonstration ever held here.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, Feb. u.s.
Five thousand demonstrated here to-
day. The militancy of the crowd
prevented arrests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
San Jose Jobless Hold Rousing Meet; Prepare
to Struggle for Relief

to three families,
The police, however, are prom
ising free food in the shape Of
machine gun bullets, tear gas for
free gas, and fire hose for free
water and free rent they'll get In
jail, while free transportation will
be deportation for foreign born
workers.
San Jose which Is in Santa Clara
County is In an agricultural dis
trict and has been somewhat back
ward in getting started In the
struggle of the workers against
starvation. But San jose is no ex-
ception and the workers Of San
Jose win fight the same as any
other workers against unbearabIc
conditions.
On February 25th the workers
Of San Jose will do their part and
demonstrate along with the rest
of the. workers in the world wide
demonstration of the unemployed
masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
10000 ATTEND FUNERAL OF FOUR
CZECH UNEMPLOYED MURDERED AT
DUX DEMONSTRATION FOR RELIEF
Workers Pledge to Carry On Struggle Against
GapitalisIa; Warn Against Feb 25th

PRAGUE, CzechosIovakia.-The four worker victims of
police boodus in Dux buried The authorities who had
coscated the copses refused to permit joint burial and
ordered the burial of two of the victims in Dux Saturday
and the burial of the remaining two victims in Hosomz
Sunday.
On Friday evening column of workers from Komotau, 40
kilometres away march to the burial and the next
morning similar column of workers from Aussg also many
kilometres distant out Columns of workers marched with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
Portland, Ore.
Daily Worker.


Daily Worker.
The Oregonian, prize reactionary
sheet Of the lumber barons, carried
q story in the issue of February II
about the lumber business is picking
up and that men are going to work
all over washington and Oregon.
This statement aimed to dupe the
workers and make them tractable to
their masters in the hard times now
rampant here, receives walloping
smash in the activities of one of the
biggest masters of the industry, Wey-
erhouser Lumber Co., who closed
down on 40 hours notice their camp
at Vale, Wash.
Many Discharges.
This outfit ran three camps and
six sides and employed over 1000
lumber workers and had been run
ming for a month after two months
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

DarTnott, VINO has a contract or the
whole system Of the st. Paul Road
The Brix Radiator Manufacturing
Co. closed its doors January 1st and
is still closing tight. One Of the
biggest tin factories here was closed
down Dec, Is, past and about a
week ago called back only 200 men
to work with Is per cent reduction of
their wages.
The famous International Harves-
ter plant here where more than 5000
men were working in normal times,
now only about 500 are working on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
PHlLA. PAGE RECEIVES
CRITICISM; READING;
PA. RAISES BUNDLE

This week, Philadelphia has or
dered two district pages, one for the
Feb. % demonstration, and its regu-
Lar edition, Feb, 26. The district ap-
paratus is being frightened for the
weekly edition, and the national Of
flee of the Daily will do it's share
SO that the districts will get the max
imum value.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
Nets $2.04 After Ten Days Work In Anthracit

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. I have
worked In the coal mines Of the An
thracite for quite few years, and
have never seen conditions such as
they are now. Last week l got my
pay, and after all the deductions
were made for supplies, for my la
borer, ETC., I had exactly $204 left
for ten days work.
The Community Chest Drive" was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

q certain order, and according to
the information OF those still work
ing there, will close their doors on
March list.
The famous A, Q. Smith corpora
ton laid off their men for three
weeks, and when they called them
back, they had to go through gen.
eral cleanup, as a result Of this, an
those who were not citizens we're
chased away, also those who were not
married and those who had not re-
sided in this city steady over five
years,
"A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

New York, N. Y.
Editor Daily Worker:--
I am unemployed and this morn
ing while looking for work L saw
sign in the window of a fairly
large sized cafeteria on Eighth Ave.
and 31st Street, in which a bus boy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
Use Convict Labor to Build Virginia Roads
WASHINGTON. d. C.
Daily WORKER

Washington
Referring clippings Washington
County Court
that win house the convcts
lies miles the like
anything against
oppressed
hundred miles convict built highway
when he visits his Rapidan -J.W.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26

on, and our pay was docked IS We
came out, with the mine suckers
standing around pointing out those
miners who refused to give anything.
so that they can soon find them
selves out of job. ] had to give
$500 out Of my pay of $204 for the
immunity Chest" and came home
with 4 cents for 10 days work. How
long are we going to stand for thisa
w. +.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-26
Gets A Quarter for s Hours Work

was wanted. I applied and got the
job. After working for hours the
boss was cheap enough to offer me
a quarter. They also had a rush
hour that would have put many ca
feterias to shame. B. @.