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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
Kenmotsu's letter follows:

Kenmotsu's letter follows:
s4} Angel Island.
Frank Spectcr,
San Francisco, Calf.
Dear Conrade Spector.--
want TO send this short greeting
to our International Labor Defense.
I was saved by the LID. from de-
portation to Japan, the fascist coun-
try. I realize by this that ! am in the
hands OF you, namely, belong to
you--the revolutionary movement. I
pledge here to continue the revolu-
tionary movement up to the end. This
is the only way TO answer for your
conlradely support against deporta-
ton to. Japan.
Japanese imperialism already be-
gan to fire on the Chinese masses
looking for the opportunity to at
tack upon our Soviet Union. At this
time, I am sent By you to the Soviet
Union, where workers and farmers
rule. Where the Five ear Plan is
going on splendidly and successfully.
You send me to our F'atherland
upon whom every imperialist country
is preparing to attack. 1t should be
my duty to defend, with you in Amer
ica-our workers Fatherland against
imperialism.
U. s. Government succeeded to de-
port me due to the reason that I
belong to our Communist Party. But
the government is unable to de
port our Party and its movement
which has the historical necessity and
Importance. Our Party is the only
historical Party to lead the masses
struggle, aiming at the emancipation
of the exploited and oppressed.
just few words as the greeting
to all OF you before I leave the coun-
try. F'raternally yours,
sADA1CHI KENMOTSU.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
WORK 8 HOURS; PAID FOR 6
Texas Bosses Burn Innocent
Negro Youth in Electric Chair

workers against the boss lynch terror
and starvation program! Intensity
the mass fight to smash the lynch
frame-ups against the Scottsboro
boys, against Orphan Jones, George
Davis and other innocent Negro work
ers facing the death sentence! Build
defense corps Of white and Negro
workers to resist the lynchersl De-
mand the right of the Negro masses
to arm themselves Demand the
right Of self-determination for the
Negro majorities of the Soulful
Down with the bloody rule Of the
white minority OF landowners and
bankers in the Black Belt!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE,

rest Of the bosses. in Scottsboro, Ala,
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
etc., are trying to save is the brutal
system Of robbery and persecution
OF the Negro masses by the white
land owners, merchants and bank
ers. The bosses are trying to crush
the resistance of the Negro masses TO
their Hunger Program and their
lynch terror.
The workers must answer this
hideolls crime against young Ross
and the Negro masses by intensifying
the fight against lynching! Build
fighting alliance Of white and Negro
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
HOOvER'S STARVATION PRIN-
CIPLE

SPOKANE, Wash.-It is evident
that the principle underlying Hoo
ver's message about veterans aid and
unemployment relief is the same.
Saying that one is opposed to any
direct or indirect government relief
until after the country has recovered
from the present situation (nlass
starvation) is like saying that one is
opposed to feeding a starving man
until he has recovered and become
fat-B. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
Correspondence Briefs
$50 A MONTH FOR CRANE
WORKERS

CHICAGO,-All the Crane workers
today apply for charity. No one in
the Crane Manufacturing Co. makes
more than $50 per month. We are
working two days q week under the
worst speed-up. We do more work in
two days than we did in five days
two years ago.-A Worker.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


police and the bosses have
been particularly brutal, should
have rallied to the Subscrip-
ton drive of the Daily Work
err, which helps to unite the
workers in all revolutionary
struggles against boss terror
and starvation. But California
has thousands and thousands
Of militant workers, and so
have Colorado and Washing
ton, yet we haven't heard very
much from them. New York
did pretty well with 80 months
of subs, but it will have to do
better to make good its chaL
lenge to Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
ELCOMB MINER TELLS
FACTS ABOUT HUNGER
IN HARLAN, KENTUCKY
Speed Preparations for Strike Despite Terror
and Blacklisting
Miners Call for Help; Workers Urged to Send
Funds for Food and Clothes
(By a Worker Correspondent

ELCOMB KY will try to state few facts abouts
conditions here in Harlan County and tell why ready
to go out on strike
For the last two years the conditions got bad that the
could not make enough to buy clothes and books to
send their children to free schools.
have four children of the school age and last year
could send of them to school, This year sent two of
them to school for few days but they had to STOP they
shoes and enough clothes and sufficient underwear
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
BOISE yoBLEss SLEEP IN JAIL

BOISE, rdaho.-The boss charity
in this town amounts to six bread
lines where the jobless workers barely
get enough food to keep them on
their feet. They are subjected to all
manner Of humiliation and police
scrutiny before they get this stale
slop. The workers who have no
homes are forced to sleep in the
jails. IT. p.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
WARNER BROS. CUT PAY

NEW Warner Bros. Thea
tres Inc, operating $50 theatres in
the U. S. cut wages Of all workers
getting from 20 to SO dollars 5 per
cent All salaries from SO to 100
dollars were cut IL per cent. Sala-
ries over 100 we're cut 10 per cent.
H. u.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
WAR PREPARATIONS.

SEATTLE, Wash.--The U. s. Army
some time ago placed large order
for army uniforms with the Oregon
City Wooden Mills at Oregon City,
Ore. This is the first order of its
kind ever placed on the Pacific
Coast-F. M.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
WAGE CUTS IN MCINTOSH co.

CHICAGo.--During the last year
the workers In the Mcintosh Eiectri-
cal Corporation had their wages Gus
over 40 per cent. Vacations with pay
have been cut out and pay for hen-
days have been abolished. The boys.
who were getting only $40 a week, got
a 10 per cent cut the first OF this
month. --E. n,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
LOGGING CAMPS CLOSE

SEDRO WOLLEY, Wash. - The
logging camps around this part are
shut down and very few lumber mills
running and the wages are as low as
Sc and 81 a week.-A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
"RELEFa A La PRINCETON

PRINCETON, N. 1.-THE Social
Service Bureau Of Princeton collected
$4,000 for a, so-called unemployment
relief fund. The following, which I
lifted from the want Ads section
Of the Trenton Times, is an example
of the kind of relief the bureau is
giving:
MAN AND WIFE-With one child,
wishes position; experienced in
homework; man first class painter
and decorator. VIII both work for
board and room. Can furnish good
references. Address Social Service
Bureau, 100 John ST., Princeton,
New Jersey" IT. Nc.
WORK HOURS; PAID FOR 6
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-The city
firenen. engineers and steam filters
have had their wages cut, they are
working 8 hours and are paid for 6.
m. 4. p.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23

"Tn one word. you reproach rs
with intending 10 do away with
your property. Precisely SO: that Is
just what we intend."--Maxx.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23

One Meal a Day
Our food is mostly pinto beans
seasoned with salt and cornbread,
without shortening or milk. Some
times we have only one meal day.
We never eat three times in one day.
Working hard all day from morning
till night in the mines bring us moth
ing more than the above rations.
Jailed for Organizing
Last March I was working at STAN
fill, KY About the first of March
I joined the United Mine Workers of
America. On the 18th the boss fired
some of the men for joining the
union. The rest of the men walked
out in protest and the mine did not
work for some time. Every one of
us we're blacklisted.
We miners we're fired and black
listed for merely organizing to fight
starvation--to get enough to feed our
wives and children. The bosses hire
thugs and gangsters here to break
every union we try to organize. They
have thrown tear gas among crowds
of miners and their families. They
blew up some of our relief kitchens
and killed some of our leaders.
I am 38 years old and never was
in Jail until last August 81. was
fixing a mans car at Elcomb when
eighteen of the John Henry Blair gun
thugs arrested me and seven more.
They threw us in a dirty Jail where
we stayed seven days. They had no
warrants, but claimed that we were
banding and confederating. They
kept one of the miners in Jail for is
days claiming that he had a still
near his house, Us miners searched
all over the place and found that the
statement of the officers was false.
They then charged this miner with
banding and confederating. He has
q house full of little children with
no mother to take care of them.
The two Jones brothers went from
here to speaking at Pineyille-it
was meeting of the National Miners
Union. These men we're fired. They
never belonged to q. union, but they
joined when the bosses fired them.
The men in EIcoinb don't make
over 81 day and are forced to trade
in the company store where they
must pay higher price for their
goods.
Call for Help
The coal companies own thousands
OF acres of ground in Harlan County
and the miners cannot get enough
for q garden The operators are
against us in every way. Winter is
here now and we are without food
and clothing. Who can blame us for
organizing to strike. We want liv-
ing wage and the right to organize.
We will fight hard. We have suf-
fereA much pain and misery. Please
give 'ns helping hand in our hard
struayle.
Editorial Note: Money and clothes
for the relief Of the Kentucky min
ers should be sent to the Workers
International Relief, 16 w. 21st ST.,
New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
CALL ON NATIONAL HUNGER
MARCHERS TO PUSH RELIEF FIGHT

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Starving
Families Get Cut
In Charity Handout

CONTINUED FRosE PAGE ONE,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-23
US. USES DIPLOMATIC
PRESSURE" TO SPEED JAPAN
ATTACK THE SOVIET UNION

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
THE ROSS co. 7o2 7%Aw
No Charge for Credit at The Ross CO.

QOss features nationally advertised merchandise nationally
prices BUT Ross sells this ewy convenient credit with
charge whatsoever for the convenience
for to be able to buy this basis and these standard
ces because the privilege costs nothing This backbone
he remarkable Ross success over period of years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
JACOBS0N-EvANS

Carl Jacobson and Mrs. Susanna Evans of Petersburg were united in marriage Sunday afternoon, October 25, 1881, at the Presbyterian manse.
 The Rev. Russell F. Pederson read the ceremony in the presence of Mrs. P. c. Mccormack and MT. George Cowan. Following the cere- mony the groom was host at din- ner served to the wedding party at the Wrangell Cafe.
 MT. Jacobson has been a jeweler and curio dealer in Petersburg for the past seven years, while Mrs. Evans has lived in Petersburg the greater part of the time during the past eighteen years. The newlyweds returned on the Norco this morning to Petersburg where Mir. Jacobson has a nice home in readiness.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
Bowman
 Laid to Rest

Funeral services were held Tues day at Redmen's Hall for Alfred Bowman who passed away at the home of his son, Henry Bowman, last Sunday morning. after being in poor health for the past three years. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Russell F. Pederson. A choir from the various Wrangell churches sang three hymns.
 The pail bearers were Charles Moore. L. M Campbell, L. A. Olsen, James Nolan, Norman Bake, and James Lovett
 Mir. Bowman was born in eastern Iowa in 1854. He moved to the Pa cific coast in 1890, after living for a time in Idaho He engaged in fishing on Puget Sound and followed that occupation the rest of his working years.
 In 1916 he came to Wrangell and has lived here ever since. He is sur yived by his son. Henry Bowman, and a host of Wrangell friends.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
Acton Returns From
 Tour Of Army Work

Staff-Captain Acton has just re- turned from an extensive tour of the Naas River Indian villages as well as the villages along the Skeena River where the Salvation Army is at work. He found the Ma tives in poor financial circumstances owing to a poor financial year. but they had put up food for the win ter. and were settling down to spe- cial evangelical campaigns in many places. At one village where the Sal vation Army has full control having a school teacher and a nurse, there is no one who smokes and there is never a bottle of intoxicating li- quor in the village.
 The Staff-Captain made contact with the camps for the unemployed which are scattered along the Skeena River. The men are engaged in the construction of highways with a final outlet at Prince Rupert It will take several years to com plete this project, and the effort now being made is only a small DOT ton of great undertaking, which. is doing much to relieve the strain of unemployment in the Prince Ru- pert district. Hundreds of men have been seeking relief in this city, but the work now being given to these men has lessened the need of relief to a very great extent. To what ex- tent this is so may be seen from the fact that a large sign displayed in the centre of the city which read thus, Free bread for the unemploy- ed at the Salvation Army" brought no applicants for the bread during the two or three days of the Staff Captains stay there.
 Services conducted at the various points were better attended than on any previous occasion of the Diyi- sional Commander, and he is greatly encouraged at the progress being made in the work Of which he has oversight.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
RUSTGARD GOES TO SEATTLE
 FOR TROLLERS TAX SUIT

Trial of the issues involving the Territorial nonresident trollers tax is indicated by the departure Sunday of Attorney General John Rustgard for Seattle to take evil denee in that case which has twice been before the local Federal Court and once before the Appellate Court for the Ninth District at San Fran cisco, says the Juneau Empire.
 Both the former hearings were on demurrer. Both times the valid ity of the act was upheld by Federal Judge Harding here. The issue now to be determined, apparently, is the average annual earnings of salmon trollers in Alaska.
 In the first hearing, the allega- ton of Wood Freeman, who brought the suit, that the average earnings did not exceed $500 was not contro- yerted by the Territory. On that basis the Appellate Court held that the tax was confiscatory and the demurrer filed by H. L. Faulkner, representing Freeman, was upheld.
 At the second hearing, the Ter ritory, through MT. Rustgard. al- legged that the average troller's earnings was some $3,000, and the local Court ruled, in the absence of any showing to the contrary, that the law was valid. Since then an answer was filed eontesting the accuracy of the Territory's claim as to the earnings. Testimony Is now being taken to decide the uoint.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
Interstate Co. Sends
 Resident Agent Here

H. Wellons arrived from Seattle Friday morning on the Northland to act for the next thirty days as resident agent in Wrangell for the Interstate Power and Light Com pany of Seattle.
 Equipment bought by the town from the Interstate is being installed this week under the supervision of MT. Wellons. who is a member of the engineering force of the com pany. He is confident that not lat CT than November 10 the town and the Shoemaker Bay Indian School project will be supplied with current from the new unit.
 Besides supervising the installa- ton of the new equipment. MT. Vel Ions is here to assist the town of Wrangell in it's light and power difficulties and to establish rate structure which it is believed will be more equitable than the one in force. He will also check over the existing system to see if there may be any improvement in the present present service. He wishes to make certain adjustments so that the busi- ness will show a fair profit.
 The new equipment which con- sists of a 120 h.p. Fairbanks-Morse Deisel engine, generator. switch board and automatic equipment. will add 50 per cent to the power plant. With the new rate structure. the elimination of wasted and unpaid power, MT. Wellons believes that the town will be able to have it's new equipment paid for out of the profits of the business in two and one-half years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
JUNIOR RED CROSS
 SPREADS GOOD WILL

Observance of the Fiftieth Anni- versary of the American Red Cross this year has focused on the expan- sion and accomplishments of the Junior Red Cross as we'll as the adult society The Junior organiza- tion, international in scope. boasts a total membership of 12,OO0,OOO. More than 100000 Of these are in this country and 1.190 in Alaska.
 Furnishing milk to undernourish- ed tots, arranging for dental cor reetion. supplying shoes for needy children. sending tokens of cheer to war veterans in hospitals, and spreading goodwill around the globe are some of the phases of the extensive program of the Junior members.
 Albums of writing. drawings and ether classroom work are exchang- ed by Junior Red Cross members of this country with those abroad. Such a program has brought about a con- tinuous flow of goodwill and under standing among all the nations in which the Junior Red Cross exists. Christmas boxes are sent each yea by the Juniors of this country to members in other lands, and in re turn the Juniors abroad send gifts to Americanehildren annually. The value of such a spirit was demon strated during therecent drought when the Junior Red Cross of Greece sent 4,0O0 pounds of entrants to this nations drought sufferers.
 Warm garments and toys are dis tributed among unfortunate chil- dren each year by the Junior Red Cross members. These articles are handmade in sewing and manual training classes.
 In Alaska and western states the Juniors are now engaged in prepar- ing thousands of Christmas boxes for the children of Guam, Samoa, the Philippine Islands, Hawaii AL aska and Japan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
MT. STROLLER WHITE"
 HONOR TO LATE EDITOR

The National Geographic Board at a meeting in Washington on October I gave the name Mount Stroller White" to a prominent peak on the northwest side of Menden- hall Glacier, Is miles from Juneau. By this action the Board. which Is composed of representatives of all the surveying and mapping organ izations of the federal government, has honored the late E. J. White, able pioneer journalist of Alaska, who was widely and affectionately known as Stroller White. The peak which will commemorate his work in the territory is the higher and second inland of the two peaks on the northwest side of Mendenhall Valley and Glacier, the first being Mt. McGinnis Its elevation Is ap- proximately 5000 feet.
 Stroller White came north in the gold rush days of 1898 to serve on the staff of the Skagway News. He lived continuously in the north from that date until his death on Septem- Der 2S, 1880. While working on the Dawson Nugget he started the "Stroller's Column" and from this he acquired the pseudonym by which he was thereafter known. For the ten years just prior to his death he was the owner and editor of Stroll errs Weekly published in Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
KlaWOck Notes
Klawock, Alaska Oct. "A, 1881

Alaska Day was observed at Kla- wock. Principal Raymond Wolf gave a fine program at the U. S. Public school. Every one attending was pleased at the patriotic response from the Native children. This is good psychology for the young and should be emphasized in all of our Alaska schools.
 The "Klawock Sea-Lion Babies" basketball team boys are busy prac- Using and hope to be able to chal- lenge some outside teams for test of their strength some time this winter. Competition is the life of everything. So, look out, you basket ball teams from other towns and do not be surprised if We win some honors this winter. All members are under 13 years of age.
 The Town Hall interior is about completed and there will be a big dance given for the dedication.
 David Peratrovich was lost in the woods lately and the Boy Scout bri- gade went to his rescue. By firing signals he was located and brought into town in an exhausted condition. More power to the Boy Scout move ment Is our motto.
 Louie Nakamura of Wrangell is expected to be in Klawock by the last of November. He will try put ting up various kinds of sea food for export and has rented Charlie Dem merits mess house for his experi- mental station.
 George Moreno received a wire from MT. Earl Dinner of Petersburg asking for twenty or thirty clam diggers They will be leaving soon for the clam beds.
 The school percentage in attend ance is high. Two rooms had 100% this week There will be competition as they have a pennant to be cap tured by highest attendance and have been promised cup for their finals. This gives these children the same fighting psychology given to pupils in other schools. Response is fine.
 Mrs. Miles Murphy is here visit ing with her grandmother, Mrs. Billy Gunyah.
 Grading on the road is getting cn fine. Cribbing will soon be started. We expect to have good road when completed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
School Notes

The children of Mrs. MeDade's room have enrolled in the Interna- tional Correspondence division of the Junior Red Cross.
 They have received one letter in Spanish from children of Madrid, together with the translated let ter, the translating having been done in the San Francisco office.
 The Spanish children have told much about their country and city, and enclosed a cardboard construc- ton of the metro" their under ground car on which many chil- dren go to school.
 They closed by saying Please receive the best cordial handshake from the boys who form the group 'Ramiro Villarino.'"
 In order to better understand the letter the children of grade four have made a study of Spain using all the text books available.
 For the past two weeks this grade has been studying Alaska, its people, climate, industries and resources, and is now answering the Spanish letter. A few paragraphs are add ed each day in English class. lit is nearly completed and with it they shall send a picture of Wrangell and our new school building.
 Today a news staff was appoint ed and hereafter all school notes from. this room will be the children's own contributions. The news staff is as follows: Editor, Glenora Thomas: Critic. Marian Paul; As sistant Editor. Joseph Frank; and Illustrator, Walter Austin
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-30
NEW HOME

L. B. Chisholm, highest bidder on the small white school building at the recent auction of the old school buildings and the discarded school equipment, is having the building moved to his lot on Reid street. With the addition of one room and the remodeling of the building he will have a three-room modern bun galow, which he and Mrs. Chisholm plan to occupy shortly after New Years.