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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
Applesauce

Columbus Ohio Dungeons forth with the glad news
that it is Of the few capital cities Of the country
Of metropolitan proportions and then adds that It
rapidly is becoming one of the nations convention CEN
ters
With regard to national meetings alone Chicago
first with 1873 scheduled for the current year. while New
York has 49, Philadelphia ISL and Columbus 1885, that
being the order of their Importance
The reasons for Columbus advance, however, as re-
viewed by the Columbus Chamber Of Commerce, are
amusing They would have the world believe because
Columbus us typical American city and "a per cent
Of the people are American born"
This, of course, is pure appesauce. Every city In
America Is an American city and can claim higher
percentage Of native born for Bismarck than Columbus
muster 1t good deal more logical to assume
that its to the center of population for the
country has good deal to do with the increased popu
arity Of the Ohio city. Committees selecting conven
tion sites are good deal likely to ask about the
railroad or the distance to be travelled than about
such indefinite things the percentage Of native born
Provided all the statements made by the Columbus
group not tarred with the stick of nonsensca
deduction get idea from some figures adduced
This is the fact that the average convention visitor spends
minimum of SO day and stays average OF three
days. On this basis it is estimated that $49800OO was
spent in Columbus last year by convention visitors
Bismarck of course cannot hope to rival colum-
bus in size challenge its proud boast as to its posi-
ton among capital sites; is however, in position to
reap the advantage which its location gives it. Bismarck
nearer the center of the state than any other
North Dakota city. It's facilities for accommodating and
entertaining conventions and gatherings is unrivaled
by any city in the northwest within five times its sze
But it would hardly likely that We will increase
the number of convention visitors by using the Ohio
brand Of appesauce. Bismarck has enough advantages
without sressng the proportion of its popula-
tion-athough that percentage IS considerable. too.
One reason the farmer can take so much punish
ment Is that it is hard to starve him out he's going
to company. The ST. Paul federal land bank sold
126 during January, February and March, which
is an increase 63 per cent 1880 figures and OF &c
per cent over 1929.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

against any team he could get to
come in. He had some pretty good
players gathered together, includ-
ing Will Oliphant and Gil Nichols.
two big league players who were
down there for the races and Da-
cardi,
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
Right as Rain

R1gnC as rain
In q speech Wednesday to the American Red Cross,
Major General Frank T. Hines head Of the veterans
bureau, said:
1T would seem to me further extensions merit
study and deiberation. Veterans must manifest
peace-tine patriotism in connection with fl-
ture demands. comparable to that which brought
them honor in the war, II the burden upon the
government for their relief is not to become in
tolerable and reaction impair their cause.
IT are to teach our young men mat
ter Of principle that service to country means
that the government thereafter must reward that
SERVICE irrespective Of need. then UNDER
mining the very foundation Of good citizenship"
This can be construed. Of course, only as warning
ther expectation they may have Of getting additional help
from the government in the future
It is proper warning, although not particularly time
y in view Of the existing situation and not altogether
clear in its language.
What General Hines wanted to convey, but did not
want to say outright, probably is that there
tain number Of veterans whole sole idea to
be to live the government in peace and plenty as
recognition for their services That In most
Is the fellow who hows loudest about his service and
sacrifice and who sets up continual wall for help.
Since the American army in the World fairly
representative section Of the nations manhood 1t
was only natural that were dishonest, some were
lazy and some both mean and grasping There are bad
examples everywhere in private life and the army could
not expect to escape.
It is these ten who have kept up an unceasng agita-
tion for governmental subsidy assistance and who will
continue to do It to be hoped that the great mass
Of the nations servicemen will nip any further mani
fesatons Of tendency in the bud Certainly the
veterans Of the country while s ablehodied and able
to shift for themselves do not want to make themselves
q charge upon the government
this connection, 1t Is noteworthy that the agitation
for the recent provision for the partial retirement Of
adjusted service certificates did not from the wal
but from the members Of congress who sought
the favor Of war veterans
Not that the payment not welcomed by the aver
ago veteran. It But tho average veteran toe
busy looking afteg his business to be botherng him
self about governmental aid. As matter of fact,
gress probably thought he doing great deal more
land more vicous) thinking the subject than actual
y was the case.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

! "Senorita Breeta Smcet-I warn
,you," the man said.
And he hissed it through his
teeth!
had read many a novel that told
of Missed warnings. / thought IT
was written that way just for effect.
But this bird did exactly as 20 many
novelists had described.
"Smeet?" I Knocked again.
"Smith-he said Smith," the
mans companion spoke, for the first
time. He had an accent. but aside
from that spoke mighty good Eng
lish. He kept back in the shadow.
I couldn't see his face.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

Where you been playing, little
one?" he asked. Gil was about five
foot six and I had stopped at ex-
actly six, so looked down ct him
and smiled.
"Bush league" admitted.
you've got something. young
"Not nearly enough for the big
time, but thanks just the same"
We shock hands.
That night I dolled and went over
to the Cafe MORO. Bretta was
there with her mother and another
woman. Senior Carrandos was wiHl
her and man seated with his back
to me. Bretta half arose and asked
me to join them. She introduced
me to the lady with her mother and
then the second man turned.
This is Senor Carrandos. the
elder" she said.
stared at him. Then I knew
why the voice of the young Senor
Carrandos sounded familiar. It was
his father and himself who had
popped out of the shadows and
warned me to keep away from Bret
ia. I never got good look at the
son, but I recognized the father in
Stantly.
II am delighted to meet Senor
Carrandos, the elder. on q night
when he isn't out giving tragic
warnings to timid gringoes," I said.
He glared: Bretta seemed fright.
ened.
"Peegr he snarled ct me.
Bert's troubles aren't confined
to baseball alone. He's learning,
as did his big brother, Big Boy,
before him, that wherever there's
woman there's likely to be
plenty of fuss Of the unwelcome
sort. Another stirring chapter Of
THE Pitching F60IN VIII appear;
In tomorrow's paper.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

s!CMEET? What do you mean-Smeet?" snapped to the
- big dark who had popped out from the shadows
and given the warning to Brea Smith again.
Naturally knew that he meant Smith," but feeling
rather gay after number of bacardis and this thing
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed show the trend Of thought
by other editors. They published without regard
to whether they agree disagree with The TTtb-
une'o policies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16
THE RUSSIAN PRODUC-
TION DELUCE
By John Il. VAN DEvENTER

Suppose that Russia succeeds In
completing, on schedule, it's famous
FIVE year plan. Does this mean
that We need to fear u deluge OF
exported Soviet products that will
flood the world and swamp Ameri-
can business?
This fear il expressed by one in
dustrial, authority. - follows I'm
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

produces fermentation in the stomach
ana mtestines which eventually leads
10 serious autointoxication.
Pauents will gradually improve
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

Fortune never smiles on man be-
cause he Is joke.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

II. Mccoy viii gladly answer
personal questions on health ana
diet addressed to him, care az
The Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

tiN1cs Wucu dll u tll0
factories now being
built are fully working,
with the country's vast
internal resources and
the energy OF 10,-
900, 900 people to draw
upon, they will not
only provide all that
the Russian people
want, but will swamp
the world with cheap
goods with which other
Industrial natihns can
not compete"
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-16

Let us consider this question from
the standpoint of raw material re-
sources. mechanisation and labor
That the raw material resources
those Of the Unitsd States IL =
mistaken notion. Tho best that she
can do II to possibly take three
tricks In the raw material export
) game, In the form Of cheap wood.
man1anepe and coal
Is Russia. at the end OF the flve
.sar, .a,,p period, Ca, rS!ng to a ee s.I9sttsr better
than tSs United % statss7 TT Ridicuious. da
II she can do In i've years what Il
has taken us 7k to accomplish with
our trained engineers and Industrial
experts, We shAll deserve to be
beaten. But anyone who 10 ut all
1amlltar With tho situation knows
that at its best, the i've year plan
VIII merely enable Russia TO pro-
own inhAbitants need for bare
Necessities and which they are going
without, In the interim, because
they are forced 10 be content with
starvation standards.
In she matter Of labor resources,
our population OF 135,Oe0, 900 10 not
vsry much Iess than Ruasia's 1b0.-
paris0n In Rupsia's favor in 20 far
win Of fhs in6ividuai u ooncerned.
Ihe Russian bo0ey man il inn
agihary. We do not need to fear
him. What We do need to fear IL
that We may Be lead away from the
straight and narrow path Of correct
oconomic thinking by the plausible
theories Of our own false economic
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26
What Are YOU Doing for the National Hunger March?

On 7h there Washington,
rayng the preparations
mobilization From day the Daily this
events will the details of the preparation the march Of 1900
delegates to Washington
unemployment activity should be to the Daily Worker
without delay The whole campaign must be unified district will
be held responsible for the territory
requires o following questions:
l. public hearings unemployment. following
arranged such harngs Chicago Pittsburgh Buffalo, Boston, Phil
adelphia- Cleveland New Detroit
Hsven, Birmingham Kansas City st. Paul. Charlotte, N G.
g. How public hearings will
when will these meetings hcd
not walt until the day these meetings The Daily
will popular these meetings
s. Kansas City Mo-Tbe City Unemployed Committee
elected at the Hunger March Conference Oct II
Hunger to Jefferson
City on Oct a. What the result' in a
4 Court House SQUARE Press
calling suppression meetings
MichiganPreIminayA march Oakland
interest enthusiasm and miltancy.
Baltimore Md.-Protest meeting against
sentencing jail of four workers blocking unemployed
Negro.
Avela Pa.-Commtee Unemployed Council will
relief o city government Oct r.
Buao-Unempoyed Council calls demonstration
Tor immediate relief on Oct 70 at p Public Hearings will be
held in Buffalo announced later
Sacramento CaiAfter Unemployed Coun
cu for
meeting for relief Oct 25
10. New York-Therc will public hearing Manhattan Ly
St. Nov s. arranged by the Downtown
Council and the East Side Unemployed Council
Bonx-fiunger March public hear
At Ambassador Hall. Third Parkway
Reading, PA
nesday Oct 2s The unemployed will put their demands
alist" ss-supportcd administration
Youngstown. Ohio-County Nov.
Deroit-Pub'c hearings unemployment Ferry
Oct
Kenosha, Wis.-Cty Hunger March, Nov g. !
Chcago-Cook County Hunger March,
ALL DISTRICTS! Send in your order for your
share of the million special foupage Hunger March
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26

other hand to have its own military
forces bound in any way by pact
with the French imperialists. The
United States bankers are willing
that France should prepare the mill
tary attack on the Soviet Union but
are determined that the United
States military forces should be free
Of any entanglements for whatever
eventuality might arise in the imper-
ialist struggle.
The reported agreements on the
financial field are part of the attempt
on the part of both inperialists to
still for while the tremendous con-
flict between them in order to speed
the relegation of England to a second
rate power. This is the second pillar
Of the Franco-American secret nego-
tiations. Both imperialists realize the
relatively dominant position they
have attained in world finance
through the suspension of the gold
standard inEngland. They feel that
the time has come for Selling British
colonies and eliminating England en-
tirely as first class rival and COM
petitor. The New York Times points
out the steps which have been taken
between the financial experts of
France with the bankers OF Wall
Street and with the officials of the
Federal Reserve system before Laval
arrived and while the Hoover-Laval
conferences hvae been going on.
Much Importance is attached to
the presence in washington of M.
Lacour- Gayet and M FARMER of
the Bank of France, who came to
this country eight days ahead of
Premier Laval. Both saw him when
he reached New York and were in
consultation today with Eugene
Meyer, Jr., Governor of the Federal
Reserve Board.
ut was gathered tonight that as
a result of conversations in which
M Lacour-Gayet and M. FARMER
took part, the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York will increase its
discount rate to per cent as a
means to supporting the currencies
of the two countries"
Figaro, nationalist French paper,
in commenting on the reported
agreement of the French bankers not
to withdraw their holdings from the
United tates asks what has France
obtained in exchange?' The latest
reports Of the conference give the
answer to this. The Hoover govern
ment speaking for the Wall Street
bankers has agreed not to take the
course it did in the question of the
moratorium. The Hoover government
agrees that the French bankers will
be consulted before any further steps
are taken regarding the Preparations.
At the time of the moratorium
Hoover unanswered the French into
a corner forcing them to agree to the
plans of the Wall Street bankers as
an accomplished fact.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26
Minnesota Prenaratinns.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. U.s.
throughout this territory many plans
are being carried out leading TO mass
participation in the national hunger
march on December 7 to Washing
ton, D. G. The following events ir
the mobilization of the unemployed
will take place:
On Monday, October 26, Duluth
will have City Hunger March,
pm, at Court House So.
On Monday, Nov. 9, st. Paul will
hold a United Front Unemployment
Conference to prepare for the City
and National Hunger March.
During the week of Nov. to H.
Minneapolis will hold public hear
ings on unemployment at down.
town hall nightly.
Nov. 20, Friday, will be the Mime
apolis City Hunger March. The Unit
ed Front Hunger March Committee
elected at the Oct. 16 conference, will
issue 5000 preliminary leaflets i'm
mediately.
On Monday Nov. 49, ST. Paul will
hold a City Hunger March at the
City Hall.
st. Paul, Duluth and Superior are
also arranging public hearings on
unemployment during the week OF
Nov. to the IA. Superior, Wis, is
making plans for a City Hunger
March in the middle of November.
In preparation for the National
Hunger March send-off affair will
be arranged in Minneapolis on
Thursday night, Nov. &c, for all the
delegates from Minnesota and west
ern points, and the trucks bearing
the delegation will leave for Chicago
Nov. 27.- The United Front Hunger
March Committee of Minneapolis has
started a financial drive to finance
the March, and the Workers Inter-
national Relief has started CAM
paign to get food, clothes, and blan-
kets for the delegates.
Detroit Public Hearings. ''N''
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 25.-There
will be public hearing to expose the
misery of the unemployed men and
women, youths, children Of unem-
ployed workers, Negro and white, will
give testimony of their living condi-
tons.
This is preliminary to the national
public hearings to be conducted from
November 1 to 7 under the auspices
of the Unemployed Councils for the
purpose of gathering real facts as to
the conditions of the Detroit workers
and to be used as a basis for struggle
for federal unemployment insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26

Trade Union Unity League will is
sue leaflets to the workers in their
industry and also leaflet to be is
sued by the Communist Party, calling
all workers to support the hunger
march. The general leaflet for mass
distribution will be off the press by
october 81 to be distributed through
out the city.
The City Committee of the Unem-
ployed Councils calls upon all work.
ers to mobilize their full strength in
behalf of the hunger march on Octo-
Der 81.
Greet Foster In Youngstown.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Oct. 25.-A
great ovation was given William q.
Foster, secretary of the Trade Union
Unity League, when he addressed an
overflow election rally here and called
for mass preparations for county
hunger march on November in
preparation for the national hunger
march on December Z.
All the Communist candidates in
this city were present. A resolution
was enthusiastically adopted endors-
ing the national hunger march which
will rally thousands to present the
demands of the millions of unem-
ployed TO the capitalist government
in Washington demanding unem-
ployment insurance and immediate
cash relief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26

He was held ''for observation" and
during over ten days OF this, he was
fed only half glass of milk day,
and given a series of injections which
made him very sick, and which con-
sisted Of substances the nature of
which neither he nor the Interna-
tional Labor Defense has been given
information on. A high point in
this malpractice was a spinal pune
ture--a dangerous operation.
The International Labor Defense
with the Lawrence Strikers Defense
Committee has forced his release
from the asylum on a writ Of ha-
beus corpus. No sooner was this
brought about, than he was rear
rested on the default warrant in
Lawrence, and is now held in the
lookup here. He is very i'll. The
only possible charge against him Is
deportation charge, but that will
not work. Nevertheless, he is held,
and has been subjected to a highly
scientific variety Of torture by in
jections and spinal punctures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26
HUGE PICKET
LINES PLAN
In LAWRENCE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

Union and Vice President German of
the U. T. W. finally tricked them
into accepting it.
Even the U. T. w officials had to
denounce the scheme proposed by
Ely and the Metheune Public Forum
for a secret ballot on going back to
work. 1t has been discovered that
the head of the Metheune Forum is a
certain Alfred c. Gaunt, owner of
the Merrimac Mills in Metheune.
But German did little strike
breaking even here. He declared that
if the vote were taken, "25 to 40
per cent of the strikers would vote
to go back Fridays unanimous vote
to stay out shows this is false.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26

emphasized IN thelr speeches todayI
this Far Eastern problem has be-
come the pivotal point of the world
political situation at this moment,
because its effective solution has be-
come essential to the approach of
nearly all the great problems which
the Occidental nations are now
facing"
The intensified attack by the Bri-
fish delegates on the agreement of
Japan and the United tates regard
ing the redivision of China indicates
that the British imperialists realize
that the agreement around Man
churia Is part Of the attempt on the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26
Japanese Tools Menace
Soviet China Railway
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE,

ment Of the imperiaist powers for the redi-
vision of the colonial markets. The capitalist
recognizes that the Manchuran situation and the CAPT
ast solution OF it IS the center of the regoupng of the
peras interests The New York Times correspondent from
Geneva states this openly:
'n many respects a number Of the Council members
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26
GENERALS ARE AGAINST BONUS

PUEBLO. Cal.-Did you notice that
General Hubbard, retired army Of
ficer asked the ex-soldiers not to ask
the government for any more bonus?
He draws $500 month pension. He's
got his. To hell with the rest.
w. L. b.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26

Build workers correspondence
group in your factory, shop or
neighborhood. Send regular letters
to the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-26
or Mass Cook County Hunger March
October 81.

OCtODer 01s
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The City
Committee of Unemployed Councils
nd the Cook County March Ar
angements Committee made final
,lans for mass mobilization of the
working class organizations, workers
n the shops, and the unemployed
workers for a county wide hunger
march on Saturday, October 81.
The hunger march will start at
pm. from two ends of the city
forth and southland will join in
Union Park ogden and Randolph
s.. The south side will start at
,nai and Monroe, march through
onroe to LOOMS to Madison, Madi-
on to Ogden Ave. to Union Park.
The n1archers Of the north side of
he city will start from Wicker Park
Ave. to Damen. Damen to Chicago
Ave. to Ashland to Union Park. The
wo lines Of the hunger march will
Se subdivided into parts with Spe-
ial youth and children's sections.
The hunger march will assemble in
Union Park about in the afternoon,
where workers will assemble and will
endorse the delegation of 80, elected
Vt the united front conference held
ontober 10, to present the demands
II the Unemployed Counril to the city
and county government.
The demands include:
Appropriation by the city of Chi
,ago Of $75,ooo,0o0 for winter relief
or the unemployed and $5o,0Oo,o0o by
The Cook County. The money to be
-aised by cutting down budgets of po-
lice, jails, and high salaries of the
officials, and by taxation of the rich,
and to be paid $3.50 to each unem-
o1oyed worker with no discrimination
as to age, sex or color, and $50 to
each dependent of shch an unem-
ployed worker. The part time work.
ers to receive additional funds to the
|ttle money they are making now.
The demands also include: Stop
age Of evictions. Free rent, gas,
electricity, coal, and water for the
unemployed. Free milk, lunches,
clothing, street car fare for school
children Opening of empty build
ngs, hotels, YMCA's, YWCA's, apart
nent houses for free use for the IN
employed. For the unity of the Negro
and white workers to smash jim
Crowisnn, and segregation of the Ne
gro masses, against high rents for
Negro workers, for the full economic,
political and social equality of the
Negro workers. Abolition of the va
grancy laws, etc. These demands also
include Unemployment Insurance
The hunger march will endorse the
National Hunger March to Washing
ton, D. c., on December 7.
Two hundred and ten organiza-
ons who participated in the united
ont conference are expected to par
cipate in this hunger march, and
thousands Of workers in the shops,
and also the unemployed workers.
Letters have been sent to hundreds
Of organizations; branches and block
committees Of the Unemployed Colm-
Gil will mobilize workers in their
neighborhoods. The unions of the