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Smyrna times., 1931-02-25
Snencer's Futile Gesture

Herbert Spencer once invented
an excellent invalid chair, and.
thinking to give it TO the world
without recompense TO himself, did
not patent it. The result was that
no manufacturer dared risk under
taking its manufacture. Each knew
that, If ii succeeded. competitors
would spring up and rob him of
most, or all. of his profits.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-25
Old Roman Temple

Workmen repairing the old RO-
man highway in Saarburg, near
Trier, Germany. unearthed a Roman
place of worship. Its walls. which
are about 100 yards long. surround
the remains of an altar. The finds
included coins from the time of
Emperor Constantine and shards
of late Roman nottery
Smyrna times., 1931-02-25

and IS easily remoTe1 4
are equipped with ri, gi,,i,t u
uum tvna ,,.i.5.,l. !, f,sl PROOF glass a,
Mod, ,-a'-leld Tipers.l
a platform body Lay rt,t os 4
equipped with stalo. o-'cl 4
body. The CHASSIS :. OF 4
proyements, incIpdira ra' n ~
speed TRANSMISSION "
taye.or -onsef springs,
rear wheels. 'P''0a'
The Model A line oi 49,. i
cial cars comprises a : liss. u" ! |
truck with pickup boJT
T,,' erd q ) ttuck' a small pausI
- ,1 q s'a1ion wagon. TIED
-, '-e s smaller wheels and
en =, : u tne new Ford pas
Smyrna times., 1931-02-25
Quoits Ancient Game

The game Of quoits, which prob
ably had its origin in the discus
throwing OF ancient Greece, dates
back In England to the beginning
Of the Fifteenth century.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-25

NJ 4 EN tOIu MOuel AA trucks
M and Model A light delivery
L v cars were announced this
week by the Ford Motor Company
and are on display in the show
rooms of Ford dealers.
Changes in the trucks are prin.
cipally in the front end, which
has been completely redesigned, and
in the cab. The radiator is higher
with more cooling surface, tenders
are wide and flowing, and black
cowl strip adds a note of distinction.
The new Model AA trucks with
the four-speed transmission intro
duced several months ago may be
had with enclosed or open cab. The
enclosed cab, shown above, is all
steel, it is low in appearance yet
with ample head room. The open
cab is of black rubber top material
Smyrna times., 1931-02-25
Leisure and Commonwealth

Leisure" is the mother of phil
osophy" and commonwealth" the
mother of 'peace" and leisure. =
Hobbies.
Smyrna times., 1931-02-25
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals viii be received by tne
S.ste HIGHWAY Department. at its office,
D%yer. Del, until 200 O'Clock p. NJ;
March Srd, 1881. and at that place ana
tirne publicly opened for contracts lnvolv-
ing the following approximate quantitles'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
Red Election Drive Will
Hit Tammany's Trickery

from the city budget but cannot and
will not be accounted for In Rich
mond, there is the additional evil
dence of people receiving not unem-
ployment relief but of handouts of
graft being turned over to those who
don't need relief but who will see to
it that Tammany gets the votes on
Election Day. During the house to
house canvass for signatures to en-
able the Communist Party fighters to
get, on the ballot in each working
class section, tell workers the facts
of plumber, corruption and terror used
against the workinging class by the
Republican, Democratic and socialist
parties of the bosses, whose only
aim is to plumber the workers. Get
the workers to enroll in the Commu-
mist Party class for first voters. Get
the workers to sign the petitions by
tens of thousands between now and
october /, to register tremendous
victory for the struggle of the Com
munist Party in this election CAM
paign against the combined forces of
and make a special point to
see that all workers turn out on Reg
istration Day. If you do not register
you cannot vote.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
CALL Steel WORKERS TO STRIKE AGAINST 10 P c. CUT
Hoover and the Legion

N it was learned that President Hoover
American Legion convention the Daily Worker issued on Monday
"The LegOnnaires not only armed
abroad but against the workers at home whose wages and
attacked result of the fin
England which with the collapse of the gold standard
Sunday will begin enormous dumping OF goods on 'h "Oo
capitalists will meet by wage cuts compared to
which already made will be nothing at all
Daily food Hoovers speech in the main an appeal
capitalists and their against the workers but
the Legion was asoand to stand ready for the coming
countrys Strike breaking ecEdOr,
AS to the dumping of British goods-whch
will be intensified the Times dispatches Sept %
European points admit this openly
ut realized Berlin that for the time being the British sua-
on will necessarily result increased competition by BRUSH goods
Again New York capitalists state From the commercial
standpoint considerable improvement would result from the
England ability to compete favorab with oW-cost
especially tariff restrictions adopted WE'LL
And from London said The fall IN value OF the pound Will
automatically fcsn purchases from Great Britain
these forces from abroad
blame forces from abroad for the
workers. and
not break strikes against cuts but
bon
The world war veterans who majority
plenty proof the capitalists
living luxury quandeng parasite affairs and
lies when he preends that the rich Cannot
deied to his face because he
of handhang politicians OF
the Legion leadership who are fascist and anWokng class 10 e
marrow
file soldiers against
Impeachment they after the past World War Worker
convention Boston tabled
of the Tombstone Bonus
the millions of
million members of the Legion
the view of the whole
of Legion derchokes off the demand for the
unemployment insurance for all
that read and under
the capitalists from start to fnish
will the appeal Hoover which is
ORDERS that they and their and children must
starvation disease and death while food
billions gold the rich squander untold wealth
n o luxury.
will resent the ONe capitalist
heSeVe
gunner their fellow workers!
these insults wants the
will with the Worker
struggle against the fascist Legion and for
these demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
Alabama Prosecutor Declares
Intent to Legally Lynch Boys

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Sept. a.
That the Alabama bosses will at
tempt to carry out their frightful
frame-up and legal lynching of the
nine Scottsboro Negro children was
openly stated today by Attorney
General Thomas E. Knight, Jr. The
attorney general assured his masters
that he will seek TO have the lynch
verdict sustained when arguments
take place before the Alabama SUI
preme court on the appeal filed by
the attorneys of the International
Labor Defense.
The attorney general said he would
himself represent the state in the
appeal case, which will be called as
a part of the eighth division docket,
set for Jan. 10.
Held On Frame-Up.
Eight of the nine boys we're SEN
fenced to burn in the electric chair
in the original farcical trial" at
Scottsboro. A mistrial occurred in
the case Of the ninth boy, 14-year-
old Roy Wright. This child is now
being held in Jail to face another
trial on the same lying, trumped-up
charge Of rape on which the eight
others we're convicted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
Bazaar Committee in
Request for Loans and
Articles. Greetings

Organizations and individuals are
called upon to bring money for all
tickets sold to the Bazaar Commit
tee, 80 E. 18th St, 9Th floor. Lack OF
funds impedes the work of the Daily
Worker Freiheit Young Worker
Grand Bazaar.
Organizations and individual work
ers who can make a loan to the Ba-
zaar Committee until the opening
night of the Bazaar are urged to do
SO.
The Bazaar committee again has
called upon all workers organiza-
tons to intensity their work on be-
half of the Bazaar and obtain ar
ticles, greetings for the Red iioMJr
Roll and tie Bazaar Journal Let
US know your plars regarding a booth
at tie Garden
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23

Already the exposure of the
Scottsboro frame-up has reached
around the world and millions of
workers and sympathizers modified
for their defense. Militant demon
STATIONS, involving millions, have
been held throughout the United
States, Europe and South Africa.
Demonstrate This Week.
Another series of demonstrations
are taking place this week through
out the United States TO demand i'm
mediate and unconditional freedom
of Tom Mooney and Warren K Bill
lings, of the Harlan, kentucky, Ne
gro and white mine strikers, of the
Scottsboro boys and the Camp Hill
troopers and all other class-war
prisoners.
Side by side with the vigorous pro-
test of the masses against the per-
secution and frame-up of Negro and
white workers must come contribu-
tons to the International Labor De-
Tense to enable that organization to
carry forward its work of legal and
mass defense for the class-war pris-
oners. Rush funds at once to the
International Labor Defense Room
4l0, 30 e. 18th ST., New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
on the line Of march.

WORKERS Cheer marcherS,
A crowd of 5000 greeted the
marchers when they reached the
court house square. The workers
burst into cheers as the long lines of
marching farmers came up. The
demonstration lasted for two hours,
while Is farmers and workers pre-
sented their demands 10 the county
board of commissioners and forced
them to quit stalling and call a spe-
cial session for Wednesday.
The demonstration passed a reso-
luton demanding the release of Moo
ney, Billings, the Harlan, KY miners,
the Scottsboro boys and the Alabama
tenant farmers. The farmers marched
back to their cars on the outskirts of
the city while hundreds cheered. The
workers marched with them to see
them off. All farmers and workers
present pledged to join the United
Farmers League committees of action
and the Unemployed Councils of the
Trade Union Unity League. There
were speakers present of the United
Farmers League, the Unemployed
Council, the Trade Union Unity
League and the Communist Party.
They all received an enthusiastic
ovation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
'U.S.A. ACTS TO.
LEAD IN WAR
INMANCHURIA
Sees Chance To Win
Markets Away From
England
Japan Continues War
Pravda Scores the
Invasion

ConCealIng active preparations for
leadership in the threatening imper-
ialist conflagration in Southern
Manchwia, now held by Japan in
military occupation, the Washington
government behind front of dip
lomatic maneuvers, has indicated
that invocation of its special weap-
ons, the Nine-power treaty of the
Washington Conference of 1922 anc
the Kellogg anti-war pact would
soon be made.
The New York Times dispatch
from Washington reports the close
ness with which the U. S. state de-
partment is following the Man
churian affair:
The State Department is follow
ing the Manchurian situation
closely and with concern. but is
making no move in the situation
at present. Should circumstances
develop to the point of requiring
outside action, 1t is believed prob
able that recourse would be had
to the consultative clause of the
Nine power treaty of the Wash
ington conference of 1922 rather
than to the Kellogg anti-war
treaty.
A consultative conference of i'm
rerialist powers would supply the
American imperialists with a NOR
all justification for armed interven-
ton.
The statement that the Nine Pow.
er treaty rather than the Kellogg
pact would be Immediately invoked
is a reflection of political imper-
ialist jockeying as the first move
with the Kellokk pact as a wedge foI
direct military intervention now held
in immediate resolve. 1t is particu-
larly favored by the American i'm
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23

vention and subsequently killing it
in the committee on legislation. The
Times correspondent admits:
"a movement is under way TO
stifle the bonus agitation in the
committee on legislation, to which
the matter has been referred in the
form of report urging Congress
to authorize a reduction in inter
est rates. There is some slight
prospect, however, that the ques-
ton of immediate cash payments
may reach the floor of the conven-
ton in the form of a minority re-
port, with the consequent possibil-
ity Of a stampede"
1t is quite clear that the leaders
of the Legion are supporting Hoov-
er's attempt to defeat the sentiment
Of the rank and file. The role Of
these leaders is to fool the rank and
file members and betray their de-
mands. The only veterans organ
ization carrying on a real struggle
CONTINUED ON PAGE IHREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
DEMAND RELEASE
OF MOONEY AND
CLASS PRISONERS

All out today and demonstrate FOL
the release of Tom Mooney, the Har.
Ian miners, the Scottsboro boys anc
all other class war prisonersl 81,
demonstrations throughout New
York City, arranged by the New
York District of the Internations
Labor Defense, will voice the deter.
mination of thousands Of workers d
fight relentlessly until the doors o
the capitalist bastilles have opened
for the brave class fighters whom
they now imprison.
Workers are called to go to tn
demonstration nearest to the section
in which they live. The demonstrs
tons will be held at Rutgers So.
p. m; 10th st. and Fifth Avenue
7 p. m; Pennsylvania and Suite
AYES, Brownsville, s p. M; Gran
st. Extension and Hsvemeyer st.
Williamsburg, 8 p. M; Madison Sc
8 p. m, to be preceded by about
street corner meetings in the neigh
borhood at p. m; and 13sth s.
and Cypress Ave, where mas
meeting at p. m. will be followe
by a parade, ending with a demon
stration at 7:45 at Longwood ar
Westchester AYES.
Demonstrations will also be held /,
seven cities Of New Jersey toda,
Friday and Saturday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
Baker, Pershing and
Roosevelt Try To
Mobilize for War

The New York Times correspond
ent admitted this uncertainty on the
part of the leaders in his wire to his
paper, where he says:
although outwardIy hopeful
that the delegates can be held In
line, leaders of the Legion were
not certain that the Presidents
words will be needed. Just what
the effect of his sudden journey to
Detroit and the convention will be
will not be known definitely until
Wednesday, when the convention
meets again"
Fearing that they will not be able
to block the rank and file delegates
in their demand for immediate cash
payment, the traitorous leaders are
maneuvering to defeat the sentiment
for cash payment by keeping the
question from the floor of the con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23

NEW YORK.-The Tammany Hall
machine is now organizing so-called
clubs to attract all those who vote for
the first time this year, whether ma
tive born or naturalized citizens, on
the basis of giving them so-called
training to pass the test of reading
and writing known as the "Literacy
Test" for first voters. In connection
with the signature drive and the
house to house canvass which must
go on at maximum speed from now
until october 1, the workers should
be informed that the Communist
Party is preparing to conduct class
for first voters which will be an
nounced in a day or so in the Party
press and which all workers who are
voting for the first time should at
tend in order to know their right at
the polls and be prepared to fight
against the intimidation tactics used
by the gangsters Of Tammany Hall
and the Republican Party and its
machine In the police force.
With the approach of Registration
Days which begin from october 5 TO
October 10, inclusive, every attempt
will be made by the reactionary ma
chine to capture the vote of the
workers, If not on one excuse then on
the unemployment relief racket
which was described in yesterdays
press. With the welcome home given
to the Tammany bosses tool, Jimmy
Walker, comes the announcement OF
a new idea of his for further racket
eering with the lives of the starving
iobless of New York in the form OF
ball game between the police and the
fire department, supposedly to raise
funds for the 100000 unemployed
workers of New York, including $780,
600 heads of families. In the house
to house canvass for signatures TO
Mace the Communist Party candl-
dates on the ballot the workers must
be told that the Firemens Benevo-
lent Funds has already been exposed
in previous racketeering deals as, for
example, the practice of carrying
dead men on the payrolls of the Fire
mems Benevolent Fund which re-
ceiyed tens of thousands OF dollars
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
CALL UNDERWEAR
WORKERS IN SHOP
FOR REAL FIGHT
ILGW Strike Maneuver
of Company Union
Bureaucracy

NEW YORK.-The stage for the
fake strike in the underwear trade
is being prepared by the agents Of
the Schlesinger company union. AS
in all previous fake strikes in the
other branches of the trade which
have resulted in more miserable
sweat shop conditions for the work
ers, the company union agents and
the bosses have already begun to
stage their comedy.
Almost daily news items appear in
the press to the effect that negotia-
tions are going on, that the ma
chinery is being prepared for a gen.
eral strike in the industry The yell
low Forward prints articles mouth
ing militant phrases to give the i'm
preston that there is a conflict be-
tween the company union agents
and the bosses. threatening" that
if the bosses show any resistance to
making a peaceful settlement they
will call general strike.
Company Unionize Trade.
Beneath this hypocritical talk,
Samuel Shore, the so-called execu-
tive supervisor who was once before
thrown out of the union for taking
graft from boss, is smoothly carry
ing on negotiations with the bosses
to company unionize the underwear
industry and stage well known fake
strike in which the bosses lock out
their workers and order them to go
down to the halls of the company
union where they are forced to pay
in $40 or SIS for union book and
are then ordered back to work under
the same sweatshop conditions.
The Industrial Union calls on the
underwear workers to take up an i'm
mediate struggle in the shops against
wage cuts, for higher prices, for the
40 hour week, no discharges, and
other union demands.
The Industrial Union is arranging
a mass meeting of underwear workers
Thursday, Sept. oath, right after
work at Irving Plaza. It calls on the
underwear workers to come to this
meeting and work out plans for OBJ
tanning better conditions in the
shops. At the meeting leaders of
the Industrial Union and rank and
file workers will expose the motives
for the fake strike and will show
the workers how they can carry on
real fight for union conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
LABOR PARTY
AIDS BRITISH
WAGE CUTS
Struggle For World
Markets Sharpens
Due to Crisis
Will Attack Wages
Pound Expected To
Fall Further
Gable by Inprecorr)

LONDON, Sept. 22.-The whole
conservative press today Is chant
ing tariff chOruSes as the only way
out of the catastrophe situation.
the entire thing obviously the re-
suit of concerted plan. The Daily
Express announces that a secret
conservative meeting was held yes
terday which decided to continue
pressure for general election on
the tariff issue, with Macdonald
leading the reactionary block.
Forecasts are being made of cleo
tiOns within a month, with Snow
den and Samuel resigning from the
cabinet and thirty liberals joining
the opposition. Treasury orders
today prohibited purchasing of
foreign currency by British nation
ais except for normal trading pur-
poses, existing contracts and rea-
sonable travelling expenditures.
The government will issue emer-
gency DEGREES if the situation war
rants, it is announced.
Philip Snowden, socialist chan
cellor of the Exchequer in the Ma
tional government. in introducing
the bill providing for the suspension
Of the gold standard on the part Of
Great Britain demanded that all par
ties show a united front in ten face
of the crisis threatening Great Brit
ain. Arthur Henderson replied for
the socialist" opposition He stated
that the Opposition would join the
united front with the other parties if
the government would abandon its
program for wage cuts and cuts in
the dole. The other capitalist parties
realized that this play at OPPOSE
ton was only hypocritical and did
not bother to concern themselves
further with the words of the Oppo-
sition. They know that the Opposi-
ton is in the united front with the
National government despite its
phrases. The New York Times points
out the real role of the Opposition
and states that "the Laborites pre-
scented no real opposition to the pas
sage of the gold bill" The OPPOSE
ton Of the LaJporites is one of words.
In the attack the Socialists" in the
opposition will stand together with
those in the government and with
the other capitalist parties in the
attack on the working class to save
British capitalism in this crisis.
In the first day of the suspension
Of the gold standard the pound lost
nearly one sixth Of its value. The full
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREED
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
OHIO STEEL
WAGES Are
CUT Is PC.
Some Dept's Get Pay
Slash of AS High
AS 33 P. c..
Organize For Strike
Metal Workers League
Calls Conference
BULLETIN

NEW YORK.-On the very day
that the United States Steel Cor
poration and the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation announced an open 10
per cent wage cut, the American
Federation of Labor told the work
as not to believe it. The United
Press Association on Tuesday night
reported that when William Rob-
erts, who was acting for William
Green, president of the A. F. of L.
in Washington, was informed of
the wage cut, Roberts said: "Stories
like that have been appearing ev-
cry week and there was nothing TO
them" This has been the policy of
the A. F. of L. all along-to blind
the workers to wage cuts up to the
very moment it was announced.
Eugene G. Grace, who received a
yearly bonus of $1,OOO,0O0 from the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, be-
sides his heavy salary, heartily ap-
proved the wage cuts in both large
steel corporations. Grace said: 81
consider the action of the United
States Steel Corporation in read
justing downward wage scales a
constructive move and Bethlehem
will make similar readjustment."
NEW YORK.-The United State
Steel Corporation has now definitel,
announced at least 10 per cent
wage cut for 100000 steel workers
effective October l.
This announcement was made yes.
terday following a meeting of the
U. S. Steel Corporation Finance
Committee, the members of which TO
some time has been assuring tn
workers wages would be main
tanned"
The statement of the Finance Com
mittee ordering the 10 per cent wagt
slash, which in turn will sweep ev
cry industry in the United States, il
as follows:
For the purpose of better meet
ing prevailing unsatisfactory condi-
tions in the industry, rates of
wages, which in the past of the
subsidiary companies of the United
States Steel Corporation were eff
fective October l, will be reduced
approximately 10 per cent, varying
somewhat in the character of the
work performed. The adjustment
will be somewhat in line wifi the
reduction recently made in the sal
aried rate"
The statement indicates that man!
workers will receive cut even great
er than the 10 per cent announced.
Commenting on this wage SLASH
announcement, William e. Foster
secretary of the Trade Union Unit!
League said:
"This is signal for a general
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-23
Hosiery Workers of 5 Mills
Strike at Pay Cut Contract

strike was taken at a membership
meeting of Branch of the A. F. F.
F. H. w. -Four hundred workers are
effected, involving the two Mccall
lum mills.
Especially active against the wage
cut threats are the girls in the fin
ishing department, who we're never
organized in the A. F. F. F. H. w.
A committee Of workers from the
Merritts hosiery mill, Long Island,
was present at the meeting of the
McCallum workers and brought back
to their shop the strike action to be
taken. The Merritt workers are con-
sidering similar action.
A few followers Of the Rieve. Smith
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